Gigabyte GA-6IEML, GA-6IEM User Manual

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errors or omissions that may appear in this
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ment to up date the information contained
herein.

? Third-party brands and names are the property

of their respective owners.

? Please do not remove any labels on

motherboard, this may void the warranty of
this motherboard.

? Due to rapid change in technology, some of the

specifications might be out of date before
pwblicution of this booklet.

Declaration of Conformity

Rex Li n

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Pe r FCC Part 2 Sect ion 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party
Name:

h ereby declares that the product

C onforms to the follo wing specifications:

FC C Part 15, Sub part B, Section 15.107(a) an d Se ction 15.109
(a),C lass B Digital Device

Su pplementary Information:

Th is device complies wi th part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is
su bject to t h e following two conditi on s: (1) This device may not
cau se harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received,
in cluding that may cause undesired operation.

Represen tative Person’s Name:

Address:

Ph one/Fax No:

Product Name:

Model Number:

Sig nature: Eric Lu

G.B.T. INC.
183 05 Valley Blvd., Suite#A LA

Puen t, CA 91744
[phone]/ [phone]

Moth er board

GA-6 IEM / GA-6IEML

ERIC LU

Date:

Oc tober 19,2001

GA-6IEM(L) Series

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1.1 First Edition

12ME-6IEM-1101

GA-6IEM Series Motherboard

Table of Content

Revision History ..............................................................................4

Item Checklist ..................................................................................4

WARNING! .......................................................................................5

Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................................6

Features Summary................................................................................................ 6

GA-6IEM Series Motherboard Layout ............................................................... 8

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ............................................9

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) .........................................10

Step1-1: CPU Installation ........................................................................................ 10

Step1-2: CPU Heat Sink Installation ..........................................................................11

Step 2: Install memory modules ....................................................................... 12

Step 3: Install expansion cards ......................................................................... 13

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply .............14

Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction ......................................................................... 14

Step4-2: Connectors Introduction .............................................................................. 16

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .................................................................... 23

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :F3d) ........................................... 24

Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................. 26

Advanced BIOS Features ...................................................................................30

Advanced Chipset Features .............................................................................. 33

Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 40

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Table of Content

Power Management Setup ................................................................................48

PnP/PCI Configurations ......................................................................................52

PC Health Status ..................................................................................................54

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................................ 56

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ......................................................................................58

Load Optimized Defaults ....................................................................................59

Set Supervisor/User Password ..........................................................................60

Save & Exit Setup .................................................................................................61

Exit Without Saving .............................................................................................62

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................63

Block Diagram ..................................................................................................... 65

@ BIOS Introduction ........................................................................................... 66

Easy TuneIIITM Introduction ................................................................................67

Chapter 5 Appendix ....................................................................... 68

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.1 Initial release of the GA-6IEM Series motherboard user's manual. Nov. 2001

Item Checklist

? The GA-6IEM Series motherboard

? IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1

? CD for motherboard driver & utility (IUCD)

? GA-6IEM Series user’s manual

? Internal COM B Cable (Optional)

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WARNING!

WARNING!

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

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

work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

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

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

the power supply case.

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

other components.

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

components whenever the components are separated from the system.

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

power connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

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

no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting

holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful

of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short

circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard

PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact

any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the

board or cause board malfunctioning.

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GA-6IEM Series Motherboard

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor ? 24.4cm x 20.2cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

Motherboard ? GA-6IEM Series Motherboard

GA-6IEM and GA-6IEML

CPU ? Socket 370 processor

supports Pentium®III Tualatin or Coppermine processors (FC-PGA

& FC-PGA2 package)

supports Celeron Tualatin processors

(FC-PGA & FC-PAG2 package)

supports 66/100/133MHz system bus frequency

? 2nd cache depend on CPU

Chipset ? Intel 82815 B-step HOST/AGP/Controller

? Intel 82801BA

Memory ? 2 168-pin DIMM sockets

? Supports PC-100/PC-133 SDRAM (Auto)

? Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

? Supports up to 512MGB SDRAM (Max)

I/O Control ? ITE IT8712F-A

Slots ? 1 AGP Slot

? 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE ? 2 IDE bus master (DMA33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE ports for up to 4

ATAPI devices

? Supports PIO mode3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE & ATAPI

CD-ROM

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

and 2.88M bytes.

? 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

? 2 Serial port (COMA , and COMB onboard)

? 4 USB ports (Rear USB x 2, Front USB x 2)

? 1 IrDA connector for IR

? 1 Front Audio Header

to be continued......

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? 1 SCR(Smart card Reader)

Hardware Monitor ? CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

? CPU/System temperature detect

? System Voltage Detect

On-Board Sound ? AC97 CODEC

? Line In/Line Out/Mic In/CD In/Game Port/SPDIF/Front Audio

Header

On-Board LAN ? Build in Kinnereth 82562ET*

On-Board VGA ? Build in FW82815

PS/2 Connector ? PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace

BIOS ? Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM

Additional Features ? STR(Suspend-To-RAM)

? Wake on LAN

? AC Recovery

? USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

? Supports @BIOS

? Supports Easy TuneIII

TM

TM

? Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’s specifications.

We don’t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification

because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU,

chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific

bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU,

Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc.

Introduction

* For GA-6IEML only.

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GA-6IEM Series Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

VGA

LINE_OUTMIC_IN

USB

COMA

LINE_IN

AC97

LAN*

LPT1

GAM E

J5

JP34*

Kinnereth*

JP44

IT8712

AGP

J1

COM B

SOCKET 370

GA-6IEM(L)

82815JP41

PCI1

PCI2

DIMM1

ICH2

DIMM2

J2

ATXPWR

BATTERY

LED 2

FLOPPY

F_PANEL

IDE2

IDE1

BIOS

* For GA-6IEML only.

