Gigabyte GA-6ETXDR manuale d’uso

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Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the p roduct ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA - 6ETXDR is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is [...]

6ETXDR Soc ket 370 Dual Processors Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Socket 370 Dual Processors Motherboard REV. 1.0 First Edition 12ME - 6ETXDR - 1001[...]

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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 & Block Diagram Product performance & block diagr[...]

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Table Of Content Revision History P.1 Item Checklist P.2 Summary of Features P.3 6ETXDR Motherboard Layout P .5 Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connectors/Panel and Jumper Definition P.6 Performance List P.27 Block Diagram P.28 Advanced Networking Services for Windows NT* 4 and Windows 2000 (Teaming) P.29 Memory Installation P.35 DIMM QVL List P.35 [...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 1 Revision History Revision Revision Note Date 1.0 Initial release of the 6ETXDR motherboard user’s manual. Aug. 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. Third - party brands and names [...]

Item Checklist 2 Item Checklist þ The 6ETXDR motherboard þ Cable for SCSI U160 / ATA33 / Floppy device þ Diskettes or CD (Driver CD) for motherboard driver & utility þ 6ETXDR user’s manual ¨ Internal COM B Cable (Optional) ¨ Internal Chassis Cable (Optional)[...]

6ETXDR Motherbo ard 3 Summary Of Features Form Factor Ÿ 30.4 cm x 24. 3 cm ATX size form factor, 6 layers PCB. Ÿ 250 watt or higher power supply required CPU Ÿ Dual ZIF PGA370 Socket Supports all new PentiumIII processors (FC - PGA & FC - PGA2 package) up to 1.26G Hz . Ÿ Two onboard VRMs (VRM 8. 5 ) Ÿ 100/133 MHz Front Side Bus support Chi[...]

Summary of Features 4 On - Board LAN Ÿ Integrated two Intel 82559 LAN controller s Ÿ 10/100Mbps data transfer rate per controller Ÿ 3 pin Wake on LAN (S1 and S5 state) connector Ÿ Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) and Adap tive Load Balancing (ALB) Hardware Monitor Ÿ CPU 1/ CPU 2 fan revolution detect Ÿ CPU 1/ CPU 2 temperature detect Ÿ System v[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 5 6ETXDR Motherboard Layout COM2 BRIGHT VGA COM 1 LPT PS/2 6ETXDR BAT1 J6 J1 USB ATX Power Floppy IDE1 IDE2 DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM4 DIMM1 USB2 J4 J5 J2 J3 JP4 J19 ATI Rage XL Super I/O LAN2 Conn. LAN1 Conn. SW1 BZ1 J7 PGA 370 CPU 1 PGA 370 CPU 2 RCC - NB6635 RCC - IB6566 PCI1 PCI2 64 PCI 1 64 PCI 2 LSI LSA0723 J22 JP11 JP10 JP2 JP1 JP3[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard Layout 6 $ Page Index for CPU Speed Setup/Connect ors/Panel and Jumper Definition Page CPU Speed Setup P.7 Connectors P.11 ATX Power P.11 COM 1 / VGA / LPT Port P. 11 COM 2 Port P.12 Floppy Port P.12 IDE 1(Primary) / IDE 2(Secondary) Port P.13 J1 (CPU1 Fan) P.13 J 2 (Panel Fan) P.14 J4 (Wake On LAN) P.14 J5 (Ring Power On) P.15 J[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 7 CPU Speed Setup The system bus speed is depended on CPU. ( Supported 100,133MHz). The user can change the DIP switch (SW1) and Jumper (JP9) selection to set up the CPU speed for 6 00MHz – 1GHz processor. M Th e CPU speed must match with the frequency ratio. It will cause system hanging up if the frequency ratio is higher than[...]

