AMD ASUS K7M-RM Athlon Slot A microATX Motherboard - K7M-RM
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1. Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided into the following sections y t 1 INTRODUCTION Manual information and checklist 2 FEATURES Product information and specifications 3 HARDWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the motherboard 4 BIOS SETUP Instructions on setting up the BIOS software 5 SOFTWARE SETUP Instructions on setting up the included software 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE Reference material for the included software 7 APPENDIX Optional items and general reference 1 2 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer 1 2 1 Motherboard 1 ASUS Motherboard 1 Universal Retention Mechanism factory installed 1 ASUS USB Connector Set 1 Ribbon cable for master and slave UltraDMA 33 amp UltraDMA 66 IDE drives 1 Ribbon cable for 1 3 5 floppy disk drive 1 Bag of spare jumper caps 1 Support CD with drivers and utilities 1 This Motherboard User s Manual ASUS IrDA compliant infrared module optional ASUS PCI L101 Wake On LAN 10 100 Fast Ethernet Card optional UU NNNANANRRAW IMPORTANT It is strongly recommended that at least a 200 watt 235W for full configuration ATX power supply be used for this motherboard Make sure that your ATX power supply can supply at2. To install the AMR card face its components towards the serial ports K7M RM Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 33 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 External Connectors WARNING Some pins are used for connectors or power sources These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard IMPORTANT Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on the connectors Pin 1 is usually on the side closest to the power connec tor on hard drives and CD ROM drives but may be on the opposite side on floppy disk drives Check the connectors before installation because there may be exceptions IDE ribbon cable must be less than 46 cm 18 in with the sec ond drive connector no more than 15 cm 6 in from the first connector 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector Green 6 pin PS2KBMS The system will direct IRQ12 to the PS 2 mouse if one is detected If one is not detected expansion cards can use IRQ12 See PS 2 Mouse Function Control in 4 4 Advanced Menu PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female VV __ ma EE Gs OO00O0 so 900000 Jaz ES y O cooe JO oo00 JU La m a z J 2 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Purple 6 pin PS2KBMS This connection is for a standard keyboard using an PS 2 plug mini DIN This connector will not allow standard AT size large DIN keyboard plugs You may us
3. JeJ K M RM Slot A Motherboard USER S MANUAL USER S NOTICE No part of this manual including the products and software described in it may be repro duced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PAR TICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSI NESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT Product warranty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trade marks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or expla
4. or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable 32 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 7 3 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP This motherboard provides an Accelerated Graphics Port AGP slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra high memory bandwidth such as an ASUS 3D graphics accelerator K7M RM Accelerated Graphics Port AGP 3 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot This connector supports a specially designed audio and or modem card called an AMR Main processing 1s done through software and controlled by the motherboard s sys tem chipset This provides an upgradeable audio and or modem solution at an incred ibly low cost There are two types of AMR one defined as primary and another de fined as secondary This motherboard uses the primary channel so that a secondary AMR can coexist without the need to disable the onboard CODEC The motherboard s onboard CODEC must be disabled when using a primary AMR IMPORTANT The AMR slot of this motherboard shares the same expansion slot as PCI Slot 3 Because of this and its location the slot can only accept a specially designed AMR card optional While a standard AMR card s bracket 1s to the left of the card facing the expansion slot the specially designed AMR card s bracket is to the right of the card For availability see your vendor or dealer
5. 4 pin SPEAKER This 4 pin connector connects to the case mounted speaker Two sources LINE OUT and SPEAKER will allow you to hear system beeps and warn ings Only SPEAKER will allow you to hear system beeps before the integrated audio has been properly initialized 22 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pin PWRLED This 3 1 pin connector connects the system power LED which lights when the system 1s powered on and blinks when it 1s in sleep mode 23 Reset Switch Lead 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch This 1s a preferred method of rebooting to prolong the life of the system s power supply 24 ATX Power Switch Lead 2 pin PWRSW The system power is controlled by a momentary switch connected to this lead Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and SOFT OFF Pushing the switch while in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off The system power LED shows the status of the system s power 25 System Management Interrupt Lead 2 pin SMI This allows the user to manually place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode where system activity 1s decreased to save electricity and expand the life of certain components when the system 1s not in use This 2 pin connector con nects to the case mounted suspend switch If you do not have a switch for the connector you may use the Turbo Swi
6. L Unbuffered The notches on the DIMM module will shift between left center or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted into the DIMM slot on the motherboard You must ask your retailer the correct DIMM type before pur chasing This motherboard supports four clock signals ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 23 3 HARDWARE SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 24 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 Central Processing Unit CPU NOTE The following pictures are provided for reference purposes only The ap pearance of your retention mechanism and fan may be different from the following examples Your motherboard provides a Slot A connector for an AMD Athlon processor AMD Athlon processor with heatsink and fan top view 3 6 1 Universal Retention Mechanism Your motherboard comes preinstalled with a Universal Retention Mechanism URM The URM supports the AMD Athlon processor Universal Retention Mechanism URM 3 6 2 Heatsinks The recommended heatsinks see section on recommended heatsinks for AMD Athlon processors for more information for the processors are those with three pin fans that can be connected to the fan connectors on the motherboard WARNING Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor s heatsink by regularly checking that your CPU fan is working Without sufficient circulation the processor cou
