Gigabyte GA-6VM7-4E User Manual

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC Part 2 Section 2. 1077(a)
Responsible Party Name: G.B.T. INC.
Address: 18305 Valley Blvd., Suite#A
LA Puent, CA 91744
Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339
hereby declares that the product
Product Name:
Mother Board
Model Number:
GA-6VM7-4E
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. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1)
This device may not cause harmful
and
(2)
this device must accept any inference received, including
that may cause undesired operation.
Representative Person's Name:
ERIC LU
Eric Lu
Signature:
Date:
Feb. 9, 2001
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
-Move the equipment away from the receiver
-Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for
additional suggestions
You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not
expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your
authority to operate such equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subjected to
the following two conditions 1) this device may not cause harmful interference
and 2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
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
residential
installations.
generates,
uses,
frequency energy, and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause interference to radio or
television equipment reception, which can be
harmful
interference
This
equipment
and
can
radiate
in
radio

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  • Page 1 Phone/Fax No: (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Mother Board Model Number: GA-6VM7-4E 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. Operation is subject to the...
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Safety of household and similar electrical appliances (Stamp) Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T. Technology Träding GMbH declare that the product Mother Board GA-6VM7-4E is in conformity with EN 61000-3-2* EN60555-2 EN61000-3-3* EN60555-3 EN 50081-1 EN 50082-1 EN 55081-2...
  • Page 3 6VM7-4E Socket 370 Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Socket 370 Processor Motherboard REV. 5.0 Second Edition R-50-02-010627 12ME-6VM74E—5002...
  • Page 5 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) Revision History 2) Item Checklist 3) Features 4) Hardware Setup 5) Performance & Block Diagram 6) Suspend to RAM 7) Four Speaker & SPDIF 8) @ BIOS &...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Revision History Item Checklist Summary of Features 6VM7-4E Motherboard Layout Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition Performance List Block Diagram Suspend to RAM Installation Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction @ BIOS Introduction EasyTuneIII Introduction Memory Installation Page Index for BIOS Setup...
  • Page 8: Revision History

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Initial release of the 6VM7-4E motherboard user’s manual. Second release of the 6VM7-4E motherboard user’s manual. 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. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 9: Item Checklist

    Item Checklist Item Checklist The 6VM7-4E motherboard Cable for IDE / floppy device Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard driver & utility 6VM7-4E user’s manual...
  • Page 10: Summary Of Features

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Summary Of Features Form Factor Chipset Clock Generator Memory I/O Control Slots On-Board IDE On-Board Peripherals Hardware Monitor 24.4 cm x 21.0 cm micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. Socket 370 processor Intel Pentium !!! 100 / 133MHz FSB, FC-PGA Intel Celeron 66MHz FSB, FC-PGA VIA Cyrix III 100/133MHz FSB, PPGA...
  • Page 11 PS/2 Connector BIOS On-Board Sound Additional Features PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit flash ROM Creative CT5880 Sound Build in VIA 82C686B Audio(Optional) Line In / Line Out / Mic In / AUX In / CD In / TEL / Game Port / Four Speaker Support Wake-On-LAN (WOL) Support Internal / External Modem Ring On.
  • Page 12: 6Vm7-4E Motherboard Layout

    6VM7-4E Motherboard 6VM7-4E Motherboard Layout PS/2 JP16 AGP 1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PGA 370 VT82C694X 6VM7-4E USB2 LED1/ LED2 BAT1 JP23 VT82C 686B BIOS...
  • Page 13: Page Index For Cpu Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel And Jumper

    Page Index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition CPU Speed Setup Connectors Game & Audio Port COM A / COM B / LPT Port USB 1 Connector PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector USB 2 Connector JP16 (CPU Fan) JP15 (Power Fan) JP2 (System Fan)
  • Page 14: Cpu Speed Setup

