Gigabyte GA 8IR2003 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 notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X

(1.5V).

Do not use AGP 2X card (3.3V) in this motherboard. It will burn and

damage the motherboard due to Intel^®845(E/G) / 850(E) chipset

can't support AGP 2X(3.3V).

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).

If you install this card in GA-8IR2003 (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards

without switching the jumper to 4X mode (1.5V), it will burn the motherboard.

Example 2: SomeATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by "Power Color",

the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their golden finger is

compatible with 2X/4X modeAGP slot, but they support 2X(3.3V) only. If you

install this card in GA-8IR2003 (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards, it will

burn the motherboard.

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 Intel^®845(E/G) /

850(E) 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-8IR2003

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)

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 : May. 17, 2002

General and Safety requirements for

uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Timmy Huang

Signature:

Name:

Timmy Huang

(Stamp)

DECLARATION OFCONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

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

Address:

17358 Railroad Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

Phone/FaxNo: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339

hereby declares that the product

ProductName:

ModelNumber:

Motherboard

GA-8IR2003

Conforms to the following specifications:

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

Class BDigital Device

SupplementaryInformation:

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

Eric Lu

Date: May 17, 2 002

GA-8IR2003

P4 Titan DDR Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Pentium^®4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 2002

12ME-8IR2003-2002

Table of Content

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

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

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

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

GA-8IR2003 Motherboard Layout ............................................................... 7

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process............................................... 8

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................... 9

Step 1-1: CPU Installation ................................................................................................ 9

Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation ............................................................................ 10

Step 2: Install memory modules ................................................................ 11

Step 3: Install expansion cards ................................................................. 13

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ............ 14

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 14

Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction ................................................................................. 16

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ......................................................................... 27

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E1) ........................................ 28

Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 30

Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 33

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 35

Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 39

PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 42

PC Health Status........................................................................................ 43

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Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................ 45

Top Performance ...................................................................................... 47

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................. 48

Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................................... 49

Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 50

Save & Exit Setup....................................................................................... 51

Exit Without Saving ................................................................................... 52

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................... 53

Block Diagram ........................................................................................... 53

@BIOS^™Introduction................................................................................. 54

EasyTune^™4 Introduction ......................................................................... 55

Flash BIOS Method Introduction............................................................... 56

Method 1 : Q-Flash ......................................................................................................... 56

Method 2 : BIOS Flash Utility ........................................................................................ 58

Method 3 : @BIOS Utility................................................................................................ 69

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction .......................................... 71

Chapter 5 Appendix ............................................................................. 77

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

TheGA-8IR2003motherboard

IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1

CD for motherboard driver & utility

GA-8IR2003 user's manual

I/O Shield

2 Port USB Cable x 1

4 Port USB Cable x 1

SPDIF KIT x 1 (SPD-KIT)

IEEE 1394 Cable x 1

Audio Combo Kit x 1

MotherboardSettingsLabel

Quick PC Installation Guide

RAID Manual

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 other

components.

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

connectoronthemotherboard.

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

19.6cm x 29.5cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB

Socket 478 for Intel^®Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium^®4 processor

Support Intel^®Pentium^®4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor

Support Intel^®Pentium^®4 Processor with HT Technology *

Intel^®Pentium^®4 400/533MHz FSB

Auto detect and optimized setting for Pentium^®4 processor

2nd cache depends on CPU

Chipset

Chipset Intel^®845 HOST/AGP/Controller

ICH2 I/O Controller Hub

3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

Memory

Supports PC2100 DDR or PC1600 DDR DIMM

Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max)

Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

Supports 64bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode

ITE8712

1 AGP slot 4X (1.5V) device support

5 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

2 IDE bus master (DMA33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE ports for up to 4

ATAPI devices

I/O Control

Slots

On-Board IDE

Supports PIO mode3, 4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE & ATAPI

CD-ROM

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

and 2.88M bytes

On-Board Peripherals

1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

2 Serial ports (COMA & COMB)

4 x USB 1.1 (2 by cable )

1 Front Audio connector

CPU/System fan revolution detect

Hardware Monitor

CPU temperature detect

CPU warning temperature

System voltage detect

CPU/System fan fail warning

to be continued......

