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Gigabyte GA-6BX7 User Manual

Gigabyte GA-6BX7 User Manual

Socket 370 processor motherboard
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USER'S MANUAL
1.
CPU Over Voltage Protect (Magic Booster).
2.
System power on by PS/2 Mouse: First, enable this function
in CMOS Setup, then you can power on the system by double
clicking the right or left button of your PS/2 Mouse.
3.
System power on by Keyboard: If your ATX power supply
supports larger than 300 mA 5V Stand-By current (depends
on the specification of keyboards), you can power on your
system by entering password from the Keyboard after setting
the "Keyboard power on" jumper and password in CMOS
Setup.
4.
Support 3 steps ACPI LED selectable.
5.
Support Modem Ring-On. (Include internal Modem and
external modem on COM A and COM B)
6.
Support Wake-up On LAN. (Your ATX power supply must
support larger than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current)
Socket 370 Processor Motherboard
6BX7
REV. 2.4 Second Edition
R-24-02-000426

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  • Page 1 USER'S MANUAL CPU Over Voltage Protect (Magic Booster). System power on by PS/2 Mouse: First, enable this function in CMOS Setup, then you can power on the system by double clicking the right or left button of your PS/2 Mouse. System power on by Keyboard: If your ATX power supply supports larger than 300 mA 5V Stand-By current (depends on the specification of keyboards), you can power on your...
  • Page 3 6BX7 The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and certain other countries.
  • Page 4 I. Quick Installation Guide: The system bus speed can be switched at 66, 100 MHz by adjusting SW2. The user can select the system bus speed for 300-866MHz from DIP Switch SW1. The CPU speed must match with t he frequency RATIO. It will cause system hanging up if the frequency RATIO is higher than CPU's.
  • Page 5 6BX7 Set System Bus Speed SW2: (O:ON / X:OFF) « Note: We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to 75,83,112,124,133,140 or 150MHz because these frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and most of the peripherals.
  • Page 6 2. Celeron 333/ 66 MHz FSB 3. Celeron 366/ 66 MHz FSB 4. Celeron 400/ 66 MHz FSB 5. Celeron 433/ 66 MHz FSB Quick Installation Guide...
  • Page 7 6BX7 6. Celeron 466/ 66 MHz FSB 7. Celeron 500/ 66 MHz FSB 8. Celeron 533/ 66 MHz FSB 9. Celeron 566/ 66 MHz FSB...
  • Page 8 10. Pentium !!! 500 / 100 MHz FSB 11. Pentium !!! 550 / 100 MHz FSB 12. Pentium !!! 600 / 100 MHz FSB 13. Pentium !!! 650 / 100 MHz FSB Quick Installation Guide...
  • Page 9 6BX7 14. Pentium !!! 700 / 100 MHz FSB 15. Pentium !!! 750 / 100 MHz FSB 16. Pentium !!! 800 / 100 MHz FSB 17. Pentium !!! 850 / 100 MHz FSB...
  • Page 10 18. Pentium !!! 533 / 133 MHz FSB 19. Pentium !!! 600 / 133 MHz FSB 20. Pentium !!! 667 / 133 MHz FSB 21. Pentium !!! 733 / 133 MHz FSB Quick Installation Guide...
  • Page 11 6BX7 22. Pentium !!! 800 / 133 MHz FSB 23. Pentium !!! 866 / 133 MHz FSB J17: Cyrix CPU Turbo Function (Optional) PIN No. Function Open PIIX4 Close 6BX7 Open Close INTEL 82443BX Normal (Default) Turbo...
  • Page 12 II. Jumper setting : SPK : Speaker Connector External Speaker PIIX4 6BX7 RE : Reset Switch PIIX4 6BX7 Quick Installation Guide PIN No. Function INTEL 82443BX Data PIN No. Function Open Normal INTEL Operation 82443BX Short Reset Hardware System...
  • Page 13 6BX7 PW LED : Power LED Connector PIIX4 6BX7 HD : IDE Hard Disk Active LED PIIX4 6BX7 INTEL PIN No. Function 82443BX LED + INTEL 82443BX PIN No. Function LED +...
  • Page 14 GN : Green Function Switch PIIX4 6BX7 GD : Green LED PIIX4 6BX7 Quick Installation Guide INTEL PIN No. Function 82443BX Open Normal Operation Close Entering Green Mode INTEL 82443BX PIN No. Function LED +...
