Mainboard KT600-A Manual

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About the Manual

The manual consists of the following:
Chapter 1 Describes features of the motherboard,

and provides a shipping checklist.
Introducing the Motherboard
Go to ⇒ page 1
Chapter 2 Describes installation of motherboard

components.
Installing the Motherboard
Go to ⇒ page 7
Chapter 3 Provides information on using the BIOS

Setup Utility.
Using BIOS
Go to ⇒ page 26
Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard software.
Go to ⇒ page 50
Using the Motherboard Software
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Features Translations
Caractéristiques
Processeur La carte mère utilise un Socket A AMD 462 broches
présentant les caractéristiques suivantes:
• Supporte un bus frontal (FSB) de 400/333/266/200 MHz
• Peut recevoir les CPU AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon
/Duron
• Transfert DDR (Double Data Rate) 200/166/133 MHz sur
adresse CPU AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron et
bus de données
Remarque : Il est conseillé d’utiliser AMD Athlon XP
ou CPU de niveau plus élevé pour assurer
que la fonction “Diode Thermique”
fonctionne correctement.
Chipset Le chipset sur cette carte mère comprend le chipset KT600
Northbridge combiné avec le chipset VT8237 Southbridge. Le
tableau ci-dessous explique brièvement certaines des
caractéristiques avancées du chipset.
Chipset Caractéristiques
KT600 Transfert DDR (Double Data Rate) 200/166/133
NB MHz sur adresse CPU AMD Athlon XP/Sempron
/Athlon/Duron et bus de données
Contrôleur de Port Graphique Accéléré (AGP)
complet qui prend en charge les modes de
transfert 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x, et 133 MHz
2x pour signalisation Ad et SBA
Supporte une interface d’Hôte V-Link 66 MHz
avec une bande passante de pointe de
533Mo/sec.
Prend en charge l’interface 2.5V à alimentation
séparée sur mémoire système et l’interface 1.5V
sur AGP.
Prend en charge la DRAM synchrone à double
vitesse DDR400, DDR333 et DDR266.
VT8237 Supporte une interface Client V-Link 16-bit 66

SB MHz avec une bande passante totale de 1066
Mo/sec.
Contrôleur ATA Série de canal double.
Supporte à la fois la gestion d’alimentation ACPI
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
et legacy (APM).
Contrôleur EIDE de mode maître UltraDMA-
33/66/100/133 de Canal double.
Contrôleur USB 2.0 intégré avec quatre hubs
racine et huit ports de fonction.
Fonctionnement full et half duplex en 1/10/100
MHz.
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Mémoire • Prend en charge le module mémoire SDRAM DDR allant
jusqu'à DDR266/333/400
• Peut recevoir deux logements sans mémoire tampon en
2.5V de 184 broches.
• Chaque logement supporte jusqu’à 1 Go avec une
capacité maximum totale de 3 Go. (DDR 400 jusqu’à 2
Go seulement)
Graphique Cette carte mère comprend un logement AGP qui offre huit
fois la bande passante des spécifications AGP d’origine. L’AGP
3.0 (8xAGP) offre une amélioration significative de
performances accompagnée d’améliorations de fonctionnalités
sur l’AGP2.0. Cette interface représente l’évolution naturelle
de l’AGP existante pour répondre à une demande toujours
croissante d’interfaces graphiques en environnements de
station de travail et de bureau.
Codec Audio La ALC655 est conforme aux spécifications AC'97 2.3 et
AC’97 supporte les extensions de CODEC multiples avec vitesses
d’échantillonnage variables indépendantes et effets 3D
intégrés. Elle intègre la technologie de convertisseur
propriétaire pour obtenir une SNR élevée, supérieure à 90 dB.
Le circuit de l’interface numérique fonctionne à partir d’une
alimentation en 5V/3.3V et supporte une fonction de sortie
SPDIF conforme AC'97 2.3 permettant une connexion facile à
partir du PC sur d’autres produits électroniques. Les fonctions
supplémentaires comprennent le support de quatre entrées
stéréo de niveau de ligne analogique.
Options La KT600-A offre quatre slots 32 bits PCI, un logement AGP
d’Extensions (supportant seulement la carte AGP 1.5V) et logement CNR
(Communications and Networking Riser). Elle supporte la
maîtrise de bus Ultra DMA avec des vitesses de transfert de
33/66/100/133 Mo/sec.
LAN Interne Le VT6103 est un périphérique à Couche Physique pour
(optionnel) Ethernet 10BASE-T et 100BASE-TX utilisant des câbles Non
blindés de catégorie 5, Blindés de Type 1, et à Fibres
Optiques.
• Double Vitesse – 100/10 Mbps
• Half et Full Duplex
• Conforme à tous les Standards IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T et
100Base-Tx Applicables
• Egaliseur Adaptatif
E/S Intégrées La carte mère possède un jeu complet de ports d’E/S et de
connecteurs:
• Deux ports PS/2 pour souris et clavier
• Deux port série
• Un port parallèle
• Quatre ports USB (USB 2.0)
• Prises audio pour microphone, ligne d’entrée et ligne de
sortie
Microprogramme Cette carte mère utilise Award BIOS qui permet aux
BIOS utilisateurs de configurer de nombreuses caractéristiques du
système comprenant les suivantes:
• Gestion d’alimentation
• Alarmes de réveil
• Paramètres de CPU
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• Synchronisation de CPU et de mémoire
Le microprogramme peut aussi être utilisé pour définir les
paramètres pour les vitesses d’horloges de différents
processeurs.
Certaines spécifications matérielles et éléments de logiciels peuvent être

modifiés sans avertissement.
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Funktionen
Prozessor Das Mainboard verwendet einen AMD 462-Pin Sockel A mit den
folgenden Eigenschaften:
• Unterstützt 400/333/266/200 MHz Frontsidebus (FSB)
• Nimmt AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron -CPU auf.
• 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) Transfer auf
AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU-Adressen-
und Datenbussen
Hinweis: Die Verwendung einer CPU vom Typ AMD
Athlon XP oder höher wird empfohlen, damit
die Funktion „Thermische Diode” richtig
funktioniert.
Chipsatz Der Chipsatz dieses Motherboards verfügt über die KT600
Northbridge, die mit der VT8237 Southbridge verbunden ist In der
untenstehenden Tabelle werden einige der fortschrittlichen
Funktionen des Chipsatzes kurz vorgestellt:
Chipsatz Funktionen
KT600 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate)
NB Transfer auf AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon
/Duron CPU-Adressen- und Datenbussen
Volle Unterstützung für Accelerated Graphics
Port (AGP)-Controller (Unterstützung der
Transfermodu 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x und
133 MHz 2x für Ad und SBA-Signaling.
Unterstützt 66MHz V-Link Host-Interface mit
einer maximalen Bandbreite von 533 MB/Sek.
Unterstützt separate Spannungsversorgung
für 2.5 Volt Interface to System Memory und
1.5 Volt Interface to AGP
Unterstützt DDR400, DDR333 und DDR266
Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM.
VT8237 Unterstützt 16-Bit 66 MHz V-Link Client-
SB Interface mit einer totalen Bandbreite von
1066 MB/Sek.
Dualkanal Serial ATA -Controller.
Unterstützt ACPI (Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface) und Legacy (APM)-
Energieverwaltung.
Dualkanal-UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 Master
Mode EIDE-Controller.
Onboard-USB 2.0-Controller mit vier Root Hub
und acht Port.
1/10/100 MHz Voll/Halbduplexbetrieb.
Speicher • Unterstützt bis zu DDR266/333/400 DDR SDRAM
Speichermodule
• Nimmt zwei ungepufferte 2.5V 184-Pin Steckplätze auf
• Jeder Steckplatz unterstützt bis zu 1 GB mit einer
maximalen Gesamtkapazität von 3 GB( DDR 400 bis zu 2
GB)
Graphic Dieses Motherboard enthält einen AGP-Steckplatz, der
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gegenüber der ursprünglichen AGP-Spezifikation über die
achtfache Bandbreite verfügt. AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) bietet gegenüber
AGP 2.0 eine erhebliche Leistungssteigerung und verbesserte
Features. Dieses Interface stellt die natürliche Evolution des
bestehenden AGP dar, um den stetig anwachsenden
Anforderungen an die Grafikschnittstellen innerhalb der
Workstations und Desktop-Umgebungen gerecht zu werden.
AC’ 97 Audio Der ALC655 ist kompatibel mit der AC´97 2.3-Spezifkation und
Codec unterstützt mehrfache CODEC-Erweiterungen mit variablen,
unabhängigen Samplingraten und integrierten 3D-Effekten. Er
verfügt über eine gesetzlich geschützte Konverter-Technologie
zur Erreichung eines hohen SNR von mehr als 90 dB. Der
digitale Interface-Schaltschreis wird von einem 5 V /3.3 V-
Netzteil betrieben und unterstützt zum einfachen Anschluss an
einen PC oder andere elektronische Geräte eine SPDIF-Out-
Funktion. Weitere Funktionen beinhalten z.B. die Unterstützung
von vier analogen Line-Level-Eingängen.
Erweiterungs- Das KT600-A verfügt über vier 32-Bit PCI- Steckplätze, einen
optionen AGP-Steckplatz (unterstützt nur 1.5V 4x AGP-Karte) und einen
CNR (Communications and Networking Riser)-Steckplatz.
Es unterstützt Ultra DMA Bus-Mastering mit Übertragungsraten
von 33/66/100/133 MB/s.
Onboard-LAN Das VT6103 ist ein Physical-Layer-Gerät für Ethernet 10BASE-
(optional) T und 100BASE-TX bei Benutzung von nicht abgeschirmten
Kategorie 5-Kabeln, abgeschirmten Typ 1-Kabeln und
Glasfaserkabeln.
• Zwei Geschwindigkeiten – 100/10 Mbps/Sek.
• Halb- und Vollduplex
• Entspricht allen geltenden IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T und
100Base-Tx-Standards
• Einstellbarer Equalizer
Integrierte I/O Das Mainboard verfügt über einen kompletten Satz von I/O-
Schnittstellen und Anschlüssen:
• Zwei PS/2-Schnittstellen für Maus und Tastatur
• Zwei serielle Schnittstelle
• Eine parallele Schnittstelle
• Vier USB-Schnittstellen (USB2.0)
• Audiobuchsen für Mikrofon, Line-in und Line-out
BIOS Dieses Motherboard setzt das Award BIOS ein, mit dem der
Firmware Anwender viele Systemeigenschaften selbst konfigurieren kann,
einschließlich der folgenden:
• Energieverwaltung
• Wake-up Alarm
• CPU-Parameter
• CPU- und Speichertiming
Mit der Firmware können auch die Parameter für verschiedene
Prozessortaktgeschwindigkeiten eingestellt werden.
Bestimmte Hardwarespezifikationen und Teile der Softwareausstattung

können ohne weitere Ankündigung abgeändert werden.
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Caratteristiche
Processore La scheda madre è dotata di un socket A AMD a 462 pin che
presenta le seguenti caratteristiche:
• Supporta il bus di sistema 400/333/266/200 MHz
frontside (FSB)
• Compatibile con CPU AMD Athlon
XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron
• Trasferimento 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Double Data
Rate) su i bus dati e indirizzo AMD Athlon XP/Sempron
/Athlon/Duron CPU
Note: Si raccomanda l’uso di una CPU AMD Athlon XP o
superiore per garantire il funzionamento corretto
della funzione “Diodo termico”.
Chipset Il chipset è composto dai chipset Northbrigde KT600 e

