AMD WORKCENTRE 4118 User Manual

FCC Compliance Statement:

This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These

limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)

Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC.

Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A

LA Puent, CA 91744

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

hereby declares that the product

residential

installations.

This

equipment

Product Name: Mother Board

generates, uses, and can radiate radio

frequency energy, and if not installed and used

in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause interference to radio or

television equipment reception, which can be

Model Number: GA-7ZX

Conforms to the following specifications:

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

Class B Digital Device

Supplementary Information:

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

following two conditions:

and (2)

(1)

This device may not cause harmful

this device must accept any inference received, including

that may cause undesired operation.

Representative Person's Name:

Signature:

ERIC LU

Eric Lu

Date:

Sep. 30, 2000

determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

-Move the equipment away from the receiver

-Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for

additional suggestions

You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not

expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your

authority to operate such equipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to

the following two conditions 1) this device may not cause harmful interference

and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

7ZXR

AMD^TMAthlon AGP Motherboard

USER'S MANUAL

AMD^TMAthlon Socket A Processor Motherboard

REV. 1.0 Second Edition

R-10-02-001005

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

1) Revision History

Manual revision information

2) Item Checklist

Product item list

3) Features

Product information & specification

Instructions on setting up the motherboard

Product performance & block diagram

4) Hardware Setup

5) Performance & Block Diagram

6) Suspend to RAM & Dual BIOS

Instructions on STR installation & Dual

BIOS

7) Four Speaker & SPDIF

8) @BIOS & Easy Tune///^TM

9) Raid

Four Speaker & SPDIF introduction

Instructions on @BIOS & Easy Tune///^TM

Instructions on Raid

10) BIOS Setup

Instructions on setting up the BIOS

software

11) Appendix

General reference

Table Of Content

Revision History

P.1

P.2

P.3

P.5

P.6

Item Checklist

Summary of Features

7ZXR Motherboard Layout

Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper

Definition

Performance List

P.23

P.24

P.25

P.31

P.38

P.43

P.44

P.46

P.69

P.70

P.99

Block Diagram

Suspend to RAM Installation

Dual BIOS Introduction

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

@BIOS Introduction

Easy Tune///^TMIntroduction

Raid Introduction

Memory Installation

Page Index for BIOS Setup

Appendix

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Revision History

Revision Revision Note

Date

Sep.2000

1.0

Initial release of the 7ZXR motherboard user’s manual.

Second release of the 7ZXR motherboard user’s manual. Oct.2000

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.

Oct. 05, 2000 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C

Item Checklist

;

The 7ZXR motherboard

Cable for IDE / floppy device

Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility

7ZXR user’s manual

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Summary Of Features

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Form

CPU

Factor

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

AMD Athlon (K7) Socket A Processor

256K/64K L2 cache on die

Supports 500MHz ~ 1GHz

Chipset

Apollo KT133 ,consisting of:

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VT8363 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller(PAC)

VT82C686A PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral

Controller (PSIPC)

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Clock Generator

Memory

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100/102/104/106/108/110/112/133 MHz system bus speeds

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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

VT82C686A

1 AGP slot supports 4X mode & AGP 2.0 compliant

5 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

1 AMR(Audio Modem Riser) slot

1 ISA slot

IDE 1and IDE 2 Supports PIO mode 3, 4, UDMA 33 /

ATA 66 IDE & ATAPI CD-ROM

I/O Control

Slots

On-Board IDE

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IDE 3 and IDE 4 Compatible with Raid, Ultra ATA/100,

Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/33, EIDE

4 IDE bus master IDE ports for up to 8 ATAPI devices

1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M,

1.44M and 2.88M bytes

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On-Board

Peripherals

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1 parallel ports supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

2 serial ports (COM A and COM B)

4 USB ports

1 IrDA connector for IR

Hardware Monitor

CPU/System fan revolution detect

CPU/System temperature detect

System voltage detect

CPU overheat shutdown detect

To be continued…

Summary of Features

PS/2 Connector

On-Board Sound

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PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse

interface

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Creative CT5880 sound

AC’97 CODEC

Line In/Line Out/Mic In/AUX In/CD In/TEL/Game Port

/Four Speaker & SPDIF

On-Board Raid

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Support data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) .

Supports concurrent dual IDE controller operation.

Supports IDE bus master operation.

Displays status and error checking messages during

boot-up.

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Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds

Features LBA and Extended Interrupt13 drive

translation in controller onboard BIOS.

Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM

Support Dual BIOS

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BIOS

Additional Features

Support Wake-On-LAN (WOL)

Support Internal / External Modem Ring On

Support USB KB/MS Wake up from S3

Includes 3 fan power connectors

Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

Support STR (Suspend-To-RAM) function

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JP4

PS/2

Socket A CPU

JP6

JP8

LED1

JP7

VT8363

SW1

7ZXR

AGP 1

Clock

Generator

PCI1

JP19

PCI2

VT82C

686A

JP20

BAT1

PCI3

PCI4

JP3

J16

J13

J12

Creative

CT5880

PCI5

AMR

USB2

MAIN

BIOS

BACK Up

BIOS

JP16

JP17

JP9

JP18

J11

BZ1

ISA 1

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Page

Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition

CPU Speed Setup

P.7

Connectors

P.8

ATX Power

P.8

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

Floppy Port

P.8

P.9

Game & Audio Port

P.9

IDE 1/IDE2 (Primary/Secondary), IDE3/IDE4(Promise Raid/ATA100) Port

J2 (System Fan)

J3 (CPU Fan)

J4 (IR)

J12 (Wake On LAN)

J13 (Ring Power On)

J15 (AUX_IN)

J16 (TEL)

J18 (CD Audio Line In)

P.10

P.11

P.12

P.13

P.14

P.15

P.16

P.17

P.18

P.19

P.20

P.21

P.22

JP6 (Power Fan)

JP8 / LED1 (STR LED Connector & DIMM LED)

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

USB 1 Connector

USB 2 Connector

Panel and Jumper Definition

BAT1 (Battery)

J11 (2x11 Pins Jumper)

JP3 (Clear CMOS Function)[Optional]

JP4 (Rear USB Device Wake Up Selection)

JP7 (STR Function Enabled)

JP9 (Onboard Sound Function Selection)

JP10 (BIOS Write Protection)[Optional]

JP11 (Front USB Device Wake Up Selection)

JP16/JP17/JP18 (AMR Select)

JP19 (Onboard Promise select) [Optional]

JP20 (Raid/ATA100 Select) [Optional]

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CPU Speed Setup

The system bus speed is selectable at 100~133MHz. The user can select the system bus speed

SW1

by DIP switch

Set System Bus Speed

ICW W230H

. You can follow the below reference.

zIf your clock generator (in Motherboard) is

SW1: (ICW W230H)

O : ON, X : OFF

FSB

W230H

100

102

104

106

108

110

112

133

Ë The FSB Speed of the VIA KT133 is 100MHz.

AMD CPU Heat Sink Installation:

Beware: Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your

system.

The poor contact will cause over heat, and might cause damage to your

processor.

Connectors

ATX Power

Pin No.

3,5,7,13,

15-17

1,2,11

4,6,19,20

Definition

GND

10 20

3.3V

VCC

+12V

-12V

-5V

Power Good

5V SB stand by+5V

PS-ON(Soft On/Off)

COM A / COM B / LPT Port

LPT Port

COM A

COM B

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Floppy Port

Red Line

FDD1

Game & Audio Port

Game

Port

MIC In

Line In

Line Out 1

Line Out 1: Line Out or SPDIF (The SPDIF output is

capable of providing digital audio to external speakers

or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital

decoder). To enable SPDIF, simply insert SPDIF

connector into Line Out1. Line Out1 will become

SPDIF Out automatically. (see page 35 for more

information).

To enable Four Speaker (for Creative 5880 audio

only), simply follow instructions on page 33 and Line In

will become Line Out2 to support second pair of stereo

speakers.

Connectors

IDE1,IDE2 (Primary/Secondary),IDE3/IDE4(Raid/ATA100) Port

Red Line

IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 IDE 4

J2 : System Fan

Pin No. Definition

Control

+12V

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J3 : CPU Fan

Pin No. Definition

Control

+12V

SENSE

J4 : IR

Pin No.

Definition

VCC (+5V)

IR Data Input

GND

IR Data Output

Connectors

J12 : Wake On LAN

Pin No. Definition

+5V SB

GND

Signal

J13 : Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)

Pin No. Definition

Signal

GND

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J15 : AUX_IN

Pin No. Definition

AUX-L

GND

AUX-R

J16 TEL : The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector

Pin No. Definition

Signal-In

GND

Signal-Out

Connectors

J18 : CD Audio Line In

Pin No. Definition

CD-L

GND

CD-R

JP6 : Power Fan

Pin No. Definition

Control

+12V

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JP8 / LED1: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED

STR LED Connector External.

DIMM LED

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

PS/2

Mouse/Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse

Pin No. Definition

Data

GND

VCC(+5V)

Clock

PS/2 Keyboard

Connectors

USB 1 Connector

Pin No. Definition

1 2 3

USB V0

USB D0-

USB D0+

GND

USB V1

USB D1-

USB D1+

GND

5 6 7

USB 2 Connector

Pin No. Definition

+5V

GND

USB D2-

USB D2+

USB D3+

USB D3-

GND

+5V

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Panel And Jumper Definition

BAT1: Battery

Danger of explosion if battery

is incorrectly replaced.

