AMD GA-7DX User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

DECLARATION OF CONFOR M I TY

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. I NC.

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

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specificatio ns:

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 o f the FCC Rules. Operation is su bject 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 P erson's Name: ERIC LU

Signature:

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

Mother Board

Date: Jan. 22, 2001

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-7DX

Eric 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 , including 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

EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000-3-2* Disturbances in supply systems caused

of radio disturbance characteristics of

industrial, scientific and medical (ISM electrical equipment “Harmonic s” high frequency equipment

EN55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations” equipment

EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1: of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual, commer ci al and light industry household electrical appli anc es, portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Residual, commerci al and light industry

EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081-2 Generic emission standard Part 2: of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries

EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082-2 Generic immunity standard Part 2: broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment equipment

EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus information technology equipment

DIN V DE 0855 Cabled distribution systems; Equi pm ent EN 50091- 2 EMC requi r em ents for uninterruptible

part 10 for receiving and/or distribution from power systems (UPS )

part 12 sound and t elevision signals

declare that the product

Mother Board

GA-7DX

is in conformity with

EN60555-2 by household appliances and similar

EN60555-3 by household appliances and similar

EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:

CE marking (EC conformity marking)

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

EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment

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

EN 60335 Safety of household and similar EN 50091-1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Signature

Date : Jan. 22, 2001 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

Rex Lin

7DX

AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Processor

Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard

REV. 4.0 First Edition

R-40-01-010209

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision History Manual revision information

2) Item Checklist Product item list

3) Features Product information & specification

4) Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard

5) Performance & Block Diagram Product performance & block diagram

6) Suspend to RAM Instructions on STR installation

7) Four Speaker & SPDIF Four Speaker & SPDIF introduction

8) DDR DDR introduction

9) @BIOSTM & EasyTuneIIITM @BIOSTM & EasyTuneIIITM introduction

10) BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS

software

11) Appendix General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1 Item Checklist P.2 Feature Summary P.3 7DX Motherboard Layout P.5 Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition P.6 Performance List P.24 Block Diagram P.25 Suspend to RAM Installation (Optional) P.26 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional) P.32 DDR Introduction P.38 @BIOSTM Introduction P.39 EasyTuneIIITM Introduction P.40 Memory Installation P.42 Page Index for BIOS Setup P.44 Appendix P.79

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

3.0 Initial release of the 7DX motherboard user’s manual. Jan. 2001

4.0 Initial release of the 7DX motherboard user’s manual. Feb. 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.

Feb. 9, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Item Checklist

 The 7DX motherboard  Cable for IDE / floppy device  Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility  7DX user’s manual

Item Checklist

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Feature Summary

Form Factor  30.4 cm x 23.3 cm ATX size form factor CPU

 AMD Athlon  256K/64K L2 cache on die  Supports 600MHz ~ 1GHz and above

/DuronTM (K7) Socket A Processor

Chipset 7DX, consisting of:

 AMD 761 Memory/PCI/AGP Controller  VT82C686B PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral

Controller (PSIPC)

Clock Generator  ICS 9248-153

 200/266 MHz DDR bus speeds  95/100.7/100.9/103/105/110/115/133 MHz system bus

speeds

 Supports 100/133 MHz

Memory  2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

 Supports PC1600 DDR or PC2100 DDR SDRAM

(Support Registered/Unbuffered DDR DIMM)

 Supports up to 4GB DRAM (Max)  Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM  Supports 72bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode

I/O Control  VT82C686B Slots  1 AGP slot supports 2X/4X mode & AGP 2.0 compliant

 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant  1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot

On-Board IDE  2 IDE bus master (UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA100) IDE

ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices

 Supports PIO mode 3, 4, UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100 IDE

& AT API CD-ROM 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 ports (COM A & COM B)  4 USB ports  1 IrDA connector for IR

Hardware Monitor  CPU/System fan revolution detect

 CPU/System temperature detect  System voltage detect  CPU overheat shutdown detect

To be continued…

Features Summary

On-Board Sound

PS/2 Connector BIOS  Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM

Additional Features  Support Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

 Creative CT5880 sound (Optional)  AC’97 CODEC  Line In/Line Out/Mic In/AUX In/CD In/TEL/Game Port

/ Four Speaker & SPDIF (Optional)

 PS/2

 Support Internal / External Modem Ring On  Support USB KB/MS Wake up from S3-S5  Includes 3 fan power connectors  Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection  Support STR (Suspend-To-RAM) function (Optional)  Support @BIOS™ and EasyTuneIII™



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

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7DX Motherboard Layout

PS/2

USB1

COM A

COM B

J15

Socket 462 CPU

ATX POWER

J50

LPT

AMD 761

J17

LED2

FLOPPY

J18

Game & Audio

J24

C97

J23

Creative CT5880

J26

J16

J27

AGP

J10

J21

7DX

JP1

IDE2

IDE1

DIMM1

DIMM2

SW1

BIOS

J13

BAT1

JP5

VT82C686B

BZ1

J12

USB2

J14

J25

AMR

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

7DX Motherboard Layout

 Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition

Page

CPU Speed Setup P.7 SW1 P.7 Connectors P.8 ATX Power P.8 COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.8 Floppy Connector P.9 Game & Audio Port P.9 IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Connector P.10 J1 (External SMBUS Header) P.10 J9 (Ring Power On) P.11 J10 (Wake On LAN) P.11 J12 (IR Header) P.12 J15 (Power Fan) P.12 J16 (System Fan) P.13 J17 (CPU Fan) P.13 J21 (Chip Fan) P.14 J23 (TEL) P.14 J24 (CD Audio Line In) P.15 J25 (AUX_IN) P.15 LED2 (DIMM LED) P.16 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Port P.16 USB1 (Rear USB Port) P.17 USB2 (Front USB Connector) P.17 Panel and Jumper Definition P.18 BAT1 (Battery) P.18 J6 (Rear USB Device Wake up Selection) P.18 J7 (BIOS Write Protect Function) P.19 J8 (Front Panel USB Device Wake up Selection) P.19 J13 (Internal Buzzer Selection) P.20 J14 (2x11 Pins Front Panel) P.20 J18 (STR Enable /Disable Jumper) [Optional] P.21 J26&J27 (Primary CODEC Selection)[For AC97 Only] P.22 J50 (S3 KB/MS Wake up) [Optional] P.22 JP1 (Registered/Unbuffered DDR DIMM Selection) [Optional] P.23 JP5 (Clear CMOS Function) [Optional] P.23

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CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is selectable at 100~133MHz. The user can select the system bus speed by DIP switch SW1.

SW1: CPU Speed Setup

Set System Bus Speed SW1:

O: ON, X: OFF

CPU PCI AGP 1 2 3 4

133 33.3 66.6 O O O O 115 38.3 76.67 X X O X 110 36.67 73.33 X X X X 105 35 70 O X X X 103 34.33 68.67 X O X X

100.9 33.66 67.335 O X O X

100.7 33.57 67.13 O O X X 95 31.67 63.33 X O O X

Connectors

ATX Power

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

Connectors

Pin No. Definition

15,16,17

GND

3,5,7,13,

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

COM B

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Floppy Connector

Game & Audio Port

FLOPPY1

Red Line

Game

Port

Line Out 1

MIC In

Line In/Line Out 2

Line Out 1: Line Out or SPDIF (The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder). To enable SPDIF, simply insert SPDIF connector into Line Out1. Line Out1 will become SPDIF Out automatically. (see page 35 for more information). To enable Four Speaker (for Creative 5880 audio only), simply follow instructions on page 32 and Line In will become Line Out2 to support second pair of stereo speakers.

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Connector

IDE 1 IDE 2

J1: External SMBUS Header

Pin No. Definition

1 SMB CLK 2 NC 3 GND 4 SMB DATA 5 +5V

Connectors

Red Line

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J9: Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)

Pin No . Definition

1 Signal 2 GND

J10: Wake On LAN

Pin No . D efin ition

1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal

J12: IR Header

J15: Power Fan

Connectors

Pin No. Definition

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

Pin No . Definition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 NC

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J16: System Fan

J17: CPU Fan

Pin No. Definition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE

Pin No. Definition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE

Connectors

J21: Chip Fan

Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 +12V

J23 TEL: This connector is for Modem with internal voice connector

Pin No. Definition

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

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J24: CD Audio Line In

J25: AUX_IN

Pin No. Definition

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

Pin No. Definition

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

LED2: DIMM LED

DIMM LED

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Port

Connectors

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

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

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USB1: Rear USB Port

USB 2: Front USB Connector

Pin No. Definition

1 USB V1 2 USB V0 3 USB D14 USB D05 USB D1+

6 USB D0+ 7 GND 8 GND

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V

2 GND 3 USB D24 NC

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

10 +5V

Panel and Jumper Definition

Panel And Jumper Definition

BA T1: Batt er y

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



acc ording to the manufacturer’s instructions.

J6: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector  USB1)

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Rear USB Device Wake up

Enable

2-3 close Rear USB Device Wake up

Disable (Default)

USB1

(If you want to use “ have to set the BIOS setting “USB Dev Wakeup from S3-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

Dev Wakeup from S3-S5: Enabled

the setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.)

USB Dev Wakeup from S3-S5

” enabled).

J6&J18

”, then select “

”. Remember to save

” function, you

USB

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J7: BIOS Write Protect Function

Pin No. Definition

Close Write Prote ct Enab le Open Write Protect Disable

(Default)

Please set Jumper J7 to “Open”



to enabled BIOS write function when you update new BIOS or new device.

J8: Front Panel USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Port  USB2)

USB2

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close 2-3 close

(If you want to use “ have to set the BIOS setting “USB Dev Wakeup From S3-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

Dev Wakeup from S3-S5: Enabled

the setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.)

USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5

Enable FP USB Device Wake up Disable FP USB Devic e Wake up (Default)

” enabled).

J8&J18

”, then select “

”. Remember to save

” function, you

USB

J13: Internal Buzzer Selection

J14: 2x11 Pins Front Panel

Panel and Jumper Definition

Pin No. Def inition

Close Internal Buzzer Enable

(Default)

Open Internal Buzzer Disable

−P−P+

S P K

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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

J18: STR Enable/Disable Jumper (Optional)

Pin No. Definition

Open STR Disable

Close STR Enable (Default)

Panel and Jumper Definition

J26 & J27: Primary CODEC Selection (For AC97 Only)

J27

J26 J27 Primary CODEC 1-2 close 1-2 close On-board AC97(Default) 2-3 close 2-3 close AMR

J50: S3 KB/MS Wake up (Optional)

Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Normal (Default) 2-3 close S3 KB/MS Wake up

J26

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JP1: Registered/Unbuffered DDR DIMM Selection (Optional)

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close 2-3 close

Support Registered DDR DIMM Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM (Default)

JP5: Clear CMOS Function (Optional)

Pin No. Definition 1-2 Close Normal (Default) 2-3 Close Clear CMOS

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