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When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following

notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has
"AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP
card is AGP 4X/8X(1.5V).

AGP 4X/8X notch

Caution: AGP 2X(3.3V) card is not supported by VIA® KT600. You
might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert
an AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) card

Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with
2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X
(1.5V) mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this card is
2X(3.3V).
The GA-7VT600-P(-L) (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards might not
function properly, if you install this card without switching the jumper to
4X(1.5V) mode in it.

Example 2: Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by "Power

Color", the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their

golden finger is compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but

they support 2X(3.3V) only. The GA-7VT600-P(-L) (or any AGP 4X only)
motherboards might not function properly, If you install this card in it.

Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on
ATi Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance
with AGP 4X(1.5V) specification. Therefore, AG32S (G)will work

fine with VIA® KT600 based motherboards.

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Motherboard
GA-7VT600

ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date:

Ja n. 9 ,2004

GA-7VT600-P(-L)

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD Athlon™/ Athlon™ XP / Duron™ Socket A Processor Motherboard

Rev. 2002

12ME-7VT600P-2002

Table of Contents

English

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process............................................. 11

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

GA-7VT600-P(-L) Motherboard Layout.......................................................7

Block Diagram............................................................................................. 8

Step 1: Set System Jumper (JP1)..............................................................12

Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU).....................................13

Step 2-1: CPU Installation .................................................................................................... 13

Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation ..............................................................................14

Step 3: Install Memory Modules................................................................ 15

Step 4: Install Expansion Cards ................................................................ 17

Step 5: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires and Power Supply ........18

Step 5-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction................................................................................ 18

Step 5-2 : Connectors Introduction ...................................................................................... 20

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .........................................................................31

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4c)......................................32

Standard CMOS Features ......................................................................... 34

Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................37

Integrated Peripherals ...............................................................................39

Power Management Setup .......................................................................43

PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................46

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PC Health Status........................................................................................ 47

Frequency/Voltage Control........................................................................49

Load Fail-Safe Defaults.............................................................................51

Load Optimized Defaults........................................................................... 52

Set Supervisor/User Password.................................................................. 53

Save & Exit Setup....................................................................................... 54

Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................55

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ...........................................................57

@BIOS™ Introduction................................................................................. 57

™

EasyTune

Flash BIOS Method Introduction............................................................... 59

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introduction........................................ 74

Jack-Sensing Introduction ......................................................................... 80

Xpress Recovery Introduction ................................................................... 82

Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction ...............................................85

4 Introduction .........................................................................58

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Chapter 5 Appendix.............................................................................93

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

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Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o
protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you
work on your computer.

The GA-7VT600-P(-L) motherboard
CD for motherboard driver & utility (Driver CD)
The GA-7VT600-P(-L) user's manual
Quick PC installation guide
RAID manual
IDE cable x 2 / Floppy cable x 1
2 Port USB cable x 1

4 Port USB cable x 1
Audio combo kit x 1
IEEE 1394 cable x 1
Serial ATA cable x 2
Serial ATA power cable x 1
I/O shield
Motherboard settings label

W ARNING!

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one,
touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power
supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or other
components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components
whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the A TX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the A TX power
connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base and there are
no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting
holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful
of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short
circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard
PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don't let the screw contact
any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the
board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor y 30.5cm x 20.0cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPU y Socket A processor

AMD Athlon
128K L1 & 512K/256K/64K L2 cache on die
200/266/333/400

y Supports 1.4GHz and faster

Chipset y VIA KT600 Memory/AGP Controller (PAC)

y VIA VT8237R Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

Memory y 3 184-pin DDR sockets

y Supports DDR DRAM PC2100/PC2700/PC3200
y Supports up to 3.0GB DDR (Max)
y Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control y IT8705
Slots y 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X mode(1.5V) & AGP 3.0 compliant

y 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE y 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2)

with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133)
operation mode

Serial ATA y 2 Serial ATA connectors

y Built-in VIA VT8237R

On-Board Peripherals y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88M bytes

y 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
y 2 Serial ports (COMA & COMB)

y 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 (4 by cable)

Hardware Monitor y CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

y CPU/System temperature detect
y System voltage detect
y CPU/System fan fail warning
y Therm al shutdown function

TM

/ AthlonTM XP/ Duron

MHz FSB

(Note)

TM

(K7)

to be continued......

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(Note) It is recommended to use SATA (1.5Gb/s) hard disks.

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Introduction

On-Board Sound y Realtek ALC655 CODEC

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On-Board USB 2.0 y Built-in VIA VT8237R

On-Board SATA RAID y Built-in VIA VT8237R

On-Board LAN * y VIA VT6103L

PS/2 Connector y PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOS y Licensed Award BIOS

Additional Features y PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

Overclocking y Over Voltage (CPU/AGP/DDR/PCI) by BIOS

y Supports Jack Sensing function
y Line Out / 2 front speaker
y Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch)
y Mic In / center & subwoofer(by s/w switch)
y SPDIF Out /SPDIF In
y CD In / AUX In / Game connector

y Supports Disk striping (RAID 0) or Disk Mirroring (RAID 1)
y Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec
y UDMA and PIO modes
y Up to 2 SATA devices
y ACPI and ATA/ATAPI6

y 1 RJ45 port

y Supports Q-Flash

y PS/2 Mouse power on by double click
y Extern al Modem wake up
y STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
y AC Recovery
y Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection
y USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3
y Supports @BIOS
y Supports EasyTune 4

y Over Clock (CPU/AGP/DDR/PCI) by BIOS

Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications.
We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification
because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and
most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies
properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Memory, Cards…etc.

" * " For GA-7VT600-P-L only.

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GA-7VT600-P(-L) Motherboard Layout

English

KB_MS

USB

USB

AUDIO

VT6103L*

-P-L*

COMA

COMB

CODEC

LPT

LAN *

SUR_CEN

IT8705

GAME

CD_IN

F_AUDIO

BIOS

AUX_IN

AGP

SPDIF_IO

SOCKET A

CI

VIA KT600

PWR_LED

CPU_FAN

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

GA-7VT600

DDR1

JP1

VT8237

SATA0 SATA1

F_PANEL

DDR2

F_USB1
F_USB2

DDR3

CLR_CMOS

BATTERY

ATX

FDD

SYS_FAN

IDE2
IDE1

" * " For GA-7VT600-P-L only.

