Gigabyte GA-6CXD User Manual

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hereby declare s that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with limits for a Class B digital device,

Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC.

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

LA Puent, CA 91744

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in
residential installations. This equipment

Conforms to the following specifications:

Supplementary Information:

GA- 6CXDW/GA- 6CXD

FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a),
Class B Digital Device

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
and (2) this device must accept any inference received, including
that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date: Mar. 29, 2000

generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or

television equipment reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

-Move the equipment away from the receiver

-Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your
authority to operate such equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to
the following two conditions 1) this device may not cause harmful interference
and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
additional suggestions

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

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

of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555-2 by household appliances and similar

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

EN55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused
of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555-3 by household appliances and similar
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”
equipment

EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual, commercial and light industry
household electrical appliances,
portable tools and similar electrical EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:
apparatus Residual, commercial and light industry

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

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

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

DIN VDE 0855 Cabled distribution systems; Equipment EN 50091- 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible

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

part 12 sound and television signals

declare that the product

Mother Board

GA-6CXDW/GA-6CXD

is in conformity with

CE marking (EC conformity marking)

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product

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

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

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

Signature

with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC

Date : Mar. 29, 2000 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

Rex Lin

:

6CXD(W)

Dual Pentium II/!!! Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Dual Pentium II/!!! Processor Motherboard

REV. 1.0 First Edition

R-10-01-000330

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision History Manual revision information

2) Item Checklist Product item list

3) Features Product information & specification

4) Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard

5) Performance & Block Diagram Product performance & block diagram

6) Dual BIOS Dual BIOS

7) BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software

8) Appendix General reference

Table Of Contents

Revision History P.1

Item Checklist P.2

Summary of Features P.3

6CXD(W) Motherboard Layout P.5

Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.6

Performance List P.29

Block Diagram P.30

Dual BIOS Introduction P.31

Memory Installation P.38

Page Index for BIOS Setup P.39

Appendix P.68

6CXD(W) Motherboard

Revision History

Revisio n Revision Note Date

1.0 Initial release of the 6CXD(W) motherboard user’s manual. Mar.2000

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this
document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein.
Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

Mar. 30, 2000 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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Item Checklist

Item Checklist

þThe 6CXD(W) Motherboard
þCable for IDE / Floppy device
þCD (IUCD) for motherboard utilities (If you want to use LDCM to view dual CPU Health, please run

Patch file.)

oInternal COM 2 Cable (Optional)
oInternal USB Cable (Optional)
þCable for SCSI device (Optional)
þExternal LVD SCSI port adapter (Optional)
þ6CXD(W) User’s Manual

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Summary Of Features

Form factor Ÿ 30.7 cm x 28.8 cm ATX Size form factor, 6 layers PCB
CPU

Ÿ Pentium
Ÿ 512 KB 2nd cache in CPU

Chipset Ÿ 82820 HOST / AGP / RDRAM Controller

Ÿ 82805AA Memory translator Hub
Ÿ 82801AA(ICH) I/O Controller Hub

Clock Generator Ÿ Supports 100 / 133MHz

Ÿ 105/114/120/128/138/140/142/148/145/152/156/162

Ÿ 4 168-pin DIMM Sockets

Memory

Ÿ Supports PC-100 SDRAM 64MB~2GB(Max)
Ÿ Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

I/O Control Ÿ Winbond W83627
Slots Ÿ 1 Universal AGP slot

(1X / 2X / 4X 1.5V/3.3V device support)

Ÿ 6 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots
Ÿ 1 16-bit ISA Bus slot (Optional)

On-Board IDE

Ÿ An IDE controller on the Intel

Ÿ Can connect up to four IDE devices

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

Ÿ 1 Parallel ports supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Ÿ 2 Serial Ports (COM 1 & COM 2)
Ÿ 4 USB ports
Ÿ 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR (Optional)

Hardware Monitor Ÿ CPU/Power Supply/System Fan Revolution detect

Ÿ CPU / Power / System Fan Control
Ÿ System Voltage Detect
Ÿ CPU Overheat Warning
Ÿ Chassis Intrusion Detect
Ÿ Display Actual Current Voltage

PS/2 Connector

Ÿ PS/2

To be continued…



II/!!! Processor

/170/180/200 MHz clocks (reserved)



82801AA (ICH) PCI chipset
provides IDE HDD/ CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra
DMA33/ATA66) operation modes

2.88M bytes



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

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Summary of Features

BIOS Ÿ Licensed AMI BIOS, 4M bit FLASH ROM

Ÿ Support Dual BIOS

On-board SCSI Ÿ AIC-7899 Dual Channel Ultra160 (Optional)
On-board Sound Ÿ AC’97 CODEC

Ÿ Line In/Line Out/Mic In/AUX In/CD In/TEL/Game Port

On-board LAN

Additional Features Ÿ Internal/External Modem Wake up

Ÿ Intel
Ÿ Alert On LAN*2 ASIC(Optional)

Ÿ Wake On LAN
Ÿ Keyboard Password Wake up
Ÿ System after AC back
Ÿ Poly fuse for keyboard, USB, Game port over- current protection



GD 82559(Optional)

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6CXD(W) Motherboard Layout

PS/2

USB

JP12

LAN

ATX Power

JP8

JP11

JP1

COM 2 COM 1

JP10

Intel

82559

JP41

JP7

LPT

Game & Audio

JP36

AC97

JP5

JP6

ISA

JP4

JP2

JP3

CPU1

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

PCI 6

JP35

AGP1

JP9

CPU2

MCH

82820

6CXD(W)

