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...WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT.
Copyright © 2000 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.
Product Name: K7V-RM Manual Revision: 1.01 E509 Release Date: February 2000
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... Processor 28 3.6.6 Smart Thermal Solutions 29 3.6.7 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot A Processors 30 3.7 Expansion Cards 31 3.7.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 31 3.7.2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 31 3.7.3 Accelerated Graphics Port Pro (AGP Pro 33 3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot 33 3.8 External Connectors 34 3.9 Starting Up the First Time 45
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... 52 4.2.2 Legend Bar 52
4.3 Main Menu 54 4.3.1 Primary & Secondary Master/Slave 55 4.3.2 Keyboard Features 58
4.4 Advanced Menu 60 4.4.1 Chip Configuration 63 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration 65 4.4.3 PCI Configuration 68 4.4.4 Shadow Configuration 71
4.5 Power Menu 72 4.5.1 Power Up Control 74 4.5.2 Hardware Monitor 76
4.6 Boot Menu 77 4.7 Exit Menu 79
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... does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
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... Mechanism (factory installed) (1) ASUS USB Connector Set (1) Ribbon cable for master and slave UltraDMA/33 & UltraDMA/66 IDE drives (1) Ribbon cable for (1) 3.5" floppy disk drive (1) Bag of spare jumper caps (1) Support CD with drivers and utilities (1) This Motherboard User's Manual
ASUS IrDA-compliant infrared module (optional) ASUS PCI-L101 Wake-On-LAN 10/100 Fast Ethernet Card (optional...
K7V-RM User Manual - Page 8
... DMI through BIOS, which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility. (Requires DMI-enabled components.)
• Wake-Up Support: Supports Wake-On-LAN and Wake-On-Ring.
• AMR Slot: Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot supports a very affordable audio and/or modem riser card. (Only an ISA-side AMR card can be used.)
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.... Supports UltraDMA/66, UltraDMA/33, PIO Modes 3 & 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2, and Enhanced IDE devices, such as DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, CDR/RW, LS-120, and Tape Backup drives.
• Smart BIOS: 2Mb firmware gives a new easy-to-use interface that provides more control and protection over the motherboard. Provides CPU/SDRAM frequency adjustments, and HD/SCSI/ZIP/CD/Floppy/Network...
K7V-RM User Manual - Page 10
... hardware levels of the motherboard meets PC 99 compliancy. The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high-level goals: Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components, and 32-bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95/98/NT.
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... Controller 2 South Bridge/Super I/O: VIA VT82C686A™ (PCI-to-ISA Bridge 11 2MB Programmable Flash EEPROM 8
Main Memory Maximum 1.5GB support 3 DIMM Sockets 3 PC133 SDRAM support
Expansion Slots 3 PCI Slots (1 shared 16 1 AGP Pro Slot 1 1 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot (shared 14
System I/O
2 IDE Connectors (UltraDMA33/66 Support 6 1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector 7 1 Serial COM1...
K7V-RM User Manual - Page 17
... 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...
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3. H/W SETUP Motherboard Settings
3. HARDWARE SETUP
External Frequency Table
CPU (MHz)
100.00 103.00 105.00 110.00
PCI (MHz)
33.33 34.33
35 36.67
1
[ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF]
Frequency Selection Switches
2
3
4
[ON] [ON] [OFF] [OFF]
[OFF] [ON] [OFF] [OFF]
[OFF] [ON] [OFF] [ON]
NOTE: For updated processor settings, visit the ASUS web site (see ASUS CONTACT INFORMATION).
WARNING! Premature...
K7V-RM User Manual - Page 31
... one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use, leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards. If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard, an additional IRQ will be used. If your motherboard also has MIDI enabled, another IRQ will be used, leaving 4 IRQs free.
3. H/W SETUP Expansion Cards
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...H/W SETUP DMA Channels
01 01 01 01 01 01
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K7V-RM
20-pin bay Rib (inside slot)
K7V-RM Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
TOP VIEW 28-pin bay
Rib
3.7.4 Audio Modem Riser (AMR) Slot
This connector supports a specially designed audio and/or modem card called an AMR. Main processing is done through software and controlled by the motherboard's system chipset. This provides an upgradeable audio...
K7V-RM User Manual - Page 42
... up if your power supply is inadequate. For WakeOn-LAN support, your ATX power supply must supply at least 750mA +5VSB.
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K7V-RM
K7V-RM ATX Power Connector
+12.0Volts +5V Standby Power Good
Ground +5.0 Volts
Ground +5.0 Volts
Ground +3.3 Volts
+3.3 Volts
+5.0 Volts +5.0 Volts -5.0 Volts Ground Ground Ground Power Supply On Ground -12.0Volts
+3.3Volts
ATX
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K7V-RM User Manual - Page 47
... disk. NOTE: BIOS setup must specify "Floppy" as the first item in the boot sequence.
4. In DOS mode, type A:\AFLASH to run AFLASH.
4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS
IMPORTANT! If "unknown" is displayed after Flash Memory:, the memory chip is either not programmable or is not supported by the ACPI BIOS and therefore, cannot be programmed by the Flash Memory Writer utility.
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... disk you created earlier. 3. At the "A:\" prompt, type AFLASH and then press . 4. At the Main Menu, type 2 and then press . The Update BIOS Including Boot Block and ESCD screen appears. 5. Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path, for example, A:\XXXXX.XXX, and then press . NOTE: To cancel this operation, press .
4. BIOS SETUP Updating BIOS
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... make your selections among the predetermined choices.
To access the BIOS Setup program, press the key after the computer has run through its POST.
NOTE: Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes only and may not reflect your BIOS screens exactly.
4. BIOS SETUP Program Information
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... entered into BIOS, new IDE hard disk drives must be partitioned (such as with FDISK) and then formatted before data can be read from and write on. Primary IDE hard disk drives must have its partition set to active (also possible with FDISK).
Other options for the Type field are:
[None] - to disable IDE devices
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... no matter whether you are using a USB device or not. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto]
OS/2 Onboard Memory > 64M [Disabled] When using OS/2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB, you need to set this option to [Enabled]; otherwise, leave this on [Disabled]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
4. BIOS SETUP Advanced Menu
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K7V-RM User Manual - Page 72
...to add the statement, DEVICE=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE, to your CONFIG.SYS file. For Windows 3.x and Windows 95, you need to install Windows with the APM feature. For Windows 98 and later, APM is automatically installed. A battery and power cord icon labeled "Power Management" will appear in the "Control Panel." Choose "Advanced" in the Power Management Properties dialog box.
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