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7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard

ECP/EPP

Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

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ECP Mode Use DMA

Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value)

Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

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Parallel Port EPP Type

EPP 1.9

Set Parallel Port EPP Type to EPP 1.9. (Default value)

EPP 1.7

Set Parallel Port EPP Type to EPP 1.7.

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Onboard Legacy Audio**

Enabled

Enable onboard legacy audio function. (Default Value)

Disabled

Disable this function.

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Sound Blaster**

Enabled

Enable Sound Blaster.

Disabled

Disable Sound Blaster. (Default Value)

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SB I/O Base Address**

220H Set

SB I/O Base Address

to 220H. (Default Value)

240H Set

SB I/O Base Address

to 240H.

260H Set

SB I/O Base Address

to 260H.

280H Set

SB I/O Base Address

to 280H.

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SB IRQ Select**

IRQ 5 / 7 / 9 / 10. (Default Value: 5)

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SB DMA Select**

DMA 0 / 1 / 2 / 3. (Default Value: 1)

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MPU-401**

Enabled Enable

MPU-401.

Disabled Disable

MPU-401. (Default Value)

Ps. When Force Feedback joystick is used, MPU-401 needs to be Enable.

“**” For GA-7DX+ only.

Summary of Contents for GA-7DX+

Page 1: ...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 dev...

Page 2: ...paratus 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 Limi...

Page 3: ... 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 de...

Page 4: ...paratus 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 Limi...

Page 5: ...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 dev...

Page 6: ...paratus 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 Limi...

Page 7: ...7DX R 7DXE AMD Athlon TM Athlon TM XP Duron TM Socket A Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL AMD AthlonTM AthlonTM XP DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard REV 1004 12ME 7DXRP 1004 ...

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Page 9: ...ation 5 Block Diagram Product block diagram 6 Suspend to RAM Dual BIOS Q Flash Instructions on STR Dual BIOS Q Flash installation 7 Four Speaker SPDIF Four Speaker SPDIF introduction 8 BIOS EasyTuneIII BIOS EasyTuneIII introduction 9 RAID Instructions on RAID 10 BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 11 Technical Support RMA Sheet Document equipment used for after sales service 12...

Page 10: ...ctors Panel and Jumper Definition P 14 Block Diagram P 26 Suspend to RAM Installation P 27 Dual BIOS Q Flash Introduction P 32 Four Speaker SPDIF Introduction P 41 BIOSTM Introduction P 47 EasyTuneIIITM Introduction P 48 RAID Introduction P 50 Page Index for BIOS Setup P 68 Technical Support RMA Sheet P 104 Appendix P 105 For GA 7DXR only For GA 7DX only ...

Page 11: ...nual Jan 2002 1 0 Fourth release of the 7DX R 7DXE motherboard user s manual Mar 2002 The author assumes no 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 t...

Page 12: ...he 7DXR or 7DX or 7DXE Motherboard IDE cable x 1 or x 2 Green for ATA133 Red for ATA100 Floppy cable x 1 CD for motherboard utilities 7DX R 7DXE User s Manual 4 Port USB Cable x 1 for USB2 0 Quick PC Installation Guide For GA 7DXR only ...

Page 13: ...upports 64bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode I O Control VT82C686B Slots 1 AGP slot supports 4X mode AGP 2 0 compliant 1 Universal AGP Pro slot 4X 2X 1 5V 3 3V device support 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant 1 AMR Audio Modem Riser slot On Board IDE IDE 1and IDE 2 Supports PIO mode 3 4 UDMA 33 ATA 66 ATA100 IDE ATAPI CD ROM IDE3 and IDE4 Compatible with RAID Ultra ATA133 100 EIDE 4 IDE b...

Page 14: ...itor CPU System fan revolution detect CPU System temperature detect System voltage detect CPU overheat warning detect On Board Sound CODEC Audio Creative CT5880 sound Line In Line Out Mic In CD_In Game Port Four Speaker SPDIF PS 2 Connector PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interface BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS 2M bit flash ROM Support Dual BIOS Additional Features Support Wake On LAN WOL Suppor...

