M The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does

the author make a commitment to up date the information contained herein. M Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. M Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard. M Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.

Declaration of Conformity
We,Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Trding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41,1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-8 SIML is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
o EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial,scientific and medical (ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances, portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunit y from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems; Equipment for receiving and/or distribution from sound and television signals o EN 61000-3-2* T EN 60555-2 Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Harmonics Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Generic emission standard Part 1: Residual commercialand light industry T EN 50082-1 o EN 55081-2 Genericimmunity standard Part 1: Residual commercialand light industry Generic emission standard Part 2: Industrialenvironment o EN 55082-2 Generic emission standard Part 2: Industrialenvironment

o EN 55013

o EN 61000-3-3* T EN 60555-3

o EN 55014

T EN 50081-1

o EN 55015

o EN 55020

T EN 55022

o ENV 55104

lmmunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus

o DIN VDE 0855 o part 10 o part 12

o EN50091-2

EMC requirements for uninterruptible powersystems(UPS)

T CEmarking

(EC conformity marking) Themanufacturer also declaresthe conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance w LVD 73/23EEC ith

o EN 60065

Safetyrequirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar electrical appliances

o EN 60950

o EN 60335

o EN 50091-1

Manufacturer/Importer Signature: Name:

Timmy Huang
Timmy Huang

(S ta mp )

Date : Dec. 18, 2001

DECLARATION OF CONF ORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Sect ion 2.1077(a)

Responsibl e Party Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S .A.) Address: 17358 Railroad S treet City of Industry, CA 91 748 Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Motherboard Model Number:GA-8 S IML Conforms to the follo wing specifications: FCC Part 15, Sub part B, Sectio n 15.107(a) an d Section 15.109 (a),Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information: This device co mplies with part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to t he follo wing 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 Persons Name: ERIC LU Signature: Eric Lu Dat e: Dec. 18,2001

GA-8SIML P4 Titan-DDR Motherboard

USER MANUAL S

Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard Rev 2001 12ME-8SIML-2001

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Table of Content
Item Checklist ..................................................................................4 WARNING! .......................................................................................4 Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................................5
Features Summary................................................................................................ 5 GA-8SIML Motherboard Layout .......................................................................... 7

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

Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........................................... 9 Step 1-1 : CPU Installation ................................................................ 9 Step 1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation ........................................... 10 Step 2: Install memory modules ....................................................................... 11 Step 3: Install expansion cards ......................................................................... 12 Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply ............. 13 Step 4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction ......................................... 13 Step 4-2 : Connectors Introduction ............................................... 15

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup .................................................................... 22

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :FA) .............................................. 23 Standard CMOS Features ................................................................................. 25 Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................................... 28 Advanced Chipset Features .............................................................................. 31 Integrated Peripherals ....................................................................................... 33

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Power Management Setup ................................................................................ 38 PnP/PCI Configurations ...................................................................................... 41 PC Health Status .................................................................................................. 43 Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................................ 45 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ...................................................................................... 47 Load Optimized Defaults .................................................................................... 48 Set Supervisor/User Password .......................................................................... 49 Save & Exit Setup ................................................................................................. 50 Exit Without Saving ............................................................................................. 51

Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................ 52

Block Diagram ..................................................................................................... 52 Q-Flash Introduction ........................................................................................... 53 @ BIOS Introduction ........................................................................................... 55 Easy Tune III ......................................................................................................... 56

Chapter 5 Appendix ....................................................................... 57

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Item Checklist
The GA-8SIML motherboard IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 CD for motherboard driver & utility (TUCD) GA-8SIML user manual s

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 line up with the holes on the base and there are t 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, donlet the screw contact t any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Features Summary
Form Factor CPU 22.9cm x 24.3cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Socket 478 for Intel Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium 4 processor On-Board Peripherals Support Intel Pentium 4 (Northwood, 0.13 m) processor Intel Pentium 4 400MHz FSB 2nd cache depends on CPU SiS 650 Host/Memory controller(**) SiS 650GX Host/Memory controller(***) SiS 961 MuTIOL Media I/O 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets Supports DDR266/200 SDRAM Supports up to 2 un-buffer Double-sided DIMM DDR266/200 Supports up to 2GB DDR DRAM (Max) Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM Supports 64bit DRAM integrity mode W83697HF 1 Universal AGP slot (1X/2X/4X) device support 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant 1 CNR(Communication and Networking Riser) Slot 2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices Supports PIO mode3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE & ATAPI CD-ROM 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes. 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode 1 Serial port (COMA),1 VGA port,COMB on board 4 USB ports (Rear USB x 2,by optional cable) 1 Front Audio Connector* 1 Serial IRQ Connector** 1 IrDA connector for IR** to be continued......

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Chipset

Memory

I/O Control Slots

On-Board IDE

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Hardware Monitor

On-Board Sound

On-Board LAN

On-Board VGA PS/2 Connector BIOS Additional Features

CPU/System Fan Revolution detect CPU/System Fan Control CPU Overheat Warning System Voltage Detect Sigmatel 9721 CODEC(***) Realtek 201A CODEC(**) Line In/Line Out/Mic In/CD In/ AUX_IN***/ SPDIF** /Game Port Builit in RTL8100L Chipset(**) Builit in RTL8100BL Chipset(***) 1 RJ45 port Builit in SiS650 Chipset(**) Builit in SiS650GX Chipset(***) PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace Licensed Award BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM (***) Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM(**) PS/2 Keyboard power on by password PS/2 Mouse power on STR(Suspend-To-RAM) AC Recovery USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3 Supports EasyTune III Supports @BIOS

Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor specifications. s We don recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU specification t s because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards .etc.

