Gigabyte GA-7VM266 User manual

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Declaration of Conformity

We, Manufacturer/Importer

(full address)

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declare that the product

( description of the apparatus, system, installation to which it refers)

Mother Board

GA-7VM266

is in conformity with

(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared)

in accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive



 EN 55011 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

industrial,scientific and medical (ISM

high frequency equipment



 EN 61000-3-2*

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7 EN 60555-2

Disturbances in supply systems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Harmonics”



 EN 55013

Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

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 EN 61000-3-3* Disturbances in supply systems cause

by household appliances and similar

electrical equipment “Voltage fluctuations”

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 EN 55014 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

household electrical appliances,

portable tools and similar electrical

apparatus

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7 EN 50081-1

Generic emission standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry

77

7 EN 50082-1

Generic immunity standard Part 1:

Residual commercial and light industry



 EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

fluorescent lamps and luminaries

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

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 EN 55081-2

Immunity from radio interference of

broadcast receivers and associated

equipment

Generic emission standard Part 2:

Industrial environment

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 EN 55082-2

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7 EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurement

of radio disturbance characteristics of

information technology equipment

lmmunity requirements for household

appliances tools and similar apparatus



 ENV 55104

Cabled distribution systems; Equipment

for receiving and/or distribution from

sound and television signals

EMC requirements for uninterruptible

power systems (UPS)

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 EN50091-2

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 EN 55020



 DIN VDE 0855

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 part 10



 part 12

(EC conformity marking)

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7 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

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 EN 60950



 EN 60065

Safety of household and similar

electrical appliances

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 EN 60335

Manufacturer/Importer

Signature:

Name:

(Stamp)

Date : Oct. 6, 2003

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7 EN 60555-3

Timmy Huang

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 EN 50091-1

Safety for information technology equipment

including electrical bussiness equipment

General and Safety requirements 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 Party Name:

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-7VM266

Date:

ERIC LU

Oct. 6, 2003

USER'S MANUAL

GA-7VM266

AMD Athlon

™

/ Athlon

™

XP/ Duron

™

Socket A

Processor Motherboard

AMD Athlon

™

/ Athlon

™

XP/ Duron

™

Socket A Processor Motherboard

Rev. 1001

12ME-7VM266-1001

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Table of Content

Item Checklist ......................................................................................... 4

WARNING! ............................................................................................... 4

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................ 5

Features Summary ...................................................................................... 5

GA-7VM266 Motherboard Layout ............................................................... 7

Block Diagram ............................................................................................. 8

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process ............................................. 11

Step 1: Set system jumper (CLK_JP) ........................................................ 12

Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)..................................... 13

Step 2-1: CPU Installation .................................................................................................... 13

Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation .............................................................................. 14

Step 3: Install Memory Modules ................................................................ 15

Step 4: Install expansion cards ................................................................. 17

Step 5: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires and power supply ............ 18

Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ................................................................................. 18

Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction ....................................................................................... 20

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ......................................................................... 31

The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : E3) ........................................ 32

Standard CMOS Features......................................................................... 34

Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................... 37

Integrated Peripherals .............................................................................. 39

Power Management Setup ....................................................................... 44

PnP/PCI Configurations ............................................................................. 47

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PC Health Status........................................................................................ 48

Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................................ 50

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

@BIOS

™

Introduction................................................................................. 57

EasyTune

™

4 Introduction ......................................................................... 58

Flash BIOS Method Introduction............................................................... 59

Method 1 : Q-Flash

™

Utility ................................................................................................. 59

Method 2 : @BIOS Utility ..................................................................................................... 72

2- / 4- / 6-Channel Audio Function Introuction .......................................... 74

Xpress Recovery Introduction ................................................................... 80

Chapter 5 Appendix ............................................................................. 85

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Item Checklist

The GA-7VM266 motherboard

CD for motherboard driver & utility

GA-7VM266 user's manual

Quick PC Installation Guide

SATA RAID Manual

GC-SATA Card (optional)

(Manual; SATA cable x 1; Power cable x 1)

I/O Shield

IDE cable x 1 / Floppy cable x 1

Serial ATA cable x 2

2 Port USB Cable x 1

4 Port USB Cable x 1

SPDIF-Kit x 1 (SPDIF Out Kit)

IEEE 1394 Cable x1

Audio Combo Kit x 1

(SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out Kit)

Motherboard Settings Label

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...

WARNING!

Introduction

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Form Factor y 21.0cm x 24.4cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB

CPU y Socket A processor

AMD Athlon

™

/Athlon

™

XP/Duron

™

(K7) Socket A processor

128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die

200/266MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds

y Supports 1.4GHz and faster

Chipset y VIA KM266 Memory/AGP Controller(PAC)

y VT8235V-LINK Client Highly Integrated

Memory y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

y Supports DDR266/DDR200 DIMM

y Supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max)

y Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM

I/O Control y ITE8705F

Slots y 1 universal AGP slot (1X/2X/4X) device support

y 3 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant

On-Board IDE y 2 IDE bus master (DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE ports for

up to 4 ATAPI devices

y Supports PIO mode 3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE

& ATAPI CD-ROM

On-Board Peripherals y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88M bytes

y 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode

y 2 Serial ports (COMA, Internal COMB), 1 VGA port

y 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 x Rear, 4 x Front by cable)

y 1 Front Audio connector

Hardware Monitor y CPU/System fan revolution detect

y CPU/System temperature detect

y CPU shutdown temperature

y System voltage detect

y CPU/System fan fail warning

Chapter 1 Introduction

to be continued......

Features Summary

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On-Board VGA y Built-in VIA KM266 chipset

On-Board LAN y Builit-in RTL8201BL chip

y 1 RJ45 port

On-Board Sound y Realtek ALC655 codec

y Line Out / 2 front speaker

y Line In / 2 rear speaker (by s/w switch)

y Mic In / center & subwoofer (by s/w switch)

y SPDIF In / Out

y CD In / Game port

PS/2 Connector y PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interace

BIOS y Licensed AWARD BIOS

y Supports Q-Flash

™

Additional Features y PS/2 Keyboard power on by password

y PS/2 Mouse power on

y STR (Suspend-To-RAM)

y AC Recovery

y Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection

y USB KB/Mouse wake up from S1, S3

y Supports Thermal Shutdown function

y Supports @BIOS

™

y Supports EasyTune 4

™

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, Memory, Cards…etc.

Introduction

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GA-7VM266 Motherboard Layout

GA-7VM266

KB_MS

COMA

CD_IN

F_AUDIO

F_PANEL

BATTERY

SYS _FAN

VIA VT8235

VIA KM266

SOCKET A

CPU_FAN

ATX

FDD

IDE2

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

DDR1

CODEC

ITE8705

BIOS

F_USB2

CI

VGA

IDE1

COMB

F_USB1

RAM_LED

PWR_LED

USB

LAN

DDR2

SUR_CEN

LPT

GAME

LINE_IN

LINE_OUT

MIC_IN

RTL

8201BL

SPDIF_IO

CLK_JP

AGP

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AMD-K7

™

VIA

KM266

VIA

VT8235

CPU CLK (100/133MHz)

Host Bus 100/133MHz

2.5V DDR

100/133 MHz

66 MHz

14.318 MHz

48 MHz

PCI BUS

3 PCI

RTL8201BL

RJ45

AC97

CODEC

MIC

LINE-IN

LINE-OUT

AGP 1X/2X/4X

AGPCLK(66MHz)

HCLK (100/133MHz)

NPCLK (66MHz)

AGPCLK(66MHz)

ATA66/100/133

IDE Channels

6 USB

Ports

(2.0/1.1)

ITE 8705F

Game Port

Floppy

LPT Port

PS/2

KB/Mouse

2 COM Ports

PCICLK

(33MHz)

VGA Port

ICS

950902DF

HCLK (66MHz)

CPU CLK(100/133MHz)

AGPCLK (66MHz)

NPCLK (33MHz)

PCICLK (33MHz)

USBCLK (48MHz)

14.318 MHz

33 MHz

Block Diagram

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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process

To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

Step 1 -Set system Jumper (CLK_JP)

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

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.

Step 3

Step 1

Step 5

Step 2

Step 4

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Step 1: Set system jumper (CLK_JP)

The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133MHz and auto by adjusting CLK_JP.

(The frequency ratio depend on CPU.)

CLK_JP

1-2 close: 100MHz

1

2-3 close: 133MHz

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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 installation. Please change the insert orientation.

Socket Actuation Lever

Pin1 indicator

CPU Top View CPU Bottom View

1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and

up to 90-degree angle.

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.

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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 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.

3. Fasten the cooling fan supporting-

base onto the CPU socket on the

motherboard.

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.

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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.

Step 3: Install Memory Modules

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

socket. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary

between sockets.

DDR

Notch

Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM

Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMM x 64 2 DIMMs x 64

64 Mbit (2Mx8x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes

64 Mbit (1Mx16x4 banks) 32 MBytes 64 MBytes

128 Mbit(4Mx8x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes

128 Mbit(2Mx16x4 banks) 64 MBytes 128 MBytes

256 Mbit(8Mx8x4 banks) 512 MBytes 1 GBytes

256 Mbit(4Mx16x4 banks) 128 MBytes 256 MBytes

512 Mbit(16Mx8x4 banks) 1 GBytes 2 GBytes

512 Mbit(8Mx16x4 banks) 256 MBytes 512 MBytes

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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 existing

SDRAM architecture, yet make the awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck

by doubling the memory bandwidth. Nowadays, with the highest bandwidth of 3.2GB/s of DDR400

memory and complete line of DDR400/333/266/200 memory solutions, DDR memory is the best

choice for building high performance and low latency DRAM subsystem that are suitable for servers,

workstations, and full range of desktop PCs.

1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM

memory module can only fit in one direction.

2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into

the DIMM socket. Then push it down.

3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM

sockets to lock the DIMM module.

Reverse the installation steps when you wish to

remove the DIMM module.

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