Gigabyte GA-8S661FXM, GA-8S661FXM-F User Manual

When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following not ice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X (1.5V) notch" (show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X/8X(1.5V).

AGP 4X/8X notch

Cauti on: AGP 2X card is not supported by SiS® 661FX. You m ight experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X card.

Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched bet ween AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X(1.5V) mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this card is 2X(3.3V). The GA-8S661FXM Series (or any AGP 4X/8X only) motherboards might not function properly, if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X(1.5) mode in it.

Example 2: Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by "Power Color", the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their golden finger is com patible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but they support 2X(3. 3V) only. The GA-8S661FXM Series (or any AGP 4X/8X only) mother boards might not function properly, If you install this card in it.

Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on ATi Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance with AGP 4X(1.5V) specification. Therefore, AG32S(G) will work fine with SiS® 661FX based motherboards.

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Motherboard

GA-8S661FX M

ERIC LU

E r i c L u

Date:

Sep. 17, 2003

GA-8S661FXM Series

P4 Titan Series Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

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Pentium® 4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1001

12ME-8S661FXM-1001

English

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

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

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process .........................................1 1

Table of Content

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

GA -8S661FXM Series Motherboard Layout .................................................... 7

Block Diagram ....................................................................................................... 8

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU).........................................12

Step 1-1: CPU Installation...........................................................................12

Step 1-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation......................................................... 13

Step 2: Install Memory Modules .......................................................................14

Step 3: Install expansion cards.........................................................................15

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply..............16

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................... 16

Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction ................................................................ 18

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ...................................................................31

T he Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1d) ..........................................32

Standard CMOS Features.................................................................................34

A dvanced BIOS Features...................................................................................37

Integrated Peripherals .......................................................................................39

Power Management Setup................................................................................43

PnP/PCI Configurations......................................................................................46

PC Health Status..................................................................................................47

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Frequency /Voltage Control ................................................................................49

Top Performance ................................................................................................51

Load Fail-Safe Defaults......................................................................................52

Load Optimiz ed Defaults....................................................................................53

Set Superv isor/User Password..........................................................................54

Sav e & Exit Setup.................................................................................................55

Exit Without Saving.............................................................................................56

Chapter 4 Technical Reference .......................................................59

@BIOS™ Introduction ........................................................................................59

Easy Tune™ 4 Introduction ................................................................................60

Flash BIOS Method Introduction......................................................................61

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction ...............................................65

Jack-Sensing Introuction ...................................................................................71

Xpress Recov ery Introduction ...........................................................................73

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Chapter 5 Appendix.......................................................................77

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

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The GA-8S661FXM Series motherboard CD for motherboard driver & utility GA-8S661FXM Series user's manual Quick PC Installation Guide SATA RAID Manual

GC-SATA Card (optional)

(Manual; SATA cable x 1; Power cable x 1)

I/O Shield IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap be fore handlin g 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.

Serial ATA cable x 1

2 Port USB Cable x 1 4 Port USB Cable x 1 SPDIF Kit x 1 (SPDIF Out Kit) IEEE 1394 Cable x1

Audio Combo Kit x 1

(SURR OUND-Kit + SPDIF Out Kit)

Motherboard Settings Label

Installing the motherboard to the chassis...

If the motherboard has mou nting 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 portio n of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way y ou 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 — 24.4cm x 24.4cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB Motherboard — GA-8S661FXM Series include:

GA-8S661FXM & GA-8S661FXM-F

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

— Support Intel® Pentium® 4 (Northwood, Prescott) processor — Support Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology — Intel® Pentium® 4 800/533/400MHz FSB — 2nd cache depends on CPU

Chipset — SiS® Chipset 661FX HOST/AGP/Controller

— SiS® 963 (*) / 963L I /O Controller Hub

Memory — 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

— Supports DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 DIMM — Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB unbuffered DRAM — Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max) — Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM

I/O Control — IT8705 Slots — 1 AGP slot 4X/8X (1.5V) device support

— 3 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE — 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (I DE1, IDE2) with

PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) operation modes

— Can connect up to 4 IDE devices

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

and 2.88M bytes

— 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/EC P mode — 1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port,COMB on board — 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 x Rear, 4 x Front by cable) — 1 Front Audio connector

On-Board 1394 (*) — RealTek 8801 On-Board VGA — Built-in SiS® 661FX chipset

<Note >

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(*) Only for GA-8S661FXM-F

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Introduction

Hardware Monitor — CPU/System fan revolution detect

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On-Board LAN — Builit in RTL8100C Chipset

On-Board Sound — Realtek ALC655 codec

PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface BIOS — Licensed AWARD BIOS

Additional Features — PS/2 K eyboard pow er on by password

— CPU/System temperature detect — System voltage detect

— 1 RJ45 port

— Supports Jack-Sensing function — Line Out / 2 front speaker — Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w sw itch) — Mic In / center & subwoofer (by s/w switch) — SPDIF In / Out — CD In / AUX In / Game port

— Supports Q-Flash

— PS/2 Mouse pow er on — STR (Suspend-To-RAM) — AC Recovery — Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection — USB KB/Mouse w ake up from S3 — Supports @BIOS — Supports EasyTune 4

™

HT functionality requirement content :

Enabling the functionality of Hy per-Threading Technology for y our computer system requires all of the follow ing platform components:

- CPU: An Intel® Pentium 4 Processor with HT Technology

- Chipset: A SiS® Chipset that supports HT Technology

- BIOS: A BIOS that supports HT Technology and has it enabled

- OS: An operation system that has optimizations for HT Technology Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance w ith 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-8S661FXM Series Motherboard Layout

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KB_MS

VGA

LINE_OUTMIC_IN

LINE_IN

USB

CODEC

-F

COMA

LPT

GAME

LAN

AUX_IN

F_AUDIO

CPU_FAN

COMB

RTL 8100C

SPDIF_IO

CD_IN

SUR_CEN

ATX_12V

AGP

F1_1394 (*)

SOCKET 478

SiS 661FX

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

F2_1394 (*)

RTL 8801(* )

BIOS

RAM_LED

GA-8S661FXM

DDR1

DDR2

SiS 963 / 963L

BUZZER

F_USB2

F_USB1

IT8705

IDE2

BATTERY

ATX

IDE1

FDD

SYS FAN

CLR_CMOS

F_PANEL

(*) Only for GA-8S661FXM-F

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PWR_LED

Introduction

Block Diagram

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PCICLK (33MHz)

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

3 PCI

AGP 4X/8X

RJ45

AC97 Link

AC97

CODEC

MIC

LINE-IN

VGA Port

RTL

8801 (*)

1394 (*)

Controller

LINE-OUT

RTL

8100C

Pentium 4

Socket 478

CPU

Sy stem Bus 800/533/400MHz

SiS 661FX

SiS 963(*) / 963L

6 USB

Ports

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

CPUCLK+/- (100/133/200MHz)

266/333/400MHz

DDR RAM

MCHCLK (100/133/200MHz)

66 MHz

33 MHz

48 MHz

LPC BUS

14.318 MHz

BIOS

IT8705

24 MHz

33 MHz

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2 KB/Mouse

2 COM Ports

(*) Only for GA-8S661FXM-F

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English

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Introduction

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules Step 3- Install expansion cards Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 1

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Step 4

Step 3

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

Step 2

Step 4

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing U nit (CPU)

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Step 1-1: CPU Installation

Before in stalling the processor, adhere to the following warning:

1.Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the moth erboard.

2.If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause imp roper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Angling the rod to 65

1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe feel a kind of tight , and then continue pul l the rod to 90- degree when a no ise "cough" made.

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.

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Step 1-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation

Before installing the CPU cooling fan, adhere to t he following warning:

1.Please use Intel approved co oling fan.

2.We recommend you to app ly the thermal tape to pro vide better heat conduction between you r CPU and cooling fan. (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 f an, and might damage the processor. To avoid this from happening, we sugg est you to eit her use thermal ta pe ins tead of thermal paste, or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution.)

3.Make su re the CPU fa n p ower cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connecto r, this completes the installation. Please refer to CPU cooling fa n u ser's manual f or more detail installation procedure.

English

1. Fasten the cooling fan supportingbase onto the CPU socket on the motherboard.

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2. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install complete.

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Step 2: Install Memory Modules

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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 v ary between sockets.

Before in stalling the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:

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

2.Please no te that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to th e one notch. Wrong orientation will cause impro per installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Notch

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 sockets to lock the DIMM module. Rev erse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

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DDR Introduction

Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective s olution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators.

DDR memory is a sensible ev olutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM infrastruc ture, 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 ex isting 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 w hen running with the same DRAM clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 3.2GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for serv ers, workstations, high-end PC's and value desktop SMA systems.

Step 3: Install expansion cards

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

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.

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AGP Card

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Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot w hen you try to ins tall / uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly dow n on the slot. Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white-drawable bar.

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

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Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female)

This connector supports s tandard P S/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

v Parallel Port, Serial Port and VGA port (LPT / COMA / VGA)

Parallel Port

(25 pin Female)

This connector supports 1 standard COM port, 1 Paral lel port and 1 VGA port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc. can be connected to Serial port.

COMA

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

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VGA

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

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w Game / MIDI Ports

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

This connector supports joy stick , MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices.

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x Audio Connectors

Line Out

(Front Speaker)

Line In

(Rear S peaker)

If you want the detail information for 2- /4-/6-channel audio setup installation, please refer t o page 76.

y USB/LAN Connector

MIC In (Center and Subw oofer)

LAN USB 0

USB 1

After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC In jack. Device like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line-In jack.

Please note:

You are able to use 2-/4-/6-channel audio feature by S/ W selection. If you want to enable 6-channel function, y ou have 2 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out" Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In" Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC Out ".

Method2:

You can refer to page 26, and contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB key board,mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Have a standard USB interface. A lso make sure your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS v endor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

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Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

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13 12

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) FDD

6) IDE1 / IDE2

7) F_PANEL

8) PWR_LED

9) RAM_LED

10) F_AUDIO

14 15

11) CD_IN

12) AUX_IN

13) SPDIF_IO

14) SUR_CEN

15) F_USB1 / F_USB2

16) CI

17) CLR_CMOS

18) F1_1394 / F 2_1394 (*)

19) COMB

20) BAT

(*) Only for GA-8S661FXM-F

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1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Co nnector)

This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this "ATX_12V connec tor" is not connected, system cannot boot.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 GND 3 +12V 4 +12V

2) ATX (ATX Power)

AC pow er cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

1 1 1

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 VCC 5 GND 6 VCC 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB (stand by +5V) 10 +12V 11 3.3V 12 -12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON(soft on/off) 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 -5V 19 VCC 20 VCC

English

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3) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Con nector)

English

Pleas e note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by ov erheating. The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense

4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense

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5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

Pleas e connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and

2.88M bytes 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)

Important Notice: Pleas e connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

3940

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IDE2

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IDE1

7) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Co nnector)

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Please connect the pow er LED, PC speaker, reset switch and pow er switch etc of your chassisfront panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.

PW-

MSG-

1920

RE S+

RES-

HD-

HD+

111

Speaker Connector

S of t P o we r Connector

Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED

SPEAK-

SPEAK+

PW+

MS G+

HD (I DE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (S peaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+) (Amber) Pin 2- P in 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-) RES (Reset Sw itch) Open: Normal Operation (Green) Close: Reset H ardware System PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation (Red) Close: Power O n/Off MSG(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) (Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) NC (Purple) NC

Reset Switch IDE Har d Di sk

Activ e LED

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8) PWR_LED

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the sy stem enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, pow er LED w ill turn to another color.

English

Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+ 2 MPD3 MPD-

9) RAM_LED

Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on. It might cause short or other unex pected damages due to the s tand by voltage. Remove memory modules only w hen AC power cord is disconnected.

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10) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

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11) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

If you want to use Front Audio connector, y ou must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, y our 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 c ontact your dealer. Please note, y ou can hav e the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound.

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC 2 GND

3 REF 4 Power 5 Front Audio (R) 6 Rear Audio (R) 7 Reserved 8 No Pin 9 Front Audio (L) 10 Rear Audio (L)

Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

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Pin No. Definition

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

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12) AUX_IN (AUX In Conn ector)

Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector.

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Pin No. Definition

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

13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector)

Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while y ou connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer.

162

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC 2 No Pin 3 SPDIF 4 SPDIFI 5 GND 6 GND

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14) SUR_CEN ( Surround Center Connector)

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Pleas e contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Pin No. Definition

1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT

15) F_USB1 / F _USB2 (Front USB Connector)

F_USB1

F_USB2

Pin No. Definition

1 Power 2 Power 3 USB Dx 4 USB Dy5 USB Dx + 6 USB Dy+ 7 GND 8 GND 9 No Pin 10 NC

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16) CI (CASE OPEN)

This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "Case Open" item in BIOS, if the sy stem case begin remove.

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal 2 GND

17) CLR_CMOS (C lear CMOS)

You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper.

To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.

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# Defaul t doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent fr om improper use this jumper.

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Open: Normal

Close: CLEAR CMOS

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18) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (IEEE1394 Connect or) (*)

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Please Note: Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,

w hich has features like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect connection betw een the cable and connector w ill make the dev ice unable to w ork or even damage it. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact y our local dealer.

F2_1394

2 16 1 15

Pin No. Definition

1 Power 2 Power 3 TPA0+ 4 TPA05 GND 6 GND 7 TPB0+ 8 TPB09 Power 10 Power 11 TPA1+ 12 TPA113 GND 14 No Pin 15 TPB1+ 16 TPB1-

F1_1394

2 10 1

Pin No. Definition

1 TPA2+ 2 TPA23 GND 4 GND 5 TPB2+ 6 TPB27 Power 8 Power 9 No Pin 10 GND

19) COMB (COM B Connector)

Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the COMB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the dev ice unable to work or even damage it. For optional COMB cable, please contact your local dealer.

Pin No. Definition

1 NDCDB-

9210

2 NSINB 3 NSOUTB 4 NDTRB5 GND 6 NDSRB7 NRTSB8 NCTSB9 NRIB10 No Pin

(*) Only for GA-8S661FXM-F

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20) BAT (BATTERY)

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CAUTION

Danger of ex plosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only w ith the same or equiv alent type recomm ended by the manufacturer. Dis pose of used batteries ac cording to the manufacturer's instructions.

If you want to erase CM OS...

1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the pow er cord.

2. Remov e the battery, w ait for 30 second.

3. Re-install the battery .

4. Plug the pow er cord and turn ON the computer.

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Introduction

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS 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> immedia tely will allow you to enter Setup. If you require more advance d BIOS settings, please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu. To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu, press "Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL

< > Move to previous item < > Move to next item

< > Move to the item in the left hand < > Move to the item in the right hand <Enter> Select Item <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> Item Help <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> System Information <F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

SETUP

K EY S

Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu

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G ETTING HELP

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

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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 exit the Help Window press <Esc>.

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E7)

Once you enter A ward BIOS CMOS Setup U tility, the Main M enu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys 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

} Standard CMOS Features Top Performance } Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults } Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults } Pow er Management Setup Set Supervisor Password } PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password } PC Health Status Sav e & Exit Setup } Frequency /Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10: Sav e & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 1: Main Menu

l Stand ard CMOS Features

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

l Advanced BIOS Features

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

l Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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l Power M anagement Setup

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

l PnP/PCI Configurations

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

l PC Health Status

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

l Frequency/Voltage Control

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

l Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your syste m, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration.

l Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration.

l Set Supervisor password

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

l Set User 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:yy) Mon, Jun 23 2003 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 17:56:23 Menu Level u

Change the day, month,

}IDE Primary Master [None] y ear }IDE Primary Slave [None] }IDE Secondary Master [None] <Week> }IDE Secondary Slave [None] Sun. to Sat.

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5"] <Month> Drive B [None] Jan. to Dec. Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

<Day>

Halt On [All, But Keyboard] 1 to 31 (or max imum

allow ed in the month)

Base Memory 640K Ex tended Memory 127M <Y ear> Total Memory 128M 1999 to 2098

higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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 m onth, Jan. Through Dec. Day The day , from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

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Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

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Time

The times format in <hour> <m inute> <second>. The time is calculated bas e on the 24-hour

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

IDE Primary Master, Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave

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

computer. There are tw o types: auto type, and manual type. Manual ty pe is user-definable; Auto type w hich will automatically detect HDD type. Note that the specifications of your drive must matc h with the driv e table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category .

If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the information directly from the key board and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the docum entation form y our hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

Cy linder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Prec omp Write precomp Landing Zone Landing zone Sec tor Number of sectors

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

Drive A / Drive B

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

computer.

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

1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

720K, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 720K byte capacity

1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M byte capacity.

2.88M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M byte capacity.

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Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default v alue) Driv e A Enable Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Driv e B Enable Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Both Enable Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

H alt on

The c ategory determines whether the computer w ill stop if an error is detected during power up.

All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped. NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you

w ill be prompted.

All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other

errors . (Default value)

All, But Disk ette The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk /Key The system boot w ill not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all

other errors.

M emory

The c ategory 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 v alue of the base memory is typically 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on

the motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU's memory address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

Adv anced BIOS Features First Boot Dev ice [Floppy ] Item Help Second Boot Device [HDD-0] Menu Lev el u Third Boot Device [CDROM] Select Boot Dev ice Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] priority Passw ord Check [Setup] CPU Hyper-Threading Flex ible AGP 8X [Auto] Boot from floppy Init Display First [AGP]

higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 3: Adv anced BIOS Features

[Enabled] [Floppy ]

[LS120] Boot from LS120

[HDD-0] Boot from First HDD

[HDD-1] Boot from second HDD

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" # " System will detect automatically and show up when you install the Intel

Pentium® 4 processor with HT Technology.

First / S econd / Third Boot Device

Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy. LS120 Selec t your boot device priority by LS120. HDD-0~3 Select your boot device priority by HDD-0~3. SCSI Select y our boot device priority by SCSI. CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM. ZIP Selec t your boot device priority by ZIP. USB-FDD Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD. USB-ZIP Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP. USB-C DROM Select your boot device priority by USB-CDROM.

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USB-HDD Selec t your boot device priority by USB-HDD. LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN. Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

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Boot Up Floppy Seek

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

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

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

Enabled 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 drive type as they are all 80tracks.

Password Check

Sy stem The s ystem can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

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

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

CPU Hyper-Threading

Disabled Disable CPU Hyper Threading. Enabled Enable CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only

w orking for operating system with multi processors mode supported. (Default value)

Flexbile AGP 8X

Auto Automatically set AGP transfer rate according to AGP compatibility and stability .

(Default value)

4X Set APG transfer rate to 4X mode no matter w hat the AGP transfer rate the card is.

Init Display First

Selec t the first initation of the monitor display from AGP or PCI VGA card.

PCI Set Init Display First to PCI. AGP Set Init Display First to AGP. (Default v alue)

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Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto]

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] AC97 Audio [Enabled] USB Controller [Enabled] USB Legacy Support [Disabled] Onboard LAN dev ice [Enabled] SIS-1394 Controller (*) [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP Mode Use DMA [3] Game Port Address [201] Midi Port Address [330] Midi Port IRQ [10]

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Item Help Menu Lev el u

[Auto] Auto-detect IDE cable type

[ATA66/100/133] Set Conductor cable to ATA66/100/133(80

-pins)

[ATA33] Set Conductor cable to ATA33(40-pins)

higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

IDE1 Conductor Cable

Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) ATA66/100/133 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100/133 (Please mak e sure your IDE

dev ice and cable is compatible with ATA66/100/ 133).

ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please m ake sure your IDE device

and c able is compatible with ATA33).

(*) Only for GA-8S661FXM-F

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Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

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IDE2 Conductor Cable

Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) ATA66/100/133 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100/133 (Please mak e sure your IDE

dev ice and cable is compatible with ATA66/100/ 133).

ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please m ake sure your IDE device

and c able is compatible with ATA33).

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

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

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE

Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default v alue)

AC97 Aud io

Enabled Enable auto detect onboard AC'97 audio. (Default v alue) Disabled Disable this function.

U SB Controller

Disable this function if you are not using onboard USB feature.

Disabled Disable USB Controller. Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default v alue)

U SB Legac y Support

When USB keyboard or mouse is installed, please set at Enabled.

Disabled Disable USB keyboard or mouse Support. (Default v alue)

8Enabled Enable USB key board or mouse support.

Onb oard LAN device

Enabled Enable Onboard Lan Chip function. (Default Value) Disabled Disable this function.

SIS-1394 Controller (*)

Enabled Enable SIS-1394 Controller. (Default Value) Disabled Disable this function.

(*) Only for GA-8S661FXM-F

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Onb oard Serial Port 1

Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1. 3F8/ IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8, using IRQ4. (Default v alue) 2F8/ IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8, using IRQ3. 3E8/ IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8, using IRQ4. 2E8/ IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8, using IRQ3. Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

Onb oard Serial Port 2

Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2. 3F8/ IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8, using IRQ4. 2F8/ IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8, using IRQ3. (Default v alue) 3E8/ IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8, using IRQ4. 2E8/ IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8, using IRQ3. Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

Onb oard Par allel port

This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the onboard I/O controller.

Disabled Disable onboard LPT port. 378/ IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378, using IRQ7. (Default Value) 278/ IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278, using IRQ5. 3BC/ IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC, using IRQ7.

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Parallel Port Mode

This feature allows you to connect with an advanced printer via the port mode it supports.

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value) ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

ECP M ode Use DMA

This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access(DMA) channel if the ECP mode selected.

1 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1. 3 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value)

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G ame Port Add ress

This feature allows you to select the game port address or disable it.

Disabled Disable this function. 201 Set Game port address to 201. (Default Value) 209 Set Game port address to 209.

M idi Port Address

This feature allows you to select the Midi port address or disable it.

Disabled Disable this function. 300 Set Midi port address to 300. 330 Set Midi port address to 330.(Default Value)

M idi Port IRQ

5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value)

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Power Management Setup

Pow er Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN [Off] Menu Level u Sy stem After AC Back [Off] [S1] IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI [Enabled] Set suspend type to ModemRingOn [Enabled] Power On Suspend under PME Ev ent Wake Up [Enabled] ACPI OS Pow er On by Keyboard [Disabled] [S3] Pow er On by Mouse [Disabled] Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Set suspend type to

x Month Alarm NA Suspend to RAM under x Day (of Month) 0 ACPI OS x Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 : 0 : 0

Pow er LED in S1 state [Blinking]

higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 5: Pow er Management Setup

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ACPI Suspend Type

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

Soft-off by PWR_BTTN

Off User can press Power button to pow er off system instantly. (Default Value) Suspend User can press Power button for 4 seconds to power off sy stem. System will

enter suspend mode if button is pressed less than 4 seconds.

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into green mode.

CModem Ring On

8Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On function. 8Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On function.(Default value)

System after AC Back

Off When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Off" s tate.

(Default Value) On When AC-pow er back to the system, the system will be in "On" state. Laststate When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state

before AC-power off.

IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI

When IRQ[3-7, 9-15] or NMI triggered, the suspend timer w ill be reloaded to prevent system gets

Disabled Disable monitor IRQ[3-7, 9-15] or NMI. Enabled Enable monitor IRQ[3-7, 9-15] or NMI. (Default v alue)

PM E Event Wake Up

Set PME as wake up ev ent.

Disabled Disable PME Event wake up function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable PME Ev ent wake up.

Power On by Keyboard

Any Key Set k eyboard power on by any key. Pass word Input password (from 1 to 8 characters) and press Enter to set the keyboard

pow er on password. Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

Power On by Mouse

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable Power On by move or click mouse function.

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Resume by Alarm

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

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

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled. Month Alarm : NA, 1~12 Day (of Month) : 1~31 Time (hh : mm : ss) : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

Power LED in S1 state

Blinking In standby mode(S1), pow er LED will blink. (Default Value) Dual/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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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: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

PnP/PCI Configurations

Device(s) using this INT:

Display Cntrlr

-BUS 1 Dev 2 Func 3

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value) 3,4, 5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1.

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

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

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value) 3,4, 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

PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help

Case Opened No Menu Lev el u Vcore 1.778V [Disabled] VCC18 1.856V Don’t reset case +3.3V 3.2V open status +5V 4.945V +12V 12.288V [Enabled] Current System Temperature 33°C Clear case open Current CPU Temperature 68°C status at next boot Current CPU FAN Speed 5113 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN Speed 0 RPM

higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help

F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 7: PC Health Status

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Reset Case Open Status Case Opened

If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" w ill show "Yes".

If you want to reset "Case Opened" v alue, set "Reset Case Open Status" to"Enabled" and save CMOS, your computer will restart.

Current Voltage (V) Vcore / VCC18 / +3.3V / +5V / +12V

8Detect system's voltage status automatic ally.

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Current System / CPU Temp erature

8Detect System/CPU temperature automatic ally.

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Current CPU /SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/System Fan speed status automatic ally.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Frequency /Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Item Help

Linear Frequency Control [Disabled] Menu Lev el u

x CPU Clock (MHz) 100 x DRAM Clock (MHz) AUTO

AGP/PCI Clock Control [AUTO]

x AGP Clock (MHz) 66 x PCI Clock (MHz) 33

higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 8: Frequency /Voltage Control

CPU Cloc k Ratio

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

15X~21X It's depends on CPU Clock Ratio.

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Linear Frequency Control

Disabled Disable this func tion. (Default value) Enabled Enable this func tion.

CPU Cloc k (MHz)

100~355 Selec t CPU Clock to 100MHz~355MHz.

M Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

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D RAM Clock (M Hz)

This feature allow s you to adjust the DRAM frequency , When "Linear Frequency Control" is set to Enabled.

Pleas e set DR AM Clock according to your requirement.

M Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

AG P/PCI Clock Control

AUTO Set AGP/PCI clock automatically. (Default Value) Manual Set AGP/PCI clock manually.

M Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

AG P Clock (MHz)

This item will available when "AGP/PCI Clock Control" set at "Manual".

Pleas e set AGP Clock according to your requirement.

M Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

PCI Clock (MHz)

The values depend on the AGP Clock set. M Incorrect using it may cause your system broken. For power End-User use only!

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Top Performance

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced Chipset Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults }Pow er Management Setup Set Supervisor Password }PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord }PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup }Frequency /Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Top Performance

If you wish to maximize the performance of your sy stem, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".

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

Top Performance

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

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

hi: Mov e ENTER: Accept ESC: Abort

Figure 9: Top Performance

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"Top Performance" w ill increase H/W work ing speed. Different sy stem configuration (both H/W component and OS) will effect the result. For example, the same H/W configuration might not run

properly with Windows XP, but works smoothly with Window s NT. Therefore, if y our sy stem is not perform enough, the reliability or stability problem will appear sometimes, and we will recommend y ou disabling the option to avoid the problem as mentioned abov e.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

mum system performance.

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Fail-Safe defaults c ontain the most appropriate values of the sy stem parameters that allow mini-

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Optimized Defaults

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults }Pow er Management Setup Set Supervisor Password }PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord }PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup }Frequency /Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

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

automatically detects.

Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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assis t you in creating a password.

pas sword. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selec tion and not enter a pass word.

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

BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, 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.

prompted for the passw ord every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

only when you try to enter Setup.

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults }Pow er Management Setup Set Supervisor Password }PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord }PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup }Frequency /Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to

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

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

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: SUPERVISOR PASSWOR D and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, any one may access all

If you select "System" at "Password Check" in Advanc e BIOS Features Menu, you will be

If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in Adv ance BIOS Features Menu, y ou will be prompted

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 12: Passw ord Setting

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Save & Exit Setup

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults }Pow er Management Setup Set Supervisor Password }PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord }PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup }Frequency /Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Ty pe "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and sav e the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Ty pe "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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

Sav e Data to CMOS

Figure 13: Sav e & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

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

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults }Pow er Management Setup Set Supervisor Password }PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord }PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup }Frequency /Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Quit Without Saving ( Y/N) ? N

Abandon all Data

Figure 14: Ex it Without Saving

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Chapter 4 Technical Reference

@BIOS™ Introduction

Gigabyte announces @B IOS Windows BIOS live update utility

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 t o do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and then switch the operat ing syst em to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS. The above process is not a interest ing job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in yo ur disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why mot herboard 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 BI OS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software. It co uld help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS update software, it's a Windows utility. With t he help of "@BIOS", BIOS updat ing 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 maint ain t he BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads t he BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically. There are several different choices; you could use "Int ernet Update" to download and update your BIOS directly. Or you may want t o keep a backup f or 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 f ree 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 muc h it costs? Impossible! It's free! Now, if you buy a Gigabyte's mot herboard, you could f ind this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please remember, c onnected to internet at first , then you could h ave a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyt e @BIOS.

™

Have you e ver updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people , you ju st know what BIOS is, but always hesitat e to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don't know how to update it .

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Tech nical Reference

EasyTune™ 4 In trodu ction

Gigabyte announces EasyTune

™

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Windows based Overclocking utility

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

hardware or BIOS tools t o do "Overclock". And even with these technologies, they still learn that it's quite a risk because the safet y and stabilit y of an "Overclock" system is unknown. Now everything is diff erent 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 ut ility is suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose either "Easy Mode" or "Advanced Mode" for overclocking at their convenien ce. For u sers who choose "Easy Mode", they just need t o click "Auto Optimize" to have aut oed and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will t hen overdrive CPU speed automatically with t he 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 int erface. "Advanced Mode", allows users to change the syst em bus / AGP / Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance. It operates in coordinati on with Gigabyte motherboards. Besides, it is different from other traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTune 4 d oesn't require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware swit ch/ jumper setting; on the other hand, they can do "Overclock" at easy step . Therefore, this is a safer way for "Overclock" as no thing is chan ged on soft ware o r hardware. If user runs EasyTune 4 over system's l imitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed syst em speed has been tested in EasyTune 4, user can "Save" t his setting and "Load" it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the "Overclo ck" 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 f ind out more amazing features by themselves. *Some Gigabyt e products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please fi nd the products supported list in the web site. *Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technolog y will not be responsible for any damage or inst ability 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 includ es a lot of technical know-ho w, sometimes "Overclock" is even considered as special skills f ound only in some enthusiasts. But as to the experts in "Overclock", what's the t ruth? They may spend quite a lot of time and mon ey to study, try and u se many different

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Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1 : Q-Flash

Flash BIOS Method Int roduction

Q-Flash™ is a BIOS flash ut ility embedded in Flash ROM. With t his utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BI OS. Q-Flash™ allows users to fl ash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Window s. Using Q-Fl ash™ indicati ng no more fooling around with any complicated instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please not e that because updating BIOS has potential ri sk, please do it with caution!! We are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Lt d is not responsible for damages of system because of incorrect manipulat ion of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

Before You Begin:

Before you start updat ing BIOS with the Q-Flash

1. Download the lat est BIOS for your motherboard from Gigabyte's website.

2. Extract the BIOS file downloaded and save the BIOS file (the one with model name.Fxx. For

example, 7VRXP.F12) to a floppy disk.

3. Reboot your PC and press Del to ent er BIOS menu.

™

utility, please follow the steps below first .

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The BI OS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts. If your motherboard has dual BI OS, please refer to Part One. If your motherboard has single BIOS, please refer t o Part Two.

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Part One: Updating BIOS with Q-Flash™ Utility on Dual BIOS Motherboards.

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motherboards supporting Q-Flash combined in t he same screen. This sect ion only deals with how to use Q-Flash In the following sect ions, we take GA-7VRXP as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from an older version to t he lat est version. For example, from F10 to F12.

Entering the Q-Flash™ utility:

Step1: To use Q-Flash™ utility, you must press Del in t he boot screen to enter BI OS menu.

Some of Gigabyte mot herboards are equipped with dual BIOS. In the BIOS menu of the

™

and Dual BIOS , the Q-Flash™ utilit y and Dual BIOS utility are

™

utilit y.

American Rele ase :08 /2 3/200 2 Megatrend s AMIBIOS (C) 199 9 A meric an Megat rend

7VRXP F10

The BIOS file is F10 before updating

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit

AMD-Athlo n(tm)Pro ce sso r- 133 3MHz Check Syste m Heal th ! Checki ng NVRAM...U pd at e OK 262144KB

DEL:Ste up/Du al BIOS/Q-Flash F8 :Bo ot Menu F12:N etwork b oo t TAB:Lo go Auto-De tecti ng Pri Mast er..IDE Hard Disk Auto-Detecting Pri Sla ve...Not Detected Auto- De te ct in g Sec Maste r..AT API CDROM Auto-Detecting Sec Sla ve.. Not Detected

( C ) American Meg atrends Inc., 62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1-

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash™ utili ty.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C) 2001 American M egatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHO UT SAVING ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-S afe V alues

ENTER DUAL BIOS/Q-FLASH UTILITY (Y/N) ? Y

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Exploring the Q-Flash™/Dual BIOS utility screen

The Q-Flash™/Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the f ollowing key components.

