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USER'S MANUAL

VIA CX700M Chipset

Based

M/B For VIA C7™ processor Family

NO. G03-7F5-F

Rev: 3.0

Release date: Aug. 2007

Trademark:

* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are

subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.

Summary of Contents for CX700M Chipset Based Series

Page 1: ...ily NO G03 7F5 F Rev 3 0 Release date Aug 2007 Trademark Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only and are subject to change at any time without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer ...

Page 2: ...ii Environmental Protection Announcement Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth please recycle ...

Page 3: ...VGA TIMING SETTINGS 23 3 6 3 PCI TIMING SETTINGS 24 3 7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 24 3 7 1 ONCHIP IDE FUNCTION 25 3 7 2 ONCHIP DEVICE FUNCTION 26 3 7 3 ONBOARD SUPER IO FUNCTION 26 3 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 27 3 8 1 WAKE UP EVENTS 28 3 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP 28 3 10 PC HEALTH STATUS 29 3 11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL 30 3 12 LOAD STANDARD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS 30 3 13 SET SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD 31 ...

Page 4: ...SPECIAL INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OF DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE PRODUCTS AND CORPORATE NAMES APPEARING IN THIS MANUAL MAY OR MAY NOT BE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OR COPYRIGHTS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COMPANIES AND THEY ARE USED ONLY FOR IDENTIFICATION OR EXPLANATION AND TO THE O WNER S BENEFIT WITHOUT INTENT TO I...

Page 5: ...r consumption and highly efficient heat dissipation The motherboard series also have an integrated 6 channel High Definition Audio Codec on board which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro that offers you with home cinema quality and absolutely software compatibility The VIA CX700M Chipset motherboard series integrated the VIA Graphics UniChrome Pro II IGP graphics core features the Chromoti...

Page 6: ...orts provide 300 MB sec data transfer rate for two Serial ATA2 Devices and offer RAID 0 1 functions Integrate LAN Integrated VIA VT6122 LAN PHY Controller Support 10 100 1000 BASE T Transfer rate Audio VIA VT1708A High Definition Audio controller integrated 6 channel High Definition Audio CODEC onboard Audio driver and utility included BIOS Award 4Mb Flash ROM Multi I O PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mous...

Page 7: ...AT PS2 KB Mouse Port VGA DVI Connector HDMI JP4 VIA C7 EBGA CPU VIA VT6122 PHY Controller DIMM Socket X1 Front Panel Connector CPU FAN SFAN2 Optional TV OUT Speaker Power LED Connector Audio Jack CD Audio Optional 1394 Daughter Board Expansion Connector VIA VT1708A Chip COM1 ATA 133 IDE Conn PCI Slot CDIN Video IN SATA Connector SATA1 SATA2 Optional LVDS 1394 header USB Power ON Jumper JP3 VIA CX7...

Page 8: ...n Connector p 11 Headers Header Name Description Page COM1 COM2 COM2 Serial Port Headers 10 pin Block p 11 AUDIO Line Out MIC output Header 4 pin Block p 11 USB1 USB2 USB2 0 Port Headers 10 pin Block p 12 1394B1 Option 1394 Port2 Headers 9 pin Block p 12 HD_LED Hard drive LED connector 3 pin Block p 12 RESET Reset switch lead 2 pin Block p 12 SPEAK Speaker connector 4 pin Block p 12 PWR LED Power ...

Page 9: ...JP3 When setting Enabled you can use USB Device to power on system 2 CMOS RAM clears 3 pin JBAT A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1 2 pins of JPAT to store the CMOS data To clear the CMOS follow the procedure below 1 Turn off the system and unplug the AC power 2 Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector 3 Locate JBAT and short pins 2 3 for a few...

Page 10: ...lot PCI RAM the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect a high speed interface for video cards sound cards network interface cards and modems runs at 33MHz Serial Port a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems PS 2 a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards USB Universal Serial Bus a medium speed interface typically us...

Page 11: ...fe of the processor Users can choose over clock running by BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY When you entered CMOS SETUP UTILITY choose Miscellaneous Control you will see the screen as below then Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Miscellaneous Control Item Help Auto Detect PCI Clock Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Clock Ratio 15x Current Host Clock 100MHZ Host Clock at Next Boot 100MHZ Current DRAM ...

Page 12: ...s like D IMM1 BANK0 BANK1 NOTE When you install DIMM module fully into the DIMM socket the eject tab should be locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on both sides WARNING For the DDR SDRAM CLOCK is set at 133MHz use only DDR266 compliant DDR Modules When this motherboard operate at 133MHz most system will not even boot if non compliant modules are used because of the s...

Page 13: ... connect from the front panel switch to 2 pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system board We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2 0 compliant power sup...

