GA-8IEX ( ) Rev.1201
BIOS...3 (For Example BIOS Verson:F5)...4 CMOS...6 BIOS...9... 11... 17 PCI... 20... 21 /... 23... 25... 26 Fail-Safe... 27 Optimized... 28 (Supervisor)/ (User)... 29 SETUP... 30 SETUP... 31... 32 BIOS... 33 Easy Tune TM 4... 54 @ BIOS TM... 55 Four Speaker & SPDIF... 56... 63... 78 /... 80 GA-8IEX - 2 -
BIOS Award BIOS CMOS SETUP CMOS SETUP CMOS SRAM CMOS SRAM BIOS POSTPower On Self Test Del Award BIOS CMOS SETUP BIOS BIOS Ctrl+F1 Enter Esc Page Up SETUP Page Down F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 ( ) Fail-Safe ( ) Optimized ( ) Dual BIOS/Q-Flash CMOS SETUP - 3 -
SETU P SETUP F 1 BIOS CM OS SETUP <Esc> (For Example BIOS Verson:F5) CM OS SETUP,, Enter CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3:Change Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Tim e, Date, Hard Disk Type... 1: Standard CMOS Features ( CMOS ) Advanced BIOS features ( BIOS ) BIOS... GA-8IEX - 4 -
Integrated peripherals ( ) COM Port IRQ LPT Port SPPEPPECP IDE PIO Mode.. Power management setup ( ) CPU GREEN PnP/PCI configuration ( PCI ) ISAPnP PCI PC Health Status ( ), Frequency/Voltage Control ( / ) CPU Top Performance ( ) "Top Performance" "Enabled" Select Language ( ) Load Fail-Safe defaults ( Fail-Safe ) BIOSCMOS Load Optimized defaults ( Optimized ) OptimizedCMOS Set Supervisor password ( ) SETUP CMOS Set User password ( ) PC BIOS Save & exit setup ( ) SETUP BIOS F10 Exit without save ( SETUP ) <ESC> - 5 -
CMOS CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Feb 21 2002 Item Help Time (hh:mm :ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level IDE Primary Master [Press Enter None] C hange the day, month, IDE Primary Slave [Press Enter None] year IDE Secondary Master [Press Enter None] <Week> IDE Secondary Slave [Press Enter None] Sun. to Sat. Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 ] <Month> Drive B [None] Jan. to Dec. Floppy 3 Mode Support [Disabled] <Day> 2: CMOS Date(mm:dd:yy) ( ) // // (mm) (dd) (yy). 112. 128/29/30/31. 19992098. 1 to 31(or maximun allow ed Halt On [All, But Keyboard] in the month.) Base Mem ory 640K <y ear> Extended Mem ory 130048K 1999 to 2098 Total Mem ory 131072K : M ove Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F3:Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults GA-8IEX - 6 -
Time(hh:mm:ss) ( ) 24 13 : 00 : 00 RTC IDE Primary Master (Slave) / IDE Secondary Master (Slave) ( / ) IDE 1 IDE 2 CMOS 1 User TYPE CYLSHEADSSECTORS MODE 2 AUTO TYPE MODE AUTO BIOSPOST IDE CYLS. HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS Number of cylinders( ). Number of heads( ). Write precomp. Landing zone. Number of sectors( ). "NONE" <Enter> Drive A / Drive B ( A:/ B: ) None. 360K, 5.25. 5.25 360KB. 1.2M, 5.25. 5.25 1.2MB. 720K, 3.5. 3 720KB. 1.44M, 3.5. 3 1.44MB. 2.88M, 3.5. 3 2.88MB. - 7 -
Floppy 3 Mode Support ( 3 Mode ) Disabled Drive A Drive B Both 3 Mode. A: 3 Mode. B: 3 Mode. A:B: 3 Mode. Halt on( ) POST NO Errors All Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key Memory( ) BIOSPOST(Power On Self Test) STANDARD CMOS SETUP Base Memory PC 640KB MS-DOS Extended Memory BaseOther Memory Module GA-8IEX - 8 -
BIOS CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features RAID / SCSI Boot Order [RAID,SCSI] Item Help First Boot Device [Floppy] Menu Level Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek DRAM Data Integrity Mode Init Display First [HDD-0] [CDROM] [Disabled] Non-ECC [AGP] : M ove Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F3:Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults 3: BIOS RAID / SCSI Boot Order ( RAID/SCSI )** RAID/SCSI RAID,SCSI SCSI,RAID RAID. SCSI. First / Second / Third Boot device ( // ) Floppy LS120 HDD-0~3 SCSI CDROM. LS120.. SCSI.. ** GA-8IEXP - 9 -
LAN USB-CDROM USB-ZIP USB-FDD USB-HDD ZIP Disabled. USB-CDROM. USB-ZIP. USB-FDD. USB-HDD. ZIP.. Boot Up Floppy Seek PC POST FLOPPY SEEK Enabled Disabled FloppySeek.( ) FloppySeek. DRAM Data Integrity Mode Memory moduleu ECC, ECC. ECC Non-ECC DRAM Data Integrity Mode by ECC. DRAM Data Integrity Mode by Non-ECC. ( ) Init Display First ( ) AGP PCI,. AGP PCI Slot AGP. PCI.( ) GA-8IEX - 10 -
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled] Item Help On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] Menu Level IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] USB Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB M ouse Support [Disabled] Onboard H/W 1394** [Enabled] Onboard H/W Sound [Enabled] Onboard ATA/RAID Device** [Enabled] RAID Controller Function** [ATA/RAID] Onboard LAN Controller [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] UART Mode Select [Normal] UR2 Duplex M ode Half Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Parallel Port Mode [SPP] ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Gam e Port Address [201] Mdi Port Address [330] Midi Port IRQ [10] CIR Port Address [Disabled] CIR Port IRQ 11 Smart Card Interface** [Enabled] MS/SD Interface** [M emory Stick] : M ove Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F3:Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals ** GA-8IEXP - 11 -
On-Chip Primary IDE ( channelpci IDE ) Enabled Disabled channelide ( ) On-Chip Secondary IDE ( channelide ) Secondary IDE Enabled Disabled channelpci IDE ( ) IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto ATA66/100 ATA33 ( ) IDE1 ATA66/100 ( IDE ATA66/100 ) IDE1 ATA33 ( IDE ATA33 ) IDE2 Conductor Cable Auto ATA66/100 ATA33 ( ) IDE2 ATA66/100 ( IDE ATA66/100 ) IDE2 ATA33 ( IDE ATA33 ) USB Controller Enabled Disabled USB Controller( ) USB Controller USB Keyboard Support ( USB ) Enabled Disabled USB ( USB Device USB Enabled) USB ( ) GA-8IEX - 12 -
USB Mouse Support ( USB ) Enabled Disabled Onboard H/W 1394** Enabled Disabled USB ( USB Device USB Enabled) USB ( ) IEEE 1394 ( ) Onboard H/W Sound Enabled Disabled ( ) Onboard ATA/RAID Device** HDD IDE3/4, 'MBUltra133 BIOS is not installed becasue there are no drives attached' will come out.'. Enabled Disabled ATA/RAID ( ) RAID Controller Function** ATA/RAID. ATA RAID ATA( ) RAID Onboard LAN Contrller ( LAN) Enabled Disabled onboard H/W LAN ( ) onboard H/W LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM Enabled Disabled onboard LAN ( ) ** GA-8IEXP - 13 -
Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled BIOS 1COM 1 3F8 ( ) 1COM 2 2F8 1COM 3 3E8 1COM 4 2E8 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Disabled BIOS 2COM 1 3F8 2COM 2 2F8 ( ) 2COM 3 3E8 2COM 4 2E8 2 UART Mode Select ASKIR IrDA SCR Normal I/O ASKIR I/O IrDA I/O SCR I/O ( ) UR2 Duplex Mode Half Full IR ( ) IR Onboard Parallel port ( ) 378/IRQ7 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 Disabled 378/IRQ7( ) 278/IRQ5 3BC/IRQ7 GA-8IEX - 14 -
Parallel Mode ( ) SPP EPP ECP ECP+EPP ( ) EPPEnhanced Parallel Port ECPExtended Capabilities Port EPPECP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 1 ECP Mode use DMA 3( ) ECP Mode use DMA 1 Game Port Address 201 209 Disabled Game Port Address 201( ) Game Port Address209 Midi Port Address 300 330 Disabled Midi Port Address 300 Midi Port Address330( ) Midi Port IRQ 5 10 Midi Port IRQ 5 Midi Port IRQ10( ) CIR Port Address Disabled 300 320 CIR Port ( ). CIR Port 300. CIR Port 320. CIR Port IRQ 5 11 5 CIR Port IRQ. 11 CIR Port IRQ( ). - 15 -
