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Page 1: ...e a commit ment to up datethe information contained herein Third party brands andnames are the property of their respective owners Please do notremoveany labels on motherboard this mayvoid the warranty of thismotherboard Dueto rapidchange in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before pwblicution of this booklet ...

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Page 3: ...Declaration of Conformity Rex Lin ...

Page 4: ...tions This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inferencereceived including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name Signature Eric Lu Supplementar y Infor mation Model Number 18305 Valley Blvd Suite A LA Puent CA 91744 G B T INC 818 854 9338 81...

Page 5: ...GA 6IEM L Series Socket 370 Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL Socket 370 Processor Motherboard Rev 1 1 First Edition 12ME 6IEM 1101 ...

Page 6: ...Unit CPU 10 Step1 1 CPU Installation 10 Step1 2 CPU Heat Sink Installation 11 Step 2 Install memorymodules 12 Step 3 Install expansion cards 13 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 14 Step4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction 14 Step4 2 Connectors Introduction 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 23 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F3d 24 Standard CMOS Features 26 Advanced BIOS Features 30 A...

Page 7: ...ontrol 56 Load Fail Safe Defaults 58 Load Optimized Defaults 59 Set Supervisor User Password 60 Save Exit Setup 61 Exit Without Saving 62 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 63 Block Diagram 65 BIOS Introduction 66 EasyTuneIIITM Introduction 67 Chapter 5 Appendix 68 Power Management Setup 48 ...

Page 8: ...nitial release of the GA 6IEM Series motherboard user s manual Nov 2001 The GA 6IEM Series motherboard IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 CD for motherboard driver utility IUCD GA 6IEM Series user s manual Internal COM B Cable Optional Revision History Item Checklist ...

Page 9: ...stem 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX power connector on the motherboard If themotherboard has mountingholes but they don t line upwiththe holes onthe base andthere are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portionof the spacers thespacer may be a little ha...

Page 10: ...168 pin DIMM sockets Supports PC 100 PC 133 SDRAM Auto Supports only 3 3V SDRAM DIMM Supports up to 512MGB SDRAM Max I O Control ITE IT8712F A Slots 1 AGP Slot 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE 2 IDE bus master DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices Supports PIO mode3 4 UDMA33 ATA66 ATA100 IDE ATAPI CD ROM On Board Peripherals 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD wit...

Page 11: ...dware configurations including CPU Chipsets SDRAM Cards etc 1 SCR Smart card Reader Hardware Monitor CPU System Fan Revolution detect CPU System temperature detect System Voltage Detect On Board Sound AC97 CODEC Line In Line Out Mic In CD In Game Port SPDIF Front Audio Header On Board LAN Build in Kinnereth 82562ET On Board VGA Build in FW82815 PS 2 Connector PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse...

Page 12: ...r GA 6IEML only DIMM1 DIMM2 GA 6IEM L KB_MS COMA LPT1 GAM E LINE_OUT MIC_IN USB AC97 F_PANEL BATTERY BIOS J14 ICH2 COM B SOCKET 370 J1 ATXPWR Kinnereth FLOPPY IDE2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 AGP JP13 JP32 LINE_IN LAN VGA J5 J16 J12 IDE1 JP44 J2 LED 2 IT8712 82815 JP41 JP22 JP34 ...

Page 13: ...ing steps Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 2 Install memory modules Step 3 Install expansion cards Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 5 Setup BIOS software Step 6 Install supporting software tools Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ...

Page 14: ... 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 For example The newest Pentium III processor FC PGA2 package Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation ...

Page 15: ...an connector than install complete 1 Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation Please use Intel approved cooling fan We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation Please refer to CPU heat sink user s manual for more...

Page 16: ...s 1 The DIMM slot has two notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it down 3 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module SDRAM When STR DIMM LED is ON do not install remove SDRAM from socket Please not...

Page 17: ... Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard 4 Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot 5 Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card 6 Replace your computer s chassis cover 7 Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS 8 Install related driver from the operating system AGP Card whenremo...

Page 18: ... please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have astandardUSB interface Also makesureyourOS Win 95withUSB supplement Win98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Win NT with SP 6 supports USB controller If your OS does not support USB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors USB ...

