Page 4 - DE CL ARATION OF CONF ORMITY; Res pons ible Par tName:; Eric Lu; S u pplemen tar y Inf or mat ion:
FCC Par t 15, Sub part B, S ectio n 15. 107( a) an d Se ction 15. 109 (a), Clas s B Digital De vice DE CL ARATION OF CONF ORMITY Pe r FCC P art 2 S ect ion 2.1077( a) Res pons ible Par tName: Addres s : Ph on e/Fax N o: hereby declares that the product Pr oduct N ame: Conforms to the follo wing s pe...
Page 7 - AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard; AM D Athlon
USER'S MANUAL GA-7VA AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard AM D Athlon ™ / Athlon ™ XP / Duron ™ Socket A Processor M otherboard Rev . 1004 12M E-7VA-1004
Page 8 - English; Table of Content
- 2 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Table of Content Item Checklist .................................................................................. 4WARNING! ....................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ................................
Page 10 - Item Checklist; I nstalling the motherboard to the chassis...
- 4 - GA-7VA Motherboard English þ The GA-7VA motherboard þ 2 Port U SB C able x 1 þ IDE cable x 2/ Floppy cable x 1 o 4 Port U SB C able x 1 þ M otherboard Settings Label o Audio combo Kit x 1 þ GA-7VA user's manual o IEEE 1394 C able x 1 o RAID M anual o SPDIF KIT x 1 (SPD Kit) þ C D for motherboa...
Page 11 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Features Summary
Introduction English - 5 - Form Factor — 29.3cm x 20.0cm ATX size form factor, 4 lay ers PC B. C PU — Socket A processorAM D Athlon T M /Athlon T M XP/ Duron T M (K7) 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die200/266/333 <Not e 1> M H z FSB and DDR bus speeds — Supports 1.4GH z and faster C hipset...
Page 14 - Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process; To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:
- 8 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: Step 1- Set Dip Switch (CK_RATIO) and system Switch (SW1)Step 2- Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)Step 3- Install memory modulesStep 4- Install expansion c...
Page 16 - C PU Top View; Socket Actuation Lever; Pull up the C PU socket lev er; Pin1 indicator; Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look; Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
- 10 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Step1-2: CPU Installation C PU Top View C PU Bottom View Socket Actuation Lever 1. Pull up the C PU socket lev er and up to 90-degree angle. Pin1 indicator 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the C PUupper corner. Then insert the C PUin...
Page 17 - U se qualified fan approv ed by AM D.; Please use AMD approved cooling fan.
- 11 - Hardw are Installation Process English Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation 3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the C PU socket on the main-board. 2. U se qualified fan approv ed by AM D. 4. M ake sure the C PU fan is plugged to the C PU fan connector,than install complete. 1. Press dow...
Page 19 - AGP C ard; DDR I ntroduction
- 13 - Hardw are Installation Process English Step 3: Install expansion cards AGP C ard Please carefully pull out the small w hite- draw able bar at the end of the AGP slot w heny ou try to install/ U ninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly dow n on ...
Page 20 - PS /2 Keyboard and PS /2 Mouse Connector; This connector supports standard PS/2; US B Connector
- 14 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Step 4: Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and powersupply Step4-1 : I/O Back Panel Introduction u PS /2 Keyboard and PS /2 Mouse Connector PS/2 M ouse C onnector(6 pin Female) PS/2 Key board C onnector(6 pin Female) Ø This connector supports standard PS/2 key bo...
Page 21 - Audio Connectors; C OM A
- 15 - Hardw are Installation Process English x Game /MI DI Ports Joy stick/ M IDI (15 pin Female) y Audio Connectors Ø This connector supports joy stick, M IDI key boardand other relate audio dev ices. Parallel Port(25 pin Female) C OM A w Parallel Port ,VGA port and S erial Ports (COMA) C OM B Ser...
Page 23 - GND
- 17 - Hardw are Installation Process English 1)CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) Ø Please note, a proper installation of the C PUcooler is essential to prev ent the C PU fromrunning under abnormal condition or damagedby ov erheating.The C PU fan connectorsupports M ax . current up to 600 mA. 2)S YS _FAN ...
