G.B.T GA-7VTX-P User Manual

Manual is about: AMD Athlon/Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard

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    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...

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    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-7vtx-p is in conformity with (reference t...

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    7vtx-p amd athlon tm /duron tm socket a processor motherboard user's manual amd athlon tm /duron tm socket a processor motherboard rev. 1.0 first edition 12me-7vtxp-1001.

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    How this manual is organized this manual is divided into the following sections: 1) revision history manual revision information 2) item checklist product item list 3) features product information & specification 4) installation guide instructions on setting up the motherboard 5) block diagram produ...

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    Table of content revision history p.1 item checklist p.2 summary of features p.3 7vtx-p motherboard layout p.5 installation guide p. 6 page index for cpu speed setup / connectors / panel and jumper definition p.14 block diagram p.38 suspend to ram installation p.39 dual bios introduction p.45 four s...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 1 revision history revision revision note date 1.0 initial release of the 7vtx-p motherboard user’s manual. Sep. 2001 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 c...

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    Item checklist 2 item checklist the 7vtx-p motherboard cable for ide / floppy device diskettes or cd for motherboard driver & utility 7vtx-p user’s manual.

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    7vtx-p motherboard 3 summary of features form factor 31.1 cm x 25.3 cm atx size form factor, 4 layers pcb. Cpu amd athlon tm /duron tm (k7) socket a processor 128k l1 & 256k/64k l2 cache on die supports 500mhz ~ 1.2ghz+ and faster chipset via chipset consisting of: kt266a memory/agp/pci controller(p...

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    Summary of features 4 hardware monitor cpu/system fan revolution detect cpu/system temperature detect system voltage detect (vcore,vdd ,vcc,+12v) ps/2 connector ps/2 keyboard interface and ps/2 mouse interface bios licensed ami bios, 2m bit flash rom support dual bios additional features support wak...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 5 7vtx-p motherboard layout led1 7vtx-p pci 1 pci 2 vt8233 kt266a co m b com a lp t ps/2 main bios pwr fan au x_i n tele bat1 sys fan fd d id e2 id e1 clk sw f panel ram _led wol smb kbms_ on us b1 amr pci 3 usb2 guardian a tx p o w e r nb fan cpu_fan f audi o amr_en1 usb3 fusb _o...

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    Installation guide 6 installation guide getting started warning! Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate integrated circuit (ic) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug you...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 7 to set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: step 1 - set system jumpers 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-set up ...

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    Installation guide 8 cpu speed setup the cpu frequency can be switched by adjusting clk_sw. (the frequency ratio depend on cpu). Clk_sw select the cpu speed 100mhz -170mhz by below table. Clock frequency table clk_sw o:on / x:off cpu agp pci 1 2 3 4 5 133.3 66.6 33.3 x x x x x 100 66.6 33.3 o x x x ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 9 cpu installation please make sure the cpu should be supported to the motherboard. Cpu top view cpu bottom view 1.Pull the lever out and lift it up. 2.The notched corner should be orientated toward the blank space on the socket nearest the lever. The cpu will only fit in the orie...

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    Installation guide 10 3.Align cpu and insert it (please refer to your heatsink installation manual for application of thermal grease to provide better heat conduction between your cpu and heatsink.) 4.Use compliant fan approved by amd. 5.Hook one end of the cooler bracket to the cpu socket. 6. Hook ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 11 memory installation the motherboard has 3 dual ddr 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 n...

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    Installation guide 12 total memory sizes with unbuffered ddr dimms devices used on dimm 1 dimm x64/x72 2 dimms x64/x72 3 dimms 64 mbit (2mx8x4 banks) 128 mbytes 256 mbytes 384 mbytes 64 mbit (1mx16x4 banks) 64 mbytes 128 mbytes 192 mbytes 128 mbit (4mx8x4 banks) 256 mbytes 512 mbytes 768 mbytes 128 ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 13 ddr 1. The dimm slot has a notch, so the dimm memory module can only fit in one direction. 2. Insert the dimm memory module vertically into the dimm slot. Then push it down. 3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the dimm slots to lock the dimm module. Reverse the installat...