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Introduction

On-Board Sound

Realtek ALC650 CODEC

Line Out / 2 front speaker

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

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

SPDIF In / Out

CD In / AUX In / Game port

PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit FWH

Supports Q-Flash

PS/2 Keyboard password power on

PS/2 Mouse power on

STR(Suspend-To-RAM)

PS/2 Connector

BIOS

AdditionalFeatures

AC Recovery

USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

Poly fuse for keyboard, USB, game port over-current protection

Supports @BIOS

Supports EasyTune 4

Over Clock (CPU/DDR/AGP) by BIOS

Jumper less

Overclocking

"*" HT functionality requirement content :

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires all

of the following platform components:

- CPU: An Intel^®Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology

- Chipset: An Intel^®Chipset that supports HT Technology

- BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

- OS: An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology

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, Chipsets, SDRAM, Cards…etc.

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GA-8IR2003 Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

USB

SOCKET478

F_AUDIO

ATX_12V

CPU_FAN

Intel 845

AGP

CD_IN

CODEC

2X_DET

BATTERY

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

SYS _FAN

SUR_CEN

ICH2

CLR_PWD

P4 Titan

IDE2

IDE1

ITE8712

PWR_LED

BIOS

SPDIF_IO

AUX_IN

F_USB1

F_PANEL

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Hardware Installation Process

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 2- Install memory modules

Step 3- Install expansion cards

Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 5- Setup BIOS software

Step 6- Install supporting software tools

Step 1

Step 4

Step 2

Step 4

Step 1

Step 3

Step 4

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 1-1: CPU Installation

Socket

Angling the

Actuation

rod to 65⁰

Lever

2. Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly .

1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a

kindoftight, andthencontinuepulltherodto

90-degree when a noise "cough" made.

Pin1 indicator

4. 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.

3. CPU Top View

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

If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause

improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation

2. Hook the other end of the cooler

bracket to the CPU socket.

1. Hook one end of the cooler bracket

to the CPU socket first.

Please use Intel approved cooling fan.

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

conduction between your CPU and heatsink.

(The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the

thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you

might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and

might damage the processor. To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to

either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste, or remove the cooling fan with

extreme caution.)

Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector,

this completes the installation.

Please refer to CPU heat sink user's manual for more detail installation

procedure.

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Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets, but it can only support a maximum

of 4 banks of DDR memory. DDR slot 1 uses 2 banks, DDR slot 2 & 3 share the remaining 2 banks.

Please refer to the following tables for possible memory configurations supported. 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.

Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM

Devices used on DIMM

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks)

1 DIMM x 64 / x 72

128 MBytes

2 DIMMs x 64 / x 72

256 MBytes

64 MBytes

3 DIMMs x 64 / x 72

256 MBytes

96 MBytes

64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 32 MBytes

128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks) 256 MBytes

128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 64 MBytes

256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 512 MBytes

512 MBytes

128 MBytes

1 GBytes

512 MBytes

192 MBytes

1 GBytes

256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 128 MBytes

512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 1 GBytes

512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks) 256 MBytes

256 MBytes

2 GBytes

384 MBytes

2 GBytes

512 MBytes

768 MBytes

DDR1

DDR2

DDR3

D: Double Sided DIMM S:Single Sided DIMM

X: Not Use

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Hardware Installation Process

DDR

1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory

module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM

socket. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets

to lock the DIMM module.

Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove

the DIMM module.

DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM industry 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 sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing

SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by

doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from

existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR

memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of

the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock

frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.664GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build

high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high-

end PC's and value desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to

conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops

andnotebookapplications.

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

notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the

insert orientation.

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Step 3: Install expansion cards

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

computer.

2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, 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

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.

When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the 2X_DET will light up, indicating a

non-supported graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up

normally due to AGP 2X (3.3V) is not supported by the chipset.

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and

power supply

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

[

X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

This connector supports standard PS/2

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

Before you connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s), please make sure your device(s)

such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip,

speaker...etc. Have a standard USB interface.

Also make sure your OS supports USB controller.