J16

JP13

PCI3

JP22

J12

J14

JP32

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Hardware Installation Process

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 2- Install memory modules

Step 3- Install expansion cards

Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 5- Setup BIOS software

Step 6- Install supporting software tools

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Step1-1: CPU Installation

For example: The newest Pentium III processor (FC-PGA2 package).

CPU Top View CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

Pin1 indicator

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever

and up to 90-degree angle.

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look

for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU

upper corner. Then insert the CPU

into the socket.

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

? If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause

improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Step1-2:CPU Heat Sink Installation

Hardware Installation Process

1. Press down the CPU socket

lever and finish CPU installation.

3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base

onto the CPU socket on the main-

board.

2. Use qualified fan approved by Intel.

4. Make sure the CPU fan is

plugged to the CPU fan connector,

than install complete.

? Please use Intel approved cooling fan.

? We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat

conduction between your CPU and heatsink.

? Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector,

this completes the installation.

? Please refer to CPU heat sink user’s manual for more detail installation

procedure.

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Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 2 dual in-line memory module (DIMM) sockets support 4 banks. 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.

SDRAM

1. The DIMM slot has two notch, so the

DIMM memory module can only fit in

one direction.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.

Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module

vertically into the DIMM slot. Then

push it down.

? When STR/DIMM LED is ON, do not install/remove SDRAM from socket.

? Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two

notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change

the insert orientation.

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Hardware Installation Process

Step 3: Install expansion cards

1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before install the expansion card into

the computer.

2. Remove your computer’s chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer’s chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

when removing the AGP card, please

pull out the retention Module bar.

AGP Card

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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power

supply

Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction

? ?

?

? PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

? USB & LAN Connector

LAN*

USB 0

USB 1

?This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard

and PS/2 mouse.

?Before you connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s), please make sure your device(s)

such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip,

speaker..etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also

make sure your OS (Win 95 with USB supplement,

Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT

with SP 6) supports USB controller. If your OS

does not support USB controller, please contact

OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade.

For more information please contact your OS or

device(s) vendors.

?

?

* For GA-6IEML only.

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

Parallel Port

(25 pin Female)

COMA VGA

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

?This connector supports 1 standard COM port

,1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device like

printercan be connected to Parallel port ; mouse

and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports.

Hardware Installation Process

? Game /MIDI Ports

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

? Audio Connectors

Line Out

MIC In

Line In

?This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard

and other relate audio devices.

? After install onboard audio driver, you may

connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone to
MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc
can be connected to Line-In jack.

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Step4-2: Connectors Introduction

A

A) J2

B) LED 2

C) ATX PWR

D) Floppy

E) IDE/IDE2

F) BATTERY

G) F_PANEL

H) JP32

I) J14

J) J12

S

B
C

R

D

Q

P

O

M

JLNK

HI

E

F

G

K) JP13

L) J16

M) JP22

N) J5

O) JP44

P) JP41

Q) CN10

R) JP34

S) J1

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Hardware Installation Process

A) J2 (Power_FAN Connector)

1

GND

Sense

+12V/Control

S) J1 (CPU_FAN Connector)

1

GND

Sense

+12V/Control

I) J14 (SYS_FAN Connector)

1

GND

Sense

+12V/Control

? Please note, a proper installation of the CPU

cooleris essential to prevent the CPU from run

ning under abnormal condition or damaged by

overheating.The CPU fan connector supports

Max. current up to 600mA .

C) ATX PWR (ATX Power)

5V SB (Stand by +5V)

+12V

Power Good

GND
VCC

GND

VCC

GND

3.3V

3.3V

? AC power cord should only be connected to

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VCC
VCC

-5V
GND

GND
GND

PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

GND

-12V

1

3.3V

your power supply unit after ATX power cable

and other related devices are firmly connected

to the mainboard.

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J) J12 (Wake on LAN)

1

+5V SB

GND

Signal

O)JP44 (SPDIF)

1

VCC
SPDIF Out

GND

SPDIF

P)JP41 (F_AUDIO Connector)

1

Incase speaker (R)

Front Audio (R)

Front Audio (L)

GND

GND

GND

+12V

MIC

Incase speaker (L)

GND
GND

GND

Front Audio (R)

Front Audio (L)

? The SPDIF output is capable of providing

digital audio to external speakers or com

pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby

Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when

your stereo system has digital input

function.

? If you want to use "Front Audio" connector,

you must move 11-12,13-14 Jumper. In order

to utilize the front audio header, your chassis

must have front audio connector. Also please

make sure the pin assigment on the cable is

the same as the pin assigment on the MB

header. To find out if the chassis you are buy

ing support front audio connector, please

contact your dealer.

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D ) Floppy Connector

1

Floppy

E) IDE1 / IDE2 Connector

Hardware Installation Process

IDE1

Q) CN10 (COM B)

1

1

1

IDE2

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H) JP32 (Front USB Connector)

GND

NC

USB D3+

USB D3-

Power

NC

USB D2-

USB D2+

GND

Power

B) LED 2 (STR/DIMM LED)

1

N) J5 (CD_IN )

? 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.

? Do not remove memory modules while

DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or

other unexpected damages due to the

3.3V stand by voltage. Remove memory

modules only when STR function is

disabled by jumper and AC Power cord is

disconnected.

CD-L

GND

CD-R

1

R) JP34 (Onboard LAN Function)*

1

1-2 close: Enable(Default)

2-3 close: Disable

1

* For GA-6IEML only.

?This MB supports optional LAN chip.If the MB

has optional LAN chip the user can enable the

LAN function by setting the “JP34” to 1-2,

user can disable the optional LAN function by

setting the “JP34” to 2-3. “JP34” will

have any effect if the board does not have

optioal LAN chip.

