Gigabyte 6VM7 User manual

Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE............................................................................................................ 1-1
1.2. KEY FEATURES................................................................................................. 1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST........................................................................................ 1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM............................................................................................... 1-3
1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTELCeleronTM Socket 370 Processor............................ 1-5
1.6. What is AGP?...................................................................................................... 1-5
2. SPECIFICATION
2.1. HARDWARE ....................................................................................................... 2-1
2.2. SOFTWARE........................................................................................................ 2-2
2.3. ENVIRONMENT.................................................................................................. 2-2
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
3.1. UNPACKING....................................................................................................... 3-1
3.2. MAIN BOARD LAYOUT...................................................................................... 3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS................................ 3-2
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION....................................................................................... 3-6
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP........................................................................................... 3-6
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS RAM................................................................. 3-7
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION........................................................ 3-8
3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION...................... 3-8
3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION................................................... 3-8
3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION............................................................ 3-8
3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION.......................................................... 3-8

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3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION................................................. 3-8
4. BIOS CONFIGURATION
4.1. ENTERING SETUP............................................................................................. 4-1
4.2. CONTROL KEYS ................................................................................................ 4-1
4.3. GETTING HELP.................................................................................................. 4-2
4.3.1. Main Menu............................................................................................... 4-2
4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu.............................. 4-2
4.4. THE MAIN MENU................................................................................................ 4-3
4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU.................................................................... 4-5
4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP .................................................................................. 4-9
4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP........................................................................... 4-14
4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...................................................................... 4-19
4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION .............................................................................. 4-23
4.10. LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS................................................................................... 4-25
4.11. LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS. .............................................................. 4-26
4.12. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS......................................................................... 4-27
4.13. Supervisor / User PASSWORD......................................................................... 4-32
4.14. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION.......................................................................... 4-33
4.15. SAVE & EXIT SETUP ....................................................................................... 4-34
4.16. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ................................................................................. 4-35
APPENDIX A : Bugs & Limitation........................................................................... A-1
APPENDIX B : VIA Chipset Driver lnstallation.................................................. B-1
APPENDIX C : Audio Driver lnstallation.............................................................. C-1

Introduction
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
Welcome to use the 6VM7/6VM7A motherboard. It is a CeleronTM Socket
370 Processor based PC /AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / ISA Bus,
and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some
new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you
want.
This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and
how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
qIntel CeleronTM Socket 370 Processor based PC / AT compatible main
board.
qSocket 370 Pins ZIF white socket on board.
qBuilt-in PCI ESS SOLO-1 ES1938S audio chip (Optional).
qSupports CeleronTM Socket 370 processor running at 366-533 MHz.
qVIA Apollo chipset, Supports AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA/33 IDE /
Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Power On / ACPI features.
qSupports 2xDIMMs using 3.3V EDO or SDRAM DIMM module.
qSupports external Modem Ring-On on COMA & COMB and internal
Modem Ring-On.
qSupports EDO 16MB~256MB, SDRAM 16MB~512MB (128Mb DRAM
technology) memory on board.
qSupports Wake-up on LAN.
q1xAGP slot, 3xPCI Bus slots, 1xISA Bus slots.
qSupports 2 channels Ultra DMA/33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices.
qSupports 1x Line in, 1x Line Out, 1x Mic in, 2x CD Line in,1x GAME Port
1 x TEL. (Optional).
qSupports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP/ SPP), 1xFloppy port.
qSupports 2XUSB port & PS/2 Mouse/ Keyboard port.
qLicensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bits FLASH RAM.

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q24.3 cm x 20.5 cm Micro ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.

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1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST
The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular
benchmark testing programs.
These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for
different testing data values gotten by users. (The different Hardware &
Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)
•CPU IntelCeleronTM 366MHz Socket 370 processor
•DRAM (128x 1) MB SDRAM (Toshiba KM48S8030BT-GH801)
•CACHE SIZE 128 KB included in CPU
•DISPLAY GA-630 VOODOO BANSHEE (16MB SGRAM)
•STORAGE Onboard IDE (Seagate ST34520A)
•O.S. Windows NT™4.0 SPK4
•DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64k colors x 75Hz.
VIA Bus Master IDE Driver 2.3.15
IntelCeleronTM (Socket 370)
Processor 366MHz(66x5.5) 433MHz(66x6.5)
Winbench99
CPU mark32 588 622
FPU Winmark 1970 2320
Business Disk 4150 4270
Hi-End Disk 10200 10400
Business Graphics 158 173
Hi-End Graphics 313 351
Winstone99Business 24.5 25.9
Hi-End 21.5 23.4