Page 15: ...S Main BIOS PWR_FAN BAT1 FDD IDE2 IDE1 CPU_FAN F_PANEL WOL USB1 AMR PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 USB2 Creative CT5880 CD_IN CODEC COM B ATX POWER IR SYS_FAN DDR3 DDR2 DDR1 AGP_12V Backup BIOS IDE4 IDE3 PDC 20276 SW1 NB_FAN Socket A CPU SW2 AGP_PRO USB4 USB3 NEC Note GA 7DX GA 7DXE support AGP 4X slot For GA 7DXR only For GA 7DX only ...

Page 16: ... 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 17: ...et system 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 3 Step 2 Step 5 Step 5 Step 1 Step 4 ...

Page 18: ...Please depend on your CPU frequency to setup SW2 Select the CPU frequency Override O ON X OFF Ratio 1 2 3 4 5 Auto Default 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 5X X X X X X 11X O O O O X 11 5X X O O O X 12X O X O O X 12 5X X X O O X This function will not be available i...

Page 19: ...up to 90 degree angle 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 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 ...

Page 20: ... 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 21: ... DIMMs x64 x72 3 DIMMs x64 x72 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 ...

Page 22: ...Bytes 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 23: ...astructure 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 PC2100 DDR memory DDR266 doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock achieving dat...

Page 24: ...ort P 17 Game Audio Port P 18 IDE 1 Primary IDE 2 Secondary Port P 18 IDE 3 IDE 4 RAID ATA133 Port P 19 IR IR Header P 22 NB_FAN CHIP FAN P 23 PWR_FAN Power Fan P 20 PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Connector P 16 SYS_FAN System Fan P 21 USB1 Rear USB Connector P 16 USB2 USB3 USB4 USB Connector P 17 WOL Wake On Lan P 21 Panel and Jumper Definition P 24 BAT 1 Battery P 25 F_PANEL 2x11 pins jumper P 24 For ...

Page 25: ...10 11 20 1 Please note AC power cord should only be inserted 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 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 COM A LPT Port COM B ...

Page 26: ... 3 USB D0 4 GND 5 USB Power 6 USB D1 7 USB D1 8 GND 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 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 speaker 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 plea...

Page 27: ...2 GND 3 USB D2 4 NC 5 USB D2 6 USB D3 7 NC 8 USB D3 9 GND 10 POWER 1 10 9 2 Please note Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable Floppy Port RED LINE For GA 7DXR only ...

Page 28: ...ut1 will become SPDIF Out automatically see page 44 for more information To enable Four Speaker for Creative 5880 audio only simply follow instructions on page 41 and Line In will become Line Out2 to support second pair of stereo speakers IDE1 Primary IDE2 Secondary Port RED LINE IDE 1 IDE 2 Line Ou capable or comp decode connec Out aut To enab simply f become speake Line Ou capable or comp decode...

Page 29: ...7DX R 7DXE Motherboard 19 IDE3 IDE4 RAID ATA133 Port RED LINE IDE 3 IDE 4 CD_IN CD Audio Line In Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 1 For GA 7DXR only ...

Page 30: ...ol 2 12V 3 SENSE 1 CPU_FAN CPU Fan 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 For GA 7DXR only For GA 7DX only ...

Page 31: ...7DX R 7DXE Motherboard 21 SYS_FAN System Fan Pin No Definition 1 Control 2 12V 3 SENSE 1 WOL Wake on LAN Pin No Definition 1 5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal 1 For GA 7DXR only For GA 7DX only ...

Page 32: ... polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device AGP_12V Power for AGP Pro Pin No Definition 1 5V 2 GND 3 GND 4 12V Please note When using the AGP Pro Card you must use the power connector As the other one for HDD Otherwise AGP Pro Card will not work 1 For GA 7DXR only ...