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CPU_FAN KB_MS USB/ LAN ATX_12V

DIMM_LED

COMA

VGA

LPT

AUX_IN***

CD_IN

MIC_IN LINE_OUT LINE_IN

SiS 650GX***/ SiS 650**

GAME

F_AUDIO* SPDIF**
RTL8100

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AGP DDR2 DDR1 IDE2 IDE1 Buzzer FDD

ATX PCI1 SiS 961 CI F_USB F_PANEL

SOCKET478

AC97
W83697HF

PCI2 S_IRQ** BATTERY PCI3 CNR COMB

BIOS

BIOS_W P***

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SYS _FAN

CLR_CMOS***

IR**

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2- Install memory modules Step 3- Install expansion cards Step 4- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 5- Setup BIOS software Step 6- Install supporting software tools

Step1 Step4 Step 2

Step 4 Step 4

Step3

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Step1-1 : CPU Installation

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Pin1 indicator

Pin1 indicator

CPU Top View

CPU Bottom View

Socket Actuation Lever

Pin1 indicator

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. 3. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation.

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.

M Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. M If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.

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Step1-2 : CPU Heat Sink Installation

1. Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket first.

2. Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket.

M Please use Intel approved cooling fan. M We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink. (The CPU cooling fan might stick to the CPU due to the hardening of the thermal paste. During this condition if you try to remove the cooling fan, you might pull the processor out of the CPU socket alone with the cooling fan, and might damage the processor. To avoid this from happening, we suggest you to either use thermal tape instead of thermal paste, or remove the cooling fan with extreme caution.) M Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this completes the installation. M Please refer to CPU heat sink user manual for more detail installation s procedure.

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Step 2: Install memory modules

The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS w ill automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets. Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM
Dev ices used on DIMM 64 Mbit (2Mx 8x 4 banks) 64 Mbit (1Mx 16x 4 banks) 128 Mbit(4Mx 8x 4 banks) 128 Mbit(2Mx 16x 4 banks) 256 Mbit(8Mx 8x 4 banks) 256 Mbit(4Mx 16x 4 banks) 512 Mbit(16Mx 8x 4 banks) 512 Mbit(8Mx 16x 4 banks) 1 DIMM x 64 / x 72 128 MBy tes 32 MBy tes 256 MBy tes 64 MBy tes 512 MBy tes 128 MBy tes 1 GBy tes 256 MBy tes 2 DIMMs x 64 / x 72 256 MBy tes 64 MBy tes 512 MBy tes 128 MBy tes 1 GBy tes 256 MBy tes 2 GBy tes 512 MBy tes

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DDR 1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMMmemory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module verticallyinto the DIMM slot. Then push it down. 3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of theDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.

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

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DDR Introduction
Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators. DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM w ill offer a superior solution and migration path from existing S DRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, highend PC 's and v alue desktop SM A sy stems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications.

Step 3: Install expansion cards

1. Read the related expansion card instruction document before install the expansion card into s the computer. 2. Remove your computer chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer. s 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 chassis cover. s 7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Install related driver from the operating system.

AGP Card

Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/ Uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot . Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white- drawable bar.

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

Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction
u v w x

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u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

v USB & LAN Connector

LAN USB 0 USB 1

Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip, speaker..etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also make sure your OS (Win 95 with USB supplement, Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT with SP 6) 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.

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w Parallel Port , Serial Port and VGA Port (LPT/COMA/VGA)

Parallel Port (25 pin Female)

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

COMA Serial Port (9 pin Male)

VGA Port (15 pin Female)

x Game /MIDI Ports

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

Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female)

y Audio Connectors

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

Line Out Line In

MIC In

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A B

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C S R Q P O N D E F G H

M L K

A) ATX_12V B) CPU_FAN C) ATX D) IDE1/IDE2 E) FLOPPY F) IR** G) CLR_CMOS*** H) SYS_FAN I) CI J) F_PANEL

K) F_USB L) BATTERY M) COMB N) BIOS_WP*** O) S_IRQ** P) SPDIF** Q) F_AUDIO * R) CD_IN S) AUX_IN***

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A) ATX_12V ( +12V Power Connector)

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

This connector (ATX +12V) suppliesthe CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this " ATX+ 12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot.

B ) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)

Sense +12V/Control GND

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.

H ) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)

Sense +12V/Control GND

I) CI (CASE OPEN)

This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the system alarm if the sys tem case begin remove.

GND Signal
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E ) FDD (Floppy Connector)

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1 Important Notice: Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2.

D ) IDE1/ IDE2 (IDE1/IDE2 Connector)

1 IDE1 IDE2

Q) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)* If you want to use "Front Audio" connector,
1 you must move 3-4,5-6 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must GND have front audio connector. Also please make Rear Audio (R) Rear Audio (L) 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.

MIC Front Audio (R) Front Audio (L) GND

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R) CD_IN (CD Audio Line In)

CD-R GND CD-L

S) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector)***

AUX-R GND AUX-L

P)SPDIF**

VCC SPDIF Out GND

The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital output function.

O) S_IRQ ** (For special design, for example: PCMCIA add on card)

Signal GND 1

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C ) ATX (ATX Power)

20 +12V 5V SB (Stand by +5V) Power Good GND VCC GND VCC GND 3.3V 3.3V 1

AC power cord should only be connected to

VCC VCC -5V GND GND GND PS-ON(SoftOn/Off) GND -12V 3.3V your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.

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J) F_USB (Front USB Connector)

USB 3+ USB 3Power GND

Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.

1 Power USB 2USB 2+ GND

F)IR **
1 VCC(+5V) IR Data Input GND IR Data Output

Be careful with the polarity of the IR

connectorwhile you connect the IR. Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device.

