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1. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing lt Enter gt Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for information Some options marked with a triangle gt lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle gt 25 Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Tue July 11 2001 Item Help Time hh mm ss 12 8 59 gt IDE Primary Master MeniLevel 1P gt IDE Primary Slave Change the day month gt IDE Secondary Master year and century gt IDE Secondary Slave Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Video EGANVGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 31744K Total Memory 32768K Tl lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date and Time The Date and Time items show the cu
2. ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware status in formation available to the operating system ACPI enables a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power management It also allows the PC to be turned on and off by external devices so that mouse or keyboard activity wakes up the computer 39 Power Management Option User Define This item acts like a master switch for the power saving modes and hard disk timeouts If this item is set to Max Saving power saving modes occur after a short timeout If this item is set to Min Saving power saving modes occur after a longer timeout If the item is set to User Define you can insert your own timeouts for the power saving modes HDD Power Down Disable The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable Suspend Mode Disable The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power Management events occur for a specified length of time Full power function will return when a Power Management event is detected Options are from 1 Min to 1 Hour and Disable Video Off Option Suspend gt Off This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Video Off Method DPMS Support This item defines how the video is powered down to save power This item is set to DPMS Display Power Management Software by defa
3. Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring Primary INTR ON Item Help IRQ3 COM2 Enabled IRQ4 COM1 Enabled Menu Level gt gt gt IRQ5 LPT2 Enabled IRQ6 Floppy Disk Enabled IRQ7 LPT1 Enabled IRQ8 RTC Alarm Disabled IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ10 Reserved Disabled IRQ11 Reserved Disabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled T4 lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This screen enables you to set IRQs that will resume the system from a power saving mode Set any IRQ to Enabled to allow activity at the IRQ to wake up the system from a power saving mode Press lt Esc gt to return to the previous screen 42 PNP PCI Configuration Option These options configure how PnP Plug and Play and PCI expansion cards oper ate in your system Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs Interrupt ReQuests and DMAs Direct Memory Access You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP PCI Configurations Setup utility for the mainboard to work properly Selecting PnP PCI Configurations on the main program screen displays this menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS
4. Enter gt to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Sav ing dialog box appears press lt Y gt to discard changes and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Note Ifyou have made settings that you do not want to save use the Exit Without Saving item and press lt Y gt to discard any changes you have made This concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the mainboard 47 Chapter 4 Using the Mainboard Software About the Software CD ROM The support software CD ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bun dled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your mainboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named RE ADME TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual Drivers and Software Installation Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive and click Browse the CD title This con tains the mainboard model and information needed to locate the
5. aebaeteile ea 44 Frequency Control ccccceceescesecsseesceeccesecsceeseeseceaecaeecseeseeseceaecaaeeseeeeeeaeenaeens 45 Load Fail Safe Defaults Option eeceeeceeeeecreeseceeeseeecevsecsensesaeeaeeeesees 46 Load Optimized Defaults Option ee eceseecreeececeseeeceesecsensesaeeaeeeesees 46 Set Password Optimise eein nenen aae ee eaa ee cae AAEE aes 46 Save amp Exit Setup OPON sareta a E AE EAA as 47 Exit Without Saving reenraiirsnaiai n clacsisecadesatvasvbedteandesdtesbacedseancesidsevee 47 CHAPTER 4 48 Using the Mainboard Software 48 About the Software CD ROM uuu ccccccceecsecececeeeenneeeeeeeseseeaeaeeeeeseesenenaneees 48 Drivers and Software Installation 2 cccssccccececeeeeneeeeeeeeceeeenenaeeeeeeeeesnenee 48 Utility Software Reference Award Flash Memory Utility CSCI UN EAR E E E T E E E EEE E AE MediaRing Talk Telephony Software s ssseeeeeeeesessesesesrerererrerererereersrseses 49 Super Voice Fax Modem Software WinFlash UHH o aE n Ea earar aE arani G oaaae ESES CD GHOSE 2 Pech nee corer E A RA E A A A A hasan Recovery Genius Language G niUSs eieae n ha ia E RE iE Page ABO reoaine ara E OEE TESK r EAEN E Or OAE TENE EKE IEE Chapter 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the KOB KT266A FDSX mainboard The KOB KT266A FDSX mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4 layer printed circuit board and measures 240 mm x 304 mm The mainboard featu
6. channel IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel J2 Front oriented microphone line out port header J4 Sleep switch J5 Single color power LED JP1 Clear CMOS jumper JP3 BIOS protection jumper JP4 CPU frequency selection jumper JPSA B C D DDR SDR DRAM type selector JP6A B C D JP7 DDR SDR DRAM voltage switch JP8 CPU voltage control PANEL1 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indica tors PCI1 PCI5 Five 32 bit add in card slots SIR1 Serial infrared cable header SOCKET 462 Socket A for AMD Athlon processor SPEAKER Speaker connector USB2 Front panel USB headers WOL1 Wake On LAN wakeup connector WOM1 Wake On Modem wakeup connector This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the main board Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard e Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity e Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard e Leave components in the static proof bags they came in e Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend circuit boards Quick Guide This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system with the mainboards The following table provides a reference for installing specific components Locating Mainboard Components Go to page 4 Installi
7. drivers for your mainboard Look for the mainboard model then locate the drivers you want to install The subfolders contain the README file giving directions to alternate folders for the appropriate software 48 Utility Software Reference All the utility software available on the CD ROM is Windows compliant It is provided only for the convenience of customers The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Note The software in these folders is subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software Award Flash Memory Utility This utility enables you to erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip Proceed with caution when using this program If you erase the cur rent BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more infor mation PC CILLIN The PC CILLIN software program provides anti virus protection for your sys tem This program is available for Windows 2000 ME 98SE and Windows NT Be sure to check the readme txt and install the appropriate anti virus software for your operating system We strongly recommend users to install this free anti virus software to help protect your system against viruses Note Update
