Gigabyte GA-7VT880-L 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/8X

(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP

4X/8X.

AGP 4X/8X notch

Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by VIA KT880. You might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP

4X/8X card.

Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched 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-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880 (or any AGP 4X/8X 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-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880 (or any

AGP 4X/8X 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 KT880 based motherboards.

Before you install PCI cards, please remove the Dual BIOS label from PCI slots if there is one.

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein.

Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

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Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.

Mother Board

GA-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880

May 13, 2004

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)

Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.)

Address: 17358 Railroad Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339

hereby declares that the product

Product Name: Motherboard

Model Number:

GA-7VT880 Pro /GA-7VT880-L /GA-7VT880

Conforms to the following specifications:

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

Class B Digital Device

Supplementary Information:

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: ERIC LU

Signature: E r i c L u

Date: May 13, 2004

GA-7VT880 Series

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

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

Rev. 1002

12ME-7VT880-1002

Table of Content

Warning .................................................................................................. 4

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

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

GA-7VT880 Series Motherboard Layout .................................................... 7

Block Diagram - GA-7VT880 Series .......................................................... 8

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

Step 1: Set System Jumper (SW1) .............................................................. 9

Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................... 10

Step 2-1: CPU Installation ..............................................................................................

10

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

11

Step 3: Install Memory Modules ............................................................... 12

Step 4: Install expansion cards ................................................................. 13

Step 5: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ............ 14

Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ...........................................................................

14

Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction .................................................................................

16

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

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E9) ....................................... 32

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

Advanced BIOS Features ......................................................................... 36

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

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Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 40

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

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

MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T) ................................................................. 43

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

Load Optimized Defaults .......................................................................... 45

Set Supervisor/User Password ................................................................. 46

Save & Exit Setup ...................................................................................... 47

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

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

@BIOS ™ Introduction ................................................................................ 49

Flash BIOS Method Introduction .............................................................. 50

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction .......................................... 57

Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction ......................................................... 63

Xpress Recovery Introduction ................................................................... 67

Serial ATA RAID BIOS Utility Introduction .................................................. 71

Chapter 5 Appendix ............................................................................ 79

- 3 Table of Content

Warning

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.

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.


Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

Motherboard

CPU

Chipset

Memory

Slots

On-Board IDE

On-Board Floppy

On-Board SATA

On-Board Peripherals

On-Board LAN

— GA-7VT880 Series:

GA-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880

— Socket A processor

AMD Athlon TM / Athlon TM XP/ Duron TM (K7)

128K L1 & 512K/256K/64K L2 cache on die

200/266/333/400 MHz FSB

— Supports 1.4GHz and faster

— VIA KT880 Memory/AGP Controller (PAC)

— VIA VT8237 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

— 4 184-pin DDR sockets,supports up to 4.0GB DDR (Max) (Note 1)

— Supports Dual Channel DDR400/DDR333/DDR266

— Supports 128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB unbuffered DRAM

— Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM

— 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X mode(1.5V) & AGP 3.0 compliant

— 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

— 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD/CD-ROM (IDE1, IDE2) with PIO, Bus Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133)

operation mode

— 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M and

2.88M bytes

— 2 Serial ATA connectors

— 2 SATA connectors controlled by VIA VT8237(SATA0,SATA1)

— 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

— 2 Serial ports (COMA & COMB)

— 3 x IEEE1394 ports (by cable)

— 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 (rearx4, frontx4 by cable)

— 1 Front Audio connector

— 1 IrDA connector for IR

— 1 PS/2 keyboard

— 1 PS/2 mouse

— Built-in RTL8110S (10/100/1000 Mbit)(j)

— Built-in RTL8100C (10/100 Mbit)(k)

— 1 RJ45 ports j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro. k Only for GA-7VT880-L.

to be continued......

(Note 1) Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount.For example, 4 GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.

xxGB memory during ystem startup.

- 5 Introduction

On-Board Sound — Realtek ALC658 CODEC(UAJ)

— Supports Jack Sensing function

— Supports 2-/4-/6-channel

— Line Out / Line In / Mic In

— SPDIF Out /SPDIF In

— CD In / AUX In / Game connector

On-Board IEEE1394 — Built-in VIA VT6306

On-Board SATA RAID — Built-in VIA VT8237

(SATA0, SATA1) — Supports disk striping (RAID 0) or disk mirroring (RAID 1)

I/O Control

Hardware Monitor

BIOS

Additional Features

Overclocking

Form Factor

— Supports up to 150MB/s data transfer rate

— Up to 2 SATA devices

— IT8705F

— CPU/System Fan Revolution detect

— CPU temperature detect

— System voltage detect

— CPU/System fan fail warning

— Thermal shutdown function

— Licensed Award BIOS

— Supports Q-Flash / Dual BIOS j

— Supports @BIOS

— Supports EasyTune

— Over Voltage (CPU/AGP/DDR/PCI) by BIOS

— Over Clock (CPU/AGP/DDR/PCI) by BIOS

— 30.5cm x 24.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.

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.

j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro.


GA-7VT880 Series Motherboard Layout

KB_MS

CPU_FAN

SOCKET A

ATX

USB

AUDIO

RLT8110Sj

RLT8100Ck

CODEC

SUR_CEN

IT8705F

CD_IN

GAME

ATX_12V

SW1

VIA KT880

IR

SPDIF_IO

IDE1 IDE2

FDD

AGP

PCI1

VT8237

PCI2

Backup

BIOSj

PCI3

Main

BIOS

PCI4

PCI5

VT6306

F_USB1 F_USB2

F2_1394 F1_1394

BATTERY

SATA1

SATA0 j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro. k Only for GA-7VT880-L.

- 7 Introduction

Block Diagram

AGPCLK

(66MHz)

AGP

4X/8X

AMD-K7 TM

CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)

System Bus

100/133/166/200MHz

VIA KT880

Dual Channel DDR

5 PCI RJ45jk

RTL8110Sj

RTL8100Ck

VIA VT8237

LPC BUS

33 MHz

14.318 MHz

IT8705F

Dual

BIOSj

IR

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PCICLK

(33MHz)

2 Serial ATA

AC97

CODEC

24 MHz

33 MHz

2 COM Ports

VT6306

PS/2 KB/Mouse

8 USB

Ports

ATA33/66/100/133

IDE Channels

3 IEEE1394 j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro. k Only for GA-7VT880-L.


Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

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

Step 1- Set system jumper (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 2

Step 3

Step 5

Step 4

Step 5

Step 1

Step 5

Step 1: Set System Jumper (SW1)

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166/200MHz by adjusting SW1.

SW1

ON

OFF

100MHz

AUTO

100MHz : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU

AUTO : Supports FSB 400/333/266 MHz CPU

You must set SW1 to "ON" when you used FSB 200MHz CPU.

ON SW1

- 9 Hardware Installation Process

Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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.

Step 2-1: CPU Installation

CPU Top View

Socket Actuation Lever

CPU Bottom View

1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle.

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.


Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation

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

1. Please use AMD approved cooling fan.

2. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape 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.

1. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation.

2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD.

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

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


Step 3: Install Memory Modules

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

1. When RAM_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 4 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.

Notch

DDR

1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.

GA-7VT880 Serie Motherboard

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM socket. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM sockets to lock the DIMM module.

Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

- 12 -

Dual Channel DDR:

GA-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880 support Dual Channel Technology. When Dual Channel

Technology is activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one, with the fastest speed at 6.4GB/s(DDR400) .

GA-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880 include 4 DIMM slots, and each Channel has 2 DIMMs as following: Channel A : DDR 1, 2

Channel B : DDR 3, 4

Below are the explanations:

If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the limitation of VIA chipset specifications.

1. Only one DDR memory module is installed: The Dual Channel Technology can't operate when only one DDR memory module is installed.

2. Two DDR memory modules are installed: The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B and must use the same memory frequency & memory size. If you install two memory modules in the same channel,the Dual Channel Technology will not operate.

The following tables include all memory-installed combination types:

(Please note that this types not in the tables will not boot up.) l Figure 1: Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side)

2 memory modules

4 memory modules

DDR 1

DS/SS

X

DS/SS

DDR 2

X

DS/SS

DS/SS

DDR 3

DS/SS

X

DS/SS

DDR 4

X

DS/SS

DS/SS

Step 4: Install expansion cards

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

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

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

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

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

6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.

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

8. Install related driver from the operating system.

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 whitedrawable bar.


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

Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector

(6 pin Female)

This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(6 pin Female)

Parallel Port, Serial Ports (COMA / COMB)

This connector supports 2 standard COM ports

Parallel Port (25 pin Female) and 1 Parallel port. Devices like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc. can be connected to Serial ports.

COMA COMB

Serial Port (9 pin Male)


/ USB/LANjk Connector

USB 0

USB 1

LANjk

USB 2

USB 3

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.

Audio Connectors

Line In

Line Out

MIC In

After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, microphone to MIC

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

Please note:

You are able to use 2-/4-/6-/8-channel audio feature by S/W selection.

If you want to enable 8-channel function 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 page 57.

j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro. k Only for GA-7VT880-L.


Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction

3 1 12

13

16

14

17

1) ATX_12V

2) ATX

3) CPU_FAN

4) SYS_FAN

5) PWR_FAN ( j )

6) FDD

7) IDE1 / IDE2

8) SATA0 / SATA1

9) F_PANEL

10) BAT

11) PWR_LED

12) RAM_LED

21 15 20 18 19 ( j ) 11

13) F_AUDIO

14) SUR_CEN

15) SPDIF_IO

16) CD_IN

17) AUX_IN

18) F_USB1 / F_USB2

19) F1_1394 / F2_1394

20) IR

21) GAME

22) INFO_LINK

23) CLR_CMOS

24) CI

5 ( j )

2

7

6

10

23

8

22

4

9

24 j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro.


1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore).

If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

1 3

2 4

Pin No.

Definition

1 GND

2

3

4

GND

+12V

+12V

2) ATX (ATX Power)

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

Pin No.

Definition

10

1

20

11

9

10

11

6

7

8

12

13

14

15

1

2

3

4

5

16

17

18

19

20

3.3V

3.3V

GND

VCC

GND

VCC

GND

Power Good

GND

GND

-5V

VCC

VCC

5V SB (stand by +5V)

+12V

3.3V

-12V

GND

PS_ON(soft on/off)

GND


3) 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.

1

Pin No.

Definition

1 GND

2

3

+12V

Sense

4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

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

1

Pin No.

Definition

1 GND

2

3

+12V

Sense


5) PWR_FAN (Power Fan Connector)

( j )

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

1

Pin No.

Definition

1 GND

2

3

+12V

Sense

6) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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

2.88M bytes floppy disk types.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

34 33 j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro.

2 1


7) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

Important Notice:

Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.

40 39

2

IDE2 IDE1

1

8) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)

You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector, it provides you high speed transfer rates

(150MB/sec). If you wish to use RAID function, please use it in unity with BIOS and install the correct driver to have proper operation. For details, please refer to the SATA RAID manual.

7 1

4

5

6

7

Pin No.

Definition

1 GND

2

3

TXP

TXN

GND

RXN

RXP

GND


9) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.

Speaker

Connector

Soft Power

Connector

Message LED/

Power/

Sleep LED

SPEAK-

20 19

SPEAK+

PW-

PW+

MSG-

MSG+

2 1

NC

RES+

HD-

RES-

HD+

Reset Switch

IDE Hard Disk

Active LED

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)

(Blue)

SPK (Speaker Connector)

(Amber)

RES (Reset Switch)

(Green)

PW (Soft Power Connector)

(Red)

MSG(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED)

(Yellow)

NC (Purple)

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

Pin 1: VCC(+)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

Pin 4: Data(-)

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

Pin 2: LED cathode(-)

N C


10) BATTERY

+

CAUTION

Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.

Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.

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.

11) 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.

1

Pin No.

Definition

1 MPD+

2

3

MPD-

MPD-


12) RAM_LED

Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is disconnected.

_

+

13) F_AUDIO (Front 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.

Please note, you can have the alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound.

10

2 1

9

6

7

8

9

10

Pin No.

Definition

1 MIC

2

3

4

5

GND

MIC_BIAS

Power

Front Audio (R)

Rear Audio (R)

Reserved

No Pin

Front Audio (L)

Rear Audio (L)


14) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)

Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.

1

5

2

6

Pin No.

Definition

1 SUR OUTL

2

3

SUR OUTR

GND

4

5

6

No Pin

CENTER_OUT

BASS_OUT

15) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector)

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. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF_IO connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the SPDIF_IO cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional

SPDIF_IO cable, please contact your local dealer.

2 6

1 5

Pin No.

Definition

1 VCC

2

3

No Pin

SPDIF_O

4

5

6

SPDIFI

GND

GND


16) CD_IN (CD In Connector)

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

1 Pin No.

Definition

1

2

CD-L

GND

3

4

GND

CD-R

17) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector)

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

1 Pin No.

Definition

1 AUX-L

2

3

4

GND

GND

AUX-R


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

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

2 10

1 9

Pin No.

Definition

1

2

Power

Power

3

4

5

6

USB Dx-

USB Dy-

USB Dx+

USB Dy+

7

8

9

10

GND

GND

No Pin

NC

19) F1_1394 / F2_1394 (Front IEEE1394 Connector)

Serial interface standard set by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which has features like high speed, highbandwidth and hot plug. Be careful with the polarity of the IEEE1394 connector.

Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the IEEE1394 cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional IEEE1394 cable, please contact your local dealer.

2 16 F1_1394

F2_1394

1 15

2

1

10

9

12

13

14

15

16

8

9

10

11

Pin No.

Definition

1 Power

2

3

Power

TPA0+

6

7

4

5

TPA0-

GND

GND

TPB0+

TPB0-

Power

Power

TPA1+

TPA1-

GND

No Pin

TPB1+

TPB1-

Pin No.