)

Replace only with the same or

equivalent type recommended

by the manufacturer.

)

Dispose of used batteries

according to the manufacturer’s

instructions.

)

J11: 2x11 Pins Jumper

S P K

P−P−P+

Panel and Jumper Definition

GN (Green Switch)

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Entering Green Mode

GD (Green LED)

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

−

Pin 2: LED cathode( )

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED)

SPK (Speaker Connector)

−

Pin 2: LED cathode( )

Pin 1: VCC(+)

Pin 2- Pin 3: NC

−

Pin 4: Data( )

RE (Reset Switch)

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Reset Hardware System

Pin 1: LED anode(+)

− −

P+P P (Power LED)

−

Pin 2: LED cathode( )

Pin 3: LED cathode( )

Open: Normal Operation

Close: Power On/Off

PW (Soft Power Connector)

JP3 : Clear CMOS Function (Optional)

Pin No.

Definition

1-2 close Normal (Default)

2-3 close

Clear CMOS

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JP4: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector USB1)

Pin No.

Definition

1-2 Close Normal (Default)

2-3 Close USB Device Wake up

(If you want to use "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5"

function, you have to set the BIOS setting "USB Dev

Wakeup From S3-S5" enabled, and the jumper "JP4"

enabled).

*(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 Wakeup From S3-S5: Enabled".

Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and

choose the "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" option.)

USB1

JP7 : STR Function Enabled

Pin No.

Open

Definition

Normal (Default)

STR Enabled

Panel and Jumper Definition

JP9 : Onboard Sound Function Selection

JP9

Pin No.

Definition

1-2 close Onboard Sound

Enable (Default)

2-3 close Onboard Sound

Disable

JP10 : BIOS Write Protection (Optional)

Pin No.

Definition

Write Protect Enable

Write Protect Disable

(Default)

OFF

0Please Set Jumper JP10 to ”Open” to enabled

BIOS Write Function when you update new BIOS

or new device

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JP11 : Front USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Port USB2)

USB2

Pin No.

1-2 close Normal (Default)

Enabled Front USB Device

Definition

2-3 close

Wake up

(If you want to use "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5"

function, you have to set the BIOS setting "USB Dev

Wakeup From S3-S5" enabled, and the jumper "JP11"

enabled).

*(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 Wakeup From S3-S5: Enabled".

Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and

choose the "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" option.)

JP16 /JP17/JP18: AMR (Primary or Secondary) Select

(AMR Audio Modem Riser)

JP17

JP16

JP18

JP16

OFF

JP17

1-2

3-4

JP18

1-2

3-4

Onboard AC97

AMR (Primary)

(Default)

Onboard AC97+MR ON

(Secondary)

1-2

3-4

1-2

Panel and Jumper Definition

JP19 : Onboard Promise Selection (Optional)

Pin No.

Definition

1-2 close

IDE Raid disabled

(Promise chipset disabled)

2-3 close IDE Raid enabled(Default)

(Promise chipset enabled)

JP20 : Raid/ATA100 Selection (Optional)

Pin No.

1-2 close

Definition

Raid Function

2-3 close ATA 100 Function

(Default)

(If you want to use "Raid Function”, your IDE3

or IDE4 must be connected with Hard Driver.

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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

AMD Thunderbird^TM950MHz, AMD Duron^TM700MHz

(256x1) MB SDRAM (HYUNDAI HYM71V733201)

• DRAM

• CACHE SIZE

128 KB included in Thunderbird

64 KB included in Duron

• DISPLAY

• STORAGE

• O.S.

GA-GF2560

Onboard IDE (Quantum KA13600AT)

Windows NT^TM4.0 SPK6a

Display Driver at 1024 x 768 65536 colors 75Hz.

TUCD 1.5 Beta3

• DRIVER

Thunderbird^TM

950MHz (100x9.5)

AMD Duron^TM

700MHz (100x7)

AMD

Processor

Winbench99

CPU mark 99

86.5

5210

5410

13600

481

61.5

3840

5440

13200

352

FPU Winmark 99

Business Disk Winmark 99

Hi-End Disk Winmark 99

Business Graphics Winmark 99

Hi-End Graphics Winmark 99

Winstone99

985

676

Business Winstone 99

47.3

50.8

40.3

41.6

Hi-End Winstone 99

0 If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to details on P.79

Block Diagram

CPUCLK (100MHz)

AMD-K7^TM

AGP

2X/4X

System Bus 100MHz

AGPCLK (66MHz)

VT8363

3.3V SDRAM

HCLK (100MHz)

100/133MHz

AGPCLK (66MHz)

33MHz

14.318MHz

PCI Bus 33MHz

CT5880

48MHz

Promise

VT82C

686A

PDC20265

66MHz

Option

ATA66 IDE

Channels

AMR

COM Ports

4 USB Ports

AC97

CODEC

LPT

Port

Game

Port

Floppy

PS/2

5 PCI

Raid /ATA 100

IDE Port

AMR

PCI (33MHz)

Channels

ISA

AGPCLK (66MHz)

HCLK (100MHz)

PCI (33MHz)

48MHz

ICW

W230H

AGPCLK (66MHz)

CPUCLK (100MHz)

14.318MHz

33MHz

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Suspend To RAM Installation

A.1 Introduce STR function:

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Windows 98 ACPI sleep mode function. When recovering from

STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able, to retrieve the last “state” of the system before it

went to sleep and recover to that state in just a few seconds. The “state” is stored in memory

(RAM) before the system goes to sleep. During STR sleep mode, the system uses only

enough energy to maintain critical information and system functions, primarily the system

state and the ability to recognize various “wake up” triggers or signals, respectively.

A.2 STR function Installation

Please use the following steps to complete the STR function installation.

Step-By-Step Setup

Step 1:

To utilize the STR function, the system must be in Windows 98 ACPI mode.

Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy.

Setup with Windows 98 CD:

Insert the Windows 98 CD into your CD-ROM drive, select Start, and then Run.

“D:\setup /p j”

Type (without quotes)

in the window provided. Hit the enter key or click

OK.『In Windows 98 second edition version, all the bios version dated 12/01/99 or later

are ACPI compatible. Just type" D:\Setup", the operating system will be installed as

ACPI mode.』

After setup completes, remove the CD, and reboot your system

(This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:).

Suspend to RAM Installation

Step 2:

(If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP7 Closed.)

Pin No.

Open

Definition

Normal (Default)

STR Enabled

Step 3:

Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter

“POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”,

. Remember to save the settings by pressing "ESC" and choose the

option.

“

ACPI Sleep

“SAVE

BIOS Setup. Select the item

then select

: S3 / STR”

Type

& EXIT SETUP”

Congratulation! You have completed the installation and now can use the STR function.

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A.3 How to put your system into STR mode?

There are two ways to accomplish this:

Choose the “Stand by” item in the “Shut Down Windows” area.

A. Press the “Start” button and then select “Shut Down”

B. Choose the “Stand by” item and press “OK”

Suspend to RAM Installation

Define the system ”power on” button to initiate STR sleep mode:

A. Double click “My Computer” and then “Control Panel”

B. Double click the “ Power Management” item.

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C. Select the “Advanced” tab and “Standby” mode in Power Buttons.

Step 4:

Restart your computer to complete setup.

Now when you want to enter STR sleep mode, just momentarily press the “Power on”

button.

A.4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode?

There are five ways to “wake up” the system:

1. Press the “Power On” button.

2. Use the “Resume by Alarm” function.

3. Use the “Modem Ring On” function.

4. Use the “Wake On LAN” function.

5. Use the “USB Device Wake Up” function.

Suspend to RAM Installation

A.5 Notices :

In order for STR to function properly, several hardware and software requirements must

be satisfied:

A. Your ATX power supply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specification (provide more

than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current).

B. Your SDRAM must be PC-100 compliant.

2. Jumper JP8 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.

STR LED Connector External.

DIMM LED

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Dual BIOS Introduction

A. What is Dual BIOS Technology?

Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the

Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system

works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can

take over while the system is powered on. This means that your PC will still be able to run

stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS.

B. How to use Dual BIOS?

a. Boot Screen

American

Release:06/12/2000

xxx xxx

Check System Health OK,

AMD-Athlon(tm)-650MHz (100x6.5)

Check NVRAM…

Wait…

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit

Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility

( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,

62-0612-001199-00101111-071595-KT133-7ZX001-F

Dual BIOS Introduction

b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility

Boot From……………………….. Main BIOS

Main ROM Type………………… SST 39SF020

Backup ROM Type……………… SST 39SF020

Wide Range Protection Disable

Boot From Main BIOS

Auto Recovery Enable

Halt On Error Disable

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Load Default Settings

Save Settings to CMOS

PgDn/PgUp:Modify

↑↓:Move

ESC:Reset

F10:Power Off

c. Dual BIOS Item explanation:

BIOS will auto detect:

Boot From

: Main BIOS

Main ROM Type

: SST 39SF020

Backup ROM Type

: SST 39SF020

Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable

Status 1:

If any failure (ex. Update ESCD failure, checksum error or reset…) occurs in the Main

BIOS , just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on, and that

the Wide Range Protection is set to “Enable”, the PC will boot from Backup BIOS

automatically.

