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VMZV7 FLEX-ATX

 Motherboard

   User’s Manual

Model

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VMZV7

Manual Version :

English, version 1.0

Release Date

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Aug 30rd, 2000

Summary of Contents for VMZV7

Page 1: ...VMZV7 FLEX ATX Motherboard User s Manual Model VMZV7 Manual Version English version 1 0 Release Date Aug 30rd 2000 ...

Page 2: ...s company reserves the right to alter the contents of this publication at any time and without notice The contents of this publication may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors and is supplied for informational use only Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation OS 2 and IBM are registered trademarks of Intemational Business Machines Windows and MS DOS are registered t...

Page 3: ...rer s instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equip ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following ...

Page 4: ...stallation 2 6 Install DIMM 2 7 Removing a Memory Module 2 7 Install Expansion Cards 2 8 Connector Devices 2 9 Panel Connector 2 9 Power Connector 2 9 Fan Connector 2 10 PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connectors 2 11 USB device Connector 2 11 Serial Device COM VGA Printer Connectors 2 12 IrDA Connector 2 12 Floppy drive Connector 2 13 IDE Hard Drivers Connector 2 13 STR Pinheader 2 14 Joystick Audio CD_IN pi...

Page 5: ...agement 3 17 PnP PCI Configurations 3 23 PC Health Status 3 25 Frequency Voltage Control 3 26 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 27 Load Optimized Defaults 3 27 Set Supervisor User Password 3 28 Save Exit Setup 3 29 Exit Without Saving 3 29 How to Update MB BIOS 2 30 Chapter 4 Software Utility Installing Interface 4 1 Installing Drivers Location 4 2 Installing ADOBE Acrobat Read Driver 4 2 ...

Page 6: ... 66 interface Also the product designs Audio Joystick pinheaders on borard This user s manual contains main information and features that show you how to use the VMZV7 motherboard Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the design and organization of this manual Check Your Items This VMZV7 motherboard package contains the following items Please inspect the package contents and confirm th...

Page 7: ... PS 2 Keyboard 1 parallel port 1 VGA port 1 IrDA pinheader 1 serial port Parallel Port One parallel port supports SPP standard parallel port EPP enhanced parallel port ECP extended capabilities port Floppy Interface Support drivers inches format with 3 5 inches 720KB 1 44M B 2 88MB 5 25 inches 360KB 1 2M B IDE Interface One IDE Interface support 2 x IDE HDD or CDROM Support PIO Mode 2 ULTRA DMA 33...

Page 8: ...Overview Motherboard Layout 1 3 ...

Page 9: ...nector 4 Printer Printer Parallel Port Connector 5 JP2 System Fan Connector 6 JP3 CPU Fan Connector 7 JP4 IrDA Connector 8 JP5 Joystick pinheader 9 JP6 Universal Serial Bus pinheader 10 CON 1 Audio pinheader 11 CD_IN Audio CD_IN1 and CD_IN2 Connector 12 TV OUT optional TV OUT pinheader 12 ATX Power ATX Power Connector 13 WOM WOL Modem LAN Wake Up Connector 14 Panel PWR LED ATX Power LED 3pins SPEA...

Page 10: ...revent static electricity damage discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any ofyour motherboard electronic components such as the microproces sor Observe the following precautions Do not removes the motherboard from its anti static packaging until you are ready to install it into a computer case Before you handle the motherboard in any way touch a grounded antistatic surface s...

Page 11: ...a plastic cap containing metal contactor is placed over the jumper pins according to the required configuration A jumper is said to be shorted when the plastic cap has been placed on two pins of it The types of jumpers used in this manual are shown below Open set Short set Note Users are not encouraged to change the jumper settings not listed in this manual Changing the jumper settings improperly ...

Page 12: ...e aligned with the blank corner on the socket Then gently push the processor straight into the socket until its pins are completely inserted into the holes of the socket Caution If you install the processor chip in the wrong orientation you may burn the chip and void your warranty So you should install it careful deeply 2 Press the ZIF handle back to close it 3 Attach the heat sink to the processo...

