Gigabyte GA-8SR533 Series User Manual

M The author assumes no responsibility for any

errors or omissions that may appear in this
document nor does the author make a
commitment to update the information
contained herein.

M Third-party brands and names are the

property of their respective owners.

M Please do not remove any labels on

motherboard, this may void the warranty of
this motherboard.

M Due to rapid change in technology, some of

the specifications might be out of date
before publication of this booklet.

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

Ausschla ger Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

declare that the product

( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)

Mother Board

GA-8SR533 Series
is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which con formity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

o EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

industrial,scientific and medical (ISM

high frequency equipment

o EN 61000-3-2*

T EN 60555-2

Disturbances in supply systems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Harmonics”

o EN 55013

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

o EN 61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”

o EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

household electrical appliances,

portable tools and similar electrical

apparatus

T EN 50081-1

Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry

T EN 50082-1

Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry

o EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

fluorescent lamps and luminaries

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

o EN 55081-2

Immunity from radio interference of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

o EN 55082-2

T EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

information technology equipment

lmmunity requirements for household

appliances tools and similar apparatus

o ENV 55104

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment

for receiving and/or distribution from

sound and television signals

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

power systems (UPS)

o EN50091-2

o EN 55020

o DIN VDE 0855
o part 10
o part 12

(EC conformity marking)

T CE marking

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product

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

Safety requirements for mains operated

electronic and related apparatus for

household and similar general use

o EN 60950

o EN 60065

Safety of household and similar

electrical appliances

o EN 60335

Manufacturer/Importer

Signature:

Name:

(Stamp)

Date : May 17, 2002

T EN 60555-3

Timmy Huang

Timmy Huang

o EN 50091-1

Safety for information technology equipment

including electrical bussiness equipment

General and Safety require ments for

uninterruptible pow er systems (UPS)

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

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party Name:

Add ress:

Phone/Fax No:

hereby declares that the product

Produ ct Name:

Conforms to the following specifications:

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

Representative Person’s Name:

Signature:

Eric Lu

Supplementary Information:

Model Nu mber:

17358 Railroad Street
City of Indu stry, CA 91748

G.B.T. INC. (U .S.A.)

[phone]/ [phone]

Motherboard
GA-8SR533 Series

Date:

ERIC LU

May 17,2002

USER’S MANUAL

GA-8SR533 Series

P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard

Pentium®4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 3001

12ME-8SR533-3001

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Table of Content

Item Che cklist ..................................................................................4

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

Chapter 1 Intro duction .......................................................................5

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

GA-8SR533 Series M otherboard Layout .......................................................... 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Step 4-2 : Connectors Introduction ................................................................ 15

Step4-3: Jumper Introduction (only for PCB Ver.: 2.0) ...................................... 21

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .................................................................... 23

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2h) .......................................... 24

Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................. 26

Advanced BIOS Features ...................................................................................29

Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 31

Power Management Setup ................................................................................ 35

PnP/PCI Configurations ...................................................................................... 37

PC Health Status .................................................................................................. 38

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................................ 40

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Top Performance ................................................................................................ 42

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...................................................................................... 43

Load Optimized Defaults .................................................................................... 44

Set Supervisor/User Password ..........................................................................45

Save & Exit Setup .................................................................................................46

Exit Without Saving .............................................................................................47

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................49

Block Diagram ..................................................................................................... 49

Q-Flash Introduction ...........................................................................................50

@ BIOSTM Introduction ........................................................................................ 52

Easy T uneTM 4 Introduction ............................................................................... 53

Chapter 5 Appendix ........................................................................ 55

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þ The GA-8SR or GA-8SR533 motherboard þ USB Cable x 1
þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 þ Quick PC Installation Guide
þ CD for motherboard driv er & utility (TUCD) þ Motherboard Settings Label
þ GA-8SR533 Series user’s manual

Item Checklist

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 whenev er y ou

work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

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

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

the pow er 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 w ith the

components w henever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX pow er supply is sw itched off before you plug in or remov e the ATX

power connector on the motherboard.

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

no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed y ou can still attach the spacers to the mounting

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

of y our hands). In this w ay you can still attach the motherboard to the base without w orry ing 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 w rite or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherw ise it may damage the

board or cause board malfunctioning.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

WARNING!