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Introduction

Block Diagram

English

5 PCI

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

AGP 4X/8X

RJ45*

VIA

VT6103L*

AC97 Link

CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

TM

AMD-K7

System Bus100/133/166/200MHz

VIA

KT600

66MHz V_Link

VIA

VT8237

HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

GCLK(66MHz)

33 MHz

48 MHz

VCLK(66MHz)

14.318 MHz

IT8705

DDR RAM

BIOS

Game Port

Floppy
LPT Port

AC97

PCICLK

(33MHz)

" * " For GA-7VT600-P-L only.

CODEC

MIC

LINE-IN

PCICLK (33MHz)

USBCLK (48MHz)

14.318 MHz
33 MHz

2 SATA

Ports

LINE-OUT

8 USB

Ports

CLK

GEN

ATA66/100/133

IDE Channels

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24 MHz

33 MHz

PS/2 KB/Mouse

HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)
CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)
AGPCLK (66MHz)
V_Link (66MHz) / GCLK (66MHz)

2 COM

Ports

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Introduction

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1- Set System Jumper (JP1)
Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 3- Install memory modules
Step 4- Install expansion cards
Step 5- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 2

Step 3

Step 5

English

Step 5

Step 4

Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation!
Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with
the BIOS/software installation.

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Step 1

Step 5

Step 1: Set System Jumper (JP1)

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166/200MHz by adjusting system jumper (JP1).

English

(The internal frequency depend on CPU.)

Open: Auto

1

Close: 100MHz (Defualt)

1

JP1 CPU CLOCK

100MHz Auto

1-2 Close Open

100MHz : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU
Auto : Support FSB 266/333/400 MHz CPU

The "JP1" must set to "Auto" when you are using
FSB 266/333/400MHz CPU.

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Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning:

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

2.If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will
cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Step 2-1: CPU Installation

CPU Top View CPU Bottom View

English

Socket Actuation Lever

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and
up to 90-degree angle.

Pin1 indicator

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU
upper corner. Then insert the CPU
into the socket.

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Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation

English

Before installing the CPU cooling fan, adhere to the following warning:

1.Please use AMD approved cooling fan.

2.We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat
conduction between your CPU and cooling fan.

3. Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan
connector, this completes the installation.
Please refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail
installation procedure.

1. Press down the CPU socket lever
and finish CPU installation.

3. Fasten the cooling fan supporting­base onto the CPU socket on the
motherboard.

2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD.

4. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged
to the CPU fan connector, than
install completely.

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Step 3: Install Memory Modules

Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:

1.Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to
the notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please
change the insert orientation.

The motherboard has 3 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
socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary
between sockets.

Notch

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DDR

Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type:
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)
Total System Memory (Max3GB)

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DDR Introduction

performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs, and
system integrators.

architecture, yet make the awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling
the memory bandwidth. Nowadays, with the highest bandwidth of 3.2GB/s of DDR400 memory and
complete line of DDR400/333/266/200 memory solutions, DDR memory is the best choice for building
high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers, workstations, and full
range of desktop PCs.

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

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

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

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

DDR memory is a great evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM

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Step 4: Install Expansion Cards

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

2. Remove your computer’s chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer’s chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable
bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/

AGP Card

uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to
the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the
slot. Make sure your AGP card is locked by the
small white-drawable bar.

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Step 5: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires and Power
Supply

English

Step 5-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction

X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

[

X

XX

X

XX

Y
Y

Z

Y

[

ZZ

Z

ZZ

\

PS/2 Mouse Connector
(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector
(6 pin Female)

¾This connector supports standard PS/2

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

Y Parallel Port and Serial Ports (COMA / COMB)

Parallel Port
(25 pin Female)

COMA COMB

Serial Port (9 pin Male)

This connector supports 2 standard COM ports
and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be
connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem
etc. can be connected to Serial ports.

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Z USB/LAN* Connector

USB 0

USB 1

LAN*

USB 2

USB 3

LAN is fast Ethernet with 10/100Mbps speed.

Before you connect your device(s) into USB

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

such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip,

speaker...etc. have a standard USB interface.

Also make sure your OS supports USB controller.

If your OS does not support USB controller, please

contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver

upgrade. For more information please contact your

OS or device(s) vendors.

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[ Audio Connectors

Line In (Rear Speaker)

Line Out (Front Speaker)

MIC In (Center and Subwoofer)

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

installation, please refer to page 74.

After install onboard audio driver, you may con­nect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC
In jack. Device like CD-ROM,walkman etc. can
be connected to Line-In jack.

Please note:

You are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature
by S/W selection.
If you want to enable 6-channel function, you
have 2 choices for hardware connection.

Method1:

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out"
Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In"
Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC Out ".

Method2:

You can refer to page 26, and contact your
nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

" * " For GA-7VT600-P-L only.

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Step 5-2 : Connectors Introduction

English

1

3

5

9

11

10

15

13

12 818716

14

17

2

6

4

1) CPU_FAN

2) SYS_FAN

3) ATX (A TX Power)

4) IDE1 / IDE2

5) FDD

6) SAT A0 / SAT A1

7) F_PANEL

8) PWR_LED

9) F_AUDIO

10) SUR_CEN

11) CD_IN

12) AUX_IN

13) SPDIF_IO

14) F_USB1 / F_USB2

15) GAME

16) CI (Case Open)

17) CLR_CMOS

18) BATTER Y

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1) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running
under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max.
current up to 600 mA.

Pin No. Definition

1

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense

2) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system
temperature.