  • Page 15 6BX7 Soft Power : Soft Power Connector PIIX4 6BX7 IR : Infrared Connector (Optional) PIN No. Function IR data output IR data input PIIX4 VCC(+5V) 6BX7 INTEL PIN No. Function 82443BX Open Normal Operation Close Power On/Off INTEL 82443BX...
  • Page 16 ATX Power : ATX Power Connector Pin No. 3,5,7,13,1 5-17 1,2,11 4,6,19,20 PIIX4 6BX7 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector PS/2 Mouse PIIX4 6BX7 PS/2 Keyboard Quick Installation Guide Function 3.3V INTEL 82443BX +12V -12V Power Good 5V SB stand by+5V PS-ON(Soft On/Off) PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard Pin No.
  • Page 17 6BX7 USB : USB Port 1 2 3 4 PIIX4 6BX7 LPT PORT / COM A / COM B PIIX4 6BX7 PIN No. Function USB V0 USB D0- USB D0+ USB V1 USB D1- INTEL USB D1+ 82443BX LPT PORT INTEL 82443BX COM B...
  • Page 18 CPU FAN : CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector PIIX4 6BX7 PWR FAN : Power FAN Connector PIIX4 6BX7 Quick Installation Guide PIN No. Function +12V SENSE INTEL 82443BX PIN No. Function +12V SENSE INTEL 82443BX...
  • Page 19 6BX7 SYSTEM FAN : System FAN Connector PIN No. Function +12V PIIX4 SENSE 6BX7 IDE1: For Primary IDE Port PIIX4 6BX7 INTEL 82443BX INTEL 82443BX...
  • Page 20 IDE2: For Secondary IDE Port PIIX4 6BX7 FLOPPY : FLOPPY Port PIIX4 6BX7 Quick Installation Guide INTEL 82443BX INTEL 82443BX...
  • Page 21 6BX7 JP1 : PS/2 Keyboard Power On Selection PIN No. Function PS/2Keyboard Power on Enabled close PS/2 Keyboard Power close on Disabled (Default) PIIX4 6BX7 JP7: Wake On LAN PIN No. Function +5VSB PIIX4 Signal 6BX7 INTEL 82443BX INTEL 82443BX...
  • Page 22 JP9 : Clear CMOS Function 3 2 1 PIN No. Function 1-2 close Clear CMOS 2-3 close Normal (Default) PIIX4 6BX7 J14 : SB-LINK Creative PCI Sound Card Support PIIX4 6BX7 Quick Installation Guide INTEL 82443BX PIN No. Function Signal Signal INTEL 82443BX...
  • Page 23 6BX7 J16 RING PWR ON : Internal Modem Ring On PIN No. Function Signal PIIX4 6BX7 JP10 : Case Open PIN No. Function PIIX4 6BX7 INTEL 82443BX Signal INTEL 82443BX...
  • Page 24 JP16 : BIOS Flash ROM Write Protection JP16 Open PIN No. Function Open Normal(Default) Close Write Protection PIIX4 When you add/update new device , set Jumper JP16 to “Open”, this 6BX7 need to be enable to update BIOS data. JP15 : Over Voltage (Magic Booster) (When JP15 set “Open”, CPU Voltage is rising 10%) PIIX4 6BX7...
  • Page 25 6BX7 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. PIIX4 6BX7 INTEL 82443BX...
  • Page 26 III. Top Performance Test Setting: Users have to modify the value for each item in chipset features as follow for top performance setting. Each value of items as above depends on your hardware configuration : CPU , SDRAM , Cards , etc. Please modify each value of items If your system does not work properly .
  • Page 27 6BX7 The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (Different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) Intel Celeron DRAM...

  • Page 29: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS . INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE ...1-1 1.2. KEY FEATHERS...1-1 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST...1-2 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM...1-3 1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTEL Celeron 1.6. WHAT IS AGP ...1-4 2. SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE ...2-1 2.2. SOFTWARE...2-2 2.3. ENVIRONMENT...2-2 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING...3-1 3.2.
  • Page 30 6BX7 4. BIOS CONFIGURATION 4.1. ENTERING SETUP ...4-1 4.2. CONTROL KEYS...4-1 4.3. GETTING HELP...4-2 4.3.1. Main Menu...4-2 4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu...4-2 4.4. THE MAIN MENU...4-2 4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU...4-4 4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP ...4-8 4.7.

  • Page 31: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE Welcome to use the 6BX7 motherboard. It is a Celeron 370 Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / ISA Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want.

  • Page 32: Performance List

    6BX7 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (Different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) Intel Celeron DRAM...

  • Page 33: Block Diagram

    1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM PGA 370 Host Bus INTEL 82443BX AGP Bus CHIPSET 66MHz Ultra DMA/33 IDE Ports PCI Bus PIIX4 82371EB CHIPSET IDE Bus ISA Bus Introduction 14.318MHz 3.3V SDRAM DIMM Sockets 66 / 66 / 100 MHz 100 MHz 33MHz 66 / 100 MHz...

  • Page 34: What Is Agp

    6BX7 1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTEL Celeron Socket 370 Processor Figure 1: INTEL Celeron Socket370 Processor 1.6 What is AGP The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a new port on the Host-To-PCI bridge device that supports an AGP port. The main purpose of the AGP port is to provide fast access to system memory.

  • Page 35: Specification

    SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE Celeron 370 pins 66/100MHz socket on board. 66/100MHz system speed. SPEED 66 MHz AGP bus speed. (2X mode 133MHz) 33 MHz PCI-Bus speed. 8 MHz AT bus speed. 3 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on board. DRAM MEMORY Use 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB DIMM module DRAM.

  • Page 36: Software

    6BX7 Suspend mode support. GREEN FUNCTION Green switch & Green LED support. IDE & Display power down support. Monitor all IRQ / DMA / Display / I/O events. 2M bits FLASH ROM. BIOS Supports Plug & Play, DMI Function. ATX Form Factor, 4 layers PCB. DIMENSION 2.2.

  • Page 37: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING The main board package should contain the following: The 6BX7main board. USER’S MANUAL for main board. Cable set for IDE, Floppy devices. A CD for mainboard Utility. The main board contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily damaged by static electricity, so the main board should be left in its original packing until it is installed.

  • Page 38: Mainboard Layout

    6BX7 3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT JP10 SB-LINLK PIIX4 RING 6BX7 JP16 BIOS SYSTME ×Figure 3.1Ø 3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS I/O Ports Connector USB port. PS/2 For PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse port. IDE 1 For Primary IDE port. IDE 2 For Secondary IDE port.
  • Page 39 PWR FAN : Power FAN Power Connector Pin No. Function GND. +12V. Sense. System FAN : System FAN Power Connector Pin No. Function GND. +12V. Sense. JP1 : PS/2 Keyboard Power On Selection Pin No. Function 1-2 close Enable PS/2 Keyboard power on. 2-3 close Disable PS/2 Keyboard power on.(Default) WAKE ON LAN : Wake on LAN Connector...
  • Page 40 6BX7 JP9 : Clear CMOS Pin No. Function 1-2 close Clear CMOS . 2-3 close Normal.(Default) JP10 : CASE OPEN Pin No. Function Signal SB-LINK : For PCI Audio / Sound Card use only Pin No. Function Signal Signal Signal JP15 : Over Voltage (Magic Booster) (When JP15 set “Open”, CPU Voltage is rising 10%) Pin No.
  • Page 41 PW : Soft Power Connector On – Off : For POWER ON or Suspend IN / OUT. On 4 sec : For POWER OFF before VGA Enable or RE : Reset Switch Open: Normal Operation Short: For Hardware Reset System P+P P : Power LED PIN 1: LED anode (+) PIN 2: LED cathode ( )

  • Page 42: Dram Installation

    6BX7 3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION The main board can be installed with 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB 168 pins DIMM module DRAM, and the DRAM speed must be 67~100 MHz for SDRAM when system bus speed is set to 66MHz. The DRAM memory system on main board consists of bank 0, 1&...

  • Page 43: Cmos Rtc & Isa Cfg Cmos Ram

    Set System Bus Speed SW2: (O:ON / X:OFF) « Note: We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to 75,83,112,124,133,140 or 150MHz because these frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under 75, 83, 112, 124, 133,140 or 150MHz properly will depend on your hardware configurations: CPU, SDRAM, Cards, etc.

  • Page 44: Speaker Connector Installation

    6BX7 3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION There is a speaker in AT system for sound purpose. The 4 - Pins connector SPKR is used to connect speaker. 3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION The RESET switch on panel provides users with HARDWARE RESET function. The system will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed and released by user.

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