GIGABYTE GA-6VXE7+ User Manual

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USER'S MANUAL

1. System power on by PS/2 Mouse: First, enable this function
in CMOS Setup, then you can power on the system by double
clicking the right or left button of your PS/ 2 Mouse.

2. System power on by Keyboard: If your ATX power supply
supports larger than 300 mA 5V Stand-By current (depends
on the specificati on of ke yboards), you can power on your
system by entering password from the Keyboard after setting
the “Keyboard power on” jumper and password in CMOS
Setup.

3. Support 3 steps ACPI LED selectable.

4. Support Modem Ring-On. (Include internal Modem and
external modem on COM A and COM B)

5. Support Wake-up On LAN. (Your ATX power supply must
support larger than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current)

CeleronTM /Pentium

®

Socket 370 Processor Motherboard

!!!

REV. 3.0 Third Edition

R-30-03-010628

12ME-6VXE7P-3003

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The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or om issions which may
appear in this docum ent nor does it make a commitment to update the
information contained herein.

Third-party brands and names are the property of their respecti ve owners.
Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the

United States and certain other countries. Sound Blaster-LINK and SB-LINK
are trademarks of Creative Tech nology Ltd.

Jun. 28, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan

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Quick Installation Guide

I. Quick Installation Guide :

The system bus speed can be set for 66,100,133MHz. The user can select the
system bus speed

(SW2)

and change the DIP SWITCH

up the CPU speed for 500MHz – 1GHz and faster processor.

The CPU speed must match with the frequency RATIO. It will cause

0000

system hanging up if the frequency RAT IO is higher than CPU's.

SW1: (O:ON / X:OFF)

(SW1)

selection to se t

FREQ. RATIO

1 2 3 4

X 3 O X O O

X 3.5 X X O O

X 4 O O X O

X 4.5 X O X O

X 5 O X X O

X 5.5 X X X O

X 6 O O O X

X 6.5 X O O X

X 7 O X O X

X 7.5 X X O X

X 8 O O X X

X 8.5 O X O O

X 9 X X O O

X 9.5 X O O O

X 10 X O X X

X 10.5 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

DIP SWITCH

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Set System Bus Speed
SW2: (O:ON / X:OFF)

CPU PCICLK 1 2 3 4 5 6

66/100/

133/Auto

66 33.3
75 37.5

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

Note: We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to

0000

0000

75,83,112,124,140 or 150MHz because these frequencies are not
the standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and most of the
peripherals. Whether your system can run under
75,83,112,124,140 or 150 MHz properly will depend on your
hardware configurations: CPU, SDRAM, Cards, etc.

Intel Processor all have locked Frequency Multiple, so you can not

change the CPU Frequency Multiple.

33.3

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

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

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1. CeleronTM 533/ 66 MHz FS B

ON

1 2 3 4

PIIX4

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SW1

ON

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1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

Quick Installation Guide

2. Celeron

TM

566/ 66 MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

3. CeleronTM 600/ 66 MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

SW2

4

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4. CeleronTM 633/ 66 MHz FSB

1 2 3 4

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

5. CeleronTM 667/ 66 MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

6. CeleronTM 700/ 66 MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

7. Cyrix III 550/100MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

SW2

5

8. Cyrix III 533/133MHz FSB

1 2 3 4

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

Quick Installation Guide

SW1

9. Cyrix III 600/133MHz FSB

ON

1 2 3 4

SW2

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

10. Pentium

1 2 3 4

®

500/100MHz FSB

!!!

ON

SW2

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

11. Pentium

1 2 3 4

®

550/100MHz FSB

!!!

ON

SW2

ON

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

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12. Pentium

1 2 3 4

®

600/100MHz FSB

!!!

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

ON

SW1

13. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

14. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

15. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW2

®

650/100MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

®

700/100MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

®

750/100MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

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16. Pentium

1 2 3 4

®

800/100MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

Quick Installation Guide

SW1

17. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

18. Pentium

®

1 2 3 4

SW1

19. Pentium

®

1 2 3 4

SW2

®

850/100MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

533/133MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

600/133 MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

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20. Pentium

1 2 3 4

®

667/133MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW1

21. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

22. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

23. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW2

®

733/133MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

®

800/133MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

®

866/133MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

SW1

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

9

24. Pentium

1 2 3 4

®

933/133MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

Quick Installation Guide

SW1

25. Pentium

1 2 3 4

SW1

SW2

®

1GHz /133MHz FSB

!!!

ON

ON

1 2 3 4 5 6

SW2

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II. Jumper setting :

SPK : Speaker Connector

PIIX4

RST : Reset Switch

PIIX4

External Speaker

1

+

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PIN No. Function
Open Normal

Close Reset Hardware

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PIN No. Function

1 VCC

82443BX

2 NC
3 NC
4 Data

Operation

82443BX

System

11

PW LED : Power LED Connector

Quick Installation Guide

−−−− −−−−

+

PIIX4

PIN No. Function

1 LED +
2

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3

HD : IDE Hard Disk Active LED

PIIX4

PIN No. Function

+

−−−−

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82443BX

LED −
LED −

82443BX

1 LED +
2

LED −

12

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GN : Green Function Switch

PIIX4

GD : Green LED

PIIX4

PIN No. Function

82443BX

Open Normal Operation

Close Entering Green

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PIN No. Function

−−−−

Mode

82443BX

1 LED +

+

2

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LED −

13

Soft POWER : Soft Power Connector

Quick Installation Guide

PIN No. Function

1 Signal

PIIX4

2 GND

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IR : Infrared Connector (Optional)

1

+

PIN No. Function

1 IR data output
2 GND
3 IR data input

PIIX4

4 NC
5 VCC(+5V)

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82443BX

82443BX

14

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ATX POWER : ATX Power Connector

Pin No. Function
3,5,7,13,

GND
15-17
1,2,11 3.3V
4,6,19,20 VCC
10 +12V
12 -12V

PIIX4

18 -5V
8 Power Good

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9 5V SB stand by+5V
14 PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector

PS/2 Mouse

5 6

PIIX4

4

PS/2 Keyboard

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3

1 2

10 20

82443BX

1 11

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard
Pin No. Function
1 Data
2 NC
3 GND

