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1. Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device IDE 0 2nd Boot Device Floppy 34 Boot Device CD DVD 0 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 Boot To 0S 2 gt 64MB L2 Cache Enabled Help PU PD Modify System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Graphic Win Size 64MB SDRAM Timing by SPD Disabled Load BIOS Defaults SDRAM CAS Latency 25 Load Setup Defaults SDRAM Bank Interleave 2 Way Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled ESC Quit Ne Select Item Color Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1st Boot Device Use these items to determine the device 2 4 Boot Device order the computer uses to look for an 3 Boot Device operating system to load at start up time Try Other Boot If you enable this item the system will Device also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations S M A R T forHard Enable this item if any IDE hard disks Disks support the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature 23 BootUp Num Lock This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time Floppy Drive Swap If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item drive A bec2. 10 100 Full Half Duplex Meet All Applicable IEEE802 3 10Base T and 100Base TX Standards USB 2 0 e Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 Compliant with Intels 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 ow 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 Bundled Software PC Cillin2002 provides automatic virus protection under Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 is the software to help users read PDF files Dimensions FLEX ATX form factor 230 x 200 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your mainboard package contains the following items Q Oooo The mainboard The User s Manual One diskette drive ribbon cable optional One IDE drive ribbon cable Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard Q Extended USB module Q CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card Q Card R
3. 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 onboard Ethernet LAN Onboard USB Enable this item if you plan to use the USB Function 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 ThumbDrive for DOS Enable this item to make a small portion of memory storage device for the USB ports 29 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 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU Over clocking Func Disabled CPU Frequency 100 MHz CPU Over Clocking Freq N A DRAM Frequency CPU 0 Quit TW Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values CPU f This item enables or disables the CPU over hs locking clocking function installed in your system unc CPU DRAM This item adjusts the CPU DRAM frequency Frequency Ratio installed in your system CPU This item decides CPU over clocking Over Clocking frequency installed in your system If the Frequency o
4. Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information about your computer such as the date and time the kind of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer uses this information to initialize all the components when booting up and functions as the basis for coordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer from booting properly If this happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to store the configuration information You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the configuration You might need to do this to configure some of the hardware that you install on or connect to the mainboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Each time your computer starts before the operating system loads a message appears on the screen that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP When you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 21 13 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 S
5. and maximum eight USB2 0 ports with SB WT8237 or maximum six ports with SB VT8235CE four back panel USB ports and two onboard connectors USB2 USB3 making four two extra USB ports by connecting the Extended Module to the mainboard This mainboard is a FLEX ATX size 230 x 200 mm mainboard that has power connectors for an ATX power supply Key Features This mainboard has the following key features Socket 462 Processor Support Supports AMD Athlon XP Athlon Duron processors Supports 200 MHz Front Side Bus with NB KM400A or 166 MHz Front Side Bus with NB KM400 Chipset There are VIA KM400A 400 Northbridge and VT8237 8235CE Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance Northbridge Front Side Bus DDR KM400A 200 MHz 200 MHz KM400 166 MHz 166 MHz Note There will be two extra USB connectors USB2 amp USB3 and two Serial ATA connectors J4 amp J5 when SB is VT8237 only one extra USB connector USB2 when SB is VT8235CE Memory Support Two 184 pin DIMM sockets for DDR memory modules Support DDR 400 333 memory e Maximum installed memory is 2GB Expansion Slots One 8xAGP slot for AGP 2 0 compliant interface One CNR Communications and Networking Riser slot to insert special riser cards with Audio Modem functionality Two 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 2 compliant bus interface Onboard IDE channels P
6. even addresses and upcoming byte of memory is accessible while refreshing the current byte Auto detect When this item is enabled BIOS will DIMM PCI Clk disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system Power Management Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for system power management operation AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Yes Enabled Disabled Disabled 15 12 RTC Alarm Minute 30 RTC Alarm Second 30 Help PU PD Modify LAN Ring Power On Disabled Old Values ShiftF2 Color Keyboard Power On Disabled Wake Up Key Any Key Load BIOS Defaults Wake Up Password N A Load Setup Defaults Quit MWe Select item 25 ACPI Aware 0 S Enable this item if you are using an O S that supports ACPI function such as Windows 98 ME 2000 Power Use this item to select a power management 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 Suspend mode Resume On RTC The system can be turned off with a software Alarm Date Hour Minute Second command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a
7. fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature LAN Ring Power On The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Keyboard Power On Wake up key Wake up password If you enable this item system can automatically resume by pressing hot keys on the keyboard or typing in the password You must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature 26 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability AMIBIOS SETUP PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Share Memory Size Primary Graphics Adapter Allocate IRQ to PCIVGA PCIIDE BusMaster ESC Quit Ne Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Share Memory This item lets you allocate a portion of the Size main memory for the onboard VGA display application with 8 16 32MB options Primary Graphics This item indicates if the primary graphics Adapter adapter uses the PCI or
8. or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard If you want to install more IDE devices you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the mainboard If you have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave Serial ATA Connector J4 amp J5 only for SB VT8237 Your mainboard has two SATA connectors to support the Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment standard interface for the IDE hard drives The SATA connector supports new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates 1 5 Gbps burst simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Internal Sound Connections If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system When you first start up your system the BIO
9. 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 If this item is enabled an IRQ will be PCIVGA assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PCIIDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value 27 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 It is highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal values 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 values These default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low performance components Features Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system AMIBIOS SETUP FEATURES SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Enabled OnBoard Serial PortA
10. the top of the CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU_FAN1 on the mainboard 10 Installing Memory Modules This mainboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets and supports up to 2 0 GB of DDR400 SDRAM with KM400A NB or DDR333 SDRAM with KM400 NB DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle the rising and falling edges effectively doubling the memory chip s data throughput DDR DIMMs can synchronously work with 100MHz 133MHz or 166MHz 200MHz KM400A memory bus DDR SDRAM provides 1 6 GB s or 2 1 GB s data transfer rate depending on whether the bus is 1OOMHz 133MHz or 166MHz 200MHz KM400A DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered DIMM module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory Following these steps to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the 11 cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it fir
11. 0 ce ceecesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 25 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page ee eeeceseceseceseeeeeeeeeeeees 27 Load Optimal Settings 00 cee eseeceseceseceneceeeceseeeeeeeeeeeees 28 Load Best Performance Settings cee eeeesseesseceseceseceeeees 28 Features Setup Pages scsi deste cage iiasee seca aise dentate bade 28 CPU PnP Setup Page wesc neccnaiu nels antenna ities 30 Hardware Monitor Page ces esecssecsseceseceeeceeeceseeeseeeseeeees 31 Change Password roncaire i eae eae dere 31 FAX A AEEA E A EET TE E 32 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications sesssessoccsossscessesssesssese 33 TntroducttOn 2 a i 5 ee ial eas een eas eee ian aeens 33 Installing Support Software eee eseessecseceeceseceseeeseeees 34 Bundled Software Installation 2 0 0 ceeceseceeeceseeeseeeeneeees 36 II Notice 1 Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Hardware Installation Ad The software you are installing for this hardware HSPS56 MicroModem has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify it
12. 3F8h COM1 OnBoard IR Port Disabled OnBoard Parallel Port 378 Parallel Port Mode ECP Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port DMA 3 OnBoard PCI IDE Enabled Quit Audio Device Enabled Modem Device Auto Help PU PD Modify pata UEA i ey Old Values Shift F2 Color nboa unction nable USB Function for DOS Disabled Load BIOS Defaults ThumbDrive for DOS Disabled Load Setup Defaults MWe Select item OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface 28 OnBoard Serial PortA Use these items to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port and to assign a port address Onboard Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LPT1 parallel port and to assign 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 DMA channel to the parallel port The options are 0 1 and 3 Onboard PCI IDE This item enables or disables either or both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels Audio
13. ETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yy Wed Aug 20 2003 Time hh mm ss 10 54 38 LBA Blk 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 SHf F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date amp Time Use these items to set the system date and time Pri Master Use these items to configure devices connected Pri Slave to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels Sec Master To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Sec Slave 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 Use these items to set the size and capacity of Floppy Drive B the floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 22 Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Take care of this page with more caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved
14. S 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 On the mainboard locate the 4 pin connector CD1 Pin Signal 1 CDINL 2 GND 3 GND 4 CDINR 18 Expansion Slots This mainboard has one AGP one CNR and two 32 bit PCI slots P AGP1 Follow the steps below to install an AGP CNR PCI expansion card 1 Locate the AGP PCI or CNR slot on the mainboard 2 Remove the slot cover from the system chassis 3 Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press it firmly down until fully inserted 4 Secure the expansion card bracket in the system chassis with a screw PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot You can install a graphics adapter supporting 8x AGP specification in the AGP slot This slot has one 8x AGP edge connector CNR Communications Networking Riser Slot The CNR Communications Networking Riser slot is an industry standard slot that allows for the installation of a special audio modem riser card Different territories have different regulations regarding the specifications of a modem card You can purchase an approved CNR card in your area and install it directly into the CNR slot 19 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility
15. This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the author The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II HI Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PC cillin is a registered trademark of Trend Micro Inc AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc SiS is a trademark of Silicon Integrated System Corporation Other brands or product names in this manual are trademarks or the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved KVM400M L Series V1 3A KM400 January 2004 Table of Contents Trade
16. ams you have running Click Next to continue wih the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright lew and internabonal vedes Unewhonred reproducton or distibuton of tres program or any poron Of it may resu in severe civil and cominal penalties and will be prosecuted to the mawmum estent poswible under law eS ae 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed Select he components you went to istal leer the Components you do not wert to install VGA K Devices ares Appications 37031 K Space Regared 61472 Available IRNAK Ce e j e 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working 35 Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation If you are under Windows NT the auto installing program doesn t work out or you have to do the manual installation please follow this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen and then click the Install Path at the bottom of th
17. e screen 2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its correct driver directory 3 Install each software in accordance with the corresponding driver path Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished 36
18. eader You can buy your own Card Reader from the third party but please contact your local Card Reader vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility Static Electricity Precautions Static electricity could damage components on this mainboard Take the following precautions while unpacking this mainboard and installing it in a system 1 2 Don t take this mainboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them While installing please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis Carefully hold this mainboard by its edges Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary Put this mainboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection 1 2 Inspect this mainboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board If you suspect this mainboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your mainboard vendor about those damages Chapter 2 Mainboard Installation To install this mainboard in a system please follow the instructions in this chapter Ooocdco sos D Identify the mainboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Verify that all jumpers or switches are set correctly In
19. ettings Esc Quit Tt J lt Selectitem Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Optimal values F7 Best performance values F10 Save amp Exit Standards COMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option To leave the setup utility press the Escape key To cycle through the Setup Utility s optional color schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2 Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values In these pages use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the items and then use the PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through the alternate values for each of the items Other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring you to answer Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys If you have already made changes to the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F5 to reset the changes to the original values Press F6 to install the setup utility with a set of default values Press F7 to install the setup utility with a set of high performance values 21 Standard CMOS Setup Page This page sets up basic information such as the date the time the IDE devices and the diskette drives If you press the F3 key the system will automatically detect and configure the hard disks on the IDE channels AMIBIOS S
20. he CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Setup Application and ReadMe at the bottom Please see the following illustration cal Multi Menu The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver 34 Auto Installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP If you are under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button Welcome to he MainBoard Setup program This program wil exstell MamBoord on you compter Ris strongly recommended that you exit a Windows programs betore running thes Setup program Cick Cancel to quit Setup and tren dose any progr
21. lel communications devices COM1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to optional connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Note The lower USB port located beside the VGA port is shared with the J6 connector Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal The second jack is for stereo Line Out signal The third jack is for Microphone Installing the Processor This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU Socket 462 CPU_FAN1 g DE 1 f il Se PS 1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position 2 Match the pinl corner marked as the beveled edge on the CPU with the pin corner on the socket Insert the CPU into the socket Do not use force 3 Push the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of socket 4 Apply thermal grease to
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23. mly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 4 Install any remaining DIMM modules J umper Settings Using a jumper cap to connect two pins is SHORT removing it from these pins OPEN CLEAR_CMOS1 Jumper CLEAR_CMOS1 Clear CMOS Memory 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 disconnect all the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Setting Clear CMOS Short Pins 2 3 Normal Mode Short Pins 1 2 12 Jumper JP3 CPU Clock Selector This jumper selects the processor clock frequency CPU Clock Pins 1 2 Pins 3 4 133 MHz Off Off 166 MHz Off On 100 MHz On Off 200 MHz On On Install the Mainboard Install the mainboard in a system chassis case The board is a FLEX ATX size mainboard You can install this mainboard in an ATX case Ensure your case has an I O cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard Install the mainboard in a case Follow the instructions of the case manufacturer to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis SYS_FA N PANEL1 Connect the power connector from the p
24. ng in Any incorrect usage may cause unexpected damage to the system The vendor won t be responsible for any incidental or consequential damage arising from the usage or misusage of the purchased product SIR1 Infrared Port The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 NC 2 KEY 3 5V 4 GND 5 IRTX 6 IRRX Locate the infrared port SIR1 connector on the mainboard If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the IR1 connector and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis Ne Install Other Devices Install and connect other devices in the system as steps below BeBe eee eeeeeeee ee o s se eee eee ee eee 16 Floppy Disk Drive The mainboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDC1 IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one
25. nge 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 saving 32 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD ROM that comes with the mainboard package The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 98 ME 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your mainboard if Windows NT or manual installation please follow the instructions described as the Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation section Installing Support Software 1 Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive 2 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive t
26. omes 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 Always 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 System BIOS Cacheable Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal L2 cache memory If you enable this item a segment of the system BIOS will be copied to main memory for faster execution Graphic Win Size This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter SDRAM Timing by SPD This item enables or disables the SDRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical 24 SDRAM CAS This item determines the operation of Latency SDRAM memory CAS column address strobe It is recommended that you leave this item at the default value The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode SDRAM Bank Enable this item to increase SDRAM Interleave memory speed When enabled separate memory banks are set for odd and
27. ower supply to the CN3 connector on the mainboard J3 is the CPU Vcore power connector If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYS_FANI1 fan power connector on the mainboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 connector 13 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 HD_LED_P 2 FP PWR SLP 3 HD_LED_N 4 FP PWR SLP 5 7 9 RESET_SW_N 6 POWER_SW_P RESET_SW_P 8 POWER_SW_N RSVD_DNU 10 KEY Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard s optional devices 4 J6 f ED AUDIO1 BAe I E Ee USB3 Bm g Ni al berstistrerteterettrimmcttrtiettettitter tte USB2 SPK1 SPK1 Speaker Connector Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 connector on the mainboard Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPKR 2 NC 3 GND 4 5V AUDIO1 Front Panel Audio Connector This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Here is a list of AUDIO1 connector pin assignment Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8 KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L 14 USB2 amp USB3 Front panel USB Connector The mainboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O por
28. rimary and Secondary PCI IDE channels Support for PIO programmable input output modes Support for Multiword DMA modes Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA ATA 100 133 modes Power Supply and Power Management ATX power supply connector Meets ACPI 1 0b and APM 1 2 requirements keyboard power on off Supports RTC Alarm Wake On Modem AC97 Wake Up and USB Wake Up AC97 Audio Codec Compliant with AC 97 2 1 specification Three Audio Jacks Line Out Line In and Microphone In Sound Blaster Sound Blaster Pro Compatible Digital I O compatible with consumer mode S PDIF Advanced power management support o o o Onboard I O Ports The mainboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One parallel port One VGA port Eight USB2 0 ports with SB VT8237 or six ports with SB VT8235CE four back panel USB ports and onboard USB connectors making four two extra USB ports e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out gt o o Hardware Monitoring Built in hardware monitoring for CPU amp System temperatures fan speeds and mainboard voltages Onboard Flash ROM Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices and expansion cards Built in Ethernet LAN optional 10Base TX 100Base T Physical Layer Solution Dual Speed 100 10 Mbps e MII Interface to Ethernet Controller Configuration amp Status Auto Negotiation
29. s compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000 2 2 If you connect a USB 2 0 hub to the root hub plugging USB devices into this hub the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices connection because it could not recognize these devices Ii Chapter 1 Introduction 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 200 166 MHz This mainboard integrates the VIA KM400A 400 Northbridge along with VT8237 8235CE Southbridge chipsets that supports built in AC97 Codec 2 DDR400 333 modules up to 2GB system memory This mainboard has one CNR Communications and Networking Riser slot to support Audio and Modem application two PCI slots and the built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface optional There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one VGA port one parallel port
30. stall the mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to connectors on the mainboard Install any peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to connectors on the mainboard Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper CLEAR_CMOS1 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating CLEAR_CMOS1 and the setting options Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the mainboard Mainboard Components Identify major components on the mainboard via this diagram underneath N L m X f QD USB3 USB2 J5 J4 IDE1 Note 1 Any jumpers on your mainboard not appearing in the illustration above are for testing only Note 2 There will be two extra USB connectors USB2 amp USB3 and two Serial ATA connectors J4 amp J5 when SB is VT8237 only one extra USB connector USB2 when SB is VT8235CE I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the mainboard optional shared LAN with J6 port Parallel port PRN PS 2 mouse PS 2 Serial port VGA port keyboard COM 1 USB USB ports ports PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port Use the Parallel port PRN to connect PRN printers or other paral
31. t array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connector USB2 USB3 to connect the front mounted ports to the mainboard Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VERG_FP_USBPWRO 2 VERG_FP_USBPWRO 3 USB_FP_PO 4 USB_FP_P1 5 USB_FP_P0 6 USB_FP_P1 7 GROUND 8 GROUND 9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OCO p lt Locate the USB2 3 connector on the mainboard Plug the bracket cable onto the USB2 3 connector 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw Note When the SB VIA VT8235CE chipset is on the mainboard it has USB connector USB2 only when the SB VIA VT8237 on the mainboard it has USB connectors USB2 amp USB3 n J6 USB Card Reader Connector optional This connector is for connecting internal USB card reader You can use a card reader to read or transfer files and digital images to your computer Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 USB 3 USB 4 GND 5 KEY Q The J6 is shared with one of the USB ports of the I O back panel The USB port is located beside the VGA port connectors See I O Ports for more information 15 Q Please check the pin assignment of the cable and the USB header on the mainboard Make sure the pin assignment will match before pluggi
32. ver clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar to the Clear CMOS function and turn on the power the BIOS will recover the safe default 30 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 System Hardware Vcore 1 616V Vdimm 2 496V Vivdd 2 496V 4 972V 1 024V SYSTEM Fan Speed O RPM CPU Fan Speed 1288 RPM SYSTEM Temperature 45 C 113 F CPU Temperature 37 C 98 F Quit Ne Select item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults CPU System These items display CPU and system Temperature temperature measurement FANs amp Voltage These items indicate cooling fan speeds in Measurements RPM and the various system voltage measurements Change Password If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears which lets you enter a Supervisor password You can enter no more than six letters or numbers Press Enter after you have typed in the password A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly The password is then required to access the Setup Utility or for that and at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup 31 Cha
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