Page 19: ...C Injack Devicelike CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line In MIC In Line Out Parallel Port Serial Port and VGA Port LPT COMA VGA This connector supports 1 standard COM port 1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port Device like printercan be connected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports Parallel Port 25 pin Female COMA VGA Serial Port 9 pin Male VGA Port 15...

Page 20: ...otherboard Step4 2 Connectors Introduction A J2 B LED 2 C ATX PWR D Floppy E IDE IDE2 F BATTERY G F_PANEL H JP32 I J14 J J12 A B C D E J L N K F G H I O Q P K JP13 L J16 M JP22 N J5 O JP44 P JP41 Q CN10 R JP34 S J1 S M R ...

Page 21: ...AN Connector 12V Control Sense GND 1 Please note a proper installation of the CPU cooleris essential to preventthe CPU from run ning under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600mA 12V Control Sense GND 1 AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other relateddevices arefirmly connected to th...

Page 22: ...on 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 buy ing support front audio connector please contact your dealer P JP41 F_AUDIO Connector 1 Incas...

Page 23: ...19 Hardware Installation Process D Floppy Connector 1 Floppy 1 IDE2 1 IDE1 Q CN10 COM B 1 E IDE1 IDE2 Connector ...

Page 24: ...s on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 3 3V stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when STR function is disabled by jumper and AC Power cord is disconnected 1 N J5 CD_IN CD L CD R 1 GND This MB supports optional LAN chip If the MB has optional LAN chip the user can enable the LAN function by setting the JP34 to 1 2 user can disable the optional LAN function by settin...

Page 25: ...IR function only please connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5 VCC NC IRRX GND IRTX NC VCC GND NC CIRRX L J16 Smart Card Reader Header NC NC NC DATA DATA DATA NC VCC VCC NC DATA Clock GND NC This MBsupports smartcard reader T o enable smart card reader function an optional smart card reader box is required Please contact your autherized distributor 1 1 M JP22 CASE OPEN CASE OPEN 1 Signal GND This 2 pin...

Page 26: ...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 F Battery CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Disp...

Page 27: ...ed F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table only for Option Page Setup Menu F7 Load the Setup Defaults F8 Reserved F9 Reserved F10 Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS SetupProgram The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration...

Page 28: ... T est it will allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Q Flash utility The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F3d Once youenter AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility theMain Menu Figure1 will appear onthescreen The MainMenuallows youto select from eight setup functions andtwo exit choices Usearrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup ...

Page 29: ...etup page is control CPU s clock and frequency ratio Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration Set Supervis or password Change set or disable password It allo...

Page 30: ...Drive A 1 44M 3 5 Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 130048K Total Memory 131072K Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is week month day year Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the ...

Page 31: ...lowing items Enter the information directlyfromthe keyboard andpress Enter Suchinformationshould be providedin 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 SECTORSNumber of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive A Drive B The category identi...

Page 32: ...ring power up NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped All But Keyboar The system boot will not stop for a keyboard 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 othe...

Page 33: ...nal 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 Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map ...

Page 34: ...right C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection Auto Item Help Processor Serial Number Disabled Menu Level First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up Num Lock On Password Check Setup Interrupt Mode APIC MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 ...

Page 35: ...ot device priority by USB HDD LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determinethe floppy diskdrive installed is 40 or80 tracks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell ...

Page 36: ...2000 Windows XP systemwith none IOAPIC HW support will causethe system tohang Following are somesituationsusers might run into 1 An IOAPI C enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC this will cause your system to hang 2 An IOAPIC enabled OS and change a processorfrom IOAPIC supportedto none IOAPIC support like VIA C3 Cyrix MII Cyrix III and some I ntel Pentium CeleronTM Processor c...

Page 37: ... SDRAM Cycle Time Tras Trc 7 9 X SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 X SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3 Delayed Transaction Enabled AGP Graphics Aperture Size 64MB AGP Device 4X Support Enabled On Chip Video windows Size 64MB Buffer Strength Parameter Press Enter Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults We would not suggest you c...

Page 38: ... 3 Default X SCS 4 Row 4 Default X SCS 5 Row 5 Default X SCKE 0 Row 0 Default X SCKE 1 Row 1 Default X SCKE 2 Row 2 Default X SCKE 3 Row 3 Default X SCKE 4 Row 4 Default X SCKE 5 Row 5 Default Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set T op ...