Introduction

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Chapter 1 Introduction

to be continued......

Features Summary

Form Factor — 29.4cm x 20cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PC B.

Motherboard — GA-8SR533 Series Motherboard:

GA-8SR and GA-8SR533

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

— Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor

— Intel Pentium®4 400MHz FSB

— This motherboard can auto detect and optimized setting for

Pentium ® 4 FSB 533MHz processor (8SR533 only)

— 2nd cache depends on CPU

Chipset — SiS 645 Host/Memory controller

— SiS 961B MuTIOL Media I/O

Memory — 3 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

— Supports DDR333/DDR266/DDR200 DIM M

— Supports U p to 2 un-buffer DIMM DDR333 or up to 3 un-buffer

Double-sided DIMM DDR266/200

— Supports up to 3GB DRAM (M ax)(DDR266/200)

— Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control — IT8700 *

— IT8705 **

Slots — 1 Universal AGP slot (1X/2X/4X) dev ice support

— 5 PCI slot supports 33M Hz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE — 2 IDE bus master (U DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE ports

for up to 4 ATAPI devices

— Supports PIO mode3,4 (U DMA 33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE

& ATAPI CD-ROM

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

and 2.88M bytes.

— 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/EC P mode

— 2 Serial ports (C OMA&COMB)

— 6 USB 1.1 ports (2 x Rear,4 xFront by cable)

— 1 Front Audio Connector

“*” for PCB Ver.: 2.0

“**” for PCB Ver.: 3.0

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

We don’t recommend y ou to set the sy stem bus frequency over the CPU’s specification

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

chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether y our sy stem can run under these specific

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

Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc.

Hardware Monitor — CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

— CPU/System Fan Fail Warning

— CPU Temperature detect**

— System Temperature detect**

— System Voltage de tect**

On-Board Sound — Realtek ALC650 C ODEC

— Line Out / 2 front speaker

— Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch)

— Mic In / center& subwoofer(by s/w switch)

— SPDIF out

— CD_In/ AUX_IN/Game Port

PS/2 Connector — PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 M ouse interface

BIOS — Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM

— Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features — PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

— PS/2 Mouse power on

— STR(Suspend-To-RAM )

— AC Recovery

— USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3

— Supports Easy Tune 4

— Supports @BIOS

“**” for PCB Ver.: 3.0

Introduction

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SPDIF

F_AUDIO

AUX_IN

CI

CLR_CMOS *

P4 Titan 533

“*” for PCB Ver.: 2.0

“**” for PCB Ver.: 3.0

GA-8SR533 Series Motherboard Layout

CD_IN

GA-8SR533

KB_MS

COMA

LPT

GAME

LINE_IN

LINE_OUT

MIC_IN

USB

ATX_12V

SOCKET478

CPU_FAN

ATX

FDD

IDE1

IDE2

AGP

DDR2

DDR1

COMB

SiS 645

PWR_LED

BAT

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

F_USB2

IT8700 *

BIOS

CODEC

F_PANEL

SYS _FAN

SiS 961B

DDR3

PCI4

PCI5

F_USB1

SUR_CEN

IT8705 **

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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 5- Setup BIOS software

Step 6- Install supporting software tools

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

Step 2Step4 Step1

Step3

Step 4

Step 4

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step1-1 : CPU Installation

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

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

improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Pin1 indicator

3. CPU Top View

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

1. Angling the rod to 65-degree may be feel

a kind of tight , and then continue pull

th e ro d to 9 0-degree wh en a noise

“cough” made.

4. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look

for a (golden) cut edge on the C PU

upper corner. Then insert the C PU

into the socket.

Angling the

rod to 65

0

Socket

Actuation

Lever

Pin1 indicator

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Step1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation

1. Hook one end of the cooler

bracket to the C PU socket first.

2. Hook the other end of the

cooler bracket to the C PU

socket.

M Please use I ntel approved cooling fan.

M W e recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat

conduction between your CPU and heatsink.

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

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

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

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

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

extreme caution.)

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

this completes the installation.

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

procedure.

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

notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change

the insert orientation.

DDR

1. The DIM M slot has a notch, so the

DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the

DIMM slot. Then push it dow n.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots

to lock the DIMM module.

