Gigabyte GA-7ZX-H User Manual

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FCC Compliance Statement:

DECLARATION OF CONFOR M I TY

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. I NC.

Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Model Number:

Conforms to the following specificatio ns:

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 o f the FCC Rules. Operation is su bject 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.

Representative P erson's Name: ERIC LU

Signature:

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

Mother Board

Date: Mar. 20, 2001

LA Puent, CA 91744

GA-7ZX-H

Eric Lu

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 , including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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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 characteristics of

industrial, scientific and medical (ISM electrical equipment “Harmonic s” high frequency equipment

EN55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations” equipment

EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1: of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual, commer ci al and light industry household electrical appli anc es, portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Residual, commerci al and light industry

EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081-2 Generic emission standard Part 2: of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries

EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference 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 requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus information technology equipment

DIN V DE 0855 Cabled distribution systems; Equi pm ent EN 50091- 2 EMC requi r em ents for uninterruptible

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

part 12 sound and t elevision signals

declare that the product

Mother Board

GA-7ZX-H

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 marking)

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC

EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment

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

EN 60335 Safety of household and similar EN 50091-1 General and Safety requirements for electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

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Date : Mar. 20, 2001 Name : Rex Lin

(Stamp)

Manufacturer/Importer

Rex Lin

7ZX-H

AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Processor

Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard

REV. 5.1 First Edition

R-51-01-010419

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) Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard

5) Performance & Block Diagram Product performance & block diagram

6) Suspend to RAM & Dual BIOS Instructions STR installation & Dual BIOS

7) @BIOSTM & EasyTuneIIITM @BIOSTM & EasyTuneIIITM introduction

8) BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS

software

9) Appendix

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History P.1 Item Checklist P.2 Summary of Features P.3 7ZX-H Motherboard Layout P.5 Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper

Definition Performance List P.22 Block Diagram P.23 Suspend to RAM Installation P.24 Dual BIOS Introduction (Optional) P.30 @BIOSTM Introduction P.37 EasyTuneIIITM Introduction P.38 Memory Installation P.40 Page Index for BIOS Setup P.41 Appendix P.72

P.6

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note Date

5.1 Initial release of the 7ZX-H 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.

Apr. 19, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Apr. 2001

Item Checklist

 The 7ZX-H motherboard  Cable for IDE / floppy device  CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility  7ZX-H user’s manual

Item Checklist

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Summary Of Features

Form Factor  30.5 cm x 22.8 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. CPU

 AMD Athlon  256K/64K L2 cache on die  Supports 600MHz ~ 1GHz and faster  Support 100/133MHz FSB

/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

 ICW W230H  ICW W230H

100/102/104/106/108/110/112/133 MHz system bus speeds

Memory  3 168-pin DIMM sockets

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

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

 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant  1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot  1 ISA slot (Optional)

On-Board IDE  Supports PIO mode 3, 4, UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100&

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  CPU/System fan revolution detect

 CPU/System temperature detect  System voltage detect  CPU overheat shutdown detect

To be continued…

Summary of Features

PS/2 Connector On-Board Sound

BIOS  Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM Additional Features  Support Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

 PS/2  AC’97 CODEC  Line In/Line Out/Mic In/AUX In/CD In/TEL/Game Port

 Support Dual BIOS (Optional)  Support Internal / External Modem Ring On

 Support USB KB/MS Wake up from S3-S5  Includes 3 fan power connectors  Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection  Support STR (Suspend-To-RAM) function  Support @BIOS™ and EasyTuneIII™



Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface

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7ZX-H Motherboard Layout

PS/2

JP4

USB1

Socket A CPU

COM A

LPT

COM B

J15

VT8363A

JP21

TX POWER

JP7

JP6

JP8

LED1

FLOPPY

JP18

J18

GAME & AUDIO

AGP 1

PCI1

PCI2

AC97

PCI3

J16

PCI4

PCI5

JP16

AMR

ISA 1

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JP17

DIMM1

Clock Generator

VT82C

686B

MAIN BIOS

DIMM2

BZ1

DIMM3

BACK Up

BIOS

J11

IDE1

USB2

IDE2

SW1

BAT1

J13

JP3

J12

JP10

JP11

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 Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition

Page

CPU Speed Setup P.7 Connectors P.8 Game & Audio Port P.8 COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.8 USB 1 Connector P.9 USB 2 Connector P.9 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.10 J3 (CPU Fan) P.10 JP6 (Power Fan) P.11 J2 (System Fan) P.11 ATX Power P.12 Floppy Port P.12 IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.13 J16 (TEL) P.13 J15 (AUX_IN) P.14 J18 (CD Audio Line In) P.14 J13 (Ring Power On) P.15 J12 (Wake On LAN) P.15 JP8 / LED1 (STR LED Connector & DIMM LED) P.16 J4 (IR) P.16 Panel and Jumper Definition P.17 J11 (2x11 Pins Jumper) P.17 JP16/JP17/JP18 (AMR Select)[Optional] P.18 JP4 (Rear USB Device Wake Up Selection) P.18 JP7 (STR Function Enable) P.19 JP11 (Front USB Device Wake Up Selection) P.19 JP10 (BIOS Write Protection)[Optional] P.20 JP3 (Clear CMOS Function)[Optional] P.20 BAT1 (Battery) P.21

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CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is selectable at 100~133MHz. The user can select the system bus speed by DIP switch SW1 & JP21.

