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CHAINTECH 7VIL4 User Manual

Amd socket a via kt400a + vt8235 u-atx motherboard
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7VIL4
AMD Socket A
VIA KT400A + VT8235
u-ATX Motherboard
User's Guide
Version 1.0

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  • Page 1 7VIL4 AMD Socket A VIA KT400A + VT8235 u-ATX Motherboard User’s Guide Version 1.0...
  • Page 2 According to 47 CFR, Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules The following designated product: EQUIPMENT: MAINBOARD MODEL NO.: 7VIL4 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 3: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    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 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..............1 Chapter 1 1-1 Product Specifications.................... 1 1-2 Package Contents ....................2 1-3 7VIL4 Motherboard Layout................... 3 Hardware Setup..............4 Chapter 2 2-1 Installing a CPU Processor for Socket A ............... 4 2-2 Setting Your CPU’s Performance................5 2-3 Main Memory Configuration .................

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 1-1 Product Specifications Processor Supports AMD Socket A Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron CPU Supports system clock at 200/266/333 MHz Chipset VIA KT400A + VT8235 Main Memory Supports two 184 pin DDR DIMMs up to 2GB Supports PC 2100/2700/3200 DDR SDRAM modules Expansion Slots One Universal AGP slot for both 4X/8X AGP Three 32-Bit PCI slots (v2.2 compatible)

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Chapter 1 Boot-Block Flash ROM Award system BIOS supports PnP, APM, DMI, ACPI, & Multi-device booting features. 1-2 Package Contents This product comes with the following components: 1. Motherboard 2. 40-Pin UDMA-100 IDE Cable Blue to motherboard, Gray to Master and Black to Slave 3.

  • Page 7: 7Vil4 Motherboard Layout

    Chapter 1 1-3 7VIL4 Motherboard Layout...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Chapter 2 If your motherboard 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. This motherboard is electrostatic sensitive. Do not touch without wearing proper safety gadget and make sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing any work on your motherboard.

  • Page 9: Setting Your Cpu's Performance

    Chapter 2 2-2 Setting Your CPU’s Performance Frequency Configuration: If you install a CPU on this motherboard, you must set the [CPU External Clock] JP3 according to your processor. * CPU Speed = Multiplier x FSB Frequency You do not need to change voltage settings because this board will automatically set your CPU voltage.
  • Page 10 Chapter 2 AMD Athlon CPU (K7/Thunderbird) Multiplie Micron Model CPU Speed Vcore Frequency Cache process 700MHz 1.70V 256KB 0.18 750MHz 1.70V 256KB 0.18 800MHz 1.70V 256KB 0.18 850MHz 1.70V 256KB 0.18 900MHz 1.75V 256KB 0.18 950MHz 1.75V 256KB 0.18 1000 1000MHz 10.0 1.75V...

  • Page 11: Main Memory Configuration

    Chapter 2 AMD Athlon XP CPU (Palomino/Thoroughbred) Micron Model Multiplier Vcore Speed Frequency Cache process 1500+ 1333MHz 10.0 256KB 0.18 1.7V 1600+ 1400MHz 10.5 1.7V 256KB 0.18 1700+ 1466MHz 11.0 1.7/1.6V 256KB 0.18/0.13 1800+ 1533MHz 11.5 1.7/1.6V 256KB 0.18/0.13 1900+ 1600MHz 12.0 1.7/1.6V 256KB 0.18/0.13 2000+ 1666MHz...