    6VM7-4E Motherboard CPU Speed Setup The system bus speed is selectable at 66,100,133MHz and Auto. The user can select the system bus speed (SW1) and change the DIP switch (SW2) selection to set up the CPU speed for 500 – 1G Hz processor. Set System Bus Speed SW1: CPU (MHz)
  • Page 15 For Auto Jumper Setting: Note: 1. If you use 66/100/133 MHz CPU, We recommend you to setup your system speed to “Auto” value. 2. We don’t recommend you to set up your system speed to 75 , 83 , 112 , 124 , 140 ,150 MHz because these frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, Chipset most peripherals.
  • Page 16 6VM7-4E Motherboard Celeron 566/ 66 MHz FSB Celeron 600/ 66 MHz FSB Celeron 633/ 66 MHz FSB 5. Celeron 667/ 66 MHz FSB...
  • Page 17 6. Celeron 700/ 66 MHz FSB 7. Cyrix III 550/ 100MHz FSB 8. Cyrix III 533/ 133 MHz FSB 9. Cyrix III 600/ 133 MHz FSB CPU Speed Setup...
  • Page 18 6VM7-4E Motherboard 10. Pentium !!! 500/100MHz FSB 11. Pentium !!! 550/100MHz FSB 12. Pentium !!! 600/100MHz FSB 13. Pentium !!! 650/100MHz FSB...
  • Page 19 14. Pentium !!! 700/100MHz FSB 15. Pentium !!! 750/100MHz FSB 16. Pentium !!! 800/100MHz FSB 17. Pentium !!! 850/100MHz FSB CPU Speed Setup...
  • Page 20 6VM7-4E Motherboard 18. Pentium !!! 533/133MHz FSB 19. Pentium !!! 600/133 MHz FSB 20. Pentium !!! 667/133MHz FSB 21. Pentium !!! 733/133MHz FSB...
  • Page 21 22. Pentium !!! 800/133MHz FSB 23. Pentium !!! 866/133MHz FSB 24. Pentium !!! 933/133MHz FSB 25. Pentium !!! 1G Hz /133MHz FSB CPU Speed Setup...
  • Page 22: Connectors

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Connectors Game & Audio Port COM A / COM B / LPT Port Line Out 1 MIC In Line In 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).
  • Page 23: Definition

    USB 1 Connector PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector Pin No. Definition USB V0 USB D0- USB D0+ USB V1 USB D1- 5 6 7 8 USB D1+ PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard Pin No. Definition Data VCC(+5V) Clock Connectors...
  • Page 24: Usb 2 Connector

    6VM7-4E Motherboard USB 2 Connector JP16: CPU Fan Pin No. Pin No. Definition Control +12V SENSE Definition 5V-SB USB D2- USB D2+ USB D3+ USB D3- 5V-SB...
  • Page 25: Jp15: Power Fan

    JP15: Power Fan JP2: Sysem Fan Pin No. Definition Control +12V Pin No. Definition Control +12V SENSE Connectors...
  • Page 26: Atx Power

    6VM7-4E Motherboard ATX Power Floppy Port Pin No. Definition 3,5,7,13, 15-17 1,2,11 4,6,19,20 Power Good 5V SB stand by+5V PS-ON(Soft On/Off) Red Line FDD1 3.3V +12V -12V...
  • Page 27: Ide1(Primary), Ide2(Secondary) Port

    IDE1(Primary), IDE2(Secondary) Port J7 TEL: The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector Red Line IDE 1 IDE 2 Pin No. Definition Signal-In Signal-Out Connectors...
  • Page 28: J5 (Aux_In)

    6VM7-4E Motherboard J5 : AUX_IN J8 : CD Audio Line In Pin No. Definition AUX-L AUX-R Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R...
  • Page 29: J3 (Ring Power On)

    J3 : Ring Power On (Internal Modem Card Wake Up) J1: Wake On LAN Pin No. Definition Signal Pin No. Definition +5V SB Signal Connectors...
  • Page 30: Jp9 & Led1/Led2 (Str Led Connector & Dimm Led)

