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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

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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)

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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

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 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

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 con figuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

• CPU

AMD Althon



1000MHz

• DRAM (64x2) MB DDR (MT8VDDT864AG-2 65A2)

• CACHE SIZE

384 KB integrated in Althon



• DISPLAY GA-GF2000 AGP CARD (32MB)

• STORAGE Onboard IDE (IBM DTLA-307060)

• O.S.

• DRIVER

Windows NT Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 16bits colors x 75Hz.



4.0 SPK6

AMD Althon

Processor

1000MHz

(133x7.5)

Winbench99

CPU mark99 95.3

FPU Winmark 99 5490

Business Disk Winmark 99 8890

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 21500

Business Graphics Winmark 99 558

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 1130

Winstone99

Business Winstone99 52.8

Hi-End Winstone99 63.4

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Block Diagram

AGPCLK (66MHz)

5 PCI

PCI (33MHz)

AGP

2X/4X

PCI Bus 33MHz

CT5880

Option

AC97

CODEC

AC-Link

AMD-K7

AMD

761

VT82C

686B

Floppy

PS/2

System Bus 100/133MHz

33MHz

LPT Port

CPUCLK (100/133MHz)

100/133MHz

NPCLK (33MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

14.318MHz

2.5V DDR SDRAM

HCLK (100/133MHz)

48MHz

4 USB Ports

Game Port

COM Ports

ATA66/100 IDE Channels

AGPCLK (66MHz)

PCI (33MHz)

48MHz

14.318MHz 33MHz

ICS

9248-153

HCLK (100/133MHz)

NPCLK (33MHz)

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

Suspend to RAM Installation

Suspend To RAM Installation (Optional)

A.1 Introduce STR function:

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Wi ndows 98 ACPI sleep mode functi on. When recovering from

STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able to retrieve the last “state” of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that sta te in just a few sec onds. The “state” i s stored in memory (RAM) before the system goes to sleep. During STR sleep mode, the 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 functio n, the system must be in Windows 98 ACPI mode.

Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy.

Setup with Windows 98 CD:

A. Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD-ROM drive, select Start, and then Run. B. Type (without quotes) “D:\setup” in the window provided. Hit the enter key or click OK. C. After setup completes, remove the CD, and reboot your system (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:).

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Step 2:

(If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper J18 Closed.)

Pin No. Definition

Open STR Disable

Close STR Enable (Default)

Step 3:

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 “ACPI Sleep

Type

: S3 (STR)”. Remember t o save the settings by p ressing "ESC" and c hoose the “SAVE

& EXIT SETUP” option.

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

Suspend to RAM Installation

A.3 How to put your system into STR mode?

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.

Suspend to RAM Installation

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 six 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.

6. Use the “KB/MS Wake up from S3” function. (Optional)

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A.5 Notices:

1. In order for STR to function prop erly, several ha rdware and software requirements must

be satisfied:

A. Your ATX power s upply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specifi cation (provide more

than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current).

B. Your DDR SDRAM must be DDR-200 or DDR-266 compliant.

2. The DIMM LED will be illuminate d when your system has po wer for memory.

DIMM LED

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional)

Four Speaker Introduction

A. What is Four Speaker?

The Creative CT5880 audio chip can support up to 4 speaker output. If you select “Four speaker out”, Line In will be reconfigured as another line out to support a second pair of speakers.

B. How to use Four Speaker? Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition setup procedure:

a. Click the audio icon along the task bar and select “Configure 3D Audio”

b. Select two speaker (Default)

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c. Select “Four speaker” item.

Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure:

a. Go to “Control Panel”

Double click “Sounds and Multimedia”.

b. Select “Audio” Page, and click “Advanced” button.

c. Select “Quadraphonic Speakers” and click ok.

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

Click ”Advanced”.

Click “Quadraphonic Speakers”.

C. Four Speaker Application

The four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX, for example, the game titles, software DVD player and MP3 player.