8. power connector on the CD ROM DVD drive C 5 Use the audio cable provided with the CD ROM DVD drive to connect to the mainboard CD in connector CDIN1 or CDIN2 D When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed See IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Auto on page 27 for more information Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive 1 Install the FDD into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the FDD cable into FDD1 A Note Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device connec tor Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 17 3 Plug the correct connector on the FDD cable for the 5 25 in
9. the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illustrations below show a 2 pin jumper This illustration shows a 3 pin When the jumper cap is placed on both pins jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just tw one pin the jumper is OPEN te Short Open Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers Pin 1 is JP5A B C D JP1 Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default JP1 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Normal JP1 2 3 Clear 1 fa JP3 3 pin BIOS protection 1 2 Disabled JP3 2 3 Enabled I 1 JP4 3 pin CPU frequency 1 2 100MHz JP4 select 2 3 133 MHz 1 fap Manual Refer to the VID table JP5A 80 pin DDR SDR Short all JP5A B C D JP5B DRAM Type JP5A B C D DDR JP5C Selector memory JP5D Open all JP5A B C D SDR memory JP6A 80 pin DDR SDR Short all JP6A B C D JP6B DRAM Type JP6A B C D DDR JP6C Selector memory JP6D Open all JP6A B C D SDR memory JP7 9 pin DDR SDR DDR Memory DRAM voltage Short pin 1 2 4 5 JP7 switch 7 8 1 SDR Memory a m Short pin 2 3 5 6 8 9 JP8 12 pin CPU voltage Auto Short pin 1 control 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 JP8 OQNa Jumper 1 enables you to clear the BIOS Follow these instructions 1 2 3 4 Turn the system off Short pins 2 and 3 on JP1
10. this header Pin Signal Name 1 SPKOUT 2 NC 3 GND 4 VCC 5V J5 Single color power LED This header allows the user to install an LED indicator to indicate when the computer is powered on or off Pin Signal Name 1 LED 2 LED Ground 11 The Panel Connectors The panel connector PANEL1 provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro ATX cases Refer to the table below for information PANEL1 Device 10 9 Empty f N C Pin 10 Pin 9 Power ON OFF gt Reset Switch Power Switch Reset Switch Green LED Pins 6 8 Pins 5 7 Indicator Dual Color y HDD LED 1 3 Green LED HDD LED Pins 2 4 Pins 1 3 Sy 2 1 Note The plus sign indicates a pin which must be connected to a positive voltage Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any of the surface mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the mainboard you may cause serious damage to the mainboard or its components On most mainboards there are small surface mount resistors near the processor socket which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so
11. your virus software regularly to protect against new viruses MediaRing Talk Telephony Software To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built in modem run MRTALK SETUP72 EXE from the following directory UTILITY MEDIARING TALK Super Voice Fax Modem Software To install the Super Voice voice fax data communication application for use with the built in fax modem run PICSHELL EXE from the following directory UTILITY SUPER VOICE WinFlash Utility The Award WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS Award BIOS flash writer utility The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard while in a Windows environment This utility is currently available for WINXP ME 2000 98SE To install the WinFlash utility run WINFLASH EXE from the following directory UTILITY WINFLASH 1 51 49 CD Ghost The CD Ghost software enables you to create a virtual cabinet of CD ROM drives on your system to help you categorize and organize your CD collection A user friendly interface assists you in quickly creating images of both CDs and DVDs onto your system To install the software run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY CDGHOST ENG CDGHOST Recovery Genius The Recovery Genius software program is an innovative windows application system that protects your Hard Disk Drive from virus intrusion accidental deletions and system corruption To install the Re
12. 00 IDE Cable Msg Enabled Enables or disables the ATA 66 100 IDE Cable Msg This message will appear during reboot when you use 40 pin cable on your 66 100 hard disks Typematic Rate Setting Disabled If this item is enabled you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard e Typematic Rate Chars Sec Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held down key 29 e Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many milli seconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option Setup If you have installed password protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility OS Select For DRAM gt 64 MB Non OS82 This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default HDD S M A R T Capability Disabled The S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host computer The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of the motors me dia heads and electronics of the drive The host software monitors the overall reliabil
13. 1 Game Port Address 201 This item sets the I O address for the game port Midi Port Address 330 This item sets the I O address for the Midi function Midi Port IRQ 10 This item sets the interrupt request for the Midi function Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen Init Display First PCI Slot Use this item to specify whether your graphics adapter is installed in one of the PCI slots or is integrated on the mainboard OnChip USB Controller All Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Serial Bus ports on this main board USB Keyboard Support Disabled Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode Block mode en ables BIOS to automatically detect the optimal number of block read and writes per sector that the drive can support and improves the speed of access to IDE devices PWRON After PWR Fail Off This item determines the power state after a power failure Set this item to On to enable your computer to automatically restart after a power failure 38 Power Management Setup Option This option lets you control system power management The system has vari ous power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and
14. 6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults This item opens a submenu that enables you to set events that will resume the system from a power saving mode VGA Off When set to On the system power will resume the system from a power sav ing mode if there is any VGA activity LPT amp COM LPT COM When this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the serial ports or the parallel port HDD amp FDD ON When this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the hard disk drive or the floppy diskette drive PCI Master OFF When set to Off any PCI device set as the Master will not power on the sys tem PowerOn by PCI Card Enabled Use this item to enable PCI activity to wakeup the system from a power sav ing mode Wake Up On LAN Ring Disabled Use this item to enable LAN or modem activity to wakeup the system from a power saving mode RTC Alarm Resume Disabled When set to Enabled additional fields become available and you can set the date day of the month hour minute and second to turn on your system When set to 0 zero for the day of the month the alarm will power on your 41 system every day at the specified time gt P IRQs Activity Monitoring Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001
