Gigabyte GA-7VKMLE User Manual

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motherboard, this may void the warranty of
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Limits and met hods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

of radio disturbance characteristics of

household electrical appliances,

portable tools and similar electrical

apparatus

of radio disturbance characteristics of

fluorescent lamps and luminaries

Immunity from radio interference of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

of radio disturbance characteristics of

information technology equipment

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment

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with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC

Safety requirements for mains operated

electronic and related apparatus for

household and similar general use

Safety of household and similar

electrical appliances

(Stamp)

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declare that t he produc t

Mother Board

GA-7VKMLE

is in conformity with

o EN 61000- 3-2*

T EN 60555-2

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T EN 60555-3

T EN 50081-1

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o EN5009 1-2

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Manufa cturer/Importer

Date : Septem ber 30, 2002

Disturbances in supply syst ems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Harmonics”

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”

Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry

Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

lmmunity requirements for household

appliances tools and similar apparatus

EMC requirements for uninte rruptible

power systems (UPS)

(EC confor mity marking)

Safety for information technology equipment

including electrical bussiness equipment

General and Safety require ments for

uninterruptible pow er systems (UPS)

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Name:

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Conforms to the following specifications:

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

Supplementary Information:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received,
including that may cause undesired operation.

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Motherboard
GA-7VKMLE

ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date:

September 30,2002

GA-7VKMLE

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

USER’S MANUAL

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

Rev. 4001

12ME-7V KMLE-4001

Table of Content

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Item Checklist .....................................................................................4

WARNING! .......................................................................................... 4

Chapter 1 Introduction .........................................................................5

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ..............................................8

Features Summary ......................................................................................... 5

GA-7VKMLE Motherboard Layout ................................................................. 7

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........................................ 9

Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup .....................................................................................................9

Step1-2: CPU Installation ....................................................................................................... 10

Step1-3: CPU Cooling Fan Installation .................................................................................. 11

Step 2: Install memory modules .................................................................. 12

Step 3: Install expansion cards .................................................................... 14

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply ............ 15

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ....................................................................................15

Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction ...........................................................................................17

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ....................................................................... 25

The M ain Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2a) ....................................... 26

Standard CMOS Features ........................................................................... 28

BIOS Features Setup .................................................................................... 31

Chipset Features Setup ................................................................................ 33

Power Management Setup .......................................................................... 36

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PNP/PCI Configuration ................................................................................. 3 9

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................ 41

Load Optimized Defaults .............................................................................. 42

Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................. 43

Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup ................................................................ 4 7

Set Supervisor / User Password ................................................................... 48

IDE HDD Auto Detection ............................................................................... 49

Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 5 0

Exit Without Saving ........................................................................................ 51

Chapter 4 Technical Reference .......................................................... 53

Block Diagram .............................................................................................. 5 3

@ BIOSTM Introduction .................................................................................. 54

Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction .......................................................................... 55

Flash BIOS Method Introduction ................................................................. 5 6

Chapter 5 Appendix .......................................................................... 61

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

þ The GA-7VKMLE motherboard o 2 Port USB Cable x 1

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þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 o 4 Port USB Cable x 1
þ CD for motherboard driver & utility o SPDIF KIT x 1(SPD-KIT)
þ GA-7VKMLE user's manual o IEEE 1394 Cable x1
þ I/O Shield o Audio Combo Kit x 1
o Quick PC Installation Guide o Motherboard Settings Label
o RAID Manual

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.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

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 thi s way you can still attach th e 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 c ircuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the

fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

WARNING!

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 switche d off before you plug in or remove the ATX

power connector on the motherboard.

If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor — 24.3cm x 19cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

CP U — Socket A processor

AMD AthlonTM/AthlonTM XP/Duron

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

— Supports 1.4GHz and faster

— 200/266MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds

Chipset — VIA KM266/KL266 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC)

— VIA VT8233 Low cost V-LINK Client Highly Intergated

Memory — 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

— Supports PC1600 DDR or PC2100 DDR DIMM

— Supports up to 1GB DRAM (Max)

— Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control — IT8700F

Slots — 3 PCI Slots Supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE — 2 IDE bus master (ATA66/100/133) IDE ports for up to 4

ATAPI devices

— Supports PIO mode3,4 (ATA66/100/133) 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 port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

— 2 Serial port (COM A, Internal COM B)

— 1 VGA port

— 4 USB ports (Rear USB x 2, Front USB x 2)

Hardware Monitor — CPU temperature detect

TM

(K7) Socket A processor

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to be conti nued......

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On-Board Sound — AC97 CODEC

On-Board LAN — Build in RTL8100BL Chipset *

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PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

BIOS — Licensed AMI BIOS

Additional Features — STR(Suspend-To-RAM)

M Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications.

— Line In/Line Out/Mic In/CD_In/Game Port

— Build in RTL8101L Chipset **

— Support Q-Flash Utility

— AC Recovery

— USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

— PS2 KB/Mouse wake up from S1, S3, S4, S5

— Supports @BIOS

— Supports Easy Tune

TM

TM

4

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.

