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How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision History

Manual revision information

2) Item Checklist

Product item list

3) Features

Product information & specification

4) Installation Guide

Instructions on setting up the motherboard

5) Block Diagram

Product block diagram

6) Suspend to RAM & Dual BIOS

Instructions on STR & Dual BIOS
installation

7) Four Speaker & SPDIF

Four Speaker & SPDIF introduction

8) @BIOS

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& EasyTune

III

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@BIOS

™

& EasyTune

III

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introduction

9) BIOS Setup

Instructions on setting up the BIOS

software

10) Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Document equipment used for after sales
service

11) Appendix

General reference

Summary of Contents for GA-7VTX-P

Page 1: ...io television technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this ...

Page 2: ... 1 apparatus Residual commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment equipment EN 55022...

Page 3: ...7VTX P AMD Athlon TM Duron TM Socket A Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL AMD AthlonTM DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard REV 1 0 First Edition 12ME 7VTXP 1001 ...

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Page 5: ...uide Instructions on setting up the motherboard 5 Block Diagram Product block diagram 6 Suspend to RAM Dual BIOS Instructions on STR Dual BIOS installation 7 Four Speaker SPDIF Four Speaker SPDIF introduction 8 BIOS EasyTuneIII BIOS EasyTuneIII introduction 9 BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 10 Technical Support RMA Sheet Document equipment used for after sales service 11 Ap...

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Page 7: ... P 6 Page Index for CPU Speed Setup Connectors Panel and Jumper Definition P 14 Block Diagram P 38 Suspend to RAM Installation P 39 Dual BIOS Introduction P 45 Four Speaker SPDIF Introduction P 52 BIOSTM Introduction P 58 EasyTuneIIITM Introduction P 59 Page Index for BIOS Setup P 60 Technical Support RMA Sheet P 87 Appendix P 88 ...

Page 8: ...o responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Please do not remove any labels on motherboard this may void the warranty of this motherboard Sep 24 2001 Taipei Taiwan R O C ...

Page 9: ...Item Checklist 2 Item Checklist The 7VTX P motherboard Cable for IDE floppy device Diskettes or CD for motherboard driver utility 7VTX P user s manual ...

Page 10: ...kets Support DDR DRAM PC200 266 Supports up to 3 GB DDR Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control IT8705 Slots 1 AGP Pro slot supports 4X mode AGP 2 0 compliant 5 PCI slot supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant 1 AMR Audio Modem Riser slot On Board IDE 2 IDE bus master ATA 100 ATA66 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices Supports PIO mode 3 4 UDMA 33 ATA 66 IDE ATAPI CD ROM On Board Peripherals 1 floppy port...

Page 11: ...Mouse interface BIOS Licensed AMI BIOS 2M bit flash ROM Support Dual BIOS Additional Features Support Wake On LAN WOL Wake On Ring WOR Support Internal External Modem Ring On Support PS 2 KB Mouse Power On Includes 3 fan power connectors Poly fuse for keyboard over current protection Support STR Suspend To RAM function Support Mic in Line in Line out Game port Front Audio AUX IN Telephony ...

Page 12: ...F PANEL RAM _LED WOL SMB KBMS_ ON USB1 AMR PCI 3 USB2 GUARDIAN ATX POWER NB FAN CPU_FAN F Audio AMR_EN1 USB3 FUSB _ON STR _EN AGP_OV GAME AUDIO BZ1 PCI 4 PCI 5 DDR 1 DDR 2 DDR 3 AGP PRO RUSB_ON CD_IN FMIC_EN CT5880 RAM_OV WOR Backup BIOS AGP_USB1 AMR_USB1 AMR_USB2 AGP_USB2 CI BIOS WP CLR CMOS BUZ EN IR SCR CK_RATIO Socket A CPU SIGMATE 9708 AMR_EN2 APG_12V IT8705 S_IRQ ...

Page 13: ... separated from the system 5 Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis If the motherboard has mounting holes but they don t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting hole...

Page 14: ... jumpers Step 2 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 3 Install memory modules Step 4 Install expansion cards Step 5 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 6 Set up BIOS software Step 7 Install supporting software tools STEP 1 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 5 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 5 ...

