Gigabyte 6VMA User Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.1. PREFACE..........................................................................................................1-1
1.2. KEY FEATURES ...............................................................................................1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST......................................................................................1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM.............................................................................................1-3
1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentium
1.6. What is AGP ....................................................................................................1-5
2.1. HARDWARE .....................................................................................................2-1
2.2. SOFTWARE......................................................................................................2-2
2.3. ENVIRONMENT................................................................................................2-2
3.1. UNPACKING .....................................................................................................3-1
3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT .....................................................................................3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS..............................3-3
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION .....................................................................................3-7
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP.........................................................................................3-8
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM.............................................................3-9
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION......................................................3-10
3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION.................................................3-10
II / III Processor ................................................1-4
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    6VMA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE......................1-1 1.2. KEY FEATURES ....................1-1 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST..................1-2 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM.....................1-3 1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentium II / III Processor ..........1-4 1.6. What is AGP ....................1-5 2. SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE .....................2-1 2.2. SOFTWARE......................2-2 2.3. ENVIRONMENT....................2-2 3.
  • Page 2 Table Of Contents 3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION ............3-10 3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION ............3-10 3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION..........3-11 4. BIOS CONFIGURATION 4.1. ENTERING SETUP...................4-1 4.2. CONTROL KEYS ....................4-1 4.3. GETTING HELP ....................4-2 4.3.1Main Menu....................4-2 4.3. 2 Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu ......4-2 4.4.
  • Page 3 6VMA...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    6VMA 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE Welcome to use the 6VMA motherboard. It is a Pentium II / III / Celeron Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP/ PCI / ISA Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want.
  • Page 6: Performance List

    Introduction Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2Mbits FLASH RAM. 24.5 cm x 20 cm Micro-ATX form factor, 4 layers PCB. 1.3. 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.
  • Page 7: Block Diagram

    6VMA Business Winstone99 32.1 Hi-End Winstone99 27.9 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM 3.3V EDO/SDRAM DIMM Sockets AGP SLOT Host Bus 100MHz AGP Bus 82C693 CHIPSET 100MHz DRAM Bus 66MHz 33MHz 33MHz Clock 14.318MHz Generator 24MHz 14.318MHz PCI Bus 33MHz 48MHz 82C596A USB Ports...
  • Page 8: Introduce The Pentium Ii / Iii Processor

    Introduction 1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentium II / III Processor Figure 1:Universal Retention Mechanism & attach Mount Figure 2:OEM Pentium II Processor...
  • Page 9: What Is Agp

    6VMA Figure 3: OEM Pentium III Processor 1.6 What is AGP The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a new port on the Host-To-PCI bridge device that supports an AGP port. The main purpose of the AGP port is to provide fast access to system memory.
  • Page 11: Specification

    Specification 2. SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE Pentium II / III / Celeron 233 – 650MHz. 242 pins 66/100 MHz slot1 on board. 66/100 MHz system speed. SPEED 66 MHz AGP bus speed. (2X mode 133MHz) 33 MHz PCI-Bus speed. 8 MHz AT bus speed. 3 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on board.
  • Page 12: Software

    6VMA 1x Line in Audio Ports 1x Line out (Optional) 1x Micro in 1x Game Port 2x CD Line in (For PCB Ver :1.0) 1x CD Line in (For PCB version 1.2 and above) Suspend mode support. GREEN FUNCTION Green switch & Green LED support.
  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING The mainboard package should contain the following: The 6VMA mainboard. Universal Retention Mechanism & Attach Mount USER'S MANUAL for mainboard. Cable set for IDE, Floppy devices. CD for Mainboard.(TUCD) The mainboard contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily damaged by static electricity, so the mainboard should be left in its original packing until it is installed.
  • Page 14: Mainboard Layout

    6VMA 3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT PCB Ver : 1.0 COMB COMA JP10 GAME&AUDIO SOLO 1 SLOT 1 JP11 82C693 BAT1 82C596A BANK 0 BANK 1 BANK 2 JP14 IDE2 ATX POWER BIOS JP15 JP13 IDE1 FLOPPY LED1 ×Figure 3.1Ø PCB Ver : 1.2...
  • Page 15: Quick Reference For Jumpers & Connectors

    Hardware Installation 3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS I/O Ports Connector USB port. IDE1 For Primary IDE port. IDE2 For Secondary IDE port. FLOPPY For Floppy port PS/2 For PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse port. COMB For Serial port2 (COM B).[Support External Modem Ring On.] COMA For Serial port1 (COM A).[Support External Modem Ring...
  • Page 16 6VMA Signal IR : INFRARED Connector (IR) --(Optional) Pin No. Function IR Data Output IR Data Input Signal POWER (+) JP18 : Onboard Sound Function Selection (Optional) Pin No. Function 1-2 Close Onboard Sound Function Enabled(Default). 2-3 Close Onboard Sound Function Disabled.
  • Page 17 Hardware Installation SB-LINK (For PCI Sound Card Connector) (Optional) Pin No. Function Signal Signal Signal JP10 : CASE OPEN Function (Optional) Pin No. Function Signal TEL:The Connector is for Modem with internal Voice connector (Optional) Pin No. Function Signal-In Signal-Out CN6 : CD Audio Line In (Optional) Pin No.
  • Page 18 6VMA JP5 : CD Audio Line In (Optional) (This function is support in PCB version 1.2 and above) Pin No. Function Left Right JP21 : Internal Buzzer Connector (This function is support in PCB version 1.2 and above) Pin No.
  • Page 19: Dram Installation

    Hardware Installation SPK: Speaker Connector PIN 1 : VCC (+) PIN 2 : VCC PIN 3 : Data PIN 4 : Data ( ) SPK : Internal Speaker Connector (Default) PIN 1 : VCC (+) PIN 2-PIN3 : Short PIN 4 : Data ( ) HD: IDE Hard Disk Active LED PIN 1: LED anode (+) PIN 2: LED cathode ( )
  • Page 20: Cpu Speed Setup

    6VMA module must match with the Pin 1 of DIMM socket. Insert the DRAM DIMM module into the DIMM socket at Vertical angle. If there is a wrong direction of Pin 1, the DRAM DIMM module couldn't be inserted into socket completely.
  • Page 21: Cmos Rtc & Isa Cfg Cmos Sram

    Hardware Installation DIP SWITCH (SW1) FREQ. EXT.CLK. INT.CLK. CPU Type RATIO Pentium II 233 MHz (Celeron 233MHz) Pentium II 266 MHz (Celeron 266MHz) Pentium II 300 MHz (Celeron 300MHz) Pentium II 333 MHz (Celeron 333MHz) Pentium II 366 MHz (Celeron 366MHz) Pentium II 400 MHz (Celeron 400MHz) Pentium II 433 MHz...
  • Page 22: Speaker Connector Installation

    6VMA the lifetime of internal battery is 5 years, the user can change a new Battery to replace old one when it has consumed. 3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION There is a speaker in AT system for sound purpose. The 4 - Pins connector SPK is used to connect speaker.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation 3.12.PS/2 KEYBOARD & MOUSE INSTALLATION The mainboard supports PS/2 Mouse. The BIOS will auto detect whether the PS/2 Mouse is installed or not & assign IRQ12 for PS/2 Mouse port if it is installed. After installing the peripheral device, the user should check everything again, and prepare to power-on the system.

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