穨 K7AMA(ATA133) User`s Manual V1.5
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1. sssssessesssssssseersssressssserresrerssssrereerereessreere Auto installing under Windows 98 Manual Installation cscs esseseseeseeseseeseeseesssessesscsscsesecesesesseaseass Utility Software Reference ee ceceseseescseseeseeseeseseeneesesneseeneeneenenees Il Chapter 1 Introduction This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket for an AMD K7 type CPUs You can install any one of these processors on the mainboard The mainboard supports Socket 462 processor front side bus speeds of 200MHz or 266MHz This mainboard uses the ALI M1645 chipset which supports a 4X AGP slot for highly graphics display DDR interface and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 function provides outstanding high system performance under all types of system operations The mainboard has a built in AC97 Codec provides an AMR Audio Modem Riser slot to support Audio and Modem application and has a built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface optional In addition the mainboard has an extended set of ATX I O Ports including PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports two USB ports a parallel port and two serial ports Two extra USB ports can be added using the Extended USB Module that connects to the mainboard This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful multimedia workstation that is network ready The board is ATX size and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Key Features The key features of this mainboard include Soc2. If you have already made changes to the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F5 to reset the changes to the original values Press F6 to install the setup utility with a set of default values Press F7 to install the setup utility with a set of high performance values 21 Standard CMOS Setup Page Use this page to set basic information such as the date the time the IDE devices and the diskette drives If you press the F3 key the system will automatically detect and configure the hard disks on the IDE channels 00 rved Date mm dd yy Tue Mar 27 2001 Time hh mm ss 14 26 53 LBA Bk PO 32Bi Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master Auto On Pri Slave Auto Q Sec Master Auto On Sec Slave Auto Floppy Drive A 1 44MB 3 1 2 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Day 01 31 Year 1901 2099 Date amp Time se these items to set the system date and time Pri Master Use these items to configure devices connected to _ PriSlave the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To Sec Master configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Sec Slave Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive set it to User and then fill in the hard disk characteristics Size Cyls etc manually If you have a CD ROM drive select the setting CDROM If you have an ATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical Floppy Drive A Use thes
3. points on the chassis AIXI wll ieil i ml Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1 connector on the mainboard If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSTEMFANI fan power connector on the mainboard Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the mainboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the SW1 header If there are a headphone jack or and a microphone jack on the front panel connect the cables to the AUDIO1 header on the mainboard See the illustrations below for the guide to the SW1 and AUDIO1 headers pin assignments AUDIOT 12 FS ao X P MIU 1 2 OND HDD LED P1 3 E Poweracri LED P2 4 MIC P 3 AA 4 vec a FPOUT R 5 QH 6 GND NC7 K Heset Switch P5 7 B ower uton res reourts Me O io cnp swi 13 Install the Extension Brackets The extension brackets are used to connect features on the mainboard to external connectors that can be attached to the system chassis Follow the steps below to install the extension brackets Note All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets have a red stripe on the Pin I side of the cable LAN Adapter Extension Bracket Optional This bracket supports an RJ45 network connector and connects to the built in LAN header on the mainboard g _ e 5 i 3 lly i 3 LANextension Ma e gt Bracket On
4. an infrared port to the mainboard You can purchase this option from third party vendors 1 Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the mainboard 2 If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis Onboard LAN LED Connections If you have a set indicator LEDs for the onboard LAN communication you can connect the LED cable to the header J15 Pins 2 are for Link LED Pins 34 are for 10 100 Mbps mode LED the onboard LAN run in 100 Mbps mode when the LED lit 17 Expansion Slots This mainboard has four 32 bit PCI slots one AGP slot and one AMR slot PGK PGI E a AMR1 q it I I AIL 8 ii 22 PCI4 PUle WE eses Follow the steps below to install a PCI AGP AMR expansion card 1 Locate the AMR AGP or PCI slots on the mainboard 2 Remove the slot cover for this slot from the system chassis 3 Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press it firmly down into it so that it is fully inserted 4 Secure the expansion card bracket to the system chassis using the screw that held the slot cover in place AMR Slot The AMR Audio Modem Riser slot is an industry standard slot that allows for the installation of a special audio modem riser card Different territories have different regulations regarding the specifications of amodem card You can purchase an
5. incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information 36 PC cillin Software The PC CILLIN software program provides antivirus protection for your system This program is available for Windows 2000 ME 98SE and Windows NT Be sure to check the readme txt and install the appropriate anti virus software for your operating system We strongly recommend users to install this free anti virus software to help protect your system against viruses Note Update your virus software regularly to protect MediaRing Talk Telephony Software To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built in modem run MRTALK SETUP72 EXE from the following directory UTILITY MEDIARING TALK Super Voice Fax Modem Software To install the Super Voice voice fax data communication application for use with the built in fax modem run PICSHELL EXE from the following directory UTILITY SUPER VOICE CD Ghost The CD Ghost software enables you to create a virtual cabinet of CD ROM drives on your system to help you categorize and organize your CD collection A user friendly interface assists you in quickly creating images of both CDs and DVDs onto your system To install the software run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY CDGHOST ENG CDGHOST 37 Recovery Genius The Recovery Genius software program is an innovative windows application system that protects your Hard Disk Drive from v
6. the mainboard locate the LAN header for this bracket Plug the cable from the bracket into the LAN header In the system chassis remove a blanking plate from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket PE 14 Optional Extension Brackets For this mainboard you can also obtain a USB module extension bracket Install them by following the steps below Note All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets have a red stripe on the Pin I side of the cable Extended USB Module This module bracket has two USB ports for more USB devices USB port 3 4 USB2 Header 1 weet los 8 ERHAN Locate the USB2 header on the mainboard Plug the bracket cable onto the USB2 header In the system chassis remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the opening Use the screw that held the slot cover in place to secure the extension bracket to the chassis wd 15 Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below misa Floppy Disk Drive The mainboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the c
7. the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the Minutes Second system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature KeyBoard Power Tf you enable this item you can turn the system on On and off by pressing hot keys on the keyboard You must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature 25 HotKey Select If the item KeyBoard PowerOn is enabled you can use this item to select the hot keys to power on the system PCI Plug and Play Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability AMIBIOS SETUP PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O S Yes Primary Graphics Adapter PCI PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA Yes SE Quit Ne Select Item Help PU PD Modify Fs Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values Plug and Play Enable this item if you are using an O S that Aware 0 S supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 or 98 Primary Graphics This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter Adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of asec
8. top of the locking lever when it locked 4 Match the Pin 1 corners and insert the processor into the socket No force is required and the processor should drop into place freely 5 Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the catch on the side of the socket This secures the CPU in the socket 6 All processors should be installed with a combination heatsink cooling fan the original fan is recommended the others fan is not connect the cable from the fan to the CPU fan power connector CPUFAN1 See the Setting Jumper Switches section for detail information on CPU System Bus settings Install Memory The mainboard has two 168 pin 184 pin DIMM sockets for SDRAM DDR SDRAM Double Data Rate SDRAM system memory modules You must install at least one memory module in order to use the mainboard and you can only use one of the both SDRAM and DDR SDRAM at the same time DDR SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps data transfer depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz It doubles the rate to 1 6 GBps and 2 1 GBps by transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered DIMM module reather than the 168 pin 3 3V unbuffered DIMMs used by SDRAM s DDH1 i I DDR2 m4 s bha ae lf el tos y p eo E EE DIMM1 A DIMM2 For this mainboard the maximum memory size is 1GB The edge connectors on the
9. two locations S M A R T for Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support the Hard Disks S M A R T SelfMonitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature ouse is item is set to Enabled the onboar Support Mouse port will work Setting this to Disable turns off the port Boot to 0S 2 gt Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 64MB operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed 23 L1 L2 Cache Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal cache memory DRAMTime This item allows you to enable or disable the DRAM Freq by SPD timing Frequency defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical DDR SDR CAS tthe item DRAM Time Freq by SPD is disabled Select you can use this item to determine the operation of the DDR SDRAM memory CAS column address strobe We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Dram fF the item DRAM Time Freq by SPD is disabled Performance you can use this item to select the performance of the installed SDRAM We recommend that you leave this item at the default value AGP Delay This item can be used to offset driving current on Offset the delay of AGP cards Some AGP cards need delaying than normal driving current in order to operate We recommend that you set this item to Auto by default AGP Driving is item can be used fo signal driving current on Strength AGP cards to auto or Manu
