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Declaration of Conformity
According to 47 CFR, Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules
The following designated product:
EQUIPMENT: MAINBOARD
MODEL NO.: 7AIV2
is a Class B digital device that complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
This declaration is given to the manufacturer:
CHAINTECH COMPUTER U.S., INC.
509 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035, U.S.A.
Tel: 1-408-935-6988
Fax: 1-408-935-6989
Chaintech President: Simon Ho
Signature:

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  • Page 1 According to 47 CFR, Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules The following designated product: EQUIPMENT: MAINBOARD MODEL NO.: 7AIV2 is a Class B digital device that complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.
  • Page 2 Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................. 1 Product Specifications ............1 Product Feature ..............4 Package Content ..............5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ..............7 Introduction to Jumpers ............7 Installing an AMD Athlon Processor in Socket A ....8 Plug and Play CPU Configuration...........8 Connector and Jumper Settings .........

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Product Specifications Processor - Supports AMD Socket A processors up to 1.2GHz - 100MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) transfer on K7 CPU address and data buses - High efficiency switching power modules up to 40A  Chipset - VIA Apollo KT133 (VT8363 or VT8363E/686A) or (VT8363 or VT8363E/ 686B support ATA 100) two chip AGPset...
  • Page 5 Chapter 1 Double Stack Back-Panel I/O Connectors with PC99 Colored Codes - PS/2 Mini-DIN keyboard and mouse ports - Two Channel USB ports - One D-SUB 9-pin male serial port - One D-SUB 25-pin female Printer port - One D-SUB 15-pin female Vga port - One D-SUB 15-pin female Game/MIDI port - Audio Line-out, Line-in, Mic-in jack Embedded PCI Audio Subsystem...
  • Page 6 Introduction  Onboard 128-bit AGP VGA Controller - RIVA TNT2 M64 with 128-bit 3D processor that processes 2 pixels-per-clock cycle enabling single-pass multi-texturing - Supports 4x/2x interface with full sideband - Optimized Direct3D acceleration with complete support for DirectX 5.0 and 6.0 - 32-bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha - Video acceleration for DirectShow,MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Indeo - 300MHz (250MHz for Vanta) palette DAC...

  • Page 7: Product Feature

    Chapter 1  Switching Power Supply Requirement Max. Regulation Min. Current Output Voltage Requirement Requirement (Amps) +12V +/- 5% +/- 5% +3.3V +/- 5% +/- 10% -12V +/- 10% +5VSB +/- 5% 0.75 Table 1-1 3.3Vat 15Amps is necessary to guarantee full loading operation because some AGP cards and memory modules have high current consumption.

  • Page 8: Package Content

    Introduction 1-3 Package Contents This product comes with the following components: One mainboard One 40-pin Ultra DMA-66/100 IDE connector ribbon cable (Figure 1-1) * Color coded connection for UDMA-66/100 cable Blue to mainboard, Gray to Master and Black to slave One 34-pin floppy disk drive ribbon cable (Figure 1-2) One User's Manual One CD-ROM that includes...
  • Page 9 Chapter 1 Memo...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup If your mainboard has already been installed in your computer you may still need to refer to this chapter if you plan to upgrade your system's hardware. Be sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing any work on your mainboard, i.

  • Page 11: Installing An Amd Athlon Processor In Socket A

    Chapter 2 2-2 Installing an AMD Athlon Processor in Socket A 1. The Socket 462, designed for AMD Athlon processors, has been incorporated as a standard mainboard specification.To insert your CPU into Socket A please do the following: 2. Locate a small dot marked on the top surface of the CPU close to one if it's corners.
  • Page 12 Hardware Setup CN4,CN7, J2,JP1, CN8,COM2 CN5,CN9 FAN1 J3,JP6,CN10, CN11,FAN2 Printer Port Game Port PS/2 Mouse Line-out COM1 VGA1 PS/2 Keyboard USB 0/1 Line-in Jumper & Function Page Connector No. Onboard Audio Clear CMOS data jumper Infrared Connector Chassis Intrusion Detection ATX Power Supply Connector WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector Auxiliary CD-ROM Audio-in Connector...

