Gigabyte GA-8LD533, GA-8LD533-P, GA-8LD533-C-P, GA-8LD533-C User Manual

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Motherboard
GA-8LD533

ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date:

Dec. 5,2002

GA-8LD533 Series

P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Pentium®4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1001

12ME-8LD533-1001

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

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

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

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

Table of Content

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

GA-8LD533 Series Motherboard Layout..................................................... 7

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

Step1-1 CPU Installation ................................................................................................... 9

Step1-2 CPU Heat Sink Installation ................................................................................ 10

Step 2: Install memory modules ................................................................ 11

Step 3: Install expansion cards ................................................................. 12

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply ........... 13

Step4-1 I/O Back Panel Introduction .............................................................................. 13

Step4-2 Connectors Introduction .................................................................................... 15

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .......................................................................... 21

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :F1) ......................................... 22

Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 24

Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 27

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 29

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Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 33

PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 36

PC Health Status........................................................................................ 37

Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................ 39

Top Performance ...................................................................................... 41

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................. 42

Load Optimized Defaults ........................................................................... 43

Set Supervisor/User Password .................................................................. 44

Save & Exit Setup ....................................................................................... 45

Exit Without Saving ................................................................................... 46

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ............................................................ 47

Block Diagram ........................................................................................... 47

BIOS update procedure ............................................................................ 48

@ BIOS Introduction .................................................................................. 63

Easy Tune 4

TM

Introduction ....................................................................... 64

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Chapter 5 Appendix .............................................................................. 65

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

 The GA-8LD533 Series motherboard

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 IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1
 CD for motherboard driver & utility (IUCD)
 GA-8LD533 Series user’s manual
 I/O Shield*

*For GA-8LD533 only

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.

WARNING!

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have

one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as

the power supply case.

3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or

other components.

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the

components whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is 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 slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting

holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful

of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short

circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard

PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don’t let the screw contact

any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the

board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor y 21.0cm x 24.3cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

Motherboard y GA-8LD533 Series Motherboard:

GA-8LD533 and GA-8LD533-C

CPU y Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor

y Support Intel

y Intel Pentium

y 2nd cache depends on CPU

Chipset y Chipset 82845GL HOST/AGP/Controller

y ICH4 I/O Controller Hub

Memory y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

y Supports PC1600 DDR or PC2100 DDR SDRAM

y Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max)

y Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM

I/O Control y ITE8712

Slots y 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE y 2 IDE controller on the Intel ICH4 PCI chipset

provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra

DMA33/ATA66/ATA100) operation modes.

y Can connect up to four IDE devices

On-Board Peripherals y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88M bytes.

y 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

y 1 Serial ports (COMA), 1 VGA port ,COMB onboard

y 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 (2x Rear, 4 Front by cable)

y 1 Front Audio connector

On-Board VGA y Built in Intel 845GL Chipset

On-Board Sound y RealTek AC97 CODEC

y 1 Buzzer

y Line In/Line Out/Mic In/AUX In/CD In/Game Port

On-Board LAN* y Builit in RTL8101L Chipset*

y 1 RJ 45 port

®

Pentium® 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor

®

4 400MHz FSB

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*For GA-8LD533 only

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to be continued......

Introduction

Hardware Monitor y CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

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PS/2 Connector y PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace

BIOS y Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit FWH

Additional Features y External Modem wake up

y CPU/System Fan Control

y CPU Overheat Warning

y System Voltage Detect

y Support Q-flash function

y PS/2 Keyboard password power on

y PS/2 Mouse power on

y AC Recovery

y USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

y Poly fuse for keyboard,USB,game port over-current protection

y Supports @BIOS

y Supports EasyTune4

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

We don’t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification

because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU,

chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific

bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU,

Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.

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GA-8LD533 Series Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

CPU_FAN

COMA

DDR1

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DDR2

DIMM_LED

LPT

VGA

LINE_OUTMIC_IN

GAME

LINE_IN

F_AUDIO

USB/

LAN*

RTL8101L*

AC97

CD_IN

*For GA-8LD533 only

ITE8712

IR

ATX_12V

AUX_IN

SOCKET478

GA-8LD533

COM B

Intel 845GL

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

F_USB2

F_USB1

ICH4

BIOS

PWR_LED

ATX_POWER

IDE2

BAT1

CLR_CMOS

F_PANEL

FDD

IDE1

SYS _FAN

Buzzer

CI

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Introduction

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

English

Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 2- Install memory modules

Step 3- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 3- Install expansion cards

Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step1

Step4

Step 2

Step 4

Step 4

Step3

Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation!
Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with
the BIOS/software installation.

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 1-1: CPU Installation

English

Angling the

rod to 65

1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a

kind of tight , and then continue pull the rod

to 90-degree when a noise “cough” made.

0

Pin1 indicator

3. CPU Top View

Socket

Actuation

Lever

2. Pull the rod to the 90-degree directly.

Pin1 indicator

4. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look

for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU

upper corner. Then insert the CPU

into the socket.



