Gigabyte GA-7ZXE User Manual

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: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339

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:

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-7ZXE

Eric Lu

Date: Jul. 26, 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-7ZXE

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 : Jul.26, 2001 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

Rex Lin

7ZXE

AMD AthlonTM/Duron

Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard

Socket A Pro cessor

REV. 1.1 First Edition

12ME-7ZXE-1101

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) Suspend to RAM Suspend to RAM introduction

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

8) @BIOS

& EasyTuneIIITM @BIOS

9) BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS

software

& EasyTuneIIITM introduction

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

11) Appendix

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1 Item Checklist P.2 Features Summary P.3 7ZXE Motherboard Layout P.4 Installation Guide P.6 Page Index For Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.12 Performance List P.24 Block Diagram P.25 Suspend To RAM Introduction P.26 Q-Flash BIOS Utility Introduction P.32

@BIOSTM Introduction

EasyTuneIIITM Introduction Page Index for BIOS Setup P.37 Technical Support /RMA Sheet P.67 Appendix P.68

P.34

P.35

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

1.01 Initial release of the 7ZXE motherboard user’s

manual.

1.1 Initial release of the 7ZXE 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.5, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Aug. 2001

Sep. 2001

Item Checklist

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

Item Checklist

7ZXE Motherboard

Features Summary

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

 AMD Athlon  FSB 200/266MHz, 256K/64K L2 cache on die  Supports 600MHz ~ 1.5GHz and faster

/DuronTM (K7) Socket A Processor

Chipset Apollo KT133A, consisting of:

 VT8363A 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

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

On-Board Sound

 PS/2  AC’97 CODEC



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

Line In/Line Out/Mic In/F/CD In/Game Port 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™

7ZXE(Rev. 1.01) Motherboard Layo ut

PS/2

USB_ON

USB1

COM A

Socket A

CPU

LPT

COM B

ATX POWER

7ZXE Motherboard Layout

PWR_FAN

STR_EN

STR_LED

FLOPPY

RAM_LED

AC’97

GAME & AUDIO

BIOS

CD_IN

SPDIF

WOL

ISA 1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

CPU_FAN

AGP 1

VT8363A

7ZXE

DIMM1

Clock Generator

VT82C

BAT1

686B

IDE1

DIMM3

DIMM2

CLK_JP

IDE2

SYS_FAN

F_PANEL

USB2

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7ZXE Motherboard Layout

PS/2

USB_ON

USB1

COM A

LPT

COM B

Socket A

CPU

ATX POWER

RAM_LED

STR_EN

STR_LED

FLOPPY

AC’97

GAME & AUDIO

BIOS

CPU_FAN

CD_IN

VT8363A

IDE1

IDE2

7ZXE

DIMM3

DIMM2

DIMM1

WOL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

AGP 1

Clock Generator

VT82C

BAT1

686B

CLK_JP

SYS_FAN

F_PANEL

USB2

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.

7ZXE Motherboard

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

Step 1 - Set system ju mpers Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 3-Install memory modules Step 4-Install expansion cards Step 5-Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 6-Set up BIOS software Step 7-Install supporting software tools

Step 2

Step 5

Step 3

Step 5

Step 4

Step 1

Installation Guide

CPU Installation

The system bus speed is selectable at 100MHz& 133MHz. The user can select the system bus speed by Jumper “CLK_JP”.

CPU CLK

Frequency

100MHz

133MHz

CLK_JP 2-3 Close 1-2 Close

CLK_JP

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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.

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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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)

Installation Guide

 Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Page Connectors P.13 ATX Power P.16 COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.13 CD_IN (CD Audio Line In) P.18 CPU_FAN (CPU Fan) P.15 Floppy Port P.17 Game & Audio Port P.13 IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.17 IR (IR) P.19 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.15 PWR_FAN (Power Fan) P.20 SYS_FAN (System Fan) P.16 STR_LED /RAM LED P.19 SPDIF P.20 USB 1 Connector P.14 USB 2 Connector P.14 WOL (Wake On LAN) P.18 Panel and Jumper Definition P.21 BAT1 (Battery) P.23 F_PANEL (2x11 Pins Jumper) P.21 STR_EN P.22 USB_ON (USB Device Wake Up Selection) P.22

7ZXE Motherboard

Connectors

Game & Audio Port

Game

Port

Please note:

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

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

Line Out 1

COM A

MIC In

Line In

LPT Port

COM B

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.

USB 2 Connector

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.

Connectors

Pin No. Definition

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

6 USB D17 USB D1+ 8 GND

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

Pin N o . Definition

1 +5V 2 GND

3 USB D2-

4 NC 5 USB D2+ 6 USB D3+ 7 NC 8 USB D39 GND

10 +5V

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PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

Please note:

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

CPU_FAN: CPU Fan

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 +12V 3 SENSE

PS/2

Mouse/Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

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

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

ATX Power

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.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 +12V 3 SENSE

20 10

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,

15-17 1,2,11 3.3V

4,6,19,20 VCC

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

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

14 PS-ON (Soft On/Off)

GND

Connectors

7ZXE Motherboard

Floppy Port

IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

Red Line

FDD1

Red Line

IDE 1 ID E 2

CD_IN: CD Audio Line In (Optional)

WOL: Wake On LAN (Optional)

Connectors

Pin No. Defin ition

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

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal

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IR: IR

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC (+5V) 2 NC 3 IR Data Input 4 GND 5 IR D a ta O u tp ut

Please note:

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

STR_LED: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED

STR LED Connector External

Please note:

Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 3.3V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when STR function is disabled by jumpe

and AC Power cord is disconnected.

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