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Task m en u for Dual BIOS utility

Task m en u for Q-FlashTM utility

Boot From......... ................................ Main Bios

Dual BIOS Utility

Main ROM Type/Size... ..................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load M ain BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BI OS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run hi :Mov e ES C:Reset F10:Power Off

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Dual BIOS utility bar

Q-FlashTM utility title bar

Action bar

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Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains t he names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a t ask and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

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Task menu for Q-Flash™ utility:

Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task.

Action bar:

Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash™/Dual BI OS ut ility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboards to perform these actions.

Using the Q-Flash™ utility:

This section tells you how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash™ utility. As described in the “Before you begin” section above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk i nto your system and have entered

the Q-Flash™ utility, please follow t he steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow but tons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item in the Q-Flash™ menu and press Enter button.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with "Save Main BIOS to Floppy" item.

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From......... ................................ Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size... ..................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Enter : Run hi :Mov e ES C:Reset F10:Power Off

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Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load M ain BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BI OS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

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Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk.

2.Move to the BIOS f ile you want to flash and press Enter. In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the f loppy disk so only one BIOS file, 7VRXP.F12, is listed.

Please conf irm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

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Boot From......... ................................ Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size... ..................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

7VRXP.F12 256K

Total size: 1.39M Free size:1.14M F5 : Refresh DE L : Delete

Enter : Run hi :Mov e ES C:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

1 file(s) found

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load M ain BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BI OS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

BIOS file in the floppy disk.

After pressing Enter, you'll then see the progress of reading the BIOS file from the floppy disk.

Boot From......... ................................ Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size... ..................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Reading BIOS file from floppy...

>>>>>>>>>>>>.. ....................

Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset S ystem

Enter : Run hi :Mov e ES C:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load M ain BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BI OS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Do not truning off power or reset your system at this stage!!

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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After BI OS fi le is read, you'll see a confirmat ion dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?"

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3. Press Y butt on on your keyboard af ter you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of updating BIOS will be displayed.

Boot From......... ................................ Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size... ..................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Are you sure to update BIOS?

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort.....

Enter : Run hi :Mov e ES C:Reset F10:Power Off

Boot From......... ................................ Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size... ..................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Programming N ow..... ..

>>>>>>>>>>>>.. ....................

Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset S ystem

Enter : Run hi :Mov e ES C:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

CHECKSUM = 96D2 Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load M ain BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load M ain BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BI OS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

You ca n press "Enter" to continue updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort.

The progress of updating BIOS.

Do not turning off power or reset your system at this stage to avoid damaging your BIOS rom!!

Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS.

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4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Fl ash™ menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

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Boot From......... ................................ Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size... ..................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Wide Range Protection Disable

Enter : Run hi :Mov e ES C:Reset F10:Power Off

Dual BIOS Utility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery E nable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup

!! Copy BIOS completed - Pass !!

Load Default Settings

Please press any key to continue

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load M ain BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BI OS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

You can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too.

5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash™ utilit y. The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q-Flash™.

Boot From......... ................................ Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size... ..................... SST 49LF003A 256K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. SST 49LF003A 256K

Dual BIOS Utility

Enter : Run hi :Mov e ES C:Reset F10:Power Off

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Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy M ain ROM Data to Backup

Are you sure to RESET ?

Load Default Settings

[Enter] to continue or [E sc] to abort...

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Load M ain BIO S from Floppy

Load Backup BI OS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

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Tech nical Reference

After system reboots, you may fi nd the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you flashed.

English

6. Press Del to ent er BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Saf e Defaults. Normally the system

redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS def aults after BIOS has been upgraded.

American Rele ase :08 /2 3/200 2 Megatrend s AMIBIOS (C) 199 9 A meric an Megat rend

7VRXP F12

The BIO S file becom es F12 after updating

AMD-Athlo n(tm)Pro ce sso r- 133 3MHz Check Syste m Heal th ! Checki ng NVRAM...U pd at e OK 262144KB

( C ) American Meg atrends Inc., 62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1-

The following is an AMI BIOS menu screen. However, you can also find similar option in AWARD BIOS menu.

Press Enter on

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHO UT SAVING ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

your keyboard

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F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Press Y on your keyboard to load

defaults.

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHO UT SAVING ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-S afe V alues

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit

7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings t o CMOS and exit the BIOS menu. System will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Press Y on your keyboard to

save and exit.

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values

F7: Optimized Values F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit

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Part Two: Updating BIOS w ith Q-Flash™ Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards.

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This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash™ utili ty.

Entering the Q-Flash™ utility:

Step1: To use the Q-Flash™utility, you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu.

2. Press F8 on your keyboard and then Y button t o enter the Q-Flash™ utili ty.

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Advanced BI OS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults } I ntegrated P eripherals Load Optimized Defaults } P ow er M anagement Setup Set Superv isor Password }PnP/P CI 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:Sav e & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Advanced BI OS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults } I ntegrated P eripherals Load Optimized Defaults } P ow er M anagement Setup Set Superv isor Password }PnP/P CI Configurations Set User Password }PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup } Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

Enter Q-F lash Utility (Y/N) ? Y

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item F8: Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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Exploring the Q-Flash™ utility screen

The Q-Flash™ BIOS ut ility screen consists of the fol lowing key components.

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Task menu for the

Q-flash utility

Flash Type/ Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run h/i : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

The Qflash utility title bar

Action bar

Task menu for the Q-Fl ash™ utility: Contains the names of three tasks. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. Action bar: Contains the names of four actions needed to operate the Q-Flash™ utility. Pressing the buttons mentioned on your keyboard to perform these actions.

Using the Q-Flash™ utility:

This section tells you how to update BI OS using the Q-Flash™ utility. As described in the "Bef ore you begin" sect ion above, you must prepare a floppy disk having the BIOS file for your motherboard and insert it to your computer. If you have already put the floppy disk into your system and have enter the Q-Flash™ utility, please follow t he steps below to flash BIOS.

Steps:

1. Press arrow but tons on your keyboard to move the light bar to "Load Main BIOS from Floppy" item in the Q-Flash™ menu and press Enter butt on.

If you want to save the current BIOS for backup purpose, you can begin Step 1 with Save Main BIOS to Floppy item.

Flash Type/ Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Enter: Run h/i : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

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Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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Later, you will see a box showing the BIOS files you downloaded to t he floppy disk. In t his example, we only download one BIOS for this board, 8GE800.F4 so only one BIOS file i s listed.

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from the BIOS file from the floppy.

2.Highlight the BI OS file you want to flash and press Enter button on your keyboard to enable reading

Please conf irm again you have the correct BIOS file for your motherboard.

Flash Type/ Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

8GE800.F4 256K

Enter: Run h/i : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M F5: Refresh DEL: Delete

Flash Type/ Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Enter: Run h/i : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

1 File(s) found

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Reading BIOS file from floppy .........

>>>>>>>>.......... .................

Don't turn off Power Or RESET System

Save BIOS to Floppy

After BI OS file is read, you’ll see a confirmation dialog box asking you

"Are you sure t o update BI OS?"

BIOS file in the floppy.

Do not turning power or reset your system at this stage!

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Flash Type/ Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Are you sure to update BIOS? [Enter] to continue updating BIOS or "ES C" to abort.

Enter: Run h/i : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

CHECKSUM = AC03

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

You can press "Enter" to continue updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort.

3. Press Y button if you make sure to update BIOS.

Then it will begin t o update BIOS. The progress of updating will be shown at the same time.

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Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Updating BIOS Now...

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Do not turning off po wer or re set your system at

The porcess of updating BIOS

Flash Type/ Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

>>>>>>>>>>>>>.................

Do not Turn Off Power On RESET System

this stage!!

Enter: Run h/i : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Fl ash™ menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed.

Flash Type/ Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Please press any key to continue....

Enter: Run h/i : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

!! Copy BIOS completed - pass !!

Update BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

5. Press Esc and then Enter t o exit the Q-Flash™ utility. System will rest art.

Flash Type/ Size................SST 49LF002A 256K

Enter: Run h/i : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1.30

Keep DMI DataEnable

Update BIOS from Floppy

Are you sure to RESET?

Save BIOS to Floppy

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort....

6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu af ter system reboots and load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. See how

to load BI OS Fail-Safe Default s, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One.

Congratulation!! Y ou have updated BIOS successfully!!

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Method 2 : @ BIOS Utility

If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS™ program to f lash BIOS.

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Press here.

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

(1)

3.Click "P".

Methods and st eps: I. Update BIOS t hrough Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOS™ sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard. e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

Click here

(3)

2. Clic k Start/ All Programs/ GIGABYTE/ @BIOS.

(2)

4. Please select @BIOS sever site, then Click "OK".

(4)

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Int ernet:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Upd ate 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:

8S661FXM.E7).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

III. Save BIOS

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

current BIOS version.

I V. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

In t he very beginning, t here is "About this program" i con shown in dialog box. It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported. Note:

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

sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted.

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

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

c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS™ server, pl ease go ont o

Gigabyte's web sit e 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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2- / 4- / 6-Ch annel Audio Function Introu ction

The installation of Windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the

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funct ion!

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

We reco mmend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applie d.

STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or ea rphone to "Line

Out".

STEP 2 : After installa tion of the audio driver, you'll find an

audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen.

Line Out

icon o n the taskbar's status area. Click the

STEP 3: Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "2 channels for stereo speakers out put".

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 1 : Connect the fron t channels to "Line Out", the rear

channels to "Line In".

STEP 2 : After installa tion of the audio driver, you'll find an

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at

the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 : Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "4

channels for 4 speakers out put". Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT",

and press "OK".

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Line Out

Line In

When the "Envir onment settings" is "None", the sound would be performed as stereo m ode (2 channels output). Please select the other settings for 4 channels output.

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Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio O utput Mode

Use the back au dio panel to connect the audio output without any a dditional module.

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STEP 1 : Connect the fron t channels to "Line Out", the rear

channe ls to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "MIC In".

STEP 2 : After installa tion of the audio driver, you'll find an

audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen.

Line Out Line In MIC In

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the

STEP 3 : Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "6 channe ls for 5.1 speakers out put". Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and pess "OK".

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Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit, Optional Device):

(Audio Combo Kit provides SPDI F output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L & Center/ subwoof er)

SURROUND-KIT a ccess analog output to rear channels an d Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Kit" as picture.

STEP 1 : Insert the "Audio Combo Kit" in the back of the

case, and fix it with the screw.

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STEP 2 : Conne ct the "SURROUND-KIT" to SUR_CEN on

the M/ B.

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STEP 3 : Connect the front chann els to back audio panel's

"Line Out", the rear cha nnels to SURROUND-KIT's

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REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to SURROUND- KIT's SUB CENTER.

STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the win-

dows tray at the bottom of the screen.

STEP 5 : Select "Sp eaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channe ls for 5.1 speakers out put". Enable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and press "OK".

Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes:

When the "Envir onment settings" is "None", the sound would be performed as stereo m ode (2 channels output). Please select the other settings for 6 channels output.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

A "S/ PDIF output" device is available on the motherbo ard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to th e "S/PDIF output" connector (As picture. ) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fib er connecting port.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the re ar bra cket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Conne ct SPDIF wire to the motherboard.

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3. Conne ct co-axial or optical output to the AC3 decoder.

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Jack-Sen sing Introu ction

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Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels (Windows XP):

Introduction of audio connectors

You may co nnect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input d evices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack,

and microph one to MIC In jack.

Jack-Sensi ng provi des audio connectors error-detection funct ion.

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 befo re to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/98SE/2000 /ME.

Auto-detecting:

Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above. A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices properly.

Please note that 3D audio function will only appear when 3D audio inputs.

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If you se t wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture.

Manual setting:

If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "M anual Selection" to set.

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Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is X press Recovery?

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can not wor k properly, you can restore it to the original state.

How to use the Xpress Recovery

There are t wo ways to enter the Xpress Recovery utility. (see the below)

1. Text Mode: press F9 during powering on t he computer. Press F9 during powering on the computer .

Xpress Recovery utilit y is an utility for backing up and restoring O.S. partition . If the hard drive

1. It supports FAT16、FAT32、NTFS format .

2. It must be connected to I DE1 Mast er .

3. It's only allows you to install one O.S .

4. It must be used with I DE hard disk support ing HPA .

5. The first partition must be set as t he boot partition. When the boot partition is backed up, please do not change the its size.

6. It is not recommend to use Xpress Recovery if you had ever used Ghost to return boot manager t o NTFS format.

1. Syst em dat a and hard disk's reading/writing speed will affect backing up speed.

2. We recommend that you install Xpress Recovery immediately after installing O.S , drivers and applications.

Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000M T F1 Check System Health OK

. . .

Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q- Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00

F9 For Xpress Recovery

2. BMP Mode: boot from CD-ROM Please go to “Advanced BIOS” setting menu and set boot from CD-ROM , then save and exit the BIOS menu . Later,please insert MB driver CD into your drive when “Boot f rom CD:” appears at the bott om of the screen , press any key to enter Xpress Recovery.

. .

Verifying DMI Pool Data Boot from CD:

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You can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and enter key to enter the menu.

Text Mode:

Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABY TE Technilogy CO. , Ltd.

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Im age

4. Exit an d Restart

BMP Mode:

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Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABY TE Technilogy CO. , Ltd.

If you ever entered Xpress Recovery by booting from CD-ROM, you'll still be directed to BMP mode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen.

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1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Im age

4. Exit an d Restart

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1.Execute Backup Utility:

! Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

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2.Execute Restore Utility:

! This program will recover your system to factory default.

Press R to recover your system. Press Esc to exit

3.Remove Backup Image:

! Are you sure to remove backup image? (Y/N)

4.Exit and Restart:

The Backup ut ility will scan the system automatical ly and back up it. The backed up data will be saved as an hidden image .

Restore the backup image t o the original state.

Remove the backup image.

Exit and restart your computer.

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (Driver CD ver 2.4)

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

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

automatically.

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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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Item Description

n SIS AGP Driver

n SIS 661FX VGA Driver

n USB Patch for WinXP

n RealTek LAN Driver

n RealTek AC97 Audio Driver

n SIS USB 2.0 Driver

Driver installation finished ! Y ou have to reboot system !

Install SIS AGP Dri ver.

Instal l SIS 661FX VGA Driver.

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

Realtek 10/100 LAN driver for 81xx series chi ps

Audio driver for Realtek AC97 codec chipset

USB2.0 driver for SiS 962L/963 chipset

Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system

to achieve better 3D performence.

For U SB2.0 driver support under Windows XP operating system, please use Windows Service Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus cont roller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver).

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION

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

n Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM)

This utility can i ntegrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray. n Gigabyte Management Tool(GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network. n EasyTune4

Powerful utili ty that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions. n DMI Viewer

Windows based uti lity which is used to browse the DMI/SMBIOS information of the system. n Face-Wizard

New uti lity for adding BIOS logo. n @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS util ity. n Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe. n Acrobat Reader

Popular utili ty from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents. n Norton Internet Security(NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ad control, etc. n Direct X 9

Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system

to achieve better 3D performence.

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SOFTWARE INFORMATION

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

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HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

Please see the last page for details.

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EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation

Powerful utility that integrates the overcl ocking and hardware monitoring functions

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1. Click "EasyTune4" item.

(1)

3. Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(3)

5. Click "HELP".

2. Click "Next".

(2)

4. Right Click the icon to start "EasyTune 4".

(4)

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FAQ

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

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

Question 1: I cannot see some opti ons that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.

Questio ns 2: Why is the light of my keyboard/optical mouse still on after computer shuts down? Answer: In some boards, a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts down and that's why the li ght is still on.

Questio n 3: Why cannot I use all functions in EasyTune™ 4? Answer: The availabili ty of the listed functions in EasyTune™ 4 depends on the MB chipset. If the

chipset doesn't support certain functions in EasyTune™ 4, these functions will be locked automatically and you will not be able to use them.

Question 4: Why do I fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under W in 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID functi on after I connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 ? Answer: Fi rst of all, you need to save some files in the CD-ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers. You also need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process. Therefore, we suggest that you refer to the instal lation steps in the RAID manual at our website. (Please download it at http://tw.giga-byte.com/support/user_pdf/raid_manual.pdf)

Question 5: How do I clear CMOS? Answer: If your board has a Cl ear CMOS jumper, please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the

manual. If your board doesn't have such jumper, you can take off the on-board battery to leak voltage to cl ear CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes (Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negati ve pins in the battery holder to make them short for one minute).

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

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

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

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

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Questio n 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS? Answer: Please remember to load Fai l-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing

BIOS. However, if the system instabil ity still remains, please clear CMOS to solve the problem.

Question 7: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume? Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier. If not,

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

Question 8: How do I disabl e onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card? Answer: G igabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so

you don't need to change any setting manual ly to disable the onboard VGA.

Questio n 9: Why cannot I use the IDE 2? Answer: Please refer to the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that

is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel. If the cable is your own cable, please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it.

Question 10: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do these beeps usuall y stand for? Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However, they are only for reference purposes. The si tuations might differ from case to case.

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gAMI BIOS Beep Codes

*Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully. *Except f or beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

1 beep Refres h failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 5 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 - gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read/write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read/write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad

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g AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 short: System boots succ essfully 2 short: CM OS setting error 1 long 1 short: DRAM or M/B error 1 long 2 short: Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short: Keyboard error 1 long 9 short: BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps : DRAM error Continuous short beeps: Power error

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Questio n 11: How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SATA HDDs by either RAID or ATA mode?

Answer: Please set i n the BIOS as follow:

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1. Advanced BIOS features--> SATA/RAID/SCSI boot order: " SATA"

2. Advanced BIOS features--> F irst boot device: "SCSI"

3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W Serial ATA: "enable" Then i t depends on the SATA mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "BASE" to normal ATA mode in the item named Seri al ATA function.

Question 12: For the M/B whi ch have RAID function, how to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from IDE3, 4 by either RAID or ATA mode? Answer: Please set i n the BIOS as follow:

1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA"

2. Advanced BIOS features--> Fi rst boot device: "SCSI"

3. Integrated Peripherals--> O nboard H/W ATA/RAID: "enable" Then it depends on the RAID mode that you need to set " RAID" to RAID mode or "ATA" to normal ATA mode in the item named RAID control ler function.

Questio n 13: How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE/ SCSI/ RAID card ? Answer: Please set i n the BIOS as follow:

1. Advanced BIOS features-->(SATA)/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SCSI"

2. Advanced BIOS features--> Fi rst boot device: "SCSI" Then i t depends on the mode(RAID or ATA) that you need to set in RAID/ SCSI BIOS.

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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 ?

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

English

START

Yes

Please isolate the short pin.

Failure has been excluded.

Make sure the

jumper setting are correct.

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.

Failure has been excluded.

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

Insert and push the memory module vert ically into the DI MM slot.

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Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

Yes

Check if t here is display.

The problem could be caused by power supply, CPU, memory or

CPU/ memory socket itself.

Failure has been excluded.

Perhaps your VGA

card / VGA slot or monitor is defective.

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.

END

Failure has been excluded.

It is possible that your keyboard or

keyboard connector is defective.

Failure has been excluded.

The problem was

probably caused by the IDE device / connector or cable.

Failure has been excluded.

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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