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BIOS Setup

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Advanced BIOS Features

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First / Second / Third Boot Device

This feature allows you to select the boot device priority.

Floppy

Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

LS120

Select your boot device priority by LS120.

HDD-0~3

Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3.

SCSI

Select your boot device priority by SCSI.

CDROM

Select your boot device priority by CDROM.

ZIP

Select your boot device priority by ZIP.

USB-FDD

Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.

USB-ZIP

Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

 First Boot Device

[CDROM]

Item Help

 Second Boot Device

[Floppy]

Menu Level 

 Third Boot Device

[HDD-0]

Select Boot Device

 Boot Up Floppy Seek

[Disabled]

priority

 Full Screen LOGO Show

[Enable]

[Floppy]

Boot from floppy

[LS120]

Boot from LS120

[HDD-0]

Boot from First HDD

[HDD-1]

Boot from second HDD

 

: Move   Enter:Select   +/-/PU/PD:Value     F10:Save    ESC:Exit    F1:General Help

           F5:Previous Values           F6:Fail-Safe Defaults              F7:Optimized Defaults

Summary of Contents for GA-7VAXFS

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL GA 7VAXFS AMDAthlon Athlon XP Duron SocketA Processor Motherboard AMDAthlon Athlon XP Duron SocketAProcessor Motherboard Rev 1001 12ME 7VAXFS 1001 ...

Page 2: ...tion Process 8 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU 9 Step 1 1 CPU Speed Setup 9 Step 1 2 CPU Installation 10 Step 1 3 CPU Heat Sink Installation 11 Step 2 Install memory modules 12 Step 3 Install expansion cards 13 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 14 Step 4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 14 Step 4 2 Connectors Introduction 16 ...

Page 3: ...rd CMOS Features 26 Advanced BIOS Features 29 Integrated Peripherals 31 Power Management Setup 35 PnP PCI Configurations 38 PC Health Status 40 Frequency Voltage Control 42 Load Fail Safe Defaults 43 Load Optimized Defaults 44 Set Supervisor User Password 45 Save Exit Setup 46 Exit Without Saving 47 ...

Page 4: ...nts are separated from the system 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX powerconnectoronthemotherboard Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes buttheydon tlineupwiththeholesonthebaseandthere are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mountingholes Justcutthebottomportionofthespacers thespacermaybealittle...

Page 5: ...to 3GB DDR Max y Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control y ITE8705F Slots y 1AGP slot supports 8X 4X mode AGP 3 0 compliant y 5 PCI slot supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant y 1 CNR Communication and Networking Riser slot On Board IDE y 2 IDE bus master ATA133 100 66 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices y Supports PIO mode3 4 ATA133 100 66 IDE ATAPI CD ROM On Board Peripherals y 1 Floppy port supports ...

Page 6: ...ystem can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations including CPU Chipsets SDRAM Cards tc On Board Sound y Realtek ALC650 CODEC y 1 Buzzer y Line Out 2 front speaker y LineIn y Mic In y SPDIF out y CD In On Board LAN y BuildinRTL8100BLChipset y 1 RJ45 port PS 2 Connector y PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interace BIOS y Licensed Award BIOS...

Page 7: ...Introduction English 7 GA 7VAXFS Motherboard Layout ...

Page 8: ...ock SW1 Step 2 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 3 Installmemorymodules Step 4 Install expansion cards Step 5 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 6 SetupBIOSsoftware Step 7 Installsupportingsoftwaretools Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Step 3 Step2 Step 1 Step 4 Step 5 Step 5 ...

Page 9: ... Process English Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 1 1 CPU Speed Setup The system bus frequency can be switched at 100 133 166 MHz SW1 CPU CLOCK 100MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz 1 ON OFF OFF 22 OFF OFF ON SW1 CPU CLOCK ...

Page 10: ...stallation Please change the insert orientation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever andupto90 degreeangle 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden cut edge on the CPU upper corner Then insert the CPU into the socket 0 0 0 0 0 Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard Socket Actuation Lever Pin1 indicator ...

Page 11: ... better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink 0 0 0 0 0 Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation 0 0 0 0 0 Please refer to CPU heat sink user s manual for more detail installation procedure 3 Fastentheheatsinksupporting base onto the CPU socket on the main board 2 Use qualified fan approved byAMD 4 Make sure the CPU fan is plu...

Page 12: ...MM module 0 Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module When using double sided DDR266 modules only a maximum of 2 sockets can be populated The 3rd socket has to be free Step 2 Install memory modules The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size To install the memory module just push it vertically in...

Page 13: ...ndustry 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 that builds on the existing SDRAM infrastructure yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck bydoublingthememorybandwidth DDRSDRAMw...

Page 14: ...Connector 6pinFemale PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6pinFemale X Z USB LAN Connector Before you connect your device s into USB connector s pleasemakesureyourdevice s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have a standard USB interface AlsomakesureyourOSsupportsUSB controller If your OS does not support USB controller pleasecontactOSvendorforpossible patch or driver upgrade For more informatio...

Page 15: ... like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line In MIC In Line Out Z Parallel Port Serial Port LPT COM A COM B Thisconnectorsupports2standardCOM port 1 Parallel port Device like printer can be con nectedtoParallelport mouseandmodemetc can be connected to Serial ports ParallelPort 25pinFemale COMA Serial Port 9 pin Male COMB Serial Port 9 pin Male ...

Page 16: ...2 Connectors Introduction 1 CPU_FAN 2 PWR_FAN 3 SYS_FAN 4 NB_FAN 5 ATX 6 FDD 7 IDE1 IDE2 8 F_PANEL 9 RAM_LED 10 F_AUDIO 11 CD_IN 12 SPDIF 13 F_USB1 F_USB2 14 IR 15 S_IRQ 16 BATTERY 17 CI 18 CLR_CMOS 1 5 7 6 2 9 15 17 3 18 16 8 13 14 12 11 10 4 ...

Page 17: ...note a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from runningunderabnormalconditionordamaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA 2 PWR_FAN Power Fan Connector Ø This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the powertemperature 3 SYS_FAN System Fan Connector Ø This connector allows you to link with ...

Page 18: ... IDE2 Connector IDE1 1 IDE2 1 Ø Important Notice Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD ROM to IDE2 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 5 ATX ATX Power Ø AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit afterATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected tothemotherboard PS ON SoftOn Off 3 3V 3 3V GND GND GND VCC VCC...

Page 19: ...1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RST Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PW Soft Power Connector Open NormalOperation Close Power On Off PD PDG PDY Power LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode 1 2 17 18 1 1 1 1 1 HD PDY PDG PD PW PW 1 1 GD GN HD SPK N C N C SPK RST GD GN RST 9 RAM_LED Ø Do not remove...

Page 20: ...ase contact your dealer FrontAudio L 1 Reserved GND RearAudio R RearAudio L FrontAudio R 2 9 10 MIC REF Power 11 CD_IN CD In Connector 1 CD L GND Ø Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to theconnector CD R 12 SPDIF SPDIF Ø The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo sys...

Page 21: ...he IR Pleasecontactyournearestdealerforoptional IR device VCC 5V IR Data Input GND IRDataOutput 1 15 S_IRQ Serial IRQ Connector Signal GND Ø This connector is for special design for example PCMCIA add on card Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable Pleasecontactyournearestdealerforoptional front panel USB ...

Page 22: ...y clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper 1 1 Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper To Clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin 17 CI CASE OPEN 1 Signal GND Ø This 2 pin connector allows your system to enableordisablethesystemalarmifthesystem case begin remove ...

Page 23: ...alue from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F8 Q Flashfunction F9 Reserved F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed CMOS...

Page 24: ...in Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu GETTING HELP F i g u r e 1 M a i n M e n u Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features I n t e g r a t e d P e r i p h e r a l s Power Management Setup P n P P C I C o n f i g u r a t...

Page 25: ... z z z z z LoadFail SafeDefaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would beinsafeconfiguration z z z z z LoadOptimizedDefaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would beinbestperformanceconfiguration z z z z z Set Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the syst...

Page 26: ...2 0 0 2 I t e m H e l p Time hh mm ss 1 4 2 5 2 3 Menu Level Change the day m o n t h I D E P r i m a r y M a s t e r None y e a r I D E P r i m a r y S l a v e None IDE Secondary Master None Week IDE Secondary Slave None S u n t o S a t D r i v e A 1 4 4 M 3 5 Month D r i v e B None J a n t o D e c Floppy 3 Mode Support D i s a b l e d Day H a l t O n N o E r r o r s 1 t o 3 1 o r m a x i m u m a...

Page 27: ... the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer C y l i n d e r Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone S e c t o r Number of sectors I f a h a r d d i s k h a s n o t b e e n i n s t a l l e d s e l e c t N O N E a n d p r e s s E n t e r DriveA Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk driveAor drive B that ...

