Gigabyte GA-6WXM7(-E), GA-6WXM7 User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

This equipment has been tested and found to
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 equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
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 accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

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

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

LA Puent, CA 91744

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

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Mother Board

Conforms to the following specifications:

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

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful

and (2) this device must accept any inference received, including
that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

Signature:

Date: Dec. 3, 1999

Eric Lu

GA-6WXM7

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

declare that the product

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

Mother Board

GA-6WXM7

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

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

of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555-2 by household appliances and similar

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

EN55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused
of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555-3 by household appliances and similar
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”
equipment

EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual, commercial and light industry
household electrical appliances,
portable tools and similar electrical EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:
apparatus Residual, commercial and light industry

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

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

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

DIN VDE 0855 Cabled distribution systems; Equipment EN 50091- 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible

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

part 12 sound and television signals

CE marking (EC conformity marking)

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

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

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

EN 60335 Safety of household and similar EN 50091-1 General and Safety requirements for
electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Manufacturer/Importer

Signature

:

Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Date : Dec. 3, 1999 Name : Rex Lin

R-20-01-091201

6WXM7 Series

Intel 810 Socket 370 Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

INTEL 810 Socket 370 Processor MAINBOARD

REV. 2.0 First Edition

How this manual is organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision List

Manual revision information

2) Item Checklist

Product item list

3) Features

Product information & specification

4) Hardware Setup

Instructions on setting up the motherboard

5) Performance & Block Diagram

Product Performance & Block Diagram

6) Suspend to RAM & Dual BIOS

Instructions STR installation & Dual BIOS
function (Optional)

7) BIOS Setup

Instructions on setting up the BIOS
software

8) Appendix

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Summary of Features P.3
6WXM7 Series Motherboard Layout P.5
Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.6
Performance List P.29
Block Diagram P.30
Suspend RAM Installation P.31
Introduce Dual BIOS (Optional) P.37
Memory Installation P.44
Page Index for BIOS Setup P.45
Appendix P.80

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.4 Initial release of the 6WXM7 Series motherboard user’s
manual.

Jul.1999

2.0 Initial release of the 6WXM7 Series motherboard user’s
manual.

Dec.1999

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.

Dec. 1, 1999 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Item Checklist

2

Item Checklist

þThe 6WXM7 Series Motherboard
þCable for IDE / Floppy device
þDiskettes or CD (IUCD) for motherboard utilities
þInternal COM2 Cable (Optional)
oInternal USB Cable
oCable for SCSI device
þ6WXM7 Series User’s Manual
þInternal DFP and TV-Out Cable (Optional)

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Summary of Features

Form factor

Ÿ 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.

Motherboard Ÿ 6WXM7 series includes 6WXM7,6WXM7-1,6WXM7-E
CPU Ÿ Socket 370 Processor

Ÿ 128 KB 2nd cache in CPU(Depend on CPU)

Chipset

Intel 810 ,consisting of:

Ÿ 82810E PCI/AGP Controller(PAC)

/82810DC100/82810

Ÿ 82801AA PCI IDE Xcelerator(PIIX4E)

Clock Generator Ÿ Supports 66 / 100 / 133MHz
Memory Ÿ 4 168-pin DIMM Sockets

Ÿ Supports PC-100/133 SDRAM 16MB~256MB
Ÿ Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

I/O Control Ÿ ITE IT8712
Slots Ÿ 1 AMR

Ÿ 6 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots
Ÿ 1 16-bit ISA Bus slots (Optional)

On-Board IDE

Ÿ An IDE controller on the Intel



82801AA PCI chipset

provides IDE HDD/ CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and
Ultra DMA33/ATA66 operation modes

Ÿ Can connect up to four IDE devices

On-Board
Peripherals

Ÿ

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

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

Ÿ 1 Parallel ports supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Ÿ 2 Serial Ports (COMA & COMB)
Ÿ 2 USB ports(FPUSBx1/BPUSBx1)
Ÿ 4MB Display cache RAM (For 82810-DC100, 82810E)
Ÿ 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR (Optional)

On-Board Sound
(Optional)

Ÿ Aureal AU8810(Optional)
Ÿ Line In / Line Out / Mic In / AUX In / CD In / TEL / SPDIF

/ Game Port
Hardware Monitor
(Optional)

Ÿ CPU/Power Supply/Chassis Fan Revolution detect

Ÿ CPU Fan Control

Ÿ System Voltage Detect

Ÿ CPU Overheat Warning

Ÿ Chassis Intrusion Detect

Ÿ Display Actual Current Voltage

Summary of Features

4

To be continued…
PS/2 Connector

Ÿ PS/2



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOS Ÿ Licensed AWARD BIOS, 4M bit FLASH ROM
Additional Features Ÿ Internal/External Modem Wake up

