Gigabyte GA-6VXDC7 User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

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

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

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

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specifications:

FCC Part 15, Subpar t B, Section 15.107(a) an d Section 15.109(a),
Class B Digital Device

Suppleme nta ry I nfo rmation:

This devic e complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation i s s ubject t o t he
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
and (2) this device must accept any inference received, incl uding
that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

Signature :

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

Mother Board

Date: Jul. 20, 2000

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-6VX DC7

Er i c Lu

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

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

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

-Move the equipment away from the receiver

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

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

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

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

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

Limits and methods of measurement

EN 55011

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of

industrial, scient ific and medical (ISM electrical equipment “ Harmonics”
high frequency equipment

Limits and methods of measurement

EN55013

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equi pment “Voltage fluctuations”
equipment

Limits and methods of measurement

EN 55014

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of
portable tools and similar electrical

apparatus Residual, commer c ial and light industr y

EN 55015

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of Industrial environment
fluorescent lam ps and luminaries

EN 55020

broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment
equipment

EN 55022

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of appliances tools and simi lar apparatus
information technology equipment

DIN VDE 0855
part 10
part 12

household electrical appliances,

Limits and methods of measurement

Immunity fr om radio interference of

Limits and methods of measurement

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment
for receiving and/or
sound and television signals

distribution

declare that the product

from power systems (UPS)

Mother Board

GA-6VXDC7

is in conformity with

EN 61000-3-2*

EN60555-2

EN61000-3-3*
EN60555-3

EN 50081-1

EN 50082-1

EN 55081-2

EN 55082-2

ENV 55104

EN 50091- 2

Disturbances in supply systems caused

by household appliances and similar

Disturbances in supply systems caused

by household appliances and similar

Generic emission standar d P ar t 1:

Residual, commer c ial and light industr y

Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Generic emission standard Par t 2:

Generic immunity standard Part 2:

Immunity requirem ents for household

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

CE marking

EN 60065

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

EN 60335

electrical appl iances uninterruptible power system s (UPS )

Signature

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

Safety requirements for mains operated

Safety of household and similar

Date : Jul. 20, 2000 Name : Rex Li n

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

(EC conf ormity marking)

Safety for inform ation technology equipment

EN 60950

General and Safety r equirements for

EN 50091-1

:

Rex Lin

6VXDC7

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

REV. 1.0 Third Edition

R-10-03-010622

12ME-6VXDC7-1003

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision History

2) Item Checklist

3) Features

4) Hardware Setup

5) Performance & Block Diagram

6) Dual BIOS & Suspend to RAM

7) Four Speaker & SPDIF

8) BIOS Setup

9) Appendix

Product information & specification

Manual revision information

Product item list

Instructions on setting up the motherboard

Four Speaker & SPDIF introduction

Instructions on setting up the BIOS

Product performance & block diagram

Instruction Dual BIOS & STR installation

software

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Summary of Features P.3
6VXDC7 Motherboard Layout P.5
Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition P.6
Performance List P.28
Block Diagram P.29
Suspend to RAM Installation P.30
Dual BIOS Introduction (Optional) P.36
Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional) P.43
Memory Installation P.48
Page Index for BIOS Setup P.49
Appendix P.77

6VXDC7 Motherboard

Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.0 Initial release of the 6VXDC7 motherboard user’s manual. Aug.2000

1.0 Second release of the 6VXDC7 motherboard user’s
manual.

1.0 Third release of the 6VXDC7 motherboard user’s manual. Jun.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.

Jun. 22, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Aug.2000

1

Item Checklist

Item Checklist

;

The 6VXDC7 motherboard

;

Cable for IDE / floppy device

;

Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility

;

6VXDC7 user’s manual

2

6VXDC7 Motherboard

Summary Of Features

Form Factor
CPU

Chipset
Clock Generator

Memory

I/O Control
Slots

On-Board IDE

On-Board
Peripherals

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30.4 cm x 24.3 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

y

2 Socket 370 processor

Intel Pentium
Intel Celeron

y

2nd cache in CPU (Depend on CPU)

y

VT82C694X (VIA Apollo Pro 133A)

y

VT82C686A

y

ICS 9248AF-63

y

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

y

112/124/133/142/152 MHz system bus speeds



!!!

