Gigabyte GA-7IXEH User Manual

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FCC Compliance Statement:

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

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.

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

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specifi cations:

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

lementary Information:

Su

This device complies with part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
and (2) this device must accept any inference received, includi ng
that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU

Signature:

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

LA Puent, CA 91744

Mother Board

GA-7IXEH

Eric Lu

Date: Sep. 21, 2001

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 accord ance with the instr uctions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guara nte e tha t i nterfer ence
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 th e equi pment off and on, the user i s encour aged to try t o
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 a ccept any interference received , in cl uding 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

of radio disturbance char ac teristics of

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

EN55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused
of radio disturbance char ac teristics of
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equi pment “Voltage fluctuat ions”
equipment

EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
of radio disturbance char ac teristics of Residual, commercial and li ght industry
household electrical appliances,
portable tools and similar electrical
apparatus Residual, commer c ial and light industr y

EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081-2 Generic emission standard Part 2:
of radio disturbance char ac teristics of Industrial environment
fluorescent lam ps and luminaries

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

EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement ENV 55104 Immunity r equirements for household
of radio disturbance char ac teristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus
information technology equipment

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

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

part 12 sound and television signals

declare that the product

Mother Board

GA-7IXEH

is in conformity with

EN60555-2 by household appliances and similar

EN60555-3 by household appliances and similar

EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:

CE marking (EC conformity m ar k ing)

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 infor mation technology equipment

electronic and related apparatus for i nc luding electrical business equipment
household and similar general use

EN 60335 Safety of household and similar EN 50091-1 General and Safety requir ements for
electrical appl iances uninterruptible power system s (UPS )

Signature

Date : Sep.21, 2001 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

:

Rex Lin

7IXEH

AMD AthlonTM/Duron

Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard

TM

Socket A Pro cessor

REV. 1.0 First Edition

12ME-7IXEH-1001

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision History Manual revision information

2) Item Checklist Product item list

3) Features Product information & specification

4) Installation Guide Instructions on CPU & Memory installation

5) Performance & Block Diagram Product performance & block diagram

6) Q-Flash BIOS Utility Q-Flash BIOS utility introduction

TM

7) @BIOS

& EasyTuneIIITM @BIOS

8) BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS

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

software

service

TM

& EasyTuneIIITM introduction

10) Appendix

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1
Item Checklist P.2
Features Summary P.3
7IXEH Motherboard Layout P.4
Installation Guide P.5
Page Index For Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.10
Performance List P.19
Block Diagram P.20
Q-Flash BIOS Utility Introduction P.21

@BIOSTM Introduction

EasyTuneIIITM Introduction
Page Index for BIOS Setup P.26
Technical Support /RMA Sheet P.55
Appendix P.56

P.23

P.24

7IXEH Motherboard

Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.0 Initial release of the 7IXEH motherboard user’s
manual.

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.

Sep.05, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Sep. 2001

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Item Checklist

 The 7IXEH motherboard
 Cable for IDE / floppy device
 Diskettes or CD (VUCD) for motherboard driver & utility
 7IXEH user’s manual

Item Checklist

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7IXEH Motherboard

Features Summary

Form Factor  30.4 cm x 18.3 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPU

 AMD Athlon
 FSB200MHz, 256K/64K L2 cache on die
 Supports 600MHz ~ 1.4GHz and faster

TM

/DuronTM (K7) Socket A Processor

Chipset Apollo KT133E/KT133, consisting of:

 VT8363/VT8363E Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC)
 VT82C686B PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral

Controller (PSIPC)

Clock Generator

ICS 94236AF

Memory  3 168-pin DIMM sockets

 Supports PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM and VCM SDRAM
 Supports up to 1.5GB DRAM
 Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

I/O Control  VT82C686B
Slots  1 AGP slot supports 4X mode & AGP 2.0 compliant

 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
 1 ISA slot

On-Board IDE  Supports UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100 IDE & ATAPI

CD-ROM

 2 IDE bus master (UDMA 33 / ATA 66 / ATA 100) IDE

ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices
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)
 4 USB ports
 1 IrDA connector for IR

Hardware Monitor  System voltage detect
PS/2 Connector

 PS/2



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOS  Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM
Additional Features  Support Wake-On-LAN

 Includes 2 fan power connectors
 Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection
 Support @BIOS™ and EasyTuneIII™

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7IXEH Motherboard Layout

PS/2

USB_ON

USB1

7IXEH Motherboard Layout

ATX POWER

COM A

LPT

Socket A

CPU

FLOPPY

COM B

CPU_FAN

VT8363E

IDE1

IDE2

7IXEH

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

AGP 1

BIOS

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

ISA 1

Clock
Generator

VT82C

BAT1

686B

SYS_FAN

IR

F_PANEL

USB2

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7IXEH Motherboard

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 slo ts 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- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 2-Install memory modules
Step 3-Install expansion cards
Step 4-Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply
Step 5-Set up BIOS software
Step 6-Install supporting software tools

Step 1

Step 4

Installation Guide

Step 2

Step 4

Step 3

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7IXEH Motherboard

CPU Installation

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

CPU T op View

CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

Blank

1.Pull the lever out and lift it up.

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.The notched corner should be orientated
toward the blank space on the socket nearest
the lever. The CPU will only fit in the orientation
as shown.

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Installation Guide

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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7IXEH Motherboard

Memory Installation

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory mod ule (DIM M) sock ets supp ort 6 banks. 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.

SDRAM

1. The DIMM slot has two 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.

Install memory in any combination table:

DIMM 168-pin SDRAM DIMM Modules
DIMM 1 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs
DIMM 2 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs
DIMM 3 Supports 16 / 32 / 64 /128 / 256 / 512 MB X 1 pcs

★Total System Memory (Max 1.5GB)

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Installation Guide

 Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Page
Connectors P.11
ATX Power P.14
COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.11
CPU_FAN (CPU Fan) P.13
Floppy Port P.14
IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.15
IR (IR) P.16
PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.12
SYS_FAN (System Fan) P.13
USB 1 Connector P.11
USB 2 Connector P.12
WOL (Wake On LAN) P.15
Panel and Jumper Definition P.17
BAT1 (Battery) P.18
F_PANEL (2x11 Pins Jumper) P.17
USB_ON (USB Device Wake Up Selection) P.18

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7IXEH Motherboard

Connectors

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

LPT Port

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.

USB 1 Connector

Please note:

make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip,
speaker..etc. have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS (Win 95 w/
USB supperment, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT w/ SP 6)
supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please
contact OS venders for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information
please contact your OS or device(s) venders.

COM A

Pin No. Definition

4

2

1

3

COM B

1 USB V0
2 USB D0­3 USB D0+
4 GND
5 USB V1

56

7

8

6 USB D1­7 USB D1+
8 GND

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please

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USB 2 Connector

t

2

1

Please note:

Be careful wit h t he polar i t y of t he f ront panel USB connector. Check the pi n
assignment while y ou connect the front panel USB cable. Pl ease contac
your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.

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9

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

Connectors

Pin N o . Definition

1 +5V
2 GND

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

10 +5V

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2

Mouse/Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

6

4

2

5

3

1

PS/2 Keyboard

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

Please note:

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

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7IXEH Motherboard

CPU_FAN: CPU Fan

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

Please note

the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by
overheating.
The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600mA .

, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent

SYS_FAN: System Fan

1

Pin No. Definition

1 GND
2 +12V
3 SENSE

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ATX Power

A

Floppy Port

Connectors

20
10

11

1

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,

15-17

GND

1,2,11 3.3V

4,6,19,20 VCC

10 +12V
12 -12V
18 -5V

8 Power Good
9 5V SB (stand by+5V)

14 PS-ON (Soft On/Off)

Please note:

C power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX

power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

14

Red Line

FDD1

7IXEH Motherboard

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

WOL: Wake On LAN (Optional)

IDE 1 ID E 2

1

Red Line

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal

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