Gigabyte GA-6EXDR User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

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.

Phone/Fax No: [phone]/ [phone]

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specifications:

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

Supplementary Information:

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

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

Signature:

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

Mother Board

Date: May. 20, 2001

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-6EXDR

Eric Lu

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in
residential installations. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accord ance with the instr uctions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guara nte e tha t i nterfer ence
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 th e equi pment off and on, the user i s encour aged to try t o
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

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

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 a ccept any interference received , in cl uding interference
that may cause undesired operation.

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

Limits and methods of measurement

EN 55011

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of

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

Limits and methods of measurement

EN55013

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equi pment “Voltage fluctuations”
equipment

Limits and methods of measurement

EN 55014

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of
portable tools and similar electric al

apparatus Residual, commer c ial and light indust r y

EN 55015

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of Industrial env ironment
fluorescent lam ps and luminaries

EN 55020

broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment
equipment

EN 55022

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus
information technology equipment

DIN VDE 0855
part 10
part 12

household electrical appliances,

Limits and methods of measurement

Immunity fr om radio interference of

Limits and methods of measurement

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment
for receiving and/or
sound and television signals

distribution

declare that the product

from power systems (UPS)

Mother Board

GA-6EXDR

is in conformity with

EN 61000-3-2*

EN60555-2

EN61000-3-3*
EN60555-3

EN 50081-1

EN 50082-1

EN 55081-2

EN 55082-2

ENV 55104

EN 50091- 2

Disturbances in supply systems caused

by household appliances and similar

Disturbances in supply systems caused

by household appliances and similar

Generic emission standar d P ar t 1:

Residual, commer c ial and light indust r y

Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Generic emission standard Par t 2:

Generic immunity standard Part 2:

Immunity requirem ents for household

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

CE marking

EN 60065

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

EN 60335

electrical appl iances uninterruptible power system s (UPS )

Signature

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product
with the actual required safety standard s in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC

Safety requirements for mains operated

Safety of household and similar

Date : May. 20, 2001 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

(EC conformity m ar k ing)

Safety f or information technology equipment

EN 60950

General and Safety r equirements for

EN 50091-1

:

Rex Lin

6EXDR

Socket 370 Dual Processors Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Socket 370 Dual Processors Motherboard

REV. 1.0 First Edition

R-10-01-010430

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision History

2) Item Checklist

3) Features

4) Hardware Setup

5) Performance & Block Diagram

6) Advanced Networking Services

7) BIOS Setup

8) Appendix

Product information & specification

Manual revision information

Product item list

Instructions on setting up the motherboard

Product performance & block diagram

Instructions on setting up the BIOS

For Windows NT*4 and Windows 2000
(Teaming)

software

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Summary of Features P.3
6EXDR Motherboard Layout P.5
Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition P.6
Performance List P.26
Block Diagram P.27

Advanced Networking Services for Windows NT* 4 and Windows
2000 (Teaming)

Memory Installation P.34
DIMM QVL List P.34
Page Index for BIOS Setup P.35
Appendix P.60

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.0 Initial release of the 6EXDR motherboard user’s manual. Apr. 2001

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.

Apr. 30, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

1

Item Checklist

Item Checklist

;

The 6EXDR motherboard

;

Cable for SCSI U160 / ATA33 / Floppy device

;

Diskettes or CD (Driver CD) for motherboard driver & utility

;

6EXDR user’s manual



Internal COM B Cable (Optional)



Internal Chassis Cable (Optional)

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Summary Of Features

Form Factor
CPU

Chipset

Memory

I/O Controller
Slots

On-Board IDE

On-Board SCSI

On-Board
Peripherals

On-Board VGA

y

30.4 cm x 24.3 cm ATX size form factor, 6 layers PCB.

y

250 watt or higher power supply required

y

Dual ZIF PGA370 Socket

y

Intel Pentium III FC-PGA

y

Two onboard VRMs (VRM 8.4 spec V2.5)

y

100/133 MHz Front Side Bus support

y

ServerWorks ServerSetTMIII LE Chipset

y

Integrated I/O APIC

y

Full peer-to-peer support

y

Four 25° angled 168-pin DIMM sockets

y

Support only 3.3V PC-100/PC133 registered 72 bit
ECC type SDRAM DIMM.

y

Maximum up to 4 GB.

y

NS PC97317VUL Super I/O Chip

y

Two PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

y

Two PCI-64bit/66Mhz slots & PCI 2.2 compliant

y

PCI Raiser Card

y

Support for UDMA33 IDE and ATAPI compliant

(Optional)

devices.

y

Supports for dual channel master mode and up to 4

enhance IDE devices.

y

Integrated LSI SYM53C1010-66 Chipset with

64b/66MHz

y

Supports dual channel Ultra160 SCSI

y

160MBps throughput and up to 15 devices per channel

y

Channel A and B: 68-pin connectors

y

1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M,

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

y

1 parallel ports supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

y

2 9-pin UART serial ports (COM 1 & COM 2)

