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Magic-Pro MP-7VIP-A User Manual

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  • Page 1 MP-7VIP-A Motherboard User’s Manual Product Name: MP-7VIP-A Manual Revision: English, 1.00 Release Date: June, 2000...

  • Page 2: Federal Communications Commission Statement

    All trademarks, product names or brand names appearing in this document are registered property of their respective owners. Copyright Magic-Pro Computer Co., LTD. All rights reserved Author : Raymond Printed in Taiwan...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1-6 MULTI-I/O FUNCTION ..............5 1-7 FORM FACTOR ................6 1-8 AC’97 CODEC FUNCTION ............6 1-9 MISCELLANOUS ................6 1-10.1 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- MP-7VIP-A......7 1-10.2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- MP-7VIP-AX......8 1-11 CHIPSET DIAGRAM ..............9 Chapter 2 HARDWARE SETUP ..........10 2-1 CPU INSTALLATION ..............
  • Page 4 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Chapter 3 SOFTWARE SETUP ........... 27 3-1 AC’97 AUDIO CODEC INSTALLATION ........27 3-2 VIA CHIPSET DRIVER INSTALLATION (4-IN-1 DRIVER)..27 3-3 HARDWARE MONITOR INSTALLATION ........28 3-4 VIA USB FILTER DRIVER INSTALLATION ........ 28 Chapter 4 BIOS Setup ..............29 4-1 INTRODUCE THE BIOS .............

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 ITEM LIST CHECKUP • Motherboard • Support CD • User’s Manual • Temperature Sensor Cable • ATA66 IDE Cable • RS232 Cable 1-2 PROCESSOR • Supports AMD Athlon Thunderbird 700MHz/ 750MHz/ 800MHz/ 850MHz/ 900MHz/ 950MHz/1.0GHz processors or higher.

  • Page 6: Memory

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A --- 100MHz DDR(Double Data Rate) transfer on Athlon CPU address and data buses. --- Supports full AGP v2.0 capability for maximum bus utilization including 1x, 2x, and 4x mode transfers. --- Both Windows 95 VxD and Windows 98 / Windows 2000 miniport driv- ers are supported for ineroperability with major AGP-based 3D and DVD- capable multimedia accelerators.

  • Page 7: Form Factor

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 1-7 FORM FACTOR • ATX form factor, 4 layers PCB. • Motherboard size: 22.0cm x 30.5cm 1-8 AC’97 CODEC FUNCTION • Adopts onboard AC’97 Audio Codec controller chip. 1-9 MISCELLANOUS • PCI 2.2 compliant, 32-bit 3.3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant inputs.

  • Page 8: 1-10.1 Motherboard Layout

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A MP-7VIP-A 1-10.1 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- • Default Setting: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 100MHz. FAN1 JP10 ATX POWER JP11 5 4 3 2 1 SOCKET A W210 KT-133 COM 2 4x AGP PRO IDE1 CD_IN2 PCI 1 CD_IN1 AC'97 IDE2...

  • Page 9: 1-10.2 Motherboard Layout

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A MP-7VIP-AX 1-10.2 MOTHERBOARD LAYOUT --- • Default Setting: AMD Athlon Thunderbird 100MHz. FAN1 JP10 ATX POWER JP11 5 4 3 2 1 SOCKET A W210 KT-133 COM 2 4x AGP PRO IDE1 CD_IN2 PCI 1 CD_IN1 AC'97 IDE2...

  • Page 10: Chipset Diagram

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 1-11 CHIPSET DIAGRAM • The KT133 / VT8363 and VT82C686A chipset is a high performance, cost- effective and energy efficient system controllor for the implementation of AGP / PCI / ISA desktop personal computer system based on 64-bit Socket- A (AMD Athlon) processors.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE SETUP 2-1 CPU INSTALLATION 1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket, and then raise the lever up to a 90-degree angle. 2. Take note of the red circle as below picture. While inserting the CPU into the socket, you can find out there is a definite pin orientation for CPU and socket.

  • Page 12: Amd Socket A (Socket 462) Processor

    XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX • MP-7VIP-A motherboard works with AMD Athlon Thunderbird Duron processor series. There is a simply way for user to distinguish between these two kinds of CPU. As the demontration, you can see some little descriptions on the center of processor. Please pay attention to the first alphabert: the “D”...

