Preparing Your Computer 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 when- ever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary — Socket A for AMD Sempron — 200/266/333MHz FSB — Supports 1.4GHz and faster Chipset — Northbridge : VIA KM 266 Pro — Southbridge : VIA VT8235/VT8237R Memory — 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets, supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max) —...
Step 5 Step 4 Step 1: Set System Jumper (JP1) The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166MHz by adjusting system jumper (JP1). (The internal frequency depend on CPU.) 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard Step 2 Step 3 Step 5 Step 1...
Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. 2. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent irreparable damage.
To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets. 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard Notch 1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction.
Step 4: Install AGP Card 1. Read the relate AGP card's instruction document before install the AGP card into the computer. 2. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X(1.5V). 3.
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1) ATX (ATX Power) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard. 2) CPU_FAN (CPU Fan Connector) Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.
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The red stripe of the ribbon cable m ust be the sam e side with the Pin1. 6) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard IDE2 IDE1 Pin No.
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7) F_PANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment below. HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) SPK (Speaker Connector) RES (Reset Switch) PW (Soft Power Connector)
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SPDIF cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional SPDIF cable, please contact your local dealer. 11) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard Pin No. Definition SUR OUTL...
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12) COMB (COM B Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignm ent carefully while you connect the COMB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional COMB cable, please contact your local dealer. 13) GAME (Game Connector) This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices.
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You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper. To clear CMOS, temporarily shor 1- 2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. 16) BAT (Battery) 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard 1-2 close: Clear CMOS Open: Normal...
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an ov erv iew of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allow s users to modify the basic sy stem configuration. This ty pe of information is stored in battery -backed CM OS RAM so that it retains the Setup information w hen the pow er is turned off.
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• Save & Exit S etup Sav e CMOS v alue settings to CMOS and ex it s etup. • Exit Without S aving Abandon all CM OS v alue changes and ex it s etup. 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard - 20 -...
Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware Date (mm:dd :yy) Time (hh:mm :ss) } IDE P rimary M aster } IDE P rimary S lave } IDE S econdary M aster } IDE S econdary Slave Driv e A Driv e B Flopp y 3 Mode S uport...
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640K for sy stems w ith 640K or more memory installed on the motherboard. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much ex tended memory is present during the POST. This is the am ount of memory located abov e 1 MB in the CPU 's memory address map. 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard - 22 -...
Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware Firs t Boot D evice Seco nd Boot D evice Thir d Boot D evice Pas sword C heck higf: M ove Enter: Select F5: P revious V alues First / Second / Third Boot Device Floppy Selec t y our boot dev ic e priority by Floppy .
Disabled Disable USB 2. 0 controller. USB Keyboard Support Enabled Enable USB key board support. Disabled Disable USB key board support. (Default v alue) 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard Inte grated Periphe rals [Enab led] [Enab led] [Au to] [Enab led] [Enab led]...
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USB Mouse Support Enabled Enable USB mouse support. Disabled Disable USB m ouse support. (Default v alue) On-Chi p LAN Boot ROM This function decide w hether to inv oke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. Disabled Disable this function. (Default Value) Enabled Enable this func tion.
Mouse P ower On Disabled Disabled this function. (Default v alue) Enabled Pow er on sy stem by mouse ev ent. 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard Powe r Manag ement S etup [S1(P OS)] Disa bled [Blin king] [Instan t-Off]...
PME Event Wake Up When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM ev ent can aw ak e the sy stem from a PCI-PM controlled stated. This feature requires an ATX pow er supply that prov ides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Disabled Disable this function.
Fan w arning function enable. SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled Fan w arning function disable. (Default v alue) Enabled Fan w arning function enable. 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard PC H ealth St atus 4687 RPM 0 RPM [Disa bled] [Disa bled] +/-/ PU/PD: V alue...
Frequency/Voltage Control CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk Spre ad Spec turm CPU Host Cl ock Con trol x CPU C lock DRAM Clock( MHz) AGP OverVolt age Con trol DIMM OverVol tage Con trol higf: M ove Enter: Select...
F8: Q- Flash Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BI O S and Chipset Features w hich t h e sy stem automatically detects. 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard Load Fail-Sa fe Defa ults Load Optimiz ed Defa ults Set Supervis or Pass word Set U ser Pass word Save &...
Set Supervisor/User Password CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware Stan dard CM OS Feat ures Adva nced BI OS Feat ures Inte grated Periphe rals Powe r Manag ement S etup PnP/ PCI Con figurat ions Ente r Passw ord: PC H ealth St atus Frequ ency/Vol tage Con trol...
F8: Q- Flash Ty pe "Y" w ill quit the Setup Utility w ithout sav ing to RTC CMOS. Ty pe "N" w ill return to Setup Utility . 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard Load Fail-Sa fe Defa ults Load Optimiz ed Defa ults...
Revision History Chapter 3 Install Drivers Install Drivers Pictures below are shown in Windows XP Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driver 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.
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Pack. After install Windows Service Pack, it will show a question mark "?" in "Universal Serial Bus controller" under "Device Manager". Please remove the question mark and restart the system (System will auto-detect the right USB2.0 driver). 7VM333M-RZ Motherboard Driver install finished ! You have to reboot system !
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