Ÿ Keyboard Password Wake up
Ÿ System after AC back
Ÿ Support Dual BIOS Function (Optional)
Ÿ Support STR Function

Drivers & Utilities

Ÿ Display/Bus Master/Audio/Network Driver
Ÿ Patch 95/98 Utility
Ÿ DirectX 6.1

Ÿ Intel



LDCM

Ÿ Adobe



Acrobat Reader

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6WXM7 Series Motherboard Layout

6WXM7

PCISLOT1

PCISLOT2

PCISLOT3

PCISLOT4

PCISLOT5

ISA1

Main
BIOS

Backup

BIOS

AMR

PGA 370

CPU

IT8888

ICH

82801

GMCH

82810

PS/2

USB

TV/DFP

J1

ATX Power

PCISLOT6

AC97

AU8810

JP2

JP25

JP26
JP27

JP31

J2

BAT1

JP6

JP8

IDE2

J6

JP11 JP32

JP17

JP30

JP29

JP7

JP28

JP9

J10

JP1

JP23

BZ1

J9

JP10

J11

J8

JP33

JP4

JP21

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

Page

CPU Speed Setup P.8
Connectors P.9
COMA / COMB / VGA / LPT Port P.9
Game & Audio Port P.9
USB Connector P.10
TV/DFP P.10
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.11
CPU Cooling FAN Power Connector P.11
Power / System Cooling FAN Power Connector P.12
ATX Power P.13
Front Panel USB Port P.13
IR/CIR P.14
Floppy Port P.14
IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.15
J10(Wake On LAN) P.15
J11(Ring Power On) P.16
J6(CD Audio Line In (Optional)) P.16
JP8(AUX IN) [Optional] P.17
JP7(TEL) [Optional] P.17
JP6(SPDIF) [Optional] P.18
J13 (SMBUS) P.18
JP10 (STR LED Connector & DIMM LED) P.19
Panel and Jumper Definition P.20
J9 (2x11 pins jumper) P.20
JP2 (Keyboard Power On) P.21
JP25 (USB Device Wake Up Selection) P.21
JP26/JP27 (USB Port Selection) P.22
JP31 (Over Voltage CPU Speed Up) P.22
JP18 (Case Open) P.23
JP9 (Clear CMOS Function) P.23
JP17 (AMR Selection) [Optional] P.24
JP1 (STR Function Selection) P.24
JP29 & JP30 (Quad Speaker) [Optional] P.25
JP23 (Safe mode/Recovery/Normal) P.25
JP19 (Timeout Reboot Function) P.26

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JP21 (Top Block Lock) P.26

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JP33 (FWH Write Protection) P.27
JP12 (Onboard Sound Function Selection) [Optional] P.27
JP24 (Buzzer Enable)[Optional] P.28
BAT 1 P.28

CPU Speed Setup

8

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus frequency can be switched at 66MHz, 100MHz, 133MHz(For Intel
810E)(Optional) and Auto by adjusting JP11/JP32 (See Figure-1). The CPU Frequency is control
by BIOS.

M

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

if the frequency RATIO is higher than that of CPU.

JP11/JP32 : CPU Speed Setup

CLK

CPU

JP11 JP32

Auto 1-2 1-2

66 2-3 2-3

100 Open 2-3

133

Open Open

1

JP32

JP11

1

Figure 1

«Note : Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’s
specifications. We don’t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over
the CPU’s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the
standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether
your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend
on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets, SDRAM,
Cards….etc.

«Note : JP32 is only available when the motherboard use 82810E chipset.
«Note : 133MHz only 82810E support.

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Connectors

COM A / COM B / VGA / LPT Port

COM A

LPT PORT

VGA

COM B

10

9

2

1

Game & Audio Port

MIC In

GAME

Port

Line In

Line Out

Connectors

10

USB Connector

Pin No. Definition

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

1

2

3

4

8

7

6 5

TV/DFP : TV-Out / Digital Flat Panel Daughter card connector.

RED LINE

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PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard
Pin No.