"*" for PCB Ver.: 3.1

"**" for PCB Ver.: 4.0

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GA-7VKMLE Motherboard Layout

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MS_KB

USB

COMA

VGA

LINE_OUT

LINE_IN

MIC_IN

CODEC

LAN

LPT

GAME

F_AU DIO

RTL8 10 0BL *

RTL 810 1L **

IT8 7 00 F

CD_IN

BIOS

SOCKET A

COMB

CPU _FAN

KM 266 /KL26 6

BAT

CLK _JP

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

RAM _LED

GA-7VKMLE

DDR1

F_U SB1

VT8 2 33

FD D

ATX

IDE1

IDE2

DDR2

SYS_FAN

F_PANEL

PWR_ LED

"*" for PCB Ver.: 3.1

"**" for PCB Ver.: 4.0

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

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Step 1- Set system Jumper(CLK_JP)

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- Setup BIOS software

Step 7- Install supporting software tools

Step 2

Step 3

Step 5

Step 5

Step 4

Step 1

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133MHz by adjusting CLK_JP.

(The frequency ratio depend on CPU.)

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1

1

Default Setting: 10 0MHz

1-2 close: 100 MHz

2-3 close: 133 MHz

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Step1-2: CPU Installation

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CPU Top View

CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

Pin1 indicator

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever

and up to 90-degree angle.

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.

M Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.

M If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause

improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Step1-3: CPU Cooling Fan Installation

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1.Press down the CPU socket

lever and finish CPU installation.

3.Fasten the cooling fan supporting-base

onto the CPU socket on the main-

board.

2.Use qualified fan approved by AMD.

4.Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to

the CPU fan connector, tha n install

complete.

MPlease use AMD approved cooling fan.
MWe recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat

conduction between your CPU and cooling fan.

MMake sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector,

this completes the installation.

MPlease refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail installation

procedure.

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Step 2: Install memory modules

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cally 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 Unbuffered DDR DIMM

Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMMx64/x72 2 DIMMsx64/x72

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes

64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 64 MBytes 128 MBytes

128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes

128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes

256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 512 MBytes 1 GBytes

256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes

512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks) 512 MBytes 1 GBytes

The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automati-

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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 verticallyinto the

DIMM slot. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of theDIMM 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 bottle-

neck 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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M When RAM_LED is ON, do not install/remove DDR from socket.
M Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one

notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change

the insert orientation.

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Step 3: Install expansion cards

1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into

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2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer.

3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.

4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.

5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.

6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.

7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.

8. Install related driver from the operating system

the computer.

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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power

supply

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

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u

v w

u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard

and PS/2 mouse.

v USB & LAN Connector

Ø Before you connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s), please make sure your device(s)

LAN

USB 1

USB 0

such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip,

speaker..etc. Have a standard USB interface.

Also make sure your OS supports USB

controller. If your OS does not support USB

controller, please contact OS vendor for possible

patch or driver upgrade. For more information

please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

x

y

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w Parallel Port and VGA Port/COMA Port

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x Game /MIDI Ports

y Audio Connectors

Parallel Port

(25 pin Female)

COMA

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

Joystick / MIDI (15 pin Female)

Line Out

MIC In

Line In

VGA

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

ØThis mainboard sutports 1 standard COM port,

1 VGA port and 1 LPT port. Device like printer

can be connected to LPT port ; mouse and

modem etc can be connected to COM port.

ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI key

board and other relate audio devices.

ØAfter install onboard audio driver, you may

connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone
to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM, walkman
etc can be connected to Line-In jack.

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Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

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1 3

7

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4

5

11

13

9

1) CPU_FAN 9) BAT

2) SYS_FAN 10) F_AUDIO

3) ATX 11) CD_IN

4) FDD 12) F_USB1

5) IDE1/IDE2 13) COMB

6) PWR_LED

7) RAM_LED

8) F_PANEL

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2

8

6

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1) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

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1

GND Sense

+12V

Ø Please note, a proper installation of the CPU

cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from run

ning under abnormal condition or damaged by

overheating.The CPU fan connector supports

Max. current up to 600mA .

2) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

GND

1

+12V

Sense

3) ATX (ATX Power)

3.3V

-12V

GND

PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

GND

GND

GND

-5V

VC C

VC C

3.3V

1

3.3V

VC C

Ø This connector allows you to link with the

cooling fan on the system case to lower the

system temperature.

Ø AC 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.

GND

GND

VC C

GND

Power Good

5V SB (Stand by +5V)

+12V

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4) FDD (Floppy Connector)

Ø Please connect the floppy driver ribbon cables

to FDD. It supports 360K,1.2M,720K,1.44M

and 2.88M bytes floppy disk types.

The rad stripe of the ribbn cable must be the

same side with the Pin1.

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5) IDE1/IDE2 [IDE1 (Primary), IDE2(Secondary) Connector]

Ø Important Notice:

Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and

connect CDROM to IDE2.

The rad stripe of the ribbn cable must be the

same side with the Pin1.

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IDE1

6 ) PWR_LED

IDE2

1

1

MPD+

MPD-

1

Ø PWR_LED is connect with the system power

indicator to indicate whether the system is

on/off. It wi ll blink when the system enters

suspend mode. If you use dual color LED,

power LED will turn to anothe r color.

MPD-

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7) RAM_LED

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8) F_PANEL (2x10 pins Connector)

Ø Do not remove memory modules while

DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or

other unexpected damages due to the 2.5V stand

+

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

MSG(Message LED/Power/ Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Sleep LED) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

N C N C

-

SPK-

SPK+

PW-

1

PW+

MSG-

1

MSG+

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

Close: Reset Hardware System

Close: Power On/Off

by voltage. Remove memory modules only

when AC Power cord is disconnected.

