Gigabyte GA-6RXDW User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

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

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

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

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specifications:

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

Supplementary Information:

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

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

Signature:

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

Mother Board

Date: Apr.27, 2001

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-6RXDW

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.

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-6RXDW

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 : Apr. 27, 2001 Nam e : 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

6RXDW

Dual Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Dual Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

REV 1.0 First Edition

R-10-01-010426

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) Dual BIOS

7) @BIOS™ & EasyTune

8) BIOS Setup

Dual BIOS installation

™

III

Instructions on setting up the BIOS

9) Technical Support/RMA Sheet

10) Appendix

Product performance & block diagram

@BIOS

& EasyTune

™

introduction

™

III

software
Document equipment used for after sales

service

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Features Summary P.3
6RXDW Motherboard Layout P.5
Installation Guide P. 6
Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.14
Performance List P.32
Block Diagram P.33
Dual BIOS Introduction (Optional) P.34
@BIOSTM Introduction P.41
EasyTune
Page Index for BIOS Setup P.44
Technical Support / RMA Sheet P.72
Appendix P.73

TM

Introduction P.42

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

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

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

Apr. 26, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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Item Checklist

Item Checklist

The 6RXDW Motherboard

;

Cable for IDE / Floppy device

;

CD (TUCD) for motherboard utilities

;

6RXDW User’s Manual

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Diskettes for Promise driver

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Features Summary

Form factor
CPU

Chipset

30.6 cm x 24.8 cm ATX size form factor, 6 layers PCB.

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Dual Socket 370 processor

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Intel Pentium

(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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Clock Generator ICS 9248-151

66/100/133 MHz system bus speeds

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118/124/140/145/150 MHz system bus speeds

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(reserved)

ICS 93718

differential clock for DDR bus

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Memory

I/O Control
Slots

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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Optional bank-by-bank ECC for DRAM integrity

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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 CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) Slot

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On-Board
Peripherals

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 CNR*1)

1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR

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1 Smart Card Reader Header (SCR) [Optional]

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

On-Board IDE

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

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To be continued…

On-Board RAID

Hardware Monitor

On-Board Sound

PS/2 Connector
BIOS

Additional Features

Features Summary

Support data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1),

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striping/mirroring (RAID 0+1) or spanning (JBOD)
operation.

Supports concurrent dual IDE controller operation.

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Supports IDE bus master operation.

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Displays status and error checking messages during

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boot-up.

Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds

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Features LBA and Extended Interrupt13 drive

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translation in controller onboard BIOS.

CPU/Power Fan Revolution detect

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CPU temperature detect

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System Voltage Detect

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Chassis Intrusion Detect

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Display Actual Current Voltage

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CPU overheat warning detect

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Voltage detect

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Fan fail alarm

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AC’97 CODEC

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

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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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Wake On LAN

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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 S5

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Support @BIOS™ and EasyTune

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6RXDW Motherboard Layout

PS/2

J20

JP14

USB1

ATX POWER

COM A COM B

J23

LPT

J24

Socket 370

CPU

J15

CODEC

JP18

Socket 370

CPU

VT8633

J19

6RXDW

J13

GAME & Audio

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

CNR

AGP1

JP13

JP7

J18

J17

JP16

JP15

JP17

J21

CN4

BAT1

BACK Up

MAIN

SW2

DIMM4

DIMM2

DIMM3

DIMM1

JP12

JP19

JP10

JP11

VT8233

IDE2

IDE1

IDE3

BIOS

USB2

BIOS

BUZZER

IDE4

FLOPPY

J16

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Installation Guide

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 5

Step 3 Step 2

Step 4

Step 1

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Step 5

Installation Guide

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus frequency can be switched at 66MHz - 133MHz and Auto by adjusting SW 2.
(The frequency ratio depend on CPU).

SW2 Select the System Speed at 66MHz - 133MHz and Auto. O: ON, X: OFF

CPU 1 2 3 4 5 6

Auto X X X X O O

66MHz O O X X X X
100MHz X O X X X X
118MHz O X X X X X
124MHz X X O X X X
130MHz O X O X X X
133MHz X X X X X X
136MHz X O O X X X
140MHz O O O X X X
145MHz X X X O X X
150MHz O X X O X X

We recommend you to setup your system speed to Auto.

