Page 3 - AMD; Athlon Socket A Processor Motherboard
7ZXR AMD TM Athlon AGP Motherboard USER'S MANUAL AMD TM Athlon Socket A Processor Motherboard REV. 1.0 Second Edition R-10-02-001005
Page 5 - How This Manual Is Organized
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 & B...
Page 7 - Table Of Content
Table Of Content Revision History P.1 Item Checklist P.2 Summary of Features P.3 7ZXR Motherboard Layout P.5 Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition P.6 Performance List P.23 Block Diagram P.24 Suspend to RAM Installation P.25 Dual BIOS Introduction P.31 Four Speake...
Page 8 - Revision History; Revision Revision
7ZXR Motherboard 1 Revision History Revision Revision Note Date 1.0 Initial release of the 7ZXR motherboard user’s manual. Sep.2000 1.0 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...
Page 9 - Item Checklist; The 7ZXR motherboard; ZXR user’s manual
Item Checklist 2 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 3 Summary Of Features Form Factor y 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. CPU y AMD Athlon (K7) Socket A Processor y 256K/64K L2 cache on die y Supports 500MHz ~ 1GHz Chipset Apollo KT133 ,consisting of: y VT8363 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller(PAC) y VT82C686A PCI Super-I...
Page 12 - ZXR Motherboard Layout
7ZXR Motherboard 5 7ZXR Motherboard Layout 7ZXR PCI1 PCI2 Socket A CPU VT82C 686A VT8363 GA ME & A U D IO CO M B CO M A LP T PS/2 J3 J16 J 15 J 18 BAT1 J2 BZ1 F L O PPY IDE 2 IDE 1 AGP 1 JP6 SW1 J11 LED1 J13 J12 J4 JP4 U SB1 JP8 AMR PCI3 Sigmtal USB2 D IMM3 JP7 AT X PO WER D IMM2 D IMM1 PCI4 PCI...
Page 14 - CPU Speed Setup; FSB; The FSB Speed of the VIA KT133 is 100MHz.; AMD CPU Heat Sink Installation:
7ZXR Motherboard 7 CPU Speed Setup The system bus speed is selectable at 100~133MHz. The user can select the system bus speed by DIP switch SW1. Set System Bus Speed z If your clock generator (in Motherboard) is ICW W230H. You can follow the below reference. SW1: (ICW W230H) O : ON, X : OFF FSB 1 2 ...
Page 15 - Connectors; ATX Power; Definition; COM A
Connectors 8 Connectors ATX Power Pin No. Definition 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 COM A / COM B / LPT Port COM A LPT Port COM B
Page 16 - Floppy Port; Red Line; MIC In
7ZXR Motherboard 9 Floppy Port Red Line FDD1 Game & Audio Port MIC In Game Port Line In Line Out 1 Line Out 1: Line Out or SPDIF (The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder). To enable SPDIF, simply inse...
Page 19 - SB
Connectors 12 J12 : Wake On LAN Pin No. Definition 1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal 1 J13 : Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up) Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1
Page 20 - J16 TEL : The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector
7ZXR Motherboard 13 J15 : AUX_IN Pin No. Definition 1 AUX-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX-R 1 J16 TEL : The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector Pin No. Definition 1 Signal-In 2 GND 3 GND 4 Signal-Out 1
Page 21 - J18 : CD Audio Line In
Connectors 14 J18 : CD Audio Line In Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-R 1 JP6 : Power Fan Pin No. Definition 1 Control 2 +12V 3 NC 1
Page 22 - STR LED Connector External.
7ZXR Motherboard 15 JP8 / LED1: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED STR LED Connector External. + DIMM LED 1 PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Pin No. Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 GND 4 VCC(+5V) 5 Clock 6 NC PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6
Page 23 - USB 1 Connector
Connectors 16 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 USB 2 Connector Pin No. Definition 1 +5V 2 GND 3 USB D2- 4 NC 5 USB D2+ 6 USB D3+ 7 NC 8 USB D3- 9 GND 10 +5V 1 10 9 2
Page 24 - Panel And Jumper Definition; Danger of explosion if battery
7ZXR Motherboard 17 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 R...
Page 25 - Open: Normal Operation
Panel and Jumper Definition 18 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 Pin 4: Data( ...
Page 26 - JP4: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector; JP7 : STR Function Enabled
7ZXR Motherboard 19 JP4: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector Æ USB1) Pin No. Definition 1-2 Close Normal (Default) 2-3 Close USB Device Wake up 1 (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" enable...
