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  • Page 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 up date the information contained herein. M Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Declaration Of Conformity

    Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer 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 is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive o EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement...
  • Page 4 Representative Person’s Name: Signature: Eric Lu Dat e: G.B.T. INC. (U.S .A.) 17358 Railroad S treet City of Industry, CA 91 748 (818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 Motherboard GA-7VR ERIC LU Ju l. 03, 2002...
  • Page 5 GA-7VR AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER’ S MANUAL AMD Athlon / Athlon XP / Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard ™ ™ ™ Rev. 1001 12ME-7VR-1001...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Item Checklist ...4 WARNING! ...4 Chapter 1Introduction ...5 Summary of Features ... 5 GA-7VR Motherboard Layout ... 7 Chapter 2Hardware Installation Process ...8 Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ... 9 Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup ... 9 Step1-2: CPU Installation ... 10 Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation ...
  • Page 7 Integrated Peripherals ... 40 Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup ... 44 Set Supervisor / User Password ... 46 IDE HDD Auto Detection ... 47 Save & Exit Setup ... 48 Exit Without Saving ... 49 Chapter 4Technical Reference ... 50 Block Diagram ...

  • Page 8: Item Checklist

    þ IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 þ USB Cable 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.

  • Page 9: Chapter 1Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Summary of Features Form Factor — 29.5cm x 20.0cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. — Socket A processor AMD Athlon 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die 266/200MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds — Supports 1.4GHz and faster Chipset —...
  • Page 10 CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards… .etc. GA-7VR Motherboard - 6 -...

  • Page 11: Ga-7Vr Motherboard Layout

    GA-7VR Motherboard Layout KB_MS SOCKET A SPDIF F_AUDIO IT8705 CODEC AUX_IN CD_IN BIOS KT333 CLK_SW PCI1 VT8233A(CE) PCI2 PCI3 BATTERY CLR_CMOS PCI4 PCI5 F_PANEL F_USB1 PWR_LED - 7 - IDE2 IDE1 Introduction...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2Hardware Installation Process

    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 5 Step 4 GA-7VR Motherboard Step 2 Step 3 Step 5 Step 5 Step 1...

  • Page 13: Step 1: Install The Central Processing Unit (Cpu)

    Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133MHz by adjusting system switch (CLK_SW). (The internal frequency depend on CPU.) CLK_SW CLK_SW 133.3 66.6 O: ON / X :OFF AGP PCI 66.6 33.3...

  • Page 14: Step1-2: Cpu Installation

    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. GA-7VR Motherboard CPU Bottom View Pin1 indicator 2.

  • Page 15: Step1-3:Cpu Heat Sink Installation

    Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation 1. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. 3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the CPU socket on the main- board. 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.

  • Page 16: Step 2: Install Memory Modules

    128 MBytes 256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 512 MBytes 256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 1 GBytes 512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks) 512 MBytes GA-7VR Motherboard 2 DIMMsx64/x72 3 DIMMsx64/x72 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes 1 GBytes 1.5 GBytes...

  • Page 17: Ddr Introduction

    DDR Introduction 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 i n frastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system perf o rmance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth.

  • Page 18: Step 3: Install Expansion Cards

    7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS. 8. Install related driver from the operating system. AGP Card GA-7VR Motherboard Please carefully pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/ Uninstall the AGP card.

  • Page 19: Step 4: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires, And Power Supply

    Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step4-1:I/O Back Panel Introduction u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) v USB Connector USB 0 USB 1 ØThis connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

  • Page 20: Audio Connectors

    Audio Connectors MIC In Line Out Line In GA-7VR Motherboard ØThis connector supports 2 standard COM ports ,1 Parallel port . Device like printer can be con nected to Parallel port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to Serial ports.

  • Page 21: Step4-2: Connectors Introduction

    Step4-2: Connectors Introduction 1) CPU FAN 2) SYS FAN 3) ATX 4) Floppy 5) IDE1 / IDE2 6) PWR_LED 7) F_Panel 8) Battery 9) F_AUDIO 10) AUX_IN 11) CD_IN 12) SUR_CEN 13) SPDIF 14) F_USB1 15) CI 16) CLR_CMOS - 17 - Hardw are Installation Process...
  • Page 22 Power Good 5V SB (Stand by +5V) +12V 4 ) FDD (Floppy Connector) GA-7VR Motherboard Ø Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CP U from running under abnormal condition or damaged by ov erheating. The CP U fan connector supports Max.
  • Page 23 5 ) IDE1/ IDE2 [IDE1 / IDE2 Connector (Primary/Secondary)] IDE2 IDE1 6 ) PWR_LED MPD+ MPD- MPD- 7 ) F_PANEL (2x10 Pins Connector) GN (Green Switch) GD (Green LED) HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) SPK (Speaker Connector) RST (Reset Switch) PW (Soft Power Connector) MPD(Message LED/ Power/ Sleep LED)
  • Page 24 9 ) F_AUDIO (Front_AUDIO Connector) 10 ) AUX_IN (AUX In Connector) AUX_R AUX_L 11 ) CD_IN (CD Audio Connector) GA-7VR Motherboard CAUTION v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. v Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Page 25 12 ) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) SUR OUT(R) BASS_OUT SUR OUT(L) CENTER_OUT 13 ) SPDIF (SPDIF) 14 ) F_USB1 (Front USB Connector) USB Dy+ USB Dy- Power USB Over Current Power USB Dx- USB Dx+ 15) CI (Case Open) Signal GND 16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS)# 1-2 close: Clear CMOS 2-3 close: Normal...