Page 15: ...0 60 30 X O O X O 140 70 35 O O O X X 150 75 37 5 X X X O X 170 68 34 O X X O X ON 100 MHz 5 4 3 2 1 ON 133 MHz 5 4 3 2 1 We recommend you to setup your system speed by your CPU type CK_RATIO Frequency Override Ratio 1 2 3 4 5 Auto X X X X O 5X O O X O X 5 5X X O X O X 6X O X X O X 6 5X X X X O X 7X O O O X X 7 5X X O O X X 8X O X O X X 8 5X X X O X X 9X O O X X X 9 5X X O X X X 10X O X X X X 10 5...

Page 16: ...otched corner should be orientated toward the blank space on the socket nearest the lever The CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown CPU Heat Sink Installation Beware Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your system The poor contact will cause over heat and might cause damage to your processor Socket Actuation Lever Blank ...

Page 17: ... of thermal grease to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink 4 Use compliant fan approved by AMD 5 Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket 6 Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket Please refer to the cooler s installation manual for detailed installation steps ...

Page 18: ...72 2 DIMMs x64 x72 3 DIMMs 64 Mbit 4Mx4x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes 128 Mbit 8Mx4x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 256 Mbit 16Mx4x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GByt...

Page 19: ...es 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes ...

Page 20: ...frastructure yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability pricing and overall market support PC1600 DDR memory DDR200 doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock achieving d...

Page 21: ...ystem Fan Connector P 22 PWR_FAN Power Fan Connector P 23 CPU_FAN CPU Fan Connector P 23 WOL Wake On LAN P 24 RAM LED LED 1 RAM LED Connector Optional LED1 P 24 IR CIR IR CIR Connector P 25 F_Audio Front Audio Connector Optional P 25 SCR Smart Card Reader Header Optional P 26 Panel and Jumper Definition P 26 F_Panel 2x11 Pins Jumper P 27 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS Function P 28 BUZ_EN Internal Buzzer Con...

Page 22: ...ge Override P 33 AGP_12V Power for AGP Pro P 33 CI Case Open P 34 AMR_USB1 AMR_USB2 AMR_USB Optional P 34 AGP_USB1 AGP_USB2 AGP_USB Optional P 35 STR_EN STR Selection P 35 RAM_OV RAM Over voltage P 36 S_IRQ Serial IRQ P 36 BAT1 Battery P 37 ...

Page 23: ...20 1 Please note AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard COM A COM B LPT Port COM A COM B LPT PORT Please note This mainboard supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 LPT port Device like printer can be connected to LPT port mouse and modem etc can be connected to COM ports ...

Page 24: ...0 3 USB D1 4 USB D0 5 USB D1 6 USB D0 7 GND 8 GND 2 4 6 8 7 5 3 1 Please note Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s has a standard USB interface like USB keyboard mouse scanner zip buzzer Also make sure your OS supports USB controller Win 95 w USB supperment Win98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Win NT w SP 6 If your OS does not support USB controller please ...

Page 25: ...y of the front panel USBconnector Check the pin assignment while youconnect thefront panel USBcable Pleasecontact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USBcable Pin No Definition 1 POWER 2 GND 3 USB D4 4 NC 5 USB D4 6 USB D5 7 NC 8 USB D5 9 GND 10 POWER Floppy Port Red Line FDD Please note Remove the smart card reader cable before you plug Floppy B you cannot use Floppy B and smart card rea...

Page 26: ...essed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder To enable SPDIF simply insert SPDIF connector into Line Out1 Line Out1 will become SPDIF Out automatically see page 56 for more information To enable Four Speaker for Creative 5880 audio only simply follow instructions on page 53 and Line In will become Line Out2 to support second pair of stereo speakers IDE1 Primary IDE2 Secondary Port IDE 1 IDE...

Page 27: ...Connectors 20 CD_IN CD Audio Line In Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 1 AUX _IN AUXIN Optional Pin No Definition 1 AUX L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX R 1 ...

Page 28: ...21 TELE TEL The connector is for internal modem card with voice connector Optional Pin No Definition 1 Signal In 2 GND 3 GND 4 Signal Out 1 WOR Ring Power On Internal Modem Card Wake Up Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 ...

Page 29: ...Connectors 22 SMB External SMBUS Device Connector Optional Pin No Definition 1 SMB CLK 2 NC 3 GND 4 SMB DATA 5 5V 1 SYS_FAN System Fan Connector Pin No Definition 1 Control 2 12V 3 SENSE 1 ...

