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BIOS Configuration 

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Processor Number Feature 

This item will show up when you install the Pentium III processor. 
The default value is Enabled. 

Enabled 

Enable Processor Number Feature. 

Disabled 

Disable Processor Number Feature. 

     Boot From LAN First 

The default value is Disabled. 

Enabled 

Enabled Boot From LAN First. 

Disabled 

Disabled Boot From LAN First. 

Auto 

Boot From LAN First set to Auto. 

     

You can set “Auto” or “Enabled” to boot from LAN first. 

     Boot Sequence 

This category determines which drive computer searches first for the disk 
operating system (i.e., DOS). Default value is A, C, SCSI. 

X1, X2, X3 

System will first search for X1 disk drive then X2 disk drive 
and then X3 disk drive. 

     VGA Boot From 

The default value is AGP. 

AGP 

VGA Boot From AGP. 

PCI Slot 

VGA Boot From PCI Slot. 

     Boot Up Floppy Seek 

During POST, BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 
tracks. 360

 

K type is 40 tracks 720

 

K, 1.2

 

M and 1.44

 

M are all 80 tracks. 

The default value is Enabled. 

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 80 tracks 

Disabled 

BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track 
number. Note that there will not be any warning message if 
the drive installed is 360

 

Summary of Contents for GA-6VA7+

Page 1: ...rger than 300 mA 5V Stand By current you can power on your system by entering password from the Keyboard after setting the Keyboard power on jumper JP1 and password in CMOS Setup 3 Support Modem Ring...

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Page 3: ...nt to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the United...

Page 4: ...match with the frequency RATIO It will cause system hanging up if the frequency RATIO is higher than CPU s SW1 O ON X OFF DIP SWITCH SW1 FREQ RATIO 1 2 3 4 X 3 O X O O X 3 5 X X O O X 4 O O X O X 4 5...

Page 5: ...m bus frequency over the CPU s specification because these specific bus frequencies are not the standard specifications for CPU chipset and most of the peripherals Whether your system can run under th...

Page 6: ...2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 2 1 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 2 1 or Auto 2 Celeron TM 333 66MHz FSB 3 Celeron TM 366 66MHz FSB 4 Celeron TM 400 66MHz FSB SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1...

Page 7: ...nTM 566 66 MHz FSB SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW2 ON 6 5...

Page 8: ...SB 14 Pentium 650 100MHz FSB SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 S...

Page 9: ...733 133MHz FSB SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3 1 2 SW1 ON 1 2 3 4 SW2 ON 6 5 4 3...

Page 10: ...al 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU Pin No Function 1 IR Transmitter Output 2 GND 3 IR Receiver Input 4 NC 5 VCC 5V PWR Power LED Connector 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond...

Page 11: ...nector 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 Data TD Turbo LED Connector 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function 1 L...

Page 12: ...TB Turbo Switch Connector 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function 1 Signal 2 GND RST Reset Switch 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Open Normal op...

Page 13: ...6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function 1 LED anode 2 LED cathode GN Green Function Switch 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Open Normal operatio...

Page 14: ...ard Disk Active LED 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function 1 LED anode 2 LED cathode Soft PWR Soft Power Connector 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CP...

Page 15: ...No Function 1 Power Good 2 10 11 12 VCC 3 12V 4 12V 5 6 7 8 GND 9 5V ATX Power ATX Power Connector 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU Pin No Function 3 5 7 13 15 17 GND 1 2 11 3 3V...

Page 16: ...an 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU Pin No Function 1 Control Signal 2 12V 3 Sense Signal 1 System Fan 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function 1 Co...

Page 17: ...7 15 Power Fan 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function 1 Control Signal 2 12V 3 Sense Signal IDE1 Primary IDE port 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU...

Page 18: ...Quick Installation Guide 16 IDE2 Secondary IDE port 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Floppy Floppy Port 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1...

Page 19: ...6VA7 17 LPT LPT Port 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 COM B COM B Port 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1...

Page 20: ...Port 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 JP1 Keyboard Power On for ATX Power Supply only 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 2 Close Enable Keyboard Power On 1...

Page 21: ...rd Connector 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU Pin No Function 1 Key Clock 2 Key Data 3 NC 4 GND 5 VCC 5V 1 2 3 4 5 JP3 PS 2 MOUSE 1 RED LINE 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond...

Page 22: ...VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU Pin No Function 1 VCC 2 USB D0 3 USB D0 4 GND 5 VCC 6 USB D1 7 USB D1 8 GND 1 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 J7 Wake on Lan for ATX Power Supply only 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 W...

Page 23: ...ear CMOS 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 1 2 Short Normal 2 3 Short Clear CMOS 1 JP9 Case Open Optional 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function...

Page 24: ...VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIOS CPU 1 Pin No Function 1 Signal 2 GND SB LINK For PCI Audio Sound Card use only Creative PCI Sound Card Support 6VA7 VIA VT82C596 VIA VT82C693 Winbond 83977 BIO...

