Gigabyte GA-6RX-1 User Manual

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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: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339

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: Jan.10, 2001

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-6RX

Er ic 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.

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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-6RX

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 : Jan. 10, 2001 Name : Rex Li n

(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

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6RX Series

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

REV 1.0 Third Edition

R-10-03-010420

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How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision List

2) Item Checklist

3) Features

4) Installation Guide

Manual revision information

Product item list

Product information & specification

Instructions on CPU & Memory Installation

5) Performance & Block Diagram

6) Suspend to RAM & Dual BIOS

7) Four Speaker & SPDIF

8) @BIOS™ & EasyTune

Four Speaker & SPDIF introduction

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9) Raid

10) BIOS Setup

Instructions on setting up the BIOS

11) Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Product performance & block diagram

Instructions on STR & Dual BIOS installation

@BIOS

& EasyTune

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introduction

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III

Instructions on Raid

software Document equipment used for after sales

service

12) Appendix

General reference

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Table Of Content

Revision History P.1 Item Checklist P.2 Features Summary P.3 6RX Series Motherboard Layout P.5 Installation Guide P. 6 Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.15 Performance List P.39 Block Diagram P.40 Suspend to RAM Installation P.41 Dual BIOS Introduction (Optional) P.47 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional) P.54 @BIOSTM Introduction P.60 EasyTune

Introduction P.61

III

Raid Introduction P.63 Page Index for BIOS Setup P.86 Technical Support / RMA Sheet P.115 Appendix P.116

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.0 Initial release of the 6RX Series motherboard user’s manual.

1.0 Second release of the 6RX Series motherboard user’s manual.

1.0 Third release of the 6RX Series motherboard user’s manual.

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. 20, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Jan. 2001

Feb. 2001 Apr. 2001

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Item Checklist

The 6RX Series Motherboard

;

Cable for IDE / Floppy device

;

CD (TUCD) for motherboard utilities

;

6RX Series User’s Manual

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Front USB Cable

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Features Summary

Form factor Motherboard

CPU

Chipset Clock Generator

Memory

I/O Control Slots

On-Board IDE

30.5 cm x 24.5 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

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6RX series includes 6RX, 6RX-1, 6RX-L

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Socket 370 processor

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Intel Pentium Intel Celeron VIA Cyrix

(Please make sure y our CPU is mass producti on version)

L2 cache depend on CPU

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VT8633 (Apollo Pro266)

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VT8233

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ICW W250-03

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66/100/133 MHz system bus speeds (PCI 33MHz)

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115/124/140/145/150 MHz system bus speeds

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

!!! 100/133MHz FSB, FC-PGA

66/100MHz FSB, FC-PGA

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III 100/133MHz FSB, CPGA

(reserved)

4 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

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Supports PC1600 DDR or PC2100 DDR SDRAM

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Supports up to 4GB DRAM (Max)

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Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM

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ITE IT8705 F

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1 Universal AGP Pro slot 4X/2X (1.5V/3.3V) device

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support

5 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

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1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot

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IDE 1and IDE 2 Supports PIO mode 3, 4 UDMA 33 /

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ATA 66 / ATA100 IDE & ATAPI CD-ROM

IDE 3 and IDE 4 Compatible with Raid, Ultra ATA100,

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Ultra ATA66, Ultra ATA33, EIDE

4 IDE bus master IDE ports for up to 8 ATAPI devices

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To be continued…

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On-Board Peripherals

Hardware Monitor

On-Board Sound

On-Board LAN PS/2 Connector

BIOS Additional Features

Features Summary

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

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1.44M and 2.88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

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2 Serial ports ( COM A & COM B)

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6 USB ports (Back USB*2, Front USB*2, USB AGP*1,

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USB AMR*1)

1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR

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CPU/Power Fan Revolution detect

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CPU Fan Control

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CPU temperature detect

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with Thermal Diode)

System Voltage Detect

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Chassis Intrusion Detect

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Display Actual Current Voltage

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Creative CT5880 sound (Optional)

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AC’97 CODEC

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Line In/Line Out/Mic In/AUX In (Optional)/CD In/

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TEL (Optional)/Game Port

SPDIF and Four Speaker (Optional)

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MAC Build in VT8233

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LSI 80223 PHY (Optional)

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

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Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM

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Support Dual BIOS (Optional)

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Internal/External Modem wake up

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STR (Suspend-To-RAM)

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Wake On LAN

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PS/2 Keyboard any key power on

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PS/2 Mouse power on

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System after AC back

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Poly fuse for keyboard, USB, game port over- current

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protection

USB KB/MS wake up from S3

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Support @BIOS™ and EasyTune

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(This function is available on CPU

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6RX Series Motherboard Layout

SW4

PS/2

JP17

JP9

LAN

USB

J10

JP13

JP4

JP3

COM A COM B

AC97

JP30

Creative

CT5880

JP12

DIMM3

VT8233

JP14

BACK Up

DIMM4

BIOS

JP11

JP19

J13

JP22

J12

BAT1

IDE1

LED1

JP7

JP8

IDE4

IDE3

CN9

FLOPPY

IDE2

J11

JP1

ATX POWER

AMR

AGP2

JP21

Socket 370

CPU

JP5

VT8633

DIMM2

DIMM1

CN11

6RX

SW1

JP15

MAIN BIOS

JP6

BZ1

JP16

J14

LPT

JP2

GAME & Audio

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

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Installation Guide

Getting Started

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

Step 1 - Set system jumpers Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 3-Install memory modules Step 4-Install expansion cards Step 5-Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 6-Set up BIOS software Step 7-Install supporting software tools

Step 2

Step 3

Step 5

Step 4

Step 5

Step 1

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Installation Guide

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus frequency can be switched at 66MHz - 166MHz and Auto by adjusting SW 1. (The frequency ratio depend on CPU).

SW1 Select the System Speed at 66MHz - 166MHz and Auto. O: ON, X: OFF

CPU AGP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Auto 66.67 X X X X X X X X

66.8 66.8 O O O X X O O O 75 75 O O O X O X X O 78 78 O O O X O O X X 90 60 O O X X O O O X

100.2 66.8 O O X X X O O X 105 70 O O X X O O O O 110 73.3 O O X X X X X O 115 76.67 O O X X X O X O 124 62 O X X O O O X X 130 65 O X X O O O X O

133.4 66.7 O X X X X O X X 136 68 O X X O O O O X 140 70 O X X O O O O O 145 72.5 O X X O X X X X 150 75 O X X O X X X O 160 80 O X X O X X O X 166 83 O X X O X X O O

We recommend you to setup your system speed to Auto.

