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GA-7VRX/GA-7VRXPAMD Socket A Processor

1. Step 5 Step 5 Step 4 m Step 1 Step 5 Hardware Installation Process 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 Ew CLK RATIO ON X OFF RATIO AUTO Default 5X 5 5 6x 6 5x 1x 7 5X 8X 8 5X 9x 9 5x 10x 10 5x Default Setting Auto gt O O X O X O X O X O X O X O X x x O X X OI OI X X O O X X O O X N O O X X X X OI O O X X gt gt X X X X X X X X X X gt A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XXXXO 11x 11 5x Y 12x m n 217 5x 5 E CK RATIO ON X OFF
2. A CPU FAN CLR_CMOS B SYS FAN J F Panel C Floppy IDE1 IDE2 K F USB1 3 4 D L WOL E E1 SC SD MS SC M IR F IDE3 IDE4 N CD IN G Battery O F AUDIO H Cl P NB FAN Only for GA 7VRXP Only for GA 7VRX Only for GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP PCB Ver 1 1 use 21 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard A CPU FAN CPU FAN Connector B SYS FAN SYS FAN Connector 1 GGO 1 OOO gt TheCPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA D ATX ATX Power 20 ed H2V VCC 5V SB Stand by 45V VCC Power Good s 5V GND 212 GND GND a ER ONIS0 On Off 3 3V TFS 12V 3 3V UR A dV AC powercord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard C Floppy IDE1 IDE2 gt Important Notice Please connectfirst harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2 Floppy IDE1 IDE2 22 Hardware Installation Process K F_USB1 3 4 M IR F_USB3 amp 4 connectors in orange are for USB 2 0 1 Y I M I lt m
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4. This manual assumes that your CD ROM device drive letter is D i o TED bod tw Ie onm a mE nom FR 5 EJ Seek F MC G4 WT LE wer m out aou or our our pm qma am am ra miri d Lk rada Fe nmm IE hen sel omma iral 1 BITES ER Hrast rir del 1 2 Ha 2 If you want to install ATA 133 Driver go to Control Panel gt System gt Dev ice Manager and install driver by manually Please refer to the following precedure Meret EIE TU se P ena oe zelum ls sete TTC tw LE Toa ogee bee ta e TEREN m oon ool sam elo q meu y An EA ANL A dx Ren PRS Sn HU az Ta r sn ct 2 a bet hsb De 2 er Pe E n Click Update Driver item Cs mu noie 7m Fh ind ie Het CET x I Mtm Please select the path D Promise 20276 Win9x M eV oru SUR Bad SP e
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6. b he A Aa Te 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 7VRXP Insert the driver C D title that came with y our motherboard into y our CD ROM driver the driver C D 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 Click Crealive CT5880 Sound Driver item 90 Appendix Appendix D RealTek 8139 8100 Network Driver Only for GA 7VRXP RealTek 8139 8100 Network Driver under Windows ME will auto install If you would like to install LAN driver please refer to attached README ttt file for detail instruction Please install the driver through CD ROM by the path D Network Ri This manual assumes that y our CD ROM device drive letter is D H ET 7 p icon PERS ATI Press Network cond dd B mn Tie 73177 de E dois Habt o 2 Click Next e Click RealTek 8139 8100 SU LAN Driver 1 2 Lo rrek 91 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Appendix E Other Device Driver E 1 Promise RAID Driver Information 1 E 2 FastTrak Utilities Information ht hE
7. f E Eo cim hens Yu n e ERE ca d el Reve bam a mmm aora d ie wn mh ind he fee de so wm ee oe a sae Lez Sop ae aE a pog e 101 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Appendix H BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure If your OS is Win9X we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS Program to flash BIOS eai TE 2 Click 0 Tm b dh 1 Agni mg E i Ec E TD Press Tools icon ga RHG Wien x rz La erf F Has Type L Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet U pdate 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 completedsoon d Select the exact model name on y our motherboard e System will automatically download and update the BIOS 102 Appendix Il Update BIOS NOT through Internet Oo O Do not click Internet U pdate icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any othe
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9. will return to Setup Utility 55 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24k C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 11111 Select 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Abandon all Datas amp Exit SETUP Figure 14 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type will return to Setup Utility 56 Technical Reference Block Diagram AMD K7 CPU CLK 100 133MHz AGP 4X 2X 200 266 FSB AGPCLK 66MHz 266 333 MHz 2 5V DDRSDRAM VIA HCLK 100 133MHz KT333 4 AGPCLK 66MHz 5 PCI 66 MHz RTL8100 B 14 318 MHz 48 MHz a PCI BUS VT 6202 h USB USB2 0 Ports pen IDE3 IDE4 Tm LPC Bus Game Port Floppy LPT Port ree cr 5880 Jr ril AC97 pon 08 100 24 MHz KB Mouse CODEC 133 IDE 33 MHz 4 Channels Em W83L518D Ports 0483 5180 Om d Only for GA 7VRXP alternativ e Only for GA 7VRX 57 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Dual BIOS amp Q Flash Utility Introduction A What is Dual BIOS Technolog
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11. 1 Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive and then restart the system The boot up screen will indicate y our motherboard model and current BIOS version 2 Don t forget to press DEL key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up Use the arrows to highlight the item LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS then press Enter System will ask Load Setup Defaults Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER PNP PCI CONFI Load Setup Defaults Y N N LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 44444 Select 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Load Setup Defaults 113 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 3 Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot up AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp
12. 27 Standard CMOS cce dac bete doo arbori erra desta 29 BIOS Features Sella sotto hunni evenness ene denas 32 Chipset MEOW eS titio Didi ras HR DR nM EU tr RE 35 Power Management a mM tu elus 39 els Solel lcci O 42 Load Fail Sal biis eae du 44 Table of Content Load Op mized DSTA 45 46 Hardware Monitor amp MISC Setup 51 Set Supervisor User 55 0 ceu data 53 DE HDD Aut CU ON 54 Save S EXIESODID seria pe VEL her 55 EXIEN IO UE Mace ML Mem 56 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 57 57 Dual BIOS amp Q Flash Utility Introduction 58 SPDIF Introduction For GA 7VRXP 67 OBIO 69 NTO ducto iei ela e 70 RAID us 711 VAIO a a dim 89 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard ltem Checklist The GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP motherboard CD for motherboard driver amp utility M IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 7VRX GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP user s manual M IDE cable x 3 Floppy cable x 1 7VRX
13. A RAID 0 array 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 unusable For sustained data transfers This motherboard array will write data at the rate of the slowest HDD in the array This motherboard array will read data at twice the rate of the slowest HDD in the array 71 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard About RAID Levels Striping RAID 0 Reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives When any disk member fails it affects the entire array Performance is better than a single drive since the workload is balanced between the array members This array 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 In the FastBuild BIOS the Desktop default is 8KB while Server and A V Editing are 64 Data Blocks R
14. 1 IrDA connector for IR Note 1 gt Because the quality of PC2700 module is varied we don t recommend you to use 3pcs of PC2700 module atthe same time Only for GA 7VRXP to be continued GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Hardware Monitor CPU System Fan Revolution detect CPU System temperature detect System Voltage Detect On Board Sound Creative CT5880 Sound Chipset Sigmatel 9721T CODEC Line In Line Out Mic In CD In Game Port On Board RAID Onbard Promise PDC 20276 Supports data striping RAID 0 or mirroring RAID 1 Supports concurrent dual IDE controller operation Supports IDE bus master operation Displays status and error checking messages during boot up Mirroring supports automatic background rebuilds Features LBA and Extended Interrupt 13 drive translation in controller onboard BIOS On Board LAN RealTek TRL8100BL On Board USB 2 0 VIA VT6202 On Board MS SD SC Winbond SMART Chipset Memory Stick Security Digital and SC header PS 2 Connector PS 2 Keyboard interface and PS 2 Mouse interace BIOS Licensed AMI BIOS 2M bit flash ROM Supports Dual BIOS Supports Q Flash Additional Features Wake on LAN WOL Supports 9 BIOS Supports EasyTunelll Pleasesetthe CPU hostfrequency in accordance with your processor s specifications We don trecommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CP U s specification because these specifi
15. 3 DIMMsx64 x72 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 304 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 168 MBytes 512Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks 512 MBytes GBytes 1 5 GBytes Hardware Installation Process mu TI mi 1 The DIMM slothas a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fitin one direction 2 Insertthe DIMM memory module 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 0 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 yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth DDR SDRAM will offera superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM designs due to its availability pricing and overall
16. Serial Port2 Mode Normal OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Parallel Port Mode EGP Parallel Port IRQ Auto Parallel Port DMA Auto OnBoard MIDI Port 300 OnBoard Game Port Enabled OnBoard SC Interface Disabled OnBoard MS SD Interface Memory Stick OnBoard IDE Both OnBoard Sound Chip Enabled OnBoard LAN Chip Enabled Quit 44414414 Select item OnBoard USB 2 0 Chip Enabled Help PU PD Modify OnBoard PROMISE Chip ATA Values Shift F2 Color Fail Safe F7 Optimized Dual BIOS Q Flash Figure 9 Integrated Peripherals On Board FDC ws Auto Set On Board FDC is Auto Default Value ws Disabled Disabled On Board FDC ws Enabled Enabled On Board FDC For GA 7VRXP Only 46 BIOS Setup Onboard Serial Port 1 ws Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address Default Value w3F8 COM1 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 w2F8 COM2 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 w3E8 COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 ws 2E8 COM4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 ws Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 ws Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address Default Value w3F8 COM1 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 w2F8 COM2 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 ws 3E8 COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 ws 2E8 COM4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and
