Page 1 (1.5V) mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this car d is 2X(3.3V). The GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP (or any AGP 4X only) mother boards might not function proper ly, if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X(1.5) mode in it.
Page 2 M 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. M Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity
Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-7VAX/ GA-7VAXP is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive...
Page 4 DECLARATION OF CONF ORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Sect ion 2.1077(a) Res pons ible PartName: G.B.T. INC. (U.S .A.) Addres s: 17358 Railroad S treet City of Industry, CA 91 748 Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Motherboard GA-7 VAX/ GA-7 VAXP...
Page 5 GIGABYTE obtained of the event to validate the performance of ATi and Nvidia based graphics cards (AG P 8X) with VIA Chipset based motherboards running Microsoft operating systems. Certificates of Validation will be supplied by VIA, ATi and nVIDIA for GA-7VAXP;...
Page 7 GA-7VAX /7VAXP AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL AMD Athlon / Athlon XP / Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard ™ ™ ™ Rev. 1104 12ME-7VAXP-1104...
Page 8: Table Of Contents
Item Checklist ..................4 WARNING! ..................4 Chapter 1 Introduction ...............5 Features Summary....................5 GA-7VAX/7VAXP Motherboard Layout ..............7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ..........8 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........... 9 Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup ................9 Step1-2: CPU Installation ................10 Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation ..............
Page 9 Power Management Setup ................40 PnP/PCI Configurations ..................43 PC Health Status ....................44 Frequency/Voltage Control ................46 Top Performance ....................48 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ..................49 Load Optimized Defaults ..................50 Set Supervisor/User Password ................51 Save & Exit Setup ....................52 Exit Without Saving .....................
Page 10: Item Checklist
þ IDE cable x 2 * þ Audio combo Kit x1 * þ CD for motherboard driver & utility (Driver CD) þ IEEE 1394 Cable x1 * þ GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP user’ s manual o SPD Kit x1 þ I/O Shield þ Quick PC Installation Guide þ...
Page 11: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor — 30.5cm x 23.4cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Motherboard — GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard — Socket A processor AMD Athlon /Athlon XP/ Duron (K7) 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die...
Page 12 CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc. "*" FOR GA- 7VAXP Only. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 6 -...
Page 13: Ga-7Vax/7Vaxp Motherboard Layout
PCI1 PDC20276* AC97 SCR** PCI2 VT8235 PCI3 PCI4 VT6306* MAIN Backup BIOS BIOS 8100BL PCI5 SPDIF_IN SPDIF PWR_LED F_USB1 F_USB2 F1_1394* F2_1394* F3-1394* USB 2.0 IEEE 1394* "*" FOR GA- 7VAXP Only. "**" FOR GA-7VAX Only. - 7 - Introduction...
Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process
Step 4- Install expansion cards Step 5- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step 6- Setup BIOS software Step 7- Install supporting software tools Step 2 Step 1 Step 3 Step 5 Step 5 Step 4 GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 8 -...
Page 15: Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu)
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup The clock ratio can be switched by CK_RATIO and refer to below table. CLK_RATIO O: ON / X :OFF RATIO AUTO(Default) X 5.5x 6.5x 7.5x 8.5x 9.5x Default Setting : Auto 10.5x (X X X X O) 11.5x...
Page 16: Step1-2: Cpu Installation
M Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. M If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 10 -...
Page 17: Step1-3:Cpu Heat Sink Installation
Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation 2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD. 1. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. 3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base 4. Make sure the CPU fan is onto the CPU socket on the main- plugged to the CPU fan connector, board.
Page 18: Step 2: Install Memory Modules
M When STR/DIMM LED is ON, do not install/remove DIMM from socket. M Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 12 -...
Page 19: Step 3: Install Expansion Cards
DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system integrators. DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM i n frastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system perf o rmance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth.
Page 20: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply
If your OS does not support USB USB 0 controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors. "*" FOR GA- 7VAXP Only. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 14 -...
Page 21: Audio Connectors
w Parallel Port ,VGA port and Serial Ports (COMA) Ø This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel Port Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to (25 pin Female) Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports.