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CPU Vcore Voltage Setup

SW4 Select the CPU Voltage at 1.30V – 2.05V and Auto. O: ON, X: OFF

Vcore 1 2 3 4 5 6

1.3 X X X X O O

1.35 O X X X O O

1.4 X O X X O O

1.45 O O X X O O

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Vcore 1 2 3 4 5 6

1.5 X X O X O O

1.55 O X O X O O

1.6 X O O X O O

1.65 O O O X O O

1.7 X X X O O O

1.75 O X X O O O

1.8 X O X O O O

1.85 O O X O O O

1.9 X X O O O O

1.95 O X O O O O 2 X O O O O O

2.05 O O O O O O

Auto X X X X X X

We recommend you to setup your vcore to Auto.

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CPU Installation

Please make sure the CPU type and speed is supported by your motherboard.

Installation Guide

CPU Top View

CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

1.Pull the lever out and lift it up.

CPU Heat Sink Installation:

Beware: Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your

Poor contact will cause over heat with might cause damage to your

system.

processor!

2.The notched corner should point toward the end of the lever. The CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.

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3.Align CPU and insert it (Please refer to your heatsink installation

manual for application of thermal grease to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink.)

5.Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

6. Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket. (Please refer to the cooler’s installation manual for detailed installation steps)

4.Use compliant fan approved by Intel.

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Installation Guide

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 notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Total Memory Sizes With Registered DDR DIMM

Devices used on DIMM 64 Mbit

(4Mx4x4 banks) 64 Mbit

(2Mx8x4 banks) 64 Mbit

(1Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbit

(8Mx4x4 banks) 128 Mbit

(4Mx8x4 banks) 128 Mbit

(2Mx16x4 banks) 256 Mbit

(16Mx4x4 banks) 256 Mbit

(8Mx8x4 banks) 256 Mbit

(4Mx16x4 banks) 512 Mbit

(16Mx8x4 banks) 512 Mbit

(8Mx16x4 banks)

1 DIMM x64/x72

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 1 GBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 512 MBytes

64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes 256 MBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes 2 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 1 GBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 512 MBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 4 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes 2 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 1 GBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 4 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes 2 GBytes

2 DIMMs

x64/x72

3 DIMMs

x64/x72

4 DIMMs

x64/x72

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Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM

Devices used on DIMM 64 Mbit

(2Mx8x4 banks) 64 Mbit

(1Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbit

(4Mx8x4 banks) 128 Mbit

(2Mx16x4 banks) 256 Mbit

(8Mx8x4 banks) 256 Mbit

(4Mx16x4 banks) 512 Mbit

(16Mx8x4 banks) 512 Mbit

(8Mx16x4 banks)

1 DIMM x64/x72

128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 512 MBytes

64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes 256 MBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 1 GBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 512 MBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes 2 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 1 GBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 4 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes 2 GBytes

2 DIMMs

x64/x72

3 DIMMs

x64/x72

4 DIMMs

x64/x72

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Installation Guide

DDR

1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

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

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.

DDR Introduction

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

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC indust ry that builds on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high-end PC’s and value desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications.

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Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Page Connectors P.17 ATX Power P.17 COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.17 CN7 (PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector) P.18 CN9 (Front USB Connector) [Optional] P.19 CN10 (USB & LAN Connector) [LAN Connector is optional] P.18 CN11 (ATX +12V Power Connector) [Optional] P.25 Floppy Port P.19 Game & Audio Port P.20 IDE1 (Primary) / IDE2 (Secondary) Port P.20 IDE3 / IDE4 (Raid / ATA100) Port [Optional] P.21 J1 (CPU FAN) P.25 J3 (AUX_IN) [Optional] P.22 J4 (CD Audio Line In) P.21 J5 (TEL) [Optional] P.22 J8 (Ring Power On) P.23 J9 (Wake On LAN) P.26 J10 (Power FAN)

P.24 J11 (System FAN) P.24 J12 (SCR) [Optional] P.28 J13 (External SMBUS Device Connector) [Optional] P.23 J14 (IR/CIR) [Optional] P.27 JP2 (Front Audio) [Optional] P.27 JP7 / LED1 (STR LED Connector & DIMM LED) P.26 Panel and Jumper Definition P.29 BAT 1(Battery) P.38 J7 (2x11 pins jumper) P.29 JP1 (Clear CMOS Function) P.30 JP3 (SPDIF Auto Detection) [Optional] P.32 JP4 (Front MIC Selection) [Optional] P.33 JP5&JP30 (AMR and onboard CODEC Select) [Optional] P.33 JP6 (Internal Buzzer Connector) [Optional] P.30 JP8 (Case Open) P.36 JP9 (PS/2 Keyboard Power On) P.35 JP11 (Front USB Device Wake Up Selection) P.37 JP12 (PCI Sound Function Selection) [Optional] P.36 JP13 (STR Selection) P.38

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JP14 (BIOS Write Protection) [Optional] P.35 JP15 (IDE Raid Selection) [Optional] P.34 JP16 (Raid/ATA100 Selection) [Optional] P.34 JP17 (Rear USB Device Wake up Selection) P.37 JP19 (DIMM Over Voltage Selection) P.31 JP21 (LAN Wake Up Selection) [Optional] P.32 JP22 (Chipset Over Voltage Selection) P.31

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Connectors

ATX Power

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)

Please note:

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

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

Please note:

This mainboard supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 LPT port. Device like printer can be connected to LPT port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to COM ports.

LPT Port

COM A

COM B

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Connectors

CN7: PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard Pin No. Definition

1 Data 2 NC 3 GND 4 POWER

1 2

PS/2 Keyboard

Please note:

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

5 Clock 6 NC

CN10: USB & LAN Connector (LAN Connector is optional)

5 6

1 2 3 4

1 – Green LED (100Mbit/s LED) 2 – Yellow LED (LAN Active LED)

Pin No. Definition

1 USB Power 2 USB D0-

3 USB D0+ 4 GND 5 USB Power 6 USB D17 USB D1+ 8 GND

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, speaker… 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 vander for passible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vanders.

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CN9: Front USB Connector (Optional)

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.

Floppy Port

Pin No. Definition

1 POWER 2 GND 3 USB D24 NC 5 USB D2+ 6 USB D3+ 7 NC 8 USB D39 GND

10 POWER

RED LINE

Please note:

Remove the smart card reader cable before you plug Floppy B, you cannot use Floppy B and smart card reader simultaneously.

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Connectors

Game & Audio Port

Line Out 1

Please note:

Line Out 1: Line Out or SPDIF (The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder). To enable SPDIF, simply insert SPDIF connector into Line Out1. Line Out1 will become SPDIF Out automatically. (see page 57 for more information). To enable Four Speaker (for Creative 5880 audio only), simply follow instructions on page 54 and Line In will become Line Out2 to support second pair of stereo speakers.

