Gigabyte GA-7IXE User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

LA Puent, CA 91744

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

Product Name:

Mother Board

Supplementary Information:

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

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

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

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

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in

hereby declares that the product

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specifications:

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

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
and (2) this device must accept any inference received, including

that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

GA-7IXE

Signature:

Eric LuEric Lu

Date: Jan. 12, 2000

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

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

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

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

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

EN55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused

EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:

EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081-2 Generic emission standard Part 2:

EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082-2 Generic immunity standard Part 2:

EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for household

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

of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555-2 by household appliances and similar
industrial, scientific and medical (ISM electrical equipment “Harmonics”
high frequency equipment

of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555-3 by household appliances and similar
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”
equipment

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

of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment
fluorescent lamps and luminaries

broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment
equipment

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

declare that the product

Mother Board

GA-7IXE

is in conformity with

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

EN 60335 Safety of household and similar EN 50091-1 General and Safety requirements for

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

electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

Manufacturer/Importer

Date: Jan. 12, 2000 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Signature

:

Rex Lin

7IXE

AMD

TM

Athlon AGP Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMDTM Athlon Processor Motherboard

REV. 1.1 First Edition

R-11-01-000106

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision List

2) Item Checklist

3) Features

4) Hardware Setup

5) Performance & Block Diagram

6) BIOS Setup

7) Appendix

Manual revision information
Product item list
Product information & specification
Instructions on setting up the motherboard
Product Performance & Block Diagram
Instructions on setting up the BIOS

software
General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Summary of Features P.3
7IXE Motherboard Layout P.5
Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.6
Performance List P.19
Block Diagram P.20
Memory Installation P.21
Page Index for BIOS Setup P.22
Appendix P.55

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.1 Initial release of the 7IXE motherboard user’s manual. Jan.2000

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.

Jan. 6, 2000 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Item Checklist

þThe 7IXE Motherboard
þCable for IDE / Floppy device
þDiskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard utilities
oInternal COM2 Cable (Optional)
oInternal USB Cable (Optional)
oCable for SCSI device
þ7IXE User’s Manual

Item Checklist

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Summary Of Features

Form factor

Ÿ 26 cm x 18 cm ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.

CPU Ÿ AMD Athlon(K7) Slot A Processor

Ÿ 512 KB 2nd cache in CPU Module
Ÿ Supports 500MHz ~ 1GHz and faster

Chipset AMD 750 ,consisting of:

Ÿ AMD 751 PCI/AGP Controller(PAC)
Ÿ AMD 756 PCI ISA IDE Controller

Clock Generator Ÿ Supports 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115MHz
Memory Ÿ 3 168-pin DIMM Sockets

Ÿ Supports SDRAM 16MB~768MB(Max)
Ÿ Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

I/O Control Ÿ Winbond 83977
Slots Ÿ 1 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot

- AGP 66 / 133 MHz 3.3V device support

Ÿ 5 32-bit Master PCI Bus slots
Ÿ 2 16-bit ISA Bus slots

On-Board IDE Ÿ An IDE controller on the AMD 756 PCI chipset

provides IDE HDD/ CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master ,
Ultra DMA33/ATA 66 Operation modes

Ÿ Can connect up to four IDE devices

Hardware Monitor
(Optional)

On-Board
Peripherals

PS/2 Connector

Ÿ CPU/Power Supply/System Fan Revolution detect
Ÿ CPU / Power / System Fan Control
Ÿ System Voltage Detect
Ÿ CPU Overheat Warning
Ÿ Chassis Intrusion Detect
Ÿ Display Actual Current Voltage
Ÿ 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M,

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

Ÿ 1 Parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Ÿ 2 Serial Ports (COMA & COMB)
Ÿ 4 USB ports
Ÿ 1 IrDA connector for IR

Ÿ PS/2



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse

interface

BIOS Ÿ Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit FLASH ROM

To be continued…

Additional Features Ÿ Internal/External Modem Wake up

Ÿ Keyboard Password Wake up
Ÿ Mouse Wake up
Ÿ LAN Wake up
Ÿ System after AC back

Summary of Features

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ATX POWER

FLOPPY

J22

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PS/2

JP10

USB

AGP

PCISLOT1

PCISLOT2

PCISLOT3

PCISLOT4

JP4

PCISLOT5

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JP2

AMD751

J9

JP9

BAT1

JP1

SW1

AMD756

BZ1

JP5

ISA1

ISA2

BIOS

J6

JP12

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$ Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition Page
Connectors P.8
COMA / COMB / LPT Port P.8
USB Connector P.8
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.9
Power Cooling FAN Power Connector P.9
CPU / System Cooling FAN Power Connector P.10
ATX Power P.11
Floppy Port P.11
IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.12
USB Port P.12
IR (Optional) P.13
JP9 (Ring Power On) P.13
JP4 (Wake On LAN) P.14
Panel and Jumper Definition P.15
J22 (2x11 pins jumper) P.15
JP10 (PS/2 Keyboard Power On) P.16
JP1 (Case Open) P.16
JP12 (BIOS Flash ROM Write Protection) P.17
JP5 (Internal Buzzer Connector)[Optional] P.17
JP3 (Clear CMOS) P.18
BAT 1 P.18