Status 2:

If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,..) emits

signals to request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the

boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS.

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Boot From : Main BIOS (Default), Backup BIOS

Status 1:

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

Auto Recovery : Enabled(Default), Disabled

When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS

will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure.

(In the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting, if ACPI Suspend Type is set to

Suspend to RAM, the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically.)

“Del”

(If you want to enter the BIOS setting, please press

key when the boot screen appears.)

Halt On Error : Disable(Default), Enable

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

PROTECTION error and Halt On BIOS Defects set to Enable, the PC will show messages

on the boot screen, and the system will pause and wait for the user’s instruction.

Disable

If Auto Recovery:

, it will show <or the other key to continue.>

Enable

, it will show <or the other key to Auto Recover.>

Copy Main ROM Data to Backup

Backup message:

Are you sure to copy BIOS?

[Enter] to continue or [Esc] to abort …

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

Backup BIOS. Or the means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could

automatically recover the Main BIOS.

(This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can’t be changed by user.)

Dual BIOS Introduction

DualBIOS^TMTechnology FAQ

GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your

system BIOS. This newness “Value-added” feature, in a long of innovations from GIGABYTE,

is available on GA-7ZXR motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate

this innovation.

What’s DualBIOS^TM

On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips. For

simplicity we’ll call one your “Main BIOS” and the other we’ll call your “Backup” BIOS (your “hot

spare”). If your Main BIOS fails, the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your

next system boot. Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time! Whether the

problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS

chip, the result is the same - the Backup BIOS backs you up, almost automatically.

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I. Q: What is DualBIOS^TMtechnology?

Answer:

DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga-Byte Technology. The concept of this

technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. DualBIOS^TMtechnology

simply means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a

main BIOS, and the other is a backup BIOS. The mainboard will operate normally with the main

BIOS, however, if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons, the backup BIOS

will be automatically used when the system powered-On. Your PC will operate as before the

main BIOS was damaged, and is completely transparent to the user.

II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS^TMtechnology?

Answer:

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

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

1. New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS. They

may corrupt your BIOS code, causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally.

2. BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss/surge occurs, or if a user resets the system, or

if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade.

3. If a user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file, then the system

may not be able to boot correctly. This may cause the PC system hang in operation or

during boot.

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

utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS, and is updated regularly. If a user changes peripherals

often, there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM.

With Giga-Byte Technology’s patented DualBIOS^TMtechnology you can reduce the possibility of

hangs during system boot up, and/or loss BIOS data due to above reasons. This new

technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS

failures.

Dual BIOS Introduction

III. Q: How does DualBIOS^TMtechnology work?

Answer:

1. DualBIOS^TMtechnology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It

protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP

detection/assignment.

2. DualBIOS^TMprovides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during

boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible. In

the DualBIOS^TMutility, the "Auto Recovery" option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS

or backup BIOS is corrupted, the DualBIOS^TMtechnology will use the good BIOS and correct

the wrong BIOS automatically.

3. DualBIOS^TMprovides manual recovery for the BIOS. DualBIOS^TMtechnology contains a

built-in flash utility, which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and/or visa versa.

There is no need for an OS-dependent flash utility program.

4. DualBIOS^TMcontains a one-way flash utility. The built-in one-way flash utility will ensure that

the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct

BIOS (main vs. backup) will be flashed. This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed.

IV. Q: Who Needs DualBIOS^TMtechnology?

Answer:

1. Every user should have DualBIOS^TMtechnology due to the advancement of computer

viruses.

Everyday, there are new BIOS-type viruses discovered that will destroy your system BIOS.

Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of

virus intrusion. The DualBIOS^TMtechnology will provide a state-of-the-art solution to protect

your PC:

Case I.) Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS. With a

conventional single system BIOS PC, the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs.

Case II.) If the "Auto Recovery" option is enabled in the DualBIOS^TMutility, and if a virus

corrupts your system BIOS, the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and

correct the main BIOS.

Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOS^TMutility

may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS.

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2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS^TMdetects that the main BIOS is corrupt, the

backup BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the

main and backup BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS^TMtechnology examines the

checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your

BIOS operates properly.

3. Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard. The

benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs.

4. Flexibility for high-end desktop PCs and workstation/servers. In the

DualBIOS^TMutility,

the option can be set, "Halt On When BIOS Defects," to be enabled to halt your system with a

warning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted. Most workstation/servers require

constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted. In this situation, the "Halt

On When BIOS Defects" message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during normal

booting. Another advantage you gain from Giga-Byte’s DualBIOS^TMtechnology is the ability

to upgrade from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is

need.

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

Four Speaker Introduction

A. What is Four Speaker?

The Creative CT5880 audio chip can support up to 4 speaker output. If you select “Four

speaker out”, Line In will be reconfigured as another line out to support a second pair of

speakers.

B. How to use Four Speaker?

a. Press the audio icon and then select “Configuration 3D Audio”

b. Two speaker (Default)

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c. Click “Four speaker” item.

C. Four Speaker Application

The four speaker function will only support in application software that use Microsoft DirectX

and Creative EAX. For example, the game titles, software DVD player and MP3 player. Those

software support Microsoft DirectX, so they can support four speaker output.

Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction

SPDIF Introduction

What is SPDIF?

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

AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder.

How to use SPDIF?

a. Press your mouse right button in “My Computer” and then select the “Properties” item.

b. Click “Device Manager” item.

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c. Press “Sound, video and game controllers” item and then select the “Creative Sound

Blaster PCI128” item.

d. Press “Settings” item and then select the “Output Mode” item.

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e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be reconfigured to SPDIF Out.

※Note, The motherboard doesn’t support “Autosense”.

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@ BIOS Introduction

Gigabyte announces @ BIOS

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or

like many other people, you just know what

BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it?

Because you think updating newest BIOS is

unnecessary and actually you don’t know how

to update it.

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

a lot of time to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download

different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode.

Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS. The above process is not a

interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in

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

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

to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it

comes! Now Gigabyte announces @BIOS--the first Windows BIOS live update utility.

This is a smart BIOS update software. It could help you to download the BIOS from

internet and update it. Not like the other BIOS update software, it’s a Windows utility.

With the help of “@BIOS’, BIOS updating is no more than a click.

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

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

model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from

the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically. There are several different choices; you

could use “Internet Update” to download and update your BIOS directly. Or you may

want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose “Save Current BIOS” to save

it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS

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

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

milestone in mainboard industries.

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

buy a Gigabyte’s motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached

driver CD. But please remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a

internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte @BIOS.

Easy Tune///^TMIntroduction

Easy Tune ^TMIntroduction

III

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”, what’s 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 it’s quite a

risk because the safety and stability of an “overdrive“ system is unknown.

Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility

EasyTuneIII--announced 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 it’s a Gigabyte’s

product*, EasyTuneIII helps to perform the best of system.

Besides, different from other traditional over-clocking methods, EasyTuneIII

doesn’t 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 system’s limitation, the biggest lost is only to restart the computer

again and the side effect is then well controlled. Moreover, if one well-performed

system speed 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.

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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.

Raid Introduction

What is Raid?

This motherboard implements two different types of RAID levels as follows:

RAID 0 (stripe)

For capacity --

The motherboard array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array times

however many HDDs are in the array. Any larger HDDs will simply be truncated. The

truncated space on the bigger HDDs will then be unusable.

For sustained data transfers --

A RAID 0 array consisting of two HDDs will transfer at about

twice the speed of the slowest HDD in the array. A RAID 0 array consisting of four HDDs will

transfer at about three times the speed of the slowest HDD in the array.

RAID 1 (mirror)

For capacity –

This Motherboard array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array. The

larger HDD will simply be truncated. The truncated space on the bigger HDD will then be

unusable.

For sustained data transfers --

This motherboard array will write data at the rate of the slowest

HDD in the array. This motherboard array will read data at twice the rate of the slowest HDD

in the array.

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About RAID Levels

Striping (RAID 0)

Reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. When any disk member

fails, it affects the entire array. Performance is better than a single drive since the workload is

balanced between the array members. This array type is for high performance systems.

Identical drives are recommended for performance as well as data storage efficiency. The disk

array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the smallest member

capacity. For example, one 1GB and 1 drives will form a 2GB (2 x 1GB) disk array.

Stripe Size -

a value can be set from 1KB to 1024KB sector size. The size can directly affect

performance. In the FastBuild BIOS, the “Desktop” default is 8KB while “Server” and “A/V

Editing” are 64KB.

Raid Introduction

Mirroring (RAID 1)

Writes duplicate data on to a pair of drives while reads are performed in parallel. ATA RAID 1 is

fault tolerant because each drive of a mirrored pair is installed on separate IDE channels. If one

of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure (e.g. spindle failure) or does not respond, the

remaining drive will continue to function. This is called Fault Tolerance. If one drive has a

physical sector error, the mirrored drive will continue to function.