    6VM7-4E Motherboard JP9 & LED1/ LED2 : STR LED Connector & DIMM LED STR LED Connector External. DIMM LED...
  • Page 31: Panel And Jumper Definition

    Panel and Jumper Definition J2 : 2x11 Pins Jumper GN (Green Switch) GD (Green LED) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) SPK (Speaker Connector) RE (Reset Switch) P+P P (Power LED) PW (Soft Power Connector) Panel and Jumper Definition P+P P S P K Open: Normal Operation Close: Entering Green Mode...
  • Page 32: Jp1 (Clear Cmos Function)

    6VM7-4E Motherboard JP1 : Clear CMOS Function JP23 : Case Open Pin No. Definition 1-2 Close Normal (Default) 2-3 Close Clear CMOS Pin No. Definition Signal...
  • Page 33: Jp4/Jp5/Jp6 (Onboard Ac97& Amr Select)[Optional]

    JP4/JP5/JP6 : Onboard AC97& AMR (Primary or Secondary ) Select (Optional) (AMR Audio Modem Riser) JP3 :USB Device Wake up Selection Panel and Jumper Definition Jumper Function Only AC97 Close Close Only AMR (Primary) Close Close (Default) 1- 2 AC97+MR (Secondary) Close Close...
  • Page 34: Jp7:Str Function Enabled

    6VM7-4E Motherboard JP7:STR Function Enabled JP8:Onboard Sound Function Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Normal (Default) 2-3 close STR Enabled Pin No. Definition 1-2 close Sound Enabled (Default) 2-3 close Sound Disabled...
  • Page 35: Bat1(Battery)

    BAT1 : Battery Panel and Jumper Definition 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.
  • Page 36: Performance List

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Performance List The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) Pentium !!! 800MHz Processor (64 x 2) MB VCM (NEC D4565821G5-A10-9JF)
  • Page 37: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram AGP 2X/4X AGP Bus VT82C694X Ultra DMA 33/ATA66/100 IDE Ports AC’97-Link Creative CT5880 AC97 Game Port CODEC Line Line Slot PGA 370 CPU Host Bus 33 MHz 9248DF-39 PCI Bus 33 MHz 24MH 48MH 14.318MHz VT82C686B COM Ports LPT Port Floppy Port PS/2 KB/Mouse...
  • Page 38: Suspend To Ram Installation

    6VM7-4E Motherboard 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 recover to that state.
  • Page 39 Step 2: (If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP7 Closed.) Step 3: Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select “ Type : S3 / STR”...
  • Page 40 6VM7-4E Motherboard A.3 How to put your system into STR mode? There are two ways to accomplish this: 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”...
  • Page 41 Suspend to RAM Installation 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.
  • Page 42 6VM7-4E Motherboard C. Select the “Advanced” tab and “Standby” mode in Power Buttons. D. 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 up”...
  • Page 43 A.5 Notices : In order for STR to function properly, several hardware and software requirements must be satisfied: Your ATX power supply must comply with the ATX 2.01 specification (provide more than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current). Your SDRAM must be PC-100 compliant. Jumper JP9 is provided to connect to the STR LED in your system chassis.
  • Page 44: Four Speaker & Spdif Introduction

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction Four Speaker Introduction 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 speakers.
  • Page 45 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction c. Select “Four speaker” item. Microsoft Windows Me setup procedure: a. Go to “Control Panel” Double click “Sounds and Multimedia”.
  • Page 46 6VM7-4E Motherboard b. Select “Audio” Page, and click “Advanced” button. c. Select “Quadraphonic Speakers” and click ok. Four Speaker Application The four speaker function will only be supported in application softwares that use Microsoft DirectX and Creative EAX, for example, the game titles, software DVD player and MP3 player. Click ”Advanced”.
  • Page 47: Spdif Introduction

    SPDIF Introduction 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. How to use SPDIF? a. Press your mouse right button in “My Computer” and then select the “Properties” item. b.
  • Page 48 6VM7-4E Motherboard c. Press “Sound, video and game controllers” item and then select the “Creative Sound Blaster PCI128” item. d. Press “Settings” item and then select the “Output Mode” item.
  • Page 49 Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction e. Click “Digital” item, Line Out will be change 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 accordingly.
  • Page 50: Bios Introduction

    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.
  • Page 51: Easytuneiii Introduction

    Click “Advanced Mode” to enjoy “sport drive” class overclocking. In “Advanced Mode”, one can change the system bus speed in small increments to get ultimate system performance. And no matter which mainboard is used, if it’s a Gigabyte’s product*, EasyTuneIII helps to perform the best of system.
  • Page 52: Memory Installation

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Memory Installation The motherboard has 2 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 two notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
  • Page 53: Page Index For Bios Setup

    Page Index for BIOS Setup The Main Menu Standard CMOS Setup BIOS Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Power Management Setup PNP/ PCI Configuration Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Integrated Peripherals Hardware Monitor Supervisor Password / User Password IDE HDD Auto Detection Save &...
  • Page 54: Entering Setup

    6VM7-4E Motherboard 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 SETUP Power ON the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 55: Getting Help

    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 the highlighted item.
  • Page 56 6VM7-4E Motherboard 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 & PnP ISA resources. Load BIOS Defaults Bios Defaults indicates the value of the system parameter which the system would be in the safe configuration.
  • Page 57: Standard Cmos Setup

    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 <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item. AMIBIOS SETUP –...
  • Page 58 6VM7-4E Motherboard Time The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. 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 the computer.
  • Page 59: Extended Memory

    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.
  • Page 60: Bios Features Setup

    6VM7-4E Motherboard BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device S.M.A.R.T for Hard Disks BootUp Num-Lock Floppy Drive Seek Password Check Processor Serial Number 1st / 2nd / 3rd Boot Device...
  • Page 61: Password Check

    S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Enable Enable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. Disable S.M.A.R.T. Hard for Disks. (Default Value) Disable Boot Up Num-Lock Keypad is number keys. (Default Value) Keypad is arrow keys. Floppy Drive Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 type is 40 tracks while 720 , 1.2 and 1.44 are all 80 tracks.
  • Page 62: Chipset Features Setup

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Chipset Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP –CHIPSET FEATURE CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved *** DRAM Timing *** Top Performance SDRAM Timing by SPD SDRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Frequency C2P Concurrency & Master DRAM Integrity Mode AGP Mode AGP Comp.
  • Page 63 C2P Concurrency & Master Enabled C2P Concurrency & Master. (Default Value) Enabled Disabled Disabled C2P Concurrency & Master. DRAM Integrity Mode For 72 bit ECC type DIMM Model. Normal Setting. (Default Value) Disabled AGP Mode Set AGP Mode is 4X. (Default Value) Set AGP Mode is 1X.
  • Page 64: Usb Controller

    6VM7-4E Motherboard USB Controller Set USB Controller Function used all USB Port. (Default Value) All USB Port USB Port 0&1 Set USB Controller Function used USB Port 0&1. USB Port 2&3 Set USB Controller Function used USB Port 2&3. Disabled USB Controller Function Disabled.
  • Page 65 Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP –POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Sleep Type USB KB Wakeup From S3-S5 Video Power Down Mode Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Time Out(Minute) Display Activity IRQ3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5...
  • Page 66 6VM7-4E Motherboard Suspend Time Out (Minute.) Disabled Suspend Time Out Function. (Default Value) Disabled Enabled Suspend Time Out after 1min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 2min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 4min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 8min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 10min. Enabled Suspend Time Out after 20min.
  • Page 67 Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan function. Enabled Modem Ring On / Wake On Lan function. (Default Value) Enabled PME Event Wake up Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function. Enabled PME Event Wake up function.
  • Page 68: Reset Configuration Data