Set System Bus Speed SW1:

FSB 1 2 3 4

100 0 X X X

JP21: CPU Clock Frequency (Optional)

O: ON / X: OFF

95 O O X X

102 0 0 0 X 104 X X X 0 106 0 X X 0 108 0 0 X 0 110 0 X 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 133 0 X 0 X

JP21

SW1

133MHz

Pin No. Definition

100MHz (Default)

1-2 close 133MHz 2-3 close 100MHz (De fault)

AMD 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.

Connectors

Game & Audio Port

Connectors

Game

Port

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

Line Out 1

LPT Port

COM A

MIC In

Line In

COM B

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USB 1 Connector

USB 2 Connector

Pin No. Definition

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

6 USB D17 USB D1+ 8 GND

Pin No. Definition

1 +5V 2 GND 3 USB D2-

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

10 +5V

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

Connectors

J3: CPU Fan

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE

PS/2

Mouse/Keyboard

Pin No. Definition

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

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JP6: Power Fan

J2: Sysem Fan

Pin No . Defin ition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 NC

Pin No. Definition

1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE

ATX Power

Floppy Port

Pin No. Definition

3,5,7,13,

2010

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)

Red Line

Connectors

GND

FDD1

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IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port

Red Line

IDE 1 I DE 2

J16 TEL: The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal-In 2 GND 3 GND 4 Signal-Out

J15: AUX_IN

J18: CD Audio Line In

Connectors

Pin No. Definition

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

Pin No. Definition

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

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J13: Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal 2 GND

J12: Wake On LAN

Pin No . D e fi n ition

1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal

JP8 / LED1: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED

STR LED Connector External. 1

+ DIMM LED

Connectors

J4: IR

Pin No. Definition

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

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Panel And Jumper Definition

J11: 2x11 Pins Jumper

S P K

P−P−P+

GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Entering Green Mode

GD (Green LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(−)

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(−)

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

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC Pin 4: Data(−)

RE (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

P+P−P−(Power LED)

Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(−) Pin 3: LED cathode(−)

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

Panel and Jumper Definition

JP16 /JP17/JP18: AMR (Primary or Secondary) Select (Optional)

(AMR Audio Modem Riser)

JP17

JP16

JP16 JP17 JP18 Onboard AC97 ON 1-2 1-2 AMR (P rimary) OFF 3-4 3-4 Onboard AC97+MR (Secondary) (Default)

JP18

ON 1-2

3-4

1-2

JP4: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector  USB1)

Pin No. Definition 1-2 Close Normal (Def aul t) 2-3 Close USB Device Wake up

(If you want to use "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5" function, you have to set the BIOS setting "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5" enabled, and the jumper "JP4" enabled). *(Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup.

USB1

Select the item "POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP", then select "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5: Enabled". Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" option.)

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JP7: STR Function Enable

Pin No. Definition

Open Normal (Default)

Close STR Enabled

JP11: Front USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Port  USB2)

USB2

Pin No. Definition

1-2 close Normal (Default) 2-3 close

(If you want to use "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5" function, you hav e to se t the BIOS setting "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5" enabled, and the jumper "JP11" enabled). *(Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS S e t u p. Select the item "POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP", then select "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5: Enabled". Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" option.)

Enabled Front USB Device Wake up

JP10: BIOS Write Protection (Optional)

Pin No. Definition

ON Write Protect Enable

OFF

Please Set Jumpe r JP10 to ”OFF” to enabled

BIOS Write Function when you update new B IOS

or new device

Panel and Jumper Definition

Write Protect Disable (Default)

JP3: Clear CMOS Function (Optional)

Pin N o . D e fi n ition 1-2 close Normal (Default) 2-3 close Clear CM OS

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CAUTION

BA T1: Batt er y

Danger of explosion if battery



is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or



equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries



accordin g to the ma nu fac ture r’s instructions.

Performance List

The following performance dat a list is the testing results of some popular bench mark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

• CPU AMD Althon

• DRAM (128x1) MB SDRAM (Winbond W986408CH-75)

• CACHE SIZE 384 KB included in Althon

192 KB included in DuronTM

• DISPLAY GA-GF2000

• STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum AS30000AT 30GB)

• O.S. Windows 2000 + SP1 + DirectX8

• DRIVER

Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64k colors 75Hz. TUCD ver.1.7

1200MHz, AMD DuronTM 900MHz

Processor

Winbench99

Althon

AMD

1200MHz (100x12)

AMD Duron

900MHz (100x9)

Business Disk Winmark 99 7500 7700

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 15400 15200

Business Graphics Winmark 99 525 370

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99 1170 881

Winstone 2001

Business Winstone 2001 42.3 31.7

Content Creative Winstone 2001

 If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to the detail on P.50

43.7 35.2

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AMR

Block Diagram

4 USB Ports

AGP

2X/4X

5 PCI

ATA66/ATA100

IDE Channels

66MHz

Socket A

System Bus

VT8363A

VT82C

686B

100 / 133MHz

33MHz

14.318MHz 48MHz

CPUCLK

3.3V SDRAM

100 / 133MHz

ICW W230H

Game Port

COM Ports

LPT Ports

AC97

CODEC

ISA

PS/2

IR Floppy

Suspend to RAM Installation

Suspend To RAM Installation

A.1 Introduce STR function:

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Wi ndows 98 ACPI sleep mode functi on. When recovering from

STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to r etrieve the last “state ” of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state. The “state” is stored in memory (RAM) before the system goes to sleep. During STR sleep mode, your system uses only enough energy to maintain critical information and system functions, primarily the system state and the ability to recognize various “wake up” triggers or signals, respectively.