¼¼¼¼

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CPU Installation

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

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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Installation Guide

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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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

Installation Guide

4 DIMMs

x64/x72

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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.15
ATX Power P.15
COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.15
CN1 (PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector) P.16
CN4 (ATX +12V Power Connector) P.24
Floppy Port P.17
Game & Audio Port P.18
IDE 1/IDE2 (Primary/Secondary), IDE3/IDE4 (RAID/ATA100) Port

P.18
[IDE3/IDE4 is Optional]
J13 (CPU FAN 1) P.23
J15 (CPU FAN 2) P.23
J17 (Wake On LAN) P.24
J18 (Ring Power On) P.20
J19 (System FAN) P.21
J20 (External SMBUS Device Connector) P.21
J21 (IR/CIR) P.25
J23 (Power FAN 1)

J24 (Power FAN 2)

P.22

P.22
JP13 (SCR) [Optional] P.26
JP15 (AUX_IN) P.19
JP16 (CD Audio Line In) P.19
JP17 (TEL) P.20
USB1 (USB Connector) P.16
USB2 (Front USB Connector) P.17
Panel and Jumper Definition P.27
BAT 1(Battery) P.31
J16 (2x11 pins jumper) P.27
JP7 (BIOS Write Protection) [Optional] P.31
JP10 (IDE RAID Selection) [Optional] P.29
JP11 (RAID/ATA100 Selection) [Optional] P.29
JP12 (Case Open) P.28
JP14 (USB1 Device Wake up Selection) P.30
JP18 (Onboard CODEC Selection) [Optional] P.30
JP19 (Clear CMOS Function) P.28

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Connectors

ATX Power

11

1

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,15-17 GND

1,2,11 3.3V

4,6,19,20 VCC

10 +12V
12 -12V

20

10

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

15

COM B

Connectors

CN1: PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse

6

4

5

3

1 2

PS/2 Keyboard

Please note:

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

USB1: USB Connector

Pin No. Definition

8

5

6

7

1 USB Power
2 USB D0­3 USB D0+
4 GND
5 USB Power
6 USB D1-

2

1

3

4

7 USB D1+
8 GND

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard
Pin No. Definition

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

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 vendor for passible patch or
driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

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USB2: Front USB Connector

Please note:

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

Floppy Port

2

1

Pin No. Definition

10

1 POWER
2 GND

9

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:

This motherboard supports standard audio port and game port. After install
onboard audio driver. you may connector speaker to line out jack, micro phone to
MIC in jack Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be connected to line-in jack.

IDE1, IDE2 (Primary/Secondary),
IDE3/IDE4 (RAID/ATA100) Port (Optional)

RED LINE

Game

Port

MIC In

Line In

IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 IDE 4

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JP16: CD Audio Line In

JP15: AUX_IN

1

Pin No. Definition

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

1

Pin No. Definition

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

19

JP17: TEL (The connector is for internal modem card with voice

connector)

1

Pin No. Definition

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

J18: Ring Power On

1

Connectors

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

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J20: External SMBUS Device Connector

1

Pin No . Definition

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

J19: System FAN

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 NC

1

21

J23: Power FAN 1

J24: Power FAN 2

Connectors

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

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A

A

J13: CPU FAN 1

Please note:

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

under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.

J15: CPU FAN 2

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

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.

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Connectors

CN4: ATX +12V Power Connector

Pin No . Definitio n

Please note:

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

J17: Wake on LAN (WOL)

2

4

1

3

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

1

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

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J21: IR/CIR

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.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 NC
3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
6 NC
7 CIRRX
8 VCC
9 NC

10 CIRTX

6

1

10

5

25

JP13: SCR: Smart Card Reader Header (Optional)

2

Connectors

14

1

13

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
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

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.

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Panel And Jumper Definition

J16: 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.

GD

RE

S P K

HD

1

1

PW

1

P+

−

P

−

P

1

1

GN

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JP19: Clear CMOS Function

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

Please note:

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

JP12: Case Open

1

Clear CMOS

Normal

(Default)

1

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

1

Pin No . Defin itio n

1 Signal

2 GND

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Pl

JP10: IDE RAID Selection (Optional)

1 1

Enable

(Default)

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

JP11: RAID/ATA100 Selection (Optional)

1

ATA 100 Mode

(Default)

Pin No . Definition

1-2 close A TA 100 Mode
2-3 close RAID Mo de

ease note:

If you want to use "RAID Function”, your IDE3 and IDE4 must be conne cted with
Hard Drive. Please set JP10 as enable before adjusting JP11.

Disable

1

RAID Mode

(Default)

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JP18: Onboard CODEC Selection (Optional)

Pl

Panel and Jumper Definiti on

1

Enable

(Default)

1

Disable

Pin No . Definitio n
1-2 close Enable (Default)
2-3 close Disable

JP14: USB1 Device Wake up Selection

USB1

1

Normal

(Default)

1

Enable

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close

USB1 Device Wakeup
Enable

2-3 close Norm al (De faul t)

ease note:

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

“JP14“
*(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 S5”. Remember to save the
setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.)

enabled)

“USB Dev Wakeup From S5”

function, you have to set

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Pl

JP7: BIOS Write Protection (Optional)

ease note:

To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB JP7 must be set to 2-3. We recommend JP 7 to
be set to 1-2, whenever user does not need to flash/upgrade the BIOS.

