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GA-7VT880 Series Motherboard

English

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the
other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main
BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup 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 and Q-Flash Utility?

1.) 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.

Flash BIOS Method Introduction

 Method 1 : Dual BIOS

 

/ Q-Flash

2.) Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

Dual BIOS Utility V1.33

Boot From..........................................................................

Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.........................................................

SST 39SF040

512K

Backup ROM Type/Size.....................................................

SST 39SF040

512K

Wide Range Protection

 Disable

Boot From

 Main Bios

Auto Recovery

 Enable

Halt On Error

 Disable

Keep DMI Data

 Enable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Update Main BIOS from Floppy

Update Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

PgDn/PgUp: Modify

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: Move

ESC: Reset

F10: Power Off

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

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Standard CMOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Integrated Peripherals

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Power Management Setup

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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PC Health Status

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Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit

higf

: Select Item

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Enter Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y

Содержание GA-7VT880 Pro

Страница 1: ...only motherboards might not function properly if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X 1 5V mode in it Example 2 Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by Power Color the graphi...

Страница 2: ...ment 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 th...

Страница 3: ...Mother Board GA 7VT880 Pro GA 7VT880 L GA 7VT880 May 13 2004...

Страница 4: ...ns 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 inference received incl...

Страница 5: ...USER S MANUAL GA 7VT880 Series AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron SocketA Processor Motherboard Rev 1002 12ME 7VT880 1002...

Страница 6: ...Install the Central Processing Unit CPU 10 Step 2 1 CPU Installation 10 Step 2 2 CPU Cooling Fan Installation 11 Step 3 Install Memory Modules 12 Step 4 Install expansion cards 13 Step 5 Connect ribbo...

Страница 7: ...Optimized Defaults 45 Set Supervisor User Password 46 Save Exit Setup 47 Exit Without Saving 47 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 49 BIOS Introduction 49 Flash BIOS Method Introduction 50 2 4 6 Channel Au...

Страница 8: ...reseparated from the system 5 Ensure that theATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove theATX power connectoronthemotherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis Ifthemotherb...

Страница 9: ...IDE controllers provides IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 operationmode On Board Floppy 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M byt...

Страница 10: ...ng Thermal shutdown function BIOS Licensed Award BIOS Supports Q Flash Dual BIOS j AdditionalFeatures Supports BIOS Supports EasyTune Overclocking Over Voltage CPU AGP DDR PCI by BIOS Over Clock CPU A...

Страница 11: ...BATTERY Backup BIOSj VT8237 VIA KT880 SOCKETA CPU_FAN ATX FDD IDE1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 DDR1 AGP F_USB1 COMB CD_IN PCI5 DDR2 F_AUDIO IR F_PANEL F_USB2 AUX_IN SUR_CEN SPDIF_IO PWR_LED GAME AUDIO USB LAN...

Страница 12: ...CICLK 33MHz AC97 Link MIC LINE IN LINE OUT AC97 CODEC 2 Serial ATA VIA VT8237 LPCBUS 8 USB Ports IT8705F 24MHz 33MHz Game Port Floppy LPT Port 2 COM Ports 3 IEEE1394 VT6306 IR ATA33 66 100 133 IDE Cha...

Страница 13: ...l expansion cards Step 5 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process Step 3 Step 1 Step 4 Step 5 Step 2 Step 5 Step 5 Step 1 Set System Jumper SW1 The...

Страница 14: ...1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View Socket Actuation Lever 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and upto90 degreeang...

Страница 15: ...your CPU and cooling fan 3 Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation Please refer to CPU cooling fan user s manual for more detail instal...

Страница 16: ...ch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket Then push it down 3 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets...

Страница 17: ...double the original one with the fastest speed at 6 4GB s DDR400 GA 7VT880 Pro GA 7VT880 L GA 7VT880 include 4 DIMM slots and each Channel has 2 DIMMs as following Channel A DDR 1 2 Channel B DDR 3 4...

Страница 18: ...S 2 mouse PS 2 Mouse Connector 6pin Female PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6pin Female PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port Devices like prin...

Страница 19: ...CEN cable If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup installation please refer to page 57 Audio Connectors j Only for GA 7VT880 Pro k Only for GA 7VT880 L USB LANjk Connector Bef...

Страница 20: ...ATX 3 CPU_FAN 4 SYS_FAN 5 PWR_FAN j 6 FDD 7 IDE1 IDE2 8 SATA0 SATA1 9 F_PANEL 10 BAT 11 PWR_LED 12 RAM_LED 13 F_AUDIO 14 SUR_CEN 15 SPDIF_IO 16 CD_IN 17 AUX_IN 18 F_USB1 F_USB2 19 F1_1394 F2_1394 20...

Страница 21: ...efinition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V 2 ATX ATX Power 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...

Страница 22: ...the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 Sense 4 SYS_FAN System Fan Connector Thi...