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    Installation guide 14 page index for cpu speed setup / connectors / panel and jumper definition page cpu speed setup p.8 connectors p.16 atx power p.16 com a / com b / lpt port p.16 ps/2 keyboard & ps/2 mouse connector) p.17 usb (usb connector) p.17 front usb2/usb3(front usb2/usb3 connector) p.18 fl...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 15 agp_ov(agp voltage override p.33 agp_12v(power for agp pro) p.33 ci(case open) p.34 amr_usb1/amr_usb2(amr_usb)[optional] p.34 agp_usb1/agp_usb2(agp_usb)[optional] p.35 str_en(str selection) p.35 ram_ov(ram over voltage) p.36 s_irq(serial irq) p.36 bat1(battery) p.37.

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    Connectors 16 connectors 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) 10 11 20 1 please note: ac power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after atx power cable and other r...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 17 ps/2 keyboard & ps/2 mouse connector ps/2 mouse/keyboard pin no. Definition 1 data 2 nc 3 gnd 4 power 5 clock 6 nc ps/2 keyboard ps/2 mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6 please note: this mainboard supports standard ps/2 keyboard and ps/2 mouse interface connector. Usb : usb connector pin no. De...

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    Connectors 18 front usb 2 / usb 3: usb 2 / usb 3 connector pin no. Definition 1 power 2 gnd 3 usb d2- 4 nc 5 usb d2+ 6 usb d3+ 7 nc 8 usb d3- 9 gnd 10 power 1 10 9 2 usb 2 1 10 9 2 usb 3 please note: be careful with the polarity of the front panel usb connector. Check the pin assignment while you co...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 19 game & audio port mic in game port line in/line out2 line out 1 please note: line out 1: line out or spdif (the spdif output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed ac3 data to an external dolby digital decoder). To enable spdif, simply insert s...

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    Connectors 20 cd_in: cd audio line in pin no. Definition 1 cd-l 2 gnd 3 gnd 4 cd-r 1 aux _in: auxin (optional) pin no. Definition 1 aux-l 2 gnd 3 gnd 4 aux-r 1.

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    7vtx-p motherboard 21 tele: tel (the connector is for internal modem card with voice connector) (optional) pin no. Definition 1 signal-in 2 gnd 3 gnd 4 signal-out 1 wor: ring power on (internal modem card wake up) pin no. Definition 1 signal 2 gnd 1.

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    Connectors 22 smb: external smbus device connector (optional) pin no. Definition 1 smb clk 2 nc 3 gnd 4 smb data 5 +5v 1 sys_fan: system fan connector pin no. Definition 1 control 2 +12v 3 sense 1.

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    7vtx-p motherboard 23 pwr_fan: power fan connector pin no. Definition 1 control 2 +12v 3 sense 1 cpu_fan: cpu fan connector pin no. Definition 1 control 2 +12v 3 sense 1 please note: a proper installation of the cpu cooler is essential to prevent the cpu from running under abnormal condition or dama...

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    Connectors 24 wol: wake on lan pin no. Definition 1 +5v sb 2 gnd 3 signal 1 ram led conn. & led1: ram led connector & led1 (ram led connector is optional) ram led connector external. + led1 1 please note: do not remove memory modules while ram led is on. It might cause short or other unexpected dama...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 25 ir / cir connector pin no. Definition 1 vcc 2 nc 3 irrx 4 gnd 5 irtx 6 nc 7 cirrx 8 5vsb 9 nc 10 cirtx 6 1 10 5 please note: please make sure that pin 1 on the ir device is align with pin 1 of the connector. To enable the ir/cir function on the board, you are required to purcha...

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    Connectors 26 scr: smart card reader header (optional) 13 1 14 2 pin no. Definition 1 vcc 2,3,4,8,13 nc 5,6,10,12 data 7 clock 9,14 nc 11 gnd please note: this mb supports smart card reader. To enable smart card reader function an optional smart card reader box is required. Please contact your authe...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 27 panel and jumper definition f_ panel: 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( − ) hd (ide hard disk active led) pin 1: led anode(+) pin 2:...

