Biostar M7VKQ Owner's Manual

M7VKQ

Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.) Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Accessories: This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device; the accessories associated with this equipment are as follows:

1. Shielded serial cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

2. Shielded printer cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

3. Shielded video cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

4. Shielded power cord. (Provided by manufacturer) These accessories are required to ensure compliance with FCC Rules. It is the responsibility of the user to provide and use these accessories properly.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, pursuant of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and radiates radio frequency energy and, if you did not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference in the radio communications. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient / relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet from a different circuit where the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: Changes or modifications that is not expressly approved by the

manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Disclaimer

The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here of and specially the vendor disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further, the vendor reserves the right to

revise this publication and to make changes of the contents here of without obligation to notify any party beforehand. Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing.

Trademarks and Remarks

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 9X, Windows ME and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp, with its ownership of trademark, and are distributed by the vendor under a license agreement. All trademarks used in this manual are property of their respective owners. Copyright© 2001 All Rights Reserved

Canadian D.O.C. Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus to set out of the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Cet appareil numérique n‘émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites appliquées aux appareils numériques de Class B préscrits dans le réglement du brouillage radioélectrique edict par le minister Des Communications du Canada.

Contents

Introduction.................................................................................. 1-1

1. Motherboard Description........................................................ 1-2

1.1 Features................................................................................................... 1-2

1.1.1 Hardware ..............................................................................................................1-2

1.1.2 Software................................................................................................................1-6

1.1.3 Accessories...........................................................................................................1-6

1.2 Motherboard Installation ........................................................................1-7

1.2.1 System Block Diagram.......................................................................................1-7

1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard....................................................................................... 1-8

1.2.3 Quick Reference ..................................................................................................1-9

1.3 CPU Installation ................................................................................... 1-10

1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket A............................................................1-10

1.3.2 Frequency Selection: JCLK1 ...........................................................................1-11

1.3.3 CPU Fan Connector: JCFAN1 ........................................................................1-12

1.3.4 System Fan Connector: JSFAN1 ....................................................................1-12

1.3.5 North Bridge Chipset Fan Header: JNFAN1 (Optional) ..............................1-12

1.4 RAM Module Installation..................................................................... 1-13

1.4.1 DIMM.............................................................................................................. 1-113

1.4.2 How to install a DIMM Module......................................................................1-14

1.5 Slots ......................................................................................................1-15

1.5.1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot ...................................................................1-16

1.5.2 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots ...........................................1-16

1.5.3 ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Slot .....................................................1-16

Contents

1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers...........................................................1-17

1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1..................................................................1-18

1.6.2 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATXPWR1................................................1-20

1.6.3 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2 ................................................................1-20

1.6.4 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 .......................................................................1-21

1.6.5 Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1.....................................................................1-21

1.6.6 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1......................................................................1-21

1.6.7 Front USB Headers: JUSB2 ............................................................................1-21

1.6.8 AMR Codec Primary/Secondary Selection: JAMRS1.................................1-22

1.6.9 Keyboard Voltage Selection: JKBV1.............................................................1-22

1.7 Peripheral Port Connectors...................................................................1-23

1.7.1 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1..............................................1-23

1.7.2 USB & LAN Port Connectors: JLAN ............................................................1-24

1.7.2.1 USB Connectors: ................................................................................. 1-24

1.7.2.2 LAN Port Connector:........................................................................... 1-25

1.7.3 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports and Video Graphics Port ........................1-26

1.7.3.1 The Serial Interface port: COM1 ......................................................... 1-26

1.7.3.2 Video Graphics Adapter Port: JVGA1................................................. 1-28

1.7.3.3 Parallel Interface Port: JPRNT1........................................................... 1-29

1.7.4 Game and Audio Port Connector: AUD_GAME1.......................................1-30

1.7.5 Audio Subsystem ..............................................................................................1-31

1.7.5.1 CD-ROM Audio-In Connector: JCDIN1 ............................................. 1-32

1.7.5.2 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUDIO1 ............................................ 1-32

1.7.5.3 Telephony Audio Connector: JTAD1 .................................................. 1-32

Contents

2. BIOS Setup ............................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Main Menu .............................................................................................2-3

2.2 Standard CMOS Features .......................................................................2-6

2.3 Advanced BIOS Features .......................................................................2-9

2.4 Advanced Chipset Features ..................................................................2-14

2.5 Integrated Peripherals........................................................................... 2-17

2.6 Power Management Setup.................................................................... 2-22

2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations........................................................................2-28

2.8 PC Health Status................................................................................... 2-33

2.9 Frequency Control ................................................................................ 2-34

3. Trouble Shooting ...................................................................... 3-1

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Chapter 1 Motherboard Description

Introduction

System Overview

Congratulations on the purchase of your new system! This motherboard is designed to take advantage of the latest industry technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data processing. In the tradition of its predecessors, this motherboard continues the commitment of reliability, performance and strives for full compliance and compatibility with industry software and hardware standards.