Page 14: ...r Line Out Line IN MIC This Connector are 3 phone Jack for LINE OUT LINE IN MIC Line out Audio output to speaker Line In Audio input to Audio controller MIC Microphone Connector 6 1394 Port1 Connector 1394 Option 7 Primary IDE Connector 40 pin block IDE1 This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable After connecting the single plug end to motherboard connect the two plugs at othe...

Page 15: ... digital projectors 10 HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface Option This point to point interface is for audio and video signals designed as a single cable solution for home theater and consumer electronics equipment 2 6 2 Headers 1 COM1 COM2 Serial Port Headers 9 pin COM1 COM2 This board has two serial ports COM1 COM2 Headers it come with cable providing serial port COM1 COM2 The On board ser...

Page 16: ...ATA GND DATA VCC OC DATA GND DATA 4 1394 Port B Headers 9 pin 1394 Option 1394 Port 2 Headers Pin 1 1394B TPA TPB VCC TPB GND TPA GND VCC GND 5 IDE Activity LED HD_LED This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case 6 Reset switch lead RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power...

Page 17: ... system 10 FAN Speed Headers 3 pin CPUFAN SFAN1 SFAN2 These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less depending on the fan manufacturer the wire and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector CPUFAN 1 3 SFAN1 1 3 SFAN2 1 3 11 CD Audio In Headers 4 pin...

Page 18: ...n 1 C N2 Pin 1 C N1 13 TV OUT Header Option TV OUT is the 9 pin block pin header TV out is commonly used to label the connector of equipment offering an analog video signal that is acceptable for a HD television AV input 14 LVDS Pin Headers LVDS Option These Headers can connect with the LVDS devices HDTV OUT Conn 9 pin Block Pin1 TVGND TVGND SPCLK1 TV_COMP SPD1 Y_SVHS C_SVHS VCC ...

Page 19: ...ers Pin 1 IR PIN No Symbol PIN NO Symbol 1 NC 2 NC 3 CK2IN 4 CK2IN 5 R2IN2 6 R2IN2 7 R2IN1 8 R2IN1 9 R2IN0 10 R2IN0 11 LVDS_DDC_DATA 12 LVDS_DDC CLK 13 GND 14 GND 15 GND 16 GND 17 NC 18 NC 19 CK1IN 20 CK1IN 21 R1IN2 22 R1IN2 23 R1IN1 24 R1IN1 25 R1IN0 26 R1IN0 27 VDD 28 VDD 29 VDD 30 VDD 29 GND 30 GND ...

Page 20: ...boards optional AD2COM For 2xCOM Ports Added ADRTLAN P ADRTLAN G For 2nd 10 100 or 10 100 1000 Ethernet LAN ADPCM Card Bus Type I II Supported Expansion Interface With CF Compatible Card Reader ADCF IDE Interface Supported CF Compatible Disk On Module ...

Page 21: ...he system will then run power on test While the test is running the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the screen If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power The system may have failed on power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance Beep Meaning One short beep when displaying logo No er...

Page 22: ... right to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify Press F10 when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu Press Page Up Page Down or keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option 3 1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and by pressing Del immediately allows you to enter Setup If th...

Page 23: ...igurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management P...

Page 24: ...ed by BIOS Read only Month The month from Jan through Dec Date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys Year The year depends on the year of the BIOS Time The time format is hour minute second IDE Channel 0 Master Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Slave Press PgUp or PgDn to select Manual None Auto type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard...

Page 25: ...feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Disabled default No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear...

Page 26: ... access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup default The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered prompt OS Select For DRAM 64MB Allows OS2 to be used with 64MB or DRAM Settings are Non OS 2 default and OS2 Set to OS 2 if using more than 64MB and running OS 2 3 6 Advanced Chipset Features The Advanced C...

Page 27: ...ed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing The settings are 2T 2 5T and 3T RAS Precharge Time If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain date Fast gives faster performance and Slow gives more stable performance This field applies only when synchron...

Page 28: ...ed Defaults F7 Standard Defaults PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 The settings are Enabled and Disabled 3 7 Integrated Peripherals Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help OnChip IDE Function Press Enter OnChip Device ...

Page 29: ...t fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device The settings are Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 33 implementation is possible only if your IDE h...

Page 30: ...ontains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB peripherals The settings are Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Mouse Storage Legacy Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard Mouse Storage The settings are Enabled Disabled 3 7 3 Onboard Super IO Function Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Super IO Function...

Page 31: ... Enter Menu Level Move Enter Select Item PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Optimized Defaults F7 Standard Defaults ACPI Function This item allows you to Enabled Disabled the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The settings are Enabled and Disabled Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection...

