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  • Page 1

    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 ® KT400. Y ou might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please i[...]

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    M M M M M The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein. M M M M M Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. M M M M M Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, thismay void the w[...]

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    Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer (full address) G.B.T . T echnology Träding GMbH Ausschlager Weg 41, 1F , 20537 Hamburg, Germany declare that the product ( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers) Mother Board GA-7V A is in conformity with (reference to the specification under which conformity is de[...]

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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[...]

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    GIGABYTE obtained of the e v ent to validate the perf or mance of A Ti and Nvidia based gr aphics cards (A GP 8X) with VIA Chipset based motherboar ds r unning Microsoft oper ating systems. Cer tificates of V alida tion will be supplied by VIA, A Ti and nVIDIA for GA-7V AXP; GA-7V AX and GA-7V A that successfull y passed in the A GP 8X standar d va[...]

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

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    - 2 - GA-7V A Motherboard English T able of Content Item Checklist ......................................................................................... 4 WARNING! ............................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction .............................................................[...]

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    T able of Content English - 3 - Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 4 1 PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 4 4 PC Health Status ........................................................................................ 4 5 Freq[...]

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    - 4 - GA-7V A Motherboard English þ The GA-7V A motherboard þ 2 Port USB Cable x 1 þ IDE cable x 2/ Floppy cable x 1 o 4 Port USB Cable x 1 þ Motherboard Settings Label o Audio combo Kit x1 þ GA-7V A user's manual o IEEE 1394 Cable x1 o RAID Manual o SPDIF KIT x1 (SPD Kit) þ CD for motherboard driver & utility (Driver CD) o I/O Shiel[...]

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    Introduction English - 5 - Form Factor  29.3cm x 20.0cm A TX size form factor , 4 layers PCB. CPU  Socket A processor AMD Athlon TM /Athlon TM XP/ Duron TM (K7) 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die 200/266/333MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds  Supports 1.4GHz and faster Chipset  VIA KT400A Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (P AC)  VIA VT8235 Inte[...]

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    - 6 - GA-7V A 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. Whether your system[...]

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    Introduction English - 7 - GA-7V A Motherboard Layout GA-7V A KB_MS COMA LPT GAM E LINE_OUT MIC_IN USB IT8705 AC97 BATTERY BIOS SYS FAN VT8235 KT400A SOCKET A CPU FAN ATX FLOPPY IDE1 IDE2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 DDR1 AGP SW1 F_USB1 LINE_IN COMB CD_IN PCI5 DDR2 DDR3 F_AUDIO CI F_PANEL F_USB2 AUX_IN SUR_CEN SPDIF_IO USB 2.0 PWR_LED RAM_LED[...]

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    - 8 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Block Diagram VIA KT400A VIA VT8235 CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) System Bus100/133/166 MHz DDR RAM HCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) AGPCLK66MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz AGP 2X/4X/8X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AC97 Link 6 USB Ports A T A66/100/133 IDE Channels CLK GEN HCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MH[...]

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    - 9 - Hardware Installation Process English Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process T o set up your computer , you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Set Dip Switch (CK_RA TIO) and system Switch (SW1) Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step 3- Install memory modules Step 4- Install expansion cards Step 5- Connect ribbon cable[...]

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    - 10 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166MHz by adjusting system switch (SW1). (The internal frequency depend on CPU.) O: ON / X :OFF S W 1 CPU CLOCK 100MHz Auto 1 O N OFF SW1 1 ON Default Setting: 100MHz Y ou must set SW1 to [...]

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    - 1 1 - Hardware Installation Process English Step1-2: CPU Installation CPU T op View CPU Bottom View Socket Actuation Lever 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. Pin1 indicator 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU upper corner. Then insert the CPU into the socket. Before installing the proc[...]

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    - 12 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation 3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the CPU socket on the main- board. 2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD. 4. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector, than install complete. 1. Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation. 1. Please use [...]

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    - 1 3 - Hardware Installation Process English Step 2: Install memory modules DDR Notch Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning: 1. When DIMM LED is ON, do not install / remove DIMM from socket. 2. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch. Wrong orientation will cause improper [...]

