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1.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing ASRock K7VT6-C motherboard, a reliable motherboard

produced under ASRock’s consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent

performance with robust design conforming to ASRock’s commitment to quality and

endurance.

Chapter 1 and 2 of this manual contain introduction of the motherboard and step-by-

step installation guide. Chapter 3 and 4 contain basic BIOS setup and support CD

information. More information of advanced BIOS setup can be found in Appendix on

page 22 for advanced users’ reference.

Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might

be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change

without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the

updated version will be available on ASRock website without further

notice. You may find the latest memory and CPU support lists on

ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com

1.1

Package Contents

1 x ASRock K7VT6-C Motherboard

(ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.0-in, 30.5 cm x 17.8 cm)

1 x ASRock K7VT6-C Quick Installation Guide

1 x ASRock K7VT6-C Support CD

1 x Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable (80-conductor)

1 x 3.5-in Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable

1 x ASRock I/O Plus

TM

Shield

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Summary of Contents for K7VT6-C

Page 1: ...1 K7VT6 C User Manual Version 1 0 Published December 2004 Copyright 2004 ASRock INC All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...omissions that may appear in this manual With respect to the contents of this manual ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents be liable for any indirect special incidental or con...

Page 3: ...2 5 Jumpers Setup 13 2 6 Onboard Headers and Connectors 15 3 BIOS Setup 17 3 1 BIOS Setup Utility 17 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 17 3 1 2 Legend Bar 17 3 2 Main Menu 18 3 3 Advanced Security Power Boot and Exit Menus 20 4 Software Support 21 4 1 Install Operating System 21 4 2 Support CD Information 21 4 2 1 Running Support CD 21 4 2 2 Drivers Menu 21 4 2 3 Utilities Menu 21 4 2 4 Contact Information 21 A...

Page 4: ... 22 for advanced users reference Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well ASRock website h...

Page 5: ... up to 2 Floppy Disk Drives Audio 5 1 Channels AC 97 Audio LAN Speed 802 3u 10 100 Ethernet Supports Wake On LAN Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature Sensing Motherboard Temperature Sensing CPU Overheat Shutdown to Protect CPU Life ASRock U COP see CAUTION 1 CPU Fan Tachometer Chassis Fan Tachometer Voltage Monitoring 12V 5V 3 3V Vcore PCI slots 5 Slots with PCI Specification 2 2 AGP slot 1 AGP Slot S...

Page 6: ... 3 3V AGP card on the AGP slot of this motherboard It may cause permanent damage 3 Power Management for USB 2 0 works fine under Microsoft Windows XP SP1 2000 SP4 It may not work properly under Microsoft Windows 98 ME 4 Although this motherboard offers stepless control it is not recommended to perform over clocking Frequencies other than the recommended CPU bus frequencies may cause the instabilit...

Page 7: ...T USB2 B USB3 USB 2 0 T USB0 B USB1 Top RJ 45 15 17 18 20 21 23 AGP 8X 1 3 Motherboard Layout 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 14 System Panel Connector PANEL1 2 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 15 Chassis Speaker Connector SPEAKER 1 3 CPU Socket 16 Floppy Connector FLOPPY1 4 North Bridge Controller 17 Internal Audio Connector CD1 Black 5 184 pin DDR DIMM Slots DDR1 2 18 Internal Audio Connector AUX1 White 6 ATX P...

Page 8: ...B 2 0 Port USB0 USB1 2 RJ 45 Port 8 2 x USB 2 0 Port USB2 USB3 3 Line In Light Blue 9 Serial Port COM1 4 Line Out Lime 10 PS 2 Keyboard Port Purple 5 Microphone Pink 11 PS 2 Mouse Port Green 6 2 x Shared USB 2 0 Port USB4 USB5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ...

Page 9: ...e severe damage to the motherboard peripherals and or components 1 Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component 2 To avoid damaging the motherboard components due to static electricity NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before you handle components 3 Hold component...

Page 10: ...push down the socket lever to secure the CPU The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked 2 2 Installation of CPU Fan and Heatsink AMDAthlonTM AthlonTM XP DuronTM family CPUs with a speed of 600 MHz and higher require larger heatsink and cooling fan Thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink is also needed to improve heat transfer Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are ...

Page 11: ... the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cause permanent damage to the motherboard and the DIMM if you force the DIMM into the slot at incorrect orientation Step 3 Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips at both ends fully snap back in place...

Page 12: ...check with the graphics card vendors Installing an expansion card Step 1 Before installing the expansion card please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation Step 2 Remove the system unit cover if your motherboard is already i...

Page 13: ...rt both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS2 see p 7 item 19 Note CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup information such as system password date time and system setup parameters To clear and reset the system parameters to default setup please turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the po...

Page 14: ...2 3 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 12 5x 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 13x 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 13 5x 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 14x 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 15x 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 16x 2 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 16 5x 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 17x 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 18x 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 19x 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 20x 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 21x 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 22x 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 23x 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 24x 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 For example At...