Reverse the installation steps w hen you wish to

remove the DIMM module.

Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIM M) sockets. The BIOS will automatically

detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot.

The DIM M mod ule can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between

sockets.

Support U nbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type:

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks)

128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks)

512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks)

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Step 3: Install expansion cards

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

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

3. Press the ex pansion 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.

AGP Card

Please carefully pull out the small white­drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot w hen
you try to install/ 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.

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

high performance and cost-effectiv e solution that allow s easy adoption for memory v endors, OEM s and
system integrators.

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

SDRAM infrastructure, y et makes awesome adv ances in solving the system performance bottleneck by
doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM w ill offer a superior so lution and migration path from
existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing a nd overall market support. PC2100 DDR
memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and w riting at both the rising and falling edge of
the clock, achiev ing data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 w hen running with the same DRAM clock
frequency . With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build
high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high­end PC 's a nd value desktop SM A sy stem s. With a core voltage of o nly 2.5 Volts compared to
conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops
and notebook applications.

DDR Introduction

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

supply

Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction

u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard

and PS/2 mouse.

v US B Connector

ØBefore y ou connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s), please make sure y our device(s)

such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip,

speaker..etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also

make sure y our OS (Win 95 w ith U SB supplement,

Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT

with SP 6) supports U SB controller. If your OS

does not support USB controller, please contact

OS vendor for possible patch or driv er upgrade.

For more information please contact your OS or

device(s) vendors.

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

u

v

w

x

y

USB 0

USB 1

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x Game /MI DI Ports

y Audio Connectors

ØThis connector supports joy stick, MIDI key board

and other relate audio devices.

Ø After install onboard audio driv er, you may

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

w Parallel Port and S erial Ports (COMA/COMB)

ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM ports

and 1 Parallel port. Dev ice like printer can be

connected to Parallel port ; mouse and modem

etc can be connected to Serial ports.

Parallel Port

(25 pin Female)

COMA COMB

Serial Port (9 pin M ale)

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

Line In

MIC In

Line Out

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Step 4-2 : Connectors Introduction

A) ATX J) SYS_FAN

B) CPU_FAN K) S PDIF

C) FDD L) SUR_CEN

D) CI M) AUX_IN

E) BAT N) CD_I N

F) I DE1/I DE2 O) F_AUDIO

G) F_PANEL P) ATX_12V

H) PWR_LED

I) F_USB1/F_USB2

H

I

J

L

M

N

K

A

B

C

E

F

G

D

O

P

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B) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

+12V/Control

Sense

GND

ØThis connector (ATX +12V) supplies the CPU

operation v oltage (Vcore).

If this " ATX+ 12V connector" is not connected,

system cannot boot.

P) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector)

Ø Please note, a proper installation of the CPU

cooler is essential to prevent the C PU from

running under abnormal condition or damaged

by overheating.The CPU fan connector

supports M ax. current up to 600 mA.

J) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

1

+12V/Control

Sense

GND

2 1

4

3

GND

+12V +12V

GND

1

C) FDD (Floppy Connector)

D) CI (CASE OPEN)

Ø This 2 pin connector allow s your system to

enable or disable the sy stem alarm if the

system case begin remove.

1

GND

Signal

1

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F) IDE1/ IDE2 [IDE1 / IDE2 Connector(Primary/Secondary)]

Ø Important N otice:

Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect C DROM to IDE2.

O) F_AUDI O (Front Audio Connector)

1

1

IDE1

IDE2

ØIf y ou 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 hav e front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin

assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis

you are buying support front audio connector, please contact y our dealer.

Front Audio (L)

1

Reserved

GND

Rear Audio (R)

Rear Audio (L)

Front Audio (R)

2

910

MIC

REF

POWER

N) CD_IN (CD Audio Line In)

1

CD-R

CD-L

GND

M) AUX_I N (AUX I n Connector)

1AUX-L

AUX-R

GND

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K) SPDIF (SPDIF)

Ø The SPDIF output is capable of prov iding

digital audio to external speakers or com

pressed AC 3 data to an external Dolby

Digital Decoder. U se this feature only when

your stereo sy stem has digital input

function.The SPDIF output is capable of

providing digital signal to AC3 decoder w hich

can support upto 5.1 speakers.