  • Page 26: Chapter 3Bios Setup

    Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table, only for Option Page Setup Menu <F7> Load the Setup Defaults <F8> Q-Flash Utility <F9> System Information <F10> Save all the CMOS changes, only for Main Menu GA-7VR Motherboard - 22 -...

  • Page 27: The Main Menu (For Example: Bios Ver. :F1E)

    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 28: Integrated Peripherals

    Set Change or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system. IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. GA-7VR Motherboard - 24 -...

  • Page 29: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed Sy stem Date (mm/dd/y y y y ) : Fri Mar 16, 2001 Sy stem Time (hh/mm/ss) : 14:44:35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Auto Pri Slav e : Auto...
  • Page 30 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 720K by te capacity 81.44M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 1.44M by te capacity . 82.88M, 3.5 in. 3.5 inch double-sided driv e; 2.88M by te capacity . GA-7VR Motherboard - 26 -...

  • Page 31: Base Memory

    F Virus Protection If it is set t o enable, the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to wri t e to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive. The system will halt and the f o llowing error message will appear in the mean time.

  • Page 32: Bios Features Setup

    Select y our boot dev ice priority by CDROM. 8CDROM Disable this function. 8Disabled Select y our boot dev ice priority by IDE-0~3. 8IDE-0~3 GA-7VR Motherboard ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify F5 : Old Values...
  • Page 33 FFloppy Drive Seek During POST, BIOS will determi n e the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks. BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Note 8Enabled that BIOS can not tell from 720 K, 1.2 M or 1.44 M driv e ty pe as they are all 80tracks.

  • Page 34: Chipset Features Setup

    8Ultra FConfigure S DRAM by SPD Disabled Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD. 8Disabled Enabled Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD. (Default Value) 8Enabled GA-7VR Motherboard ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color...
  • Page 35 FDRAM Frequency Set DRAM Frequency is 266MHz. 8266MHz Set DRAM Frequency is 333MHz. 8333MHz Set DRAM Frequency is Auto. (Default Value). 8Auto FSDRAM CAS # Latency For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module. For Slower SDRAM DIMM module. (Default Value). 82.5 FSDRAM Command Rate 82T Command Set SDRAM Command Rate to 2T Command.

  • Page 36: Usb Controller

    Disabled USB Legacy Support Function. (Default Value) 8Disabled F USB Port 64/60 Emulation To use USB mouse under Win NT environment, set USB Legacy Support to 8Enabled KB/Mouse/FDD and USB Port 64/60 Emulation to enabled. Disable this Function. (Default Value) 8Disabled GA-7VR Motherboard - 32 -...

  • Page 37: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed ACPI Standby State :S1/POS Pow er LED in S1 state :Blinking USB Dev Wakeup From S3 :Disabled Suspend Time Out(Minute) :Disabled IRQ3 :Monitor...
  • Page 38 8Soft-Off (Default Value) When AC-power back to the system, the system will be in "Full-On" state. 8Full-On When AC-power back to the system, the system will return to the Last state 8Memory before AC-power off. GA-7VR Motherboard - 34 -...
  • Page 39 F Modem Ring /Wake On LAN Disabled Resume Modem Ring / Wake On LAN. 8Disabled Enabled Resume Modem Ring / Wake On LAN. (Default Value) 8Enabled F PME Event Wake Up Disable PME Event Wake Up. 8Disabled Enabled PME Event Wake Up. (Default Value) 8Enabled F Keyboard Wakeup From 8S1(Suspend) Keyboard is able to Wakeup the system from S1(Suspend) state.

  • Page 40: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    The system will reserved IRQ for PCI slot 1/5, 2, 3, 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ4. The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 1/5, 2, 3, 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ5. GA-7VR Motherboard ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F1 : Help...
  • Page 41 The system wil l reserved IRQ7 f o r PCI sl o t 1/5, 2, 3, 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ7. The system wil l reserved IRQ9 f o r PCI sl o t 1/5, 2, 3, 4 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ9.

  • Page 42: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults ex cept Standard CMOS SETUP Figure 7: Load Fail-Safe Defaults FLoad Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values of to configure the system to achieve maximum stability. GA-7VR Motherboard INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE &...

  • Page 43: Load Optimized Defaults

    Load Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Load Optimized Defaults? (Y/N)?N PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item...

  • Page 44: Integrated Peripherals

    ATA66/100/ 133). Set IDE1 Conduc tor Cable to ATA33 (Please m ake sure y our IDE dev ice 8ATA33 and c able is c ompatible w ith ATA33). GA-7VR Motherboard ESC : Quit higf: Select Item F1 : Help...
  • Page 45 C IDE2 Conductor Cable Will be automatically detected by BIOS. (Default Value) 8Auto Set IDE2 Conduc tor Cable to ATA66/ 100/133 (Please mak e sure y our IDE 8ATA66/100/133 dev ic e and cable is c ompatible w ith ATA66/100/ 133). Set IDE2 Conduc tor Cable to ATA33 (Please m ake sure y our IDE dev ice 8ATA33 and c able is c ompatible w ith ATA33).
  • Page 46 Set M idi Port IRQ to 10. (Default Value) Set Midi Port IRQ to 11. FOnBoard Game Port Set 200 for Game Port.(Default Value) 8200 Set 208 for Game Port. 8208 Disabled this function. 8Disabled GA-7VR Motherboard - 42 -...
  • Page 47 C OnBoard AC97 Audio Enable auto detect onboard AC'97 audio. (Default v alue) 8Auto Disable this function. 8Disabled - 43 - BIOS Setup...

  • Page 48: Hardware Monitor & Misc Setup

    8100 C/221 Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 105 8105 C/230 Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 110 8110 GA-7VR Motherboard ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD+/-/ : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color F6 : Fail-Safe...
  • Page 49 CReset Case Open Status CCase S tatus If the case is closed, "Case Opened" w ill show "No". If the case hav e been opened, "Case Opened" w ill show "Yes". If y ou w ant to reset "C ase Opened" v alue, set "Res et Case Open Status" to "Enabled"...

  • Page 50: Set Supervisor / User Password

    Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. GA-7VR Motherboard INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD...

  • Page 51: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed Sy stem Date (mm/dd/y y y y ) : Fri Mar 16, 2001 Sy stem Time (hh/mm/ss) : 14:44:35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Auto Pri Slav e...

  • Page 52: Save & Exit Setup

    Figure 13: Sav e & Ex it Setup Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type “N” will return to Setup Utility. GA-7VR Motherboard INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP...

  • Page 53: Exit Without Saving

    Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Quit Without Saving ( Y/N)? N PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC: Quit...

  • Page 54: Chapter 4Technical Reference

    Revision History Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram AGP 4X/2X AGPCLK(66MHz) 5 PCI PCI BUS PCICLK (33MHz) CODEC GA-7VR Motherboard CPU CLK (100/133MHz) AMD-K7 200/266MHz FSB 266/333 MHz 2.5V DDR SDRAM HCLK (100/133MHz) KT333 AGPCLK(66MHz) 66 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz...

  • Page 55: Q-Flash Introduction

    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 <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self Test) it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP, then press <F8>...
  • Page 56 [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. GA-7VR Motherboard 1 File(s) found 256K Free Size: 1.14M ESC: Return Main...

  • Page 57: Bios Introduction

    BIOS directly. Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS, just choose “Save Current BIOS” to save it first. You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte, and @BIOS update your BIOS smartly. You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS, and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily.

  • Page 58: Easy Tune Tm 4 Introduction

    CD. U sers may make a test drive of " EasyTune 4" to find out more amazing features by themselves. *Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please f i nd the products supported list in the web site.

  • Page 59: Chapter 5Appendix

    Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP (VUCD:2.01) Appendix A: VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Installation A. VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Utility: Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide.
  • Page 60 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. 1.Click "Realtek AC’ 97 Audio Driver " item. 3.Click "Finish" to restart computer. GA-7VR Motherboard 8.Click "Finish" to restart computer. - 56 -...
  • Page 61 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 "Tools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". 3.Click "Next". 5.Click "Next". 2.Click "Easy Tune 4 (Trial Version) 4.
  • Page 62 Appendix D: BIOS Flash Procedure BIOS update procedure: If your OS is Win9X, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS Press "Tools" icon. 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". Click here. Click "P". Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b.
  • Page 63 Otherwise, your system won't boot. c. In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted...
  • Page 64 (1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. Please leave the diskette "UN-write protected" type. Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)" and right click to select "Format (M)" GA-7VR Motherboard - 60 -...
  • Page 65 (2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" 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".
  • Page 66 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". GA-7VR Motherboard - 62 -...
  • Page 67 (3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset 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". - 63 - Appendix...
  • Page 68 (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". GA-7VR Motherboard - 64 -...
  • Page 69 STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk. (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 <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.
  • Page 70 ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults Sav e Data to CMOS & Ex it SETUP GA-7VR Motherboard ESC: Quit hifg: Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2: Color...
  • Page 71 STEP 5: BIOS flashing. (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:\>...
  • Page 72 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. [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? GA-7VR Motherboard EXIT? - 68 -...
  • Page 73 STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults. 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.
  • Page 74 : Select Item F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults Sav e Data to CMOS & Ex it SETUP (4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure. GA-7VR Motherboard INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE &...
  • Page 75 Appendix E: 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 Desktop Management Interface...
  • Page 76 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 GA-7VR Motherboard - 72 -...
  • Page 77 Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Configuration Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power supply Other Device Problem Description: Phone No.: PCB revision:...

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