Page 30: ...o Definition 1 Control 2 12V 3 SENSE 1 CPU_FAN CPU Fan Connector Pin No Definition 1 Control 2 12V 3 SENSE 1 Please note A proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating ...

Page 31: ...ED1 RAM LED Connector is Optional RAM LED Connector External LED1 1 Please note Do not remove memory modules while RAM LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 2 5V stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when STR function is disabled by jumper and AC Power cord is disconnected ...

Page 32: ...lease connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5 F_Audio Front Audio Connector Optional 2 1 16 15 Please note If you want to use Front Audio connector you must move 11 12 13 14 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header To find out if the chassis you are...

Page 33: ...A 7 Clock 9 14 NC 11 GND Please note This MB supports smart card reader To enable smart card reader function an optional smart card reader box is required Please contact your autherized distributor Remove Floppy B before you plug smart card reader cable you can not use smart card reader and Floppy B simultaneously ...

Page 34: ...peaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RE Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System P P P Power LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off Please note Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper accordin...

Page 35: ...lose Enable Clear CMOS Function 2 3 Close Disable Clear CMOS Function Default Please note You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper BUZ_EN Internal Buzzer Connector Optional Pin No Definition 1 2 close Internal Buzzer Enable Default 2 3 close Internal Buzzer Disable Enable Default Disable 1 1 ...

Page 36: ...We recommend BIOS_WP jumper to be set to 1 2 close whenever user is not try to flash upgrade the BIOS KBMS_ON Keyboard Power On Selection Pin No Definition 1 2 close Enabled 2 3 close Normal Default 1 1 Enabled Disabled Default Please Note PS 2 keyboard power on enable user to power on his computer by press the any key keys on the PS 2 keyboard To enable PS 2 keyboard power on set jumper to 1 2 an...

Page 37: ...isable Default 1 1 Disable Default Enable USB 2 USB 3 Please note If you want to use USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 function you have to set the BIOS setting USB Dev Wakeup from S3 S5 enabled and the jumper FUSB_ON STR_EN enabled Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts press Del You will enter BIOS Setup Select the item POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP then select USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 Re...

Page 38: ...the BIOS setting USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 enabled and the jumper RUSB_ON STR_EN enabled Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts press Del You will enter BIOS Setup Select the item POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP then select USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 Remember to save the setting by pressing ESC and choose the SAVE EXIT SETUP option FMIC_EN Front MIC Optional Pin No Definition 2 3 close ...

Page 39: ...d AMR_EN1 AMR_EN2 1 2 close If you use software audio onboard CODEC only your modem riser must be Secondary There are two kind of AMR MR card in the market Primary and secondary If your AMR MR card is primary AMR_EN1 AMR_EN2 should be set to 2 3 if you have secondary AMR MR card AMR_EN1 AMR_EN2 should be set to 1 2 Warning If Primary AMR MR card is used on board audio will be disabled AMR_EN1 AMR_...

Page 40: ...7VTX P Motherboard 33 AGP_OV AGP Voltage Override SW1 SW2 1 5V OFF OFF Default 1 6V ON OFF 1 7V OFF ON ON 1 2 AGP_12V Power for AGP Pro 1 Pin No Definition 1 NC 2 GND 3 GND 4 12V ...

Page 41: ...er Definition 34 CI Case Open Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 AMR_USB1 AMR_USB2 AMR_USB Optional USB Select AMR_USB1 AMR_USB2 AMR_USB 1 2 close 1 2 close USB Port5 2 3 close 2 3 close Default 1 1 AMR_USB2 AMR_USB1 ...

Page 42: ...B Optional 1 1 AGP_USB1 AGP_USB2 USB Select AGP_USB1 AGP_USB2 AGP_USB 1 2 close 1 2 close USB Port4 2 3 close 2 3 close Default STR_EN STR Selection Pin No Definition 1 2 close STR Enabled 2 3 close STR Disabled Default 1 Disabled Default 1 Enabled ...

Page 43: ...Panel and Jumper Definition 36 RAM_OV RAM Overvoltage O ON X OFF ON 1 2 SW1 SW2 2 5V OFF OFF Default 2 6V ON OFF 2 7V OFF ON S_IRQ Serial IRQ Optional Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 ...

Page 44: ...BAT1 Battery CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions ...