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Hardware Installation Process

K) JP13 (IR/CIR )

NC

VCC

GND

IRRX

GND

NC

IRTX

CIRRX

1

NC

VCC

L) J16 (Smart Card Reader Header)

NCNCNC

DATA

1

VCC

VCC

Clock

DATA

DATA

NC

DATA

GND

NC

NC

? Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is

aling with pin one the connector. To

enable the IR/CIR function on the board,

you are required to purchase an option IR/

CIR module. For detail information please

contact your autherized Giga-Byte

distributor.

To use IR function only, please connect IR

module to Pin1 to Pin5.

? This MB supports smart card reader. To enable

smart card reader function an optional smart

card reader box is required. Please contact

your autherized distributor.

M) JP22 (CASE OPEN)

Signal

GND

1

CASE OPEN

? This 2 pin connector allows your system to

enable or disable the system alarm if the sys

tem case begin remove.

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G) F_PANEL (2x7 pins jumper)

1

P-P-P+

1

PW

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 connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front

panel to the F_Panel connector according to the pin assignment above.

HD

SPK

1

RE

F) Battery

CAUTION

? Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

? Replace only with the same or equivalent

+

type recommended by the manufacturer.

? Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

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BIOS Setup

Chapter 3 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.

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>.

Q-Flash Uti lity

After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will

allow you to enter Award BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Q-Flash utility.

T he Main Menu (For example: BI O S Ver. :F3d)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to

select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

?Standard CMOS Features ?Frequency/Voltage Control

?Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

?Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

?Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

?Power Management Setup Set User Password

?PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

?PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit ????:Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 1: Main Menu

? Standard CMOS Features

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

? Advanced BIOS Features

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

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? Advanced Chipset Features

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

? Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

? Power Management Setup

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

? PnP/PCI Configurations

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

? PC Health Status

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

? Frequency/Voltage Control

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

? Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would

be in safe configuration.

? Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would

be in best performance configuration.

? Set Supervis or password

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

or just to Setup.

? Set User password

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

? Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

? Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

BIOS Setup

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Standard CMO S Features

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Feb 21 2000 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level

?IDE Primary Master [Press Enter None]

?IDE Primary Slave [Press Enter None]

?IDE Secondary Master [Press Enter None]

?IDE Secondary Slave [Press Enter None]

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 “]

Drive B [None]

Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

Halt On [All, But Keyboard]

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 130048K

Total Memory 131072K

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

? Date

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

?Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is 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 1994 through 2079

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? Time

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

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

? IDE 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 manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto type

which will automatically detect HDD type.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work

properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the

information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the

documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

?CYLS. Number of cylinders

?HEADS Number of heads

?PRECOMP Write precomp

?LANDZONE Landing zone

?SECTORSNumber of sectors

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

? Drive A / Drive B

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

computer.

?None No floppy drive installed

?360K, 5.25 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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? Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

?Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

?Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

?Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

?Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

?Halt on

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

?NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected

and you will be prompted.

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

?All, But Keyboar The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for

all other errors. (Default value)

?All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all

other errors.

?All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will

stop for all other errors.

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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.

Extended Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.

This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU’s memory

address map.

BIOS Setup

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

BIOS Flash Protection [Auto] Item Help

Processor Serial Number [Disabled] Menu Level

First Boot Device [Floppy]

Second Boot Device [HDD-0]

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]

Boot Up Num-Lock [On]

Password Check [Setup]

?Interrupt Mode [APIC]

?MPS Version Control For OS [1.4]

HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Disabled]

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

?These two items will be disable when use VIA Processor(VIA C3, Cyrix

®

MII, Cyrix® III)

/Intel Pentium® !!!, CeleronTM Processor(for specific lots).

? BIOS Flash Protection

This field lets you determine the states that flash BIOS

?Auto BIOS enables flash write access automatically when updating BIOS data/DMI/

ESCD. (Default Value)

?Enabled During POST, DMI/ESCD would not be updated. But flash tools can update BIOS

always.

? Processor Serial Number

?Enabled Pentium III Processor Number Feature.

?Disabled Disable this function.(Default Value)

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? First / Second / Third Boot Device

?Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

?LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.

?HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3.

?SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI.

?CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.

?ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.

?USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.

?USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.

?USB-CDROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.

?USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by USB-HDD.

?LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.

?Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

? Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is

40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.

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

that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive type as they are

all 80tracks.

?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 K.
(Default value)

? Boot Up NumLock

?On Keypad is number keys. (Default value)

?Off Keypad is arrow keys.

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? Passwor d Check

Please refer to the detail on P.60

?System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

?Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

?Interrupt Mode

?APIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for system use.(Default value)

?PIC Use AT stantard IRQ controlles to generate IRQ.

When you already have I OAPIC enable system and want to upgrade the system please note, since

running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Windows NT,Windows 2000, Windows XP...) system with none

IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang. Following are some situations users might run into:

1.An IOAPI C enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this will cause your

system to hang.

2.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change a processor from IOAPIC supported to none IOAPIC support

(like VIA C3, Cyrix

®

MII, Cyrix® III), and some I ntel Pentium

number), this will disable the IOAPIC in the BIOS and cause the system to hang.

When above situation happened you will have to reinstall the OS.

®

!!!, CeleronTM Processor(certain lot

? MPS Versi on Control For OS

(Support Multi Processor Specification revision 1.4)

?1.4 Support MPS Version 1.4 . (Default Value)

?1.1 Support MPS Version 1.1.

?HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability

?Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability.

?Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. (Default value)

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Advanced Chipset Features

We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it.