  • Page 13: Connector And Jumper Settings

    Chapter 2 2-4 Connector and Jumper Settings Connectors are used to link the system board with other parts of the system, including the power supply, the keyboard, and the various controllers on the front panel of the system case. The power supply connector is the last connection to be made while installing a mainboard.

  • Page 14: Over-Ride Power Button

    Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector Set (CN10) A through G A. Over-ride Power Button Connector The power button on the ATX chassis can be used as a normal power switch as well as a device to activate Advanced Power Management Suspend mode.

  • Page 15: Poly-Fuse Over Current Protection

    Chapter 2 C. Green Switch/Green LED Connector Some ATX cases provide a Green switch which is used to put the system in Suspend mode. In Suspend mode, the power supply to the system is reduced to a trickle, the CPU clock is stopped, and the CPU core is in it's minimum power state.
  • Page 16 Hardware Setup Onboard Audio (JP1) Enable(default) Disble This function allows you to enable and disable the onboard audio. You must set the jumper's cap to pins 1-2 to enable or set pins 2-3 to disable this function. Clear CMOS data jumper (JP6) Normal (default) Clear CMOS Data To clear the contents of the CMOS, please follow...
  • Page 17 Chapter 2 Chassis Intrusion Detection (J3) This board supports the chassis instruction monitoring feature of the management extension hardware by means of a mechanical or photo sensor switch attached to the motherboard through this 1x3-pin chassis security header. The mechanical switch is set to open for normal computer operation.
  • Page 18 Hardware Setup Auxiliary CD-ROM Audio-in Connector (CN7) Use the auxiliary audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your mainboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's audio function. CD-ROM Audio in Connector (CN8) Use the audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your mainboard.
  • Page 19 Chapter 2 Optional LTI-IIT Riser (CN11) This connector is to be connected to an optional LCD/TV-out adapter card. CPU/System Cooling Fan Connectors FAN1/FAN2) These added connectors allow the fan to draw their power from the mainboard instead of the disk drive connector.
  • Page 20 Hardware Setup PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports (CN2) If a PS/2 mouse is used, BIOS will automatically detect and assign IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse. Definition Data No Connection Ground + 5V (fused) Clock No Connection...

  • Page 21: Main Memory Configuration

    Chapter 2 2-5 Main Memory Configuration The DRAM memory system consists of two banks and the memory size ranges from 16~1GBytes. It does not matter which bank you want to install first. DRAM Specifications DIMM type: 3.3V, unbuffered, registered, 64/72-bit SDRAM with SPD* Module size: Single/double-side 16/32/64/128/256/512MBytes Parity:...

  • Page 22: Chapter 3 Award Bios Setup Program

    Award BIOS Setup Program Chapter 3 3 3 3 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Program Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it can retain the setup information, even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 23: Standard Cmos Features

    User's Manual 3-1 Standard CMOS Features The Standard CMOS Features allows users to configure system components such as hard disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot up error signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a mainboard for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD, FDD, video display, or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated.
  • Page 24 Award BIOS Setup Program Type (Auto/User/None): Use the fields under the Type column to determine the method you will use to configure the IDE devices. If you choose Auto, BIOS will automatically detect and make optimal settings for most IDE hard drives. The mainboard manufacturer recommends that you choose Auto for all drives.
  • Page 25 User's Manual * Large - for IDE drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. Try this setting if your hard disk does not operate properly with the LBA setting. Large mode is not supported by all operating systems, i.e., only certain versions of DOS support large mode.

  • Page 26: Advanced Bios Features

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-2 Advanced BIOS Features By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Anti-Virus Protection...
  • Page 27 User's Manual B. Cache Control CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory. These fields allow you to enable or disable the CPUs Level 1 built-in cache and Level 2 external cache. Both settings are left enabled to significantly increase the performance of your computer.
  • Page 28 Award BIOS Setup Program Typematic Delay (Msec) The typematic delay sets how long after you press a key that a character begins repeating. E. Security Option The Supervisor and/or User Password functions shown in Figure 3-1 must be set to take advantage of this function. See Section 3-11 for password setting information.