17. AGP Fast Write AGP Aperture Size AGP Read Synchronization PCI Delay Transaction USB Controller USB Legacy Support USB Port 64 60 Emulation Disabled Ultra Enabled Auto 2 1T Command 4 Auto DA Enabled 128MB Enabled Enabled All USB Port F 1 Disabled FO Disabled F6 ESC Quit 444444 Select Modify Shift F2 Color F7 Optimized Help Old Values Fail Safe F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash Figure 4 Chipset Features Setup If you require more advanced BIOS settings please go to Advanced BIOS seting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctrl F 1 instead of DEL key during POST Top Performance ws Disabled Top Performance Disabled Default Value ws Enabled Top Performance Enabled 25 Fast Command Ultra Set Fast Command to Ultra Default Value ap Fast Set Fast Command to Fast ws Normal Set Fast Command to Normal 35 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Configure SDRAM by SPD ws Disabled Disabled Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD ws Enabled Enabled Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD Default Value 2 DRAM Frequency 200M Hz Set DRAM Frequency is 266MHz ap 333MHz Set DRAM Frequency is 333MHz ws Auto Set DRAM Frequency is Auto Default Value 2 SDRAM CAS Latency ds 2 For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module Default Value ip 2 5 For Slover SDRAM DIMM module z SDRAM Command Rate 2 Command Set SDRAM Command Rate t
18. Deleting An Array page 84 To rebuild a mirrored array see Rebuilding an Array on page 86 To view controller settings see Viewing Controller Configuration on page 88 NOTE After configuring an array using FastBuild you should FDISK and format t A he array ed drive s if you are using new blank drives Depending on the ty pe of array you are using 79 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Creating Arrays Automatically The Auto Setup lt 1 gt selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create y our disk array It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating After making all selections use Ctri Y to Save selections FastBuild will automatically build the FastBuild tm Utility 1 xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Auto Setup Options Menu Optimize Array for Performance Typical Application usage A V Editing Auto Setup Configuration Spare Drive Count Drives used in Array Array Disk Capacity Keys Available 4 Up 1 Down 1 1 Space Change Option ESC Exit Ctri 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 drive in the disk array NOTE This motherboard permits striped arrays using 1 2 drive attached in Auto Se
19. Losada M RN i m ee Click Digital item Line Out will be reconfigure to SPDIF Out Recommend you fo select Autosense It will automatically detect the ty pe mono or stereo of the audio connector that y ou plug into Line Out audio jack then configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly 68 Technical Reference BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces BIOS Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself Or like pi many other people you just know what BIOS is AOS but always hesitate to update it Because y ou think 8 iem updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually CE Liwe pelate 081 Aul you don t know how to update it May be not like others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it But of course you dont like to do it too much First download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating sy stem to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS The above process is not a interesting job Besides always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save y our time and effort and save y ou from the lousy BIOS updating work Here it comes Now Gigabyte announces QBIOS the first Windows BIOS live update uti
20. 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 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 Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 44 Select ltem Year 1990 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup Date The date format is week lt month gt day year ws Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only ws Month The month Jan Through Dec ws Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month ws Year The year from 1990 through 2099 29 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard z Time The times format in hour minute second The tme is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 425 Primary Master Slave Secondary Master Slave The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer There are two ty pes auto ty pe and manual ty pe Manual type is user definable Auto type which will automatically detect HDD ty pe Note that the specifications of y our drive mustmath with thedrive table The hard disk will nat work properly if y ou enter improper information for this category If you select User Ty pe related information wil
21. This new technology will eliminate valuable sy stem down time and costly repair bills cause by BIOS failures 64 Technical Reference 11 Q How does DualBIOS technology work Answer 1 DualBIOS technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure It protects y our 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 DualBIOS utility the Auto Recovery option will guarantee that if either the main BIOS or backup BIOS is corrupted the DualBIOS technology will use the good BIOS and correct the wrong BIOS automatically 3 DualBIOS provides manual recovery for the BIOS DualBIOS technology contains a built in flash utility which can flash y our sy stem BIOS from backup to main and or visa versa There is no need for an OS dependent flash utility program 4 DualBIOS contains a one way flash utility The builtin one way 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 DualBIOS technology Answer 1 Every user should have DualBIOS technology due to the advancement of computer viruses Every day
22. This setup page includes all the adjustable items of chipset special features 27 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard ES Power Manag ement 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 S afe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads preset sy stem parameter values to set the sy stem in its most stable configurations Load Optimiz ed Defaults Load Optimized Defaults option loads preset sy stem parameter values to set the sy stem in its highest performance configurations Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Hardware Monitor amp MIS C Setup This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status Set Supervis or pass word Set Change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the sy stem and or BIOS setup Set User password Set Change or disable password It allows you to limit access to the sy stem IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Fxit Without Saving Abandon all C MOS value changes and exit setup 28 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed Date mm dd yy y y Fri Mar 16 2001 Time hh mm ss 14 44 35
23. Uninstall the AGP card AGP Card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slotand press firmly down on the slot Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white drawable bar 18 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step4 1 l O Back Panel Introduction e Mur Sm e C PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin Female PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin Female LAN USB 0 USB 1 Only for GA 7VRXP gt This connector supports standard PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse gt Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure your device s such as USB keyboard mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have a standard USB interface Also make sure your OS Win 95 with USB supple ment Win98 Windows 2000 Win dows ME Win NT with SP 6 sup ports USB controller If your OS does notsupport USB controller please contact OS vendorfor possible patch or driver upgrade F
24. changed on this screen Viewing System Resources The System Resources Configuration section of this submenu displays the slot interrupt and port address used by the system The resources used are determined by the Mainboard PnP BIOS for the PCI slot in which the system resides In the rare case that there is a resource conflict refer to the Mainboard BIOS documentation on changes on resources allocated to the system PCI slot 88 Appendix Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows ME Appendix A VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Installation A VIA4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Utility Insert the driver C D title that came with y our motherboard into y our CD ROM driver the driver C D 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 1 Click VIA4in1 Service Pack Driver item Oi a ed ws 2 Click Next Ld ter Cit seer ab m Tum ui PUDE IEIHERM TIT Lacie shit oo od e eid B grass Y lle sae Pe v Eu ED mS arit Ube a 89 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 2 Id idem ncm Ju sb ee ssp rame Eee lie mock MERC ink n4 cita M S DL MEINE tL ETT
25. 11 SD i GIGAEYTE Fike Wa gi gt pod ee 4 Select an appropriate BIOS version For example F4 and click to download the file It will pop up a file download screen then select the Open this file from its current location and press OK Sed No poem pon Gee m R ple LII 0 um a p M a ed ee ee T sd ri whe Er MODETTE IP rF CH ied EHI De E ed it 107 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 5 At this time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the files i 1 limor mdi pem T 1 mri Acum Jai Comas j 23 ee pL Z1 fk IVA low thaw Las 6 Please extract download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and press Extract Du daz dsl gE E vw Dag under gt re n CFRE rure I 11 nE 1 W whey E 24 da aid di EX P a du eo DAD we 55 Ura Fol 108 Appendix STEP 4 Make sure the system wi
26. CPU Host Clock Mhz w By Hw Set CPU Host Clock by Hw Default Value w 133 Set CPU Host Clock to 133MHz 161MHz w 100 Set CPU Host Clock to 100Mhz 128MHz Reset Case Open Status Case S tatus If the case is closed Case Opened will show If the case hav e been opened Case Opened w ill show Yes If you wantto reset C ase Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Yes and save CMOS your computer will restart CPU Sys tem Temp Delect CPU SystemTemperature automatically 2 CPU System FAN Speed Delect CPU System Fan speed status automatically Current Voltage V VCORE Vtt 3 3 12 5 5 ws Detect system s voltage status automatically f Only for GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP PCB Ver 1 1 use 52 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor User Password When y ou select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24k C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER H X Er new supervisor password LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 4444 4 Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Val
