Gigabyte 6VTXDR-C, GA-6VTXDR User Manual

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This device complies with part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
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that may cause undesired operation.

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Mother Board

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Date: Sep. 07, 2001

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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

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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.
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will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or
television equipment reception, which can be

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
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that may cause undesired operation.

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

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of

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

part 12 sound and television signals

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Mother Board

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is in conformity with

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electrical appl iances uninterruptible power system s (UPS )

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Date : Sep. 07, 2001 Name : Rex Lin

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Manufacturer/Importer

:

Rex Lin

6VTXDR

Socket 370 Dual Processors Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Socket 370 Dual Processors Motherboard

REV.1.0 First Edition

12ME-6VTXDR-1001

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

Advanced Networking Services for

6) Advanced Networking Services

7) BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS

8) Technical Support/RMA Sheet Document equipment used for after sales

Windows NT* 4 and Windows 2000
(Teaming)

software

service

9) Appendix

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Features Summary P.3
6VTXDR Motherboard Layout P.5
Installation Guide P.6
Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition P.12
Performance List P.28
Block Diagram P.29

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

Page Index for BIOS Setup P.36
Technical Support / RMA Sheet P.63
Appendix P.64

P.30

6VTXDR Motherboard

Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.0 Initial release of the 6VTXDR motherboard user’s manual. Sep. 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.

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

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Item Checklist

 The 6VTXDR motherboard
 Cable for IDE / floppy device
 Diskettes or CD (Driver CD) for motherboard driver & utility
 6VTXDR user’s manual
 Internal COM B Cable (Optional)

Item Checklist

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6VTXDR Motherboard

Features Summary

Form Factor  30.5 cm x 24.8 cm ATX size form factor, 6 layers PCB.
CPU  2 Socket 370 processor

Chipset  VT82C694T (VIA Apollo Pro 133T)
Clock Generator

Memory  4 168-pin DIMM sockets

I/O Control  VT82C686B
Slots  1 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
On-Board IDE  IDE 1and IDE 2 Support PIO mode 3, 4, UDMA 33 /

On-Board
Peripherals

On-Board VGA  Onboard AGP ATI RAGE XL 2X
On-Board LAN  Onboard INTEL 82559 Dual Ethernet

Supports all new Pentium III processors (FC-PGA & FC-PGA2

package)
Supports100/133MHz system bus frequency
Can’t Support processor with Vcore above 1.8V

 L2 cache in CPU (Depend on CPU)
 VT82C686B

 ICS 9248AF-63
 100/133 MHz system bus speeds (PCI 33MHz)

 Support PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM and VCM SDRAM
 Support up to 4GB DRAM (Max)
 Support only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM
 Support 72bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode
 Support registered or un-buffered DRAM

ATA 66 IDE & ATAPI CD-ROM

 IDE 3 and IDE 4 Compatible with RAID, Ultra ATA/100,

Ultra ATA/66, UDMA 33, EIDE
4 IDE bus master IDE ports for up to 8 ATAPI devices

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

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

 1 parallel ports supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
 1 serial ports (COM 1)
 4 USB ports
 1 IrDA connector for Fast IrDA

To be continued…

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Features Summary

On-Board RAID

Hardware Monitor  CPU / Power / System fan revolution detect

PS/2 Connector
BIOS  Licensed AMI BIOS, 4M bits flash ROM

Additional Features  Support Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

 Support data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) .
 Support concurrent dual IDE controller operation.
 Support IDE bus master operation.
 Displays status and error checking messages during

boot-up.

 Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds
 Feature LBA and Extended Interrupt13 drive

translation in controller onboard BIOS.

 CPU / Power / System temperature detect
 System voltage detect
 CPU overheat shutdown detect

 PS/2

 Support Internal / External Modem Ring On
 Includes 5 fan power connectors
 Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

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A

6VTXDR Motherboard Layout

J13

PCI1

ATX Power

PGA 370

CPU 1

J20

PS/2

USB

LAN2

LAN1

COM 1

VG

LPT

Conn.

Conn.

INTEL

JP3

J16

82559

JP5

PGA 370

CPU 2

6VTXDR

VT82C694T

ATI

Rage

J15

SW1

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

DIMM4

82559

JP7

INTEL

JP6

BIOS

JP11

COM2

JP4

VT82C686B

J4

J3

J1

BZ1

JP2

BAT1

Floppy

J19

Promise

ATA-100

JP1

IDE3

IDE4

IDE2

IDE1

USB2

JP10

J2

J14

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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 2

Step 5

Step 3

Step 1

Step 4

Step 5

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Installation Guide

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is depended on CPU. (Suppo rted 100,133MHz ). The user ca n change
the DIP switch (SW1) selection to set up the CPU speed for 500MHz – 1GHz processor.

