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1. Note Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device connector Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The 24 pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug one of the connectors on the FDD cable into the FDD connector B It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use Ensure that the pin 1 side of the cable is matched with the pin 1 side of the connector Refer to the previous note 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the FDD C When you first start up your system go immediately to the Setup Utility and use the Standard page to configure the floppy diskette drives that you have installed See Chapter 3 for more information Installing Add on Cards This mainboard has five 32 bit PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect expansion slots one 4xAGP slot and one Communications and Networking Riser CNR slot PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface 4xAGP Slot The 4xAGP slot is used to install a graph ics adapter that supports the 4xAGP specification and has a 4xAGP edge con nector CNR Slot This slot is used to insert CNR cards with Modem and Audio functionality Note B
2. Internal PCI IDE Both Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UltraDMA Auto Primary Slave UltraDMA Auto Secondary Master UltraDMA Auto Secondary Slave UltraDMA Auto IDE Burst Mode Enabled Tl gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Internal PCIIDE Both Use these items to enable or disable the internal PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the mainboard IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave de vice These four items let you assign which kind of PIO Programmed Input Output is used by IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UltraDMA Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave de vice This mainboard supports UltraDMA technology which provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the ap propriate item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this mainboard in order to use an UltraDMA device IDE Burst Mode Enabled This option when enabled will instruct the system to send every write transaction to the write buffer Burstable transac 49 tions the
3. A Note Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device connector Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the hard disk drive IDE connector It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use Ensure that the pin 1 side of the cable is matched with the pin 1 side of the connector Refer to the previous note B 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the hard disk drive C When you first start up your system the BIOS should auto matically detect your hard disk drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and use the IDE Hard Disk Auto Detect feature to configure the hard disk drive that you have installed See Chapter 3 for more information 22 Installing a CD ROM DVD Drive CD ROM audio connector Note Install the CD ROM DVD drive into the drive cage in your system case A Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 If you have already in stalled an HDD you can use the free connector on its IDE cable B Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector If the connector is not keyed make
4. over the mounting 1 Place the mainboard brackets and secure the over te case fasteners mainboard into the mounting brackets with screws The mainboard has a set of I O ports on the rear edge En sure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots Connecting Case Components After you have installed the mainboard into a case you can begin connecting the mainboard components Refer to the fol lowing CPUFAN PWRFAN PANEL 1 Connect the case power supply connector to ATX1 2 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN 3 Connect the case cooling fan connector to either PWRFAN or CASFAN The following page explains how to make panel PANEL LPANEL connections 14 The Panel and LPanel Connectors The panel connectors provide a set of switch and LED con nectors found on ATX or Micro ATX cases Select one from the two types of panel connector supported by this mainboard PANEL Device Pins 10 9 Empty 10 Empty N C N C 9 Pin 10 Pin 9 Power ON OFF 6 8 Reset Switch 5 7 Power Switch Reset Switch Green LED 2 4 Pins 6 8 Pins 5 7 Indicator HDD LED 1 3 Green LED HDD LED Pins 2 4 Pins 1 3 2 1 LPANEL Device Pins 14 7 Reset Switch 13 14 Empty Case Speaker 9 12 Reset Switch Pin 7 Power Switch 5 6 Pins 13 14 Power LED 4 es Green Power 3 ee LED Yellow Power 2 LED a Power LED Pin 4 HDD LED 1 8 Case Sp
5. assigned to a device connected to the PCI interface of your system 59 PCI Health Status Option On mainboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds You cannot make any changes to these fields They are display only CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled CPU Core Voltage Vcc 2 5V Vcc 3 3V Vcc 5 0V 12V StandBy 3 3V StandBy 5 0V Voltage Battery System Temperature CPU Temperature CPU FAN speed PWR Fan1 Speed PWR Fan2 Speed T lL lt MoveEnter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to these fields 60 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 deter mined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled CPU Host PCI Clock Default CPU V
6. for its Pentium systems OS Select For DRAM gt 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 sys tem Otherwise leave this item at the default HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a dagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of the motors media heads and electronics of the drive The host software monitors the overall reliability status of the drive If a device failure is predicted the host software through the Client WORKS S M A R T applet warns the user of the m pending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data Report No FDD For WIN95 Yes If you are running a system with no floppy drive and using 43 Windows 95 select Yes for this item to ensure compatibility with the Windows 95 logo certification Otherwise select No Video BIOS Shadow Enabled When set to Enabled the system copies the VGA BIOS into system DRAM Small Logo EPA Show Disabled Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot 44 Advanced Chipset Features Option This option displays a table of items that define critical timing parameters of the mainboard You should leave the items o
7. on the market The mainboard complies with the specifications for the ATX sys tem case Some features on the mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indicators and switches on the system case Ensure that your case supports all the features required The mainboard can support one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives En sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all the drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mainboard This mainboard has an ATX form factor of 220 x 304 mm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor This concludes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 explains how to install the mainboard Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard e Wear a grounding strip attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity e Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard e Leave components in the static proof bags they came in e Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend cir cuit boards Quick Guide This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to build your system with the mainboards The following table describes installing specific