Southbridge VT8237. La tabella sottostante presenta una
panoramica delle funzioni avanzate del chipset:
Chipset Funzioni
KT600 Trasferimento 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Double
NB Data Rate) su i bus dati e indirizzo AMD Athlon
XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU
Controller AGP Full Featured (Accelerated
Graphics Port) in grado di supportare il bus dati
a 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x, and 133 MHz 2x
per il segnale Ad e SBA.
Supporto interfaccia Host 66 MHz V-Link con
larghezza di banda sino a 533MB/sec.
Supporto separato dell'interfaccia a 2.5V per la
memoria di sistema e l'interfaccia 1.5V per AGP.
Supporto della RAM sincrona double data
DDR400, DDR333 e DDR266.
VT8237 Supporto Dell’interfaccia Client V-Link a 16bit 66
SB MHz con larghezza di banda totale pari a 1066
MB/sec.
Controller Seriale a ATA a doppio canale.
Supporto sia degli standard ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) e APM per la
gestione del consume energetico.
Controller EIDE master mode a doppio canale
UltraDMA-33/66/100/133.
Controller USB 2.0 Integrato con quattro hub
root e otto porte funzionanti.
Operazioni full e half duplex a 1/10/100 MHz.
Memory • Supporto per modulo memoria SDRAM con DDR fino a

266/333/400 MHz
• Presenza di due slot a 184 pin unbuffered 2.5V
• Ogni slot supporta sino ad un 1 GB con una capacità
massima pari a 3 GB (supporto DDR 400 limitato a 2 GB)
Graphic Questa scheda madre possiede uno slot AGP slot in grado di
garantire una larghezza di banda otto volte superiore rispetto a
quella prevista dalle specifiche dello standard AGP originale..
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La tecnologia AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) offre un miglioramento
marcato delle prestazioni assieme al miglioramento delle
funzioni rispetto ad AGP 2.0. Questa interfaccia rappresenta
l’evoluzione naturale dell’interfaccia AGP esistente per
soddisfare le richieste sempre maggiori poste alle interfacce
grafiche negli ambienti desktop e workstation.
AC’ 97 Audio Il codec ALC 655 è conforme alla specifiche AC 97 2.3 che
Codec supporta estensioni CODEC multiple con capacità di
campionamento multiple e scalabili ed effetti 3D integrati. Ë
dotato di una tecnologia di conversione integrata per ottenere
un SNR di qualità elevata, maggiore di 90 dB. L’interfaccia
digitale è alimentata da un alimentatore a 3.3/5V e supporta un
SPDIF compatibile con le specifiche AC’97 2.3 con funzioni
che facilitano il collegamento di strumenti elettronici al PC.
Altre caratteristiche includono il supporto di quattro entrate
LINE STEREO analogiche.
Opzioni La KT600-A presenta di quattro porte PCI a 32 bit ed uno slot
di espansione AGP (compatibile solamente con la scheda 4x AGP 1,5V) ed
uno slot CNR (Communications and Networking Riser).
Supporta la gestione di canali Ultra DMA con transfert rate pari
a 33/66/100/133 MB/sec.
LAN integrata La scheda VT6103 è un dispositivo Physical Layer per
(opzionale)) Ethernet 10BASE-T e 100BASE-TX che usa cavi della
categoria 5 non schermati, Tipo 1 schermati e ottici.
• Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps
• Half e Full Duplex
• Conforme a tutti gli standard applicabili IEEE 802.3,
10Base-T e 100Base-Tx
• Equalizzatore adattivo
I/O integrati La scheda madre è dotata di un set completo di connettori e
porte I/O:
• Due porte PS/2 per mouse e tastiera
• Due porta seriale
• Una porta parallela
• Quattro porte USB (USB2.0)
• Jack audio per microfono e connettori ingresso/uscita
Line
BIOS Questa scheda madre utilizza il BIOS Award che permette
all’utente di configurare numerose caratteristiche del sistema
tra cui le seguenti:
• Risparmio energetico
• Segnali Wake Up
• Parametri della CPU
• Timing della memoria e della CPU
E’ possibile inoltre impostare i parametri di velocità del clock
del processore su diversi valori.
Alcune specifiche hardware ed elementi software sono soggetti a variazioni

senza preavviso.
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Características
Procesador El panel principal usa un AMD 462-pin Enchufe A que tiene
las siguientes características:
• Permite 400/333/266/200 MHz bus de lado frontal (FSB)
• Acomoda una CPU AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/
Duron
• Transferencia de 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Double Data
Rate/Índice de Datos Doble) en dirección AMD Athlon
XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU y buses de datos
Nota: Se recomienda que usted use AMD Athlon XP u
otra CPU de nivel superior para asegurarse de
que la función “Diodo Termal” trabajará
adecuadamente.
Chipset El chipset en esta placa principal incluye la KT600 Northbridge
combinado con el chipset VT8237 Southbridge. La tabla abajo
explica algunas de las características avanzadas del chipset:
Chipset Características
KT600 Transferencia de 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Dou-
NB ble Data Rate/Índice de Datos Doble) en
dirección AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/
Duron CPU y buses de datos
Controlador de Puerto de Gráficas Accelerado
(AGP) caracterizado que soporta los modos de
transferencias de 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x, y
133 MHz 2x para la señalización Ad y SBA.
Soporta la interfaz 66 MHz V-Link Host con
ancha de banda pico de 533MB/seg.
Soporta la interfaz con suministro de 2.5V para
la memoria del sistema y la interfaz de 1.5V
para el AGP por separado.
Soporta DRAM sincrónico de índice de datos
doble en DDR400, DDR333 y DDR266.
VT8237 Soporta la interfaz 16-bit 66 MHz V-Link Client
SB con ancha de banda total de 1066 MB/seg.
Controlador ATA de serie de canal dual.
Soporta ambos ACPI (Configuración Avanzada
e Interfaz de Suministro) y administración de
suministro de legado (APM).
Controlador EIDE del modo máster UltraDMA-
33/66/100/133 de canal dual.
Controlador USB 2.0 integrado con cuatro hubs
de raíz y ocho puertos de función.
Operación de duplex medio y completo de
1/10/100 MHz.
Memoria • Soporta el módulo de memoria de DDR266/333/400 DDR

SDRAM
• Adecua dos ranuras no reservadas 2.5V 184-pin
• Cada ranura permite hasta 1 GB con una capacidad
máxima total de 3 GB (DDR 400 hasta 2 GB solamente)
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Gráficas Esta placa principal incluye una ranura AGP que provee ocho
tiempos de amplitud de la especificación original AGP. La AGP
3.0 (8xAGP) ofrece un aumento significante en funcionamiento
junto con características mejoradas para AGP2.0. Esta
interfaz representa la evolución natural de la ya existente AGP
para hacer frente a las demandas siempre en aumento
centradas en las interfaces de gráficos dentro de estaciones
de trabajo y ámbitos de computadoras.
El Codec AC’ 97 El ALC655 se conforma con la especificación AC'97 2.3 y
Audio soporta múltiples extensiones CODEC con índice de muestreo
variable y efectos 3D incorporados. Incorpora la tecnología de
conversor propietaria para lograr un SNR alto, mayor que 90
dB. El circuito de interfaz digital opera de un suministro de
5V/3.3V y soporta una función de salida SPDIF conforme con
AC'97 2.3 que permite la conexión fácil del PC a otros
productos electrónicos. Otras características incluyen soporte
para cuatro entradas estereofónicas a nivel de línea analógica.
Opciones de El KT600-A provee cuatro ranuras PCI de 32-bit una ranura
Expansión AGP (permite solo tarjeta 1.5V AGP) y ranura CNR
(Comunicaciones y Contrahuella de Red).
Permite bus de control Ultra DMA con valor de transferencia
de 33/66/100/133 MB/por segundo.
LAN La VT6103 es un componente Estrato Físico para Ethernet
Incorporada 10BASE-T y 100BASE-TX usando categoría 5 no blindado,
(opcional) Tipo 1 Blindado, y cables de Fibra óptica.
• Velocidad Doble – 100/10 Mbps
• Bidireccional Total y Medio
• Reúne Todo la Apropiado IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T y
100Base-Tx Convencionales
• Ecualizador adaptable
I/O Integrado El tablero principal tiene un set completo de puertos de
Entrada/Salida y conectores:
• Dos puertos PS/2 para ratón y teclado
• Dos puerto de serie
• Un puerto paralelo
• Cuatro puertos USB (USB2.0)
• Enchufes de audio para micrófono, línea de entrada y
línea de salida
BIOS Firmware Este panel principal usa el Award BIOS que posibilita a los
usuarios configurar muchas características de sistema
incluidas las siguientes:
• Administración de potencia
• Alarmas despertadoras
• Parámetros de temporizador CPU
• Sincronización de CPU y de Memoria
El firmware puede también ser usado para ajustar parámetros
para velocidades diferentes de procesador de reloj.
Algunas especificaciones de hardware e ítems de software son sujetos a

cambio sin previo aviso.
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製品特徴
プロセッサ当メインボードは ADM 462 ピンソケットを搭載し、次の特長
があります：
• 400/333/266/200 MHｚフロントサイドバス（FSB）をサ
ポートします
• AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU に対応
• AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU のア
ドレスバスとデータバスを 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Dou-
ble Data Rate) の転送率でサポート。
メモ: "Termal Diode" 機能を正しく作動させるた

