Gigabyte GA-6ZX7 User Manual

6ZX7

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CeleronTM Socket 370 Processor.....................1-4

1.6. WHAT IS AGP?..............................................................................................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. MAINBOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................3-2

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

3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION .................................................................................3-5

3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP.....................................................................................3-5

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

3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION..................................................3-7

3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION.................3-7

3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION.............................................3-7

3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION...................................................... 3-7

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

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

4. BIOS CONFIGURATION

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

4.2. CONTROL KEYS........................................................................................... 4-1

4.3. GETTING HELP.............................................................................................4-2

4.3.1. Main Menu .....................................................................................4-2

4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu.......................4-2

4.4. THE MAIN MENU..........................................................................................4-2

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

4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP............................................................................. 4-8

4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP......................................................................4-12

4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP................................................................. 4-17

4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION........................................................................4-20

4.10. LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS .............................................................................4-22

4.11. LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS .........................................................4-23

4.12. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ................................................................... 4-24

4.13.SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD ............................................................4-29

4.14. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION.....................................................................4-30

4.15. SAVE & EXIT SETUP..................................................................................4-31

4.16. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING............................................................................ 4-32

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6ZX7

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE

Welcome to use the 6ZX7motherboard. It is a CeleronTM Socket 370
Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / ISA Bus, and
has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new
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

q Intel Celeron

mainboard.

q Socket 370 Pins ZIF white socket on board.
q Supports Celeron

q INTEL 440ZX chipset, Supports AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA/33 IDE /

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

q Supports 2xDIMMs using 3.3V SDRAM DIMM module.
q Supports external Modem Ring-On on COMA & COMB and internal

Modem Ring-On.

TM

Socket 370 Processor based PC / AT compatible

TM

Socket 370 processor running at 366-566 MHz.

q Supports SDRAM 16MB ~ 256MB memory on board.
q Supports Wake-up on LAN .
q Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM module.
q 1xAGP slot, 4xPCI Bus slots, 2xISA Bus slots.
q Supports 2 channels Ultra DMA/33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices.
q Supports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x Floppy port.
q Supports 2XUSB port & PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard port.
q Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bits FLASH RAM.
q 30.5cm x 19 cm ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.

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Introduction

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 Celeron

TM

Socket 370 processor

• DRAM (128x 1) MB SDRAM (TOSHIBA TC59S6408BFT-80)

• CACHE SIZE 128 KB included in CPU

• DISPLAY GA-630 AGP Display Card (16MB SGRAM)

• STORAGE Onboard IDE (Seagate ST34520A)

• O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 (SPK4)

• DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K colors x 75Hz.

Triones Bus Master IDE Drivers 3.60

Processor

Intel Celeron

TM

(Scoket 370)

366MHz (66x5.5) 450MHz (100x4.5)

Winbench99

CPU mark32 723 964

FPU Winmark32 1970 2410

Business Disk 4260 4510

Hi-End Disk 10300 10500

Business Graphics 176 222

Hi-End Graphics 330 409

Winstone99

Business 26.8 31.5

Hi-End 24.4 29

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66 /

66 /

PGA 370

1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM

AGP

AGP Bus

66MHz

82443ZX

CHIPSET

INTEL

Host Bus

100 MHz

66 /

100 MHz

33MHz

14.318MHz

3.3V SDRAM

DIMM Sockets

100 MHz

Ultra DMA/33

IDE Ports

IDE Bus

PCI Bus

82371EB

CHIPSET

ISA Bus

PIIX4

33 MHz

33 MHz

48MHz

14.318MHz

USB Bus

14.318MHz

1-3

ICS 9148-26

I/O

CHIPSET

Winbond

W83977

24MHz

USB Ports

COM Ports

LPT Port

Floppy Port

Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTEL

Figure 1: INTEL CeleronTM Socket370 Processor



CeleronTM

Introduction

Socket 370 Processor

1.6 What is AGP

The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a new port on the Host-To-PCI
bridge device that supports an AGP port. The main purpose of the AGP port is
to provide fast access to system memory.

The AGP port can be used either as fast PCI port (32-bits at 66MHz vs.32­Bits at 33MHz) or as an AGP port which supports 2x data-rate, a read queue,
and side band addressing. When the 2x-data rate is used the port can
transmit data at 533MB/sec (66.6*2*4). The read-queue can be used to
pipeline reads – removing the effects of the reads-latency. 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

• CPU

• SPEED

• DRAM MEMORY

• CACHE MEMORY

• I/O BUS SLOTS

• IDE PORTS

• I/O PORTS

− Celeron

− 370 pins 66MHz socket on board.

− 66/100MHz system speed.

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

− 33 MHz PCI-Bus speed.

− 8 MHz AT bus speed.

− 2 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on board.

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

TM

Socket 370 366 – 566 MHz.

DRAM.

− Supports SDRAM 16MB~256MB.

− Supports 3.3V SDRAM.

− Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM.

− 32 KB L1 cache memory included in CPU.

− 128 KB L2 cache memory (included in CPU).

− Supports DIB speed mode for L2 Cache.

− 4 33MHz Master / Slave PCI-BUS.

− 2 8MHz 16 bits ISA BUS.

− 1 66MHz / 133MHz AGP bus.

− 2 Ultra DMA 33 Bus Master IDE channels onboard.

(Using IRQ14,15)

− 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.

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Specification

• GREEN FUNCTION

• BIOS

• DIMENSION

− Suspend mode support.

− Green switch & Green LED support.

− IDE & Display power down support.

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

− 2M bits FLASH RAM.

− Supports Plug & Play, DMI Function.

− ATX Form Factor, 4 layers PCB.

2.2. SOFTWARE

• DRIVER − IUCD (Bus Master + Utilities)

• BIOS − Licensed AWARD BIOS.

− AT CMOS Setup, BIOS / Chipset Setup, Green

Setup, Hard Disk Utility included.

• O.S.

− Operation with MS-DOS

Windows

 98,

WINDOWS NT™, OS/2, NOVELL



, Windows95,

and SCO UNIX.

2.3. ENVIRONMENT

• Ambient Temp.

− 0°C to +50°C (Operating).

• Relative Hum. − 0 to +85% (Operating).

• Altitude − 0 to 10,000 feet (Operating).

• Vibration − 0 to 1,000 Hz.

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

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3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION

3.1. UNPACKING

The main board package should contain the following:

• The 6ZX7main board.

• USER’ S MANUAL for main board.

• Cable set for IDE, Floppy devices.

• A CD for mainboard Utility.

The main board contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily
damaged by static electricity, so the main board 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 static wristband, grounded at the same
point as the anti-static mat.

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

After opening the main board 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 this only on with the board placed on a firm flat
surface.

M

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

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3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT

ATX POWER

BANK 1

JP4

RING PWR

AGP

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 4

ISA 1

ISA 2

JP10

WAKE

ON LAN

SB-

LINLK

COM A

Hardware Installation

COM B

LPT

CPU

USB

CPU FAN

PWR FAN

PS/2

JP1

Floppy

JP13
JP14

SW2

INTEL

82443BX
82443ZX

IDE 2
IDE 1

BZ1

SW1

BANK 0

6ZX7

IR

PIIX4

PIIX4

JP9

ON

BIOS

BAT

SYSTME FAN

×Figure 3.1Ø

3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS

t I/O Ports Connector

USB USB port.
PS/2 For PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse port.
IDE 1 For Primary IDE port.
IDE 2 For 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.

t Socket 370

For CeleronTM Socket 370 Processor installed

t CPU FAN : CPU cooling FAN Power Connector

Pin No. Function

1 GND.
2 +12V.
3 Signal.

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t PWR FAN : Power FAN Power Connector

Pin No. Function

1 GND.
2 +12V.
3 Signal.

t System FAN : System FAN Power Connector

Pin No. Function

1 GND.
2 +12V.
3 Signal.

t JP1 : Keyboard Power On Selection

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

t WAKE ON LAN : Wake on LAN Connector

Pin No. Function

1 +5VSB.
2 GND.
3 CTRL-Signal.

t RING PWR ON : Internal Modem Ring On

Pin No. Function

1 Signal.
2 GND.

t IR: INFRARED Connector (Optional)

Pin No. Function

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

t JP13 & JP14 (For PCB:1.4 and after use)

POWER (¡Ï).

Pin No. Function

Open Normal (Default)
Close Close for Voodoo III VGA Card.

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t JP9 : Clear CMOS

−

G−

−

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

t JP10 : CASE OPEN

Pin No. Function

1 Signal
2 GND

t SB-LINK : For PCI Audio / Sound Card use only

Pin No. Function

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

JP4 : 2*11PIN Jumper

Hardware Installation

PW

JP4

1

RE

PW : Soft Power Connector

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

RE : Reset Switch

Open: Normal Operation
Short: For Hardware Reset System

P+P− P

1

H+

1

1

GNG+

SPKR

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

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P+P− P−: Power LED

1

PIN 1: anode (+)
PIN 2: cathode (−)
PIN 3: cathode (−)

HD: IDE Hard Disk Active LED

1

PIN 1: LED anode (+)
PIN 2: LED cathode (−)

GN: Green Switch

Open: Normal operation
Short: Entering Green Mode

GD: Green Function Active LED

PIN 1: LED anode (+)

1

PIN 2: LED cathode (−)

3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION

The main board can be installed with 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB 168 pins
DIMM module DRAM, and the DRAM speed must be 67~100 MHz for
SDRAM when system bus speed is set to 66MHz. The DRAM memory
system on main board consists of bank 0 & bank 1.

Since 168 pins DIMM module is 64 bits width, therefore 1 piece of DIMM
module may match a 64 bits system. The total memory size is 16 MB ~
256MB SDRAM. The DRAM installation position refer to Figure 3.1, and
notice the Pin 1 of DIMM module must match with the Pin 1 of DIMM socket.
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
inserted into socket completely.

3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP

The system bus speed can be set for 66.6/100MHz. The user can select the
system bus speed (SW2) and change the DIP SWITCH (SW1) selection to set
up the CPU speed for 366 - 566MHz processor.

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Hardware Installation

M

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

system 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

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

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

DIP SWITCH (SW)

1 2 3 4

CPU AGP 1 2 3 4

66 66
75 75

83 83
100 66
112 75
133 89

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

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

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Note: We don’ t recommend you to setup your system speed to 75

/83/100/112 or 133MHz because these frequencies are not the
standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and most of the
peripherals. Whether your system can run under to 75
/83/100/112/ 133MHz properly will depend on your hardware
configurations: CPU, SDRAM, Cards, etc.

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3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS RAM

There're RTC & CMOS RAM on board; they have a power supply from
external battery to keep the DATA inviolate & effective. The RTC is a REAL­TIME CLOCK device, which provides the DATE & TIME to system. The
CMOS RAM is used for keeping the information of system configuration, so
the system 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.

M Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
M Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the

manufacturer.

M Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’ s instructions.

3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION

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

SPKR is used to connect speaker.

3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION

The RESET switch on panel provides users with HARDWARE RESET
function. The system will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed and
released by user. The RESET switch is a 2 PIN connector and should be
installed to RST on main board.

3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION

System has Power LED lamp on the panel of case. The Power LED will light
on off or flash to indicate which step on the system. The connector should be
connected to PWR of main board in correct direction.

3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION

There are two-Enhanced PCI IDE ports (IDE1, IDE2) on board, which
following 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.

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3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION

After the I/O device installation and jumpers setup, the main board can be
mounted into the case and fixed by screw. To complete the main board
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. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION

The main board 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 if it is
installed. After installing the peripheral device, the user should check
everything again, and prepare to power-on the system.

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