Gigabyte GA-6RX User Manual
Gigabyte GA-6RX User Manual

Gigabyte GA-6RX User Manual

6rx series socket 370 processor motherboard

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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-6RX
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:
Jan.10, 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
residential
installations.
generates,
uses,
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
harmful
interference
This
equipment
and
can
radiate
in
radio

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  • Page 1 LA Puent, CA 91744 Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Mother Board GA-6RX 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.
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Safety of household and similar electrical appliances (Stamp) Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH declare that the product Mother Board GA-6RX is in conformity with EN 61000-3-2* EN60555-2 EN61000-3-3* EN60555-3 EN 50081-1 EN 50082-1 EN 55081-2...
  • Page 3 6RX Series Socket 370 Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Socket 370 Processor Motherboard REV 1.0 Third Edition R-10-03-010420...
  • Page 5 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) Performance & Block Diagram 6) Suspend to RAM & Dual BIOS 7) Four Speaker & SPDIF 8) @BIOS &...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Revision History Item Checklist Features Summary 6RX Series Motherboard Layout Installation Guide Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition Performance List Block Diagram Suspend to RAM Installation Dual BIOS Introduction (Optional) Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional) @BIOS Introduction EasyTune III Introduction...
  • Page 9: Revision History

    6RX Series Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Initial release of the 6RX Series motherboard user’s manual. Second release of the 6RX Series motherboard user’s manual. Third release of the 6RX Series 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 10: Item Checklist

    Item Checklist Item Checklist The 6RX Series Motherboard Cable for IDE / Floppy device CD (TUCD) for motherboard utilities 6RX Series User’s Manual Front USB Cable...
  • Page 11: Features Summary

    6RX Series Motherboard Features Summary Form factor Motherboard Chipset Clock Generator Memory I/O Control Slots On-Board IDE 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. 6RX series includes 6RX, 6RX-1, 6RX-L Socket 370 processor Intel Pentium !!! 100/133MHz FSB, FC-PGA Intel Celeron 66/100MHz FSB, FC-PGA VIA Cyrix III 100/133MHz FSB, CPGA...
  • Page 12 On-Board Peripherals Hardware Monitor On-Board Sound On-Board LAN PS/2 Connector BIOS Additional Features 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode 2 Serial ports (COM A & COM B) 6 USB ports (Back USB*2, Front USB*2, USB AGP*1, USB AMR*1) 1 IrDA connector for IR/CIR...
  • Page 13: 6Rx Series Motherboard Layout

    6RX Series Motherboard 6RX Series Motherboard Layout JP17 PS/2 Socket 370 JP21 AGP2 AC97 PCI1 JP30 PCI2 PCI3 Creative PCI4 CT5880 PCI5 JP12 VT8633 CN11 JP15 JP16 JP13 JP19 JP22 VT8233 LED1 JP14 IDE4 IDE3 BACK Up BAT1 MAIN BIOS BIOS JP11...
  • Page 14: 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 15 6RX Series 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 16 CPU Speed Setup The system bus frequency can be switched at 66MHz - 166MHz and Auto by adjusting SW 1. (The frequency ratio depend on CPU). SW1 Select the System Speed at 66MHz - 166MHz and Auto. Auto 66.67 66.8 66.8 100.2 66.8...
  • Page 17 6RX Series Motherboard Vcore 1.55 1.65 1.75 1.85 1.95 2.05 Auto We recommend you to setup your vcore to Auto.
  • Page 18: Cpu Installation

    CPU Installation Please make sure the CPU type and speed is supported by your motherboard. CPU Top View Socket Actuation Lever 1.Pull the lever out and lift it up. 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 19 6RX Series Motherboard 4.Use compliant fan approved by Intel. 3.Align CPU and insert it (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 20: Memory Installation

    Memory Installation The motherboard has 4 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 21 6RX Series Motherboard Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM Devices used on DIMM 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 22: Ddr Introduction

    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 23: Page Index For Connectors / Panel And Jumper Definition

    6RX Series Motherboard Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Connectors ATX Power COM A / COM B / LPT Port CN7 (PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector) CN9 (Front USB Connector) [Optional] CN10 (USB & LAN Connector) [LAN Connector is optional] CN11 (ATX +12V Power Connector) [Optional] Floppy Port Game &...
  • Page 24 JP14 (BIOS Write Protection) [Optional] JP15 (IDE Raid Selection) [Optional] JP16 (Raid/ATA100 Selection) [Optional] JP17 (Rear USB Device Wake up Selection) JP19 (DIMM Over Voltage Selection) JP21 (LAN Wake Up Selection) [Optional] JP22 (Chipset Over Voltage Selection) Installation Guide P.35 P.34 P.34 P.37...
  • Page 25: Atx Power

    6RX Series 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

    CN7: PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector Please note: This mainboard supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse interface connector. CN10: USB & LAN Connector (LAN Connector is optional) 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: Floppy Port

    6RX Series Motherboard CN9: Front USB Connector (Optional) 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. Floppy Port Please note: Remove the smart card reader cable before you plug Floppy B, you cannot use...
  • Page 28 Game & Audio Port 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 6RX Series Motherboard IDE3/IDE4 (Raid/ATA100) Port (Optional) J4: CD Audio Line In RED LINE Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R IDE 4 IDE 3...
  • Page 30 J3: AUX_IN (Optional) J5: TEL (The connector is for internal modem card with voice connector) (Optional) Pin No. Definition AUX-L AUX-R Pin No. Definition Signal-In Signal-Out Connectors...
  • Page 31 6RX Series Motherboard J8: Ring Power On J13: External SMBUS Device Connector (Optional) Pin No. Definition Signal Pin No. Definition SMB CLK SMB DATA...
  • Page 32 J11: System FAN J10: Power FAN Pin No. Definition Control +12V Pin No. Definition Control +12V SENSE Connectors...
  • Page 33 6RX Series Motherboard J1: 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. CN11: ATX +12V Power Connector (Optional) Please note: This connector (ATX +12V) is only for heavy loading AGPPRO card (+12V power consumption above 12A).
  • Page 34 J9: Wake on LAN (WOL) JP7/ LED1: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED Please note: Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when system is shutdown or AC Power cord is disconnected.
  • Page 35 6RX Series Motherboard J14: IR/CIR (Optional) Please note: Make sure the pin 1 on the IR device is align with pin one the connector. To enable the IR/CIR function on the board, you are required to purchase an option IR/CIR module.
  • Page 36 J12: SCR: Smart Card Reader Header (Optional) Please note: This MB supports smart card reader. To enable smart card reader function an optional smart card reader box is required. Please contact your autherized distributor. Remove Floppy B before you plug smart card reader cable, you can not use smart card reader and Floppy B simultaneously.
  • Page 37 6RX Series Motherboard Panel And Jumper Definition J7: For 2X11 Pins Jumper GN (Green Switch) GD (Green LED) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) SPK (Speaker Connector) RE (Reset Switch) P+P P (Power LED) PW (Soft Power Connector) Please note: Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the front panel jumper according to the pin assignment above.
  • Page 38 JP6: Internal Buzzer Connector (Optional) JP1: Clear CMOS Function Please note: You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. Panel and Jumper Definition Enable Disable (Default) Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Internal Buzzer Enable (Default) 2-3 close Internal Buzzer Disable Clear CMOS Normal...
  • Page 39: Over Voltage

