Gigabyte GA 7VT600 User Manual

When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following

notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has

"AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP

card is AGP 4X/8X(1.5V).

AGP 4X/8X notch

Caution: AGP 2X(3.3V) card is not supported by VIA^®KT600. You

might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert

an AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) card

Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with

2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X

(1.5V) mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this card is

2X(3.3V).

The GA-7VT600(-L) (or any AGP 4X 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 graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their

golden finger is compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but

they support 2X(3.3V) only. The GA-7VT600(-L) (or any AGP 4X only)

motherboards might not function properly, If you install this card in it.

Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on

ATi Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance

with AGP 4X(1.5V) specification. Therefore, AG32S (G)will work

fine with VIA^®KT600 based motherboards.

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Trading GMbH

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

declare that the product

( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)

Mother Board

GA-7VT600

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

† EN 55011

Limits and methods of measurement

† EN 61000-3-2*

Disturbances in supply systems cause

of radio disturbance characteristics of

industrial,scientific and medical (ISM

high frequency equipment

7 EN 60555-2

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment "Harmonics"

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

† EN 61000-3-3*

Disturbances in supply systems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment "Voltage fluctuations"

† EN 55013

7 EN 60555-3

† EN 55014

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

household electrical appliances,

portable tools and similar electrical

apparatus

Generic emission standard Part 1:

7 EN 50081-1

Residual commercial and light industry

7 EN 50082-1

Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry

† EN 55015

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

fluorescent lamps and luminaries

† EN 55081-2

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

† EN 55020

Immunity from radio interference of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

† EN 55082-2

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

7 EN 55022

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

information technology equipment

† ENV 55104

lmmunity requirements for household

appliances tools and similar apparatus

† DIN VDE 0855

† part 10

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment

for receiving and/or distribution from

sound and television signals

† EN50091-2

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

power systems (UPS)

† part 12

(EC conformity marking)

7 CE marking

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product

with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC

† EN 60065

Safety requirements for mains operated

Safety for information technology equipment

† EN 60950

electronic and related apparatus for

household and similar general use

including electrical bussiness equipment

† EN 60335

Safety of household and similar

electrical appliances

† EN 50091-1

Manufacturer/Importer

Date :Jan. 12, 2004

General and Safety requirments for

uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Timmy Huang

Signature:

Name:

(Stamp)

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible PartName: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.)

Address:

17358 Railroad Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

Phone/Fax No:(818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Motherboard

GA-7VT600

Conforms to the following specifications:

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109

(a),Class B Digital Device

Supplementary Information:

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,

including that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person's Name:

Signature:

ERIC LU

E r i c Lu

Date: Jan. 12 ,2004

GA-7VT600(-L)

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD Athlon^™/ Athlon^™XP / Duron^™Socket A Processor Motherboard

Rev. 2001

12ME-7VT600-2001

Table of Contents

Item Checklist .........................................................................................4

WARNING! ............................................................................................... 4

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................5

Features Summary ...................................................................................... 5

GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard Layout .......................................................... 7

Block Diagram ............................................................................................. 8

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process............................................. 11

Step 1: Set System Jumper (JP1) .............................................................. 12

Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)..................................... 13

Step 2-1: CPU Installation ............................................................................................... 13

Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation ......................................................................... 14

Step 3: Install Memory Modules ................................................................ 15

Step 4: Install Expansion Cards ................................................................ 17

Step 5: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires and Power Supply ........ 18

Step 5-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction .......................................................................... 18

Step 5-2 : Connectors Introduction ................................................................................. 20

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ......................................................................... 31

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4c) ...................................... 32

Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 34

Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 37

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 39

Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 43

PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 46

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PC Health Status........................................................................................ 47

Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................ 49

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................. 51

Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................................... 52

Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 53

Save & Exit Setup....................................................................................... 54

Exit Without Saving .................................................................................... 55

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................... 57

@BIOS^™Introduction................................................................................. 57

EasyTune^™4 Introduction ......................................................................... 58

Flash BIOS Method Introduction............................................................... 59

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introduction ........................................ 74

Jack-Sensing Introduction......................................................................... 80

Xpress Recovery Introduction ................................................................... 82

Chapter 5 Appendix ............................................................................. 85

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

4 Port USB cable x 1

Audio combo kit x 1

IEEE 1394 cable x 1

Serial ATA cable x 2

Serial ATA power cable x 1

I/O shield

The GA-7VT600(-L) motherboard

CD for motherboard driver & utility (Driver CD)

The GA-7VT600(-L) user's manual

Quick PC installation guide

RAID manual

IDE cable x 2 / Floppy cable x 1

2 Port USB cable x 1

Motherboardsettingslabel

WARNING!

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To

protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you

work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have

one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as

the power supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or

othercomponents.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the

components whenever the components are 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

holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful

of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short

circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard

PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact

any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the

board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor

CPU

30.5cm x 20.0cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

Socket A processor

AMD Athlon / Athlon XP/ Duron (K7)

128K L1 & 512K/256K/64K L2 cache on die

200/266/333/400MHz FSB

Supports 1.4GHz and faster

Chipset

Memory

VIA KT600 Memory/AGP Controller (PAC)

VIA VT8235 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

3 184-pin DDR sockets

Supports DDR DRAM PC2100/PC2700/PC3200

Supports up to 3.0GB DDR (Max)

Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control

Slots

IT8705

1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X mode(1.5V) & AGP 3.0 compliant

5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2)

with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133)

operation mode

On-Board IDE

On-Board Peripherals

1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88M bytes

1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

2 Serial port (COMA & COMB)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 (4 by cable)

Hardware Monitor

On-Board Sound

CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

CPU/System temperature detect

System voltage detect

CPU/System fan fail warning

Thermal shutdown function

Realtek ALC655 CODEC

Supports Jack Sensing function

Line Out / 2 front speaker

Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch)

Mic In / center & subwoofer(by s/w switch)

SPDIF Out /SPDIF In

CD In / AUX In / Game connector

to be continued......

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Introduction

On-Board USB 2.0

On-Board LAN *

Built in VIA VT8235 Chipset

VIA VT6103L

1 RJ45 port

PS/2 Connector

BIOS

PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

Licensed Award BIOS

Supports Q-Flash

PS/2 Keyboard power on by password,

PS/2 Mouse power on by double click

External Modem wake up

STR(Suspend-To-RAM)

AdditionalFeatures

AC Recovery

Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

Supports @BIOS

Supports EasyTune 4

Overclocking

Over Voltage (CPU/AGP/DDR/PCI) by BIOS

Over Clock (CPU/AGP/DDR/PCI) by BIOS

Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications.

We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification

because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and

most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies

properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Memory, Cards…etc.

" * " For GA-7VT600-L only.

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GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard Layout

CPU_FAN

KB_MS

ATX

SOCKET A

FDD

AUDIO

VIA KT600

AGP

CLR_CMOS

PCI1

BATTERY

VT6103L*

JP1

PCI2

PCI3

VT8235

CODEC

SYS_FAN

PCI4

SUR_CEN

PCI5

IDE2

IDE1

IT8705

BIOS

F_USB1

F_USB2

F_PANEL

AUX_IN

GAME

PWR_LED

SPDIF_IO

" * " For GA-7VT600-L only.

