Gigabyte GA-6VM7-4X, User Manual

Page 1: ...television technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this dev...

Page 2: ...1 apparatus Residual commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment fluorescent lamps and luminaries EN 55020 Immunity from radio interference of EN 55082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 broadcast receivers and associated Industrial environment equipment EN 55022 ...

Page 3: ...6VM7 4X Socket 370 Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL Socket 370 Processor Motherboard REV 1 2 Second Edition R 12 02 000425 ...

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Page 5: ...evision information 2 Item Checklist Product item list 3 Features Product information specification 4 Hardware Setup Instructions on setting up the motherboard 5 Performance Block Diagram Product performance block diagram 6 BIOS Setup Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 7 Appendix General reference ...

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Page 7: ...klist P 2 Summary of Features P 3 6VM7 4X Motherboard Layout P 5 Page Index for CPU Speed Setup Connectors Panel and Jumper Definition P 6 Performance List P 24 Block Diagram P 25 Memory Installation P 26 Page Index for BIOS Setup P 27 Appendix P 55 ...

Page 8: ...ond release of the 6VM7 4X motherboard user s manual Apr 2000 The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does the author make a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Apr 25 2000 Taipei Taiwan R O C ...

Page 9: ... Checklist þThe 6VM7 4X motherboard þCable for IDE floppy device þDiskettes or CD TUCD for motherboard driver utility oInternal COMB Cable Optional oInternal USB Cable Optional oCable for SCSI device þ6VM7 4X user s manual ...

Page 10: ... DRAM integrity mode I O Control Ÿ VT82C686A Slots Ÿ 1 AGP Slot Supports 4X mode AGP 2 0 compliant Ÿ 3 PCI Slot Supports 33MHz PCI 2 2 compliant Ÿ 1 AMR Audio Modem Riser Slot On Board IDE Ÿ 2 IDE bus master DMA 33 ATA 66 IDE ports for up to4 ATAPI devices Ÿ Supports PIO mode 3 4 UDMA33 ATA66 IDE ATAPI CD ROM On Board Peripherals Ÿ 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M b...

Page 11: ...Summary Of Features 4 BIOS Ÿ Licensed AMI BIOS 2M bit flash ROM On Board Sound Ÿ CreativeCT5880 Additional Features Ÿ Includes 3 fan power connectors Ÿ Poly fuse for keyboard over currentprotection ...

Page 12: ... Motherboard Layout 6VM7 4X DIMM1 DIMM2 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PGA 370 CPU VT82C 686A CT5880 VT82C 694X GAME AUDIO COMB COMA LPT PS 2 USB BIOS FLOPPY ATX POWER IDE2 IDE1 JP16 J5 J8 J7 AMR BAT1 JP2 BZ1 J4 AGP 1 JP15 SW2 JP23 JP1 J2 JP19 SW1 ...

Page 13: ... 15 JP16 CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector P 16 JP15 Power Cooling Fan Power Connector P 16 JP2 System Cooling Fan Power Connector P 17 ATX Power P 17 Floppy Port P 18 IDE 1 Primary IDE 2 Secondary Port P 18 J7 TEL P 19 J5 AUX_IN P 19 J8 CD Audio Line In P 20 J4 SPDIF P 20 Panel and Jumper Definition P 21 J2 2x11 Pins Jumper P 21 JP1 Clear CMOS Function P 22 JP23 Case Open P 22 JP19 Support Cyrix CP...

Page 14: ...3 3 O O X X X X 75 37 5 O O O X X X 83 41 6 O O X O X X 100 33 3 O X X X X X 112 37 3 O X O X X X 124 31 X X X O X X 133 33 3 X X X X X X 140 35 X X O O X X 150 37 5 X X O X X X The CPU speed must match with the frequency ratio It will cause system hanging up if the frequency ratio is higher than that of CPU SW2 DIP SWITCH FREQ RATIO 1 2 3 4 X 3 O X O O X 3 5 X X O O X 4 O O X O X 4 5 X O X O X 5 ...