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

Game

Port

MIC In

Line In/Line Out 2

RED LINE

IDE 1

IDE 2

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IDE3/IDE4 (Raid/ATA100) Port (Optional)

RED LINE

J4: CD Audio Line In

Pin No. Definition

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

IDE 4

IDE 3

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Connectors

J3: AUX_IN (Optional)

Pin No. Definition

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

J5: TEL (The connector is for internal modem card with voi ce connector )

(Optional)

Pin No. Definition

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

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J8: Ring Power On

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal 2 GND

J13: External SMBUS Device Connector (Optional)

Pin No . Definition

1 SMB CLK 2 NC 3 GND 4 SMB DATA 5 +5V

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J11: System FAN

J10: Power FAN

Connectors

Pin No. Definition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 NC

Pin No. Definition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE

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J1: CPU FAN

Pin No. Definition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE

Please note:

proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running

under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.

CN11: ATX +12V Power Connector (Optional)

3 1

Pin No . Definitio n

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

Please note:

This connector (ATX +12V) is only for heavy loading AGPPRO card (+12V power consumption above 12A).

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J9: Wake on LAN (WOL)

Connectors

Pin No. Defin itio n

1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal

JP7/ LED1: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED

STR LED Connector External

Please note:

Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when system is shutdown or AC Power cord is disconnected.

DIMM LED

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J14: IR/CIR (Optional)

Please note:

Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is align 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.

JP2

Front Audio (Optional)

Please note: If you want to use “Front Audio” connector, you must move 11-12,13-14 Jumper.

In order to utalized the front audio header, your case 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 case you are buying support front audio connector or not please ask your dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2 NC 3 IRRX

4 GND 5 IRTX 6 NC 7 CIRRX 8 VCC 9 NC

10 CIRTX

Pin No. Definition

1 Incase speaker (R) 2 Incase speaker (L)

4,5,6,10,15

7 +12V

8,16 NC

9 MIC 11 Front Audio (R) 13 Front Audio (L) 12 Rear Audio (R) 14 Rear Audio (L)

GND

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J12: SCR: Smart Card Reader Header (Optional)

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

Please note:

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. Remove Floppy B before you plug smart card reader cable, you can not use smart card reader and Floppy B simultaneously.

2 NC 3 NC 4 NC 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 Clock 8 NC

9 NC 10 DATA 11 GND 12 DATA 13 NC 14 NC

Connectors

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Panel And Jumper Definition

J7: For 2X11 Pins Jumper

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.

S P K

P−P−P+

1 1

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Panel and Jumper Definiti on

JP6: Internal Buzzer Connector (Optional)

1 1

Enable

(Default)

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Internal Buzzer Enable 2-3 close Internal Buzzer Disable

JP1: Clear CMOS Function

Normal

(Default)

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

Disable

(Default)

Clear CMOS

Please note:

You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper.

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JP19: DIMM Over Voltage Selection

Pin No. Definition

1-2close Over Voltage

2-3close Normal (Default)

Please note:

Enable this function might demage your memory, or might cause your system to become very unstable. For power End-User use only!

JP22: Chipset Over Voltage Selection

Pin No. Definition

1-2close Over Voltage

2-3close Normal (Default)

Normal

(Default)

Normal

(Default)

Over Voltage

Please note:

Enable this function might demage your chipsets, or might cause your system to become very unstable. For power End-User use only!

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JP21: LAN Wake Up Selection (Optional)

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

Pin No. Definition

1-2close Enable LAN wake up 2-3close Disable LAN wake up

Please note:

User can power on the system from power off stage via network, when WOL is enable. To enable WOL set JP21 to 1-2, to disable WOL set JP21 to 2-3. This function only vilad when your MB has optional LAN chip.

JP3: SPDIF Auto Detection (Optional)

Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Enable

2-3 close Disable

Enable

(Default)

Disable

function (Default) function

Enable

(Default)

Disable

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JP4: Front MIC Selection (Optional)

Enable

(Default)

Disable

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Enable 2-3 close Disable

JP5&JP30: AMR and onboard CODEC Select (Optional)

JP5

JP30

JP5 JP30 Primary CODEC

1-2 close 1-2 close AMR Secondary

2-3 close 2-3 close AMR Primary

Please note: 6RX:

“Primary” automatically. No Jumper JP5&JP30 for 6RX.

6RX-1:

your modem riser must be “Secondary”. JP5&JP30: 2-3 close: If you don’t use onboard software audio, your audio/modem riser must be “Primary”. Mainboard’s software audio will be disabled. There are two kind of AMR/MR card in the market, Primary and secondary. If your AMR/MR card is primary, JP5&JP30 should be set to 2-3, if you have secondary AMR/MR card JP5&JP30 should be set to 1-2. Warning! If Primary AMR/RM card is used, on-board audio will be disabled.

If M/B has hardware audio (CT5880), your modem riser has been set to

JP5&JP30: 1-2 close: If you use software audio (onboard CODEC only),

(Default) AC’97 Disabled

(Disabled Onboard CODEC)

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JP15: IDE Raid Selection (Optional)

1 1

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

Enable

(Default)

Pin No . De fin itio n 1-2 close Enable (Default) 2-3 close Disable

JP16: Raid/ATA100 Selection (Optional)

ATA 100 function

Pin No . Definition 1-2 close Raid Function 2-3 close AT A 10 0 F u nction

ease note:

If you want to use "Raid Function”, your IDE3 and IDE4 must be connected with Hard Drive. Please set JP15 as enable before adjusting JP16.

Disable

(Default)

1 1

Raid

function

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JP14: BIOS Write Protection (Optional)

ease note:

To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB JP 14 must be set to 2-3. We recommend JP14 to be set to 1-2, whenever user does not need to flash/upgrade the BIOS.

JP9: PS/2 Keyboard Power On

1-2 close PS/2 Keyboard Power on 2-3 close PS/2 Keyboard Power on

Please note:

PS/2 keyboard power on, enable user to power on his computer by press the any key/keys on the PS/2 keyboard. T o enable PS/2 keyboard power on, set jumper JP9 to 1-2 and go to the BIOS Setup “Keyboard Wakeup from” item, then select “S1/S3/S4/S5”.

Normal

(Default)

Protection

Write

Pin No . Definitio n 1-2close Write Protection 2-3close Normal (Default)

Disable

(Default)

Enable

Pin No. Definition

Enable Disable (Default)

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JP12: PCI Sound Function Selection (Optional)

(Default)

Pin No . Definitio n

1-2 close PCI Sound Enable 2-3 close PCI Sound Disable

(Default)

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

Disable Enable

JP8: Case Open

Pin No . Definitio n

1 Signal 2 GND

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JP17: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector Æ CN10)

Normal

(Default)

Enable

Pin No. Definition

CN10

1-2 close

Rear USB Device Wakeup Enable

2-3 close Norm al (Def aul t)

ease note:

(If you want to use the BIOS setting “USB Dev Wakeup From S3~S5” enabled, and the jumper

“JP17&JP13“ *(Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. Yo u will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select “USB Dev Wakeup From S3~S5”. Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.)

“USB Dev Wakeup From S3~S5”

enabled)

function, you have to set

JP11: Front USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Port Æ CN9)

CN9

Normal

(Default)

Pin No . Definition

1-2 close

Front USB Device Wake Up Enable

2-3 close Normal (Default)

ease note:

(If you want to use the BIOS setting “USB Dev Wakeup from S3~S5” enabled, and the jumper

“JP11&JP13“ *(Power on the com puter and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select “USB Dev Wakeup From S3~S5”. Remem ber to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.)

“USB Dev Wakeup From S3~S5”

enabled.)

Enable

function, you have to set

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JP13: STR Selection

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

BAT1: Battery

Enable

Disable

(Default)

Pin No. Definition 1-2 close STR Enable 2-3 close S TR Disable (De fau lt)

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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Performance List

The following performance table lists the results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are provided as reference only and in no way guarantee the system shall perform, and there is no responsibility for different testing data at exactly the same level. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

CPU

•

DRAM (64x2) MB DDR 266 (Micron MT8VDDT864AG-265A2)

•

CACHE SIZE 256 KB integrated in CPU

•

DISPLAY GIGABYTE GF-2000

•

STORAGE Onboard IDE (IBM DTLA-307060)

•

O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 SPK6

•

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

•

Processor

Winbench99



Pentium

VIA BUS Master PCI IDE Driver 2.1.50

1GHz processor

!!!

Intel Pentium



1GHz (133x7.5)

!!!

CPU mark99 88.7

FPU Winmark 99 5310

Business Disk Winmark 99 8190

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 21800

Business Graphics Winmark 99 481

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 956

Winstone99

Business Winstone99 49.8

Hi-End Winstone99 57.9

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to the detail on P.95 &

P.96.

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Block Diagram

AGPCLK (66MHz)

Promise

PDC20265

Game

Port

5 PCI

L-OUT

AGP Pro 2X/4X

80223

33MHz

Creative CT5880

AC97

CODEC

LSI

PHY

Socket 370

CPU

System Bus

VT8633

V-LINK

33MHz

VT8233

ATA33/66/100

6 USB

IDE Channels

Ports

CPUCLK (66 / 100 / 133MHz)

ICW

W255H

HCLK (66/100/133MHz)

VCLK (66MHz)

32.768KHz

LPC Bus

48MHz

I/O Chipset

ITE

IT8705F

33MHz

2.5V DDR SDRAM

200/266MHz

48MHz

Game Port Floppy

LPT Port

Smart Card Reader

COM Ports

ATA100/Raid IDE Channels

L-IN

14.318MHz

PCI (33MHz)

48MHz

VCLK (66MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

MIC

AMR

ICW W250-03

PS/2 KB/MS

HCLK (66 / 100 / 133MHz)

CPUCLK (66 / 100 / 133MHz)

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Suspend To RAM Installation

A.1 Introduce STR function:

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Wi ndows 98 A CPI s leep mode function. When recovering from

STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to r etrieve the last “state ” of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state. The “state” is stored in memory (RAM) before the system goes to sleep. During STR sleep mode, your system uses only enough energy to maintain critical information and system functions, primarily the system state and the ability to recognize various “wake up” triggers or signals, respectively.

A.2 STR function Installation

Please use the following steps to complete the STR function installation.

Step-By-Step Setup

Step 1:

To utilize the STR function, the system must be in Windows 98 ACPI mode.

Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy.

Setup with Windows 98 CD:

A. Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD-ROM drive, select Start, and then Run. B. Type (without quotes) C. After setup completes, remove the CD, and reboot your system (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:).

“D:\setup”

in the window provided. Hit the enter key or click OK.

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Step 2:

(If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP13 Pin1-2 (Closed.)

Enable

Pin No. Definition 1-2 close STR Enable 2-3 close S TR Disable (De fau lt)

Step 3:

Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item

State: S3 /STR” EXIT SETUP”

Congratulation! You have completed the installation and now can use the STR function.

. Remember to save the settings by pres si ng "ESC" and c hoose the

option.

“POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”,

then select

“ACPI Standby

“SAVE &

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A.3 How to put your system into STR mode?

There are two ways to accomplish this:

1. Choose the “Stand by” item in the “Shut Down Windows” area. A. Press the “Start” button and then select “Shut Down”

B. Choose the “Stand by” item and press “OK”

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2. Define the system ”power on” button to initiate STR sleep mode:

A. Double click “My Computer” and then “Control Panel”

B. Double click the “ Power Management” item.

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C. Select the “Advanced” tab and “Standby” mode in Power Buttons.

D. Restart your computer to complete setup.

Now when you want to enter STR sleep mode, just momentarily press the “Power on” button.

A.4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode?

There are seven ways to “wake up” the system:

1. Press the “Power On” button.

2. Use the “PS/2 Keyboard Power On” function.

3. Use the “PS/2 Mouse Power On” function.

4. Use the “Resume by Alarm” function.

5. Use the “Modem Ring On” function.

6. Use the “Wake On LAN” function.

7. Use the “USB Device Wake Up” function.

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A.5 Notices:

1. In order for STR to function prop erly, several hard ware and software requirements must

be satisfied:

A. Your ATX power s upply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specifi cation (provide more

than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current).

B. Your DDR SDRAM must be DDR-200 or DDR-266 compliant.

2. Jumper JP7 is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis. [Some

chassis may not provide this feature.] The STR LED will be illuminated when your system is in STR sleep mode.

DIMM LED

STR LED Connector External

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Dual BIOS Introduction (Optional)

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

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

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

B. How to use Dual BIOS?

a. Boot Screen

xxx xxx Check System Health ok , Vcore =2.00V CPU ID:0673 Patch ID:000A Pentium III CPU - 600MHz Check NVRAM…

Wait…

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility.

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

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility.

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b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Progr amming Utility

AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

Boot From……………………….. Main BIOS Main ROM Type………………… SST 39SF020 Backup ROM Type……………… SST 39SF020

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Mai n BIOS

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

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

c. Dual BIOS Item explanation:

BIOS will auto detect: Boot From

Main ROM Type Backup ROM Type

: Main BIOS

: SST 39SF020

Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable

Status 1:

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

BIOS , just before the Operating System is l oaded and aft er th e powe r i s on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to “Enable”, the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically.

Status 2:

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

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

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Boot From: Main BIOS (Default), Backup BIOS

Status 1:

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

Auto Recovery: Enabled (Default), Disabled

When one of the Main BIOS or Back up BIOS occurs checksum failure, th e working BIOS

will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure.