(one serial port via cable- optional)

y

4 USB ports

y

Onboard Ati Rage XL PCI Accelerator

y

Standard 15-pin analog VGA port

y

8MB SDRAM frame buffer

To be continued…

3

On-Board LAN

Hardware Monitor

PS/2 Connector
BIOS

Additional Features

Summary of Features

y

Integrated two Intel 82559 LAN controllers

y

10/100Mbps data transfer rate per controller

y

3 pin Wake on LAN (S1 and S5 state)

y

Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) and Adaptive Load
Balancing (ALB)

y

CPU 1/ CPU 2 fan revolution detect

y

CPU 1/ CPU 2 temperature detect

y

System voltage detect

y

CPU overheat shutdown detect

y

3pin fan speed monitoring headers

y

2pin chassis intrusion header

y

CPU, Voltages and system temperature monitoring

y

Built-in Wake on Modem header

y

PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

y

Licensed AMI BIOS, 4M bits flash ROM

y

Auto configure IDE HDD type

y

User setting for hardware monitoring

y

DMI 2.0 compliant

y

Multiple boot

y

Support Internal / External Modem Ring On

y

Poly fuse for PS/2 and USB devices over-current

(Optional)

protection

4

6EXDR Motherboard

6EXDR Motherboard Layout

J6

JP10

BAT1

J1

PGA 370

CPU 1

PGA 370

CPU 2

64 PCI 1

JP11

64 PCI 2

JP2

PCI1

J5

PCI2

BRIGHT

PS/2

USB

LAN1

LAN2

COM 1

LPT

VGA

Conn.

Conn.

6EXDR

82559

82559

Super I/O

COM2

JP1

ATI

Rage

XL

J3

ATX Power

RCC-NB6635

RCC-IB6566

USB2

BZ1

SW1

SW2

J4

J22

JP12

LSA0723

IDE1

DIMM1

JP3

LSI

IDE2

J7

DIMM3

JP9

J19

DIMM4

SCSI 1

JP4

JP6

SCSI 2

J2

DIMM2

Floppy

5

6EXDR Motherboard Layout



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

Page

CPU Speed Setup P.7
Connectors P.11
ATX Power P.11
COM 1 / VGA / LPT Port P.11
COM 2 Port P.12
Floppy Port P.12
IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.13
J1 (CPU1 Fan) P.13
J2 (Panel Fan) P.14
J4 (Wake On LAN) P.14
J5 (Ring Power On) P.15
J6 (CPU2 Fan) P.15
J7 (Power Fan1) P.16
J19 (System Interface Connector) P.16
J22 (Power Fan2) P.17
LAN connector P.17
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.18
SCSI1 (Primary)/SCSI2 (Secondary) P.18
USB1( USB 1 Connector) P.19
USB2(Front USB Connector) P.19
Panel and Jumper Definition P.20
J3 (2x11 Pins Jumper) P.20
JP1 (Fireware White Protect) P.21
JP2 (VGA Enable Jumper) P.21
JP3 (SCSI Enable Jumper) P.22
JP4 (SCSI TERM A) P.22
JP6 (SCSI TERM B) P.23
JP10 (LAN1 Enable Selection) P.23
JP11 (LAN2 Enable Selection) P.24
JP12 (Case Open) P.24
SW2 (Pole1_On Password Enable / Pole4_On CMOS Clear) P.25
BAT1 (Battery) P.25

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6EXDR Motherboard

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is depended on
the DIP switch
processor.

The CPU speed must match with the frequency ratio. It will cause system hanging up if

0000

the frequency ratio is higher than that of CPU.
SW1:

(SW1)

and Jumper

FREQ. RATIO

X 6

X 6.5

X 7

X 7.5

X 8

X 8.5

X 9

X 9.5

For double CPU use, the same CPU must be used in CPU socket 1 and socket 2.

0000

(The same stepping, FSB, ratio)

Intel Processor all have locked Frequency Multiple, so you can not change the CPU

0000

Frequency Multiple.

(JP9)

1 2 3 4

O
X
O
X
O
X
O
X

Supported 100,133MHz). The user can chang e

CPU. (

selection to set up the CP U speed for 600MHz – 1GHz

DIP SWITCH

O
O
X
X
O
O
X
X

O
O
O
O
X
X
X
X

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X

7

CPU Speed Setup

1. Pentium
Pentium

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

SW1

2. Pentium

Pentium

ON

SW2

SW1

!!!

600/100MHz FSB

!!!

800/133MHz FSB

!!!

650/100MHz FSB

!!!

866/133MHz FSB

1 2 3 4

You can change the DIP switch

selection to set up the CPU

(SW1)

Speed.
The CPU frequency RATIO is 6.
The FSB is 100MHz, than CPU
speed is 600MHz.
The FSB is 133MHz, than CPU
Speed is 800MHz.

JP9

1

JP9
1-2close 100 MHz
2-3close Auto

(Default)

3. Pentium
Pentium

ON

SW2

SW1

!!!

700/100MHz FSB

!!!

933/133MHz FSB

1 2 3 4

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4. Pentium
Pentium

ON

SW2

SW1

5. Pentium

ON

SW2

SW1

6. Pentium

ON

!!!

750/100MHz FSB

!!!

1GHz/133MHz FSB

1 2 3 4

!!!

800/100MHz FSB

1 2 3 4

!!!

850/100MHz FSB

SW2

SW1

7. Pentium

ON

SW2

SW1

1 2 3 4

!!!

533/133MHz FSB

1 2 3 4

9

CPU Speed Setup

8. Pentium

ON

SW2

SW1

!!!

600/133MHz FSB

1 2 3 4

10

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Connectors

ATX Power

Please note:

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
mainboard.

COM 1 / VGA / LPT Port

20

10

11

1

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,

15-17

GND

1,2,11 3.3V

4,6,19,20 VCC

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

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

14 PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

LPT PORT

COM 1

Please note:

This mainboard supports 1 standard COM port ,1 VGA port and 1 LPT
port. Device like printer can be connected to LPT port ; mouse and
modem etc can be connected to COM ports.