BAT1: Battery

1

Normal

(Default)

1

Protection

Write

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

+

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

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

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DRAM (128x1) MB DDR (MOSEL VITELIC V58C2128804SAT75)

•

CACHE SIZE 256 KB integrated in CPU

•

DISPLAY GV-GF2010D

•

STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum AS30000AT 30GB)

•

O.S. Windows 2000 + SP1 + DirectX8

•

DRIVER

•

Intel Socket370 Pentium

Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64k colors x 75Hz.
TUCD ver. 1.7

Processor



1.13GHz processor x 2

!!!

Intel Pentium

Socket 370



!!!

1.13GHz x 2 (133x8.5)

Winbench99

Business Disk Winmark 99 6100

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 17700

Business Graphics Winmark 99 409

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 839

Winstone 2001

Business Winstone 2001 38.2

Content Creative Winstone 2001

43.7

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to the detail on P.53 &

0

P.54.

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Block Diagram

CPUCLK (66/100/133MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

AGP Pro 2X/4X

5 PCI

L-OUT

Promise

PDC20267

Socket 370

33MHz

AC97

CODEC

L-IN

MIC

CPU

System Bus

VT8633

V-LINK

33MHz

VT8233

ATA33/66/100

6 USB

IDE Channels

Ports

Socket 370

CPU

ICS

93718

HCLK (66 / 100 / 133MHz)
VCLK (66MHz)

32.768KHz

LPC
Bus

48MHz

I/O Chipset

ITE

IT8705F

33MHz

48MHz

CPUCLK (66/100/133MHz)

2.5V DDR SDRAM

Differential clock

Game Port
Floppy

LPT Port

Smart Card
Reader

COM Ports

ATA100/RAID
IDE Channels

14.318MHz

48MHz

VCLK (66MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

CMR

ICS9248-151

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PS/2 KB/MS

HCLK (66 / 100 / 133MHz)

CPUCLK (66 / 100 / 133MHz)

Dual BIOS Introduction

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

American Release:09/16/99
Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends

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 Programming Utility

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

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

c. Dual BIOS Item explanation:

BIOS will auto detect:

AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

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

Boot From
Main ROM Type
Backup ROM Type

: Main BIOS

: SST 39SF020

: 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.)

Dual BIOS Introduction

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

“Del”

key when the boot screen appears.)

Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable

If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE
PROTECTION error and Halt On 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

Disable
Enable

, it will show

, it will show

<or the other key to continue.>

<or the other key to Auto Recover.>

Backup message:

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

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

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

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

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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-6RXDW Series motherboard. F uture 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.

DualBIOSTM Technology FAQ

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Dual BIOS Introduction

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.

TM

technology

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

TM

technology?

Answer:

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

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

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

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

4. A flash ROM's life 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.

TM

technology you can reduce the possibility of

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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

TM

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

TM

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

TM

technology will use the good BIOS and correct

TM

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

TM

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.

TM

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

TM

utility, and if a viru s

the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and

TM

utility

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Dual BIOS Introduction

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

TM

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

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

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

TM

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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@BIOS™ Introduction

Gigabyte announces

@BIOS™

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or
like many other people, you just know what
BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it?
Because you think updating newest BIOS is

unnecessary and actually you don’t know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite

a lot of time to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download
different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode.
Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS. The above process is not a
interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in
your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

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

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

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

TM

Introduction

III

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.

™

--announced by Gigabyte. This utility has totally changed the gaming

III

™

helps to perform the best of system.

III

™

over system’s limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer

III

™

, user can “Save” this bus speed and

III

™

has already turned the

III

III

™

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This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached
driver CD. Users may make a test drive of “EasyTune

™

” to find out more amazing

III

features by themselves.

For further technical information, please link to: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

Note: For the latest version of EasyTune

ÚÚÚÚ

TM

, please visit our website.

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BIOS Setup

Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
The Main Menu P.46
Standard CMOS Setup P.48
BIOS Features Setup P.51
Chipset Features Setup P.53
Power Management Setup P.56
PNP/ PCI Configuration P.58
Load Fail-Safe Defaults P.60
Load Optimized Defaults P.61
Integrated Peripherals P.62
Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup P.66
Supervisor / User Password P.68
IDE HDD Auto Detection P.69
Save & Exit Setup P.70
Exit Without Saving P.71

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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 f rom 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 Optimized 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 1.24e

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quit

F6: Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized 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

••••

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

BIOS Features Setup

••••

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

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Chipset Features Setup

••••

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

Power Management Setup

••••

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

PNP/PCI Configurations

••••

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

••••

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

Load Optimized Defaults

••••

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

Integrated Peripherals

••••

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

••••

Configure hardware monitor features, control frequency/voltage.