27. Critical Array 2 Stripe 8063 Functional Array 3 Functional Array 4 Keys Available 4 Up i Down ESC Exit Enter Select Highlight the array whose Status is Critical 10 Press Enter The following screen will then appear see next page 86 Technical Reference 11 Press anykey 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 12 Once the rebuild process is complete the user will be asked to reboot the system GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Viewing Controller Settings The Controller C onfiguration lt 6 gt menu selection allows you to enable or disable the BIOS from halting the default if it detects an error on boot up You may also view the sy stem resources Interrupt and port address of data channels FastBuild tm Utility 1 32 c 1996 2001 Promise Technology Inc Adapter onfiguration Options Halt On Error Enable System Resources Configuration Channel 1 IDE 1 Interrupt A Port 9800 Channel 2 IDE2 Interrupt A I O Port A000 Keys Available 1 1 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
28. Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify Password Check Setup F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults 4 Press ESC to go back to previous screen Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP then press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot up AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER CERD AGCMIORI LOAD BIOS DEFAU LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 14444 Select 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Sav e Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 110 Appendix STEP 5 BIOS flashing 1 After the sy stem boot from floppy disk ty pe 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 A gt In this case y ou have to type A gt Flash841 7VTX F4 and then press Enter Starting Windows 98 Microsoft R Windows98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 A gt dir w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Numb
29. Enabled Enabled onBoard Game Default Value ws Disabled Disabled onBoard Game Port 48 BIOS Setup OnBoard SC Interface ws Enabled Enabled onBoard SC Interface w Disabled Disabled onBoard SC Interface Default Value OnBoard MS SD Interface w Memory Stick Set MS SD Interface to Memory Stick Default value Secure Digital Set MS SD Interface to Secure Digital ws Disabled Disabled MS SD Interface 5 OnBoard IDE ws Disabled Disabled OnBoard IDE Both Set OnBoard IDE is Both Default Value w Primary Set OnBoard IDE is Primary Secondary OnBoard IDE is Secondary Onboard S ound Chip ws Enable Enable onboard Sound function Default value ws Disable Disable onboard Sound function OnBorard Lan ws Enabled Enabled OnBoard Lan Chip Default Value ws Disabled Disabled OnBoard Lan Chip If OnBoard SC Interface is set to Enabled and OnBoard MS SD Interface set to Memory Stick at the same time there will not be enough IRQ resource to solve this issue there are two alternative solutions 1 Use USB Mouse instead of PS 2 Mouse 2 Disabled either Onboard Serial Port1 Onboard Serial Port2 or Onboard Parallel Port in BIOS setting For GA 7VRXP Only 49 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Onboard USB 2 0 Device ws Enable Enable onboard USB 2 0 Device Default value ws Disable Disable onboard USB 2 0 Device Onboard PRO MISE wRAID Ena
30. Help PU PD Modify BIOS Flash Protection Auto F5 Old Values Shift F 2 Color F6 Fail Safe F7 Optimized F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash Figure 3 BIOS Features Setup 25 1st 2nd 3rd Boot device ws Floppy Select y our boot dev ice priority by Floppy w ZIP A LS120 Select y our boot device priority by ZIP A LS120 ws ATAPI ZIP C Select y our boot device priority by ATAPI ZIP C ws CDROM Select y our boot device priority by CDROM a oC9l Select y our boot dev ice priority by SCSI ws NETWORK Select y our boot device priority by NETWORK ws Disabled Disable this function ws IDE 0 3 Select y our boot device priority by IDE 0 3 w USB FDD Select y our boot device priority by USB FDD 32 BIOS Setup 2 S M A R T for Hard Disks ws Enabled Enable HDD S M A R T Capability w Disabled Disable HDD S M A R T Capability Default value Interrupt Mode wAPIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for sy stem use Default value w Use AT stantard IRQ controlles to generate IRQ When you already have OAPIC enable system and want to upgrade the sy stem please note since running an IOAPIC enabled OS like Windows N T Windows 2000 Windows XP system with none IOAPIC HW support will cause the sy stem to hang Following are some situations users might run into 1 An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC this will cause y our sy stem to hang 5 Boot Up Num Lock a On Key pad is number keys
31. SW1 1 CPU CLOCK Thesystem bus frequency can be switched at 100 ON 100MHz Default 133MHz by adjusting system switch SW1 SW1 1 0FF 133MHz The internal frequency depend on CPU GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Step1 2 CPU Installation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View E sn u m LIED m om mar 1 Fu gs mug pug Hu eee piat ER ee gm wm um usu NI E R39 Rm P3 P b 4 BET 2 Locate Pin 1 inthe socketand look for a golden cut edge on the CPU upper corner Then insertthe CPU into the socket 1 Pullup the CPU socketlever and up to 90 degree angle Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard f you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation 14 Hardware Installation Process Step1 3 CPU Heat Sink Installation iis nc E EE 1 Press down the CPU socket 2 Use qualified fan approved by AMD lever and finish CPU installation 3 Fastenthe heatsink supporting base 4 Make sure the CPU fan is onto the CPU socketon the main plugged to the CP U fan con board nector than install complete Please use AMD approved cooling fan We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide b
32. Support ws Key board FDD Set USB Legacy Support Key board Floppy wsKB Mouse FDD Set USB Legacy Support Key board Mouse Floppy ws Disabled Disabled USB Legacy Support Function Default Value 37 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 2s USB Port 64 60 Emulation ws Enabled To useUSB mouse under Win NT environmert set USB Legacy Support to KB Mouse FDD and USB Port 64 60 Emulation to enabled ws Disabled Disable this Function Default Value 38 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Standby State S1 POS RTC Alarm Date 15 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 Soft off by Power Button Instant off AC Back Function Soft Off Modem Ring On Wake On Lan Enabled ESC Qut 41 4 4 4 4 1411 Select item PME Event Wake Up Enabled F1 Help PU PD Modify Key board Wakeup From S1 Suspend F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color PS 2 Mouse Wakeup From S1 Suspend F6 Fail Safe F7 Optimized Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash Figure 5 Power Management Setup 5 ACPI Standby State 1 POS SetACPI standby state is S1 Default Value as
33. attempts to access the bootsector or hard disk partition table w Disabled warning messageto appear when any thing attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Default Value 5 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 conv entional 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 Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640 K to 1024 K address space This is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs Most use for this area is Shadow RAM Extended Memory 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 31 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled Interrupt Mode BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Seek Disabled ESC Qut 111111l111l Selectltem Password Check Setup F1
34. es eee A Ee Jie Sr ed cemetery Dm ee am p Fo eed ie bel mz ro aen Tersia ee Li Air ae ed 47 oe Piian ey Appendix sie er ree cam4kowulL r gm ag Taco ig domam mja M La cma xr om em or e rii ikim oar caa ug cat har v Em hk miht cuan E ap Eb im ded i M ie 93 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard E 3 Winbond MS SD SCR Device Driver E ree n 1 Click Winbond MSISDISCR Device Driver red m th m r ve she es oa dary us ee tok ee 1 2 Hic toai Card Bac Caaponenir db ast ES Ut NU H Bok THe Sele BR ocr i AI LELEA A LL PL OU es SRP CP bo Db aci a Lea epa gr e a marl xin ox igh IE ac E EAE CR mc eula deik ax ada THYS Hz HELLIS mjin h FRPR lt ns Da E d uas Li rmm Hao dom aom dod de jl omar in so The i Ce s OK oom Ms Ron nom Poe d li z ee L y nj E
35. 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 P C133 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 SDRAM s 3 3 volts DDR memory is a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications When STR DIMM LED is ON do not install remove DDR from socket 17 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Step 3 Install expansion cards 1 Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slotin motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computer s chassis cover Poweron the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating system Please carefully pull outthe small white drawable bar atthe end the AGP slot when Tani you try to install
36. one of the most common issues in computer field But have many users ever tried i The answer is probably Because overdrive is thoughtto be very difficut and indudes a lotof technical know how sometimes over drive is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts But as to the experts in overdrive whats the truth They may spend quit a lot of timeand money to study ty and use many different hardware and software tools to do overdrive And even wih these technologies they still learn that its quite a risk because the safety and stability cf an overdrive system is unknown Now everything is different because of a Windows ov erdrive utility Easy Tunelll announced by Gigabyte This utility has totally changed the gaming rule of overdrive This is the first ov erdrive utility suitable for both normal and power users Users can choose either Easy Mode or Advanced Mode to run overdrive at their convenience For users who choose Easy they just need to click Auto Opimize to have auto and immediat CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive C PU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel If someone prefers b overdrive by oneself there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode toenjoy sport drive class ov erdocking In Advanced onecan change the sy sem bus speed in smal increments to getultimate