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Advanced Chipset Features

Top Performance [Disabled] Item Help

SDRAM Timing Control [Auto] Menu Level

X SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3

X SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc 7/9

X SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay 3

X SDRAM RAS Precharge Time 3

Delayed Transaction [Enabled]

AGP Graphics Aperture Size [64MB]

AGP Device 4X Support [Enabled]

On-Chip Video windows Size [64MB]

?Buffer Strength Parameter [Press Enter]

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 4: Advanced Chipset Features

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Advanced Chipset Features

Buffer Strength Control Auto Item Help

X SWE#, SCAS#, SRAS, SMAA, SBS Default Menu Level

X SMD[63:0], SDQM[7:0] Default

X SMAA#[7:4] (Rows 0/1) Default

X SMAB#[7:4] (Rows 2/3) Default

X SMAC#[7:4] (Rows 4/5) Default

X SCS[0]# (Row 0) Default

X SCS[1]# (Row 1) Default

X SCS[2]# (Row 2) Default

X SCS[3]# (Row 3) Default

X SCS[4]# (Row 4) Default

X SCS[5]# (Row 5) Default

X SCKE[0]# (Row 0) Default

X SCKE[1]# (Row 1) Default

X SCKE[2]# (Row 2) Default

X SCKE[3]# (Row 3) Default

X SCKE[4]# (Row 4) Default

X SCKE[5]# (Row 5) Default

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 4-1: Advanced Chipset Features

? Top Performance

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

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

?Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

? SDRAM Timing Control

? Auto Set SDRAM Timing Control to Auto. (Default value)

?Manual Set SDRAM Timing Control to Manual.

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? SDRAM CAS Latency Time

?3 Set SDRAM CAS Latency to 3 SCLKS.(Default Value)

?2 Set SDRAM CAS Latency to 2 SCLKS.

? SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc

?7/9 Set SDRAM Tras/Trc Cycle time to 7/9 SCLKs. (Default value)

?5/7 Set SDRAM Tras/Trc Cycle time to 5/7 SCLKs.

? SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay

?3 Set SDRAM RAS-to-CAS delay 3 SCLKs. (Default value)

?2 Set SDRAM RAS-to-CAS delay 2 SCLKs.

? SDRAM RAS Precharge Time

?3 Set SDRAM RAS Precharge Time to 3. (Default value)

?2 Set SDRAM RAS Precharge Time to 2.

? Delayed Transaction

?Disabled Normal operation.

?Enabled For slow speed ISA device in system. (Default value)

BIOS Setup

? AGP Graphics Aperture Size

?32MB AGP Graphics Aperture Size is 32MB.

?64MB AGP Graphics Aperture Size is 64MB. (Default Value)

? AGP Device 4X Support

?Enabled Enable support AGP Device 4X function. (Default Value)

?Disabled Disable this function.

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? Onchip Video Windows Size

?Disabled Disabled this function.

?64MB Set onchip video size is 64MB. (Default Value)

? Buffer Strength Control

?Auto Set SDRAM Buffer Strength to Auto. (Default value)

?Manual Set SDRAM Buffer Strength to Manual.

? SWE#, SCAS#, SRAS#, SMAA, SBS

?Default Set SWE#, SCAS#, SRAS#, SMAA, SBS to Default. (Default value)

?1.7x Set SWE#, SCAS#, SRAS#, SMAA, SBS to 1.7x.

?0.7x Set SWE#, SCAS#, SRAS#, SMAA, SBS to 0.7x.

?1.0x Set SWE#, SCAS#, SRAS#, SMAA, SBS to 1.0x.

? SMD[63:0], SDQM[7:0]

?Default Set SMD[63:0], SDQM[7:0] to Default. (Default value)

?1.7x Set SMD[63:0], SDQM[7:0] to 1.7x.

?0.7x Set SMD[63:0], SDQM[7:0] to 0.7x.

?1.0x Set SMD[63:0], SDQM[7:0] to 1.0x.

? SMAA#[7:4] (Rows 0/1)

?Default Set SMAA#[7:4] (Rows 0/1) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SMAA#[7:4] (Rows 0/1) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SMAA#[7:4] (Rows 0/1) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SMAA#[7:4] (Rows 0/1) to 1.0x.

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? SMAB#[7:4] (Rows 2/3)

?Default Set SMAB#[7:4] (Rows 2/3) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SMAB#[7:4] (Rows 2/3) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SMAB#[7:4] (Rows 2/3) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SMAB#[7:4] (Rows 2/3) to 1.0x.

? SMAC#[7:4] (Rows 4/5)

?Default Set SMAC#[7:4] (Rows 4/5) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SMAC#[7:4] (Rows 4/5) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SMAC#[7:4] (Rows 4/5) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SMAC#[7:4] (Rows 4/5) to 1.0x.

? SCS[0]# (Row 0)

?Default Set SCS[0]# (Row 0) to Default. (Default value)

?1.7x Set SCS[0]# (Row 0) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SCS[0]# (Row 0) to 1.0x.

? SCS[1]# (Row 1)

?Default Set SCS[1]# (Row 1) to Default. (Default value)

?1.7x Set SCS[1]# (Row 1) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SCS[1]# (Row 1) to 1.0x.

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? SCS[2]# (Row 2)

?Default Set SCS[2]# (Row 2) to Default. (Default value)

?1.7x Set SCS[2]# (Row 2) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SCS[2]# (Row 2) to 1.0x.

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? SCS[3]# (Row 3)

?Default Set SCS[3]# (Row 3) to Default. (Default value)

?1.7x Set SCS[3]# (Row 3) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SCS[3]# (Row 3) to 1.0x.

? SCS[4]# (Row 4)

?Default Set SCS[4]# (Row 4) to Default. (Default value)

?1.7x Set SCS[4]# (Row 4) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SCS[4]# (Row 4) to 1.0x.

? SCS[5]# (Row 5)

?Default Set SCS[5]# (Row 5) to Default. (Default value)

?1.7x Set SCS[5]# (Row 5) to 1.7x.

?1.0x Set SCS[5]# (Row 5) to 1.0x.

? SCKE[0]# (Row 0)

?Default Set SCKE[0]# (Row 0) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SCKE[0]# (Row 0) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SCKE[0]# (Row 0) to 1.7x.

? SCKE[1]# (Row 1)

?Default Set SCKE[1]# (Row 1) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SCKE[1]# (Row 1) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SCKE[1]# (Row 1) to 1.7x.