10. AMR card that is approved in your area and install it directly into the AMR slot 18 Wake On LAN WOL If you have installed a LAN adapter expansion card connect the card to the Wake On LAN connector WOL1 This allows incoming traffic to resume the system from a software power down You need to enable this feature in the BIOS setup utility WOL1 Header I WOM1 a Header Wake On Modem If you have installed a fax modem card connect the fax modem to the Wake On Modem connector WOM1 You can then use the setup utility to program your computer to resume from a power saving mode whenever there is an incoming call to the fax modem Piet 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information about your computer such as the date and time the kind of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer uses this information to initialize all the components when booting up and functions as the basis for coordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer from booting properly If this happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to store the configuration information You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the configuration You might need to do this to configure some of the hardware that you install o
11. N A OnBoard Parallel Port 378h Parallel Port Mode Normal EPP Version N A Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port DMA N A OnBoard IDE Both Ultra DMA Support Disabled Quit Ti Select Item OnBoard AC 97 Audio Enabled Help PU PD Modify OnBoard AC 97 Modem Auto Old Values Shift F2 Color OnBoard USB Function Enabled Load Optimal values USB Function for DOS Disabled Load Best performance values OnBoard FDC se this item to enable or disable the onboar floppy disk drive interface 27 OnBoard Serial Use these items to enable or disable the onboard Portl 2 COM1 2 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard Ir Port se this item to enable or disable the Infrare IR items port and to assign a port address If you select a specific address the resources are assigned to the IR port and you can use the five items below to determine the operation of the IR port Onboard Paralle se this item to enable or disable the onboar Port LPT1 parallel port and to assign a port address The Auto setting will detect and available address Parallel PortMode Use this item fo set the parallel port mode You can select SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to determine the EPP version if you have set the Parallel Port Mode to EPP Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign either IRQ 5 or 7 to the parallel port Parallel Por
12. This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further 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 manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines AMD Duron and Athlon are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Intel Pentium II MI and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 95 98 NT 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PC cillin and ChipAwayVirus are registered trademarks of Trend Micro Inc AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc ALi is a registered trademark of Acer Laboratories Inc Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved K7AMA ATA133 V1 5 Decembe
13. able provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FLOPPY1 IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard If you want to install more IDE devices you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE 16 channel connector IDE2 on the mainboard If you have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave Internal Sound Connections If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system On the mainboard locate the two 4pin connectors CD1 and CD2 There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors Connect the cable to the appropriate connector IH1 FIK 1 2 Key 5V3 4 GND IRTX 5 6 IRRX Infrared Port You can connect
14. al Some AGP cards need stronger than normal driving current in order to operate We recommend that you set this item to Auto by default 24 Power Management Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for system power management operation AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP C 200 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Power Management Disabled Ring On Power On Disabled Resume On PME Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Date Every Day RTC Alarm Hour 12 RTC Alarm Minute 30 RTC Alarm Second 30 KeyBoard PowerOn Disabled HotKey Select N A Quit Neo Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values Power Use this item to select a power management Management scheme Both APM and ACPI are supported Ring On PowerOn The system can be turned off with a software commana If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Fax Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Resume OnPME Ihe system can be turned otf with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is traffic on the onboard network adapter or PCI LAN Modem card You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature RTC Alarm Power The system can be turned off with a software On Date Hour command If you enable this item
15. e If the opening screen doesn t appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory 1 Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install 33 2 Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for dfferent operating systems such as DOS WIN NT or WIN98 95 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using To install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen 3 Exit The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window Note The following screens are examples only The screens and driver lists will be different according to the mainboard you are installing Warne nianso Saorg Ths EJ RPEN nll etal ADER oh pcan AA tarapy wcormended fel eu ed al adoni pogo tetoenemegthr Seip pegas Cech Cored wed ter oe Sect amet eee WORRNEG Tha paiay A paiba ty daraht bine ont portion cl ma mutin on pepper eM ae Mita pemmoctodts fa suara adari semaeindalaw s j boned The mainb