RAID 1 (Mirroring)

On the next reboot, the FastBuild utility will display an error in the array and recommend to

replace the failed drive. Users may choose to continue using their PC, however Promise

recommends replacing the failed drive as soon as possible. See Chapter 4 for a functional

description.

Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is half the total drive capacity. For example,

two 1GB drives that have a combined capacity of 2GB would have 1GB of usable storage. With

drives of different capacities, there may be unused capacity on the larger drive.

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Creating Your Disk Array

You will now use the FastBuild BIOS utility to create your array using the attached drives. There

are three different scenarios in creating this array. You can create an array for performance, you

can create a Security array using new hard drives (recommended), or you can create a Security

array using an existing hard drive and a new hard drive.

WARNING: If creating a Security array using an existing hard drive, backup

any necessary data. Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in

data loss.

1. Boot your system. If this is the first time you have booted with raid, the FastBuild BIOS will

display the following screen.

FastTrak100 (tm) ”Lite” BIOS Version 1.xx (Build xxxx)

No array defined . . .

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility

Or press <ESC> key to continue booting the system.

2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to display the FastBuild (tm) Utility Main Menu

3. Press “1” to display the Auto Setup Menu below. This is the fastest and easiest method to

creating your first array.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for:

Performance

Typical Application usage: A/V Editing

[ Auto Setup Configuration ]

Mode.................................................Stripe

Spare Driver………………………………..0

Drives used in Array.................................2

Array Disk Capacity..........................16126

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [←, →, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit

[Ctrl-Y] Save

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Creating an Array for Performance

NOTE: This motherboard allows users to create striped arrays with 1, 2 drives.

To create an array for best performance, follow these steps:

Optimize Array for

1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Performance” under the

section.

section The

Typical Application usage

2. Select how you will use your PC most under the

choices are A/V Editing, Server, and Desktop (the default).

3. Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save and create the array.

4. Reboot your system.

5. Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were

a new single hard drive.

Raid Manual of the TUCD

6. Proceed to Installing Drivers section of the manual (see

Creating a Security Array With New Drives

NOTE: This motherborad permit only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto

Setup.

To create an array for data protection using new hard drives, follow these steps:

Optimize Array for

1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Security” under the

2. Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection.

3. The window below will appear.

section.

Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No)

Y - Create and Duplicate

N - Create Only

4. Press “N” for the Create Only option.

5. A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been

created. Press any key to reboot the system

Array has been created.

6. Proceed with normal FDISK and format procedures as if you had just installed a new hard

drive.

Installing Driver

) to install your operating system.

7. Once the arrayed drives have been formatted, proceed to the

Raid Manual of the TUCD

chapter

(see

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Creating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive

NOTE: This motherboard permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto

Setup.

You would use this method if you wish to use a drive that already contains data and/or is the

bootable system drive in your system. You will need another drive of identical or larger storage

capacity.

WARNING: Backup any necessary data before proceeding. Failure to follow

this accepted PC practice could result in data loss.

WARNING: If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the

Windows NT 4.x or Windows 2000 operating system as part of a bootable

Mirrored (RAID 1) array on your system, do NOT connect the hard drive to the

motherboard controller yet. You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver

software first (see Raid Manual of the TUCD) to this drive while it is still attached to your

existing hard drive controller. For all other Operating Systems, proceed here.

Follow these steps:

Optimize Array for

1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Security” under the

section.

2. Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection. The window below will appear.

Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No)

Y - Create and Duplicate

N - Create Only

3. Press “Y” for the Create and Duplicate option. The window below will appear asking you to

select the Source drive to use. FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the

Target drive.

Source Disk

Channel:ID

Drive Model

Capacity (MB)

Target Disk

Drive Model

Capacity (MB)

[Please Select A Source Disk]

Drive Model

Capacity (MB)

1 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A

2 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A

8063

[↑] Up [↓]

[ESC] Exit

[Ctrl-Y] Save

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4. Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied.

5. Press [Ctrl-Y] keys to Save selection and start duplication. The following progress screen

will appear.

Start to duplicate the image . . .

Do you want to continue? (Yes/No)

Y – Continue N - Abort

6. Select “Y” to continue. If you choose “N” , you will be returned to step 1.

7. Once complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has

been created. Press any key to reboot the system

Array has been created.

Installing Driver

Raid Manual of the TUCD

chapter (see ) to install the

8. Proceed to the

Raid driver and/or operating system.

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Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility

The FastBuild Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and manage the

drive array on the motherboard. For purposes of this manual, it is assumed you have already

created an array in the previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array or view

other options.

Viewing BIOS Screen

When you boot your system with the Raid function and drives installed, the FastBuild BIOS will

detect the drives attached and show the following screen.

FastTrak100 (tm)”Lite” BIOS Version 1.xx (Build xx)

Scanning IDE drives . . . . .

If an array exists already, the BIOS will display the following screen showing the board RAID

BIOS version and status of the array.

FastTrak100 (tm) “Lite”BIOS Version 1.xx (Build xxxx)

MODE SIZE

1*2 Mirror

TRACK-MAPPING

STATUS

1 *

16126M 611/128/32

Functional

Press <Ctrl-F> to enter FastBuild (tm) Utility....

The array status consists of three possible conditions: Functional, Critical, Offline.

Functional

- The array is operational.

Critical

- A mirrored array contains a drive that has failed or disconnected. The remaining

drive member in the array is functional. However, the array has temporarily lost its ability to

provide fault tolerance. The user should identify the failed drive through the FastBuild Setup

utility, and then replace the problem drive.

Offline

- A striped array has 1 drive that has failed or been disconnected. When the array

condition is “offline,” the user must replace the failed drive(s), then restore data from a backup

source.

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Navigating the FastBuild™ Setup Menu

When using the menus, these are some of the basic navigation tips: Arrow keys highlights

through choices; [Space] bar key allows to cycle through options;

[Enter] key selects an option; [ESC] key is used to abort or exit the current menu.

Using the Main Menu

This is the first option screen when entering the FastBuild Setup.

[ Main Menu ]

Auto Setup.......................................................[ 1 ]

View Drive Assignments...................................[ 2 ]

View Array .......................................................[ 3 ]

Delete Array.....................................................[ 4 ]

Rebuild Array ...................................................[ 5 ]

Controller Configuration ...................................[ 6 ]

[ Keys Available ]

Press 1...6 to Select Option

[ESC] Exit

To create a new array automatically, follow the steps under “Creating Arrays Automatically” on

page 55. Promise recommends this option for most users.

To view drives assigned to arrays, see “Viewing Drive Assignments” on page 57.

To delete an array (but not delete the data contained on the array), select “Deleting An Array” on

page 64.

To rebuild a mirrored array, see “Rebuilding an Array” on page 66.

To view controller settings, see “Viewing Controller Configuration” on page 68.

NOTE: After configuring an array using FastBuild, you should FDISK and

format the arrayed drive(s) if you are using new, blank drives. Depending on

the type of array you are using.

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Creating Arrays Automatically

The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array. It

will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating. After making all

selections, use Ctrl-Y to Save selections. FastBuild will automatically build the array.

[Auto Setup Options Menu]

Optimize Array for:

Performance

Typical Application usage: A/V Editing

[ Auto Setup Configuration ]

Mode.................................................Stripe

Spare Drive Count....................................0

Drives used in Array.................................2

Array Disk Capacity..........................16126

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down

[←, →, Space] Change Option

[ESC] Exit

[Ctrl-Y] Save

Optimize Array For

Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1) under the “Optimize Array

for” setting.

Performance (RAID 0 Striping)

Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives

times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.

NOTE: This motherboard permits striped arrays using 1, 2 drive attached in Auto Setup

mode.

Security (RAID 1 Mirroring)

Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array for data security.

NOTE: Under the Security setting, This motherboard permits two drives to be used for a

single Mirrored array only.

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Defining Typical Application Usage

Allows the user to choose the type of PC usage that will be performed in order to optimize

how This motherboard handles data blocks to enhance performance. Your choice will determine

the block size used. You may choose from: A/V Editing (for audio/video applications, or any

similar application that requires large file transfers), Server (for numerous small file transfers), or

Desktop (a combination of large and small file sizes).

Using a “Hot” Spare Drive

If a third drive is attached as a “Slave” and is not assigned to a mirrored two-drive disk array

(one optimized for “Security”), it will be recognized as a Spare Drive. Such a drive is immediately

used as a “standby” replacement. It is automatically added to an array once a disk member of

the array has been detected as “failed.” To restore fault tolerance as quickly as possible, This

motherboard begins to perform an automatic data rebuild on the “spare” drive in the background

without the need to restart the system. At a later time, the failed drive can be physically removed

from the system and an extra drive added in its place to function as the “spare” drive.

Creating Multiple Disk Arrays

1. If you plan to create multiple arrays, attach only the drives necessary to create the first disk

array and complete the <1> Auto Setup.

2. Install the additional drives needed for the second array and again use the <1> Auto

Setup.

NOTE: If you wish to customize the settings of individual disk arrays (such as block size), you

must manually create disk arrays with the Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu.

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Viewing Drive Assignments

The View Drive Assignments <2> option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned

to a disk arrays or are unassigned.

Under the “Assignment” column, drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as

“Free” if unassigned. Such “Free” drives can be used for a future array. Unassigned drives are

not accessible by the OS. The menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to

speed used by each drive (U5 refers to 100MB/sec transfers, U4 refers to 66MB/sec transfers,

etc...)