  • Page 13: Cpu Frequency

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-3 CPU FREQUENCY CPU CLOCK PCI CLOCK 100MHz 33.3MHz (default) 103MHz 34.3MHz 105MHz 35.0MHz 110MHz 36.7MHz 112MHz 37.3MHz 115MHz 38.3MHz 120MHz 40.0MHz 124MHz 31.0MHz 133.3MHz 33.3MHz 140MHz 35.0MHz 150MHz 37.5MHz Premature wearing of the processor may result when overclocking.

  • Page 14: Jumper Definitions

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-4 JUMPER DEFINITIONS • The figure below shows the location fo the motherboard’s jumper blocks. CAUTION • Do not move the jumper with the power on. Always trun off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before changing the jumper.
  • Page 15 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A JP3: FACTORY TEST Only for factory test. JP4/JP5: VOICE DIAGNOSTIC LANGUAGE SELECT Chinese Language English Language (default) Japanese Language Spanish Language NOTE: The Voice Diagnosis Technology (JP4, JP5, and JP8) is only supported with MP-7VIP-AX motherboard. JP8: Super-Voice CONTROLLER CHIP...
  • Page 16 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A JP10/JP11: VIO SELECT JP10 3.3V (default) JP11 JP10 3.4V JP11 JP10 3.5V JP11 JP10 3.6V JP11 VIO allows you to select the voltage supplied to the DRAM, chipset, AGP, PCI, and the CPU’s I/O buffer. The default voltage (3.3V) should be used unless processor overclocking requires...
  • Page 17 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A CD_IN1/CD_IN2: CD-ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR PIN NO. CD_IN1 CD_IN2 PIN 1 Left Channel Left Channel PIN 2 PIN 3 Right Channel PIN 4 Right Channel...

  • Page 18: Connectors

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-5 CONNECTORS • In this section we list all external connectors that user will use them. 2-5.1 J3 AND J4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 HDD LED CONNECTOR...
  • Page 19 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ATX POWER SWITCH PIN 12 ATX POWER SWITCH PIN 13 The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead.
  • Page 20 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SPEAKER CONNECTOR PIN 1 SPEAKER SIGNAL PIN 2 NONE PIN 3 PIN 4 This SPEAKER connector connects to the case- mounted speaker. Two sources (LINE OUT and...
  • Page 21 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SUSPEND LED PIN 14 SUSPEND LED SIGNAL PIN 15 DESCRIPTION Connect to Suspend indicator light. A1 : 1st HDD LED A2 : 2nd HDD LED...

  • Page 22: 2-5.2 Chassis Panel Connector

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-5.2 CHASSIS PANEL CONNECTOR A : PS/2 MOUSE PORT B : USB O PORT C : LPT 1 PORT D : GAME/MIDI PORT E : PS/2 KEYBOARD PORT F : USB 1 PORT G : COM 1 PORT...

  • Page 23: 2-5.3 Atx Power Supply Connector

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-5.3 ATX POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR • This connector connects to an ATX power supply. The plug from the power supply only inserts in an orientation because of the different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that all pins are aligned.

  • Page 24: 2-5.4 Second Usb Connector

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-5.4 SECOND USB CONNECTOR • This motherboard provides 4 sets of USB port. Besides 2 sets of them can be connected directly by USB devices, the others are built-in onboard for user to extend the USB function. • NOTE: User can order the 2nd USB connector from your motherboard dealer and vendor only.

  • Page 25: 2-5.5 Ps/2 Mouse And Ps/2 Keyboard

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-5.5 PS/2 MOUSE AND PS/2 KEYBOARD PIN 6 : None PIN 6 : None PIN 5 : Mouse Clock PIN 5 : Keyboard Clock PIN 4 : Vcc PIN 4 : Vcc PIN 3 : GND PIN 3 : GND...

  • Page 26: 2-5.6 Irq Description

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-5.6 IRQ DESCRIPTION Function Description Priority IRQ 0 System Timer IRQ 1 Keyboard Controller IRQ 2 Programmable Interrupt IRQ 3 Serial Port (COM 2) IRQ 4 Serial Port (COM 1) IRQ 5 IRQ 6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ 7...