7. additional USB ports are supported midboard ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 10 2 FEATURES 2 1 2 Performance 100 100MHz Synchronous Host DRAM Clock Support CPU frequency can operate at LOOMHz while system memory operates at 100MHz High Speed Data Transfer Interface This motherboard with its chipset and support for UltraDMA 66 doubles the UltraDMA 33 burst transfer rate to 66 6MB s UltraDMA 66 is backward compatible with both DMA 33 and DMA and with existing DMA devices and systems so there is no need to upgrade current EIDE IDE drives and host systems UltraDMA 66 requires a 40 pin 80 conductor cable to be enabled and or for UltraDMA Mode 4 Concurrent PCI Concurrent PCI allows multiple PCI transfers from PCI mas ter buses to memory to CPU SDRAM Optimized Performance This motherboard supports the new genera tion memory Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory SDRAM which increases the data transfer rate to 800MB s max using PC100 compliant SDRAM ACPI Ready ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface provides more Energy Saving Features for future operating systems OS supporting OS Direct Power Management OSPM functionality With these features imple mented in the OS PCs can be ready around the clock yet satisfy all the energy saving standards To fully utilize the benefits of ACPI an ACPI supported OS such as Windows 98 must be used PC 99 Compliancy Both the BIOS and hardware levels of the mot
8. in powering up if your power supply is inadequate For Wake On LAN support your ATX power supply must supply at least 720mA 5VSB 12 0Volts 5 0 Volts 5V Standby 5 0 Volts Power Good 5 0 Volts Ground Ground 5 0 Volts Ground Ground Ground 5 0 Volts Power Supply On Ground Ground 3 3 Volts 12 0Volts 3 3 Volts 3 3Volts ATXPWR K7M RM ATX Power Connector 42 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 20 USB Connector Set 10 1 pin USBPORT If the USB Ports on the back panels are inadequate a USB connector set 1s available midboard If you want to use this connector you need to use the bundled external connector set The external connector set connects to the 10 1 pin block and mounts to an open slot on your computer s chassis E g E A s Optional USB USBPORT 5 10 CH 6 USB Power 1 USB Power Cx 7 USBP3 2 USBP2 oo 8 USBP3 3 USBP2s 9 4 on NC 1 6 K7M RM USB Ports 2 and 3 The following PANEL illustration is used for items 21 25 next page Speaker fa Ground Reset SW Speaker Ground m Reset Reset SW Connector Ground 5V avse ATX Power Switch G d Ground Keyboard Lock keyiock ts ot Extsut SMI Lead Requires an ATX power supply K7M RM System Panel Connectors ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 43 dd 3 HARDWARE SETUP 21 System Warning Speaker Connector
9. opposite page for locations Processor Support Chipsets Main Memory Expansion Slots System I O 3D Graphics Audio Network Features Hardware Monitoring Power Form Factor Location Slot A for AMD Athlon Processors eessen 1 Frequency Selection DIP Switches cc ceecseeseeteeereeeees 11 AMD 751 AGP PCI Memory Controller ccceeeeeees 2 VIA South Bridge PCI Super I O Integrated Peripheral Controller 0 10 Programmable Flash EEPROM ccccceseesseeeteeeteeeeeeeeenees 8 Maximum 768MB support SOD INMIM SOCKEUS orsoni a 3 PC100 SDRAM support DCE SOUS ATI P E E EEA T te ier E E 16 TGP SOL erir E UTET E E R aa 17 1 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot s es 14 2 IDE Connectors UltraDMA33 66 Support cece 5 1 Floppy Disk Driver Connector eececseeseeseeseeeseeeseeens 6 Seinal COMI CONN G ClOR siisesiicihinan nn a 21 I Serial COM CONN EClOR sectecss snictaddninassesceatetinaatiombaialiee 19 I Parallel Por COMMC COR uratna n 20 USB Connectors Port 0 amp Port 1 eseese 22 USB Connectors Port 2 amp Port 3 optional eee 7 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector ce ccc ccseesssccsessssseeseeseees Top 23 1 PS 2 Keyboard Connector ccecceceseeseeeeeees Bottom 23 AMD 751 AGP PCI Memory Controller cceeeeeeees 2 AC 97 V2 1 Audio Codec optional ccc ceceescereesseeteeeees 15 1 Joystick MIDI Connector on audio model only Top 18 1 Line Out C
10. pin 20 plugged TIP You may configure two hard disks to be both Masters with two ribbon cables one for the primary IDE connector and another for the secondary IDE connector You may install one operating system on an IDE drive and another on a SCSI drive and select the boot disk through 4 4 1 Advanced CMOS Setup IMPORTANT UltraDMA 66 IDE devices must use a 40 pin 80 conductor IDE cable for 66MBytes s transfer rates NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 Primary IDE Connector Secondary IDE Connector PIN 1 K7M RM IDE Connectors 9 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1pin FLOPPY This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connect ing the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orienta tion when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged FLOPPY NOTE Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1 a PIN 1 K7M RM Floppy Disk Drive Connector ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 10 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pin WOL_CON This connector connects to a LAN card with a Wake On LAN output such as the ASUS PCI L101 Ethernet card see 7 Appendix The connector powers up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card IMPORTANT This feature requires that Wake On Lan features are enabled see 4 4
11. 3 HARDWARE SETUP 4 CPU External Frequency Setting DSW This option tells the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU SDRAM and the chipset This allows the selection of the CPU s External frequency The CPU External Frequency multiplied by the Frequency Multiple equals the CPU s Internal frequency the advertised CPU speed The CPU 1s running at the same speed as the SDRAM NOTE To use this feature CPU Frequency Selection in BIOS setup must be set to By Jumper see 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Setup ON gt OFF gt DSW1 CPU SDRAM 100MHz 103MHz ON gt OFF gt CPU SDRAM 105MHz 110MHz K7M RM CPU External Frequency Selection NOTE Frequency Multiple settings are not available here because AMD Athlon processors have locked Frequency Multiples NOTE The motherboard supports PC100 PC133 DIMMs for system memory 20 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP External Frequency Table CPU SDRAM Frequency Selection Switches MHz MHz 1 2 100 00 100 00 ON ON 103 00 103 00 OFF ON 105 00 105 00 ON OFF 110 00 110 00 OFF OFF NOTE For updated processor settings visit the ASUS web site see ASUS CON TACT INFORMATION WARNING Premature wearing of the processor may result when overclocking Be sure that the DIMM you use can handle the specified SDRAM MHz or else bootup will not be possible 5 Voltage Regulator Output Setting VID1 VID2 VID3 This jumpers allow you t
