Gigabyte Ga 7Va Users Manual

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When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following

notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has

"AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP

card is AGP 4X/8X(1.5V).

Caution: AGP 2X(3.3V) card is not supported by VIA® KT400. You

might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert

an AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) 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-7VA (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-7VA (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 VIA® KT400 based motherboards.

AGP 4X/8X notch

MThe author assumes no responsibility for any errors or

omissions that may appear in this document nor does the

author make a commitment to update the information contained

herein.

MThird-party brands and names are the property of their

respective owners.

MPlease do not remove any labels on motherboard, thismay void

the warranty of this motherboard.

MDue to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications

might be out of date before publication of this booklet.

Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH

Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany

declare that the product

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

Mother Board

GA-7VA

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive

o EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

industrial,scientific and medical (ISM

high frequency equipment

o EN 61000-3-2*

T EN 60555-2 Disturbances in supply systems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Harmonics”

o EN 55013 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

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

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”

o EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

household electrical appliances,

portable tools and similar electrical

apparatus

T EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry

T EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry

o EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

fluorescent lamps and luminaries

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

o EN 55081-2

Immunity from radio interference of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

o EN 55082-2

T EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

information technology equipment

lmmunity requirements for household

appliances tools and similar apparatus

o ENV 55104

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment

for receiving and/or distribution from

sound and television signals

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

power systems (UPS)

o EN50091-2

o EN 55020

o DIN VDE 0855

o part 10

o part 12

(EC conformity marking)

T CE marking

The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product

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

Safety requirements for mains operated

electronic and related apparatus for

household and similar general use

o EN 60950

o EN 60065

Safety of household and similar

electrical appliances

o EN 60335

Manufacturer/Importer

Signature:

Name:

(Stamp) Date : September 16, 2002

T EN 60555-3

Timmy Huang

o EN 50091-1

Timmy Huang

Safety for information technology equipment

including electrical bussiness equipment

General and Safety requirments for

uninterruptible power systems (UPS)

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

(a),Class B Digital Device

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible PartName:

Address:

Phone/Fax No:

hereby declares that the product

Product Name:

Conforms to the following specifications:

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is

subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not

cause harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received,

including that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person’s Name:

Signature: Eric Lu

Supplementary Information:

Model Number:

17358 Railroad Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

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

(818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339

Motherboard

GA-7VA

Date:

ERIC LU

September 16 ,2002

GIGABYTE obtained of the event to validate the

performance of ATi and Nvidia based graphics cards

(AGP 8X) with VIA Chipset based motherboards

running Microsoft operating systems. Certificates of

Validation will be supplied by VIA, ATi and nVIDIA for

GA-7VAXP; GA-7VAX and GA-7VA that successfully

passed in the AGP 8X standard validation

USER'S MANUAL

GA-7VA

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

AMD Athlon™/ Athlon™ XP / Duron™ Socket A Processor Motherboard

Rev. 2001

12ME-7VA-2001

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Table of Content

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

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

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

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

GA-7VA Motherboard Layout........................................................................ 7

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

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process................................................9

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU).....................................10

Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup............................................................................................ 10

Step1-2: CPU Installation .................................................................................................11

Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation................................................................................ 12

Step 2: Install memory modules................................................................13

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

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

Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction .............................................................................. 16

Step4-2: Connectors Introduction ................................................................................... 18

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ..........................................................................29

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :E1).........................................30

Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................32

Advanced BIOS Features ..........................................................................35

Integrated Peripherals ..............................................................................37

Table of Content

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Power Management Setup .......................................................................41

PnP/PCI Configurations.............................................................................44

PC Health Status........................................................................................45

Frequency/Voltage Control........................................................................47

Load Fail-Safe Defaults.............................................................................49

Load Optimized Defaults........................................................................... 50

Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................................51

Save & Exit Setup.......................................................................................52

Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................53

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ............................................................55

BIOS Flash Procedure ..............................................................................55

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

Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction .......................................................................60

2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introduction........................................ 61

Chapter 5 Appendix..............................................................................69

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þThe GA-7VA motherboard þ2 Port USB Cable x 1

þIDE cable x 2/ Floppy cable x 1 o4 Port USB Cable x 1

þMotherboard Settings Label oAudio combo Kit x1

þGA-7VA user's manual oIEEE 1394 Cable x1

oRAID Manual oSPDIF KIT x1 (SPD Kit)

þCD for motherboard driver & utility (Driver CD) oI/O Shield

þQuick PC Installation Guide

Item Checklist

Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To

protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you

work on your computer.

1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.