JP13

BAT1

JP15

AOL*2

ASIC

SW1

ICH

82801

JP14

MTH

MTH

CN4

AIC 7899

JP19

JP21

JP27

JP18

JP25

DIMM4

JP23

JP24

DIMM3

DIMM 2

SCSI1

SCSI2

SCSI3

Backup

Main

BIOS

BIOS

DIMM 1

JP34

IDE2

JP29

JP30

JP31

BZ1

FLOPPY

IDE1

LED1

JP33

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6CXD(W) Motherboard Layout

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

Page

CPU Speed Setup P.8
Connectors P.9
Game & Audio Port P.9
COM 1 / COM 2 / LPT Port P.9
CN1 (Back) [USB & LAN Connector] P.10
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.10
JP12 (CPU1 Fan) P.11
JP11 (CPU2 Fan) P.11
JP3 (System Fan1) P.12
JP29 (System Fan2) P.12
JP31 (System Fan3) P.13
JP8 (Power Fan) P.13
ATX Power P.14
JP27 (IR/CIR)[Optional] P.14
Flo ppy Port P.15
IDE 1(Primary)/ IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.15
JP4 (AUX-IN) P.16
JP5 (CD Audio Line In) P.16
JP6 (TEL) P.17
JP15 (Wake On LAN) P.17
CN4 (Front) USB Port P.18
JP30 (SMBUS Port) P.18
JP7 (Ring Power On) P.19
Panel and Jumper Definition P.20
JP34 (2x11 Pins jumper) P.20
JP1 (Over Clock Voltage Control)[Optional] P.21
JP2 (PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power On) P.21
JP9/JP35 (CPU Over Voltage Select) P.22
JP10 (AC’97 Sound) P.22
JP41 (Ethernet 82559)[Optional] P.23
JP36 (Case Open) P.23
JP14 (Clear CMOS Function) P.24
JP18 (SCSI)[Optional] P.24
JP19 (Timeout Reboot Function) P.25

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JP21 (Safe mode/ Recovery / Normal) P.25

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JP23 (SCSI LED)[Optional] P.26
JP24 (Top Block Lock) P.26
JP25 (FWH Write Protection) P.27
JP33 (Internal Buzzer Connector) [Optional] P.27
BAT1 (Battery) P.28

8

CPU Speed Setup

ON

4 32

ON

4 3 2

4 32

CPU Speed Setup

The CPU bus frequency can be switched at 100MHz and 133MHz by adjusting JP13 & SW 1. The
CPU ratio selection is control by BIOS.

JP13& SW1: CPU Speed Setup (O: ON / X: OFF)

JP13

S1 S2 S3 S4

O X X X X

X X X X X 133.3 66.7 33.3 66.7 16.7 100
X X X X O 138 69 34.5 69 17 105
X X X O X 142.9 71.5 35.7 71.5 17.9 109
X X X O O 148 74 37 74 18.5 114
X X O X X 152.5 76.2 38.1 76.2 19.1 119
X O X X X 100.2 50.1 33.4 66.8 16.7 100
X O X X O 105 52.5 35 70 17.5 105
X O X O X 114 57 37.8 75.7 18.9 113
X O X O O 120 60 40 80 20 120

SW1

CPU CPU/2 PCI AGP IOAPIC

100/133

/Auto

Memory

Clock

100MHz

JP13

133MHz

JP13

100/133/Auto

JP13

ON

1

SW1

M If you use single CPU, please insert CPU into the CPU 1 slot and then insert terminator card into

the CPU 2 slot.

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1

SW1

1

SW1

6CXD(W) Motherboard

Game

Line Out

Connectors

Game & Audio Port

COM 1 / COM 2 / LPT Port

Port

MIC In

Line In

LPT Port

COM 1

COM 2

9

CN1 (Back): USB & LAN Connector (LAN is optional)

1

2

5

1

2

5
6

3 4

Pin No. Definition

8

7

1 – Green LED
(LAN Link LED)
2 −Yellow LED
(LAN Active LED)

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse

6

4

Connectors

1 USB V0
2 USB D0­3 USB D0+
4 GND
5 USB V1
6 USB D1­7 USB D1+
8 GND

3

2

1

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

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

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JP12: CPU1 Fan

JP11: CPU2 Fan

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

11

JP3: System Fan1

JP29: System Fan2

Connectors

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

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13

JP31: System Fan3

JP8: Power Fan

Connectors

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

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10

11

2 9 10

ATX Power

JP27: IR/CIR (Optional)

20

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,

15-17

1,2,11 3.3V

4,6,19,20 VCC

10 +12V
12 -12V
18 -5V

8 Power Good
9 5V SB stand by+5V

14 PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

GND

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND

1

5 IRTX
6 NC
7 CIRRX
8 VCC
9 NC

10 NC

1

15

Floppy Port

IDE 1

RED LINE

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

RED LINE

Connectors

IDE 2

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JP4: AUX-IN

JP5: CD Audio Line In

1

Pin No. Definition

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

1

Pin No. Definition

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

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Connectors

JP6: TEL : The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector

1

Pin No. Definition

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

JP15: Wake On LAN

1

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

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4 8 5

CN4 (Front): USB Port

JP30: SMBUS Port

1

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 USB D0­3 USB D0+
4 GND
5 VCC
6 USB D1­7 USB D1+
8 GND

1

Pin No. Definition

1 SCL
2 NC
3 GND
4 SDA
5 VCC

19

JP7: Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

Connectors

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Panel And Jumper Definition

JP34: For 2x11 Pins Jumper

Panel and Jumper Definition

GN

1

1

HD

S P K

1

P−P−P+

1

PW

RE

1

GD

GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Entering Green Mode

GD (Green LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(−)

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(−)

SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC
Pin 4: Data(−)

RE (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

P+P−P−(Power LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(−)
Pin 3: LED cathode(−)

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

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JP1: Over Clock Voltage Control (Optional)

Pin No. Definition
1-2 close Over Clock
2-3 close Normal (Default)

Note:
We don’t recommend you to set up this function,
because “over clock voltage” enhancement will
hurt the chipset (MCH and MTH).

