Gigabyte GA-7DXR+ User Manual
Gigabyte GA-7DXR+ User Manual

Gigabyte GA-7DXR+ User Manual

Amd athlon/athlon xp/duron socket a processor motherboard

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)
Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A)
Address: 17358 Railroad Street
City of Industry, CA91748
Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339
hereby declares that the product
Product Name:
Mother Board
Model Number:
GA-7DXR+
Conforms to the following specifications:
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a),
Class B Digital Device
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1)
This device may not cause harmful
and
(2)
this device must accept any inference received, including
that may cause undesired operation.
Representative Person's Name:
ERIC LU
Eric Lu
Signature:
Date:
Dec.14, 2001
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
-Move the equipment away from the receiver
-Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
additional suggestions
You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your
authority to operate such equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to
the following two conditions 1) this device may not cause harmful interference
and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Compliance Statement:
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection
against
harmful
residential
installations.
generates,
uses,
and
frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or
television equipment reception, which can be
interference
in
This
equipment
can
radiate
radio

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  • Page 1 FCC Compliance Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a) comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A) limits are designed to provide reasonable Address: 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry, CA91748...
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement...
  • Page 3 FCC Compliance Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a) comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A) limits are designed to provide reasonable Address: 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry, CA91748...
  • Page 4 Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement...
  • Page 5 FCC Compliance Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a) comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.) limits are designed to provide reasonable Address: 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry, CA91748...
  • Page 6 Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement...
  • Page 7 7DX(R)+/7DXE AMD Athlon /Athlon XP/Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL AMD Athlon /Athlon XP/Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard REV. 1004 12ME-7DXRP-1004...
  • Page 9 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) Revision List 2) Item Checklist 3) Features 4) Installation Guide 5) Block Diagram 6) Suspend to RAM & Dual BIOS*/**/Q-Flash 7) Four Speaker & SPDIF* 8) @BIOS &...
  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist Feature Summary 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Layout Installation Guide Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition Block Diagram Suspend to RAM Installation Dual BIOS*/**/Q-Flash Introduction Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction* @BIOS Introduction EasyTuneIII Introduction RAID Introduction* Page Index for BIOS Setup...
  • Page 11: Revision History

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Initial release of the 7DXR+ motherboard user’s manual. Second release of the 7DXR+/7DX+ motherboard user’s manual. Third release of the 7DXR+/7DX+ motherboard user’s manual. Fourth release of the 7DX(R)+/7DXE motherboard user’s manual. The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein.
  • Page 12: Item Checklist

    Item Checklist The 7DXR+ or 7DX+ or 7DXE Motherboard IDE cable x 1 or x 2* (Green for ATA133, Red for ATA100) Floppy cable x 1 CD for motherboard utilities 7DX(R)+/7DXE User’s Manual 4-Port USB Cable x 1(for USB2.0)* Quick PC Installation Guide “*”...
  • Page 13: Feature Summary

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Features Summary Form Factor 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Socket A processor AMD Athlon 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die Supports 1.4GHz and faster 200/266MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds (PCI 33MHz) Chipset 7DX(R)+/7DXE, consisting of: AMD 761 Memory/PCI/AGP Controller...
  • Page 14 On-Board RAID* Onbard Promise PDC20276 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 USB 2.0* NEC D720100AS1 Chipset...
  • Page 15: 7Dx(R)+/7Dxe Motherboard Layout

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Layout PWR_FAN*/** KB_MS Socket A NB_FAN 7DX(R)+/7DXE AMR*/** CD_IN AGP_PRO* PCI1 PCI2 SW2*/** PCI3 PCI4 Creative CT5880* PCI5 WOL*/** SYS_FAN Note: GA-7DX+/GA-7DXE support AGP 4X slot. “*” For GA-7DXR+ only. “**” For GA-7DX+ only. CPU_FAN AMD 761 AGP_12V* VT82C686B 20276*...
  • Page 16: Installation Guide

    Installation Guide Getting Started WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
  • Page 17 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1 - Set system jumpers Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 3-Install memory modules Step 4-Install expansion cards Step 5-Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 6-Set up BIOS software Step 7-Install supporting software tools Step 2...
  • Page 18 CPU Speed Setup The system bus speed is selectable at 100/133MHz. The user can select the system bus speed by DIP switch SW1 (For 100MHz or 133MHz). (The frequency ratio depend on CPU) SW1: CPU FREQ. Please depend on your CPU frequency to setup. SW2 Select the CPU frequency Override: */** Ratio Auto (Default)
  • Page 19 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard CPU Installation Please make sure the CPU should be supported to the motherboard. CPU Top View Socket Actuation Lever 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. CPU Heat Sink Installation: Beware: Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your system.
  • Page 20 Installation Guide 3.Align CPU and insert it 4.Use compliant fan approved by AMD. (Please refer to your heatsink installation manual for application of thermal grease to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink.) 5.Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the CPU socket. 6.
  • Page 21 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Memory Installation The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
  • Page 22 Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM Devices used on 1 DIMM DIMM x64/x72 64 Mbit 128 MBytes (2Mx8x4 banks) 64 Mbit 64 MBytes (1Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbit 256 MBytes (4Mx8x4 banks) 128 Mbit 128 MBytes (2Mx16x4 banks) 256 Mbit 512 MBytes (8Mx8x4 banks) 256 Mbit...
  • Page 23: Ddr Introduction

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard 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.
  • Page 24: Page Index For Connectors / Panel And Jumper Definition

    Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Connectors ATX Power AGP_12V (Power for AGP Pro)* COM A / COM B / LPT Port CD_IN (CD Audio Line In) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan) Floppy Port Game & Audio Port IDE 1 (Primary) / IDE 2 (Secondary) Port IDE 3 / IDE 4 (RAID / ATA133) Port* IR (IR Header) NB_FAN (CHIP FAN)
  • Page 25: Atx Power

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Connectors ATX Power Please note: AC power cord should only be inserted to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard. COM A / COM B / LPT Port Please note: This mainboard supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 LPT port.
  • Page 26: Usb Power

    PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Please note: This mainboard supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse interface commector. USB1: Rear USB Connector Please note: Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) has a standard USB interface like, USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker…...
  • Page 27 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard USB2/USB3*/USB4*: USB Connector (USB3 & 4 connectors in orange are for USB 2.0) Please note: Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front panel USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable.
  • Page 28 Game & Audio Port Line Out 1 Please note: Line Out 1: Line Out or SPDIF (The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder). To enable SPDIF, simply insert SPDIF connector into Line Out1. Line Out1 will become SPDIF Out automatically.
  • Page 29 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard IDE3/IDE4 (RAID/ATA133) Port* IDE 4 IDE 3 CD_IN: CD Audio Line In “*” For GA-7DXR+ only. RED LINE Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R...
  • Page 30 PWR_FAN: Power Fan*/** CPU_FAN: CPU Fan Please note: A proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating. “*” For GA-7DXR+ only. “**” For GA-7DX+ only. Connectors Pin No. Definition Control +12V...
  • Page 31 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard SYS_FAN: System Fan WOL: Wake on LAN*/** “*” For GA-7DXR+ only. “**” For GA-7DX+ only. Pin No. Definition Control +12V SENSE Pin No. Definition +5V SB Signal...
  • Page 32 IR: IR Header Please note: Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR. Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR device. AGP_12V: Power for AGP Pro* Please note: When using the AGP Pro Card, you must use the power connector (As the other one for HDD).
  • Page 33 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard NB_FAN: CHIP FAN Please note: If installed wrong direction, the Chip Fan will not work. Sometimes will damage the Chip Fan. (Usually black cable is GND) Pin No. Definition +12V...
  • Page 34 Panel And Jumper Definition F_PANEL: For 2X11 Pins Jumper GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation Close: Entering Green Mode GD (Green LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode( ) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active Pin 1: LED anode(+) LED) Pin 2: LED cathode( ) SPK (Speaker Connector)
  • Page 35 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard BAT1: Battery CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 36: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram AMD-K7 2X*/4X AGPCLK (66MHz) PCI Bus 33MHz CT5880 VT82C Option AC97 PS/2 CODEC 5 PCI AMR*/** PCI (33MHz) Game Port 20276* ATA133/RAID IDE Channels* AGPCLK (66MHz) PCI (33MHz) 48MHz 14.318MHz 33MHz “*” For GA-7DXR+ only. Block Diagram CPUCLK (100/133MHz) System Bus 100/133MHz 2.5V DDR SDRAM 100/133MHz...
  • Page 37: Suspend To Ram Installation