M7VKQ Highlights:

8 Contains on board I/O facilities, which include a serial port, a parallel port, a mouse

port, a VGA port, a keyboard port, audio ports, USB ports, a LAN port and a game port.

8 Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD-ROM

Drives.

8 Supports the AMD processor, a leading edge processor which brings to you the latest

technology in microarchitecture design, graphics performance, system bus design, cache architecture and much more.

8 Complies with PC MicroATX form factor specifications.

8 Supports popular operating systems such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows

2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, LINUX and SCO UNIX.

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1. Motherboard Description

1.1 Features

1.1.1 Hardware

CPU

− Single AMD Socket-A for Athlon

− Running at 200/266 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB).

Duron

processors.

Chipset

− Chipset – VIA VT8361/ VT82C686B.

− Chipset – LAN Chip Realtek RTL 8100 (Optional).

Speed

− Supports up to AMD Athlon

DRAM Memory

− Supports 32/64/128/256/512MB DIMM module socket.

− Supports Synchronous DRAM (3.3V).

− Support a maximum memory size of 1GB with SDRAM (512 Mb

DRAM technology).

Shadow RAM

− A memory controller provide shadow RAM and supports 8-bit ROM

BIOS.

Green Function

− Support power management operation via BIOS.

− Power down timer from 1 to 15 mins.

− Wakes from power saving sleep mode at the press of any key or any

mouse activity.

(Thunderbird

XP 2000+ CPU core speeds.

)/ Athlon

XP/

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BUS Slots

− Three 32-bit PCI bus master slots.

− One ISA slot.

− One AMR slot.

Flash Memory

− Supports flash memory.

− Supports ESCD Function.

IDE Built-in On Board

− Supports four IDE hard disk drives.

− Supports PIO Mode 4, Master Mode, high performance hard disk drives.

− Supports Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100 Bus Master Mode.

− Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM.

− Supports high capacity hard disk drives.

− Supports LBA mode.

Stereo AC 97 Digital Audio Codec

− AC 97 2.1 interface.

− 16 channels of high-quality sample rate conversion.

− 16x8 channel digital mixer.

− Stereo 10 band graphic equalizer.

− Sound Blaster® and Sound Blaster Pro® emulation.

− 64-voice wavetable.

− PC99 complaint.

I/O Built-in On Board

− Supports one multi-mode Parallel Port.

(1) Standard & Bidirection Parallel Port. (2) Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP). (3) Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

− Supports one serial port, 16550 UART.

− Supports one Infrared transmission (IR).

− Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard.

− Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB floppy

disk drivers.

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LAN Built-in On Board

− 10 mb/s and 100 mb/s operation.

− Compliant to PC99 standard.

− Supports Wake-On-LAN function and remote wake-up.

− Contains two large (2KB) independent receive and transmit FIFO’s.

− Supports Full Duplex Flow Control.

− Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC, Physical chip and transceiver in one chip.

− PCI local bus single-chip Fast Ethernet controller.

− Compliant to PCI Revision 2.2

− Supports ACPI, PCI power management

− Uses 93C46 (64*16-bit EEPROM) to store resource configuration, ID

parameter, and VPD data.

− Supports LED pins for various network activity indications.

− Half/ Full duplex capability.

Built in VGA:

General Graphic Capabilities

− 64-bit Single Cycle 2D/3D Graphics Engine

− Real Time DVD MPEG-2 and AC-3 Playback

− Video Precessor

− I²C Serial Interface

− Integrated 24-bit 230MHz True Color DAC

− Extended Screen Resolution up to 1600x1200

− Extended Text Modes 80 or 132 columns by 25/30/43/60 rows

Graphics Performance

− Sustained 1M polygons/second and 100M pixels/ second

− 30fps DVD playback of 9.8M bps MPEG-2 video with 30% headroom

− Hoast Based AC-3 decode at only 8% utilization

High Performance rCADE3D

− 32 entry command queue, 32 entry data queue

− 4kbyte texture cache with over 90% hit rates

− Pipelined Single Cycle Setup/ Texturing/ Rendering Engines

− DirectDraw

acceleration

Accelerator

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− Multiple buffering and page flipping

Universal Serial Bus

− Supports two back Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports and two front

Universal serial Bus (USB) Ports (Optional).