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    Panel and jumper definition 28 clr_cmos : clear cmos function 1 1 disable (default) clear cmos pin no. Definition 1-2 close enable clear cmos function 2-3 close disable clear cmos function (default) please note: you may clear the cmos data to its default values by this jumper. Buz_en: internal buzze...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 29 bios_wp: bios write protect function (optional) 1 write protect 1 write enable (default) pin no. Definition 1-2 close write protect 2-3 close write enable (default) please note: to flash/upgrade bios on this mb bios_wp jumper must be set to 2-3 close, we recommend bios_wp jumpe...

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    Panel and jumper definition 30 guardian: fan detect (optional) pin no. Definition 1-2 close fan detect enable 2-3 close fan detect disable(default) 1 1 enable disabled (default) fusb_on: front usb wake up pin no. Definition 1-2 close front usb wake up enable 2-3 close front usb wake up disable (defa...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 31 rusb_on: rear usb wake up pin no. Definition 1-2 close rear usb wake up enable 2-3 close rear usb wake up disable (default) 1 1 disable (default) enable usb 1 please note: (if you want to use “usb dev wakeup from s3~s5” function, you have to set the bios setting “usb dev wakeup...

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    Panel and jumper definition 32 amr_en1 & amr_en2: amr selection (optional) 1 amr_en1 amr_en2 1 please note: 7vtx: if m/b has hardware audio (ct5880), your modem riser has been set to “primary” automatically. No jumpers amr_en1 & amr_en2 for 7vtx. 7vtx: amr_en1 & amr_en2: 2-3 close: if you don’t use ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 33 agp_ov: agp voltage override sw1 sw2 1.5v off off (default) 1.6v on off 1.7v off on on 1 2 agp_12v: power for agp pro 1 pin no. Definition 1 nc 2 gnd 3 gnd 4 +12v.

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    Panel and jumper definition 34 ci: case open pin no. Definition 1 signal 2 gnd 1 amr_usb1, amr_usb2 : amr_usb (optional) usb select amr_usb1 amr_usb2 amr_usb 1-2 close 1-2 close usb port5 2-3 close 2-3 close (default) 1 1 amr_usb2 amr_usb1.

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    7vtx-p motherboard 35 agp_usb1, agp_usb2: agp_usb (optional) 1 1 agp_usb1 agp_usb2 usb select agp_usb1 agp_usb2 agp_usb 1-2 close 1-2 close usb port4 2-3 close 2-3 close (default) str_en: str selection pin no. Definition 1-2 close str enabled 2-3 close str disabled (default) 1 disabled (default) 1 e...

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    Panel and jumper definition 36 ram_ov: ram overvoltage o:on, x:off on 1 2 sw1 sw2 2.5v off off (default) 2.6v on off 2.7v off on s_irq: serial irq (optional) pin no. Definition 1 signal 2 gnd 1.

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    7vtx-p motherboard 37 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..

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    Block diagram 38 block diagram amd-k7 tm kt266a system bus 100/133mhz agp pro 2x/4x 2.5v ddr sdram 100 / 133mhz lpt port ps/2 floppy ata66/100 ide channels 6 usb ports am r ct5880 5 pci pci bus 33mhz hclk (100 / 133mhz) agpclk (66mhz) npclk (33mhz) 66mhz 14.318mhz 48mhz com ports pci (33mhz) agpclk ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 39 suspend to ram installation a.1 introduce str function: suspend-to-ram (str) is a windows 98 acpi sleep mode function. When recovering from str (s3) sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to retrieve the last “state” of the system before it went to sleep and rec...

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    Suspend to ram installation 40 step 2: (if you want to use str function, please set jumper to 1-2 closed.) pin no. Definition 1-2 close str enabled 2-3 close str disabled (default) 1 disabled (default) 1 enabled step 3: power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press . You will en...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 41 a.3 how to put your system into str mode? There are two ways to accomplish this: 1. Choose the “stand by” item in the “shut down windows” area. A. Press the “start” button and then select “shut down” b. Choose the “stand by” item and press “ok”.

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    Suspend to ram installation 42 2. Define the system ”power on” button to initiate str sleep mode: a. Double click “my computer” and then “control panel” b. Double click the “ power management” item..

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    7vtx-p motherboard 43 c. Select the “advanced” tab and “standby” mode in power buttons. Step 4: restart your computer to complete setup. Now when you want to enter str sleep mode, just momentarily press the “power on” button. A.4 how to recover from the str sleep mode? There are five ways to “wake u...

