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Specifications and information contained in this guide are furnished for informational
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commitment by ASRock. ASRock assumes no responsibility for any errors or
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With respect to the contents of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any
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In no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for
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even if ASRock has been advised of the possibility of such damages arising from any
defect or error in the guide or product.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
(FSB_SEL0, FSB_SEL1, FSB_SEL2)2 5PCI Slots (PCI1- 5)
11South Bridge Controller26Game Port Connector (GAME1)
12Primary Serial A T A Conne ctor (SA T A1)27Flash Memory
13Secondary Serial A T A Connector (SATA2)28Shared USB 2.0 Header (JUSB45, Blue)
14Power LED Connector (PWR_LED1)29J1 Jumper (FID0, FID1, FID2, FID3, FID4)
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3Line In (Light Blue)9Serial Port: COM1
4Line Out (Lime)10 PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple)
5Microphone (Pink)11 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green)
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1.1.
IntroductionIntroduction
1.
Introduction
1.1.
IntroductionIntroduction
Thank you for purchasing ASRock K7VT4A Pro motherboard, a reliable motherboard
produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent
performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and
endurance.
This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-bystep installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in
the user manual presented in the Support CD.
Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might
be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without
notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated
version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You
may find the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website
as well.
ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.11.1
Package ContentsPackage Contents
1.1
Package Contents
1.11.1
Package ContentsPackage Contents
1 x ASRock K7VT4A Pro Motherboard
(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm)
1 x ASRock K7VT4A Pro Quick Installation Guide
1 x ASRock K7VT4A Pro Support CD
1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)
1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable
1 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cable
1 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cable (Optional)
1 x ASRock I/O PlusTM Shield
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SpecificationsSpecifications
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SpecificationsSpecifications
Platform:ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm
CPU:Supports Socket A (462 pins) for
AMD Athlon
Chipsets:North Bridge:
VIA KT400A, FSB@200 / 266 / 333 MHz
South Bridge:
VIA VT8237, Supports USB 2.0, ATA 133, SATA 1.5Gb/s
Memory: 2 DDR DIMM slots: DD R1and DD R2
PC2100 (DDR266) / PC2700 (DDR333)
for 2 DD R DIMM slots, Max. 2GB;
PC3200 (DDR400) for 1 DD R DIMM slot, Max. 1GB
IDE:IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6
IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6
Supports up to 4 IDE Devices
Serial ATA:2 SATA Connectors, Support 1.5Gb/s Data Transfer Rate
Floppy Port:Supports up to 2 Floppy Disk Drives
Audio:5.1 Channels AC’97 Audio
LAN:Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), Supports Wake-On-LAN
Hardware Monitor: CPU T emperature Sensing
Motherboard Temperature Sensing
CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life
(ASRock U-COP)(see CAUTION 1)
CPU Fan Ta chometer
Chassis Fan Tachometer
Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
PCI slots:5 Slots with PCI Specification 2.2
AGP slot:1 AGP Slot, Supports 1.5V, 8X/4X AGP Card (see CAUTION 2)
USB 2.0:8 USB 2.0 ports:
include 6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel,
plus one on-board header supporting 2 extra USB 2.0 ports
(see CAUTION 3)
1 Serial Port: COM1,
1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP Support)
6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 Ports,
1 RJ-45 Port,
Audio Jack: Line In / Line Out / Microphone
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BIOS:AMI legal BIOS, Supports “Plug and Play”,
ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake-Up Events,
SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support,
CPU Frequency Stepless Control
(only for advanced users’ reference, see CAUTION 4)
OS:Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP Compliant
CAUTION!
1. While CPU overheat is detected, the system will automatically shutdown.
Before you resume the system, please check if the CPU fan on the
motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it
back again. To improve heat dissipation, remember to spray thermal
grease between the CPU a nd the he atsink when you install the PC syste m.
2. Do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard!
It may cause permanent damage!
3. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows
XP SP1/2000 SP4. It may not work properly under Microsoft® Windows
98/ME. Please refer to Microsoft® official document at
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx
4. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it is not recommended
to perform over clocking. Frequencies other than the recommended CPU
bus frequencies may cause the instability of the system or damage the
CPU. The CPU host frequency of this motherboard is determined by
jumper-setting. You must adjust “FSB Select Jumpers” according to the
FSB of your AMD CPU before you set the “CPU Host Frequency” configuration as “Manual” in BIOS. See page 9 for the details of “FSB Select
Jumpers” adjustment, and page 25 of “User Manual” in the Support CD for
“CPU Host Frequency” configuration.
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
1.Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any
component. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the
motherboard, peripherals, and/or components.
2.To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static
electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or
touch a safety grounded object before you handle components.
3.Hold components by the edges and do not touch the ICs.
4.Whenever you uninstall any component, place it on a
grounded antstatic pad or in the bag that comes with the
component.
5.When placing screws into the screw holes to secure the
motherboard to the chassis, plea se do not over-tighten the screws!
Doing so may damage the motherboard.
2.12.1
CPU InstallationCPU Installation
2.1
CPU Installation
2.12.1
CPU InstallationCPU Installation
Step 1. Unlock the socket by lifting the lever up to a 90° angle.
Step 2. Position the CPU directly above the socket such that its marked corner
matches the base of the socket lever.
Step 3. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it fits in place.
The CPU fits only in one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU
into the socket to avoid bending of the pins.
Step 4. When the CPU is in place, press it firmly on the socket while you push
down the socket lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab
to indicate that it is locked.
Step 5. Install CPU fan and heatsink. For proper installation, please kindly refer to
the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink vendors.
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Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
2.2
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
2.22.2
Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM)
K7VT4A Pro motherboard provides two 184-pin DDR (Double Data Rate) DIMM slots.
Please make sure to disconnect power supply before adding or
removing DIMMs or the system components.
Step 1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward.
Step 2. Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the brea k
on the slot.
The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent
damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the
slot at incorrect orientation.
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Step 3. Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully
snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.
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2.3 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)
2.3 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)2.3 Expansion Slots (PCI and AGP Slots)
There are 5 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot on K7VT4A Pro motherboard.
PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface.
AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to in stall a graphics card. The ASRock AGP slot has
a special design of clasp that can securely fasten the inserted graphics
card.
Please do NOT use a 3.3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard!
It may cause permanent damage! For the voltage information of your
graphics card, please check with the graphics card vendors.
Installing an expansion cardInstalling an expansion card
Installing an expansion card
Installing an expansion cardInstalling an expansion card
Step 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power
supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the
documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware
settings for the card before you start the installation.
Step 2. Remove the bracket facing the slot that you intend to use. Keep the screw
for later use.
Step 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card is
completely seated on the slot.
Step 4. Fasten the card to the chassis with screws.
2.4 Jumpers Setup2.4 Jumpers Setup
2.4 Jumpers Setup
2.4 Jumpers Setup2.4 Jumpers Setup
The illustration shows how jumpers are
setup. When the jumper cap is placed on
pins, the jumper is “Short”. If no jumper cap
is placed on the pins, the jumper is “Open”.
The illustration shows a 3-pin jumper whose
pin1 and pin2 are “Short” when jumper cap
is placed on these 2 pins.
ShortOpen
JumperSetting
FSB Select Jumpers
(FSB_SEL0,
FSB_SEL1,
FSB_SEL2)
(see p.2 item 10)
Note: The CPU FSB frequency of this motherboard is determined by jumper-setting. You must
adjust “FSB Select Jumpers” according to the FSB of your AMD CPU. Please follow the
figures above to set the CPU FSB frequency.
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PS2_USB_PWR1Short pin2, pin3 to enable
(see p.2 item 1)+5VSB (standby) for PS/2 or
USB wake up events.
Note: To select +5VSB, it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power
supply.
JR1 / JL1 Jumpers
(see p.2 item 23)
Note: If JR1 and JL1 Jumpers are short, both the front panel and the rear panel audio
connectors can work.
Clear CMOS Jumper
(CLRCMOS2)
(see p.2 item 22)
Note: CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS. The data in CMOS includes system
setup information such as system password, date, time, and system setup parameters. To
clear and reset the system parameters to default setup, please turn off the computer and
unplug the power cord from the power supply. After waiting for 15 seconds, use a jumper
cap to short the Clear CMOS jumper f or 5 se conds. After shorting the Clear CMOS jumper,
please remove the jumper cap. However, please do not clear the CMOS right after you
update the BIOS. If you need to clear the CMOS when you just finish updating the BIOS,
you must boot up the system first, and then shut it down before you do the clear-CMOS
action.
J1 Jumper
(FID0, FID1, FID2, FID3, FID4)
(see p.2 item 29)
2-pin jumper
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Note: The set of J1 Jumper allows users to adjust the multiplier of CPU. See page 14 of User
Manual in the Support CD for details. However, the system will work well without the
adjustment of multiplier. You do not have to adjust the multiplier for normal usage.
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2.5 Connectors
2.5 Connectors2.5 Connectors
Connectors are NOT jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps over these
connectors. Placing jumper caps over the connectors will cause permanent damage of the motherboard!
ConnectorFigureDescription
F DD Connector
(33-pin FLOPPY1)
(see p.2 item 19)
the red-striped side to Pin1
Note: Make sure the red-striped side of the cable is plugged into Pin1 side of the
connector.
Primary IDE Connector (Blue)Secondary IDE Connector (Black)
(39-pin IDE1, see p.2 item 8)(39-pin IDE2, see p.2 item 7)
connect the blue end
to the motherboard
80-conductor, ATA 66/100/133 cable
connect the black end
to the IDE devices
Note: If you use only one IDE device on this motherboard, please set the IDE
device as “Master”. Please refer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor
for the details. Besides, to optimize compatibility and performance, please
connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector (IDE1, blue) and
CD-ROM to the secondary IDE connector (IDE2, black).
Serial ATA ConnectorsThese two Serial ATA (SATA)
(SAT A1: see p.2 item 12)connectors support SATA data
(SAT A2: see p.2 item 13)cables for internal storage
SAT A1SAT A2
devices. The current SATA
interface allows up to 1.5 Gb/s
data transfer rate.
Serial ATA (SATA)Either end of the SATA data
Data Cablecable can be connected to the
SATA hard disk or the SATA
connector on the motherboard.
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Serial ATA (SATA)Please connect the black end of
Power CableSATA power cable to the power
(Optional)connector on the drive. Then
connect to the SAT A
HDD power connector
connect to the
power supply
connect the white end of SATA
power cable to the power
connector of the power supply.
USB 2.0 HeaderASRock I/O PlusTM provides you
(9-pin USB67)6 ready-to-use USB 2.0 ports on
(see p.2 item 18)the rear panel. If the rear USB
ports are not sufficient, this
USB 2.0 header is available to
support 2 extra USB 2.0 ports.
Shared USB 2.0 HeaderThis USB45 connector is shared
(9-pin JUSB45)with the USB 2.0 ports 4,5 on
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the front panel USB ports by
attaching the front panel USB
cable to this connector
(JUSB45), the USB ports 4,5 on
ASRock I/O PlusTM will not be able
to function.
Internal Audio ConnectorsThese connectors allow you to
(4-pin CD1, 4-pin AUX1)receive stereo audio input from
(CD1: see p.2 item 20)sound sources such as a CD-
(AUX1: see p.2 item 21)ROM, DVD-ROM, TV tuner card,
CD1AUX1
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Front Panel Audio ConnectorThis is a n interfa ce for front panel
(9-pin AUDIO1)audio cable that allows conve-
(see p.2 item 24)nient connection and control of
audio devices.
System Panel ConnectorThis connector accommodates
(9-pin PANEL1)several system front panel
(see p.2 item 16)functions.
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Chassis Speaker ConnectorPlease connect the chassis
(4-pin SPEAKER 1)speaker to this connector.
(see p.2 item 17)
Chassis Fan ConnectorPlease connect a chassis fan
(3-pin CHA_FAN1)cable to this connector and
(see p.2 item 15)match the black wire to the
ground pin.
CPU Fan ConnectorPlease connect a CPU fan cable
(3-pin CPU_FAN1)to this connector and match the
(see p.2 item 2)black wire to the ground pin.
ATX Power ConnectorPlease connect an ATX power
(20-pin ATXPW R1)supply to this connector.
(see p.2 item 6)
Power LED ConnectorPlease connect a 3-pin power
(3-pin PWR_LED1)LED cable to this connector.
(see p.2 item14)
Game ConnectorConnect a Game cable to this
(15-pin GAME1)connector if the Game port
(see p.2 item 26)bracket is installed.
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Serial ASerial A
2.6
Serial A
2.62.6
Serial ASerial A
This motherboard adopts VIA VT8237 southbridge chipset that supports Serial
ATA (SATA) hard disks. You may install SATA hard disks on this motherboard for
internal storage devices. This section will guide you to install the SATA hard disks.
STEP 1: Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays of your chassis.
STEP 2: Connect the SATA power cable to the SATA hard disk.
STEP 3: Connect one end of the SATA data cable to the motherboard’s SATA
STEP 4: Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk.
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If the SATA HDDs are NOT set for RAID configuration, it is called “Hot
Plug” for the action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the
system is still power-on and in working condition.
However, please note that it cannot perform Hot Plug if the OS has
been installed into the SATA HDD.
What is Hot Swap Function?
If SATA HDDs are built as RAID1 then it is called “Hot Swap” for the
action to insert and remove the SATA HDDs while the system is still
power-on and in working condition.
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Making An SAMaking An SA
If you want to install Windows 2000 or Windows XP on your SATA HDDs, you will
need to make an SATA driver diskette before you start the OS installation.
STEP 1: Insert the ASRock Support CD into your optical drive to boot your system.
(Do NOT insert any floppy diskette into the floppy drive at this moment!)
STEP 2: During POST at the beginning of system boot-up, press <F11> key, and
then a window for boot devices selection appears. Please select CDROM as the boot device.
STEP 3: When you see the message on the screen, “Do you want to generate
Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?”, press <Y>.
STEP 4: Then you will see these messages,
Please insert a diskette into the floppy drive.
WARNING! Formatting the floppy diskette will
lose ALL data in it!
Start to format and copy files [YN]?
Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive, and press <Y>.
STEP 5: The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers
into the floppy diskette.
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Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows 2000 /
Windows XP on your system directly without setting the RAID configuration on your
system, or you may start to use “VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS” to set RAID 0 / RAID 1 / JBOD
configuration before you install the OS. Before you start to configure the RAID function,
you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for proper configuration. Please
refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID
Configuration”, which is located in the folder at the following path:
.. \ SATA RAID BIOS
You may also set the RAID configuration by using “VIA RAID Tool” in Windows environment.
Please refer to the document in the Support CD, “Guide to VIA RAID Tool”, which is located
in the folder at the following path:
.. \ VIA RAID Tool
3. BIOS Information3. BIOS Information
3. BIOS Information
3. BIOS Information3. BIOS Information
The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores BIOS Setup Utility. When you start up
the computer, please press <F2> during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter
BIOS Setup utility; otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to
enter BIOS Setup after POST, please restart the system by pressing <Ctl> + <Alt> +
<Delete>, or pressing the reset button on the system chassis.
The BIOS Setup program is designed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program,
which allows you to scroll through its various sub-menus and to select among the
predetermined choices. For the detailed information about BIOS Setup, please refer
to the User Manual (PDF file) contained in the Support CD.
4. Software Suppor4. Software Suppor
4. Software Suppor
4. Software Suppor4. Software Suppor
This motherboard supports various Microsoft® Windows® operating systems: 98 SE/
ME / 2000 / XP. The Support CD that came with the motherboard contains necessary
drivers and useful utilities that will enhance motherboard features.
To begin using the Support CD, insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. It will display
the Main Menu automatically if “AUTORUN” is enabled in your computer. If the Main
Menu does not appear automatically, locate and double-click on the file “ASSETUP.
EXE” from the “BIN” folder in the Support CD to display the menus.
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