Page 33: ...DX R 7DXE Motherboard 23 NB_FAN CHIP FAN Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 1 Please note If installed wrong direction the Chip Fan will not work Sometimes will damage the Chip Fan Usually black cable is GND ...

Page 34: ...n 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker 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 pan...

Page 35: ...5 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 36: ...MHz AGP 2X 4X 2 5V DDR SDRAM 100 133MHz COM Ports LPT Port Game Port PS 2 Floppy ATA66 100 IDE Channels 4 USB Ports AC97 CODEC AMR CT5880 Option AC Link 5 PCI PCI Bus 33MHz HCLK 100 133MHz AGPCLK 66MHz NPCLK 33MHz 33MHz 14 318MHz 48MHz PCI 33MHz AGPCLK 66MHz CPUCLK 100 133MHz VT82C 686B PDC 20276 NEC USB 2 0 4 USB2 0 Ports ATA133 RAID IDE Channels For GA 7DXR only For GA 7DX only ...

Page 37: ...ons primarily the system state and the ability to recognize various wake up triggers 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 ME 2000 ACPI mode Putting Windows 98 ME 2000 into ACPI mode is fairly easy Setup with Windows 98 ME 2...

Page 38: ...mber 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 A 3 How to put your system into STR mode For example Windows ME 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...

Page 39: ...7DX R 7DXE Motherboard 29 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 40: ...o complete setup Now when you want to enter STR sleep mode just momentarily press the Power on button A 4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode There are four ways to wake up the system 1 Press the Power On button 2 Use the Resume by Alarm function 3 Use the Wake On LAN function 4 Use the USB Device Wake up function ...

Page 41: ... STR to function properly several hardware and software requirements must be satisfied A Your ATX power supply must comply with the ATX 2 01 specification provide more than 720 mA 5V Stand By current B Your DDR SDRAM must be DDR 200 or DDR 266 compliant ...

Page 42: ...sh Utility a After power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Flash utility For GA 7DXR only For GA 7DX only CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software 4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency Voltage Control 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Lo...

Page 43: ...bled Halt On BIOS Defects Disabled Auto Recovery Enabled Boot From Main BIOS BIOS Recovery Main to Backup F3 Load Default F5 Start BIOS Recovery F7 Save And Restart F9 Exit Without Saving F8 Update BIOS from disk F10 Recovery from Disk Use Space key to toggle setup Q Flash Utility V3 05 Flash Type Size SST 39SF020 256K Keep DMI Data Yes Space Bar Change Value Enter Run ESC Reset Select Item Load B...

Page 44: ...er to Run Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can restart system XXXX XX 256K Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 44M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main Where XXXX XX is name of the BIOS file Load XXX XX Are you sure to update BIOS Enter to Continue Or Esc to abort Load XXX XX COPY BIOS Completed Pass Please press any key to continue ...

Page 45: ...S 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 Disabled it will show or the other key to continue If Auto Recovery Enabled it will show or the other key to Auto Recover Auto Recovery Enabled Default Disabled When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure the working BIOS will auto...

Page 46: ...ility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user C What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS D How to use Q Flash F3 Load Default Load current BIOS default value F5 Start BIOS Recovery Press F5 to recovery new BIOS version F7 Save And Restart Save revised setting and resta...

Page 47: ...at 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 we ll call 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 ...

Page 48: ...ioration 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 mist...

Page 49: ... 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 50: ...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 workstation servers require constant operation to guarantee services have not been in...

Page 51: ...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 For GA 7DXR only ...

Page 52: ...Four Speaker SPDIF Introduction 42 c Select Four speaker item Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure a Go to Control Panel Double click Sounds and Multimedia ...

Page 53: ...uadraphonic 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 54: ...ion A What is SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital signal to AC3 decoder which can support upto 5 1 speakers 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 55: ...7DX R 7DXE Motherboard 45 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 56: ... Line 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 57: ...art 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 ch...

Page 58: ...ence For users who choose Easy Mode they just need to click Auto Optimize to have auto and 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 ...