Set Supervisor Password

••••

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

setup.

.

Set User Password

••••

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

IDE HDD auto detection

••••

Automatically configure hard disk parameters

Save & Exit Setup

••••

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

••••

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

( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Mar 27, 2001
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 14:44:35

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

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3½
Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Other Memory : 384 Kb
Extended Memory : 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

••••

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

••••

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

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Primary Master / Slave, Secondary Master / Slave

••••

The category identifies the 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

••••

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

•

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

••••

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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BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES SETUP

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

1st Boot Device : Floppy
2nd Boot Device : IDE-0
3rd Boot Device : CDROM
S.M.A.R.T. f or Hard Disks : Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock : On
Floppy Drive Seek : Disabled
Password Check : Setup
CPU Serial Number : Disabled
BIOS Flash Protection : Disabled

F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup

1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device

•

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Floppy
LS/ZIP A:
ATAPI ZIP C:
CDROM
SCSI
NETWORK
RAID/ATA100
IDE-0~IDE-3
Disabled
USB FDD

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

•

Set your boot device priority to Floppy.
Set your boot device priority to LS/ZIP A:.
Set your boot device priority to ATAPI ZIP C:.
Set your boot device priority to CDROM.
Set your boot device priority to SCSI.
Set your boot device priority to NETWORK.
Set your boot device priority to RAID/ATA100.
Set your boot device priority to IDE-0~IDE-3.
Disable this function.
Set your boot device priority to USB FDD.

Enabled Enable S.M.A.R.T. Feature for Hard Disks.
Disabled Disable S.M.A.R.T. Feature for Hard Disks

Boot Up Num-Lock

••••

On Keypad is number keys.

(Default Value)

Off Keypad is arrow keys.

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(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

Floppy Drive Seek

•

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

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

tracks. Note that BIOS can’t differentiate between from 720, 1.2 or

1.44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

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

Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed

(Default Value)

Password Check

•

is 360.

Please refer to the detail on P.68

Setup

Always The user must enter correct password in order to access the system

CPU Serial Number

••••

This item will show up when you install the Pentium®

Enabled Pentium
Disabled Disable this function.

BIOS Flash Protection

•

Enabled Enable BIOS Flash Protection. This will prevent BIOS Flash write after

Disabled To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB, this item must be disable. We

The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup

(Default Value)

utility.

and/or BIOS Setup.

®

!!!

POST.

recommend this item to be set to “Disabled”.

processor.

!!!

Processor Serial Number Feature.

(Default value)

(Default Value)

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Chipset Features Setup

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

AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

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***DRAM Timing***
Top Performance : Disabled
DDR Timing by SPD : Enabled

DDR Frequency : 133MHz
DDR CAS# Latency : 2.5 Cycles

DDR Bank Interleave : 4-WAY

DDR Command Rate : 2T Command
DRAM Integrity Mode : Disabled
AGP Mode : 4X
AGP Read Synchronization : Enabled
AGP Fast Write : Disabled
AGP Comp. Driving : Auto
Manual AGP Comp. Driving : CB
AGP Aperture Size : 64MB
PCI Delay Transaction : Enabled
USB Controller : All USB Port

USB Legacy Support : Disabled
F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

ESC : Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

Top Performance

••••

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set “Top Perform ance”

as “Enabled”.

Disabled Disable this function.

(Default Value)

Enabled Top Performance Enable.

DDR Timing by SPD

••••

Enabled Enable DDR Timing by SPD. Enable this function, the bios will set

DDR Frequency/DDR CAS#/DDR Bank Interleave according to
the SPD Data in DDR.

(Default Value)

Disabled Disable DDR Timing by SPD.

DDR Frequency

••••

100MHz Set DDR Frequency to 100MHz.
133MHz Set DDR Frequency to 133MHz.

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DDR CAS# Latency

••••

2 Cycles Set DDR CAS# Latency to 2 Cycles.

2.5 Cycles Set DDR CAS# Latency to 2.5 Cycles.

DDR Bank Interleave

••••

4-WAY Set DDR Bank Interleave to 4-WAY.
2-WAY Set DDR Bank Interleave to 2-WAY.
Disabled Disable this function.

DDR Command Rate

••••

If you wish to maximize the performance of your DDR, set “DDR Command Rate” as “1T
Command” and set “Top Performance” as “Enabled”. Please note, enabling this function
may cause your system to become unstable.

2T Command Set DDR Command Rate to 2T Command.
1T Command Set DDR Command Rate to 1T Command.

DRAM Integrity Mode

••••

For power End-User use only.

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

Disabled Disable this function.
ECC Single-bit error correction and multi-bit error detection.

AGP Mode

••••

4X Set AGP Mode to 4X (Only if the AGP Card support 4X Rate).

(Default Value)

1X Set AGP Mode to 1X.
2X Set AGP Mode to 2X.

AGP Read Synchronization

••••

Enabled Enable AGP Read Synchronization.
Disabled Disable AGP Read Synchronization.

AGP Fast Write

••••

Enabled Enable this function only if the AGP Card sup port Fast Write Function.

(Enable this function can increase AGP performance).

Disabled Disable this function.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

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AGP Comp. Driving

••••

Auto Set AGP Comp. Driving to Auto.
Manual Set AGP Comp. Driving to Manual.

If AGP Comp. Driving is Manual.

Manual AGP Comp. Driving: 00~FF

AGP Aperture Size

•

4 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 4MB.
8 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 8MB.
16 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 16MB.
32 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 32MB.

64 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 64MB.
128 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 128MB.
256 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 256MB.

PCI Delay Transaction

••••

Enabled Enable Delay Transaction.
Disabled Disable Delay Transaction.

USB Controller

••••

All USB Port Enable All USB Ports 0,1,2,3,4,5.
Disabled Disable USB Controller.
Port 0&1 Enable USB Ports 0&1.
Port 2&3 Enable USB Ports 2&3.
Port 0&1, 2&3 Enable USB Ports 0&1, 2&3.
Port 4&5 Enable USB Ports 4&5.
Port 0&1, 4&5 Enable USB Ports 0&1, 4&5.
Port 2&3, 4&5 Set USB Controller to Port 2&3, 4&5.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

USB Legacy Support

••••

Keyboard/FDD Enable USB Legacy Support for USB Keyboard & USB Floppy.
KB/Mouse/FDD Enable USB Legacy Support for USB Keyboard/USB Mouse &

USB Floppy.

(Default Value)

.

Disabled

Disable USB Legacy Support Function

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Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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USB Dev Wakeup From S5 : Disabled

IRQ3 : Monitor
IRQ4 : Monitor
IRQ5 : Ignore
IRQ7 : Monitor

IRQ9 : Ignore
IRQ10 : Ignore
IRQ11 : Ignore
IRQ13 : Ignore
IRQ14
IRQ15 : Ignore

Soft-Off by Power Button

AC Back Function : Off
Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan : E nabled
PME Event Wake Up : Enabled
Resume On RTC Alarm : Disabled

RTC Alarm Date : 15 F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
RTC Alarm Hour : 12 F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
RTC Alarm Minute : 30 F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
RTC Alarm Second : 30 F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

USB Dev Wakeup From S5

••••

: Monitor

: Instant Off

ESC: Quit

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Enabled
Disabled

IRQ 3~IRQ15

••••

Enable USB Dev Wakeup from ACPI S5 mode.
Disable USB Dev Wakeup from ACPI S5 mode.

(Default Value)

Ignore Ignore IRQ3 ~IRQ15.
Monitor IRQ3~IRQ15 event can wake up the system from sleep state (S1).

Soft-off by Power Button

•

Instant off The user press the power button once, he can turn off the system.

(Default Value)

Suspend The user press the power button once, then he can enter suspend

mode.

AC Back Function

••••

Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in “Off” state.

(Default Value)

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On When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in ”On” state.
Last State When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last

state before AC-power off.

Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan

•

Disabled Disable Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function.
Enabled The modem ring / LAN wake up will bring the system out of soft-off or

suspend state if this option is set “Enabled”.

PME Event Wake up

••••

Disabled Disable PME event wake up function.
Enabled The PME event wake up will bring the system out of soft-off or

suspend state if this option is set “Enabled”.

Resume On RTC Alarm

••••

You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on
system.

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If the default value is Enabled.

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

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

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BIOS Setup

PNP/PCI Configuration

AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

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Reset Configuration Data : No
VGA Boot from : AG P

PCI Slot 1,5 IRQ Priority : Auto
PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority : Auto
PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority : Auto
PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority : Auto
IRQ3 : PCI/PnP
IRQ4 : PCI/PnP
IRQ5 : PCI/PnP
IRQ7 : PCI/PnP
IRQ9 : PCI/PnP
IRQ10 : PCI/PnP
IRQ11 : PCI/PnP
IRQ14 : PCI/PnP
IRQ15 : PCI/PnP
F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 6: PNP/ PCI Configuration

Reset Configuration Data

••••

Advising BIOS clear PnP configuration data for usable value.

No
Yes

Disable this function.
Reset PnP configuration data in order to re-initialize ESCD for PnP
device.

