When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X(1.5V). AGP 4X notch Caution: AGP 2X(3.3V) card is not supported by VIA® KT333CF. You might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert an AGP 4X(1.5V) card Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with 2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X (1.
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. M Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, thismay void the warranty of this motherboard. M Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.
Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible PartName: Address: G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.) 17358 Railroad Street City of Industry, CA 91748 Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Motherboard Model Number:GA-7VA 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.
GA-7VA-C AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL AMD Athlon™ / Athlon™ XP / Duron™ Socket A Processor Motherboard Rev.
English Table of Content Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 4 WARNING! .......................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................................... 5 Features Summary ......................................................................................... 5 GA-7VA-C Motherboard Layout .............................................
PC Health Status ........................................................................................... 39 Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................... 41 Top Performance .......................................................................................... 43 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ................................................................................ 44 Load Optimized Defaults .....................................................
English Item Checklist þ The GA-7VA-C motherboard þ þ þ o þ þ þ 2 Port USB Cable x 1 IDE cable x 2/ Floppy cable x 1 Motherboard Settings Label GA-7VA-C user's manual RAID Manual CD for motherboard driver & utility (Driver CD) Quick PC Installation Guide o o o o o 4 Port USB Cable x 1 Audio combo Kit x1 IEEE 1394 Cable x1 SPDIF KIT x1 (SPD Kit) I/O Shield WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips.
Features Summary Form Factor CPU Chipset Memory I/O Control Slots On-Board IDE On-Board Peripherals Hardware Monitor — 29.3cm x 20.0cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. — Socket A processor AMD AthlonTM/AthlonTM XP/ DuronTM (K7) 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die 200/266/333MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds — Supports 1.
English On-BoardSound On-Board USB 2.
English GA-7VA-C Motherboard Layout RAM_LED KB_MS ATX USB CPU FAN FLOPPY GA-7VA F_AUDIO SUR_CEN BATTERY SW1 PCI1 AUX_IN A C97 DDR3 AGP DDR2 CD_IN KT333CF DDR1 GAM E MIC_IN LINE_OUT LINE_IN COMB LPT COMA SOCKET A PCI2 SPDI F_IN SPDIF V T8 235 PCI3 -C PCI4 IDE2 PCI5 IDE1 I T8 705 BIOS CI F_PANEL SYS FAN F_U SB1 F_U SB2 PWR_LED USB 2.
English Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Set Dip Switch (CK_RATIO) and system Switch (SW1) Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 3- Install memory modules 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 3 Step 5 Step 5 Step 1 Step 4 Step 5 GA-7VA-C Motherboard -8-
Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166MHz by adjusting system switch (SW1). (The internal frequency depend on CPU.
English Step1-2: CPU Installation CPU Top View CPU Bottom View Socket Actuation Lever Pin1 indicator 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper corner. Then insert the CPU into the socket. 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. 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.
English Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. 2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD. 3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base 4. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install complete. onto the CPU socket on the mainboard. M Please use AMD approved cooling fan. M We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink.
English Step 2: Install memory modules The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module(DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
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 infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth.
English Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction x w u v y u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) v USB Connector Ø Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker..etc. Have a standard USB interface.
Parallel Port (25 pin Female) Ø This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 Parallel port. Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports. COMA COMB Serial Ports (9 pin Male) x Game /MIDI Ports Ø This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices.
English Step4-2 : Connectors Introduction 7 1 3 5 10 11 12 9 13 15 14 4 17 2 16 8 6 1) CPU_FAN 10) F_AUDIO 2) 3) 4) 5) SYS_FAN ATX_POWER IDE1/IDE2 FDD 11) SUR_CEN 12) CD_IN 13) AUX_IN 14) SPDIF 6) 7) 8) 9) RAM_LED PWR_LED F_PANEL BATTERY 15) SPDIF-IN 16) F_USB1/F_USB2 17) CI GA-7VA-C Motherboard - 16 -
GND +12V Sense 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. 1 2)SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) Ø This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the GND +12V Sense system temperature.
IDE2 Ø Important Notice: Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 1 1 IDE1 5)FDD (Floppy Connector) 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. 1 6)RAM_LED - Ø Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on.