  • Page 29: Advanced Chipset Features

    User's Manual 3-3 Advanced Chipset Features By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing...
  • Page 30 Award BIOS Setup Program C. Memory Hole at 15M-16M Enabling this function will reserve the memory address space between 15MB and 16MB for ISA expansion cards. However, enabling this function will result in not allowing the system to have access to memory above 16MB. Please note that some expansion cards require this setting to be enabled.
  • Page 31 User's Manual I. CPU to PCI Write Buffer When Enabled, CPU to the PCI bus are buffered, to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus. J. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles.

  • Page 32: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-4 Integrated Peripherals This section provides information on setting peripheral devices. By choosing the Integrated Peripherals option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard.
  • Page 33 User's Manual C. OnChip USB Enable the on-board Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller if you want to connect a USB keyboard to your system. Note that if this setting is disabled, you can still temporarily use a USB keyboard during bootup so that you can enter BIOS and enable this setting.

  • Page 34: Power Management Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-5 Power Management Setup This section provides information on the Green PC power management functions. By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup...
  • Page 35 User's Manual C. Video Off Option This setting allow you to selects the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank: D. Video Off Method This function serves as both a screen saver and power saver for monitors. See the next function, Video Off After, for setting the video timer. Blank - BIOS will only blank the monitor's screen.

  • Page 36: Power On By Alarm

    Award BIOS Setup Program G. Power On By Modem/LAN When enabled, a modem/LAN that receives a signal will wake up the system from soft off and green mode. You should connect the modem to the COM port and turn on the resume event in green mode. H.

  • Page 37: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    User's Manual 3-6 PNP/PCI Configuration This section provides IRQ and DMA setting information. By choosing the PNP/ PCI Configuration option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard.

  • Page 38: Pc Health Status

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-7 PC Health Status By choosing the PC Health Status option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software PC Health Status Item Help Current CPU Temp.

  • Page 39: Frequency/Voltage Control

    User's Manual 3-8 Frequency/Voltage Control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled...

  • Page 40: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.

  • Page 41: Load Optimized Defaults

    User's Manual 3-10 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.

  • Page 42: Supervisor Password & User Password Setting

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-11 Supervisor Password & User Password Setting There are four different variables that control password settings. The first two are located under the Security Option function in BIOS Features Setup Menu (Figure 3-1). When the Security Option function is set to Setup, a password is required to enter BIOS and change BIOS settings.

  • Page 43: Save And Exit Setup

    User's Manual B. Set Both Supervisor Password and User Password Figure 3-13 Set Both Supervisor and User Password 3-12 Save and Exit Setup If you select this and type Y (for yes) followed by the [Enter] key, the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the BIOS chip.

  • Page 44: Chapter 4 Brief Software Driver Guide

    Brief Software Driver Guide Chapter 4 Brief Software Driver Guide The Mainboard Software Guide is found on the CD-ROM that is enclosed with your mainboard and is a PDF file which must be viewed with Adobe's freeware called ® Acrobat Reader.
  • Page 45 Chapter 4 Memo...

  • Page 46: Appendix I On Board I/O Addresses & Irq Maps

    Appendix I On Board I/O Addresses & IRQ Maps System Resource I/O Address 1. Timer IRQ0 040, 043 2. Keyboard IRQ1 060, 064 3. Programmable INT IRQ2 0020, 0021, 00A0, 00A1 4. COM2(B) IRQ3 2F8, 2FF 5. COM1(A) IRQ4 3F8, 3FF 6.
  • Page 47 User's Manual Memo...

  • Page 48: Appendix Ii Embedded Flash Utility

    Appendix II Appendix II Appendix II Appendix II Appendix II Embedded Flash Utility This mainboard is equipped with an Erasable Flash ROM and an Embedded Flash Utility which allows the user to update the BIOS to a newer version. Embedded Flash Utility eases BIOS upgrade and eliminate the compatibility issue between different Flash ROM type and version of Flash utility.
  • Page 49 User's Manual Memo...
  • Page 50 VIA686B Driver Installation Instruction VIA686B Driver Installation Instruction October 13, 2000 October 13, 2000 Please note that when you installed the VIA service pack driver and then reboot your Please note that when you installed the VIA service pack driver and then reboot your system, the file Digital.inf on AGP VxD Disk is missing.

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