Motherboard Manual Ga-8siml e
Motherboard Manual Ga-8siml e
Motherboard Manual Ga-8siml e
Mother Board
GA-8SIML
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)
in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000-3-2* Disturbances in supply systems cause
of radio disturbance characteristics of 7 EN 60555-2 by household appliances and similar
industrial,scientific and medical (ISM electrical equipment “Harmonics”
high frequency equipment
EN 55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems cause
of radio disturbance characteristics of by household appliances and similar
7 EN 60555-3
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”
equipment
EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement 7 EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual commercial and light industry
household electrical appliances,
portable tools and similar electrical 7 EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:
apparatus Residual commercial and light industry
EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081-2 Generic emission standard Part 2:
of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment
fluorescent lamps and luminaries
EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082-2 Generic emission standard Part 2:
broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment
equipment
7 EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement ENV 55104 lmmunity requirements for household
of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus
information technology equipment
DIN VDE 0855 Cabled distribution systems; Equipment EN50091-2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible
part 10 for receiving and/or distribution from power systems (UPS)
part 12 sound and television signals
Manufacturer/Importer
USER’S MANUAL
Table of Content
Revision History ..................................................................................... 4
Item Checklist ......................................................................................... 4
WARNING! ............................................................................................... 5
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Table of Content
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Revision History
Revision Revision Note Date
1.1 Initial release of the GA-8SIML motherboard user's manual. Jan. 2002
Item Checklist
The GA-8SIML motherboard
IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1
CD for motherboard driver & utility (TUCD)
GA-8SIML user’s manual
Internal COM B Cable (Optional)
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WARNING!
WARNING!
Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To
protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you
work on your computer.
1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have
one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as
the power supply case.
3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or
other components.
4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
components whenever the components are separated from the system.
5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX
power connector on the motherboard.
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Features Summary
Form Factor y 22.9cm x 24.3cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPU y Socket 478 for Intel® Micro FC-PGA2 Pentium® 4 processor
y Support Intel ® Pentium ® 4 (Northwood, 0.13um) processor
y Intel Pentium®4 400MHz FSB
y 2nd cache depends on CPU
Chipset y SiS 650 Host/Memory controller
y SiS 961 MuTIOL Media I/O
Memory y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
y Supports DDR333/DDR266/200 SDRAM
y Supports Up to 2 un-buffer DIMM DDR333 or up to 2 un-buffer
Double-sided DIMM DDR266/200
y Supports up to 2GB DDR DRAM (Max)
y Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM
y Supports 64bit DRAM integrity mode
I/O Control y W83697HF
Slots y 1 Universal AGP slot (1X/2X/4X) device support
y 3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
y 1 CNR(Communication and Networking Riser) Slot
On-Board IDE y 2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE ports for up to 4
ATAPI devices
y Supports PIO mode3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100) IDE & ATAPI
CD-ROM
On-Board Peripherals y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M
and 2.88M bytes.
y 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
y 1 Serial port (COMA),1 VGA port,COMB on board
y 4 USB ports (Rear USB x 2,by optional cable)
y 1 Front Audio Connector*
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Introduction
Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’s specifications.
We don’t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification
because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU,
chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific
bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.
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CPU_FAN DIMM_LED
KB_MS
AUX_12V
USB/
LAN
COMA
SOCKET478
ATX
LPT
VGA
GA-8SIML
CD_IN
SiS 650
LINE_OUT
LINE_IN
GAME
F_AUDIO*
MIC_IN
SPDIF AGP
RTL8100
FDD
DDR1
DDR2
IDE1
IDE2
PCI1 IR
AC97
SiS 961
SYS _FAN
W83697HF
PCI2
S_IRQ BATTERY
CI
PCI3 F_USB
FWH F_PANEL
COMB Buzzer
CNR
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Hardware Installation Process
Step1
Step4
Step 2
Step 4
Step 4
Step3
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1. Pull up the CPU socket lever 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
and up to 90-degree angle. for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU
upper corner. Then insert the CPU
3. Press down the CPU socket into the socket.
lever and finish CPU installation.
