User manual GIGABYTE GA-7DXE

[. . . ] 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. [. . . ] The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If you select User Type, related information will be asked to enter to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. Number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>. · Drive A / Drive B The category identifies the type of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. No floppy drive installed 5. 25 inch PC-type standard drive; 360K byte capacity. 5. 25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1. 2M byte capacity (3. 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled). 3. 5 inch double-sided drive; 720K byte capacity 3. 5 inch double-sided drive; 1. 44M byte capacity. 3. 5 inch double-sided drive; 2. 88M byte capacity. 41 BIOS Setup · Floppy 3 Mode Support (for Japan Area) Disabled Drive A Drive B Both Normal Floppy Drive. (Default value) Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive. Drive A & B are 3 mode Floppy Drives. · Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. NO Errors All Errors All, But Keyboard All, But Diskette All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected. The system boot will stop on any error detected. The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors. (Default value) The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all other errors. · Memory The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. Base Memory Size The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory Size The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's memory address map. 42 7DXE Motherboard Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright( C ) 1984-2002 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device Floppy Item Help Second Boot Device HDD-0 Menu Level 4 Select Boot Device Third Boot Device CDROM Priority Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled VGA Boot from AGP [Floppy] Boot from floppy [LS120] Boot from LS120 [HDD-0] Boot from First HDD [HDD-1] Boot form second HDD Figure 3: Advanced BIOS Features · First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy LS120 HDD-0~3 SCSI CDROM ZIP Disabled USB-FDD USB-ZIP USB-CDROM USB-HDD LAN Set your boot device priority to Floppy. Set your boot device priority to HDD-0~3. Set your boot device priority to USB-FDD. Set your boot device priority to USB-ZIP. Set your boot device priority to USB-CDROM. [. . . ] In this case you have to type "A:\> Flash841 7VTX. F4" and then press "Enter". 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) Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu. Press "Enter", the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right-upper screen. Right after that, press "Enter" to start BIOS Flash Utility. 74 7DXE Motherboard (3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue the procedure, or press [ESC] to quit. [. . . ]