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M The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to up date the information contained herein. M Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-7DPXDW-P is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive...
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(818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Motherboard Model Number: GA-7DPXDW-P 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 co mplies with part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is...
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GA-7DPXDW-P AMD Socket A Dual Processor Motherboard USER’ S MANUAL AMD Athlon Socket A Dual Processor Motherboard ™ Rev. 1002...
Item Checklist ..................8 WARNING! ..................8 Chapter 1 Introduction ...............9 Summary of Features ................... 9 GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Layout ............... 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process .......... 13 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......... 14 Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup ..................14 Step1-2: CPU Installation ..................
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Table of Content Power Management Setup ................45 PnP/PCI Configurations ..................47 PC Health Status ....................48 Frequency/Voltage Control ................51 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..................53 Load Optimized Defaults ..................54 Set Supervisor/User Password ................55 Save & Exit Setup ....................56 Exit Without Saving .....................
þ The GA-7DPXDW-P motherboard þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 þ CD for motherboard driver & utility þ GA-7DPXDW-P user’ s manual þ Promise RAID Function user’ s manual 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.
Form Factor — 30.4cm x 26.9cm ATX size form factor, 6 layers PCB. Motherboard — GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard — Socket A Dual high performance Athlon MP System Processor AMD AthlonTM MP/AthlonTM XP/ DuronTM (K7) 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die —...
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard — Secondary PCI 2.2 Compliant 33MHz / 32 bit PCI Bus — 2 x 64 bit / 66 MHz PCI slot + 3 x 32 bit / 33MHz PCI slot On-Board IDE — 2 IDE bus master (ATA66/100) IDE ports for up to 4 (IDE3 &...
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Introduction M Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor’ s specifications. We don’ t recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU’ s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals.
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Layout MIC_IN LINE_OUT COM2 COM1 JP 4 LINE_IN MS_KB AC97 GAME W 8 3 6 2 7 H F CD_IN 82550 ATX Power CPU 1 CPU0 FAN GA-7DPXDW-P BATTERY JP 1 CPU 0 JP11 Flash AMD-762...
Introduction Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following setps: Step 1- Set system jumper (JP13) 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- Setup BIOS software Step 7- Install supporting software tools...
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133MHz by adjusting system jumper (JP13). (The internal frequency depend on CPU.) JP13 100MHz 133MHz...
Hardw are Installation Process Step1-2: CPU Installation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View Socket Actuation Lever Pin1 indicator 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU and up to 90-degree angle.
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. Press down the CPU socket 2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD. lever and finish CPU installation. 3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base 4. Make sure the CPU fan is onto the CPU socket on the main- plugged to the CPU fan connector, board.
Hardw are Installation Process Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 4 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To instal l the memory module, just push it vertically into t h e DIMM Slot. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch.
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Un-buffered DDR 1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the DIMM memory module verticallyinto theDIMM slot. Then push it down. 3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of theDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module.
Hardw are Installation Process 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 i n frastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system perf o rmance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth.
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Step 3: Install expansion cards 1. Read the related expansion card’ s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer’ s chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.
Hardw are Installation Process Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard (6 pin Female) and PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) v Parallel Port , Serial Ports (COM1 / COM2)
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard w Game /MIDI Ports ØThis connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female) x Audio Connectors Ø After install onboard audio driver, you may connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone to MIC In jack.
Hardw are Installation Process Step4-2: Connectors Introduction A) CPU0 FAN J) External LAN Wake Up B) POWER FAN (North Bridge) K) IR C) IDE1~IDE4 L) CASE OPEN D) SYSTEM FAN M) CD_IN E) J1 (Panel) N) ATX 12V F) FLOPPY O) CPU1 FAN G) USB2 (Front USB) P) ATX...
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard A / B / D / O / Q ) CPU0_FAN / POWER_FAN / SYSTEM_FAN / CPU1_FAN / POWER_FAN +12V/Control Sense Ø The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA . P) ATX (ATX Power)
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Hardw are Installation Process G) USB2 K ) IR Ø Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is aling with pin one the connector. To enable the IR/CIR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR/ Ø...
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard E) J1: F_PANEL (2x11 pins jumper) H (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(-) RE (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation...
BIOS Setup Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.
GA-7DPXDW-P 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.
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BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. Power Manag ement 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. PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed.
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:y y ) Mon, Feb 21 2000 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Lev el }IDE Primary Master None }IDE Primary Slav e...
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BIOS Setup C 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. C IDE Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from driv e C to F that has been installed in the computer.
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard C Floppy 3 Mode Support (for J apan Area) Normal Floppy Driv e. (Default v alue) 8Disabled 8Driv e A Driv e A is 3 mode Floppy Driv e. 8Driv e B Driv e B is 3 mode Floppy Driv e.
BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Adv anced BIOS Features RAID/SCSI Boot Order RAID,SCSI Item Help First Boot Dev ice Floppy Menu Lev el Second Boot Dev ice HDD-0 Third Boot Dev ice CDROM RAID Controller Function Boot Up Floppy Seek...
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-ZIP. 8USB-ZIP 8USB-CDROM Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-CDROM. Select y our boot dev ice priority by USB-HDD. 8USB-HDD Select y our boot dev ice priority by LAN.
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BIOS Setup CHDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Enabled HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability . 8Enabled Disabled HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability . (Default v alue) 8Disabled CConsole Redirection Attempt to redirect console v ia COM port. 8Enabled Attempt to redirect console w hen key board absent. (Default v alue) 8Disabled CAgent after boot Enable this option to keep Agent running after OS boot.
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Adv anced Chipset Features Sy stem BIOS Cacheable Disabled Item Help Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Menu Lev el AGP Aperture Size (MB) AGP ISA Aliasing...
BIOS Setup CVidio RAM Cacheable Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Disabled Enable this funct i on to get better VGA performance; w hile some brands of VGA 8Enabled must be disabled this function (e.g.ET4000W32P). C AGP Aperture Size Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB. 832MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB.
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard C SDRAM ECC Setting 8Check only Detects only. 8Correct error Allows the correct i on of singl e -bit errors and the det e ction of multiple-bit errors. Detects , corrects read errors, and writes the corrected data to memory.
BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Integrated Peripherals IDE Read/Write Prefetch Disabled Item Help On-Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Menu Lev el On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled USB Host Controller Disabled USB Key board Support Disabled USB Mouse Support...
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard C IDE Read/Write Prefetch Disabled IDE Read/Write Prefetch.(Default v alue) 8Disabled Enabled IDE Read/Write Prefetch. 8Enabled C On-Chip Primary PCI IDE (IDE 3) Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. 8Disabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default Value)
BIOS Setup C Onboard Serial Port 1 BIOS w ill automatically setup the port 1 I/O address. 8Auto Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set I/O address to 3F8. (Default Value) 83F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set I/O address to 2F8. 82F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and set I/O address to 3E8.
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard C Parallel Port Mode This option allow s user to set Parallel Port transfer mode. Using Parallel port as Normal. 8Normal Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. 8EPP Using Parallel port as Serial Parallel Port.(Default Value) 8SPP Using Parallel port as Ex tended Capabilities Port.
BIOS Setup Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Pow er Management Setup Soft-Off by PBTN Instant-off Item Help State After Pow er Failure Menu Lev el Wake-Up by PCI card Disabled RI Resume/WOL Disabled RTC Resume Disabled...
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard C RTC Resume You can set "RTC Alarm Resume" item to enabled and key in Data/time to pow er on sy stem. Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Disabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON sy stem. 8Enabled If RTC Alarm Lead To Pow er On is Enabled.
BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PnP/PCI Configurations Resources Controlled By Auto Item Help øIRQ Resources Press Enter Menu Lev el 64 PCI1/PCI2 IRQ Assignment Auto 64 PCI3/PCI4 IRQ Assignment Auto PCI5 IRQ Assignment Auto higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help...
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status Disabled Item Help Case Opened Menu Lev el VCORE A 1.72V VCORE B 1.74V +3.3V 3.30V 5.02V +12V 12.280 V...
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BIOS Setup CReset Case Open Status CCase S tatus If the case is closed, "Case Opened" w ill show "No". If the case hav e been opened, "Case Opened" w ill show "Yes". If y ou w ant to reset "C ase Opened" v alue, set "Res et Case Open Status" to "Enabled"...
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard M When you enable CPU0/1 Shutdown Temperature function, the CPU0/1 Warni ng Tempera- ture function will appears on the main screen of PC Health Status. S et up the CPU0/1 Warning Temperature. If the CPU Temperature reaches the warning temperature, the system will shutdown automatically and the power switch will be locked.
BIOS Setup Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Frequency /Voltage Control ClkGen Spread Spectrum Enabled Item Help CPU Host /PCI Clock Default Menu Lev el higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F5:Prev ious Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 9: Frequency /Voltage Control C ClkGen Spread Spectrum...
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard 8105/35 MHz Set 105/35 MHz 8109/36 MHz Set 109/36 MHz 8113/37 MHz Set 113/37 MHz 8117/39 MHz Set 117/39 MHz 8119/39 MHz Set 119/39 MHz...
BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Frequency /Voltage Control }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Adv anced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Set Superv isor Passw ord }Pow er Management Setup Set User Passw ord Load Fail-Safe Defaults? (Y/N)?Y...
BIOS Setup Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Frequency /Voltage Control }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Adv anced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Set Superv isor Passw ord }Pow er Management Setup Set User Passw ord }PnP/PCI Configurations...
GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Frequency /Voltage Control }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Adv anced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Set Superv isor Passw ord...
BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are }Standard CMOS Features }Frequency /Voltage Control }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Adv anced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Set Superv isor Passw ord }Pow er Management Setup Set User Passw ord }PnP/PCI Configurations...
Appendix Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix (For example: Driver CD Ver. : 1.0) Appendix 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. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard 6. Installation completed.Click "Finish". 5.Click "Next" to start the Installation. 7.Click "OK" then the system will be restarted.
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Appendix Appendix B: AMD Bus Master IDE 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. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard 6. Installation completed.Click "Finish". 5.Click "Next" to start the installation. 7.Click "OK" then the system will be restarted .
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Appendix Appendix C: AMD Power Management INF 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. 2.Click "Next".
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Appendix D: Intel 82550 LAN Utility 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.
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Appendix 5. Select the Setup Type and click "Next". 6.Click "Install" to begin the installation. 8.Click "OK" then the system will be restarted. 7.Click "Finish" to restart computer.
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Appendix E: AMD AC’ 97 Audio 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. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
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Appendix 5.Click "Next" to start the installation. 6. Installation completed.Click "Finish". 7.Click "OK" then the system will be restarted.
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Appendix F: 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.
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Appendix 6. Select the components you want and click "Next" to start the installation. 5. Choose the destination and click "Next". 8.Click "Next". 7. Select Program Folder and click "Next". 9. Start Copying Files. Click "Next". 10. Click "Finish" to complete the setup. (10)
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GA-7DPXDW-P Motherboard Appendix G: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Boot Specification BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor...
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Appendix Acronyms Meaning Local Area Network Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System 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...
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