Page 28: ... l l n o t s t o p f o r a k e y b o a r d e r r o r i t w i l l s t o p f o r a l l o t h e r e r r o r s A l l B u t D i s k e t t e T h e s y s t e m b o o t w i l l n o t s t o p f o r a d i s k e r r o r i t w i l l s t o p f o r a l l o t h e r e r r o r s A l l B u t D i s k K e y T h e s y s t e m b o o t w i l l n o t s t o p f o r a k e y b o a r d o r d i s k e r r o r i t w i l l s t o...

Page 29: ... i t y b y U S B F D D USB ZIP S e l e c t y o u r b o o t d e v i c e p r i o r i t y b y U S B Z I P Figure 3 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features F i r s t B o o t D e v i c e CDROM I t e m H e l p Second Boot Device F l o p p y Menu Level T h i r d B o o t D e v i c e H D D 0 S e l e c t B o o t D e v i c e B o o t U p F l o p p ...

Page 30: ... f l o p p y d i s k d r i v e b y t r a c k n u m b e r N o t e t h a t t h e r e w i l l n o t b e a n y w a r n i n g m e s s a g e i f t h e d r i v e i n s t a l l e d i s 3 6 0 K D e f a u l t v a l u e Enabled B I O S s e a r c h e s f o r f l o p p y d i s k d r i v e t o d e t e r m i n e i t i s 4 0 o r 8 0 t r a c k s N o t e t h a t B I O S c a n n o t t e l l f r o m 7 2 0 K 1 2 M o r...

Page 31: ...E n a b l e d USB Keyboard Support D i s a b l e d USB Mouse Support D i s a b l e d Onboard H W LAN E n a b l e d O n b o a r d S e r i a l P o r t 1 3F8 IRQ4 O n b o a r d S e r i a l P o r t 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select N o r m a l x UR2 Duplex Mode H a l f O n b o a r d P a r a l l e l P o r t 378 IRQ7 P a r a l l e l P o r t M o d e EPP I t e m H e l p Menu Level I fah a r dd i s k c o n t r o...

Page 32: ... t i b l e w i t h ATA66 100 133 ATA33 S e t I D E 2 C o n d u c t o r C a b l e t o ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device a n d c a b l e i s c o m p a t i b l e w i t h ATA 3 3 AC97Audio A u t o W i l l b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y d e t e c t e d D i s a b l e d D i s a b l e t h i s f u n c t i o n AC97Audio A u t o W i l l b e a u t o m a t i c a l l y d e t e c t e d D i s a b l e d D i s ...

Page 33: ... a n t t o u s e o n b o a r d L A N f u n c t i o n Enabled E n a b l e O n b o a r d L a n C h i p f u n c t i o n D e f a u l t Va l u e D i s a b l e d D i s a b l e t h i s f u n c t i o n Init Display First S e l e c t t h e f i r s t i n i t a t i o n o f t h e m o n i t o r d i s p l a y f r o m A G P o r P C I V G A c a r d PCI S e t I n i t D i s p l a y F i r s t t o P C I AGP S e t I n...

Page 34: ... UR2DuplexMode T h i s i t e m w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e w h e n U A R T M o d e S e l e c t s e t a t I r D A o r A S K I R m o d e F u l l I R F u n c t i o n D u p l e x F u l l H a l f I R F u n c t i o n D u p l e x H a l f D e f a u l t Va l u e OnBoard Parallel Port T h i s f e a t u r e a l l o w s y o u t o s e l e c t f r o m a g i v e n s e t o f p a r a m e t e r s i f t h e p a r ...

Page 35: ...f f AC BACK Function Memory Keyboard Power On D i s a b l e d Mouse Power On D i s a b l e d PME Event Wake Up E n a b l e d ModemRingOn WakeOnLan E n a b l e d Resume by Alarm D i s a b l e d x D a y o f M o n t h Alarm Everyday x Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 I t e m H e l p Menu Level S 1 S e t s u s p e n d t y p e t o Power On Suspend under ACPI OS S 3 S e t s u s p e n d t y p e t o Suspend to R...

Page 36: ... l u e Password E n t e r p a s s w o r d f r o m 1 t o 8 c h a r a c t e r s t o s e t t h e K e y b o a r d p o w e r o n p a s s w o r d Keyboard 98 I f t h e r e i s a P o w e r k e y o n y o u r k e y b o a r d y o u c a n p r e s s t h e k e y t o p o w e r o n your system Mouse Power On D i s a b l e d D i s a b l e m o u s e p o w e r o n f u n c t i o n D e f a u l t Va l u e Enabled Enab...

