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Introduction

EasyTuneIII
Page Index for BIOS Setup Technical Support /RMA Sheet Appendix

7ZXE Motherboard

Revision History
Revision 1.01 1.1 Revision Note Initial release of the 7ZXE motherboard users manual. Initial release of the 7ZXE motherboard users manual. Date Aug. 2001 Sep. 2001
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.
Sep.5, 2001 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Item Checklist

The 7ZXE motherboard Cable for IDE / floppy device Diskettes or CD (VUCD) for motherboard driver & utility 7ZXE users manual

Features Summary

Form Factor CPU Chipset 30.4 cm x 18.3 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM (K7) Socket A Processor FSB 200/266MHz, 256K/64K L2 cache on die Supports 600MHz ~ 1.5GHz and faster Apollo KT133A, consisting of: VT8363A Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC) VT82C686B PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)

ICS 94236AF

Clock Generator Memory
I/O Control Slots On-Board IDE

On-Board Peripherals

Hardware Monitor PS/2 Connector On-Board Sound BIOS Additional Features
3 168-pin DIMM sockets Supports PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM and VCM SDRAM Supports up to 1.5GB DRAM Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM VT82C686B 1 AGP slot supports 4X mode & AGP 2.0 compliant 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant Supports UDMA 33/ATA 66/ATA 100 IDE & ATAPI CD-ROM 2 IDE bus master (UDMA 33 / ATA 66 / ATA 100) IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes 1 parallel ports supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode 2 serial ports (COM A & COM B) 4 USB ports 1 IrDA connector for IR System voltage detect PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface AC97 CODEC Line In/Line Out/Mic In/F/CD In/Game Port Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM Support Wake-On-LAN Includes 2 fan power connectors Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection Support @BIOS and EasyTuneIII

7ZXE Motherboard Layout

7ZXE(Rev. 1.01) Motherboard Layout

USB_ON RAM_LED F_PANEL

PS/2 USB1

ATX POWER

PWR_FAN

STR_EN

GAME & AUDIO

CPU_FAN CD_IN

VT8363A IDE1 IDE2

USB2 SYS_FAN

DIMM2 DIMM1 DIMM3

CLK_JP

Clock Generator

VT82C 686B

FLOPPY

Socket A CPU

STR_LED

USB_ON

SYS_FAN USB2 F_PANEL

RAM_LED

Installation Guide

Red Line IDE 1 IDE 2

CD_IN: CD Audio Line In (Optional)
1 Pin No. Definition CD-L GND GND CD-R
WOL: Wake On LAN (Optional)
Pin No. Definition 1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal

IR: IR

1 Pin No. Definition 1 VCC (+5V) 2 NC 3 IR Data Input 4 GND 5 IR Data Output
Please note: Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device
STR_LED: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED
1 STR LED Connector External
Please note: Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 3.3V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when STR function is disabled by jumper and AC Power cord is disconnected.

SPDIF:SPDIF (Optional)

Pin No. Definition 1 VCC 2 SPDIF OUT 3 GND
Please note: 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 output function.
PWR_FAN: Power Fan (Optional)
1 Pin No. Definition 1 GND 2 +12V 3 NC
Panel And Jumper Definition
F_PANEL: 2x11 Pins Jumper
GN (Green Switch) GD (Green LED) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) SPK (Speaker Connector) RE (Reset Switch) P+PP(Power LED) PW (Soft Power Connector)
Open: Normal Operation Close: Entering Green Mode Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode() 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 Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode() Pin 3: LED cathode() Open: Normal Operation Close: Power On/Off
Please note, Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper according to the pin assignment above.
Panel and Jumper Definition
USB_ON: USB Device Wake up Selection

Normal (Default)

Enable
Pin No. 1-2 close 2-3 close

Definition USB Device Wakeup Enabled Normal (Default)
Please note: To use USB Dev Wakeup from S3~S5 function, set BIOS setting USB Dev Wake up from S3~S5 to ENABLED and enable jumpers STR_EN & USB_ON. *(Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP, then select USB Dev Wake up from S3~S5. Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and choose the SAVE & EXIT SETUP option.)

