Gigabyte GA-8I945GZME-RH: Chapter 4 Appendix

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Chapter 4 Appendix

4-1 Unique Software Utilities

(Not all model support these Unique Software Utilities, please check your MB features.)

4-1-1 EasyTune 5 Introduction

EasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system performance enhancement and

manageability utility. Featuring several powerful yet easy to use tools such as 1) Overclocking for enhancing

system performance, 2) C.I.A. and M.I.B. for special enhancement for CPU and Memory, 3) Smart-Fan

control for managing fan speed control of both CPU cooling fan and North-Bridge Chipset cooling fan, 4) PC

(Note)

health for monitoring system status.

User Interface Overview

Button / Display Description

1. Overclocking Enters the Overclocking setting page

2. C.I.A./C.I.A.2 and M.I.B. Enters the C.I.A./2 and M.I.B. setting page

3. Smart-Fan Enters the Smart-Fan setting page

4. PC Health Enters the PC Health setting page

5. GO Confirmation and Execution button

6. "Easy Mode" & "Advance Mode" Toggles between Easy and Advance Mode

7. Display screen Display panel of CPU frequency

8. Function display LEDs Shows the current functions status

9. GIGABYTE Logo Log on to GIGABYTE website

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10. Help button Display EasyTune

5 Help file

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11. Exit or Minimize button Quit or Minimize EasyTune

5 software

(Note) EasyTune 5 functions may vary depending on different motherboards.

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4-1-2 Xpress Recovery2 Introduction

Xpress Recovery2 is designed to provide quick backup and restora-

tion of hard disk data. Supporting Microsoft operating systems including

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Windows XP/2000/NT/98/Me and DOS, and file systems including

FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, Xpress Recovery2 is able to back up data

on hard disks on PATA and SATA IDE controllers. After Xpress Recovery2 is executed from CD-ROM

for the first time, it will stay permanent in your hard disk. If you wish to run Xpress Recovery2 later, you

can simply press F9 during system bootup to enter Xpress Recovery2 without the CD-ROM.

System requirements:

1. Intel x86 platforms

2. At least 64M bytes of system memory

3. VESA-supported VGA cards

How to use the Xpress Recovery2

Initial access by booting from CD-ROM and subsequent access by pressing the F9 key:

Steps: After entering BIOS Setup, go to Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD-ROM. Save

the settings and exit the BIOS Setup. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD-ROM drive. Upon

system restart, the message which says "Boot from CD/DVD:" will appear in the bottom left corner

of the screen. Press any key to enter Xpress Recovery2.

After the steps above are completed, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery2 can be made

by simply pressing the <F9> key during system power-on.

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Boot from CD/DVD:

Boot from CD/DVD:

Press any key to startup XpressRecovery2.....

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2006, Award Software, Inc.

Intel I945 BIOS for 8I945GZME-RH E4

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<DEL>:BIOS Setup/Q-Flash, <F9>: Xpress Recovery2, <F12>For Boot Menu

<F9> Xpress Recovery2

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1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery2 by booting from the CD-ROM, you can

enter Xpress Recovery2 by pressing the <F9> key in the future.

2. System storage capacity and the reading/writing speed of the hard disk will affect

the data backup speed.

3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery2 be immediately installed once you com-

plete installations of OS and all required drivers as well as software.

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The Main Screen of Xpress Recovery2

1. RESTORE:

Restore the backed-up data to your hard disk.

(This button will not appear if there is no backup

file.)

2. BACKUP:

Back up data from hard disk.

3. REMOVE:

Remove previously-created backup files

to release disk space.

(This button will not appear if there is no backup

file.)

4. REBOOT:

Exit the main screen and restart the system.

Limitations:

1. Not compatible to Xpress Recovery.

2. For the use of Xpress Recovery2, a primary partition must be reserved.

3. Xpress Recovery2 will store the backup file at the end of the hard disk, so free space available

on the hard disk for the backup file must be allocated in advance. (A minimum 4GB is recom-

mended but the actual space is dependent on the size of the data to be backed up)

4. Capable of backing up hard disks installed with Windows operating systems including DOS and

Windows XP/2000/NT/9x/Me.

5. USB hard disks are currently not supported.

6. Does not support RAID/AHCI (class code 0104/0106) hard disks.

7. Capable of backing up and restoring only the first physical hard disk.

Hard disks detection sequence is as follows:

a. PATA IDE primary channel

b. PATA IDE secondary channel

c. SATA IDE channel 1

d. SATA IDE channel 2

e. SATA IDE channel 3

f. SATA IDE channel 4

Precautions:

1. When using hard disks with more than 128G under Windows 2000, be sure to execute the

EnableBigLba.exe program from the driver CD before data backup.

2. It is normal that data backup takes longer time than data restoration.

3. Xpress Recovery2 is compliant with the GPL regulations.

4. On a few motherboards based on Nvidia chipsets, BIOS update is required for Xpress Recovery2

to correctly identify RAID and SATA IDE mode. Please contact your motherboard manufacturer.

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4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method Introduction

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Method 1 : Q-Flash

Utility

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Q-Flash

is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility,

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users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update

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BIOS. Q-Flash

allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in

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DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash

indicating no more fooling around with any complicated instructions

and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We are

sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system because of

incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

Before You Begin:

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Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash

utility, please follow the steps below first.

1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

example, 8KNXPU.Fba) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.

The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.

If your motherboard has dual-BIOS, please refer to Part One.

If your motherboard has single-BIOS, please refer to Part Two.

Part One:

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Updating BIOS with Q-Flash

Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the motherboards

supporting Q-Flash and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the same

screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-8KNXP Ultra as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS

from an older version to the latest version. For example, from Fa3 to Fba.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Ally

Copyright (C) 1984-2003, Award Software, Inc.

Intel i875P AGPset BIOS for 8KNXP Ultra Fa3

The BIOS file is Fa3

Check System Health OK , VCore = 1.5250

Main Processor : Intel Pentium(R) 4 1.6GHz (133x12)

before updating

<CPUID : 0F27 Patch ID : 0027>

Memory Testing : 131072K OK

Memory Frequency 266 MHz in Single Channel

Primary Master : FUJITSU MPE3170AT ED-03-08

Primary Slave : None

Secondary Master : CREATIVEDVD-RM DVD1242E BC101

Secondary Slave : None

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Dual BIOS / Q-Flash / F9 For

Xpress Recovery

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Entering the Q-Flash

utility:

Step1: To use Q-Flash utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

 Standard CMOS Features

Select Language

 Advanced BIOS Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

 Integrated Peripherals

Load Optimized Defaults

 Power Management Setup

Set Supervisor Password

 PnP/PCI Configurations

Set User Password

 PC Health Status

Save & Exit Setup

 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)

Exit Without Saving

ESC: Quit F3: Change Language

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility.

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Exploring the Q-Flash

/ Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash / Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Dual BIOS Utility

Dual BIOS utility bar

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.............................SST 49LF003A 512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.........................SST 49LF003A 512K

Task menu for

Wide Range Protection Disable

Dual BIOS

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

utility

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

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Q-Flash

utility title

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Task menu for

bar

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

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Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Q-Flash

utility

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Action bar

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a

task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Task menu for Q-Flash utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execu-

tion of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the buttons

mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

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III. Save BIOS

In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the

current BIOS version.

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IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out

which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

2. Note:

I. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please make

sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the

system unbooted.

II. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your

motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.

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III. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS

server, please go onto

Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

IV. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted.

V. Do not use @BIOS and C.O.M. (Corporate Online Management) at the same time.

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4-1-4 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio Introduction

This motherboard comes with three audio jacks. To set up multi-

channel surround sound, install an additional 5.1/7.1 surround

cable (optional) and enable the feature through the audio driver.

Installing the 5.1/7.1 Surround Cable (Optional)

The 5.1/7.1 Surround Cable provides center/

subwoofer speaker out, rear speaker out, and side

speaker out audio jacks. To set up multi-channel

surround sound, this cable needs to be installed.

Step:

1. Connect the 5.1/7.1 surround cable connector to

the HDA_SUR header on the motherboard.

2. Secure the cable's metal bracket to the chassis

back panel with a screw.

Audio Jacks Introduction

The optional 5.1/7.1 surround cable adds additional

3 audio jacks to the 3 onboard audio jacks. The

Center/Subwoofer

Line In

Speaker Out

picture to the right shows the default speaker set-

Line Out

Rear Speaker

tings for the 6 audio jacks. The jack retasking

(Front Speaker

Out)

Out

capability of HD Audio allows users to change the

Side Speaker

Mic In

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Out

function for each jack through the audio driver. For

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example, if a rear speaker is plugged into the

Onboard Audio

Audio Jacks on 5.1/7/1

center/subwoofer speaker out jack, you can

Jacks

Surround Cable

reconfigure the center/subwoofer speaker out jack

to function as a rear speaker out jack.

For the microphone to work correctly, you MUST connect it to either the default Mic In jack or

the Line In jack and configure it in the audio driver.

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HD Audio

With multiple built-in high quality digital-to-analog converters (DACs) that support audio output at up to

192 kHz/24-bit quality and multi-streaming applications, HD Audio is able to handle multiple audio

streams (in and out) simultaneously. Multi-channel audio experiences have become a reality so you

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can, for instance, listen to MP3 music, have an Internet chat, make a telephone call over the Internet,

and etc. all at the same time.

(The procedure below uses Windows XP as the example operating system. )

Setting Up Stereo Speakers

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo

output is applied.

STEP 1 :

After installation of the audio driver, you should find

an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you

can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-

click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.

STEP 2:

In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.

In the upper left list, click 2CH Speaker.

STEP 3:

Connect a speaker or headphone to the rear Line

Out jack, a small window will pop up and ask you

what type of equipment is connected. Choose

Headphone or Line Out depending on the device

connected and click OK. The 2-channel audio setup

is completed.

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Setting Up 4-Channel Audio

STEP 1 :

After installation of the audio driver, you should find

an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you

can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-

click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.

STEP 2:

In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.

In the upper left list, click 4CH Speaker.

STEP 3:

Connect the 4-channel speakers to the audio jacks

on the motherboard and the surround cable, a small

window will pop up and ask you what type of

equipment is connected. Choose a device depend-

ing on the type of speaker connected (4-channel

audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out) and

Rear Speaker Out) and then click OK. The 4-

channel audio setup is completed.

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Setting Up 6-Channel Audio Setup

STEP 1 :

After installation of the audio driver, you should find

an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you

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can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-

click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.

STEP 2:

In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.

In the upper left list, click 6CH Speaker.

STEP 3:

Connect the 6-channel speakers to the audio jacks

on the motherboard and the surround cable, a small

window will pop up and ask you what type of

equipment is connected. Choose a device depend-

ing on the type of speaker connected (6-channel

audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out),

Rear Speaker Out, and Center/Subwoofer Speaker

Out) then click OK. The 6-channel audio setup is

completed.

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Setting Up 8-Channel Audio

STEP 1 :

After installation of the audio driver, you should find

an Audio Manager icon in your system tray (you

can also find the icon in Control Panel). Double-

click the icon to open the Audio Control Panel.

STEP 2:

In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/O tab.

In the upper left list, click 8CH Speaker.

STEP 3:

Connect the 8-channel speakers to the audio jacks

on the motherboard and the surround cable, a small

window will pop up and ask you what type of

equipment is connected. Choose a device depend-

ing on the type of speaker connected (8-channel

audio consists of Front Speaker Out (Line Out),

Rear Speaker Out, Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out,

and Side Speaker Out) then click OK. The 8-chan-

nel audio setup is completed.

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Sound Effect Configuration:

At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust sound

option settings as desired.

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AC'97 Audio Configuration:

To enable the front panel audio connector to sup-

port AC97 Audio mode, go to the Audio Control

Panel and click the Audio I/O tab. In the ANA-

LOG area, click the Tool icon and then select the

Disable front panel jack detection check box.

This action completes the AC'97 Audio configuration.

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4-2 Troubleshooting

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific

motherboard model, please log on to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why?

Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after

entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?

Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and

that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: How do I clear CMOS?

Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual. If your

board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS.

Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 1 minute (Or you can use a metal object

to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to makethem short for 5

seconds).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power.

6. Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults(or load Optimized Defaults).

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

Question 4: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume?

Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not, please

change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.

Question 5: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do

these beeps usually stand for?

Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However, they are

only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.

 AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 short: System boots successfully

2 short: CMOS setting error

1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error

1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error

1 long 3 short: Keyboard error

1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error

Continuous long beeps: DRAM error

Continuous short beeps: Power error

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G.B.T. TECHNOLOGY TRADING GMBH

Moscow Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.de

Co., Ltd.

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WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.ru

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G.B.T. TECH. CO., LTD.

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WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.co.uk

GIGA-BYTE Latvia

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WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.lv

GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY B.V.

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y Poland

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WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.nl

Office of GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. in POLAND

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y France

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WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.pl

GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY FRANCE

y Ukraine

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WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.fr

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.kiev.ua

y Italy

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y Romania

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WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.it

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

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in Romania

GIGA-BYTE SPAIN

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.ro

WEB address : http://www.giga-byte.es

y Serbia & Montenegro

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y Czech Republic

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Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

in SERBIA & MONTENEGRO

in CZECH REPUBLIC

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.co.yu

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.cz

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y Turkey

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Representative Office Of GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., Ltd.

in TURKEY

WEB address : http://www.gigabyte.com.tr

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y GIGABYTE Global Service System

To submit a technical or non-technical (Sales/

Marketing) question, please link to :

http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw

Then select your language to enter the system.

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