English

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V

1

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3 Sense

3) ATX (A TX Power Connector)

English

4) IDE1/ IDE2(IDE1/IDE2 Connector)

AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and
otherrelated devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

10

1

20

11

2 3.3V
3 GND
4 VCC
5 GND
6 VCC
7 GND
8 Power Good
9 5V SB (stand by +5V)
10 +12V
11 3.3V
12 -12V
13 GND
14 PS_ON(soft on/off)
15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 VCC
20 VCC

Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon
cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

IDE2

IDE1

1

39

240

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5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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

2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the
Pin1.

English

34

2

33

1

6) SAT A0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)

You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector, it provides you high speed transfer rates
(150MB/sec).

1

1

SATA0

7

SATA1

7

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2TXP
3 TXN
4 GND
5 RXN
6 RXP
7 GND

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7) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

English

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

Message LED/
Power/
Sleep LED

11

2

1

1

IDE Hard Disk Active LED

Soft Power
Connector

MSG+

MSG-

HD-

HD+

Reset Switch

PW+

RES-

PW-

1

RES+

NC

Speaker Connector

SPEAK+

SPEAK-

1

20
19

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)
(Amber) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)
RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation
(Green) Close: Reset Hardware System
PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation
(Red) Close: Power On/Off
MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NC (Purple) NC

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8) PWR_LED

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It
will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn
to another color.

Pin No. Definition

1

1 MPD+
2 MPD­3 MPD-

9) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.
In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please
make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find
out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer. Please
note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to
play sound.

English

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC
2 GND

9

10

2

1

3 REF
4 Power
5 Front Audio (R)
6 Rear Audio (R)
7 Reserved
8 No Pin
9 Front Audio (L)
10 Rear Audio (L)

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10) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

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11) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

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5

1

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

Pin No. Definition

1 SUR OUTL
2 SUR OUTR
3 GND
4 No Pin
5 CENTER_OUT
6 BASS_OUT

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND

1

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4 CD-R

12) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)

Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out)to the connector.

Pin No. Definition

1 AUX-L

1

2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX-R

13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out Connector)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data
to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input
function. Use SPDIF IN feature only when your device has digital output function.
Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you
connect the SPDIF_IO cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the
device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF_IO cable, please contact your local
dealer.

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Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

6

2

5

1

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2 No Pin
3 SPDIF
4 SPDIFI
5 GND
6 GND

14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow )

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15) GAME (Game Connector)

Be careful with the polarity of the F_USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you
connect the F_USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the
device unable to work or even damage it. For optional F_USB cable, please contact your local
dealer.

Pin No. Definition

2910

1

1 Power
2 Power
3 USB0 DX-/USB2 DX­4 USB1 Dy-/USB3 Dy­5 USB0 DX+/USB2 DX+
6 USB1 Dy+/USB3 Dy+
7 GND
8 GND
9 No Pin
10 NC

This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Check the pin
assignment while you connect the game cables. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional
game cables.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2

1

16

15

2 GRX1_R
3 GND
4 GPSA2
5 VCC
6 GPX2_R
7 GPY2_R
8 MSI_R
9 GPSA1
10 GND
11 GPY1_R
12 VCC
13 GPSB1
14 MSO_R
15 GPSB2
16 No Pin

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16) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open)

This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "case open" item in BIOS if the
system case begin remove.

Pin No. Definition

1

1 Signal
2 GND

17) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily shor
1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper.

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Short: Clear CMOS

1

Open: Normal

1

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18) BATTERY (Battery)

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+

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer's instructions.

If you want to erase CMOS...

1. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord.

2. Remove the battery, wait for 30 second.

3. Re-install the battery.

4. Plug the power cord and turn on the computer.

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify
the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so
that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to
enter standard BIOS CMOS SETUP.

If you require more advanced BIOS settings, please go to “Advanced BIOS” setting menu.To enter
Advanced BIOS setting menu, press “Ctrl+F1” key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL KEYS

< > Move to previous item
< > Move to next item
< > Move to the item in the left hand
< > Move to the item in the right hand
<Enter> Select item
<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and

Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu
<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2> Item help
<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 Option Page Setup

Menu
<F7> Load the Setup Defaults
<F8> Q-Flash
<F9> System Information
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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GETTING HELP

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

English

Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible
selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4c)

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

Main Menu

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

 Standard CMOS Features
 Advanced BIOS Features
 Integrated Peripherals
 Power Management Setup
 PnP/PCI Configurations
 PC Health Status
 Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit : Select Item
F8: Q-Flash F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 1: Main Menu

Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to
search the advanced option widden.

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z Standard CMOS Featur es

zz

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

zz

z Advanced BIOS Featur es

zz

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

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z Integrated Peripherals

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This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

zz

z Power Ma nagement Setup

zz

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

zz

z PnP/PCI Configurations

zz

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

zz

z PC Health Status

zz

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.

zz

z Frequency/Voltage Control

zz

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

zz

z Load Fail-Safe Defaults

zz

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in safe configuration.

zz

z Load Optimized Defaults

zz

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in better performance configuration.

zz

z Set Supervisor password

zz

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

zz

z Set User password

zz

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

zz

z Save & Exit Setup

zz

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

zz

z Exit Without Saving

zz

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

English

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Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Dec 26 2003 Item Help
Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level 

Change the day, month,

IDE Primary Master [None] year
IDE Primary Slave [None]
IDE Secondary Master [None] <Week>
IDE Secondary Slave [None] Sun. to Sat.

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"] <Month>
Drive B [None] Jan. to Dec.
Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

<Day>

Halt On [All, But Keyboard] 1 to 31 (or maximum

allowed in the month)

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 127M <Year>
Total Memory 128M 1999 to 2098

: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

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) Date

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

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is displayed only.
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
D ay The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

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) Time

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

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)IDE Pri mary Ma ster, Slave / Secondary Master , Slave

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The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.
There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto type which will
automatically detect HDD type.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work
properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the
information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the
documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

Capacity: The hard disk size. The unit is Mega Bytes.
Access Mode: The options are: Auto / Large / LBA / Normal.
Cylinder: The cylinder number of hard disk.
Head The read / Write head number of hard disk.
Precomp The cyliner number at which the disk driver changes the write current.
Landing Zone The cylinder number that the disk driver heads(read/write) are seated when

the disk drive is parked.
SECTORS The sector number of each track define on the hard disk.
If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

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) Drive A / Drive B

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The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the
computer.

None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.
1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity
1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.
2.88M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.

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) Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japa n Ar ea)

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) Halt on

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Memory

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

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)
Drive A Enabled 3 mode function of Drive A.
Drive B Enabled 3 mode function of Drive B.
Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected

and you will be prompted.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other

errors. (Default value)

All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all

other errors.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in
the system.
The value of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on
the motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

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

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [HDD-0]
Third Boot Device [CDROM]
Password Check [Setup]

: 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

Item Help
Menu Level 
Select Boot Device
Priority

[Floppy]
Boot from floppy

[LS120]
Boot from LS120

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) First / Second / Third Boot device

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This feature allows you to select the boot device priority.

Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.
LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.
HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3.
SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI.
CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.
LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.
USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.
USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.
USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.
USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.
ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.
Disabled Disable this function.

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) Password Check

))

English

System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the

correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password

is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

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Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]
OnChip Serial ATA [Enabled]
AC97 Audio [Auto]
VIA Onboard LAN * [Enabled]
USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]
USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
VIA LAN Boot ROM * [Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]
Game Port Address [201]
Midi Port Address [330]

Midi Port IRQ 10

English

Item Help
Menu Level 

: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

" * " For GA-7VT600-P-L only.

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) OnChip IDE Cha nnel0

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) OnChip IDE Cha nnel1

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) OnChip Serial A T A

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) AC97 Audio

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) VIA Onboard LAN *

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When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card
is used, set at Disabled.

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

When enabled, allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller
card is used, set at Disabled.

Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

Enabled Enable onboard VT8237 Serial ATA support. (Default value)
Disabled Disabled VT8237 Serial ATA support.

Enabled BIOS will automatically detect onboard AC97 Audio. (Default value)
Disabled Disabled AC97 Audio.

Enabled Enable VIA Onboard LAN function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

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) USB 1.1 Controller

))

Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB feature.

Enabled Enabled USB Controller. (Default value)
Disabled Disabled USB Controller.

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) USB 2.0 Controller

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Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB 2.0 feature.

Enabled Enabled USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value)
Disabled Disabled USB 2.0 Controller.

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) USB Keyboard Support

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When a USB keyboard is installed, please set at Enabled.

Enabled Enabled USB Keyboard Support.
Disabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support. (Default value)

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) USB Mouse Support

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Enabled Enabled USB Mouse Support.
Disabled Disabled USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

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) VIA LAN Boot ROM *

))

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable this function.

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) Onboard Serial Port 1

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

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) Onboard Serial Port 2

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

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) OnBoard Parallel port

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) Parallel Port Mode

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) Game Port Address

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) Midi Port Address

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This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the
onboard I/O controller.

378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378, Using IRQ7.(Default value)
278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278, Using IRQ5.
3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC, Using IRQ7.
Disabled Disable onboard parallel port.

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

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port using IRQ7. (Default value)
EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port IRQ5.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port using IRQ7.
ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Disabled Disabled this function.
201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default value)
209 Set Game Port Address to 209.

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.
330 Set Midi Port Address to 330.

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) Midi Port IRQ

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5 Set 5 for Midi Port IRQ.
10 Set 10 for Midi Port IRQ. (Default value)

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Power Management Setup

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]

x USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled

Power LED in S1 state [Blinking]
Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-off]
AC Back Function [Soft-Off]
Keyboard Power On [Disabled]
Mouse Power On [Disabled]
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]
ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN [Enabled]
Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

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

: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

Item Help
Menu Level 
[S1]
Set suspend type to
Power On Suspend under
ACPI OS

[S3]
Set suspend type to
Suspend to RAM under
ACPI OS

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) ACPI Suspend T ype

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S1(POS) Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS(Power On

Suspend). (Default value)
S3(STR) Set suspend type to Suspend To RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend To RAM).

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) USB Device Wakeup From S3 (When ACPI Suspend T ype is set [S3(STR)])

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

Enabled USB Device can wakeup system from S3.
Disabled USB Device can't wakeup system from S3. (Default value)

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) Power LED in S1 state

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) Soft-off by PWRBT N

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) AC Back Function

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) Keyboard Power On

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Blinking In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default value)
Dual/Off In standby mode(S1):

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

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

Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)
Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed

less than 4 sec.

 Memory System power on depends on the status before AC lost.
Soft-Off Always in Off state when AC back. (Default value)
Full-On Always power on the system when AC back.

This feature allows you to set the method for powering-on the system.
The option "Password" allows you to set up to 8 alphanumeric characters to power-on the system.
The option "Keyboard 98" allows you to use the standard keyboard 98 to power on the system.

 Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.
Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to

power on your system.

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) Mouse Power On

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Disabled Can't Power on system by Mouse Event. (Default value)
Enabled Can Power on system by Mouse Event.

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) PME Event Wake up

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When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awakes the system from a PCI-PM controlled state.
This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function.
Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake up function. (Default Value)

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) ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN (When AC Back Function set to [Soft-Off])

))

You can enable wake on LAN feature by the "ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN" or "PME Event Wake

up" when the M/B has "WOL" onboard connector. Only enabled the feature by "PME Event Wake up".
An incoming call via modem awakes the system from its soft-off mode. When set at Enabled, an input

signal comes from the other client.

Server on the LAN awaks the system from a soft off state if connected over LAN.

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

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) Resume by Alarm

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You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31
Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

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PnP/PCI Configurations

English

PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help
PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level
PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]
PCI4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

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) PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment

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) PCI2 IRQ Assignment

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PnP/PCI Configurations

: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/ PCI 5. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/ PCI5.

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2.

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) PCI3 IRQ Assignment

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Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI3.

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) PCI4 IRQ Assignment

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Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI4.

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PC Health Status

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened No
Vcore 1.810V
DDR Vtt 1.248V
+3.3V 3.280V
+5V 4.919V
+12V 11.968V
5VSB 5.053V
Current System Temperature 27oC
Current CPU Temperature 37oC
Current CPU FAN Speed 4687 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help
Menu Level 
[Disabled]
Don't reset case
open status

[Enabled]
Clear case open
status at next boot

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Figure7: PC Health Status

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) Reset Case Open Status

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) Case Opened

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If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".
If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes".