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

one, touch both of 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.

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.

Installing the motherboard to the chassis…

WARNING!

Introduction

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Form Factor 29.3cm x 20.0cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

CPU Socket A processor

AMD AthlonTM/AthlonTM XP/ DuronTM (K7)

128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die

200/266/333MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds

Supports 1.4GHz and faster

Chipset VIA KT400A Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC)

VIA VT8235 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

Memory 3 184-pin DDR sockets

Supports DDR DRAM PC1600/PC2100/PC2700/PC3200

Supports up to 3.0GB DDR (Max)

Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

I/O Control IT8705

Slots 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X/2X mode(1.5V) & AGP 3.0 Compliant

5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with

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

operation modes.

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

2 Serial port (COMA & COMB)

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 (4 by cable)

Hardware Monitor CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

CPU/System temperature detect

System Voltage Detect

 Thermal shutdown function

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

to be continued......

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

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

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

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

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

Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.

On-Board Sound Realtek ALC650 CODEC

Line Out / 2 front speaker

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

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

SPDIF Out /SPDIF In

CD In / AUX In / Game port

On-Board USB 2.0 Built in VIA VT8235 Chipset

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

BIOS Licensed Award BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM

Supports Q-Flash

Additional Features PS/2 Keyboard power on by password,PS/2 Mouse power on

External Modem wake up

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

Overclocking Over Voltage (DDR/AGP/CPU) by BIOS

Over Clock (DDR/AGP/CPU/PCI) by BIOS

Introduction

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GA-7VA Motherboard Layout

GA-7VA

KB_MS

COMA

LPT

GAM E

LINE_OUT

MIC_IN USB

IT8705

AC97

BATTERY

BIOS SYS

FAN

VT8235

KT400A

SOCKET A

CPU

FAN

ATX

FLOPPY

IDE1

IDE2

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

DDR1

AGP

SW1

F_USB1

LINE_IN COMB

CD_IN

PCI5

DDR2

DDR3

F_AUDIO

CI F_PANEL

F_USB2

AUX_IN

SUR_CEN SPDIF_IO

USB 2.0

PWR_LED

RAM_LED

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Block Diagram

VIA

KT400A

VIA

VT8235

CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz)

System Bus100/133/166 MHz

DDR RAM

HCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz)

AGPCLK66MHz

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

48 MHz

AGP 2X/4X/8X

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

5 PCI

PCICLK

(33MHz)

AC97 Link

6 USB

Ports

ATA66/100/133

IDE Channels

CLK

GEN

HCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz)

CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

PCICLK (33MHz)

USBCLK (48MHz)

14.318 MHz

33 MHz

IT8705

24 MHz

33 MHz

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2 KB/Mouse

COM

Ports

AC97

CODEC

MIC

LINE-IN

LINE-OUT

AMD-K7TM

BIOS

66MHz V_Link

V_Link (66MHz)

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1- Set Dip Switch (CK_RATIO) and system Switch (SW1)

Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step 3- Install memory modules

Step 4- Install expansion cards

Step 5- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

Step 6- Setup BIOS software

Step 7- Install supporting software tools

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 3

Step 1

Step 4

Step 5

Step 2

Step 5

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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166MHz by adjusting system switch (SW1).

(The internal frequency depend on CPU.)

O: ON / X :OFF

SW1 CPU CLOCK

100MHz Auto

1 ON OFF

SW1

Default Setting: 100MHz

You must set SW1 to 100MHz when

you used FSB 200MHz CPU.

100MHz : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU

Auto : Support FSB 266/333 MHz CPU

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Step1-2: CPU Installation

CPU Top View CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever

and up to 90-degree angle.

Pin1 indicator

2. 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.

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.

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Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation

3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base

onto the CPU socket on the main-

board.

2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD.

4. Make sure the CPU fan is

plugged to the CPU fan connector,

than install complete.

1. Press down the CPU socket

lever and finish CPU installation.

1.Please use AMD approved cooling fan.

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

conduction between your CPU and Cooling Fan.

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.

Before installing the CPU Heat Sink , adhere to the following warning:

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Step 2: Install memory modules

DDR

Notch

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

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

2.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.

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

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

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

Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type:

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

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

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

Total System Memory (Max3GB)

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1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM

memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into

the DIMM slot. Then push it down.

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

slots to lock the DIMM module.

Reverse the installation steps when you wish

to remove the DIMM module.

DDR Introduction

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

AGP Card

Please carefully pull out the small white-

drawable 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.

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

the computer.

