Gigabyte GA-8VM533 User Manual

When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice
is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X
(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP
4X (1.5V).

AGP 4X notch

Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by GA-8VM533. You might
experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X
card.

Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X
mode AGP slot. It can be switched between 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-8VM533 (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards might not function
properly, if you install this card without switching the jumper to
4X(1.5V) 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
compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but they support 2X(3.3V)
only. The GA-8VM533 (or any AGP 4X only) motherboards 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 GA-8VM533 based

motherboards.

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omissions that may appear in this document nor does the

author make a commitment to update the information

contained herein.

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Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may

void the warranty of this motherboard.

Due to rapid change in technology, some of the

specifications might be out of date before publication of

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Mother Board

GA-8VM533

is in conformity with

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power systems (UPS)

Safety for information technology equipment

including electrical bussiness equipment

General and Safety requirements for

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Conforms to the follow ing specifications:

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Class B Digital Device

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This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to t he following two conditions: (1) This device may not
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Date:

October 2, 2003

GA-8VM533

P4 Titan Series Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Pentium® 4 Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1002

12ME-8VM533-1002

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ........................................... 11

Table of Content

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

GA-8VM 533 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 .................................................................... 16

Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply............. 17

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ....................................................................... 17

Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction .............................................................................19

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ....................................................................... 27

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1) ......................................... 2 8

Standard CMOS Features ........................................................................... 30

Advanced BIOS Features ............................................................................. 33

Integrated Peripherals ................................................................................. 35

Power Management Setup .......................................................................... 38

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PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................................ 41

PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 42

Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................... 43

Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................ 45

Load Optimized Defaults .............................................................................. 46

Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................................... 4 7

Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 4 8

Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................... 49

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ......................................................... 51

@BIOS™ Introduction .................................................................................. 51

EasyTune™ 4 Introduction .......................................................................... 52

Flash BIOS Method Introduction ................................................................. 5 3

Method 1 : Q- Flash ................................................................................................... 53

Method 2 : @BIOS Utility .......................................................................................... 66

6-Channel Audio Function Introduction ...................................................... 6 8

Xpress Recovery Introduction ...................................................................... 71

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Chapter 5 Appendix .......................................................................... 75

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Table of Content

Item Checklist

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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.

The GA-8VM533 motherboard 2 Por t USB Cabl e x 1

IDE cabl e x 1 / Floppy cable x 1 4 Por t USB Cabl e x 1

CD for motherboard driver & utility SPDIF-KIT x 1 (SPDIF Out KIT)

GA-8VM533 user's m anual IEEE 1394 Cable x1

I/O Shield Audio C ombo Kit x 1

Quick PC Install ation Guide (SUR ROUND-Ki t + SPDIF O ut KIT)

RAID Manual Motherboard Settings Label

GC-SATA Card (Optional) SATA RAID Manual

(M anual; SATA cable x1; P ower cabl e x 1) SATA cable x 1

WARNING!

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have
one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as
the power supply case.

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

4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
components whenever the components are separated from the system.

5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX
power connector on the motherboard.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Form Factor — 24.5cm x 20.8cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB
CP U — Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor

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

Chipset — VIA P4M533 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC)

— VIA VT8235 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

Memory — 2 184-pin DDR sockets

— Supports DDR266/DDR200 DIMM
— Supports up to 2GB DDR (Max)
— Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control — ITE8705
Slots — 1 AGP slot supports 4X mode(1.5V)

— 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE — 2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE ports

for up to 4 ATAPI devices

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

& ATAPI CD-ROM

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/ECP mode
— 1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port
— 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 x Rear, 4 x Front by cable)
— 1 Front Audio connector

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to be continued......

Introduction

Hardware Monitor — CPU fan revolution detect

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On-Board LAN — Builit in VIA 6103 Chipset

On-Board Sound — VIA VT1616 CODEC

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

Additional Features — PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

— CPU temperature detect
— System voltage detect
— CPU fan fail warning

— 1 RJ45 port

— Line Out / 2 front speaker
— Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch)
— Mic In / center& subwoofer(by s/w switch)
— CD_In

— Supports Q-Flash

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

"*" HT functionality requirement content :

Enabling the functionality of Hyper-Threading Technology for your computer system requires all
of the following platform components:

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

- Chipset: An VIA 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 with your processor's specifications.
We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification because
these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the
peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will
depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets, Memory, Cards… etc.

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GA-8VM533 Motherboard Layout

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KB_MS

VGA

USB

AUDIO

CODEC

COMA

F_AU DIO

ITE 870 5

LPT

LAN

BIOS

CD _IN

ATX_12 V

VT6 1 03

SOC KET 478

VIA P4M 533

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

F_U SB1

CPU_FAN

IDE1

IDE2

GA-8VM533

DDR2

DDR1

VIA 8235

F_U SB2

FD D

ATX

BAT

F_PANEL

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PWR_ LED

Introduction

Block Diagram

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PCICL K

(33MHz)

AGP 4X

3 P CI

AGPC LK

66MHz

RJ45

PCI BUS 33MHz

VGA Port

VT6103

MII

AC97 Link

6 Chann el

CODE C

MIC

LINE-IN

Pentium 4

Socket 478

6 U SB

Ports

LINE-OUT

CP U

System Bus

533/400MHz

VIA

P4M533

66MHz V_Link

VIA

VT8235

ATA33/66/

100/133

IDE Channels

CPUCLK+/- ( 100/133MHz)

200/266MHz

MCHCLK (100/133M Hz)

AGPCLK66 MHz

33 MHz

48 MHz

LPC BUS

14.318 MHz

BIOS

IT8705

24 MHz

33 MHz

DDR

Flop py

LPT Port

PS/2 KB /Mouse

1 COM Port

PCICLK (33M Hz)

USBCLK (48 MHz)

14.318 MHz
33 MHz

CLK

GEN

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MCHCLK (100/133M Hz)
CPUCLK+/- ( 100/133MHz)

AGPCLK (66M Hz)
V_Link (66MHz)

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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

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Step 4

Step 4

Step 3

Congratulations! You have accomplished the hardware installation!

Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with the

BIOS/software installation.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 4

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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Step 1-1: CPU Installation

Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning:

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

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

cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Angling the

rod to 65

1. Angling the rod to 65-degree maybe

feel a kind of tight , and then continue

pull the rod to 90-degree when a noise

"cough" made.