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SPDIF Introduction

What is SPDIF?

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digi tal audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder.

B. How to use SPDIF ?

a. Click your mouse right button in “My Computer” and select the “Properties” item.

b. Click “Device Manager” item.

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

c. Click “Sound, video and game controllers” item and select the “Creative Sound Blaster

PCI128” item.

d. Click “Settings” item and select the “Output Mode” item.

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e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be reconfigure to SPDIF Out.

f. Recommend you to select “Autosense”, It will automatically detect the ty pe (mono or st ereo)

of the audio connector that you plug into Line Out audio jack, the n configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly.

DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators.

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high-end PC’s and value desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications.

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@BIOSTM Introduction

Gigabyte announces @BIOS™ Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don’t know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS. The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it

comes! Now Gigabyte announces @BIOS 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 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

™

--the first Windows BIOS live update utility.

™

update

™

EasyTuneIII

Introduction

EasyTuneIII

Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII™ Windows overdrive utility

“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

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

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 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

“overdrive” technology toward to a newer generation.

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over system’s limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer

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This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD. Users may make a test drive of “EasyTuneIII

features by themselves.

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Memory Installation

The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Total Memory Sizes With Registered DDR DIMM

Devices used on DIMM

64 Mbit (4Mx4x4 banks)

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks)

64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks)

128 Mbit (8Mx4x4 banks)

128 Mbit (4Mx8x4 banks)

128 Mbit (2Mx16x4 banks)

256 Mbit (16Mx4x4 banks)

256 Mbit (8Mx8x4 banks)

256 Mbit (4Mx16x4 banks)

512 Mbit (32Mx4x4 banks)

512 Mbit (16Mx8x4 banks)

512 Mbit (8Mx16x4 banks)

1 DIMM

(2Rows)

x64/x72

256 MBytes 512 MBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes

64 MBytes 128 MBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes

2 GBytes 4 GBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes

2 DIMMs

(2Rows each)

x64/x72

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Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM

1 DIMM

Devices used on DIMM

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks)

64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks)

128 Mbit (4Mx8x4 banks)

128 Mbit (2Mx16x4 banks)

256 Mbit (8Mx8x4 banks)

256 Mbit (4Mx16x4 banks)

512 Mbit (16Mx8x4 banks)

512 Mbit (8Mx16x4 banks)

(2Rows)

x64/x72

128 MBytes 256 MBytes

64 MBytes 128 MBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes

2 DIMMs

(2Rows each)

x64/x72

BIOS Setup

 Page Index for BIOS Setup Page The Main Menu P.46 Standard CMOS Features P.49 Advanced BIOS Features P.53 Advanced Chipset Features P.55 Integrated Peripherals P.59 Power Management Setup P.64 PnP / PCI Configurations P.68 PC Health Status P.70 Frequency / Voltage Control P.72 Load Fail-Safe Defaults P.74 Load Optimized Defaults P.75 Set Supervisor / User Password P.76 Save & Exit Setup P.77 EXIT Without Saving P.78

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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 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 hel p, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option 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 from BIOS default table, only for Optio n

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

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

Load the Optimized Defaults

BIOS Setup

GETTING HELP

Main Menu

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

Status Page Set up Menu / Option Page 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

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

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Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

Figure 1: Main Menu

Frequency/Voltage Control

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

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•••• Standard CMOS Features

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

•••• Advanced BIOS Features

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

•••• Advanced Chipset Features

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

•••• Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

•••• 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.

•••• PC Health Status

This setup page is for monitoring system status such as temperature, voltage, and fan

speed.

•••• Frequency/Voltage Control

This setup page is for controlling CPU clock and frequency ratio.

•••• Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads preset system parameter values 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.

•••• 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.

•••• Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

•••• Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

BIOS Setup

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Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 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.