82443BX

4 VCC(+5V)
5 Clock
6 NC

15

J2: CPU FAN

J3: PW R FAN

PIIX4

1

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Quick Installation Guide

PIN No. Function

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

82443BX

PIN No. Function

1 GND
2 +12V

1

PIIX4

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3 SENSE

82443BX

16

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J15 :SYSTEM FAN

PIN No. Function

1

PIIX4

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

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IDE1: For Primary IDE Port

PIIX4

6VXE7+

82443BX

82443BX

1

17

IDE2: For Secondary IDE Port

PIIX4

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FLOPPY : Floppy Port

Quick Installation Guide

82443BX

1

82443BX

PIIX4

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1

18

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LPT PORT / COM A / COM B

PIIX4

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JP1 : PS/2 Keyboard Power On Selection

3
2

1

PIN No. Function

1-2

close

2-3

close

PS/2 Keyboard
Power on Enabled
PS/2 Keyboard
Power on Disabled

COM B

(Default)

PIIX4

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LPT PORT

82443BX

COM A

82443BX

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Quick Installation Guide

USB : USB Port

PIIX4

JP7: Wake On LAN

5

1

6

2

3

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8 7

PIN No. Function

1

2 USB D0-

3

4 GND

5

6 USB D1-

4

7 USB D1+
8 GND

USB V0
USB D0+
USB V1

82443BX

1
2

3

PIN No. Function

1 +5V SB

PIIX4

2 GND
3 Signal

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82443BX

20

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JP9 : Clear CMOS Function

PIN No. Function

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

J14 :SB-LINK

3 2 1

PIIX4

PIIX4

6VXE7+

6VXE7+

82443BX

6

4

2

PIN No. Function

5
3

1

1 Signal
2 GND
3 NC
4 Signal
5 GND

82443BX

6 Signal

21

J16: Internal Modem Ring On

1

PIN No. Function

1 Signal
2 GND

PIIX4

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JP10 : Case Open (Optional)

Quick Installation Guide

82443BX

1

PIN No. Function

1 Signal
2 GND

PIIX4

6VXE7+

82443BX

22

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JP15 : O v er Volt age
(When JP15 set ”Open”, CPU Voltage is rising 10%)

(Magic Booster)

1

PIN No. Function

(Optional)

open Turbo
short Normal

82443BX

(Default)

PIIX4

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JP16 : BIOS Flash ROM Write Protection

1

PIN No. Function

open Normal (Default)
short Write Protection

Please Set Jumper JP16 to “Open” to

0000

enabled BIOS Write Function When
you update new BIOS or new device.

PIIX4

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82443BX

23

J17 : Cyrix CPU Turbo Function (Optional)

1

PIN No. Function

open Normal

short Turbo

82443BX

PIIX4

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JP17 : System After AC Back

Quick Installation Guide

PIN No. Function

1

open Soft Off

PIIX4

short Full On

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82443BX

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BAT1 :Battery

PIIX4

Danger of explosion if battery is

0

incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or

0

equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according

0

to the manufacturer’s instructions.

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+

82443BX

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Quick Installation Guide

III. Top Performance Test Setting:

Users have to modify the value for each item in chi pset features as follow
for top performance setting.

**

Each value of items as above depends on your hardware configuration :

CPU , SDRAM , Cards , etc.

Please modify each value of items If your system does not work properly .

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The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular
benchmark testing programs.

These data are j ust ref erred by user s, and th ere is no respon si bili ty for di ffer ent
testing data values gotten by users. (Different Hardware & Software
configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

•

CPU Intel Socket 370 Processor

•

DRAM (128 x 1) MB SAMSUNG (SECKM48S803CT-GA)

•

CACHE SIZE 128 KB included in CPU (Celeron);

256 KB included in CPU (Pentium

•

DISPLAY GA-660 AGP Card (32M B SDRAM)

•

STORAGE Onboard IDE (IBM DJNA-371800) (18GB)

•

O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 (SP6a)

•

DRIVER Displa y Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K x 75Hz

Intel Celeron

Socket 370

Processor

Winbench99

CPU mark99

FPU Winmark 99

Business Disk Winmark 99

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99

Business Graphics Winmark 99

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99

Winstone99

400MHz

(100x4)

33.8 38.4 62.1 55.8
2140 2860 3760 3210
4950 4670 5550 5140
13000 12300 12700 13200
181 188 312 298
352 400 626 572

533MHz

(66x8)

TM

®

!!!)

Intel Pentium

Socket 370

700MHz

(100x7)

600MHz

(133x4.5)

®

!!!

Business Winstone99 29.7 30.7 40.5 39.5

Hi-End Winstone99 27.4 30.1 39.9 38.4

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE ................................................................................................ 1-1

1.2. KEY FEATHERS...................................................................................... 1-1

1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST............................................................................. 1-2

1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM.................................................................................... 1-3

1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTELCeleron

1.6. WHAT IS AGP?........................................................................................ 1-4

TM

Socket 370 Processor................... 1-4

2. SPECIFICATION

2.1. HARDWARE ............................................................................................ 2-1

2.2. SOFTWARE............................................................................................. 2-2

2.3. ENVIRONMENT....................................................................................... 2-2

3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

3.1. UNPACKING............................................................................................ 3-1

3.2. MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT...................................................................... 3-2

3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS.... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... 3-2

3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION............................................................................. 3-6

3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP.. .. .. ............... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ 3-6

3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS RAM................. .. .. .. .. ............................... 3-7

3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION............................................... 3-8

3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION .......... .. ... 3-8

3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION .......................................... 3-8

3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION.......... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... ................ ... .. .. 3-8

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3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION................................................. 3-8

3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION........................................ 3-8

4. BIOS CONFIGURATION

4.1. ENTERING SETUP.................................................................................. 4-1

4.2. CONTROL KEYS ..................................................................................... 4-2

4.3. GETTING HELP....................................................................................... 4-3

4.3.1. Main Menu .......... .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ................................ ................ 4-3

4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu..................... 4-3

4.4. THE MAIN MENU..................................................................................... 4-3

4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU.......................................................... 4-5

4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP........................................................................ 4-9

4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ................................................................. 4-13

4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP........ .. .. ... .. ............... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ...... 4-15

4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ................................................................... 4-19

4.10. LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS............... ............... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 4-21

4.11. LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS...................................................... 4-22

4.12. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS............................................................... 4-23

4.13.SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD......................................................... 4-26

4.14. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION .......... .. ... ............... .... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ........... 4-27

4.15. SAVE & EXIT SETUP...... .. .. .. ... .. ................. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. . 4-28

4.16. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING....................................................................... 4-29

APPENDIX

……………………………………………………………………………….A-1

2

Introduction

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE

Welcome to use the
/Pentium

®

)and Cyrix III Socket 370 Processor based PC / AT Compatible

!!!