SW1 (RATIO):

1 2 3 4

X3 O X O O

X3.5 X X O O

X4 O O X O

X4.5 X O X O

X5 O X X O

X5.5 X X X O

X6 O O O X

X6.5 X O O X

X7 O X O X

X7.5 X X O X

X8 O O X X

X8.5 O X O O

X9 X X O O

X9.5 X O O O

X10 X O X X

X10.5 O O X O

X11 O X X X

X11.5 X O X O

X12 O X X O
X13 X X X O
X14 O O O X
X15 X O O X
X16 O X O X

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

SW1

O : ON, X : OFF

DIP SWITCH FREQ. RATIO

You can change the DIP switch
selection to set up the CPU Speed.
The CPU frequency RATIO is 5.
The FSB is 100MHz, than CPU speed
is 500MHz.
The FSB is 133MHz, than CPU Speed
is 667MHz.

(SW1)

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r



The CPU speed must match with the frequ ency ratio . It will cau se system han gi ng u p if



the frequency ratio is higher than that of CPU.



 For dual CPU use, the same CPU must be used in CPU socket1 and 2. (T he same



stepping, FSB, ratio)



 Intel Processor all have locked Frequency Mu ltiple, so you can not change the CPU



Frequency Multiple.

CPU Installation

Please make sure the CPU type and speed is supported by your motherboard.
For example: The newest Pentium III processor (FC-PGA2 package).

CPU T op View

Socket Actuation Leve

1.Pull the lever out and lift it up.

CPU Bottom View

Blank

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

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Installation Guide

CPU Heat Sink Installation:

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

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

processor!

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.

7. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install complete.

(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 mod ule (DIM M) sock ets supp ort 4 banks. The BIOS
will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it
vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch.
Memory size can vary between sockets.

SDRAM

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

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

Install memory in any combination table:

DIMM 168-pin SDRAM DIMM Modules
DIMM 1 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB / 1GHz X 1 pcs
DIMM 2 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB / 1GHz X 1 pcs
DIMM 3 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB / 1GHz X 1 pcs
DIMM 4 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB / 1GHz X 1 pcs

★Total System Memory (Max 4GB)

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically

into the DIMM slot. Then push it down.

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Installation Guide

 Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Page
Connectors P.13
ATX Power P.17
COM 1 / VGA / LPT Port P.13
Floppy Port P.18
IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port / IDE3,IDE4 Port P.18
J1 (Wake On LAN) P.19
J3 (Ring Power On) P.19
J4 (IR) P.20
J13 CPU FAN 1 P.15
J14 Panel FAN P.17
J15 CPU FAN 2 P.15
J16 Power FAN 1 P.16
J20 Power FAN 2 P.16
LAN connector P.14
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.14
USB 1 Connector P.13
USB 2 Connector P.20
COM 2 P.21
SMBUS P.21
Panel and Jumper Definition P.22
J2 (2x11 Pins Jumper) P.22
J19 (Panel LED Connector) P.26
JP1 (Clear CMOS Function) P.23
JP2 (Case Open) P.25
JP3 (USB Device Wake Up Selection) P.24
JP4 (Onboard AGP Selection) P.25
JP5 (Onboard LAN1 Selection) P.24
JP6 (Onboard LAN2 Selection) P.27
JP7 (BIOS Flash ROM Write Protect)[Optional] P.23
JP10 (IDE RAID Selection) P.26
BAT1 (Battery) P.27

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Connectors

COM 1 / VGA / LPT Port

LPT PORT

Please note:

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

USB 1 Connector

Please note:

make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip,
speaker..etc. have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS (Win 95 w
USB supperment, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT w/ SP 6)
supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please
contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information
please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

COM 1

VGA

Pin No. Definition

4

2

1

3

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

56

7

8

7 USB D1+
8 GND

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please

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PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

–

Connectors

Please note:

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

LAN Connector

PS/2 Mouse

6

4

PS/2 Keyboard

LAN2

1

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard
Pin No. Definition

5

3

12

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

LAN1

2

1

2

(LAN Active LED)
1

Yellow LED
(LAN Active LED)
2 – Green LED
(LAN Link LED)

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y

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y

J13 : CPU Fan 1

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

Please note

the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged b
overheating.

J15 : CPU Fan 2

Please note

the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged b
overheating.

