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M The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein. M Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. M Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.
Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F, 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-7VKMLS is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is declared) in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive...
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(818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name: Motherboard Model Number: GA-7VKMLS Conforms to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109(a), Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is...
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GA-7VKMLS AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER'S MANUAL AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard Rev. 3002 12ME-7VKMLS-3002...
Item Checklist The GA-7VKMLS motherboard 2 Port USB Cable x 1 IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 4 Port USB Cable x 1 CD for motherboard driver & utility (VUCD) SPDIF KIT x 1(SPD-KIT) GA-7VKMLS user’s manual IEEE 1394 Cable x1...
Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor — 24.3cm x 19cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. C P U — Socket A processor AMD Athlon /Athlon XP/Duron (K7) Socket A processor 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die —...
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CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 6 -...
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133MHz by adjusting CLK_JP. (The frequency ratio depend on CPU.) 1-2 close: 100 MHz 2-3 close: 133 MHz Default Setting: 100MHz - 9 - Hardware Installation Process...
Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 10 -...
Step1-3: CPU Heat Sink Installation 1.Press down the CPU socket 2.Use qualified fan approved by AMD. lever and finish CPU installation. 3.Fasten the heatsink supporting-base 4.Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to onto the CPU socket on the main- the CPU fan connector, than install board.
When STR/DIMM LED is ON, do not install/remove SDRAM from socket. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notches. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 12 -...
Step 3: Install expansion cards 1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer’s chassis cover, screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard. 4.
Also make sure your OS supports USB USB 0 controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or device(s) vendors. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 14 -...
Parallel Port and VGA Port/COMA Port Parallel Port This mainboard sutports 1 standard COM port, (25 pin Female) 1 VGA port and 1 LPT port. Device like printer can be connected to LPT port ; mouse and modem etc can be connected to COM port. COMA VGA Port Serial Port...
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1) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from run ning under abnormal condition or damaged by Sense overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600mA . 2) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector) This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to...
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PWR_LED is connect with the system power 6 ) PWR_LED indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 18 -...
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Do not remove memory modules while 7) RAM_LED DIMM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected damages due to the 3.3V stand by voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected. 8) F_PANEL (2x10 pins jumper) SPK- SPK+ RES+...
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MB header. To find out if the chassis you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer. 11) CD_IN (CD Audio Line In) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. CD-L CD-R GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 20 -...
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12) F_USB1 (Front USB Connector)(F_USB1 connector in yellow is for USB 1.1) USB Dy+ Be careful with the polarity of the front USB Dy- USB connector. Check the pin assignment Power USB Over Current while you connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB cable.
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program. The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off. ENTERING SETUP Powering ON the computer and pressing <Del>...
This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of AMI special enhanced features. Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of chipset special features. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 26 -...
Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Green function features. PNP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the adjustable configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults option loads preset system parameter values to set the system in its most stable configurations.
The week, from Sun to Sat, determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month, Jan. Through Dec. The day, from 1 to 31 (or the maximum allowed in the month) Year The year, from 1990 through 2099 GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 28 -...
System Time The times format in <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Primary Master, Slave / Secondary Master, Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer.
Most use for this area is Shadow RAM. Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU’s memory address map. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 30 -...
IOAPIC HW support will cause the system to hang. Following are some situations users might run into: 1.An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC, this will cause your system to hang. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 32 -...
Chipset Features Setup We would not suggest you change the chipset default setting unless you really need it. AMIBIOS SETUP - CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Configure SDRAM by SPD :Enabled #SDRAM Frequency :Auto #SDRAM CAS# Latency AGP Mode...
USB Controller Disabled Disable USB Controller function. USB 1 Enable USB Port 1. USB 2 Enable USB Port 2. USB 1&2 Enable USB Port 1&2. USB 3 Enable USB Port 3. USB 1&3 Enable USB Port 1&3. USB 2&3 Enable USB Port 2&3. All USB Port Enable All USB Port.
In standby mode(S1), power LED will blink. (Default Value) Dual/OFF In standby mode(S1): a. If use single color LED, power LED will turn off. b. If use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 36 -...
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USB Dev Wakeup From S3 USB Dev Wakeup From S3 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3/STR. Enabled Enable USB Dev Wakeup From S3. Disabled Disable USB Dev Wakeup From S3. (Default Value). Suspend Time Out (Min.) Disabled Disabled Suspend Time Out Function.
Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system. If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled. RTC Alarm Date: Everyday, 1~31 RTC Alarm Hour: 0~23 RTC Alarm Minute : 0~59 RTC Alarm Second: 0~59 GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 38 -...
PNP/PCI Configuration AMIBIOS SETUP - PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnChip VGA Frame Buffer : 32MB VGA Boot From : AGP PCI Slot 1 IRQ Priority : Auto PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority : Auto PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority : Auto...
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ISA device using IRQ11. Realtek LAN ROM initial Realtek LAN ROM initial Realtek LAN ROM initial Realtek LAN ROM initial Realtek LAN ROM initial Enabled Realtek LAN ROM initial. (Default Value) Disabled Realtek LAN ROM initial. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 40 -...
Load Fail-Safe Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD Load Fail-Safe Defaults? (Y/N)?N PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP - INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE :Both IDE1 Conductor Cable :Auto IDE2 Conductor Cable :Auto OnBoard FDC :Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 :Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 :Auto OnBoard Parallel Port :Auto...