VCC

SPDIF Out

GND

1

A) ATX (ATX Power)

Ø AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX pow er cable and other

related dev ices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

3.3V

3.3V

GND

GND

GND

VCC

VCC

+12V

5V SB (Stand by +5V)

Power Good

3.3V

GND

GND

GND

GND

VCC

VCC

-12V

1

20

-5V

L) SUR_CEN

1

GND

SUR OUTL

CENTER_OUT

BASS_OUT

SUR OUTR

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Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front

panel USB connector. Check the pin

assignment w hile you connect the front

panel USB cable. Please contact y our

nearest dealer for optional front panel

USB cable.

I) F_USB1/F_USB2 (Front USB Connector)

GND

USB Dy+

USB Dx+

GND

USB Over Current

USB Dx-

Power

1

Power

USB Dy-

H) PWR_LED

1

MPD+

MPD-

MPD-

E) BAT (Battery)

CAUTION

v Danger of ex plosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

v Replace only w ith the same or equivalent

ty pe recommended by the manufacturer.

v Dispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

+

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G) F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector)

SPK+GD+

GN+

NC

HD+

MPD+

2

20

1 19

GD-

PW-

PW+RST-

SPK-

1

1

RST+

HD-

1

1

MPD-

GN-

1

1

1

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

front panel to the F_PAN EL connector according to the pin assignment above.

GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Entering Green Mode

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

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

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RST (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

PW (Soft Power C onnector) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

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

Sleep LED) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

NC NC

PCB Ver. 2.0 used PCB Ver. 3.0 used

SPK+

NC

HD+

MPD+

2

20

1 19

PW-

PW+

RST-

SPK-

1

1

RST+

HD-

1

1

MPD-

1

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Step4-3: Jumper Introduction (only for PCB Ver.: 2.0)

1) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)#

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

2-3 open: Normal

1

1-2 close: Clear CMOS

1

1

"#" Default doesn’t include the “S hunter” to prevent from improper use this
jumper. To clear CMOS , te mporarily short 1-2 pin.

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<á> M ov e to prev ious item

<â> M ov e to nex t item

<ß> M ov e to the item in the left hand

<à> M ov e to the item in the right hand

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

Option Page Setup Menu - Ex it current page and return to Main M enu

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

<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric v alue or make changes

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

<F2> Reserv ed

<F3> Reserv ed

<F4> Reserv ed

<F5> Restore the prev ious C M OS v alue from C MOS, only for Option Page Setup M enu

<F6> Load the file-safe default CM OS v alue from BIOS default table

<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults

<F8> Q-Flash function

<F9> Reserv ed

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

BIOS Setup is an ov erview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allow s users to modify the

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

retains the Setup information w hen the power is turned off.

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

ENTERING

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

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

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

CONTROL

SETU P

K EY S

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l Stand ard CMOS Features

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

l Ad vanced BIOS Features

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

M ain Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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

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

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver . : F2h)

Once you enter Award BIOS CM OS Setup U tility , the Main M enu (Figure 1) w ill appear on the screen.

The M ain M enu allow s you to select from eight setup functions and two ex it choices. U se arrow key s to

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

Figure 1: Main Menu

G ETTING HELP

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Award Softw are

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Passw ord

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Sav ing

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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l I ntegrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

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 H ealth Status

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

l Frequency/V oltage Control

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

l Top Performance

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

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

be in safe configuration.

l Load Op timized Defaults

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

be in best performance configuration.

l Set Supervisor p assword

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

or just to Setup.

l Set U ser password

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

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 ) Fri, May 3 2002 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 17:56:23 Menu Level u

Change the day , month,

}IDE Primary Master None year

}IDE Primary Slav e None

}IDE Secondary Master None <Week>

}IDE Secondary Slav e None Sun. to Sat.

Driv e A 1.44M, 3.5 in. <Month>

Driv e B None Jan. to Dec.

Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled

<Day >

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

allowed in the month)

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 130048K <Year>

Total Memory 131072K 1999 to 2098

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

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

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

C Date

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

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

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

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C Time

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

time clock. For ex ample, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

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

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

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

automatically detect H DD type.

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

properly if you enter improper information for this category .

If y ou select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the

information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be prov ided in the

documentation form y our hard disk v endor or the system manufacturer.

