Gigabyte 6VTXE-A User Manual
Gigabyte 6VTXE-A User Manual

Gigabyte 6VTXE-A User Manual

Socket 370 processor motherboard

Advertisement

Quick Links

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)
Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC.
Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A
LA Puent, CA 91744
Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339
hereby declares that the product
Product Name:
Mother Board
GA-6VTXE-A
Model Number:
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:
May. 10, 2002
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

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading

Summary of Contents for Gigabyte 6VTXE-A

  • Page 1 Product Name: Mother Board generates, uses, radiate radio GA-6VTXE-A Model Number: frequency energy, and if not installed and used Conforms to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a), in accordance with the instructions, may cause...
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-6VTXE-A is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive...
  • Page 3 6VTXE(-A) Socket 370 Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Socket 370 Processor Motherboard REV. 1004 12ME-6VTXE-1004...
  • Page 5 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) Revision History Manual revision information 2) Item Checklist Product item list 3) Features Product information & specification 4) Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard 5) Block Diagram Block diagram 6) BIOS Setup...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist Summary of Features 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Layout Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition Block Diagram P.25 Memory Installation P.26 Page Index for BIOS Setup P.27 Appendix P.56...
  • Page 8: Revision History

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Date Initial release of the 6VTXE motherboard user’s Aug. 2001 manual. Second release of the 6VTXE motherboard user’s Oct. 2001 manual. Third release of the 6VTXE motherboard user’s Jan. 2002 manual. Fourth release of the 6VTXE(-A) motherboard user’s May.
  • Page 9: Item Checklist

    Item Checklist Item Checklist !The 6VTXE(-A) motherboard !Cable for IDE / floppy device !Diskettes or CD for motherboard driver & utility !6VTXE(-A) user’s manual...
  • Page 10: Summary Of Features

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Summary Of Features Form Factor 30.5 cm x 18.0 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. " Socket 370 processor " Supports all new PentiumIII processors (FC-PGA & FC-PGA2 package) Supports Celeron processors in FC-PGA package Supports 66/100/133MHz system bus frequency Can’t support processor with Vcore above 1.8V cache in CPU (Depend on CPU) "...
  • Page 11 Summary of Features Hardware Monitor CPU / System fan revolution detect " CPU / System temperature detect " System voltage detect (Vcore,Vcc3,Vcc,+12V) " ACPI Shutdown Temperature " Onboard Sound SigmaTel 9721T CODEC " AUX_IN/CD_IN/GAME Port/Line In/Line Out/MIC in " PS/2 Connector ...
  • Page 12: 6Vtxe(-A) Motherboard Layout

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Layout CPU_FAN ATX POWER PS/2 PGA 370 CPU VT82C694T 6VTXE(-A) AGP 1 CODEC PCI1 BAT1 PCI2 PCI3 VT82C686B PCI4 BIOS PCI5 ISA 1...
  • Page 13: Page Index For Cpu Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel And Jumper

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Layout Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Page Definition CPU Speed Setup Connectors P.16 COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.16 Game & Audio Port P.16 USB Connector P.17 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.17 CPU Fan P.18...
  • Page 14: Cpu Speed Setup

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard CPU Speed Setup The system bus speed is selectable at 66,100,133MHz and Auto. The user can select the system bus speed (SW1) and change the DIP switch (SW2) selection to set up the CPU speed for 500 – 1G Hz processor. Set System Bus Speed SW1: O : ON, X : OFF...
  • Page 15 CPU Speed Setup %For Auto Jumper Setting: &Note: 1. If you use 66/100/133 MHz CPU, We recommend you to setup your system speed to “Auto” value. 2. We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to 75 , 83 , 112 , 124 , 140 ,150 MHz because these frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, Chipset most peripherals.
  • Page 16 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Celeron 566/ 66 MHz FSB Celeron 600/ 66 MHz FSB Celeron 633/ 66 MHz FSB 5. Celeron 667/ 66 MHz FSB...
  • Page 17 CPU Speed Setup 6. Celeron 700/ 66 MHz FSB  7. Cyrix III 550/ 100MHz FSB (Optional)  8. Cyrix III 533 / 133 MHz FSB (Optional)  9. Cyrix III 600/ 133 MHz FSB (Optional)
  • Page 18 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard  10. Cyrix III 733/133MHz FSB  11. Cyrix III 800/133MHz FSB  12. Pentium !!! 500/100MHz FSB  13. Pentium !!! 550/100MHz FSB...
  • Page 19 CPU Speed Setup  14. Pentium !!! 600/100MHz FSB  15. Pentium !!! 650/100MHz FSB  16. Pentium !!! 700/100MHz FSB...
  • Page 20 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard  17. Pentium !!! 750/100MHz FSB  18. Pentium !!! 800/100MHz FSB  19. Pentium !!! 850/100MHz FSB  20. Pentium !!! 533/133MHz FSB...
  • Page 21 CPU Speed Setup  21. Pentium !!! 600/133 MHz FSB  22. Pentium !!! 667/133MHz FSB  23. Pentium !!! 733/133MHz FSB  24. Pentium !!! 800/133MHz FSB...
  • Page 22 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard  25. Pentium !!! 866/133MHz FSB  26. Pentium !!! 933/133MHz FSB  27. Pentium !!! 1G Hz /133MHz FSB...
  • Page 23: Connectors

    Connectors Connectors COM A / COM B / LPT Port LPT Port COM A COM B Game & Audio Port Game Port MIC In Line Out Line In...
  • Page 24: Definition

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard USB Connector Pin No. Definition USB V0 USB D0- USB D0+ USB V1 USB D1- USB D1+ 5 6 7 8 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 PS/2 Mouse Mouse/Keyboard Pin No. Definition Data VCC(+5V) Clock PS/2 Keyboard...
  • Page 25: Cpu Fan

    Connectors CPU_FAN: CPU Fan Pin No. Definition Control +12V SENSE SYS_FAN: Sysem Fan Pin No. Definition Control +12V SENSE...
  • Page 26: Atx Power

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard ATX Power Pin No. Definition 3,5,7,13, 15-17 1,2,11 3.3V 4,6,19,20 +12V -12V Power Good 5V SB stand by+5V PS-ON(Soft On/Off) Floppy Port Red Line FDD1...
  • Page 27: Ide1(Primary), Ide2(Secondary) Port

    Connectors IDE1(Primary), IDE2(Secondary) Port Red Line IDE 1 IDE 2 J1: Wake On LAN Pin No. Definition +5V SB Signal...
  • Page 28: J4 (Ir)

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard J4 : IR Pin No. Definition VCC (+5V) IR Data Input IR Data Output J5: AUX_IN Pin No. Definition AUX-L AUX-R...
  • Page 29: J8 (Cd Audio Line In)[Optional]

    Connectors J8: CD Audio Line In Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R...
  • Page 30: Panel And Jumper Definition

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Panel and Jumper Definition J2 : 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 LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode( ) SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+)
  • Page 31: Bat1(Battery)

    Panel and Jumper Definition BAT1 : Battery % 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 32: Block Diagram

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Block Diagram 14.318MHz 3.3V DIMM AGP 2X/4X PGA 370 CPU DIMM Sockets Host Bus AGP Bus VT82C694T 33 MHz 9248DF-39 Slot PCI Bus 33 MHz 24MHz 48MHz 14.318MHz VT82C686B COM Ports Ultra DMA 33/ATA66/100 LPT Port IDE Ports Floppy Port PS/2 KB/Mouse Port...
  • Page 33: Memory Installation

    Memory Installation 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 two notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
  • Page 34: Page Index For Bios Setup

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard $ Page Index for BIOS Setup Page The Main Menu P.29 Standard CMOS Setup P.31 BIOS Features Setup P.34 Chipset Features Setup P.36 Power Management Setup P.39 PNP/ PCI Configuration P.42 Load FAIL-SAFE Defaults P.44 Load Optimized Defaults P.45 Integrated Peripherals P.46...
  • Page 35: Entering Setup

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 36: Getting Help

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard 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 37 BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameter which the system would be in the safe configuration.
  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Setup

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each category includes no, 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 you want in each item. AMIBIOS SETUP –...
  • Page 39 BIOS Setup Time The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.
  • Page 40 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Boot Sector Virus Protection If it is set to enable, the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive. The system will halt and the following error message will appear in the mean time.
  • Page 41: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS Setup BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device :Floppy 2nd Boot Device :IDE-0 3rd Boot Device :CDROM S.M.A.R.T for Hard Disks :Disabled Interrupt Mode :APIC BootUp Num-Lock Floppy Drive Seek...
  • Page 42 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Enable Enable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. Disable Disable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. (Default Value) 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 43: Chipset Features Setup

    BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP –CHIPSET FEATURE CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved *** DRAM Timing *** RAS# Drive :24mA Top Performance :Disabled SDRAM Timing by SPD :Disabled SDRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Frequency :Auto C2P Concurrency &...
  • Page 44 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard C2P Concurrency & Master Enabled Enabled C2P Concurrency & Master. (Default Value) Disabled Disabled C2P Concurrency & Master. DRAM Integrity Mode For 72 bit ECC type DIMM Model. Disabled Normal Setting. (Default Value) AGP Mode Set AGP Mode is 4X. (Default Value) Set AGP Mode is 1X.
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup DRAM Drive Strength Auto Set DRAM Drive Strength by auto. (Default Value) Manual Set DRAM Drive Strength by manual. Memory Data Drive 6 mA Set Memory Data Drive to 6Ma. (Default Value) 8 Ma Set Memory Data Drive to 8Ma. SDRAM Command Drive 24 mA Set SDRAM Command Drive to 24Ma.
  • Page 46 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP –POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Video Power Down Mode :Stand By RTC Alarm Power On :Disabled Hard Disk Power Down Mode :Stand by RTC Alarm Date Suspend Time Out(Minute) :Disabled RTC Alarm Hour...
  • Page 47 BIOS Setup Suspend Time Out (Minute.) Disabled Disabled Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value) Enabled Suspend Time Out after 1min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 2min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 4min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 8min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 10min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 20min.
  • Page 48 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan function. Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan function. (Default Value) PME Event Wake up Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function. Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake up function.
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations AMIBIOS SETUP –PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S IRQ 10 :PCI/PnP Reset Configuration Data IRQ 11 :PCI/PnP VGA Boot From :AGP IRQ 14 :PCI/PnP PCI VGA Palette Snoop :Disabled IRQ 15...
  • Page 50 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Enabled PCI IDE Bus Master. (Default Value) Disabled Disabled PCI IDE Bus Master PCI Slot 1/ 5 IRQ Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1/ PCI 5. (Default value) 3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15 to PCI1/ PCI5. PCI Slot 2 IRQ Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2/ PCI 6.
  • Page 51: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24h ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
  • Page 52: Load Optimized Defaults

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Load Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24h ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION...
  • Page 53: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP –INTEGRATED PERIPHERAL ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Enhance ATAPI Performance :Disabled MPU-401 :Disabled OnBoard IDE :Both MPU-401 I/O Address :330h-333h IDE1 Conductor Cable :Auto FM Port (388h-38Bh) :Disabled IDE2 Conductor Cable :Auto Game Port (200h-207h) :Enabled...
  • Page 54 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS (Default Value). ATA66/100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66/100 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA66/100) ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 (Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33).
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup On Board Parallel port Enable On Board LPT port and address is 378. Enable On Board LPT port and address is 278. Enable On Board LPT port and address is 3BC. Auto Set On Board LPT port is Auto. (Default Value). Disabled Disable On Board LPT port.
  • Page 56 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard SB I/O Base Address SB I/O Base Address 220h-22Fh is 220h-22Fh. (Default Value) SB I/O Base Address 280h-28Fh is 280h-28Fh. SB I/O Base Address 260h-26Fh is 260h-26Fh. SB I/O Base Address 240h-24Fh is 240h-24Fh. SB IRQ Select IRQ 5 / 7 / 9 / 10. (Default Value: 5 ) SB DMA Select DMA 0 / 1 / 2/ 3.
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup Hardware Monitor AMIBIOS SETUP –HARDWARE MONITOR ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Current CPU Temp. :36 C/96 F Current System Temp. :28 C/82 F Current CPU Fan Speed :5487 RPM Current System Fan Speed :0 RPM Vcore :2.075V...
  • Page 58 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Current CPU FAN Speed Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically . Current System FAN Speed Detect System Fan speed status automatically . Current Voltage (V) VCORE / +3.3V / +12V / +5V Detect system’s voltage status automatically.
  • Page 59: Hardware Monitor & Misc Setup

    BIOS Setup 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. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24h ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 60: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard IDE HDD AUTO Detection AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Jan 25, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Not Installed Pri Slave : Not Installed...
  • Page 61: Save & Exit Setup

    BIOS Setup Save & Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24h ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
  • Page 62: Exit Without Saving

    6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24h ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
  • Page 63: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix Appendix A: Acronyms Acor. Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface POST Power-On Self Test Local Area Network Extended Capabilities Port Advanced Power Management Direct Memory Access Megahertz ESCD Extended System Configuration Data Central Processing Unit Symmetric Multi-Processing Universal Serial Bus Operating System Error Checking and Correcting...
  • Page 64 6VTXE(-A) Motherboard Acor. Meaning Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Industry Standard Architecture Memory Translator Hub CRIMM Continuity RIMM...

This manual is also suitable for:

6vtxeGa-6vtxe-a

Table of Contents