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reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-
stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not oc-
cur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
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Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing
this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manu-
facturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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- Page 1 Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected un- der international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without w ritten consent of the au- thor.
- Page 2 Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow - ing conditions: − This device may not cause harmful interference, and − This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Preface 錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。 Features and Packing List Translations CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction......................1 Checklist.........................1 Standard Items ....................1 Features........................2 Choosing a Computer Case................3 Mainboard Components..................4 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions....................6 Quick Guide......................6 Installing the Mainboard in a Case..............7 Checking Jumper Settings...................7 Setting Jumpers .................... - Page 4 Advanced Chipset Features Option..............31 Integrated Peripherals Option................34 Power Management Setup Option..............39 PNP/PCI Configuration Option............... 43 PC Health Status Option.................. 44 Frequency Control................... 45 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option ..............46 Load Optimized Defaults Option ..............46 Set Password Option ..................46 Save &...
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Page 5: Introducing The Mainboard
Introducing the Mainboard Congratulations on purchasing the K7VTA2 mainboard. The K7VTA2 main- board is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer printed circuit board and measures 240 mm x 304 mm. The mainboard features a Socket 462 that ac- commodates AMD Athlon processors supporting frontside bus (FSB) speeds up to 133 MHz. -
Page 6: Features
VT8233 Southbridge chipset. For VT8233 Southbridge chipset, the mainboard includes four USB ports. The K7VTA2 includes a 4xAGP slot that provides four times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification. AGP technology pro- vides a direct connection between the graphics sub-system and the processor so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus. -
Page 7: Choosing A Computer Case
The K7VTA2 supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec. Note: If the mainboard incorporates the VT8233A Southbridge chipset, the Ultra DMA bus master- ing can support up to 133 MB/sec transfer rate. For VT8233 Southbridge chipset, the transfer rate can support up to 100MB/sec only. - Page 9 Table of Mainboard Components Label Component AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port ATX1 Power connector Three volt realtime clock battery CASFAN1 Auxiliary case cooling fan Primary CD-in connector Secondary CD-in connector CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU DDR1~DDR2 Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM1 ~ DIMM2 Two 168 pin DIMM sockets...
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Page 10: Installing The Mainboard
Installing the Mainboard Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard: • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity. • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard. •... -
Page 11: Installing The Mainboard In A Case
Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case: This illustration shows an ex- 2. Secure the mainboard with ample of a mainboard being screws where appropriate. installed in a tower-type case: Note: Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the main- board. -
Page 12: Checking Jumper Settings
Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting (default) 3 pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal 2-3: Clear 3 pin BIOS protection 1-2: Disabled 2-3: Enabled 3 pin CPU frequency 1-2: 100MHz... - Page 13 JP5A 80 pin DDR/SDR Short all JP5A/B/C/D JP5B DRAM Type JP5A/B/C/D: DDR JP5C Selector memory JP5D Open all JP5A/B/C/D: SDR memory JP6A 80 pin DDR/SDR Short all JP6A/B/C/D JP6B DRAM Type JP6A/B/C/D: DDR JP6C Selector memory JP6D Open all JP6A/B/C/D: SDR memory 9 pin DDR/ SDR...
- Page 14 Jumper 6A/B/C/D - this jumper e nables the DDR terminator for DDR memory. If you installed DDR memory in DDR1/DDR2, short all the jumpers. Otherwise, if you installed SDR memory in DIMM1/DIMM2, open all the jumpers. Jumper 7 – this jumper enables to select voltage of DRAM. Jumper 8 –...
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Page 15: Connecting Case Components
After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can begin connecting the mainboard components. Refer to the following: Connect the case power supply connector to ATX1. Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1. Connect the case cooling fan connector to CASFAN1. -
Page 16: The Panel Connectors
The Panel Connectors The panel connector (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: PANEL1 Device Pins Empty Empty (Pin 10) (Pin 9) Power ON/OFF 6, 8 Reset Switch 5, 7... - Page 17 Before installing the Processor This mainboard does not automatically determine the front side bus (FSB) frequency for the processor. You may need to change the setting by making changes to jumper (JP4) on the mainboard, or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility.
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Page 18: Installing Memory Modules
Identify the pin Pin-1 corner on the CPU socket and the pin Pin-1 corner on the processor. Match the Pin-1 corners and insert the processor into the socket. Do not use force. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the socket. - Page 19 Installation Procedure You must install at least one memory module in order to use the main- board. Each module cab be installed with up to 1 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 2GB. Note: You cannot use DDR SDRAM and SDRAM simultaneously.
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Page 20: Installing A Hard Disk Drive/Cd-Rom
Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive. About IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the main- board. -
Page 21: Installing A Floppy Diskette Drive
your hard disk drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and use the IDE Hard Disk Auto Detect feature to configure the hard disk drive that you have in- stalled. See IDE HDD Auto-Detection on page 27 for more information. Installing a CD-ROM/DVD Drive Install the CD-ROM/DVD drive into the drive cage in your system case. -
Page 22: Installing Add-On Cards
Plug the correct connector on the FDD cable for the 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch drive into the FDD connector (B). Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the FDD (C). When you first start up your system, go immediately to the Setup Utility to configure the floppy diskette drives that you have installed. - Page 23 Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge con- nector is correctly seated in the slot.