IfyourOSdoesnotsupportUSBcontroller, please

contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver

upgrade.Formoreinformationpleasecontactyour

OS or device(s) vendors.

Y USB Connector

USB 0

USB 1

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Z 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)

This connector supports joystick, MIDI

keyboard and other relate audio devices.

[ Game / MIDI Ports

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

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

Please note:

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

by S/W selection.

If you want to enable 6-channel function, you

have 2 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

Line Out

MIC In

(Center and

Subwoofer)

(Front Speaker)

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out"

Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In"

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

Method2:

Line In

(Rear Speaker)

You can refer to page 22, 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 71.

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

13 14

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX

10) F_AUDIO

11) SUR_CEN

12) CD_IN

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

13) AUX_IN

14) SPDIF_IO

15) F_USB1

16) CI

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) F_PANEL

8) PWR_LED

9) 2X_DET

17) CLR_PWD

18) BATTERY

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1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore).

If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

Pin No.

Definition

GND

+12V

2) ATX (ATX Power)

AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and

other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

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

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Hardware Installation Process

3) 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

4) 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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5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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

2.88M bytes floppy disk types.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

Important Notice:

Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

IDE2

IDE1

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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 chassisfront

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

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

Close: Reset Hardware System

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

N C

(Green)

PW (Soft Power Connector)

(Red)

MSG(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED)

(Yellow)

NC (Purple)

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8) 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-

9) 2X_DET

When an AGP 2X (3.3V) card is installed the AGP_LED will light up, indicating a non-supported

graphics card is inserted. Informing users that system might not boot up normally due to AGP 2X

(3.3V) is not supported by the chipset.

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Hardware Installation Process

10) 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 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

9 10

Front Audio (L)

Rear Audio (L)

11) 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

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12) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

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

Pin No.

Definition

AUX-L

GND

AUX-R

13) 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

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14) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out)

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 function. Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function.

Pin No.

Definition

VCC

No Pin

SPDIF

SPDIFI

GND

15) F_USB1 (Front USB Connector, Yellow)

Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you

connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB cable.

Pin No.

Definition

Power

USB Dx-

USB Dy-

USB Dx+

USB Dy+

GND

F_USB1

GND

No Pin

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16) CI (CASE OPEN)

This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "Case Open" item in BIOS, if the

system case begin remove.

Pin No.

Definition

Signal

GND

17) CLR_PWD

When Jumper is set to "open" and system is restarted, the password that is set will be cleared.

On the contrary when Jumper is set to "close", the current status remains.

Open: Clear Password

Close: Normal

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Hardware Installation Process

18) 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.

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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

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter 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

< >

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

<Enter>

<Esc>

Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and

Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu

<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1>

<F2>

<F3>

<F4>

<F5>

<F6>

<F7>

<F8>

<F9>

<F10>

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 file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table

Load the Optimized Defaults

Q-Flash utility

System Information

Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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GETTING HELP

MainMenu

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. : E1)

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

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

Exit Without Saving

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.

AdvancedBIOSFeatures

This setup page includes all the items ofAward 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/VoltageControl

This setup page is control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio.

TopPerformance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".

Load Fail-SafeDefaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would

be in safe configuration.

LoadOptimizedDefaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would

be in best 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

Thu, Jan 9 2003

22:31:24

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Time (hh:mm:ss)

Item Help

Menu Level ꢅ

Change the day, month,

ꢀIDE Primary Master

ꢀIDE Primary Slave

ꢀIDE Secondary Master

ꢀIDE Secondary Slave

[None]

year

<Week>

Sun. to Sat.

Drive A

[1.44M, 3.5"]

[None]

<Month>

Drive B

Jan. to Dec.

Floppy 3 Mode Support

[Disabled]

<Day>

Halt On

[All, But Keyboard]

1 to 31 (or maximum

allowed in the month)

Base Memory

Extended Memory

Total Memory

640K

130048K

131072K

<Year>

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

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& 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.

& IDE Primary Master, Slave / IDE 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.

ꢀCYLS.