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Suspend To RAM Installation A.1 Introduce STR function: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Windows 98/ME/2000 ACPI sleep mode function. When recovering from STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to retrieve the last “state” of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state. The “state” is stored in memory (RAM) before the system goes to sleep.
  • Page 38 Step 2: Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select “ Type : S3(STR)”. Remember to save the settings by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE &...
  • Page 39 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Define the system ”power on” button to initiate STR sleep mode: A. Double click “My Computer” and then “Control Panel” B. Double click the “ Power Management” item.
  • Page 40 C. Select the “Advanced” tab and “Standby” mode in Power Buttons. D. Restart your computer to complete setup. Now when you want to enter STR sleep mode, just momentarily press the “Power on” button. A.4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode? There are four ways to “wake up”...
  • Page 41 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard A.5 Notices: In order for STR to function properly, several hardware and software requirements must be satisfied: Your ATX power supply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specification (provide more than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current). Your DDR SDRAM must be DDR-200 or DDR-266 compliant.
  • Page 42: Dual Bios*/**/Q-Flash Introduction

    Dual BIOS*/**/Q-Flash Introduction What is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or damaged, the Backup BIOS can take over while the system is powered on.
  • Page 43 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard b. Award Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility*/** Dual BIOS Utility V.AMD761.P1 (C) 2001, Gigabyte Technology Co., LTD. Wide Range Protection Halt On BIOS Defects Auto Recovery Boot From BIOS Recovery F3: Load Default F7: Save And Restart F8: Update BIOS from disk Use <Space>...
  • Page 44 Load BIOS From Floppy In the A:drive, insert the “BIOS” diskette, then Press Enter to Run. XXXX.XX Total Size: 1.39M F5: Refresh Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. Press Enter to Run. Load XXX.XX Are you sure to update BIOS? [Enter] to Continue Or [Esc] to abort.
  • Page 45 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard c. Dual BIOS Item explanation: Wide Range Protection: Disabled (Default), Enabled 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.
  • Page 46 BIOS Recovery: Main to Backup Auto recovery message: BIOS Recovery: Main to Backup The means that the Main BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Backup BIOS. BIOS Recovery: Backup to Main The means that the Backup BIOS works normally and could automatically recover the Main BIOS.
  • Page 47 DualBIOS Technology FAQ GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newest “Value-added” feature, in a long series of innovations from GIGABYTE, is available on this motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation.
  • Page 48 I. Q: 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 simply means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS, and the other is a backup BIOS.
  • Page 49 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard III. Q: How does DualBIOS technology work? Answer: 1. DualBIOS technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It protects your BIOS during system POST, ESCD update, and even all the way to PNP detection/assignment.
  • Page 50 2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS backup BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly.
  • Page 51: Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction* Four Speaker Introduction What is Four Speaker? The Creative CT5880 audio chip can support up to 4 speaker output. If you select “Four speaker out” Line In will be reconfigured as another line out to support a second pair of speakers.
  • Page 52 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction c. Select “Four speaker” item. Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure: a. Go to “Control Panel” Double click “Sounds and Multimedia”.
  • Page 53 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard b. Select “Audio” Page, and click “Advanced” button. c. Select “Quadraphonic Speakers” and click ok. Click “Quadraphonic Speakers”. Four Speaker Application The four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX, for example, the game titles, software DVD player and MP3 player. Click ”Advanced”.
  • Page 54 SPDIF Introduction What is SPDIF? The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital signal to AC3 decoder which can support upto 5.1 speakers. How to use SPDIF? a. Click your mouse right button in “My Computer” and select the “Properties” item. b.
  • Page 55 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard c. Click “Sound, video and game controllers” item and select the “Creative Sound Blaster PCI128” item. d. Click “Settings” item and select the “Output Mode” item.
  • Page 56 e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be reconfigure to SPDIF Out. f. Recommend you to select “Autosense”, It will automatically detect the type (mono or stereo) of the audio connector that you plug into Line Out audio jack, then configure Line Out to either SPDIF or Speaker accordingly.
  • Page 57: Bios Tm Introduction

    Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose “Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily.
  • Page 58: Easytuneiii Tm Introduction

    Click “Advanced Mode” to enjoy “sport drive” class overclocking. In “Advanced Mode”, one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system performance. And no matter which mainboard is used, if it’s a Gigabyte’s ™ product*, EasyTuneIII helps to perform the best of system.
  • Page 59 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD. Users may make a test drive of “EasyTuneIII features by themselves. For further technical information, please link to: Note: For the latest version of EasyTuneIII ™...
  • Page 60: Raid Introduction

    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.
  • Page 61 7DX(R)+/7DXE 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.
  • Page 62 RAID Introduction 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.
  • Page 63 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Creating Your Disk Array You will now use the FastBuild BIOS utility to create your array using the attached drives. There are two different scenarios in creating this array. You can create an array for performance, you can create a Security array using new hard drives (recommended). WARNING: If creating a Security array using an existing hard drive, backup any necessary data.
  • Page 64 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: Using the Spacebar, choose “Performance” under the Optimize Array for section. 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).
  • Page 65 7DX(R)+/7DXE 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.
  • Page 66 Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied. Press [Enter] keys to Save selection and start duplication. The following progress screen will appear. Start to duplicate the image . . . Do you want to continue? (Yes/No) Y –...
  • Page 67: Using Fastbuild™ Configuration Utility

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility The FastBuild TM 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.
  • Page 68 Navigating the FastBuild™ Setup Menu When using the menus, these are some of the basic navigation tips: 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 TM Setup.
  • Page 69 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Creating Arrays Automatically The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array. It will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating. After making all selections, use Ctrl-Y to Save selections. FastBuild will automatically build the array. FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.32 (c) 1996-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
  • Page 70 RAID Introduction 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/video 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).
  • Page 71 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Viewing Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments <2> option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are assigned to a disk arrays or are unassigned. The menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to speed used by each drive (U6 refers to 133MB/sec transfers, U5 refers to 100MB/sec transfers, U4 refers to 66MB/sec transfers, etc...) FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.32 (c) 1996-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
  • Page 72 RAID Introduction How Orders Arrays During startup, the disk arrays on the motherboard are recognized in this order: 1) The array set to bootable in the FastBuild TM Setup, and 2) the Array number (i.e. Array 0, Array 1…). This would be involved in determining which drive letters will be assigned to each disk array.
  • Page 73 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Deleting An Array The Delete Array <4> 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 array.
  • Page 74 Confirm yes to the following warning message with the <Ctrl-Y> key to continue array deletion: Are you sure you want to delete this array? Press Ctrl-Y to Delete, others to Abort After deleting the array, you should create a new array using Auto Setup or the Define Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu.
  • Page 75 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Rebuilding A Mirrored Array The Rebuild Array <5> 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: On bootup, the system Startup BIOS will display an error message identifying which drive has failed.
  • Page 76 11. Press any key and confirm that the data will be copied on to the selected drive. All data on the replacement drive will be written over with mirrored information from the array drive. A progress bar will appear as below. Please Wait While Duplicating The Image 10% Complete 12.
  • Page 77 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Viewing Controller Settings The Controller Configuration <6> 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 system resources (Interrupt and I/O port address) of data channels. FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.32 (c) 1996-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
  • Page 78: Page Index For Bios Setup

