Gigabyte GA-7VM User Manual
Gigabyte GA-7VM User Manual

Gigabyte GA-7VM 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
GA-7VM
Model Number:
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:
Mar. 3, 2000
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 Product Name: Mother Board generates, uses, radiate radio GA-7VM Model Number: frequency energy, and if not installed and used Conforms to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a), in accordance with the instructions, may cause...
  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-7VM is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive...
  • Page 3 Athlon AGP Motherboard USER'S MANUAL Athlon Processor Motherboard REV. 1.1 Fourth Edition R-11-04-000425...
  • Page 5 How this manual is organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1) Revision List Manual revision information 2) Item Checklist Product item list 3) Features Product information & specification 4) Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard 5) Performance &...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Content Revision History Item Checklist Summary of Features 7VM Motherboard Layout Page index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Definition Performance List P.22 Block diagram P.23 Suspend to RAM Installation P.24 Memory Installation P.30 Page index for BIOS Setup P.31 Appendix...
  • Page 7: Revision History

    7VM Motherboard Revision History Revision Revision Note Date Initial release of the 7VM motherboard user’s manual. Mar. 2000 Second release of the 7VM motherboard user’s manual. Mar. 2000 Third release of the 7VM motherboard user’s manual. Mar. 2000 Fourth release of the 7VM motherboard user’s manual. Apr.
  • Page 8: Item Checklist

    Item Checklist Item Checklist The 7VM Motherboard Cable for IDE / Floppy device Diskettes or CD (TUCD) for motherboard utilities 7VM User’s Manual...
  • Page 9: Summary Of Features

    7VM Motherboard Summary Of Features Form factor 24.7 cm x 21.1 cm Micro ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB. K7) Slot A Processor Athlon( 512 KB 2nd cache in CPU Module Supports 500MHz ~ 1GHz and faster Chipset Apollo KX133 ,consisting of: VIA8371 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller(PAC) VT82C686A PCI Super-I/O Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)
  • Page 10 Summary Of Features PS/2 Connector PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface BIOS Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit FLASH RAM Additional Features Internal/External Modem Wake up STR (Suspend-To-RAM) LAN Wake up System after AC back...
  • Page 11: 7Vm Motherboard Layout

    7VM Motherboard 7VM Motherboard Layout PS/2 VT8371 BAT1 AGP 1 LED1 PCI 1 AC97 VT82C 686A PCI 2 PCI 3 USB2 AMR 1...
  • Page 12 7VM Motherboard Layout Page index for CPU Speed Setup / Connectors / Panel and Jumper Page Definition CPU Speed Setup Connectors GAME & Audio Port COM 1 / COM 2 / LPT Port USB Connector PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector J10 (Power FAN) P.10 J5 (CPU FAN)
  • Page 13: Cpu Speed Setup

    7VM Motherboard CPU Speed Setup The system bus speed is selectable at 100 ~143MHz. The user can select the system bus speed by DIP switch SW4 . Set System Bus Speed SW4: O : ON, X : OFF Spectrum 133.3 33.3 100.2 36.7...
  • Page 14: Connectors

    Connectors Connectors GAME & Audio Port GAME Port Line Out Line In COM 1 / COM 2 / LPT Port LPT PORT COM 1 COM 2...
  • Page 15: Usb Connector

    7VM Motherboard USB Connector Pin No. Definition USB V0 USB D0- USB D0+ USB V1 1 2 3 4 USB D1- USB D1+ PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard Pin No. Definition Data VCC(+5V) Clock PS/2 Keyboard...
  • Page 16: J10: Power Fan

    Connectors J10: Power FAN Pin No. Definition +12V SENSE J5: CPU FAN Pin No. Definition +12V SENSE...
  • Page 17: J6: System Fan

    7VM Motherboard J6: System FAN Pin No. Definition +12V SENSE ATX Power Pin No. Definition 3,5,7,13,15-17 1,2,11 3.3V 4,6,19,20 +12V -12V Power Good 5V SB stand by+5V PS-ON(Soft On/Off)
  • Page 18: Floppy Port

    Connectors Floppy Port RED LINE IDE1 (Primary) , IDE2 (Secondary) Port RED LINE IDE 1 IDE 2...
  • Page 19: Usb2 (Usb Port)

    7VM Motherboard USB2 : USB Port Pin No. Definition USB D0 USB D0+ USB D1 USB D1+ IR : Infrared Connector Pin No. Definition VCC (+5V) IR Data Input IR Data Output...
  • Page 20: Jp3 (Str Led Connector) & Led1(Dram Led)

    Connectors JP3 : STR LED Connector & LED1 (DRAM LED) LED1 (DRAM LED) STR LED Connector External. J3 : Modem Wake Up (Internal Modem Card Wake Up) Pin No. Definition Signal...
  • Page 21: J4 (Lan Wake Up)