  • Page 27: Voice Diagnosis Technology

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2-6 VOICE DIAGNOSIS TECHNOLOGY • The Voice Diagnostic Function provides user an indispensable assistance on troublieshooting while assembling your computer components. If there is any conflict or other latent problem triggers a boot-up failure, this new Super-Voice technology will voice you relistically where the conflict/ problem is, then user can remove the malfunction quickly.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Chapter 3 DRIVER INSTALLATION 3-1 VIA AC'97 Audio Controller Driver for Windows 9x D:\MB\VIA\AUDIO\SETUP.EXE NOTE 1: IF USER WANTS TO USE EXTERNAL SOUND CARD, USER MUST RUN BIOS PROGRAM TO DISABLE “Onchip Sound” option in the “Chipset Feature Setup” and “Onboard Legacy Audio”...

  • Page 29: Hardware Monitor Installation

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 3-3 VIA Hardware Monitor Installation D:\SUPERCOP\SC3_K7\SETUP.EXE The installation will detect your O.S. to install relative files into your system 4. Reboot the computer. D:\MB\VIA\AGP\SETUP.EXE VIA USB Filter Driver Installation for Windows 98 D:\VIA\USB\SETUP.EXE NOTE: Before install Windows98, user must enable two functions for this miniport driver in the BIOS menu, one is “OnChip...

  • Page 30: Chapter 4 Bios Setup

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A CHAPTER 4 BIOS SETUP 4-1 INTRODUCE THE BIOS • BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. It is sometimes called ROM BIOS because it is stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip on the motherboard. BIOS is the first program to run when you turn on your computer.

  • Page 31: What Is Post

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A lected and configures your computer accordingly. If the battery charge runs too low, the CMOS content will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS in- valid” or “CMOS checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you may have to replace the battery. After the battery is replaced, the proper set- tings will need to be stored in SETUP.
  • Page 32 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Create a Boot Floppy (using a DOS system to create the bootable floppy) • Place an unformatted floppy diskette in the floppy drive and format the floppy using the /S option. Example: format a: /s • Alternatively, place a formatted floppy in the floppy drive and use the “sys”...
  • Page 33 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A • Then appears a program window as below: • After upgraded, the system will reboot itself automatically. • NOTE: You will see a message “CMOS checksum error - Default loaded” during booting the system. Please press <Del> to run BIOS program,...

  • Page 34: Cmos Setup Utility

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-7 CMOS SETUP UTILITY • This VIA KT-133 motherboard comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS program Main Menu by: 1. Turn on or reboot your system. After a series of diagnostic checks, the following message will appear: PRESS <DEL>...

  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Setup

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-8 STANDARD CMOS SETUP • Standard CMOS Setup allows you to record some basic system hardware configuration and set the system clock and error handling. You only need to modify the configuration values of this option when you change your system hardware configuration or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged.
  • Page 36 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Date (mm:dd:yy) Set the current date and time. Time (hh:mm:ss) Primary / Secondary This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI Master / Slave hard disk drives installed in your system. Refer to the respective documentation on how to install the drives.

  • Page 37: Advanced Bios Features

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-9 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES • ADVANCED BIOS FEATURS allows you to improve your system perfor- mance or set up sysem features according to your preference. Run the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES as following: 1. Choose “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of option will appear: 2.
  • Page 38 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help Menu Level CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled...
  • Page 39 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Virus Warning Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear if there is anything attempting to access the boot sector or hard disk parti- tion table. Disabled: No warning message will appear when there is something attempting to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
  • Page 40 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Boot Up NumLock Choose ON (default) or OFF. THis option lets user Status activates the NumLock function at boot-up. Gate A20 Option Choose Normal or Fast (default). This option allows the RAM to access the memory above 1MB by using the fast gate A20 line.

  • Page 41: Advanced Chipset Features

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-10 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES • ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES allows you to change the values of chipset registers. These registers control the system options. Run the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES as following: 1. Choose “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of option will appear: 2.
  • Page 42 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns Menu Level Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns SDRAM Cycle Length DRAM Clock...
  • Page 43 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Bank 0/1 2/3 4/5 DRAM This item allows you to select the value in this field, Timing depending on whether the board has paged DRAMs or EDO (Extended Data Output) DRAMs. The choice: EDO 50ns, EDO 60ns, Slow,...
  • Page 44 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A System BIOS Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). When enabled, Cacheable the access to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H - FFFFFH is cached. Video RAM Cacheable Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). When enabled, the access to the VGA RAM addressed is cached.
  • Page 45 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A OnChip Sound Enabled (default): Turn on AC’97 codec chip controller. Disabled: Turn off AC’97 codec chip controller or user can plug external add-on sound card. OnChip Modem Enabled: Turn on MC99 feature. Disabled (default): Turn off AC’97 codec chip control- ler or user can connect external add-on modem.
  • Page 46 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Memory Parity/ECC This item enabled to detect the memory parity and Check Error Checking & Correcting. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. CPU Voltage Regulator This item allows user to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage. The instant damage of CPU is due to the wrong Vcore...