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N) BIOS_WP*** (BIOS Write Protection)

2-3 close: Normal 1 1-2 close: Write Protection 1

Please note, To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB BIOS_WP must be set to 2-3 close. We recommend BIOS_WP to be set to "1-2 close", whenever user does not need to flash/upgrade the BIOS.

G) CLR_CMOS*** (Clear CMOS)

1 2-3 close: Normal

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

1-2 close: Clear CMOS

M) COM B
NSINB NDTRBNDSRBNCTSBNC 1

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NDCDBNSOUTB GND NRTSBNRIB-

J) F_PANEL (2x7 pins jumper)

RSTRST+ SPK+ 1 SPK-

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HD-

2 1
PD+ PD_GPD_Y1 HD+

14 13

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC Pin 4: Data(-) RST (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation Close: Reset Hardware System PD+/PD_G-/PD_Y-(Power LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) Pin 3: LED cathode(-) PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation Close: Power On/Off 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.

PW+ PW-

L) Battery

CAUTION

v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. v Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. v Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer instructions. s

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Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

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

ENTERING SETUP
Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup.

CONTROL KEYS
<> <> <> <> <Esc> Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand 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 Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Reserved 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 function Reserved Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes <-/PgDn> <F1> <F2> <F3> <F4> <F5> <F6> <F7> <F8> <F9> <F10>

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GETTING HELP Main Menu

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

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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. :FC)

If you want detail data setting before BIOS ver FC, please download the manual from Gigabyte web http://www.gigabyte.com.tw. Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Adv anced Chipset Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash }Frequency /Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord Sav e & Ex it Setup Ex it Without Sav ing higf:Select Item F10:Sav e & Ex it Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Ty pe... Figure 1: Main Menu

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Standard CMOS Features

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

Advanced BIOS Features

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

Advanced Chipset Features

This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features.

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Integrated Peripherals
This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

Power Manag ement Setup

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

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

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

Frequency/Voltage Control
This setup page is control CPU clock and frequency ratio. s

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

Load Optimized Defaults

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

Set Supervis or password

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

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Set User password

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

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

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Standard CMOS Features

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:y y ) Time (hh:mm:ss) }IDE Primary Master }IDE Primary Slav e }IDE Secondary Master }IDE Secondary Slav e Driv e A Driv e B Floppy 3 Mode Support Halt On Base Memory Ex tended Memory Total Memory Fir, Jan 25 2002 22:31:24 [None] [None] [None] [None] [1.44M, 3.5 in.] [None] [Disabled] <Day > [All, But Key board] 640K 130048K 131072K F1:General Help 1 to 31 (or max imum allow ed in the month) <Year> 1999 to 2098 <Week> Sun. to Sat. <Month> Jan. to Dec. Item Help Menu Lev el u Change the day , month, y ear and century

higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it

F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 2: Standard CMOS Features

C Date
The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.
8Week 8Month 8Day 8Year The w eek, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only The month, Jan. Through Dec. The day , from 1 to 31 (or the max imum allow ed in the month) The y ear, from 1999 through 2098

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C Time
The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour militarytime clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00.

C 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 U ser Ty pe, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
8CYLS. 8HEADS 8PRECOMP 8LANDZONE Number of cy linders Number of heads Write precomp Landing zone

8SECTORSNumber of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

C Drive A / Drive B
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer.
8None 8360K, 5.25 in. 81.2M, 5.25 in. No floppy driv e installed 5.25 inch PC-ty pe standard driv e; 360K by te capacity . 5.25 inch AT-ty pe high-density driv e; 1.2M by te capacity (3.5 inch w hen 3 Mode is Enabled). 8720K, 3.5 in. 81.44M, 3.5 in. 82.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 720K by te capacity 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M by te capacity . 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M by te capacity .

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C Floppy 3 Mode Support (for J apan Area)

8Disabled 8Driv e A 8Driv e B 8Both Normal Floppy Driv e. (Default v alue) Driv e A is 3 mode Floppy Driv e. Driv e B is 3 mode Floppy Driv e. Driv e A & B are 3 mode Floppy Driv es.

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C Halt on
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
8NO Errors 8All Errors 8All, But Key board The sy stem boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected and y ou w ill be prompted. Whenev er the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the sy stem w ill be stopped. The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a key board error; it w ill stop for all other errors. (Default v alue) 8All, But Diskette The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a disk error; it w ill stop for all other errors. 8All, But Disk/Key The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a key board or disk error; it w ill stop for all other errors.

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

Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.

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

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Advanced BIOS Features

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Adv anced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection First Boot Dev ice Second Boot Dev ice Third Boot Dev ice Boot Up Floppy Seek BootUp Num-Lock Passw ord Check Interrupt Mode HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Auto] [Floppy ] [HDD-0] [CDROM] [Disabled] [On] [Setup] [APIC] [Disabled] [Auto] Allow s BIOS to update flash data during POST. It still prev ents other unauthorized utilities to update flash [Enabled] Alw ay s prev ent BIOS and unauthorized utilities to update flash higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F5:Prev ious Values F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Lev el u

Figure 3: Adv anced BIOS Features

C BIOS Flash Protection

This field lets you determine the states that flash BIOS
8Auto 8Enabled BIOS enables flash w rite access automatically w hen updating BIOS data/DMI/ ESCD. (Default Value) During POST, DMI/ESCD w ould not be updated. But flash tools can update BIOS alw ay s.

C First / S econd / Third Boot Device

This feature allows you to select the boot device priority.
8Floppy Select y our boot dev ice priority by Floppy .