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    Suspend to ram installation 44 a.5 notices : 1. In order for str to function properly, several hardware and software requirements must be satisfied: a. Your atx power supply must comply with the atx 2.01 specification (provide more than 720 ma 5v stand-by current). B. Your ddr must be pc-200 complia...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 45 dual bios introduction a. What is dual bios technology? Dual bios means that there are two system bios (rom) on the motherboard, one is the main bios and the other is backup bios. Under the normal circumstances, the system works on the main bios. If the main bios is corrupted o...

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    Dual bios introduction 46 b. Ami dual bios flash rom programming utility c. Dual bios item explanation: bios will auto detect: boot from: main bios main rom type: sst 39sf020 backup rom type: sst 39sf020 wide range protection: disable(default), enable status 1: if any failure (ex. Update escd failur...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 47 boot from: main bios (default), backup bios status 1: the user can set to boot from main bios or backup bios. Auto recovery: enabled (default), disabled when one of the main bios or backup bios occurs checksum failure, the working bios will automatically recover the bios of che...

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    Dual bios introduction 48 dualbios tm technology faq gigabyte technology is pleased to introduce dualbios technology, a hot spare for your system bios. This newest “value-added” feature, in a long series of innovations from gigabyte, is available on ga-7vtx-p motherboard. Future gigabyte motherboard...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 49 i. Q: what is dualbios tm technology? Answer: dualbios technology is a patented technology from giga-byte technology. The concept of this technology is based on the redundancy and fault tolerance theory. Dualbios tm technology simply means there are two system bioses (rom) inte...

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    Dual bios introduction 50 iii. Q: how does dualbios tm technology work? Answer: 1. Dualbios tm technology provides a wide range of protection during the boot up procedure. It protects your bios during system post, escd update, and even all the way to pnp detection/assignment. 2. Dualbios tm provides...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 51 2. During or after a bios upgrade, if dualbios tm detects that the main bios is corrupt, the backup bios will take over the boot-up process automatically. Moreover, it will verify the main and backup bios checksums when booting-up. Dualbios tm technology examines the checksum o...

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    Four speaker & spdif introduction 52 four speaker & spdif introduction four speaker introduction a. What is four speaker? The creative ct5880 audio chip can support up to 4 speaker output. If you select “four speaker out”, line in will be reconfigured as another line out to support a second pair of ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 53 c . Select “four speaker” item. Microsoft windows me setup procedure: a. Go to “control panel” double click “sounds and multimedia”..

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    Four speaker & spdif introduction 54 b. Select “audio” page, and click “advanced” button. C. Select “quadraphonic speakers” and click ok. C. Four speaker application the four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use microsoft directx and creative eax, for example, th...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 55 spdif introduction a. What is spdif? The spdif output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed ac3 data to an external dolby digital decoder. B. How to use spdif? A. Click your mouse right button in “my computer” and select the “properties” item....

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    Four speaker & spdif introduction 56 c. Click “sound, video and game controllers” item and select the “creative sound blaster pci128” item. D. Click “settings” item and select the “output mode” item..

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    7vtx-p motherboard 57 e. Click “digital” item, line out will be reconfigure to spdif out. F. Recommend you to select “autosense”, it will automatically detect the type (mono or stereo) of the audio connector that you plug into line out audio jack, then configure line out to either spdif or speaker a...

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    @bios introduction 58 @ 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...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 59 easy tuneiii tm introduction gigabyte announces easytuneiii windows overdrive utility “overdrive” might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever tried it? The answer is probably “no”. Because “overdrive” is thought to be very difficult and in...

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    Bios setup 60 page index for bios setup page the main menu p.62 standard cmos setup p.64 bios features setup p.67 chipset features setup p.69 power management setup p.72 pnp/ pci configuration p.75 load bios defaults p.77 load setup defaults p.78 integrated peripherals p.79 hardware monitor & misc s...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 61 bios setup 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 power is turned off. Entering ...

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    Bios setup 62 getting help main menu the on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status page setup menu / option page setup menu press f1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for t...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 63 •••• chipset features setup this setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. •••• power management setup this setup page includes all the items of green function features. •••• pnp/pci configurations this setup page includes all the configurations of pci & pn...

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    Bios setup 64 standard cmos setup the items in standard cmos features menu (figure 2) are divided into 9 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the or keys to select the value you want in each item. Figure 2: standar...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 65 •••• time the times format in . The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.M. Is 13:00:00. •••• ide primary master, slave / secondary master, slave the category identifies the types of hard disk from drive c to f that has been installed in ...

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    Bios setup 66 •••• boot sector virus protection if it is set to enable, the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive. The system will halt and the following error message will appear in the mean time. You can ru...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 67 bios features setup figure 3: bios features setup •••• 1st / 2nd / 3rd boot device the default value is floppy or ls-120 / zip a: or atapi zip c: or cdrom or scsi or net work / i20 or ide-0~ide-3 or disabled. Floppy boot device by floppy. Zip a: / ls120 boot device by ls-120 / ...

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    Bios setup 68 •••• s.M.A.R.T. For hard disks enable enable s.M.A.R.T. Hard for disks. Disable disable s.M.A.R.T. Hard for disks. (default value) •••• boot up num-lock on keypad is number keys. (default value) off keypad is arrow keys. •••• floppy drive seek during post, bios will determine if the fl...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 69 chipset features setup figure 4: chipset features setup •••• top performance disabled top performance disabled. (default value) enabled top performance enabled. •••• configure sdram by spd disabled disabled configure sdram timing by spd. Enabled enabled configure sdram timing b...

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    Bios setup 70 •••• sdram command rate 2t command set sdram command rate to 2t command. (default value) 1t command set sdram command rate to 1t command. •••• agp mode 4x set agp mode is 4x. (default value) 1x set agp mode is 1x. 2x set agp mode is 2x. •••• agp comp. Driving auto set agp comp. Driving...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 71 •••• usb controller disabled disable usb controller function. Usb port 1&2 enabled usb port 1&2. Usb port 2&3 enabled usb port 2&3. Usb port 1&3 enabled usb port 1&3. Usb1 enabled usb port 1. Usb2 enabled usb port 2. Usb3 enabled usb port 3. All usb port enabled all usb port . ...

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    Bios setup 72 power management setup figure 5: power management setup •••• acpi sleep type s1/pos set acpi sleep type is s1. (default value) s3/str set acpi sleep type is s3. • usb dev wakeup from s3~s5 usb dev wakeup from s3 can be set when acpi sleep type set to s3/str. Enabled enable usb dev wake...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 73 •••• suspend time out (minute.) disabled disabled suspend time out function. (default value) 1 enabled suspend time out after 1min. 2 enabled suspend time out after 2min. 4 enabled suspend time out after 4min. 8 enabled suspend time out after 8min. 10 enabled suspend time out a...

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    Bios setup 74 •••• resume on kbc s1(suspend) keyboard is able to wakeup the system from s1(suspend) state. (default value) s1/s3 keyboard is able to wakeup the system from s1/s3 state. S1/s3/s4/s5 keyboard is able to wakeup the system from s1/s3/s4/s5 state. Disabled disabled resume on kbc. •••• res...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 75 pnp/pci configurations figure 6: pnp/pci configuration • vga boot from agp primary graphics adapter from agp. Pci primary graphics adapter from pci. (default value) • pci slot 1,5 irq priority auto the system will reserved a free irq for pci slot 1 & 5 device. (default value) 3...

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    Bios setup 76 7 the system will reserved irq7 for pci slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy isa device using irq7. 9 the system will reserved irq9 for pci slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy isa device using irq9. 10 the system will reserved irq10 for pci slot 1 & 5 device if no legacy isa device using irq10. 1...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 77 load bios defaults figure 7: load bios defaults •••• load bios defaults bios defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. Amibios simple setup utility-version 1.24b ( c ) 1999 american megatrends, inc. All rights r...

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    Bios setup 78 load setup defaults figure 8: load setup defaults •••• load setup defaults selecting this field loads the factory defaults for bios and chipset features which the system automatically detects. Amibios simple setup utility-version 1.24b ( c ) 1999 american megatrends, inc. All rights re...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 79 integrated peripherals figure 9: integrated peripherals •••• on board fdc auto set on board fdc is auto (default value). Disabled disabled on board fdc enabled enabled on board fdc •••• onboard serial port 1 auto bios will automatically setup the port 1 address (default value)....