めに、AMD Athlon XP またはそれ以上の CPU
のご使用をお勧めします。
チップセット当マザーボードに搭載されているチップセットは、KT600
Northbridge と VT8237 Southbridge とを備え、下表に示さ
れる先進な機能をお届けします。
チップセッ
機能
ト名
KT600 NB AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU
のアドレスバスとデータバスを 200/166/133
MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) の転送率
でサポート。
全機能の AGP( Accelerated Graphics Port)
コントローラーを搭載し、 533 MHz 8x や
266 MHz 4x や 133 MHz 2x の転送モードでの
Ad と SBA との信号転送に完全対応。
66 MHz V-Link ホストインターフェースをサ
ポートし、ビーク帯域幅 533MB/秒。
システムメモリ用の 2.5V インターフェース
と、AGP 用の 1.5V インターフェースとを
別々に備えてサポート。
DDR400 と、DDR333、 DDR266 との DDR SDRAM
( double data rate synchronous DRAM)をサ
ポート。
VT8237 SB 16 ビットの 66 MHz V-Link クライアントイ
ンターフェースをサポートし、トータル帯域
幅 1066 MB/秒まで可能。
二重チャネルシリアル ATA/コントローラー
を搭載。
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) と従来の (APM) 電源管理機能を
サポート。
二重チャネル UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 マス
ターモードの EIDE コントローラーを搭載。
内蔵している USB 2.0 コントローラーで、4
つのルートハブと 8 つのポートを提供。
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1/10/100 MHz の全/半二重動作が可能。
メモリー • 最大 DDR266/333/400 までの DDR SDRAM メモリモジュー
ル
をサポート
• 2 つの非バッファー2.5V184 ピン仕様のスロットを収納
• 各スロットはメモリーを 1 GB まで、トータルで 3GB まで
サポートします。(DDR 400 の場合は、最大 2 GB まで)
グラフィック本マザーボードは、従来の AGP 仕様の 8 倍のバンド幅を提供す
ることができる AGP スロットが含まれています。AGP3.0
(8xAGP) は、ワークステーションやデスクトップ環境におい
て、より優れたグラフィックインターフェースのニーズに対応
するために誕生したもので、既存の AGP 機能をさらに進化さ
せ、AGP2.0 よりパワーアップしたパフォーマンスおよび機能を
提供します。
AC’ 97 オーディ ALC655 オーディオコーデックは AC’ 97 2.3 仕様に準拠した
オコーデックもので、様様な CODEC 拡張機能をサポートしながら、独立の
可変サンプリング率と共に 3D 効果機能をも内蔵しておりま
す。独自の変換技術を取り入れることにより、90dB 超の高い
SNR を実現しました。そのデジタル式インターフェース回路
は、5V/3.3V 電源サプライで動作し、かつ AC’ 97 2.3 仕様
に準拠した SPDIF 出力機能をサポートしておりますので、他
の電子製品を容易にシステムに接続することができます。さ
らに、アナログ式レインレベルステレオ入力を 4 つまでサポ
ートします。
拡張オプション当マザーボードには 4 つの 32 ビット PCI スロット、APG スロ
ット (1.5V AGP カードのみ対応) と CNR (通信及びネットワ
ーキングライザ、オプション) スロットが搭載されていま
す。さらに、33/66/100/133 MB/秒の転送速度の Ultra DMA バ
スマスタリングをサポートします。
オンボード LAN VT6103 はカテゴリ 5 案シールド、Type 1 シールド、光ファ
(オプション) イバーケーブルを使う Ethernet 10BASE-T と 100BASE-TX の
ための物理レイヤーです。
• デュアルスピード – 100/10 Mbps
• 半/全二重
• すべての IEEE 802.3、10Base-T、100Base-Tx 標準に対
応
• 適応エコライザ
統合された入出力このメインボードにはフルーセットの I/O ポートおよびコネ
ポートクタが搭載しています。
• 2 つのマウスおよびキーボード向け PS/2 ポート
• 2 つのシリアルポート
• 1 つのパラレルポート
• 4 つの USB ポート(USB2.0)
• マイクロフォンやラインイン、ラインアウト向けのオー
ディオジャック
BIOS 本メインボードは次のシステム機能を含めた設定をすること
ファームウェアができる Award BIOS を採用しています：
• 電源管理
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• Wake-up 警告
• CPU パラメータ
• CPU およびメモリのタイミング
その他に、各種プロセッサクロック速度のパラメータを設定
することができます。
一部のハードウェア仕様及びソフトウェアアイテムは予告なく変更されるこ
とがあります。
기능
프로세서 이 메인보드는 AMD 462 핀 소켓 A 를 사용하며 다음과 같은
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특징을 지닌다:
• 400/333/266/200 MHz frontside bus (FSB) 지원
• AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU 를 사용한다.
• AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU 어드레스 및
데이터 버스에서의 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Double
Data Rate) 전송
Note: “ 열 다이오드” 기능이 적절히 기능하도록

AMD Athlon XP 또는 그 이상의 CPU
사용을 권장 함.
칩셋 본 마더보드에 있는 칩셋은 KT600 Northbridge 와 VT8237
Southbridge 칩셋을 조합한다. 아래 표는 칩셋의 고급 기능을
간단히 설명한다.
칩셋 특징
KT600 AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU
NB 어드레스 및 데이터 버스에서의 200/166/133
MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) 전송
Ad 와 SBA 시그널링을 위해 533 MHz 8x, 266
MHz 4x, 및 133 MHz 2x 전송 모드를 지원하는
고급의 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
컨트롤러.
최고 대역폭 533MB/sec 의 66 MHz V-Link
호스트 인터페이스 지원.
시스템 메모리에 2.5V 인터페이스, AGP 에
1.5V 인터페이스 지원.
DDR400, DDR333 및 DDR266 더블 데이터
속도 동기 DRAM 지원.
VT8237 총 대역폭 1066 MB/sec 의 16 비트 66 MHz V-

SB Link 클라이언트 인터페이스 지원.
듀얼 채널 시리얼 ATA 컨트롤러.
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Inter-
face) 와 legacy (APM) 전원 관리 지원.
듀얼 채널 UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 마스터 모드
EIDE 컨트롤러.
4 개의 루트 허브와 8 개의 기능 포트가 있는
통합 USB 2.0 컨트롤러.
1/10/100 MHz full / half duplex 오퍼레이션.
메모리 • 최대 DDR266/333/400 DDR SDRAM 메모리 모듈을

지원한다.
• 2 개의 unbuffered 2.5V 184 핀 슬롯 사용
• 총 최대 용량은 3GB 이며, 각 슬롯은 최대 1 GB 를 지원
(DDR 400 최대 2 GB 의 경우에만)
그래픽 본 마더보드는 기존 AGP 사양의 8 배의 대역폭을 제공하는
AGP 슬롯을 포함한다. AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) 는 AGP 2.0 의
기능 강화로 탁월한 성능을 제공한다. 이 인터페이스는 기존
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AGP 의 자연적 진화로 워크 스테이션과 데스크탑 환경에서
필요로 하는 그래픽 인터페이스를 제공한다
AC’ 97 오디오 ALC655 는 AC'97 2.3 사양에 부합되며 독립적인 다양한
코덱 샘플링 속도와 내장 3D 효과를 지닌 다양한 코덱 확장을
지원한다. 90 dB 이상의 고품질의 SNR 을 위해 적합한 컨버터
기술을 사용하였다. 디지털 인터페이스 회로는 5V/3.3V 파워
써플라이로 작동되며, AC'97 2.3 부합 SPDIF 출력 기능을
지원하여 PC 와 다른 전기 제품의 연결을 용이하게 한다. 그
밖에도 4 개의 아날로그 라인 레벨 스테레오 입력을 지원한다.
확장 옵션 KT600-A 는 4 개의 32-bit PCI 슬롯을 제공한다, 1 개의
AGP 슬롯 (1.5V AGP 카드만), CNR (Communications and
Networking Riser) 슬롯이 있다.
이것은 전송 속도 33/66/100/133 MB/sec 의 Ultra DMA bus
mastering 을 지원한다.
Onboard LAN VT6103 는 카테고리 5 Unshielded, 타입 1 Shielded, 유리
(선택 사항) 섬유 케이블을 사용한 Ethernet 10BASE-T 와 100BASE-
TX 를 위한 물리적 레이어 장치이다.
• 듀얼 속도 – 100/10 Mbps
• Half 및 Full Duplex
• 모든 적용 가능한 IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T 및 100Base-Tx
표준 지원
• 적용 가능한
통합 I/O 본 마더보드는 풀 세트의 I/O 포트 및 커넥터가 있다:
• 마우스와 키보드용 PS/2 포트 2 개
• 시리얼 포트 2 개
• 패러럴 포트 1 개
• USB 포트 4 개(USB 2.0)
• 마이크 용 오디오 잭, 라인 입력과 라인 출력
BIOS 본 마더보드는 Award BIOS 를 사용하여 사용자는 다음과
펌웨어 같은 시스템 기능을 구성할 수 있다:
• 전원 관리
• 기상 알람
• CPU 파라미터
• CPU 및 메모리 타이밍
펌웨어는 다른 프로세서 클럭 속도의 파라미터를 설정하는데
도 사용될 수 있다.
하드웨어 사양 및 소프트웨어 아이템은 사전 통보 없이 변경될 수 있음.
性能
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處理器本主機板採用了具有下列功能之 AMD 462 針 Socket A：
• 支援高達 400/333/266/200 MHz 之系統匯流排(FSB)
• 支援 AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron 處理器
• 支援高達 200/166/133MHz DDR (Double Data Rate, 雙倍速資
料傳輸) 之 AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU 位址
和數據匯流排傳輸
註解: 建議使用 AMD Athlon XP 或更高等級之 CPU,