Page 45: ...100 IDE Channels 6 USB Ports AMR CT5880 5 PCI PCI Bus 33MHz HCLK 100 133MHz AGPCLK 66MHz NPCLK 33MHz 66MHz 14 318MHz 48MHz COM Ports PCI 33MHz AGPCLK 66MHz CPUCLK 100 133 MHz VT8233 HCLK 100MHz NPCLK 33MHz AGPCLK 66MHz 33MHz 14 318MHz 48MHz PCI 33MHz AGPCLK 66MHz W255 W312 SOP48 CPUCLK 100MHz ITE 8705F Game Port MIC AC97 CODEC L IN L OUT ...

Page 46: ...iggers or signals respectively A 2 STR function Installation Please use the following steps to complete the STR function installation Step By Step Setup Step 1 To utilize the STR function the system must be in Windows 98 ACPI mode Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy Setup with Windows 98 CD A Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD ROM drive select Start and then Run B Type without quot...

Page 47: ... 1 Disabled Default 1 Enabled Step 3 Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts press Del You will enter BIOS Setup Select the item POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP then select ACPI Sleep Type S3 STR Remember to save the settings by pressing ESC and choose the SAVE EXIT SETUP option Congratulation You have completed the installation and now can use the STR function ...

Page 48: ... 3 How to put your system into STR mode There are two ways to accomplish this 1 Choose the Stand by item in the Shut Down Windows area A Press the Start button and then select Shut Down B Choose the Stand by item and press OK ...

Page 49: ...Suspend To RAM Installation 42 2 Define the system power on button to initiate STR sleep mode A Double click My Computer and then Control Panel B Double click the Power Management item ...

Page 50: ...R sleep mode just momentarily press the Power on button A 4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode There are five ways to wake up the system 1 Press the Power On button 2 Use the Keyboard Mouse Power On function 3 Use the Resume by Alarm function 4 Use the Modem Ring On function 5 Use the Wake On LAN function 6 Use the USB Device Wake Up from S3 S5 function ...

Page 51: ... PC 200 compliant 2 Jumper is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis Some chassis may not provide this feature The STR LED will be illuminated when your system is in STR sleep mode RAM LED Connector External LED1 1 Please note Do not remove memory modules while RAM LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 2 5V stand by voltage Remove memory modules o...

Page 52: ...p BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS a Boot Screen xxx xxx Check System Health ok Vcore 2 00V CPU ID 0673 Patch ID 000A Pentium III CPU 600MHz Check NVRAM Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility C American Megatrends Inc 63 0702 000000 00101111 071595 CAMINO 1CAMI...

Page 53: ... Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals to request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Boot From Main BIOS Main ROM Type SST 39SF020 Backup ROM Type SST...

Page 54: ...Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On BIOS Defects set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show or the other key to continue If Auto Recovery Enable it will show or the other key to Auto Recover Copy Main RO...

Page 55: ...ion What s DualBIOSTM On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips For simplicity we ll call one your Main BIOS and the other is your Backup BIOS your hot spare If your Main BIOS fails the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS or...

Page 56: ...on of the BIOS ROM chip itself 1 New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS They may corrupt your BIOS code causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally 2 BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss surge occurs or if a user resets the system or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade 3 If a user mistakenly...

Page 57: ... way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS main vs backup will be flashed This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed IV Q Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology Answer 1 Every user should have DualBIOSTM technology due to the advancement of computer viruses Everyday there are new BIOS type viruses discovered that...

Page 58: ...l have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs 4 Flexibility for high end desktop PCs and workstation servers In the DualBIOSTM utility the option can be set Halt On When BIOS Defects to be enabled to halt your system with a warning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted Most wo...

Page 59: ...dio chip can support up to 4 speaker output If you select Four speaker out Line In will be reconfigured as another line out to support a second pair of speakers B How to use Four Speaker Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition setup procedure a Click the audio icon along the task bar and select Configure 3D Audio b Select two speaker Default ...

Page 60: ...7VTX P Motherboard 53 c Select Four speaker item Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure a Go to Control Panel Double click Sounds and Multimedia ...

Page 61: ...ct Quadraphonic Speakers and click ok C Four Speaker Application The four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX for example the game titles software DVD player and MP3 player Click Advanced Click Quadraphonic Speakers ...

