Gigabyte GA-7VT600 manual

When you installing A G P card, please make sure the following notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP 4X/8X(1.5V). Caution: AGP 2X(3.3V) card is not supported by VIA ® KT600. Y ou might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please i[...]

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FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109 (a),Class B Digital Device DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible PartName: Addr ess: Phone/Fax No: hereby declares that the product Product Na me: Conforms to the following specifications: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is s[...]

USER'S MANUAL GA-7VT600(-L) AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard AMD Athlon ™ / Athlon ™ XP / Duron ™ Socket A Processor Motherboard Rev. 2001 12ME-7VT600-2001[...]

- 2 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English T able of Contents Item Checklist ......................................................................................... 4 WARNING! ............................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ......................................................[...]

T able of Content English - 3 - PC Health Status ........................................................................................ 4 7 Frequency/V oltage Control ........................................................................ 4 9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults ............................................................................. 5 [...]

- 4 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English The GA-7VT600(-L) motherboard CD for motherboard driver & utility (Driver CD) The GA-7VT600(-L) user's manual Quick PC installation guide RAID manual IDE cable x 2 / Floppy cable x 1 2 Port USB cable x 1 Item Checklist Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit[...]

Introduction English - 5 - Form Factor y 30.5cm x 20.0cm A TX size form factor , 4 layers PCB. CPU y Socket A processor AMD Athlon TM / Athlon TM XP/ Duron TM (K7) 128K L1 & 512K/256K/64K L2 cache on die 200/266/333/400 MHz FSB y Supports 1.4GHz and faster Chipset y VIA KT600 Memory/AGP Controller (P AC) y VIA VT8235 Integrated Peripheral Contr[...]

- 6 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processor's specifications. We don't recommend you to set the system bus frequency over the CPU's specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whet[...]

Introduction English - 7 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard Layout GA-7VT600 KB_MS COMA LPT IT8705 CODEC BATTERY BIOS SYS_FAN VT8235 VIA KT600 SOCKET A CPU_FAN ATX FDD IDE1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 DDR1 AGP JP1 F_USB1 COMB CD_IN PCI5 DDR2 DDR3 F_AUDIO CI F_PANEL F_USB2 AUX_IN SUR_CEN SPDIF_IO PWR_LED GAME AUDIO USB LAN * -L IDE2 VT6103L* " * " For GA[...]

- 8 - GA-7VT600(-L) 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) / GCLK (66MHz) " * " For GA-7VT600-L only. VIA KT600 VIA VT8235 CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz) System Bus100/133/166/200MHz DDR RAM HCLK+/- [...]

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- 1 1 - Hardware Installation Process English Chapter 2 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- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and pow[...]

- 12 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Step 1: Set System Jumper (JP1) The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166/200MHz by adjusting system jumper (JP1). (The internal frequency depend on CPU.) The "JP1" must set to "Auto" when you are using FSB 266/333/400MHz CPU. 100MHz : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU Auto : Support FSB 2[...]

- 1 3 - Hardware Installation Process English Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 2-1: CPU Installation Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard. 2. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper insta[...]

- 14 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation Before installing the CPU cooling fan, adhere to the following warning: 1. Please use AMD approved cooling fan. 2. We recommend you to apply the thermal tape to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and cooling fan. 3 . Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plu[...]

- 1 5 - Hardware Installation Process English Support Unbuffered DDR DIMM Sizes type: 64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks) 128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks) T otal System Memory (Max3GB) Before installing the memory modules, adhere [...]

- 16 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English DDR Introduction Established on the existing SDRAM infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs, and system integrators. DDR memory is a great evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the exi[...]

- 1 7 - Hardware Installation Process English Step 4: Install Expansion Cards AGP Card 1. Read the related expansion card’s instruction document before install the expansion card into the computer. 2. Remove your computer’s chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer. 3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot[...]

- 18 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Step 5: Connect Ribbon Cables, Cabinet Wires and Power Supply Step 5-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) ¾ This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. X Y Z [ Y X X X X X Y [ [...]

- 1 9 - Hardware Installation Process English If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup installation, please refer to page 74. Z USB/LAN* Connector LAN is fast Ethernet with 10/100Mbps speed. Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as USB keyboard,mouse, scanner, zip, sp[...]