If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and save
CMOS, your computer will restart.

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) Current V oltage (V) Vcore / DDR Vtt / +3.3V/ +5V / +12V / 5VSB

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) Current System Temperature (°C)

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) Current CPU T emperatur e (°C)

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) Current CPU / SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM)

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) Fan Fail W arning (CPU / SYSTEM)

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Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Detect System temperature automatically.

Detect CPU temperature automatically.

Detect CPU / System fan speed status automatically.

Disabled Don't monitor current fan speed. (Default value)
Enabled Alarm when fan stops.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

Frequency/Voltage Control
Spread Spectrum Modulated [Enabled]
CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled]

Ú CPU Host Frquency (MHz) 133
Ú PCI/AGP Frquency (MHz) 33/66

DRAM Clock (MHz) [Auto]
CPU OverVoltage Control [Auto]
AGP OverVoltage Control [Auto]
DIMM OverVoltage Control [Auto]

: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help
F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help
Menu Level 

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

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) Spread Spectrum Modulated

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Disabled Disable clock spread spectrum.
Enabled Enable clock spread spectrum. (Default value)

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) CPU Host Clock Control

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Note: If system hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility, wait for 20 sec. for times out reboot. When
time out occur, system will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot.

Disabled Disable CPU Host Clock Control. (Default value)
Enabled Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

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) CPU Host Frequency (MHz)

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) PCI/AGP Frequency (MHz)

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) DRAM Clock (MHz)

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DDR333 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "166-DDR333". If you use DDR400 DRAM
module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "200-DDR400".

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)CPU OverV oltage Contr ol

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Increase CPU voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to CPU when enable this
feature.

100MHz Set CPU Host Clock to 100MHz~132MHz.
133MHz Set CPU Host Clock to 133MHz~165MHz.
166MHz Set CPU Host Clock to 166MHz~200MHz.
200MHz Set CPU Host Clock to 200MHz~254MHz.

The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz).

Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement. (Default value: Auto)

If you use DDR266 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "133-DDR266". If you use

Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

Auto Supply voltage as CPU reguired. (Default value)
+5% / +7.5% / +10% Increase voltage range as user selected.

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)AGP OverV oltage Contr ol

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

Auto Supply voltage as AGP Card reguired. (Default value)
+0.1V ~ +0.3V Set AGP voltage from 1.6V~1.8V.

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)DIMM OverVoltage Control

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Increase DRAM voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to DRAM module when
enable this feature.

Auto Supply voltage as DRAM module reguired. (Default value)
+0.1V ~ +0.3V Set DIMM voltage from 2.6V~2.8V.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced BIOS 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

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Frequency/Voltage Control
ESC:Quit : Select Item
F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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)Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 9: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Optimized Defaults

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)Load Optimized Defaults

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced BIOS 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
Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit : Select Item
F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 10: Load Optimized Defaults

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

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Set Supervisor/User Password

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults
Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password
Power Management Setup Set User Password
PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit : Select Item
F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

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

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
"PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password
is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: 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 Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted
for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select "Setup" at "password check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted
only when you try to enter Setup.

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

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Save & Exit Setup

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

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced BIOS 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
Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit : Select Item
F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 12: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced BIOS 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
Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit : Select Item
F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Figure 13: Exit Without Saving

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Chapter 4 Technical Reference

@BIOS™ Introduction

Gigabyte announces @BIOS

Windows BIOS live update utility

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time

to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and

then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS.

The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code

correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your

time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte

announces @BIOS - the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software.

It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS update

software, it's a Windows utility. With the help of "@BIOS", BIOS updating is no more than a click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it's a Gigabyte's product, @BIOS help you

to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the

BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically. There

are several different choices; you could use "Internet Update" to download and update your BIOS

directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose "Save Current BIOS"

to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS smartly. You

are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS

easily. Again, Gigabyte's innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries.

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It's free! Now, if you buy a

Gigabyte's motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please

remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your

Gigabyte @BIOS.

™

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.

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EasyTune™ 4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTune™ 4

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Windows based Overclocking utility

EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations.

hardware or BIOS tools to do "Overclock". And even with these technologies, they still learn that it's
quite a risk because the safety and stability of an "Overclock" system is unknown. Now everything
is different because of a Windows based overclocking utility "EasyTune 4" --announced by Gigabyte.
This windows based utility has totally changed the gaming rule of "Overclock". This is the first
windows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose
either "Easy Mode" or "Advanced Mode" for overclocking at their convenience. For users who
choose "Easy Mode", they just need to click "Auto Optimize" to have autoed and immediate CPU
overclocking. This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown
in the control panel. If users prefer "Overclock" by them, there is also another choice. Click "Advanced
Mode" to enjoy "sport drive" class Overclocking user interface. "Advanced Mode", allows users to
change the system bus / AGP / Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system
performance. It operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards. Besides, it is different from other
traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTune 4 doesn't require users to change neither BIOS nor
hardware switch/ jumper setting; on the other hand, they can do "Overclock" at easy step . Therefore,
this is a safer way for "Overclock" as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs
EasyTune 4 over system's limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side
effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed system speed has been tested in
EasyTune 4, user can "Save" this setting and "Load" it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune
4 has already turned the "Overclock" technology toward to a newer generation. This wonderful
software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver CD. Users may make a test
drive of "EasyTune 4" to find out more amazing features by themselves.
*Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please find the products supported
list in the web site.
*Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any
damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other components.

Overclock might be one of the most common issues
in computer field. But have many users ever tried it?
The answer is probably "no". Because "Overclock"
is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of
technical know-how, sometimes "Overclock" is
even considered as special skills found only in some
enthusiasts. But as to the experts in "Overclock",
what's the truth? They may spend quite a lot of time
and money to study, try and use many different

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Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1 : Q-Flash

Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Q-Flash™ is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in

the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash

utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash

instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We

are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system

because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

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indicating no more fooling around with any complicated

Before You Begin:

Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash™ utility, please follow the steps below first.