Number of cylinders

Number of heads

Write precomp

ꢀHEADS

ꢀPRECOMP

ꢀLANDZONE

Landing zone

ꢀSECTORSNumber of sectors

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

& DriveA/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 in.

ꢀ1.2M, 5.25 in.

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 in.

ꢀ1.44M, 3.5 in.

ꢀ2.88M, 3.5 in.

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.

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& Floppy3ModeSupport(forJapanArea)

ꢀDisabled

ꢀDrive A

ꢀDrive B

ꢀBoth

Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

& Halton

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 Keyboard 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

installedonthemotherboard.

ExtendedMemory

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

Item Help

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

[HDD-0]

Menu Level ꢅ

Select Boot Device

priority

[CDROM]

[Disabled]

[Setup]

Boot Up Floppy Seek

Password Check

CPU Hyper-Threading ^#

DRAM Data Integrity Mode

Init Display First

[Enabled]

[Floppy]

[Non-ECC]

[AGP]

Boot from floppy

[LS120]

Boot from LS120

[HDD-0]

Boot from First HDD

[HDD-1]

Boot from second HDD

ꢁ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

" # "System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel^®

Pentium^®4 processor with HT Technology.

& First / Second / Third BootDevice

ꢀFloppy

ꢀLS120

Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

Select your boot device priority by LS120.

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 ZIP.

Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.

Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.

ꢀHDD-0~3

ꢀSCSI

ꢀCDROM

ꢀZIP

ꢀUSB-FDD

ꢀUSB-ZIP

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ꢀUSB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.

ꢀUSB-HDD

ꢀLAN

Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.

Select your boot device priority by LAN.

Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

ꢀDisabled

& BootUpFloppySeek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is

40 tracks 720K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks.

ꢀEnabled

BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note

that BIOS can not tell from 720K, 1.2M or 1.44M drive type as they are

all 80tracks.

ꢀDisabled

BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note

that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K.

(Default value)

& 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)

& CPUHyper-Threading^#

ꢀDisabled

Disable CPU Hyper Threading.

ꢀEnabled

Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only

working for operating system with multi processors mode supported.

(Default value)

& DRAMDataIntegrityMode

If you are using the Non-ECC DRAM, the mode will show "Non-ECC" and this function is disabled.

ꢀECC

Set DRAM Data Integrity Mode by ECC.

ꢀNon-ECC

Set DRAM Data Integrity Mode by Non-ECC. (Default value)

& InitDisplay First

ꢀAGP

Set Init Display First to AGP. (Default value)

Set Init Display First to PCI.

ꢀPCI

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Integrated Peripherals

[Enabled]

[Auto]

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

IDE1 Conductor Cable

IDE2 Conductor Cable

USB Controller

Item Help

Menu Level ꢅ

[Auto]

Auto-detect IDE

cable type

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Auto]

USB Keyboard Support

USB Mouse Support

AC97 Audio

[ATA66/100/133]

Set Conductor cable

to ATA66/100/133(80

-pins)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

[3F8/IRQ4]

[2F8/IRQ3]

[378/IRQ7]

[SPP]

[ATA33]

x ECP Mode Use DMA

Game Port Address

Midi Port Address

Set Conductor cable

to ATA33(40-pins)

[201]

[330]

Midi Port IRQ

[10]

ꢁ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

& On-ChipPrimaryPCIIDE

ꢀEnabled

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

Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

ꢀDisabled

& On-ChipSecondaryPCIIDE

ꢀEnabled

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

Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

ꢀDisabled

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& IDE1ConductorCable

ꢀAuto

Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

ꢀATA66/100

Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

ꢀATA33

Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

& IDE2ConductorCable

ꢀAuto

Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

ꢀATA66/100

Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

ꢀATA33

Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

& USB Controller

ꢀEnabled

Enable USB Controller. (Default value)

Disable USB Controller.

ꢀDisabled

& USBKeyboardSupport

ꢀEnabled

Enable USB Keyboard Support.

Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value)

ꢀDisabled

& USB Mouse Support

ꢀEnabled

Enable USB Mouse Support.

ꢀDisabled

Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

& AC97 Audio

ꢀAuto

Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)

Disable this function.

ꢀDisabled

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& 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. (Default value)

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.

Disable onboard Serial port 1.