Page 25 - CAUTI ON; Open: N ormal Operation
- 19 - Hardw are Installation Process English 10)BATTERY (Battery) + CAUTI ON v Danger of ex plosion if battery is incorrectlyreplaced. v Replace only w ith the same or equiv alentty pe recommended by the manufacturer. v Dispose of used batteries according to themanufacturer’s instructions. 9)F_PANE...
Page 27 - Signal
- 21 - Hardw are Installation Process English 17)F_ US B1 / F_US B2(Front US B Conn ector, Yellow ) Ø Be careful w ith the polarity of the front U SBconnector. C heck the pin assignmentw hile y ou connect the front U SB cable.Please contact y our nearest dealer for optionalfront U SB cable. USB Dy- ...
Page 29 - EN TER ING S ETUP; C ON TR OL KEYS; BIOS Setup
BIOS Setup - 23 - English < á > M ov e to prev ious item < â > M ov e to nex t item < ß > M ov e to the item in the left hand < à > M ov e to the item in the right hand <Esc> M ain M enu - Quit and not sav e changes into C M OS Status Page Setup M enu andOpti on Page Se...
Page 30 - Thi s setup page i ncludes al l onboard peri pherals.
- 24 - GA-7VA Motherboard English l S t an dar d C MO S Feat ur es This setup page i ncludes all the item s in s tandard compatible B IOS. l Advance d B IO S Feat ur es Thi s setup page incl udes all the item s of A w ard special enhanced featur es. l Int egrated Peripher als Thi s setup page i nclu...
Page 31 - Thi s setup page includes all the items of G reen function featur es.
BIOS Setup - 25 - English l Powe r Manage men t S et up Thi s setup page includes all the items of G reen function featur es. l PnP /PCI Con figu rati ons This s etup page includes al l the confi gurations of PC I & PnP ISA resources. l PC Health S tat us Thi s setup page is the Sy s tem auto de...
Page 32 - Date
- 26 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Standard CMOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy ) Thu, Feb 21 2002 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 22:31:24 Menu Lev el u } IDE Primary Master [Press Enter None] Change the day, month, } IDE Primar...
Page 33 - ID E P rimary Mas ter, S lave / S e con dar y Mas te r, S lave; If a hard disk has not been installed select N ON E and press .; Dr ive A / Dr ive B
BIOS Setup - 27 - English F ID E P rimary Mas ter, S lave / S e con dar y Mas te r, S lave The category identifies the ty pes of hard disk from driv e C to F that has been installed in thecomputer. There are tw o ty pes: auto type, and manual ty pe. Manual ty pe is user-definable; Autoty pe w hich w...
Page 34 - Halt on
- 28 - GA-7VA Motherboard English F Halt on The category determines w hether the computer w il l stop if an error is detected during pow er up. 8 NO Errors The sy stem boot w ill not stop for any error that may be detectedand y ou will be prompted. 8 All Errors Whenev er the BIOS detects a non-fatal...
Page 35 - Men
BIOS Setup - 29 - English Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Adv anced BIOS Features First Boot Dev ice [Floppy] Item Help Second Boot Dev ice [HDD-0] Men u Level u Third Boot Dev ice [CDROM] Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled] Init Display First [AGP] hi...
Page 36 - Boot Up Floppy S e ek; y ou install an AGP VGA card and a PC I VGA card on board.
- 30 - GA-7VA Motherboard English F Boot Up Floppy S e ek M During POST, BIOS w ill determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360 K ty pe is 40 tracks 720 K, 1.2 M and 1.44 M are all 80 tracks. 8 Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk driv e to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks. Not...
Page 37 - Integrated Peripherals
BIOS Setup - 31 - English CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled] Item Help OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Menu Level u IDE1 Conductor Cable [Auto] IDE2 Conductor Cable [Auto] AC97 Audio [Enabled] USB 1.1 Controller [Enabled] ...
Page 38 - On Ch ip IDE C han ne l0; Disable thi s option if y ou are not using the onboard U SB feature.
- 32 - GA-7VA Motherboard English F On Ch ip IDE C han ne l0 M When enabled, allow s y ou to use the onboard prim ary PC I IDE. If a hard disk controller c ard is used, set at D isabl ed. 8 Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port. (Default v alue) 8 Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port....
