DFI KT600-AL User Manual
KT600-AL
Re v . A+
System Board
User’s Manual
78700345
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© 2003. All Rights Reser ved.
Trademarks
Microsoft® MS-DOS®, WindowsTM, Windows® 95, Windows® 98,
Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 200 and Windows
®
XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. AMD,
AthlonTM XP, AthlonTM and DuronTM are registered trademarks of
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA
Technologies, Inc. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks of products appearing in this manual are the properties of their respective holders.
Caution
To avoid damage to the system:
• Use the correct AC input voltage range
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To reduce the risk of electric shock:
• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or servicing, cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.
Battery:
• Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced.
• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend
by the manufacturer.
• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s
instructions.
FCC and DOC Statement on Class B
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for
help.
Notice:
1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply
with the emission limits.
Notice
This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system
board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those
shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should
always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual
manual is included in the system board package.
To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive.
The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the
“TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
1.1 Features and Specifications.................................................................................
1.2 Package Checklist...........................................................................................................
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
2.1 System Board Layout ..............................................................................................
2.2 System Memory..............................................................................................................
2.3 CPU................................................................................................................................................
2.4 Jumper Settings.................................................................................................................
2.5 Rear I/O Panel..................................................................................................................
2.6 I/O Connectors...............................................................................................................
Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup
3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility....................................................................................
3.2 VIA RAID BIOS................................................................................................................
3.3 Updating the BIOS.......................................................................................................
Chapter 4 - Supported Softwares
4.1 Desktop Management Interface....................................................................
4 .2 Driver s and Utilities Installation Notes................................................
4.3 3D Audio Configuration.........................................................................................
4.4 Installation Notes...........................................................................................................
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Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM
Function
A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function......................................................
Appendix B - System Error Messages
B.1 POST Beep.......................................................................................................................
B.2 Error Messages..............................................................................................................
Appendix C - Troubleshooting
C .1 Troubleshooting Checklist....................................................................................
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1.1 Features and Specifications
1.1.1 Features
Chipset
• VIA® chipset
- Nor th bridge: VIA® KT600
- South bridge: VIA® VT8237
Processor
The system board is equipped with Socket-A for 462-pin PGA
processor. It is also equipped with a switching voltage regulator
that automatically detects 1.100V to 1.850V.
• AMD AthlonTM XP 266/333/400MHz FSB
• AMD Athlon
TM
200/266MHz FSB
• AMD DuronTM 200/266MHz FSB
Important:
To ensure proper boot up and operation of your system, you
must power-off the system then turn off the power supply’s
switch or unplug the AC power cord prior to replacing the CPU.
System Memory
• Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets
• Supports up to 3GB memory (unbuffered DIMM)
• Supports PC1600 (DDR200), PC2100 (DDR266), PC2700
(DDR333) and PC3200 (DDR400) DDR SDRAM DIMM, 2.5V
type
Chapter 1 - Introduction
DIMMs
2MBx64
4MBx64
8MBx64
Memory Size
16MB
32MB
64MB
DIMMs
16MBx64
32MBx64
64MBx64
Memory Size
128MB
256MB
512MB
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Expansion Slots
• 1 AGP slot
• 5 PCI slots
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D
graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system
memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal AGP slot supports AGP 8x with up to 2.13GB/sec. bandwidth
and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics
applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better graphics to your PC.
Onboard LAN Features
• VIA 6103 LAN Phy
• Integrated IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible
PHY
• 32-bit PCI master interface
• Integrated power management functions
• Full duplex suppor t at both 10 and 100 Mbps
• Supports IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation
• Supports wire for management
Onboard Audio Features
• AC’97 2.2 S/PDIF extension compliant codec
• Supports Microsoft® DirectSound / DirectSound 3D
• AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate
converter for audio recording and playback
• S/PDIF-in/out compressed digital output
• 6-channel audio output
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S/PDIF
S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital
audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to
an analog format. This prevents the quality of the audio signal
from degrading whenever it is converted to analog. S/PDIF is usually found on digital audio equipment such as a DAT machine or
audio processing device. The S/PDIF connector on the system
board sends surround sound and 3D audio signal outputs to amplifiers and speakers and to digital recording devices like CD recorders.
6-channel Audio
The 6-channel audio output function is supported by using the
surround connector, the audio jacks at the rear panel and
configuring the audio driver and utility. Please refer to chapters 2
and 4.
SATA IDE Interface with RAID
• Supports two SATA (Serial ATA) interfaces which are compliant with SATA 1.0 specification (1.5Gbps interface)
• Suppor ts RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD
Serial ATA (SATA) is a storage interface that is compliant with
SATA 1.0 specification. With speed of up to 1.5Gbps, it improves
hard drive performance even in data intensive environments such
as audio/video, consumer electronics and entry-level servers.
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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
• Suppor ts ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives
• UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate
up to 133MB/sec.)
• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer
• Suppor ts ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP
USB Ports
The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/
second bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device
transfer speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.
BIOS
• Award BIOS, Windows® 95/98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play
compatible
• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up
• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades
• Supports DMI 2.0 function
• 2Mbit flash memory
Desktop Management Interface (DMI)
The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in
the DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on
using the DMI utility.