Enable On Board LPT port and address is 378. Enable On Board LPT port and address is 278. Enable On Board LPT port and address is 3BC. Auto Set On Board LPT port is Auto. (Default Value) Disabled Disable On Board LPT port. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 44 -...
Parallel Port Mode Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port. (Default Value) Normal Normal Operation. EPP+ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port & Extended Capabilities Port. Parallel Port IRQ Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7. Auto Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel.
Setup Menu. If you select "Setup" at "Password Check" in BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 48 -...
IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP ( C ) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved System Date : Jan 08 2002 Tue System Time : 14:44:35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master : Auto Pri Slave : Auto Sec Master : Auto...
Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP Figure 13: Save & Exit Setup Type “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. Type “N” will return to Setup Utility. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 50 -...
Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR & MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...
For such a wonderful software, how much it costs? Impossible! It’ s free! Now, if you buy a Gigabyte’ s motherboard, you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD. But please remember, connected to internet at first, then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte @BIOS. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 54 -...
*Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by EasyTune 4. Please find the products supported list in the web site. *Any "Overclocking action" is at user's risk, Gigabyte Technology will not be responsible for any damage or instability to your processor, motherboard, or any other components.
F10:Save & Exit Time, Date , Hard Disk Type… b. Q-Flash Utility Q-Flash Utility Flash ROM Type.........SST 39SF020 256K Load BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Enter: Run hi: Move ESC: Reset F10: Power Off GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 56 -...
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Load BIOS From Floppy !In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. 1 File(s) found XXXX.XX 256K Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M F5: Refresh DEL: Delete Where XXXX.XX is name of the BIOS file. !Press Enter to Run. Are you sure to update BIOS? [Enter] to contiune Or [ESC] ot abort...
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(1) With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive. Please leave the diskette "UN-write protected" type. Double click the "My Computer" icon from Desktop, then click "3.5 diskette (A)" and right click to select "Format (M)" GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 58 -...
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(2) Select the "Quick (erase)" for Format Type, and pick both "Display summary when finished" and "Copy system files", after that press "Start". That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it. Beware: This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy, so please proceed accordingly. (3) After the floppy has been formatted completely, please press "Close".
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STEP 3: Download BIOS and BIOS utility program. (1) Please go to Gigabyte website http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/index.html, and click "Support". (2) From Support zone, click the "Motherboards BIOS & Drivers". GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 60 -...
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(3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files. (4) Select an appropriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and click to download the file. It will pop up a file download screen, then select the "Open this file from its current location"...
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(5) At this time the screen shows the following picture, please click "Extract" button to unzip the files. (6) Please extract the download files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2, and press "Extract". GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 62 -...
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STEP 4: Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk. (1) Insert the floppy disk (contains bootable program and unzip file) into the floppy drive A. Then, restart the system. The system will boot from the floppy disk. Please press <DEL> key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up.
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LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC: Quit hifg : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 64 -...
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STEP 5: BIOS flashing. (1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and press "Enter" to check the entire files in floppy A. Then type the "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In this case you have to type "A:\>...
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Are you sure to flash the BIOS? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? (4) The BIOS flash completed. Please press [ESC] to exit Flash Utility. EXIT? [Enter] to continue Or [Esc] to cancel? GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 66 -...
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STEP 6: Load BIOS defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded. This important step resets everything after the flash. (1) Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive, and then restart the system. The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version.
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: Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5: Old Values F6: Load BIOS Defaults F7: Load Setup Defaults F10:Save & Exit Save Data to CMOS & Exit SETUP (4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 68 -...
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Method 3: @ BIOS Utility If you don’ t have DOS boot disk, we recommend that you used Gigabyte @BIOS program to flash BIOS. 2.Click "@BIOS Writer Press "Tools" icon. ver.1.08q". 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". 3.Click "P". 4.Click here. 5. Please select @BIOS sever site, then Click "OK".
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In method I, if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in @BIOS server, please go onto Gigabyte's web site for downloading and updating it according to method II. d. Please note that any interruption during updating will cause system unbooted GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 70 -...
Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP (VUCD driver version 2.1) Appendix A: KM266 Chipset Drivers Installation A. VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Utility: Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide.
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CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. 1.Click "KM266 VGA Driver " item. 2. Click "Next". 3. Click "Next". 4. Click "Finish" to restart computer. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 74 -...
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Revision History Appendix B: RealTek AC’ 97 Audio Driver Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver, the driver CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe.
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CD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM device icon in "My computer", and execute the setup.exe. Press "Tools" icon. 2.Click "Easy Tune 4 (Trial Version)” 1.Click "Gigabyte Utilities". 3.Click "Next". 4.Click "Next". 5.Click "Finish" to restart computer. GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 76 -...
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Appendix E: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface AP M Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System C P U Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor CRIMM Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser...
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Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in-line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions SE CC Single Edge Contact Cartridge SRAM Static Random Access Memory SM P Symmetric Multi-Processing System Management Interrupt US B Universal Serial Bus Voltage ID GA-7VKMLS Motherboard - 78 -...
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Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: PCB revision: BIOS version: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs. Model name Size: Driver/Utility: Configuration C P U Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard...