When you installing AGP card, please make sure the following
notice is fully understood and practiced. If your AGP card has
"AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) notch"(show below), please make sure your AGP
card is AGP 4X/8X(1.5V).
AGP 4X/8X notch
Caution: AGP 2X(3.3V) card is not supported by VIA® KM400. You
might experience system unable to boot up normally. Please insert
an AGP 4X/8X(1.5V) card
Example 1: Diamond Vipper V770 golden finger is compatible with
2X/4X mode AGP slot. It can be switched between AGP 2X(3.3V) or 4X
(1.5V) mode by adjusting the jumper. The factory default for this card is
2X(3.3V).
The GA-7VM400M(F)-P motherboards might not function properly, if you
install this card without switching the jumper to 4X(1.5V) mode in it.
Example 2: Some ATi Rage 128 Pro graphics cards made by "Power
Color", the graphics card manufacturer & some SiS 305 cards, their
golden finger is compatible with 2X(3.3V)/4X(1.5V) mode AGP slot, but
they support 2X(3.3V) only.
The GA-7VM400M(F)-P motherboards might not function properly, If you
install this card in it.
Note : Although Gigabyte's AG32S(G) graphics card is based on
ATi Rage 128 Pro chip, the design of AG32S(G) is compliance with
AGP 4X(1.5V) specification. Therefore, AG32S (G)will work fine with
VIA® KM400 based motherboards.
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lmmunity requirements for household
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EMC requirements for uninterruptible
power systems (UPS)
Safety for information technology equipment
including electrical bussiness equipment
General and Safety requirments for
uninterruptible power systems (UPS)
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Motherboard
GA -7VM400M(F)-P
ERIC LU
Eric Lu
Date:
July 2 , 2003
GA-7VM400M(F)-P
AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard
USER'S MANUAL
AMD Athlon™/ Athlon™ XP / Duron™ Socket A Processor Motherboard
The GA-7VM400MF-P or GA-7VM400M-P motherboard2 Port USB Cable x 1
IDE cable x 1/ Floppy cable x 14 Port USB Cable x 1
CD for motherboard driver & utilitySPDIF-KIT x 1 (SPDIF Out KIT)
GA-7VM400M(F)-P user's manualIEEE 1394 Cable x1
I/O ShieldAudio Combo Kit x 1
Quick PC Installation Guide(SURROUND-Kit + SPDIF Out KIT)
RAID ManualMotherboard Settings Label
GC-SATA Card (Optional)SATA RAID Manual
(Manual; SATA cable x1; Power cable x 1)SATA cable x2
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.
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Chapter 1Introduction
Features Summary
Form Factory 24.4cm x 23.3cm Micro ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB.
CPUy Socket A processor
AMD Athlon
128K L1 & 512K/256K/64K L2 cache on die
200/266/333MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds
y Supports 1.4GHz and faster
Chipsety VIA KM400 Memory/AGP/PCI Controller (PAC)
y VIA VT8237 Integrated Peripheral Controller (PSIPC)
Memoryy 2 184-pin DDR sockets
y Supports DDR333/DDR266/DDR200 DIMM
y Supports up to 2GB DDR (Max)
y Supports only 2.5V DDR DIMM
On-Board IDEy 2 IDE bus master (UDMA33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE ports
for up to 4 ATAPI devices
y Supports PIO mode3,4 (UDMA 33/ATA66/ATA100/ATA133) IDE
& ATAPI CD-ROM
Onboard SATAy 2 Serial ATA connections
Hardware Monitory CPU/System Fan Revolution detect
y CPU/System temperature detect
y System Voltage Detect
On-Board Peripheralsy 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K,1.2M, 1.44M
and 2.88M bytes.
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 xFront by cable)
y 3 x IEEE1394 by cable
y 1 Front Audio Connector
TM
/AthlonTM XP/ Duron
(Note1)
(*)
TM
(K7)
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(Note 1) It is recommended to use SATA (1.5Gb/s) hard disks.
(*)
For GA-7VM400MF-P only.
to be continued......
Introduction- 5 -
On-Board SATA RAID
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On-Board Soundy Realtek ALC650 CODEC
On-Board USB 2.0y Built in VIA VT8237 Chipset
On-Board LANy RealTek RTL8100C
On-Board IEEE1394 (*
PS/2 Connectory PS/2 Keyboard interface and PS/2 Mouse interface
BIOSy Licensed Award BIOS
Additional Featuresy PS/2 Keyboard power on by password, PS/2 Mouse power on
Overclockingy Over Clock (DDR/AGP/CPU/PCI) by BIOS
(Note 2)
y Built in VT8237
y Supports Disk striping (RAID0) or DISK Mirroring (RAID1)
y Supports UDMA up to 150 MB/sec
y AIL UDMA and PIO Modes
y Up to 2 SATA Device
y ACPI and ATA/ATAPI6
y Line Out / 2 front speaker
y Line In / 2 rear speaker(by s/w switch)
y Mic In / center& subwoofer(by s/w switch)
y SPDIF Out /SPDIF In
y CD_In / Game port
)
y Ti TSB43AB23
y Supports Q-Flash
y External Modem wake up
y STR(Suspend-To-RAM)
y AC Recovery
y Poly fuse for keyboard over-current protection
y USB KB/Mouse wake up from S3
y Support Thermal shutdown function
y Supports @BIOS
y Supports EasyTune 4
(Note 2)
If you want to find the detailed information for SATA RAID setup installation,
please download "VT8237_SATA_Manual.pdf"
at"http:\\www.gigabyte.com.tw".