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Page 24: Connecting Optional Devices
Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard’s optional devices: J2: Front panel MIC/line-out This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access. Signal Name Signal Name FMICIN MIC_BIAS C-SPK0-R SPKOUTR... - Page 25 USB2: Front panel USB headers The mainboard has a USB port installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Some computer cases have a special module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case. Signal Name Signal Name VCC (+5V) VCC (+5V) USBDT2-...
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Page 26: Connecting I/O Devices
The backplane of the mainboard has the following I/O ports: Parallel port (LPT1) Game port PS/2 mouse PS/2 Serial port Serial port Microphone keyboard ports COM 1 COM 2 Line-in Line-out PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. -
Page 27: Using Bios
Using BIOS The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mainboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters. -
Page 28: Entering The Setup Utility
Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears: Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility: CMOS Setup Utility –... -
Page 29: Using Bios
If your mainboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten.) Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online help for info r- mation on creating a bootable system disk.) Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer's Web site. -
Page 30: Standard Cmos Features
Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2001 Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 8 : 59 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Change the day, month,... - Page 31 IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel. Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter box.
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Page 32: Advanced Bios Setup Option
Advanced BIOS Setup Option This option defines advanced information about your system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Anti-Virus Protection [Disabled ] Y2K Monitor [Disabled] Menu Level CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] External Cache [Enabled]... - Page 33 the CPU cache memory. We recommend that you leave this item at the de- fault value. Processor Number Feature (Enabled) Some new processors are installed with a unique processor number. This number may be used for verification in Internet transactions and e-commerce. If you prefer not to use or distribute the unique processor number, disable this item to suppress the processor number.
- Page 34 • Typematic Delay (Msec): Use this item to define how many milli- seconds must elapse before a held-down key begins generating repeat characters. Security Option (Setup) If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the password is required at system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility.
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Page 35: Advanced Chipset Features Option
Advanced Chipset Features Option These items define critical timing parameters of the mainboard. You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very famil- iar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system. - Page 36 DRAM Clock (100 MHz) This item enables you to manually set the DRAM Clock. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value. DRAM Timing (Manual) Set this to the default value to enable the system to automatically set the SDRAM timing by SPD (Serial Presence Detect).
- Page 37 for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value. AGP Mode (4X) This item allows you to enable or disable the caching of display data for the processor video memory. Enabling AGP-4X Mode can greatly improve the display speed.
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Page 38: Integrated Peripherals Option
PCI 1/2 Post Write (Enabled) When enabled, writes from the CPU to PCU bus are buffered, to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and PCI bus. When disabled, the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete be- fore starting another write cycle. - Page 39 OnChip IDE Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software OnChip IDE Device Item Help OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled ] OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Menu Level IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]...
- Page 40 OnChip PCI Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software OnChip PCI Device Item Help OnChip AC97 Audio [Auto] VIA-3068 MC97 Modem [Enabled] Menu Level ↑...
- Page 41 SuperIO Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software SuperIO Device Item Help Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled ] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Menu Level Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3] UART Mode Select...
- Page 42 Parallel Port Mode (ECP) Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are four options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) and ECP+EPP. SPP allows data output only. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, allowing both data input and output.
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Page 43: Power Management Setup Option
Power Management Setup Option This option lets you control system power management. The system has vari- ous power-saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the sys- tem to be automatically resumed by certain events. - Page 44 Power Management Option (User Define) This item acts like a master switch for the power-saving modes and hard disk timeouts. If this item is set to Max Saving, power-saving modes occur after a short timeout. If this item is set to Min Saving, power-saving modes occur after a longer timeout.
- Page 45 IRQ/Event Activity Detect Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2000 Award Software IRQ/Event Activity Detect Item Help [OFF] LPT & COM [LPT/COM] Menu Level HDD & FDD [ON] PCI Master [OFF]...
- Page 46 system every day at the specified time. IRQs Activity Monitoring Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring Item Help Primary INTR [ON] IRQ 3 (COM2)
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Page 47: Pnp/Pci Configuration Option
PNP/PCI Configuration Option These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards oper- ate in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the mainboard to work properly. -
Page 48: Pc Health Status Option
expansion card. Use the second item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory. Press <Esc> to close the Memory Resources sub-menu. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled) This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non-standard VGA cards. -
Page 49: Frequency Control
Frequency Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software Frequency Control Item Help Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk... -
Page 50: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option
Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all ap- propriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <En- ter> to not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable. -
Page 51: Save & Exit Setup Option
Save & Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu: Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter>... -
Page 52: Using The Mainboard Software
Using the Mainboard Software The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bun- dled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your mainboard version. -
Page 53: Running Setup
Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD. - Page 54 Note: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the mainboard you are installing. The mainboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner. Click Next. The following screen appears: Check the items you want to install. The default options are recom- mended.
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Page 55: Manual Installation
Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your mainboard. Look for the chipset and mainboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. -
Page 56: Mediaring Talk - Telephony Software
MediaRing Talk – Telephony Software To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built-in modem, run MRTALK-SETUP72.EXE from the following directory: \UTILITY\MEDIARING TALK Super Voice – Fax/Modem Software To install the Super Voice voice, fax, data communication application for use with the built-in fax/modem, run PICSHELL.EXE from the following directory: \UTILITY\SUPER VOICE WinFlash Utility...