AMD 7ZX-1 User manual

7ZX-1
AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Motherboard
USER'S MANUAL
AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM Socket A Processor Motherboard
REV. 1.01 First Edition
R-101-01-001211

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. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
-Move the equipment away from the receiver
-Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions
You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party
responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1) this
device may not cause harmful interference and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)
Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC.
Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A
LA Puent, CA 91744
Phone/Fax No: [phone]/ [phone]
hereby declares that the product
Product Name:
Model Number:
Mother Board
Conforms to the following specifications:
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a),
Class B Digital Device
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
and (2) this device must accept any inference received, including
that may cause undesired operation.
Representative Person's Name: ERIC LU
Signature:
Date: Jun. 30, 2000
EricLu
GA-7ZX

Declaration of Conformity
We, Manufacturer/Importer
(full address)
G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH
Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany
declare that the product
( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)
Mother Board
GA-7ZX
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)
in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement EN 61000-3-2* Disturbances in supply systems caused
of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555-2 by household appliances and similar
industrial, scientific and medical (ISM electrical equipment “Harmonics”
high frequency equipment
EN55013 Limits and methods of measurement EN61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems caused
of radio disturbance characteristics of EN60555-3 by household appliances and similar
broadcast receivers and associated electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”
equipment
EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
of radio disturbance characteristics of Residual, commercial and light industry
household electrical appliances,
portable tools and similar electrical EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:
apparatus Residual, commercial and light industry
EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081-2 Generic emission standard Part 2:
of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment
fluorescent lamps and luminaries
EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082-2 Generic immunity standard Part 2:
broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment
equipment
EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for household
of radio disturbance characteristics of appliances tools and similar apparatus
information technology equipment
DIN VDE 0855 Cabled distribution systems; Equipment EN 50091- 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible
part 10 for receiving and/or distribution from power systems (UPS)
part 12 sound and television signals
CE marking (EC conformity marking)
The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product
with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC
EN 60065 Safety requirements for mains operated EN 60950 Safety for information technology equipment
electronic and related apparatus for including electrical business equipment
household and similar general use
EN 60335 Safety of household and similar EN 50091-1 General and Safety requirements for
electrical appliances uninterruptible power systems (UPS)
Manufacturer/Importer
Signature : Rex Lin
(Stamp) Date : Jun. 30, 2000 Name : Rex Lin

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Table Of Content
SUMMARY OF FEATURES................................................................................................................................2
7ZX-1 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT...................................................................................................................3
CPU SPEED SETUP.............................................................................................................................................4
CONNECTORS.....................................................................................................................................................5
GAME & AUDIO PORT .........................................................................................................................................5
COM A / COM B / LPT PORT ............................................................................................................................5
USB 1 CONNECTOR ............................................................................................................................................5
USB 2 CONNECTOR ............................................................................................................................................6
PS/2 KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR ...................................................................................................6
J3: CPU FAN.......................................................................................................................................................6
JP6: POWER FAN.................................................................................................................................................7
J2: SYSEM FAN....................................................................................................................................................7
ATX POWER........................................................................................................................................................7
FLOPPY PORT.......................................................................................................................................................8
IDE1(PRIMARY), IDE2(SECONDARY) PORT........................................................................................................8
J15: AUX_IN......................................................................................................................................................8
J18: CD AUDIO LINE IN......................................................................................................................................9
J13: RING POWER ON (INTERNAL MODEM CARD WAKE UP)..............................................................................9
J12: WAKE ON LAN ...........................................................................................................................................9
JP8 / LED1: STR LED CONNECTOR & DIMM LED........................................................................................10
J4: IR ................................................................................................................................................................10
PANELAND JUMPER DEFINITION.............................................................................................................. 11
J11: 2X11 PINS JUMPER.....................................................................................................................................11
JP16 /JP17/JP18:AMR (PRIMARY OR SECONDARY) SELECT (OPTIONAL)........................................................11
JP4: REAR USB DEVICE WAKE UP SELECTION (USB CONNECTOR USB1)..................................................12
JP7: STR FUNCTION ENABLED (SUSPEND TO RAM)........................................................................................12
JP9: ONBOARD SOUND FUNCTION SELECTION (OPTIONAL)..............................................................................12
JP11: FRONT USB DEVICE WAKE UP SELECTION (USB PORT USB2)..........................................................13
JP10: BIOS WRITE PROTECTION (OPTIONAL)...................................................................................................13
JP3: CLEAR CMOS FUNCTION (OPTIONAL)......................................................................................................13
BAT1: BATTERY................................................................................................................................................14
PERFORMANCE LIST .....................................................................................................................................15
BLOCK DIAGRAM............................................................................................................................................16
SUSPEND TO RAM INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................17
A.2 STR FUNCTION INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................17
A.3 HOW TO PUT YOUR SYSTEM INTO STR MODE?............................................................................................17
A.4 HOW TO RECOVER FROM THE STR SLEEP MODE?........................................................................................19
A.5 NOTICES:....................................................................................................................................................19
MEMORY INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................20
BIOS SETUP........................................................................................................................................................21
ENTERING SETUP.........................................................................................................................................21
CONTROL KEYS............................................................................................................................................21
GETTING HELP..............................................................................................................................................21
THE MAIN MENU...............................................................................................................................................22
STANDARD CMOS SETUP .................................................................................................................................23
BIOS FEATURES SETUP.....................................................................................................................................25
FIGURE 3: BIOS FEATURES SETUP ....................................................................................................................25
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP.................................................................................................................................26
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ...........................................................................................................................28

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PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS...............................................................................................................................30
LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS......................................................................................................................................31
LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS.....................................................................................................................................32
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS................................................................................................................................33
HARDWARE MONITOR .......................................................................................................................................36
SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD..................................................................................................................37
IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...........................................................................................................................38
SAVE & EXIT SETUP ..........................................................................................................................................39
EXIT WITHOUT SAVIN G .....................................................................................................................................40
APPENDIX: ACRONYMS.................................................................................................................................41

7ZX-1 Motherboard
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Revision History
Revision Revision Note Date
1.01 Initial release of the 7ZX-1 motherboard
user’s manual. Dec.2000
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 are the property of their respective owners.
DEC. 11, 2000 TAIPEI, TAIWAN, R.O.C

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Summary Of Features
Form Factor 30.5 cm x 22.8 cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPU AMD AthlonTM/DuronTM (K7) Socket A Processor
256K/64K L2 cache on die
Supports 500MHz ~ 1GHz and faster
Chipset Apollo KT133 ,consisting of:
VT8363 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller(PAC)
VT82C686A PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller
(PSIPC)
Clock Generator ICS 9248-141 or ICW W230H
Memory 3 168-pin DIMM sockets
Supports PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM
Supports up to 1.5GB DRAM
Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM
I/O Control VT82C686A
Slots 1 AGP slot supports 4X mode & AGP 2.0 compliant
5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot
On-Board IDE Supports PIO mode 3, 4, UDMA33/ATA66 IDE & ATAPI
CD-ROM
2 IDE bus master (UDMA 33/ ATA 66) IDE ports for up
to 4 ATAPI devices
On-Board
Peripherals
1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 1.4M bytes
1 parallel ports supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
2 serial ports (COM A & COM B)
4 USB ports
1 IrDA connector for IR
Hardware
Monitor
CPU/System fan revolution detect
CPU/System temperature detect
System voltage detect
CPU overheat shutdown detect
PS/2 Connector PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
On-Board Sound AC’97 CODEC
Line In / Line Out / Mic In / AUX In / CD In / TEL / Game Port
BIOS Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM
Additional
Features
Support Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
Support Internal / External Modem Ring On
Support USB KB/MS Wake up from S3-S5
Includes 3 fan power connectors
Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection
Support STR (Suspend-To-RAM) function

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7ZX-1 Motherboard Layout
7ZX-1
PCI1
PCI2
Socket A CPU
VT82C
686A
VT8363
GAME & AUDIO COM B COM A
LPT
PS/2 J3
J15
J18
BAT1
J2
BZ1
FLOPPY
IDE2
IDE1
AGP 1
JP6
SW1
J11
LED1
J13
J12
J4
JP4
USB1
JP8
AMR
PCI3
AD1881
USB2
DIMM3
JP7
A
TX POWER
DIMM2
DIMM1
PCI4
PCI5
BIOS
JP10
JP11
JP3
JP18
JP9 JP16 JP17
Clock
Generator

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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
zIf your clock generator (in Motherboard) is ICS 9248-141. You can follow the below reference.
SW1: (ICS 9248-141) O : ON, X : OFF
FSB 1 2 3 4
95 O O X O
Ë100 X O X X
105 X O O X
110 O X O X
113 X X O O
115 X X X O
117 X X O X
133 X X X X
zIf your clock generator (in Motherboard) is ICW W230H.You can follow the below reference.
SW1: (ICW W230H) O : ON, X : OFF
FSB 1 2 3 4
95 O O X X
Ë100 0 X X X
102 0 0 0 X
104 X X X 0
106 0 X X 0
108 0 0 X 0
110 0 X 0 0
112 0 0 0 0
133 0 X 0 X
ËThe FSB Speed of the VIA KT133 is 100MHz.
0AMD CPU Heat Sink Installation:
Beware: Please check that the heat sink is in good contact with the CPU before you turn on your system.
The poor contact will cause over heat, and might cause damage to your processor.
9248-141
ICS
W230H

Connectors
5
Connectors
Game & Audio Port
MIC In
Game
Port
Line In
Line Out 1
COM A / COM B / LPT Port
COM A
LPT Port
COM B
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

Connectors
6
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
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
12
3
4
5
6
J3: CPU Fan
Pin No. Definition
1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE
1

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JP6: Power Fan
Pin No. Definition
1 Control
2 +12V
3 NC
1
J2: Sysem Fan
Pin No. Definition
1 Control
2 +12V
3 SENSE
1
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)
2010
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Connectors
8
Floppy Port
Red Line
FDD1
IDE1(Primary), IDE2(Secondary) Port
IDE 1 IDE 2
Red Line
J15: AUX_IN
Pin No. Definition
1 AUX-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 AUX-R
1

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J18: CD Audio Line In
Pin No. Definition
1 CD-L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD-R
1
J13: Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up)
Pin No. Definition
1 Signal
2 GND
1
J12: Wake On LAN
Pin No. Definition
1 +5V SB
2 GND
3 Signal
1

Connectors
10
JP8 / LED1: STR LED Connector & DIMM LED
STR LED Connector External.
+DIMM LED
1
J4: IR
Pin No. Definition
1 VCC (+5V)
2 NC
3 IR Data Input
4 GND
5 IR Data Output
1

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Panel And Jumper Definition
J11: 2x11 Pins Jumper
RE
GN GD
PW
P−P−P+
S P K
HD
1
1
1
1
GN (Green Switch) Open: Normal Operation
Close: Entering Green Mode
GD (Green LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
Pin 2: LED cathode(−)
Not available at the case
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(−)
For external speaker in the case
RE (Reset Switch) Open: Normal Operation
Close: Reset Hardware System
P+P−P−(Power LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+)
Pin 2: LED cathode(−)
Pin 3: LED cathode(−)
PW (Soft Power Connector) Open: Normal Operation
Close: Power On/Off
JP16 /JP17/JP18: AMR (Primary or Secondary) Select (Optional)
(AMR

Audio Modem Riser)
JP16 JP17 JP18
Onboard AC97 ON 1-2 1-2
AMR (Primary) OFF 3-4 3-4
Onboard AC97+MR
(Secondary)
(Default)
ON 1-2
3-4 1-2
1 JP17
1JP16
1 JP18

Panel and Jumper Definition
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JP4: Rear USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Connector 

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" enabled, and the jumper "JP4"
enabled).
*(Power on the computer and as soon as memory
counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup.
Select the item "POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP", then
select "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5: Enabled".
Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and
choose the "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" option.)
USB1
JP7: STR Function Enabled (Suspend To RAM)
Pin No. Definition
Open Normal (Default)
Close STR Enabled
1
JP9: Onboard Sound Function Selection (Optional)
1 JP9
Pin No. Definition
1-2 close Onboard Sound
Enable (Default)
2-3 close Onboard Sound
Disable

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JP11: Front USB Device Wake up Selection (USB Port 

USB2)
1
Pin No. Definition
1-2 close Normal (Default)
2-3 close Enabled Front USB Device
Wake up
USB2
(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" enabled, and the jumper "JP11"
enabled).
*(Power on the computer and as soon as memory
counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup.
Select the item "POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP", then
select "USB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5: Enabled".
Remember to save the setting by pressing "ESC" and
choose the "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" option.)
JP10: BIOS Write Protection (Optional)
Pin No. Definition
ON Write Protect Enable
OFF Write Protect Disable
(Default)
1
Please Set Jumper JP10 to ”OFF” to enabled
BIOS Write Function when you update new BIOS
or new device
JP3: Clear CMOS Function (Optional)
Pin No. Definition
1-2 close Normal (Default)
2-3 close Clear CMOS
1

Panel and Jumper Definition
14
BAT1: Battery
+
CAUTION
☞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.

Performance List
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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 configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)
•CPU AMD ThunderbirdTM 950MHz, AMD DuronTM 700MHz
•DRAM (256x1) MB SDRAM (HYUNDAI HYM71V733201)
•CACHE SIZE 256 KB included in Thunderbird
64 KB included in Duron
•DISPLAY GA-GF2560
•STORAGE Onboard IDE (Quantum KA13600AT)
•O.S. Windows NTTM 4.0 SPK6a
•DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 65536 colors 75Hz.
TUCD 1.5 Beta3
Processor
AMD
ThunderbirdTM
950MHz
(100x9.5)
AMD DuronTM
700MHz (100x7)
Winbench99
CPU mark 99 86.5 61.5
FPU Winmark 99 5210 3840
Business Disk Winmark
99 5410 5440
Hi-End Disk Winmark 99 13600 13200
Business Graphics
Winmark 99 481 352
Hi-End Graphics Winmark
99 985 676
Winstone99
Business Winstone 99 47.3 40.3
Hi-End Winstone 99 50.8 41.6
If you wish to maximize the performance of your system, please refer to the detail on P.43