JP2: PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Power On

1

1

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close

PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
Wakeup Enabled

2-3 close Normal (Default)

21

Panel and Jumper Definition

JP9/JP35: CPU Over Voltage Select (Magic Booster)
(When JP9/JP35 set “1-2 close”, CPU Voltage is rising 10%)

1

Pin No. Definition
1-2 close Turbo
2-3 close Normal (Default)

JP10: AC’97 Sound

1

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close

AC’97 Enabled
(Default)

2-3 close AC’97 Disabled

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JP41: Ethernet 82559 (Optional)

JP36: Case Open

Panel and Jumper Definition

1

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close

Hardware Enabled
(Default)

2-3 close Hardware Disabled

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

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JP14: Clear CMOS Function

JP18: SCSI (Optional)

1

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

1

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close

SCSI Enabled
(Default)

2-3 close SCSI Disabled

25

JP19: Timeout Reboot Function

Pin No. Definition

Open

Close

JP21: Safe mode/Recovery/Normal

Panel and Jumper Definition

1

Timeout Reboot
Enabled

Timeout Reboot
Disabled

1

Pin No. Definition
1-2close Normal (Default)
2-3close Safe mode

1-2-3open Recovery

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Top Block Unlock

JP23: SCSI LED (Optional)

JP24: Top Block Lock

1

Pin No. Definition
1-2 close Enabled (Default)
2-3 close Disabled

1

Pin No. Definition

Open Top Block Lock

Close

(Default)

27

JP25: FWH Write Protection

Pin No. Definition

Close Write Protection

Open Normal (Default)

M

Please set Jumper JP25 to “Open”

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

JP33: Internal Buzzer Connector (Optional)

1

Pin No. Definition

1-2 Close Internal Buzzer
2-3 Close Internal Buzzer

Panel and Jumper Definition

1

Enabled (Default)
Disable

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Danger of explosion if battery

BAT1: 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.

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Performance List

The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs.
These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different t esting data values gotten
by users. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing
results.)

• CPU

• DRAM (128 x 2)MB SDRAM (Buffalo KM48S8030CT-GA)

• CACHE SIZE 256 KB included in CPU

• DISPLAY GA-GF2560 (32MB)

• STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum KA13600AT) (13.6GB)

• O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 SP6a

• DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 16bit colors x 75Hz.

Pentium !!! 800MHz processor x 2

Intel Pentium !!!

Processor

800MHz

(133 x 6)

800MHz

(100 x 8)

Winbench99

CPU mark99 68.5 67.5

FPU Winmark 99 4270 4280

Business Disk Winmark 99 5270 5380

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 12800 12500

Business Graphics Winmark

379 370

99

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 733 723

Winstone99

Business Winstone99 42.7 42.4

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Memory Installation

Hi-End Winstone99 44.4 44.2

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Block Diagram

ICH

Block Diagram

VRM

SOUND/C
ONN

USB PORTS
CONN.X4

Slot1

Processor

AGP 4X

Connector

AC’97
AUDIO CODEC

AC’97
MODEM CODEC

SMBUS

GPIO

W81181D
USB HUB

SECONDARY
UDMA 66 IDE

PRIMARY
UDMA 66 IDE

Keyboard

Mouse

FWH

Processor

Main
Clock

82820

MCH

82801AA

ULTRA I/O
W83627HF

Slot1

FSB(FRONT SIDE BUS)

R TERM

MTH
X2

W8362
8/9D
PCI-ISA
BRIDGE

ISA CONN

SER_1
CONN

SER_2
CONN

VRM

DRCG

INTEL
82559
10/100
ETHERNE

INTEL
ALERT ON
LAN II

R TERM

DIMM
Module
X4

PCI CONN

PCICONN

PCICONN

PCI CONN

PCI CONN

PCICONN

ADAPTEC
AIC-7899
DUAL ULTRA 160

PCI BUS

Floppy

Conn.

Primary

Port

30

Game

Port

SCSI CONN

6CXD(W) Motherboard

Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends Inc.,

Dual BIOS Introduction

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main

BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the
Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the
system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has
happened in your BIOS.

B. How to use Dual BIOS?

a. Boot Screen

American Release:09/16/99

xxx xxx
Check System Health ok , Vcore =2.00V
CPU ID:0652 Patch ID:0014
Pentium III CPU at 600MHz
Check NVRAM…

Wait…

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility.

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
63-0702-000000-00101111-071595-CAMINO-1CAMINO0-H

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility

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b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

PgDn/PgUp:Modify(Enter:Run) ↑↓:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

Boot From……………………….. Main BIOS
Main ROM Type………………… Intel N82802AB
Backup ROM Type……………… Intel N82802AB

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

c. Dual BIOS Item explanation:

BIOS will auto detect:
Boot From : Main BIOS

Main ROM Type : Intel N82802AB
Backup ROM Type : Intel N82802AB

Dual BIOS Introduction

Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable

Status 1:

If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset…) occurs in the Main

BIOS , just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the
Wide Range Protection is set to “Enable”, the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically.

Status 2:

If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,..) emits signals to

request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS will
not be changed to the Backup BIOS.

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Boot From : Main BIOS (Default), Backup BIOS

Status 1:

The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS.

Auto Recovery : Enabled(Default), Disabled

When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS will

automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure.
(In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend

to RAM, the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically.)

(If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please press “Del” key when the boot screen appears.)

Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable

If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION
error and Halt On BIOS Defects set to Enable, the PC will show messages on the boot screen,
and the system will pause and wait for the user’s instruction.

If Auto Recovery :Disable, it will show <or the other key to continue.>

If Auto Recovery :Enable, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Backup message:

Are you sure to copy BIOS?
[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort …

The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup

BIOS. Or the means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover
the Main BIOS.

(This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can’t be changed by user.)

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Dual BIOS Introduction

DualBIOS

GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system
BIOS. This new ness “Value-added” feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE, is
available on GA-6CXD(W) motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this
innovation.

What’s DualBIOSTM?

On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips. For simplicity
we’ll call one your “Main BIOS” and the other we ’ll call your “Backup” BIOS (your “hot spare”). If your
Main BIOS fails, the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot. Almost
automatically and with virtually zero down time! Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS
or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip, the result is the same - the Backup BIOS backs
you up, almost automatically.

TM

Technology FAQ

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I. Q: What is DualBIOSTM technology?
Answer:

DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte Technology. The concept of this
technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOSTM technology simply
means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS, and
the other is a backup BIOS. The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS, however, if the
main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons, the backup BIOS will be automatically used
when the system powered-On. Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged, and is
completely transparent to the user.

II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOSTM technology?
Answer:

In today’s systems there are more and more BIOS failures. The most common reasons are virus attacks,
BIOS upgrade failures, and/or deterioration of the BIOS (ROM) chip itself.