Page 22: Step4-2: Connectors Introduction
9) RAM_LED 23) SECURE_DIGITAL * 10) F_PANEL 24) MEMORY_STICK * 11) PWR_LED 25) SMART_CARD_READER * 12) BATTERY 26) SCR ** 13) F_AUDIO 27) CI 14) SUR_CEN "*" FOR GA- 7VAXP Only. "**" FOR GA-7VAX Only. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 16 -...
Page 23 Ø 1)CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA. 2)SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) Ø...
Page 24 Ø Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M and 2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. "*" FOR GA- 7VAXP Only. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 18 -...
Page 25 9)RAM_LED Ø Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 2.5V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected. 10)F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (Speaker Connector)
Page 26 MB header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer. 14) SUR_CEN Ø Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. CENTER_OUT BASS_OUT SUR OUTR SUR OUTL GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 20 -...
Page 27 15)CD_IN (CD IN) Ø Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. CD-R CD-L CD_IN 16)AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector) Ø Connect other device(such as PCI TV Tunner audio out)to the connector. AUX-R AUX-L 17)SPDIF (SPDIFOut) Ø The SPDIF output is capable of provi d ing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder.
Page 28 F2_1394 22)WOL(Wake on LAN) Ø This connector allows the remove servers to manage the system that installed this mainboard via your network adapter which also supports WOL. Signal +5V SB "*" FOR GA- 7VAXP Only. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 22 -...
Page 29 Ø This 2 pin connector allows your system to 27) CI (CASE OPEN) enabl e or disable the “ case open” item in BIOS if the system case begin remove. Signal "*" FOR GA- 7VAXP Only. "**" FOR GA-7VAX Only. - 23 - Hardw are Installation Process...
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Page 33: Chapter 3 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 pow er is turned off. ENTERING S ETUP Aft e r pow er on the computer, pressing <Del>...
Page 34: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. :F1)
This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible B IOS. Advanced B IOS Features This setup page includes all the items of A ward special enhanced features. Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 28 -...
Page 35: Standard Cmos Features
Power Management S etup This setup page includes all the items of G reen function features. PnP/PCI Configurati ons This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed. Frequency/Vol tag e Control This setup page is control CPU’...
Page 36 F Time The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time i s calcul a ted base on the 24-hour milit a ry - time cl o ck. For ex ample, 1 p.m. i s 13:00:00. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 30 -...
Page 37 F IDE Primary Mas ter, S lave / Secondary Master, Slave The category identi f ies the ty pes of hard disk from dri v e C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are t w o ty pes: auto type, and manual ty pe. Manual t y pe is user-definable; Auto ty pe w hich w ill automatically detect HDD type.
Page 38: Base Memory
Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the P OST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU’ s memory address map. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 32 -...
Page 39: Advanced Bios Features
Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utili t y -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Soft w are Adv anced BI O S Feat u res RAID / SCSI Boot Order* [RAID,SCSI] Item Help First Boot Dev ice [Fl o ppy] Menu Lev el Second Boot Dev ice [HDD-0]...
Page 40: Boot Up Floppy Seek
AGP VGA card and a PCI VGA card on board. Set I n it Display First to PCI Slot. 8PCI Set I n it Displ a y First to AGP. (Default value) 8AGP GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 34 -...
Page 41: Integrated Peripherals
Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utili t y -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Soft w are Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabl e d] Item Help OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabl e d] Menu Lev el IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] AC97 Audio [Enabl e d]...
Page 42: Onchip Ide Channel
Disabled AC97 Audio. 8Disabled FUSB 1.1 Control ler MDisable this option if you are not using the onboard U SB feature. Enabl e d USB Controller. (Default value) 8Enabled Disabl e d USB Controller. 8Disabled GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 36 -...
Page 43 FUSB 2.0 Control ler MDisable this option if y ou are not using the onboard USB 2.0 feature. Enabl e d USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value) 8Enabled Disabled USB 2.0 Control l er. 8Disabled F US B Keyboard S upport MWhen a USB key board is installed, please set at Enabled.
Page 44 Enable onboard LPT port and address i s 278,Using I R Q5. 8278/IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address i s 3BC,Using I R Q7. 83BC/IRQ7 Disable onboard parall e l port. 8Disabled **FOR GA-7VAX ONLY GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 38 -...
Page 45: Smart Card Interface
FParall el Port Mode MThis feature allows you to connect with an advanced print via the port mode it supports. Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port using IRQ7. (Default Value) 8SPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parall e l Port IRQ5. 8EPP Using Parall e l port as Ex tended Capabiliti e s Port using I R Q7.
Page 46: Power Management Setup
ø Time(hh:mm:ss) Al a rm 0 : 0 : 0 higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail - Safe Default s F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 5: Pow er Management Setup GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 40 -...
Page 47: Acpi Suspend Type
F ACPI Suspend Type Set suspend ty pe to Pow er On Suspend under ACPI OS(Power On Suspend). 8S1/POS (Defaul t v alue) Set suspend ty pe to Suspend To RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend To RAM). 8S3/STR FUSB Device Wakeup From S3 (When ACPI S uspend Type i s set [S 3/S TR]) USB device wakeup From S3 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3/STR.
Page 48 If RTC Al a rm Lead To Pow er On is Enabl e d. Date ( of Month) Alarm : Everyday , 1~31 Time ( hh: mm: ss) Alarm : (0~23) : (0~59) : (0~59) GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 42 -...
Page 49: Pnp/Pci Configurations
PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utili t y -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Soft w are PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Lev el PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI4 IRQ Assignment [Auto] higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Sav e ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail - Safe Default s F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurat i ons FPCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assi gnment...
Page 50: Pc Health Status
If y ou w ant to reset "Case Opened" v alue, set "Reset Case Open Status" to "Enabled" and sav e CMOS, y our computer w ill restart. FCurrent Voltage (V) VCORE / DDRVtt/ +3 .3V/ +5V / +12 V / 5VSB Detect sy stem’ s v oltage status automatically. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 44 -...
Page 51 F Current CPU Temperature (°C) Detect CPU Temp. automatically. F Current CPU FAN / S YS TEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect Fan speed st a tus automatically . F CPU Shutdown Temperature Sy stem shutdow n w hen current CPU temperature ov er than 110 8Enabled Don’...
Page 52: Frequency/Voltage Control
Enable CPU Host Cl o ck Cont r ol. 8Enable F CPU Host Frequency (MHz) (By swi tch SW1) Set CPU Host Clock to 100MHz~132MHz. 8100 Set CPU Host Clock to 133MHz~165MHz. 8133 Set CPU Host Clock to 166MHz~200MHz. 8166 GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 46 -...
Page 53 F PCI/ AGP Frequency (MHz) 8The v al u es depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) . F DRAM Clock (MHz) 8Please set DRAM Cl o ck accordi n g to y our requirement. If y ou use DDR200 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)” to “100-DDR200”. If y ou use DDR333 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)”...
Page 54: Top Performance
F10:Sav e & Exit Setup Figure 9: Top Performance Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, set "Top Performance" as "Enabled". Disable this function. (Default Value) 8Disabled Enable Top Performance function. 8Enabled GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 48 -...
Page 55: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Uti l ity -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Feat u res Top Performance }Adv anced BI O S Feat u res Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimi z ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup Set Superv i s or Password }PnP/PCI Configurations...
Page 56: Load Optimized Defaults
F10:Sav e & Exit Setup Load Optimi z ed Defaults Figure 12: Load Optimized Defaults F Load Optimized Defaul ts Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for B IOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 50 -...
Page 57: Set Supervisor/User Password
Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Uti l ity -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Feat u res Top Performance }Adv anced BI O S Feat u res Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimi z ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup Set Superv i s or Password }PnP/PCI Configurations...
Page 58: Save & Exit Setup
Sav e Data to CMOS Figure 14: Sav e & Ex it Setup Type “Y” w ill quit the Setup U tility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type “N” w ill return to Setup Utility. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 52 -...
Page 59: Exit Without Saving
Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Uti l ity -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Feat u res Top Performance }Adv anced BI O S Feat u res Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimi z ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup Set Superv i s or Password Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N...
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Page 63: Chapter 4 Technical Reference
Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) AMD-K7 AGP 2X/4X/8X Sy stem Bus100/133/166 MHz AGPCLK 100/133/166 MHz (66MHz) DDR RAM HCLK+/- (100MHz) VT8377 MCHCLK (100/133/166MHz) 5 PCI 66 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz 3 IEEE1394* VT6306* RTL8100BL (1394) PDC20276* IDE3*...
Page 64: Bios Flash Procedure
(1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. P lease leav e the diskette "UN-write protected" ty pe. Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)" and right click to select "Format (M)" GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 58 -...
Page 65 (2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Ty pe, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That w ill format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it. Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly.
Page 66 STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program. (1) Please go to Gigabyte w ebsite http: //www.gigabyte.com. tw/index. html, and click "Support". (2) From Support zone, click the " Motherboards BIOS & Drivers". GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 60 -...
Page 67 (3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. P lease select GA-7V TX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BI OS flash files. (4) Select an appropriate BI OS version (For ex ample: F4), and click to dow nload the file. It will pop up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location"...
Page 68 (5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files. (6) Please extract the dow nload files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STE P 2, and press "Extract". GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 62 -...
Page 69 STEP 4: Make sure the system w ill boot from the floppy disk. (1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then, restart the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.
Page 70 ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item (Shi f t)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Sav e & Ex it Save Data to CMOS & Ex it SETUP GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 64 -...
Page 71 STEP 5: BIOS flashing. (1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A: \> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you have to type "A :\>...
Page 72 Are you sure to flash the BIOS? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? (4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ES C] to exit Flash Utility. EXIT? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 66 -...
Page 73 STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIO S has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIO S defaults after B IOS has been upgraded. This important step resets everything after the flash. (1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system.
Page 74 (Shi f t)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Sav e & Ex it Save Data to CMOS & Ex it SETUP (4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 68 -...
Page 75 Method 2: Dual BIOS / Q-Flash Introduction A. What is Dual BIOS Technology? Dual B IOS means that there are two system BIOS (ROM) on the motherboard, one is the Main BI OS and the other is Backup BIOS. Under the normal circumstances, the system w orks on the Main BIOS.
Page 76 If the ROM BIOS on peripherals cards(ex. SCSI Cards, LAN Cards,..) emits signals to request restart of the sy stem after the user make any alteration on it, the boot up BIOS w ill not be changed to the Backup BIOS. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 70 -...
Page 77 Halt On BIOS Defects : Disabled(Default), Enabled If the BIOS occurs a checksum error or the Main BIOS occurs a WIDE RANGE PROTECTION error and Halt On BIOS Defects set to Enable, the P C will show messages on the boot screen, and the system will pause and wait for the user’...
Page 78 What’ s DualBIOS On GIGABYTE motherboards w6ith DualBIOS there are physically two BI OS chips. For simplicity we’ ll call one your “Main BIOS” and the other we’ ll call your “Backup” BIOS (your “hot spare”).
Page 79 I. Q: What is DualBIOS 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. DualB IOS technology simply means there are two system BI OSes (RO M) integrated onto the motherboard. One is a main BIOS, and the other is a backup BIOS.
Page 80 BIOS, the backup BIOS will automatically reboot the system and correct the main BIOS. Case III.) A user may override booting from the main system BIOS. The DualBIOS GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 74 -...
Page 81 utility may be entered to manually change the boot sequence to boot from the backup BI OS. 2. During or after a BIOS upgrade, if DualBIOS 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 B IOS checksums when booting-up.
Page 82 Method 3: If you don’ t have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS program to flash BIOS. Press "Tools" icon. 2.Click "@BIOS Writer v1.08q". 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". Click here. Click "P". 3. Please select @BIOS sever site, then Click "OK".
Page 83 In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause sy stem unbooted...
Page 84: Bios Introduction
BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose “Save Current BIO S” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update y our BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage y our BIOS easily.
Page 85: Easy Tune
/ AGP / Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance. It oper- ates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards. Besides, it is different from other traditional over- clocking methods, EasyTune 4 doesn't require users to change neither B IOS nor hardware sw itch/ jumper setting;...
Page 86: 4-/6-Channel Audio Func Tion Introduction
Click the audio icon “Sound Effect” from the w i n dow s tray at t h e bottom of the screen. STEP 3: Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “2 channel s for stereo speakers out put”. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 80 -...
Page 87 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to “Line Out”,the rear channels to “Line In”. Line Out Line In STEP 2 : After installation of t h e audio driv er, you ‘ ll fi n d an icon on the taskbar’...
Page 88 Di s abl e “Only SURROUND-KIT”, and press “OK”. When the “Env ironment sett i ngs” is “None”, the sound w oul d be performed as stereo mode (2 channels output). Please select the other settings for 4 channels output. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 82 -...
Page 89 6 channel output, Line In and MIC at the same ti m e. "SURROUND-KIT" is i n cluded in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Ki t " as picture. STEP 1 : Insert the “Audio Combo Kit” in the back of the case , and fix it w i t h the screw .
Page 90 Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Notes: When the "Env ironment settings" is "None", the sound w ould be performed as stereo mode(2 channels output). Pl e ase select the other setti n gs for 6 channels output. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 84 -...
Page 91 SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A “SP DI F output” dev ice is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the “SP DIF output” connector (A s picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coax ial cable and Fiber connecting port.
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Page 95: Chapter 5 Appendix
Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP (CD driver version 1.0) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
Page 96 8.Click "Finish" to restart computer. 7.Click "Next". B.USB Path Driver: Enable S3 for USB Device Setup is preparing the InstallShield(R) Wizard which will guide you through the setup process. C.VIA USB2.0 Driver 1.Click "USB 2.0 Host Controller”. 2.Click "Yes". GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 90 -...
Page 97 Print to File : Press this button, you can view file on the screen . We recommand you do it. If t here is any problem occurred during USB2.0 dev ice ins talling, using or upgrading. Please v isit Microsoft or GIGABYTE website f or downloading the latest drivers.
Page 98 Ø For your reference, you can use the following steps to complete the Promise RAID Driver Installation. 1.Click "Promise RAID Driver Setup". 2.Click "Next". 3.Click "Finish" to restart computer. D-2:FastTrak Utilities Installation 1.Click "FastTrak Utilities Information". 2.Click "Next". * For GA-7VAXP only GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 92 -...
Page 99 3.Click "Yes". 4.Click "Yes". 5.Click "Next". 6.Click "Next". 7.Click "Next". 8.Click "Next". 10.Click "Finish" to 9.Click "Next". complete setup". (10) - 93 - Appendix...
Page 100 D-3: ATA133 Driver setup 1.Click "ATA133 Driver setup". 2.Click "Next". 3.Click "Finish" item. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 94 -...
Page 101 D-4:Winbond MS/SD/SCR Device Driver 1.Click "Winbond MS/SD/SCR Device Driver". 2.Click "Next". 4. Click "Finish" . 3.Click "Next". 5. Click "Restart " to restart computer. - 95 - Appendix...
Page 102 D-5:Winbond Smart Manager for Smart Card Reader 1.Click "Winbond Smart Manager for Smart Card Reader". 2.Click "Next". 4.Click "Next". 3.Click "Next". 6.Click "Finish" to restart computer. 5.Click "Next". GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 96 -...
Page 103 Revision History Appendix B: RealTek AC'97 Audio Driver Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. Press "Audio"...
Page 104 Appendix C : RealTek 8139/8100 Network Driver Press "Network" icon. 2.Click "Next". 1.Click "RealTek 8139/ 8100 LAN Driver". 3.Click "Finish" to restart computer. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 98 -...
Page 105 CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. Press "Tools" icon. 2.Click "Easy Tune 4 (Trial Version) 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". 3.Click "Next". 4.Click "Next". 5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.
Page 106 Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request Input / Output IOAPIC Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network to be continued..GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 100 -...
Page 107 Acronyms Meaning Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P. Controller POST Power-On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge...
Page 108 Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility: Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description: GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 102 -...
Page 109 W942508BH-5 2260D Winbond Winbond 256MB W942508BH-5 2110A Winbond Winbond 256MB W942508BH-5 2150D ADATA Winbond 256MB W942508BH-5 2260D APACER Winbond 256MB W942508BH-5 2260D MShould you need to find new support list, pls refer to http://www.gigabyte.com.tw for the detail. - 103 - Appendix...
Page 110: Troubleshooting
Failure has been ex cluded. Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot. Failure has been ex cluded. Insert the VGA card. Then plug in ATX power cable and turn on the system. GA-7VAX/GA-7VAXP Motherboard - 104 -...
Page 111 Failure has been ex cluded. If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help. Or, you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw).
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