15. Award Software DRAM Clock Drive Control Current FSB Frequency Item Help Current DRAM Frequency DRAM Clock 100 MHz Menu Level gt DRAM Timing Manual x SDRAM Cycle Length 3 x Bank Interleave 4 Bank DRAM Command Rate 2T Command t1l lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Current FSB Frequency This item displays the frontside bus FSB frequency This is a display only item You cannot make changes to this field Current DRAM Frequency This item displays the memory DRAM frequency This is a display only item You cannot make changes to this field 31 DRAM Clock 100 MHz This item enables you to manually set the DRAM Clock We recommend that you leave this item at the default value DRAM Timing Manual Set this to the default value to enable the system to automatically set the SDRAM timing by SPD Serial Presence Detect SPD is an EEPROM chip on the DIMM module that stores information about the memory chips it contains including size speed voltage row and column addresses and manufacturer If you disable this item you can use the following three items to manually set the timing parameters for the system memory SDRAM Cycle Length 3 When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing We recommend that you leave this item at the de
16. Installed No Item Hel Reset Configuration Data Disabled P Resources Controlled by Auto ESCD Menu Level gt x IRQ Resources Press Enter Default is Disabled PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Select Enabled to reset Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Extended System Con Assign IRQ For USB Enabled figuration Data ESCD INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto when you exit Setup if you INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto have installed a new add INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto on and the system recon INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto figuration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot tL lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed No Setting this option to Yes allows the PnP OS instead of BIOS to assign the system resources such as IRQ and I O address to the ISA PnP device The default setting is No Reset Configuration Data Disabled If you enable this item and restart the system any Plug and Play configuration data stored in the BIOS setup is cleared from memory New updated data is created Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD You should leave this item at the default Auto ESCD Under this setting the system dynamically allocates resources to plug and play devices as they are required If you cannot get a legacy ISA Industry Standard Architecture expansion card to work properly you might be able to solve the problem
17. Preface Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected un der international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the au thor Version 2 0 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufac turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp MMX Pentium Pentium ll Pentium lll Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged Federal Communications Commission FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequenc
18. Return the jumper to the normal setting Turn the system on The BIOS is returned to the de fault settings Jumper 3 enables you to prevent the BIOS from being updated flashed Set the jumper to disabled if you are going to update your BIOS After updat ing the BIOS return it to the default setting enabled For instructions on updating the BIOS refer to Chapter 3 Jumper 4 set the CPU frequency 100MHz or 133MHz according to the CPU Jumper 5A B C D this jumper enables the DDR terminator for DDR memory If you installed DDR memory in DDR1 DDR2 short all the jumpers Otherwise if you installed SDR memory in DIMM1 DIMM2 open all the jumpers Jumper 6A B C D this jumper enables the DDR terminator for DDR memory If you installed DDR memory in DDR1 DDR2 short all the jumpers Otherwise if you installed SDR memory in DIMM1 DIMM2 open all the jumpers Jumper 7 this jumper enables to select voltage of DRAM Jumper 8 the CPU voltage is defined according to the VID table VID4 is derived from the CPU only and cannot be changed While VIDO VID3 can be changed manually by setting the jumper 8 to adjust the CPU voltage How ever this is not recommended If you overclock you might need to increase the CPU voltage a Auto Set the CPU voltage according to its default setting Short pin numbers 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 b Manual Set the CPU voltage manually Open all pins of jumper 8 and set the pins as fol
19. SB ports to connect USB devices LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communica tions devices COM1 2 Use the COM ports to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 COM2 is identified by the system as COM2 4 Game Port Use the game port to connect a joystick or a MIDI device Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The left side jack is for a stereo line out signal The middle jack is for a stereo line in signal The right side jack is for a micro phone External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below Connector Color Audio line in Light blue Audio line out Lime Microphone Pink MIDI game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS 2 compatible keyboard Purple PS 2 compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise USB Black This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS 22 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mainboard BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the
20. Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software gt Standard CMOS Features gt Frequency Control gt Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults gt Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Management Setup Set User Password gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup gt PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit T4 lt Select lItem F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Key Function Esc Exits the current menu No Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the selected field s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions F5 Loads previously saved values to CMOS F6 Loads a minimum configuration for troubleshooting F7 Loads an optimum set of values for peak performance Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this mainboard from the manufacturer s Web site New BIOS provides support for new peripherals improvements in performance or fixes for known bugs Install new BIOS as follows 1 If your mainboard has a BIOS protection jumper change the setting to allow BIOS flashing 24 2 If your mainboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features disable it F
21. atus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada About the Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the mainboard Introducing the Mainboard and provides a shipping checklist Go to gt page 1 Chapter 2 Describes installation of mainboard Installing the Mainboard components Go to gt page 6 Chapter 3 Provides information on using the BIOS Using BIOS Setup Utility Go to page 23 Chapter 4 Describes the mainboard software Using the Mainboard Software Go to gt page 48 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i CHAPTER 1 1 Introducing the Mainboard 1 Introduction ea siettetni ea eoit a an a ee edapehes iaiia 1 CRECKIIS T aiara osinetan ia a e eaa aeaa ielea os Aa Standard Items Features Choosing a Computer Case Mainboard Components 22 ccccccccccecnneeeececeseeneeeeesecseeeaeaseeeessesenenaneees CHAPTER 2 6 Installing the Mainboard Safety PrecautionS etaient Avie ete erie ia arene ade QUICK Guide gt 225 Ae cease ears ee seh 0 eet as eed Installing the Mainboard in a Case Checking Jumper Settings Setting Jumpers 0 0 0 eee Checking Jumper Settings Jumper Setti gS seoaren E E sieved a oni ns aes EE T ees Connecting Case COMPONENTS cect ceenneeeeneteeeeenneeeeeeaeeeen
22. bles the onboard audio chip Disable this item if you are go ing to install a PCI audio add in card VIA 3068 MC97 Modem Enabled Enables and disables the onboard modem Disable this item if you are going to install an external modem Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen 36 gt SuperlO Device Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software SuperlO Device Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Item Help Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Menu Level PP UART Mode Select Normal UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode ECP ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 Midi Port Address 330 Midi Port IRQ 10 1 e Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values PU PD Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Onboard FDC Controller Enabled This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port 1 COM1 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port 2 COMZ2 UART Mode Select Normal This field is available if the On