Page 13: ...lt in a slower speed Please think carefully before you use overclock function We introduce you how to clear CMOS and enter into system BIOS it could help you accomplish CPU setting in BIOS easyly Clear CMOS JP1 Clear CMOS JP1 Clear CMOS JP1 Clear CMOS JP1 Clear CMOS JP1 To Clear CMOS please follow the steps below 1 Power off the system and unplug the chassis AC power cord 2 Short JP1 at pin 2 3 fo...

Page 14: ...10 Over Clock Setting SW1 Over Clock Setting SW1 Over Clock Setting SW1 Over Clock Setting SW1 Over Clock Setting SW1 JP7 JP9 JP10 SW1 CPU MHz PCICLK MHz JP7 JP9 JP10 SW1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 66 33 S S S S O O S S 100 33 S S O S O O O S 133 33 O O O O O O O O 75 37 5 OPEN O S S S 83 41 6 S O S S 100 35 O O S S 110 36 6 S O S O 120 40 S S S O 124 41 3 S S S S 140 35 S S O O 150 37 5 O S O O ...

Page 15: ...equirement If you are using low clock SDRAMs you should set the SDRAM clock option of the BIOS s Chipset Feature Setup to HCLK 33 to ensure stability DIMM Sizes support 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB There is 1x168 pin DIMM slots DIMM1 that allow you to install the system memory max up to 256 MB SDRAM There are 1 piece 168 pin DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module sockets on the motherboard which support...

Page 16: ...the cover install the DIMM in the sockets marked with DIMM2 if the DIMM has been installed in the DIMM1 socket Release the plastic retaining clips at each end of the socket by pressing the clips outward until they snap open 2 Orient a DIMM to the socket so the two notches in the DIMM connector are aligned with the crossbars in the socket 3 Press the DIMM straight into the socket until the retainin...

Page 17: ...hen you handle the card be careful not to touch any components on the circuit board or the gold edged connector This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your system s expansion slots Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that when connected to the mainboard increase the capabilities of your system VMZV7 only include two PCI slots PCI Slot 2 8 Hardware Installation ...

Page 18: ...ET Reset Switch 2 pins HDD LED HDD LED 2 pins POWER LED ATX Power LED 3 pins SLP Sleep Function 2 pins SPEAKER Chassis Speaker 4 pins 2 Power Connector Connect the 20 pin ATX power supply cable to this power connector Make sure the right plug in direction and the power supply is off before connecting or dis connecting the power cable ...

Page 19: ...2 10 Connect the CPU and System fan cables to the fan connectors shown below The fan connectors are marked as SYS FAN CPU FAN on the motherboad 3 Fan Connector Hardware Installation ...

Page 20: ...se and Keyboard to the onboard 6 pin Mini Din connector shown as below 4 PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Connectors Connect your USB device s to the onboard USB connector shown as below 5 USB Connector USB 3 4 JP6 Top USB1 Bottom USB2 JP6 USB 3 4 2 11 ...

Page 21: ...monitor or other VGA compatible devices Connect your local Printer to the onboard 25 pin printer connector marked shown as below 6 Serial Device COM VGA and Printer Connectors Connect your IR devices to the onboard IrDA connectors shown as below 7 IrDA Connector JP4 JP4 IrDA Hardware Installation 5 4 3 2 1 Pin Description 1 5V 2 NC 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX ...

Page 22: ... Connect the floppy drive cable to the onboard 34 pin floppy drive connector marked as FDD 8 Floppy Drive Connector Connect your IDE devices to the onboard 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE 9 IDE Hard Disk Connector 2 13 ...

Page 23: ...he CD connector onboard marked as CD IN is for CD ROM connection JP1 JOYSTICK AUDIO 2 14 This pinheader JP8 provides you to use Suspend To RAM STR function Nor mally you set jumper in Default 10 STR Pinheader 11 Joystick Audio CD_IN pinheaders CD IN 1 CD_IN 2 Hardware Installation JP8 STR Setting STR Default ...

Page 24: ...13 TV OUT pinheaders optional The 7 pin TV OUT pinheader onboard allows you to connect TV connectors And we provide one EUPA TV bracket showing as below TV OU Hardware Installation ...

Page 25: ...Menu CMOS Setup Main Menu CMOS Setup Main Menu CMOS Setup Main Menu CMOS Setup Main Menu Once you enter the BIOS setup utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the submenu Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fai...