8. port LPT1 Game port PS 2 USB Serial port Serial port Microphone keyboard ports COM 1 COM 2 Line in Line out 1 Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard 2 Use the USB ports to connect USB devices 3 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel commu nications devices 4 Use the COM ports to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 COM2 is identified by the system as COM2 4 5 Use the game port to connect a joystick or a MIDI de vice 6 Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The left side jack is for a stereo line out signal The middle jack is for a stereo line in signal The right side jack is for a microphone 32 External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below Color Green SB SCSI network telephone None modem This concludes Chapter 2 Chapter 3 covers the BIOS 33 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility 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 main board BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility dis plays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery b
9. saving mode any modem signal automatically resumes the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility See Chapter 3 for more information SIR Infrared port The mainboard supports an Infrared IR data port Infrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other com puters 1 Empty 3 GND 5 IRTX CIRTX IRRX CIRRX LSIR Serial infrared port The mainboard supports a Serial Infrared SIR data port In frared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signal Name VCC Empty IRRX GND IRTX oa ARAOUN 30 SPKR1 Internal speaker Connect the internal speaker connector to this header Pin Signal Name 1 SPKR 2 NC 3 Ground 4 5V SJ Single color LED This connector is used to attach to devices that need a single color LED indicator LSMI System Management Interrupt This connector is for use with SMI hardware interrupt power management Signal Name ExtSMI Ground LMSG Message LED header This connector is used to attach to devices that need a dual color LED indicator 31 Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the mainboard has a full set of I O ports Parallel
10. sure that you match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device connector Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD ROM DVD drive IDE connector It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use Ensure that the pin 1 side of the cable is matched with the pin 1 side of the connector Refer to the previous note Use the audio cable provided with the CD ROM DVD drive to connect to the mainboard CD in connector CD1 or CD2 D 23 5 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the CD ROM DVD drive C When you first start up your system the BIOS should auto matically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed See Chapter 3 for more information Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface 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 disk ette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive FDD Pin 1 1 Install the FDD into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the FDD cable into FDD1 A
11. 1 Clear CMOS Enables you to clear the BIOS 1 Turn the system off 2 Short pins 2 and 3 on jumper 1 3 Return the jumper to the normal setting 4 Turn the system on The BIOS is returned to the default settings JP2 KB wake up function Enables you to wake up the system by PS 2 keyboard JP3 BIOS protection Enables you to prevent the BIOS from being up dated flashed Open the jumper if you are going to update your BIOS After updating the BIOS short the jumper to protect the BIOS from being flashed For instructions on updating the BIOS refer to Chapter 3 FIDJP CPU ratio selector Enables you to set the CPU ratio Please make sure that your CPU ratio can be adjusted E ee a Ope One Oper One Ope TOS Open Open Short Short Open oen sen o Open Shot eo oen ser on Sher Open eo Open Shot Shar f oen Open 80 Open Short Short Short Short 11 0 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case This illustration shows 2 Secure the screws in the an example of a main mainboard holes that align board being installed in with the chassis holes a tower type case Note Do not over tighten the screws as this can stress the mainboard Most system cases have mounting brackets in stalled in the case which correspond to the holes in the mainboard Place the mainboard
12. 7 9 15 NMI IRQ 8 Break suspend Ring Power Up Control PCIPME Power Up Control Power Up by Alarm Month Alarm Date of Month Time hh mm ss PM Wake Up Events Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled NA 0 000 Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults This item opens a submenu that enables you to set events that will resume the system from a power saving mode IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Enabled This option determines whether any activity for IRQ 37 9 15 will cause the system to wake from a power saving mode IRQ 8 Break Suspend Determines whether the system will monitor IRQ 8 activity and wake the system from a power saving mode when IRQ 8 is activated Ring Power Up Control Enabled Use this item to enable LAN or modem activity to wakeup the system from a power saving mode PCIPME Power Up Control Disabled Use this item to enable PCI activity to wakeup the system from a power saving mode Power Up by Alarm Disabled When set to Enabled the following three fields become avail able Month Alarm Day of Month Alarm and Time Alarm Upon arrival of the alarm time it will instruct the system to wake up When set to 0 zero for the day of the month the 57 alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time PNP PCI Configuration Option This option displays a table o
13. A 4xAGP slot A Communications Network Riser CNR slot AC97 interface only Two IDE channels and a floppy disk drive interface The K7S6A supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33 66 100 MB sec The mainboard has a full set of I O ports and con nectors e Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard Two serial ports One parallel port One MIDI game port Two USB ports Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out This mainboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following e Power management e Wake up alarms e CPU parameters e CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Mainboard Components Of os o Q gt o Cc Q o poooppono Table of Mainboard Components Label AGP AUDIO Bri SIR l C C Pri nfrared cable header lear CMOS jumper KB wake up function header BIOS protection jumper Memory module LED MIC Speaker out connector Serial infrared port M LPANEL Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators LUSB1 LUSB2 Connector for front panel USB ports LMSG Message LED header LSMI SG LED header PANEL onnector for case front panel switches and LED indicators The red indicator LED1 turns on if your system is still pow ered at which time memory modules cannot be installed or uninstalled Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases
14. I bus Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen gt Onboard SuperIO Device Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Onboard SuperlO Device Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Enabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 UART Mode Select Normal UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address 330 Midi Port IRQ 10 T 4 gt e Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values Onboard FDC Controller Enabled This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F6 Fail Safe Defaults F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt e quest IRQ for onboard serial port 1 COM1 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt re quest IRQ for onboard serial port 2 COM2 UART Mode Select Normal This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set to any option but Disabled UART Mode Select enables you to select the infrared communication protocol Normal default IrDA or ASKIR IrDA is an infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 115 2K bps ASKIR is Sharp s inf
15. Preface Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights re served Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author Version 1 0 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with re spect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obliga tion of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Mi crosoft Corp MMX Pentium Pentium ll Pentium lll 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 digital 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 gen erates uses and can radiate radio f
16. Synchronous and Asynchronous DRAM BackGround Cycles Auto This option allows you to set the DRAM background cycles The valid options are AUTO Delay 1T and Normal LD Off Dram RD WR cycles Auto This option allows you to set the LD Off DRAM RD WR cycles Valid values are AUTO Delay 1T and Normal 46 gt Advanced DRAM control 2 Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced DRAM Control 2 CS 5 0 Hold Time CTL 0 5 ns DQS CSB Hold Time CTL 0 5 ns CKE Hold Time CTL 0 5 ns Tl e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults CS 5 0 Hold Time CTL 0 5 ns This option allows you to set the CS Hold Time Valid values are 05 ns 1 0 ns 1 5 ns and 2 0 ns DQS CSB Hold Time CTL 0 5 ns This option allows you to set the DQS CSB Hold Time Valid values are 05 ns 1 0 ns 1 5 ns and 2 0 ns CKE Hold Time CTL 0 5 ns This option allows you to set the CKE Hold Time Valid values are 05 ns 1 0 ns 1 5 ns and 2 0 ns Memory Hole at 15M 16M Disabled This item is used to reserve memory space for ISA expansion cards that require it AGP Fast Write Control Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the caching of dis play data for the video memory of the processor Enabling can g
17. acked up CMOS RAM that saves this information even when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values found in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure e Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals e Video display type and display options e Password protection from unauthorized use e Power management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Before using the Setup Utility ensure that you u derstand the Setup Utility options Only change settings appropriate for the way you use the computer This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts when making changes to the Power Management con figuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup 35 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 diag nostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following
18. allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item un less you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Boot Up NumLock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Gate A20 Option Fast This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Leave this item at the default value 42 Typematic Rate Setting Disabled If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard e Typematic Rate Chars Sec Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held down key e Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option Setup If you have installed password protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only quired when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility APIC Mode Enabled This item allows you to enable APIC Advanced Programma ble Interrupt Controller functionality APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing SMP
19. apable of auto detecting the type of mem ory modules DDR SDRAM you have installed and then automatically adjusting the voltage to the appropriate level Note This mainboard only supports up to 2 unbuffered DDR333 DIMM The memory bus can run at 100 MHz or 133 MHz If your processor operates over a 100 MHz system bus you can in stall PC200 or PC266 memory modules that operate over a 100 MHz or 133 MHz memory bus If your processor operates over a 133 MHz system bus you can only install PC266 or PC333 memory modules that operate over a 133 MHz or 166 MHz memory bus Note SDRAM provides 800 MB s or 1 GB s data transfer depending on whether the bus is 1OOMHz or 133MHz Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM doubles the rate to 1 6 GB s or 2 1 GB s or 2 7 GB s at memory bus 100 Mhz or 133 MHz or 166 MHz DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184 pin DIMM mo dules rather than the 168 pin DIMMs used by SDRAM Installation Procedure The mainboard accommodates three memory modules You must install at least one module in any of the three slots Each module can be installed with 32 MB to 512 MB of memory to tal memory capacity is 1 5 GB PC200 PC266 DIMM or 1 0 GB PC333 DIMM 1 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches
20. case USB ports that comply with the OEM specifications LUSB1 Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 5V Ground USB2 Empty USB2 USB3 Ground USB3 Ground 5V ON ow 28 LUSB2 Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name 5V USB4 USB4 Ground Ground ON ow USB 2 3 USB panel connector The mainboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array However some computer cases have a special module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector USB1 to connect the front mounted ports to the mainboard USB2 Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 VCC VCC 3 USBP2 USBP3 5 USBP2 USBP3 7 Ground Ground 9 Empty OC USB3 Pin Assignment Pin Signal Name Signal Name 1 VCC 3 USBP5 5 USBP5 7 Ground 9 OC WOL1 WOM1 Wake On LAN Wake On Modem If you have installed a LAN card use the cable provided with the card to plug into the mainboard WOL1 connector This en ables the Wake On LAN WOL feature When your system is in a power saving mode any LAN signal automatically e sumes the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility 29 Signal Name 5VSB Ground SENSE If you have installed a modem use the cable provided with the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector This enables the Wake On Modem WOM feature When your sys tem is in a power
21. components Locating Mainboard Components Go to page 4 Installing Jumpers Go to page 9 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 13 Installing Case Components Go to page 14 Installing the CPU Go to page 16 Installing Memory Go to page 19 Installing an HDD and CD ROM Drive Go to page 21 Installing an FDD Go to page 24 Installing Add on Cards Go to page 25 Connecting Options Go to page 27 Connecting Peripheral I O Devices Go to page 32 Note The appendix provides a quick reference for jumper settings Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configura tion of the mainboard Setting Jumpers Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration op tions Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins This illustration shows a 2 pin jumper When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN Short Open yy ap This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT Checking Jumper Settings In the following illustration pin 1 is shown Jumper Settings Type Setting default P 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear JP2 KB wake up 1 2 Enable uneon 2 3 Disable BIOS protec Open Disable uon Short Enable CPU ratio Refer to next selector page JP