& Onboard Serial Port 2

ꢀAuto

BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

ꢀ3F8/IRQ4

ꢀ2F8/IRQ3

ꢀ3E8/IRQ4

ꢀ2E8/IRQ3

ꢀDisabled

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8. (Default value)

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.

Disable onboard Serial port 2.

& OnboardParallelport

ꢀ378/IRQ7

ꢀ278/IRQ5

ꢀDisabled

ꢀ3BC/IRQ7

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

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

Disable onboard LPT port.

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

&Parallel Port Mode

ꢀSPP

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

ꢀEPP

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ꢀECP

ꢀECP+EPP

&ECPModeUseDMA

ꢀ3

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

Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

ꢀ1

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&Game PortAddress

ꢀ201

Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value)

ꢀ209

Set Game Port Address to 209.

Disable this function.

ꢀDisabled

&Midi PortAddress

ꢀ290

Set Midi Port Address to 290.

ꢀ300

Set Midi Port Address to 300.

Set Midi Port Address to 330.(Default Value)

Disable this function.

ꢀ330

ꢀDisabled

& MidiPortIRQ

ꢀ5

Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.

ꢀ10

Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value)

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Power Management Setup

[S1(POS)]

[Blinking]

[Instant-Off]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

ACPI Suspend Type

Power LED in S1 state

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN

PME Event Wake Up

ModemRingOn

Item Help

Menu Level ꢅ

[S1]

Set suspend type to

Power On Suspend under

ACPI OS

Resume by Alarm

x Date (of Month) Alarm

x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

Power On by Mouse

Power On by Keyboard

x KB Power ON Password

AC Back Function

0 : 0 : 0

[S3]

[Disabled]

Enter

Set suspend type to

Suspend to RAM under

ACPI OS

[Soft-Off]

ꢁ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 ACPI suspend type to S1. (Default Value)

Set ACPI suspend type to S3.

ꢀS3(STR)

& Power LED in S1 state

ꢀBlinking

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

In standby mode(S1):

ꢀDual/Off

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

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

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& Soft-offbyPWR_BTTN

ꢀInstant-off

Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)

ꢀDelay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 sec.

& PMEEventWakeUp

ꢀDisabled

Disable this function.

ꢀEnabled

Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value)

& ModemRingOn

ꢀDisabled

Disable Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function.

ꢀEnabled

The modem ring / LAN wake up will bring the system out of soft-off or

suspend state if this option is set "Enabled". (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)

&Power On By Mouse

ꢀDisabled

Disabled this function. (Default value)

ꢀMouse Click

Set mouse power on by double click mouse bottom.

&Power On By Keyboard

ꢀPassword

ꢀDisabled

Enter from 1 to 5 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.

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& KB Power ON Password

ꢀEnter

Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Key

board Power On Password.

& 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.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

[Auto]

Item Help

Menu Level ꢅ

Device(s) using this

INT:

Display Cntrlr

-BUS 1 Dev 0 Func 0

ꢁ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

PCI 1/5 IRQAssignment

Auto

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

Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1/5.

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 2 IRQAssignment

Auto

Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)

Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 3 IRQAssignment

Auto

Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value)

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

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

PCI 4 IRQAssignment

Auto

Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default value)

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

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15

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PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status

Case Opened

[Disabled]

Yes

Item Help

Menu Level ꢅ

[Disabled]

VCORE

1.696V

VCC18

1.776V

Don't reset case

open status

+3.3V

3.248V

+5V

5.134V

+12V

12.288V

33°C

[Enabled]

Current CPU Temperature

Current CPU FAN Speed

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed

CPU Warning Temperature

CPU FAN Fail Warning

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

Clear case open

status at next boot

4440 RPM

0 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

Figure 7: 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.

& Current Voltage (V) VCORE / VCC18 / +3.3V / +5V / +12V

ꢀDetect system's voltage status automatically.

& Current CPUTemperature

ꢀDetect System/CPU temperature automatically.

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& Current CPU/SYSTEMFANSpeed(RPM)

Detect CPU/System Fan speed status automatically.