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,
Chipsets,SDRAM,Cards….etc.
To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:
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Step 1- Set system Switch (SW1)
Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step 3- Install memory modules
Step 4- Install expansion cards
Step 5- Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply
Step 5
Step 4
Step 2
Step 3
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Step 5
Step 1
Congratulations you have accomplished the hardware installation!
Turn on the power supply or connect the power cable to the power outlet. Continue with the BIOS/
software installation.
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Step 1: Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Step1-1: CPU Speed Setup
The CPU FSB can be switched by SW1 and refer to below table.
English
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SW1CPU CLOCK
1ONOFF
100MHz : Fix FSB 200MHz CPU
133/166MHz: Support FSB 266/333MHz
You must set SW1 to 100MHz when
you used FSB 200MHz CPU.
O: ON / X: OFF
SW1
ON
Default Setting: 100MHz
100MHz133/166
CPU
1
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Step1-2: CPU Installation
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Before installing the processor, adhere to the following warning:
1.Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
2.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.
CPU Top ViewCPU Bottom View
Socket Actuation Lever
Pin1 indicator
1. Pull up the CPU socket lever
and up to 90-degree angle.
2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look
for a (golden) cut edge on the CPU
upper corner. Then insert the CPU
into the socket.
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Step1-3: CPU Cooling Fan Installation
Before installing the CPU Heat Sink , adhere to the following warning:
1. Please use AMD approved cooling fan.
2.
We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat
conduction between your CPU and Cooling Fan.
3. Make sure the CPU fan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector, this
completes the installation.
Please refer to CPU cooling fan user's manual for more detail installation procedure.
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1. Press down the CPU socket
lever and finish CPU installation.
3. Fasten the cooling fan supporting-base
onto the CPU socket on the
mainboard.
2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD.
4. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to
the CPU fan connector, than install
complete.
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Step 2: Install memory modules
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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 Slot. The DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the notch. Memory size
can vary between sockets.
Before installing the memory modules, adhere to the following warning:
1. When RAM_LED is ON, do not install / remove DIMM from socket.
2. 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.
1. The DIMM slot has a notch, so the DIMM
memory module can only fit in one direction.
2. Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into
the DIMM slot. Then push it down.
3. Close the plastic clip at both edges of the DIMM
slots to lock the DIMM module.
Reverse the installation steps when you wish
to remove the DIMM module.
DDR Introduction
Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure, DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is a high
performance and cost-effective solution that allows easy adoption for memory vendors, OEMs and system
integrators.
DDR memory is a sensible evolutionary solution for the PC industry that builds on the existing SDRAM
infrastructure, yet makes awesome advances in solving the system performance bottleneck by doubling the
memory bandwidth. DDR SDRAM will offer a superior solution and migration path from existing SDRAM
designs due to its availability, pricing and overall market support. PC2100 DDR memory (DDR266) doubles
the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock, achieving data
bandwidth 2X greater than PC133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency. With peak band-
width of 2.664GB per second, DDR memory enables system OEMs to build high performance and low
latency DRAM subsystems that are suitable for servers, workstations, high-end PC's and value desktop SMA
systems. With a core voltage of only 2.5 volts compared to conventional SDRAM's 3.3 volts, DDR memory is
a compelling solution for small form factor desktops and notebook applications.
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Step 3: Install expansion cards
1. Read the related expansion card's instruction document before install the expansion card into
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2. Remove your computer's chassis cover, necessary screws and slot bracket from the computer.
3. Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard.
4. Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot.
5. Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card.
6. Replace your computer's chassis cover.
7. Power on the computer, if necessary, setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS.
8. Install related driver from the operating system.
the computer.
AGP Card
Please carefully pull out the small whitedrawable bar at the end of the AGP slot
when you try to install/ 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.
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Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power
supply
Step 4-1: I/O Back Panel Introduction
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X
Y
Z[
X PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connector
PS/2 Mouse Connector
(6 pin Female)
PS/2 Keyboard Connector
(6 pin Female)
Y/[ USB / LAN Connector
USB 7
USB 6
LAN
USB 5
USB 4
¾ This connector supports standard PS/2
keyboard and PS/2 mouse.
¾ 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.
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ZParallel Port, Serial Port and VGA Port (LPT/COMA/VGA)
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Parallel Port
(25 pin Female)
¾ This connector supports 1 standard COM
port, 1 Parallel port and 1 VGA port. Device
like printer can be connected to Parallel port
; mouse and modem etc can be connected
to Serial ports.
COMA
Serial Port
(9 pin Male)
\ Audio Connectors
Line In(Rear Speaker)
Line Out
MIC In(Center and Subwoofer)
VGA
VGA Port
(15 pin Female)
(Front Speaker)
¾ After install onboard audio driver, you may
connect speaker to Line Out jack, micro phone
to MIC In jack.
Device like CD-ROM , walkman etc can be
connected to Line-In jack.
Please note:
You are able to use 2-/4-/6- channel audio
feature by S/W selection.
If you want to enable 6-channel function, you
have 2 choose for hardware connection.
Method1:
Connect "Front Speaker" to "Line Out"
Connect "Rear Speaker" to "Line In"
Connect "Center and Subwoofer" to "MIC Out".
Method2:
You can refer to page 25, and contact your
nearest dealer for optional SUR_CEN cable.
If you want the detail information for 2-/4-/6-channel audio setup
installation, please refer to page 63.
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Step 4-2: Connectors Introduction
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1
10
9
12
11
13
16
15
)
17(*
14
1) CPU_FAN12) CD_IN
2) SYS_FAN13) SPDIF_IO
3) ATX14) F_USB1/F_USB2
4) IDE1/IDE215) COMB
5) FDD16) GAME
6) RAM_LED17) F1_1394 (*
7) F_PANEL18) F2_1394 (*
)
)
8) PWR_LED19) SATA0/SATA1
9) BAT20) CI
10) F_AUDIO
11) SUR_CEN
18(*
6
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3
4
5
2
20
19
8
7
)
(*)
For GA-7VM400MF-P only.
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1) CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector)
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2) SYS_FAN (System FAN Connector)
Please note, a proper installation of the CPU cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from running
under abnormal condition or damaged by overheating.The CPU fan connector supports Max.
current up to 600 mA.
-P
Pin No. Definition
1
1GND
2+12V
3Sense
This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case to lower the system
temperature.
-P
Pin No. Definition
1
1GND
2+12V
3Sense
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3) ATX (ATX Power)
AC power cord should only be connected to your power supply unit after ATX power cable and other
related devices are firmly connected to the mainboard.
Pin No.Definition
-P
11
20
13.3V
23.3V
3GND
4VCC
5GND
1
6VCC
7GND
8Power Good
95V SB(stand by +5V)
10+12V
113.3V
12-12V
13GND
14PS_ON(softOn/Off)
15GND
16GND
10
17GND
18-5V
19VCC
20VCC
4) IDE1/ IDE2(IDE1/IDE2 Connector)
Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and connect CDROM to IDE2. The red stripe of the ribbon cable
must be the same side with the Pin1.
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40
2
IDE1
39
1
IDE2
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5) FDD (Floppy Connector)
English
Please connect the floppy drive ribbon cables to FDD. It supports 360K,720K,1.2M,1.44M and
2.88Mbytes floppy disk types. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin1.
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34
33
2
1
6) RAM_LED
Do not remove memory modules while RAM LED is on. It might cause short or other unexpected
damages due to the standby voltage. Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected.
-P
+
-
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7) F_PANEL (2x10 pins connector)
Please connect the power LED, PC peaker, reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel
to the F_PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above.
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Message LED/Power/
Sleep LED
MSG-
MSG+
IDE Hard Disk
Active LED
HD+
HD-
Soft Power
Connector
2
1
1
1
Reset Switch
PW+
1
RES-
RES+
Speaker
Connector
PW-
SPK-
SPK+
20
1
1
NC
19
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(-)
RES (Reset Switch)Open: Normal Operation
Close: Reset Hardware System
PW (Soft Power Connector)Open: Normal Operation
Close: Power On/Off
MSG(Message LED/Power/Sleep LED)Pin 1: LED anode(+)
Pin 2: LED cathode(-)
NCNC
8) PWR_LED
PWR_LED is connect with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off. It will blink
when the system enters suspend mode. If you use dual color LED, power LED will turn to another color.
-P
Pin No. Definition
1
1MPD+
2MPD3MPD-
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9) BAT (Battery)
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If you want to erase CMOS...
1.Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.
2.Remove the battery, wait for 30 second.
3.Re-install the battery.
4.Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer.
10) F_AUDIO (F_AUDIO Connector)
-P
+
CAUTION
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.
If you want to use Front Audio connector, you must remove 5-6, 9-10 Jumper. In order to utilize the
front audio header, your chassis must have front audio connector. Also please make sure the pin
assigment on the cable is the same as the pin assigment on the MB header. To find out if the chassis
you are buying support front audio connector, please contact your dealer.Please note, you can have the
alternative of using front audio connector or of using rear audio connector to play sound.