Gigabyte GA-7VTXE User manual

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USER’S MANUAL
GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH
AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard
AMDAthlon™/Athlon™XP/Duron™SocketAProcessorMotherboard
Rev.1.0SecondEdition
12ME-7VTXE-1002

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GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH Motherboard
Table of Content
Revision History.....................................................................................6
Item Checklist .........................................................................................6
WARNING!...............................................................................................7
Chapter 1 Introduction.............................................................................8
Summary of Features .................................................................................. 8
GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH Motherboard Layout ............................................10
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process.............................................. 11
Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU).....................................12
Step1-1:CPU Speed Setup ............................................................................................ 12
Step1-2:CPUInstallation ................................................................................................ 13
Step1-3:CPUHeatSinkInstallation................................................................................. 14
Step 2: Install memory modules................................................................15
Step 3: Install expension cards .................................................................17
Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply ...........18
Step4-1:I/OBackPanelIntroduction ................................................................................ 18
Step4-2:ConnectorsIntroduction ..................................................................................... 20
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ..........................................................................24
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. :F1).........................................25
Standard CMOS Features.........................................................................27
BIOS Features Setup.................................................................................30
Chipset Features Setup.............................................................................32
Power Management Setup .......................................................................36

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Table of Content
PNP/PCI Configuration..............................................................................39
Load Fail-Safe Defaults.............................................................................41
Load Optimized Defaults...........................................................................42
Integrated Peripherals ...............................................................................43
Hardware Monitor & MISC Setup..............................................................46
Set Supervisor / User Password ................................................................47
IDE HDD Auto Detection............................................................................48
Save & Exit Setup.......................................................................................49
Exit Without Saving ....................................................................................50
Chapter 4 Technical Reference ............................................................51
Block Diagram...........................................................................................51
Dual BIOS Introduction..............................................................................52
Four Speaker & SPDIF Introduction(For GA-7VTXH Only)......................60
@ BIOS Introduction..................................................................................64
Easy TuneIIITM Introduction .......................................................................65
Chapter 5 Appendix..............................................................................66

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GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH Motherboard
TheGA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXHmotherboard
IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 1
CDfor motherboard driver & utility (VUCD)
GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXHuser’smanual
USB Cable (only for GA-7VTXH)
Revision History
Item Checklist
Revision RevisionNote Date
1.0 InitialreleaseoftheGA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXHmotherboarduser'smanual. Sep.2001
1.0 SecondreleaseoftheGA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXHmotherboarduser'smanual. Oct.2001

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WARNING!
Computermotherboardsand expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC)chips.To
protectthemagainstdamagefromstaticelectricity,youshouldfollowsomeprecautionswheneveryou
workonyour computer.
1. Unplugyourcomputerwhenworkingontheinside.
2. Useagroundedwriststrapbeforehandlingcomputercomponents.Ifyoudonothave
one,touchbothofyourhandstoasafelygroundedobjectortoametalobject,suchas
the power supply case.
3. HoldcomponentsbytheedgesandtrynottouchtheICchips,leadsorconnectors,or
othercomponents.
4. Placecomponentsonagroundedantistaticpadoronthebagthatcamewiththe
componentswheneverthecomponentsareseparatedfromthesystem.
5. EnsurethattheATXpowersupplyisswitchedoffbeforeyoupluginorremovetheATX
powerconnectoronthemotherboard.
Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes,buttheydon’tlineupwiththeholesonthebaseandthereare
noslotstoattachthespacers,donotbecomealarmedyoucanstillattachthespacerstothemounting
holes.Justcutthebottomportionofthespacers(thespacermaybealittlehardtocutoff,sobecareful
ofyourhands).Inthiswayyoucanstillattachthemotherboardtothebasewithoutworryingaboutshort
circuits.Sometimesyoumayneedtousetheplasticspringstoisolatethescrewfromthemotherboard
PCBsurface,becausethecircuitwiremaybenearbythehole.Becareful,don’tletthescrewcontact
anyprintedcircuitwriteorpartsonthePCBthatarenearthefixinghole,otherwiseitmaydamagethe
boardorcauseboardmalfunctioning.
Installing the motherboard to the chassis…
WARNING!

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GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH Motherboard
FormFactor 30.4cm x 20.5cmATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
Motherboard GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXHMotherboard
CPU Socket Aprocessor
AMD AthlonTM/AthlonTM XP/ DuronTM (K7)
128KL1&256K/64K L2cacheon die
200/266MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds (PCI 33MHz)
Supports1.4GHzandfaster
Chipset VIAKT266A Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC)
VIAVT8233IntegratedPeripheralController(PSIPC)
Memory 3184-pinDDRsockets
SupportsDDR DRAM PC1600/PC2100
Supportsupto3.0GB DDR (Max)
Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM
I/OControl IT8705
Slots 1AGP slot supports 4X/2X mode & AGP 2.0Compliant
5 PCI slots supports 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
On-BoardIDE 2IDEbusmaster(ATA66/ATA100)IDEportsforupto4
ATAPI devices
SupportsPIOmode3,4(/ATA66/ATA100) IDE &ATAPI
CD-ROM
On-BoardPeripherals 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDDwith360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M
and 2.88M bytes.
1Parallel port supportsNormal/EPP/ECPmode
1 Serial port (COMA & COMB)
4 USB ports (Rear USB x 2, Front USB x 2)
1IrDAconnectorforIR
HardwareMonitor CPU/System FanRevolutiondetect
CPU/Systemtemperaturedetect
SystemVoltageDetect
Chapter 1 Introduction
tobecontinued......
Summary of Features

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Introduction
Pleasesetthe CPUhost frequencyinaccordancewithyourprocessor’s specifications.
Wedon’trecommendyoutosetthesystembusfrequencyovertheCPU’sspecification
becausethesespecificbusfrequenciesarenotthestandardspecificationsforCPU,
chipsetandmostoftheperipherals.Whetheryoursystemcanrununder thesespecific
busfrequenciesproperlywilldepend onyourhardwareconfigurations,includingCPU,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.
On-Board Sound CreativeCT5880SoundChip*
AC97 CODEC
LineIn/Line Out/Mic In/CD In/Game Port
On-Board LAN BuildinRTL8100LChipset*
PS/2Connector PS/2KeyboardinterfaceandPS/2Mouseinterace
BIOS Licensed AMI BIOS, 2M bit Flash ROM
SupportDual BIOS
AdditionalFeatures STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
Wake on LAN**
AC Recovery
USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3
Supports @BIOSTM
SupportsEasy TuneIIITM
"*"Only forGA-7VTXH.
"**"Onlyfor GA-7VTXE.

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GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH Motherboard
GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH Motherboard Layout
"*"Only forGA-7VTXH.
"**"Onlyfor GA-7VTXE.
GA-7VTXE/GA-7VTXH
MS_KB
CK_RATIO*
COMA
LPT
GAME
LINE_OUT
MIC_IN USB
IT8705
AC97
CT5880*
F_PANEL
BATTERY
Backup
BIOS
SYS
FAN
VT8233
KT266A
SOCKETA
CPU
FAN
ATX
FLOPPY
IDE1
IDE2
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
RTL8100*
PCI4
DDR1
AGP
CLK_JP
USB1
LINE_IN
LAN*
COMB
CD_IN
PCI5
IR
MAIN
BIOS
DDR2 DDR3
WOL**