AMD 4118 @ Bios Introduction, Gigabyte announces @ Bios Windows Bios live update utility

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7ZXR Motherboard

@ BIOS Introduction

Gigabyte announces @ BIOS

Windows BIOS live update utility

Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don’t know how to update it.

Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it. But of course you don’t like to do it too much. First, download different BIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode. Secondly, use different flash utility to update BIOS. The above process is not a interesting job. Besides, always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS, it will be a nightmare.

Certainly, you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work? Here it comes! Now Gigabyte announces @BIOS--the first Windows BIOS live update utility. This is a smart BIOS update software. It could help you to download the BIOS from internet and update it. Not like the other BIOS update software, it’s a Windows utility. With the help of “@BIOS’, BIOS updating is no more than a click.

Besides, no matter which mainboard you are using, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*, @BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS. This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly. It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically. There are several different choices; you could use “Internet Update” to download and update your BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose “Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily. Again, Gigabyte’s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries.

For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It’s free! Now, if you buy a Gigabyte’s motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte @BIOS.

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Contents FCC Compliance Statement Harmful interference To radioDeclaration of Conformity 7ZXR Page Bios How This Manual Is OrganizedPage Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist Summary Of Features CPUBios 7ZXR Motherboard Layout 7ZXR7ZXR Motherboard Layout Ë100 102 104 106 108 110 112 133 CPU Speed Setup0AMD CPU Heat Sink Installation Set System Bus SpeedConnectors Floppy Port Game & Audio Port IDE1,IDE2 Primary/Secondary,IDE3/IDE4Raid/ATA100 Port CPU Fan J12 Wake On LAN J15 Auxin J18 CD Audio Line JP8 / LED1 STR LED Connector & Dimm LED USB 1 Connector BAT1 Battery Panel And Jumper DefinitionJP3 Clear Cmos Function Optional JP4 Rear USB Device Wake up Selection USB Connector Æ USB1 JP10 Bios Write Protection Optional JP11 Front USB Device Wake up Selection USB Port Æ USB2 JP19 Onboard Promise Selection Optional Winstone99 Performance ListWinbench99 Block Diagram AMD-K7TMStep-By-Step Setup Suspend To RAM InstallationSTR function Installation Setup with Windows 98 CDStep How to put your system into STR mode? Suspend to RAM Installation How to recover from the STR sleep mode? + Dimm LED What is Dual Bios Technology? Dual Bios IntroductionPress F1 to enter Dual Bios Utility How to use Dual BIOS? a. Boot ScreenBios will auto detect StatusHalt On Error DisableDefault, Enable Boot From Main Bios Default, Backup BiosAuto Recovery EnabledDefault, Disabled Copy Main ROM Data to BackupDualBIOSTM Technology FAQ What’s DualBIOSTM?What is DualBIOSTM technology? Answer III. Q How does DualBIOSTM technology work? Answer IV. Q Who Needs DualBIOSTM technology? Answer7ZXR Motherboard Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction What is Four Speaker?How to use Four Speaker? Four Speaker IntroductionFour Speaker Application Spdif Introduction How to use SPDIF?What is SPDIF? 7ZXR Motherboard Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction @ Bios Introduction Gigabyte announces @ Bios Windows Bios live update utilityEasy TuneIIITM Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTuneIII Windows overdrive utility7ZXR Motherboard RAID 0 stripe What is Raid?Raid Introduction RAID 1 mirrorAbout RAID Levels Striping RAIDMirroring RAID RAID 1 MirroringCreating Your Disk Array Creating an Array for Performance Creating a Security Array With New DrivesCreating a Security Array With An Existing Data Drive Raid Introduction Using FastBuild Configuration Utility Viewing Bios ScreenNavigating the FastBuild Setup Menu Using the Main MenuCreating Arrays Automatically Optimize Array ForCreating Multiple Disk Arrays Using a Hot Spare DriveDefining Typical Application Usage Viewing Drive Assignments ModeArray No RAID Mode Total Drv CapacityMB Status Manually Creating an ArrayAssigning Drives to Array Selecting Array TypeSelecting Stripe Block Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive↑ Up ↓ ESC Exit Ctrl-Y Save Making a Disk Array Bootable How Orders Arrays How Saves Array InformationDeleting An Array 7ZXR Motherboard Rebuilding a Mirrored Array Keys Available ↑ Up ↓ Down ESC Exit Enter Select Viewing System Resources Viewing Controller SettingsHalting Bios On Bootup Errors Memory Installation Bios Setup Bios Setup Entering SetupChipset Features Setup Standard Cmos SetupBios Features Setup Main MenuLoad Bios Defaults Power Management SetupPnP/PCI Configurations Load Setup DefaultsStandard Cmos Setup DateFloppy Drive a / Drive B TimePrimary Master / Slave , Secondary Master / Slave Base Memory Boot Sector Virus ProtectionMemory Extended MemoryBios Features Setup 1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot DeviceDefault value Boot Up Num-LockPassword Check A.R.T. for Hard DisksDram Frequency Chipset Features SetupTop Performance Sdram CAS# LatencyAGP Comp. Driving AGP ModePCI Delay Transaction AGP Aperture SizeSdram Command Drive Bios Flash ProtectionDelay Dram Read Latch Dram Drive StrengthCAS# Drive RAS# DriveUSB Dev Wakeup From S3-S5 Power Management SetupAcpi Sleep Type Display Activity Soft-off by Power ButtonSuspend Time Out Minute System after AC Back FunctionResume On RTC Alarm Reset Configuration Data PnP/PCI ConfigurationsPnP OS Installed VGA Boot FromDMA Channel 0,1,3,5,6,7 IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10,11,14,15Load Bios Defaults Load Bios Defaults Y/N? NLoad Setup Defaults Load Setup DefaultsOn Board Serial Port B Integrated PeripheralsOn Board Serial Port a Parallel Port Mode Serial Port B ModeDuplex Mode On Board Parallel portOnBoard Legacy Audio AC97 AudioMC97 Modem Sound BlasterMPU-401 I/O Address Game Port 200h-207hHardware Monitor Set Supervisor / User Password Load Setup Defaults Exit Without SavingIDE HDD Auto Detection Save & Exit Setup Save to Cmos and EXITY/N? YExit Without Saving Quit without saving Y/N ? NAppendix Click Next Click Finish to restart computer Appendix B Creative Sound Driver Installation Click here ClickNext Click Finish to restart computer 103 104 FastTrak Utility Installation Click Next Click Finish to restart Promise RAID Driver Installation Appendix D Bios Flash Procedure Bios update procedure109 Aflashxxx.exe 7ZXR.f1  Appendix E Acronyms DDRVID
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