Page 26: ...nes basic information about your system Below are the keyboard function keys you can use under the menu F1 F10 ENTER ESC Menu function keys To Move around the screen An item is highlighted if it is selected Help Save CMOS Changes Exit To select or enter a submenu To quit the BIOS Setup Utility ...

Page 27: ... mm dd yy Time hh mm ss Tue Aug 29 2000 16 19 20 Item Help IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Menu Level Change the day month year and century Drive A Drive B 1 44M 3 5in None Video Halt On EGA VGA All But Keyboard Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 640K 65472K 1024K Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail safe defaults Esc Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Da...

Page 28: ...led in your system The available options for Drive A and Drive B The optional are 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in Drive A default 2 88M 3 5 in and NONE Drive B default Video Select the video display card type installed in your system The optional are EGA VGA Default CGA 40 CGA 80 and Mono Halt On This item defines the operation of the system POST Power On Self Test You can use t...

Page 29: ...bled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning 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 Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail safe defaults Esc Exit F1 General He...

Page 30: ...ng system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items The optional are Floppy First Default HDD 0 Second Default LS ZIP Third Default HDD 1 2 3 ZIP 100 SCSI CDROM LAN Disabled Boot Other Device Select your Boot Device Priority The optional are Enabled Default Disabled Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives choose enable to assign physical drive B to logical drive A and ...

Page 31: ...ou hold the key down The optional are 6 Default 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec Select the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the key strokes The optional are 250 Default 750 1000 Security option Select whether the password is required every time when you enter setup Setup The system will boot up System The system will not boot and access to setup will be den...

Page 32: ... optional are SDRAM 10ns Default SDRAM 8ns Normal Medium Fast Turbo This item allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset This chipset manages bus speed and access to system memory recources and external cache It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide you the best operating cond...

Page 33: ...led Disabled Disabled 8M Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail safe defaults Esc Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing This item allows you to select the value in this field depending on whether the board has paged DRAMs or EDO extended data output DRAM...

Page 34: ...lt Disabled Fast R W Turn Around This item controls the DRAM timing It allows you to enable disable the fast read write turn around The optional are Enabled Disabled Default System BIOS Cacheabled Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The optional ar...

Page 35: ...Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus Controller and you have a USB keyboard The optional are Disabled Default Enabled Onchip Sound This item allows you to control the onboard AC97 audio The optional are Auto Default Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer When this field is Enabled writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed difference between the ...

Page 36: ...ipset 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 optional are Enabled Disabled Default PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes default When enable PCI 2 will be disconnected if max retries are attempted without success The optional are Dis...

Page 37: ... Address Game Port 200 207 Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto PCI Slot Enabled Enabled Auto Half No Yes 378 IRQ7 Normal 3 EPP1 9 Enabled Disabled 220H IRQ 5 DMA 1 Disabled 330 333H Enabled Item Help Menu Level Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F10 Save F6 Fail safe defaults Esc Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE Channel 0 1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface wi...

Page 38: ... software both support Ultra DMA 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support The optional are Auto Default Disabled Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot of VGA card or AGP first The optional are PCI Slot Default AGP IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode...

Page 39: ... different H W requirement This field is not recommended to change its default setting for avoiding any error in your system The optional are No No No Yes Default Yes No Yes Yes Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port address and corresponding interrupt for the physical parallel port The optional are 378 IRQ7 Default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Onboard Parallel Mode Select an operating mode...

Page 40: ... Type Select EPP port type 1 7 or 1 9 The optional are EPP 1 9 Default EPP 1 7 Onboard Legacy Audio Thisfieldcontrolstheonboardlegacyaudio Sound Blaster Disabled Default SB I O Base Address 220H Default SB IRQ Select IRQ 5 Default SB DMA Select DMA 1 Default MPU 401 Disabled Default MPU 401 I O Address 330 333H Default Game Port 200 207H Enabled Default ...

Page 41: ...F10 Save F6 Fail safe defaults Esc Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI The optional are Enabled Default Disabled Power Manage...

Page 42: ...Min 6Min 8Min 10Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off The optional are Disable Default 1Min 2Min 4Min 6Min 8Min 10Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour Min Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power mana...