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1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM
24MHz
66MHz
3.3V EDO/SDRAM
DIMM Sockets
14.318MHz
33MHz
33MHz
66MHz
PCI Bus
AGP Bus
LPT Port
Keyboard
Floppy Port
COM Ports
PS/2 Mouse
USB Bus
Ultra DMA/33
IDE Ports
USB Ports
14.318MHz
48MHz
14.318MHz
I/O
CHIPSET
Winbond
83977
AGP
SLOT
Host Bus
VIA
VT82C693
VT82C596A
66MHz
PGA 370
DRAM Bus
MIC
L-IN
L-OUT
SOLO-1
14.318 MHz
Game
Port
ICS
9148BF-26
ISA Bus

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1.5. INTRODUCE THE INTEL

CeleronTM Socket 370 Processor
Figure 1: INTELCeleronTM Socket370 Processor
1.6 What is AGP ?
The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a new port on the Host-To-PCI
bridge device that supports an AGP port. The main purpose of the AGP port
is to provide fast access to system memory.
The AGP port can be used either as fast PCI port (32-bits at 66MHz vs. 32-
bits at 33MHz) or as an AGP port which supports 2x data-rate, a read queue,
and side band addressing. When the 2x-data rate is used the port can
transmit data at 533MB/sec (66.6*2*4). The read-queue can be used to
pipeline reads –removing the effects of the reads-latency. Side band
addressing can be used to transmit the data address on a separate line in
order to speed up the transaction.

Specification
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2. SPECIFICATION
2.1. HARDWARE
•CPU −CeleronTM Socket 370 processor 366 –533 MHz.
−66MHz Socket 370 on board.
•PROTECTION
(Optional)
−Speaker Alarm when detect "CPU FAN Failure" or
“CPU Overheat”. (Optional)
−Automatically slow down CPU speed when "CPU
Overheat".(Optional)
−H/W monitor power status (±5V, ±12V,
VGTL,5VSB, CPU voltage & CMOS battery
voltage).(Optional)
•SPEED −66 MHz system speed.
−66 MHz AGP bus speed. (2X mode 133MHz)
−33 MHz PCI-Bus speed.
−8 MHz AT bus speed.
•DRAM MEMORY −2 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on board.
−Use 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 MB DIMM module
DRAM.(128Mb technology)
−Supports EDO 16MB ~ 256 MB,
SDRAM 16MB~512MB.
(128Mb DRAM technology)
−Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM.
•CACHE MEMORY −32 KB 1st cache memory included in CPU.
−128KB L2 cache memory included in CPU.
−Supports DIB speed mode for L2 Cache.
•I/O BUS SLOTS −3 33MHz Master / Slave PCI-BUS.
−1 8MHz 16 bits ISA BUS.
−1 66MHz / 133MHz AGP bus.
•IDE PORTS −2 Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE channels on
board.(Using IRQ14,15)
−Supports Mode 3,4 IDE & ATAPI CD –ROM.

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•I/O PORTS −Supports 2 16550 COM ports.
−Supports 1 EPP/ECP/SPP LPT port.
−Supports 1 Floppy port.
−Supports 2 USB ports.
−Supports PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard.
•Audio Ports
(Optional)
−1x Line in
−1x Line out
−1x Mic in
−1x Game Port
−2x CD Line in
−1x TEL
•GREEN FUNCTION −Suspend mode support.
−Green switch & ACPI LED support.
−IDE & Display power down support.
−Monitors all IRQ / DMA / Display / I/O events.
•BIOS −2M bits FLASH RAM.
−Supports Plug & Play, DMI Function.
•DIMENSION −Micro ATX Form Factor, 4 layers PCB.
2.2. SOFTWARE
•DRIVER −UUCD [Bus Master + Sound Driver(Optional) +
LDCM + Utility]
•BIOS −Licensed AWARD BIOS.
−AT CMOS Setup, BIOS / Chipset Setup, Green
Setup, Hard Disk Utility included.
•O.S. −Operation with MS-DOS, Windows95,
Windows98, WINDOWSNT, OS/2, NOVELL
and SCO UNIX.
2.3. ENVIRONMENT
•Ambient Temp. −0°C to +50°C (Operating).
•Relative Hum. −0 to +85% (Operating).
•Altitude −0 to 10,000 feet (Operating).
•Vibration −0 to 1,000 Hz.
•Electricity −4.75 V to 5.25 V. (Max. 20A current at 5V.)

Hardware Installation
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3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION
3.1. UNPACKING
The main board package should contain the following:
•The 6VM7/6VM7A main board.
•USER'S MANUAL for main board.
•Cable set for IDE, Floppy devices.
•CD for main board Utility. [Bus Master + Sound Driver(Optional)+ LDCM
+ Utility]
The main board contains sensitive electric components, which can be easily
damaged by static electricity, so the main board should be left in its original
packing until it is installed.
Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti-static mat.
The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband, grounded at the
same point as the anti-static mat.
Inspect the main board carton for obvious damage. Shipping and handling
may cause damage to your board. Be sure there are no shipping and
handling damages on the board before proceeding.
After opening the main board carton, extract the system board and place it
only on a grounded anti-static surface component side up. Again inspect the
board for damage. Press down on all of the socket IC's to make sure that
they are properly seated. Do this only on with the board placed on a firm flat
surface.
M DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED.

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3.2. MAIN BOARD LAYOUT
6VM7
VT82C
596A
VT82C693
CPU
ESS
SOLO-1
BIOS
SW1
SW2
SYSTEM
FAN RING PWR ON IR
J13
JP8 IDE 1
IDE 2
Floppy
Buzzer
BANK 1
BANK 0
BAT 1
ATX PWR
PWR
FAN
CPU
FAN
JP1
PS/2USB
COMBCOM A
LPT
Audio
& GAME
Port
J10
J11
JP7
TEL
SB-
LINK
AGP
PCI1
PCI2PCI3
WAKE ON LAN
ISA 1
×Figure 3.1Ø
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS
tI/O Ports Connector
USB USB port.
IDE1 For Primary IDE port.
IDE2 For Secondary IDE port.
PS/2 For PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
FLOPPY For Floppy port.
COMB For Serial port2 (COM B){Support Modem Ring On}.
COMA For Serial port1 (COM A){Support Modem Ring On}.
LPT For LPT port.
ATX Power For ATX Power Connector.
GAME & Audio For GAME & MIC LINE-IN, LINE-OUT,TEL Port
(Optional).
tSocket 370
For CeleronTM Socket 370 Processor installed

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tIR : INFRARED Connector (IR) –Function Option
Pin No. Function
1IR Data Output
2GND
3IR Data Input
4NC
5POWER (+)
tCPU FAN : CPU cooling FAN Power Connector
Pin No. Function
1GND.
2+12V
3SENSE
tPWR FAN: Power FAN Connector
Pin No. Function
1GND.
2+12V
3SENSE
tSystem FAN: System FAN Connector
Pin No. Function
1GND.
2+12V
3SENSE
tRING PWR ON
Pin No. Function
1Signal
2GND
tJP1 : Keyboard Power On Selection
Pin No. Function
1-2 short Enabled Keyboard power on.
2-3 short Disabled Keyboard power on(Default).

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tJ13 : CLEAR CMOS
Pin No. Function
1-2 short Clear CMOS
2-3 short Normal operation (Default).
tJP7 : Onboard Sound Function (Optional)
Pin No. Function
1-2 short Onboard Sound Enabled.(Default)
2-3 short Onboard Sound Disabled.
tWake on LAN
Pin No. Function
1+5V SB
2GND
3Signal
tSB-LINK : For PCI Audio / Sound Card use only--Optional
Pin No. Function
1Signal
2GND
3NC
4Signal
5GND
6Signal
JP8 : For 2X11 PINs Jumper
PWR: Soft Power Connector
Open: Normal Operation
Short: Power On/Off
RES
GN GD
JP8
PWR
P−P−P+
S P K R
1
HD
1
1
1

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RES: Reset Switch
Open: Normal Operation
Short: For Hardware Reset System
P+P − P − : Power LED
PIN 1 : anode (+)
PIN 2 : cathode (−)
PIN 3 : cathode (−)
SPKR: Speaker Connector
PIN 1 : VCC (+)
PIN 2 : VCC
PIN 3 : Data
PIN 4 : Data (−)
SPKR : Internal Speaker Connector (Default)
PIN 1 : VCC (+)
PIN 2-PIN3 : Short
PIN 4 : Data (−)
HD: IDE Hard Disk Active LED
PIN 1: LED anode (+)
PIN 2: LED cathode ( − )
GN: Green Function Switch
Open : Normal operation
Short : Entering Green Mode
1
1
+
−
1
+
−
1