100/133MHz FSB, FC-PGA

TM

66MHz FSB, FC-PGA (Only support single CPU)

(PCI 44MHz) (reserved)

y

4 168-pin DIMM sockets

y

Supports PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM and VCM SDRAM

y

Supports up to 1.5GB DRAM (Max)

y

Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

y

Supports 72bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode

y

VT82C686A

y

1 AGP slot supports 2X/4X mode & AGP 2.0

compliant

y

5 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

y

1 16-bit ISA Bus slots

y

2 IDE bus master (DMA 33/ ATA 66 )IDE ports for up

to 4 ATAPI devices

y

Supports PIO mode 3, 4 (UDMA 33/ATA 66) IDE &

ATAPI CD-ROM

y

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

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

y

1 parallel ports supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

y

2 serial ports (COM 1 & COM 2)

y

4 USB ports

y

1 IrDA connector for Fast IrDA

To be continued…

3

Hardware Monitor

PS/2 Connector
BIOS

On-Board Sound
(Optional)

Additional Features

Summary of Features

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CPU1 / CPU2 Fan revolution detect

y

CPU1 / CPU2 temperature detect

y

System voltage detect

y

CPU overheat shutdown detect

y

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

y

Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM

y

Support Dual BIOS (Optional)

y

Creative CT5880 sound

y

AC’97 CODEC

y

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

Game Port /Four Speaker & SPDIF

y

Support Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

y

Support Internal / External Modem Ring On

y

Includes 4 fan power connectors

y

Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

y

Supported Suspend to RAM (STR)

4

6VXDC7 Motherboard

6VXDC7 Motherboard Layout

PS/2

USB

JP9

COM 1

LPT

COM 2

ATX Power

J16

PGA 370

CPU 2

J15

JP5

LED1

JP25

Floppy

GAME & AUDIO

AD1881

J8

CT5880

JP20

J7

PGA 370

J5

J13

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

ISA

CPU 1

AGP

VT82C694X

6VXDC7

SW1

VT82C686A

IDE1

IDE2

DIMM3

JP11

BAT1

SW2

DIMM4

JP1

J14

USB2

J1

J4

J3

J2

DIMM1

DIMM2

Main
BIOS

Back
BIOS

5

6VXDC7 Motherboard Layout

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

Page

CPU Speed Setup P.7
Connectors P.14
Game & Audio Port [Optional] P.14
COM 1 / COM 2 / LPT Port P.14
USB 1 Connector P.15
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.15
J13 (CPU 1 Fan) P.16
J15 (CPU 2 Fan) P.16
J16 (Power Fan) P.17
J14 (System Fan) P.17
ATX Power P.18
Floppy Port P.18
IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.19
J7 (TEL) [Optional] P.19
J5 (AUX_IN) [Optional] P.20
J8 (CD Audio Line In) [Optional] P.20
J3 (Ring Power On) P.21
J1 (Wake On LAN) P.21
J4 (IR) P.22
USB 2 Connector P.22
JP5 / LED1(STR LED Connector & DIMM LED) P.23
Panel and Jumper Definition P.24
J2 (2x11 Pins Jumper) P.24
JP1 (Clear CMOS Function) P.25
JP20 (Onboard Sound Function Selection)[Optional] P.25
JP9 (USB Device Wake Up Selection) P.26
JP11 (STR Function Enabled) P.26
BAT1 (Battery) P.27

6

6VXDC7 Motherboard

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is selectable at 66,100,133MHz. The user can select the system bus

(SW1)

speed

and change the DIP switch

500MHz – 1GHz and faster processor.

Set System Bus Speed
SW1/JP25:

1 2 3 JP25 CPU(MHz) PCI(MHz)
X X O 1-2 66 33

X X X 1-2 100 33
O X X 1-2 112 37
O O X 1-2 124 41
O O O N/C 133 33
X O O N/C 142 35
O X O N/C 152 38

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
X 10

X 10.5

X11

X11.5

1 2 3 4
O
X X O O
O 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
O X O O
X X O O
X O O O
X O X X
O O X O
O X X X
X O X O

(SW2)

selection to set up the CPU speed for

O : ON, X : OFF

DIP SWITCH

X O O

X O

7

CPU Speed Setup

X12
X13
X14
X15
X16

Intel Processor all have locked Fr equency Multiple, so you can not change the CPU

0000

Frequency Multiple.

For double CPU use, the same CPU must b e used in CPU so cket1 and 2. (T he same

0000

stepping, FSB, ratio)

For single CPU use, use CPU socket1 only. Don’t use CPU socket2.

