Gigabyte GA-6LA7 User Manual
Gigabyte GA-6LA7 User Manual

Gigabyte GA-6LA7 User Manual

Gigabyte ga-6la7 motherboards: quick start

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6LA7

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.
1.1. PREFACE.............................................................................................................1-1
1.2. KEY FEATURES ..................................................................................................1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST.........................................................................................1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM ...............................................................................................1-3
1.6. What is AGP .......................................................................................................1-4
2.
2.1. HARDWARE ........................................................................................................2-1
2.2. SOFTWARE.........................................................................................................2-2
2.3. ENVIRONMENT...................................................................................................2-2
3.
3.1. UNPACKING ........................................................................................................3-1
3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT ........................................................................................3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS ................................3-2
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION........................................................................................3-5
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP ...........................................................................................3-6
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM................................................................3-7
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ........................................................3-7
3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ...................................................3-7
3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION.............................................................3-7
3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION...........................................................3-8
3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION..................................................3-8
Socket 370 Processor............................1-4
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    6LA7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 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 INTEL 1.6. What is AGP ...1-4 SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE ...2-1 2.2. SOFTWARE...2-2 2.3. ENVIRONMENT...2-2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING ...3-1 3.2.
  • Page 2 BIOS CONFIGURATION 4.1. ENTERING SETUP ...4-1 4.2. CONTROL KEYS ...4-1 4.3. GETTING HELP...4-2 4.3.1. Main Menu...4-2 4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu...4-2 4.4. THE MAIN MENU...4-2 4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU ...4-4 4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP ...4-8 4.7.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    6LA7 INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE Welcome to use the 6LA7 motherboard. It is a 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 4: Performance List

    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. (The different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) Intel Celeron...
  • Page 5: Block Diagram

    6LA7 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM 66MHz PGA 370 SLOT Host Bus AGP Bus 82443LX CHIPSET 66MHz Ultra DMA/33 IDE Ports PCI Bus PIIX4 82371EB IDE Bus CHIPSET ISA Bus 14.318MHz 3.3V EDO/SDRAM DIMM Sockets DRAM Bus 33MHz 66MHz 52C64-05 / 25 52C64-06 33MHz 48MHz...
  • Page 6: Introduce The Intel Celeron Tm Socket 370 Processor

    Introduction 1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTEL Celeron Socket 370 Processor Figure 1: INTEL Celeron Socket370 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 7: Specification

    6LA7 SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE Celeron 66MHz Socket 370 on board. 66 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. DRAM MEMORY Use 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB DIMM module DRAM.
  • Page 8: Software

    Suspend mode support. GREEN FUNCTION Green switch & ACPI LED support. IDE & Display power down support. Monitors all IRQ / DMA / Display / I/O events. BIOS 2M bits FLASH RAM. Supports Plug & Play, DMI Function. DIMENSION Baby AT Form Factor, 4 layers PCB. 2.2.
  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    6LA7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING The mainboard package should contain the following: The 6LA7 main board. USER'S MANUAL for main board. Cable set for IDE, Floppy & I/O devices. CD for main board Utility. (Bus Master IDE Driver, Suspend to HDD, SIV, Patch 95) The main board contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily damaged by static electricity, so the main board should be left in its original...
  • Page 10: Mainboard Layout

    3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT JP10 BIOS PIIX4E ×Figure 3.1Ø 3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS I/O Ports Connector USB port. IDE1 For Primary IDE port. IDE2 For Secondary IDE port. For AT Keyboard port. PS/2 For PS/2 Mouse port. FLOPPY For Floppy port.
  • Page 11 6LA7 IR : INFRARED Connector (IR) -- Function Option Pin No. IR Data Output IR Data Input Signal POWER (+) PWR : POWER ON LED ( PW-LED) Pin No. LED POWER (+) LED POWER ( ) LED POWER ( ) SPK : SPEAKER Connector Pin No.
  • Page 12 GN : GN-SW Pin No. Open Normal Operation Short Entering Green Mode HD : Hard Disk active LED (HD-LED) Pin No. LED POWER (+) LED POWER ( ) Soft PWR : Soft Power Switch Pin No. CTRL-Signal CPU FAN : CPU cooling FAN Power Connector Pin No.
  • Page 13: Dram Installation

    6LA7 JP1 : Keyboard Power On Selection Pin No. Enabled Keyboard power on. Disabled Keyboard power on(Default). JP10 : CLEAR CMOS Pin No. Normal Operation (Default) CLEAR CMOS Wake on Lan Pin No. +5V SB Signal SB-LINK : For PCI Audio / Sound Card use only Pin No.
  • Page 14: Cpu Speed Setup

    3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP The system bus speed can be set to 66MHz form the jumper (JP4,JP5,JP6). The user can change the DIP SWITCH (SW) selection to set up the CPU speed for different processors. The CPU speed must match with the frequency RATIO and Front Side Bus (FSB) speed.
  • Page 15: Cmos Rtc & Isa Cfg Cmos Sram

    6LA7 The CPU is a sensitive electric component and it can be easily damaged by static electricity, so users must keep it away from metal surface when the CPU is installed onto main board. 3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM There're RTC &...
  • Page 16: Peripheral Device Installation

    Hardware Installation 3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION After the I/O device installation and jumpers setup, the mainboard can be mounted into the case and fixed by screw. To complete the mainboard installation, the peripheral device could be installed now. The basic system needs a display interface card.

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