CPU Speed Setup 8 1. Pentium  !!! 600/100MHz FSB Pentium  !!! 800/133MHz FSB SW2 ON SW1 1 2 3 4 You can change the DIP switch (SW1) selection to set up the CPU Speed. The CPU frequency RATIO is 6. The FSB is 100MHz, than CPU speed is 600MHz. The FSB is 133MHz, than CPU Speed is 800MHz. JP9 1 - 2close 100 MHz 2 - 3close Auto (Default) 1 JP9 2.[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 9 4. Pentium  !!! 750/100MHz FSB Pentium  !!! 1GHz/133MHz FSB SW2 ON SW1 1 2 3 4 5. Pentium  !!! 800/100MHz FSB Pentium  !!! 1.06GHz/133MHz FSB SW2 ON SW1 1 2 3 4 6. Pentium  !!! 850/100MHz FSB Pentium  !!! 1.13GHz/133MHz FSB SW2 ON SW1 1 2 3 4[...]

CPU Speed Setup 10 7. Pentium  !!! 1.2GHz/133MHz FSB SW2 ON SW1 1 2 3 4 8. Pentium  !!! 1.26GHz/133MHz FSB SW2 ON SW1 1 2 3 4 9. Pentium  !!! 533/133MHz FSB SW2 ON SW1 1 2 3 4 10. Pentium  !!! 600/133MHz FSB SW2 ON SW1 1 2 3 4[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 11 Connectors ATX Power Pin No. Def inition 3,5,7,13, 15 - 17 GND 1,2,11 3.3V 4,6,19,20 VCC 10 +12V 12 - 12V 18 - 5V 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by+5V 14 PS - ON(Soft On/Off) 20 10 11 1 Please note: AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected[...]

Connectors 12 COM 2 Port COM 2 FDD 1 : Floppy Port Red Line FDD1[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 13 IDE1 (Primary), IDE2 (Secondary) Port IDE1 IDE2 Red Line J1 : CPU1 Fan Pin No. Definition 1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE 1[...]

Connectors 14 J2 : Panel Fan Pin No. Definition 1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE 1 J4 : Wake On LAN Pin No. Definition 1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal 1[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 15 J5 : Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up) Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 J6 : CPU2 Fan Pin No. Definition 1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE 1[...]

Connectors 16 J7 : Power Fan 1 Pin No. Definition 1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE 1 J19 : Sy stem Interface Connector J19 1[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 17 J22 : Power Fan 2 Pin No. Definition 1 Control 2 +12V 3 SENSE 1 LAN Connector 2 1 (LAN Active LED) 1 – Yellow LED (LAN Active LED) 2 1 LAN 2 LAN 1 2 – Green LED (LAN Link LED) 100Mb -- Light 10 Mb -- Blind[...]

Connectors 18 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Pin No. Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 GND 4 Power 5 Clock 6 NC PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6 Please note: This mainboard supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse interface connector. SCSI 1 (Primary), SCSI 2 (Secondary) Port SCSI Port 1 35 34 68[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 19 USB1: USB 1 Connector Pin No. Definition 1 USB V0 2 USB D0 - 3 USB D0+ 4 GND 5 USB V1 6 USB D1 - 7 USB D1+ 8 GND 5 6 7 8 4 3 2 1 Please note: Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) has a standard USB interface like, USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, buzzer … Also make sure y[...]

Connectors 20 J23 : SMBUS Connector 1 Pin No. Definition 1 VCC 2 SDA 3 SCL 4 NC 5 GND[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 21 Panel And Jumper Definition J3 : 2x11 Pins Jumper RE GN GD PW P+ P − P − S P K HD 1 1 1 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: [...]

Panel and Jumper Definitio n 22 JP1 : Fireware Write Protect Enable Pin No. Definition 2 - 3 close Disable (Default) 1 - 2 close Enable Please note: To flash/upgrade BIOS on this MB JP1 must be Enabled. We recommend JP1 to be set to “ Disabled ” , whenever user is not try to flash/upgrade the BIOS. Disable (Default) 1 1 JP2 : VGA Ena ble jumper[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 23 JP3 : SCSI Enable jumper Pin No. Definition 1 - 2 close Onboard SCSI Enable (Default) 2 - 3 close Onboard SCSI Disable 1 Disabled Enabled (Default) 1 JP4 : SCSI TERM A Pin No. Definition Close Enable (Default) Open Disable Enable (Default) Disable JP4[...]