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Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon , Feb 21 2000 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 2 : 31 : 24

IDE Primary Master None

IDE Primary Slave None

IDE Secondary Master None

IDE Secondary Slave None

century Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

Video EGA / VGA Halt On All, But Keyboard

Base Memory Size 640K Extended Memory Size 63488K Total Memory 64512K

Standard CMOS Features

Menu Level 4 Change the

Day, month, Year and

:Move Enter:Select +/-/ P U/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F 1:G ener al Help

↑↓→ ←

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

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

•••• Date

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

Week 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 1994 through 2079

BIOS Setup

•••• Time

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

•••• IDE 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>.

•••• Drive A / 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 byte capac ity (3.5 inch 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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•••• Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

•••• Video

The category detects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor, which must match your video display card and moni tor. Although secondary monitors are s upported, you do not have to select the type in setup.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA,

SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters

•••• Halt on

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

NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected. All Errors The system boot will stop on any error detected. All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for

all other errors. (Default value)

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all

other errors.

All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will

stop for all other errors.

BIOS Setup

•••• Memory

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

Base Memory Size

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

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

Extended Memory Size

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory

address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

Virus Warning Disabled Item Help First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device IDE-0 Third Boot Device CDROM Floppy Drive Seek Disabled BootUp Num-Lock On Password Check Setup HDD S.M.A.R.T Capabil i ty Disabled

Menu Level 4

Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature For IDE Hard disk Boot sector Protection. If this Function is enable And someone Attempt to write Data into this area , BIOS will show A warning Message on Screen and alarm beep

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

↑↓→ ←

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

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

•••• Virus Warning

If it is set to enable, a warning will be displayed 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 Activates virus protection and displays a warning message whenever

anything attempts to write to the boot sector or the hard disk partition table.

Disabled No warning message appears when anything attempts to write to the

boot sector or hard disk partition table. (Default value)

BIOS Setup

First / Second / Third Boot device

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Floppy Set your boot device priority to Floppy. LS120 Set your boot device priority to LS120. IDE-0~3 Set your boot device priority to IDE-0~3. SCSI Set your boot device priority to SCSI. CDROM Set your boot device priority to CDROM. ZIP Set your boot device priority to ZIP. Disabled Disable this function. LAN Set your boot device priority to LAN.

• 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 not differentiate between 720, 1.2 or 1.44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not se arch for the type of floppy disk drive by track number.

Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360. (Default Value)

BootUp Num-Lock

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On Keypad is number keys. (Default value) Off Keypad is arrow keys.

•••• Password Check

This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

System The user must enter correct password in or der to access the system

and/or BIOS Setup.

Setup The user must enter correct password in order to access the system.

(Default value)

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

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Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. (Default value)

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Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features

AGP Aperture Size 64 Item Help AGP Fast Write Enabled AGP Mode 4X AGP Always Compensate Enabled SDRAM ECC Setting Disabled DRAM Timing setting by Auto

X DRAM PH Limit 8 Cycle X DRAM Idle Limit 8 Cycle X DRAM Trc Timing Value 8 Cycle X DRAM Trp Timing Value 3 Cycle X DRAM Tras Timing Value 7 Cycle X DRAM CAS Latency 2 Cycle X SDRAM Trcd Timing Value 3 Cycle

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

↑↓→ ←

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

Menu Level 4

Figure 4: Advanced Chipset Features

•••• AGP Aperture Size

32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32MB. 64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64MB. (Default Value) 128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128MB. 256MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 256MB.

•••• AGP Fast Write

Enabled Enable AGP Fast Write function. (Default Value) Disabled Disable this function.

•••• AGP Mode

4X Set AGP Mode to 4X. (Default Value) 1X/2X Set AGP Mode to 1X/2X.

BIOS Setup

•••• AGP Always Compensate

Enabled Enable AGP Always Compensate function. (Default Value) Disabled Disable this function.