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

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

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

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

6. Replace your computer’s chassis cover.

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

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

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

supply

Step4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction

u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

ØThis connector supports standard PS/2

keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

vUSB Connector ØBefore 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.

USB 1

USB 0

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xGame /MIDI Ports

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

yAudio Connectors

ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard

and other relate audio devices.

Parallel Port

(25 pin Female)

COMA

wParallel Port ,VGA port and Serial Ports (COMA)

COMB

Serial Ports (9 pin Male)

ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1

Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to

Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected

to Serial ports.

Ø After install onboard audio driver, you may connect

speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone to MIC In jack.

Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be connected

to Line-In jack.

Please note:

You are able to use 2-/4-/6- channel audio feature by

S/W selection.

If you want to enable 6-channel function, you have 2

choose for hardware connection.

Method1:

Connect “Front Speaker” to “Line Out”

Connect “Rear Speaker” to “Line In”

Connect “Center and Subwooferr” to “MIC Out “.

Method2:

You can refer to page 24, and contact your nearest dealer

for optional SUR_CEN cable.

If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup installation, please

refer to “2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introduction”

MIC In

(Center and Subwoofer)

Line Out

(Front

Speaker)

Line In

(Rear Speaker)

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Step4-2 : Connectors Introduction

1) CPU_FAN

2) SYS_FAN

3) ATX_POWER

4) IDE1/IDE2

5) FDD

6) RAM_LED

7) PWR_LED

8) F_PANEL

9) BATTERY

10) F_AUDIO

11) SUR_CEN

12) CD_IN

13) AUX_IN

14) SPDIF_IO

15) F_USB1/F_USB2

16) CI

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1) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running

under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max.

current up to 600 mA.

2) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

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

temperature.

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

Pin No. Definition

1 GND

2 +12V

3 Sense

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3) ATX_POWER (ATX Power)

AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and

otherrelated devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

Pin No. Definition

1 3.3V

2 3.3V

3 GND

4 VCC

5 GND

6 VCC

7 GND

8 Power Good

95V SB(stand by +5V)

10 +12V

11 3.3V

12 -12V

13 GND

14 PS_ON(softOn/Off)

15 GND

16 GND

17 GND

18 -5V

19 VCC

20 VCC

111

4) IDE1/ IDE2(IDE1/IDE2 Connector)

Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon

cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

IDE1

IDE2

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5) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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

2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the

Pin1.

6) RAM_LED

Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other

unexpected damages due to the 2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC

Power cord is disconnected.

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7) PWR_LED

PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It

will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn

to another color.

Pin No. Definition

1 MPD+

2 MPD-

3 MPD-

HD+

SPK-

HD-

SPK+

211

Speaker

Connector

Soft Power

Connector

111

MSG+

MSG-

Message LED/Power/

Sleep LED

PW-

PW+

IDE Hard Disk

Active LED

RES+

RES-

Reset Switch

8) F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector)

Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your

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

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

(Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

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

(Amber) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

RES (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation

(Green) Close: Reset Hardware System

PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation

(Red) Close: Power On/Off

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

Sleep LED)(Yellow) Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

NC( Purple) NC

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9) BATTERY (Battery)

CAUTION

vDanger of explosion if battery is incorrectly

replaced.

vReplace only with the same or equivalent

type recommended by the manufacturer.

vDispose of used batteries according to the

manufacturer’s instructions.

If you want to erase CMOS...

1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power

cord.

2.Remove the battery, wait for 30 second.

3.Re-install the battery.

4.Plug the power cord and turn ON the

computer.

10) F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector)

If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the

front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin

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

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

Pin No. Definition

1 MIC

2 GND

3 REF

4 POWER

5 FrontAudio(R)

6 RearAudio(R)

7 Reserved

8 No Pin

9 FrontAudio (L)

10 RearAudio(L)

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11) SUR_CEN

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

Pin No. Definition

1 SUR OUTL

2 SUR OUTR

3 GND

4 No Pin

5 CENTER_OUT

6 BASS_OUT

12) CD_IN (CD IN,Blank)

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

Pin No. Definition

1 CD-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 CD_R

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13) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)

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

Pin No. Definition

1 AUX-L

2 GND

3 GND

4 AUX_R

14) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out)

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3

data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has

digital input function.

Pin No. Definition

1 VCC

2 No Pin

3 SPDIF

4 SPDIFI

5 GND

6 GND

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15) F_ USB1 / F_USB2(Front USB Connector, Yellow )

Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you

connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB

cable.