1. New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS. They may
corrupt your BIOS code, causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally.

2. BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss/surge occurs, or if a user resets the system, or if the
power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade.

3. If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file, then the system may not
be able to boot correctly. This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot.

4. A flash ROM's life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics. The modern PC utilizes
the Plug and Play BIOS, and is updated regularly. If a user changes peripherals often, there is a
slight chance of damage to the flash ROM.

With Giga-Byte Technology’s patented DualBIOSTM technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs
during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons. This new technology will eliminate
valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures.

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III. Q: How does DualBIOSTM technology work?
Answer:

1. DualBIOSTM technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It protects

your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP
detection/assignment.

2. DualBIOSTM provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot up

does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In the DualBIOSTM
utility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is
corrupted, the DualBIOSTM technology will use the good BIOS and correct the wrong BIOS
automatically.

3. DualBIOSTM provides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOSTM technology contains a built-in

flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa versa. There is no
need for an OS-dependent flash utility program.

4. DualBIOSTM contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that the

corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS (main vs.
backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology?
Answer:

1. Every user should have DualBIOSTM technology due to the advancement of computer viruses.

Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS. Most
commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion.
The DualBIOSTM technology will provide a state-of-the-art solution to protect your PC:
Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a conventional
single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs.
Case II.) If the "Auto Recovery" option is enabled in the DualBIOSTM utility, and if a virus corrupts
your system BIOS, the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and correct the main
BIOS.
Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOSTM utility may be
entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS.

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2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOSTM detects that the main BIOS is corrupt, the backup

BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup
BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOSTM technology examines the checksum of the main
and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly.

3. Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard. The benefit

is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs.

4. Flexibility for high-end desktop PCs and workstation/servers. In the DualBIOSTM utility, the option
can be set, "Halt On When BIOS Defects," to be enabled to halt your system with a warning
message that the main BIOS has been corrupted. Most workstation/servers require constant
operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted. In this situation, the "Halt On When BIOS
Defects" message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during normal booting. Another
advantage you gain from Giga-Byte’s DualBIOSTM technology is the ability to upgrade from dual 2
Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is need.

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Memory Installation

Memory Installation

The motherboard has 4 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically
detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM
Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch. Memory size can vary
between sockets.

Install memory in any combination table:

DIMM 168-pin SDRAM DIMM Modules
DIMM1 Supports 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs
DIMM2 Supports 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs
DIMM3 Supports 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs
DIMM4 Supports 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs

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$ Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
The Main Menu P.41
Standard CMOS Setup P.44
BIOS Features Setup P.47
Chipset Features Setup P.49
Power Management Setup P.51
PNP/ PCI Configuration P.54
Load BIOS Defaults P.56
Load Setup Defaults P.57
Integrated Peripherals P.58
Hardware Monitor Setup P.62
Supervisor / User Password P.64
IDE HDD Auto Detection P.65
Save & Exit Setup P.66
Exit Without Saving P.67

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BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup

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

ENTERING SETUP

Power On the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If the message
disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning
it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" bottom on the system case. You may also restart by
simultaneously press <Ctrl> − <Alt> − <Del> keys.

CONTROL KEYS

<↑> Move to previous item

<↓> Move to next item
<←> Move to the item in the left hand
<→> Move to the item in the right hand

<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and
return to Main Menu

<+/ PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/ PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2> Reserved
<F3> Reserved
<F4> Reserved
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup

Menu

<F6> Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page

Setup Menu
<F7> Load the Setup Defaults.
<F8> Reserved
<F9> Reserved

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

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GETTING HELP

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

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

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quit

F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values

Time, Date , Hard Disk Type…

Figure 1: Main Menu

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BIOS Setup

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Standard CMOS Setup

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

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BIOS Features Setup

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

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Chipset Features Setup

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

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Power Management Setup

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

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PnP/PCI Configuration

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

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Load BIOS Defaults

BIOS Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in safe configuration.

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Load Setup Defaults

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

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Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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Hardware Monitor Setup

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

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Supervisor password

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

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User password

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

• IDE HDD Auto Detection

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

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Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

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Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each category
includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the
<PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue, Jan 18, 2000
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 14:44:35

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Pri Master Auto
Pri Slave Auto
Sec Master Auto
Sec Slave Auto

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3½
Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Other Memory : 384 Kb
Extended Memory : 63 Mb
Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled Total Memory : 64 Mb
Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit
Day : 01– 31 ↑↓ : Select Item
Year : 1990 – 2099 PU / PD / + / – :Modify
(Shift) F2 : Color

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Base Memory : 640 Kb

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup

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Date

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

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1990 through 2099

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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.

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Primary Master, Slave / 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 user definable type. User 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.

CYLS. Number of cylinders
HEADS number of heads
PRECOMP write precomp
LANDZONE Landing zone
SECTORS number of sectors

If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

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Floppy Drive A type / 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 in. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

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

720K, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.

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• Boot Sector Virus Protection

If it is set to enable, the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to write to the
boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive. The system will halt and the following error
message will appear in the mean time. You can run anti -virus program to locate the problem.

Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message

to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk
partition table.

Disabled No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot

sector or hard disk partition table. (Default Value)

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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 512 K for systems with 512 K memory
installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory
installed on the motherboard.

Other Memory

This refers to the memory located in the 640 K to 1024 K address space. This is
memory that can be used for different applications.

BIOS Setup

Extended Memory

DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for
application programs. Most use for this area is Shadow RAM.

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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BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES SETUP

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1st Boot Device Floppy

2nd Boot Device IDE-0
3rd Boot Device CDROM
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock On
Floppy Drive Seek Disabled
Password Check Setup
Processor Serial Number Enabled

System BIOS Cacheable Enabled

BIOS Write Protect Disabled

F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

F5 :Old Values (Shif t)F2:Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ESC: Quit

Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup

1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device

•

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Floppy
LS/ZIP A:
CDROM
SCSI
NETWORK
IDE-0~IDE-3
Disabled
ATAPI ZIP C:

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

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Boot Device by Floppy.
Boot Device by LS/ZIP A:.
Boot Device by CDROM.
Boot Device by SCSI.
Boot Device by NETWORK.
Boot Device by IDE -0~IDE-3.
Boot Device by Disabled.
Boot Device by ATAPI ZIP C:.