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1

N C

1

RES+
RES­HD-

1

HD+

2201

Ø Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis

front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.

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9) BAT (Battery)

CAUTION

v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

v Replace only with the same or equivalent

+

type recommended by the manufacturer.

v Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacture's instructions.

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10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio)

910

Rear Audio (L)

Rear Audio (R)

POWER

GND

1

2

11) CD_IN (CD Audio Line In)

CD-L

GND

CD-R

1

Front Audio (L)
Reserved
Front Audio (R)

REF

MIC

Ø If you want to use Front Audio connector, you

must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize

the front audio header, your chassis must have

front audio connector. Also please make sure the

pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin

assigment on the MB header. To find out if the

chassis you are buying support front audio

connector, please contact your dealer.Please note,

you can have the alternative of using front audio

connector or of using rear audio connector to play

sound.

Ø Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out

to the connector.

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12) F_USB1 (Front USB Connector)(F_USB1 connector in yellow is for USB 1.1)

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Power

USB Dy-

1

Power
USB Dx-

USB Dy+

USB Dx+

GND

USB Over Current

GND

Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front

USB connector. Check the pin assignment

while you connect the front USB cable.

Please contact your nearest dealer for

optional front USB cable.

13) COM B (White)

NDSRB-

NDTRB-

NSIN B

1

NDCDB-

NSOUTB

GND

NCTSB-

N C

NRIB-

NRTSB-

Ø Be careful with the polarity of the COMB

connector. Check the pin assignment while you

connect the COMB cable.

Please contact your nearest dealer for

optional COMB cable.

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Hardware Installation Process- 23 -

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Chapter 3 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 -b acked C M OS RAM so that it

retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

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ENTERING

Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup.

CONTROL

<á> Move to previous item

<â> Move to next item

<ß> Move to the item in the left hand

<à> Move to the item in the right hand

<Enter> Select item

<Esc> M ain M enu - Quit and not sav e changes into CM OS Status Page Setup Menu and

<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric v alue or make changes

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

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

<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 C M OS v alue from BIOS default table

<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults

<F8> Q-Flash utility

<F9> System Information

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

SETUP

K EYS

Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to M ain M enu

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G ETTING HELP

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

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Press F1 to pop up a small help window that descr ibes the appropriate keys to use and the possible

selections for the highlighted item. To exit the H elp Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2a)

Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the M ain M enu (Figure 1) w ill appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow key s to

select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.

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 FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Q-Flash Utility F10:Sav e & Ex it

M ain Menu

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Time, Date , Hard Disk Type…

Figure 1: Main Menu

l Standard CMOS Features

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

l BIOS Features Setup

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

l Chipset Features Setup

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

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l Power Management Setup

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

l PNP/PCI Configurations

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

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

most stable configurations.

l Load Optimized Defaults

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

highest performance configurations.

l Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

l Hardware Monitor & M ISC Setup

This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status.

l Set Supervisor Password

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

setup.

l Set User Password

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

l IDE HDD Auto Detection

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

l Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

l Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

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System Date : Jan 08 2002 Tue

System Time : 14:44:35

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Pri Master : Auto

Pri Slave : Auto

Sec Master : Auto

Sec Slave : Auto

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Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3

Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Other Memory : 384 Kb

Virus Protection : Disabled Total Memory : 96 Mb
Date is standard format ESC : Exit

Month : Jan - Dec hi : Select Item

Day : 01- 31 PU / PD / + / - :Modify

Year : 1990 - 2099 (Shift) F2 : Color

1/2

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup

Base Memory : 640 Kb

Extended Memory : 95 Mb

F System Date

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

8Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only
8Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
8Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)

8Year The year, from 1990 through 2099

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F System Time

The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour

military time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

F Primary Master, Slave / Second ary Master, Slave

The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from driv e C to F that has been installed in the

computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type. M anual type is user-definable; Auto

type which will automatically detect H DD type.

Note that the specifications of your driv e must match w ith the driv e 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 key board and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in

the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

8SIZE HDD Size
8CYLS. Number of cy linders

8HEADS number of heads
8PRECOMP write precomp

8LANDZONE Landing zone
8SECTORS number of sectors
8MODE Logical block addressing

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

English

F Floppy Drive A / Drive B

The category identifies the ty pes of floppy disk driv e A or driv e B that has been installed in the

computer.

8Not Installed No floppy drive installed

81.2M, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch AT-type high-density driv e; 1.2M by te capacity

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

8720K, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

81.44M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M by te capacity .

82.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M by te capacity .

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F Virus Protection

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FM emory

If it is set to enable, the category w ill flash on the screen w hen 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.

8Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a w arning

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

8Disabled No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot

sector or hard disk partition table (Default Value)

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 conv entional) 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 M emory

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.

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BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP

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BIOS Flash Protection : Auto

1st Boot Device : Disabled

2nd Boot Device : Disabled

3rd Boot Device : Disabled

Floppy Drive Seek : Disabled

BootUp Num-Lock : On

Password Check : Setup ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

Interrupt Mode : APIC F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Fail-Safe F7:Optimized

F8 : Q-Flash Utility

Figure 3: BIOS Feature Setup

FBIOS Flash Protection

This field lets you determine the states that flash BIOS.

