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K7VT6

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published June 2004

Copyright©2004 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

Summary of Contents for K7VT6

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

Page 2: ...missions 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 wa...

Page 3: ...nstallation 18 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs 18 2 9 Making An SATA Driver Diskette 19 3 BIOS Setup 20 3 1 BIOS Setup Utility 20 3 1 1 BIOS Menu Bar 20 3 1 2 Legend Bar 21 3 2 Main...

Page 4: ...use 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...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...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 Please refer to Microsoft official d...

Page 7: ...SATA 12 13 17 20 21 23 24 26 1 3 Motherboard Layout 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 15 Chassis Fan Connector CHA_FAN1 2 CPU Fan Connector CPU_FAN1 16 System Panel Connector PANEL1 3 CPU Socket 17 Chassis Speake...

Page 8: ...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 Shar...

Page 9: ...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 e...

Page 10: ...ush 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 s...

Page 11: ...he 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...

Page 12: ...eck 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...

Page 13: ...t both the front panel and the rear panel audio connectors can work Clear CMOS Jumper CLRCMOS2 see p 7 item 22 Note CLRCMOS2 allows you to clear the data in CMOS The data in CMOS includes system setup...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...fer to the instruction of your IDE device vendor for the details Besides to optimize compatibility and performance please connect your hard disk drive to the primary IDE connector IDE1 blue and CD ROM...

Page 16: ...ports by attaching the front panel USB cable to this connector JUSB45 the USB ports 4 5 on ASRock I O PlusTM will not be able to function Internal Audio Connectors These connectors allow you to 4 pin...

Page 17: ...FAN1 cable to this connector and see p 7 item 15 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 b...

Page 18: ...tor STEP4 Connect the other end of the SATA data cable to the SATA hard disk 2 8 Hot Plug and Hot Swap Functions for SATA HDDs K7VT6 motherboard supports Hot Plug and Hot Swap functions for SATA Devic...

Page 19: ...N Please insert a floppy diskette into the floppy drive and press Y STEP5 The system will start to format the floppy diskette and copy SATA drivers into the floppy diskette Once you have the SATA driv...

Page 20: ...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...

Page 21: ...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...

Page 22: ...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...

Page 23: ...city 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...

Page 24: ...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 Inst...

Page 25: ...d unless you thoroughly know the feature Wrong setup may cause problems during operation DRAM Frequency If set to Auto the motherboard will detect the inserted memory module s and automatically assign...

Page 26: ...t 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...

Page 27: ...e is Auto Resource Configuration PCI Latency 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 setti...

Page 28: ...ort 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 C...

Page 29: ...ws 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 V...

Page 30: ...lid 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 th...

Page 31: ...able 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...

Page 32: ...ature 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 VERSI...

Page 33: ...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 y...

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