Ecs K7S7AG User Manual

Preface

Copyright

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of the material cont ai ned herei n, may be reproduced without written consent of the au­thor.

Version 1.3b

Disclaimer

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specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness f or any par­ticular purpose. The manuf acturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to
make changes from time to time in t he content hereof without obligation of t he manu­facturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.

Trademark Recognition

Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel

Corporation.
Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners

and are acknowledged.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi ­tal device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limi ts are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi dent i al i nstallation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in­stalled and used in accordanc e with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communicati ons. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not oc­cur in a particular instal l ation. If this equipm ent 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 ant enna.

− Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

− Connect the equipment onto an out l et on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

− Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV tec hni cian for help.

Shielded interconnect cabl es and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with
this equipment to ens ure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing
this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manu­facturer could void the user' s authority to operate the equipm ent .

Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow­ing conditions:

− This device may not cause harmful interference, and

− This device must accept any interference received, i ncluding interference

that may cause undesi red operat i on.

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digit al apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interferenc e­causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la clas se B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement
sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada.

About the Manual

The manual consists of the following:

Chapter 1

Introducing the Mainboard

Chapter 2

Installing the Mainboard

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

Chapter 4

Using the Mainboard Software

Describes features of the mainboard,
and provides a shipping checkli st.

Go to ⇒ page 1

Describes installation of mainboard
components.

⇒ page 7

Go to

Provides information on us i ng the BIOS
Setup Utility.

⇒ page 25

Go to

Describes the mainboard software.
Go to

⇒ page 37

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CHAPTER 1 1

Introducing the Mainboard 1

Introduction................................................................................................ 1

Checklist.................................................................................................... 1

Standard Items................................................................................................. 1

Features .................................................................................................... 2

Choosing a Computer Case....................................................................... 4

Mainboard Components............................................................................ 5

CHAPTER 2 7

Installing the Mainboard 7

Safety Precautions..................................................................................... 7

Quick Guide............................................................................................... 7

Installing the Mainboard 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 .......................................................................... 15

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM......................................................... 16

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive................................................................. 18

Installing Add-on Cards................................................................................. 19

Connecting Optional Devices........................................................................ 20

Connecting I/O Devices ........................................................................... 23

External Connector Color Coding................................................................. 24

CHAPTER 3 25

Using BIOS 25

About the Setup Utility............................................................................. 25

The Standard Configuration........................................................................... 25

Running the Setup Utility.............................................................................. 26

Using BIOS.............................................................................................. 27

Standard CMOS Setup Page.......................................................................... 27

Advanced Setup Page.................................................................................... 28

Power Management Setup Page .................................................................... 30

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PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page....................................................................... 31

Load Optimal Settings................................................................................... 32

Load Best Performance Settings.................................................................... 32

Features Setup Page....................................................................................... 32

CPU PnP Setup Page..................................................................................... 34

Hardware Monitor Page.................................................................................35

Change Password...........................................................................................36

Change or Remove the Password .................................................................. 36

Exit................................................................................................................ 36

CHAPTER 4 37

Using the Mainboard Software 37

About the Software CD-ROM...................................................................37

Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP....................................... 37

Running Setup............................................................................................... 38

Manual Installation................................................................................... 40

Bundled Software Installation .................................................................. 40

Set Up the Audio System......................................................................... 40

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Introducing the Mainboar d

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Thank you for choosing the K7S7AG mainboard. This mainboard has a
Socket-462 processor for the AMD K7 type of processors. You can install any
of these processors on the mainboard. This mainboard supports a system bus
speed of 333MHz.

With a measurement of 305 x 224 mm, this mainboard is built using the lead­ing edge technology of SiS746 Northbridge along with SiS963 Southbridge
chipsets that supports built-in 6-channel speak-out AC97 Codec, 2 DDR400
(by overclocking) modules up to 2GB system memory.

It also supports the Xabre200 GPU, which integrates a 256-bit 3D/2D graphics
engines and motion compensation MPEG 1/MPEGII accelerator. In addition to
superior hardware capabilities, the mainboard has one CNR (Communications
and Networking Riser) slot to support Audio and Modem application, built-in
10BaseT/100Base TX Networ k Interface and an advanced full set of I/O ports
such as two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one VGA
port, one parallel port, one IEEE port and six USB ports (USB 2.0) – consist­ing of four back-panel ports and onboard USB header USB3 providing two
extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mainboard.

