Gigabyte Computer Accessories GA 7VA1004 User Manual

When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following

notice is fully understood andpracticed. 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).

AGP4X/8Xnotch

Caution: AGP 2X(3.3V) card is not supported by VIA^®KT400. 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-7VA (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards might not function

properly, if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X(1.5)

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-7VA (or any AGP 4X only)

motherboards might not function properly, If you install this

card in it.

Note : Although Gigaby te'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^®KT400 based motherboards.

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Declaration ofConformity

We,Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology TrädingGMbH

AusschlagerWeg 41,1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

declare that the product

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

Mother Board

GA-7VA

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformityis declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

o EN 55011

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

industrial,scientific and medical (ISM

high frequency equipment

o EN 61000-3-2*

T EN 60555-2

Disturbances in supply systems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “ Harmonics”

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

o EN 61000-3-3*

T EN 60555-3

Disturbances in supply systems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “ Voltage fluctuations”

o EN 55013

o EN 55014

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

household electrical appliances,

portable tools and similar electrical

apparatus

T EN 50081-1

Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residual commercialand light industry

T EN 50082-1

o EN 55081-2

Genericimmunity standard Part 1:

Residual commercialand light industry

o EN 55015

o EN 55020

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

fluorescent lamps and luminaries

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrialenvironment

Immunity from radio interference of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

o EN 55082-2

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrialenvironment

T EN 55022

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

information technology equipment

o ENV 55104

o EN50091-2

lmmunity requirements for household

appliances tools and similar apparatus

o DIN VDE 0855

o part 10

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment

for receiving and/or distribution from

sound and television signals

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

powersystems(UPS)

o part 12

(EC conformity marking)

T CEmarking

o EN 60065

o EN 60335

Themanufacturer also declaresthe conformity of above mentioned product

withthe actual requiredsafety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23EEC

Safetyrequirements for mains operated

Safetyfor information technology equipment

o EN 60950

electronic and real ted apparatus for

household and similar general use

including electricalbussiness equipment

Safety of household and similar

electrical appliances

o EN 50091-1

General and Safety requirments for

uninterruptible power systems(UPS)

Manufacturer/Importer

Date : September 16, 2002

Timmy Huang

Signature:

Name:

(S ta mp )

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Res pons ible PartName: G.B.T. INC. (U.S .A.)

Addres s:

17358 Railroad S treet

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-7VA

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 inferencereceived,

including that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person’s Name:

Signature:

ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date: September 16 ,2002

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GIGABYTE obtained of the event to validate the

performance of ATi and Nvidiabased graphicscards

(AGP 8X) with VIA Chipset based motherboards

running Microsoft operating systems. Certificatesof

Validation will be suppliedby VIA, ATi and nVIDIA for

GA-7VAXP; GA-7VAX and GA-7VA that successfully

passed in the AGP 8X standardvalidation

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GA-7VA

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD Athlon^™/ Athlon^™XP / Duron^™SocketA Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1004

12ME-7VA-1004

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Table of Content

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

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

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

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

GA-7VAMotherboard Layout................................................................................ 7

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

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

Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup ........................................................................... 9

Step1-2: CPU Installation ............................................................................. 10

Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation ................................................................. 11

Step 2: Install memorymodules ....................................................................... 12

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

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

Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction .............................................................. 14

Step4-2: Connectors Introduction .................................................................. 16

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .................................................................... 23

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :F1).............................................. 24

Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................. 26

Advanced BIOS Features................................................................................... 29

Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 31

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Power Management Setup ................................................................................ 35

PnP/PCI Configurations...................................................................................... 38

PC Health Status.................................................................................................. 39

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................................ 41

Top Performance ................................................................................................ 43

Load Fail-Safe Defaults...................................................................................... 44

Load Optimized Defaults.................................................................................... 45

Set Supervisor/User Password .......................................................................... 46

Save & Exit Setup ................................................................................................. 47

Exit Without Saving ............................................................................................. 48

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................ 51

Block Diagram ..................................................................................................... 51

BIOS Flash Procedure ....................................................................................... 52

@ BIOS Introduction ........................................................................................... 67

EasyTune^TM4 Introduction ............................................................................... 68

2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introduction ............................................ 69

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

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Item Checklist

þ The GA-7VA motherboard

þ IDE cable x 2/ Floppy cable x 1

þ Motherboard Settings Label

þ GA-7VA user's manual

þ 2 Port USB Cable x 1

o 4 Port USB Cable x 1

o Audio combo Kit x1

o IEEE 1394 Cable x1

o SPDIF KIT x1 (SPD Kit)

o I/O Shield

o RAID Manual

þ CD for motherboard driver & utility (Driver CD)

þ Quick PC Installation Guide

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 connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

If themotherboard 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 atach the motherboard to the base withoutworrying 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’tlet 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

—

29.3cm x 20.0cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

Socket A processor

AMD Athlon^TM/Athlon^TMXP/ Duron^TM(K7)

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

200/266/333^{<Note 1>}MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds

Supports 1.4GHz and faster

VIA KT400 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC)

VIA VT8235 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

3 184-pin DDR sockets

Supports DDR DRAM PC1600/PC2100/PC2700/PC3200^{<Note 2>}

Supports up to 3.0GB DDR (Max)

—

Chipset

Memory

Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

IT8705

I/O Control

Slots

1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X/2Xmode(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 modes.

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

CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

CPU/System temperature detect

System Voltage Detect

Thermal shutdown function

to be continued......

<Note 1> FSB333 MHz only support DDR333 DIMM module.

<Note 2> PC3200 only support by Micro, Samsung, Apacer DDR module as we verified, more detail

pls refer to P.85

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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 Out /SPDIF In

CD In / AUX In / Game port

Built in VIA VT8235 Chipset

On-Board USB 2.0

PS/2 Connector

BIOS

PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace

Licensed Award BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM

Supports Q-Flash

PS/2 Keyboard power on by password,PS/2 Mouse power on

External Modem wake up

STR(Suspend-To-RAM)

Wake on LAN (WOL)

AC Recovery

Additional Features

Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

Supports @BIOS

Supports EasyTune 4

Overclocking

Over Voltage (DDR/AGP/CPU) by BIOS

—

Over Clock (DDR/AGP/CPU/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,

Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc.