Enabled Enabled S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks.
Disabled Disabled S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. (Default Value)

Boot Up Num-Lock

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

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• Floppy Drive Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 type is
40 tracks while 720, 1.2 and 1.44 are all 80 tracks.

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note

that BIOS can not tell from 720, 1.2 or 1.44 drive type as they are all 80
tracks.

Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note

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

Password Check

•

Setup Set Password Check to Setup. (Default Value)
Always Set Password Check to Always.

• Processor Serial Number

Disabled Disabled Processor Serial Number.
Enabled Enabled Processor Serial Number. (Default Value)

System BIOS Cacheable

•

Enabled Enabled System BIOS Cacheable. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled System BIOS Cacheable.

BIOS Setup

BIOS Write Protect

•

Enabled Enabled BIOS Write Protect.
Disabled Disabled BIOS Write Protect. (Default Value)

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Chipset Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

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DRAM Integrity Mode Non-ECC
Memory Buffer Strength Auto

ICH Delayed Transaction Enabled
ICH DCB Enable Disabled
Graphics Aperture Size 64 MB
CPU Ratio Selection 3.0x
USB Controller Enabled
USB Legacy Support Disabled
AOL Support Enabled

F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ESC: Quit ↑↓→ ←: Select Item

Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

• DRAM Integrity Mode

Non-ECC For 64bit standard type RIMM module. (Default Value)
EC Mode For 72bit ECC type RIMM module.
H/W
ECC

Hard ware ECC mode.

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Memory Buffer Strength

Auto Set Memory Buffer Strength to Auto. (Default Value)
x1 Set Memory Buffer Strength to x1.

• ICH Delayed Transaction

Disabled Disabled ICH Delayed Transaction.
Enabled Enabled ICH Delayed Transaction. (Default Value)

•

ICH DCB Enable

Disabled Disable ICH DC B. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable ICH DCB.

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• Graphics Aperture Size

4 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 4MB.
8 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 8MB.
16 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 16MB.
32 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 32MB.
64 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 64MB. (Default Value)
128 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 128MB.
256 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 256MB.

• CPU Ratio Selection

3.0x/3.5x/4.0x/4.5x/5.0x/5.5x/6.0x/6.5x/7.0x/7.5x/8.0x/Locked (Depend on CPU)

• USB Controller

Disabled Disable USB Controller function.
Enabled Enable USB Controller function. (Default Value)

• USB Legacy Support

USB Legacy Support can be set when USB Function is Enabled.

Disabled Disable USB Legacy Support. (Default Value)
Keyb+ Mouse USB Keyboard and Mouse Support.
Keyboard USB Keyboard Support.

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AOL Support

Disabled Disabled this function.
Enabled For Alert On Lan function. (Default value)

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Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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HDD Power Down Disabled RTC Alarm Hour 00

Suspend Mode Disabled RTC Alarm Minute 00

K/B & PS/2 Mouse Access Monitor RTC Alarm Second 00
FDC/LPT/COM Ports Access Monitor
Pri. Master IDE Access Monitor
Pri. Slave IDE Access Ignore
Sec. Master IDE Access Monitor

Sec. Slave IDE Access Ignore
PIRQ[A] IRQ Active Ignore
PIRQ[B] IRQ Active Ignore
PIRQ[C] IRQ Active Ignore
PIRQ[D] IRQ Active Ignore
System Thermal Monitor
Soft-Off by Power Button Instant Off

System After AC Back Soft-Off ESC: Quit ↑↓→ ←: Select Item

Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

PME Event Wake Up Enabled F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
RTC by Alarm Disabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
RTC Alarm Date Every Day F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

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HDD Power Down

Disabled Disabled HDD Power Down mode function. (Default value)
Suspend Set HDD Power Down to Suspend.
Stand By Set HDD Power Down to Stand By.

BIOS Setup

• Suspend Mode (Minute)

Disabled Disabled Suspend Mode Function. (Default Value)
1 Enabled Suspend Mode after 1min.
2 Enabled Suspend Mode after 2min.
4 Enabled Suspend Mode after 4min.
8 Enabled Suspend Mode after 8min.
10 Enabled Suspend Mode after 10min.
20 Enabled Suspend Mode after 20min.
30 Enabled Suspend Mode after 30min.
40 Enabled Suspend Mode after 40min.
50 Enabled Suspend Mode after 50min.
60 Enabled Suspend Mode after 60min.

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• K/B & PS/2 Mouse Access

Monitor Monitor Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Access. (Default Value)
Ignore Ignore Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Access.

• FDC/LPT/COM Ports Access

Monitor Monitor FDC/LPT/COM Ports Access. (Default Value)
Ignore Ignore FDC/LPT/COM Ports Access.

• Pri. Master IDE Access

Monitor Monitor Primary Master IDE Access. (Default Valu e)
Ignore Ignore Primary Master IDE Access.

• Pri. slave IDE Access

Monitor Monitor Primary slave IDE Access.
Ignore Ignore Primary slave IDE Access. (Default Value)

• Sec. Master IDE Access

Monitor Monitor Secondary Master IDE Access. (Default Value)
Ignore Ignore Secondary Master IDE Access.

• Sec. slave IDE Access

Monitor Monitor Secondary slave IDE Access.
Ignore Ignore Secondary slave IDE Access. (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

• PIRQ[A] IRQ Active

Monitor Monitor PIRQ[A] IRQ Active.
Ignore Ignore PIRQ[A] IRQ Active. (Default Value)

• PIRQ[B] IRQ Active

Monitor Monitor PIRQ[B] IRQ Active.
Ignore Ignore PIRQ[B] IRQ Active. (Default Value)

• PIRQ[C] IRQ Active

Monitor Monitor PIRQ[C] IRQ Active.
Ignore Ignore PIRQ[C] IRQ Active. (Default Value)

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• PIRQ[D] IRQ Active

Monitor Monitor PIRQ[D] IRQ Active.
Ignore Ignore PIRQ[D] IRQ Active. (Default Value)

• System Thermal

Monitor Monitor System Thermal. (Default Value)
Ignore Ignore System Thermal.

