Gigabyte Ga8simlnf Manual

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EnglishB: SiS AGP Driver Installation
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device
icon in My computer, and execute the setup.exe.
(4)
(3)(2) (1)
1.Click SiS AGP Driver item.
3.Click Next.2.Click Next.
4.Click Finish to restart computer.
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EnglishC: USB Patch Driver Driver Installation
(1)
(2)
1.Click USB Patch Driver
item.
2.Click Finish to restart computer.       
						

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EnglishAppendix B: SiS 7012 Sound Driver
(1)
1.Click SiS 7012 Audio Driver item.
(2)
(3)(4)
2.Click Next.
4.Click Finish to restart computer.
3.Click Next.           
						

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EnglishRevision HistoryAppendix C: RealTek 8100/8139 Network Driver
RealTek 8100/8139 Network Driver under Windows ME will auto install. If you would like to
install LAN driver, please refer to attached README.txt file for detail instruction. Please install the
driver through CD-ROM by the path D:\Network\Rtl (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM
device drive letter is D:).
(1)(2)
Press Network icon.
Click Driver Information.
(3)(4)         
						

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EnglishRevision HistoryAppendix D: EasyTuneIII Utilities Installation
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device
icon in My computer, and execute the setup.exe.
(1)(2)
(3)
(4)
4. Please enter your name and
company name, then click Next.
Press Tools icon.
1.Click Gigabyte Utilities.
2.Click Easy Tune III Setup.
3.Click Next.
(5) (6)
5.Click Next.6.Click Next.               
						

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(7)
(8)
7.Click Finish to restart computer.     
						

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EnglishAppendix E: BIOS Flash Procedure
BIOS update procedure:
If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS
TM Program to flash BIOS.
Methods and steps:
    I. Update BIOS through Internet
a. Click Internet Update icon
b. Click Update New BIOS icon
c. Select @BIOS
TM sever (Gigabyte @BIOSTM sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte
@BIOS
TM sever 2 in Taiwan are available for now, the others will be completedsoon)
d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard
e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.(3) (1) (2)
Press Tools icon.
1.Click Gigabyte Utilities.
2.Click @BIOS Writer Utility
v1.08m.
Click !.Click here.       
						

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English    II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:
a. Do not click Internet Update icon
b. Click Update New BIOS
c. Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file.
d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as:
8SIML.F1).
e. Complete update process following the instruction.
    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.
    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.
Note:
a. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboards model names to be selected, please make
sure your motherboards model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the
system unbooted.
b. In method II, be sure that motherboards model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your
motherboards. Otherwise, your system wont boot.
c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS
TM server, please go onto
Gigabytes web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.
d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted 
						

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EnglishWe use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.
Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode.
Flash BIOS Procedure:
STEP 1:
(1) Please make sure you have set Auto for BIOS Feature Setup (BIOS Flash Protection). For
more detail please refer to page 28.
(2) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip.
Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files. Both of
these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like 
http://www.shareware.cnet.
com
STEP 2: Make a DOS boot diskette.  (See example: Windows 98 O.S.)
Beware: Windows ME/2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette.
(1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive.  Please leave the diskette UN-write protected
type. Double click the My Computer icon from Desktop, then click 3.5 diskette (A) and right
click to select Format (M)   
						

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English(2) Select the Quick (erase) for Format Type, and pick both Display summary when finished and
Copy system files, after that press Start.  That will format the floppy and transfer the needed
system files to it.
Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly.
(3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press Close.