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





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



improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Step 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation

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1. Hook one end of the cooler

bracket to the CPU socket first.



 Please use Intel approved cooling fan.




 We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat



2. Hook the other end of the

cooler bracket to the CPU

socket.

conduction between your CPU and heatsink.

(The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the

thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you

might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and

might damage the processor. To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to

either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste, or remove the cooling fan with

extreme caution.)



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



this completes the installation.



 Please refer to CPU heat sink user’s manual for more detail installation



procedure.

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Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 2 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 socket

.The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between

sockets.

Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM

Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMM x 64 / x 72 2 DIMMs x 64 / x 72

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes

64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 32 MBytes 64 MBytes

128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes

128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 64 MBytes 128 MBytes

256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 512 MBytes 1 GBytes

256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes

512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 1 GBytes 2 GBytes

512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes

DDR

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1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the

DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the

DIMM socket. 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.



 When DIMM LED is ON, do not install/remove DIMM from socket.




 Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to



the one notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation.

Please change the insert orientation.

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DDR Introduction

high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and
system integrators.

English

SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by
doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from
existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR
memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of
the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock
frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build
high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high­end PC's and value desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to
conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops
and notebook applications.

Step 3: Install expansion cards

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

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

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

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

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

6. Replace your computer’s chassis cover.

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

8. Install related driver from the operating system

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a

DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing

the computer.

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

supply

Step4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction

English

X

XX

X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

XX

YY

Y Parallel Port ,VGA port and Serial Ports (COMA)

YY

YZ

[

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

Parallel Port

(25 pin Female)

This connector supports standard PS/2

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

 This mainboard supports 1 standard COM port,

1 VGA port and 1 LPT port. Device like printer

can be connected to LPT port ; mouse and

modem etc can be connected to COM port.

\

COMA VGA

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

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ZZ

Z Game /MIDI Ports

ZZ

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Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other

relate audio devices.

[[

[ Audio Connectors

[[

Line Out

\\

\ USB/LAN* Connector

\\

MIC In

Line In

LAN*

Connector
USB 1

USB 0

After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to

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

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

please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard,

mouse, scanner, zip,speaker..etc. Have a standard USB

interface. Also make sure your OS supports USB controller.

If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact

OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more

information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

*For GA-8LD533 only

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Step 4-2 : Connectors Introduction

English

11

13

16

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1/IDE2

7) PWR_LED

8) DIMM_LED

9) F_PANEL

10) BATTERY

1 3

1015 14

8

9

712

11) F_AUDIO

12) CD_IN

13) AUX_IN

14) F_USB1/F_USB2

15) COMB

16) IR

17) CI

18) CLR_CMOS

2

5

6

4

18

17

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1) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector)

English

+12V

 This connector (ATX +12V) suppliesthe CPU

operation voltage (Vcore). If this " ATX+ 12V

4

2

GND
GND+12V

3

1

connector" is not connected, system cannot

boot.

2) ATX_POWER (ATX Power)

3.3V

-12V

PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

GND

GND
GND
GND

-5V
VCC
VCC

1

3.3V

3.3V
GND

VCC
GND

VCC
GND

Power Good
5V SB (Stand by +5V)

20

+12V

3) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

GND

Sense

+12V

1

AC power cord should only be connected to

your power supply unit after ATX power cable

and other related devices are firmly

connected to the mainboard.

 Please note, a proper installation of the CPU

cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from

running under abnormal condition or damaged

by overheating.The CPU fan connector

supports Max. current up to 600 mA.

4) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

Sense

1

+12V

GND

 This connector allow you to link with the

cooling fan on the system case to lower the

system temperature.

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5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

1

 Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables

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

2.88Mbytes floppy disk types.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the

same side with the Pin1.

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6) IDE1/ IDE2 (IDE1/IDE2 Connector)

1

IDE2

IDE1

7) PWR_LED

1

MPD-

MPD-

MPD+

8)DIMM_LED

+

-

 Important Notice:

Please connect first harddisk to IDE1

and connect CDROM to IDE2.

 PWR_LED is connect with the system power

indicator to indicate whether the system is

on/off. It will blink when the system enters

suspend mode.

If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn

to another color.

 Do not remove memory modules while

DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or

other unexpected damages due to the

2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory

modules only when AC Power cord is

disconnected.

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9) F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector)

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

10) BATTERY (Battery)

If you want to erase CMOS...

1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.

2.Remove the battery, wait for 30 second.

3.Re-install the battery.

4.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.

MPD+

1

2

1

1

HD+

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

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

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

MPD(Message LED/Power/ Pin 1: LED anode(+)
Sleep LED) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NC NC

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

PW-

PW+

MPD-

1

1

HD-

RES-

RES+

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC
Pin 4: Data(-)

Close: Reset Hardware System

Close: Power On/Off

NC

SPK+
1

SPK-

20

19

CAUTION

 Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

 Replace only with the same or equivalent

+

type recommended by the manufacturer.

 Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

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11)F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector)

1

MIC

Front Audio (R)

Front Audio (L)

REF

Reserved

GND
POWER
Rear Audio (R)

Rear Audio (L)

 If you want to use Front Audio connector, you

must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper.

In order to utilize the front audio header, your

chassis must have front audio connector. Also

please make sure the pin assigment on the cable

is the same as the pin assigment on the MB

header. To find out if the chassis you are buying

support front audio connector, please contact

your dealer.

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12) CD_IN (CD IN)

1

CD-L

CD-R

GND

13) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)

1

AUX-L

GND

AUX-R

14) F_USB1/F_USB2

(Front USB Connector)

USB Dy+

USB Over

GND

Current

Power

USB Dy-

 Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out

to the connector.

 Connect other device(such as PCI TV Tunner

audio out) to the connector.

 Be careful with the polarity of the front panel

USB connector. Check the pin assignment while

you connect the front panel USB cable. Please

contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel

USB cable.

1

GND

Power

USB Dx-

USB Dx+

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15) COM B

English

1

NDSRB-

NSINB

NDTRB-

GND

NDCDB-

NSOUTB

NCTSB-

NC

NRIB-

NRTSB-

 Be careful with the polarity of the COMB

connector. Check the pin assignment

while you connect the COMB cable.

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional

COMB cable.

16)IR

IR Data Output

IR Data Input

VCC(+5V)

1

GND

17) CI (CASE OPEN)

GND

1

Signal

18) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)

2-3 close: Normal

1

 Be careful with the polarity of the IR

connectorwhile you connect the IR. Please

contact you nearest dealer for optional IR

device.

 This 2 pin connector allows your system to

enable or disable the system alarm if the sys

tem case begin remove.

 You may clear the CMOS data to its default

values by this jumper. Default doesn’t include the
"Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper.
To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.

1-2 close: Clear CMOS

1

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the

basic system configuratio n. This ty pe of information is stored in battery-b acked C M OS RAM so that it

retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

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ENTERING

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately w ill allow you to enter Setup. If you require

more advanced BIOS settings, please go to “advanced BIOS” setting menu.To enter Advanced BIOS

setting menu, press “C trl+F1” key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL

<á> Move to previous item

<â> Move to next item

<ß> Move to the item in the left hand

<à> Move to the item in the right hand

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

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

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

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

<F2> Itemhelp

<F3> Reserved

<F4> Reserved

<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu

<F6> Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table

<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults

<F8> Q-Flash function

<F9> Reserved

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

SETUP

K EY S

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

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G ETTING H ELP

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

English

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

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

The Main Menu (For exam ple: B IOS Ver. : F1)

Once you enter Aw ard BIOS CMOS Setup U tility, the Main M enu (Figure 1) w ill appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and tw o ex it choices. U se arrow key s to

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

M ain Menu

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Ty pe...

Figure 1: Main Menu

If you can’t find the setting you want, please press ”Ctrl+F1” to

search the advanced option widden.

l Stand ard CMOS Features

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

l Ad vanced BIOS Features

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

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l Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

l Pow er Manag ement Setup

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

l PnP/PCI Configurations

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

l PC H ealth Status

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

l Freq uency/Voltage Control

This setup page is control CPU ’s clock and frequency ratio.

l Top Performance

If you wish to max imize the performance of y our system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters w hich the system would

be in safe configuration.

l Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters w hich the system would

be in best performance configuration.

l Set Sup ervisor password

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

or just to Setup.

l Set U ser password

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

l Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

l Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:y y) Mon, Feb 21 2000 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level u

Change the day, month,

}IDE Primary Master None year

}IDE Primary Slave None

}IDE Secondary Master None <Week>

}IDE Secondary Slave None Sun. to Sat.

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. <Month>

Drive B None Jan. to Dec.

Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

<Day>

Halt On All, But Key board 1 to 31 (or maximum

allowed in the month)

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 130048K <Year>

Total Memory 131072K 1999 to 2098

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

C Date

The date format is <w eek>, <month>, <day>, <y ear>.

8Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only

8Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
8Day The day , from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allow ed in the month)
8Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

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C 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.

C IDE Pri mary Master, S lave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave

The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.

There are tw o types: auto ty pe, and manual type. M anual type is user-definable; Auto type w hich will

automatically detect H DD ty pe.

Note that the specifications of your driv e must matc h w ith the drive table. The hard d isk w ill not work

properly if you enter improper information for this category.

If y ou 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 prov ided in the

documentation form your hard disk v endor or the system manufacturer.

8CYLS. Number of cy linders

8HEADS Number of heads

8PRECOMP Write precomp

8LANDZONE Landing zone

8SECTORSNumber of sectors

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

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C Drive A / Drive B

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

computer.

8None No floppy driv e installed

8360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K by te capacity .

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

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

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

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

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

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C Flopp y 3 Mode Support (for J apan Area)

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CH alt on

C Memory

8Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default v alue)

8Drive A Driv e A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

8Drive B Driv e B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

8Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during pow er up.