11

VGA

COM 2 Port

FDD 1 : Floppy Port

Connectors

COM 2

FDD1

Red Line

12

6EXDR Motherboard

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

Red Line

IDE1 IDE2

J1 : CPU1 Fan

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

13

Connectors

J2 : Panel Fan

J4 : Wake On LAN

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Pin No. De finition

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

14

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J5 : Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

J6 : CPU2 Fan

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

15

J7 : Power Fan 1

J19 : System Interface Connector

Connectors

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

J19

16

1

6EXDR Motherboard

J22 : Power Fan 2

LAN Connector

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

LAN2 LAN1

1

2

1

(LAN Active LED)

2

1 – Yellow LED
(LAN Active LED)

2 – Green LED
(LAN Link LED)
100Mb--Light

10 Mb--Blind

17

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

Connectors

PS/2 Mouse

6

4

5

3

1 2

PS/2 Keyboard

Please note:

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

SCSI 1 (Primary), SCSI 2 (Secondary) Port

34

68

SCSI Port

PS/2

Mouse / Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

1 Data
2 NC
3 GND
4 Power
5 Clock
6 NC

1

35

18

6EXDR Motherboard

USB1: USB 1 Connector

Please note:

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make
sure your device(s) has a standard USB interface like, USB keyboard,
mouse, scanner, zip, buzzer… Also make sure your OS supports USB
controller (Win 95 w/ USB supperment, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows
ME, Win NT w/ SP 6). If your OS does not support USB controller,
please contact OS vendor for passible patch or driver upgrade. For more
information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

USB2 : Front USB Connector

Please note:

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

Pin No. Definition

4

2 1

3

5 6

7

8

Pin No. Definition

2 10

1

9

19

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

1 5V-SB
2 GND

3 USB D2­4 NC
5 USB D2+
6 USB D3+
7 NC
8 USB D3­9 GND

10 5V-SB

Panel And Jumper Definition

J3 : 2x11 Pins Jumper

Panel and Jumper Definition

GD

1

PW

RE

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

Please note:

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

P+ P− P−

S P K

HD

GN

1

1

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Pl

JP1 : Fireware Write Protect

ease note:

To flash/upgrad e BIOS on this MB JP1 must be opened. We recommend JP1
to be set to “close”, whenever user is not try to flash/upgrade the BIOS.

JP2 : VGA Enable jumper

Disable

Enable

(De fault)

Pin No. Defin itio n

Open Disable (Default)

Close Enable

1

Enabled
(Default)

Pin No . Definition

1-2 close
2-3 close

1

Disabled

Onboard VGA
Enable (Default)
Onboard VGA
Disable

21

JP3 : SCSI Enable jumper

Panel and Jumper Definition

JP4 : SCSI TERM A

1

Enabled
(Default)

Pin No . Definition

1-2 close
2-3 close

1

Disabled

Onboard SCSI
Enable (Default)
Onboard SCSI
Disable

JP4

Disable

Enable
(De fault)

Pin No. Defin itio n

Close Enable (Default)

Open Disable

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JP6 : SCSI TERM B

JP6

JP10 : LAN1 Enable Selection

Disable

Enable
(De fault)

Pin No. Definition

Close Enable (Default)
Open Disable

1

Enabled
(Default)

Pin No . D efin itio n

1-2

close

2-3

close

1

Disabled

Onboard LAN1
Enabled (Default)
Onboard LAN1
Disabled

23

JP11 : LAN2 Enable Selection

Panel and Jumper Definition

JP12 : Case Open

1

Enabled
(Default)

1

Disabled

Pin No . Definition

1-2 close
2-3 close

Onboard LAN2
Enabled (Default)
Onboard LAN2
Disabled

1

Pin No . Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

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CAUTION

SW2 : Pole1_ON Password Enable/ Pole4_ON CMOS Clear

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

Pin No . Defin itio n

Pole4_Off CMOS Clear
Pole3_ON NC
Pole2_ON NC
Pole1_ON Password Enable

BAT1 : Battery

+

Danger of explosion if battery

is incorrectly re pla ce d.
Replace only with the same or
equivalent type recommended
by the manu fac tu rer.

Dispose of used batteries

according to the manufacturer’s

instructions.

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Performance List

Performance List

The following performance dat a list is the testing results of some popular bench mark 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

•

DRAM

•

CACHE SIZE

•

DISPLAY

•

STORAGE

•

O.S.

•

DRIVER

Intel Socket 370 Pentium® III 1G Hz x 2 processor
(128 x 1)MB SDRAM (Micro MT48LC16M4A2-75)
256KB include in CPU (Intel Pentium® III)
Onboard ATI Rage XL
Onboard SCSI (Seagate ST39204LW 9GB)
Windows 2000 + SP1
Display Driver at 1024x768x16bitx75MHz

Processor

Winbench99 (ver.1.2g)

Business Graphics 137

Winstone2001

Business Winstone 37.1

Content Creation Winstone 41.3

Intel Pentium® III Socket 370

1G Hz x 2 (133x7.5)

Business Disk 6230

Hi-End Disk 18500

Hi-End Graphics 456

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6EXDR Motherboard

Block Diagram

Coppermine I Coppermine II

SDRAM Registered
DIMM with ECC

CNB30LE

4GB Max.