0000

Note: We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to 112 , 124 , 142 ,152 MHz



because these frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and
most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under 112 ,124 ,142 ,152 MHz
properly will depend on your hardware configurations: CPU, SDRAM, Cards, etc.

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

1. CeleronTM 533/66MHz

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

SW1

2. CeleronTM 566/66MHz

ON

1 2 3 4

SW1

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

8

JP25

1 2 3 4

SW2

SW2

1

JP25

1

6VXDC7 Motherboard

3. CeleronTM 600/66MHz

ON

1 2 3 4

SW1

4. CeleronTM 633/66MHz

ON

1 2 3 4

SW1

5. CeleronTM 667/66MHz

ON

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

1 2 3 4

ON

1

JP25

ON

1

JP25

ON

1

SW1

6. CeleronTM 700/66MHz

ON

1 2 3 4

SW1

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

JP25

ON

1

JP25

9

CPU Speed Setup

7. Pentium

1 2 3 4

8. Pentium

1 2 3 4

9. Pentium

1 2 3 4

!!!

500/100MHz FSB

ON

SW1

!!!

550/100MHz FSB

ON

SW1

!!!

600/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

ON

SW2

ON

SW2

ON

1

JP25

1

JP25

1

10. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

!!!

650/100MHz FSB

ON

SW1

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

JP25

ON

1

JP25

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11. Pentium

1 2 3 4

12. Pentium

1 2 3 4

13. Pentium

1 2 3 4

!!!

700/100MHz FSB

ON

SW1

!!!

750/100MHz FSB

ON

SW1

!!!

800/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

1 2 3 4

ON

1

JP25

ON

1

JP25

ON

14. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

!!!

850/100MHz FSB

ON

SW1

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

1

JP25

ON

1

JP25

11

CPU Speed Setup

15. Pentium

1 2 3 4

16. Pentium

1 2 3 4

17. Pentium

1 2 3 4

!!!

533/133MHz FSB

ON

SW1

!!!

600/133 MHz FSB

ON

SW1

!!!

667/133MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

1 2 3 4

ON

1

JP25

ON

1

JP25

ON

1

18. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

!!!

733/133MHz FSB

SW2

ON

1 2 3 4

SW1

SW2

JP25

ON

1

JP25

12

6VXDC7 Motherboard

19. Pentium

1 2 3 4

20. Pentium

1 2 3 4

21. Pentium

1 2 3 4

!!!

800/133MHz FSB

ON

SW1

!!!

866/133MHz FSB

ON

SW1

!!!

933/133MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

1 2 3 4

ON

1

JP25

ON

1

JP25

ON

1

22. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

!!!

1GHz/133MHz FSB

ON

SW1

SW2

1 2 3 4

SW2

JP25

ON

1

JP25

13

Connectors

Game & Audio Port (Optional)

Connectors

Game

Port

COM 1 / COM 2 / LPT Port

Line Out 1

Line Out 1: Line Out or SPDIF (The SPDIF output
is capable of providing digital audio to external
speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external
Dolby digital decoder). In general, Line Out 1 is
normally Line Out, when it output digital signal, it
will be change to SPDIF Out automatically (see
page 45 for more information).
Line In: In general, Line In is normally Line In.
When you select “Four Speaker” in Creative
application(see page 43 for more information),
Line In will be change to Line Out 2, then you can
plug 2 pairs stereo speaker into Line Out 1 and
Line In simultaneously.

MIC In

Line In

LPT Port

COM 1

14

COM 2

6VXDC7 Motherboard

USB 1 Connector

8

6 5

7

1 2

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

PS/2 Mouse/

Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

6

4

2

5

3

1

PS/2 Keyboard

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

15

J13 : CPU1 Fan

J15 : CPU2 Fan

Connectors

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

16

6VXDC7 Motherboard

J16 : Power Fan

J14 : System Fan

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 NC

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 NC

17

ATX Power

Floppy Port

20

10

11

1

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,

15-17

GND

1,2,11 3.3V

4,6,19,20 VCC

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

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

14 PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

Red Line

Connectors

FDD1

18

6VXDC7 Motherboard

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

Red Line

IDE 1 IDE 2

J7 TEL : The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector
(Optional)

1

Pin No. Definition

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

19

J5 : AUX_IN (Optional)

J8 : CD Audio Line In (Optional)

Connectors

1

Pin No. Definition

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

1

Pin No. Definition

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

20

6VXDC7 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. De finition

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

21

J4 : IR

Connectors

USB 2 Connector

1

10

2

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC (+5V)
2 NC
3 IR Data Input
4 GND
5 IR Data Output

Pin No. Definition

1,10 +5V

2,9 GND

9

3 USB D2-

4,7 NC

5 USB D2+

1

6 USB D3+
8 USB D3-

22

6VXDC7 Motherboard

JP5 : STR LED Connector & LED1 : DIMM LED

STR LED Connector External.

