AMD 7VMM User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with limits for a Class B digital device,

Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC.

Phone/Fax No: [phone]/ [phone]

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

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. Op eration 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: ERIC LU

Signature:

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

Mother Board

Date: May.08,2001

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-7VMM

Er ic Lu

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in
residential installations. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accord ance with the instr uctions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guara nte e tha t i nterfer ence
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or

television equipment reception, which can be
determined by turning th e equi pment off and on, the user i s encour aged to try t o
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

-Move the equipment away from the receiver

-Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
additional suggestions

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your
authority to operate such equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to
the following two conditions 1) this device may not cause harmful interference
and 2) this device must a ccept any interference received , in cl uding interference
that may cause undesired operation.

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

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

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

Limits and methods of measurement

EN 55011

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of

industrial, scient ific and medi c al (ISM electrical equipment “ Harmonics”
high frequency equipment

Limits and methods of measurement

EN55013

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equi pment “Voltage fluct uations”
equipment

Limits and methods of measurement

EN 55014

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of
portable tools and similar electrical

apparatus Residual, commer c ial and light industry

EN 55015

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of Industrial environment
fluorescent lam ps and luminaries

EN 55020

broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment
equipment

EN 55022

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus
information technology equipment

DIN VDE 0855
part 10
part 12

household electrical appliances,

Limits and methods of measurement

Immunity fr om radio interf er enc e of

Limits and methods of measurement

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment
for receiving and/or
sound and television signals

distribution

declare that the product

from power systems (UPS)

Mother Board

GA-7VMM

is in conformity with

EN 61000-3-2*

EN60555-2

EN61000-3-3*
EN60555-3

EN 50081-1

EN 50082-1

EN 55081-2

EN 55082-2

ENV 55104

EN 50091- 2

Disturbances in supply systems caused

by household appliances and similar

Disturbances in supply systems caused

by household appliances and similar

Generic emission standar d P ar t 1:

Residual, commer c ial and light industry

Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Generic emission standard Par t 2:

Generic immunity standard Part 2:

Immunity requirem ents for household

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

CE marking

EN 60065

electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment
household and similar general use

EN 60335

electrical appl iances uninterruptible power system s (UPS )

Signature

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product
with the actual required safety standards i n accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC

Safety requirements for mains operated

Safety of household and similar

Date : May. 08, 2001 Name : Rex Li n

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

(EC conf or mity marking)

Safety for information technology equipment

EN 60950

General and Safety r equirements for

EN 50091-1

:

Rex Lin

7VMM

AMD AthlonTM/Duron

Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard

TM

Socket A Pro cessor

REV 1.0 Second Edition

R-10-02-010806

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision List

2) Item Checklist

3) Features

4) Installation Guide

Manual revision information

Product item list

Product information & specification

Instructions on CPU & Memory Installation

5) Performance & Block Diagram

6) Suspend to RAM

Instructions on STR installation

7) BIOS Flash Utility

8) @BIOS™ & EasyTune

9) BIOS Setup

Instructions on setting up the BIOS

III

™

10) Technical Support /RMA
Sheet

11) Appendix

Product performance & block diagram

BIOS Flash utility introduction
@BIOS

™

& EasyTune

™

introduction

III

software
Document equipment used for after sales

service

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Feature Summary P.3
7VMM Motherboard Layout P.5
Installation Guide P.6
Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.12
Performance List P.29
Block Diagram P.30
Suspend to RAM Installation (Optional) P.31
BIOS Flash Utility Introduction P.37
@BIOSTM Introduction (Optional) P.39
EasyTuneIII
Page Index for BIOS Setup P.42
Technical Support /RMA Sheet P.69
Appendix P.70

TM

Introduction (Optional) P.40

7VMM Motherboard

Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.0 Initial release of the 7VMM motherboard user’s manual. May.2001

1.0 Second release of the 7VMM motherboard user’s manual. Aug.2001

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this
document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein.
Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

Aug.06, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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Item Checklist

Item Checklist

!

The 7VMM Motherboard

!

Cable for IDE / Floppy device

!

Driver CD for motherboard utilities

!

7VMM User’s Manual

"

Internal COM B Cable (Optional)

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Features Summary

Form Factor

#$

20.6 cm x 24.3 cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers

PCB.
Motherboard
CPU

#$

7VMM includes 7VMM , 7VMM-I

#$

AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM (K7) Socket A Processor

#$

256K/64K L2 cache on die

#$

Supports 600MHz ~ 1GHz and above
Chipset 7VMM, consisting of:

#$

VT8361 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller(PAC)

#$

VT82C686B PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral

Controller (PSIPC)

Clock Generator
Memory

I/O Control
Slots

On-Board IDE

#$

ICS94236

100 / 133 MHz system bus speeds

#$

2 168-pin DIMM sockets

#$

Supports PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM and VCM SDRAM

#$

Supports up to 2.0GB DRAM

#$

Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

#$

VT82C686B

#$

3 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

#$

1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot

#$

1 ISA slot (Optional)

#$

IDE 1 and IDE 2 Supports PIO mode 3, 4, UDMA 33 /

ATA 66 / ATA100 IDE & ATAPI CD-ROM

#$

2 IDE bus master IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices
On-Board
Peripherals

Hardware Monitor

#$

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

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

#$

1 parallel ports supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

#$

2 serial ports (COM A , COM B is Optional Cable)

#$

4 USB ports (2 USB by optional cable)

#$

1 IrDA connector for IR

#$

CPU/System fan revolution detect

#$

CPU/System temperature detect

#$

System voltage detect

To be continued…

3

On-Board Sound

On-Board VGA
PS/2 Connector

BIOS
Additional Features

Features Summary

#$

AC’97 CODEC

#$

Line In / Line Out / Mic In / CD In / Game port

#$

TEL / AUX In (Optional)

#$

Build Trident Blade 3D Graphics Controller in VT8361

#$

Support Shared memory architecture

#$

PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

#$

Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM

#$

Support Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

#$

Support Internal / External Modem Ring On

#$

Support USB KB/MS Wake up from S3

#$

Includes 3 fan power connectors

#$

Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

#$

Support STR (Suspend-To-RAM) function (Optional)