8NO Errors The sy stem boot will not stop for any error that may be detected

and you will be prompted.

8All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.

8All, But Keyboard The system boot w ill not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for

all other errors. (Default v alue)

8All, But Diskette The system boot w ill not stop for a disk error; it w ill stop for all

other errors.

8All, But Disk/Key The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a key board or disk error; it will

stop for all other errors.

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

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS w ill 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.

Extend ed Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the

POST.

This is the amount of memory located above 1 M B in the CPU ’s memory

address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Device Floppy Item Help

Second Boot Dev ice HDD-0 Menu Level u

Third Boot Dev ice CDROM

Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled

Password Check Setup

Init Display First Onboard/AGP

Graphics Aperture Size 128MB

Graphics Share Memory 8MB

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

C First / Second / Third Boot Device

8Floppy Select y our boot device priority by Floppy .

8LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.

8HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3.

8SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI.

8CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.

8ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.

8USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.

8USB-ZIP Select y our boot device priority by USB-ZIP.

8USB-CDROM Select y our boot device priority by USB-CDROM.

8USB-HDD Select y our boot device priority by USB-HDD.

8LAN* Select your boot device priority by LAN.

8Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

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C Boot Up Fl oppy Seek

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C Password Check

CInit Display First

CG rap hics Aperture Size

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

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

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

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

all 80tracks.

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

that there will not be any w arning message if the driv e installed is 360 K.
(Default value)

8System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

8Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct

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

8Onboard/AGP Set Init Display First to onboard/AGP. (Default value)

8PCI Set Init Display First to PCI.

8128MB Set Graphics Aperture Size to 128MB. (Default v alue)

8Disabled Disable this function.

CG rap hics Share Memory

88MB Set Graphics Share Memory to 8MB. (Default v alue)

81MB Set Graphics Share Memory to 1MB.

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Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Item Help

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Level u

IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto If a hard disk

IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto controller card is

USB Controller Enabled used, set at Disable

USB Keyboard Support Disabled

USB Mouse Support Disabled [Enabled]

AC97 Audio Auto Enable onboard IDE

Onboard H/W LAN * Enabled PORT

Onboard LAN Boot ROM * Disabled

Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4

Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3

UART Mode Select Normal

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half [Disabled]

Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Disable onboard IDE

Parallel Port Mode SPP PORT

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Game Port Address 201

Midi Port Address 330

Midi Port IRQ 10

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higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

*For GA-8LD533 only

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C On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

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C On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

C IDE1 Cond uctor Cable

C IDE2 Cond uctor Cable

8Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

8Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

8Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

8ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE dev ice

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

8ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE dev ice and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

8Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

8ATA66/100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE dev ice

and cable is compatible with ATA66/100).

8ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE dev ice and

cable is compatible with ATA33).

C USB Controller

8Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable USB Controller.

C USB Keyb oard Support

8Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support.

8Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support. (Default v alue)

C USB Mouse Support

8Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support.

8Disabled Disable USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

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C AC97 Audio

8Auto Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

C Onboard H/W LAN

8Enabled Enabled Onboard LAN function. (Default value)

8Disabled Disabled onboard LAN function.

C Onboard LAN Boot ROM

8Enabled Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM function.

8Disabled Disabled onboard LAN Boot ROM function.(Default value)

C Onboard Serial Port 1

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

83F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default value)

82F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

83E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.

82E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

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C Onboard Serial Port 2

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

83F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.

82F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8. (Default value)

83E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8.

82E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

C UART Mode Select

(This item allow s you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip)

8ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.

8IrDA Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.

8Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default Value)

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C UR2 Dupl ex Mode

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C Onboard Parallel port

CParallel Port M ode

CECP Mode Use DMA

CG ame Port Ad dress

8Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default Value)

8Full IR Function Duplex Full.

8378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378/IRQ7. (Default Value)

8278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

8Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

83BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC/IRQ7.

8SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default Value)

8EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

8ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

8ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

83 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value)

81 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

8201 Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default Value)

8209 Set Game Port Address to 209.

8Disabled Disable this function.

CM idi Port Address

8300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.

8330 Set Midi Port Address to 330.(Default Value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

CM idi Port IRQ

85 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.

810 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value)

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Power Management Setup

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Item Help

Power LED in S1 State Blinking

Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN Instant-Off Menu Level u

PME Event Wake Up Enabled [S1]

ModemRingOn Enabled

Resume by Alarm Disabled Set suspend ty pe to

x Date (of Month) Alarm Everyday Power On Suspend under

x Time (hh:nn:ss) Alarm 0 0 0 ACPI OS

Power On By Mouse Disabled

Power On By Keyboard Disabled [S3]

x KB Power ON Password Enter Set suspend ty pe to

AC Back Function Soft-Off Suspend to RAM under

ACPI OS

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

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C ACPI Suspend Type

This option will not be shown or not be available if you are using a CPU with the locked ratio.

8S1(POS) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S1. (Default Value)

8S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S3.

C Power LED i n S1 State

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

8Dual/Off In standby mode(S1):

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

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

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C Soft-off by PWR_BTTN

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C PME Event Wake U p

C M odemRingOn

C Resume b y Alarm

8Instant-off Press power button then Power off instantly . (Default value)

8Delay 4 Sec. Press pow er button 4 sec to Pow er off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 sec.

8Disabled Disable this function.

8Enabled Enable PME Event Wake up. (Default Value)

8Disabled Disable this function.

8Enabled Enable Modem Ring on. (Default Value)

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on sy stem.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

Date ( of Month) Alarm : Everyday , 1~31

Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

C Power On By Mouse

8Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)

8Mouse Click Double click on PS/2 mouse left button.

C Pow er On By Keyboard

8Password Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password.

8Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)

8Keyboard 98 If your key board hav e “POWER Key” button, y ou can press the key to

power on your system.

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CK B Pow er ON Password

8Enter Input password (from 1 to 5 characters) and press Enter to set the Key

board Power On Password.

CAC Back Function

8Memory System power on depends on the status before AC lost.

8Soft-Off Alway s in Off state w hen AC back. (Default value)

8Full-On Alway s pow er on the system when AC back.

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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PCI 1 IRQ Assignment Auto Item Help

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level u

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help

C PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

C PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default v alue)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default v alue)
83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.

C PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default v alue)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3.

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PC Health Status

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PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help

Case Opened No Menu Level u

VCORE 1.744V

+1.5V 1.488V

+3.3V 3.312V

+5V 5.053V

+12V 11.840V

Current CPU Temperature 22°C

Current CPU FAN Speed 6490 RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

CPU Warning Temperature Disabled

CPU FAN Fail Warning Disabled

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 7: PC Health Status

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CReset Case Open Status
CCase Op ened

If the case i s closed, "Case Opened" will show "No".

If the case hav e been opened, "Case Opened" w ill show "Yes".
If y ou want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to
"Enabled" and save CMOS, your computer will restart.
Disabled : Don’t reset c ase open s tatus.;Ena bled : Cl ear case o pen statu s at nex t boot.

C Current Voltage (V) VCORE / 1.5V /+3.3V / +5V / +12V

8Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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CCurrent CPU Temperature

8Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

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C Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

C CPU Warning Temperature

C CPU FAN Fail Warning

C SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

8Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan speed status automatically.

8[60°C / 140°F], [70°C / 158°F], [80°C / 176°F], [90°C / 194°F]

Alarm when curent temperature ov er than the selected temperature.

8Disabled Don't monitor current fan speed. (Default v alue)

8Disabled Don't monitor current fan speed. (Default v alue)

8Enabled Alarm when fan stops.

8Disabled Don't monitor current fan speed. (Default v alue)

8Enabled Alarm when fan stops.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio 15X Item Help

CPU Host Clock Control Disabled Menu Level u

x CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) 100

x PCI/AGP Divider Disabled

Host/DRAM Clock ratio Auto

Memory Frequency (Mhz) 266

PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz) 33/66

higf: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 7: Frequency/Voltage Control

CCPU Clock Ratio

This option will not be shown or not be available if you are using a CPU with the locked ratio.

810X~24X It’s depends on CPU Clock Ratio.

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CCPU Host Clock Control

8Disable Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default v alue)

8Enable Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

CCPU Host Frequency

8100MHz ~ 355MHz Set CPU Host Clock from 100MHz to 355MHz.

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CPCI/AG P Divid er

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CH ost/DRAM Clock Ratio

C M emory Frequency(M hz)

C PCI/AG P Fre quency(Mhz)

8You can choose Disabled,PLL/40,PLL/32,PLL/24,PLL/20/PLL/16 mode to adjust PCI/AGP
frequency.

(Warning: wrong frequency may make system can’t boot, clear CMOS to ov ercome w rong fre
quency issue)

82.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0.

82.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66.

8Auto Set Memory frequency by DRAM SPD data. (Default value)

8The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .

8Setup PCI/AGP frequency by adjusting CPU Host Frequency or PCI/AGP Div ider item.

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Top Performance

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}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

Top Performance

Top Performance

Disabled...................[ n ]

Enabled................... [ ]

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ESC:Quit F3: Select Language

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

hi: Move ENTER: Accept

ESC: Abort

Figure 8: Top Performance

Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of y our system, set "Top Performance" as " Enabled".

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

You must check whether y our RAM¡BCPU support ov er clock w hen y ou set "Top Performance"

to " Enabled"

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

minimum system performance.

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the sy stem parameters that allow

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Optimized Defaults

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

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

system automatically detects.

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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you in creating a password.

password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may als o pres s <Esc > to abort the

selection and not enter a password.

“PASSWORD DISABLED” w ill appear to confirm the passw ord being disabled. Once the password is

disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

all BIOS Setup program fu nction. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the

BIOS Setup program and hav ing full configuration fields, the User passw ord is required to access only

basic items.

prompted for the passw ord every time the sy stem is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup M enu.

only when you try to enter Setup.

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

Ty pe the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the

To disabl e password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message

The BIOS Setup program allow s you to specify two separate passwords:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, any one may access

If you select “System” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you w il l be

If you select “Setup” at “Password C heck” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Passw ord

Figure 12: Password Setting

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Save & Exit Setup

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Ty pe “Y” w ill quit the Setup Utility and sav e the user setup v alue to RTC C M OS.

Ty pe “N ” w ill retur n to Setup U tility.

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

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

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Ty pe “Y” w ill quit the Setup Utility w ithout sav ing to RTC C M OS.

Ty pe “N ” w ill retur n to Setup U tility.

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Quit Wi thout Sav ing (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

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Revision History

Chapter 4 Technical Reference

English

Block Diagram

3 P CI

RTL8101L*

RJ4 5*

PCICL K

(33MHz)

AGPC LK

(66MHz)

AC97

CODE C

Pentium 4

CP U

82845GL

AC97 Link

6 U SB

Ports

(2.0/1.1)

System Bus 400M Hz

200/266 MHz

Intel

48 MHz

Intel

ICH 4

LPC BUS

ATA33/66/100
IDE Channels

CPUCLK+-/ (100M Hz)

HCLK+/- (100MHz)

GMCHCLK (66M Hz)

66 MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

FWH

ITE8712

24 MHz

33 MHz

DDR RAM

Game Port

Flop py

LPT Port

PS/2

KB/M ouse

COM

Por ts

PCICLK (33M Hz)

USBCLK (48 MHz)

*For GA-8L D533 only

14.318 MHz
33 MHz

MIC

LINE-IN

LINE-OUT

CLK

GEN

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HCLK+/- (100MHz)
CPUCLK+/- (100M Hz)
AGPCLK (66M Hz)

MCHCLK (66M Hz)

ICH3V66 (66MHz)

Tech nical Reference

BIOS update procedure

Method 1:

Q-Flash Introduction

English

A. What is Q-Flash Utility?

mode, no more fooling around any OS.

B. How to use Q-Flash?

a. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it

will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Q-Flash utility.

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

CMO S Setup Utility-Copyr ight (C) 1984 -2002 Award S oftware

}Standard CMOS Fe atures Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimiz ed Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Manag ement Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit S etup

}Frequency/ Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

Top Performance

ESC:Qu it higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Fl ash F1 0:Save & Exit Setup

Enter Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y

Tim e, Date, Hard Disk T ype...

b. Q-Flash Utility

Q-Flash Utility V3.05

Flash Type/Size : SST 39SF020 / 256K

Keep DMI Data : Yes

Load BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Space Bar:Change Value

Enter: Run ESC: Reset h/i: Select Item

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Load BIOS From Floppy

!In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run.

1 File(s) found

XXXX.XX 256K

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M

F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.

!Press Enter to Run.

Are you sure to update BIOS?

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

!Press Enter to Run.

English

!! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.

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Tech nical Reference

Method 2:

We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.

Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode.

English

Flash BIOS Procedure:

STEP 1:

(1) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip.

STEP 2: Make a DOS boot diskette. (See example: Windows 98 O.S.)

Beware: Windows ME/2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette.

(1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. Please leave the diskette "UN-write protected" type.

Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)" and right click to select

"Format (M)"

Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files. Both of

these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like

http://www.cnet.com

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(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and

"Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system

files to it.

Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly.

(3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".

English

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Tech nical Reference

STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program.

(1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support".

English

(2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers".

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(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset optional

menu to obtain BIOS flash files.

(4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop up

a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location" and press "OK".

English

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Tech nical Reference

(5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files.

English

(6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2, and

press "Extract".

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STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk.

(1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then, restart

the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup

main menu when system is boot up.

Amer ican Re lease :09/1 6/9 9
Mega tren ds AMIB IOS (C) 199 9 Ame rica n Me gat ren d

7V TX F 1
Chec k Syste m Healt h OK
AMD-Ath lon(tm)Pr ocess or-90 0MHz
Chec king NVR AM...
262144KB

Wai t.. .
Pres s F 1 to en ter D ual B IOS Util ity. Press ES C to qu it
Press any key to contiu ne

( C ) America n Megatrend s Inc.,
63-0001-001199-00101111- 071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F

(2) Once you enter the BIOS setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. Use the arrows to

highlight the item "BIOS FEATURES SETUP".

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

(C) 1999 American M egatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

English

STANDARD C MOS SETUP INTEGR ATED PERIPHERA LS

BIOS FE ATURES S ETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & M ISC SET UP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SU PERVISOR PASSWO RD

POWER MANAG EMENT SETUP USE R PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CO NFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECT ION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SET UP

LOAD S ETUP DE FAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg : Se lect Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values

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

Tim e, Date , Hard D isk Type…

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Tech nical Reference

(3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item "1st

Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy".

English

(4) Press "ESC" to go back to previous screen. Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT

SETUP" then press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and

"Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken

effect next boot-up.

AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP

( C ) 2001 Ameri can Me gatrends, Inc. All Rights Rese rved

1st Boot Device : Flop py

2nd Boot De vice : IDE-0

3rd Boot De vice : CDROM

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

BootUp Num -Lock : On ESC : Quit hifg: S elect Item

Flopp y Drive Seek : Disabled F1 : H elp PU/PD/ +/- : Modify

Pas sword Check : Setup F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2: Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD C MOS SETUP INTEGRATED PE RIPHERALS

BIOS FE ATURES S ETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & M ISC SET UP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERV ISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAG EMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CO NFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SET UP

LOAD S ETUP DE FAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg : Se lect Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values

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

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

Save Data to CM OS & E xit SETUP

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STEP 5: BIOS flashing.

(1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire files

in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you have to type

"A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4" and then press "Enter".

Starting Windows 98…

Microsoft(R) Windows98

© Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999

A:\> dir/w

Volume in drive A has no label

Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D

Directory of A:\

COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.EXE

3 file(s) 838,954 bytes

0 dir(s) 324,608 bytes free

A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4

(2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item will

locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start BIOS Flash

Utility.

English

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Tech nical Reference

(3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the

English

(4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ESC] to exit Flash Utility.

procedure, or press [ESC] to quit.

Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your BIOS

corrupted and system totally inoperative.

Are you sure to flash the BIOS?

[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

EXIT?

[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

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STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults.

Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly

recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step resets

everything after the flash.

(1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system. The boot up screen will

indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.

Amer ican Re lease :09/1 6/9 9
Mega tren ds AMIB IOS (C) 199 9 Ame rica n Me gat ren d

7V TX F 4
Chec k Syste m Healt h OK
AMD-Ath lon(tm)Pr ocess or-90 0MHz
Chec king NVR AM...
262144KB

Wai t.. .
Pres s F 1 to en ter D ual B IOS Util ity. Press ES C to qu it
Press any key to contiu ne

( C ) America n Megatrend s Inc.,
63-0001-001199-00101111- 071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F

(2) Don't forget to press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up. Use the arrows

to highlight the item "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" then press "Enter". System will ask "Load Setup

Defaults (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm.

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD C MOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FE ATURES S ETUP HARDWARE M ONITOR & M ISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAG EMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CO NFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SET UP

LOAD S ETUP DE FAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg : Se lect 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

English

Load Setup Defaults

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Tech nical Reference

(3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will ask

"SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will

reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up.

English

(4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure.

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD C MOS SETUP INTEGRATED PE RIPHERALS

BIOS FE ATURES S ETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & M ISC SET UP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERV ISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAG EMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CO NFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SET UP

LOAD S ETUP DE FAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg : Se lect Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values

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

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

Save Data to CM OS & E xit SETUP

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Method 3:

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

flash BIOS.

Follow the setup that showing on the scween to install the Utility.

TM

program to

English

Press here.

1.Click "@BIOS .

(1) (2)

Click "P".

Click here.

(3)

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Clic k "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOSTM sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

2.Click"Start"-"Programs"-

"GIGABYTE"-"@BIOS"

3. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

(4)

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Tech nical Reference

II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

English

III. Save BIOS

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

Note:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon

b. Cl ick "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:

8LD533.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. Selecting wrong model name will cause the

system unbooted.

b. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your

motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot.

c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOSTM server, please go onto

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

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

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

software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS

update software, it’s a Windows utility. With the help of “@BIOS’, BIOS updating is no more than a

click.

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

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

choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site

automatically. There are several different choices; you could use “Internet Update” to download and

update your BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose

“Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update

your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and

manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte’s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard

industries.

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

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

remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your

Gigabyte @BIOS.

English

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Tech nical Reference

Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTune

TM

4

English

Windows based Overclocking utility

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

ware or BIOS tools to do "Overclock". And even with these technologies, they still learn that it's quite a
risk because the safety and stability of an "Overclock" system is unknown. Now everything is different
because of a Windows based overclocking utility "EasyTune 4" --announced by Gigabyte. This win­dows based utility has totally changed the gaming rule of "Overclock". This is the first windows based
overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose either "Easy Mode"
or "Advanced Mode" for overclocking at their convenience. For users who choose "Easy Mode", they
just need to click "Auto Optimize" to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will
then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel. If users prefer
"Overclock" by them, there is also another choice. Click "Advanced Mode" to enjoy "sport drive" class
Overclocking user interface. "Advanced Mode", allows users to change the system bus / AGP /
Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance. It operates in
coordination with Gigabyte motherboards. Besides, it is different from other traditional over-clocking
methods, EasyTune 4 doesn't require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch/ jumper setting;
on the other hand, they can do "Overclock" at easy step . Therefore, this is a safer way for "Overclock"
as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs EasyTune 4 over system's limitation, the
biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one
well-performed system speed has been tested in EasyTune 4, user can "Save" this setting and "Load"
it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the "Overclock" technology toward
to a newer generation. This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in
driver CD. Users may make a test drive of "EasyTune 4" to find out more amazing features by
themselves.
*Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please find the products supported list
in the web site.
*Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any
damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other components.