  • Page 12: Connector And Jumper Settings

    Chapter 2 DDR SDRAM Specifications Memory Frequency Internal System BUS Frequency 133 MHz 266 MHz 166 MHz 333 MHz 200 MHz 400 MHz DRAM Specifications DIMM type: 2.5V, unbuffered 184 pin 64/128/265/512-bit DDR SDRAM. Module size: Single/double-sided 64/128/256/512Mbytes or 1GBbtes. Parity: Ether parity or non-parity.
  • Page 13 Chapter 2 the motherboard. Power-On By Modem While in Soft-Off state, if an external modem ring-up signal occurs, the system wakes up and can be remotely accessed. You may enable this function in BIOS's Power Management Setup menu. (See section 3. 5) Blinking LED in Suspend Mode While in Suspend mode, the LED light on the front panel of your computer will flash.
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 such as pressing a key on the keyboard or moving the mouse will bring the system back to Full-On. Pushing the button while in Full-On mode for more than [4 seconds] will switch the system completely off. See Over-ride Power Button Operation diagram. 2.
  • Page 15 Chapter 2 IDE1 / 2 (IDE Hard-Disk Connector) The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra ATA66/100/133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra ATA66/100/133 function. This connector is used for connecting 40 pins of ATAPI devices. IDE 1 only connects two IDE devices.
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 5. Set the system configuration in the Standard CMOS Setup menu. JP6 (Enable/Disable USB 0/1 Device Wake-Up Jumper) Definition Disable (default) Enable An USB keyboard hot key or an USB mouse-click can wake up this board. To use this function, select a hot key of your choice from BIOS's Power On Management screen ->...
  • Page 17 Chapter 2 CN2 / CN2A (CD-ROM Audio-in Connector) Use the audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your motherboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's audio function. CN5 [WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector] Enable the Wake Up On LAN selection in BIOS's Power Management Menu to use this function.
  • Page 18 Chapter 2 CN5A [WOM (Wake-on-Modem) Connector] Enable the Wake Up On Modem selection in BIOS's Power Management Menu to use this function. This header is used to connect an add-in modem card, which gives WOM capability to the motherboard. CN23 / CN23A (Front USB Connector for USB 2/3 and 4/5) USB Port 2/3 CN23, USB Port 4/5 CN23A...
  • Page 19 Chapter 2 CN24 (Front Audio Connector) This connector gives you the option of a front-panel audio-jack cable ext. to be plugged into a special custom-designed system case. Simply remove the two jumper caps at pins [5-6] and [9-10] then plug it into the (optional) cable ext.

  • Page 20: Chapter 3 Bios Setup Program

    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Program Chapter 3 Phoenix-Award 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. To enter the Phoenix-Award BIOS setup program press [Delete] when you Power on or reboot the computer system.

  • Page 21: Standard Cmos Setup

    Chapter 3 3-1 Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup 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 motherboard for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD, FDD, video display, or when the CMOS data was lost or corrupted.

  • Page 22: Advanced Bios Features

    Chapter 3 Halt On When the system is powered on, BIOS performs a series of diagnostic tests called POST (Power On Self Test). This function stops the computer if BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell BIOS to halt on all errors, no errors, or not to halt on specific errors. 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.
  • Page 23 Chapter 3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enable this function for the CPU L2 Cache Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) operation. Quick Power On Self Test Enable this function to reduce the amount of time required to run the POST (Power On Self Test).
  • Page 24 Chapter 3 3. Typematic Delay (Msec) The typematic delay sets how long after you press a key that a character begins repeating. 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. When the Security Option is set to System, a password must be entered to boot the system or enter the BIOS setup program.

  • Page 25: Advanced Chipset Features

    Chapter 3 Show POST CODE Enabling this function can show POST error code on the screen before proceeding to operating system. 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 motherboard.

  • Page 26: Memory Hole

    Chapter 3 AGP & P2P Bridge Control 1. AGP Aperture Size This feature allows users to select the size of the AGP aperture. It also determines the maximum amount of system RAM that can be allocated to the graphics card for texture storage.
  • Page 27 Chapter 3 is enabled, you must set the DRAM timing function to 60ns or 70ns, depending on the type of DRAM you install. System BIOS Cacheable Enabling this function allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.

  • Page 28: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 3 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 motherboard.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3 5. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode, select Enabled to auto-detect the optimal number of block read/writes per sector. VIA OnChip PCI Device This section provides information for setting the on-board devices.
  • Page 30 Chapter 3 2. Onboard Serial Port 1/2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. Available options are [3F8/IRQ4], [2E8/IRQ3], [3E8/IRQ4], [2F8/IRQ3], [Disabled], and [Auto]. 3. Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port.

