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
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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.)