    Page Index for BIOS Setup The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP / PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency / Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor / User Password Save &...
  • Page 79: Entering Setup

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Interface. The interface allows users to modify the basic system configuration, which is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that the Setup information can be retained when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 80 GETTING HELP Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.
  • Page 81 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features This setup page includes all the adjustable items of chipset special features. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals.
  • Page 82 Set User Password Set Change or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. BIOS Setup...
  • Page 83: Standard Cmos Features

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each category includes none, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value in each item. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy)
  • Page 84 Time The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated based on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. IDE Primary Master / Slave, Secondary Master / Slave The category identifies the type of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.
  • Page 85 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Disabled Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Drive B Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Both Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives. Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.
  • Page 86: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection RAID/SCSI Boot Order First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek BootUp Num-Lock Password Check Interrupt Mode HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Flash Protection This field lets you determine the states that flash BIOS...
  • Page 87 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Set your boot device priority to Floppy. LS120 Set your boot device priority to LS120. HDD-0~3 Set your boot device priority to HDD-0~3. SCSI Set your boot device priority to SCSI. CDROM Set your boot device priority to CDROM.
  • Page 88 Interrupt Mode APIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for system use. (Default value) Use AT standard IRQ controllers to generate IRQ. When you already have IOAPIC enable system and want to upgrade the system please note, since running an IOAPIC enabled OS (like Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP...) system with none IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang.
  • Page 89: Advanced Chipset Features

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Advanced Chipset Features We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Top Performance AGP Aperture Size AGP Fast Write AGP Mode AGP Always Compensate SDRAM ECC Setting DRAM Timing setting by...
  • Page 90 AGP Mode Set AGP Mode to 4X (Only if the AGP Card support 4X Rate). (Default Value) 1X/2X Set AGP Mode to 1X/2X. AGP Always Compensate Enabled Enable AGP Always Compensate function. Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) SDRAM ECC Setting Disabled Disable DRAM ECC Setting function.
  • Page 91 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard 16 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 16 Cycle. 24 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 24 Cycle. 32 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 32 Cycle. 48 Cycle Set DRAM Idle Limit to 48 Cycle. Disabled Disable this function. DRAM Trc Timing Value This function specify the minimum time from activate to activate of the same bank.
  • Page 92 DRAM CAS Latency This function specify the DRAM CAS Latency. 2 Cycle Set DRAM CAS Latency to 2 Cycle. 2.5 Cycle Set DRAM CAS Latency to 2.5 Cycle. SDRAM Trcd Timing Value This function specifies the delay from the activation of a bank to the time that a read or write command is accepted.
  • Page 93: Integrated Peripherals

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software Integrated Peripherals IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable OnBoard IDE1 OnBoard IDE2 VGA Boot from Onboard Sound Chip Onboard Promise Function RAID Controller Function Onboard USB2.0 Function USB Controller 1 USB Controller 2 USB Legacy Support AC97 Audio...
  • Page 94 IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) ATA66/100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA66/100). ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33).
  • Page 95 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard RAID Controller Function* RAID Enable Onboard RAID device. (Default Value) Enable Onboard ATA device. Onboard USB2.0 Function* Enabled Enable Onboard USB2.0 function. (Default Value) Disabled Disable this function. USB Controller 1 Enabled Enable USB Controller 1. (Default value) Disabled Disable USB Controller 1.
  • Page 96 Onboard Serial Port A Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port A address. (Default value) 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3F8. 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 2F8. 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 3E8. 2E8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port A and address is 2E8.
  • Page 97 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard ECP/EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 3. (Default Value) Set ECP Mode Use DMA to 1. Parallel Port EPP Type EPP 1.9 Set Parallel Port EPP Type to EPP 1.9. (Default value) EPP 1.7 Set Parallel Port EPP Type to EPP 1.7.
  • Page 98 MPU-401 I/O Address** 330-333H Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 330-333H. (Default Value) 300-303H Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 300-303H. 310-313H Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 310-313H. 320-323H Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 320-323H. Game Port (200-207H)** Disabled Disable Game Port (200-207H). Enabled Enable Game Port (200-207H).
  • Page 99: Power Management Setup

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Sleep Type Suspend Time Out (Minute) Soft-Off by PBTN System after AC Back PME Event Wake Up USB Dev Wakeup from S3-S5 PS2 K/B WakeUp from S3 ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan MODEM Use IRQ Resume by RTC Alarm...
  • Page 100 System After AC Back Last State When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state before AC-power off. When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in “Off” state. (Default Value) When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in ”On” state.
  • Page 101: Irqs Activity

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Resume by RTC Alarm You can set “Resume by RTC Alarm” item to Enabled and key in date/time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system or wake up system from sleep mode.
  • Page 102 HDD & FDD Enable HDD & FDD Ports Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or prevent system to enter sleep mode. (Default value) Disable HDD & FDD Ports Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or prevent system to enter sleep mode. PCI master Enable PCI master Activity to Wake up system from sleep mode or prevent system to enter sleep mode.
  • Page 103 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By X IRQ Resources PCI 4 IRQ Assignment PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment PCI 2 IRQ Assignment PCI 3 IRQ Assignment Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 7: PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled by...
  • Page 104 PCI 4 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI4. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI4. PCI 1/5 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI1/5. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 Set IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/5. PCI 2 IRQ Assignment Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI2.
  • Page 105: Pc Health Status

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp. Current System Temp. Current CPU Fan Speed Current System Fan Speed Vcore 3.3V CPU Warning Temperature CPU Fan Warning System Fan Warning Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 8: PC Health Status...
  • Page 106 CPU Warning Temperature ( C / F) 60 C / 140 F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60 C / 140 F. 70 C / 158 F Monitor CPU Temp. at 70 C / 158 F. 80 C / 176 F Monitor CPU Temp.
  • Page 107 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control AGP Voltage Control DDR Voltage Control CPU Frequency Control X CPU Clock CPU OverVoltage Control Normal CPU Vcore Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control AGP Voltage Control Normal...
  • Page 108 CPU Clock This item will be available when ”CPU Frequency” is set to Enabled. CPU OverVoltage Control Supports adjustable CPU Vcore from 1.100V to 1.850V by 0.025V step. (Default value: Normal) Normal CPU Vcore CPU Vcore. BIOS Setup...
  • Page 109: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software 4Standard CMOS Features 4Advanced BIOS Features 4Advanced Chipset Features 4Integrated Peripherals 4Power Management Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)? N 4PnP/PCI Configurations 4PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS*/**/Q-Flash Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 10: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults...
  • Page 110: Load Optimized Defaults

    Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software 4 Standard CMOS Features 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 Advanced Chipset Features 4 Integrated Peripherals 4 Power Management Setup 4 PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N 4 PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS*/**/Q-Flash Load Optimized Defaults...
  • Page 111: Set Supervisor / User Password

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Set Supervisor / User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software 4Standard CMOS Features 4Advanced BIOS Features 4Advanced Chipset Features 4Integrated Peripherals...
  • Page 112: Save & Exit Setup

    Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software 4 Standard CMOS Features 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 Advanced Chipset Features 4 Integrated Peripherals 4 Power Management Setup 4 PnP/PCI Configurations SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y 4 PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS*/**/Q-Flash...
  • Page 113: Exit Without Saving

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software 4 Standard CMOS Features 4 Advanced BIOS Features 4 Advanced Chipset Features 4 Integrated Peripherals 4 Power Management Setup 4 PnP/PCI Configurations Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N 4 PC Health Status ESC:Quit F8: Dual BIOS*/**/Q-Flash...
  • Page 114: Technical Support / Rma Sheet

    Technical Support / RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description:...
  • Page 115: Appendix

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows ME (TUCD driver version: 2.0) Appendix A: AMD 761_VIA 686A/B Chipsets Driver Installation A.AMD AGP Miniport Driver: Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide.
  • Page 116 B: VIA Bus Master IDE Filter Driver Installation Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. 1.Click “VIA Bus Master IDE Filter Driver”...
  • Page 117 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Appendix B: Promise 276 RAID and usb Driver Installation* (“*” For GA-7DXR+ only.) A. Promise RAID Driver Installation: Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
  • Page 118 8.Click here. 9.Click “Next”. 12.Click “SCSI controllers”. 13.Click “Next”. 16.Click “OK”. 15.Type” D:\Other\Promise\20276\Ideraid\ ” win9x-ME (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:). (11) Appendix 10.Click here. 11.Click “Next”. 14.Click “Have Disk”. (10) 17.Click “Next”. (12)
  • Page 119 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard 18.Click “Next”. (13) 20.Click “Yes” to restart computer. (15) If you want to realize the setup information in detail, please refer to the “Driver Information” for setting your system completely. 19.Click “Finish”. (14)
  • Page 120 B. FastTrak Utilities Installation: Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. 1.Click “Other Device”.
  • Page 121 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard 6.Click “Next”. 8.Click “Next”. 10.Click “Next”. (11) 7.Click “Next”. 9.Click “Next”. (10) 11.Click “Finish” to restart computer. (12)
  • Page 122 C. Usb 2.0 Host controller Driver: If you would like to install Usb driver, please refer to attached README.txt file for detail instruction. Please install the driver through CD-ROM by the path D:\Other\USB20 (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:). 1.Click “Other Device”.
  • Page 123: For Ga-7Dxr+ Only

    7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Appendix C: ATA133 Driver setup Information* (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:). 1.Click “ATA133 Driver setup Information”. If you want to install ATA133 Driver, go to ”Control Panel-->System-->Device Manager” and install driver by manually. Please refer to the following precedure: 1.Click “SCSI controllers”.
  • Page 124 4. Please select the path: D:\Other\Promise\20276\ATA133\ Win9x-ME\ 6. Click “Next. 8. Click “Close”, and install OK! Appendix 5. Click “Next. 7. Click “Finish.
  • Page 125 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Appendix D: Creative Sound Driver Installation* Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. Press “Audio”...
  • Page 126 5.Click “Next”. 7.Click”Next”. 8. Click “Finish” to restart computer. Appendix 6.Click here.
  • Page 127 Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. Press “Tools” icon. 1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”. 3.Click “Next”. 5.Click “Next”. 2.Click “EasyTuneIII Ver.3.3”.
  • Page 128 Appendix 7. Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 129 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Appendix F: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Press “Tools” icon. 1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”. Click “ ”. Click Here. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a.
  • Page 130 In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted...
  • Page 131 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard We use GA-7VTX 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 76.
  • Page 132 Appendix (2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it. Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly.
  • Page 133 7DX(R)+/7DXE 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". (2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers".
  • Page 134 Appendix (3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files. (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".
  • Page 135 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard (5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files. (6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2, and press "Extract".
  • Page 136 STEP 4: Make sure the system will 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 <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.
  • Page 137 7DX(R)+/7DXE 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 CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 138 STEP 5: BIOS flashing. (1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you have to type "A:\>...
  • Page 139 7DX(R)+/7DXE 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 your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative.
  • Page 140 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 everything after the flash. (1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system. The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.
  • Page 141 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard (3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & 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 ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 142 Appendix G: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface...
  • Page 143 7DX(R)+/7DXE Motherboard Acronyms Meaning Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P. Controller POST Power-On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory Symmetric Multi-Processing System Management Interrupt Universal Serial Bus Voltage ID...

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