16. e items to set the size and capacity of the Floppy Drive B floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 22 Advanced Setup Page Use this page to set more advanced information about your system Take some care with this page Making changes can affect the operation of your computer AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Enabled Enabled 1 Boot Device IDEO 2 Boot Device Floppy 3 Boot Device CDROM Try Other Boot Devices Yes S MA R T for Hard Disks Disabled PS 2 Mouse Support Enabled Boot To OS 2 gt 64MB No Enabled Enabled DRAM Time Freq by SPD Enabled DDR SDR CAS Select 2 5 3 F Dram Performance Normal Quit Ne Select Item AGP Delay Offset Auto Help PU PD Modify AGP Driving Strength Auto Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values ren IpAWway IS mainpoar as DUulItin virus protection in tne Virus firmware Use this item to enable or disable the builtin virus protection Quick Boot Ifyou enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1st Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the 2nd Boot Device computer uses to look for an operating system to 3rd Boot Device load at start up time Try Other Boot If you enable this item the system will also search Device for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first
17. elect the onboard audio codec or Audio Modem Riser AMR slot Function JumperSetting Primary codec onboard Short Pins 1 2 Primary codec on AMR slot Open Pins 1 2 11 Jumper JP2A CPU System Bus Selector Use this 3 pin jumper to select if the processor runs on 133 MHz or 100 MHz system bus 133 MHz system bus Short Pins 1 2 100 MHz system bus Short Pins 23 on your keyboard as a power on off switch for the system Note The system must provide IA on the 5VSB 5V Standby signal before using the Keyboard Power On function Function Jumper Setting Disable Keyboard Power On Short Pins 1 2 Enable Keyboard Power On Short Pins 2 3 To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Normal Operation Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Memory Short Pins 2 3 Jumper JP6 Onboard LAN Selector Use this 3 pin jumper to enable or disable the onboard network adapter Enable Onboard LAN Short Pins 1 2 Disable Onboard LAN Short Pins 2 3 12 Install the Mainboard Install the mainboard in a system chassis case The board is an ATX size mainboard with a twin tier of I O ports You can install this mainboard in an ATX case Ensure that your case has an I O cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard Install the mainboard in a case Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting
18. en aie J i Jsa ore CDi SOCKET4 amp 2 CPUFANT Note Any jumper on your mainboard that do not appear in the illustration above is for testing only I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the mainboard PS 2 Mouse Paier Game MIDI Port USB Ports i e Ton Microphone Serial COM2 4 Line In i Line A PS 2 Keyboard Serial COM1 3 Install A CPU This mainboard has a Socket 462 CPU socket for AMD K7 processors To ensure reliability ensure that your processor has a heatsink cooling fan assembly Do not try to install a Socket 370 Socket 7 processor in the Socket 462 A Socket 370 Socket 7 processor such as the PPGA Celeron FCPGA Pentium III Pentium MMX or the AMD K5 K6 does not fit in the Socket 462 The following list notes the processors that are currently supported by this mainboard Athlon 700 MHz 1 3 GHz FSB 200 MHz 266 MHz Duron 600 950 MHz FSB 200 MHz Installing a Socket 462 Processor A processor installs into the ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 462 on the mainboard 1 Locate the Socket 462 and CPUFAN1 Pull the locking lever out slightly from the socket and raise it to the upright position Pin 1 Corner CPUFAN1 E o 2 On the processor identify the Pin 1 corner by its beveled edge 3 On the Socket 462 identify the Pin 1 corner The Pin 1 corner is at the
19. ert 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 Most drivers have a setup program SETUP EXE that automatically detects your operating system before installation Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your operating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available on the CD ROM is Windows compliant It is provided only for the convenience of customers The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Note The software in these folders is subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software AMI Flash Memory Utility This utility enables you to erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip Proceed with caution when using this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is
20. have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges Avoid touching the components unless it is absolutely necessary During installation put the mainboard on top of the static protection packaging it came in with the component side facing up Pre Installation Inspection 1 2 Inspect the mainboard for damage to the components and connectors on the board If you suspect that the mainboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your mainboard vendor and report the damage Chapter 2 Mainboard Installation To install this mainboard in a system follow the procedures in this chapter Identify the mainboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Verify that any jumpers or switches are set correctly Install the mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to the mainboard connector headers Install any other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connector headers Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper JP5 set to Normal setting See this chapter for information on locating JP5 and the setting options 2 Never connect power to the system during installation Doing so may damage the mainboard Mainboard Components Use the diagram below to identify the major components on the mainboard Poe pog POR P
21. irus intrusion accidental letions and system corruption To install the Recovery Genius software program run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY RECOVERY GENIUS ENG RECOVER YGENIUS Language Genius The Language Genius is a software based product that helps you to learn new languages To install the Language Genius software program run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY LANGUAGE GENIUS ENG LANGUAGEGENIUS PageABC The PageABC application software enables you to create your own home page To install the PageABC run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILIT Y PageABC 38
22. ket 462 Processor Support Supports AMD Athlon Duron processors Supports 200 266 MHz Front Side Bus Memory Support Two 168 pin DIMM slots for SDRAM memory modules Two 184pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules Support for 100 133MHz memory bus Maximum installed memory is 1GB Note You cannot use SDRAM and DDR simultaneously Expansion Slots One AMR slot for a special audio modem riser card One AGP4X slot for AGP 2 0 compliant interface Four 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 2 compliant bus interface Onboard IDE channels Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels Support for PIO programmable input output modes Support for Multiword DMA modes Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 modes Power Supply and Power Management ATX power supply connector ACPI and previous PMU support suspend switch keyboard power on off Supports Wake on Modem Wake on LAN and Wake on Alarm AC 97 Codec Compliant AC 97 2 1 specification Supports 18 bit ADC Analog Digital Converter and DAC Digital Analog Converter as well as 18 bit stereo full duplex codec Onboard I O Ports Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device connections Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb s transfer rate Two serial ports with 16550 compatible fast UART One parallel port with ECP and EPP support Two USB ports and optional two USB ports module Two PS 2 ports for keyboard and mouse One infrared port connecto
23. memory modules have cut outs which coincide with spacers in the DIMM sockets so that memory module can only be installed in the correct orientation To install a module push the retaining latches at either end of the socket outwards Position the memory module correctly and insert it into the DIMM socket Press the module down into the socket so that the retaining latches rotate up and secure the module in place by fitting into notches on the edge of the module The table below lists the model chips of DDR that ve have tested Model Chip Manufacture See the next section for detail information on SDRAM Type and RAM Voltage settings 10 Setting J umper Switches Jumpers are sets of pins which can be connected together with jumper caps The jumper caps change the way the mainboard operates by changing the electronic circuits on the mainboard If a jumper cap connects two pins we say the pins are SHORT If a jumper cap is removed from two pins the pins are OPEN Jumper J5 J14 SDRAM Type Selector The ten jumpers all consist of eight sets of 2 pin jumpers Use these jumpers to select the SDRAM type for the system memory umper Setting DDR DIMM SDRAM DIMM socket Open all Pins 1 2 Jumper JP1 RAM Voltage Selector Use this 2 pin jumper to select the voltage for the installed SDRAM module Function Jumper Setting Ps 3Vtor SDRAM Shon Pinst2 2 5V for DDR Open Pins 1 2 Jumper JP2 Codec Selector Use this jumper to s
24. n or connect to the mainboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc 20 Running the Setup Utility Each time your computer starts before the operating system loads a message appears on the screen that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP When you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor A U 000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Features Setup Advanced Setup CPU PnP Setup Power Management Setup Hardware Monitor PCI Plug and Play Setup Change Password Load Optimal Settings Exit Load Best Performance Settings ESC Quit Ne Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Optimal values F7 Best performance values F10 Save amp E xit You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option To leave the setup utility press the Escape key To cycle through the Setup Utility s optional color schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2 Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values In these pages use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the items and then use the PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through the alternate values for each of the items Other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes which require you to answer Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys
25. oard identification is located in the upper left hand corner Click the Next button to run Auto Setup program 34 Add Install Driver and Applicaton Program x Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Components VGA Devices gK Applications OK Description VIA Service Pack Version 4 28V Release date 2000 12 28 Space Required 19939K Available 3968688 K cmos Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recommended Click the Next button to run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears LIA Service Pack 4 28V VIA Service Pack 4 28V VIA Service Pack 1 README x VIA Service Pack 1 README Press PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of document VIA Service Pack VIA 4in1 README TXT ROE RE VIA Service Pack VIA 4 In 1 is Copyright C 1999 VIA Technologies Inc Table of Contents About VIA 4 In 1 Setting Up te Technical Support Special Note WinFast AGP VGA users only zl Clicking Yes means you have read and agreed with the license agreement and README Click No to decline and Exit lt Back Yes No Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart after each insta lation 35 Manual Installation Ins
26. on of this mainboard AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved System Temperature CPU Temperature 30 C 86 F System Fan CPU Fan 5V 5 000 V 3 3Vin 3 300 V 12Vin 12 000 V Vcore Quit Te Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values System CPU ese items display and system temperature Temperature measurement FANs amp Voltage ese items indicate cooling fan speeds in Measurements and the various system voltage measurements Change Password If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears which lets you enter a Supervisor password You can enter no more than six letters or numbers Press Enter after you have typed in the password A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly The password is then required to access the Setup Utility or for that and at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup 30 Change or Remove the Password Highlight this item press Enter and type in the current password At the next dialog box type in the new password or just press Enter to disable password protection Exit Highlight this item and press Enterto save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program When the Save and Exit dialog box appea
27. ond display card installed in a PCI slot PCI VGA Palette When this item is enabled multiple VGA devices Snoop operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device Allocate IRQ for If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to PCIVGA the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ 26 Load Optimal Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the Setup Utility loads a set of failsafe default values These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips Load Best Performance Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the Setup Utility loads a set of best performance default values These default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low performance components Features Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system AMIBIOS SETUP PERIPHERAL SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Enabled OnBoard Serial Port1 3F8h COM1 OnBoard Serial Port2 2F8h COM2 OnBoard Ir Port Disabled Ir Port Mode N A Ir Port IRQ N A Ir Port DMA N A Ir Transceiver Type N A Ir Half Duplex TimeOut
28. r 2001 Table of Contents Trademarks essed cate r coves tae lata vac eaeteecl EER EPO sbteeteasttaad I Chapter I EEE EE E ET 1 Titrod cti ona en ia a EEE A ORE EEE YE EEE E RSS Key Features nsss Package Contents Static Electricity Precautions ess seseessesseeesseeresesseersrttresssrerssrereesssressseess 5 Pre Installation Inspection gi Ch pt r 2 srennnnri nenni R RR i Mainboard Installation ssssssessssesseessesesssssserestesesssreresrereessserrsrtrresssrereeseresssseere Mainboard Components i VO POLS raa E E mete A Seals Mistal A CPU einan RA AA EAR e Install Memory sssssssssessseessesse Setting Jumper Switches Install the Mainboard Install the Extension Brackets Optional Extension Brackets Install Other Devices eee Expansion Slots 0 0 ceeeeseeseeseeeeeeeeeeeenenees CH ApPter 3s sch EEEE EEE BIOS Setup Utility ee eseeseeeeeaeeee Introduction eee Running the Setup Utility Standard CMOS Setup Page Advanced Setup Page eee Power Management Setup Page PCI Plug and Play Setup Page Load Optimal Settings oe eeeeeeeeees Load Best Performance Settings Features Setup Page eee seseseeseeeees CPU PnP Setup Page Hardware Monitor Page Change Password B a cthtenen EEES Chapter e rere rro reene SEEE Ee EEES resa Using the Mainboard Software sssssesssesssssssssseersssteesssserressrersssrereesereessseess About the Software CD ROM
29. r for optional module fete o o Hardware Monitoring Built in hardware monitoring for CPU amp System temperatures fan speeds and mainboard voltages Built in Ethernet LAN optional Built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ethernet LAN LAN controller integrates Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY compliant with IEEE802 3u 1OOBASE TX 1OBASE T and ANSI X3 263 TP PMD standards Compliant with ACPI 1 0 and the Network Device Class Power Management 1 0 High Performance provided by 100Mbps clock generator and data recovery circuit for 100Mbps receiver Onboard Flash ROM Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices and expansion cards Dimensions ATX form factor 30 5cm x 22cm Package Contents Your mainboard package ships with the following items m Oooo The mainboard This User s Guide 1 UDMA 66 100 IDE cable 1 Floppy disk drive cable Support software on CD ROM disk Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard m m Extended USB module 1 LAN module Static Electricity Precautions Components on this mainboard can be damaged by static electricity Take the following precautions when unpacking the mainboard and installing it in a system 1 2 Keep the mainboard and other components in their original static proof packaging until you are ready to install them During installation wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t
30. rs press Y to save and exit or press N to exit without saving 31 Chapter 4 Using the Mainboard Software About the Software CD ROM The support software CD ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your mainboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual 32 Auto installing under Windows 98 The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your mainboard Note If the Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still nstall drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Windows Explorer Refer to Utility Software Reference later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit Not
31. t DMA Use this item to assign a DMA channel fo the parallel port The options are 0 1 and 3 nboar se this item to enable or disable either or both 0 the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels Ultra DMA Support Use this item to set Ultra DMA for IDE devices on the IDE channels You must enable this or UDMA devices will not work at their intended speed Onboard AC 97 This tem enables or disables the onboard AC 97 Audio audio chip Onboard AC 97 This tem enables or disables the onboard AC 97 Modem modem chip Onboard USB Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports Function on this mainboard USB Functionfor Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports DOS on this mainboard in a DOS environment 28 CPU PnP Setup Page This page lets you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the kind of CPU that you have installed and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page CPU Typ CPU Speed CPU Ratio ESC Quit Select Item Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values CPU BRAND Type These items show the kind core voltage ratio and Ratio frequency of CPU that has installed in your system CPU Spee se this item to set the speed that has installed in your system 29 Hardware Monitor Page This page sets some of the parameters for the hardware monitoring functi
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