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1. Shared Memory Size 32 MB Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device IDE 0 24 Boot Device Floppy 3 Boot Device CDROM Try Other Boot Devices Yes S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check Setup ESC Quit Ne Select Item ee Hane Help PU PD Modify System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Color Graphic Win Size 64MB DRAM CAS Latency 25T Load BIOS Defaults Timing Setting Mode Normal Load Setup Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled Share Memory Size This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with 16 32 64MB options Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1 Boot Device 2 Boot Device 3 Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time Try Other Boot Devices If you enable this item the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations S M A R T for Hard Disks Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature BootUp Num Lock This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time 262. When you first start up your system go immediately to the Setup Utility to configure the floppy diskette drives that you have installed Installing Add on Cards This mainboard has three 32 bit PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect and one AMR slot AMR Slot Pti Sisti PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface 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 Differ ent territories have different regulations regarding the specifications of a modem card You can purchase an AMR card that is approved in your area and install it directly into the AMR slot Note Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually con figure the card before installation 16 Follow these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding 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 con nector is correctly 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 be
3. Primary Graphics Adapter This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in a PCI slot Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics sys tem You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PCI IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value 29 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 fail safe 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 Note Itis highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal val ues for accessing the best performance 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 val ues 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 FEATURES SETUP
4. B It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the hard disk drive C 14 When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically 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 in stalled Installing a CD ROM DVD Drive 1 Install the CD ROM DVD drive into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 A If you have already installed an HDD use the other connec i tor on the IDE cable ies Note Ribbon cable connectors are F usually keyed so that they can only ea be installed correctly on the device connector If the connector is not ox keyed make sure that you match the eo em a is pin 1 side of the cable connector with free the pin 1 side of the device connec ra a op tor Each connector has the pin 1 J ih a side clearly marked The pin 1 side of phi each ribbon cable is always marked i with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD ROM DVD drive IDE connector B It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the CD ROM DVD drive C 5 Use the audio cable provided with the CD ROM DVD drive to connect to the ma
5. Floppy Drive Swap If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item drive A be comes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Floppy Drive Seek If you enable this item your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive Password Check If you have entered a password for the system use this item to determine if the password is required to enter the Setup Utility Setup or required both at start up and to enter the Setup Utility A ways Boot to OS 2 gt 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed L2 Cache Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal L2 cache memory System BIOS Cacheable If you enable this item a segment of the system BIOS will be cached to main memory for faster execution Graphic Win Size This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter DRAM CAS Latency This item determines the operation of the DRAM memory CAS column ad dress strobe We recommend that you leave this item at the default value The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode Timing Setting Mode This item determines the timing setting mode of the memory We recommend you leave this item at the default value Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Use this item to enable the DIMMs
6. AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yy Wed Sept 11 2002 Time hh mm ss 17 18 30 LBA Bik PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master Auto On Pri Slave Auto On Sec Master Auto On Sec Slave Auto On Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Month J an Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 N Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shif F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date amp Time Use these items to set the system date and time Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secon dary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the 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 Floppy Drive B Use these items to set the size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 25 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
7. Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 24 5cm x 24 5cm Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market The mainboard com plies with the specifications for the micro ATX system 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 floppy diskette drive and four enhanced IDE drives Ensure 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 a micro ATX form factor of 24 5 x 24 5 cm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the main board Mainboard Components Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard e Wear a grounding strap 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 circuit
8. Memory Modules ii Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM ssesssssssssessesesrsrsrsrsrsrererereseersrsreeses 14 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive Installing Add on Cards seeessesssseeeeeeeeeesessssrserestsrsrststeresesestntntststerrerersrseses Connecting Optional Devices heis resori OERE AE RER ar Connecting I O Devices 0 cccseccceseeeeneeceneeeeeeesseeeenaecsaeeesseeesaeesaeensasenaas CHAPTER 3 23 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility ccccccesccesceceseecsteeeeseeeenaeeseaseteaeeesaeeseaeeseneeseaeessn The Standard Configuration 0 cesses Running the Setup Utility eee Using BIOS weseiie dae re a Standard CMOS Features 0 cc cceeeeeeseseeeeees Advanced Setup Page Power Management Setup Page PCI Plug and Play Setup Load Optimal Settings 00 Load Best Performance Settings Features Setup Page CPU PoP Setup Papena a a A E e ROR N OS Hardware Monitor Page cccccescsseecseseceseeeceeeeececeeseceeeeeceseeaeceeeeeeseneeaeees Change Password CHAPTER 4 Using the Mainboard Software About the Software CD ROM ccccsceeeeeeeee Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP RUMMING Setup eneak meae love ba oder Ei sthuees tees cues ws te a sass t ade Manual Installation e a a r aaeeea aea aaae aae eR AEE ERT isang Utility Software Reference nsse0nenennenneeneenennnennnennnrnnerenernnennneenneenne Chapter 1 Introducing the Main
9. Moni toring Built in Hardware Monitor circuit supports Thermal Power and Fan Speed monitor Onboard Flash ROM Supports 2MB Flash Rom on board provides complete Advance Configuration Power Interface ACPI and Leg acy PMU Supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 and fully compliant with PC 97 and PC 98 Spec USB 2 0 Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revi sion 2 0 Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 0 95 Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1 1 Legacy support for all downstream facing ports IEEE 1394a optional Fully supports provisions of IEEE1394a 1995 for high performance serial bus and the P1394a draft 2 0 standard Provides three fully compliant cables ports at 100 200 400 Mbits s and available with one two or three ports Supports optional 1394a Annex J electrical isolation bar rier at PHY link interface Supports power down feature to conserve energy in bat tery powered application Node power class information signaling for system power management
10. Signal USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal GND Ground GND Ground OO N DO a Ri wo Py KEY No pin m Oo USB_FP_OCO Note Overcurrent signal Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi cated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up JP21 amp JP22 IEEE 1394A header Use this header to connect to any IEEE 1394A interface This feature only exists when the mainboard incorporates the Southbridge SiS962 chipset JP21 Signal Name CPWR Signal Name GND XTPBO XTPBO XTPAO XTPAO SHIELD JP22 Signal Name CPWR KEY Signal Name GND XTPB1 XTPB1 XTPA1 XTPA1 SHIELD KEY 19 IR1 Serial infrared port The mainboard supports an Infrared IR1 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 computers Signal Name Function Not connected No pin IR Power Ground IrDA serial output IrDA serial input WOM1 Wake On Modem 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 WOM1 feature When your system is in a power saving mode any modem signal automatically resumes the s
11. Talk Telephony Software To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built in modem go to the directory UTILITY MEDIARING TALK then run MRTALK SETUP72 EXE to install the application software Super Voice Fax Modem Software To install the Super Voice voice fax data communication application for use with the built in fax modem go the directory UTILITY GUPER_VOICE then run PICSHELL EXE to install the application software 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 windows application system that protects your Hard Disk Drive from virus intrusion accidental de letions and from system corruption To install the Recovery Genius software 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 y
12. boards Quick Guide This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system with the mainboards The following table provides a reference for installing specific components Locating Mainboard Components Go to page 5 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 7 Setting Jumpers Go to page 7 Installing Case Components Go to page 8 Installing the CPU Go to page 11 Installing Memory Go to page 13 Installing an HDD and CD ROM Drive Go to page 14 Installing an FDD Go to page 15 Installing Add on Cards Go to page 16 Connecting Options Go to page 18 Connecting Peripheral I O Devices Go to page 21 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case This illustration shows an ex ample of a mainboard being installed in a tower type case 2 Secure the mainboard with screws where appropriate Note Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the main board Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case which correspond to the holes in the mainboard Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets and secure the mainboard onto the mount ing brackets with screws 1 Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets uy Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your mainboard Checking
13. 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 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 Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to exit without 34 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 bun dled 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 RE ADME TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information
14. panel ports and onboard USB header making two extra USB ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mainboard The board is Micro ATX size and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Checklist Compare the mainboard s package contents with the following checklist Standard Items e One mainboard e One diskette drive ribbon cable e One IDE drive ribbon cable e Software support CD e The User s Manual Features Processor e Supports Socket 462 processor Supports AMD Athlon XP Athlon Duron processors e Supports 200 266 MHz FSB Note Processors are automatically configured using firmware and a synchronous Host DRAM Clock Scheme Memory e Two 168 pin DIMM slots for SDRAM memory modules e Two 184 pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules e Support SDRAM up to 133 MHz DDR up to 266 MHz memory bus e Maximum installed memory is 1GB Note You cannot use SDRAM and DDR simultane ously VGA Embedded 256 bit 3D AGP Graphics Accelerator with 64MB frame buffer e Supports AGP 4X 266 MHz mode up to 2GB s bandwidth Supports 333MHz true color RAMDAC resolution up to 2048 x 1536 x 16 bpp NI e Supports AGP Revision 2 0 specification compliant Expansion Slots One AMR slot for a special audio modem riser card e Three 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 2 compliant bus interface Onboard IDE Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels channels e Support for PIO programmable input output modes e Support f