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8LS120 8HDD-0~3 8SCSI 8CDROM 8ZIP 8USB-FDD 8USB-ZIP 8USB-HDD 8LAN 8Disabled

Select y our boot dev ice priority by LS120. Select y our boot dev ice priority by HDD-0~3. Select y our boot dev ice priority by SCSI. Select y our boot dev ice priority by CDROM. Select y our boot dev ice priority by ZIP. Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-FDD. Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-ZIP. Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-HDD. Select y our boot dev ice priority by LAN. Select y our boot dev ice priority by Disabled.

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

C Boot Up Fl oppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks.
8Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M driv e ty pe as they are all 80tracks. 8Disabled BIOS w ill not search for the ty pe of floppy disk driv e by track number. Note that there w ill not be any w arning message if the driv e installed is 360 K. (Default v alue)

C BootUp Num-Lock
When set On, allows the BIOS to automatically enable the Num Lock Function when the system boots up.
8On 8Off Key pad is number key s. (Default v alue) Key pad is arrow key s.

C Password Check
This feature allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. Please refer to the detail on P.48
8Sy stem The sy stem can not boot and can not access to Setup page w ill be denied if the correct passw ord is not entered at the prompt.

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8Setup

The sy stem w ill boot, but access to Setup w ill be denied if the correct passw ord is not entered at the prompt. (Default v alue)

C Interrupt Mode
8APIC 8PIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for sy stem use.(Default v alue) Use AT stantard IRQ controlles to generate IRQ.

When y ou already hav e IOAPIC enable sy stem and w ant to upgrade the sy stem please note, since running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Window s NT,Window s 2000, Window s XP...) sy stem w ith none IOAPIC HW support w ill cause the sy stem to hang. Follow ing are some situations users might run into: 1.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this w ill cause y our sy stem to hang.)

C HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability

S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self-Monitoring and Analysis Reporting Technology which allows your hard disk drive to report any read/write errors and issue a warning with LDCM installed.
8Enabled 8Disabled Enable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability . Disable HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability . (Default v alue)

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Advanced Chipset Features

We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it.
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Adv anced Chipset Features Top Performance Configure DRAM Timing x CAS Latency Setting x DRAM RAS Activ e Time x DRAM RAS Precharge Time x DRAM RAS to CAS Delay AGP Aperture Size [Disabled] [Auto] Auto 6T 3T 3T [64MB] Item Help Menu Lev el u

higf: Mov e Enter:Select F5:Prev ious Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value

F10:Sav e

ESC:Ex it

F1:General Help

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

Figure 4: Adv anced Chipset Features

C Top Performance
If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".
8Disabled 8Enabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enable Top Performance function.

C Configure DRAM Timing

Warning: Wrong DRAM Timing may make sy stem can boot .Clear CMOS to ov ercome w rong Timing t issue) 8Auto 8Manual Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) Set Configure DRAM Timing to Manual.

C CAS Latency Setting

This feature allows you to select the CAS latency Time, When any DDR DIMM installed.
82T 82.5T 83T 8Auto Set CAS Latency Setting to 2T. Set CAS Latency Setting to 2.5T. Set CAS Latency Setting to 3T. Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value)

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C DRAM RAS Active Time

84T 85T 86T 87T Set DRAM RAS Activ e Time to 4T. Set DRAM RAS Activ e Time to 5T. Set DRAM RAS Activ e Time to 6T. (Default v alue) Set DRAM RAS Activ e Time to 7T.

C DRAM RAS Precharge Time

This feature allows you to set the DRAM RAS# Precharge Time.
82T 83T 84T Set DRAM RAS Precharge Time to 2T. Set DRAM RAS Precharge Time to 3T. (Default v alue) Set DRAM RAS Precharge Time to 4T.

C DRAM RAS to CAS Delay

This feature allows you to set the delay time that from the DRAM RAS# active to CAS#.
82T 83T 84T Set DRAM RAS to CAS Delay to 2T. Set DRAM RAS to CAS Delay to 3T. (Default v alue) Set DRAM RAS to CAS Delay to 4T.

C AGP Aperture Size

(This feature allows you to select the main memory frame size for AGP use)
84MB 88MB 816MB 832MB 864MB 8128MB 8256MB AGP Aperture Size is 4MB. AGP Aperture Size is 8MB. AGP Aperture Size is 16MB. AGP Aperture Size is 32MB. AGP Aperture Size is 64MB. (Default v alue) AGP Aperture Size is 128MB. AGP Aperture Size is 256MB.

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Integrated Peripherals
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable On-Chip Primary PCI IDE On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE AC97 Audio AC97 Modem Sy stem share Memory Size USB Controller USB Legacy Support Onboard LAN Function Init Display First Onboard FDC Onboard Serial Port A Onboard Serial Port B Serial Port B Mode Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F5:Prev ious Values [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [32MB] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [AGP] [Enabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [Normal] [378/IRQ7] [ECP] EPP1.7 [3] [201] [330] [10] F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F6:Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals F7:Optimized Defaults [ATA33] Set Conductor cable to ATA33 [ATA66/100] Set Conductor cable to ATA66/100 Item Help Menu Lev el u [Auto] Auto-detect IDE cable ty pe

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C IDE1 Conductor Cable

8Auto 8ATA66/100 8ATA33 Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure y our IDE dev ice and cable is compatible w ith ATA66/100). Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure y our IDE dev ice and cable is compatible w ith ATA33).

C IDE2 Conductor Cable

8Auto 8ATA66/100 8ATA33 Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure y our IDE dev ice and cable is compatible w ith ATA66/100). Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure y our IDE dev ice and cable is compatible w ith ATA33).

C On-Chip Pri mary PCI IDE

When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE.
8Enabled 8Disabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue) Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port.

C On-Chi p Secondary PCI IDE

When enabled, allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE.
8Enabled 8Disabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port. (Default v alue) Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.

