Gigabyte GA-6VM7A User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

DECLARATION OF CONFOR M I TY

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. I NC.

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

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specificatio ns:

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 o f the FCC Rules. Operation is su bject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
and (2) this device must accept any in ference received, including
that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

Signature:

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

Mother Board

Date: Feb. 11, 2000

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-6VM7A+

Eric Lu

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in
residential installations. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accord ance with the instr uctions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guara nte e tha t i nterfer ence
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or

television equipment reception, which can be
determined by turning th e equi pment off and on, the user i s encour aged to try t o
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

-Move the equipment away from the receiver

-Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected

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

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your
authority to operate such equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to
the following two conditions 1) this device may not cause harmful interference
and 2) this device must a ccept any interference received , including 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

EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000-3-2* Disturbances in supply systems caused

of radio disturbance characteristics of

industrial, scientific and medical (ISM electrical equipment “Harmonic s”
high frequency equipment

EN55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused
of radio disturbance characteristics of
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”
equipment

EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual, commer ci al and light industry
household electrical appli anc es,
portable tools and similar electrical
apparatus Residual, commerci al and light industry

EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081-2 Generic emission standard Part 2:
of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment
fluorescent lamps and luminaries

EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082-2 G ener ic immunity standard Part 2:
broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment
equipment

EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for household
of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus
information technology equipment

DIN VDE 0 855 Cabled distribution systems; Equi pm ent EN 50091- 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible

part 10 for receiving and/or distribution from power systems (UPS )

part 12 sound and television signals

declare that the product

Mother Board

GA-6VM7A+

is in conformity with

EN60555-2 by household appliances and similar

EN60555-3 by household appliances and similar

EN 50082-1 G ener ic immunity standard Part 1:

CE marking (EC conformity marking)

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

EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment

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

EN 60335 Safety of household and similar EN 50091-1 General and Saf ety r equir em ents for
electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Signature

Date : Feb. 11, 2000 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

:

Rex Lin

6VM7A+

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

REV. 1.0 First Edition

R-10-01-000131

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision History Manual revision information

2) Item Checklist Product item list

3) Features Product information & specification

4) Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard

5) Performance & Block Diagram Product performance & block diagram

6) BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS

software

7) Appendix

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Summary of Features P.3
6VM7A+ Motherboard Layout P.5
Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper

Definition
Performance List P.25
Block Diagram P.26
Memory Installation P.27
Page Index for BIOS Setup P.28
Appendix P.55

P.6

6VM7A+ Motherboard

Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.0 Initial release of the 6VM7A+ motherboard user’s
manual.

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

Jan. 31, 2000 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Jan.2000

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Item Checklist

The 6VM7A+ motherboard
Cable for IDE / floppy device
Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility
Internal COM B Cable (Optional)
Internal USB Cable (Optional)
Cable for SCSI device
6VM7A+ user’s manual

Item Checklist

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6VM7A+ Motherboard

Summary Of Features

Form Factor

 24.3 cm x 21.0 cm micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers

PCB.

CPU  Socket 370 processor

 2nd cache in CPU(Depend on CPU)

Chipset  VT82C693A

 VT82C686A

Clock Generator

 ICS 9248DF-39
 66/100/133 MHz system bus speeds (PCI 33MHz)
 75/83/112/124/140/150 MHz system bus speeds

(PCI 44MHz) (reserved)

Memory  2 168-pin DIMM sockets.

 Supports PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM and VCM SDRAM
 Supports up to 1.0GB DRAM (Max)
 Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM
 Supports 72bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode.

I/O Control  VT82C686A
Slots  1 AGP slot supports 2X mode

 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
 1 AMR(Audio Modem Riser)slot

On-Board IDE  2 IDE bus master (DMA 33/ ATA 66) IDE ports for up

to 4 ATAPI devices

 Supports PIO mode 3, 4 (UDMA33/ATA66) IDE &

ATAPI CD-ROM
On-Board
Peripherals

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

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

 1 parallel ports supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
 2 serial ports (COM A & COM B)
 2 USB ports

Hardware Monitor  CPU/System fan revolution detect

 CPU /System temperature detect
 System voltage detect (Vcore,Vcc3,Vcc,+12V)
 CPU overheat shutdown detect

PS/2 Connector

 PS/2



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

To be continued…

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Summary of Features

BIOS  Licensed Award BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM
On-Board Sound

Additional Features  Includes 3 fan power connectors.