0

Pin1 indicator

3. CPU Top View

Socket

Actuation

Lever

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

Pin1 indicator

4. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and

look for a (golden) cut edge on the

CPU upper corner. Then insert

the CPU into the socket.

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Step 1-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation

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

1. Please use Intel approved cooling fan.

2. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat

conduction between your 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 cool-

ing 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.)

3. Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan

connector, this completes the installation.

Please refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail

installation procedure.

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1. Fasten the cooling fan supporting-

base onto the CPU socket on the

motherboard.

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 vary
between sockets.

Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:

1. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to
the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation.
Please change the insert orientation.

Notch

DDR

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1. The D IMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM
mem ory modu le can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIM M mem ory m odule vertically into
the DIMM slot. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM
slots to lock the DIMM m odule.
Rever se the in stallation steps when you wish
to remove the DIMM module.

DDR Introduction

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

performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs,

and system integrators.

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

SDRAM architecture, yet make the awesome advances in solving the system performance

bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth. Nowadays, with the highest bandwidth of

3.2GB/s of DDR400 memory and complete line of DDR400/333/266/200 memory solutions, DDR

memory is the best choice for building high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that

are suitable for servers, workstations, and full range of desktop PCs.

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Step 3: Install expansion cards

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

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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.

computer.

AGP Card

Please carefully pull out the small white­drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when
you try to install/ Uninstall the AGP card.
Please align the AGP card to the onboard
AGP slot and press firmly down 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

Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

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u

v w

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 standard PS/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 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device

like printer can be connected to Parallel port;

mouse and modem etc can be connected

to Serial ports.

x

COMA

Serial Port

(9 pin Male)

VGA

VGA Port

(15 pin Female)

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w USB / LAN Connector

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LAN

USB 0

USB 1

Before you connect your device(s) into USB

connector(s), please make sure your

device(s) such as USB keyboard,mouse,

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

USB interface. Also make sure your OS

supports USB controller.

If your OS does not support USB controller,

please contact OS vendor for possible patch

or driver upgrade. For more information

please contact your OS or device(s) vendors.

x Audio Connectors

Line In(Rear Speaker)

Line Out(Front Speaker)

MIC In(Center and Subwoofer)

If you want the detail information for 6-channel audio setup

installation, please refer to page 68.

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-/6-channel audio feature by
S/W selection.
If you want to enable 6-channel function, you
have 1 choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

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

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Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction

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1

9

10 11

3

2

8

1) ATX_12V 7) F_PANEL

2) ATX 8) PWR_LED

3) CPU_FAN 9) F_AUDIO

4) FDD 10) CD_IN

5) IDE1 / IDE2 11) F_USB1 / F_USB2

6) BAT

4

5

6

7

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1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

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This c onnector (ATX_12 V) supp lies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore ).
If this "ATX_1 2V connec tor" is no t connected, sy stem c annot boot.

4

321

Pin No. Definition

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

2) ATX (ATX Power)

AC p ower co rd shou ld o nly be connected to your power sup ply u nit after ATX po wer cab le and
other rela ted devices ar e firmly connected to the m ainboard.

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

11

20

2 3.3V

1

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)

10

15 GND
16 GND
17 GND
18 -5V
19 VCC
20 VCC

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3) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector)

Pleas e note, a proper ins tallation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running
unde r abnor mal condi tion or dama ged by overhea ting. T he CPU fan connector supports Max.
current up to 600 m A.

Pin No. Definition

1

1 GND
2 +12V
3 Sense

4) FDD (Floppy Connector)

Pleas e connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FD D. It supports 36 0K, 1.2M , 720K, 1.44M a nd

2.8 8M b ytes flo ppy di sk typ es.
The r ed stripe of the ribbon ca ble mu st be the sam e side with the Pin1.

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3334

1

2

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5) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

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6) BAT (BATTERY)

Impor tant Notice:
Pleas e connect first hard disk to IDE1 and c onnect CD-ROM to IDE2.
The r ed stripe of the ribbon ca ble mu st be the sam e side with the Pin1.

IDE2

IDE1

3940

12

+

CAUTION

Da nger o f ex plos ion if batte ry is inco rre ctly
replace d.
Repl ace only with the s am e o r equ ivalent type
recom mended b y the manufacturer.
Di spo se of use d b atter ies ac cor din g to the
ma nufacturer's instruc tions.

If you want to e rase CMO S...

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

2. R em ov e the b attery, wait for 30 secon d.

3. R e-install the b attery.

4. Pl ug the power cord and turn ON the c omputer.

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7) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

Please co nnect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassisfron t
panel to the F_PANEL conn ector accordi ng to the pin assignm ent above.

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Messa ge L ED/
Po wer/
Slee p LED

1 1

2

1

1

IDE H ard Disk Acti ve LE D

Sof t Po wer
Connect or

MSG+

MSG-

HD-

HD+

Res et Swi tch

PW+

RES-

PW-

1

RES+

NC

Speak er Co nnector

SPEAK+

SPEAK-

1

2 0
1 9

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

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

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

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

MSG(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

N C N C

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8) PWR_LED

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9) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

PWR_ LED is connect with the system power indic ator to i ndicate whethe r the s ystem is on/ off.
It will blin k when the system enters su spend mode . If you use dual color LED, power L ED will turn
to another colo r.

Pin No. Definition

1

In order to utilize the fron t audio heade r, you r chassis must have front audio connector. Al so
please make s ure the pin assigm ent on the cab le is the sam e as the pin assigm ent on the M B
heade r. To find o ut if the chass is you ar e buying support front au dio conne ctor, please contact
your d ealer. Plea se note, yo u can have the alternative of usi ng front audio conn ector or of usi ng
rear a udio conne ctor to play sound.

1 MPD+
2 MPD­3 MPD-

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC
2 GND

10

9

1

2

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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)

10) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

Connec t CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector.

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L

1

2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R

11) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow)

Be c areful with the polarity o f the front USB connector. Check the pin assignm ent while you
conne ct the front USB ca ble. Pleas e contact your nearest de aler for optiona l front USB c able.