12. 3 Power Management and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power IMPORTANT Requires an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5 volt standby power Ground PME 5 Volt Standby WOL_CON K7M RM Wake On LAN Connector 11 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pin WOR This connector connects to internal modem cards with a Wake On Ring output The connector powers up the system when a ringup packet or signal is received through the internal modem card NOTE For external modems Wake On Ring is detected through the COM port IMPORTANT This feature requires that Wake On Ring features are enabled see 4 4 3 Power Management and that your system has an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power WOR led Ground Ring K7M RM Wake On Ring Connector 38 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 12 IDE Activity LED 2 pin IDE This connector supplies power to the cabinet s IDE activity LED Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up TIP If the case mounted LED does not light try reversing the 2 pin plug IDELED K7M RM IDE Activity LED 13 Power Supply CPU Chassis Fan Connectors 3 pin PWR_FAN CPU_ CHA_FAN These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA 4 2 Watts or less Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink s instead of th
13. 7M RM User s Manual 3VSBSLT CR2032 3V Lithium Cell USBPORT IR GC els Ports 2 amp 3 2Mbit Flash EEPROM CHASSIS Programmable BIOS 24 4cm 9 6in 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 2 Layout Contents Motherboard Settings 1 3VSBSLT p 18 Vaux Setting 3 V 3VSB 2 JP3001 JP3008 p 18 3 3V Power Source Setting 3 SPK AUD_EN1 _EN2 ADN p 19 Onboard Audio Setting Enable Disable 4 DSW1 p 20 CPU External Frequency Setting 5 VIDI VID2 VID3 p 21 Voltage Regulator Output Setting Expansion Slots 1 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 p 22 168 Pin DIMM Memory Support 2 Slot A p 25 Central Processing Unit CPU 3 PCH PC PCB p 31 32 bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 4 AGP p 33 Accelerated Graphics Port 5 AMR p 33 Audio Modem Riser Slot e 6 Connectors O 1 PS2KBMS p 34 PS 2 Mouse Connector 6 pin female z 2 PS2KBMS p 34 PS 2 Keyboard Connector 6 pin female 2 3 USB p 35 Universal Serial Bus Ports 0 amp 1 Two 4 pin female E 4 PRINTER p 35 Parallel Port Connector 25 pin female 5 COM1 COM2 p 35 Serial Port Connectors Two 9 pin male 6 GAME_AUDIO p 36 Joystick MIDI Connector 15 pin female optional 7 GAME_AUDIO p 36 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 female optional 8 PRIMARY SECONDARY IDE p 37 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 Ipins 9 FLOPPY p 37 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 34 1 pins 10 WOL_CON p 38 Wake On LAN Connector 3 pins 11 WOR p 38 Wake On Ring Connector 2 pins 12 IDE L
14. ED p 39 IDE Activity LED 2 pins 13 PWR_ CPU_ CHA_FAN p 39 Power Supply CPU Chassis Fan Connectors Three 3 pin 14 CD AUX VIDEO MODEM p 40 Internal Audio Connectors Four 4 pins optional 15 HPHONE p 40 Headphone True Level Line Out Header 3 pins optional 16 IR p 41 Serial Infrared Module Connector 5 1 pins 17 SMB p 41 SMBus Connector 5 1 pins 18 CHASSIS p 42 Chassis Intrusion Alarm Lead 4 1 pins 19 ATXPWR p 42 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pins 20 USBPORT p 43 USB Connector Set 10 1 pins 21 SPEAKER PANEL p 44 System Warning Speaker Connector 4 pins 22 PWRLED PANEL p 44 System Power LED Lead 3 1 pins ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 15 3 HARDWARE SETUP 23 RESET PANEL p 44 Reset Switch Lead 2 pins 24 PWRSW PANEL p 44 ATX Power Soft Off Switch Lead 2 pins 25 SMI PANEL p 44 System Management Interrupt Switch Lead 2 pins 2 Ee Q lt O G ct Q O a ct D IAILAS M H 16 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 3 Hardware Setup Procedure Before using your computer you must complete the following steps Check Motherboard Settings Install Memory Modules e Install the Central Processing Unit CPU Install Expansion Cards Connect Ribbon Cables Panel Wires and Power Supply 3 4 Motherboard Settings This section explains in detail how to change your motherboard s function settings through the use of switches and or jumpers WA
15. N ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC Asia Pacific Marketing Address 150 Li Te Road Peitou Taipei Taiwan 112 Telephone 886 2 2894 3447 Fax 886 2 2894 3449 Email info asus com tw Technical Support MB Others Tel 886 2 2890 7121 English Notebook Tel 886 2 2890 7122 English Desktop Server Tel 886 2 2890 7123 English Fax 886 2 2895 9254 Email tsd asus com tw WWW www asus com tw FTP ftp asus com tw pub A SUS ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL America Marketing Address 6737 Mowry Avenue Mowry Business Center Building 2 Newark CA 94560 USA Fax 1 510 608 4555 Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Fax 1 510 608 4555 BBS 1 510 739 3774 Email tsd asus com WWW www asus com FTP ftp asus com Pub ASUS ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Europe Marketing Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany Fax 49 2102 442066 Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests only Technical Support Hotline MB Others 49 2102 9599 0 Notebook 49 2102 9599 10 Fax 49 2102 9599 11 Support Email www asuscom de de support for online support WWW www asuscom de FTP ftp asuscom de pub ASUSCOM ASUS K7M RM User s Manual CONTENTS l INTRODUCTION os sestuceceeverevesses tee aicecussiy neresi rodne caceavseseeveussteacdoesess 7 1 1 How This Manual Is Organized orosenie 7 Ea HCC NCCI ICE ae ETE AER 7 Be FEATURES sececsccstesuceactdvecstvacesasescecuscsssusussvenceusaesivsnetastecees
16. NRM SPPON C D eea E ETAR T2 5 3 Audio Driver only with onboard audio option eeeeeee 73 IE OC CUA O onn E 74 59 Acrobat Redder VAX onnea A 75 DO IDEID V e T 76 Ded Miniport DVO aeoaea nn E A EEE T1 3S ADUS P POD areira E 78 YI YAMAHA S YXO a E 79 5 10 YAMAHA XG SOU Osis cascssacinisndpansasscotsitianadncasinsoiembaneabaganatane 80 SU Umnstallins Pro ean aii iss iis see nae i cesta E aai 81 SOFTWARE RE FERENCE cccssescscssceecacesteseesiuetsnssinesencssstssercacssterics 83 61 ASUS PC 0 esis seavnrassconecstu e T 83 6 2 Using YAMAHA X GP Ay GF raai i A 89 6 3 Using YAMAHA XGstudio Mixer ssssnnnneossseeeeensssssseerressssssse 91 s APPENDIX anena A EN ER 93 7 1 ASUS PCI L101 Fast Ethernet Card cnnceeeeeenen 93 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual FCC amp DOC COMPLIANCE Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15 Operation is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference and e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 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 installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if n