Panel and Jumper Definitio n 24 JP6 : SCSI TERM B Pin No. Definition Close Enable (Default) Open Disable Enable (Default) Disable JP6 JP10 : LAN1 Enable Selection 1 Pin No. Definition 1 - 2 close Onboard LAN1 Enabled (Default) 2 - 3 close Onboard LAN1 Disabled Disabled Enabled (Default) 1[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 25 JP11 : LAN2 Enable Selection Pin No. Definition 1 - 2 close Onboard LAN2 Enabled (Default) 2 - 3 close Onboard LAN2 Disabled 1 Disabled Enabled (Default) 1 JP12 : Case Open Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1[...]

Panel and Jumper Definitio n 26 SW2 : Pole1_ON Password Enable/ Pole4_ON CMOS Clear Pin No. Definition Pole4_ Off CMOS Clear Pole 3 _ON NC Pole2_ON NC Pole 1 _ON Password Enable SW2 ON SW2 1 2 3 4 BAT1 : Battery + CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufac[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 27 Performance L ist 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 & S oftware configuration will result in different benchma[...]

Block Diagram 28 Block Diagram PIII / PIII - S PIII / P III - S OSB4 CNB30LE - T SDRAM Registered DIMM with ECC Host BUS LSI 53C1010 - 66 P2 64bit / 66Mhz P1 32bit / 33Mhz 32bit PCI SLOT x 2 64bit PCI SLOT x 2 160MB/s /One CH Channel A Channel B Dual Ch Ultra160 SCSI Controller LAN I 82559 PRI IDE SEC IDE Ultra DMA33 USB x 4 LAN II 82559 Ati Rage X[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 29 Advanced Networking Services for Windows NT* 4 and Windows 2000 (Teaming) M Please make sure the Intel LAN Adapter teaming driver Install complete. ( F refer to page 62) 1. Intel LAN Adapter Teaming Adapter Teaming Installation Notes for the PRO/100 S Server Adapter Under Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000. Note: Teaming requires[...]

Advanced Networking Services 30 2 . Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) 2.1 OverView A method of safeguarding the network link to the server switch or network service using transparent backup links. Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) requires two adapters and an intelligent software agent that contin uously monitors both links. If any component of one link fa[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 31 3. Adaptive Load Balancing (AL B) 3.1 Overview Also known as asymmetric port aggregation — is a method of ensuring consistent high server throughput and transparent backup connections by using multiple network interface cards and balancing the data transmissions across them. As many as fo ur Intel® server adapters, connecte[...]

Advanced Networking Services 32 4. General Instructions 4.1 Perform Teaming In Windows NT4.0 Or Windows 2000 1. Setup Intel PROSet II. Then, double - click on the Intel (R) PROSet II icon in the Control Panel will launch the PROSet utility. 2 . Create a new team .[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 33 3. At the Teaming Wizard dialog, select the type of team you want to create and click Next. 4. Add a check in the checkbox for each adapter you want as a part of the team and click Next.[...]

Advanced Networking Services 34 5. Click OK to close PROSet. II Yo u should notice a new listing in the Network control panel, which is the team you have created. 6. After the team created, a Intel® Advanced Network Services Virtual Adapter will appear on Network in the Control Panel. Assign a IP for this Virtual Adapter .[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 35 Memory Installation The motherboard has 4 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot .The DIMM module can only fi t in one direction due to the two notch. Memory size can vary between sockets. Insta[...]

BIOS Setup 36 Vender Type Module Size Chip Size Vender P/N Chips vender Chip P/N Result APACER PC133 Reg ECC 512MB 64M×4 71.96252.462 SAMSUNG K4S560432A - TC75 Pass PANRAM PC133 Reg ECC 512MB 3 2M×8 168SD512M338,WB, BR10 Winbond W982508BH - 75 Pass PANRAM PC133 Reg ECC 256MB 16M×8 168SD256M3,WB, ERB Winbond W981208BH - 75 Pass PANRAM PC133 Reg E[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 37 $ Page Index for BIOS Setup Page Main P.39 Advanced P.41 Chipset P.52 PCIPnP P.54 Power P.55 Boot P.56 Security P.57 Exit P.62[...]

BIOS Setup 38 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to m odify 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> immed[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 39 GETTING HELP Main Menu The on - line description of the highlight ed 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. To exit the Help W[...]

BIOS Setup 40 • Chipset This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. • PCIPnP This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. • Power This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. • Boo t This setup page includes all the items of first boot function features. • Se[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 41 Advanced Figure 2: Advanced Figure 2 - 1: Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipse t PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Setup Warning Setting items on this screen to incorrect values may cause the system to malfunction! 4 Standard Boot Settings 4 SuperIO Configuration 4 Floppy Configuration 4 IDE Configuration 4 Event Log[...]

BIOS Setup 42 • Quick Boot Disabled Disabled Quick Boot Function. Enabled Enabled Quick Boot Function. (Default Valu e) • Boot Up Num - Lock On Keypad is number keys. (Default Value) Off Keypad is arrow keys. • PS/2 Mouse Support Enabled Enabled PS/2 Mouse Support. (Default Value) Disabled Disabled PS/ 2 Mouse Support. Figure 2 - 2: Advanced [...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 43 • Serial Port 1 Address 3F8 Enable on b oard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8. (Default Value) 2F8 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8. 3E8 Enable o nboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8. 2E8 Enable o nboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8. Disabled Disable o nboard Serial port 1. • Serial Port 1 Irq Disable[...]

BIOS Setup 44 • Parallel Port Mode EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. E CP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value) Normal Normal Operation. Bi - Directional Using Parallel port as Bi - Directional. • ECP Mode DMA Channel 3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3. (Default Value) 0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0. 1 Set [...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 45 • Floppy Drive A / Floppy Drive B The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. Disabled No floppy drive installed 360KB, 5¼”. 5¼ ” PC - type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 1.2MB, 5¼”. 5¼” AT - type high - density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3½?[...]

BIOS Setup 46 Figure 2 - 4 - 1: Advanc ed • OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Disabled Disabled OnBoard PCI IDE Controller. Enabled Enabled OnBoard PCI IDE Controller. (Default Value) • Type (Primary IDE Master, Slave / Secondary IDE Master, Slave) Not Installed Not Installed Primary / Secondary IDE Master, Slave type. Auto Auto detect Primary / Secon[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 47 PIO Mode Auto Set PIO Mode to Auto. 0 Set PIO Mode to 0. 1 Set PIO Mode to 1. 2 Set PIO Mode to 2. 3 Set PIO Mode to 3. 4 Set PIO Mode to 4. DMA Mode Auto Set DMA Mode to Auto. SWDMA 0~2 Set DMA Mode to SWDMA 0~2. MWDMA 0~2 Set DMA Mode to MWDMA 0~2. UDMA 0~4 Set DMA Mode to UDMA0~4. S.M.A.R.T. Disabled Enabled S.M.A.R.T. for [...]

BIOS Setup 48 Figure 2 - 5: Advanced • Event Logging Disabled Disabled Event Logging. (Default Value) Enabled Enabled Event Logging. • Clear All Event Logs Yes Enabled Clear All Event Logs. (Default Value) No Disabled Clear All Event Logs. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Event Log Configuration Event Logging [Enabled] Clear All Event Logs [No] ß ?[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 49 Figure 2 - 6: Advanced • ACPI Shut Down Temp. ( ° C / ° F) (This function will be effective only for the operating systems that support ACPI Function.) Disabled Disabled ACPI Shutdown function. (Default Value) 60 ° C / 140 ° F Monitor CPU Temp. at 60 ° C / 140 ° F, if Temp. > 60 ° C / 140 ° F system will automatic[...]

BIOS Setup 50 • CPU Temp. Alarm Disabled Normal Operation. (Default value) 60 ° C / 140 ° F Monitor CPU Warning Temp. at 60 ° C / 140 ° F 70 ° C / 158 ° F Monitor CPU Warning Temp. at 70 ° C / 158 ° F 80 ° C / 176 ° F Monitor CPU Warning Temp. at 80 ° C / 176 ° F 90 ° C / 194 ° F Monitor CPU Warning Temp. at 90 ° C / 194 ° F • F[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 51 Figure 2 - 7: Advanced • Remote Access Disabled Disable t his Function. (Default Value) Serial (ANSI) Server use COM port to control client. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Remote Access type and parameters Remote Access [Disabled] ß à Select Screen á â Select Item + - Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help [...]

BIOS Setup 52 Chipset Figure 3: Chipset • Memory Scrubbing Disabled Disabled Memory scrubbing. (Default Value) Enabled Enabled Memory scrubbing wr its the ECC corrected memory data back to the DRAM. • ISA IO Cycle Delay (Define the delay inserted between an ISA I/O cycle and the next cycle) Full Delay Set ISA IO cycle delay is full delay. 1.5 B[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 53 PCIPnP Figure 4: PCIPnP • Plug & Play O/S Yes Enable Plug and Play Aware O/S function. No Disable Plug and Play Aware O/S function (Default Value) • Reset Config Data Yes Clear PnP information in ESCD & update DMI data. No Disabled this function. (Default Value) BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power[...]

BIOS Setup 54 • PCI Latency Timer 32 Set PCI Latency Timer is 32. 64 Set PCI Latency Timer is 64. (Default Value) 96 Set PCI Latency Timer is 96. 128 Set PCI Latency Timer is 128. 160 Set PCI Latency Timer is 160. 192 Set PCI Latency Timer is 192. 224 Set PCI Latency Timer is 224. 248 Set PCI Latency Timer is 248. • Palette Snoop Enabled For ha[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 55 Power Figure 5: Power • ACPI Aware O/S Yes Enabled ACPI Aware O/S. (Default Value) No Disabled ACPI Aware O/S. • Power Management Enabled Enable Green function. Disabled Disable Green function. (De fault Value) • System After AC Back Off Set Restore on AC/Power Loss is Power off. (Default Value) Last State Set Restore on[...]

BIOS Setup 56 Boot Figure 6: Boot Figure 6 - 1: Boot Figure 6: It will list all the bootable devices found by BIOS. Figure 6 - 1: Lets the user to set the boot device priority. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chips et PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit 4 Boot Device Priority 4 Hard Disk Drivers 4 ATAPI CDROM Drivers ß à Select Screen á â Select I[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 57 Security Figure 7: Security The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a SUPERVISOR PASSWORD and a USER PASSWORD . When disa bled, anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function. When enabled, the Supervisor password is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fiel[...]

BIOS Setup 58 Figure 7 - 1: Se curity Figure 7 - 2: Security BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed 4 Change Supervisor Password 4 Change User Password 4 Clear User Password Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] ß à Select Screen á â Select Ite[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 59 When you select “ Change Supervisor Password ” this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to six characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You [...]

BIOS Setup 60 Figure 7 - 3: Security Figu re 7 - 4: Security BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Chipset PCIPnP Power Boot Security Exit Supervisor Password : Installed User Password : Installed 4 Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full] 4 Change User Password 4 Clear User Pa ssword Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disab[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 61 When you select “ Change User Password ” this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to six characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to c onfirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may a[...]

BIOS Setup 62 Exit Figure 8: Exit • Exit Saving Changes Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Util ity. • Exit Discarding Changes Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. [...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 63 Appendix Appendix A : Intel 82559 LAN Driver Installation Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD - ROM driver or double – click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 5.Click “Next”. 1.Click “Control Panel”. 2.Click “System”. 3.Click here. 4.C[...]

Appendix 64 (7) (8) (9) (10) 9.Click Next. 8.Type”D: 82559v40” 11.Click “Next”. 10.Click “Next”. 12.Click “Finish” to r estart computer.[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 65 Appendix B: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend t hat you used Gigabyte @BIOS Program to flash BIOS. Methods and steps : I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOS sever ( "Gigabyte @BIOS seve[...]

Appendix 66 II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet : a. 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: 6ETXDR.F1). e. Complete update proces[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 67 Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode. M Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD) , your motherboard name and PCB version on the motherboard. 1. Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “ format a:/s ” in command mode. 2. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// www.gigabyte.com.tw ,Select the BIOS [...]

Appendix 68 Appendix C: Acronyms A cronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface APM Advanced Power Management AGP Accelerated Graphics Port AMR Audio Modem Riser ACR Audio Communication Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System CPU Central Processing Unit CMOS Compl ementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM CNR Commun[...]

6ETXDR Motherboard 69 Acronyms Meaning OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PAC PCI A.G.P. Controller POST Power - On Self Test PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in - line Memory Module SCI Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory SMP Symmetric Multi - Proce ssing SMI Syste[...]