#$

Support @BIOS™ and EasyTune

III

™

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7VMM Motherboard Layout

PS/2

FUSB_ON

USB1

COM 1

LPT

VGA

AUX_IN

Game & Audio

AC97

BIOS

RUSB_ON

CD_IN

F_AUDIO

FMIC_EN

AMR

PCI1

TELE

PCI2

PCI3

ISA1

CPU_FAN

AMR_EN1

COMB

S_IRQ

Socket A

CPU

7VMM

IR

VT8361

BAT1

CLR_CMOS

DIMM1

DIMM2

VT82C686B

CLK_JP1

ATX POWER

CLK_JP2
STR_EN

BZ1

USB2

STR_LED

IDE1

LED2

BIOS_WP

SYS_FAN

PWR_FAN

+

IDE2

+

WOL

AMR_EN2

AMR_EN3

LED1

FDD

WOR

F_PANEL

5

Installation Guide

Installation Guide

Getting Started

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 the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and
there are no slo ts 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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To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

Step 1 - Set system jumpers
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-Set up BIOS software
Step 7-Install supporting software tools

Step 2

Step 5

Step 3

Step 5

Step 4

Step 1

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Installation Guide

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is selectable at 100/133MHz. The user can select the system bus speed
by JUMPER (CLK_JP1/CLK_JP2). (The frequency ratio depend on CPU).

CLK_JP2

1

CLK_JP1

CPU CLK
Frequency

CLK_JP1
CLK_JP2

AMD CPU Heat Sink Installation:

%

Beware: Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your

system.

The poor contact will cause over heat, and might cause damage to your
processor.

1

100MHz 133MHz

2-3

Close

2-3

Close

1-2

Close

1- 2

2- Close

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CPU Installation

Please make sure the CPU should be supported to the motherboard.

CPU Top View

CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

Blank

1.Pull the lever out and lift it up.

CPU Heat Sink Installation:

Beware: Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your

The poor contact will cause over heat, and might cause damage to your

system.

processor!

2.The notched corner should be orientated toward
the blank space on the socket nearest the l ever. The
CPU will only fit in th e orientation as sh own.

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Installation Guide

3.Align CPU and insert it

(Please refer to your heatsink installation
manual for application of thermal grease to
provide better heat conduction between your
CPU and heatsink.)

5.Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

6. Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

(Please refer to the cooler’s installation manual for detailed installation steps)

4.Use compliant fan approved by AMD.

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Memory Installation

The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory mod ule (DIM M) sock ets supp ort 4 banks. The BIOS
will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it
vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch.
Memory size can vary between sockets.

SDRAM

1. The DIMM slot has two notch, so the DIMM
memory module can only fit in one direction.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically
into the DIMM slot. Then push it down.

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Installation Guide

Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Page
Connectors P.13
ATX Power P.13
AUXIN (AUX_IN) [Optional] P.17
COM A / VGA / LPT Port P.13
COM B P.22
CDIN (CD Audio Line In) P.17
CPU_FAN (CPU Fan) P.20
Floppy Port P.15
F_AUDIO (Front Audio) [Optional] P.22
Game & Audio Port P.16
IDE1(Primary),IDE2(Secondary)Port P.16
IR (IR Header) P.21
PWR_FAN (Power Fan) P.19
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.14
SYS_FAN (System 1 Fan) P.19
STR_LED/LED1 (STR LED Connector & DIMM LED) [Optional] P.21
S_IRQ (Serial IRQ) P.23
TELE (TEL) [Optional] P.18
USB1 (USB Connector) P.14
USB2 (Front USB Connector) P.15
WOR (Ring Power On) P.18
WOL (Wake On LAN) P.20
Panel and Jumper Definition P.24
AMR_EN1/AMR_EN2/AMR_EN3 (Onboard AC97 & AMR Selection) P.27
BAT 1(Battery) P.28
BIOS_WP (BIOS Write Protection) P.25
CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS Function) P.25
F_PANEL (2x11 pins jumper) P.24
FMIC_EN (Front MIC) [Optional] P.27
FUSB (Front USB Device Wake up Selection) P.28
RUSB (Rear USB Device Wake up Selection) P.26
STR_EN (STR Selection) [Optional] P.26

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A

Connectors

ATX Power

Please note:

C 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.

COM A / VGA / LPT Port

10

20

11

1

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,15-17 GND

1,2,11 3.3V

4,6,19,20 VCC

10 +12V
12 -12V
18 -5V

8 Power Good
9 5V SB stand by+5V

14 PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

LPT PORT

COM A

VGA

Please note:

This mainboard supports 1 standard COM ports ,1 VGA Port and 1 LPT port.
Device like printer can be connected to LPT port ; mouse and modem etc can
be connected to COM ports.

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Connectors

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse

6

4

1 2

PS/2 Keyboard

Please note:

This mainboard supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse interface
connector.

USB1 : USB Connector

Please note:

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your
device(s) has a standard USB interface like, USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip,
speaker… Also make sure your OS supports USB controller (Win 95 w/ USB
supperment, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT w/ SP 6). If your OS
does not support USB controller, please contact OS vander for passible patch or
driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vanders..

8

6 5

7

1 2

3

4

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard
Pin No. Definition

5

3

1 Data
2 NC
3 GND
4 VCC(+5V)
5 Clock
6 NC

Pin No. Definition

1 USB V0
2 USB D0­3 USB D0+
4 GND
5 USB V1
6 USB D1­7 USB D1+
8 GND

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t

USB2 : Front USB Connector

Please note:

Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector. Check the pin
assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable. Please contac
your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.

Floppy Port

2

1

Pin No. Definition

10

1 5V-SB
2 GND

9

3 USB D2­4 NC
5 USB D2+
6 USB D3+
7 NC
8 USB D3­9 GND

10 5V-SB

RED LINE

15

Connectors

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Game & Audio Port

Please note:

This motherboard supports standard audio port and game port. After install
onboard audio driver. you may connector speaker to line out jack, micro
phone to MIC in jack Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be connected
to line-in jack

.