(In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, i f ACPI Suspend Type is set to

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

(If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please press

Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable

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

If Auto Recovery: If Auto Recovery:

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Backup message:

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

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

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

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

Disable Enable

, it will show

“Del”

key when the boot screen appears.)

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Dual BIOS Introduction

DualBIOSTM Technology FAQ

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

What’s DualBIOSTM?

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

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I. Q: What is DualBIOSTM technology? Answer:

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

technology

II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS

technology?

Answer:

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

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

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

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

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

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

ROM.

technology you can reduce the possibility of

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Dual BIOS Introduction

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

1. DualBIOSTM technology provides a w ide range of p rotection du ring th e boot up p rocedure. It

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

2. DualBIOS

provides automatic rec overy for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BI OS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In the DualBIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted, the DualBIOS the wrong BIOS automatically.

3. DualBIOS

utility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS

technology will use the good BIOS and correct

provides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOSTM technology contains a built-in flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa versa. There is no need for an OS-dependent flash utility program.

4. DualBIOS

contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS (main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology? Answer:

1. Every user should have DualBIOSTM technology due to the advancement of computer viruses. Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS. Most commercial products on the m arket do not have soluti ons to guard against this type of virus intrusion. The DualBIOS your PC: Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a conventional single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs. Case II.) If the "Auto Recovery" option is enabled in the DualBIOS corrupts your system BIOS, correct the main BIOS. Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOS may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS.

technology will provide a state-of-the-art solution to protect

utility, and if a viru s

the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and

utility

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2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, i f DualBIOSTM detects that the main BIOS is corrupt, the backup BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS

technology examines the checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly.

3. Power Users will have the advantage of having tw o BIOS versions on their mainboard. The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs.

4. Flexibility for high-end desktop PCs and workstation/servers. In the DualBIOS

utility, the option can be set, "Halt On When BIOS Defects," to be enabled to halt your system with a warning message that the main BIO S has been corrupted. Most works tation/servers require constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted. In this situation, the "Halt On When BIOS Defects" message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during normal booting.

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Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional)

Four Speaker Introduction

A. What is Four Speaker?

The Creative CT5880 audio chip can support up to 4 speaker output. If you select “Four speaker out”, Line In will be reconfigured as another line out to support a second pair of speakers.

B. How to use Four Speaker? Microsoft Windows 9 8 Second Edition setup procedure:

a. Click the audio icon along the task bar and select “Configure 3D Audio”

b. Select two speaker (Default)

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. Select “Four speaker” item.

Microsoft W indows Me setup procedure:

a. Go to “Control Panel”

Double click “Sounds and Multimedia”.

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b. Select “Audio” Page, and click “Advanced” button.

c. Select “Quadraphonic Speakers” and click ok.

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

Click ”Advanced”.

Click “Quadraphonic Speakers”.

C. Four Speaker Application

The four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX, for example, the game titles, software DVD player and MP3 player.

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SPDIF Introduction

What is SPDIF?

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digi tal audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder.

B. How to use SPDIF?

a. Click your mouse right button in “My Computer” and select the “Properties” item.

b. Click “Device Manager” item.

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c. Click “Sound, video and game controllers” item and select the “Creative Sound Blaster

PCI128” item.

d. Click “Settings” item and select the “Output Mode” item.

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e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be reconfigure t o SPDIF Out.

f. Recommend you to select “Autosense”, It will automatically detect the ty pe (mono or st ereo)

of the audio connector that you plug into Line Out audio jack, the n configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly.

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@BIOS™ Introduction

@BIOSTM 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

This is a smart BIOS update software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internet and update it. Not like the other BIOS update software, it’s a Windows utility.

With the help of “@BIOS

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

™

@BIOS 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 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.

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

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

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

™

’, BIOS updating is no more than a click.

™

--the first Windows BIOS live update utility.

™

update

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EasyTune

Gigabyte announces

Introduction

III

™

EasyTune

III

™

Windows overdrive utilit y

“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 “overdrive” 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 EasyTune 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*, EasyTune

Besides, different from other traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTune 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 EasyTune again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed system speed been tested in EasyTune “Load” it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune “overdrive” technology toward to a newer generation.

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What is Raid?

This motherboard implements two different types of RAID levels as follows:

RAID 0 (stripe)

For capacity --

however many HDDs are in the array. Any larger HDDs will simply be truncated. The truncated space on the bigger HDDs will then be unusable.

For sustained data tran sfers --

twice the speed of the slowest HD D in the array. A RAID 0 array consisting of four HDDs will transfer at about three times the speed of the slowest HDD in the array.

RAID 1 (mirror)

For capacity –

larger HDD will simply be truncated. The truncated space on the bigger HDD will then be unusable.

For sustained data transfers --

HDD in the array. This motherboard array will read data at twice the rat e of the slowest HDD in the array.

The motherboard array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array times

A RAID 0 array consisting of two HDDs will transfer at about

This Motherboard array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array. The

This motherboard arr ay will write data at the rate of the slowest

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About RAID Levels Striping (RAID 0)

Reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. When any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. Performance is better than a single drive since the workload is balanced between the array members. This array type is for high performance systems. Identical drives are recommended for performance as well as data storage efficiency. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the smallest member capacity. For example, one 1GB and 1 drives will form a 2GB (2 x 1GB) disk array.

Stripe Size -

a value can be set from 1KB to 1024KB sector size. The size can directly affect performance. In the FastBuild BIOS, the “Desktop” default is 8KB while “Server” and “A/V Editing” are 64KB.

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Mirroring (RAID 1)

Writes duplicate data on to a pair of drives while reads are performed in parallel. ATA RAID 1 is fault tolerant because each drive of a mirrored pair is installed on separate IDE channels. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure (e.g. spindle failure) or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. This is called physical sector error, the mirrored drive will continue to function.

RAID 1 (Mirroring)

Fault Tolerance

. If one drive has a

On the next reboot, the FastBuildTM utility will display an error in the array and recommend to replace the failed drive. Users may choose to continue using their PC, however Promise recommends replacing the failed drive as soon as possible. See Chapter 4 for a functional description.

Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is half the total drive capacity. For example, two 1GB drives that have a combined capacity of 2GB would have 1GB of usable storage. With drives of different capacities, there may be unused capacity on the larger drive.

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Creating Your Disk Array

You will now use the FastBuild BIOS utility to create your array using the attached drives. There are three different scenarios in creating this array. You can create an array for performance, you can create a Security array using new hard drives (recommended), or you can create a Security array using an existing hard drive and a new hard drive.

WARNING: If creating a Security array using an existing hard drive, backup any necessary data. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss.

1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with raid, the FastBuild BIOS will

display the following screen.

No array defined . . .