23. board Serial Port 2 field is set to any option but Disabled UART Mode Select enables you to select the infrared communica tion protocol Normal default IrDA or ASKIR IrDA is an infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 115 2K bps ASKIR is Sharp s infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 57 6K bps UR2 Duplex Mode Half This field is available when UART 2 Mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip The options are Full and Half default Full duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously Half duplex is the transmission of data in both directions but only one direc tion at a time Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard parallel port 37 Parallel Port Mode ECP Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port There are four options SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port and ECP EPP SPP allows data output only Extended Capabilities Port ECP and Enhanced Parallel Port EPP are bi directional modes allowing both data input and output ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP aware peripherals ECP Mode Use DMA 3 When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the parallel port can use DMA 3 or DMA
24. by changing this item to Manual and then opening up the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources sub menus In the IRQ Resources sub menu if you change any of the IRQ assignations to Legacy ISA then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA ex pansion card Press lt Esc gt to close the IRQ Resources sub menu In the Memory Resources sub menu use the first item Reserved Memory Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA 43 expansion card Use the second item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory Press lt Esc gt to close the Memory Resources sub menu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled Assign IRQ for VGA USB Enabled Names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the USB VGA if any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system INT Pin1 4 Assignment Auto Names the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to a device connected to the PCI interface on your system PC Health Status Option On mainboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds You cannot make any changes to these fields They are display only CMOS Setup Utilit
25. cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual When installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About UltraDMA This mainboard supports UltraDMA 66 100 133 UDMA is a technology that accelerates the performance of devices in the IDE channel To maximize per formance install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80 pin IDE cables that support UDMA 66 100 133 Note If your mainboard incorporates the VT8233A Southbridge chipset the Ultra DMA bus mastering can support up to 133 MB sec transfer rates Other wise the VT8233 Southbridge chipset can support up to 100MB sec only Installing a Hard Disk Drive 1 Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 A __ HDD Note Ribbon cable connectors And t r are usually keyed so that they can N yro B c only be installed correctly on the device connector If the connector is not keyed make sure that you ad match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device connector Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon ca ble is always marked with a colored stripe on the cab
26. ch or 3 5 inch drive into the FDD connector B 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the FDD C When you first start up your system go immediately to the Setup Utility to configure the floppy diskette drives that you have installed See Standard CMOS Features on page 26 for more information Installing Add on Cards This mainboard has five 32 bit PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect expansion slots one 4xAGP slot and one Communications and Networking Riser CNR slot PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit lt PCI interface e 4xAGP The 4xAGP slot is used Slot to install a graphics q adapter that supports ri m the 4xAGP specifica Yaa tion and has a 4xAGP jt edge connector AGP Slot E y CNR Slot This slot is used to ree insert CNR cards with m F Modem and Audio s L functionality ip SOR ae CNR Slot E oo Ey Note Before installing an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually con figure the card before installation 18 Follow these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge con nector is correctly seated in th
27. covery Genius software program run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY RECOVERY GENIUS ENG RECOVERYGENIUS Language Genius The Language Genius is a software based product that helps you to learn new languages To install the Language Genius software program run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY LANGUAGE GENIUS ENG LANGUAGEGENIUS PageABC The PageABC application software enables you to create your own home page To install the PageABC run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY PageABC This concludes Chapter 4 50
28. e slot x Edge connector r s 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw Note For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card 19 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard s optional devices m I0 n L z zif _ m A 1 foo ol jo o0 SIR1 WOM1 WOL1 USB2 J2 Front panel MIC line out This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pn SignalName Pn Signal Name FMICIN GND MIC_BIAS 5V C SPKO R KEY C SPKO L SPKOUTR NC SPKOUTL ON OW 20 USB2 Front panel USB headers The mainboard has a USB port installed on the rear edge I O port array Some computer cases have a special module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 VCC 5V 2 VCC 5V 3 USBDT2 4 USBDT3 5 USBDT2 6 USBDT3 7 GND 8 GND 9 EMPTY 10 OC over current detect WOL1 WOM1 Wake On LAN Wake On Modem If you have installed a LAN card use the cable provided with the card to plug into the mainboard WOL1 connector This enables the Wake On LAN WOL1 feature When your system is in a power saving mode any LAN signal auto matically resumes the system You must enabl
29. e Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Anti Virus Protection Disabled When enabled this item provides protection against viruses that try to write to the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive You need to disable this item when installing an operating system We recommend that you enable this item as soon as you have installed an operating system Note For complete protection against viruses install virus software in your op erating system and update the virus definitions regularly Y2K Monitor Disabled Enable this item to allow the system to monitor for errors generated by the year 2000 bug CPU Internal Cache CPU Internal Cache Enabled All processors that can be installed in this mainboard use internal level 1 L1 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance External Cache Enabled Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 L2 cache memory to improve performance Leave this item at the default value for better performance CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled This item enables or disables ECC Error Correction Code error checking on 28 the CPU cache memory We recommend that you leave this item at the de fault value Processor Number Feature Enabled Some new processors are installed with a unique processor number This number may be used for verification in Internet transactions and e commerce If you prefer not to u