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10

2

F_US B1

F_US B2

1 9

Pin No. Definition

1 Power
2 Power
3 USB Dx­4 USB Dy­5 USB Dx+
6 USB Dy+
7 GND
8 GND
9 No Pin
10 NC

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2

1 9

10

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

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

basic system configuratio n. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CM OS RAM so that it

retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it w ill allow
you to enter standard BIOS CMOS SETUP.

If you require more adv anced B IOS settings, please go to "Adv anc ed BIOS" setting menu.To enter

Advanced BIOS setting menu, press "Ctrl+F1" key on the BIOS screen.

CONTROL KEYS

<á> Move to previous item

<â> Move to next item

<ß> Move to the item in the left hand
<à> Move to the item in the right hand

Enter Select item

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

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

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

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

<F1> General 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> Sav e all the CM OS changes, only for 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.

English

Press F1 to pop up a small help win dow that descr ibes the appro priate keys to use and the possible

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

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

Once you enter Award BIOS CM OS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen.

The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. U se arrow key s to

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

Main Menu

Status Page Setup Menu / Op tion Page Setup M enu

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}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw ord

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Sav e & Ex it Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 1: Main Menu

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to

search the advanced option widden.

l Standard 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.

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l Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

l Power Manag ement Setup

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

l PnP/PCI Configurations

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

l PC Health Status

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

l Frequency/Voltage Control

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

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

be in safe configuration.

l Load Optimized Defaults

Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the system would

be in better performance configuration.

l Load Top Performance Defaults

Top Performance Defaults indicates the v alue 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 system and Setup,

or just to Setup.

l Set User password

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

l Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CM OS 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) Tue, Aug 13 2002 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 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 in.] <Month>

Drive B [None] Jan. to Dec.

Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled]

<Day>

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

allowed in the month)

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 130048K <Year>

Total Memory 131072K 1999 to 2098

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

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

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

Date

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

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

Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.

Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allow ed in the month)

Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

Time

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

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

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IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary M aster, Slave

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

computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto

type which will automatically detect HDD type.

Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk w ill not work

properly if you enter improper information for this category .

If you select User Ty pe, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the

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

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

Capacity: The hard disk size. The unit is M ega Bytes.

Access Mode: The options are: Auto / Large / LBA / Normal.

Cylinder: The cylinder number of hard disk.

Head The read / Write head number of hard disk.

Precomp The cyliner number at which the disk driver changes the write current.

Landing Zone The cylinder number that the disk driver heads(read/write) are seated when

the disk drive is parked.

SECTORS The sector number of each track define on the hard disk.

If a hard disk has not been installed select NON E and press <Enter>.

Drive A / Drive B

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

computer.

None N o floppy driv e installed

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

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

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

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

Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled N ormal Floppy Driv e. (Default value)

Drive AA Enabled 3 mode function of Driv e A.

Drive B Enabled 3 mode function of Driv e B.

Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

H alt on

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

NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected

and you will be prompted.

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

stopped.

All, But Keyboar The system boot will not stop for a key board error; it will stop for

all other errors. (Default v alue)

All, But Diskette The system boot will 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

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conv entional) memory

installed in the system.

The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory

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

installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

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

This is the amount of memory located above 1 M B in the C PU's memory

address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

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First Boot Dev ice [Floppy] Item Help

Second Boot Device [HDD-0] Menu Level u

Third Boot Device [CD-ROM] Select Boot Dev ice

Password Check [Setup] priority

# CPU Hy per-Threading [Enabled] [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:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help

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

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

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

with HT Technology.

First / Second / Third Boot device

M This feature allows y ou to select the boot device priority.

Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.

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

SCSI Select your boot device priority by SC SI.

CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM .

LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.

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

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

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

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USB-HDD Select your boot device priority by U SB-H DD.

ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.

Disabled Disable this function.

Password Check

Setup The system will boot but w ill not access to Setup page if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt. (Default v alue)

System The system will not boot and w ill not access to Setup page if the correct

password is not entered at the prompt.

CPU Hyp er-Threading

Enabled Enables CPU Hyper Threading Feature. Please note that this feature is only

working for operating system with multi processors mode supported.

(Default v alue)

Disabled Disables CPU Hy per Threading.

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Integrated Peripherals

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OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Item Help

OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Menu Level u

AC97 Audio [Auto] If a hard disk

VIA onboard LAN [Enabled] controller card is

USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] used, set at Disabled

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] [Enabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Enable onboard IDE

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Channel

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP] [Disabled]

Disable onboard IDE
Channel

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

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

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M When enabled, allow s you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card is

used, set at Disabled.

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M When enabled, allows y ou to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card is

used, set at Disabled.

M Disable this option if you are not using the onboard U SB feature.

OnChip IDE Channel0

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

Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

OnChip IDE Channel1

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

Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

AC97 Aud io

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

Disabled Disable this function.

VIA onboard LAN

Enable Enable onboard LAN function.(Default value)

Disable Disable onboard LAN function.

U SB 1.1 Controller

Enabled Enable USB1.1 Controller. (Default v alue)

Disabled Disable U SB1.1 Controller.

U SB 2.0 Controller

M Disable this option if you are not using the onboard U SB 2.0 feature.

Enabled Enable USB 2.0 Controller. (Default v alue)

Disabled Disable U SB 2.0 Controller.

U SB Keyboard Support

M When a USB key board is installed, please set at Enabled.

Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support.

Disabled Disable U SB Keyboard Support. (Default value)

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U SB Mouse Support

Enabled Enable USB Mouse Support.

Disabled Disable U SB Mouse Support. (Default value)

Onb oard Ser ial Port 1

Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

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

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.

Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

OnBoard Parallel port

M This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the onboard

I/O controller.

378/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378, U sing IRQ7.(Default Value)

278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278,U sing IRQ5.

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

Disabled Disable onboard parallel port.

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Parallel Port Mode

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

SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port using IRQ7. (Default Value)

EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port IRQ5.

ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port using IRQ7.

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

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Power Management Setup

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ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help

x USB Dev ice Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Menu Level u

Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-off] [S1]

AC Back Function [Soft-Off] Set suspend ty pe to

Keyboard Power On [Disabled] Power On Suspend under

Mouse Power On [Disabled] ACPI OS

PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]

Modem Ring Resume [Enabled] [S3]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Set suspend type to

x Date(of Month) Alarm Ev ery day Suspend to RAM under

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

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

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Power Management Setup

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

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type

S1/POS Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS

(Power On Suspend). (Default value)

S3/STR Set suspend ty pe to Suspend To RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend To RAM).