•••• SDRAM ECC Setting

Disabled Disable DRAM ECC Setting function. (Default Value) Check Only

Correct Error

Correct + Scrub

Set DRAM ECC Setting to Check Only. Enable DRAM error checking function. Set DRAM ECC Setting to Correct Errors. Enable DRAM 1 bit error checking and correcting in CPU/AGP/PCI. Set DRAM ECC Setting to Correct+S crub. Enable DRAM 1bi t erro r checking and correcting in CPU/AGP/PCI and DRAM.

•••• DRAM Timing setting by

Auto Set DRAM Timing setting to Auto. (Default value) Manual Set DRAM Timing setting to Manual.

•••• DRAM P H Limit

This function specify the number of consecutive Page-Hit requests to allow before

choosing a non-Page-Hit request.

1 Cycle Set DRAM PH Limit to 1 Cycle. 4 Cycle Set DRAM PH Limit to 4 Cycle. 8 Cycle Set DRAM PH Limit to 8 Cycle. 16 Cycle Set DRAM PH Limit to 16 Cycle.

•••• DRAM Idle Limit

This function specify the number of idle cycles to wait before precharging an idle bank.(Idle

cycles are defined as cycles where no valid request is asserted to the MCT.)

0 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 0 Cycle. 8 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 8 Cycle. 12 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 12 Cycle. 16 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 16 Cycle. 24 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 24 Cycle. 32 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 32 Cycle. 48 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 48 Cycle. Disabled Disable this function.

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•••• DRAM Trc Timing Value

This function specify the minimum time from activate to activate of the same bank.

3 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 3 Cycle. 4 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 4 Cycle. 5 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 5 Cycle. 6 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 6 Cycle. 7 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 7 Cycle. 8 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 8 Cycle. 9 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 9 Cycle. 10 Cycle Set DRAM Trc Timing Value to 10 Cycle.

•••• DRAM Trp Timing Value

This function specify the delay from precharge command to activate command.

1 Cycle Set DRAM Trp Timing Value to 1 Cycle. 2 Cycle Set DRAM Trp Timing Value to 2 Cycle. 3 Cycle Set DRAM Trp Timing Value to 3 Cycle. 4 Cycle Set DRAM Trp Timing Value to 4 Cycle.

•••• DRAM Tras Timing Value

This function specifies the minimum bank (active time: time from active to precharge of

same bank).

2 Cycle Set DRAM Tras Timing Value to 2 Cycle. 3 Cycle Set DRAM Tras Timing Value to 3 Cycle. 4 Cycle Set DRAM Tras Timing Value to 4 Cycle. 5 Cycle Set DRAM Tras Timing Value to 5 Cycle. 6 Cycle Set DRAM Tras Timing Value to 6 Cycle. 7 Cycle Set DRAM Tras Timing Value to 7 Cycle. 8 Cycle Set DRAM Tras Timing Value to 8 Cycle. 9 Cycle Set DRAM Tras Timing Value to 9 Cycle.

•••• DRAM CAS Latency

This function specify the DRAM CAS Latency.

2 Cycle Set DRAM CAS Latency to 2 Cycle.

2.5 Cycle Set DRAM CAS Latency to 2.5 Cycle.

BIOS Setup

•••• SDRAM Trcd Timing Value

This function specifies the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or

write command is accepted.

1 Cycle Set SDRAM Trcd Timing Value to 1 Cycle. 2 Cycle Set SDRAM Trcd Timing Value to 2 Cycle. 3 Cycle Set SDRAM Trcd Timing Value to 3 Cycle. 4 Cycle Set SDRAM Trcd Timing Value to 4 Cycle.

