Gigabyte GA-6RXB, User Manual

Page 1: ...dio television technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this...

Page 2: ...1 apparatus Residual commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment equipment EN 55022 ...

Page 3: ...6RXB Socket 370 Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL Socket 370 Processor Motherboard REV 1 0 First Edition R 10 01 010409 ...

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Page 5: ...emory Installation 5 Performance Block Diagram Product performance block diagram 6 Suspend to RAM Dual BIOS Instructions on STR Dual BIOS installation 7 Four Speaker SPDIF Four Speaker SPDIF introduction 8 BIOS EasyTuneIII BIOS EasyTuneIII introduction 9 Raid Instructions on Raid 10 BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 11 Technical Support RMA Sheet Document equipment used for a...

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Page 7: ...or Connectors Panel and Jumper Definition P 16 Performance List P 40 Block Diagram P 41 Suspend to RAM Installation P 42 Dual BIOS Introduction P 48 Four Speaker SPDIF Introduction P 55 BIOSTM Introduction P 61 EasyTuneIIITM Introduction P 62 Raid Introduction P 64 Page Index for BIOS Setup P 87 Technical Support RMA Sheet P 116 Appendix P 117 ...

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Page 9: ...ial release of the 6RXB motherboard user s manual Apr 2001 The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Apr 9 2001 Taipei Taiwan R O C ...

Page 10: ...Item Checklist 2 Item Checklist The 6RXB Motherboard Cable for IDE Floppy device CD TUCD for motherboard utilities 6RXB User s Manual Front USB Cable ...

Page 11: ...pin DDR DIMM sockets y Supports PC1600 DDR or PC2100 DDR SDRAM y Supports up to 2GB DRAM Max y Supports only 2 5V DDR SDRAM SDRAM y 2 168 pin DIMM sockets y Supports PC 100 PC 133 SDRAM y Supports up to 2GB DRAM Max y Supports only 3 3V SDRAM DIMM Can only insert use one type of RAM at a time I O Control y ITE IT8705 Slots y 1 Universal AGP Pro slot 4X 2X 1 5V 3 3V device support y 5 PCI slots sup...

Page 12: ...ct y Chassis Intrusion Detect y Display Actual Current Voltage On Board Sound y Creative CT5880 sound y AC 97 CODEC y Line In Line Out Mic In AUX In Optional CD In TEL Optional Game Port y SPDIF and Four Speaker On Board LAN y MAC Build in VT8233 y LSI 80223 PHY Optional PS 2 Connector y PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interface BIOS y Licensed AMI BIOS 2M bit Flash ROM y Support Dual BIOS ...

Page 13: ... GAME Au dio J5 JP6 JP12 ATX POWER FLOPPY IDE2 IDE1 J8 BAT1 J14 J7 J11 JP22 AC97 DIMM4 DIMM3 J10 DIMM2 DIMM1 BZ1 JP7 J1 J13 JP9 J3 VT8233 JP17 JP3 JP11 JP16 JP14 J9 J12 JP1 JP8 JP30 CN9 JP19 JP4 JP2 SW1 CN11 Socket 370 CPU LAN SW4 JP21 JP15 JP5 MAIN BIOS BACK Up BIOS Creative CT5880 AGP2 J4 IDE3 LED1 IDE4 J15 ...

Page 14: ... separated from the system 5 Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis If the motherboard has mounting holes but they don t line 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 hole...

Page 15: ...system jumpers 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 6 Set up BIOS software Step 7 Install supporting software tools Step 3 Step 2 Step 5 Step 4 Step 5 Step 1 ...

Page 16: ...O X X O O O X 100 2 66 8 O O X X X O O X 105 70 O O X X O O O O 110 73 3 O O X X X X X O 115 76 67 O O X X X O X O 124 62 O X X O O O X X 130 65 O X X O O O X O 133 4 66 7 O X X X X O X X 136 68 O X X O O O O X 140 70 O X X O O O O O 145 72 5 O X X O X X X X 150 75 O X X O X X X O 160 80 O X X O X X O X 166 83 O X X O X X O O We recommend you to setup your system speed to Auto CPU Vcore Voltage Se...

Page 17: ... X O O 1 55 O X O X O O 1 6 X O O X O O 1 65 O O O X O O 1 7 X X X O O O 1 75 O X X O O O 1 8 X O X O O O 1 85 O O X O O O 1 9 X X O O O O 1 95 O X O O O O 2 X O O O O O 2 05 O O O O O O Auto X X X X X X We recommend you to setup your vcore to Auto ...

Page 18: ... out and lift it up 2 The notched corner should point toward the end of the lever The CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown CPU Heat Sink Installation Beware Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your system Poor contact will cause over heat with might cause damage to your processor Socket Actuation Lever ...

Page 19: ...f thermal grease to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink 4 Use compliant fan approved by Intel 5 Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket 6 Hook the other end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket Please refer to the cooler s installation manual for detailed installation steps ...

Page 20: ...zes With Registered DDR DIMM Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMM x64 x72 2 DIMMs x64 x72 64 Mbit 4Mx4x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 128 Mbit 8Mx4x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 256 Mbit 16Mx4x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 ba...

Page 21: ... banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 256 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes ...

Page 22: ...tructure yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability pricing and overall market support PC2100 DDR memory DDR266 doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock achieving data ...

Page 23: ...ot The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch Memory size can vary between sockets SDRAM 1 The DIMM slot has two notch so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it down 3 Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you ...

Page 24: ...5 TEL Optional P 23 J8 Ring Power On P 24 J9 Wake On LAN P 27 J10 Power FAN P 25 J11 System FAN P 25 J12 SCR Optional P 29 J13 External SMBUS Device Connector P 24 J14 IR CIR P 28 J15 Serial IRQ P 29 JP2 Front Audio Optional P 28 JP7 LED1 STR LED Connector DIMM LED P 27 Panel and Jumper Definition P 30 BAT 1 Battery P 39 J7 2x11 pins jumper P 30 JP1 Clear CMOS Function P 31 JP3 SPDIF Auto Detectio...

Page 25: ...tion Optional P 36 JP15 IDE Raid Selection P 35 JP16 Raid ATA100 Selection P 35 JP17 Rear USB Device Wake up Selection P 38 JP19 DIMM Over Voltage Selection P 32 JP21 LAN Wake Up Selection Optional P 33 JP22 Chipset Over Voltage Selection P 32 ...

Page 26: ...20 1 Please note AC power cord should only be inserted to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard COM A COM B LPT Port Please note This mainboard supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 LPT port Device like printer can be connected to LPT port mouse and modem etc can be connected to COM ports COM A LPT Port COM B ...

Page 27: ...GND 5 USB Power 6 USB D1 7 USB D1 8 GND 1 Green LED 100Mbit s LED 2 Yellow LED LAN Active LED 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Please note Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s has a standard USB interface like USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker Also make sure your OS supports USB controller Win 95 w USB supperment Win98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Win NT w SP 6 I...

Page 28: ...Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable Floppy Port RED LINE Please note Remove the smart card reader cable before you plug Floppy B you cannot use Floppy B and smart card reader simultaneously ...

Page 29: ...ssed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder To enable SPDIF simply insert SPDIF connector into Line Out1 Line Out1 will become SPDIF Out automatically see page 58 for more information To enable Four Speaker for Creative 5880 audio only simply follow instructions on page 55 and Line In will become Line Out2 to support second pair of stereo speakers IDE1 Primary IDE2 Secondary Port RED LINE I...

Page 30: ...Connectors 22 IDE3 IDE4 Raid ATA100 Port RED LINE IDE 3 IDE 4 J4 CD Audio Line In Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 1 ...

Page 31: ...rboard 23 J3 AUX_IN Optional Pin No Definition 1 AUX L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX R 1 J5 TEL The connector is for internal modem card with voice connector Optional Pin No Definition 1 Signal In 2 GND 3 GND 4 Signal Out 1 ...

Page 32: ...Connectors 24 J8 Ring Power On Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 J13 External SMBUS Device Connector 1 Pin No Definition 1 SMB CLK 2 NC 3 GND 4 SMB DATA 5 5V ...

Page 33: ...6RXB Motherboard 25 J11 System FAN Pin No Definition 1 Control 2 12V 3 NC 1 J10 Power FAN Pin No Definition 1 Control 2 12V 3 SENSE 1 ...

Page 34: ...f the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating CN11 ATX 12V Power Connector Optional Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V 4 2 3 1 Please note This connector ATX 12V is only for heavy loading AGPPRO card 12V power consumption above 12A ...

Page 35: ...R LED Connector DIMM LED STR LED Connector External 1 DIMM LED Please note Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 2 5V 3 3V stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when system is shutdown or AC Power cord is disconnected ...

Page 36: ...e connect IR module to Pin1 to Pin5 JP2 Front Audio Optional Pin No Definition 1 Incase speaker R 2 Incase speaker L 3 4 5 6 10 15 GND 7 12V 8 16 NC 9 MIC 11 Front Audio R 13 Front Audio L 12 Rear Audio R 14 Rear Audio L 1 15 16 2 Please note If you want to use Front Audio connector you must move 11 12 13 14 Jumper In order to utalized the front audio header your case must have front audio connect...

Page 37: ...e note This MB supports smart card reader To enable smart card reader function an optional smart card reader box is required Please contact your autherized distributor Remove Floppy B before you plug smart card reader cable you can not use smart card reader and Floppy B simultaneously J15 Serial IRQ For special design for example PCMCIA add on card Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 ...

Page 38: ... LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RE Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System P P P 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 note Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel ...

Page 39: ... Internal Buzzer Enable Default 2 3 close Internal Buzzer Disable 1 1 Enable Default Disable JP1 Clear CMOS Function Please note You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper 1 Pin No Definition 1 2 close Clear CMOS 2 3 close Normal Default Normal Default Clear CMOS 1 ...

Page 40: ...ry or might cause your system to become very unstable For power End User use only 1 Over Voltage Normal Default 1 JP22 Chipset Over Voltage Selection Pin No Definition 1 2close Over Voltage 2 3close Normal Default Please note Enable this function might demage your chipsets or might cause your system to become very unstable For power End User use only 1 Normal Default 1 Over Voltage ...

Page 41: ...nction Please note User can power on the system from power off stage via network when WOL is enable To enable WOL set JP21 to 1 2 to disable WOL set JP21 to 2 3 This function only vilad when your MB has optional LAN chip 1 Disable 1 Enable Default JP3 SPDIF Auto Detection Pin No Definition 1 2 close Enable 2 3 close Disable 1 1 Enable Default Disable ...

Page 42: ...o Definition 1 2 close PS 2 Keyboard Power on Enable 2 3 close PS 2 Keyboard Power on Disable Default Please note PS 2 keyboard power on enable user to power on his computer by press the any key keys on the PS 2 keyboard To enable PS 2 keyboard power on set jumper JP9 to 1 2 and go to the BIOS Setup Keyboard Wakeup from item then select S1 S3 S4 S5 1 1 Disable Default Enable ...

Page 43: ...able Default Disable JP16 Raid ATA100 Selection Pin No Definition 1 2 close Raid Function 2 3 close ATA 100 Function Default Please note If you want to use Raid Function your IDE3 and IDE4 must be connected with Hard Drive Please set JP15 as enable before adjusting JP16 1 1 Raid function ATA 100 function Default ...

Page 44: ...No Jumper JP5 JP30 for 6RXB JP5 JP30 1 2 close If you use software audio onboard CODEC only your modem riser must be Secondary JP5 JP30 2 3 close If you don t use onboard software audio your audio modem riser must be Primary Mainboard s software audio will be disabled There are two kind of AMR MR card in the market Primary and secondary If your AMR MR card is primary JP5 JP30 should be set to 2 3 ...

Page 45: ...erboard 37 JP12 PCI Sound Function Selection Optional Pin No Definition 1 2 close PCI Sound Enable Default 2 3 close PCI Sound Disable 1 1 Disable Enable Default JP8 Case Open Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 ...

Page 46: ...lect USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 Remember to save the setting by pressing ESC and choose the SAVE EXIT SETUP option CN10 JP11 Front USB Device Wake up Selection USB Port Æ CN9 Pin No Definition 1 2 close Front USB Device Wake Up Enable 2 3 close Normal Default 1 CN9 Enable Please note If you want to use USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 function you have to set the BIOS setting USB Dev Wakeup from S3 S5 ena...

Page 47: ...AT1 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 ...

Page 48: ...128x1 MB SDRAM SAMSUNG K4H2B0838B TCO CACHE SIZE 256 KB integrated in CPU Pentium 128 KB integrated in CPU Celeron DISPLAY GV GF2010 STORAGE Onboard IDE Quantum AS30000AT 30GB O S Windows 2000 SP1 DirectX8 DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64k colors x 75Hz TUCD ver 1 7 Processor Intel Pentium Socket 370 1GHz 133x7 5 Intel Celeron Socket 370 850MHz 100x8 5 Winbench99 Business Disk Winmark 99 7...

Page 49: ...7 CODEC HCLK 66 100 133MHz VCLK 66MHz 33MHz 32 768KHz 48MHz COM Ports LPT Port Game Port Floppy ATA33 66 100 IDE Channels 6 USB Ports AGPCLK 66MHz CPUCLK 66 100 133MHz VT8233 I O Chipset ITE IT8705F LPC Bus 48MHz 33MHz 2 5V DDR SDRAM AMR 5 PCI 33MHz V LINK Creative CT5880 Game Port Promise PDC20265 ATA100 Raid IDE Channels L OUT L IN MIC PS 2 KB MS LSI 80223 PHY 3 3V SDRAM ICW W255 100 133MHz 200 ...

Page 50: ... system functions primarily the system state and the ability to recognize various wake up triggers or signals respectively A 2 STR function Installation Please use the following steps to complete the STR function installation Step By Step Setup Step 1 To utilize the STR function the system must be in Windows 98 ACPI mode Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy Setup with Windows 98 CD A I...

Page 51: ...rts press Del You will enter BIOS Setup Select the item POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP then select ACPI Standby State S3 STR Remember to save the settings by pressing ESC and choose the SAVE EXIT SETUP option Congratulation You have completed the installation and now can use the STR function ...

Page 52: ...44 A 3 How to put your system into STR mode There are two ways to accomplish this 1 Choose the Stand by item in the Shut Down Windows area A Press the Start button and then select Shut Down B Choose the Stand by item and press OK ...

Page 53: ...6RXB Motherboard 45 2 Define the system power on button to initiate STR sleep mode A Double click My Computer and then Control Panel B Double click the Power Management item ...

Page 54: ... just momentarily press the Power on button A 4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode There are seven ways to wake up the system 1 Press the Power On button 2 Use the PS 2 Keyboard Power On function 3 Use the PS 2 Mouse Power On function 4 Use the Resume by Alarm function 5 Use the Modem Ring On function 6 Use the Wake On LAN function 7 Use the USB Device Wake Up function ...

Page 55: ... with the ATX 2 01 specification provide more than 720 mA 5V Stand By current B Your DDR SDRAM must be DDR 200 DDR 266 or PC 100 PC 133 compliant 2 Jumper JP7 is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis Some chassis may not provide this feature The STR LED will be illuminated when your system is in STR sleep mode STR LED Connector External 1 DIMM LED ...

Page 56: ...kup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS a Boot Screen xxx xxx Check System Health ok Vcore 2 00V CPU ID 0673 Patch ID 000A Pentium III CPU 600MHz Check NVRAM Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility C American Megatrends Inc 63 0702 000000 00101111 071595 CAMINO 1CA...

Page 57: ...otection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically Status 2 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards ex SCSI Cards LAN Cards emits signals to request restart of the system after the user make any alteration on it the boot up BIOS will not be changed to the Backup BIOS AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Boot From Main BIOS Main ROM Type SST 39SF020 Backup ROM Type SST 39...

Page 58: ...e Default Enable If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On BIOS Defects set to Enable the PC will show messages on the boot screen and the system will pause and wait for the user s instruction If Auto Recovery Disable it will show or the other key to continue If Auto Recovery Enable it will show or the other key to Auto Recover Copy Main ...

Page 59: ...What s DualBIOSTM On GIGABYTE motherboards with DualBIOS there are physically two BIOS chips For simplicity we ll call one your Main BIOS and the other is your Backup BIOS your hot spare If your Main BIOS fails the Backup BIOS almost automatically takes over on your next system boot Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time Whether the problem is a failure in flashing your BIOS or a v...

Page 60: ...tion of the BIOS ROM chip itself 1 New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS They may corrupt your BIOS code causing your PC to be unstable or even not boot normally 2 BIOS data will be corrupted if a power loss surge occurs or if a user resets the system or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a system BIOS upgrade 3 If a user mistaken...

Page 61: ...y flash utility will ensure that the corrupt BIOS is not mistaken as the good BIOS during recovery and that the correct BIOS main vs backup will be flashed This will prevent the good BIOS from being flashed IV Q Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology Answer 1 Every user should have DualBIOSTM technology due to the advancement of computer viruses Everyday there are new BIOS type viruses discovered that wi...

Page 62: ...ill have the advantage of having two BIOS versions on their mainboard The benefit is being able to select either version BIOS to suit the performance system needs 4 Flexibility for high end desktop PCs and workstation servers In the DualBIOSTM utility the option can be set Halt On When BIOS Defects to be enabled to halt your system with a warning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted Most ...

Page 63: ...p 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 a Click the audio icon along the task bar and select Configure 3D Audio b Select two speaker Default ...

Page 64: ...Four Speaker SPDIF Introduction 56 c Select Four speaker item Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure a Go to Control Panel Double click Sounds and Multimedia ...

Page 65: ...raphonic 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 Click Advanced Click Quadraphonic Speakers ...

Page 66: ...SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder B How to use SPDIF a Click your mouse right button in My Computer and select the Properties item b Click Device Manager item ...

Page 67: ...6RXB Motherboard 59 c Click Sound video and game controllers item and select the Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 item d Click Settings item and select the Output Mode item ...

Page 68: ... Line Out will be reconfigure to SPDIF Out f Recommend you to select Autosense It will automatically detect the type mono or stereo of the audio connector that you plug into Line Out audio jack then configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly ...

Page 69: ... BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internet and update it Not like the other BIOS update software it s a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard you are using if it s a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choos...

Page 70: ...ence 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 ...

Page 71: ...e motherboard attached driver CD Users may make a test drive of EasyTuneIII to find out more amazing features by themselves For further technical information please link to http www gigabyte com tw Ú Ú Ú Ú Note For the latest version of EasyTuneIIITM please visit our website ...

Page 72: ...y consisting of two HDDs will transfer at about twice the speed of the slowest HDD in the array A RAID 0 array consisting of four HDDs will transfer at about three times the speed of the slowest HDD in the array RAID 1 mirror For capacity This Motherboard array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array The larger HDD will simply be truncated The truncated space on the bigger HDD will then be...

Page 73: ...ray type is for high performance systems Identical drives are recommended for performance as well as data storage efficiency The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the smallest member capacity For example one 1GB and 1 drives will form a 2GB 2 x 1GB disk array Stripe Size a value can be set from 1KB to 1024KB sector size The size can directly affect performance ...

Page 74: ...sical sector error the mirrored drive will continue to function RAID 1 Mirroring On the next reboot the FastBuildTM utility will display an error in the array and recommend to replace the failed drive Users may choose to continue using their PC however Promise recommends replacing the failed drive as soon as possible See Chapter 4 for a functional description Due to redundancy the drive capacity o...

Page 75: ...IOS will display the following screen FastTrak100 tm Lite BIOS Version 1 xx Build xxxx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved No array defined Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild tm Utility Or press ESC key to continue booting the system 2 Press Ctrl F keys to display the FastBuild tm Utility Main Menu 3 Press 1 to display the Auto Setup Menu below This is the fastest and easiest metho...

Page 76: ...ay With New Drives NOTE This motherborad permit only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup To create an array for data protection using new hard drives follow these steps 1 Using the Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press Ctrl Y keys to Save your selection 3 The window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another ...

Page 77: ...ontroller yet You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first see RAID Manual of the TUCD to this drive while it is still attached to your existing hard drive controller For all other Operating Systems proceed here Follow these steps 1 Using the Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press Ctrl Y keys to Save your selection The window below will appear Do yo...

Page 78: ...image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Continue N Abort 6 Select Y to continue If you choose N you will be returned to step 1 7 Once complete the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created Press Any Key to Reboot 8 Proceed to the Installing Driver chapter see RAID Manual of the TUCD to install the RAID...

Page 79: ...showing the board RAID BIOS version and status of the array FastTrak100 tm Lite BIOS Version 1 xx Build xxxx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved ID MODE SIZE TRACK MAPPING STATUS 1 1 2 Mirror 16126M 611 128 32 Functional Press Ctrl F to enter FastBuild tm Utility The array status consists of three possible conditions Functional Critical Offline Functional The array is operationa...

Page 80: ...ray 5 Controller Configuration 6 Keys Available Press 1 6 to Select Option ESC Exit To create a new array automatically follow the steps under Creating Arrays Automatically on page 73 Promise recommends this option for most users To view drives assigned to arrays see Viewing Drive Assignments on page 75 To delete an array but not delete the data contained on the array select Deleting An Array on p...

Page 81: ... Stripe Spare Drive Count 0 Drives used in Array 2 Array Disk Capacity 16126 Keys Available Up Down Space Change Option ESC Exit Ctrl Y Save Optimize Array For Select whether you want Performance RAID 0 Security RAID 1 under the Optimize Array for setting Performance RAID 0 Striping Supports the maximum performance The storage capacity equals the number of drives times the capacity of the smallest...

Page 82: ...equires large file transfers Server for numerous small file transfers or Desktop a combination of large and small file sizes Creating Multiple Disk Arrays 1 If you plan to create multiple arrays attach only the drives necessary to create the first disk array and complete the 1 Auto Setup 2 Install the additional drives needed for the second array and again use the 1 Auto Setup NOTE If you wish to ...

Page 83: ...uture array Unassigned drives are not accessible by the OS The menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to speed used by each drive U5 refers to 100MB sec transfers U4 refers to 66MB sec transfers etc FastBuild tm Utility 1 xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc View Drive Assignments Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Assignment Mode 1 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Array 1 U5 1 Slave QUA...

Page 84: ...tal Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe 2 16126 Functional Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 Keys Available Note Bootable Array Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Space Change Boot Drive 1 To manually create an array from the Define Array Menu use the arrow keys to highlight the array number you wish to define and press Enter to select 2 The Define Array Definition Menu will next appear that allows drive assig...

Page 85: ...ace Select Ctrl Y Save Selecting Stripe Block For RAID 0 Striped arrays only you may manually select the stripe block size Use the Spacebar to scroll through choices progressing as follows 1 2 4 8 16 1024 The size selected affects how montherboard sends and retrieves data blocks from the drives You will need to perform your own testing to determine how the data block size is affecting your particu...

Page 86: ...ted to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 2 Press N for the Create Only option 3 A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created Press Any Key to Reboot Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive This motherboard will create a mirrored array using an existing system drive with d...

Page 87: ... MB Please Select A Source Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB 1 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 2 Master QUANTUMCR8 4A 8063 Up ESC Exit Ctrl Y Save 2 Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied WARNING All target drive data will be erased Make sure you choose the correct drive 3 Press Ctrl Y keys to Save selection and start duplication The following confirmation...

Page 88: ... below you will see the array s you have created You now may use the menu to select which previously defined array will be used as the bootable array FastBuild tm Utility 1 xx DELL c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Define Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Stripe 2 13044 Functional Note Bootable Array Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select Space Change Boot Drive 2 Highligh...

Page 89: ...rray Information All disk array data is saved into the reserved sector on each array member We suggests that users record their disk array information for future reference Another feature of the motherboard disk array system is to recognize drive members even if drives are moved between different motherboard connectors IDE3 IDE4 Since each drive s array data identifies itself to the array it is po...

Page 90: ...Build tm Utility 1 xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Delete Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Mirror 2 8063 Functional Array 2 Stripe 1 8063 Functional Array 3 Stripe 1 8063 Functional Array 4 Keys Available Up Down ESC Exit Del Delete 1 To delete an array highlight the Array you wish to delete and press the Del key 2 The View Array Definition menu will appear ...

Page 91: ...ssage with the Ctrl Y key to continue array deletion Are you sure you want to delete this array Press Ctrl Y to Delete others to Abort 4 After deleting the array you should create a new array using Auto Setup or the Define Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu ...

Page 92: ...menu Define Array 3 4 Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of the failed drive 5 Power off and physically remove the failed drive 6 Replace the drive with an identical model 7 Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu 8 Select the 5 Rebuild Array option The following screen will appear FastBuild tm Utility 1 xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Arra...

Page 93: ... 8063 Keys Available Up Down ESC Exit Enter Select 11 Under Select Drive for Rebuild highlight the replacement drive 12 Press Enter and confirm that the data will be copied on to the selected drive All data on the replacement drive will be written over with mirrored information from the array drive A progress bar will appear as below Please Wait While Duplicating The Image 10 Complete 13 Once the ...

Page 94: ...FA8 Keys Available Space Change Option ESC Exit Halting BIOS On Bootup Errors The Adapter Configuration Options section allows you to enable or disable The system to Halt operation at the BIOS startup screen should an error be detected This is the only option that can be changed on this screen Viewing System Resources The System Resources Configuration section of this submenu displays the PCI slot...

Page 95: ...up P 94 Chipset Features Setup P 96 Power Management Setup P 99 PNP PCI Configuration P 102 Load BIOS Defaults P 104 Load Setup Defaults P 105 Integrated Peripherals P 106 Hardware Monitor MISC Setup P 110 Supervisor User Password P 112 IDE HDD Auto Detection P 113 Save Exit Setup P 114 Exit Without Saving P 115 ...

Page 96: ...eys CONTROL KEYS Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Esc Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page...

Page 97: ...press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERA...

Page 98: ...etup Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its highest performance configurations Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Hardware Monitor MISC Setup This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status Set Supervisor Password Set Change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and or BIOS setup Set Use...

Page 99: ...allowed in the month Year The year from 1990 through 2099 Time The times format in hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Mon Feb 26 2001 Time hh mm ss 14 44 35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri...

Page 100: ...h information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Floppy Drive A Drive B The category identifies the type of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been insta...

Page 101: ...e Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Other ...

Page 102: ...e this function USB FDD Set your boot device priority to USB FDD S M A R T for Hard Disks Enabled Enable S M A R T Feature for Hard Disks Disabled Disable S M A R T Feature for Hard Disks Default Value Boot Up Num Lock On Keypad is number keys Default Value Off Keypad is arrow keys AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot ...

Page 103: ...essage if the drive installed is 360 Default Value Password Check Please refer to the detail on P 112 Setup The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup utility Default Value Always The user must enter correct password in order to access the system and or BIOS Setup CPU Serial Number This item will show up when you install the Pentium processor Enabled Pentium Processor Seria...

Page 104: ...a in DRAM Default Value Disabled Disable DRAM Timing by SPD DRAM Frequency 100MHz Set DRAM Frequency to 100MHz 133MHz Set DRAM Frequency to 133MHz AMIBIOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved DRAM Timing Top Performance Disabled DRAM Timing by SPD Enabled DRAM Frequency 133MHz DRAM CAS Latency 2 5 Cycles DRAM Bank Interleave 4 WAY DRAM Command Rate 2T Com...

Page 105: ...T Command Default Value 1T Command Set DRAM Command Rate to 1T Command AGP Mode 4X Set AGP Mode to 4X Only if the AGP Card support 4X Rate Default Value 1X Set AGP Mode to 1X 2X Set AGP Mode to 2X AGP Read Synchronization Enabled Enable AGP Read Synchronization Default Value Disabled Disable AGP Read Synchronization AGP Fast Write Enabled Enable this function only if the AGP Card support Fast Writ...

Page 106: ... Enable Delay Transaction Default Value Disabled Disable Delay Transaction USB Controller All USB Port Enable All USB Ports 0 1 2 3 4 5 Default Value Disabled Disable USB Controller Port 0 1 Enable USB Ports 0 1 Port 2 3 Enable USB Ports 2 3 Port 0 1 2 3 Enable USB Ports 0 1 2 3 Port 4 5 Enable USB Ports 4 5 Port 0 1 4 5 Enable USB Ports 0 1 4 5 Port 2 3 4 5 Set USB Controller to Port 2 3 4 5 USB ...

Page 107: ...ke up the system from sleep state S1 AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Standby State S1 POS RTC Alarm Date 15 USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 Disabled RTC Alarm Hour 12 IRQ3 Monitor RTC Alarm Minute 30 IRQ4 Monitor RTC Alarm Second 30 IRQ5 Ignore IRQ7 Monitor IRQ9 Ignore IRQ10 Ignore IRQ11 Ignore IRQ13 Ignore IRQ14 Monitor IRQ15 Ignore Soft Off ...

Page 108: ...wake up will bring the system out of soft off or suspend state if this option is set Enabled Default Value PME Event Wake up Disabled Disable PME event wake up function Enabled The PME event wake up will bring the system out of soft off or suspend state if this option is set Enabled Default Value Keyboard Wakeup From S1 Suspend Keyboard is able to Wakeup the system from S1 Suspend state Default va...

Page 109: ...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 the default value is Enabled RTC Alarm Date Every Day 1 31 RTC Alarm Hour 0 23 RTC Alarm Minute 0 59 RTC Alarm Second 0 59 ...

Page 110: ...ot 1 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ3 4 The system will reserved IRQ4 for PCI slot 1 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ4 5 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 1 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ5 AMIBIOS SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Reset Configuration Data No VGA Boot from AGP PCI Slot 1 5 IRQ Priority Auto PCI S...

Page 111: ...device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ3 4 The system will reserved IRQ for PCI slot 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ4 5 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ5 7 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ7 9 The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA devic...

Page 112: ...s Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defau...

Page 113: ... Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup...

Page 114: ...no AC97 Codec found AC97 function will be disabled Default Value Disabled Disable this function AMIBIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE Both OnBoard AC 97 Audio Auto OnBoard MC 97 Modem Auto Onboard Creative Sound Enabled OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 Auto Serial Port 2 Mode Normal OnBoard CIR Port Disa...

Page 115: ...l port 1 and address is 2F8 3E8 COM3 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 2E8 COM4 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable OnBoard Serial port 1 OnBoard Serial Port 2 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address Default Value 3F8 COM1 Enable OnBoard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 2F8 COM2 Enable OnBoard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 3E8 COM3 Enable...

Page 116: ...ue Disabled Disable this function Parallel Port Mode EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Default Value Normal Normal Operation EPP ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port Parallel Port IRQ 7 Set Parallel Port IRQ to 7 5 Set Parallel Port IRQ to 5 Auto Set Parallel Port IRQ automatically Default...

Page 117: ...OnBoard MIDI Port to 320 330 Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 330 Disabled Disable this function Default Value MIDI Port IRQ 5 Set MIDI Port IRQ to 5 Default Value 10 Set MIDI Port IRQ to 10 11 Set MIDI Port IRQ to 11 OnBoard Game Port Enabled Enable OnBoard Game Port function Default Value Disabled Disable this function ...

Page 118: ...n Status to Yes and save CMOS your computer will restart CPU Temp Detect CPU Temp automatically System Temp Detect System Temp automatically AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU Ratio Selection 4 0X Reset Case Open Status No Case Status Closed CPU Temp 35 C 95 F System Temp 33 C 91 F CPU Fan Speed 5273 RPM Power Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 63...

Page 119: ...6RXB Motherboard 111 CPU Fan Power Fan Speed RPM Detect Fan speed status automatically Voltage V Vcore Vtt 12V 5V 3 3V 5VSB Battery Detect system s voltage status automatically ...

Page 120: ...led the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select 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 Featu...

Page 121: ...TANDARD CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Mon Feb 26 2001 Time hh mm ss 10 36 24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Not Installed Pri Slave Not Installed Sec Master Not Installed Sec Slave Not Installed Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Base Memory 640 Kb Other Memory 384 Kb ...

Page 122: ... STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Sa...

Page 123: ...Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Default...

Page 124: ...hone No Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision BIOS version O S A S Hardware Configuration Mfs 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 ...

Page 125: ...A VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click VIA 4in 1 Service Pack Driver item 2 Click Next 3 Click Yes 4 Click Next 5 Click Next ...

Page 126: ...Appendix 118 7 6 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 127: ...to your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 For your reference you can use the following steps to complete the Promise ATA100 Driver Installation 3 4 5 6 1 Click Promise PCI Device 2 Refer Driver Information to setup your system 3 Click Control Panel 4 Click System 5 Click here 7 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 128: ...ck Next 8 Click here 10 Click here 12 Click SCSI controllers 13 Click Next 14 Click Have Disk 16 Click Next 15 Type D Other Promise ata100 WINME This manual assumes that your CD ROM device drive letter is D 17 Click Next 11 Click Next ...

Page 129: ...rboard 121 13 14 15 If you want to realize the setup information in detail please refer to the Driver Information for setting your system completely 18 Click Next 20 Click Yes to restart computer 19 Click Finish ...

Page 130: ...ouble click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 For your reference you can use the following steps to complete the Promise RAID Driver Installation 3 4 5 6 1 Click Promise PCI Device 2 Refer Driver Information to setup your system 7 Click here 3 Click Control Panel 4 Click System 5 Click here 6 Click here ...

Page 131: ...Click Next 11 Click Next 16 Click OK 15 Type D Other Promise IdeRAID win9x ME This manual assumes that your CD ROM device drive letter is D 17 Click Next 10 Click here 12 Click SCSI controllers 13 Click Next 14 Click Have Disk 8 Click here ...

Page 132: ...ix 124 13 14 15 If you want to realize the setup information in detail please refer to the Driver Information for setting your system completely 18 Click Next 19 Click Finish 20 Click Yes to restart computer ...

Page 133: ...t the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click Promise PCI Device 2 Click FastTrak Utilities Installation 4 Click Yes 5 Click Next 3 Click Next ...

Page 134: ...Appendix 126 7 8 9 10 11 12 11 Click Finish to restart computer 8 Click Next 7 Click Next 6 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Click Next ...

Page 135: ...to your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 If LAVA Player 2 5 item is selected it will automatically be installed right after Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 Software installation 2 3 4 Press Audio icon 2 Click OK 3 Click Yes 1 Click Creative 5880 Sound Driver 4 Click Next ...

Page 136: ...Appendix 128 5 6 7 8 9 5 Click Next 8 Click Finish to complete setup 6 Click here 7 Click Next ...

Page 137: ...6RXB Motherboard 129 LAVA Player Installation 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click Next 4 Click Next 2 Click Yes 3 Click Next ...

Page 138: ...Appendix 130 7 8 5 Click Next 6 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 139: ...e support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click VIA AC 97 Audio Driver 2 Click Next Press Audio icon 3 Click Next 4 Click Next 5 Click OK 6 Click Finish ...

Page 140: ...Appendix 132 7 8 7 Click Finish to complete setup 8 This icon will be shown when driver is completely setup ...

Page 141: ...with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press Tools icon 2 Click EasyTuneIII Ver 3 2g 1 Click Gigabyte Utilities 3 Click Next 4 Please enter your name and company name then click Next 5 Click Next 6 Click Next ...

Page 142: ...Appendix 134 7 8 7 Click Finish to restart computer ...

Page 143: ...nternet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever Gigabyte BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte BIOS sever 2 in Taiwan are available for now the others will be completed soon d Select the exact model name on your motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 2 Click BIOS Writer v1 06g Click 9 Click Here Press Tools icon 1 Click Gigabyte Uti...

Page 144: ...ginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a In method I if it shows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Sellecting name will cause the system unbooted b In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS...

Page 145: ...Upon pressing the Enter key a flash memory writer menu will appear on screen Enter the new BIOS file name with its extension filename into the text box after file name to program 6 If you want to save the old BIOS file perform as soon as system is operational this is recommended select Y to DO YOU WANT TO SAVE BIOS then type the old BIOS filename and the extension after filename to save This optio...

Page 146: ...om Access Memory DDR Double Data Rate ECP Extended Capabilities Port ESCD Extended System Configuration Data ECC Error Checking and Correcting EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ESD Electrostatic Discharge FDD Floppy Disk Device FSB Front Side Bus HDD Hard Disk Device IDE Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced IRQ Interrupt Request I O Input Output IOAPIC Input Output Advanced ...

Page 147: ...ST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory SMP Symmetric Multi Processing SMI System Management Interrupt USB Universal Serial Bus VID Voltage ID ...