  • Page 47: Integrated Peripherals

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-11 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS • INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS option allows you to get some informations inside your system when it is working. Run the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS as following: 1. Choose “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of option will appear:...
  • Page 48 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the se- lected options by using PgUp / PgDn / + / - keys. An explanation of the <F> keys follows: <F1>: “Help” gives oions available for each item.
  • Page 49 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A On-Chip Primary/ The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with sup- Secondary PCI IDE port from two IDE channels. Select Enabled to acti- vate the first and/or the second IDE interface. Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you install a pri- mary and/or second add-on IDE interface.
  • Page 50 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Onboard FDC Select Enabled if your system has a floppy drive con- Controller troller (FDC) installed on the system board and you want to use it. If you install add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
  • Page 51 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Parallel Port EPP Type Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9 The choice: EPP1.7, 1.9. Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard audio. • Sound Blaster • SB I/O Base Address • SB IRQ Select • SB DMA Select •...

  • Page 52: Power Management Setup

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-12 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP • POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP allows you to set the system’s power saving functions. Run the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP as following: 1. Choose “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of option will appear:...
  • Page 53 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A ACPI Function Enabled: Turn on ACPI function. Disabled (default): Turn off ACPI function. • Press <Enter> on the Power Management item, then there is a list of it appears for you to choose further setting. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software...
  • Page 54 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A ACPI Suspend Type This item will allow you to select the ACPI suspend type. You can select S3(STR) for suspending to DRAM or S1(POS) for power on suspend under Windows 98 ACPI mode. The choice: S1(POS), S3(STR). PM Control by APM When enabled, an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max.
  • Page 55 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant-Off (default): Turn off the system poer at once after pushing the power button. Delay 4 Sec: Turn off the system power 4 seconds after pushing the power button. (to meet PC97/98 spec) • Press <Enter> on the Wake Up Events item, then there is a list of it appears for you to choose further setting.
  • Page 56 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A Wake Up On LAN/Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awak- ens the system from a soft off state. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled, you can set the data and time at the which the RTC (Real Time Clock) alarm awakens the system from suspend mode.
  • Page 57 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A The following is a list of IRQ’s (Interrupt ReQuests), which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur.

  • Page 58: Pnp / Pci Configuration

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-13 PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION • PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION allows you to set the system’s power saving functions. Run the PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION as following: 1. Choose “PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of option will appear:...
  • Page 59 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A PNP OS Installed Yes: OS supports Plug and Play function. No (default): OS doesn’t support Plug and Play function. NOTE: BIOS will automatically disable all PnP resources except the boot device card when you select Yes on Non-PnP operating system.
  • Page 60 MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A DMA Resources Press Enter. Please refer to the below list. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software DMA Resources DMA-0 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP Item Help DMA-1 assigned to PCI/ISA PnP Menu Level DMA-3 assigned to...

  • Page 61: Pc Health Status

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-14 PC HEALTH STATUS • This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage. It is recommended that you contact with your motherboard supplier to get proper value about your set- ting of the CPU temperature.

  • Page 62: Frequency/Voltage Control

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-15 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency Control Item Help Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Disabled Menu Level CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) Default Method In Linear Funct. Increase CPU HOST By Linear Funct.

  • Page 63: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-16 LOAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS • When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: “ L o a d F a i l - S a f e D e f a u l t s ( Y / N ) ? N ”...

  • Page 64: Set Supervisor / User Password

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-18 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD • These two options allow you to set your sysem passwords. Normally, the supervisor has a higher ability to change the CMOS setup option than the user. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and User are as follows: 1.

  • Page 65: Exit Without Saving

    MAGIC-PRO MP-7VIP-A 4-19 SAVE & EXIT SETUP • SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have speci- fied into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears: “SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “...

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