Host BUS

P2

64bit PCI SLOT x 2

160MB/s /One CH

Channel

Channel

A

B

LSI 53C1010-66

Dual Ch Ultra160 SCSI
Controller

P1

VGA Port

USB x 4

OSB4

PRI IDE

LAN I
82559

SEC IDE

LAN II
82559

10/100 Ethernet
Controller x 2

Ati Rage XL

8MB

SDRAM

Ultra DMA33

ISA BUS

BIOS

Super IO

PC97317UVL

Floppy LPT

Serial Port

Com1

27

Serial Port

Com2

WD83782D

Hardware

Monitor

Advanced Networking Services

Advanced Networking Services for Windows NT* 4 and
Windows 2000 (Teaming)

0

Please make sure the Intel LAN Adapter teaming driver Install complete.

() refer to page 62)

1. Intel LAN Adapter Teaming

Adapter Teaming Installation Notes for the PRO/100 S Server Adapter Under Windows NT

4.0 and Windows 2000.

Note:

Teaming requires Intel® Server Adapters.

1.1 Overview

The PRO/100 S adapter provides several options for increasing throughput and fault
tolerance when running Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 :

• Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) - provides automatic redundancy for your adapter. If

the primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over.

• Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB) - creates a team of 2 - 8 adapters to increase

transmission throughput. Also includes the AFT option. Works with any
100BASE-TX switch.

• Fast EtherChannel* (FEC) - creates a team of 2 or 4 adapters to increase

transmission and reception throughput. Also includes the AFT option. Requires a
Cisco switch with FEC capability.

1.2 Before You Get Started

Before you can configure the PRO/100 S adapter for Adapter Teaming, you need to do the
following:

• Install at least two PRO/100+ o r PRO/100 S server a dapters in a Windo ws NT 4.0 or

Windows 2000 system. When installation is complete make sure you restart
Windows.

Note:

Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or later is required for implementing Adapter

Teaming properly. Install Service Pack prior to configuring Adapter Teaming.

• If connecting to a hub, each adapter in a team must be connected to a port which is

in the same collision domain. If connected to a switch, each adapter in a team must
be connected to a port which is in the same network.

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2. Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)

2.1 OverView

A method of safeguarding the network link to the server switch or network service using
transparent backup links. Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) requires two adapters and an
intelligent software agent that continuously monitors both links. If any component of one
link fails, the redundant link takes over within seconds—typically, without users (connected
via a hub or switch) even noticing the exchange.

2.2 Performance

To increase server availability, the server communicates with the LAN via a primary
adapter. If the primary link fails, traffic is automatically re-routed to the secondary adapter
with no interruption of service.

2.3 Manageability

Generates alert when an adapter fails. This allows any problems with links to be fixed
promptly. These alerts are operating system-based for compatibility with management
applications such as Intel® LANDesk® Server Manager which can detect the alert and
trigger an action (email, page, call).

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Advanced Networking Services

3. Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)

3.1 Overview

Also known as asymmetric port aggregation—is a method of ensuring consistent high
server throughput and t rans pa rent ba c kup c onnecti ons by us ing multiple network i nterf ac e
cards and balancing the data transmis sions across them. As many as four Intel® server
adapters, connected to a switch, can be configured to w ork together as a "team" for an
aggregate throughput of up to 400Mbps with Fas t Ethernet adapte rs or 8Gbps wi th Gi gabit
Ethernet Adapters.

3.2 Performance

In ALB, an intelligent adaptive agent, provided in th e driver, dynamically manages the
server adapter team and evenl y distributes the load am ong them by cons tantly analyzing
the traffic flow from the server. In addi tion, four Fas t Ethernet serv er ada pters teamed wi th
a switch can be configured for up to 400 Mbps band width, or 8Gbps with Gigabit Ethernet
adapters.

3.3 Manageability

A single network address is assigned to the col lection of adapters that c onstitute the ALB.
Aggregation team so that you no longer have to spend time segmen ting the network to
reduce server bottlenecks.

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4. General Instructions

4.1 Perform Teaming In Windows NT4.0 Or Windows 2000

1. Setup Intel PROSet II. Then, double-click on the Intel (R) PROSet II icon in the

Control Panel will launch the PROSet utility.

2. Create a new team .

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Advanced Networking Services

3. At the Teaming Wizard dialog, select the type of team you want to create and click Next.

4. Add a check in the checkbox for each adapter you want as a part of the team and click
Next.

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5. Click OK to close PROSet. II
You should notice a new listing in the Network control panel, which is the team you have
created.

6. After the team created, a Intel® Advanced Network Services Virtual Adapter will appear
on Network in the Control Panel. Assign a IP for this Virtual Adapter.