Smart Card Interface** Enabled Disabled MS/SD Interface** Disabled Secure Digital Memory Stick Smart card interface.( ).( ).( ) MS/SD Interface Secure Digital. MS/SD Interface Memory Stick. ** GA-8IEXP GA-8IEX - 16 -
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] Item Help Soft-Off by PWR-BTTN [Instant-off] Menu Level PM E Event Wake Up [Enabled] ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan [Enabled] Resume by Alarm [Disabled] Date(of Month) Alarm Everyday Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm 0 : 0 : 0 Power On By M ouse [Disabled] Power On By Keyboard [Disabled] KB Power On Password Enter AC Back Function [Soft-Off] : M ove Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F3:Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults 6: - 17 -
ACPI Suspend Type S1(Power On Suspend) S3(Suspend to RAM) ACPI Suspend type S1 ( ). ACPI Suspend type S3. Soft-off by PWR_BTTN ( ) Instant-off Delay 4 Sec. Soft-off ( ) Soft-off 4 PME Event Wake Up ( ) +5VSB 1 Disabled Enabled ( ) ModemRingOn/WakeOnLan ( / ) WOL, "ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN "PME Event Wake up", / Wake on LAN., "PME Event Wake up, / Wake on LAN. Disabled Enabled / / ( ) Resume by Alarm ( ) Enabled Disabled Enabled ( ) : Date ( of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) Power On By Mouse ( ) Mouse Click Disabled PS/2 ( ) GA-8IEX - 18 -
Power On By Keyboard ( ) Password Disabled Keyboard 98 1-5 ( ) Windows 98 power KB Power ON Password ( ) Enter 1-5 Enter AC Back Function, Memory Full-On - 19 -
P C I CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help PCI2 /PCI6 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level PCI3 IRQ Assignm ent PCI4 IRQ Assignm ent [Auto] [Auto] : M ove Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F3:Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults 7: PCI PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 IRQ PCI 1/PCI5. ( ) Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI1/PCI5. PCI2/PCI6 IRQ Assignment Auto 3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 IRQ PCI 2/PCI6. ( ) Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI2/PCI6. PCI3 IRQ Assignment Auto IRQ PCI 3. ( ) 3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 3. PCI4 IRQ Assignment Auto IRQ PCI 4. ( ) 3,4,5,7,9.,10,11,12,14,15 Set 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,15 to PCI 4. GA-8IEX - 20 -
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Case Opened No VCORE 1.746V Item Help VCC18 1.792V +3.3V 3.296V Menu Level + 5V 5.080 V +12V 11.904V Current CPU Temperature 39 C Current CPU FAN Speed 4821 RPM Current POWER FAN speed 0 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN speed 0 RPM CPU Warning Temperature [Disabled] CPU FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] POWER FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning [Disabled] : M ove Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F3:Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults 8: Reset Case Open Status Case Opened Case Opened, " Case Opened" "No"., " Case Opened" "Yes". "Case Opened","Reset Case Open Status" "Enable" Current Voltage (v) VCORE / VCC18 / +3.3V/+5V /+12V. - 21 -
Current CPU Temperature CPU. CPU FAN / System FAN / Power FAN Speed (RPM). CPU Warning Temperature 60 o C / 140 o F 70 o C / 158 o F 80 o C / 176 o F 90 o C / 194 o F Disabled CPU 60 o C / 140 o F. CPU 70 o C / 158 o F. CPU 80 o C / 176 o F. CPU 90 o C / 194 o F..( ) Fan Fail Alarm (CPU/ Power/System ) Enabled Disabled CPU / Power / System. CPU / Power / System. ( ) GA-8IEX - 22 -
/ CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [ 15X] Item Help CPU Host Clock Control [Disable] Menu Level CPU Host Frequency(M Hz) 100 Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency 33/66 Host/DRAM Clock ratio [Auto] Memory Frequency(MHz) 266 PCI/AGP Frequency(M Hz) 33/66 DIMM OverVoltage Control AGP OverVoltage Control CPU Voltage Control [Normal] [Normal] [Normal] Normal CPU Vcore 1.75V : M ove Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F3:Language F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults 9: / "CPU Host Clock Control" Enabled CPU Clock Ratio X10 ~ X 24 CPU. CPU Host Clock Control Disable CPU Host Clock.( ) Enable CPU Host Clock. CPU Host Frequency 100MHz ~ 350MHz CPU Host Clock 100MHz 350MHz.. - 23 -
Fixed PCI/AGP Frequency PCI/AGP( CPU ). Host/DRAM Clock Ratio 2.0 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.0. 2.66 Memory Frequency = Host clock X 2.66. Auto DRAM SPD. ( ) Memory Frequency (Mhz) CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) PCI/AGP Frequency (Mhz) CPU Host Frequency(Mhz)PCI/AGP Divider DIMM Over Voltage Control (DIMM ) Normal +0.1V~+0.3V DIMM 3.3V.( ) DIMM 3.4V~3.6V. AGP Over Voltage Control (AGP ) Normal +0.1V~+0.3V AGP 1.5V.( ) AGP 1.6V~1.8V. CPU Over Voltage Control (CPU )* Normal 1.100V~1.825V CPU.( ) CPU 1.100V~1.850V. Normal CPU Vcore 1.750V GA-8IEX - 24 -
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Disabled...[ ] PnP/PCI Configurations Enabled...[ ] PC Health Status Frequency/Voltage Control Load Top Performance Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Top Performance Exit Without Saving : Move ENTER: Accept ESC:Quit F3:Change Language ESC: Abort F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup 9: Top Performance ( ) "Top Performance" "Enabled" Disabled Enabled ( ) - 25 -
CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP/PCI Configurations u Set User Password PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving Top Performance ESC:Quit F3:Change Language F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup 10: Select Language :,,,,,,. GA-8IEX - 26 -
Fail-Safe Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Defaults? (Y/N)?N PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash Load Fail-Safe Defaults Exit Without Saving F3:Change Language F10:Save & Exit Setup 11: Fail-Safe Y Enter BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe Defaults - 27 -
Optimized CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?Y Exit Without Saving Top Performance ESC:Quit F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash F3:Change Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults 12: Optimized Y Enter Load Optimized Defaults CMOS GA-8IEX - 28 -
(Supervisor)/ (User) CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Figure 11: Load Enter Fail-Safe Password: Defaults Frequency/Voltage Control Top Performance ESC:Quit F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash Select Language Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving F3:Change Language F10:Save & Exit Setup Change/Set/Disable Password 13: (Supervisor)/ (User) 8 EnterBIOS Enter BIOS PASSWORD DISABLED SUPERVISOR Supervisor Advanced BIOS Features Security op tion SETUP CMOS Supervisor USER User Advanced BIOS Features Security option SYSTEM UserSupervisor CMOS SETUP USER Password BIOS Supervisor CMOS SETUP - 29 -