Page 39: ...3 SCLKs Default value 2 Set SDRAM RAS to CAS delay 2 SCLKs SDRAM RAS Pr echarge Time 3 Set SDRAM RAS Precharge Time to 3 Default value 2 Set SDRAM RAS Precharge Time to 2 Delayed Transaction Disabled Normal operation Enabled For slow speed ISA device in system Default value AGP Graphics Aperture Size 32MB AGP Graphics Aperture Size is 32MB 64MB AGP Graphics Aperture Size is 64MB Default Value AGP ...

Page 40: ...MAA SBS to Default Default value 1 7x Set SWE SCAS SRAS SMAA SBS to 1 7x 0 7x Set SWE SCAS SRAS SMAA SBS to 0 7x 1 0x Set SWE SCAS SRAS SMAA SBS to 1 0x SMD 63 0 SDQM 7 0 Default Set SMD 63 0 SDQM 7 0 to Default Default value 1 7x Set SMD 63 0 SDQM 7 0 to 1 7x 0 7x Set SMD 63 0 SDQM 7 0 to 0 7x 1 0x Set SMD 63 0 SDQM 7 0 to 1 0x SMAA 7 4 Rows 0 1 Default Set SMAA 7 4 Rows 0 1 to Default Default va...

Page 41: ...lue 2 7x Set SMAC 7 4 Rows 4 5 to 2 7x 1 7x Set SMAC 7 4 Rows 4 5 to 1 7x 1 0x Set SMAC 7 4 Rows 4 5 to 1 0x SCS 0 Row0 Default Set SCS 0 Row 0 to Default Default value 1 7x Set SCS 0 Row 0 to 1 7x 1 0x Set SCS 0 Row 0 to 1 0x SCS 1 Row1 Default Set SCS 1 Row 1 to Default Default value 1 7x Set SCS 1 Row 1 to 1 7x 1 0x Set SCS 1 Row 1 to 1 0x SCS 2 Row2 Default Set SCS 2 Row 2 to Default Default v...

Page 42: ...w5 Default Set SCS 5 Row 5 to Default Default value 1 7x Set SCS 5 Row 5 to 1 7x 1 0x Set SCS 5 Row 5 to 1 0x SCKE 0 Row0 Default Set SCKE 0 Row 0 to Default Default value 2 7x Set SCKE 0 Row 0 to 2 7x 1 7x Set SCKE 0 Row 0 to 1 7x SCKE 1 Row1 Default Set SCKE 1 Row 1 to Default Default value 2 7x Set SCKE 1 Row 1 to 2 7x 1 7x Set SCKE 1 Row 1 to 1 7x SCKE 2 Row2 Default Set SCKE 2 Row 2 to Defaul...

Page 43: ... 3 Row 3 to 2 7x 1 7x Set SCKE 3 Row 3 to 1 7x SCKE 4 Row4 Default Set SCKE 4 Row 4 to Default Default value 2 7x Set SCKE 4 Row 4 to 2 7x 1 7x Set SCKE 4 Row 4 to 1 7x SCKE 5 Row5 Default Set SCKE 5 Row 5 to Default Default value 2 7x Set SCKE 5 Row 5 to 2 7x 1 7x Set SCKE 5 Row 5 to 1 7x ...

Page 44: ...rimary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto USB Controller Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Init Display First PCI AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto Power On By Mouse Disabled Power On By Keyboard Disabled X KB Power ON Password Enter Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Seri...

Page 45: ...Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 5 1 Integrated Peripherals On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default value Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port IDEPrimary Master PIO for onboard IDE1st channel Auto BIOS will automatically...

Page 46: ...ll automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Default value Mode0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode IDEPrimary Master UDMA Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Default value Disabled Disable UDMA function IDEPrimary Slave UDMA Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Default value Disabled Disable UDMA function IDESecondary Master UDMA Auto ...

Page 47: ...nductor Cable to ATA66 100 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA66 100 ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 USB Controller Enabled Enable USB Controller Default value Disabled Disable USB Controller USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Default...

Page 48: ...Click Double click on PS 2 mouse left button Disabled Disable this function Default value Power On By Keyboard Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled Disable this function Default value Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on your system KB Power ON Password Enter Input password from 1 to 5 characters and pr...

Page 49: ...RQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 Default value 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red IR function of Onboard I O chip ASKIR Set onboard I O chi...

Page 50: ... Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP EPP mode ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3 Default Value 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1 AC Back Function Memory System power on depends on the status before AC lost Soft Off Always in Off state when AC back Default value Full On Always power on the system when AC back Game Port Address Disabled Disabled this function 201 Set Ga...

Page 51: ... IRQ 10 Set 11 for Midi Port IRQ Default Value CIR Port Address Disabled Disable this function Default Value 310 Set CIR Port Address to 310 320 Set CIR Port Address to 320 CIR Port IRQ 5 Set 5 for CIR Port IRQ 11 Set 11 for CIR Port IRQ Default Value ...

Page 52: ... Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant off PME Event Wake Up Enabled ModemRingOn WakeOnLan Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled X Date of Month Alarm Everyday X Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Reload Global Timer Events Primary IDE 0 Disabled Primary IDE 1 Disabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled FDD COM LPT Port Disabled PCI PIRQ A D Disabled Move Enter Select PU P...

Page 53: ...software APM function Max Saving Enable Green software APM function Video off Method V H SYNC Blank BIOS will turn off V H SYNC when gets into Green mode for Green monitor power saving Blank Screen BIOS will only black monitor when gets into Green mode DPMS BIOS will use DPMS Standard to control VGA card The Green type VGA card will turn off V H SYNC automatically Default value Video Off In Suspen...

Page 54: ...Suspend Mode Default value 1 min 1 Hour Setup the timer to enter Suspend Mode HDD Power Down Disabled Disable HDD Power Down mode function Default value 1 15 mins Enable HDD Power Down mode between 1 to 15 mins Soft off by PWR BTTN Instant off Press power button then Power off instantly Default value Delay 4 Sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 s...

Page 55: ...m Lead To Power On is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Primary IDE0 1 Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable monitor Primary IDE 0 1 for Green event Secondar y IDE0 1 Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable monitor Secondary IDE 0 1 for Green event FDD COM LPT Port Disabled Disable this function Default value Enab...

Page 56: ...urces 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 PCI Device The resource is used by PCI device Reserved Set the resource to reserved CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto Item Help X IRQ Resources Press Enter Menu Level PCI1 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI3 IRQ Assignment Auto Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Ge...

Page 57: ...15 Set IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI1 PCI2 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 PCI3 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 58: ...il Warning Disabled POWER FAN Fail Warning Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PC Health Status Figure8 PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Case Opened If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case have been opened Case Opened will show Yes If you wa...

Page 59: ...rning Temperature 60 C 140 F Monitor CPU Temp at 60 C 140 F 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at 80 C 176 F 90 C 194 F Monitor CPU Temp at 90 C 194 F Disabled Disable this function Default value Fan Fail Warning CPU POWER SYSTEM Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable Default value Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable ...

Page 60: ... F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Frequency Voltage Control Figure 9 Frequency Voltage Control CPUHost Clock Control Note If system hangs up before enter CMOSsetup utility wait for 10 sec for times out reboot When time out occur system will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot Disabled Disable this function Default value Enabled Enable this function CP...

Page 61: ...up 57 Host DRAM Clock Ratio 1 0 Memory Frequency Host clock X 1 0 0 75 Memory Frequency Host clock X 0 75 Auto Depend s On SPD Data Default value Memory Frequency Mhz The values depend on CPU Host Frequency Mhz ...

Page 62: ...e Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 10 Lo...

Page 63: ...rd CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11 Load Optim...

Page 64: ...etup program function When enabled the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program andhaving full configuration fields the User password isrequired to access only basic items If you select System at Password Check in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for thepasswordevery time the system isrebooted or any time youtryto enter Setup Menu If youselect Setup at Pas...

Page 65: ...atures Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Save Datat to CMOS Figure 13 Save Exit Setup Save to C...

Page 66: ... Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving ESC Quit Select Item F8 Q Flash F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 14 Exit Without Saving Quit...

Page 67: ...hmark testing programs These data are just referred by users and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users The different Hardware Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results CPU Intel Socket370 Pentium III 1 13G Intel Socket370 Celeron 1 1G processor DRAM 128x2 MB RAM PQI PC 166 MP6828UMR T6863 CACHE SIZE 256 KB included in CPU Intel...