Page 15: ...please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM to the secondary IDE connector IDE2 black Shared USB 2 0 Header This USB45 connector is shared 9 pin JUSB45 with the USB 2 0 ports 4 5 on see p 7 item 25 ASRock I O PlusTM When using the front panel USB ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector JUSB45 the USB ports 4 5 on ASRock I O PlusTM wi...

Page 16: ...onnector Please connect a chassis fan 3 pin CHA_FAN1 cable to this connector and see p 7 item 13 match the black wire to the ground pin CPU Fan Connector Please connect a CPU fan cable 3 pin CPU_FAN1 to this connector and match see p 7 item 2 the black wire to the ground pin ATX Power Connector Please connect an ATX power 20 pinATXPWR1 supply to this connector see p 7 item 6 Power LED Connector Pl...

Page 17: ... its various sub menus and select among the predetermined choices Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the following BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for reference purpose only and may not exactly match what you see on your screen 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar The top of the screen has a menu bar with the following selections MAIN Sets up the basic system configuration ADVANCED Sets ...

Page 18: ... up to 2099 Use keys to move between the Month Day and Year fields System Time Hour Minute Second Set the system to the time that you specify Use keys to move between the Hour Minute and Second fields Floppy Drives Use this to set the type of floppy drives installed IDE Devices Use this to configure IDE devices AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit System Date ...

Page 19: ... track for the drive Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk Auto Select Auto to automatically detect hard disk drive If auto detection is successful the BIOS Setup automatically fills in the correct values for the...

Page 20: ...acity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered LBA Mode This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk 512 MB under DOS and Windows for Netware and UNIX user select Off to disable the LBA mode Block Mode Set the block mode to On will enhance hard disk performance by reading or writing more data during each transfer Fast Programmed I O Modes This allows user to ...

Page 21: ... CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the Main Menu did not appear automatically locate and double click on the file ASSETUP EXE from the BIN folder in the Support CD to display the menus 4 2 2 Drivers Menu The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices 4...

Page 22: ... cause problems during operation Boot Failure Guard Enable or disable the feature of Boot Failure Guard DRAM Frequency If set to Auto the motherboard will detect the inserted memory module s and automatically assign appropriate frequency You may select other value as operating frequency 133MHz DDR266 166MHz DDR333 200MHz DDR400 Flexibility Option The default value of this option is Disabled It wil...

Page 23: ...ort Use this to enable or disable the support to emulate legacy I O devices such as mouse keyboard etc DRAM CAS Latency This is used to adjust the means of memory accessing Configuration options Auto 2T 2 5T 3T It is recommended to leave this field as Auto unless the installed DRAM s specification requires other value V Link Speed This feature allows you to speed up the V Link speed The default va...

Page 24: ...Timer PCI Clocks The default is 32 It is recommended to keep the default value unless the in stalled PCI expansion cards specifications require other settings Primary Graphics Adapter Select PCI or AGP as the primary graphics adapter if both PCI VGA and AGP card are installed AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks Primary Graphics Adapter Setup Help F1 Help Esc P...

Page 25: ...Port Configuration options Disabled 330 300 290 292 Midi IRQ Select Use this to select Midi IRQ Configuration options 3 4 5 7 10 11 OnBoard Game Port Select address for Game Port or disable Game Port Configuration options Disabled 200h 208h OnBoard IDE This allows you to enable or disable the onboard IDE controller AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced OnBoard FDC OnBoard Serial Port OnBoar...

Page 26: ...ows you to monitor the parameters for CPU temperature Motherboard temperature CPU fan speed and critical voltage AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced CPU Temperature M B CPU FAN Speed Chassis Vcore 3 30V 5 00V Temperature FAN Speed 12 00V Setup Help F1 Help Esc Previous Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save Exit Change Values Enter Select Sub Menu Select Item System Hardware Monitor 35 C 95 F 27...

Page 27: ...alid password can be a 1 to 6 alphanumeric characters combination If you already have a password you need to enter your current password first in order to create a new password Password Check Select the check point for Password Check Configuration options Setup Always If Setup option is selected the Password Check is performed before BIOS setup If Always option is selected the Password Check is pe...

Page 28: ...nable or disable PCI devices to turn on the system from the power soft off mode PS 2 Keyboard Power On Use this to enable or disable PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system from the power soft off mode RTC Alarm Power On Use this to enable or disable RTC Real Time Clock to power on the system If Enable is selected you must fill the RTC Alarm Date Hour Minute Second sub fields with the actual wake up t...

Page 29: ...eature VIA SATA Raid Utility Use this to enable or disable VIA VT8237 SATA Raid BIOS Utility during POST Boot Device Priority This allows you to set the boot device priority AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Main Advanced Security Power Boot Exit Quick Boot Mode Boot Up Num Lock Boot To OS 2 Boot From Network VIA SATA Raid Utility Boot Device Priority Setup Help On No Disabled Enabled Enter to e...

Page 30: ...l appear If you press ENTER it will save the current settings and exit the BIOS SETUPUtility Exit Discarding Changes After you enter the submenu the message Quit without saving changes will appear If you press ENTER you will exit the BIOS Setup Utility without making any changes to the settings Load Default Settings After you enter the submenu the message Load default settings will appear If you p...

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