1. Download the latest BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

example, 7VRXP.F12) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to enter BIOS menu.

™

allows users to flash BIOS without any

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The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.

If your motherboard has dual BIOS, please refer to Part One.

If your motherboard has single BIOS, please refer to Part Two.

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Part One:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash™ Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

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motherboards supporting Q-Flash

combined in the same screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash™ utility.

In the following sections, we take GA-7VRXP as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from

an older version to the latest version. For example, from F10 to F12.

Entering the Q-Flash™ utility:

Step1: To use Q-Flash™ utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

Some of Gigabyte motherboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the

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and Dual BIOS, the Q-Flash™ utility and Dual BIOS utility are

American Release:08/23/2002
Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend

7VRXP F10

The BIOS file is F10

before updating

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit

AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-1333MHz
Check System Health !
Checking NVRAM...Update OK
262144KB

DEL:Steup/Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F8:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo
Auto-Detecting Pri Master..IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected
Auto-Detecting Sec Master..ATAPI CDROM
Auto-Detecting Sec Slave.. Not Detected

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1-

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash™ utility.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

ENTER DUAL BIOS/Q-FLASH UTILITY (Y/N) ? Y

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Exploring the Q-Flash™/Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash™/Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

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Task menu for

Dual BIOS utility

Task menu for

Q-FlashTM utility

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Dual BIOS Utility

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS utility bar

Q-FlashTM utility title

bar

Action bar

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Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type.

Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

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Task menu for Q-Flash™ utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to

enable execution of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash™/Dual BIOS utility. Pressing the

buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

Using the Q-Flash™ utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash™ utility. As described in the “Before you

begin” section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and

insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have entered

the Q-Flash

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy"

item in the Q-Flash

™

utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

™

menu and press Enter button.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with

"Save Main BIOS to Floppy" item.

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Dual BIOS Utility

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

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Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy

disk.

2.Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,

7VRXP.F12, is listed.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

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Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

7VRXP.F12 256K

Total size: 1.39M Free size:1.14M

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

1 file(s) found

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS file in the floppy disk.

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Reading BIOS file from floppy...

>>>>>>>>>>>>......................

Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset System

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Do not truning off power or reset

your system at this stage!!

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update

BIOS?"

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3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS.

Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed.

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Are you sure to update BIOS?

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort.....

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Programming Now.......

>>>>>>>>>>>>......................

Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

CHECKSUM = 96D2

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

You can press "Enter" to continue

updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort.

The progress of updating BIOS.

Do not turning off power or reset

your system at this stage to avoid

damaging your BIOS rom!!

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash™ menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

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Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Load Default Settings

Please press any key to continue

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too.

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash

after you exit Q-Flash

™

.

Boot From......................................... Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size........................ SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size.................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Dual BIOS Utility

™

utility. The computer will restart automatically

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Are you sure to RESET ?

Load Default Settings

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort...

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load Main BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run :Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

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After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you

flashed.

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6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load

Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. Normally the system

redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading

the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded.

American Release:08/23/2002
Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend

7VRXP F12

The BIOS file becomes

F12 after updating

AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-1333MHz
Check System Health !
Checking NVRAM...Update OK
262144KB

DEL:Steup/Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F8:Boot Menu F12:Network boot TAB:Logo
Auto-Detecting Pri Master..IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting Pri Slave...Not Detected
Auto-Detecting Sec Master..ATAPI CDROM
Auto-Detecting Sec Slave.. Not Detected

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1-

The following is an AMI BIOS menu screen. However, you can also find similar option in

AWARD BIOS menu.

Press Enter on

your keyboard

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Press Y on your

keyboard to load

defaults.

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit

7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu. System

will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Press Y on your

keyboard to

save and exit.

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit

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Part Two:

Updating BIOS with Q-Flash™ Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

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This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash™ utility.

Entering the Q-Flash™ utility:

Step1: To use the Q-Flash™utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

2. Press F8 on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash™ utility.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit :Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

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

ESC:Quit :Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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Exploring the Q-Flash™ utility screen

The Q-Flash™ BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

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Task menu for the

Q-flash utility

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run /: Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

The Qflash utility

title bar

Action bar

Task menu for the Q-Flash™ utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and

pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Action bar: Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash

™

utility. Pressing the

buttons mentioned on your keyboard to perform these actions.

Using the Q-Flash

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash

™

utility:

™

utility. As described in the "Before you

begin" section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and

insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have enter the

™

Q-Flash

utility, please follow the steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy"

item in the Q-Flash™ menu and press Enter button.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with Save

Main BIOS to Floppy item.

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run /: Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

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Later, you will see a box showing the BIOS files you downloaded to the floppy disk.

In this example, we only download one BIOS for this board, 8GE800.F4 so only one BIOS file is listed.

2.Highlight the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter button on your keyboard to enable reading

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from the BIOS file from the floppy.

Please confirm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

8GE800.F4 256K

Enter: Run /: Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M

F5: Refresh DEL: Delete

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Enter: Run /: Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

1 File(s) found

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Reading BIOS file from floppy.........

>>>>>>>>...........................

Don't turn off Power Or RESET System

Save BIOS to Floppy

BIOS file in the

floppy.

Do not turning

power or reset your

system at this

stage!

After BIOS file is read, you’ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you

"Are you sure to update BIOS?"

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Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Are you sure to update BIOS?

[Enter] to continue updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort.

Enter: Run /: Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

CHECKSUM = AC03

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

You can press "Enter" to

continue updating BIOS

or "ESC" to abort.

3. Press Y button if you make sure to update BIOS.

Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating will be shown at the same time.

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Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Updating BIOS Now...

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Do not turning off power

or reset your system at

The porcess of

updating BIOS

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

>>>>>>>>>>>>>.................

Do not Turn Off Power On RESET System

this stage!!

Enter: Run /: Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash™ menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Please press any key to continue....