8CYLS. Number of cy linders

8HEADS Number of heads

8PRECOMP Write precomp

8LANDZONE Landing zone

8SECTORSNumber of sectors

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

C Drive A / Drive B

The c ategory identifi es the types of floppy disk driv e A or drive B that has been installed in the

computer.

8None No floppy drive installed

8360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-ty pe standard driv e; 360K byte capacity .

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

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

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

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

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

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C Flop py 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

8Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

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

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

8Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Driv es.

CH alt on

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

8NO Errors The system boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected

and you will be prompted.

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

8All, But Key board The system boot w ill not stop for a key board error; it will stop for

all other errors. (Default value)

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

other errors.

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

stop for all other errors.

C Memory

The category is display-only w hich 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 512 K for sy stems w ith 512 K memory

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

installed on the motherboard.

Extend ed Memory

The BIOS determines how much ex tended memory is present during the POST.

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

address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

C First / Second / Third Boot Device

8Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy .

8LS120 Select y our boot device priority by LS120.

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

8SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI.

8CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.

8ZIP Select y our boot device priority by ZIP.

8USB-FDD Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-FDD.

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

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

8USB-HDD Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-HDD.

8LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.

8Disabled Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

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Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Dev ice Floppy Item Help

Second Boot Device HDD-0 Menu Level u

Third Boot Device CDROM Select Boot Device

Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled priority

Init Display First AGP

[Floppy]

Boot from floppy

[LS120]

Boot from LS120

[HDD-0]

Boot from First HDD

[HDD-1]

Boot from second HDD

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

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

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

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C Boot U p Floppy Seek

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

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

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

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

all 80tracks.

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

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

CI nit Display First

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

8PCI Set Init Display First to PCI.

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Integrated Peripherals

Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

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Integrated Peripherals

IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto Item Help

IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto Menu Level u

On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled [Auto]

On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Auto-detect IDE

AC97 Audio Enabled cable ty pe

USB Controller Enabled

USB Legacy Support Disabled [ATA66/100]

Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Set Conductor cable

Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 to ATA66/100(80-pins)

UART Mode Select Normal

x UR2 Duplex Mode Half [ATA33]

Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Set Conductor cable

Parallel Port Mode SPP to ATA33(40-pins)

x ECP Mode Use DMA 3

Game Port Address 201

Midi Port Address 330

Midi Port IRQ 10

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

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

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C IDE1 Conductor Cable

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

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

and cable is compatible w ith ATA66/100).

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

cable is compatible w ith ATA33).

C IDE2 Conductor Cable

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

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

and cable is compatible w ith ATA66/100).

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

cable is compatible w ith ATA33).

C On-Chip Primary PCI IDE

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

8Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

C On-Chip Secondary P CI IDE

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

8Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

C AC97 Audio

8Enabled Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default v alue)

8Disabled Disable this function.

C USB Controller

8Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value)

8Disabled Disable USB Controller.

C USB Legac y Support

8Enabled Enable USB Legacy Support.

8Disabled Disable USB Legacy Support. (Default value)

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C Onboard Serial Port 1

8Auto BIOS w ill automatically setup the port 1 address.

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

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

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

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

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

C Onboard Serial Port 2

8Auto BIOS w ill automatically setup the port 2 address.

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

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

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

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

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

C UART M ode Select

(This item allows y ou to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip)

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

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

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

C UR2 Dupl ex Mode

8Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default Value)

8Full IR Function Duplex Full.

C Onboard Par allel p ort

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

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

8Disabled Disable onboard LPT port.

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

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CParallel Port Mode

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

8EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

8ECP Using Parallel port as Ex tended Capabilities Port.

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

CECP Mode Use DMA

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

81 Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1.

CG ame Port Ad dress

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

8209 Set Game Port Address to 209.

8Disabled Disable this function.

CM idi Port Address

8300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.

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

8Disabled Disable this function.

CM idi Port IRQ

85 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5.

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

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Power Management Setup

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Ty pe S1(POS) Item Help

Soft-Off by PWR_BTTN Off Menu Lev el u

System After AC Back Off [S1]

IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI Enabled Set suspend ty pe to

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan Enabled Power On Suspend under

PME Event Wake Up Enabled ACPI OS

Power On by Keyboard Password

Power On by Mouse Disabled [S3]

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:nn:ss) 0 0 0

Power LED in S1 state Blinking

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

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

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

C ACPI Suspend Typ e

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

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

C Soft-off by PWR_BTTN

8Off The user press the power button once, he can turn off the sy stem.