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GA-7VA Motherboard Layout

RAM_LED

KB_MS

CPU

FAN

SOCKET A

NB_FAN

KT400

AGP

BATTERY

SW1

PCI1

AC97

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

SPDIF_IN

SPDIF

VT8235

IDE2

IDE1

IT8705

F_PANEL

PWR_LED

BIOS

SYS

FAN

F_USB1

F_USB2

USB 2.0

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1- Set Dip Switch (CK_RATIO) and system Switch (SW1)

Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 3- Install memory modules

Step 4- Install expansion cards

Step 5- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 6- Setup BIOS software

Step 7- Install supporting software tools

Step2

Step 3

Step 5

Step 1

Step 4

Step 5

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166MHz by adjusting system switch (SW1).

(The internal frequency depend on CPU.)

O: ON / X :OFF

SW1

Default Setting: 100MHz

SW1 CPU CLOCK

100MHz

133MHz 166MHz

OFF

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Step1-2: CPU Installation

CPU Top View

CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

Pin1 indicator

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.

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever

and up to 90-degree angle.

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

M 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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Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation

2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD.

1. Press down the CPU socket

lever and finish CPU installation.

3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base

onto the CPU socket on the main-

board.

4. Make sure the CPU fan is

plugged to the CPU fan connector,

than install complete.

M Please use AMD approved cooling fan.

M We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat

conduction between your CPU and heatsink.

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

this completes the installation.

M 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. The BIOS will automatically

detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, justpush it vertically into the DIMM Slot.

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 DIMMx64/x72

128 MBytes

2 DIMMsx64/x72

256 MBytes

128 MBytes

512 MBytes

256 MBytes

1 GBytes

3 DIMMsx64/x72

384 MBytes

192 MBytes

768 MBytes

384 MBytes

1.5 GBytes

768 MBytes

3 GBytes

64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 64 MBytes

128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks) 256 MBytes

128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 128 MBytes

256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 512 MBytes

256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 256 MBytes

512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 1 GBytes

512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks) 512 MBytes

512 MBytes

2 GBytes

1 GBytes

1.5 GBytes

DDR

1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the

DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module verticallyinto the

DIMM slot. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip atboth edges of theDIMM slots

to lock the DIMM module.

M Reverse the installationsteps when you wish to

remove the DIMM module.

M When STR/DIMM LED is ON, do not install/remove DIMM from socket.

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

the one notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation.

Please change the insert orientation.

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DDR Introduction

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

high performance and cost-effective solution thatallows 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 w ill 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, DDRmemory enables system OEMs to build

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

end PC 's and v alue desktop SM A sy stems. 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

and notebook applications.

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, 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 .

AGP Card

Make sure your AGP card is locked by the

small white- drawable bar.

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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power

supply

Step4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction

u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports standard PS/2

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

ØBefore 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. 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.

v USB Connector

USB 1

USB 0

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w Parallel Port ,VGA port and Serial Ports (COMA)

ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1

Parallel Port

Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to

Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected

to Serial ports.

(25 pin Female)

COMA

COMB

Serial Ports (9 pin Male)

ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard

x Game /MIDI Ports

and other relate audio devices.

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

y Audio Connectors

Ø After install onboard audio driver, you may connect

speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone to MIC In jack.

Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be connected

to Line-In jack.

Please note:

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

S/W selection.

MIC In

(Center and Subwoofer)

Line Out

(Front

If you want to enable 6-channel function, you have 2

choose for hardware connection.

Speaker)

Line In

(Rear Speaker)

Method1:

Connect “Front Speaker” to “Line Out”

Connect “Rear Speaker” to “Line In”

Connect “Center and Subwooferr” to “MIC Out “.

Method2:

You can refer to page 20, and contactyour nearest dealer

for optional SUR_CEN cable.

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

refer to “2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introduction”

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Step4-2 : Connectors Introduction

18 2

1) CPU_FAN

2) SYS_FAN

3) NB_FAN

4) ATX_POWER

5) IDE1/IDE2

6) FDD

10) BATTERY

11) F_AUDIO

12) SUR_CEN

13) CD_IN

14) AUX_IN

15) SPDIF

7) RAM_LED

8) PWR_LED

9) F_PANEL

16) SPDIF-IN

17) F_USB1/F_USB2

18) CI

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Ø 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.

1)CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

2)SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) Ø This connector allows you to link with the

cooling fan on the system case to lower the

system temperature.

Ø If you installed wrong direction, the Chip Fan

3)NB_FAN

will notwork. Sometimes will damage the Chip

GND

VCC

Fan. (Usually black cable is GND)

4)ATX_POWER (ATX Power)

Ø AC power cord should only be connected to

your power supply unit after ATX power cable

and other related devices are firmly

+12V

5V SB (Stand by +5V)

Power Good

VCC

connected to the mainboard.

VCC

-5V

GND

VCC

GND

VCC

GND

3.3V

PS-ON(SoftOn/Off)

GND

-12V

3.3V

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Ø Important Notice:

5)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

Ø Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables

to FDD. It supports 360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M

and 2.88Mbytes floppy disk types.

6)FDD (Floppy Connector)

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the

same side with the Pin1.

Ø Do not remove memory modules while

DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or

other unexpected damages due to the

2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory

modules only when AC Power cord is

disconnected.

7)RAM_LED

Ø 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.

8)PWR_LED

If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn

to another color.

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9)F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector)

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

(Blue)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

Pin 1: VCC(+)

SPK (Speaker Connector)

(Amber)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch)

(Green)

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

PW (Soft Power Connector)

(Red)

MSG(Message LED/Power/

Sleep LED)(Yellow)

NC( Purple)

Ø 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 above.

10)BATTERY (Battery)

CAUTION

v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

v Replace only with the same or equivalent

type recommended by the manufacturer.

v Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

If you want to erase CM OS...

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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Ø If you want to use FrontAudio connector, you

must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.

11)F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector)

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.

Rear Audio (L)

Rear Audio (R)

FrontAudio (L)

Reserved

FrontAudio (R)

POWER

REF

GND

MIC

12) SUR_CEN

Ø Please contact your nearest dealer for optional

SUR_CEN cable.

