GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

GA-6VXE (REV. 2.2)

Device Type Mainboard
Processor Celeron/Pentium II/Pentium III
Processor Speed 233/266/300/333/350/366/400/433/450/500/550/600/650MHz
Chip Set VIA
Maximum Onboard Memory 768MB (EDO & SDRAM supported)
Cache 0/128/256/512KB (located on the CPU)
BIOS Award
Dimensions 305mm x 180mm
I/O Options 32-bit PCI slots (5), floppy drive interface, green PC connector (2), IDE interfaces (2), parallel port, PS/2 mouse port, serial ports (2), IR connector, USB connectors (2), ATX power connector, AGP slot, SB-link connector, Wake-on-LAN connector, Power-on-ring connector


CONNECTIONS

Purpose

Location

Purpose

Location

AGP slot AGP CPU fan power CN7
ATX power connector ATX Floppy drive interface CN8
PC speaker C1 IDE interface 1 CN9
Reset switch C2 IDE interface 2 CN10
Power LED C3 System fan power CN11
IDE interface LED C4 Power-on-ring connector CN12
IR connector C5 Power fan CN13
Green PC connector C6 Wake-on-LAN connector JP7
Power switch C7 SB-link connector JP8
Green PC LED C8 Reset switch JP9/Pins 3 & 4
PS/2 mouse port CN1 PC speaker JP9/Pins 5 - 8
USB port 1 CN2 IDE interface LED JP9/Pins 9 & 14
USB port 2 CN3 Green PC connector JP9/Pins 11 & 12
Parallel port CN4 Power LED JP9/Pins 15 - 17
Serial port 2 CN5 Power switch JP9/Pins 18 & 19
Serial port 1 CN6 32-bit PCI slots PC1 - PC5


USER CONFIGURABLE SETTINGS

Function

Label

Position

  System returns to soft off when AC power is returned J15 Open
  System returns to full on when AC power is returned J15 Closed

»

Keyboard power-on disabled JP1 Pins 2 & 3 closed
  Keyboard power-on enabled JP1 Pins 1 & 2 closed
» CMOS normal operation

JP11

Pins 2 & 3 closed

  CMOS clear memory

JP11

Pins 1 & 2 closed

» Normal system acceleration JP10 Pins 2 & 3 closed

 

Turbo system acceleration (100MHz turbo and above)

JP10

Pins 1 & 2 closed


DIMM CONFIGURATION

Size

Bank 0

Bank 1

Bank 2

16MB

(1) 2M x 64

None

None

32MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

None

32MB

(1) 4M x 64

None

None

48MB

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

64MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

None

64MB

(1) 8M x 64

None

None

64MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

96MB

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

96MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

128MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

None

128MB

(1) 16M x 64

None

None

128MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

160MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

192MB

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

192MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

256MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

None

256MB*

(1) 32M x 64

None

None

256MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

288MB*

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

(1) 2M x 64

320MB*

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

(1) 4M x 64

384MB

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

384MB*

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

(1) 8M x 64

512MB*

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 32M x 64

None

512MB*

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

(1) 16M x 64

768MB*

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 32M x 64

(1) 32M x 64

Note:  Board supports EDO & SDRAM memory.  Maximum SDRAM is 768MB.  Maximum EDO is 384MB.
*Note:  Designated configuration requires EDO memory


CACHE CONFIGURATION

Note: 256/512KB cache is located on the Pentium II CPU.  128KB cache is located on the Celeron 300A & 333 CPU.


CPU SPEED SELECTION (CELERON)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

SW1/1 SW1/2 SW1/3 SW1/4

233MHz

66MHz

3.5x

On Off Off On

266MHz

66MHz

4x

On Off Off On

300MHz

66MHz

4.5x

On Off Off On

333MHz

66MHz

5x

On Off Off On

366MHz

66MHz

5.5x

On Off Off On

400MHz

66MHz

6x

On Off Off On

433MHz

66MHz

6.5x

On Off Off On


CPU SPEED SELECTION (CELERON CONT)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

SW2/1 SW2/2 SW2/3 SW2/4

233MHz

66MHz

3.5x

Off Off On On

266MHz

66MHz

4x

On On Off On

300MHz

66MHz

4.5x

Off On Off On

333MHz

66MHz

5x

On Off Off On

366MHz

66MHz

5.5x

Off Off Off On

400MHz

66MHz

6x

On On On Off

433MHz

66MHz

6.5x

Off On On Off


CPU SPEED SELECTION (PENTIUM II)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

SW1/1 SW1/2 SW1/3 SW1/4

233MHz

66MHz

3.5x

On Off Off On

266MHz

66MHz

4x

On Off Off On

300MHz

66MHz

4.5x

On Off Off On

333MHz

66MHz

5x

On Off Off On

350MHz

100MHz

3.5x

Off Off Off Off

366MHz

66MHz

5.5x

On Off Off On

400MHz

100MHz

4x

Off Off Off Off

400MHz

66MHz

6x

On Off Off On

433MHz

66MHz

6.5x

On Off Off On

450MHz

100MHz

4.5x

Off Off Off Off

500MHz

100MHz

5x

Off Off Off Off

550MHz

100MHz

5.5x

Off Off Off Off

600MHz

100MHz

6x

Off Off Off Off

650MHz

100MHz

6.5x

Off Off Off Off


CPU SPEED SELECTION (PENTIUM II CONT)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

SW2/1 SW2/2 SW2/3 SW2/4

233MHz

66MHz

3.5x

Off Off On On

266MHz

66MHz

4x

On On Off On

300MHz

66MHz

4.5x

Off On Off On

333MHz

66MHz

5x

On Off Off On

350MHz

100MHz

3.5x

Off Off On On

366MHz

66MHz

5.5x

Off Off Off On

400MHz

100MHz

4x

On On Off On

400MHz

66MHz

6x

On On On Off

433MHz

66MHz

6.5x

Off On On Off

450MHz

100MHz

3.5x

Off On Off On

500MHz

100MHz

4x

On Off Off On

550MHz

100MHz

4.5x

Off Off Off On

600MHz

100MHz

5x

On On On Off

650MHz

100MHz

5.5x

Off On On Off


CPU SPEED SELECTION (PENTIUM III)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

SW1/1 SW1/2 SW1/3 SW1/4

450MHz

100MHz

4.5x

Off Off Off Off

500MHz

100MHz

5x

Off Off Off Off

550MHz

100MHz

5.5x

Off Off Off Off

600MHz

100MHz

6x

Off Off Off Off

650MHz

100MHz

6.5x

Off Off Off Off


CPU SPEED SELECTION (PENTIUM III CONT)

CPU speed

Clock speed

Multiplier

SW2/1 SW2/2 SW2/3 SW2/4

450MHz

100MHz

3.5x

Off On Off On

500MHz

100MHz

4x

On Off Off On

550MHz

100MHz

4.5x

Off Off Off On

600MHz

100MHz

5x

On On On Off

650MHz

100MHz

5.5x

Off On On Off


VIDEO MODE SELECTION

Setting

JP13

JP14

Normal operation

Open

Open

Voodoo3 VGA card installed

Closed

Closed