Page 27 - JP9 : Onboard Sound Function Selection
Panel and Jumper Definition 20 JP9 : Onboard Sound Function Selection 1 JP9 Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Onboard Sound Enable (Default) 2-3 close Onboard Sound Disable JP10 : BIOS Write Protection (Optional) Pin No. Definition ON Write Protect Enable OFF Write Protect Disable (Default) 1 0 Please Se...
Page 28 - JP11 : Front USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Port
7ZXR Motherboard 21 JP11 : Front USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Port Æ USB2) 1 Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Normal (Default) 2-3 close Enabled Front 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 30 - Performance List
7ZXR Motherboard 23 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 ...
Page 31 - Block Diagram
Block Diagram 24 Block Diagram 3.3V SDRAM COM Ports LPT Port AMR ATA66 IDE Channels 4 USB Ports HCLK (100MHz) PS/2 Floppy AC97 CODEC AMR CT5880 Option AC -L in k 5 PCI PCI (33MHz) VT82C 686A HCLK (100MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) 33MHz 14.318MHz 48MHz PCI (33MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) ICW W 230H CPUCLK (100MHz) AMD-...
Page 32 - Suspend To RAM Installation; A.2 STR function Installation; Putting Windows 98 into ACPI mode is fairly easy.; Setup with Windows 98 CD:; After setup completes, remove the CD, and reboot your system
7ZXR Motherboard 25 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 jus...
Page 34 - A.3 How to put your system into STR mode?; There are two ways to accomplish this:
7ZXR Motherboard 27 A.3 How to put your system into STR mode? There are two ways to accomplish this: 1. 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 - Define the system ”power on” button to initiate STR sleep mode:
Suspend to RAM Installation 28 2. 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 - C. Select the “Advanced” tab and “Standby” mode in Power Buttons.; A.4 How to recover from the STR sleep mode?
7ZXR Motherboard 29 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 - is in STR sleep mode.
Suspend to RAM Installation 30 A.5 Notices : 1. In order for STR to function properly, several hardware and software requirements must be satisfied: A. Your ATX power supply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specification (provide more than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current). B. Your SDRAM must be PC-100 compl...
Page 38 - Dual BIOS Introduction; Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility
7ZXR Motherboard 31 Dual BIOS Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual BIOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BIOS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the Main BIOS. If the Main BIOS is corrupted or ...
Page 39 - b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility; BIOS will auto detect:; W ide Range Protection
Dual BIOS Introduction 32 b. AMI Dual BIOS Flash ROM Programming Utility c. Dual BIOS Item explanation: BIOS will auto detect: Boot From : Main BIOS Main ROM Type : SST 39SF020 Backup ROM Type : SST 39SF020 Wide Range Protection: Disable(Default), Enable Status 1: If any failure (ex. Update ESCD fai...
Page 40 - The user can set to boot from main BIOS or Backup BIOS.; Copy Main ROM Data to Backup; Are you sure to copy BIOS?
7ZXR Motherboard 33 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 chec...
Page 41 - DualBIOS; Technology FAQ; What’s DualBIOS
Dual BIOS Introduction 34 DualBIOS TM 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 a...
Page 42 - technology; II. Q: Why does anyone need a motherboard with DualBIOS; With Giga-Byte Technology’s patented DualBIOS; technology you can reduce the possibility of
7ZXR Motherboard 35 I. Q: What is DualBIOS TM 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 TM technology simply means there are two system BIOSes (ROM) integr...
Page 44 - During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS; detects that the main BIOS is corrupt, the; technology examines the; technology is the ability
7ZXR Motherboard 37 2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS TM 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 TM technology examines the checksum of ...
Page 45 - Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction; Four Speaker Introduction; a. Press the audio icon and then select “Configuration 3D Audio”
Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction 38 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction Four Speaker Introduction A. 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 ...
Page 46 - Speaker
7ZXR Motherboard 39 c. Click “Four speaker” item. C. 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, s...
Page 47 - SPDIF Introduction
Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction 40 SPDIF Introduction A. 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. B. How to use SPDIF? a. Press your mouse right button in “My Computer” and then selec...
Page 48 - Blaster PCI128” item.
7ZXR Motherboard 41 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 - e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be reconfigured to SPDIF Out.
Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction 42 e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be reconfigured to SPDIF Out. ※ Note, The motherboard doesn’t support “Autosense”.
Page 50 - @ BIOS Introduction; Gigabyte announces; Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or
7ZXR Motherboard 43 @ 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 d...
Page 51 - Easy TuneIII; Introduction; “Overdrive” might be one of the most
Easy Tune/// TM Introduction 44 Easy TuneIII TM 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 diffic...
Page 52 - features by themselves.
7ZXR Motherboard 45 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
Raid Introduction 46 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 ...
Page 54 - About RAID Levels
7ZXR Motherboard 47 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 i...
Page 56 - Creating Your Disk Array; display the following screen.
7ZXR Motherboard 49 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 (recomme...
Page 57 - Creating an Array for Performance; (see Raid Manual of the TUCD) to install your operating system.
Raid Introduction 50 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: 1. Using the Spacebar, choose “Performance” under the Optimize Array for section. 2. Select how you will ...
Page 58 - Creating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive
7ZXR Motherboard 51 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 s...
Page 59 - been created. Press any key to reboot the system
Raid Introduction 52 4. Use the arrow keys to choose which drive contains the existing data to be copied. 5. 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 – Continue N - A...
Page 60 - Using FastBuildTM Configuration Utility; Viewing BIOS Screen; Setup
7ZXR Motherboard 53 Using FastBuild™ Configuration Utility The FastBuildTM 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 m...
Page 61 - Navigating the FastBuildTM Setup Menu; Using the Main Menu; To rebuild a mirrored array, see “Rebuilding an Array” on page 66.
Raid Introduction 54 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. Usi...
Page 62 - Creating Arrays Automatically; Optimize Array For
7ZXR Motherboard 55 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. FastBu...
Page 63 - Defining Typical Application Usage
Raid Introduction 56 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 au...
Page 64 - Viewing Drive Assignments
7ZXR Motherboard 57 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” if unassigned. Such ...
Page 65 - Manually Creating an Array; Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status
Raid Introduction 58 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 arr...
Page 66 - Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status; Selecting Stripe Block
7ZXR Motherboard 59 Selecting Array Type 1. Under the Definition section of this menu, highlight the Array # for which you want to assign a RAID level. 2. Use the [Space] key to cycle through two array types: Performance (RAID 0 Striping), Security (RAID 1 Mirroring). FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c)...
Page 67 - the following scenarios will take place:; Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive
Raid Introduction 60 3. Press <Ctrl-Y> to save the disk array information. Depending on the array type selected, the following scenarios will take place: a) If choosing a Striping array, the initial Define Array Menu screen will appear with the arrays defined. From there you may ESC to exit an...
Page 68 - screen will appear.
7ZXR Motherboard 61 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 1. Press “Y” for the Create and Duplicate opt...
Page 69 - array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system; Making a Disk Array Bootable; Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(MB); now recognize this array as the first array seen
Raid Introduction 62 6. 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...
Page 70 - How Orders Arrays
7ZXR Motherboard 63 How Orders Arrays During startup, the disk arrays on the motherboard are recognized in this order: 1) The array set to bootable in the FastBuildTM Setup, and 2) the Array number (i.e. Array 0, Array 1…). This would be involved in determining which drive letters will be assigned t...
Page 71 - Deleting An Array; Array No; assigned to this array.; Array No RAID Mode
Raid Introduction 64 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 b...
Page 72 - Array menu from the FastBuild Main Menu.
7ZXR Motherboard 65 3. 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 4. After deleting the array, you should create a new array using Auto Setup or the Define Ar...
Page 73 - Rebuilding A Mirrored Array; Power off and physically remove the failed drive.; Highlight the array whose Status is “Critical”.
Raid Introduction 66 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...
Page 74 - Array No RAID Mode Total Drv; Drive Model
7ZXR Motherboard 67 FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Rebuild Array Menu ] Array No RAID Mode Total Drv Status Array 2 Mirror 2 Critical Stripe Block: Not Available [ Select Drive for Rebuild ] Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) 1 : Slave QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 [ Key...
Page 75 - Viewing Controller Settings; Viewing System Resources
Raid Introduction 68 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. Fast...
Page 76 - Memory Installation
7ZXR Motherboard 69 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 not...
Page 78 - ENTERING SETUP
7ZXR Motherboard 71 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 ...
Page 79 - GETTING HELP; Main Menu; The Main Menu; Standard CMOS Setup
BIOS Setup 72 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 t...
Page 81 - Date
BIOS Setup 74 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. F...
Page 82 - Time
7ZXR Motherboard 75 •••• 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 dri...
Page 83 - Boot Sector Virus Protection; Enabled; Memory
BIOS Setup 76 •••• 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. You can ru...
Page 84 - BIOS Features Setup
7ZXR Motherboard 77 BIOS Features Setup Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup •••• 1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device Floppy Set your boot device priority to Floppy. ZIP A: / LS-120 Set your boot device priority to ZIP A: / LS-120. CDROM Set your boot device priority to CDROM. SCSI Set your boot device priority to...
Page 85 - Floppy Drive Seek
BIOS Setup 78 •••• S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Enabled Enabled S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. Disabled Disable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. (Default Value) •••• Boot Up Num-Lock On Keypad is number keys. (Default Value) Off Keypad is arrow keys. •••• Floppy Drive Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the...
Page 86 - Chipset Features Setup; Top Performance
7ZXR Motherboard 79 Chipset Features Setup Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup •••• Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set “Top Performance” to “Enabled”. Disabled Disable Top Performance. (Default Value) Enabled Top Performance Enabled. •••• DRAM Frequency 100MHz S...
Page 90 - Power Management Setup; Figure 5: Power Management Setup; ACPI Sleep Type; Set ACPI sleep type to S3.; USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5
7ZXR Motherboard 83 Power Management Setup Figure 5: Power Management Setup •••• ACPI Sleep Type S1/POS Set ACPI sleep type to S1. (Default Value) S3/STR Set ACPI sleep type to S3. • USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5 Enabled Enable USB Device Wakeup From S3-S5. Disabled Disable USB Device Wakeup From S3-S5....
Page 92 - Resume On RTC Alarm; Disabled
7ZXR Motherboard 85 •••• Resume On RTC Alarm You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/time to power on system. Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If the “Resume On RTC Alarm” is Enabled. RTC Alarm Date : Every Da...
Page 93 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PnP OS Installed
BIOS Setup 86 PnP/PCI Configurations Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configuration •••• PnP OS Installed Yes Enable PNP OS Installed function. No Disable PNP OS Installed function. (Default Value) •••• Reset Configuration Data No Disable this function. (Default Value) Yes Clear PnP information in ESCD & updat...
Page 94 - The resource is used by Legacy ISA device.
7ZXR Motherboard 87 •••• DMA Channel ( 0,1,3,5,6,7 ) ISA/ EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device. PnP 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 - Figure 7: Load BIOS Defaults; Load BIOS Defaults
BIOS Setup 88 Load BIOS Defaults Figure 7: Load BIOS Defaults •••• Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values of to configure the system to achieve maximum stability. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Ri...
Page 96 - Figure 8: Load Setup Defaults; Load Setup Defaults
7ZXR Motherboard 89 Load Setup Defaults Figure 8: Load Setup Defaults •••• Load Setup Defaults Load Setup defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values to configure the system to achieve maximum performance. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, In...
Page 97 - Integrated Peripherals; On Board Serial Port A
BIOS Setup 90 Integrated Peripherals Figure 9: Integrated Peripherals  This items will be available when ”Serial PortB Mode” is set to IrDA or ASK IR. ♦ These eight items will be shown when there are only AC’97 CODEC sound. • On Board Serial Port A Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port A addr...
Page 101 - Hardware Monitor; Figure 10: Hardware Monitor; System Temperature (; Detect System Temperature automatically.; CPU Fan Speed; Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically.; System Fan Speed; Detect System Fan speed status automatically.
BIOS Setup 94 Hardware Monitor Figure 10: Hardware Monitor •••• CPU Temperature ( °°°° C / °°°° F) Detect CPU Temperature automatically. •••• System Temperature ( °°°° C / °°°° F) Detect System Temperature automatically. •••• CPU Fan Speed Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically. •••• System Fan S...
Page 102 - Set Supervisor / User Password; Figure 11: Password Setting
7ZXR Motherboard 95 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. Figure 11: Password Setting Type the password, up to six characters, and press <Enter>. You will be asked to con...
Page 103 - IDE HDD AUTO Detection; Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection
BIOS Setup 96 IDE HDD AUTO Detection Figure 12: IDE HDD Auto Detection Type "Y" will accept the H.D.D. parameter reported by BIOS. Type "N" will keep the old H.D.D. parameter setup. If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024, then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DO...
Page 105 - Exit Without Saving; Figure 14: Exit Without Saving
BIOS Setup 98 Exit Without Saving Figure 14: Exit Without Saving Type "Y" will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. Type "N" will return to Setup Utility. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SE...
Page 106 - Appendix
7ZXR Motherboard 99 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) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1.Click...
Page 108 - Appendix B: Creative Sound Driver Installation; double –click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the
7ZXR Motherboard 101 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 . (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Audio 2.Click “OK”. 3.Click “Yes”. 1.Click “Creative 5...
Page 110 - Appendix C: Promise PCI Device Installation; screen
7ZXR Motherboard 103 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 . (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1.Click “Promise P...
Page 115 - I. Update BIOS through Internet
Appendix 108 Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that 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 @BI...
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7ZXR Motherboard 109 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 me...
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Appendix 110 Or else you can select flash BIOS in DOS mode. 0 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...
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7ZXR Motherboard 111 Appendix E: Acronyms Acronyms 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 Complementary M...