Page 4 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; Responsible P artName:; Eric Lu; Supplement ary Informat ion:
FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Section 15.107(a) and Section 15.109 (a),Class B Digital Device DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible P artName: Address: P hone/F ax No: hereby declares that the product P roduct Name: Conforms to the following specifications: This device com...
Page 5 - AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard; AMD Athlon
USER'S MANUAL GA-7VA-C AMD Socket A Processor Motherboard AMD Athlon ™ / Athlon ™ XP / Duron ™ Socket A Processor Motherboard Rev. 1001 12ME-7VAC-1001
Page 6 - English; Table of Content
- 2 - GA-7VA-C M otherboard English Table of Content Item Checklist ..................................................................................... 4WARNING! .......................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introduction .......................
Page 8 - Item Checklist; Installing the motherboard to the chassis...
- 4 - GA-7VA-C M otherboard English þ The GA-7VA-C motherboard þ 2 Port USB Cable x 1 þ IDE cable x 2/ Floppy cable x 1 o 4 Port USB Cable x 1 þ Motherboard Settings Label o Audio combo Kit x1 þ GA-7VA-C user's manual o IEEE 1394 Cable x1 o RAID Manual o SPDIF KIT x1 (SPD Kit) þ CD for motherboard d...
Page 9 - Chapter 1 Introduction; Features Summary
Introduction English - 5 - Form Factor — 29.3cm x 20.0cm ATX size form factor, 4 layers PCB. C P U — Socket A processorAMD Athlon TM /Athlon TM XP/ Duron TM (K7) 128K L1 & 256K/64K L2 cache on die200/266/333 <Note 1> MHz FSB and DDR bus speeds — Supports 1.4GHz and faster Chipset — VIA KT3...
Page 12 - Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Process; To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:
- 8 - GA-7VA-C M otherboard 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 expansio...
Page 14 - CPU Top V iew; Socket Actuation Lever; Pull up the CPU socket lever; Pin1 indicator; Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look; Please make sure the CPU type is supported by the motherboard.
- 1 0 - GA-7VA-C M otherboard English Step1-2: CPU Installation CPU Top V iew CPU Bottom V iew Socket Actuation Lever 1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to 90-degree angle. Pin1 indicator 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a (golden) cut edge on the CPUupper corner. Then insert the CPUin...
Page 15 - Make sure the CPU fan is; Please use AMD approved cooling fan.
- 1 1 - Har dware Installatio n Proc ess English Step1-3:CPU Heat Sink Installation 3. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the CPU socket on the main-board. 2. Use qualified fan approved by AMD. 4. Make sure the CPU fan is plugged to the CPU fan connector,than install complete. 1. Press down th...
Page 17 - DDR Intr oduction
- 1 3 - Har dware Installatio n Proc ess English Step 3: Install expansion cards AGP Ca rd Please carefully pull out the small white- drawable bar at the end of the AGP slot when you try to install/ Uninstall the AGP card. Please align the AGP card to the onboard AGP slot and press firmly down on th...
Page 18 - This connector supports standard PS/2; USB Con nector
- 1 4 - GA-7VA-C M otherboard 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 Mouse Connector(6 pin Female) PS/2 Keyboard Connector(6 pin Female) Ø This connector supports standard PS/2 keyboard...
Page 19 - Audio Connectors; COMA
- 1 5 - Har dware Installatio n Proc ess English x Game /MIDI Ports Joystick/ MIDI (15 pin Female) y Audio Connectors Ø This connector supports joystick, MIDI keyboardand other relate audio devices. Parallel Port(25 pin Female) COMA w Parallel Port ,VGA port and Serial Ports (COMA) CO MB Serial Port...
Page 21 - GND
- 1 7 - Har dware Installatio n Proc ess English 1)CPU_FAN (CPU FAN Connector) Ø Please note, a proper installation of the CPUcooler is essential to prevent the CPU fromrunning under abnormal condition or damagedby overheating.The CPU fan connectorsupports Max. current up to 600 mA. 2)SYS_FAN (Syste...
Page 23 - CAUTION; Open: Normal Operation
- 1 9 - Har dware Installatio n Proc ess English 9)BATTERY (Battery) + CAUTION v Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectlyreplaced. v Replace only with the same or equivalenttype recommended by the manufacturer. v Dispose of used batteries according to themanufacturer’s instructions. 8)F_PANEL (...
Page 25 - Signal
- 2 1 - Har dware Installatio n Proc ess English 16)F_ USB1 / F_USB2(Front USB Connector, Yellow ) Ø Be careful with the polarity of the front USBconnector. Check the pin assignmentwhile you connect the front USB cable.Please contact your nearest dealer for optionalfront USB cable. USB Dy- Power USB...
Page 27 - 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 28 - Thi s setup page i ncludes al l onboard peri pherals.
- 24 - GA-7VA-C 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 nc...