17. OOO ra i O Gle r a O a a Ova Jo 7 Audio Port Connectors Three 1 8 GAME AUDIO optional Line Out lime can be connected to headphones or preferably powered speak ers Line In light blue allows tape players or other audio sources to be re corded by your computer or played through the Line Out lime Mic pink allows microphones to be connected for inputting voice N MO OOO OOOO COO OO I 7 CIS O O O 3 Line Out Lineln Mic 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors 36 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 8 Primary Blue Secondary IDE Connectors Two 40 1pin IDE These connectors support the provided UltraDMA 66 IDE hard disk ribbon cable Connect the cable s blue connector to the motherboard s primary recommended or secondary IDE connector and then connect the gray connector to your UltraDMA 66 slave device hard disk drive and the black connector to your UltraDMA 66 master device It is recommended that non UltraDMA 66 devices be connected to the secondary IDE connector If you install two hard disks you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper accord ingly Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings BIOS now supports specific device bootup see 4 4 1 Advanced CMOS Setup Pin 20 is removed to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using ribbon cables with
18. RNING Computer motherboards and expansion cards contain very delicate Inte grated Circuit IC chips To protect them against damage from static electricity you should follow some precautions whenever you work on your computer 1 Unplug your computer when working on the inside 2 Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components If you do not have one touch both of your hands to a safely grounded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case 3 Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC chips leads or connectors or other components 4 Place components on a grounded antistatic pad or on the bag that came with the compo nent whenever the components are separated from the system 5 Ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off before you plug in or remove the ATX power connector on the motherboard Motherboard Feature Settings DSW Besides jumper settings some of the motherboard s onboard functions are adjusted through the DIP switches The white block represents the switch s position The example below shows all the switches in the OFF position DSW1 lt ON lt amp OFF 1 Frequency Selection 2 Frequency Selection K7M RM DIP Switches ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 17 3 HARDWARE SETUP 1 PCI 3Volt Setting 3VSBSLT This jumper allows you to select the voltage supplied to PCI devices If you have PCI devices that require auxiliary power set this jumper
19. XXXXXXXXXK and then press lt Enter gt A AKEEM ENE 7 When the saving is finished BIOS ROM data saving successful will be displayed ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 47 4 BIOS SETUP 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Procedures WARNING Only update if you have problems with your motherboard and you know that the new BIOS file will solve these problems Careless updating can result in your motherboard having more problems 1 Download or get an updated BIOS see ASUS CONTACT INFORMA TION on page 3 for details and save to the disk you created earlier Boot from the disk you created earlier In DOS mode type A FLASHXXX lt Enter gt to run FLASH Follow step 5 in 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System Use the up or down keypad arrow to se lect the BIOS Filename for load ing field Type the filename of your new BIOS and the path for example Ce a BIOS Fileveee foe bose big AcE A SSCSCSC sC ASXXXXXXXXXXK and then press lt En ter gt When prompt E ed to confirm the Trice yirik inasaka htss BIOS flash press Grech Exit lt Enter gt 6 When the saving 1s finished Flash ROM Update Com pleted Pass will be displayed 7 Follow the onscreen instructions to exit the Flash EPROM F laa inpaik him file wane Programming Utility Pope a The system will au cee gies tomatically reboot For FC sustes board only WARNING If you encounter problems whi
20. annel Right Audio Channel CD Black MODEM to Modem Left Audio Channel Modem In r TEn pE Right Audio Channel Modem Out from Modem 15 Headphone True Level Line Out Header 3 pin HPHONE optional This connector allows you to connect a chassis mounted headphone to the motherboard instead of having to attach an external headphone onto the ATX connectors HP OUT LT GND HP OUT RT 1 F HPHONE K7M RM True Level Line Out Header 40 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 16 Serial Infrared Module Connector 5 pin IR This connector supports an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small opening on system cases that support this feature You must also configure the setting through 4 4 5 Peripheral Setup to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as shown in Back View and connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard s IR connector according to the pin definitions IR Front View Back View lee IRTX GND IRRX K7M RM Infrared Module Connector 17 SMBus Connector 5 1 pin SMB This connector allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus de vices SMBus devices communicate by means of the SMBus with an SMBus host and or other SMBus devices SMBus is a specific implementation of an I C bus which is a multi device bus that is multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and eac
21. ard check the release date displayed on the top of your screen during bootup Newer dates represent a newer BIOS file IMPORTANT The XXX in FLASHXXX EXE are actually 3 numbers that represent the version of this utility 1 Type FORMAT A S at the DOS prompt to create a bootable system floppy disk DO NOT copy AUTOEXEC BAT and CONFIG SYS to the disk 2 Type COPY D FLASH FLASHXXX EXE A assuming D is your CD ROM drive to copy FLASHXXX EXE to the just created boot disk NOTE FLASH works only in DOS mode It will not work with DOS prompt in Windows and will not work with certain memory drivers that may be loaded when you boot from your hard drive It is recommended that you reboot using a floppy disk 3 Reboot your computer from the floppy disk NOTE BIOS Setup must specify Floppy as the first item in the boot sequence 4 In DOS mode type A FLASHXXX and then press lt Enter gt to run FLASH aie at e bustiock ne a Boot Block ea E a preg rane iri brt after prigrean lag Poa Pima presse Eviter key to start if pm really eee fo update Eit For PC aystee board onli 46 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 4 BIOS SETUP 5 Use the up or down keypad ar row to select File from the Main Menu and press lt Enter gt to acti vate the File frame 6 Use the up or down keypad arrow to select the BIOS Filename for sav ing field Type a filename and the path for example AXX