Pin No. Definition

1 Power

2 Power

3 USB DX-

4 USB Dy-

5 USB DX+

6 USB Dy+

7 GND

8 GND

9 No Pin

10 USB Over Current

16) CI (CASE OPEN)

This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the “case open” item in BIOS

if the system case begin remove.

Pin No. Definition

1 Signal

2 GND

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BIOS Setup

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<á> Move to previous item

<â> Move to next item

<ß> Move to the item in the left hand

<à> Move to the item in the right hand

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

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 default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup

<F7> Load the Setup Defaults

<F8> Q-Flash

<F9> Reserved

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

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

the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so

that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to

enter standard BIOS CMOS SETUP.

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

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

CONTROL KEYS

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

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lStandard CMOS Features

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

lAdvanced BIOS Features

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

lIntegrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

GETTING HELP

Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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

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

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E1)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS 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. Use

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

Figure 1: Main Menu

}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

}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...

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lPower Management Setup

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

lPnP/PCI Configurations

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

lPC Health Status

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

lFrequency/Voltage Control

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

lLoad Fail-Safe Defaults

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

be in safe configuration.

lLoad Optimized Defaults

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

be in better performance configuration.

lSet Supervisor password

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

or just to Setup.

lSet User password

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

lSave & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

lExit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Feb 21 2002 Item Help

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

}IDE Primary Master [Press Enter None] Change the day, month,

}IDE Primary Slave [Press Enter None] year

}IDE Secondary Master [Press Enter None] <Week>

}IDE Secondary Slave [Press Enter None] Sun. to Sat.

Drive A [1.44M, 3.5”] <Month>

Drive B [None] Jan. to Dec.

Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] <Day>

1 to 31(or maximun allowed

Halt On [All, But Keyboard] in the month.)

Base Memory 640K <year>

Extended Memory 130048K 1999 to 2098

Total Memory 131072K

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

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

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

FDate

The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.

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

8Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.

8Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)

8Year The year, from 1999 through 2098

FTime

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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FIDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave

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

computer. There are two types: auto 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 will not work

properly if you enter improper information for this category.

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

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

the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.

8Capacity: The hard disk size. The unit is Mega Bytes.

8Access Mode: The options are: Auto / Large / LBA / Normal.

8Cylinder: The cylinder number of hard disk.

8Head The read / Write head number of hard disk.

8Precomp The cyliner number at which the disk driver changes the write current.

8Landing Zone The cylinder number that the disk driver heads(read/write) are seated when the

disk drive is parked.

8SECTORS The sector number of each track define on the hard disk.

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

FDrive A / Drive B

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

computer.

8None No floppy drive installed

8360K, 5.25 “. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.

81.2M, 5.25”. 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity

(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).

8720K, 3.5 “. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity

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

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

FFloppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

8Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

8Drive A Enabled 3 mode function of Drive A.

8Drive B Enabled 3 mode function of Drive B.

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

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FHalt on

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

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

and you will be prompted.

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

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

all other errors. (Default value)

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

other errors.

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

stop for all other errors.

Memory

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

Base Memory

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

installed in the system.

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

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

installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

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

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

address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Device [Floppy] Item Help

Second Boot Device [HDD-0] Menu Levelu

Third Boot Device [CDROM]

Password Check [Setup]

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

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

Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features

FFirst / Second / Third Boot device

MThis feature allows you to select the boot device priority.

8Floppy Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

8LS120 Select your boot device priority by LS120.

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

8SCSI Select your boot device priority by SCSI.

8CDROM Select your boot device priority by CDROM.

8LAN Select your boot device priority by LAN.

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

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

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

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

8ZIP Select your boot device priority by ZIP.

8Disabled Disabled this function.

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FPassword Check

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

if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

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

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

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Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Item Help

OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Menu Levelu

AC97 Audio [Enabled]

USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled]

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

USB Keyboard Support [Disabled]

USB Mouse Support [Disabled]

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]

Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]

Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]

Parallel Port Mode [SPP]

Game Port Address [201]

Mdi Port Address [330]

Midi Port IRQ [5]

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

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

Integrated Peripherals

Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals

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FOnChip IDE Channel0

MWhen enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card

is used, set at Disabled.

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

8Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

FOnChip IDE Channel1

MWhen enabled, allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card

is used, set at Disabled.

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

8Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

FAC97 Audio

8Enabled BIOS will automatically detect onboard AC97 Audio. (Default value)

8Disabled Disabled AC97 Audio.

FUSB 1.1 Controller

MDisable this option if you are not using the onboard USB feature.

8Enabled Enabled USB Controller. (Default value)

8Disabled Disabled USB Controller.