[ View Drive Assignments ]

Channel:ID Drive Model

Capacity(MB)

Assignment

Array 1

Free

Mode

1 : Master

1 : Slave

2 : Master

QUANTUMCR8.4A

8063

Array 1

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit

Mode (U=UDMA, P=PIO, D=DMA)

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Manually Creating an Array

The Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually

defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to this

motherboard. Users will commonly create one or two drive arrays with the motherboard, though

the motherboard will support a maximum of four arrays¹.

NOTE: For most installations, We recommends the <1> Auto Setup for easy disk array creation.

[Define Array Menu]

Array No

Array 1

Array 2

Array 3

Array 4

RAID Mode

Stripe

——

Total Drv

——

Capacity(MB)

16126

——

Status

Functional

——

[ Keys Available ]

Note: * — Bootable Array

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit

[Enter] Select

[Space] Change Boot Drive

1. To manually create an array from the Define Array Menu, use the arrow keys to highlight

the array number you wish to define, and press [Enter] to select.

2. The Define Array Definition Menu will next appear that allows drive assignments to the disk

array (see next page).

A user may use a single drive in either striping mode with system. In this rare scenario,

the motherboard will create an individual array ID but will offer conventional controller

performance, depending on the drive type. At a later time, a second drive can be added to

the array and the array re-created to support RAID 1 mirroring.

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Selecting Array Type

1. Under the Definition section of this menu, highlight the Array # for which you want to

assign a RAID level.

2. Use the [Space] key to cycle through two array types: Performance (RAID 0 Striping),

Security (RAID 1 Mirroring).

[ Define Array Definition Menu ]

Array No

Array 1

RAID Mode Total Drv

Stripe

Capacity(MB)

16126

Status

Functional

Stripe Block: 64 KB

[ Drive Assignments ]

Drive Model Capacity (MB)

Channel:ID

Assignment

1 :

2 :

MasterQUANTUMCR8.4A

Slave QUANTUMCR8.4A

MasterQUANTUMCR8.4A

8063

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down

[ESC] Exit

[Space] Select

[Ctrl-Y] Save

Selecting Stripe Block

For RAID 0 Striped arrays only, you may manually select the “stripe block size.” Use the

Spacebar to scroll through choices progressing as follows (1, 2, 4, 8 , 16 . . . 1024).

The size selected affects how montherboard sends and retrieves data blocks from the drives.

You will need to perform your own testing to determine how the data block size is affecting your

particular use of the array. In general, a larger block size is better when handling large data

transfers (such as in A/V editing or graphics) while a smaller block size is better when handling

e-mail and other common server data. The default is 64K.

Assigning Drive(s) to Array

1. Under the [ Drive Assignments ] section, highlight a drive using the [↑] Up [↓] keys.

2. With the [Space] bar key, change the Assignable option to “Y” to add the drive to the disk

array.

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3. Press <Ctrl-Y> to save the disk array information. Depending on the array type selected,

the following scenarios will take place:

a) If choosing a Striping array, the initial Define Array Menu screen will appear with the

arrays defined. From there you may ESC to exit and return to the Main Menu of

FastBuild.

b) If you selected a Mirroring array for two drives, there is an additional window that

appears as described in order to create the array. To do this you will use either two

brand new drives, or one drive that contains existing data that you wish to mirror.

Creating A Mirrored Array Using New Drives

As described in the Drive Assignments Option section above, if you selected a mirroring array

and wish to use two new assigned drives, follow the directions here.

1. After assigning new drives to a Mirroring array and saving the information with <Ctrl-Y>,

the window below will appear.

Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No)

Y - Create and Duplicate

N - Create Only

2. Press “N” for the Create Only option.

3. A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been

created. Press any key to reboot the system

Array has been created.

Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive

This motherboard will create a mirrored array using an existing system drive with data. You must

assign the existing drive and another drive of same or larger capacity to the Mirroring array. The

BIOS will send the existing data to the new blank drive.

WARNING: Backup any necessary data before proceeding. Failure to follow this

accepted PC practice could result in data loss.

WARNING: If you wish to include your current bootable drive using the Windows

NT 4.x or Windows 2000 operating system as part of a bootable Mirrored (RAID

1) array on your system, do NOT connect the hard drive to the system controller

yet. You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first (see Raid

Manual of the TUCD) to this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller.

For all other Operating Systems, proceed here.

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After assigning the drives to a Mirroring array, press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection. The

window below will appear.

Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No)

Y - Create and Duplicate

N - Create Only

1. Press “Y” for the Create and Duplicate option. The window below will appear asking you to

select the Source drive to use. FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the

Target drive.

Source Disk

Channel:ID

Drive Model

Capacity (MB)

Target Disk

Drive Model

[Please Select A Source Disk]

Drive Model

1 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A

2 :Master QUANTUMCR8.4A

8063

[↑] Up [↓]

[ESC] Exit

[Ctrl-Y] Save

2. Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be

copied.

WARNING: All target drive data will be erased. Make sure you choose the correct

drive.

3. Press [Ctrl-Y] keys to Save selection and start duplication. The following confirmation

screen will appear.

Start to duplicate the image . . .

Do you want to continue? (Yes/No)

Y – Continue N - Abort

4. Select “Y” to continue. If you choose “N” , you will be returned to step 1.

5. Once “Y” is selected, the following progress screen will appear. The process will take a few

minutes.

Please Wait While Duplicating The Image

10% Complete

Raid Introduction

6. Once mirroring is complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security

array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system

Array has been created.

Making a Disk Array Bootable

WARNING: In order for you to boot from an array on the system, your PC or

server must be configured in the CMOS Setup to use the system as a bootable

device (versus the onboard controller). This option is not available if the system is

being used as a secondary controller.

1. Once you have returned to the Define Array Menu window (below), you will see the array(s)

you have created. You now may use the menu to select which previously-defined array will

be used as the bootable array.

[ Define Array Menu ]

Array No

RAID Mode

Total Drv Capacity(MB)

Status

Array 1

Stripe

13044

Functional

Note: * — Bootable Array

[↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit

[Enter] Select

[Space] Change Boot Drive

2. Highlight the array which you want to boot from using the [↑] Up [↓] Down keys.

3. Press the [Space] bar key.

4. An * asterisk will appear next to the array number indicating it as bootable. The system will

now recognize this array as the first array seen

5. The system will then use this bootable array as the (fixed) boot C: drive.

NOTE: The bootable array must contain your configured operating system.

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How Orders Arrays

During startup, the disk arrays on the motherboard are recognized in this order: 1) The array set

to bootable in the FastBuild Setup, and 2) the Array number (i.e. Array 0, Array 1…).

This would be involved in determining which drive letters will be assigned to each disk array.

How Saves Array Information

All disk array data is saved into the reserved sector on each array member. We suggests that

users record their disk array information for future reference.

Another feature of the motherboard disk array system is to recognize drive members even if

drives are moved between different motherboard connectors(IDE3&IDE4). Since each drive’s

array data identifies itself to the array, it is possible to move or swap drives without modifying the

array setup. This is valuable when adding drives, or during a rebuild.

Raid Introduction

Deleting An Array

The Delete Array <4> Menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments. This is not the

same as deleting data from the drives themselves. If you delete an array by accident (and

before it has been used again), the array can normally be recovered by defining the array

identically as the deleted array.

WARNING: Deleting an existing disk array could result in its data loss. Make

sure to record all array information including the array type, the disk members,

and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion.

[ Delete Array Menu ]

Array No

Array 1

Array 2

Array 3

Array 4

RAID Mode

Mirror

Stripe

——

Total Drv

Capacity(MB)

8063

——

Status

Functional

——

[ Keys Available ]

[↑] Up [↓] Down

[ESC] Exit

[Del] Delete

1. To delete an array, highlight the Array you wish to delete and press the [Del] key.

2. The View Array Definition menu will appear (see below) showing which drives are

assigned to this array.

[ Define Array Menu ]

Array No

RAID Mode

Total Drv

Capacity(MB)

Status

Array 1

Mirror

8063

Functional

Stripe Block: 64 KB

[ Drive Assignments ]

Channel:ID

Drive Model

Capacity (MB)

Assignment

1 : MasterQUANTUMCR8.4A

2 : MasterQUANTUMCR8.4A

8063

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3. Confirm yes to the following warning message with the <Ctrl-Y> key to continue array

deletion:

Are you sure you want to delete this array?

Press Ctrl-Y to Delete, others to Abort

4. After deleting the array, you should create a new array using Auto Setup or the Define

Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu.

Raid Introduction

Rebuilding A Mirrored Array

The Rebuild Array <5> Menu option is necessary to recover from an error in a mirrored disk

array. You will receive an error message when booting your system from the BIOS.

NOTE: Drives MUST be replaced if they contain any physical errors.

Follow these steps BEFORE using the Rebuild Array menu option:

1. On bootup, the system Startup BIOS will display an error message identifying which drive

has failed.

2. Press <Ctrl-F> keys to enter FastBuild Main Menu.

3. Select submenu Define Array <3>.

4. Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of the failed drive.

5. Power off and physically remove the failed drive.

6. Replace the drive with an identical model.

7. Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu.

