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Gigabyte GA-7vkml Computer Accessories User Manual

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2. FOE y HERES BRIE BIZL TS HAV 55011 55013 55014 55015 55020 55022 L1 DIN VDE 0855 part 10 part 12 CE marking L1 EN 60065 L1 EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer G B T Technology Tr ding GMbH full address Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers Mother Board GA 7VKML is in conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement ofradio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and t
3. Ii FiesE3et ese 53 01 1 58 4ERE2E 49 260259 THO Z00PhM 262448 21 207 936 Belectad Diss D bytas Tote 2 files TESKEL Ou 6 Please extract the download files into he clean bootable floppy disk A mentioned in STEP 2 and press Extract Edad Folders i iB Files i tM 277 x cm Tesco Help aa TE Omai i neti je Files vnd Heteork Meighborood Grenkrite exctng Online Samica Skip cilii iles Hew Folders WJee iier nomee GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 10 STEP 4 Make sure the system will boot from the floppy disk 1 Insertthe foppy disk contains bootable program and unzip fle into the floppy drive A Then restart the system The system will boot fom the floppy disk Please press DEL keyto enter BIOS setup main menu when system is bootup American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend Check System Health OK AMD Ath lon tm Proce ssor 90 0MHz Checking NVRAM PAPAR ZIA Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F 2 Once you enterthe BIOS setup utility the main menu willappear on the screen Use the arrows to highlightthe item BIOS FEATURES SETUP AMIBIOS SIM
4. CARS Ber cai trens AIR 1141 73 Technical Reference 3 Itwil pop up ascreen and asks Are you sure b flash the BIOS Press Enter to continue the procedure or press ESC to quit Beware Please do not turn off the system while you are upgrading BIOS It will render your BIOS corrupted and system totally inoperative Plast Apap eget Cee 181 Lind Tu THF Are you sure to fash the BIOS Enter to confinue Or Esc to cancel fee n hem lert ites Ember l Gr Ese Exit 4 The BIOS flash completed Please press ESC to exit Flash Utility bitu CABS Beer peadp T c eee Uer TH41 Enteri input BLOS Tile name to nad nr save GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 74 STEP 6 Load BIOS defaults Normally the system redetects all devices after BIOS has been upgraded Therefore we highly recommend reloading he BIOS default after BIOS has been upgraded This importantstep resets everything after the fash 1 Take out he floppy diskette floppy drive and then restartthe system The bootup screen will indicate your motherboard model and current BIOS version American Release 09 16 99 Megatrends AMIBIOS C 1999 American Megatrend AMD Ath lo n tm Proce ssor 90 OM
5. related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the informafon directly from the key board and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form y our hard disk v endor or the sy stem manufacturer gt gt SIZE CYLS HEADS PRECOMP gt LANDZONE gt gt SECTORS gt gt MODE HDD Size Number of cy linders number of heads write precomp Landing zone number of sectors Logical block addressing If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press Enter Floppy Drive Drive B The category identifies the ty pes of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer gt gt Not Installed b gt 1 2M 5 25 in gt 720K 3 5 in gt 1 44M 3 5 in gt gt 2 88M 3 5 in No floppy drive installed 5 25 inch AT ty pe high density drive 1 2M by te capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 3 5 inch double sided drive 720 byte capacity 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity 35 BIOS Setup amp Virus Protection If it is set to enable the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive The sy stem will halt and the following error message will appear in the mean time You can run anti virus program to locate the problem Enabled Activ ate automaticall
6. 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 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 pwblicution of this booklet WARNING Never the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly attached PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT Mise en garde Ne faites jamais tourner le processeur sans que le dissipateur de chaleur soit fix correctement et fermement UN DOMMAGE PERMANENT EN R SULTERA Achtung Der Prozessor darf nur in Betrieb genommen werden wenn der W rmeableiter ordnungsgem D und fest angebracht ist DIES HAT EINEN PERMANENTEN SCHADEN ZUR FOLGE Advertencia Nunca haga funcionar el procesador sin el disipador de calor instalado correcta y firmemente j SE PRODUCIR UN DANO PERMANENTE Aviso Nunca execute o processador sem o dissipador de calor estar adequado e firmemente conectado O RESULTADO SER UM DANO PERMANENTE BIB PL PRIIT AA RAIRE KEEN REI EER LA PEGE TREE REGS Ase dus GL LENGE REAXDA HAL 973 EWF B SO gt
7. gt gt Auto Set On Board FDC is Auto Default Value Disabled Disabled On Board FDC Enabled Enabled On Board FDC Onboard Serial Port 1 gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address Default Value 3F8 COM1 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 2F8 COM2 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 gt 3E8 COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 2bE8 COMA Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 gt gt Auto BIOS will automatically setup the port 2 address Default Value 3F8 COM1 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 2F8 COM2 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 3E8 COM3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3E8 2bE8 COMA Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 2 Serial Port 2 Mode Normal Normal operation Default Value gt gt IrDA Onboard I O chip supports IrDA ASKIR Onboard I O chip supports ASKIR GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 50 OnBoard Parallel port 378 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 378 278 Enable On Board LPT port and address is 278 3BC Enable On Board LPT port and address is 3BC gt gt Auto Set On Board LPT port is Auto Default Value gt gt Disabled Disable On Board LPT port amp Parallel Port Mode EPP Using Parallel port a
8. AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed Thermal Shut Down Temp 110 C 230 F Reset Case Open Status No Case Status Open CPU Host Clock Mhz 100 CPU Temp 35 C 95 F System Temp 33 C 91 F CPU Fan Speed 5273 RPM Sy stem Fan Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 632V Vit 3 344V 3 300V 3 296V ESC Quit T4 Select Item 5 000V 5 080V F1 Help PU PD Modify 12 000V 11 840V F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color 5V SB 4 972V F6 Fail Safe F7 Optimized F8 Q Flash Utility Figure 10 Hardw are Monitor amp MISC Setup Thermal Shut Down Temp gt gt Disabled Disabled this function p gt 80 C 176 F Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 80 C 176 F p gt 85 C 185 F Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 85 C 185 F gt 90 C 194 F Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 90 C 194 F p gt 95 C 203 F Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 95 C 203 F 100 C 212 F Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 100 C 212 F 105 C 221 F Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 105 C 221 F 110 C 230 F Set Thermal Shut Down Temperature is 110 C 230 F Default Value 53 BIOS Setup Reset Case Open Status Case S tatus If the case is closed Case Opened will show No If the case hav e been opened Case Opened w ill show Yes If you want to reset C ase Opened value set
9. Motherboard For PCB Vev 1 1 24 3cm x 21 0cm Micro ATX size form factor 4 layers PCB For PCB Ver 3 2 3 4 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard GA 7VKML GA 7VKML P 7VKML DL CPU Socket A processor AMD Athlon V Atnlon XP Duron SocketA processor 128K L1 amp 256K 64K L2 cache on die Supports 1 4GHz and faster 200 266M Hz FSB and DDR bus speeds PCI 33MHz Chipset e VIAKM 266 Memory AGP PCI Controller PAC VIA VT8233A Low cost V LINK Client Highly Intergated Memory e 2 184 DDR DIMM sockets Supports PC 1600 DDR or PC 2100 DDR DIMM Supports up to 2GB DRAM Max Supports only 2 5V DDR DIMM Supports 64bit DRAM integrity mode I O Control e 9705 Slots e 1 slot 2X 4X device support e 3PCI Slots Supports 33MHz amp PCI 2 2 compliant e 1CNR Communication and Netw orking Riser Slot only secondary card On Board IDE 2IDE bus master ATA66 100 133 IDE ports for up to4 ATAPI devices e Supports PIO mode3 4 ATA66 100 133 IDE amp ATAPI CD ROM Supported on motherboard version 1 1 only to be continued 5 Introduction and 2 88M bytes e 1 Parallel port supports Normal EPP ECP mode e 2 Serial port COM A Internal COM B e 1VGA port e 4USB ports Rear USB x 2 Front USB x 2 e 1 IrDA connector for IR Hardware Monitor e CPU System Fan Revolution detect e CPU System temperature detect e System Voltage Detect On Board Sound e Realtek ALC
10. VGA Boot From gt gt AGP Set VGA Boot from AGP VGA Card Default Value PCI Set VGA Boot from PCI VGA Card 45 BIOS Setup amp PCI Slot1 2 3 IRQ Priority gt gt Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 The system wil reserved a free RQ for PCI slot 1 2 3 device Default Value The system will reserved IRQ3 for PCI slot 1 2 3 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ3 The system will reserved IRQ4 for PCI slot 1 2 3 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ4 The system will reserved IRQ5 for PCI slot 1 2 3 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ5 The system will reserved IRQ7 for PCI slot 1 2 3 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ7 The system will reserved IRQ9 for PCI slot 1 2 3 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ9 The system will reserved IRQ10 for PCI slot 1 2 3 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ10 The system will reserved IRQ11 for PCI slot 1 2 3 device if no legacy ISA device using IRQ11 Realtek LAN ROM initial b gt Yes Enabled Realtek LAN ROM initial Default Value Disabled Realtek LAN ROM initial GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 46 Load Fail Safe Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGES LOAD
11. Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced InterruptRequest GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 98 to be continued Acronyms IOAPIC ISA LAN I O LBA LED MHz MIDI MTH MPT NIC 05 POST PCI RIMM SCI SECC SRAM Meaning Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network Input Output Logical Block Addressing LightEmitting Diode Megahertz Musical Instrument Digital Interface Memory Translator Hub Memory Protocol Translator Network Interface Card Operating System Original Equipment Manufacturer PCI A G P Controller Power On Self Test Peripheral Component Interconnect Rambus in line Memory Module Special Circumstance Instructions Single Edge Contact Cartridge Static Random Access Memory 209 MEMO GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 100