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1. Hook one end of the cooler 2. Hook the other end of the
bracket to the CPU socket first. cooler bracket to the CPU
socket.
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DDR
Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one
notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change
the insert orientation.
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DDR Introduction
Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a
high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and
system integrators.
DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing
SDRAM infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by
doubling the memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from
existing SDRAM designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR
memory (DDR266) doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of
the clock, achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock
frequency. With peak bandwidth of 2.1GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build
high performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high-
end PC's and value desktop SMA systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 Volts compared to
conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops
and notebook applications.
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Y USB & LAN Connector Before you connect your device(s) into USB
connector(s), please make sure your device(s)
such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip,
LAN speaker..etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also
make sure your OS (Win 95 with USB supplement,
USB 0 Win98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Win NT
USB 1 with SP 6) supports USB controller. If your OS
does not support USB controller, please contact
OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade.
For more information please contact your OS or
device(s) vendors.
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Parallel Port
(25 pin Female)
This connector supports 1 standard COM port
,1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device like
printer can be connected to Parallel port ; mouse
and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports.
COMA VGA
Serial Port VGA Port
(9 pin Male) (15 pin Female)
Line In
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Connectors Introduction
A B
D
P E
O
N
F
G
M H
L K J I
A) AUX_12V I) F_PANEL
B) CPU_FAN J) F_USB
C) ATX K) BAT
D) IDE1/IDE2 L) COMB
E) FLOPPY M) S_IRQ
F) IR N) SPDIF
G) SYS_FAN O) F_AUDIO *
H) CI P) CD_IN
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A) AUX_12V ( +12V Power Connector) This connector (ATX +12V) suppliesthe CPU
operation voltage (Vcore).
If this " ATX+ 12V connector" is not connected,
3 4 system cannot boot.
+12V +12V
GND GND
1 2
B ) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) Please note, a proper installation of the CPU
cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from
running under abnormal condition or damaged
+12V/Control
Sense
+12V/Control
1 GND
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1 1
IDE1
IDE2
O) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector)* If you want to use "Front Audio" connector,
you must move 3-4,5-6 Jumper. In order to
utilize the front audio header, your chassis must
1 GND
MIC have front audio connector. Also please make
Front Audio (R) Rear Audio (R)
Front Audio (L) Rear Audio (L) sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same
GND as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find
out if the chassis you are buying support front
audio connector, please contact your dealer.
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CD-R
GND
1 CD-L
N)SPDIF
The SPDIF output is capable of providing
digital audio to external speakers or com
GND pressed AC3 data to an external Dolby
SPDIF Out
1 VCC Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when
your stereo system has digital output
function.
L) COM B
M) S_IRQ
(For special design, for example: PCMCIA add on card)
Signal
GND
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J) F_USB (Front USB Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the front
panel USB connector. Check the pin
USB 3+
USB 3-
Power
GND
1
Power
GND
USB 2+
USB 2-
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RST+
SPK+ 1
RST-
SPK-
HD-
2 14
1 13
1 HD+
PD_G-
PD_Y-
PD+
PW+
PW-
Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis
front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.
K) Battery CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced.
+
Replace only with the same or equivalent
type recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer’s instructions.
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ENTERING SETUP
Power ON the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup.
CONTROL KEYS
<Ç> Move to previous item
<È> Move to next item
<Å> Move to the item in the left hand
<Æ> Move to the item in the right hand
<Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and
Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu
<+/PgUp> Increase the numeric value or make changes
<-/PgDn> Decrease the numeric value or make changes
<F1> General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu
<F2> Reserved
<F3> Reserved
<F4> Reserved
<F5> Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu
<F6> Load the file-safe default CMOS value from BIOS default table
<F7> Load the Optimized Defaults
<F8> Dual BIOS/Q-Flash function
<F9> Reserved
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu
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GETTING HELP
Main Menu
The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
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>.