Definition

1

4

5

6

7

2

3

8

9

10

TPA2+

TPA2-

GND

GND

TPB2+

TPB2-

No Pin

Power

Power

GND


20) IR

Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To enable the IR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR module. Be careful with the polarity of the

IR connector. For optional IR cable, please contact your local dealer.

1 5

Pin No.

Definition

1 VCC(+5V)

2

3

4

5

No Pin

IR Data Input

GND

IR Data Output

21) GAME (Game Connector)

This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Check the pin assignment while you connect the game cables. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional game cables.

2

1

16

15

12

13

14

15

16

8

9

10

11

4

5

6

7

Pin No.

Definition

1 VCC

2

3

GRX1_R

GND

GPSA2

VCC

GPX2_R

GPY2_R

MSI_R

GPSA1

GND

GPY1_R

VCC

GPSB1

MSO_R

GPSB2

No Pin


22) INFO_LINK

This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable.

10

2

9

1

6

7

8

9

10

Pin No.

Definition

1 SMBCLK

2

3

4

5

VCC

SMBDATA

GPIO

GND

GND

No Pin

NC

+12V

+12V

23) CLR_CMOS

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

Default doesn't include the “Shunter” to prevent from improper use this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin.

1

Open: Normal

1

1-2 close: Clear CMOS


24) 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.

1

Pin No.

1

2

Definition

Signal

GND



Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you require more advanced BIOS settings, please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu. To enter

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

CONTROL KEYS

<F1>

<F2>

<F3>

<F4>

<F5>

<F6>

<F7>

<F8>

<F9>

<F10>

< >

< >

< >

Move to previous item

Move to next item

Move to the item in the left hand

< >

<Enter>

<Esc>

Move to the item in the right hand

Select Item

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

General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu

Item Help

Reserved

Reserved

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

Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table

Load the Optimized Defaults

Dual BIOS/Q-Flash utility

System Information

Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

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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. : E9)

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) 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.

CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software

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Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.T)

Esc: Quit

F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving higf: Select Item

F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl + F1" to search the advanced option hidden.

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.

l Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

l Power Management Setup

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

l PnP/PCI Configurations

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

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l PC Health Status

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

l MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T)

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

l Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

l Load Optimized Defaults

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

l Set Supervisor Password

Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the 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 CMOS and exit setup.

l Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy)

Time (hh:mm:ss)

} IDE Primary Master

} IDE Primary Slave

} IDE Secondary Master

} IDE Secondary Slave



Tue , Jan 27 2004

22:31:24

Item Help

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Change the day, month, ye a r [None]

[None]

[None]

[None]

<Week>

Sun. to Sat.

Drive A

Drive B

Floppy 3 Mode Suport

Halt On

Base Memory

Extended Memory

Total Memory

[1.44M, 3.5"]

[None]

[Disabled]

[All, But Keyboard]

640K

127M

128M

<Month>

Jan. to Dec.

< Da y>

1 to 31 (or maximum allowed in the month)

<Ye ar>

1999 to 2098 higf: Move

Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

F1: General Help

Date

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

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

Month

Day

Year

The month, Jan. Through Dec.

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

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.

IDE Primary Master, Slave / IDE Secondary Master, Slave

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

Cylinder

Head

Number of cylinders

Number of heads

Precomp Write precomp

Landing Zone Landing zone

Sector Number of sectors

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


Drive A / Drive B

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

None No floppy drive 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 drive; 720K byte 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.

Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area)

Disabled

Drive A

Drive B

Both

Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value)

Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive.

Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives.

Halt on

The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power 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 Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors. (Default value)

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 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 512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640K for systems with 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

Extended Memory

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

This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map.

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Advanced BIOS Features

First Boot Device

Second Boot Device

Third Boot Device

Password Check



[Floppy]

[HDD-0]

[CDROM]

[Setup]

Item Help

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Select Boot Device priority

[Floppy]

Boot from floppy

[LS120]

Boot from LS120

[HDD-0]

Boot from First HDD

[HDD-1]

Boot from Second HDD higf: Move

Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values



F1: General Help

First / Second / Third Boot Device

Floppy

LS120

HDD-0~3

SCSI

CDROM

ZIP

USB-FDD

USB-ZIP

Select your boot device priority by Floppy.

Select your boot device priority by LS120.

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

Select your boot device priority by SCSI.

Select your boot device priority by CDROM.

Select your boot device priority by ZIP.

Select your boot device priority by USB-FDD.

Select your boot device priority by USB-ZIP.

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

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

LAN

Disabled

Select your boot device priority by LAN.

Select your boot device priority by Disabled.

Password Check

System

Setup

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.

The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)


Integrated Peripherals

OnChip IDE Channel 0

OnChip IDE Channel 1

OnChip Serial ATA

AC97 Audio

USB 1.1 Controller

USB 2.0 Controller



USB Keyboard Support

USB Mouse Support

Onboard H/W LAN(jk)

Onboard H/W 1394

Onboard LAN Boot ROM(jk)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Onboard Serial Port 2

UART Mode Select x UR2 Duplex Mode

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

Game Port Address

Midi Port Address

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Auto]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

[3F8/IRQ4]

[2F8/IRQ3]

[Normal]

Half

[378/IRQ7]

[SPP]

[201]

[Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level} higf: Move

Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD: Value

F6: Fail-Safe Defaults

F10: Save ESC: Exit

F7: Optimized Defaults

F1: General Help x Midi Port IRQ



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Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values



F1: General Help

OnChip IDE Channel0

Enabled

Disabled

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

Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

OnChip IDE Channel1

Enabled

Disabled

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

Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

OnChip Serial ATA

Enabled

Disabled

Enable VT8237 Serial ATA supported. (Default value)

Disable VT8237 Serial ATA supported.


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AC97 Audio

Auto

Disabled

Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value)

Disable this function.

USB 1.1 Controller

Disable USB 1.1 host controller if you are not using USB devices.

Enabled Enable USB 1.1 controller. (Default value)

Disabled Disable USB 1.1 controller.

USB 2.0 Controller

Disable USB 2.0 host controller if you are not using high speed USB devices.

Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value)

Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller.

USB Keyboard Support

Enabled

Disabled

Enable USB keyboard support.

Disable USB keyboard support. (Default value)

USB Mouse Support

Enabled

Disabled

Enable USB mouse support.

Disable USB mouse support. (Default value)

Onboard H/W LAN(jk)

Enabled

Disabled

Enable onboard LAN function. (Default value)

Disable onboard LAN function.

Onboard H/W 1394

Enabled

Disabled

Enable onboard IEEE1394 function. (Default value)

Disable onboard IEEE1394 function.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM(jk)

This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.

Enabled Enable this function.

Disabled Disable this function. (Default value)

Onboard Serial Port 1

Auto

3F8/IRQ4

2F8/IRQ3

3E8/IRQ4

2E8/IRQ3

Disabled

BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address.

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

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8.

Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8.


Disable onboard Serial port 1.