Page 29 - 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 30 - Date
- 26 - GA-7VA-C 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 Prim...
Page 31 - 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 32 - Halt on
- 28 - GA-7VA-C 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-fat...
Page 33 - 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] Password Check [Setup] Init...
Page 34 - Boot Up Floppy S e ek; Sy stem; Ini t Dis play Fi rs t; y ou install an AGP VGA card and a PC I VGA card on board.
- 30 - GA-7VA-C 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. N...
Page 35 - 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 36 - 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-C 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 por...
Page 37 - 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 38 - Parall el Por t Mode
- 34 - GA-7VA-C 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 Sta...
Page 41 - Mous e Power On
BIOS Setup - 37 - English F Mous e Power On 8 Disabled Can’t Pow er on system by Mouse Ev ent. (Default v alue) 8 Enabled Can Pow er on sy stem by Mouse Ev ent. 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...
Page 42 - PnP/PCI Configurations; PC I1/P CI5 IRQ As s i gnme nt
- 38 - GA-7VA-C 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...
Page 43 - 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 44 - Cu rren t C PU Tempe rat ure (
- 40 - GA-7VA-C 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...
Page 45 - 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 [Enabled] Item Help CPU Host Clock Control [Disabled] Menu Level u ø CPU Host Frequency (MHz) 100...
Page 46 - CP U O ver Volt age Contr ol
- 42 - GA-7VA-C 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 you use DDR200 DRAM module, please set "DRAM Clock(MHz)" to "100-DDR200". If you use DD...
Page 47 - Top Pe rforman ce
BIOS Setup - 43 - English You must check wh ether your RAM, CPU support over clock when you set"Top Performance" to "Enabled". Top Performance CMOS Setup Utility -Copy right (C) 1984-2002 Aw ard Software } Standard CMOS Features Top Performance } Adv anced BIOS Features Load Fail-Saf...
Page 48 - Load Fai l-S afe Def aul ts
- 44 - GA-7VA-C 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...
Page 49 - 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 50 - When disabled, any one m ay access all BIOS Setup pr ogram
- 46 - GA-7VA-C 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...
Page 55 - Chapter 4 Technical Reference; Block Diagram
Technical Reference - 51 - English VIA KT333CF VIA VT8235 CPUCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) System Bus100/133/166 M Hz DDR RAM 100/133/166 M Hz HCLK+/- (100/133/166MHz) M CHCLK (100/133/166M Hz) 66 M Hz 33 M Hz 14.318 M Hz 48 M Hz AGP 2X/4X AGPCLK (66M Hz) 5 PCI PCICLK (33M Hz) AC97 Link 6 USB Ports ATA33/...
Page 56 - BIOS Flash Procedure; Program to flash BIOS.
- 52 - GA-7VA-C Motherboard English Method 1: We use GA-7VTX motherboard and Flash841 BIOS flash utility as example.Please flash the BIOS according to the following procedures if you are now under the DOS mode.Flash BIOS Procedure:STEP 1:(1) Please make sure your system has installed the extraction ...
Page 59 - option al menu to obtain BIOS flash files.
Technical Reference - 55 - English (3) We use GA-7VTX motherboard as example. Please select GA-7VTX by Model or Chipset option al menu to obtain BIOS flash files. (4) Select an ap propriate BIOS version (For example: F4), and c lick to download the file. It will pop up a file download screen, then s...
Page 63 - Starting Windows 98...
Technical Reference - 59 - English STEP 5: BIOS flash ing.(1) After the system boot from floppy disk, type "A:\> dir/w" and pres s "Enter" to check the entire file s in floppy A. Then type th e "BIOS flash utility" and "BIOS file" afte r A:\>. In th is case youh...
Page 66 - (4) Congratulate you have accomplished the BIOS flash procedure.
- 62 - GA-7VA-C Motherboard English (3) Use the arrows to high light the item "SAVE & EXIT SETUP" and press "Enter". Sys tem will ask "SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)?" Press "Y" and "Enter" keys to con firm. Now thesyste m will re boot auto matically, the ne ...
Page 67 - Yes
Technical Reference - 63 - English Q-Flash Introduction A. What is Q-Flash Utility? Q-Flas h utility is a pre-O.S. BIOS flash utility enables users to u pdate its BIOS within BIOS mode, no more fooling around any OS. B. How to use Q-Flash? a. After power on the co mputer, pressing <Del> immedi...
Page 68 - Load BIOS From Floppy; 56K
- 64 - GA-7VA-C Motherboard English Congratulation! You have completed the flashed and now can restart system. Load BIOS From Floppy ! In the A:drive, insert the "BIOS" diskette , then Press Ente r to Run. XXXX.XX 256K Total Size: 1.39M Free Size: 1.14M F5: Refresh DEL: Delete ESC: Return Ma...
Page 69 - sever; program to
Technical Reference - 65 - English Methods and steps: I. Update BIOS through Internet a. Click "Interne t Update" iconb. Click "Update New BIOS" iconc. Select @BIOS TM sever d. Select the exact model name on your motherboarde. System will automatically do wnload and update the BIOS. ...
Page 70 - II. Update BIOS NOT th rough Inte rnet:; serve r, please g o onto
- 66 - GA-7VA-C Motherboard English II. Update BIOS NOT th rough Inte rnet: a. Do not click "Inte rnet Update" iconb. Click "Update New BIOS"c. Please select "All Files" in dialo g box while opening the old file.d. Please search for BIOS unzip file, downloading from internet ...
Page 71 - Gigabyte announces
Technical Reference - 67 - English @ BIOS Introduction Have you ever updated BIOS by yourself? Or likemany other people, you just know what BIOS is,but always hesitate to update it? Because youthink updating newest BIOS is unnecessary andactually you don’t kn ow how to update it. Maybe not like othe...
Page 72 - Easy Tune; Introduction; EasyTune; Windows based Overclocking utility
- 68 - GA-7VA-C Motherboard English Easy Tune TM 4 Introduction Gigabyte announces EasyTune TM 4 Windows based Overclocking utility EasyTune 4 carries on the heritage so as to pave the way for future generations. Overclock" might be one of the most common issues in computer field. But have many ...
Page 73 - Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings:
Technical Reference - 69 - English Revision History 2 -/4 -/6-Channel Au dio Fu nction Introdu ction Stereo Speakers Connection and Settings: STEP 3: Select “Speaker Configuration”, and choose the “2 channels for stereo speakers out put”. We recom m end that you use the speaker with am plifier to ac...
Page 74 - Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
- 70 - GA-7VA-C Motherboard English 4 Channel 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 75 - Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Technical Reference - 71 - English Use the back audio panel to connect the audio outputwithout any additional m odule. STEP 1 : Connect the front channels to “Line Out”,the rear chan-nels to “Line In”, and the Center/Subwoofer channelsto “M IC In ”. Basic 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode STEP 2 : ...
Page 77 - Basic & Advanced 6 Channel Analog Audio Output Mode
Technical Reference - 73 - English STEP 4 : Click the audio icon "Sound Effect" from the windowstray at the bottom of the screen. STEP 3 : Connect the front channels to back audio panel’s “Line Ou t”, the re ar cha nnels to SURROUND-KIT’sREAR R/ L, a nd the Cente r/Su bwoo fer chan nels toSU...
Page 78 - SPDIF ou tpu t” de vic e is ava ilab le o n th e
- 74 - GA-7VA-C Motherboard English SPDIF Output Device (Optional Device) 3. Connect co-axial or optical output to the SPDIF decoder. 1. Connect the SPDIF output device to the rear bracket of PC, and fix it with screw. 2. Connect SPDIF wire to the m otherboard. A “ SPDIF ou tpu t” de vic e is ava il...
Page 81 - Chapter 5 Appendix; Picture below are shown in Windows XP (CD driver version 1.2); A. Installing VIA Chipset Driver
Ap pend ix - 7 7 - English Revision History Chapter 5 Appendix Appendix A: VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver InstallationA. VIA 4 in 1 Service Pack Driver Utility: Picture below are shown in Windows XP (CD driver version 1.2) Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM d...
Page 85 - Appendix C: EasyTune4 Utilities Installation
Ap pend ix - 8 1 - English Revision History Appendix C: EasyTune4 Utilities Installation Insert the driver CD-title that came with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive, the driverCD-title will auto start and show the installation guide. If not, please double click the CD-ROM deviceicon in "My...
Page 88 - Technical Support/RMA Sheet; Hardware
- 8 4 - GA-7VA-C M otherboard English Technical Support/RMA Sheet Customer/Country: Company: Phone No.: Contact Person: E-mail Add. : Model name/Lot Number: PCB revisio n: BIOS ve rsio n: O.S./A.S.: Hardware Mfs . Model name Size: Driver/Utility: ConfigurationC P UMemoryBrandVideo CardAudio CardHDDC...
Page 89 - DD R400 (P C3200) rec ommen ded memory mod ules list; Should you need to find new support list, pls refer to
Ap pend ix - 8 5 - English DD R400 (P C3200) rec ommen ded memory mod ules list Vender Brand Type Size Component Status Kingmax Kingmax DDR 128MB KDL684T4AA-50 OK MIC RON MIC RON DDR 128MB Mt8VDDT1664AG-403B2 OK Hyn ix Hyn ix DDR 128MB HY5DU28822BT-04 OK SAMS UNG SAMS UNG DDR 128MB K4H280838D-TCC4 O...
Page 90 - Troubleshooting
- 8 6 - GA-7VA-C M otherboard English Troubleshooting If you encounter any trouble during boot up, please follow thetroubleshooting procedures . T urn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then removeall of the add-on c ards and c ables from motherboard. START Failure has been exc luded. Yes ...
