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GIGABYTE GA-7VTXH User's Manual

1. m ug ques mer ee a 79 Appendix GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard 3 Choose an appropriate model name in accordance with this user s manual Please select GA 8ITXR by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files a 4 Selectan appropriate BIOS version For example F3 and click to download the file It will pop up a file download screen then selectthe Open this file from its current location and press OK uo ad Gd I Ds GIGABYTE en eae 80 Appendix 5 Atthis time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the files ani e rF TIE ales 1 2 a 6 Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and press Extract 81 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard STEP 4 Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk 1 Insertthe 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 lt DEL gt key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up American Release 08 04 2001 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend 8ITXR F2 Check System Health OK Vcore 1 750V CPUID
2. 5 PCI 66 MHz 718100 8 1 14 318 MHz VIA VT8233 8705 Ir 4 USB IDE Channels PCICLK Ports CT5880 ly v CODEC 33MHz ae Game Port n 222351 gFNG 8 Of fi 8d a 9 2 Q 5 Only for GA 7VTXH GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Dual BIOS Introduction A What is Dual BIOS Technology Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under the normal circumstances the system works on the Main BIOS Ifthe Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS and Q Flash Utility a Boot Screen American Release 08 04 2001 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend Check System Health OK AMD Athlon tm Processor 900MHz Checking NVRAM 262144KB Wait Hit DEL if you want to Setup American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA K7 GA7VTXHI F When you press DEL in to the Setup screen you can press F8 in to the Flash Utility 52 Technical Reference b AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility
3. 2 RATIO 50 KT266A LINE x LINE IN GAME 7 000000000 0000000000 00000000000000000000 MIC IN CD IN 178705 BATTERY NC 74 PCIL 002 8233 3559 IR 5880 M 117177717 1 Ges CLK 4 00000000000 et N Backup RTL8100 BIOS BIOS PCI5 CL 210200010000000000000000000000000011 uL LONDON A USB1 F PANEL 555 WOL Tass ooo o DIO Only for GA 7VTXH Only for GA 7VTXE 10 Hardware Installation Process Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To setup your computer you must complete the following setups Step 1 Set Dip Switch CK_RATIO and system J umper CLK 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 p
4. gt The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 C ATX ATX Power 20 12 VCC 5V SB Stand 45V Power Good S LL 5N gee amp ND yee Dutsottono 33 gt 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 D Floppy IDE1 IDE2 E 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 Floppy IDE1 IDE2 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard G USB1 I IR 88 0000 29883 NEM Y x O 5 6 gt careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR P lease contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device NC GND gt Becareful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable Please contact your nearestdealer for optional front panel USB cable USB D2 USB D2 H WOL Wake On LAN J CD_IN CD R 1 O L_GND 19504 Only for GA 7VTXE
5. gt FERR reese Tees GA VTXE GA 7VTXH AMD SocketA Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard Rev 1 0 Second Edition 12ME 7VTXE 1002 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Table of Content R vision sect 6 ie nete em es 6 WARNING ta ot t etu pa tan 7 2 8 Summary of Features 8 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Layout ene 10 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 5 11 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU 12 Step1 1 CPU Speed 12 S t8p1 2 CPU Er RR hop eris etis 3 Stepl 3 CPU Heat Sink Installation eene Step 2 Install memory modules eene 15 Step 3 Install expension CANES er be eerta 17 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 18 51 4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction s str 18 Step4 2 Connectors Introduction 44444 lt lt 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Set
6. Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMMx64 x72 2 DIMMsx64 x72 3 DIMMsx64 x72 64 Mbit 4Mx4x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes 128 Mbit 8Mx4x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 256 Mbit 16Mx4x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMMx64 x72 2 DIMMsx64 x72 3 DIMMsx64 x72 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard DDR 1 The DIMM slothas a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fitin one direction 2 Insertthe DIMM memory m
7. By J umper CPU Temp 35 C 95 F System Temp 33 C 91 F CPU Fan Speed 5273 RPM System Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 632V Vit 3 344V 43 300V 43 296V 5 000V 45 080V ESC Quit T4 lt Select Item 12 000V 11 840V Fl Help PU PD Modify 5V SB 4 972V F5 Old Values Shift F 2 Color Load Fail Safe Defaults F8 Flash Utility F7 Load Optimized Defaults Figure 10 Hardware Monitor amp MISC Setup CPU Host Clock Mhz gt By umper Set CPU Host Clock by jumper Default Value 133 Set CPU Host Clock to 133MHz 161MHz 100 Set CPU Host Clock to 100Mhz 128MHz CPU System Temp gt Detect CPU SystemTemperature automatically CPU System FAN Speed gt Detect CPU System Fan speed status automatically Current Voltage V VCORE Vtt 3 3 12 5V SVSB Detect system s voltage status automatically 46 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor User Password When you select this function the following message will appear atthe center of the screen to assist you in creating a password AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24e C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE PNP PCI CONFI LOAD FAIL SAFE D LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Selectitem Shift
8. A The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to up date 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 pwblicution of this booklet MARNDVG Neer nhe whew the Aorta preperiy and firmly artachad WILL RESULT garde jamais maer proces qui leadixnparewr denhar sir funi aerae er fermemens UN PERMANENT EN R SULTERA I Achnemg Der Prozenor Acn mur im gemommum der Wired ardfnumpipema und fer amodhnachs dr DES PERMANENTEN SCHLADEN ZUR FOLGE funciona procesador gn ef diupador de color y firmemente PRODUCIR UN Aria Numan exewne o prexumdor aem a disspader de color esr advquade firmemenze aonacundo C RESULTADO SERA DM DANO PERMANENTE WS HHREETIENTESEEB LIEN TAPERS ARPS LIA eee Jn zu a PEANY AAMC
9. F F_PANEL 2x7 pins jumper Hardware Installation Process m 14 HD HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RST Reset witch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PD PD_G PD_Y Power LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off Please connectthe power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper according to the pin assignmentabove GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Chapter 3 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 thatit retains the Setup information when the power is tumed off ENTERINGSETUP Power ON the computer and press Del immediately will allow you to enter Setup If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter S etup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET bottom on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously press Ctrl lt Alt gt Del keys CONTROLKEYS lt gt ove to previous item lt gt ove to n
10. Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults option loads presetsystem parameter values to set the system in its highestperformance configurations Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Hardware Monitor amp MISC Setup This setup page is auto detectfan and temperature status Set Supervisor password Set Change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and or BIOS setup Set User password Set Change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 26 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Fri Mar 16 2001 Time hh mm ss 14 44 35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri Slave Auto Sec Master Auto Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 31 Base Memory 640 Kb Floppy Drive B Not Installed Other Memory 384 Kb Extended Memory 127 Mb Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Total Memory 128 Mb Month J an Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 TL Select Item Year 1990 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Date Th
11. Desktop ManagementInterface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device FrontSide Bus Hard Disk Device ntegrated Dual Channel Enhanced nterruptR equest nput Output nputOutputAdvanced P rogrammable Input Controller ndustry Standard Architecture Local Area Network 88 to be continued Acronyms LBA LED Hz IDI TH PT IC 05 OEM PAC POST 5 SECC SRAM SMP SMI USB VID Appendix eaning Logical Block Addressing Light E mitting Diode egahertz usical Interface Digital Interface emory Translator Hub emory Protocol Translator etwork Interface Card Operating System Original EquipmentM anufacturer PCI A G P Controller Power On Self Test Peripheral ComponentInterconnect Rambus in line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory Symmetric Multi P rocessing System ManagementInterrupt Universal Serial Bus Voltage ID 89 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer C ountry Company Phone No Contact P erson E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version 0 5 5 Ha
12. Quit 72 6 Select Item PME Event Wake Up Enabled Fl Help PU PD Modify Keyboard Wakeup From S1 Suspend F5 0ld Values Shift F2 Color 5 2 Mouse Wakeup From S1 Suspend F6 LoadFail Safe Defaults F8 Flash Utility Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled F7 Load Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Power Management Setup ACPI Standby State SI POS SetACPI standby state is S 1 Default Value gt S3 STR Set ACPI standby state is 53 USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 can be set when ACPI standby state setto S3 STR Enabled Enable USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 Disabled Disable USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 Default Value 36 Suspend Time Minute gt Disabled 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 7 IRQ3 IRQIS Ignore gt gt Monitor Disabled Suspend Time OutFunction Default Value Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Enabled Suspend Tim Ignore IRQ3 IRQ15 Monitor IRQ3 IRQ15 Soft off by Power Button Soft switch ON OFF for POWER ON OFF Default Value e Outafter 1min e Outafter 2min e Outafter 4min e Outafter 8min e Outafter 10min e Outafter 20min e Outafter 30min e Outafter 40min e Outafter 50min e Outafter 60min BIOS Setup When AC power back to the sys
13. and then restartthe system The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version American Release 08 04 2001 Vegatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend CIIM OK Vcore 1 750V CPUID OFOA Patch ID 0009 Intel R Pentium R 4 Processor 1 50 GHz RamBus Host Frequency is 300 100MHz Checking NVRAM 262144KB Wait DEL Setup F8 BootMenu F12 Network boot Press any key to contiune American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 TEHAMA GA8ITXRO H 2 Don t forgetto press DEL key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up Use the arrows to highlight the item LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS then press Enter System will ask Load OPTIMIZED Defaults Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE PNP PCI CONFI LOAD FAIL SAFE D LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Tle gt Selectitem Shift F3 Select Language F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Current Language English Load Optimized Defaults 86 Appendix 3 Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and press Enter System
14. CMOS amp Exit SETUP Figure 13 Save amp Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to S etup Utility 49 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24e C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE PNP PCI CONF LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit lt Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F7 Load Optimized Defaults F8 Flash Utility 10 5 6 Exit Abandon all Datas amp Exit SETUP Figure 14 Exit Without Saving Type will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 50 Technical Reference Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram CPU CLK 100 133MHz AMD K7 AGP 4 2 Host Bus 100 133MHz AGPCLK 66MHz 100 133 MHz 2 5V DDRSDRAM HCLK 100 133MHz 9p NPCLK 33MHz e AGPCLK 66M H2 VIA KT266A
15. F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F7 Load Optimized Defaults F8 Flash Utility 10 5 6 Exit Change Set Disable Password Figure 11 Password Setting Type the password up to six characters and press Enter You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press lt Esc gt to abortthe selection and notenter a password To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLE D will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter S etup freely The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords a SUPERVISOR PASS WORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the S upervisor password is required for entering the BIOS S etup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select Always at Password Check in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter S etup 47 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS
16. Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting if ACP I Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be setto Enable automatically If you want to enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable Default Enable Ifthe BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On BIOS Defects set to Enable the PC will show mes sages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show lt or the other key to continue gt If Auto Recovery Enable it will show or the other key to Auto Recover Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Backup message Are you sure to copy BIOS Enter to continue or Esc to abort The means thatthe Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS Or the means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS This auto recovery utility is set by system automatically and can t be changed by user C What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a 0 5 BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS 54 Technical Reference D How to use Q Flash Load BIOS From Floppy the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run input BIOS file name in the text box Press Enter Where XXX XX is name ofthe BIO
17. Quadraphonic Speakers and click ok C Four Speaker Application The four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX for example the game titles software DVD player and MP3 player 61 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard SPDIF Introduction A What is SPDIF The SPDIF outputis capable of providing digital signal to AC3 decoder which can supportupto 5 1 speakers B How to use SPDIF lick your mouse right button in My omputer and select the Properties item Click Device Manager item Click Sound vidio and game controllers item and select the Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 item 62 Technical Reference Click Settings item and select the Output Mode item Recommend you to select Autosense It will automatically detect the type mono or stereo of the audio connector that you plug into Line Outaudio jack then configure Line O ut to either SP DIF or Speaker accordingly 63 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard 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 BIOS but always hesitate to update it Because you think wes updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually Live Update Wiility you don t know how to update it Maybe notlike others you are very experien
