AMD 7ZXR User Manual

AMD 7ZXR User Manual

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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-7ZX
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:
Sep. 30, 2000
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: Fcc Compliance Statement

    FCC Compliance Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a) comply with limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC. limits are designed to provide reasonable Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A LA Puent, CA 91744...
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-7ZXR is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive EN 55011...
  • Page 3 7ZXR Athlon AGP Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Athlon Socket A Processor Motherboard REV. 1.0 Second Edition R-10-02-001005...
  • Page 5 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) Revision History Manual revision information 2) Item Checklist Product item list 3) Features Product information & specification 4) Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard 5) Performance &...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist Summary of Features 7ZXR Motherboard Layout Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition Performance List P.23 Block Diagram P.24 Suspend to RAM Installation P.25 Dual BIOS Introduction P.31 Four Speaker &...
  • Page 8: Revision History

    7ZXR Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Date Initial release of the 7ZXR motherboard user’s manual. Sep.2000 Second release of the 7ZXR motherboard user’s manual. Oct.2000 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 7ZXR motherboard Cable for IDE / floppy device Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility 7ZXR user’s manual...
  • Page 10: Summary Of Features

    7ZXR Motherboard Summary Of Features Form Factor 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. AMD Athlon (K7) Socket A Processor 256K/64K L2 cache on die Supports 500MHz ~ 1GHz Chipset Apollo KT133 ,consisting of: VT8363 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller(PAC)
  • Page 11 Summary of Features PS/2 Connector PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface On-Board Sound Creative CT5880 sound AC’97 CODEC Line In/Line Out/Mic In/AUX In/CD In/TEL/Game Port /Four Speaker & SPDIF On-Board Raid Support data striping (RAID 0) or mirroring (RAID 1) . Supports concurrent dual IDE controller operation.
  • Page 12: 7Zxr Motherboard Layout

    7ZXR Motherboard 7ZXR Motherboard Layout PS/2 Socket A CPU LED1 VT8363 7ZXR AGP 1 Clock PCI1 JP19 Generator PCI2 VT82C JP20 686A BAT1 PCI3 PCI4 Creative PCI5 CT5880 USB2 MAIN BACK Up JP16 JP17 BIOS BIOS JP18 ISA 1...
  • Page 13: Page Index For Cpu Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel And Jumper

    7ZXR Motherboard Layout Page Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition CPU Speed Setup Connectors ATX Power COM A / COM B / LPT Port Floppy Port Game & Audio Port IDE 1/IDE2 (Primary/Secondary), IDE3/IDE4(Promise Raid/ATA100) Port P.10 J2 (System Fan) P.10 J3 (CPU Fan)
  • Page 14: Cpu Speed Setup

    O : ON, X : OFF W230H The FSB Speed of the VIA KT133 is 100MHz. AMD 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 15: Connectors

    Connectors Connectors ATX Power Pin No. Definition 3,5,7,13, 15-17 1,2,11 3.3V 4,6,19,20 +12V -12V Power Good 5V SB stand by+5V PS-ON(Soft On/Off) COM A / COM B / LPT Port LPT Port COM A COM B...
  • Page 16: Floppy Port

    7ZXR Motherboard Floppy Port Red Line FDD1 Game & Audio Port Game Port MIC In Line Out 1 Line In 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).
  • Page 17: J2 (System Fan)

    Connectors IDE1,IDE2 (Primary/Secondary),IDE3/IDE4(Raid/ATA100) Port Red Line IDE 1 IDE 2 IDE 3 IDE 4 J2 : System Fan Pin No. Definition Control +12V...
  • Page 18: Definition

    7ZXR Motherboard J3 : CPU Fan Pin No. Definition Control +12V SENSE J4 : IR Pin No. Definition VCC (+5V) IR Data Input IR Data Output...
  • Page 19: J12 (Wake On Lan)