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Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)
• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
• Two DB-9 serial por ts
• One DB-25 parallel por t
• Four USB ports
• One LAN port
• Three audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in
Connectors
• Two connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports
• One front audio connector for external line-out and mic-in
jacks
• Two internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in)
• One surround connector
• One S/PDIF-in/out connector
• Two SATA connectors
• Two IDE connectors
• One floppy connector
• One ATX power supply connector
• 2 fan connectors
1.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions
The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system
health” conditions.
• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm
• Monitors ±12V/+5V/3.3V/CPU/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) voltages
• Monitors CPU/system fan speed
• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed
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1.1.3 Intelligence
CPU Temperature Protection
The CPU Temperature Protection function has the capability of
monitoring the CPU’s temperature during system boot-up. Once
it has detected that the CPU’s temperature exceeded the “shutdown temperature” defined in the BIOS, the system will automatically power-off after 5 warning beeps.
CPU Fan Protection
The CPU Fan Protection function has the capability of monitoring
the CPU fan during system boot-up and will automatically poweroff the system once it has detected that the CPU fan did not
rotate. This preventive measure has been added to protect the
CPU from damage and insure a safe computing environment.
CPU Overclocking
The CPU Overclocking function allows you to adjust the processor’s bus clock. However, overclocking may result to the processor’s or system’s instability and are not guaranteed to provide
better system performance.
Overvoltage
The Overvoltage function allows you to manually adjust to a
higher core voltage that is supplied to the CPU, AGP and/or
DRAM. Although this function is supported, we do not recommend that you use a higher voltage because unstable current
may be supplied to the system board causing damage.
Dual Function Power Button
Depending on the setting in the “Soft-Off By PWRBTN” field of
the Power Management Setup, this switch will allow the system
to enter the Soft-Off or Suspend mode.
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Wake-On-Ring
This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or
Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls
coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a
modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management
Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC.
Important:
If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source
of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.
Wake-On-LAN
This feature allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft
Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. It is supported via the onboard LAN
port or via a PCI LAN card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal.. However, if your system is in the Suspend
mode, you can power-on the system only through an IRQ or
DMA interr upt.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥
720mA.
Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
This function allows you to use the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2
mouse to power-on the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥
720mA.
Wake-On-USB
This function allows you to use a USB device to wake up the
system.
Important:
• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports,
the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥
1.5A.
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• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 3 or more
USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥2A.
RTC Timer to Power-on the System
The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to
automatically power-on on the set date and time.
AC Power Failure Recovery
When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose
to either power-on the system manually or let the system
power-on automatically.
ACPI
The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that enables PCs to implement Power Management
and Plug-and-Play with operating systems that support OS Direct
Power Management. Currently, only Windows
®®
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98/2000/ME/XP
supports the ACPI function allowing you to use the Suspend to
RAM function.
With the Suspend to RAM function enabled, you can power-off
the system at once by pressing the power button or selecting
“Standby” when you shut down Windows
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98/2000/ME/XP without having to go through the sometimes tiresome process of
closing files, applications and operating system. This is because the
system is capable of storing all programs and data files during the
entire operating session into RAM (Random Access Memory)
when it powers-off. The operating session will resume exactly
where you left off the next time you power-on the system.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥
1A.
Virus Protection
Most viruses today destroy data stored in hard drives. The system
board is designed to protect the boot sector and partition table
of your hard disk drive.
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1.2 Package Checklist
The system board package contains the following items:
! The system board
! A user’s manual
! One Serial ATA cable
! One IDE cable for ATA/33/66/100/133 IDE drives
! One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
! One I/O shield
! One “Main Board Utility” CD
If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.
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2.1 System Board Layout
Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation
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2.2 System Memory
Warning:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the
upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only.
If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection
by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part
of the system chassis. If a wrist strap is unavailable, establish and
maintain contact with the system chassis throughout any procedures
requiring ESD protection.
The system board supports DDR SDRAM DIMM. Double Data
Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM) is a type of SDRAM that doubles
the data rate through reading and writing at both the rising and
falling edge of each clock. This effectively doubles the speed of
operation therefore doubling the speed of data transfer.
Refer to chapter 1 (System Memory section) for detailed specification of the memory supported by the system board.
BIOS Setting
Configure the system memory in the Advanced Chipset Features
submenu (“DRAM Clock/Drive Control” section) of the BIOS.
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DDR 1
DDR 2
DDR 3
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2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module
A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system
board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of
the socket.
1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the
side.
2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the
module aligned with the “key” on the socket.
3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is
completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.
Pin 1
Notch
Key
Tab
Tab
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2.3 CPU
2.3.1 Overview
The system board is equipped with a surface mount Socket A
CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an
AMD CPU.
2.3.2 Installing the CPU
1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected
to it has been powered down.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. Locate Socket A on the system board.
4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the
socket, then lifting it up to a 90o angle. Make sure the socket is
lifted to at least this angle otherwise the CPU will not fit in
properly.
Lever
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5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark
on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of
the socket.
Important:
Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins.
