The Unofficial ASUS K7V Resource Centre

maintained by Digital Business Solutions

last updated 2001/06/12

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[specifications]

Interesting features of this board:

Click here to visit the ASUS K7V specifications page.

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[power supplies]

The K7V manual recommends a mininum of a 200W power supply that is capable of supplying 20A on the +5V rail, and 750mA on the +5V standby (+5VSB) rail, a 235W power supply is recommended for full configuration.  AMD also recommends a minimum of a 250W power supply, (see their list of recommended power supplies).

You will see there, that they list a specification called Combined Power, this is the combined power of the +3.3V and the +5V rails. Many new power supplies show this specification, in addition to the maximum current on each rail.

Here are some sample specifications from a 250W ATX power supply:

+3.3V +5V +12V -12V -5V +5VSB
14A 25A 8A 0.5A 0.5A 1.5A
Total 135W

On this power supply we would expect the combined power of the +3.3V and +5V to be 171.2W (3.3 x 14 + 5 x 25), but we see that it is actually limited to 135W.  This means that we can get a maximum of 14A on the +3.3V rail OR 25A on the +5V rail, but not both at the same time!

In AMD's list we can see that the lowest Combined Power is 125W, so when choosing a power supply for your K7V, choose one that meets the following minimum specifications:

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[bios upgrades]

Here are the latest BIOS upgrades for the ASUS K7V:

aflash132.zip ASUS ACPI BIOS Flash Memory Writer version 1.32
aflash130.zip ASUS ACPI BIOS Flash Memory Writer version 1.30
aflash128.zip ASUS ACPI BIOS Flash Memory Writer version 1.28
aflash126.zip ASUS ACPI BIOS Flash Memory Writer version 1.26
aflash125.zip ASUS ACPI BIOS Flash Memory Writer version 1.25
 
kv10081d.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/11/22 version 1008 beta 001-D
kv10081c.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/08/31 version 1008 beta 001-C
kv1007.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/07/26 version 1007
  • Fix COM2 problem under Windows 98SE.
  • Add AGP mode control item.
  • Add PC-100 and PC-133 showing message.
  • Change DRAM frequency showing method.
  • Fix the disappearance of CD-ROM under Windows 2000 in previous BIOS.
  • Check SDRAM is ECC, EC-Only, or none, and then show the setting in the configuration menu.
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    kv10072c.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/07/20 version 1007 beta 002-C
    kv10072a.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/07/07 version 1007 beta 002-A
    kv10071a.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/06/06 version 1007 beta 001-A
    (Appears to fix COM2 bug introduced in version 1005a)
    kv1006.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/05/26 version 1006
  • Fix flashing BIOS failure when user enables Byte Merge function.
  • Fix the incorrect year under Windows 2000.
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    kv10061c.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/05/22 version 1006 beta 001-C
    kv1005a.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/05/12 version 1005a
  • Fix game port problem under Windows 2000.
  • Fix VGA detection problem when motherboard is booted initially.
  • Fix IR detection problem under Windows 2000.
  • Fix failure to resume from S3 state when USB legacy device is plugged.
  • Add PCI Read Caching item in BIOS setting menu.
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    kv10044a.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/04/08 version 1004 beta 004-A
    kv1003.zip K7V BIOS dated 2000/03/13 version 1003

    Click here to visit the ASUS FTP site.

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    [drivers]


    The ASUS K7V uses the VIA VT8371 Apollo KX133 North Bridge, and the VIA VT82C686A South Bridge.
    The North Bridge controls the AGP bus, PCI bus and memory bus.
    The South Bridge controls all the peripheral devices (IDE Controller, Audio, etc).
    The onboard audio is the same as VIA's MVP4 chipset.

    Here are the drivers you will need:

    win2kathlonagpfix.reg Microsoft's "Page Size Extension" Registry Fix
    (for Windows 2000)     		[Q270715]
    agp405c.zip VIA AGP Mini Port Driver version 4.05c
    (for Windows 9x / 2000)     		 
    agp404.zip VIA AGP Mini Port Driver version 4.04
    (for Windows 9x / 2000)     		 
    agp403d.zip VIA AGP Mini Port Driver version 4.03d
    (for Windows 9x / 2000)     		[Read Me]
    agp403.zip VIA AGP Mini Port Driver version 4.03
    (for Windows 9x / 2000)     		[Read Me]
    agp402.zip VIA AGP Mini Port Driver version 4.02
    (for Windows 9x)     		[Read Me]
    agp400.zip VIA AGP Mini Port Driver version 4.00
    (for Windows 9x)     		[Read Me]
     
    580_3011.zip VIA IDE Bus Master Driver version 3.0.11
    (for Windows 9x / NT 3.51 / NT 4.0 / 2000)
    580_2150.zip VIA IDE Bus Master Driver version 2.1.50
    (for Windows 9x / NT 3.51 / NT 4.0)     		[Read Me]
    580_2149.zip VIA IDE Bus Master Driver version 2.1.49
    (for Windows 9x / NT 3.51 / NT 4.0)     		[Read Me]
    580_2147.zip VIA IDE Bus Master Driver version 2.1.47
    (for Windows 9x / NT 3.51 / NT 4.0)     		[Read Me]
    580_2144.zip VIA IDE Bus Master Driver version 2.1.44
    (for Windows 9x / NT 3.51 / NT 4.0)     		[Read Me]
    580_2143.zip VIA IDE Bus Master Driver version 2.1.43
    (for Windows 9x / NT 3.51 / NT 4.0)     		[Read Me]
     
    68mu120a.zip VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device Driver version 1.20a
    (for DOS / Windows 9x / NT 4.0 / 2000 / Linux)
    68usr111c.zip VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device Driver version 1.11c
    (for DOS / Windows 9x / 2000 / Linux)     		[Read Me]
    68usr111cnt.zip VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device Driver version 1.11c
    (for Windows NT 4.0)     		[Read Me]
    68usr111b.zip VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device Driver version 1.11b
    (for DOS / Windows 9x / 2000 / Linux)     		[Read Me]
    68usr111bnt.zip VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device Driver version 1.11b
    (for Windows NT 4.0)     		[Read Me]
    68usr108.zip VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device Driver version 1.08
    (for DOS / Windows 9x / NT 4.0 / 2000 / Linux)     		 
    68usr105.zip VIA AC97 PCI Audio Device Driver version 1.05
    (for DOS / Windows 9x / NT 4.0 / 2000)     		[Read Me]
     
    irq13aw.zip VIA PCI IRQ Routing Miniport Driver version 1.3a
    (for Windows 95 / Windows 98 First Edition)     		[Read Me]
     
    inf102b.zip VIA Chipset Information Setup 1.02B
    (for Windows 9x / Millennium / 2000)     		[Read Me]
    inf102.zip VIA Chipset Information Setup 1.02
    (for Windows 9x / Millennium / 2000)     		[Read Me]
    viareg19.zip VIA Chipset Functions' Registry version 1.9
    (for Windows 95 / Windows 98 First Edition)     		[Read Me]
    pci16w.zip VIA Chipset Functions' Registry version 1.6
    (for Windows 95 / Windows 98 First Edition)     		[Read Me]
     
    usbf108.zip VIA USB Filter Driver version 1.08
    (for Windows 9x / 2000)
    usbf107.zip VIA USB Filter Driver version 1.07
    (for Windows 9x)

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    [reviews]

    Here are links to online reviews of the ASUS K7V motherboard:

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    [links]

    3DNow.net A Premier 3DNow! Online Resource!
    AMD Advanced Micro Device's Home Page
    AMD Zone.com The source for Athlon, K6-x, SlotA, 3DNow! news and reviews
    AnandTech Hardware news and reviews
    ASUS Taiwan ASUS Taiwan's Home Page
    BXBoards Hardware news and reviews
    DBS Digital Business Solutions Home Page
    SlotA.com Your source for Slot A/Athlon motherboard reviews and info
    Tom's Hardware Guide Hardware news and reviews
    VIA VIA Technologies Home Page

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