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

Line Out 1

Line In

MIC In

Game

Port

Line O

Line O

Line O
capabl

capabl

capabl
or com

or com

or com
decode

decode

decode
connec

connec

connec
Out au

Out au

Out au
To ena

To ena

To ena
simply

simply

simply
becom

becom

becom
speake

speake

speake

RED LINE

IDE 1

16

IDE 2

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CD_IN

: CD Audio Line In

AUX_IN : AUX_IN (Optional)

1

Pin No. Defin itio n

1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R

1

Pin No. Defin itio n

1 AUX-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX-R

17

Connectors

TELE : TEL (The connector is for internal modem card with voice

connector)(Optional)

1

Pin No. Defin itio n

1 Signal-In
2 GND
3 GND
4 Signal-Out

WOR : Ring Power On

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

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SYS_FAN : System Fan

PWR_FAN : Power Fan

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

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Connectors

A

CPU_FAN : CPU Fan

Please note:

proper installation of the CPU cooler is essenti al to prevent t he CPU fr om

running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.

WOL : Wake on LAN

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

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Pl

STR_LED/ LED1 : STR LED Connector & DIMM LED (Optional)

STR LED Connector

1

+

DIMM LED

ease note

might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 3.3V stand by
voltage. Remove memory modules only when STR function is disabled by
jumper and AC Power cord is disconnected.

, Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It

IR: IR Header

1

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC (+5V)
2 NC
3 IR Data Input
4 GND
5 IR Data Output

Please note:

connect the IR. Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device.

Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you

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Connectors

F_AUDIO : Front Audio

.

P

lease Note :

If you want to use “Front Audio” c onnector, you must

move 11-12,13-14 Jumper.

In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio
connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the
same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis you
are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer.

COM B

(Optional)

1

15

PIN NO. Definition

1 Incase speaker (R)
2 Incase speaker (L)

3, 4,5,6,10,15 GND

2

16

7 +12V

8,16 NC

9 MIC
11 Front Audio (R)
13 Front Audio (L)
12 Rear Audio (R)
14 Rear Audio (L)

22

10 9

2 1

COM B

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S_IRQ : Serial IRQ
(For special design, for example: PCMCIA add on card)

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

23

Panel And Jumper Definition

1

1

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

F_PANEL : For 2X11 Pins Jumper

GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Entering Green Mode

GD (Green LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(−)
HD (IDE Hard Disk Active
LED)

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(−)
SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(−)
RE (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System
P+P−P−(Power LED)

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(−)

Pin 3: LED cathode(−)
PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

Please Note:

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and
power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper according
to the pin assignment above.

GD

RE

S P K

HD

GN

1

PW

P−P−P+

1

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Pl

O

Pl

CLR_CMOS : Clear CMOS Function

1

Disable
(Default)

Pin No . Defin itio n

1-2 Close Disable Clear CMOS
2-3 Close Enable Clear CMO S

ease note:

jumper.

You may clear the CM

S data to its default values by this

BIOS_WP : BIOS Write Protect Function

1 1

Write

Protection

Pin No. Definition
1-2 close Write Protect Enable
2-3 close Write Protect Disab le

ease note:

“2-3 close”. We recommend BIOS_WP jumper to be set to“1-2 close”,
whenever user is not try to flash/upgrade the BIOS.

To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB BIOS_WP jumper must be

1

Clear CMOS

Function (Default)
Function

Disable

(Default)

(Default)

25

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

RUSB_ON: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection

(USB Connector & USB1)

1 1

Normal

(Default)

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Rear USB Device Wake up

Enable

2-3 close Rear USB Device Wake up

Disable (Default)

Enable

Please note:

have to set the BIOS setting “USB Dev Wakeup from S4~S5” enabled, and the
jumper “

*(Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>.
You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”,
then select “USB Dev Wakeup from S3~S5: Enabled”. Remember to save the
setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.)

(If you want to use “

RUSB_ON

”& ”

STR_EN

USB Dev Wakeup from S4~S5

” enabled).

STR_EN : STR Selection (Optional)

Pin No. Definition
1-2 close STR Enabled
2-3 close STR Disabled (Default)

1

Disabled
(Default)

” function, you

1

Enabled

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AMR_EN1/ AMR_EN2/ AMR_EN3 : Onboard AC97& AMR
(Primary or Secondary ) Select

(AMR

1

AMR_EN1

Function

Only AC97

Only AMR

(Primary)

AC97+MR

(Secondary)

(Default)

Please note:

to choose the appropriate AMR card for your board.

This MB supports AMR slot, you can look up the table above

FMIC_EN : Front MIC (Optional)

Audio Modem Riser)

&&&&

AMR_EN2

1

Jumper

AMR_EN1 AMR_EN2 AMR_EN3

1-2

Close

2-3

Close

1-2

Close

AMR_EN3

1

1-2

Close

3-4

Close

1- 2
3-4

Close

1-2

Close

3-4

Close

1-2

Close

1

Disabled

1

Enabled
(Default)

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Enabled (Default)

2-3 close Disabled

27

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

FUSB_ON: Front USB Device Wake up Selection

(USB Connector & USB2)

1 1

Normal

(Default)

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Front USB Device Wake up

Enable

2-3 close Front USB Device Wake up

Disable (Default)

Enable

Please note:

have to set the BIOS setting “USB Dev Wakeup from S4~S5” enabled, and the
jumper “

*(Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>.
You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”,
then select “USB Dev Wakeup from S3~S5: Enabled”. Remember to save the
setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.)

BAT1: Battery

(If you want to use “

FUSB_ON

STR_EN

”&”

USB Dev Wakeup from S4~S5

” enabled).

+

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.

” function, you

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Performance List

The following performance table lists the results of some popular benchmark testing programs.
These data are provided as reference only and in no way guarantee the system shall perform,
and there is no responsibility for different testing data at exactly the same level. (The different
Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

• CPU AMD Althon

TM

1333MHz, AMD DuronTM 950MHz

• DRAM (128x2) MB SDRAM (Kingmax)

• CACHE SIZE 384 KB included in Althon

192 KB included in DuronTM

TM

• DISPLAY Onboard AGP

• STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum AS30000AT 30GB)

• O.S. Windows 2000 + SP1 + DirectX8.0

• DRIVER

Processor

Winbench99

Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64k colors 75Hz.