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motherboard. It is a Intel

(Celeron

TM

®

system with AG P / PCI / ISA B us, and ha s been desi gned to be th e fas test PC /
AT system. There are some ne w features allow you to operate the system with
just the performance you want.

This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and
how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.

1.2. KEY FEATURES



Socket 370 Processor based PC / AT compatible main board.



Socket 370 Pins ZIF white socket on board.



Supports Socket 370 processor running at 500MHz-1GHz and faster .

Intel Pentium !!! 100/133MHz FSB, FC-PGA
Intel CeleronTM 66MHz FSB, PPGA/FC-PGA

VIA Cyrix III 100/133MHz FSB, PPGA

PCB Ver.3.0 No Suppor t Intel PPGA Processor

0000



VIA Apollo chipset, Supports AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA 33 / ATA 66

IDE / Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Power On / ACPI features.



Supports 3xDIMMs using 3.3V EDO or SDRAM DIMM module.



Supports ext ernal Modem Ring-On on COMA & COMB a nd internal Modem

Ring-On.



Supports EDO 16MB ~ 384 MB, SDRAM 16MB ~ 1.5GB (256Mb DRAM

technology) me mory on board.



Supports Wake-up on LAN .



Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM module.



1xAGP slot, 5xPCI Bus slots, 2xISA Bus slots.



Supports 2 channels Ultra DMA33/ATA66 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices.



Supports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x Floppy port.



Supports 2xUSB port & PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard port.



Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bits FLASH ROM.



30.5cm x 19 cm ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.

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1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST

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

•

CPU Intel Socket 370 Processor

•

DRAM (128 x 1) MB SAMSUNG (SECKM48S803CT-GA)

•

CACHE SIZE 128 KB included in CPU (Celeron);

256 KB included in CPU (Pentium

•

DISPLAY GA-660 AGP Card (32M B SDRAM)

•

STORAGE Onboard IDE (IBM DJNA-371800) (18GB)

•

O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 (SP6a)

•

DRIVER Displa y Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K x 75Hz

Intel Celeron

Socket 370

Processor

Winbench99

CPU mark99

FPU Winmark 99

Business Disk Winmark 99

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99

Business Graphics Winmark 99

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99

Winstone99

400MHz

(100x4)

33.8 38.4 62.1 55.8
2140 2860 3760 3210
4950 4670 5550 5140
13000 12300 12700 13200
181 188 312 298
352 400 626 572

533MHz

(66x8)

Business Winstone99 29.7 30.7 40.5 39.5

Hi-End Winstone99 27.4 30.1 39.9 38.4

TM

®

)

!!!

Intel Pentium

Socket 370

700MHz

(100x7)

600MHz

(133x4.5)

®

!!!

1-2

Introduction

66 /100 /133 MHz

66 /100 /133 MHz

66 /100 /133 MHz

1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM

PGA 370

AGP

Ultra

DMA33/

ATA66

IDE Ports

AGP Bus

66MHz

IDE Bus

82C693A

PCI Bus

82C596B

VIA

VIA

Host Bus

33MHz

33 MHz

33 MHz

48MHz

14.318MHz

14.318MHz

Clock

Generator

3.3V SDRAM

DIMM Sockets

24MHz

USB Ports

ISA Bus

USB Bus

14.318MHz

1-3

I/O

CHIPSET

ITE8671

COM Ports

LPT Port

Floppy Port

Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

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1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTEL

Figure 1: INTEL Pentium

Figure 2: INTEL Pentium

1.6 What is AGP

????



Pentium



Socket 370 Processor

!!!

Socket 370 Processor(FC-PGA)

!!!

Socket 370 Processor(PPGA)

!!!

The Accelerat ed Graphics Po rt (AGP) is a new port on the Host-To-PCI brid ge
device that supp orts an AGP port. The main purpose of th e AGP port is to
provide fast access to system memory.

The AGP port can be used either a s fast PCI port ( 32-bits at 66MHz vs.32-Bits
at 33MHz) or as an AGP port which supports 2x data-rate, a read queue, and
side band addressi ng. When the 2x -data rate is use d the port can tr ansmit data
at 533MB/sec (66.6*2*4). The read-queue can be used to pipeline reads –
removing the effects of the reads-l atency. Side band addressing can be used
to transmit the data address on a separate line in order to speed up the
transaction.

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2. SPECIFICATION

2.1. HARDWARE

Specification

CPU

•

• CHIPSET

•

SPEED

•

DRAM MEMORY

• CACHE

MEMORY

• I/O BUS SLOTS

−

Support Socket 370 Processor:

−

370 pins 66/100/133MHz socket on board.

Intel Pentium
Intel CeleronTM 66MHz FSB, PPGA/FC-PGA
VIA Cyrix III 100/133MHz FSB, PPGA

PCB Ver.3.0 No Suppor t Intel PPGA Processor

0000

−

VT82C693A PCI/AGP Controller(PAC)

−

VT82C596B PCI ISA IDE Controller.

−

66/100/133MHz system speed.

−

66 MHz AGP bus speed. (2X mode 133MHz)

−

33 MHz PCI-Bus speed.

−

8 MHz AT bus speed.

−

3 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on board.

−

Use 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512MB DIMM module



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

500MHz– 1GHz and faster.

DRAM.(256Mb DRAM technology)

−

Supports EDO 16MB ~ 384 MB,
SDRAM 16MB~1.5GB.
(256Mb DRAM technology)

−

Supports 3.3V EDO / SDRAM.

−

Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM.

−

32 KB L1 cache memory i ncluded in CPU.

−

128/256 KB L2 cache memory (included in CPU).

−

Supports DIB speed mode for L2 Cache.

−

5 33MHz Master / Slave PCI-BUS.

−

2 8MHz 16 bits ISA BUS.

−

1 66MHz / 133MHz AGP bus.

•

IDE PORTS

−

2 Ultra DMA 33/ATA66 Bus Master IDE channels

onboard. (Using IRQ14,15)

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I/O PORTS

•

GREEN

FUNCTION

•

BIOS

• DIMENSION

2.2. SOFTWARE

−

Support Mode 3,4 IDE & ATAPI CD – ROM.

−

Supports 2 16550 COM ports.

−

Supports 1 EPP/ECP LPT port.

−

Supports 1 Floppy port.

−

Supports 2 USB ports.

−

Supports PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard.

−

Suspend mode support.

−

Green switch & Green LED support.

−

IDE & Display power down support.

−

Monitor all IRQ / DMA / Display / I/O events.

−

2M bits FLASH ROM.

−

Supports Plug & Play, DMI Function.

−

ATX Form Factor, 4 layers PCB.

•

DRIVER

•

BIOS

•

O.S.

2.3. ENVIRONMENT

•

Ambient Temp.

•

Relative Hum.

•

Altitude

•

Vibration

•

Electricity

−

TUCD (Bus Ma ster + U tilities )

−

Licensed AWARD BIOS.

−

AT CMOS Setup, BIOS / Chipset Setup, Green
Setup, Hard Disk Utility included.

−

Operation with MS-DOS, Windows95,

98,

Windows



Windows NT™, OS/2, NOVELL and

SCO UNIX.

−

0°C to +50°C (Operating).

−

0 to +85% (Operating).

−

0 to 10,000 feet (Operating).

−

0 to 1,000 Hz.

−

4.9 V to 5.2 V. (Max. 20A current at 5V.)

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3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

3.1. UNPACKING

The Motherboard package should cont ain the following:

Hardware Installation

•

•

•

•

The motherboard contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily
damaged by static electricity, so the Motherboard should be left in its original
packing until it is installed.

Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti-static mat. The
operator should be wearing an anti sta tic wristb and, groun ded at th e same poi nt
as the anti-static mat.

Inspect the Motherboard carton for obvious damage. Shipping and handling
may cause damage to your board. Be sur e there are no shipping and handling
damages on the board before proceeding.

After opening the Motherboard carton, extract the system board and place it
only on a grounded anti-static surface component side up. Again inspect the
board for damage. Press down on all of the socket IC's to make sure that they
are properly seated. Do thi s only on with the bo ard placed on a firm flat surfa ce.

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The

USER’S MANUAL for Motherboard.

Cable set for IDE, Floppy devices.

A CD for Motherboard Utili ty.(TUCD)

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED.

Motherboard.

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3.2. MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT

COM B

IDE 2
IDE 1

COM A

VT82C

82443BX

693A

LPT

CPU

ISA 2

JP16

BIOS

JP10

JP7

PCI 4

PCI 5

ISA 1

VT82C

PIIX4

596B

J16

JP17

JP9

J14

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

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BAT

J15

AGP

SW1

BANK 0
BANK 1
BANK 2

IR

½

Figure 3.1¾

JP4

JP15

Floppy

USB

SW2

PS/2

J17

JP1

J2

J3

3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTOR S

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I/O Ports Connector
USB USB port.
PS/2 For PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse port.
IDE 1/ IDE 2 For Primary / Secondary IDE port.
Floppy For Floppy port.
COM B For Serial port2 (COM B).
COM A For Serial port1 (COM A).
LPT For LPT port.
ATX Power For ATX Power Connector.

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Socket 370
For CeleronTM , Pentium

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J2: CPU FAN

Pin No. Function

1 GND.
2 +12V.
3 Sense.

®

, Cyrix III Socket 370 processor inst alled

!!!

ATX POWER

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J3: PWR FAN

Pin No. Function

1 GND.
2 +12V.
3 Sense.



J15: System FAN

Pin No. Function

1 GND.
2 +12V.
3 Sense.



JP1: PS/2 Keyboard Power On Selection

Pin No. Function
1-2 short Enable PS/2 Keyboard power on.
2-3 short Disable PS/2 Keyboard power on.(Default)

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JP7: WAKE ON LAN ( Wake on LAN Connector)

Pin No. Function

1 +5VSB.
2 GND.
3 Signal.



J16: RING PWR ON ( Internal Modem Ring On)

Pin No. Function

1 Signal.
2 GND.

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IR: INFRARED Connector (Optional)

Pin No. Function

1 IR DATA OUTPUT.
2 GND.
3 IR DATA INPUT.
4 NC.
5

VCC (＋5V).

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JP9: Clear CMOS Function

Pin No. Function

1-2 Short Clear CMOS .
2-3 Short Normal.(Default)

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JP10 : Case Open (Optional)

Pin No. Function

1 Signal
2 GND

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J14: SB-LINK ( For PCI Audio / Sound Card use only )

Pin No. Function

1 Signal
2 GND
3 NC
4 Signal
5 GND
6 Signal

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JP15 :Over Vol tage(Optional)

Pin No. Function

Open Turbo
Short Normal(Default)

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JP16 : BIOS Flash ROM Write Protection

Pin No. Function

Open Normal(Default)
Short Write Protection

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J17 : Cyrix CPU Turbo Function (Opti onal)

Pin No. Function

Open Normal
Short Turbo



JP17 : System After A C B a ck

Pin No. Function

Open Soft Off
Short Full On

JP4 : 2*11PIN Jumper

G−

PW

JP4

1

RST

P+P− P−

1

1

SPK

3-4

H+

1

GN G+

H−

Hardware Installation

PW : Soft Power Connector

RST : Reset Switch

Short: For Hardware Reset System
P+P− P−: Power LED

1

PIN 2: cathode (−)
PIN 3: cathode (−)
SPK: Speaker Connector

+

1
PIN 2 : NC

PIN 3 : NC

HD: IDE Hard Disk Ac t i ve LED

1

PIN 2: LED cathode (−)
GN: Green Switch

Short: Entering Green Mode

On – Off : For POWER ON or Suspend IN / OUT.
On 4 sec : For POW ER OFF before VGA Enable or

−

PIN 4 : Data (

CMOS setup select “delay 4sec.” For
POW ER OFF mode.

