Gigabyte Ga8simlnf Manual

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MPlease do not remove any labels on motherboard, this
may void the warranty of this motherboard.
MDue to rapid change in technology, some of the
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of this booklet. 
						

							Declaration of Conformity
We,  Manufacturer/Importer
(full address)
G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH
Ausschlager  Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany
declare that the product
( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)
Mother Board
GA-8SIML
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)
in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
o EN 55011Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
industrial,scientific and medical (ISM
high frequency equipmento EN 61000-3-2*
T EN 60555-2Disturbances in supply systems cause
by household appliances and similar
electrical equipment “Harmonics”
o EN 55013Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
broadcast receivers and associated
equipmento EN 61000-3-3*Disturbances in supply systems cause
by household appliances and similar
electri cal equipment “Voltage fluctuations”
o EN 55014Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
household electrical appliances,
portable tools and similar electrical
apparatusT EN 50081-1Generic emission standard Part 1:
Residual commercial  and light industry
T EN 50082-1
Generic  immunity standard Part 1:
Residual commercial  and light industry
o EN 55015Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
fluorescent lamps and luminariesGeneric emission standard Part 2:
Industrial  environment o EN 55081-2
Immuni ty from radio interference of
broadcast receivers and associated
equipmentGeneric emission standard Part 2:
Industrial  environment o EN 55082-2
T EN 55022Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
information technology equipmentlmmunity requirements for household
appliances tools and similar apparatus o ENV 55104
Cabled distribution systems; Equipment
for receiving and/or distribution from
sound and television signalsEMC requirements for uninterruptible
power systems  (UPS) o EN50091-2 o EN 55020
o DIN VDE 0855
o part 10
o part 12 (EC conformity marking)
T CE marking
The manufacturer also declares  the conformity of above mentioned product
with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC
Safety  requirements for mains operated
electronic and rel ated apparatus for
household and similar general useo EN 60950 o EN 60065
Safety of household and similar
electrical appliances o EN 60335
Manufacturer/ImporterSignature:
Name:(Stamp)Date : Dec. 18, 2001 T EN 60555-3
Timmy Huang
Timmy  Huang o EN 50091-1 
						

							FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109
(a),Class B Digital Device DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name:
Address:
Phone/Fax No:
hereby declares that the product
Product Name:
Conforms to the following specifications:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received,
including that may cause undesired operation.
Representative Person’s Name:
Signature:
Eric  LuSupplementary Information: Model Number:17358 Railroad Street
City of Industry, CA 91748 G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.)
(818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339
Motherboard
GA-8SIML
Date:ERIC  LUDec. 18,2001 
						

							USER’S MANUAL GA-8SIML
P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard
Pentium®
4 Processor Motherboard
Rev 2001
12ME-8SIML-2001 
						

							- 2 - GA-8SIML MotherboardEnglishTable of ContentItem Checklist..................................................................................4
WARNING!.......................................................................................4
Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................5
Features Summary................................................................................................5
GA-8SIML Motherboard Layout..........................................................................7
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process............................................8
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)...........................................9
Step 1-1 : CPU Installation................................................................9
Step 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation...........................................10
Step 2: Install memory modules.......................................................................11
Step 3: Install expansion cards.........................................................................12
Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply.............13
Step 4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction.........................................13
Step 4-2 : Connectors Introduction...............................................15
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup....................................................................22
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :FA)..............................................23
Standard CMOS Features.................................................................................25
Advanced BIOS Features...................................................................................28
Advanced Chipset Features..............................................................................31
Integrated  Peripherals.......................................................................................33 
						

							Table of ContentEnglish- 3 - Power Management Setup................................................................................38
PnP/PCI Configurations......................................................................................41
PC Health Status..................................................................................................43
Frequency/Voltage Control................................................................................45
Load Fail-Safe Defaults......................................................................................47
Load Optimized Defaults....................................................................................48
Set Supervisor/User Password..........................................................................49
Save & Exit Setup.................................................................................................50
Exit Without  Saving.............................................................................................51
Chapter 4 Technical Reference........................................................52
Block Diagram.....................................................................................................52
Q-Flash Introduction...........................................................................................53
@ BIOS Introduction...........................................................................................55
Easy Tune III.........................................................................................................56
Chapter 5 Appendix.......................................................................57 
						