8Auto BIOS enables flash w rite access automatically when updating BIOS data/

DMI/ESCD. (Default Value)

8Enabled During POST, DMI/ESCD would not be updated. But flash tools can update

BIOS always.

English

F1st / 2 nd / 3rd Boot device

8Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

8CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.
8Disabled Disable this function.

8IDE-0~3 Select your boot device priority by IDE-0~3.
8Realtek Boot Select y our boot device priority by Realtek Lan function.

Boot order depends on the devices you use, for example: Floppy, HDD, CD-ROM...

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FFloppy Drive Seek

English

FBoot Up Num-Lock

FPassword Check

FS.M .A.R.T. for Hard Disks

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk driv e installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is

40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.

8Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note

that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M drive type as they are all

80tracks.

8Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk driv e by track number. Note

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

8On Keypad is number keys. (Default value)

8Off Keypad is arrow keys.

Please refer to the detail on P.48

8Always The user must enter correct password in order to access the sy stem and/or

BIOS Setup.

8Setup The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup utility.

(Default Value)

8Enabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability .
8Disabled Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. (Default value)

FInterrupt Mode

8APIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for system use.(Default value)

8PIC Use AT stantard IRQ controlles to generate IRQ.

When you already have IOAPIC enable system and want to up grade the system please note, since

running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Windows NT,Windows 2000, Windows XP...) system with none

IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang. Following are some situations users might run into:

1.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this w ill caus e y our

system to hang.

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Chipset Features Setup

We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless y ou really need it.

AMIBIOS SETUP - CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

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Configure SDRAM by SPD :Enabled

SDRAM Frequency :Auto

#SDRAM CAS# Latency :2.5

SDRAM Command Rate :2T Command

AGP Mode :4X

AGP Comp. Driving :Auto

Manual AGP Comp. Driving :DA

AGP Fast Write :Disabled

AGP Aperture Size :64MB

AGP Read Synchronization :Disabled

PCI Delay Transaction :Disabled

USB Controller :4 USB Ports ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item

USB Legacy Support :Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

USB Port 64/60 Emulation :Disabled F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Fail-Safe F7:Optimized

F8 : Q-Flash Utility

Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

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#This item will be available when "Configure SDRAM by SPD" is set to Disabled.

F Configure SDRAM by SPD

8Disabled Disable Configure SDRAM by SPD.

8Enabled Enable Configure SDRAM by SPD. (Default Value)

FSDRAM Frequency

8200MHz Set SDRAM Frequency to 200MHz.

8266MHz Set SDRAM Frequency to 266MHz.

8Auto Set SDRAM Frequency to Auto. (Default Value)

F SDRAM CAS # Latency

82 For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module.

82.5 For Slow er SDRAM DIMM module. (Default Value)

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FSD RAM Command Rate

English

FAG P Mode

FAG P Comp. Driving

F AGP Fast Write

FAG P Aperture Size

82T Command Set SDRAM Command Rate to 2T Command. (Default Value)

81T Command Set SDRAM Command Rate to 1T Command.

84X Set AGP Mode to 4X. (Default Value)

81X Set AGP Mode to 1X.

82X Set AGP Mode to 2X.

8Auto Set AGP Comp. Driving to Auto. (Default Value)

8Manual Set AGP Comp. Driving to Manual.

If AGP Comp. Driving is Manual.
Manual AGP Comp. Driving : 00~FF

8Disabled Disable AGP Fast Write. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable AGP Fast Write.

84MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB.

88MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB.

816MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB.

832MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB.

864MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB. (Default Value)

8128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB.

8256MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB.

F AGP Read Synchronization

8Enabled Enable AGP Read Synchronization.

8Disabled Disable AGP Read Synchronization. (Default Value)

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F PCI Delay Transaction

8Enabled Enable PCI Delay Transaction.

8Disabled Disable PCI Delay Transaction.(Default Value)

F U SB Controller

8Disabled Disable USB Controller function.

84 USB Ports Enable 4 USB Ports. (Default Value)

82 USB Ports Enable 2 USB Ports.

F U SB Legacy Support

8No Mice Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Floppy.

8All Device Set USB Legacy Support Key board / Mouse /Floppy .

8Disabled Disable USB Legacy Support Function. (Default Value)

F U SB Port 64/60 Emulation

8Enabled To use USB mouse under Win NT env ironment, set USB Legacy

Support to KB/Mouse/FDD and USB Port 64/60 Emulation to enabled.

8Disabled Disable this Function. (Default Value)

English

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Power Management Setup

English

ACPI Standby State :S1/POS Resume On RTC Alarm :Disabled

Power LED in S1 state :Blinking RTC Alarm Date :15

USB Dev Wakeup From S3 :Disabled RTC Alarm Hour :12

Suspend Time Out (Min.) :Disabled RTC Alarm Minute :30

IRQ3 :Monitor RTC Alarm Second :30

IRQ 4 :Monitor

IRQ 5 :Ignore

IRQ 7 :Monitor

IRQ 9 :Ignore

IRQ 10 :Ignore

IRQ 11 :Ignore

IRQ 13 :Ignore

IRQ 14 :Monitor

IRQ 15 :Ignore

Soft-off by Pow er Button :Instant off

AC Back Function :Soft-Off ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item

Modem Ring / Wake On Lan :Enabled F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

PME Event Wake Up :Enabled F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

Keyboard Wakeup From :S1(Suspend) F6 : Fail-Safe F7:Optimized

PS/2 Mouse Wakeup From :S1(Suspend) F8 : Q-Flash Utility

AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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Figure 5: Power Management Setup

F ACPI Standby State

8S1/POS Set ACPI standby state is S1. (Default Value)

8S3/STR Set ACPI standby state is S3.