, a proper installation of t he CPU cooler is essential to preven

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

, a proper instal lat ion of the CPU c ooler is es sential to preven

15

J16 : Power Fan 1

J20 : 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

J14 : Panel Fan

ATX Power

Please note:

C power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX

power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

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)

11

1

GND

17

Connectors

Floppy Port

Red Line

FDD1

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary), IDE3/IDE4(ATA100 or IDE RAID)

Red Line

IDE1 IDE2

18

IDE3 IDE4

6VTXDR Motherboard

J3 : Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

J1 : Wake On LAN

1

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

19

J4 : IR

Please note:

Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR.
Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device.

USB 2 Connector

1

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC (+5V)
2 NC
3 IR Data Input
4 GND
5 IR D ata O u tpu t

2

10

Connectors

1

9

Pin No. Defin ition

1,10 +5V

2,9 GND

3 USB D2-

4,7 NC

5 USB D2+
6 USB D3+
8 USB D3-

Please note:

Be careful with the pol arit y of the f ront panel USB connect or. Check the pin
assignment while you connect t he front panel USB cable. Please contact
your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.

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COM 2

2

10

SM BUS

1

COM 2

1

Pin No. Definition

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

9

21

Panel And Jumper Definition

J2 : 2x11 Pins Jumper

Panel and Jumper Definition

GN

1

HD

S P K

P− P− P+

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 t he power LED, PC speak er, reset s wi tc h and power s wi tc h etc
of your chassi s front panel to the fr ont panel jumper according to the pin assignment above.

RE

1

PW

GD

1

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JP1 : Clear CMOS Function

1

1

Clear CMOS Normal

(Default)

Pin N o . Defin ition
1-2 Close Normal (Default)
2-3 Close Clear CMOS

Please note

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

JP7 : BIOS Flash ROM Write Protect (Optional)

1

Normal
(Default)

Pin No. Definition

Close BIOS Write Protection
Open Normal (Default)

Please note

recommend JP7 to be set to “close”, whenever user does not need to
flash/upgrade the BIOS.

, To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB JP7 must be set to open . We

1

Write
Protection

23

JP3 : USB device Wake up Selection

Panel and Jumper Definition

Please note:

KB/MS Wake up from S3” to ENABLED and enable jumpers JP3.
*(Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will
enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select “USB
KB/MS Wake up from S3”. Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and choose
the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.)

To use “USB KB/MS Wakeup from S3” function, set BIOS setting “USB

JP5 : Onboard LAN1 Selection

Please note:

user can enable the LAN function by setting the JP 5 to 1-2, user can disable the optional
LAN function by setting the JP 5 to 2-3. JP 5 will have any effect if the board does not
have optioal LAN chip

This MB supports optional LAN chip.If the MB has optional LAN chip the

1

Normal
(Default)

1

Enable

Pin N o . D e finition

1-2 close Normal (Default)
2-3 close

Enabled USB Device
Wake u p

1

Enabled
(Default)

1

Disabled

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close
2-3 close

Onboard LAN1
Enabled
Onboard LAN1
Disabled

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JP4 : Onboard AGP Selection

1

1

JP2 : Case Open

Enabled
(Default)

Disabled

Pin N o . Definition

Open

Close

Onboard AGP
Disabled
Onboard AGP
Enabled

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND
3 NC

25

JP10 : IDE RAID Selection

Panel and Jumper Definition

J19 : Panel LED Connector

1

Enabled
(Default)

1

Disabled

Pin No . Definition
1-2 close IDE Raid Disabled
2-3 close IDE Raid Enabled

2
1

Pin No. Definition

1-2 CPU FAN1
3-4 CPU FAN2
5-6 SYSTEM FAN
7-8 SYSTEM EVENT

9 LAN1 Active

10 LAN1 Link

11-12 LAN1 Speed

13 LAN2 Active

14 LAN2 Link
15-16 LAN2 Speed
17-18 Power LED

19-20 Power Button

20

10

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C

JP6 : Onboard LAN2 Selection

Please note:

user can enable the LAN function by setting the JP6 to 1-2, user can disable the optional
LAN function by setting the JP6 to 2-3. JP6 will have any effect if the board does not have
optioal LAN chip

BAT1 : Battery

1

Enabled
(Default)

1

Disabled

Pin N o. De fi niti o n

1-2 close
2-3 close

This MB supports optional LAN chip.If the MB has optional LAN chip the

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.

Onboard LAN2
Enabled
Onboard LAN2
Disabled

+

AUTION

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Performance List

Performance List

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

• CPU Intel

• DRAM 128MB*2 (KingMax PC-150)

• CACHE SIZE 512KB include in CPU

• DISPLAY Onboard ATI Rage XL 2X

• STORAGE Onboard Promise RAID (Quantum AS30000AT 30GBx2)

• O.S. Windows 2000 + SP2

• DRIVER

Processor

®

Pentium III Processor 1260MHz x 2 (Taulatin)

Display Driver at 1024x768x16bitx75MHz (VUCD 1.81)

®

Pentium III Processor 1260MHz*2

Intel

1260MHz(133x9.5)

WCPUID 3.0C Clock Frequency

Internal MHz

External MHz

SiSoft Sandra 20001

CPU/FPU Benchmark

CPU Multi-Media Benchmark

Drivers Benchmark

Memory Benchmark

Winstone 2001

CC Winstone 2001

Business Winstore 2001

Top Performance BIOS Default

CPU1 CPU2 CPU1 CPU2

1262.33 1262.39 1262.38 1262.36

132.88 132.88 132.88 132.88

7117/3363 5641/3361

13817/17158 13817/17158

32231 28954

360/386 343/369

70.3 69.4

52.4 51.5

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Block Diagram

AGPCLK (66MHz)

Promise

PDC20265

RAID /ATA 100

IDE Port

Channels

Ati Rage XL

2X AGP AGP

PCI Bus 33MHz

LAN

82559*2

PGA370

CPU

VT82C694T

VT82C686B

1 PCI

PS/2

PCI (33MHz)

PGA370

CPU

System Bus 100/133MHz

VIA

AGPCLK (66MHz)

33MHz

14.318MHz

VIA

LPT

Floppy

Port

100/133MHz

COM Ports

CPUCLK (100/133MHz)

3.3V SDRAM

HCLK (100/133MHz)

48MHz

ATA66 IDE
Channels

4 USB Ports

AGPCLK (66MHz)

PCI (33MHz)

48MHz

14.318MHz
33MHz

ICS

9248AF-63

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HCLK (100/133MHz)
CPUCLK (100/133MHz)

ICS 917918F-01

Clock Buffer

DIMM (100/133MHz)

Advanced Networking Service

Advanced Networking Services for Windows NT* 4

and Windows 2000 (Teaming)

Please make sure the Intel LAN Adapter teaming driver Install complete.
( refer to page 71)

1. Intel LAN Adapter Teaming

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

4.0 and Windows 2000.

Note: Teaming requires Intel® Server Adapters.

1.1 Overview

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

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

the primary adapter fails, the secondary takes over.

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

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

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

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

1.2 Before You Get Started

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

• Install at l east two PRO/10 0+ or PRO/100 S serv er adapt ers i n a Windo ws NT 4.0 or

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

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

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

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

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

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2. Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT)

2.1 OverView

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

2.2 Performance

To increase serve r availability, the ser ver communicates w it h the LAN via a primary
adapter. If the primary link fails, traffic is automatically re-routed to the secondary adapter
with no interruption of service.

2.3 Manageability

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

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3. Adaptive Load Balancing (ALB)

3.1 Overview

Also known as asymmetric port aggregation—is a method of ensuring consistent high
server throughput and transparent backup c onnec ti ons by using multipl e n etwork interface
cards and balancing the data transmi ssions across them. As many as four Intel® server
adapters, connected to a switch, can be configured to w ork together as a "team" for an
aggregate throughput of up to 400Mbps with Fas t Ethernet adapters or 8Gbps with Gigabit
Ethernet Adapters.

3.2 Performance

In ALB, an intelligent adaptive agent, provided in the driver, dynamically manages the
server adapter team and evenl y distributes the l oad among them by con stantly analyzing
the traffic flow from the server. In addi tion, four Fast Ethernet serv er ada pters teamed wi th
a switch can be configured for up to 400 Mbps band width, or 8Gbps with Gigabi t Ethernet
adapters.

3.3 Manageability

A single network address is assi gned to the collecti on of adapters that consti tute the ALB.
Aggregation team so that you no longer have to spend time segmen ting the network to
reduce server bottlenecks.

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4. General Instructions

4.1 Perform Teaming In Windows NT4.0 Or Windows 2000

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

Control Panel will launch the PROSet utility.

2. Create a new team .

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

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

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

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

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BIOS Setup

 Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
The Main Menu P.38
Standard CMOS Setup P.40
BIOS Features Setup P.43
Chipset Features Setup P.45
Power Management Setup P.47
PNP/ PCI Configuration P.50
Load Fail-Safe Defaults P.52
Load Optimized Defaults P.53
Integrated Peripherals P.54
Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup P.57
Supervisor Password / User Password P.59
IDE HDD Auto Detection P.60
Save & Exit Setup P.61
Exit Without Saving P.62

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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>

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 hel p, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup

Menu
<F2> Reserved
<F3> Reserved
<F4> Reserved
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page

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

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

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

Load the Setup Defaults.