15. C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Enabled OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h COM1 OnBoard IR Port Disabled OnBoard Parallel Port 378h Parallel Port Mode ECP Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port DMA 3 OnBoard Game Port 201h Quit Sora OnBoard MIDI Port 300h Qui Neo MIDI Port IRQ 10 Help PU PD Modify OnBoard PCI IDE Both Old Values Shift F2 Color Audio Device Enabled Modem Device Enabled Load BIOS Defaults Ethemet Device Enabled Load Setup Defaults USB Function Support Enabled USB Function for DOS Disabled ThumbDrive for DOS Disabled OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial PortA Use these items to enable or disable the onboard COM1 2 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Port Use this item to define the protocol for an infrared port if you have installed an optional IR port The options are IrDA and ASKIR 30 Onboard Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LPT1 parallel port and to as sign a port address The Auto setting will detect and available address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode You can select SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or ECP EPP Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign either IRQ 5 or 7 to the parallel port Parallel Port DMA Use this item to assign a D
16. 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 mainboard you may cause serious damage to the mainboard or its components On most mainboards there are small surface mount resistors 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 processor socket Before installing the Processor This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and sys tem bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the mainboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not overclock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed Warning Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system Overclocking can per manently damage the mainboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket When choosing a proc essor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the process
17. Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the main board Setting Jumpers Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations below show a 2 pin jumper This illustration shows a 3 pin When the jumper cap is placed on both pins jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just a ji one pin the jumper is OPEN ihe Short Open Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default JP1 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Clear CMOS JP1 jumper 2 3 Normal i J30 4 pin LAN LED Indica 1 2 Link LED J30 3 4 ACT LED coop JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory discon nect all the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds J30 LAN LED Indicator This jumper connected with a LAN device needs a LED indicator Note The plus sign indicates a pin must be connec
18. MA channel to the parallel port The options are 0 1 and 3 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Game port OnBoard MIDI Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard MIDI port and to assign a port address MIDI Port IRQ Use this item to assign an IRQ to the MIDI port Onboard PCI IDE Use this item to enable or disable either or both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels Audio Device This item enables or disables the onboard AC 97 audio chip Modem Device This item enables or disables the onboard AC 97 modem chip Ethernet Device This item enables or disables the LAN chip USB Function Support Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this mainboard USB Function for DOS Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this mainboard in a DOS environment 31 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 AMIBIOS SETUP CPU PnP SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU Speed 100 100 MHz CPU Frequency 100 MHz DRAM Frequency 100 MHz ESC Quit Ne Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values CPU Brand Type Core Voltage Ratio Frequency These items show t
19. N 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 Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the main board 1 Click Setup The installation program begins Mainboard ID aces nme oe E CPal EM Intateup Praerrin gt e Tu mpm dered Sem pu rem ee e Bebe ae LA eai parte ifm opener iia ami Eee Rr reel rca ert Bi mum roa Umem eeir n ieor r m bed ee eld eee a ee ae ee ia C 36 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 screen appears GEko isomo pars eet rm a i he cpm A Dapre PE E Dirim mii dpirpra ie MAk Tarira Fad epi ll V Miam dr tee leet AE ie EE Cra m _ cows _ 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 inst
20. Preface Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected un der international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the au thor Version 5 1 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufac turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose 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 manu facturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft 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 digi tal 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 generates uses and can radiate radio frequ
21. allation screen ap pears 1 PEA Somin Pack aiti h Larran Pai PABI YR bi Pe aD foe a Ss ee Era BAL Dera Pami WE d in Ta Cape ERs teachers be tama W ig PN ig a ei a Sehr aj birg Ter smem ponten amai regent tilt eer aged i EEE aE 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the on screen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 37 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 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 installa tion 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 from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following softwa