F Power LED in S1 state

8Blinking In standby mode(S1), pow er LED will blink. (Default Value)

8Dual/OFF In standby mode(S1):

a. If use single color LED, power LED will turn off.

b. If use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.

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F U SB Dev Wak eup From S3

USB Dev Wakeup From S3 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3/STR.

8Enabled Enable USB Dev Wakeup From S3.

8Disabled Disable USB Dev Wakeup From S3. (Default Value)

F Suspend Time Out (Min.)

8Disabled Disable Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value)

81 Enable Suspend Time Out after 1min.

82 Enable Suspend Time Out after 2min.

84 Enable Suspend Time Out after 4min.

88 Enable Suspend Time Out after 8min.

810 Enable Suspend Time Out after 10min.

820 Enable Suspend Time Out after 20min.

830 Enable Suspend Time Out after 30min.

840 Enable Suspend Time Out after 40min.

850 Enable Suspend Time Out after 50min.

860 Enable Suspend Time Out after 60min.

F IRQ 3 ~IRQ15

8Ignore Ignore IRQ3 ~IRQ15.

8Monitor Monitor IRQ3~IRQ15.

English

F Soft-off by Power Button

8Instant off Soft switch ON/OFF for POWER ON/OFF. (Default Value)

8Suspend Soft sw itch ON/OFF for suspend.

F AC Back Function

8Soft-Off When AC-power back to the sy stem, the sy stem will be in "Soft-Off" state.

(Default Value)

8Full-On When AC-power back to the sy stem, the sy stem will be in "Full-On" state.

8Memory When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state

before AC-power off.

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F M odem Ring /Wake On LAN

English

F PM E Event Wake Up

F K eyboard Wakeup From

F PS/2 Wakeup From

8Disabled Disable Resume Modem Ring / Wake On LAN.

8Enabled Enable Resume Modem Ring / Wake On LAN. (Default Value)

8Disabled Disable PME Event Wake Up.

8Enabled Enabled PME Ev ent Wake Up. (Default Value)

8S1(Suspend) Keyboard is able to Wakeup the system from S1(Suspend) state.

(Default value)

8S1/S3 Keyboard is able to Wakeup the system from S1/S3 state.

8S1/S3/S4/S5 Keyboard is able to Wakeup the system from S1/S3/S4/S5 state.

8S1(Suspend) PS/2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from S1(Suspend) state.

(Default value)

8S1/S3 PS/2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from S1/S3 state.

8S1/S3/S4/S5 PS/2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from S1/S3/S4/S5 state.

F Resume On RTC Alarm

You can set "RTC Alarm Power On" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on

system.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

RTC Alarm Date: Everyday, 1~31

RTC Alarm Hour: 0~23

RTC Alarm Minute : 0~59

RTC Alarm Second: 0~59

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PNP/PCI Configuration

AMIBIOS SETUP - PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

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OnChip VGA Frame Buffer : 32MB

VGA Boot From : AGP

PCI Slot 1 IRQ Priority : Auto

PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority : Auto

PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority : Auto

Realtek LAN ROM initial : Yes

ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item

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

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Fail-Safe F7 : Optimized

F8 : Q-Flash Utility

Figure 6: PNP/PCI Configuration

F OnChip VGA Frame Buffer

88MB Set OnChip VGA Frame Buffer to 8MB.

816MB Set OnChip VGA Frame Buffer to 16MB.

832MB Set OnChip VGA Frame Buffer to 32MB.(Default Value)

8None Disable this function.

English

F VGA Boot From

8AGP Set VGA Boot from AGP VGA Card. (Default Value)

8PCI Set VGA Boot from PCI VGA Card.

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F PCI Slot1, 2, 3 IRQ Priority

English

FRealtek LAN ROM initial

8Auto The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 1, 2, 3 device. (Default Value)

83 The sy stem will reserv ed IRQ3 for PCI slot 1, 2, 3 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ3.

84 The sy stem will reserv ed IRQ4 for PCI slot 1, 2, 3 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ4.

85 The sy stem will reserv ed IRQ5 for PCI slot 1, 2, 3 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ5.

87 The sy stem will reserv ed IRQ7 for PCI slot 1, 2, 3 device if no legacy ISA

device using IRQ7.

810 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1, 2, 3 dev ice if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ10.

811 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 1, 2, 3 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ11.

8Yes Enabled Realtek LAN ROM initial. (Default Value)

8No Disabled Realtek LAN ROM initial.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

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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 FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Q-Flash Utility F10:Sav e & Ex it

FLoad Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter v alues of to configure

the system to achieve maximum stability.

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 7: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Optimized Defaults

English

FLoad Optimized Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

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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 FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Q-Flash Utility F10:Sav e & Ex it

Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter v alues to configure

the system to achieve maximum performance.