Page 32: ...u can choose which month the system will boot up Set to 0 to boot every day Time hh mm ss Alarm You can choose what hour minute and second the system will boot up Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work 3 9 PnP PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Persona...

Page 33: ...h system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled The settings are Enabled Disabled 3 10 PC Health Status This section shows the Status of you CPU Fan Warning for overall system status This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Item Help Shutdown Tem...

Page 34: ...settings are Enabled Disabled Spread Spectrum This item allows you to set the Spread Spectrum Host PCI Clock at Next Boot is This item allows you to select the CPU PCI Clock By press PageDown PageUp key you can change the CPU Host PCI Clock When jumper setting CPU Host Clock 66MHz you can choose 66 33 99 49MHz When jumper setting CPU Host Clock 100MHz you can choose 100 33 132 44MHz When jumper se...

Page 35: ...n and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm that the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized pe...

Page 36: ...ould appear as below If the menu does not appear double click MY COMPUTER double click CD ROM drive or click START click RUN type X SETUP EXE assuming X is your CD ROM drive From MAGIC INSTALL MENU you may make 11 selections 1 VIA 4 IN 1 install VIA Service Pack 4 IN 1 driver 2 VGA install VIA CX700M VGA driver 3 SOUND install VIA HD Audio driver 4 LAN install VIA LAN Controller driver 5 USB2 0 in...

Page 37: ...CE ROUTINES TO YOUR VGA DRIVER AND INTERFACE DIRECTLY TO HARDWARE PROVIDING FAST GRAPHIC ACCESS IRQ ROUTING VIA PCI IRQ MINIPORT DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED UNDER WIN98 ONLY IT WILL FIX PCI IRQ ROUTING SEQUENCE INF VIA REGISTRY DRIVER IS TO BE INSTALLED UNDER WINDOWS THE DRIVER WILL ENABLE VIA POWER MANAGERMENT CONTROLLER 1 Click IDE when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Click NEXT when VIA Service Pack...

Page 38: ...ver 6 Click NEXT to continue the installation 7 Click YES and Restart your computer 4 2 VGA install VIA CX700M VGA Driver For WINDOWS 9X ME NT4 0 2000 XP 1 Click VGA when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Click Finish to Restart Compute ...

Page 39: ...GIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Click NEXT when the VIA HD Audio Setup windows appear 3 Choose the components you want to install 4 Click NEXT to begin install 5 Click FINISh and restart the computer Note The path of the file For WIN98 NT4 0 WIN2K XP is X CODEC VIA SETUP EXE ...

Page 40: ...CE DRIVER 1 Click USB2 0 when MAGIC INSTALL MENU Appear 2 When USB2 0 Setup Program Appear Click NEXT Note Please Install Microsoft Service Pack 1 in Windows XP OS before you install VIA USB2 0 Device Driver Please Install Microsoft Service Pack 4 in Windows 2000 OS before you install VIA USB2 0 Device Driver 3 Select Install USB Driver and Click NEXT 4 Select FINISH and Restart your Computer The ...

Page 41: ...allto begain the driver installation 4 7 PC CILLIN Install PC CILLIN 2007 Anti virus program 1 Click PC CILLIN when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Please select Install program when the Trend Micro internet security installshield wizard windows appears 3 Click NEXT when the PC CILLIN Setup windows appear 4 This is license agreement select I Accept the terms and Click NEXT ...

Page 42: ... 7 Setup Complete and click FINISH Note Please install PC CILLIN READER for reading PC CILLIN 2007 User Manual which locates at the path X VIAt PC CILLIN exe 4 8 PC HEALTH Install MyGuard Hardware monitor Utility 1 Click PC HEALTH when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Click Next when Install shield wizard Window appears ...

Page 43: ...cute MY GUARD utility On time Monitoring your system health NOTE MAGIC INSTALL will auto detect file path X CX700M MYGUARD SETUP EXE 4 9 CAPTURE Install Unichrome Pro Video IN Capture 1 Click CAPTURE when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears 2 Click Next when Install shield wizard Window appears ...

Page 44: ...K to copy the file 5 Click Browse to browse the files 6 Select OPEN to browse the file 7 Select Ok to continue the installation 8 Select Finish after setup complete NOTE The driver will be manually installed from the path X CX700M VIACAPTURE SETUP EXE ...

Page 45: ...ur boot disc You may copy from DRIVER CD X FLASH AWDFLASH EXE or download from our web site STEP 3 Copy latest BIOS for 7F5WExxx 7F5Wxxx from our web site to your boot disc STEP 4 Insert your boot disc into A start the computer type Awdflash A 7F5WExxx BIN SN PY CC R 7F5WExxx BIN is the file name of latest BIOS it can be 7F5WEA3 BIN or 7F5WE B2 BIN SN means don t save existing BIOS data PY means r...

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