22. ata transfer depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 266 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 Installation Procedure You must install at least one memory cE module in order to use the main Da al board lin Sdi Note You cannot use DDR SDRAM and SDRAM A Pia p simultaneously 4 fc ye kra Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 2 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 3 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot DDR SDRAM Module SDRAM Module 13 4 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 5 Install any remaining DIMM modules 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 interface IDE1 and IDE2 An IDE ribbon cable suppor
23. board Introduction Thank you choosing the K7SOM mainboard This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket for the AMD K7 type of processors You can install any of these processors on this mainboard This mainboard supports front side bus speed of 200 266MHz This mainboard integrates the SiS740 Northbridge and SiS962 962L Southbridge chipsets that support a DDR SDRAM interface Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 function and remarkably high system performance under all types of system operations This mainboard has a built in AC97 Codec providing an AMR Audio Modem Riser slot to support Audio and Modem application and a built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface This mainboard has the embedded 256 bit 3D AGP Graphics Accelerator with 64MB frame buffer supporting AGP 4X 266MHz mode up to 2GB s bandwidth which provides a direct connection between the graphics sub system and memory so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus The mainboard supports built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implements Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 0 95 This mainboard also supports the optional built in IEEE1394a function only when SiS962 SB is installed There is a set of ATX I O Ports including two PS 2 ports for keyboard and mouse one parallel port one serial port and one VGA port one MIDI Game port and maximum four USB 2 0 ports two back
24. ency energy and if not in stalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not oc cur 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 pertinent RF emission limits governing this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system s manu facturer 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 subject to the follow ing conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital appa
25. flat panel White IEEE 1394 Grey Microphone Pink MIDI game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS 2 compatible keyboard Purple PS 2 compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise Speaker out subwoofer Orange Right to left speaker Brown USB Black Video out Yellow SCSI network telephone modem None This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS 22 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest AMI BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mainboard BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored 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 Be fore using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration ha
26. gin using the add on card 17 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard s optional devices IR USm2 AP2z AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Signal Name AUD_MIC Function Front Panel Microphone input signal AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power AUD_VCC Filtered 5 V used by Analog Audio Circuits AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel HP_ON Reserved for future use to control Head phone Amplifier KEY No Pin AUD_FPOUT_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel 18 USB2 Extended USB header The mainboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array 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 connectors USB2 to connect the front mounted ports to the mainboard Signal Name VREG_FP_USBPWRO Function Front Panel USB Power VREG_FP_USBPWRO Front Panel USB Power USB_FP_PO USB Port 0 Negative Signal USB_FP_P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal USB_FP_P0 USB Port 0 Positive
27. he kind core voltage ratio and frequency of CPU that has installed in your system CPU Speed Use this item to set the CPU speed that has installed in your system DRAM Frequency Use this item to set the frequency of DRAM that has installed in your system Note If you manually set the wrong speed and the system won t run properly press the Page Up key while the system is booting and a default setting will replace the incorrect CPU setting 32 Hardware Monitor Page This page sets some of the parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this mainboard AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved rk System Hardware 1 616V 2 496V 3 392V 4 945V 11 968V 3 472V 11 721V 5 026V 3 472V Quit Te Select Item SYSTEM Fan Speed ORPM CPU Fan Speed 1318 RPM Help PU PD Modify SYSTEM Temperature 31 C 87 F Old Values Shift F2 Color CPU Temperature 38 C 100 F Load Optimal values Load Best Performance Values Voltage Measurements amp FAN Speeds These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system volt age measurements System CPU Temperature These items display CPU and system temperature measurement 33 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 num bers Press Enter after you have typed
28. he system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the sys tem 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 LAN Ring Power On Your system can enter a software power down If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is traffic on the network adapter Keyboard Power On If you enable this item you can turn the system 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 28 USB Device Power On If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is traffic on the USB device PCI Plug and Play Setup 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 0 S Yes Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled Quit Ne Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Plug and Play Aware O S Enable this item if you are using an O S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 98 ME
29. inboard CD in connector CDIN1 or CDIN2 D When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically 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 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and 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 diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive 1 Install the FDD into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the FDD cable into FDC A Note Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only of e be installed correctly on the device andl connector If the connector is not 4 keyed make sure that you match the amp gt pin 1 side of the cable connector with he te at sl the pin 1 side of the device connec er a n P A tor Each connector has the pin 1 ka en side clearly marked The pin 1 side of 4 each ribbon cable is always marked i with a colored stripe on the cable i 15 3 Plug the correct connector on the FDD cable for the 5 25 inch or 3 5 inch drive into the FDD connector B 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the FDD C
30. on Esc Exits the current menu No Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the selected field s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions F5 Loads previously saved values to CMOS F6 Loads a minimum configuration for troubleshooting F7 Loads an optimum set of values for peak performance 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 available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute 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 that prompt you for information Some options marked with a triangle gt lead to submenus that enable you 24 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 Use this page to set basic information such as the date the time the IDE de vices and the diskette drives If you press the F3 key the system will automatically detect and configure the hard disks on the IDE channels
31. or Multiword DMA modes e Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 modes Power e ATX power supply connector Supply and e Meets ACPI 1 0b and APM 1 2 requirements keyboard Power power on off Management e Supports Suspend Shutdown Wake on LAN Wake on Modem Wake on Alarm Interrupt Wake up from Key board Mouse AC 97 Audio Compliant with AC 97 2 2 specification Codec CMI9738 e Full duplex Codec with independent and variable sam pling rate Earphone Buffer Built In SNR up to 90db 4Ch DAC support 4 channel speak out Advanced power management support Built in Ethernet LAN optional Built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ethernet LAN LAN controller integrates Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY compliant with IEEE802 3u 100BASE TX 10BASE T and ANSI X3 263 TP PMD standards e 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 I O Ports Built in Multi threaded IO Link Delivering 1 2GB s Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device connections Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb s transfer rate One serial port with 16550 compatible fast UART One VGA port One parallel port with ECP and EPP support Two back panel USB ports and two extra USB ports module USB2 0 Two PS 2 ports for keyboard and mouse One infrared port connector for optional module Hardware
32. or PCI slots to detect automatically device then generating clock Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system 27 Power Management Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for system power management opera tion AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Aware 0 S Yes Power Management Enabled Suspend Time Out Disabled Hard Disk Time Out Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled RTC Alarm Date ESC Quit Te Select Item RTC Alarm Hour F1 Hel PU PD Modi RTC Alarm Minute k Bl fy RTC Alarm Second F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color LAN Ring Power On Disabled F6 Load Optimal values Keyboard Power On Disabled i USB Device Power On Disabled F7 Load Best performance values ACPI Aware O S Enable this item if you are using an O S that supports ACPI function such as Windows 98 ME 2000 Power Management Use this item to select a power management scheme Both APM and ACPI are supported Suspend Time Out This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Sus pend mode Hard Disk Time Out This sets the timeout to power down the hard disk drive if the time selected passes without any hard disk activity Resume On RTC Alarm Date Hour Minute Second T
33. or design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory The following processors are currently supported by this mainboard Athlon XP 2000 and above FSB 266 MHz Athlon 650 MHz 1 4 GHz FSB 200 MHz 266 MHz Duron 550 MHz 1 2 GHz FSB 200 MHz 11 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components Note The pin 1 corner is marked with an arrow 7 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 2 Identify the pin Pin 1 corner ri CPU Tan connector on the CPU socket and the oe pin Pin 1 corner on the i processor ok Match the Pin 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 Lower the CPU fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and CPU socket and then snap then snap the fan heatsink into place 12 7 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU cooling fan power supply on the mainboard CPUFAN Installing Memory Modules The mainboard has two 168 pin 184 pin DIMM sockets for SDRAM DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM system memory modules DDR SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps d
34. ou to create your very own home page To install the PageABC go to the directory UTILITYPageABC and then run SETUP EXE to install the application software This concludes Chapter 4 39
35. ratus meets all requirements of the Canadian 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 Describes features of the mainboard Introducing the Mainboard and provides a shipping checklist Go to gt page 1 Chapter 2 Describes installation of mainboard Installing the Mainboard components Go to gt page 6 Chapter 3 Provides information on using the BIOS Using BIOS Setup Utility Go to page 23 Chapter 4 Describes the mainboard software Using the Mainboard Software Goto gt page 35 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Features and Packing List Translations CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction GREGKISta esvesdeel asi eid ee ls Bed Os Pee Standard Items FO QUUICS 5 sexes A aloes ac T gensan euetneceteaseasbeeea Choosing a Computer Case Mainboard Components CHAPTER 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precaut ONS ze sen ima aa E ees aa RE AERA EATE Quick Guideen e erai n E EE vn E TAS RERE EAEN EEEE Installing the Mainboard in a Case Checking Jumper Settings Setting Jumpers Checking Jumper Settings Jumper Settings narun oea a E E E RA Connecting Case Components The SWI Comme CtOP ienser eE AE A sda EE SEEE SEEE Ea EES Installing Hardware sineresia a i iaaa kie Installing the Processor Installing
36. re is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Note These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software AWARD Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you 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 sys tem will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information WinFlash Utility The Award WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS Award BIOS flash writer utility The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored ona Flash Memory chip on the mainboard while in a Windows environment This utility is currently available for WINXP ME 2000 98SE To install the WinFlash utility run WINFLASH EXE from the following directory UTILITY WINFLASH 1 51 PC CILLIN 2002 The PC CILLIN 2002 software program provides anti virus protection for your system This program is available for Windows 2000 ME 98SE XP and Win dows NT Be sure to check the readme txt and install the appropriate anti virus software for your operating system 38 We strongly recommend users to install this free anti virus software to help protect your system against viruses MediaRing
37. s 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 e when changing the system configuration e when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility e when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts e when making changes to the Power Management configuration e when changing the password or making other changes to the Secu rity Setup Running the Setup Utility Each time your computer starts before the operating system loads a mes sage 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 AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 21 09 C 2000 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 TJ lt Selectitem Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Optimal values F7 Best performance values F10 Save amp Exit Standard CMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Key Functi
38. ted to a positive voltage Connecting Case Components After you have installed the mainboard into a case you can begin connecting the mainboard components Refer to the following 1 Connect the power connector from the Chara power supply to the a ATX_PWR connector ao on the mainboard 2 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN 3 If there is a cooling im al system chassis to H fan installed in the _ connect the cable from the cooling fan to m the SYSFAN fan BS power connector on ia 7a the mainboard 4 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the SW1 header 5 Connect the case speaker cable to SPK1 ATX_PWR ATX 20 pin Power Connector Signal Name i Signal Name 3 3V 3 3V 3 3V 12V Ground Ground 5V PS ON Ground Ground 5V Ground Ground Ground PWRGD 5V 5VSB 5V 12V 5V O O ND a RO Pp Ear oO CPUFAN SYSFAN FAN Power Connectors Signal Name Function System Ground Power 12V Sensor SPK1 Internal speaker Signal Name The SW1 Connector This panel connector provides a set of switch and LED connectors found on ATX case Refer to the table below for information Device Pins HD_LED_P 1 FP PWR SLP 2 4 HD_LED_N 3 RST_SW_N 5 8 RST_SW_P 6 7 RSVD_DNU 9 KEY 10 10 Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution When installing a
39. that is not included in this manual Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and soft ware for your mainboard Note Ifthe Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still in stall drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Windows Explorer Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 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 Auto Setup Th See detec er Pisjii Note If the opening screen doesn t appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory 35 Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install 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 different oper ating systems such as DOS WI
40. ting two IDE devices is bundled with the main board If you want to install more than two IDE devices get a second IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel 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 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 UltraDMA This mainboard supports UltraDMA 66 100 133 UDMA is a technology that accelerates the performance of devices in the IDE channel To maximize per formance install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80 pin IDE cables that support UDMA 66 100 133 Installing a Hard Disk Drive 1 Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 A ces Note Ribbon cable connectors z are usually keyed so that they can awT only be installed correctly on the 2 i device connector If the connector Al is not keyed make sure that you gt A match the pin 1 side of the cable a connector with the pin 1 side of the Pere a device connector Each connector tote has the pin 1 side clearly marked i a The pin 1 side of each ribbon ca ble is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the hard disk drive IDE connector
41. ystem You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility See Chapter 3 for more information Signal Name Function 5V stand by power Ground Wake up signal low active 20 Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the mainboard has the following I O ports PS 2 USB keyboard ports PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Keyboard LAN Port optional USB Ports LPT1 COM1 2 Game Port Audio Ports Serial port Serial port COM 1 COM 2 Microphone Line in Line out Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 point ing device Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 key board Use the LAN port to connect to the network Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices 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 Use the game port to connect a joystick or a MIDI device Use the three audio ports to connect audio de vices 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 21 External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below Connector Color Audio line in Light blue Audio line out Lime Digital monitor
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