22. core Voltage Default Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CPU Host Clock CPU PCI Default Use the CPU Host Clock to set the frontside bus frequency for the installed processor or processors usually 133 MHz 100 MHz or 66 MHz CPU Vcore Voltage Default Use this item to set the CPU Vcore without using the CPU in ternal value Note Modifying the CPU Vcore Voltage may cause the system to become unstable Use caution and proceed at your own risk 61 Load Fail Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail safe de faults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The fail safe de faults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning correctly try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a specific option select and
23. display that op tion and then press lt F6 gt Load Optimized Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you in stall the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press lt F7 gt 62 Set Password Option This item can be used to install a password To install a pass word follow these steps 1 2 Highlight the item Set Password on the main menu and press lt Enter gt The password dialog box appears Enter Password If you are installing a new password type in the pass word You cannot use more than eight characters or numbers The Set Password item differentiates be tween upper case and lower characters Press lt Enter gt after you have typed in the password If you are deleting a password that is already installed just press lt Enter gt when the password dialog box appears You see a message that indicates that the password has been disabled PASSWORD DISABLED Pre
24. e Protect in Advanced BIOS features disable it Firm ware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten Create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for information on creating a bootable sys tem disk Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the sys tem diskette you created in Step 3 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first At the A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press lt Enter gt You see a screen similar to the fol lowing FLASH MEMORY WRITER V7 33 C Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved For MAINBOARD NAME DATE 10 26 2000 Flash Type File Name to Program MEE Type the filename of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the mainboard BIOS When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive and restart your com puter If your mainboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten 37 Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are avai
25. e program and the lo cation 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 simi lar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual 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 Ifthe Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still install drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Windows Ex plorer Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes 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 Note If the opening screen doesn t appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install 66 Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and sh
26. eaker iad Green Power LED Pin 3 Yellow Power LED Pin 2 HDD LED Pins 1 8 a 8 1 Note The plus sign indicates a pin which must be con nected to a positive voltage 15 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 main board you may cause serious damage to both the mainboard and the processor On most mainboards there are small surface mount resis tors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the mainboard and proces sor socket Before installing the Processor This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock fe quency and system bus frequency for processor You may be able to change these automatic settings by changing the set tings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not overclock the mainboard to run processors or other components faster than their rated speed Warning Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system Overclocking can permanently damage the ma
27. een appears Add Install Driver and Applicaton Program x Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Description VIA Service Pack Version 4 28V Release date 2000 12 28 Space Required 19939 K Available 3968688 K CE eo cea 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recommended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installa tion screen appears AVIA Service Pack 4 28V VIA Service Pack 4 28V VIA Service Pack 1 README VIA Service Pack 1 README Press PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of document VIA Service Pack VIA 4In1 README TXT VIA Service Pack VIA 4 In 1 is Copyright C 1999 VIA Technologies Inc Hable of Contents About VIA 4 In 1 Setting Up pdate Technical Support Special Note WinFast AGP VGA users oriy zi Clicking Yes means you have read and agreed with the license agreement and README Click No to decline and Exit fk we 5 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 d low the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 68 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 fo
28. efore installing an add on card check the docu mentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation 25 AGP Slot PCI Slot 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corre sponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is cor rectly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw Note For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card 26 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the main board s optional devices fo o oli i g WOL1 WOM1 AUDIO Front Audio Connector This connector is used to attach to Audio equipment embed ded into or attached to the case 27 Signal Name AUD_MIC AUD_GND MIC_BIAS AUD_VCC AUD_F_R AUD_RET_R RESERVED EMPTY AUD_F_L AUD_RET_L ON Ow Active LINE Out R Active LINE Out L GND aLO GND aLO GND 12 GND 12 12V 1A EMPTY MIC GND MIC Front LINE Out R LINE Next R Front LINE Out L LINE Next L GND tLO EMPTY LUSB 1 2 USB panel connector This USB panel connector which is specially designed for OEM customers connects to the front panel or
29. es hardware status information available to the operating system ACPI enables a PC to turn its pe ripherals 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 key board activity wakes up the computer ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Use this item to define how your system suspends In the fault S1 POS the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down If you select S3 STR the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM the system shuts down with the exception of a refresh current to the system memory 54 Video Off Option Suspend gt Off This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Video Off Method DPMS Support This item defines how the video is powered down to save power This item is set to DPMS Display Power Management Software by default Switch Function Break Wake This option enables you to specify the function of the power button e Disabled The power button functions as a normal power button e Break Wake The power button functions as a suspend button When the button is depressed the system enters a suspended state until the button is again depressed to return the system to normal operating status MODEM Use IRQ 3 If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically re sume the system from a power saving mode use this item to specify the interrupt request line IRQ
