User manual GIGABYTE GA-6CXC7

[. . . ] 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. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio 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. [. . . ] 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. 48 6CXC7 Series Motherboard e. Click "Digital" item, Line Out will be change to SPDIF Out. f. Recommend you to select "Autosense", it will auto detect the audio jack you plug in to Line Out is mono or stereo, and then change to SPDIF Out or Speaker out automatically. 49 Memory Installation 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 fit in one direction due to the two notch. Note: The Intel ® Chipset (82805AA MTH) support 64Mbit and 128Mbit SDRAMS with the following DRAM Configuration. SDRAM configurations: Technology 64 Mbit Configuration 8M x 8 4M x 16 32M x 4 16M x 8 # of Row Address Bits 12 12 12 12 # of Col Address Bits 9 8 11 10 # of Bank Address Bits 2 2 2 2 Page Size 4 KB 2KB 16KB 8KB 64 Mbit 128 Mbit 128 Mbit Install memory in any combination table: Location DIMM1 168-pin SDRAM DIMM Modules Single ­ Sided DIMM4 must be empty DIMM3 must be empty DIMM2 must be empty DIMM1 must be empty Note Double ­ Sided Single ­ Sided DIMM2 Double ­ Sided Single ­ Sided DIMM3 Double ­ Sided Single ­ Sided DIMM4 Double ­ Sided Total System Memory (Max 1GB) ¡¹Supports 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512 MB SDRAM DIMM Modules . At the time this User's Manual was written, 512MB DIMM's are only available as Double-sided registered memory (128MB cells). 50 6CXC7 Series Motherboard $ Page Index for BIOS Setup The Main Menu Standard CMOS Setup BIOS Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Power Management Setup PNP/ PCI Configuration Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Integrated Peripherals Hardware Monitor Setup Supervisor / User Password IDE HDD Auto Detection Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Page P. 53 P. 55 P. 58 P. 60 P. 62 P. 66 P. 68 P. 69 P. 70 P. 74 P. 76 P. 77 P. 78 P. 79 51 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> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the "RESET" bottom on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously press <Ctrl> - <Alt>- <Del> keys. CONTROL KEYS <> <> <> <> <Esc> Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help, only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Reserved Reserved Reserved Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the Setup Defaults Reserved Reserved Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu <+/ PgUp> <-/ PgDn> <F1> <F2> <F3> <F4> <F5> <F6> <F7> <F8> <F9> <F10> 52 6CXC7 Series 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. To exit the Help Window press <Esc>. The Main Menu Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY ­ VERSION 1. 21 (C) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 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 Time, Date , Hard Disk Type. . . Figure 1: Main Menu 53 BIOS Setup · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of AMI special enhanced features. 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 Configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. Load BIOS Defaults BIOS Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in safe configuration. Load Setup Defaults Setup Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system would be in best performance configuration. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. Hardware Monitor Setup This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage , fan, speed. Supervisor password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. User password Change, set, or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. IDE HDD auto detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. 54 6CXC7 Series Motherboard Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu (Figure 2) are divided into 10 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. AMIBIOS SETUP ­ STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Thu Feb 17, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 14:44:35 Pri Master : Pri Slave : Sec Master : Sec Slave : TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Auto Auto Auto Auto Floppy Drive A : 1. 44 MB 3½ Floppy Drive B : Not Installed Boot Sector Virus Protection : Disabled Month : Jan ­ Dec Day : 01­ 31 Year : 1990 ­ 2099 Base Memory : 640 Kb Other Memory : 384 Kb Extended Memory : 63 Mb Total Memory : 64 Mb ESC : Exit : Select Item PU / PD / + / ­ :Modify (Shift) F2 : Color Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup · Date The date format is <Week>, <Month> <Day> <Year>. Week Month Day Year The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display -only The month, Jan. [. . . ] To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message "PASSWORD DISABLED" will appear to confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. If you select Always at Password Check in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu. [. . . ]