ESC: Quit

(Default Value)

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

VGA Boot from

•

AGP Set VGA Boot from AGP VGA Card.

(Default Value)

PCI Set VGA Boot from PCI VGA Card.

PCI Slot 1,5 IRQ Priority

•

Auto The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 1 & 5 device.

(Default Value)

3 The system will reserved IRQ3 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ3.

4 The system will reserved IRQ4 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ4.

5 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ5.

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7 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ7.

9 The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ9.

10 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ10.

11 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ11.

PCI Slot 2 / 3 / 4 IRQ Priority

•

Auto The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device.

(Default Value)

3 The system will reserved IRQ3 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ3.

4 The system will reserved IRQ for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ4.

5 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ5.

7 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ7.

9 The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ9.

10 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ10.

11 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ11.

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

••••

ISA/ EISA The resource is reserved for Legacy ISA device.
PCI / PnP The resource is reserved for PCI/ PnP device.

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(Default Value)

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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

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

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

••••

↑↓→←

Fail−Safe defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values of to configure
the system to achieve maximum stability.

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

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Figure 7: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

BIOS Setup

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Load Optimized Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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

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

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Load Optimized Defaults

••••

↑↓→←

Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values to configure
the system to achieve maximum performance.

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?N

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

Load Optimized Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Figure 8: Load Optimized Defaults

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Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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OnBoard IDE : Both
OnBoard AC’97 Audio : Auto
OnBoard MC’97 Modem : Auto

OnBoard FDC : Auto
OnBoard Serial Port 1 : Auto
OnBoard Serial Port 2 : Auto

Serial Port 2 Mode : Normal

OnBoard CIR Port : Disabled

CIR Port IRQ : N/A

OnBoard Parallel Port : Auto

Parallel Port Mode : ECP

Parallel Port IRQ : Auto

Parallel Port DMA : Auto

OnBoard MIDI Port : 300

MIDI Port IRQ : 5
OnBoard Game Port : Enabled F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults

F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals

OnBoard IDE

•

Disabled Disable OnBoard IDE.
Both Both Primary & Secondary IDE channel will be enabled.

(Default Value)

Primary Only Primary IDE channel is enable.
Secondary Only Secondary IDE channel is enable.

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

BIOS Setup

OnBoard AC’97 Audio

•

Auto BIOS will search AC97 Codec. If found, AC97 function will be enabled.

If no AC97 Codec found, AC97 function will be disabled.

(Default Value)

Disabled Disable this function.

OnBoard MC’97 Modem

•

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

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

(Default Value)

Disabled Disable this function.

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OnBoard FDC

•

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable on board floppy disk controller.
Auto Set the floppy disk controller automatically.

OnBoard Serial Port 1

•

(Default Value)

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.
3F8/COM1 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8.
2F8/COM2 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.
3E8/COM3 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.
2E8/COM4 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable OnBoard Serial port 1.

OnBoard Serial Port 2

•

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.
3F8/COM1 Enable OnBoard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.
2F8/COM2 Enable OnBoard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8.
3E8/COM3 Enable OnBoard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.
2E8/COM4 Enable OnBoard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable OnBoard Serial port 2.

Serial Port 2 Mode

•

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

Normal Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to Normal Mode.
IrDA Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to IrDA Mode.
ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to ASKIR Mode.
SCR Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port B to Smart Card Reader.

OnBoard CIR port

•

Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable Onboard CIR port.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

CIR Port IRQ

•

IRQ 3 / 4 / 5 / 10 / 11 / N/A.

(Default Value)

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OnBoard Parallel port

•

378 Set On Board LPT port and address to 378.
278 Set On Board LPT port and address to 278.
3BC Set On Board LPT port and address to 3BC.
Auto Set On Board LPT port Automatically.
Disabled Disable this function.

Parallel Port Mode

•

EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
Normal Normal Operation.
EPP+ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port & Extended Capabilities

Port.

Parallel Port IRQ

•

7 Set Parallel Port IRQ to 7.
5 Set Parallel Port IRQ to 5.
Auto Set Parallel Port IRQ automatically.

Parallel Port DMA

•

3 Set Parallel Port DMA to 3.
1 Set Parallel Port DMA to 1.
0 Set Parallel Port DMA to 0.
Auto Set Parallel Port DMA automatically.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

OnBoard MIDI Port

•

300 Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 300.
310 Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 310.
320 Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 320.
330 Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 330.
Disabled Disable this function.

MIDI Port IRQ

•

5 Set MIDI Port IRQ to 5.
10 Set MIDI Port IRQ to 10.
11 Set MIDI Port IRQ to 11.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

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OnBoard Game Port

•

Enabled Enable OnBoard Game Port function.
Disabled Disable this function.