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GD: Green LED
PIN 1 : LED anode (+)
PIN 2 : LED cathode ( − )
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION
The main board can be installed with 16 / 32 / 64 / 128MB and 256 MB
(128Mb technology) 168 pins DIMM module DRAM, and the DRAM speed
must be 67~100 MHz for SDRAM when system bus speed is set to 66MHz.
When system bus speed is set to 100MHz, 100MHz SDRAM is required. The
DRAM memory system on main board consists of bank 0 and bank 1.
Since 168 pins DIMM module is 64 bits width, therefore 1 piece of DIMM
module may match a 64 bits system. The total memory size is 16 MB ~
512MB SDRAM . The DRAM installation position refer to Figure 3.1, and
notice the Pin 1 of DIMM module must match with the Pin 1 of DIMM socket.
Insert the DIMM module into the DIMM socket at Vertical angle. If there is a
wrong direction of Pin 1, the SDRAM DIMM module could not be inserted
into socket completely.
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP
The system bus frequency can be switched between 66MHz and 133MHz by
adjusting DIP SW2. The CPU frequency ratio can be switched from X3 to
X9.5 by adjusting DIP SW1. The user can set up CPU speed for
366~533MHz processors by adjusting SW1 and SW2 properly.
SW1: (O:ON / X:OFF)
DIP SWITCH (SW)
FREQ. RATIO 1 2 3 4
X 3 OXO O
X 3.5 X X O O
X 4 O O XO
X 4.5 XOXO
X 5 OX X O
X 5.5 X X X O
X 6 OOOX
X 6.5 XO O X
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X 7 OXOX
X 7.5 X X OX
X 8 O O X X
X 8.5 XOX X
X 9 OX X X
X 9.5 X X X X
Set System Bus Speed
SW2: (O:ON / X:OFF)
CPU AGP 1 23 4
66 66 OX X O
75 75 O O XO
83 83 OXO O
100 66 X X X X
112 75 XOX X
133 89 X X OX
M Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your
processor’s specifications. We don’t recommend you to set the
system bus frequency over the CPU’s specification because these
specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for
CPU, chipset and most of the peripherals. Whether your system
can
run under these specific bus frequencies properly will depend on
your hardware configurations, including CPU, Chipsets, SDRAM,
Cards….etc.
M The CPU is a sensitive electric component and it can be easily
damaged by static electricity, so users must keep it away from
metal surface when the CPU is installed onto main board.
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS RAM
There're RTC & CMOS RAM on board; they have a power supply from
external battery to keep the DATA inviolate & effective. The RTC is a REAL-
TIME CLOCK device, which provides the DATE & TIME to system. The
CMOS SRAM is used for keeping the information of system configuration, so
the system can automatically boot OS every time. Since the lifetime of
internal battery is 5 years, the user can change a new Battery to replace old
one after it cannot work.
MDanger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
MReplace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the
manufacturer.

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MDispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION
There is a speaker in AT system for sound purpose. The 4 -Pins connector
SPKR is used to connect speaker. Pin2-3 short is internal speaker (Default
value).
3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION
The RESET switch on panel provides users with HARDWARE RESET
function. The system will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed
and released by user. The RESET switch is a 2 PIN connector and should be
installed to RST on main board.
3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION
System has power LED lamp on the panel of chassis. The power LED will
light on off or flash to indicate which step on the system. The connector
should be connected to P+P − P − of main board in a correct direction.
3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION
There are two-Enhanced PCI IDE ports (IDE1, IDE2) on board, which
following ATAPI standard SPEC. Each IDE port can connected to two ATAPI
devices (IDE Hard Disk, CD-ROM or Tape Driver), so total four ATAPI
devices can exist in a system. The HD is the active LED port for ATAPI
devices.
3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION
After the I/O device installation and jumpers setup, the main board can be
mounted into the chassis and fixed by screw. To complete the main board
installation, the peripheral device could be installed now. The basic system
needs a display interface card. If the PCI - Bus device is to be installed in the
system, any one of three PCI - Bus slots can be used.
3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION
The main board supports PS/2 Mouse. The BIOS will auto detect whether the
PS/2 Mouse is installed or not & assign IRQ12 for PS/2 Mouse port if it is
installed. After installing the peripheral device, the user should check
everything again, and ready power-on the system.

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