− Supports 48 MHz USB.

Hardware Monitor Function

− CPU Fan and System Fan Speed Monitor.

− System and CPU Temperature Monitor (Optional).

− System Voltage Monitor.

Dimensions (Micro ATX)

− 19.8 cm X 24.4 cm (W x L)

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1.1.2 Software

BIOS

− AWARD legal BIOS.

− Supports APM1.2.

− Supports USB Function.

− Supports ACPI.

Operating System

− Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows NT, Windows

2000, Windows 95/98, Windows ME, Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.

1.1.3 Accessories

− HDD Cable.

− FDD Cable.

− Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update.

− USB2 Cable (Optional).

− Rear I/O Panel for Micro ATX Case (Optional).

− Fully Setup Driver CD.

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1.2 Motherboard Installation

1.2.1 System Block Diagram

AMR SLOT

AC' 97 CODEC

IDE

FLASH BIOS

HOST BUS

VGA

KEYBOARD

CONTROL

RGB

VT82C686B

MOUSE

SOCKET 462

CPU

ADD

VIA VT8361 KLE 133

FLOPPY CONN.

DATA

PCI BUS

2 USB CON N.

US B

HOST BUS

CNTL

ADDR

US B

PG. 7

US B

PG. 7

ADDR/DATA

SER. CONN.

CLOCK ICW 230

MEMORY

DATA

PG. 13

CNTL

ADDR/DATA

PCI

Slot

RTL8100B

ISA BUS

I S

CNTL

Slot

M7VKQ

icro ATX(FSB: 133/100MHz)

SUPPORTS 2 DIMMS

SUPPORT 1 ISA SLOT

SUPPORTS 3 PCI SLOTS SUPPORT TELEPHONY SUPPORT 1 AMR SLOT

LAN

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1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard

Model No. M7VKQ

JKBMS1

K/B & Mouse

JLAN

USB & LAN

JCOM1

JKBV1

SOCKET A

JCFAN1

BAT1

JCMOS1

COM1

Parallel Port

VGA1

JVGA1

SPKR-OUT

LINE-IN

MIC-IN

AUD_GAME1

JAUDIO1

129

JPRNT1

GAME Port

JWOL1

JCDIN1

JAMRS1

JATXPWR1

AMR SLOT

JTAD1

VT8361

AMR1

PCI BUS SLOT

ISA1

ISA SLOT

JNFAN1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

CPU1

DIMM1

VT82C686

DIMM2

JCLK1

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

IDE1 IDE2 FDD1

JSFAN1

BIOS

JPANEL1

2 1

JUSB2

FLOPPY DISK CONN .

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1.2.3 Quick Reference

B C D E

F G

L K

A. Back Panel I/O Connectors L. North Bridge Fan Header (JNFAN1)*

B. AMR BUS Slot (AMR1) M. Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)

C. AMR Code Selection (JAMRS1) N. IDE Connectors (IDE1-2)

D. Telephony Header (JTAD1) O. Frequency Selection (JCLK1)

E. Wake-On-LAN Header (JWOL1) P. CMOS Clear Function (JCMOS1)

F. Front Audio Header (JAUDIO1) Q. DIMMs (DIMM1-2)

G. PCI BUS Slots (PCI1-3) R. CPU FAN Header (JCFAN1)

H. ISA BUS Slot (ISA1) S. Keyboard Voltage Selection (JKBV1)*

I. Front USB Header (JUSB2) T. ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)

J. Front Panel Connector (JPANEL1) U. CD Audio-In Header (JCDIN1)

K. System FAN Header (JSFAN1)*

Note: The “ * ” mark means that the function is optional.

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1.3 CPU Installation

1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket A

1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a

90-degree angle.

2. Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU.

Match Pin A with the white dot/cut edge then insert the CPU.

3. Press the lever down .

4. Put the fan on the CPU by buckling it, and then put the fan’s powerport into

the JCFAN1, then the installation will be completed.

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JCFAN1

SOCKET A

JCLK1

DIMM1

DIMM2

VT8361

JSFAN1

VT82C686

1.3.2 CPU Frequency Selection: JCLK1

JCKL1

NOTES: The “ * ” mark indicate primitive value.

*100MHz 133MHz

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1.3.3 CPU Fan Connector: JCFAN1

Pin No. Assignment

Ground

+12V

Sense

1.3.4 System Fan Connector: JSFAN1 (Optional)

Pin No. Assignment

Ground

+12V

Sense

1.3.5 North Bridge Chipset Fan Header: JNFAN1 (Optional)

Pin No. Assignment

Ground

+12V

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1.4 RAM Module Installation

1.4.1 DIMM

DRAM Access Time: 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM PC66/ PC100 and PC133 Type

required.

DRAM Type: 32MB/ 64MB/ 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB DIMM Module (168pin).

Total Bank 0 Bank 1

Memory Size (MB) DIMM1 DIMM2

576 M 64M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc

576 M 512M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc

1024 M 512Mx 1 pc 512M x 1 pc

*The list shown above for DRAM configuration is only for reference.

64 M 64M x 1 pc ---128 M 128M x 1 pc ---256 M 256M x 1 pc ---512 M 512M x 1 pc ---128 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 256 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 512 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc

1024 M 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc

160 M 32M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 288 M 32M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 544 M 32M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 192 M 64M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 320 M 64M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc

192 M 128M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 384 M 128M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 640 M 128M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 320 M 256M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 384 M 256M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 768 M 256M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc

640 M 512M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 768 M 512M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc

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1.4.2 How to install a DIMM Module

1. The DIMM socket has a “ Plastic Safety Tab”, and the DIMM memory module has an “Asymmetrical notch”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction.

2. Push the tabs out. Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90-degree angle, and then push down vertically so that it will fit into the place.

3. The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place.

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1.5 Slots

The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a mean of adding or enhancing the motherboard's features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard's capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system.

SOCKET A

DIMM1

DIMM2

VT8361

AMR Slot

PCI Slots

ISA Slot

VT82C686

BIOS

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1.5.1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot

The AMR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture that defines a hardware scalable riser card interface, which only supports audio and modem.

1.5.2 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards supplanted the older ISA bus standard in most parts. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

1.5.3 ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Slot

The motherboard is equipped with one standard ISA slot. ISA stands for Industry Standard Architecture, and it was designed as a bus standard for expansion cards in the early 90’s for PC XT/AT machines. This motherboard retains backward compatibility with this older and slower bus architecture.

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1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers

The connectors, headers and jumpers introduced below provide you lots of capabilities such as power supply, front panel signal revelation, IDE hard disk connection, floppy disk connection, Wake On LAN function and USB connection. Noticeably, a jumper has two or more pins covered by a plastic jumper cap, allowing the user to select a different system options.

JKBV1

SOCKET A

DIMM1

DIMM2

JCMOS1

IDE 1-2

JATXPWR1

JWOL1

JAMRS1

VT8361

FDD1

VT82C686

BIOS

JPANEL1

JUSB2

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1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1

SLP

POW-LED

(-)(+) (+)

ON/OFF

K E Y

SPK

HLED

(-)(+)

RST

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function No.

No.

1 +5V 2 Sleep Control Sleep

3 NA Speaker 4 Ground Button

5 NA Connector 6 NA NA

7 Speaker 8 Power LED (+)

9 HDD LED (+) Hard Drive 10 Power LED (+) POWER

11 HDD LED (-) LED 12 Power LED (-) LED

13 Ground Reset 14 Power Button Power-on

15 Reset Control Button 16 Ground Button

17 NA 18 KEY

19 NA IrDA 20 KEY IrDA

21 +5V Connector 22 Ground Connector

23 IRTX 24 IRRX

SPK (Speaker Connector)

An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option. It can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector. The speaker (onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information during the Power On Self-Test when the computer cannot use the video interface. The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output from the audio subsystem.

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RST (Reset Button)

This connector can be attached to a momentary SPST switch. This switch is usually open, and when it is closed, it will cause the motherboard to reset and run the POST (Power On Self Test).

POW-LED (Power LED Connector)

This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case. The LED will illuminate while the computer is powered on.

HLED (Hard Drive LED Connector)

This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case. The LED will flicker during disk activity where it is only applied to those IDE drives directly attached to the system board.

IR (Infrared Connector)

This connector is used to attach to an infrared sensing device. After the IrDA interface is configured, connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops making PDA possible.

SLP (Sleep/Green Button)

This connector is used to conserve energy by powering down the monitor and the hard disk when is not in use. To configure this option, you need to connect a button from the front panel to this sleep button. Depressing the button will power down the monitor and the hard drives until the system is invoked by any keyboard activity, mouse activity, modem activity or when the sleep button is depressed again. APM (Advanced Power Management) must be enabled in the system BIOS, and the APM driver must be loaded.

PWR (Power Button)

This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch. The switch must pulled the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. (The time required is due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board). At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will recognize another on/off signal.

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