30. f items that configures how PnP Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards operate in your sys tem 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 cor rectly through the PnP PCI Configurations Setup utility otherwise the mainboard will not work properly Selecting PnP PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled by Auto ESCD Menu Level IRQ Resources Press Enter oait peshicd efault is Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to reset Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled Extended System Con INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto figuration Data ESCD INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto when you exit Setup if you INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto have installed a new add INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto on and the system recon INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto figuration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot T 4 gt e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0 ptimized Defaults Reset Configuration Data Disabled If you enable this item and restart the system any Plug and Play configuration data stored in the BIOS setup is cleared from memory New updated data is created Reso
31. g modes can be controlled by timeouts If the system is inactive for a time the timeouts begin counting If the inactivity continues so that the timeout period elapses the system enters a power saving mode If any item in the list of Reload Global Timer Events is Enabled then any activity on that item will reset the timeout counters to zero 53 Wake Up Calls If the system is suspended or has been powered down by software it can be resumed by a wake up call that is gener ated by incoming traffic to a modem a LAN card a PCI card or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI function ACPI Suspend Type Video Off Option Video Off Method Switch Function MODEM Use IRQ Hot Key Function as Hot Key Power on Function HDD Off After Power Button Override Power State Resume Control gt PM Wake Up Events Enabled S1 POS Suspend gt Off DPMS Supported Break Wake 3 Power Off Dis abled Disable Instant Off Always Off Press Enter T L lt MoveEnter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults ACPI Function Enabled This mainboard supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface Use this item to enable or dis able the ACPI feature Note ACPI is a power management specification that mak
32. in board by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components Follow these instructions to install the CPU 1 Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise the locking lever to the upright position Identify the pin A 1 corner on the CPU socket and the pin A 1 corner on the processor Match the pin A 1 corners and insert the processor into the socket Do not use force Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the socket Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU CPU fan and heatsink assembly 6 Lower the CPU fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and CPU socket and then snap the fan heatsink into place 7 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU cooling fan power supply on the mainboard CPUFAN Install Memory Modules This mainboard accommodates 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered Double Data Rate DDR SDRAM memory modules The memory chips must be standard or registered SDRAM Syn chronous Dynamic Random Access Memory This mainboard is c
33. in the DIMM slot 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 20 3 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down so that it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM when it is installed correctly Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel in terface IDE1 and IDE2 An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the mainboard IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual If you want to install more than two IDE devices get a second IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secon dary IDE channel When installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About UDMA This mainboard supports UltraDMA 66 100 UDMA is a tech nology that accelerates the performance of devices in the IDE channel Install IDE devices that support UDMA and use IDE cables that support UDMA for better performance 21 Installing a Hard Disk Drive HDD 1 Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the IDE cable into IDE1
34. l apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana dian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada About the Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Introducing the Mainboard Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Chapter 3 Using BIOS Chapter 4 Using the Mainboard Software Appendix A Setting Jumpers Describes features of the main board and provides a shipping checklist Goto gt page 1 Describes installation of main board components Go to page 7 Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility Go to page 34 Describes the mainboard soft ware Go to page 65 Provides a reference to the jumpers on the mainboard Goto page 72 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i CHAPTER 1 1 Introducing the Mainboard 1 ING OGUCHON ecreis cece siaeevieciaeveeniveeveneie ETEEN AEE iE Ea ete 1 CHECKIT a ac aaes E E E I A 1 Standard Items nnes il ene Ne 1 FPOQUUICS erdian devedsid ane gaily tee dacweeg Ui aeteceh ieee pind A OR 2 Mainboard Components 0 0 cccceceteeeee ce nneeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeetaaees 4 Choosing a Computer CASE 2 0 cceceeccteeceee tee eeee eee eeeeeeeteeeeeentees 6 CHAPTER 2 7 Installing the Mainboard Saey PreCAaullOns cociiiiceteazvieeserahighsehaiegecdaibigeseaavesbsedsdiaheeas ng ces QUICK GUIDO epai aee e ee a E aaa E Checking Jumper Setting
35. lable A highlight indicates which option is cur rently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted exe cute the option by pressing lt Enter gt Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes prompt you for information Some options marked with a triangle lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle P Standard CMOS Features This option displays a table of items defining basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue July 11 2000 Time hh mm ss 12 8 59 Menu Level amp IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave Change the day month IDE Secondary Master year and century IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGAGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 31744K Total Memory 32768K Tl amp Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults 38 Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time o
36. m to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields 40 Advanced BIOS Setup Option This option displays a table of items that define advanced in formation about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Anti Virus Protection Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Allows you to choose First Boot Device Floppy the VIRUS warning Second Boot Device HDD 0 feature for IDE Hard Third Boot Device LS120 Disk boot sector Boot Other Device Enabled protection If this Swap Floppy Drive Disabled function is enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled and someone attempts Boot Up NumLock Status On to write data into this Gate A20 Option Fast area BIOS will show a Typematic Rate Setting Disabled warning message on Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 screen and alarm beep Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 Tl amp Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0 ptimized Defaults Anti Virus Protection Disabled When enabled this item p
37. make sure that your CPU ratio can be adjusted E ee Ec a es Ope One Oper One Ope TOS Open Open Short Short Open oen Shor o Open Shot eo Open Shor Open Sher Open Eo Open Shot Shar Open Open 80 Open Short Short Short Short 11 0 73 The Panel and LPanel Connectors The panel connectors provide a set of switch and LED con nectors found on ATX or Micro ATX cases Select one from the two types of panel connector supported by this mainboard PANEL Device Pins 10 9 Empi 10 Empty N C N C 9 Pin 10 Pin 9 Power ON OFF 6 8 Reset Switch 5 7 l Power Switch Reset Switch Green LED 2 4 Pins 6 8 Pins 5 7 Indicator HDD LED 1 3 Green LED l HDD LED Pins 2 4 Pins 1 3 2 1 LPANEL Device Pins 14 7 Reset Switch 13 14 Empty Case Speaker 9 12 Reset Switch Pin 7 Power Switch 5 6 Pins 13 14 Power LED 4 P gue Green Power 3 CRAN LED Yellow Power 2 LED i Power LED Pin 4 HDD LED 1 8 Case Speaker ass Green Power LED Pin 3 Yellow Power LED Pin 2 HDD LED Pins 1 8 a Note The plus sign indicates a pin which must be con nected to a positive voltage 74
38. message appears Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup b gt PnP PCI Configurations Exit Without Saving PC Health Status Esc uit T lt Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on a menu Modifies the selected field s values PU PD Saves the current configuration and exits setup Displays a screen that describes all key func tions Loads previously saved values to CMOS shooting Loads an optimum set of values for peak per formance Loads a minimum configuration for trouble 36 Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this main board from the manufacturer s web site New BIOS provides support for new peripherals improvements in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 1 If your mainboard has a BIOS protection jumper change the setting to allow BIOS flashing Refer to Appendix A for jumper settings If your mainboard has an item called Firmware Writ
39. n the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility gt IDE Devices None Your computer has two IDE channels Primary and Secondary and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel Press lt Enter gt to display the IDE submenu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2000 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Menu Level gt gt To auto detect the HDD s size head on Cylinder this channel Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector Tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0 ptimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE de vice on the IDE channel Note If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that sup ports LBA mode more than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive IDE Primary Master Slave amp Secondary Master Slave Auto Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically de tect and configure IDE devices on the channel If it fails to find a de
40. n this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware If you change the values incorrectly you may introduce fatal er rors or recurring instability into your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features gt Advanced DRAM Control 1 Press Enter gt Advanced DRAM Control 2 Press Enter Memory Hole at 15M 16M Disabled AGP Fast Write control Enabled AGP Data Transfer Rates Support 4X AGP Aperture Size 64MB PCI SLOT 5 Support Enabled Tl e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults 45 gt Advanced DRAM Control 1 Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced DRAM Control 1 Auto configuration Normal Mode CPU DRAM CLK Synch CTL Auto DRAM BackGround Cycles Auto LD Off Dram RD WR Cycles Auto Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults Auto Configuration Normal Mode This is the DRAM auto configuration option which can be set to Safe Mode Normal Mode Fast Mode or Ultra Mode CPU DRAM CLK Synch CTL Auto This option allows you set the CPU DRAM synchronization The valid options are AUTO
41. n burst onto the PCI bus and nonburstable transac tions do not Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen gt SIS OnChip PCI Device Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software SIS OnChip PCI Device 1S 7012 7018 AC97Audio Enabled 1S 7013 S W Modem Enabled IDE ACCESS INTERFACE Embedded BUS USB1 ACCESS INTERFACE PCIBUS USBO ACCESS INTERFACE PCI BUS AC97 ACCESS INTERFACE PCI BUS Tl e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults SIS 7012 7018 AC97 AUDIO Enabled Enables and disables the onboard audio chip Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add on card SIS 7013 S W Modem Auto Enables and disables the onboard modem Disable this item if you are going to install an external modem IDE ACCESS INTERFACE Embedded BUS This item determines whether the IDE access interface is the PCI bus or the embedded bus USB1 ACCESS INTERFACE PCI BUS This option determines whether the USB1 access interface is the embedded bus or the PCI bus USB0 ACCESS INTERFACE PCI BUS This option determines whether the USBO access interface is the embedded bus or a PCI bus 50 AC97 ACCESS INTERFACE PCI BUS This option determines whether the AC 97 interface uses an embedded bus or a PC
42. nd South bridge chipsets which combine support for the new high bandwidth Double Data Rate DDR 333 SDRAM and the AC 97 audio codec Note SDRAM provides 800 MB s or 1 GB s data trans fer depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM doubles the rate to 1 6 GB s or 2 1 GB s or 2 7 GB s 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 DIMM modules rather than the 168 pin DIMMs used by SDRAM Checklist Compare the mainboard s package contents with the following checklists Standard Items e One mainboard e One diskette drive ribbon cable e One IDE drive ribbon cable e One auto install software support CD e This user s manual Features Processor The K7S6A mainboard uses an AMD 462 pin Socket A that has the following features e Supports 100 133 MHz frontside bus FSB e Accommodates AMD Athlon Duron processors The SiS745 Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architec ture with proven reliability and performance A few of the chipset s advanced features are e A low 2 5 volt DDR266 SDRAM power con sumption which makes it an excellent solution for notebooks and desktops with a small foot print Support for a 4xAGP interface providing vivid 3D graphics and video performance An ATA 100 interface on the chipset which helps boost s
43. ow the con tents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something simi lar This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different op erating 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 Exit The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the mainboard 1 Click Setup The installation program begins un Peckeor coltware v2 60 00 P6VEM AutoSetup Program Le Fwuleiess x Mainboard ID Welcome tn fhe Seo progem Tres pagan rd roid onyas corgatm ke snore What piat A Wirda progene Chek Cancelio qui Seip andihen chow any poparss have neg ack Neat bo LONAS neh the Bed progean cbt Neon 0 ge al aaa inte tho parton of ny eit in piripi pein et e KEDE DOVONDA N ONAIN OABI DONOR wde Law Bo Comer 67 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 2 Click Next The following scr
44. program run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY RECOVERY GENIUS ENG RECOVERYGENIUS 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 UTILITY PageABC This concludes Chapter 4 71 Appendix A Setting Jumpers Jumper Settings Type Setting default P 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear JP2 KB wake up 1 2 Enable funetion 2 3 Disable BIOS protec Open Disable uon Short Enable CPU ratio Refer to next selector page JP1 Clear CMOS Enables you to clear the BIOS 1 Turn the system off 2 Short pins 2 and 3 on jumper 1 3 Return the jumper to the normal setting 4 Turn the system on The BIOS is returned to the default settings JP2 KB wake up function Enables you to wake up the system by PS 2 keyboard JP3 BIOS protection Enables you to prevent the BIOS from being up dated flashed Open the jumper if you are going to update your BIOS After updating the BIOS short the jumper to protect the BIOS from being flashed For instructions on updating the BIOS refer to Chapter 3 FIDJP CPU ratio selector Enables you to set the CPU ratio Please
45. pset Features Option Integrated Peripherals Option occ es eseceeeeteeeeeeeeeseeeeeneseenseeseeeeeenes Power Management Setup Option cece eeeseeeseeeeeeneseenseeeeeeeenes PNP PCI Configuration Option ae Frequency Voltage Control ccicesecssescseseseeeeseessaeseesesesessenseeseesesenes Load Fail Safe Defaults Option eee ees eeeseseseeeeeenesesneeseeeeeeees Load Optimized Defaults Option Set Password Option eee Save amp Exit Setup Option bush 3 Exit Without Savin S eee R E RE or CHAPTER 4 65 Using the Mainboard Software 65 About the Software CD ROM esssssssnrenerssssrnrrrrereesnnnrrrnerees 65 Auto installing under Windows 98 cccccsseeeeeenneeeeteneeeeeenneees 66 Manual Installation 0 00 0 ccccccc cece cece cece nner teeter seen near te eter teen nena 69 Utility Software Reference ce tieeceeeeteeee ce nneeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeanenees 69 APPENDIX A 72 Setting Jumpers 72 Jumper Set ss wee aha er ee ale eS 72 The Panel and LPanel Connectors s s ssesssssssssesresreesessessessessesresresreereseess 74 Chapter 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the K7S6A mainboard The K7S6A mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4layer printed circuit board and measures 220 mm x 304 mm The mainboard features a Socket 462 that accommodates AMD Athlon Duron processors supporting frontside bus FSB speeds up to 100 133 MHz The K7S6A incorporates the SiS745 Northbridge a
46. r 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 tects your operating system before installation Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system sub folder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the re adme text file README TXT or README DOC for information on installing the driver or software for your operat ing system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available on the CD ROM is Windows compliant It is provided only for the convenience of ters The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the li cense Note The software in these folders is subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software Award 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 incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information 69 PC CILLIN The PC CILLIN soft
47. rared communication protocol with a maximum 51 baud rate up to 57 6K bps UR2 Duplex Mode Half This field is available when UART 2 Mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infra red IR function of the onboard infrared chip The options are Full and Half default Full duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously Half duplex is the transmission of data in both directions but only one direction at a time Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt e quest 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 SPP allows data output only Extended Capabilities Port ECP and Enhanced Parallel Port EPP are bi directional modes d lowing both data input and output ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP aware peripherals ECP Mode Use DMA 3 When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the paral lel port can use DMA 3 or DMA 1 Game Port Address 201 This item sets the I O address for the game port Midi Port Address 330 This item sets the I O address for the Midi function Midi Port IRQ 10 This item sets the interrupt request for the Midi function Press lt E
48. reatly improve the display speed If your graphics display card does not support this feature you need to disable this item 47 AGP Data Transfer Rates Support 4X Determines the data transfer rate of AGP data at either 4X or 2X depending on your Advanced Graphics Card AGP Aperture Size 64MB This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter It refers to a section of the PCI memory ad dress range used for graphics memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value PCI SLOT 5 Support Enabled Enables PCI support for this mainboard Integrated Peripherals Option This option displays a list of items that defines the operation of peripheral components on the system s input output ports CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt SIS OnChip IDE Device Press Enter gt SIS OnChip PCI Device Press Enter gt Onboard Superl O Device Press Enter USB Controller Enabled USB keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Init Display First PCI Slot AGP Auto Calibration Enabled Tl e Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 0ptimized Defaults 48 gt SIS OnChip IDE Device Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software SIS OnChip IDE Device
49. requency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur 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 per tinent RF emission limits governing this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system s manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is sub ject to the following conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received includ ing interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digita
50. rovides protection against viruses that try to write to the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive You need to disable this item when installing an operating system We recommend that you enable anti virus protection as soon as you have installed an operating system CPU Internal Cache Enabled All processors that can be installed in this mainboard use in ternal level 1 L1 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance 41 External Cache Enabled Most processors that can be installed in this system use e amp x ternal level 2 L2 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is p erating smoothly 1st 2nd 3rd Boot Device Floppy HDD 0 LS120 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 loca tions for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first second and third boot ce vices Swap Floppy Drive Disabled If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system this item
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52. sc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen USB Controller Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Serial Bus 52 ports on this mainboard USB Keyboard Support Disabled Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode Block mode enables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support It also improves the speed of access to IDE devices Init Display First PCI Slot Use this item to specify whether your graphics adapter is h stalled in one of the PCI slots or is integrated on the mainboard AGP Auto Calibration Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the AGP buffer strength auto calibration through the chipset Power Management Setup Option This option displays items that let you control the system power management Modern operating systems take care of much of the power management This mainboard supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The sys tem has various power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and a software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events Power Management Timeouts The power savin
53. ss any key to continue Press any key You are prompted to confirm the pass word Confirm Password Type the password again and press lt Enters gt or just press lt Enter gt if you are deleting a password that is al ready installed If you typed the password correctly the password will be installed Save amp Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt 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 lt Y gt to save and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Util ity When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press lt Y gt to discard changes and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and press Y to discard any changes you have made This concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for infor mation on the software supplied with the mainboard 64 Chapter 4 Using the Mainboard Software About the Software CD ROM The support software CD ROM that is included in the main board package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products Below you can find a brief description d each softwar
54. that is used by the mo dem You might have to connect the fax modem to the mainboard Wake On Modem connector for this feature to work Hot Key Function As Power Off This option allows you to set the Hot Key functionality to one of the following states Disable turn off Hot Key functionality Power Off Suspend Hot Key Power on Function Disabled This option allows you to set the Hot key functionality to power on the system HDD Off After Disable The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable Power Button Override Instant Off 55 Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power manage ment Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the normal power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down Power State Resume Control Always Off This sets the power state after a shutdown due to an unex pected interrupt of AC power 56 gt PM Wake Up Events Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software IRQ 3
55. urces Controlled By Auto ESCD You should leave this item at the default Auto ESCD Under this setting the system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and Play devices as they are required If you cannot get a legacy ISA Industry Standard Architecture expansion card to work properly you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to Manual and then open ing up the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources submenus 58 In the IRQ Resources submenu if you change any of the IRQ assignations to Legacy ISA then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA expansion card Press lt Esc gt to close the IRQ Resources submenu In the Memory Resources submenu use the first item R served Memory Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA expansion card Use the sec ond item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory Press lt Esc gt to close the Memory Re sources submenu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board nh cludes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled Use this item to enable to assign an IRQ for the VGA Please note that some VGA does not work properly when an IRQ is not assigned INT Pin 1 4 Assignment Auto Identifies the interrupt request IRQ line
56. vice change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below 39 Refer to your drive s documentation or look on the drive casing if you need to obtain this information If no device is installed change the value to None Note Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive ensure that you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of your hard drive In correct settings can result in your system not recognizing the installed hard disk Access Mode This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Features page Drive A Drive B 1 44M 3 5 in None These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive at tached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3 5 inch diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in Japan Video EGA VGA This item defines the video mode of the system This main board has a built in VGA graphics system you must leave this item at the default value Halt On All Errors This item defines the operation of the system POST Power On Self Test routine You can use this ite
57. ware program provides anti virus protec tion for your system This program is available for Windows 2000 ME 98SE and Windows NT Be sure to check the e adme 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 against new viruses MediaRing Talk Telephony Software To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built in modem run MRTALK SETUP72 EXE from the follow ing directory UTILITY MEDIARING TALK Super Voice Fax Modem Software To install the Super Voice voice fax data communication ap plication 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 Recovery Genius The Recovery Genius software program is an innovative win dows application system that protects your Hard Disk Drive 70 from virus intrusion accidental deletions and system corrup tion To install the Recovery Genius software
58. ystem performance by providing a high speed connection to ATA 100 Hard Disk Drives delivering maximum sustained data transfer rates of 100 MB sec Built in multithreaded I O link used to enhance performance providing enough I O bandwidth for throughput up to 1 2 GB s Additional key features include support for six USB ports an AC 97 link for audio and modem hardware monitoring and ACPI OnNow power management The mainboard supports DDR SDRAM It ac commodates three unbuffered 2 5V 184 pin slots Each slot can support up to 512 MB with a total maximum capacity of 1 0 GB 2 unbuffered DDR333 DIMM or 1 5GB 3 unbuffered DDR266 DDR200 DIMM The K7S6A includes a 4xAGP slot that provides four times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification AGP technology provides a direct connection between the graphics sub system and the processor so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus AC 97 Audio Codec Expansion Options Integrated I O BIOS Firmware The AC 97 Audio codec is compliant with the AC 97 2 1 specification and supports 18 bit ADC Analog Digital Converter and DAC Digital Ana log Converter resolution as well as 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent and variable sampling rates Further features include support for four analog line level stereo inputs The mainboard comes with the following expan sion options Five 32 bit PCI slots

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