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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
DIMM 1 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB / 1GHz X 1 pcs
DIMM 2 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB / 1GHz X 1 pcs
DIMM 3 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB / 1GHz X 1 pcs
DIMM 4 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB / 1GHz X 1 pcs

★Total System Memory (Max 4GB)

DIMM QVL List

Vender Type Size P/N Chips vender Chip P/N Resule

TwinMOS PC133 ECC 16Mx8 256MB 039MDS102300028 TwinMOS TMS3808B4E-6 Pass

SMART PC133 ECC 16Mx4 128MB SM572164574E63R Infineon HYB39S64400CT Pass
SMART PC133 ECC 32Mx4 256MB SM572324574E03R SAMSUNG K4S280432B-C75 Pass
SMART PC133 ECC 64Mx4 512MB SM572644578E63R SAMSUNG K4S560432A-TC75 Pass
SMART PC133 ECC 1024MB SM572284578E83R IBM Pass

Buffalo PC133 ECC 16Mx8 128MB XEX8RWG-AA TOSHIBA TC59SM708FT-75 Pass

ATP PC133 ECC 16Mx4 128MB AR16V72C4S4GAS SAMSUNG K4S640432D-TC75 Pass
ATP PC133 ECC 32Mx4 256MB AR32V72C4S4GAS SAMSUNG K4S280432B-TC75 Pass
ATP PC133 ECC 64Mx4 512MB AR64V72C4S8GAS SAMSUNG K4S560432A-TC75 Pass

ATP PC133 ECC 64Mx4 1024MB AR128V72C4SSGAS SAMSUNG K4S560432A-TC75 Pass
Micron PC133 ECC 32Mx4 256MB MT18LSDT3272G-133B1 Micron MT48LC32M4A2-75 Pass
Micron PC133 ECC 16Mx4 128MB MT18LSDT1672G-133C2 Micron MT48LC16M4A2-75 Pass

NEC PC133 ECC 32Mx4 256MB MC-4532DA727EF-A75 NEC
HITACHI PC133 ECC 64Mx4 512MB HB52F649E1-75B HITACHI 5225405BTT75 Pass
APACER PC133ECC 128MB Infineon HYB39S6480CT Pass
APACER PC133ECC 128MB 2001112-00002 Infineon
APACER PC133ECC 256MB 2001121-00127 Infineon
APACER PC133ECC 512MB 2000504-00026 SAMSUNG K4S560432A-TC75 Pass

D45128441G5-A75-9JF

HYB39S128800CT-7.5
HYB39S128400CT-7.5

Pass

Pass
Pass

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

Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
Main P.37
Advanced P.39
Chipset P.49
PCIPnP P.50
Power P.52
Boot P.53
Security P.54
Exit P.59

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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 Pa ge Setup

Menu
<F2> Reserved
<F3> Reserved
<F4> Reserved
<F5> Reserved
<F6> Reserved
<F7>
<F8> Load Failsafe Defaults
<F9> Load Optional Defaults

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

Discard Changes

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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 Me nu

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

Main

Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu all ows you to select from eight setup functions and one exit choic es.
Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-screen.

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

AMIBIOS Version : 07.00.x x
BIOS Build Date : 02/07/01
BIOS ID : GA6EXDR0
:
:
Processor Type : PentiumIII™
Processor Speed : 800MHz
:
System Memory : 512MB

System Time [14:23:47]
System Date [Mon 02/19/2001]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Figure 1: Main

Main

••••

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

Advanced

••••

This setup page includes all the items of AMI special enhanced features.
(ex: Auto detect fan and temperature status, automatically configure hard disk

parameters.)

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BIOS Setup

Chipset

••••

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

PCIPnP

••••

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

Power

••••

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

Boot

••••

This setup page includes all the items of first boot function features.

Security

••••

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

or just to Setup.

Exit

••••

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exi t setup or aban don all CMO S value chang es
and exit setup.

System Time & Date

••••

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.

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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Advanced

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit
Setup Warning
Setting items on this screen to incorrect values may
cause the system to malfunction!

Standard Boot Settings



SuperIO Configuration



Floppy Configuration



IDE Configuration



Event Log Configuration



System Health Monitoring Hardware



Remote Access Configuration



Enter Go To Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Figure 2: Advanced

Advanced

Standard Boot Settings

Quick Boot [Enabled]
Bootup Num-Lock [On]
PS/2 Mouse Support [Enabled]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Figure 2-1: Advanced

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Quick Boot

••••

Disabled Disabled Quick Boot Function.
Enabled Enabled Quick Boot Function.

Boot Up Num-Lock

••••

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

On Keypad is number keys.

(Default Value)

Off Keypad is arrow keys.

PS/2 Mouse Support

••••

Enabled Enabled PS/2 Mouse Support.

(Default Value)

Disabled Disabled PS/2 Mouse Support.

Advanced

Configure Nat317 Serial Port(s) and Parallel Port

Serial Port1 Address [3F8]
Serial Port1 Irq [4]
Serial Port2 Address [2F8]

Serial Port2 Irq [3]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port IRQ [7]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
ECP Mode DMA Channel [3]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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SuperIO Chipset Nat317

Figure 2-2: Advanced

Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

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Serial Port 1 Address

••••

3F8 Enable onBoard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8.
2F8 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.
3E8 Enable nboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.
2E8 Enable nboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable nboard Serial port 1.

Serial Port 1 Irq

••••

Disabled Disabled Serial Port1 Irq.
3 Set Serial Port1 Irq is 3.
4 Set Serial Port1 Irq is 4.

Serial Port 2 Address

••••

2F8 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8.
3F8 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.
3E8 Enable onBoard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.
2E8 Enable onBoard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onBoard Serial port 2.

Serial Port 2 Irq

••••

Disabled Disabled Serial Port1 Irq.
3 Set Serial Port1 Irq is 3.
4 Set Serial Port1 Irq is 4.

Parallel Port Address

••••

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

378 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 378.
278 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 278.
3BC Enable On Board LPT port and address is 3BC.
Disabled Disable On Board LPT port.

Parallel Port IRQ

••••

7 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7.
5 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 5.

(Default Value)

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(Default Value)

Parallel Port Mode

••••

EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
Normal Normal Operation.
Bi-Directional Using Parallel port as Bi-Directional.