CENTER_OUT

GND

SUR OUTL

BASS_OUT

SUR OUTR

13)CD_IN (CD IN)

Ø Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out

to the connector.

CD-R

GND

CD-L

CD_IN

14)AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)

Ø Connect other device(such as PCI TV Tunner

audio out)to the connector.

AUX-R

GND

AUX-L

Ø The SPDIF output is capable ofproviding 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.

15)SPDIF (SPDIFOut)

VCC

SPDIF OUT

GND

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16)SPDIF_IN

digital output function.

VCC

SPDIF IN

GND

17)F_ USB1 / F_USB2

Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front USB

connector. Check the pin assignment

while you connect the front USB cable.

Please contactyour nearest dealer for optional

front USB cable.

(Front USB Connector, Yellow )

F_USB1

F_USB2

Ø This 2 pin connector allows your system to

enable or disable the “case open” item in BIOS

if the system case begin remove.

18) CI (CASE OPEN)

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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 pow er is turned off.

ENTERING S ETUP

After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately duringPOST (Power On SelfTest)itwill allow youto

enterstandardBIOS CMOSSETUP.

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

<á>

<â>

Move to previous item

Move to next item

<ß>

<à>

<Esc>

Move to the item in the left hand

Move to the item in the right hand

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

Option Page Setup M enu - 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

Reserved

Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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GETTING HELP

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 S etup 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 H elp Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E2)

Once you enter Award BIOS C MOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the

screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and tw o exit choices. Use

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

}Standard CMOS Features

}AdvancedBIOS Features

}IntegratedPeripherals

}Power ManagementSetup

}PnP/PCIConfigurations

}PC Health Status

TopPerformance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

SetSupervisor Password

SetUserPassword

Save& ExitSetup

}Frequency/VoltageControl

ESC:Quit

ExitWithoutSaving

higf: SelectItem

F10:Save& ExitSetup

F8:Q-Flash

Time, Date, HardDiskType...

Figure 1: MainMenu

Standard CMOS Features

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

Advanced BIOS Features

This setup page includes all the items ofAward special enhanced features.

Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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Power Management S etup

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.

Top Performance

Top Performance Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the sy stem

would be in best performance configuration.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system w ould

be in safe configuration.

Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system w ould

be in better performance configuration.

Set Supervis or password

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

or just to Setup.

Set User pas sword

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

Save & Exit S etup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without S aving

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Standard CMOS Features

Thu, Feb 21 2002

Date(mm:dd:yy)

Time(hh:mm:ss)

}IDEPrimary Master

}IDEPrimary Slave

}IDESecondary Master

}IDESecondary Slave

DriveA

Item Help

MenuLevel u

Changethe day,month,

year

22:31:24

[PressEnterNone]

[1.44M, 3.5”]

[None]

<Week>

Sun. to Sat.

<Month>

Jan. to Dec.

<Day>

Drive B

Floppy 3 Mode Support

[Disabled]

1 to 31(ormaximun allowed

in the month.)

Halt On

[All,ButKeyboard]

640K

BaseMemory

ExtendedMemory

TotalMemory

<year>

130048K

1999 to 2098

131072K

higf: 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

F Date

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

8Week

8Month

8Day

Theweek, fromSun to Sat, determined by the BIOS andis display only

Themonth, Jan. ThroughDec.

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

Theyear, from 1999 through2098

8Year

F Time

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

time clock. Forexample, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

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F IDEPrimary Mas ter, S lave / Secondary Master, Slave

Thecategory identifies the typesof hard disk from drive C to F thathas been installed in the

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

type which willautomatically detectHDDtype.

Note thatthe specifications ofyourdrive mustmatchwith the drive table. The hard disk will notwork

properly if you enter improper information for this category.

Ifyou selectUser Type, related informationwill be asked to enter tothe followingitems. Enterthe

informationdirectly fromthe keyboard and press <Enter>. Suchinformation should be provided in

thedocumentation form yourharddisk vendoror the system manufacturer.

8Capacity:

8AccessMode:

8Cylinder:

Thehard disk size. The unitis Mega Bytes.

Theoptions are:Auto/ Large/ LBA / Normal.

Thecylinder number ofhard disk.

8Head

Theread /Write head number ofhard disk.

8Precomp

8Landing Zone

Thecyliner numberatwhich the disk driver changesthe writecurrent.

Thecylinder number thatthe diskdriver heads(read/write) areseated whenthe

disk driveisparked.

8SECTORS

Thesector numberof eachtrack defineon thehard disk.

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

FDrive A / Drive B

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

computer.

8None

Nofloppy driveinstalled

8360K, 5.25 “.

81.2M,5.25”.

5.25 inch PC-typestandard drive; 360K byte capacity.

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

(3.5inchwhen 3 Mode isEnabled).

8720K, 3.5“.

81.44M,3.5“.

82.88M,3.5“.

3.5inchdouble-sided drive; 720Kbytecapacity

3.5inchdouble-sideddrive; 1.44M byte capacity.

3.5inchdouble-sideddrive; 2.88M byte capacity.

F Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

8Disabled

8DriveA

8DriveB

8Both

Normal Floppy Drive. (Defaultvalue)

Enabled 3 mode function of Drive A.

Enabled 3 mode function ofDrive B.

Drive A& Bare3 mode Floppy Drives.

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F Halt on

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

8NOErrors

Thesystem bootwill notstopfor any error thatmay be detected

and you will beprompted.

8All Errors

Whenever the BIOS detects anon-fatal errorthe system will be stopped.

8All, ButKeyboar Thesystem bootwill notstop for a keyboard error; itwill stopfor

all other errors. (Defaultvalue)

8All, ButDiskette Thesystem bootwill notstop for a disk error; itwill stop forall

othererrors.

8All,ButDisk/Key Thesystem bootwill notstop for akeyboard or diskerror; itwill

stop for all othererrors.

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 sy stems 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]

FirstBootDevice

Second BootDevice

Third BootDevice

BootUp Floppy Seek

InitDisplay First

Item Help

[HDD-0]

[CDROM]

[Disabled]

[AGP]

MenuLevel

higf: 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

FFirst / S econd / Third Boot device

M This feature allows you toselectthe bootdevicepriority.

8Floppy

Selectyourbootdevicepriority by Floppy.

Selectyour bootdevice priority by LS120.

Selectyour bootdevice priority by HDD-0~3.

Selectyour bootdevice priority by SCSI.

Selectyour bootdevicepriority by CDROM.

Selectyour bootdevice priority by LAN.

Selectyour bootdevicepriority by USB-CDROM.

Selectyourbootdevice priority by USB-ZIP.

Selectyourbootdevice priority by USB-FDD.

Selectyour bootdevice priority by USB-HDD.

Selectyour bootdevice priority by ZIP.

Disabled this function.

8LS120

8HDD-0~3

8SCSI

8CDROM

8LAN

8USB-CDROM

8USB-ZIP

8USB-FDD

8USB-HDD

8ZIP

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F Boot Up Floppy Seek

MDuring POST, BIOS will determine thefloppy diskdrive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is40

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

8Enabled

BIOSsearches for floppy diskdrive to determine it is40 or80 tracks. Note

thatBIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 Mdrive type as they are

all80tracks.

8Disabled

BIOS will notsearch for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note

thatthere willnot beany warning message ifthe drive installed is 360 K.

(Defaultvalue)

FInit Display First

MThis feature allows you to select the first initation of the monitor display from which card, when

you install an AGP VGA card and a PCI VGA card on board.

8PCI

SetInit Display Firstto PCISlot.

8AGP

Set InitDisplay Firstto AGP. (Default value)

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Integrated Peripherals

IntegratedPeripherals

OnChip IDE Channel0

OnChip IDE Channel1

IDE1 Conductor Cable

IDE2 Conductor Cable

AC97Audio

[Enabled]

[Auto]

Item Help

MenuLevelu

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[3F8/IRQ4]

[2F8/IRQ3]

[378/IRQ7]

[SPP]

USB 1.1 Controller

USB 2.0 Controller

USBKeyboard Support

USBMouse Support

Onboard Serial Port1

Onboard Serial Port2

Onboard Parallel Port

ParallelPortMode

GamePortAddress

MdiPortAddress

[201]

[330]

Midi PortIRQ

[5]

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

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

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F OnChip IDE Channel0

MWhen enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PC I IDE. If a hard disk controller card

is used, set at Disabled.

8Enabled

8Disabled

Enable onboard 1st channelIDE port. (Defaultvalue)

Disable onboard 1stchannel IDE port.

F OnChip IDE Channel1

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

is used, set at Disabled.

8Enabled

8Disabled

Enable onboard 2nd channelIDE port. (Defaultvalue)

Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

F IDE1 Conductor Cable

8Auto

Will be automatically detected by BIOS (DefaultValue)

8ATA66/100/133 SetIDE1 Conductor Cableto ATA66/100/133 (Please make sure your IDE device

andcable is compatible with ATA66/100/133)

8ATA33

SetIDE1 ConductorCable to ATA33 (Please make sureyour IDE device and cable

iscompatible with ATA33)

F IDE2 Conductor Cable

8Auto

Will be automatically detected by BIOS (DefaultValue)

8ATA66/100/133 SetIDE2 Conductor Cableto ATA66/100/133 (Please make sure your IDE device

andcable is compatible with ATA66/100/133)

8ATA33

SetIDE2 ConductorCable to ATA33 (Please make sureyour IDE device and cable

is compatible with ATA33).

FAC97 Audio

8Auto

BIOSwill automatically detectonboard AC97 Audio. (Defaultvalue)

Disabled AC97 Audio.

8Disabled

FUSB 1.1 Controller

MDisable this option if you are not using the onboard U SB feature.

8Enabled

8Disabled

Enabled USB Controller. (Defaultvalue)

Disabled USB Controller.

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FUSB 2.0 Controller

MDisable this option if y ou are not using the onboard USB 2.0 feature.

8Enabled

8Disabled

Enabled USB 2.0 Controller. (Defaultvalue)

Disabled USB 2.0Controller.

F US B Keyboard S upport

MWhen a USB key board is installed, please set at Enabled.

8Enabled

8Disabled

Enabled USB Keyboard Support.

Disabled USB Keyboard Support. (Defaultvalue)

F US B Mouse Support

8Enabled

8Disabled

Enabled USB Mouse Support.

Disabled USB Mouse Support. (Defaultvalue)

FOnboard Serial Port 1

8Auto

BIOSwill automatically setup the port1 address.

83F8/IRQ4

82F8/IRQ3

83E8/IRQ4

82E8/IRQ3

8Disabled

Enable onboard Serial port1 and addressis 3F8,Using IRQ4. (Defaultvalue)

Enable onboard Serial port1 andaddressis 2F8,Using IRQ3.

Enable onboard Serial port1 and addressis 3E8,Using IRQ4.

Enable onboard Serial port1 and addressis 2E8,Using IRQ3.

Disable onboard Serial port 1.

FOnboard Serial Port 2

8Auto

BIOSwill automatically setup the port2 address.

83F8/IRQ4

82F8/IRQ3

83E8/IRQ4

82E8/IRQ3

8Disabled

Enable onboard Serial port2 andaddressis 3F8,Using IRQ4.

Enable onboard Serial port2 and address is 2F8,Using IRQ3. (Default Value)

Enable onboard Serial port2 and addressis 3E8,Using IRQ4.

Enable onboard Serial port2 and addressis 2E8,Using IRQ3.

Disable onboard Serial port 2.

FOnBoard Parallel port

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

onboard I/O controller.

8378/IRQ7

8278/IRQ5

Enable onboard LPT port and address is378, Using IRQ7.(Default Value)

Enable onboard LPT portand address is 278,Using IRQ5.

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83BC/IRQ7

8Disabled

Enable onboard LPT portand address is 3BC,Using IRQ7.

Disableonboard parallel port.

FParallel Port Mode

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

8SPP

Using Parallel portas Standard Parallel Portusing IRQ7. (DefaultValue)

UsingParallel portas Enhanced Parallel PortIRQ5.

Using Parallel portas Extended Capabilities Portusing IRQ7.

Using Parallel portas ECP & EPP mode.

8EPP

8ECP

8ECP+EPP

FGame Port Address

8Disabled

8201

Disabled this function.

