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1. 4 Chapter T Mode EE D Features SUM MANY asc Ame nee cine eae Santee a 5 GA 7VAMotherboard ME E T Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process 8 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU 9 Step1 1 CPU Speed Seld ese ee ee 9 Step T2 C RI UE e RE 10 Step1 3 CPU Heat Sink Installation 11 Step 2 Install memory modules sss 12 Step 3 Install expansion cards acta doro pnt ico mat 19 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 14 Step4 1 0 Back Panel Introduction 14 Step4 2 Connectors Introduction ui bere eta e eb E eee eet 16 Chapter S BIOS WE 23 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F 1 24 Standard CMOS Features ertet tenete tram t reri teen 26 Advanced BIOS Fealll 8s atasesiit itenim pede ueber ace 29 Integrated Peripherals auia cna benedi uer cttu end rubea be AR OUR iu 31 GA 7VA Motherboard 2 Power Management Setup 4 44444 4 35 inlet Eee 38 PG Heatm Stalis 39 Frequency Voltage Control essere nennnnnnnn 41
2. ACP SC ais RD F ERIDTIUM PER hap Fie 1 1 thine GA 7VA Motherboard 4 3 We use GA 7VTX motherboard as example Please select GA 7V TX by Model or Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files B Eulbw eg apvd 2 Hol ee Tiken A Tons RTT Baz l T mme o m i E pen T 4 Select an appropriate BIOS version For ex ample F4 and click to dow nload the file It will pop up a file download screen then select the Open this file from its current location and press OK gg Er SIGABTTE sau Cm hd ee KE OO WK CN E KREE A EPRHI Re De Ekamai partir Heil ka Mr sc Sle ee eee Bech been EE m e kel E rn ep ome tena i is Malen zeen ain el kB 3 x SAN oed OVES P ider E real i 55 Technical Reference 5 Atthis time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the files ese im m ETE Cu Ve sre Ul 52 fy zj reek fy ILLUM Ei 4 Gebai JI bua Lies low thaw as Ow 6 Please extract the dow nload files into the clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and press Extract Dua dsl uWbirp dn gt FERT P ease h an 23 Delt Faia eua Enn r po l Lnd NEN ase et es Cem sa CES
3. STEP3 Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURROUND KIT s REAR R L and the Center Subw oofer channels to SURROUND KIT SSUB CENTER STEP4 Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the botbm ofthe screen STEP5 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for5 1 speakers output Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK PCS Rl SURROUND FIT iv Only SURROUND KIT When the Environment settings is None the sound bel te yates mai nn would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 6 channels output T3 Technical Reference SPDIF Output Device Optional Device A SPDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link to the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coax ial cable and F iber connecting port 1 Connect the SPDF output dev ice to the rear bracketof PC and fix twih screw 2 Connect SPDF wire to the motherboard 3 Connect co axial or opical output to the SPDIF decoder GA 7VA Motherboard 14 Mem T5 I GA 7VA Motherboard 16 Chapter 5 Appendix Picture below are shown in Windows XP CD driver version 1 0 Insert the driver C D title that came with y our motherbo
4. 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 AlP2Knokh notch Caution AGP 2X 3 3V card is not supported by VIA KT400 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 7VA or any AGP 4X only motherboards might not function properly if you install this card without switching the jumper to 4X 1 5 mode in it Example 2 Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by Power Color the graphics card manufacturer amp 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 7 VA or any AGP 4X only motherboards might not function properly If you install this card in it Note Although Gigaby te 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 VIA9 KT400 based motherboards The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make
5. Disturbarces in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrbal equipment Voltage fluctuations Generic emission standard Part 1 Residual commercialand light industry Genericimmunity standard Part 1 Residual commercialand light industry Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrialenvironment Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrialenvironment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools ard similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible powersystems UPS CE EC conformity marking Themanufactureralso dedaresthe onfomity of above mentioned product withthe actual equiredsafety standards in accordance wth LVD 73 23EEC Safetyrequirements for mains cperated EN 60950 electronic and rebted apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar O EN 091 1 electrical appliances Manufacturerl mp otter Date September 16 2002 S tamp Safetyfor infomation tecmology equpment including electricalbussiness equipment Generdand Safety requirmerts for uninterruptible power systems UPS Signature Timmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Res ponsible PartName G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad S treet City of Industry CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA 7VA Conforms to the follo wing specifi
6. Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode Flash BIOS Procedure STEP 1 1 Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip Firstly you hav e to install the ex traction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files Both of these utilities are available on many shareware download pages like http www shareware cnet com STEP 2 Make a DOS boot diskette See example Windows 98 O S Beware Windows ME 2000 are not allowed to make a DOS boot disk ette 1 With an available floppy disk in the floppy drive Please leav e the diskette UN write protected ty pe Double click the My Computer icon from Desktop then click 3 5 dis kette A and right click to select Format M Er IF LL LI Erw ae re Te eer GA 7VA Motherboard 52 2 Select the Quick erase for Format Ty pe and pick both Display summary when finished and Copy system files after that press Start That will format the floppy and transfer the needed system files to it Beware This procedure will erase all the prior data on that floppy so please proceed accordingly amiak lF E boppe 125 C5 352b iaa an s gt Can unb rap LIAA gat fierce SO mre gt dau url DII bab Lobel D Bia label ke papers anny edm inas Li Cayir on dle 3 After the floppy has been formatted completely plea
7. Top E neue 43 Load Fail Safe RE 44 Load Optimized Deraulls 45 Set Supervisor User Password 46 Says CRIES UD EE 4T EE WOMEN 48 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 51 EOC BI RE 51 BIOS FlasmPrOCedUl6 aao cic atte bo eet tudo 52 BIOS IntroQue lli vac pae tob toa needed det 67 Easy T ure 44 INUOCUCUON sends nat hu haee aba ute vt 68 2 4 6 Channel Audio FUNCTION Introduction 69 Chab Ero APPENA de 77 3 Table of Content Item Checklist The GA 7VA motherboard M 2 Port USB Cable x 1 IDE cable x 2 Floppy cable x 1 O 4PortUSB Cable x 1 Motherboard Settings Label Audio combo Kit x1 O IEEE 1394 Cable x1 O SPDIF KITx1 SPD Kit 1 I O Shield GA 7VA user s manual RAID Manual CD for motherboard driver amp utility Driver CD Quick PC Installation Guide 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 y our 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 y our hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object
8. distributor for help Or you could submit y our question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone htto www gigaby te com Wl The appropriate response will be provided ASAP of Appendix GA 7VA Motherboard 88 89 Memo GA 7VA Motherboard 90
9. gt Flash841 7VTX F4 and then press Enter Starting Windows 98 Microsoft R Window s98 Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981 1999 A gt dir w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Number is 16EB 353D Directory of A COMMAND COM 7VTXF4 FLASH841 EXE 3 file s 838 954 bytes 0 dir s 324 608 bytes free A gt Flash841 7VTX F4 2 Now screen appears the following Flash Utility main menu Press Enter the highlighted item will locate on the model name of the right upper screen Right after that press Enter to start BIOS Flash Utility Miah IHT eee ee lp a i a bte ree Uer ael bons f DER IC Pylian A alae Lier Les Exit 59 Technical Reference 3 It will pop up a screen and asks Are you sure to flash the BIO S Press Enter to continue theprocedure or press ESC to quit Beware Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS It will render y our BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperativ e Mnsak IHAT a ee ee ie Rg ree Uer ael bow ea 8 re you sure to flash the BIOS Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel Bu Exit Minak WH iy my mv mm omen Roy rn Be EXIT Enter to continue Or Esc to cancel bar FE E Pls rome tr radon d GA 7VA Motherboard 00 STEP 6 Load BIOS defaults Normally the system redete
10. such as the power supply case A 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 sy stem 5 Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before y ou plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis If themotherboard has mounting holes but they dont line up with the hdes 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 y our hands In this way y ou can still atach the motherboard to the base without worry ing about short circuits Sometimes y ou 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 dontlet 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 GA 7VA Motherboard 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Features Summary Form Factor e 29 3cm x 20 0cm AIX size form factor 4 layers PCB CPU e Socket A processor AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron K7 128K L1 amp 256K 64K L2 cache on die 20
11. 4 sec to Power of Enter suspend if button is pressedless than4 sec amp AC Back Function Memory Sy sim power on depends on the status before AC bst gt gt Soft Off Alway s in Offstatew hen AC back Default v alue gt gt Ful On Aw ays pow eronthe system whenAC back Keyboard Power On This feature allow s you to set the method for powering on the system The option Password allow s y ou to set up to 8 alphanumeric characters to power on the s y stem The option Any Key allows y ou to touch the key board to power on the sy stem The option Key board 98 allows you to use the standard key board 98 to power on the system gt Password Entr from 1 to 8 characters to set the Key board Pow er On Password Disabled Disabled this functon Defaultv alue gt gt Key board 98 Ify ourkeyboardhave POWER Key buton y oucanpress the key to pow er ony our sy stem Mouse Power On gt gt Disabled Cant Pow eron system by Mouse Ev ent Defaut v alue gt Enabled Can Pow eronsy sem by Mouse Ev ert GA 7VA Motherboard 9 3 PME Event Wake up When set at Enabled any PCI PM event awakes the system from a PCI PM controlled state This feature requires anATX pow er supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Disabled Disabled PME Ev entWake up funcion Enabled Enabled PME Ev ent Wake upfunction DefaultValue ModemRing On WakeOnLAN WhenAC Back Function is set to
12. Flash lype Size SST 39SF020 256K Keep DMIData Yes Load BIOS from Floppy Save BIOS to Floppy Space Bar Change Value ESC Reset 1 4 Select Item 03 Technical Reference Load BIOS FromFloppy the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run 1 File s found Total Size 1 39M Free Size 1 14M F5 Refresh DEL Delete ESC Return Main Where XXXX XX is name of the BIOS file Press Enter to Run Press Enter to Run Congratulation You have completed the flashed and now can restart sy stem GA 7VA Motherboard 4 5 Method 3 ae If you don t have DOS boot disk we recommend that y ou used Gigabyte BIOS program to fash BIOS Is DOS TD poss Tools icon FESEEHREPCHHUTCTEHIEUI A A c mad Tar An ints F Has Fuite Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet Click Internet Update icon Click Update New BIOS icon Select BIOS sever og o o CG e vi XD 7m d goes Ho GD d aa gr a a GEN Rr p 86 02 Dhi arar trc 1 1 Ziirde LI Eo a er 1 7 3 Pikad saberi GIS serwer siig Pica sa LS deser att 61 2244 memi ka TI eee 7 an T mores fpa DIOS 25351 iE Ens Gagabpb CSXEIOS 3231 poe AEDS Sad 00 z 3 Please select BIOS sever site then Click OK Select the exact model na
13. drivers Appendix Appendix B RealTek AC 97 Audio Driver Insert the driver C D title that came with y our motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver C D tite 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 exe el Zu Che in ta bel IF noa hd ta rears a ke anda Tel cu lieh ramki hber H AEL Lame AH duum dio Hed l m Hu d Lacu saaki rla an ere a ndo GA 7VA Motherboard 80 Appendix C EasyTuned Utilities Installation Insert the driver C D title that came with y our motherboard into y our CD ROM driver the driver C D tite will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execule the setup ex e c Tin aT er lr dod purity ED Ch 32 d 0 vele Road uam T ap 08 do bpe sel dn 4 5on t Lo pw wr ed Peete pore e r Inn sl m iS Dete comede d sD ede round x bras A ii di neo par Aer Sea a mcm barra rad Pe ed peel ke reis s ER KE ur m ee ooa zn mg y 20 ah bn ony bab rer Le Samu ee onem aas i hen ee ie i s grs Appendix Appendix D Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMO
14. memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map GA 7VA Motherboard 28 Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Softw are First Boot Dev ice second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Up Floppy Seek InitDisplay First Adv anced BOS Features SCH HDD 0 Malise CDROM Disabled AGP T1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defauls F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 3 Adv anced BIOS Features Hrst Second Third Boot device This feaure alows you toselectthe boot dev ice priority gt gt Floppy gt gt LS120 gt HDD 0 3 SCSI CDROM gt gt LAN USB CDROM gt gt USB ZIP gt gt USB FDD USB HDD p gt ZIP Disabled Selecty our boot dev ice priority by Floppy Select your boot dev ice priority by LS120 Select y our bootdev ice priority by HDD 0 3 Select your boot dev ice priority by SCSI Select your boot dev ice priority by CDROM Select your boot dev ice priority by LAN Select your boot dev ice priority by USB CDROM Select yourbootdev ice priority by USB ZIP Select your bootdev ice priority by USB FDD Select y our boot dev ice pri
15. 0260333 MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds e Supports 1 4GHz and faster Chipset e VIAKTA00 Memory AGP PCI Controller PAC e VIA VT8235 Integrated Peripheral Controller PSIPC Memory e 3 184 pin DDR sockets e Supports DDR DRAM PC 1600 P C 2100 P C 2700 P C 32009 7 e Supports up to 3 0GB DDR Max e Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM I O Control e T8 05 Slots e 1AGP slot supports 8X 4X 2X mode 1 5V amp AGP 3 0 Compliant e 5PCI slots supports 33MHz amp PCI 2 2 compliant On Board IDE e 2 DE contollers provides IDE HDD CD ROM IDE1 IDE2 with PIO Bus Master Ultra DMA33 ATA66 ATA 100 ATA 133 operation modes On Board Peripherals e 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M bytes e 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode e 2 Serial port COMA amp COMB e 6x USB 2 0 1 1 4 by cable Hardware Monitor e CPU System Fan Revolution detect e CPU System temperature detect e System Voltage Detect e Thermal shutdown function to be continued Note 1 gt FSB333 MHz only support DDR333 DIMM module Note 2 PC3200 only support by Micro Samsung Apacer DDR module as we verified more detail pls refer to P 85 5 Introduction On Board Sound On Board USB 2 0 PS 2 Connector BIOS Additional Features Overclocking Realtek ALC 650 CODEC Line Out 2 front speaker Line In 2 rear speaker by s w switch Mic In center amp subwoofer by s w switch SPDIF Out SPDIF In CD In AUX In Ga
16. 12 14 15 to PCI1 PCI5 PCI2 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 2 Default v alue b gt 344 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI2 PCI3 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 3 Default v due b gt 34 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCI3 PCI4 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 4 Default v alue b gt 344 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 Set3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 to PCM GA 7VA Motherboard 38 PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Softw are PC Health Status Reset Case Open S amp tus Disabled CaseOpened No MenuLevel gt VCORE 1 810V DDR Vtt 1 248V 3 3V 3 280V 5V 4 919 V 12V 11 968V 5VSB 5 053V Current CPU Temperature 39 C CurrentSy stem Temperature 52 C 125 F Current CPU FAN Speed 6250 RPM Current SYSTEM FAN speed ORPM CPU Shutdow n Temperature Disabled CPUFAN Fail Waming Disabled SYSTEM FAN Fail Warning Disabled T1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F 10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaul amp F7 Optimized Defaults Figure PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status 7 Case Opened Ifthe case is closed Case Opened will show No Ifthe case hav e been opened Case Opened will show Yes Ifyou wantto reset Case Opened value set Reset Case Open Status to Enabled and sav e CMOS y our computer will restart Cur
17. 1V 03V SetAGP voltage from 1 6V 1 8V DIMM OverVoltage Contr ol Increase DRAM voltage may getstable for Over Clock Butitmay damage b DRAM module w henenable his feature Normal Supply volage as DRAM module reguired Default v alue b gt 0 1V 03V SetDIMM voltage from 2 6V 2 8V GA 7VA Motherboard 42 Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features TopPeomanee gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Figure 9 Top Performance Top Performance If you wish to maximize the performance of your system set Top Performance as Enabled Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable Top Performance function 43 BIOS Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utiity Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimzed Defaults gt Power Management Setup SetSuperv isor Password gt PnP PCI Configurations SetUserPassword ESC Quit Ti Selectltem F amp Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum sy stem performance GA 7VA Motherboard 44 Load Optimized Def
18. 1st Boot Dev ice IDE 0 3rd Boot Dev ice CDROM S M A R T br Hard Disks Disabled Boot p Num Lock On ESC Quit TY 2 Select ltem Floppy Drive Seek Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify PasswordCheck Setup F5 Old Values Shif F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults 4 Press ESC to go back to previous screen Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP then press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot up AMIBDOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARDCMOSSETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOSFEATURESSETUP HARDWAREMONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE MEA PNP PCICONFIG Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOADSETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit TL Selectltem Shift F 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP GA 7VA Motherboard 58 STEP 5 BIOS flashing 1 After the system boot from floppy disk type A gt dir w and press Enter to check the entire files in floppy A Then type the BIOS flash utility and BIOS file after A In this case you have to type A
19. 2 After installation of the audio driver you II fnd an RET E iconon thetaskbar s status area Click the audioicon Sound Effect from the windows tray athe bottom of thescreen Sound EFFect E Kan STEP 3 BAe gufen HH aiar e sso ted ened exe tut UU LL VERB Faak Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 2 channels for stereo speakers out put e 2 channels mode for stereo spealers 09 Technical Reference 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connectthe front channels to Line Out therear channels to Linen Line Out Line In STEP2 After installation of he audio driver you II ind an RB iconon thetaskbars status area Click the audioicon z Sound Effect from the windows tray athe bottom of a the screen Sound Effect omens i SAM STEP3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 4 channels fr 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK eh gufen AAA aara e Tea erg gt obs erel 5 ULI 4 Channels mode for When the Env ironmert setings is None the Sey ES aei Salant Co sound would be performed as stereomode i 2 channels output Please selectthe other settings for 4 channels output GA 7VA Motherboard 10 Basic 6 ChannelAnalog Audio Output Mode Use the back audio panel co
20. 300 330 Set Midi Port Address to 330 Default Value Midi Port IRQ b gt Set 5for Midi Port IRQ Default value 10 Set 10for Midi Port IRQ GA 7VA Motherboard JY Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Softw are Pow er Management Setup ACPISuspend Ty pe S POS XUSB Dev ice Wake Up From S3 Disabled Menu Level gt Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant off AC Back Function Soft Off KeyboardPow er On Disabled Mouse Pow er On Disabled PMEEventWakeUp Enabled ModemRingOn WakeOnLAN Enabled Resumeby Alarm Disabled X Date of Month Alarm Ev eryday X Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 11 Move Enter Select PU PD ValueF10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaul amp F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 5 Pow er Management Setup 30 BIOS Setup ACPI Suspend Type gt S1 POS Setsuspend ty pe to Pow er On Suspend under ACPI OS Power On Suspend Default v alue SXSTR Setsuspend ty pe to Suspend To RAM under ACPIOS Suspend To RAM USB Device Wakeup From S3 When ACPI Suspend Type is set S3 S TR USB device wakeup From 53 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3 STR gt Enabled USB Devicecanw akeupsy sem fom S3 gt gt Disabled USB Dev ice can t wakeupsy stem fom S3 Default v alue Soft off by PWRB IN gt gt Instant off Press pow er button then Pow er off instantly Default value Delay 4 Sec Press pow er button
21. A D TES ip a Le Petites HA it ma Ii ahn l el pem bar br GA 7VA Motherboard 78 ed ETE tan im PP mra gt b oon EP TI oot amb i narran bda i sa lc tre bxaw rink rees Vk av nEle a eee vn WR evt ee gt Ti Se ary mm Ab be ty kd ree inl a lhara ina RTL REH Pane ek Pir e HR DD lt else PRUE We BL dake Rss n Ca SETT Feriae ee se Us ey Lk Vor re v i rbl SU Bbdced eImld bl ed Se A4 dem EAH ddA col c ed Hec ke DELE LE CZ OK Jeer cam eae eee pees FDS dels mg mes ber dh ar OR PKEL gt Mea ds RI r OHE Ou 2 on EGdnD HC TE a RE Se A dd ZE 00 ee PTL test pp Aui Wi ELE ae 6 You can choose Print to ATI 24r AAT C nk OTE P a e H en 5 1 File Dr seer dida paa abe rat al re Pirrd PCR DE Cho m Print to File Press this button you can view file on the screen We recommand you do it AP If there is any problem occurred during USB2 0 device installing using or upgrading Please visit Microsoft or GIGABYTE website for downloading the latest
22. Cable to ATA33 Please make sure y our IDE dev ice and cable is compatible w ith ATA33 AC97 Audio gt gt Auto BIOG wll automatically detect onboard AC97 Audio Default v alue Disabled Disabled AC97 Audio USB 1 1 Controller Disable this option if you are not using the onboard U SB feature gt Enabled Enabled USB Controller Default value gt Disabled Disabled USB Controller GA 7VA Motherboard 32 USB 2 0 Controller Disable this option if y ou are not using the onboard USB 2 0 feature gt Enabled Enabled USB 2 0 Controller Default value gt Disabled Disabled USB 2 0 Controler USB Keyboard Support When a USB key board is installed please set at Enabled Enabled Enabled USB Key board Support Disabled Disabled USB Key board Support Default v alue US B Mouse Support Enabled Enabled USB Mouse Support Disabled Disabled USB Mouse Support Default value Onboard Serial Port 1 gt gt Auto BIOSwill automatically setup the port 1 address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and addressis 3F8 Using IRQ4 Default v alue gt 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port1 andaddressis 2F8 Using RQ3 gt gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and addressis 3E8 Using RQ4 gt gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and addressis 2E8 Using RQ3 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 gt Auto BIOG wl automatically setup the p
23. Chip Fan will notwark Sometimes will damage the Chip GND Fan Usually black cable is GND p lt 6 4JATX POWER ATX Power gt AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable 20 and other related devices are firmly 12V VCC 5V SB Stand by 5V Bass VCC connected to the mainboard Power Good 5V GND GND VCC GND GND VCC PS ON SotOn Off GND GND 3 3V 12V 33V Sd 17 Hardw are Installation Process 9 IDE1 IDE2 IDET IDE2 Connector 282 EN MENEN SE 1 1 i Piet S eee ree ee SEET TH mu IDE1 6 FDD Floppy Connector SSCP HE EZ37E5t7ETERSEZERKRE RAN LED desst 8 PWR_LED GA 7VA Motherboard gt Important Notice Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2 The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pint Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD It supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mby tes floppy disk types The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1 Do not remove memory modules while DIMM LED is on It might cause short or other unex pected damages due to the 2 9V stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected PWR LED is connect with the sy stem power indicator to indicate whether the sy st
24. IOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARDCMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOSFEATURESSETUP HARDWAREMONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER Mig tim eeng SAAS LOAD BIOS DEFAU LOADSETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit TL Selectltem Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 4 Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure GA 7VA Motherboard 62 Method 2 cd Q Flas h 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 Howto use Q Flash a After power on the computer pressing lt Del gt immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter AWARD BIOS CMOS SETUP then press lt F8 gt to enter Q Flash utility CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults nad Ontimizad Default Enter Q Flash Utility Y N Y av e amp Ex itsetup gt Frequency Voltage Control Ex itWithout Sav ing ESC Qu TL gt lt Selectitem F8 Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Re Time Date Hard Disk Ty pe b Q Flash Utility Q Flash Utility V3 05
25. In jack Please note Line Out MIC In You are able to use 2 4 6 channel audio feature by Front Center and Subw oofer S W selection Speaker If you want to enable 6 channel function you have 2 TS choose for hardware connection Rear S peaker Method Connect Front Speaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to Line In Connect Center and Subwooferr to MIC Out Method2 You can refer to page 20 and contact y our nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable z If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup installation please refer to 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction 15 Hardw are Installation Process Step4 2 Connectors Introduction 1 CPU_FAN 10 BATTERY 2 SYS_FAN 11 F_AUDIO 3 NB_FAN 12 SUR_CEN 4 ATX_POWER 13 CD_IN 9 IDET IDE2 14 AUX IN 6 FDD 15 SPDIF 7 RAM LED 16 SPDIF IN 8 PWR LED 17 F USB1 F USB2 9 F PANEL 18 CI GA 7VA Motherboard 16 1 CPU FAN CPU FAN Connector gt Please note a proper installation of the C PU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from i running under abnormal condition or damaged o T E by overheating The CPU fan connector supports Max current up to 600 mA dee 2 SYS_FAN System FAN Connector gt This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature SE OFO 3 NB_FAN gt Ifyou installed wrong direction the