Page 37: ...t a t i m e t o p o w e r o n s y s t e m D i s a b l e d D i s a b l e t h i s f u n c t i o n D e f a u l t Va l u e Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system I f R e s u m e b y A l a r m s e t a t E n a b l e d D a y o f M o n t h A l a r m Everyday o r 1 3 1 T i m e h h m m s s A l a r m 0 2 3 0 5 9 0 5 9 ...

Page 38: ... e f a u l t v a l u e 3 4 5 7 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 4 1 5 S e t I R Q 3 4 5 7 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 4 1 5 t o P C I 4 P N P O N I n s t a l l e d Ye s PCI1 PCI5 IRQ Assignment A u t o PCI2 IRQ Assignment A u t o PCI3 IRQ Assignment A u t o PCI4 IRQ Assignment A u t o I t e m H e l p Menu Level S e l e c t Ye s i f y o u r a r e u s i n g a P l u g a n d P l a y c a p a b l e o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m S e l...

Page 39: ... I 2 D e f a u l t v a l u e 3 4 5 7 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 4 1 5 S e t I R Q 3 4 5 7 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 4 1 5 t o P C I 1 5 PCI4 IRQAssignment A u t o A u t o a s s i g n I R Q t o P C I 3 D e f a u l t v a l u e 3 4 5 7 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 4 1 5 S e t I R Q 3 4 5 7 9 1 0 11 1 2 1 4 1 5 t o P C I 2 6 ...

Page 40: ... P C H e a l t h S t a t u s Reset Case Open Status D i s a b l e d Case Opened No VCORE 1 778V V t t 1 232V 3 3V 3 2 V 5V 4 945V 12V 12 288V 5VSB 4 999V C u r r e n t S y s t e m Temperature 36 C Current CPU FAN Speed 6490 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM Current POWER FAN Speed 0 RPM Current CPU Temperature 59 C 1384 F I t e m H e l p Menu Level D i s a b l e d D o n t r e s e t c a s e o p e ...

Page 41: ... e c t S y s t e m t e m p e r a t u r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y Current CPU FAN System FAN Speed RPM D e t e c t F a n s p e e d s t a t u s a u t o m a t i c a l l y CurrentCPUTemperature D e t e c t C P U t e m p e r a t u r e a u t o m a t i c a l l y ...

Page 42: ...e f a u l t s F 7 O p t i m i z e d D e f a u l t s DRAMClock MHz T h i s f e a t u r e a l l o w s y o u t o a d j u s t t h e D R A M f r e q u e n c y p l e a s e s e t D R A M C l o c k a c c o r d i n g t o y o u r r e q u i r e m e n t I n c o r r e c t u s i n g i t m a y c a u s e y o u r s y s t e m b r o k e n F o r p o w e r E n d U s e r u s e o n l y By SPD Set DRAM Clock by SPD Defau...

Page 43: ...a l s Power Management Setup P n P P C I C o n f i g u r a t i o n s P C H e a l t h S t a t u s Frequency Voltage Control L o a d F a i l S a f e D e f a u l t s L o a d O p t i m i z e d D e f a u l t s Set Supervisor Password Set User Password S a v e E x i t S e t u p E x i t W i t h o u t S a v i n g CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software E s c Q u i t S e l e c t I t e m F 8...

Page 44: ...s Power Management Setup P n P P C I C o n f i g u r a t i o n s P C H e a l t h S t a t u s Frequency Voltage Control L o a d F a i l S a f e D e f a u l t s L o a d O p t i m i z e d D e f a u l t s Set Supervisor Password Set User Password S a v e E x i t S e t u p E x i t W i t h o u t S a v i n g CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software E s c Q u i t S e l e c t I t e m F 8 Q F...

Page 45: ...tering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only w...

Page 46: ... d P e r i p h e r a l s Power Management Setup P n P P C I C o n f i g u r a t i o n s P C H e a l t h S t a t u s Frequency Voltage Control L o a d F a i l S a f e D e f a u l t s L o a d O p t i m i z e d D e f a u l t s Set Supervisor Password Set User Password S a v e E x i t S e t u p E x i t W i t h o u t S a v i n g CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software E s c Q u i t S e ...

Page 47: ... e r a l s Power Management Setup P n P P C I C o n f i g u r a t i o n s P C H e a l t h S t a t u s Frequency Voltage Control L o a d F a i l S a f e D e f a u l t s L o a d O p t i m i z e d D e f a u l t s Set Supervisor Password Set User Password S a v e E x i t S e t u p E x i t W i t h o u t S a v i n g CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software E s c Q u i t S e l e c t I t e ...

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