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility Or press <ESC> key to conti nue booting the system.

2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to display the FastBuild (tm) Utility Main Menu

3. Press “1” to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and easiest method to

creating your first array.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Opt i mize Array for: Performance Typical Application usage: A/V Editing

[ Auto Setup Configuration ]

Mode.................................................Stripe

Spare Driver………………………………..0

Drives used in Array.................................2

Array Disk Capacity..........................16126

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [←, →, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

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Creating an Array for Performance

NOTE: This motherboard allows users to create striped arrays with 1, 2 drives.

To create an array for best performance, follow these steps:

1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Performance” under the

2. Select how you will use your PC most under the

Optimize Array for

section.

Typical Application usage

section The

choices are A/V Editing, Server, and Desktop (the default).

3. Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save and create the array.

4. Reboot your system.

5. Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were

a new single hard drive.

6. Proceed to Installing Drivers section of the manual (see

Raid Manual of the TUCD

Creating a Security Array With New Drives

NOTE: This motherborad permit only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto

Setup.

To create an array for data protection using new hard drives, follow these steps:

1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Security” under the

Optimize Array for

section.

2. Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection.

3. The window below will appear.

Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No) Y - Create and Duplicate N - Create Only

4. Press “N” for the Create Only option.

5. A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been

created. Press any key to reboot the system

Array has been created.

6. Proceed with normal FDISK and format procedures as if you had just installed a new hard

drive.

7. Once the arrayed drives have been formatted, proceed to the

Raid Manual of the TUCD

(see

) to install your operating system.

Installing Driver

chapter

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Creating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive

NOTE: This motherboard permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto

Setup.

You would use this method if you wish to use a drive that already contains data and/or is the bootable system drive in your system. You will need another drive of identical or larger storage capacity.

WARNING: Backup any necessary data before proceeding. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss.

WARNING: If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows NT 4.x or Windows 2000 operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID 1) array on your system, do NOT connect the hard drive to the

motherboard controller yet. You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first (see Raid Manual of the TUCD) to this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. For all other Operating Systems, proceed here.

Follow these steps:

1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Security” under the

Optimize Array for

section.

2. Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection. The window below will appear.

Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No) Y - Create and Duplicate N - Create Only

3. Press “Y” for the Create and Duplicate option. The window below will appear asking you to

select the Source drive to use. FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the Target drive.

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB)

[Please Select A S ource Disk] Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) 1 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 2 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063

[↑] Up [↓] [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

Source Disk

Target Disk

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4. Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied.

5. Press [Ctrl-Y] keys to Save selection and start duplication. The following progress screen will appear.

Start to duplicate the i mage . . . Do you want to continue? (Yes/No) Y – Continue N - Abort

6. Select “Y” to continue. If you choose “N” , you will be returned to step 1.

7. Once complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system

Array has been created.

8. Proceed to the

Installing Driver

chapter (see

Raid Manual of the TUCD

) to install the

Raid driver and/or operating system.

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Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility

The FastBuildTM Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and manage the drive array on the motherboard. For purposes of this manual, it is assumed you have already created an array in the previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array or view other options.

Viewing BIOS Screen

When you boot your system with the Raid function and drives installed, the FastBuild BIOS will detect the drives attached and show the following screen.

Scanning IDE drives . . . . .

If an array exists already, the BIOS will display the following screen showing the board RAID BIOS version and status of the array.

ID MODE SIZE TRACK-MAPPING STATUS 1 * 1*2 Mirror 16126M 611/128/32 Functional

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility....

The array status consists of three possible conditions:

Functional Critical

- The array is operational.

- A mirrored array contains a drive that has failed or disconnected. The remaining

Functional, Critical, Offline

drive member in the array is functional. However, the array has temporar ily lost its ability to provide fault tolerance. The user should identify the failed drive through the FastBuild

Setup



utility, and then replace the problem drive.

Offline

- A striped array has 1 drive that has failed or been disconnected. When the array condition is “offline,” the user must replace the failed drive(s), then restore data from a backup source.

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Navigating t he FastBuild™ Setup Menu

When using the menus, these are some of the basic navigation tips: Arrow keys highlights through choices; [Space] bar key allows to cycle through options; [Enter] key selects an option; [ESC] key is used to abort or exit the current menu.

Using the Main Menu

This is the first option screen when entering the FastBuildTM Setup.

Auto Setup.......................................................[ 1 ]

View Drive Assignments...................................[ 2 ]

View Array .......................................................[ 3 ]

Delete Array.....................................................[ 4 ]

Rebuild Array...................................................[ 5 ]

Controller Configuration ...................................[ 6 ]

[ Keys Available ]

Press 1...6 to Select Option [ESC] Exit

[ Main Menu ]

To create a new array automatically, follow the steps under “Creating Arrays Automatically” on page 72. Promise recommends this option for most users.

To view drives assigned to arrays, see “Viewing Drive Assignments” on page 74. To delete an array (but not delete the data contained on the array), select “Deleting An Array” on

page 81. To rebuild a mirrored array, see “Rebuilding an Array” on page 83. To view controller settings, see “Viewing Controller Configuration” on page 85.

NOTE: After configuring an array using FastBuild, you should FDISK and format the arrayed drive(s) if you are using new, blank drives. Depending on the type of array you are using.

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Creating Arrays Automatically

The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array. It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating. After making all selections, use Ctrl-Y to Save selections. FastBuild will automatically build the array.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Opt i mize Array for: Performance Typical Application usage: A/V Editing

[ Auto Setup Configuration ]

Mode.................................................Stripe

Spare Drive Count....................................0

Drives used in Array.................................2

Array Disk Capacity..........................16126

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [←, →, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

Optimize Array For

Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1) under the “Optimize Array for” setting.

Performance (RAID 0 Striping) Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.

NOTE: This motherboard permits striped arrays using 1, 2 drive attached in Auto Setup mode.

Security (RAID 1 Mirroring) Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array for data security.

NOTE: Under the Security setting, This motherboard permits two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array only.

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Defining Typical Application Usage

Allows the user to choose the type of PC usage that will be performed in order to optimize how

This motherboard

the block size used. You may choose from: A/V Editing (for audio/video applications, or any similar application that requires large file transfers), Server (for numerous small file transfers), or Desktop (a combination of large and small file sizes).

Using a “Hot” Spare Drive

If a third drive is attached as a “Slave” and is not assigned to a mirrored two-drive disk array (one optimized for “Security”), it will be recognized as a Spare Drive. Such a drive is immediately used as a “standby” replacement. It is automatically added to an array once a disk member of the array has been detected as “failed.” To restore fault tolerance as quickly as possible, This motherboard begins to perform an automatic data rebuild on the “spare” drive in the background without the need to restart the system. At a later time, the failed drive can be physically removed from the system and an extra drive added in its place to function as the “spare” drive.