12. le Leases m SPD nci beni ca us 4 channels mode for 4 speakers output oe ETE EI When the Environment settings is None the sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 4 channels output GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 80 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out rear channels to Line In Line Out Line In STEP2 After installation of the audio driver you Il find amp icon on taskbar s status area Click the audio Ca icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom ofthe screen 2 SIEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 4 channels for 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press I VEI cad leases m SPD nci beni ca 4 channels mode for 4 speakers output oe ETE EI When the Environment settings is None the SI idi Eire mani sound would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels output Please select the other settings for 4 channels output 81 Technical Reference Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio OutputMode using Audio Combo Kit Optional Device Audio Combo Kit provides SPDIF o
13. AGPAperture Size 4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB 8MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8 MB 16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16 MB gt gt 32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32 MB gt gt 64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64 MB Default Value gt gt 128MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 128 MB gt gt 256 Set Aperture Size to 256 MB AGP Read Synchronization Enabled Enable AGP Read Synchronization Disabled Disable AGP Read Synchronization Default Value GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 40 PCIDelay Transaction Enabled Disabled USB Controller gt gt Disabled gt gt 2USB Ports gt gt 4USB Ports USB Legacy Support gt gt No Mice Device Disabled Port 64 60 Emulation gt gt Enabled gt gt Disabled Enable PCI Delay Transaction Disable PCI Delay Transaction Default Value Disable USB Controller function Enable 2USB Ports Enable 4USB Ports Set USB Legacy Support Key board Floppy Set USB Legacy Support Key board Mouse Floppy Disable USB Legacy Support Function Default Value To use USB mouse under Win NT environment set USB Legacy Support to KB Mouse F DDand USB Port 64 60 Emulation to enabled Disable this Function Default Value 41 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Standby State S1 POS Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled Power
14. 101 CODEC e Out Mic In CD In AUX In Game Port On Board Sound e Realtek ALC650 CODEC e ine Out 2 front speaker e ine In 2 rear speaker by s w switch e Mic In center amp subwoofer by s w switch e SPDIF out e CD In AUX IN Game Port On Board LAN e Build in RTL8100 Chipset PS 2 Connector e PS 2Key board interface and PS 2 Mouse interace BIOS e Licensed AMI BIOS 2M bit Flash ROM e Support Q Flash Utility Additional Features e SIR Suspend To RAM e AC Recovery e USB KB Mouse wake up from S3 e PS2KB Mouse wake up from 51 53 54 S5 e Supports BIOS e Supports Easy Tune 4 Supported 7VKML PCB VER 3 2 3 3 3 4 Supported GA 7VKML P GA 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 Supported 7VKML VER 3 2 3 4 and 7VKML P Please set the CPU host frequency in accordance with your processors 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 C PU 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 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 6 On Board Peripherals e 1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M GA 7VKML PCB Ver 1 1 Motherboard Layout SYS FAN MS KB USB LAN pum Gal COMA d Umm C
15. 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 6 Setup BIOS sofware Step 7 Install supporting software tools PCB Ver 1 1 PCB Ver 3 2 9 Introduction Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Step1 1 CPU Speed Setup The sy stem bus frequency can be switched at 100 133MHz by adjusting C LK SW The frequency ratio depend on C PU PCB Ver 1 1 used EUR SW OFF 183MHZ 133MHz ae m ON ON 100MHz Default S eting 100MHz The sy stem bus frequency can be switched at 100 133MHz by adjusting JP The frequency ratio depend on C PU Ver 3 2 3 4 used R 1 2 close 100 MHz 110 6 2 3 close 133 MHz Default S eting 100MHz GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 10 Step1 2 CPU Installation CPU Top View Bottom View d H Poz Viana ei E i sket Ac Fever k m EN 1 Pull up the CPU iu lev er 2 Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look and up to 90 degree angle for a golden cut edge on the CPU upper corner Then insert the CPU into the socket Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard f you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well it will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation 11 Hardware Installation Proc
16. Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64 AGP Read Synchronization Disabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled USB Controller 4 USB Ports ESC Quit T4 Select Item USB Legacy Support Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify USB Port 64 60 Emulation Disabled F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Fail Safe F7 Optimized F8 Q Flash Utility Figure 4 Chipset Features Setup These two items will be available when Configure SDRAM by SPD is set to Disabled Configure SDRAM by SPD Disabled Disable Configure SDRAM by SPD Enabled Enable Configure SDRAM by SPD Default Value SDRAM Frequency 200MHz Set SDRAM Frequency to 200MHz 266MHz Set SDRAM Frequency to 266 2 gt Auto Set SDRAM Frequency to Auto Default Value SDRAM CAS Latency b gt 2 For Fastest SDRAM DIMM module 2 5 For Slower SDRAM DIMM module Default Value 39 BIOS Setup SDRAM Command Rate 2 Command Set SDRAM Command Rate to 2T Command Default Value 1T Command Set SDRAM Command Rate to 1T Command AGP Mode AX Set AGP Mode to 4X Default Value b gt 1X set AGP Mode to 1X b gt 2X set AGP Mode to 2X Comp Driving gt gt Auto Set AGP Comp Driving to Auto Default Value Manual Set AGP Comp Driving to Manual If AGP Comp Driving is Manual Manual AGP Comp Driving 00 FF AGP Fast Write Disabled Disable AGP Fast Write Default Value Enabled Enable AGP Fast Write
17. HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri Slave Auto Sec Master Auto Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 Base Memory 640 Kb Floppy Drive B Not Installed Other Memory 384 Kb Extended Memory 95 Mb Virus Protection Disabled Total Memory 96 Mb Date is standard format ESC Exit Month Jan Dec 11 Select Item Day 01 31 PU PD Modify Year 1990 2099 Shift F2 Color Figure 2 Standard CMOS Setup System Date The date format is week lt month gt day year Week The week from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only Month The month Jan Through Dec Day The day from 1 to 31 or the maximum allow ed in the month Year year from 1990 through 2099 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 94 System Time The times format in hour minute second The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Primary Master Slave Secondary Master Slave The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer There are two ty pes auto ty pe and manual ty pe Manual ty peis user definable Auto type which will automatically detect HDD ty pe Note that the specifications of y our drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if y ou enter improper information for this category If y ou selectUser
18. LED in S1 state Blinking RTC Alarm Date USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 Disabled RTC Alarm Hour Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled RTC Alarm Minute IRQ3 Monitor RTC Alarm Second 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 off by Power Button Instant off AC Back Function Soft Off ESC Quit Vea Select Item Modem Ring Wake On Lan Enabled F1 Help PU PD Modify PME Event Wake Up Enabled F5 Old Values Shift F 2 Color Key board Wakeup From S1 Suspend F6 Fail Safe F7 Optimized PS 2 Mouse Wakeup From S1 Suspend F8 Q Flash Utility Figure 5 Pow er Management Setup ACPI Standby State S1 POS SetACPI standby state is 51 Default Value gt S3 STR SetACPI standby state is S3 Power LEDin 51 state Blinking In standby mode S 1 power LED will blink Default Value gt gt Dual Off In standby mode S 1 a If use single color LED power LED will turn off b If use dual color LED power LED will tum to another color GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 42 USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 can be set when ACPI standby state set to S3 STR gt gt Enabled Enable USB Dev Wakeup From 53 955 Disabled Disable USB Dev Wakeup From 53 55 Default Value amp Suspend Time Out Minute Disabled Disabled Suspend Time Out Function Default Value
19. VGA port and 1 LPT port Device like printer can be connected to LPT port mouse and modem etc can be connected to COM port COMA VGA Serial P ort VGA Port 9 pin Male 15 pin Female Game MIDI Ports This connector supports joystick M IDI key pum RSI board and other relate audio devices T Emmu Joystick MIDI 15 pin Female Audio Connectors 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 y ou have 2 choose for hardware connection Method Connect Front Speaker to Line Out Connect Rear Speaker to Line In Connect C enter and Subwoofer to MIC Out Method2 You can refer to page 24 and contact y our nearest dealer for optional SUR CEN cable P If you want the detail information for 2 4 6 channel audio setup ere installation please refer to page 79 17 Hardware Installation Process Step4 2 Connectors Introduction For PCB Ver 3 2 3 4 12 1 CPU FAN 2 SYS FAN 3 ATX 4 FDD 5 IDE1 IDE2 6 PWR LED 7 RAM LED 8 F PANEL 9 BATI _ 18 17 149 Tum 6 8 10 F AUDIO 11 AUX_IN 12 CD IN 13 IR 14 USB1 15 COMB 16 CI 17 SPDIF IN 18 SPDIF 19 SUR CEN
20. VIA Audio Driver Setup Program on your computer lt is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program IJ 1 Click Realtek AC 97 Audio SD Driver item ver 29 Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you Nm have ih hbe E Onboard 59 Device Driver 2 Click Next Em Realtek AC 97 Audio Driver N Browse this Directo Press Audio icon 1 intemationa Setup Complete Select Components Setup has finished files to uter Select Install or Uninstall VEO E ML UU CONUM Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or computer 4 Install dived C Uninstall driver Appendix C RealTek 8139 8100 LAN Driver Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe VUCO Driver CD Ver 2 1 uz Press Network 63 6 _ E pe 9 Nee E RealTek 8139 8100 LAN puer InstallShield Wizard Maintenance Complete Lu InstallShield Wizard has finished performing maintenance operations on RTLSetup 2 EXIT Not Supported 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 89 Appendix Appendix D EasyTune 4 Utilities Installation Insert the driver CD