Set Game Port Address to 201. (DefaultValue)

SetGame PortAddress to209.

8209

FMidi Port Address

8Disabled

8300

Disabled this function.

SetMidi PortAddress to300.

SetMidi PortAddress to 330.(Default Value)

8330

F Midi Port IRQ

Set 5for MidiPort IRQ. (Default value)

810

Set 10for Midi Port IRQ.

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Power Management Setup

Power ManagementSetup

[S1(POS)]

ACPISuspend Type

Item Help

øUSBDevice Wake-UpFromS3

Soft-Offby PWRBTN

ACBack Function

Disabled

[Instant-off]

[Soft-Off]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

Everyday

MenuLevelu

KeyboardPowerOn

MousePower On

PMEEventWakeUp

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN

Resumeby Alarm

ø Date(of Month) Alarm

øTime(hh:mm:ss) Alarm

0 : 0 :

higf: Move Enter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

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F ACPI Suspend Type

8S1(POS)

Setsuspend type toPower On Suspend underACPIOS(Power OnSuspend).

(Defaultvalue)

8S3(STR)

Setsuspend type to Suspend To RAM under ACPIOS (Suspend To RAM).

FUSB Device Wakeup From S3(When ACPI Suspe ndType is set [S3(S TR)])

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

8Enabled

8Disabled

USB Devicecanwakeupsystem fromS3.

USBDevice can’t wakeupsystem from S3. (Defaultvalue)

F Soft-off by PWRBTN

8Instant-off

Presspower button then Power offinstantly. (Defaultvalue)

8Delay 4 Sec.

Press power button 4 sec to Power of. Enter suspend ifbutton is pressedless

than4 sec.

FAC Back Function

8Memory

8Soft-Off

8Full-On

System power on dependson thestatus before AC lost.

Always in Offstatewhen AC back. (Defaultvalue)

Always poweronthe system whenACback.

F Keyboard Power On

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

The option “Password“ allow s you to set up to 8 alphanumeric characters to power-on the system.

The option “Any Key” allows y ou to touch the key board to power on the system.

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

8Password

8Disabled

Enter from 1 to 8 characters to setthe Keyboard Power OnPassword.

Disabled this function. (Defaultvalue)

8Keyboard98

Ifyourkeyboardhave “POWERKey” buton, youcanpress thekey to

power onyour system.

F Mouse Power On

8Disabled

8Enabled

Can’tPoweron systemby MouseEvent. (Defaultvalue)

Can Poweronsystem by MouseEvent.

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F PME Event Wak e up

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

state.

M This feature requires anATX pow ersupply that providesat least1A on the +5VSB

lead.

8Disabled

8Enabled

Disabled PME EventWake up function.

Enabled PME EventWake upfunction. (DefaultValue)

FModemRing On/ WakeOnLAN (WhenAC Back Function is set to [Soft-Off])

M Youcan enablewake on LANfeature by the "ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN" or"PME EventWake

up"when the M/B has "WOL" onboardconnector. Only enabled the feature by "PME EventWake

up".

M Anincoming call via modem awakes the systemfromits soft-offmode.

M When setat Enabled, an inputsignal comesfrom theother client.

Server on theLAN awaks the system from a softoffstate ifconnected over LAN.

8Disabled

8Enabled

Disabled Modem RingOn / Wake On LAN function.

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

FResume by Alarm

Youcan set"Resumeby Alarm"item to enabledand key inData/time to power onsystem.

8Disabled

8Enabled

Disable this function. (Default Value)

Enable alarm function to POWERON system.

IfRTC Alarm Lead ToPowerOn isEnabled.

Date ( ofMonth) Alarm :

Time (hh:mm:ss)Alarm :

Everyday,1~31

(0~23): (0~59) :(0~59)

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PnP/PCIConfigurations

PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment

PCI2 IRQ Assignment

PCI3IRQ Assignment

PCI4IRQ Assignment

[Auto]

Item Help

MenuLevelu

higf: Move Enter:Select+/-/PU/PD:ValueF10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 6: PnP/PCIConfigurations

FPCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment

8Auto

Auto assignIRQ to PCI 1/ PCI 5. (Defaultvalue)

83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/ PCI5.

FPCI2 IRQ Ass ignment

8Auto

Auto assign IRQ toPCI 2. (Defaultvalue)

83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2.

FPCI3 IRQ Ass ignment

8Auto

Auto assign IRQ toPCI 3. (Defaultvalue)

83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI3.

FPCI4 IRQ Ass ignment

8Auto

Auto assign IRQ toPCI 4. (Defaultvalue)

83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI4.

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PC Health Status

ResetCase Open Status

CaseOpened

[Disabled]

Item Help

MenuLevelu

VCORE

1.810V

DDRVtt

1.248V

+3.3V

3.280V

+ 5V

4.919 V

11.968V

5.053V

+12V

5VSB

CurrentCPUTemperature

CurrentSystem Temperature

CurrentCPU FAN Speed

CurrentSYSTEMFAN speed

CPUShutdownTemperature

CPUFAN Fail Warning

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

39°C

52°C/125°F

6250RPM

0RPM

[Disabled]

higf: 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 HealthStatus

CRes et Case Open Status

CCase Opened

Ifthe case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".

Ifthe case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes".

Ifyou wantto reset"Case Opened" value, set"Reset Case Open Status" to

"Enabled" and save CMOS, your computer will restart.

FCurrent Voltage (V) VCORE/DDRVtt/ +3.3V/ +5V / +12V / 5VSB

Detectsystem’svoltage status automatically.

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F Current CPU Temperature (°C)

DetectCPU Temp. automatically.

F Current CPU FAN / S YS TEM FAN Speed (RPM)

DetectFan speed status automatically.

F CPU Shutdown Temperature

8Enabled

8Disabled

System shutdownwhen currentCPUtemperatureover than 110^oC

Don’tmonitor currenttemperature.(Defaultvalue)

F Fan Fail Warning ( CPU / SYSTEM)

8Disabled

8Enabled

Don’tmonitor currentfan speed. (Defaultvalue)

Alarmwhen stops.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Frequency/VoltageControl

[Auto]

Spread spectrum Modulated

CPUHostClock Control

øCPUHostFrequency(MHz)

øPCI/AGPFrequency(MHz)

DRAMClock(MHz)

Item Help

[Disable]

100

MenuLevelu

33/66

[By SPD]

[Normal]

CPU Voltage Control

AGPOverVoltage Control

DIMMOverVoltage Control

higf: 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

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

F Spread spectrum Modulated

8Auto

Setclock spread spectrum by auto.(Defaultvalue)

Disableclockspread spectrum.