• Soft-off by Power Button

Instant-off Soft switch ON/OFF for POWER ON/OFF. (Default Value)
Delay 4 Sec. Soft switch ON 4sec. for POWER OFF.

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System After AC Back Function

Disabled Disabled this function.
Memory This function depends on computer status.
Soft-Off Set System Soft-Off Status. (Default value)
Full-On Set System Full-On Status.

• Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan

Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan. (Default Value)
Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan.

• PME Event Wake Up

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

• RTC by Alarm

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

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

If the “RTC by Alarm” is Enabled.

Alarm Date: Every Day, 1~31
Alarm Hour: 0~23
Alarm Minute: 0~59
Alarm Second: 0~59

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PNP/PCI Configuration

AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

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PnP OS Installed No

Reset Configuration Data Disabled
VGA Boot From AGP

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled
DMA-0 PnP
DMA-1 PnP
DMA-3 PnP
DMA-5 PnP
DMA-6 PnP
DMA-7 PnP
IRQ-3 PCI/PnP
IRQ-4 PCI/PnP
IRQ-5 PCI/PnP
IRQ-7 PCI/PnP
IRQ-9 PCI/PnP
IRQ-10 PCI/PnP
IRQ-11 PCI/PnP F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ESC: Quit

Figure 6: PNP/ PCI Configuration

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PNP OS Installed

Yes Enable PNP OS Installed function.
No Disable PNP OS Installed function. (Default Value)

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

BIOS Setup

•

Reset Configuration Data

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enabled Reset Configuration Data function.

• VGA Boot From

AGP Set VGA Boot From AGP. (Default Value)
PCI Set VGA Boot From PCI.

•

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Enabled For having Video Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus.
Disabled For VGA Card only. (Default Value)

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DMA (0,1,3,5,6,7)

ISA/ EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device.
PnP The resource is used by PnP device.

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IRQ (3,4,5,7,9,10,11)

ISA/ EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device.
PCI / PnP The resource is used by PCI/ PnP device.

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Load BIOS Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETU P UTILITY-VERSION 1.21

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

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Load BIOS Defaults

To load BIOS defaults value to CMOS, enter "Y". If not, enter "N".

Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)?

Figure 7: Load BIOS Defaults

BIOS Setup

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Load Setup Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY -VERSION 1.21

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?

Load Setup Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Figure 8: Load Setup Defaults

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Load SETUP Defaults

To load SETUP defaults value to CMOS, enter "Y". If not, enter "N".

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Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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On-Chip PCI IDE Both Mouse PowerOn Function Disabled
OnBoard PCI SCSI Chip Enabled

AC97 Audio Auto

OnBoard FDC Controller Auto

OnBoard Serial Port A Auto
OnBoard Serial Port B Auto

Serial Port B Mode Normal
ÝIR Duplex Mode N/A
ÝIR Pin Select N/A
OnBoard CIR Port Disabled
CIR IRQ Select 10
OnBoard Parallel Port Auto
Parallel Port Mode ECP
Parallel Port IRQ Auto
Parallel Port DMA Auto
OnBoard Midi Port 330
Midi IRQ Select 10 F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

OnBoard Game Port 201 F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
Keyboard PowerOn Function Disabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Specific Key for PowerOn N/A F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals

ÝThese two items will be available when ”Serial Port B Mode” is set to IrDA (1.6 µ S), IrDA (3/16)

or ASKIR.

• On-Chip PCI IDE

Disabled Disabled On-Chip PCI IDE.
Both Set On-Chip PCI IDE is Both. (Default Value)
Primary Set On-Chip PCI IDE is Primary.
Secondary Set On-Chip PCI IDE is Secondary.

• OnBoard PCI SCSI Chip

Disabled Disabled this function.
Enabled Enabled OnBoard PCI SCSI Chip function. (Default Value)

• AC’97 Audio

Auto Auto Detect AC’97 Audio. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled AC’97 Audio.

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• OnBoard FDC Controller

Auto Set OnBoard FDC Controller is Auto. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled OnBoard FDC Controller.
Enabled Enabled OnBoard FDC Controller.

• OnBoard Serial Port A

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port A address. (Default Value)
3F8/COM1 Enable onBoard Serial port A and address is 3F8.
2F8/COM2 Enable onBoard Serial port A and address is 2F8.
3E8/COM3 Enable onBoard Serial port A and address is 3E8.
2E8/COM4 Enable onBoard Serial port A and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onBoard Serial port A.

• OnBoard Serial Port B

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port B address. (Default Value)
3F8/COM1 Enable onBoard Serial port B and address is 3F8.
2F8/COM2 Enable onBoard Serial port B and address is 2F8.
3E8/COM3 Enable onBoard Serial port B and address is 3E8.
2E8/COM4 Enable onBoard Serial port B and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onBoard Serial port B.

• Serial Port B Mode

(This item allows you to determine which Serial Port B Mode of onboard I/O chip)

Normal Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to Normal Mode. (Default Value)
IrDA (1.6 µ S) Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to IrDA (1.6 µ S) Mode.
IrDA (3/16) Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to IrDA (3/16) Mode.
ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to ASKIR Mode.

• IR Duplex Mode

N/A
Half Duplex
Full Duplex

Disabled this function. (Default Value)
IR Function Duplex Half.
IR Function Duplex Full.

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• IR Pin Select

N/A Disabled this function. (Default Value)
IRRX/IRTX IR Pin Select is IRRX/IRTX.
SINB/SOUTB IR Pin Select is SINB/SOUTB.

• OnBoard CIR port

Disabled Disabled OnBoard CIR port. (Default Value)
Enabled Enabled OnBoard CIR port.

• CIR IRQ Select

IRQ 3 / 4 / 9 / 10 (Default Value) / 11

• OnBoard Parallel port

378 Enable OnBoard LPT port and address is 378.
278 Enable OnBoard LPT port and address is 278.
3BC Enable OnBoard LPT port and address is 3BC.
Auto Set OnBoard LPT port is Auto. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable OnBoard LPT port.

• Parallel Port Mode

EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value)
Normal Normal Operation.

BIOS Setup

• Parallel Port IRQ

7 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7.
5 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 5.
Auto Set Parallel Port IRQ is Auto. (Default Value)

• Parallel Port DMA

3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3.
1 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1.
Auto Set Parallel Port DMA is Auto. (Default Value)

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• OnBoard Midi Port

Disabled Disabled OnBoard Midi Port.
290 Set OnBoard Midi Port is 290.
292 Set OnBoard Midi Port is 292.
300 Set OnBoard Midi Port is 300.
330 Set OnBoard Midi Port is 330. (Default Value)

• Midi IRQ Select

IRQ 5 / 7 / 9 / 10 (Default Value)

• OnBoard Game Port

Disabled Disabled OnBoard Game port.
201 Set onBoard Game port is 201. (Default Value)
209 Set onBoard Game port is 209.

• Keyboard Power On Function

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Specific Key Set specific key to power on by keyboard.
Power Key Set “Power key” to power on the system.

• Specific Key for Power On

BIOS Setup

N/A Disable this function. (Default Value)
Password8 Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.

• Mouse Power On Function

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Left-button Double click twice on PS/2 left button.
Right-button Double click twice on PS/2 right button.

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Hardware Monitor Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

ACPI Shut Down Temp. 75°C/167°F

CPU Temp. Alarm
CPU Fan Fail Alarm No

Power Fan Fail Alarm No
System Fan Fail Alarm No
Reset Case Open Status No
Case Status Closed
Current CPU1 Temp.

Current CPU2 Temp.
Current System Temp.
Current CPU1 Fan Speed 5273 RPM
Current CPU2 Fan Speed 0 RPM
Current Power Fan Speed 0 RPM
CPU1 Vcore 2.016 V
CPU2 Vcore 2.064V
VCC3 3.216V

+5.000V 5.508V ESC: Quit ↑↓→ ←: Select Item
+12.000V 12.167V F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

-12.000V -12.235V F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

-5.000V -5.177V F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Battery 3.344V F7 : Load Setup Defaults

70°C/158°F

35°C/ 95°F
33°C/ 91°F
33°C/ 91°F

+5V SB 4.824V

Figure 10: Hardware Monitor Setup

•

ACPI Shutdown Temp.

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

Disabled Normal Operation.
60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F, if Temp. > 60°C / 140°F system

will automatically power off .

65°C / 149°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 65°C / 149°F, if Temp. > 65°C / 149°F system

will automatically power off .

70°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F, if Temp. > 70°C / 158°F system

will automatically power off .

75°C / 167°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 75°C / 167°F, if Temp. > 75°C / 167°F system

will automatically power off. (Default Value)

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•

CPU Temp. Alarm

60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F.
65°C / 149°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 65°C / 149°F.
70°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F. (Default Value)
75°C / 167°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 75°C / 167°F.
Disabled Disabled this function.

•

Fan Fail Alarm

CPU / Power / System

No Fan Fail Alarm Function Disabled. (Default Value)
Yes Fan Fail Alarm Function Enabled.

•

Reset Case Open Status

•

Case Status

If the case is closed, “Case Status” will show “No”.
If the case have been opened, “Case Status” will show “Yes” .
If you want to reset “Case Status” value, set “Reset Case Open Status”
to “Yes” and save CMOS, your computer will restart.

•

Current CPU1/CPU2 Tempe.

BIOS Setup

Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

•

Current System Tempe.

Detect System Temp. automatically.

•

Current CPU1 Fan / CPU2 Fan / Power Fan Speed (RPM)

Detect Fan speed status automatically.

•

Current CPU1 Vcore / CPU2 Vcore / VCC3 / ±12V / ±5V /Battery / +5VSB

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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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.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY -VERSION 1.21

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear the
previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type
the password again and press <Enter>.

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.

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

Enter new supervisor password:

Change / Set / Disable Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

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BIOS Setup

IDE HDD Auto Detection

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Jan 18, 2000
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24
TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Pri Master : Auto
Pri Slave : Auto
Sec Mas ter: Auto
Sec Slave : Auto

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 ½
Floppy Driver B: Not Installed

Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled
Month: Jan – Dec ESC : Exit

Day: 01 – 31 ↑↓ : Select Item
Year : 1990– 2099 PU/PD/+/ – : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection

Type "Y" will accept the H.D.D. parameter reported by BIOS.

Type "N" will keep the old H.D.D. parameter setup. If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024, then
the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS parti tion larger than 528 MB.

Base Memory : 640 Kb
Other Memory: 384 Kb
Extended Memory: 63Mb
Total Memory: 64Mb

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Save & Exit Setup

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY -VERSION 1.21

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10: Save & Exit

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

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY -VERSION 1.21

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10: Save & Exit

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

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

Quit without saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Datas & Exit SETUP

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

BIOS Setup

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Appendix

1.Click “Windows 9x INF Update
Utility” item.

Appendix

Appendix A: Intel 820 Chipset Driver Installation
A. Windows 9x INF Update Utility

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

2.Click ”Next”.

(1)

3.Click ”Yes”.

(3)

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(2)

4.Click ”Next”.

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Driver” item.

B. Intel ICH IDE ATA66 Driver Installation

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

1.Click “Intel ICH IDE ATA66

2.Click ”Continue”.

(1)

3.Click ”Next”.

(3)

5.Click ”Next”.

(5)

(2)

4.Click ”Yes”.

(4)

6.Click “Next”.

(6)

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7.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

(7)

(8)

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item.

Appendix B: ADI1881 Sound Driver Installation

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

1.Click here.

2.Click “AD1881 Sound Driver”

(1)

3.Click “Next” item.

(3)

4.Click “OK” to restart computer.

(5)

(2)

(4)

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Appendix C: Intel 8255x Lan Driver Installation

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

1.Click here.

2.Click ”I ntel 8255x Lan Driver” item.

(1)

3.Click”Setup Information” item.

(3)

(2)

4.Choose the topic for
your operating system.

(4)

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Appendix

CH A

LVD

CH A

DEVICE

CH A

Terminator ON

To boot from EXT.SCSI device,

Appendix D: SCSI Device Installation

Terminator ON/OFF rules
State 1. SCSI Devices connecting to the Channel A:

CASE 1: Channel A Termination: Enabled
Channel B Termination: Both

1

CH A

Mainboard

Terminator Enabled

2

CH A

Mainboard

Terminator Enabled

EXT LVD SCSI Port

3

EXT. LVD SCSI

Terminator

EXT.
LVD SCSI or
Ultra wide

LVD LVD

SCSI DEVICE SCSI DEVICE

15

16 bit 16 bit

SCSI DEVICE SCSI DEVICE

Terminator OFF Terminator ON

15

Terminator ON

CH A

Mainboard

please press <Ctrl> <A> for
SCSISelect Utility and set the

Advanced configuration
option/ Support
Removable Disks Under
BIOS as Fixed Disks to “All

Terminator Enabled

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Terminator Disable

Terminator Disable

CASE 2: Channel A : Disabled
Channel B : Both

1

LVD

SCSI DEVICE

LVD Terminator ON

2

LVD SCSI
Terminator

EXT.
LVD SCSI
or Ultra wide
DEVICE

Terminator ON

3

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

LVD

SCSI DEVICE

8

CH A Terminator Disable

EXT LVD SCSI Port

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

CH A

Mainboard

CH A

Mainboard

CH A Terminator Disable

CH A

LVD

SCSI DEVICE

LVD

SCSI DEVICE

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

SCSI DEVICE

7

SCSI DEVICE

14

SCSI DEVICE

LVD

LVD

Terminator ON

LVD

LVD

Terminator ON

16 bit

Terminator ON

4

SCSI DEVICE

Terminator ON

16 bit

Mainboard

8

Terminator OFF Terminator OFF

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

8

Terminator OFF Terminator OFF

CH A

SCSI DEVICE

CH A

Mainboard

CH A

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LVD

7

Terminator ON

SCSI DEVICE

7

LVD

Terminator ON

State 2. SCSI Devices connecting to the Channel B:

CH B

LVD

Terminator ON

Terminator OFF

Terminator ON

Terminator ON

Terminator OFF

Terminator ON

DEVICE

CH B

Terminator ON

CASE 1: Channel A: Enabled
Channel B: Both

1

CH B

Mainboard

Terminator ON

2

CH B

LVD LVD

SCSI DEVICE SCSI DEVICE

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

15

Terminator ON

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

Appendix

Mainboard

3

CH B

Mainboard

EXT LVD SCSI Port

4

EXT. LVD SCSI

EXT.
LVD SCSI or
Ultra wide

Terminator

8 bit

SCSI DEVICE

15

7

Terminator ON

8 bit

SCSI DEVICE

CH B

Mainboard

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DEVICE

CH B

Terminator ON

High byte Terminator ON

High byte Terminator ON

CH B High Byte Terminator ON

Terminator ON

Terminator ON

DEVICE

EXT SCSI Port

5

EXT. SCSI

Terminator

EXT. 8bit

SCSI

CH B

Mainboard

CASE 2: Channel A: Enabled
Channel B: High Byte

1

LVD

SCSI DEVICE

LVD

Terminator ON

2

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

3

EXT.
LVD SCSI or
Ultra wide

LVD SCSI
Terminator

LVD

SCSI DEVICE

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

Terminator OFFTerminator ON

EXT LVD SCSI Port

Terminator ON

CH B

Mainboard

CH B

CH B

Mainboard

CH B

Mainboard

8 bit

SCSI DEVICE

Terminator OFF Terminator ON

8 bit

SCSI DEVICE

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Terminator OFF Terminator ON

8 bit

SCSI DEVICE

CH B

Terminator OFF

8 bit

SCSI DEVICE

78

8 bit

SCSI DEVICE

8 bit

SCSI DEVICE

7

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CH B High Byte Terminator ON

Terminator ON

Terminator ON

CH B High Byte Terminator ON

Terminator ON

Terminator ON

4

EXT.
8bit SCSI
DEVICE

5

EXT.
8bit SCSI
DEVICE

EXT SCSI
Terminator

EXT SCSI
Terminator

EXT SCSI Port

EXT SCSI Port

Mainboard

Mainboard

CH B

CH B

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

Terminator OFF

LVD

SCSI DEVICE

Appendix

16 bit

SCSI DEVICE

14

LVD

SCSI DEVICE

14

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Appendix

Appendix E: Adaptec Ultra160 Family Driver Installation for Windows NT CDROM

Boot

Installing Windows NT V4.0

The following instructions explain how to install the Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager, while installing
Windows NT V4.0 from CDROM Boot.

1. Start your system with the Windows NT Boot CD in the CDROM drive.

2. During the initial stages of the boot process as soon as you see blue screen of "Windows NT Setup"
then press F6.

3. Press S again to specify an additional device.

4. Select "Other" and feed it the Adaptec Ultra160 Family Manager diskette for WinNT 3.5x, 4.0/d3.4
then press Enter.

5. For Ultra160/rnhost adapters (AIC -789x), Select Adaptec Ultra160/rn Family PCI SCSI
Controller (NT4.0).

6. Then follow the normal Windows NT installation procedure to complete the setup processor.

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Appendix F: Acronyms

Acor. Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

POST Power-On Self Test

LAN Local Area Network
ECP Extended Capabilities Port
APM Advanced Power Management
DMA Direct Memory Access
MHz Megahertz

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

CPU Central Processing Unit
SMP Symmetric Multi -Processing
USB Universal Serial Bus

OS Operating System

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced
SCI Special Circumstance Instructions
LBA Logical Block Addressing

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
BIOS Basic Input / Output System

SMI System Management Interrupt
IRQ Interrupt Request
NIC Network Interface Card

A.G.P. Accelerated Graphics Port

S.E.C.C. Single Edge Contact Cartridge

LED Light Emitting Diode

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

I/O Input / Output

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

SRAM Static Random Access Memory

VID Voltage ID
DMI Desktop Management Interface

MIDI Musical Interface Digital Interface

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

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