    6RX Series Motherboard JP19: DIMM Over Voltage Selection Please note: Enable this function might demage your memory, or might cause your system to become very unstable. For power End-User use only! JP22: Chipset Over Voltage Selection Please note: Enable this function might demage your chipsets, or might cause your system to become very unstable.
  • Page 40 JP21: LAN Wake Up Selection (Optional) Please note: User can power on the system from power off stage via network, when WOL is enable. To enable WOL set JP21 to 1-2, to disable WOL set JP21 to 2-3. This function only vilad when your MB has optional LAN chip. JP3: SPDIF Auto Detection (Optional) Panel and Jumper Definition Enable...
  • Page 41 6RX Series Motherboard JP4: Front MIC Selection (Optional) JP5&JP30: AMR and onboard CODEC Select (Optional) Please note: 6RX: If M/B has hardware audio (CT5880), your modem riser has been set to “Primary” automatically. No Jumper JP5&JP30 for 6RX. 6RX-1: JP5&JP30: 1-2 close: If you use software audio (onboard CODEC only), your modem riser must be “Secondary”.
  • Page 42 JP15: IDE Raid Selection (Optional) JP16: Raid/ATA100 Selection (Optional) Please note: If you want to use "Raid Function”, your IDE3 and IDE4 must be connected with Hard Drive. Please set JP15 as enable before adjusting JP16. Panel and Jumper Definition Enable Disable (Default)
  • Page 43 6RX Series Motherboard JP14: BIOS Write Protection (Optional) Please note: To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB JP 14 must be set to 2-3. We recommend JP14 to be set to 1-2, whenever user does not need to flash/upgrade the BIOS. JP9: PS/2 Keyboard Power On Please note: PS/2 keyboard power on, enable user to power on his computer by press the any...
  • Page 44 JP12: PCI Sound Function Selection (Optional) JP8: Case Open Panel and Jumper Definition Enable Disable (Default) Pin No. Definition 1-2 close PCI Sound Enable (Default) 2-3 close PCI Sound Disable Pin No. Definition Signal...
  • Page 45 6RX Series Motherboard JP17: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector Please note: (If you want to use “USB Dev Wakeup From S3~S5” function, you have to set the BIOS setting “USB Dev Wakeup From S3~S5” enabled, and the jumper “JP17&JP13“enabled) *(Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>.
  • Page 46 JP13: STR Selection BAT1: Battery Panel and Jumper Definition Disable Enable (Default) Pin No. Definition 1-2 close STR Enable 2-3 close STR Disable (Default) CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Page 47: Performance List

    Pentium !!! 1GHz processor DRAM (64x2) MB DDR 266 (Micron MT8VDDT864AG-265A2) CACHE SIZE 256 KB integrated in CPU DISPLAY GIGABYTE GF-2000 STORAGE Onboard IDE (IBM DTLA-307060) O.S. Windows NT™ 4.0 SPK6 DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 16bit colors x 75Hz.
  • Page 48: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram AGP Pro 2X/4X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI 80223 33MHz Creative Game CT5880 Port Promise PDC20265 AC97 CODEC L-OUT L-IN ATA100/Raid IDE Channels 14.318MHz PCI (33MHz) 48MHz VCLK (66MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) CPUCLK (66 / 100 / 133MHz) Socket 370 System Bus VT8633 W255H...
  • Page 49: Suspend To Ram Installation

    6RX Series Motherboard Suspend To RAM Installation A.1 Introduce STR function: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Windows 98 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.
  • Page 50 Step 2: (If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP13 Pin1-2 (Closed.) Step 3: 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 “ACPI Standby State: S3 /STR”.
  • Page 51 6RX Series Motherboard A.3 How to put your system into STR mode? There are two ways to accomplish this: Choose the “Stand by” item in the “Shut Down Windows” area. A. Press the “Start” button and then select “Shut Down” B.
  • Page 52 Suspend to RAM Installation 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 53 6RX Series Motherboard 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 seven ways to “wake up”...
  • Page 54 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. Jumper JP7 is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis.
  • Page 55: Dual Bios Introduction (Optional)

    6RX Series Motherboard Dual BIOS Introduction (Optional) 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.
  • Page 56 b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility Boot From……………………….. Main BIOS Main ROM Type………………… SST 39SF020 Backup ROM Type……………… SST 39SF020 Wide Range Protection Auto Recovery Halt On Error Copy Main ROM Data to Backup PgDn/PgUp:Modify(Enter:Run) c.
  • Page 57 6RX Series Motherboard Boot From: Main BIOS (Default), Backup BIOS Status 1: The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS. Auto Recovery: Enabled (Default), Disabled When one of the Main BIOS or Backup BIOS occurs checksum failure, the working BIOS will automatically recover the BIOS of checksum failure.
  • Page 58 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 GA-6RX Series motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation.
  • Page 59 6RX Series Motherboard 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 60 III. Q: How does DualBIOS 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. 2. DualBIOS provides automatic recovery for the BIOS. When the first BIOS used during boot up does not complete or if a BIOS checksum error occurs, boot-up is still possible.
  • Page 61 6RX Series Motherboard 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 62: Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction (Optional)

    Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional) 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 63 6RX Series Motherboard c . Select “Four speaker” item. Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure: a. Go to “Control Panel” Double click “Sounds and Multimedia”.
  • Page 64 b. Select “Audio” Page, and click “Advanced” button. c. Select “Quadraphonic Speakers” and click ok. 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. Four Speaker &...
  • Page 65: Spdif Introduction

    6RX Series Motherboard SPDIF Introduction What is SPDIF? The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder. How to use SPDIF? a. Click your mouse right button in “My Computer” and select the “Properties” item. b.
  • Page 66 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction 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 67 6RX Series Motherboard 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 68: 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 69 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*, EasyTune III helps to perform the best of system.
  • Page 70: Easytune Iii Tm Introduction

    This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD. Users may make a test drive of “EasyTune III features by themselves. For further technical information, please link to: Note: For the latest version of EasyTune III EasyTune III ™...
  • Page 71: Raid Introduction

    6RX Series Motherboard 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.
  • Page 72 Raid Introduction 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 73 6RX Series Motherboard 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 74 Creating Your Disk Array You will now use the FastBuild BIOS utility to create your array using the attached drives. There are three different scenarios in creating this array. You can create an array for performance, you can create a Security array using new hard drives (recommended), or you can create a Security array using an existing hard drive and a new hard drive.
  • Page 75 6RX Series Motherboard 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 76 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 77 6RX Series Motherboard Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied. Press [Ctrl-Y] 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 78: Using Fastbuild™ Configuration Utility

    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 79 6RX Series Motherboard 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 80 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.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc.
  • Page 81 6RX Series Motherboard 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 82 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. Under the “Assignment” column, drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as “Free”...
  • Page 83 6RX Series Motherboard Manually Creating an Array The Define Array <3> option from the Main Menu allows users to begin the process of manually defining the drive elements and RAID levels for one or multiple disk arrays attached to this motherboard.
  • Page 84 Selecting Array Type Under the Definition section of this menu, highlight the Array # for which you want to assign a RAID level. Use the [Space] key to cycle through two array types: Performance (RAID 0 Striping), Security (RAID 1 Mirroring). FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc.
  • Page 85 6RX Series Motherboard Press <Ctrl-Y> to save the disk array information. Depending on the array type selected, the following scenarios will take place: If choosing a Striping array, the initial Define Array Menu screen will appear with the arrays defined. From there you may ESC to exit and return to the Main Menu of FastBuild.
  • Page 86 After assigning the drives to a Mirroring array, press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection. The window below will appear. Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No) Y - Create and Duplicate N - Create Only Press “Y”...
  • Page 87 6RX Series Motherboard Once mirroring is complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system Making a Disk Array Bootable WARNING: In order for you to boot from an array on the system, your PC or server must be configured in the CMOS Setup to use the system as a bootable device (versus the onboard controller).
  • Page 88 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. How Saves Array Information All disk array data is saved into the reserved sector on each array member.
  • Page 89 6RX Series 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 90 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 91 6RX Series 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 92 FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. Array No RAID Mode Array 2 Mirror Stripe Block: Not Available Channel:ID Drive Model 1 : Slave QUANTUMCR8.4A [ ] Up [ ] Down 11. Under [Select Drive for Rebuild], highlight the replacement drive. 12.
  • Page 93 6RX Series 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.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc.
  • Page 94: Page Index For Bios Setup

    Page Index for BIOS Setup The Main Menu Standard CMOS Setup BIOS Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Power Management Setup PNP/ PCI Configuration Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Integrated Peripherals Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup Supervisor / User Password IDE HDD Auto Detection Save &...
  • Page 95: Entering Setup

    6RX Series 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 it retains the Setup information can be retained when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 96: Getting Help

    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 97 6RX Series Motherboard Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Green function features. PNP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the adjustable configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its most stable configurations.
  • Page 98: Standard Cmos Setup

    Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 10 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. AMIBIOS SETUP –...
  • Page 99 6RX Series Motherboard 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. There are two settings: Auto, and Manual. Manual: HDD type is user-definable; Auto will automatically detect HDD type.
  • Page 100: Extended Memory