? SCKE[2]# (Row 2)

?Default Set SCKE[2]# (Row 2) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SCKE[2]# (Row 2) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SCKE[2]# (Row 2) to 1.7x.

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? SCKE[3]# (Row 3)

?Default Set SCKE[3]# (Row 3) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SCKE[3]# (Row 3) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SCKE[3]# (Row 3) to 1.7x.

? SCKE[4]# (Row 4)

?Default Set SCKE[4]# (Row 4) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SCKE[4]# (Row 4) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SCKE[4]# (Row 4) to 1.7x.

? SCKE[5]# (Row 5)

?Default Set SCKE[5]# (Row 5) to Default. (Default value)

?2.7x Set SCKE[5]# (Row 5) to 2.7x.

?1.7x Set SCKE[5]# (Row 5) to 1.7x.

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Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] Item Help

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] Menu Level

IDE Primary Master PIO [Auto]

IDE Primary Slave PIO [Auto]

IDE Secondary Master PIO [Auto]

IDE Secondary Slave PIO [Auto]

IDE Primary Master UDMA [Auto]

IDE Primary Slave UDMA [Auto]

IDE Secondary Master UDMA [Auto]

IDE Secondary Slave UDMA [Auto]

IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto]

IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto]

USB Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Init Display First [PCI]

AC97 Audio [Auto]

AC97 Modem [Auto]

Power On By Mouse [Disabled]

Power On By Keyboard [Disabled]

X KB Power ON Password Enter

Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]

UART Mode Select [Normal]

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

?UR2 Duplex Mode Half Item Help

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Menu Level

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

X ECP Mode Use DMA 3

AC BACK Function [Soft-Off]

Game Port Address [201]

Midi Port Address [330]

Midi Port IRQ [10]

CIR Port Address [Disabled]

?CIR Port IRQ 11

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 5-1: Integrated Peripherals

? This item will be available when "UART Mode Select" is set to IrDA or ASKIR.

?This item will be available when "CIR Port Address" is set to 310 or 320.

? On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

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

?Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

? On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

?Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)

?Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

? IDE Primary Master PIO (for onboard IDE 1st channel)

?Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode. (Default value)

?Mode0~4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode.

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? IDE Primary Slave PIO (for onboard IDE 1st channel)

?Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode.(Default value)

?Mode0~4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode.

? IDE Secondary Master PIO (for onboard IDE 2nd channel)

?Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode.(Default value)

?Mode0~4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode.

? IDE Secondary Slave PIO (for onboard IDE 2nd channel)

?Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode.(Default value)

?Mode0~4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode.

? IDE Primary Master UDMA

?Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode.(Default value)

?Disabled Disable UDMA function.

? IDE Primary Slave UDMA

?Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode.(Default value)

?Disabled Disable UDMA function.

? IDE Secondary Master UDMA

?Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode.(Default value)

?Disabled Disable UDMA function.

? IDE Secondar y Slave UDMA

?Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode.(Default value)

?Disabled Disable UDMA function.

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? IDE1 Conductor Cable

?Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

?ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

?ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

? IDE2 Conductor Cable

?Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

?ATA66/100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

?ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

? USB Controller

?Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value)

?Disabled Disable USB Controller.

? USB Keyboard Support

?Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support.

?Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default value)

? USB Mouse Support

?Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support.

?Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

? Init Display First

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

?Onboard/AGP Set Init Display First to Onboard / AGP.

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? AC97 Audio

?Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)

?Disabled Disable this function.

? AC97 Modem

?Auto BIOS will search MC97 Codec (AMR Modem Card). If found, MC97 function

will be enabled. If no MC97 Codec found, MC97 function will be disabled.

(Default Value)

?Disabled Disable this function.

? Power On By Mouse

?Mouse Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button.

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

? Power On By Keyboard

?Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

?Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have "POWER Key" button, you can press the key to power on

your system.

? KB Power ON Password

?Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard

Power On Password.

? Onboard FDC Controller

?Enabled Enable onboard FDC port. (Default value)

?Disabled Disable onboard FDC port.

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? Onboard Serial Port 1

?Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

?3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default value)

?2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

?3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.

?2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.

?Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

? Onboard Serial Port 2

?Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

?3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8. (Default value)

?2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8.

?3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.

?2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.

?Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

? UART Mode Select

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

?ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.

?IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.

?SCR Set onboard I/O chip UART to SCR Mode.

?Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

? UR2 Duplex Mode

?Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default Value)

?Full IR Function Duplex Full.

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? Onboard Parallel port

?378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value)

?278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

?Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

?3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

?Parallel Port Mode

?SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default Value)

?EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

?ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

?ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

?ECP Mode Use DMA

?3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value)

?1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

?AC Back Function

?Memory System power on depends on the status before AC lost.

?Soft-Off Always in Off state when AC back. (Default value)

?Full-On Always power on the system when AC back.

?Game Port Address

?Disabled Disabled this function.

?201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value)

?209 Set Game Port Address to 209.

?Midi Port Address

?Disabled Disabled this function.

?290 Set Midi Port Address to 290.

?300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.

?330 Set Midi Port Address to 300.(Default Value)

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?Midi Port IRQ

?5 Set 5 for Midi Port IRQ.

?10 Set 11 for Midi Port IRQ. (Default Value)

?CIR Port Address

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

?310 Set CIR Port Address to 310.

?320 Set CIR Port Address to 320.

?CIR Port IRQ

?5 Set 5 for CIR Port IRQ.