Overclock" might be one of the most common issues
in computer field. But have many users ever tried it?
The answer is probably "no". Because "Overclock"
is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of
technical know-how, sometimes "Overclock" is even
considered as special skills found only in some
enthusiasts. But as to the experts in "Overclock",
what's the truth? They may spend quite a lot of time
and money to study, try and use many different hard-

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Picture below are shown in Windows XP (IUCD ver 2.22)

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the
driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the
CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the driver
manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically.

English

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

Massage: Some device drivers will restart

your system automatically. After restarting

your system the "Xpress Install" will

continue to install other drivers.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

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will finish the installation for you

Appendix

English

Item Description

 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility

 Intel Application Accelerator

 Intel Extreme Graphics Driver

 USB Patch for WinXP

 RealTek LAN Driver *

 RealTek ALC101A/201A/202/650 AC97 Codec Driver

 USB Driver Patch

 Intel/NEC USB 2.0 Driver

Driver install finished !

You have to reboot system !

Tell the operating system how the chipset components will be configured

Designed to improve performance of the storage sub-system and overall system performance

®

845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Chipsets

For Intel

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

Promise 10/100 LAN driver for 81XX series chips

®

For Intel

ICH/ICH2/ICH4 AC97 audio

This patch driver can help you to resolve some USB device issue on XP

It is recommended that you use the Microsoft Windows update for the most updated driver

for XP/2K

*For GA-8LD533 only

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION

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

 Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager (GWUM)

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

 Gigabyte Management Tool (GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network

 EasyTune 4

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

 DMI Viewer

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

 Face-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo

 @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility

 Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe

 Acrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents

 Norton Internet Security (NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ads, etc.

English

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Appendix

SOFTWARE INFORMATION

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

English

HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

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CONTACT US

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

y U.K

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

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

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

y The Netherlands

Giga-Byte Technology B.V.

Address: Postbus 1385, 5602 BJ, Eindhoven, The
Netherlands

y Taiwan

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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

TEL: [phone] (50 lines)

FAX: [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

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

y USA

G.B.T. INC.

Address: 17358 Railroad St, City of Industry, CA

91748.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

[e-mail]

Web Address: www.giga-byte.com

y Germany

G.B.T. Technology Trading GmbH

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone] (Sales)

Tel: [phone] (Tech.)

Fax: [phone] (Tech.)

E-mail:[e-mail]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.de

y JAPAN

Nippon Giga-Byte Corporation

Fax: [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.co.jp

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

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

y China

Shanghai Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.com.cn

GuangZhou Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.com.cn

Beijing Office

Tel: [phone]

86-10-82856064

86-10-82856094

Fax: [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.com.cn

E-mail:[e-mail]

Chengdu Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Web Address: www.gigabyte.com.cn

English

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Appendix

Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

English

APM Advanced Power Management

AG P Accelerated Graphics Port

AM R Audio Modem Riser

AC R Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CP U Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser

DMA Direct Memory Access

DM I Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DR M Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

E CC Error Checking and Correcting

E M C Electromagnetic Compatibility

EP P Enhanced Parallel Port

ES D Electrostatic Discharge

FDD Floppy Disk Device

FSB Front Side Bus

HDD Hard Disk Device

ID E Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IR Q Interrupt Request

I/ O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

IS A Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

to be continued......

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Acronyms Meaning

LBA Logical Block Addressing

LED Light Emitting Diode

MHz Megahertz

MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NI C Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

O EM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

P CI 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

S MI System Management Interrupt

US B Universal Serial Bus

VI D Voltage ID

English

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Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.:

Contact Person: E-mail Add. :

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Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:

BIOS version: O.S./A.S.:

Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility:

Configuration

CPU

Memory

Brand

Video Card

Audio Card

HDD

CD-ROM /

DVD-ROM

Modem

Network

AMR / CNR

Keyboard

Mouse

Power supply

Other Device

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Problem Description:

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Troubleshooting

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

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

Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ?

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START

Yes

Please isolate
the short pin.

No

Failure has been excluded.

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

Yes

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

Yes

Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot.

Yes

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

A

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

Make sure the
jumper setting
are correct.

Plug the CPU
cooling fan power
in the CPU fan
connector. Plug
in the AC power
connector.

Insert and push
the memory
module vertically
into the DIMM
slot.

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A

Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

Yes

The problem could
be caused by
power supply,

No

CPU, memory or
CPU/memory
socket itself.

Failure has been excluded.

Check if there is display.

Yes

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

Check if keyboard is working properly.

Yes

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

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

Yes

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

No

Perhaps your VGA
card / VGA slot or
monitor is defective.

Failure has been excluded.

It is possible that

No

your keyboard or
keyboard
connector is
defective.

Failure has been excluded.

The problem was

No

probably caused
by the IDE device
/ connector or
cable.

Failure has been excluded.

END

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

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