Open: Normal Operation

PIN 1: anode (+)

PIN 1 : VCC (+)

−

)

PIN 1: LED anode (+)

Open: Normal operation

GD: Green Function Active LED

PIN 2: LED cathode (−)

1

PIN 1: LED anode (+)

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3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION

The Motherboard can be inst alled with 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512MB (256Mb
Technology) 168 pins DIMM module DRAM, and the DRAM speed must be 67~100
MHz for SDRAM when system bus speed is set to 66MHz. When system bus speed
is set to 100MHz, 100MHz SDRAM is required. The DRAM memory system on
Motherboard consists of bank 0, 1, 2 & bank 3.

Since 168 pins DIMM module is 64 bits width, theref ore 1 piece of DIMM module
may match a 64 bits system. The total memor y size is 16 MB ~ 1.5GMB(256Mb
Techonloy) SDRAM, EDO DRAM size is 16MB ~ 384MB. T he DRAM installation
position refer to Figure 3.1, and notic e the Pin 1 of DIMM modu le mus t mat ch with
the Pin 1 of DIMM s ock et. Insert the DRAM DIMM module into the DIMM socket at
Vertical angle. If there is a wrong direction of Pin 1, the DRAM DIMM module could
not be i nserted into socket com pletely.

3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP

The system bus speed can be set for 66,100,133 MH z. The user can select the
system bus speed

(SW2)

and change the DIP SWITCH

the CPU speed for 500MHz – 1GHz and faster processor.

The CPU speed must match with the frequency RATIO. It will cause system

0000

hanging up if the frequency RATIO is higher than CPU's.

SW1: (O:ON / X:OFF)

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

1 2 3 4

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

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

DIP SWITCH (SW)

(SW1)

selection to set up

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Intel Processor all have locked Frequency Multiple, so you can not change

the CPU Frequency Multiple.

Set System Bus Speed SW2: (O:ON / X:OFF)

CPU PCICLK 1 2 3 4 5 6

66/100/

133/Auto

66 33.3
75 37.5

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

Note: We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to

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75,83,112,124,140 or 150MHz because these frequencies are not the
standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and most of the peripherals.
Whether your system can run under 75,83,112,124,140 or 150 MHz
properly will depend on your hardware configurations: CPU, SDRAM,
Cards, etc.

33.3

X X X X O O

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

3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS RAM

There're RTC & CM OS RAM o n board; t hey have a po wer su pply from ex ternal
battery to keep the DATA inviolate & effective. The RTC is a REAL-TIME
CLOCK device, which provides the DATE & TIME to system. The CMOS RAM
is used for ke eping the informat io n of system configuration, so the s ystem can
automatically boot OS every time. Since the lifetime of internal battery is 5
years, the user can change a new Battery to replace old one after it cannot
work.

0

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly r eplaced.

0

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer.

0

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instruction s.

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3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION

There is a speaker in AT system for sound purp ose. The 4 - Pins connector

SPK

is used to connect speaker.

3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INS TALLATION

The RESET switc h on pan el pr ovides use rs with HAR DWA RE RESE T func tion.
The system wil l do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed and release d
by user . The RESET switc h is a 2 PIN connect or and should be ins talled to
on Motherboard.

RST

3.9. POW E R LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION

System has Power LED lam p on th e pa nel of case. T he P ower LE D wil l light on
off or flash to indicate which st ep on the system. The connector should be
connected to PW of Motherboard in correct dire ction.

3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION

There are tw o-En h anc ed P CI I DE po rt s (
ATAPI standard SPEC. Any one IDE port can connected to two ATAPI devices
(IDE Hard Disk, CD-ROM & Tape Driver), so total four ATAPI devices can exist
in a system. The

HD

is the active LED port for ATAPI devices.

IDE1, IDE2

) on board, which following

3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION

After the I/O device installation and jumpers setup, the Motherboard can be
mounted into the case and fixed by screw. To complete the Motherboard
installation, the peripheral device could be installed now. The basic system
needs a display interface card. If the PCI - Bus device is to be installed in the
system, any one of four PCI - Bus slots can be used.

3.12. KEYBO ARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION

The Motherboard supports PS/2 Mouse. The BIOS will auto detect whether the

PS/2 Mouse is installed or not & assign IRQ12 for PS/2 Mouse port i f i t is
installed. After installing the peripheral device, the user should check
everything agai n, and prepare to power-on the system.

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4. BIOS CONFIGURATION

Award's BIOS R OM has a bui lt-in S etup program that all ows users to m odify the
basic system confi guration.

This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it
retains the Setup i n formation when the power is turned off.

4.1. ENTERING SETUP

Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter
Setup.

The other way to enter Setup is t o power on the comput er, when the below
message appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power
On Self Test), press <Del> Key or simultaneously press <Ctrl>, <Alt>, and
<Esc> keys.

Press DEL to enter SETUP.

yyyy

If the message disa ppears b efore you r espond a nd y ou stil l wi sh to ent er 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>, and <Del> keys.

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4.2. CONTROL KEYS

Up arrow Move to previous item.
Down arrow Move to next item.
Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand.
Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand.
Esc key Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Pag e Setup Menu and Option Pag e Setup Menu -

Exit current page and return to Main Menu.
PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes.
PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes.
F1 key General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option

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

Option Page Setup Menu.
F6 key Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only

for Option Page Setup Menu.
F7 key Load the default.
F8 key Reserved.
F9 key Reserved.
F10 key Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu.

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4.3. GETTING HELP

4.3.1 Main Menu

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

4.3.2 Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

Press F1 to pop up a small help wind ow that describe s the appropria te keys to
use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help
Window press <Esc>.

4.4. THE MAIN MENU

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 4.1)
will appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allows you to select setup functions and exit choices. Use
arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to acce pt or enter th e
sub-menu.

Figure 4.1: Main Menu

Standard CMOS setup

•

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

BIOS features setup

•

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

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Chipset features setup

•

This setup page includes all the items of chipse t special features.

Power management setup

•

This setup page includes all the items of Green functi on features.

PNP/PCI configuration

•

This setup page includes all the items of PNP/PCI configuration features.

Load BIOS defaults

•

BIOS defaults indi cates the mo st appropri ate value of the system parameter
which the system would be in safe configuration.

Load Performance defaults

•

Performance Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which
the system would be in best performance configurati on.

Integrated Peripherals

•

This setup page includes all the items of peripherals features.

Supervisor Password

•

Change, set, o r dis able pass word. I t all ows y ou to li mit ac cess to the sy stem
and Setup, or just to Setup.