Page 43: ...wer saving modes Suspend Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode All Modes Off Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode The optional are Always On Suspend off Default All Modes off Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchroniz...

Page 44: ...aken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On even when the system is in a power down mode VGA LPT COM HDD FDD PCI Master Modem Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume Date Of Month Resume Time hh mm ss IRQs Activity Monitoring Off LPT COM On Off Disabled Disabled 0 0 4 11 Press Enter Item H elp Menu Level Enter Select F5 P...

Page 45: ...ff PCI Master When On of PCI Master any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system The optional are Off Default On Modem Ring Resume An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state The optional are Enabled Disabled Default RTC Alarm Resume When Enabled you can set the date ...

Page 46: ... neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it Primary INTR IRQ3 COM2 IRQ4 COM1 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ6 Floppy disk IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved On Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Item H...

Page 47: ...uration ThissectiondescribesconfiguringthePCIbussystem PCI Peripheral ComponentInterconnect isasystemwhichallowsI Odevicestooperateat speedsnearingthespeedofCPUitselfusingwhencommunicateswithits ownspecialcomponents Thissectioncoverssomeverytechnicalitemsand itisstronglyrecommendedthatonlyexperiencedusersshouldmakeany changestothedefaultsettings PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Recources ...

Page 48: ...evices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 98 The optional are Auto ESCD Default Manual PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled The optional are Enabled Disabled Default Assign IRQ For VGA USB Enable Disable to assign IRQ for VGA USB The optional are Enabled Default Disabled ...

Page 49: ...ware PC Health Status PC Health Status PC Health Status PC Health Status PC Health Status PC Health Status ThissectionhelpsyoutogetmoreinformationaboutyoursystemincludingCPU temperature FAN speed and voltages It is recommended that you contact with yourmotherboardsuppliertogetpropervalueaboutyoursettingoftheCPU temperature Current CPU Temp Show you the current CPU temperature Current System Temp S...

Page 50: ... in DIMM and PCI slots and turns off system clock generator pulses to empty slots The optional are Enabled Default Disabled Spread Spectrum when the system clock generator pulses the extreme values of the pulse generate excess EMI Enabling pulse spectrum spread modulation changes the extreme values from spikes to flat curves thus reducing EMI This benefit may in some cases be out weighedby problem...

Page 51: ...th Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all datas Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Passord Power Management Setup Set User Passoword PnP PCI Configuration Save Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F10 S...

Page 52: ...isor User Password Set Supervisor User Password Set Supervisor User Password Password prevents unauthorized use of your computer If you set a password the system prompts for the correct password before boot or access to setup The main difference between Supervisor Password and User Password is the privilege Because Supervisor Password allows you to modify all CMOS setup but User password only some...

Page 53: ...ave and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to return to the setup main menu Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup Save Exit Setup UsethisoptiontoexitsetuputilitywithoutsavingtheCMOSvaluechanges Exit W Exit W Exit W Exit W Exit Without Saving ithout Saving ithout Saving ithout Saving ithout Saving ...

Page 54: ... you created earlier 5 At the A prompt type AWDFLASH and then press Enter The screen will displays the following window How to Update Y How to Update Y How to Update Y How to Update Y How to Update Your Motherboard our Motherboard our Motherboard our Motherboard our Motherboard s BIOS s BIOS s BIOS s BIOS s BIOS 6 Type the new BIOS filename and the path for example A VXA BIN and then press Enter T...

Page 55: ...ff your system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash Memory Writer utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file your system may not be able to boot up If this happens your system will need service NOTE The previous screen displays are provi...

Page 56: ...h We recomend you to choose the program which you need most it will assist your computer system to high performance 4 1 Note Note Note Note Note For update driver please visit EUPA web site www eupacomputer com Installing Interface Installing Interface Installing Interface Installing Interface Installing Interface After you insert CD driver it runs automaticly and appear the interface as below ...

Page 57: ...7 system is the very popular with audio system in the world According to the most of users requirement we design the function in the motherboard to increase system practicability Also the product integrates audio codec function and video as well to use the function we provides its location audio via161 audio via161 audio via161 audio via161 audio via1611 setup exe 1 setup exe 1 setup exe 1 setup e...

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