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    - 14 - GA-7V A Motherboard English 1 . The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2 . Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot. Then push it down. 3 . Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM slots to lock the DIMM module. Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the [...]

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    - 1 5 - Hardware Installation Process English Step 3: Install expansion cards AGP Card Please carefully pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/ Uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot . Make sure your AGP card is locked by the smal[...]

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    - 16 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply Step4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction u u u u u PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Mouse Connector (6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector (6 pin Female) Ø This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. u v w x y v v v v v USB [...]

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    - 1 7 - Hardware Installation Process English x x x x x Game /MIDI Ports Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female) y y y y y Audio Connectors Ø This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboard and other relate audio devices. Parallel Port (25 pin Female) COMA w w w w w Parallel Port ,VGA port and Serial Ports (COMA) COMB Serial Ports (9 pin Male) Ø This conn[...]

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    - 18 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Step4-2 : Connectors Introduction 16 11 14 1 ) CPU_F AN 2) SYS_F AN 3 ) A TX_POWER 4) IDE1/IDE2 5) FDD 6 ) RAM_LED 7) PWR_LED 8 ) F_P ANEL 6 5 3 1 4 12 10 9 ) BA TTERY 10) F_AUDIO 1 1 ) SUR_CEN 12 ) CD_IN 13) AUX_IN 14 ) SPDIF_IO 15) F_USB1/F_USB2 16) C I 2 15 13 7 9 8[...]

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    - 1 9 - Hardware Installation Process English 1) CPU_F AN (CPU FAN 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 t[...]

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    - 20 - GA-7V A Motherboard English 3 ) A TX_POWER (A TX Power) AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after A TX power cable and other r elated 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 11 3.3V 12 -12V 1 3 GND 14 [...]

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    - 2 1 - 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) RAM_LED Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on. It might caus[...]

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    - 22 - GA-7V A Motherboard English 7) PWR_LED PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 MPD+ 2 MPD- 3 MPD- 1 HD+ SPK- 19 HD- SPK+ 20 2 1 1 Speaker Connector Sof[...]

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    - 2 3 - Hardware Installation Process English 9) BA TTERY (Battery) CAUTION v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. v Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. v Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. If you want to erase CMOS... 1.Turn OFF the computer and un[...]

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    - 24 - GA-7V A Motherboard English 1 1) SUR_CEN Please contact your nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable. Pin No. Definition 1 SUR OUTL 2 SUR OUTR 3 GND 4 No Pin 5 CENTER_OUT 6 BASS_OUT 1 6 2 5 12) CD_IN (CD IN,Blank) Connect CD-ROM or DVD-ROM audio out to the connector. Pin No. Definition 1 CD-L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD_R 1[...]

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    - 2 5 - Hardware Installation Process English 13) 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 14) SPDIF_IO (SPDIF In/Out) The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digit[...]

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    - 26 - GA-7V A Motherboard English 15) F_ USB1 / F_USB2(Front USB Connector, Y ellow ) Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector. Check the pin assignment while you connect the front USB cable. Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front USB cable. 1 Pin No. Definition 1 Power 2 Power 3 USB DX- 4 USB Dy- 5 USB DX+ 6 USB Dy+ [...]

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    BIOS Setup - 29 - English < á > Move to previous item < â > Move to next item < ß > Move to the item in the left hand < à > Move to the item in the right hand <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 Main Menu <+/PgU[...]

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    - 30 - GA-7V A Motherboard English l l l l l Sta ndard CMOS Featur e s This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS. l l l l l Adva nced BIOS Featur e s This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features. l l l l l Integrated Peri pherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals. GETTING HELP Mai[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 31 - English l l l l l Power M a nage ment Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features. l l l l l PnP/PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI & PnP ISA resources. l l l l l PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect T emperature, voltage, fan, speed. l l [...]

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    - 32 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Sta ndard CMOS Feature s CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Thu, Feb 21 2002 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Level u } IDE Primary Master [Press Enter None] Change the day, month, } IDE Primary Slave [Press Enter None] year } IDE Secondary Maste[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 33 - English F F F F F 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[...]

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    - 34 - GA-7V A Motherboard English F F F F F Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up. 8 NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted. 8 All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped. 8 All, But Ke[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 35 - 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 u Third Boot Device [CDROM] Password Check [Setup] higf : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:V alue F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous V al[...]