Страница 23: ...th the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature 1 6 FDD Floppy Connector Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD It supports 360K 1 2M 720K 1 44M and 2 88M bytes flo...

Страница 24: ...ide with the Pin1 39 40 IDE1 1 2 IDE2 8 SATA0 SATA1 Serial ATA Connector You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector it provides you high speed transfer rates 150MB sec If you wish to use...

Страница 25: ...lue Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Green Close Reset Hardware System PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Opera...

Страница 26: ...structions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 1...

Страница 27: ...Audio L 10 Rear Audio L 13 F_AUDIO Front Audio Connector If you want to use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header your chassis must have fro...

Страница 28: ...l speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector C...

Страница 29: ...Connector Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 17 AUX_IN AUX In Connector Connect other device such as PCI TV Tunner audio out to the conne...

Страница 30: ...2 3 GND 4 GND 5 TPB2 6 TPB2 7 No Pin 8 Power 9 Power 10 GND 19 F1_1394 F2_1394 Front IEEE1394 Connector Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which has fea...

Страница 31: ...e contact your local dealer Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 GRX1_R 3 GND 4 GPSA2 5 VCC 6 GPX2_R 7 GPY2_R 8 MSI_R 9 GPSA1 10 GND 11 GPY1_R 12 VCC 13 GPSB1 14 MSO_R 15 GPSB2 16 No Pin 21 GAME Game Connector T...

Страница 32: ...ar CMOS temporarilyshort 1 2 pin Open Normal 1 2 close Clear CMOS 22 INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function Check the pin assignment while y...

Страница 33: ...re Installation Process English 29 24 CI CASE OPEN This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system case begin remove Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2...

Страница 34: ...30 GA 7VT880 Serie Motherboard English...

Страница 35: ...Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the file safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table F7 LoadtheOptimizedDefaults F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash utility F9 SystemInformation F10 Save all the CMOS changes onl...

Страница 36: ...e possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E9 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu as figure below will a...

Страница 37: ...nfiguration l Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in bestperformanceconfiguration l Set Supervisor Password Change set or...

Страница 38: ...f you select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the doc...

Страница 39: ...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 Keyboard The system boot will not st...

Страница 40: ...boot device priority by LAN Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled Password Check System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password...

Страница 41: ...led Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal x UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Game Port Address 201 Midi Port A...

Страница 42: ...e onboard LAN function Onboard H W 1394 Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 function Default value Disabled Disable onboard IEEE1394 function Onboard LAN Boot ROM jk This function decide whether to invoke...

Страница 43: ...ult value 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP Using Parallel port...

Страница 44: ...ways power on the system when AC back Keyboard Power On Disabled Disabled this function Default value Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password Keyboard 98 If there i...

Страница 45: ...2 PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 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 PCI 3 PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 Default value...

Страница 46: ...il Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Level Disabled Don t monitor current fan speed Enabled Alarm when FAN stops PC Health Status Current Voltage V Vcore DDR2 5V 3 3V 12V Detect syste...

Страница 47: ...ws user to select the ACT 0 to ACT 1 Trrd when any DRAM DIMM installed 2T 3T Set ACT 0 to ACT 1 Trrd to 2T 3T Default Value 2T CPU Ratio Control This option will not be shown or not be available if yo...

Страница 48: ...AGP Frequency MHz The values depend on CPU Host Frequency Mhz DRAM Clock MHz By SPD BIOS will automatically setup the DRAM clock by DRAM SPD data Default value 133 If you use DDR266 DRAM module pleas...

Страница 49: ...dard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit higf Select Item F8 Dual BIOS Q Fl...

Страница 50: ...t the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Onc...

Страница 51: ...Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker M I T ESC Quit higf Select It...

Страница 52: ...48 GA 7VT880 Serise Motherboard English...

Страница 53: ...ternetand 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...

Страница 54: ...ROM Programming Utility Dual BIOS Utility V1 33 Boot From Main Bios Main ROM Type Size SST 39SF040 512K Backup ROM Type Size SST 39SF040 512K Wide Range Protection Disable Boot From Main Bios Auto Re...

Страница 55: ...to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable If...

Страница 56: ...n In the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run Where XXXX XX is name of the BIOS file XXXX XX 256K Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main 1 File s fo...

Страница 57: ...rrupt or damaged for various reasons the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system pow ered On Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged and is completely transparent to th...

Страница 58: ...have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion The DualBIOS technology will provide a state of the art solution to protect your PC Case I Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your enti...

Страница 59: ...oard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 2 Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do not click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS c Please select All Files in dialog box whi...

Страница 60: ...orted 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...

Страница 61: ...ed STEP 1 Connectthe stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the w...

Страница 62: ...or 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 4...

Страница 63: ...ter Subwoofer channels to MIC In Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you ll find an icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio icon Sound Effe...

Страница 64: ...vice Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port optical coaxis and SURROUND KIT Rear R L CEN Subwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center Subwoofer channels It is the best s...

Страница 65: ...ND KIT s REAR R L and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER STEP 5 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channel for 5 1 speakers out put Enable Only SURROUND KIT and pres...

Страница 66: ...device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard A SPDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could li...

Страница 67: ...jack speakers earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack and microphone to MIC In jack Jack Sensing includes 2 parts AUTO and MANUAL Following is an example for 2 channels Windows XP Please c...

Страница 68: ...s Motherboard English Manual setting If the device picture shows different from what you set please press Manual Selection to set If you set wrong with the connectors the warning mes sage will come ou...

Страница 69: ...in Line in or Line out jack the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated PS If UAJ couldn t work as expected please disable this function by pressing button UAJ information And then Jack Sen...

Страница 70: ...ill remind you there is no any Line out device plugged in Volume lever Mute button Note If you want to use AUX IN function you must disable UAJ function from the Speaker Configuration item in the AC97...

Страница 71: ...urn boot manager to NTFS format How to use the Xpress Recovery 1 Boot from CD ROM BMP Mode Enter the BIOS menu select Advanced BIOS Feature and set to boot from CD ROM Insert the provided driver CD in...

Страница 72: ...1C 00 F9 For Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery V1 0 C Copy Right 2003 GIGABYTE Technology CO Ltd 1 Execute Backup Utility 2 Execute Restore Utility 3 Remove Backup Image 4 Set Password 5 Exit and Restar...

Страница 73: ...to factory default or press Esc to exit Restores backup image to original state 3 Remove Backup Image Remove backup image Are you sure Y N Remove the backup image 4 Set Password Please input a 4 16 c...

Страница 74: ...70 GA 7VT880 Series Motherboard English...

Страница 75: ...0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives If any disk member fails it affects the entire array The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times...

Страница 76: ...atus h i Move to next item Enter Confirm the selection ESC Exit Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size GB Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74 53 Hdd Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111 79...

Страница 77: ...ht the target array mode that you want to create and press Enter to confirm the selection If RAID 1 is selected an option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and dupli...

Страница 78: ...Status Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74 53 Stripe0 Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111 79 Stripe1 u Auto Setup For Performance u Array Mode RAID 0 Striping u Select Disk Drives u Block Size 64...

Страница 79: ...ATA 111 79 Stripe1 Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays When a RAID is deleted the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two...

Страница 80: ...key to show the array status on the lower screen If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen VIA Technologies Inc VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1 20 Create...

Страница 81: ...s should be listed on the screen Refer to Fig 2 please select the proper chipset model Fig 1 Fig 2 Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk After you co...

Страница 82: ...78 GA 7VT880 Series Motherboard English...

Страница 83: ...page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system Click each item to install the driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically We recommend that you installall c...

Страница 84: ...0 LAN Chip driver k n RealTekAC97 Audio Driver Audio driver for RealtekAC97 codec chipset n VIA 8237 SerialATA Driver For VIA VT8237 SerialATA driver n VIA USB 2 0 Controller USB 2 0 Driver informatio...

Страница 85: ...rclocking and hardware monitoring functions n DMI Viewer Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI SMBIOS information of the system n Face Wizard New utility for adding BIOS logo n BIOS Gi...

Страница 86: ...OFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard CONTACT US Contact us via the in...

Страница 87: ...RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID function after I connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 Answer First of all you need to save some files in the CD ROM to a floppy d...

Страница 88: ...e Front USB Panel If the cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it Question 10 Sometimes Ihear differentcontinuousbeepsfrom computerafter s...

Страница 89: ...et in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3 4 by either RAID or ATA mode Answer Please set in the BIOS as follow 1 Advanced BIOS features SATA RAID SCSI boot order SATA 2 Advanced BIOS features First...

Страница 90: ...speed frequencyratio voltage and etc are set properly Failure has been excluded Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly ls CPU cooling fanpower connected to CPU_FAN properly Plug the CP...

Страница 91: ...tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP Is memoryLED on and CPUfan running The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or CPU memory socket itself Check if there is display Perha...

Страница 92: ...ny Phone No ContactPerson 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...

Страница 93: ...Access DMI DesktopManagementInterface DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module DRM DualRetentionMechanism DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory DDR DoubleDataRate ECP ExtendedCapabilities Port ESCD Extended System...

Страница 94: ...lator NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System OEM OriginalEquipmentManufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On SelfTest PCI PeripheralComponentInterconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Mo...

Страница 95: ...Appendix 91 English...

Страница 96: ...Fax 44 1908 362709 Tech Support http uk giga byte com TechSupport ServiceCenter htm Non Tech Support Sales Marketing issues http ggts gigabyte com tw nontech asp Website http uk giga byte com The Net...

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