30. e mainboard com plies with the specifications for the ATX system case Some features on the mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indi cators and switches on the system case Ensure that your case supports all the features required The mainboard can support one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives Ensure that your case has sufficient power and space for all the drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mainboard This mainboard has an ATX form factor of 240 x 304 mm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor Mainboard Components CASFAN1 ar pen pee e PCI S poj p F PCA amr j Pcis be WOM1 WOL1 Table of Mainboard Components Label Component AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port ATX1 Power connector BT1 Three volt realtime clock battery CASFAN1 Auxiliary case cooling fan CD1 Primary CD in connector CD2 Secondary CD in connector CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU DDR1 DDR2 Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM DIMM1 DIMM2 Two 168 pin DIMM sockets FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector IDE 1 Primary IDE
31. e this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility Pin Signal Name 1 5VSB 2 GROUND 3 SENSE If you have installed a modem use the cable provided with the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector This enables the Wake On Modem WOM1 feature When your system is in a power saving mode any modem signal automatically resumes the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility See Chapter 3 for more information SIR1 Serial infrared port The mainboard supports a Serial Infrared SIR data port Infrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signal Name Pin NC 2 3 5V 4 5 IRTX 6 J4 Sleep Switch This header is connected to the sleep button for suspending the computer s activity if pushing the button Or the computer is automatically suspended after passing a period of time Signal Name KEY GROUND IRRX 21 Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the mainboard has the following I O ports Parallel port LPT1 Game port PS 2 mouse PS 2 USB Serial port Serial port Microphone keyboard ports COM 1 COM 2 Linen Line out 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 USB Ports Use the U
32. ead spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system CPU Host Clock CPU PCI Default This item is used for overclocking only 45 Load Fail Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail safe defaults for all ap propriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt En ter gt to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functioning cor rectly try installing the fail safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again If you only want to install fail safe defaults for a spe cific option select and display that option and then press lt F6 gt Load Optimized Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to install the defaults Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to not install the defaults The opti mized defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option sel
33. ect and display that option and then press lt F7 gt Set Password Option This item can be used to install a password To install a password follow these steps 1 Highlight the item Set Password on the main menu and press lt Enter gt 2 The password dialog box appears Enter Password 3 Ifyou are installing a new password type in the password You cannot use more than eight characters or numbers The Set Password item dif ferentiates between upper and lower case characters Press lt Enter gt after you have typed in the password If you are deleting a password that is already installed press lt Enter gt when the password dialog box ap pears You see a message that indicates that the password has been disabled PASSWORD DISABLED Press any key to continue 4 Press any key You are prompted to confirm the password Confirm Password 5 Type the password again and press lt Enter gt or press lt Enter gt if you are deleting a password that is already installed 6 If you typed the password correctly the password will be installed 46 Save amp Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press lt Enter gt to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press lt Y gt to save and exit or press lt N gt to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press lt
34. el If it fails to find a device change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below Refer to your drive s documentation or look on the drive casing if you need to ob tain this information If no device is installed change the value to None Note Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive ensure that you have the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of your hard drive Incorrect settings can result in your system not recognizing the in stalled hard disk Access Mode This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive Press lt Esc gt to return to the Standard CMOS Features page Drive A Drive B 1 44M 3 5 in None These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3 5 inch diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in Japan Video EGA VGA This item defines the video mode of the system This mainboard has a built in VGA graphics system you must leave this item at the default value Halt On All Errors This item defines the operation of the system POST Power On Self Test rou tine You can u
35. eneeenee The Panel Conmect6rs 2icc 6 ceccis se innein inin a iera AE EE Installing Malela LENE EE E deen EE E eh aie ae Installing the Processor Installing Memory Modules Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive Installing Add on Cards 04 Connecting Optional Devices cceescesceeseeseeeecesecceseeseeeeceaeceecseeeeeeeeaeeas Connecting VO D VICES eeeccceetececetnteeetnneeceeneeecnneneeetnaeeetsnnneeeennnneeneaes External Connector Color Coding cccceceseescesecssenseeseeeeceseceeeseeeeeeeeaeens CHAPTER 3 23 Using BIOS 23 About the Setup Utility i iit nietin ursain ennaii eainnt ieii edan 23 The Standard Configuration ccccecccesccssceseesceeecesecceeseeeceaecnaeeseeeeeeaeenaeeas 23 Entering the Setup Utility 0 0 eee ceeeecneesececeseeeeseseceaeeecnevsecnenseseesaeeeenees 24 Updating the BIOS USING BIOS E sbauacnaevaciiteevees Standard CMOS Features abanne e NE o Ee Advanced BIOS Setup Option Advanced Chipset Features Option sesesseseesereeesrsesestsrererersressrsesesesrsrereee 31 Integrated Peripherals Option ccecsessesseseceseeeseseceseeeceeveecneeseseesaeeeeeaes 34 Power Management Setup Option ccesceseseceseeeceeeeecseeeceerecsenseteesaeeecnees 39 PNP PCI Configuration Option cesses seceseeeceeesecseesesersecseveesaeeaseeenees 43 PC Health Status Option sessi hoisted athenrda Mel
36. faces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If you install a primary and secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device These four items let you assign which kind of PIO Programmed Input Output is used by IDE devices Choose Auto to let the system auto detect which PIO mode is best or select a PIO mode from 0 4 IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device This main board supports UltraDMA technology which provides faster access to IDE devices If you install a device that supports UltraDMA change the appropriate item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this mainboard in order to use an UltraDMA device Press lt Esc gt to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen 35 gt OnChip PCI Device Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software OnChip PCI Device OnChip AC97 Audio Auto Item Help VIA 3068 MC97 Modem Enabled Menu Level gt tl lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip AC97 Audio Auto Enables and disa
37. fault value Bank Interleave 4 Bank Enable this item to increase memory speed When enabled separate memory banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed DRAM Command Rate 2T Command This item enables you to specify the waiting time for the CPU to issue the next command after issuing the command to the DDR memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced Chipset Features page gt AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software AGP amp P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP Mode 4X Item Help AGP Driving Control Auto x AGP Driving Value DA Menu Level P AGP Fast Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master WS Read Disabled T4 e Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults AGP Aperture Size 64 MB This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter The AGP aperture refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used 32 for graphics memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value AGP Mode 4X This item allows you to enable or disable the caching of di
38. he bandwidth of 266MB sec and performance necessary for even the most demanding Internet and 3D graphics e A low 2 5 volt DDR266 SDRAM power consumption which makes it an excellent solution for notebooks and desktops with a small footprint e Support for a 4xAGP interface providing vivid 3D graphics and video performance e An ATA 133 interface on the chipset which helps boost system performance by providing a high speed connec tion to ATA 133 Hard Disk Drives delivering maximum sustained data transfer rates of 133 MB sec Additional key features include support for four USB ports an AC 97 link for audio and modem and hardware monitoring Note This mainboard incorporates either VT8233A or VT8233 Southbridge chipset For VT8233 Southbridge chipset the mainboard includes four USB ports VGA The KOB KT266A FDSX includes a 4xAGP slot that provides four times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification AGP tech nology provides a direct connection between the graphics sub system and the processor so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus Memory The mainboard accommodates the following memory configu rations e DDR Double Data Rate PC1600 PC2100 SDRAM up to 2 GB using two 2 5V DIMM modules SDRAM up to 2 GB using two 3 3V DIMM modules AC 97 Audio Codec The AC 97 Audio codec is compliant with the AC 97 2 2 speci fication and supports 18 bit ADC Ana
39. ing edges of the clock DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered DIMM module rather than the 168 pin 3 3V unbuffered DIMMs used by SDRAM 14 Installation Procedure You must install at least one memory module in order to use the main board Each module cab be installed with up to 1 GB of memory total memory capacity is 2GB Note You cannot use DDR SDRAM and SDRAM simultaneously Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 2 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot DDR SDRAM Module SDRAM Module Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM Install any remaining DIMM modules 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD ROM drive About IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface IDE1 and IDE2 An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the main board If you want to install more than two IDE devices get a second IDE
40. irmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten 3 Create a bootable system disk Refer to Windows online help for infor mation on creating a bootable system disk 4 Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer s Web site Copy these files to the system diskette you created in Step 3 5 Turn off your computer and insert the system diskette in your computer s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first 6 Atthe A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press lt En ter gt You see a screen similar to the following FLASH MEMORY WRITER V7 33 C Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved For MAINBOARD NAME DATE 10 26 2000 Flash Type File Name to Program ME Error Message 7 Type the filename of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the mainboard BIOS 8 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette from the diskette drive and restart your computer If your mainboard has a Flash BIOS jumper reset the jumper to protect the newly installed BIOS from being overwritten Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available
41. ity status of the drive If a device failure is predicted the host software through the Client WORKS S M A R T applet warns the user of the impending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data Report No FDD For WIN95 Yes If you are running a system with no floppy drive and using Windows 95 select Yes for this item to ensure compatibility with the Windows 95 logo certification Otherwise select No 30 Advanced Chipset Features Option These items define critical timing parameters of the mainboard You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very famil iar with the technical specifications of your system hardware If you change the values incorrectly you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features gt DRAM Clock Drive Control Press Enter Item Help gt AGP amp P2P Bridge Control Press Enter gt CPU amp PCI Bus Control Press Enter Menu Level gt Memory Hole Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled t l lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults gt DRAM Clock Drive Control Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001
42. le S Pros o RSS X ND Pint 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the hard disk drive IDE connector B It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use 4 the hard disk drive C Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect 16 your hard disk drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and use the IDE Hard Disk Auto Detect feature to configure the hard disk drive that you have in stalled See IDE HDD Auto Detection on page 27 for more information Installing a CD ROM DVD Drive 1 Install the CD ROM DVD drive into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 A If you have already installed an HDD use the other connec tor on the IDE cable Note Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device connec tor Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD ROM DVD drive IDE connector B It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the
43. led Item Help PCI2 Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI1 Post Write Enabled Menu Level gt PCI2 Post Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled T4 lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PCI 1 2 Master 0 WS Write Enabled When enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states pro viding faster data transfer 33 PCI 1 2 Post Write Enabled When enabled writes from the CPU to PCU bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and PCI bus When disabled the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete be fore starting another write cycle PCI Delay Transaction Disabled The mainboard s chipset has an embedded 32 bit post write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 Press lt Esc gt to return to the previous screen Memory Hole Disabled This item is used to reserve memory space for ISA expansion cards that re quire it System BIOS Video RAM Cacheable Disabled These items allow the video and system to be cached in memory for faster execution Leave these items at the default value for better performance Integrated Peripherals Option These options display items that define the operation of peripheral compo nents on the system s input ou
44. log Digital Converter and DAC Digital Analog Converter resolution as well as 18 bit stereo full duplex codec with independent and variable sampling rates Further features include support for four ana log line level stereo inputs Expansion Options The mainboard comes with the following expansion options Five 32 bit PCI slots An 4xAGP slot A Communications Network Riser CNR slot Two IDE connectors which support four IDE channels and a floppy disk drive interface 2 The KOB KT266A FDSX supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33 66 100 133 MB sec Note If the mainboard incorporates the VT8233A Southbridge chipset the Ultra DMA bus master ing can support up to 133 MB sec transfer rate For VT8233 Southbridge chipset the transfer rate can support up to 100MB sec only Integrated I O The mainboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard Two serial ports One parallel port One MIDI game port Two USB ports Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out BIOS This mainboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to con Firmware figure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market Th