User Password

•

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

IDE HDD auto detection

•

Automatically configure hard disk parameter.

Save & exit setup

•

Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit without save

•

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP

The items in Standard CMOS Setup (Figure 4.2) are divided into 9 categories.
Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrows
to highlight th e item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the
value you want in each item.

Figure 4.2: Standard CMOS Setup

Date

•

The date format is < wee k>, < m on th> , <day>, <year>. Pr es s <F3> t o sh ow
the calendar.

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 all owed in the month)
Year The year, from 1994 through 2079

Time

•

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

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Primary HDDs / Secondary HDDs

•

The category identify the types of hard disk from drive C to drive F
4 devices that has been instal led in the computer.
There are three options for definable type; User, Auto and None .
Type User is user-de fi nable; and type Auto means automatically detecting

HDD's type and None means No IDE HDD installed.
If you select Type User, related informat ion is asked to be en tered to the

following items.
Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>.

Those informa tion sh ould be pr ovided in th e docum entation from y our hard
disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

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

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

Drive A / Drive B

•

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

None No floppy drive install ed
360K, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte

capacity.

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte

capacity (3-1/2 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity

1.44M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 inch double-sided dri ve; 1.44 m egab yte capa cit y.

2.88M, 3.5 in. 3-1/2 inch double-sided dri ve; 2.88 m egab yte capa cit y.

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•

Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan A rea)

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

Video

•

The category detects the type of adapter used for the primary system
monitor that m u st match your video display card and m onitor.

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

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

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

monochrome adapters

Halt on

•

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

NO Errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error

that may be detected

All Errors W henever the BIOS detec ts a non-fatal error, the

system will be stopped and you will be prompted

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

it will stop for all other errors

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

stop for all other errors

All, But Disk/Key The system boot wil l not stop for a keyboard or di sk

error; it will stop for all other errors

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Memory

•

The category is di spl ay -onl y which is determ i ned by POST (Power On S el f
Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or
conventional) memory instal led in the syste m .

The value of the base memory i s typically 512 K for systems with
512 K memory instal led on t he mothe rboard, or 64 0 K for sy stem s
with 640 K or more memory instal led 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 addr es s map.

Other Memo ry

This refers to the memory located in the 6 40 to 1024 address
space. This is mem or y that can be us ed for di f f ere nt app lications.

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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4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP

Figure 4.3: BIOS Features Setup

Virus Warning

•

This category flas hes o n the scr een. During and after t he sy stem boot s up,
any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk
drive will halt the system and the following error message will appear, in
the mean time, y ou can run anti-virus progr am to locate the problem.

The default value is Disabled.

Enabled

Disabled

•

Processor Number Feature

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled Enable Processor Number Feature.
Disabled Disable Processor Number Feature.

Activate automat ically when the system boots up causing a
warning message to appear when anything attemp ts to
access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
No warning message appears when anything attempts to
access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.

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Boot From LAN First

The default value is Disabled.

Enabled Enable Boot From LAN First.
Disabled Disable Boot From LAN First.
AUTO

•

Boot Sequence

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

X1, X2, X3 System will fir st se arch for X 1 di sk dri ve then X 2 di sk d rive

•

VGA Boot From

The default value is AGP

AGP System will boot from AGP Display Card.
PCI Slot System will boot from PCI Slot VGA Card.

•

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will dete rmi ne t he fl oppy di sk dri ve i nsta ll ed is 40 or 80
tracks. 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.
The default value is Enabled.

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

Disabled BIOS will not search for the ty pe of flopp y disk dri ve by track

Auto detect Boot From LAN First.

and then X3 disk drive.

80 tracks. Note that BIO S can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or

1.44 M drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

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

Boot Up NumLock Status

•

The default value is On.

On Keypad is number key s.
Off Keypad is arrow keys.

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Memory Parity/ECC Chec k

•

The default value is Disabled.

Enabled Enabled Memory Parity/ECC Check Function.
Disabled Disabled Memory Parity/ECC Check Function.

•

Typematic Rate Setting

The default value is Disabled.

Enabled Enable Keyboard Typematic rate setting.
Disabled Disable Keyboard Typematic rate setting.

•

Typematic Rate (Chars / Sec.)

The default value is 6.

6-30 Set the maximum Typema tic rate from 6 chars. Per second

to 30 characters. Per second.

•

Typematic Delay (Msec.)

The default value is 250.

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

to computer.

Security option

•

The default value is Setup.

Setup The system will boot and access to Setup will be denied if

the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

System The system will not boot and access to Se tup will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

0000

To disable secur ity, select PASSWORD S ETTING at Main Menu and then

you will b e asked to ent er pas sword . I f the u ser d oes no t ty p e any thing and
just press <E nter>, i t wil l disabl e secur ity. Once the security is disabl ed, the
system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

•

The default value are Disabled.

Enabled For having Video Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI

Bus.

Disabled For VGA Card only.

•

Assign IR Q Fo r VGA

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled Assign IRQ For VGA
Disabled Not assign IRQ For VGA

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

•

The default value is Disable.

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

•

Report No FDD For WIN 95

The default value is No.

No Assign IRQ6 For FDD.
Yes FDD Detect IRQ6 Automaticall y.

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4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

BIOS Configration

Figure 4.4: Chipset Features Setup

•

Top Performance

The default value is Disabled.

Enabled
Disabled Disabled Top Performance.

SDRAM Cycle Length

•

The default value is 3.

Auto Set SDRAM Cycle Length is Auto
3 For Slower SDRAM DIMM module.
2 For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module.

•

DRAM Clock

The default value is Host CLK

CPU CLK DRAM CLK

100,112,124,133,140,150 Host CLK.

Enabled Top Performance.

Host CLK 66,75,83
Host CLK +33M

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Read Around write

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled
Disabled Normal operation.

Concurrent PCI/Host

•

The default value is Disabled.

Enabled
Disabled Disabled Concurrent PCI/Host.

•

AGP Aperture Size

The default value is 64MB

64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64MB.
32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32MB.
16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16MB.
8MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8MB.
4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB.
128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128MB.

•

Power LED in Suspend

The default value is BLINKING

BLINKING Set Power LED in Suspend at BLINKING mode.
ON Set Power LED in Suspend at ON mode.
OFF/DUAL Set Power LED in Suspend at OFF/DUAL mode, if you

When set Enabled this feature speeds up data read
performance.