STR_EN: STR Enable

Disable (Default)
Pin No. 1-2 Close 2-3 Close
Definition STR Enable STR Disable(Default)

BAT1: 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 manufacturers instructions.

Performance List

The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)
CPU DRAM CACHE SIZE DISPLAY STORAGE O.S. DRIVER

Processor

AMD Athlon 1400MHz, AMD Duron 950MHz (128x1) MB RAM (PQI PC166 MP6828UMR-T6863 0205-A57) 384 KB included in Athlon GV-GF3000D Onboard IDE (Quantum AS30000AT 30GB) Windows 2000 + SP2 Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64k colors 75Hz. VUCD ver.1.8 AMD AthlonTM 1400MHz (266x5.25) 1400.04 266.67 3905/1907 7885/500/582 14.97 22.85 6.313 19.04 13.98 53.16 63.8 47.AMD Duron 950MHz (200x4.75) 950.03 200.01 2649/1296 5348/469/573 14.94 19.24 5.244 17.12 11.27 60.01 48.7 35.3 4501
/ 192 KB included in DuronTM
WCPUID 2.8 Clock Frequency Internal MHz External MHz SiSoft Sandra 20001 CPU/FPU Benchmark CPU Multi-Media Benchmark Drivers Benchmark Memory Benchmark SPECviewperf 6.12 Pro CDRS-03 MedMCAD-01 Light-04 DX-06 DRV-07CPU Awadvs-04 Winstone 2001 CC Winstone 2001 Business Winstore 2001 3D Mark 2001 1.0
If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to the detail on P.46

Block Diagram

AMD-K7
AGP 2X/4X System Bus 100/133MHz AGPCLK (66MHz)

CPUCLK (100/133MHz)

VT8363A

100/133MHz

3.3V SDRAM

HCLK (100/133MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

PCI Bus 33MHz

33MHz 14.318MHz 48MHz
AC97 CODEC LPT PS/2 Floppy Port Game Port 4 USB Ports

PCI (33MHz)

COM Ports ATA66/100 IDE Channels

B. Your SDRAM must be PC-100 compliant. Jumper STR_LED is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis. [Some chassis may not provide this feature.] The STR LED will be illuminated when your system is in STR sleep mode.
Q-Flash BIOS Utility Introduction
Q- Flash BIOS Utility Introduction
A. What's Q Flash BIOS Utility??
Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. B.
How to use Q-Flash BIOS Utility ?
a. BIOS CMOS setup Screen, Pressing <F8> immediately enters BIOS Flash Utility.
AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1.24f (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL -SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
Enter BIOS Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y ESC: Quit : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Fail-Safe Values F7: Optimized Values F8 : Flash Utility F10:Save & Exit
Time, Date , Hard Disk Type
b. AMI Q-Flash BIOS Utility AMI BIOS Flash Utility V1.02
Boot From. Main BIOS Main ROM Type SST 39SF020

Load BIOS from Floppy

Enter : Run

: Move

ESC : Reset

F10 : Power Off

c.In the A:drive, insert the BIOS diskette, then Press Enter to Run. d.Input BIOS file name in the text box. Press Enter.

Load XXX.XX

Where XXX.XX is name of the BIOS file.
AreLoadsure to COPY BIOS? you XXX.XX [Enter] to Continue Or [Esc] to abort.
Load BIOS Completed Pass !! !! COPY XXX.XX Please press any key to continue
Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.

@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 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 @BIOS--the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internet and 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.

Save & Exit Setup

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Wed Jan 17, 2001 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24 TYPE SIZE CYLS Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave : : : : Auto Auto Auto Auto Base Memory : 640 Kb Other Memory: 384 Kb Extended Memory: 127Mb Total Memory: 128Mb ESC : Exit : Select Item PU/PD/+/ : Modify (Shift)F2 : Color

PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 Floppy Drive B: Not Installed Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled Month: Jan Dec Day: Year : 1990 2099
Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup
The date format is <Week> <Month> <Day>, <Year>. Week Month Day Year The week, 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 maximum allowed in the month) The year, from 1990 through 2099
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.
Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave
The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are two types: auto type, and user definable type. User 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. CYLS. Number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

Floppy 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 360K, 5.25 in. 1.2M, 5.25 in. 720K, 3.5 in. 1.44M, 3.5 in. 2.88M, 3.5 in. No floppy drive installed 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enable). 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.
Boot Sector Virus Protection
If it is set to enable, the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive. The system will halt and the following error message will appear in the mean time. You can run anti-virus program to locate the problem. Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. (Default Value)

Disabled

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

Base Memory

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

Extended Memory

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

Other Memory

This refers to the memory located in the 640 K to 1024 K address space. This is memory that can be used for different applications. DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs. Most use for this area is Shadow RAM.

BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE-0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num-Lock On Floppy Drive Seek Enabled Password Check Setup
: Select Item ESC: Quit F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2:Color F6 : Load Fail-Safe F8:Flash Utility F7 : Load Optimized

Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup
1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device
Floppy ZIP A: / LS-120 CDROM SCSI NETWORK IDE-0~IDE-3 Disabled USB FDD ATAPI ZIP C: Boot Device by Floppy. Boot Device by ZIP A: / LS-120. Boot Device by CDROM. Boot Device by SCSI. Boot Device by NETWORK. Boot Device by IDE-0~IDE-3. Boot Device by Disabled. Boot Device by USB FDD. Boot Device by ATAPI ZIP C:.
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
Enabled Disabled Enable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. Disable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. (Default Value)

Boot Up Num-Lock

On Off Keypad is number keys. (Default Value) Keypad is arrow keys.

Floppy Drive Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 type is 40 tracks while 720 , 1.2 and 1.44 are all 80 tracks. Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720, 1.2 or 1.44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks. (Default Value) BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360.

Password Check

Setup Always Set Password Check to Setup. (Default Value) Set Password Check to Always.

Chipset Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved *********DRAM Timing*** SDRAM Command Drive Top Performance Disabled Memory Address Drive DRAM Frequency 100MHz CAS# Drive SDRAM CAS# Latency 3 RAS# Drive AGP Fast Write AGP Mode AGP Comp. Driving Manual AGP Comp. Driving AGP Aperture Size PCI Delay Transaction USB Controller USB Legacy Support USB Port 64/60 Emulation BIOS Flash Protection DRAM Drive Strength MD Bus Strength CAS Bus Strength Delay DRAM Read Latch Memory Data Drive Disabled 4X Auto DB 64MB Enabled All USB Port Disabled Disabled Auto Auto High High 1.0ns 8 mA

24 mA 24 mA 12 mA 24 mA

ESC: Quit : Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color F6 : Load Fail-Safe F8: Flash Utility F7 : Load Optimized
Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

Top Performance

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

DRAM Frequency

Auto 100MHz 133MHz Set DRAM Frequency to Auto. Set DRAM Frequency to 100MHz. (Default Value) Set DRAM Frequency to 133MHz.

SDRAM CAS# Latency

Auto For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module. For Slower SDRAM DIMM module. (Default Value) Detect SDRAM CAS# Latency by SPD.

AGP Fast Write

Enabled Disabled Enable this function only if the AGP Card support Fast Write Function. (Enable this function can increase AGP performance). Disable this function. (Default Value)

AGP Mode

4X 1X 2X Set AGP Mode to 4X. (Default Value) Set AGP Mode to 1X. Set AGP Mode to 2X.

AGP Comp. Driving

Auto Manual Set AGP Comp. Driving to Auto. (Default Value) Set AGP Comp. Driving to Manual.
If AGP Comp. Driving is Manual. Manual AGP Comp. Driving: 00~FF

AGP Aperture Size

4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB. Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB. Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB. Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB. Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB. (Default Value) Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB. Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB.

PCI Delay Transaction

Enabled Disabled Enable Delay Transaction. (Default Value) Disable Delay Transaction.

USB Controller

All USB Port USB Port 0&1 USB Port 2&3 Disabled Set USB Controller Function used all USB Port. (Default Value) Set USB Controller Function used USB Port 0&1. Set USB Controller Function used USB Port 2&3. USB Controller Function Disabled.