DIMM LED

1

+

23

Panel And Jumper Definition

Panel and Jumper Definition

J2 : 2x11 Pins Jumper

1

RE

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

P+ P− P−

1

S P K

HD

GN GD PW

1

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JP1 : Clear CMOS Function

1

Pin No. Defin itio n
1-2 Close Normal (Default)
2-3 Close Clear CMOS

JP20 : Onboard Sound Function Selection (Optional)

1

Pin No . Defin itio n

1-2 close

Enabled Onboard sound
(Default)

2-3 close Disabled Onboard sound

25

JP9 : USB device Wake up Selection

Pin No . Definitio n

1-2 close N ormal (Default)
2-3 close

JP11 : STR Function Enabled

Pin No. Definition

open STR Disabled
close STR Enabled

Panel and Jumper Definition

1

Enabled USB Device
Wake up

1

(Default)

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6VXDC7 Motherboard

BAT1 : Battery

+

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.

27

Performance List

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

•

CACHE SIZE

•

DISPLAY

•

STORAGE

•

O.S.

•

DRIVER

Winbench99

Intel® Pentium III Processor 866MHz*2
128MB*3 (MICRON 9920 MT 48LC8M8A2-75B)
256KB include in CPU
GA-MG400
Onboard IDE (Maxtor 93073U6)
Windows NTTM 4.0 SPK6a
Display Driver at 1024x768x16bitx75MHz

Processor

Intel® Pentium III Processor 866MHz*2

CPU mark 99 75.9

FPU Winmark 99 4590

Business Disk Winmark 99 6180

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 15500

Business Graphics Winmark 99 357

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 636

Winstone99

866MHz(133x6.5)

Business Winstone 99 41.9

Hi-End Winstone 99 7.22

Dual Processor 51.8

0

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to the detail on P.58

28

6VXDC7 Motherboard

Block Diagram

AGP 2X/4X

PGA 370

CPU

PGA 370

CPU

Host Bus

14.318MHz

3.3V DIMM

DIMM Sock ets

ISA Slot

Ultra DMA

33/ATA66
IDE Ports

AGP Bus

ISA Bus

IDE

Bus

VIA

VT82C694X

VIA

VT82C686A

USB Bus

PCI Bus

66 /100/133 MHz

33 MHz

33 MHz

24MH
48MH

14.318MHz

66 /100 /133 MHz

66 /100 /133 MHz

9248AF-63

CKBF

ICS

COM Ports

LPT Port

Floppy Port

PS/2 KB/Mouse

USB
Port

Game Port

29

Suspend To RAM Installation

Suspend to RAM Installation

A.1 Introduce STR function:

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

STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to r etrieve the last “state ” of
the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state. The “state” is stored in memory
(RAM) before the system goes to sleep. During STR sleep mode, your system uses only

enough energy to maintain critical information and system functions, primarily the system state

and the ability to recognize various “wake up” triggers or signals, respectively.

A.2 STR function Installation

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

Step-By-Step Setup

Step 1:

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

Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy.

Setup with Windows 98 CD:

A. Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD-ROM drive, select Start, and then Run.
B. Type (without quotes)

OK. 『In Windows 98 second edition version, all the bios version dated 12/01/99 or later
are ACPI compatible. Just type" D:\Setup", the operating system will be installed as

ACPI mode.』

C. After setup completes, remove the CD, and reboot your system
(This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:).

“D:\setup /p j”

in the window provided. Hit t he enter key or click

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6VXDC7 Motherboard

Step 2:

(If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP11 (Closed.)

1

Pin No. Definition

open STR Disabled

(Default)

close STR Enabled

Step 3:

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

Type: S3 /STR”
EXIT SETUP”

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

. Remember to save the s ettings by pr ess ing "ESC" an d choose the

option.

“POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”,

then select

“ACPI Sleep

“SAVE &

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Suspend to RAM Installation

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

There are two ways to accomplish this:

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

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

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

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

B. Double click the “ Power Management” item.

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Suspend to RAM Installation

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

Step 4:

Restart your computer to complete setup.
Now when you want to enter STR sleep mode, just momentarily press the “Power on”

button..

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

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

1. Press the “Power On” button.

2. Use the “Resume by Alarm” function.

3. Use the “Modem Ring On” function.

4. Use the “Wake On LAN” function.

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

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A.5 Notices :

1. In order for STR to function properly, several hardware and software requirements must

be satisfied:

A. Your ATX power supply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specification (provide more

than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current).

B.

Your SDRAM must be PC-100 compliant.

2. Jumper JP5 is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis. [Your
chassis may not provide this feature.] The STR LED will be illuminated when your
system is in STR sleep mode.

STR LED Connector External.

+

DIMM LED

1

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Dual BIOS Introduction

Dual BIOS Introduction(Optional)

Introduce Dual BIOS

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

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

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

B. How to use Dual BIOS?

a. Boot Screen

American Release:06/14/2000
Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends

xxx xxx
Check System Health ok
CPU ID:0683 Patch ID:0010
Pentium III – 733MHz
Check NVRAM…

Wait…

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility.

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
63-1001-001199-00101111-071595-V694V686-GA694102-F

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS

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b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

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

PgDn/PgUp:Modify ↑↓:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility V1.01

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Mai n BIO S

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

c. Dual BIOS Item explanation:

BIOS will auto detect:
Boot From

Main ROM Type
Backup ROM Type

Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable

Status 1:

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

BIOS , just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that
the Wide Range Protection is set to “Enable”, the PC will boot from Backup BIOS
automatically.

Status 2:

If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,..) emits signals
to request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up
BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS.

: Main BIOS

: SST 39SF020

: SST 39SF020

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Boot From : Main BIOS (Default), Backup BIOS

Status 1:

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

Auto Recovery : Enabled(Default), Disabled

When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS

will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure.
(In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend Type is set to

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

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

“Del”

key when the boot screen appears.)

Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable

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

If Auto Recovery :
If Auto Recovery :

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Disable

, it will show <or the other key to continue.>

Enable

, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>

Backup message:

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

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

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

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

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GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your
system BIOS. This newness “Value-added” feature, in a long of innovations from
GIGABYTE, is available on GA-6VXDC7 motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will
also incorporate this innovation.

What’s DualBIOSTM?

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

DualBIOSTM Technology FAQ

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Dual BIOS Introduction

I. Q: What is DualBIOSTM technology?
Answer:

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

TM

technology

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

TM

technology?

Answer:

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

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

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

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

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

With Giga-Byte Technology’s patented DualBIOS

TM

ROM.

technology you can reduce the possibility of
hangs during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons. This new
technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS
failures.

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

1. DualBIOSTM technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It

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

2. DualBIOS

TM

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

3. DualBIOS

TM

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

TM

technology will use the good BIOS and correct

TM

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

4. DualBIOS

TM

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

IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology?
Answer:

1. Every user should have DualBIOSTM technology due to the advancement of computer
viruses.

Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered t hat will destroy your system BIOS.
Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of
virus intrusion. The DualBIOS

TM

technology will provide a state-of-the-art solution to protect
your PC:
Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a
conventional single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs.
Case II.) If the "Auto Recovery" option is enabled in the DualBIOS
corrupts your system BIOS,

the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and

TM

utility, and if a viru s

correct the main BIOS.
Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOS

TM

utility

may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS.

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

TM

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

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

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

TM

utility, the
option can be set, "Halt On When BIOS Defects," to be enabled to halt your system with a
warning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted. Most workstation/servers require
constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted. In this situation, the
"Halt On When BIOS Defects" message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during
normal booting. Another advantage you gain from Giga-Byte’s DualBIOS

TM

technology is the
ability to upgrade from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS
storage is need.

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Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional)

Four Speaker Introduction

A. What is Four Speaker?

The Creative CT5880 audio chip can support 4 speaker output, if you select “Four speaker”
out, Line in will be change to another line out.

B. How to use Four Speaker?

a. Press the ”Start” button and then select “Creative”Æ “Sound Blaster PCI128”

Æ

“Creative Configurator”.

b. Click “3D Configuration” item.

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c. Two speaker (Default)

d. Click “Four speaker” item.

