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GA-8ILFT Series
P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
®
Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard
Rev. 1001
12ME-8ILFT-1001
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Table of Content Item Checklist ..................................................................................4 WARNING! .......................................................................................4 Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................................5 Features Summary ................................................................................................ 5 GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard Layout .......................................
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English Power Management Setup ................................................................................35 PnP/PCI Configurations ......................................................................................37 PC Health Status ..................................................................................................38 Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................................40 Load Fail-Safe Defaults .......................
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Item Checklist þ The GA-8ILFT motherboard þ I/O Shield þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 þ CD for motherboard driver & utility (IUCD) þ GA-8ILFT user’s manual WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicat e 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 co
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English Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor 20.3cm x 2.9cm Flex ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Motherboard GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard: GA-8ILFT and GA-8ILFT-C ® ® CP U Socket 478 for Intel Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium 4 processor ® ® Support Intel Pentium 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor ® Intel Pentium 4 400MHz FSB 2nd cache depends on CPU Chipset Chipset 82845GL HOST/AGP/Controller ICH4 I/O Controller Hub Memory 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports P C1600
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On-Board LAN* Builit in RTL8100BL Chipset 1 RJ45 port Hardware Monitor CPU/System Fan Revolution detect CPU/System Fan Control CPU Overheat Warning System Voltage Detect PS/2 Connector PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit FWH Additional Features External Modem wake up PS/2 Keyboard password power on PS/2 Mouse power on AC Recovery USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3 Poly fuse for keyboard,USB,game port over-current protection S
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English GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard Layout KB_MS ATX_12V SOCKET478 Intel 845GL SPDIF ITE8712 GA-8ILFT BAT1 RTL8100BL* CI S_IRG PCI1 Buzzer ICH4 PCI2 AUX_IN F_USB1 BIOS AC97 PCI3 * For GA-8ILFT Only. - 7 - Introduction VGA MIC_IN LINE_OUT COMA USB/ LINE_IN LPT LAN* GAME F_AUDIO CD_IN CPU_FAN DDR1 DDR2 IDE2 ATX_POWER BIOS_WP FDD CLR_COMS IDE1 F_PANEL SYS _FAN
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules Step 3- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 4- Setup BIOS software Step 5- Install supporting software tools Step1 Step4 Step 2 Step 4 Step 4 Step3 GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard - 8 - English
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English Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 1-1 : CPU Installation Pin1 indicator Pin1 indicator CPU Top V iew CPU Bott om View Socket Actuation Lever Pin1 indicator 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look 1. Pull up the CP U socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper corner. Then insert the CPU into the socket. 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. M Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
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Step 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. Hook one end of the cooler 2. Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU bracket to the CPU socket first. socket. M Please use Intel approved cooling fan. M We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you might pull the processor out of th
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English Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets. Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMM x 64 / x 72 2 DIMMs x 64 / x 72 64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 64 Mbit (1M
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DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators. DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry t hat builds on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling t he memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and
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English Step 3: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step3-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction v w y* u x u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 (6 pin Female) keyboard and PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) v Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COM1/COM2) Parallel Port (25 pin Female) ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port ; m
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w Game /MIDI Ports ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female) x Audio Connectors Ø After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be connected to Line-In jack. Line Out MIC In Line In y USB/LAN* Connector ØBefore you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, LA N* mouse, sca
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English Step 3-2 : Connectors Introduction A B C D E Q P F O G N H I M L K J A) ATX_12V J) BIOS_WP B) CPU_FAN K) F_USB1 C) ATX L) BATTERY D) FDD M) AUX_IN E) IDE1/IDE2 N) CD_IN F) SYS_FAN O) S_IRQ G) CI P) SPDIF H) CLR_CMOS Q) F_AUDIO I) F_PANEL * For GA-8ILFT Only. - 15 - Hardware Installation Process
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ØThis connector (ATX +12V) suppliesthe CPU A) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector) operation voltage (Vcore). If this " ATX+ 12V connector" is not connected, 3 4 system cannot boot. +12V +12V GND GND 1 2 B) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) Ø Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA. 1 F) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) Sense +12V/Control 1
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English D) FDD (Floppy Connector) 1 E) IDE1/ IDE2 (IDE1/IDE2 Connector) Ø Important Notice: Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. 1 1 K) F_USB1 (Front USB Connector) Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable. 1 - 17 - Hardware Installation Process IDE1 Power Power USB Dx- USB Dy- USB Dx+ USB Dy+ IDE2 GND GND
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N) CD_IN (CD IN) 1 CD-L GND CD-R CD_IN Q)F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector) Ø If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chas- sis must have front audio connector. Also please 1 make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the MIC GND REF POWER same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To Front Audio (R) Rear Audio (R) find out if the chassis you are buying support front Reserved Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L) audio con
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English C) ATX_POWER (ATX Power) ØAC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable 1 and other related devices are firmly 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V connected to the mainboard. GND GND PS-ON(SoftO n/Off) V CC GND GND GND V CC GND GND Power Good -5V V CC 5V SB (Stand by +5V) V CC +12V 20 J) BIOS_WP (BIOS Write Protection) Ø Please note, To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB BIOS_WP must be set to 2-3 close. We recommend BIOS_WP to be set to "1-2 close", 2-3 close: Norma
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M) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector) 1 H) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Ø You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. 2-3 close: Normal 1 1-2 close: Clear CMOS 1 L) BATTERY (Battery) CAUTION v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. v Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. + v Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. GA-8ILFT Series Motherboard - 20 - English AUX-L GND AUX-R