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1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

1

2

3

CPU Speed Setup

The system bus frequency can be switched at 90MHz, 95MHz, 100MHz, 105MHz, 110MHz
and 115MHz by adjusting SW1 (See Figure 1). The CPU Frequency is control by BIOS.

MM 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.

SW1: CPU Speed Setup

90MHz

ON

95MHz

ON

100MHz

ON

4

SW1

105MHz

ON

4

SW1

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.

4

SW1

110MHz

ON

4

SW1

4

SW1

115MHz

ON

4

SW1

Connectors

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

Connectors

LPT PORT

USB Connector

COM A

2

1

3

COM B

8 7 6 5

Pin No. Definition

1 USB V0
2 USB D0­3 USB D0+

4

4 GND
5 USB V1
6 USB D1­7 USB D1+
8 GND

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4

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse

6

2

PS/2 Keyboard

Power Cooling FAN Power Connector

PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

5

3

1

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

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

CPU Cooling FAN Power Connector

Pin No. Definition

System Cooling FAN Power Connector

Pin No. Definition

Connectors

1

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

1

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

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ATX Power

Floppy Port

10

20

1

11

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,15-17

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)

GND

RED LINE

IDE1(Primary) , IDE2 (Secondary) Port

IDE 2

IDE 1

USB Port

5

8

RED LINE

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

4

2
3 USB D0+

1

4 GND
5 VCC
6
7 USB D1+
8 GND

Connectors

USB D0−

USB D1−

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IR: Infrared Connector (Optional)

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC(+5V)

1

2 NC
3 IR Data Input
4 GND
5 IR Data Output

JP9: Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

JP4: Wake On LAN

Connectors

1

Pin No. Definition

1 +5VSB
2 GND
3 Signal

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RE

GD

PW

P

−

HD

Panel And Jumper Definition

J22: For 2X11 Pins Jumper

1

1

P+

−

P

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

JP10: PS/2 Keyboard Power On

JP1: Case Open

Panel and Jumper Definition

1

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close PS/2 Keyboard Power on

Enabled

2-3 close PS/2 Keyboard Power on

Disabled (Default)

1

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal
2 GND

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JP12: BIOS Flash ROM Write Protection

Pin No. Definition

Close Write Protection

Open Normal (Default)

Please set Jumper JP12 to “Open”

M

to enabled BIOS write function when
you update new BIOS or new device.

JP5: Internal Buzzer Connector (Optional)

1

1

Pin No. Definition

Close Onboard speaker

Enabled

Open Onboard speaker

Disabled

JP3: Clear CMOS

(User had to short

+ Danger of explosion if battery

Panel and Jumper Definition

1

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Clear CMOS

BAT1: Battery

1-2 till boot)

2-3 close Normal (Default)

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 AMD Athlon 750MHz processor

• DRAM (128x1)MB SDRAM (Hyundai Hy57V1298020 TC-75)

• CACHE SIZE 512 KB included in CPU

• DISPLAY GA-660 32D (32MB)

• STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum KA13600AT)

• O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 SPK5

• DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 16bit colors x 75Hz.

• BUS

MASTER

TUCD 1.3

Processor

Winbench99

CPU mark99 65.2

FPU Winmark 99 4150

Business Disk Winmark 99 5950

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 13800

Business Graphics Winmark 99 363

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 697

Winstone99

Business Winstone99 41.4

Hi-End Winstone99 38.4

AMD Athlon

750MHz(100x7.5)

Block Diagram

9248-110/9179-06

W83977

Block Diagram

66MHz

4 USB Ports

AGP

ATA66 IDE

Channels

COM Ports

AMD-K7

AMD

751

5 PCI

AMD

756

TM

System Bus 100MHz

100MHz

66MHz

33MHz

33MHz

33MHz

8MHz

100MHz

14.318MHz

3.3V SDRAM

100MHz

ICS

14.318MHz

BIOS

ISA Bus

LPT Ports

Winbond

PS/2

Game Port

IR Floppy

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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 two
notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Install memory in any combination table:

