xoraxora

The 2-pin led can show only two states: ON and OFF. I haven't seen a case with a 3-pin power led for a long time.
You shouldn't use the HDD leds for power, besides the 4-pin molex you speak of is most likely for power-on lights. I have seen that in NZXT cases which have more evolved case lighting. So yes, connect both.

Have fun with your build, once you get hooked you'll never go back to pre-built.

PS: check out the row of led lights on the MB near the ram for detailed state indication (much fancier than the 3-pin power led)

gera229

Ok I will it's like 5 leds lights right? but to do that the manual says to enable dynamic energy saver advanced . and they have a bios F7 update for that thing and it's adds enhanced performance for dynamic energy saver advanced. Should I do it? Thanks.

xoraxora

The general rule goes: if it ain't broken don't fix it. But that doesn't apply to overclockers. The Bios update is a good idea, you can get F9 from gigabyte.us. You won't notice any changes, I guess, but the newer Bios versions are better at recognizing RAM modules amongst other fixes.

As for the DES, you should check it out. I myself disabled it. It sometimes thortles down your system so low that it crashes.
Besides, The systems I built are intended for mission critical work, so energy saving is not a priority.

gera229

So that means that it would be better if I update the bios? I mean should I just keep it delete? And what do you mean at recognizing RAM modules? Example? F9 says Improve ITE8718 I/O chip compatibility. What would this be? Thanks.

xoraxora

Updating your bios can be risky, but you can make a back up of it first, you can either use gigabyte's @bios utility from within windows, I have done that with no problems, or you can update from a bootable floppy. If you do have an FDD I'd suggest you go that route. The ITE 8718 is a hardware monitoring chip.

And as for an example: pick any RAM module Motherboard combination on the market. There is always the possibility that one won't like the other. MB makers test various RAM modules with their boards (see GB's memory compat. list), but it will never be more than a fraction of the RAM modules on the market. A Bios update often serves to address compatibility issues. You will probably have no RAM issues with this board if you follow timing and voltage specs on your memory modules. Still a Bios update might reduce the chance of such problems.

gera229

Do I need "The ITE 8718 is a hardware monitoring chip"? Well if I have problems then I do a bios update right? Isn't this flashing "you can update from a bootable floppy."? And I don't know how to make bios back ups. F4 bios says "Update CPU microcode(Support Pentium 4/Celeron CPU) " what is this? F6 and F9 seem to be the same for my mobo or is the f9 the better version of f6? I'm in this site http://www.gigabyte.us/Support/Mothe...ProductID=3014 . " First release " I just says first release but it doesn't say anything other about this so what is this like what did they update here when there is a DELETE Bios? Will vista SP3 work on delete bios?

Otherwise this was when I just finished my build and everything seems work work successfully I am just asking to be ready for everything as I am still needing to install an OS. Sorry for a big post of many questions that I really do want an answer to all of them but I will appreciate if you do answer all of them. Thanks.

gera229

As for the DES, you should check it out. I myself disabled it. It sometimes thortles down your system so low that it crashes.
Besides, The systems I built are intended for mission critical work, so energy saving is not a priority.[/QUOTE]

But did you try it with the F7 bios update since it says enhanced capabilities with DES? Well if you haven't do you think it wouldn't still make a difference? Or what do you think their really updating there? Like you said you might crash what if the F7 bios will keep the power a little higher so that you won't crash? Sorry for a big post of many questions that I really do want an answer to all of them but I will appreciate if you do answer all of them. Thanks.

xoraxora

But did you try it with the F7 bios update since it says enhanced capabilities with DES? Well if you haven't do you think it wouldn't still make a difference? Or what do you think their really updating there? Like you said you might crash what if the F7 bios will keep the power a little higher so that you won't crash? Sorry for a big post of many questions that I really do want an answer to all of them but I will appreciate if you do answer all of them. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Any given Bios update will supersede all previous updates and cover their fixes too. So if you are flashing the Bios you should get the latest version. My 5 boards had F6 on them and I flashed them all to F9.
As I said you can experiment with DES and see if it fits your needs. It might be that DES learns what works for your setup and eventually finds the proper level of energy saving.

The ITE 8718 is already on your board. Its what lets you read the temp voltages and all other info of that kind.

Hope this satisfies your curiosity.

gera229

I'm afraid to flash I, I mean I think since I probably won't use all these updates for anything I would be fine and it will performance the same for me even if I update the BIOS since I don't mess with the BIOS. Unless I get errors or anything otherwise same thing. Thanks.

xoraxora

Sure, there is nothing wrong with leaving a working system as it is. If all works fine keep your current BIOS. And a BIOS update will not improve performance unless there was serios bug in the original bios.