TM

Althon

AMD

1333MHz (266x5)

950MHz (200x4.75)

AMD Duron

Business Disk Winmark 99 6260 5950

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 18000 17100

Business Graphics Winmark 99 607 244

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 1030 756

Winstone 2001

Business Winstone 2001 44.9 34.9

Content Creative Winstone 2001

59.6 46.3

TM

%

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to details on P.51

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Block Diagram

Block Diagram

AGPCLK (66MHz)

3 PCI

PCI (33MHz)

Display

PCI Bus 33MHz

AC-Link

AC97

CODEC

AMR

Socket A

VT8361

VT82C

686B

Floppy

PS/2

CPUCLK (100/133MHz)

System Bus 100/133MHz

100/133MHz

NPCLK (33MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

33MHz

14.318MHz

LPT Port

ISA

3.3V SDRAM

HCLK (100/133MHz)

48MHz

4 USB Ports

Game Port

COM Ports

ATA33/66/100
IDE Channels

AGPCLK (66MHz)

PCI (33MHz)

48MHz

14.318MHz
33MHz

ICS

94236

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HCLK (100/133MHz)

NPCLK (33MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)
CPUCLK (100/133MHz)

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Suspend To RAM Installation (Optional)

A.1 Introduce STR function:

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Windows 98/ME/2000 ACPI sleep mode function. When

recovering from STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to retrieve
the last “state” of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state. The “state” is
stored in memory (RAM) before the system goes to sleep. During STR sleep mode, your
system uses only enough energy to maintain critical information and system functions,
primarily the system state and the ability to recognize various “wake up” triggers or signals,
respectively.

A.2 STR function Installation

Please use the following steps to complete the STR function installation.

Step-By-Step Setup

Step 1:

To utilize the STR function, the system must be in Windows 98/ME/2000 ACPI mode.

Putting Windows 98/ME/2000 into ACPI mode is fairly easy.

Setup with Windows Installation CD-title:

A. Insert the Windows ME (98/2000) into your CD-ROM drive, select Start, and then Run.
B. Type (without quotes)
C. After setup completes, remove the CD, and reboot your system
(This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:).

“D:\setup”

in the window provided. Hit the enter key or click OK.

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Step 2:

(If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper “STR_EN” Pin1-2 (Closed.)

1

Disabled
(Default)

1

Enabled

Pin No. Definition
1-2 close STR Enabled
2-3 close STR Disabled (Default)

Step 3:

Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter
BIOS Setup. Select the item

State : S3 /STR”
& EXIT SETUP”

. Remember to save the settings by press ing "ESC" and choose the

option.

“POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”,

then select

“ACPI Standby

“SAVE

Congratulation! You have completed the installation and now can use the STR function.

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A.3 How to put your system into STR mode? (For example : Windows ME)

There are two ways to accomplish this:

1. Choose the “Stand by” item in the “Shut Down Windows” area.
A. Press the “Start” button and then select “Shut Down”

B. Choose the “Stand by” item and press “OK”

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2. Define the system ”power on” button to initiate STR sleep mode:

A. Double click “My Computer” and then “Control Panel”

B. Double click the “ Power Management” item.

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C. Select the “Advanced” tab and “Standby” mode in Power Buttons.

D. Restart your computer to complete setup.

Now when you want to enter STR sleep mode, just momentarily press the “Power on”
button..

A.4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode?

There are five ways to “wake up” the system:

1. Press the “Power On” button.

2. Use the “Resume by Alarm” function.

3. Use the “Modem Ring On” function.

4. Use the “Wake On LAN” function.

5. Use the “USB Device Wake Up” function.

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Pl

A.5 Notices :

1. In order for STR to function properly , several hardware and software requi rements must

be satisfied:

A. Your ATX power supply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specification (provide more

than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current).

B. Your SDRAM must be PC-100 compliant.

2. Jumper “STR_LED” is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis.

[Some chassis may not provide this feature.] The STR LED will be illuminated when
your system is in STR sleep mode.

STR LED Connector

1

+

DIMM LED

ease note

, Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It
might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 3.3V stand by
voltage. Remove memory modules only when STR function is disabled by
jumper and AC Power cord is disconnected.

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BIOS Flash Utility Introduction

A. How to use

BIOS Flash Utility

?

a. Boot Screen

American Release:05/04/2001
Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends

xxx xxx
Check System Health OK,
AMD-Athlon(tm) Processor-800MHz
Check NVRAM…

Wait…

Press F1 to enter AMI BIOS Flas h Utility.
Press any key to contiume

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
62-0504-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VMM01-F

Press F1 to enter AMI BIOS Flash Utility

b. AMI BIOS Flash Utility

AMI BIOS Flash Utility V1.02

Boot From……………………….. Main BIOS
Main ROM Type………………… HYUNDAI HY29F002T

Load BIOS from Floppy

Enter : Run ↑↓ : Move ESC : Reset F10 : Power Off

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c.In the A:drive, insert the “BIOS” diskette, then Press Enter to Run.

Input BIOS file name in the text box. Press “Enter”.

d.

Load XXX.XX

Where XXX.XX is name of the BIOS file name.

Load XXX.XX

Are you sure to COPY BIOS?
[Enter] to Continue Or [Esc] to abort..

Load XXX.XX

!! COPY BIOS Com pleted –Pass ! !
Please press any key to c ontinue

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

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@ BIOS Introduction (Optional)

Gigabyte announces

@ BIOS

Windows BIOS live update uti lity

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
internet and 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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Easy Turn/// Introducti on

Easy TuneIIITM Introduction (Optional)

Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII
Windows overdrive utilit y

“Overdrive” might be one of the most
common issues in computer field. But have
many users ever tried it? The answer is
probably “no”. Because “overdrive” is thought
to be very difficult and includes a lot of
technical know-how, sometimes “overdrive” is

even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts.