8. Select the <5> Rebuild Array option. The following screen will appear.

[ Rebuild Array Menu ]

Array No

Array 1

Array 2

Array 3

Array 4

RAID Mode

Mirror

Total Drv

Capacity(MB)

16126

8063

——

Status

Critical

Functional

——

Stripe

——

[ Keys Available ]

[ESC] Exit

[↑] Up [↓] Down

[Enter] Select

9. Highlight the array whose Status is “Critical”.

10. Press [Enter]. The following screen will then appear (see next page).

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[ Rebuild Array Menu ]

Array No

Array 2

RAID Mode

Mirror

Total Drv

Status

Critical

Stripe Block: Not Available

[ Select Drive for Rebuild ]

Channel:ID

1 : Slave

Drive Model

QUANTUMCR8.4A

Capacity (MB)

8063

[ Keys Available ]

[ESC] Exit

[↑] Up [↓] Down

[Enter] Select

11. Under [Select Drive for Rebuild], highlight the replacement drive.

12. Press [Enter] and confirm that the data will be copied on to the selected drive. All data on

the replacement drive will be written over with mirrored information from the array drive. A

progress bar will appear as below.

Please Wait While Duplicating The Image

10% Complete

13. Once the rebuild process is complete, the user will be asked to reboot the system.

Raid Introduction

Viewing Controller Settings

The Controller Configuration <6> menu selection allows you to enable or disable the BIOS from

halting (the default) if it detects an error on boot up. You may also view the system resources

(Interrupt and I/O port address) of data channels.

[ Adapter Configuration - Options ]

Halt On Error:

Enable

[ System Resources Configuration ]

Channel 1 (IDE1)

Channel 2 (IDE2)

Interrupt : A I/O Port : FFF0

Interrupt : A I/O Port : FFA8

[ Keys Available ]

[←, →, Space] Change Option

[ESC] Exit

Halting BIOS On Bootup Errors

The [Adapter Configuration – Options] section allows you to enable or disable The system to

Halt operation at the BIOS startup screen should an error be detected. This is the only option

that can be changed on this screen.

Viewing System Resources

The [System Resources Configuration] section of this submenu displays the PCI slot interrupt

and port address used by the system. The resources used are determined by the Mainboard

PCI PnP BIOS for the PCI slot in which the system resides.

In the rare case that there is a resource conflict, refer to the Mainboard BIOS documentation on

changes on resources allocated to the system PCI slot.

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Memory Installation

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

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

DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch. Memory size

can vary between sockets.

Install memory in any combination table:

DIMM

168-pin SDRAM DIMM Modules

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

Supports 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB

Supports 16 / 32 / 64 /128 / 256 / 512 MB

X 1 pcs

★Total System Memory (Max 1.5GB)

BIOS Setup

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Page Index for BIOS Setup

Page

P.72

P.74

P.77

P.79

P.83

P.86

P.88

P.89

P.90

P.94

P.95

P.96

P.97

P.98

The Main Menu

Standard CMOS Setup

BIOS Features Setup

Chipset Features Setup

Power Management Setup

PNP/ PCI Configuration

Load BIOS Defaults

Load Setup Defaults

Integrated Peripherals

Hardware Monitor

Supervisor Password / User Password

IDE HDD Auto Detection

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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BIOS Setup

BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Interface. The interface allows users to modify the

basic system configuration, which is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the

Setup information can be retained when the power is turned off.

ENTERING SETUP

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

unsuccessful, you can restart the system and try again by pressing the "RESET" bottom on the

system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl> − <Alt>− <Del> keys.

CONTROL KEYS

<↑>

<↓>

Move to previous item

Move to next item

<←>

<→>

<Esc>

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

<+/PgUp>

<-/PgDn>

<F1>

Increase the numeric value or make changes

Decrease the numeric value or make changes

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

<F2>

<F3>

<F4>

<F5>

Reserved

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

Setup Menu

<F6>

Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option

Page Setup Menu

Load the Setup Defaults.

<F7>

<F8>

<F9>

<F10>

Reserved

Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu

BIOS Setup

GETTING HELP

Main Menu

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

Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu

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

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

The Main Menu

Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the

screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices. Use

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

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

↑↓←→ : Select Item

(Shift) F2 : Change Color

F7: Load Setup Defaults

F5 : Old Values

F10: Save & Exit

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type, …

Figure 1: Main Menu

Standard CMOS Setup

•

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

BIOS Features Setup

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

Chipset Features Setup

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

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Power Management Setup

•

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

PnP/PCI Configurations

•

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

Load BIOS Defaults

•

Load BIOS Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its

most stable configurations.

Load Setup Defaults

•

Load Setup Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its

highest performance configurations

Integrated Peripherals

•

This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.

Hardware Monitor Setup

This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status.

•

Set Supervisor Password

•

Set Change or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and/or BIOS

setup.

Set User Password

•

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

IDE HDD auto detection

•

Automatically configure hard disk parameters.

Save & Exit Setup

•

Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.

Exit Without Saving

•

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

BIOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup

The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each

category includes none, 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 in each item.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Jan 25, 2000

Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24

TYPE

SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Pri Master

Pri Slave

Sec Master

Sec Slave

Auto

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 ½

Floppy Drive B: Not Installed

Base Memory : 640 Kb

Other Memory: 384 Kb

Extended Memory: 30Mb

Total Memory: 31Mb

Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled

Month: Jan – Dec

ESC : Exit

Day:

01 – 31

↑↓ : Select Item

PU/PD/+/– : Modify

(Shift)F2 : Color

Year : 1990– 2099

Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup

Date

•

The date format is <Week> <Month> <Day>, <Year>.

Week

Month

Day

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

Year

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Time

•

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

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

Primary Master / Slave , Secondary Master / Slave

•

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

computer. There are two settings: Auto, and Manual. Manual: HDD type is user-definable;

Auto 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

number of heads

write precomp

HEADS

PRECOMP

LANDZONE

SECTORS

Landing zone

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 type of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in

the computer.

None

No floppy drive installed

360K, 5.25 in.

1.2M, 5.25 in.

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 Enabled).

720K, 3.5 in.

1.44M, 3.5 in.

2.88M, 3.5 in.

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.

BIOS Setup

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

Disabled

No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the

(Default Value)

boot sector or hard disk partition table.

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

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BIOS Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES SETUP

1st Boot Device

2nd Boot Device

3rd Boot Device

Floppy

IDE-0

CDROM

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

BootUp Num-Lock

Floppy Drive Seek

Password Check

Disabled

Enabled

Setup

ESC : Quit

F1 : Help

: Select Item

PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

↑↓→ ←

F5 :Old Values

(Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup

1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device

•

Floppy

Set your boot device priority to Floppy.

Set your boot device priority to ZIP A: / LS-120.

Set your boot device priority to CDROM.

Set your boot device priority to SCSI.

Set your boot device priority to NETWORK.

Set your boot device priority to IDE-0~IDE-3.

Disable this function.

ZIP A: / LS-120

CDROM

SCSI

NETWORK

IDE-0~IDE-3

Disabled

USB FDD

ATAPI ZIP C:

RAID / ATA100

Set your boot device priority to USB FDD.

Set your boot device priority to ATAPI ZIP C:.

Set your boot device priority to RAID/ATA100.

BIOS Setup

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

•

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks.

(Default Value)

Disable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks.

Boot Up Num-Lock

(Default Value)

Off

Keypad is number keys.

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

(Default Value)

all 80 tracks.

Disabled

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

•

Always

Setup

The user must enter correct password in order to access the system

and/or BIOS Setup.

The user must enter correct password in order to access the system.

(Default value)

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Chipset Features Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

*********DRAM Timing***

Top Performance

DRAM Frequency

SDRAM CAS# Latency

Disabled

100MHz

CAS# Drive

RAS# Drive

12 mA

24 mA

AGP Mode

AGP Comp. Driving

Manual AGP Comp. Driving

AGP Aperture Size

PCI Delay Transaction

USB Controller

USB Legacy Support

BIOS Flash Protection

DRAM Drive Strength

MD Bus Strength

Auto

64MB

Enabled

Disabled

Auto

High

CAS Bus Strength

Delay DRAM Read Latch

Memory Data Drive

SDRAM Command Drive

Memory Address Drive

High

ESC : Quit

F1 : Help

F5 :Old Values

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

: Select Item

PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

(Shift)F2:Color

↑↓→ ←

1.0ns

8 mA

24 mA

Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup

Top Performance

•

If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set “Top Performance”

to “Enabled”.

(Default Value)

Disabled

Enabled

Disable Top Performance.

Top Performance Enabled.

DRAM Frequency

•

(Default Value)

100MHz

133MHz

Set DRAM Frequency to 100MHz.

Set DRAM Frequency to 133MHz.

SDRAM CAS# Latency

For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module.

(Default Value)

For Slower SDRAM DIMM module.

Auto

Detect SDRAM CAS# Latency by SPD.

BIOS Setup

AGP Mode

•

(Default Value)

Set AGP Mode to 4X.

Set AGP Mode to 1X.

Set AGP Mode to 2X.

AGP Comp. Driving

(Default Value)

Auto

Set AGP Comp. Driving to Auto.

Manual

Set AGP Comp. Driving to Manual.