C AC97 Audio
8Enabled 8Disabled Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value) Disable this function.

C AC97 Modem
8Enabled BIOS w ill search MC97 Codec (AMR Modem Card). If found, MC97 function w ill be enabled. If no MC97 Codec found, MC97 function w ill be disabled. (Default Value) 8Disabled Disable this function.

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C Share Memory Size

84MB/8MB/16MB/32MB/64MB Set onchip VGA shared memory size.(Default Value:32MB)

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C USB Controller
Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB feature.
8Enabled 8Disabled Enable USB Controller. (Default v alue) Disable USB Controller.

C USB Legacy Support

8Enabled 8Disabled Enable USB Legacy Support. Disable this function.(Default Value)

C Onboard Lan
8Disabled 8Enabled Disable this function. Enable Onboard Lan Chip function. (Default Value)

C Init Display First

This feature allows you to select the first initation of the monitor display from which card, when you install an AGP VGA card and a PCI VGA card on board.
8PCI 8AGP Set Init Display First to PCI Slot. Set Init Display First to AGP. (Default v alue)

C OnBoard FDC
When enabled, the fioppy diskette drive (FDD) controller is activated.
8Disabled 8Enabled Disable this function. Enable on board floppy disk controller.(Default v alue)

C Onboard Serial Port A

8Auto 83F8/IRQ4 82F8/IRQ3 83E8/IRQ4 82E8/IRQ3 8Disabled BIOS w ill automatically setup the port A address. Enable onboard Serial port A and using daddress 3F8 , IRQ4. (Default Value) Enable onboard Serial port A and using daddress 2F8 , IRQ3. Enable onboard Serial port A and using daddress 3E8 , IRQ4. Enable onboard Serial port A and using daddress 2E8 , IRQ3. Disable onboard Serial port A.

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C Onboard Serial Port B

8Auto 83F8/IRQ4 82F8/IRQ3 83E8/IRQ4 82E8/IRQ3 8Disabled BIOS w ill automatically setup the port B address. Enable onboard Serial port B and using daddress Enable onboard Serial port B and using daddress Enable onboard Serial port B and using daddress Enable onboard Serial port B and using daddress Disable onboard Serial port B. 3F8 , 2F8 , 3E8 , 2E8 , IRQ4. IRQ3. (Default Value) IRQ4. IRQ3.

C Serial Port B Mode

(This item allows you to select the IR modes if the serial port B is used as an IR port.Set at Normal , if you use COM2 as the serial port as the serial port, instead as an IR port.)
8ASKIR 8IrDA 8Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode. Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDa Mode. Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default Value)

C OnBoard Parallel port

This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters if the parallel port uses the onboard I/ O controller.
8378/IRQ7 8278/IRQ5 83BC/IRQ7 8Disabled Enable On Board LPT port and using address 378, IRQ7.(Default Value) Enable On Board LPT port and using address 278, IRQ5. Enable On Board LPT port and using address 3BC, IRQ7. Disable onboard Parallel port.

C Parallel Port Mode

This feature allows you to connect with an advanced print via the port mode it supports.
8SPP 8EPP 8ECP 8ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Ex tended Capabilities Port.(Default Value) Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.

C EPP Vers ion

This feature allows you to select the EPP type version.
8EPP 1.9 8EPP 1.7 Compliant w ith EPP 1.9 v ersion. Compliant w ith EPP 1.7 v ersion.(Default Value)

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C Parallel Port DMA

This feature allows you to select Direct Memory Access(DMA) channel if the ECP mode selected.
83 81 Set Parallel Port DMA to 3.(Default Value) Set Parallel Port DMA to 1.

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C OnBoard Game Port

This feature allows you to select the game port address or disable it.
8Disabled 8201h 8209h Disable OnBoard Game Port. Set OnBoard Game Port to 201h. (Default Value) Set OnBoard Game Port to 209h.

C OnBoard Midi Port

This feature allows you to select the Midi port address or disable it.
8Disabled 8300h 8330h 8290h Disable onboard Midi Port. Set onboard Midi Port to 300h. Set onboard Midi Port to 330h. (Default Value) Set onboard Midi Port to 290h.

C Midi IRQ Select

This feature allows you to select Midi IRQ is enabled.
8IRQ 5 / 10 (Default Value:10)

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Power Management Setup

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Pow er Management Setup ACPI Suspend Ty pe MODEM Use IRQ Soft-Off by Pow er Button Sy stem After AC Back IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan PME Ev ent Wake Up USB Dev ice Wake-up From S3 Pow er On by Key board Pow er On by Mouse Resume by Alarm x Month Alarm x Day (of Month) x Time (hh:nn:ss) higf: Mov e [S1(POS)] [AUTO] [Off] [Off] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Passw ord] [Disabled] [Disabled] NA 0 0 0 0 Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help Item Help Menu Lev el u

F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 6: Pow er Management Setup

C ACPI Suspend Type

8S1(POS) 8S3(STR) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S1. (Default Value) Set ACPI suspend ty pe to S3.

C MODEM Use IRQ

8AUTO 83 84 85 87 Set MODEM Use IRQ to Auto. (Default v alue) Set MODEM Use IRQ to 3. Set MODEM Use IRQ to 4. Set MODEM Use IRQ to 5. Set MODEM Use IRQ to 7.

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Set MODEM Use IRQ to 9. Set MODEM Use IRQ to 10. Set MODEM Use IRQ to 11.

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C Soft-off by Power Button

8Off The user press the pow er button once, he can turn off the sy stem. (Default Value) 8Suspend The user press the pow er button once, then he can enter suspend mode.

C System after AC Back

8Last State When AC-pow er back to the sy stem, the sy stem w ill return to the Last state before AC-pow er off. 8Off When AC-pow er back to the sy stem, the sy stem w ill be in "Off" state. (Default Value) 8On When AC-pow er back to the sy stem, the sy stem w ill be in "On" state.

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

8Disabled 8Enabled Disable this function. Enable this function. (Default v alue)

C ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN
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 awarks the system from a soft off state if connected over LAN.
8Disabled 8Enabled Disable Modem Ring on/w ake on Lan function. Enable Modem Ring on/w ake on Lan. (Default Value)

C PME Event Wake UP

When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awarkes the system from a PCI-PM controlled state
8Disabled 8Enabled Disable this function.(Default Value) Enable PME Ev ent Wake up. (Default Value)

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C USB Device Wake-up From S3

When set at Enabled, it allows USB Device to activate the system from ACPI S3 power saving mode.
8Enabled 8Disabled Enable USB Dev ice Wakeup. Disable USB Dev ice Wakeup. (Default Value)

C Power On by Keyboard
8Passw ord Input passw ord (from 1 to 8 characters) and press Enter to set the Key board Pow er On Passw ord.

C Power On by Mouse
8Enabled 8Disabled Enable PS2 Mouse Pow er Up Control function. (Default Value) Disable this function.

C Resume by Alarm
You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to pow er on sy stem. 8Disabled 8Enabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enable alarm function to POWER ON sy stem.

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

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PnP/PCI Configurations
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By x IRQ Resources PCI1 IRQ Assignment PCI2 IRQ Assignment PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Press Enter [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Assign PnP resource (I/O address, IRQ & DMA channels) for Plug and Play compatible dev ices automatically [Manual] Assign resource manually higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e F6:Fail-Safe Defaults ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F5:Prev ious Values F7:Optimized Defaults Item Help Menu Lev el u

Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations

C Resources Controlled By
8Manual 8Auto User can set the PnP resource (I/O Address, IRQ & DMA channels) used by legacy ISA DEVICE. BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers. (Default v alue)

C IRQ Res ources ( 3,4,5 ,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 )

8PCI Dev ice 8Reserv ed The resource is used by PCI dev ice. Set the resource to reserv ed.

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C PCI1 IRQ Assignment

8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI1. (Default v alue) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI4.

C PCI2 IRQ Assignment

8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI2. (Default v alue) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/5.

C PCI3 IRQ Assignment

8Auto 83,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Auto assign IRQ to PCI3. (Default v alue) Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2/6.

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PC Health Status
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2001 Aw ard Softw are PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Case Status VCORE +3.3V +5V +12V Current Sy stem Temp. Current CPU Temperature Current CPU FAN Speed Current Sy stem FAN Speed CPU Warning Temperature Sy stem FAN Fail Warning CPU FAN Fail Warning higf: Mov e [Disabled] [No] 1.71V 3.29V 4.99V 11.73V 27C/ 80F 25C/ 77F 4821 RPM 0 RPM [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help Item Help Menu Lev el u

F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure8: PC Health Status

C Reset Case Open Status C Case Status

If the case is closed, "Case Status" w ill show "Closed". If the case hav e been opened, "C ase Status" w ill show "Opened". If y ou w ant to reset "C ase Status" v alue, set "Res et Case Open Status" to "Yes" and sav e CMOS, y our computer w ill res tart.

C Current Voltage (V) VCORE / +3.3V / +5 V / +12V

8Detect sy stem v oltage status automatically . s

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C Current System Temperature

8Detect Sy stem Tem p. automatically.

C Current CPU Temperature

8Detect CPU Temp. automatically.

C Current CPU Fan / System Fan Fan Speed (RPM)

8Detect Fan speed status automatically .

C CPU Warning Temperature

860C / 140F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60C / 140F. 870C / 158F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70C / 158F. 880C / 176F Monitor CPU Temp. at 80C / 176F. 890C / 194F Monitor CPU Temp. at 90C / 194F. 8Disabled Disable this function.(Default v alue)

C Fan Fai l Alarm

CPU/ System
8No 8Yes Fan Fail Alarm Function Disable. (Default Value) Fan Fail Alarm Function Enable.

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Frequency/Voltage Control
CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Frequency /Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio Linear Frequency Control Y CPU Clock Y DRAM Clock (MHz) [15X] [Disabled] 100 N/A N/A N/A Item Help Menu Lev el u

Y AGP Clock (MHz) Y PCI Clock (MHz)

higf: Mov e

Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e

ESC:Ex it

F1:General Help

F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 9: Frequency /Voltage Control

Note: If sy stem hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility , w ait for 20 sec for times out reboot . When time out occur, sy stem w ill reset and run at CPU default Host clock at nex t boot.

Y Those items will be available when "Linear Frequency Control" is set to Enabled.

C CPU Clock Ratio

88X~24X It depends on CPU Clock Ratio. s

C Linear Frequency Control

When set to "Enabled", you can adjust CPU / DRAM / AGP / PCI linear frequency. For power End-User use only.
8Disabled 8Enabled Disable this function. (Default v alue) Enable this function.

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C DRAM Clock (MHz)

This feature allows you to adjust the DRAM frequency, When "Linear Frequency Control" is set to Enabled.
8Please set DRAM Clock according to y our requirement. If y ou use DDR200 DRAM module, please set DRAM Clock(MHz) to 100. If y ou use DDR333 DRAM module, please set DRAM Clock(MHz) to 166. Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken. For pow er End-User use only !

C AGP Clock (MHz)

This feature allows you to adjust the AGP frequency, When "Linear Frequency Control" is set to Enabled.
8Please set AGP Clock according to y our requirement. Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken. For pow er End-User use only !

C PCI Clock (MHz)

This feature allows you to adjust the PCI frequency, When "Linear Frequency Control" is set to Enabled.
8Please set PCI Clock according to y our requirement. Incorrect using it may cause y our sy stem broken. For pow er End-User use only !

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Adv anced Chipset Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash }Frequency /Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord

}PnP/PCI Configurations Sav & Ex it Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults?e(Y/N)?Y Ex it Without Sav ing higf:Select Item F10:Sav e & Ex it Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

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

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Load Optimized Defaults

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Adv anced Chipset Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations }PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash }Frequency /Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord Sav e & Ex it Setup Ex it Without Sav ing higf:Select Item F10:Sav e & Ex it Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 11: Load Optimized Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y

Load Optimized Defaults

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

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Adv anced Chipset Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PnP/PCI Configurations Enter Password: }PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash }Frequency /Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord Sav e & Ex it Setup Ex it Without Sav ing higf:Select Item F10:Sav e & Ex it Setup Change/Set/Disable Passw ord Figure 12: Passw ord Setting

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 Setupat Password Checkin Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

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Save & Exit Setup

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Adv anced Chipset Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8:Q-Flash }Frequency /Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord

}PnP/PCI Configurations Sav e (Y/N)? Y Save to CMOS and EXIT & Ex it Setup Ex it Without Sav ing higf:Select Item F10:Sav e & Ex it Setup Sav e Data to CMOS Figure 13: Sav e & Ex it Setup

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

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Exit Without Saving

CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Adv anced BIOS Features }Adv anced Chipset Features }Integrated Peripherals }Pow er Management Setup }PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash }Frequency /Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Superv isor Passw ord Set User Passw ord

}PnP/PCI Configurations Without Saving ( Sav e &N it Setup Quit Y/N)? Ex Ex it Without Sav ing higf:Select Item F10:Sav e & Ex it Setup Abandon all Data Figure 14: Ex it Without Sav ing

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

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Revision History Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram

Pentium 4 Socket 478 CPU AGP 1X/2X/4X AGPCLK (66MHz) System Bus 100MHz DDR 100/133MHz SiS 650/650GX ZCLK (66MHz) HCLK+/- (100MHz) 3PI C 66 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz BIOS SS91 i 6
AC97 Link

CPUCLK+/- (100MHz)

LPC BUS

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Floppy LTPr P ot

AC97 CODEC PCICLK (33MHz)

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PS/2 KB/Mouse

COM Prs ot

PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz 33 MHz

ICS 952001AF

ZCLK (66MHz) CPUCLK+/- (100MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) HCLK+/- (100MHz)

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Q-Flash Introduction
A. What is Q-Flash Utility?
Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS.

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B. How to use Q-Flash?

a. After power on the computer, pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8> to enter Q-Flash utility.
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software !Standard CMOS Features !Advanced BIOS Features !I t g a e P r p e a s nertd eihrl !Power Management Setup !P P P I C n i u a i n n/C ofgrtos !Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8: Q-Flash "#$%: e e t I e Slc tm F10:Save & Exit Setup Tm, Dt, Hr Ds Tp.. ie ae ad ik ye. La Fi-aeDfut od alSf eals La OtmzdDfut od piie eals Set Supervisor Password

Set Enter Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y User Password Sv &Ei Stp ae xt eu Ei WtotSvn xt ihu aig

b. Q-Flash Utility Q-Flash Utility V3.05 Flash Type/Size : Keep DMI Data : SST 39SF020 / 256K Yes Load BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Space Bar:Change Value ESC: Reset

Enter: Run

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Load BIOS From Floppy

!In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. 1 File(s) found XXXX.XX Total Size: 1.39M F5: Refresh 256K Free Size: 1.14M ESC: Return Main

DEL: Delete

Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. !Press Enter to Run.

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.

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@ BIOSTM Introduction
Gigabyte announces @ BIOS Windows BIOS live update utility
Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you dont 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 dont 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 @BIOSthe 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, its 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 its a Gigabytes 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, Gigabytes innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries. For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! Its free! Now, if you buy a Gigabytes motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte @BIOS.

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Easy TuneIIITM Introduction

Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII Windows overdrive utility
Overdrive might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever tried it? The answer is probably no. Because overdrive is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know-how, sometimes overdrive is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts. But as to the experts in overdrive, whats the truth? They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study, try and use many different hardware and software tools to do overdrive. And even with these technologies, they still learn that its quite a risk because the safety and stability of an overdrive system is unknown. Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility EasyTuneIIIannounced by Gigabyte. This utility has totally changed the gaming rule of overdrive. This is the first overdrive utility suitable for both normal and power users. Users can choose either Easy Mode or Advanced Mode to run overdrive at their convenience. For users who choose Easy Mode, they just need to click Auto Optimize to have auto and immediate CPU overclocking. This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel. If someone prefers to overdrive by oneself, there is also another choice. Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class overclocking. In Advanced Mode, one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system performance. And no matter which mainboard is used, if its a Gigabytes product*, EasyTuneIII helps to perform the best of system. Besides, different from other traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTuneIII doesnt require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch/ jumper setting; on the other hand, they can do overdrive at only one click. Therefore, this is a safer way for overdrive as nothing is changed on software or hardware. If user runs EasyTuneIII over systems limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed system speed been tested in EasyTuneIII, user can Save this bus speed and Load it in next time. Obviously, Gigabyte EasyTuneIII has already turned the overdrive technology toward to a newer generation. This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD. Users may make a test drive of EasyTuneIII to find out more amazing features by themselves.

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Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix

Picture below are shown in Windows XP (TUCD driver version 2.0) Appendix A: SiS 650/650GX Chipset Driver Installation (Must Install!) A. SiS 650/650GX VGA Driver Installation
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.