 Creative CT5880
 Line In / Line Out / Mic In / AUX In / CD In / TEL /

SPDIF / Game port

 Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

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6VM7A+ Motherboard

A

6VM7A+ Motherboard Layout

PS/2

JP16

JP19

PGA 370

CPU

USB

COMA

LPT

TX POWER

JP15

COMB

SW2

J8

VT82C

693A

SW1

IDE2

IDE1

FLOPPY

6VMA7+

DIMM2

DIMM1

VT82C

686A

BAT1

JP1

JP23

JP2

JP3

BIOS

BZ1

J2

J4

GAME & AUDIO

CT5880

J7

J5

AGP 1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

AMR

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6VM7A+ Motherboard Layout

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

Page
Definition
CPU Speed Setup P.7
Connectors P.14
Game & Audio Port P.14
COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.14
USB Connector P.15
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.15
JP16 (CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector) P.16
JP15 (Power Cooling Fan Power Connector) P.16
JP2 (System Cooling Fan Power Connector) P.17
ATX Power P.17
Floppy Port P.18
IDE 1(Primary)/ IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.18
J7 (TEL) P.19
J5 (AUX_IN) P.19
J8 (CD Audio Line In) P.20
J4 (SPDIF) P.20
Panel and Jumper Definition P.21
J2 (2x11 Pins Jumper) P.21
JP1 (Clear CMOS Function) P.22
JP3 (Onboard Sound Function Selection) P.22
JP23 (Case Open) P.23
JP19 (Support Cyrix CPU Selection)[Optional] P.23
BAT1(Battery) P.24

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6VM7A+ Motherboard

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is selectable at 66,100,133MHz and Auto. The user can select the
system bus speed (SW1) and chang e the DIP switch (SW2) selection to set up the CPU speed
for 300 - 733MHz processor.

Set System Bus Speed
SW1:

CPU (MHz) PCI(MHz) 1 2 3 4 5 6

Auto 33.3 X X X X O O

66 33.3 O O X X X X
75 37.5 O O O X X X

83 41.6 O O X O X X
100 33.3 O X X X X X
112 37.3 O X O X X X
124 31 X X X O X X
133 33.3 X X X X X X
140 35 X X O O X X
150 37.5 X X O X X X

The CPU speed must match with the frequency ratio. It will cause system han ging up if
the frequency ratio is higher than that of CPU.

SW2:

FREQ. RATIO

X 3

X 3.5

X 4

X 4.5

X 5

X 5.5

X 6

X 6.5

X 7

X 7.5

X 8

X 8.5

X 9

X 9.5

1 2 3 4

O X O O
X X O O
O O X O
X O X O
O X X O
X X X O
O O O X
X O O X
O X O X
X X O X
O O X X
X O X X
O X X X
X X X X

O : ON, X : OFF

DIP SWITCH

7



For Auto Jumper Setting:



ON

CPU Speed Setup

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1



Note:



1. If you use 66/100/1333 MHz CPU, We recommend you to setup your system sp eed to
“Auto” value.

2. We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to 75 , 83 , 112 , 124 , 140 ,150
MHz because these frequencies a re not the standard specificatio ns for CPU, Chipset
and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under
75 ,83 ,112 ,124 ,140 ,150 MHz properly will depend on your hardware configur ations:
CPU, SDRAM, Cards, etc.