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Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

OnBoard IDE1 Enabled Item Help OnBoard IDE2 Enabled VGA Boot from AGP

OnBoard Sound Chip Enabled

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BIOS Flash Protection Disabled USB Controller 1 Enabled USB Controller 2 Enabled USB Legacy Support Disabled AC97 Audio Auto AC97 Modem Auto Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART 2 Mode Standard

IR Function Duplex Half

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TX, RX inverting enable No, Yes

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Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode Normal

ECP Mode Use DMA 3

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Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1.9

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Sound Blaster

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SB I/O Base Address

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SB IRQ Select

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SB DMA Select

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MPU-401

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MPU-401 I/O Address

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Game Port (200-207H)

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:Move Enter:Select +/-/ P U/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F 1:G eneral Help

↑↓→ ←

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

Disabled

220H IRQ 5 DMA 1

Disabled

330-333H

Enabled

Menu Level 4

Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals

This item will only be shown when there is sound chip onboard.  These two items will be available when ”UART 2 Mode” is set to HPSIR or ASKIR.  These two items will be available when ”Onboard Parallel Mode” is set to ECP/EPP.

♣ These seven items will not be shown when there is sound chip onboard.

•••• OnBoard IDE1

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

•••• OnBoard IDE2

Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (De fau lt value) Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

VGA Boot from

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PCI Slot Set VGA Boot from PCI Slot. AGP Set VGA Boot from AGP. (Default value)

Onboard Sound Chip

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Enabled Enable Onboard Sound Chip function. (Default Value) Disabled Disable this function.

BIOS Flash Protection

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Enabled Enable BIOS Flash Protection. Disabled Disable BIOS Flash Protection. (Default Value)

•••• USB Controller 1

Enabled Enable USB Controller 1. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller 1.

•••• USB Controller 2

BIOS Setup

Enabled Enable USB Controller 2. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller 2.

•••• USB Legacy Support

Enabled Enable USB Device (Such as USB KB, Mouse) support in Legacy Mode,

eg. DOS. Win NT4.0 .

Disabled Disable OnBoard Legacy Audio. (Default Value)

•••• AC97 Audio

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

•••• AC97 Modem

Auto Bios will automatically detect onboard AC97 Modem. (Default value) Disabled Disabled AC97 Modem.

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•••• Onboard FDD Controller

Enabled Enable onboard FDD port. (Default value) Disabled Disable onboard FDD port.

•••• Onboard Serial Port 1

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 a ddress. (Default value) 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8. 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

•••• Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address. (Default Value) 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8. 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8. 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8. Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

• UART 2 Mode

Standard Normal Serial port operation. (Default Value) HPSIR Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to HPSIR Mode. ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to ASKIR Mode.

• IR Function Duplex

Half Full

TX, RX inverting enable

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No, No Set TX, RX inverting enable to No, No. No, Yes Set TX, RX inverting enable to No, Yes. (Default value) Yes, No Set TX, RX inverting enable to Yes, No. Yes, Yes Set TX, RX inverting enable to Yes, Yes.

Half Duplex IR function. (Default Value) Full Duplex IR function.

•••• Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value) 278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5. Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

•••• Onboard Parallel Mode

Normal Normal Setting. (Default value) EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. ECP/EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

•••• ECP Mode Use DMA

3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value) 1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

•••• Parallel Port EPP Type

EPP 1.9 Set Parallel Port EPP Type to EPP 1.9. (Default value) EPP 1.7 Set Parallel Port EPP Type to EPP 1.7.

•••• Sound Blaster

Enabled Enable Sound Blaster. Disabled Disable Sound Blaster. (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

•••• SB I/O Base Address

220H Set SB I/O Base Address to 220H. (Default Value) 240H Set SB I/O Base Address to 240H. 260H Set SB I/O Base Address to 260H. 280H Set SB I/O Base Address to 280H.

•••• SB IRQ Select

IRQ 5 / 10. (Default Value: 5)

•••• SB DMA Select

DMA 0 / 1 / 2 / 3. (Default Value: 1)

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•••• MPU-401

Enabled Enable MPU-401. Disabled Disable MPU-401. (Default Value)

Ps. When Force Feedback joystick is used, MPU-401 needs to be Enable.

•••• MPU-401 I/O Address

330-333H Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 330-333H. (Default Value) 300-303H Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 300-303H. 310-313H Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 310-313H. 320-323H Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 320-323H.

•••• Game Port (200-207H)

Disabled Disable Game Port (200-207H). Enabled Enable Game Port (200-207H). (De fa ult Value)

Power Management Setup

BIOS Setup

ACPI Sleep Typ e S1(POS) Item Help Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled Soft-Off by PBTN Instant-off System aft er AC Back Off PME Event Wake Up Enabled USB Dev Wakeup from S3-S5 Disabled ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan Enabled MODEM Use IRQ 3 Resume by RTC Alarm Disabled

X Date (of Month) Alarm 0 X Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 0 0

IRQ Wakeup Events Press Enter

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VGA OFF LPT & COM LPT/COM HDD & FDD ON PCI master OFF

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

↑↓→ ←

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

Power Management Setup

Menu Level 4

Figure 6: Power Management Setup

•••• ACPI Sleep Type

S1 (POS) Set ACPI Sleep Type to S1 (Power On Suspend). (Default value) S3 (STR) Set ACPI Sleep Type to S3 (Suspend to RAM).

•••• Suspend Time Out (Minute)

Disabled Disable Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value) 30 Sec - 1 Hour Set the timer to enter Suspend Time Out.

•••• Soft-off by PBTN

Instant-off Soft switch ON/OFF for POWER ON/OFF. (Default value) Suspend Soft switch to enter Suspend Mode.

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•••• System After AC Back

Last State System power on depends on the status before AC is lost. Off Always in Off state when AC power returns. (Default value) On Always power on the system when AC p ower returns.

• PME Event Wake Up

Disabled Disable PME Event Wake Up. Enabled Enable PME Event Wake Up. (Default Value)

• USB Dev Wakeup from S3-S5

Enabled Enable USB Device Wakeup from ACPI S3, S4 and S5 mode. Disabled Disable USB Device Wakeup from ACPI S3, S4 and S5 mode.

(Default Value)

•••• ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan

Disabled Disable ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan with #RI. Enabled Enable ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan with #RI. (Default Value)

•••• MODEM Use IRQ

NA Set MODEM Use IRQ to NA. 3 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 3. (Default value) 4 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 4. 5 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 5. 7 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 7. 9 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 9. 10 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 10. 11 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 11.

•••• Resume by RTC Alarm

You can set “Resume by RTC Alarm” item to Enabled and key in date/time to power on system.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system or wake up system from

sleep mode.

If the default value is Enabled.

Date ( of Month) Alarm : 0~31 Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

•••• IRQ Activity

Disabled Disable this function. Primary The resource is used by Primary device. (Default value) Secondary The resource is used by Secondary device.

•••• IRQ [3-15]

Disabled Disable specified IRQ to Wake up system from sleep mode or Reload

PM Timer to prevent system to enter sleep mode. Enabled Enable specified IRQ to Wake up system from sleep mode or Reload

PM Timer to prevent system to enter sleep mode.

•••• VGA

BIOS Setup

OFF ON

Disable monitor VGA activity to prevent system to enter sleep mode.

(Default value)

Enable monitor VGA activity to prevent system to enter sleep mode.

•••• LPT & COM

LPT/COM Enable LPT/COM Ports Activity to Wake up system from sleep

mode or prevent system to enter sleep mode. (Defau lt valu e) NONE Normal Operation. LPT Enable LPT Ports Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or

prevent system to enter sleep mode. COM Enable COM Ports Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or

prevent system to enter sleep mode.

•••• HDD & FDD

ON Enable HDD & FDD Ports Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode

or prevent system to enter sleep mode. (Default value)

OFF Disable HDD & FDD Ports Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode

or prevent system to enter sleep mode.

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•••• PCI master

ON Enable PCI master Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or

prevent system to enter sleep mode.