(Default Value)

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Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

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

CPU Ratio Selection : 4.0X +5.000V : +5.080V

CPU Temp. Alarm : Disabled +12.0 00V : +11.840V

CPU1 Fan Fail Alarm : Yes -12.000V : -13.05 4V

CPU2 Fan Fail Alarm : Yes -5.000V : -5.254V

System Fan Fail Alarm : No 5VSB : +4.972V

Reset Case Open Status : No Battery : +3.024V

Case Status : Closed

CPU1 Temp.

CPU2 Temp.

System Temp.

CPU1 Fan Speed : 5273 RPM

CPU2 Fan Speed : 0 RPM

System Fan Speed : 0 RPM

CPU1 VID : 1.65V

CPU2 VID : 1.30V

CPU1 Present : OK!

CPU2 Present : FAIL! F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

Vcc2P : +1.632V F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color
Vcc2S : +1.312V F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults

+3.300V : +3.216V F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

: 35°C/ 95°F
: 38°C/ 86°F
: 33°C/ 91°F

Figure 10: Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

CPU Ratio Selection

••••

This option will not affect CPU ratio if you are using a locked-ratio CPU.

For Coppermine CPU.

3.0X/3.5X/4.0X/4.5X/5.0X/5.5X/6.0X/6.5X/7.0X/7.5X/8.0X

For Coppermine D type CPU.

5.5X/6.0X/6.5X/7.0X/7.5X/8.0X/8.5X/9.0X/9.5X/10.0X/10.5X/11.0X/11.5X/12.0X

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

BIOS Setup

CPU Temp. Alarm

••••

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

(Default Value)

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Fan Fail Alarm

••••

CPU1 / CPU2

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

System Fan Fail Alarm

••••

(Default Value)

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

Reset Case Open Status

••••

Case Status

••••

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

CPU1/CPU2 Temp.

••••

Detect CPU1/CPU2 Temp. automatically.

System Temp.

••••

Detect System Temp. automatically.

CPU1 Fan / CPU2 Fan / System Fan Speed (RPM)

••••

Detect Fan speed status automatically.

CPU1 VID / CPU2 VID

••••

Use CPU VID to show CPU Vcore voltage.

CPU1 Present / CPU2 Present

••••

Detect CPU present status.

(Default Value)

Voltage (V) Vcc2P / Vcc2S / +3.3V /

••••

Detect system’s voltage status automatically .

12V /

±±±±

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5V / 5VSB / Battery

±±±±

BIOS Setup

Supervisor / User Password

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to
assist you in creating a password.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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

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

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

↑↓→←

Type the password, up to six characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the
password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the
selection and not enter a password.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are p rompt ed to enter password. A mess age

PASSWORD DISABLED

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

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

PASSWORD

and a
program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS
Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only
basic items.

If you select “

Always

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

If you select “

Setup

only when you try to enter Setup.

Enter new supervisor password:

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

Change / Set / Disable Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

” will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the

SUPERVISOR

USER PASSWORD

Password Check

” at “

Password Check

” at “

. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup

” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be

” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted

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IDE HDD Auto Detection

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

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

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Mar 27, 2001
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24

Pri Master : Not I nstalled
Pri Slave : Not Installed
Sec Master : Not Installed
Sec Slave : Not Installed

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

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

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

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Base Memory : 640 Kb
Other Memory: 384 Kb
Extended Memory: 255Mb
Total Memory: 256Mb

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection
Type "Y" will accept the H.D.D. parameter reported by BIOS.
Type "N" will keep the old H.D.D. parameter setup. If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024,

then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB.

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Save & Exit Setup

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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

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

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

↑↓→←

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

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

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

BIOS Setup

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Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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

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

ESC : Quit
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

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

↑↓→←

Quit without saving (Y/N)? N

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

Abandon all Datas & Exit SETUP

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

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Technical Support / RMA Sheet





Technical Support / RMA Sheet

Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.:
Contact Person: E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:
BIOS version: O.S./A.S.:

Hardware
Configuration

CPU
Memory

Brand
Video Card

Audio Card
HDD

CD-ROM /
DVD-ROM

Modem
Network
AMR / CNR
Keyboard
Mouse
Power supply
Other Device

Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility:

Problem Description:

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Appendix

Appendix A: VIA VT8633 PRO266 Chipsets Driver Installation
A.VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver:

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

1.Click “VIA 4in 1 Service Pack
Driver” item.

(1)

3.Click “Yes”.

(3)

5.Click “Next”.

(5)

2.Click “Next”.

(2)

4.Click “Next”.

(4)

(6)

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6.Click “Finish” to restart computer.

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Appendix B: Promise PCI Device Installation
A. Promise ATA100 Driver Installation:

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

2. Refer “Driver Information” to
setup your system.

1.Click “Promise PCI Device”.