(Default Value)

8Suspend The user press the pow er button once, then he can enter suspend mode.

C System after AC Back

8LastState When AC-power back to the sy stem, the sy stem will return to the Last state

before AC-pow er off.

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

(Default Value)

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

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

8Disabled Disable this function.

8Enabled Enable this function. (Default v alue)

C M odemRingOn/WakeOnLAN

8Disabled Disable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan function.

8Enabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default Value)

C PME Event Wake Up

8Disabled Disable this function.

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

C Power On by K eyb oard

8Password Input password (from 1 to 8 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard

Power On Password.(Default Value)

8Any Key Set Key board pow er on by any key.

CPow er On by Mouse

8Enabled Enable Power On by Mouse function.

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

C Resume by Alarm

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

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Pow er On is Enabled.

Month Alarm : NA, 1~12

Day (of Month) : 1~31

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

C Power LED in S1 state

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

8Dual/Off In standby mode(S1):

a. If use single color LED, pow er LED will turn off.

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

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PnP/PCI Configurations

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

C PCI 4 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4. (Default value)

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

C PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/5. (Default value)
83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 1/5.

C PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2. (Default value)

83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 2.

C PCI 3 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3. (Default value)

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

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Item Help

PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment Auto Menu Level u

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Auto

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

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

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PC Health Status

Figure 7: PC Health Status

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PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help

Case Opened No Menu Level u

VCORE** 1.778V [Disabled]

VCC18** 1.856V Don’t reset case

+3.3V** 3.2V open status

+5V** 4.945V

+12V** 12.288V [Enabled]

Current Sy stem 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

CPU Warning Temperature** [Disabled]

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

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

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

Reset Case Open Status
Case Op ened

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

If th e case hav e been opened, "Case Opened" w ill show "Yes".
If yo u want to reset "C ase Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and save
CMOS, your computer will restart.

Current V oltage (V) VCORE / VCC18 / +3.3V / +5V / +12V **

8Detect system's v oltage status automatic ally .

** Only for PCB Ver. 3.0.

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Current System / CPU Temp erature **

8Detect System/CPU temperature automatic ally .

Current CPU /SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/System Fan spe ed status automatic ally .

CPU Warning Temper ature**

Disa bled Don't monitor CPU's temperature. (Default v alue)

60°/1 40°F Alarm w hen CPU current temperatu re ov er than 60°/1 40°F.

70°/1 58°F Alarm w hen CPU current temperatu re ov er than 70°/1 58°F.

80°/1 76°F Alarm w hen CPU current temperatu re ov er than 80°/1 76°F.

90°/1 94°F Alarm w hen CPU current temperatu re ov er than 90°/1 94°F.

CPU FAN Fail Warning

Disa bled Fan Warning function disable. (Default value)

Enabled Enalbe FAN warning alarm when FAN s tops.

SY STEM FAN Fail Warning

Disa bled Fan Warning function disable. (Default value)

Enabled Enalbe FAN warning alarm when FAN s tops.

** Only for PCB Ver. 3.0.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio 10X Item Help

Linear Frequency Control Disabled Menu Lev el u

x CPU Clock 100

x DRAM Clock (MHz) 200

x AGP Clock (MHz) AUTO

x PCI Clock (MHz) AUTO

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

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

C CPU Clock Ratio

This option will not be shown or not be available if you are using a CPU w ith the locked r atio.

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

C Linear Freq uency Control

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default v alue)

8Enabled Enable this function.

C CPU Clock

8100~355 Select CPU Clock to 100MHz~355MHz.

Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken. For pow er End-User use only!

C DRAM Clock (MHz)

8Please set DRAM Clock according to y our requirement.

If you use DDR200 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)” to 200. If you use DDR333
DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)” to 333.

Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken. For pow er End-User use only!

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C AG P Clock (MHz)

8Please set AGP Clock according to your requirement.

Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken. For pow er End-User use only!

C PCI Clock (MHz)

8Please set PCI Clock according to y our requirement.

Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken. For pow er End-User use only!

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Top Performance

Top Performance

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

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable Top Performance function.

Figure 9: Top Performance

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced Chipset Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord

}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:Save & Exit Setup

Top Performance

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

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

hi: Move ENTER: Accept

ESC: Abort

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

minimum system performance.

Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced Chipset Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord

}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:Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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Load Optimized Defaults

Load Op timized Defaults

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

system automatically detects.

Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord

}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:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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

you in creating a password.

Ty pe the passw ord, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. Yo u will be asked to confirm the

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

selection and not enter a passw ord.

To disabl e passw ord, just p ress <Enter> w hen you are prompted to enter password. A message

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

disabled, the sy stem w ill boot and y ou can enter Setup freely .

The BIOS Setup program allows y ou to specify two separate passwords:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a U SER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access

all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Superv isor passw ord is required for entering the

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

basic items.

If y ou select “Sy stem” at “Pass word Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you w il l be

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

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

only when you try to enter Setup.

Figure 12: Password Setting

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord

}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:Save & Exit Setup

Change/Set/Disable Password

Enter Pa ssword:

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Save & Exit Setup

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

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

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord

}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:Save & Exit Setup

Save Data to CMOS

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

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Exit Without Saving

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

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

Figure 14: Exit Without Sav ing

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}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Passw ord

}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:Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Data

Quit Without Sav ing ( Y/N)? N

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Tech nical Reference

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Chapter 4 Technical Reference

Block Diagram

Pentium 4

Socket 478

CP U

SiS 645

AC97

CODE C

SiS 961B

CPUCLK+/- (100/133*M Hz)

System Bus

400/533*M Hz

DDR

200/266/333MHz

ZCLK (66M Hz)

HCLK+/- (100/133*M Hz)

66 MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

48 MHz

24 MHz

33 MHz

LPC BUS

AGP 1X /2X/4X

AGPC LK

(66MHz)

5 P CI

PCICL K

(33MHz)

AC97 Li nk

MIC

LINE-IN

LINE-OUT

6 U SB

Ports

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

Flop py

LPT Port

PS/2

KB/M ouse

COM

Por ts

ICS

952004

ZCLK (66M Hz)
CPUCLK+/- (100/133*M Hz)
AGPCLK (66M Hz)

HCLK+/- (100/133*M Hz)

PCICLK (33M Hz)

USBCLK (48 MHz)

14.318 MHz
33 MHz

BIOS

IT8700

(PCB 2. 0)

Game Port

"*" This motherboard can auto detect and optimized setting for

Pentium ® 4 FSB 533MHz processor. (8SR533 only)

IT8705

(PCB 3. 0)

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Q-Flash Introduction

A. What is Q-Flash Utility?

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

mode, no more fooling around any OS.

B. How to use Q-Flash?

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

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

b. Q-Flash Utility

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

}Standard CMOS Fe atures Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optim ized Defaults

}Power Manag ement Setup Set Superv isor P assword

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

}PC Health Status Sa ve & Exit Setup

}Frequency/ Voltage Control Ex it Without Saving

ESC:Qu it higf:Select Item

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

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

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

Q-Flash Utility V3.06

Flash Type/Size : SST 39SF020 / 256K

Keep DMI Data : Yes

Space Bar:Change Value

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

Load BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

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

!Press Enter to Run.

Are you sure to update BIOS?

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

!! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

!Press Enter to Run.

Load BIOS From Floppy

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

XXXX.XX 256K

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M

F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main

1 File(s) found

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.

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@ BIOSTM Introduction

Gigabyte announces @ BIOS

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like

many other people, you just know what BIOS is,

but always hesitate to update it? Because you think

updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually

you don’t know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time

to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and

then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS.

The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source

code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

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

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

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

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

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

click.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

industries.

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

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

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

Gigabyte @BIOS.

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Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTune

TM

4

Windows based Overclocking utility

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

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

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

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Picture below are shown in Windows XP (TUCD driver version 2.1)

Appendix A: SiS 645/645DX/648 Chipset Driver Installation

A. SiS AGP Driver:

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

(3)

(1)

(2)

2.Click "Next".

(4)

3.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

B. USB Patch Driver:

Enable S3 for USB Device Setup is preparing the InstallShield(R) Wizard which will guide you

through the setup process.

1.Click "SiS AGP Driver " item.

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Appendix B: RealTek AC’97 Audio Driver

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

CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device

icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

(3)

(2)

2.Click "Next".

(4)

3.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

(1)

1.Click "RealTek AC’97 Audio Driver"

item.

Press "Audio" icon.

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Revision History

Appendix C: EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation

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

CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device

icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

(2)

(3) (4)

(1)

(5)

(6)

3.Click "Next".

4.Click "Next".

5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities".

Press "Tools" icon.

2.Click "EasyTune 4 Trial Version".

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Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

Method 1:

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

TM

program to

flash BIOS.

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOSTM sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

(3)

(1)

1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities".

(2)

Click "P ".

Click here.

Press "Tools" icon.

2.Click "@BIOS Writer ver.1.08q".

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet:

a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS"

c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file.

d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as:

8SR.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

III. Save BIOS

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

the current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you

check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported.

Note:

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

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

system unbooted.

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

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

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

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

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

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Method 2:

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

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

Flash BIOS Procedure:

STEP 1:

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

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

these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like

http://www.shareware.cnet.com

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

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

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

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

click to select "Format (M)"

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

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

system files to it.

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

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

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STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program.

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

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

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

optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files.

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

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

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

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

press "Extract".

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

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

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

BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.

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

to highlight the item "BIOS FEATURES SETUP".

7VTX F1
Check System Health OK
AMD-Ath lon(tm)Processor-900M Hz
Checki ng NVRAM ...
262144KB

Wait.. .
Press F1 to ent er Dual BIOS Utility. Pr ess ESC to quit
Press any key to contiune

( C ) American M egatrends Inc.,
63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F

Ame rican R elea se:09/ 16/99
Me gatren ds AMIB IOS ( C) 1 999 A meric an Mega trend

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

(C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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

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

Time, Date , Hard Disk Type…

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

"1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy".

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

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

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

will be taken effect next boot-up.

AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP

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

1st Boot Device : Floppy

2nd Boot Device : IDE-0

3rd Boot Device : CDROM

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

BootUp Num-Lock : On ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item

Floppy Drive Seek : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

Passw ord Check : Setup F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

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

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STEP 5: BIOS flashing.

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

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

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

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

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

BIOS Flash Utility.

Starting Windows 98…

Microsoft(R) Windows98

© Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999

A:\> dir/w

Volume in drive A has no label

Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D

Directory of A:\

COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.EXE

3 file(s) 838,954 bytes

0 dir(s) 324,608 bytes free

A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4

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

procedure, or press [ESC] to quit.

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

BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative.

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

Are you sure to flash the BIOS?

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

EXIT?

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

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STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults.

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

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

resets everything after the flash.

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

indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.

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

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

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

7VTX F4
Check System Health OK
AMD-Ath lon(tm)Processor-900M Hz
Checki ng NVRAM ...
262144KB

Wait.. .
Press F1 to ent er Dual BIOS Utility. Pr ess ESC to quit
Press any key to contiune

( C ) American M egatrends Inc.,
63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F

Ame rican R elea se:09/ 16/99
Me gatren ds AMIB IOS ( C) 1 999 A meric an Mega trend

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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

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

Load Setup Defaults

Load Setup Defaults? (Y/N)?N

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

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

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

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

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b

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

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

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

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

Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

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

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Appendix E: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACP I Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AG P Accelerated Graphics Port

AM R Audio Modem Riser

AC R Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CP U Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRI M M Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser

DM A Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIM M Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ES CD Extended System Configuration Data

EC C Error Checking and Correcting

EM C Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

FDD Floppy Disk Device

FSB Front Side Bus

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

I/O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

IS A Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

to be continued......

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Acronyms Meaning

LBA Logical Block Addressing

LED Light Emitting Diode

MHz Megahertz

MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIM M Rambus in-line Memory Module

SCI Special Circumstance Instructions

SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge

SR AM Static Random Access Memory

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.:

Contact Person: E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision:

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

Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility:

Configuration

CP U

Memory

Brand

Video Card

Audio Card

HDD

CD-ROM /

DVD-ROM

Modem

Network

AMR / CNR

Keyboard

Mouse

Power supply

Other Device

Problem Description:

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