G.B.T GA-6VX7-1394 User Manual

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    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 residential installations. This equipment generates,...

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    Declaration of conformity we, manufacturer/importer (full address) g.B.T. Technology träding gmbh ausschlager weg 41, 1f, 20537 hamburg, germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) mother board ga-6vx7-1394 is in conformity with (referenc...

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    6vx7-1394 socket 370 processor motherboard user's manual socket 370 processor motherboard rev. 5.0 first edition r-50-01-010307.

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    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 4) hardware setup instructions on setting up the motherboard 5) performance & block dia...

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    Table of content revision history p.1 item checklist p.2 summary of features p.3 6vx7-1394 motherboard layout p.5 page index for cpu speed setup/connectors/panel and jumper definition p.6 performance list p.32 block diagram p.33 suspend to ram installation p.34 memory installation p.40 page index fo...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 1 revision history revision revision note date 5.0 initial release of the 6vx7-1394 motherboard user’s manual. Mar.2001 the author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the informat...

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    Item checklist 2 item checklist the 6vx7-1394 motherboard cable for ide / floppy device diskettes or cd (tucd) for motherboard driver & utility 6vx7-1394 user’s manual.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 3 features summary form factor 30.4 cm x 20.3 cm atx size form factor, 4 layers pcb. Cpu socket 370 processor intel pentium !!! 100/133mhz fsb, fc-pga intel celeron tm 66mhz fsb, fc-pga l2 cache in cpu(depend on cpu) chipset vt82c694x (via apollo pro 133a) vt82c686b clock gener...

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    Features summary 4 hardware monitor cpu / system fan revolution detect cpu / system temperature detect system voltage detect (vcore,+3v,+5v,+12v) cpu overheat shutdown detect ps/2 connector ps/2 keyboard interface and ps/2 mouse interface bios licensed ami bios, 2m bit flash rom additional features ...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 5 6vx7-1394 motherboard layout dimm3 pci2 pci3 vt82c686b co mb co ma lp t ps/2 sw1 pci4 pci5 isa dimm2 di m m 1 sw2 agp amr jp16 6vx7-1394 pci1 bat1 pga 370 cpu jp9 jp19 jp30 jp15 jp5 usb a tx p o we r jp 1 1 f lo ppy id e1 id e2 j11 jp23 jp1 f ront usb j3 jp2 j4 j12 jp22 j2 bi...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard layout 6 page index for cpu speed setup/connectors/panel and jumper definition page cpu speed setup p.7 connectors p.17 j13/j14/j15: i eee 1394 connector p.17 com a / com b / lpt port p.17 usb connector p.18 ps/2 keyboard & ps/2 mouse connector p.18 jp16 (cpu fan) p.19 jp15 (po...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 7 cpu speed setup the system bus speed is selectable at 66,100,133mhz and auto. The user can select the system bus speed (sw1) and change the dip switch (sw2) selection to set up the cpu speed for 500mhz – 1ghz and faster processor. Sw1: o : on, x: off cpu pci clk 1 2 3 4 5 6 a...

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    Cpu speed setup 8 for auto jumper setting: sw1 on 1 2 3 4 5 6 note: 1. If you use 66, 100, 133 mhz cpu, we recommend you to set up your system speed to “auto” value. 2. We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to 75,83,112, 124, 140,150 mhz because these frequencies are not the standard sp...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 9 1. Celeron tm 533 / 66mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 4 5 6 2. Celeron tm 566 / 66 mhz fsb 3. Celeron tm 600 / 66 mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6.

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    Cpu speed setup 10 4. Celeron tm 633 / 66 mhz fsb 5. Celeron tm 667 / 66 mhz fsb 6. Celeron tm 700 / 66 mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 1 2 3 4.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 11 7. Pentium ® !!! 500 / 100mhz fsb 8. Pentium ® !!! 550 / 100mhz fsb 9. Pentium ® !!! 600 / 100mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6.

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    Cpu speed setup 12 10. Pentium ® !!! 650 / 100mhz fsb 11. Pentium ® !!! 700 / 100mhz fsb 12. Pentium ® !!! 750 / 100mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 13 13. Pentium ® !!! 800 / 100mhz fsb 14. Pentium ® !!! 850 / 100mhz fsb 15. Pentium ® !!! 533 / 133mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6.