Creating Multiple Disk Arrays

1. If you plan to create multiple arrays, attach only the drives necessary to create the first disk

array and complete the <1> Auto Setup.

2. Install the additional drives needed for the second array and again use the <1> Auto

Setup.

NOTE: If you wish to customize the settings of individual disk arrays (such as block size), you must manually create disk arrays with the Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu.

handles data blocks to enhance performance. Your choice will determine

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Viewing Drive Assignments

The View Drive Assignments <2> option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned to a disk arrays or are unassigned.

Under the “Assignment” column, drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as “Free” if unassigned. Such “Free” drives can be used for a future array. Unassigned drives are not accessible by the OS. The menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to speed used by each drive (U5 refers to 100MB/sec transfers, U4 refers to 66MB/sec transfers, etc...)

[ View Drive Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity(MB) Assignment Mode

1 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Array 1 U5 1 : Slave QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Free U5 2 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Array 1 U5

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit Mode (U=UDMA, P=PIO, D=DMA)

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Manually Creating an Array

The Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to this motherboard. Users will commonly create one or two drive arrays with the motherboard, though

the motherboard will support a maximum of four arrays

NOTE: For most installations, We recommends the <1> Auto Setup for easy disk array creation.

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

Array 1 Stripe 2 16126 Functional Array 2 —— —— —— —— Array 3 —— —— —— —— Array 4 —— —— —— ——

Note: * — Bootable Array

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [Space] Change Boot Drive

[Define Array Menu]

[ Keys Available ]

1. To manually create an array from the Define Array Menu, use the arrow keys to highlight

the array number you wish to define, and press [Enter] to select.

2. The Define Array Definition Menu will next appear that allows drive assignments to the disk

array (see next page).

A user may use a single drive in either striping mode with system. In this rare scenario, the motherboard will create an individual array ID but will offer conventional controller performance, depending on the drive type. At a later time, a second drive can be added to the array and the array re-created to s upport RAID 1 mirroring.

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Selecting Array Type

Under the Definition section of this menu, highlight the Array # for which you want to

assign a RAID level. Use the [Space] key to cycle through two array types: Performance (RAID 0 Striping),

Security (RAID 1 Mirroring).

[ Define Array Definition Menu ]

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

Array 1 Stripe 2 16126 Functional Stripe Block: 64 KB

[ Drive Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment

1 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Y 1 : Slave QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 N 2 : Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Y

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Space] Select [Ctrl-Y] Save

Selecting Stripe Block

For RAID 0 Striped arrays only, you may manually select the “stripe block size.” Use the Spacebar to scroll through choices progressing as follows (1, 2, 4, 8 , 16 . . . 1024).

The size selected affects how montherboard sends and retrieves data blocks from the drives. You will need to perform your own testing to determine how the data block size is affecting your particular use of the array. In general, a larger block size is better when handling large data transfers (such as in A/V editing or graphics) while a smaller block size is better when handling e-mail and other common server data. The default is 64K.

Assigning Drive(s) to Array

1. Under the [ Drive Assignments ] section, highlight a drive using the [↑] Up [↓] keys.

2. With the [Space] bar key, change the Assignable option to “Y” to add the drive to the disk

array.

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3. Press <Ctrl-Y> to save the disk array information. Depending on the array type selected,

the following scenarios will take place: a) If choosing a Striping array, the initial Define Array Menu screen will appear with the

arrays defined. From there you may ESC to exit and return to the Main Menu of FastBuild.

b) If you selected a Mirroring array for two drives, there is an additional window that

appears as described in order to create the array. To do this you will use either two brand new drives, or one drive that contains existing data that you wish to mirror.

Creating A Mirrored Array Using New Drives

As described in the Drive Assignments Option section above, if you selected a mirroring array and wish to use two new assigned drives, follow the directions here.

1. After assigning new drives to a Mi rroring array and saving the info rmation with <Ctrl-Y>,

the window below will appear.

Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No) Y - Create and Duplicate N - Create Only

2. Press “N” for the Create Only option.

3. A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been

created. Press any key to reboot the system

Array has been created.

Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive

This motherboard will create a mirrored array using an existing system drive with data. You must assign the existing drive and another drive of same or larger capacity to the Mirroring array. The BIOS will send the existing data to the new blank drive.

WARNING: Backup any necessary data before proceeding. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss.

WARNING: If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows NT 4.x or Windows 2000 operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID

1) array on your system, do NOT connect the hard drive to the system controller

yet. You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first (see Raid Manual of the TUCD) to this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller. For all other Operating Systems, proceed here.

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After assigning the drives to a Mirroring array, press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection. The window below will appear.

Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No) Y - Create and Duplicate N - Create Only

1. Press “Y” for the Create and Duplicate option. The window below will appear asking you to

select the Source drive to use. FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the Target drive.

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB)

[Please Select A S ource Disk] Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) 1 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 2 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063

[↑] Up [↓] [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save

Source Disk

Target Disk

2. Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied.

WARNING: All target drive data will be erased. Make sure you choose the correct drive.

3. Press [Ctrl-Y] keys to Save selection and start duplication. The following confirmation screen will appear.

Start to duplicate the image . . . Do you want to continue? (Yes/No) Y – Continue N - Abort

4. Select “Y” to continue. If you choose “N” , you will be returned to step 1.

5. Once “Y” is selected, the following progress screen will appear. The process will take a few minutes.

Please Wait While Duplicating The Image 10% Complete

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6. Once mirroring is complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system

Array has been created.

Making a Disk Array Bootable

WARNING: In order for you to boot from an array on the system, your PC or

server must be configured in the CMOS Setup to use the system as a bootable device (versus the onboard controller). This option is not available if the system is being used as a secondary controller.

1. Once you have returned to the Define Array Menu window (bel o w), you will see the array(s) you have created. You now may use the menu to select whic h previ ousl y-defi ned ar ray wi l l be used as the bootable array.

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

* Array 1 Stripe 2 13044 Functional Note: * — Bootable Array

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [Space] Change Boot Drive

[ Define Array Menu ]

2. Highlight the array which you want to boot from using the [↑] Up [↓] Down keys.

3. Press the [Space] bar key.

4. An * asterisk will appear next to the array number indicating it as bootable. The system will now recognize this array as the first array seen

5. The system will then use this bootable array as the (fixed) boot C: drive.

NOTE: The bootable array must contain your configured operating system.

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How Orders Arrays

During startup, the disk arrays on the motherboard are recognized in this order: 1) The array set to bootable in the FastBuildTM Setup, and 2) the Array number (i.e. Array 0, Array 1…).

This would be involved in determining which drive letters will be assigned to each disk array.

How Saves Array Information

All disk array data is saved into the reserved sector on each array member. We suggests that users record their disk array information for future reference.

Another feature of the motherboard disk array system is to recognize drive members even if drives are moved between different motherboard connectors(IDE3&IDE4). Since each drive’s array data identifies itself to the array, it is possible to move or swap drives without modifying the array setup. This is valuable when adding drives, or during a rebuild.

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Deleting An Array

The Delete Array <4> Menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. This is not the same as deleting data from the drives themselves. If you delete an array by accident (and before it has been used again), the array can normally be recovered by defining the array identically as the deleted array.

WARNING: Deleting an existing disk array could result in its data loss. Make sure to record all array information including the array type, the disk members, and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion.

[ Delete Array Menu ]

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

Array 1 Mirror 2 8063 Functional Array 2 Stripe 1 8063 Functional Array 3 Stripe 1 8063 Functional Array 4 —— —— —— ——

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Del] Delete

1. To delete an array, highlight the Array you wish to delete and press the [Del] key.

2. The View Array Definition menu will appear (see below) showing which drives are assigned to this array.

[ Define Array Menu ]

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

Array 1 Mirror 2 8063 Functional Stripe Block: 64 KB

[ Drive Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) Assignment

1 : MasterQUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Y 2 : MasterQUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Y

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3. Confirm yes to the following warning message with the <Ctrl-Y> key to continue array deletion:

Are you sure you want to delete this array? Press Ctrl-Y to Delet e, others to Abort

4. After deleting the array, you should create a new array using Auto Setup or the Define Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu.

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Rebuilding A Mirrored Array

The Rebuild Array <5> Menu option is necessary to recover from an error in a mirrored disk array. You will receive an error message when booting your system from the BIOS.

NOTE: Drives MUST be replaced if they contain any physical errors.

Follow these steps BEFORE using the Rebuild Array menu option:

1. On bootup, the system Startup BIOS will display an error message identifying which drive has failed.

2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to enter FastBuild Main Menu.

3. Select submenu Define Array <3>.

4. Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of the failed drive.

5. Power off and physically remove the failed drive.

6. Replace the drive with an identical model.

7. Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu.

8. Select the <5> Rebuild Array option. The following screen will appear.

[ Rebuild Array Menu ]

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status

Array 1 Mirror 2 16126 Critical Array 2 Stripe 1 8063 Functional Array 3 Stripe 1 8063 Functional Array 4 —— —— —— ——

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select

9. Highlight the array whose Status is “Critical”.

10. Press [Enter]. The following screen will then appear (see next page).

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[ Rebuild Array Menu ]

Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Status

Array 2 Mirror 2 Critical Stripe Block: Not Available

[ Select Drive for Rebuild ]

Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB)

1 : Slave QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select

11. Under [Select Drive for Rebuild], highlight the replacement drive.

12. Press [Enter] and confirm that the data will be copied on to the selected drive. All data on the replacement drive will be written over with mirror ed information from the array drive. A progress bar will appear as below.

Please Wait While Duplicating The Image 10% Complete

13. Once the rebuild process is complete, the user will be asked to reboot the system.

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Viewing Controller Settings

The Controller Configuration <6> menu selection allows you to enable or disable the BIOS from halting (the default) if it detects an error on boot up. You may also view the system resources (Interrupt and I/O port address) of data channels.

[ Adapter Configuration - Options ]

Halt On Error: Enable

[ System Resources Configuration ]

Channel 1 (IDE1) I nterrupt : A I/O Port : FFF0 Channel 2 (IDE2) Interrupt : A I/O P ort : FFA8

[ Keys Available ]

[←, →, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit

Halting BIOS On Bootup Errors

The [Adapter Configuration – Options] section allows you to enable or disable The system to Halt operation at the BIOS startup screen should an error be detected. This is the only option that can be changed on this screen.

Viewing System Resources

The [System Resources Configuration] section of this submenu displays the PCI slot interrupt and port address used by the system. The resources used are determined by the Mainboard PCI PnP BIOS for the PCI slot in which the system re sides.

In the rare case that there is a resource conflict, refer to the Mainboard BIOS documentation on changes on resources allocated to the system PCI slot.

Please note: The PCI3 slot does not support Master card (ex. SCSI card) when onboard Promise function enable.

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Page Index for BIOS Setup Page The Main Menu P.88 Standard CMOS Setup P.90 BIOS Features Setup P.93 Chipset Features Setup P.95 Power Management Setup P.98 PNP/ PCI Configuration P.101 Load BIOS Defaults P.103 Load Setup Defaults P.104 Integrated Peripherals P.105 Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup P.109 Supervisor / User Password P.111 IDE HDD Auto Detection P.112 Save & Exit Setup P.113 Exit Without Saving P.114

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6RX Series Motherboard

BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Interface. The interface allows users to modify the basic system configuration, which is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information can be retained when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If unsuccessful, you can restart the system and try again by pressing the "RESET" bottom on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <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> 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> <F8> Reserved <F9> Reserved

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

Load the Setup Defaults

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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 P age Setup Menu

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>.

The Main Menu

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

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.24d

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MSIC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC: Quit

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

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

↑↓→ ←

Time, Date , Hard Disk Type…

Figure 1: Main Menu

Standard CMOS Setup

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

BIOS Features Setup

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

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Chipset Features Setup

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

Power Management Setup

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

PNP/PCI Configurations

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

Load BIOS Defaults

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Load BIOS Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its most stable configurations.

Load Setup Defaults

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Load Setup Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its highest performance configurations

Integrated Peripherals

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This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

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This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status.

Set Supervisor Password

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Set Change or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and/or BIOS

setup.

Set User Password

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

IDE HDD auto detection

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Automatically configure hard disk parameters

Save & Exit Setup

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Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

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Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes none, on e or m ore than one s etup it ems. Us e the a rrow s to highl ight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value in each item.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

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

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3½ Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Other Memory : 384 Kb Extended Memory : 255 Mb Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled Total Memory : 256 Mb Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit Day : 01– 31 ↑↓ : Select Item Year : 1990 – 2099 PU / PD / + / – :Modify (Shift) F2 : Color

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup

Base Memory : 640 Kb

Date

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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.

Time

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The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

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Primary Master / Slave, Secondary Master / Slave

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The category identifies the type of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are two settings: Auto, and Manual. Ma nual: HDD ty pe is user-d efinable; Auto will automatically detect HDD type.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

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

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

Floppy Drive A / Floppy Drive B

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The category identifies the ty pe of floppy disk drive A or dri ve B that has been install ed 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 by te capacity (3.5 inc h when 3 Mode is Enabled).

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

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

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

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Boot Sector Virus Protection

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

Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

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

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

boot sector or hard disk partition table.

Memory

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

(Default Value)

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system.

The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Other Memory

Extended Memory

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

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

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.

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