CPU WarningTemperature

Disabled

Don't monitor CPU's temperature. (Default value)

60^oC/140^oF

70^oC/158^oF

80^oC/176^oF

90^oC/194^oF

Alarm when CPU current temperature over than 60^oC/140^oF.

Alarm when CPU current temperature over than 70^oC/158^oF.

Alarm when CPU current temperature over than 80^oC/176^oF.

Alarm when CPU current temperature over than 90^oC/194^oF.

CPU FAN Fail Warning

Disabled

Enabled

Fan Warning function disable. (Default value)

Enalbe FAN warning alarm when FAN stops.

SYSTEM FAN FailWarning

Disabled

Enabled

Fan Warning function disable. (Default value)

Enalbe FAN warning alarm when FAN stops.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio

[15X]

[Disabled]

100

Item Help

CPU Host Clock Control

x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz)

x Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency

Host/DRAM Clock ratio

Menu Level ꢅ

33/66

[Auto]

266

Memory Frequency (Mhz)

PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz)

33/66

ꢁ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

& CPU Clock Ratio

This option will not be shown or not be available if you are using a CPU with the locked ratio.

ꢀ10X~ 24X

It's depends on CPU Clock Ratio.

& 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

& CPUHostFrequency

ꢀ100MHz ~ 355MHz

Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz.

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& Fixed PCI/AGPDivider

ꢀYou can choose Disabled,PLL/40,PLL/32,PLL/24,PLL/20/PLL/16 mode to adjust PCI/AGP

frequency.

& Host/DRAMClockRatio

(Warning: wrong frequency may make system can't boot, clear CMOS to overcome wrong

frequency issue)

ꢀ2.0

Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0.

ꢀ2.66

ꢀAuto

Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66.

Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value)

& MemoryFrequency(Mhz)

ꢀThe values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .

& PCI/AGPFrequency(Mhz)

ꢀSetup PCI/AGP frequency by adjusting CPU Host Frequency or PCI/AGP Divider item.

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Top Performance

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

Top Performance

ꢀAdvanced Chipset Features

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Top Performance

ꢀPower Management Setup

Disabled...................[ „]

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

Enabled................... [

]

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Select Item

ꢁꢂ: Move

ENTER: Accept

F8: Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

ESC: Abort

Figure 9: Top Performance

Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

"Top Performance" will increase H/W working speed. Different system configuration (both H/W

component and OS) will effect the result. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run

properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore, if your system is not

perform enough, the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes, and we will recommend

you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above.

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BIOS Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced Chipset Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

ꢀPower Management Setup

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

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Select Item

F10:Save & Exit Setup

F8: Q-Flash

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-SafeDefaults

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

mum system performance.

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Load Optimized Defaults

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

ꢀPower Management Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Select Item

F10:Save & Exit Setup

F8: Q-Flash

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

LoadOptimizedDefaults

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

automatically detects.

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BIOS Setup

Set Supervisor/User Password

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

ꢀPower Management Setup

Enter Password:

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Select Item

F10:Save & Exit Setup

F8: Q-Flash

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 12: 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:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 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

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

ꢀPower Management Setup

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

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

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Select Item

F10:Save & Exit Setup

F8: Q-Flash

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 13: 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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BIOS Setup

Exit Without Saving

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Top Performance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

ꢀPower Management Setup

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N

ꢀPC Health Status

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Select Item

F10:Save & Exit Setup

F8: Q-Flash

Abandon all Data

Figure 14: 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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Revision History

Chapter 4 Technical Reference

Block Diagram

Pentium 4

Socket 478B

CPU

CPUCLK+/- (100/133* MHz)

AGP 4X

System Bus

400/533 MHz

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

DDR

200/266MHz

MCH66 (66MHz)

Intel

82845

MCHCLK+/- (100/133* MHz)

5 PCI

66 MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

48 MHz

BIOS

Intel

Game Port

Floppy

ICH 2

LPC BUS

AC97 Link

ITE

LPT Port

8712

PS/2

KB/Mouse

PCICLK

(33MHz)

48 MHz

AC97

ATA33/66/100

IDE Channels

4 USB

Ports

CODEC

COM

Ports

MCH66 (66MHz)

CPUCLK+/- (100/133* MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

MCHCLK+/- (100/133* MHz)

ICH3V66 (66MHz)

PCICLK (33MHz)

USBCLK (48MHz)

14.318 MHz

ICS

950223

33 MHz

"*" Auto detect and optimized setting for Pentium^®4 processor.