Onboard Serial Port 2

Auto

3F8/IRQ4

2F8/IRQ3

3E8/IRQ4

2E8/IRQ3

Disabled

BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address.

Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8.

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



Disable onboard Serial port 2.



UART Mode Select

This item allows you to determine which infrared(IR) function of onboard I/O chip.

Normal Set onboard I/O chip using as standard serial port. (Default value)

IrDA

ASKIR

Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode.

Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode.

UR2 Duplex Mode

This function will available when "UART Mode Select" doesn't set at Normal.

Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default value)

Full IR Function Duplex Full.

Onboard Parallel Port

378/IRQ7

278/IRQ5

Disabled

3BC/IRQ7

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

Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278/IRQ5.

Disable onboard LPT port.

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

Parallel Port Mode

SPP

EPP

ECP

ECP+EPP

Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. (Default value)

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

Game Port Address

201

209

Disabled

Set Game Port Address to 201. (Default value)

Set Game Port Address to 209.


Midi Port Address

300

330

Disabled

Set Midi Port Address to 300.

Set Midi Port Address to 330.

Disable this function.(Default value)

Midi Port IRQ

5

10

Set Midi Port IRQ to 5. (Default value)

Set Midi Port IRQ to 10.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type x USB Device Wake-Up From S3

Power LED in S1 state

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

AC Back Function

Keyboard Power On



Mouse Power On

PME Event Wake Up

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan

Resume by Alarm x Date (of Month) Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm

[S1(POS)]

Disabled

[Blinking]

[Instant-Off]

[Soft-Off]

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

[Enabled]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

E ve ryda y

0 : 0 : 0

Item Help

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[S1]

Set suspend type to

Power On Suspend under

ACPI OS

[S3]

Set suspend type to

Suspend to RAM under

ACPI OS higf: Move

Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values



F1: General Help

ACPI Suspend Type

S1(POS)

S3(STR)

Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS (Power On Suspend). (Default value)

Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR (Suspend To RAM).

USB Device Wake-Up From S3

Disabled

Enable

Disable this function. (Default value)

Enable USB device wake up system from S3 suspend type.

Power LED in S1 state

8 Blinking

8 Dual/Off

In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default value)

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.

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

Instant-off

Delay 4 Sec.

Press power button then power off instantly. (Default value)

Press power button 4 seconds to power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 seconds.

AC Back Function

Soft-Off

Memory

Full-On

Always in off state when AC back. (Default value)

System power on depends on the status before AC lost.

Always power on the system when AC back.

Keyboard Power On

Disabled

Password

Keyboard 98

Disabled this function. (Default value)

Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the keyboard power on password.

If there is a "POWER" button on your keyboard, you can press the key to power on your system.

Mouse Power On

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled this function. (Default value)

Power on system by mouse event.


PME Event Wake Up

Disabled

Enabled


Enable PME as wake up event. (Default value)

ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN (When AC Back Function set to [Soft-Off])

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

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

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

Resume by Alarm

You can set "Resume by Alarm" item at "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 :

Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm :

Everyday, 1~31

(0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)

PnP/PCI Configurations



PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment



[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

[Auto]

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Device(s) using this

INT:

Network Cntrlr

- Bus 1 Dev18 Func 0

Display Cntrlr

- Bus 1 Dev 0 Func 0

IEEE 1394 Host Cntrlr


USB 1.1 Host Cntrlr


USB 1.1 Host Cntrlr

- Bus 0 Dev16 Func 0 higf: Move

Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values



PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment

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

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

PCI 2 IRQ Assignment

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

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



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



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

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F1: General Help

BIOS Setup

PC Health Status


PC Health Status

Vcore

DDR2.5V

+3.3V

+12V

Current CPU Temperature

Current CPU FAN Speed

Current SYSTEM FAN Speed

CPU FAN Fail Warning

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

OK

OK

OK

OK

37 °C

4687 RPM

0 RPM

[Disabled]

[Disabled]

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[Disabled]

Don't monitor current fan speed

[Enabled]

Alarm when FAN stops higf: Move

Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values



Current Voltage (V) Vcore / DDR2.5V / +3.3V / +12V

Detect system's voltage status automatically.

Current CPU Temperature

Detect CPU temperature automatically.

Current CPU/SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM)

Detect CPU/system fan speed status automatically.

CPU FAN Fail Warning

Disabled

Enabled

Fan warning function disable. (Default value)

Fan warning function enable.

SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning

Disabled

Enabled

Fan warning function disable. (Default value)

Fan warning function enable.

F1: General Help


MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T)

DRAM Timing x DRAM CAS Latency x Bank Interleave x Precharge to Active (Trp) x Active to Precharge (Tras) x Active to CMD (Trcd) x RET to ACT/REF to REF (Trfc) x ACT(0) to ACT(1) (Trrd)

CPU Ratio Control

Spread Spectrum Modulated

CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host Frequency (MHz)

PCI / AGP Frequency (MHz)

DRAM Clock

CPU Voltage Control

Normal CPU Vcore

AGP Voltage Control

DDR Voltage Control higf: Move

Enter: Select

F5: Previous Values

[Auto By SPD]

2.5

4 Bank

3T

6T

3T

12T

2T

[Normal]

[Enabled]

[Disabled]

133

33/66

[By SPD]

[Normal]

1.600V

[Auto]

[Auto]



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F1: General Help

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

DRAM Timing

Auto By SPD

Manual

DRAM CAS Latency

1.5/2/2.5/3

BIOS will automatically setup the DRAM Timing by DRAM SPD data.

(Default value)

This item allows user to set DRAM Timing Manually.

Set DRAM CAS Latency time to 1.5/2/2.5/3(Default value:2.5).

Bank Interleave

This feature allows user to select the DRAM access method.

4Bank /2Bank /Disabled Set DRAM access method to 4Bank/2Bank/Disanled(Default value:4Bank)

Precharge to Active(Trp)

2T/3T/4T/5T Set Precharge to Active(Trp) to 2T/3T/4T/5T(Default value:3T)

Active to Precharge(Tras)

6T/7T/8T/9T Set Active to Precharge(Tras) to 6T/7T/8T/9T(Default value:6T)

Active to CMD(Trcd)

2T/3T/4T/5T Set Active to CMD(Trcd) to 2T/3T/4T/5T(Default value:3T)

RET to ACT/REF to REF(Trfc)

12T/13T/14T/15T Set RET to ACT/REF to REF(Trfc) to 12T/13T/14T/15T(Default Value:12T)

ACT(0) to ACT(1) (Trrd)

This feature allows user to select the ACT(0) to ACT(1) (Trrd), when any DRAM DIMM installed.

2T/3T Set ACT(0) to ACT(1) (Trrd) to 2T/3T(Default Value:2T)

CPU Ratio Control

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

5X~22.5X,Normal It depends on CPU Clock Ratio.(Default Value:Normal)

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Spread Spectrum Modulated

Disabled

Enabled

Disable clock spread spectrum.

Enable clock spread spectrum.(Default value)

CPU 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.

Disable

Enable

Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default value)

Enable CPU Host Clock Control.

CPU Host Frequency (MHz)

To change these settings, you must first select Enable under "CPU Host Clock Control".

100-132 If your CPU host frquency is 100MHz, you can choose the 100MHz-132MHz range to adjust CPU host frequency.




PCI/AGP Frequency (MHz)

The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) .

DRAM Clock (MHz)

By SPD

133

166

200

BIOS will automatically setup the DRAM clock by DRAM SPD data. (Default value).

If you use DDR266 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "133".



CPU Voltage Control

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

Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 1.100V to 2.05V by 0.005V step.

(Default value: Normal)

Normal CPU Vcore

Display your CPU Vcore voltage.

AGP Voltage Control

Increase AGP voltage may get stable for over-clock. But it may damage to AGP card if improper setting this feature.

Auto

+0.1V

Supply AGP voltage as AGP required(1.5V). (Default value)

Increase AGP voltage +0.1V.

+0.2V

+0.3V



DDR Voltage Control

Increase DDR voltage may get stable for over-clock. But it may damage to memory module if improper setting this feature.

Auto

+0.1V

Supply DDR voltage as memory module required(2.5V). (Default value)

Increase DDR voltage +0.1V.

+0.2V

+0.3V




Load Fail-Safe Defaults


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ESC: Quit





Set User Password




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

Load Optimized Defaults


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ESC: Quit





Set User Password




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

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Set Supervisor/User Password


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ESC: Quit





Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup



Change/Set/Disable 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:

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 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 "Password Check" 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 "Password Check" in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.


Save & Exit Setup


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PC Health Status


ESC: Quit





Set User Password



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.

Exit Without Saving


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PC Health Status


ESC: Quit





Set User Password



Abandon all Data

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

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

- 47 BIOS Setup


Chapter 4 Technical Reference

@BIOS

™

Introduction

Gigabyte announces

@BIOS

Windows BIOS Live Update Utility

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

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it. But of course you don't like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update

BIOS. The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte announces @BIOS -- the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software.

It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS update software, it's a Windows utility. With the help of "@BIOS", BIOS updating is no more than a click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it's a Gigabyte's product*, @BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically. There are several different choices; you could use "Internet Update" to download and update your BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose

"Save Current BIOS" to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte's innovative product erects a milestone in motherboard 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.

- 49 Technical Reference

Flash BIOS Method Introduction

Method 1 : Dual BIOS / Q-Flash

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main

BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS.

B. How to use Dual BIOS and Q-Flash Utility?

1.) 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 Flash utility.


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PC Health Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

ESC: Quit





Set User Password



2.) Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

Dual BIOS Utility V1.33

Boot From..........................................................................

Main Bios

Main ROM Type/Size.........................................................

SST 39SF040

Backup ROM Type/Size.....................................................

SST 39SF040

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main Bios

Auto Recovery Enable

PgDn/PgUp: Modify

Halt On Error Disable

Keep DMI Data Enable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

Q-Flash Utility

Update Main BIOS from Floppy

Update Backup BIOS from Floppy

Save Main BIOS to Floppy

Save Backup BIOS to Floppy hi: Move

ESC: Reset

GA-7VT880 Series Motherboard - 50 -

512K

512K

F10: Power Off

3.) Dual BIOS Item explanation:

• Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable

Status 1:

If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset… ) occurs in the Main BIOS, just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that the Wide Range Protection is set to

"Enable", the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically.

Status 2:

If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards...) emits signals torequest restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup

BIOS.

• Boot From : Main BIOS(Default), Backup BIOS

Status 1: The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS.

Status 2: If one of the main BIOS or the Backup BIOS fails, this item "Boot From : Main BIOS(Default)" will become gray and will not be changed by user.

• Auto Recovery : Enable(Default), Disable

When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure.

(In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM, the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically.)

(If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please press"Del" key when the boot screen appears.)

• Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable

If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and

Halt On Error set to Enable, the PC will show messages on the boot screen, and the system will pause and wait for the user's instruction.

If Auto Recovery :Disable, it will show <or the other key to continue.>

If Auto Recovery :Enable, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>

• Keep DMI Data : Enable(Default), Disable

Enable: The DMI data won't be replaced by flashing new BIOS.(recommend)

Disable: The DMI data will be replaced by flashing new BIOS.

• Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

(If you boot from Backup ROM, this item will change to "Copy Backup ROM Data to Main")

Auto recovery message:

BIOS Recovery: Main to Backup

The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS.

BIOS Recovery: Backup to Main

The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS. (This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can't be changed by user.)

• Load Default Settings

Load dual BIOS default value.

• Save Settings to CMOS

Save revised setting.


C. 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.

D. How to use Q-Flash?

Update Main BIOS from Floppy / Update Backup BIOS from Floppy

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

1 File(s) found

XXXX.XX

256K

! Press Enter to Run.

Total Size: 1.39M

F5: Refresh

Free Size: 1.14M

DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.

Are you sure to update BIOS?

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

! Press Enter to Run.

!! COPY BIOS Completed - Pass !!

Please press any key to continue

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

Save Main BIOS to Floppy / Save Backup BIOS to Floppy

! In the A:drive, insert the floppy disk, then Press Enter to Run.

TYPE FILE NAME

File name: XXXX.XX

Total Size: 1.39M

F5: Refresh

Free Size: 1.14M

DEL: Delete TAB: Switch

To name the file.

Congratulate you have accomplished the saving.

CONTROL KEYS

<PgDn/PgUp> Make changes

<á>

<â>

Move to previous item

Move to next item

<Enter>

<Esc>

<F10>

Run

Reset

Power Off


DualBIOS

™

Technology FAQ

GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newest "Value-added" feature, in a long series of innovations from

GIGABYTE, is available on this motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation.

What's DualBIOS ™ ?

On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips. For simplicity we'll call one your "Main BIOS" and the other we'll call your "Backup BIOS" (your "hot spare"). If your Main

BIOS fails, the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot.

Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time! Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your

BIOS or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip, the result is the same - the Backup BIOS backs you up, almost automatically.

I. Q: What is DualBIOS ™ technology?

Answer:

DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte Technology. The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOS ™ technology simply means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS, and the other is a backup BIOS. The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS, however, if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons, the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system powered-On. Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged, and is completely transparent to the user.

II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS ™ technology?

Answer:

In today's systems there are more and more BIOS failures. The most common reasons are virus attacks,

BIOS upgrade failures, and/or deterioration of the BIOS (ROM) chip itself.

1. New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS. They may corrupt your BIOS code, causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally.

2. BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss/surge occurs, or if a user resets the system, or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade.

3. If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file, then the system may not be able to boot correctly. This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot.

4. A flash ROM's life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics. The modern PC utilizes the

Plug and Play BIOS, and is updated regularly. If a user changes peripherals often, there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM.

With Giga-Byte Technology's patented DualBIOS ™ technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons.

This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures.