8Disabled

8Enabled

Enable clock spreadspectrum.

F CPU Host Clock Control

Note: Ifsystem hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility, wait for 20 sec for timesout reboot. When

timeout occur, system willresetand run atCPU defaultHost clock atnextboot.

8Disable

8Enable

Disable CPUHost Clock Control.(Defaultvalue)

Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

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

8100

8133

8166

SetCPU Host Clockto 100MHz~132MHz.

SetCPU Host Clockto 133MHz~165MHz.

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F PCI/AGP Frequency (MHz)

8Thevalues depend on CPUHostFrequency(Mhz) .

F DRAM Clock (MHz)

8Please set DRAM Clock according to yourrequirement.

Ifyou use DDR200DRAM module, please set“DRAM Clock(MHz)” to“100-DDR200”. Ifyou useDDR333

DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)” to “166-DDR333”.

Incorrectusingitmay causeyour systembroken. Forpower End-User use only!

8SPD

SetMemory frequency by DRAM SPDdata. (Defaultvalue)

F CPU OverVoltage Control

IncreaseCPU voltagemay get stable for Over_Clock. Butitmay damage to CPUwhenenable thisfeature.

8Normal

Supply voltage as CPU reguired. (Defaultvalue)

8+5% /+7.5% /+10% Increase voltagerange as userselected.

F AGP OverVoltage Control

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

feature.

8Normal

Supply voltage asAGP Cardreguired. (Defaultvalue)

SetAGP voltage from 1.6V~1.8V.

8+0.1V~+.03V

F DIMM OverVoltage Control

Increase DRAM voltage may getstable for Over_Clock. Butitmay damage to DRAM module whenenable this

feature.

8Normal

Supply voltage asDRAM module reguired. (Defaultvalue)

SetDIMM voltage from 2.6V~2.8V.

8+0.1V~+.03V

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TopPerformance

}Standard CMOS Features

}AdvancedBIOS Features

}IntegratedPeripherals

TopPerformance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

}Power ManagementSetup

SetSupervisor Password

Disabled................... [ n

]

}PnP/PCIConfigurations

SetUserPassword

Save& ExitSetup

ExitWithoutSaving

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

]

}PC Health Status

}Frequency/VoltageControl

hi: Move

ENTER: Accept

ESC:Quit

higf: SelectItem

ESC:Abort

F8:Q-Flash

F10:Save& ExitSetup

Figure 9: Top Performance

Top Performance

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

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled EnableTop Performance function.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Standard CMOS Features

}AdvancedBIOS Features

}IntegratedPeripherals

}Power ManagementSetup

}PnP/PCIConfigurations

}PC Health Status

TopPerformance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

SetSupervisor Password

SetUserPassword

Save& ExitSetup

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

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Frequency/VoltageControl

ExitWithoutSaving

higf: SelectItem

F10:Save& ExitSetup

ESC:Quit

F8:Q-Flash

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

F Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

minimum sy stem performance.

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Load Optimized Defaults

}Standard CMOS Features

}AdvancedBIOS Features

}IntegratedPeripherals

TopPerformance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

SetSupervisor Password

SetUserPassword

Save& ExitSetup

}Power ManagementSetup

}PnP/PCIConfigurations

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?N

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}PC Health Status

}Frequency/VoltageControl

ESC:Quit

ExitWithoutSaving

higf: SelectItem

F10:Save& ExitSetup

F8:Q-Flash

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure12: Load Optimized Defaults

F 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

}AdvancedBIOS Features

}IntegratedPeripherals

TopPerformance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

SetSupervisor Password

SetUserPassword

Save& ExitSetup

}Power ManagementSetup

}PnP/PCIConfigurations

Enter Password:

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}PC Health Status

}Frequency/VoltageControl

ESC:Quit

ExitWithoutSaving

higf: SelectItem

F10:Save& ExitSetup

F8:Q-Flash

Change/Set/DisablePassword

Figure 13:Password Seting

When you select this function, the follow ing message w ill 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 passw ord 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 “Security Option” 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 “Security Option” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

only w hen you try to enter Setup.

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Save & Exit Setup

}Standard CMOS Features

}AdvancedBIOS Features

}IntegratedPeripherals

TopPerformance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

SetSupervisor Password

SetUserPassword

Save& ExitSetup

}Power ManagementSetup

}PnP/PCIConfigurations

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

}PC Health Status

}Frequency/VoltageControl

ESC:Quit

ExitWithoutSaving

higf: SelectItem

F10:Save& ExitSetup

F8:Q-Flash

SaveData toCMOS

Figure 14:Save &ExitSetup

Type “Y” w ill quit the Setup U tility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.

Type “N” w ill return to Setup Utility.

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Exit Without Saving

}Standard CMOS Features

}AdvancedBIOS Features

}IntegratedPeripherals

TopPerformance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

SetSupervisor Password

SetUserPassword

Save& ExitSetup

}Power ManagementSetup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

}PnP/PCIConfigurations

}PC Health Status

}Frequency/VoltageControl

ESC:Quit

ExitWithoutSaving

higf: SelectItem

F10:Save& ExitSetup

F8:Q-Flash

Abandon all Data

Figure 15:Exit WithoutSaving

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

Type “N” w ill return to Setup Utility.

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Chapter 4 Technical Reference

Block Diagram

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

AMD-K7^TM

AGP2X/4X/8X

SystemBus100/133/166MHz

100/133/166MHz

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

DDRRAM

VIA

HCLK+/-(100MHz)

VT8377

MCHCLK(100/133/166MHz)

5 PCI

66MHz

33MHz

14.318 MHz

48MHz

BIOS

VIA

VT8235

Game Port

Floppy

IT8705

LPT Port

PS/2

KB/Mouse

ATA33/66/100

IDE Channels

24MHz

AC97

6 USB

Ports

33MHz

CODEC

PCICLK

(33MHz)

COM

Ports

HCLK+/-(100MHz)

PCICLK(33MHz)

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

AGPCLK(66MHz)

MCHCLK(100/133/166mHz)

ICH3V66(66MHz)

CLK

GEN

USBCLK(48MHz)

14.318 MHz

33MHz

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BIOS Flash Procedureyte @BIOS^TMProgram to flash BIOS.

Method 1:

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 your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip.

Firstly you hav e to install the ex traction 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 leav e the diskette "UN-write

protected" ty pe. 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 Ty pe, and pick both "Display summary when finished"

and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That w ill 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 w ebsite 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 ex ample: F4), and click to dow nload 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 dow nload files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2,

and press "Extract".

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

(1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. 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.

(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 - VERSION1.24b

STANDARDCMOSSETUP

BIOSFEATURESSETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWERMANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/ PCICONFIGURATION

LOADBIOSDEFAULTS

INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS

HARDWAREMONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOADSETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC:Quit

hifg : SelectItem

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F5: OldValues

F6: Load BIOS Defaults

F7:Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit

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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

( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All RightsReserved

1stBootDevice

:Floppy

2nd BootDevice

: IDE-0

3rd BootDevice

:CDROM

: Disabled

: On

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

BootUpNum-Lock

Floppy Drive Seek

PasswordCheck

ESC:Quit

F1 : Help

hifg: SelectItem

: 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 - VERSION1.24b

STANDARDCMOSSETUP

BIOSFEATURESSETUP

INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS

HARDWAREMONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWERMANAGEMENT SETUP

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

PNP/ PCICONFIGURATION

LOADBIOSDEFAULTS

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOADSETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC:Quit

hifg : SelectItem

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F5: OldValues

F6: Load BIOS Defaults

F7:Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit

Save Data to CMOS & ExitSETUP

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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) Window s98

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

theprocedure, 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.

(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 - VERSION1.24b

STANDARDCMOSSETUP

BIOSFEATURESSETUP

INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS

HARDWAREMONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWERMANAGEMENT SETUP

Load Setup Defaults? (Y/N)?N

PNP/ PCICONFIGURATION

LOADBIOSDEFAULTS

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOADSETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC:Quit

hifg : SelectItem

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F5: OldValues

F6: Load BIOS Defaults

F7:Load Setup Defaults

Load Setup Defaults

F10:Save & Exit

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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 - VERSION1.24b

STANDARDCMOSSETUP

BIOSFEATURESSETUP

INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS

HARDWAREMONITOR & MISC SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWERMANAGEMENT SETUP

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

PNP/ PCICONFIGURATION

LOADBIOSDEFAULTS

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOADSETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC:Quit

hifg : SelectItem

(Shift)F2 : Change Color

F5: OldValues

F6: Load BIOS Defaults

F7:Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit

Save Data to CMOS & ExitSETUP

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

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Method 2:

Q-Flash Introduction

A. What is Q-Flash Utility?

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

}AdvancedBIOS Features

}IntegratedPeripherals

TopPerformance

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

SetSupervisor Password

SetUserPassword

Save& ExitSetup

}Power ManagementSetup

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

}PnP/PCIConfigurations

}PC Health Status

}Frequency/VoltageControl

ESC:Quit

ExitWithoutSaving

higf:SelectItem

F10:Save& ExitSetup

F8:Q-Flash

Time, Date, Hard DiskType...

b. Q-Flash Utility

Q-Flash Utility V3.05

SST 39SF020 / 256K

Yes

Flash Type/Size :

Keep DM I Data :

Load BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Space Bar:Change Value

ESC: Reset

Enter: Run

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LoadBIOS FromFloppy

!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.

!! COPYBIOS Completed-Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

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

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Method 3:

If you don’t have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS^TMprogram to

flash BIOS.

Press "Tools" icon.

2.Click "@BIOSWriter v1.08q".

1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities".

(2)

(1)

Click here.

Click "P".

3. 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^TMsever

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 N OT through Internet:

a. Do not click "Internet U pdate" icon

b. Click"Update New BIOS"

c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box w hile opening the old file.

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

as: 7VA.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

III. Save BIOS

In the v ery 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 show s 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 sy stem won't boot.

c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS^TMserver, 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 sy stem unbooted

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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 sw itch 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. N ot 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 y our 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 y our BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to

maintain and manage y our 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 softw are 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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Easy Tune^TM4 Introduction

Gigabyteannounces EasyTune^TM4 WindowsbasedOverclocking 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 answ er is probably " no". Because

"Ov erclock" is thought to be very difficult and in-

cludes a lot of technical know-how , sometimes

"Ov erclock" is even considered as special skills

found only in some enthusiasts. But as to the ex-

perts 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. N ow every thing is different because of a Win-

dows 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. U sers can choose either "Easy Mode" or "Ad-

vanced 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 ov erclocking. 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 oper-

ates 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 sw itch/

jumper setting; on the other hand, they can do "Ov erclock" 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, Gigaby te EasyTune 4 has already

turned the "Overclock" technology toward to a newer generation. This w onderful software is now

free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver C D. Users may make a test drive of

"Easy Tune 4" to find out more amazing features by themselves.

*Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by Easy Tune 4. Please find the products sup-

ported list in the web site.

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

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

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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 recommendthat youuse thespeaker with amplifier to acquirethe best soundeffect ifthe stereo output is

applied.

STEP 1:

Connectthestereospeakersor earphoneto“Line Out”.

Line Out

STEP2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you ‘ll find an

iconon thetaskbar’s status area. Click the audioicon

“Sound Effect” fromthe windows tray atthe bottom of

thescreen.

STEP 3:

Select “SpeakerConfiguration”, and choosethe

“2 channels for stereo speakers output”.

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 1 :

Connectthe frontchannels to “Line Out”,therear

channels to“LineIn”.

Line Out

Line In

STEP2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you ‘ll find an

iconon thetaskbar’s status area. Click the audioicon

“Sound Effect” fromthe windows tray atthe bottom of

thescreen.

STEP3 :

Select“Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “4

channels for 4 speakersoutput”.

Disable “Only SURROUND-KIT”, and press“OK”.