Enter: Run /: Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

!! Copy BIOS completed - pass !!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

5. Press Esc and then Enter to exit the Q-Flash™ utility. System will restart.

Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Enter: Run /: Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Are you sure to RESET?

Save BIOS to Floppy

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort....

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots and load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. See how

to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One.

Congratulation!! You have updated BIOS successfully!!

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Method 2 : @BIOS Utility

If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS™ program to flash

BIOS.

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Press here.

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

(1)

3.Click "3".

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOS

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard.

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

Click here

(3)

™

sever

2. Click Start/ All Programs/ GIGABYTE/

@BIOS.

(2)

4. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

(4)

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS"

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

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

7VT600P.F4c).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

III. Save BIOS

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

current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check

out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

Note:

a. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please make

sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the

system unbooted.

b. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your

motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.

c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS

Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted

™

server, please go onto

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

The installation of Windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the

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function!

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo

output is applied.

STEP 1:

Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line

Out".

STEP 2 :

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

audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

Line Out

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the

STEP 3:

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"2 channels for stereo speakers out put".

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 1 :

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

channels to "Line In".

STEP 2 :

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

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the

audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "4

channels for 4 speakers out put".

Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT",

and press "OK".

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Line Out Line In

When the "Environment settings" is "None", the

sound would be performed as stereo mode (2 chan-

nels output). Please select the other settings for 4

channels output.

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Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Use the back audio panel to connect the audio

output without any additional module.

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STEP 1 :

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

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

channels to "MIC In".

Line In

STEP 2 :

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

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the

audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channels for 5.1 speakers out put".

Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and pess "OK".

MIC In

Line Out

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

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

Center/subwoofer)

SURROUND-KIT access analog output to rear

channels and Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the

best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In

and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is

included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo

Kit" as picture.

STEP 1 :

Insert the "Audio Combo Kit" in the back of the

case,and fix it with the screw.

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STEP 2 :

Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" to SUR_CEN on

the M/B.

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STEP 3 :

Connect the front channels to back audio panel's

"Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's

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REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to

SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER.

STEP 4 :

Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the win-

dows tray at the bottom of the screen.

STEP 5 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channels for 5.1 speakers out put".

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

Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:

When the "Environment" is "None", the sound would

be performed as stereo mode (2 channels output).

Please select the other settings for 6 channels

output.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "S/PDIF output" device is available on the

motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided

and could link to the "S/PDIF output" connector (As

picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear

bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connect-

ing port.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear

bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard.

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3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the AC3

decoder.

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Jack-Sensing Introduction

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Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels

(Windows XP):

Introduction of audio connectors

You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others

audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers,

earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack,

and microphone to MIC In jack.

Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection

function.

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/98SE/2000

/ME.

Auto-detecting:

Please connect the devices to the right jacks as

above. A window will appear as right picture if you

setup the devices properly.

Please note that 3D audio function will only appear

when 3D audio inputs.

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If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning

message will come out as right picture.

Manual setting:

If the device picture shows different from what you

set, please press "Manual Selection" to set.

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Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is Xpress Recovery?

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can not work properly, you can restore it to the original state.

How to use the Xpress Recovery

There are two ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility. (see the below)

1. Text Mode: press F9 during powering on the computer.

Press F9 during powering on the computer.

Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O.S. partition. If the hard drive

1. It supports FAT16, BFAT32, NTFS format.

2. It must be connected to IDE1 Master.

3. It's only allows you to install one O.S.

4. It must be used with IDE hard disk supporting HPA.

5. The first partition must be set as the boot partition. When the boot partition is backed

up, please do not change its size.

6. It is not recommend to use Xpress Recovery if you had ever used Ghost to return boot

manager to NTFS format.

1. System data and hard disk's reading/writing speed will affect backing up speed.

2. We recommend that you install Xpress Recovery immediately after installing O.S,

drivers and applications.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly
Copyright (C) 1984-2002, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1
Check System Health OK
.
.
.

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery
08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

F9 For Xpress Recovery

2. BMP Mode: boot from CD-ROM

Please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu and set boot from CD-ROM, then save and exit the

BIOS menu. Later, please insert MB driver CD into your drive when "Boot from CD:" appears atthe

bottom of the screen, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery.

.

.

Verifying DMI Pool Data
Boot from CD:

Boot from CD:

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You can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and
enter key to enter the menu.

Text Mode:

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technilogy CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Exit and Restart

BMP Mode:

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Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technilogy CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Exit and Restart

If you ever entered Xpress Recovery by booting from CD-ROM, you'll still

be directed to BMP mode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen.

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1. Execute Backup Utility:

 Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

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2. Execute Restore Utility:

 This program will recover your system to factory default.

3. Remove Backup Image:

 Are you sure to remove backup image? (Y/N)

4. Exit and Restart:

The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up.

The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image.

Press R to recover your system.

Press Esc to exit

Restore the backup image to the original state.

Remove the backup image.

Exit and restart your computer.

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Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction

A. RAID Levels

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one
logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault
tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the
data can be found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs.
The individual disk drives in an array are called .members. The configuration information of each
member is recorded in the .reserved sector. that identifies the drive as a member . All disk members
in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system.

Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The different methods are
referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels represent different performance levels,
security levels and implementation costs. The RAID levels which the VIA VT8237 southbridge
chipset supports are RAID 0, 1, and JBOD.

RAID 0 (Striping)

RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails,
it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times
the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB. RAID 0
does not support fault tolerance.

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RAID 1 (Mirroring)

RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the
mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to
function. Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive.
Under a RAID 1 setup, an extra drive called the .spare drive. can be attached. Such a drive will be
activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID
1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array.

JBOD (Spanning)

A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different
capacities. Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full, then proceeds to store files onto the next
drive in the array. When any disk member fails, the failure affects the entire array. JBOD is not really
a RAID and does not support fault tolerance.

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B. Enter BIOS Configuration Utility

When the system powers on, the following information will appear on screen. Press the .T ab. key to
enter BIOS configuration utility.

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VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial AT A BIOS Setting Utility V1.20
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.