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

C. Four Speaker Application

The four speaker function will only support in application software that use Microsoft DirectX

and Creative EAX. For example, the game titles, software DVD player and MP3 player. Those

software support Microsoft DirectX, so they can support four speaker output.

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SPDIF Introduction

What is SPDIF?

A.

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

B. How to use SPDIF?

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

b. Click “Device Manager” item.

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c. Press “Sound, video and game controllers” item and then select the “Creative Sound

Blaster PCI128” item.

d. Press “Settings” item and then select the “Output Mode” item.

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e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be change to SPDIF Out.

f. Recommend you to select “Autosense”, it w ill auto detect the audio jack you plug in to Line

Out is mono or stereo, and then change to SPDIF Out or Speaker out automatically.

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Memory Installation

Memory Installation

The motherboard has 4 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically
detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the
DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch. Memory size
can vary between sockets.

Install memory in any combination table:

Location 168-pin SDRAM DIMM Modules
DIMM1

(Bank 0,1)
DIMM2

(Bank 2,3)
DIMM3

(Bank 4,5)
DIMM4

(Bank 4,5)
Total System Memory (Max 1.5GB)

★Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256/ 512 MB SDRAM DIMM Modules.

Single – Sided
Double – Sided

Single – Sided
Double – Sided
Single – Sided
Double – Sided DIMM4 must be empty
Single – Sided
Double – Sided DIMM3 must be empty

Note

DIMM4 have only single-sided

DIMM3 have only single-sided

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

Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
The Main Menu P.51
Standard CMOS Setup P.53
BIOS Features Setup P.56
Chipset Features Setup P.58
Power Management Setup P.61
PNP/ PCI Configuration P.64
Load BIOS Defaults P.66
Load Setup Defaults P.67
Integrated Peripherals P.68
Hardware Monitor P.71
Supervisor Password / User Password P.73
IDE HDD Auto Detection P.74
Save & Exit Setup P.75
Exit Without Saving P.76

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BIOS Setup

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 Menu and Opti on 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 f rom BIOS default table, only for Option

Page Setup Menu

<F7>
<F8> Reserved
<F9> Reserved

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

Load the Setup Defaults.

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GETTING HELP

Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option 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 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 1.22

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

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

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

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

↑↓←→

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type, …

Figure 1: Main Menu

Standard CMOS Setup

••••

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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BIOS Setup

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 Setup Defaults

••••

Setup 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.

Hardware Monitor 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 aut o detection

••••

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

Save & Exit Setup

••••

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

••••

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS 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.

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

Date

••••

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

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 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>.

Floppy Drive A / Floppy Drive B

••••

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 inch AT-type high-density driv e; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 i nch
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

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

Memory

••••

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

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

boot sector or hard disk partition table.

(Default Value)

Base Memory

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

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

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

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

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Boot Up Num-Lock

••••

On Keypad is number keys.
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 drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks.

Note that BIOS can not tell from 720, 1.2 or 1.44 drive ty pe as they are
all 80 tracks.

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

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

360.

Password Check

••••

Setup Set Password Check to Setup.
Always Set Password Check to Always.

Processor Serial Number

••••

Disabled Disabled Processor Serial Number.
Enabled Enabled Processor Serial Number.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

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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 Mode :4X
AGP Comp. Driving :Auto
Manual AGP Comp. Driving :CB
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 BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

Top Performance

••••

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

“Enabled”.

Disabled Disabled this function.
Enabled Enabled Top Performance function.

ESC : Quit

(Default Value)

: Select Item

↑↓←→

SDRAM Timing by SPD

••••

Disabled SDRAM Timing by SPD Function Disabled.
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.

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(Default Value)

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CPU/DRAM Frequency

••••

1. System Bus Speed: 66MHz
Auto Set CPU/DRAM Frequency to Auto.

66/66MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is 66/66MHz.
66/100MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is 66/100MHz.

2. System Bus Speed: 100MHz
Auto Set CPU/DRAM Frequency to Auto.

100/100MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is 100/100MHz.
100/133MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is 100/133MHz.
100/66MHz Set CPU/DRAM Frequency is100/66MHz.

3. System Bus Speed: 133MHz
Auto Set CPU/DRAM Frequency to Auto.

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.
Disabled Disabled C2P Concurrency & Master.

DRAM Integrity Mode

••••

ECC For 72 bit ECC type DIMM Modle.
Disabled Normal Setting.