Page 62: ...he SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder B How to use SPDIF a Click your mouse right button in My Computer and select the Properties item b Click Device Manager item ...

Page 63: ...Four Speaker SPDIF Introduction 56 c Click Sound video and game controllers item and select the Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 item d Click Settings item and select the Output Mode item ...

Page 64: ...Out will be reconfigure to SPDIF Out f Recommend you to select Autosense It will automatically detect the type mono or stereo of the audio connector that you plug into Line Out audio jack then configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly ...

Page 65: ...t BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internet and update it Not like the other BIOS update software it s a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choo...

Page 66: ...immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel If someone prefers to overdrive by oneself there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class overclocking In Advanced Mode one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system performance And no matter which mainbo...

Page 67: ...P 67 Chipset Features Setup P 69 Power Management Setup P 72 PNP PCI Configuration P 75 Load BIOS Defaults P 77 Load Setup Defaults P 78 Integrated Peripherals P 79 Hardware Monitor MISC Setup P 82 Supervisor Password User Password P 83 IDE HDD Auto Detection P 84 Save Exit Setup P 85 Exit Without Saving P 86 ...

Page 68: ...start by simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Del keys CONTROL KEYS Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn Decrease the numeric value or make ...

Page 69: ...tems and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of AMI special enhanced features AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURE...

Page 70: ...s the value of the system parameter which the system would be in the most appropriate configuration Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Hardware Monitor MISC Setup Configure hardware monitor features control frequency voltage Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup User password Ch...

Page 71: ...Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1990 through 2099 AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Tue Jan 25 2000 Time hh mm ss 10 36 24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri Slave Auto Sec Master Auto Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB...

Page 72: ...ollowing items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive A type Drive B type ...

Page 73: ...emory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended ...

Page 74: ...K Boot Device by NETWORK IDE 0 IDE 3 Boot Device by IDE 0 IDE 3 Disabled Boot Device by Disabled ATAPI ZIP C Boot Device by ATAPI ZIP C USB FDD Boot Device by USB Floppy AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Seek Di...

Page 75: ... is 40 tracks while 720 1 2 and 1 44 are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 1 2 or 1 44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 Default Value Passw...

Page 76: ...stest SDRAM DIMM module Default Value 2 5 For Slower SDRAM DIMM module AMIBIOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURE CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Top Performance Disabled Configure SDRAM by SPD Enabled DRAM Frequency 100 SDRAM CAS Latency 2 SDRAM Command Rate 2T Command AGP Mode 4X AGP Comp Driving Auto Manual AGP Comp Driving DA AGP Fast Write Disable AGP Aperture Size 128MB AGP ...

Page 77: ...t Write Disabled Disabled AGP Fast Write Default Value Enabled Enabled AGP Fast Write AGP Aperture Size 4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB 8MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB 16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB 32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB 64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB 128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB Default Value 256MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB AGP Read Synchronization Enable...

Page 78: ...B Port 3 All USB Port Enabled All USB Port Default Value USB Legacy Support Keyboard FDD Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard Floppy KB Mouse FDD Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard Mouse Floppy Disabled Disabled USB Legacy Support Function Default Value USB Port 64 60 Emulation Enabled To use USB mouse under Win NT environment set USB Legacy Support to KB Mouse FDD and USB Port 64 60 Emulation to enabled ...

Page 79: ...hts Reserved ACPI Sleep Type S1 POS RTC Alarm Date 15 USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 Disabled RTC Alarm Hour 12 Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled RTC Alarm Minute 30 IRQ3 Monitor RTC Alarm Second 30 IRQ 4 Monitor IRQ 5 Ignore IRQ 7 Monitor IRQ 9 Ignore IRQ 10 Ignore IRQ 11 Ignore IRQ 13 Ignore IRQ 14 Monitor IRQ 15 Ignore Soft off by Power Button Instant off System after AC Back Off Resume On Ring LAN E...

Page 80: ...after 60min IRQ 3 IRQ15 Ignore Ignore IRQ3 IRQ15 Monitor Monitor IRQ3 IRQ15 Soft off by Power Button Instant off Soft switch ON OFF for POWER ON OFF Default Value Delay 4 sec Soft switch on 4sec for power OFF System after AC Back Off When AC power back to the system the system will be in Off state Default Value On When AC power back to the system the system will be in On state Last State When AC p...