以確保過熱保護電路 (Thermal Diode) 之功
能運作正常。
晶片組本主機板係以 KT600 北橋晶片組搭配 VT8237 南橋晶片組，
具有如下表所述之先進晶片組功能：
晶片組功能
KT600 支援高達 200/166/133MHz DDR (Double Data Rate,
NB 雙倍速資料傳輸) 之 AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/
Athlon/Duron CPU 位址和數據匯流排傳輸
提供全功能的繪圖加速埠 (AGP)控制器，能夠支
援 533 MHz 8x、266 MHz 4x、及 133 MHz 2x 傳輸
模式的 Ad 及 SBA 信號傳送。
支援 66 MHz V-Link 主機介面，最大頻寬可達 533
MB/秒。
提供系統記憶體用 2.5V 介面、及 AGP 用 1.5V 介
面之支援。
支援 DDR400、DDR333、及 DDR266 DDR SDRAM
(同步雙倍資料傳輸動態隨機存取記憶體) 。
VT8237 支援 16-bit 66 MHz V-Link 客戶介面，總頻寬高達
SB 1066 MB/秒。
具有雙通道串列 ATA 控制器。
支援 ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Inter-
face) 及舊版的(APM)電源管理功能。
具有雙通道 UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 主控模式
EIDE 控制器。
內建 USB 2.0 控制器，提供 4 個集線器及 8 個連
接埠。
具有 1/10/100 MHz 全/半雙工功能。
記憶體 • 支援 DDR266/333/400 之 DDR SDRAM 記憶體模組

• 配備有 2 無緩衝 2.5V184 針插槽
• 各插槽支援 1GB，共可支援 3 GB 之記憶體。(DDR 400 記
憶體僅支援至 2 GB)
繪圖卡本主機板配備有一個 AGP 插槽，能夠支援為舊型 AGP 規格 8 倍
之頻寬。相較於 AGP 2.0，AGP 3.0(8xAGP) 能夠提供商的性能以及
功能。本介面係順應工作站與個人電腦環境中對圖形介面不斷升
高之要求，由既有之 AGP 規格所發展出來的成果。
AC’ 97 音訊編解配備之 ALC655 音效解碼/編碼器採用了 AC’ 97 2.3 規格，且支
援多 CODEC 擴充子集，具有獨立的可變取樣率及內建的 3D 效
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碼器果功能。本編解碼器具有一專屬的轉換技術，能夠得到更高的
SNR(實際高達 90dB)。該數位介面電路可使用 5V/3.3V 的電源，
支援符合 AC’97 2.3 規格的 SPDIF 輸出功能，能夠使其他電子
產品更容易地與連接電腦連接。再者，也提供 4 種類比線級立
體音效輸入。
擴充選項 KT600-A 配備有 4 個 32 位元 PCI 插槽、1 個 AGP 插槽 (僅支援
1.5 伏特電壓規格之 AGP 卡) 及 CNR (Communications and Net-
working Riser) 插槽。
此外，也支援 Ultra DMA 匯流排主控功能，可提供 33/66/100/
133 MB/sec 之傳輸速率。
內建網路功能 VT6103 係為乙太 10BASE-T 和 100BASE-TX 之實體層元件, 使用
(選購) Category 5(速率 100 Mbps) 無遮蔽式雙絞線, Type 1 屏蔽電纜以及
光纖電纜。
• 雙倍速 – 100/10 Mbps 傳輸速率
• 支援半或全雙工運作模式
• 適用於所有可用之 IEEE 802.3, 10BaseT 和 100Base-Tx 雙絞
線, 等之標準
• 自適均衡器
已整合的輸出入功本主機板完整地支援各種輸出入及連接器：
能 • 2 個 PS/2 埠，分供滑鼠及鍵盤連接
• 1 個串列埠
• 1 個平行埠
• 4 個 USB 埠(USB2.0)
• 麥克風、line-in 及 line-out 音效端
BIOS 韌體本主機板使用了 Award BIOS ，使用者可藉此對包括下列之系統
功能進行設定：
• 電源管理功能
• 喚醒警示功能
• CPU 參數
• CPU 及記憶體時序
本 BIOS 也可用以設定各種有關處理器時脈的參數。
有些硬體規格以及軟體物件將視狀況適當調整，不予另行通知。
特性
处理器主板使用一个 AMD 462-pin Socket A 插座，此插座具有以下
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特点：
• 支持 400/333/266/200 MHz 前端总线 (FSB)
• 支持 AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU
• AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU 地址和
数据总线上 200/166/133 MHz DDR（双数据传输率）传输
说明：建议您使用 AMD Athlon XP 或更高频率

的处理器，以确保能够正常使用“Thermal
Diode”功能。
芯片组此主板含有 KT600 北桥芯片组和 VT8237 南桥芯片组。下表中

简要介绍了芯片组的先进功能。
芯片组功能
KT600 AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU 地址
NB 和数据总线上 200/166/133 MHz DDR（双数据
传输率）传输
完整的加速图形端口 (AGP) 控制器，支持 533
MHz 8x、266 MHz 4x 和 133 MHz 2x 传输模式。
支持峰值带宽为 1066MB/sec 的 66MHz V-Link
Host 接口。
支持（单独驱动）到系统内存的 2.5V 接口和到
AGP 的 1.5V 接口。
支持 DDR400、DDR333 和 DDR266 双数据速率同
步 DRAM。
VT8237 支持总带宽为 533MB/sec 的 16 位 66MHz V-

SB Link 客户接口。
双通道串行 ATA 控制器。
支持 ACPI（高级配置电源接口）和传统 (APM)
电源管理。
双通道 UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 主控模式 EIDE
控制器。
集成 USB 2.0 控制器，带有 4 个 Root Hub 和
8 个功能端口。
1/10/100 MHz 全双工和半双工操作。
内存 • 支持 DDR266/333/400 DDR SDRAM 内存条

• 提供 2 个非缓冲 2.5V 184 pin 插槽
• 每个插槽支持 1 GB，总共最大可支持 3 GB (DDR 400 最
大只支持到 2 GB)
图形此主板含一个 AGP 插槽，可提供普通 AGP 规格 8 倍的带宽。
AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) 在增强了 AGP2.0 功能的同时极大地提高了
性能。此接口反映了 AGP 的发展规律，它进一步满足了在工
作站和桌面环境中对图形接口的不断增长的要求。
AC’ 97 音频编码 ALC655 符合 AC'97 2.3 规格，支持多个具有独立可调采样速
器率和内建 3D 音效的编解码器。它与专有的转换器技术相结
合，能够获得大于 90 dB 的 SNR（信噪比）。数字接口电
路可以在 5V/3.3V 电源下工作，并支持符合 AC'97 2.3 规格
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的 SPDIF 输出功能，此功能可以方便的将 PC 与其它电子产品
连接在一起。其它功能包括支持 4 路模拟线路级立体声输入。
扩展选项 KT600-A 提供 4 个 32 位 PCI 插槽。1 个 AGP（仅支持 1.5V
AGP 卡）插槽和 1 个 CNR（通信网络转接卡）插槽。
它支持 Ultra DMA 总线控制，传输速率可达 33/66/100/133
MB/sec。
Onboard LAN VT6103 是一种物理层设备，可用于使用 5 类非屏蔽线、1 类屏
（可选）蔽线和光缆的以太网 10BASE-T 和 100BASE-TX。
• 双速 -100/10 Mbps
• 半双工和全双工
• 符合所有相应的 IEEE 802.3、10Base-T 和 100Base-Tx
标准
• 自适应均衡器
集成 I/O 此主板具有完整的 I/O 端口和插孔：
• 2 个用于连接鼠标和键盘的 PS/2 端口
• 2 个串口
• 1 个并口
• 4 个 USB 端口(USB2.0)
• 麦克风、线入和线出声音插孔
BIOS 此主板使用 Award BIOS，可以让用户自己配置以下系统功能：
• 电源管理
• 唤醒报警
• CPU 参数
• CPU 和记忆定时
还可用于设置不同处理器时钟速度的参数。
部分硬件规格和软件项目若有更改恕不另行通知。
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface i
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Features Translations iii
CHAPTER 1 1
Introducing the Motherboard 1
Introduction .................................................................................................1
Features .....................................................................................................2
Choosing a Computer Case .......................................................................4
Motherboard Components ..........................................................................5
CHAPTER 2 7
Installing the Motherboard 7
Safety Precautions......................................................................................7
Quick Guide ................................................................................................7
Installing the Motherboard in a Case ..........................................................8
Checking Jumper Settings ..........................................................................8
Setting Jumpers ............................................................................................... 8
Checking Jumper Settings ............................................................................... 9
Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 9
Connecting Case Components....................................................................... 10
Front Panel Connector ................................................................................... 12
Installing Hardware ...................................................................................13
Installing the Processor.................................................................................. 13
Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................... 16
Installing a Hard Disk Drive/SATA Hard Drive/ CD-ROM........................... 18
Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive................................................................. 21
Installing Add-on Cards................................................................................. 22
Connecting Optional Devices ........................................................................ 23
Connecting I/O Devices ............................................................................25
CHAPTER 3 26
Using BIOS 26
About the Setup Utility ..............................................................................26
The Standard Configuration .......................................................................... 26
Starting Setup ................................................................................................ 27
Updating the BIOS ........................................................................................ 28
Using BIOS ...............................................................................................29
Standard CMOS Features .............................................................................. 29
Advanced BIOS Setup................................................................................... 31
Advanced Chipset Setup................................................................................ 33
Integrated Peripherals .................................................................................... 37
Power Management Setup ............................................................................. 42
PNP/PCI Configurations................................................................................ 45
PC Health Status............................................................................................ 46
Frequency/Voltage Control............................................................................ 47
Load Fail-Safe Defaults................................................................................. 48
Load Optimized Defaults............................................................................... 48
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Set Supervisor/User Password....................................................................... 48
Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 49
Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................... 49
CHAPTER 4 50
Using the Motherboard Software 50
About the Software CD-ROM ...................................................................50
Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP .......................................50
Running Setup ............................................................................................... 51
Manual Installation....................................................................................53
Utility Software Reference ........................................................................53
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Chapter 1
Introducing the Motherboard
Introduction
Thank you for choosing the KT600-A motherboard. The KT600-A is designed
to fit the advanced AMD processors in the 462-pin package, supporting socket
462 AMD Athlon XP / Sempron / Athlon / Duron processors. Based on the ATX
form factor featuring the VIA KT600 Northbridge and VT8237 Southbridge
chipsets, this motherboard provides the standard 400/333/266/200 MHz front
side bus with extra capability.
Taking advantage of the highly integrated chipsets, the KT600 Northbridge
provides superior performance between the CPU, DRAM, V-Link bus and in-
ternal AGP 8x graphics controller bus with pipelined, burst, and concurrent
operation. The VT8237 Southbridge supports standard intelligent peripheral
controllers such as USB v2.0/1.1 and Universal HCI v2.0/1.1 compliant, real
time clock with 256 byte extended CMOS, integrated bus-mastering dual full-
duplex direct-sound AC97 link compatible sound system and full System
Management Bus (SMBus) interface.
To top it all, the motherboard has a complete set of I/O Ports such as dual
channel IDE interfaces, a floppy controller, two high-speed serial ports, an
EPP/ECP capable bi-directional parallel port connector, four USB (Universal
Serial Bus) connector, a PS/2 keyboard connector, mouse connector and au-
dio jacks for microphone, line-in, line-out. One AGP slot, four PCI local bus
slots and one communication and networking riser (CNR) slot provide ex-
pandability for add-on peripheral cards.
This motherboard is ideal for high performance and high quality computer
system.
Features
Processor The motherboard uses an AMD 462-pin Socket A that has the
following features:
• Supports 400/333/266/200 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB)
• Accommodates AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron
CPU
• 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) transfer on Ath-
lon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU and data buses
Note: It is recommended that you use AMD Athlon XP
or higher level CPU to make sure that the “Ther-
mal Diode” function will work properly.
Chipset The chipset on this motherboard includes the KT600
Northbridge combine with VT8237 Southbridge chipset. The
table below briefly explains some of the chipset’s advanced
features.
Chipset Features
KT600 200/166/133 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate)
NB transfer on Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron
CPU address and data buses.
Full Featured Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
Controller which support 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz
4x, and 133 MHz 2x transfer modes for Ad and
SBA signaling.
Supports 66 MHz V-Link Host interface with
peak bandwidth of 533MB/sec.
Supports separately powered 2.5V interface to
system memory and 1.5V interface to AGP.
Supports DDR400, DDR333 and DDR266 dou-
ble data rate synchronous DRAM.
VT8237 Supports 16-bit 66 MHz V-Link Client interface
SB with total bandwidth of 1066 MB/sec.
Dual channel Serial ATA controller.
Supports both ACPI (Advanced Configuration
and Power Interface) and legacy (APM) power
management.
Dual channel UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 master
mode EIDE controller.
Integrated USB 2.0 Controller with four root
hubs and eight function ports.
1/10/100 MHz full and half duplex operation.
Memory • Supports DDR up to 200/266/333/400 MHz DDR SDRAM

memory module
• Accommodates three unbuffered 2.5V 184-pin slots
• Each slot supports up to 1 GB with a total maximum ca-
pacity of 3 GB (DDR 400 up to 2 GB only)
Graphics This motherboard includes an AGP slot that provides eight
times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification. The
AGP 3.0 (8x AGP) offers a significant increase in performance
along with feature enhancements to AGP2.0. This interface
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represents the natural evolution from the existing AGP to meet
the ever-increasing demands placed on the graphic interfaces
within the workstation and desktop environments.
AC’ 97 Audio The ALC655 is compliant with the AC'97 2.3 specification and
Codec supports multiple CODEC extensions with independent vari-
able sampling rates and built-in 3D effects. It incorporates
proprietary converter technology to achieve a high SNR,
greater than 90 dB. The digital interface circuitry operates from
a 5V/3.3V power supply and supports an AC'97 2.3 compliant
SPDIF out function which allows easy connection from the PC
to other electronic products. Further features include support
for four analog line-level stereo inputs.
Expansion The KT600-A provides four 32-bit PCI slots, an AGP slot (sup-
Options ports 1.5V AGP card only) and CNR (Communications and
Networking Rise slot.
It supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of
33/66/100/133 MB/sec.
Onboard LAN The VT6103 is a Physical Layer device for Ethernet 10BASE-T
(optional) and 100BASE-TX using category 5 Unshielded, Type 1
Shielded, and Fiber Optic cables.
• Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps
• Half And Full Duplex
• Meet All Applicable IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-
Tx Standards
• Adaptive Equalizer
Integrated I/O The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• Two serial port
• One parallel port
• Four USB ports (USB 2.0)
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
BIOS This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to
Firmware configure 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.
Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without prior notice.
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Choosing a Computer Case
There are many types of computer cases on the market. The motherboard
complies with the specifications for the ATX system case. Some features on
the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard
to indicators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case sup-
ports all the features required. The motherboard can support one or two floppy
diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Ensure that your case has suf-
ficient 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 motherboard.
This motherboard has an ATX form factor of 305 mm x 191 mm. Choose a
case that accommodates this form factor.
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Motherboard Components
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Table of Motherboard Components
Label Component
AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port (supports 1.5V AGP card only)
ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector
AUDIO1 Front audio connector
AUXIN1 Extra line-in connector
BAT1 Three volt realtime clock battery
CASFAN1 Case fan connector
CDIN1 CD-in connector
CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot
CPU SOCKET Socket A for AMD CPU
CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU
DIM1 ~ DIM3 Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM
FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector
IDE 1 Primary IDE channel
IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel
JP1 Clear CMOS jumper
JP3 BIOS Protect jumper
JP8 ~ JP9 CPU Frequency jumper
PANEL1 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators
PCI1 ~ PCI4 Four 32-bit add-on card slots
SATA1 ~ SATA2 Serial ATA header
SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header
SJ1 Single color LED header
SPK1 Speaker connector
USB3 ~ USB4 Connector for front panel USB ports
This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the moth-
erboard.
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Chapter 2
Installing the Motherboard
Safety Precautions
Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard:
• Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid
damage from static electricity.
• Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely
grounded object before working on the motherboard.
• Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in.
• 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 motherboards.
The following table provides a reference for installing specific components:
Locating Motherboard Components Go to page 5
Installing the Motherboard in a Case Go to page 8
Setting Jumpers Go to page 8
Installing Case Components Go to page 10
Installing the CPU Go to page 13
Installing Memory Go to page 16
Installing an HDD/SATA Hard Drive/CD-ROM Drive Go to page 18
Installing an FDD Go to page 21
Installing Add-on Cards Go to page 22
Connecting Options Go to page 23
Connecting Peripheral (I/O) Devices Go to page 25
Installing the Motherboard in a Case
Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mother-
board in a case:
This illustration shows an ex- 2. Secure the mainboard with
ample of a motherboard being screws where appropriate.
installed in a tower-type case:
Note: Do not overtighten
the screws as this
can stress the moth-
erboard.
Most system cases have
mounting brackets installed in
the case, which correspond to
the holes in the motherboard.
Place the motherboard over
the mounting brackets and
secure the motherboard onto
the mounting brackets with
screws.
1. Place the mainboard
over the mounting brackets.
Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the I/O ports and
expansion slots on your motherboard.
Checking Jumper Settings

This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the moth-
erboard.
Setting Jumpers
Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers
with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that
the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins.
The illustrations below show a 2-pin jumper. This illustration shows a 3-pin
When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT.
the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the
jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just
one pin, the jumper is OPEN.
1 2
Short Open 3
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Checking Jumper Settings
The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1
is labeled.
Jumper Settings
Jumper Type Description Setting (default)
JP1 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal
2-3: Clear CMOS
1
Before clearing CMOS,
make sure to turn off the
JP1
system.
JP3 3-pin BIOS Protect 1-2: Normal 1
2-3: Clear CMOS JP3
JP8 & JP9 3-pin CPU Frequency See table on following page 1
select jumper for settings.
JP8
1
JP9
9
JP8 & JP9 – CPU Frequency Select Jumper
This jumper enables you to set the CPU frequency.
JP8 JP9 CPU Frequency
Short 1-2 Short 1-2 100MHz
Short 2-3 Short 1-2 133MHz
Short 2-3 Short 2-3 166 MHz
Short 1-2 Short 2-3 200 MHz
Connecting Case Components

After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connect-
ing the motherboard components. Refer to the following:
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ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector
Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1.
Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name
1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5V 14 PS ON#
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground
8 PWRGD 18 +5V
9 +5VSB 19 +5V
10 +12V 20 +5V
CPUFAN1/CASFAN1: FAN Power Connectors
Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1.
Connect the case cooling fan connector to either CASFAN1.
Pin Signal Name Function
1 GND System Ground
2 +12V Power +12V
3 Sense Sensor
SPK1: Internal speaker
Connect the case speaker cable to SPK1.
Pin Signal Name
1 VCC
2 NC
3 NC
4 Signal
SJI: Single-color LED header
Connect the case LED cable to SJ1.
Pin Signal Name
1 ACPI LED
2 ACPI LED
3 5VSB
ACPI LED function:

SJ1 S0 S1 S3 S4/S5
1
Light Blinking Blinking Dark
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Front Panel Connector
The front 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:
Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function

Hard disk LED MSG LED [dual color
1 HD_LED_P
(positive)
2 FP PWR/SLP
or single color (+)]
Hard disk active LED MSG LED [dual color
3 HD_LED_N
(negative)
4 FP PWR/SLP
or single color (-)]
5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch
7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch
9 RSVD Reserved 10 NC No pin
Hard Drive Activity LED

Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indica-
tion that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to
function properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE inter-
face. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard
drive activity LED) connector.
Power / Sleep / Message Waiting LED

Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single- or dual-color, front panel mounted LED
provides power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication.
Reset Switch
Supporting the reset function requires connecting pins 5 and 7 to a momen-
tary-contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board
resets and runs POST.
Power Switch
Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a
momentary-contact switch that is normally open. The switch should maintain
contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The
time requirement is due to internal debounce circuitry. After receiving a power
on/off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recog-
nizes another on/off signal.
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Installing Hardware
Installing the Processor
Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that
you DO NOT scratch the motherboard or any of the surface-mount resis-
tors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes
across the motherboard, you may cause serious damage to the mother-
board or its components.
On most motherboards, there are small surface-mount resistors near the
processor socket, which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly
installed.
Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the
clips. Also, install the cooling fan in a well-lit work area so that you can
clearly see the motherboard and processor socket.
Before installing the Processor

This motherboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and
system bus frequency for the processor. You may be able to change these
settings by making changes to jumpers on the motherboard, or changing the
settings in the system Setup Utility. We strongly recommend that you do not
overclock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed.
Warning: Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliability of
the system and introduce errors into your system. Overclocking can per-
manently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in
components that are run beyond the rated limits.
This motherboard has a Socket 462 processor socket. When choosing a

processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Perform-
ance 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.
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CPU Installation Procedure
This motherboard is built with Socket 462 processor socket. When choosing a
processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. The follow-
ing illustration shows CPU installation components:
Step 1 Step 2
Step 3 Step 4
Orient the CPU so the odd corner matches the odd corner of the socket. With
the lever in an upright position, gently place the CPU on the socket; make
sure that all pins line up with the socket holes. When pins are aligned, the
CPU should seat itself in the socket. Apply very light pressure to ensure the
CPU is evenly seated. Push the lever down and ensure it latches firmly.
Note: Remember to apply thermal grease on top of the CPU.
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Installing CPU Fan and Fan Connector
CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU
fan/heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary. With-
out an effective cooling fan, the CPU can overheat and cause damage to both
CPU and the motherboard.
1. Lower the CPU cooling

fan/heatsink assembly onto
the CPU.
2. Secure the two retention clips

on either side of the
fan/heatsink unit onto the
Socket 462 base.
3. Connect the CPU Cooling

Fan power cable connector to
the CPUFAN connector.
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Installing Memory Modules
This motherboard accommodates three 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered Double Data
Rate (DDR) SDRAM memory modules. It can support R266/DDR333/DDR400
memory modules and allow up to 3.2 GB/s data transfer rate.
The motherboard accommodates three memory modules. You must install at
least one module in any of the three slots. Each module can be installed with
32 MB to 1 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 3GB.
Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until
you are ready to install it on the motherboard. Handle the modules only
by their edges. Do not touch the components or metal parts. Always
wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules.
Refer to the following to install the memory modules.
1. This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR SDRAM only. Do not attempt
to insert any other type of DDR SDRAM into the slots.
2. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down.

3. 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.
4. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the
notches in the DIMM slot.
5. 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.
6. Install any remaining DIMM modules.
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DDR SDRAM memory module table:
DDR 266 3 DIMMs
DDR 333 3 DIMMs
DDR 400 DDR 400 can only support up to 2 DIMMs:
1. One double-sided DIMM (or)
2. Two single-sided DIMMs
Note: We do not guarantee that all DDR 400 memory modules will work prop-
erly with your motherboard.
DDR (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List)
The following DDR400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for
use with this motherboard.
Size Vendor Brand Model Number
128MB Infineon Infineon HYS64D16000GU-7-A
SAMSUNG SAMSUNG M368L1713DTL-CB0
Hynix Hynix None
Micron Micron MT4VDDT1664AG-265C3
Ramaxel Ramaxel RME340M18C4T-266
Ramaxel SAMSUNG None
NANYA NANYA RME340s18c4t-266
Twinmos SAMSUNG None
Kingston Kingston KVR266X64C25128
Hyundai Hyundai None
Kingston Kingston KVR266X64C25128
SAMSUNG SAMSUNG None
256MB KINGMAX KINGMAX MPDB62D-68KX2
NANYA NANYA NT256D64S88A0G-7K
Hynix Hynix HYMD132645B8-H AA
Infineon Infineon HYS64D3200GU-7-A
Micron Micron MT16VDDT3264AG-265A1
Hynix Hynix None
Ramaxel HYNIX None
Kingston NANYA KVR266X64C25/256
NANYA NANYA None
Ramaxel Samsung RME340K18C5T-266
Ramaxel Ramaxel RME340M18C5T-266
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Ramaxel Ramaxel RME340A18C5T-266
Ramaxel Infineon RME340S18C5T-266
512MB NANYA NANYA NT512D64S8HA0G-7K
Infineon Infineon HYS64D64020GU-7-A
Installing a Hard Disk Drive/SATA Hard Drive/

CD-ROM
This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive
SATA hard 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 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 SATA Connectors

Your mainboard features two SATA connectors supporting a total of two drives.
SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard
interface for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs. These
connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation. Locate the
SATA connectors on the mainboard (see page 22) and follow the illustration
below to install the SATA hard drives.
Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives

To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable which sup-
ports the Serial ATA protocol. This SATA cable comes with an SATA power
cable. You can connect either end of the SATA cable to the SATA hard drive or
the connecter on the mainboard.
SATA cable SATA power cable
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Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:
1. Attach either cable end to the connector (A) on the mainboard.
7. Attach the other cable end (B) to the SATA hard drive.
8. Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive (C) and connect the
other end to the power supply.
Note: This mainboard does not support the “Hot-Plug” function.
Installing Windows OS into the Serial ATA HDD

If you want to use the Serial ATA HDD and install OS into it, please follow the
initial step before proceeding to the next procedure.
Initial step (do this using another computer)
1. Insert the Motherboard Support CD into the CD-ROM.
2. Insert a floppy disk.
3. Follow this path E:\RAID\VIA\/DriverDisk\SATA\
4. Copy all files and directories to the floppy disk.
5. Keep your floppy disk ready. Continue the steps below.
Please follow the steps below to install the VIA VT8237 Serial ATA driver
1. Boot system from OS installation CD.
2. Press F6 when the message appears “Press F6 if you need to install third
party SCSI or RAID driver”.
3. Insert the floppy disk.
4. Depending on your OS, choose the device drive according to your OS.
5. Press Enter to start the device driver installation.
6. Run setup.exe (E:\RAID\VIA) after OS has been installed.
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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.
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 cable and
you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel.
You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 (color) edge of the
cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I/O port connector.
IDE1: Primary IDE Connector
The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1.
IDE2: Secondary IDE

The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode. The configura-
tion is the same as IDE1.
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
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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.
CDIN1
Pin Signal Name
1 CD IN L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD IN R
About UltraDMA
This mainboard supports UltraDMA 66/100/133. UDMA is a technology that
accelerates the performance of devices in the IDE channel. To maximize per-
formance, install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80-pin IDE cables
that support UDMA 66/100/133.
Installing a 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.
You must orient the cable connector so that the pin 1 (color) edge of the
cable corresponds to the pin 1 of the I/O port connector.
FDD1: Floppy Disk Connector
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connect-
ing the single end to the onboard floppy connector, connect the remaining
plugs on the other end to the floppy drives correspondingly.
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Installing Add-on Cards
The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and con-
nect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or
enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient
facilities, you can increase the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware
which performs tasks that are not part of the basic system.
PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit
PCI interface.
AGP Slot The AGP slot is use to install graphics adapter that supports the
1.5V 8x AGP card which is also backward compatible with 4x AGP
card. The slot is keyed to support only the latest 1.5-volt AGP
cards.
CNR Slot This slot is used to insert CNR cards with Modem and Audio func-
tionality.
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.
Follow these instructions to install an add-on card:

1. Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you
are going to use.
2. Install the edge connector of the
add-on card into the expansion
slot. Ensure that the edge con-
nector is correctly seated in the
slot.
3. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.
Note: For some add-on cards, for example graphics adapters and network adapters,
you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add-on
card.
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Connecting Optional Devices
Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s op-
tional devices:
AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and
line-out ports for easier access.
1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal
2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power
4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5 V used by Analog Audio Circuits
5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel
6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from
Front Panel
7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control Head-
phone Amplifier
8 KEY No Pin
9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel
10 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal Return from
Front Panel
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USB3 & USB4: Front panel USB connectors
The mainboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array.
Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If
you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connectors USB3 or USB4 to
connect the front-mounted ports to the mainboard.
1 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power
2 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power
3 USB_FP_P0- USB Port 0 Negative Signal
4 USB_FP_P1- USB Port 1 Negative Signal
5 USB_FP_P0+ USB Port 0 Positive Signal
6 USB_FP_P1+ USB Port 1 Positive Signal
7 GND Ground
8 GND Ground
9 KEY No pin
10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrent signal
Note: Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi-
cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system
hang-up.
AUXIN1: Auxiliary-in connector

This connector is an additional line-in audio connector. It allows you to attach
a line-in cable when your rear line-in jack is set as line out port for 4-channel
function.
1 AUX_L AUX In left channel
2 GND Ground
3 GND Ground
4 AUX_R AUX In right channel
SPDIFO1: SPDIF-Out header

You can purchase an optional 24-bit digital audio extension bracket from a
third-party vendor. You can use the audio RCA jacks to connect to digital audio
devices. If your CD-ROM/DVD drive has digital audio output, you can connect
it to the input pins of the SPDIF connector.
1 SPDIF SPDIF digital output
2 +5VA 5V analog power
3 NC Not connected
4 GND Ground
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SATA1/SATA2: Serial ATA header
These connectors are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the high-
est date transfer rates (150 MB/s), 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.
Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name
1 GND 2 TX+
3 TX- 4 GND
5 RX+ 6 RX-
7 GND - -
Connecting I/O Devices

The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:
PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 point-
ing device.
PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 key-
board.
LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel
communications 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.
Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio de-
vices. The first jack is for stereo line-in signal.
The second jack is for stereo line-out signal. The
third jack is for microphone.
LAN Port (optional) Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to con-
nect your computer to the Network.
USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS.
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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 motherboard contains the ROM setup instruc-
tions for configuring the motherboard BIOS.
The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system's
configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.
The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this
information when the power is turned off. When the system is turned back on,
the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS.
The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure:
• Hard drives, diskette drives, and peripherals
• Video display type and display options
• Password protection from unauthorized use
• 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:
• when changing the system configuration
• when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to
make changes to the Setup Utility
• when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts
• when making changes to the Power Management configuration
• when changing the password or making other changes to the Secu-
rity Setup
Starting Setup
The BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer. The
BIOS reads system configuration in CMOS RAM and begins the process of
checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test
(POST).
When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating system
on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.). The BIOS
launches the operating system and hands control of system operations to it.
During POST, you can start the Setup program in one on two ways:
1. By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on, or
2. By pressing Del or pressing Ctrl+Alt+Esc when the following message
appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during POST:
TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS DEL KEY
If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart
the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the
system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. If you do
not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message
appears and you are again asked to:
PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Standard CMOS Features Frequency Control
Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults
Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password
Power Management Setup Set User Password
PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup
PC Health Status Exit Without Saving
Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type . . .
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BIOS Navigation Keys
The BIOS navigation keys are listed below:
Key Function
Esc Exits the current menu
←↑↓→ 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 motherboard 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 motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to
allow BIOS flashing.
2. If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced
BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware 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. At the A:\ prompt, type the Flash Utility program name and press <En-
ter>. You see a screen similar to the following:
FLASH MEMORY WRITER V7.33

(C) Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved
For (MOTHERBOARD NAME) DATE: 10/26/2000
Flash Type
File Name to Program :____________________
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 motherboard BIOS.
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8. When the installation is complete, remove the floppy diskette from the
diskette drive and restart your computer. If your motherboard 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. 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 <Enter>.
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 ) 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 .
Standard CMOS Features

In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and calendar, re-
cord disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type
of errors that stop the BIOS POST.
Standard CMOS Features
Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2001 Item Help

Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 8 : 59
Menu Level
IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave Change the day, month,
IDE Secondary Master year and century.
IDE Secondary Slave
Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Drive B [None]
Video
[EGA/VGA]
Halt On [But keyboard]
Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 31744K
Total Memory 32768K
↑ ↓ → ← : 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 current date and time on the computer. If
you are running a Windows OS, these items are automatically updated when-
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ever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility.
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 <Enter> to display the IDE submenu:
IDE Primary Master
IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter] Item Help

IDE Primary Master [Auto]
Menu Level
Access Mode [Auto]
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
IDE HDD Auto-Detection

Press <Enter> 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

Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure
IDE devices on the channel. 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 installed
hard disk.
Access Mode
This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as
LBA (Large Block Addressing). Leave this value at Auto and the system will
automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive.
Press <Esc> to return to the Standard CMOS Features screen.
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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 motherboard has a built-
in VGA graphics system; you must leave this item at the default value.
Halt On (But keyboard)
This item defines the operation of the system POST (Power On Self Test) rou-
tine. You can use 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.
Advanced BIOS Setup

This screen contains industry-standard options additional to the core PC AT
BIOS.
Advanced BIOS Setup
CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] Item Help

Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] Menu Level
First Boot Device [Floppy]
Allows you to choose
Second Boot Device [HDD-0]
the VIRUS warning
Third Boot Device [CD-ROM]
feature for IDE Hard
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Disk boot sector
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
protection. If this
Gate A20 Option [Fast]
function is enabled
ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg [Disabled]
and someone attempts
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]
to write data into this
x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
area, BIOS will show a
x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250
warning message on
Security Option [Setup]
screen and alarm beep
APIC Mode [Enabled]
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability [Disabled]
Video BIOS Shadow [Enabled]
CPU Internal Cache (Enabled)

All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1 (L1)
cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value
for better performance.
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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/CD-ROM)
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.
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 66/100 IDE Cable Msg (Disabled)
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.
• Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): Use this item to define how many
characters per second are generated by a held-down key.
• 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.
APIC Mode (Enabled)
This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP)
for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors.
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-
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dia, heads, and electronics of the drive. The host software monitors the overall
reliability status of the drive. If a device failure is predicted, the host software,
through the Client WORKS S.M.A.R.T applet, warns the user of the impending
condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data.
Video BIOS Shadow (Enabled)
This function, when enabled allows VGA BIOS to be copied to the system
DRAM for enhanced performance.
Small Logo (EPA) Show (Disabled)
Determines whether or not the EPA logo appears during boot up.
Advanced Chipset Setup

The parameters in this screen are for system designers, service personnel,
and technically competent users only. Do not reset these values unless you
understand the consequences of your changes.
Advanced Chipset Setup
DRAM Clock/Drive Control [Press Enter] Item Help

AGP & P2P Bridge Control [Press Enter]
CPU & PCI Bus Control [Press Enter] Menu Level
System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]
Video RAM Cacheable [Disabled]
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.
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DRAM Clock/Drive Control
Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:
DRAM Clock/Drive Control
Current FSB Frequency Item Help

Current DRAM Frequency
DRAM Clock [By SPD] Menu Level
DRAM Timing [Auto by SPD]
DRAM CAS Latency [2.5]
Bank Interleave [Disabled]
Precharge to Active (Trp) [5T]
Active to Precharge (Tras) [7T]
Active to CMD (Trcd) [5T]
DRAM Burst Length [4]
DRAM Command Rate [2T Command]
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.
DRAM Clock (By SPD)
This item enables you to manually set the DRAM Clock. We recommend that
you leave this item at the default value.
DRAM Timing (Auto by SPD)
Set this By SPD 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
DRAM CAS Latency (2.5)
Enables you to select the CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/3. The value
is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the val-
ues in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the
installed CPU. The options are "2" and "2.5" default.
Bank Interleave (Disabled)
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.
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Precharge to Active (5T)
This item is used to designate the minimum Row Precharge time of the
SDRAM devices on the module.
DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data. Normally, DRAM is
refreshed entirely as the result of a single request. This option allows you to de-
termine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe (RAS) to
accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed. If insufficient time is allowed,
refresh may be incomplete and data lost.
Active to Precharge (7T)
This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a bank active
command before a precharge can occur.
Active to CMD (5T)
This item specifies the minimum required delay between activation of different
rows.
DRAM Burst Len (4)
This item describes which burst lengths are supported by the devices on the
motherboard. 1 level can provide faster performance but may result in instabil-
ity whereas 8 level gives the most stable but slowest performance.
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.
Write Recovery Time (3T)
This item controls the timing between write and precharge command.
Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Chipset Features screen.
AGP & P2P Bridge Control
AGP & P2P Bridge Control
AGP Aperture Size [128 MB] Item Help

AGP Mode [4X]
AGP Fast Write [Disabled] Menu Level
AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [Enabled]
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AGP Aperture Size (128 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
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 display 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 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 3.0 Calibration Cycle (Enabled)
This item is used to implement dynamic compensation to recalibrate the AGP
bus over time for AGP 3.0 compatible chipset.
CPU & PCI Bus Control
CPU & PCI Bridge Control
PCI1 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled] Item Help

PCI2 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled]
PCI1 Post Write [Enabled] Menu Level
PCI2 Post Write [Enabled]
PCI Delay Transaction [Disabled]
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.
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-
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fore starting another write cycle.
Vlink 8X Support (Enabled)
This item is used to toggle the doubling of the V-Link bus’ clock speed. When
enabled, the quad-pumped 8-bit V-Link bus will run at 133MHz, thereby
delivering a bandwidth of 533 MB/s. When disabled, the V-Link bus will use a
clock speed of 66MHz, essentially reverting to the original V-Link standard.
Integrated Peripherals
These options display items that define the operation of peripheral compo-
nents on the system's input/output ports.
Integrated Peripherals
OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter] Item Help

OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter]
Super I/O Device [Press Enter] Menu Level
Init Display First [PCI Slot]
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 motherboard.
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OnChip IDE Device
OnChip IDE Device
SATA Mode [IDE] Item Help

IDE DMA Transfer Access [Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled] Menu Level
OnChip IDE Channel1 [Enabled]
IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled]
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]
IDE HDD Block Mode [Enabled]
SATA Mode (IDE)

Use this item to select the mode of the Serial ATA.
IDE DMA Transfer Access (Enabled)
This item allows you to enabled the transfer access of the IDE DMA.
On-Chip IDE Channel 0/1 (Enabled)
Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated
on the motherboard.
IDE Prefetch Mode (Enabled)
The onboard IDE drive interface 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 mother-
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
motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device.
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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.
Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen.
OnChip PCI Device
OnChip PCI Device
AC97 Audio [Auto] Item Help

MC97 Modem [Auto]
OnChip LAN [Enabled] Menu Level
OnChip LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
OnChip USB Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Support [Enabled]
USB Legacy Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [Disabled]
AC97 Audio (Auto)

Enables and disables the onboard audio chip. Disable this item if you are go-
ing to install a PCI audio add-in card.
MC97 Modem (Auto)
Enables and disables the onboard modem. Disable this item if you are going
to install an external modem.
OnChip LAN (Enabled)
Enables and disables the onboard LAN.
OnChip LAN Boot ROM (Disabled)
Use this item to enable and disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a
network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed.
OnChip USB Controller (Enabled)
Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Serial Bus ports on this main-
board.
USB 2.0 Support (Enabled)
Enable this item if your motherboard supports the USB 2.0 function.
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USB Legacy Support (Disabled)
This item allows the BIOS to interact with a USB keyboard or mouse to work
with MS-DOS based utilities and non-Windows modes.
USB Mouse Support (Disabled)
Enable this item if you plan to use a USB mouse.
SuperIO Device
SuperIO Device
Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] Item Help

Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7] Menu Level
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]
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 Parallel Port (378/IRQ7)
This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for
the onboard parallel port.
Parallel Port Mode (ECP)
Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are
four options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port),
ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) and ECP+EPP.
SPP allows data output only. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced
Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, 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
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DMA 3 or DMA 1.
Game Port Address (201)
This item sets the I/O address for the game port.
Midi Port Address (330)
This item sets the I/O address for the Midi function.
Midi Port IRQ (10)
This item sets the interrupt request for the Midi function.
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Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup Menu option is used to change the values of
the chipset registers for system power management.
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.
Power Management Setup
HDD Power Down [Disable] Item Help

Suspend Mode [Disable]
Video Off Option [Suspend --> Off] Menu Level
Video Off Method [DPMS Support]
MODEM Use IRQ [3]
Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-Off]
PWRON After PWR-Fail [Off]
IRQ/Event Activity Detect [Press Enter]
↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General

Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults
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 --> Off)
This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into
suspend mode.
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Video Off Method (DPMS Support)
This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is
set to DPMS (Display Power Management Software) by default.
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 motherboard 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.
Power On After Power Fail (Off)
This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last
operating status after power returns from a power failure.
IRQ/Event Activity Detect
IRQ/Event Activity Detect
VGA [OFF] Item Help

LPT & COM [LPT/COM]
HDD & FDD [ON] Menu Level
PCI Master [OFF]
Resume by PCI PME [Disabled]
Resume by Ring [Disabled]
RTC Alarm Resume [Disabled]
x Date (of Month) 0
x Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) 0 0 0
IRQs Activity Monitoring [Press Enter]
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 & COM (LPT/COM )
When this item is enabled, the system will restart the power-saving timeout
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counters when any activity is detected on the serial ports, or the parallel port.
HDD & 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.
Resume By PCI PME (Disabled)
Use this item to enable PCI activity to wakeup the system from a power sav-
ing mode.
Resume by Ring (Disabled)
An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incom-
ing call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.
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
system every day at the specified time.
IRQs Activity Monitoring
IRQs Activity Monitoring
Primary INTR [ON] Item Help

IRQ 3 (COM2) [Enabled]
IRQ 4 (COM1) [Enabled] Menu Level
IRQ 5 (LPT2) [Enabled]
IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk) [Enabled]
IRQ 7 (LPT1) [Enabled]
IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm) [Disabled]
IRQ 9 (IRQ2 Redir) [Disabled]
IRQ 10 (Reserved) [Disabled]
IRQ 12 (PS/2 Mouse) [Enabled]
IRQ 13 (Coprocessor) [Enabled]
IRQ 14 (Hard Disk) [Enabled]
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 <Esc> to return to the Power Management Setup screen.
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PNP/PCI Configurations
This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI (Peripheral Com-
ponent Interconnect) is a system, which allows I/O devices to operate at
speeds nearing CPU’s when they communicate with own special components.
All the options describes in this section are important and technical and it is
strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes
to the default settings.
Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
PnP/PCI Configurations
Item Help
Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]
Resources Controlled by [Auto(ESCD)] Menu Level
x IRQ Resources Press Enter Default is Disabled.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled] Select Enabled to reset
Assign IRQ For USB [Enabled] Extended System Con-
figuration Data (ESCD)
when you exit Setup if you
have installed a new add-
on and the system recon-
figuration has caused
such a serious conflict
that the OS cannot boot
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 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
expansion card. Press <Esc> 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
expansion card. Use the second item Reserved Memory Length to set the
amount of reserved memory. Press <Esc> to close the Memory Resources
sub-menu.
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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 USB (Enabled)
Names the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the USB on your system.
Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.
PC Health Status
On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor
the parameters for critical voltages, critical temperatures, and fan speeds.
PC Health Status
Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] Item Help

CPU Vcore
+ 2.5V Menu Level
+ 3.3V
+ 5V
+ 12V
Voltage Battery
Current CPU Temp
CPU FAN Speed
CAS FAN Speed
Shutdown Temperature (Disabled)

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.
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Frequency/Voltage Control
This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system.
The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you
have installed in your system.
Frequency/Voltage Control
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk [Enabled] Item Help

Spread Spectrum [Enabled]
CPU Clock [100] Menu Level
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk (Enabled)

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and
PCI slots.
Spread Spectrum (Enabled)
If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-
Magnetic Interference) generated by the system.
CPU Clock (100)
This item allows you to adjust the CPU clock to 100Mhz or 200MHz. You can
key-in the numbers within the range to make a precise and ideal adjustment.
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Load Fail-Safe Defaults
This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all ap-
propriate items in the Setup Utility:
Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <En-
ter> 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 <F6>.
Load Optimized Defaults

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install optimized defaults for all
appropriate items in the Setup Utility. Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install
the defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter> 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, select and display that option, and then press <F7>.
Set Supervisor/User Password

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of
the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD
Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password
typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and
press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection.
To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter
password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup
freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED
If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots
or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup.
If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS
Setup.
Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use
Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to
modify all settings. Also you can use User Password when booting the system
or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password
is enabled.
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Save & Exit Setup
Highlight this item and press <Enter> 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 <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the
main menu:
Exit Without Saving

Highlight this item and press <Enter> 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 <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press <N>
to return to the main menu.
Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the "Exit
Without Saving" item and press <Y> to discard any changes you have
made.
This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the
software supplied with the motherboard.
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Chapter 4
Using the Motherboard Software
About the Software CD-ROM

The support software CD-ROM that is included in the motherboard 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 motherboard 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 motherboard.
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.
Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

The Auto-install CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and soft-
ware for your motherboard.
Note: If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still in-
stall drivers through the file manager for your OS (for example, Windows
Explorer). Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter.
The support software CD-ROM disc loads automatically under Windows

98/ME/2000/XP. When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive, the
autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen. The screen has
three buttons on it, Setup, Browse CD and Exit.
Note: If the opening screen doesn't appear, double-click the file "setup.exe" in
the root directory.
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Setup Tab
Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program.
Select from the menu which software you want to install.
Browse The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that
CD allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of
the support CD.
Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a
file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something similar.
This file may contain important information to help you install the
software correctly.
Some software is installed in separate folders for different oper-
ating systems, such as DOS, WIN NT, or WIN98/95. Always go
to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using.
To install the software, execute a file named SETUP.EXE or
INSTALL.EXE by double-clicking the file and then following the
instructions on the screen.
Exit The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window.
Application Tab
Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD.
Read Me Tab
Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD.
Running Setup
Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the mother-
board:
1. Click Setup. The installation program begins:
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Note: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will
be different according to the motherboard you are installing.
The motherboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner.
2. Click Next. The following screen appears:
3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options
are recommended.
4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears:
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items.

Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence. Follow the on-
screen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a
few times to complete the installation.
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Manual Installation
Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root
directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for
your motherboard.
Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and
path to begin installing the drivers. Most drivers have a setup program
(SETUP.EXE) that automatically detects your operating system before installa-
tion. Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system
subfolder.
If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program, browse to the
operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file (README.TXT or
README.DOC) for information on installing the driver or software for your
operating system.
Utility Software Reference

All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant. They are
provided only for the convenience of the customer. The following software is
furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with
the terms of the license.
Note: These software(s) are subject to change at anytime without prior notice.
Please refer to the support CD for available software.
AWARD Flash Memory Utility

This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on
the motherboard, and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the
chip. Proceed with caution when using this program. If you erase the current
BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS, or write a new BIOS that is incorrect, your
system will malfunction. Refer to Chapter 3, Using BIOS for more information.
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 motherboard while in a Windows environment. This
utility is currently available for WINXP\ME\2000\98SE. To install the WinFlash
utility, run WINFLASH.EXE from the following directory:
\UTILITY\WINFLASH 1.51
PC-CILLIN
The PC-CILLIN software program provides anti-virus protection for your sys-
tem. This program is available for Windows 2000/ME/98SE/XP and Windows
NT. Be sure to check the readme.txt and install the appropriate anti-virus soft-
ware for your operating system.
We strongly recommend users to install this free anti-virus software to help
protect your system against viruses.
This concludes Chapter 4.
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Preface

MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Canadian Department of Communications

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement

About the Manual

Chapter 1 Describes features of the motherboard,

Chapter 2 Describes installation of motherboard

Chapter 3 Provides information on using the BIOS

Chapter 4 Describes the motherboard software.

VT8237 Supporte une interface Client V-Link 16-bit 66

Certaines spécifications matérielles et éléments de logiciels peuvent être

Bestimmte Hardwarespezifikationen und Teile der Softwareausstattung

Chipset Il chipset è composto dai chipset Northbrigde KT600 e

Memory • Supporto per modulo memoria SDRAM con DDR fino a

Alcune specifiche hardware ed elementi software sono soggetti a variazioni

Memoria • Soporta el módulo de memoria de DDR266/333/400 DDR

Algunas especificaciones de hardware e ítems de software son sujetos a

メモ: "Termal Diode" 機能を正しく作動させるた

Note: “ 열 다이오드” 기능이 적절히 기능하도록

VT8237 총 대역폭 1066 MB/sec 의 16 비트 66 MHz V-

메모리 • 최대 DDR266/333/400 DDR SDRAM 메모리 모듈을

하드웨어 사양 및 소프트웨어 아이템은 사전 통보 없이 변경될 수 있음.

註解: 建議使用 AMD Athlon XP 或更高等級之 CPU,

記憶體 • 支援 DDR266/333/400 之 DDR SDRAM 記憶體模組

说明： 建议您使用 AMD Athlon XP 或更高频率

芯片组 此主板含有 KT600 北桥芯片组和 VT8237 南桥芯片组。下表中

VT8237 支 持 总 带 宽 为 533MB/sec 的 16 位 66MHz V-

内存 • 支持 DDR266/333/400 DDR SDRAM 内存条

Memory • Supports DDR up to 200/266/333/400 MHz DDR SDRAM

Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

Checking Jumper Settings

Connecting Case Components

ACPI LED function:

Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function

Hard Drive Activity LED

Power / Sleep / Message Waiting LED

Before installing the Processor

This motherboard has a Socket 462 processor socket. When choosing a

Note: Remember to apply thermal grease on top of the CPU.

1. Lower the CPU cooling

2. Secure the two retention clips

3. Connect the CPU Cooling

2. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down.

6. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

DDR (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List)

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/SATA Hard Drive/

About IDE Devices

About SATA Connectors

Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives

SATA cable SATA power cable

Note: This mainboard does not support the “Hot-Plug” function.

Installing Windows OS into the Serial ATA HDD

IDE2: Secondary IDE

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive

Follow these instructions to install an add-on card:

说明：建议您使用 AMD Athlon XP 或更高频率

芯片组此主板含有 KT600 北桥芯片组和 VT8237 南桥芯片组。下表中

VT8237 支持总带宽为 533MB/sec 的 16 位 66MHz V-