AGP Mode

••••

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

4X Set AGP Mode is 4X.
1X Set AGP Mode is 1X.
2X Set AGP Mode is 2X.

AGP Comp. Driving

••••

Auto Set AGP Comp. Driving is Auto.
Manual Set AGP Comp. Driving is Manual.

If AGP Comp. Driving is Manual.

Manual AGP Comp. Driving : 00~FF

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

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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.
128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB.
256MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB.

USB Controller

••••

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.
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)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

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Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP –POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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ACPI Sleep Type S1/POS PME Event Wake up :Enabled
USB Wakeup From S3~S5 :Disabled RTC Alarm Power On :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 :I gnore 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 :
AC Back Function :Soft Off F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 :Color
Modem Use IRQ :4 F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan :Enabled F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Instant off

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

ACPI Sleep Type

••••

ESC : Quit

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

↑↓←→

: Select Item

S1/POS Set ACPI Sleep type is S1.

(Default Value)

S3/STR Set ACPI Sleep type is S3.

USB Wakeup From S3~S5

•

USB Wakeup From S3~S5 can be set when ACPI Sleep Type set to S3/STR.

Enabled Enable USB Wakeup From S3~S5.
Disabled Disable USB Wakeup From S3~S5.

Video Power Down Mode

••••

(Default Value)

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.

Hard Disk Power Down Mode

••••

(Default Value)

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.

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(Default Value)

Suspend Time Out (Minute.)

••••

BIOS Setup

Disabled Disabled Suspend Time Out Function.
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
Monitor Monitor Display Activity.

IRQ 3~IRQ15

••••

Ignore Ignore IRQ3 ~IRQ15.
Monitor Monitor IRQ3~IRQ15.

Soft-off by Power Button

••••

Instant off Soft switch ON/OFF for Power Button.
Delay-4Sec Soft switch ON 4 Sec for Power off.

. (Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

AC Back Function

••••

Memory System power on depends on the status before AC lost.
Soft-Off Always in Off state when AC back.
Full-On Always power on the system when AC back.

Modem Use IRQ

••••

NA Set Modem Use IRQ to NA.
3 Set Modem Use IRQ to 3.
4 Set Modem Use IRQ to 4.
5 Set Modem Use IRQ to 5.
7 Set Modem Use IRQ to 7.

(Default Value)

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Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan

••••

Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan.
Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan.

PME Event Wake up

••••

Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function.
Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake up function.

RTC Alarm Power On

••••

You can set “RTC Alarm Power On” item to Enabled and key in date/time to power on
system.

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

If the “RTC Alarm Power On” is Enabled.

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

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

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PnP/PCI Configuration

AMIBIOS SETUP –PNP/PCI CONFIGURATI ON 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 BIOS Defaults
IRQ 15 :PCI/PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Plug and Play Aware O/S

••••

Yes Enable Plug and Play Aware O/S function.
No Disable Plug and Play Aware O/S function

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ESC : Quit

↑↓←→

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configuration

(Default Value)

: Select Item

BIOS Setup

Reset Configuration Data

••••

Yes
No Disabled this function.

VGA Boot From

••••

AGP Primary Graphics Adapter From AGP.

Clear PnP information in ESCD & update DMI data.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

PCI Primary Graphics Adapter From PCI.

PCI VGA Palette Snoop

••••

Enabled Fo r h a v in g Vi 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 / EI SA 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 / EI SA The resource is used by ISA / EISA device (PCI or ISA).

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Load BIOS Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.22

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

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

Load BIOS Defaults

••••

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

Load BIOS Defaults (Y/ N)? N

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

↑↓→←

Load BIOS Default except Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 7: Load BIOS Defaults

BIOS Setup

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Load Setup Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.22

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

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

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

Load Setup Defaults

••••

Selecting thi s field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features whi ch the

system automatically detects.

Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? N

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

↑↓→←

Load Setup Default except Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 8: Load Setup Defaults

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Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP –INTEGRATED PERIPHERAL

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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 BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals

OnBoard IDE

••••

Disabled Disabled onboard IDE
Both Set onboard IDE is Both.
Primary Set onboard IDE is Primary.
Secondary Set onboard IDE is Secondary.

ESC : Quit

(Default Value)

↑↓←→

: Select Item

OnBoard FDC

••••

Auto Set onboard FDC is Auto.

(Default Value)

Disabled Disabled onboard FDC.
Enabled Enabled onboard FDC.