18. dees ies che bom dam ekz de Pea iEn MS e r 69 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Oozic Player Installation 3 prelo Tee ii BACE nil pasa sca e Pauw Ernst rui rra See bee E DLL M LL essei xl e ie 10 Appendix Please base on your actual requirement select Yes or No accordingly 8 lh 6 Click Finish to restart computer 71 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Appendix D RealTek 8139 8100 Network Driver Only for GA 7VTXH RealTek 8139 8100 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 P lease install the driver through CD ROM by the path D Network Rtl This manual assumes that your CD ROM device drive letter is D SS Lu Press Network icon CD i Vitas wt Lis El L LL a Barnim iehi for Milli FILEBZIS LET LIT file Fn kisim Diemer for Seis 1 Bal D m decir IT Pile Fur PL 12 Appendix Appendix E EasyTunelll Utilities Installation Insert the driver CD title that came with your m
19. do not install remove DDR from socket 16 Hardware Installation Process Step 3 Install expension cards 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket ofthe expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system DO DA COR UUL ps COT mm Fo r 4 17 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction PS 2 Mouse Connector gt This connector supports standard 5 2 keyboard 6 pin Female and 5 2 mouse 5 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female 9 USB amp LAN Connector Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s LAN Such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip cum Speaker etc Have a standard USB interface Also USB 0 make sure your OS Win 95 with USB supplement USB
20. in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is Aboutthis 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 In method if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted b In method Il be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won t boot c In method ifthe BIOS file you need cannot be found in 9 BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method II d Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted 16 Appendix We use GA 8ITXR motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode Flash BIOS Procedure STEP 1 1 Please make sure you have set Auto for BIOS Setup BIOS Flash Protection For more detail please refer to page 31 2 Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files Both of these utilities are available on many sharewar
21. on the CPU upper corner Then insertthe CPU into the socket and up to 90 degree angle Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard 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 13 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Step1 3 CPU Heat Sink Installation 1 Press down the CPU socket 2 Use qualified fan approved by AMD lever and finish CPU installation 3 Fasten the heatsink supporting base 4 Make sure the CPU fan is onto the CPU socket on the main plugged to the CPU fan connector board than install complete Please use AMD approved cooling fan We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation Please refer to CPU heat sink user s manual for more detail installation procedure Hardware Installation Process Step 2 Install memory modules 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 fitin one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets Total Memory Sizes With Registered DDR DIMM
22. set HaltOn When BIOS Defects to be enabled to halt your system with awarning message thatthe main BIOS has been corrupted Most workstation servers require constant operation to guarantee services have notbeen interrupted In this situation the HaltOn When BIOS Defects message may be disabled to avoid system pauses during normal booting Another advantage you gain from Giga Byte s DualBIO S technology is the ability to upgrade from dual 2 MbitBIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is need 59 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Four Speaker amp SPDIF Introduction For GA 7VTXH Only Four Speaker Introduction A What is Four Speaker The Creative CT5880 audio chip can support up to 4 speaker output If you select Four speaker out Line In will be reconfigured as another line out to support a second pair of speakers B How to use Four Speaker Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition setup procedure Click the audio icon along the task bar and select Configure 3D Audio Selecttwo speaker Default Select F our speaker item Technical Reference Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure Go to Control Panel and double click Sounds and Multimedia Select Audio Page and click Advanced button ap LAN ns bd rina uad unus V pn Select
23. that will destroy your system BIOS Mostcommercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard againstthis type of virus intrusion The DualBlIOS technology will provide a state of the art solution to protect your PC Case Vicious computer viruses may wipe out your entire system BIOS With a conventional single system BIOS PC the PC will not be functional until itis sent for repairs Case II If the Auto Recovery option is enabled in the DualBlIOS utility and if a virus corrupts your system BIOS the backup BIOS will automatically rebootthe system and correct the main BIOS Case Ill A user may override booting from the main system BIOS The DualBIOS utility may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS 58 2 Technical Reference During or after a BIOS upgrade if DualBIOS detects that the main BIOS is corrupt the backup BIOS will take over the boot up process automatically Moreover it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting up DualBlIOS technology examines the checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly Power Users will have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suitthe performance system needs Flexibility for high end desktop P Cs and workstation servers In the DualBIOS utility the option can be
24. 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 AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAG PNP PCI CONF LOAD FAIL SAFE D LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit fle Shif F3 Select Language F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Flash Utility 10 5 amp Exit Current Language English Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 4 Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure 87 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Appendix G Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM m gt v n 2 RIMM 3 gt 3 gt lt DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD DE RQ 0 OAPIC SA LAN Meaning Advanced Configuration and ower Interface Advanced P ower Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access
25. your boot device priori 30 ce priori gt ZIP A LS120 Select your boot device priori p gt ATAPI ZIP C Select your boot device priori ty by Floppy y by ZIP A LS120 ty by ATAPI ZIP C ity by CDROM y by SCSI y by NETWORK ty by IDE 0 3 ty by USB FDD BIOS Setup M A R T for Hard Disks Enabled Enable HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Disable HDD S M A R T Capability Default value Boot Up Num Lock Keypad is number keys Default value gt Off Keypad is arrow keys Floppy Drive Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K 1 2 M or 1 44 M drive type as they are all 80tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 Default value Password Check Please refer to the detail on P 47 gt Always The user must enter correct password in order to access the system and or BIOS Setup Setup The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup utility Default Value BIOS Flash Protection This field lets you determine the states that flash BIOS Auto BIOS enables flash write access auto
26. 1 Win98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Win NT with SP 6 supports USB controller If your 05 does notsupportUSB controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact your OS or device s vendors Only for GA 7VTXH Hardware Installation Process Parallel Serial Ports COMB Parallel Port 25 pin Female COMA COMB Serial Port 9 pin Male O Game MIDI Ports J oystick MIDI 15 pin Female 9 Audio Connectors Line Out MIC In Line In gt This connector supports 2 standard COM ports Parallel port Device like printer be con nected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports gt This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices gt After install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Out jack micro phone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack 19 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Step4 2 Connectors Introduction gt F F Panel B SYS FAN G USB1 C ATX WOL D Floppy IDE1 IDE2 1 IR E Battery J CD_IN Only for GA 7VTXE Hardware Installation Process A CPU_FAN CPU_FAN Connector B SYS_FAN SYS_FAN Connector
27. A gt In this case you have to type A gt Flash841 8ITXR F3 and then press Enter Starting Windows 98 Microsoft R Windows98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 gt dir w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Numberis 11 5 092 Directory of AA COMMAND COM 8ITXR F3 FLASH841 EXE 3files 1 101 098 bytes 0 dir s 62 464 bytes free A3 Flash841 8ITXR F3 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 Rightafter that press Enter to start BIOS Flash Utility 84 Appendix 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 Are you sure to flash the BIOS Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel 4 The BIOS flash completed Please press ESC to exit Flash Utility EXIT Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel 85 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard STEP 6 Load BIOS defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded This importantstep resets everything after the flash 1 Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive
28. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility V1 02 OO FTOITIS S tco Main BIOS Main ROM Type too ce castae SST 395 020 Backup ROM Type SST 39SF020 Wide Range Protection Disable BootFrom MainBIOS Auto Recovery Enable HaltOn Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load DefaultSettings Save Settings to CMOS Load BIOS From Floppy PgDn PgUp Modiy TU Move ESC Reset FlOPowerOff Dual BIOS explanation BIOS will auto detect Boot From Main BIOS Main ROM Type SST 39SF020 Backup ROM SST 395 020 Wide Range Protection Disable Default Enable Status 1 If any failure ex Update ESCD failure checksum error or reset occurs in the Main BIOS just before the Operating System is loaded and after the power is on and thatthe Wide Range Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 Ifthe ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals to request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS 53 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Boot From Main BIOS Default Backup BIOS Status 1 The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS Auto Recovery Enabled Default Disabled When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure In the
29. Auto Default Value Disabled Disabled On Board FDC Enabled Enabled On Board FDC Onboard Serial Port 1 gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address Default Value y gt 3F8 COM1 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is y gt 2F8 COM2 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2 8 y gt 3E8 COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 368 y gt 2E8 COM4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 268 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 43 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port2 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 gt 3E8 COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 368 2bE8 COM4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 lt Serial Port 2 Mode gt gt Normal Normal operation Default Value gt IrDA Onboard 1 0 chip supports IrDA ASK IR Onboard 1 0 chip supports ASK IR SCR Onboard 1 0 chip supports SCR SCR option is shown only when there s SCR hardware function is installed OnBoard Parallel port 378 Enable On Board LPT portand address is 378 278 Enable On Board LPT portand address is 278 gt 3BC Enable On Board LPT portand address is 3BC gt Auto Set On Board LPT portis Auto Default Value gt Disabled Disable On Board LPT p
30. C Alarm Date E veryday 1 31 RTC Alarm Hour 0 23 RTC Alarm Minute 0 59 RTC Alarm 5 econd 0 59 38 PNP PCI Configuration BIOS Setup AMIBIOS SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved VGA Boot From AGP PCI Slot 1 5 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority Auto PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority Auto IRQ3 PCI PnP IRQ4 PCI PnP IRQ5 PCI PnP IRQ7 PCI PnP IRQ9 PCI PnP ESC Quit lt Select Item IRQ10 PCI PnP Fl Help P U P D Modify IRQ11 PCI PnP F5 Old Values Shift F 2 Color IRQ14 PCI P nP F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F8 Flash Utility IRQ15 PCI PnP F7 Load Optimized Defaults Figure 6 PNP PCI Configuration VGA Boot From AGP Set VGA Boot from AGP VGA Card Default Value PCI Set VGA Boot from PCI VGA Card PCI Slot1 5 2 3 4 IRQ Priority Auto 3 4 5 DefaultValue The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device The system will reserved IRQ3 for P CI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ3 The system will reserved IRQ for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ4 The system will reserved IR Q5 for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy 5 device using IRQ5 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard 7 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no lega
31. FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes e 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode e 1 Serial port COMA amp COMB e 4USB ports Rear USB x 2 Front USB x 2 e connector for IR Hardware Monitor e CPU System Fan Revolution detect e CPU System temperature detect e System Voltage Detect to be continued Introduction On Board Sound Creative CT5880 Sound Chip e 97 CODEC e Line In Line Out Mic In CD In Game Port On Board LAN e Build in RTL8100L Chipset 5 2 Connector e PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interace BIOS e Licensed AMI BIOS 2M bit Flash ROM e Support Dual BIOS Additional Features e STR Suspend To RAM e Wake on LAN AC Recovery e USB KB Mouse wake up from 53 e Supports BIOS e Supports Easy Tunelll Please setthe 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 Only for GA 7VTXH Only for GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Layout H H
32. ForFastest SDRAM DIMM module Default Value 2 5 ForSlower SDRAM DIMM module SDRAM Command Rate 2T Command SetSDRAM Command Rate to 2T Command Default Value 1TCommand SetSDRAM Command Rate to 1T Command AGP Mode pr 4X SetAGP Mode is 4X Default Value p gt 1X Set AGP Mode is 1X p gt 2X Set AGP Mode is 2X AGP Comp Driving Auto SetAGP Comp Driving is Auto Default Value Manual Set AGP Comp Driving is Manual If AGP Comp Driving is Manual Manual AGP Comp Driving 00 AGP Fast Write gt gt Disabled Disabled AGP Fast Write Default Value gt gt Enabled Enabled AGP Fast Write AGP Aperture Size gt 4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB 8MB SetAGP Aperture Size to 8 MB gt 16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard gt 32MB SetAGP Aperture Size to 32 MB gt 64MB SetAGP Aperture Size to 64 MB Default Value 128 Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 256 Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 AGP Read Synchronization gt gt Enabled Enable AGP Read Synchronization gt Disabled Disable AGP Read Synchronization Default Value PCI Delay Transaction gt gt Enabled Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Default Value Disabled Disabled PCI Delay Transaction USB Controller gt Disabled Disable USB Controller function USB Port1 amp 2 Enabled USB Port 1 amp 2 USB Port 2 amp 3 Enabled USB Port 2 amp 3 USB Port1 amp 3 Enabled U
33. OFOA Patch ID 0009 Intel R Pentium R 4 Processor 1 50 GHz RamBus Host Frequency is 300 100MHz Checking NVRAM 262144KB Wait DEL Setup F8 BootMenu F12 Network boot Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 TEHAMA GAB8ITXR0 H 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 AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values ESC Quit Selectitem Shi f F3 SelectLanguage F5 Old Values F8 Flash Utility F10 Save 6 Exit Current Language English Time Date Hard Disk Type 82 Appendix 3 Press Enter to enter BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu Use the arrows to highlight the item Ist Boot Device and then use the Page Up and Page Down keys to select Floppy AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved 3rd Boot Device Floppy Drive Seek BootUp Num Lock P
34. OS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the system powered On Your P C will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged and is completely transparentto the user Il 0 Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS technology Answer In today s systems there are more and more BIOS failures The most common reasons are virus attacks BIOS upgrade failures and or deterioration ofthe BIOS ROM chip itself 1 New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS They may corrupt your BIOS code causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally 2 BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss surge occurs or if a user resets the system or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade 3 user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file then the system may not be able to boot correctly This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot 4 A flash ROM s life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics The modern PC utilizes the P lug and Play BIOS and is updated regularly If a user changes peripherals often there is a slight chance of damage to the flash ROM With Giga Byte Technology s patented DualBIOS technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during system boot up and or loss BIOS data due to above reasons This new technology will eliminate valua
35. S file Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can restart system GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard 2 DualBIOS Technology FAQ 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 If your Main BIOS fails the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS ora virus ora catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip the resultis the same the Backup BIOS backs you up almost automatically 56 Technical Reference What is DualBIOS technology Answer DualBIOS technology is a patented technology from Giga Byte Technology The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory DualBIOS technology simply means there are two system BIOS es ROM integrated onto the motherboard One is a main BIOS and the other is a backup BIOS The mainboard will operate normally with the main BIOS however ifthe main BI
36. SB Port 1 amp 3 01581 Enabled USB Port1 USB2 Enabled USB Port2 gt 1583 Enabled USB Port3 All USB Port Enabled All USB Port Default Value USB Legacy Support Keyboard FDD SetUSB Legacy Support Keyboard Floppy KB Mouse FDD SetUSB Legacy Support Keyboard Mouse Floppy gt Disabled Disabled USB Legacy SupportF unction Default Value USB Port 64 60 Emulation gt gt Enabled To use USB mouse under Win NT environment set USB Legacy Supportto KB Mouse FDD and USB Port 64 60 Emulation to enabled gt Disabled Disable this Function Default Value 34 VCore Voltage Normal gt 5 0 7 5 10 0 BIOS Setup Normal Function Default Value Set VCore voltage to 5 0 Set VCore voltage to 7 5 Set VCore voltage to 10 0 35 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Standby State 4005 RTC Alarm Date 1 USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 Disabled RTC Alarm Hour 12 Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled RTC Alarm Minute 30 IRQ3 Monitor RTC Alarm Second 30 IRQ 4 Monitor IRQ 5 Ignore IRQ 7 Monitor IRQ 9 Ignore IRQ 10 Ignore IRQ 11 Ignore IRQ 13 Ignore IRQ 14 Monitor IRQ 15 Ignore S oft off by Power Button Instant off AC Back Function Soft Off Modem Ring On Wake On Lan Enabled ESC
37. SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Fri Mar 16 2001 Time hh mm ss 14 44 35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri Slave Auto Sec Master Auto Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 2 Base Memory 640 Kb Floppy Drive B Not Installed Other Memory 384 Kb Extended Memory 255 Mb Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Total Memory 256 Mb Month J an Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 TL Selectitem Year 1990 2099 Modify Shift F2 Color Figure 12 IDE HDD Auto Detection Type will accept the H D D parameter reported by BIOS N will keep the old H D D parameter setup If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024 then the user can selectLBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB 48 BIOS Setup Save amp Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24e C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER PNP PCI CONF LOAD FAIL SAFE D LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit T4 lt Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F7 Load Optimized Defaults F8 Flash Utility 10 5 amp Exit Save Data to
38. any declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Mother Board GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement 61000 3 2 Disturbances supply systems cause of radio disturbance characteristics of EN 60555 2 by household appliances and similar industrial scientific and medical ISM electrical equipment Harmonics high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement 61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems cause of radio disturbance characteristics of EN 60555 3 by household appliances and similar broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations equipment Limits and methods of measurement 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 amp EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 apparatus Residual commercial and light industry Limits and methods of measurement O EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 broadcast receivers and associated Indus
39. ase of the GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH motherboard user s manual Oct 2001 Item Checklist TheGA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH motherboard IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 CD for motherboard driver amp utility VUCD GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH user s manual USB Cable only for GA 7VTXH WARNING WARNING A Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit IC chips To protectthem 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 thatcame with the components whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure thatthe ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis Ifthe motherboard has mounting holes butthey don tline up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes ustcut the bottom portion of the spacers the spacer m
40. assword Check S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled Setup Disabled ESC Quit Ti gt Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F3 Select Language F6 Fail Safe F8 Flash Utility F7 Optimized 4 Press ESC to go back to previous screen Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXI 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 AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGRALEA PNP PCI CONF LOAD FAIL SAFE D LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit F6 Fail Safe Values TLe2o Select Item F7 Optimized Values Shift F3 Select Language F5 Old Values F8 Flash Utility 10 5 amp Exit Current Language English Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 83 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard STEP 5 BIOS flashing 1 After the system boot from floppy disk type A gt dir w and press Enter to check the entire files in floppy A Then type the BIOS flash utility and BIOS file after
41. ay be a little hard to cutoff so be careful of your hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface because the circuit wire may be near by the hole Be careful don tlet the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise itmay damage the board or cause board malfunctioning GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Chapter 1 Introduction Summary of Features Form Factor e 30 4cm x 20 5cm ATX size form factor 4 layers PCB Motherboard e GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard CPU e Socket A processor AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron K7 128K L1 amp 256K 64K L2 cache on die 200 266MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds PCI 33MHz e Supports 1 4GHz and faster Chipset e VIA KT266A Memory AGP PCI Controller e VIA VT8233 Integrated Peripheral Controller PSIP C Memory e 3184 pin DDR sockets e Supports DDR DRAM PC1600 P C2100 e Supports up to 3 0GB DDR Max e Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control e T8705 Slots 1AGP slotsupports 4X 2X mode AGP 2 0 Compliant e 5PCIslots supports 33MHz amp PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE e 2IDE bus master ATA66 ATA100 IDE ports for up to 4 ATAPI devices e Supports mode3 4 ATA66 ATA100 IDE amp ATAPI CD ROM On Board Peripherals e 1Floppy port supports 2
42. ble system down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures 57 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Q How does DualBIOS technology work Answer 1 DualBlOS 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 2 DualBIOS provides automatic recovery for the BIOS When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs boot up is still possible In the DualBIO S utility the Auto Recovery option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted the DualBIO S technology will use the good BIOS and correctthe wrong BIOS automatically 3 DualBIOS provides manual recovery for the BIOS DualBIOS technology contains a built in flash utility which can flash your system BIOS from backup to main and or visa versa There is no need for an OS dependentflash utility program 4 DualBIOS contains a one way flash utility The built in one way flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and thatthe correct BIOS main vs backup will be flashed This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed Who Needs DualBIOS technology Answer 1 Every user should have DualBIOS technology due to the advancement of computer viruses Everyday there new BIOS type viruses discovered
43. ced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it But of course you don t like to do ittoo 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 nota 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 9 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 9 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 Itthen 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 Gigaby
44. cy ISA device using IRQ7 9 The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ9 10 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ10 11 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ11 S IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 14 15 gt ISA The resource reserved for Legacy ISA device PCI PnP resource be assigned to PCI PnP device 40 BIOS Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24e C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE PNP PCI CONFI LOAD FAIL SAFE D LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit T4 Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F7 Load Optimized Defaults F8 Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP Figure 7 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail S afe defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values of to configure the system to achieve maximum stability 41 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Load Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24e C 1999 American Me
45. dentifies 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 gt 720K 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity 1 44 3 5 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 28 BIOS Setup Boot Sector Virus Protection Ifitis setto 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 haltand the following error message will appear in the mean time You can run anti virus program to locate the problem Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disabled warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Default Value 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 mem
46. e date formatis lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt gt Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month J an Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 1990 through 2099 27 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Time The times formatin hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Primary Master Slave Secondary Master Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F thathas been installed in the computer There are two types auto type and manual type Manual type is user definable Auto type which will automatically detect HDD type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If you select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor orthe system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders 9 HEADS number of heads gt PRECOMP write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS number of sectors Ifa hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Floppy Drive Drive The category i
47. e download pages like http www shareware cnet com STEP 2 Make a DOS boot diskette See example Windows 98 0 5 Beware Windows 2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette 1 Go to the DOS command prompt in MS DOS or Windows 9x and with an available floppy disk in the floppy drive Please leave the diskette UN write protected type Double click the My Computer icon from Desktop then click 3 5 diskette A and right click to select Format M 5 geminae m 77 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard 2 Select the Quick erase for F ormat 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 78 STEP 3 Download BIOS and BIOS utility program 1 Please go to Gigabyte website http www gigabyte com tw chinese web index html and click Support 2 From Support zone click the Motherboards BIOS amp Drivers See ees E 1 gt 2 GIGABYTE 9 0 bem CIS Mim F Bom PE dm 23
48. ext item lt gt ove to the item in the lefthand lt gt gt ove to the item in the right hand lt Esc gt ain Menu Quitand notsave changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt 1 gt General help only for Status Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Reserved lt F3 gt Reserved lt F4 gt Reserved lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the default CMOS value from BIOS defaulttable only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F7 gt Load the Setup Defaults lt F8 gt Reserved F9 Reserved lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 24 BIOS Setup GETTINGHELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed atthe 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 lt Esc gt The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F3 Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and two exit choices Use ar
49. f overdrive This is the first overdrive utility Suitable for both normal and power users Users can choose either Easy Mode Advanced Mode to run overdrive at their convenience For users who choose Easy Mode they just need to click Auto Optimize to have auto and immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel If someone prefers to overdrive by oneself there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class overclocking In Advanced Mode one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system performance And no matter which mainboard is used if it s a Gigabyte s product EasyTunelll helps to perform the bestof system Besides differentfrom other traditional over clocking methods EasyTunelll doesn t require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware switch jumper setting on the other hand they can do overdrive at only one click Therefore this is a safer way for overdrive as nothing is changed on software or hardware If user runs EasyTunelll over system s limitation the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effectis then well controlled Moreover if one well performed system speed been tested in EasyTunelll user can Save this bus speed and Load itin next time Obviously Gigabyte EasyTunelll has already turned the overdrive technology to
50. gatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE PNP PCI CONFI LOAD FAIL SAFE D LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit gt lt Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F7 Load Optimized Defaults F8 Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Load Optimized Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP Figure 8 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values to configure the system to achieve maximum performance 42 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 Auto Serial Port2 Mode Normal OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Parallel Port Mode ECP Parallel P ort IRQ Auto Parallel Port DMA Auto ESC Quit gt lt Select Item OnBoard IDE Both Fl Help PU PD Modify OnBoard MC 97 Modem Auto F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color OnBoard Creative Sound Enabled F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F8 Flash Utility OnBoard LAN Chip Enabled F7 Load Optimized Defaults Figure 9 Integrated Peripherals On Board FDC Auto SetOn Board FDC is
51. matically when updating BIOS data DMI ESCD Default Value Enabled During POST DMI ESCD would not be updated But flash tools can update BIOS always 31 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Chipset Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Top Performance Disabled Configure SDRAM by SPD Enabled DRAM Frequency 100 SDRAM CAS Latency 2 SDRAM Command Rate 2T Command AGP Mode AGP Comp Driving Auto Manual AGP Comp Driving DA AGP Fast Write Disable AGP Aperture Size 64MB AGP Read Synchronization Disabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled USB Controller All USB Port ESC Quit 74 Select Item USB Legacy Support Disabled Fl Help PU PD Modify USB Port 64 60 Emulation Disabled F5 Old Values Shift F 2 Color VCore Voltage Normal F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F8 Flash Utility F7 Load Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Chipset Features Setup Top Performance Disabled Top Performance Disabled Default Value Enabled Top Performance Enabled Configure SDRAM by SPD gt Disabled Disabled Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD Enabled Enabled Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD Default Value 32 BIOS Setup DRAM Frequency gt 100MHz Set DRAM Frequency is 100MHz Default Value gt 133MHz Set DRAM Frequency is 133MHz Auto Set DRAM Frequency is Auto SDRAM CAS Latency 2
52. odule verticallyinto the DIMM slot Then push it down 3 Close the plastic clip at both edges of theDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module 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 yetmakes 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 DDR 266 doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock achieving data bandwidth 2X greater than PC 133 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 thatare 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 S DRAM s 3 3 volts DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications When STR DIMM LED is ON
53. ort Parallel Port Mode EPP Using Parallel portas Enhanced Parallel P ort ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities P ort Default Value gt gt Normal Normal Operation EPP ECP Using Parallel portas Enhanced Parallel P ort amp Extended Capabilities P ort 44 BIOS Setup Parallel Port IRQ 7 Set Parallel PortIRQ is 7 gt Auto Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel Default Value 5 Set Parallel PortIRQ is 5 Parallel gt gt Auto SetAuto to parallel port mode DMA Channel Default Value 3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3 1 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1 0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0 OnBoard IDE gt Disabled Disabled OnBoard IDE Both Set OnBoard IDE is Both Default Value Primary Set OnBoard IDE is Primary gt Set OnBoard IDE is Secondary OnBoard MC 97 Modem gt gt Auto Enabled On Board MC 97 Modem Default Value Disabled Disabled On Board MC 97 Modem OnBorard Creative Sound Enabled Enabled OnBoard Creative Sound Default Value Disabled Disabled OnBoard Creative Sound OnBorard Lan Chip Enabled Enabled OnBoard Lan Chip Default Value Disabled Disabled OnBoard Lan Chip 45 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Hardware Monitor amp MISC Setup AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU Host Clock Mhz
54. ory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640 K to 1024 K address space This is memory thatcan be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs Mostuse for this area is Shadow RAM 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 29 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check Setup BIOS Flash Protection Auto ESC Quit T1 Select Item Fl F5 F6 F7 Help Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Fail Safe Defaults F8 Flash Utility Load Optimized Defaults Figure 3 BIOS Features Setup 1st 2nd 3rd Boot device Floppy Select your boot devi CDROM Select your boot device prior SCSI Select your boot device priori NETWORK Select your boot device priori Disabled Disable this function gt IDE 0 3 Select your boot device priori USB FDD Select
55. otherboard 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 Easy Tune 1 Ver 3 3 E m 4 Please enter your name and company name then click Next a 13 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard 74 Appendix Appendix F BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure If your OS is Win9X we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS Program to flash BIOS teet g ilit ov pe Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Intemet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever Gigabyte 9 BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte BIOS sever 2 in Taiwan are available for now the others will be completedsoon d Selectthe exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 15 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Update BIOS NOT through Internet Do not click Intemet 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 8 3 Complete update process following the instruction Ill Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown
56. ower supply Step 6 Setup BIOS software Step 7 Install supporting software tools Step 1 Step2 Step3 Step 5 Step 4 Only for GA 7VTXH GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step1 1 CPU Speed Setup The clock ratio can be switched by CK_RATIO and refer to below table i E 0 0N X OFF RATIO 112 3 4 5 AUTO Default X X X X 0 5x 010 X 0 X 5 5x X10 X 0 X 6x 0 X X 0 X les 6 5x XIX X 0 X 7 010 0 X X 1 5 X 0 0 X X mE 8x 0 X 0 X X 8 5x X X 0 X X 9x 010 X X X 9 5x X10 X X X 10x OX X X X 10 5x X X X X X 11x 010 0 0 X m 11 5x gt 12x 0 lo x Q gt 12 5 x xlolo x CK_RATIO CPU AGP PCI The system bus frequency can be switched at 100 1 0 9 10 6 33 2 3 133MHz by adjusting system jumper CLK_ P 14810113 6 33 12 036 The internal frequency depend on CPU CK RATIO only for GA 7VTXH Hardware Installation Process Step1 2 CPU Installation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View LA EE gt 1 Pull up the CPU socket level 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden cut edge
57. rdware Configuration 5 Model name Size Driver Utility CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD ROM DVD ROM Modem Network AMR CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description 90 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a C Responsible Party Name G B T INC Address 18305 Valley Blvd Suite A LA Puent CA 91744 Phone FaxNo 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard ModelNumber GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date Sep 26 2001 55011 EN 55013 EN 55014 EN 55015 L1 EN 55020 EN 55022 DIN VDE 0855 part 10 part 12 CE marking L1 EN 60065 L1 EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Tr ding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germ
58. row keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to acceptor enter the sub menu AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24e C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit T4 Selectitem Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load Fail Safe Defaults F7 Load Optimized Defaults F8 Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of AMI special enhanced features Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of chipset special features 25 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Green function features PNP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the adjustable configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads presetsystem parameter values to set the system in its moststable configurations
59. te 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 Forsuch 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 64 Technical Reference Easy Tunelll Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTunelll Windows overdrive utility Overdrive might be one of the most common issues in computer field But have many users ever tried it The answer is probably no Because overdrive is thought to be very difficult and includes a lotoftechnical know how sometimes over drive is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts Butas to the experts in overdrive what s the truth They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study try and use many differenthardware and software tools to do overdrive And even with these technologies they still learn that it s quite a risk because the safety and stability of an overdrive system is unknown Now everything is different because of a Windows overdrive utility EasyTunelll announced by Gigabyte This utility has totally changed the gaming rule o
60. tem the system will be in Soft Off state When AC power back to the system the system will be in Full On state gt Instantoff Delay 4 Softswitch on 4sec for power OFF AC Back Function Soft Off DefaultValue Full On Memory When AC power back to the system the system will return to the Last state before AC power off GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Modem Ring On Wake On LAN gt gt Disabled Disabled Resume On Ring LAN Enabled Enabled Resume On Ring LAN Default Value PME Event Wake Up gt Disabled Disable PME Event Wake Up Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake Up Default Value Keyboard Wakeup From y gt S1 Suspend Keyboard is able to Wakeup the system from S 1 5 uspend state Defaultvalue 51 53 Keyboard is able to Wakeup system from 51 53 state 51 53 54 55 Keyboard is able to Wakeup the system from S 1 5 3 S 4 5 5 state PS 2 Wakeup From py gt S1 Suspend PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from S 1 Suspend state Defaultvalue S1 S3 5 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from 5 1 5 3 state 51 53 54 55 5 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from S 1 5 3 54 55 state Resume RTC Alarm You can set Alarm ower On 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 RT
61. trial environment equipment Limits and methods of measurement ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for household of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible for receiving and or distribution from power systems UPS sound and television signals conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated 60950 electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar 50091 1 electrical appliances Manufacturer Importer Signature Rex Lin Date Sep 26 2001 i emp p Name Rex Lin
62. up deat D been 24 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F 1 25 Standard CMOS Features 27 BIOS Features S GOD aue na iet Rire 30 Chipset Features Setup 32 Power Management Setup eite 36 Table of Content PNP PCI Configuration 39 Load Fail Safe Defaults tire heir 41 Load Optimized Defaults sese 42 Integrated Peripherals 43 Hardware Monitor amp MISC Setup essensies 46 Set Supervisor User Password s tiet tt p i tea 41 IDE HDD Auto Detechoh coser tne enhn tote 48 Save N EXUS BIUD tani leer ordre 49 50 Chapter 4 Technical Reference seen 51 Block eei ddr e Dt aere ico awn cies 51 Dual BIOS Introductions sae ak 52 Four Speaker amp SPDIF Introduction For GA 7VTXH Only 60 94 105 64 tet ROSE 65 Chapter 5 66 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Date 1 0 Initial release of the GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH motherboard user s manual Sep 2001 10 Second rele
63. ward to a newer generation This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD Users may make a test drive of EasyTunelll to find out more amazing features by themselves E Chandra 65 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows ME VUCD driver version 1 81 Appendix A VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Installation A VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Utility Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto startand show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in computer and execute the setup exe DEEEF F E wml 66 Appendix 67 GA 7VTXE GA 7VTXH Motherboard Appendix B AC97 Sound Chipset Driver AC 97 Audio Driver under Windows ME will auto install Appendix C Creative CT5880 Chipset Driver Installation Only for GA 7VTXH Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto startand show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe gi 7 Piss Audio ic icon 1 Click Creative CT5880 Sound Driver 2 Click OK bor item SS 68 Appendix mas mi er Serr ee eres ee Her Saree a

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