SE TU P CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Save Control to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Exit YWithout Saving Top Performance ESC:Quit F3:Change Language F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS 14: SETUP Y Enter RTC CMOS Setup Utility NEsc GA-8IEX - 30 -
S ET UP CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving Top Performance ESC:Quit F3:Change Language F8:Dual BIOS /Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup Abandon all Data 15: SETUP Y Enter Setup Utility NEsc - 31 -
CPUCLK6 (100/133M Hz) Pentium 4 CPU AGPCLK (66MHz) 6 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AGP 4X RJ45 82562ET Creative CT5880 Game Port AC97 Link AC97 CODEC Intel 82845E Intel ICH 4 6 USB Ports System Bus 100M Hz 100/133 MHz HCLK6 (100MHz) MCHCLK (100/133MHz) 66 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz VT6306** LPC BUS ATA33/66/100 IDE Channels (1394) PDC20276 (RAID133) ITE8712 24 MHz 33 MHz W83L518D DDR RAM 3 IEEE1394** IDE3 IDE4 Game Port Floppy LPT Port PS/2 KB/Mouse COM Ports MIC LINE-IN LINE-OUT M S** SD** SC PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz 33 MHz CLK GEN HCLK6 (100MHz) CPUCLK6 (100/133M Hz) AGPCLK (66MHz) MCHCLK (100/133mHz) ICH3V66 (66MHz) ** For GA-8IEXP Only. GA-8IEX - 32 -
BIOS Revision History BIOS : GA-7VTX Flash841BIOS DOS BIOS Flash BIOS () (1) Winzip pkunzipwinzip : http://shareware.cnet.com () DOS ( Windows 98 ) Windows ME/2000 DOS (1) ( " ") " " "3.5 (A)" - 33 -
(2) " ( )" " "" " " (3) " " - 34 -
() BIOSBIOS (1) (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/chinese-web/index.html) " " (2) " BIOS & Driver" - 35 -
(3) GA-7VTX BIOS (4) ( F4) " " " - 36 -
(5) "Extract" (6) () A "Extract" - 37 -
() (1) ( ) A "DEL" BIOS Setup American Release:09/16/99 Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend 7VTX F1 Check System Health OK AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-900MHz Checking NVRAM... 262144KB Wait... Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune ( C ) American Megatrends Inc., 63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F (2) BIOS FEATUERS SETUP AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC: Quit : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit Tim e, Date, Hard Disk Type - 38 -
(3) "Enter" "BIOS FEATUERS SETUP" "1st Boot Device" "Page Up" "Page Down" "Floppy" 1st Boot Device AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved : Floppy 2nd Boot Device : IDE-0 3rd Boot Device : CDROM S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks : Disabled BootUp Num-Lock : On ESC: Quit : Select Item Floppy Drive Seek : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify Password Check : Setup F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults (4) "ESC" "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" "Enter" "Y" "Enter" AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & M ISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP / PCI CONFIGURATIONSave to CMOS and EXIT IDE HDD (Y/N)? AUTO Y DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC: Quit : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit Save Data to CM OS & Exit SETUP - 39 -