Page 59: ...Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD Users may make a test drive of EasyTuneIII to find out more amazing features by themselves For further technical information please link to http www gigabyte com tw Note For the latest version of EasyTuneIIITM please visit our website ...

Page 60: ...ting of two HDDs will transfer at about twice the speed of the slowest HDD in the array A RAID 0 array consisting of four HDDs will transfer at about three times the speed of the slowest HDD in the array RAID 1 mirror For capacity This Motherboard array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array The larger HDD will simply be truncated The truncated space on the bigger HDD will then be unusabl...

Page 61: ...y type is for high performance systems Identical drives are recommended for performance as well as data storage efficiency The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the smallest member capacity For example one 1GB and three 1 2GB drives will form a 4GB 4 x 1GB disk array Stripe Size a value can be set from 1KB to 1024KB sector size The size can directly affect perf...

Page 62: ...sical sector error the mirrored drive will continue to function RAID 1 Mirroring On the next reboot the FastBuildTM utility will display an error in the array and recommend to replace the failed drive Users may choose to continue using their PC however Promise recommends replacing the failed drive as soon as possible See Chapter 4 for a functional description Due to redundancy the drive capacity o...

Page 63: ...BIOS will display the following screen MBFastTrak133 Lite tm BIOS Version 2 00 0 XX c 1995 2001 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved No array defined Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild tm Utility Or press ESC key to continue booting the system 2 Press Ctrl F keys to display the FastBuild tm Utility Main Menu 3 Press 1 to display the Auto Setup Menu below This is the fastest and easiest method t...

Page 64: ...ay With New Drives NOTE This motherboard permit only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup To create an array for data protection using new hard drives follow these steps 1 Using the Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press Ctrl Y keys to Save your selection 3 The window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another ...

Page 65: ...controller yet You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first see RAID Manual of the CD to this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller For all other Operating Systems proceed here Follow these steps 1 Using the Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press Ctrl Y keys to Save your selection The window below will appear Do you...

Page 66: ...image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Continue N Abort 6 Select Y to continue If you choose N you will be returned to step 1 7 Once complete the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created Press Any Key to Reboot 8 Proceed to the Installing Driver chapter see RAID Manual of the CD to install the RAID d...

Page 67: ...g screen showing the BIOS version and status of the array MBFastTrak133 Lite tm BIOS Version 2 00 0 xx c 1995 2001 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved ID MODE SIZE TRACK MAPPING STATUS 1 2 0 Stripe 16126M 611 128 32 Functional Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild tm Utility The array status consists of three possible conditions Functional Critical Offline Functional The array is operational Crit...

Page 68: ...ray 5 Controller Configuration 6 Keys Available Press 1 6 to Select Option ESC Exit To create a new array automatically follow the steps under Creating Arrays Automatically on page 59 Promise recommends this option for most users To view drives assigned to arrays see Viewing Drive Assignments on page 61 To delete an array but not delete the data contained on the array select Deleting An Array on p...

Page 69: ...ripe Spare Driver 0 Drives used in Array 2 Array Disk Capacity size in MB 160107 Keys Available Up Down Space Change Option ESC Exit Ctrl Y Save Optimize Array For Select whether you want Performance RAID 0 Security RAID 1 under the Optimize Array for setting Performance RAID 0 Striping Supports the maximum performance The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the capacity of the smal...

Page 70: ... optimize how This motherboard handles data blocks to enhance performance Your choice will determine the block size used You may choose from A V Editing for audio video applications or any similar application that requires large file transfers Server for numerous small file transfers or Desktop a combination of large and small file sizes ...

Page 71: ...r mode that relates to speed used by each drive U6 refers to 133MB sec transfers U5 refers to 100MB sec transfers U4 refers to 66MB sec transfers etc FastBuild tm Utility 1 32 c 1996 2001 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment Mode 1 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Array 1 U5 2 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Array 1 U5 Keys Available Up Down ESC Exit Mode ...