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?N

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 8: Load Optimized Defaults

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Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP - INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

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OnBoard IDE :Both

IDE1 Conductor Cable :Auto

IDE2 Conductor Cable :Auto

OnBoard FDC :Auto

OnBoard Serial Port 1 :Auto

OnBoard Serial Port 2 :Auto

OnBoard Parallel Port :Auto

Parallel Port Mode :ECP

Parallel Port IRQ :Auto

Parallel Port DMA :Auto

OnBoard MIDI Port :300

MIDI Port IRQ :5

OnBoard Game Port :201

OnBoard AC’97 Audio :Auto ESC : Quit higf: Select Item

OnBoard Lan Chip :Enabled F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Fail-Safe F7:Optimized

F8 : Q-Flash Utility

English

Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals

F OnBoard IDE

8Disabled Disabled OnBoard IDE.

8Both Set OnBoard IDE is Both (Default Value).

8Primary Set OnBoard IDE is Primary.

8Secondary Set OnBoard IDE is Secondary.

F IDE1 Conductor Cable

8Auto Will be automatically d etected b y BIOS. (Default Value)

8ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Pl ease make sure y ou r IDE

device and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

8ATA33 Set IDE1 Conduc tor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE d ev ice

and cable is compatible with ATA33).

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F IDE2 Conductor Cable

English

FOn Board FDC

FOnb oard Serial Port 1

FOnb oard Serial Port 2

8Auto Will be automatically d etected b y BIOS. (Default Value)

8ATA66/100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Pl ease make sure y ou r IDE

device and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

8ATA33 Set IDE2 Conduc tor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE d ev ice

and cable is compatible with ATA33).

8Auto Set On Board FDC is Auto (Default Value).

8Disabled Disabled On Board FDC.

8Enabled Enabled On Board FDC.

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address (Default Value).

83F8/COM1 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8.

82F8/COM2 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

83E8/COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.

82E8/COM4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address. (Default Value)

83F8/COM1 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.

82F8/COM2 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8.

83E8/COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.

82E8/COM4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

FOnBoard Parallel port

8378 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 378.

8278 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 278.

83BC Enable On Board LPT port and address is 3BC.

8Auto Set On Board LPT port is Auto. (Default Value)

8Disabled Disable On Board LPT port.

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FParallel Port Mode

8EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

8ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value)

8Normal Normal Operation.

8EPP+ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port & Extended Capabilities Port.

FParallel Port IRQ

87 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7.

8Auto Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel. (Default Value)

85 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 5.

FParallel Port DMA

83 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3.

8Auto Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel. (Default Value)

81 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1.

80 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0.

FOnBoard MIDI Port

8300 Set 300 for MIDI Port. (Default Value)

8310 Set 310 for MIDI Port.

8320 Set 320 for MIDI Port.

8330 Set 330 for MIDI Port.

8Disabled Disable this function.

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F Midi Port IRQ

85 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. (Default Value)

810 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10.

811 Set Midi Port IRQ to 11.

FOnBoard Game Port

8201 Set 201 for Game Port.(Default Value)

8209 Set 209 for Game Port .

8Disabled Disable this function.

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F OnBoard AC97 Audio

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F Onboard Lan Chip

8Auto Enable auto detect onboard AC'97 audio. ( Default v alue)

8Disabled Disable this fun ction.

8Disabled Disable this function.

8Enabled Enable Onboard Lan Chip function. (Default Value)

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Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP - HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

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CPU Host Clock (Mhz) : 100

CPU Temp. : 41°C/ 114°F

ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item

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

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Fail-Safe F7:Optimized

F8 : Q-Flash Utility

Figure 10: Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

FCPU Host Clock (Mhz)

8By Hw Set CPU Host Clock by Hw.

8133 Set CPU Host Clock to 133MHz~161MHz.

8100 Set CPU Host Clock to 100Mhz~128MHz.(Default Value)

English

FCPU Temp.

8Detect CPU Temperature automatically.

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Set Supervisor / User Password

English

When you select this function, the follow ing message w ill appear at the center of the screen to assist

you in creating a password.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 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 FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Q-Flash Utility F10:Sav e & Ex it

Type the password, up to six 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 en ter password. A message

"PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the passw ord
is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passw ords: a SUPERVISOR PASS
WORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program
function. When enabled, the Supervisor passw ord 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 "Always" at "Password Check" in BIOS Features Setup M enu, y ou w ill 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 BIOS Features Setup M enu, y ou w ill be prompted
only when you try to enter Setup.

Enter new supervisor password:

Change / Set / Disable Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

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IDE HDD Auto Detection

AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP

( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

System Date : Jan 08 2002 Tue

System Time : 14:44:35

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Pri Master : Auto

Pri Slave : Auto

Sec Master : Auto

Sec Slave : Auto

English

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3

Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Other Memory : 384 Kb

Virus Protection : Disabled Total Memory : 96 Mb

Date is standard format ESC : Exit

Month : Jan - Dec hi : Select Item

Day : 01- 31 PU / PD / + / - :Modify

Year : 1990 - 2099 (Shift) F2 : Color

1/2

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection

Base Memory : 640 Kb

Extended Memory : 95 Mb

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.

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Save & Exit Setup

English

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 FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Q-Flash Utility F10:Sav e & Ex it

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

Type “Y” w ill quit the Setup Utility and sav e the user setup value to RTC CMOS.