22. e a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards 9 Ey cog AE T O oooo N OOOO PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female 34 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Universal Serial BUS Ports 0 amp 1 Black two 4 pin USB Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices Ol 288 Cy slat COO0C0 OOOO hae Universal Serial Bus USB 1 4 Parallel Port Connector Burgundy 25 pin PRINTER You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port see 4 4 2 I O Device Configuration NOTE Serial printers must be connected to the serial port Parallel Printer Port 25 pin Female io O000 0 N oooo MY 3 S 5 Serial Port Connectors Teal Turquoise 9 pin COM1 COM2 One serial port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening See Onboard Serial Port 1 in 4 2 2 I O Device Con figuration for settings COM 1 COM 2 Serial Ports 9 pin Male ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 6 Joystick MIDI Connector Gold 15 pin GAME_AUDIO optional You may connect game joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing professional audio Joystick Midi 15 pin Female WO OO OO OOO OOOOO IG OOOVCOOOO O
23. e expansion slots Depending on the fan manufacturer the wiring and plug may be different The red wire should be positive while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consid eration the polarity of the connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially designed fan with rotation signal The Rotations per Minute RPM can be monitored using ASUS PC Probe see section 6 SOFTWARE REFERENCE or Intel LDCM Utility WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsinks Damage may occur to the motherboard and or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used These are not jumpers do not place jumper caps over these pins Power Supply CPU Fan Power Rotation 12V GN Chassis Fan Power GND 12V Rotation K7M RM 12 Volt Cooling Fan Power ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 39 3 HARDWARE SETUP 14 Internal Audio Connectors 4 pin CD AUX VIDEO MODEM These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD ROM TV tuner or MPEG card The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice modem card with a similar connector It also allows the sharing of mono_in such as a phone and mono_out such as a speaker between the onboard audio and a voice modem card AUX White VIDEO Green Left Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground H F Ground Right Audio Ch
24. edures Note that the S K7FAN comes with a rock arm design for easy FAN CPU installation ASUS P2T Cable The optional ASUS P2T Cable can be used for a processor packaged in an SECC2 SECC SEPP NOTE The ASUS P2T Cable can only be used in a Slot A motherboard with a 2 pin thermal sensor connector To Use the ASUS P2T Cable Sensor Sensor Connector Plug NOTE The following procedures assume that you have properly attached a heatsink onto an SECC2 SECC SEPP 1 Simply peel off the tab from the sensor and then stick the sensor near the middle edge of the boxed processor heatsink with fan as indicated Tab Sensor 28 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP WARNING Do not insert the sensor between the processor and heatsink other wise it will cause damage to the P2T Cable IMPORTANT Accurate readings are guaranteed only for the ASUS Smart Fan 2 Connect the P2T Cable to the CPU thermal sensor connector TRCPU Thermal Sensor for TRCPUELJELJTRPWR Thermal Sensor for Power Supply K7M RM Thermal Sensor Connectors NOTE If you have a power supply with thermal monitoring connect its ther mal sensor cable to TRPWR 3 6 5 Recommended Heatsinks for Slot A Processors The recommended heatsinks for the Slot A processors are those with three pin fans such as the ASUS Smart Fan that can be connected to the motherboard s CPU fan connector These heatsinks dissipate heat more ef
25. ficiently and with an optional hard ware monitor they can monitor the fan s RPM and use the alert function with the Intel LANDesk Client Manager LDCM or the ASUS PC Probe software ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 29 3 HARDWARE SETUP This page was intentionally left blank 30 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Expansion Cards WARNING Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards 3 1 Expansion Card Installation Procedure 1 Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hard ware or software settings for your expansion card such as jumpers 2 Remove your computer system s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use Keep the bracket for possible future use Carefully align the card s connectors and press firmly Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed above Replace the computer system s cover SS at a P Set up the BIOS if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP O k a F 7 Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card 3 7 2 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate Generally an IRQ must be exclu sively assigned to one use In a standard design there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are alread
26. g additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on test Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance During power on hold down lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup Follow the instruc tions in 4 BIOS SETUP Powering Off your computer You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switching off the power switch For ATX power supplies you can press the ATX power switch after exiting or shutting down your operating system If you use Windows 95 98 click the Start button click Shut Down and then click Shut down the computer The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down NOTE The message You can now safely turn off your computer will not appear when shutting down with ATX power supplies ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 45 4 BIOS SETUP 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System It is recommended that you save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming Utility FLASHXXX EXE to a bootable floppy disk in case you need to reinstall the BIOS later FLASHXXX EXE is a Flash EPROM Programming Utility that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the motherboard This file works only in DOS mode To determine the BIOS version of your motherbo
27. h one can act as a master by initiating data transfer SMB 5V SMBDATA Ground SMBCLK K7M RM SMBus Connector ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 41 3 HARDWARE SETUP 18 Chassis Intrusion Lead 4 1 pin CHASSIS This lead 1s for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection After market toggle switches may also be installed to the chassis panel or on any removable components Two wires should be available from the chassis to connect to this lead When any chassis component is removed the contact should open and the motherboard will record a chassis intrusion event The event can then be pro cessed by software such as LDCM If the chassis intrusion lead is not used a jumper cap must be placed over the pins to prevent unnecessary power loss Ground Chassis Signal 5Volt Power Supply Stand By CHASSIS K7M RM Chassis Open Alarm Lead 19 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin block ATXPWR This connector connects to an ATX power supply The plug from the power sup ply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that your ATX power supply minimum recommended wattage 200 watts 235W for a fully configured system can supply at least 20 amperes on the 5 volt lead and 10mA on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB Your system may become unstable unreliable and may experience difficulty