III. Q: How does DualBIOS ™ technology work?

Answer:


1. DualBIOS ™ technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP detection/assignment.

2. DualBIOS ™ provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In the DualBIOS ™ utility, the

"Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted, the

DualBIOS ™ technology will use the good BIOS and correct the wrong BIOS automatically.

3. DualBIOS ™ provides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOS ™ technology contains a built-in flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa versa. There is no need for an OS-dependent flash utility program.

4. DualBIOS ™ contains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt

BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS (main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOS ™ technology?

Answer:


1. Every user should have DualBIOS ™ technology due to the advancement of computer viruses. Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS. Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion. The DualBIOS ™ technology will provide a state-of-the-art solution to protect your PC:

Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a conventional single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs.

Case II.) If the "Auto Recovery" option is enabled in the DualBIOS ™ utility, and if a virus corrupts your system BIOS, the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and correct the main BIOS.

Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOS ™ utility may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS.

2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS ™ detects that the main BIOS is corrupt, the backup BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS ™ technology examines the checksum of the main and backup

BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly.

3. Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard. The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs.

4. Flexibility for high-end desktop PCs and workstation/servers. In the DualBIOS ™ utility, the option can be set, "Halt On When BIOS Defects" to be enabled to halt your system with awarning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted. Most workstation/servers require constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted. In this situation, the "Halt On When BIOS Defects" m e ss a g e m a y b e d i sa b l e d t o a vo i d sy st e m p a u se s d u r i n g n o r m a l b o o t i n g .

Another advantage you gain from Giga-Byte's DualBIOS ™ technology is the ability to upgrade from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is need.


Method 2 : @BIOS

™

Utility

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

Press here.

2. Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/

@BIOS.

1. Click "@BIOS" item.

3.Click "P".

(1)

Click here

(2)

4. Please select @BIOS sever site,

then Click "OK".

(3) (4)

Methods and steps:

1. 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.

2. 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: 7VT880PRO.F2).

e. Complete update process following the instruction.


3. Save BIOS

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

BIOS version.

4. 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.


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

Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:

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.

Line Out

STEP 3:

Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the

"2 channel for stereo speakers out put".


4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

STEP 1 :

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

STEP 2 :



Line Out Line In

STEP 3 :


"4 channel 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.


Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

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

STEP 2 :



MIC In Line Out

Line In

STEP 3 :


"6 channel for 5.1 speakers out put".

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


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 1 :

Insert the "SURROUND-KIT" in the back of the case , and fix it with the screw.

STEP 2 :

Connect the "SURROUND-KIT" to SUR_CEN on the

M/B.


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 4 :

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

STEP 5 :


"6 channel for 5.1 speakers out put".

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

Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode

Notes:

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.


SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device)

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 connecting port.

1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw.

2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard.

3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.


Jack-Sensing Introuction

Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function.

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/

98SE/2000/ME.

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

(Windows XP):

Introduction of audio connectors

You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack, and microphone to MIC In jack.

Auto-detecting:

Please connect the devices to the right jacks as above.

A window will appear as right picture if you setup the devices properly.

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


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

Manual setting:

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


UAJ Introuction

UAJ (Universal Audio Jack) has a very smart feature: It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack (Line-in/ Line-out).

That means users do not need to worry the Audio device should be plug in Line-in or Line-out jack, the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated.

Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable UAJ support for Windows 98/98SE/

2000/ME.

PS. If UAJ couldn't work as expected, please disable this function by pressing button

"UAJ information". And then Jack-Sense function will awake and auto-detect if the Audio device is plugged to the right jack (Line-in or

Line-out).

Reviving UAJ:

You can click "UAJ AUTO" to revive UAJ function.


Adjusting Sound Volume:

You can adjust sound volume by moving lever.

Also you can mute sound by pressing the

"mute button".

Volume lever

Mute button

If there is only Line-in device plugged, UAJ will remind you there is no any Line-out device plugged in.

Note:

If you want to use AUX IN function, you must disable UAJ function from the Speaker Configuration item in the AC97 Audio Configuation menu. After that, you'll have to use the Line-In volume lever in the

"Volume Control" menu to adjust the volume because AUX IN and Line-In functions are controlled by the same audio signals.


Xpress Recovery Introduction

What is Xpress Recovery ?

Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition. If the hard drive is not working properly, the user can restore the drive to its original state.

1. Supports FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS formats

2. Must be connected to the IDE1 Master

3. Allows installation of only one OS

4. Must be used with an 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 alter its size.

6. Xpress Recovery is recommended when using Ghost to return boot manager to NTFS format.

How to use the Xpress Recovery

1. Boot from CD-ROM (BMP Mode)

Enter the BIOS menu, select "Advanced BIOS Feature" and set to boot from CD-ROM. Insert the provided driver CD into your CD drive, then save and exit the BIOS menu. Once the computer has restarted, the phrase "Boot from CD:" will appear at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.

When "Boot from CD:" appears, press any key to enter Xpress Recovery. Once you have completed this step, subsequent access to Xpress Recovery can also function by pressing the F9 key during computer power on.

.

.

Verifying DMI Pool Data

Boot from CD:

Boot from CD:

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

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Set Password

5. Exit and Restart

Build 2011


2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode)

Press F9 during powering on the computer.

Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, 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

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

1. Execute Backup Utility

2. Execute Restore Utility

3. Remove Backup Image

4. Set Password

5. Exit and Restart

1. If you have already entered Xpress Recovery by booting from the CD-ROM, you can enter Xpress Recovery in the future by pressing the F9 key.

2. System storage capacity as well as drive reading/writing speed will affect backup speed.

3. It is recommended that Xpress Recovery be immediately installed after OS and all required driver and software installations are complete.


1. Execute Backup Utility:

! Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit

The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive.

Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on. If this is the case, please use the boot from CD-ROM method to enter Xpress

Recovery.

2. Execute Restore Utility:

! This program will recover your system to factory default.

Press R to restore your system back to factory default or press Esc to exit

Restores backup image to original state.

3. Remove Backup Image:

! Remove backup image. Are you sure? (Y/N)

Remove the backup image.

4. Set Password:

! Please input a 4-16 character long password (a-z or 0-9) or press Esc to exit

You can set a password to enter Xpress Recovery to protect your hard disk data. Once this is done, password input will be required to enter Xpress Recovery during the next as well as subsequent system restarts. If you wish to remove the need for password entry, please select

"Set Password" and under "New Password/Confirm Password", make sure there is no entry and then press "Enter" to remove password requirement.

5. Exit and Restart:

Exit and restart your computer.



Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility Introduction

RAID Levels

RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs.

The individual disk drives in an array are called .members. The configuration information of each member is recorded in the .reserved sector. that identifies the drive as a member. All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system.

Hard disk drives can be combined together through a few different methods. The different methods are referred to as different RAID levels. Different RAID levels represent different performance levels, security levels and implementation costs. The RAID levels which the VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset supports are RAID 0, 1, and JBOD.

RAID 0 (Striping)

RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance.