37. recovery utility is set by sy stem automatically and can t be changed by user C What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS 60 Technical Reference D How to use Q Flash Load Main Backup BIOS From Floppy 4 n the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run 4 You can use the light bar to select item then Press Enter 4 For Example BIOS File name 7VRXP E8 Dual BIOS Utility oai ota Main BIOS SST 39SF020 Backup SST 39SF020 3 file s found COMMAND COM 92 8K FLASH 848 EXE 472 16K INRXP E8 256 Total size 1 39 Free size 316k F5 Refresh DEL Delete Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS From Floppy Load Backup BIOS From Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn PgU p Modify l1LMove ESC Reset F10 Power Off 61 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can restart system Save Main Backup BIOS to Floppy 4 n the A drive insert BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run 4 You can use the light bar to select item then Press Enter Dual BIOS Utility ain ROM Type Backup ROM TYPE FILE NAME File name 3 file s found COMMAND COM 92 8K FLASH 848 EXE 472 16K Total size 1 39M Free size 316k F5 Refresh DEL Delete Load Backup BIOS From F
38. sy stem performance And no matter which mainboard is used if its Gigabyte s product Easy Tunelll helps to perform the best of sy stem Besides different fom other traditional ov er clocking mehods Easy Tunelll doesn t requre users to change neiher BIOS nor hardware switch jumper seting 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 Easy Tunelll over system s limitation the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled Moreover if one wel performed sy sem speed been tested in Easy Tunelll user can Save this bus speed and Load it in next time Obviously Gigabyte Easy Tunelll has already turned the overdrive technology toward to a newer generation This wonderful softw are is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver C D Users may make a test drive of Easy Tunelll to find out more amazing features by themselves 70 Technical Reference RAID Introduction What is RAID This motherboard implements two different types of RAID levels as follows RAID 0 stripe For capacity The motherboard array will be as big as the smallest HDD in the array times however many HDDs are in the array Any larger HDDs will simply be truncated The truncated space on the bigger HDDs will then be unusable For sustained data transfers
39. there are new BIOS ty pe viruses discovered that will destroy your sy stem BIOS Most commercial products on the market do not have solutions to guard against this type of virus intrusion The DualBIOS technology will prov ide a state of the art solution to protect your PC Case Vicious computer viruses may wipe out y our entire sy stem BIOS With a conventional single sy stem BIOS PC the PC will not be functional until it is sent for repairs Case II If the Auto Recovery option is enabled in the DualBIOS utility and if a virus corrupts y our sy stem BIOS the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the sy stem and correct the main BIOS Case 111 A user may override booting from the main sy stem BIOS The DualBIOS utility may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BIOS 65 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 2 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 Moreov er it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting up DualBIOS technology examines the checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the sy stem is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly 3 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 suit the performance sy stem needs 4 Flexibility for high end desktop PCs and
40. 0000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000 oo L T 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000 1584 F USB3 F_USB1 WOL o USB 2 0 Only for GA 7VRXP Only for GA 7VRX Only for GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP PCB Ver 1 1 use 11 SD MS GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To setup your computer you must complete the following setps Step 1 SetDip Switch CK RATIO and system S witch SW1 Step 2 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 3 Install memory modules Step 4 Install expansion cards Step 5 Connectribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 6 Setup BIOS software Step 7 Install supporting software tools Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 5
41. 93 9 IR Set ACPI standby state is S3 25 USB Dev Wakeup From S3 S5 for USB 1 1 device only USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3 STR ws Enabled Enable USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 ws Disabled Disable USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 Default Value 39 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 4 Suspend Time Out Minute ws Disabled Disabled Suspend Time Out Function Default Value e Enabled Suspend Time Out after 1min dp 2 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 2min 4 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 4min Enabled Suspend Time Out after 8min amp 10 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 10min ws 20 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 20min ep 30 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 30min ws 40 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 40min ws 50 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 50min ws 60 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 60min TRQ3 IRQI5 ws gnore Ignore IRQ15 ws Monitor Monitor IRQ3 IRQ15 4 Soft off by Power Button ws Instant off Soft switch ON OFF for POWER ON OFF Default Value Delay 4sec Soft switch on 4sec for power OFF 25 AC Back Function SOfOff When AC power back to the sy stem the sy stem will be in Soft Off state Default Value e Full On When AC power back to the sy stem the sy stem will be in Full On state ws Memory When AC power back to the system the sy stem will return to the Last state before AC power 40 BIOS Setup 4 Modem Ring On Wake On LAN ws Disabled Disabled Res
42. AID Striping 72 Technical Reference Mirroring RAID 1 Writes duplicate data on to a pair of drives while reads are performed in parallel ATA RAID 1 is fault tolerant because each drive of a mirrored pair is installed on separate IDE channels If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure e g spindle failure or does not respond the remaining drive will continue fo function This is called Fault Tolerance If one drive has a physical sector error the mirrored drive will continue to function RAID 1 Mirroring On the next reboot the FastBuild 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 of the array is half the total drive capacity For example two 1GB drives that have a combined capacity of 2GB would have 1GB of usable storage With drives of different capacities there may be unused capacity on the larger drive 13 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Creating Your Disk Array You will now use the FastBuild BIOS utility to create y our array using the attached drives There are two different scenarios in creating this array You can create an array for performance y ou can create a Security array using new hard drives recommended WARNING If creating a Securi
43. Default v alue w Off Key pad is arrow keys Floppy Drive Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 400 80 tracks 360 K ty pe is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks ws 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 w Disabled will not search for the ty pe of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 Default v alue Password Check Please refer to the detail on 53 w Always The user must enter correct password in order to access the system and or BIOS Setup w Setup The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup utility Default Value 33 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 2 BIOS Flash Protection This field lets you determine the states that fash BIOS ws Auto BIOS enables flash write access automatically when updating BIOS data DMI ESCD Default Value ws Enabled During POST DMI ESCD would not be updated But flash tools can update BIOS always 34 BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed Top Performance Fast Command Configure SDRAM by SPD SDRAM Frequency SDRAM CAS Latency SDRAM Command Rate AGP Mode AGP Comp Driving Manual AGP Comp Driving
44. MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER ERD AS CAMODD LOAD BIOS DEFAU AV LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 44444 Select 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Sav e Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 4 Congratulate y ou have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure 114 Appendix Appendix Acronyms Acrony ms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ IOAPIC ISA LAN Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output Sy stem Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic C ompatbility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request Input Output Input Output Adv anced Programmable Input C ontroller Industry Standard Architecture Loca
45. MO or other storage devices and combine the compatible picture you prefer into BIOS And not only this Face Wizard also helps user to update BIOS in windows mode What s benefit for using Face Wizard It can personalize boot up logo to show y our unique style from others and never again looking at the black and white boot up screen EEJ Er OF IER Bomb desde oL mais rm onn is el a mul m e E TA 1 Click Face Wizard item a Bore ke iri Larr er ius 99 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Appendix G EasyTunelll Utilities Installation Insert the driver C D title that came with y our motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver C D 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 E Xm tiit Litas Press Tools icon ei Lr arl EIU Urea pipuscigTeKEaaLaemp bee oe i Bsp ES 4 Please enter your name and company name then click Next kL mb sm doma E d gH eie m miu Ber m miki saor s gnat 1 100 Appendix d
46. Manual of the IU C D to this drive while it is still attached to y our existing hard drive controller For all other Operating Sy stems proceed here WARNING If you wish to include y our current bootable drive using Windows Follow these steps 1 Using the Spacebar choose Security under the Optimize Array for section 2 Press keys to Save your selection The window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes N o Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 3 Press Y for the Create and Duplicate option The window below will appear asking y ou to select the Source drive to use FastBuild will copy all data from the Source drive to the Target drive Source Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity MB Target Disk Channel ID Drive Model Capacity 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 Enter Select 76 Technical Reference 4 Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied 5 Press Enter keys to selection and start duplication The following progress screen will appear Start to duplicate the image Do you want to continue Yes No Y Continue Abort 6 Select Y to continue If you choose you will be returned to step 1 7 Once complete the following screen will appear confirming that y our Secu
47. P USB Cable only for GA 7VRXP 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 nottouch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad oron the bag that came 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 but they don tline up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do notbecome alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes ustcutthe bottom portion of the spacers the spacer may be a little hard to cut off so be careful of your hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base withoutworrying about short circuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboa
48. P LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 11111 Select X Shif F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults ex cept Standard CMOS SETUP Figure 7 Load Fail Safe Defaults 25 Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate sy stem parameter values of to configure the sy stem to achieve maximum stability 44 BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24k C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE PNP PCI uu LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 1111 Select ltem Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Load Optimized Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP Figure 8 Load Optimized Defaults zs Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate sy stem parameter values to configure the system to achieve maximum performance 45 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 Auto
49. Unit Date of Installation Order Number Components Motherboard CPU Board CPU Memory 1 HOD 2 HDD Acquisition Board 2 VGA Board GPIB Board Hardlock Network Board SCSI Controller CD Rom CD Recorder DAT Streamer MO Drive Floppy Software Windows NT PSV GPIB Driver CD Recording NI DAQ Software Partition HDD Drive C Drive D Drive E SCSI extern Ja Polytec Scanning Vibrometer PSV 300 24 10 2002 Serialnumber 5022163 1023718 Customer LG Philips Mexico ID Number Description Serial Number Gigabyte GA 7 VRXP AMD 0209001019 8673 AMD Athlon XP 2000 Box 1x 256 MB DDR RAM PC2100 8594 IBM IC35L060 60GB ATAPI A3CH35NJ en sn Coreco Bandit 51298063 Coreco Bandit auf VGA Board 51298063 Sorcus MAX PCI B02 40932 ALADDIN Twin extern RUS 0000029e Realtec Onboard 504082636466 24086079 Version Service Pack Wak Pro US 3 7 3 Easy CD Creator 5 1 Platinum 2002 NTS 692 Size GByte File System o 8222 Geh usetyp Kn rr ATX GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Settings Affix this sticker to any place that is most convince to you Important This diagram is the representation of your motherboard general layout and a brief descnption of the switches jumpers and connectors settings Before changing any setting please refer to your motherboard user s man
50. address is 2E8 ws Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 Serial Port 2 Mode w Normal Normal operation Default Value Onboard I O chip supports IrDA wASK IR Onboard I O chip supports ASK IR wSCR Onboard I O chip supports SCR SCR option is shown only when there s SCR hardware function is installed zs OnBoard Par allel port 3 8 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 378 w 2 8 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 278 ap 3BC Enable On Board LPT port and address is 3BC w Auto Set On Board LPT portis Auto Default Value ws Disabled Disable On Board LPT port 47 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Parallel Port Mode Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port wECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Default Value ws Normal Normal Operation wEPP ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port amp Extended Capabilities Port Parallel Port IRQ Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7 ws Auto Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel Default Value Set Parallel Port IRQ is 5 Parallel Port DMA w Auto Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA C hannel Default Value ws Set Parallel Port DMA is 3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 1 w 0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0 z OnBoard MIDI Port w 300 Set 300 for MIDI Port Default Value w 210 Set 310 for MIDI Port 320 Set 320 for MIDI Port lt 330 Set 330 for MIDI Port ws Disabled Disabled this function OnBoard Game Port w
51. ards 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 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 Power Management Setup of the BIOS Setting ifACPI Suspend Type is set to Suspend to RAM the Auto Recovery will be set to Enable automatically If you want fo enter the BIOS setting please press Del key when the boot screen appears Halt On Error Disable 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 mes sages on the boot screen and the sy stem 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 ROM Data to Backup Backup message Are you sure to copy BIOS Enter to continue or Esc to abort The means that the 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
52. ble onboard RAID Device Enable onboard ATA Device Default value ws Disable Disable onboard ATA RAID Device For GA 7VRXP Only 50 BIOS Setup Hardware Monitor amp MISC Setup AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP C AGP Voltage DDR Voltage VCore Voltage CPU Host Clock Mhz 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved 1 5V 2 5V Normal Hw Reset Case Open Status No Case Status CPU Temp System Temp CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed Vcore Vtt 3 300V 5 000V 12 000V 5V SB 2 AGP Voltage 1 5V e 1 6V 1 7V 1 8V 5 DDR Voltage we 2 0V 2 6V 2 7 2 0V Open 35 C 95 F 5273 RPM 0 RPM 1 632 3 344 3 296 Help PU PD Modify 5 080V Old Values Shift F2 Color 11 840V Fail Safe F7 Optimized 4 972 Dual BIOS Q Flash Figure 10 Hardwar amp Monitor amp MISC Setup SetAGP voltage to 1 5V Default Value Set AGP voltage to 1 6V Set AGP voltage to 1 7V Set AGP voltage to 1 8V Set DDR voltage to 2 5V Default Value Set DDR voltage to 2 6V Set DDR voltage to 2 7V Set DDR voltage to 2 8V f Only for GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP PCB Ver 1 1 use 51 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 25 VCore Voltage w Normal Normal Function Default Value ap 5 070 Set VCore voltage to 5 0 wt7 5 Set VCore voltage to 7 5 wt 10 0 Set VCore voltage to 10 0 25
53. c bus frequencies are notthe standard specifications for CPU chipset and mostofthe peripherals Whether your system can run under these specific configurations including CPU Only for GA 7VRXP bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware Chipsets S DRAM Cards Hardware Installation Process GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Layout x Q SEMS CPU SYS gt Hoc e FAN FAN Bee M BB Q o O O O O O O 0 Oo O o O O o 0 o o E a la dou eg cU go Bog do d OO O ocn Qo E E a oo o 5959 fa E 9 o o BH BHE Tz oo 99 o o o o o Po o 9 SHE ES o o o o o Po o
54. can be used OOOOO 1 50 1100600 SC 2x5pin 7VR XP 999999 SCQxpin TVRX H Cl Case Open P NB FAN Only for GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP PCB Ver 1 1 use 1 Signal 1 GND D T CLR CMOS Clear CMOS Only for GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Ofefe 1 1 2 close Clear CMOS PCB Ver 1 1 use 890 1 2 3 close Normal Default 24 Hardware Installation Process J F_PANEL 2x7 pins jumper 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 Switch D pen Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System PD PD_G PD Y Power LED Pin1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode PW Soft Power Connector pen Normal Operation Close Power On Off gt Please connectthe powerLED PC speaker resetswitch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper according to the pin assignment above G Battery CAUTION e 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 25 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic sy stem configuration This ty pe of information is sto
55. ch drives are assigned to this array Technical Reference 3 Confirm yes to the following warning message with the lt Ctri Y gt 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 85 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Rebuilding A Mirrored Array The Rebuild Array lt 5 gt Menu option is necessary to recover from an error in a mirrored disk array You will receive an error message when booting your system from the BIOS NOTE Drives MUST be replaced if they contain any physical errors Follow these steps BEFORE using the Rebuild Array menu option 1 AON 9 bootup the system Startup BIOS will display an error message identifying which drive has failed Press lt Ctri F gt keys to enter FastBuild Main Menu Select submenu Define Array lt 3 gt Select the failed array and identify the Channel and ID of the failed drive Power off and physically remove the failed drive Replace the drive with an identical model Reboot the system and enter the FastBuild Main Menu Select the lt 5 gt Rebuild Array option The following screen will appear FastBuild tm Utility 1 32 c 1996 2001 Promise Technology Inc Rebuild Array Menu Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity MB Status Array 1 Mirror 16126
56. e main BIOS however if the main BIOS is corrupt or damaged for various reasons the backup BIOS will be automatically used when the sy stem powered On Your PC will operate as before the main BIOS was damaged and is completely transparent to the user 1 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 of the BIOS ROM chip itself 1 New computer viruses are being found that attack and destroy the system BIOS They may corrupt y our 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 sy stem or if the power button is pressed during the process of performing a sy stem BIOS upgrade Ifa user mistakenly updates their mainboard with the incorrect BIOS file then the sy stem may not be able to boot correctly This may cause the PC system hang in operation or during boot 4 A flash ROMs life cycle is limited according to electronic characteristics The modern PC utilizes the Plug and Play BIOS and is updated regularly If a user changes peripherals often there is a slight chance of damage to the fash ROM With Giga By te Technology s patented DualBIOS technology you can reduce the possibility of hangs during sy stem boot up and or loss BIOS data due to above reasons
57. ee ee a Uen hus ode eles Kees eset pan Eat d ee ctr ir FEM Revue 42 gt rs T DIC TUUM Card ibn Pea ae Pela Is m ean Fd 12024 Tower E ERI diem odo m mh Duns bead rcr ibn idco AX Click Close and install OK 97 Appendix ESL nieri m m d P rap ee eo aie T m 4x hmm mnir mean br E mcn 1 ee TE gs Click Next drs i Londen eh ole km dom Ane Eon F Bl ETATIS The Leela oe el md sr Trehi ale GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard E 6 USB 2 0 Host controller an TEIE Dieta oie ee bat a Fi ery dim mE p p ee ie dh mam ar Pen 1 7 98 Appendix Appendix F Face Wizard Utilities Installation What is Face Wizard Face Wizard is a windows based utility with user friendly interface that allows users to change the boot up logo with picture from Gigabyte Logo Gallery on web site or other compatible picture you have How does it work Face Wizard allows user to select BIOS on board or file in hard drive floppy disk zip
58. er is 16EB 353D Directory of A COMMAND COM 7VTXF4 FLASH841 EXE 3 file s 838 954 bytes 0 dir s 324 608 bytes free A gt Flash841 7VTX F4 2 Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu Press Enter the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right upper screen Right after that press Enter to start BIOS Flash Utility ranas mem ae In BEEF ee bow TEL Comer 1 Pashia Lear Exit 144 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 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 y our BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative Misk nity hatte in pC V eee RC D Rae eran re you sure to flash the BIOS Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel ele arcpareca mamaa eee 1 Bu tial Lead Exit at Hon Noy rom atrapado Ins mE ERO TIER Uer aed EXIT Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel 112 Appendix 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 important step resets every thing after the flash
59. etter 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 15 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 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 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 168 MBytes 512Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx16x4 banks 512 MBytes GBytes 1 5 GBytes Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM 1 DIMMx64 x72 Devices used on DIMM 2 DIMMsx64 x72
60. function is display ed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F 1 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 F4 Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to selectfrom eight setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24k C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed 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 12115 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Ty pe Figure 1 Main Menu 4 Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS 4 BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of AMI special enhanced features E Chipset Features Setup
61. ift F2 Color F6 Fail Safe F7 Optimized F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash Figure 6 PNP PCI Configuration VGA Boot From wAGP Set VGA Boot from AGP VGA Card Default Value as P CI Set VGA Boot from PCI VGA Card PCI SIot1 5 2 3 4 IRQ Priority ws Auto The system will reserved a free IRQ for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device Default Value amp 3 The system will reserved IRQ3 for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ3 an 4 The system will reserved IRQ for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQA The system will reserved IRQ5 for slot 1 5 2 3 4device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ5 42 9 w 10 11 BIOS Setup The system wil reserved IRQ7 br PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 deviceifnolegacy ISA device using IRQ7 The system wil reserved IRQ9 br PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 deviceifnolegacy ISA device using IRQ9 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ10 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 1 5 2 3 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ11 43 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Load Fail Safe Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24k C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE PNP PCI ell LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETU
62. l Area Network to be continued 115 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Acronyms Meaning LBA Logical Block Addressing LED Light Emitting Diode MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface MTH Memory Translator Hub MPT Memory Protocol Translator NIC Network Interface C ard OS Operating System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A G P Controller POST Power On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory SMP Symmetric Multi Processing SMI System Management Interrupt USB Universal Serial Bus VID Voltage ID 116 SSS SS SS SS SS SS eS ee ee SS SS ee SS eS SS See Se Appendix Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot N umber PCB revision BIOS version Hardware Configuration PU Memory Brand Video Card _ AudioCard HD CD ROM DVD ROM NE Modem 7 Na Kg p LS o LE ther Device Problem Description 117
63. l be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the key board and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form y our hard disk v endor or the sy stem manufacturer as C YLS Number of cy linders HEADS number of heads as Write precomp ws LANDZONE Landing zone w SECTORS number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt Floppy Drive A Drive B The category identifies the ty pes of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer ws None No floppy drive installed w 360K 5 25 in 5 25 inch PC ty pe standard drive 360K by te capacity w1 2M 5 25in 5 25 inch AT ty pe high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 20K 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K by te capacity w1 44M 3 5 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M by te capacity 2 88 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity 30 BIOS Setup 2 Boot Sector Virus Protection If it is set 0 enable the category willflash on the screen whenthere is any attempt to write to the boot sector orpartition table of the hard disk drive The sy stem will halt and the bllowing error message will appear in the mean time You can run ant virus program to locate the problem ws Enabled Activ ate automatically when the sy stem boots up causing a warning message to appear when any thing
64. led 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 shareware download pages like http www sharew are cnet com STEP 2 Make a DOS boot diskette See example Windows 98 O S Beware Windows ME 2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot diskette 1 With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive Please leave the diskette U N write protected type Double click the My Computer icon from Desktop then click 3 5 diskette A and right click to select Format M Computer DL Fihi larti La fom ch t am n 104 Appendix 2 Select the Quick erase for Format Ty pe and pick both Display summary when finished and Copy system files after that press Start That will format the floppy and transfer the needed Sy stem files to it Beware This procedure will erase all the prior data on that loppy so please proceed accordingly amiat E boppe Cas iaa an as ise Con ek LIA T Gait ureri dug DIEI Gab Lebel T babel ke sen eed Cae rc 867 3 After the floppy has been formatted completely please press Close Dhe ogin nmri Farul Ts Ingpng 1 nbel Luka ioh pz TT o arme wet pe
65. lity 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 its a Windows utility With the help of 9 BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard y ou are using if its a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help y ou to choose the BIOS accordingly It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically There are several different choices y ou could use Internet U pdate to download and update y our BIOS directly Or you may want to keep a backup for y our current BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save it first You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and BIOS update your BIOS smartly You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage y our BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries For such a wonderful software how much it costs Impossible Its free Now if you buy a Gigaby te s motherboard y ou could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD But please remember connected to internet at first then y ou could have a internet BIOS update from y our Gigabyte QBIOS 69 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Easy Tunelll Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTunelll Windows overdrive utility Overdrive might be
66. ll boot from the floppy disk 1 Insert the floppy disk contains bootable program and unzip file into the floppy drive A Then restart the system The system will boot from the floppy disk Please press lt DEL gt key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up 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 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 44444 Select 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Ty pe 109 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 3 Press Enter to enter BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu Use the arrows to highlight the item 1st Boot Device and then use the Page Up or Page Down keys to select Floppy AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved fist Boot Device IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On ESC Quit 4444 Select Item Floppy Drive Seek
67. loppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn PgUp Modify 11 ESC Reset F10 Power Off Technical Reference DualBIOS Technology FAQ GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology a hot spare for y our 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 innov ation What s DualBIOS 1 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 ov er on your next system boot Almost automatically and with virtually zero down time Whether the problem is a failure in flashing y our BIOS or a virus or a catastrophic failure of the Main BIOS chip the result is the same the Backup BIOS backs you up almost automatically 63 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 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 sy stem BlOSes ROM integrated onto the motherboard One is a main BIOS and the other is a backup BIOS The mainboard will operate normally with th
68. m 0 2 5 2 2 ad 20883 en gt Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device RAKE 23 gt Be careful with the polarity ofthe front panel IDE3 IDE4 Connector RAID ATA133 USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connectthe front panel USB cable IDES iiri iff fkri efi i Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable ie 1 L WOL Wake LAN N CD_IN i Ere Sigal GND 45V SB Only for GA 7VRXP 23 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard D F_AUDIO Front_AUDIO Connector gt Ifyou wantto use Front Audio connector you must remove 5 6 9 10 J umper In order to utilize the frontaudio header your chassis must have front audio connector Also please make sure the pin assigmenton the cable is the same 10 as the pin assigmenton the MB header To find outif the chassis you are buying supportfront audio connector please contact your dealer MIC C REF CO POWER FrontAudio R nRearAudo R Reserved C FrortAudio L 9 L WJ E E1 SC Smart Card Interface SD Secure Digital Memory Card Interface MS Memory Stick Interface There is either function of SD and MS
69. o 2T Command Command Set SDRAM Command Rate to 1T Command Default Value 2 AGP Mode we 4X SetAGP Mode is 4X Default Value w 1X Set AGP Mode is 1X we 2X Set AGP Mode is 2X 25 AGP Comp Dri ving w Auto SetAGP Comp Driving is Auto Default Value ws Manual set AGP Comp Driving is Manual If AGP Comp Driving is Manual Manual AGP Comp Driving 00 FF 2 AGP Fast Write ws Disabled Disabled AGP Fast Write ws Enabled Enabled AGP Fast Write Default Value 36 BIOS Setup 2 AGP Aperture Size w4MB 160MB 32MB 64MB 128 256 Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB SetAGP Aperture Size to 128 MB Default Value Set AGP Aperture Size to 256 MB AGP Read Synchronization ws Enabled ws Disabled Enable AGP Read Synchronization Default Value Disable AGP Read Synchronization PCI Delay Transaction ws Enabled ws Disabled 25 USB Controller ws Disabled ws USB Port 182 ws USB Port 283 ws USB Port 183 USB1 USB2 we USB3 w All USB Port Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Default Value Disabled PCI Delay Transaction Disable USB Controller function Enabled USB Port 1 amp 2 Enabled USB Port 283 Enabled USB Port 183 Enabled USB Port 1 Enabled USB Port 2 Enabled USB Port 3 Enabled All USB Port Default Value 25 USB Legacy
70. or more information please contact your OS or device s vendors 19 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Parallel Port Serial Ports COMA COMB Parallel Port 25 pin Female gt This connector supports 2 standard COM ports E Parallel port Device like printer can be con nected to Parallel port mouse and modem etc E ozo can be connected to Serial ports COMA COMB Serial Port 9 pin Male O Game MIDI Ports gt This connector supports joystick MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices 00000000 0000000 J oystick MIDI 15 pin Female Audio Connectors gt After install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Outjack micro phone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected to Line In jack Line Out MIC In Line In 20 Hardware Installation Process Step4 2 Connectors Introduction
71. pe E po pel ET j tur nz im dioe Diem lene 7 HEP teris ee uli 2cabcr zzid unis Crea rag ys lear SADE ee ra rhar 105 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard STEP 3 Download BIOS and BIOS utility program 1 Please go to Gigabyte website http www gigabyte com tw index html and click Support PE CXII m 00 wdea SE eui 12 dor LO UL a a sal Iho Eg mew butt es qt for dP PT PS 1 Co Fl oue x cogito l Eragon sim LEE Tea ES Ez oM uuum m a ug gm sien Wes C GIGABYTE E b ca SOT OS Fa i EET TEN NEP D Pte Ha iis AD soa t barthi UT 9 REED m ruo Te Pee uH I5 UD A EYE TH enm ET E Tm OPUS ee SS SN Wa eae UMP pak dk oa I b opRES Dan oO Gems t SRS Is DIRE bape Fae I him 106 Appendix 3 We use GA 7V TX motherboard as example Please select GA 7V TX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files as AE teal a mye Se umma
72. r methods such as INRXP F1 Complete update process following the instruction IIl Save BIOS In the very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown 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 About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help y ou check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a 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 In method 1 be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as y our motherboard s Otherwise y our sy stem won t boot In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method II Please note that any interruption during updating will cause sy stem unbooted 103 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard We use GA 7V TX 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 Feature Setup BIOS Flash Protection For more detail please refer to page 34 2 Please make sure your sy stem has instal
73. ray for section 2 Press lt Ctri Y gt keys to Save your selection 3 The window below will appear Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another Yes No Y Create and Duplicate N Create Only 4 Press for the Create Only option 5 A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security array has been created Press any key to reboot the sy stem Array has been created Press Any Key to Reboot gt 6 Proceed with normal FDISK and format procedures as if y ou had just installed a new hard drive 7 Once the array ed drives have been formatted proceed to the Installing Driver chapter see RAID Manual of the IU C D to install y our operating sy stem 75 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Creating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive NOTE This motherboard permits only two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array in Auto Setup You would use this method if you wish to use a drive that already contains data and or is the bootable system drive in your system You will need another drive of identical or larger storage capacity WARNING Backup any necessary data before proceeding Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss NT 4 x or Windows 2000 operating sy stem as part of a bootable Mirrored RAID 1 array on your system do NOT connect the hard drive to the motherboard controller yet You MUST install the Windows NT4 or 2000 driver software first see RAID
74. rd PCB surface because the circuit wire may be near by the hole Be careful don tletthe screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB thatare near the fixing hole otherwise itmay damage the board or cause board malfunctioning Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Summary of Features Form Factor e 30 5cm x 23 5cmATX size form factor 4 layers PCB Motherboard e GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP 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 e Supports 1 4GHz and faster Chipset e VIA KT333 Memory AGP PCI Controller e VIA VT8233A CE Integrated P eripheral Controller P SIP C Memory 3184 pin DDR sockets Supports DDR DRAM PC1600 P C2100 P 2700 1 Supports upto 3 06B DDR Max Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control e T8705 Slots e 1AGP slotsupports 4X 2X mode amp AGP 2 0 Compliant 5 PCI slots supports 33MHz amp PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE 2 IDE controllers provides IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA100 ATA133 operation modes IDE3 and IDE4 Compatible with RAID Ultra ATA133 100 EIDE On Board P eripherals 1 Floppy portsupports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes e 1 Parallel port supports Normal EP P ECP mode e 2 Serial port COMA amp COMB e 4x USB 2 0 by cable 2 x USB 1 1 by cable and 2 x USB 1 1 onboard
75. red in battery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press Del immediately will allow y ou to enter Setup If the message disappears before y ou respond andy ou still wish to enter Setup restartthe sy stem 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 CONTROL KEYS lt a gt Move to previous item lt a gt Move to next item lt a gt Move to the item in the left hand lt gt Move to the item in the right hand lt Esc gt 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 lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 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 default table only for Option Page Setup Menu F7 Load the Setup Defaults F8 Reserved F9 Reserved lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 26 BIOS Setup GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup
76. ri 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 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 Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 111 Select Item Year 1990 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color Figure 12 IDE HDD Auto Detection Type Y will accept the H D D parameter reported by BIOS will keep the old H D D parameter setup If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024 then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB 54 BIOS Setup Save amp Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24k C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER EE Ri ORD LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAU AV LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Qut 111111 Select Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Sav e Data to 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
77. rity array has been created Press any key to reboot the sy stem Array has been created Press Any Key to Reboot gt 8 Proceed to the Installing Driver chapter see RAID Manual of the IU C D to install the RAID driver and or operating sy stem TT GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Using FastBuild Configuration Utility The FastBuild Configuration Utility offers several menu choices to create and manage the drive array on the motherboard For purposes of this manual it is assumed you have already created an array in the previous chapter and now wish to make a change to the array or view other options Viewing BIOS Screen When y ou boot y our sy stem with the RAID function and drives installed the FastBuild BIOS will detect the drives attached and show the following screen FastTrak100 tm Lite BIOS Version 1 xx Build xx c 1995 2001 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserv ed Scanning IDE drives If an array exists already the BIOS will display the following screen showing the board RAID BIOS version and status of the array FastTrak100 tm Lite BIOS Version 1 xx Build xxxx c 1995 2001 P romise Technology Inc All Rights Reserv ed ID MODE SIZE TRACK MAPPING STATUS 1 482 Mirror 16126M 611 128 32 Functional Press to enter FastBuild tm Utility The array status consists of three possible conditions Functional Critical Offline Functional The array is operational Critical A mi
78. rrored array contains a drive that has failed or disconnected The remaining drive member in the array is functional However the array has temporarily lost its ability to provide fault tolerance The user should identify the failed drive through the FastBuildO Setup utility and then replace the problem driv e Offline A striped array has 1 drive that has failed or been disconnected When the array condition is offline the user must replace the failed drive s then restore data from a backup source 78 Technical Reference Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu When using the menus these are some of the basic navigation fips Arrow keys highlights through choices Space bar key allows to cycle through options Enter key selects an option ESC key is used to abort or exit the current menu Using the Main Menu This is the first option screen when entering the FastBuild Setup FastBuild tm Utility 1 xx c 1995 2000 Promise Technology Inc Main Menu Auto Setup View Drive Assignments View Array Delete Array Rebuild Array Controller Configuration 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 80 Promise recommends this option for most users To view drives assigned to arrays see Viewing Drive Assignments on page 82 To delete an array but not delete the data contained on the select
79. tBuildTM Setup and 2 the Array number i e Array 0 Array 1jK This would be involved in determining which drive letters will be assigned to each disk array How Saves Array 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 sy stem is to recognize drive members even if drives are mov ed between different motherboard connectors IDE3 amp IDE4 Since each drive s array data identifies itself to the array itis possible to move or swap drives without modifying the array setup This is valuable when adding drives or during a rebuild 83 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Deleting An Array The Delete Array lt 4 gt Menu option allows for deletion of disk array assignments This is not the same as deleting data from the drives themselves If you delete an array by accident and before it has been used again the array can normally be recovered by defining the array identically as the deleted WARNING Deleting an existing disk array could result in its data loss Make sure AN to record all array information including the array type the disk members and stripe block size in case you wish to undo a deletion 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 see below showing whi
80. tup mode Security RAID 1 Mirroring Creates a mirrored or fault tolerant array for data security NOTE Under the Security setting This motherboard permits two drives to be used for a single Mirrored array only 80 Technical Reference Defining Typical Application Usage Allows the user to choose the type of PC usage that will be performed in order to optimize how This motherboard handles data blocks to enhance performance Your choice will determine the block size used You may choose from A V Editing for audio v ideo applications or any similar application that requires large file transfers Server for numerous small file transfers or Desktop a combination of large and small file sizes 81 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Viewing Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments lt 2 gt option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned to a disk arrays or are unassigned Under the Assignment column drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as Free if unassigned Such Free drives can be used for a future 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 100M B sec transfers U4 refers to 66M B sec transfers etc 82 Technical Reference How Orders Arrays During startup the disk arrays on the motherboard are recognized in this order 1 The array set to bootable in the Fas
81. ty array using an existing hard drive backup any necessary data Failure to follow this accepted PC practice could result in data loss 1 Boot your system If this is the first ime you have booted with RAID the FastBuild BIOS will display the following screen 2 Press lt Ctrl F gt 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 method to creating y our first array Technical Reference Creating an Array for Performance NOTE This motherboard allows users to create striped arrays with 1 2 drives To create an array for best performance follow these steps 1 Using the Spacebar choose Performance under the Optimize Array for section 2 Select how you will use your PC most under the Typical Application usage section The choices are A V Editing Server and Desktop the default 3 Press Ctri Y keys to Save and create the 4 Reboot your system 5 Once the array has been created you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were new single hard drive 6 Proceed to Installing Drivers section of the manual see RAID Manual of the IUCD Creating a Security Array 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 Ar
82. ual for more information Setting Act XXX F_USB1 3 4 Only for GA 7VRXP e Only for GA 7VRX 12 7VROCAODA GA VRX GA VR XP AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron SocketA Processor Motherboard Rev 1101 12ME 7VRX 1101 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Table Of Content lee T 8 WARNING 0 C habter T 9 SUMMA YO Bait OS 9 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard 11 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 55 12 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit 13 13 Step A CPUS Calla ton v AT RP V DEF RR UA 14 Step Tes CPU e oL EMG 15 Step 2 Install memory Modules scc tbt bo tecta o e tice baa 16 9 EXPANSION Calas saspe da diac rd tet dd 18 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 19 Step4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction duci Cao AGRO ARR DRE DURER o DU ERR DU PERRA 19 Step42 CODD ectorS ATO CHE QOO aan i re corio Mire n Nr A 2l Chabter 3 BIOS SCUD DER D DATE EDAM DEEP 20 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver 4
83. ues Optimized Values F8 Dual BIOS Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Change Set Disable Passw ord Figure 11 Password Setting Type the password up to six characters and press Enter You will be asked to confirm the password Ty pe the password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter when y ou are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear b confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the sy stem will boot and y ou can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup programallows y ou to specify two separate passwords a SUPERVISOR PASS WORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled any one may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Superv isor password 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 sy stem 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 Setup 53 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed Date mm dd y y y y F
84. ume On Ring LAN ws Enabled Enabled Resume On Ring LAN Default Value 2 PME Event Wake Up ws Disabled Disable PME Event Wake Up ws Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake Up Default Value 4 Keyboard Wakeup From 5 1 5 Keyboard is able to Wakeup the system from S 1 Suspend state Default value 91 923 Key board is able to Wakeup the sy stem from 51 53 state w91 S3 S4 S5 Key board is able to Wakeup the system from 51 53 54 55 state 25 PS 2 Mouse Wakeup From e o Suspend PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the system from S 1 Suspend state Default value 91 923 PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the sy stem from 51 53 state 51 53 54 55 PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the sy stem from 51 53 54 55 state Z Resume RTC Alarm You can set RTC Alarm Power On item to enabled and key in Data time to power on Sy stem ws Disabled Disable this function Default Value ws Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled RTC Alarm Date Every day 1 31 RTC Alarm Hour 0 23 RTC Alarm Minute 0 59 RTC Alarm Second 0 59 41 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard PNP PCI Configuration AMIBIOS SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed VGA Boot From PCI Slot 1 5 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority ESC Qut 44 4 71444141V Select item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Sh
85. workstation servers In the DualBIOS utility the option can be set Halt On When BIOS Defects to be enabled to halt y our sy stem with awarning message that the main BIOS has been corrupted Most workstation serv ers require constant operation to guarantee services have not been interrupted In this situation the HaltOn When BIOS Defects message may be disabled to avoid sy stem pauses during normal booting Another adv antage y ou gain from Ciga Byte s DualBIOS technology is the ability to upgrade from dual 2 Mbit BIOS to dual 4 Mbit BIOS in the future if extra BIOS storage is need 66 Technical Reference SPDIF Introduction For GA 7VRXP Only SPDIF Introduction A What is SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital signal to decoder which can support upto 5 1 speakers B How to use SPDIF Click your mouse right button in My Computer and select the Properties item im a y 8 oA Click Device Manager item ate SEES ace ee eT brace IDEE ssi Em ovde se o t eT e Le Click Sound vidio and game controllers item and select the Creative Sound Blaster PCI128 item B uu eer 25 MM exe 67 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Click Settings item and select Output item ee mdr Pe eet i TETTE
86. y Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS ROM on the motherboard one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS Under the normal circumstances the system works on the Main BIOS If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on This means that your PC will still be able to run stably as if nothing has happened in your BIOS B How to use Dual BIOS and Q Flash Utility a Boot Screen 58 Technical Reference b Dual BIOS Utility Dual BIOS Utility Main BIOS SST 39SF020 SST 39SF020 Wide Range Protection Disable BootFrom MainBlOS Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error Disable Copy Main ROM Data to Backup Load Default Settings Save Settings to CMOS Q Flash Utility Load Main BIOS From Floppy Load Backup BIOS From Floppy Save Main BIOS to Floppy Save Backup BIOS to Floppy PgDn PgU p Modify iLMove ESC Reset F10 Power Off c Dual BIOS Item explanation BIOS will auto detect Boot From Main BIOS Main ROM Type SST 39SF020 Backup ROM Type SST 39SF020 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 that the Wide Range Protection is set to Enable the PC will boot from Backup BIOS automatically 59 GA 7VRX GA 7VRXP Motherboard Status 2 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals c

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