28. herboard meets PC 99 compliancy The new PC 99 requirements for systems and components are based on the following high level goals Support for Plug and Play compatibility and power management for configuring and managing all system components and 32 bit device drivers and installation procedures for Windows 95 98 NT ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 2 FEATURES 2 1 3 Intelligence only with optional hardware monitor Fan Status Monitoring and Alarm To prevent system overheat and system damage the CPU power supply and system fans can be monitored for RPM and failure All the fans are set for its normal RPM range and alarm thresholds Voltage Monitoring and Alert Processor and system voltage levels are moni tored to ensure stable current to critical motherboard components Voltage speci fications are more critical for future processors so monitoring is necessary to ensure proper system configuration and management Auto Fan Off The system fans will power off automatically even in sleep mode This function reduces both energy consumption and system noise and is an important feature to implement silent PC systems Remote Ring On requires modem This allows a computer with this motherboard to be turned on remotely through an internal or external modem With this feature users can access their computer from anywhere in the world ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 11 12 2 FEATURES 2 2 K7M RM Motherboard Components See
29. hree DIMM sockets to support Intel PC100 compliant SDRAMs 16 32 64 128 or 256MB up to 768MB Thermal Sensor Connector with Optional Sensor Accurately detects the CPU temperature with the ASUS Smart Fan when connected to an ASUS P2T Cable Super Multi I O Provides two high speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities Expansion Slots Provides three 32 bit PCI 2 2 one AGP and one AMR AMR shared with one PCI expansion slots PCI supports up to 133MB sec maximum throughput Each PCI slot can support a Bus Master PCI card such as a SCSI card Desktop Management Interface DMI Supports DMI through BIOS which allows hardware to communicate within a standard protocol creating a higher level of compatibility Requires DMI enabled components Wake Up Support Supports Wake On LAN and Wake On Ring AMR Slot Audio Modem Riser AMR slot supports a very affordable audio and or modem riser card Only an ISA side AMR card can be used AGP Slot Supports an Accelerated Graphics Port card for high performance component level interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications us ing a 1X or 2X mode bus USB Supports up to 4 USB ports two on the back panel and two midboard optional for more peripheral connectivity options ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 2 FEATURES UltraDMA 66 amp UltraDMA 33 Comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support f
30. ics Port AGP Pro 1 0 eeeeeeees 33 3 7 4 Audio Modem Riser AMR Slot woo eee eec sees 33 3 6 External CONNEC CIOLS axinsiinsssaatassiarnsaderiatagansaciedntadetariantiehaniataahans 34 3 9 Power Connection Procedures ccccceeeccceeeccesecseeseceeeceeees 45 POSSE EFEU P crc E R 46 4 1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS 2 00 cecccccecsseeeeeeeeees 46 4 1 1 Upon First Use of the Computer System 46 4 1 2 Updating BIOS Procedures S siiin 48 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual CONTENTS AD BIOS SC PLO OT AUT asais dehicthcncteancvarecteaadusshaceecstvartaseects 49 AZ BIOS MEMU B Al orae EE a 50 AD 2 NAVIS IONE Ey wacdecse sicssicadierncsairtevsatsaiceanetusnedsauseatesevauttsinte 50 dS Man MeO arurae E EE 52 4 3 1 Primary amp Secondary IDE Master Slave cece 53 AAs Advanced MENU sarcosine an E EA N NR 55 4 4 1 Advanced CMOS Setup ccccccscccccecsssseceeeseeeeeeeeeeees 56 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Setup arracica R 59 4 4 3 Power Management Setup ceecccccccsseeeecceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 6l AAA Plus and Play Setup serrar TE 64 dak Fenpheri SETUD unnin eae E AA 66 4 4 6 Hardware Monitor Setup cccccccccccssssseceeeeeseseeeeeees 68 Be CUI iy INC a a E E 69 AO E MIU ys ce cass aseaasrcees a E E ey aes 70 SOFTWARE SG UIP ci decccreecoues esis EE ENT 71 SE Peale Sy SUCM1S eienn AE e E 71 5 1 1 Windows 98 First Time Installation sceeeeeeeeeeeen 71 S2 KIM
31. ks inward until you hear a click the picture in step 2 shows the locks in the outward position and inward in the picture below With the heatsink facing the motherboard s chipset push the cartridge gently but firmly into the Slot A connector until it is fully inserted Push lock inward EO CPU fan cable to fan connector 4 Secure the cartridge Secure the cartridge in place by pushing the cartridge until it is firmly seated on the Slot A connector The SECC locks should be outward when secured so that the lock shows through the retention mechanism s lock holes Lock hole s CPU fan cable to fan connector ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 27 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 4 Smart Thermal Solutions Two smart solutions to Slot A CPU thermal problems are available from ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC the ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S K7FAN and the ASUS P2T Cable ASUS S K7FAN Thermal Cable CPU Fan Cable 2 black wires 3 colored wires The optional ASUS Smart Fan or ASUS S K7FAN is a CPU fan for a processor packaged in a Single Edge Con tact Cartridge SECC Unlike other CPU thermal solu tions the ASUS S K7FAN has an integrated thermal sen sor located near the center of the CPU heat source The sensor is optimized to give the most accurate reading of the CPU temperature thus provides the best protection to your computer system To Use the ASUS S K7FAN See 2 Attach the Heatsink on the preceding page for the relevant proc
32. ld overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard At least one fan aside from the processor cooling fan must be installed in the back of the system case drawing air over the processor and exhausting the air out the back of the case ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 25 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 6 3 Installing the Processor 1 Unlock the URM s Folding Support Arms 7 oa The folding support arms of the URM are eS sa locked when shipped Locked Folding Support Arms To unlock the support arms simply flip them up to an upright position Unlocked Folding The URM is now ready for the installation Support Arms of your processor 2 Attach the Heatsink NOTE If provided you should follow the heatsink attachment instructions that came with your heatsink or processor The following steps are provided only as a general guide and may not reflect those for your heatsink Lock Arm Lock Arm Using the cartridge fan Push the two lock arms one direction to clamp the heatsink onto the processor and the other direction to release 6 08 024 6 ey WARNING Make sure the heatsink is mounted tightly against the cartridge otherwise the CPU will overheat Make sure you install an auxiliary fan to pro vide adequate circulation across the processor s passive heatsink 26 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Insert the cartridge Push the cartridge s two loc