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1.Click "SiS 650 VGA Driver " item. (1)

2.Click "Next".

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3.Click "Next".

4.Click "Next".

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5.Click "Next".

6.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

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B: SiS AGP Driver Installation

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

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1.Click "SiS AGP Driver item. (1) (2)

2.Click "Next".

3.Click "Next".

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4.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

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C: USB Patch Driver Driver Installation

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2.Click "Finish" to restart computer. 1.Click "USB Patch Driver" item. (1) (2)

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Appendix B: SiS 7012 Sound Driver

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2.Click "Next". 1.Click "SiS 7012 Audio Driver" item. (1) (2)

4.Click "Finish" to restart computer. 3.Click "Next".

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Appendix C: RealTek 8100/8139 Network Driver Revision History

"RealTek 8100/8139 Network Driver" under Windows ME will auto install. If you would like to install LAN driver, please refer to attached README.txt file for detail instruction. Please install the driver through CD-ROM by the path D:\Network\Rtl (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:).

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Press "Network" icon.

Click "Driver Information". (1) (2)

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Appendix D: EasyTuneIII Utilities Installation Revision History

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

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Press "Tools" icon. 2.Click "Easy Tune III Setup".

1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". (1) (2)

3.Click "Next".

4. Please enter your name and company name, then click "Next".

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(4)

5.Click "Next".

6.Click "Next".

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7.Click "Finish" to restart computer.

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Appendix E: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOSTM Program to flash BIOS.

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Press "Tools" icon.

2.Click "@BIOS Writer Utility v1.08m".

1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities".

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(2)

Click "!".

Click here.

(3) Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOSTM sever ("Gigabyte @BIOSTM sever 1 in Taiwan" and "Gigabyte @BIOSTM sever 2 in Taiwan" are available for now, the others will be completedsoon) d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS.

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II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet: a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 8SIML.F1). e. Complete update process following the instruction. III. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV. Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM: In the very beginning, there is "About this program" icon shown in dialog box. It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported. Note: a. In method I, if it shows two or more motherboard's model names to be selected, please make sure your motherboard's model name again. Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted. b. In method II, be sure that motherboard's model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard's. Otherwise, your system won't boot. c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOSTM server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted

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We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example. Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode. Flash BIOS Procedure: STEP 1: (1) Please make sure you have set "Auto" for BIOS Feature Setup (BIOS Flash Protection). For more detail please refer to page 28. (2) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip. Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files. Both of these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like http://www.shareware.cnet. com STEP 2: Make a DOS boot diskette. (See example: Windows 98 O.S.) Beware: Windows ME/2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette. (1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. Please leave the diskette "UN-write protected" type. Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)" and right click to select "Format (M)"

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(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it. Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly.

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

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STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program. (1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support".

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

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(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files.

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(4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location" and press "OK".

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

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

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STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk. (1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then, restart the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.
American Release:09/16/99 Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend 7VTX F1 Check System Health OK AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-900MHz Checking NVRAM... 262144KB

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Wait... Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune

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

(2) Once you enter the BIOS setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. Use the arrows to highlight the item "BIOS FEATURES SETUP".
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC: Quit !"#$ :Slc Ie eet tm INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT S AVING (hf)2:Cag Clr SitF hne oo F : O d Va u s 5 l le

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Time, Date , Hard Disk Type

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(3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item "1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy".
AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP (C)20 Aeia Mgted,Ic AlRgt Rsre 01 mrcn earns n. l ihs eevd 1tBo Dvc s ot eie 2nd Boot Device 3dBo Dvc r ot eie SMART frHr Dss ..... o ad ik BootUp Num-Lock Floppy Drive Seek Password Check : Fop lpy :IE0 D: CDROM :Dsbe iald :O n :Dsbe iald :Stp eu ESC: Quit F : Hl 1 ep !"#$: S l c I e eet tm P/D+-:Mdf UP// oiy

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(4) Press "ESC" to go back to previous screen. Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" then press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD

Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y DETECTION PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC: Quit !"#$ :Slc Ie eet tm SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT S AVING (hf)2:Cag Clr SitF hne oo F : O d Va u s 5 l le

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Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

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STEP 5: BIOS flashing. (1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you have to type "A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4" and then press "Enter". Starting Windows 98 Microsoft(R) Windows98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999 A:\> dir/w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D Directory of A:\ COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.EXE 3 file(s) 838,954 bytes 0 dir(s) 324,608 bytes free

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A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4 (2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start BIOS Flash Utility.

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(3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the procedure, or press [ESC] to quit. Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative.

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Are you sure to flash the BIOS? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?

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

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

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STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step resets everything after the flash. (1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system. The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.
American Release:09/16/99 Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend 7VTX F4 Check System Health OK AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-900MHz Checking NVRAM... 262144KB

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Wait... Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune

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

(2) Don't forget to press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up. Use the arrows to highlight the item "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" then press "Enter". System will ask "Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD

Load Setup Defaults? (Y/N)?N PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC: Quit !"#$ :Slc Ie eet tm SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT S AVING (hf)2:Cag Clr SitF hne oo F : O d Va u s 5 l le

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(3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD DETECTION

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Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC: Quit !"#$ :Slc Ie eet tm

SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT S AVING (hf)2:Cag Clr SitF hne oo F : O d Va u s 5 l le

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Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP

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

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Appendix D: Acronyms
Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ I/O IOAPIC ISA LAN Meaning 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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Acronyms LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS OEM PAC POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM SMP SMI USB VID

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

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Technical Support/RMA Sheet

Customer/Country: Contact Person: Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: 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. O.S./A.S.: Model name Size: Driver/Utility: Company: E-mail Add. : Phone No.:

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PCB revision:

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