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@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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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

A. What is Q-Flash Utility?

Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS

mode, no more fooling around any OS.

B. How to use Q-Flash?

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

allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Q-Flash utility.

ꢀStandard CMOS Features

ꢀAdvanced BIOS Features

ꢀIntegrated Peripherals

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

ꢀPower Management Setup

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

ꢀPnP/PCI Configurations

ꢀFrequency/Voltage Control

Top Performance

ESC:Quit

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

ꢁꢂꢃꢄ:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash

F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

b. Q-Flash Utility

Q-Flash Utility V3.07

SST 49LF002A / 256K

Yes

Flash Type/Size :

Keep DMI Data

Load BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Space Bar:Change Value

ESC: Reset

Enter: Run

ꢁ/ꢂ: Select Item

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Load BIOS From Floppy

ꢀIn the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run.

1 File(s) found

XXXX.XX

256K

Total Size: 1.39M

F5: Refresh

Free Size: 1.14M

ESC: Return Main

DEL: Delete

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.

ꢀPress Enter to Run.

Are you sure to update BIOS?

[Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort...

ꢀPress Enter to Run.

!! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.

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Method 2 : BIOS Flash Utility

BIOS Flash Procedure

We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.

Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode.

Flash BIOS Procedure:

STEP 1:

(1) Please make sure you have set "Auto" for BIOS Feature Setup (BIOS Flash Protection).

(2) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip.

Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files. Both of

these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like http://www.shareware.cnet.

com

STEP 2: Make a DOS boot diskette. (See example: Windows 98 O.S.)

Beware: Windows ME/2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette.

(1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. Please leave the diskette "UN-write protected" type.

Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)" and right click to select

"Format (M)"

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(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and

"Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed

system files to it.

Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly.

(3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".

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STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program.

(1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support".

(2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers".

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(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset optional

menu to obtain BIOS flash files.

(4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop up

a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location" and press "OK".

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(5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files.

(6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk Amentioned in STEP 2, and

press "Extract".

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STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk.

(1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy driveA. Then, restart

the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup

main menu when system is boot up.

American

Release:09/16/99

7VTX F1

Check System Health OK

AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-900MHz

Checking NVRAM...

262144KB

Wait...

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit

Press any key to contiune

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,

63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F

(2) Once you enter the BIOS setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. Use the arrows to

highlight the item "BIOS FEATURES SETUP".

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit

ꢁꢂꢄꢃ : Select Item

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F5: Old Values

F6: Load BIOS Defaults

F7: Load Setup Defaults

F10:Save & Exit

Time, Date , Hard Disk Type…

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(3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item

"1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy".

AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP

1st Boot Device

: Floppy

: IDE-0

2nd Boot Device

3rd Boot Device

: CDROM

: Disabled

: On

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

BootUp Num-Lock

Floppy Drive Seek

Password Check

ESC: Quit

F1 : Help

ꢁꢂꢄꢃ: Select Item

: Disabled

: Setup

PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

(4) Press "ESC" to go back to previous screen. Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT

SETUP" then press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and

"Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be

taken effect next boot-up.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit

ꢁꢂꢄꢃ : Select Item

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F5: Old Values

F6: Load BIOS Defaults

F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

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STEP 5: BIOS flashing.

(1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire files

in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you have to

type "A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4" and then press "Enter".

Starting Windows 98…

Microsoft(R) Windows98

A:\> dir/w

Volume in drive A has no label

Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D

Directory of A:\

COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.EXE

3 file(s)

0 dir(s)

838,954 bytes

324,608 bytes free

A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4

(2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item will

locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start BIOS Flash

Utility.

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(3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the

procedure, or press [ESC] to quit.

Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your BIOS

corrupted and system totally inoperative.

Are you sure to flash the BIOS?

[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

(4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ESC] to exit Flash Utility.

EXIT?

[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

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STEP 6: Load BIOS 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. This important step resets

everything after the flash.

(1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system. The boot up screen will

indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.

American

Release:09/16/99

7VTX F4

Check System Health OK

AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-900MHz

Checking NVRAM...

262144KB

Wait...

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit

Press any key to contiune

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,

63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F

(2) Don't forget to press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up. Use the arrows

to highlight the item "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" then press "Enter". System will ask "Load Setup

Defaults (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Load Setup Defaults? (Y/N)?N

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit

ꢁꢂꢄꢃ : Select Item

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F5: Old Values

F6: Load BIOS Defaults

F7: Load Setup Defaults

F10:Save & Exit

Load Setup Defaults

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(3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will ask

"SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will

reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit

ꢁꢂꢄꢃ : Select Item

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F5: Old Values

F6: Load BIOS Defaults

F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

(4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure.

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Method 3 : @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)

Click here

3.Click "3".

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:

8IR2003.E1).

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

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 acqiire 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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Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Use the back audio panel to connect the audio

output without any additional module.

STEP 1 :

Line Out

Line In

MIC In

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

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

channels to "MIC 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

"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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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 settings" is "None", the

sound would be performed as stereo mode (2 chan-

nels output). Please select the other settings for 6

channels output.

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Technical Reference

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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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (IUCD ver 2.22)

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 Forget" 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

„ Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

Tell the operating system how the chipset components will be configured

„ Intel Application Accelerator

Designed to improve performance of the storage sub-system and overall system performance

„ USB Patch for WinXP

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

„ RealTek ALC101A/201A/202/650 AC97 Codec Driver

For Intel^®ICH/ICH2/ICH4 AC97 audio

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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

„ EasyTune 4

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 from Adobe

„ Acrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents

„ Norton Internet Security (NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ads, etc.

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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.

Please see the last page for details.

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EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

1. Click "EasyTune4" item.

2. Click "Next".

(2)

(1)

3. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(4)

(3)

4. Right Click the icon to start

"EasyTune 4".

(6)

(5)

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Appendix

Acronyms

ACPI

APM

AGP

Meaning

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Advanced Power Management

Accelerated Graphics Port

Audio Modem Riser

AMR

ACR

Advanced Communications Riser

Basic Input / Output System

Central Processing Unit

BIOS

CPU

CMOS

CRIMM

CNR

DMA

DMI

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

Continuity RIMM

Communication and Networking Riser

Direct Memory Access

Desktop Management Interface

Dual Inline Memory Module

Dual Retention Mechanism

Dynamic Random Access Memory

Double Data Rate

DIMM

DRM

DRAM

DDR

ECP

Extended Capabilities Port

Extended System Configuration Data

Error Checking and Correcting

Electromagnetic Compatibility

Enhanced Parallel Port

ESCD

ECC

EMC

EPP

ESD

Electrostatic Discharge

FDD

Floppy Disk Device

FSB

Front Side Bus

HDD

IDE

Hard Disk Device

Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

Interrupt Request

IRQ

to be continued......

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Acronyms

IOAPIC

ISA

Meaning

Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

Industry Standard Architecture

Local Area Network

LAN

I/O

Input / Output

LBA

Logical Block Addressing

Light Emitting Diode

LED

MHz

MIDI

MTH

MPT

NIC

Megahertz

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Memory Translator Hub

Memory Protocol Translator

Network Interface Card

Operating System

OEM

PAC

Original Equipment Manufacturer

PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST

PCI

Power-On Self Test

Peripheral Component Interconnect

Rambus in-line Memory Module

Special Circumstance Instructions

Single Edge Contact Cartridge

Static Random Access Memory

RIMM

SCI

SECC

SRAM

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Appendix

Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Customer/Country:

Company:

Phone No.:

Contact Person:

E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number:

BIOS version:

PCB revision:

Driver/Utility:

O.S./A.S.:

Hardware

Configuration

CPU

Mfs.

Model name

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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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

are correct.

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 VGA card. Then plug in ATX 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?

socket itself.

Yes

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 /

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

Check if the system can reboot successfully.

connector or cable.

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 technical

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

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