Page 81: ...m from S1 Suspend state Default value S1 S3 PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from S1 S3 state S1 S3 S4 S5 PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from S1 S3 S4 S5 state Disabled Disabled Resume On PS 2 Mouse Resume On RTC Alarm You can set RTC Alarm Power On item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable alarm function to ...

Page 82: ... slot 1 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ4 5 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 1 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ5 AMIBIOS SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved VGA Boot From PCI PCI Slot 1 5 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority Auto IRQ 3 PCI PnP IRQ 4 PCI PnP ...

Page 83: ...gacy ISA device using IRQ9 10 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ10 11 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 1 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ11 IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 14 15 assigned to ISA EISA or PCI PnP ISA EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device PCI PnP The resource is used by PCI PnP device ...

Page 84: ... Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaul...

Page 85: ...Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Default...

Page 86: ...ort 1 and address is 3E8 2E8 COM4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 AMIBIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERAL C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 Auto Serial Port2 Mode Normal OnBoard CIR Port Disabled CIR Port IRQ N A OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Parallel Port Mode ECP Par...

Page 87: ...hip supports SCR SCR option is shown only when there s SCR hardware function is installed OnBoard CIR port Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Onboard CIR port CIR Port IRQ IRQ 3 4 5 10 11 N A Default Value OnBoard Parallel port 378 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 378 278 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 278 3BC Enable On Board LPT port and address is 3BC Aut...

Page 88: ...Port DMA is 3 1 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1 0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0 OnBoard IDE Disabled Disabled OnBoard IDE Both Set OnBoard IDE is Both Default Value Primary Set OnBoard IDE is Primary Secondary Set OnBoard IDE is Secondary OnBoard MC 97 Modem Auto Enabled On Board MC 97 Modem Default Value Disabled Disabled On Board MC 97 Modem OnBorard Creative Sound Enabled Enabled OnBoard Creative Sound...

Page 89: ...System Temp C F Detect CPU SystemTemperature automatically CPU System FAN Speed Detect CPU System Fan speed status automatically Current Voltage V VCORE VDD 3 3V 12V 5V Detect system s voltage status automatically AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC Setup C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU Host Clock Mhz By Jumper Reset Case Open Status No Case Status Open CPU Temp 64 C 147 F S...

Page 90: ...will boot and you can enter Setup freely If you select Always at Password Check Option in BIOS Features Setup 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 Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1...

Page 91: ...NDARD CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Tue Jan 25 2000 Time hh mm ss 10 36 24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Not Installed Pri Slave Not Installed Sec Master Not Installed Sec Slave Not Installed Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Base Memory 640 Kb Other Memory 384 Kb Ex...

Page 92: ...rved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F1...

Page 93: ...ANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save ...

Page 94: ...No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Configuration Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description ...

Page 95: ...e support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click VIA 4in 1 Service Pack Driver item 2 Click Next 3 Click Yes 4 Click Next 5 Click Next 6 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 96: ...to your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 If LAVA Player 2 5 item is selected it will automatically be installed right after Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 Software installation 2 3 4 Press Audio icon 2 Click OK 3 Click Yes 1 Click Creative 5880 Sound Driver 4 Click Next ...

Page 97: ...Appendix 90 5 6 7 8 9 5 Click Next 8 Click Finish to complete setup 6 Click here 7 Click Next ...

Page 98: ... Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever Gigabyte BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte BIOS sever 2 in Taiwan are available for now the others will be completed soon d Select the exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 2 Click BIOS Writer v1 06g Click Click Here Press Tools icon 1 Click Gigabyte Uti...

Page 99: ...ginning 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 motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Sellecting name will cause the system unbooted b In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS...

Page 100: ...te at http www gigabyte com tw Select the BIOS file you need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette 3 Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver 4 Assuming that the floppy diskette driver is A reboot the system by using the A driver At the A prompt run the BIOS upgraded file by executing the Flash BIOS utility and the BIOS file with its appropri...

Page 101: ...m Access Memory DDR Double Data Rate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ESD Electrostatic Discharge FDD Floppy Disk Device FSB Front Side Bus HDD Hard Disk Device IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced IRQ Interrupt Request I O Input Output IOAPIC Input Output Advanced P...

Page 102: ...OST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory SMP Symmetric Multi Processing SMI System Management Interrupt USB Universal Serial Bus VID Voltage ID ...

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