() BIOS (1) A:\> dir/w "Enter" A:\> "BIOS ""BIOS " "Flash8417VTX.F4" "Enter" Starting Windows 98 Microsoft(R) Windows98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999 A:\> dir/w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D Directory of A:\ COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.EXE 3 file(s) 838,954 bytes 0 dir(s) 324,608 bytes free A:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4 (2) [Enter] Load [Drive:\Path\Filename] [Enter] - 40 -
(3) BIOS [Enter] [Esc] BIOS Are you sure to flash the BIOS? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? (4) BIOS [ESC] EXIT? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? - 41 -
() BIOS BIOS (1) BIOS American Release:09/16/99 Megatrends AMIBIOS (C) 1999 American Megatrend 7VTX F4 Check System Health OK AMD-Athlon(tm)Processor-900MHz Checking NVRAM... 262144KB Wait... Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility. Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune ( C ) American Megatrends Inc., 63-0001-001199-00101111-071595-VIA_K7-GA7VTX1-F (2) <DEL> BIOS "LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS" "Enter" "Y""Enter" STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & M ISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP / PCI CONFIGURATIONLoad Setup Defaults? IDE (Y/N)?N HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC: Quit : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit Load Setup Defaults - 42 -
(3) "SAVE& EXIT SETUP" "Enter" "Y" "Enter" STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & M ISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP / PCI CONFIGURATIONSave to CMOS and EXIT IDE HDD (Y/N)? AUTO Y DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC: Quit : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit Save Data to CM OS & Exit SETUP (4) BIOS - 43 -
: Dual BIOS A. BIOS (Dual BIOS)? BIOS " BIOS(Main BIOS)"" (Backup BIOS)" BIOS BIOS BIOS B. BIOS Q-Flash a. BIOS POSTPower On Self Test Del Award BIOSCMOS SETUP <F8> Flash Utility CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2002 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Select Language Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults Power Management Setup Set Supervisor Password PnP/PCI Configurations Set User Password Enter Dual BIOS/Q-Flash Utility (Y/N)? Y PC Health Status Save & Exit Setup Frequency/Voltage Control Exit Without Saving Top Perform ance ESC:Quit F3: Select Language F8: Dual BIOS/Q-Flash F10:Save & Exit Setup Tim e, Date, Hard Disk Type... - 44 -
b. Dual BIOS Flash ROM Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Utility V845.4MF3 (C) 2001, GIGA-BYTE Technology Co., LTD. Wide Range Protection :Disabled Halt On BIOS Defects :Disabled Auto Recovery :Enabled Boot From :Main BIOS BIOS Recovery :Main to Backup F3: Load Default F5:Start BIOS Recovery F7: Save And Restart F9:Exit Without Saving F8: Update BIOS from disk F10:Recovery from Disk Use <Space> key to toggle setup c. Dual BIOS Wide Range Protection: Disabled( ), Enabled 1 BIOS, Failure ( :Update ESCD Failure, Checksum ErrorReset), Wide Range Protection Enabled, BIOS 2: ( :SCSI, ROM BIOS, BIOS,, ROM BIOS, BIOS, BIOS GA-8IEX - 45 -
Halt On BIOS Defects : Disabled( ), Enabled Halt On BIOS Defects Enabled,CHECKSUM ERROR MAIN BIOS IS WIDE RANGE PROTECTION ERROR, ;, : Auto Recovery :Disabled <or the other key to continue.> Auto Recovery :Enabled <or the other key to Auto Recover.> Auto Recovery : Enabled( ), Disabled BIOS BIOS Checksum Failure, BIOS Checksum FailureBIOS {BIOS Power Management Setup, ACPI Suspend Type Suspend to RAM, Auto Recovery Enabled} Boot From : Main BIOS( ), Backup BIOS 1: BIOS BIOS 2: BIOS BIOS,, BIOS Recovery : Main to Backup : BIOS Recovery :Main to Backup Main BIOS Backup BIOS Recovery :Backup to Main Backup BIOS Main, - 46 -
C. Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flash BIOS D. Q-Flash F3: Load Default F5: Start BIOS Recovery BIOS F7: Save and Restart F9: Exit Without Saving Dual BIOS & Q-Flash F8: Update Current Flash F10: Update another Flash BIOS BIOS ( BIOS ) Use <Space> Key to toggle setup ( ) GA-8IEX - 47 -
DualBIOS TM BIOS BIOS DualBIOS TM ( BIOS) BIOS BIOS B DualBIOS TM (BIOS) DualBIOS TM (BIOS), BIOS, - 48 -
I. DualBIOS TM? : DualBIOS TM, BIOS, " BIOS(Main BIOS)" " BIOS (Backup BIOS)" BIOS, BIOS BIOS BIOS, BIOS, BIOS II. DualBIOS TM? : BIOS,,BIOS,BIOS.. 1. BIOS, 2 BIOS :, 3. BIOS, 4. BIOS BIOS,, BIOS,, BIOS, BIOS GA-8IEX - 49 -
III. DualBIOS TM? : 1. DualBIOS TM, POST (Power On Self Test), ESCD Update, PnP 2. DualBIOS TM BIOS, BIOS BIOS Checksum, Dual BIOS,"Auto Recovery" BIOS BIOS, Dual BIOS TM BIOS 3. Dual BIOS TM, BIOS, BIOS BIOS, BIOS 4. Dual BIOS TM, BIOS BIOS, BIOS IV. DualBIOS TM? : 1., Dual BIOS TM, BIOS, BIOS, DualBIOS TM : > BIOS, BIOS, 1> "Auto Recovery", BIOS BIOS 2> BIOS, Dual BIOS, BIOS 2. BIOS,DualBIOS TM BIOS, BIOS, BIOS BIOSChecksum BIOS - 50 -
3., 2 BIOS, 4., Dual BIOS TM Dual BIOS TM, "Halt On When BIOS Defects", BIOS,,, "Halt On When BIOS Defects", Dual BIOS TM : BIOS, 22Mbit BIOS 24MbitBIOS GA-8IEX - 51 -
: BIOS OSWin9X @BIOS " Tools" 2."@BIOS Writer Utility v.1.08q" 1."Gigabyte Utilities" (1) (2) " " 3. @BIOS OK (3) (4) 1. I. Internet BIOS a. "Internet Update" b. "Update New BIOS" c. @BIOS d. e. BIOS - 52 -
II. Internet BIOS a. "Internet Update" b. "Update New BIOS" c. " "All Files (*.*)" d. BIOS (:8IEXP.F1) e. III. BIOS "Save Current BIOS" BIOS IV. Flash ROM "About this program" @BIOS Flash ROM 2. a. I () BIOS b. II BIOS c. I @BIOS BIOS BIOS II BIOS d. BIOS - 53 -
@ BIOS TM @BIOS TM BIOS EasyTune III TM DOS BIOSWindows @BIOS TM BIOS @BIOS TM BIOS @BIOS TM Internet BIOS Windows BIOS! @BIOS TM BIOS GA-8IEX - 54 -
Easy Tune TM 4 EasyTune 4 BIOS CPU Jumper PC EasyTune 4 Jumper BIOS Windows EasyTune 4 Easy Mode Advanced Mode Easy Auto Optimize EasyTune 4 CPU Advanced Mode AGP EasyTune 4 EasyTune 4 Windows EasyTune 4 EasyTune 4 EasyTune 4 1. 2. - 55 -
Revision & History SPDIF A.? Creative CT5880, "Four speaker",line in Line out. Line Out 1: Line Out SPDIF ( AC3 ). Line Out,, SPDIF Out. Line In: Line In. Creative Four Speaker, Line In Line Out 2, Line Out 1 Line In. B. Four Speaker? 1. Microsoft Windows 98 SE 1-1, Audio,, "Configuration 3D Audio". 1-2 Configuration 3D Audio 1-3 "Four speaker",. - 56 -
2. Microsoft Windows Me 2-1 " " 2-2 " " " " 2-3 " " " ",. GA-8IEX - 57 -
3. Microsoft Windows 2000 3-1 " " 3-2 " " " " 3-3 " " " ",. - 58 -
4. Microsoft Windows XP 4-1 " " 4-2 " " " " 4-3 " " " ",. C. Four Speaker four speaker Microsoft DirectXCreative EAX : Game titlessoftware DVD playermp3 player Microsoft DirectX four speaker - 59 -
SPDIF A. SPDIF SPDIF AC3 5.1 B. SPDIF SPDIF AC3 SPDIF 1. SPDIF 2. SPDIF SPDIF 3. SPDIF AC3-60 -
C. SPDIF 1. " " " " 2-1 Win98SE/WinME a. b." "Creative Sound Blaster PCI128" 2-2 Win2000/WinXP a., - 61 -
b." "Creative Sound Blaster PCI128" 3. "Settings" "Output Mode" 4. "Digital" Line Out SPDIF Out "Autosense" (mono) (stereo) SPDIF Out Speaker out GA-8IEX - 62 -
Revision History Windows XP ( 2.0) ( " " setup.exe) A. Installing Intel 845E Chipset Driver INF. Intel INF B. Installing Sound Driver,. C. Installing LAN Driver,. 20025 Intel ICH4 USB2.0 (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw) A: Intel 845E. 1 4 ** 2 6 ** ** ** ** GA-8IEXP. - 63 -
A-1: Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Installation Windows 9x/ME/2000/XP INF Update Utility: 2."Next". 1."Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility". (1) (2) 3."Yes". 4."Next". (3) (4) (5) 5."Finish" (5) (6) GA-8IEX - 64 -
A-2: Promise RAID Driver Installation (BIOS :ATA, RAID, BIOS Integrated Peripherals-RAID Controller Function RAID ) Promise RAID Driver Promise RAID Driver. 2.Click "Hardware"- Device Manager 1."My mputer"- Properties. 3."Other devices - RAID Controller". (1) (2) 4."Reinstall Driver. 5."Next. (3) (4) 6."Next. (5) (6) - 65 -
7."Finish" (5) (6) GA-8IEX - 66 -
A-3: Intel Application Accelerator Installation 1."Intel Application Accelerator". (1) (2) 2."Next". 3."Yes". (3) (4) 4."Next". 5."Next". (5) (6) - 67 -
6."Finish" (7) (8) GA-8IEX - 68 -
A-4: USB Patch Driver Driver Installation 2."Finish" 1."USB Patch Driver". (1) (2) A-5: USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver USB 2.0 Host Controller Drivers 20025 Intel ICH4 USB2.0 (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw) USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver. 2."Hardware"- Device Manager. 1."My mputer"- roperties. 3."Other devices - Universal Serial Bus(USB) Controller". (1) (2) - 69 -
4."Reinstall Driver. 5."Next. (3) (4) (5) (6) 6."Finish" (7) GA-8IEX - 70 -
Revision A-6. FastTrak History Utilities Installation: ( " " setup.exe) 1."Other PCI Device". 2."FastTrak Utilities Installation". (1) (2) 3."Next". (3) (4) 4."Yes". 5."Next". (5) (6) - 71 -
6."Next". 7."Next". (7) (8) 8."Next". 9."Next". (9) (10) 10."Next". 11."Finish" (11) (12) GA-8IEX - 72 -
Revision Appendix B: Creative History Sound Driver ( " " setup.exe) "Audio". 1."Creative CT5880 Sound Driver" (1) 2."Next". (2) 4."Next". 3."Yes". (4) (3) - 73 -
5."Next". 6.. (5) (6) 7."Next". (7) (8) 8."Finish" (9) GA-8IEX - 74 -
C: Intel 82562 Network Driver Intel 82562 2."Hardware" "Device Manager" 1."My Computer" Properties (3) 3."Other devices" Ethernet Controller". (4) 4."Reinstall Driver" 5."Next" (5) (6) 6."Finish" (7) (8) - 75 -
D EasyTune 4 ( " " setup.exe) " Tools" 2."Easy Tune 4 Setup" 1."Gigabyte Utilities" (1) (2) 3."Next" 4."Next" (3) (4) 5."Finish" (5) (6) GA-8IEX - 76 -
EFace-Wizard TM ( ) (Face-Wizard TM ) Logo? BIOS (Face-Wizard TM )? 1. "Face-Wizard" 2. "Next" (1) (2) 4. "Face-Wizard" 3."Next" (3) (4) (5) - 77 -
Revision History ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BBS BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ I/O IOAPIC ISA Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Boot Specification Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request Input / Output Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture - 78 -
LAN LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS OEM PAC POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM SMP SMI USB VID Local Area Network Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P. Controller Power-On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect Rambus in-line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory Symmetric Multi-Processing System Management Interrupt Universal Serial Bus Voltage ID GA-8IEX - 79 -
Revision History / E-mail BIOS Lot / (CPU) (RAM) (Video) (Audio) (HDD) CD-ROM / DVD-ROM (Modem) (Network) AMR / CNR : - 80 -