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Gigabyte GA-6VX7 Quick Start Manual

Gigabyte GA-6VX7 Quick Start Manual

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1.1. PREFACE ...................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2. KEY FEATHERS............................................................................................ 1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST .................................................................................. 1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM......................................................................................... 1-3
1.6. WHAT IS AGP .............................................................................................. 1-4
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.......................... 3-2
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION ................................................................................. 3-6
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP ..................................................................................... 3-6
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS RAM ........................................................... 3-7
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION .................................................. 3-7
3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ............................................. 3-8
3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION ...................................................... 3-8
Socket 370 Processor..................... 1-4
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    6VX7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE ... 1-1 1.2. KEY FEATHERS... 1-1 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST ... 1-2 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM... 1-3 1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTEL Celeron 1.6. WHAT IS AGP ... 1-4 2. SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE ... 2-1 2.2.
  • Page 2 3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION ... 3-8 3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION... 3-8 4. BIOS CONFIGURATION 4.1. ENTERING SETUP ... 4-1 4.2. CONTROL KEYS... 4-1 4.3. GETTING HELP... 4-3 4.3.1. Main Menu ... 4-3 4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu... 4-3 4.4.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    6VX7 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE Welcome to use the 6VX7 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. (Different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) Intel Celeron DRAM...

  • Page 5: Block Diagram

    6VX7 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM PGA 370 Host Bus AGP Bus 82C693 66MHz Ultra DMA/33/66 IDE Ports PCI Bus 82C596B IDE Bus ISA Bus 14.318MHz 3.3V SDRAM DIMM Sockets 66 / 66 / 100 MHz 100 MHz 33MHz 66 / 100 MHz ICS 9148-26 33 MHz 33 MHz...

  • 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

    6VX7 SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE Celeron 370 pins 66MHz socket on board. 66MHz 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.(128Mb DRAM technology)

  • Page 8: Software

    Suspend mode support. GREEN FUNCTION Green switch & Green LED support. IDE & Display power down support. Monitor all IRQ / DMA / Display / I/O events. 2M bits FLASH RAM. BIOS Supports Plug & Play, DMI Function. ATX Form Factor, 4 layers PCB. DIMENSION 2.2.

  • Page 9: Hardware Installation

    6VX7 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING The main board package should contain the following: The 6VX7main board. USER’ S MANUAL for main board. Cable set for IDE, Floppy devices. A CD for mainboard Utility. 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 packing until it is installed.

  • Page 10: Mainboard Layout

    3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT JP10 WAKE ON LAN LINLK VT82C PIIX4 596B RING 6VX7 BIOS SYSTME FAN ×Figure 3.1Ø 3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS I/O Ports Connector USB port. PS/2 For PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse port. IDE 1 For Primary IDE port. IDE 2 For Secondary IDE port.
  • Page 11 6VX7 PWR FAN : Power FAN Power Connector Pin No. Function GND. +12V. Signal. System FAN : System FAN Power Connector Pin No. Function GND. +12V. Signal. JP1 : Keyboard Power On Selection Pin No. Function 1-2 short Enable Keyboard power on. 2-3 short Disable Keyboard power on.(Default) WAKE ON LAN : Wake on LAN Connector...
  • Page 12 JP13 & JP14 Pin No. Function Open Normal (Default) Short Close for Voodoo III VGA Card. JP9 : Clear CMOS Pin No. Function 1-2 Short Clear CMOS . 2-3 Short Normal.(Default) JP10 : CASE OPEN (Optional) Pin No. Function Signal SB-LINK : For PCI Audio / Sound Card use only Pin No.
  • Page 13 6VX7 PW : Soft Power Connector On – Off : For POWER ON or Suspend IN / OUT. On 4 sec : For POWER OFF before VGA Enable or RE : Reset Switch Open: Normal Operation Short: For Hardware Reset System P+P P : Power LED PIN 1: anode (+) PIN 2: cathode ( )

  • Page 14: Dram Installation

    3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION The main board can be installed with 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB (128Mb Technology) 168 pins DIMM module DRAM, and the DRAM speed must be 67~100 MHz for SDRAM when system bus speed is set to 66MHz. The DRAM memory system on main board consists of bank 0, 1&...

  • Page 15: Cmos Rtc & Isa Cfg Cmos Ram

    6VX7 Set System Bus Speed SW2: (O:ON / X:OFF) « Note: We don’t recommend you to setup your system speed to 75 /83/100/112 or 133MHz because these frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, Chipset and most of the peripherals.

  • Page 16: Hardware Reset Switch Connector Installation

    3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION The RESET switch on panel provides users with HARDWARE RESET function. The system will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed and released by user. The RESET switch is a 2 PIN connector and should be installed to RST on main board.

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