OFF Disable PCI master Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or

prevent system to enter sleep mode. (Default value)

PnP/PCI Configurations

BIOS Setup

Reset Configuration Data Disabled Item Help Resources Controlled By Auto (ESCD)

X IRQ Resources Press Enter

INT A Assignment Auto INT B Assignment Auto INT C Assignment Auto INT D Assignment Auto

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

↑↓→ ←

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

PnP/PCI Configurations

Menu Level 4

Default is Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the System reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot

Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations

•••• Reset Configuration Data

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable Reset Configuration Data function.

•••• Resources Controlled by

Manual User can set the PnP resource (I/O Address , IRQ & DMA channels)

used by legacy ISA DEVICE.

Auto(ESCD) BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers. (Default value)

•••• IRQ (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)

PCI Device The resource is used by PCI device. (Default value) Reserved Set the resource to reserved.

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•••• INT A / B / C / D Assignment

Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default value) 3 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 3. 4 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 4. 5 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 5. 7 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 7. 9 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 9. 10 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 10. 11 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 11. 12 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 12. 14 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 14. 15 Set INT A / B / C / D Assignment to 15.

PC Health Status

BIOS Setup

PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help CPU Warning Temperature Disabled CPU Fan Warning No System Fan Warning No

Current CPU Temp. Current System Temp.

57 31

° °

C/134°F

C/87°F CPU Fan Speed 5553 RPM System Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 3.10V

3.3V 3.31V 5V 5.10V 12V 12.42V

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

↑↓→ ←

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

Menu Level

Figure 8: PC Health Status

•••• Shutdown Temperature (°

(This function will be eff ective only for the operating systems that support ACPI Function.)

Disabled Disable ACPI Shutdown function. (Default Value) 60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. , If Temp. > 60°C / 140°F system will

70°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. , If Temp. > 70°C / 158°F system will

80°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. , If Temp. > 80°C / 176°F system will

90°C / 194°F Monitor CPU Temp. , If Temp. > 90°C / 194°F system will

°C / °°°°F)

°°

automatically power off.

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•••• CPU Warning Temperature (°

60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F. 70°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F. 80°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80°C / 176°F. 90°C / 194°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 90°C / 194°F. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

°C / °°°°F)

°°

•••• CPU Fan Warning

No Disable this function. (Default value) Yes Enable CPU Fan Warning function to display warning message

when CPU Fan speed is under lower limit RPM.

•••• System Fan Warning

No Disable this function. (Default value) Yes Enable System Fan Warning function to display warning

message when System Fan speed is under a lower limit RPM.

•••• CPU Temp. (°

Detect CPU Temperature automatically.

•••• System Temp. (°

Detect System Temperature automatically.

°C / °°°°F)

°°

°C / °°°°F)

°°

•••• CPU Fan / System Fan Speed (RPM)

Detect Fan speed status automatically.

•••• Current Voltage (V) Vcore / 3.3V / 5V / 12V

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

Frequency/Voltage Control

BIOS Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control

ClkGen Spread Spectrum Enabled Item Help CPU Host/PCI Clock Default

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

↑↓→ ←

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

Menu Level

Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control

•••• ClkGen Spread Spectrum

Disabled Disable this function. Enabled Enable Clock Generator Spread Spectrum function to improve

CE/FCC. (Default value)

•••• CPU Host/PCI Clock

The table below is shown only when CPU DIP switch setting is below 133MHz:

Default When CPU Host/PCI Clock setting is set to Default, the clock will

depend on DIP switch setting. (Default value) 100/33Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 100/33Mhz. 102/34Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 102/34Mhz. 104/35Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 104/35Mhz. 108/36Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 108/36Mhz. 112/38Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 112/38Mhz. 116/39Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 116/39Mhz. 118/40Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 118/40Mhz.

