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K7V-T
Slot A Motherboard
USER’S MANUAL
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CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 7 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized .................................................. 7 1.2 Item Checklist ............................................................................. 7 2. FEATURES ........................................................................................ 8 2.1 The ASUS K7V-T Motherboard ................................................. 8 2.1.1 Specifications .
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CONTENTS 4.2 BIOS Setup Program ................................................................ 53 4.2.1 BIOS Menu Bar ............................................................... 54 4.2.2 Legend Bar ....................................................................... 54 4.3 Main Menu ................................................................................ 56 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave ................................ 57 4.3.2 Keyboard Features ........................
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FCC & DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provid
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections: 1. INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2. FEATURES Product information and specifications 3. HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4. BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 5. SOFTWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software 6. SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7. APPENDIX Optional items and general refer
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2. FEATURES Specifications 2. FEATURES 2.1 The ASUS K7V-T Motherboard The ASUS K7V-T motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high-performance features in a small package. 2.1.1 Specifications • AMD Athlon™ Processor Support: Supports the K7, K75, and Thunderbird cores of the AMD Athlon™ processors—including 1GHz— designed for the AMD Athlon™ Processor Module (242-pin Slot A). The K7 and K75 core pro- cessors come with 512KB L2 cache, while the Thunderbird core proc
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2. FEATURES • AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot supports a very affordable audio and/or modem riser card. • AGP Pro Slot: Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port/AGP Pro card for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display ap- plications using 4X, 2X or 1X mode bus. • USB: Supports up to 4 USB ports, two on the back panel and two midboard, for more peripheral connectivity options. • UltraDMA/66 & UltraDMA/33: Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controll
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2. FEATURES Performance 2. FEATURES 2.1.2 Performance • 200/133MHz or 200/100MHz Synchronous Host/DRAM Clock Support: CPU frequency can operate at 200MHz while system memory operates at 133MHz or 100MHz. • High-Speed Data Transfer Interface: This motherboard with its chipset and support for UltraDMA/66 doubles the UltraDMA/33 burst transfer rate to 66.6MB/s. UltraDMA/66 is backward compatible with both DMA/33 and DMA and with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade curre
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2. FEATURES 2.1.3 Intelligence (only with optional hardware monitor) • Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm: To prevent system overheat and system damage, the CPU, power supply, and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure. All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds. • Voltage Monitoring and Alert: Processor and system voltage levels are moni- tored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components. Voltage speci- fications are more critical for future proce
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2. FEATURES Components 2. FEATURES 2.2 K7V-T Motherboard Components See opposite page for locations. Location Processor Support Slot A for AMD Athlon™ Processors ...................................... 1 Frequency Selection DIP Switches .......................................... 5 Chipsets/Chips North Bridge: VIA VT8371™ (System Controller) .................................................................. 2 South Bridge/Super I/O: VIA VT82C686A™ (PCI-to-ISA Bridge) .............................
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2. FEATURES K7V-T Motherboard Component Locations 1 24 3 5 6 7 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 ASUS K7V-T User’s Manual 13 2. FEATURES Component Locations
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Layout 3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.1 K7V-T Motherboard Layout 24.5cm (9.64in) F_FAN PWR_FAN PS/2 T: Mouse B: Keyboard VIO USB T: Port0 3VSBSLT B: Port1 CLRTC CPU_FAN COM1 CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power VIA CHA_FAN VT8371 AGP4X & PC133 Memory DSW Controller DIP Switches COM2 Line Out Line In Mic In Row 5 4 3 2 1 0 JTCPU JTPWR CPU Core Voltage Setting (VID) Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP PRO) AUX PLED PCI Slot 1 CD VIDEO SMB VIA HPHONE VT82C686A PCI Slot 2 MODEM PCIset
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1) JEN p.18 JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) 2) 3VSBSLT p.18 Vaux Setting (+3V/+3VSB) 3) AUDIO_CODEC p.19 Onboard Audio Setting (Enable.../Disable...) 4) VIO p.19 I/O Voltage Setting (VIO) 5) DSW p.20 CPU External Frequency Setting 6) VID1, VID2, VID3 p.21 Voltage Regulator Output Setting Expansion Slots 1) DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 p.23 168-Pin DIMM Memory Support 2) Slot A p.25 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 3) PCI1, PCI2, PCI3, PCI4, PCI5 p.31 32-bit
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3. H/W SETUP Layout Contents 3. HARDWARE SETUP 22) SPEAKER (PANEL) p.46 System Warning Speaker Connector (4 pins) 23) PWRLED (PANEL) p.46 System Power LED Lead (3-1 pins) 24) MSGLED (PANEL) p.46 System MessageLED Lead (2 pins) 25) RESET (PANEL) p.46 Reset Switch Lead (2 pins) 26) PWRSW (PANEL) p.46 ATX Power / Soft-Off Switch Lead (2 pins) 27) SMI (PANEL) p.46 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead (2 pins) 16 ASUS K7V-T User’s Manual
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer, you must complete the following steps: • Check Motherboard Settings • Install Memory Modules • Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU) • Install Expansion Cards • Connect Ribbon Cables, Panel Wires, and Power Supply 3.4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard’s function settings through the use of switches and/or jumpers. WARNING! Computer motherboards and expansion cards cont
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. HARDWARE SETUP 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the JumperFree™ mode. The JumperFree™ mode allows processor settings to be made through the BIOS setup (see 4.4 Advanced Menu). IMPORTANT: In JumperFree™ mode, all DIP switches (DSW) must be set to OFF and VID1, VID2, and VID3 (see 6) Voltage Regulator Output Setting) must be set to [3-4]. Setting JEN Enable (JumperFree) [2-3] (default) Disable (Jumper) [1-2] DSW ON OFF 12 34
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3. HARDWARE SETUP 3) Onboard Audio Setting (available on audio model only) The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump- ers. Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using an PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot (see AMR Slot later in this section). If using an PCI audio expansion card, Onboard AC’97 Audio Con- troller in 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration | Onboard Peripheral Resource Con- trol must also be disabled. Setting
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings 3. HARDWARE SETUP 5) CPU External Frequency Setting (DSW) This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU, SDRAM, and the chipset. This allows the selection of the CPU’s External frequency. The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU’s Internal frequency (the advertised CPU speed). IMPORTANT: 1. To use this feature, JEN [see 1) JumperFree™ Mode (JEN) in 3. HARD- WARE SETUP] must be set to Jumper mode or
