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Page 1: ...VT7 Socket 478 System Board User s Manual 4200 0387 02 Rev 1 00...

Page 2: ...ental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or...

Page 3: ...nectors Headers and Switches 2 4 1 ATX Power Input Connectors 2 4 2 FAN Connectors 2 5 3 CMOS Memory Clearing Header 2 6 4 Wake up Header 2 7 5 Front Panel Switches Indicators Headers 2 8 6 Additional...

Page 4: ...3 12 Save Exit Setup 3 25 3 13 Exit Without Saving 3 25 Appendix A Install VIA 4 in 1 Driver A 1 Appendix B Install Audio Driver B 1 Appendix C Install LAN Driver C 1 Appendix D Install VIA USB 2 0 D...

Page 5: ...1 1 User s Manual User s Manual...

Page 6: ...2 VT7 VT7 Zero Insertion Force ZIF Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU CPU Pentium 4 Socket 478 1 Socket 478 Pentium 4 2 90 3 4 5 6 VT7...

Page 7: ...VT7 3 PCB 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 DIMM 4 DIMM DIMM DIMM DIMM 5 DIMM DIMM DIMM SCSI AGP ATX12V ATX ATX12V BIOS BIOS User s Manual...

Page 8: ...4 VT7 VT7 CD CPU ZIF Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 CPU CPU Pentium 4 Socket 478 1 478 ZIF Pentium 4 PCB 2 CPU 90 CPU CPU CPU CPU 3 CPU 4 4 5 6 VT7...

Page 9: ...VT7 5 RAM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 2 3 4 DIMM DIMM 5 DIMM 2 1 1 SCSI AGP ATX12V ATX12V BIOS BIOS Setup User s Manual...

Page 10: ...um 4 konstruiertes Geh use verwenden achten Sie bitte auf die Lage der Metallbolzen bzw Abstandhalter wenn sie schon im Geh use installiert sind Achten Sie darauf dass kein Kontakt zwischen Metallbolz...

Page 11: ...an es pa t nur in eine Richtung hinein 5 Zum Ausbau der Module dr cken Sie die beiden Auswurflaschen auf dem Steckplatz nach au en zusammen und ziehen das Modul heraus Anschl sse Sockel Schalter und A...

Page 12: ...sur la carte m re Serrez la Base du Module de R tention sur la carte Attention Si vous utilisez un ch ssis sp cialement con u pour Pentium 4 veuillez faire attention l emplacement des Clous en M tal...

Page 13: ...mager les composants lectroniques de l ordinateur ou des cartes optionnelles Avant de commencer ces proc dures assurez vous de bien d charger toute l lectricit statique en touchant rapidement un objet...

Page 14: ...10 VT7 VT7 ZIP Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Socket 478 1 478 ZIF Pentium 4 2 90 3 4 5 6 VT7...

Page 15: ...VT7 11 1 DIMM 2 3 4 5 DIMM SCSI AGP ATX12V ATX ATX12V BIOS BIOS Setup User s Manual...

Page 16: ...ore Pentium 4 si prega prestare attenzione all ubicazione delle guarnizioni metalliche o degli spaziatori nel caso in cui siano gi installati sul telaio Assicurarsi di non permettere alle guarnizioni...

Page 17: ...are i componenti elettronici del computer o delle schede Prima di iniziare queste procedure assicurarsi di avere scaricato completamente l elettricit statica toccando brevemente un oggetto metallico c...

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Page 19: ...GP 8X 4X Interface 0 8V 1 5V 5 Serial ATA 150 RAID Onchip 2 channels of Serial ATA 150MB s data transfer rate with RAID 0 RAID 1function via South Bridge 6 Audio Onboard 6 Channel AC 97 CODEC Professi...

Page 20: ...or Mic In Line In Front Left Front Right 2x USB connectors 2x USB connectors 1x RJ 45 LAN connector 11 ABIT Engineered ABIT SoftMenu Technology ABIT TweakGuard ABIT CPU ThermalGuard ABIT FAN EQ ABIT F...

Page 21: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual...

Page 22: ...1 4 Chapter 1 1 4 Chapter 1 VT7 VT7...