− <Alt>− <Del> keys.

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GETTING HELP

Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2)

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 PERI PHERALS
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 OPTIMI ZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type, …

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 AMI 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 Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults option l oads preset system parameter val ues 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 i n

its highest performance configurations

•••• Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

•••• Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status.

•••• 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 detect ion

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 F eatures Menu (Figure 2) are divi ded into 9 categories. Each
category includes no, one or more than one s etup items. Use the arrows to highl ight the item
and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

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

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Mar 07, 2000
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24

Pri Master : Auto
Pri Slave : Auto
Sec Master : Auto
Sec Slave : Auto

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: 31Mb
Total Memory: 32Mb

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 1990 through 2099

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•••• Time

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

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

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in
the computer. There are two types: auto type, and user definable type. User type is
user-definable; Auto type which will autom atically 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 types of floppy disk dri ve 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 byte cap acity (3.5 inch

when 3 Mode is Enabled).

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

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

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

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•••• 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. (Default Value)

•••• Memory

The category is displ ay-only which is determined by POST (Power O n Self Test) of the
BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional)
memory installed in the system.
The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K
memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more
memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

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

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

AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES CMOS 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 for Hard Disks :Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock :On
Floppy Drive Seek :Enabled
Password Check :Setup
Process Serial Number :Disabled
BIOS Write Protect :Disabled

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

↑↓←→: Select Item

Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup

1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device

••••

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

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

••••

Boot Device by Floppy.
Boot Device by LS / ZIP A:.
Boot Device by CDROM.
Boot Device by SCSI.
Boot Device by NETWORK.
Boot Device by IDE-0~IDE-3.
Boot Device by Disabled.
Boot Device by ATAPI ZIP C:.

Enabled Enabled S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks.
Disabled Disabled S.M.A.R .T. Hard for Disks. (Default Value)

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•••• Boot Up Num-Lock

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

•••• 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 dri ve to determine if it is 40 or 8 0 tracks.

Note that BIOS can not tell from 720, 1.2 or 1.44 driv e 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.

Password Check

••••

Setup Set Password Check to Setup. (Default Value)
Always Set Password Check to Always.

Processor Serial Number

••••

Disabled Disabled Processor Serial Number. (Default Value)
Enabled Enabled Processor Serial Number.

BIOS Write Protect

••••

Disabled Enabled BIOS Write Function. (Default Value)
Enabled BIOS Write Protect.

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Chipset Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP –CHIPSET FEATURE CMOS SETUP

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

*** DRAM Timing ***
Top Performance :Disabled
SDRAM Timing by SPD :Disabled
SDRAM CAS# Latency :Auto
CPU/DRAM Frequency :Auto

C2P Concurrency & Master :Enabled
DRAM Integrity Mode :Disabled
AGP Aperture Size :64MB
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 perfor mance of your system, set “ Top Performance” as

“Enabled”.
Disabled Disabled this function. (Default Value)

Enabled Enabled Top Performance function.

•••• SDRAM Timing by SPD

Disabled SDRAM Timing by SPD Function Disabled. (Default Value)
Enabled SDRAM Timing by SPD Function Enabled.

•••• SDRAM CAS# Latency

3 For Slower SDRAM DIMM module.
2 For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module.
Auto Detect SDRAM CAS# Latency automatically. (Default Value)

•••• CPU/DRAM Frequency

1. System Bus Speed: 100MHz

Auto Set CPU/DRAM Frequency to Auto. (D ef ault Value)
100/100MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is 100/100MHz.
100/133MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is 100/133MHz.

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2. System Bus Speed: 133MHz

Auto Set CPU/DRAM Frequency to Auto. (D ef ault Value)
133/100MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is 133/100MHz.
133/133MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is 133/133MHz.

•••• C2P Concurrency & Master

Enabled Enabled C2P Concurrency & Master. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled C2P Concurrency & Master.

•••• DRAM Integrity Mode

ECC For 72 bit ECC type DIMM Module.
Disabled Normal Setting. (Default Value)

•••• 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.
256MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB.

•••• USB Controller

BIOS Setup

USB Port 0&1 USB Controller for USB Port 0&1.
USB Port 2&3 USB Controller for USB Port 2&3.
All USB Port USB Controller for All USB Port. (Default Value)
Disabled USB Controller Function Disabled.

•••• USB Legacy Support

Keyboard Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard.
Keyb+Mouse Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard +Mouse.
Disabled Disabled USB Legacy Support Function. (Default Value)

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Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP –POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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

USB Wakeup From S4~S5 :Disabled RTC Alarm PowerOn :Disabled
Video Power Down Mode :Stand By RTC Alarm Date :15
Hard Disk Power Down Mode :Stand By RTC Alarm Hour :12
Suspend Time Out(Minute) :Disabled RTC Alarm Minute :30
Display Activity :Ignore RTC Alarm Second :30
IRQ3 :Monitor
IRQ 4 :Monitor
IRQ 5 :Ignore
IRQ 7 :Monitor
IRQ 9 :Ignore
IRQ 10 :Ignore
IRQ 11 :Ignore
IRQ 13 :Ignore
IRQ 14 :Monitor
IRQ 15 :Ignore
Soft-off by Power Button :Instant off
AC Back Function :Soft Of f
Modem Use IRQ :4 F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan :Enabled F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
PME Event Wake up :Enabled F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→: Select Item

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

•••• USB Wakeup From S4~S5

Disabled Disabled USB Device Wakeup From S4~S5 Function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enabled USB Device Wakeup From S4~S5 Function.

•••• Video Power Down Mode

Disabled Disabled Video Power Down Mode Function.
Suspend Set Video Power Down Mode to Suspend.
Stand By Set Video Power Down Mode to Stand By. (Default Value)

•••• Hard Disk Power Down Mode

Disabled Disabled Hard Disk Power Down Mode Function.
Suspend Set Hard Disk Power Down Mode to Suspend
Stand By Set Hard Disk Power Down Mode to Stand By. (Default Value)

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•••• Suspend Time Out (Minute.)

Disabled Disabled Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value)
1 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 1min.
2 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 2min.
4 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 4min.
8 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 8min.
10 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 10min.
20 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 20min.
30 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 30min.
40 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 40min.
50 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 50min.
60 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 60min.

•••• Display Activity

Ignore Ignore Display Activity. (Default Value)

Monitor Monitor Display Activity.

•••• IRQ 3~IRQ15

Ignore Ignore IRQ3 ~IRQ15.
Monitor IRQ3~IRQ15.

BIOS Setup

•••• Soft-off by Power Button

Instant off Soft switch ON/OFF for Power Button. (Default Value)
Delay-4Sec Soft switch ON 4 Sec for Power off.

•••• AC Back Function

Memory This function depends on computer status.
Soft-Off Set System Soft-Off Status. (Default value)
Full-On Set System Full-On Status.

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•••• Modem Use IRQ

NA Set MODEM Use IRQ to NA.
3 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 3.
4 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 4. (Default Value)
5 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 5.
7 Set MODEM Use IRQ to 7.

•••• Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan

Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan.
Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan. (Default Value)

•••• PME Event Wake up

Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function.
Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake up function. (Default Value)

•••• RTC Alarm PowerOn

You can set “RTC Alarm PowerOn” 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 PowerOn” is Enabled.

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

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PnP/PCI Configuration

AMIBIOS SETUP –PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP

Plug and Play Aware O/S :No
Reset Configuration Data :No
VGA Boot From :AGP
PCI VGA Palette Snoop :Disabled
DMA Channel 0 :PnP
DMA Channel 1 :PnP
DMA Channel 3 :PnP
DMA Channel 5 :PnP
DMA Channel 6 :PnP
DMA Channel 7 :PnP
IRQ 3 :PCI/PnP
IRQ 4 :PCI/PnP
IRQ 5 :PCI/PnP
IRQ 7 :PCI/PnP

IRQ 9 :PCI/PnP
IRQ 10 :PCI/PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
IRQ 11 :PCI/PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
IRQ 14 :PCI/PnP F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
IRQ 15 :PCI/PnP F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

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

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→: Select Item

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configuration

•••• Plug and Play Aware O/S

Yes Enable Plug and Play Aware O/S function.
No Disable Plug and Play Aware O/S function (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

•••• Reset Configuration Data

Yes
No Disabled this function. (Default Value)

Clear PnP information in ESCD & update DMI data.

•••• VGA Boot From

AGP Primary Graphics Adapter From AGP. (Default Value)
PCI Primary Graphics Adapter From PCI.

•••• PCI VGA Palette Snoop

Enabled Fo r h a v in g V i deo Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus.
Disabled For VGA Card only. (Default Value)

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•••• DMA Channel (0,1,3,5,6,7)

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

•••• IRQ (3,4,5,7, 9,10,11,14,15)

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

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERI PHERALS
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 OPTIMI ZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

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

Load Fail-Safe Default except Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 7: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

•••• Load Fail-Safe Defaults

BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow
minimum system performa n ce .

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 PERI PHERALS
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 OPTIMI ZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Load Optimized Default except Standard CMOS Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Figure 8: Load Optimized Defaults

•••• Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system p arameter val ues to configure the

system to achieve maximum performance.

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Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP –INTEGRATED PERIPHERAL

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Enhance AT API Performance :Disabled
OnBoard IDE :Both
OnBoard FDC :Auto
OnBoard Serial Port 1 :Auto
Onboard Serial Port 2 :Auto
Serial Port 2 Mode :Normal
Duplex Mode :N/A
OnBoard Parallel Port :Auto
Parallel Port Mode :ECP
Parallel Port DMA :Auto
Parallel Port IRQ :Auto

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 9: Integrated Peripherals

• Enhance A TAPI Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your ATAPI devices , set “Enhance ATAPI
Performance” as “Enabled” . Please note, enabling this function may cause your ATAPI
devices become unstable. For power End-User use only.

Disabled Disable Enhance ATAPI Performance. (Def ault Value)
Enabled Enhance ATAPI Performance function.

•••• OnBoard IDE

Disabled Disabled onboard IDE
Both Set onboard IDE is Both. (Default Value)
Primary Set onboard IDE is Primary.
Secondary Set onboard IDE is Secondary.

•••• OnBoard FDC

Auto Set onboard FDC is Auto. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled onboard FDC.
Enabled Enabled onboard FDC.

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•••• OnBoard Serial Port 1

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. (Default Value)
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. (Default Value)
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 2 Mode of onboard I/O chip)

ASK IR Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port 2 to ASK IR Mode.
IrDA Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port 2 to IrDA Mode.
Normal Disable this function. (Default Value)

•••• Duplex Mode

Half Duplex
N/A
Full Duplex

IR Function Duplex Half.
Disable this function. (Default Value)
IR Function Duplex Full.

•••• OnBoard Parallel port

378 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 378.
278 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 278.
3BC Enable On Board LPT port and address is 3BC.
Auto Set On Board LPT port is Auto. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable On Board LPT port.

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•••• Parallel Port Mode

EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value)
Normal Normal Operation.

•••• Parallel Port DMA

Auto Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel. ( D efault Value)
3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3.
1 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1.
0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0.

•••• Parallel Port IRQ

7 S et Parallel Port IRQ is 7.
Auto Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel. (Default Value)
5 S et Parallel Port IRQ is 5.

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Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP –HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

ACPI Shut Down Temp. :Disabled Vcc :5.066V
CPU Temp. Alarm :Enabled Vcc25 :2.502V
CPU1 Fan Fail Alarm :Yes 5V SB :4.826V
CPU2 Fan Fail Alarm :Yes Vbat :3.200V
System Fan Fail Alarm :No Vtt :1.499V
Reset Case Open Status :No +12V :11.723V

Case Status :Opened
CPU2 Present :OK!
Current CPU1 Temp. :52°C/125°F
Current CPU2 Temp. :32°C/89°F
Current System Temp. :32°C/89°F
Current CPU1 Fan Speed :5443 RPM
Current CPU2 Fan Speed :0 RPM
Current System Fan Speed :0 RPM
Current Power Fan 1 Speed :0 RPM

Current Power Fan 2 Speed :0 RPM
CPU VID :1.65 V F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
Vcc2P :1.659 V F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
Vcc2S :1.324 V F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Vcc3 :3.333 V F7 : Load Optimized Defaults

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ESC : Quit ↑↓←→: Select Item

Figure 10: Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

•••• ACPI Shutdown Temp. (°

°C / °°°°F)

°°

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

Disabled Disabled ACPI Shutdown function. (Default Value)
60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F, if Temp. > 60°C / 140°F

system will automatica lly power off.

70°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F, if Temp. > 70°C / 158°F

system will automatica lly power off.

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

system will automatica lly power off.

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

system will automatica lly power off.

•••• Fan Fail Alarm

CPU 1/ CPU 2 / System

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

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•••• Reset Case Open Status

•••• Case Status

If the case is closed, “Case Sta t us” will show “Closed”.
If the case have been opened, “Case Status” w ill show “Closed”.
If you want to reset “Case Status” value, set “Reset Case Open Status”
to “Yes” and save CM OS, your computer will restart.

•••• CPU 2 Present.

Detect CPU 2 Status automatically.

BIOS Setup

•••• Current Temp. (°

Detect CPU 1 / CPU 2 / System Temperature automatically.