Page 72: ...Array Information All disk array data is saved into the reserved sector on each array member We suggests that users record their disk array information for future reference Another feature of the motherboard disk array system is to recognize drive members even if drives are moved between different motherboard connectors IDE3 IDE4 Since each drive s array data identifies itself to the array it is p...

Page 73: ...n case you wish to undo a deletion FastBuild tm Utility 1 32 c 1996 2001 Promise Technology Inc Delete Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe 2 16126 Functional Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 Keys Available Up Down ESC Exit Del Delete 1 To delete an array highlight the Array you wish to delete and press the Del key 2 The View Array Definition menu will appear see below ...

Page 74: ...essage with the Ctrl Y key to continue array deletion Are you sure you want to delete this array Press Ctrl Y to Delete others to Abort 4 After deleting the array you should create a new array using Auto Setup or the Define Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu ...

Page 75: ... Array 3 4 Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of the failed drive 5 Power off and physically remove the failed drive 6 Replace the drive with an identical model 7 Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu 8 Select the 5 Rebuild Array option The following screen will appear FastBuild tm Utility 1 32 c 1996 2001 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID M...

Page 76: ... selected drive All data on the replacement drive will be written over with mirrored information from the array drive A progress bar will appear as below Please Wait While Duplicating The Image 10 Complete 12 Once the rebuild process is complete the user will be asked to reboot the system ...

Page 77: ... A000 Keys Available Space Change Option ESC Exit Halting BIOS On Bootup Errors The Adapter Configuration Options section allows you to enable or disable The system to Halt operation at the BIOS startup screen should an error be detected This is the only option that can be changed on this screen Viewing System Resources The System Resources Configuration section of this submenu displays the PCI sl...

Page 78: ... P 76 Advanced Chipset Features P 79 Integrated Peripherals P 83 Power Management Setup P 89 PnP PCI Configurations P 93 PC Health Status P 95 Frequency Voltage Control P 97 Load Fail Safe Defaults P 99 Load Optimized Defaults P 100 Set Supervisor User Password P 101 Save Exit Setup P 102 EXIT Without Saving P 103 ...

Page 79: ...vious 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 changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page ...

Page 80: ...een The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu For GA 7DXR only For GA 7DX only CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software 4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency Voltage Control 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced Chipset ...

Page 81: ...P PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the adjustable configurations of PCI PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is for monitoring system status such as temperature voltage and fan speed Frequency Voltage Control This setup page is for controlling CPU clock and frequency ratio Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to se...

Page 82: ... User Password Set Change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup ...

Page 83: ...owed in the month Year The year from 1999 through 2098 CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Wed Feb 28 2001 Item Help Time hh mm ss 2 31 24 Menu Level 4 4IDE Primary Master None Change the day month 4IDE Primary Slave None year 4IDE Secondary Master None 4IDE Secondary Slave None Week Sun to Sat Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Month Floppy ...

Page 84: ... 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 Drive B The category ident...

Page 85: ...d error it will stop for all other errors Default value All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory Size The POST of the BIOS wil...

Page 86: ... SCSI RAID Select Boot first from SCSI device on the add on PCI SCSI card For GA 7DXR only CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection Auto Item Help RAID SCSI Boot Order RAID SCSI First Boot Device Floppy Menu Level 4 Second Boot Device HDD 0 Auto Third Boot Device CDROM Allows BIOS to Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled update flash data BootUp N...

Page 87: ...During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 type 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 t differentiate between 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 t...

Page 88: ...ase note since running an IOAPIC enabled OS like Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP system with none IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang Following are some situations users might run into 1 An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC this will cause your system to hang HDD S M A R T Capability Enabled Enable HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Disable HDD S M A R ...

Page 89: ...le this function only if the AGP Card support Fast Write Function Enable this function can increase AGP performance Default Value Disabled Disable this function CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Top Performance Disabled Item Help AGP Aperture Size 64 AGP Fast Write Enabled Menu Level 4 AGP Mode 4X AGP Always Compensate Disabled SDRAM ECC Setting Disa...