A.2 STR function Installation

Please use the following steps to complete the STR function installation.

Step-By-Step Setup

Step 1:

To utilize the STR functio n, the system must be in Windows 98 ACPI mode.

Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy.

Setup with Windows 98 CD:

A. Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD-ROM drive, select Start, and then Run. B. Type (without quotes) “D:\setup” in the window provided. Hit the enter key or click OK. C. After setup completes, remove the CD, and reboot your system (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:).

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Step 2:

(If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP7 Closed.)

Pin No. Definition

Open Normal (Default) Close STR Enabled

Step 3:

Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select “

: S3 / STR”. Remember to save the settings by pressing "ESC" a nd choos e the “SAVE

Type

& EXIT SETUP” option.

Congratulation! You have completed the installation and now can use the STR function.

ACPI Sleep

Suspend to RAM Installation

A.3 How to put your system into STR mode?

There are two ways to accomplish this:

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

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

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

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2. Define the system ”power on” button to initiate STR sleep mode: A. Double click “My Computer” and then “Control Panel”

B. Double click the “ Power Management” item.

Suspend to RAM Installation

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

D. Restart your computer to complete setup. Now when you want to enter STR sleep mode, just momentarily press the “Power on”

button.

A.4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode?

There are five ways to “wake up” the system:

1. Press the “Power On” button.

2. Use the “Resume by Alarm” function.

3. Use the “Modem Ring On” function.

4. Use the “Wake On LAN” function.

5. Use the “USB Device Wake Up” function.

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A.5 Notices:

1. In order for STR to function prop erly, several ha rdware and software requirements must

be satisfied:

A. Your ATX power s upply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specifi cation (provide more

than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current).

B. Your SDRAM must be PC-100/PC-133 compliant.

2. Jumper JP8 is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis. [Your chassis may not provide this feature.] The STR LED will be illuminated when you r system is in STR sleep mode.

STR LED Connector External. 1

+ DIMM LED

Dual BIOS Introduction

Dual BIOS Introduction (Optional)

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the

Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Mai n BIOS is corrupt ed or damaged, the Backup BIOS c an take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS.

B. How to use Dual BIOS?

a. Boot Screen

American Release:06/12/2000

AMD-Athlon(tm)-650MHz (100x6.5) Check NVRAM…

Wait…

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit

( C ) American Megatrends Inc., 62-0612-001199-00101111-071595-KT133-7ZX001-F

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility

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b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming U tility

AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

Boot From……………………….. Main BIOS Main ROM Type………………… SST 39SF020 Backup ROM Type……………… SST 39SF020

Wide Range Protectio n Disable

Boot From Main BIOS

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

PgDn/PgUp:Modify ↑↓:Move ESC:Reset F10:Power Off

c. Dual BIOS Item explanation:

BIOS will auto detect: Boot From : Main BIOS

Main ROM Type : SST 39SF020 Backup ROM Type : SST 39SF020

Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable

Status 1:

If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset…) occurs in the Main

BIOS , just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to “Enable”, the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically.

Status 2:

If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,..) emits

signals to request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS.

Dual BIOS Introduction

Boot From : Main BIOS (Default), Backup BIOS

Status 1:

The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS.

Auto Recovery : Enable(Default), Disable

When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS

will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure. (In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend Type is set to

Suspend to RAM, the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically.)

(If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please press “Del” key when the boot screen appears.)

Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable

If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On BIOS Defects set to Enable, the PC will show messages on the boot screen, and the system will pause and wait for the user’s instruction.

If Auto Recovery: Disable, it will show <or the other key to continue.>

If Auto Recovery: Enable, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Backup message:

Are you sure to copy BIOS? [Enter] to continue or [Esc] to a bort …

The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the

Backup BIOS. Or the means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS.

(This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can’t be changed by user.)

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DualBIOS

GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newness “Value-added” feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE, is available on GA-7ZX-H motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation.

What’s DualBIOSTM?

On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips. For simplicity we’ll call one your “Main BIOS” and the other we’ll call your “Backup” BIOS (your “hot spare”). If your Main BIOS fails, the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot. Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time! Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip, the result is the same - the Backup BIOS backs you up, almo st automatically.

Technology FAQ

Dual BIOS Introduction

I. Q: What is DualBIOSTM technology? Answer:

DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte Technology. The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOS simply means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS, and the other is a backup BIOS. The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS, however, if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons, the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system powered-On. Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged, and is completely transparent to the user.

technology

II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS

technology?

