Gigabyte 6VXE User Manual
R-40-01-090812
6VXE
USER'S MANUAL
1. System power on by PS/2 Mouse: First, enable this function
in CMOS Setup, then you can power on the system by
double clicking the right or left button of your PS/2 Mouse.
2. System power on by Keyboard: If your ATX power supply
supports larger than 300 mA 5V Stand-By current (depends
on the specification of keyboards), you can power on your
system by entering password from the keyboard after
setting the “Keyboard power on” password in CMOS Setup.
3. Supports 3 steps ACPI LED.
4. Modem Ring-On. (COM A , B).
5. Wake-Up on LAN. (The ATX power supply supports larger
than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current)
For Intel Pentium II / III / CeleronTM Processor MAINBOARD
REV. 4.0First Edition
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The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may
appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the
information contained herein.
Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the
United States and certain other countries. Sound Blaster-LINK and SB-LINK
are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd.
August 12, 1999 Taipei, Taiwan
Quick Installation Guide
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I. Quick Installation Guide :
CPU SPEED SETUP
The system bus speed is selectable between 66 / 100 / 133MHz. The user can
select the system bus speed (SW1) and change the DIP SWITCH (SW2)
selection to set up the CPU speed for 233 - 650MHz processor.
Set System Bus Speed
SW1:
CPU JP15 1 2 3 4
66 ON ON OFF OFF ON
75 ON ON ON OFF ON
83 ON ON OFF ON ON
100 ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
112 ON OFF ON OFF OFF
124 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF
133 OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF
140 OFF OFF ON ON OFF
150 OFF OFF ON OFF OFF
The CPU speed MUST match with the frequency RATIO. It will cause
system hanging up if the frequency RATIO is higher than that of CPU.
SW2:
DIP SWITCH
FREQ. RATIO
1 2 3 4
X 3
ON OFF ON ON
X 3.5
OFF OFF ON ON
X 4
ON ON OFF ON
X 4.5
OFF ON OFF ON
X 5
ON OFF OFF ON
X 5.5
OFF OFF OFF ON
X 6
ON ON ON OFF
X 6.5
OFF ON ON OFF
X 7
ON OFF ON OFF
X 7.5
OFF OFF ON OFF
X 8
ON ON OFF OFF
X 8.5
OFF ON OFF OFF
X 9
ON OFF OFF OFF
X 9.5
OFF OFF OFF OFF
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F
For 133MHz Jumper Setting:
CPU
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
6VXE
1
Pin No. Function
1-2 short For 100 MHz
2-3 short
Auto Frequency
1-2-3 open For 133 MHz
JP12
CPU JP15
66 ON
100 ON
133 OFF
JP15
«
Note: We don’ t recommend you to set up your system speed to 75, 83,
112, 124, 140, 150 MHz because these frequencies are not the
standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and most of the
peripherals. Whether your system can run under 75, 83, 112, 124,
140, 150 MHz properly will depend on your hardware
configurations: CPU, SDRAM, Cards, etc.
+ The black part in the picture is the white extruding piece of the
DIP switch.
1. Pentium II /Celeron 233 / 66 MHz FSB
CPU
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
6VXE
ON
OFF
SW 2
1234
ON
OFF
SW 1
1234
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2. Pentium II /Celeron 266 / 66 MHz FSB
3. Pentium II /Celeron 300/Celeron 300A / 66 MHz FSB
4. Pentium II /Celeron 333 / 66 MHz FSB
5. Pentium II /Celeron 366 / 66MHz FSB
6. Pentium II /Celeron 400 / 66MHz FSB
7. Pentium II /Celeron 433 / 66MHz FSB
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
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8. Pentium II 350 / 100 MHz FSB
9. Pentium II 400 / 100 MHz FSB
10. Pentium III 450 / 100 MHz FSB
11. Pentium III 500 / 100 MHz FSB
12. Pentium III 550 / 100 MHz FSB
13. Pentium III 600 / 100 MHz FSB
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
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14. Pentium III 650 / 100 MHz FSB
II. Jumper setting :
SPK : Speaker Connector
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
+
1
1
+
Pin No. Function
1 VCC
2 NC
3 NC
4 Data
SW2
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
SW1
ON
4 3 2 1
OFF
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RST : Reset Switch
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
Pin No Function
Open Normal
Operation
Close For Hardware
Reset System
PW LED : Power LED Connector (As 3 steps ACPI LED)
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
1
1
Pin No.
Function
1 LED anode(+)
2
LED cathode(-)
3
LED cathode(-)
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HD : IDE Hard Disk Active LED
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
1
1
Pin No.
Function
1 LED anode(+)
2 LED cathode(-)
3
LED cathode(-)
4 LED anode(+)
IR : Infrared Connector (Optional)
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
1
Pin No. Function
1 IR Data output
2 GND
3 IR Data input
4 NC
5 POWER(+)
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GN : Green Function Switch
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
Pin No. Function
Open Normal
Operation
Close Entering
Green Mode.
GD : Green LED
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
1
1
Pin No.
Function
1 LED(+)
2
LED(−)
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Soft POWER : Soft Power Connector
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
Pin No. Function
Open Normal Operation
Close Power On/Off
1
1
POWER1 : Power Connector
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
Pin No. Function
3,5,7,13,
15-17
GND
1,2,11 3.3V
4,6,19,20 VCC
10 +12V
12 -12V
18 -5V
8 Power Good
9 5V SB stand by+5V
14 PS-ON(Soft On/Off)
1
11
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PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard
Pin No. Function
1 Data
2 NC
3 GND
4 VCC(+5V)
5 Clock
6 NC
PS/2 Keyboard
PS/2 Mouse
CPU FAN : CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No.
Function
1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE
1
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Power FAN : Power Fan Power Connector
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No.
Function
1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE
1
System FAN : System Fan Power Connector
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No. Function
1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE
1
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IDE1: For Primary IDE port
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
1
IDE2: For Secondary IDE port
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
1
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FLOPPY : FLOPPY PORT
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
1
LPT PORT / COM A / COM B
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
COM A COM B
LPT PORT
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JP1 : Keyboard Power On Selection
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No.
Function
1-2
close
Keyboard Power on
Enabled
2-3
close
Keyboard Power on
Disabled (Default)
1 2 3
USB : USB Port
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No.
Function
1 USB V0
2 USB D03 USB D0+
4 GND
5 USB V1
6 USB D17 USB D1+
8 GND
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J15: System After AC Back
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
1
Pin No.
Function
1 Signal
2 GND
Open: Soft Off
Close: Full On
JP7: Wake On LAN
CPU
6VXE
JP7
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No. Function
1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal
3
2
1
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JP8:SB-LINK Creative PCI Sound Card Support
CPU
6VXE
JP8
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No. Function
1 Signal
2 GND
3 NC
4 Signal
5 GND
6 Signal
1
JP10 : System Acceleration
CPU
6VXE
BAT1
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
Pin Function
1-2
close
Turbo (for 100MHz Turbo and
other frequencies)
2-3
close
100MHz Normal(Default)
1
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JP11:CLEAR CMOS FUNCTION
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No. Function
1-2 close Clear CMOS
2-3 close Normal (Default)
3
2
1
Internal Ring Power On FUNCTION
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No.
Function
1 +5V SB
2 GND
1
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JP13/ JP14 : Close for Voodoo III
CPU
6VXE
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
PIN No. Function
Open Normal (Default)
Short Close for Voodoo III
VGA Card
JP13
JP14
Open
Short
BAT1 :BATTERY
CPU
6VXE
BAT1
VIA
82C693
VIA
82C596B
+
MDanger of explosion if battery is
incorrectly replaced.
M
Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.
MDispose of used batteries according
to the manufacturer’s instructions.
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III. Top Performance Test Setting:
The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular
benchmark testing programs.
Users have to modify the value for each item in chipset features as follow
for top performance setting.
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These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for
different testing data values gotten by users. (Different Hardware & Software
configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)
• CPU
Pentium III processor
• DRAM 128MB SDRAM (Winbond 902WB W986408BH-8H)
• CACHE SIZE 512 KB included in CPU
• DISPLAY GA-630 (16MB SGRAM)
• STORAGE Onboard IDE (IBM DJNA-371800)
• O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0
• DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K colors x 75Hz.
VIA Bus Master IDE Driver 4.00
Intel Pentium III
Processor
500MHz(100x5)
Winbench99(Ver 1.1)
CPU mark99
37.2
FPU Winmark
2560
Business Disk 5660
Hi-End Disk
12800
Business Graphics 58.5
Hi-End Graphics 79.5
Winstone99
Business
26.3
Hi-End
24.1
Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE ......................................................................................................1-1
1.2. KEY FEATHERS............................................................................................1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST..................................................................................1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM.........................................................................................1-3
1.5. INTRODUCE THE PENTIUM II/ III PROCESSORS .................................1-4
1.6. WHAT IS AGP?..............................................................................................1-5
2. SPECIFICATION
2.1. HARDWARE..................................................................................................2-1
2.2. SOFTWARE...................................................................................................2-2
2.3. ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................2-2
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
3.1. UNPACKING.................................................................................................. 3-1
3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS..........................3-2
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION .................................................................................3-6
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP.....................................................................................3-6
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM.........................................................3-7
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION..................................................3-8
3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION.................3-8
3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION............................................. 3-8
3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION......................................................3-8
3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION....................................................3-8
3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION...........................................3-8
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4. BIOS CONFIGURATION
4.1. ENTERING SETUP....................................................................................... 4-1
4.2. CONTROL KEYS........................................................................................... 4-2
4.3. GETTING HELP.............................................................................................4-3
4.3.1. Main Menu .....................................................................................4-3
4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu.......................4-3
4.4. THE MAIN MENU.......................................................................................... 4-3
4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU..............................................................4-5
4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP............................................................................. 4-9
4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP......................................................................4-14
4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP................................................................. 4-17
4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION........................................................................4-21
4.10. LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS .............................................................................4-23
4.11. LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS .........................................................4-24
4.12. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ................................................................... 4-25
4.13. SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD ...........................................................4-30
4.14. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION.....................................................................4-31
4.15. SAVE & EXIT SETUP..................................................................................4-32
4.16. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING............................................................................4-33
APPENDIX A: VIA Chipset Driver installation ................................. A-1
Introduction
1-1
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
Welcome to use the 6VXE motherboard. It is a Pentium II / III Celeron
Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / ISA Bus, and
has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new
features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want.
This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and
how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
q Intel Pentium
II / III / Celeron Processor based PC / AT compatible main
board.
q Slot 1 supports Pentium
II / III / Celeron processor running at 233-650
MHz.
q VIA Apollo chipset, Supports AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA/33 IDE /
Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Power On / ACPI features.
q Supports 3xDIMMs using 3.3V SDRAM / EDO DIMM module.
q Supports EDO 16MB ~ 384 MB, SDRAM 16MB ~ 768MB (128Mb DRAM
technology) memory on board.
q Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM module.
q 1xAGP slot, 5xPCI Bus slots, 2xISA Bus slots.
q Supports 2 channels Ultra DMA/33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices.
q Supports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x1.44MB Floppy port.
q Supports 2xUSB ports, 1xPS/2 Mouse & 1xPS/2 Keyboard.
q Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bits FLASH RAM.
q 30.5 cm x 18 cm ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.
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1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST
The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular
benchmark testing programs.
These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for
different testing data values gotten by users. (Different Hardware & Software
configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)
• CPU
Pentium III processor
• DRAM 128MB SDRAM (Winbond 902WB W986408BH-8H)
• CACHE SIZE 512 KB included in CPU
• DISPLAY GA-630 (16MB SGRAM)
• STORAGE
Onboard IDE (IBM DJNA-371800)
• O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0
• DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K colors x 75Hz.
VIA Bus Master IDE Driver 4.00
Intel Pentium III
Processor
500MHz(100x5)
Winbench99(Ver 1.1)
CPU mark99
37.2
FPU Winmark
2560
Business Disk 5660
Hi-End Disk
12800
Business Graphics 58.5
Hi-End Graphics 79.5
Winstone99
Business
26.3
Hi-End
24.1
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