Page 68: ... III Intel Celeron Socket 370 Socket 370 1 13GHz 133x8 5 1 1GHz 100x11 SPECviewperf 6 12 Pro CDRS 03 14 75 4 363 MedMCAD 01 19 15 5 338 Light 04 4 909 2 077 DX 06 13 67 4 025 DRV 07 12 00 3 149 Awadvs 04 47 47 5 78 Winstone 2001 CC Winstone 2001 56 7 54 2 43 6 Business Winstone 2001 41 8 40 1 32 3D Mark 20001 1 0D Memory Benchmark 5008 579 457 ...

Page 69: ...66MHz 66 MHz 33 MHz 14 318 MHz 48 MHz 24 MHz 33 MHz LPC BUS AGP 4X 2X AGPCLK 66MHz 3 PCI PCICLK 33MHz 4 USB Ports ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels Floppy LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse COM Ports RTM560 50R MCH66 66MHz CPUCLK 66 100 133MHz AGPCLK 66MHz ICH3V66 66MHz PCICLK 33MHz USBCLK 48MHz 14 318 MHz 33 MHz AC97 CODEC AC97 Link MIC LINE IN LINE OUT Display Intel 82562ET RJ45 For GA 6IEML only ...

Page 70: ...smart BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand 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 c...

Page 71: ...ndimmediate CPU overclocking This software will thenoverdrive CPU speed automaticallywiththe result being shown in thecontrol panel If someone prefers to overdrive by oneself there isalso another choice Click AdvancedMode toenjoy sport drive class overclocking In Advanced Mode onecan change the systembus speed insmall increments to getultimate system performance Andno matter which mainboardis used...

Page 72: ... Installation A Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver WHQL 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 2 Click Next 4 3 Click Yes 1 Click I ntel UltraAT A Storage Driver item ...

Page 73: ...69 Appendix 6 7 5 4 Click Next 5 Click Next 6 Click Finish to restart computer 8 ...

Page 74: ...GA 6IEM Series Motherboard 70 B Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver WHQL 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click Intel 815 Chipsets VGA Graphics Driver item 2 Click Next 3 Click Yes 4 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 75: ...l 82562 Network Driver 6IEM skip the step Intel 82562 Network Driver under Windows ME will auto install If you would like to install LAN driver please refer to attached README txt file for detail instruction Please install the driver through CD ROM by the path D Network Rtl This manual assumes that your CD ROM device drive letter is D Press Network icon Click Driver Information ...

Page 76: ...therboard 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 3 Click Next 4 Please enter your name and company name then click Next Press T ools icon 1 Click Gigabyte Utilities 2 Click Easy Tune III Setup ...

Page 77: ...73 Appendix 5 6 7 8 5 Click Next 6 Click Next 7 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 78: ... 2 Click BIOS Writer Utility v1 08e 3 Click Click here Methods and steps I Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOSTM sever Gigabyte BIOSTM sever 1 in T aiwan and Gigabyte BIOSTM sever 2 in T aiwan are available for now the others will be completedsoon d Select the exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download ...

Page 79: ...g 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 wrong model name will cause the system unbooted b In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in...

Page 80: ...ed 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 f...

Page 81: ... 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 82: ...Series Motherboard 78 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 83: ...ect 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 84: ...rboard 80 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 85: ...TX1 F American Release 09 16 99 Megatr ends AMIBIOS C 1999 Amer ican Megatrend 2 Once you enter the BIOS setup utility the main menu will appear on the screen Use the arrows to highlight the item BIOS FEATURES SETUP 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...

Page 86: ...n Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE EXIT SETUP then press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot up AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP...

Page 87: ...tarting Windows 98 Microsoft R Windows98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 A dir w Volume in driveA 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 88: ...ure 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 89: ...1 F American Release 09 16 99 Megatr ends AMIBIOS C 1999 Amer ican Megatrend 2 Don t forget to press DEL key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up Use the arrows to highlight the item LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS then press Enter System will ask Load Setup Defaults Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ...

Page 90: ... 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 F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load S...

Page 91: ...Direct Memory Access DMI Desktop Management Interface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM Dual Retention Mechanism DRAM Dynamic Random 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...

Page 92: ... Translator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self T est 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 ...

Page 93: ...ntact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driver Utility Configuration CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description ...

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