ASRock K7VM2 R3.0 driver and firmware
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User Manual - Page 3
... Pre-installation Precautions 9 2.3 CPU Installation 10 2.4 Installation of Heatsink and CPU fan 10 2.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM 11 2.6 Expansion Slots 11 2.7 Jumpers Setup 12 2.8 Connectors 15
3 BIOS Setup 17
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility 17 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 17 3.1.2 Legend Bar 17
3.2 Main Menu 18 3.3 Advanced, Security, Power, Boot, and Exit Menus ...... 20
4 Software Support...
User Manual - Page 4
... latest memory and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com
1.1 Package Contents
ASRock K7VM2 motherboard (Micro ATX form factor: 9.6" x 7.5", 24.4 x 19.1 cm) ASRock K7VM2 Quick Installation Guide ASRock AMD-VIA Series Support CD 1 cable for IDE devices (1 x ATA 66/100/133) 1 cable for floppy drive (1 x ribbon cable) 1 ASRock I/O shield 1 COM port bracket...
User Manual - Page 5
..., supports USB 2.0, ATA 133
Memory:
2 DDR DIMM slots: DDR1 and DDR2
PC1600 (DDR200) / PC2100 (DDR266), Max. 2GB
IDE:
IDE1: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
IDE2: ATA 133 / Ultra DMA Mode 6;
Can connect up to 4 IDE devices
Floppy Port:
Supports 2 floppy disk drives
Audio:
2 channels AC'97 Audio
LAN:
Speed: 802.3u (10/100 Ethernet), supports Wake-On-LAN
Hardware Monitor: CPU temperature...
User Manual - Page 6
...® Windows® 98/ME/2000. Please refer to Microsoft® official document at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwdev/bus/USB/USB2support.mspx
3. Although K7VM2 offers stepless control, it is not recommended to perform over clocking. When the CPU frequency of K7VM2 is set to perform over clocking, other clocks, such as PCI clock, AGP clock, and Memory clock...
User Manual - Page 9
Chapter 2 Installation
K7VM2 is a Micro ATX form factor (9.6" x 7.5", 24.4 x 19.1 cm) motherboard. Before you install the motherboard, study the configuration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard fits into it.
Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so may cause physical injuries to you and damages to motherboard components.
2.1 ...
User Manual - Page 10
... larger heatsink and cooling fan. Thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink is also needed to improve heat transfer. Make sure that the CPU and the heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other. For proper installation, please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of vendors of CPU fan and heatsink.
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User Manual - Page 11
... K7VM2 motherboard. PCI slots: PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit PCI
interface. AMR slot: AMR slot is used to insert an AMR modem card with v.92 Modem
functionality. AGP slot: The AGP slot is used to install a graphics card.
The ASRock AGP slot has a special locking mechanism which can securely fasten the graphics card inserted.
Installing an expansion card...
User Manual - Page 17
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
3.1 BIOS Setup Utility
This section explains how to use the BIOS Setup Utility to configure your system. The Flash Memory on the motherboard stores the BIOS Setup Utility. You may run the BIOS Setup Utility when you start up the computer. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to enter the BIOS Setup Utility, otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you...
User Manual - Page 18
... highlighted field Loads all setup items to the default values Saves changes and exits BIOS Setup
3.2 Main Menu
When you enter the BIOS Setup Utility, the following screen appears.
Main Advanced
System Date System Time
Floppy Drives IDE Devices
BIOS Version Processor Type Processor Speed L1 Cache Size L2 Cache Size Total Memory
DDR1 DDR2
AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot...
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... already formatted on an older system, the BIOS Setup may detect incorrect parameters. In these cases, select [User] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters.
After entering the hard disk information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives. This is necessary so that you can write or read...
User Manual - Page 20
... to determine the correct value. Maximum Capacity This field shows the drive's maximum capacity as calculated by the BIOS based on the drive information you entered. LBA Mode This allows user to select the LBA mode for a hard disk > 512 MB under DOS and Windows; for Netware and UNIX user, select [Off] to disable the...
User Manual - Page 21
... Support CD to display the menus.
4.2.2 Drivers Menu
The Drivers Menu shows the available devices drivers if the system detects installed devices. Please install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
4.2.3 Utilities Menu
The Utilities Menu shows the applications software that the motherboard supports. Click on a specific item then follow the installation wizard to install it.
4.2.4 ASRock...
User Manual - Page 23
... share memory is selected. Please do not select [None] if AGP or PCI graphics card is not inserted.
PCI Delay Transaction: Enable PCI Delay Transaction feature will free the PCI Bus when the CPU is accessing 8-bit ISA cards. Disable this feature when using ISA cards that are not PCI 2.1 compliant.
USB Controller: Use this to enable or disable the use of USB controller. USB Device Legacy Support...
User Manual - Page 24
... the installed PCI expansion cards' specifications require other settings.
Primary Graphics Adapter: Select PCI or AGP as the primary graphics adapter.
Peripheral Configuration:
Advanced
AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Peripheral Configuration
[ Setup Help ]
OnBoard FDC OnBoard Serial Port OnBoard Infrared Port OnBoard Parallel Port
Parallel Port Mode EPP Version Parallel Port IRQ...
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3. Power Setup Menu
Main Advanced
AMIBIOS SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a Security Power Boot Exit
Suspend To RAM Repost Video on STR Resume Restore on AC / Power Loss Ring-In Power On PCI Devices Power On PS / 2 Keyboard Power On RTC Alarm Power On
RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second
Disabled Disabled Power Off Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled 15 12...