Gigabyte GA-7VM400MF Owner's manual

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When you installing AGP 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® KM400. You
might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert
an AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) card
Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with
2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X
(1.5V) mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this card is
2X(3.3V).
The GA-7VM400M(F) motherboards might not function properly, if you
install this card without switching the jumper to 4X(1.5V) mode in it.
Example 2: Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by "Power
Color", the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their
golden finger is compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but
they support 2X(3.3V) only.
The GA-7VM400M(F) motherboards might not function properly, If you
install this card in it.
Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on
ATi Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance
with AGP 4X(1.5V) specification. Therefore, AG32S (G)will work
fine with VIA® KM400 based motherboards.
Before you install PCI cards, please remove the Dual BIOS
label from PCI slots if there is one.
AGP 4X/8X notch
MThe 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.
MThird-party brands and names are the property of
their respective owners.
MPlease do not remove any labels on motherboard, this
may void the warranty of this motherboard.
MDue to rapid change in technology, some of the
specifications might be out of date before publication
of this booklet.
Declaration of Conformity
We, Manufacturer/Importer
(full address)
G.B.T. Technology 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-7VM400M(F)
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)
in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive
o EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
industrial,scientific and medical (ISM
high frequency equipment
o EN 61000-3-2*
T EN 60555-2
Disturbances in supply systems cause
by household appliances and similar
electrical equipment Harmonics
o EN 55013 Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
broadcast receivers and associated
equipment
o EN 61000-3-3*Disturbances in supply systems cause
by household appliances and similar
electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations
o EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
household electrical appliances,
portable tools and similar electrical
apparatus
T EN 50081-1Generic emission standard Part 1:
Residual commercial and light industry
T EN 50082-1Generic immunity standard Part 1:
Residual commercial and light industry
o EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
fluorescent lamps and luminaries
Generic emission standard Part 2:
Industrial environment
o EN 55081-2
Immunity from radio interference of
broadcast receivers and associated
equipment
Generic emission standard Part 2:
Industrial environment
o EN 55082-2
T EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement
of radio disturbance characteristics of
information technology equipment
lmmunity requirements for household
appliances tools and similar apparatus
o ENV 55104
Cabled distribution systems; Equipment
for receiving and/or distribution from
sound and television signals
EMC requirements for uninterruptible
power systems (UPS)
o EN50091-2
o EN 55020
o DIN VDE 0855
o part 10
o part 12
(EC conformity marking)
T CE marking
The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product
with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73/23 EEC
Safety requirements for mains operated
electronic and related apparatus for
household and similar general use
o EN 60950
o EN 60065
Safety of household and similar
electrical appliances
o EN 60335
Manufacturer/Importer
Signature:
Name:
(Stamp)Date : June 20, 2003
T EN 60555-3
Timmy Huang
o EN 50091-1
Timmy Huang
Safety for information technology equipment
including electrical bussiness equipment
General and Safety requirments for
uninterruptible power systems (UPS)
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109
(a),Class B Digital Device
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)
Responsible PartName:
Address:
Phone/Fax No:
hereby declares that the product
Product Name:
Conforms to the following specifications:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful and (2) this device must accept any inference received,
including that may cause undesired operation.
Representative Person’s Name:
Signature:Eric Lu
Supplementary Information:
Model Number:
17358 Railroad Street
City of Industry, CA 91748
G.B.T. INC. (U.S.A.)
(818) 854-9338/ (818) 854-9339
Motherboard
GA-7VM400M(F)
Date:
ERIC LU
June 20 , 2003
USER'S MANUAL
GA-7VM400M(F)
AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard
AMD Athlon/ Athlon XP / Duron Socket A Processor Motherboard
Rev. 1001
12ME-7VM400MF-1001
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Table of Content
Item Checklist ......................................................................................4
Features Summary..............................................................................5
Chapter 1 Introduction .........................................................................5
GA-7VM400M(F) Motherboard Layout ........................................................... 7
Block Diagram.................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ............................................ 10
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)........................................11
Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup ........................................................................................ 11
Step1-2: CPU Installation ............................................................................................ 12
Step1-3: CPU Cooling Fan Installation ........................................................................ 13
Step 2: Install memory modules................................................................... 14
Step 3: Install expansion cards..................................................................... 16
Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply.............. 17
Step4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ........................................................................... 17
Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction ............................................................................... 19
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ....................................................................... 31
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F2)........................................... 32
Standard CMOS Features............................................................................. 34
Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................................. 37
Integrated Peripherals.................................................................................. 39
Power Management Setup ............................................................................ 43
Table of Content
English
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PnP/PCI Configurations................................................................................. 46
PC Health Status........................................................................................... 47
Frequency/Voltage Control............................................................................ 49
Load Fail-Safe Defaults................................................................................. 51
Load Optimized Defaults............................................................................... 52
Set Supervisor/User Password..................................................................... 53
Save & Exit Setup .......................................................................................... 54
Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................... 55
Chapter 4 Technical Reference.......................................................... 57
@ BIOSTM Introduction .................................................................................. 57
Easy TuneTM 4 Introduction ............................................................................ 58
Flash BIOS Method Introduction ................................................................... 59
2-/4-/6-Channel Audio Function Introuction.................................................. 63
Chapter 5 Appendix........................................................................... 71
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Item Checklist
Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated
Circuit (IC) chips. To protect them against damage from static electricity, you
should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.
1.Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2.Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have
one, touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as
the power supply case.
3.Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or
other components.
4.Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the
components whenever the components are separated from the system.
5.Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX
power connector on the motherboard.
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base and there
are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to the
mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so
be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying
about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the
motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, don't let the
screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole, otherwise it may
damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.
Installing the motherboard to the chassis
The GA-7VM400MF or GA-7VM400M motherboard 2 Port USB Cable x 1
IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1 4 Port USB Cable x 1
CD for motherboard driver & utilitySPDIF-KIT x 1 (SPDIF Out KIT)
GA-7VM400M(F) user's manualIEEE 1394 Cable x1
I/O ShieldAudio Combo Kit x 1
Quick PC Installation Guide (SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out KIT)
RAID ManualMotherboard Settings Label
GC-SATA Card (Optional)SATA RAID Manual
(Manual; SATA cable x1; Power cable x 1)SATA cable x2
Introduction- 5 -
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Form Factor24.4cm x 23.3cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPUSocket A processor
AMD AthlonTM/AthlonTM XP/ DuronTM (K7)
128K L1 & 512K/256K/64K L2 cache on die
200/266/333MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds
Supports 1.4GHz and faster
ChipsetVIA KM400 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC)
VIA VT8235 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)
Memory2 184-pin DDR sockets
Supports DDR333/DDR266/DDR200 DIMM
Supports up to 2GB DDR (Max)
Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM
I/O ControlIT8705
Slots1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X/2X mode(1.5V)
3 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
On-Board IDE2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE ports
for up to 4 ATAPI devices
Supports PIO mode3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE
& ATAPI CD-ROM
Hardware MonitorCPU/System Fan Revolution detect
CPU/System temperature detect
System Voltage Detect
On-Board Peripherals1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M
and 2.88M bytes.
1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port, COMB on Board
6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 x Rear, 4 xFront by cable)
3 x IEEE1394 by cable (*)
1 Front Audio Connector
Features Summary
to be continued......
Chapter 1Introduction
(*) For GA-7VM400MF only.
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On-Board Sound Realtek ALC650 CODEC
Line Out / 2 front speaker
Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch)
Mic In / center& subwoofer(by s/w switch)
SPDIF Out /SPDIF In
CD_In / Game port
On-Board USB 2.0Built in VIA VT8235 Chipset
On-Board LANRealTek RTL8100C
On-Board IEEE1394 (*)Ti TSB43AB23
PS/2 ConnectorPS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOSLicensed Award BIOS
Supports Q-Flash
Additional FeaturesPS/2 Keyboard power on by password,PS/2 Mouse power on
External Modem wake up
STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
AC Recovery
Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection
USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3
Support Thermal shutdown function
Supports @BIOS
Supports EasyTune 4
Overclocking Over Clock (DDR/AGP/CPU/PCI) by BIOS
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 can run under these specific
bus frequencies properly will depend on your hardware configurations, including CPU,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards.etc.
(*) For GA-7VM400MF only.
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GA-7VM400M(F) Motherboard Layout
KB_MS
COMA
LPT
CPU_FAN
ATX
RAM_LED
F_USB1
F2_1394 (*)
F1_1394 (*)
F_PANEL
F_USB2
SUR_CEN
SPDIF_IO
PWR_LED
AC97
GAME
COMB
GA-7VM400M(F)
SOCKET A
FDD
IDE1
IDE2
VGA
RTL8100C
BIOS
CI
TSB43AB23 (*)
IT8705
BAT
VT8235
VIA KM400
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
DDR1
AGP
SW1
CD_IN
DDR2
F_AUDIOAGP 8X
SYS_FAN
MIC_IN USB
LAN
LINE_IN
LINE_OUT
(*) For GA-7VM400MF only.
BZ
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Block Diagram
VIA
KM400
VIA
VT8235
CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz)
System Bus
200/266/333MHz FSB
AGPCLK66 MHz
33 MHz
14.318 MHz
48 MHz
LPC BUS
AGP 2X/4X/8X
3 PCI
PCICLK
(33MHz)
RJ45
AC97 Link
6 USB
Ports
ATA33/66/
100/133
IDE Channels
RTL8100C
IT8705
24 MHz
33 MHz
Game Port
Floppy
LPT Port
PS/2 KB/Mouse
2 COM Ports
MIC
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT
AMD-K7TM
Host CUP
6 Channel
CODEC
TSB43AB23 (*)
IEEE1394 (*)
200/266/333MHz
DDR
BIOS
AGPCLK
66MHz
HCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz)
CLK
GEN
HCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz)
CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz)
AGPCLK (66MHz)
PCICLK (33MHz)
USBCLK (48MHz)
14.318 MHz
33 MHz
PCI BUS 33MHz
66MHz V_Link
V_Link (66MHz)
VGA Port
(*) For GA-7VM400MF only.
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Chapter 2Hardware Installation Process
Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation!
Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with the BIOS/
software installation.
To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:
Step 1- Set 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 cables, cabinet wires, and power supply
Step 3
Step 1
Step 5
Step 2
Step 4
Step 5
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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup
The CPU FSB can be switched by SW1 and refer to below table.
O: ON / X: OFF
Default Setting: 100MHz
SW1CPU CLOCK
100 133/166
1ONOFF
You must set SW1 to 100MHz when
you used FSB 200MHz CPU.
100 : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU
133/166: Support FSB 266/333MHz
CPU
SW1
1
ON
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Step1-2: CPU Installation
CPU Top 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 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 installation. Please change the insert orientation.
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Step1-3: CPU Cooling Fan Installation
3.Fasten the cooling fan 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 AMD approved cooling fan.
2.We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat
conduction between your CPU and Cooling Fan.
3.Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this
completes the installation.
Please refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail installation procedure.
Before installing the CPU Heat Sink , adhere to the following warning:
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Step 2: Install memory modules
DDR
Notch
Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:
1.When RAM_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 installation. Please change the
insert orientation.
The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module(DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will
automatically detects memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically
into the DIMM Slot. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size
can vary between sockets.
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)
Total System Memory (Max 2GB)
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DDR Introduction
Established on the existing SDRAM industry 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 sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM
infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the
memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM
designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266) doubles
the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock, achieving data
bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency. With peak band-
width of 2.664GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low
latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high-end PC's and value desktop SMA
systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is
a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications.
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 DIMM module.
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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 small white- drawable bar.
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 in motherboard.
4.Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.
5.Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.
6.Replace your computer's chassis cover.
7.Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.
8. Install related driver from the operating system.
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