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ECS L7VTA Manual

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Copyright
This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected un-
der international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any
of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the au-
thor.
Version 1.0b
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufac-
turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and
specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par-
ticular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to
make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manu-
facturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.
Trademark Recognition
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation.
Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners
and are acknowledged.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi-
tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-
stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not oc-
cur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
−
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
−
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
−
Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
−
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing
this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manu-
facturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Preface

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  • Page 1 Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected un- der international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the au- thor.
  • Page 2 Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing conditions: − This device may not cause harmful interference, and − This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Preface Features and Packing List Translations ¿ ù » ~ ! © | ¥ ¼ © w ¸ q ® Ñ Å Ò ¡ C CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction....................1 Checklist ....................1 Standard Items ....................1 Features ....................2 Choosing a Computer Case...............
  • Page 4 Advanced Chipset Features ................34 Integrated Peripherals ..................39 Power Management Setup ................43 PNP/PCI Configurations................47 PC Health Status.................... 48 Frequency/Voltage Control................49 Load Fail-Safe Defaults................. 50 Load Optimized Defaults................50 Set Supervisor/User Password............... 50 Save & Exit Setup ..................51 Exit Without Saving..................

  • Page 5: Introducing The Mainboard

    AC97 link compatible sound system and full System Management Bus (SMBus) interface. The L7VTA is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports, such as dual channel IDE interfaces, a floppy controller, two high-speed serial port, an EPP/ECP capable bi-directional parallel port connector, four USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector, a PS/2 keyboard, mouse and 1394a connectors.

  • Page 6: Features

    Each slot supports up to 1 GB with a total maximum ca- pacity of 3 GB The L7VTA includes an 8xAGP slot that provides eight times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification. The AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) offers a significant increase in performance along with feature enhancements to AGP2.0.
  • Page 7 18-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent and vari- able sampling rates. Further features include support for four analog line-level stereo inputs. Expansion L7VTA has five 32-bit PCI slots, an AGP slot (supports 1.5V 4x Options AGP card only) and CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot.

  • Page 8: Choosing A Computer Case

    BIOS This mainboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to con- Firmware figure many system features including the following: • Power management • Wake-up alarms • CPU parameters • CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.
  • Page 10 Table of Mainboard Components Label Component 1394J2 IEEE 1394A header AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port (supports 1.5V 4x AGP card only) ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector AUDIO1 Front audio connector BAT1 Three volt realtime clock battery CASFAN1 Case fan connector Primary CD-in connector Secondary CD-in connector CHS1...

  • Page 11: Installing The Mainboard

    Installing the Mainboard Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard: • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity. • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard. •...

  • Page 12: Installing The Mainboard In A Case

    Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case: This illustration shows an ex- 2. Secure the mainboard with ample of a mainboard being screws where appropriate. installed in a tower-type case: Note: Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the main- board.

  • Page 13: Checking Jumper Settings

    Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting (default) 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal 2-3: Clear CMOS JP3 & JP5 3-pin CPU Frequency See table on following select jumper page for settings.

  • Page 14: Connecting Case Components

    JP3 & JP5 – This jumper enables you to set the CPU frequency. CPU Frequency Short 1-2 Short 1-2 100MHz Short 2-3 Short 1-2 133MHz Short 1-2 Short 2-3 Not Applicable Short 2-3 Short 2-3 166MHz Connecting Case Components After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can begin connecting the mainboard components.
  • Page 15 CPUFAN1/CASFAN1: FAN Power Connectors Signal Name Function System Ground +12V Power +12V Sense Sensor SPEAKER1: Internal speaker Signal Name Signal Ground CHS1: Chassis Intrusion Detect This connector allows the user to detect unauthorized intrusion to the case. It will alert the user with a warning message when the case is turned on. SJI: Single-color LED header Signal Name ACPI LED...

  • Page 16: Front Panel Connector

    Front Panel Connector The front panel connector (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Signal Name Function HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull up (330 ohm) to 5VSB MSG+ MSG LED pull up (330 ohm) to 5VSB...

  • Page 17: Installing Hardware

    Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any of the surface-mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the mainboard, you may cause serious damage to the mainboard or its components.

  • Page 18: Cpu Installation Procedure

    CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components: Note: The pin-1 corner is marked with an arrow Follow these instructions to install the CPU: Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise the locking lever to the upright position.
  • Page 19 Connect the CPU Cooling Fan power cable connector to the CPUFAN connector. Note: CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary.

  • Page 20: Installing Memory Modules

    Installing Memory Modules This mainboard accommodates three 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM memory modules. When you installed DDR266 memory modules, the memory bus can run up to 133 MHz. If you have DDR200, this can only run up to 100 MHz. Note: SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps data transfer depending on whether the bus is 100MHz or 133MHz.

  • Page 21: Installing A Hard Disk Drive/Cd-Rom

    Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly. The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM. Install any remaining DIMM modules. DDR SDRAM memory module table: DDR 266 3 DIMMS DDR 333...

  • Page 22: Installing A Hard Disk Drive

    Installing a Hard Disk Drive Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your system case. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 (A): Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector.

  • Page 23: Installing A Floppy Diskette Drive

    Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD) interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives. You can install a 5.25-inch drive and a 3.5-inch drive with various capacities. The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5.25-inch drive and another type of connector for a 3.5-inch drive.
  • Page 24 PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI interface. 8xAGP Slot The 8xAGP slot is used to install a graphics adapter that supports the 8xAGP specification and has a 8xAGP edge connector. The 8x AGP slot supports 1.5V 4x AGP and 2x AGP cards only.

  • Page 25: Connecting Optional Devices

    Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard’s optional devices: AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access. Signal Name Function AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits...
  • Page 26 USB3: Front Panel USB connector The mainboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector USB3 to connect the front-mounted ports to the mainboard.
  • Page 27 1394AJ2: IEEE 1394A header Use this header to connect to any IEEE 1394A interface. Signal Name Signal Name Cable-power TPA- TPA+ TPB- Chassis GND TPB+ RAIDLED: IDE3/IDE4 array controller active LED This connector is used to show the activity of the IDE3/IDE4 HDD. The IDE LED is located on pins 1-2 of RAIDLED.
  • Page 28 IDE3/IDE4: Third/Fourth IDE connector These connectors are for Promise PDC20265R controller only. Connect one cable to each of the IDE connectors of the mainboard (IDE3 & IDE4 connec- tor). Please note the color orientation of the cable before attaching it to the mainboard.

  • Page 29: Connecting I/O Devices

    The backplane of the mainboard has the following I/O ports: PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 point- ing device. PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 key- board. LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices.

  • Page 30: External Connector Color Coding

    External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below. Connector Color Audio line-in Light blue Audio line-out Lime Digital monitor/flat panel White IEEE 1394 Grey Microphone Pink MIDI/game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS/2-compatible keyboard Purple PS/2-compatible mouse Green...

  • Page 31: Using Bios

    Using BIOS The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mainboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.

  • Page 32: Entering The Setup Utility

    Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears: Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility: Phoenix –...

  • Page 33: Using Bios

    If your mainboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten.) Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online help for infor- mation on creating a bootable system disk.) Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer's Web site.

  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Feature

    Standard CMOS Feature This option displays basic information about your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Feature Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2001 Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 8 : 59 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave year and century.
  • Page 35 IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel. Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter box.

  • Page 36: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] External Cache [Enabled] Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking [Enabled] Processor Number Feature [Enabled] Allows you to choose Quick Power On Self Test...
  • Page 37 First/Second/Third Boot Device (Floppy/HDD-0/CD-ROM) Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start-up time. Boot Other Device (Enabled) When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operat- ing system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and Third boot devices.

  • Page 38: Advanced Chipset Features

    OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB (Non-OS2) This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the default. HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability (Disabled) The S.M.A.R.T.
  • Page 39 DRAM Clock/Drive Control Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock/Drive Control Item Help Current FSB Frequency Current DRAM Frequency Menu Level DRAM Clock [By SPD] DRAM Timing [Auto by SPD] DRAM CAS Latency [2.5]...
  • Page 40 Precharge to Active (3T/4T) This item is used to designate the minimum Row Precharge time of the SDRAM devices on the module. DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data. Normally, DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a single request. This option allows you to de- termine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe (RAS) to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed.
  • Page 41 AGP & P2P Bridge Control Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP & P2P Bridge Control Item Help AGP Aperture Size [125 MB] AGP Mode [4X] Menu Level AGP Driving Control [Auto] AGP Driving Value...
  • Page 42 Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Chipset Features screen. CPU & PCI Bus Control Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU & PCI Bridge Control Item Help PCI1 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled] PCI2 Master 0 WS Write...

  • Page 43: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals These options display items that define the operation of peripheral compo- nents on the system's input/output ports. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help VIA OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter] VIA OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter] Menu Level VIA Super I/O Device [Press Enter]...
  • Page 44 field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO (Auto) Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. These four items let you assign which kind of PIO (Programmed Input/Output) is used by IDE devices.
  • Page 45 network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen. SuperIO Device Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Item Help Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]...
  • Page 46 Onboard Parallel Port (378/IRQ7) This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard parallel port. Parallel Port Mode (ECP) Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are four options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) and ECP+EPP.

  • Page 47: Power Management Setup

    ables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support and improves the speed of access to IDE devices. PWRON After PWR-Fail (Off) This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating status after power returns from a power failure.
  • Page 48 Note: ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware status in- formation available to the operating system. ACPI enables a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power management. It also allows the PC to be turned on and off by external devices, so that mouse or keyboard activity wakes up the computer.
  • Page 49 IRQ/Event Activity Detect Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect Item Help PS2KB WakeUp from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled] PS2KB Wakeup Select [Hot key] Menu Level PS2MS Wakeup from S3/S4/S5 [Disabled] USB Resume from S3 [Disabled]...
  • Page 50 PCI Master (OFF) When set to Off, any PCI device set as the Master will not power on the sys- tem. PowerOn by PCI Card (Enabled) Use this item to enable PCI activity to wakeup the system from a power sav- ing mode.

  • Page 51: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PNP/PCI Configurations These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards oper- ate in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the mainboard to work properly.

  • Page 52: Pc Health Status

    expansion card. Use the second item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory. Press <Esc> to close the Memory Resources sub-menu. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled) This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non-standard VGA cards.

  • Page 53: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk...

  • Page 54: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all ap- propriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <En- ter> to not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable.

  • Page 55: Save & Exit Setup

    Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu: Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter>...

  • Page 56: Using The Mainboard Software

    Using the Mainboard Software The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bun- dled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your mainboard version.

  • Page 57: Running Setup

    Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD.
  • Page 58 Note: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the mainboard you are installing. The mainboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner. Click Next. The following screen appears: Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended.

  • Page 59: Manual Installation

    Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your mainboard. Look for the chipset and mainboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers.

  • Page 60: Recovery Genius

    We strongly recommend users to install this free anti-virus software to help protect your system against viruses. MediaRing Talk – Telephony Software To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built-in modem, go directory \UTILITY\MEDIARING TALK, then MRTALK- SETUP72.EXE to install the application software.

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