Answer:

In today’s systems there are more and more BIOS failures. The most common reasons are virus attacks, BIOS upgrade failures, and/or deterioration of the BIOS (ROM) chip itself.

1. New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS. They may corrupt your BIOS code, causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally.

2. BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss/surge occur s, or if a user resets the system, or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade.

3. If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file, then the system may not be able to boot correctly. This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot.

4. A flash ROM's life cycle is limited according to electronic character istics. The modern PC utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS, and is updated regularly. If a user changes peripherals often, there is a slight chance of damage to the flash

With Giga-Byte Technology’s patented DualBIOS hangs during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons. This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures.

ROM.

technology you can reduce the possibility of

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III. Q: How does DualBIOSTM technology work? Answer:

1. DualBIOSTM technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It

protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP detection/assignment.

2. DualBIOS

provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In the DualBIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted, the DualBIOS

utility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS

technology will use the good BIOS and correct

the wrong BIOS automatically.

3. DualBIOS

provides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOSTM technology contains a built-in flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa versa. There is no need for an OS-dependent flash utility program.

4. DualBIOS

contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS (main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology? Answer:

1. Every user should have DualBIOSTM technology due to the advancement of computer viruses. Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS. Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion. The DualBIOS your PC: Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a conventional single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs. Case II.) If the "Auto Recovery" option is enable in the DualBIOS corrupts your system BIOS, correct the main BIOS. Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOS may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS.

technology will provide a state-of-the-art solu tion to protect

utility, and if a virus

the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and

utility

Dual BIOS Introduction

2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOSTM detects that the main BIOS is corrupt, the backup BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly.

3. Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard. The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs.

4. Flexibility for high-end desktop PCs and workstation/servers. In the DualBIOS

option can be set, "Halt On When BIOS Defects," to be enable to halt your system with a warning message that the main BIOS has be en corrupted. Most workstation/servers require constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted. In this situation, the "Halt On When BIOS Defects" message may be disable to avoid system pauses during normal booting. Another advantage you gain from Giga-Byte’s DualBIOS upgrade from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS i n the future if extra BIOS storage is need.

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@BIOS™ Introduction

Gigabyte announces @BIOS™ Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don’t know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite

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

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

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

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

With the help of “@BIOS

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

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

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

buy a Gigabyte’s motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please

internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte

help you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct

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EasyTuneIIITM Introduction

EasyTuneIII™ Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII™ Windows overdrive utility

“Overdrive” might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever tried it? The answer is probably “no”. Because “overdrive” is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know-how, sometimes “overdrive” is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts.

But as to the experts in “overdrive”, what’s the truth? They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study, try and use many different hardware and software tools to do “overdrive”. And even with these technologies, they still learn that it’s quite a risk because the safety and stability of an “overdrive“ system is unknown.

Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility EasyTuneIII

rule of “overdrive”. This is the first overdrive utility suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose either “Easy Mode” or “Advanced Mode” to run “overdrive” at their convenience. For users who choose “Easy Mode”, they just need to click “Auto Optimize” to have auto and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel. If someone prefers to “overdrive” by oneself, there is also another choice. Click “Advanced Mode” to enjoy “sport drive” class overclocking. In “Advanced Mode”, one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system performance. And no matter which mainboard is used, if it’s a Gigabyte’s

product*, EasyTuneIII

Besides, different from other traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTuneIII doesn’t require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch/ jumper setting; on the other hand, they can do “overdrive” at only one click. Therefore, this is a safer way for “overdrive” as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs

EasyTuneIII again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed

system speed been tested in EasyTuneIII™, user can “Save” this bus speed and “Load” it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTuneIII

“overdrive” technology toward to a newer generation.

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over system’s limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer

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This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD. Users may make a test drive of “EasyTuneIII

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Memory Installation

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.

Install memory in any combination table:

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

★Total System Memory (Max 1.5GB)

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 Page Index for BIOS Setup Page The Main Menu P.43 Standard CMOS Setup P.45 BIOS Features Setup P.48 Chipset Features Setup P.50 Power Management Setup P.54 PNP/ PCI Configuration P.57 Load BIOS Defaults P.60 Load Setup Defaults P.61 Integrated Peripherals P.62 Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup P.66 Supervisor Password / User Password P.68 IDE HDD Auto Detection P.69 Save & Exit Setup P.70 Exit Without Saving P.71

BIOS Setup

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

ENTERING SETUP

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

CONTROL KEYS

<↑> Move to previous item

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

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

Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page

and return to Main Menu <+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes

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

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

Setup Menu

<F6> Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Optio n

Page Setup Menu

<F7> <F8> Reserved <F9> Reserved

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

Load the Setup Defaults

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GETTING HELP

Main Menu

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

Status Page Set up Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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

The Main Menu

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

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEA TURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type, …

Figure 1: Main Menu

•••• Standard CMOS Setup

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

•••• BIOS Features Setup

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

BIOS Setup

•••• Chipset Features Setup

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

•••• Power Management Setup

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

•••• PNP/PCI Configurations

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

•••• Load BIOS Defaults

Bios Defaults indicates the value of the system parameter which the system would be in the safe configuration.

•••• Load Setup Defaults

Setup Defaults indicates the value of the system parameter which the system would be in

the most appropriate configuration.

•••• Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

•••• Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status.

•••• Supervisor password

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

•••• User password

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

•••• IDE HDD auto detection

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

•••• Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

•••• Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS F eatures Menu (Figure 2) are divided in to 9 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one s etup items. Use the arrows to highlight the i tem and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Fri Mar 9, 2001 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24

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

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

Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled

Month: Jan – Dec ESC : Exit Day: 01 – 31 ↑↓ : Select Item Year : 1990– 2099 PU/PD/+/– : Modify (Shift)F2 : Color

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Base Memory : 640 Kb Other Memory: 384 Kb Extended Memory: 127Mb Total Memory: 128Mb

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup

•••• Date

The date format is <Week> <Month> <Day>, <Year>.

Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display-only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1990 through 2099

BIOS Setup

•••• 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.

•••• Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave

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

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

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

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

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

•••• Floppy Drive A / Drive B

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

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

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

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

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

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

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•••• Boot Sector Virus Protection

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

Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning

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

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

boot sector or hard disk partition table. (Default Value)

•••• Memory

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

Base Memory

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

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

Extended Memory

Other 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.

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.

BIOS Setup

BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES SETUP

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

3rd Boot Device CDROM S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num-Lock On Floppy Drive Seek Enabled

Password Check Setup

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

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup

1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device

••••

ESC : Quit F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Floppy ZIP A: / LS-120 CDROM SCSI NETWORK IDE-0~IDE-3 Disabled USB FDD ATAPI ZIP C:

Boot Device by Floppy. Boot Device by ZIP A: / LS-120. Boot Device by CDROM. Boot Device by SCSI. Boot Device by NETWORK. Boot Device by IDE-0~IDE-3. Boot Device by Disabled. Boot Device by USB FDD. Boot Device by ATAPI ZIP C:.

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

••••

Enabled Enable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. Disabled Disable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. (Default V alue)

•••• Boot Up Num-Lock

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

•••• Floppy Drive Seek

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

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

Note that BIOS can not tell from 720, 1.2 or 1.44 drive ty pe as they are all 80 tracks. (Default Value)

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

Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is

360.

Password Check

••••

Setup Set Password Check to Setup. (Default Value) Always Set Password Check to Always.

BIOS Setup

Chipset Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

*********DRAM Timing*** SDRAM Command Drive 24 mA

Top Performance Disabled Memory Address Drive 24 mA DRAM Frequency 100MHz CAS# Drive 12 mA SDRAM CAS# Latency 3 RAS# Drive 24 mA

AGP Fast Write Disabled

AGP Mode 4X

AGP Comp. Driving Auto

Manual AGP Comp. Driving DB

AGP Aperture Size 64MB

PCI Delay Transaction Enabled

USB Controller Enabled

USB Legacy Support Disabled USB Port 64/60 Emulation Disabled BIOS Flash Protection Disabled DRAM Drive Strength Auto MD Bus Strength High F1 : He l p PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

CAS Bus Strength High F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color Delay DRAM Read Latch 1.0ns F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

Memory Data Drive 8 mA F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

ESC : Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

•••• Top Performance

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

Disabled Top Performance Disable. (Default Value) Enabled Top Performance Enable.

•••• DRAM Frequency

Auto Set DRAM Frequency to Auto. 100MHz Set DRAM Frequency to 100MHz. (Default Value) 133MHz Set DRAM Frequency to 133MHz.

•••• SDRAM CAS# Latency

2 For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module. 3 For Slower SDRAM DIMM module. (Default Value) Auto Detect SDRAM CAS# Latency by SPD.

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•••• AGP Fast Write

Enabled Enable this function only if the AGP Card s upport Fast Write Function.

(Enable this function can increase AGP performance).

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

•••• AGP Mode

4X Set AGP Mode to 4X. (Default Value) 1X Set AGP Mode to 1X. 2X Set AGP Mode to 2X.

•••• AGP Comp. Driving

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

If AGP Comp. Driving is Manual.

Manual AGP Comp. Driving: 00~FF

•••• AGP Aperture Size

4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB. 8MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB. 16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB. 32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB. 64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB. (Default Value) 128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB. 256MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB.

•••• PCI Delay Transaction

Enabled Enable Delay Transaction. (Default Value) Disabled Disable Delay Transaction.

•••• USB Controller

Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default Value) Disabled Disable USB Controller.

•••• USB Legacy Support

Keyboard/FDD Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Floppy. KB/Mouse/FDD Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Mouse /Floppy. Disabled Disable USB Legacy Support Function. (Default Value)

•••• USB Port 64/60 Emulation

Enabled To use USB mouse under Win NT environment, set USB Legacy

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

Disabled Disable this Function. (Default Value)

•••• BIOS Flash Protection

Enabled BIOS Flash Write Protection. Disabled Normal. (Default Value)

•••• DRAM Drive Strength

Auto Set DRAM Drive Strength Auto. (Default Value) Manual Set DRAM Drive Strength Manual.

If DRAM Drive Strength is Manual, then you can adjust item below.

•••• MD Bus Strength

High Set MD Bus Strength High. (Default Value) Low Set MD Bus Strength Low.