Page 15: ...commend you to set up your system speed to 75 83 112 124 140 150 MHz because these frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU Chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under 75 83 112 124 140 150 MHz properly will depend on your hardware configurations CPU SDRAM Cards etc 1 Celeron TM 300 66 MHz FSB SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 SW2 ON SW2 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 16: ... 333 66 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 Celeron TM 366 66 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 Celeron TM 400 66 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 Celeron TM 433 66 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 17: ...466 66 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Celeron TM 500 66 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Celeron TM 533 66 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 Celeron TM 566 66 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 18: ...oshua 300 100MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 Pentium 500 100MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 12 Pentium 550 100MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 13 Pentium 600 100MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 19: ... 650 100MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 15 Pentium 700 100MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 16 Pentium 533 133MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 17 Pentium 600 133 MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 20: ...6VM7 4X Motherboard 13 18 Pentium 667 133MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 19 Pentium 733 133MHz FSB SW2 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 21: ...Connectors 14 Connectors Game Audio Port MIC GAME Port Line In Line Out COM A COM B LPT Port COM B COM A LPT Port ...

Page 22: ...o Definition 1 USB V0 2 USB D0 3 USB D0 4 GND 5 USB V1 6 USB D1 7 USB D1 8 GND 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Pin No Definition 1 Data 2 NC 3 GND 4 VCC 5V 5 Clock 6 NC PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 23: ...Connectors 16 JP16 CPU Fan Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 SENSE 1 JP15 Power Fan Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 NC 1 ...

Page 24: ...ard 17 JP2 Sysem Fan Pin No Definition 1 GND 2 12V 3 SENSE 1 ATX Power Pin No Definition 3 5 7 13 15 17 GND 1 2 11 3 3V 4 6 19 20 VCC 10 12V 12 12V 18 5V 8 Power Good 9 5V SB stand by 5V 14 PS ON Soft On Off 20 10 11 1 ...

Page 25: ...Connectors 18 Floppy Port RED LINE IDE1 Primary IDE2 Secondary Port IDE 1 IDE 2 RED LINE ...

Page 26: ...6VM7 4X Motherboard 19 J7 TEL The connector is for Modem with internal voice connector Pin No Definition 1 Signal In 2 GND 3 GND 4 Signal Out 1 J5 AUX_IN Pin No Definition 1 AUX L 2 GND 3 GND 4 AUX R 1 ...

Page 27: ... Pin No Definition 1 CD L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD R 1 J4 SPDIF The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital decoder 1 Pin No Definition 1 VCC 2 SPDIF OUT 3 GND ...

Page 28: ... GD Green LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin 3 NC Pin 4 Data RE Reset Switch Open Normal Operation Close Reset Hardware System P P P Power LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off ...

Page 29: ...Panel and Jumper Definition 22 JP1 Clear CMOS Function 1 Pin No Definition 1 2 close Normal Default 2 3 close Clear CMOS JP23 Case Open Pin No Definition 1 Signal 2 GND 1 ...

Page 30: ...No Definition open Normal close Support Cyrix 133MHz 1 BAT1 Battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions ...

Page 31: ... results CPU Intel Pentium Socket 370 Processor DRAM 128 x 1 MB SDRAM Micron 48LC8M8AZ 8EB CACHE SIZE 256 KB included in CPU DISPLAY GA 660 AGP Card 32MB SDRAM STORAGE Onboard IDE IBM DTTA 371800 18GB O S Windows NT 4 0 SP6 DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K x 75Hz Intel Pentium Socket 370 Processor 667MHz 133x5 Winbench99 CPU mark99 62 1 FPU Winmark 99 3570 Business Disk Winmark 99 4290 Hi...

Page 32: ...Bus AGP Bus LPT Port PS 2 KB Mouse COM Ports USB Bus 14 318MHz 48MHz Host Bus VIA VT82C694X VIA VT82C686A PGA 370 CPU 1 66 100 133 MHz 66 100 133 MHz 33 MHz AC97 CODEC Ultra DMA 33 ATA66 IDE Ports AMR Slot AC 97 Link Creative CT5880 IDE Bus USB Port AGP 2X 4X 66 100 133 MHz 24MHz ICS 9248DF 39 ...

Page 33: ...nstall the memory module just push it vertically into the DIMM Slot The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notch Memory size can vary between sockets Install memory in any combination table DIMM 168 pin SDRAM DIMM Modules DIMM 1 Supports 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB X 1 pcs DIMM 2 Supports 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB X 1 pcs Total System Memory Max 1GB ...

Page 34: ...tup P 34 Chipset Features Setup P 36 Power Management Setup P 39 PNP PCI Configuration P 42 Load BIOS Defaults P 44 Load Setup Defaults P 45 Integrated Peripherals P 46 Hardware Monitor Setup P 49 Supervisor Password User Password P 51 IDE HDD Auto Detection P 52 Save to CMOS and Exit P 53 Exit Without Saving P 54 ...

Page 35: ...t by simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Del keys CONTROL KEYS Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Esc 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 PgUp Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn Decrease the numeric value or make chan...

Page 36: ...g the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Setup This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS BIOS Features Setup This setup page inclu des all the items of AMI special enhanced features AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 20C C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS...

Page 37: ...es the value of the system parameter which the system would be in the most appropriate configuration Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Hardware Monitor Setup This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status Supervisor password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup User password Change set...

Page 38: ...nly Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month Year The year from 2000 through 2099 AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Web Oct 27 1999 Time hh mm ss 10 36 24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri Slave Auto Sec Master Auto Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive A 1 4...

Page 39: ...wing items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be p rovided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precomp LANDZONE Landing zone SECTORS number of sectors If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Drive A type Drive B type The...

Page 40: ...ue 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 conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Exten...

Page 41: ... Disabled Boot Device by Disabled ATAPI ZIP C Boot Device by ATAPI ZIP C S M A R T for Hard Disks Enable Enable S M A R T Hard for Disks Disable Disable S M A R T Hard for Disks Default Value AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock O...

Page 42: ...f it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 1 2 or 1 44 drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 Default Value Password Check Setup Set Password Check to Setup Default Value Always Set Password Check to Always Processor Serial Nu...

Page 43: ...tomation Default Value 100MHz Set DRAM Frequency is 100MHz 66MHz Set DRAM Frequency is 66MHz 133MHz Set DRAM Frequency is 133MHz AMIBIOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURE CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved DRAM Timing Top Performance Disabled SDRAM Timing by SPD Disabled SDRAM CAS Latency 3 DRAM Frequency Auto C2P Concurrency Master Enabled DRAM Integrity Mode Disabled AGP Mode 4X A...

Page 44: ... AGP Comp Driving is Auto Default Value Manual Set AGP Comp Driving is Manual If AGP Comp Driving is Manual Manual AGP Comp Driving 00 FF AGP Aperture Size 4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB 8MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB 16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB 32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB 64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB Default Value 128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB 256MB Set AGP Ape...

Page 45: ...BIOS Setup 38 USB Legacy Support Keyboard Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard Keyb Mouse Set USB Legacy Support Keyboard Mouse Disabled Disabled USB Legacy Support Function Default Value ...

Page 46: ... SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Video Power Down Mode Stand by RTC Alarm Date 15 Hard Disk Power Down Mode Stand by RTC Alarm Hour 12 Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled RTC Alarm Minute 30 Display Activity Ignore RTC Alarm Second 30 IRQ3 Monitor IRQ 4 Monitor IRQ 5 Ignore IRQ 7 Monitor IRQ 9 Ignore IRQ 10 Ignore IRQ 11 Ignore IRQ 13 Ignore IRQ 14 Monitor IRQ 15 Ignore Soft ...

Page 47: ...pend Time Out after 60min Display Activity Ignore Ignore Display Activity Default Value Monitor Monitor Display Activity IRQ 3 IRQ15 Ignore Ignore IRQ3 IRQ15 Monitor Monitor IRQ3 IRQ15 Soft off by Power Button Instant off Soft switch ON OFF for Power Button Default Value Delay 4Sec Soft switch ON 4 Sec for Power off AC Back Function Power Off Set Restore on AC Power Loss is Power off Power On Set ...

Page 48: ... PME Event Wake up Disabled Disabled PME Event Wake up function Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake up function Default Value RTC Alarm Power On Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled RTC Alarm Date Every Day 1 31 RTC Alarm Hour 0 23 RTC Alarm Minute 0 59 RTC Alarm Second 0 59 ...

Page 49: ...onISABusandVGACardonPCIBus Disabled For VGA Card only Default Value AMIBIOS SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O S No Reset Configuration Data No VGA Boot From AGP PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled DMA Channel 0 PnP DMA Channel 1 PnP DMA Channel 3 PnP DMA Channel 5 PnP DMA Channel 6 PnP DMA Channel 7 PnP IRQ 3 PCI PnP IRQ 4 PCI PnP...

Page 50: ... 3 5 6 7 PnP The resource is used by PnP device ISA EISA The resource is used by ISA EISA device PCI or ISA IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 14 15 PCI PnP The resource is used by PCI PnP device ISA EISA The resource is used by ISA EISA device PCI or ISA ...

Page 51: ...Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10...

Page 52: ...Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defau...

Page 53: ...s is 3F8 2F8 COM2 Enable onBoard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 3E8 COM3 Enable onBoard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 2E8 COM4 Enable onBoard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onBoard Serial port 1 AMIBIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERAL C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE Both OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 Auto OnBoar...

Page 54: ...dress is 3BC Auto Set On Board LPT port is Auto Default Value Disabled Disable On Board LPT port Parallel Port Mode EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Default Value Normal Normal Operation N A Disabled this function Parallel Port DMA Auto Set Auto to parallel port mode DMA Channel Default Value N A Disabled this function 3 Set Pa...

Page 55: ...BIOS Setup 48 OnBoard MC 97 Modem Auto Set MC 97 Modem to Auto Default Value Disabled Disabled MC 97 Modem OnBoard Sound Enabled Enabled OnBoard Sound Default Value Disabled Disabled OnBoard Sound ...

Page 56: ... F system will automatically power off 75 C 167 F Monitor CPU Temp at 75 C 167 F if Temp 75 C 167 F system will automatically power off Current CPU Temp C F Detect CPU Temperature automatically Current System Tem C F Detect System Temperature automatically AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Shut Down Temperature 65 C 149 F Current CPU Temp 36 C 9...

Page 57: ...sed If the case have been opened Case Opened will show Open Current CPU FAN Speed Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically Current System FAN Speed Detect System Fan speed status automatically Current Voltage V VCORE 3 3V 12V 5V Detect system s voltage status automatically ...

Page 58: ... boot and you can enter Setup freely If you select Always at Password Check Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 20C C 1999 ...

Page 59: ...NDARD CMOS SETUP C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yyyy Sat Jan 01 2000 Time hh mm ss 10 36 24 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Not Installed Pri Slave Not Installed Sec Master Not Installed Sec Slave Not Installed Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Boot Sector Virus Protection Disabled Base Memory 640 Kb Other Memory 384 Kb Ex...

Page 60: ...eserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 ...

Page 61: ... STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save Ex...

Page 62: ...n A VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Utility Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click VIA 4in 1 Service Pack Utility item 2 Click Next 3 Click Yes 4 Click Next 5 Click Next ...

Page 63: ...Appendix 56 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 Click Next 7 Click Next 8 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Click Finish to Restart Computer ...

Page 64: ...o your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click Hardware Monitor item 2 Click Next 3 Click Next 4 Click Next 5 Please go into the Start menu Check for the VIA Hardware Monitor shortcut If it s there then the installation is successful ...

Page 65: ...Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click here 3 Click OK 4 Click Yes 2 Click Creative 5880 Sound Driver 5 Click Next 6 Click Next ...

Page 66: ...6VM7 4X Motherboard 59 7 8 9 7 Click here 8 Click Finish to Restart Computer ...

Page 67: ...flash utilities and BIOS file in ü Restart your computer into MS DOS mode or command prompt only for Win95 98 go into the directory where the new BIOS file are located use the utility AWDFlash exe or AMIFlash exe to update the BIOS ü Type the following command once you have enter the directory where all the files are located C utility AWDFlash or AMIFlash filename of the BIOS binary file intended ...

Page 68: ... Appendix D Issues To Beware Of When Installing AMR Please use inverse AMR card like the one in order to avoid mechanical problem See Figure A Figure A Inverse AMR Card Default Figure B Non inverse AMR Card PCI Slot PCI Slot ...

Page 69: ...Addressing EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility BIOS Basic Input Output System SMI System Management Interrupt IRQ Interrupt Request NIC Network Interface Card A G P Accelerated Graphics Port S E C C Single Edge Contact Cartridge LED Light Emitting Diode EPP Enhanced Parallel Port CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor I O Input Output ESD Electrostatic Discharge OEM Original Equipment Manufact...

Page 70: ...otherboard 63 Acor Meaning PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect RIMM Rambus in line Memory Module DRM Dual Retention Mechanism ISA Industry Standard Architecture MTH Memory Translator Hub CRIMM Continuity RIMM ...