When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X (1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X/8X. AGP 4X/8X notch Caution: AGP 2X card is not supported by VIA KT880. You might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X/8X card. Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X(1.
The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard. Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.
Mother Board GA-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880 May 13, 2004
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.) Address: 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry, CA 91748 Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Motherboard Model Number: GA-7VT880 Pro /GA-7VT880-L /GA-7VT880 Conforms to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.
GA-7VT880 Series AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL AMD Athlon™ / Athlon™ XP / Duron™ Socket A Processor Motherboard Rev.
English Table of Content Warning .................................................................................................. 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................... 5 Features Summary ..................................................................................... 5 GA-7VT880 Series Motherboard Layout .................................................... 7 Block Diagram - GA-7VT880 Series ...............................................
Chapter 4 Technical Reference ........................................................... 49 @BIOS™ Introduction ................................................................................ 49 Flash BIOS Method Introduction .............................................................. 50 2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction .......................................... 57 Jack-Sensing and UAJ Introduction ......................................................... 63 Xpress Recovery Introduction .
English Warning 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 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.
English Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Motherboard CP U Chipset Memory Slots On-Board IDE On-Board Floppy On-Board SATA On-Board Peripherals On-Board LAN — GA-7VT880 Series: GA-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880 — Socket A processor TM TM TM AMD Athlon / Athlon XP/ Duron (K7) 128K L1 & 512K/256K/64K L2 cache on die 200/266/333/400 MHz FSB — Supports 1.
English On-Board Sound On-Board IEEE1394 On-Board SATA RAID (SATA0, SATA1) I/O Control Hardware Monitor BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Form Factor — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Realtek ALC658 CODEC(UAJ) Supports Jack Sensing function Supports 2-/4-/6-channel Line Out / Line In / Mic In SPDIF Out /SPDIF In CD In / AUX In / Game connector Built-in VIA VT6306 Built-in VIA VT8237 Supports disk striping (RAID 0) or disk mirroring (RAID 1) Supports up to 150MB/s data transfer rate U
English GA-7VT880 Series Motherboard Layout ATX GA-7VT880 Pro COMA RAM_LED PWR_FANj CPU_FAN KB_MS COMB LPT SOCKET A VIA KT880 LANjk ATX_12V FDD AUDIO IR PCI5 GAME F2_1394 SPDIF_IO CLR_CMOS VT6306 PWR_LED IT8705F Main BIOS PCI4 AUX_IN -L k SUR_CEN PCI3 Backup BIOSj CI CD_IN SATA0 INFO_LINK VT8237 CODEC DDR4 SATA1 PCI1 PCI2 BATTERY SYS_FAN RLT8110Sj RLT8100Ck DDR3 AGP DDR2 IDE1 IDE2 DDR1 F_AUDIO SW1 F_USB1 F_PANEL USB USB F1_1394 F_USB2 j Only for GA-7VT88
CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz) AMD-K7TM AGP 4X/8X AGPCLK (66MHz) System Bus 100/133/166/200MHz Dual Channel DDR VIA KT880 5 PCI RJ45jk 33 MHz 14.318 MHz RTL8110Sj RTL8100Ck Game Port IT8705F AC97 Link VIA VT8237 2 COM Ports 33 MHz AC97 CODEC VT6306 2 Serial ATA LINE-OUT PS/2 KB/Mouse 8 USB Ports ATA33/66/100/133 IDE Channels j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro. k Only for GA-7VT880-L.
To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Set system jumper (SW1) Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 3- Install memory modules Step 4- Install expansion cards Step 5- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 2 Step 3 Step 5 Step 5 Step 1 Step 4 Step 5 Step 1: Set System Jumper (SW1) The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166/200MHz by adjusting SW1.
Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. 2. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. Step 2-1: CPU Installation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View Socket Actuation Lever Pin1 indicator English Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and 2.