  • Page 31: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 3 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 motherboard.
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 Video Off Option This setting allows you to select the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank. 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. 1.
  • Page 33 Chapter 3 3. PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 This function allows the PS/2 mouse to activate the system from S3/S4/S5 power saving modes. Available Options: [Disabled] and [Enabled]. 4. USB Resume from S3 When enabled, the system is able to resume from S3 mode by a USB keyboard hot key or mouse click.

  • Page 34: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    Chapter 3 3-6 PNP/PCI Configurations 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 screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the motherboard. Figure 3-7 PNP OS Installed If you want to install a PNP compatible OS (such as Windows 95) , then set it to Yes.

  • Page 35: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Chapter 3 is disabled). Available options are [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Assign IRQ For VGA/USB Available options: [Enabled] and [Disabled]. FDD IRQ Can Be Free This function allows user to choose if the FDD IRQ can be freed up. The default setting is [Yes] and this does not allow the IRQ to be free.

  • Page 36: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Chapter 3 Overclocking: This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However, please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting, while CPU clock speed is overclocked. Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended. We do not guarantee the damages or risks caused by inadequate operation or beyond product specifications.

  • Page 37: Save And Exit Setup

    Chapter 3 3-11 Save and Exit Setup If you select this and type [Y] (for Yes) followed by [Enter] , the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the BIOS chip. 3-12 Exit Without Saving Selecting this option and pressing Y followed by [Enter] lets you exit the Setup program without recording any new values or changing old ones.

  • Page 38: Chapter 4 Driver Setup

    Chapter 4 DRIVER Setup Chapter 4 Insert the support CD that come with your motherboard into your CD-ROM driver or double-click the CD drive icon in [My computer] to open the setup screen. 4-1 VIA Service Pack Setup 1. Click [VIA Service Pack]. 2.
  • Page 39 Chapter 4 3. Please select [Yes] to accept the license agreement. 4. Please select [Next >] to continue.
  • Page 40 Chapter 4 5. Please select [Next >] to continue. 6. Please select [Next >] to continue installing VIA PCI IDE Bus Driver.
  • Page 41 Chapter 4 7. Please select [Next >] to continue installing AGP Driver. 8. Please select [OK] to restart your computer.

  • Page 42: Audio Driver Setup

    Chapter 4 4-2 Audio Driver Setup 1. Click [Audio Driver] 2. Click [Next >] to start software installation...
  • Page 43 Chapter 4 3. Click [Next >] to continue. 4. Please select a folder where the program will be installed and click [Next >] to proceed.
  • Page 44 Chapter 4 5. Please select one folder name from existing folders list and click [Next >] to proceed. 6. Please click [Next >] to begin the file copying process.

  • Page 45: Lan Driver Setup

    Chapter 4 7. Please select [OK] to complete setup. 4-3 LAN Driver Setup 1. Click [LAN Driver]...
  • Page 46 Chapter 4 2. Please select [Next >] to continue. 3. Please click [Finish] to complete the setup process.

  • Page 47: Usb 2.0 Driver

    Chapter 4 4-4 USB 2.0 Driver 1. Click [USB 2.0 Driver] 2. Please select [Next >] to continue.
  • Page 48 Chapter 4 3. Please select [Next >] to continue. 4. Please select [Yes] to accept the license agreement.
  • Page 49 Chapter 4 5. Please select [OK] to continue. 6. Please select [Print to File] to continue. 7. Please click [OK] to complete the setup process.
  • Page 50 Chapter 4 8. Please select [Yes] for restarting computer now or [No] for restart later, then click [Finish] to complete the installation.
  • Page 51 NOTE NOTE All rights are reserved for the products and corporate names/logos that appear in this manual to their original owners. We reserve all the rights to change this manual. All information is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 52 NOTE How To Contact CHAINTECH Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any problem about our products. Any opinion will be appreciated. For Asia, Africa, Australia and Pacific Island: For UK: CHAINTECH COMPUTER CO., LTD CHAINTECH UK., LTD.

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