OnBoard Serial Port 1

••••

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

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OnBoard Serial Port 2

••••

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

Serial Port 2 Mode

••••

(This item allows you to determine which Serial Port 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 Set onboard I/O chip Serial Port 2 to Normal Mode.

Duplex Mode

••••

Half Duplex
N/A
Full Duplex

OnBoard Parallel port

••••

378 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378.
278 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278.
3BC Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC.
Auto Set onboard LPT port is Auto.
Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

IR Function Duplex Half.
Disabled this function.
IR Function Duplex Full.

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

(Default Value)

Parallel Port Mode

••••

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

Parallel Port DMA

••••

Auto Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel.
3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3.
1 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1.
0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0.

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(Default Value)

(Default Value)

Parallel Port IRQ

••••

7 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7.
Auto Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel.
5 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 5.

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

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Hardware Monitor

AMIBIOS SETUP –HARDWARE MONITOR

ACPI Shut Down Temp. :Disabled

Current CPU1 Temp. :36°C/96°F
Current CPU2 Temp. :28°C/82°F
Current System Temp. :30°C/86°F
Current CPU1 Fan Speed :5487 RPM
Current CPU2 Fan Speed :0 RPM
Vcore :1.634V
+3.300V :3.337V
+5.000V :5.118V
+12.000V :11.806V

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

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ESC : Quit

↑↓←→

: Select Item

Figure 10: Hardware Monitor

ACPI Shutdown Temp. (

••••

°°°°

C /

F)

°°°°

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

Disabled Normal Operation.

(Default value)

60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F, if Temp. > 60°C / 140°F

system will automatically power off.

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

system will automatically power off.

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

system will automatically power off.

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

system will automatically power off.

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Current CPU1 Temp. (

••••

Detect CPU1 Temperature automatically.

Current CPU2 Temp. (

••••

Detect CPU2 Temperature automatically.

Current System Temp. (

••••

Detect System Temperature automatically.

Current CPU1 Fan Speed

••••

Detect CPU1 Fan speed status automatically.

Current CPU2 Fan Speed

••••

Detect CPU2 Fan speed status automatically.

Current Voltage (V) Vcore/+3.3V/+5V/+12V

••••

Detect system’s voltage status automatically .

°°°°

°°°°

C /

C /

°°°°

C /

F)

°°°°

F)

°°°°

F)

°°°°

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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 1.22

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

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

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 y ou are p rompt ed to ente r pas sword. A mes sage
“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 “Always” at ”Password Check” Option 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 ” Option in BIOS Feature s Setup Menu, you will
be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

Enter new supervisor password:

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

↑↓→←

Chang /Set /Disabled Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

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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 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.

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 1.22

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

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

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

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

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

↑↓→←

Save Data to CMOS & Exit Setup

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

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Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.22

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

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

↑↓→←

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

Quit without saving (Y/N) ? N

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

Abandon all Datas & Exit Setup

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

BIOS Setup

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Appendix

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 “VIA 4in 1 Service Pack
Utility” item.

(1)

3.Click “Yes”.

(3)

5.Click “Next”.

2.Click “Next”.

(2)

4.Click “Next”.

(4)

6.Click “Next”.

(5)

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8.Click “Next”.

7.Click “Next”.

(7)

9.Click “Next”.

(9)

(8)

10.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

(10)

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Appendix B: Creative Sound Driver Installation (Optional)

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.

Audio

2.Click “OK”.

1.Click “Creative 5880 Sound
Driver”.

(1)

(2)

4.Click “Next”.

3.Click “Yes”.

(4)

(3)

6.Click here.

5.Click “Next”.

(5)

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7.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

(7)

(8)

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Appendix C: VIA Sound Driver (Optional)
A. AC’97 Audio Driver:

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

Audio

2.Click “Next”.

1.Click “AC’97 Audio Driver” item.

(1)

3.Click “Next”

(3)

(2)

4.Click “Finish” to restart.

(4)

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Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

9

Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD) on the motherboard.

9

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.)】

9

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 AWDFlash.exe or
AMIFlash.exe to update the BIOS.

9

Type the following command once you have enter the directory where all the files are
located C:\utility\ AWDFlash or AMIFlash <filename of the BIOS binary file intended for
flashing>

9

Once the process is finished, reboot the system

0

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 E: Acronyms

Acro. Meaning
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

POST Power-On Self T est

LAN Local Area Network

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

MHz Megahertz

ESCD Extended System Configuration 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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Acro. 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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