RAID 1 (Mirroring)

RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive.

Under a RAID 1 setup, an extra drive called the .spare drive. can be attached. Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID

1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array.

JBOD (Spanning)

A spanning disk array is equal to the sum of the all drives when the drives used are having different capacities. Spanning stores data onto a drive until it is full, then proceeds to store files onto the next drive in the array. When any disk member fails, the failure affects the entire array. JBOD is not really a RAID and does not support fault tolerance.


Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array:

1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction.

Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity.

2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE,

SCSI, or SATA.

3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated

Peripherals).

4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter <Tab> to select VIA

RAID).

5) Complete driver installation.

6) Complete RAID utility installation.

More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. (For more detailed setup information, please visit our website at http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw)

Enter BIOS Configuration Utility

When the system powers on, the following information will appear on screen. Press the <Tab> key to enter BIOS configuration utility.

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All Right reserved.

Scan Devices, Please wait...

Press <Tab> key into User Windows

Serial_Ch0 Master: ST380013AS

Serial_Ch1 Master: ST3120023AS

The main interface of BIOS configuration utility is as below:

VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.20

u Create Array u Delete Array u Create/Delete Spare u Select Boot Array u Serial Number View

Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 h, i

: View Array/disk Status

: Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Channel

Serial_Ch0 Master

Serial_Ch1 Master

Driver Name

ST380013AS

ST9120023AS

Array Name Mode

SATA

SATA

Size(GB) Status

74.53

Hdd

111.79

Hdd


Create Disk Array

1. Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the

Create Array command and press <Enter> to call out the list of creation steps.


u Auto Setup For Data Security u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) u Select Disk Drives u Start Create Process


F1 h, i


: Move to next item

Enter

ESC

: Confirm the selection

: Exit

Channel

Serial_Ch0 Master

Serial_Ch1 Master

Driver Name

ST380013AS

ST9120023AS

Array Name Mode

SATA

SATA

Size(GB) Status

74.53

Hdd

111.79

Hdd

2. Select Array Mode and press <Enter>, a list of array modes will appear. Highlight the target array mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to confirm the selection. If RAID 1 is selected, an option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate. Create

only will allow BIOS to only create an array. The data on the mirroring drive may be different from the source drive. Create and duplicate lets BIOS copy the data from the source to the mirroring drive.


u Auto Setup For Data Security

RAID 0 for performance u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

RAID 1 for data protection u Select Disk Drives u Start Create Process

RAID SPAN for capacity


F1 h, i

Enter

ESC


: Move to next item


: Exit

Channel

Serial_Ch0 Master

Serial_Ch1 Master

Driver Name

ST380013AS

ST9120023AS

Array Name Mode

SATA

SATA

Size(GB) Status

74.53

111.79

Hdd

Hdd


3. After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto

Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array. Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements. When using Select Disk Drives, the channel column will be activated. Highlight the target drives that you want to use and press <Enter> to select them. After all drives have been selected, press <Esc> to go back to the creation steps menu.


u Auto Setup For Performance u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) u Select Disk Drives u Block Size 64K u Start Create Process


F1 h, i

Enter

ESC


: Move to next item


: Exit

Channel

[*]Serial_Ch0 Master


Driver Name

ST380013AS

ST9120023AS

Array Name Mode

SATA

SATA

Size(GB) Status

74.53

Stripe0

111.79

Stripe1

4. If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press <Enter>, then select a block size from the popup menu.

The block size can be 4KB to 64KB.


u Auto Setup For Performance

4K u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)

8K u Select Disk Drives

16K u Block Size 64K

32K u Start Create Process

64K


F1 h, i

Enter

ESC


: Move to next item


: Exit

Channel



Driver Name

ST380013AS

ST9120023AS

Array Name Mode

SATA

SATA

Size(GB) Status

74.53

111.79

Stripe0

Stripe1

5. Use the arrow key to highlight Start Create Process and press <Enter>. A warning message will appear, press Y to finish the creation, or press N to cancel the creation.

6. Important note: All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation.


Delete Disk Array

A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a RAID, use the following steps:

1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated.

2. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press <Enter>. A warning message will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel.


u u u u u

Create Array

Delete Array

Create/Delete Spare

Select Boot Array

Serial Number View

The selected array will be destoried.

Are you sure? Continue? Press Y/N

Channel



Driver Name

ST380013AS

ST9120023AS

Array Name

Delete a RAID array contain the hard disks attached to VIA IDE controller

F1 h, i

Enter

ESC


: Move to next item


: Exit

Mode

SATA

SATA

Size(GB)

74.53

111.79

Status

Stripe0

Stripe1

Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives.

Select Boot Array

User can select a disk array as boot device if user wants to boot operating system from an array.

Boot disk array cannot be selected if the operating system does not boot from the disk array. Highlight the Select Boot Array item; press <Enter> and the channel column will be activated. Then highlight the target disk array and press <Enter>. If user selects a disk array that has a boot mark and press <Enter>, its boot setting will be canceled.



Set/Clear bootable array

F1 h, i

Enter

ESC


: Move to next item


: Exit

Channel



Driver Name

ST380013AS

ST9120023AS

Array Name Mode

SATA

SATA

Size(GB) Status

74.53

111.79

Stripe0

Stripe1


View Serial Number of Hard Drive

Highlight Serial Number View and press <Enter>. Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive.s serial number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer.

View Array Status

Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen. If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen.




F1 h, i


: Move to next item

Enter : Confirm the selection

ESC : Exit

Array Name

ARRAY0

Array Mode

Stripe

Block Size(GB) Size(GB)

64K 149.06


C. Installing the RAID drivers

For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial ATA functioning, the driver must first be transferred to a floppy disk. Please follow the steps below to complete driver transfer to a floppy disk:

1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the hard disk drive eg. Drive D:

2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.

3) Either from "Command Prompt" or DOS, please type in "D:\BootDrv\menu.exe"(Refer to Fig.1)

4) Information on all chipsets should be listed on the screen (Refer to Fig.2), please select the proper chipset model.

Fig.1

Fig.2

(Note)

Your system will then automatically zip and transfer this driver file to the floppy disk.

After you complete the steps, boot from the Windows CD to install the RAID drivers.

When install Windows 2000 or Windows XP from HDDs in serial ATA controller, press F6 as Win2000 or XP boots up, then supply serial ATA controller driver by this floppy disk. Follow on-screen instructions to complete installation.

(Each time you add a new hard drive to a RAID array, the RAID driver will have to be installed under

Windows once for that hard drive. After that, the driver will not have to be installed.)

Note: In the menu list, IAA_RAID is Intel ICH5R chipset.



Install Drivers

Picture below are shown in Windows XP

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.

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

will finish the installation for you

Massage: Some device drivers will restart your system automatically. After restarting your system the "Xpress Install" will continue to install other drivers.

We recommend that you install all components in the list.

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Driver install finished !

You have to reboot system !

