Gigabyte 7VM400AM-RZ User Manual
7VM400AM-RZ
AMD Athlon™/Athlon™ XP/Duron™ Socket A Processor Motherboard
User's Manual
Rev. 1003
12ME-VM400AMRZ-1003
Copyright
© 2005 GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Copyright by GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. ("GBT"). No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in
any from without the expressed, written permission of GBT.
Trademarks
Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
Notice
Please do not remove any labels on motherboard, this may void the warranty of this motherboard.
Due to rapid change in technology, some of the specifications might be out of date before publication of this booklet.
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.
Oct. 7, 2004
7VM400AM-RZ
Mother Board
Oct. 7 ,2004
Motherboard
7VM400AM-RZ
Preparing Your Computer
Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit (IC) chips.
To protect them against damage from static electricity, you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer.
1. Unplug your computer when working on the inside.
2. Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components. If you do not have one,
touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as the
power supply case.
3. Hold components by the edges and try not touch the IC chips, leads or connectors, or
other components.
4. Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the components whenever the components are separated from the system.
5. Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX
power connector on the motherboard.
Installing the motherboard to the chassis
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don't line up with the holes on the base and
there are no slots to attach the spacers, do not become alarmed you can still attach the spacers to
the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to
cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base
without worrying about short circuits. Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface, because the circuit wire may be near by the
hole. Be careful, don't let the screw contact any printed circuit write or parts on the PCB that are
near the fixing hole, otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.
Table of Contents
English
Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 5
Chapter 2 BIOS Setup ............................................................................................... 21
Features Summary ................................................................................................................. 5
7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard Layout ...................................................................................... 7
Block Diagram ........................................................................................................................ 8
Hardware Installation Process ................................................................................................ 9
Step 1: Set System Jumper (JP1) .......................................................................................... 9
Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................................... 10
Step 2-1: CPU Installation ......................................................................................................... 10
Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation .................................................................................... 10
Step 3: Install Memory Modules ........................................................................................... 11
Step 4: Install AGP Card....................................................................................................... 12
Step 5: Install I/O Peripherals Cables .................................................................................. 12
Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction ....................................................................................... 12
Step 5-2: Connectors Introduction ............................................................................................. 13
The Main Menu (For example: BIOS Ver. : F1).................................................................... 21
Standard CMOS Features .................................................................................................... 23
Advanced BIOS Features ..................................................................................................... 25
Integrated Peripherals ..........................................................................................................26
Power Management Setup ................................................................................................... 28
PnP/PCI Configurations ........................................................................................................ 29
PC Health Status .................................................................................................................. 30
Frequency/Voltage Control ................................................................................................... 31
Load Fail-Safe Defaults ........................................................................................................ 32
Load Optimized Defaults ...................................................................................................... 32
Set Supervisor/User Password............................................................................................. 33
Save & Exit Setup ................................................................................................................. 34
Exit Without Saving .............................................................................................................. 34
Chapter 3 Install Drivers............................................................................................. 35
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Features Summary
CPU y Socket A for AMD Athlon™ XP / Athlon™ / Duron™ processor
y 200/266/333/400MHz FSB
y Supports 1.4GHz and faster
Chipset y Northbridge : VIA KM400A
y Southbridge : VIA 8237
Memory y 2 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets, supports up to 2GB DRAM (Max)
y Supports DDR400/DDR333 DIMM
y Supports only 2.5V DDR SDRAM
Slots y 1 AGP slot supports 8X/4X(1.5V) mode
y 3 PCI slots support 33MHz & PCI 2.2 compliant
On-Board IDE y 2 IDE controller provide IDE HDD/CD-ROM(IDE1, IDE2) with PIO, Bus
Master (Ultra DMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) operation modes
y Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
On-Board Floppy y 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M bytes
On-Board Serial ATA y 2 Serial ATA connectors
On-Board Peripherals y 1 Parallel port supports Normal/EPP/ECP mode
y 1 Serial port (COMA), 1 VGA port, COMB on-board
y 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 x Rear, 4 x Front by cable)
y 1 Front Audio connector
y 1 PS/2 Keyboard
y 1 PS/2 Mouse
On-Board VGA y Built-in VIA KM400A
On-Board LAN y Builit-in VIA VT6103 chipset
y 1 RJ45 port
On-Board Sound y VIA VT1617
y Supports 2/4/6-channel
y Line Out / Line In / Mic In
y SPDIF Out
y CD In / Game connector
On-Board SATA RAID y Built in VT8237
y Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1)
y Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec
y Up to 2 SATA Device
(Note1)
English
(Note 1) It is recommended to use SATA (1.5Gb/s) hard disks.
Introduction- 5 -
BIOS y Licensed AWARD BIOS
I/O Control y ITE8705
Hardware Monitor y CPU/System fan revolution detect
English
Additional Features y Supports @BIOS
Overclocking y Over clock (CPU/DDR) by BIOS
Form Factor y Micro ATX size form factor, 24.3cm x 22.2cm
y Supports Q-Flash
™
y CPU/System temperature detect
y System voltage detect
y CPU/System fan fail warning
™
y Supports EasyTune 4
™
y Over voltage (DDR/AGP) br BIOS
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7VM400AM-RZ Motherboard Layout
22.2 cm
English
KB_MS
USB
VGA
USB
MIC_IN
COMA
LINE_OUT
CODEC
LPT
LAN
LINE_IN
F_AUDIO
VT6103
CD_IN
SUR_CEN
IT8705
BIOS
SPDIF
AGP
COMB
SOCKET A
GAME
VIA KM400A
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
BAT
F_USB1
CPU_FAN
7VM400AM-RZ
JP1
F_USB2
DDR1
VIA VT8237
PWR_LED
DDR2
ATX
IDE1
SYS_FAN
CLR_CMOS
SATA1
SATA0
F_PANEL
FDD
24.3 cm
IDE2
CI
Introduction- 7 -
Block Diagram
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PCICLK
(33MHz)
AGP 4X/8X
3 PCI
VGA Port
AGPCLK
66MHz
RJ45
PCI BUS 33MHz
6 Channel
VT6103
CODEC
MIC
LINE-IN
AC97 Link
LINE-OUT
TM
AMD-K7
CPU
System Bus
200/266/333/400MHz FSB
VIA
KM400A
66MHz V_Link
VIA
VT8237
Ports
ATA33/66/
100/133
IDE Channels
8 USB
CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)
200/266/333/400MHz
DDR
HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)
NBGCLK66 MHz
33 MHz
48 MHz
14.318 MHz
BIOS
LPC BUS
IT8705
24 MHz
33 MHz
PS/2 KB/Mouse
Game Port
Floppy
LPT Port
2 COM Ports
PCICLK (33MHz)
USBCLK (48MHz)
14.318 MHz
33 MHz
CLK
GEN
HCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)
CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166/200MHz)
AGPCLK (66MHz)
V_Link (66MHz)
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Hardware Installation Process
To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:
Step 1- Set System Jumper (JP1)
Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 3- Install Memory Modules
Step 4- Install Expansion Cards
Step 5- Install I/O Peripherals Cables
English
Step 2
Step 3
Step 5
Step 5
Step 4
Step 1
Step 1: Set System Jumper (JP1)
The system bus frequency can be switched at 100/133/166/200MHz by adjusting system jumper (JP1).
(The internal frequency depend on CPU.)
Short: 100MHz
1
Open: 133/166/200MHz
1
JP1
100MHz : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU
133/166MHz : Supports FSB 266/333MHz CPU
If you want to use a CPU with 200MHz FSB, please
set JP1 to 100MHz.
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Hardware Installation Process
Step 2: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
English
Step 2-1: CPU Installation
Figure 1.
Pull the rod to the 90-degree
directly.
Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning:
1. Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
2. The processor will overheat without the heatsink and/or fan, resulting in permanent
irreparable damage.
3. If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it will cause improper
installation. Please change the insert orientation.
4. Apply thermal grease between the processor and cooling fan.
5. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached. Permanent damage
will result.
6. 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, Memory, Cards…etc.
Socket Actuation Lever
Figure 2.
Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
for a cut edge on the CPU upper
corner. Insert the CPU into the
socket. (Do not force the CPU into the socket.) Then move the socket
lever to the locked position while holding pressure on the center of the
CPU.
Step 2-2: CPU Cooling Fan Installation
Figure 1.
Apply the thermal tape(or grease)
to provide better heat conduction
between your CPU and cooling
fan.
Figure 2.
Fasten the cooling fan supporting-base onto the CPU socket on
the motherboard.
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Figure 3.
Make sure the CPU fan is plugged
to the CPU fan connector, than the
install completely.
Step 3: Install Memory Modules
Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:
1. Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the one notch. Wrong
orientation will cause improper installation. Please change the insert orientation.
The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module (DIMM) sockets. The BIOS will automatically detects
memory type and size. To install the memory module, just push it vertically into the DIMM socket. The DIMM
module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size can vary between sockets.
Notch
DDR
1. The DIMM socket has a notch, so the DIMM memory
module can only fit in one direction.
English
2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the
DIMM socket. Then push it down.
3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM
sockets to lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module.
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Hardware Installation Process
Step 4: Install AGP Card
1. Read the relate AGP card's instruction document before install the AGP card into the computer.
2. If your AGP card has "AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP card is AGP
English
3. Please carefully pull out the small white-drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/
Step 5: Install I/O Peripherals Cables
Step 5-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction
4X/8X(1.5V).
AGP 4X/8X notch
uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the
slot. Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white-drawable bar.
X
Y
Z
[
]
\
^
_
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a
X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse connector
This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.
Y/^ USB port
Before you connect your device(s) into USB connector(s), please make sure your device(s) such as
USB keyboard, mouse, scanner, zip, speaker...etc. Have a standard USB interface. Also make sure
your OS supports USB controller. If your OS does not support USB controller, please contact OS
vendor for possible patch or driver upgrade. For more information please contact your OS or
device(s) vendors.
Z Parallel port (LPT)
Device like printer can be connected to Parallel port.
[ Serial port (COMA)
Mouse and modem etc. can be connected to Serial port.
\ VGA port
Monitor can be connected to VGA port.
] LAN port
LAN is fast Ethernet with 10/100Mbps speed.
_ Line In jack
Devices like CD-ROM, walkman etc. can be connected to Line In jack.
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