USB Legacy Support

Keyboard/FDD KB/Mouse/FDD Disabled Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Floppy. Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Mouse /Floppy. Disable USB Legacy Support Function. (Default Value)

USB Port 64/60 Emulation

Enabled To use USB mouse under Win NT environment, set USB Legacy Support to KB/Mouse/FDD and USB Port 64/60 Emulation to enabled. Disable this Function. (Default Value)

BIOS Flash Protection

This field lets you determine the states that flash BIOS Enabled Auto During POST, DMI/ESCD would not be updated. But flash tools can update BIOS always BIOS enables flash write access automatically when updating BIOS data/DMI/ESCD. (Default Value)

DRAM Drive Strength

Auto Manual Set DRAM Drive Strength Auto. (Default Value) Set DRAM Drive Strength Manual.
If DRAM Drive Strength is Manual, then you can adjust item below.

MD Bus Strength

High Low Set MD Bus Strength High. (Default Value) Set MD Bus Strength Low.

CAS Bus Strength

High Low Set CAS Bus Strength High. (Default Value) Set CAS Bus Strength Low.

Delay DRAM Read Latch

1.0ns 1.5ns 0.5ns No delay Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 1.0ns. (Default Value) Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 1.5ns. Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 0.5ns. Set DRAM Read Latch No delay.

Soft-off by Power Button

Instant-off Delay 4 sec The user press the power button once, he can turn off the system. (Default Value) Press power button 4 sec to Power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec.

System after AC Back

Memory Soft-Off Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state before AC-power off. When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in Off state. (Default Value) When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in On state.

Resume On Ring / LAN

Disabled Enabled Disable Resume On Ring / LAN. Enable Resume On Ring / LAN. (Default Value)

PME Event Wake Up

Disabled Enabled Disable PME Event Wake Up. Enable PME Event Wake Up. (Default Value)

Resume On RTC Alarm

You can set Resume On RTC Alarm item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system. Disabled Enabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. Every Day, 1~31 0~23 0~59 0~59
If the Resume On RTC Alarm is Enabled. RTC Alarm Date: RTC Alarm Hour: RTC Alarm Minute: RTC Alarm Second:

PNP/PCI Configurations

AMIBIOS SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved PnP OS Installed No Reset Configuration Data No VGA Boot from AGP Disabled PCI AGP Palette Snoop Auto PCI Slot 1/5 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority IRQ 3 PCI/PnP IRQ 4 PCI/PnP IRQ 5 PCI/PnP IRQ 7 PCI/PnP IRQ 9 PCI/PnP IRQ 10 PCI/PnP ESC: Quit : Select Item IRQ 11 PCI/PnP F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify IRQ 14 PCI/PnP F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color IRQ 15 PCI/PnP F6 : Load Fail-Safe F8 : Flash Utility F7 : Load Optimized
Figure 6: PNP/PCI Configuration

PnP OS Installed

Yes No Enable PNP OS Installed function. Disable PNP OS Installed function. (Default Value)

Reset Configuration Data

No Yes Disable this function. (Default Value) Clear PnP information in ESCD & update DMI data.

VGA Boot From

AGP PCI Primary Graphics Adapter From AGP. (Default Value) Primary Graphics Adapter From PCI.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24g ( C ) 1999 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 Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION
LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING
ESC : Quit : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values F6 : Fail-Safe Value F7: Load Optimized Value F8:FlashUtility F10: Save & Exit Load Optimized Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP
Figure 8: Load Optimized Defaults
Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values to configure the system to achieve maximum performance.

Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Enhance ATAPI Performance FM Port (388h-38Bh) Disabled Disabled OnBoard IDE Game Port(200h-207h) Enabled Both IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto OnBoard Serial Port A Auto Auto OnBoard Serial Port B Normal Serial PortB Mode N/A Duplex Mode Auto OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Parallel Port DMA Auto Parallel Port IRQ Auto AC97 Audio Auto OnBoard Legacy Audio Enabled Sound Blaster Disabled SB I/O Base Address 220h-22Fh ESC: Quit : Select Item SB IRQ Select 5 F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify SB DMA Select 1 F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2:Color MPU-401 Disabled F6 : Load Fail-Safe F8:Flash Utility MPU-401 I/O Address 330h-333h F7 : Load Optimized
Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals This items will be available when Serial PortB Mode is set to IrDA or ASK IR.
Enhance ATAPI Performance
If you wish to maximize the performance of your ATAPI devices , set Enhance ATAPI Performance as Enabled. Please note, enabling this function may cause your ATAPI devices become unstable. For power End-User use only. Disabled Enabled Disable Enhance ATAPI Performance. (Default Value) Enhance ATAPI Performance function.

OnBoard IDE

Disabled Both Primary Secondary Disable onboard IDE. Both Primary & Secondary IDE channel will be enabled. (Default Value) Only Primary IDE channel is enable. Only Secondary IDE channel is enable.

IDE1 Conductor Cable

Auto ATA66/100 ATA33 Will be automatically detected by BIOS (Default Value) Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA66/100) Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33).

IDE2 Conductor Cable

OnBoard Serial Port A
Auto 3F8/COM1 2F8/COM2 3E8/COM3 2E8/COM4 Disabled BIOS will automatically setup the port A address. (Default Value) Enable onboard Serial port A and address to 3F8. Enable onboard Serial port A and address to 2F8. Enable onboard Serial port A and address to 3E8. Enable onboard Serial port A and address to 2E8. Disable onboard Serial port A.

SB IRQ Select

IRQ 5 / 7 / 9 / 10. (Default Value: 5)

SB DMA Select

DMA 0 / 1 / 2/ 3. (Default Value: 1)

MPU-401

Enabled Disabled Enable MPU-401. Disable MPU-401. (Default Value)
Ps. When Force Feedback joystick is used, MPU-401 needs to be Enable.

MPU-401 I/O Address

330h-333h 300h-303h 310h-313h 320h-323h Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 330h-333h. (Default Value) Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 300h-303h. Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 310h-313h. Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 320h-323h.

FM Port (388h-38Bh)

Disabled Enabled Disable FM Port (388h-38Bh). (Default Value) Enable FM Port (388h-38Bh).

Game Port (200h-207h)

Disabled Enabled Disable Game Port (200h-207h). Enable Game Port (200h-207h). (Default Value)
Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup
AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved CPU Temperature 32C/89F System Temperature 32C/89F CPU Fan Speed 7123 RPM System Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1.6 V Vdd 3.3 V Vcc3 3.312 V +5.000V 5.030 V +12.000V 11.923 V
ESC: Quit : Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color F6 : Load Fail-Safe F8 :Flash Utility F7 : Load Optimized
Figure 10: Hardware Monitor

CPU Temperature (C / F)

Detect CPU Temperature automatically.
System Temperature (C / F)
Detect System Temperature automatically.

CPU Fan Speed

Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically.

System Fan Speed

Detect System Fan speed status automatically.
Current Voltage (V) Vcore / Vdd / Vcc3 / +5V / +12V
Detect systems voltage status automatically.
Set Supervisor / User Password
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Enter new supervisor password: LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode. Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD), your motherboard name and PCB version on the motherboard. 1. 2. 3. 4. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command format a:/s in command mode. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// www.gigabyte.com.tw , Select the BIOS file you need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette. Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver. Assuming that the floppy diskette driver is A, reboot the system by using the A: driver. At the A: > prompt, run the BIOS upgraded file by executing the Flash BIOS utility and the BIOS file with its appropriate extension. Example: (AMI tool) (Where 7ZXE.f1 is name of the BIOS file name) A:>flashxxx.exe 7ZXE.f1 Example: (Award tool) (Where 7ZXE.f1 is name of the BIOS file name) A:>Awdflash.exe 7ZXE.f1 5. Upon pressing the <Enter> key, a flash memory writer menu will appear on screen. Enter the new BIOS file name with its extension filename into the text box after file name to program. If you want to save the old BIOS file (perform as soon as system is operational, this is recommended), select Y to DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS, then type the old BIOS filename and the extension after filename to save: This option allows you to copy the contents of the flash memory chip onto a diskette, giving you a backup copy of the original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re-install it. Select N to DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS, if you dont want to save the old BIOS file. After the decision to save the old BIOS file or not is made, select Y to ARE YOU SURE TO PROGRAM when the next menu appear; wait until a message showing Power Off or Reset the system appears. Then turn off your system. Remove the diskette and restart your system. Hold down <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. You must select Load Setup BIOS Default to activate the new BIOS, then you may set other item from the main menu.

Appendix E: 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 LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS 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 Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz Musical Interface Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System To be continued