    7VM Motherboard J4 : LAN Wake Up Pin No. Definition +5V SB Signal J12 TEL: The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector Pin No. Definition Signal-In Signal-Out...
  • Page 22: J11:Aux_In

    Connectors J11:AUX_IN Pin No. Definition AUX-L AUX-R J8 : CD Audio Line In Pin No. Definition CD-L CD-R...
  • Page 23: Panel And Jumper Definition

    7VM Motherboard Panel and Jumper Definition J2 : For 2X11 PINs Jumper S P K P P P+ 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: LED cathode( )
  • Page 24: Jp2 (Bios Write Protection)

    Panel and Jumper Definition JP2 : BIOS Write Protection Pin No. Definition Write Protect Enable Write Protect Disable (Default) JP6 : Front Panel USB Device Wake up Selection(Optional) Pin No. Definition 1-2 close FP USB Wake Up 2-3 close Normal (Default) (If you want to use "USB KB/Mouse Wake from S3"...
  • Page 25: Jp5 (Rear Panel Usb Device Wake Up Selection)[Optional]

    7VM Motherboard JP5 : Rear Panel USB Device Wake up Selection(Optional) Pin No. Definition 1-2 close RP USB Wake Up 2-3 close Normal (Default) (If you want to use "USB KB/Mouse Wake from S3" function, you have to set the BIOS setting "USB KB/Mouse Wake from S3"...
  • Page 26: Jp7/Jp8/Jp9: Onboard Ac97& Amr Select

    Panel and Jumper Definition JP7/JP8/JP9: Onboard AC97& AMR Select (AMR Audio Modem Riser) Jumper Function Onboard AC97 AMR (Primary) Onboard 1-2, AC97+AMR (Secondary) JP7: AMR Primary / Secondary Select Pin No. Definition AMR Secondary (Default) AMR Primary...
  • Page 27: Bat1 (Battery)

    7VM Motherboard BAT1 : Battery 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 28: Performance List

    Performance List 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.) AMD Athlon 800MHz processor...
  • Page 29: Block Diagram

    7VM Motherboard Block Diagram 100 MHz AMD-K7 2X/4X System Bus 100MHz VT8371 3.3V SDRAM 66MHz 100 / 133MHz 100 / 133MHz 100 / 133MHz 66MHz 33MHz W210H 33MHz 3 PCI ATA66 IDE Channels 33MHz 14.318MHz 48MHz 4 USB Ports VT82C Game Port 686A COM Ports...
  • Page 30: Suspend To Ram Installation

    Suspend to RAM Installation Suspend to RAM Installation 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 31 7VM Motherboard Step 2: (If you want to use STR Function, please set jumper JP4 (Closed.) Pin No. Definition STR Enabled STR Disabled (Default) Step 3: Power on the computer and as soon as memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup.
  • Page 32 Suspend to RAM Installation 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.
  • Page 33 7VM Motherboard 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 34 Suspend to RAM Installation 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 seven ways to “wake up”...
  • Page 35 7VM Motherboard A.5 Notices : 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.
  • Page 36: Memory Installation

    Memory Installation Memory Installation 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 two notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
  • Page 37: Page Index For Bios Setup

    7VM Motherboard Page index for BIOS Setup Page The MAIN MENU P.33 Standard CMOS Features P.36 BIOS Features Setup P.39 Chipset Features Setup P.41 Power Management Setup P.44 PNP/ PCI Configuration P.47 Load BIOS Defaults P.49 Load SETUP Defaults P.50 Integrated Peripherals P.51 Hardware Monitor Setup...
  • Page 38: Entering Setup

    BIOS Setup 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 SRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 39: Getting Help

    7VM Motherboard 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 40 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of AMI special enhanced features. 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.
  • Page 41 7VM Motherboard Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
  • Page 42: Standard Cmos Features

    BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup 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>...
  • Page 43 7VM 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 44: Extended Memory

    BIOS Setup Memory The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS. Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional) memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.
  • Page 45 7VM Motherboard BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – BIOS FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE-0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num-Lock Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check...
  • Page 46: Password Check

    BIOS Setup S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Enabled Enabled HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. Disabled HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability. ( Default value ) Disabled 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 47: Chipset Features Setup

    7VM Motherboard Chipset Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved *********DRAM Timing*** Memory Address Drive 16 mA Top Performance Disabled CAS# Drive 8 mA DRAM Frequency 100MHz RAS# Drive 16 mA SDRAM CAS# Latency DRAM Integrity Mode...
  • Page 48 BIOS Setup AGP Mode Set AGP Mode is 4X. (Default Value) Set AGP Mode is 1X. Set AGP Mode is 2X. AGP Comp. Driving Set AGP Comp. Driving is Auto. (Default Value) Auto Manual Set AGP Comp. Driving is Manual. If AGP Comp.
  • Page 49 7VM Motherboard BIOS Flash Protection Enable BIOS Flash Write Protection. Normal. (Default Value) Disable DRAM Drive Strength Auto Set DRAM Drive Strength Auto. Manual Set DRAM Drive Strength Manual. MD Bus Strength High Set MD Bus Strength High. Set MD Bus Strength Low. CAS Bus Strength High Set CAS Bus Strength High.
  • Page 50: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Standby State S1/POS RTC Alarm Date Every Day USB Dev Wakeup From S3 Disabled RTC Alarm Hour Suspend Time Out(Minute) Disabled RTC Alarm Minute Display Activity...
  • Page 51 7VM 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 52 BIOS Setup PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable PME Event Wake Up. Enabled PME Event Wake Up. (Default Value) Enabled Resume On RTC Alarm You can set “Resume On RTC Alarm” item to Enabled and key in date/time to power on system.
  • Page 53: Reset Configuration Data

