Gigabyte GA-7DXE User Manual

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Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

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

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to
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that may cause undesired operation.

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of radio disturbance characteri stics of appliances tools and simil ar apparatus
information technology equipment

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

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

part 12 sound and television signals

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GA-7DXE

is in conformity with

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

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electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

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:

7DXE

AMD AthlonTM/AthlonTM XP/DuronTM Socket A

Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD AthlonTM/AthlonTM XP/DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard

REV. 3101

12ME-7DXE-3101

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) Installation Guide Instructions on CPU & Memory Installation

5) Block Diagram Product block diagram

6) Suspend to RAM & Q-Flash Instructions on STR & Q-Flash installation

7) @BIOS™ & Easy Tune

TM

™ & Easy Tune

4

@BIOS

TM

4 introduction

8) BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS
software

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

service

10) Appendix

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1

Item Checklist P.2

Feature Summary P.3

7DXE Motherboard Layout P.5

Installation Guide P. 7

Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.15

Block Diagram P.24

Suspend to RAM Installation P.25

Q-Flash Introduction P.30

@BIOSTM Introduction P.32

Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction P.33

Page Index for BIOS Setup P.35

Technical Support / RMA Sheet P.61

Appendix P.62

7DXE Motherboard

Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

3.1 Initial release of the 7DXE motherboard user’s manual. Jul. 2002

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.

Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this
motherboard.

Jul. 26, 2002 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

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Item Checklist

 The 7DXE Motherboard

 IDE cable x 1

 Floppy cable x 1

 CD for motherboard utilities

 7DXE User’s Manual

 Quick PC Installation Guide

Item Checklist

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Features Summary

Form Factor  30.5 cm x 24.5 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPU  Socket A processor

AMD AthlonTM/AthlonTM XP/DuronTM (K7) Socket A processor

128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die



Supports 1.4GHz and faster

 200/266MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds (PCI 33MHz)

Chipset 7DXE, consisting of:

 AMD 761 Memory/PCI/AGP Controller
 VT82C686B PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral

Controller (PSIPC)

Memory  3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

 Supports PC1600 DDR or PC2100 DDR SDRAM
 Supports up to 3GB DRAM (Max)
 Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM
 Supports 64bit ECC type DRAM integrity mode

I/O Control  VT82C686B
Slots

 1 AGP slot supports 4X/2X mode & AGP 2.0 compliant
 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE  IDE 1and IDE 2 Supports PIO mode 3, 4 UDMA 33 /

ATA 66 / ATA100 IDE & ATAPI CD-ROM
On-Board
Peripherals

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

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

 1 parallel ports supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
 2 serial ports (COM A & COM B)
 2 x USB 1.1 by cable and 2 x USB 1.1 onboard
 1 IrDA connector for IR

To be continued…

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Features Summary

Hardware Monitor

On-Board Sound

PS/2 Connector

 CPU/System fan revolution detect
 CPU/System temperature detect
 System voltage detect
 CODEC Audio
 Line In/Line Out/Mic In/CD_In/Game Port

 PS/2



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOS  Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM
Additional Features  Support External Modem Ring On

 Support USB & PS/2 KB Wake up from S3
 Includes 2 fan power connector
 Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection
 Support STR (Suspend-To-RAM) function
 Support @BIOS™ and Easy Tune

TM

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7DXE Motherboard Layout

Motherboard Ver: 2.0

KB_MS

USB1

COM

LPT

TX POWER

Socket A

CPU

CPU_FAN

FDD

COM B

Game & Audio

CODEC

SYS_FAN

CD_IN

AGP

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

AMD 761

7DXE

SW1

DDR1

VT82C686B

DDR2

DDR3

USB2

IR

IDE1

BAT1

F_PANEL

IDE2

Main

BIOS

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Motherboard Ver: 3.1

A

KB_MS

USB1

COM

LPT

TX POWER

Socket A

CPU

7DXE Motherboard Layout

CPU_FAN

FDD

COM B

Game & Audio

CODEC

SYS_FAN

CD_IN

AGP

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

AMD 761

7DXE

CLK_SW

DDR1

VT82C686B

DDR2

DDR3

USB2

IR

IDE1

BAT1

F_PANEL

IDE2

Main

BIOS

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Installation Guide

Getting Started

WARNING!

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated
Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you
should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one,
touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the
power supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or
other components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
components whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX
power connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and
there are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers
to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard
to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the
base without worrying about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs
to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by
the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that
are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

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To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

Step 1 - Set system jumpers

Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 3-Install memory modules

Step 4-Install expansion cards

Step 5-Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 6-Set up BIOS software

Step 7-Install supporting software tools

Ste p 2

Installation Guide

Step 3

Step 5

Step 4

Ste p 5

Ste p 1

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)

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is selectable at 100/133MHz. The user can select the system bus speed
by DIP switch SW1* or jumper CLK_SW**(For 100MHz or 133MHz). (The frequency ratio
depend on CPU)

SW1: CPU FREQ.*

2

100 MHz (Default

ON

2

133 MHz

ON

OFF ON

2 100MHz 133MHz

CLK_SW: CPU FREQ.**

1

1

Pin No. Definition
1-2 Close 100MHz (Default)
2-3 Close 133MHz

¼Please depend on your CPU frequency to setup.

“*” For motherboard ver: 2.0 only.
“**” For motherboard ver: 3.1 only.

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100MHz (Default)

133MHz

CPU Installation

Please make sure the CPU should be supported to the motherboard.

Installation Guide

CPU Top View

CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever
and up to 90-degree angle.

CPU Heat Sink Installation:

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

system. The poor contact will cause over heat, and might cause damage to your

processor!

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU
upper corner. Then insert the CPU
into the socket.

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3.Align CPU and insert it

(Please refer to your heatsink installation
manual for application of thermal grease to
provide better heat conduction between your
CPU and heatsink.)

5.Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

6. Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

(Please refer to the cooler’s installation manual for detailed installation steps)

4.Use compliant fan approved by AMD.

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Installation Guide

Memory Installation

The motherboard has 3 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 notch. Memory size can
vary between sockets.

Total Memory Sizes With Registered DDR DIMM

Devices used on DIMM

64 Mbit
(4Mx4x4 banks)

64 Mbit
(2Mx8x4 banks)

64 Mbit
(1Mx16x4 banks)

128 Mbit
(8Mx4x4 banks)

128 Mbit
(4Mx8x4 banks)

128 Mbit
(2Mx16x4 banks)

256 Mbit
(16Mx4x4 banks)

256 Mbit
(8Mx8x4 banks)

256 Mbit
(4Mx16x4 banks)

512 Mbit
(16Mx8x4 banks)

512 Mbit
(8Mx16x4 banks)

1 DIMM
x64/x72

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes

64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes

2 DIMMs

x64/x72

3 DIMMs

x64/x72

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Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM

Devices used on
DIMM

64 Mbit
(2Mx8x4 banks)

64 Mbit
(1Mx16x4 banks)

128 Mbit
(4Mx8x4 banks)

128 Mbit
(2Mx16x4 banks)

256 Mbit
(8Mx8x4 banks)

256 Mbit
(4Mx16x4 banks)

512 Mbit
(16Mx8x4 banks)

512 Mbit
(8Mx16x4 banks)

1 DIMM
x64/x72

128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes

64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes

128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes

256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes

1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes

512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes

2 DIMMs

x64/x72

3 DIMMs

x64/x72

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Installation Guide

DDR

1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM

memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically

into the DIMM slot. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the

DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.

Reverse the installation steps when you

wish to remove the DIMM module.

DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate)
memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for
memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators.

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the
existing SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system
performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a
superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its
availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266)
doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of
the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the
same DRAM clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR
memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM
subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high-end PC’s and value
desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to conventional
SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor
desktops and notebook applications.

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Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Page
Connectors P.16
ATX Power P.16
COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.16
CD_IN (CD Audio Line In) P.20
CPU_FAN (CPU Fan) P.20
Floppy Port P.18
Game & Audio Port P.19
IDE 1 (Primary) / IDE 2 (Secondary) Port P.19
IR (IR Header) P.21
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.17
SYS_FAN (System Fan) P.21
USB1 (Rear USB Connector) P.17
USB2 (USB Connector) P.18
Panel and Jumper Definition P.22
BAT 1(Battery) P.23
F_PANEL (2x11 pins jumper) P.22

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Connectors

ATX Power

Connectors

Please note:

AC power cord should only be inserted to your power supply unit after ATX power
cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

11

20

10

Pin No. Definition

1

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)

LPT Port

COM A

Please note:
This mainboard supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 LPT port. Device like printer
can be connected to LPT port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to COM
ports.

COM B

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PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

Please note:

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

USB1: Rear USB Connector

Please note:

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your
device(s) has a standard USB interface like, USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip,
speaker… Also make sure your OS supports USB controller (Win 95 w/ USB
supperment, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT w/ SP 6). If your OS
does not support USB controller, please contact OS vander for passible patch or
driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s)
vanders.

PS/2 Mouse

6

4

5

3

12

PS/2 Keyboard

8

6

5

7

12

3

4

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard
Pin No. Definition

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

Pin No. Definition

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

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USB2: USB Connector

Please note:

Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector. Check the pin
assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable. Please contact your
nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.

Floppy Port

2

1

Pin No. Definition

1 POWER

10

9

2 GND
3 USB D2­4 NC
5 USB D2+
6 USB D3+
7 NC
8 USB D3­9 GND

10 POWER

Connectors

RED LINE

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Game & Audio Port

Game

Port

Line Out 1

Please note:

This motherboard supports standard audio port and game port. After install
onboard audio driver. you may connector speaker to line out jack, micro phone to
MIC in jack Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be connected to line-in jack.

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

IDE 1 IDE 2

MIC In

Line In

RED LINE

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CD_IN: CD Audio Line In

CPU_FAN: CPU Fan

Connectors

1

Pin No. Definition

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

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

Please note:
A proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from
running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.

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SYS_FAN: System Fan

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE

IR: IR Header

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

1

Pin No. Definition

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

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Panel And Jumper Definition

F_PANEL: For 2X11 Pins Jumper

Panel and Jumper Definition

GN

HD

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

Please note:

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of
your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper according to the pin assignment

above.

S P K

P−P−P+

RE

1

1

PW

GD

1

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BAT1: Battery

+

CAUTION

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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Block Diagram

Block Diagram

AGPCLK (66MHz)

5 PCI

PCI (33MHz)

AGP

2X/4X

PCI Bus 33MHz

AC-Link

AC97

CODEC

Game Port

AMD-K7

AMD

761

VT82C

686B

Floppy

PS/2

TM

System Bus 100/133MHz

33MHz

LPT Port

CPUCLK (100/133MHz)

100/133MHz

NPCLK (33MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

14.318MHz

48MHz

4 USB Ports

COM Ports

2.5V DDR SDRAM

HCLK (100/133MHz)

ATA66/100 IDE
Channels

AGPCLK (66MHz)

PCI (33MHz)

48MHz

14.318MHz

33MHz

ICS

94240

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HCLK (100/133MHz)

NPCLK (33MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

CPUCLK (100/133MHz)

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Suspend To RAM Installation

A.1 Introduce STR function:

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Windows 98/ME/2000 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/ME/2000 ACPI mode.

Putting Windows 98/ME/2000 into ACPI mode is fairly easy.

Setup with Windows 98/ME/2000 CD:

A. Insert the Windows 98/ME/2000 CD into your CD-ROM drive, select Start, and then Run.

B. Type (without quotes) “D:\setup ” 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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Suspend to RAM Installation

Step 2:

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 “

Type

: S3(STR)”. 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.

ACPI Sleep

A.3 How to put your system into STR mode? (For example: Windows ME)

There are two ways to accomplish this:

1. Choose the “Stand by” item in the “Shut Down Windows” area.

A. Press the “Start” button and then select “Shut Down”

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

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

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

B. Double click the “ Power Management” item.

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Suspend to RAM Installation

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

D. 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 four ways to “wake up” the system:

1. Press the “Power On” button.

2. Use the “Resume by Alarm” function.

3. Use the “Wake On LAN” function.

4. 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 DDR SDRAM must be DDR-200 or DDR-266 compliant.

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Q-Flash Introduction

Q-Flash Introduction

A. What is Q-Flash Utility?

Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS
mode, no more fooling around any OS.

B. How to use Q-Flash?

a. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test)
it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Q-Flash utility.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2001 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

4

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

4

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

4

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

4

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

4

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

4

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

4

ESC:Quit
F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Enter Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

b-1. Q-Flash Utility

Q-Flash Utility V3.07

Flash Type/Size : SST 39SF020 / 256K
Keep DMI Data : Yes

Load BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Space Bar: Change Value

Enter : Run ESC : Reset ↑↓ : Select Item

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Load BIOS From Floppy

 In the A:drive, insert the “BIOS” diskette, then Press Enter to Run.

1 File(s) found

XXXX.XX 256K

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.44M
F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.

 Press Enter to Run.

Load XXX.XX

Are you sure to update BIOS?

[Enter] to Continue Or [Esc] to abort.

 Press Enter to Run.

Load XXX.XX

!! COPY BIOS Completed –Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.

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@BIOSTM Introduction

@BIOS™ Introduction

Gigabyte announces @BIOS™
Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or
like many other people, you just know what
BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it?
Because you think updating newest BIOS is

unnecessary and actually you don’t know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite
a lot of time to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download
different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode.
Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS. The above process is not a
interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in
your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right
to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it

comes! Now Gigabyte announces @BIOS
This is a smart BIOS update software. It could help you to download the BIOS from
internet and update it. Not like the other BIOS update software, it’s a Windows utility.

With the help of “@BIOS

™

’, BIOS updating is no more than a click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*,

™

@BIOS

help you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct
mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the
BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically. There are several different
choices; you could use “Internet Update” to download and update your BIOS directly.
Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose “Save Current

BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS
your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to
maintain and manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte’s innovative product erects a
milestone in mainboard industries.

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It’s free! Now, if you
buy a Gigabyte’s motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached
driver CD. But please remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a

internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte @BIOS

™

--the first Windows BIOS live update utility.

™

update

™

.

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Easy Tune

TM

4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTuneTM 4
Windows based Overclocking utility

EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations.

“Overclock" might be one of the most
common issues in computer field. But have
many users ever tried it? The answer is
probably "no". Because "Overclock" is
thought to be very difficult and includes a lot
of technical know-how, sometimes

"Overclock" is even considered as special
skills found only in some enthusiasts. But as to the experts in "Overclock", what's the
truth? They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study, try and use many
different hardware or BIOS tools to do "Overclock". And even with these technologies,
they still learn that it's quite a risk because the safety and stability of an "Overclock"
system is unknown. Now everything is different because of a Windows based
overclocking utility "EasyTune 4" --announced by Gigabyte. This windows based utility
has totally changed the gaming rule of "Overclock". This is the first windows based
overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose
either "Easy Mode" or "Advanced Mode" for overclocking at their convenience. For
users who choose "Easy Mode", they just need to click "Auto Optimize" to have autoed
and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will then overdrive CPU speed
automatically with the result being shown in the control panel. If users prefer
"Overclock" by them, there is also another choice. Click "Advanced Mode" to enjoy
"sport drive" class Overclocking user interface. "Advanced Mode", allows users to
change the system bus / AGP / Memory working frequency in small increments to get
ultimate system performance. It operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards.
Besides, it is different from other traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTune 4
doesn't require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch/ jumper setting; on
the other hand, they can do "Overclock" at easy step . Therefore, this is a safer way
for "Overclock" as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs EasyTune
4 over system's limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the
side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed system speed has
been tested in EasyTune 4, user can "Save" this setting and "Load" it in next time.
Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the "Overclock" technology
toward to a newer generation. This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte
motherboard attached in driver CD. Users may make a test drive of "EasyTune 4" to

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Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction

find out more amazing features by themselves.
*Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please find the
products supported list in the web site.
*Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technology will not be
responsible for any damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other
components.

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Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
The Main Menu P.37
Standard CMOS Features P.40
Advanced BIOS Features P.43
Integrated Peripherals P.45
Power Management Setup P.49
PnP / PCI Configurations P.51
PC Health Status P.52
Frequency / Voltage Control P.54
Top Performance p.55
Load Fail-Safe Defaults P.56
Load Optimized Defaults P.57
Set Supervisor / User Password P.58
Save & Exit Setup P.59
EXIT Without Saving P.60

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BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Interface. The interface allows users to modify the

basic system configuration, which is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that the Setup

information can be retained when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you
require more advanced BIOS settings, please go to ”Advanced BIOS” setting menu. To enter
Advanced BIOS setting menu, press “Ctrl+F1” key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL KEYS

<↑> Move to previous item

<↓> Move to next item
<←> Move to the item in the left hand
<→> Move to the item in the right hand

<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page
and return to Main Menu

<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes

<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup

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

Setup Menu
<F6> Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table
<F7>
<F8> Q-Flash
<F9> Reserved

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

Load the Optimized Defaults

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GETTING HELP

Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F4b)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices. Use
arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

4

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

4

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

4

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

4

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

4

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

4

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

4

ESC:Quit
F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type…

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Figure 1: Main Menu

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BIOS Setup

• Standard CMOS Features

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

• Advanced BIOS Features

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

• Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

• Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Green function features.

• PnP/PCI Configurations

This setup page includes all the adjustable configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.

• PC Health Status

This setup page is for monitoring system status such as temperature, voltage, and fan

speed.

• Frequency/Voltage Control

This setup page is for controlling CPU clock and frequency ratio.

• Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as
"Enabled".

• Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in

its most stable configurations.

• Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in

its highest performance configurations.

• Set Supervisor Password

Set Change or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and/or BIOS

setup.

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• Set User Password

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

• Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

• Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Features

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each

category includes none, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrows to highlight the item

and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value in each item.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Jul 11 2002 Item Help
Time (hh:mm:ss) 2 : 31 : 24

IDE Primary Master None

4

IDE Primary Slave None

4

IDE Secondary Master None

4

IDE Secondary Slave None

4

Sun. to Sat.
Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in.
Drive B None <Month>
Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Jan. to Dec.

<Day>
Halt On All, But Keyboard 1 to 31 (or maximum
Allowed in the month)
Base Memory Size 640K
Extended Memory Size 63488K <Year>
Total Memory 64512K 1999 to 2098

Standard CMOS Features

Menu Level 4

Change the day, month,
year

<Week>

:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

↑↓→ ←

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

• Date

The date format is <week>, <month> <day> <year>.

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

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• Time

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

• IDE Primary Master / Slave, Secondary Master / Slave

The category identifies the type of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the
computer. There are two settings: Auto, and Manual. Manual: HDD type is user-definable;
Auto will automatically detect HDD type.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will
not work properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items.
Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information
should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system
manufacturer.

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

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

• Drive A / Drive B

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

None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

1.2M, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch
when 3 Mode is Enabled).

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

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

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

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• Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)
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.

• 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 stop for any error that may be detected.
All Errors The system boot will stop on any error detected.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for

all other errors. (Default value)

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 will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will

stop for all other errors.

• Memory

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

Base Memory Size

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

640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory Size

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.

This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory
address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Device Floppy Item Help
Second Boot Device HDD-0
Third Boot Device CDROM
Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled
VGA Boot from AGP

Menu Level 4

Select Boot Device
Priority

[Floppy]
Boot from floppy

[LS120]
Boot from LS120

[HDD-0]
Boot from First HDD

[HDD-1]
Boot form second HDD

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

First / Second / Third Boot Device

•

Floppy Set your boot device priority to Floppy.
LS120 Set your boot device priority to LS120.
HDD-0~3 Set your boot device priority to HDD-0~3.
SCSI Set your boot device priority to SCSI.
CDROM Set your boot device priority to CDROM.
ZIP Set your boot device priority to ZIP.
Disabled Disable this function.
USB-FDD Set your boot device priority to USB-FDD.
USB-ZIP Set your boot device priority to USB-ZIP.
USB-CDROM Set your boot device priority to USB-CDROM.
USB-HDD Set your boot device priority to USB-HDD.
LAN Set your boot device priority to LAN.

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• Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360
type is 40 tracks while 720, 1.2 and 1.44 are all 80 tracks.

Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80

tracks. Note that BIOS can’t differentiate between from 720, 1.2 or

1.44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks.

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

Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed
is 360. (Default Value)

VGA Boot from

•

PCI Slot Set VGA Boot from PCI VGA Card.
AGP Set VGA Boot from AGP VGA Card. (Default value)

BIOS Setup

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Integrated Peripherals

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Integrated Peripherals

IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto Item Help
IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto

Menu Level 4
OnBoard IDE1 Enabled
OnBoard IDE2 Enabled
USB Controller 1 Enabled
USB Controller 2 Enabled
USB Legacy Support Disabled
AC97 Audio Auto
Enhance ATAPI Performance Disabled
Onboard Serial Port A Auto
Onboard Serial Port B Auto
Serial Port B Mode Normal

Duplex Mode Half

Ú

Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7
Onboard Parallel Mode ECP
ECP Mode Use DMA 3
Game Port (200-207H) Enabled

↑↓→ ←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

[Auto]

Auto-detect IDE

cable type

[ATA66/100]

Set Conductor Cable

to ATA66/100 (80-Pins)

[ATA33]

Set Conductor Cable

to ATA33 (40-Pins)

Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

Ú This item will be available when ”Serial Port B Mode” is set to HPSIR or ASKIR.

• IDE1 Conductor Cable

Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)
ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE

device and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA33).

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• IDE2 Conductor Cable

Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)
ATA66/100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE

device and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device

and cable is compatible with ATA33).

• OnBoard IDE1

Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

• OnBoard IDE2

Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)
Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

• USB Controller 1

Enabled Enable USB Controller 1. (Default value)
Disabled Disable USB Controller 1.

• USB Controller 2

Enabled Enable USB Controller 2. (Default value)
Disabled Disable USB Controller 2.

BIOS Setup

• USB Legacy Support

Enabled Enable USB Device (Such as USB KB, Mouse) support in Legacy Mode,

eg. DOS. Win NT4.0.

Disabled Disable OnBoard Legacy Audio. (Default Value)

• AC97 Audio

Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable this function.

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• Enhance ATAPI Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your ATAPI devices , set “Enhance ATAPI

Performance” as “Enabled” . Please note, enabling this function may cause your ATAPI
devices become unstable. For power End-User use only.

Disabled Disable Enhance ATAPI Performance. (Default Value)
Enabled Enhance ATAPI Performance function.

• Onboard Serial Port A

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port A address. (Default value)
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3F8.
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 2F8.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3E8.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port A.

• Onboard Serial Port B

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port B address. (Default Value)
3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 3F8.
2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 2F8.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 3E8.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port B and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port B.

• Serial Port B Mode

(This item allows you to determine which serial port B Mode of onboard I/O chip)

Normal Normal serial port B operation. (Default Value)
HPSIR Set onboard I/O chip serial port B to HPSIR Mode.
ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip serial port B to ASKIR Mode.

• Duplex Mode

Half
Full

Half Duplex Mode. (Default Value)
Full Duplex Mode.

• Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value)
278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

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

• Onboard Parallel Mode

Normal Normal Operation.
EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default value)
ECP/EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

• ECP Mode Use DMA

3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value)
1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

• Game Port (200-207H)

Disabled Disable Game Port (200-207H).
Enabled Enable Game Port (200-207H). (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

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Power Management Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Power Management Setup

ACPI Sleep Type S1(POS) Item Help
Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled

Menu Level 4
Soft-Off by PBTN Instant-off
System after AC Back Off
PME Event Wake Up Enabled
ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan Enabled
Resume by RTC Alarm Disabled

X Date (of Month) Alarm 0
X Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

↑↓→ ←:Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

• ACPI Sleep Type

S1 (POS) Set ACPI Sleep Type to S1 (Power On Suspend). (Default value)
S3 (STR) Set ACPI Sleep Type to S3 (Suspend to RAM).

• Suspend Time Out (Minute)

Disabled Disable Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value)
30 Sec - 1 Hour Set the timer to enter Suspend Time Out.

• Soft-off by PBTN

Instant-off The user press the power button once, he can turn off the system.

(Default Value)

Suspend The user press the power button once, then he can enter suspend

mode.

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• System After AC Back

Last State When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the

Last state before AC-power off.

Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in “Off”

state. (Default Value)

On When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in ”On”

state.

• PME Event Wake Up

Disabled Disable PME event wake up function.
Enabled The PME event wake up will bring the system out of soft-off or

suspend state if this option is set “Enabled”. (Default Value)

• ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan

Disabled Disable Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function.
Enabled The modem ring / LAN wake up will bring the system out of soft-off

or suspend state if this option is set “Enabled”. (Default Value)

• Resume by RTC Alarm

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

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system or wake up system from

sleep mode.

BIOS Setup

If the default value is Enabled.

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

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PnP/PCI Configurations

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Item Help
PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment Auto
PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto
PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

↑↓→ ←

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PnP/PCI Configurations

Menu Level 4

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

• PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI4. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI4.

• PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI1/5. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/5.

• PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2.

• PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI3. (Default value)
3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI3.

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PC Health Status

BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

PC Health Status

CPU Fan Warning No Item Help
System Fan Warning No

Menu Level 4
Shutdown Temperature Disabled **

Current CPU Temp.
Current System Temp.

33°C/91°F

27°C/80°F
Current CPU Fan Speed 5553 RPM
Current System Fan Speed 0 RPM
Vcore 1.63V

3.3V 3.31V
5V 5.10V
12V 12.42V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

↑↓→ ←

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 7: PC Health Status

• CPU Fan Warning

No Disable this function. (Default value)
Yes Enable CPU Fan Warning function to display warning message

when CPU Fan speed is under lower limit RPM.

• System Fan Warning

No Disable this function. (Default value)
Yes Enable System Fan Warning function to display warning

message when System Fan speed is under a lower limit RPM.

• Shutdown Temperature **

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
80°C / 176°F Set Shutdown Temperature to 80°C / 176°F.

“**” For motherboard ver: 3.1 only.

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85°C / 185°F Set Shutdown Temperature to 85°C / 185°F.
90°C / 194°F Set Shutdown Temperature to 90°C / 194°F.
95°C / 203°F Set Shutdown Temperature to 95°C / 203°F.
100°C / 212°F Set Shutdown Temperature to 100°C / 212°F.
105°C / 221°F Set Shutdown Temperature to105°C / 221°F.

• Current CPU Temp. (°C / °F)

Detect CPU Temperature automatically.

• Current System Temp. (°C / °F)

Detect System Temperature automatically.

• Current CPU Fan / System Fan Speed (RPM)

Detect Fan speed status automatically.

• Voltage (V) Vcore / 3.3V / 5V / 12V

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Frequency Control Disabled Item Help

X CPU Clock 100

Menu Level 4

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

↑↓→ ←

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

• CPU Frequency Control

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable this function to setup your CPU clock.

• CPU Clock

This item will be available when ”CPU Frequency” is set to Enabled. Incorrect using it

may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

100~355 Select CPU Clock to 100MHz~355MHz.

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Top Performance

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features

4

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail - Safe Defaults

4

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

4

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

4

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

4

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

4

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

4

ESC:Quit
F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Top Performance

Disabled……..[■]

Enabled……..[ ]

: Move ENTER: Accept

↑↓

Top Performance

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

ESC: Abor t

Figure 9: Top Performance

• Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as

"Enabled".

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)
Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

4

BIOS Setup

Advanced BIOS Features

4

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

4

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

4

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

4

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

4

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

4

ESC:Quit
F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail - Safe Defaults

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

• Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail−Safe defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values of to configure
the system to achieve maximum stability.

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Load Optimized Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

4

Advanced BIOS Features

4

Integrated Peripherals

4

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

4

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

4

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

4

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

4

ESC:Quit
F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

• Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values to configure the

system to achieve maximum performance.

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Set Supervisor / User Password

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

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

4

Advanced BIOS Features

4

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

4

Power Management Setup

4

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Enter Password:

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

4

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

4

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

4

ESC:Quit
F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Change / Set / Disable Password

Figure 12: 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 DISABLED” will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

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

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

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

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

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Save & Exit Setup

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

4

Advanced BIOS Features

4

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

4

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

4

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

4

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

4

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

4

ESC:Quit
F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

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Exit Without Saving

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

4

BIOS Setup

Advanced BIOS Features

4

Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

4

Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

4

PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

4

PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

4

Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

4

ESC:Quit
F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

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

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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

Technical Support / RMA Sheet

Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.:

Contact Person: E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:

BIOS version: O.S./A.S.:

Hardware
Configuration

CPU

Memory
Brand

Video Card

Audio Card

HDD

CD-ROM /
DVD-ROM

Modem

Network

AMR / CNR

Keyboard

Mouse

Power supply

Other Device

Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility:



Problem Description:

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Appendix

Picture below are shown in Windows XP (TUCD driver version 2.1)

Appendix A: AMD 761_VIA 686A/B Chipsets Driver Installation

A.USB Patch Driver: Enable S3 for USB Device Setup is preparing the

InstallShield(R) Wizard which will guide you through the setup process.

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

1.Click “USB Patch Driver” item.

(1)

2.Click “Finish” to restart computer.

(3)

(2)

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Appendix B: VIA AC’97 Audio Driver Installation

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM

device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

Press “Audio” icon.

(2)

1.Click “VIA AC’97 Audio Driver”.

(1)

2.Click “Next”.

(3)

4.Click “Finish” to restart computer.

(5)

3.Click “Next”.

(4)

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Appendix C: EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation

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

Press “Tools” icon.

2.Click "Easy Tune 4 Trial Version".

1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”.

(1)

(2)

3.Click “Next”.

(3)

(5)

4.Click “Next”.

5. Click “Finish” to restart computer.

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Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

Method 1:

If you don’t have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOSTM Program to
flash BIOS.

Press “Tools” icon.

1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”.

(1)

3.Click “”.

4.Click Here.

(3)

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon
b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c.

Select @BIOSTM sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

2.Click "@BIOS Writer ver.1.08q".

(2)

5. Please select @BIOS sever site,
then Click "OK".

(6)

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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 old file.

d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods

III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

Note:

(such as: 7DXE.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 this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can
help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are
supported.

a. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected,

please make sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting name will cause
the system unbooted.

b. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name 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 @BIOSTM server, please go
onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted

Appendix

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Method 2:
We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.
Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS
mode.
Flash BIOS Procedure:
STEP 1:
(1) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip.
Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files. Both
of these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like
http://www.shareware.cnet.com

STEP 2: Make a DOS boot diskette. (See example: Windows 98 O.S.)
Beware: Windows ME/2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette.
(1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. Please leave the diskette "UN-write
protected" type. Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)"
and right click to select "Format (M)"

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(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished"
and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the
needed system files to it.
Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed
accordingly.

(3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".

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STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program.
(1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support".

(2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers".

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(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset
optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files.

(4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will
pop up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location" and press
"OK".

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(5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the
files.

(6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2,
and press "Extract".

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STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk.
(1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then,
restart the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to
enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.

American Release:09/16/99
Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends

7VTX F1
Check System Health ok,
AMD-Athlon™ Processor-900MHz
Check NVRAM…
262144KB

Wait…

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit
Press any key to contiune

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F

(2) Once you enter the BIOS setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. Use the
arrows to highlight the item "BIOS FEATURES SETUP".

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10: S ave & Exit

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type, …

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(3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the
item "1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy".

AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES CMOS SETUP

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

1st Boot Device :Floppy
2nd Boot Device :IDE-0
3rd Boot Device :CDROM
S.M.A.R.T for Hard Disks :Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock :On
Floppy Drive Seek :Disabled
Password Check :Setup

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

↑↓←→: Select Item

(4) Press "ESC" to go back to previous screen. Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE &
EXIT SETUP" then press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y"
and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will
be taken effect next boot-up.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit Setup

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STEP 5: BIOS flashing.
(1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire
files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you
have to type "A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4" and then press "Enter".

Starting Windows 98…

Microsoft(R) Windows98
© Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999

A:\> dir/w
Volume in drive A has no label
Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D
Directory of A:\
COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.EXE
3 file(s) 838,954 bytes
0 dir(s) 324,608 bytes free

A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4

(2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted
item will locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to
start BIOS Flash Utility.

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A

(3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue
the procedure, or press [ESC] to quit.
Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your
BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative.

re you sure to flash the BIOS?

[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

(4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ESC] to exit Flash Utility.

EXIT?

[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

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STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults.
Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly
recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step
resets everything after the flash.
(1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system. The boot up
screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.

American Release:09/16/99
Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends

7VTX F4
Check System Health ok,
AMD-Athlon™ Processor-900MHz
Check NVRAM…
262144KB

Wait…

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit
Press any key to contiune

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,
63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F

(2) Don't forget to press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up. Use the
arrows to highlight the item "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" then press "Enter". System will ask
"Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC : Quit ↑↓→← : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

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

Load Setup Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Load BIOS Default except Standard CMOS Setup

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(3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will
ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system
will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit Setup

(4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure.

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Appendix E: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser
DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FDD Floppy Disk Device
FSB Front Side Bus

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

I/O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

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

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

Appendix

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Acronyms Meaning

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

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

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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