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The table below is shown only when CPU DIP switch setting is 133MHz or above:

Default When CPU Host/PCI Clock setting is set to Default, the clock will

depend on DIP switch setting. (Default value) 133/33Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 133/33Mhz. 134/34Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 134/34Mhz. 135/34Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 135/34Mhz. 137/34Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 137/34Mhz. 139/35Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 139/35Mhz. 143/36Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 143/36Mhz. 145/37Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 145/37Mhz. 149/38Mhz Set CPU Host/PCI Clock to 149/38Mhz.

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail - Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PnP/PCI Confi gurations Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

•••• Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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Load Optimized Defaults

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

•••• Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system paramete r values to configur e the

system to achieve maximum performance.

BIOS Setup

Set 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.

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup Set User Password

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Enter Password:

PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit F10:Save & Exit Setup

Change / Set / Disable Password

Figure 12: Password Setting

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you a re prompt ed to enter password. A message “PASSWORD DISABLED” will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items.

If you select “System” at “Password Check” in Advanced BIOS Feature Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select “Setup” at “ Password Check” in Advanced BIOS Feature Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

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Save & Exit Setup

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configuratio ns Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit F10:Save & Exit Setup

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

Exit Without Saving

BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit F10:Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Datas

Frequency/Voltage Control

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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Appendix

Appendix A: AMD 761_VIA 686A/B Chipsets Driver Installation A.AMD AGP Miniport Driver (Win98/SE/ME only):

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.

2.Click “Next”.

1.Click “AMD AGP Miniport Driver” item.

(1)

When the AMD AGP Miniport Driver installation is completed, please restart your computer.

(2)

(4)

3.Click “Finish”.

(3)

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B: VIA IDE Bus Master Driver Installation

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

1.Click “VIA IDE Bus Master Driver” item.

(1)

3.Click ”Next”.

(3)

2.Click ”Next”.

(2)

4.Click ”Next”.

(4)

5.Click ”Next”.

6.Click ”Next”.

(5)

(6)

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7.Click “Finish” to restart computer.

(7)

(8)

Appendix B: Creative Sound Driver Installation (Optional)

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.

Appendix

1.Click “Creative CT5880 Sound Driver”.

(1)

3.Click “Yes”.

(3)

5.Click “Next”.

2.Click “OK”.

(2)

4.Click “Next”.

(4)

6.Click here.

(5)

(6)

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7.Click “Next”.

(7)

(8)

8.Click “Finish” to restart computer.

(9)

Appendix C: EasyTuneIII Setup

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 “tool” icon.

1.Click “EasyTune III Setup” item.

Appendix

(1)

2.Click “Next”.

(3)

4.Click “Next”.

(5)

(2)

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

(4)

5. Click “Next”.

(6)

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6.Click “Finish” to restart computer.

(7)

(8)

Appendix

Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

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

Click “Tool”.

Click “@BIOS Writer v1.05a”.

Click “”.

Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet

a.Click "Internet Update" icon b.Click "Update New BIOS" icon c.

Select @BIOS @BIOS soon)

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

sever ( "Gigabyte @BIOSTM sever 1 in Taiwan" and "Gigabyte

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

Click Here.

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

a.Do not click "Internet Update" icon b.Click "Update New BIOS" c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods

III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

Note:

(such as: 7DX.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

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Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode.

 Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD), your motherboard name and PCB

version on the motherboard.

1. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “format a:/s” in command mode.

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

, Select the BIOS file you

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.

Example: (AMI tool)

(Where 7dx.f1 is name of the BIO S file name)

A:>flashxxx.exe 7dx.f1 

Example: (Award tool) (Where 7dx.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

A:>Awdflash.exe 7dx.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 DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS, then type the old BIOS 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 DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS, if you don’t want to save the old BIOS file.

7. After the decision to save the old BIOS file or not is made, select Y to ARE YOU SURE TO PROGRAM when the next menu appear; wait until a message showing 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 Setup BIOS Default” to activate the new BIOS, then you may set other item from the main menu.

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Appendix E: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Netwo rki ng Rise r 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 FSB Front Side Bus

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…

Acronyms Meaning

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

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

Appendix

AMD GA-7DX User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual