Gigabyte AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard GA-K8S760M User Manual

GA-K8S760M

User's Manual

AMD Socket 754 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1001
12ME-K8S760M-1001

Copyright

© 2003 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD

Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from

without the expressed, written permission of GBT.

Trademarks

Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

Notice

Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.

Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a

commitment to update the information contained herein.

Mother Board

GA-K8S760M

Feb. 16, 2004

Motherboard

Feb. 16, 2004

GA-K8S760M

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When you are installing the 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.

Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by SiS 760. You might experience system
unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X card.

AGP 4X/8X notch

Read Me First!

Read Me First!

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Prepare your computer...

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To

protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you

work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one,

touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the power

supply case.

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

components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components

whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power

connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis...

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base and there

are no 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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Table of Contents

Read Me First! ........................................................................................ 4

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 8

Features Summary ...................................................................................... 8

GA-K8S760M Motherboard Layout........................................................... 10

Block Diagram ........................................................................................... 11

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ............................................. 13

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)..................................... 14

Step 2: Install Memory Modules ................................................................ 16

Step 3: Install Expansion Cards ................................................................ 18

Step 4: Install I/O Peripherals Cables ....................................................... 19

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction............................................................................ 19

Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction .................................................................................. 21

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ......................................................................... 35

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1z) ...................................... 36

Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 38

Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 41

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 43

Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 47

PnP/PCI Configurations............................................................................. 50

PC Health Status........................................................................................ 51

Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................ 53

Top Performance ...................................................................................... 55

Load Fail-Safe Defaults............................................................................. 56

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Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................................... 57

Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 58

Save & Exit Setup....................................................................................... 59

Exit Without Saving .................................................................................... 60

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................... 61

@BIOSTM Introduction ................................................................................. 61

EasyTuneTM 4 Introduction ......................................................................... 62

Flash BIOS Method Introduction............................................................... 63

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introduction ........................................ 78

Jack-Sensing Introduction......................................................................... 84

Xpress Recovery Introduction ................................................................... 86

Serial ATA RAID BIOS Utility Operation Introduction ................................. 89

Chapter 5 Appendix ............................................................................. 97

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Form Factor y 24.4cm x 24.4cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB

CPU y Socket 754 for AMD AlthlonTM 64 processor (K8)

128K L1& 256K / 512K / 1M L2 cache on die

y 1600MHz System Bus

y Supports core frequencies in excess of 1.6GHz(2800+) and faster

Chipset y SiS 760 H.T. Bus/AGP/VLINK Controller

y SiS 964 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

Memory y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

y Supports DDR400/333/266/200 DIMM

y Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB unbuffered DRAM

y Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max)

y Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control y IT8705

Slots y 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X mode, AGP3.0 8X interface at 533MHz

y 3 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

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

PIO, Bus Master(DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) operation modes

Serial ATA y 2 Serial ATA connectors in 150 MB/s operation mode

y Built-in SiS 964

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 1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port, COMB on board

y 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

y 3 x IEEE1394 prots (by cable)

y 1 IrDA connector for IR

y 1 Front Audio connector

Hardware Monitor y CPU/System fan revolution detect

y CPU temperature detect

y CPU warning temperature

y System voltage detect

y CPU/System fan fail warning

y Thermal shutdown function

to be continued...

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

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On-Board LAN y Built-in RTL8100C (10/100 Mbit)

y 1 RJ45 port

On-Board Sound y ALC655 CODEC

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 In / Out

y CD In / AUX In / Game Connector

On-Board SATA RAID y Onboard SiS 964

y 2 Serial ATA connectors in 150 MB/s operation mode

y Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1)

y Up to 2 SATA devices

On-Board IEEE1394 y Built-in TSB43AB23

PS/2 Connector y PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

BIOS y Licensed AWARD BIOS

y Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features y PS/2 Keyboard password power on

y PS/2 Mouse power on

y STR(Suspend-To-RAM)

y AC Recovery

y USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

y Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

y Supports Thermal Shutdown function

y Supports @BIOS

y Supports EasyTune 4

Overclocking y Over Clock (CPU/DDR/AGP/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, Chipsets, Memory, Cards…etc.

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F_USB2 F_USB1

F1_1394

TSB43AB23

F2_1394

GA-K8S760M Motherboard Layout

GA-K8S760M

MS_KB

COMA

LPT

SOCKET 754

CPU_FAN

VGA

ATX

R_USB

FDD

PCI2

CODEC

GAME

AUX_IN

IR

INFO_LINK

CD_IN

RTL
8100C

SPDIF_IO

PCI3

PWR_LED

BAT

SiS 964

F_PANEL

CLR_CMOS

USB

LAN

ATX_12V

IDE2IDE1

DDR2

PCI1

BIOS

SUR_CEN

SYS_FAN

F_AUDIO

DDR1

AUDIO

AGP

SiS 760

IT8705

SATA1

SATA0

COMB

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Block Diagram

SiS 760

CPUCLK+/- (200MHz)

H.T. Bus 800MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

AGP

4X/8X

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

3 PCI

PCICLK

(33MHz)

RJ45

AC97 Link

RTL8100C

MIC

LINE-IN

LINE-OUT

6 Channel

CODEC

2 Serial ATA

400/333/266/200MHz

DDR RAM

SiS 964

LPC BUS

8 USB

Ports

IT8705

24 MHz

33 MHz

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

LAN1

AMD

Althlon

™

64

processor (K8)

BIOS

Game Port

Floppy

PS/2 KB/Mouse

2 COM Ports

IR

LPT Port

TSB43AB23

3 IEEE1394

Ports

VGA Port

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Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 2 - Install memory modules
Step 3 - Install expansion cards
Step 4 - Install I/O Peripherals Cables

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

Step 4

Step 3

Step 4

Step 4

Congratulations! Y ou 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.

Step 2

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Socket
Actuation Lever

The installation of the processor and cooling fan is performed in four main steps:
Step 1-1. Processor insertion
Step 1-2. Applying thermal grease
Step 1-3. Cooling fan attachment
Step 1-4. Connecting processor fan power

Before installing the processor and cooling fan, adhere to the following warning:

1. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent
irreparable damage.

2. Never force the processor into the socket.

3. Apply thermal grease between the processor and cooling fan.

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

5. 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. Please use AMD approved cooling
fan.

Step1-1. First, check the processor pins to see that none are bent. Move the socket lever to the

unlocked position as shown in Figure 1 & Figure 2.(90o to the plane of the motherboard) prior
to inserting the processor. The A1 pin location is designated on the processor by a copper
triangle that matches up to a triangle on the socket as shown in Figure 3. Align the processor
to the socket and gently lower it into place. Do not force the processor into the socket.

Figure 1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a
kind of tight , and then continue pull the rod to 90­degree when a noise "cough" made.

Figure 2. Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly.

Angling the
rod to 65

0

Figure 3. A1 pin location on the Socket and
Processor.Move the socket lever to the locked posi­tion while holding pressure on the center of the
processor.

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Step1-2. When the processor is installed in the socket, apply thermal grease to the processor (as

shown in Figure 4) prior to installing the heatsink. AMD recommends using a high thermal
conductivity grease (such as Shin-Etsu types G751 or G749, or an equivalent product) for
the thermal interface material rather than a phase change material. Phase change materials
develop strong adhesive forces between the heatsink and processor.

Removing the heatsink under such conditions can cause the processor to be
removed from the socket without moving the socket lever to the unlocked
position and then damage the processor pins or socket contacts.

** We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your
CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the
thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you might pull the
processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and might damage the processor.
To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal
paste, or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution.)

Figure 4. Application of Thermal Grease to the processor.

Step 1-4. Connect the fan power wires to the header on the motherboard as shown in Figure 7.

Figure 7. Connecting the Fan Power Wires

Step 1-3.Once the thermal grease has been applied to the processor, the heatsink can be attached to

the processor. Align the heatsink assembly with the support frame mating with the backer
plate standoffs as shown in Figure 5&6.

Figure 5&6. Alignment of Heatsink
Assembly with Standoffs

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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.

Step 2: Install Memory Modules

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

DDR

Notch

Total Memory Size Per Chip Select
Device Used on DIMMs Size Per CS Comments
64 Mbit (2Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 64 Mbyte
64 Mbit (1Mx16-bitsx4 banks) 32 Mbyte
128 Mbit(4Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 128 Mbyte
128 Mbit(2Mx16-bitsx4 banks) 64 Mbyte
256 Mbit(8Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 256 Mbyte
256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbyte
512 Mbit(16Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 512 Mbyte
512 Mbit(8Mx16-bitsx4 banks) 256 Mbyte
1 Gbit(32Mx8-bitsx4 banks) 1 Gbyte
1 Gbit(16Mx16-bitsx4 banks) 512 Mbyte

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DDR Introduction

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

DDR memory is a great evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing
SDRAM 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 socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory
module can only fit in one direction.

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

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

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Step 3: 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, 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.

AGP Card

Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install
/ 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 4: Install I/O Peripherals Cables

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

X

Y

Z

[

\

Y Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Port (LPT/COMA/VGA)

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

COMA

VGA
Serial Port
(9 pin Male)

VGA Port
(15 pin Female)

This connector supports 1 standard COM port,

1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device like
printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse
and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports.

X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

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

PS/2 Mouse Connector
(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector
(6 pin Female)

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\ Audio Connectors

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:

Y ou 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 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

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

Method2:

You can refer to page 28, and contact your
nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup
installation, please refer to page 78.

Z/[ USB/LAN Connector

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.
LAN connector is fast Ethernet with 10/100 Mbps
speed.

USB 6
USB 7

LAN

USB 4
USB 5

Line In (Rear Speaker)

MIC In (Center and Subwoofer)

Line Out (Front Speaker)

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Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

5

312

20

9

21

8

18

13

16

22

19

12

7

14

6

15

11

4

1017

1) A TX_12V
2 ) ATX (Power Connector)

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) SATA0 / SATA1

8) PWR_LED

9) F_PANEL

10) BAT

11) F_AUDIO

12) SUR_CEN

13) SPDIF_IO

14) CD_IN

15) AUX_IN

16) F_USB1 / F_USB2
17 ) F1_1394 / F2_1394

18) COMB

19) GAME

20) IR

21) INFO_LINK

22) CLR_CMOS

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1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore).
If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 GND
3 +12V
4 +12V

2) ATX (ATX Power Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V
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

20

1

11

10

432

1

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3) 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 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense

4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense

1

1

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5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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

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

6) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

Important Notice:
Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.
The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

1

33

2

34

3940

IDE2

12

IDE1

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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 MPD+
2 MPD­3 MPD-

7) SATA0 / SA TA1 (Serial AT A Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

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

SA TA1

71

SA TA0

71

1

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9) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

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.

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
(Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
SPEAK (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

1

2

1920

HD-

RES+

RES-

NC

SPEAK-

MSG-

MSG+

PW-

PW+

Speaker
Connector

SPEAK+

1

1

11

1

HD+

IDE Hard Disk
Active LED

Reset Switch

Message LED/
Power/
Sleep LED

Soft Power
Connector

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11) 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.

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC
2 GND
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)

10) BAT (Battery)

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.

1

2

9

10

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12) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Pin No. Definition

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

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

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 No Pin
3 SPDIF
4 SPDIFI
5 GND
6 GND

1

6

5

2

1

62

5

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14) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

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

1

Pin No. Definition

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

15) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

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

1

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16) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

1 Power
2 Power
3 USB Dx­4 USB Dy­5 USB Dx+
6 USB Dy+
7 GND
8 GND
9 No Pin
10 NC

210

19

Pin No. Definition

1 TPA2+
2 TPA2­3 GND
4 GND
5 TPB2+
6 TPB2­7 No Pin
8 Power
9 Power
10 GND

17) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (IEEE1394 Connector)

Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has
features like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394
connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect
connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even
damage it. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power
2 Power
3 TPA0+
4 TPA0­5 GND
6 GND
7 TPB0+
8 TPB0­9 Power
10 Power
11 TPA1+
12 TPA1­13 GND
14 No Pin
15 TPB1+
16 TPB1-

1

15

216

19

210

F1_1394

F2_1394

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Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
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

19) GAME (Game Connector)

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.

1

2

15

16

18) COMB (COM B Connector)(White)

Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect
the COMB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable.

Pin No. Definition

1 NDCDB­2 NSINB
3 NSOUTB
4 NDTRB­5 GND
6 NDSRB­7 NRTSB­8 NCTSB­9 NRIB­10 No Pin

1

9

10

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21) INFO_LINK

This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function.
Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your
nearest dealer for optional external device cable.

Pin No. Definition

1 SMBCLK
2 VCC
3 SMBDATA
4 GPIO
5 GND
6 GND
7 No Pin
8NC
9 +12V
10 +12V

1

102

9

20) IR

Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To enable the IR function
on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR module. Be careful with the polarity of the
IR/CIR or IR connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IR cable,
incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or
even damage it. For optional IR cable, please contact your local dealer.

1

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC(+5V)
2 No Pin
3 IR Data Input
4 GND
5 IR Data Output

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22) 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.

Short: Clear CMOS

Open: Normal

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< > 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 file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table
<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults
<F8> Q-Flash utility
<F9> System Information
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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.

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

ENTERING

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter 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

SETUP

KEYS

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zz

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z Sta ndard CMOS Features

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

zz

zz

z Adva nced BIOS Features

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

Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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. : F1z)

Once you enter A ward 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.

GETTING HELP

Figure 1: Main Menu

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

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

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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

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zz

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z Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

zz

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z Power Ma nagement Setup

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

zz

zz

z PnP/PCI Configurations

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

zz

zz

z PC Health Status

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

zz

zz

z Frequency/V oltage Control

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

zz

zz

z T op Performance

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

zz

zz

z Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

zz

zz

z Load Optimized Defaults

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

zz

zz

z Set Supervisor password

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

zz

zz

z Set User password

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

zz

zz

z Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

zz

zz

z Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

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Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy) Wed, Jan 14 2004 Item Help
Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level 

Change the day, month,

IDE Channel 0 Master [None] year
IDE Channel 0 Slave [None]
IDE Channel 1 Master [None] <Week>
IDE Channel 1 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 Errors] 1 to 31 (or maximum

allowed in the month)

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 63M <Year>
Total Memory 64M 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

Date

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.
Day 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

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour

military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

IDE Pri mary Master, Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave

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 MegaBytes.
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 cylinder 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>.

Drive A / Drive B

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 bytes capacity.

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M bytes capacity
(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K bytes capacity

1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M bytes capacity.

2.88M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M bytes capacity.

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Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Ja pan Area)

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

Halt on

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

No Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you

will be prompted.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.

(Default value)

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other

errors.

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.

Memory

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

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 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Use <> or <> to select a device, then press <+> to move it up, or <-> to move it down the list.
Press <ESC> to exit this menu.

Press Enter Select hard disk boot device priority.

First / Second / Third Boot Device

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.
Hard Disk Select your boot device priority by Hard Disk.
CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.
ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.
USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.
USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.
USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.
USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.
LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.
Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

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Advanced BIOS Features

 Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] Item Help

First Boot Device [Floppy] Menu Level 
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk] Select Hard Disk Boot
Third Boot Device [CDROM] Device Priority
Password Check [Setup]
Flexible AGP 8X [Auto]
Init Display First [PCI]

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

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

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Password Check

System The system will not boot and will not access to Setup page if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot but will not access to Setup page if the correct password

is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

Flexible AGP 8X

Auto Set AGP transfer rate automatically according to AGP compatibility and stability.

(Default value)
8X Always set AGP transfer rate to 8X if the 8X mode supported by the AGP card.
4X Set AGP transfer rate to 4X no matter what the AGP transfer rate the card is.

Init Display First

Select the first initation of the monitor display from onboard AGP or PCI VGA card.

PCI Set Init Display First to PCI. (Default value)
AGP Set Init Display First to AGP.

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
AC97 Audio [Enabled]
USB Controller [Enabled]
USB Legacy Support [Disabled]
Onboard LAN device [Enabled]
Onboard 1394 [Enabled]
SiS Serial ATA Controller [Enabled]
SiS Serial ATA Mode [RAID]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
UART Mode Select [Normal]

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

x ECP Mode use DMA 3

Game Port Address [201]
Midi Port Address [Disabled]

x Midi Port IRQ 10

Item Help
Menu Level 

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Integrated Peripherals

: 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

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

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

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On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

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

IDE DMA transfter a ccess

Enabled Enable IDE DMA transfer access. (Default value)
Disabled Disable IDE DMA transfer access.

AC97 Audio

Enabled Auto-detect onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

USB Controller

Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB feature.

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

USB Legacy Support

When USB keyboard or mouse is installed, please set at Enabled.

Disabled Disable USB keyboard or mouse support. (Default value)

Enabled Enable USB keyboard or mouse support.

Onboard LAN device

Enabled Enable onboard Lan chip function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

Onboard 1394

Enabled Enable onboard IEEE1394 chip function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

SiS Serial A TA Controller

Enabled Enable onboard Serial ATA controller function. (Default value)
Disabled Disable this function.

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SiS Serial AT A Mode

RAID Select onboard Serial ATA chip function as RAID. (Default value)
IDE Select onboard Serial ATA chip function as IDE.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM

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

Enabled Enable onboard LAN chip function.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

Onboard Serial Port 1

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

Onboard Serial Port 2

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

UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip

Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default value)
IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.
ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.
SCR Using as Smart Card Interface.

UR2 Duplex Mode

Full IR Function Duplex Full.
Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default value)

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Onboard Parallel port

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

Parallel Port Mode

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

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

ECP Mode Use DMA

This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access(DMA) channel if the ECP mode selected.

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

Game Port Addre ss

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

Midi Port Addre ss

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

Midi Port IRQ

5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.
10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default value)

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ACPI Suspend T ype

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).

Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN

Off Press power button to power off system instantly. (Default value)
Suspend Press power button 4 sec. to power off system. System will enter suspend

if the button is pressed less than 4 sec.

Power Management Setup

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]
Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN [Off]
System After AC Back [Off]
IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI [Enabled]
ModemRingOn [Enabled]
PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]

x USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled

Power On by Keyboard [Disabled]
Power On by Mouse [Disabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

x Month Alarm NA
x Day (of Month) 0
x Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 : 0 : 0

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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Power Management Setup

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

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

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System After AC Back

Laststate System power on depends on the status before AC lost.
Off Always in Off state when AC back. (Default value)
On Always power on the system when AC back.

IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI

When IRQ[3-7, 9-15] or NMI triggered, the suspend timer will be reloaded to prevent system gets

into green mode.

Disabled Disable monitor IRQ[3-7, 9-15] or NMI.
Enabled Enable monitor IRQ[3-7, 9-15] or NMI. (Default value)

Modem Ring On

An incoming call via modem can awake the system from any suspend state or an input signal

comes from the other client server on the LAN can awake the system from any suspend state.

Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On function.
Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On function. (Default value)

PME Event Wake Up

Set PME as wake up event.

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default value)

USB Device Wake-up From S3

Disabled Disable USB devices wakeup from S3. (Default value)
Enabled Enable USB devices wakeup from S3.

Power On by Keyboard

Password Enter from 1 to 8 characters to set the keyboard power on password.
Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Any key If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to

power on your system.

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Power On by Mouse

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)
Enabled Move or click the mouse to power on system.

Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Month/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.
Month Alarm: NA, 1~12
Day (of Month): Everyday, 1~31
Time ( hh: mm: ss): (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

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

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

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

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

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

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

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PnP/PCI Configurations
PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level 
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

Device(s) using this
INT:

RAID Cntrlr

-BUS 0 Dev 5 Func 0
IEEE 1394 Host Cntrlr

-BUS 0 Dev 17 Func 0
: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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PC Health Status

Figure 7: PC Health Status

Current V oltage(V) Vcor e / DD R25 / +3.3V / +12V

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Current Thermistor T emperature

Detect CPU temperature automatically.

Current CPU/SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/system fan speed status automatically.

CPU Warning Te mperature

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
60oC / 140oF Alarm when current temperature is over 60oC / 140oF.
70oC / 158oF Alarm when current temperature is over 70oC / 158oF.
80oC / 176oF Alarm when current temperature is over 80oC / 176oF.
90oC / 194oF Alarm when current temperature is over 90oC / 194oF.

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PC Health Status

Vcore OK
DDR25 OK
+3.3V OK
+12V OK
CPU Thermistor Temperature 40oC
Current CPU FAN Speed 3125 RPM
Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

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

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

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CPU F AN Fail W arning

Disabled Fan warning function disable. (Default value)
Enabled Enalbe fan warning alarm when fan stops.

SYSTEM F AN Fail W arning

Disabled Fan warning function disable. (Default value)
Enabled Enalbe fan warning alarm when fan stops.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock

200 ~ 250 Set CPU Host Clock from 200MHz to 250MHz.

CPU V oltage Control

Supports adjustable CPU vcore from +5.0% to +10.0%.

(Default value: Normal)

CPU may be damaged or reduce CPU life-cycle when CPU is over-voltage.

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

AGP Voltage Control

Normal Set AGP voltage control to Normal. (Default value)
+0.1V Increase AGP voltage control to +0.1V.
+0.2V Increase AGP voltage control to +0.2V.
+0.3V Increase AGP voltage control to +0.3V.

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

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock [200]
CPU Voltage Control [Normal]
AGP Voltage Control [Normal]
DDR Voltage Control [Normal]

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

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DD R Voltage Control

Normal Set DDR voltage control to Normal. (Default value)
+0.1V Increase DDR voltage control to +0.1V.
+0.2V Increase DDR voltage control to +0.2V.

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

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Top Performance

T op Performance

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

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

"Top Performance" will increase H/W working speed. Different system configuration (both H/W
component and OS) will effect the result. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run

properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Windows NT. Therefore, if your system is not
perform enough, the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes, and we will recommend
you disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned above.

Figure 9: Top Performance

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

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

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

T op Performance

Disabled...................[ ]

Enabled...................[ ]

: Move ENTER: Accept
ESC: Abort

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

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

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

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

Load Fail-State Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow mini-

mum system performance.

Figure 9: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

BIOS Setup

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

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

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

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

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

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

automatically detects.

Figure 10: Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

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

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

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

Change/Set/Disable Password

Set Supervisor/User Password

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to

assist you in creating a password.

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:

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.

Figure 11: Password Setting

Enter Password:

BIOS Setup

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CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

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

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

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

Save & Exit Setup

Save & Exit Setup

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

Figure 12: Save & Exit Setup

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

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

Abandon all Data

Exit Without Saving

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

Figure 13: Exit Without Saving

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

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

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

Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N

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@BIOSTM Introduction

Gigabyte announces @BIOS

TM

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like

many other people, you just know what BIOS is,

but always hesitate to update it? Because you think

updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually

you don't know how to update it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

announces @BIOS - 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 helps you

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gigabyte @BIOS.

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EasyTuneTM 4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTuneTM 4

Windows based Overclocking utility

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

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 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 well­performed 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.

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Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Q-FlashTM 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™ allows users to

flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using

Q-FlashTM indicating no more fooling around with any complicated 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.

Before You Begin:

Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash

TM

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.

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.

Method 1 : Q-FlashTM Utility

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7VRXP F10

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-

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

The BIOS file is F10

before updating

Entering the Q-FlashTM utility:

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

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

Part One:

Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

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

supporting Q-FlashTM and Dual BIOS, the Q-FlashTM utility and Dual BIOS utility are combined in the

same screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-FlashTM 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.

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

Exploring the Q-FlashTM / Dual BIOS utility screen

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

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

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

Dual BIOS Utility

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

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

Task menu for

Q-FlashTM utility

Task menu for

Dual BIOS

utility

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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.

Task menu for Q-FlashTM 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-FlashTM utility:

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

Dual BIOS Utility

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

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

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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.

BIOS file in the floppy disk.

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

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

Dual BIOS Utility

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

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

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

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

Do not truning off power or reset

your system at this stage!!

Reading BIOS file from floppy...

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

Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System

7VRXP.F12 256K

Total size: 1.39M Free size:1.14M

F5 : Refresh DEL : Delete

1 file(s) found

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

BIOS?"

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

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.

Dual BIOS Utility

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

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

You can press "Enter" to continue

updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort.

CHECKSUM = 96D2

Are you sure to update BIOS?

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

Dual BIOS Utility

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

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

The progress of updating BIOS.

Do not turning off power or reset

your system at this stage to avoid

damaging your BIOS rom!!

Programming Now.......

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

Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System

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

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

TM

utility. The computer will restart automatically

after you exit Q-FlashTM.

Dual BIOS Utility

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

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

Are you sure to RESET ?

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

Dual BIOS Utility

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

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

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

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7VRXP F12

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-

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

The BIOS file becomes

F12 after updating

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.

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

AWARD BIOS menu.

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

Press Enter on

your keyboard

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

flashed.

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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

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

Press Y on your

keyboard to load

defaults.

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

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

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

Press Y on your

keyboard to save

and exit.

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

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Part Two:

Updating BIOS with Q-FlashTM Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

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

Entering the Q-FlashTM utility:

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

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...

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...

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

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Exploring the Q-FlashTM utility screen

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

The Q-Flash utility

title bar

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

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

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

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Action bar

Task menu for the

Q-Flash utility

Task menu for the Q-FlashTM 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-FlashTM utility:

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

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

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

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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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

from the BIOS file from the floppy.

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

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

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

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

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

8GE800.F4 256K

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M

F5: Refresh DEL: Delete

1 File(s) found

BIOS file in the floppy.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

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

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

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Do not turning power

or reset your system

at this stage!

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

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

Don't Turn Off Power Or RESET System

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

BIOS?"

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Q-Flash Utility V1.30

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

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

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

You can press "Enter" to

continue updating BIOS or

"ESC" to abort.

CHECKSUM = AC03

Are you sure to update BIOS?

[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.

Do not turning off power

or reset your system at

this stage!!

The porcess of

updating BIOS

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

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

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

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Updating BIOS Now...

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

Don't Turn Off Power On RESET System

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

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

TM

utility. System will restart.

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

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

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

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Are you sure to RESET?

[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!!

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

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

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

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

!! Copy BIOS completed - pass !!

Please press any key to continue....

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Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOSTM sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard.

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

Method 2 : @BIOS Utility

(3)

(1)

3.Click "3".

(4)

(2)

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

Press here.

2. Click Start/ All Programs/ GIGABYTE/

@BIOS.

4. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

Click here

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

TM

program to flash

BIOS.

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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:

K8S760M.F1z).

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 @BIOSTM server, please go onto

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

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

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

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

output is applied.

STEP 1:

Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line

Out".

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

function!

STEP 3:

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"2 channels for stereo speaker out put".

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.

Line Out

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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 speaker out put".

Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT",

and press "OK".

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.

Line Out Line In

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Use the back audio panel to connect the audio

output without any additional module.

STEP 1 :

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

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

channels to "MIC In".

Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

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 speaker out put".

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

Line Out

Line In

MIC In

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STEP 1 :

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

case,and fix it with the screw.

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 2 :

Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" to SUR_CEN on

the M/B.

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STEP 4 :

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

dows tray at the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Connect the front channels to back audio panel's

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

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

SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER.

STEP 5 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channels for 5.1 speaker out put".

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

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

sound would be performed as stereo mode (2 chan-

nels output). Please select the other settings for 6

channels output.

Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

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

decoder.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear

bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard.

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.

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Jack-Sensing Introduction

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows

98/98SE/2000/ME.

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

(Windows XP):

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.

Auto-detecting:

Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection

function.

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Manual setting:

If the device picture shows different from what you

set, please press "Manual Selection" to set.

If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning

message will come out as right picture.

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Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is Xpress Recovery?

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

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

1. It supports FAT16, FAT32, 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.

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.

2. BMP Mode: boot from CD-ROM

Boot from CD:

.

.

Verifying DMI Pool Data
Boot from CD:

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 at

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

Press F9 during powering on the computer.

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

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

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.

BMP 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

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

Text Mode:

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1. Excute Backup Utility:





 Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

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

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

2. Excute Restore Utility:





 This program will recover your system to factory default.

Press R to recover your system.

Press Esc to exit

Restore the backup image to the original state.

3. Remove Backup Image:





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

Remove the backup image.

4. Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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Serial ATA RAID BIOS Utility Operation Introduction

1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with the South bridge and the drives

installed, the onboard BIOS will display the following screen.

Silicon Integrated System Corp. RAID BIOS Settings Utility V.xxxx

(c) 2003-2005 Silicon Integrated System Corp. All Rights Reserved.

Press <Ctrl><S> to run BIOS Setting Utility

2. Press <Ctrl>+<S> keys to display the SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility Main Menu.

3. Press <R> to display the RAID setup menu below. This is the fastest and easiest method to

creating your first array.

Disk Status

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

[B] : Select Boot Disk

[R] : Enter Raid Setup Utility

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

Please make sure the RAID Type is
"Single" then you can set the others type

that you want next.

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Creating a RAID 0 Array

To create an RAID 0 array, follow these steps:

1. Press <A> to create array.

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

Press [A] to creat RAID

Press [D] to delete RAID

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

2. Press <2> and <Enter> to select RAID 0.

RAID Type : <1> JBOD <2> RAID 0 <3> RAID 1 :

[Q] : Exit current menu

3. Press <1> and <Enter> (Note: We would not suggust your select <2> to create RAID 0 unless

you really need it.)

RAID 0

<1> Auto Create <2> Manual Create : 1

[Q] : Exit current menu

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4. Press <N> and <Enter> to Create RAID 0 only. (If Press <Y> and <Enter>, it will split the data

on source disk to other disks)

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

RAID 0

Do you want to split the SOURCE disk data to other disks? N

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 0 *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 0

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

5. You have create RAID 0 successfully!!

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

Press [A] to creat RAID

Press [D] to delete RAID

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 0 *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 0

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

RAID 0 : Disk 1 Disk 2

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6. Press <Q> to escape the setup screen and press <Y> to save changes.

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

[B] : Select Boot Disk

[R] : Enter Raid Setup Utility

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 0 *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 0

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

RAID 0 : Disk 1 Disk 2

Do You Want to Save changes? N

Creating a RAID 1 Array

To create an RAID 1 array, follow these steps:

1. Press <A> to create array.

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

Press [A] to creat RAID

Press [D] to delete RAID

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

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2. Press <3> and <Enter> to select RAID 1.

RAID Type : <1> JBOD <2> RAID 0 <3> RAID 1 :

[Q] : Exit current menu

3. Press <1> and <Enter> (Note: We would not suggust your select <2> to create RAID 1 unless

you really need it.)

RAID 1

<1> Auto Create <2> Manual Create : 1

[Q] : Exit current menu

4. Press <N> and <Enter> to Create RAID 1 only. (If Press <Y> and <Enter>, it will Duplicate the

data on source disk to mirror disk)

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

RAID 1

Do you want to Duplicate the SOURCE disk data to MIRROR disks? N

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 1 *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 1

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

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5. You have create RAID 1 successfully!!

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

Press [A] to creat RAID

Press [D] to delete RAID

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 1 *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 1

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

RAID 1 : Disk 1 Disk 2

6. Press <Q> to escape the setup screen and press <Y> to save changes.

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

[B] : Select Boot Disk

[R] : Enter Raid Setup Utility

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 1 *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 RAID 1

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

RAID 1 : Disk 1 Disk 2

Do You Want to Save changes? N

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Creating a JBOD Array

To create an JBOD array, follow these steps:

1. Press <A> to create array.

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

Press [A] to creat RAID

Press [D] to delete RAID

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 Single

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

2. Press <1> and <Enter> to select JBOD.

RAID Type : <1> JBOD <2> RAID 0 <3> RAID 1 :

[Q] : Exit current menu

3. Press <1> and <Enter> (Note: We would not suggust your select <2> to create JBOD unless

you really need it.)

JBOD

<1> Auto Create <2> Manual Create : 1

[Q] : Exit current menu

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4. You have create JBOD successfully!!

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

Press [A] to creat RAID

Press [D] to delete RAID

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 JBOD *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 JBOD

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

JBOD : Disk 1 Disk 2

5. Press <Q> to escape the setup screen and press <Y> to save changes.

RAID Setup

SiS RAID BIOS Setting Utility

[B] : Select Boot Disk

[R] : Enter Raid Setup Utility

[Q] : Exit current menu

Location Model Capacity Mode RAID Type

Pri_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 JBOD *

Sec_Master Maxtor 6Y060M0 58644MB UDMA 6 JBOD

The selected boot disk is marked '*'

JBOD : Disk 1 Disk 2

Do You Want to Save changes? N

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (Driver CD ver 2.41 Beta)

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

Install Drivers

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

to install the drivers automatically.

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

will finish the installation for

you automatically.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

Massage: Some device drivers will restart

your system automatically. After restarting

your system the "Xpress Install" will

continue to install other drivers.

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 SIS AGP Driver

AGP interface driver for SiS series chipset.

 SIS VGA Driver

VGA driver for VGA integrated SiS series chipset.

 USB Patch for WinXP

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

 RealTek LAN Driver

RealTek 10/100 LAN driver for 81XX series chips.

 RealTek AC97 Audio Driver

Audio driver for RealTek AC97 codec chipset.

 SiS 964 Serial ATA Driver

Serial ATA driver for SiS 964 South Bridge.

 SIS USB 2.0 Driver

USB2.0 driver for SiS series chipset.

Item Description

Driver installation finished !

You have to reboot system !

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).

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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.

 EasyTune4

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.

HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

CONTACT US

Please see the last page for details.