1 1 1 20 19 HD+ HDRESRES+ NC 1 1 SPK- MSG+ MSGPW+ PW- 21 English 8)F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) (Blue) SPK (Speaker Connector) (Amber) RES (Reset Switch) (Green) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) Pin 1: VCC(+) Pin 2- Pin 3: NC Pin 4: Data(-) Open: Normal Operation Close: Reset Hardware System PW (Soft Power Connector) (Red) MSG(Message LED/Power/ Sleep LED)(Yellow) NC( Purple) Open: Normal Operation Close: Power On/Off Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathod
English 10)F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector) Ø If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your FrontAudio (L) chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the Reserved FrontAudio (R) cable is the same as the pin assigment on REF the MB header. To find out if the chassis you M IC are buying support frontaudio connector, Rear Audio (L) RearAudio (R) POWER GND 1 please contact your dealer.
Ø Use this feature only when your device has digital output function. VCC SPDIF IN GND 1 1 USB Over Current USB Over Current Power USB DyUSB Dy+ GND Power USB DyUSB Dy+ GND 16)F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector, Yellow ) Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB cable.
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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 After pow er on the computer, pressing immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow y ou to enter standard BIOS CMOS SETUP. If you require more advanced BIOS settings, please go to “adv anced BIO S” setting menu.
English GETTING HELP Mai n Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Pag e S etup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the H elp Window press . The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F6) Once you enter Award BI OS C MOS S etup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 1) will appear on the screen.
Power Management S etup English l This setup page includes all the items of G reen function features. l PnP/PCI Configurati ons This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. l PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan, speed. l Frequency/Vol tag e Control This setup page is control CPU’s clock and frequency ratio.
English Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy ) Thu, Feb 21 2002 Item Help Tim e(hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Lev el u }IDE Primary Master [Press Enter None] Change the day,month, }IDEPrimary Slav e [Press Enter None] year }IDE Secondary Master [Press Enter None] }IDESecondary Slav e [Press Enter None] Sun. to Sat. Driv e A [1.44M, 3.5”] Driv e B [None] Jan. to Dec.
The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from driv e C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are tw o ty pes: auto type, and manual ty pe. Manual ty pe is user-definable; Auto ty pe w hich w ill automatically detect HDD type. Note that the specifications of y our driv e must match w ith the driv e table. The hard disk w ill not work properly if y ou enter improper information for this category .
English F Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. 8NO Errors The sy stem boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detected and y ou will be prompted. 8All Errors Whenev er the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the sy stem w ill be stopped. 8All, But Keyboar The sy stem boot w ill not stop for a key board error; it w ill stop for all other errors.
English Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Adv anced BIOS Features First Boot Dev ice [Floppy] Item Help Second Boot Dev ice [HDD-0] MenuLevel u Third Boot Dev ice [CDROM] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Dis abled] PasswordCheck [Setup] Init Display First [AGP] higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 3: Adv anced BIOS Features FFirst / S econd / Thi
English F Boot Up Floppy Seek MDuring POST, BIOS w ill determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K ty pe is 40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks. 8Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M driv e ty pe as they are all80tracks. 8Disabled BIOS w ill not search for the ty pe of floppy dis k driv e by track number.
English Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Item Help OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Menu Levelu IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] AC97 Audio [Enabled] USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.
English F OnChip IDE Channel0 M When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PC I IDE. If a hard disk controller card is used, set at Disabled. 8Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue) 8Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. F OnChip IDE Channel1 MWhen enabled, allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card is used, set at Disabled. 8Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port.
English FUSB 2.0 Control ler MDisable this option if y ou are not using the onboard USB 2.0 feature. 8Enabled Enabled USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value) 8Disabled Disabled USB 2.0 Controller. F US B Keyboard S upport MWhen a USB key board is installed, please set at Enabled. 8Enabled Enabled USB Key board Support. 8Disabled Disabled USB Key board Support. (Default v alue) F US B Mouse Support 8Enabled Enabled USB Mouse Support. 8Disabled Disabled USB Mouse Support.
English 83BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC,Using IR Q7. 8Disabled Disable onboard parallel port. FParall el Port Mode MThis feature allows you to connect with an advanced print via the port mode it supports. 8SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Parallel Port using IRQ7. (Default Value) 8EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port IRQ5. 8ECP Using Parallel port as Ex tended Capabilities Port using IR Q7. 8ECP+EPP Using Parallel port as ECP & EPP mode.
English Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Pow er Management Setup ACPI Suspend Ty pe [S1(POS)] Item Help øUSB Dev ic e Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Menu Levelu Pow er LED in S1 State [Blinking] Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-off] AC Back Function [Soft-Off] KeyboardPow er On [Dis abled] Mouse Pow er On [Dis abled] PME Ev ent Wake Up [Enabled] ModemRingOn/WakeOnLAN [Enabled] Resumeby Alarm [Dis abled] ø Date(of Month) Alarm Ev eryday ø Time
English F ACPI Suspend Type 8S1(POS) Set suspend ty pe to Pow er On Suspend under ACPI OS(Power On Suspend). (Default v alue) 8S3(STR) Set suspend ty pe to Suspend To RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend To RAM). FUSB Device Wakeup From S3 (When ACPI S uspe nd Type is set [S 3(S TR)]) USB device wakeup From S3 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3/STR. 8Enabled USB Dev ice can w akeup sy stem from S3. 8Disabled USB Dev ic e can’t wakeup sy stem from S3.
8Disabled Can’t Pow er on system by Mouse Ev ent. (Default v alue) 8Enabled Can Pow er on sy stem by Mouse Ev ent. English F Mouse Power On F PME Event Wak e up M When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awakes the system from a PCI-PM controlled state. M This feature requires anATX pow er supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. 8Disabled Disabled PME Ev ent Wake up function. 8Enabled Enabled PME Ev ent Wake up function.
English PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Levelu PCI3IRQ 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 Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations FPCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assi gnment 8Auto Aut oassi gnI RQt oPCI1/PCI5.
English PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Dis abled] Item Help CaseOpened No Menu Levelu VCORE 1.810V DDR Vtt 1.248V +3.3V 3.280V + 5V 4.919 V +12V 11.968V 5VSB 5.
English F Current CPU Temperature (°C) Detect CPU Temp. automatically. F Current CPU FAN / S YS TEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect Fan speed status automatically . F CPU Shutdown Temperature 8Enabled Sy stem shutdow n w hen current CPU temperature ov er than 110oC 8Disabled Don’tmonitor current temperature.(Default v alue) F Fan Fail Warni ng ( CPU / SYSTEM) 8Disabled Don’t monitor current fan speed. (Default v alue) 8Enabled Alarm w hen stops.
English Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Frequency/Voltage Control Spread spectrum Modulated [Enabled] Item Help CPU Host Clock Control [Dis abled] Menu Levelu øCPU Host Frequency (MHz) 100 øPCI/ AGPFrequency (MHz) 33/66 DRAM Clock(MHz) [Auto] CPU Voltage Control [Auto] AGP Ov erVoltage Control [Auto] DIMM Ov erVoltage Control [Auto] higf: Mov e Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Ex it F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail
English F PCI/ AGP Frequency (MHz) 8The v alues depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) . F DRAM Clock (MHz) 8Please set DRAM Clock according to y our requirement. If you use DDR200 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "100-DDR200". If you use DDR266 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "133-DDR266". If you use DDR333 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "166-DDR333". If you use DDR400 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "200-DDR400".
English Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimiz ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup SetSuperv is or Password }PnP/PCI Configurations SetUser Password Disabled................... [ n Enabled...................
English Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimiz ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup SetSuperv is or Password }PnP/PCI Configurations SetUser Password }PC Health Status e & Ex it Setup Load Fail-Safe Defaults?Sav (Y/N )?N Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing ESC:Quit higf: Select I
English Load Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimiz ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup SetSuperv is or Password }PnP/PCI Configurations SetUser Password LoadFail-Safe Optimized Defaults? ( Y/N) ?N Figure 11: Load Defaults }PC Health Status Sav e & Ex it Setup }Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing ESC:Quit higf: Select
English Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimiz ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup SetSuperv is or Password }PnP/PCI Configurations SetUser Password Enter Password: Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults }PC Healt h Status Sav e & Ex it Setup }Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing ESC:Quit higf: Select Item F8
English Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimiz ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup SetSuperv is or Password }PnP/PCI Configurations SetUser Password }PC Health Status Sav e & Ex it Setup }Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing ESC:Quit higf: Select Item F8:Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?
English Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software }Standard CMOS Features Top Performance }Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults }Integrated Peripherals Load Optimiz ed Defaults }Pow er Management Setup SetSuperv is or Password Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N Password }PnP/PCI Configurations SetUser }PC Health Status Sav e & Ex it Setup }Frequency/Voltage Control Ex it Without Sav ing ESC:Quit higf: Select Item F8:Q-Flash F10:Sav e & Exit Setup A
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Block Diagram AMD-K7TM AGP 2X/4X English Chapter 4 Technical Reference CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) System Bus100/133/166 MHz AGPCLK (66MHz) 100/133/166 MHz DDR RAM VIA KT333CF 5 PCI HCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) MCHCLK (100/133/166MHz) 66 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz BIOS VIA VT8235 Game Port AC97 Link Floppy AC97 CODEC IT8705 6 USB Ports PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.
English BIOS Flash Procedureyte @BIOS TM Program to flash BIOS. Method 1: We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example. Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode. Flash BIOS Procedure: STEP 1: (1) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip. Firstly you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files.
and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will 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. (3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".
English STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program. (1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support". (2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers".
optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files. (4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location" and press "OK". - 55 - Technical Reference English (3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example.
English (5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files. (6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2, and press "Extract".
(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 key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up. Amer ican R el ea se :0 9/16 /9 9 Meg atre nd s AMIBIOS (C ) 1 99 9 Amer ica n Me ga tr en d 7VTX F1 Che ck Syste m He alth OK AMD -Athlo n(tm)Processor-900 MHz Ch ecking NVR AM... 262144KB Wa it... Pre ss F1 to en ter D ual BIOS Utility.
English (3) Press "Enter" to enter "BIOS FEATURES SETUP" menu. Use the arrows to highlight the item "1st Boot Device", and then use the "Page Up" or "Page Down" keys to select "Floppy". AMIBIOS SETUP - BIOS FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device : Floppy 2nd Boot Device : IDE-0 3rd Boot Device : CDROM S.M.A.R.T.
(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:\> Flash841 7VTX.F4" and then press "Enter". Starting Windows 98… Microsoft(R) Windows98 © Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1999 A:\> dir/w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB-353D Directory of A:\ COMMAND.COM 7VTX.F4 FLASH841.
English (3) It will pop up a screen and asks "Are you sure to flash the BIOS?" Press [Enter] to continue theprocedure, or press [ESC] to quit. Beware: Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS. It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative. Are you sure to flash the BIOS? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? (4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ESC] to exit Flash Utility.
Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS 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. The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.
English (3) Use the arrows to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". System will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to confirm. Now the system will reboot automatically, the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot-up. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 1.24b (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc.
English Method 2: Q-Flash Introduction A. What is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. B. How to use Q-Flash? a. After power on the computer, pressing immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press to enter Q-Flash utility.
English Load BIOS From Floppy !In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. 1 File(s) found XXXX.XX 256K Total Size: 1.39M F5: Refresh Free Size: 1.14M DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. !Press Enter to Run. Are you sure to update BIOS? [Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort... !Press Enter to Run. !! COPY BIOS Completed -Pass !! Please press any key to continue Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system.
If you don’thave DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOSTM program to flash BIOS. 2.Click "@BIOS(Windows -Based BIOS Flash Utility)" Press "Tools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". (2) (1) Click here. Click "P". 3. Please select @BIOS sever site, then Click "OK". (3) (4) Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. c. d. e.
English II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet: a. b. c. d. Do not click "Internet Update" icon Click "Update New BIOS" Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 7VA.F6). e. Complete update process following the instruction. III. Save BIOS In the very beginning, there is "Save Current BIOS" icon shown in dialog box. It means to save the current BIOS version. IV.
English @ 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’tknow 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’tlike to do it too much.
English Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTuneTM 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations. Overclock" might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever tried it? The answer is probably "no". Because "Overclock" is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know-how, sometimes "Overclock" is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts.
The installation of windows 98SE/2K/ME/XP is very simple. Please follow next step to install the function! Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to “Line Out”. Line Out STEP 2 : After installation of the audio driver, you ‘ll find an icon on the taskbar’s status area.
English 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 the audio driver, you ‘ll find an icon on the taskbar’s status area. Click the audio icon “Sound Effect”from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen. STEP 3 : Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “4 channels for 4 speakers out put”. Disable “Only SURROUND-KIT”, and press “OK”.
English Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1 : Line Out Connect the front channels to “Line Out”,the rear channels to “Line In”, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to “MIC In ”. Line In MIC In STEP 2 : After installation of the audio driver, you ‘ll find an icon on the taskbar’s status area. Click the audio icon “Sound Effect”from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen.
English Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit,Optional Device): (Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L & Center/subwoofer) SURROUND-KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center/Subwoofer channels. It is the best solution if you need 6 channel output, Line In and MIC at the same time. "SURROUND-KIT" is included in the GIGABYTE unique "Audio Combo Kit" as picture.
English STEP 3 : Connect the front channels to back audio panel’s “Line Out”, the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT’s REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to SURROUND-KIT’s SUB CENTER. STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray at the bottom of the screen. STEP 5 : Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "6 channels for 5.1 speakers out put". Enable "Only SURROUND-KIT" and press "OK".
English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) A “SPDIF output” device is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the “SPDIF output”connector (As picture.) For the further linkage to decoder, rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connecting port. 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard. 3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the SPDIF decoder.
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Picture below are shown in Windows XP (CD driver version 1.2) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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. A. Installing VIA Chipset Driver Please install this driver as the first priority. this item installs the chipset driver utility that enableds Plug-n-Plag INF support for Intel chipset component. B.
English 5.Click "Next". 6.Click "Next". (6) (5) 8.Click "OK" to restart computer. 7.Click "Next". (8) (7) B.USB Patch 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 "VIA USB 2.0 Driver". 2.Click "Yes".
English 3.Click "Next". 4.Click "Next". (3) (4) 6.You can choose "Print to File" 5.Click "Yes". (6) (5) 7.Click “Finish" to restart computer. (7) Print to File : Press this button, you can view file on the screen . We recommand you do it. If there is any problem occurred during USB2.0 device installing, using or upgrading. Please visit Microsoft or GIGABYTE website for downloading the latest drivers.
English Appendix B: RealTek AC'97 Audio Driver Revision History Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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" icon. 2.Click "Next". 2.Click "Next". 1.Click "RealTek AC'97 Audio Driver". (1) (1) (2) 3.Click 3.Click"Finish" "Finish"totorestart restartcomputer. computer.
Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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. 2.Click "Easy Tune 4 (Mainboard Over-clocking Utlity) Press "Tools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". (1) (2) 3.Click "Next". 4.Click "Next". (3) (4) 5.Click "Finish" to restart computer.
English Appendix D: Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input / Output System CPU CM OS CRIMM CNR DMA DM I DIMM DRM Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module DualRetention Mechanism DRAM DDR EC
Meaning LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System OEM PAC POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM OriginalEquipmentManufacturer PCI A.G.P.
English & Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Contact Person: Company: E-mail Add. : Modelname/Lot Number: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Modelname Mfs. Phone No.
Vender Kingmax Brand Kingmax Type DDR Size 128MB Component KDL684T4AA-50 Status OK MICRON Hynix SAMSUNG Kingmax MICRON Hynix ADATA SAMSUNG MICRON Hynix SAMSUNG Kingmax MICRON Hynix Winbond SAMSUNG DDR DDR DDR DDR DDR DDR DDR DDR 128MB 128MB 128MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB 256MB Mt8VDDT1664AG-403B2 HY5DU28822BT-04 K4H280838D-TCC4 KDL684T4AA-50 Mt16VDDT3264AG-403B2 HY5DU28822BT-04 W942508BH-52260D K4H560838D-TCC4 223 OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK APACER Winbond Winbond ADATA APACER Winbond Winbond Winbon
English Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures . START Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-oncards and cables from motherboard. Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ? Yes Please isolate the short pin. No Failure has been excluded. Please make sure all jumper settings (such as CPU system bus speed, frequencyratio, voltage and etc.) are set properly.
Is memoryLED on and CPU fan running? No The problem could be caused by power supply, CPU, memory or CPU/memory socket itself. Yes Failure has been excluded. No Check if there is display. Yes Perhaps your VGA card / VG A slot or monitor is defectiv e. Failure has been excluded. Turn off the system. Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in. No Check if keyboard is working properly. It is possible that your key board or key board connector is defectiv e.
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