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z Integrated Peripherals
This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
z Power Management Setup
This setup page includes all the items of Green function features.
z PnP/PCI Configurations
This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources.
z PC Health Status
This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
z Frequency/Voltage Control
This setup page is control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio.
z Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in safe configuration.
z Load Optimized Defaults
Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would
be in best performance configuration.
z Set Supervisor password
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup,
or just to Setup.
z Set User password
Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system.
z Save & Exit Setup
Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup.
z Exit Without Saving
Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
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Date
The date format is <week>, <month>, <day>, <year>.
Week The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only
Month The month, Jan. Through Dec.
Day The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month)
Year The year, from 1999 through 2098
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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.
Drive A / Drive B
The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the
computer.
None No floppy drive installed
360K, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity.
1.2M, 5.25 in. 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity
(3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled).
720K, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity
1.44M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity.
2.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.
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Halt on
The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected
and you will be prompted.
All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for
all other errors. (Default value)
All, But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all
other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will
stop for all other errors.
Memory
The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory
installed in the system.
The value of the base memory is typically 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.
ExtendedMemory
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.
This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU’s memory
address map.
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[Enabled]
Always prevent BIOS
and unauthorized
utilities to update
flash
: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
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BootUp Num-Lock
When set On, allows the BIOS to automatically enable the Num Lock Function when the system
boots up.
On Keypad is number keys. (Default value)
Off Keypad is arrow keys.
Password Check
This feature allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.
Please refer to the detail on P.48
System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied
if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.
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Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct
password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)
Interrupt Mode
APIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for system use.(Default value)
PIC Use AT stantard IRQ controlles to generate IRQ.
When you already have IOAPIC enable system and want to upgrade the system please note, since
running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Windows NT,Windows 2000, Windows XP...) system with none
IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang. Following are some situations users might run into:
1.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this will cause your system
to hang.)
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Top Performance
If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled".
Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable Top Performance function.
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Integrated Peripherals
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software
Integrated Peripherals
IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] Item Help
IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] Menu Level
On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] [Auto]
On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] Auto-detect IDE
AC97 Audio [Enabled] cable type
AC97 Modem [Enabled]
System share Memory Size [32MB] [ATA66/100]
USB Controller [Enabled] Set Conductor cable
USB Legacy Support [Disabled] to ATA66/100
Onboard LAN Function [Enabled]
Init Display First [AGP] [ATA33]
Onboard FDC [Enabled] Set Conductor cable
Onboard Serial Port A [3F8/IRQ4] to ATA33
Onboard Serial Port B [2F8/IRQ3]
Serial Port B Mode [Normal]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
EPP Mode Select EPP1.7
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]
Game Port Address [201]
Midi Port Address [330]
Midi Port IRQ [10]
: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals
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AC97 Audio
Enabled Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable this function.
AC97 Modem
Enabled BIOS will search MC97 Codec (AMR Modem Card). If found, MC97 function
will be enabled. If no MC97 Codec found, MC97 function will be disabled.
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(Default Value)
Disabled Disable this function.
USB Controller
Disable this option if you are not using the onboard USB feature.
Enabled Enable USB Controller. (Default value)
Disabled Disable USB Controller.
Onboard Lan
Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable Onboard Lan Chip function. (Default Value)
OnBoard FDC
When enabled, the fioppy diskette drive (FDD) controller is activated.
Disabled Disable this function.
Enabled Enable on board floppy disk controller.(Default value)
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2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port A and using daddress 2F8 , IRQ3.
3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port A and using daddress 3E8 , IRQ4.
2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port A and using daddress 2E8 , IRQ3.
Disabled Disable onboard Serial port A.
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EPP Version
This feature allows you to select the EPP type version.
EPP 1.9 Compliant with EPP 1.9 version.
EPP 1.7 Compliant with EPP 1.7 version.(Default Value)
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ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN
An incoming call via modem awakes the system from its soft-off mode./When set at Enabled, an input
signal comes from the other client/server on the LAN awarks the system from a soft off state if
connected over LAN.
Disabled Disable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan function.
Enabled Enable Modem Ring on/wake on Lan. (Default Value)
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Power On by Mouse
Enabled Enable PS2 Mouse Power Up Control function. (Default Value)
Disabled Disable this function.
KB Power ON Password
Enter Input password (from 1 to 8 characters) and press Enter to set the Keyboard
Power On Password.
Resume by Alarm
You can set "Resume by Alarm" item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system.
Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value)
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system.
If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled.
Month Alarm : NA, 1~31
Day of Month Alarm : 1~31
Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59)
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PnP/PCI Configurations
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software
PnP/PCI Configurations
Resources Controlled By [Auto] Item Help
x IRQ Resources Press Enter Menu Level
PCI1 IRQ Assignment [Auto] [Auto]
PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Assign PnP resource
PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] (I/O address, IRQ &
DMA channels) for Plug
and Play compatible
devices automatically
[Manual]
Assign resource
manually
: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations
Resources Controlled By
Manual User can set the PnP resource (I/O Address, IRQ & DMA
channels) used by legacy ISA DEVICE.
Auto BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers. (Default value)
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PC Health Status
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software
PC Health Status
Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help
Case Status [No] Menu Level
VCORE 1.71V
+3.3V 3.29V
+5V 4.99V
+12V 11.73V
Current System Temp. 27°C/ 80°F
Current CPU Temperature 25°C/ 77°F
Current CPU FAN Speed 4821 RPM
Current System FAN Speed 0 RPM
CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled]
System FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled]
: Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
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Frequency/Voltage Control
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software
Frequency/Voltage Control
CPU Clock Ratio [15X] Item Help
Linear Frequency Control [Disabled] Menu Level
@ CPU Clock 100
@ DRAM Clock (MHz) N/A
@ AGP Clock (MHz) N/A
@ PCI Clock (MHz) N/A
CPU OverVoltage Control [Normal]
Note: If system hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility, wait for 20 sec for times out reboot . When
time out occur, system will reset and run at CPU default Host clock at next boot.
@ Those items will be available when "Linear Frequency Control" is set to Enabled.
CPU Clock Ratio
8X~24X It’s depends on CPU Clock Ratio.
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BIOS Setup
When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist
you in creating a password.
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the
password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the
selection and not enter a password.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message
“PASSWORD DISABLED” will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is
disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords:
SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD. When disabled, anyone may access
all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the
BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields, the User password is required to access only
basic items.
If you select “System” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be
prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu.
If you select “Setup” at “Password Check” in Advance BIOS Features Menu, you will be prompted
only when you try to enter Setup.
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Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS.
Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.
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Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS.
Type “N” will return to Setup Utility.
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Chapter 4 Technical Reference
Block Diagram
Pentium 4 CPUCLK+/- (100MHz)
Socket 478
CPU
AGP 1X/2X/4X
AGPCLK System Bus 100MHz
(66MHz)
DDR
100/133/166MHz
SiS 650
ZCLK (66MHz)
HCLK+/- (100MHz)
3 PCI 66 MHz
33 MHz
14.318 MHz
48 MHz
BIOS
SiS 961
W83697HF
AC97 LPT Port
CODEC
PS/2
PCICLK
24 MHz KB/Mouse
LINE-OUT
LINE-IN
MIC
(33MHz)
4 USB ATA33/66/100 33 MHz
Ports IDE Channels
COM
CNR
Ports
ZCLK (66MHz)
PCICLK (33MHz)
USBCLK (48MHz) ICS CPUCLK+/- (100MHz)
AGPCLK (66MHz)
14.318 MHz 952001AF
33 MHz HCLK+/- (100MHz)
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Technical Reference
@ BIOSTM Introduction
Gigabyte announces @ BIOS
Windows BIOS live update utility
Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like
many other people, you just know what BIOS is,
but always hesitate to update it? Because you think
updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually
you don’t know how to update it.
Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time
to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and
then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS.
The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source
code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.
Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your
time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte
announces @BIOS—the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update
software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it. Not like the other BIOS
update software, it’s a Windows utility. With the help of “@BIOS’, BIOS updating is no more than a
click.
Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*, @BIOS help
you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to
choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site
automatically. There are several different choices; you could use “Internet Update” to download and
update your BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose
“Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update
your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and
manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte’s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard
industries.
For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It’s free! Now, if you buy a
Gigabyte’s motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please
remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your
Gigabyte @BIOS.
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Chapter 5 Appendix
Picture below are shown in Windows ME (TUCD driver version 1.94)
Appendix A: SiS 650 Chipset Driver Installation (Must Install!)
A. SiS 650 VGA Driver Installation
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver
CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device
icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
2.Click "Next".
1.Click "SiS 650 VGA Driver "
item.
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(3) (4)
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Revision B: RealTek
History AC’97 Audio Driver
2.Click "Next".
(3) (4)
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Revision C: RealTek
History 8100/8139 Network Driver
"RealTek 8100/8139 Network Driver" under Windows ME will auto install. If you would like to
install LAN driver, please refer to attached README.txt file for detail instruction. Please install the
driver through CD-ROM by the path D:\Network\Rtl (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM
device drive letter is D:).
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(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and
"Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed
system files to it.
Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly.
(3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".
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(2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers".
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(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset
optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files.
(4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop
up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location" and press "OK".
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(5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files.
(6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2, and
press "Extract".
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STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk.
(1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then,
restart the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter
BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.
American Release:09/16/99
Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend
7VTX F1
Check System Health OK
AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-900MHz
Checking NVRAM...
262144KB
Wait...
Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit
Press any key to contiune
(2) Once you enter the BIOS setup utility, the main menu will appear on the screen. Use the arrows
to highlight the item "BIOS FEATURES SETUP".
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(3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item
"1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy".
(4) Press "ESC" to go back to previous screen. Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT
SETUP" then press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y"
and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting
will be taken effect next boot-up.
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Microsoft(R) Windows98
© Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999
A:\> dir/w
Volume in drive A has no label
Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D
Directory of A:\
COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.EXE
3 file(s) 838,954 bytes
0 dir(s) 324,608 bytes free
(2) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item
will locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start
BIOS Flash Utility.
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(3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the
procedure, or press [ESC] to quit.
Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your
BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative.
(4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ESC] to exit Flash Utility.
EXIT?
[Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel?
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Wait...
Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit
Press any key to contiune
(2) Don't forget to press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up. Use the
arrows to highlight the item "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" then press "Enter". System will ask
"Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm.
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(3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will
ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the
system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up.
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Appendix D: Acronyms
Acronyms Meaning
ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
APM Advanced Power Management
AGP Accelerated Graphics Port
AMR Audio Modem Riser
ACR Advanced Communications Riser
BIOS Basic Input / Output System
CPU Central Processing Unit
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CRIMM Continuity RIMM
CNR Communication and Networking Riser
DMA Direct Memory Access
DMI Desktop Management Interface
DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module
DRM Dual Retention Mechanism
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
DDR Double Data Rate
ECP Extended Capabilities Port
ESCD Extended System Configuration Data
ECC Error Checking and Correcting
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EPP Enhanced Parallel Port
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FDD Floppy Disk Device
FSB Front Side Bus
HDD Hard Disk Device
IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced
IRQ Interrupt Request
I/O Input / Output
IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller
ISA Industry Standard Architecture
LAN Local Area Network
to be continued......
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Acronyms Meaning
LBA Logical Block Addressing
LED Light Emitting Diode
MHz Megahertz
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MTH Memory Translator Hub
MPT Memory Protocol Translator
NIC Network Interface Card
OS Operating System
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller
POST Power-On Self Test
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module
SCI Special Circumstance Instructions
SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge
SRAM Static Random Access Memory
SMP Symmetric Multi-Processing
SMI System Management Interrupt
USB Universal Serial Bus
VID Voltage ID
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