Page 90: ...nable DRAM 1bit error checking and correcting in CPU AGP PCI and DRAM DRAM Timing setting by Auto Set DRAM Timing setting to Auto Default value Manual Set DRAM Timing setting to Manual DRAM PH Limit This function specify the number of consecutive Page Hit requests to allow before choosing a non Page Hit request 1 Cycle Set DRAM PH Limit to 1 Cycle 4 Cycle Set DRAM PH Limit to 4 Cycle 8 Cycle Set D...

Page 91: ...alue to 9 Cycle 10 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 10 Cycle DRAM Trp Timing Value This function specify the delay from precharge command to activate command 1 Cycle Set DRAM Trp Timing Value to 1 Cycle 2 Cycle Set DRAM Trp Timing Value to 2 Cycle 3 Cycle Set DRAM Trp Timing Value to 3 Cycle 4 Cycle Set DRAM Trp Timing Value to 4 Cycle DRAM Tras Timing Value This function specifies the minimum b...

Page 92: ...cy to 2 5 Cycle SDRAM Trcd Timing Value This function specifies the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or write command is accepted 1 Cycle Set SDRAM Trcd Timing Value to 1 Cycle 2 Cycle Set SDRAM Trcd Timing Value to 2 Cycle 3 Cycle Set SDRAM Trcd Timing Value to 3 Cycle 4 Cycle Set SDRAM Trcd Timing Value to 4 Cycle ...

Page 93: ...ise Function Enabled RAID Controller Function RAID ATA66 100 Onboard USB2 0 Function Enabled Set Conductor Cable USB Controller 1 Enabled to ATA66 100 USB Controller 2 Enabled USB Legacy Support Disabled ATA33 AC97 Audio Auto Set Conductor Cable AC97 Modem Auto to ATA33 Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port A Auto Onboard Serial Port B Auto Serial Port B Mode Normal Duplex Mode Half O...

Page 94: ...atible with ATA66 100 ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 OnBoard IDE1 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port OnBoard IDE2 Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port VGA Boot from PCI Slot Set VGA Boot ...

Page 95: ...isable USB Controller 2 USB Legacy Support Enabled Enable USB Device Such as USB KB Mouse support in Legacy Mode eg DOS Win NT4 0 Disabled Disable OnBoard Legacy Audio Default Value AC97 Audio Auto Enable onboard AC 97 audio function Default Value Disabled Disable this function AC97 Modem Auto BIOS will search MC97 Codec AMR Modem Card If found MC97 function will be enabled If no MC97 Codec found ...

Page 96: ...8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port B Serial Port B Mode This item allows you to determine which serial port B Mode of onboard I O chip Normal Normal serial port B operation Default Value HPSIR Set onboard I O chip serial port B to HPSIR Mode ASKIR Set onboard I O chip serial port B to ASKIR Mode Duplex Mode Half Half Duplex Mode Default ...

Page 97: ... Default Value Disabled Disable this function Sound Blaster Enabled Enable Sound Blaster Disabled Disable Sound Blaster Default Value SB I O Base Address 220H Set SB I O Base Address to 220H Default Value 240H Set SB I O Base Address to 240H 260H Set SB I O Base Address to 260H 280H Set SB I O Base Address to 280H SB IRQ Select IRQ 5 7 9 10 Default Value 5 SB DMA Select DMA 0 1 2 3 Default Value 1...

Page 98: ...0 333H Default Value 300 303H Set MPU 401 I O Address to 300 303H 310 313H Set MPU 401 I O Address to 310 313H 320 323H Set MPU 401 I O Address to 320 323H Game Port 200 207H Disabled Disable Game Port 200 207H Enabled Enable Game Port 200 207H Default Value For GA 7DX only ...

Page 99: ...r button once then he can enter suspend mode CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Sleep Type S1 POS Item Help Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled Soft Off by PBTN Instant off Menu Level 4 System after AC Back Off PME Event Wake Up Enabled USB Dev Wakeup from S3 S5 Disabled PS2 K B WakeUp from S3 Disabled ModemRingOn WakeOnLan Enabled MODEM Use IRQ 3 Resu...

Page 100: ...5 Enabled Enable USB Device Wakeup from ACPI S3 S4 and S5 mode Disabled Disable USB Device Wakeup from ACPI S3 S4 and S5 mode Default Value PS2 K B Wakeup from S3 Enabled Enable PS2 K B Wakeup from S3 mode Disabled Disable PS2 K B Wakeup from S3 mode Default Value ModemRingOn WakeOnLan Disabled Disable Modem Ring On Wake On LAN function Enabled The modem ring LAN wake up will bring the system out ...

Page 101: ...pecified IRQ to Wake up system from sleep mode or Reload PM Timer to prevent system to enter sleep mode Enabled Enable specified IRQ to Wake up system from sleep mode or Reload PM Timer to prevent system to enter sleep mode VGA OFF Disable monitor VGA activity to prevent system to enter sleep mode Default value ON Enable monitor VGA activity to prevent system to enter sleep mode LPT COM LPT COM En...

Page 102: ...ue OFF Disable HDD FDD Ports Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or prevent system to enter sleep mode PCI master ON Enable PCI master Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or prevent system to enter sleep mode OFF Disable PCI master Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or prevent system to enter sleep mode Default value ...

Page 103: ...d Set the resource to reserved CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto Item Help X IRQ Resources Press Enter PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level 4 PCI 1 5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Assign PnP resource PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto I O address IRQ DMA channels for Plug and Play compatible devices automatically...

Page 104: ...to Auto assign IRQ to PCI1 5 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI1 5 PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI2 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI3 Default value 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI3 ...

Page 105: ...ct system s voltage status automatically CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp 57 C 134 F Item Help Current System Temp 31 C 87 F Current CPU Fan Speed 5553 RPM Menu Level 4 Current System Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 3 10V 3 3V 3 31V 5V 5 10V 12V 12 42V CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU Fan Warning No System Fan Warning No Move Enter Select PU PD Va...

Page 106: ...p at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value CPU Fan Warning No Disable this function Default value Yes Enable CPU Fan Warning function to display warning message when CPU Fan speed is under lower limit RPM System Fan Warning No Disable this function Default value Yes Enable System Fan Warning function to display warning message when System Fan speed is under a lower limit RPM ...

Page 107: ...Voltage Control to 2 83V CPU Frequency Control Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable this function to setup your CPU clock CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control AGP Voltage Control Normal Item Help DDR Voltage Control Normal CPU Frequency Control Disabled Menu Level 4 X CPU Clock 100 CPU OverVoltage Control Normal Normal CPU Vcore 1...

Page 108: ... CPU Clock This item will be available when CPU Frequency is set to Enabled CPU OverVoltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 1 100V to 1 850V by 0 025V step Default value Normal Normal CPU Vcore CPU Vcore ...

Page 109: ...p Utility Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software 4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency Voltage Control 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password 4Power Management Setup Set User Password 4PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup 4PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q...

Page 110: ...ity Copyright C 1984 2002 Award Software 4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency Voltage Control 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password 4Power Management Setup Set User Password 4PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup 4PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash...

Page 111: ...tup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering 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 Advanced BIOS Feature 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...

Page 112: ...02 Award Software 4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency Voltage Control 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password 4Power Management Setup Set User Password 4PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup 4PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Sa...

Page 113: ... 2002 Award Software 4Standard CMOS Features 4Frequency Voltage Control 4Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults 4Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password 4Power Management Setup Set User Password 4PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup 4PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup...

Page 114: ...hone 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 115: ...GP Miniport Driver 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 5 1 Click AMD AGP Miniport Driver item 2 Click Next 3 Click Finish 4 Click OK to restart computer ...

Page 116: ...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 1 Click VIA Bus Master IDE Filter Driver item 2 Click Next 3 Click Next 4 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 117: ...ver 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 For your reference you can use the following steps to complete the Promise RAID Driver Installation 3 4 5 6 1 Click Other Device 7 Click here 3 Click Control Panel 4 Click System 5 Click here 6 Click here 2 Refer Promise RAID Driver Setup Infor...

Page 118: ...ext 11 Click Next 16 Click OK 15 Type D Other Promise 20276 Ideraid win9x ME This manual assumes that your CD ROM device drive letter is D 17 Click Next 10 Click here 12 Click SCSI controllers 13 Click Next 14 Click Have Disk 8 Click here ...

Page 119: ...therboard 109 13 14 15 If you want to realize the setup information in detail please refer to the Driver Information for setting your system completely 18 Click Next 19 Click Finish 20 Click Yes to restart computer ...

Page 120: ...rboard 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 5 6 1 Click Other Device 4 Click Yes 2 Click FastTrak Utilities Installation 5 Click Next 3 Click Next ...

Page 121: ...7DX R 7DXE Motherboard 111 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 Click Finish to restart computer 8 Click Next 7 Click Next 6 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Click Next ...

Page 122: ...all Usb driver please refer to attached README txt file for detail instruction Please install the driver through CD ROM by the path D Other USB20 This manual assumes that your CD ROM device drive letter is D 1 2 3 1 Click Other Device 2 Click Usb 2 0 Host controller Driver ...

Page 123: ...hat your CD ROM device drive letter is D 1 2 If you want to install ATA133 Driver go to Control Panel System Device Manager and install driver by manually Please refer to the following precedure 3 4 1 Click SCSI controllers 1 Click ATA133 Driver setup Information 3 Click Update Driver item 2 Click Properties ...

Page 124: ...Appendix 114 5 6 7 8 9 8 Click Close and install OK 4 Please select the path D Other Promise 20276 ATA133 Win9x ME 5 Click Next 6 Click Next 7 Click Finish ...

Page 125: ...h 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 For GA 7DXR only Press Audio icon 2 Click OK 3 Click Yes 1 Click Creative 5880 Sound Driver 4 Click Next ...

Page 126: ...Appendix 116 5 6 7 8 9 5 Click Next 8 Click Finish to restart computer 6 Click here 7 Click Next ...

Page 127: ...M 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 5 6 Press Tools icon 2 Click EasyTuneIII Ver 3 3 1 Click Gigabyte Utilities 3 Click Next 4 Please enter your name and company name then click Next 5 Click Next 6 Click Next ...

Page 128: ...Appendix 118 7 8 7 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 129: ...Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOSTM sever Gigabyte BIOSTM sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte BIOSTM 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 ver 1 08q Click Click Here Press Tools icon 1 Click Giga...

Page 130: ...eginning 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 Selecting name will cause the system unbooted b In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS...

Page 131: ... 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 flo...

Page 132: ... 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 ...

Page 133: ...7DXE Motherboard 123 STEP 3 Download BIOS and BIOS utility program 1 Please go to Gigabyte website http www gigabyte com tw index html and click Support 2 From Support zone click the Motherboards BIOS Drivers ...

Page 134: ...lect GA 7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files 4 Select an appropriate BIOS version For example F4 and click to download the file It will pop up a file download screen then select the Open this file from its current location and press OK ...

Page 135: ...ard 125 5 At this time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the files 6 Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and press Extract ...

Page 136: ...nter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrends AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CH...

Page 137: ...IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check Setup ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETU...

Page 138: ...tarting Windows 98 Microsoft R Windows98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 A dir w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB 353D Directory of A COMMAND COM 7VTX F4 FLASH841 EXE 3 file s 838 954 bytes 0 dir s 324 608 bytes free A Flash841 7VTX F4 2 Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu Press Enter the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right...

Page 139: ...e or press ESC to quit Beware Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative 4 The BIOS flash completed Please press ESC to exit Flash Utility Are you sure to flash the BIOS Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel EXIT Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel ...

Page 140: ...Health ok AMD Athlon Processor 900MHz Check NVRAM 262144KB Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrends AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SE...

Page 141: ...LE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights 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 ...

Page 142: ...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 143: ... POST 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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