?11 Set 11 for CIR Port IRQ. (Default Value)

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Power Management Setup

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)]

USB Device Wake-Up From S3 [Disabled]

X Power Management [User Define] Menu Level

Video Off Method [DPMS]

Video Off In Suspend [Yes]

Suspend Type [Stop Grant]

MODEM Use IRQ [NA]

Suspend Mode [Disabled]

HDD Power Down [Disabled]

Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-off]

PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan [Enabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

X Date(of Month) Alarm Everyday

X Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 0 0

** Reload Global Timer Events **

Primary IDE 0 [Disabled]

Primary IDE 1 [Disabled]

Secondary IDE 0 [Disabled]

Secondary IDE 1 [Disabled]

FDD,COM,LPT Port [Disabled]

PCI PIRQ[A-D]# [Disabled]

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 6: Power Management Setup

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? ACPI Suspend Type

?S1(POS) Set ACPI Suspend Type to S1/POS (Power On Suspend). (Default value)

?S3(STR) Set ACPI Suspend Type to S3/STR (Suspend To RAM).

? USB Device Wake-Up Fr om S3

?Enabled Enable USB Device Wakeup From S3.

?Disabled Disable USB Device Wakeup From S3. (Default value)

? Power Management

?User Define For configuring our own power management features (Default Value)

?Min Saving Disable Green & software APM function.

?Max Saving Enable Green & software APM function.

? Video off Method

?V/H SYNC+Blank BIOS will turn off V/H-SYNC when gets into Green mode for Green monitor

power saving.

?Blank Screen BIOS will only black monitor when gets into Green mode.

?DPMS BIOS will use DPMS Standard to control VGA card. (The Green type VGA

card will turn off V/H-SYNC automatically.)(Default value)

? Video Off In Suspend

?Yes Enable Video Off In Suspend function. (Default value)

?No Disable this function.

? Suspend Type

?Stop Grant Set Suspend Type to stop grant. (Default value)

?PwrOn Suspend Set Suspend Type to Power on Suspend.

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? MODEM Use IRQ

?N/A Set MODEM Use IRQ to NA.(Default value)

?3 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 3.

?4 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 4.

?5 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 5.

?7 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 7.

?9 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 9.

?10 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 10.

?11 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 11.

? Suspend Mode

?Disabled Disable Suspend Mode. (Default value)

?1 min - 1 Hour Setup the timer to enter Suspend Mode.

? HDD Power Down

?Disabled Disable HDD Power Down mode function. (Default value)

?1-15 mins. Enable HDD Power Down mode between 1 to 15 mins.

? Soft-off by PWR-BTTN

?Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly. (Default value)

?Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 sec.

? PME Event Wake UP

?Disabled Disable this function.

?Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value)

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? Modem Ring On/Wake On LAN

?Disabled Disable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan function.

?Enabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default Value)

? Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system.

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

?Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

Date ( of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31

Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

? Primary IDE 0/1

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

?Enabled Enable monitor Primary IDE 0/1 for Green event.

? Secondary IDE 0/1

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

?Enabled Enable monitor Secondary IDE 0/1 for Green event.

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? FDD,COM,LPT Port

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

?Enabled Enable monitor FDC,COM,LPT for Green event.

? PCI PIRQ[A-D] #

?Enabled Monitor PCI PIRQ[A-D]# IRQ Active.

?Disabled Ignore PCI PIRQ[A-D]# IRQ Active. (Default value)

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Resources Controlled By [Auto] Item Help

X?IRQ Resources Press Enter Menu Level

PCI1 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations

? Resources Controlled by

?Manual User can set the PnP resource (I/O Address, IRQ & DMA

channels) used by legacy ISA DEVICE.

?Auto BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers. (Default value)

? IRQ Resources ( 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 )

?PCI Device The resource is used by PCI device.

?Reserved Set the resource to reserved.

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? PCI1 IRQ Assignment

?Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI1. (Default value)

?3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1.

? PCI2 IRQ Assignment

?Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2. (Default value)
?3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2.

? PCI3 IRQ Assignment

?Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI3. (Default value)

?3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI3.

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PC Health Status

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled]

Case Opened No

VCORE 1.712V Item Help

VTT 1.552V Menu Level

+3.3V 3.344V

+5V 5.053V

+12V 12.03V

Current CPU Temperature 36°C

Current CPU FAN Speed 6490 RPM

Current POWER FAN Speed 0RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

POWER FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure8: PC Health Status

?Reset Case Open Status
?Case Opened

If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".

If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes".
If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to

"Enabled" and save CMOS, your computer will restart.

? Current Voltage (V) VCORE / VTT / +3.3V / +5V / +12V

?Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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?Current CPU Temperature

?Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

? Current CPU / POWER / SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

?Detect Fan speed status automatically.

? CPU Warning Temperature

?60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F.

?70°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F.

?80°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80°C / 176°F.

?90°C / 194°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 90°C / 194°F.

?Disabled Disable this function.(Default value)

? Fan Fail Warning ( CPU / POWER / SYSTEM)

?Disabled Fan Warning Function Disable. (Default value)

?Enabled Fan Warning Function Enable.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] Item Help

X CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) 133 Menu Level

PCI/AGP Frequency(Mhz) [33/66]

Host DRAM Colck Ratio [Auto]

Memory Frequency(Mhz) 133

????: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

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

Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control

? CPU Host Clock Control

Note: If system hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility, wait for 10 sec for times out reboot . When
time out occur, system will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot.

?Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

?Enabled Enable this function.

? CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)

?66~200 Select CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) to 66Mhz~200Mhz.

? PCI/AGP Frequency(Mhz)

?The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .

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? Host/DRAM Clock Ratio

?1.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 1.0.

?0.75 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 0.75.

?Auto Depend’s On SPD Data. (Default value)

? Memory Frequency(Mhz)

?The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

?Standard CMOS Features ?Frequency/Voltage Control

?Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

?Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

?Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

?Power Management Setup Set User Password

?PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

?PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit ????:Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

minimum system performance.

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Optimized Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

?Standard CMOS Features ?Frequency/Voltage Control

?Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

?Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

?Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

?Power Management Setup Set User Password

?PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

?PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit ????:Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

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

system automatically detects.

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

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Set Supervisor/User Passw or d

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

?Standard CMOS Features ?Frequency/Voltage Control

?Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

?Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

?Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

?Power Management Setup Set User Password

?PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

?PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit ????:Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

you in creating a password.

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the

password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the

selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message

“PASSWORD DISABLED” will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is

disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

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

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access

all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the

BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only

basic items.

If you select “ System” at “ Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be

prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select “Setup” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

only when you try to enter Setup.

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 12: Password Setting

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Sav e & Exit Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

?Standard CMOS Features ?Frequency/Voltage Control

?Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

?Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

?Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

?Power Management Setup Set User Password

?PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

?PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit ????:Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.

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

Save Datat to CMOS

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software

?Standard CMOS Features ?Frequency/Voltage Control

?Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

?Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

?Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

?Power Management Setup Set User Password

?PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

?PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit ????:Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.

Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

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Chapter 4 Technical Reference

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 Intel Socket370 Pentium

Celeron 1.1G processor

DRAM (128x2)MB RAM

(PQI PC-166 MP6828UMR-T6863)

CACHE SIZE 256 KB included in CPU(Intel Pentium

128 KB included in CPU(Intel Celeron)

DISPLAY GF3000D/Onboard i815

STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum AS30000AT 30GB)

O.S Windows 2000+ SP2+DirectX 8.0a

DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K colors x 75Hz.

IUCD ver. 1.81 For Intel chipset M.B.

Processor Intel Pentium® III Intel Celeron

Socket 370 Socket 370

1.13GHz (133x8.5) 1.1GHz (100x11)

WCPUID 3.0C Clock Frequency AGP Onboard AGP

Internal MHz 1137.89 1137.93 1104.38
External MHz 133.87 133.87 100.40

SiSoft Sandra 2001

CPU/FPU Benchmark 3053/1537 3088/1538 2930/1485
CPU Multi-Media Benchmark 6200/7594 6205/7599 6012/7363
Drives Benchmark 22906 22931 20748
Memory Benchmark 337/375 285/304 212/223

®

III 1.13G / Intel Socket370

®

III)

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Processor Intel Pentium® III Intel Celeron

Socket 370 Socket 370

1.13GHz (133x8.5) 1.1GHz (100x11)

SPECviewperf 6.12

Pro CDRS-03 14.75 - 4.363
MedMCAD-01 19.15 - 5.338
Light-04 4.909 - 2.077
DX-06 13.67 - 4.025
DRV-07 12.00 - 3.149
Awadvs-04 47.47 - 5.78

Winstone 2001

CC Winstone 2001 56.7 54.2 43.6
Business Winstone 2001 41.8 40.1 32

3D Mark 20001 1.0D

Memory Benchmark 5008 579 457

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to the detail on P.33

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Technical Reference

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

3 PCI

PCICLK

(33MHz)

AGP 4X/2X

Intel 82562ET*

RJ45

Socket 370

System Bus 66/100/
133MHz

FW82815

Display

AC97 Link

4 USB

AC97

CODEC

CPU

Intel

B-Step

Intel

ICH 2

Ports

CPUCLK (66/100/133MHz)

100/133MHz

MCH66 (66MHz)

66 MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

48 MHz

LPC BUS

ATA33/66/100

IDE Channels

33 MHz

FWH

SST49LF002A

ITE

8712

24 MHz

SDRAM

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2

KB/Mouse

COM

Ports

PCICLK (33MHz)

USBCLK (48MHz)

14.318 MHz

* For GA-6IEML only.

MIC

33 MHz

LINE-IN

LINE-OUT

RTM560-50R

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MCH66 (66MHz)

CPUCLK (66/100/133MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)
ICH3V66 (66MHz)

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@ BIOS Introduction

Gigabyte announces @ BIOS

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like

many other people, you just know what BIOS is,

but always hesitate to update it? Because you think

updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually

you don’t know how to update it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

announces @BIOS— the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update

software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS

update software, it’s a Windows utility. With the help of “@BIOS’, BIOS updating is no more than a

click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*, @BIOS help

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

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

automatically. There are several different choices; you could use “Internet Update” to download and

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

“Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update

your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and

manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte’s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard

industries.

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

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

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

Gigabyte @BIOS.

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Easy TuneIIITM Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII

Windows overdrive utility

“Overdrive” might be one of the most

common issues in computer field. But have many

users ever tried it? The answer is probably “no”.

Because “overdrive” is thought to be very difficult and

includes a lot of technical know-how, sometimes “over-

drive” is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts.

But as to the experts in “overdrive”, what’s the truth? They may spend quite a lot of time and money

to study, try and use many different hardware and software tools to do “overdrive”. And even with these

technologies, they still learn that it’s quite a risk because the safety and stability of an “overdrive“ system

is unknown.

Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility EasyTuneIII— announced by

Gigabyte. This utility has totally changed the gaming rule of “overdrive”. This is the first overdrive utility

suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose either “Easy Mode” or “Advanced Mode”

to run “overdrive” at their convenience. For users who choose “Easy Mode”, they just need to click

“Auto Optimize” to have auto and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will then overdrive CPU

speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel. If someone prefers to “overdrive” by

oneself, there is also another choice. Click “Advanced Mode” to enjoy “sport drive” class overclocking.

In “Advanced Mode”, one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system

performance. And no matter which mainboard is used, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*, EasyTuneIII helps to

perform the best of system.

Besides, different from other traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTuneIII doesn’t require users to

change neither BIOS nor hardware switch/ jumper setting; on the other hand, they can do “overdrive” at

only one click. Therefore, this is a safer way for “overdrive” as nothing is changed on software or

hardware. If user runs EasyTuneIII over system’s limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the

computer again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed system speed

been tested in EasyTuneIII, user can “Save” this bus speed and “Load” it in next time. Obviously,

Gigabyte EasyTuneIII has already turned the “overdrive” technology toward to a newer generation.

This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD. Users

may make a test drive of “EasyTuneIII” to find out more amazing features by themselves.