.

(1)

For your reference, you can use the following
steps to complete the Promise ATA100 Driver
Installation.

3.Click “Control Panel”.

(3)

5.Click here.

6.Click here.

(5)

(2)

4.Click “System”.

(4)

7.Click here.

(6)

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10.Click here.

8.Click here.

9.Click “Next”.

(7)

12.Click “SCSI controllers”.

13.Click “Next”.

(9)

16.Click “Next”.

15.Type”D:\Other\Promise\20267\ata100\WIN
ME”(This manual assumes that your CD-ROM
device drive letter is D:).

(11)

11.Click “Next”.

14.Click “Have Disk”.

(8)

(10)

17.Click “Next”.

(12)

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18.Click “Next”.

19.Click “Finish”.

(13)

(14)

20.Click “Yes” to restart computer.

(15)

If you want to realize the setup information in detail, please refer to the
“Driver Information” for setting your system completely.

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B. Promise RAID Driver Installation:

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

2. Refer “Driver Information” to
setup your system.

1.Click “Promise PCI Device”.

.

(1)

For your reference, you can use the following
steps to complete the Promise RAID Driver
Installation.

3.Click “Control Panel”.

(2)

4.Click “System”.

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(3)

5.Click here.

6.Click here.

(5)

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(4)

7.Click here.

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8.Click here.

9.Click “Next”.

(7)

12.Click “SCSI controllers”.

13.Click “Next”.

(9)

16.Click “OK”.

15.Type”

D:\Other\Promise\20267\IdeRAID\win9x

”(This manual assumes that your

-ME

CD-ROM device drive letter is D:).

(11)

11.Click “Next”.

14.Click “Have Disk”.

10.Click here.

(8)

(10)

17.Click “Next”.

(12)

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18.Click “Next”.

19.Click “Finish”.

(13)

(14)

20.Click “Yes” to restart computer.

(15)

If you want to realize the setup information in detail, please refer to the
“Driver Information” for setting your system completely.

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C. FastTrak Utilities Installation:

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

2.Click “FastTrak Utilities Installation”.

1.Click “Promise PCI Device”.

(1)

(2)

3.Click “Next”.

(3)

4.Click “Yes”.

(5)

(4)

5.Click “Next”.

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6.Click “Next”.

(7)

8.Click “Next”.

(9)

10.Click “Next”.

(11)

11.Click “Finish” to restart computer.

7.Click “Next”.

(8)

9.Click “Next”.

(10)

(12)

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Appendix C: VIA AC’97 Audio Driver

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

Press “Audio” icon.

1.Click “VIA AC’97 Audio Driver”.

2.Click “Next”.

(1)

(2)

4.Click “Next”.

3.Click “Next”.

(3)

5.Click “OK”.

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(4)

6.Click “Finish”.

(6)

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p

7.Click “Finish” to complete setup.

(7)

8. This icon will be shown when driver
letely setup.

is com

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Appendix D: EasyTune

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

Press “Tools” icon.

1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”.

Utilities Installation

III

2.Click “EasyTuneIII Ver.3.2g” .

(1)

(2)

4. Please enter your name and
company name, then click “Next”.

3.Click “Next”.

(4)

(3)

5.Click “Next”.

(5)

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6.Click “Next”.

(6)

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7. Click “Finish” to restart computer.

(7)

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Appendix E: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

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

Press “Tools” icon.

1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”.

(1)

Click “9”.

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

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

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

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

Click Here.

(3)

2.Click “@BIOS Writer v1.06g”.

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet :

III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM :

Note :

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS"
c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file.
d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods

(such as: 6RXDW.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help
you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

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

please make sure your motherboard's model name again. Sellecting name will
cause the system unbooted.

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

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

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

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

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

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Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode.

Please check your

version

on the motherboard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

WANT TO SAVE BIOS

BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD)

Example:

Example:

(AMI tool)

(Award tool)

A:>wdflash.exe 6rxdw.f1

(Where 6rxdw.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

A:>

flashxxx.exe 6rxdw.f1

(Where 6rxdw.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS

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

motherboard name

, your





PCB

and

format a:/s

, then type the old BIOS

” in command

DO YOU

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

SURE TO PROGRAM

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

8. Remove the diskette and restart your system.

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

when the next menu appear; wait until a message showing

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Appendix F: Issues To Beware Of When Installing CNR

Please use standard CNR card like the one in order to avoid mechanical problem.
(See Figure A)

PCI Slot

Figure A: Standard CNR Card

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Appendix G: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser
DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FDD Floppy Disk Device
FSB Front Side Bus

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

I/O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

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

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card
OS Operating System

To be continued…

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Acronyms Meaning

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self T est

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

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

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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