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    Cpu speed setup 14 16. Pentium ® !!! 600 / 133mhz fsb 17. Pentium ® !!! 667 / 133mhz fsb 18. Pentium ® !!! 733 / 133mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 15 19. Pentium ® !!! 800 / 133mhz fsb 20. Pentium ® !!! 866 / 133mhz fsb 21. Pentium ® !!! 933 / 133mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6 sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6.

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    Cpu speed setup 16 22. Pentium ® !!! 1ghz / 133mhz fsb sw2 on 1 2 3 4 sw1 on 1 2 3 5 4 6.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 17 connectors j13/j14/j15 : i eee 1394 connector pin no. Definition 1 vp 2 vg 3 tpb- 4 tpb+ 5 tpa- 6 tpa+ com a / com b / lpt port com a lpt port com b.

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    Connectors 18 usb connector pin no. Definition 1 usb v0 2 usb d0- 3 usb d0+ 4 gnd 5 usb v1 6 usb d1- 7 usb d1+ 8 gnd 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 ps/2 keyboard & ps/2 mouse connector ps/2 mouse/ keyboard pin no. Definition 1 data 2 nc 3 gnd 4 vcc(+5v) 5 clock 6 nc ps/2 keyboard ps/2 mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 19 jp16: cpu fan pin no. Definition 1 gnd 2 +12v 3 sense 1 jp15: power fan pin no. Definition 1 gnd 2 +12v 3 nc 1.

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    Connectors 20 jp2: system fan pin no. Definition 1 gnd 2 +12v 3 sense 1 atx power pin no. Definition 3,5,7,13,15-17 gnd 1,2,11 3.3v 4,6,19,20 vcc 10 +12v 12 -12v 18 -5v 8 power good 9 5v sb stand by+5v 14 ps-on(soft on/off) 10 11 20 1.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 21 usb 2 connector 1 9 2 10 pin no. Definition 1,10 +5v 2,9 gnd 3 usb d2- 4,7 nc 5 usb d2+ 6 usb d3+ 8 usb d3- ir connector pin no. Definition 1 vcc(+5v) 2 nc 3 ir data input 4 gnd 5 ir data output 1.

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    Connectors 22 floppy port red line ide1 (primary), ide2(secondary) port ide 1 ide 2 red line.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 23 j3: ring power on (internal modem card wake up) pin no. Definition 1 signal 2 gnd 1 j1: wake on lan pin no. Definition 1 +5v sb 2 gnd 3 signal 1.

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    Connectors 24 jp5: str led connector & led1: dimm led str led connector external + dimm led 1 front usb port (optional) pin no. Definition 1,4,5,10 nc 2 +5v 3,7,9 gnd 6 usbp2+ 8 usbp2- 2 10 1 9.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 25 j11: sm bus 1 pin no. Definition 1 smb clk 2 nc 3 gnd 4 smb data 5 +5v cn4 : i eee 1394 connect (optional) 1 pin no. Definition 1 vp 2 vg 3 tpb- 4 tpb+ 5 tpa- 6 tpa+.

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    Panel and jumper definition 26 panel and jumper definition j2: for 2x11 pins jumper re gn gd pw p+ p − p − s p k hd 1 1 1 gn (green switch) open: normal operation close: entering green mode gd (green led) pin 1: led anode(+) pin 2: led cathode( − ) hd (ide hard disk active led) pin 1: led anode(+) p...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 27 jp1: clear cmos function (optional) 1 pin no. Definition 1-2 close normal (default) 2-3 close clear cmos jp11: str enable pin no. Definition open str disabled (default) close str enabled 1.

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    Panel and jumper definition 28 jp19: cyrix cpu turbo function (optional) 1 pin no. Definition open normal close cyrix 133mhz jp9: usb device wake up selection pin no. Definition 1-2 close normal (default) 2-3 close enabled usb device wake up 1 (if you want to use “usb kb wakeup from s3~s5” function,...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 29 jp23: case open pin no. Definition 1 signal 2 gnd 1 jp22: bios flash rom write protect 1 pin no. Definition close bios write disabled open bios write enabled (default) please set jumper jp22 to “open” to enabled bios write function when you update new bios or new device..

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    Panel and jumper definition 30 jp30: over voltage cpu speed up (magic booster) (optional) (when jp30 set “7-8 close”, cpu voltage is rising 10%) pin no. Definition 1-2 close 40% 3-4 close 30% 5-6 close 20% 7-8 close 10% 9-10 close normal 1 10 9 2 j12: front panel jumper (optional) pin no. Definition...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 31 bat1: battery + caution danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions..

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    Performance list 32 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 conf...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 33 3.3v dimm dimm sockets floppy block diagram 14.318mhz 33 mhz pci bus agp bus lpt ps/2 kb/mouse com ports ir usb bu s 14.318mhz 48mhz host bus via vt82c694x via vt82c686b 66 /100/133 mh z 66 /100 /133 mh z 33 mhz isa bus ultra dma33/ata66 /ata100ide ports amr slot ide bus usb...

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    Suspend to ram installation 34 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, in just a few seconds, to retrieve the last “state” of the system before it went to slee...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 35 step 2: (if you want to use str function, please set jumper jp11 closed.) pin no. Definition open str disabled (default) close str enabled 1 step 3: power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press . You will enter bios setup. Select the item “power managem...

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    Suspend to ram installation 36 a.3 how to put your system into str mode? There are two ways to accomplish this: 1. 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”.

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 37 2. 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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    Suspend to ram installation 38 c. Select the “advanced” tab and “standby” mode in power buttons. D. 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 “w...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 39 a.5 notices: 1. 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...

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    Memory installation 40 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 ...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 41 page index for bios setup page the main menu p.43 standard cmos setup p.45 bios features setup p.48 chipset features setup p.50 power management setup p.53 pnp/ pci configuration p.56 load bios defaults p.58 load setup defaults p.59 integrated peripherals p.60 hardware monit...

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    Bios setup 42 bios setup bios setup is an overview of the bios setup program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed cmos ram so that it retains the setup information when the power is turned off. Entering setup po...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 43 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 selec...

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    Bios setup 44 •••• chipset features setup this setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. •••• power management setup this setup page includes all the items of green function features. •••• pnp/pci configurations this setup page includes all the configurations of pci & pnp isa re...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 45 standard cmos setup the items in standard cmos features menu (figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure...

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    Bios setup 46 •••• time the times format in . The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.M. Is 13:00:00. •••• ide primary master, slave / secondary master, slave the category identifies the types of hard disk from drive c to f that has been installed in the comp...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 47 •••• 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....

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    Bios setup 48 bios features setup figure 3: bios features setup •••• 1st / 2nd / 3rd boot device floppy boot device by floppy. Ls / zip a: boot device by ls / zip a:. Cdrom boot device by cdrom. Scsi boot device by scsi. Network boot device by network. Ide-0~ide-3 boot device by ide-0~ide-3. Disable...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 49 •••• boot up num-lock on keypad is number keys. (default value) off 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 ...

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    Bios setup 50 chipset features setup figure 4: chipset features setup •••• top performance if you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set “top performance” as “enabled”. Disabled disabled top performance. (default value) enabled enabled top performance. •••• sdram timing by spd disabled...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 51 •••• c2p concurrency & master enabled enabled c2p concurrency & master. (default value) disabled disabled c2p concurrency & master. •••• dram integrity mode ecc for 72 bit ecc type dimm modle. Disabled normal setting. (default value) •••• agp mode 4x set agp mode is 4x. (def...

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    Bios setup 52 •••• south bridge subsystem id disabled disable it if you have to install via 4 in 1 sp4.22 or before. (default value) enabled enable south bridge subsystem id function. •••• usb controller usb port 0&1 usb controller for usb port 0&1. Usb port 2&3 usb controller for usb port 2&3. All ...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 53 power management setup figure 5: power management setup •••• acpi sleep type s1/pos set acpi sleep type is s1 (default value) s3/str set acpi sleep type is s3. •••• usb kb wakeup from s3~s5 enabled enable usb keyboard wakeup from system. Disabled disable usb keyboard wakeup ...

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    Bios setup 54 •••• suspend time out (minute.) disabled disabled suspend time out function. (default value) 1 enabled suspend time out after 1min. 2 enabled suspend time out after 2min. 4 enabled suspend time out after 4min. 8 enabled suspend time out after 8min. 10 enabled suspend time out after 10m...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 55 •••• modem ring on/wake on lan disabled disabled modem ring on/wake on lan. Enabled enabled modem ring on/wake on lan. (default value) •••• pme event wake up disabled disabled pme event wake up function. Enabled enabled pme event wake up function. (default value) •••• rtc al...

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    Bios setup 56 pnp/pci configurations figure 6: pnp/pci configuration •••• plug and play aware o/s yes enable plug and play aware o/s function. No disable plug and play aware o/s function (default value) •••• reset configuration data no disable this function. ( default value ) yes clear pnp informati...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 57 •••• dma channel (0,1,3,5,6,7) pnp the resource is used by pnp device. Isa / eisa the resource is used by isa / eisa device (pci or isa). •••• irq (3,4,5,7, 9,10,11,14,15) pci/pnp the resource is used by pci/pnp device. Isa / eisa the resource is used by isa / eisa device (p...

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    Bios setup 58 load bios defaults figure 7: load bios defaults •••• load bios defaults bios defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. Amibios simple setup utility-version 1.23 ( c ) 1999 american megatrends, inc. All rights reserved s...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 59 load setup defaults figure 8: load setup defaults •••• load setup defaults selecting this field loads the factory defaults for bios and chipset features which the system automatically detects. Amibios simple setup utility-version 1.23 ( c ) 1999 american megatrends, inc. All...

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    Bios setup 60 integrated peripherals figure 9: integrated peripherals •••• onboard ide disabled disabled onboard ide both set onboard ide is both. (default value) primary set onboard ide is primary. Secondary set onboard ide is secondary. •••• onboard fdc auto set onboard fdc is auto. (default value...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 61 •••• onboard serial port 2 auto bios will automatically setup the port 2 address. (default value) 3f8/com1 enable onboard serial port 2 and address is 3f8. 2f8/com2 enable onboard serial port 2 and address is 2f8. 3e8/com3 enable onboard serial port 2 and address is 3e8. 2e8...

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    Bios setup 62 •••• parallel port irq 7 set parallel port irq is 7. Auto set auto to parallel port irq dma channel. (default value) 5 set parallel port irq is 5. •••• onboard ac’97 audio auto set ac’97 audio to auto (default value). Disabled disabled ac’97 audio. •••• onborard mc’97 modem auto set mc...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 63 hardware monitor figure 10: hardware monitor •••• acpi shutdown temp. ( °°°° c / °°°° f) (this function will be effective only for the operating systems that support acpi function.) disabled normal operation. (default value) 60 ° c / 140 ° f monitor cpu temp. At 60 ° c / 140...

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    Bios setup 64 •••• current cpu temp. ( °°°° c / °°°° f) detect cpu temperature automatically. •••• current system temp. ( °°°° c / °°°° f) detect system temperature automatically. •••• case status if the case is closed, “case status” will show “closed”. If the case have been opened, “case opened” wi...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 65 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. Figure 11: password setting type the password, up to six characters, and press . You will be asked to confirm the...

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    Bios setup 66 ide hdd auto detection 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 larg...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 67 save & 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. Amibios simple setup utility-version 1.23 ( c ) 1999 american megatrends, inc. All rights reserved standard c...

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    Bios setup 68 exit without saving figure 14: exit without saving type "y" will quit the setup utility without saving to rtc cmos. Type "n" will return to setup utility. Amibios simple setup utility-version 1.23 ( c ) 1999 american megatrends, inc. All rights reserved standard cmos setup integrated p...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 69 appendix appendix a : via 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) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1.Click ...

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    Appendix 70 (7) (8) (9) (10) 6.Click “next”. 7.Click “next”. 8.Click “next”. 9.Click “finish” to restart computer..

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 71 appendix b: bios flash procedure bios update procedure: if your os is win9x, we recommend that you used gigabyte @bios program to flash bios. Methods and steps : i. Update bios through internet a. Click "internet update" icon b. Click "update new bios" icon c. Select @bios s...

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    Appendix 72 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: 6vx7-1394.F1). E....

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 73 or else you can select flash bios in dos mode. Please check your bios vendor (ami or award), your motherboard name and pcb version on the motherboard. 1. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “format a:/s” in command mode. 2. Visit the gigabyte website at h...

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    Appendix 74 appendix c: acronyms acronyms meaning acpi advanced configuration and power interface apm advanced power management agp accelerated graphics port amr audio modem riser acr advanced communication riser bios basic input / output system cpu central processing unit cmos complementary metal o...

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    6vx7-1394 motherboard 75 acronyms meaning 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 m...