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

PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

1

2

3

4

5

6

CPU Cooling FAN Power Connector

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

Connectors

12

Power Cooling FAN Power Connector

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

System Cooling FAN Power Connector

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

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ATX Power

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)

1

10

11

20

Front Panel USB Port

Pin No. Definition

1,4,5,10 NC

2 +5V

3,7,9 GND

6 USBP0+
8 USBP0-

1

2

9

10

Connectors

14

IR/CIR

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2,6,9 NC

3 IRRX
4 GND
5 IRTX
7 CIRRX
8 KBVcc

10 CIRTX

1

5

6

10

Floppy Port

RED LINE

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IDE1(Primary) , IDE2 (Secondary) Port

IDE 2

IDE 1

RED LINE

J10 : Wake on LAN

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

1

Connectors

16

J11 : Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

1

J6 : CD Audio Line In (Optional)

1

Pin No. Definition

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

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JP8 : AUX IN (Optional)

Pin No. Definition

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

1

JP7 : TEL : The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector
(Optional)

Pin No. Definition

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

1

Connectors

18

JP6 : SPDIF(The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to
external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dobly digital
decoder.)(Optional)

1

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC
2 SPD OUT
3 GND

J13 : SMBUS

Pin No.

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

1

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JP10 : STR LED Connector & DIMM LED

STR LED Connector External.

+

RAM Indicator LED1

1

Panel and Jumper Definition

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Panel and Jumper Definition

J9 : For 2X11 Pins Jumper

RE

GD

PW

P+P

−

P

−

HD

1

1

1

1

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

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JP2 : Keyboard Power On

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Keyboard Power on

Enabled

2-3 close Keyboard Power on

Disabled (Default)

1

JP25 : USB Device Wake up Selection

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close

Disabled USB Device
Wake up(Default)

2-3 close Enabled USB Device

Wake up

1

(If you want to use “USB KB Wake from S3

” function, you have to

set the BIOS setting “USB KB Wake from S3” enabled, and the
jumper “JP25” enabled).

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

Panel and Jumper Definition

22

JP26/JP27 : USB Port Selection

Front Panel USB Enable Back Panel USB Enable

FPUSB BPUSB
JP26 1-2close 2-3close
JP27 1-2close 2-3close

1

1

JP31 : Over Voltage CPU Speed Up (Magic Booster)
(When JP31 set “Open”, CPU Voltage is rising 10%)

1

Pin No. Definition

Open Over Voltage

Close Normal

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JP18 : Case Open

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

1

JP9 : Clear CMOS Function

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

1

Panel and Jumper Definition

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JP17 : AMR Selection (Optional)

1

Pin No. Definition

1-2close AMR Secondary
2-3close

AC’97 Disabled
(Disabled Onboard CODEC)

JP1 : STR Function Selection

Pin No. Definition

Close STR Enabled

Open STR Disabled(Default)

1

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JP29 & JP30 : Quad Speaker (Optional)

Pin No. Definition
1-2 close Normal Sound
2-3 close Quad Speaker

1

1

JP23 : Safe mode/Recovery/Normal

Pin No. Definition
1-2close Normal(Default)
2-3close Safe mode

1-2-3open

Recovery

1

Panel and Jumper Definition

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JP19 : Timeout Reboot Function

Pin No.

Definition

Open Timeout Reboot

Close No Reboot on Timeout

(Default)

1

JP21 : Top Block Lock

1

Pin No. Definition

Open TBL Lock

Close Unlock (Default)

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JP33 : FWH Write Protection

1

Pin No. Definition

Close Write Protect
Open Normal (Default)

JP28 : Onboard Sound Function Selection (Optional)

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close

Enabled Onboard Sound
(Default)

2-3 close Disabled Onboard Sound

1

Panel and Jumper Definition

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JP24 : Buzzer Enabled (Optional)

Pin No.

Definition

Open Internal Buzzer Disabled

Close

Internal Buzzer Enabled
(Default)

1

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.

+

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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. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different
benchmark testing results.)

• CPU

Intel Celeron

TM

400/533MHz processor,

Intel



Coppermine 600MHz

processor

• DRAM (128x1) MB SDRAM (LGS GM72V66841ET7J)

• CACHE SIZE 128 KB included in CPU

• DISPLAY Onboard Intel Corporation 810 Graphics Controller Hub(4MB SDRAM)

• STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum KA13600AT)

• O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 SPK5

• DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 65536 colors 75Hz.

Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver V5.0 Engineering Sample
, Build 12i (v5.00.0012i)

Processor

Intel

CeleronTM

400(100x4)

Intel

Celeron

TM

533(66x8)

Intel

Coppermine

600(100x6)

Intel

Coppermine

600(133x4.5)

