Gigabyte 6VX7-4X User Manual
Gigabyte 6VX7-4X User Manual

Gigabyte 6VX7-4X 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 declare s that the product
Product Name:
Mother Board
Model Number:
GA - 6VX7-4X
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
E r i c L u
Signature:
Date:
Feb. 9, 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 interference in
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
This
equipment
and
can
radiate
radio

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  • Page 1 Model Number: GA - 6VX7-4X 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 Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information: harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-6VX7-4X is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive...
  • Page 3 6VX7-4X Socket 370 Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Socket 370 Processor Motherboard REV. 5.0 First Edition R-50-01-010111...
  • Page 5 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: Manual revision information 1) Revision History Product item list 2) Item Checklist Product information & specification 3) Features Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4) Hardware Setup Product performance &...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist Summary of Features 6VX7-4X Motherboard Layout Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition Performance List P.34 Block Diagram P.35 Suspend to RAM Installation P.36 Four Speaker & SPDIF P.42 Memory Installation P.48...
  • Page 8: Revision History

    Revision Revision Note Date Initial release of the 6VX7-4X motherboard user’s manual. Jan.2001 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 6VX7-4X motherboard þ Cable for IDE / floppy device þ Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility þ 6VX7-4X user’s manual þ...
  • Page 10: Summary Of Features

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Summary Of Features 30.4 cm x 20.3 cm ATX Size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Form Factor Ÿ Socket 370 processor Ÿ Intel Pentium !!! 100/133MHz FSB, FC-PGA Intel Celeron 66MHz FSB, FC-PGA VIA Cyrix III 100MHz FSB, CPGA...
  • Page 11 Summary of Features Hardware Monitor CPU / System fan revolution detect Ÿ CPU / System temperature detect Ÿ System voltage detect Ÿ CPU overheat shutdown detect Ÿ PS/2 Connector PS/2 keyboard interface and PS/2 mouse interface Ÿ BIOS Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM Ÿ...
  • Page 12: 6Vx7-4X Motherboard Layout

    6VX7-4X Motherboard 6VX7-4X Motherboard Layout JP30 PS/2 JP16 USB1 LED1 JP19 PGA 370 JP15 VT82C694X 6VX7-4X JP18 BAT1 JP23 PCI1 USB2 PCI2 Creative CT5880 VT82C686B PCI3 PCI4 JP20 BIOS PCI5 JP22 JP24...
  • Page 13: Page Index For Cpu Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel And Jumper Definition

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Layout Page Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition CPU Speed Setup Connectors P.17 Game & Audio Port P.17 COM A / COM B / LPT Port P.17 USB1 Connector P.18 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector P.18...
  • Page 14: Cpu Speed Setup

    6VX7-4X Motherboard CPU Speed Setup The system bus speed is selectable at 66,100,133MHz and Auto. The user can select the system bus speed (SW1) and change the DIP switch (SW2) selection to set up the CPU speed for 500MHz – 1GHz and above processor.
  • Page 15 CPU Speed Setup F For Auto Jumper setting: « Note: 1. If you use 66, 100, 133 MHz CPU, we recommend you to set up your system speed to “Auto” value. 2. We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to 75,83,112, 124, 140,150 MHz because these frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and most of the peripherals.
  • Page 16 6VX7-4X Motherboard Celeron 566 / 66 MHz FSB Celeron 600 / 66 MHz FSB Celeron 633 / 66 MHz FSB...
  • Page 17 CPU Speed Setup Celeron 667 / 66 MHz FSB Celeron 700 / 66 MHz FSB Cyrix III 550 / 100 MHz FSB (Optional) ®...
  • Page 18 6VX7-4X Motherboard Cyrix III 600 / 100 MHz FSB (Optional) ® Pentium !!! 500 / 100MHz FSB ® !!! 550 / 100MHz FSB 10. Pentium ®...
  • Page 19 CPU Speed Setup !!! 600 / 100MHz FSB 11. Pentium ® 12. Pentium !!! 650 / 100MHz FSB ® 13. Pentium !!! 700 / 100MHz FSB ®...
  • Page 20 6VX7-4X Motherboard ® 14. Pentium !!! 750 / 100MHz FSB ® 15. Pentium !!! 800 / 100MHz FSB ® 16. Pentium !!! 850 / 100MHz FSB...
  • Page 21 CPU Speed Setup ® 17. Pentium !!! 533 / 133MHz FSB ® 18. Pentium !!! 600 / 133MHz FSB ® 19. Pentium !!! 667 / 133MHz FSB...
  • Page 22 6VX7-4X Motherboard ® 20. Pentium !!! 733 / 133MHz FSB ® 21. Pentium !!! 800 / 133MHz FSB ® 22. Pentium !!! 866 / 133MHz FSB...
  • Page 23 CPU Speed Setup ® 23. Pentium !!! 933 / 133MHz FSB ® 24. Pentium !!! 1GHz / 133MHz FSB...
  • Page 24: Connectors

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Connectors Game & Audio Port Game Port MIC In Line Out 1 Line In / Line Out 2 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 25: Usb1 Connector

    Connectors USB 1 Connector Pin No. Definition USB V0 USB D0- USB D0+ USB V1 USB D1- USB D1+ 5 6 7 8 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard Pin No. Definition Data VCC(+5V) Clock...
  • Page 26: Jp16: Cpu Fan

    6VX7-4X Motherboard JP16: CPU Fan Pin No. Definition +12V SENSE JP15: Power Fan Pin No. Definition +12V...
  • Page 27: Jp2: System Fan

    Connectors JP2: System Fan Pin No. Definition +12V SENSE 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)
  • Page 28: Usb 2 Connector

    6VX7-4X Motherboard USB 2 Connector Pin No. Definition USB D0- USB D0+ USB D1- USB D1+ IR Connector PIN No. Definition VCC(+5V) IR data input IR data output...
  • Page 29: Floppy Port

    Connectors Floppy Port Red Line IDE1 (Primary), IDE2(Secondary) Port Red Line IDE 1 IDE 2...
  • Page 30: J3 (Ring Power On)

    6VX7-4X Motherboard J3: Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up) Pin No. Definition Signal J1: Wake On LAN Pin No. Definition +5V SB Signal...
  • Page 31: J7 (Tel)

    Connectors J7: TEL: The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector Pin No. Definition Signal-In Signal-Out J5: AUX_IN Pin No. Definition AUX-L AUX-R...
  • Page 32: J8: Cd Audio Line In

    6VX7-4X Motherboard J8: CD Audio Line In Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R JP5: STR LED Connector & LED1: DIMM LED STR LED Connector External DIMM LED...
  • Page 33: Front Usb Port (Optional)

    Connectors Front USB Port (Optional) Pin No. Definition 1,4,5,10 3,7,9 USBP0+ USBP0- J11: SM BUS Pin No. Definition SMB CLK SMB DATA...
  • Page 34: Panel And Jumper Definition

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Panel And Jumper Definition J2: For 2x11 Pins Jumper 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(+)
  • Page 35: Jp1: Clear Cmos Function

    Panel and Jumper Definition JP1: Clear CMOS Function Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Normal (Default) 2-3 close Clear CMOS JP7/JP8/JP18: Onboard AC97 & AMR (Primary or Secondary) Select (AMRà Audio Modem Riser) JP18 Jumper JP18 Function Only AC97 Open Close Close Only AMR Open...
  • Page 36: Jp11: Str Enable

    6VX7-4X Motherboard JP11: STR Enable Pin No. Definition Open STR Disabled (Default) Close STR Enabled JP20: Onboard Sound Function Selection (Optional) Pin No. Definition Enabled Onboard Sound 1-2 close (Default) 2-3 close Disabled Onboard Sound...
  • Page 37: Jp24 (Normal/Recovery) [Optional]

    Panel and Jumper Definition JP24: Normal/ Recovery mode (Optional) Pin No. Definition Open Normal Close Recovery JP19: Cyrix CPU Turbo Function (Optional) Pin No. Definition Open Normal Close Turbo...
  • Page 38: Jp9: Usb Device Wake Up Selection

    6VX7-4X Motherboard JP9: USB Device Wake up Selection Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Normal (Default) Enabled USB Device 2-3 close Wake up (If you want to use “USB KB Wakeup from S3~S5” function, you have to set the BIOS setting “USB KB Wakeup from S3~S5”...
  • Page 39: Jp30 (Over Voltage Cpu Speed Up) [Optional]

    Panel and Jumper Definition JP22: BIOS Flash ROM Write Protect Pin No. Definition Close BIOS Write Disabled BIOS Write Enabled Open (Default) M Please set Jumper JP22 to “Open” to enabled BIOS write function when you update new BIOS or new device. JP30: Over Voltage CPU Speed Up (Magic Booster) (Optional) (When JP30 set “7-8 Close”, CPU Voltage is rising 10%) Pin No.
  • Page 40: J12: Front Panel Jumper (Optional)

    6VX7-4X Motherboard J12: Front Panel Jumper (Optional) Pin No. Definition HD LED+ GN LED+ HD LED- PWR LED+ RESET SW Soft ON/OFF 10,12 Green SW IR RX IRTX IR Power BAT1: Battery CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
  • Page 41: Performance List

    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.) Intel Socket 370 Processor DRAM...
  • Page 42: Block Diagram

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Block Diagram 14.318MHz AGP 2X/4X PGA 370 CPU 3.3V DIMM DIMM Sockets Host Bus AGP Bus VT82C694X Ultra DMA 33/ATA66 ICS 9248DF-39 ATA 100 IDE Ports 33 MHz PCI Bus 33 MHz ISA Bus 24MHz 48MHz IDE Bus 14.318MHz...
  • Page 43: Suspend To Ram Installation

    Suspend to RAM Installation 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 44 6VX7-4X Motherboard Step 2: (If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP11 Closed.) Pin No. Definition Open STR Disabled (Default) Close STR Enabled Step 3: Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup.
  • Page 45 Suspend to RAM Installation 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” Choose the “Stand by”...
  • Page 46 6VX7-4X 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 47 Suspend to RAM Installation 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 48 6VX7-4X Motherboard 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 49: Four Speaker & Spdif

    Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction 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 50 6VX7-4X Motherboard c. Select “Four speaker” item. Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure: a. Go to “Control Panel” Double click “Sounds and Multimedia”.
  • Page 51 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction b. Select “Audio” Page, and click “Advanced” button. Click ”Advanced”. 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.
  • Page 52: Spdif Introduction

    6VX7-4X 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.
  • Page 53 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 54 6VX7-4X 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...
  • Page 55: Memory Installation

    Memory Installation 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 56: Page Index For Bios Setup

    6VX7-4X Motherboard $ Page Index for BIOS Setup Page The Main Menu P.51 Standard CMOS Setup P.53 BIOS Features Setup P.56 Chipset Features Setup P.58 Power Management Setup P.61 PNP/ PCI Configuration P.64 Load BIOS Defaults P.66 Load Setup Defaults P.67...
  • Page 57: Entering Setup

    BIOS Setup BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 58: Getting Help

    6VX7-4X 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: User Password

    BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. Load BIOS Defaults Bios Defaults indicates the value of the system parameter which the system would be in the safe configuration.
  • Page 60: Standard Cmos Setup

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Features Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each category includes no, 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 you want in each item.
  • Page 61 BIOS Setup 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 types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.
  • Page 62: Boot Sector Virus Protection

    6VX7-4X 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 Setup BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES CMOS 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 :Disabled Password Check...
  • Page 64: Password Check

    6VX7-4X Motherboard 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 65: Chipset Features Setup

    BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP –CHIPSET FEATURE CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved *** DRAM Timing *** Top Performance :Disabled SDRAM Timing by SPD :Disabled SDRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Frequency :Auto C2P Concurrency & Master :Enabled DRAM Integrity Mode :Disabled...
  • Page 66 6VX7-4X Motherboard C2P Concurrency & Master Enabled Enabled C2P Concurrency & Master. (Default Value) Disabled Disabled C2P Concurrency & Master. DRAM Integrity Mode For 72 bit ECC type DIMM Modle. Disabled Normal Setting. (Default Value) AGP Mode Set AGP Mode is 4X. (Default Value) Set AGP Mode is 1X.
  • Page 67 BIOS Setup South Bridge Subsystem ID Disabled Disable it if you have to install VIA 4 in 1 SP4.22 or before. (Default Value) Enabled Enable south bridge subsystem ID function. USB Controller USB Port 0&1 USB Controller for USB Port 0&1. USB Port 2&3 USB Controller for USB Port 2&3.
  • Page 68 6VX7-4X Motherboard Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP –POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Sleep Type :S1/POS PME Event Wake up :Enabled USB KB Wakeup From S3~S5 :Disabled RTC Alarm Power On :Disabled...
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup Suspend Time Out (Minute.) Disabled Disabled Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value) Enabled Suspend Time Out after 1min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 2min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 4min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 8min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 10min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 20min.
  • Page 70 6VX7-4X Motherboard MODEM Use IRQ Set MODEM Use IRQ to NA. Set MODEM Use IRQ to 3. Set MODEM Use IRQ to 4. (Default Value) Set MODEM Use IRQ to 5. Set MODEM Use IRQ to 7. Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On/Wake On Lan.
  • Page 71: Reset Configuration Data

    BIOS Setup PnP/PCI Configurations AMIBIOS SETUP –PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S Reset Configuration Data VGA Boot From :AGP PCI VGA Palette Snoop :Disabled DMA Channel 0 :PnP DMA Channel 1 :PnP DMA Channel 3...
  • Page 72 6VX7-4X Motherboard DMA Channel (0,1,3,5,6,7) The resource is used by PnP device. ISA / EISA The resource is used by ISA / EISA device (PCI or ISA). IRQ (3,4,5,7, 9,10,11,14,15) PCI/PnP The resource is used by PCI/PnP device. ISA / EISA...
  • Page 73: Power Management Setup

    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 SETU P HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)? N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION...
  • Page 74: Load Setup Defaults

    6VX7-4X 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...
  • Page 75: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP –INTEGRATED PERIPHERAL ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE :Both Game Port(200h-207h) :Enabled OnBoard FDC :Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 :Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 :Auto Serial Port 2 Mode :Normal Duplex Mode :N/A...
  • Page 76: Onboard Ide

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Parallel Port Mode Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value) Normal Normal Operation. Parallel Port DMA Auto Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel. (Default Value) Set Parallel Port DMA is 3.
  • Page 77 BIOS Setup Sound Blaster Enabled Enabled Sound Blaster. Disabled Disabled Sound Blaster. (Default Value) SB I/O Base Address SB I/O Base Address 220h-22Fh is 220h-22Fh. (Default Value) SB I/O Base Address 280h-28Fh is 280h-28Fh. SB I/O Base Address 260h-26Fh is 260h-26Fh. SB I/O Base Address 240h-24Fh is 240h-24Fh.
  • Page 78: Hardware Monitor

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Hardware Monitor AMIBIOS SETUP –HARDWARE MONITOR ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Shut Down Temp. :Disabled Current CPU Temp. :36 C/96 F Current System Temp. :28 C/82 F Case Status :Closed Current CPU Fan Speed...
  • Page 79 BIOS Setup Current CPU Temp. ( C / F) Detect CPU Temperature automatically. Current System Temp. ( C / F) Detect System Temperature automatically. Case Status If the case is closed, “Case Status” will show “Closed”. If the case have been opened, “Case Opened” will show “Open”. Current CPU Fan Speed Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically .
  • Page 80: Hardware Monitor Setup

    6VX7-4X 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...
  • Page 81: 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 Feb 17, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master :Auto...
  • Page 82: Save To Cmos And Exit

    6VX7-4X 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...
  • Page 83: 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 Quit without saving (Y/N) ? N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION...
  • Page 84: Appendix

    6VX7-4X Motherboard Appendix Appendix A : VIA 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.
  • Page 85 Appendix 7.Click “Nex t”. 6.Click “Next”. 8.Click “Next”. (10) 9.Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 86 6VX7-4X Motherboard Appendix B: 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. Audio 2.Click “OK”.
  • Page 87 Appendix 7.Click here. 8.Click”Next” 9.Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 88 6VX7-4X Motherboard Appendix C: VIA Sound Driver (Optional) A. 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.
  • Page 89 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 “ü” . Click Here. Methods and steps : I.
  • Page 90 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 91 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.
  • Page 92 6VX7-4X Motherboard Appendix E: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communication Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM...
  • Page 93 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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