Gigabyte GA-6VTX User Manual
Gigabyte GA-6VTX User Manual

Gigabyte GA-6VTX User Manual

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
Model Number:
GA-6VTX
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:
Jul. 23, 2001
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
-Move the equipment away from the receiver
-Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
additional suggestions
You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your
authority to operate such equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to
the following two conditions 1) this device may not cause harmful interference
and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Compliance Statement:
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection
against
harmful
residential
installations.
generates,
uses,
and
frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or
television equipment reception, which can be
interference
in
This
equipment
can
radiate
radio

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  • Page 1 Product Name: Mother Board generates, Model Number: GA-6VTX 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

    EN 60335 Safety of household and similar electrical appliances Manufacturer/Importer Date: Jul. 23, 2001 (Stamp) GA-6VTX EN 61000-3-2* Disturbances in supply systems caused EN60555-2 by household appliances and similar electrical equipment “Harmonics” EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused...
  • Page 3 6VTX Socket 370 Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Socket 370 Processor Motherboard REV. 1.2 Second Edition 12ME-6VTX-1202...
  • Page 5 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) Revision History 2) Item Checklist 3) Features 4) Installation Guide 5) Performance & Block Diagram 6) Suspend to RAM 7) Four Speaker & SPDIF 8) Instant BIOS Flash Utility 9) @BIOS &...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist Feature Summary 6VTX Motherboard Layout Installation Guide Page Index for Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition Performance List Block Diagram Suspend to RAM Installation Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction (Optional) Instant BIOS Flash Utility Introduction @BIOS Introduction EasyTuneIII...
  • Page 8: Revision History

    6VTX Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Initial release of the 6VTX motherboard user’s manual. Initial release of the 6VTX motherboard user’s manual. Second release of the 6VTX 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 9: Item Checklist

    Item Checklist Item Checklist The 6VTX motherboard Cable for IDE / floppy device Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility 6VTX user’s manual...
  • Page 10: Feature Summary

    6VTX Motherboard Features Summary Form Factor 30.5 cm x20.4 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 L2 cache in CPU (Depend on CPU) Chipset...
  • Page 11 On-Board Sound Creative CT5880 sound (Optional) AC’97 CODEC Line In/Line Out/Mic In/AUX In (Optional)/CD In/ TEL (Optional)/Game Port/ SPDIF (Optional) /Four Speaker (Optional) BIOS Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM PS/2 Connector PS/2 keyboard interface and PS/2 mouse interface Additional Features Supports Wake-on-LAN (WOL) STR (Suspend-To-RAM)
  • Page 12: 6Vtx Motherboard Layout

    6VTX Motherboard 6VTX Motherboard Layout KB/MS RUSB_ON USB1 CPU_FAN PGA 370 CLK_RATIO JP18 AC97 PCI1 PCI2 Creative PCI3 CT5880 PCI4 AUDIO_EN PCI5 VT82C694T CASE_OPEN CLR_CMOS VT82C686B 6VTX BAT1 S_IRQ USB2 BIOS BIOS_WP F_PANEL S_LED...
  • Page 13: 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 14 6VTX 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 15 CPU Speed Setup The system bus speed is selectable at 66,100,133MHz and Auto. The user can select the system bus speed by DIP switch CLK_SW & CLK_RATIO. CLK_SW: AUTO *137 *142 (* These speed settings are not guaranteed) CLK_RATIO: FREQ. RATIO X3.5 X4.5 X5.5...
  • Page 16 6VTX Motherboard X11.5 CPU Installation Please make sure the CPU type and speed is supported by your motherboard. For example: The newest Pentium III processor (FC-PGA2 package). CPU Top View Socket Actuation Lever 1.Pull the lever out and lift it up. CPU Bottom View 2.The notched corner should point toward the end of the lever.
  • Page 17 CPU Heat Sink Installation: Beware: Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your system. Poor contact will cause over heat with might cause damage to your processor! 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...
  • Page 18: Memory Installation

    6VTX Motherboard Memory Installation The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets support 6 banks. 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 19: Page Index For Connectors / Panel And Jumper Definition

    Page Index for Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Connectors ATX Power AUX_IN (AUX_IN) [Optional] CPU_FAN (CPU Fan) CD_IN (CD Audio Line In) COM A / COM B / LPT Port Floppy Port F_AUDIO (Front Audio) Game & Audio Port IDE 1(Primary)/ IDE 2(Secondary) Port IR (IR Header) KB/MS (PS/2 Keyboard &...
  • Page 20: Atx Power

    6VTX Motherboard Connectors ATX Power Please note: AC power cord should only be connected 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 21: Usb Power