TM

1. Celeron

300A/ 66 MHz FS B

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

SW2

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

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2. CeleronTM 333/ 66 MHz FS B

1 2 3 4

ON

ON

SW2

TM

3. Celeron

366/ 66 MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

SW2

TM

4. Celeron

400/ 6 6 MHz FS B

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

SW2

5. CeleronTM 433/ 66 MHz FS B

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

SW1

SW1

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

9

6. CeleronTM 466/ 66 MHz FS B

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

CPU Speed Setup

SW2

7. CeleronTM 500/ 66 MHz FS B

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

8. CeleronTM 533/ 66 MHz FS B

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

9. CeleronTM 566/ 66 MHz FS B

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

SW1

SW1

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

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10. Cryix Joshua 300/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

SW1

11. Coppermine 500/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

SW1

12. Coppermine 550/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

SW1

13. Coppermine 600/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

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14. Coppermine 650/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

SW1

15. Coppermine 700/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

SW1

16. Coppermine 533/133MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

CPU Speed Setup

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

SW1

17. Coppermine 600/133 MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

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18. Coppermine 667/133MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

SW1

19. Coppermine 733/133MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Connectors

Game & Audio Port

Connectors

Game

Port

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

Line Out

MIC

Line In

LPT Port

COM B COM A

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USB Connector

8

6

7

5

12

3

4

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

Pin No. Definition

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

PS/2 Mouse

6

4

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse/

Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

1 Data
2 NC
3 GND
4 VCC(+5V)
5 Clock
6 NC

15

5

3

12

JP16: CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

JP15: Power Cooling Fan Power Connector

Connectors

1

1

Pin No . Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 NC

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JP2: Sysem Cooling Fan Power Connector

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

ATX Power

11 1

20 10

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,

15-17
1,2,11 3.3V

4,6,19,20 VCC

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

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

14 PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

17

GND

Floppy Port

Connectors

Red Line

FDD1

IDE1(Primary), IDE2(Secondary) Port

Red Line

IDE 1 IDE 2

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J7 : TEL: The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector

1

Pin No . Definition

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

J5:AUX_IN

1

Pin No. Definition

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

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Connectors

J8 : CD Audio Line In

1

Pin No. Definition

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

J4 : SPDIF(The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to
external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital
decoder.)

1

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 SPDIF OUT
3 GND

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Panel and Jumper Definition

J2 : 2x11 Pins Jumper

1

GD

PW

RE

P+P−P

1

1

S P K HD

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

−

1

GN

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JP1 : Clear CMOS Function

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

JP3 : Onboard Sound Function Selection

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Onboard Soun d
2-3 close Onboard Soun d

Panel and Jumper Definition

1

1

Enable(Default)
Disable

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JP23 : Case Open

1

Pin No . D efinition

1 Signal
2 GND

JP19 : Support Cyrix CPU Selection(Optional)

1

Pin No . Def in itio n

open Normal

close Support Cyrix

133MHz

23

BAT1 : Battery

Panel and Jumper Definition

+

Danger of explosion if ba ttery



is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or



equivalent type recommended
by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used ba tteries



according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.

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6VM7A+ Motherboard

Performance List

The following performance dat a list is the testing results of some popular bench mark testing
programs.
These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data
values gotten by users. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different
benchmark testing results.)

• CPU

• DRAM (128 x 1) MB SDRAM (Winbond 902WB W986408BH-8H)

• CACHE SIZE 256 KB included in CPU

• DISPLAY GA-660+ AGP Card (32MB SDRAM)

• STORAGE Onboard IDE (IBM DTTA-371800) (18GB)

• O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 (SP6)

• DRIVER

Intel Coppermine

Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K x 75Hz

Processor

TM

Socket 370 Processor

Intel Coppermine

Socket 370

667MHz(133x5)

TM

Winbench99

CPU mark99 60.3

FPU Winmark 99 3570

Business Disk Winmark 99 5150

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 10600

Business Graphics Winmark 99 316

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 617

Winstone99

Business Winstone99 40.1

Hi-End Winstone99 37.8

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A

A

Block Diagram

Block Diagram

14.318MHz

GP 2X

Ultra DMA

33/ATA66
IDE Ports

Creative
CT5880

GP Bus

IDE Bus

’

VT82C693A

PCI Bus

VT82C686A

-

PGA 370 CPU

Host Bus

VIA

VIA

USB Bus

66 /100/133 MHz

33 MHz

33 MHz

24MHz

48MHz

14.318MHz

COM Ports

LPT

3.3V DIMM

DIMM Sockets

66 /100 /133 MHz

66 /100 /133 MHz

ICS

9248DF-39

AC97

CODEC

AMR

Slot

Floppy

PS/2 KB/Mouse

USB Port

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6VMA7+ Motherboard

Memory Installation

The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically
detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the
DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch. Memory size
can vary between sockets.

Install memory in any combination table:

DIMM 168-pin SDRAM DIMM Modules
DIMM 1 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs
DIMM 2 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs

★Total System Memory (Max 1GB)

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BIOS Setup

 Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
The Main Menu P.30
Standard CMOS Setup P.32
BIOS Features Setup P.36
Chipset Features Setup P.39
Power Management Setup P.41
PNP/ PCI Configuration P.44
Load BIOS Defaults P.46
Load Performance Defaults P.47
Integrated Peripherals P.48
Supervisor Password / User Password P.51
IDE HDD Auto Detection P.52
Save to CMOS and Exit P.53
Exit Without Saving P.54

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6VM7A+ Motherboard

BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to
modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed
CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If the
message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to
try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" bottom on the system case. You
may also restart by simultaneously press <Ctrl> − <Alt>− <Del> keys.

CONTROL KEYS

<↑> Move to previous item

<↓> Move to next item
<←> Move to the item in the left hand
<→> Move to the item in the right hand

<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page
and return to Main Menu

<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Men u and Option Page Setup

Menu
<F2> Change color from total 16 colors
<F3> Calendar, only for Status Page Setup Menu
<F4> Reserved
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

Setup Menu
<F6> Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option

Page Setup Menu
<F7>
<F8> Reserved
<F9> Reserved

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

Load the Defaults.

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BIOS Setup

GETTING HELP

Main Menu

The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Status Page Set up Menu / Option Page 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 Award 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.

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SA VE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Figure 1: Main Menu

•••• Standard CMOS Setup

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

•••• BIOS Features Setup

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

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•••• Chipset Features Setup

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

•••• Power Management Setup

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

•••• PnP/PCI Configurations

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

•••• Load BIOS Defaults

Bios Defaults indicates the value of the system parameter which the system would be in
the safe configuration.

•••• Load Performance Defaults

Performance Defaults indicates the value of the system parameter which the system would
be in the most appropriate configuration.

•••• Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

•••• Supervisor password

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

•••• User password

Change, set, 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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BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS F eatures Menu (Figure 2) are divided in to 9 categories. Each
category includes no, one or more than one s etup items. Use the arrows to highlight the i tem
and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.

Date (mm:dd:yyyy) : Thu Jan 27, 2000
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 10:36:24

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRE COMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Primary Master :
Primary Slave :
Secondary Master: :
Secondary Slave :

Driver A: 1.44 M 3.5 in
Driver B: None
Floppy 3 Mode Support : Disabled

Video:EGA / VGA
Halt On:All,But Keyboard

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item PU/PD/+/-: Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color

AUTO
AUTO
AUTO
AUTO

0M
0M
0M
0M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Base Memory : 640 K
Other Memory: 130048 K
Extended Memory: 384 K

Total Memory: 131072K

0

0

0

0

0

AUTO

0

AUTO

0

AUTO

0

AUTO

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup

•••• Date

The date format is <Week>, <Month>, <Day>, <Year>.

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1994 through 2079

•••• 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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•••• IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been i nstalled in
the computer. There are two types: auto type, and user definable type. User type is
user-definable; Auto type which will automatically detect HDD type.
Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will
not work properly if you enter improper information for this category.
If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items.
Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information
should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system
manufacturer.

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

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

•••• Drive A type / Drive B type

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

None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5.25 i nch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte 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.

•••• Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive.
Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.
Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

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Video

••••

The category detects the type of adapter used for th e primary system monitor that must
match your video display card and monitor.

Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type in setup.

EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA,

SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters
CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode
CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode
MONO Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome adapters

Halt on

••••

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

NO Errors The system boot will not be stopped for any erro r that may be

detected

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will

be stopped and you will be prompted

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

for all other errors

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

other errors

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

will stop for all other errors

•••• Memory

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

Base Memory

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

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

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Extended Memory

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

address map.

Other 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

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BIOS Features Setup

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

Virus Warning : Disabled
Process Number Feature : Enabled
Boot From LAN First : Disabled
Boot Sequence : A,C,SCSI
VGA Boot From : AGP

Boot Up Floppy Seek : Enabled
Boot Up NumLock Status : On
Memory Parity/ECC Check : Disabled
Typematic Rate S e tting : Disabled
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) : 6
Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled
Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability : Disabled
Report No FDD For WIN 95 : No

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ESC : Quit
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Performance Defaults

↑↓←→: Select Item

Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup

•••• Virus Warning

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 (Default Value)

•••• Processor Number Feature

Enabled Enable Processor number feature. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable Processor number feature.

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•••• Boot From LAN First

Enabled Enable Boot From LAN First.
Disabled Disable Boot From LAN First. (Default Value)
Auto Auto detect Boot From LAN First.

☞You can set “Auto” or “Enabled” to boot from LAN first.

•••• Boot Sequence

This category determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating
system (i.e., DOS). Default value is A, C, SCSI.

X1, X2, X3 System will first search for X1 disk drive then X2 disk drive and then

X3 disk drive.

•••• VGA Boot From

PCI Slot System will boot from PCI slot VGA card.
AGP System will boot from AGP display card. (Default Value)

•••• Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

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

Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive type as
they are all 80 tracks. (Default Value)

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

Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is
360 K.

Boot Up NumLock Status

••••

On Keypad is number keys. (Default Value)
Off Keypad is arrow keys.

Memory Parity/ECC Check

••••

Enabled Enabled Memory Parity/ECC Check Function.
Disabled Disabled Memory Parity/ECC Check Function. (Default Value)

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•••• Typematic Rate Setting

Enabled Enable Keyboard Typematic rate setting.
Disabled Disable Keyboard Typematic rate setting. (Default Value)

•••• Typematic Rate (Chars / Sec.)

6-30 Set the maximum Typematic rate from 6 chars. Per second to 30

characters. Per second. (Default Value: 6 )

•••• Typematic Delay (Msec.)

250-1000 Set the time delay from first key to repeat the same key in to computer

(Default Value: 250).

•••• Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.

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

denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

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

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

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

••••

Enabled For having Video Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus.
Disabled For VGA Card only. (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

•••• Assign IRQ For VGA

Enabled Assign IRQ For VGA. (Default Value)
Disabled Not assign IRQ For VGA.

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

••••

Enabled Enabled HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability.
Disabled Disable d HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. (Default Value)

•••• Report No FDD For WIN 95

No Assign IRQ6 For FDD. (Default Value)
Yes FDD Detect IRQ6 Automatically.

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Chipset Features Setup

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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Top Performance :Disabled Current CPU Temp.
SDRAM Cycle Length :3 Current System Temp.
DRAM Clock :Host CLK Current CPU FAN 1 Speed :5978 RPM

Read Around Write :Enabled Current CPU FAN 2 Speed :0 RPM
Concurrent PCI/Host :Disabled Vcore : 1.65V
AGP Aperture Size :64MB 3.3V : 3.38V
OnChip Sound :Auto 5V : 5.10V
OnChip Modem :Auto 12V : 12.36V
Spread Spectrum :Disabled

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

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→: Select Item

: 42℃/107℉
: 28℃/82℉

Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

•••• Top Performance

Disabled Set Top Performance function disabled. (Default Value)
Enabled Set Top Performance function disabled.

•••• SDRAM Cycle Length

Auto Set SDRAM Cycle Length is Auto.
3 For Slower SDRAM DIMM module. (Default Value)
2 For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module.

•••• DRAM Clock

CPU CLK DRAM CLK

Host CLK .(Default Value) 66,75,83
Host CLK +33M.

100,112,124,133,140,150 Host CLK. (Default Value)

Read Around write

••••

Enabled
Disabled Normal operation.

When set Enabled this feature speeds up data read performance.
(Default Value)

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Concurrent PCI/Host

••••

BIOS Setup

Enabled
Disabled Disabled Concurrent PCI/Host. (Default Value)

Enabled Concurrent PCI/Host.

•••• AGP Aperture Size

4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB.
8MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB.
16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB.
32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB.
64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB. (Default Value).
128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB.

•••• OnChip Sound

Auto
Disabled Disabled Onchip sound.

Enabled Onchip sound. (Default Value)

•••• OnChip Modem

Auto
Disabled Disabled Onchip Modem.

Enabled Onchip Modem. (Default Value)

•••• Spread Spectrum

Disabled Spread Spectrum Disabled.(Default Value)
Enabled Spread Spectrum function Enabled.

•••• Current CPU Temp (°

°C / °°°°F)

°°

Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

•••• Current System Temp (°

Detect System Temp. automatically.

°C / °°°°F)

°°

•••• Current FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect FAN Speed status automatically.

•••• Current Voltage (V) VCORE / 3.3V / 12V / 5V

Detect System’s voltage status automatically.

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Power Management Setup

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

Power Management :Enabled
Video Off Method :DPMS Support
Soft-Off by PWRBTN :Instant-Off
PWRON After PW-Fa il :Formar-St s
CPU FAN In Suspend :Off
HDD Power Down :Disabled
Suspend Mode :Disabled
** PM Events **
VGA :OFF
LPT & COM :LPT/COM
HDD & FDD :ON
PCI Master :OFF
Wake Up on RI# :Enabled
Wake Up on PEM# :Enabled
RTC Alarm Resume :Disabled

* Date(of Month) :0
* Time(hh:mm:ss) :0 0 :0

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Primary INTR :ON
IRQ 3 (COM 2) :Primary
IRQ 4 (COM 1) :Primary
IRQ 5 (LPT 2) :Primary
IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk) :Primary
IRQ 7 (LPT 1) :Primary
IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm) :Disabled
IRQ 9 (IRQ Redir) :Secondary
IRQ 10 (Reserved) :Secondary
IRQ 11 (Reserved) :Secondary
IRQ 12 (PS/2 Mouse) :Primary
IRQ 13 (Coporcessor) :Primary
IRQ 14 (Hard Disk) :Primary
IRQ 15 (Reserved) :Disabled

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Performance Defaults

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

•••• Power Management

Enabled For configuring our own power management features.

(Default Value)
Min Saving Enable Green function.
Max Saving Disable Green function.

•••• Video Off Method

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

Green monitor power saving.
Blank Screen BIOS will only black monitor when gets into Green mode.
DPMS Support BIOS will use DPMS Standard to control VGA card. (The Green

type VGA card will turn of V/H-SYNC automatically.) (Default

Value)

•••• Soft-off by PWRBTN

Instant-off Soft switch ON/OFF for power ON/OFF. (Default Value)
Delay 4 sec Soft switch on 4sec for power OFF.

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•••• PWRON After PW-Fail

Former-Sts Set Restore on AC/Power Loss is Former-Sts mode. (Default Value)
On Set Restore on AC/Power Loss is Power on.
Off Set Restore on AC/Power Loss is Power off.

•••• CPU FAN In Suspend

On Disable this function.
Off Stop CPU FAN when entering Suspend mode. (Default Value)

•••• HDD Power Down

Disabled Disabled HDD Power Down mode function. (Default Value)
1-15 mins. Enabled HDD Power Down mode between 1 to 15 mins.

•••• Suspend Mode

Disabled Disabled Suspend Mode. (Default Value)
10 Sec - 1 Hour Setup the timer to enter Suspend Mode.

•••• VGA

BIOS Setup

OFF
ON

Disable monitor VGA activity. (Default Value)
Enable monitor VGA activity.

•••• LPT & COM

LPT/COM Enabled LPT/COM Ports Activity. (Default Value)
NONE Normal Operation.
LPT Enabled LPT Ports Activity.
COM Enabled COM Ports Activity.

•••• HDD & FDD

ON Enabled HDD & FDD Ports Activity.(Default Value)
OFF Disabled HDD & FDD Ports Activity.

