Gigabyte 7VM400AM-RZ manual

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    7VM400AM-RZ User's Manual Rev. 1003 12ME-VM400AMRZ-1003 Copyright © 2005 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., L TD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT . T rademarks Third-party brands and names are the property [...]

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    Motherboard 7VM400AM-RZ Oct. 7 ,2004 Mother Board 7VM400AM-RZ Oct. 7, 2004[...]

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    Preparing Y our Computer Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips. T o protect them against damage from static electricity , you should follow some precautions when- ever you work on your computer. 1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling c[...]

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    - 4 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English T able of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 5 Features Summary ............................................................................................................... .. 5 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard Layout .....[...]

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    Introduction - 5 - English Features Summary CPU y Socket A for AMD Athlon ™ XP / Athlon ™ / Duron ™ processor y 200/266/333/400MHz FSB y Supports 1.4GHz and faster Chipset y Northbridge : VIA KM400A y Southbridge : VIA 8237 Memory y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets, supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max) y Supports DDR400/DDR333 DIMM y Supports only 2.5V DD[...]

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    - 6 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English BIOS y Licensed AW ARD BIOS y Supports Q-Flash ™ I/O Control y ITE8705 Hardware Monitor y CPU/System fan revolution detect y CPU/System temperature detect y System voltage detect y CPU/System fan fail warning Additional Features y Supports @BIOS ™ y Supports EasyT une 4 ™ Overclocking y Over clock (CPU/DD[...]

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    Introduction - 7 - English 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard Layout KB_MS COMA LPT CPU_F AN AT X F_USB1 F_P ANEL F_USB2 SUR_CEN SPDIF PWR_LED CODEC GAME COMB 7VM400AM-RZ SOCKET A FDD IDE1 IDE2 VGA VT6103 BIOS IT8705 BA T VIA VT8237 VIA KM400A PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 DDR1 AGP JP1 CD_IN DDR2 F_AUDIO SYS_FAN MIC_IN USB LAN LINE_IN LINE_OUT CLR_CMOS 22.2 cm 24.3 cm USB S[...]

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    - 8 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English Block Diagram CLK GEN HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz) CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz) AGPCLK (66MHz) PCICLK (33MHz) USBCLK (48MHz) 14.318 MHz 33 MHz V_Link (66MHz) VIA KM400A VIA VT8237 CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz) System Bus 200/266/333/400MHz FSB NBGCLK66 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz LPC BUS 3 PCI PCICLK (33MHz[...]

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation Process English Hardware Installation Process T o set up your computer , you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Set System Jumper (JP1) Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 3- Install Memory Modules Step 4- Install Expansion Cards Step 5- Install I/O Peripherals Cables Step 1: Set System Jumper [...]

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    - 10 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. 2. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent irreparable damage. 3. If you do not match[...]

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    - 11 - Hardware Installation Process English Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation. Step 3: Install Memory Modules The motherboard has 2 dua[...]

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    - 12 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse connector This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. Y / ^ USB port Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard, mouse, scanner , zip, speaker...etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also make sur[...]

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    - 13 - Hardware Installation Process English Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction 1) A TX 2) CPU_F AN 3) SYS_F AN 4) FDD 5) IDE1 / IDE2 6) SA T A0/SA T1 7) PWR_LED 8) F_P ANEL 9) F_AUDIO 10) SUR_CEN 1 1 ) SPDIF 12) CD_IN 13) COMB 14) GAME 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 16) CLR_CMOS 17) CI 18) BA T ` Line Out jack Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to this c[...]

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    - 14 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English 1) A TX (A TX Power) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after A TX power cable and other related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard. Pin No. Definition 1 3.3V 2 3.3V 3 GND 4 VCC 5 GND 6 VCC 7 GND 8 Power Good 9 5V SB (stand by +5V) 10 +12V Pin No. Definition 1 1 3.3V 12[...]

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    - 15 - Hardware Installation Process English 4) FDD (Floppy Connector) Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K, 1.2M, 720K, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 5) IDE1 / IDE2 (IDE1 / IDE2 Connector) Please connect first hard disk to IDE1 and [...]

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    - 16 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English 8) F_P ANEL (2 x 10 pins Connector) Please connect the power LED, PC speaker, reset switch and power switch etc. of your chassis front panel to the F_P ANEL connector according to the pin assignment below . HD (IDE Hard Disk Active LED) Pin 1: LED anode(+) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (Speaker Connector) Pin 1: V[...]