33. le updating the new BIOS DO NOT turn off your system since this might prevent your system from booting up Just repeat the process and if the problem still persists update the original BIOS file you saved to disk above If the Flash EPROM Programming Utility was not able to successfully update a complete BIOS file your system may not be able to boot up If this happens your system will need servicing 48 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual
34. least 20 amperes on the 5 volt lead and 10mA on the 5 volt standby lead 5 VSB see 19 ATX Power Suppy Connec tor in 3 8 External Connectors Your system may become unstable unreliable and may experience difficulty in powering up if your power supply is inadequate ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 7 2 FEATURES 2 1 The ASUS K7M RM Motherboard The ASUS K7M RM motherboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance features in a small package 2 1 1 Specifications AMD Athlon Processor Support Supports AMD Athlon processor de signed for the AMD Athlon Processor Module 242 pin Slot A North Bridge System Chipset AMD 751 chipset with AGP PCI Memory controller supports a 200MHz Front Side Bus FSB supports up to 768MB of PC 100 SDRAM DIMM complies with AGP 2 0 specifications for 1X and 2X AGP modes and PCI 2 2 bus interface with support for 3 PCI masters It is optimized to deliver enhanced AMD Athlon processor system performance South Bridge System Chipset VIA VT82C686A PCIset with PCI Super I O integrated peripheral controller supports UltraDMA 66 which allows burst mode data transfer rates of up to 66 6MB sec Enhanced ACPI amp Anti Boot Virus BIOS Programmable BIOS Flash EEPROM offering enhanced ACPI for Windows 98 compatibility built in firmware based vi rus protection and autodetection of most devices for virtually automatic setup PC100 Memory Support Equipped with t
35. nation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe e AMD Athlon K7 and or combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc e VIA is a trademark of VIA Technologies Inc e Windows and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Trend and ChipAwayVirus are trademarks of Trend Micro Inc The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revi sions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period of the manual revision number Manual updates are represented by the third digit in the manual revision number For previous or updated manuals BIOS drivers or product release information contact ASUS at http www asus com tw or through any of the means indicated on the following page SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FUR NISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COM MITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUD ING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 2000 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved Product Name K7M RM Manual Revision 1 03 E501 Release Date January 2000 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual ASUS CONTACT INFORMATIO
36. o manually adjust the CPU core voltage It 1s recom mended to use CPU Default as the CPU core voltage CPU Default means the Vcore is generated according to the CPU VID configuration For each jumper setting there are two voltage options depending on the CPU used 2 2 05Volts 1 9 1 95Volts 1 8 1 85Volts 123 4 1234 1 E on 1 6 1 65Volts 1 o ee 1 s 4 ving a vool K7M RM CPU Core Voltage hal ak 1 3 350ls CPU Default Selection ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 21 22 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 System Memory DIMM NOTE No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory This motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs Sockets are available for 3 3Volt power level unbuffered Synchronous Dynamic Random Ac cess Memory SDRAM of 16 32 64 128MB or 256MB to form a memory size between 16MB and 768MB One side with memory chips of the DIMM takes up one row on the motherboard To use the chipset s Error Checking and Correction ECC feature you must use a DIMM with 9 chips per side standard 8 chips side 1 ECC chip Memory speed setup is recommended through Configure SDRAM Timing by SPD see 4 4 2 Advanced Chipset Setup Install memory in any combination as follows IMPORTANT DIMMs must be inserted in the following sequence DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 That is if you intend to initially use one DIMM use DIMM first Then when you are ready for a second DIMM use DIMM2 and s
37. o on If this sequence is not followed system instability may be experienced Toim epom OOO aeon DM2 Rows 285 SDRAM 1632 66 12825048 al O Dins Rows s85 soram 1632612825048 af O an L a 5 1 General DIMM Notes When this motherboard operates at 10OOMHz PC100 compliant modules must be used because of the strict timing issues involved under this speed This motherboard supports SPD Serial Presence Detect DIMMs This is the memory of choice for best performance vs stability This motherboard does NOT support registered memory e SDRAM chips are generally thinner with higher pin density than EDO Ex tended Data Output chips BIOS shows SDRAM memory on bootup screen e Single sided DIMMs come in 16 32 64 128MB double sided come in 32 64 128 256MB ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 9 2 DIMM Memory Installation Insert the module s as shown Because the number of pins are different on either side of the breaks the module will only fit in the orientation shown DIMM mod ules are longer and have different pin contact on each side and therefore have a higher pin density SIMM modules have the same pin contact on both sides K7M RM 168 Pin DIMM Sockets The DIMMs must be 3 3V Unbuffered for this motherboard To determine the DIMM type check the notches on the DIMMs see figure below 168 Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions 3 3V a ee DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position
38. onnector on audio model only Bottom 18 1 Line In Connector on audio model only Bottom 18 1 Microphone Connector on audio model only Bottom 18 Wake On LAN Connector cccccccccccscecesssesesssseeesssseessseeeens 12 Wake On Ring Connector cccceseesscesseesscetseesscesessseeseeeses 13 Hardware Monitor ChiD sereiisriort e n E 9 3 Fan Power and Speed Monitoring Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector ccccscecsseessessessseesseeseseneees 4 microATX 244mm x 244mm 9 6 x 9 6 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 2 FEATURES K7M RM Motherboard Component Locations j p p oe N mS E I mim Kip ou Fia I j ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 13 14 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 1 K7M RM Motherboard Layout 24 4cm 9 6in PS 2 T Mouse B Keyboard USB T PortO B Port1 3 3V Power Source oo ATX Power Connector AMD751 AGP PCI Memory Controller CPU S2K SLOT A DIMM1 64 72 bit 168 pin module m A O O 2 00 CO O N N S wz 2 ioe Q TRCPU EEIEEITRPWR CPU Core Voltage Accelerated Graphic Port Setting VID AGP PCI Slot 1 4 Switches CD VIDEO mE VIA PIPRON PCI Slot 2 VT82C686A MODEM PClset Audio cn rl PCI Slot 3 HERE E WOL_CON Hardware Audio CodecA Audio Modem Riser WOR Monitor Settin SPK ADN AMR GU _EN2 AUD_EN1 Grayed items are optional at the time of purchase ASUS K