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Compare the mainboard’s package contents with the following checklist:

Standard Items

• One mainboard

• One diskette drive ribbon cable

• One IDE drive ribbon cable

• One auto-install software support CD

• This user’s manual

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Processor

Chipset

Memory

Expansion Slots

Onboard IDE
channels

Power Supply &
Power Manage­ment

Integrated VGA
Specification

• Support Socket462 pack age CPU

• Supports AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron processors

• Supports 333 MHz Front-Side Bus

The SiS746 Northbridge and SiS963 Southbri dge chipsets are
based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven
reliability and performance.

• Two 184-pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules

• Support DDR up to 400 MHz memory bus

• Maximum installed memory is 2GB

Note: You can work on DDR400 by overclocking,

but there is no guarantee that it will run
under normal operation.

• One CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot to
insert special riser cards with Audio/Modem funct i onal i ty

• Three 32-bit PCI slots for P CI 2.2-compliant bus int erface

• Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels

• Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes

• Support for Multiword DMA modes

• Support for Bus Mastering and Ult ra DMA ATA 100/133

modes

• ATX power supply connector

• Meets ACPI 1.0b and APM 1.2 requirements, keyboard

power on/off

• Supports RTC Alarm, Wake On Modem, AC97 Wake-Up
and USB Wake-Up

• GPU (Graphics Processi ng Uni t)

− Xabre 200 AGP8X 256-bit GPU clock runs from

200MHz

• DISPLAY MEMORY

− Built-in 64MB DDR onboard runs from 400MHz

(DDR400)

• 3D ENGINE FEATURES

− Supports Direct 3D version 8. 1; pixel shader

version 1.3

− Supports AGP 8X for texture/vertex fetch

− Built-in 32-bit floati ng poi nt VLIW Geomet ry

Transform/Lighting (T/L) and triangle setup engine

− Built-in 4 pixel programmable renderi ng pi pel i nes
and 8 texture units (4P8T)

− Supports up to 2048x2048 texture size

− Built-in hardware stereo auto rendering engine

− Supports 2X/4X full scene anti-aliasing

• 2D ENGINE FEATURES

− Built-in Direct Draw Acc el erator

− MPEG-2 MP @ ML standards compliant

− Built-in motion c ompensation logig

− Supports up to 20Mbit/sec bi t rate decoding

− Direct DVD to TV playbac k

− Supports single video windows with overlay

function

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AC97 Audio
Codec

Onboard I/O
Ports

Hardware Moni­toring

Onboard Flash
ROM

Built-in Ethernet
LAN

USB 2.0

− Supports graphics and video overlay f unction

− Supports DVD sub-picture playback overlay

− Built-in independent Gamma correction RAM

• RESOLUTION

− Supports VESA standards super high resoluti on

graphics modes, up to 2048x1536x32 bpp

• 6-CH hardware architecture allows multi-channel south
bridge to playback 6CH audio

• Intel

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AC’97 (REV. 2.2) com pat i bl e, meeting Microsoft

PC2001 requirements

• Built-in earphone buffer and internal P LL, the latter saving
additionsl crystal

• Line-in/rear out share the sam e j ack; Center/bass share
the MIC jack

• Digital S/PDIF OUT Support

• CRL

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3D: HRTF based BS3D compati bl e audi o engi ne

The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and k eyboard

• One serial port

• One VGA port

• One parallel port

• Two IEEE1394a port (one back-panel port, one onboard

IEEE1394a header)

• Six USB ports (four back-panel port s, onboard USB
headers providing two extra ports)— USB2.0

• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

Built-in hardware monitoring for CP U & System temperat ures,
fan speeds and mainboard voltages .

Supports Plug and Play confi guration of peripheral devices
and expansion cards.

• 10Base-TX/100Base-T Physical Layer Solution

• Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps

• MII Interface to Ethernet Controller/Configuration & Status

• Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full /Half Duplex

• Meet All Applicable IEEE802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-

TX Standards

• Compliant with Universal Seri al B u s Specification Revi­sion 2.0

• Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller
Interface Specifi cation Revision 0.95

• Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface
Specification Revision 1.1

• PCI multi-func tion device consists of two UHCI Host
Controller cores for full-/ l ow-speed s i gnal i ng and one
EHCI Host Controller core f or hi gh-speed signaling

• Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with
integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI
and EHCI Host Controller

• Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface
Specification releas e 1. 1

• Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

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IEEE 1394a

BIOS
Firmware

• Fully supports provisions of IEEE1394-1995 for high­performance serial bus and the P1394a draft 2.0 standard

• Provides two fully compliant cables ports at 100/200/400
Mbits/s and available with one or two ports

• Supports optional 1394 Annex J electri cal isolation barrier
at PHY-link interfac e

• Supports power-down feature to conserve energy in bat­tery powered application

• Node power-class information signaling for system power
management

This mainboard uses AMI B I OS that enables users to conf i g­ure many system f eat ures including the following:

• Power management

• Wake-up alarm s

• CPU parameters

• CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different
processor clock s peeds.