Enabled Concurrent PCI/Host.

use a dual color power LED , it will show dual color.

•

Spread Spectrum

The default value is Disabled.

Disabled Spread Spectrum Disabled
Enabled Set Spread Spectrum Enabled.

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4.8. POW E R MANAGEMENT SETUP

BIOS Configration

Figure 4.5: Power Management Setup

✼

These two items will show up when “RTC Alarm Resume” is enabled.

•

Power Management

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled For configuring our own power management features.
Min Saving Enable Green function.
Max Saving Disable Green function.

•

Video Off Method

The default value is DPMS Support.

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

Green mode for Green monito r power saving.

Blank Screen BIOS will only black monitor when gets into

Green mode.

DPMS Support BIOS will use DPMS Standar d to cont rol VGA

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

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•

Soft-off by PWRBTN

The default value is Instant-off.

Instant-off Soft switch ON/OFF for power ON/OFF.
Delay 4 sec Soft switch on 4sec for power OFF.

•

System After AC Back

The default value is Soft-Off.

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

•

CPU FAN In Suspend

The default value is Off.

On Disable this functi on.
Off Stop CPU FAN when entering Suspend mode.

•

HDD Power Down

The default value is Disabled.

Disabled Disabled HDD Power Down mode funct ion.
1-15 mins. Enabled HDD Power Down mode between 1 to 15 mins.

•

Suspend Mode

The default value is Disabled.

Disabled Disabled Suspend Mode.
10 Sec - 1 Hour Setup the timer to enter Suspend Mode.

•

VGA

The default value is OFF.

OFF Disable monitor VGA activity.
ON Enable monitor VGA activity.

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•

LPT & COM

The default value is LPT/COM.

LPT/COM Enabled LPT/COM Ports Activity.
NONE Normal Operation.
LPT Enabled LPT Ports Activity.
COM Enabled COM Ports Activity.

•

HDD & FDD

The default value is ON.

ON Enabled HDD & FDD Ports Activity

OFF Disabled HDD & FDD Ports Activity

•

DMA/master

The default value is OFF.

ON Don’t detect DMA/master PM event.
OFF Normal Operation.

•

Wake Up On RI#

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled
Disabled Disable Wake Up On LAN/Ring

Enable Wake Up On LAN/Ring

BIOS Configration

•

Wake Up On PME#

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled
Disabled Disable Wake Up On PME#

Enable Wake Up On PME#

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•

RTC Alarm Resume

You can set “RTC Alarm Re sume” item to Enabled and key in date/time to
power on system. The default value is Disabled.

Disabled Disabl e this function.
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If the “RTC Alarm Resum e ” is Enabled.

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

•

Primary INTR

The default value is ON.

ON Primary INTR function is on.
OFF Normal Operation.

•

IRQ [3~15]

The default value is Primary/Secondary/Disabled.

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

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BIOS Configration

4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

Figure 4.6: PNP/PCI Configuration

0

IRQ[3.4.5.7.9.10.11.12.14.15 ] & DMA[0. 1 .3.5.6.7]These item s wil l show up

when “Resources Controlled By” is Manual.

•

PNP OS Installed

The default value is No.

Yes Enable PNP OS Installed function.
No Disable PNP OS Installed function.

•

Resources Controlled by

The default value is Auto.

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

channels) used by legacy ISA DEVICE.

Auto BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers.

•

Reset Configuration Data

The default value is Disabled.

Disabled Disable this function.
ESCD Enable clear PnP information in ESCD.
DMI Enable clear PnP information in DMI.
BOTH Enable clear PnP information in ESCD and DMI.

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•

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

The default value is "Legacy ISA" or "PCI/ISA PnP".

Legacy ISA The re so urce is used by L egacy ISA device.
PCI/ISA PnP The resource is used by PCI/ISA PnP device (PCI or ISA).

•

Assign IRQ For USB

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled Assign a specific IRQ for USB.

Disabled No IRQ is assigned for USB.

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4.10. LOAD BIOS D E FAULTS

Figure 4.7: Load BIOS Defaults

Load BIOS Defaults

•

To load BIOS defaults value to CMOS , enter "Y". If not, enter "N".

BIOS Configration

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4.11. LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS

Figure 4.8: Load Performance Defaults

Load Performance Defaults

•

To load Performance defaults value to CMOS , enter "Y". If not, enter "N".

If there is any problem occurred, loading PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS

0000

step is recommended.

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4.12. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

**

*

Figure 4.9: Integrat ed peripherals

**

This items wil l show up when ”UART2 Mode Select” i s set to IrDA 1.0or

ASKIR.

* This item wil l show up when “Keyboard Power On: Mu ltikey” is sel ected.

USB Controller

•

The default value is Enabled.

Enabled Enabled USB Controller.
Disabled Disabled USB Controller.

•

USB Key board Support

The default value is Disabled.

Enabled Enabled USB Keyboard Support.
Disabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support.

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Onboard Serial Port 1

•

The default value is 3F8/IRQ4.

Auto BIOS will automatical ly setup the port 1 address.
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8.
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

•

Onboard Serial Port 2

The default value is 2F8/IRQ3.

Auto BIOS will automatical ly setup the port 2 address.
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

•

Onboard Parallel port

The default value is 378/IRQ7.

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

•

Parallel Port Mode

The default value is SPP.

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

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UART2 Mode

•

(This item allows you to determine which UART2 Mode of onboard I/ O

chip), the default val ue is Standard.

ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART2 to ASKIR Mode.
IrDA 1.0 Set onboard I/O chip UART2 to IrDA Mode.
Standard Set onboard I/O chip UART2 to Standard Mode.

UART2 Duplex Mode

•

The default value is Half.

Half Set UART2 Duplex Mode to Half.
Full Set UART2 Duplex Mode to Full.

•

PS/2 Mouse Power on

The default value is Disabled.

Disabled Disable PS/ 2 Mouse Power on .
Db Click Double click PS/2 Mouse bottom.

•

Keyboard Power on

The default value is POWER Key.

POWER Key
Multi key Enter multikey combination to Power on system.

If your keyboard have “POWER Key” butt on, you can
press the key to power on your system.

KB Power On Password

•

Enter

Enter from 1 t o 5 char act ers t o set the Key board Po wer On

Password.