FUSB 2.0 Controller

MDisable this option if you are not using the onboard USB 2.0 feature.

8Enabled Enabled USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value)

8Disabled Disabled USB 2.0 Controller.

FUSB Keyboard Support

MWhen a USB keyboard is installed, please set at Enabled.

8Enabled Enabled USB Keyboard Support.

8Disabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support. (Default value)

FUSB Mouse Support

8Enabled Enabled USB Mouse Support.

8Disabled Disabled USB Mouse Support. (Default value)

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FOnboard Serial Port 1

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

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

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

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

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

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1.

FOnboard Serial Port 2

8Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

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

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

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

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

8Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2.

FOnBoard Parallel port

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

onboard I/O controller.

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

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

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

8Disabled Disable onboard parallel port.

FParallel Port Mode

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

8SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port using IRQ7. (Default Value)

8EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port IRQ5.

8ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port using IRQ7.

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

FGame Port Address

8Disabled Disabled this function.

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

8209 Set Game Port Address to 209.

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FMidi Port Address

8Disabled Disabled this function.

8300 Set Midi Port Address to 300.

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

FMidi Port IRQ

85 Set 5 for Midi Port IRQ. (Default value)

810 Set 10 for Midi Port IRQ.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help

øUSB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Menu Levelu

Power LED in S1 state [Blinking]

Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-off]

AC Back Function [Soft-Off]

Keyboard Power On [Disabled]

Mouse Power On [Disabled]

PME Event Wake Up [Enabled]

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN [Enabled]

Resume by Alarm [Disabled]

ø Date(of Month) Alarm Everyday

ø Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0

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

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

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

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FACPI Suspend Type

8S1(POS) Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS(Power On Suspend).

(Default value)

8S3(STR) Set suspend type to Suspend To RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend To RAM).

FUSB Device Wakeup From S3(When ACPI Suspend Type is set [S3(STR)])

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

8Enabled USB Device can wakeup system from S3.

8Disabled USB Device can’t wakeup system from S3. (Default value)

FPower LED in S1 state

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

8Dual/Off In standby mode(S1):

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

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

FSoft-off by PWRBTN

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

8Delay 4 Sec. Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less

than 4 sec.

FAC Back Function

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

8Soft-Off Always in Off state when AC back. (Default value)

8Full-On Always power on the system when AC back.

F Keyboard Power On

This feature allows 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.

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

8Disabled Disabled this function. (Default value)

8Keyboard 98 If your keyboard have “POWER Key” button, you can press the key to

power on your system.

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FMouse Power On

8Disabled Can’t Power on system by Mouse Event. (Default value)

8Enabled Can Power on system by Mouse Event.

FPME Event Wake up

MWhen set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awakes the system from a PCI-PM controlled

state.

MThis feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB

lead.

8Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function.

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

FModem Ring On/ WakeOnLAN (When AC Back Function is set to [Soft-Off])

MYou can enable wake on LAN feature by the "ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN" or "PME Event Wake

up" when the M/B has "WOL" onboard connector. Only enabled the feature by "PME Event Wake

up".

MAn incoming call via modem awakes the system from its soft-off mode.

MWhen set at Enabled, an input signal comes from the other client.

Server on the LAN awaks the system from a soft off state if connected over LAN.

8Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function.

8Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function. (Default Value)

FResume by Alarm

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

8Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)

8Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.

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

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

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Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations

PnP/PCI Configurations

PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help

PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Levelu

PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

PCI4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]

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

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

PnP/PCI Configurations

FPCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment

8Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/ PCI 5. (Default value)

83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/ PCI5.

FPCI2 IRQ Assignment

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

83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2.

FPCI3 IRQ Assignment

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

83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI3.

FPCI4 IRQ Assignment

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

83,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI4.

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PC Health Status

Figure7: PC Health Status

PC Health Status

Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help

Case Opened No Menu Levelu

VCORE 1.810V

DDRVtt 1.248V

+3.3V 3.280V

+ 5V 4.919 V

+12V 11.968V

5VSB 5.053V

Current System Temperature 27°C

Current CPU FAN Speed 6250 RPM

Current SYSTEM FAN speed 0 RPM

CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]

CPU Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

Current CPU Temperature 47°C/116°F

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

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

CReset Case Open Status

CCase Opened

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

If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Yes".

If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Case Open Status" to

"Enabled" and save CMOS, your computer will restart.

FCurrent Voltage (V) VCORE /DDRVtt/ +3.3V/ +5V / +12V / 5VSB

Detect system’s voltage status automatically.

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FCurrent System Temperature (°C)

Detect System Temp. automatically.