6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The
CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted
without exerting any force.
Important:
Do not force the CPU into the socket. Forcing the CPU into
the socket may bend the pins and damage the CPU.
Gold mark
Pin 1
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7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the
socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that
the CPU is completely secured in the socket.
Lever lock
2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink
The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink.
Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink,
the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board.
1. Before you install the fan / heat sink, you must apply a thermal paste onto the top of the CPU. The thermal paste, which
is usually supplied together with the CPU, looks somewhat
similar to the one shown below. Do not spread the paste all
over the surface. When you later place the heat sink on top
of the CPU, the compound will disperse evenly.
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3. Push down the other retaining clip until it latches and lock
onto the protruding tab on that side of the socket. Make sure
there is sufficient air circulation across the CPU fan and heat
sink.
4. Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector on the system board.
2. After placing the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU, latch the
retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the protruding tab on the side of the socket.
Retaining clip
Tab
Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a
patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that
covers the paste then place the fan / heat sink on top of the
CPU.
Strip
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2.4 Jumper Settings
2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data
If you encounter the following,
a) CMOS data becomes corrupted.
b) You for got the keyboard, super visor or user password.
c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the proc-
essor’s clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS.
you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in
the ROM BIOS.
To load the default values stored in the ROM BIOS, please follow
the steps below.
1. Power-off the system and unplug the power cord.
2. Set JP1 pins 2 and 3 to On. Wait for a few seconds and set
JP1 back to its default setting, pins 1 and 2 On.
3. Plug the power cord and power-on the system.
If your reason for clearing the CMOS data is due to incorrect
setting of the processor’s clock in the BIOS, please proceed to
step 4.
2-3 On:
Clear CMOS Data
1-2 On: Normal
(default)
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JP1
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4. After powering-on the system, press <Del> to enter the main
menu of the BIOS.
5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press
<Enter>.
6. Set the “CPU Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section
in chapter 3 for more information.
7. Press <Esc> to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup
utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press <Enter>.
8. Type <Y> and press <Enter>.
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2.5 Rear Panel I/O Ports
The rear panel I/O ports consist of the following:
• PS/2 mouse port
• PS/2 keyboard port
• Parallel port
• COM ports
• USB ports
• LAN port
• Line-in jack
• Line-out jack
• Mic-in jack
PS/2
Mouse
RJ45
LAN
Parallel
USB 2
Line-out
Line-in
Mic-in
PS/2
K/B
COM 1
USB 3-4
USB 1COM 2
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2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports
The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse
(Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location
CN19 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a
mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve
IRQ12 for other expansion cards.
Warning:
Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or
disconnecting a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.
Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse
The Wake-On-PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse function allows you to use
the PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse to power-on the system. To
use this function:
• BIOS Setting:
Configure the KB/mouse wake up function in the Power Management Setup submenu (“IRQ/Event Activity Detect” section)
of the BIOS. Refer to chapter 3 for more information.
Important:
The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥
720mA.
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
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COM 1
COM 2
2.5.2 Serial Port
The system board is equipped with two onboard serial ports
(COM 1: CN22 and COM 2: CN23) - both in Teal/Turquoise
color.
These ports are RS-232C asynchronous communication ports
with 16C550A-compatible UARTs that can be used with modems,
serial printers, remote display terminals, and other serial devices.
BIOS Setting
Select the serial ports’ I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to
chapter 3 for more information.
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2.5.3 Parallel Port
The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN21 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It suppor ts SPP, ECP and EPP.
BIOS Setting
Select the parallel port’s mode in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS. Refer to
chapter 3 for more information.
Setting
SPP
(Standard Parallel Port)
ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port)
EPP
(Enhanced Parallel Port)
Function
Allows normal speed operation
but in one direction only.
Allows parallel port to operate in
bidirectional mode and at a speed
faster than the SPP’s data transfer
rate.
Allows bidirectional parallel por t
operation at maximum speed.
Parallel
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2.5.4 Universal Serial Bus Ports
Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN24
(USB 1-2) and CN26 (USB 3-4) of the system board.
J9 (USB 5-6) and J10 (USB 7-8) connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. Insert the connector that is
attached to the USB por t cables to J9 or J10.
BIOS Setting
Configure the onboard USB in the Integrated Peripherals
submenu (“VIA OnChip PCI Device” section) of the BIOS.
Driver Installation
You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating
system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s
manual or documentation for more information.
If you are using a USB 2.0 device, install the “USB 2.0 Drivers”.
Refer to chapter 4 for more information.
USB 4
USB 3
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USB 5-6
USB 7-8
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USB 2
USB 1
1
VCC
-Data
+Data
Ground
Key
VCC
-Data
+Data
Ground
N. C .
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Wake-On-USB
The Wake-On-USB function allows you to use a USB device to
wake up the system.
• BIOS Setting:
Enable the USB wake up function in the Power Management
Setup submenu (“IRQ/Event Activity Detect” section) of the
Award BIOS.
Important:
• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 2 USB ports,
the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support
≥
1.5A.
• If you are using the Wake-On-USB function for 3 or more
USB ports, the 5VSB power source of your power supply
must support ≥2A.
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