Page 25: ...U 1 Pin No Function Close Write Protect Open Normal Default 0Please set Jumper JP23 to Open to enabled BIOS write function when you update new BIOS or new device JP20 Cyrix CPU Turbo Function Optional...

Page 26: ...th the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer 0 Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions III Top Performance Test Setting The following performance data...

Page 27: ...2MB SDRAM STORAGE Onboard IDE Quantum KA13600AT O S Windows NT 4 0 SPK6 DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 65536 colors 75Hz VIA Bus Master 4 17 Processor Intel CeleronTM 533 66x8 Intel CeleronTM 350...

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Page 29: ...ENVIRONMENT 2 2 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 UNPACKING 3 1 3 2 MAINBOARD LAYOUT 3 2 3 3 QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS CONNECTORS 3 2 3 4 DRAM INSTALLATION 3 5 3 5 CPU SPEED SETUP 3 6 3 6 CMOS RTC ISA CF...

Page 30: ...SETUP 4 8 4 7 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP 4 12 4 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 4 14 4 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 4 18 4 10 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS 4 20 4 11 LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS 4 21 4 12 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 4...

Page 31: ...cket 370 Processor based PC AT compatible main board Socket 370 Pins ZIF white socket on board Supports Intel CeleronTM and Pentium Socket 370 processor running at 300 733 MHz VIA Apollo series chipse...

Page 32: ...GA CACHE SIZE 2nd cache in CPU Depend on CPU DISPLAY GA 660 32MB SDRAM STORAGE Onboard IDE Quantum KA13600AT O S Windows NT 4 0 SPK6 DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 65536 colors 75Hz VIA Bus Mast...

Page 33: ...14 318MHz 33MHz 33MHz 33MHz IDE Bus PCI Bus ISA Bus AGP Bus LPT Port Keyboard Floppy Port COM Ports DRAM Bus PS 2 Mouse USB Bus 14 318MHz 48MHz 14 318MHz I O CHIPSET 83977 AGP SLOT Host Bus VIA VT82C...

Page 34: ...st access to system memory The AGP port can be used either as fast PCI port 32 bits at 66MHz vs 32 bits at 33MHz or as an AGP port which supports 2x data rate a read queue and side band addressing Whe...

Page 35: ...CK GENERATOR Supports 66 75 83 100 112 124 133 140 150MHz DRAM MEMORY 3 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on board Use 16 32 64 128 256 512 MB 256Mb technology DIMM module DRAM Supports 3 3V EDO SDRA...

Page 36: ...ts BIOS 2M bits FLASH ROM Supports Plug Play DMI Function DIMENSION BABY AT Form Factor 4 layers PCB 2 2 SOFTWARE DRIVER TUCD BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS AT CMOS Setup BIOS Chipset Setup Green Setup Hard...

Page 37: ...i static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat Inspect the main board carton for obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause...

Page 38: ...7 PCI 3 PCI 4 SB LINK J7 USB JP9 JP23 JP20 Figure 3 1 3 3 QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS CONNECTORS I O Ports Connector USB USB port IDE1 For Primary IDE port IDE2 For Secondary IDE port KB For Keyboard...

Page 39: ...D Pin No Function 1 LED anode 2 LED cathode 3 LED cathode SPK Speaker Connector Pin No Function 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 Signal TD Turbo LED Connector Pin No Function 1 LED anode 2 LED cathode RST Reset Swit...

Page 40: ...TRL Signal 2 GND J1 CPU Fan Pin No Function 1 Control Signal 2 12V 3 Sense Signal J8 System Fan Pin No Function 1 Control Signal 2 12V 3 Sense Signal J2 Power Fan Pin No Function 1 Control Signal 2 12...

Page 41: ...udio Sound Card use only Pin No Function 1 Signal 2 GND 3 NC 4 Signal 5 GND 6 Signal JP23 BIOS Flash ROM Write Protection Open Normal Close Write Protection JP20 Cyrix CPU Turbo Function Optional Open...

Page 42: ...o socket completely 3 5 CPU SPEED SETUP The system bus frequency can be switched at 66MHz 100MHz and 133MHz by adjusting DIP SW2 The CPU frequency ratio can be switched from X3 to X9 5 by adjusting DI...

Page 43: ...A inviolate effective The RTC is a REAL TIME CLOCK device which provides the DATE TIME to system The CMOS SRAM is used for keeping the information of system configuration so the system can automatical...

Page 44: ...active LED port for ATAPI devices 3 11 PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION After the I O device installation and jumpers setup the main board can be mounted into the case and fixed by screw To complete th...

Page 45: ...KEYS Up arrow Move to previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item in the left hand Right arrow Move to the item in the right hand Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save change...

Page 46: ...use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc 4 4 THE MAIN MENU Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 4 1 will appear on the s...

Page 47: ...ults indicates the most appropriate value of the system parameters that the system would be in safe configuration Load Performance defaults Performance Defaults indicates the value of the system param...

Page 48: ...category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in each item Figure 4 2 Standard CMOS Setup...

Page 49: ...tems Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press Enter Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cyli...

Page 50: ...r up in 40 column mode CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter power up in 80 column mode MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt on The category determines whether the compute...