    6VM7-4E Motherboard PnP/PCI Configurations AMIBIOS SETUP –PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S Reset Configuration Data VGA Boot From PCI VGA Palette Snoop Plug and Play Aware O/S Enable Plug and Play Aware O/S function. Disable Plug and Play Aware O/S function (Default Value) Reset Configuration Data Reset configuration data.
  • Page 69: Power Management Setup

    Load BIOS Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item F6 : Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS Default except Standard CMOS Setup...
  • Page 70: Load Setup Defaults

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Load Setup Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? N PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item...
  • Page 71: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP –INTEGRATED PERIPHERAL ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE :Both OnBoard FDC :Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 :Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 :Auto OnBoard Parallel Port :Auto Parallel Port Mode :ECP Parallel Port DMA :Auto Parallel Port IRQ...
  • Page 72 6VM7-4E Motherboard Onboard Serial Port 2 BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address (Default Value) . Auto 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 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8.
  • Page 73: Hardware Monitor

    Hardware Monitor AMIBIOS SETUP –HARDWARE MONITOR ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Shut Down Temperature Current CPU Temp. Current System Temp. Case Status Current CPU Fan Speed Current System Fan Speed Vcore +3.300V +5.000V +12.000V ACPI Shutdown Temp.
  • Page 74 6VM7-4E Motherboard Case Status If the case is closed, “Case Status” will show “Closed”. If the case have been opened, “Case Opened” will show “Open”. Current CPU FAN Speed Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically . Current System FAN Speed Detect System Fan speed status automatically .
  • Page 75: Set Supervisor / User Password

    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. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 76: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    6VM7-4E Motherboard IDE HDD AUTO Detection AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Tue Jan 25, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Not Installed Pri Slave : Not Installed...
  • Page 77: Save & Exit Setup

    Save & Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE to CMOS and EXIT(Y/N)? Y LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item...
  • Page 78: Exit Without Saving

    6VM7-4E Motherboard Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.23 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ESC : Quit : Select Item F6 : Load BIOS Defaults...
  • Page 79: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix A : VIA Chipsets Driver Installation A.VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Utility: 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.Click “VIA 4in 1 Service Pack Utility”...
  • Page 80 6VM7-4E Motherboard 6.Click “Next”. 8.Click “Next”. 9.Click “Finish” to restart computer. 7.Click “Next”. (10)
  • Page 81 Appendix B: Creative Sound Driver Installation Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive or double-click the CD drive icon in My Computer to bring up the setup screen. Audio 1.Click “Creative 5880 Sound Driver”. 3.Click “Yes”.
  • Page 82 6VM7-4E Motherboard 7.Click here. 8.Click”Next” 9.Click “Finish” to restart computer.
  • Page 83 Appendix C: VIA Sound Driver (Optional) A. AC’97 Audio Driver: 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. Press “Audio” icon. 1.Click “VIA AC’97 Audio Driver”...
  • Page 84 6VM7-4E Motherboard Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Program to flash BIOS. Click “Tool” . Click “ ” . Methods and steps : I. Update BIOS through Internet a.
  • Page 85 In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any intercorruption during updating will cause system unbooted...
  • Page 86 Format a bootable system floppy diskette by the command “ format a:/s ” in command mode. Visit the Gigabyte website at http:// need and download it to your bootable floppy diskette. Insert the bootable diskette containing the BIOS file into the floppy diskette driver.
  • Page 87 Appendix Appendix E: Issues To Beware Of When Installing AMR Please use inverse AMR card like the one in order to avoid mechanical problem. (See Figure A) PCI Slot Figure A: Inverse AMR Card (Default) PCI Slot Figure B: Non inverse AMR Card...
  • Page 88 6VM7-4E Motherboard Appendix F: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access...
  • Page 89 Acronyms Meaning Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A.G.P. Controller POST Power-On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions SECC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory Symmetric Multi-Processing System Management Interrupt Universal Serial Bus Voltage ID Appendix...

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