ECP Mode DMA Channel

••••

BIOS Setup

(Default Value)

3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3.

(Default Value)

0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0.
1 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1.
2 Set Parallel Port DMA is 2.

Advanced

Floppy Configuration

OnBoard Floppy Controller [Enabled]

Floppy A
Floppy B [Disabled]

Diskette Write Protect [Disabled]

+ - Change Field

Tab Select Field

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[1.44 MB 3½”]

Figure 2-3: Advanced

Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

OnBoard Floppy Controller

••••

Enabled Enabled OnBoard Floppy Controller.
Disabled Disabled OnBoard Floppy Controller.

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Floppy Drive A / Floppy Drive B

••••

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

Disabled No floppy drive installed
360KB, 5¼”. 5¼” PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

1.2MB, 5¼”. 5¼” AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3½” when 3

Mode is Enabled).

720KB, 3½”. 3½” double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

1.44MB, 3½”. 3½” double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.

2.88MB, 3½”. 3½” double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.

Diskette Write Protect

••••

Enabled Diskette Write Protect.
Disabled Disabled Diskette Write Protect.

(Default Value)

Advanced

IDE Configuration

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller [Enable]

Primary IDE Master



Primary IDE Slav e



Secondary IDE Master



Secondary IDE Slave



Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]

Enter Go To Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]
[Not Detected]

Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

Figure 2-4: Advanced

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BIOS Setup

Advanced
Primary IDE Master (Primary IDE Slave,
Secondary IDE Master, Secondary IDE Slave)
Device: Not Detected

Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block(Multi-Sector Transfer) [Auto]

PIO Mode [Auto]
DMA Mode [Auto]
S.M.A.R.T. [Auto]
32 Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

OnBoard PCI IDE Controller

••••

Figure 2-4-1: Advanced

Disabled Disabled OnBoard PCI IDE Controller.
Enabled Enabled OnBoard PCI IDE Controller.

Type (Primary IDE Master, Slave / Secondary IDE Master, Slave)

••••

(Default Value)

Not Installed Not Installed Primary / Secondary IDE Master, Slave type.
Auto Auto detect Primary / Secondary IDE Master, Slave type.
CDROM Set type is CDROM.
ARMD Set type is ARMD.

LBA/Large Mode

Disabled Disabled LBA/Large Mode.
Auto Auto Set LBA/Large Mode.

Block (Multi-Sector Transfer)

Disabled Disabled Multi-Sector Transfer.
Auto Auto set block.

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PIO Mode

Auto Set PIO Mode to Auto.
0 Set PIO Mode to 0.
1 Set PIO Mode to 1.
2 Set PIO Mode to 2.
3 Set PIO Mode to 3.
4 Set PIO Mode to 4.

DMA Mode

Auto Set DMA Mode to Auto.
SWDMA 0~2 Set DMA Mode to SWDMA 0~2.
MWDMA 0~2 Set DMA Mode to MWDMA 0~2.
UDMA 0~4 Set DMA Mode to UDMA0~4.

S.M.A.R.T.

Disabled
Enabled
Auto Set Auto for S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks.

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

32 Bit Data Transfer

Enabled Enabled 32Bit Data Transfer.
Disabled Disabled 32Bit Data Transfer.

Hard Disk Write Protect

••••

Disabled Disabled Hard Disk Write Protect.
Enabled Hard Disk Write Protect.

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(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

Advanced

Event Log Configuration

Event Logging [Enabled]
Clear All Event Logs [No]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Event Logging

••••

Disabled Disabled Event Logging.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Figure 2-5: Advanced

(Default Value)

Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Enabled Enabled Event Logging.

Clear All Event Logs

••••

Yes Enabled Clear All Event Logs.
No Disabled Clear All Event Logs.

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(Default Value)

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Advanced

System Health Monitoring

ACPI Shut Down Temp. [Disabled]
CPU Temp. Alarm [Disabled]
CPU1 Fan Fail Alarm [No]
CPU2 Fan Fail Alarm [No]
Power Fan1 Fail Alarm [No]
Power Fan2 Fail Alarm [No]
System Fan Fail Alarm [No]

Reset Case Open Status [No]
Case Status [Closed]
CPU1 Present [OK!]
CPU2 Present [FAIL!]
Current CPU1 Temp. 53°C/127°F
Current CPU2 Temp. 127°C/260°F
Current CPU1 Fan Speed 5113 MPR
Current CPU2 Fan Speed 0 MPR
Current System Fan Speed 0 MPR
CPU VID 1.50V
Vcc2P 1.595V °F
Vcc2S 1.308V °F
Vcc 3 2.759V °F + - Change Field
Vcc 4.933V °F Tab Select Field
+12V 12.075V °F F1 General Help
5V SB 4.775V °F F10 Save and Exit
VBAT 2.408V °F ESC Exit

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ACPI Shut Down Temp. (

••••

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Figure 2-6: Advanced

C /

F)

°°°°

°°°°

Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

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

Disabled Disabled ACPI Shutdown function.

(Default Value)

60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F, if Temp. > 60°C / 140°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.

80°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80°C / 176°F, if Temp. > 80°C / 176°F

system will automatically power off.

90°C / 194°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 90°C / 194°F, if Temp. > 90°C / 194°F

system will automatically power off.