Page 51: ...panded Memory Expanded Memory in memory defined by the Lotus Intel Microsoft LIM standard as EMS Many standard DOS applications can not utilize memory above 640 K the Expanded Memory Specification EMS...

Page 52: ...artition table of the hard disk drive The system will halt and the warning message will appear in the mean time You can run anti virus program to locate the problem The default value is Disabled Enabl...

Page 53: ...DOS Default value is A C SCSI X1 X2 X3 System will first search for X1 disk drive then X2 disk drive and then X3 disk drive VGA Boot From The default value is AGP AGP VGA Boot From AGP PCI Slot VGA B...

Page 54: ...s Sec The default value is 6 6 30 Set the maximum Typematic rate from 6 chars Per second to 30 chars Per second Typematic Delay Msec The default value is 250 250 1000 Set the time delay from first key...

Page 55: ...op The default value is Disabled Enabled For having Video Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus Disabled For VGA Card only Assign IRQ For VGA The default value is Enabled Enabled For having Video Ca...

Page 56: ...Disabled Top Performance Disabled Enabled Top Performance Enabled SDRAM Cycle Length The default value is 3 Auto Set SDRAM Cycle Length to Auto 3 Set SDRAM Cycle Length to 3 2 Set SDRAM Cycle Length t...

Page 57: ...t value is 64M 4MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 4MB 8MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 8MB 16MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 16MB 32MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 32MB 64MB Set AGP Aperture Size to 64MB 128MB Set AGP...

Page 58: ...ving Set Power Management to Min Saving Max Saving Set Power Management to Max Saving Video off Method The default value is DPMS Support V H SYNC Blank BIOS will turn off V H SYNC when gets into Green...

Page 59: ...CPU FAN In Suspend The default value is Off Off Disabled this function On Stop CPU FAN when entering Suspend mode Power Supply Type The default value is AUTO AUTO Auto detect which type of power supp...

Page 60: ...Enabled COM Ports Activity HDD FDD The default value is ON ON Enabled HDD FDD Ports Activity OFF Disabled HDD FDD Ports Activity DMA master The default value is OFF ON Don t detect DMA master PM even...

Page 61: ...unction to POWER ON system If the RTC Alarm Resume is Enabled Date of Month Alarm 0 31 Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 Primary INTR The default value is ON OFF Disabled this function ON Enabled Pri...

Page 62: ...esources Controlled By is set to Manual PNP OS Installed The default value is No Yes Enable PNP OS Installed function No Disable PNP OS Installed function Resources Controlled By The default value is...

Page 63: ...oth Clear PnP information in ESCD update DMI data IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to The default value is Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP Legacy ISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA...

Page 64: ...6VA7 4 20 4 10 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS Figure 4 7 Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS Defaults To load BIOS defaults value to CMOS enter Y If not enter N...

Page 65: ...BIOS Configuration 4 21 4 11 LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS Figure 4 8 Load Performance Defaults Load PERFORMANCE Defaults To load PERFORMANCE defaults value to CMOS enter Y If not enter N...

Page 66: ...to Multikey These three items will show up when UART2 Mode Select is set to IrDA or ASKIR USB Controller The default value is Enabled Enabled Enabled USB Controller Disabled Disabled USB Controller US...

Page 67: ...ically setup the port 2 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3F8 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 2F8 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 2 and address is 3...

Page 68: ...IRQ5 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 278 IRQ5 Disabled Disable onboard LPT port 3BC IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP SPP Using P...

Page 69: ...Power on system POWER Key If your keyboard have POWER Key button you can press the key to power on your system KB Power ON Password Enter Enter from 1 to 5 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Pass...

Page 70: ...Type the password again and press Enter To disable password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Onc...

Page 71: ...11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Type Y will accept the H D D parameter reported by BIOS Type N will keep the old H D D parameter setup If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024 then the user can select...

Page 72: ...6VA7 4 28 4 15 SAVE EXIT SETUP Figure 4 12 Save Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility...

Page 73: ...BIOS Configuration 4 29 4 16 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Figure 4 13 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility...

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Page 75: ...e Pack Utility Insert the support CD that came with your motherboard into your CD ROM driver or double click the CD driver icon in My Computer to bring up the screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Click VIA 4in 1 Serv...

Page 76: ...Appendix A 2 7 8 9 10 11 12 6 Click Next 8 Click Next 9 Click Next 10 Click Finish to restart computer 7 Click Next...

Page 77: ...unning Winstone 99 Business Winstone 99 under the Windows NT4 0 operating system the following error message may appear mtrun exe Bad image The application or DLL C WINNT System MSVCRi40 DLL is not a...

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Page 79: ...lash utilities and BIOS file in 9 Restart your computer into MS DOS mode or command prompt only for Win95 98 go into the directory where the new BIOS file are located use the utility AWDFlash exe or A...

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Page 81: ...io television technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your au...

Page 82: ...apparatus Residual commercial and light industry EN 55015 Limits and methods of measurement EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 of radio disturbance characteristics of Industrial environment...

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