    Connectors J12 : Wake On LAN Pin No. Definition +5V SB Signal J13 : Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up) Pin No. Definition Signal...
  • Page 20: J15 (Aux_In)

    7ZXR Motherboard J15 : AUX_IN Pin No. Definition AUX-L AUX-R J16 TEL : The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector Pin No. Definition Signal-In Signal-Out...
  • Page 21: J18 (Cd Audio Line In)

    Connectors J18 : CD Audio Line In Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R JP6 : Power Fan Pin No. Definition Control +12V...
  • Page 22: Jp8 / Led1 (Str Led Connector & Dimm Led)

    7ZXR Motherboard JP8 / LED1: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED STR LED Connector External. DIMM LED PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 PS/2 Mouse Mouse/Keyboard Pin No. Definition Data VCC(+5V) Clock PS/2 Keyboard...
  • Page 23: Usb 1 Connector

    Connectors USB 1 Connector Pin No. Definition USB V0 USB D0- USB D0+ USB V1 5 6 7 8 USB D1- USB D1+ USB 2 Connector Pin No. Definition USB D2- USB D2+ USB D3+ USB D3-...
  • Page 24: Panel And Jumper Definition

    7ZXR Motherboard Panel And Jumper Definition BAT1: Battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. J11: 2x11 Pins Jumper S P K P P P+...
  • Page 25: Jp3 (Clear Cmos Function)[Optional]

    Panel and Jumper Definition GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation Close: Entering Green Mode GD (Green LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode( ) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode( ) SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: VCC(+) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC...
  • Page 26: Jp4 (Rear Usb Device Wake Up Selection)

    7ZXR Motherboard JP4: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector USB1) Pin No. Definition 1-2 Close Normal (Default) 2-3 Close USB Device Wake up (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"...
  • Page 27: Jp9 (Onboard Sound Function Selection)

    Panel and Jumper Definition JP9 : Onboard Sound Function Selection Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Onboard Sound Enable (Default) 2-3 close Onboard Sound Disable JP10 : BIOS Write Protection (Optional) Pin No. Definition Write Protect Enable Write Protect Disable (Default) Please Set Jumper JP10 to ”Open”...
  • Page 28: Jp11 (Front Usb Device Wake Up Selection)

    7ZXR Motherboard JP11 : Front USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Port USB2) USB2 Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Normal (Default) Enabled Front USB Device 2-3 close Wake up (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"...
  • Page 29 Panel and Jumper Definition JP19 : Onboard Promise Selection (Optional) Pin No. Definition 1-2 close IDE Raid disabled (Promise chipset disabled) 2-3 close IDE Raid enabled(Default) (Promise chipset enabled) JP20 : Raid/ATA100 Selection (Optional) Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Raid Function 2-3 close ATA 100 Function (Default) (If you want to use "Raid Function”, your IDE3...
  • Page 30: Performance List

    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.) AMD Thunderbird 950MHz, AMD Duron 700MHz DRAM (256x1) MB SDRAM (HYUNDAI HYM71V733201)
  • Page 31: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram Block Diagram CPUCLK (100MHz) AMD-K7 2X/4X System Bus 100MHz AGPCLK (66MHz) VT8363 3.3V SDRAM 100/133MHz HCLK (100MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) 33MHz PCI Bus 33MHz 14.318MHz 48MHz CT5880 VT82C Promise 686A PDC20265 66MHz Option ATA66 IDE Channels 4 USB Ports...
  • Page 32: Suspend To Ram Installation

    7ZXR 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, to retrieve the last “state” of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state in just a few seconds.
  • Page 33 Suspend to RAM Installation Step 2: (If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP7 Closed.) Pin No. Definition Open Normal (Default) Close STR Enabled Step 3: Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter ACPI Sleep BIOS Setup.
  • Page 34 7ZXR 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. Choose the “Stand by” item and press “OK”...
  • Page 35 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 36 7ZXR Motherboard C. Select the “Advanced” tab and “Standby” mode in Power Buttons. Step 4: 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 37 Suspend to RAM Installation 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 SDRAM must be PC-100 compliant.
  • Page 38: Dual Bios Introduction