•••• PCI master

ON Don’t detect DMA/master PM event.
OFF Normal Operation. (Default Value)

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•••• Wake Up On RI#

Enabled
Disabled Disable Wake Up On LAN/Ring.

Enable Wake Up On LAN/Ring. (Default Value)

•••• Wake Up On PME#

Enabled
Disabled Disable Wake Up On PME#.

Enable Wake Up On PME#.(Default Value)

•••• RTC Alarm Resume

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

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If the “RTC Alarm Resume” is Enabled.

Date ( of Month) : 0~31
Time ( hh: mm: ss) : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

•••• Primary INTR

ON Primary INTR function is on. (Default Value)
OFF Normal Operation.

•••• IRQ [3~15]

Disabled Disable this function.
Primary The resource is used by Primary device .
Secondary The resource is used by Secondary device .

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PNP/PCI C o nfiguration s

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

PNP OS Installed :No Assign IRQ For USB :Enabled
Resources Controlled By :Auto
Reset Configuration Data :Disabled

IRQ-3 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-4 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-5 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-7 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-9 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-10 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-11 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-12 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP

DMA-1 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-3 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
DMA-5 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
DMA-6 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

DMA-7 assigned to :PCI/ISA PnP F7 : Load Performance Defaults

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ESC : Quit ↑↓←→: Select Item

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configuration

•••• PNP OS Installed

Yes Enable PNP OS Installed function.
No Disable PNP OS Installed function. (Default Value)

•••• Resources Controlled by

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

used by legacy ISA DEVICE.

Auto BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers. (Default Value)

•••• Reset Configuration Data

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
ESCD Enable clear PnP information in ESCD.
DMI Enable clear PnP information in DMI.
BOTH Enable clear PnP information in ESCD and DMI.

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•••• IRQ (3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15), DMA(0,1,3,5,6,7) assigned to

 IRQ[3.4.5.7.9.10.11.12.14.15] & DMA[0.1.3.5.6.7]These items will show up
when “Resources Controlled By” is Manual.

PCI/ISA PnP The resource is used by PCI/ISA PnP device (PCI or ISA).
Legacy ISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device.

•••• Assign IRQ For USB

Enabled Assign a specific IRQ for USB. (Default Value)
Disabled No IRQ is assigned for USB.

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Load BIOS Defaults

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SA VE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS
ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N) ? N

BIOS Setup

Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Figure 7: Load BIOS Defaults

•••• Load BIOS Defaults

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

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Load Performance Defaults

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SA VE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Load Performance Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Load Setup Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Figure 8: Load Performance Defaults

•••• Load Performance Defaults

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

system automatically detects.

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Integrated Peripherals

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

USB Controller : Enabled
USB Keyboard Support : Disabled
Onboard Serial Port 1 : Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 : Auto
Onboard Parallel Port :378/IRQ7
Onboard Parallel Mode :SPP

Onboard Legacy Audio :Enabl ed
Sound Blaster :Disabled
SB I/O Base Address :220H
SB IRQ Select :IRQ5
SB DMA Select :DMA1
MPU-401 :Disabled
MPU-401 I/O Address :330-333H
Game port(200~207H) :Enabled

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→: Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

USB Controller

••••

Enabled Enabled SB Controller. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled USB Controller.

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F7 : Load Performance Defaults

Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals

•••• USB Keyboard Support

Enabled Enabled USB Keyboard Support.
Disabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support. (Default Value)

Onboard Serial Port 1

••••

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. (Default Value)
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8.
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

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•••• Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address. (Default Value)
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

•••• Onboard Parallel port

378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value)
278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.
3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.
Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

•••• Onboard Parallel Mode

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default Value)
EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

•••• Onboard Legacy Audio

Enabled Enabled Onboard Legacy Audio. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled Onboard Legacy Audio.

•••• Sound Blaster

Enabled Enabled Sound Blaster.
Disabled Disabled Sound Blaster. (Default Value)

 SB I/O Base Address

220H Set SB I/O Base Address is 220H. (Default Value).
280H Set SB I/O Base Address is 280H.
260H Set SB I/O Base Address is 260H.
240H Set SB I/O Base Address is 240H.

•••• SB IRQ Select

IRQ 9 / 5 / 10(Default Value: 5 ).

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•••• SB DMA Select

DMA 0 / 1 / 2/ 3(Default Value: 1 ).

•••• MPU-401

Enabled Enabled MPU-401.
Disabled Disabled MPU-401. (Default Value)

•••• MUP-401 I/O Address

330-333H Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 330-333H. (Default Value).
300-303H Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 300-303H.
310-313H Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 310-313H.
320-323H Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 320-323H.

•••• Game Port (200-207H)

Disabled Disabled On Board Game port.
Enabled Enabled On Board Game port . (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

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Set 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.

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SA VE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Enter Passwo r d:

Change/Set/Disabled Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will
clear the previously entered password from CMOS memory. 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 a re prompt ed to enter password. A message
“PASSWORD DISABLED” will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

If you select System at ”Password Check” Option in BIOS Features S etup Menu, you will be
prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup
Menu. If you select Setup at “Password Check” Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will
be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

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IDE HDD AUTO Detection

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master :

Note: Some OSes (SCO-UNIX Before V5.0) must use “NORMAL” for installation

Select Primary Master Option (N=Skip):N
OPTION SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

2(Y)
1

3

4548
4552
4552

553
9408
588

255
15
240

0
65535
65535

9407
9407
9407

63
63
63

BIOS Setup

LBA
NORMAL
LARGE

︱ESC :Skip︱

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection
Type "Y" will acce pt 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

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

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

SAVE to CMOS EXIT (Y/N)? Y

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (2A6LGG0T)

CMOS SETUP UTILITY

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD
CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP USER PASSWORD
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SA VE & EXIT SETUP
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color

Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N

BIOS Setup

Abandon all Datas & Exit SETUP

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving
Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS .
Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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

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 “VT82C686A” item.

2.Click “VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack

(1)

Utility” item.

(2)

3.Click “Next”

4.Click “Yes”.

(3)

5.Click “Next”. 6.Click “Next”.

(4)

(5)

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7.Click “Next”. 8.Click “Next”.

(7)

(8

9.Click “Finish” to
restart.

(9)

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B. Hardware Monitor:

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 “VT82C686A” item.

(1)

3.Click “Next”

(3)

5.Click “Next” to
Finish.

2.Click “Hardware Monitor”
item.

(2)

4.Click “Next”.

(4)

(5)

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Appendix B: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

 Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD) on the motherboard.
 It is recommended you copy the AWDFlash.exe or AMIFlash.exe in driver CD

(D:\>Utility\BIOSFlash) and the BIOS binary files into the directory you made in your hard
disk.【i.e:C:\>Utility\ (C:\>Utility : denotes the driver and the directory where you put the
flash utilities and BIOS file in.)】

 Restart your computer into MS-DOS mode or command prompt only for Win95/98, go into

the directory where the new BIOS file are located use the utility AW DFlash.exe or
AMIFlash.exe to update the BIOS.

 Type the following command once you have enter the directory where all the files are

located C:\utility\ AWD Flash or AMIFlash <filename of the BIOS binary file intended for
flashing>

 Once the process is finished, reboot the system

Note: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw)

or contact your local dealer for the file.

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Appendix C: Acronyms

Acor. Meaning
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

POST Power-On Self Test

LAN Local Area Network

ECP Extended Capabilities Port
APM Advanced Power Management
DMA Direct Memory Access

MHz Megahertz

ESCD Extended System Confi gu ration Data

CPU Central Processing Unit

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

USB Universal Serial Bus

OS Operating System

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced
SCI Special Circumstance Instructions

LBA Logical Block Addressing
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
BIOS Basic Input / Output System

SMI System Management Interrupt

IRQ Interrupt Request

NIC Network Interface Card

A.G.P. Accelerated Graphics Port

S.E.C.C. Single Edge Contact Cartridge

LED Light Emitting Diode
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

I/O Input / Output

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

SRAM Static Random Access Memory

VID Voltage ID

DMI Desktop Management Interface

MIDI Musical Interface Digital Interface

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

AMR Audio Modem Riser

To be continued…

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Acor. Meaning

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

MTH Memory Translator Hub

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

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