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Chapter 5 Appendix

Picture below are shown in Windows ME (IUCD driver version 1.9)

Appendix A: Intel 815EP/820 Chipsets Driver Installation

A.Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver (WHQL):

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver

CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device

icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

1.Click "I ntel Ultra ATA Storage Driver"

item.

(1)

2.Click "Next".

(3)

(2)

3.Click "Yes".

(4)

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4.Click "Next". 5.Click "Next".

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(5)

(7)

(6)

6.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(8)

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B.Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver (WHQL):

1.Click "Intel 815 Chipsets VGA

Graphics Driver"

item.

(1)

(2)

2.Click "Next".

(3)

3.Click "Yes".

(4)

4.Click "Finish" to

(5) (6)

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restart computer.

Appendix B: RealTek AC’97 Audio Driver

Revision History

1.Click " RealTek AC’97 Audio Driver"

item.

Appendix

(1)

2.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(3)

Appendix C: Intel 82562 Network Driver* (6IEM skip the step)

Revision History

"Intel 82562 Network Driver" under Windows ME will auto install. If you would like to install LAN

driver, please refer to attached README.txt file for detail instruction. Please install the driver through

CD-ROM by the path D:\Network\Rtl (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter

is D:).

Press "Network" icon.

(2)

Click "Driver Information".

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Appendix D: EasyTuneIII Utilities Installation

Revision History

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver

CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device

icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

Press "Tools" icon.

2.Click "Easy Tune III Setup".

1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities".

(1)

3.Click "Next".

(3)

(2)

4. Please enter your name and

company name, then click "Next".

(4)

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5.Click "Next".

6.Click "Next".

(5) (6)

7.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(7)

(8)

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Appendix E: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

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

Press "Tools" icon.

v1.08e".

1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities".

2.Click "@BIOS Writer Utility

(2)

Click "?".

(1)

Click here.

(3)

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOSTM sever ("Gigabyte @BIOSTM sever 1 in Taiwan" and "Gigabyte

@BIOSTM sever 2 in Taiwan" are available for now, the others will be completedsoon)

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS"

c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file.

d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as:

6IEM.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

III. Save BIOS

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

the current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you

check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

Note:

a. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please make

sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the

system unbooted.

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

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

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

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

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

Appendix

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We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.

Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode.

Flash BIOS Procedure:

STEP 1:

(1) Please make sure you have set "Auto" for BIOS Feature Setup (BIOS Flash Protection). For

more detail please refer to page 28.

(2) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip.

Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files. Both of

these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like http://www.shareware.cnet.

com

STEP 2: Make a DOS boot diskette. (See example: Windows 98 O.S.)

Beware: Windows ME/2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette.

(1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. Please leave the diskette "UN-write protected"

type. Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)" and right

click to select "Format (M)"

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(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and

"Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed

system files to it.

Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly.

(3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".

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STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program.

(1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support".

(2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers".

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(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset

optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files.

(4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop

up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location" and press "OK".

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(5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files.

(6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2, and

press "Extract".

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STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk.

(1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then,

restart the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter

BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.

Ame rican Releas e:09/16/ 99
Me gatr ends AM IBI OS (C ) 1 999 Amer ican Meg at rend

7VTX F1
Check Syst em Health OK
AMD-At hlon(tm)Processor-900MHz
Checking NVRAM...
262144KB

Wait ...
Press F1 t o enter Dual BI OS Utilit y. Press ESC t o quit
Press any key t o contiune

( C ) American Megat rends Inc.,
63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VI A_K7-GA7VTX1-F

(2) Once you enter the BIOS setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. Use the arrows

to highlight the item "BIOS FEATURES SETUP".

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD 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

Time, Date , Hard Disk Type…

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(3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item

"1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy".

AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP

( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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 ESC: Quit ????: Select Item

Floppy Drive Seek : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

Password Check : Setup F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

(4) Press "ESC" to go back to previous screen. Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT

SETUP" then press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y"

and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting

will be taken effect next boot-up.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD 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

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

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STEP 5: BIOS flashing.

(1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire

files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you

have to type "A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4" and then press "Enter".

Starting Windows 98…

Microsoft(R) Windows98

© Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999

A:\> dir/w

Volume in drive A has no label

Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D

Directory of A:\

COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.EXE

3 file(s) 838,954 bytes

0 dir(s) 324,608 bytes free

A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4

(2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item

will locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start

BIOS Flash Utility.

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(3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the

procedure, or press [ESC] to quit.

Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your

BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative.

Are you sure to flash the BIOS?

[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

(4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ESC] to exit Flash Utility.

EXIT?

[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

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STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults.

Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly

recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step

resets everything after the flash.

(1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system. The boot up screen will

indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.

Ame rican Releas e:09/16/ 99
Me gatr ends AM IBI OS (C ) 1 999 Amer ican Meg at rend

7VTX F4
Check Syst em Health OK
AMD-At hlon(tm)Processor-900MHz
Checking NVRAM...
262144KB

Wait ...
Press F1 t o enter Dual BI OS Utilit y. Press ESC t o quit
Press any key t o contiune

( C ) American Megat rends Inc.,
63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VI A_K7-GA7VTX1-F

(2) Don't forget to press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up. Use the

arrows to highlight the item "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" then press "Enter". System will ask

"Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD 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)?N

Load Setup Defaults

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(3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will

ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the

system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD 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

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

(4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure.

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Appendix E: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Advanced Communications Riser

BBS BIOS Boot Specification

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

FSB Front Side Bus

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

Appendix

to be continued......

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Acronyms Meaning

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

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

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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Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.:

Contact Person: E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:

BIOS version: O.S./A.S.:

Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility:

Configuration

CPU

Memory

Brand

Video Card

Audio Card

HDD

CD-ROM /

DVD-ROM

Modem

Network

AMR / CNR

Keyboard

Mouse

Power supply

Other Device

Appendix

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Problem Description:

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