Before installing the CPU cooling fan, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please use AMD approved cooling fan. 2. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and cooling fan. 3. Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this completes the installation. Please refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail installation procedure. 1. Press down the CPU socket lever 2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD.
English Step 3: Install Memory Modules Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: 1. When RAM_LED is ON, do not install / remove DIMM from socket. 2. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. The motherboard has 4 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size.
GA-7VT880 Pro / GA-7VT880-L / GA-7VT880 support Dual Channel Technology. When Dual Channel Technology is activated, the bandwidth of memory bus will be double the original one, with the fastest speed at 6.4GB/s(DDR400) .
English Step 5: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) Parallel Port, Serial Ports (COMA / COMB) Parallel Port (25 pin Female) This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port. Devices like printer can be connected to Parallel port; mouse and modem etc.
Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) USB/LANjk Connector such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Have a standard USB interface. LANjk USB 0 USB 2 USB 1 USB 3 Also make sure your OS 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.
English Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction 3 1 12 5( j ) 2 7 6 13 10 23 8 22 4 16 14 9 24 17 18 19(j ) 11 21 15 20 1) ATX_12V 13) F_AUDIO 2) ATX 3) CPU_FAN 14) SUR_CEN 15) SPDIF_IO 4) SYS_FAN 5) PWR_FAN(j ) 16) CD_IN 17) AUX_IN 6) FDD 7) IDE1 / IDE2 18) F_USB1 / F_USB2 19) F1_1394 / F2_1394 8) SATA0 / SATA1 9) F_PANEL 20) IR 21) GAME 10) BAT 11) PWR_LED 22) INFO_LINK 23) CLR_CMOS 12) RAM_LED 24) C I j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro.
English 1) ATX_12V (+12V Power Connector) This connector (ATX_12V) supplies the CPU operation voltage (Vcore). If this "ATX_12V connector" is not connected, system cannot boot. 1 2 Pin No. 1 3 4 Definition GND 2 3 GND +12V 4 +12V 2) ATX (ATX Power) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard. Pin No. 10 1 - 17 - 20 11 Definition 1 3.3V 2 3 3.
English 3) 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 by overheating. The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA. Pin No. 1 Definition 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense 4) SYS_FAN (System Fan Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. 1 GA-7VT880 Serie Motherboard - 18 - Pin No.
This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. Pin No. 1 Definition 1 GND 2 +12V 3 Sense 6) FDD (Floppy Connector) Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 34 33 2 1 j Only for GA-7VT880 Pro.
English 7) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector) Important Notice: Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and connect CD-ROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 40 39 2 1 IDE2 IDE1 8) SATA0 / SATA1 (Serial ATA Connector) You can connect the Serial ATA device to this connector, it provides you high speed transfer rates (150MB/sec). If you wish to use RAID function, please use it in unity with BIOS and install the correct driver to have proper operation.
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.
English 10) 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. If you want to erase CMOS... 1. Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Remove the battery, wait for 30 second. 3. Re-install the battery. 4. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.
Do not remove memory modules while RAM_LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC power cord is disconnected. + _ 13) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header.
English 14) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. 1 2 5 6 Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT 15) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In / Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function.
English 16) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 1 Pin No. 1 2 Definition CD-L GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 17) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out) to the connector. 1 - 25 - Pin No.
English 18) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the front USB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional front USB cable, please contact your local dealer. 2 10 1 9 Pin No.
Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To enable the IR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR module. Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector. For optional IR cable, please contact your local dealer. 1 5 Pin No. Definition 1 2 VCC(+5V) No Pin 3 4 IR Data Input GND 5 IR Data Output 21) GAME (Game Connector) This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices.
English 22) INFO_LINK This connector allows you to connect some external devices to provide you extra function. Check the pin assignment while you connect the external device cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional external device cable. Pin No. 9 10 1 2 Definition 1 SMBCLK 2 VCC 3 SMBDATA 4 GPIO 5 GND 6 GND 7 No Pin 8 NC 9 +12V 10 +12V 23) CLR_CMOS You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper.
This 2 pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "case open" item in BIOS if the system case begin remove. 1 - 29 - Pin No.
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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 Powering ON the computer and pressing immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If you require more advanced BIOS settings, please go to "Advanced BIOS" setting menu.
English 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 . The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E9) Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen.
English l PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed. l MB Intelligent Tweaker (M.I.T) This setup page is control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio. l Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration. l Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration.
English Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features } } } } Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) Tue, Jan 27 2004 22:31:24 IDE IDE IDE IDE [None] [None] [None] [None] Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Sun. to Sat. Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Suport [1.44M, 3.
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" 5.25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2M, 5.25" 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled). 720K, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity 1.44M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44M byte capacity. 2.88M, 3.5" 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88M byte capacity.
English Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Password Check [Floppy] [HDD-0] [CDROM] [Setup] Item Help Menu Level} Select Boot Device priority [Floppy] Boot from floppy [LS120] Boot from LS120 [HDD-0] Boot from First HDD [HDD-1] Boot from Second HDD higf: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F10: Save ESC: Exit F7: Optimized Defaults F1: G
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel 0 OnChip IDE Channel 1 OnChip Serial ATA AC97 Audio USB 1.1 Controller USB 2.
English AC97 Audio Auto Disabled Enable onboard AC'97 audio function. (Default value) Disable this function. USB 1.1 Controller Disable USB 1.1 host controller if you are not using USB devices. Enabled Enable USB 1.1 controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 1.1 controller. USB 2.0 Controller Disable USB 2.0 host controller if you are not using high speed USB devices. Enabled Enable USB 2.0 controller. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB 2.0 controller.
This item allows Normal IrDA ASKIR English UART Mode Select you to determine which infrared(IR) function of onboard I/O chip. Set onboard I/O chip using as standard serial port. (Default value) Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode. Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode. UR2 Duplex Mode This function will available when "UART Mode Select" doesn't set at Normal. Half IR Function Duplex Half. (Default value) Full IR Function Duplex Full.
English Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type x USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Power LED in S1 state Soft-Off by PWRBTN AC Back Function Keyboard Power On Mouse Power On PME Event Wake Up ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan Resume by Alarm x Date (of Month) Alarm x Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm higf: Move Enter: Select F5: Previous Values [S1(POS)] Disabled [Blinking] [Instant-Off] [Soft-Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] E
Disabled Enabled Disable this function. Enable PME as wake up event. (Default value) ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN (When AC Back Function set to [Soft-Off]) 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 awaks the system from a soft off state if connected over LAN. 8Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function. 8Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function.
English PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software PC Health Status Vcore DDR2.5V +3.
DRAM Timing DRAM CAS Latency Bank Interleave Precharge to Active (Trp) Active to Precharge (Tras) Active to CMD (Trcd) RET to ACT/REF to REF (Trfc) ACT(0) to ACT(1) (Trrd) CPU Ratio Control Spread Spectrum Modulated CPU Host Clock Control x CPU Host Frequency (MHz) PCI / AGP Frequency (MHz) DRAM Clock CPU Voltage Control Normal CPU Vcore AGP Voltage Control DDR Voltage Control [Auto By SPD] 2.5 4 Bank 3T 6T 3T 12T 2T [Normal] [Enabled] [Disabled] 133 33/66 [By SPD] [Normal] 1.
English Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Enabled Disable clock spread spectrum. Enable clock spread spectrum.(Default value) CPU Host Clock Control 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. Disable Disable CPU Host Clock Control.(Default value) Enable Enable CPU Host Clock Control.
English Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software } } } } } } } Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password Load Fail-Safe DefaultsSave (Y/N)? N Setup PnP/PCI Configurations & Exit PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.
English Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software } } } } } } } Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Enter Password: PnP/PCI Configurations Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving PC Health Status MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.
English Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2004 Award Software } } } } } } } Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password Save to CMOS and EXITSave (Y/N)? Y Setup PnP/PCI Configurations & Exit PC Health Status Exit Without Saving MB Intelligent Tweaker(M.I.
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English Chapter 4 Technical Reference @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.
English Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Dual BIOS / Q-Flash 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.
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 torequest restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS.
English C. What is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. D. How to use Q-Flash? Update Main BIOS from Floppy / Update Backup BIOS from Floppy ! In the A: drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. 1 File(s) found XXXX.XX 256K Total Size: 1.39M F5: Refresh Free Size: 1.14M DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. ! Press Enter to Run.
GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newest "Value-added" feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE, is available on this motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation. What's DualBIOS™ ? 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").
English III. Q: How does DualBIOS™ technology work? Answer: 1. 2. 3. 4. This new technology will eliminate valuable system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures. DualBIOS™ technology 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. DualBIOS™ provides automatic recovery for the BIOS.
If you don't have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS™ program to flash BIOS. Press here. 2. Click Start/ Programs/ GIGABYTE/ @BIOS. 1. Click "@BIOS" item. (1) 3.Click "P". (2) Click here 4. Please select @BIOS sever site, then Click "OK". (4) (3) Methods and steps: 1. Update BIOS through Internet: a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOS™ sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard e.
English 3. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. 4. 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.
The installation of windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the function! Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". Line Out STEP 2 : After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon on the taskbar's status area.
English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to "Line In". Line Out Line In STEP 2 : After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen. STEP 3 : Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "4 channel for 4 speakers out put". Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT", and press "OK".
English Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "MIC In". Line In MIC In Line Out STEP 2 : After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen.
English Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,Optional Device): (Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L & CEN / Subwoofer) SURROUND-KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Kit" as picture.
English STEP 3 : Connect the front channels to back audio panel's "Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENTER. STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen. STEP 5 : Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "6 channel for 5.1 speakers out put". Enable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and press "OK".
English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A "SPDIF output" device is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the "SPDIF output" connector (As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port. 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF device to the motherboard. 3. Connect SPDIF to the SPDIF decoder.
Jack-Sensing provides audio connectors error-detection function. Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/ 98SE/2000/ME. Jack-Sensing includes 2 parts: AUTO and MANUAL. Following is an example for 2 channels (Windows XP): Introduction of audio connectors You may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack, and microphone to MIC In jack.
English If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture. Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set.
UAJ (Universal Audio Jack) has a very smart feature: It will switch signal automatically when user plugs his audio device to the wrong jack (Line-in/ Line-out). That means users do not need to worry the Audio device should be plug in Line-in or Line-out jack, the device will work perfectly after UAJ is activated. Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 or later version before to enable UAJ support for Windows 98/98SE/ 2000/ME. PS.
English Adjusting Sound Volume: You can adjust sound volume by moving lever. Also you can mute sound by pressing the "mute button". Volume lever Mute button If there is only Line-in device plugged, UAJ will remind you there is no any Line-out device plugged in. Note: If you want to use AUX IN function, you must disable UAJ function from the Speaker Configuration item in the AC97 Audio Configuation menu.
What is Xpress Recovery ? Xpress Recovery is a utility used to back up and restore an OS partition. If the hard drive is not working properly, the user can restore the drive to its original state. 1. Supports FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS formats 2. Must be connected to the IDE1 Master 3. Allows installation of only one OS 4. Must be used with an IDE hard disk supporting HPA 5. The first partition must be set as the boot partition. When the boot partition is backed up, please do not alter its size. 6.
English 2. Press F9 during powering on the computer. (Text Mode) Press F9 during powering on the computer. Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG, An Energy Star Al ly Copyright (C) 1984-2002, Award Software, Inc. Intel 865PE AGPSet BIOS for 8IPE1000MT F1 Check System Health OK . . . F9 For Xpress Recovery Press DEL to enter SETUP / Q-Flash, F9 For Xpress Recovery 08/16/2002-I845GE-6A69YG01C-00 Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE Technology CO. , Ltd. 1. Execute Backup Utility 2.
! Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The backup utility will automatically scan your system and back up data as a backup image in your hard drive. Not all systems support access to Xpress Recovery by pressing the F9 key during computer power on. If this is the case, please use the boot from CD-ROM method to enter Xpress Recovery. 2. Execute Restore Utility: ! This program will recover your system to factory default.
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RAID Levels RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit. The advantage of an Array is to provide better performance or data fault tolerance. Fault tolerance is achieved through data redundant operation, where if one drives fails, a mirrored copy of the data can be found on another drive. This can prevent data loss if the operating system fails or hangs. The individual disk drives in an array are called .members.
English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals).
1. Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press to call out the list of creation steps. VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.
English 3. After array mode is selected, there are two methods to create a disk array. One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives. Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones when wanting to create an array. Select Disk Drives lets the user select the array drives by their requirements.
A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. To delete a RAID, use the following steps: 1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press . The channel column will be activated. 2. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press . A warning message will show up, press Y to delete or press N to cancel. VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.
English View Serial Number of Hard Drive Highlight Serial Number View and press . Use arrow key to select a drive, the selected drive.s serial number can be viewed in the last column. The serial number is assigned by the disk drive manufacturer. View Array Status Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen. If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen. VIA Technologies,Inc. VIA VT8237 Serial ATA BIOS Setting Utility V1.
For the Windows operating system (Win NT, WinXP, Win2000 ), for IDE RAID/SCSI/Serial ATA functioning, the driver must first be transferred to a floppy disk. Please follow the steps below to complete driver transfer to a floppy disk: 1) Please insert the provided driver CD into the hard disk drive eg. Drive D: 2) Insert a blank formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. 3) Either from "Command Prompt" or DOS, please type in "D:\BootDrv\menu.exe"(Refer to Fig.
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English Revision ChapterHistory 5 Appendix Install Drivers Picture below are shown in Windows XP Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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. INSTALL CHIPSET DRIVER This page shows the drivers that need to be installed for the system.
English Driver install finished ! You have to reboot system ! Item Description n VIA 4IN1 Driver For INF, AGP, IDE and DMA Driver n USB Path for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP n Realtek 8110S Lan Driver (LAN)(j) / Realtek Lan Driver(k) RealTek 10/100/1000 LAN Chip driver (j) RealTek 10/100 LAN Chip driver (k) n RealTek AC97 Audio Driver Audio driver for Realtek AC97 codec chipset n VIA 8237 Serial ATA Driver For VIA VT8237 Serial ATA driver.
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English SOFTWARE INFORMATION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title. HARDWARE INFORMATION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. CONTACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world.
Below is a collection of general asked questions. To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version. Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options.
English Question 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS? Answer: Please remember to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing BIOS. However, if the system instability still remains, please clear CMOS to solve the problem. Question 7: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume? Answer: Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier.
mode? Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow: 1. Advanced BIOS features--> SATA/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA" 2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI" 3. Integrated Peripherals--> Onboard H/W Serial ATA: "enable" Then it depends on the SATA mode that you need to set "RAID" to RAID mode or "BASE" to normal ATA mode in the item named Serial ATA function.
English Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures. START Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ? Yes Please isolate the short pin. No Failure has been excluded. Please make sure all jumper settings (such as CPU system bus speed, frequency ratio, voltage and etc.) are set properly.
Is memory LED on and CPU fan running? No The problem could be caused by power supply, CPU, memory or CPU/memory socket itself. Yes Failure has been excluded. No Check if there is display. Yes Perhaps your VGA card / VGA slot or monitor is defective. Failure has been excluded. Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in. No Check if keyboard is working properly. It is possible that your keyboard or keyboard connector is defective. Yes Press to enter BIOS setup.
English & Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Contact Person: Company: Phone No.: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: Hardware PCB revision: O.S./A.S.: Mfs.
Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AP M 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 R
English Acronyms Meaning LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode MH z 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.
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