If AGP Comp. Driving is Manual.

Manual AGP Comp. Driving : 00~FF

AGP Aperture Size

•

4MB

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.

Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB.

Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB.

8MB

16MB

32MB

64MB

128MB

256MB

(Default Value)

PCI Delay Transaction

•

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled Delay Transaction.

Disable Delay Transaction.

USB Controller

(Default Value)

Enabled

Disabled

Enable USB Controller.

Disable USB Controller.

USB Legacy Support

Keyboard/FDD

KB/Mouse/FDD

Disabled

Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Floppy.

Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard / Mouse /Floppy.

(Default Value)

Disable USB Legacy Support Function.

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BIOS Flash Protection

•

Enabled

Disabled

BIOS Flash Write Protection.

(Default Value)

Normal.

DRAM Drive Strength

•

(Default Value)

Auto

Set DRAM Drive Strength Auto.

Manual

Set DRAM Drive Strength Manual.

If DRAM Drive Strength is Manual, then you can adjust item below.

MD Bus Strength

•

(Default Value)

High

Low

Set MD Bus Strength High.

Set MD Bus Strength Low.

CAS Bus Strength

(Default Value)

High

Low

Set CAS Bus Strength High.

Set CAS Bus Strength Low.

Delay DRAM Read Latch

(Default Value)

1.0ns

Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 1.0ns.

Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 1.5ns.

1.5ns

0.5ns

Set DRAM Read Latch Delay 0.5ns.

Set DRAM Read Latch No delay.

No delay

Memory Data Drive

•

6 mA

8 mA

Set Memory Data Drive 6 mA.

(Default Value)

Set Memory Data Drive 8 mA.

SDRAM Command Drive

16 mA

24 mA

Set SDRAM Command Drive 16 mA.

(Default Value)

Set SDRAM Command Drive 24 mA.

Memory Address Drive

16 mA

24 mA

Set Memory Address Drive 16 mA.

(Default Value)

Set Memory Address Drive 24 mA.

BIOS Setup

CAS# Drive

•

8 mA

Set CAS# Drive 8 mA.

Set CAS# Drive 12 mA.

(Default Value)

12 mA

RAS# Drive

16 mA

24 mA

Set RAS# Drive 16 mA.

Set RAS# Drive 24 mA.

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Power Management Setup

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

ACPI Sleep Type

USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5

Suspend Time Out(Minute)

Display Activity

S1/POS

Disabled

Ignore

RTC Alarm Date

RTC Alarm Hour

RTC Alarm Minute

RTC Alarm Second

Every Day

IRQ3

IRQ4

IRQ5

Monitor

Ignore

IRQ7

IRQ9

Monitor

Ignore

IRQ10

IRQ11

Ignore

IRQ13

IRQ14

Ignore

Monitor

IRQ15

Soft-Off by Power Button

Ignore

Instant-Off

System after AC Back

Modem Use IRQ

Soft-Off

ESC : Quit

F1 : Help

: Select Item

PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

↑↓→ ←

Resume On Ring/LAN

PME Event Wake Up

Resume On RTC Alarm

Enabled

Disabled

F5 :Old Values

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

(Shift)F2:Color

Figure 5: Power Management Setup

ACPI Sleep Type

•

(Default Value)

S1/POS

S3/STR

Set ACPI sleep type to S1.

Set ACPI sleep type to S3.

USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5

Enabled

Disabled

Enable USB Device Wakeup From S3-S5.

Disable USB Device Wakeup From S3-S5.

(Default Value)

BIOS Setup

Suspend Time Out (Minute.)

•

(Default Value)

Disabled

1~60

Disable Suspend Time Out Function.

Set the timer to enter Suspend Time Out .

Display Activity

. (Default Value)

Ignore

Ignore Display Activity

Monitor

Monitor Display Activity.

IRQ 3~IRQ15

Ignore

Ignore IRQ3 ~IRQ15.

Monitor IRQ3~IRQ15.

Monitor

Soft-off by Power Button

(Default Value)

Instant-off

Soft switch ON/OFF for POWER ON/OFF.

Soft switch on 4sec for power OFF.

Delay 4 sec

System after AC Back Function

Memory

Soft-Off

Full-On

This function depends on computer status.

(Default Value)

Set System Soft-Off Status.

Set System Full-On Status.

Modem USE IRQ

(Default Value)

•

3, 4,

5, 7, N/A

Resume On Ring / LAN

Disabled

Enabled

Disable Resume On Ring / LAN.

(Default Value)

Enable Resume On Ring / LAN.

PME Event Wake Up

•

Disabled

Enabled

Disable PME Event Wake Up.

(Default Value)

Enable PME Event Wake Up.

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Resume On RTC Alarm

•

You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on

system.

(Default Value)

Disabled

Enabled

Disable this function.

Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.

If the “Resume On RTC Alarm” is Enabled.

RTC Alarm Date :

RTC Alarm Hour:

RTC Alarm Minute :

RTC Alarm Second :

Every Day, 1~31

0~23

0~59

BIOS Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION

PnP OS Installed

Reset Configuration Data

VGA Boot from

PCI AGP Palette Snoop

DMA Channel 0

DMA Channel 1

DMA Channel 3

DMA Channel 5

DMA Channel 6

DMA Channel 7

IRQ 3

IRQ 4

IRQ 5

IRQ 7

IRQ 9

IRQ 10

IRQ 11

IRQ 14

IRQ 15

AGP

Disabled

PnP

PCI/PnP

ESC: Quit

F1 : Help

: Select Item

PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

↑↓→ ←

F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configuration

PnP OS Installed

•

Yes

Enable PNP OS Installed function.

(Default Value)

Disable PNP OS Installed function.

Reset Configuration Data

(Default Value)

Disable this function.

Yes

Clear PnP information in ESCD & update DMI data.

VGA Boot From

(Default Value)

AGP

PCI

Primary Graphics Adapter From AGP.

Primary Graphics Adapter From PCI.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Enabled

Disabled

ForhavingVideo Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus.

(Default Value)

For VGA Card only.

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DMA Channel ( 0,1,3,5,6,7 )

•

ISA/EISA

PnP

The resource is used by Legacy ISA device.

The resource is used by PnP device.

IRQ ( 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,14,15 )

•

ISA/EISA

PCI/PnP

The resource is used by Legacy ISA device.

The resource is used by PCI/ PnP device.

BIOS Setup

Load BIOS Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)? N

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

(Shift) F2 : Change Color

ESC : Quit

↑↓→← : Select Item

F5 : Old Values

F10: Save & Exit

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7: Load Setup Defaults

Load BIOS Default except Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 7: Load BIOS Defaults

Load BIOS Defaults

•

Load BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values of to configure

the system to achieve maximum stability.

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Load Setup Defaults

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? N

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

↑↓→← : Select Item

(Shift) F2 : Change Color

F5 : Old Values

F7: Load Setup Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

Load Setup Default except Standard CMOS Setup

Figure 8: Load Setup Defaults

Load Setup Defaults

•

Load Setup defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values to configure the

system to achieve maximum performance.

BIOS Setup

Integrated Peripherals

AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

OnBoard Serial Port A

OnBoard Serial Port B

Serial PortB Mode

Auto

Normal

N/A

Duplex Mode

Auto

ECP

Auto

OnBoard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

Parallel Port DMA

Parallel Port IRQ

AC97 Audio

MC97 Modem

Enabled

Disabled

220h-22Fh

OnBoard Legacy Audio

♦

Sound Blaster

♦

SB I/O Base Address

SB IRQ Select

SB DMA Select

♦

ESC: Quit

F1 : Help

F5 :Old Values

: Select Item

↑↓→ ←

Disabled

330h-333h

Enabled

PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

(Shift)F2:Color

MPU-401

♦

MPU-401 I/O Address

♦

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load SETUP Defaults

Game Port(200h-207h)

♦

Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals

ÂThis items will be available when ”Serial PortB Mode” is set to IrDA or ASK IR.

♦These eight items will be shown when there are only AC’97 CODEC sound.

On Board Serial Port A

•

(Default Value)

BIOS will automatically setup the port A address.

Auto

3F8/COM1

2F8/COM2

3E8/COM3

2E8/COM4

Disabled

Enable on Board Serial port A and address to 3F8.

Enable on Board Serial port A and address to 2F8.

Enable on Board Serial port A and address to 3E8.

Enable on Board Serial port A and address to 2E8.

Disable on Board Serial port A.

On Board Serial Port B

•

(Default Value)

Auto

BIOS will automatically setup the port B address.

3F8/COM1

2F8/COM2

3E8/COM3

2E8/COM4

Disabled

Enable on Board Serial port B and address to 3F8.

Enable on Board Serial port B and address to 2F8.

Enable on Board Serial port B and address to 3E8.

Enable on Board Serial port B and address to 2E8.

Disable on Board Serial port B.

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Serial Port B Mode

•

(Default Value)

Onboard I/O chip supports IRDA

Onboard I/O chip supports ASK IR.

Normal

IrDA

Normal operation.

ASK IR

Duplex Mode

•

IR Function Duplex Half.

(Default Value)

Disable this function.

IR Function Duplex Full.

Half Duplex

N/A

Full Duplex

On Board Parallel port

378

Enable On Board LPT port and address to 378.

278

Enable On Board LPT port and address to 278.

Enable On Board LPT port and address to 3BC.

3BC

(Default Value)

Auto

Disabled

Set On Board LPT port to Auto.

Disable On Board LPT port.

Parallel Port Mode

•

EPP

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port.

Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port.

Normal Operation.

(Default Value)

ECP

Normal

EPP+ECP

Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port & Extended Capabilities

Port.

Parallel Port DMA

•

(Default Value)

Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel.

Auto

Set Parallel Port DMA to 3.

Set Parallel Port DMA to 1.

Set Parallel Port DMA to 0.

Parallel Port IRQ

Set Parallel Port IRQ to 7.

(Default Value)

Auto

Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel.

Set Parallel Port IRQ to 5.

BIOS Setup

AC97 Audio

•

(Default Value)

Auto

Enabled On Board AC’97 Audio.

Disable On Board AC’97 Audio.

Disabled

MC97 Modem

Auto

Enable On Board MC’97 Modem.

Disabled

Disable On Board MC’97 Modem.

OnBoard Legacy Audio

(Default Value)

Enable OnBoard Legacy Audio.

Enabled

Disabled

Disable OnBoard Legacy Audio.

Sound Blaster

Enabled

Disabled

Enable Sound Blaster.

(Default Value)

Disable Sound Blaster.

SB I/O Base Address

(Default Value)

to 220h-22Fh.

220h-22Fh Set

280h-28Fh Set

260h-26Fh Set

240h-24Fh Set

SB I/O Base Address

to 280h-28Fh.

to 260h-26Fh.

to 240h-24Fh.

SB IRQ Select

IRQ 5 / 7 / 9 / 10.

SB DMA Select

•

(Default Value: 5 )

(Default Value: 1 )

DMA 0 / 1 / 2/ 3.

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.

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MPU-401 I/O Address

•

(Default Value)

Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 330h-333h.

330h-333h

300h-303h

310h-313h

320h-323h

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.

Game Port (200h-207h)

•

Disabled

Enabled

Disable Game Port (200h-207h).

(Default Value)

Enable Game Port (200h-207h).

BIOS Setup

Hardware Monitor

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

Hardware Monitor

CPU Temperature

System Temperature

CPU Fan Speed

System Fan Speed

Vcore

32 C/89 F

7123 RPM

0 RPM

1.76 V

Vdd

3.33 V

Vcc3

+5.000V

3. 27 V

4.97 V

+12.000V

12.18 V

ESC: Quit

F1 : Help

: Select Item

PU/PD+/-/ : Modify

↑↓→ ←

F5 :Old Values (Shift)F2:Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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 system’s voltage status automatically.

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Set Supervisor / User Password

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

assist you in creating a password.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

Enter new supervisor password:

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

ESC : Quit

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

↑↓→← : Select Item

(Shift) F2 : Change Color

F7: Load Setup Defaults F10: Save & Exit

F5 : Old Values

Chang /Set /Disabled Password

Figure 11: Password Setting

Type the password, up to six 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.

SUPERVISOR

The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a

PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

. When disabled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup

and a

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.

System

If you select “

Password Check

” at “

” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be

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

Menu.

Setup

If you select “

Password Check

” at “

” in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted

only when you try to enter Setup.

BIOS Setup

IDE HDD AUTO Detection

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Jan 25, 2000

Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24

TYPE

SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE

Pri Master : Not Installed

Pri Slave : Not Installed

Sec Master : Not Installed

Sec Slave : Not Installed

Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 ½

Floppy Drive B: Not Installed

Base Memory : 640 Kb

Other Memory: 384 Kb

Extended Memory: 31Mb

Total Memory: 32Mb

Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled

Month: Jan – Dec

ESC : Exit

Day:

01 – 31

↑↓ : Select Item

PU/PD/+/– : Modify

Year : 1990– 2099

(Shift)F2

: Color

Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection

Type "Y" will accept the H.D.D. parameter reported by BIOS.

Type "N" will keep the old H.D.D. parameter setup. If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024,

then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB.

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Save & Exit Setup

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

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

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

(Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

ESC : Quit

↑↓→← : Select Item

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7: Load Setup Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

Save Data to CMOS & Exit Setup

Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup

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

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

BIOS Setup

Exit Without Saving

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23

STANDARD CMOS SETUP

INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS

HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP

SUPERVISOR PASSWORD

USER PASSWORD

BIOS FEATURES SETUP

CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP

POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION

LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS

IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION

Quit without saving (Y/N) ? N

SAVE & EXIT SETUP

LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

(Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values

ESC : Quit

↑↓→← : Select Item

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7: Load Setup Defaults

F10: Save & Exit

Abandon all Datas & Exit Setup

Figure 14: Exit Without Saving

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

Type "N" will return to Setup Utility.

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Appendix

Appendix A : VIA KT133 Chipsets Driver Installation

A.VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Utility:

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or

double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

1.Click “VIA 4in 1 Service Pack

Utility” item.

(2)

(1)

3.Click “Next”.

2.Click “Yes”.

(4)

(3)

4.Click “Next”.

5.Click “Next”.

(6)

(5)

Appendix

7.Click “Next”.

6.Click “Next”.

(8)

(7)

10.Click “Finish” to

restart computer.

9.Click “Next”.

(10)

(9)

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Appendix B: Creative Sound Driver Installation

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or

double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

Audio

2.Click “OK”.

1.Click “Creative 5880 Sound

Driver”.

(2)

(1)

3.Click “Yes”.

4.Click “Yes”.

(3)

(4)

6.Click”Next”

5.Click “Next”.

(6)

(5)

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7.Click here.

8.Click”Next”

(8)

(7)

9.Click “Finish” to

restart computer.

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Appendix C: Promise PCI Device Installation

A. Promise ATA100 Driver Installation:

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or

double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

2. Refer “Driver Information” to

setup your system.

1.Click “Promise PCI Device..”.

(2)

(1)

3.Click “Control Panel”.

4.Click “System”.

(4)

(3)

5.Click here.

7.Click here.

6.Click here.

(6)

(5)

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8.Click Next

9.Click Next

(8)

(7)

10.Type”D:\Other\Promise\ata100\win95-98”

12.Click Next

11.Click Next.

(9)

(10)

14.Click “Yes” to restart

your system.

13.Click Finish

(12)

(11)

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B. FastTrak Utility Installation:

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or

double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

2.Click “FastTrak Utilities Installation”.

1.Click “Promise PCI Device..”.

(1)

(2)

3.Click “Next”

(3)

(4)

5.Click “Next”

4.Click “Yes”

(4)

(3)

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6.Click “Next”

7.Click “Next”

(7)

(8)

9.Click “Next”

8.Click “Next”

(10)

(9)

10.Click “Next”

11.Click “Finish” to restart.

(11)

(12)

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C. Promise RAID Driver Installation:

Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or

double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen.

2. Please refer “Driver Information”

to setup your system.

1.Click “Promise PCI Device..”.

(2)

(1)

If you want to realize the setup information in detail, please refer to the “driver

information” for setting your system completely.

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Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure

BIOS update procedure:

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

Click “Tool” .

Click “@BIOS Writer v1.05”

Click “9” .

Click Here.

Methods and steps :

I. Update BIOS through Internet

a. Click "Internet Update" icon

b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon

c. Select @BIOS sever ( "Gigabyte @BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan" and "Gigabyte @BIOS

sever 2 in Taiwan" are available for now, the others will be completed soon)

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: 6OXM7E.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. Sellecting name will

cause the system unbooted.

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

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

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

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

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

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Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode.

BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD)

motherboard name PCB

and

Please check your

version

, your

on the motherboard.

format a:/s

1. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “ ” in command

mode.

2. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// www.gigabyte.com.tw ,Select the BIOS file you

need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette.

3. Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver.

4. 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 7ZXR.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

A:>flashxxx.exe 7ZXR.f1 ꢀ

Example: (Award tool)

(Where 7ZXR.f1 is name of the BIOS file name)

A:>wdflash.exe 7ZXR.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.

6. If you want to save the old BIOS file(perform as soon as system is operational, this is

DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS

recommended), select Y to

, 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

DO YOU

original motherboard BIOS in case you need to re-install it. Select N to

WANT TO SAVE BIOS

, if you don’t want to save the old BIOS file.

7. 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.

8. Remove the diskette and restart your system.

9. 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.

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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

Meaning

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Advanced Power Management

Accelerated Graphics Port

Audio Modem Riser

Audio Communication 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

ESD

FDD

HDD

IDE

Electrostatic Discharge

Floppy Disk Device

Hard Disk Device

Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced

Interrupt Request

IRQ

I/O

Input / Output

IOAPIC

ISA

LAN

Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller

Industry Standard Architecture

Local Area Network

LBA

LED

Logical Block Addressing

Light Emitting Diode

MHz

MIDI

MTH

MPT

NIC

Megahertz

Musical Interface Digital Interface

Memory Translator Hub

Memory Protocol Translator

Network Interface Card

Operating System

To be continued…

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Acronyms

OEM

PAC

Meaning

Original Equipment Manufacturer

PCI A.G.P. Controller

POST

PCI

RIMM

SCI

SECC

SRAM

SMP

SMI

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

USB

VID

Voltage ID

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