U SB Device Wakeup From S3(When ACPI Suspend Type i s set [S3/STR])

USB device wakeup From S3 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3/STR.

Enabled USB Device can wakeup system from S3.

Disabled U SB Device can't wakeup system from S3. (Default value)

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Soft-off by PWRBTNN

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

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

pressed less than 4 sec.

AC Back Function

Memory Sy stem power on depends on the status before AC lost.

Soft-Off Alw ays in Off state when AC back. (Default value)

Full-On Always power on the system when AC back.

K eyboard Power On

This feature allow s you to set the method for powering-on the system.

The option "Password" allows you to set up to 8 alphanumeric characters to power-on the system.

The option "Keyboard 98" allows you to use the standard keyboard 98 to power on the system.

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

Disabled Disabled this function. (Default v alue)

Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have " POWER Key" button, y ou can press the

key to power on your system.

M ouse Pow er On

Disabled C an't Power on sy stem by M ouse Event. (Default value)

Enabled Can Power on system by Mouse Event.

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PME Event Wake up

M When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM ev ent awakes the system from a PCI-PM controlled

state.

M This feature requires an ATX power supply that prov ides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.

Disabled Disable PM E Ev ent Wake up function.

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

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Resume by Alarm

M odem Ring Resume

Disabled Disable M odem Ring Resume function.

Enabled Enable Modem Ring On Resume function. (Default Value)

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

Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

Date ( of Month) Alarm : Every day , 1~31

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

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PnP/PCI Configurations

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PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI 1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level u

PCI 3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Decice(s) using this

INT:

USB 1.1 Host Cntrlr

- Bus 0 Dev16 Func 1

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

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

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI1 IRQ Assignment

Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1. (Default value)

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1.

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PCI2 IRQ Assignment

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

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2.

PCI3 IRQ Assignment

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

3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI3.

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PC Health Status

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Vcore 1.520V Item Help
DDR25V 2.480V Menu Level u

+3.3V 3.280V

+12V 11.968V

Current CPU Temperature 45°C

Current CPU FAN Speed 4440RPM

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

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

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PC Health Status

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

Figure7: PC Health Status

Current V oltage (V) Vcore / DDR25V / +3.3V / +12V

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Current CPU Temp eraturee

Detect CPU Temp. automatically..

Current CPU FAN Sp eed (RPM)

Detect Fan speed status automatically.

CPU Fan Fail Warning

Disabled Don't monitor current fan speed. (Default value)

Enabled Alarm when stops.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

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Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Item Help

Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk [Enabled]

Spread Spectrum [+/-0.25%]

CPU Clock [100]

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

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

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio

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

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

This setup option will automatically assign by CPU detection.
For C-Stepping P4: 8X,10X~24X default: 15X
For Northwood CPU: 12X~24X default: 16X

The option w il l display "Locked" and read only if the CPU ratio is not changeable.

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Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk

Disabled Disable auto detect PCI/DIMM Clk.

Enabled Enable auto detect PC I/DIMM Clk. (Default v alue)

Sp read Spectrum

Disabled Disable clock spread spectrum.

- 1.50% Set Spread Spectrum to - 1.50% .

- 1.00% Set Spread Spectrum to - 1.00% .

- 0.70% Set Spread Spectrum to - 0.70% .

- 0.50% Set Spread Spectrum to - 0.50% .

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+/- 0.75% Set Spread Spectrum to +/- 0.75% .

+/- 0.50% Set Spread Spectrum to +/- 0.50% .

+/- 0.35% Set Spread Spectrum to +/- 0.35% .

+/- 0.25% Set Spread Spectrum to +/- 0.25% .

CPU Clock

100 Set CPU Clock to 100MHz~132M H z.

133 Set CPU Clock to 133MHz~165M H z.

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

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw ord

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Sav e & Ex it Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

minimum system performance.

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

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 9: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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Load Optimized Defaults

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system automatically detects.

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}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw ord

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Sav e & Ex it Setup

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?N

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 10: Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

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

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw ord

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Sav e & Ex it Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

in creating a password.

Ty p e th e pa ssword, u p to eig ht c hara cters, an d press <Enter>. You w ill be asked to confirm the

password. Ty pe the passw or d aga in and press <Enter>. You may als o pres s <Esc > to abort the

selection and not enter a passw ord.

To disab le passwo rd, just press <Enter> when you a re prompted to enter password. A message

"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.

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a SU PERVISOR PASS-

WORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program

function. When enabled, the Supervisor passw ord is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and

having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only basic items.

If you select "Sy stem" at "Security Option" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, y ou w ill be prompted for

the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.

If you select "Setup" at "Security Option" in Adv ance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only

when you try to enter Setup.

Enter Password:

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

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Ty pe " Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup v alue to RTC CMOS.

Ty pe " N" will return to Setup Utility.

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}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw ord

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Sav e & Ex it Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

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

Save Data to CMOS

Figure 12: Save & Exit Setup

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Exit Without Saving

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}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passw ord

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Sav e & Ex it Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Ty pe " Y" will quit the Setup Utility without sav ing to RTC CMOS.

Ty pe " N" will return to Setup Utility.

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Abandon all Data

Figure 13: Exit 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 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.

™

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.

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Technical Reference

EasyTune™ 4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTune

™

4

English

Windows based Overclocking utility

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

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.

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

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Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1 : Q-Flash

Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Q-Flash™ is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in

the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash™ allows users to flash BIOS without any

utility in DOS or Windows. Using Q-Flash™ indicating no more fooling around with any complicated

instructions and operating system since it is in the BIOS menu.

Please note that because updating BIOS has potential risk, please do it with caution!! We

are sorry that Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd is not responsible for damages of system

because of incorrect manipulation of updating BIOS to avoid any claims from end-users.

Before You Begin:

Before you start updating BIOS with the Q-Flash

1. Download the latest 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 enter BIOS menu.

™

utility, please follow the steps below first.

English

The BIOS upgrading guides below are separated into two parts.

If your motherboard has dual BIOS, please refer to Part One.