BIOS Setup

•••• CAS Bus Strength

High Set CAS Bus Strength High. (Default Value) Low Set CAS Bus Strength Low.

•••• Delay DRAM Read Latch

1.0ns Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 1.0ns. (Default Value)

1.5ns Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 1.5ns.

0.5ns Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 0.5ns. No delay Set DRAM Read Latch No delay.

•••• Memory Data Drive

6 mA Set Memory Data Drive 6 mA. 8 mA Set Memory Data Drive 8 mA. (Default Value)

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•••• SDRAM Command Drive

16 mA Set SDRAM Command Drive 16 mA. 24 mA Set SDRAM Command Drive 24 mA. (Default Value)

•••• Memory Address Drive

16 mA Set Memory Address Drive 16 mA. 24 mA Set Memory Address Drive 24 mA. (Default Value)

•••• CAS# Drive

8 mA Set CAS# Drive 8 mA. 12 mA Set CAS# Drive 12 mA. (Default Value)

•••• RAS# Drive

16 mA Set RAS# Drive 16 mA. 24 mA Set RAS# Drive 24 mA. (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

ACPI Sleep Type S1/POS RTC Alarm Date Every Day USB Dev Wakeup from S3-S5 Disabled RTC Alarm Hour 00

Suspend Time Out(Minute) Disabled RTC Alarm Minute 00 Display Activity Ignore RTC Alarm Second 00 IRQ3 Monitor IRQ4 Monitor IRQ5 Ignore IRQ7 Monitor IRQ9 Ignore IRQ10 Ignore IRQ11 Ignore IRQ13 Ignore IRQ14 IRQ15 Ignore

Soft-Off by Power Button

System after AC Back Soft-Off Modem Use IRQ 4 F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify Resume On Ring/LAN Enabled F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color PME Event Wake Up Enabled F6 : Load BIOS Defaults Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

Monitor

Instant-Off

ESC : Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

•••• ACPI Sleep Type

S1/POS Set ACPI sleep type to S1. (Default Value) S3/STR Set ACPI sleep type to S3.

• USB Dev Wakeup from S3-S5

Enabled Enable USB Dev Wakeup from S3-S5. Disabled Disable USB Dev Wakeup from S3-S5. (Default Value)

•••• Suspend Time Out (Minute.)

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

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50 Enable Suspend Time Out after 50min. 60 Enable Suspend Time Out after 60min.

•••• Display Activity

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

•••• IRQ 3~IRQ15

Ignore Ignore IRQ3 ~IRQ15. Monitor Monitor IRQ3~IRQ15.

• Soft-off by Power Button

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

(Default Value)

Delay 4 sec Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is

pressed less than 4 sec.

• System after AC Back

Memory Soft-Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in “Off” state.

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

When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state before AC-power off.

(Default Value)

• Modem USE IRQ

3, 4, (Default Value) 5, 7, N/A

• Resume On Ring / LAN

Disabled Disable Resume On Ring / LAN. Enabled Enable Resume On Ring / LAN. (Def au lt Value)

• PME Event Wake Up

Disabled Disable PME Event Wake Up. Enabled Enable PME Event Wake Up. (Default Value)

•••• Resume On RTC Alarm

You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If the “Resume On RTC Alarm” is Enabled.

RTC Alarm Date: Every Day, 1~31 RTC Alarm Hour: 0~23 RTC Alarm Minute: 0~59 RTC Alarm Second: 0~59

BIOS Setup

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PNP/PCI C o nfiguration s

AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

PnP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data VGA Boot from AGP

PCI AGP Palette Snoop

PCI Slot 1/5 IRQ Priority

PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority

PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority

PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority

IRQ 3 PCI/PnP

IRQ 4 PCI/PnP

IRQ 5 PCI/PnP

IRQ 7 PCI/PnP

IRQ 9 PCI/PnP

IRQ 10 PCI/PnP

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

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

IRQ 15 PCI/ PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

No No

Disabled Auto Auto Auto Auto

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

Figure 6: PNP/PCI Configuration

•••• PnP OS Installed

Yes Enable PNP OS Installed function. No Disable PNP OS Installed function. (Default Value)

•••• Reset Configuration Data

No Disable this function. (Default Value) Yes Clear PnP information in ESCD & update DMI data.

• VGA Boot From

AGP Primary Graphics Adapter From AGP. (Default Value) PCI Primary Graphics Adapter From PCI.

•••• PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Enabled For h a v in g Vi deo Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus. Disabled For VGA Card only. (Default Value)

• PCI Slot 1,5 IRQ Priority

Auto The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 1 & 5 device.

(Default Value)

3 The system will reserved IRQ3 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ3.

4 The system will reserved IRQ4 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ4.

5 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ5.

7 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ7.

9 The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy

ISA device using IRQ9.

10 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ10.

11 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ11.

• PCI Slot 2 / 3 / 4 IRQ Priority

Auto The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device.

(Default Value)

3 The system will reserved IRQ3 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ3.

4 The system will reserved IRQ for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ4.

5 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ5.

7 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ7.

9 The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ9.

10 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ10.

11 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 2 / 3 / 4 device if no

legacy ISA device using IRQ11.

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•••• IRQ (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15)

ISA / EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device. PCI / PnP The resource is used by PCI/ PnP device.

Load BIOS Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load BIOS Default except Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 7: Load BIOS Defaults

•••• Load BIOS Defaults

BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance.

BIOS Setup

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Load Setup Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? N

Load Setup Default except Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 8: Load Setup Defaults

•••• Load Setup Defaults

Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the

system automatically detects.

Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

OnBoard IDE OnBoard Serial Port A OnBoard Serial Port B Serial PortB Mode Duplex Mode OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Parallel Port DMA Auto Parallel Port IRQ Auto AC97 Audio Auto MC97 Modem Auto

OnBoard Legacy Audio

♦

♦Sound Blaster ♦SB I/O Base Address ♦SB IRQ Select ♦SB DMA Select ♦MPU-401

MPU-401 I/O Address

♦

Game Port(200h-207h)

♦

Both Auto Auto Normal

N/A

Auto

Enabled Disabled 220h-22Fh 5 1 F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Mo d i fy Disabled F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color 330h-333h Enabled F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

ESC: Quit

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

↑↓→ ←

Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals

This item will be available when ”Serial PortB Mode” is set to IrDA or ASK IR.

♦ These eight items will not be shown when there is sound chip onboard.

• OnBoard IDE

BIOS Setup

: Select Item

Disabled Disable OnBoard IDE. Both Both Primary & Secondary IDE channel will be enabled.

(Default Value) Primary Only Primary IDE channel is enable. Secondary Only Secondary IDE channel is enable.

• OnBoard Serial Port A

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

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• OnBoard Serial Port B

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

• Serial Port B Mod e

Normal Normal operation. (Default Value) IrDA Onboard I/O chip supports IRDA ASK IR Onboard I/O chip supports ASK IR.

• Duplex Mode

Half Duplex N/A Full Duplex

IR Function Duplex Half. Disable this function. (Default Value) IR Function Duplex Full.

• OnBoard Parallel port

378 Enable OnBoard LPT port and address to 378. 278 Enable OnBoard LPT port and address to 278. 3BC Enable OnBoard LPT port and address to 3BC. Auto Set OnBoard LPT port to Auto. (Default Value) Disabled Disable OnBoard LPT port.

• Parallel Port Mode

EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value) Normal Normal Operation. EPP+ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port & Extended Capabilities

Port.

•••• Parallel Port DMA

Auto Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel. (Default Value) 3 Set Parallel Port DMA to 3. 1 Set Parallel Port DMA to 1. 0 Set Parallel Port DMA to 0.

•••• Parallel Port IRQ

7 Set Parallel Port IRQ to 7. Auto Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel. (Default Value) 5 Set Parallel Port IRQ to 5.

•••• AC97 Audio

Auto BIOS will search AC97 Codec. If found, AC97 function will be enabled.

If no AC97 Codec found, AC97 function will be disabled. (Default Value)

Disabled Disable On Board AC’97 Audio.

•••• MC97 Modem

Auto BIOS will search MC97 Codec (AMR Modem Card). If found, MC97

function will be enabled. If no MC97 Codec found, MC97 function will be disabled. (Default Value)

Disabled Disable On Board MC’97 Modem.

•••• OnBoard Legacy Audio

Enabled Enable OnBoard Legacy Audio. (Default Value) Disabled Disable OnBoard Legacy Audio.

•••• Sound Blaster

Enabled Enable Sound Blaster. Disabled Disable Sound Blaster. (Default Value)

BIOS Setup

•••• SB I/O Base Address

220h-22Fh Set SB I/O Base Address to 220h-22Fh. (Default Value) 280h-28Fh Set SB I/O Base Address to 280h-28Fh. 260h-26Fh Set SB I/O Base Address to 260h-26Fh. 240h-24Fh Set SB I/O Base Address to 240h-24Fh.

•••• SB IRQ Select

IRQ 5 / 7 / 9 / 10. (Default Value: 5)

•••• SB DMA Select

DMA 0 / 1 / 2/ 3. (Default Value: 1)

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•••• MPU-401

Enabled Enable MPU-401. Disabled Disable MPU-401. (Default Value)

Ps. When Force Feedback joystick is used, MPU-401 needs to be Enable.

•••• MPU-401 I/O Address

330h-333h Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 330h-333h. (Default Value) 300h-303h Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 300h-303h. 310h-313h Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 310h-313h. 320h-323h Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 320h-323h.

•••• Game Port (200h-207h)

Disabled Disable Game Port (200h-207h). Enabled Enable Game Port (200h-207h). (De f ault Value)

BIOS Setup

Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

ACPI Shut Down Temp. Disabled CPU Temperature System Temperature

CPU Fan Speed 7123 RPM

System Fan Speed 0 RPM

Vcore 1.76 V

Vdd 3.33 V

Vcc3 3. 27 V

+5.000V 4.97 V

+12.000V 12.18 V

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

F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

32°C/89°F 32°C/89°F

Figure 10: Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup

ESC: Quit

↑↓→ ←

: Select Item

•••• ACPI Shutdown Temp. (°

°C / °°°°F)

°°

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

Disabled Disable ACPI Shutdown function. (Default Value) 60°C / 140°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60°C / 140°F, if Temp. > 60°C / 140°F

system will automatically power off.