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4.13. SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

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

Figure 4.10: Password Setting

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

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter
password. A message “
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 separ ate passwords: a

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

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 “Sy st em” at “
will be prom pted for the pass word e very time the sy stem i s reboo ted or any time
you try to enter Setup Menu.
If you select “Setup” at “
will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

PASSWORD DISABLED

USER PASSWORD

and a

Security Option

Security Opt io n

” in BIOS Fe atu res Setup Menu, y ou

” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you

” will appear to confirm the

. When di s a bl e d ,

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4.14. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

BIOS Configration

Figure 4.11: IDE HDD Auto Detection

Type "Y" will accept the H.D.D. parameter reported by BIOS.

Ty pe "N" wi ll keep the old H. D.D. par am eter setup. If t he h ard disk cylinde r NO .
is over 1024, then the user can select LBA mode or LARGE mode for DOS
partition larger than 528 MB.

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4.15. SAVE & EXIT SETUP

Figure 4.12: Save & Exit Setup
Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to R TC
CMOS .

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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4.16. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Figure 4.13: Exit Without Saving

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RT C CMOS .

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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Appendix A : VIA Chipsets Driver Installation

A.VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Utility:

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

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

(1)

(2)

2.Click “Yes”.

(3)

4.Click “Next”.

(5)

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3.Click “Next”.

(4)

5.Click “Next”.

(6)

Appendix

6.Click “Next”.

(7)

8.Click “Next”.

(9)

9.Click “Finish” to
restart computer.

7.Click “Next”.

(8)

(10)

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Appendix B: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

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

to flash BIOS.

Click “Tool” .

Click “@BIOS Writer v1.05”

Click “9” .

Click Here.

Methods and steps :
I. Update BIOS through Internet

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

"Gigabyte @BIOS sev er 2 in Taiwan" are availabl e for now , th e others
will be completed soon)

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

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet :

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

III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboa rd and Flash ROM :

Note :

other methods (such as: 6OXM7E.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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

In the very beginning, there is "About thi s program" icon shown in dialog
box. It can help you che ck out which kind of motherb oard an d which brand
of Flash ROM are supported.

a. In method I, if it shows t wo or more mo therboard 's model nam es to be

selected, please make sure your motherboa rd's model name agai n.
Sellecting name will cause the sy stem unbooted.

b. In method II, be sure that mot herboard's model nam e in BIOS unzip

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

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

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

d. Please note that any intercorrupt ion during updati ng will cause

system unbooted

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Or else you can select flash BI OS in DOS mode.

0

Please check your

name

PCB

and

version

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

2. Visit the Gigabyt e website at http:// www.gigabyte.com.tw

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

4. Assuming that the floppy diskette dri ver is A, reboot the syst em by

5. Upon pressing the <Enter> key, a flash memory writer menu will

on the motherboard.

a:/s

” in command mode.

BIOS file you need and downl oad it to your bootab le floppy diskette.

diskette driver.

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:

Example:

appear on screen. Enter the new BIOS file name with its extension
filename into the text box after file name to program.

BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD)

(AMI tool)

(Award tool )

(Where 6VXE7P.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

A:>

flashxxx.exe 6

(Where 6VXE7P.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

A:>wdflash. exe 6

VXE7P

VXE7P

.f1

.f1





,your

motherboard

format

,Select the

6. If you want to save the old BIOS file(perform as soon as system is
operational, this is recommended), select Y to

SAVE BIOS

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 mot herboard BI OS in case y ou need to re-i nstall it. Select N to

DO YOU WANT T O SAVE BIOS

BIOS file.

, then type the old BIOS filename and the extension after

, if you don’t want to save the old

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DO YOU WANT TO

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

ARE YOU SURE TO PROGRAM

until a message showing Power Off or Reset the system appea rs.
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 De fault” to acti vat e th e ne w BI OS, t hen y ou m ay set other
item from the main menu.

when the next menu appear; wait

Appendix

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Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1 077(a)

FCC Compliance Statement:

This equipment has been tested and found to

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

Phone/Fax No: (81 8) 854-9338/ [phone]

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specifications:

FCC Part 15, Su bpart B, Section 15. 107(a) and Section 15 .109(a),
Class B Digital Device

Supplementary Informatio n :

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

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

Signature:

Address: 18305 V alley Blvd., Suite#A

Mother Board

Date: Mar. 16, 2000

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-6VXE7+

Eric L u

comply with limits for a Class B digital device ,
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 accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that
interference 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 the eq uipmen t off and on, t he user is enco uraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the followi ng measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

-Move the equipment away from the receiver

-Plug the equip ment into an outle t on a circuit different fro m that to which
the receiver is connected

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television te chnician for
additional sugge stions

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) thi s de vice must a ccept any inter ferenc e re ceive d, i ncl udin g int erfer ence
that may cause undesired operation.

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

G.B.T. Technology Trading 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)

Limits and methods of measurement

EN 55011

of radio disturbance characteristics of

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

Limits and methods of measurement

EN55013

of radio disturbance characteristics of
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuati ons”
equipment

Limits and methods of measurement

EN 55014

of radio disturbance characteristics of
portabl e t ool s an d s imilar el ec t r ical

apparatus Residual, commercial and light i ndust ry

EN 55015

of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment
fluorescent lamps and luminaries

EN 55020

broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment
equipment

EN 55022

of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus
information technology equipment

DIN VDE 0855
part 10
part 12

household electrical appliances,

Limits and methods of measurement

Immunity from radio interference of

Limits and methods of measurement

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

declare that the product

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

from power systems (UPS)

distribution

(full address)

Mother Board

GA-6VXE7+

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 syst ems caused

by household appliances and similar

Disturbances in supply systems caused

by household appliances and similar

Generi c emission standard Part 1:

Residual, commercial and light industry

G e ner ic immuni ty st an d ar d Pa r t 1:

Generic emission standard Part 2:

G e ner ic immuni ty st an d ar d Pa r t 2:

Immunity requirements for household

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

CE marking

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product

Safety requirements for mains operated

EN 60065

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

Safety of household and similar

EN 60335

electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Signature

with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC

Manufacturer/Importer

Date : Mar. 16 ,2000 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

(EC conformity marking)

Safety for information technology equipment

EN 60950

G e ner a l an d S af ety requ i rements for

EN 50091-1

Rex Lin

: