Gigabyte GA-6IWFE User manual

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GA-6IWF Series
Socket 370 Processor Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
Socket370ProcessorMotherboard
Rev.1.0FirstEdition
12ME-6IWF-1001

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GA-6IWF Series Motherboard
Table of Content
Revision History.....................................................................................6
Item Checklist .........................................................................................6
WARNING!...............................................................................................7
Chapter 1 Introduction.............................................................................8
Summary of Features .................................................................................. 8
GA-6IWF Series Motherboard Layout ......................................................10
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process.............................................. 11
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU).....................................12
Step1-1:CPUInstallation ................................................................................................ 12
Step1-2:CPUHeatSinkInstallation................................................................................. 13
Step 2: Install memory modules................................................................14
Step 3: Install expension cards .................................................................15
Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply ...........16
Step4-1:I/OBackPanelIntroduction ................................................................................ 16
Step4-2:ConnectorsIntroduction ..................................................................................... 18

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Table of Content
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ..........................................................................23
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :F2).........................................24
Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................26
BIOS Features Setup.................................................................................29
Chipset Features Setup.............................................................................32
Integrated Peripherals ..............................................................................34
Power Management Setup .......................................................................41
PNP/PCI Configuration..............................................................................45
PC Health Status........................................................................................47
Frequency/Voltage Control........................................................................49
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.............................................................................50
Load Optimized Defaults...........................................................................51
Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................................52
Save & Exit Setup.......................................................................................53
Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................54
Chapter 4 Technical Reference ............................................................55
Block Diagram...........................................................................................55
@ BIOS Introduction..................................................................................56
Easy TuneIIITM Introduction .......................................................................57
Chapter 5 Appendix..............................................................................58

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GA-6IWF Series Motherboard
Revision RevisionNote Date
1.0 InitialreleaseoftheGA-6IWFSeriesmotherboarduser'smanual. Oct.2001
TheGA-6IWFSeriesmotherboard
IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1
CDformotherboarddriver & utility (IUCD)
GA-6IWFSeriesuser’smanual
I/O Shield
Revision History
Item Checklist

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WARNING!
Computermotherboards and expansioncards contain verydelicate Integrated Circuit(IC) chips.To
protectthemagainstdamagefromstaticelectricity,youshouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou
workonyourcomputer.
1. Unplugyourcomputerwhenworkingontheinside.
2. Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandlingcomputercomponents.Ifyoudonothave
one,touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,suchas
thepower supply case.
3. HoldcomponentsbytheedgesandtrynottouchtheICchips,leadsorconnectors,or
othercomponents.
4. Placecomponentsonagroundedantistaticpadoronthebagthatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem.
5. EnsurethattheATXpowersupplyisswitchedoffbeforeyoupluginorremovetheATX
powerconnectoronthemotherboard.
Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes,buttheydon’tlineupwiththeholesonthebaseandthereare
noslotstoattachthespacers,donotbecomealarmedyoucanstillattachthespacerstothemounting
holes.Justcutthebottomportionofthespacers(thespacermaybealittlehardtocutoff,sobecareful
ofyourhands).Inthiswayyoucanstillattachthemotherboardtothebasewithoutworryingaboutshort
circuits.Sometimesyoumayneedtousetheplasticspringstoisolatethescrewfromthemotherboard
PCBsurface,becausethecircuitwiremaybenearbythehole.Becareful,don’tletthescrewcontact
anyprintedcircuitwriteorpartsonthePCBthatarenearthefixinghole,otherwiseitmaydamagethe
boardorcauseboardmalfunctioning.
Installing the motherboard to the chassis…
WARNING!

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GA-6IWF Series Motherboard
Chapter 1 Introduction
tobecontinued......
Summary of Features
FormFactor 19.1cm x 23.0cm FlexATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
Motherboard GA-6IWFSeriesMotherboard
GA-6IWFE and GA-6IWFL
CPU Socket370 processor
supports all new Pentium®III processors (FC-PGA & FC-PGA2
package)
supportsCeleron processorsin FC-PGA & FC-PGA2 package
supports66/100/133MHzsystembusfrequency
2ndcachedependonCPU
Chipset Intel 82810E HOST/AGP/SDRAM Controller
FW82801BA (ICH2)
Memory 2168-pinDIMMsockets
Supports PC-100 SDRAM
Supports only 3.3V SDRAM DIMM
Supports up to 512MB SDRAM (Max)
I/OControl W83627HF
Slots 1CNR(CommunicationandNetworkingRiser)Slot
3 PCI slot supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
On-BoardIDE 2IDEbusmaster (DMA33/ATA66/ATA100)IDEportsforupto4
ATAPI devices
SupportsPIOmode3,4 (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100)IDE&ATAPI
CD-ROM
On-BoardPeripherals 1 Floppy portsupports2FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M,1.44M
and 2.88Mbytes.
1ParallelportsupportsNormal/EPP/ECPmode
1 Serial port (COMA)
1 VGA port
4 USB ports (Rear USB x 2, Front USB x 2)
1IrDAconnectorforIR

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Introduction
PleasesettheCPU hostfrequencyinaccordancewithyourprocessor’s specifications.
Wedon’trecommendyoutosetthesystembusfrequencyovertheCPU’sspecification
becausethesespecificbusfrequenciesarenotthestandardspecificationsforCPU,
chipsetandmostoftheperipherals.Whetheryoursystemcanrununder thesespecific
busfrequenciesproperlywilldepend onyourhardwareconfigurations,includingCPU,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.
"*" Only for GA-6IWFL.
HardwareMonitor CPU/Power/System Fan Revolutiondetect
CPU temperaturedetect
SystemVoltageDetect
On-Board Sound AC97 CODEC
LineIn/Line Out/Mic In/CD In/Game Port
On-Board LAN Build in ICH2 Chipset (KINNERETH 82562ET)*
PS/2Connector PS/2KeyboardinterfaceandPS/2Mouseinterace
BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M/4M* bit Flash ROM
AdditionalFeatures STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
Wakeon LAN
USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3~S5
Supports @BIOSTM
SupportsEasyTuneIIITM

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GA-6IWF Series Motherboard
GA-6IWF Series Motherboard Layout
"*" Only for GA-6IWFL.
GA-6IWF(Eor L)
KB_MS
COMA
LPT
GAME
LINE_OUTMIC_IN
USB
F AUDIO
AC97
BATTERY
BIOS
SYS
FAN
ICH2
GMCH
SOCKET 370
CPU_FAN
ATXPWR
PWRFAN
FLOPPY
IDE1
IDE2
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
DIMM1
CNR
F_USB
LINE_IN
LAN*
VGA
CD_IN
DIMM2
W83627HF
WAKEON LAN
F_PANEL
IR
KINNERETH*