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Introduction

Block Diagram

CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

AMD-K7^TM

AGP 4X/8X

System Bus100/133/166/200MHz

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

DDR RAM

HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

GCLK(66MHz)

VIA

KT600

5 PCI

RJ45*

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

48 MHz

VIA

VT6103L*

VCLK(66MHz)

BIOS

VIA

Game Port

Floppy

VT8235

IT8705

LPT Port

24 MHz

33 MHz

2 COM

Ports

ATA66/100/133

6 USB

Ports

AC97

IDE Channels

CODEC

PCICLK

(33MHz)

PS/2 KB/Mouse

PCICLK (33MHz)

USBCLK (48MHz)

14.318 MHz

HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

CLK

GEN

33 MHz

V_Link (66MHz) / GCLK (66MHz)

" * " For GA-7VT600-L only.

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Introduction

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

Step 1- Set System Jumper (JP1)

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 2

Step 3

Step 5

Step 1

Step 5

Step 4

Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation!

Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with

theBIOS/softwareinstallation.

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 1: Set System Jumper (JP1)

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166/200MHz by adjusting system jumper (JP1).

(The internal frequency depend on CPU.)

JP1

1-2

CPU CLOCK

100MHz

Open: Auto

Auto

Open

Close: 100MHz (Defualt)

100MHz : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU

Auto : Support FSB 266/333/400 MHz CPU

The "JP1" must set to "Auto" when you are using

FSB 266/333/400MHz CPU.

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Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning:

1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.

2. 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.

Step 2-1: CPU Installation

CPU Top View

CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and

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.

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation

Before installing the CPU cooling fan, adhere to the following warning:

1. Please use AMD approved cooling fan.

2. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat

conduction between 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

installation procedure.

1. Press down the CPU socket lever

and finish CPU installation.

2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD.

3. Fasten the cooling fan supporting-

base onto the CPU socket on the

motherboard.

4. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged

to the CPU fan connector, than

install completely.

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Step 3: Install Memory Modules

Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:

1. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to

the notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please

change the insert orientation.

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically

detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM

socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary

between sockets.

Notch

DDR

Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type:

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks)

64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks)

256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks)

512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks)

128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks)

256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks)

128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks)

512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks)

Total System Memory (Max3GB)

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Hardware Installation Process

1. The DIMM slot has a 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.

DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high

performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs, and

system integrators.

DDR memory is a great evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM

architecture, yet make the awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling

the memory bandwidth. Nowadays, with the highest bandwidth of 3.2GB/s of DDR400 memory and

complete line of DDR400/333/266/200 memory solutions, DDR memory is the best choice for building

high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers, workstations, and full

range of desktop PCs.

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Step 4: Install Expansion Cards

1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before install the expansion card into

thecomputer.

2. Remove your computer’s chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. 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.

Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable

bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/

uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to

the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the

slot. Make sure your AGP card is locked by the

small white-drawable bar.

AGP Card

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 5: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires and Power

Supply

Step 5-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction

[

X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

¾This connector supports standard PS/2

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

Y Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA / COMB)

Parallel Port

This connector supports 2 standard COM ports

(25 pin Female)

and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be

connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem

etc. can be connected to Serial ports.

COMA

COMB

Serial Port (9 pin Male)

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LAN is fast Ethernet with 10/100Mbps speed.

Before you connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s),pleasemakesureyourdevice(s)such

as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...

etc. Have a standard USB interface.Also make

sure your OS 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.

Z USB/LAN* Connector

LAN *

USB 0

USB 1

After install onboard audio driver, you may con-

nect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC

In jack. Device like CD-ROM,walkman etc. can

be connected to Line-In jack.

[ Audio Connectors

Line In (Rear Speaker)

Please note:

You are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature

by S/W selection.

Line Out (Front Speaker)

If you want to enable 6-channel function, you

have 2 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

MIC In (Center and Subwoofer)

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out"

Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In"

Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC Out ".

Method2:

You can refer to page 26, and contact your

nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup

installation, please refer to page 74.

" * " For GA-7VT600-L only.

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 5-2 : Connectors Introduction

12 13 16

1) CPU_FAN

2) SYS_FAN

3) ATX (ATX Power)

4) IDE1 / IDE2

5) FDD

10) SUR_CEN

11) CD_IN

12) AUX_IN

13) SPDIF_IO

14) F_USB1 / F_USB2

15) GAME

6) PWR_LED

7) F_PANEL

8) BATTERY

9) F_AUDIO

16) CI (Case Open)

17) CLR_CMOS

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1) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent 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

GND

+12V

Sense

2) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system

temperature.

Pin No.

Definition

GND

+12V

Sense

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Hardware Installation Process

3) ATX (ATX Power Connector)

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.

Pin No.

Definition

3.3V

GND

VCC

GND

VCC

GND

Power Good

5V SB (stand by +5V)

+12V

3.3V

-12V

GND

PS_ON(soft on/off)

GND

-5V

VCC

4) IDE1/ IDE2(IDE1/IDE2 Connector)

Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon

cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

IDE2

IDE1

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5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M and

2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the

Pin1.

6) PWR_LED

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It

will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn

to another color.

Pin No.

Definition

MPD+

MPD-

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Hardware Installation Process

7) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front

panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below.

Speaker Connector

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

Soft Power

Connector

Reset Switch

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)

(Blue)

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

Pin 1: VCC(+)

SPK (Speaker Connector)

(Amber)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch)

Open: Normal Operation

(Green)

Close: Reset Hardware System

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

N C

PW (Soft Power Connector)

(Red)

MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED)

(Yellow)

NC (Purple)

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8) BATTERY (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.

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.

9) 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 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 buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer. Please

note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to

play sound.

Pin No.

Definition

MIC

GND

REF

Power

Front Audio (R)

Rear Audio (R)

Reserved

No Pin

Front Audio (L)

Rear Audio (L)

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Hardware Installation Process

10) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Pin No.

Definition

SUR OUTL

SUR OUTR

GND

No Pin

CENTER_OUT

BASS_OUT

11) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

Pin No.

Definition

CD-L

GND

CD-R

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12) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)

Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out)to the connector.

Pin No.

Definition

AUX-L

GND

AUX-R

13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out Connector)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data

to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input

and output function. Use SPDIF in feature only when your device has digital output function. Be

careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you

connect the SPDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the

device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF cable, please contact your local

dealer.

Pin No.

Definition

VCC

No Pin

SPDIF

SPDIFI

GND

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Hardware Installation Process

14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow )

Be careful with the polarity of the F_USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you

connect the F_USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the

device unable to work or even damage it. For optional F_USB cable, please contact your local

dealer.

Pin No.

Definition

Power

USB0 DX-/USB2 DX-

USB1 Dy-/USB3 Dy-

USB0 DX+/USB2 DX+

USB1 Dy+/USB3 Dy+

GND

No Pin

15) GAME (Game Connector)

This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Check the pin

assignment while you connect the game cables. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional

game cables.