- 20 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Step 5-2 : Connectors Introduction 13 10 5 3 4 9 11 2 12 6 8 7 16 1 1 ) CPU_F AN 2) SYS_F AN 3 ) A TX (A TX Power) 4) IDE1 / IDE2 5) FDD 6) PWR_LED 7 ) F_P ANEL 8 ) BA TTER Y 9) F_AUDIO 10) SUR_CEN 1 1) CD_IN 12) AUX_IN 13 ) SPDIF_IO 14) F_USB1 / F_USB2 1 5 ) GAME 16) CI (Case Open) 17) CLR_CMOS 15 14 17[...]

- 2 1 - Hardware Installation Process English 1) CPU_F AN (CPU F AN Connector) Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max. current up to 600 mA. 1 2) SYS_F AN (System F AN Connector) This connector allows you [...]

- 22 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English 3) A TX (A TX Power Connector) 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. 4) IDE1/ IDE2(IDE1/IDE2 Connector) Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the rib[...]

- 2 3 - Hardware Installation Process English 5) FDD (Floppy Connector) Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M and 2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1. 1 34 2 33 6) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate w[...]

- 24 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English 7) 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(+) (Blue) Pin 2: LED cathode(-) SPK (Speaker Connector)[...]

- 2 5 - Hardware Installation Process English 9) F_AUDIO (Front Audio Connector) If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header [...]

- 26 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English 1 1) CD_IN (CD In Connector) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. 1 10) SUR_CEN (Surround Center Connector) Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. 1 6 2 5 Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3[...]

- 2 7 - Hardware Installation Process English 1 6 2 5 12) AUX_IN ( AUX In Connector) Connect other device (such as PCI TV Tunner audio out)to the connector. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 AUX-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX-R 13) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out Connector) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an e[...]

- 28 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English 15) GAME (Game Connector) This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Check the pin assignment while you connect the game cables. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional game cables. 1 2 15 16 14) F_ USB1 / F_USB2 (Front USB Connector , Y ellow ) Be careful with th[...]

- 2 9 - Hardware Installation Process English 16) CI (Chassis Intrusion, Case Open) This 2-pin connector allows your system to enable or disable the "case open" item in BIOS if the system case begin remove. Pin No. Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 17) CLR_CMOS (Clear CMOS) Y ou may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper . T o c[...]

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BIOS Setup - 31 - English < Ç > Move to previous item < È > Move to next item < Å > Move to the item in the left hand < Æ > Move to the item in the right hand Enter Select item <Esc> Main Menu - Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu - Exit current page and return to M[...]

- 32 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English z z z z z Sta ndard CMOS Feature s This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. z z z z z Adva nced BIOS Featur e s This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. If you can't find the setting you want, please press "Ctrl+F1" to search the adv[...]

BIOS Setup - 33 - English z z z z z Integrated Peri pherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. z z z z z Power M a nage ment Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. z z z z z PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. z z z z z PC Health Stat[...]

- 34 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Sta ndard CMOS Feature s CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri , De c 26 2003 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level   IDE Primary Master [None] Change the day, month,  IDE Primary Slave [None] year  IDE Secondary Master [None][...]

BIOS Setup - 35 - English ) ) ) ) ) IDE Pri mary Ma ster , Slave / Secondary M aster , Slave The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer. There are two types: auto type, and manual type. Manual type is user-definable; Auto type which will automatically detect HDD type. Note that the speci[...]

- 36 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English ) ) ) ) ) Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up.  NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted.  All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped. [...]

BIOS Setup - 37 - English Adva nced BIOS Feature s CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features First Boot Device [Floppy] Item Help Second Boot Device [HDD-0] Menu Level  Third Boot Device [CDROM] Password Check [Setup]  : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:V alue F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Pre[...]

- 38 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English ) ) ) ) ) Pa ssword Check  System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.  Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)[...]

BIOS Setup - 39 - English Integrated Peri pherals Figure 4: Integrated Peripherals " * " For GA-7VT600-L only. OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] AC97 Audio [Auto] VIA Onboard LAN * [Enabled] USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] VIA [...]

- 40 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English ) ) ) ) ) OnChi p IDE Cha nnel0 0 When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card is used, set at Disabled.  Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value)  Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. ) ) ) ) ) OnChi p IDE Cha nnel1 0 When en[...]

BIOS Setup - 41 - English ) ) ) ) ) USB Mouse Support  Enabled Enabled USB Mouse Support.  Disabled Disabled USB Mouse Support. (Default value) ) ) ) ) ) VIA LAN Boot ROM * This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip.  Disabled Disable this function. (Default V alue)  Enabled Enable this function. ) ) ) )[...]

- 42 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English ) ) ) ) ) UART Mode Select This item allows you to determine which Infra Red(IR) function of Onboard I/O chip. Normal Set onboard I/O chip UART to Normal Mode. (Default V alue) I rD A Set onboard I/O chip UART to IrDA Mode. ASKIR Set onboard I/O chip UART to ASKIR Mode. SC R Set onboard I/O chip as Smart Car[...]

BIOS Setup - 43 - English Power M a nage ment Setup Figure 5: Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type [S1(POS)] x USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Power LED in S1 state [Blinking] Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-off] AC Back Function [Soft-Off] Keyboard Power On [Disab[...]

- 44 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English ) ) ) ) ) Power LED in S1 state  Blinking 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. ) ) ) ) ) Soft-off by PW RBT N  Instant-off Press p[...]

BIOS Setup - 45 - English ) ) ) ) ) PME Event W ake up When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awakes the system from a PCI-PM controlled state. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.  Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function.  Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake up function. (Default V alue) ) ) [...]

- 46 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level  PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI4 IRQ Assignment [Auto]  : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:V alue F10:Sav[...]

BIOS Setup - 47 - English PC Health Status Figure7: PC Health Status ) ) ) ) ) Reset Case Open Status ) ) ) ) ) Case Opened If the case is closed, "Case Opened" will show "No". If the case have been opened, "Case Opened" will show "Y es". If you want to reset "Case Opened" value, set "Reset Cas[...]

- 48 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English ) ) ) ) ) Current V oltage (V) Vcor e / DD R Vtt / +3.3V/ +5V / + 12V / 5VSB Detect system's voltage status automatically. ) ) ) ) ) Curr ent System T emperatur e ( ° C) Detect System T emp. automatically . ) ) ) ) ) Curr ent CPU T e mperature ( ° C) Detect CPU T emp. automatically . ) ) ) ) ) Current[...]

BIOS Setup - 49 - English Frequency/V oltage Contr ol Figure 8: Frequency/V oltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Spread Spectrum Modulated [Enabled] Item Help CPU Host Clock Control [Disable] Menu Level  Ú CPU Host Frequency(MHz) 133 Ú PCI/AGP Frequency(MHz) 33/66 DRAM Clock(MHz) [A[...]

- 50 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English ) ) ) ) ) PCI/AGP Frequency (MHz)  The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) . ) ) ) ) ) D RAM Clock (MHz)  Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement. (Default value: Auto) If you use DDR266 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "133-DDR266". If you use DDR333 DR[...]

BIOS Setup - 51 - English Loa d Fail-Safe Defaults ) ) ) ) ) Load Fail-Safe Defaults Fail-Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. Figure 9: Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults [...]

- 52 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Loa d Opti mized Defaults Figure 10: Load Optimized Defaults ) ) ) ) ) Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-S[...]

BIOS Setup - 53 - English Set Supervisor/User Pa ssword When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. T ype the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. Y ou will be asked to confirm the password. T ype the password again and press <Enter>. [...]

- 54 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Save & Exit Setup T ype “Y” will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS. T ype “N” will return to Setup Utility . Figure 12: Save & Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults  Advanced BI[...]

BIOS Setup - 55 - English Exit Without Saving T ype “Y” will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS. T ype “N” will return to Setup Utility . Figure 13: Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software  Standard CMOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults  Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Default[...]

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T echnical Reference - 57 - English @BIOS ™ Introduction Gigabyte announces @BIOS ™ Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or like many other people, you just know what BIOS is, but always hesitate to update it? Because you think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don't know how to update[...]

- 58 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English EasyT une ™ 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyT une ™ 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations. Overclock might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many users ever tried it? The answer is probably &qu[...]

T echnical Reference - 59 - English Flash BIOS Method Introduction Method 1 : Q-Flash Flash BIOS Method Introduction Q-Flash ™ is a BIOS flash utility embedded in Flash ROM. With this utility, users only have to stay in the BIOS menu when they want to update BIOS. Q-Flash ™ allows users to flash BIOS without any utility in DOS or Windows. Using[...]

- 60 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English The BIOS file is F10 before updating Entering the Q-Flash ™ utility: Step1: T o use Q-Flash ™ utility , you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS menu. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS B[...]

T echnical Reference - 61 - English Step 2: Press F8 button on your keyboard and then Y button to enter the Q-Flash ™ utility. Exploring the Q-Flash ™ /Dual BIOS utility screen The Q-Flash ™ /Dual BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 2.00 (C) 2001 American Megatrends, Inc. All Ri[...]

- 62 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English T ask menu for Dual BIOS utility : Contains the names of eight tasks and two item showing information about the BIOS ROM type. Blocking a task and pressing Enter key on your keyboard to enable execution of the task. T ask menu for Q-Flash ™ utility: Contains the names of four tasks. Blocking a task and pre[...]

T echnical Reference - 63 - English Later, you will see a box pop up showing the BIOS files you previously downloaded to the floppy disk. 2.Move to the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter. In this example, we only download one BIOS file to the floppy disk so only one BIOS file, 7VRXP.F12, is listed. Please confirm again you have the correct[...]

- 64 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English After BIOS file is read, you'll see a confirmation dialog box asking you "Are you sure to update BIOS?" Please do not take out the floppy disk when it begins flashing BIOS. 3. Press Y button on your keyboard after you are sure to update BIOS. Then it will begin to update BIOS. The progress of [...]

T echnical Reference - 65 - English 4. Press any keys to return to the Q-Flash ™ menu when the BIOS updating procedure is completed. Y ou can repeat Step 1 to 4 to flash the backup BIOS, too. 5. Press Esc and then Y button to exit the Q-Flash ™ utility. The computer will restart automatically after you exit Q-Flash ™ . Dual BIOS Utility Boot [...]

- 66 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English The BIOS file becomes F12 after updating 6. Press Del to enter BIOS menu after system reboots. When you are in BIOS menu, move to Load Fail-Safe Defaults item and press Enter to load BIOS Fail-Safe Defaults. Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded. Therefore, we highly recommen[...]

T echnical Reference - 67 - English 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 PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO D[...]

- 68 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Part T wo: Updating BIOS with Q-Fla sh ™ Utility on Single-BIOS Motherboards. This part guides users of single-BIOS motherboards how to update BIOS using the Q-Flash ™ utility. Entering the Q-Flash ™ utility: Step1: T o use the Q-Flash ™ utility , you must press Del in the boot screen to enter BIOS m[...]

T echnical Reference - 69 - English Exploring the Q-Flash ™ utility screen The Q-Flash ™ BIOS utility screen consists of the following key components. The Qflash utility title bar Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K Enter: Run  /  : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Flopp[...]

- 70 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Later, you will see a box showing the BIOS files you downloaded to the floppy disk. In this example, we only download one BIOS for this board, 8GE800.F4 so only one BIOS file is listed. 2.Highlight the BIOS file you want to flash and press Enter button on your keyboard to enable reading from the BIOS file fr[...]

T echnical Reference - 71 - English Q-Flash Utility V1.30 Flash Type/Size................SST 49LF002A 256K Enter: Run  /  : Move ESC: Reset F10:Power Off Keep DMI DataEnable Update BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Y ou can press "Enter" to continue updating BIOS or "ESC" to abort. CHECKSUM = AC03 Are you sure to update[...]

- 72 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOS ™ sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard. e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS. Method 2 : @BIOS Utility (3) (1) 3.Cl[...]

T echnical Reference - 73 - English II. Update BIOS NOT through Internet: a. Do not click "Internet Update" icon b . Click "Update New BIOS" c . Please select "All Files" in dialog box while opening the old file. d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet or any other methods (such as: 7VT600.F4c).[...]

- 74 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English 2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied. STEP 1: Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to "Line Out". The installation of Windows [...]

T echnical Reference - 75 - English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to "Line In". STEP 2 : After installation of the audio driver, you'll find an icon on the taskbar's status area. Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows tray[...]

- 76 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio output without any additional module. STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out", the rear channels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "MIC In". Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 : After installat[...]

T echnical Reference - 77 - English STEP 1 : Insert the "Audio Combo Kit" in the back of the case,and fix it with the screw. Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode (using Audio Combo Kit, Optional Device): (Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port : optical & coaxis and SURROUND-KIT : Rear R/L & Center/subwoofer) SURROUND-K[...]

- 78 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the win- dows tray at the bottom of the screen. STEP 3 : Connect the front channels to back audio panel's "Line Out", the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT's REAR R/L, and the Center/Subwoofer channels to SURROUND-KIT's SUB CENT[...]

T echnical Reference - 79 - English S PDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the AC3 decoder. 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard. A "S/PDIF output" device is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear bracke[...]

- 80 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Install Microsoft DirectX8.1 before to enable Jack-Sensing support for Windows 98/98SE/2000 /ME. Introduction of audio connectors Y ou may connect CDROM, Walkman or others audio input devices to Line In jack, speakers, earphone or others output devices to Line Out jack, and microphone to MIC In jack. Jack-Se[...]

T echnical Reference - 81 - English Manual setting: If the device picture shows different from what you set, please press "Manual Selection" to set. If you set wrong with the connectors, the warning message will come out as right picture.[...]

- 82 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Xpress Recovery Introduction What is Xpress Recovery? Xpress Recovery utility is an utility for backing up and restoring O.S. partition. If the hard drive can not work properly, you can restore it to the original state. 1. It supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS format. 2. It must be connected to IDE1 Master. 3. It&a[...]

T echnical Reference - 83 - English Y ou can highlight the item by using the arrows keys on your keyboard and enter key to enter the menu. If you ever entered Xpress Recovery by booting from CD-ROM, you'll still be directed to BMP mode by pressing F9 in the bootup screen. BMP Mode: Xpress Recovery V1.0 (C) Copy Right 2003. GIGABYTE T echnilogy[...]

- 84 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English 1.Execute Backup Utility:  Press B to Backup your System or Esc to Exit The Backup utility will scan the system automatically and back it up. The backed up data will be saved as a hidden image . 2.Execute Restore Utility:  This program will recover your system to factory default. Press R to recover you[...]

Appendix - 85 - English Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, 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[...]

- 86 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Item Description Driver install finished ! Y ou have to reboot system ! " * " For GA-7VT600-L Only.  VIA 4IN1 Driver For INF , AGP , IDE and DMA Driver  USB Path for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP  VIA Lan Driver * VIA 10/100 L[...]

Appendix - 87 - English SOFTWARE APPLICA TION This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners.  Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM) This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray  Gigabyte Management T ool(GMT) A useful tool which can manage the computer via the [...]

- 88 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English SOFTW ARE INFORMA TION This page list the contects of softwares and drivers in this CD title. HARDW ARE INFORMA TION This page lists all device you have for this motherboard. CONT ACT US Contact us via the information in this page all over the world.[...]

Appendix - 89 - English EasyT une 4 Utilities Installation Powerful utility that integrates the overclocking and hardware monitoring functions (1) 1. Click "EasyTune4" item. 5. Click "HELP". (4) (3) 3. Click "Finish" to restart computer. 4. Right Click the icon to start "EasyTune 4". (2) 2. Click "Next&q[...]

- 90 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English F AQ Below is a collection of general asked questions. T o check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model, please log on to http://tw.giga-byte.com/faq/faq.htm Question 1: I cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS. Why? Answer: Some advanced option[...]

Appendix - 91 - English Question 6: Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS? Answer: Please remember to load Fail-Safe Defaults (Or Load BIOS Defaults) after flashing BIOS. However, if the system instability still remains, please clear CMOS to solve the problem. Question 7: Why do I still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to t[...]

- 92 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Question 1 1 : How to set in the BIOS in order to bootup from SA T A HDDs by either RAID or A T A mode? Answer: Please set in the BIOS as follow: 1. Advanced BIOS features--> SATA/RAID/SCSI boot order: "SATA" 2. Advanced BIOS features--> First boot device: "SCSI" 3. Integrated Perip[...]

Appendix - 93 - English T roubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow the troubleshooting procedures. Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. ST ART Failure has been excluded. Ye s Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not short ? No A [...]

- 94 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English A Failure has been excluded. Ye s No Ye s No Failure has been excluded. Failure has been excluded. Ye s Reinstall Windows OS, and reinstall add-on cards and cables. Then try to reboot the system. Failure has been excluded. Ye s END If the above procedure unable to solve your problem, please contact with your[...]

Appendix - 95 - English T echnical 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 CPU Memory Brand Video Card Audio Card HDD CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Modem Network AMR / CNR Keyboard Mouse Power s[...]

- 96 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English Appendix E: Acronyms Acronyms Meaning ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface A P M Advanced Power Management A G P Accelerated Graphics Port A M R Audio Modem Riser A C R Advanced Communications Riser BIOS Basic Input / Output System C P U Central Processing Unit CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semic[...]

Appendix - 97 - English Acronyms Meaning LB A Logical Block Addressing LE D Light Emitting Diode M H z Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface M T H Memory Translator Hub M PT Memory Protocol Translator N I C Network Interface Card O S Operating System O E M Original Equipment Manufacturer PA C PCI A.G.P . Controller POST Power-On Self [...]

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- 100 - GA-7VT600(-L) Motherboard English y T aiwan Gigabyte T echnology Co., Ltd. Address: No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, T aipei Hsien, T aiwan, R.O.C. TEL: 886 (2) 8912-4888 FAX: 886 (2) 8912-4004 E-mail: We have been constantly striving hard to provide you with faster and more efficient mail replying service. If you have any inquiry please c[...]