But as to the experts in “overdrive”, what’s the truth? They may spend quite a lot
of time and money to study, try and use many different hardware and software tools
to do “overdrive”. And even with these technologies, they still learn that it’s quite a
risk because the safety and stability of an “overdrive“ system is unknown.

Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility
EasyTuneIII--announced by Gigabyte. This utility has totally changed the gaming
rule of “overdrive”. This is the first overdrive utility suitable for both normal and power
users. Users can choose either “Easy Mode” or “Advanced Mode” to run “overdrive”
at their convenience. For users who choose “Easy Mode”, they just need to click
“Auto Optimize” to have auto and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will
then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control
panel. If someone prefers to “overdrive” by oneself, there is also another choice.
Click “Advanced Mode” to enjoy “sport drive” class overclocking. In “Advanced
Mode”, one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate
system performance. And no matter which mainboard is used, if it’s a Gigabyte’s
product*, EasyTuneIII helps to perform the best of system.

Besides, different from other traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTuneIII
doesn’t require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch/ jumper setting;
on the other hand, they can do “overdrive” at only one click. Therefore, this is a safer
way for “overdrive” as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs
EasyTuneIII 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 been tested in EasyTuneIII, user can “Save” this bus speed and
“Load” it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTuneIII has already turned the
“overdrive” technology toward to a newer generation.

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This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached

™

driver CD. Users may make a test drive of “EasyTune

” to find out more amazing

III

features by themselves.

For further technical information, please link to: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Note: For the latest version of EasyTune

!!!!

TM

, please visit our website.

III

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BIOS Setup

Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
The Main Menu P.44
Standard CMOS Setup P.46
BIOS Features Setup P.49
Chipset Features Setup P.51
Power Management Setup P.53
PNP/ PCI Configuration P.56
Load Fail-Safe Defaults P.58
Load Optimized Defaults P.59
Integrated Peripherals P.60
Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup P.64
Supervisor / User Password P.65
IDE HDD Auto Detection P.66
Save & Exit Setup P.67
Exit Without Saving P.68

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BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Interface. The interface allows users to modify the
basic system configuration, which is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the
Setup information can be retained when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If
unsuccessful, you can restart the system and try again by pressing the "RESET" bottom on the
system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl> − <Alt>− <Del> keys.

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

<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> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Opti on Page Setup

Menu
<F2> Reserved
<F3> Reserved
<F4> Reserved
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

Setup Menu
<F6> Load the default CMOS value f rom BIOS default table, only for Option

Page Setup Menu
<F7>
<F8> Reserved
<F9> Reserved

<F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

Load the Optimized Defaults

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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 P age Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small hel p 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 Version 7VMM.F2C)

Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices. Use
arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.24e

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL -SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quit

F6: Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10:Save & Exit

: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values

↑↓→ ←

Time, Date , Hard Disk Type…

Figure 1: Main Menu

Standard CMOS Setup

••••

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

BIOS Features Setup

••••

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

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Chipset Features Setup

••••

This setup page includes all the adjustable items of chipset special features.

Power Management Setup

••••

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

PnP/PCI Configurations

••••

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

••••

Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads preset system parameter value s to set the system in

its most stable configurations.

Load Optimized Defaults

••••

Load Optimized Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in

its highest performance configurations.

Integrated Peripherals

••••

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

Hardware Monitor Setup

••••

This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status.

Set Supervisor Password

••••

Set Change or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and/or BIOS

setup.

Set User Password

••••

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

IDE HDD auto detection

••••

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

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 Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 10 categories. Each
category includes none, on e or m ore than one s etup it ems. Us e the a rrow s to highl ight the item
and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value in each item.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Thu Feb 17, 2000
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 14:44:35

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Pri Master : Auto
Pri Slave : Auto
Sec Master : Auto
Sec Slave : Auto

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3½
Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Other Memory : 384 Kb
Extended Memory : 63 Mb
Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled Total Memory : 64 Mb
Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit
Day : 01– 31 ↑↓ : Select Item
Year : 1990 – 2099 PU / PD / + / – :Modify
(Shift) F2 : Color

Base Memory : 640 Kb

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup

Date

••••

The date format is <Week>, <Month> <Day> <Year>.

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1990 through 2099

Time

••••

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the
24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

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Primary Master / Slave , Secondary Master / Slave

••••

The category identifies the type of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the
computer. There are two settings: Auto, and Manual. Ma nual: HDD ty pe is user-d efinable;
Auto 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
HEADS number of heads
PRECOMP write precomp
LANDZONE Landing zone
SECTORS number of sectors

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

Floppy Drive A type / Drive B

••••

The category identifies the ty pe of floppy disk drive A or dri ve B that has been install ed in
the computer.

None No floppy drive installed.
360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M by te capacity (3.5 inc h
when 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity.

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

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

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Boot Sector Virus Protection

•

If it is set to enable, the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to write
to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive. The system will halt and the
following error message will appear in the mean time. You can run anti-virus program to
locate the problem.

Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or
hard disk partition table

Disabled No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the

boot sector or hard disk partition table

Memory

••••

The category is display-onl y which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the
BIOS.

(Default Value)

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional)
memory installed in the system.

The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K
memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more
memory installed on the motherboard.

Other

Memory

This refers to the memory located in the 640 K to 1024 K address space. This is
memory that can be used for different applications.

DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free
for application programs. Most use for this area is Shadow RAM.

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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BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES SETUP

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

1st Boot Device Floppy
2nd Boot Device IDE-0

3rd Boot Device CDROM
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock On
Floppy Drive Seek Disabled

Password Check Setup

F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup

1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device

•

ESC : Quit
F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Floppy
ZIP A: /LS 120
CDROM
SCSI
NETWORK
IDE-0~IDE-3
Disabled
ATAPI ZIP C:

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

•

Set your boot device priority to Floppy.
Set your boot device priority to LS/ ZIP A:.
Set your boot device priority to CDROM.
Set your boot device priority to SCSI.
Set your boot device priority to NETWORK.
Set your boot device priority to IDE-0~IDE-3.
Disable this function.
Set your boot device priority to ATAPI ZIP C:.

Enabled Enabled S.M.A.R.T. Feature for Hard Disks.
Disabled Disabled S.M.A.R.T. Feature fo r Hard Disks

Boot Up Num-Lock

••••

On Keypad is number keys.

(Default Value)

Off Keypad is arrow keys.

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(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

Floppy Drive Seek

•

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360
type is 40 tracks while 720, 1.2 and 1.44 are all 80 tracks.

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80

tracks. Note that BIOS can’t differentiate between from 720, 1.2 or

1.44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

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

(Default Value)

Password Check

•

is 360.

Please refer to the detail on P.65

Setup

Always The user must enter correct pa ssword in order to access the syste m

The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup

(Default Value)

utility.

and/or BIOS Setup.

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Chipset Features Setup

We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it.

AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Top Performance Disabled

Configure Timing by SPD Enabled
DRAM Frequency Auto
SDRAM CAS# Latency Auto

AGP Mode 4X

AGP Aperture Size 64MB

ClkGen Spread Spectrum Enabled

USB Controller All USB Port

USB Legacy Support Disabled

F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults

F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

ESC : Quit

↑↓→ ←

Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

Top Performance

••••

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

Disabled Disable Top Performance.

(Default Value)

Enabled Top Performance Enabled.

: Select Item

Configure Timing by SPD

••••

Disabled Configure Timing by SPD Function Disabled.
Enabled Configure Timing by SPD Function Enabled.

DRAM Frequency

••••

100MHz Set DRAM Frequency to 100MHz.
133MHz Set DRAM Frequency to 133MHz

Auto Set RAM Frequency automatically.

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(Default Value)

(Default Value)

SDRAM CAS# Latency

••••

2 For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module.
3 For Slower SDRAM DIMM module.

Auto Set SDRAM CAS# Latency automatically.

AGP Mode

••••

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

.

4X Set AGP Mode to 4X.
1X Set AGP Mode to 1X.
2X Set AGP Mode to 2X.

AGP Aperture Size

••••

4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB.
8MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB.
16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB.
32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB.
64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB.
128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB.
256MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB.

ClkGen Spread Spectrum

••••

Disabled Disabled ClkGen Spread Spectrum.
Enabled Enabled ClkGen Spread Spectrum.

USB Controller

••••

USB Port 0&1 USB Controller for USB Port 0&1.
USB Port 2&3 USB Controller for USB Port 2&3.
All USB Port USB Controller for All USB Port.
Disabled USB Controller Function Disabled.

USB Legacy Support

••••

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

Keyboard/FDD Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Floppy.
KB/Mouse/FDD Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Mouse /Floppy.
Disabled

Disabled USB Legacy Support Function.

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Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
*ACPI Standby State S1/POS
**USB Dev Wakeup From S4~S5 Disabled RTC Alarm Minute 30

Suspend Time Out(Minute) Disabled RTC Alarm Second 30
Display Activity Ignore
IRQ3 Monitor
IRQ4 Monitor
IRQ5 Ignore
IRQ7 Monitor
IRQ9 Ignore
IRQ10 Ignore
IRQ11 Ignore
IRQ13 Ignore
IRQ14
IRQ15 Ignore

Soft-Off by Power Button

System after AC Back
Resume On Ring/LAN Enabled F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
Resume On PME# Enabled F5:Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults

RTC Alarm Date 15 F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

Monitor

Instant-Off
Last State

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

* This item will be shown only on m/bs with STR fu nction.

RTC Alarm Hour 12

ESC : Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select I te m

** The item "USB Dev W ake-up from S3~S5" will be shown only on m/bs with STR f unction

ACPI Standby State

••••

S1/POS Set ACPI Standby State is S1

(Default Value)

S3/STR Set ACPI Standby State is S3.

USB Dev Wakeup From S4~S5

••••

Enabled Enable USB Device Wakeup From S4~S5.
Disabled Disable USB Device Wakeup From S4~S5.

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

•

(Default value)

System enters suspend powe r stat e when the length of period s elected by thi s optional

has expired.

Disabled Disable the timer to enter suspend mode.

(Default Value)

30Sec ~ 1Hour Set the timer to enter suspend mode.

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Display Activity

••••

BIOS Setup

Ignore Ignore Display Activity
Monitor Monitor Display Activity.

IRQ 3~IRQ15

••••

Ignore Ignore IRQ3 ~IRQ15.
Monitor Monitor IRQ3~IRQ15.

Soft-off by Power Button

•

Instant-off The user press the power button once, he can turn off the system.
Delay 4 sec The user press the power button once, then he can enter suspend

System after AC Back

•

Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in “Off” state.
On When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in ”On” state.
Last State

Resume On Ring / LAN

•

Disabled Disable resume on ring / LAN function.
Enabled

Resume On PME#

•

(Default Value)

mode.

When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the
Last state before AC-power off.

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)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

Disabled Disable PME Event Wake Up.
Enabled

The PME event wake up will bring the system out of soft-off or
suspend state if this option is set “Enabled”.

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Resume On RTC Alarm

••••

You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on
system.

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

RTC Alarm Date : Every Day,1~31
RTC Alarm Hour: 0~23
RTC Alarm Minute : 0~59
RTC Alarm Second : 0~59

(Default Value)

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PNP/PCI Configuration

AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
VGA Frame Buffer Size : 8MB

VGA Boot From : PCI

PCI Slot 1 IRQ Priority : Auto
PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority : Auto
PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority : Auto
IRQ-3 : PCI/PnP
IRQ-4 : PCI/PnP
IRQ-5 : PCI/PnP
IRQ-7 : PCI/PnP
IRQ-9 : PCI/PnP
IRQ-10 : PCI/PnP
IRQ-11 : PCI/PnP
IRQ-14 : PCI/PnP
IRQ-15 : PCI/PnP

F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
F5 :Old Values(Shift)F2:Color
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 6: PNP/ PCI Configuration

VGA Frame Buffer Size

••••

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

2MB
4MB
8MB

VGA Boot From

•

Set VGA Frame buffer size to 2MB.
Set VGA Frame buffer size to 4MB.

Set VGA Frame buffer size to 8MB.

(Default Value)

.

AGP Set VGA Boot from AGP VGA Card.
PCI Set VGA Boot from PCI VGA Card.

PCI Slot 1 / 2 / 3 IRQ Priority

•

(Default Value)

Auto The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 1 / 2 / 3 device.

(Default Value)

3 The system will reserved IRQ3 for PCI slot 1 / 2 / 3 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ3.

4 The system will reserved IRQ for PCI slot 1 / 2 / 3 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ4.

5 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 1 / 2 / 3 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ5.

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7 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 1 / 2 / 3 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ7.

9 The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 1 / 2 / 3 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ9.

10 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1 / 2 / 3 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ10.

11 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slo t 1 / 2 / 3 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ11.

IRQ ( 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,14,15)

••••

ISA/EISA The resource reserved for Legacy ISA device.
PCI / PnP The resource can be assigned to PCI/ PnP device.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEF AULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

••••

↑↓→←

Fail−Safe defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values of to configure
the system to achieve maximum stability.

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

: Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

Load Fail-Safe Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Figure 7: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

BIOS Setup

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Load Optimized Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEF AULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Load Optimized Defaults

••••

↑↓→←

Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system p arameter values to configure the

system to achieve maximum performance.

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?N

: Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

Load Optimized Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Figure 8: Load Optimized Defaults

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Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP –INTEGRATED PERIPHERAL

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

OnBoard FDC :Auto Game Port(200h-207h) :Enabled
OnBoard Serial Port 1 :Auto
OnBoard Serial Port 2 :Auto
Serial Port 2 Mode :Normal
Duplex Mode :N/A
OnBoard Parallel Port :Auto
Parallel Port Mode :ECP
Parallel Port DMA :Auto
Parallel Port IRQ :Auto
OnBoard IDE :Both
OnBoard AC’97 Audio :Auto
OnBoard MC’97 Modem :Auto

OnBoard Legacy Audio :Enabled
Sound Blaster :Disabled

SB I/O Base Address :220h-22Fh
SB IRQ Select : 5 F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

SB DMA Select : 1 F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
MPU-401 :Disabled F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
MPU-401 I/O Address :330h-333h F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals

OnBoard FDC

•

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable onboard floppy disk controller.
Auto Set the floppy disk controller automatically.

ESC : Quit

(Default Value)

↑↓←→

: Select Item

OnBoard Serial Port 1

•

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port A address.
3F8/COM1 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3F8.
2F8/COM2 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 2F8.
3E8/COM3 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3E8.
2E8/COM4 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port A.

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OnBoard Serial Port 2

•

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.
3F8/COM1 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address to 3F8.
2F8/COM2 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address to 2F8.
3E8/COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address to 3E8.
2E8/COM4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address to 2E8.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

Serial Port 2 Mode

•

Normal Normal operation.
IrDA Onboard I/O chip supports IRDA
ASK IR Onboard I/O chip supports ASK IR.

OnBoard Parallel port

•

378
278
3BC
Auto
Disabled

Parallel Port Mode

•

EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
Normal Normal Operation.

Set onboard LPT port and address to 378.
Set onboard LPT port and address to 278.
Set onboard LPT port and address to 3BC.
Set onboard LPT port automatically.
Disable this function.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

.

Parallel Port DMA

•

3 Set Parallel Port DMA to 3.
1 Set Parallel Port DMA to 1.
0 Set Parallel Port DMA to 0.
Auto Set Parallel Port DMA automatically.

Parallel Port IRQ

•

7 Set Parallel Port IRQ to 7.
5 Set Parallel Port IRQ to 5.
Auto Set Parallel Port IRQ automatically.

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(Default Value)

(Default Value)

OnBoard IDE

••••

Disabled Disabled onboard IDE
Both Set onboard IDE is Both.
Primary Set onboard IDE is Primary.
Secondary Set onboard IDE is Secondary.

OnBoard AC’97 Audio

••••

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

Auto Set onboard AC’97 Audio to Auto.
Disabled Disabled onboard AC’97 Audio.

OnBoard MC’97 Modem

••••

Auto Set onboard MC’97 Modem to Auto.
Disabled Disabled onboard MC’97 Modem.

OnBoard Legacy Audio

••••

Enabled Enabled onboard Legacy Audio.
Disabled Disabled onboard Legacy Audio.

Sound Blaster

••••

Enabled Enabled Sound Blaster.
Disabled Disabled Sound Blaster.

SB I/O Base Address

••••

220h-22Fh Set
280h-28Fh Set
260h-26Fh Set
240h-24Fh Set

SB IRQ Select

••••

IRQ 5 / 7 / 9 / 10.

SB I/O Base Address
SB I/O Base Address
SB I/O Base Address
SB I/O Base Address

(Default Value: 5 )

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

is 220h-22Fh.
is 280h-28Fh.
is 260h-26Fh.
is 240h-24Fh.

(Default Value)

SB DMA Select

••••

DMA 0 / 1 / 2/ 3.

(Default Value: 1 )

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MPU-401

••••

Enabled Enabled MPU-401.
Disabled Disabled MPU-401.

MUP-401 I/O Address

••••

(Default Value)

330h-333h Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 330h-333h.
300h-303h Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 300h-303h.
310h-313h Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 310h-313h.
320h-323h Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 320h-323h.

Game Port (200h-207h)

••••

Disabled Disabled Game Port (200h-207h).
Enabled Enabled Game Port (200h-207h).

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

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Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
CPU Temperature
System Temperature

CPU Fan Speed 7123 RPM
System Fan Speed 0 RPM
Vcore 1.6 V
Vdd 3.3 V
Vcc3 3.312 V
+5.000V 5.030 V
+12.000V 11.923 V

F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults

F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

32°C/89°F
32°C/89°F

Figure 10: Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

CPU Temperature. (

••••

°°°°

C /

F)

°°°°

Detect CPU Temperature automatically.

System Temperature. (

••••

°°°°

C /

F)

°°°°

Detect System Temperature automatically.

CPU FAN Speed

••••

Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically .

System FAN Speed

••••

Detect System Fan speed status automatically .

Voltage (V) Vcore / Vdd / Vcc3 / +5V / +12V

••••

Detect system’s voltage status automatically .

.

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Supervisor / User Password

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to
assist you in creating a password.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEF AULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

↑↓→←

Type the password, up to six 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 p ress <En t er> when y ou are p rompt ed to ente r pas sword. A message

PASSWORD DISABLED

“
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

PASSWORD

and a
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 “

Always

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

If you select “

Setup

only when you try to enter Setup.

Enter new supervisor password:

: Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

Change / Set / Disable Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

” will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the

SUPERVISOR

USER PASSWORD

Password Check

” at “

Password Check

” at “

. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup

” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be

” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted

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IDE HDD Auto Detection

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Jan 18, 2000
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24
TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR
MODE
Pri Master : Auto
Pri Slave : Auto
Sec Master : Auto
Sec Slave : Auto

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 ½
Floppy Driver B: Not Installed

Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled
Month: Jan – Dec ESC : Exit

Day: 01 – 31 ↑↓ : Select Item
Year : 1990 – 2099 /PD/+/– : Modify
Shift)F2 : Color

Base Memory : 640 kb
Other Memory : 384 kb
Extended Memory : 31mb
Total Memory : 32mb

BIOS Setup

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection
Type "Y" will accept the H.D.D. parameter reported by BIOS.
Type "N" will keep the old H.D.D. parameter setup. If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024,

then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB.

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Save & Exit Setup

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEF AULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

↑↓→←

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will r eturn to Setup Utilit y.

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

: Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEF AULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

↑↓→←

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will r eturn to Setup Utilit y.

Quit without saving (Y/N)? N

: Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

Abandon all Datas & Exit SETUP

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

BIOS Setup

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'''

Technical Support /RMA Sheet

Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.:
Contact Person: E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:
BIOS version: O.S./A.S.:

Hardware
Configuration

CPU
Memory

Brand
Video Card

Audio Card
HDD

CD-ROM /
DVD-ROM

Modem
Network
AMR / CNR
Keyboard
Mouse
Power supply
Other Device

Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility:

Problem Description:

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Appendix

Appendix A: VIA VT8601/8361 Chipsets Driver Installation

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or
double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

Appendix

1.Click “VIA 4in 1 Service Pack
Driver” item.

(1)

3.Click “Yes”.

(3)

5.Click “Next”.

(5)

2.Click “Next”.

(2)

4.Click “Next”.

(4)

6.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

(6)

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Appendix B: VT8601/8361 Chipset Drivers

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or
double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

1.Click “VT8601/8361 VGA Driver”.

(1)

(3)

2.Click “Next”.

(2)

(4)

3.Click “Yes” to complete setup.

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Appendix C: VIA AC’97 Audio Driver

p

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or
double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

Press “Audio” icon.

1.Click “VIA AC’97 Audio Driver”.

(1)

(2)

Appendix

2.Click “Next”.

(3)

4. This icon will be shown when driver
letely setup.

is com

(5)

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3.Click “Finish” to complete setup.

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Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Program to flash BIOS.

Press “Tools” icon.

1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”.

(1)

Click “(”.

Methods and steps:
I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon
c. Select @BIOS sever ( "Gigabyte @BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan" and "Gigabyte @BIOS

sever 2 in Taiwan" are available for now, the others will be completed soon)

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard
e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

Click Here.

(3)

2.Click “@BIOS Writer v1.07a”.

(2)

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

Note:

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: 7VMM.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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

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.

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. Sellecting 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 intercorruption during updating will cause system unbooted

Appendix

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Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode.

%

Please check your

version

on the motherboard.

1. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “

mode.

2. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// www.gigabyte.com.tw

need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette.

3. Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver.

4. Assuming that the floppy diskette driver is A, reboot the system by using the A: driver.

At the A: > prompt, run the BIOS upgraded file by executing the Flash BIOS utility
and the BIOS file with its appropriate extension.

A:>Awdflash.exe 7VMM.f1

5. Upon pressing the <Enter> key, a flash memory writer menu will appear on screen.

Enter the new BIOS file name with its extension filename into the text box after file
name to program.

6. If you want to save the old BIOS file(perform as soon as system is operational, this is

recommended), select Y to
filename and the extension after filename to save: This option allows you to copy the
contents of the flash memory chip onto a diskette, giving you a backup copy of the
original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re-install it. Select N to

WANT TO SAVE BIOS

BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD)

Example: (AMI tool)

Example: (Award tool)

(Where 7VMM.f1 is name of t he BIOS file name)

A:>flashxxx.exe 7VMM.f1

(Where 7VMM.f1 is name of t he BIOS file name)

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS

, if you don’t want to save the old BIOS file.

motherboard name

, your

!

!

and

format a:/s

, Select the BIOS file you

, then type the old BIOS

” in command

DO YOU

PCB

7. After the decision to save the old BIOS file or not is made, select Y to

SURE TO PROGRAM

Power Off or Reset the system appears. Then turn off your system.

8. Remove the diskette and restart your system.

9. Hold down <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. You must select “Load Fail-Safe

Default” to activate the new BIOS, then you may set other item from the main menu.

when the next menu appear; wait until a message showing

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ARE YOU

Appendix

Appendix E: EasyTune

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or
double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

Press “Tools” icon.

1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”.

3.Click “Next”.

Utilities Installation

III

(1)

(3)

2.Click “EasyTuneIII Ver.3.3”.

4. Please enter your name and
company name, then click “Next”.

(2)

(4)

5.Click “Next”.

(5)

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6.Click “Next”.

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7. Click “Finish” to restart computer.

(7)

(8)

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Appendix

Appendix F: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Audio Communication Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser
DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FDD Floppy Disk Device

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

I/O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

LBA Logical Block Addressing
LED Light Emitting Diode
MHz Megahertz
MIDI Musical Interface Digital Interface

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

To be continued…

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Acronyms Meaning

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self T est

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

SCI Special Circumstance Instructions
SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge
SRAM Static Random Access Memory

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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