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ASROCK K7VT6 User Manual

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K7VT6
User Manual
Version 1.0
Published June 2004
Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 K7VT6 User Manual Version 1.0 Published June 2004 Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 (including damages for loss of profits, loss of business, loss of data, interruption of business and the like), even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any defect or error in the manual or product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.6 Onboard Headers and Connectors ........15 2.7 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation ......18 2.8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs ..... 18 2.9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette .......... 19 3. BIOS Setup ............20 3.1 BIOS Setup Utility ..............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    ASRock’s commitment to quality and endurance. Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by- step installation guide. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic BIOS setup and support CD information.

  • Page 5: Specifications

    Specifications Platform: ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm CPU: Supports Socket A (462 pins) for AMD Athlon / Athlon XP / Duron processor Chipsets: North Bridge: VIA KT600, FSB@400 MHz South Bridge: VIA VT8237, Supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s...
  • Page 6 To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink when you install the PC system. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard! It may cause permanent damage! ®...

  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout

    PCI Slots (PCI1- 5) South Bridge Controller Game Port Connector (GAME1) Primary Serial ATA Connector (SATA1) Flash Memory Secondary Serial ATA Connector (SATA2) Shared USB 2.0 Header (JUSB45, Blue) Power LED Connector (PWR_LED1) J1 Jumper (FID0, FID1, FID2, FID3, FID4)

  • Page 8: Asrock I/O Plus

    2 x USB 2.0 Port (USB0, USB1) RJ-45 Port 2 x USB 2.0 Port (USB2, USB3) Line In (Light Blue) Serial Port: COM1 Line Out (Lime) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) Microphone (Pink) PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) 2 x Shared USB 2.0 Port (USB4, USB5)

  • Page 9: Installation

    2. Installation K7VT6 is an ATX form factor (12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to en- sure that the motherboard fits into it. Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.

  • Page 10: Cpu Installation

    CPU into the socket to avoid bending of the pins. Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked.

  • Page 11: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)

    DIMMs or the system components. Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. notch break...

  • Page 12: Expansion Slots (Pci And Agp Slots)

    PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics card.

  • Page 13: Jumpers Setup

    Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply. JR1 / JL1 Jumpers (see p.7 item 23) Note: If JR1 and JL1 Jumpers are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work. Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS2) 2-pin jumper (see p.7 item 22)
  • Page 14 FID1 FID0 Note: The set of J1 jumper is only for advanced users to adjust the multiplier of CPU. Please follow the table below to adjust the multiplier of CPU. However, the system will work well without the adjustment of multiplier. You do not have to adjust the multiplier for normal usage.

  • Page 15: Onboard Headers And Connectors

    FLOPPY1 Pin1 (see p.7 item 19) the red-striped side to Pin1 Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the connector. Primary IDE Connector (Blue) Secondary IDE Connector (Black) (39-pin IDE1, see p.7 item 8) (39-pin IDE2, see p.7 item 7)
  • Page 16 ASRock I/O Plus provides you 6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on (9-pin USB67) DUMMY the rear panel. If the rear USB (see p.7 item 18) ports are not sufficient, this USB 2.0 header is available to USB_PWR support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports.
  • Page 17 Please connect a CPU fan cable CPU_FAN_SPEED +12V to this connector and match (3-pin CPU_FAN1) the black wire to the ground pin. (see p.7 item 2) ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power supply to this connector. (20-pin ATXPWR1) (see p.7 item 6)

  • Page 18: Serial Ata (Sata) Hard Disks Installation

    STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA connector. STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk. Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs K7VT6 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devices.

  • Page 19: Making An Sata Driver Diskette

    Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your system, or you may start to use “VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS” to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration.

  • Page 20: Bios Setup

    To access the menu bar items, press the right or left arrow key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. 3.1.2 Legend Bar At the bottom of the Setup Screen is a legend bar. The following table lists the keys in the legend bar with their corresponding functions.

  • Page 21: Main Menu

    Enter:Select Sub-Menu System Date [Month/Day/Year] Set the system date that you specify. Valid values for month, day, and year are Month: (Jan to Dec), Day: (1 to 31), Year: (up to 2099). Use keys to move between the Month, Day, and Year fields.
  • Page 22 If the auto- detection fails, it may due to that the hard disk is too old or too new. If the hard disk was already formatted on an older system, the BIOS Setup may detect incorrect parameters.

  • Page 23: Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, And Exit Menus

    LBA Mode This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Off] to disable the LBA mode.

  • Page 24: Software Support

    This motherboard supports various Microsoft Windows operating systems: 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP. Because motherboard settings and hardware options vary, use the setup procedures in this chapter for general reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for more information.

  • Page 25: Appendix

    This field should always be [Disabled] for better system stability. CPU Host Frequency [Auto] It is recommended to select this option, which will let the CPU host frequency of this motherboard determined by the jumper-setting. [Manual] This allows user to set CPU host frequency manually. However, because the...
  • Page 26 USB Controller Use this to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support Use this to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I/O devices such as mouse, keyboard,... etc. DRAM CAS# Latency This is used to adjust the means of memory accessing. Configuration options: [Auto], [2T], [2.5T], [3T].
  • Page 27 The default is 32. It is recommended to keep the default value unless the in- stalled PCI expansion cards’ specifications require other settings. Primary Graphics Adapter Select PCI or AGP as the primary graphics adapter if both PCI VGA and AGP card are installed.
  • Page 28 Use this to set addresses for the onboard serial ports or disable serial ports. Configuration options: [Auto], [Disabled], [3F8 / IRQ4 / COM1], [2F8 / IRQ3 / COM2], [3E8 / IRQ4 / COM3], [2E8 / IRQ3 / COM4]. OnBoard Parallel Port Select Parallel Port address or disable Parallel Port.
  • Page 29 Select [Disabled], [Auto] or [Enabled] for the onboard AC’97 Audio feature. System Hardware Monitor You may check the status of the hardware on your system. It allows you to monitor the parameters for CPU temperature, Motherboard temperature, CPU fan speed, and critical voltage.

  • Page 30: Security Setup Menu

    Set Supervisor Password: Press <Enter> to set the Supervisor Password. Valid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination. If you already have a password, you need to enter your current password first in order to create a new password.

  • Page 31: Power Setup Menu

    Use this to enable or disable Ring-in signals to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. PCI Devices Power On Use this to enable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power- soft-off mode. PS/2 Keyboard Power On Use this to enable or disable PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode.

  • Page 32: Boot Setup Menu

    Use this to enable or disable “boot from network” feature. VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this to enable or disable VIA VT8237 SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST. Boot Device Priority This allows you to set the boot device priority.

  • Page 33: Exit Menu

    Sub-Menu Exit Saving Changes After you enter the sub-menu, the message “Save current settings and exit” will appear. If you press <ENTER>, it will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUP Utility. Exit Discarding Changes After you enter the submenu, the message “Quit without saving changes” will appear.

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