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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: DSeyir on February 25, 2011, 12:01:38 pm

Title: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on February 25, 2011, 12:01:38 pm: Hi folks,
I'm mounting this pc with an old MB I had (Gigabyte GA-8I915PMD) but I can't find the manual anywhere.
Does anyone please can help me to connect the front panel switches.
There's a 9 pin socket (1 empty) where none is identified.
Any help ?
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on February 25, 2011, 04:23:42 pm: Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

I couldn't bring up any info on the website for this board. If you can post a macro photo of the panel connections on the mobo maybe we can sort them out.
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on February 25, 2011, 06:27:55 pm: Hi,
here's a pic (made with a mobile, poor quality but recognizable)
(http://i53.tinypic.com/10elag1.jpg)

thanks
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on February 25, 2011, 07:11:18 pm: I am afraid I would need a better picture than that to be any help. :-\
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on February 26, 2011, 05:34:44 pm: sorry about that, here's a better picture.
Based on some information I found this documentation of a similar one, but when I conected the power conector (to the 2 pins on top right of the picture) it keeps restarting all the time >> PDF here http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/motherboard_manual_ga-8i915p-mf_e.pdf
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(http://i52.tinypic.com/1zcjwc9.jpg)
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on February 26, 2011, 06:48:26 pm: Well the trouble being that this diagram is for a slightly different board and so it may be differnt pinouts although I would have gambled on them being the same.

Is there somewhere else to connect the speaker/buzzer on your motherboard ?

Try watching this video and then following the same directions.

http://www.corsair.com/cinema/movie.aspx?id=1358543
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on February 28, 2011, 11:15:09 pm: Quote from: Dark Mantis on February 26, 2011, 06:48:26 pm
Well the trouble being that this diagram is for a slightly different board and so it may be differnt pinouts although I would have gambled on them being the same.

Is there somewhere else to connect the speaker/buzzer on your motherboard ?

Try watching this video and then following the same directions.

http://www.corsair.com/cinema/movie.aspx?id=1358543

the video was removed...
anyway, I conected the power switch and it starts, but when installing OS it shows THE blue screen at the end of instalation...
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 01, 2011, 11:47:50 am: Are you saying that it is working now but you are having trouble with the installation of Windows ?

If so try clearing the CMOS and formatting the drive first.
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on March 01, 2011, 01:11:19 pm: yes, I connected the power switch, installed windows and when the after instalation window came, it shows the death screen :) saying that maybe I've installed a driver and to contact support, but the only thing installed is the graphic card, and that was the original card when I buyed the PC.
cleared the CMOS, reinstalling the OS again, back to you later
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 01, 2011, 01:23:17 pm: If you get another BSOD note down the stop code as it tells us where to look.
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on March 01, 2011, 01:33:54 pm: ok another BSOD with folowing message:

...
DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
...
... ... ... ...

***STOP: 0X000000D1 (0x54434172, 0x000002,0x00000001,0xF6AC160F)

*** USBPORT.SYS - Address F6ACD160F base at F6AAEOOO, Datestamp 41107d62
...
...
...

is anything related to usb ports? the only one used are the ones onboard the motherboard, and one I'm using for the keyboard
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 01, 2011, 01:38:05 pm: It's basically saying the USB driver is corrupted or wrong. Have you tried to install the chipset drivers yet ?
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on March 01, 2011, 01:39:14 pm: no, because I cant go further then the last part of windows instalation...
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 01, 2011, 01:41:24 pm: That's what I thought. Ok. The next thing to try is an extended clear the CMOS. Please follow these instructions exactly.

Remove the power cable from the mains supply and then press the power switch on the case for a few seconds just to drain any residual energy in the PSU capacitors.

Once done remove the motherboard battery for at least one hour before replacing it.

Next plug back into the mains supply and boot.

You will now need to enter the BIOS by pressing DEL and load Opimised BIOS Defaults.

Make any other changes to the BIOS settings to suit your self like disabling the floppy drive, disabling the full screen logo and making the HDD the primary boot device and then press F10 to save and exit.
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on March 01, 2011, 04:00:17 pm: hi
BSOD again... :(
this time only with
***STOP: 0X000000D1 (0x54434172, 0x000002,0x00000001,0xF6AC160F)

any sugestion?
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 01, 2011, 05:49:09 pm: Well it is some badly written or corrupted driver that is accessing a part of the memory that it is not supposed to that is the cause. Finding which one though can be another matter.

Is your Windows disk genuine ?

Is it Windows XP ?
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on March 01, 2011, 06:35:10 pm: yes, it's a genuine Win XP pro.

It's really strange as I've installed on another machine with that hard drive and it worked.
The drive was partitioned, but now I've made only one , and every time I try to install windows it show me the blue screen with diferent errors, sometimes only numbers, other the drwatson.
really strange, don't know the next step :(
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 01, 2011, 07:58:47 pm: what size is the partition now?
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on March 01, 2011, 08:58:07 pm: 196 +/- of 200
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 01, 2011, 09:32:03 pm: Is that formatted as FAT32 ?

Windows XP pre SP1 had a max size of 137GB partition.
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: DSeyir on March 02, 2011, 10:19:04 am: No, it's formated in NTFS, and there was a Win XP in there before, with the 200GB.
Title: Re: How to connect front panel PW+RS switches on GA-8I915PMD Mobo
Post by: Dark Mantis on March 02, 2011, 11:25:07 am: I can only suggest testing the memory and make sure there is no problem with that.

Memtest86+ http://www.memtest.org/

Insert one stick of memory in slot 1 and run Memtest on it for at least 10 loops and if there are no errors then swap it over with the next one and continue untill you have checked all modules.

If you have any errors the module is faulty.

If you have any faulty modules you will have to return the whole kit as they are matched.

Post back when you have done that with the results.