DIMM 168-pin SDRAM DIMM Modules
DIMM1 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB X 1 pcs
DIMM2 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB X 1 pcs
DIMM3 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB X 1 pcs

BIOS Setup

$ Page Index for BIOS Setup Page
The Main Menu P.24
Standard CMOS Features P.27
BIOS Features Setup P.30
Chipset Features Setup P.33
Power Management Setup P.37
PNP/ PCI Configuration P.41
Load BIOS Defaults P.43
Load Setup Defaults P.44
Integrated Peripherals P.45
PC Health status P.48
Set Supervisor / User Password P.51
IDE HDD Auto Detection P.52
Save & Exit Setup P.53
Exit Without Saving P.54

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BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to
modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed
CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Power On the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If the
message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to
try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" bottom on the system case. You
may also restart by simultaneously press <Ctrl> − <Alt>− <Del> keys.

CONTROL KEYS

<↑> Move to previous item

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

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

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

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

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

<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and 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 default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option

Page Setup Menu
<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults.
<F8> Reserved
<F9> Reserved

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

BIOS Setup

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

Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 2) will appear on the
screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices.
Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.20

(C) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP PC HEALTH STATUS

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PA SSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC: Quit

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

↑↓→ ←

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

Time, Date , Hard Disk Type…

Figure 2: Main Menu

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•• Standard CMOS Setup

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

•• BIOS Features Setup

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

•• Chipset Features Setup

This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features.

•• Power Management Setup

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

•• PnP/PCI Configuration

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

•• Load BIOS Defaults

BIOS Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in safe configuration.

•• Load Setup Defaults

Setup Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in best performance configuration.

•• Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

•• PC Health Status

This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage , fan, speed.

•• Supervisor password

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

•• User password

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

• IDE HDD auto detection

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

•• Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

•• Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

BIOS Setup

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Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 3) are divided into 10 categories. Each
category includes no, 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 you want in each item.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Mon, Sep 06, 1999
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 04:05:37

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Pri Master Auto
Pri Slave Auto
Sec Master Auto
Sec Slave Auto

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3½
Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Other Memory : 384 Kb
Extended Memory : 63 Mb
Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled Total Memory : 64 Mb
Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit
Day : 01– 31 ↑↓ : Select Item
Year : 1901 – 2099 PU / PD / + / – :Modify
(Shift) F2 : Color

Base Memory : 640 Kb

Figure 3: Standard CMOS Setup

•• 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 1994 through 2079

•• Time

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

•• Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave

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

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

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

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

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

BIOS Setup

•• Floppy Drive A type / Drive B

The category identifies the types 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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• Boot Sector Virus Protection

If it is set to enable, the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to
write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive. The system will halt and
the following error message will appear in the mean time. You can run anti-virus program
to locate the problem.

Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

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

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

boot sector or hard disk partition table (Default Value)

•• Memory

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

Base Memory

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

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

Other Memory

This refers to the memory located in the 640 K to 1024 K address space. This
is memory that can be used for different applications.

DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free
for application programs. Most use for this area is Shadow RAM.

Extended Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the
POST.
This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory
address map.

BIOS Setup

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BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES SETUP

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Quick Boot Enabled
1st Boot Device Floppy
2nd Boot Device IDE-0

3rd Boot Device CDROM

Try Other Boot Devices Yes

Floppy Access Control

Hard Disk Access Control Read-Write

BootUp Num-Lock On

Floppy Drive Swap Disabled

Floppy Drive Seek Disabled

Security Option Setup

Boot To OS/2 > 64MB No
BIOS Write Protect Disabled
C000, 32K Shadow Cached

C800, 16K Shadow Disabled

CC00, 16K Shadow Disabled
D000, 16K Shadow Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
D400, 16K Shadow Disabled F5 :Old Values(Shift)F2:Color
D800, 16K Shadow Disabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
DC00, 16K Shadow Disabled F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Read-Write

ESC: Quit ↑↓→ ←: Select Item

Figure 4: BIOS Features Setup

• Quick Boot

Enabled Enabled Quick Boot Function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled Quick Boot Function.

• 1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device

Floppy Boot Device by Floppy.
LS/ZIP A: Boot Device by LS/ZIP A:.
CDROM Boot Device by CDROM.
SCSI Boot Device by SCSI.
NETWORK Boot Device by NETWORK.
IDE-0~IDE-3 Boot Device by IDE-0~IDE-3.
Disabled Boot Device by Disabled.
ATAPI ZIP C: Boot Device by ATAPI ZIP C:.

• Try Other Boot Device

Yes Enabled other device to boot system. (Default Value)
No Disabled other device to boot system.

• Floppy Access Control

Read-Write Set Floppy Access Control : Read-Write. (Default Value)
Read-Only Set Floppy Access Control : Read Only.