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CPU Temp. Alarm

••••

BIOS Setup

°°°°

C /

°°°°

(Default value)

F)

(Default value)

Disabled Normal Operation.
60°C / 140°F
70°C / 158°F
80°C / 176°F
90°C / 194°F

Fan Fail Alarm

••••

CPU 1/ CPU 2 / System / Power Fan 1 / Power Fan 2

No Fan Fail Alarm Function Disabled.
Yes Fan Fail Alarm Function Enabled.

Reset Case Open Status

••••

Case Status

••••

If the case is closed, “Case Status” will show “Closed”.
If the case have been opened, “Case Status” will show “Closed”.
If you want to reset “Case Status” value, set “Reset Case Open Status”
to “Yes” and save CMOS, your computer will restart.

CPU 1 / CPU 2 Present.

••••

Detect CPU1 / CPU 2 Status automatically.

Current CPU1 / CPU2 Temp. (

••••

Detect CPU 1 / CPU 2 / Temperature automatically.

Monitor CPU Warning Temp. at 60°C / 140°F
Monitor CPU Warning Temp. at 70°C / 158°F
Monitor CPU Warning Temp. at 80°C / 176°F
Monitor CPU Warning Temp. at 90°C / 194°F

Current CPU1 / CPU2 / System Fan Speed

••••

Detect CPU 1 / CPU 2 / System Fan speed status automatically.

Current Voltage (V)

••••

CPU VID / Vcc2P / Vcc2S / Vcc3/ Vcc / 5V SB / VBAT / +12 V

Detect system’s voltage status automatically .

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Advanced
Configure Remote Access type and parameters
Remote Access [Disabled]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Remote Access

••••

Disabled Disable this Function.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Figure 2-7: Advanced

(Default Value)

Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

Serial (ANSI) Server use COM port to control client.

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Chipset

BIOS Setup

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Memory Scrubbing [Disabled]
ISA IO Cycle Delay [1.5 BCLK]

MPS 1.4 Support [Enabled]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Figure 3: Chipset

Memory Scrubbing

••••

Disabled Disabled Memory scrubbing.

(Default Value)

Enabled Enabled Memory scrubbing writs the ECC corrected memory data back

to the DRAM.

ISA IO Cycle Delay

••••

(Define the delay inserted between an ISA I/O cycle and the

next cycle)

Full Delay Set ISA IO cycle delay is full delay.

1.5 BCLK Set ISA IO cycle delay is 1.5 BCLK.

2.5 BCLK Set ISA IO cycle delay is 2.5 BCLK.

3.5 BCLK Set ISA IO cycle delay is 3.5 BCLK.

(Default Value)

MPS 1.4 Support

••••

(Support Multi Processor Specification revision 1.4)

Enabled Enabled MPS 1.4 support.
Disabled Disabled MPS 1.4 support.

(Default Value)

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PCIPnP

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Plug & Play O/S [No]
Reset Config Data [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]

Palette Snooping [Disabled]

USB Function [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Figure 4: PCIPnP

Plug & Play O/S

••••

Yes Enable Plug and Play Aware O/S function.
No Disable Plug and Play Aware O/S function

Reset Config Data

••••

(Default Value)

Yes

Clear PnP information in ESCD & update DMI data.

No Disabled this function.

(Default Value)

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PCI Latency Timer

••••

BIOS Setup

32
64 Set PCI Latency Timer is 64.
96 Set PCI Latency Timer is 96.
128 Set PCI Latency Timer is 128.
160 Set PCI Latency Timer is 160.
192 Set PCI Latency Timer is 192.
224 Set PCI Latency Timer is 224.
248 Set PCI Latency Timer is 248.

Palette Snoop

••••

Enabled Fo r h a v i n g V i deo Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus.
Disabled For VGA Card only.

USB Function

••••

Enabled USB Controller for All USB Port.
Disabled USB Controller Function Disabled.

Legacy USB Support

••••

Enabled Enabled USB Legacy Support Keyboard.
Disabled Disabled USB Legacy Support Keyboard.
Auto Set Auto USB Legacy Support Function.

Set PCI Latency Timer is 32.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

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Power

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

ACPI Aware O/S [Yes]
Power Management [Disabled]
System After AC Back [Off]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Figure 5: Power

ACPI Aware O/S

••••

Yes Enabled ACPI Aware O/S.

(Default Value)

No Disabled ACPI Aware O/S.

Power Management

••••

Enabled
Disabled

System After AC Back

••••

Off
Last State

Enable Green function.
Disable Green function.

Set Restore on AC/Power Loss is Power off.
Set Restore on AC/Power Loss is Last state mode.

(Default Value)

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(Default Value)

Boot

BIOS Setup

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Boot Device Priority



Hard Disk Drivers



ATAPI CDROM Drivers



Enter Go To Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

Figure 6: Boot

Boot

1st Boot Device [ATAPI CDROM]
2nd Boot Device [Hard Drive]
3rd Boot Device [SYM53C8XX Boot Sup]
4th Boot Device [Intel® Boot Agen]
5th Boot Device [Intel® Boot Agen]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Figure 6-1: Boot

Figure 6: It will list all the bootable devices found by BIOS.
Figure 6-1: Lets the user to set the boot device priority.

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Security

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password



Change User Password



Clear User Password



Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

Figure 7: Security

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a

PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

and a

. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup

SUPERVISOR

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.

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BIOS Setup

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Supervisor Password : Not Installed
User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password



Change User Password



Clear User Password



Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

Enter New Password:

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

Figure 7-1: Security

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Supervisor Password : Installed
User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password



User Access Level [Full]

Change User Password



Clear User Password



Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

Figure 7-2: Security

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When you select “
appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

Type the password, up to six 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, ent er y our password and then pres s <E nter> when prompts y ou f or “Enter
New Password”. A message “
disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

User Access Level

••••

Change Supervisor Password

Password Uninstalled

(A supervisor can set the “User Access Level” for their user.)

” this function, the following message will

” will appear to confirm the password being

No Access
View Only
Limited

Full

Password Check

••••

Setup
Always

If you select “
the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select “
Setup.

Prevents user access to the setup utility.
Allows access to the setup utility but the fields can not be changed.

(Default Value)

Allows only limited fields to be changed such as date and time.
Allows any filed to be changed except the supervisor password.

Set Password Check to Setup.
Set Password Check to Always.

Always

Setup

Password Check

” at “

Password Check

” at “

(Default Value)

” , you will be prompted for the password every time

”, you will be prompted only when you try to enter

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BIOS Setup

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Supervisor Password : Installed
User Password : Not Installed

Change Supervisor Password



User Access Level [Full]

Change User Password



Clear User Password



Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Supervisor Password : Installed
User Password : Installed

Change Supervisor Password



User Access Level [Full]

Change User Password



Clear User Password



Password Check [Setup]
Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled]

+ - Change Field
Tab Select Field
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Enter New Password:

Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

Figure 7-3: Security

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Å Æ
Ç È

Select Screen
Select Item

Figure 7-4: Security

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When you select “
the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

Type the password, up to six 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, ent er y our password and then pres s <E nter> when prompts y ou f or “Enter
New Password”. A message “
disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

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

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

Change User Password

Password Uninstalled

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

boot sector or hard disk partition table.

” this function, the following message will appear at

” will appear to confirm the password being

(Default Value)

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Exit

BIOS Setup

Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit

Exit Saving Changes



Exit Discarding Changes



Load Optimal Defaults



Load Failsafe Defaults



Discard Changes



Enter Go to Sub Screen
F1 General Help
F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit

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BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Å Æ

Select Screen

Ç È

Select Item

Figure 8: Exit

Exit Saving Changes

••••

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

Exit Discarding Changes

•

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

Load Optimal Defaults

••••

BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow
minimum system performance.

Load Failsafe Defaults

••••

Selecting thi s field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features whic h the

system automatically detects.

Discard Changes

••••

To get back to the previous setting, select “Discard Changes”.

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Appendix

Appendix A : Intel 82559 LAN Driver Installation

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

1.Click “Control Panel”.

(1)

3.Click here.

4.Click here.

(3)

2.Click “System”.

(2)

5.Click “Next”.

(4)

6.Click “Next”.

(5)

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7.Click “Next”.

(6)

Appendix

8.Type”D:\82559v40”

9.Click Next.

(7)

11.Click “Next”.

(9)

10.Click “Next”.

(8)

12.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

(10)

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Appendix B: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Program to flash BIOS.

Click “Tool” .

Click “@BIOS Writer v1.0 5”

Click “9” .

Methods and steps :

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon
c. Select @BIOS sever ( "Gigabyte @BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan" and "Gigabyte @BIOS

sever 2 in Taiwan" are available for now, the other s will be completed soon)

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard
e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

Click Here.

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet :

III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM :

Note :

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: 6EXDR.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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

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.

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. Sellecting name will
cause the system unbooted.

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

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

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

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

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

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Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode.

0

Please check your

version

on the motherboard.

1. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “
mode.

2. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// www.gigabyte.com.tw
need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette.

3. Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver.

4. Assuming that the floppy diskette driver is A, reboot the system by using the A: driver.
At the A: > prompt, run the BIOS upgraded file by executing the Flash BIOS utility
and the BIOS file with its appropriate extension.

5. Upon pressing the <Enter> key, a flash memory writer menu will appear on screen.
Enter the new BIOS file name with its extension filename into the text box after file
name to program.

6. If you want to save the old BIOS file(perform as soon as system is operational, this is
recommended), select Y to
filename and the extension after filename to save: This option allows you to copy the
contents of the flash memory chip onto a diskette, giving you a backup copy of the
original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re-install it. Select N to

WANT TO SAVE BIOS

BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD)

Example:

Example:

(AMI tool)

(Award tool)

A:>wdflash.exe 6EXDR.f1

(Where 6EXDR.f1 is name of t he BIOS file name)

flashxxx.exe 6EXDR.f1

A:>

(Where 6EXDR.f1 is name of t he BIOS file name)

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS

, if you don’t want to save the old BIOS file.

motherboard name

, your

,Select the BIOS file you





and

format a:/s

, then type the old BIOS

” in command

DO YOU

PCB

7. After the decision to save the old BIOS file or not is made, select Y to

SURE TO PROGRAM

Power Off or Reset the system appears. Then turn off your system.

8. Remove the diskette and restart your system.

9. Hold down <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. You must select “Load Setup BIOS
Default” to activate the new BIOS, then you may set other item from the main menu.

when the next menu appear; wait until a message showing

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ARE YOU

Appendix C: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Audio Communication Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser
DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FDD Floppy Disk Device

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

I/O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

LBA Logical Block Addressing
LED Light Emitting Diode
MHz Megahertz
MIDI Musical Interface Digital Interface

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

Appendix

To be continued…

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Acronyms Meaning

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self T est

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

SCI Special Circumstance Instructions
SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge
SRAM Static Random Access Memory

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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