    KB/MS: PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Please note: This mainboard supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse interface connector. USB1: Rear USB Connector Please note: Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) has a standard USB interface like, USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, buzzer…...
  • Page 22 6VTX Motherboard USB2: Front USB Port 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 Pin No.
  • Page 23 IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port F_AUDIO: Front Audio Please note : If you want to use “Front Audio” connector, you must move 11-12,13-14 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header.
  • Page 24 6VTX Motherboard 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.
  • Page 25 PWR_FAN: Power Fan (Optional) SYS_FAN: System Fan Connectors Pin No. Definition +12V SENSE Pin No. Definition +12V SENSE...
  • Page 26 6VTX Motherboard CD_IN: CD Audio Line In AUX_IN: AUX_IN (Optional) Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R Pin No. Definition AUX-L AUX-R...
  • Page 27 TEL: The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector (Optional) SMB: External SMBUS Device Connector (Optional) Pin No. Definition Signal-In Signal-Out Pin No. Definition SMB CLK SMB DATA Connectors...
  • Page 28 6VTX Motherboard WOL: Wake On LAN WOR: Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up) [Optional] Pin No. Definition +5V SB Signal Pin No. Definition Signal...
  • Page 29 S_LED/LED2: 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 3.3V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when STR function is disabled by jumper and AC Power cord is disconnected.
  • Page 30 6VTX Motherboard S_IRQ: Serial IRQ (Optional) SW4: V_DIMM OVER Voltage Please note: Provide SDRAM voltage override function. Incorrect using may cause your SDRAM broken. For power End-User only! Pin No. Definition Signal O:ON, X:OFF 3.6V 3.5V 3.4V 3.3V (Default)
  • Page 31 SPDIF: (Optional) Please note: The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital output function. Connectors Pin No. Definition SPDIF OUT...
  • Page 32 6VTX Motherboard Panel And Jumper Definition F_PANEL: 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 33 RUSB_ON: Front/Rear USB Device Wake up Selection Rear USB Front USB 1-2 close Normal (Default) 2-3 close Please note: To use “USB Wakeup from S3-S5” function, set BIOS setting “USB Wakeup from S3-S5” to ENABLED and enable jumpers RUSB_ON & STR_EN.
  • Page 34 6VTX Motherboard BIOS_WP: BIOS Write Protection (Optional) Please note: To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB BIOS_WP must be set to 2-3 close. We recommend BIOS_WP to be set to “1-2 close”, whenever user does not need to flash/upgrade the BIOS. CASE_OPEN: Case Open (Optional) Normal Write...
  • Page 35: Amr Audio Modem Riser

    JP18: AMR (Primary or Secondary) Select (Optional) (AMR Audio Modem Riser) Pin No. 1-2close AMR Secondary (Default) 2-3close Please note: There are two kind of AMR/MR card in the market, Primary and secondary. If your AMR/MR card is primary, JP18 should be set to 2-3, if you have secondary AMR/MR card JP18 should be set to 1-2.
  • Page 36 6VTX Motherboard BAT1: Battery CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 37: Performance List

    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. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) ...
  • Page 38 6VTX Motherboard New Pentium !!! Processor 1.2GHz(133x9) SPECviewperf 6.12 Pro CDRS-03 MedMCAD-01 Light-04 DX-06 DRV-07 Awadvs-04 Winstone 2001 CC Winstone 2001 Business Winstore 2001 3D Mark 2001 1.0 Winbench99 (ver1.2g) Business Disk Hi-End Disk Business Graphics Hi-End Graphics If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to the detail on P.58 ...
  • Page 39: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram Socket 370 2X/4X AGPCLK (66MHz) VT82C 694T PCI Bus 33MHz CT5880 VT82C 686B AC97 PS/2 CODEC 5 PCI PCI (33MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) PCI (33MHz) 48MHz 14.318MHz Block Diagram CPUCLK (100/133MHz) System Bus 100/133MHz 3.3V SDRAM 100/133MHz HCLK (100/133MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) 33MHz 14.318MHz...
  • Page 40: Suspend To Ram Installation

    6VTX Motherboard Suspend To RAM Installation A.1 Introduce STR function: Suspend-to-RAM (STR) is a Windows 98/ME/2000 ACPI sleep mode function. When recovering from STR (S3) sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to retrieve the last “state” of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state.
  • Page 41 Step 2: Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select “ Type : S3/STR”. Remember to save the settings by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP”...
  • Page 42 6VTX Motherboard Define the system ”power on” button to initiate STR sleep mode: A. Double click “My Computer” and then “Control Panel” B. Double click the “ Power Management” item.
  • Page 43 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 five ways to “wake up”...
  • Page 44 6VTX Motherboard A.5 Notices: In order for STR to function properly, several hardware and software requirements must be satisfied: A. Your ATX power supply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specification (provide more than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current). B. Your SDRAM must be PC-100/PC-133 compliant. 2.
  • Page 45: 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. How to use Four Speaker? Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition setup procedure: a.
  • Page 46 6VTX Motherboard c . Select “Four speaker” item. Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure: a. Go to “Control Panel” Double click “Sounds and Multimedia”.
  • Page 47 b. Select “Audio” Page, and click “Advanced” button. c. Select “Quadraphonic Speakers” and click ok. Click “Quadraphonic Speakers”. Four Speaker Application The four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX, for example, the game titles, software DVD player and MP3 player. Four Speaker &...
  • Page 48 6VTX Motherboard SPDIF Introduction What is SPDIF? SPDIF output is capable of providing digital signal to AC3 decoder which can support upto 5.1 speakers. How to use SPDIF? a. Click your mouse right button in “My Computer” and select the “Properties” item. b.
  • Page 49 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 50 6VTX 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 51: Instant Bios Flash Utility Introduction

    Instant BIOS Flash Utility Introduction A. What's Instant BIOS Flash Utility? Gigabyte's brings you another BIOS upgrade technology. Today, You don't have to follow the inconvenient traditional way of updating BIOS. With Instant BIOS Flash Utility you don't need to boot into DOS or Windows.
  • Page 52 6VTX Motherboard c.In the A:drive, insert the “BIOS” diskette, then Press Enter to Run. d.Input BIOS file name in the text box. Press “Enter”. Load XXX.XX Where XXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. Load XXX.XX Are you sure to COPY BIOS? [Enter] to Continue Or [Esc] to abort..
  • Page 53: Bios Tm Introduction

    ™ With the help of “@BIOS ’, BIOS updating is no more than a click. Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*, ™ @BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly.
  • Page 54: Easytuneiii Tm Introduction

    Click “Advanced Mode” to enjoy “sport drive” class overclocking. In “Advanced Mode”, one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system performance. And no matter which mainboard is used, if it’s a Gigabyte’s ™ product*, EasyTuneIII helps to perform the best of system.
  • Page 55 This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD. Users may make a test drive of “EasyTuneIII features by themselves. For further technical information, please link to: Note: For the latest version of EasyTuneIII EasyTune Introduction ™...
  • Page 56: Page Index For Bios Setup

    6VTX Motherboard Page Index for BIOS Setup The Main Menu Standard CMOS Setup BIOS Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Power Management Setup PNP/ PCI Configuration Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup Supervisor / User Password IDE HDD Auto Detection Save &...
  • Page 57: Entering Setup

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Interface. The interface allows users to modify the basic system configuration, which is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that the Setup information can be retained when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 58: Getting Help

    6VTX 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 59 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 Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its most stable configurations.
  • Page 60: Standard Cmos Setup

    6VTX Motherboard 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 61 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 62 6VTX 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 63: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES 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 IDE Boot Delay : Disabled BootUp Num-Lock...
  • Page 64 6VTX Motherboard 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. Note that BIOS can’t differentiate between from 720, 1.2 or 1.44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks.
  • Page 65: Chipset Features Setup

    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 : Disabled SDRAM Timing by SPD : Disabled SDRAM CAS# Latency...
  • Page 66 6VTX Motherboard DRAM Frequency Auto Set DRAM Frequency to Auto. 66Mhz Set DRAM Frequency to 66Mhz. 100Mhz Set DRAM Frequency to 100Mhz. 133Mhz Set DRAM Frequency to 133Mhz. DRAM Integrity Mode Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Single-bit error correction and multi-bit error detection. AGP Mode Set AGP Mode to 4X (Only if the AGP Card support 4X Rate).
  • Page 67 USB Legacy Support Keyboard Enable USB Legacy Support for USB Keyboard. Keyb+Mouse Enable USB Legacy Support for USB Keyboard/USB Mouse. Disabled Disable USB Legacy Support Function . (Default Value) BIOS Setup...
  • Page 68: Power Management Setup

    6VTX Motherboard Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Sleep Type : S1/POS USB Wakeup from S3-S5 : Disabled Video Power Down Mode : Stand By Hard Disk Power Down Mode : Stand By Suspend Time Out (Minute) : Disabled...
  • Page 69 Suspend Time Out (Minute.) Disabled Disable Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value) Enable Suspend Time Out after 1min. Enable Suspend Time Out after 2min. Enable Suspend Time Out after 4min. Enable Suspend Time Out after 8min. Enable Suspend Time Out after 10min. Enable Suspend Time Out after 20min.
  • Page 70 6VTX Motherboard Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan Disabled Disable Modem Ring On / Wake On LAN function. Enabled The modem ring / LAN wake up will bring the system out of soft-off or suspend state if this option is set “Enabled”. (Default Value) PME Event Wake up Disabled Disable PME event wake up function.
  • Page 71: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    PNP/PCI Configuration AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S : No Reset Configuration Data : No VGA Boot from : PCI PCI AGP Palette Snoop : Disabled : PnP DMA Channel 0...
  • Page 72 6VTX Motherboard DMA Channel (0,1,3,5,6,7) ISA/ EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device. The resource is used by PnP device. (Default Value) IRQ (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15) ISA/ EISA The resource is reserved for Legacy ISA device. PCI / PnP The resource is reserved for PCI/ PnP device.
  • Page 73: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N)?N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values F6 : Load Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Load Optimized Defaults...
  • Page 74: Load Optimized Defaults

    6VTX Motherboard Load Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)?N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values...
  • Page 75: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE : Both OnBoard FDC : Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 : Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 : Auto : Normal Serial Port 2 Mode : N/A Duplex Mode OnBoard Parallel Port...
  • Page 76 6VTX Motherboard OnBoard Serial Port 1 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. (Default Value) 3F8/COM1 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. 2F8/COM2 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8. 3E8/COM3 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8. 2E8/COM4 Enable OnBoard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8.
  • Page 77 Parallel Port Mode Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value) Normal Normal Operation. EPP+ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port & Extended Capabilities Port. Parallel Port DMA Auto Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel. (Default Value) Set Parallel Port DMA to 3.
  • Page 78 6VTX Motherboard SB I/O Base Address SB I/O Base Address 220h-22Fh SB I/O Base Address 280h-28Fh SB I/O Base Address 260h-26Fh SB I/O Base Address 240h-24Fh SB IRQ Select IRQ 5 / 7 / 9 / 10. (Default Value: 5) SB DMA Select DMA 0 / 1 / 2/ 3.
  • Page 79: Hardware Monitor & Misc Setup

    Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Front Side Bus Clock : By Jumper ClkGen Spread Spectrum : Enabled Vcore Voltage : Original Current CPU Temp. : 44 C/ 111 F Current System Temp.
  • Page 80 6VTX Motherboard VCore Voltage The function provide CPU over voltage, Incorrect using it may cause your system damage. For power End-User use only! Original Set VCore Voltage to Original. (Default Value) 1.675V Set VCore Voltage to 1.675V. 1.700V Set VCore Voltage to 1.700V. 1.725V Set VCore Voltage to 1.725V.
  • Page 81: Supervisor / User Password

    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 1.24e ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 82: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    6VTX Motherboard IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Mar 27, 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 83: Save & Exit Setup

    Save & Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e ( 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 FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values...
  • Page 84: Exit Without Saving

    6VTX Motherboard Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.24e ( 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 FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item (Shift) F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values...
  • Page 85: Technical Support/Rma Sheet

    Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description: Technical Support / RMA Sheet...
  • Page 86: Appendix

    6VTX Motherboard Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows ME (TUCD driver version 1.72) Appendix A: VIA Chipsets Driver Installation A. VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver: Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide.
  • Page 87 Appendix 5.Click “Next”. 6.Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 88 6VTX Motherboard Appendix B: Creative Sound Driver Installation (Optional) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in “My computer”, and execute the setup.exe.
  • Page 89 5.Click “Next”. 7.Click”Next”. 8.Click “Finish” to complete setup. Appendix 6.Click here.
  • Page 90 6VTX Motherboard LAVA! Player Installation: 2.Click “Yes”. 4.Click “Next”. 1.Click “Next”. 3.Click “Next”.
  • Page 91 Appendix 6. Click “Finish” to restart computer. 5.Click “Next”.
  • Page 92 6VTX Motherboard Appendix C: VIA 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. Press “Audio”...
  • Page 93 Appendix 7. Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 94 Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in “My computer”, and execute the setup.exe. Press “Tools” icon. 1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”. 3.Click “Next”. 5.Click “Next”. 2.Click “EasyTuneIII Ver.3.2g”.
  • Page 95 Appendix 7. Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 96 6VTX Motherboard Appendix E: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Press “Tools” icon. 1.Click “Gigabyte Utilities”. Click “ ”. Click Here. Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a.
  • Page 97 In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted...
  • Page 98 Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “format a:/s” in command mode. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette. Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver.
  • Page 99 Appendix F: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface...
  • Page 100 6VTX Motherboard Acronyms Meaning 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 SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory Symmetric Multi-Processing System Management Interrupt Universal Serial Bus...

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