Item Description

n VIA 4IN1 Driver

For INF, AGP, IDE and DMA Driver n USB Path for WinXP

This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP n Realtek 8110S Lan Driver (LAN) (j) / Realtek Lan Driver (k)

RealTek 10/100/1000 LAN Chip driver (j)

RealTek 10/100 LAN Chip driver (k) n RealTek AC97 Audio Driver

Audio driver for Realtek AC97 codec chipset n VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver

For VIA VT8237 Serial ATA driver.

n VIA USB 2.0 Controller

USB 2.0 Driver information for XP

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).



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 EastTune4

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 9.0

Install Microsoft DirectX 9 to enable 3D hardware acceleration that support for operating system to achieve better 3D performence.

- 81 Appendix

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.

CONTACT US

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


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.

- 83 Appendix

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.

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 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

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?


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


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 ?


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


Then it depends on the mode(RAID or ATA) that you need to set in RAID/ SCSI BIOS.

- 85 Appendix

Troubleshooting

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

START

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 ?

No

Yes Please isolate the short pin.

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

Yes

Failure has been excluded.

No

Make sure the jumper setting are correct.

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


No

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


No

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.

A


A

Is memory LED on and CPU fan running?

No

The problem could be caused by power supply,

CPU, memory or

CPU/memory socket itself.

Yes


No Perhaps your VGA card / VGA slot or monitor is defective.

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.

No

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

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

The problem was probably caused by the IDE device

/ connector or cable.


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.

- 87 Appendix

Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Customer/Country:

Contact Person:

Company:

E-mail Add. :

Model name/Lot Number:

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

Hardware

Configuration

CPU

Memory

Brand

Video Card

Audio Card

HDD

CD-ROM /

DVD-ROM

Modem

Network

AMR / CNR

Keyboard

Mouse

Power supply

Other Device

Mfs.

Model name Size:

Phone No.:

PCB revision:

Driver/Utility:

Problem Description:


Appendix E: Acronyms

Acronyms Meaning

ECP

ESCD

ECC

EMC

EPP

ESD

FDD

FSB

HDD

IDE

IRQ

I/O

IOAPIC

ISA

LAN

CRIMM

CNR

DMA

DMI

DIMM

DRM

DRAM

DDR

ACPI

APM

AGP

AMR

ACR

BIOS

CPU

CMOS

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Advanced Power Management

Accelerated Graphics Port

Audio Modem Riser

Advanced Communications Riser

Basic Input / Output System

Central Processing Unit

Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

Continuity RIMM

Communication and Networking Riser

Direct Memory Access

Desktop Management Interface

Dual Inline Memory Module

Dual Retention Mechanism

Dynamic Random Access Memory

Double Data Rate

Extended Capabilities Port

Extended System Configuration Data

Error Checking and Correcting

Electromagnetic Compatibility

Enhanced Parallel Port

Electrostatic Discharge

Floppy Disk Device

Front Side Bus

Hard Disk Device

Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

Interrupt Request

Input / Output

Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

Industry Standard Architecture

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

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SECC

SRAM

SMP

SMI

USB

VID

NIC

OS

OEM

PAC

POST

PCI

RIMM

SCI

Acronyms

LBA

LED

MHz

MIDI

MTH

MPT

Meaning

Logical Block Addressing

Light Emitting Diode

Megahertz

Musical Instrument Digital Interface

Memory Translator Hub

Memory Protocol Translator

Network Interface Card

Operating System

Original Equipment Manufacturer

PCI A.G.P. Controller

Power-On Self Test

Peripheral Component Interconnect

Rambus in-line Memory Module

Special Circumstance Instructions

Single Edge Contact Cartridge

Static Random Access Memory

Symmetric Multi-Processing

System Management Interrupt

Universal Serial Bus

Voltage ID


- 91 Appendix

CONTACT US

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

— Taiwan

Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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

Taiwan

Tel: 886 (2) 8912-4888

Fax: 886 (2) 8912-4003

Tech. Support: http://tw.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm

Non-Tech. Support (Sales/Marketing issues): http://ggts.gigabyte.com.tw/nontech.asp

Website: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw

— USA

G.B.T. INC.

Address: 17358 Railroad St, City of Industry, CA 91748.

Tel: 1 (626) 854-9338

Fax: 1 (626) 854-9339

Tech. Support: http://www.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm


Website: http://www.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.)

Tech. Support: http://de.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm


Website: http://www.gigabyte.de

— Japan

Nippon Giga-Byte Corporation

Website: http://www.gigabyte.co.jp

— U.K

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

Tel: 44-1908-362700

Fax: 44-1908-362709

Tech. Support: http://uk.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm


Website: 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, 0.2/M)

BE Tech.Support : 0900-84034 ( 0.4/M)

Fax: +31 40 290 2089

Tech. Support: http://nz.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm


Website: http://www.giga-byte.nl

— China

NINGBO G.B.T. Tech. Trading CO., Ltd.

Tech. Support: http://cn.giga-byte.com/TechSupport/ServiceCenter.htm


Website: http://www.gigabyte.com.cn

Beijing

Tel: 86-10-82856054, 86-10-82856064, 86-10-82856094

Fax: 86-10-82856575

Chengdu

Tel: 86-28-85236930

Fax: 86-28-85256822

GuangZhou

Tel: 86-20-87586273

Fax: 86-20-87544306

Shanghai

Tel: 86-21-64737410

Fax: 86-21-64453227

Shenyang

Tel: 86-24-23960918, 86-24-23960893

Wuhan

Tel: 86-27-87854385, 86-27-87854802

Fax: 86-27-87854031

Xian

Tel: 86-29-5531943

Fax: 86-29-5539821


Gigabyte GA-7VT880-L 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/8X

(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP

4X/8X.

Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by VIA KT880. You might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP

4X/8X card.

The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein.

Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

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 this booklet.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.)

Address: 17358 Railroad Street

City of Industry, CA 91748

Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339

Product Name: Motherboard

Model Number:

Supplementary Information:

GA-7VT880 Series

AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

Table of Content

Warning

Installing the motherboard to the chassis...

Chapter 1 Introduction

Features Summary

GA-7VT880 Series Motherboard Layout

Block Diagram

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

Step 2

Step 3

Step 5

Step 4

Step 5

Step 1

Step 5

Step 1: Set System Jumper (SW1)

Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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.

Step 2-1: CPU Installation

Socket Actuation Lever

Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation

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

1. Please use AMD approved cooling fan.

2. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape 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.

Step 3: Install Memory Modules

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

1. When RAM_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.

Dual Channel DDR:

Step 4: Install expansion cards

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

Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction

PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

Parallel Port, Serial Ports (COMA / COMB)

/ USB/LANjk Connector

Audio Connectors

If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup installation, please refer to page 57.

Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction

1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector)

2) ATX (ATX Power)

3) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector)

4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector)

5) PWR_FAN (Power Fan Connector)

6) FDD (Floppy Connector)

7) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector)

8) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector)

9) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector)

10) BATTERY

+

CAUTION

11) PWR_LED

12) RAM_LED

13) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)

14) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector)