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    W h e n y ou i n s t a lli ng A G P ca r d , p l ease m ake s u r e t h e f o ll o w i ng no t i ce i s f u ll y und e r s t ood a nd p r ac t i ce d . I f y ou r A G P ca r d h as " A G P 4 X / 8 X ( 1 . 5 V ) no t c h " ( s ho w b e l o w ) , p l ease m ake s u r e y ou r A G P ca r d i s A G P 4 X / 8 X ( 1 . 5 V ) . C a u t i on : A G[...]

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    M Th e a u t ho r ass u m es no r es po n s i b ili t y f o r a n y e rr o r s o r o m i ss i on s t h a t m ay a pp ea r i n t h i s do c u m e n t no r do es t h e a u t ho r m ake a c o mm i t m e n t t o upd a t e t h e i n f o r m a t i on c on t a i n e d h e r e i n . M Th i r d - p a r t y b r a nd s a nd n a m es a r e t h e p r o p e r t [...]

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    D e c l a r a t i on o f C on f o r m i t y W e , M anu f a c t u r e r /I m po r t e r ( f u ll add r e ss ) G . B . T . T ec hno l o g y T r äd i ng G M b H A u ss c h l a g e r W e g 41 , 1 F , 205 37 H a m b u r g , G e r m a n y de c l a r e t ha t t he p r odu c t ( de sc r i p t i o n o f t he appa r a t u s , sys t e m , i n s t a ll a t i[...]

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    F C C P a r t 1 5 , S ub p a r t B , S ec ti o n 1 5 . 1 0 7 ( a ) a n d S e c ti on 1 5 . 1 0 9 ( a ) , C l a ss B D i g it a l D e v i ce D E C L ARA T I O N O F C O N F O R M I T Y P e r F CC P a r t 2 S ec t i on 2 . 10 7 7 ( a ) R e s p o n s i b l e P a r t N a m e : A dd re s s : P h o n e / F a x N o : h e r e by d ec l a r e s t h a t t h [...]

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    G I G AB Y TE ob t a i ne d o f t he e v en t t o v a li da t e t he pe r f o r m ance o f A T i an d N v i d i a ba s ed g r aph i c s ca r d s ( A G P 8 X ) w i t h V I A C h i p s e t ba s e d m o t he r bo a r d s r un n i ng M i c r o s o f t ope r a t i n g sys t e m s . C e r t i f i ca t e s o f V a l i da t i o n w ill be s u pp li ed b y [...]

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    U SE R ' S M ANUA L G A - 7 V A A M D S o ck e t A P r o c e ss o r M o t he r boa r d A M D A t h l on ™ / A t h l on ™ X P / D u r on ™ S o ck e t A P r o c e ss o r M o t he r boa r d R e v . 1004 12 M E - 7 V A - 1004[...]

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    - 2 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English T a b l e o f C on t e n t I t e m C he ck li s t .................................................................................. 4 W A RN I N G ! ....................................................................................... 4 C hap t e r 1 I n t r odu c t i o n .............................[...]

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    T ab l e o f C on t en t English - 3 - P o w e r M anage m en t S e t up ................................................................................ 35 P n P / P C I C on f i gu r a t i on s ...................................................................................... 38 P C H ea l t h S t a t u s .....................................[...]

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    - 4 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English þ T he G A - 7 V A m o t he r boa r d þ 2 P o r t U SB C ab l e x 1 þ I D E c ab l e x 2 / F l opp y c ab l e x 1 o 4 P o r t U SB C ab l e x 1 þ M o t he r boa r d S e t t i ng s Labe l o A ud i o c o m bo K i t x 1 þ G A - 7 V A u s e r ' s m anua l o I EEE 1394 C ab l e x 1 o R A I D M anua [...]

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    I n t r odu c t i on English - 5 - F o r m F a c t o r — 29 . 3 c m x 20 . 0 c m A T X s i z e f o r m f a c t o r , 4 l a y e r s P C B . C P U — S o ck e t A p r o c e ss o r A M D A t h l on T M / A t h l on T M X P / D u r on T M ( K 7 ) 128 K L1 & 256 K / 64 K L2 c a c he on d i e 200 / 266 / 333 < N o t e 1 > M H z F SB and DDR [...]

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    - 6 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English P l ea s e s e t t he C P U ho s t f r equen cy i n a cc o r dan c e w i t h y ou r p r o c e ss o r ’ s s pe c i f i c a t i on s . W e don ’ t r e c o mm end y ou t o s e t t he sy s t e m bu s f r equen cy o v e r t he C P U ’ s s pe c i f i c a t i on be c au s e t he s e s pe c i f i c bu s f [...]

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    I n t r odu c t i on English - 7 - G A - 7 V A M o t h e r bo a r d L ay ou t GA-7VA KB _ M S COMA LPT GAM E LINE_OUT MIC_IN USB I T 8705 A C 97 BA TT E R Y B I O S SYS F A N V T 8235 K T 400 S O C KE T A C P U F A N ATX FLOPPY I D E 1 I D E 2 P C I 1 P C I 2 P C I 3 P C I 4 DDR1 A G P S W 1 F _ U SB 1 LINE_IN COMB CD_IN P C I 5 DDR2 DDR3 F_AUDIO C[...]

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    - 8 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English C h a p t e r 2 H a r d w a r e I n s t a ll a t i on P r o cess T o s e t up y ou r c o m pu t e r , y ou m u s t c o m p l e t e t he f o ll o w i ng s t ep s : S t ep 1 - S e t D i p S w i t c h ( C K _ R A T I O ) and sy s t e m S w i t c h ( S W 1 ) S t ep 2 - I n s t a ll t he C en t r a l P r o c [...]

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    - 9 - H a r d w a r e I n s t a ll a t i on P r o c e ss English S t e p 1 : I n s t a ll t h e C e n t r a l P r o cess i ng U n i t ( C P U ) S t e p 1 - 1 : C P U S p ee d S e t up T he sy s t e m bu s f r equen cy c an be s w i t c hed a t 100 / 133 / 166 M H z b y ad j u s t i ng sy s t e m s w i t c h ( S W 1 ) . ( T he i n t e r na l f r equ[...]

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    - 10 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English S t e p 1 - 2 : C P U I n s t a ll a t i on C P U T op V i e w C P U B o t t o m V i e w S o cke t A c t u a t i on L eve r 1 . P u ll up t he C P U s o ck e t l e v e r and up t o 90 - deg r ee ang l e . P i n 1 i nd i ca t o r 2 . Lo c a t e P i n 1 i n t he s o ck e t and l oo k f o r a ( go l den ) [...]

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    - 11 - H a r d w a r e I n s t a ll a t i on P r o c e ss English S t e p 1 - 3 : C P U H ea t S i n k I n s t a ll a t i on 3 . F a s t en t he hea t s i n k s uppo r t i ng - ba s e on t o t he C P U s o ck e t on t he m a i n - boa r d . 2 . U s e qua li f i ed f an app r o v ed b y A M D . 4 . M a k e s u r e t he C P U f an i s p l ugged t o t[...]

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    - 12 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English S t e p 2 : I n s t a ll m e m o r y m odu l es T o t a l M e m o r y S i z e s W i t h U nbu f f e r ed DDR D I M M D e v i c e s u s ed on D I M M 1 D I MM x 64 / x 72 2 D I MM sx 64 / x 72 3 D I MM sx 64 / x 72 64 M b i t ( 2 M x 8 x 4 ban ks ) 128 M B y t e s 256 M B y t e s 384 M B y t e s 64 M b i[...]

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    - 13 - H a r d w a r e I n s t a ll a t i on P r o c e ss English S t e p 3 : I n s t a ll ex p a n s i on ca r d s A G P C a r d P l ea s e c a r e f u ll y pu ll ou t t he s m a ll w h i t e - d r a w ab l e ba r a t t he end o f t he A G P s l o t w hen y ou t r y t o i n s t a ll / U n i n s t a ll t he A G P c a r d . P l ea s e a li gn t he A[...]

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    - 14 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English S t e p 4 : C onn ec t r i bbon ca b l es , ca b i n e t w i r es , a nd po w e r s upp l y S t e p 4 - 1 : I/ O B ack P a n e l I n t r odu c t i on u PS / 2 K ey bo a r d a nd PS / 2 M ou se C onn ec t o r PS / 2 M ou s e C onne c t o r ( 6 p i n F e m a l e ) PS / 2 K e y boa r d C onne c t o r ( 6 p[...]

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    - 15 - H a r d w a r e I n s t a ll a t i on P r o c e ss English x G a m e / M I D I P o r t s J o y s t i ck / M I D I ( 15 p i n F e m a l e ) y A ud i o C onn ec t o r s Ø T h i s c onne c t o r s uppo r t s j o y s t i ck , M I D I k e y boa r d and o t he r r e l a t e aud i o de v i c e s . P a r a ll e l P o r t ( 25 p i n F e m a l e ) C [...]

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    - 16 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English S t e p 4 - 2 : C onn ec t o r s I n t r odu c t i on 18 16 15 1 ) C P U _ F A N 2 ) SY S _ F A N 3 ) NB _ F A N 4 ) A T X _ P O W E R 5 ) I D E 1 /I D E 2 6 ) F DD 7 ) RA M _ L E D 8 ) P W R _ L E D 9 ) F _ P A N E L 12 8 6 4 1 5 13 11 10 ) BA T T E R Y 1 1 ) F _ A UD I O 12 ) S UR _ C E N 13 ) CD _ I [...]

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    - 17 - H a r d w a r e I n s t a ll a t i on P r o c e ss English 1 ) C P U _ F A N ( C P U F A N C onn ec t o r ) Ø P l ea s e no t e , a p r ope r i n s t a ll a t i on o f t he C P U c oo l e r i s e ss en t i a l t o p r e v en t t he C P U f r o m r unn i ng unde r abno r m a l c ond i t i on o r da m aged b y o v e r hea t i ng . T he C P U [...]

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    - 18 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English 5 ) I D E 1 / I D E 2 ( I D E 1 /I D E 2 C onn ec t o r ) Ø I m po r t an t N o t i c e : P l ea s e c onne c t f i r s t ha r dd i sk t o I D E 1 and c onne c t C DR O M t o I D E 2 . T he r ed s t r i pe o f t he r i bbon c ab l e m u s t be t he s a m e s i de w i t h t he P i n1 . I D E 2 I D E 1 1[...]

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    - 19 - H a r d w a r e I n s t a ll a t i on P r o c e ss English 10 ) BA T T E R Y ( B a tt e r y ) + CA U T I O N v D ange r o f e x p l o s i on i f ba t t e r y i s i n c o rr e c t l y r ep l a c ed . v R ep l a c e on l y w i t h t he s a m e o r equ i v a l en t t y pe r e c o mm ended b y t he m anu f a c t u r e r . v D i s po s e o f u s [...]

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    - 20 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English 12 ) S UR _ C E N 1 2 S U R O U T R S U R O U T L G N D C E N T E R _ O U T B AS S _ O U T Ø P l ea s e c on t a c t y ou r nea r e s t dea l e r f o r op t i ona l S U R _ C E N c ab l e . 13 ) CD _ I N ( CD I N ) 14 ) A U X _ I N ( A U X I n C onn ec t o r ) A U X - R G N D A U X - L Ø C onne c t C [...]

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    - 21 - H a r d w a r e I n s t a ll a t i on P r o c e ss English 17 ) F _ U S B 1 / F _ U S B 2 ( F r on t U S B C onn ec t o r , Y e ll o w ) Ø B e c a r e f u l w i t h t he po l a r i t y o f t he f r on t U SB c onne c t o r . C he ck t he p i n a ss i gn m en t w h il e y ou c onne c t t he f r on t U SB c ab l e . P l ea s e c on t a c t y [...]

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    - 22 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 2 3 - English < á > M o v e t o p r e v i ou s i t e m < â > M o v e t o ne x t i t e m < ß > M o v e t o t h e i t e m i n t he l e f t hand < à > M o v e t o t h e i t e m i n t he r i gh t hand < E sc > M a i n M en u - 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 age S e [...]

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    - 2 4 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English l S t a n d a r d C M O S F e a t u r e s 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 . l A d v a n ce d B I O S F e a t u r e s T h i s s e t u p page i n c l ude s a ll t h e i t e m s o f A w a r d s pe c i a l enh an c ed f ea t u r e s . l I [...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 2 5 - English l P o w e r M a n ag e m e n t S e t up T h i s s e t up pa ge i n c l ude s a ll t he i t e m s o f G r een f un c t i on f ea t u r e s . l P n P / P C I C o n f i g u r a t i o n s T h i s s e t up page i n c l ude s a l l t he c on f i gu r a t i on s o f P C I & P n P I SA r e s o u r c e s . l P C H e a l [...]

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    - 2 6 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English S t a n d a r d C M O S F e a t u re s C M O S S e t up U t ili t y - C op y r i gh t ( C ) 19 84 - 200 2 A w a r d S o f t w a r e S t anda r d C M O S F e a t u r e s D a t e ( mm : dd : yy ) T hu , F e b 21 2002 I t e m H e l p T i m e ( hh : mm : s s ) 22 : 31 : 24 M en u Le v e l u } I D E P r i m[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 2 7 - English F I D E P r i m a r y M a s t er , S l a v e / S e c o n d a r y M a s t e r , S l av e T he c a t ego r y i den t i f i e s t h e t y pe s o f ha r d d i sk f r o m d r i v e C t o F t ha t ha s be en i n s t a ll ed i n t he c o m pu t e r . T he r e a r e t w o t y p e s : a u t o t y pe , an d m anu a l t y p e [...]

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    - 2 8 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English F H a l t o n T he c a t ego r y de t e r m i ne s w he t h e r t he c o m pu t e r w il l s t op i f an e rr o r i s de t e c t ed du r i ng po w e r up . 8 N O E rr o r s T he sy s t e m boo t w ill no t s t op f o r a n y e rr o r t ha t m a y b e de t e c t ed and y ou w ill be p r o m p t ed . 8 A[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 2 9 - English A d v a n ce d B I O S F e a t u re s C M O S S e t up U t ili t y - C op y r i gh t ( C ) 19 84 - 200 2 A w a r d S o f t w a r e A d v a n c ed B I O S F ea t u r e s F i r s t B oo t D e v i c e [ F l op p y ] I t e m H e l p S e c on d B oo t D e v i c e [ H D D - 0 ] M e n u L e v e l u T h i r d B oo t D e v i[...]

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    - 3 0 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English F B oo t U p F l o p p y S e e k M D u r i ng P O S T , B I O S w i ll de t e r m i n e t he f l opp y d i sk d r i v e i n s t a ll ed i s 40 o r 8 0 t r a c ks . 36 0 K t y pe i s 40 t r a cks 7 20 K , 1 . 2 M an d 1 . 4 4 M a r e a ll 80 t r a c ks . 8 E na b l ed B I O S s ea r c he s f o r f l op [...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 3 1 - English C M O S S e t up U t ili t y - C op y r i gh t ( C ) 19 84 - 200 2 A w a r d S o f t w a r e I n t eg r a t ed P e r i phe r a l s O n C h i p I D E C hanne l 0 [ E nab l ed ] I t e m H e l p O n C h i p I D E C hanne l 1 [ E nab l ed ] M en u Le v e l u I D E 1 C ondu c t o r C ab l e [ A u t o ] I D E 2 C ondu c t[...]

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    - 3 2 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English F O n C h i p I D E C h a n n e l 0 M W he n enab l ed , a ll o w s y ou t o u s e t he o nboa r d p r i m a r y P C I I D E . If a ha r d d i sk c on t r o ll e r c a r d i s u s ed , s e t a t D i s ab l ed . 8 E na b l ed E nab l e onboa r d 1 s t c hanne l I D E po r t . ( D e f au l t v a l ue ) 8[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 3 3 - English . F U S B 2 . 0 C o n t r o l l er M D i s a b l e t h i s op t i o n i f y ou a r e no t u s i ng t he onboa r d U SB 2 . 0 f ea t u r e . 8 E na b l ed E nab l ed U SB 2 . 0 C on t r o ll e r . ( D e f au l t v a l ue ) 8 D i s a b l ed D i s a b l ed U S B 2 . 0 C on t r o l l e r . F U S B K e y b o a r d S upp [...]

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    - 3 4 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English 8 3 B C /I R Q 7 E nab l e onb oa r d L P T po r t and ad d r e ss i s 3 B C , U s i ng I R Q 7 . 8 D i s a b l ed D i s ab l e onboa r d pa r a ll e l po r t . F P a r a ll e l P o r t M o d e M T h i s f ea t u r e a ll o w s y ou t o c onne c t w i t h an ad v an c ed p r i n t v i a t he po r t m o[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 3 5 - English P o w er M a n ag e m e n t S e t u p C M O S S e t up U t ili t y - C op y r i gh t ( C ) 19 84 - 200 2 A w a r d S o f t w a r e P o w e r M anag e m en t S e t up A C P I S u s pend T y pe [ S 1 ( P O S ) ] I t e m H e l p ø U SB D e v i c e W a k e - U p F r o m S 3 D i s a b l ed M en u Le v e l u S o f t - O [...]

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    - 3 6 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English F AC P I S u s p e nd T y p e 8 S 1 ( P O S ) S e t s u s pe nd t y p e t o P o w e r O n S u s pend unde r A C P I O S ( P o w e r O n S u s pen d ) . ( D e f au l t v a l ue ) 8 S 3 ( S T R ) S e t s u s pe nd t y p e t o S u s pend T o R A M unde r A C P I O S ( S u s pend T o R A M ) . F U S B D e [...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 3 7 - English F P M E E v e n t W a k e up M W hen s e t a t E nab l ed , an y P C I - P M e v en t a w a k e s 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 e . M 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 V SB l ead . 8 D i s a b l ed D i s[...]

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    - 3 8 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English F i gu r e 6 : P n P / P C I C o n f i gu r a t i on s C M O S S e t up U t ili t y - C op y r i gh t ( C ) 19 84 - 200 2 A w a r d S o f t w a r e P n P / P C I C on f i gu r a t i on s P C I 1 / P C I 5 I R Q A ss i gn m en t [ A u t o ] I t e m H e l p P C I 2 I R Q A ss i g n m en t [ A u t o ] M e[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 3 9 - English P C H e a l t h S t a t u s F i gu r e 7 : P C H ea l t h S t a t u s C M O S S e t up U t ili t y - C op y r i gh t ( C ) 19 84 - 200 2 A w a r d S o f t w a r e P C H ea l t h S t a t u s R e s e t C a s e O pen S t a t u s [ D i s ab l ed ] I t e m H e l p C a s e O pened N o M en u Le v e l u V C O R E 1 . 8 10 [...]

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    - 4 0 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English F C u rre n t C P U T e m p e r a t u re ( ° C ) D e t e c t C P U T e m p . au t o m a t i c a ll y . F C u rr e n t C P U F A N / S Y S T E M F AN S p ee d ( R P M ) D e t e c t F an s peed s t a t u s au t o m a t i c a ll y . F C P U Sh u t d o w n T e m p er a t u re 8 E na b l ed S y s t e m s h[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 4 1 - English F re q u e n c y / V o l t ag e C o n t r o l F i gu r e 8 : F r equen cy / V o l t age C on t r o l C M O S S e t up U t ili t y - C op y r i gh t ( C ) 19 84 - 200 2 A w a r d S o f t w a r e F r e quen cy / V o l t a ge C on t r o l S p r e ad s pe c t r u m M odu l a t ed [ A u t o ] I t e m H e l p C P U H o s [...]

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    - 4 2 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English F P C I / A G P F r e q u e n c y ( M H z ) 8 T he v a l ue s d epen d on C P U H o s t F r eq uen cy ( M h z ) . F D R A M C l o c k ( M H z ) 8 P l e a s e s e t D R A M C l o ck a cc o r d i ng t o y ou r r equ i r e m e n t . I f y ou u s e D D R 200 D R A M m od u l e , p l ea s e s e t “ D R A [...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 4 3 - English T o p P e r f o r m a n c e C M O S S e t u p U t i li t y - C op y r i g h t ( C ) 1984 - 2002 A w a r d S o f t w a r e } S t an da r d C M O S F ea t u r e s T op P e r f o r m an c e } A d v a n c ed B I O S F ea t u r e s Load F a il - S a f e D e f au l t s } I n t eg r a t ed P e r i phe r a l s Load O p t i [...]

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    - 4 4 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English L oa d F a il - S a f e D e f a u l t s F L oa d F a i l - S a f e D e f a u l t s F a il - S a f e d e f au l t s c on t a i n t he m o s t ap p r op r i a t e v a l u e s o f t he sy s t e m pa r a m e t e r s t ha t a ll o w m i n i m u m sy s t e m pe r f o r m a n c e . F i gu r e 1 1 : Load F a i[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 4 5 - English L oa d O p t i m i ze d D e f a u l t s F i gu r e 12 : Load O p t i m i z ed D e f au l t s F L oa d O p t i m i ze d D e f a u l t s S e l e c t i ng t h i s f i e l d l oad s t he f a c t o r y d e f au l t s f o r B I O S an d C h i p s e t F e a t u r e s w h i c h t he s ys t e m au t o m a t i c a ll y de t e[...]

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    - 4 6 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English S e t S u p e r v i s o r / U s e r P a ss w o r d W h en y ou s e l e c t t h i s f un c t i o n , t he f o l l o w i ng m e s s ag e w ill ap pea r a t t h e c en t e r o f t he sc r e en t o a ss i s t y ou i n c r ea t i n g a pa ss w o r d . T y p e t h e pa ss w o r d , u p t o e i g h t c ha r a[...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 4 7 - English S av e & E x i t S e t u p T y pe “ Y ” w ill qu i t t he S e t up U t ili t y and s a v e t he u s e r s e t up v a l ue t o R T C C M O S . T y pe “ N ” w ill r e t u r n t o S e t u p U t ili t y . F i gu r e 14 : S a v e & E x i t S e t up C M O S S e t u p U t i li t y - C op y r i g h t ( C ) 1[...]

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    - 4 8 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English E x i t W i t h o u t S av i n g T y pe “ Y ” w ill qu i t t he S e t up U t ili t y w i t hou t s a v i ng t o R T C C M O S . T y pe “ N ” w ill r e t u r n t o S e t u p U t ili t y . F i gu r e 15 : E x i t W i t hou t S a v i ng C M O S S e t u p U t i li t y - C op y r i g h t ( C ) 1984 [...]

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    B I O S S e t up - 4 9 - English[...]

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    - 5 0 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English[...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 5 1 - English V I A V T 8 377 V I A V T 8 235 C P UC L K + / - ( 100 / 1 33 / 166 M H z ) S y s t e m B u s 10 0 / 133 / 166 M H z D D R R A M 100 / 133 / 166 M H z H C L K + / - ( 100 M H z ) M CH C L K ( 100 / 133 / 166 M H z ) 66 M H z 33 M H z 14 . 31 8 M H z 48 M H z A G P 2 X / 4 X / 8 X A G P C L K ( 66 M [...]

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    - 5 2 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English M e t ho d 1 : W e u s e G A - 7 V T X m o t he r boa r d and F l a s h841 B I O S f l a s h u t il i t y a s e x a m p l e . P l ea s e f l a s h t he B I O S a c c o r d i ng t o t he f o l l o w i ng p r o c edu r e s i f y ou a r e no w unde r t he D O S m ode . F l a s h B I O S P r o c edu r e : [...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 5 3 - English ( 2 ) S e l e c t t he " Q u i ck ( e r a s e ) " f o r F o r m a t T y pe , and p i ck bo t h " D i s p l a y s u mm a r y w hen f i n i s hed " and " C op y sys t e m f il e s " , a f t e r t ha t p r e ss " S t a r t " . T ha t w ill f o r m a t t he f l op[...]

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    - 5 4 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English S T EP 3 : D o w n l oad B I O S and B I O S u t il i t y p r og r a m . ( 1 ) P l ea s e g o t o G i gab y t e w eb s i t e h t t p : // www . g i g ab y t e . c o m . t w / i nde x . h t m l , and c li ck " S up po r t " . ( 2 ) F r o m S uppo r t z one , c li ck t he " M o t he r boa [...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 5 5 - English ( 3 ) W e u s e G A - 7 V T X m o t he r b oa r d a s e x a m p l e . P l ea s e s e l e c t G A - 7 V T X b y M o de l o r C h i p s e t op t i ona l m enu t o ob t a i n B I O S f l a s h f il e s . ( 4 ) S e l e c t an app r op r i a t e B I O S v e r s i o n ( F o r e x a m p l e : F 4 ) , and c[...]

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    - 5 6 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English ( 5 ) A t t h i s t i m e t he sc r een s ho w s t he f o l l o w i ng p i c t u r e , p l ea s e c li c k " E x t r a c t " bu t t on t o un z i p t he f il e s . ( 6 ) P l ea s e e x t r a c t t he do w n l oad f il e s i n t o t he c l e an boo t ab l e f l opp y d i sk A m en t i oned i n[...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 5 7 - English S T EP 4 : M a k e s u r e t he sy s t e m w ill boo t f r o m t he f l opp y d i sk . ( 1 ) I n s e r t t h e f l o pp y d i sk ( c o n t a i n s boo t ab l e p r og r a m and un z i p f il e ) i n t o t he f l opp y d r i v e A . T h en , r e s t a r t t he sy s t e m . T he sy s t e m w ill boo t[...]

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    - 5 8 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English ( 3 ) P r e ss " E n t e r " t o en t e r " B I O S F EA T U R ES SE T U P " m enu . U s e t he a rr o w s t o h i gh li gh t t he i t e m " 1 s t B oo t D e v i c e " , and t hen u s e t he " P age U p " o r " P ag e D o w n " k e y s t o s e l e c t &[...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 5 9 - English S T EP 5 : B I O S f l a s h i ng . ( 1 ) A f t e r t he sy s t e m boo t f r o m f l opp y d i s k , t y pe " A : > d i r / w " and p r e ss " E n t e r " t o c he ck t he en t i r e f il e s i n f l opp y A . T hen t y pe t he " B I O S f l a s h u t il i t y " a[...]

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    - 6 0 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English ( 3 ) It w il l pop up a s c r een and a sks " A r e y o u s u r e t o f l a s h t he B I O S ? " P r e ss [ E n t e r ] t o c o n t i nue t hep r o c edu r e , o r p r e ss [ ES C ] t o qu i t . B e w a r e : P l ea s e do no t t u r n o f f t he s ys t e m w h il e y ou a r e upg r ad i ng [...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 6 1 - English S T EP 6 : Load B I O S de f au l t s . N o r m a ll y t he sy s t e m r ede t e c t s a ll d e v i c e s a f t e r B I O S ha s b een upg r aded . T he r e f o r e , w e h i gh l y r e c o mm end r e l oa d i ng t he B I O S de f a u l t s a f t e r B I O S ha s been upg r a ded . T h i s i m p o r[...]

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    - 6 2 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English ( 3 ) U s e t he a rr o w s t o h i gh li gh t t he i t e m " SA VE & EX I T SE T U P " and p r e ss " E n t e r " . S y s t e m w ill a sk " SA VE t o C M O S and EX I T ( Y / N ) ? " P r e ss " Y " and " E n t e r " k e y s t o c on f i r m . N o [...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 6 3 - English Q - F l a s h I n t r o du c t i o n A . W h a t i s Q - F l as h U t ili t y ? Q - F l a s h u t ili t y i s a p r e - O . S . B I O S f l a s h u t ili t y enab l e s u s e r s t o upda t e i t s B I O S w i t h i n B I O S m ode , no m o r e f oo li ng a r ound an y O S . B . H o w t o u se Q - F[...]

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    - 6 4 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English C ong r a t u l a t i on ! Y ou ha v e c o m p l e t e d t he f l a s hed a nd no w c an r e s t a r t s ys t e m . Lo a d B I O S F r o m F l opp y ! I n t he A : d r i v e , i n s e r t t he " B I O S " d i sk e t t e , t he n P r e ss E n t e r t o R un . X XX X . XX 256 K T o t a l S i z [...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 6 5 - English M e t hod s a nd s t e p s : I. U pda t e B I O S t h r ough I n t e r ne t a . C li ck " I n t e r ne t U pda t e " i c on b . C li ck " U pda t e N e w B I O S " i c on c . S e l e c t @ B I O S T M s e v e r d . S e l e c t t he e x a c t m ode l n a m e on y ou r m o t he r b[...]

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    - 6 6 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English II. U pda t e B I O S N O T t h r ough I n t e r ne t : a . D o n o t c li c k " I n t e r ne t U pda t e " i c on b . C li ck " U pda t e N e w B I O S " c . P l ea s e s e l e c t " A ll F il e s " i n d i a l o g bo x w h il e op en i ng t h e o l d f il e . d . P l ea [...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 6 7 - English @ B I O S I n t r o d u c t i o n H a v e y ou e v e r upda t ed B I O S b y y ou r s e l f ? O r li k e m an y o t he r peop l e , y ou j u s t k no w w ha t B I O S i s , bu t a l w a y s h e s i t a t e t o upd a t e i t ? B e c au s e y ou t h i n k upda t i ng ne w e s t B I O S i s unne c e ss[...]

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    - 6 8 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English E a s y T u n e T M 4 I n t r o du c t i o n G i g a b y t e a nn oun ce s E a sy T un e T M 4 W i ndo w s b ase d O v e r c l o ck i ng u t ili t y E a sy T u ne 4 c a rr i e s on t he he r i t age s o a s t o pa v e t h e w a y f o r f u t u r e gene r a t i on s . O v e r c l o ck " m i g h t b[...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 6 9 - English R ev i s i on H i s t o r y 2 - / 4 - / 6 - C h a n n e l A u d i o F un c t i on I n t r odu c ti on S t e r eo S pe a k e r s C onne c t i on and S e t t i ng s : S T E P 3 : S e l e c t “ S pea k e r C on f i g u r a t i on ” , and c hoo s e t he “ 2 c hanne l s f o r s t e r eo s pea k e r[...]

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    - 7 0 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English 4 C h anne l A na l og A ud i o O u t pu t M ode S T E P 1 : C onne c t t he f r o n t c hanne l s t o “ L i n e O u t ” ,t he r ea r c han ne l s t o “ L i ne I n ” . S T EP 3 : S e l e c t “ S pe a k e r C o n f i gu r a t i on ” , and c h oo s e t h e “ 4 c han ne l s f o r 4 s pea k e[...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 7 1 - English U s e t h e ba ck aud i o pane l t o c onne c t t he aud i o ou t pu t w i t h ou t an y add i t i o na l m od u l e . S T EP 1 : C on ne c t t he f r on t c hanne l s t o “ L i ne O u t ” , t he r ea r c h an - ne l s t o “ L i ne I n ” , and t he C en t e r / S ub w o o f e r c ha nne l s [...]

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    - 7 2 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English S T EP 1 : I n s e r t t he “ A u d i o C o m bo K i t ” i n t he ba ck o f t he c a s e , and f i x i t w i t h t h e sc r e w . A d v an c ed 6 C ha nne l A na l o g A ud i o O u t pu t M od e ( u s i ng A ud i o C o m bo K i t , O p t i ona l D e v i c e ) : ( A ud i o C o m bo K i t p r o v i d[...]

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    T e c hn i c a l R e f e r en c e - 7 3 - English S T EP 4 : C li ck t he aud i o i c on " S ound E f f e c t " f r o m t he w i ndo w s t r a y a t t he bo t t o m o f t he s c r een . S T EP 3 : C onne c t t he f r o n t c hanne l s t o ba c k aud i o pa ne l ’ s “ L i ne O u t ” , t he r ea r c hanne l s t o S URR O UND - K I T ?[...]

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    - 7 4 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English SP D I F O u t pu t D ev i ce ( O p t i on a l D ev i ce ) 3 . C onne c t c o - a x i a l o r op t i c a l ou t pu t t o t he SP D I F de c ode r . 1 . C onne c t t he SP D I F ou t pu t de v i c e t o t h e r ea r b r a ck e t o f P C , and f i x i t w i t h sc r e w . 2 . C o nne c t SP D I F w i r e[...]

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    M e m o - 7 5 - English[...]

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    - 7 6 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English[...]

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    A ppend i x - 77 - English R ev i s i on H i s t o r y C h a p t e r 5 A pp e nd i x A pp e nd i x A : V I A 4 i n 1 S e r v i ce P ack D r i ve r I n s t a ll a t i on A . V I A 4 i n 1 S e r v i ce P ack D r i ve r U t ili t y : P i c t u r e b e l o w a r e s ho w n i n W i ndo w s XP ( CD d r i ve r ve r s i on 1 . 0 ) I n s e r t t he d r i v [...]

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    - 78 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English ( 5 ) ( 6 ) 5 . C li ck " N e x t " . 6 . C li ck " N e x t " . ( 7 ) ( 8 ) 8 . C li ck " F i n i s h " t o r e s t a r t c o m pu t e r . 7 . C li ck " N e x t " . B . U S B P a t c h D r i ve r : E nab l e S 3 f o r U SB D e v i c e S e t up i s p r epa r i ng t[...]

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    A ppend i x - 79 - English ( 4 ) 3 . C li ck " N e x t " . ( 3 ) 4 . C li ck " N e x t " . ( 6 ) ( 5 ) P r i n t t o F il e : P r e ss t h i s bu t t on , y ou c an v i e w f il e on t he sc r een . W e r e c o mm and y ou do i t . 7 . C li ck “ F i n i s h " t o r e s t a r t c o m pu t e r . 6 . Y ou c an c hoo s e &quo[...]

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    - 80 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English ( 1 ) 2 . C li ck " N e x t " . 3 . C li ck " F i n i s h " t o r e s t a r t c o m pu t e r . I n s e r t t he d r i v e r C D - 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 r , t he d r i v e r C D - t i t l e w ill au t o s t a r [...]

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    A ppend i x - 81 - English R ev i s i on H i s t o r y A pp e nd i x C : E asy T un e4 U t ili t i es I n s t a ll a t i on I n s e r t t he d r i v e r C D - 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 r , t he d r i v e r C D - t i t l e w ill au t o s t a r t and s ho w t he i n s t a ll a t i [...]

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    - 82 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English A pp e nd i x D : A c r on y m s A c r on y m s M ean i ng A C P I A d v an c ed C on f i gu r a t i on and P o w e r I n t e r f a c e AP M A d v an c ed P o w e r M anage m en t A G P A cc e l e r a t ed G r aph i cs P o r t A M R A ud i o M ode m R i s e r A C R A d v an c ed C o mm un i c a t i on s[...]

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    A ppend i x - 83 - English A c r on y m s M ean i ng L BA Log i c a l B l o ck A dd r e ss i ng L E D L i gh t E m i t t i ng D i ode M H z M egahe r t z M I D I M u s i c a l I n s t r u m en t D i g i t a l I n t e r f a c e M T H M e m o r y T r an s l a t o r H ub M P T M e m o r y P r o t o c o l T r an s l a t o r N I C N e t w o r k I n t e [...]

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    - 84 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English T ec hn i ca l S uppo r t / R M A S h ee t C u s t o m e r / C oun t r y : C o m pan y : P hone N o .: C on t a c t P e r s on : E - m a il A dd . : M ode l na m e / Lo t N u m be r : P C B r e v i s i on : B I O S v e r s i on : O . S ./ A . S .: H a r d w a r e M f s . M ode l na m e S i z e : D r i v[...]

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    A ppend i x - 85 - English DDR 400 ( P C 3200 ) r ec o mm e nd e d m e m o r y m odu l es li s t V ende r B r and T y pe S i z e C o m ponen t S t a t u s K i ng m a x K i ng m a x DDR 128 M B K D L684 T 4 AA - 50 O K M I C R O N M I C R O N DDR 128 M B M t 8 V DD T 1664 A G - 403 B 2 O K H y n i x H y n i x DDR 128 M B H Y 5 DU 28822 B T - 04 O K [...]

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    - 86 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English T r oub l es hoo t i ng If y ou en c oun t e r an y t r oub l e du r i ng boo t up , p l ea s e f o ll o w t he t r oub l e s hoo t i ng p r o c edu r e s . T u r n o ff t he po w e r and unp l ug t he A C po w e r c ab l e , t hen r e m o v e a ll o f t he add - on c a r d s and c ab l e s f r o m m o [...]

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    A ppend i x - 87 - English A F a il u r e ha s been e x c l uded . Y e s N o Y e s N o F a il u r e ha s been e x c l uded . F a il u r e ha s been e x c l uded . Y e s R e i n s t a ll W i ndo w s O S , and r e i n s t a ll add - on c a r d s and c ab l e s . T hen t r y t o r eboo t t he sys t e m . F a il u r e ha s been e x c l uded . Y e s E N[...]

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    - 88 - G A - 7 V A M o t he r boa r d English[...]

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    M e m o - 89 - English[...]

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