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

system will automatically power off.

80°C / 176°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80°C / 176°F, if Temp. > 80°C / 176°F

system will automatically power off.

90°C / 194°F Monitor CPU Temp. at 90°C / 194°F, if Temp. > 90°C / 194°F

system will automatically power off.

•••• CPU Temperature (°

°C / °°°°F)

°°

Detect CPU Temperature automatically.

•••• System Temperature (°

°C / °°°°F)

°°

Detect System Temperature automatically.

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•••• CPU Fan Speed

Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically.

•••• System Fan Speed

Detect System Fan speed status automatically.

•••• Voltage (V) Vcore / Vdd / Vcc3 / +5V / +12V

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

BIOS Setup

Set Supervisor / User Password

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

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

Enter new supervisor password:

Chang /Set /Disabled Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

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 a re prompt ed to enter password. A message “PASSWORD DISABLED” will appear to confirm the password being disable. Once the password is disable, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

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

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

If you select “Setup” at “ Passwo rd Ch eck ” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

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IDE HDD AUTO Detection

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Fri Mar 9, 2001 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24

Pri Master : Not Installed Pri Slave : Not Installed Sec Master : Not Installed Sec Slave : Not Installed

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

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

Day: 01 – 31 ↑↓ : Select Item Year : 1990– 2099 PU/PD/+/– : Modify (Shift)F2 : Color

Type "Y" will acce pt 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.

TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Base Memory : 640 Kb Other Memory: 384 Kb Extended Memory: 127Mb Total Memory: 128Mb

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection

Save & Exit Setup

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

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

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit Setup

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

BIOS Setup

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Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24b

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

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

Quit without saving (Y/N) ? N

Abandon all Datas & Exit Setup

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

Appendix

Appendix A: VIA KT133/KM133 Chipsets Driver Installation

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

Appendix

1.Click “VIA 4in 1 Service Pack Driver” item.

(1)

3.Click “Yes”.

(3)

5.Click “Next”.

(5)

2.Click “Next”.

(2)

4.Click “Next”.

(4)

6.Click “Next”.

(6)

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8.Click “Next”.

7.Click “Next”.

(7)

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9.Click “Finish” to restart computer.

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Appendix B: VIA AC’97 Audio Driver

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the

Press “Audio” icon.

1.Click “VIA AC’97 Audio Driver”.

screen.

2.Click “Next”.

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(1)

3.Click “Next”.

(3)

5. This icon will be shown when driver letely setup.

is com

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(2)

4.Click “Finish” to complete setup.

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Appendix C: EasyTuneIII Utilities Installation

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the

Press “Tools” icon.

1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”.

(1)

screen.

2.Click “EasyTuneIII Ver.3.2f”.

(2)

4. Please enter your name and company name, then click “Next”.

3.Click “Next”.

(3)

5.Click “Next”.

(5)

(4)

6.Click “Next”.

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7. Click “Finish” to restart computer.

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Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Program to flash BIOS.

Press “Tools” icon.

1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”.

(1)

Click “”.

Click Here.

(3)

Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet

a.Click "Internet Update" icon b.Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOS sever ( "Gigabyte @BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan" and "Gigabyte @BIOS

sever 2 in Taiwan" are available for now, the others will be completed soon)

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

2.Click “@BIOS Writer v1.06f”.

(2)

II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

Note:

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: 7ZX-H.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

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

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

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

please make sure your motherboard's model name again. Sellecting 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 @BIOS server, please go

onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II.

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

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Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode.

 Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD), your motherboard name and PCB

version on the motherboard.

1. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “format a:/s” in command

mode.

2. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// www.gigabyte.com.tw

, Select the BIOS file you

need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette.

3. Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver.

4. Assuming that the floppy diskette driver is A, reboot the system by using the A: driver.

At the A: > prompt, run the BIOS upgraded file by executing the Flash BIOS utility and the BIOS file with its appropriate extension.

Example: (AMI tool)

(Where 7zx-h.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

A:>flashxxx.exe 7zx-h.f1 

Example: (Award tool) (Where 7zx-h.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

A:>Awdflash.exe 7zx-h.f1 

5. Upon pressing the <Enter> key, a flash memory writer menu will appear on screen.

Enter the new BIOS file name with its extension filename into the text box after file name to program.

6. If you want to save the old BIOS file(perform as soon as system is operational, this is

recommended), select Y to DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS, then type the old BIOS filename and the extension after filename to save: This option allows you to copy the contents of the flash memory chip onto a diskette, giving you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re-install it. Select N to DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS, if you don’t want to save the old BIOS file.

7. After the decision to save the old BIOS file or not is made, select Y to ARE YOU

SURE TO PROGRAM when the next menu appear; wait until a message showing Power Off or Reset the system appears. Then turn off your system.

8. Remove the diskette and restart your system.

9. Hold down <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. You must select “Load Setup BIOS

Default” to activate the new BIOS, then you may set other item from the main menu.

Appendix E: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Netwo rki ng Rise r DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

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

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

I/O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

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

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card OS Operating System

Appendix

To be continued…

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Acronyms Meaning

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

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

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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