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    Bios setup 80 •••• onboard serial port 2 auto bios will automatically setup the port 2 address (default value). 3f8/com1 enable onboard serial port 2 and address is 3f8. 2f8/com2 enable onboard serial port 2 and address is 2f8. 3e8/com3 enable onboard serial port 2 and address is 3e8. 2e8/com4 enabl...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 81 •••• parallel port irq 7 set parallel port irq is 7. Auto set auto to parallel port irq dma channel. . (default value). 5 set parallel port irq is 5. •••• parallel port dma auto set auto to parallel port mode dma channel. . (default value). 3 set parallel port dma is 3. 1 set p...

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    Bios setup 82 hardware monitor& misc setup figure 10: hardware monitor & misc setup •••• cpu host clock (mhz) by jumper set cpu host clock by jumper. (default value) 133 set cpu host clock to 133mhz~161mhz. 100 set cpu host clock to 100mhz~128mhz. •••• reset case open status •••• case status if the ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 83 set supervisor / user password when you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Figure 11: password setting type the password, up to six characters, and press . The password typed now will clear t...

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    Bios setup 84 ide hdd auto detection figure 12: ide hdd auto detection type "y" will accept the h.D.D. Parameter reported by bios. Type "n" will keep the old h.D.D. Parameter setup. If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024, then the user can select lba mode or larger mode for dos partition larg...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 85 save & exit setup figure 13: save & exit setup type "y" will quit the setup utility and save the user setup value to rtc cmos. Type "n" will return to setup utility. Amibios simple setup utility-version 1.24b ( c ) 1999 american megatrends, inc. All rights reserved standard cmo...

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    Bios setup 86 exit without saving figure 14: exit without saving type "y" will quit the setup utility without saving to rtc cmos. Type "n" will return to setup utility. Amibios simple setup utility-version 1.24b ( c ) 1999 american megatrends, inc. All rights reserved standard cmos setup integrated ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 87 technical support /rma sheet customer/country: company: phone no.: contact person: e-mail add. : model name/lot number: pcb revision: bios version: o.S./a.S.: hardware configuration mfs. Model name size: driver/utility: cpu memory brand video card audio card hdd cd-rom / dvd-ro...

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    Appendix 88 appendix appendix a: via kt266a chipsets driver installation insert the support cd that came with your motherboard into your cd-rom driver or double –click the cd driver icon in my computer to bring up the screen. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1.Click “via 4in 1 service pack driver” item. 2.Cl...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 89 appendix b: creative sound driver installation insert the support cd that came with your motherboard into your cd-rom driver or double –click the cd driver icon in my computer to bring up the screen. (1) if “lava! Player 2.5” item is selected, it will automatically be installed...

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    Appendix 90 (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) 5.Click “next”. 8.Click “finish” to complete setup. 6.Click here. 7.Click”next”..

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    7vtx-p motherboard 91 appendix c: bios flash procedure bios update procedure: if your os is win9x, we recommend that you used gigabyte @bios program to flash bios. (1) (2) (3) methods and steps: i. Update bios through internet a. Click "internet update" icon b. Click "update new bios" icon c. Select...

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    Appendix 92 ii. Update bios not through internet: a. Do not click "internet update" icon b. Click "update new bios" c. Please select "all files" in dialog box while opening the old file. D. Please search for bios unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 7vtx-p.F1). E. Com...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 93 or else you can select flash bios in dos mode. Please check your bios vendor (ami or award), your moterboard name and pcb version on the motherboard. 1. Forat a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “ format a:/s” in command mode. 2. Visit the gigabyte website at http:...

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    Appendix 94 appendix d: acronyms acronyms meaning acpi advanced configuration and power interface apm advanced power management agp accelerated graphics port amr audio modem riser acr advanced communications riser bios basic input / output system cpu central processing unit cmos complementary metal ...

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    7vtx-p motherboard 95 acronyms meaning oem original equipment manufacturer pac pci a.G.P. Controller post power-on self test pci peripheral component interconnect rimm rambus in-line memory module sci special circumstance instructions secc single edge contact cartridge sram static random access memo...