Page 39 - Disable thi s option if y ou are not usi ng the onboard U SB 2.0 feature.
BIOS Setup - 33 - English . F US B 2.0 C ontrol ler M Disable thi s option if y ou are not usi ng the onboard U SB 2.0 feature. 8 Enabled Enabled USB 2.0 Controller. (Default value) 8 Disabled Disabled USB 2.0 Controller. F US B Ke yboard S upport M When a U SB key board is installed, please s et at...
Page 40 - Parall el Por t Mode
- 34 - GA-7VA Motherboard English 8 3BC/IRQ7 Enable onboard LPT port and address is 3BC,Using IRQ7. 8 Disabled Disable onboard parallel port. F Parall el Por t Mode M This featur e allow s y ou to connec t w ith an adv anced pri nt v ia the por t mode i t supports. 8 SPP Using Parallel port as Stand...
Page 43 - PME Event Wak e up
BIOS Setup - 37 - English F PME Event Wak e up M When set at Enabled, any PC I-PM ev ent aw akes the sy stem from a PC I-PM controlledstate. M This f eature requires an ATX pow er supply that provides at least 1A on the +5V SB lead. 8 Disabled Disabled PME Ev ent Wake up function. 8 Enabled Enabled ...
Page 44 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PC I1/P CI5 IRQ As s i gnme nt
- 38 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Figure 6: PnP/PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PnP/PCI Configurations PCI1/PCI5 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Item Help PCI2 IRQ Assignment [Auto] Menu Level u PCI3 IRQ Assignment [Auto] PCI4 IRQ Assignment [Auto] higf : Mov e...
Page 45 - Res et Cas e Ope n S tatus
BIOS Setup - 39 - English PC Health Status Figure7: PC Health Status CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are PC Health Status Reset Case Open Status [Disabled] Item Help Case Opened No Menu Level u VCORE 1.810V DDR Vtt 1.248V +3.3V 3.280V + 5V 4.919 V +12V 11.968V 5VSB 5.053V C...
Page 46 - Cu rren t C PU Tempe rat ure (
- 40 - GA-7VA Motherboard English F Cu rren t C PU Tempe rat ure ( ° C ) Detect CPU Temp. automatically. F Cu rr ent C PU FA N / S YS TEM FAN S pee d ( RP M) Detect Fan speed status automatically . F CP U S hu tdown Te mperatu re 8 Enabled Sy stem shutdow n w hen current CPU temperature ov er than 1...
Page 47 - S pread s pe ctr um Modul at ed
BIOS Setup - 41 - English Frequency/Voltage Control Figure 8: Frequency /Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softw are Frequency/Voltage Control Spread spectrum Modulated [Auto] Item Help CPU Host Clock Control [Disable] Menu Level u ø CPU Host Frequency (MHz) 100 ø P...
Page 48 - CP U O ver Volt age Contr ol
- 42 - GA-7VA Motherboard English F PC I/ AGP Fr equ en cy ( MHz) 8 The v alues depend on CPU Host Frequency(Mhz) . F DR AM Clock (MHz) 8 Please set DRAM Clock according to y our requirement. If y ou use DDR200 DRAM module, please set “DRAM Clock(MHz)” to “100-DDR200”. If y ou use DDR333DRAM module,...
Page 49 - Top Pe rforman ce
BIOS Setup - 43 - English Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software } Standard CMOS Features Top Performance } Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults } Integrated Peripherals Load Optimized Defaults } Pow er Management Setup Set Superv isor Password } PnP/...
Page 50 - Load Fai l-S afe Def aul ts
- 44 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Load Fail-Safe Defaults F Load Fai l-S afe Def aul ts Fail -Safe defaults contain the most appropriate v alues of the sy stem par ameters that allowmini mum sy stem performance. Figure 11: Load Fail-Safe Defaults CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard S...
Page 51 - Load Optimize d D ef aul ts
BIOS Setup - 45 - English Load Optimized Defaults Figure 12: Load Optimized Defaults F Load Optimize d D ef aul ts Selecting this field l oads the fac tory defaults for B IOS and C hipset Features w hich thesy s tem automati cally detec ts. CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Softwar...
Page 52 - When disabled, any one m ay access all BIOS Setup pr ogram
- 46 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Set Supervisor/User Password When y ou sel ect this func tion, the fol low ing mes sage w ill appear at the c enter of the screen toassis t y ou in creating a pass w ord.Ty pe the passw ord, up to eight c haracters , and pr ess <Enter>. You w ill be asked to c...
Page 57 - Chapter 4 Technical Reference; Block Diagram
Technical Reference - 51 - English VIA VT8377 VIA VT8235 CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) Sy stem Bus100/133/166 MHz DDR RAM 100/133/166 MHz HCLK+/- (100MHz) MCHCLK (100/133/166MHz) 66 MHz 33 MHz 14.318 MHz 48 MHz AGP 2X/4X/8X AGPCLK (66MHz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33MHz) AC97 Link 6 USB Ports ATA33/66/100 IDE Chan...
Page 58 - B IOS F lash P rocedure; Program to flash BI OS .
- 52 - GA-7VA Motherboard English M ethod 1: We us e GA-7VTX motherboar d and Flas h841 BIOS flash util ity as ex ample.Pleas e flash the BIOS ac cording to the fol low ing procedures i f y ou are now under the DOS mode.Flash BIOS Procedure:STEP 1:(1) Please make sure y our sy stem has ins talled th...
Page 61 - optional menu to obtain BI OS flash fil es.
Technical Reference - 55 - English (3) We us e GA-7VTX motherboard as ex ample. P lease sel ect GA-7V TX by M odel or C hipset optional menu to obtain BI OS flash fil es. (4) Selec t an appr opriate BI OS v ersion (For ex ample: F4) , and cli ck to dow nload the file. It w ill pop up a file dow nl o...
Page 65 - Star ting W indow s 98...
Technical Reference - 59 - English STEP 5: BIOS flashing.(1) After the sy stem boot from floppy dis k, ty pe "A: \> dir/w " and press "Enter" to check the entire files in floppy A. Then ty pe the "BIOS flash util ity " and "BIOS file" after A:\>. In thi s case y...
Page 68 - (4) C ongratulate y ou hav e accompli shed the BIOS flash procedure.
- 62 - GA-7VA Motherboard English (3) U se the arrow s to highlight the item "SAVE & EXIT SETU P" and press "Enter ". Sy stem w ill ask "SAVE to C M OS and EXIT (Y/N )?" Press "Y" and "Enter" key s to confirm. N ow thesy stem w ill reboot autom aticall y, ...
Page 69 - Q-Flas h Introduction; Yes
Technical Reference - 63 - English Q-Flas h Introduction A. W hat is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flash utility is a pre-O.S . BIOS flash utility enables users to update its BIOS w ithin BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. B. How to use Q-Flash? a. After pow er on the computer, pressing <Del> imme...
Page 70 - Load BI OS From Floppy; 56K
- 64 - GA-7VA Motherboard English C ongratulation! You hav e c ompleted the fl ashed and now can restart sy s tem. Load BI OS From Floppy ! In the A:driv e, inser t the "BIOS" diskette, then Press Enter to Run. XXXX.XX 256K Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M F5: Refr esh DEL: Del ete ESC : R...
Page 71 - sev er; progr am to
Technical Reference - 65 - English M ethods and steps: I. U pdate BIOS through Internet a. C lick "Internet U pdate" iconb. C lick "U pdate N ew BIOS" iconc. Select @BIOS T M sev er d. Select the ex act model name on y our m otherboarde. Sy stem w ill automatical ly dow nload and upd...
Page 72 - II. U pdate BIOS N OT through Internet:; ser v er, please go onto
- 66 - GA-7VA Motherboard English II. U pdate BIOS N OT through Internet: a. Do not clic k "Internet U pdate" iconb. C lick "U pdate N ew BIOS"c. Please selec t "All Files" in dialog box w hile opening the old file.d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, dow nloadi ng from inte...
Page 73 - @ B IOS Int ro duc tion; Gigabyte announces
Technical Reference - 67 - English @ B IOS Int ro duc tion H av e y ou ev er updated BIOS by y ourself? Or likemany other people, y ou just know w hat BIOS is,but alw ay s hesitate to update it? Because y outhink updating new est BIOS i s unnecessary andactual ly y ou don’t know how to update it. M ...
Page 74 - Easy Tune; Int roduc tion; EasyTune; Windows based Overclocking utility
- 68 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Easy Tune TM 4 Int roduc tion Gigabyte announces EasyTune TM 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTu ne 4 carrie s on the her itage so as to pave th e way for fu ture genera tions. Ov erc lock" might be one of the most common issues i n computer field. B ut ...
Page 75 - Ster eo Spe akers C onnection and Settings:
Technical Reference - 69 - English Revision History 2- /4 -/ 6-C hannel Au di o F unct ion Int roducti on Ster eo Spe akers C onnection and Settings: STEP 3: Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “2 channels for stereo speakers out put”. We recommend that y ou use the speaker w ith amplifie...
Page 76 - Ch annel Analog Audio Output Mode
- 70 - GA-7VA Motherboard English 4 Ch annel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to “Line Out”,the rearchannels to “Line In”. STEP 3 :Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “4channels for 4 speakers out put”.Disable “Only SURROUND-KIT”, and press “OK”. When the “Env ...
Page 77 - Basic 6 Ch annel A nalog Audio Output Mode
Technical Reference - 71 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio outputw ithout any additional module. STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to “Line Out”,the rear chan-nels to “Line In”, and the Center/Subw oofer channelsto “MIC In ”. Basic 6 Ch annel A nalog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 ...
Page 79 - Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Technical Reference - 73 - English STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the w indow stray at the bottom of the screen. STEP 3 : Connect the front channels to back audio panel’s “Line Out”, the rear channels to SURROUND-KIT’sREAR R/L, and the Cente r/Subw oofer channels toSURROUN...
Page 80 - SP DI F output” dev ic e is av ai labl e on the
- 74 - GA-7VA Motherboard English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 3. Connect co-ax ial or optical output to the SPDIF decoder. 1. Connect the SPDIF output dev ice to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it w ith screw . 2. Connect SPDIF w ire to the motherboard. A “ SP DI F output” dev ic e is av a...
Page 83 - Chapter 5 Appendix; Picture below are shown in W indows XP (CD driver version 1.0); A. Installing VIA KT400 C hipset Driv er
Appendix - 77 - English Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Appendix A: VI A 4 in 1 S ervice Pack Driver I nstallationA. VI A 4 in 1 S ervice Pack Driver Utility: Picture below are shown in W indows XP (CD driver version 1.0) Insert the driv er C D-title that came w ith y our motherboard into y our ...
Page 87 - Appendix C: EasyTune4 Utilities I nstallation
Appendix - 81 - English Revision History Appendix C: EasyTune4 Utilities I nstallation Insert the driv er C D-title that came w ith y our motherboard into y our C D-ROM driv er, the driv erC D-title w ill auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the C D-ROM dev iceicon...
Page 90 - Technical S upport/RMA S heet; H ardw are
- 84 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Technical S upport/RMA S heet C ustomer/C ountry : C ompany : Phone N o.: C ontact Person: E-mail Add. : M odel name/Lot N umber: PC B rev ision: BIOS v ersion: O.S./A.S.: H ardw are M fs. M odel name Size: Driv er/U tility : C onfigurationC PUM emoryBrandVideo C ar...
Page 91 - DDR400 (PC3200) recommended memory modules list; S hould you need to find new support list, pls refer to
Appendix - 85 - English DDR400 (PC3200) recommended memory modules list Vender Brand Ty pe Size C omponent Status Kingmax Kingmax DDR 128M B KDL684T4AA-50 OK M IC RON M IC RON DDR 128M B M t8VDDT1664AG-403B2 OK H y nix H y nix DDR 128M B H Y5DU 28822BT-04 OK SAM SU N G SAM SU N G DDR 128M B K4H 2808...
Page 92 - Troubleshooting
- 86 - GA-7VA Motherboard English Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow thetroubleshooting procedures . Turn off the pow er and unplug the AC pow er cable, then removeall of the add-on cards and cables from motherboard. START Failure has been ex cluded. Yes Pleas...