39. ot installed and used in accordance with manufacturer s 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 interfer ence by one or more of the following measures e Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver 1s connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WARNING Any changes or modifications to this product not expressly ap proved by the manufacturer could void any assurances of safety or performance and could result in violation of Part 15 of the FCC Rules Reprinted from the Code of Federal Regulations 47 part 15 193 1993 Washington DC Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration U S Government Printing Office Canadian Department of Communications Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003
40. our IDE devices on two channels Supports UltraDMA 66 UltraDMA 33 PIO Modes 3 amp 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Enhanced IDE devices such as DVD ROM CD ROM CD R RW LS 120 and Tape Backup drives Smart BIOS 2Mb firmware gives a new easy to use interface that provides more control and protection over the motherboard Provides CPU SDRAM fre quency adjustments and HD SCSI ZIP CD Floppy Network boot selection Color coded Connectors To enhance user accessibility to system components and to meet PC 99 compliancy major connectors in this motherboard are color coded 2 1 1 1 Optional Components The following onboard components are optional at the time of purchase Onboard Audio Hardware AC 97 V2 1 CODEC compliant Analog Device s 3D sound circuitry sample rate conversion from 7kHz to 48kHz Full audio output can be directed to the chassis internal speaker to save space save money and reduce complications associated with external speakers Infrared Interface Integrated Serial Infrared interface supports an optional remote control package for wireless interfacing with external peripherals per sonal gadgets or an optional remote controller PC Health Monitoring Provides an easy way to examine and manage system status information such as CPU and system voltages temperatures and fan status through the onboard hardware ASIC and the bundled ASUS PC Probe Additional USB Ports For more peripheral connectivity two
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42. tch SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any prob lems This may require one or two presses depending on the position of the switch Wake up can be controlled by settings in the BIOS but the keyboard will always allow wake up the SMI lead cannot wake up the system ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 9 Power Connection Procedures l 2 3 After all jumpers and connections are made close the system case cover Be sure that all switches are off in some systems marked with O Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user s manual Connect the power cord into a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector You may then turn on your devices in the following order a Your monitor b External SCSI devices starting with the last device on the chain c Your system power For ATX power supplies you need to switch ON the power supply if a switch is provided as well as press the ATX power switch on the front of the case The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light For ATX power supplies the system LED will light when the ATX power switch is pressed The monitor LED may light up after the system s if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are runnin
43. to 3 VSB Setting 3VSBSLT 3 Volt 1 2 3 VSB 2 3 default 2 3 3V Power Source Setting JP3001 JP3008 Requires optional components This jumper lets you select the onboard 3 3V from the motherboard if your ATX power supply does not have a 3 3V lead and 3 3V optional components are mounted on the motherboard This motherboard normally does not have the 3 3V components and therefore requires a standard ATX power supply with its own 3 3V lead Setting JP3001 JP3008 3 3V from PWR 1 2 default 3 3V from MB 0 0 JP3001 JP3008 JP3001 JP3008 e eee ao lt 3 3V l from Power Supply from Motherboard Default K7M RM 3 3V Power Source Setting 18 ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 Onboard Audio Setting available on audio model only The onboard audio CODEC may be enabled or disabled using all of these jump ers Disable the onboard audio CODEC if you are using an PCI audio card on any of the expansion slots or a primary AMR on the AMR slot see AMR Slot later in this section If using an PCI audio expansion card Onboard AC 97 Audio Con troller in 4 4 5 Peripheral Setup must also be disabled Setting AUDIO CODEC Enable 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 default Disable 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 Enable Disable Onboard Onboard Audio Codec Audio Codec Default af Gf Na 3 o l o l EEEE 3 E E B Ga E C 2 a E E E B 1 ofofo SHAS h g x m a Zz ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 19
44. y in use leaving 6 IRQs free for expansion cards If your motherboard has PCI audio onboard an additional IRQ will be used If your moth erboard also has MIDI enabled another IRQ will be used leaving 4 IRQs free ASUS K7M RM User s Manual 31 3 HARDWARE SETUP The following table lists the default IRQ assignments for standard PC devices Use this table when configuring your system and for resolving IRQ conflicts Standard Interrupt Assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 l System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 N A Programmable Interrupt 3 11 Communications Port COM2 4 12 Communications Port COM1 5 13 6 14 Floppy Disk Controller ve 15 Printer Port LPT 1 n 8 3 System CMOS Real Time Clock ge 4 ACPI Mode when enabled n 10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering S 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering s 12 7 PS 2 Compatible Mouse Port 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel Do 10 Secondary IDE Channel These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices Interrupt Request Table for this Motherboard Interrupt requests are shared as shown by the following table INT A INT B INT C INT D PCI slot 1 shared PCI slot 2 not shared PCI slot 3 shared AGP slot shared Onboard USB controller shared Onboard AC 97 MC 97 codec AMR not shared IMPORTANT If using PCI cards on shared slots make sure that the drivers support Share IRQ
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