If your motherboard has single BIOS, please refer to Part Two.

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Technical Reference

Part One:

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

English

motherboards supporting Q-Flash

combined in the same screen. This section only deals with how to use Q-Flash

In the following sections, we take GA-7VRXP as the example to guide you how to flash BIOS from

an older version to the latest version. For example, from F10 to F12.

Entering the Q-Flash™ utility:

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

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

™

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

™

utility.

Amer ican Rel ease :08 /23/2 002
Mega tren ds AMIB IOS (C) 199 9 Ame rica n Me gat ren d

7VRX P F10

The BIOS file is F10

before updating

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATU RES SETUP HARDWARE MON ITOR & MISC SETUP

CH IPSET FEATURES SETUP SU PERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER M ANAGEMEN T SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI C ONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DE FAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFA ULTS EXIT WITHOU T SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg : S elect Item F5 : Old Values F6: Fai l-Safe V alues

F7: O ptimize d V alues F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Ex it

AMD-Ath lon(tm)Pro cesso r-1333MHz
Chec k Syste m He alth !
Chec king NVRAM...U pdat e OK
262144KB

DEL: Steup/ Dual BI OS/Q-F lash F8:Bo ot Menu F1 2:Networ k boo t TAB: Logo
Auto -Detecti ng Pri Mast er..I DE Hard Di sk
Auto- Detect ing Pri S lave. ..Not Det ected
Aut o-De tectin g Sec Maste r.. ATAP I CDRO M
Auto- Detect ing Sec S lave. . N ot Det ected

( C ) America n Megatrend s Inc.,
62-2003-001199-00101111-040201-KT333-GA7VRXP1-

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETU P UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C ) 200 1 Amer ican Meg atrend s, Inc . All Rights Reserv ed

Loa d Fail- Safe Defaults

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

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETU P UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C ) 200 1 Amer ican Meg atrend s, Inc . All Rights Reserv ed

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATU RES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CH IPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER M ANAGEMEN T SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI C ONFIGURATION IDE HDD AU TO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DE FAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFA ULTS EXIT WITHO UT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: S elect Item F5: O ld Valu es F6: F ail-Safe Values

ENTE R DUAL BIOS/Q-FLA SH UTILITY (Y/N) ? Y

F7: O ptimize d V alues F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Ex it

Loa d Fail- Safe Defaults

Exploring the Q-Flash™/Dual BIOS utility screen

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

English

Task men u for

Dual BIOS utility

Task men u for

Q-FlashTM utility

Boot From.... .............. ............... ........ M ain Bios

Dual BIOS U tility

Main ROM Type /Size........... ............. SST 49LF0 03A 25 6K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. S ST 49L F003 A 256 K

Wid e Range Prote ction Di sable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recove ry En abl e

Hal t On Error Disa ble

Co py Main ROM Data to Backup

Loa d Defau lt Setti ngs

Sav e Settings to C MOS

Q-Flash U tility

Load M ain BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy

Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run hi:M ov e ES C:Rese t F10 :Power Off

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Dual BIOS utility bar

Q-FlashTM utility title

bar

Action bar

Technical Reference

Task menu for Dual BIOS utility:

Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type.

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

English

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 BIOS utility. 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 into your system and have entered

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

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons 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 U tility

Boot From.... .............. ............... ........ M ain Bios

Main ROM Type /Size........... ............. SST 49LF0 03A 256 K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. S ST 49L F003 A 2 56 K

Enter : Run hi:M ov e ES C:Rese t F10 :Power Off

GA-8VM533 Motherboard

Wid e Range Prote ction Di sable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recove ry E nab le

Hal t On Error Di sabl e

Co py Main ROM Data to Backup

Loa d Defau lt Setti ngs

Sav e Settings to C MOS

Q-Flash U tility

Load M ain BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy

Sav e 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 file you want to flash and press Enter.

In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file,

7VRXP.F12, is listed.

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

English

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

Main ROM Type /Size........... ............. SST 49LF0 03A 256 K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. S ST 49L F003 A 2 56 K

Wid e Range Prote ction Di sable

7VRXP. F12 2 56 K

Total s ize: 1 .39M Fr ee size: 1.14M

F5 : R efresh DEL : Dele te

Enter : Run hi:M ov e ES C:Rese t F10 :Power Off

Dual BIOS U tility

Boot From Main Bios

1 file(s) fou nd

Auto Recove ry E nab le

Hal t On Error Di sabl e

Co py Main ROM Data to Backup

Loa d Defau lt Setti ngs

Sav e Settings to C MOS

Q-Flash U tility

Load M ain BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy

Sav e 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.... .............. ............... ........ M ain Bios

Main ROM Type /Size........... ............. SST 49LF0 03A 256 K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. S ST 49L F003 A 2 56 K

Wid e Range Prote ction Di sable

Readi ng BI OS file from flop py...

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

Don’t Turn Off Po we r O r Rese t Sy stem

Enter : Run hi:M ov e ES C:Rese t F10 :Power Off

Dual BIOS U tility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recove ry E nab le

Hal t On Error Di sabl e

Co py Main ROM Data to Backup

Loa d Defau lt Setti ngs

Sav e Settings to C MOS

Q-Flash U tility

Load M ain BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy

Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy

Do not truning off power or reset

your system at this stage!!

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

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Technical Reference

After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update

BIOS?"

English

3. Press Y button on your keyboard after 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 49LF0 03A 256 K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. S ST 49L F003 A 2 56 K

Wid e Range Prote ction Di sable

Are y ou sure to u pdate BIOS?

[Enter] to con tinue or [Esc] to abort... ..

Enter : Run hi:M ov e ES C:Rese t F10 :Power Off

Boot From.... .............. ............... ........ M ain Bios

Main ROM Type /Size........... ............. SST 49LF0 03A 256 K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. S ST 49L F003 A 2 56 K

Wid e Range Prote ction Di sable

Progra mming Now .......

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

Don't Turn Off Po we r O r Rese t Sy stem

Enter : Run hi:M ov e ES C:Rese t F10 :Power Off

Dual BIOS U tility

Boot From M ain Bios

Auto Recove ry E nab le

Hal t On Error Di sabl e

CH ECKSUM = 96D2

Co py Main ROM Data to Backup

Loa d Defau lt Setti ngs

Sav e Settings to C MOS

Q-Flash U tility

Load M ain BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy

Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy

Dual BIOS U tility

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recove ry E nab le

Hal t On Error Di sabl e

Co py Main ROM Data to Backup

Loa d Defau lt Setti ngs

Sav e Settings to C MOS

Q-Flash U tility

Load M ain BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy

Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy

You can press "Enter" to co ntinue

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

damagi ng your BIOS rom!!

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

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

English

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

Main ROM Type /Size........... ............. SST 49LF0 03A 256 K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. S ST 49L F003 A 2 56 K

Wid e Range Prote ction Disa ble

Enter : Run hi:M ov e ES C:Rese t F10 :Power Off

Dual BIOS U tility

Boot From M ain Bios

Auto Recove ry E nab le

Hal t On Error Di sabl e

Co py Main ROM Data to Backup

!! C opy BI OS completed - Pas s !!

Loa d Defau lt Setti ngs

Please press any k ey to co ntinue

Sav e Settings to C MOS

Q-Flash U tility

Load M ain BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy

Sav e 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™ utility. The computer will restart automatically

after you exit Q-Flash™.

Boot From.... .............. ............... ........ M ain Bios

Main ROM Type /Size........... ............. SST 49LF0 03A 25 6K

Backup ROM Type/Size... ................. S ST 49L F003 A 256 K

Dual BIOS U tility

Wid e Range Prote ction Di sable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recove ry En abl e

Hal t On Error Disa ble

Co py Main ROM Data to Backup

Are y ou su re to R ESET ?

Loa d Defau lt Setti ngs

[Enter ] to continu e or [E sc] to abort...

Sav e Settings to C MOS

Q-Flash U tility

Load M ain BIOS from Floppy

Load Backup BIOS from Floppy

Sav e Main BIOS to Floppy

Enter : Run hi:M ov e ES C:Rese t F10 :Power Off

Sav e Backup BIOS to Floppy

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Technical Reference

After system reboots, you may find the BIOS version on your boot screen becomes the one you

flashed.

English

6. Press Del to enter 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-Safe 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.

Amer ican Rel ease :08 /23/2 002
Mega tren ds AMIB IOS (C) 199 9 Ame rica n Me gat ren d

7VRX P F12

The BIOS file becomes

F12 after updating

AMD-Ath lon(tm)Pro cesso r-1333MHz
Chec k Syste m He alth !
Chec king NVRAM...U pdat e OK
262144KB

DEL: Steup/ Dual BI OS/Q-F lash F8:Bo ot Menu F1 2:Networ k boo t TAB: Logo
Auto -Detecti ng Pri Mast er..I DE Hard Di sk
Auto- Detect ing Pri S lave. ..Not Det ected
Aut o-De tectin g Sec Maste r.. ATAP I CDRO M
Auto- Detect ing Sec S lave. . N ot Det ected

( C ) America n Megatrend s 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.

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATU RES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CH IPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER M ANAGEMEN T SETUP USER PASSWORD

PNP / PCI C ONFIGURATION IDE HDD AU TO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DE FAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

Press Enter on

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFA ULTS EXIT WITHO UT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: S elect Item F5: O ld Valu es F6 : Fai l-Safe Valu es

your keyboard

GA-8VM533 Motherboard

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETU P UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C ) 200 1 Amer ican Meg atrend s, Inc . All Rights Reserv ed

F7: O ptimize d V alues F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Ex it

Loa d Fail- Safe Defaults

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AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETU P UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C ) 200 1 Amer ican Meg atrend s, Inc . All Rights Reserv ed

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATU RES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP

CH IPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER M ANAGEMEN T SETUP USER PASSWORD

Load F ail-Safe Defaults (Y /N)? Y

Loa d Fail- Safe Defaults

Press Y on your

keyboard to load

defaults.

PNP / PCI C ONFIGURATION IDE HDD AU TO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DE FAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFA ULTS EXIT WITHO UT SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg: S elect Item F5: O ld Valu es F6: F ail-Safe Values

F7: O ptimize d V alues F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Ex it

7. Select Save & Exit Setup item to save the settings to CMOS and exit the BIOS menu. System

will reboot after you exit the BIOS menu. The procedure is completed.

AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETU P UTILITY - VERSION 2.00

(C ) 200 1 Amer ican Meg atrend s, Inc . All Rights Reserv ed

STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

BIOS FEATU RES SETUP HARDWARE MON ITOR & MISC SETUP

CH IPSET FEATURES SETUP SU PERVISOR PASSWORD

POWER M ANAGEMEN T SETUP U SER PASSWORD

SAVE to CM OS and EXIT (Y /N) ? Y

Loa d Fail- Safe Defaults

Press Y on your

keyboard to

save and exit.

PNP / PCI C ONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

LOAD FAIL-SAFE DE FAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFA ULTS EXIT WITHOU T SAVING

ESC: Quit hifg : S elect Item F5 : Old Values F6: F ail-S afe V alues

F7: O ptimize d V alues F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Ex it

English

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Technical Reference

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

English

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

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 to enter the Q-Flash™ utility.

CM OS Setup U tility-C opyr ight ( C) 1984-200 2 Aw ard S oftwa re

}Stan dard CM OS Fe atures Top Perfo rma nce

}Ad van ced BI OS Features L oad Fai l-Sa fe De faults

} I ntegra ted Peri pheral s Loa d Optimiz ed Defaults

} P ow er M an agem ent Se tup Se t Superv isor Pa sswo rd

}Pn P/PC I C onfigura tions Set U ser Passw ord

}PC H ealth Status Save & Exit Setup

} Fr equenc y/Vo ltage Co ntrol Ex it Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Selec t Item

F8: Q-Flash F10 :Sav e & Ex it Setup

Time, D ate, H ard Disk Type. ..

CM OS Setup U tility-C opyr ight ( C) 1984-200 2 Aw ard S oftwa re

}Stan dard CM OS Fe atures Top Perfo rma nce

}Ad van ced BI OS Features L oad Fai l-Sa fe De faults

} I ntegra ted Peri pheral s Loa d Optimiz ed Defaults

} P ow er M an agem ent Se tup Se t Superv isor Pa sswo rd

}Pn P/PC I C onfigura tions Set U ser Passw ord

}PC H ealth Status Save & Exit Setup

} Fr equenc y/Vo ltage Co ntrol Ex it Without Saving

Enter Q -Flash Utili ty (Y/N) ? Y

ESC:Quit higf:Selec t Item

F8: Q-Flash F10 :Sav e & Ex it Setup

Time, D ate, H ard Disk Type. ..

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Exploring the Q-Flash™ utility screen

The Q-Flash™ BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components.

English

Task m enu for the

Q-flash u tility

Flash Ty pe/Size... .......... ...SST 49L F002A 256 K

Q-Flash Utility V1 .30

Keep D MI DataEna ble

Up date B IOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run h/i : M ove E SC: Reset F10:Power Off

Th e Qflas h utili ty

title bar

Action bar

Task menu for the Q-Flash™ 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 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 into your system and have enter the

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

Steps:

1. Press arrow buttons 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.

Flash Ty pe/Size... .......... ...SST 49L F002A 256 K

Q-Flash Utility V1 .30

Keep D MI DataEna ble

Up date B IOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Enter: Run h/i : M ove E SC: Reset F10:Power Off

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Technical Reference

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

In this example, we only download one BIOS for this board, 8GE800.F4 so only one BIOS file is listed.

English

from the BIOS file from the floppy.

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

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

Flash Ty pe/Size... .......... ...SST 49L F002A 256 K

8GE 800. F4 256K

Enter: Run h/i : M ove E SC: Reset F10:Power Off

Total Size : 1 .39M Free Size: 1.14M

F5: Re fresh D EL: Delete

Flash Ty pe/Size... .......... ...SST 49L F002A 256 K

Enter: Run h/i : M ove E SC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1 .30

Keep D MI DataEna ble

Up date B IOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

1 File(s) fou nd

Q-Flash Utility V1 .30

Keep D MI DataEna ble

Up date B IOS from Floppy

Readin g BIOS file from floppy .........

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

Don't turn off Pow er Or RESET System

Save BIOS to Floppy

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

"Are you sure to update BIOS?"

B IO S fi le i n th e

floppy .

D o n o t tu rn in g

power or reset your

s y s te m a t t h is

stage!

GA-8VM533 Motherboard

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Flash Ty pe/Size... .......... ...SST 49L F002A 256 K

Are y ou sure to u pdate BIOS?

[Enter] to contin ue updating B IOS or "ESC " to ab ort.

Enter: Run h/i : M ove E SC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1 .30

Keep D MI DataEna ble

CH ECKSUM = AC03

Up date B IOS 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 to update BIOS. The progress of updating will be shown at the same time.

English

Q-Flash Utility V1 .30

Upd ating BIOS No w...

Keep D MI DataEna ble

Up date B IOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Do not turning off power

or reset your system at

The porces s of

updating BIOS

Flash Ty pe/Size... .......... ...SST 49L F002A 256 K

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

Do not Turn Off Pow er On R ESET Sys tem

this stage!!

Enter: Run h/i : M ove E SC: Reset F10:Power Off

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

Flash Ty pe/Size... .......... ...SST 49L F002A 2 56K

Please pre ss any key to continue. ...

Enter: Run h/i : M ove E SC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1 .30

Keep D MI DataEna ble

!! C opy BIOS completed - pass !!

Up date B IOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

5. Press Esc and then Enter to exit the Q-Flash™ utility. System will restart.

Flash Ty pe/Size... .......... ...SST 49L F002A 2 56K

Enter: Run h/i : M ove E SC: Reset F10:Power Off

Q-Flash Utility V1 .30

Keep D MI DataEna ble

Up date B IOS from Floppy

Are y ou sure to RES ET?

Save BIOS to Floppy

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to a bort....

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

to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults, please kindly refer to Step 6 to 7 in Part One.

Congratulation!! You 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 flash

BIO S.

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Press here.

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

(1)

3.Click "P".

Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through 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. Click 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 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:

8VM533.F2).

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 @BIOS™ 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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6-Channel Audio Function Introduction

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

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function!

Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Use the back au dio p anel to co nnec t the audi o

output without any additional modul e.

STE P 1 :

Conne ct the front chan nels to "Lin e Out", the rear

chan nels to "Line In", a nd the Center/ Subwoofer

channe ls to "M IC In".

Line In

STE P 2 :

After ins tallation of the audio dri ver, you 'll find an

ico n on the taskbar's status ar ea. Ri ght click

the aud io ico n "Volum e" from the windo ws tray at

the bo ttom of the scr een. Cl ick the "Adju st Aud io

Properties".

STEP 3 :

Clic k "A dvance d".

M IC In

Line O ut

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STEP 4 :

Choose the "5.1 sur round sound

speak ers" and clic k "OK".

STE P 5 :

You'll find an icon on the taskbar's status area.

Cli ck the audio ic on "Vo lume " fro m the wind ows

tray at the bottom of the sc reen.

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STEP 6 :

Clic k Options\ Advance d Con trols.

STEP 7 :

Clic k "A dvance d".

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STEP 8 :

Click "Sm art 5.1 Enabld" a nd "Close".

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Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is Xpress Recovery?

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

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

1. It supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS format .

2. It must be connected to IDE1 Master .

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

4. It must be used with IDE hard disk supporting HPA .

5. The first partition must be set as the 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 to NTFS format.

1. System data 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.

How to use the Xpress Recovery

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

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

Press F9 during powering on the computer .

Award Modular BIOS v6.00 PG, An Energy Star Al ly
Copyright (C) 1984-2002, Award Software, Inc.

Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT 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

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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 from CD:" appears at the

bottom of the screen , press any key to enter Xpress Recovery.

.
.

Verifying DMI Pool Data
Boot from CD:

Boot from CD:

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Text Mode:

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BMP Mode:

You can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and

enter key to enter the menu.

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

1. Execute Ba ckup Utility

2. Execute Re store Utili ty

3. Rem ove Back up Image

4. Exi t and Restart

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

1. Execute Ba ckup Utility

2. Execute Re store Utili ty

3. Rem ove Back up Image

4. Exi t and Restart

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:

! Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back up it.

The backed up data will be saved as an hidden image .

2.Execute Restore Utility:

! This program will recover your system to factory default.

Press R to recover your system.

Press Esc to exit

Restore the backup image to the original state.

3.Remove Backup Image:

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

Remove the backup image.

4.Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Install Drivers

Pictures below are shown in Windows XP (CD ver. 2.3)

Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the
driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click

the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER

This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system. Click each item to install the

driver manually or switch to the to install the drivers automatically.

Massage: Some device drivers will restart your

system automatically. After restarting your

system the "Xpress Install" will continue to

install other drivers.

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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 execute the installation

for you by itself.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

Click "GO".

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Item Description

n VIA 4IN1 Driver

n VIA KM266/P4M266 VGA Driver

n USB Path for WinXP

n VIA Lan Driver

n VIA AC97 Audio Driver

Audio driver for VIA AC97 codec chipset.

n VIA USB 2.0 Controller

Driver install finished!! you have to reboot

system!!

For INF, AGP, IDE and DMA Driver.

For VIA KM266/P4M266 VGA driver.

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

For VIA LAN driver.

For VIA VT8233 (VT6203) / VIA VT8235 / VIA VT8237 south bridge.

For USB2.0 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

controller" 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 integrate 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 utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions.

n DMI Viewer

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

n Face-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo.

n @BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility.

n Acrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe.

n Acrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents.

n Norton Internet Security(NIS)

Integrated utility which includes anti-virus, ad control, etc

n DirectX 9

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

system to achieve better 3D performence.

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Appendix

SOFTWARE INFORMATION

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

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HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

CONTACT US

Please see the last page for details.

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FAQ

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

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

Question 1: I cannot see some options 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.

Questions 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 light is still on.

Question 3: Why cannot I use all functions in EasyTune™ 4?

Answer: The availability 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 automati-

cally and you will not be able to use them.

Question 4: Why do I fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that

support RAID function after I connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 ?

Answer: First 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 installation steps in the RAID manual at our website.

(Please download it at http://tw.giga-byte.com/support/user_pdf/raid_manual.pdf)

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Question 5: How do I clear CMOS?

Answer: If your board has a Clear 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

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voltage to clear CMOS. Please refer to the steps below:

Question 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS?

Answer: Please remember to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing

BIOS. However, if the system instability 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/amplifier and try again later.

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 negative 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 BIOS and load Fail-Safe Defaults.

7. Save changes and reboot the system.

Question 8: How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card?

Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so

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

Question 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.

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Question 10: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up.

What do these beeps usually stand for?

Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However,

they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case.

gAMI BIOS Beep Codes

*Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully.

*Except for beep code 8, these codes are always fatal.

1 beep Refresh 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

g AWARD BIOS Beep Codes

1 short: System boots successfully

2 short: CMOS 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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Question 11: How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SATA HDDs by either RAID or ATA

mode?

Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow:

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

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

3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W Serial ATA: "enable"

Then it depends on the SATA mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "BASE" to

normal ATA mode in the item named Serial ATA function.

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Question 12:For the M/B which 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 in the BIOS as follow:

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

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

3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard 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 controller function.

Question 13:How to set in the BIOS to bootup from the IDE/ SCSI/ RAID card ?

Answer:Please set in the BIOS as follow:

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

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

Then it 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
?

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START

Yes

Please isolate
the short pin.

No

Failure has been excluded.

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

Yes

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

Yes

Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot.

Yes

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

A

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

Make sure the
jumper setting
are correct.

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

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

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A

Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

Yes

The problem could
be caused by
power supply, CPU,

No

Failure has been excluded.

memory or CPU/
memory socket
itself.

Check if there is display.

Yes

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

Check if keyboard is working properly.

Yes

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

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

Yes

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

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

No

Failure has been excluded.

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

It is possible that
your keyboard or
keyboard connector
is defective.

The problem was
probably caus ed by
the IDE device /
connector or cab le.

END

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

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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

CPU

Memory

Brand

Video Card

Audio Card

HDD

CD-ROM /

DVD-ROM

Modem

Network

AMR / CNR

Keyboard

Mouse

Power supply

Other Device

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Problem Description:

&

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Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

English

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and Networking Riser

DMA Direct Memory Access

DMI Desktop Management Interface

DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

DRM Dual Retention Mechanism

DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory

DDR Double Data Rate

ECP Extended Capabilities Port

ESCD Extended System Configuration Data

ECC Error Checking and Correcting

EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

FDD Floppy Disk Device

FSB Front Side Bus

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

to be continued......

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Acronyms Meaning

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network

I/O Input / Output

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

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

SCI Special Circumstance Instructions

SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge

SRAM Static Random Access Memory

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Memo

CONTACT US

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

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— Taiwan

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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

TEL: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

E-mail:

We have been constantly striving hard to provide you
with faster and more efficient mail replying service.

If you have any inquiry please classify it into the fol­lowing topics.

The respective department will attend to the inquiry
as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation!

WEB Address: http://tw.giga-byte.com

— USA

G.B.T. INC.

Address: 17358 Railroa d St, City of Ind ustry, CA

91748.

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

[e-mail]

WEB Address: http://us.giga-byte.com

— Germany

G.B.T. Technology Trading GmbH

Tel: [phone]

49-01803-428468 (Tech.)

Fax: [phone] (Sales)

49-01803-428329 (Tech.)

E-mail:[e-mail]

WEB Address: http://de.giga-byte.com

— Japan

Nippon Giga-Byte Corporation

WEB Address: http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

— U.K

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

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

WEB Address: http://uk.giga-byte.com

— The Netherlands

Giga-Byte Technology B.V.

Addres s: Verdunpl ein 8 5627 SZ, Eindhove n, The
Netherlands

Tel: [phone]

NL Tech.Support : 0900-GIGABYTE (0900-44422983,
 0.2/M)

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Fax: [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

Tech. Support E-mail:[e-mail]

WEB Address: http://nl.giga-byte.com

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Shanghai Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

WEB Address: http://cn.giga-byte.com

GuangZhou Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

WEB Address: http://cn.giga-byte.com

Beijing Office

Tel: [phone]

86-10-82856064

86-10-82856094

Fax: [phone]

E-mail:[e-mail]

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Chengdu Office

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

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