							- 4 - GA-8SIML MotherboardEnglishþThe GA-8SIML motherboard
þIDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1
þCD for motherboard driver & utility (TUCD)
þGA-8SIML user’s manualItem Checklist
Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To
protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you
work on your computer.
1.Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2.Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have
one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as
 the power supply case.
3.Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or
other components.
4.Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
components whenever the components are separated from the system.
5.Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX
power connector on the motherboard.
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there are
no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting
holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful
of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short
circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard
PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact
any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the
board or cause board malfunctioning. Installing the motherboard to the chassis…WARNING! 
						

							IntroductionEnglish- 5 -Chapter 1Introduction
to be continued...... Features SummaryForm Factor—22.9cm x 24.3cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPU—Socket 478  for Intel®
 Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium®
 4 processor
— Support Intel ®
 Pentium ®
 4 (Northwood, 0.13m) processor
—Intel Pentium®
4  400MHz FSB
—2nd cache depends on CPUChipset—SiS 650 Host/Memory controller(**)
—SiS 650GX Host/Memory controller(***)
—SiS 961 MuTIOL Media I/OMemory—2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
—Supports DDR266/200 SDRAM
—Supports up to 2 un-buffer Double-sided DIMM DDR266/200
—Supports up to 2GB DDR DRAM (Max)
—Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM
—Supports 64bit DRAM integrity modeI/O Control—W83697HF
Slots—1 Universal AGP slot (1X/2X/4X) device support
—3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
—1 CNR(Communication and Networking Riser) SlotOn-Board IDE—2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE ports for up to 4
ATAPI devices
—Supports PIO mode3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE & ATAPI
CD-ROMOn-Board Peripherals—1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M
 and 2.88M bytes.
—1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
—1 Serial port (COMA),1 VGA port,COMB on board
—4 USB ports (Rear USB x 2,by optional cable)
—1 Front Audio Connector*
—1 Serial IRQ Connector**—1 IrDA connector for IR**
*For PCB 1.1& 2.0 ver only
**For PCB 1.0& 1.1 ver only
***For PCB 2.0 ver only 
						

							- 6 - GA-8SIML MotherboardEnglishPlease set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’s  specifications.
We don’t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification
because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU,
chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under  these specific
bus frequencies properly will depend  on your hardware configurations, including CPU,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.Hardware Monitor—CPU/System Fan Revolution detect
—CPU/System Fan Control
—CPU Overheat Warning—System Voltage Detect
On-Board  Sound—Sigmatel 9721 CODEC(***)
—Realtek 201A CODEC(**)
—Line In/Line Out/Mic In/CD In/ AUX_IN***/ SPDIF** /Game PortOn-Board  LAN—Builit in RTL8100L Chipset(**)
—Builit in RTL8100BL Chipset(***)
—1 RJ45 portOn-Board  VGA—Builit in SiS650 Chipset(**)
—Builit in SiS650GX Chipset(***)PS/2 Connector—PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace
BIOS—Licensed Award BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM (***)
—Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM(**)Additional Features—PS/2 Keyboard power on by password
—PS/2 Mouse power on
—STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
—AC Recovery
—USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3
—Supports EasyTune III—Supports @BIOS
*For PCB 1.1& 2.0 ver only
**For PCB 1.0& 1.1 ver only
***For PCB 2.0 ver only 
						

							IntroductionEnglish- 7 -CI DIMM_LED
SPDIF** F_AUDIO*
AUX_IN***BIOS_WP***
CLR_CMOS****For PCB 1.1& 2.0 ver only
**For PCB 1.0& 1.1 ver only
***For PCB 2.0 ver only GA-8SIML Motherboard Layout
GA-8SIML KB_MS
COMACOMB
LPT
GAMELINE_IN
LINE_OUT
MIC_IN
USB/LANATX_12V
CD_INF_PANEL BATTERY
SYS _FANSiS 650GX***/
SiS 650**SOCKET478CPU_FAN
ATX
FDDIDE1IDE2AGP
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
F_USBDDR2DDR1
W83697HFBIOSIR**
RTL8100AC97
CNRSiS 961
VGAS_IRQ**
Buzzer