45. low Where VIDO VID3 are pin numbers 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 respectively of jumper 8 Thus VIDO VID3 will be equal to 0 by shorting pin numbers 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 or 1 by opening pin numbers 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 VID4 depends on the CPU See table below VID 4 0 VCC_CORE VID 4 0 VCC_CORE 00000 1 850 10000 1 450 00001 1 825 10001 1 425 00010 1 800 10010 1 400 00011 1 775 10011 1 375 00100 1 750 10100 1 350 00101 1 725 10101 1 325 00110 1 700 10110 1 300 00111 1 675 10111 1 275 01000 1 650 11000 1 250 01001 1 625 11001 1 225 01010 1 600 11010 1 200 01011 1 575 11011 1 175 01100 1 550 11100 1 150 01101 1 525 11101 1 125 01110 1 500 11110 1 100 01111 1 475 11111 No CPU 10 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the mainboard into a case you can begin connecting the mainboard components Refer to the following 1 Connect the case power supply connector to ATX1 N 2 Connect the CPU l cooling fan cable to z CPUFAN1 E 3 Connect the case i cooling fan connector to CASFAN1 4 Connect the case speaker cable to CPUFAN1 Il SPEAKER 5 Connect the LED indicator to PANEL1 SS pin 2 4 for dual col a FA caseant ors or J5 for single color _ i 1 PANEL1 J5 1 SPEAKER SPEAKER1 Case speaker connector Connect the case speaker connector to
46. ng the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 7 Setting Jumpers Go to page 7 Installing Case Components Go to page 11 Installing the CPU Go to page 12 Installing Memory Go to page 14 Installing a HDD and CD ROM Drive Go to page 16 Installing a FDD Go to page 17 Installing Add on Cards Go to page 18 Connecting Options Go to page 20 Connecting Peripheral I O Devices Go to page 22 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case This illustration shows an ex ample of a mainboard being installed in a tower type case 2 Secure the mainboard with screws where appropriate Note Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the main board Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case which correspond to the holes in the mainboard Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets and secure the mainboard onto the mount ing brackets with screws 1 Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets Uy Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your mainboard Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the main board Setting Jumpers Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting
47. power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure e Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals e Video display type and display options e Password protection from unauthorized use e Power management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Be fore using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used e when changing the system configuration e when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility e when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts e when making changes to the Power Management configuration e when changing the password or making other changes to the Secu rity Setup 23 Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup
48. res a Socket 462 that accommodates AMD Athlon processors supporting frontside bus FSB speeds up to 133 MHz The KOB KT266A FDSX incorporates the VIA VT8366A Northbridge and VT8233A Southbridge chipsets which combine support for the new high bandwidth Double Data Rate DDR 266 SDRAM PC133 SDRAM and the AC 97 audio codec Note SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps data transfer depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM doubles the rate to 1 6 GBps or 2 1 GBps by transferring data on both the ris ing and falling edges of the clock DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184 pin DIMM modules rather than the 168 pin DIMMs used by SDRAM Checklist Compare the mainboard s package contents with the following checklist Standard Items e One mainboard e One diskette drive ribbon cable e One IDE drive ribbon cable e One auto install software support CD e This user s manual Features Processor The KOB KT266A FDSX mainboard uses an AMD 462 pin Socket A that has the following features Supports 100 133 MHz frontside bus FSB e Accommodates AMD Athlon Duron processors Chipset The VIA KT266A Northbridge and VT8233A Southbridge chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance A few of the chipset s advanced fea tures are e An advanced V Link memory controller architecture that provides t
49. rrent date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated when ever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility gt IDE Devices None Your computer has two IDE channels Primary and Secondary and each channel can be installed with one or two devices Master and Slave Use these items to configure each device on the IDE channel Press lt Enter gt to display the IDE submenu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright 1984 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto gt gt Access Mode Auto Menu Level F To auto detect the Capacity 0 MB HDD s size head on Cylinder 0 this channel Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 t lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 26 IDE HDD Auto Detection Press lt Enter gt while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel Note If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode more than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Auto Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the chann
50. se or distribute the unique processor number disable this item to suppress the processor number Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your sys tem start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly First Second Third Boot Device Floppy HDD 0 LS120 Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start up time Boot Other Device Enabled When enabled the system searches all other possible locations for an operat ing system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First Second and Third boot devices Swap Floppy Drive Disabled If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system this item allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled If this item is enabled it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Boot Up NumLock Status On This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started Gate A20 Option Fast This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors Leave this item at the default value ATA 66 1
51. se this item to select which types of errors in the POST are sufficient to halt the system Base Memory Extended Memory and Total Memory These items are automatically detected by the system at start up time These are display only fields You cannot make changes to these fields 27 Advanced BIOS Setup Option This option defines advanced information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Anti Virus Protection Disabled A Item Help Y2K Monitor Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled Menu Level gt External Cache Enabled Allows you to choose CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled the VIRUS warning Processor Number Feature Enabled feature for IDE Hard Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Disk boot sector First Boot Device Floppy protection If this Second Boot Device HDD 0 function is enabled Third Boot Device LS120 and someone attempts Boot Other Device Enabled to write data into this Swap Floppy Drive Disabled area BIOS will show a Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled warning message on Boot Up NumLock Status On screen and alarm beep Gate A20 Option Fast ATA 66 100 IDE Cable Msg Enabled Typematic Rate Setting Disabled y x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup T4 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Saf
52. software power down that allows the sys tem to be automatically resumed by certain events Power Management Timeouts The power saving modes can be controlled by timeouts If the system is inac tive for a time the timeouts begin counting If the inactivity continues so that the timeout period elapses the system enters a power saving mode If any item in the list of Reload Global Timer Events is Enabled then any activity on that item will reset the timeout counters to zero Wake Up Calls If the system is suspended or has been powered down by software it can be resumed by a wake up call that is generated by incoming traffic to a modem a LAN card a PCI card or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help Power Management Option User Define HDD Power Down Disable Menu Level gt Suspend Mode Disable Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method DPMS Support MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off gt IRQ Event Activity Detect Press Enter 1 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help _ F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function Enabled This mainboard supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power manage ment Interface Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature Note
53. splay data for the processor video memory Enabling AGP 4X Mode can greatly improve the display speed Disable this item if your graphics display card does not support this feature AGP Driving Control Auto This item is used to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or manual Some AGP cards need stronger than normal driving current in order to oper ate We recommend that you set this item to the default e AGP Driving Value When AGP Driving Control is set to Manual use this item to set the AGP current driving value AGP Fast Write Disabled This item lets you enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor Enabling this item can greatly improve the display speed Disable this item if your graphics display card does not support this feature AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled This implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system providing greater stability AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability Press lt Esc gt to return to the Advanced Chipset Features page gt CPU amp PCI Bus Control Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software CPU amp PCI Bridge Control PCI1 Master 0 WS Write Enab
54. that you can clearly see the mainboard and processor socket 12 Before installing the Processor This mainboard does not automatically determine the front side bus FSB frequency for the processor You may need to change the setting by making changes to jumper JP4 on the mainboard or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility We strongly recommend that you do not overclock proc essors or other components to run faster than their rated speed Warning Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system Overclocking can per manently damage the mainboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket When choosing a proc essor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components Socket 462 Pin 1 corner S Sp K WAY A VN 2 2a Locking lever x Tev E N QS gt p Jy A A J s5 Note The pin 1 corner is marked with an arrow 7 Follow these instructions to install the CPU 1 Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise the locking le
55. tput ports CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals gt OnChip IDE Device Press Enter Item Help gt OnChip PCI Device Press Enter gt Super I O Device Press Enter Menu Level gt Init Display First PCI Slot OnChip USB Controller All Enabled USB keyboard Support Disabled IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled PWRON After PWR Fail Off tl lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults 34 gt OnChip IDE Device Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software OnChip IDE Device OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Item Help OnChip IDE Channel1 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level gt gt Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto tl lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE Channel 0 1 Enabled Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the mainboard IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled The onboard IDE drive inter
56. ult MODEM Use IRQ 3 If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power saving mode use this item to specify the interrupt request line IRQ that is used by the modem You might have to connect the fax modem to the mainboard Wake On Modem connector for this feature to work Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off Under ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface you can create a software power down In a software power down the system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down 40 gt IRQ Event Activity Detect Scroll to this item and press lt Enter gt to view the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software IRQ Event Activity Detect VGA OFF Item Help LPT amp COM LPT COM HDD amp FDD ON Menu Level gt gt PCI Master OFF PowerOn by PCI Card Enabled Wake Up On LANI Ring Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled x Date of Month 0 x Resume Time hh mm ss 000 gt IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter t1 lt Move Enter Select IPU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F
57. ver to the upright position 13 2 Identify the pin Pin 1 corner CPU fan connector on the CPU socket and the is pin Pin 1 corner on the CPUFAN a Nato iver saver processor Ke a K NE t TO s Socket 462 agoa E Wa E A S 3 Match the Pin 1 corners and insert the processor into the socket Do not use force 4 Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the socket 5 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU 6 Lower the CPU fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and CPU socket and then snap then snap the fan heatsink into place 7 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU cooling fan power supply on the mainboard CPUFAN71 Note After you have assembled the system you must set the correct clock speed and frontside bus FSB speed Check the jumper section on page 8 for more information Installing Memory Modules This mainboard accommodates 184 pin 2 5V Double Data Rate DDR SDRAM and 168 pin 3 3V SDRAM memory modules The memory chips must be standard or registered SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory The CPU supports 100MHz system bus The SDRAM DIMMs and DDRs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or operates over a 133 MHz system bus DDR SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps data transfer depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz It doubles the rate to 1 6 GBps and 2 1 GBps by transferring data on both the rising and fall
58. y Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled Item Help Vcore 2 5V Menu Level gt 3 3V 5V 12V 3 3V Battery System Temperature CPU Temperature CPU FAN speed System Fan Speed t1 lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to these fields 44 Frequency Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Frequency Control Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled CPU Host PCI Clock Default Menu Level gt t1l lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots Spread Spectrum Enabled If you enable spr
59. y energy and if not in stalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not oc cur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system s manu facturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the follow ing conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and _ This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital appar

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