When the“Environmentsettings” is “None”, the

sound would be performed as stereomode

(2 channels output). Please selectthe other settings

for 4 channels output.

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Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Use the back audio panel to connectthe audio output

withoutany additional module.

STEP1 :

Line Out

Line In

MIC In

Connectthe front channels to“LineOut”,the rear chan-

nelsto “LineIn”, andthe Center/Subwoofer channels

to“MIC In ”.

STEP2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you ‘ll find an

iconon thetaskbar’s status area. Click the audioicon

“Sound Effect” fromthe windows tray atthe bottom of

thescreen.

STEP3 :

Select“Speaker Configuration”, and choosethe

“6 channels for5.1 speakersoutput”.

Disable “Only SURROUND-KIT” and pess “OK”

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Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,Optional Dev ice):

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

Center/subwoofer)

SURROUND-KITaccessanalog outputtorear

channels andCenter/Subwooferchannels. Itis the best

solution ifyou need 6 channel output, Line In andMIC

atthe same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is included inthe

GIGABYTE unique "AudioCombo Kit" as picture.

STEP1 :

Insert the “Audio ComboKit” inthe backof the case ,

andfix it with the screw.

STEP2 :

Connectthe ”SURROUND-KIT” to SUR_CEN onthe

M/B.

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STEP3 :

Connectthe frontchannels 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’sSUBCENTER.

STEP4 :

Clickthe audio icon "Sound Efect" from the windows

tray at the bottom ofthe screen.

STEP5 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "6

channels for5.1 speakers output".

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

Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output ModeNotes:

Whenthe "Environmentsettings" is "None", the sound

would be performed as stereo mode(2 channels

output). Please selectthe other settings for 6 channels

output.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A “SPDIF output” dev ice is available on the

motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided

and could link to the “SPDIF output” connector

(As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder,

rear bracket provides coax ial cable and Fiber

connecting port.

1. Connect the SPDIF outputdevice to the rear

bracketofPC, and fix itwith screw.

2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard.

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

decoder.

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Picture below are shown in Windows XP (CD driver version 1.0)

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

CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device

icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

A. Installing VIA KT400 Chipset Driver

Please install this driver as the first

priority. this item installs the chipset

driver utility that enableds Plug-n-Plag

INF support for Intel chipset

component.

B. Installing Sound Driver

Click this item to install sound driver.

Appendix A: VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Installation

A. VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Utility:

1.Click "VIA4in1 Service Pack

Driver " item.

2.Click "Next".

(1)

(2)

4.Click "Next".

3.Click "Yes".

(4)

(3)

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5.Click "Next".

6.Click "Next".

(6)

(5)

8.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(8)

7.Click "Next".

(7)

B.USB Patch Driver:

Enable S3 for USB Device Setup is preparing the InstallShield(R) Wizard which will guide you

through the setup process.

C.VIA USB2.0 Driver

1.Click "USB 2.0 Host Controller”.

2.Click "Yes".

(1)

(2)

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3.Click "Next".

4.Click "Next".

(4)

(3)

6.You can choose "Print to

File"

5.Click "Yes".

(5)

(6)

7.Click “Finish" to restart computer.

(7)

Print to File : Press this button, you can view file on the screen . We recommand you do it.

If there is any problem occurred during USB2.0 device installing, using or

upgrading. Please visit Microsoft or GIGABYTE website for downloading the

latest drivers.

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Appendix B: RealTek AC'97 Audio Driver

Revision History

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

CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM

device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

Press "Audio" icon.

2.Click "Next".

1.Click "RealTek AC’97 Audio Driver".

(1)

(2)

(1)

33.C.Cliclickk"F"Fininisishh" "totoreresstatartrtcocommppuuteter.r.

(3)

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Appendix C: EasyTune4 Utilities Installation

Revision History

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

CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device

icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

Press "Tools" icon.

2.Click "Easy Tune 4 (Trial Version)

1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities".

(1)

(2)

3.Click "Next".

4.Click "Next".

(4)

(3)

5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(5)

(6)

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Appendix D: 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

Desktop Management Interface

Dual Inline Memory Module

Dual Retention Mechanism

Dynamic Random Access Memory

Double Data Rate

DIMM

DRM

DRAM

DDR

ECP

ESCD

ECC

EMC

EPP

Extended Capabilities Port

Extended System Configuration Data

Error Checking and Correcting

Electromagnetic Compatibility

Enhanced Parallel Port

ESD

Electrostatic Discharge

FDD

Floppy Disk Device

FSB

Front Side Bus

HDD

IDE

Hard Disk Device

Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

Interrupt Request

IRQ

I/O

Input / Output

IOAPIC

ISA

Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

Industry Standard Architecture

Local Area Network

LAN

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Acronyms

LBA

Meaning

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

Power-On Self Test

POST

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

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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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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DDR400 (PC3200) recommended memory modules list

Vender

Brand

Type Size

Component

Status

Kingmax

MICRON

Hynix

Kingmax

MICRON

Hynix

DDR 128MB

DDR 256MB

KDL684T4AA-50

Mt8VDDT1664AG-403B2

HY5DU28822BT-04

K4H280838D-TCC4

KDL684T4AA-50

SAMSUNG SAMSUNG

Kingmax

MICRON

Hynix

Kingmax

MICRON

Hynix

Mt16VDDT3264AG-403B2 OK

HY5DU28822BT-04

W942508BH-5 2260D

K4H560838D-TCC4 223

W942508BH-5 2260D

W942508BH-5 2110A

W942508BH-5 2150D

W942508BH-5 2260D

ADATA

Winbond

SAMSUNG SAMSUNG

APACER

Winbond

ADATA

Winbond

APACER

MShould you need to find new support list, pls refer to

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw for the detail.

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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 ex cluded.

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 ex cluded.

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

CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN

properly?

Yes

Failure has been ex cluded.

Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot.

Yes

Failure has been ex cluded.

Insert the VGA card. Then plug in ATX power cable and turn

on the system.

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Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

Yes

Failure has been ex cluded.

Check if there is display.

Yes

Failure has been ex cluded.

Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse have

been plugged in.

Check if keyboard is working properly.

Yes

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

Optimized Defaults" and save then ex it setup.

Failure has been ex cluded.

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 ex cluded.

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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