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    - 17 - Hardware Installation Process English 1 1) SPDIF (SPDIF Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder. Use this feature only when your stereo system has digital input function. Be careful with the polarity of the SPDIF connector. Check th[...]

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    - 18 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English 13) COMB (COM B Connector) Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector. Check the pin assignment carefully while you connect the COMB cable, incorrect connection between the cable and connector will make the device unable to work or even damage it. For optional COMB cable, please contact your local deal[...]

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    - 19 - Hardware Installation Process English 16) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper . T o clear CMOS, temporarily short 1-2 pin. Default doesn't include the "Shunter" to prevent from improper use this jumper. 1 1 Short: Clear CMOS Open: Normal 15) F_USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connect[...]

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    - 20 - 7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard English 18) BA T (Battery) CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type rec- ommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions. If you want to erase CMOS... 1. T urn OFF the computer and unplug the [...]

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    - 21 - B I O S S e t up English C O N T R O L K E YS < > < >< >< > M o v e t o s e l e c t i t e m < E n t e r > S e l e c t I t e m < E sc > M a i n M enu - Q u i t and n o t s a v e c hange s i n t o C M O S S t a t u s P a ge S e t up M enu and O p t i on P a ge S e t up M enu - E x i t c u rr e n t page a nd [...]

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    - 22 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English • S t a nd a r d C M O S F e a t u r es T h i s s e t up page i n c l ude s a ll t he i t e m s i n s t anda r d c o m pa t i b l e B I O S . • A d v a n c e d B I O S F e a t u r es T h i s s e t up pag e i n c l ude s a ll t he i t e m s o f A w a r d s pe c i a l enha n c ed f ea t u r e [...]

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    - 23 - B I O S S e t up English S t a nd a r d C M O S F ea t u r es D a t e T he d a t e f o r m a t i s < w ee k > , < m on t h > , < da y > , < y ea r > . W ee k T he w ee k , f r o m S un t o S a t, de t e r m i n ed b y t he B I O S and i s d i s p l a y on l y M on t h T he m on t h , J an . T h r ough D e c . D a y T [...]

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    - 24 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English P r e c o m p W r i t e p r e c o m p Land i n g Z one Land i n g z one S e c t o r N u m be r o f s e c t o r s I f a ha r d d i sk ha s no t be en i n s t a ll ed , s e l e c t N O N E and p r e ss < E n t e r > . D r i ve A / D r i v e B T he c a t ego r y i den t i f i e s t he t y p e[...]

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    - 25 - B I O S S e t up English A d va n ce d B I O S F ea t u r es H a r d D i sk B oo t P r i o r i t y S e l e c t boo t s e quen c e f o r onboa r d ( o r add - on c a r d s ) S C S I , R A I D , e t c . U s e < > o r < > t o s e l e c t a de v i c e , t hen p r e ss <+> t o m o v e i t up , o r < - > t o m o v e i t do [...]

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    - 26 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English I n t e g r a t e d P e r i ph e r a l s CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware Inte grated Periphe rals OnChi p IDE Cha nnel0 [Enab led] OnChi p IDE Cha nnel1 [Enab led] OnChip Serial ATA [Enabled] SATA Mode [RAID] AC97 Audio [Au to] VIA Onboard LAN [Enab led] USB 1 .1 C[...]

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    - 27 - B I O S S e t up English E nab l ed E nab l e U SB 2 . 0 c on t r o ll e r . ( D e f au l t v a l ue ) D i s a b l ed D i s ab l e U SB 2 . 0 c on t r o ll e r . U S B K ey bo a r d S u ppo r t E nab l ed E nab l e U SB k e y boa r d s up po r t . D i s a b l ed D i s ab l e U SB k e y boa r d s u ppo r t . ( D e f au l t v a l ue ) U S B M [...]

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    - 28 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English P o w e r M a n a g e m e n t S e t up AC P I S u s p e nd T y p e S 1 ( P O S ) S e t A C P I s u s p end t y pe t o S 1 . ( D e f au l t v a l ue ) S 3 ( S T R ) S e t A C P I s u s pe nd t y pe t o S 3 . U S B D ev i ce W ake - U p F r o m S 3 T h i s f un c t i on w ill a v a il ab l e w h e[...]

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    - 29 - B I O S S e t up English P M E E v e n t W ak e U p W hen s e t a t E nab l ed , an y P C I - P M e v en t c an a w a k e t he sy s t e m f r o m a P C I - P M c on t r o ll ed s t a t ed . T h i s f ea t u r e r e qu i r e s an A T X po w e r s upp l y t ha t p r o v i de s a t l ea s t 1 A on t he + 5 VSB l ead . D i s a b l ed D i s ab l [...]

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    - 30 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English P C H ea l t h S t a t u s R ese t C ase O p e n S t a t u s C ase O p e n e d I f t h e case i s c l o se d , " C ase O p e n e d " w i ll s ho w " N o " . I f t h e c a s e ha v e been ope ned , " C a s e O pened " w ill s ho w " Y e s " . I f y o u w an[...]

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    - 31 - B I O S S e t up English F r e qu e n cy / V o l t a g e C on t r o l A u t o D e t ec t P C I/ D I MM C l k D i s a b l ed D i s ab l e t h i s f un c t i on . E nab l ed A u t o de t e c t P C I / D I MM c l o ck . ( D e f au l t v a l ue ) S p r ea d S p ec t r u m D i s a b l ed D i s ab l e t h i s f un c t i on . E nab l ed E nab l e c[...]

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    - 32 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English Lo a d F a il - S a f e D e f a u l t s CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware } Stan dard CM OS Feat ures } Adva nced BI OS Feat ures } Inte grated Periphe rals } Powe r Manag ement S etup } PnP/ PCI Con figurat ions } PC H ealth St atus } Frequ ency/Vol tage Con trol Lo[...]

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    - 33 - B I O S S e t up English CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware } Stan dard CM OS Feat ures } Adva nced BI OS Feat ures } Inte grated Periphe rals } Powe r Manag ement S etup } PnP/ PCI Con figurat ions } PC H ealth St atus } Frequ ency/Vol tage Con trol Load Fail-Sa fe Defa ults Load Optimiz ed Defa ults Set Supervis[...]

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    - 34 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English E x i t W i t h ou t S av i ng CMOS Setup Ut ility-Co pyright (C) 1984 -2004 Aw ard Soft ware } Stan dard CM OS Feat ures } Adva nced BI OS Feat ures } Inte grated Periphe rals } Powe r Manag ement S etup } PnP/ PCI Con figurat ions } PC H ealth St atus } Frequ ency/Vol tage Con trol Load Fail-S[...]

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    D r i v e r I n s t a ll a t i on - 35 - English P i c t u r es b e l o w a r e s h o w n i n W i n do w s XP I n s e r t t he d r i v e r CD - t i t l e t ha t c a m e w i t h y ou r m o t he r boa r d i n t o y ou r C D - R O M d r i v e , t he d r i v e r CD - t i t l e w ill a u t o s t a r t and s ho w t he i n s t a ll a t i on g u i de . I f[...]

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    - 36 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English n V I A 4 I N 1 D r i v e r F o r I N F , A G P , I D E and D M A d r i v e r n V I A K M 400 / K M 266 P R O V G A D r i v e r F o r K M 400 / K M 266 P R O d r v i e r n U SB P a t c h f o r W i n XP T h i s pa t c h d r i v e r c an he l p y ou t o r e s o l v e t he U SB d e v i c e w a k e [...]

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    D r i v e r I n s t a ll a t i on - 37 - English[...]

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    D r i v e r I n s t a ll a t i on - 39 - English — T a i w a n ( H ea dqu a r t e r s ) G I G A - BY T E T E CHN O L OG Y C O ., L T D . A dd r e ss : N o . 6 , B au C h i ang R oad , H s i n - T i en , T a i pe i H s i en , T a i w an T E L : + 886 ( 2 ) 8912 - 4888 F AX : + 88 6 ( 2 ) 8912 - 4003 T e c h . S u ppo r t : h tt p :// t w . g i ga [...]

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    - 40 - 7 V M 400 A M - R Z M o t he r boa r d English — C h i n a N I N G B O G . B . T . T E CH . T R A D I N G C O ., L T D . T e c h . S u ppo r t : h tt p :// c n . g i g a - b y t e . c o m / T e c h S up po r t/ S e r v i c e C en t e r . h t m N on - T e c h . S uppo r t ( S a l e s / M a r k e t i ng ) : h tt p :// gg t s . g i g ab y t e[...]