Gigabyte GA-6EA Manual

6EA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.	INTRODUCTION
	1.1. PREFACE............................................................................................................	1-1
	1.2. KEY FEATURES .................................................................................................	1-1
	1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST........................................................................................	1-2
	1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM...............................................................................................	1-3
	1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentiumâ II Processor .........................................................	1-4
	1.6. What is AGP? ......................................................................................................	1-6
2.	SPECIFICATION
	2.1. HARDWARE .......................................................................................................	2-1
	2.2. SOFTWARE........................................................................................................	2-2
	2.3. ENVIRONMENT..................................................................................................	2-2

3.HARDWARE INSTALLATION

3.1. UNPACKING .......................................................................................................	3-1
3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT .......................................................................................	3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS................................	3-2
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION .......................................................................................	3-5
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP...........................................................................................	3-6
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM...............................................................	3-7
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION........................................................	3-7
3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ......................	3-7
3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION...................................................	3-7
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3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION ............................................................	3-7
3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION ..........................................................	3-8
3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION.................................................	3-8

4.BIOS CONFIGURATION

4.1. ENTERING SETUP.............................................................................................	4-1
4.2. CONTROL KEYS ................................................................................................	4-1
4.3. GETTING HELP ..................................................................................................	4-2
4.3.1. Main Menu...............................................................................................	4-2
4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu..............................	4-2
4.4. THE MAIN MENU................................................................................................	4-2
4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU....................................................................	4-4
4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP ..................................................................................	4-8
4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ...........................................................................	4-12
4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ......................................................................	4-15
4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................	4-19
4.10. LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS ...................................................................................	4-21
4.11. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS................................................................................	4-22
4.12. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS.........................................................................	4-23
4.13. SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD ...............................................................	4-27
4.14. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ..........................................................................	4-28
4.15. SAVE & EXIT SETUP .......................................................................................	4-29
4.16. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING .................................................................................	4-30
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6EA

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE

Welcome to use the 6EA motherboard. It is a Pentiumâ II / Celeron Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / ISA Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want.

This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.

1.2. KEY FEATURES

qIntel Pentiumâ II / Celeron Processor based PC / AT compatible mainboard.

qSlot 1 supports Pentiumâ II / Celeron processor running at 233-633 MHz.

qIntel 440LX chipset, Supports AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA/33 IDE / Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Power On.

qSupports 3xDIMMs using 3.3V EDO or SDRAM DIMM module.

qSupports 8MB ~ 768 MB EDO / 384 MB SDRAM memory on board.

qSupports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM module.

q1xAGP slot, 3xPCI Bus slots, 2xISA Bus slots.

qSupports 2 channels Ultra DMA/33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices.

qSupports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x1.44MB Floppy port.

qSupports USB port & PS/2 Mouse port.

qLicensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bits FLASH ROM.

q22 cm x 25 cm Baby AT SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.

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1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST

The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs.

These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

∙ CPU	Pentiumâ II / Celeron processor
∙ DRAM	(64x 2) MB SDRAM (LGS GM72V66841CT7J)
∙ CACHE SIZE	128/512 KB included in CPU
∙ DISPLAY	GA-612 AGP Display Card (8MB SGRAM)
∙ STORAGE	Onboard IDE (Seagate ST34520A)
∙ O.S.	Windows NT™ 4.0
∙ DRIVER	Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K colors x 75Hz.
	TRIONES Bus Master IDE Driver 3.70

	Processor	Celeron	Pentiumâ II
		333MHz(66x5)	333MHz(66x5)
	Winbench98
	CPU mark32	667	845
	FPU Winmark	1790	1720
	Business Disk	2100	2140
	Hi-End Disk	5130	5150
	Business Graphics	94.8	94.3
	Hi-End Graphics	147	142
	Winstone98
	Business	30.6	31.4
	Hi-End	32.2	32.5
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6EA

1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM

66MHz

14.318MHz

SLOT 1

AGP

3.3V EDO/SDRAM

SLOT

DIMM Sockets

Host Bus

PAC

AGP Bus 82443LX

CHIPSET

DRAM Bus

	33MHz
66MHz
		66MHz
Ultra DMA/33	33MHz	WINBOND
		83193R-04	24MHz
IDE Ports
PCI Bus	33MHz

PIIX4E

48MHz

82371EB

14.318MHz

USB Ports

IDE Bus

CHIPSET

USB Bus

ISA

Bus

14.318MHz

COM Ports

I/O

CHIPSET

LPT Port

ITE8671F

Floppy Port

Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

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1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentiumâ II Processor

Figure 1:Retention Mechanism & attach Mount

Figure 2:OEM Pentiumâ II Processor

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