FCurrent CPU FAN / SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect Fan speed status automatically.

FFan Fail Warning ( CPU / SYSTEM)

8Disabled Don’t monitor current fan speed. (Default value)

8Enabled Alarm when stops.

FCPU Shutdown Temperature

8Enabled System shutdown when current CPU temperature over than 110oC

8Disabled Don’t monitor current temperature.(Default value)

FCurrent CPU Temperature (°C)

Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

Figure 8: Frequency/Voltage Control

Frequency/Voltage Control

Spread spectrum Modulated [Auto] Item Help

CPU Host Clock Control [Disable] Menu Levelu

øCPU Host Frequency(MHz) 100

øPCI/AGP Frequency(MHz) 33/66

DRAM Clock(MHz) [Auto]

CPU Voltage Control [Auto]

AGP OverVoltage Control [Auto]

DIMM OverVoltage Control [Auto]

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

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

FSpread spectrum Modulated

8Auto Set clock spread spectrum by auto.

8Disabled Disable clock spread spectrum.

8Enabled Enable clock spread spectrum.(Default value)

FCPU Host Clock Control

Note: If system hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility, wait for 20 sec for times out reboot . When

time out occur, system will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot.

8Disable Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default value)

8Enable Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

FCPU Host Frequency (MHz) (By switch SW1)

8100 Set CPU Host Clock to 100MHz~132MHz.

8133 Set CPU Host Clock to 133MHz~165MHz.

8166 Set CPU Host Clock to 166MHz~200MHz.

øThose items will be available when "CPU Host Clock Control" is set to Enabled.

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FPCI/AGP Frequency (MHz)

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

FDRAM Clock (MHz)

8Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement.

If you use DDR200 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)” to “100-DDR200”. If you use DDR333

DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)” to “166-DDR333”.

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

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

FCPU OverVoltage Control

Increase CPU voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to CPU when enable this feature.

8Auto Supply voltage as CPU reguired. (Default value)

8+5% / +7.5% / +10% Increase voltage range as user selected.

FAGP OverVoltage Control

Increase AGP voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to AGP Card when enable this

feature.

8Auto Supply voltage as AGP Card reguired. (Default value)

8+0.1V~+.03V Set AGP voltage from 1.6V~1.8V.

FDIMM OverVoltage Control

Increase DRAM voltage may get stable for Over_Clock. But it may damage to DRAM module when enable this

feature.

8Auto Supply voltage as DRAM module reguired. (Default value)

8+0.1V~+.03V Set DIMM voltage from 2.6V~2.8V.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

FLoad Fail-Safe Defaults

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

minimum system performance.

Figure 9: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control g

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 10: Load Optimized Defaults

FLoad Optimized Defaults

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

system automatically detects.

}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?N

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Set Supervisor/User Password

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

assist you in creating a password.

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

password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the

selection and not enter a password.

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

“PASSWORD DISABLED” will appear to confirm the password 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 SUPERVISOR PASS-

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

function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program

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

If you select “System” at “Security Option” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

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

If you select “Setup” at “Security Option” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted

only when you try to enter Setup.

Figure 11: Password Setting

}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Change/Set/Disable Password

Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Enter Password:

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Save & Exit Setup

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.

Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.

Figure 12: Save & Exit Setup

}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Save Data to CMOS

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

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Exit Without Saving

Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.

Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.

Figure 13: Exit Without Saving

}Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

}Power Management Setup Set User Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

}PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

}Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC:Quit higf: Select Item

F8:Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Abandon all Data

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

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Q-Flash Introduction

A. What is Q-Flash Utility?

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

mode, no more fooling around any OS.

B. How to use Q-Flash?

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

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

}Standard CMOS Features Top Performance

}Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

}Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults

}Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password

}PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password

}PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup

}Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving

ESC:Quit higf:Select Item

F8: Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

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

b. Q-Flash Utility

Q-Flash Utility V3.05

Flash Type/Size : SST 39SF020 / 256K

Keep DMI Data : Yes

Space Bar:Change Value

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

Load BIOS from Floppy

Save BIOS to Floppy

Method 1:

BIOS Flash Procedure

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

Load BIOS From Floppy

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

XXXX.XX 256K

Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M

F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main

!Press Enter to Run.

1 File(s) found

Are you sure to update BIOS?

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

!! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

!Press Enter to Run.

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.

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Methods and steps:

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOSTM sever

d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard

e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

Method 2:

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

flash BIOS.

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

(1) (2)

2.Click"Start"-"Programs"-

"GIGABYTE"-"@BIOS"

1.Click "@BIOS .

Click "P". Click here.

(4)

3. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

Press here.

(3)

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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: 7VA-A.F1).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.

III. Save BIOS

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

save the current BIOS version.

IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM:

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

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

Note:

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

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

cause the system unbooted.

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

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

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

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

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

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@ BIOS Introduction

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like

many other people, you just know what BIOS is,

but always hesitate to update it? Because you

think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and

actually you don’t know how to update it.

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

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

website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

more than a click.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

maintain and manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte’s innovative product erects a milestone

in mainboard industries.

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

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

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

your Gigabyte @BIOS.

Gigabyte announces @ BIOS

Windows BIOS live update utility

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Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTuneTM 4 Windows based Overclocking utility

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

Overclock" might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever

tried it? The answer is probably "no". Because

"Overclock" is thought to be very difficult and in-

cludes a lot of technical know-how, sometimes

"Overclock" is even considered as special skills

found only in some enthusiasts. But as to the ex-

perts in "Overclock", what's the truth? They may

spend quite a lot of time and money to study, try

and use many different hardware or BIOS tools to

do "Overclock". And even with these technologies,

they still learn that it's quite a risk because the safety

and stability of an "Overclock" system is unknown. Now everything is different because of a Win-

dows 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 "Ad-

vanced 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 oper-

ates 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 sup-

ported list in the web site.

*Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any

damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other components.

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2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introduction

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

STEP 3:

Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the

“2 channels for stereo speakers out put”.

We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is

applied.

STEP 1:

Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to “Line Out”.

STEP 2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you’ll find an

icon on the taskbar’s status area. Click the audio icon

“Sound Effect” from the windows tray at the bottom of

the screen.

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

function!

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4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 1 :

Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear

channels to "Line In".

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"4 channels for 4 speakers out put".

Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT", and press "OK".

When the "Environment settings" is "None", the

sound would be performed as stereo mode

(2 channels output). Please select the other settings

for 4 channels output.

STEP 2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an

icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon

"Sound Effect" from the windows tray at the bottom of

the screen.

Line Out

Line In

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Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output

without any additional module.

STEP 1 :

Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear chan-

nels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer channels

to "MIC In ".

Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 2 :

After installation of the audio driver, you’ll find an

icon on the taskbar’s status area. Click the audio icon

"Sound Effect" from the windows tray at the bottom of

the screen.

STEP 3 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channels for 5.1 speakers out put".

Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and pess "OK"

Line Out

Line In

MIC In

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STEP 1 :

Insert the "Audio Combo Kit" in the back of the case ,

and fix it with the screw.

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

(Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L & CEN /

Subwoofer)

SURROUND-KIT access analog output to rear

channels and Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the best

solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In and MIC

at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is included in the

GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Kit" as picture.

STEP 2 :

Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" to SUR_CEN on the

M/B.

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STEP 4 :

Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows

tray at the bottom of the screen.

STEP 3 :

Connect the front channels to back audio panel's

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

REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to

SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER.

STEP 5 :

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"6 channels for 5.1 speakers out put".

Enable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and press "OK".

When the "Environment settings" is "None", the sound

would be performed as stereo mode(2 channels

output). Please select the other settings for 6 channels

output.

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SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the SPDIF

decoder.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear

bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard.

A "SPDIF output" device is available on the

motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided

and could link to the "SPDIF output" connector

(As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder,

rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber con-

necting port.

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Revision History

Chapter 5 Appendix

Picture below are shown in Windows XP (CD ver 2.2)

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

Install Drivers

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.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

Massage: Some device drivers will restart

your system automatically. After restarting

your system the "Xpress Install" will

continue to install other drivers.

The "Xpress Install" uses the"Click and Forget" technology to install the drivers automatically. Just select

the drivers you want then click the "GO" button. The will finish the installation for you

automatically.

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nVIA 4IN1 Driver

For INF, AGP, IDE and DMA Driver

nUSB Path for WinXP

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

nRealTek AC97 Audio Driver

Audio driver for Realtek AC97 codec chipset

nVIA USB 2.0 Controller

For VIA VT8233 (VT6203) / VIA VT8235 south bridge

Item Description

Driver install finished !

You have to reboot system !

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION

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

nGigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM)

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

nGigabyte Management Tool(GMT)

A useful tool which can manage the computer via the network

nEastTune4

Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions

nDMI Viewer

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

nFace-Wizard

New utility for adding BIOS logo

n@BIOS

Gigabyte windows flash BIOS utility

nAcrobat e-Book

Useful utility from Adobe

nAcrobat Reader

Popular utility from Adobe for reading .PDF file format documents

nNorton Internet Security(NIS)

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

nDirectX 9.0

Newest update from Microsoft

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SOFTWARE INFORMATION

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

HARDWARE INFORMATION

This page lists all device you have for this motherboard.

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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 automatically 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)

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 voltage to clear CMOS. Please refer to the

steps below:

Steps:

1. Turn off power.

2. Disconnect the power cord from MB.

3. Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes (Or you can use a

metal object to connect the positive and 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 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.

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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.

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

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.

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:

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.

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 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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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.

START

Failure has been excluded.

Yes

Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ?

Please make sure all jumper settings (such as CPU system bus

speed, frequency ratio, voltage and etc.) are set properly.

Failure has been excluded.

Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly. ls

CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN

properly?

Plug the CPU

cooling fan power

in the CPU fan

connector. Plug

in the AC power

connector.

Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot.

Yes

Insert and push

the memory

module vertically

into the DIMM

slot.

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

on the system.

Yes

Failure has been excluded.

Please isolate

the short pin.

Make sure the

jumper setting

are correct.

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Failure has been excluded.

Yes

Failure has been excluded.

Yes

Reinstall Windows OS, and reinstall add-on cards and cables.

Then try to reboot the system. Failure has been excluded.

Yes

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.

Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

The problem could

be caused by

power supply,

CPU, memory or

CPU/memory

socket itself.

Check if there is display.

Perhaps your VGA

card / VGA slot or

monitor is defective.

Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse have

been plugged in.

Check if keyboard is working properly.

It is possible that

your keyboard or

keyboard connector

is defective.

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.

The problem was

probably caused by

the IDE device /

connector or cable.

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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

Problem Description:

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Appendix E: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APM Advanced Power Management

AGP Accelerated Graphics Port

AMR Audio Modem Riser

ACR Advanced Communications Riser

BIOS Basic Input / Output System

CPU Central Processing Unit

CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

CRIMM Continuity RIMM

CNR Communication and 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

EM C Electromagnetic Compatibility

EPP Enhanced Parallel Port

ESD Electrostatic Discharge

FDD Floppy Disk Device

FSB Front Side Bus

HDD Hard Disk Device

IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

IRQ Interrupt Request

I/O Input / Output

IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

ISA Industry Standard Architecture

LAN Local Area Network to be continued......

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Acronyms Meaning

LBA Logical Block Addressing

LED Light Emitting Diode

MHz Megahertz

MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface

MTH Memory Translator Hub

MPT Memory Protocol Translator

NIC Network Interface Card

OS Operating System

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST Power-On Self Test

PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect

RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module

SCI Special Circumstance Instructions

SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge

SRAM Static Random Access Memory

SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing

SMI System Management Interrupt

USB Universal Serial Bus

VID Voltage ID

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 Taiwan

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, Taipei

Hsien, Taiwan, R.O.C.

TEL: 886 (2) 8912-4888

FAX: 886 (2) 8912-4004

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 fol-

lowing 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 Railroad St, City of Industry, CA

91748.

Tel: 1 (626) 854-9338

Fax: 1 (626) 854-9339

E-mail: sales@giga-byte.com

support@giga-byte.com

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

 Germany

G.B.T. Technology Trading GmbH

Tel: 49-40-2533040

49-01803-428468 (Tech.)

Fax: 49-40-25492343 (Sales)

49-01803-428329 (Tech.)

E-mail:support@gigabyte.de

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: 44-1908-362700

Fax: 44-1908-362709

E-mail:support@gbt-tech.co.uk

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

 The Netherlands

Giga-Byte Technology B.V.

Address: Verdunplein 8 5627 SZ, Eindhoven, The

Netherlands

Tel: +31 40 290 2088

NL Tech.Support : 0900-GIGABYTE (0900-44422983,

£á0.2/M)

BE Tech.Support : 0900-84034 (£á0.4/M)

Fax: +31 40 290 2089

E-mail:info@giga-byte.nl

Tech. Support E-mail:support@giga-byte.nl

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

 China

Shanghai Office

Tel: 86-21-64737410

Fax: 86-21-64453227

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

GuangZhou Office

Tel: 86-20-87586273

Fax: 86-20-87544306

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

Beijing Office

Tel: 86-10-82856054

86-10-82856064

86-10-82856094

Fax: 86-10-82856575

E-mail:bjsupport@gigabyte.com.cn

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

Chengdu Office

Tel: 86-28-85236930

Fax: 86-28-85256822

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

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