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8VTAV User’s Manual

Item Checklist

Before you begin installing your motherboard, please make

sure that the following materials have been shipped:

This mainboard comes in a sturdy cardboard shipping

carton, which should contain the following items:

• The main board.

• This user manual.

• One Floppy disk drive cable.

• One Ultra DMA/66 IDE cable.

• Software utilities.

If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your

retailer.

User’s manual Version: 1.0
Release Date: JUN 2000

Summary of Contents for 8VTAV

Page 1: ...ucts and trade names described within are mentioned for identification purpose only No affiliation with or endorsement of the manufacturer is made or implied Product names and brands appearing in this...

Page 2: ...en shipped This mainboard comes in a sturdy cardboard shipping carton which should contain the following items The main board This user manual One Floppy disk drive cable One Ultra DMA 66 IDE cable So...

Page 3: ...er Connection Procedures 24 3 AWARD BIOS Setup 25 3 1 Introduction 25 3 2 MAIN MENU 28 3 3 STANDARD CMOS SETUP 30 3 4 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES SETUP 33 3 5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 38 3 6 POWER MANAGEMENT...

Page 4: ...USB ports 5 PCI Expansion slots and 1 AMR slot 1 ISA Slots 1 2 Specifications CPU AMD Socket A Athlon ThunderBird processors from 700 to 1GHz pinout optimized for Socket 462 256K second level cache on...

Page 5: ...two connectors support 4 IDE devices in 2 channel the PCI IDE Controller supports PIO Mode 0 to Mode 4 Bus master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Ultra DMA 33 66 On board super Multi I O chip that support 2 serial...

Page 6: ...CPI function and Green feature function DMI Plug and Play Flash ROM Form factor ATX Form Factor Dimensions 305mm x 220mm 4 layers PCB Drivers VIA 4 In 1 VIA SERVICE PACK AC97 audio sound drivers VIA H...

Page 7: ...7 8VTAV User s Manual 1 4 Block Diagram...

Page 8: ...8 8VTAV User s Manual 1 5 Main Board Layout with Default Setting System default support AMD Athlon processors FSB 200 MHz Duron processors FSB 200MHz...

Page 9: ...llow the measures below to protect your equipment from static discharge Keep the motherboard and other system components in their anti static packaging until you are ready to install them Touch a grou...

Page 10: ...Jumpers You may configure your motherboard to match the needs of your applica tions by setting jumpers A jumper is the simplest kind of electrical switch It consists of two metal pins and a small meta...

Page 11: ...lectric charges Use a grounding wrist strap at all times Place all electronic com ponents on a static dissipative surface or in a static shielded bag when they are not in the chassis Clear CMOS JP3 To...

Page 12: ...Memory SDRAM 2 The 100 133 MHz compliant SDRAM must be used because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed Installing system Memory Insert the DIMM module s as shown Because the number...

Page 13: ...fficient air circulation across the processor heat sink or the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard Caution Please choose the suitable heat sink cooling fan espec...

Page 14: ...8VTAV User s Manual 3 Locate Pin 1 in the socket Insert CPU into ZIF socket then pull down the CAM 4 Attach FAN Heatsink assembly onto the CPU 5 Attach Clip to the socket and connect the power of the...

Page 15: ...make any neces sary hardware or software settings for you expansion card such as jumpers or switches 2 Remove your computer system cover and the bracket plate with screw on the slot you intend to use...

Page 16: ...sent the standard BIOS will report an error or failure during the Power On Self Test POST after resetting the PC You may select All But Keyboard under the Halt On in Standard CMOS SETUP of BIOS SETUP...

Page 17: ...a mouse or other serial devices 6 Serial Port COM2 connector The COM2 port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices 7 Joystick MIDI connector You may connect game joysticks or game pads to this c...

Page 18: ...install two hard disks you must configure the sec ond drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accordingly Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings Pin 20 is removed to p...

Page 19: ...N card and Modem card respectively with a Wake On LAN Wake On Modem output The connectors power up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card Modem card DIMM1 DIMM3 DIM...

Page 20: ...onboard heat sink s instead of the expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the...

Page 21: ...hen the system power is turned off 15 System Warning Speaker Connector This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker 16 ATX Power Switch Lead The system power is controlled by a momentary...

Page 22: ...ion because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM2 LPT1 COM1 COM2 USB PS 2 ATX POWER FDC IDE1 IDE2 FAN2 PC...

Page 23: ...optional wireless transmitting and receving infrared module You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function DIMM1 DIMM3 DIMM2 LPT1 COM1 COM2 USB PS 2 ATX POWER FDC IDE1 I...

Page 24: ...ght when the ATX power switch is pressed The system will then run power On tests While the tests are running additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds...

Page 25: ...system The rest of this manual is intended to guide you through the process of configuring your system using Setup Starting Setup The AwardBIOS tm is immediately activated when you first power on the...

Page 26: ...Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes key Increase the nume...

Page 27: ...ave been carefully chosen by both Award and your systems manufacturer to provide the absolute maxi mum performance and reliability Even a seemingly small change to the chipset setup has the potential...

Page 28: ...u Note that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen SETUP ITEMS The main menu includes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may no...

Page 29: ...tem to operate LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations While Award has designed the custom BIOS to max...

Page 30: ...select the value you want in each item Date The date format is day date month year Press F3 to show the calendar day The day from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is dis play only date The date f...

Page 31: ...ter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter This information should be included in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer If the controller of HDD i...

Page 32: ...ter will stop if an error is detected during power up No errors The system boot will not be stopped for any error that may be detected All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the sys te...

Page 33: ...uent user of this RAM area since this is where it shadows RAM 3 4 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES SETUP This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the opportunity to select t...

Page 34: ...e recommend that you first disable Virus Protection beforehand CPU Internal Cache External Cache These two categories speed up memory access However it depends on CPU chipset design The default value...

Page 35: ...rack number Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad By default the sy...

Page 36: ...been depressed repeatedly For example you would use such a feature to accelerate cursor movements with the arrow keys Enabled Enable typematic rate Disabled Disable typematic rate Typematic Rate Chars...

Page 37: ...Enter it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely OS Select for DRAM 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that over 64MB in OS...

Page 38: ...oftware in this screen Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 DRAM Timing The DRAM timing of Bank 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in this field is set by the system board manufactu...

Page 39: ...edicated for graph ics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation See www agpforum org for AGP information The choice 4 8 16 32 64 12...

Page 40: ...from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When Disable the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete b...

Page 41: ...the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Doze Mode 3 Suspend Mode There are three selections for Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Disable default No power management Disables al...

Page 42: ...ing mode and stop the CPU internal clock If the Max Power Saving is not enabled this will be preset to No The choice Enabled Disabled Video Off Option Selects the power saving modes during which the m...

Page 43: ...Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active The Choice Disable 1 15Min Doze Mode When enabled an...

Page 44: ...lt any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down The Choice ON OFF PCI Master When set to On default any event occurring at will awaken a system w...

Page 45: ...ntion of the operating system it signals this by caus ing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service As above the choice...

Page 46: ...e any changes to the default settings PNP OS Installed Select Yes if the system operating environment is Plug and Play aware e g Windows 95 The Choice Yes No Resource Controlled by The Award Plug and...

Page 47: ...n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA chan nel as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant wit...

Page 48: ...g box with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS When you press...

Page 49: ...trum This item allows you to Enable Disable the spread spectrum modulate The choice Enabled Disabled CPU Host Clock CPU PCI This item allows you to select the CPU and PCI Frequency The choice Default...

Page 50: ...drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetch...

Page 51: ...st new drives do select Enable for automatic detwction of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support The settings are Enable Disable Onboard FDD Controller This should be...

Page 52: ...78H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 3BCH IRQ7 Disabled Onboard Parallel Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Normal EPP Extended Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port CEP EPP PC A...

Page 53: ...speed and voltages It is recommanded that you contact with your motherboard supplier to get proper value about your setting of the CPU temperature Current CPU Temp This item shows the current CPU tem...

Page 54: ...ection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled th...

Page 55: ...larger than 528 MB 3 14 Exit Selecting SAVE EXIT SETUP Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS a spe ci...

Page 56: ...56 8VTAV User s Manual 4 1 UPDATED PRODUCT INFORMATION 1 Enter the 4 in 1 subdirectory and double click SETUP EXE 2 Click Next at the Welcome screen Software Driver Install...

Page 57: ...57 8VTAV User s Manual 3 Read the license agreement and click Yes to continue 4 Select all driver to install and click NEXT to continue...

Page 58: ...58 8VTAV User s Manual 5 Select Install VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver and click NEXT to continue 6 Select Click to enable DMA Mode and click NEXT to continue...

Page 59: ...59 8VTAV User s Manual 7 Select Install VIA AGP VxD in turbo mode and click NEXT to continue 8 Select Install VIA Chipset Functions Registry and click NEXT to continue...

Page 60: ...all VIA IRQ Routing Miniport Driver and click NEXT to continue 10 The driver files will now be installed When finished installing choose the Yes to reboot option and click Finish to restart your compu...

Page 61: ...ser s Manual 4 2 Install Audio Driver 1 To install with the lates Driver application please run SETUP EXE file inlcuded in the Audio Driver subdirectory double click SETUP EXE 2 Click Next at the Welc...

Page 62: ...62 8VTAV User s Manual 3 Select install and click NEXT to continue 4 Choose the Yes to reboot option and click Finish to restart your computer The driver should now be loaded...

Page 63: ...Manual 5 1 Anti Virus software installation Put CD title driver into CD ROM then choose Anti Virus software on the main menu follow each instruction on the screen as the followings Anti Virus softwar...

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