21. is unknown Now everything is different because ofa Windows based overclocking utility EasyTune 4 announced by Gigabyte This win dows based utilityhas totally changed he gaming rule of Overclock This is the firstwindows based overclocking utility is suitable for both normaland power users Users can choose either Easy Mode or Advanced Mode foroverclocking attheir convenience For users who choose Easy Mode hey justneed to click Auto Optimize to have autoed and immediate CPU overclocking This software will then overdrive CPU speed automatically with the resultbeing shown in the control panel f users prefer Overclock by them there is also another choice Click Advanced Mode to enjoy sport drive class Overclocking user interface Advanced Mode allows users to change the system bus AGP Memory working frequency in small increments to get ultimate system performance lt operates in coordination with Gigabyte motherboards Besides itis different from other traditional over clocking methods EasyTune 4doesn trequire users to change neither BIOS nor hardware swich jumper seting on the otherhand they can do Overclock ateasy step Therefore this is a safer way for Overclock as nothing is changed on software or hardware lfuser runs EasyTune 4 over system s limitation the biggestlostis onlytorestartthe computer again and side effectis then well controlled Moreover ifone well performed system speed has been tested in EasyT
22. oo Please connect first harddisk to IDE1 and mm i gt connect C DROM to IDE2 d o8 The rad stripe of the ribbn cable must be the 54 54 i same side with the P inf on i ca BD po omn i oca go 2 eu om ca om i oo 99 ui FN LLI e 8 O 1 1 6 PWR LED PWR LED is connect with the sy stem power indicator to indicate whether the system is 999 on off It will blink when the system enters suspend mode If you use dual color LED power LED will turn to another color MPD MPD MPD GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 20 T RAM LED Donotremove memory modules while DIMM LED is on It might cause short or other unex pected damages due to the 2 5V stand by voltage Remove memory modules only when AC Power cord is disconnected 8 F PANEL 2x10 pins jumper 3552 9 20000 GOOOm 1690090 QOQ JO 9 554886 B9 22 a gt Toe Tor OY GN Green Switch Open Normal Operation T GD Green LED Pin 1 LED anode sii Pin 2 LED cathode HD IDE Hard DiskActive LED Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode SPK S peaker Connector Pin 1 VCC Pin2 Pin3 NC Pin 4 Data RST Reset Sw itch Open Normal Operation iI ysen PW Soft Power Connector Open Normal Operation T MPD MessageLED Power Pin 1 LED anode Sleep LED Pin 2 LED cathode Please connect
23. password again and press Enter You may also press Esc to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press Enter when are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the sy stem will boot and you can enter Setup freely The BIOS Setup programallows you to specify two separate passwards a SUPERVISOR PASS WORD and a USER PASSWORD When disabled any one may access all BIOS Setup program function When enabled the Supervisorpassword is required for entering the BIOS Setup program and having full configuration fields the User password is required to access only basic items If you select Always at Password Check in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the sy stem is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Password Check in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 55 BIOS Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved oystem Date Jan 08 2002 Tue System Time 14 44 35 TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Pri Master Auto Pri Slave Auto sec Master Auto Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 37 Base Memory 640 Kb Floppy Drive B Not Installed Other Memory 384 Kb Extended Memor
24. select GA 7 VTX by Modelor Chipset optional menu to obtain BIOS flash files ere qium can ioe mani nt miae Hoc AES le eo iti c MX Ei zm e Ha ivi BI marano ve Cappa appa Are C GIGABYTE TEEN RH OL GO Comp Sh AIF iis bik STOPI Redd ihe fel lang FASTI GA Coe T7 EE La EP ee IT ems in 4 Selectan appropriate BIOS version Forexample F4 and click to download fhe file Itwil pop up a ile download screen then selectthe Open this file from its currentlocation and press mailen can Hirn e cei speeds cuit ee cust uty eil Piri Chris Laudi Peak dry Ho ivi rzy ravas ve capp z t rappard ie GIGABYTE TEENR C rim Ra Pd PI ML 115 2 gs cca nob ow detente i YE mb disc T oye Zi CETO casta ice Lm meom ECCE aA n pi e PEL 69 Technical Reference 5 Athis time the screen shows the following picture please click Extract button to unzip the files E ral Winzip Unregistered Twts Ele galons Dp nne Help oe 9 Haw Fenvontas e CheckQut irad
25. the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin as signment above 21 Hardware Installation Process 9 Battery 9 10 F AUDIO Front Audio 1 2 MIC GND REF POWER FrontAudio R Reserved Front Audio L 9 10 11 CD IN CD Audio Line In CD R CD L GND 12 AUX IN AUX IN Connector 2 x AJ Q Z O gt gt lt 13 IR IR i occa d Os 3 3 gt 55 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard Rear Audio R Rear Audio L 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 manufacturers instructions gt f y ou want to use Front A udio connector y ou must move 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 y ou are buying support front audio connector please contact your dealer Connect C D ROM or DVD ROM audio out to the connector gt Connectother device such as PCI TV Tunner audio out to the connector gt Please note Be careful with the polarity of the IR connector while you connect the IR Please contact you nearest dealer for optional IR dev
26. title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe yuco pr river CD Ver 2 1 YUCD Dri CD Ver 2 1 4 river Vi c Press Tools icon m 1 1 Click Gigabyte Utilities Choose Destination Location Welcome to the EasyTune4 Setup program This Setup will install EasyTuned in the following folder program will install EasyT une4 on your computer To install to this folder click Nest To install to a different folder click Browse and select another Itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs folder before running this Setup program You can choose not to install EasyTune4 by clicking Cancel to Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you exit Setup C Program Files Gigabyte E asyT 4 Browse Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer i 5 Click Finish to restart computer _ mm m GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 90 Appendix E Acronyms Acronyms AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR ECP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ I O IOAPIC ISA LAN Meaning Advanced Configuration and Pow
27. 0b Picture below are shown in Windows XP VUCD driver version 2 1 Appendix A KM266 Chipset Drivers Installation A VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Utility Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe Welcome Welcome to the VIA Service Pack Setup program This program will install VIA Service Pack on your imputer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have runnin gyi 2 2 Click Next intemational 87 Appendix VIA AGP Driver 4 20a Restarting Windows Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer Choose one of the following options and click OK to finish setup 8 Click Finish to restart computer C No will restart my computer later B 266 Driver Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe W YUCD Driver CD Ver 2 1 Welcome to the ProSavageDDR Driver Setup pro
28. 1 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 1min 2 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 2min 4 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 4min 8 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 8min 10 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 10min gt 20 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 20min 30 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 30min 40 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 40min 50 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 50min 60 Enabled Suspend Time Out after 60min IRQ3 IRQ15 gt gt Ignore Ignore IRQ3 IRQ15 Monitor Monitor IRQ3 IRQ15 Soft off by Power Button gt gt Instant off Soft switch ON OFF for POWER ON OFF Default Value Suspend Soft switch ON OFF for suspend AC Back Function gt gt Sof Off When AC power back to the system the sy stem will be in Soft Off state Default Value gt gt Full On When AC power back to the system the sy stem will be in Full On state gt gt Memory When AC power back to the system the sy stem will return to the Last state before AC power off 43 BIOS Setup Modem Ring Wake On LAN Disabled Disabled Resume Modem Ring Wake On LAN gt gt Enabled Enabled Resume Modem Ring Wake On LAN Default Value PME Event Wake Up Disabled Disable PME Event Wake Up gt gt Enabled Enabled PME Event Wake Up Default Value Keyboard Wakeup From gt gt S1 Suspend Keyboard is able to Wakeup the sy stem from S 1 Suspend state Default v alue 51 53 Key board is able to W
29. 7VKML 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 24 Step4 3 Connectors Introduction For Ver 1 1 20 Panel 24 WOL 21 F AUDIO 25 S IRQ 22 USB1 26 CLR CMOS 23 SPDIF 25 Hardware Installation Process 20 PANEL 2x7 pins connector HD SPK 2 1 HD PD Y HD IDE Hard DiskActive LED SPK S peaker Connector RST Reset Sw itch PD PD_G PD_Y PowerLED PW Soft Power Connector i PD G SPK RST RST 14 13 COO PD PW PW Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 1 VCC Pin 2 Pin3 NC Pin 4 Data Open Normal Operation Close Reset H ardware Sy stem Pin 1 LED anode Pin 2 LED cathode Pin 3 LED cathode Open Normal Operation Close Power On Off Please connect the power LED PC speaker reset switch and power switch etc of your chassis front panel to the F PANEL connector according to the pin assignment above 21 F AUDIO Front Audio Rear Audio L Rear Audio R GND GND FrontAudio L FrontAudio R MIC 2 1 gt fyou wantto use Front Audio connector you must remove 3 4 5 6 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
30. Cable Auto OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Port 1 Auto OnBoard Serial Port 2 Auto Serial Port Mode Normal OnBoard Parallel Port Auto Parallel Port Mode EGR Parallel Port IRQ Auto Parallel Port DMA Auto OnBoard MIDI Port 300 MIDI Port IRQ 5 OnBoard Game Port 201 OnBoard AC 97 Audio Auto ESC Quit Select Item OnBoard Lan Chip Enabled Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shif F2 Color Fail Safe F7 Optimized Q Flash Utility Figure 9 Integrated Peripherals OnBoard IDE Disabled Disabled OnBoard IDE Both Set OnBoard IDE is Both Default Value gt gt Primary Set OnBoard IDE is Primary gt gt Secondary Set OnBoard IDE is Secondary Conductor Cable gt gt Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS Default Value gt gt ATA66 100 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 Please make sure y our IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA66 100 gt gt ATA33 Set IDE1 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 49 BIOS Setup Conductor Cable gt gt Auto Will be automatically detected by BIOS Default Value gt gt ATA66 100 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA66 100 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with 66 100 gt ATA33 Set IDE2 Conductor Cable to ATA33 Please make sure your IDE device and cable is compatible with ATA33 On Board
31. D PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAG FMLN D DACCWADD LOAD BIOS DEFAU AVE 6 UP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Nea Selectltem 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP 4 Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 76 BIOS update procedure If your OS is Win9X we recommend that you used Gigabyte BIOS Program to flash BIOS PUES HR T Vera ure gea 1 x ik dms DUC TREE ae 1 VENE 2 Click BIOS Writer Tools icon p M 1 084 fi T Te ff de i ne 4 x j Ey EIS PET R3 Mainboard DA vet 11 pabis Lidi tur Face ibm m EamiTuna 4 Ti b version remet Clear DMI Pod Clear PrP Data Pool fe zb 3 Methods and steps Update BIOS through Internet a Click Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS icon c Select BIOS sever Gigabyte BIOS sever 1 in Taiwan and Gigabyte BIOS sever 2 in Taiwan are available for now the ohers wil be completedsoon d Selectthe exactmodelname on your motherboard e System will automatically download and u
32. FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 14 2 Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Q Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Load Fail Safe Defaults Figure 7 Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Fail Safe defaults contain the most appropriate sy stem parameter values of to configure the sy stem to achieve maximum stability 47 BIOS Setup Load Optimized Defaults AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGE L LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 14 Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Q Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Load Optimized Defaults Figure 8 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Optimized defaults contain the most appropriate system parameter values to configure the system to achieve maximum performance GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 48 Integrated Peripherals AMIBIOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard IDE Both IDE1 Conductor Cable Auto IDE2 Conductor
33. Hz Checking NVRAM 2621 44KB Wait Press F1 to enter Dual BIOS Utility Press ESC to quit Press any key to contiune C American Megatrends Inc 63 0001 001199 00101111 071595 VIA_K7 GA7VTX1 F 2 Don tforget to press lt DEL gt key enter BIOS setup again when system is bootup Use the arrows to highlight the item LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS then press Enter System will ask Load Setup Defaults Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAG PNP PCI CONFI Load Setup Defaults Y N N LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Load Setup Defaults 75 Technical Reference 3 Use the arrows to highlightthe item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will rebootautomatically new BIOS setting willbe taken effectnextboot up AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATE
34. IZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Ne Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Q Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Type b Q Flash Utility Q Flash Utility Flash ROM 39SF020 200K Load BIOS from Floppy save BIOS to Floppy Enter Run TL Move ESC Reset F10 Power Off GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 64 Load BIOS From Floppy 2 h the A drive insert the BIOS diskette then Press Enter to Run 1 File s found Total Size 1 39M F5 Refresh DEL Delete Free Size 1 14M Where XXXX XX is name ofthe BIOS fle Press Entr to Run Press Entr to Run Congratulation You have completed the fashed and now can restartsystem Technical Reference C BIOS Flash Procedure We use GA 7VTXmotherboard and Flash841 BIOS fash utility as example Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures ifyou are now under the DOS mode Flash BIOSProcedure STEP 1 1 Please make sure you have set Auto for BIOS Feature Setup BIOS Flash Protection 2 Please make sure your system has installed the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip Firsty you have to install the extraction utility such as winzip or pkunzip for unzip the files Both of these utilities are available on manyshareware download pages like htio www shareware cnet com STEP 2 Make a DOS bootdiskett
35. Make sure your AGP card is locked by the small white drawable bar AGP Card Issues To Beware Of When Installing CNR Only for PCB Ver 1 1 Please use standard CNR card like the one in order to avoid mechanical problem i 7 Standard CNR card 15 Hardware Installation Process Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply Step4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction oie oki e eni loda dii Csa i JL E Wem OCG L emm ROLL il o A em sassi 1 zh PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse Connector PS 2 Mouse Connector gt his connector supports standard P 5 2 key board 6 pin Female and PS 2 mouse 5 2 Key board Connector 6 pin Female USB amp LAN Connector Before you connect y our device s into USB connector s pleas e make sure y our device s LAN such as USB key board mouse scanner zip speaker etc Hav e a standard USB interface USB1 Also make sure your OS supports USB 05 0 controller If y our 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 Not Supported 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 16 Parallel Port and VGA Port COMA Port Parallel Port This mainboard sutports 1 standard COM port 25 pin Female 1
36. OMB i id gi pi i i n iH TU wi ee re sk vert it ni ui am po kw LPT nl i x EE x gt di nm lt B mE i ila fw Q Ss na SiS Hu t z2 I z Jta im oO ES i S A i EA lt PCI2 VT8233A E CI Lien CLR_CMOS 71 3 EL S IRQ Supported on motherboard version 1 1 only Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin 7 Introduction GA 7VKML 3 2 3 3 3 4 Motherboard Layout ria zu ve M ata 5 Kr u NH m ur Mc M CUT mA en 55 Eod uh m T m a p a PN id x Ld n i mm m E nante SECRET Pn a asa ra a n GA 7VKML LINE OUT GAME LINE ms2censugs aa ooo a a MIC IN SUR CEN IDE2 VT8233A BZ1 E F PANEL or ea abjsror ne USS 355 mr Leo cas EISE ERR Not Supported 7VKML DL VER 3 4 Supported 7VKML P 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 8 To set up your computer you must complete the following setups Step 1 Setsystem Switch CLK SW for PCB Ver 1 1 Step 1 Setsystem Jumper CLK_JP for PCB Ver 3 2 Step 2 Install the
37. ONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER E ___________ LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 14 2 Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Q Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Abandon all Datas amp Exit SETUP Figure 14 Exit Without Sav ing Y will quitthe Setup Utility without saving to CMOS N will return to Setup Utility GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 58 59 BIOS Setup GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 60 Chapter 4 Technical Reference Block Diagram CPU CLK 100 133MHz AMD k7 VGA Port 1 2 4 Host Bus 100 133M Hz AGPCLK 66MHz 100 193 2 zvo DDR qns KM266 NPCLK gt ui Hz 4 AGPCLK 6EMHZ 3 PCI x eri 14 9 RTL8100 14 318 MHz 48 MHz PCI BUS VIA VT8233A ITE 8705F ag ATA66 100 4 USB 133 IDE Ports Channels 70 5 2 97 o CODEC lt o IBS ES 79 U O Ge oO m m g gt 2d AT Not Supported 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 61 Technical Reference BIOS Introduction Gigabyte announces BIOS Windows BIOS live update utility Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself Or like many other people you justknow what BIOS is butalways hesitate to update it Because you think TRA updati
38. PLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 1999 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Type 71 Technical Reference 3 Press Enter to enter BIOS FEATURES SETUP menu Use the arrows to highlight the item 1st BootDevice and then use the Page Up or Page Down keys to select Floppy AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved p 1st Boot Device rd Boot Device S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On ESC Quit T4 2 Select Item Floppy Drive Seek Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify Password Check Setup F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults 4 Press ESC to go back to previous screen Use the arrowsto highlightthe item SAVE amp EXIT SETUP then press Enter System will ask SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press Y and Enter keys to confirm Now the system will reboot automatically the new BIOS setting will be t
39. Res et Case Open Status to Enabled and save CMOS your computer will res tart CPU Host Clock Mhz By Hw Set CPU Host Clock by Hw Default Value 133 Set CPU Host Clock to 133M4Hz 161M Hz gt gt 100 Set CPU Host Clock to 100Mhz 128M Hz CPU Sys tem Temp Detect CPU SystemTemperature automatically CPU System FAN Speed gt gt Detect CPU System Fan speed status automatically Current Voltage V VCORE Vtt 3 3V 12V 5V 5VSB Detect system s voltage status automatically GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 54 Set Supervisor User Password When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER PNP PCI CONFI Enter new supervisor password LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit 1 2 Select ltem F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Q Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Change Set Disable Password Figure 11 Password Setting Ty pe the password up to six characters and press lt Enter gt You will be asked to confirm the password Ty pe the
40. Supported 7VKML 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 18 1 CPU FAN CPU Connector gt Please note a proper installation of the CPU 0 cooler is essential to prevent the CPU from run ning under abnormal condition or damaged by Sense overheating The CP U fan connector supports Max current up to 600mA GND 12V Control 2 SYS_FAN een FAN Connector gt This connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the sy stem case to lower the system temperature O 22 La 15 O gt N m 3 ATX ATX Power 20 gt AC power cord should only be connected to your pow er supply unit after pow er cable ro LES 12 HE Tu VCC and other related devices are firmly connected SV SB Stand by 5V VCC mainboard Power Good eke 5V GND B i OND ve 1 GND GND GND VCC i PS ON SotOn Off GND GND 3 3V Hd 121 fe di 3 3V 19 Hardware Installation Process Please connect the floppy driver ribbon cables n to FDD It supports 360K 1 2M 720K 1 44M 4 and 2 88M bytes floppy disk ty pes rie The rad stripe of the ribbn cable must be the no ide wi E same side with the P in no no Do n 1 i 5 IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 Primary IDE2 Secondary Connector mportant Notice 5 og an
41. aken effectnextbootup AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 24b C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMEMI SETLID Di een PNP PCI CONF Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE amp OCI UY LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Nea Selectltem X Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 72 STEP 5 BIOS flashing 1 After he system boot from floppy disk type A gt dir w and press Enter to check the entire files in foppy A Then type the BIOS flash utility and BIOS file after A gt In this case you have to type A gt Flash841 7VTX F4 and then press Ener Starting Windows 98 Microsoft R Windows98 Copyright MicrosoftCorp 1981 1999 A gt dir w Volume in drive A has no label Volume Serial Numberis 16EB 353D Directory of A COMMAND COM 7VTX F4 FLASH841 EXE 3 file s 838 954 bytes Odi s 324 608 bytes free gt Flash841 7VTX F4 2 Nowscreen appears the following Flash Utility main menu Press Enter the highlighted item will locate on the modelname offhe right upper screen Rightafterthat press Enter to start BIOS Flash Utility
42. akeup the sy stem from 51 53 state gt gt 51 53 54 55 Key board is able to Wakeup the sy stem from 51 53 54 55 state PS 2 Wak eup From S1 Suspend PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the sy stem from S 1 Suspend state Default v alue 51 53 PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the sy stem from 51 53 state S1 S3 S4 S5 PS 2 Mouse is able to Wakeup the sy stem from 5 1 53 54 55 state Resume On RTC Alarm You set RTC Alarm Power On item to enabled and key in Data time to power on system gt gt Disabled Disable this function Default Value Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled Alarm Date Every day 1 31 Alarm Hour 0 23 RTC Alarm Minute 0 59 Alarm Second 0 59 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 44 PNP PCI Configuration AMIBIOS SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnChip VGA Frame Buffer VGA Boot From PCI Slot 1 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 2 IRQ Priority PCI Slot 3 IRQ Priority Realtek LAN ROM initial ESC Quit T4 Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Fail Safe F7 Optimized F8 Q Flash Utility Figure 6 PNP PCI Configuration OnChip VGA Frame Buffer 8MB Set OnChip VGA Frame Buffer to 8MB 16MB Set OnChip VGA Frame Buffer to 16MB gt gt 32MB Set OnChip VGA Frame Buffer to 32MB Default Value None Disable this function
43. arks m _ 256 Mbit 8Mx8x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes 56 Mbit 4Mx16x4 banks 256 MBytes 512 MBytes 512 Mbit 8Mx 16x4 banks 512 MBytes 1 GBytes N 13 Hardware Installation Process DDR The DIMM slot has a notch so the DIMM memory module can only fitin 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 theDIMM slots to lock the DIMM module Reverse the installation steps when you wish to remove the DIMM module DDRIntroduction Established on the existing SDRAM industry infrastructure DDR Double Data Rate memory is a high performance and cost effectiv e solution that allows easy adoption for memory v endors 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 bottle neck 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 PC 2100 DDR memory 00 266 doubles the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and falling edge of the clock achiev ing data bandwidth 2X greater than PC 133 when running with the same DRAM clock frequency With peak bandwidth of 2 1GB per second DDR memory enables system OEMs t
44. codes below may help you identify the possible computer problems However they are only for reference purposes The situations might differ from case to case AMI BIOS Beep Codes Computer gives 1 short beep when system boots successfully Except for beep code 8 these codes are always fatal 1 beep Refresh failure 2 beeps Parity error 3 beeps Base 64K memory failure 4 beeps Timer not operational 9 beeps Processor error 6 beeps 8042 gate A20 failure 7 beeps Processor exception interrupt error 8 beeps Display memory read write failure 9 beeps ROM checksum error 10 beeps CMOS shutdown register read write error 11 beeps Cache memory bad AWARD BIOS Beep Codes 1 short System boots successfully 2 short CMOS setting error 1 long 1 short DRAM or error 1 long 2 short Monitor or display card error 1 long 3 short Keyboard error 1 long 9 short BIOS ROM error Continuous long beeps DRAM error Continuous short beeps Power error GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 94 Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up please follow the troubleshooting Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable then remove al ofthe add on cards and cables from motherboard procedures Please isolate the short pin Please make sure motherboard amp chassis are not short Failure has been excluded Make sure the Please make sure all jumper settings such as CPU system bus jumper setting e
45. d frequency ratio voltage and etc are set properly are correct Yes Failure has been excluded Plug the CPU cooling fan power in the CPU f Check if the CPU cooling fan attached to CPU properly Is dii Plug CPU cooling fan power connected to CPU_FAN in the AC power properly connector Yes Failure has been excluded No Insert and push Check if the memory install properly into the DIMM slot ie memar module vertically into the DIMM Yes lot Failure has been excluded Insert the VGA card Then plug in ATX power cable and turn on the system 95 Appendix The problem could be caused by power supply CPU memory or No CPU memory Socket itself Is memory LED on and CPU fan running Yes Failure has been excluded Perhaps your VGA card VGA slot or Check if there is display monitor is defective Yes Failure has been excluded Turn off the system Reboot after keyboard and mouse have been plugged in It is possible that NO your keyboard or keyboard connecto is defective Check if keyboard is working properly Yes Press Del to enter BIOS setup Choose Load Optimized Defaults and save then exit setup Faire nse Roam excluded NO The problem was probably caused b Turn off the system and re connect the IDE cable Check i the system can reboot successfully the IDE device connector or cable Yes Reinstall Win
46. dealer GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 26 22 USB1 Front USB gt Be careful with the polarity of the front panel USB connector Check the pin assignment while y ou connect the front panel USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front panel USB cable NC USB D3 USB D3 GND Power GND Power USB D2 USB D2 23 SPDIF SPDIF gt The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereosy stem has digital output function 24 WOL Wake On Lan This connector allows the remove servers to manage the system that in stalled this mainboard via y our network adapter which also supports WOL Signal 25 S IRQ Serial IRQ Please Note For special design for example PCMCIA add on card GND Signal 1 27 Hardware Installation Process 26 CLR CMOS Clear CMOS Function 1 2 close Clear CMOS e 2 3 close Normal Default 19 gt Please note You may clear the CMOS data to its default values by this jumper Default doesn t include the Shunter to prevent from improper use this jumper To clear CMOS temporarily short 1 2 pin GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 28 29 Hardware Installation Process GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup BIOS Setup is an overview of the BIOS Setup Program The prog
47. dows OS and reinstall add on cards and cables Then try to reboot the system Failure has been excluded END Ifthe above procedure unable to solve your problem please contact with your local retailer or national distributor for help Or you could submit your question to the service mail via Gigabyte website technical support zone http www gigabyte com tw The appropriate response will be provided ASAP GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 96 Technical Support RMA Sheet Customer Coun Contact Person E mail Add Model name Lot Number PCB revision Hardware Mfs Model name Size Configuration eu __ Memory Weed CD ROM Wwk __ O Powers _ fo 1 ci dini Driver Utility Problem Description 97 Appendix Acronyms Acronyms ACPI APM AGP AMR ACR BIOS CPU CMOS CRIMM CNR DMA DMI DIMM DRM DRAM DDR EGP ESCD ECC EMC EPP ESD FDD FSB HDD IDE IRQ Meaning Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module
48. e See example Windows 98 O S Beware Windows ME 2000 are notallowed to make a DOS bootdiskette 1 With an available foppy disk in the floppy drive Please leave the diskette UN write protected type Double click the My Computer icon from Desktop then click 3 5 diskette A and rightclick to select Format M lt a a zo x ix Wit TY T Pim Ell ly Computer Foral TI 49 3 l Flies bh aul Het e bloc 177 0 Firm eli pos EI deo isdem GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 66 2 Selectthe Quick erase for FormatType and pick both Displaysummary when finished and Copy system fles after thatpress Start Thatwillformatthe foppyand transfer the needed system files to it Beware This procedure wil erase all the prior data on thatfloppy so please proceed accordingly Format 3 Floppy Format type Quick erase Full 7 Copy system files anb Other options Label SS F Mo label he Display summan when linished Copy system files 3 Afer the floppy has been formatted completly please press Close Format 3 Floppy A _ Other options Label tnial disk 387 584 bytes used by system Hes fb esi bad sectors Format Results Fs Floppy A 1070060 Ert e available een e I
49. eck Setup ESC Quit T4 Select Item S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled F1 Help PU PD Modify Interrupt Mode APIC F5 Old Values Shif F2 Color F6 Fail Safe F7 Optimized F8 Q Flash Utility Figure 3 BIOS Feature Setup BIOS Flash Protection This field lets you determine the states that flash BIOS gt gt Auto BIOS enables flash write access automatically when updating BIOS data DMI ESCD Default Value gt Enabled During POST DMI ESCD would not be updated But flash tools can update BIOS always 1st 2nd 3rd Boot device Floppy Select y our boot device priority by Floppy CDROM Select y our boot device priority by CDROM Disabled Disable this function IDE 0 3 Select y our boot device priority by IDE 0 3 Realtek Boot Select y our boot device priority by Realtek Lan function 37 BIOS Setup Floppy Drive Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40or 80 tracks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K 1 2 M or 1 44 M drive type as they are all 80tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the ty pe of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360 K Default v alue Boot Up Num Lock gt gt On Key pad is numbe
50. elevision signals Safety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar electrical appliances Semp EN 61000 3 2 EN 60555 2 EN 61000 3 3 EN 60555 3 EN 50081 1 EN 50082 1 EN 55081 2 EN 55082 2 55104 50091 2 Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Harmonics Disturbances in supply systems cause by household appliances and similar electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations Generic emission standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS CE EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC EN 60950 50091 1 Manufacturer Importer Date July 31 2002 Signature Jimmy Huang Name Timmy Huang DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a Responsible Party Name G B T INC U S A Address 17358 Railroad Street City of Industr
51. er Interface Advanced Power Management Accelerated Graphics Port Audio Modem Riser Advanced Communications Riser Basic Input Output System Central Processing Unit Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor Continuity RIMM Communication and Networking Riser Direct Memory Access Desktop Management Interface Dual Inline Memory Module Dual Retention Mechanism Dynamic Random Access Memory Double Data Rate Extended Capabilities Port Extended System Configuration Data Error Checking and Correcting Electromagnetic Compatibility Enhanced Parallel Port Electrostatic Discharge Floppy Disk Device Front Side Bus Hard Disk Device Integrated Dual Channel Enhanced Interrupt Request Input Output Input Output Advanced Programmable Input Controller Industry Standard Architecture Local Area Network 91 FAQ Belowis a collection of general asked questions To check general asked questions based on a specific motherboard model please log on to http tw giga byte com fag faq htm Question 1 cannot see some options that were included in previous BIOS after updating BIOS Why Answer Some advanced options are hidden in new BIOS version Please press Ctrl and F1 keys after entering BIOS menu and you will be able to see these options Questions 2 Why is the light of my keyboard optical mouse still on after computer shuts down Answer In some boards a small amount of electricity is kept on standby after computer shuts d
52. ess 1 Press down the CPU socket lever and finish CPU installation 3 F asten the heatsink supporting base onto the CPU socket on the main board Please use AMD approved cooling fan 3 PRI 1 raw rer x b Ai M 7 1 LI nni Ww m 1 4 X Vul A i Pi E bad ala 5005 94 50 M pnm LH kg a A ARE en VEN La RI E POMATA he e I hee pi rats a gt d m m Au To ou ke 2 Use qualified fan approved by AMD PLAS fr 1 v ront ren ptor n 4 Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector than install complete We recommend you to apply the thermal paste to provide better heat conduction between your CPU and heatsink Make sure the CPUfan power cable is plugged in to the CPU fan connector this completes the installation Please refer to CPU heat sink user s manual for more detail installation procedure GA 7VKML Series Motherboard Step 2 Install memory modules The motherboard has 2 dual inline memory module DIMM sockets The BIOS will automati cally 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 Total Memory Sizes With Unbuffered DDR DIMM BL M d ren GEM IN barks 28 MM 04 b
53. gram This program will install ProSavageDDR Drveron your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program gt 2 Click Next portion of it may result in severe civil E d criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum exteht possible under law m _ Start Copying Files ProSavagegDDR Driver Setup Setup has enough information to start copying the program files Ifyou want to review or change any settings click Back If you are satisfied with the settings click Next to begin copying files Current Settings The ProSavageDDR Driver Installer will begin copying the driver files progress log will be recorded in Setup Complete Setup has finished installing the display driver for your ProSavageDDR 4 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 88 Appendix RealTek 97 Audio Driver Insert the driver CD title that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver the driver CD title will auto start and show the installation guide If not please double click the CD ROM device icon in My computer and execute the setup exe F VUCO Driver CD Ver 2 1 D pu art H c a Welcome to the VIA Audio Driver Setup Program Setup program This program will install
54. ice 22 14 F USB1 Front USB Connector USB1 connector in yellowis for USB 1 1 usspy USPDY Power USB Over 1 Current Power GND USBDx USBDx 15 COMB White NSINB NDTRB NDSRB NCTSB NC NDCDB 4 NSOUTB GND NRTSB NRIB 16 CI Case Open Sig S GND 1 17 SPDIF E X GND VCC SPDIF IN 18 SPDIF n GN VCC SPDIF Out gt Be careful with the polarity of the front USB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the front USB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional front U SB cable Be careful with the polarity of the COMB connector Check the pin assignment while you connect the COMB cable Please contact your nearest dealer for optional COMB cable gt This 2 pinconnector allows y our system to enable or disable the case open item in BIOS if the system case begin remove gt The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio to external speakers or com pressed data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder Use this feature only when your stereo sy stem has digital input function gt Use this feature only when your device has digital output function Supported 7VKML 7VKML P 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 Hardware Installation Process 19 SUR CEN gt Please contact y our nearest dealer for optional BASS OUT CENTER OUT SUR CEN cable GND SUR OUTR SUR OUTL 1 Supported
55. ne 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 pow er supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the pow er connector on the motherboard Installing the motherboard to the chassis If the motherboard has mounting holes but they dont line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers do not become alarmed y ou can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers the spacer be a litte hard to cut off so be careful of your hands In this way y ou can still attach the motherboard to the base without worry ing 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 PC B that are near the fix ing hole otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning GA 7VKML Series Motherboard zd s Chapter 1 Introduction FeaturesSummary Form Factor 24 4cm x 21 7cm Micro size form factor 4 layers PCB
56. ng newest BIOS is unnecessary and actually you don t know how b update it BIOS Live Update Utility Maybe notlike others you are very experienced in BIOS updating and spend quite a lot oftime to do it Butof course you to do ittoo much First download differentBIOS from website and then switch the operating system to DOS mode Secondly use different flash utility to update BIOS The above process is nota interesting job Besides always be carefully to siore the BIOS source code correctly in your disks as ifyou update the wrong BIOS it will be a nightmare Certainly you wonder why motherboard vendors could notjust do something rightto save your time and effort and save you from the lousy BIOS updating work Here itcomes Now Gigabyte announces BlOS the first Windows BIOS live update utility This is a smart BIOS update software Itcould help you to download BIOS fom intemetand update it Notlike the other BIOS update software its a Windows utility With the help of BIOS BIOS updafing is no more than click Besides no matterwhich mainboard you are using ifits a Gigabyte s product BIOS help youto maintain the BIOS This utility could detect your correct mainboard model and help you to choose the BIOS accordingly It then downloads the BIOS from the nearest Gigabyte ftp site automatically There are several differentchoices you could use InternetUpdate to download and update your BIOS directly Or you may wa
57. nt to keep a backup for your current BIOS just choose Save Current BIOS to save itfirst You make a wise choice to use Gigabyte and BIOS update your BIOS smartly You are now worry free from updating wrong BIOS and capable to maintain and manage your BIOS easily Again Gigabyte s innovative producterects a milestone in mainboard industries For sucha wonderful software how much it costs Impossible ls free Now ifyou buy a Gigabyte s motherboard you could find this amazing software in the attached driver CD Butplease remember connected to internetat first then you could have a intemet BIOS update from your Gigabyte BIOS GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 62 Easy Tune 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTune 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way forfuture generations Overclock mightbe oneofthe mostcommon issues in computer field Buthave many users ever tried it Theansweris probably no Because Overclock is thought to be very difficult and includes a lot of technical know how sometimes Overclock is even considered as special skills found only in some enthusiasts But as to the experts in Overclock whats the truth They may spend quite a lotof time and money b study try and use many diferenthard ware or BIOS tools to do Overclock And even with these technologies they sill leam thatits quite a risk because the safety and stability ofan Overclock system
58. o 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 When RAM LED is do not install remove DDR from socket Please note that the DIMM module can only fit in one direction due to the two notches Wrong orientation will cause improper installation Please change the insert orientation GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 14 Step 3 Install expansion cards 1 22 29 T Read the related expansion card s instruction document before install the ex pansion card into the computer Remove your computer s chassis cover screws and slot bracket from the computer Press the expansion card firmly into expansion slot in motherboard Be sure the metal contacts on the card are indeed seated in the slot Replace the screw to secure the slot bracket of the expansion card Replace your computers chassis cover Power on the computer if necessary setup BIOS utility of expansion card from BIOS Install related driver from the operating sy stem Please carefully pull out the small white draw able bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install Uninstall the AG P card Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on the slot
59. own and that s why the light is still on Question 3 Why cannot use all functions in EasyTune 4 Answer The availability ofthe listed functions in EasyTune 4 depends on the MB chipset If the chipset doesn t support certain functions in 4 these functions will be locked automatically and you will not be able to use them Question 4 Why do I fail to install RAID and ATA drivers under Win 2000 and XP on boards that support RAID function after connect the boot HDD to IDE3 or IDE4 Answer First of all you need to save some files in the CD ROM to a floppy disk before installing drivers You also need to go through some rather different steps in the installation process Therefore we suggest that you refer to the installation steps in the RAID manual at our website Please download itat http tw giga byte com support user_pdf raid_manual pdf GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 92 Question 5 How do clear CMOS Answer If your board has a Clear CMOS jumper please refer to the Clear CMOS steps in the manual If your board doesn t have such jumper you can take off the on board battery to leak voltage to clear CMOS Please refer to the steps below Steps 1 Turn off power 2 Disconnect the power cord from MB 3 Take out the battery gently and put it aside for about 10 minutes Or you can use a metal object to connect the positive and negative pins in the battery holder to make them short for one minute 4 Re inse
60. p see 03 Set Supervisor User Password sese 55 IDE FIDD Auto DETECUON uir tbi e a p d 96 DAVE abili 57 soot tice atit 58 Chapter 4 Technical Reference 61 soe SB Ir 61 BIOS Introduction PN debct ore d 62 Easy Tune 4 ntrogUGllODi iara a ardt ei ai 63 Q FIASA UGIVINTOGUCION hate ect iecit et 64 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction 79 Chapter 5 race 87 3 Table of Content tem Checklist The GA 7VKML series motherboard 2 Port USB Cable x 1 M IDE cable x 1 Floppy cable x 1 4PortUSB Cablex 1 CD for motherboard driver amp utility VUCD O SPDIF KITx 1 SPD KIT GA 7VKML series user s manual IEEE 1394 Cable x1 M I O Shield O Center Subwoofer Cable x 1 O Quick PC Installation Guide SURROUND KIT RAID Manual Motherboard Settings Label ARNING WARNING Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Integrated Circuit chips To protect them against damage from static electricity y ou should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have o
61. pdate the BIOS Fhe Reference I Update BIOS NOT through Internet a Do notclick Internet Update icon b Click Update New BIOS Please select Al Files in dialog box while opening the old ile d Please search for BIOS unzip fle downloading from internetor anyother methods such as TVKML F9a e Complete update processfollowing the instruction Save BIOS In very beginning there is Save Current BIOS icon shown in dialog box It means to save current BIOS version IV Check outsupported motherboard and Flash ROM In the very beginning here is About this program icon shown in dialog box tcan help you check outwhich kind ofmotherboard and which brand of Flash ROM are supported Note a In method ifitshows two or more motherboard s model names to be selected please make sure yourmofherboard s model name again Selecting wrong model name will cause he systemunbooted b Inmethod Il be sure thatmotherboard s model name in BIOS unzip are the same as your motherboard s Otherwise your system won tboot c In method ifthe BIOS file you need cannotbe found in BIOS server please go onto Gigabyte s web site fordownloading and updating itaccording to method Il d Please not thatanyinterruption during updating will cause system unbooted GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 18 2 4 6 Channel Audio Function Introduction The installation of windows 98SE 2K M E XP is very simple Please follow next
62. r keys Default v alue Off Key pad is arrow keys Password Check Please refer to the detail on P 55 Always The user must enter correct password in order to access the system and or BIOS Setup gt gt Setup The user must enter correct password in order to access BIOS setup utility Default Value for HardDisks Enabled Enable HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled Disable HDD S M A R T Capability Default v alue Interrupt Mode gt gt APIC Through IOAPIC generate more IRQ for sy stem use Default v alue PIC Use AT stantard IRQ controlles to generate IRQ When you already have I OAPIC enable sy stem and want to upgrade the sy stem please note since running an IOAPIC enabled OS like Windows N T Windows 2000 Windows XP sy stem with none IOAPIC HW support will cause the sy stem to hang Following are some situations users might run into 1 An IOAPIC enabled OS and change the BIOS setting from IOAPIC to PIC this will cause your system to hang GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 38 Chipset Features Setup We would not suggest y ou change the chipset default setting unless y ou really need it AMIBIOS SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Configure SDRAM by SPD Enabled SDRAM Frequency Auto SDRAM CAS Latency 12 9 SDRAM Command Rate 2T Command AGP Mode 4X AGP Comp Driv ing Auto Manual AGP Comp Driving DA AGP Fast Write
63. ram that allows users to modify the basic sy stem configuration This ty pe of information is stored in battery backed CM OS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ENTERING S ETUP Powering ON the compuer and pressing Del immediately will allow y ou to enter Setup If you require more advanced BIOS set ngs please go to Advanced BIOS setting menu To enter Advanced BIOS setting menu press Ctrl F1 key on the BIOS screen CONTROL KEYS v c lt gt gt Enter Esc lt PgUp gt lt PgDn gt F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 Move to previous item Move to next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Select item Main Menu Quit and not save changes into C MOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Reserved Reserved Reserved Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu Load the file safe default C MOS value from BIOS default table Load the Optimized Defaults Q Flash utility Sy stem Information Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu ETE BIOS Setup GETTING HELP Main Menu The on line description of the highligh
64. rt the battery to the battery holder 5 Connect power cord to MB again and turn on power 6 Press Del to enter BIOS and load Fail Safe Defaults 7 Save changes and reboot the system Question 6 Why does system seem unstable after updating BIOS Answer Please remember to load Fail Safe Defaults Or Load BIOS Defaults after flashing BIOS However if the system instability still remains please clear CMOS to solve the problem Question 7 Why do 1 still get a weak sound after turning up the speaker to the maximum volume Answer Please make sure the speaker you are using is equipped with an internal amplifier If not please change another speaker with power amplifier and try again later Question 8 How do disable onboard VGA card in order to add an external VGA card Answer Gigabyte motherboards will auto detect the external VGA card after it is plugged in so you don t need to change any setting manually to disable the onboard VGA Question 9 Why cannot use the IDE 2 Answer Please referto the user manual and check whether you have connected any cable that is not provided with the motherboard package to the USB Over Current pin in the Front USB Panel If the cable is your own cable please remove it from this pin and do not connect any of your own cables to it 93 Appendix Question 10 Sometimes hear different continuous beeps from computer after system boots up What do these beeps usually stand for Answer The beep
65. s Enhanced Parallel Port gt ECP Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port Default Value gt gt Normal Normal Operation EPP ECP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port amp Extended Capabilities Port Parallel Port IRQ 7 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 7 gt gt Auto Set Auto to parallel Port IRQ DMA Channel Default Value 5 Set Parallel Port IRQ is 5 amp Parallel Port DMA 3 Set Parallel Port DMA is 3 gt gt Auto SetAuto to parallel port mode DMA Channel Default Value 1 Set Parallel is 1 0 Set Parallel Port DMA is 0 OnBoard MIDI Port gt 300 Set 300 for MIDI Port Default Value 310 Set 310 for MIDI Port gt 320 Set 320 for MIDI Port gt 330 Set 330 for MIDI Port Disabled Disabled this function 51 BIOS Setup 2 Midi Port IRQ 5 Set Midi Port IRQ to 5 Default Value 10 Set Midi Port IRQ to 10 11 Set Midi Port IRQ to 11 OnBoard Game Port gt 201 Set 201 for Game Port Default Value gt gt 209 Set 209 for Game Port Disabled Disabled this function lt OnBoard A C97 Audio gt gt Auto Enable auto detect onboard AC 97 audio Default v alue Disabled Disable this function Onboard Lan Chip Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable Onboard Lan Chip function Default Value Not Supported 7VKML DL PCB VER 3 4 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 52 Hardware Monitor amp MISC Setup
66. s Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of chipset special features GA 7VKML Series Motherboard Power Manag ement Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of Green function features PNP PCI Configurations This setup page includes all the adjustable configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults option loads preset sy stem parameter values to set the sy stem in its most stable configurations Load Optimiz ed Defaults Load Optimized Defaults option loads preset sy stem parameter values to set the sy stem in its highest performance configurations Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Hardware Monitor amp MIS C Setup This setup page is auto detect fan and temperature status Set Supervis or Pass word Set Change or disable password It allows y ou to limit access to the system and or BIOS setup Set User Password Set Change or disable password It allows y ou to limit access to the sy stem IDE HDD Auto Detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all C MOS value changes and exit setup 33 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed System Date Jan 08 2002 Tue System Time 14 44 35 TYPE SIZE CYLS
67. step to install the function Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings We recommend that you use the speaker with amplifier to acquire the best sound effect if the stereo output is applied STEP 1 Connect the stereo speakers or earphone to Line Out Line Out STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you Il find DI T icon on the taskbar s status area Click the audio Uu icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the e bottom ofthe screen 10 41 AM STEP 3 Sound Fiera Spacer nagin Ter SPNF plv xe SLEAELFIE E T Select Speaker Configuration and choose the C ne IFTE IDEE 2 channels for stereo speakers out put 6 em 2 channels mode for is stereo speakers r ur Jour 1 output cc pe 8 m m SPO eni cl 79 Technical Reference 4 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 Connect the front channels to Line Out the rear channels to Line In Line Out Line In STEP 2 After installation of the audio driver you Il find amp icon on taskbar s status area Click the audio Ca icon Sound Effect from the windows tray at the bottom ofthe screen 2 SIEP 3 Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 4 channels for 4 speakers out put Disable Only SURROUND KIT and press
68. tallation scatto ottobre taret ob tus 11 Step1 3 CPU Heat Sink 1 5 12 Step 2 Install memory modules sess 13 Step 3 Install expansion cards sssseenne 15 Step 4 Connect ribbon cables cabinet wires and power supply 16 Step4 1 1 0 Back Panel Introduction 16 Step4 2 Connectors Introduction For PCB Ver 3 2 3 4 18 Step4 3 Connectors Introduction For PCB 1 1 25 Chapter 3 BIOS SEUD aeui ave ERR m e Ee CM 31 The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver 9 32 Standard MOS eie motu otio tea etn 34 BIOS Features mda tion 37 Chipset Features 39 GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 2 Power Management Setup csssscsessssssssssssssssssssesssssssssesssssssssssseassseessee 42 CECOMMOUNAUON fortes artt oot 45 Load FallsSareDelalllS 47 Load Optimized 48 Integrated Peripherals 49 Hardware Monitor amp MISC Setu
69. ted setup function is display ed at the bottom of the screen Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F 1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc The Main Menu For example BIOS Ver F9a Once you enter AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to selectfrom eight setup functions and two exitchoices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept or enter the sub menu AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS ESC Quit 14 Select Item F7 Optimized Values F5 Old Values F8 Q Flash Utility INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING F6 Fail Safe Values F10 Save amp Exit Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 1 Main Menu Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS e BIOS Features Setup This setup page includes all the adjustable items of AMI special enhanced features Chipset Feature
70. une 4 user can Save this seting and Load itin nexttime Obviously Gigabyte EasyTune 4 has already turned the Overclock technology toward to a newer generation This wonderful software is now free bundled in Gigabyte motherboard attached in driver CD Users may make a test drive of EasyTune 4 to find out more amazing features by themselves Some Gigabyte products are notfullysupported by EasyTune 4 Please find the products supported list in the web site Any Overclocking action is atuser s risk Gigabyte Technology will notbe responsible for any damage or instability your processor motherboard or any ohercomponents 63 Technical Reference Q Flash Utility Introduction A What is Q Flash Utility Q Flash utility is a pre O S BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS within BIOS mode no more fooling around any OS B How to use Q Flash a Afer power on the computer pressing Del immediately during POST Power On Self Test it will allow you to enter AMI BIOS CMOS SETUP then press F8 to enter Flash utility AMIBIOS SIM PLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP PCI CONFIGI ENTER BIOS FLASH UTILITY Y N Y LOAD FAIL SAFE TVET EP EU LOAD OPTIM
71. ut Please select the other settings for 6 chan nels output 83 Technical Reference SPDIF Output Device Optional Device SPDIF output device is available on the motherboard Cable with rear bracket is provided and could link o the SPDIF output connector As picture For the further linkage to decoder rear bracket provides coaxial cable and Fiber connec ng port 1 Connectthe SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC and fix it with screw 2 Connect SPDIF wire to the motherboard 3 Connect co axial or optical output to the SPDIF decoder GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 84 85 Technical Reference GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 86 Chapter 5 Appendix YUCD Driver CD Ver 2 1 Alfifi uda VIA 4in1 Servite Pack Driver USB patch Driver KM266 VGA Driver Browse this Directory VIA Service Pack 1 README um VIA Service Pack 1 README Press PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of document VIA Service Pack VIA4In1 README TXT Table of Contents About VIA 4 In 1 Setting Up Update Technical Support Special Note WinFast AGP VGA Clicking Yes means you have read and agreed with the license Click No to decline and Exit Setup Components VIA This setup program will install the following drivers 4IN 4 Driver If you don t want to install them you can uncheck the associated check box AGP VxD Driver VIA INF Driver 1 6
72. utput port optical amp coaxis and SURROUND KIT Rear R L amp Centr subwoofer SURROUND KIT access analog output to rear channels and Center Subwoofer channels It is the best solution ifyou need 6 channel output Line In and MIC at the same time SURROUND KIT is included the GIGABYTE unique Audio Combo Kit as picture STEP 1 Insert the Audio Combo Kit in the back of the case fix it with the screw STEP 2 Connect the SURROUND KIT to SUR CEN on the M B GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 82 STEP 3 Connect the front channels to back audio panel s Line Out the rear channels to SURROUND KIT s REAR R L and the Center Subwoofer channels to SURROUND KIT s SUB CENTER STEP 4 Click the audio icon Sound Effect from the win dows tray at the bottom of the screen Sound Effect vU 10 41 STEP 5 Soul Lorwyn Apak 1 Eu oS pockets e Select Speaker Configuration and choose the 6 channels for 5 1 speakers out put Enable Only SURROUND KIT and press OK 2odhenne e rin k tr SURROUND KIT Only SURROUND KIT ej UPL sal esas A SPE nc jena US Basic amp Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output When the Environment setings is None the sound xri sae specie conci Sehen est bors would be performed as stereo mode 2 channels outp
73. y 95 Mb Virus Protection Disabled Total Memory 96 Mb Date is standard format ESC Exit Month Jan Dec Ty Select Item Day 01 31 PU PD Modify Year 1990 2099 Shift F2 Color Figure 12 IDE HDD Auto Detection Type Y will accept the H D D parameter reported by BIOS N will keep the old H D D parameter setup If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024 then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 56 Save amp Exit Setup AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR amp MISC SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER ee Td PNP PCI CONFI LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAU LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC Quit Ve Select Item F5 Old Values F6 Fail Safe Values F7 Optimized Values F8 Q Flash Utility F10 Save amp Exit Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP Figure 13 Save amp Exit Setup Y will quitthe Setup Utility and save the user setup value CMOS Type will return to Setup Utility 57 BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 2 00 C 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP HARDWARE M
74. y CA 91748 Phone Fax No 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 hereby declares that the product Product Name Motherboard Model Number GA 7VKML Conforms to the following specifications FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 107 and Section 15 109 Class B Digital Device Supplementary Information 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 and 2 this device must accept any inference received including that may cause undesired operation Representative Person s Name ERIC LU Signature Eric Lu Date July 31 2002 GA 7VKML Series AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard USER S MANUAL AMD SocketA Processor Motherboard Rev 3 4 First Edition 12M E 7VKML 3401 Table of Content Oe 4 WARNING E 4 5 Features SUMMA Y enirinte aio 5 GA 7VKML PCB Ver 1 1 Motherboard T GA 7VKML PCB 3 2 3 3 3 4 Motherboard LayoUt 3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process 9 Step 1 Install the Central Processing Unit 10 Stenki CPU Speed Seprio 10 Step1 2 CPU Ins
75. y when the sy stem boots up causing a warning message toappear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disabled No warning message to appear when any thing attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Default Value amp Memory The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST ofthe BIOS wil determine the amount of base or conv entional memory installed in the Sy stem The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for sy stems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for sy stems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640 to 1024 address space This is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for application programs Most use for this area is Shadow RAM Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map GA 7VKML Series Motherboard 96 BIOS Features Setup AMIBIOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP 2001 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserv ed BIOS Flash Protection Auto 1st Boot Device Floppy 2nd Boot Device IDE 0 3rd Boot Device CDROM Floppy Drive Seek Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Password Ch

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