°C / °°°°F)

°°

•••• Current Fan Speed

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

•••• Current Voltage (V)

CPU VID / Vcc2P / Vcc2S / Vcc3/ Vcc / Vcc25 / 5V SB / Vbat / Vtt / +12 V

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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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.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERI PHERALS
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 OPTIMI ZED SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

Chang /Set /Disabled Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

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 <Ent er> 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.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a SUPERVISOR
PASSWOR D and a U SER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup
program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS
Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only
basic items.

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

If you select “Setup” at “Password Check” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted
only when you try to enter Setup.

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BIOS Setup

IDE HDD AUTO Detection

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

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Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Feb 17, 2000
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24
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 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

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection

Type "Y" will accept the H.D.D. parameter repor ted 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.

Base Memory : 640 Kb
Other Memory : 384 Kb
Extended Memory : 31Mb
Total Memory : 32Mb

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Save & Exit Setup

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERI PHERALS
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 OPTIMI ZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit Setup

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup
Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type "N" will return to Setup Utilit y.

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Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e

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STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERI PHERALS
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 OPTIMI ZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults F10: Save & Exit

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

Quit without saving (Y/N) ? N

Abandon all Datas & Exit Setup

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

BIOS Setup

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

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

Picture below are shown in Windows 98 ( driver CD:1.0)
Appendix A: VIA Chipsets Driver Installation
A. VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver:

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM
device icon in “My computer”, and execute the setup.exe.

1.Click “VIA 4in 1 Service Pack
Utility” ite m.

(1)

2.Click “Next”.

(3)

4.Click “Next”.

(5)

(2)

3.Click “Yes”.

(4)

5.Click “Next”.

(6)

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7.Click “Next”.

6.Click “Next”.

(7)

9.Click “Next”.

(9)

(8)

10.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

(10)

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Appendix B : ATi VGA Driver Installation

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM
device icon in “My computer”, and execute the setup.exe.

1.Click “ATI VGA Driver ”.

(1)

2.Click “Next”.

(3)

(5)

(2)

3.Click “Yes”.

(4)

4.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

(6)

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Appendix C : Intel 82559 LAN Driver Installation

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM
device icon in “My computer”, and execute the setup.exe.

1.Click “Control Panel”.

(1)

3.Click here.

4.Click here.

(3)

2.Click “System”.

(2)

5.Click “Next”.

(4)

6.Click “Next”.

(5)

7.Click “Next”.

(6)

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8.Type”D:\82559v40”

Appendix

9.Click Next.

(7)

11.Click “Next”.

(9)

10.Click “Next”.

(8)

12.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

(10)

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Appendix D: Promise PCI Device Installation
A. FastTrak Utility Installation:

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM
device icon in “My computer”, and execute the setup.exe.

2.Click “Next”

1.Click “Pr omise FastTrak Utility”.

(1)

3.Click “Y es”

(3)

5.Click “Next”

(5)

(2)

4.Click “Next”

(4)

6.Click “Next”

(6)

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7.Click “Next”

(7)

9.Click “Next”

(9)

10.Click “Finish” to restart.

8.Click “Next”

(8)

(10)

B. Promise RAID Driver Installation:
If you want to realize the setup information in detail, please refer to the

“Installing Drivers section of the RAID Manual” for setting your
system completely.

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Appendix E: Intel 82559 LAN Utility Installation

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM
device icon in “My computer”, and execute the setup.exe.

2.Click here.

1.Click “Intel 82559 LAN Utility”.

(1)

(2)

3.Click “In s t all”.

5.Click “Finish ” to restar t .

4.Click “Next”.

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Appendix F: BIOS Flash Procedure

You can select flash BIOS in DOS mode.

 Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD), your mot herboard name and PCB

version on the motherboard.

1. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “format a:/s” in 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 fl oppy di skette d ri ver i s 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.

Example:

(AMI tool) (Where 6VTXDR.f1 is name of t he BIOS file name)

A:>flashxxx.exe 6VTXDR.f1 

Example: (Award tool) (Where 6VTXDR.f1 is name of the BIOS fi le name)

A:>wdflash.exe 6VTXDR.f1 

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 DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS, then type the old BIOS
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 DO YOU
WANT TO SAVE BIOS, if you don’t want to save the old BIOS file.

7. After the decision to save the old BIOS file or not is made, select Y to ARE YOU
SURE TO PROGRAM when the next menu appear; wait until a message showing
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.

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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 Audio Communication Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser
DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FDD Floppy Disk Device

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

I/O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

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

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

To be continued…

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Acronyms Meaning

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

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

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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