26. Page Setup Menu F7 Load the S etup Defaults F8 Q Flash F9 Reserved lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 23 BIOS Setup GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F 1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the H elp Window press Esc The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver E2 Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from eight setup functions and tw o exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Softw are gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults gt Pow e Management Setup SetSuperv isor Password gt PnP PCI Configurations SetUser Password gt PC Healh Status Sav e amp ExitSetup P Frequency Voltage Control Ex itWithout Sav ing ESC Quit Selectltem F amp Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Ty pe Figure 1 MainMenu o Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatibl
27. RE Ss EE Dn B s S ld Sec le oo SCH H PS 2 Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector gt This connector supports standard PS 2 6 pin Female keyboard and PS 2 mouse ch S PS 2 Key board Connector aue 4 6 pin Female USB Connector gt Before you connect your device s into USB connector s please make sure y our dev ice s such as USB key board mouse scanner zip speaker etc Have a standard USB interface F Li J r am amm SN USR Also make sure your OS supports USB m SB controller If your OS does not support USB io controller please contact OS vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade For more information please contact y our OS or device s vendors GA 7VA Motherboard 14 Parallel Port VGA port and Serial Ports COMA Parallel Port gt This connector supports 2 standard COM ports and 1 25 pin Female Parallel port Device like printer can be connected to KSE Parallel port mouse and modem etc can be connected MID LM Lud M EP ewes cme cee SE to Serial ports Serial Ports 9 pin Male O Game MIDI Ports This connector supports joystick MIDI key board and other relate audio devices al rn ej Joystick MIDI 15 pin Female Audio Connectors gt After install onboard audio driver you may connect speaker to Line Out jack micro phone to MIC In jack Device like CD ROM walkman etc can be connected GH en to Line
28. Rambus in line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory Symmetric Multi Processing System Management Interrupt Universal Serial Bus Voltage ID 83 Appendix Technical Support RMA Sheet ustomer C ountry E mail Add Model name Lot N umber BIOS version O SJA S Hardware Mfs Model name Size Driv er U tility Memory moo o o oo lt eo Cad Problem Description GA 7VA Motherboard 84 5 ED DDR400 PC3200 recommended memory modules list Vender Brand Type Size Component Status Kingmax Kingmax DDR 128MB KDL684T4AA 50 OK MICRON MICRON DDR 128MB MtgV DDT1664A G 403B 2 OK Hynix Hynix DDR 128MB HY 5DU 28822B T 04 OK SAMSUNG SAMSUNG DDR 128MB K4H 280838D TC C4 OK MICRON MICRON DDR 256MB Mt6VDDT3264AG 403B2 OK SAMSUNG SAMSUNG DDR 256MB K4H560838D TC C 4 223 OK Winbond Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH 5 2150D OK ADATA Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH 5 2260D OK APACER Winbond DDR 256MB W942508BH 5 2260D OK Should you need to find new support list pls refer to http www gigabyte com tw for the detail 85 Appendix Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up please follow the troubleshooting procedures START Tum off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove all of the add on cards and cables from motherboard Please make sure motherboard amp chas
29. S CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ I O IOAPIC ISA LAN Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output Sy stem Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities P ort Extended Sy stem Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic C ompatbility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request Input Output Input Output Adv anced Programmable Input C ontroller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network GA 7VA Motherboard 82 fo be continued Acronyms LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC OS OEM PAC POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM SMP SMI USB VID Meaning Logical Block Addressing Light Emitting Diode Megahertz Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface C ard Operating Sy stem Original Equipment M anufacturer PCI A G P Controller Power On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect
30. Soft O ff Youcan enablewake on LAN feature by he ModemRingOn WakeOnLAN or PME Ev ent Wake up when he M B has WOL onboard connector Only enabled he feature by PME Ev entWake up Anincoming call via modem awakes the sy stem from its soft off mode When setat Enabled an input signal comes from the other client Serv er on Del AN awaks the sy stem from a soft off state ifconnected ov er LAN Disabled Disabled Modem Ring On Wake On LAN funcion gt Enabled Enabled Modem Ring On Wake On LAN function Default Value Resume by Alarm Youcan set Resumeby Alarm item to enabledand key in Data time to pow er onsy sem Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON sy stem IfRTC Alarm Lead To Pow erOn is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Everyday 1 31 Time hh mm ss Alam 0 23 0 59 0 59 S i BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Softw are PnP PCI Configurations PCIH PCI5 IRQ Assignment Item Help PCI2 IRQ Assignment Menu Level PCI3IRQ Assignment PCI4IRQ Assignment TJ gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD ValueF 10 Sav e ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defauls F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 6 PnP PCI Configurations PCIH PCI5 IRQ Assignment gt gt Auto Auto assign IRQ to PCI 1 PCI 5 De amp ult v alue b gt 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 1415 Set3 4 5 7 9 10 11
31. UI t aa be ad bien di danni TIN E nc 7 GER esas Lire Pelt GA 7VA Motherboard 56 STEP 4 Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk 1 Insert the floppy disk contains bootable program and unzip file into the floppy drive A Then restart the system The system will boot from the floppy disk Please press lt DEL gt key to enter BIOS setup main menu when system is boot up 2 Once you enter the BIOS setup utility the main menu will appear on the screen Use the arrows to highlight the item BIOS FEATURES SETUP AMIBOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARDCMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCICONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOADSETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit TL Selectltem Shift F 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Time Dat Hard Dsk Type Technical Reference 3 Press Enter to enter BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu Use the arrows to highlight the item 1st Boot Device and then use the Page Up or Page Down keys to select Floppy AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 001 American Megatends Inc All Rights Reserv ed TT
32. a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Please do not remove any labels on motherboard thismay void the warranty of this motherboard Due to rapid change in technology some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet ei VIS We ARAYA Meter in peg proc Ei Settee the leaps irre Pb wil IIS alc uid EHRAAMENT DAMM ACE WILL Mise en porte gt Me Lu le Wine corner ic pese ur sente fel vec te ur iw chte pur ene pet errare mens d erik meia DA DO MAUGETPERMANENT EN RESULTERA Achiane Der Bracpaor duri te Brei genciane werdet eid ge JE r vtzlitegr arinuangize n D nid tert amped o OC iMi CiMEN GAM ANGELS HUEN FOR FEL Adverteaacia unra h upu Mineo zl ieee ETE cov nun de ralar Visca ce urrea y frais monis At PACT Oe PRA EATE ARI Sansa oae priced Seg on goxsppsder de golur aziar ace jire namero OR Lid EA FRAN AUTE n daa TEE mat AA TETA st tates t BUE RE SET Een a Du AES cy copie GA HALA OM M phig DBMS Le AN ot aT ga gt um a ee he D rhs BO as AS ea bo AE een EA A Ee soma iia eit Sark Tov re O EN 55011 O EN 55013 O EN 55014 O EN 55015 EN 55020 EN 55022 L1 DIN VDE 0855 O pat 10 O pat 12 CEmarkng L1 EN 60065 O EN 60335 Decla
33. able password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the sy stem will boot and you can enter S etup freely The BIOS Setup program allows y ou to specify two separate passwords a SUPERVISOR PASS WORD and a USER PAS SWORD When disabled anyone may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisor passw ord is required for entering the BIOS S etup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select Sy stem at Security Option in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the sy stem is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Security Option in Advance BIOS Features Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup GA 7VA Motherboard 46 Save amp Exit Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimzed Defaults gt Pow Management Setup SetSuperv isor Password gt Frequency Voltage Control Ex itWithout Sav ing ESC Quit 1 Selectltem F8 QFlash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Sav eData to CMOS Figure 14 Save amp Ex it Setup Type Y will quit the Setup U ti
34. acity 3 5inchw hen 3 Mode is Enabled b gt 720K 3 5 3 5inch double sided driv e 720K by te capacity gt gt 1 44M 3 5 3 9inchdouble sided driv e 1 44M by te capacity gt gt 2 88M 3 5 3 5inch double sided driv e 2 88M by te capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Default v alue DriveA Enabled 3 mode function of Driv e A gt gt DriveB Enabled 3 mode function of Drive B gt gt Both Drve A amp Bare3 moce Floppy Drives St BIOS Setup Halt on The category determines whether the computer will stop ifan error is detected during power up gt gt NO Errors Thesystem bootwill notstopfor any error thatmay be detected and you will be prompted gt gt All Errors Whenev er the BIOS detects anon fa amp l errorthe sy stem will be stopped gt gt All ButKeyboar Thesy stem bootwill notstop for a key board error it wil stop for all ofer errors Defaultv alue gt All But Diskette Thesy stem bootwill notstop Dr a dsk error itwill stop forall othererrors gt gt All But Disk Key Thesysten bootwill notstop for akey board or disk error it will Stop for all othererrors Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conv entional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for sy stems with 512 K
35. ard into your CD ROM driver the driver C D tite 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 exe EL L SP A Installing VIA KT400 Chipset Driver be 3 Please install this driver as the first Bog UTE hi priority this item installs the chipset driver utility that enableds Plug n Plag INF support for Intel chipset b u ala yh MAL e component re B Installing Sound Driver e EE yon e FE ek Click this item to install sound driv er Appendix A VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Installation A VIA4 in 1 Service Pack Driver ER ee sr Tat Tea lom pum lek mor m onm p Driver item Sib fees LE EN L rs CL Y uds Appendix Pm 7 LO d SS e D Se oke Ze laai ven et Soe Lid daa LE Le am E KRoalsezg CETATE ee T vadit L n Erk ridere seil MEET coU Ges hi mcus ee Cos Te Kl AE Jg A Led ND B USB Patch Driver Enable S3 for USB Device Setup is preparing the InstallShield R Wizard which will guide y ou through the setup process C VIA USB2 0 Driver Sin LETTE EFTALIT E Jhi ra m re et ee ue n Ia res min dim m ren E poe Dem WS Z Kran Chipset Dri er i de e Click USB 2 0 Host Controle Lei ER Zil EL umm eye ER rin wrat areri orl DE a m i AER
36. aults CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimzed Defaults gt Frequency Voltage Control Ex itWithout Sav ing ESC Quit Ti Selectltem F8 amp QFlash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Figure 12 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaul ts Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects 4 BIOS Setup Set Supervisor User Password CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Advanced BOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults gt Pow e Management Setup SetSuperv isor Password P PnP PCH Enter Password gt Frequency Voltage Control Ex itWithout Sav ing ESC Quit TL2 lt Selectltem F amp Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set DisablePassword Figure 13 Password Seting When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press Enter You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To dis
37. bled Enabled Disabled Disabled SF 8 IRQ4 2F 8 IRQ3 378 IRQ7 SPP 201 330 D T4 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 4 Integrated Penpherals 31 BIOS Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 When enabled allows you to use the onboard primary PC I IDE Ifa hard disk controller card is used set at Disabled Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Default v alue Disabled Disable onboard 1stchannel IDE port OnChip IDE Channell When enabled allows you to use the onboard secondary PCI IDE Ifa hard disk controller card is used set at Disabled Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Default v alue Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port IDE Conductor Cable gt gt Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS DefaultValue gt gt ATA66 100 133 SetIDE1 Conductor Cableto ATA66 100 133 Please make sure y our IDE dev ice andcable is compatible with ATA66 100 133 gt gt ATA33 SetIDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure y our IDE dev ice and cable is compatible with ATA33 IDE2 Conductor Cable gt gt Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS DefaultValue gt gt ATA66 100 133 SetIDE2 Conductor Cableto ATA66 100 133 Please make sure y our IDE dev ice andcable is compatible with ATA66 100 133 gt gt ATA33 SetIDE2 Conductor
38. cations FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a Class B Digital Device Supplementary Infor mation This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follo wing two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful and 2 this device must accept any inferencereceived including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date September 16 2002 GIGABYTE obtained of the event to validate the performance of ATi and Nvidia based graphics cards AGP 8X with VIA Chipset based motherboards running Microsoft operating systems Certificates of Validation will be supplied by VIA ATi and nVIDIA for GA 7VAXP GA 7VAX and GA 7VA that successfully passed in the AGP 8X standard validation pe AGP HN 1 rpueEsn Vechueleay Cs LEI an ving passed yt Orr vial AGP EX Papen Vesting Suite with yor GA Ve Moderan GATA CA Wie h Zo E Lea E T ems Iud FA ar h e Ene eS ALE or ar Ki Wd Hw Loeb feum dmn Ee rz Ber ce A amp ELiN dC ixi GA VA AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron SocketA Processor Motherboard Rev 1004 12ME 7VA 1004 Table of Content ETC TS CSE heat terc eR LESS E 4 ATS
39. cts all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading the BIOS defaults after BIOS has been upgraded This important step resets everything after the flash 1 Take out the floppy diskette from floppy drive and then restart the system The boot up screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version 2 Don t forget to press lt DEL gt key to enter BIOS setup again when system is boot up Use the arrows to highlight the item LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS then press Enter System will ask Load Setup Defaults Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARDCMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOSFEATURESSETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEIeEsm eem Lcid m PNP PCICONEIG Load Setup Defaults Y N N LOAD BIOSDEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOADSETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit TL Selectltem Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Load Setup Defaults 61 Technical Reference 3 Use the arrows to highlight the item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be taken effect next boot up AMIB
40. e POWER R cable is the same as the pin assigment on GND MIC the MB header To find out if the chassis you 1 are buy ing support front audio connector please contact y our dealer 12 SUR CEN Please contact y our nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable BASS OUT CENTER OUT SUR OUTR 2 1 13 CD IN CD IN gt CD R i GND TERES 601 CD_IN 15 SPDIF SPDIFOut Votate SPDIF OUT L GN D LI GA 7VA Motherboard Connect CD ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector gt Connect other device such as PCI TV Tunner audio out to the connector gt The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC 3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo sy stem has digital input function 220 16 SPDIF_IN gt Use this feature only when your device has digital output function VOC p 4 SPDIF IN GND 17 F_ USB1 F USB2 Becareful with the polarity of the front USB Front USB Connector Yellow connector C heck the pin assignment A while you connect the front USB cable Ec o A Ss v s Please contact y our nearest dealer for optional O 0 gt cQ z gt cn m oO 8 CL5523 eo90298 front USB cable 1 1 CH Er SC 23 DO ae DD gt F_USB1 F_USB2 18 CI CASE OPEN This 2 pin connector allows y our sy stem to enable or disable the case open item i
41. e BIOS e Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features e Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals GA 7VA Motherboard A Power Management S etup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature voltage fan speed Fr equency Voltage Contr ol This setup page is control CPU s clock and frequency ratio Top Performance Top Performance Defaults indicates the value of the sy stem parameters which the sy stem would be in best performance configuration Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system w ould be in safe configuration Load Optimized Defaults Optimized Defaults indicates the value of the system parameters which the system w ould be in better performance configuration Set Supervisor pass word Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the sy stem and S etup or just to Setup Set User pas sword Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without S aving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 25 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS F
42. eatures CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Thu Feb 21 2002 Time hh mm ss 22 31 24 MenuLeve gt gt IDE Primary Master Press Enter None Changethe day month gt IDEPrimary Slave Press Enter None year gt IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None lt Week gt gt IDESecondary Slave Press Enter None Sun b Sat Drv eA 144M 3 5 Month Drive B None Jan b Dec Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Day 1to 31 ormaximun allowed Halt On All But Key board in the month BaseMemary 640K year ExtendedMemory 130048K 1999 to 2098 Total Memory 131072K 14 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F 10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defauls F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 2 Sandard CMOS Features Date The date format is lt week gt lt month gt lt day gt lt year gt b gt Week Theweek from Sun Sat determined by the BIOS andis display only Month Themonth Jan Through Dec Day Theday from 1 to 31 or he maximum allow ed in he month Year They ear from 1999 through 2098 Time The times format in hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock Forex ample 1 p m s 13 00 00 GA 7VA Motherboard 20 IDEPrimary Master Slave Secondary Master Slave Thecategory identifies the ty pes of hard disk from drive C to F thathas been installed in the comput
43. em is on off It will blink when the sy stem enters suspend mode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color 9 F_PANEL 2x10 pins connector HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Blue Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Amber Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RES Reset Switch T Normal Operation PW Power Connector SC Normal Operation E Message E Pin 1 LED anode Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of y our chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment abov e 10 BATTERY Battery CAUTION lt Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced s Replace only with the same or equivalent K a type recommended by the manufacturer d P i d Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions If you want to erase CMOS 1 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord 2 Remove the battery wait for 30 second 3 Re install the battery 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 19 Hardw are Installation Process 11 F AUDIO F_AUDIO Connector gt lf you want to use FrontAudio connector y ou must remove 5 6 9 10 Jumper In order to utilize the front audio header y our chassis must have front audio connector Also Rear Audio L Front Audio L Rear Audio R Reserv ed please make sure the pin assigment on th
44. er There are tw o ty pes auto type and manual ty pe Manual ty pe is user definable Auto ty pe which willautomaticaly detectHDD type Nob that the speciications ofy ourdrive must match w ith he driv e table The hard disk will not work properly if y ou enter improper information for this category Ifyou select User Ty pe related information will be asked to enter tothe follow ingitems Enterthe information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be prov ided in the documentation form y ourhard disk vendoror the sy stem manufacturer gt gt Capacity Thehard disk size The unitis Mega By es gt Access Mode Theoptions are Auto Large LBA Nomal Cylinder Thecy linder number of hard disk Head Theread Write head number ofhard dek gt gt Precomp Thecy liner numberatw hich the disk driv er changes the w rite current gt Landing Zone Thecylinder number that the disk driv er heads read w rite are seated w henthe disk driv eis parked gt gt SECTORS Thesector numberof eachtrack defineon thehard disk If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt Drive A Drive B The category identifies the ty pes of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer None Nofloppy driv einstalled gt gt 360K 5 25 5 20 inch PC ty pestandard drive 360K byte capacity 1 2M 5 25 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte cap
45. fan is onto the CPU socket on the main plugged to the CPU fan connector board than install complete Please use AMD approved cooling fan We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation Please refer to CPU heat sink user s manual for more detail installation procedure 11 Hardw are Installation Process Step 2 Install memory modules The motherboard has 3 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automatically detects memory ty pe and size To install the memory module just push it vertically into he DIMM Slot The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch Memory size can vary between sockets Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM Devices used on DIMM 1 DIMMx64 x72 2 DIMMsx64 x72 3 DIMMsx64 x72 64 Mbit 2Mx8x4 banks 128 MBytes 206 MBytes 384 MBytes 64 Mbit 1Mx16x4 banks 64 MBytes 128 MBytes 192 MBytes 128 Mbit 4Mx8x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 128 Mbit 2Mx 16x4 banks 128 MBytes 256 MBytes 384 MBytes 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes 256 Mbit 4Mx 16x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 768 MBytes 512 Mbit 16Mx8x4 banks 1 GBytes 2 GBytes 3 GBytes 512 Mbit GMx 16x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 1 5 GBytes DDR 1 The DIMM slot has a notch so the DIMM memory module ca
46. gh performance and low latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers workstations high end PC s and value desktop SMA sy stems 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 Step 3 Install expansion cards 1 Readthe related expansion card s instruction document before install the ex pansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into ex pansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the ex pansion card Replace y our computer s chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating sy stem CON OTF co n Please carefully pull out the small white draw able 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 draw able bar AGP Card 13 Hardw are Installation Process Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step4 1 I O Back Panel Introduction e 9 EX 9 ge 2 fern S
47. ld detect y our correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically There are several different choices you could use Internet Update to download and update y our BIOS directly Or you may want to keep a backup for your current BIOS just choose Save Current BIO S to save it first You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and QBIOS update y our BIOS smartly You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage y our BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative product erects a milestone in mainboard industries For such a wonderful software how much it costs Impossible Its free Now if you buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing softw are in the attached driver CD But please remember connected to internet at first then you could have a internet BIOS update from your Gigabyte QBIOS 07 Technical Reference Easy Tune 4 Introduction Gigabyteannounces EasyTune 4Windows 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 B ut have many users ever tried it The answer is probably no Because Overclock is thought to be very difficult and in cludes a lot of technical know how sometimes Overclock is even considered as special skills found only in some en
48. lity and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility 4f BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Software gt Standard CMOS Features Top Performance gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Load Optimzed Defaults gt PC Healh Status Sav e amp Ex itSetup gt Frequency Voltage Control Ex itWithout Sav ing ESC Quit Ti Selectltem F amp Q Flash F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon all Data Figure 15 Exit Without Sav ing Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without sav ing to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility GA 7VA Motherboard 48 BIOS Setup GA 7VA Motherboard Block Diagram CPUCLK 100 133 166MHz AMD K7 AGP 2X 4X 8X Sy stem Bus 100 133 166 MHz AGPCLK 66MHz 100 133 166 MHz I DDR RAM VIA ae HCLK 100MHz MCHCLK 100 133 166MHz 5 PCI 66 MHz F1 33MHz 14 318 MHz 48MHz F1 VIA BIOS VT8235 Floppy T8705 z LPT Port st E PS 2 AC97 eUsp A1A33 66 100 24MHz KB Mouse CODEC Ports IDE Channels 33 MHZ Jess PCICLK T SSC O zZ Ports zou SS Su HCLK 100MHz VE AA CPUCLK 100 133 166MHz 14 318 MHz AGPCLK 66MHz 33MHz MCHCLK 100 133 166mHz ICH3V66 66MHz 51 Technical Reference B IOS Flash Procedure Method f SES We use GA 7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example
49. ll expansion cards Step 5 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step 6 Setup BIOS software Step 7 Install supporting software tools Step 2 GA 7VA Motherboard 8 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 2 1 SW1 LA Default Setting 100MHz ON SW1 CPU CLOCK 100MHz 133MHz 166MHz 9 Hardw are Installation Process Step1 2 CPU Installation 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a golden cut edge on the CPU DANI S 1 Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90 degree angle upper corner Then insert the CPU into the socket Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard f you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation GA 7VA Motherboard 10 wie ve vi A H hy Lal 1 T en E redii di i Wee l Le e me v ug d i F z 5 A CL gt Lepi Net ur d d s le St 1 Press down the CPU socket 2 Use qualified fan approved by AMD lever and finish CPU installation z myin eet Aen 155732 ag iiu RA Datt ai Kate Ce 3 Fasten the heatsink supporting base 4 Make sure the CPU
50. me on your motherboard System will automatically download and update the BIOS 05 Technical Reference Il Update BIOS N OT through Internet Donotclick Internet U pdate icon Click Update New BIOS Please select All Files in dialog box while opening the old file Please search for BIOS unzip file downloading from internet or any other methods such as 7VA F1 e Complete update process following the instruction oO E IIl Save BIOS In the v ery beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save the current BIOS version IV Check out supported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning there is About this program icon shown in dialog box It can help you check out which kind of motherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported N ote a In method ifitshows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure your motherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause the system unbooted b In method II be sure that motherboard s model name in BIOS unzip file are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your sy stem won t boot c In method if the BIOS file you need cannot be found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site for downloading and updating it according to method Il d Please note that any interruption during updating will cause sy stem unbooted GA 7VA Motherboard 66 G BIOS In
51. me port Built in VIA VT8235 Chipset PS 2 Key board interface and PS 2 Mouse interace Licensed Award BIOS 2M bit flash ROM Supports Q Flash PS 2 Key board power on by password PS 2 Mouse power on External Modem wake up S TR Suspend To RAM Wake on LAN WOL AC Recovery Poly fuse for key board over current protection USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 Supports QBIOS Supports Easy Tune 4 Over Voltage DDR AGP CPU by BIOS Over Clock DDR AGP CPU PCI by BIOS Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processors specifications We don t recommend y ou to set the sy stem bus frequency over the C PU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU chipset and most of the peripherals Whether y our sy stem can run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on y our hardware configurations including C PU Chipsets SDRAM Cards etc GA 7VA Motherboard GA 7VA Motherboard Layout RAM_LED FEC CJC TEO TH r ADTT DO dux sdiratitedarartce BST oe ere reo el ve eee mum NANI 1n0 2NT NI OIN IDE2 ELEBE BEBE N N SPP RPPR ESS ETUDOSPTTE sl LED Introduction To setup your computer you must complete the following steps Step 1 Set Dip Switch CK_RATIO and system Switch SW1 Step 2 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step 3 Install memory modules Step 4 Insta
52. n BIOS if the sy stem case begin remove GND d Signal 1 21 Hardw are Installation Process GA 7VA Motherboard 222 5 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This ty pe of information is stored in batlery backed CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING SETUP Afer pow er on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Sdf Test it will allow y outo enterstandard BIOS CMOSSETUP If you require more advanced BIOS settings please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctrl F1 key on the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS Move to previous item x Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand lt gt gt Move to the item in the right hand lt Esc gt 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 lt PgUp gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PgDn gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F2 gt Item help F3 Reserved F4 Reserved F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the default CMOS value from BIOS default table only for Option
53. n only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module v ertically into the DIMM slot Then push it down 3 Close the plastic clip atboth edges of theDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installaionsteps when y ou wish to remove the DIMM module When STR DIMM LED is ON do not install remove DIMM from socket Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notches Wrong orientation will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation GA 7VA Motherboard 12 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 sy stem integrators DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM mnfrastructure y et makes awesome advances in solving the sy stem performance bottleneck by doubling the memory bandwidth DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing S DRAM 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 PC 133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency With peak bandwidth of 2664GB per second DDRmemory enables system OEM s to build hi
54. nnect the audio output without any additional module STEP 1 Line Out Connect he front channels to Line Out he rear chan nels to Lineln andthe Center Subw oofer channels to MIC In Line In MIC In STEP2 After installaion of he audio driver you II fnd an fi iconon thetaskbar s status area Click the audioicon z Sound Effect fromthe windows tray athe bottom of thescreen Sound Effect S OBI EIE STEP3 E A Hehe Makart Je red Gei x erae Cep et TT Select Speaker Configuration and choosethe 6 channels for5 1 speakers out put LES Disable Only SURROUNDKIT and pess OK Fuere EH ene 6 channels mode for Dora 5 1 speakers output 71 Technical Reference Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio O utput Mode using Audio Combo Kit Optional Dev ice Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF output port optical amp coaxis and SURROUND KIT Rear R L A Center subw oofer SURROUND KIT access analog output torear channels and Center Subw oofer channels Itis he best solution if y ou need 6 chanel output Line In and MIC atthe same time SURROUND KIT is included inthe GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture STEP1 Insert the Audio Combokit inthe back of the case andfix it with the screw STEP2 Connectthe SURROUNDXIT to SUR CEN onthe MB GA 7VA Motherboard 2
55. ority by USB HDD Select your boot dev ice priority by ZIP Disabled this function 29 BIOS Setup Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS wil determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 K y pe is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M ae all 80tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K 1 2 M or 1 44 M drive ty pe as they are all80tracks Disabled BIOS will notsearch for the ty pe of floppy disk drive by track number Note thatthere w illnot beany warning message if he drive installed is 360 K Default v alue Init Display First This feature allows you to select the first initation of the monitor display from which card when you install an AGP VGA card and a PCI VGA card on board PCI Set hit Display Firstto PCI Slot gt gt AGP Set hit Display Firstto AGP Default value GA 7VA Motherboard 30 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Softw are OnChip IDE Channel OnChip IDE Channel1 IDE1 Conductor Cable IDE2 Conductor Cable AC97 Audio USB 1 1 Controller USB 2 0 Controller USB Key board Support USB Mouse Support Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Game Port Address MdiPort Address Midi Port IRQ Integrated Peripherals Enabled Item Help Enabled Menu Level gt Auto Auto Enabled Ena
56. ort 2 address gt gt 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port2 andaddress is 3F8 Using RQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 Using IRQ3 Default Value gt gt 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and addressis 3E8 Using RQ4 gt gt 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and addressis 2E8 Using RQ3 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 OnBoard Parallel port This feature allows you to select from a given set of parameters ifthe parallel port uses the onboard I O controller 378 IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 378 Using IRQ7 Default Value gt gt 278 IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT portand address is 278 Using RQ5 BIOS Setup gt gt 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT portand address is 3BC Using RQ7 Disabled Disable onboard parallel port Parallel Port Mode This feature allows you to connect with an advanced print via the port mode it supports b gt SPP Using Parallel portas Standard Parallel Portusing IRQ7 Default Value gt gt EPP UsingParalld portas Enhanced Parallel PortIRQ5 gt gt ECP Using Parallel portas Ex tended Capabilities Port using RQ7 gt ECP EPP Using Parallel portas ECP amp EPP mode Game Port Address gt Disabled Disabled this function b gt 201 Set Game Port Address to 201 Default Value b gt 209 SetGame Port Address to209 Midi Port Address gt Disabled Disabled this function gt gt 300 Set Midi PortAddress to
57. ration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer full address G B T Technology Trading GMbH AusschlagerWeg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to whid it refers Mother Board GA 7VA is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformityis declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement O EN 61000 3 2 of radio dsturbance charactaistics of EN 8555 2 industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement L1 EN 61000 3 3 of radio dsturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment EN 0555 3 Limits and methods of measurement EN 081 1 of radio dsturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical EN 9082 1 apparatus Limits and methods of measurement O EN 5081 2 of radio dsturbance charactaistics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunty from rado interference of EN 5082 2 broadcast receives and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement O ENV 55104 of radio dsturbance characteristics of information tecmology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment L1 EN5 091 2 for receiving and or distribution from sound andtelevision signals Disturbarces in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Harmonics
58. rent Voltage V VCORE DDRVtU 3 3V 5V 12V 5VSB Detect sy stem s v oltage status automatically 39 BIOS Setup Current CPU Temperature C Detect CPU Temp automatically Current CPU FAN S YS TEM FAN Speed RPM Detect Fan speed s amp tus automatically CPU Shutdown Temperature Enabled Sy stem shutdow nw hen current CPU temperature ov er than 110 C Disabled Don tmonitor current temperature Default v alue Fan Fail Warning CPU SYSTEM Disabled Don t monitor currentfan speed Default v alue Enabled Alarm w hen stops GA 7VA Motherboard 40 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copy right C 1984 2002 Aw ard Softw are Frequency Voltage Control Spread spectrum Modulated Auto CPU Host Clock Control Disable Menu Level gt XCPUHost Frequency MHz 100 XPClAGPFrequency MHz 33 66 DRAM Clock MHz By SPD CPU Voltage Control Norma AGP Ov erVolage Control Norma DIMM Ov erVolage Control Nomad T1 Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaul amp F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 8 Frequency Voltage Control X Those items will be available when CPU Host Clock Control is set to Enabled Spread spectrum Modulated gt Auto Setclock spread spectrum by auto Default v alue Disabled Disable clock spread spectrum Enabled Enable clock spread spectum Ge CPU Hos
59. se press Close Pari IA Fipra gA pedem C cx oe Ha hee a Oheroplicns nmri Fnrulr Ts Ingpng i x abel L2 E Ek lt lm lt Ta eine 51 Bec n mpm io E De be gt LEJ 25 EAEE 5 caer nF STS bm mnazi ulizcubr and 2 ic ul unis 1 reg We zia SNDE SPOS mriyi parha 53 Technical Reference STEP 3 Download BIOS and BIOS utility program 1 Please go to Gigabyte w ebsite http www gigaby te com tw index html and click Support GIE MU ebe TT nl E rusas Tae Pa E E FE d DI a wi x ae Pho z rk mn k ERT Hu Tis sa ILA H P iy bui yra LINE IN Hmrad NI KEE e avc EE APL Aw ox zg rie oi zu D ie E sms Tes l p 4 a 2 E EI EH lt EN DCH a3 ER x a l a 8 eee rli ze m7 C GIGABYTE 2 Fre d dE arr gt ae Tr e a i x Ir se n E AELAG Fa ag minimo a5 bbe Saal gt lt MELLE EI i op She cmm Sse Te Pee a ia ra Bb ne LTL CES MEIW IJItIREL E eU Har eer THT 9 Pe TS m imo IM Cuna Leide Zort Up hl me v Fu amba NM ok Sel GR kb GAB e Pour
60. sis are not short Please isolate the short pin Failure has been ex cluded No Make sure the jumper setting are correct Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system bus speed frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly Yes Failure has been ex cluded E Failure has been ex cluded No Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot Yes Failure has been ex cluded Insert the VGA card Then plug in ATX power cable and tum on the system Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU FAN properly Yes GA 7VA Motherboard 86 Is memory LED on and CPU fan running E Failure has been ex cluded Yes No Check if there is display EM Yes Tum off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in Failure has been ex cluded Check if keyboard is working properly Press lt Del gt to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and save then ex it setup Failure has been ex cluded Tum off the system and re connect the IDE cable Check i the system can reboot successfully EEN connector or cable Yes Reinstall Windows OS and reinstall add on cards and cables Failure has been ex cluded END If the above procedure unable to solve y our problem please contact with y our local retailer or national
61. t Clock Control Note If sy stem hangs up before enter CMOS setup utility wait br 20 sec for times out reboot When timeout occur sy stem willreset and run at CPU default Host clock at nex t boot gt gt Disable Disable CPU Host Clock Contol Default v aue gt gt Enable Enable CPU Host Clock Contol CPU Host Frequency MHz By switch SW1 gt gt 100 SetCPU Host Clock to 100MHz 132MHz b gt 133 SetCPU Host Clock to 133MHz 165MHz gt gt 166 SetCPU Host Clock to 1668 Hz 200MHz sat BIOS Setup PCI AGP Frequency MHz gt gt Thevalues depend on CPU HostFrequency Mhz DRAM Clock MHz gt Please set DRAM Clock according to y ourrequrement Ify ou use DDR200 DRAM module please set DRAM Clock MHz to 100 DDR 200 If y ou use DDR333 DRAM module please set DRAM Clock MHz to 166 DDR333 Incorrect usingitmay cause y our system broken Forpow er End User use only SPD SetMemory frequency by DRAM SPDdata Default v alue CPU Over Voltage Contr ol Increase CPU voltagemay get s amp ble br Over Clock Butitmay damage b CPU whenenabke this feature Normal Supply voltage as CPU reguired Default v alue gt 5 7 5 10 Increase voltagerange as userselected AGP Over Voltage Contr ol Increase AGP voltage may get stable for Over Clock But it may damage to AGP Card when enable this feature Normal Supply voltige as AGP Cardreguired Default v alue b gt 0
62. the other hand they can do Overclock at easy step Therefore this is a safer way for Overclock as nothing is changed on software or hardware If user runs Easy Tune 4 over system s limitation the biggest lost is only to restart the computer again and the side effect is then well controlled Moreover if one well performed sy stem speed has been tested in Easy Tune 4 user can Save this setting and Load itin nexttime Obviously Gigaby te Easy Tune 4 has already turned the O verclock technology toward to a newer generation This w onderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver C D Users may makea test drive of Easy Tune 4 to find out more amazing features by themselves Some Gigabyte products are not fully supported by Easy Tune 4 Please find the products sup ported list in the web site Am Overclocking action is at user s risk Gigaby te Technology will not be responsible for any damage or instability to your processor motherboard or any other components GA 7VA Motherboard 00 The installation of windows 98S E 2K ME XP is very simple Please follow next step to install the function Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that y ouuse thespeaker with amplifier b acquirethe best sound effect ifthe stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connectthe stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out T Ze E J L nac s d atio e STEP
63. thusiasts But as to the ex perts in Overclock whats the truth They may spend quite a lot of time and money to study try and use many different hardware or BIOS tools to do Overclock And even with these technologies they still learn that it s quite a risk because the safety and stability of an Overclock system is unknown N ow every thing is different because of a Win dows based overclocking utility Eas y Tune 4 announced by Gigabyte This windows based utility has totally changed the gaming rule of Overclock This is the first windows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normal and power users U sers can choose either Easy Mode or Ad vanced Mode for overclocking at their convenience For users who choose Easy Mode they just need to click Auto Optimize to have autoed and immediate CPU ov erclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the result being shown in the control panel If users prefer Overclock by them there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class Overclocking user interface Advanced Mode allows users to change the sy stem bus AGP Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate sy stem performance It oper ates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards Besides it is different from other traditional ov er clocking methods Easy Tune 4 doesn t require users to change neither BIOS nor hardware sw itch jumper setting on
64. troduction 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 EKOS but always hesitate to update it Because you Tha P i BIDE Live Lipdate Litility think updating newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don t know how to update it May be not like others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot of time to do it But of course you don t like to do it too much First download different BIOS from Website and then switch the operating sy stem to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS The above process is not a interesting job Besides always be carefully to store the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as if you update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could not just do something right to save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here it comes Now Gigabyte announces QBIO S the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is a smart BIOS update software It could help you to download the BIOS from internetand update it N ot like the other BIOS update software its a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updating is no more than a click Besides no matter which mainboard y ou are using if its a Gigabyte s product BIOS help you to maintain the BIOS This utility cou

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