Page 23: ...e best way to attach the board is to use with studs Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers Line up the holes on the board with the mounting holes on the chassis If...

Page 24: ...2 Pull the CPU socket lever sideways away from the socket and then upwards to 90 degree Insert the CPU with the correct orientation Do not use extra force to insert CPU it only fits in one orientatio...

Page 25: ...and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 or slots DIMM2 DIMM4 When installing FOUR DIMM modules Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 and slots DIMM2 DIMM4 Table 2 1 Valid Memory...

Page 26: ...apter 1 for all the position of connectors and headers on the board that you may refer to WARNING Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or...

Page 27: ...in your system The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan CPUFAN1 CPU Fan SYSFAN1 System Fan AUXFAN1 AUXFAN2 Auxiliary...

Page 28: ...to clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory WARNING Turn the power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Fai...

Page 29: ...ard Mouse port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port USB PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up func...

Page 30: ...ation will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel RST Pin 5 7 Connects...

Page 31: ...These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2 0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2 0 specifications Pin Pin Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 Data0 4 Data1 5 Data0 6 D...

Page 32: ...rnal CD ROM drive or add on card 8 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 8X mode Please refer to our Web site for more information on graphics cards...

Page 33: ...one end of the ribbon cable into the FDC1 connector The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin 1 of FDC1 connector 2 Install the other end s of ribbon cable into the disk drive co...

Page 34: ...bbon cable to the connectors on hard drives If you want to connect two hard drives together through one IDE channel you must configure the second drive to Slave mode after the first Master drive Pleas...

Page 35: ...nagement Bus Headers This header is reserved for system management bus SM bus The SM bus is a specific implementation of an I2 C bus I2 C is a multi master bus which means that multiple chips can be c...

Page 36: ...2 14 Chapter 2 13 Status Indicator D18 5VSB This LED lights up when the power supply is connected with power source VT7...

Page 37: ...to digital multimedia devices AUDIO1 R L R R Rear Left Rear Right Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 5 1 channel audio system Cen Sub Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and s...

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Page 39: ...memory count begins and then the following message appears on the screen PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP If this message disappears before you respond restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Del keys or by...

Page 40: ...tings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs may cause abnormal memory module f...

Page 41: ...he frequency ratio among CPU AGP and PCI New CPU DDR AGP PCI Clk This item displays the clock frequency of the previous setting among CPU DDR AGP and PCI Voltages Control This option allows you to swi...

Page 42: ...submenu IDE HDD Auto Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing Enter key The parameters will be shown on the screen automatically IDE Channel 0 Master Slave an...

Page 43: ...igures the numbers of sectors per track Back to Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu Drive A Drive B This item sets the type of floppy drives usually only Drive A installed Floppy 3 Mode Support This ite...

Page 44: ...ors except a diskette error All But Disk Key The system boot will stop for all errors except a diskette or keyboard error Base Memory This item displays the amount of base memory installed in the syst...

Page 45: ...u where the hard disks detected can be selected for the booting sequence to boot up system This item functions only when there is the option of Hard Disk in any one of the First Second Third Boot Devi...

Page 46: ...ur password If you forget the password you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system But by doing this you will have to reset all pre...

Page 47: ...No setting if there are adapters that cannot be automatically detected by the system and will cause malfunction Intel OnScreen Branding This item determines whether to display the Intel Inside logo o...

Page 48: ...module automatically Turbo This option allows the system to run at a speed faster than the one by Auto By SPD option Ultra This option allows the system to run at a speed faster than the one by Turbo...

Page 49: ...t Features Setup Menu AGP P2P Bridge Control Click Enter key to enter its submenu AGP Aperture Size This item specifies the amount of system memory that can be allocated by the AGP device The aperture...

Page 50: ...tion cycle This item controls the time cycle between AGP and North Bridge You may try the Enabled option if problems occurred when using some graphics cards of AGP 3 0 specifications NOTE This item ap...

Page 51: ...abled The larger the range of the Cache RAM the higher the efficiency of the system will be Top Performance This item enables the DRAM performance if there are no compatible issues occurred Init Displ...

Page 52: ...e DOS environment IDE Prefetch Mode Leave this item to its default Enabled setting to allow the data and addresses to be stored in the internal chip buffer This is helpful in reducing access time to a...

Page 53: ...LAN Boot ROM This item enables or disables the Boot ROM on LAN controller OnChip USB Controller This option enables or disables the USB controller USB 2 0 Controller This option enables or disables th...

Page 54: ...This option prevents the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable 378 IRQ7 This option allows the parall...

Page 55: ...allel port operation at a speed faster than the normal mode s data transfer rate ECP EPP Allows parallel port operation at ECP and EPP mode EPP Mode Select This item selects the EPP mode ECP Mode Use...

Page 56: ...s are available Auto Yes No The default setting is Auto This item can let you choose when S3 resume active the VGA BIOS need to be initiative or not Restore On AC Power Loss This item selects the syst...

Page 57: ...only when setting the item Power On Function to Password You may type in the password you want in this option NOTE Do not forget your password or you will have to clear the CMOS and reset all paramet...

Page 58: ...stem that has been powered down Wakeup by Alarm When set to Enabled you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Off PC to power on in the Date of Month Alarm and Time hh mm ss Alarm items Ho...

Page 59: ...esources in the IRQ Resources menu IRQ Resources Click Enter key to enter its submenu This item sets each system interrupt to either PCI Device or Reserved Back to PnP PCI Configurations Setup Menu PC...

Page 60: ...nce you should set the item to higher values PIRQ_0 Use IRQ No PIRQ_3 Use IRQ No This item specifies the IRQ number manually or automatically for the devices installed on PCI slots For the relations b...

Page 61: ...he Hardware Doctor utility This utility is included in the Driver Utility CD that came packed with this motherboard FAN Fail Alarm Selectable This item selects the fan that will be monitored for malfu...

Page 62: ...e items list the current status of the CPU and environment temperatures fan speeds and system power voltage NOTE The hardware monitoring features for temperatures fans and voltages will occupy the I O...

Page 63: ...ds the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 11 Set Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself...

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Page 65: ...em For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the executi...

Page 66: ...A 2 Appendix A Click Next 6 7 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click OK to complete setup VT7...

Page 67: ...le click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu move your curser to Drivers tab Click Audio Driver The following screen...

Page 68: ...B 2 Appendix B B 2 Appendix B VT7 VT7...

Page 69: ...s on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD...

Page 70: ...C 2 Appendix C C 2 Appendix C VT7 VT7...

Page 71: ...n are based on Windows 2000 operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program aut...

Page 72: ...D 2 Appendix D Click Yes 6 Click OK 7 Click Print to File 8 Click OK 9 VT7...

Page 73: ...reen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to ente...

Page 74: ...computer now and click Finish to complete setup 7 Execute the VIA RAID Tool by entering the Windows Menu Start Programs VIA RAID 8 This is the VIA RAID Tool configuration menu For more information on...

Page 75: ...in this section are based on Windows 2000 operating system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installat...

Page 76: ...Menu Start Programs ABIT ABIT EQ 6 This screen appears ABIT EQ shows you the status of Voltage Fan Speed and Temperature readings as well The item names in this screen shot are for reference only may...

Page 77: ...system For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the exe...

Page 78: ...G 2 Appendix G 6 This FlashMenu screen appears You can easily update the BIOS from clicking Update From File One Click LiveUpdate or LiveUpdate Step by Step button VT7...

Page 79: ...st the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then make the motherboard working again No need to bother returning the motherboard to whe...

Page 80: ...try to start the system each time you insert a card until the system will not start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards...

Page 81: ...le In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if...

Page 82: ...Name Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 Syst...

Page 83: ...s have the best quality and compatibility In case you need service or technical support please understand the constraint we have and always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first To...

Page 84: ...integrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good r...

Page 85: ...osnia Serbia and Macedonia Asguard Computer Ges m b H Schmalbachstrasse 5 A 2201 Gerasdorf Wien Austria Tel 43 1 7346709 Fax 43 1 7346713 asguard asguard at Japan ABIT Computer Japan Co Ltd Fax 81 3 5...

Page 86: ...ported to us giving detailed system configuration information and error symptoms will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regret that we may not be able to reply directly But your...

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