    American Release:06/12/2000 Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrends xxx xxx Check System Health OK, AMD-Athlon(tm)-650MHz (100x6.5) Check NVRAM… Wait… Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility ( C ) American Megatrends Inc.,...
  • Page 39 Dual BIOS Introduction 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 Disable Boot From Main BIOS Auto Recovery Enable Halt On Error...
  • Page 40 7ZXR 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 41 Dual BIOS Introduction DualBIOS Technology FAQ GIGABYTE Technology is pleased to introduce DualBIOS technology, a hot spare for your system BIOS. This newness “Value-added” feature, in a long of innovations from GIGABYTE, is available on GA-7ZXR motherboard. Future GIGABYTE motherboards will also incorporate this innovation.
  • Page 42 7ZXR 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 technology 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 43 Dual BIOS Introduction III. Q: How does DualBIOS technology work? 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.
  • Page 44 7ZXR Motherboard 2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS detects that the main BIOS is corrupt, the backup BIOS will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup BIOS checksums when booting-up. DualBIOS technology examines the checksum of the main and backup BIOS while the system is powered on to guarantee your BIOS operates properly.
  • Page 45: Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction

    Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction 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 46 7ZXR Motherboard c. Click “Four speaker” item. Four Speaker Application The four speaker function will only support in application software that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX. For example, the game titles, software DVD player and MP3 player. Those software support Microsoft DirectX, so they can support four speaker output.
  • Page 47 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction 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. Press your mouse right button in “My Computer” and then select the “Properties” item. b.
  • Page 48 7ZXR Motherboard c. Press “Sound, video and game controllers” item and then select the “Creative Sound Blaster PCI128” item. d. Press “Settings” item and then select the “Output Mode” item.
  • Page 49 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be reconfigured to SPDIF Out. ※Note, The motherboard doesn’t support “Autosense”.
  • Page 50: Bios Introduction

    7ZXR Motherboard @ BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces @ BIOS Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don’t know how to update it.
  • Page 51: Easy Tune/// Tm Introduction

    Easy Tune/// Introduction Easy Tune III Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII Windows overdrive utility “Overdrive” might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever tried it? The answer is probably “no”. Because “overdrive” is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know-how, sometimes “overdrive”...
  • Page 52 7ZXR Motherboard This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached driver CD. Users may make a test drive of “EasyTuneIII” to find out more amazing features by themselves.
  • Page 53: Raid Introduction

    Raid Introduction 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. Any larger HDDs will simply be truncated. The truncated space on the bigger HDDs will then be unusable.
  • Page 54 7ZXR Motherboard 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 55 Raid Introduction 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 56 7ZXR Motherboard 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 57 Raid Introduction 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 58 7ZXR Motherboard 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 59 Raid Introduction 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 60 7ZXR Motherboard 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 61 Raid Introduction 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 62 7ZXR Motherboard 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 63 Raid Introduction 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 64 7ZXR Motherboard 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 65 Raid Introduction 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. Users will commonly create one or two drive arrays with the motherboard, though the motherboard will support a maximum of four arrays NOTE: For most installations, We recommends the <1>...
  • Page 66 7ZXR Motherboard 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 67 Raid Introduction 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 68 7ZXR Motherboard 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 69 Raid Introduction Once mirroring is complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created. <Press Any Key to Reboot> 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 70 7ZXR Motherboard 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 71 Raid Introduction 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 72 7ZXR Motherboard 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 73 Raid Introduction 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 74 7ZXR Motherboard FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Rebuild Array Menu ] Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Status Array 2 Mirror Critical Stripe Block: Not Available [ Select Drive for Rebuild ] Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) 1 : Slave QUANTUMCR8.4A...
  • Page 75 Raid Introduction 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 76: Memory Installation

    7ZXR Motherboard Memory Installation The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
  • Page 77: Page Index For Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Page Index for BIOS Setup Page The Main Menu P.72 Standard CMOS Setup P.74 BIOS Features Setup P.77 Chipset Features Setup P.79 Power Management Setup P.83 PNP/ PCI Configuration P.86 Load BIOS Defaults P.88 Load Setup Defaults P.89 Integrated Peripherals P.90 Hardware Monitor...
  • Page 78: Entering Setup

    7ZXR 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 79: Getting Help

    BIOS Setup 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 80 7ZXR Motherboard 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 81: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 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 82 7ZXR Motherboard Time The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. 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.
  • Page 83: Extended Memory

    BIOS Setup 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 84: Bios Features Setup

    7ZXR Motherboard 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 BootUp Num-Lock Floppy Drive Seek Enabled Password Check...
  • Page 85 BIOS Setup S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Enabled Enabled S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. Disable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. (Default Value) Disabled Boot Up Num-Lock Keypad is number keys. (Default Value) Keypad is arrow keys. 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.
  • Page 86: Chipset Features Setup

    7ZXR Motherboard Chipset Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved *********DRAM Timing*** Top Performance Disabled CAS# Drive 12 mA DRAM Frequency 100MHz RAS# Drive 24 mA SDRAM CAS# Latency AGP Mode AGP Comp.
  • Page 87: Usb Controller

    BIOS Setup AGP Mode Set AGP Mode to 4X. (Default Value) Set AGP Mode to 1X. Set AGP Mode to 2X. AGP Comp. Driving Set AGP Comp. Driving to Auto. (Default Value) Auto Manual Set AGP Comp. Driving to Manual. If AGP Comp.
  • Page 88 7ZXR Motherboard BIOS Flash Protection Enabled BIOS Flash Write Protection. Normal. (Default Value) Disabled DRAM Drive Strength Set DRAM Drive Strength Auto. (Default Value) Auto Manual Set DRAM Drive Strength Manual. If DRAM Drive Strength is Manual, then you can adjust item below. MD Bus Strength Set MD Bus Strength High.
  • Page 89 BIOS Setup CAS# Drive 8 mA Set CAS# Drive 8 mA. Set CAS# Drive 12 mA. (Default Value) 12 mA RAS# Drive 16 mA Set RAS# Drive 16 mA. Set RAS# Drive 24 mA. (Default Value) 24 mA...
  • Page 90: Power Management Setup

    7ZXR Motherboard Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Sleep Type S1/POS RTC Alarm Date Every Day USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5 Disabled RTC Alarm Hour Suspend Time Out(Minute) Disabled RTC Alarm Minute Display Activity...
  • Page 91 BIOS Setup Suspend Time Out (Minute.) Disable Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value) Disabled 1~60 Set the timer to enter Suspend Time Out . Display Activity Ignore Display Activity . (Default Value) Ignore Monitor Monitor Display Activity. IRQ 3~IRQ15 Ignore Ignore IRQ3 ~IRQ15.
  • Page 92 7ZXR Motherboard Resume On RTC Alarm You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system. Disable this function. (Default Value) Disabled Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If the “Resume On RTC Alarm” is Enabled. RTC Alarm Date : Every Day, 1~31 RTC Alarm Hour:...
  • Page 93: Reset Configuration Data

    BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved PnP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data VGA Boot from Disabled PCI AGP Palette Snoop DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6...
  • Page 94 7ZXR 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. IRQ ( 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,14,15 ) ISA/ EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device. PCI / PnP The resource is used by PCI/ PnP device.
  • Page 95: Load Bios Defaults

    BIOS Setup Load BIOS Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)? N...
  • Page 96: Load Setup Defaults

    7ZXR Motherboard Load Setup Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
  • Page 97: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard Serial Port A Auto Auto OnBoard Serial Port B Serial PortB Mode Normal Duplex Mode OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port DMA Auto Parallel Port IRQ...
  • Page 98 7ZXR Motherboard Serial Port B Mode Normal operation. (Default Value) Normal IrDA Onboard I/O chip supports IRDA ASK IR Onboard I/O chip supports ASK IR. Duplex Mode IR Function Duplex Half. Half Duplex Disable this function. (Default Value) IR Function Duplex Full. Full Duplex On Board Parallel port Enable On Board LPT port and address to 378.
  • Page 99 BIOS Setup AC97 Audio Enabled On Board AC’97 Audio. (Default Value) Auto Disabled Disable On Board AC’97 Audio. MC97 Modem Enable On Board MC’97 Modem. (Default Value) Auto Disabled Disable On Board MC’97 Modem. OnBoard Legacy Audio Enable OnBoard Legacy Audio. (Default Value) Enabled Disabled Disable OnBoard Legacy Audio.
  • Page 100 7ZXR Motherboard MPU-401 I/O Address Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 330h-333h. (Default Value) 330h-333h 300h-303h Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 300h-303h. 310h-313h Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 310h-313h. 320h-323h Set MPU-401 I/O Address to 320h-323h. Game Port (200h-207h) Disabled Disable Game Port (200h-207h). Enable Game Port (200h-207h).
  • Page 101: Hardware Monitor

    BIOS Setup Hardware Monitor AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 32 C/89 F System Temperature 32 C/89 F CPU Fan Speed 7123 RPM System Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1.76 V...
  • Page 102 7ZXR Motherboard Set Supervisor / User Password When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 103: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    BIOS Setup IDE HDD AUTO Detection AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Jan 25, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Not Installed Pri Slave : Not Installed...
  • Page 104: Save & Exit Setup

    7ZXR Motherboard Save & Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
  • Page 105: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Quit without saving (Y/N) ? N...
  • Page 106: Appendix

    7ZXR Motherboard Appendix Appendix A : VIA KT133 Chipsets Driver Installation A.VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Utility: 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 Utility”...
  • Page 107 Appendix 7.Click “Next”. 6.Click “Next”. 10.Click “Finish” to restart computer. 9.Click “Next”. (10)
  • Page 108 7ZXR Motherboard Appendix B: Creative Sound 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. Audio 2.Click “OK”. 1.Click “Creative 5880 Sound Driver”.
  • Page 109 Appendix 7.Click here. 8.Click”Next” 9.Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 110 7ZXR Motherboard Appendix C: 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. 2.
  • Page 111 Appendix 8.Click Next 9.Click Next 10.Type”D:\Other\Promise\ata100\win95-98” 12.Click Next 11.Click Next. (10) 14.Click “Yes” to restart 13.Click Finish your system. (12) (11)
  • Page 112 7ZXR Motherboard B. FastTrak Utility 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. 2.Click “FastTrak Utilities Installation”. 1.Click “Promise PCI Device..”. 3.Click “Next”...
  • Page 113 Appendix 6.Click “Next” 7.Click “Next” 9.Click “Next” 8.Click “Next” (10) 10.Click “Next” 11.Click “Finish” to restart. (11) (12)
  • Page 114 7ZXR Motherboard C. 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. 2. Please refer “Driver Information” to setup your system.
  • Page 115 Appendix Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Program to flash BIOS. Click “Tool” . Click “@BIOS Writer v1.05” Click “ ” . Click Here. Methods and steps : I.
  • Page 116 7ZXR Motherboard II. Update BIOS through Internet : Do not click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" c. Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 6OXM7E.F1).
  • Page 117 Appendix Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode. Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD) , your motherboard name and PCB version on the motherboard. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “ format a:/s ” in command mode.
  • Page 118 7ZXR Motherboard Appendix E: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Audio Communication Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access...
  • Page 119 Appendix 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...

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