• Hard Disk Access Control

Read-Write Set Hard Disk Access Control : Read-Write. (Default Value)
Read-Only Set Hard Disk Access Control : Read Only.

•• Boot Up Num-Lock

On Keypad is number keys. (Default Value)
Off Keypad is arrow keys.

• Floppy Drive Swap

Enabled Floppy A & B will be swapped under DOS
Disabled Floppy A & B will be normal definition (Default Value).

• Floppy Drive Seek

BIOS Setup

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

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

tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720, 1.2 or 1.44 drive 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)

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•• Security Option

This category allows you to limit access to the Always and Setup, or just to Setup.

Always The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be

denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)

• Boot To OS/2 > 64MB

Yes Enabled Boot To OS/2.
No Disabled Boot To OS/2. (Default Value)

• BIOS Write Protect

Enabled Enabled BIOS Write Protect function.
Disabled Disabled this function. (Default Value)

• C000 32K Shadow- DC00 16K Shadow

These categories determine whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16 byte.

Enabled Optional shadow is enabled.
Disabled Optional shadow is disabled.
Cached Optional shadow is cached.

Chipset Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

**** SDRAM Timing ****
Config SDRAM Timing Auto
*SDRAM PH Limit 32 Cycles

*SDRAM Idle Cycle Limit 8 Cycles

*SDRAM TRC Bank Cycle Time 7 Cycles

*SDRAM TRP SRAS Precharge 2 Cycles

*SDRAM TRAS Timing 5 Cycles

*SDRAM CAS Latency 2 Cycles

*SDRAM TRCD Timing 2 Cycles

DRAM Integrity Mode Disabled

Memory Hole Disabled

DRAM Burst Refresh Enabled

Graphics Aperture Size 64MB
USB Function Enabled
USB KB Legacy Support Disabled

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

F5 :Old Values(Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ESC: Quit ↑↓→ ←: Select Item

Figure 5: Chipset Features Setup

*These seven items will be available when Config SDRAM Timing is set to Manual.

•• Config SDRAM Timing

BIOS Setup

Auto Set Config SDRAM Timing to Auto. (Default value)
Manual Set Config SDRAM Timing to Manual.

•• SDRAM PH Limit

This function specify the number of consecutive Page-Hit requests to allow before

choosing a non-Page-Hit request.

1 Cycles Set SDRAM PH Limit to 1 Cycles.
4 Cycles Set SDRAM PH Limit to 4 Cycles.
32 Cycles Set SDRAM PH Limit to 32 Cycles. (Default value)
64 Cycles Set SDRAM PH Limit to 64 Cycles.

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•• SDRAM Idle Cycle Limit

This function specify the number of idle cycles to wait before precharging an idle bank.(Idle

cycles are defined as cycles where no valid request is asserted to the MCT.)

0 Cycles Set SDRAM Idle Limit to 0 Cycles.
8 Cycles Set SDRAM Idle Limit to 8 Cycles. (Default value)
12 Cycles Set SDRAM Idle Limit to 12 Cycles.
16 Cycles Set SDRAM Idle Limit to 16 Cycles.
24 Cycles Set SDRAM Idle Limit to 24 Cycles.
32 Cycles Set SDRAM Idle Limit to 32 Cycles.
48 Cycles Set SDRAM Idle Limit to 48 Cycles.
Disabled Disabled this function.

•• SDRAM TRC Bank Cycle Time

This function specify the minimum time from activate to activate of the same bank.

3 Cycles Set SDRAM TRC Timing Value to 3 Cycles.
4 Cycles Set SDRAM TRC Timing Value to 4 Cycles.
5 Cycles Set SDRAM TRC Timing Value to 5 Cycles.
6 Cycles Set SDRAM TRC Timing Value to 6 Cycles.
7 Cycles Set SDRAM TRC Timing Value to 7 Cycles. (Default value)
8 Cycles Set SDRAM TRC Timing Value to 8 Cycles.

•• SDRAM TRP SRAS Precharge

This function specify the delay from precharge command to activate command.

2 Cycle Set SDRAM TRP Timing Value to 2 Cycle. (Default value)
3 Cycle Set SDRAM TRP Timing Value to 3 Cycle.

•• SDRAM TRAS Timing

This function specify the minimum bank (SRAS[2:0]#) active time.

2 Cycles Set SDRAM TRAS Timing Value to 2 Cycles.
3 Cycles Set SDRAM TRAS Timing Value to 3 Cycles.
4 Cycles Set SDRAM TRAS Timing Value to 4 Cycles.
5 Cycles Set SDRAM TRAS Timing Value to 5 Cycles. (Default value)
6 Cycles Set SDRAM TRAS Timing Value to 6 Cycles.
7 Cycles Set SDRAM TRAS Timing Value to 7 Cycles.

BIOS Setup

•• SDRAM CAS Latency

This function specify the delay from SCAS[2:0]# to data valid.

2 Cycles Set SDRAM CAS Latency to 2 Cycles. ( Default value )
3 Cycles Set SDRAM CAS Latency to 3 Cycles.
4 Cycles Set SDRAM CAS Latency to 4 Cycles.

•• SDRAM TRCD Timing

This function specify the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or write

command is accepted.

1 Cycle Set SDRAM TRCD Timing Value to 1 Cycle.
2 Cycle Set SDRAM TRCD Timing Value to 2 Cycle. (Default value)
3 Cycle Set SDRAM TRCD Timing Value to 3 Cycle.
4 Cycle Set SDRAM TRCD Timing Value to 4 Cycle.

• DRAM Integrity Mode

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default Value)
ECC Set DRAM Integrity Mode to ECC.

• Memory Hole

Disabled Normal Setting. (Default Value)
14MB-15MB Set Address=14~15MB remap to ISA BUS.
15MB-16MB Set Address=15~16MB remap to ISA BUS.
14MB-16MB Set Address=14~16MB remap to ISA BUS.

• DRAM Burst Refresh

Disabled Disabled this function.
Enabled Enabled DRAM Burst Refresh function. (Default Value)

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• Graphics Aperture Size

32 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 32MB.
64 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 64MB. (Default Value)
128 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 128MB.
256 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 256MB.
512 MB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 512MB.
1 GB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 1GB.
2 GB Display Graphics Aperture Size is 2GB.

• USB Function

Disabled Disabled USB Function.
Enabled Enabled USB Function. (Default Value)

• USB KB Legacy Support

Disabled Disable USB KB Legacy Support. (Default Value)
Keyboard Set USB KB Legacy Support to Keyboard.
Keyb+Mouse Set USB KB Legacy Support to Keyb+Mouse.

BIOS Setup

Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Power Management/APM Enabled PME Event Wake Up Disabled
Video Power Down Mode Suspend Resume by Alarm Disabled

Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Data (of Month) Alarm 15
Standby Time Out (Minute) Disabled Hour Alarm 12
Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled Minute Alarm 30
Display Activity Ignore Second Alarm 30
IRQ3 Both Keyboard PowerOn Function Disabled
IRQ4 Both Password for PowerOn N/A
IRQ5 Ignore Mouse PowerOn function Disabled
IRQ7 Both
IRQ9 Both
IRQ10 Both
IRQ11 Both
IRQ13 Both
IRQ14 Both
IRQ15 Both
Thermal Slow Clock Ratio 50.0% F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify
Soft-off by Power Button
System after AC Back Memory F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan

Instant Off

Enabled F7 : Load Setup Defaults

ESC: Quit ↑↓→ ←: Select Item
F5 :Old Values(Shift)F2:Color

Figure 6: Power Management Setup

• Power Management / APM

Enabled Enabled Green & software APM function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled Green & software APM function.

• Video Power Down Mode

Disabled Disabled Video Power Down Mode Function.
Suspend Set Video Power Down Mode to Suspend. (Default Value)
Stand By Set Video Power Down Mode to Stand By.

•• Hard Disk Power Down Mode

Disabled Disabled Hard Disk Power Down Mode Function.
Suspend Set Hard Disk Power Down Mode to Suspend. (Default Value)
Stand By Set Hard Disk Power Down Mode to Stand By.

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• Standby Time Out (Minute)

Disabled Disabled Standby Time Out Function. (Default Value)
1 Enabled Standby Time Out after 1min.
2 Enabled Standby Time Out after 2min.
4 Enabled Standby Time Out after 4min.
8 Enabled Standby Time Out after 8min.
10 Enabled Standby Time Out after 10min.
20 Enabled Standby Time Out after 20min.
30 Enabled Standby Time Out after 30min.
40 Enabled Standby Time Out after 40min.
50 Enabled Standby Time Out after 50min.
60 Enabled Standby Time Out after 60min.

• Suspend Time Out (Minute)

Disabled Disabled Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value)
1 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 1min.
2 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 2min.
4 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 4min.
8 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 8min.
10 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 10min.
20 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 20min.
30 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 30min.
40 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 40min.
50 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 50min.
60 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 60min.

• Display Activity

Ignore Set Display Activity to Ignore. (Default Value)
Monitor Set Display Activity to Monitor.

• IRQ[3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15]

Ignore Set IRQ to Ignore.
Both Set IRQ to Both.
WakeUp Set IRQ to WakeUP.
Monitor Set IRQ to Monitor.

• Thermal Slow Clock Ratio

12.5% Set Thermal Slow Clock Ratio to 12.5%.

25.0% Set Thermal Slow Clock Ratio to 25.0%.

37.5% Set Thermal Slow Clock Ratio to 37.5%.

50.0% Set Thermal Slow Clock Ratio to 50.0%.(Default Value)

62.5% Set Thermal Slow Clock Ratio to 62.5%.

75.0% Set Thermal Slow Clock Ratio to 75.0%.

87.5% Set Thermal Slow Clock Ratio to 87.5%.

• Soft-off by Power Button

Instant-off Soft switch ON/OFF for POWER ON/OFF. (Default Value)
Delay 4 Sec. Soft switch ON 4sec. for POWER OFF.

•• System after AC Back

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

•• ModemRingOn / WakeOnLan

Disabled Disabled these functions.
Enabled Enabled these functions. (Default value)

BIOS Setup

•• PME Event Wake up

Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake up function.

•• Resume by Alarm

You can set “Resume by 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.

If the default value is Enabled.

Date ( of Month) Alarm : 0~31
Hour Alarm
Minute Alarm

0~23
0~59

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Second Alarm

0~59

•• Keyboard Power on

Disabled Disable Keyboard Power on. (Default value)
Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On

Password.

Power Key

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

•• Password for PowerOn

BIOS Setup

Enter

Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On
Password.

• Mouse Power On Function

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Left-button Double click twice on PS/2 left button.
Right-button Double click twice on PS/2 right button.

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PNP/PCI Configuration

AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

PnP OS Installed No
Reset Configuration Data
PCI Latency Timer 64

VGA Boot from AGP

PCI VGA Palette Snoop

DMA Channel 0

DMA Channel 1 PnP

DMA Channel 3 PnP

DMA Channel 5 PnP

DMA Channel 6

DMA Channel 7

IRQ 3 PCI/PnP

IRQ 4 PCI/PnP

IRQ 5 PCI/PnP

IRQ 7 PCI/PnP

IRQ 9

IRQ 10 PCI/PnP

IRQ 11 PCI/PnP F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

IRQ 14 PCI/PnP F5 :Old Values(Shift)F2:Color

IRQ 15 PCI/PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

No

Disabled
PnP

PnP
PnP

PCI/PnP

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Figure 7: PNP/PCI Configuration

•• PnP OS Installed

Yes Enable PnP OS Installed function.
No Disable PnP OS Installed function. (Default value)

•• Reset Configuration Data

No Disabled this function. (Default value)
Yes Enabled Reset Configuration Data function.

•• PCI Latency Timer

32 Set PCI Latency Timer to 32.
64 Set PCI Latency Timer to 64. (Default value)
96 Set PCI Latency Timer to 96.
128 Set PCI Latency Timer to 128.
160 Set PCI Latency Timer to 160.
192 Set PCI Latency Timer to 192.
224 Set PCI Latency Timer to 224.
248 Set PCI Latency Timer to 248.

• VGA Boot from

AGP Set VGA Boot from to AGP. (Default Value)
PCI Set VGA Boot from to PCI.

•• PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Enabled For having Video Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus.
Disabled For VGA Card only. (Default Value)

•• DMA Channel( 0,1,3,5,6,7 )

ISA/ EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device.
PnP The resource is used by PnP device. (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

•• IRQ ( 3,4,5,7,9, 10,11,14,15 )

ISA/ EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device.
PCI / PnP The resource is used by PCI/ PnP device. (Default Value)

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Load BIOS Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.20

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP PC HEALTH STATUS
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 7 Exit

Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)?

Figure 8: Load BIOS Defaults

•• LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

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

Load Setup Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.20

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP PC HEALTH STATUS
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 7 Exit

Load Setup Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP

Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?

Figure 9: Load SETUP Defaults

•• LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

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

BIOS Setup

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Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

OnBoard IDE Both

OnBoard FDC
OnBoard Serial Port A
OnBoard Serial Port B

IR I/O Pin Select SINB/SOUTB.

Serial PortB Mode Normal

*IR Duplex Mode

OnBoard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode SPP

**Parallel Port IRQ Auto

# Parallel Port DMA N/A

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

F5 :Old Values(Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Auto
Auto
Auto

N/A

Auto

Figure 10: Integrated Peripherals
*This item will be available when “Serial PortB Mode” set to IrDA.
**This item will be available when “Onboard Parallel Port” set to 378, 278 or 3BC.
#This item will be available when “Onboard Parallel Port” set to 378, 278 and “Parallel Mode”

set to ECP.

ESC: Quit ↑↓→ ←: Select Item

• On Board IDE

Disabled Disabled OnBoard IDE.
Both Set OnBoard IDE is Both. (Default Value)
Primary Set OnBoard IDE is Primary.
Secondary Set OnBoard IDE is Secondary.

• OnBoard FDC

Auto Set OnBoard FDC is Auto. (Default Value)
Disabled Disabled OnBoard FDC.
Enabled Enabled OnBoard FDC.

• On Board Serial Port A

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port A address. (Default Value)
3F8/COM1 Enable on Board Serial port A and address is 3F8.
2F8/COM2 Enable on Board Serial port A and address is 2F8.
3E8/COM3 Enable on Board Serial port A and address is 3E8.
2E8/COM4 Enable on Board Serial port A and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable on Board Serial port A.

• On Board Serial Port B

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port B address. (Default Value)
3F8/COM1 Enable on Board Serial port B and address is 3F8.
2F8/COM2 Enable on Board Serial port B and address is 2F8.
3E8/COM3 Enable on Board Serial port B and address is 3E8.
2E8/COM4 Enable on Board Serial port B and address is 2E8.
Disabled Disable on Board Serial port B.

• IR I/O Pin Select

SINB/SOUTB. Set IR I/O Pin Select to SINB/SOUTB. (Default Value)
IRRX/IRTX Set IR I/O Pin Select to IRRX/IRTX.

• Serial PortB Mode

(This item allows you to determine which Serial PortB Mode of onboard I/O chip)

IrDA Set onboard I/O chip Serial PortB to IrDA Mode.
Normal Set onboard I/O chip Serial PortB to Noraml Mode. (Default Value)
ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip Serial PortB to ASKIR Mode.

BIOS Setup

• IR Duplex Mode

N/A Disabled this function. (Default Value)
Half Duplex Set IR Duplex Mode to Half Duplex.
Full Duplex Set IR Duplex to Full Duplex.

•• Onboard Parallel Port

3BC Enabled onboard LPT port and address is 3BC.
378 Enabled onboard LPT port and address is 378.
278 Enabled onboard LPT port and address is 278.
Disabled Disabled onboard LPT port.
Auto Set Onboard Parallel Port to Auto. (Default value)

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• Parallel Port Mode

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value)
EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.
ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.
Normal Normal Operation.

• Parallel Port IRQ

7 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7.
5 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 5.
Auto Set Parallel Port IRQ is Auto. (Default Value)

• Parallel Port DMA

This item is set Auto when On board Parallel port set auto.

3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3.
1 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1.
0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0.
Auto Set Parallel Port DMA is Auto. (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

PC Health Status

AMIBIOS SETUP – PC HEALTH STATUS

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Reset Case Open Status No VBAT 3.056 V

Case Open No
Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle Normal
Shut Down Temperature
CPU Temperature
Current CPU Temperature

CPU Fan Fail Alarm No

Power Fan Fail Alarm

System Fan Fail Alarm No

Current CPU Fan Speed 5273 RPM

Current Power Fan Speed 0 RPM

Current System Fan Speed 0 RPM

Current System Temp.

Vcore 2.016 V

Vcahe 1.488 V

Vcc3 3.312 V

+5.000V 5.030 V F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

+12.000V 11.923 V F5 :Old Values(Shift)F2:Color

-12.000V -11.579 V F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

-5.000V -4.675 V F7 : Load Setup Defaults

70°C/ 158°F
65°C/ 149°F

34°C/ 93°F

No

29°C/ 84°F

5V SB

ESC: Quit ↑↓→ ←: Select Item

4.896 V

Figure 11: PC Health Status

•• Reset Case Open Status

•• Case Open

If the case is closed, “Case Opened” will show “No”.
If the case have been opened, “Case Opened” will show “Yes” .
If you want to reset “Case Opened” value, set “Reset Case Open Status”
to “Yes” and save CMOS, your computer will restart.

•• Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle

Normal Normal Operation. (Default value)

12.5%~87.5% Monitor CPU Temp. will cause system slow down CPU Duty
Cycle to 12.5%~87.5%.

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•• Shut Down Temperature ( °°C / °°F)

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

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

system will automatically power off.

65°C / 149°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 65°C / 149°F, if Temp. > 65°C / 149°F

system will automatically power off.

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

system will automatically power off. (Default value)

75°C / 167°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 75°C / 167°F, if Temp. > 75°C / 167°F

system will automatically power off.

•• CPU Temperature (°°C / °°F)

65°C / 149°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 65°C / 149°F. (Default value)
70°C / 158°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70°C / 158°F.
75°C / 167°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 75°C / 167°F.
80°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80°C / 176°F.
85°C / 185°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 85°C / 185°F.
90°C / 194°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 90°C / 194°F.
95°C / 203°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 95°C / 203°F.
Disabled Disabled this function.

•• Current CPU Temperature ( °°C / °°F)

Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

•• Fan Fail Alarm

CPU / Power / System

No Fan Fail Alarm Function Disabled. (Default Value)
Yes Fan Fail Alarm Function Enabled.

•• Current FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect Fan speed status automatically.

•• Current System Temp. ( °°C / °°F)

Detect System Temp. automatically.

•• Current Vcore / Vcahe / Vcc3 / ±±12V / ±±5V / VBAT / 5VSB

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

BIOS Setup

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Supervisor / User Password

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

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.20

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP PC HEALTH STATUS
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 7 Exit

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will
clear the previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the
password. Type the password again and press <Enter>.

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.

If you select System at Security Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted for
the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. If you
select Setup at Security Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when
you try to enter Setup.

Enter new supervisor password :

Change / Set / Disable Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

BIOS Setup

IDE HDD Auto Detection

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Fri Dec 25, 1998
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24
TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Pri Master : Auto
Pri Slave : Auto
Sec Master: Auto
Sec Slave : Auto

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 ½
Floppy Driver B: Not Installed

Boot Sector Virus Proteotion : Disabled
Month: Jan – Dec ESC : Exit

Day: 01 – 31 ↑↓ : Select Item
Year : 1901– 2099 PU/PD/+/– : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color

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

Type "N" will keep the old H.D.D. parameter setup. If the hard disk cylinder number is over
1024, then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528
MB.

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Base Memory : 640 kb
Other Memory: 384 kb
Extended Memory: 31mb
Total Memory: 32mb

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection

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Save & Exit Setup

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.20

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP PC HEALTH STATUS
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 7 Exit

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 & Exit SETUP

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.20

( C ) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP PC HEALTH STATUS
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 7 Exit

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

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

Quit without saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Datas & Exit SETUP

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

BIOS Setup

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Appendix

Appendix A: AMD Series Chipset Driver Installation

A. AMD EIDE Driver

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

1.Click “General” item.

2.Click “AMD EIDE Driver”

4.Click “Next”.

3.Click “Next”.

6.Click “Finish” to

5.Click “OK”.

(1)

(3)

(2)

(4)

(5) (6)

Appendix

B. AMD AGP Miniport Driver

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

2.Click “AMD AGP Miniport Driver”

1.Click “General” item.

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4.Click “Finish”.

3.Click “Next”.

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Ver.1.0” item.

C. Gigabyte Utility Manager Ver.1.0

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

2.Click “Gigabyte Utility Manager

1.Click “General” item.

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3.Click “Next”.

4.Click “Yes”.

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6.Click “Next”.

5.Click “Next”.

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7.Click “Finish” to

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Appendix B: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

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

ü It is recommended you copy the AWDFlash.exe or AMIFlash.exe in driver CD

(D:\>Utility\BIOSFlash) and the BIOS binary files into the directory you made in your hard
disk. i.e:C:\>Utility\ (C:\>Utility : denotes the driver and the directory where you put the
flash utilities and BIOS file in.)

ü Restart your computer into MS-DOS mode or command prompt only for Win95/98, go

into the directory where the new BIOS file are located use the utility AWDFlash.exe or
AMIFlash.exe to update the BIOS.

ü Type the following command once you have enter the directory where all the files are

located

C:\utility\ AWDFlash or AMIFlash <filename of the BIOS binary file intended for flashing>

ü Once the process is finished, reboot the system
MNote: Please download the newest BIOS from our website (www.gigabyte.com.tw) or

contact your local dealer for the file.

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Appendix C: Acronyms

Acor. Meaning
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

POST Power-On Self Test

LAN Local Area Network

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

MHz Megahertz

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

CPU Central Processing Unit
SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

USB Universal Serial Bus

OS Operating System

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced
SCI Special Circumstance Instructions

LBA Logical Block Addressing
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
BIOS Basic Input / Output System

SMI System Management Interrupt

IRQ Interrupt Request

NIC Network Interface Card

A.G.P. Accelerated Graphics Port

S.E.C.C. Single Edge Contact Cartridge

LED Light Emitting Diode
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

I/O Input / Output

ESD Electrostatic DISCHARGE

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

SRAM Static Random Access Memory

VID Voltage ID

DMI Desktop Management Interface
MIDI Musical Interface Digital Interface

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

AMR Audio Modem Riser

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Acor. Meaning

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

MTH Memory Translation Hub

CRIMM Continuity RIMM