Note: Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without prior notice.

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There are many types of computer cases on the market. The mainboard com­plies with the specifications for the ATX system case. Some features on the
mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indi­cators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case supports all
the features required. The mainboard can support one or two floppy diskette
drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Ensure that your case has sufficient
power and space for all the drives that you intend to install.

Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that
the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge
of the mainboard.

This mainboard has an ATX form factor of 305 x 224 mm. Choose a case that
accommodates this form factor.

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Table of Mainboard Components

Label Component

ATXPW1 Standard power connector
AUDIO1 Front audio connector
BAT1 Three volt realtime cloc k battery
CD_IN1 Primary CD-in connector
CD_IN2 Secondary CD-in connector
CN1 Auxiliary power connector for Pentium 4 CPUs
CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot
CPU SOCKET Socket 462 for AMD Athl on/Duron CPUs
CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU
DDR1~ DDR2 Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM
FDC1 Floppy disk drive connector
IDE1 Primary IDE channel
IDE2 Secondary IDE channel
IR1 Infrared cable header
J1 Onboard LAN LED connector
JP2 IEEE 1394 header
JP3 Clear CMOS jumper
PCI1 ~ PCI3 Three 32-bit add-on card slots
SPK1 Internal speaker connector
SYSFAN1 System fan connector
SW1 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators
USB3 Front Panel USB headers
VGAFAN1 VGA cooling fan
WOM1 Wake On Modem header

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the main­board.

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Installing the Mainboard

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Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard:

• W ear 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 mainboard.

• Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in.

• Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend circuit boards.

QQuuiicckk GGuuiiddee

This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system
with the mainboards.

The following table provides a reference for installing specific components:

Locating Mainboard Components
Installing the Mainboard in a Case
Setting Jumpers
Installing Case Components
Installing the CPU
Installing Memory
Installing a HDD and CD-ROM Drive
Installing a FDD
Installing Add-on Cards
Connecting Options
Connecting Peripheral (I/O) Devices

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Go to page 8
Go to page 8
Go to page 10
Go to page 13
Go to page 15
Go to page 16
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Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard
in a case:

This illustration shows an ex­ample of a mainboard being
installed in a tower-type case:

Note: Do not overtighten

the screws as this
can stress the main­board.

Most system cases have
mounting brackets i nstalled in
the case, which correspond to
the holes in the mainboard.
Place the mainboard over the
mounting brackets and secure
the mainboard onto the mount ­ing brackets with screws.

2. Secure the mainboard with
screws where approp ria t e .

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 mainboard.

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This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the main­board.

Setting Jumpers

Use the mainboard 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.
When the jumper cap is placed on both pins,
the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the
jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just
one pin, the jumper is OPE N.

Short Open

This illustration shows a 3-pin
jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT.

1

2

3

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Checking Jumper Settings

The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is
labeled.

Jumper Settings

Jumper Type Description Setting (default)

JP3 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Clear CMOS

2-3: Normal

Jumper 3 – Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory.

You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in
the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard
from operating. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all
the power cables from the mainboard and then move the
jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds.

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After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can begin connecting
the mainboard components. Refer to the following:

1. Connect the Pentium
4 processor auxiliary
case power supply
connector to CN1.

2. Connect the standard
power supply connec­tor to ATXPW1.

3. Connect the CPU
cooling fan cable to
CPUFAN1.

4. Connect the system
cooling fan connector
to SYSFAN1.

5. The VGA cooling fan
cable is already con­nected to VGAFAN1.

6. Connect the external
speaker cable to
SPK1.

7. Connect the case LAN LED c abl e to J1.

8. Connect the case switches and indicator to SW1.

CN1: ATX 12V Power Connector

Pin Signal Name

1 +12V
2 +12V
3 Ground
4 Ground

ATXPW1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector

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

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CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1: FAN Power Connectors

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground
2 +12V Power +12V
3 Sense Sensor

SPK1: Internal speaker header

Pin Signal Name

1 SPKR
2 NC
3 Ground
4 +5V

J1: LAN LED Indicator

This connector is attached to LAN device that needs a LED indicator.

Device Pins

Link LED 1, +2
ACT LED +3, 4

1

+

+

4

LINK LED

ACT LED

Note: The plus sign (+) indicates a pin which must be connected to a positive

voltage.

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