Type “N” w ill return to Setup U tility.

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Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 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 FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Q-Flash Utility F10:Sav e & Ex it

Type “Y” w ill quit the Setup Utility w ithout saving to RTC CMOS.

Type “N” w ill return to Setup U tility.

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Datas & Exit SETUP

Figure 14: Exit Without Sav ing

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Revision History

Chapter 4 Technical Reference

Block Diagram

English

3 P CI

PCICL K

(33MHz)

VGA Port

RJ45

PCI BUS

RTL810 0BL *

RTL810 1L **

TM

AMD-K7

Host Bus 100/133M Hz

VIA

KM266/KL266

66 MHz

VIA

VT8233

IT8700F

CPU CLK (1 00/133MHz)

100/133 MHz

HCLK (100/133MHz)

NPCLK (66M Hz)

AGPCLK(66M Hz)

48 MHz

14.318 MHz

KB/Mouse

PS/2

2.5V DDR

4 U SB

Ports

ATA66/100

/133 IDE

Channels

"*" for PCB Ver.: 3.1

"**" for PCB Ver.: 4.0

AC97

CODE C

MIC

LINE-OUT

LINE-IN

COM Ports

LPT Port

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Floppy

Game Port

Tech nical Reference

@ BIOSTM Introduction

Gigabyte announces @ BIOS

English

Windows BIOS live update utility

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.

time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte

announces @BIOS— the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update

software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand 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.

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 update

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.

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.

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

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your

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

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It’s free! Now, if you buy a

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Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTune

Windows based Overclocking utility

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

ware 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 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 Technolo gy will not be responsible for any
damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other components.

TM

4

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 hard-

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Tech nical Reference

Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1: Q-Flash

English

A. What is Q-Flash Utility?

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 AMI BIOS CMOS SETU P, then press <F8> to enter Flash utility.

STANDARD C MOS SETUP INTEGR ATED PERIPHERA LS

BIOS FE ATURES S ETUP HA RDWARE M ONITOR & M ISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAG EMENT SETUP USER PASSWO RD

PNP / PCI CO NFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SET UP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Op timized Values F8: Q -Flash Utility F10: Save & Exit

Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETU P UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American M egatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

ENTER BIOS FLASH UTILITY (Y/N)? Y

Tim e, Date , Hard D isk Type…

b. Q-Flash Utility

Q-Flash Utility

Flash ROM Type .......... ......... ......... .......... ...SST 39 SF020 256K

Load BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run hi: Move ESC: Reset F10: Power Off

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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: 1.14M

F5: Refresh DEL: Delete

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.

!Press Enter to Run.

Are you sure to update BIOS?

[Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort...

!Press Enter to Run.

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!! 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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Tech nical Reference

Method 2: @ BIOS Utility

If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS

flash BIOS.

English

TM

program to

Press here.

1.Click "@BIOS"

(1)

3.Click "P".

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.

4.Click here.

(3)

2.Click"Start"-"Programs"-

"GIGABYTE"-"@BIOS"

(2)

5. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

(4)

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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 (such as:

7VKMLE.F2a).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

III. Save BIOS

In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the

current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

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.

Note:

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 wrong model 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

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Tech nical Reference

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.2)

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the

driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically.

Massage: Some device drivers will restart your

system automatically. After restarting your

system the "Xpress Install" will continue to install

other drivers.

English

The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Forget" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just
select the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The will execute the installation

for you by itself.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

Click "GO".

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Appendix

English

Item Description

n VIA 4IN1 Driver

n VIA KM266 VGA Driver

n USB Patch for WinXP

n RealTek LAN Driver

n RealTek AC97 Audio Driver

Driver install finished!! you have to reboot

system!!

For INF, AGP, IDE and DMA Driver.

For VIA KM266 VGA driver.

This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP.

RealTek 10/100 LAN driver for 81xx series chips.

Audio driver for Realtek AC97 codec chipset .

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION

This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.

n Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM)

This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray.

n Gigabyte Management Tool(GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network.

n EasyTune4

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions.

n DMI Viewer

Windows based utility which is used to browse the DMI/SMBIOS information of the system.

n Face-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo.

n @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility.

n Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe.

n Acrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents.

n Norton Internet Security(NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ad control, etc

n DirectX 9.0

Install Microsoft DirectX 9.0 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating

system to achieve better 3D performence.

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Appendix

SOFTWARE INFORMATION

This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title.

English

HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

CONTACT US

Please see the last page for details.

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EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

English

1. Click "EasyTune4" item.

(1)

3. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(3)

5. Click "HELP".

2. Click "Next".

(2)

4. Right Click the icon to start

"EasyTune 4".

(4)

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Appendix

FAQ

Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific

English

motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm

Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS.

Why?

Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys

after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questions 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down?

Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down

and that's why the light is still on.

Question 3: Why cannot I use all functions in EasyTune™ 4?

Answer: The availability of the listed functions in EasyTune™ 4 depends on the MB chipset. If the

chipset doesn't support certain functions in EasyTune™ 4, these functions will be locked automatically

and you will not be able to use them.

Question 4: Why do I fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that

support RAID function after I connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 ?

Answer: First of all, you need to save some files in the CD-ROM to a floppy disk before installing

drivers. You also need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process. Therefore,

we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual at our website.

(Please download it at http://tw.giga-byte.com/support/user_pdf/raid_manual.pdf)

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Question 5: How do I clear CMOS?

Answer: If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the

manual. If your board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage

to clear CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes (Or you can use a

metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make

them short for one minute).

4. Re-insert the battery to the battery holder.

5. Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power.

6. Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults.

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

Question 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS?

Answer: Please remember to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing BIOS.

However, if the system instability still remains, please clear CMOS to solve the problem.

Question 7: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume?

Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not,

please change another speaker with power/amplifier and try again later.

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Question 8: How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card?

Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so you

don't need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA.

Question 9: Why cannot I use the IDE 2?

Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not

provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel. If the

cable is your own cable, please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to

it.

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Appendix

Question 10: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What

do these beeps usually stand for?

Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However,

English

they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.

gAMI BIOS Beep Codes

*Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully.

*Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

g AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 beep Refresh failure

2 beeps Parity error

3 beeps Base 64K memory failure

4 beeps Timer not operational

5 beeps Processor error

6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure

7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error

8 beeps Display memory read/write failure

9 beeps ROM checksum error

10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error

11 beeps Cache memory bad

1 short: System boots successfully

2 short: CMOS setting error

1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error

1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error

1 long 3 short: Keyboard error

1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error

Continuous long beeps: DRAM error

Continuous short beeps: Power error

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Troubleshooting

If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting

procedures .

Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove
all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard.

Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ?

English

START

Yes

Please isolate
the short pin.

No

Failure has been excluded.

Please make sure all jumper settings (such as CPU system bus
speed, frequency ratio, voltage and etc.) are set properly.

Yes

Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly. ls
CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN
properly?

Yes

Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot.

Yes

Insert the VGA card. Then plug in ATX power cable and turn
on the system.

A

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

Make sure the
jumper setting
are correct.

Plug the C PU
cooling fan po wer
in the CPU fan
connect or. Plug
in the AC power
conn ector.

Inse rt and push
the memory
module vertically
into the DI MM
slot.

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Appendix

English

A

Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

Yes

The p roblem could
be caus ed by
power su pply,

No

Failure has been excluded.

CPU, memory or
CPU/memory
socket itself.

Check if there is display.

Yes

Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse have
been plugged in.

Check if keyboard is working properly.

Yes

Press <Del> to enter BIOS setup. Choose "Load
Optimized Defaults" and save then exit setup.

Turn off the system and re-connect the IDE cable. Check if
the system can reboot successfully.

Yes

Reinstall Windows OS, and reinstall add-on cards and cables.
Then try to reboot the system.

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

Perhaps your VGA
card / VGA slot or
monitor is defec tive.

It is poss ible that
your keyboard or
keybo ard conn ector
is defective.

The p roblem was
prob ably caused by
the I DE device /
connec tor or ca ble.

END

If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your local retailer or national
distributor for help. Or, you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website
technical support zone
(http://www.gigabyte.com.tw). The appropriate response will be provided ASAP.

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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 Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility:

Configuration

CP U

Memory

Brand

Video Card

Audio Card

HDD

CD-ROM /

DVD-ROM

Modem

Network

AMR / CNR

Keyboard

Mouse

Power supply

Other Device

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Problem Description:

&

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Appendix

Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACP I Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

English

APM Advanced Power Management

AG P Accelerated Graphics Port

AM R Audio Modem Riser

AC R Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CP U Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRI M M Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser

DM A Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIM M Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ES CD Extended System Configuration Data

EC C Error Checking and Correcting

EM C 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

IS A Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

to be continued......

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Acronyms Meaning

LBA Logical Block Addressing

LED Light Emitting Diode

MHz Megahertz

MIDI Musical Interface Digital Interface

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIM M Rambus in-line Memory Module

SCI Special Circumstance Instructions

SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge

SR AM Static Random Access Memory

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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ME MO

CONTACT US

Contact us via the information in this page all over the world.

English

— Taiwan

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei
Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

TEL: [phone] (50 lines)

FAX: [phone]

Technical issue:

http://tw.giga-byte.com/support/service_main.htm

Non-Technical issue:

[e-mail]

Web Address: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

— USA

G.B.T. INC.

Address: 17358 Railroad St, City of Industry, CA

91748.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Web Address: www.giga-byte.com

— Germany

G.B.T. Technology Trading GmbH

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone] (Sales)

Tel: [phone] (Tech.)

Fax: [phone] (Tech.)

E-mail:[e-mail]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.de

— JAPAN/Nippon Giga-Byte Corporation

Web Address: www.gigabyte.co.jp

— U.K

G.B.T. TECH. CO. LTD.

Tel: [phone]

Fax : [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

Web Address: www.gbt-tech.co.uk

[e-mail]

— The Netherlands

Giga-Byte Technology B.V.

Address: Postbus 1385, 5602 BJ, Eindhoven, The
Nether lands

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

Web Address: http://www.giga-byte.nl

— China

Shanghai Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax : [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.com.cn

GuangZhou Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax : [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.com.cn

Beijing Office

Tel:[phone]

86-1 0- 8285 6064

86-1 0- 8285 6094

Fax : [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.com.cn

E-mail:[e-mail]

Chengdu Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax : [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.com.cn

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