Scan Devices, Please wait...
Press <Tab> key into User Windows
Serial_Ch0 Master: ST380013AS
Serial_Ch1 Master: ST3120023AS

The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:

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X Create Array

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XX

X Delete Array

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XX

X Create/Delete Spare

XX
XX

X Select Boot Array

XX
XX

X Serial Number View

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Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Hdd
Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with the hard disks
attached to VIA IDE controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status

KK

LL

K,

L : Move to next item

KK

LL

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

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B-1. Create Disk Array

1. Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the
Create Array command and press <Enter> to call out the list of creation steps.

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X Auto Setup For Data Security

XX
XX

X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

XX
XX

X Select Disk Drives

XX
XX

X Start Create Process

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Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Hdd
Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

Create a RAID array with the hard disks
attached to VIA IDE controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status

KK

LL

K,

L : Move to next item

KK

LL

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

2. Select Array Mode and press <Enter>, a list of array modes will appear . Highlight the target array
mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to confirm the selection. If RAID 1 is selected, an
option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate. Create
only will allow BIOS to only create an array. The data on the mirroring drive may be different from
the source drive. Create and duplicate lets BIOS copy the data from the source to the mirroring
drive.

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X Auto Setup For Data Security

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RAID 0 for performance

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X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

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RAID 1 for data protection

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X Select Disk Drives

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RAID 0/1

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X Start Create Process

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RAID SPAN for capacity

Create a RAID array with the hard disks
attached to VIA IDE controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status

KK

LL

K,

L : Move to next item

KK

LL

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Hdd
Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SATA 111.79 Hdd

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3. After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto

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4. If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the

Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives
and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user
selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when
wanting to create an array. Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array drives by their
requirements. When using Select Disk Drives, the channel column will be activated. Highlight the
target drives that you want to use and press <Enter> to select them. After all drives have been
selected, press <Esc> to go back to the creation steps menu.

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X Auto Setup For Performance

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XX

X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

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XX

X Select Disk Drives

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X Block Size 64K

XX
XX

X Start Create Process

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Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Stripe0
[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SA TA 111.79 Stripe1

Create a RAID array with the hard disks
attached to VIA IDE controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status

KK

LL

K,

L : Move to next item

KK

LL

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

arrow key to highlight Block Size and press <Enter>, then select a block size from the popup menu.
The block size can be 4KB to 64KB.

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X Auto Setup For Performance

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X Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

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XX

X Select Disk Drives

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XX

X Block Size 64K

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X Start Create Process

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Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Stripe0
[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SA TA 111.79 Stripe1

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Create a RAID array with the hard disks
attached to VIA IDE controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status

KK

LL

K,

L : Move to next item

KK

LL

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

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5. Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press <Enter>. A warning message will
appear, press Y to finish the creation, or press N to cancel the creation.

6. Important note: All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation.

B-2. Delete Disk Array

A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a RAID, use the following steps:

1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated.

2. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press <Enter>. A warning message will
show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.

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X Create Array

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X Delete Array

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X Create/Delete Spare

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X Select Boot Array

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X Serial Number View

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The selected array will be destoried.
Are you sure? Continue? Press Y/N

Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Stripe0
[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SA TA 111.79 Stripe1

Delete a RAID array contain the hard disks
attached to VIA IDE controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status

KK

LL

K,

L : Move to next item

KK

LL

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID
is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives.

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B-3. Select Boot Array

User can select a disk array as boot device if user wants to boot operating system from an array.
Boot disk array cannot be selected if the operating system does not boot from the disk array. Highlight

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the Select Boot Array item; press <Enter> and the channel column will be activated. Then highlight
the target disk array and press <Enter>. If user selects a disk array that has a boot mark and press
<Enter>, its boot setting will be canceled.

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X Create Array

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X Delete Array

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X Create/Delete Spare

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X Select Boot Array

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X Serial Number View

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Channel Driver Name Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
[*]Serial_Ch0 Master ST380013AS SATA 74.53 Stripe0
[*]Serial_Ch1 Master ST9120023AS SA TA 111.79 Stripe1

Set/Clear bootable array

F1 : View Array/disk Status

KK

LL

K,

L : Move to next item

KK

LL

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

B-4. View Serial Number of Hard Drive

Highlight Serial Number View and press <Enter>. Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected
drive.s serial number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk
drive manufacturer.

B-5. View Array Status

Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen. If there are no disk arrays then nothing
will be displayed on the screen.

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial AT A BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

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X Create Array

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XX

X Delete Array

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X Create/Delete Spare

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X Select Boot Array

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X Serial Number View

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Create a RAID array with the hard disks
attached to VIA IDE controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status

KK

LL

K,

L : Move to next item

KK

LL

Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit

Array Name Array Mode Block Size(GB) Size(GB)

ARRAY0 Stripe 64K 149.06

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Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Picture below are shown in Windows XP

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the
driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the
CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the driver

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manually or switch to the

The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and GO" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just select

the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The

automatically.

to install the drivers automatically.

will finish the installation for you

Massage: Some device drivers will restart

your system automatically. After restarting

your system the "Xpress Install" will

continue to install other drivers.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

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Item Description

 VIA 4IN1 Driver

 USB Path for WinXP

 VIA Lan Driver *

 RealTek AC97 Audio Driver

Audio driver for Realtek AC97 codec chipset

 VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver

 VIA USB 2.0 Controller

Driver install finished !

You have to reboot system !

For INF, AGP, IDE and DMA Driver

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

VIA 10/100 LAN driver for VT6103L chips

For VIA VT8237 Serial ATA driver.

USB 2.0 Driver information for XP

For USB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows
Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in
"Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark
and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).

" * " For GA-7VT600-P-L Only.

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION

This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.

 Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM)

This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray

 Gigabyte Management Tool(GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network

 EastTune4

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

 DMI Viewer

Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI/SMBIOS information of the system

 Face-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo

 @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility

 Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe

 Acrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents

 Norton Internet Security(NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ad control, etc.

 DirectX 9.0

Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system

to achieve better 3D performence.

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SOFTWARE INFORMATION

This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title.

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HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

CONTACT US

Contact us via the information in this page all over the world.

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