Pin No.

Definition

VCC

GRX1_R

GND

GPSA2

VCC

GPX2_R

GPY2_R

MSI_R

GPSA1

GND

GPY1_R

VCC

GPSB1

MSO_R

GPSB2

No Pin

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16) CI (Chassis Intrusion, 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

Signal

GND

17) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily shor

1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper.

Short: Clear CMOS

Open: Normal

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Hardware Installation Process

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify

the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so

that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to

enter standard BIOS CMOS SETUP.

If you require more advanced BIOS settings, please go to “Advanced BIOS” setting menu.To enter

Advanced BIOS setting menu, press “Ctrl+F1” key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL KEYS

<Ç>

<È>

<Å>

<Æ>

Enter

<Esc>

Move to previous item

Move to next item

Move to the item in the left hand

Move to the item in the right hand

Select item

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>

<F2>

<F3>

<F4>

<F5>

<F6>

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu

Item help

Reserved

Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu

Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup

<F7>

<F8>

<F9>

<F10>

Load the Setup Defaults

Q-Flash

System Information

Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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GETTINGHELP

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible

selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4c)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to

select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

ꢀPower Management Setup

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

ꢀPC Health Status

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ: Select Item

F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

F8: Q-Flash

Figure 1: Main Menu

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to

search the advanced option widden.

Standard CMOS Features

This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS.

Advanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features.

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Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

PowerManagementSetup

This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.

PnP/PCI Configurations

This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.

PC Health Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.

Frequency/Voltage Control

This setup 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 better performance configuration.

Set Supervisor password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup,

or just to Setup.

Set User password

Change, set, 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.

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Standard CMOS Features

Fri, Dec 26 2003

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Time (hh:mm:ss)

ꢀIDE Primary Master

ꢀIDE Primary Slave

ꢀIDE Secondary Master

ꢀIDE Secondary Slave

Drive A

Item Help

Menu Level ꢅ

Change the day, month,

year

22:31:24

[None]

<Week>

[None]

Sun. to Sat.

[1.44M, 3.5"]

[None]

<Month>

Drive B

Jan. to Dec.

<Day>

Floppy 3 Mode Support

[Disabled]

1 to 31(or maximun

allowed in the month.)

<year>

Halt On

[All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory

Extended Memory

Total Memory

640K

127M

128M

1999 to 2098

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ: 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

ꢀMonth

ꢀDay

The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only

The month, Jan. Through Dec.

The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)

The year, from 1999 through 2098

ꢀYear

)Time

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-

time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

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)IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the

computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto

type which will automatically detect HDD type.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work

properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If 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 documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

ꢀCapacity:

ꢀAccess Mode:

ꢀCylinder:

The hard disk size. The unit is Mega Bytes.

The options are: Auto / Large / LBA / Normal.

The cylinder number of hard disk.

ꢀHead

The read / Write head number of hard disk.

ꢀPrecomp

ꢀLanding Zone

The cyliner number at which the disk driver changes the write current.

The cylinder number that the disk driver heads(read/write) are seated when the

disk drive is parked.

ꢀSECTORS

The sector number of each track define on the hard disk.

If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

)Drive A / Drive B

The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the

computer.

ꢀNone

No floppy drive installed

ꢀ360K, 5.25 “.

ꢀ1.2M, 5.25”.

5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

ꢀ720K, 3.5 “.

ꢀ1.44M, 3.5 “.

ꢀ2.88M, 3.5 “.

3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.

3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.

)Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

ꢀDisabled

ꢀDrive A

ꢀDrive B

ꢀBoth

Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

Enabled 3 mode function of Drive A.

Enabled 3 mode function of Drive B.

Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

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)Halt on

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during 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

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

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory

installed in the system.

The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory

installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory

installed on the motherboard.

Extended 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.

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Advanced BIOS Features

[Floppy]

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

Password Check

Item Help

[HDD-0]

[CDROM]

[Setup]

Menu Levelꢅ

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

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

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

)First / Second / Third Boot device

0 This feature allows you to select the boot device priority.

ꢀFloppy

Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

Select your boot device priority by LS120.

ꢀLS120

ꢀHDD-0~3

ꢀSCSI

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

Select your boot device priority by SCSI.

Select your boot device priority by CDROM.

Select your boot device priority by LAN.

Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.

Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.

Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.

Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.

Select your boot device priority by ZIP.

Disabled this function.

ꢀCDROM

ꢀLAN

ꢀUSB-CDROM

ꢀUSB-ZIP

ꢀUSB-FDD

ꢀUSB-HDD

ꢀZIP

ꢀDisabled

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) Password Check

ꢀSystem

The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

ꢀSetup

The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

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Integrated Peripherals

[Enabled]

OnChip IDE Channel0

OnChip IDE Channel1

AC97 Audio

Item Help

[Enabled]

[Auto]

Menu Level ꢅ

VIA Onboard LAN *

USB 1.1 Controller

USB 2.0 Controller

USB Keyboard Support

USB Mouse Support

VIA LAN Boot ROM *

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2

Onboard Parallel Port

UART Mode Select

Parallel Port Mode

Game Port Address

Midi Port Address

Midi Port IRQ

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[3F8/IRQ4]

[2F8/IRQ3]

[378/IRQ7]

[Normal]

[SPP]

[201]

[330]

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

F5: Previous Values

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

" * " For GA-7VT600-L only.

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) OnChipIDEChannel0

0When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card is

used, set at Disabled.

ꢀEnabled

Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)

Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

ꢀDisabled

) OnChipIDEChannel1

0When enabled, allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card

is used, set at Disabled.

ꢀEnabled

Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)

Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

ꢀDisabled

) AC97Audio

ꢀEnabled

BIOS will automatically detect onboard AC97 Audio. (Default value)

Disabled AC97 Audio.

ꢀDisabled

) VIAOnboard LAN*

ꢀEnabled

Enable VIA Onboard LAN function. (Default value)

Disable this function.

ꢀDisabled

) USB 1.1 Controller

0Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB feature.

ꢀEnabled

Enabled USB Controller. (Default value)

Disabled USB Controller.

ꢀDisabled

) USB 2.0 Controller

0Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB 2.0 feature.

ꢀEnabled

Enabled USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value)

Disabled USB 2.0 Controller.

ꢀDisabled

) USBKeyboardSupport

0When a USB keyboard is installed, please set at Enabled.

ꢀEnabled

Enabled USB Keyboard Support.

ꢀDisabled

Disabled USB Keyboard Support. (Default value)

" * " For GA-7VT600-L only.

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) USB Mouse Support

ꢀEnabled

Enabled USB Mouse Support.

Disabled USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

ꢀDisabled

) VIA LAN Boot ROM *

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

ꢀDisabled

Disable this function. (Default Value)

Enable this function.

ꢀEnabled

) Onboard Serial Port 1

ꢀAuto

BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

ꢀ3F8/IRQ4

ꢀ2F8/IRQ3

ꢀ3E8/IRQ4

ꢀ2E8/IRQ3

ꢀDisabled

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8,Using IRQ4. (Default value)

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8,Using IRQ3.

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8,Using IRQ4.

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8,Using IRQ3.

Disable onboard Serial port 1.

) Onboard Serial Port 2

ꢀAuto

BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

ꢀ3F8/IRQ4

ꢀ2F8/IRQ3

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8,Using IRQ4.

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8,Using IRQ3. (Default Value)

ꢀ3E8/IRQ4

ꢀ2E8/IRQ3

ꢀDisabled

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8,Using IRQ4.

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8,Using IRQ3.

Disable onboard Serial port 2.

) OnBoard Parallel port

0This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the

onboard I/O controller.

ꢀ378/IRQ7

ꢀ278/IRQ5

ꢀ3BC/IRQ7

ꢀDisabled

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378, Using IRQ7.(Default Value)

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278,Using IRQ5.

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC,Using IRQ7.

Disable onboard parallel port.

" * " For GA-7VT600-L only.

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) UARTModeSelect

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip.

Normal

IrDA

Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default Value)

Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.

ASKIR

SCR

Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.

Set onboard I/O chip as Smart Card interface.

) Parallel Port Mode

0This feature allows you to connect with an advanced print via the port mode it supports.

ꢀSPP

Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port using IRQ7. (Default Value)

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port IRQ5.

Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port using IRQ7.

Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ꢀEPP

ꢀECP

ꢀECP+EPP

) Game PortAddress

ꢀDisabled

ꢀ201

Disabled this function.

Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value)

Set Game Port Address to 209.

ꢀ209

) Midi PortAddress

ꢀDisabled

ꢀ300

Disabled this function. (Default Value)

Set Midi Port Address to 300.

Set Midi Port Address to 330.

ꢀ330

) MidiPortIRQ

ꢀ5

Set 5 for Midi Port IRQ.

ꢀ10

Set 10 for Midi Port IRQ.(Default value)

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Power Management Setup

[S1(POS)]

Item Help

ACPI Suspend Type

USB Device Wake-Up From S3

Power LED in S1 state

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

AC Back Function

Menu Level ꢅ

[S1]

Disabled

[Blinking]

[Instant-off]

[Soft-Off]

Set suspend type to

Power On Suspend under

ACPI OS

Keyboard Power On

Mouse Power On

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Everyday

0 : 0 : 0

[S3]

PME Event Wake Up

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN

Resume by Alarm

Set suspend type to

Suspend to RAM under

ACPI OS

Date (of Month) Alarm

Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

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

F5:Previous Values

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

) ACPISuspendType

ꢀS1(POS)

Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS(Power On

Suspend). (Default value)

ꢀS3(STR)

Set suspend type to Suspend To RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend To RAM).

) USB Device Wakeup From S3(When ACPI Suspend Type is set [S3(STR)])

USB device wakeup From S3 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3/STR.

ꢀEnabled

USB Device can wakeup system from S3.

ꢀDisabled

USB Device can’t wakeup system from S3. (Default value)

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) Power LED in S1 state

ꢀBlinking

In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default value)

ꢀDual/Off

In standby mode(S1):

a. If use single color LED, power LED will turn off.

b. If use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

) Soft-offbyPWRBTN

ꢀ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 sec.

) AC Back Function

ꢀMemory

ꢀSoft-Off

ꢀFull-On

System power on depends on the status before AC lost.

Always in Off state when AC back. (Default value)

Always power on the system when AC back.

) KeyboardPowerOn

This feature allows you to set the method for powering-on the system.

The option "Password" allows you to set up to 8 alphanumeric characters to power-on the system.

The option "Keyboard 98" allows you to use the standard keyboard 98 to power on the system.

ꢀPassword

ꢀDisabled

Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.

Disabled this function. (Default value)

ꢀKeyboard 98

If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to

power on your system.

) Mouse Power On

ꢀDisabled

Can't Power on system by Mouse Event. (Default value)

Can Power on system by Mouse Event.

ꢀEnabled

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) PMEEventWakeup

When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awakes the system from a PCI-PM controlled state.

This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

ꢀDisabled

Disabled PME Event Wake up function.

ꢀEnabled

Enabled PME Event Wake up function. (Default Value)

) ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN (When AC Back Function set to [Soft-Off])

You can enable wake on LAN feature by the "ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN" or "PME Event Wake

up" when the M/B has "WOL" onboard connector. Only enabled the feature by "PME Event Wake up".

An incoming call via modem awakes the system from its soft-off mode. When set at Enabled, an input

signal comes from the other client.

Server on the LAN awaks the system from a soft off state if connected over LAN.

ꢀDisabled

Disabled Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function.

ꢀEnabled

Enabled Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function. (Default Value)

) Resume byAlarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system.

ꢀDisabled

Disable this function. (Default Value)

ꢀEnabled

Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

Date (of Month) Alarm :

Everyday, 1~31

Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

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PnP/PCI Configurations

[Auto]

PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment

PCI2 IRQ Assignment

PCI3 IRQ Assignment

PCI4 IRQ Assignment

Item Help

[Auto]

Menu Levelꢅ

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

F5:Previous Values

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

) PCI1/PCI5 IRQAssignment

ꢀAuto

Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/ PCI 5. (Default value)

Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/ PCI5.

ꢀ3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15

) PCI2 IRQAssignment

ꢀAuto

Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)

Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2.

ꢀ3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15

) PCI3 IRQAssignment

ꢀAuto

Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value)

Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI3.

ꢀ3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15

) PCI4 IRQAssignment

ꢀAuto

Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default value)

Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI4.

ꢀ3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15

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PC Health Status

[Disabled]

Reset Case Open Status

Case Opened

Item Help

Menu Level ꢅ

[Disabled]

Vcore

1.810V

1.248V

3.280V

4.919V

11.968V

5.053V

27^oC

DDR Vtt

Don't reset case

open status

+3.3V

+5V

+12V

[Enabled]

5VSB

Clear case open

status at next boot

Current System Temperature

Current CPU Temperature

Current CPU FAN Speed

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed

CPU FAN Fail Warning

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

37^oC

4687 RPM

RPM

[Disabled]

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

F5:Previous Values

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure7: 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 want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and save

CMOS, your computer will restart.

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) Current Voltage (V) Vcore / DDR Vtt / +3.3V/ +5V / +12V / 5VSB

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

) Current System Temperature (°C)

Detect System Temp. automatically.

) Current CPUTemperature (°C)

Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

) Current CPU FAN / SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect Fan speed status automatically.

) Fan FailWarning (CPU / SYSTEM)

ꢀDisabled

Don't monitor current fan speed. (Default value)

Alarm when stops.

ꢀEnabled

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Frequency/Voltage Control

[Enabled]

Spread Spectrum Modulated

CPU Host Clock Control

Item Help

[Disable]

133

Menu Levelꢅ

ÚCPU Host Frequency(MHz)

ÚPCI/AGP Frequency(MHz)

DRAM Clock(MHz)

33/66

[Auto]

CPU OverVoltage Control

AGP OverVoltage Control

DIMM OverVoltage Control

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

F5:Previous Values

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

ÚThose items will be available when "CPU Host Clock Control" is set to Enabled.

)SpreadSpectrumModulated

ꢀDisabled

Disable clock spread spectrum.

ꢀEnabled

Enable clock spread spectrum.(Default value)

)CPU Host Clock Control

Note: If system hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility, wait for 20 sec for times out reboot . When

time out occur, system will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot.

ꢀDisable

Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default value)

Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

ꢀEnable

)CPU Host Frequency (MHz) (By switch SW1)

ꢀ100

ꢀ133

ꢀ166

ꢀ200

Set CPU Host Clock to 100MHz~132MHz.

Set CPU Host Clock to 133MHz~165MHz.

Set CPU Host Clock to 166MHz~200MHz.

Set CPU Host Clock to 200MHz~254MHz.

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)PCI/AGPFrequency(MHz)

ꢀThe values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .

)DRAMClock(MHz)

ꢀPlease set DRAM Clock according to your requirement. (Default value: Auto)

If you use DDR266 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "133-DDR266". If you use

DDR333 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "166-DDR333". If you use DDR400 DRAM

module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "200-DDR400".

Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

)CPU OverVoltage Control

Increase CPU voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to CPU when enable this

feature.

ꢀAuto

Supply voltage as CPU reguired. (Default value)

ꢀ+5% / +7.5% / +10% Increase voltage range as user selected.

)AGPOverVoltageControl

Increase AGP voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to AGP Card when enable this

feature.

ꢀAuto

Supply voltage as AGP Card reguired. (Default value)

Set AGP voltage from 1.6V~1.8V.

ꢀ+0.1V ~ +0.3V

)DIMMOverVoltageControl

Increase DRAM voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to DRAM module when

enable this feature.

ꢀAuto

Supply voltage as DRAM module reguired. (Default value)

Set DIMM voltage from 2.6V~2.8V.

ꢀ+0.1V ~ +0.3V

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

ꢀPower Management Setup

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

ꢀPC Health Status

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 9: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

)Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow

minimum system performance.

BIOS Setup

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Load Optimized Defaults

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

ꢀPower Management Setup

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 10: Load Optimized Defaults

)Load Optimized Defaults

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the

system automatically detects.

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Set Supervisor/User Password

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

ꢀPower Management Setup

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

Enter Password:

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

ꢀPC Health Status

Exit Without Saving

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to

assist you in creating a password.

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the

password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort 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. Once the password

is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a SUPERVISOR PASS-

WORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup 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 Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select “Setup” at “password check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

only when you try to enter Setup.

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Save & Exit Setup

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

ꢀPower Management Setup

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

Save & Exit Setup

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 12: Save & Exit Setup

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.

Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.

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Exit Without Saving

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

ꢀPower Management Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Data

Figure 13: Exit Without Saving

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.

Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.

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Chapter 4 Technical Reference

@BIOS^™Introduction

Gigabyte announces @BIOS^™

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like

many other people, you just know what BIOS is,

but always hesitate to update it? Because you think

updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually

you don't know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time

to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and

then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS.

The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code

correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your

time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte

announces @BIOS - the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a 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 choose the

BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically. There

are several different choices; you could use "Internet Update" to download and update your BIOS

directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose "Save Current BIOS"

to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS smartly. You

are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS

easily. Again, Gigabyte's innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries.

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It's free! Now, if you buy a

Gigabyte's motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please

remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your

Gigabyte @BIOS.

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Technical Reference

EasyTune^™4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTune^™4

Windows based Overclocking utility

EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations.

Overclock might be one of the most common issues

in computer field. But have many users ever tried it?

The answer is probably "no". Because "Overclock"

is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of

technical know-how, sometimes "Overclock" is

even considered as special skills found only in some

enthusiasts. But as to the experts in "Overclock",

what's the truth? They may spend quite a lot of time

and money to study, try and use many different

hardware or BIOS tools to do "Overclock". And even with these technologies, they still learn that it's

quite a risk because the safety and stability of an "Overclock" system is unknown. Now everything

is different because of a Windows based overclocking utility "EasyTune 4" --announced by Gigabyte.

This windows based utility has totally changed the gaming rule of "Overclock". This is the first

windows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose

either "Easy Mode" or "Advanced Mode" for overclocking at their convenience. For users who

choose "Easy Mode", they just need to click "Auto Optimize" to have autoed and immediate CPU

overclocking. This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown

in the control panel. If users prefer "Overclock" by them, there is also another choice. Click "Advanced

Mode" to enjoy "sport drive" class Overclocking user interface. "Advanced Mode", allows users to

change the system bus / AGP / Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system

performance. It operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards. Besides, it is different from other

traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTune 4 doesn't require users to change neither BIOS nor

hardware switch/ jumper setting; on the other hand, they can do "Overclock" at easy step . Therefore,

this is a safer way for "Overclock" as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs

EasyTune 4 over system's limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side

effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed system speed has been tested in

EasyTune 4, user can "Save" this setting and "Load" it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune

4 has already turned the "Overclock" technology toward to a newer generation. This wonderful

software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver CD. Users may make a test

drive of "EasyTune 4" to find out more amazing features by themselves.

*Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please find the products supported

list in the web site.

*Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any

damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other components.

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Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1 : Q-Flash

Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Q-Flash^™is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in

the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash^™allows users to flash BIOS without any

utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash^™indicating no more fooling around with any complicated

instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We

are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system

because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

Before You Begin:

Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash^™utility, please follow the steps below first.

1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

example, 7VRXP.F12) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.

The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.

If your motherboard has dual BIOS, please refer to Part One.

If your motherboard has single BIOS, please refer to Part Two.

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Technical Reference

Part One:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash^™Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the

motherboards supporting Q-Flash^™and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash^™utility and Dual BIOS utility are

combined in the same screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash^™utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-7VRXP as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from

an older version to the latest version. For example, from F10 to F12.

American

Release:08/23/2002

7VRXP F10

AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-1333MHz

Check System Health !

Checking NVRAM...Update OK

262144KB

The BIOS file is F10

before updating

DEL:Steup/Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F8:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo

Auto-Detecting Pri Master..IDE Hard Disk

Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected

Auto-Detecting Sec Master..ATAPI CDROM

Auto-Detecting Sec Slave.. Not Detected

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,

62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1-

Entering the Q-Flash^™utility:

Step1: To use Q-Flash^™utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

ESC: Quit

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ꢀꢁꢂꢃ: Select Item

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

F5: Old Values

F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values

F10:Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash^™utility.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

ENTER DUAL BIOS/Q-FLAS_IH_DEU_HT_DI_DL_AIT_UTY_O(_DY_E/_TN_E)_CT?_IOY_N

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

ESC: Quit

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ꢀꢁꢂꢃ: Select Item

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

F5: Old Values

F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values

F10:Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Exploring the Q-Flash^™/Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash^™/Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Dual BIOS Utility

Dual BIOS utility bar

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A

256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Task menu for

Dual BIOS utility

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash^TMutility title

bar

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Task menu for

Q-Flash^TMutility

Enter : Run

ꢀꢁ:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

Action bar

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Technical Reference

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type.

Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Task menu for Q-Flash^™utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to

enable execution of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash^™/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the

buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

Using the Q-Flash^™utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash^™utility. As described in the “Before you

begin” section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and

insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered

the Q-Flash^™utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy"

item in the Q-Flash^™menu and press Enter button.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with

"Save Main BIOS to Floppy" item.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A

256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

ꢀꢁ:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

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Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy

disk.

2.Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,

7VRXP.F12, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A

256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

BIOS file in the floppy disk.

file(s) found

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

7VRXP.F12

256K

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Total size: 1.39M

F5 : Refresh

Free size:1.14M

DEL : Delete

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

ꢀꢁ:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A

256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Reading BIOS file from floppy...

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

>>>>>>>>>>>>......................

Do not truning off power or reset

your system at this stage!!

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset System

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

ꢀꢁ:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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Technical Reference

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update

BIOS?"

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A

256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

CHECKSUM = 96D2

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Are you sure to update BIOS?

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

You can press "Enter" to continue

updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort.

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort.....

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

ꢀꢁ:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.

Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A

256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

The progress of updating BIOS.

Auto Recovery Enable

Programming Now.......

Halt On Error Disable

>>>>>>>>>>>>......................

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System

Save Settings to CMOS

Do not turning off power or reset

your system at this stage to avoid

damaging your BIOS rom!!

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

ꢀꢁ:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash^™menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A

256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Load Default Settings

Please press any key to continue

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

ꢀꢁ:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too.

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash^™utility. The computer will restart automatically

after you exit Q-Flash^™.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A

256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Are you sure to RESET ?

Load Default Settings

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort...

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run

ꢀꢁ:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

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Technical Reference

After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you

flashed.

American

Release:08/23/2002

7VRXP F12

The BIOS file becomes

F12 after updating

AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-1333MHz

Check System Health !

Checking NVRAM...Update OK

262144KB

DEL:Steup/Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F8:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo

Auto-Detecting Pri Master..IDE Hard Disk

Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected

Auto-Detecting Sec Master..ATAPI CDROM

Auto-Detecting Sec Slave.. Not Detected

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,

62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1-

The following is an AMI BIOS menu screen. However, you can also find similar option in

AWARD BIOS menu.

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load

Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. Normally the system

redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading

the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

ESC: Quit

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Press Enter on

your keyboard

ꢀꢁꢂꢃ: Select Item

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

F5: Old Values

F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values

F10:Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

ESC: Quit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? Y

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

Press Y on your

keyboard to load

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ꢀꢁꢂꢃ: Select Item

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

F5: Old Values

F6: Fail-Safe Values

defaults.

F7: Optimized Values

F10:Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu. System

will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS

ESC: Quit

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

SAVE to CMOS and_IDE_EX_HIT_DD(_AY_U/_TN_O) _D?_ETY_ECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

F5: Old Values

Press Y on your

keyboard to

ꢀꢁꢂꢃ: Select Item

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

F6: Fail-Safe Values

save and exit.

F7: Optimized Values

F10:Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Technical Reference

Part Two:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash^™Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash^™utility.

Entering the Q-Flash^™utility:

Step1: To use the Q-Flash^™utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

ꢄStandard CMOS Features

ꢄAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢄIntegrated Peripherals

ꢄPower Management Setup

ꢄPnP/PCI Configurations

ꢄPC Health Status

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

ꢄFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢀꢁꢃꢂ:Select Item

F10:Save & Exit Setup

F8: Q-Flash

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

2. Press F8 on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash^™utility.

ꢄStandard CMOS Features

ꢄAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢄIntegrated Peripherals

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

ꢄPower Management Setup

ꢄPnP/PCI Configurations

Enter Q-Flash Utility _S(Y_av/_eN_&)_E?_xitY_Setup

ꢄPC Health Status

ꢄFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢀꢁꢃꢂ:Select Item

F10:Save & Exit Setup

F8: Q-Flash

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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Exploring the Q-Flash^™utility screen

The Q-Flash^™BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

The Qflash utility

title bar

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A

256K

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Task menu for the

Q-flash utility

Enter: Run

ꢀ/ꢁ: Move

ESC: Reset

F10:Power Off

Action bar

Task menu for the Q-Flash^™utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and

pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Action bar: Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash^™utility. Pressing the

buttons mentioned on your keyboard to perform these actions.

Using the Q-Flash^™utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash^™utility. As described in the "Before you

begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and

insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have enter the

Q-Flash^™utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy"

item in the Q-Flash^™menu and press Enter button.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with Save

Main BIOS to Floppy item.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A

256K

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run

ꢀ/ꢁ: Move

ESC: Reset

F10:Power Off

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Technical Reference

Later, you will see a box showing the BIOS files you downloaded to the floppy disk.

In this example, we only download one BIOS for this board, 8GE800.F4 so only one BIOS file is listed.

2.Highlight the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter button on your keyboard to enable reading

from the BIOS file from the floppy.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A

256K

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

1 File(s) found

BIOS file in the

floppy.

8GE800.F4

256K

Enter: Run

Total Size: 1.39M

ꢀ/ꢁ: Move

ESC: Reset

F10:Power Off

Free Size: 1.14M

F5: Refresh

DEL: Delete

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A

256K

Keep DMI DataEnable

Do not turning

power or reset your

system at this

stage!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Reading BIOS file from floppy.........

Save BIOS to Floppy

>>>>>>>>...........................

Don't turn off Power Or RESET System

Enter: Run

ꢀ/ꢁ: Move

ESC: Reset

F10:Power Off

After BIOS file is read, you’ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you

"Are you sure to update BIOS?"

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Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A

256K

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Are yUopudsautereBtIoOuSpfdraotme BFlIoOpSp?y

You can press "Enter" to

continue updating BIOS

or "ESC" to abort.

Save BIOS to Floppy

[Enter] to continue updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort.

Enter: Run

ꢀ/ꢁ: Move

ESC: Reset

F10:Power Off

3. Press Y button if you make sure to update BIOS.

Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating will be shown at the same time.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A

256K

Updating BIOS Now...

Keep DMI DataEnable

>>>>>>>>>>>>>.................

Do not turning off power

or reset your system at

this stage!!

Update BIOS from Floppy

The porcess of

updating BIOS

Do not Turn Off Power On RESET System

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run

ꢀ/ꢁ: Move

ESC: Reset

F10:Power Off

4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash^™menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A

256K

Keep DMI DataEnable

!! Copy BIOS completed - pass !!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Please press any key to continue....

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run

ꢀ/ꢁ: Move

ESC: Reset

F10:Power Off

5. Press Esc and then Enter to exit the Q-Flash^™utility. System will restart.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A

Keep DMI DataEnable

256K

Update BIOS from Floppy

Are you sure to RESET?

Save BIOS t Floppy

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort....

Enter: Run

ꢀ/ꢁ: Move

ESC: Reset

F10:Power Off

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. See how

to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One.

Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!!

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Technical Reference

Method 2 : @BIOS Utility

If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS^™program to flash

BIOS.

Press here.

2. Click Start/ All Programs/ GIGABYTE/

@BIOS.

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

(1)

(2)

3.Click "3".

Click here

4. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

(3)

(4)

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOS^™sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard.

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

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II. 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 while opening the old file.

d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as:

7VT600.F4c).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

III. Save BIOS

In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the

current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

In the very beginning, 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 BIOS unzip file are the same as your

motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.

c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS^™server, please go onto

Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted

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Technical Reference

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introduction

The installation of Windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the

function!

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo

output is applied.

STEP 1:

Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line

Out".

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 windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3:

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"2 channels for stereo speakers out put".

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 1 :

Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear

channels to "Line In".

Line Out Line In

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 windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "4

channels for 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 chan-

nels output). Please select the other settings for 4

channels output.

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Technical Reference

Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Use the back audio panel to connect the audio

output without any additional module.

STEP 1 :

Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear

channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer

channels to "MIC In".

Line In

MIC In 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 windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channels for 5.1 speakers out put".

Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and pess "OK".

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Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,

Optional Device):

(Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L &

Center/subwoofer)

SURROUND-KIT access analog output to rear

channels and Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the

best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In

and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is

included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo

Kit" as picture.

STEP 1 :

Insert the "Audio Combo Kit" in the back of the

case,and fix it with the screw.

STEP 2 :

Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" to SUR_CEN on

the M/B.

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Technical Reference

STEP 3 :

Connect the front channels to back audio panel's

"Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's

REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to

SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER.

STEP 4 :

Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the win-

dows tray at the bottom of the screen.

STEP 5 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channels for 5.1 speakers out put".

Enable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and press "OK".

Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:

When the "Environment" is "None", the sound would

be performed as stereo mode (2 channels output).

Please select the other settings for 6 channels

output.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "S/PDIF output" device is available on the

motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided

and could link to the "S/PDIF output" connector (As

picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear

bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connect-

ing port.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear

bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard.

3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the AC3

decoder.

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Technical Reference

Jack-Sensing Introduction

Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection

function.

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/98SE/2000

/ME.

Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels

(Windows XP):

Introduction of audio connectors

You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others

audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers,

earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack,

and microphone to MIC In jack.

Auto-detecting:

Please connect the devices to the right jacks as

above. A window will appear as right picture if you

setup the devices properly.

Please note that 3D audio function will only appear

when 3D audio inputs.

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If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning

message will come out as right picture.

Manual setting:

If the device picture shows different from what you

set, please press "Manual Selection" to set.

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Technical Reference

Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is Xpress Recovery?

Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O.S. partition. If the hard drive

can not work properly, you can restore it to the original state.

1. It supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS format.

2. It must be connected to IDE1 Master.

3. It's only allows you to install one O.S.

4. It must be used with IDE hard disk supporting HPA.

5. The first partition must be set as the boot partition. When the boot partition is backed up,

please do not change its size.

6. It is not recommend to use Xpress Recovery if you had ever used Ghost to return boot

manager to NTFS format.

1. System data and hard disk's reading/writing speed will affect backing up speed.

2. We recommend that you install Xpress Recovery immediately after installing O.S,

drivers and applications.

How to use the Xpress Recovery

There are two ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility. (see the below)

1. Text Mode: press F9 during powering on the computer.

Press F9 during powering on the computer.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly

Intel865PEAGPSetBIOSfor8IPE1000MTF1

CheckSystemHealthOK

PressDELtoenterSETUP/Q-Flash,F9ForXpressRecovery

F9 For Xpress Recovery

08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

2. BMP Mode: boot from CD-ROM

Please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu and set boot from CD-ROM, then save and exit the

BIOS menu. Later, please insert MB driver CD into your drive when "Boot from CD:" appears atthe

bottom of the screen, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery.

VerifyingDMIPoolData

BootfromCD:

Boot from CD:

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You can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and

enter key to enter the menu.

Text Mode:

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technilogy CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Exit and Restart

BMP Mode:

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technilogy CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Exit and Restart

If you ever entered Xpress Recovery by booting from CD-ROM, you'll still

be directed to BMP mode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen.

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Technical Reference

1.Execute Backup Utility:

ꢀ Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up.

The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image .

2.Execute Restore Utility:

ꢀ This program will recover your system to factory default.

Press R to recover your system.

Press Esc to exit

Restore the backup image to the original state.

3.Remove Backup Image:

ꢀ Are you sure to remove backup image? (Y/N)

Remove the backup image.

4.Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Picture below are shown in Windows XP

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This 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.

The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and GO" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just select

the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The

automatically.

will finish the installation for you

Massage: Some device drivers will restart

your system automatically. After restarting

your system the "Xpress Install" will

continue to install other drivers.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

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Appendix

Driver install finished !

You have to reboot system !

Item Description

„ VIA 4IN1 Driver

For INF, AGP, IDE and DMA Driver

„ USB Path for WinXP

This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP

„ VIA Lan Driver *

VIA 10/100 LAN driver for VT6103L chips

„ RealTek AC97 Audio Driver

Audio driver for Realtek AC97 codec chipset

„ VIA USB 2.0 Controller

USB 2.0 Driver information for XP

For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows

Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in

"Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark

and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).

" * " For GA-7VT600-L Only.

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION

This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.

„ Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM)

This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray

„ Gigabyte Management Tool(GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network

„ EastTune4

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

„ DMI Viewer

Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI/SMBIOS information of the system

„ Face-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo

„ @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility

„ Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility fromAdobe

„ AcrobatReader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents

„ Norton Internet Security(NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ad control, etc.

„ DirectX 9.0

Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system

to achieve better 3D performence.

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Appendix

SOFTWARE 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.

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EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

2. Click "Next".

1. Click "EasyTune4" item.

(2)

(1)

4. Right Click the icon to start

"EasyTune 4".

3. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(3)

(4)

5. Click "HELP".

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Appendix

FAQ

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific

motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm

Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.

Why?

Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys

after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?

Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down

and that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: Why cannot I use all functions in EasyTune^™4?

Answer: The availability of the listed functions in EasyTune^™4 depends on the MB chipset. If the

chipset doesn't support certain functions in EasyTune^™4, these functions will be locked automatically

and you will not be able to use them.

Question 4: Why do I fail to install 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 disk before installing

drivers. You also need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process. Therefore,

we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual at our website.

(Please download it at http://tw.giga-byte.com/support/user_pdf/raid_manual.pdf)

Question 5: How do I clear CMOS?

Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the

manual. If your board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage

to clear CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes (Or you can use a

metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make

them short for one minute).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power.

6. Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults.

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

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Question 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS?

Answer: Please remember to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing BIOS.

However, if the system instability still remains, please clear CMOS to solve the problem.

Question 7: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume?

Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not,

please change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.

Question 8: How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card?

Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so you

don't need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA.

Question 9: Why cannot I use the IDE 2?

Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not

provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the 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 I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What

do these beeps usually stand for?

Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However,

they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.

J AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 short: System boots successfully

JAMI BIOS Beep Codes

*Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully.

2 short: CMOS setting error

*Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

1 beep Refresh failure

1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error

1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error

1 long 3 short: Keyboard error

2 beeps Parity error

3 beeps Base 64K memory failure

4 beeps Timer not operational

1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error

Continuous long beeps: DRAM error

Continuous short beeps: Power error

5 beeps Processor error

6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure

7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error

8 beeps Display memory read/write failure

9 beeps ROM checksum error

10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error

11 beeps Cache memory bad

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Appendix

Question 11: How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SATA HDDs 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 boot device: "SCSI"

3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W Serial ATA: "enable"

Then it depends on the SATA mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "BASE" to normal

ATA mode in the item named Serial ATA function.

Question 12: For the M/B which have RAID function, how to set 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 boot device: "SCSI"

3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W ATA/RAID: "enable"

Then it depends on the RAID mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "ATA" to normalATA

mode in the item named RAID controller function.

Question 13: How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE/ SCSI/ RAID card ?

Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow:

1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SCSI"

2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI"

Then it depends on the mode(RAID or ATA) that you need to set in RAID/ SCSI BIOS.

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Troubleshooting

If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting

procedures.

START

Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove

all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard.

Yes

Please isolate

the short pin.

Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ?

Failure has been excluded.

Make sure the

jumper setting

arecorrect.

Please make sure all jumper settings (such as CPU system bus

speed, frequency ratio, voltage and etc.) are set properly.

Yes

Failure has been excluded.

Plug the CPU

cooling fan power

in the CPU fan

connector. Plug

in the AC power

connector.

Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly. ls

CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN

properly?

Yes

Failure has been excluded.

Insert and push

the memory

module vertically

into the DIMM

slot.

Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot.

Yes

Failure has been excluded.

Insert the VGAcard. Then plug inATX power cable and turn

on the system.

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Appendix

The problem could

be caused by

power supply,

CPU, memory or

CPU/memory

Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

Yes

socket itself.

Failure has been excluded.

Perhaps your VGA

card / VGA slot or

Check if there is display.

Yes

monitor is defective.

Failure has been excluded.

Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse have

been plugged in.

It is possible that

your keyboard or

keyboard

connector is

defective.

Check if keyboard is working properly.

Yes

Press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Choose "Load

Optimized Defaults" and save then exit setup.

Failure has been excluded.

The problem was

probably caused

by the IDE device

/ connector or

cable.

Turn off the system and re-connect the IDE cable.

Check if the system can reboot successfully.

Yes

Reinstall Windows OS, and reinstall add-on cards and cables.

Then try to reboot the system.

Failure has been excluded.

END

If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your local retailer or national

distributor for help. Or, you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website

technicalsupportzone

(http://www.gigabyte.com.tw). The appropriate response will be provided ASAP.

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Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Customer/Country:

Company:

E-mail Add. :

Phone No.:

Contact Person:

Model name/Lot Number:

BIOS version:

PCB revision:

Driver/Utility:

O.S./A.S.:

Model name

Hardware

Configuration

CPU

Mfs.

Size:

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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Appendix

Appendix E: Acronyms

Acronyms

ACPI

APM

AGP

AMR

ACR

BIOS

CPU

CMOS

CRIMM

CNR

DMA

DMI

Meaning

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Advanced Power Management

Accelerated Graphics Port

Audio Modem Riser

Advanced Communications Riser

Basic Input / Output System

Central Processing Unit

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

Continuity RIMM

Communication and Networking Riser

Direct Memory Access

DesktopManagementInterface

Dual Inline Memory Module

Dual Retention Mechanism

Dynamic RandomAccess Memory

Double Data Rate

DIMM

DRM

DRAM

DDR

ECP

ESCD

ECC

EMC

EPP

Extended Capabilities Port

Extended System Configuration Data

Error Checking and Correcting

ElectromagneticCompatibility

Enhanced Parallel Port

ESD

ElectrostaticDischarge

FDD

Floppy Disk Device

FSB

Front Side Bus

HDD

IDE

Hard Disk Device

Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

InterruptRequest

IRQ

I/O

Input / Output

IOAPIC

ISA

Input OutputAdvanced Programmable Input Controller

Industry StandardArchitecture

Local Area Network

LAN

to be continued......

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Acronyms

LBA

Meaning

Logical BlockAddressing

LightEmittingDiode

LED

MHz

MIDI

MTH

MPT

NIC

Megahertz

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Memory Translator Hub

Memory Protocol Translator

Network Interface Card

Operating System

OEM

PAC

POST

PCI

OriginalEquipmentManufacturer

PCI A.G.P. Controller

Power-On Self Test

PeripheralComponentInterconnect

Rambus in-line Memory Module

Special Circumstance Instructions

Single Edge Contact Cartridge

Static Random Access Memory

Symmetric Multi-Processing

System Management Interrupt

Universal Serial Bus

RIMM

SCI

SECC

SRAM

SMP

SMI

USB

VID

Voltage ID

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Appendix

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Appendix

Taiwan

The Netherlands

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

Giga-Byte Technology B.V.

Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei

Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Address: Verdunplein 8 5627 SZ, Eindhoven, The

Netherlands

TEL: 886 (2) 8912-4888

FAX: 886 (2) 8912-4004

E-mail:

Tel: +31 40 290 2088

NL Tech.Support : 0900-GIGABYTE (0900-44422983,

0.2/M)

BE Tech.Support : 0900-84034 ( 0.4/M)

Fax: +31 40 290 2089

We have been constantly striving hard to provide

you with faster and more efficient mail replying

service.

E-mail:info@giga-byte.nl

If you have any inquiry please classify it into the fol-

lowing topics.

Tech. Support E-mail:support@giga-byte.nl

WEB Address: http://nl.giga-byte.com

The respective department will attend to the inquiry

as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation!

China

Shanghai Office

WEB Address: http://tw.giga-byte.com

Tel: 86-21-64737410

USA

Fax: 86-21-64453227

WEB Address: http://cn.giga-byte.com

GuangZhou Office

G.B.T. INC.

Address: 17358 Railroad St, City of Industry, CA

91748.

Tel: 86-20-87586273

Tel: 1 (626) 854-9338

Fax: 86-20-87544306

WEB Address: http://cn.giga-byte.com

Beijing Office

Fax: 1 (626) 854-9339

E-mail: sales@giga-byte.com

support@giga-byte.com

WEB Address: http://us.giga-byte.com

Tel: 86-10-82856054

86-10-82856064

Germany

86-10-82856094

G.B.T. Technology Trading GmbH

Tel: 49-40-2533040

Fax: 86-10-82856575

E-mail:bjsupport@gigabyte.com.cn

WEB Address: http://cn.giga-byte.com

Chengdu Office

49-01803-428468 (Tech.)

Fax: 49-40-25492343 (Sales)

49-01803-428329 (Tech.)

E-mail:support@gigabyte.de

WEB Address: http://de.giga-byte.com

Tel: 86-28-85236930

Fax: 86-28-85256822

WEB Address: http://cn.giga-byte.com

Japan

Nippon Giga-Byte Corporation

WEB Address: http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

U.K

G.B.T. TECH. CO. LTD.

Tel: 44-1908-362700

Fax: 44-1908-362709

E-mail:support@gbt-tech.co.uk

WEB Address: http://uk.giga-byte.com

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