    7VM Motherboard PnP/PCI Configuration AMIBIOS SETUP – PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved PnP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data VGA Boot from PCI AGP Palette Snoop Disabled DMA Channel 0 DMA Channel 1 DMA Channel 3 DMA Channel 5 DMA Channel 6...
  • Page 54 BIOS Setup DMA Channel( 0,1,3,5,6,7 ) ISA/ EISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device. The resource is used by PnP device. (Default Value)
  • Page 55: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    7VM Motherboard Load BIOS Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.21 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N)?N...
  • Page 56: Load Setup Defaults

    BIOS Setup Load Setup Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.21 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)?N...
  • Page 57 7VM Motherboard Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP – INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard Serial Port A Auto Auto OnBoard Serial Port B Serial PortB Mode Normal *Duplex Mode IR Pins Auto OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port DMA Auto...
  • Page 58 BIOS Setup On Board Serial Port B BIOS will automatically setup the port B address. (Default Value) Auto 3F8/COM1 Enable on Board Serial port B and address is 3F8. 2F8/COM2 Enable on Board Serial port B and address is 2F8. 3E8/COM3 Enable on Board Serial port B and address is 3E8.
  • Page 59 7VM Motherboard Parallel Port DMA Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel. . (Default Value) . Auto Set Parallel Port DMA is 3. Set Parallel Port DMA is 1. Set Parallel Port DMA is 0. Parallel Port IRQ Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7. Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel.
  • Page 60 BIOS Setup MPU-401 Enabled Enabled MPU-401. Disabled MPU-401. (Default Value) . Disabled Ps. When Force back joystick is used, MPU-401 needs to be Enable. MUP-401 I/O Address Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 330h-333h. (Default Value) . 330h-333h 300h-303h Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 300h-303h. 310h-313h Set MUP-401 I/O Address is 310h-313h.
  • Page 61: Hardware Monitor Setup

    7VM Motherboard Hardware Monitor Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Shut Down Temp. 65 C/149 F CPU Temperature 32 C/89 F System Temperature 32 C/89 F CPU Fan Speed 7123 RPM System Fan Speed 0 RPM...
  • Page 62 BIOS Setup CPU FAN / System FAN Speed (RPM) Detect Fan speed status automatically. Current CPU Vcore / Vcache / Vcc3 / +12V / +5V Detect system’s voltage status automatically.
  • Page 63: Set Supervisor / User Password

    7VM Motherboard 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 1.21 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 64: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    BIOS Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy) : Fri Mar. 25, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 10:36:24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Auto Pri Slave : Auto...
  • Page 65: Save & Exit Setup

    7VM Motherboard Save & Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.21 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
  • Page 66: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY-VERSION 1.21 ( C ) 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Quit without saving (Y/N) ? N...
  • Page 67: Appendix

    7VM Motherboard Appendix Appendix A: VIA Series VT82C686A Chipsets Driver Installation A. VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Utility: 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. 1.Click “...
  • Page 68 Appendix 8.Click “Next”. 7.Click “Next”. 10.Click “Finish” to Restart Computer. 9.Click “Next”. (10) PS. This driver version doesn’t support STR function, If you select “Click to enable DMA Mode” item.
  • Page 69 7VM Motherboard B. AC97 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. Click “ AC’97 Audio Driver ” item. 4.Click “...
  • Page 70: Bios Update Procedure

    Appendix BIOS update procedure: Please check your BIOS vendor (AMI or AWARD) on the motherboard. It is recommended you copy the AWDFlash.exe or AMIFlash.exe in driver CD (D:\>Utility\BIOSFlash) and the BIOS binary files into the directory you made in your hard disk.
  • Page 71 7VM Motherboard Appendix B: 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 72 Appendix Appendix C: Acronyms Acor. Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface POST Power-On Self Test Local Area Network Extended Capabilities Port Advanced Power Management Direct Memory Access Megahertz ESCD Extended System Configuration Data Central Processing Unit Symmetric Multi-Processing Universal Serial Bus Operating System Error Checking and Correcting Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced...
  • Page 73 7VM Motherboard Acor. Meaning Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Industry Standard Architecture Memory Translator Hub CRIMM Continuity RIMM...

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