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    - 36 - GA-7V A Motherboard English F F F F F Pa ssword Check 8 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. 8 Setup The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. (Default value)[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 37 - English CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Item Help OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Menu Level u AC97 Audio [Enabled] USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] USB Keyboard Support [Disabled] USB Mouse Support [Disabled] Onboard Serial Port [...]

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    - 38 - GA-7V A Motherboard English F F F F F OnChi p IDE Cha nnel0 M M M M M When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. If a hard disk controller card is used, set at Disabled. 8 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default value) 8 Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port. F F F F F OnChi p IDE Cha nnel1 M When enab[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 39 - English . F F F F F Onboard Seri al Port 1 8 Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address. 8 3F8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8,Using IRQ4. (Default value) 8 2F8/IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8,Using IRQ3. 8 3E8/IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8,Using IRQ4. 8 2[...]

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    - 40 - GA-7V A Motherboard English F F F F F Midi Port Address 8 Disabled Disabled this function. 8 300 Set Midi Port Address to 300. 8 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330.(Default V alue) F F F F F Midi Port IRQ 8 5 Set 5 for Midi Port IRQ. (Default value) 8 10 Set 10 for Midi Port IRQ .[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 41 - English Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend T ype [S1(POS)] Item Help ø USB Device Wake-Up From S3 Disabled Menu Level u Power LED in S1 state [Blinking] Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-off] AC Back Function [Soft-Off] Keyboard Power On [Disabled] Mouse [...]

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    - 42 - GA-7V A Motherboard English F F F F F ACPI Suspend T ype 8 S1(POS) Set suspend type to Power On Suspend under ACPI OS(Power On Suspend). (Default value) 8 S3(STR) Set suspend type to Suspend T o RAM under ACPI OS (Suspend T o RAM). F F F F F USB Device W akeup From S3 (When ACPI Suspend T ype is set [S3(STR)]) USB device wakeup From S3 can b[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 43 - English F F F F F Mouse Power On 8 Disabled Can’t Power on system by Mouse Event. (Default value) 8 Enabled Can Power on system by Mouse Event. F F F F F PME Event W ake up M When set at Enabled, any PCI-PM event awakes the system from a PCI-PM controlled state. M This feature require s an A TX power supply that provides at le a[...]

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    - 44 - GA-7V A 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 u PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI4 IRQ Assignment [Auto] higf : Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:V alue F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:Ge[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 45 - English PC Health Status Figure7: PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help Case Opened No Menu Level u VCORE 1.810V DDRVtt 1.248V +3.3V 3.280V + 5V 4.919 V +12V 1 1.968V 5VSB 5.053V Current System T emperature 27°C Current CPU F AN Spee[...]

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    - 46 - GA-7V A Motherboard English F F F F F Curr ent Syste m T emperatur e ( ° C) Detect System T emp. automatically . F F F F F Curr ent CPU F AN / SYSTEM F AN Speed (RPM) Detect Fan speed status automatically. F F F F F Fa n Fail W arning ( CPU / SYSTEM) 8 Disabled Don’t monitor current fan speed. (Default value) 8 Enabled Alarm when stops. F[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 47 - English Fr equency/V oltage Control Figure 8: Frequency/V oltage Control CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2003 Award Software Frequency/V oltage Control Spread spectrum Modulated [Auto] Item Help CPU Host Clock Control [Disable] Menu Level u ø CPU Host Frequency(MHz) 100 ø PCI/AGP Frequency(MHz) 33/66 DRAM Clock(MHz) [Auto][...]

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    - 48 - GA-7V A Motherboard English F F F F F PCI/AGP Fr equency (MHz) 8 The values depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) . F F F F F D RAM Clock (MHz) 8 Please set DRAM Clock according to your requirement. If you use DDR200 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)” to “100-DDR200”. If you use DDR333 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)”[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 49 - English Load Fail-Safe Defaults F F F F F 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 } Adva[...]

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    - 50 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Load Optimized Defaults Figure 10: Load Optimized Defaults F F F F F 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-Safe Defaul[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 51 - English Set Supervisor/User Password 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>. Y[...]

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    - 52 - GA-7V A 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 BIOS Feature[...]

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    BIOS Setup - 53 - 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 Defaults } [...]

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    T echnical Reference - 55 - English Q-Fla sh Introduction A. What is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. B. How to use Q-Flash? a. After power on the computer , pressing <Del> immediately during POST (Power On Self T est) it will al[...]

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    - 56 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Congratulation! Y ou have completed the flashed and now can restart system. Load BIOS From Floppy ! In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. XXXX.XX 256K Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC: Return Main ! Press Enter to Run. 1 File(s) found Are you s[...]

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    T echnical Reference - 57 - English Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Internet Update" icon b. Click "Update New BIOS" icon c. Select @BIOS TM sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboard e. System will automatically download and update the BIOS. Method 2: If you don’t have DOS boot disk,[...]

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    - 58 - GA-7V A Motherboard 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: 7V A-A.F1). e. [...]

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    T echnical Reference - 59 - English @ BIOS Introduction 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 it. Maybe not like others, you are very experienced in BIOS updatin[...]

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    - 60 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Ea sy T une TM 4 Intr oduction Gigabyte announces EasyT une TM 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyT une 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 &[...]

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    T echnical Reference - 61 - English Revision History 2-/4-/6-Cha nnel Audio Function Introduction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: STEP 3: Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “2 channels for stereo speakers out put”. We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acqiire the best sound effect if the stereo output[...]

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    - 62 - GA-7V A Motherboard English 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to "Line Out",the rear channels to "Line In". STEP 3 : Select "Speaker Configuration", and choose the "4 channels for 4 speakers out put". Disable "Only SURROUND-KIT", and press "OK". [...]

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    T echnical Reference - 63 - 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 chan- nels to "Line In", and the Center/Subwoofer channels to "MIC In ". Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 : After installation[...]

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    - 64 - GA-7V A Motherboard 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 & CEN / Subwoofer) SURROUND-KI[...]

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    T echnical Reference - 65 - English STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windows 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 CENTER. STE[...]

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    - 66 - GA-7V A Motherboard English S PDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the SPDIF 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 " SPDIF output" device is available on the motherboard. Cable with rear brack[...]

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    Appendix - 69 - English Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP (CD ver 2.2) 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 exec[...]

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    - 70 - GA-7V A Motherboard English n VIA 4IN1 Driver For INF , AGP , IDE and DMA Driver n USB Path for WinXP This patch driver can help you to resolve the USB device wake up S3 hang up issue in XP n RealT ek AC97 Audio Driver Audio driver for Realtek AC97 codec chipset n VIA USB 2.0 Controller For VIA VT8233 (VT6203) / VIA VT8235 south bridge Item [...]

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    Appendix - 71 - English SOFTW ARE APPLICA TION This page reveals the value-added software developed by Gigabyte and its worldwide partners. n Gigabyte Windows Utilities Manager(GWUM) This utility can integrate the Gigabyte's applications in the system tray n Gigabyte Management T ool(GMT) A useful tool which can manage the computer via the net[...]

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    - 72 - GA-7V A 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.[...]

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    Appendix - 73 - 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 options are hidden in n[...]

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    - 74 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Question 8: How do I disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card? Answer: Gigabyte motherboards will auto-detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in, so you don't need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA. Question 9: Why cannot I use the IDE 2? Answer: Please r[...]

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    Appendix - 75 - English Question 10: Sometimes I hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up. What do these beeps usually stand for? Answer: The beep codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems. However, they are only for reference purposes. The situations might differ from case to case. g AMI BIOS Beep [...]

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    - 76 - GA-7V A Motherboard 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. START Failure has been excluded. Ye s Please make sure motherboard & chassis are not sh[...]

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    Appendix - 77 - 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 local retailer o[...]

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    - 78 - GA-7V A Motherboard 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 Mo[...]

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    Appendix - 79 - 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 C o m p l e m e n t a r y M e t a l O x i d e S [...]

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    - 80 - GA-7V A Motherboard English Acronyms Meaning L B A Logical Block Addressing LE D Light Emitting Diode M H z Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface M T H Memory Translator Hub MP T 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 Po[...]

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    - 90 - GA-7V A Motherboard English  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 classi[...]