    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 101: Bios Features Setup

    6RX Series Motherboard BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks BootUp Num-Lock Floppy Drive Seek Password Check CPU Serial Number BIOS Flash Protection...
  • Page 102: Password Check

    Floppy Drive Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 type is 40 tracks while 720, 1.2 and 1.44 are all 80 tracks. Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks.
  • Page 103: Chipset Features Setup

    6RX Series Motherboard Chipset Features Setup We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it. AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ***DRAM Timing*** Top Performance DDR Timing by SPD DDR Frequency DDR CAS# Latency...
  • Page 104 DDR CAS# Latency 2 Cycles Set DDR CAS# Latency to 2 Cycles. 2.5 Cycles Set DDR CAS# Latency to 2.5 Cycles. DDR Bank Interleave 4-WAY Set DDR Bank Interleave to 4-WAY. 2-WAY Set DDR Bank Interleave to 2-WAY. Disabled Disable this function. DDR Command Rate If you wish to maximize the performance of your DDR, set “DDR Command Rate”...
  • Page 105: Usb Controller

    6RX Series Motherboard AGP Aperture Size 4 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 4MB. 8 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 8MB. 16 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 16MB. 32 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 32MB. 64 MB Display AGP Aperture Size is 64MB.
  • Page 106: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Standby State USB Dev Wakeup From S3~S5 IRQ3 IRQ4 IRQ5 IRQ7 IRQ9 IRQ10 IRQ11 IRQ13 IRQ14 IRQ15 Soft-Off by Power Button AC Back Function Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan PME Event Wake Up...
  • Page 107 6RX Series Motherboard Soft-off by Power Button Instant off The user press the power button once, he can turn off the system. (Default Value) Suspend The user press the power button once, then he can enter suspend mode. AC Back Function When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in “Off”...
  • Page 108 Resume On RTC Alarm You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If the default value is Enabled. RTC Alarm Date: RTC Alarm Hour: RTC Alarm Minute:...
  • Page 109: Reset Configuration Data

    6RX Series Motherboard PNP/PCI Configuration AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Reset Configuration Data VGA Boot from PCI Slot 1,5 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 4 IRQ Priority IRQ3 IRQ4...
  • Page 110 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ7. The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ9. The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ10.
  • Page 111: Load Bios Defaults

    6RX Series Motherboard Load BIOS Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24d ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)?N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values...
  • Page 112: Load Setup Defaults

    Load Setup Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24d ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values : Load BIOS Defaults...
  • Page 113: Integrated Peripherals

    6RX Series Motherboard Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE OnBoard AC’97 Audio OnBoard MC’97 Modem Onboard Creative Sound OnBoard FDC OnBoard Serial Port 1 OnBoard Serial Port 2 Serial Port 2 Mode OnBoard CIR Port CIR Port IRQ...
  • Page 114 OnBoard MC’97 Modem Auto BIOS will search MC97 Codec (AMR Modem Card). If found, MC97 function will be enabled. If no MC97 Codec found, MC97 function will be disabled. (Default Value) Disabled Disable this function. OnBoard Creative Sound Enable OnBoard Creative Sound function. (Default Value) Enabled Disabled Disable this function.
  • Page 115 6RX Series Motherboard OnBoard CIR port Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable Onboard CIR port. CIR Port IRQ IRQ 3 / 4 / 5 / 10 / 11 / N/A. (Default Value) OnBoard Parallel port Set On Board LPT port and address to 378. Set On Board LPT port and address to 278.
  • Page 116 OnBoard MIDI Port Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 300. Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 310. Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 320. Set OnBoard MIDI Port to 330. Disable this function. (Default Value) Disabled MIDI Port IRQ Set MIDI Port IRQ to 5. (Default Value) Set MIDI Port IRQ to 10.
  • Page 117: Hardware Monitor & Misc Setup

    6RX Series Motherboard Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved CPU Ratio Selection Reset Case Open Status Case Status CPU Temp. System Temp. CPU Fan Speed Power Fan Speed Vcore +3.300V...
  • Page 118 BIOS Setup System Temp. Detect System Temp. automatically. CPU Fan / Power Fan Speed (RPM) Detect Fan speed status automatically. Current Vcore / Vtt / 12V / 5V / +3.3V / 5VSB / Battery Detect system’s voltage status automatically.
  • Page 119: Supervisor / User Password

    6RX Series Motherboard 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 1.24d ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 120: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Fri Mar 30, 2001 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Not Installed Pri Slave : Not Installed Sec Master : Not Installed...
  • Page 121: Save & Exit Setup

    6RX Series Motherboard Save & Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24d ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE to CMOS and EXIT(Y/N)? Y PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS...
  • Page 122: Exit Without Saving

    Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24d ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Quit without saving (Y/N)? N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values...
  • Page 123: Technical Support /Rma Sheet

    6RX Series Motherboard Technical Support /RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Contact Person: Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: 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: Phone No.:...
  • Page 124: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix A: VIA VT8633 PRO266 Chipsets Driver Installation A.VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver: Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen. 1.Click “VIA 4in 1 Service Pack Driver”...
  • Page 125 6RX Series Motherboard 6.Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 126 Appendix B: Promise PCI Device Installation A. Promise ATA100 Driver Installation: Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen . 1.Click “Promise PCI Device”.
  • Page 127 6RX Series Motherboard 8.Click here. 9.Click “Next”. 12.Click “SCSI controllers”. 13.Click “Next”. 16.Click “Next”. 15.Type”D:\Other\Promise\ata100\WINME” (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:). (11) 10.Click here. 11.Click “Next”. 14.Click “Have Disk”. (10) 17.Click “Next”. (12)
  • Page 128 Appendix 19.Click “Finish”. 18.Click “Next”. (14) (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.
  • Page 129 6RX Series Motherboard B. Promise RAID Driver Installation: Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen . 1.Click “Promise PCI Device”. For your reference, you can use the following steps to complete the Promise RAID Driver Installation.
  • Page 130 8.Click here. 9.Click “Next”. 12.Click “SCSI controllers”. 13.Click “Next”. 16.Click “OK”. 15.Type” D:\Other\Promise\IdeRAID\win9x-ME (This manual assumes that your CD-ROM device drive letter is D:). (11) 10.Click here. 11.Click “Next”. 14.Click “Have Disk”. (10) ” 17.Click “Next”. (12) Appendix...
  • Page 131 6RX Series 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 132 C. FastTrak Utilities Installation: Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen . 1.Click “Promise PCI Device”. 4.Click “Yes”. 2.Click “FastTrak Utilities Installation”. 3.Click “Next”.
  • Page 133 6RX Series 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 134 Appendix C: Creative Sound Driver Installation (Optional) Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen . Press “Audio” icon. 1.Click “Creative 5880 Sound Driver”. 3.Click “Yes”.
  • Page 135 6RX Series Motherboard 6.Click here. 5.Click “Next”. 7.Click”Next”. 8.Click “Finish” to complete setup.
  • Page 136 LAVA! Player Installation: 2.Click “Yes”. 4.Click “Next”. 1.Click “Next”. 3.Click “Next”. Appendix...
  • Page 137 6RX Series Motherboard 6. Click “Finish” to restart computer. 5.Click “Next”.
  • Page 138 Appendix D: VIA AC’97 Audio Driver Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen . Press “Audio” icon. 1.Click “VIA AC’97 Audio Driver”. 3.Click “Next”.
  • Page 139 6RX Series Motherboard 8. This icon will be shown when driver is completely setup. 7.Click “Finish” to complete setup.
  • Page 140 Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen . Press “Tools” icon. 1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”. 3.Click “Next”. 5.Click “Next”. 2.Click “EasyTuneIII Ver.3.2g”.
  • Page 141 6RX Series Motherboard 7. Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 142 Appendix F: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Program to flash BIOS. Press “Tools” icon. 1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”. Click “ ”. Click Here. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a.
  • Page 143 In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any intercorruption during updating will cause system unbooted...
  • Page 144 Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “format a:/s” in command mode. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// www.gigabyte.com.tw, Select the BIOS file you need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette. Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver.
  • Page 145 6RX Series 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 Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser...
  • Page 146 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 Appendix...

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