Intel GA-8I955X PRO User Manual

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X ProIntel® Pentium® Processor Extreme EditionIntel® Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 LGA775 Processor MotherboardUser's ManualRev

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 10 -EnglishMotherboard  GA-8I955X Royal or GA-8I955X ProCPU  Supports LGA775 Intel® Pentium® Processor E

Hardware Installation- 11 -EnglishOnboard Audio  SPDIF In connection SPDIF Out connection (coaxial+optical) CD In connection Supported on the Win

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 12 -English1-3 Installation of the CPU and HeatsinkBefore installing the CPU, please comply with the follo

Hardware Installation- 13 -English1-3-2 Installation of the HeatsinkThe heatsink may adhere to the CPU as a result of hardening of the heatsink paste.

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 14 -EnglishBefore installing the memory modules, please comply with the following conditions:1. Please mak

Hardware Installation- 15 -EnglishDual Channel DDR IIGA-8I955X Royal/Pro supports the Dual Channel Technology. After operat-ing the Dual Channel Techn

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 16 -English1-6 Installation of Expansion CardsYou can install your expansion card by following the steps o

Hardware Installation- 17 -English1-7 Installation of U-Plus DPS (Universal Plus Dual Power System)The U-Plus Dual Power System (U-Plus D.P.S.) is a r

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 18 -EnglishPS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse ConnectorTo install a PS/2 port keyboard and mouse, plug the mouse

Hardware Installation- 19 -English1-9 Connectors IntroductionCenter/Subwoofer Speaker OutThe default Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out jack. Center/Subwoof

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GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 20 -EnglishPin No. Definition1 GND2 GND3 +12V4 +12V1312412Pin No. Definition1 3.3V2 3.3V3 GND4 +5V5 GND6 +

Hardware Installation- 21 -English3/4/5) CPU_FAN / SYS_FAN/ PWR_FAN (Cooler Fan Power Connector)The cooler fan power connector supplies a +12V power v

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 22 -English8) IDE1/IDE2/IDE3 (IDE Connector)An IDE device connects to the computer via an IDE connector. O

Hardware Installation- 23 -English11) F_PANEL (Front Panel Jumper)Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 24 -English12) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)This connector supports either HD (High Definition) or AC97

Hardware Installation- 25 -English14) SPDIF_I (SPDIF In)Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function. Be careful with the po

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 26 -English16) F1_1394/F2_1394 (IEEE 1394 Connectors)Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electri

Hardware Installation- 27 -English18) RF_IDThis connector allows you to connect external devices to use extra function. Check the pinassignments befor

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 28 -English21) BAT(Battery)Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.Replace only with the sa

BIOS Setup- 29 -EnglishBIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configurerequired settings or to activa

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GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 30 -EnglishThe Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : 8I955XRO.F3J)Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utili

BIOS Setup- 31 -English Load Optimized DefaultsOptimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be inbest p

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 32 -English2-1 Standard CMOS FeaturesDateThe date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <

BIOS Setup- 33 -EnglishDrive A / Drive BThe category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer.No

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 34 -English2-2 Advanced BIOS FeaturesHard Disk Boot PrioritySelect boot sequence for onboard(or add-on car

BIOS Setup- 35 -EnglishCPU Hyper-ThreadingEnabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is onlyworking for operating syst

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 36 -English2-3 Integrated PeripheralsOn-Chip Primary PCI IDEEnabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (

BIOS Setup- 37 -EnglishOn-Chip SATA ModeDisabled Disable this function.Auto BIOS will detect automatically. (Default value)Combined Set On-Chip SATA m

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 38 -EnglishOnboard H/W GigaRAIDEnabled Enable onboard H/W GigaRAID function. (Default value)Disabled Disab

BIOS Setup- 39 -English2-4 Power Management SetupACPI Suspend TypeS1(POS) Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). (Default value)S3(STR) Se

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GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 40 -English2-5 PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPCI 1 IRQ AssignmentAuto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)3,4

BIOS Setup- 41 -English2-6 PC Health StatusReset Case Open StatusDisabled Don't reset case open status. (Default value)Enabled Clear case open st

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 42 -EnglishCPU Smart FAN ControlDisabled Disable this function.Enabled When this function is enabled, CPU

BIOS Setup- 43 -English2-7 MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award SoftwareMB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T.)C.A.M.

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 44 -EnglishFull Thrust Set C.I.A.2 to Full Thrust. Automatically increase CPU frequency(17%,19%) byCPU loa

BIOS Setup- 45 -EnglishMemory Frequency (Mhz)The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) and System Memory Multiplier setting.DIMM OverVoltage Contro

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 46 -English2-10 Load Optimized DefaultsCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2005 Award Software` Standard

BIOS Setup- 47 -English2-11 Set Supervisor/User PasswordWhen you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen t

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 48 -English2-12 Save & Exit SetupType "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setu

Drivers Installation- 49 -EnglishPictures below are shown in Windows XP.Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM dr

- 5 -Table of ContentsGA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard Layout ... 7Block Diagram ...

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 50 -English3-2 Software ApplicationsThis page displays all the tools that Gigabyte developed and some free

Drivers Installation- 51 -English3-4 Hardware InformationThis page lists all device you have for this motherboard.3-5 Contact UsPlease see the last pa

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Appendix- 53 -EnglishChapter 4 Appendix4-1 Unique Software UtilitiesM.I.T. (Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker)Motherboard Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T.) a

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 54 -English4-1-1 EasyTune 5 IntroductionEasyTune 5 presents the most convenient Windows based system perfo

Appendix- 55 -English4-1-2 Xpress Recovery IntroductionWhat is Xpress Recovery ?Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partiti

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 56 -English2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)Press F9 during powering on the comput

Appendix- 57 -English1. Execute Backup Utility: Press B to Backup your System or Esc to ExitThe backup utility will automatically scan your syste

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 58 -English4-1-3 Flash BIOS Method IntroductionA. What is Dual BIOS Technology?Dual BIOS means that there

Appendix- 59 -Englishc. Dual BIOS Item explanation:Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), EnableStatus 1:If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, ch

- 6 -Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ... 493-1 Install Chipset Drive

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 60 -EnglishMethod 1 : Q-FlashTM UtilityQ-FlashTM is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this

Appendix- 61 -EnglishEntering the Q-FlashTM utility:CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS F

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 62 -EnglishDual BIOS UtilityBoot From... Main BiosMain ROM Type/Size...

Appendix- 63 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updat

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 64 -EnglishCMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIO

Appendix- 65 -EnglishExploring the Q-FlashTM utility screenThe Q-FlashBIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.Task menu for Q-Fla

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 66 -English3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.Then it will begin to upda

Appendix- 67 -EnglishMethod 2 : @BIOSTM UtilityIf you do not have a DOS startup disk, we recommend that you use thenew @BIOS utility. @BIOS allows use

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 68 -EnglishIII. Save BIOSIn the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialo

Appendix- 69 -English4-1-4 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility IntroductionRAID LevelsRAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining

- 7 -GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard LayoutATX_12VCPU_FANNB_FANCODECIT8712FIntel®955XMainBIOSPCI1Broadcom5751 phyBATTERYATXIDE1FDDSYS_FANGA-

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 70 -EnglishPlease follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:1) Have ready your hard drives

Appendix- 71 -EnglishCreate RAID VolumePress Enter under Create RAID Volume to set up RAID.Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 72 -EnglishThe KB is a unit of Strip Size. You can set disk block size with this item.The disk block size

Appendix- 73 -EnglishPress Enter under the Create Volume item.Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5Copyright(C) 2003-04

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 74 -EnglishAfter the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID, such as RAID level,

Appendix- 75 -EnglishInstalling the RAID driversTo install operating system onto a serial ATA hard disk successfully, you need to install the SATAcont

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 76 -English4-1-5 Introduction of Designed for Dolby® Master StudioTMMotherboards that feature the Designed

Appendix- 77 -English4-1-6 2- / 4- / 6- / 8- Channel Audio FunctionIntroductionStereo Speakers Connection and Settings:We recommend that you use the s

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 78 -EnglishSTEP 3:After a speaker or headphone is plugged into therear Line Out jack, a small window will

Appendix- 79 -English6 Channel Audio SetupSTEP 1 :After installation of the audio driver, you should findan Audio Manager icon in your system tray

- 8 -Block Diagram(Note 1) DDR II memory can be overclocked to 888MHz (must be used with an 1066MHz FSBprocessor) through overclocking in BIOS. Go to

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 80 -EnglishSTEP 2:In the Audio Control Panel, click the Audio I/Otab. In the upper left list, click 8CH Sp

Appendix- 81 -EnglishSound Effect Configuration:At the Sound Effect menu, users can adjust soundoption settings as desired.AC'97 Audio Configurat

GA-8I955X Royal/GA-8I955X Pro Motherboard - 82 -English4-2 TroubleshootingBelow is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked que

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Appendix- 87 -EnglishContact Us     Taiwan (Headquarters)GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei 231,Taiw

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Hardware Installation- 9 -English1-1 Considerations Prior to InstallationPreparing Your ComputerThe motherboard contains numerous delicate electronic