Winbench99

CPU mark 99

29.9 32.7 48.9 49.9

FPU Winmark 99

2150 2860 3230 3230

Business Disk Winmark 99

4550 4840 5320 5330

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99

12600 12500 13400 13900

Business Graphics

Winmark 99

132 131 168 185

Hi-End Graphics

Winmark 99

300 337 458 470

Winstone99

Business Winstone99

25.4 25.8 33.8 34.2

Hi-End Winstone99

22.5 23.3 30.7 31.1

Block Diagram

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Block Diagram

INTEL

Celeron

Coppermine

GMCH

82810E

82810DC100

82810

ICH

82801AA

Display Cache

Host Bus 66/100/133MHz

Hub
Interface

FWH

PCI Bus 33MHz

6 PCI

ATA66 IDE Channels

2 USB Ports

SDRAM

SDRAM

ICS

9248-96

66/100/133 MHz

66/100/133 MHz

14.318/33/48/66 MHz

100 MHz

Display

AC’97

AC’97 Link

Winbond

W83627

COM Ports

LPT Ports

PS/2

IR Floppy

Game Port

AU8810

3.3V SDRAM

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Suspend to RAM Installation

A.1 Introduce STR function:

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Windows 98 ACPI sleep mode function. When recovering from

STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to retrieve 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) “D:\setup /p j” in the window provided. Hit the enter key or click

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

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Step 2:

(If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP1 Closed.)

Pin No. Definition

Close STR Enabled

Open STR Disabled(Default)

1

Step 3 :

Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter
BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select “ACPI Suspend
Type: S3(Suspend to RAM)”. Remember to save the settings by pressing "ESC" and choose
the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP” option.

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

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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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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 seven ways to “wake up” the system:

1. Press the “Power On” button.

2. Use the “Keyboard Power On” function.

3. Use the “Mouse Power On” function.

4. Use the “Resume by Alarm” function.

5. Use the “Modem Ring On” function.

6. Use the “Wake On LAN” function.

7. 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 JP10 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.

+

RAM Indicator LED1

1

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Introduce Dual BIOS (Optional)

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

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

Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system
works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted 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

Award Modular BIOS v 4.51PG, An Energy Star Ally
Copyright (C) 1984-98, Award Software, Inc.

Intel XXXX AGPSet BIOS for XXXX Vx.x
Check System Health ok , Vcore =2.00V
Pentium II-MMX CPU at 400MHz
<CPU ID:0652 Patch ID:0014>
Memory Test :16384K OK

Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension Vx.x
Copyright (C ) 1998, Award software, Inc.

<Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility>

Press DEL to enter SETUP
03/29/1999-I440BX-8671-2A69KG0EC-00

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility

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b. Dual BIOS Utility

c. Dual BIOS Item explanation:

Wide Range Protection: Disabled(Default), Enabled

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.

Dual BIOS Utility V6.60.g.01K

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Wide Range Protection :Disabled
Halt On BIOS Defects :Disabled
Auto Recovery :Enabled
Boot From :Main BIOS

BIOS Recovery :Main to Backup

F3: Load Default F5:Start BIOS Recovery
F7: Save And Restart F9:Exit Without Saving

Use <Space> key to toggle setup

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Halt On BIOS Defects : Disabled(Default), Enabled

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

If Auto Recovery :Enabled, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>

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.)

Boot From : Main BIOS(Default), Backup BIOS

Status 1:

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

Status 2:
If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails, this item “Boot From : Main

BIOS(Default)” will become gray and will not be changed by user.

BIOS Recovery : Main to Backup

Auto recovery message:

BIOS Recovery: Main to Backup

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

Backup BIOS.

BIOS Recovery: Backup to Main

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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DualBIOS

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Technology FAQ

GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your
system BIOS. This newest “Value-added” feature, in a long series of innovations from
GIGABYTE, is available on GA-6WXM7 Series 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 Backup BIOS backs you up, almost automatically.

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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. DualBIOSTM technology
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.

II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOSTM 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 ROM.

With Giga-Byte Technology’s patented DualBIOSTM 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. DualBIOSTM 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
DualBIOSTM utility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or
backup BIOS is corrupted, the DualBIOSTM technology will use the good BIOS and correct the
wrong BIOS automatically.

3. DualBIOSTM 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. DualBIOSTM contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that

the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS
(main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology?
Answer:

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

Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS.
Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of
virus intrusion. The DualBIOSTM 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 DualBIOSTM utility, and if a virus

corrupts your system BIOS, the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and correct

the main BIOS.
Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOSTM 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. DualBIOSTM 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 DualBIOSTM 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 DualBIOSTM 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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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 Note

Single – Sided

DIMM1

Double – Sided DIMM4 must be empty
Single – Sided DIMM2

Double – Sided DIMM3 must be empty
Single – Sided DIMM2 must have single-sided DIMM3
Double – Sided DIMM2 must be empty
Single – Sided DIMM1 must have single-sided DIMM4
Double – Sided DIMM1 must be empty

Total System Memory (Max 512MB)

¡¹Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB SDRAM DIMM Modules .