ECS K8M800-M2 (2.0) User Manual

Preface

Copyright

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material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author.

Version 2.0

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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer
makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically
disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from
time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any
person of such revision or changes.

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

are acknowledged.

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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 in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, 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 onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.

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

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this
equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this
device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system’s manufacturer
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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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, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-causing
Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe 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 Motherboard

Describes features of the motherboard.
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Chapter 2
Installing the Motherboard

Chapter 3
Using BIOS

Chapter 4
Using the Motherboard Software

Chapter 5
VIA VT8237 SA T A RAID Setup Guide

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Setup Utility.

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Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard 1

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

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

Motherboard Components.......................................................................4

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Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard 7

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

Choosing a Computer Case.......................................................................7

Installing the Motherboard in a Case......................................................7

Checking Jumper Settings.........................................................................8

Setting Jumpers..............................................................................8

Checking Jumper Settings..............................................................9

Jumper Settings..............................................................................9

Connecting Case Components...............................................................10

Front Panel Header.................................................................11

Installing Hardware...................................................................................12

Installing the Processor...............................................................12

Installing Memory Modules.........................................................13

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive........17

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive...............................................19

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

Connecting Optional Devices......................................................21

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

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Chapter 3

Using BIOS 25

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

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

Entering the Setup Utility..............................................................25

Updating the BIOS.......................................................................27

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

Standard CMOS Features...........................................................28

Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................30

Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................33

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Integrated Peripherals.................................................................36

Power Management Setup...........................................................40

PNP/PCI Configurations.............................................................43

PC Health Status..........................................................................44

Frequency/Voltage Contr ol..........................................................44

Load Fail-Safe Defaults................................................................45

Load Optimized Defaults.............................................................45

Set Supervisor/User Password....................................................45

Save & Exit Setup Option.............................................................46

Exit Without Saving......................................................................46

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Using the Motherboard Software 47

About the Software CD-ROM................................................................47

Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP................................47

Running Setup..............................................................................49

Manual Installation..................................................................................50

Utility Software Reference.......................................................................50

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VIA VT8237R SATA RAID Setup Guide 53

VIA RAID Configurations.......................................................................53

Installing RAID Software & Drives.......................................................60

Using VIA RAID T ool.............................................................................62

Multi-Language Translation

Chapter 1

Introducing the Motherboard

Introduction

Thank you for choosing this motherboard of great performance and with enhanced
function. This motherboard is designed to fit the AMD K8 processors in the 754-pin
package. Two 184 pin unbuffered DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets support up to 2 GB in
total memory. Based on the uATX form factor, this motherboard incorporates the
following chipsets: K8M800 chipset family Northbridge and VT8237R Southbridge
chipsets.

The K8M800 Northbridge features the Hyper Transport Technology to transfer of 1600
MT/s, 1200 MT/s, 800 MT/s or 400 MT/s each direction simultaneously, providing a
total maximum data transfer bandwidth of 6.4GB/sec. The AGP controller is AGP v3.0
compliant 8X/4X transfer mode with up to 2.1 GB/sec data transfer rate. The K8M800
Northbridge interconnects to the South Bridge through the high speed 8X 66 MHz (533
MB/sec) V-Link interface.

The VT8237R Southbridge is a highly integrated peripheral controller, it includes an
integrated keyboard controller with PS2 mouse support, dual-channel Serial ATA/RAID
hard disk controller, master mode enhanced Parallel IDE controller with full scatter/
gather capability and extension to UltraDMA-133/100/66 for 133/100/66 MB/sec
transfer rate, integrated USB 2.0 interface and OnNow/ACPI compliant advanced
configuration and power management interface. The VT8237R features outstanding
expansion capibility such as, three PCI slots with PCI v2.2 compliant. The VT8237R
integrated Fast Ethernet controller with standard MII interface to an external PHY for
10/100Mb Base-T Ethernet.

There is an advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse and
keyboard connectors, COM1, LPT1, four USB ports at the rear I/O and 2 headers
onboard , one LAN port (optional), and audio jacks for microphone, line-in, and line­out. This motherboard is designed in an uATX form factor using a four-layer printed
circuit board and measures 244 mm x 200 mm.

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Introducing the Motherboard

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Feature

Processor

The motherboard uses a 754-pin socket that carries the following features:

• Supports AMD K8 processors with HyperTransport Technology

HyperTransport Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it enables
integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently avail­able interconnect technologies.

Chipset

The VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB) and VIA VT8237R Southbridge (SB) chipset is based
on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R
(SB)

• 800/600/400/200 MHz clock rates with “Double Data Rate”­style operation for 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s in both direc­tions simultaneously

• Supports 66 MHz, 8X/4X transfer modes, V-Link Host inter­face with total bandwidth of 533 MB/sec

• AGP v3.0 compliant with 8X/4X transfer mode with Fast
Write support

• Supports 16-bit 66 MHz V-Link Host interface with total
bandwidth of 1066 MB/s

• Compliant with PCI 2.2 specification at 33 MHz, supporting
up to 6 PCI masters

• Integrated Dual channel UltraDMA 133/100/66 Master Mode
EIDE Controller

• USB 2.0 Controller, supporting for 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• Integrated keyboard Controller with PS2 mouse support

Memory

• Supports DDR400/333/266/200 memory types

• Accommodates two unbuffered 2.5V 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets

• A total maximum capacity 2 GB

AC’97 Audio CODEC

• Compliant with AC’97 Rev2.3 specifications

• Meets performance requirements for audio on PC99/2001 systems

• Meets Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio requirements

• Support 48KHz of S/PDIF output is compliant with AC’97 rev2.3 specification

• EAX 1.0&2.0 compatible

• Direct Sound 3D compatible

• A3D compatible

• HRTF 3D Positional Audio

• 10 Bands of Software Equalizer

• Voice Cancellation and Key Shifting in Kara OK mode

• AVRack Media Player

Introducing the Motherboard

Expansion Options

The motherboard comes with the following expansion options:

• Three 32-bit PCI slots

• One AGP slot

• Two IDE connectors which support four IDE devices

• One floppy disk drive interface

• Two 7-pin SATA connectors

This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66
MB/s.

Onboard LAN (optional)

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

• Dual Speed – 100 / 10 Mbps

• Half and Full Duplex

• MII Interface to Ethernet Controller

• MII Interface to Configuration & Status

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

• Meet All Applicable IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-Tx Standards

Integrated I/O

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

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• One serial port

• One parallel port

• Eight USB ports (rear panel x 4, header x 4)

• One LAN port (optional)

• One VGA port

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

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BIOS Firmware

The motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to 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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Motherboard Components

Introducing the Motherboard

Table of Motherboard Components

LABEL COMPONENT

1 CPU Socket Socket 754 for AMD K8 processor

2 CPUFAN CPU cooling fan connector

3 DIMM1~2 184-pin DDR SDRAM slots

4 ATX_POWER Standard 20-pin ATX power connector

5 FDD Floppy disk drive connector

6 IDE1/IDE2 Primary/Secondary IDE connector

7 SATA1~SATA2 Serial ATA connectors
8 PANEL1 Front panel switch/LED header

9 CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper
10 USB3 ~ 4 Front Panel USB headers

11 AUDIO1 Front panel audio header

12 SPDIFO1 SPDIF out header

13 CD_IN CD-in connector

14 PCI1~3 32-bit add-on card slots
15 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot
16 SYS_FAN System cooling fan connector

17 ATX_12V 4-pin +12V power connector

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

Introducing the Motherboard

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Introducing the Motherboard

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

Choosing a Computer Case

There are many types of computer cases on the market. The motherboard complies with
the specifications for the uATX system case. First, some features on the motherboard are
implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the
system case. Make sure that your case supports all the features required. Secondly, it
supports one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Make sure that
your case has sufficient power and space for all 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 carries a uATX form factor of 244 X 200 mm. Choose a case that
accommodates this form factor.

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Installing the Motherboard in a Case

Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in a case.

Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case, which correspond the holes
in the motherboard. Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the
motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws.

Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the I/O ports and expansion slots
on your motherboard.

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Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard.

Checking Jumper Settings

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

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 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 OPEN.

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

SHORT OPEN

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Checking Jumper Settings

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

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Jumper Settings

Jumper

CLR_CMOS

Description

Type

3-pin CLEAR CMOS 1-2: NORMAL

Setting (default)

2-3: CLEAR

Before clearing the CMOS,
make sure to turn the sys­tem off.

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CLR_CMOS

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Connecting Case Components

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

1 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN.
2 Connect the case cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN.
3 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1.
4 Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER.
5 Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX_12V.

CPU_FAN/SYS_F AN: FAN Power Connectors

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground

2 +12V Power +12V
3 Sense Sensor

ATX_12V : A TX 12V Power Connector

Pin Signal Name

1 Ground

2 Ground

3 +12V

4 +12V

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A TX_POWER: A TX 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

Front Panel Header

The front panel connector (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED header
commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information:

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Pin Signal Name Function

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED(+)

3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED(-)

5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch(-)

7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch(+)

9 RSVD Reserved

* MSG LED (dual color or single color)

Pin Signal Name Function

2 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED(+)

4 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED(-)

6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch(+)

8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch(-)

10 Key No pin

Hard Drive Activity LED

Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication 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 interface. 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.

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Reset Switch

Supporting the reset function requires connecting pin 5 and 7 to a momentary-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 momentary­contact 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 recognizes another on/off signal.

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
resistors 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
motherboard 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 changing the
settings in the system Setup Utility. We strongly recommend that you do not over-clock
processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed.

Warning: Over-clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of
the system and introduce errors into your system. Over-clocking can
permanently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in
components that are run beyond the rated limits.

This motherboard has a Socket 754 processor socket. When choosing a processor, consider
the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design,
the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal
cache memory and external cache memory.

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CPU Installation Procedure

The following illustration shows CPU installation components.

1 Install your CPU. Pull up the lever away from the

socket and lift up to 90-degree angle.

2 Locate the CPU cut edge (the corner with the pin

hold noticeably missing). Align and insert the CPU
correctly.

3 Press the lever down and apply thermal grease on

top of the CPU.

4 Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and

snap the four retention legs of the cooling fan into
place.

5 Flip the levers over to lock the heat sink in place and

connect the CPU cooling Fan power cable to the
CPUFAN connector. This completes the installa­tion.

To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that you use
a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least. 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.

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Installing Memory Modules

K8M800-M2 accommodates two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM
(Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) memory modules. K8M800-M2 can
support DDR400/DDR333/DDR266/DDR200 memory types and its total maximum memory
size is 2 GB.

DDR SDRAM memory module table

Memory module Memory Bus

DDR200 100MHz
DDR266 133MHz

DDR333 166MHz

DDR400 200MHz

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.

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Installation Procedure

Refer to the following to install the memory modules.

1 This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR SDRAM only.
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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Table A: Unbuffered DIMM Support for 754-pin

Number of
DIMMs 5

1
1
1
1

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

1. DIMM 1 connects to command/address pins MEMADDA [13:0], MEMBANKA [1:0],
MEMRASA_L, MEMCASA_L, MEMWEA_L, MEMCKEA.

2. DIMM 2 connect to command/address pins MEMADDB [13:0], MEMBANKB
[1:0], MEMRASB_L, MEMCASB_L, MEMWEB_L, MEMCKEB.

3. 2T timing is supported in CG and later silicon revisions. Refer to the AMD Athlon
64 Processor Power and Thermal Data Sheet, order #30430, for silicon revision determination.

3. The maximum allowable DRAM speed under these high load conditions may be reduced
with certain DIMMs due to signal integrity degradation.

DIMM 1

Single rank Empty DDR400 DDR400
Empty Single rank DDR400 DDR400
Double rank Empty DDR400 DDR400
Empty Double rank DDR400 DDR400

Single rank Single rank DDR400 DDR400
Single rank Double rank DDR400 DDR400
Single rank Empty DDR400 DDR400
Double rank Single rank DDR400 DDR400
Double rank Double rank DDR333 DDR333
Double rank Empty DDR400 DDR400
Double rank Empty DDR333 DDR333
Empty Single rank DDR333 DDR400
Empty Single rank DDR200 DDR400
Empty Double rank DDR200 DDR400
Empty Double rank DDR200 DDR333

4.1.5

DIMM2 2

Maximum DRAM S peed

1T 2T 3

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Table B: DDR (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List)

The following DDR400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this
motherboard.

Memory Memory T ype

Eipi d a 04 18 0WB00 DD R2 256MB
Eipi d a 04 18 0WB01 DD R2 512MB
Twinmos Elpida 8D22JB -ED 512MB

DDR533

DDR667

DDR400

Twinmos Hynix 8D22J B -HX 512MB
Corsair 4PB11D9CHM 256MB
Corsair 4PB11D9CHM 512MB
Kingston HY5PS56821 512MB

Syn cMAX 0440WB01 R050008A 512MB
Corsair M11100513 32M8CEC 512MB
Hynix HY5DU56822BT-D43 512MB
Hynix HY5DU568 22BT - D4 3 256 M B
Kingston D3208DL2T-5 0323PT 01 256MB
Kingston Winbond W942508BH-5 256MB
Kingston Winbond W942508BH-5 512MB
Kingston Samsung K4H560838D-TCC4 256MB
Kingston Samsung K4H560838D-TCC4 512MB
Samsung K 4H5 60 838E- T CCC 256MB
Samsung K4H560838D-TCCC 256MB
Ramaxel Samsung K4H560838D-T CC4 256MB
Ramaxel MIC-R 46V32M8TG-5BC 256MB
APACER AM3A568ACT05 A 256MB
Soutec M2G91 0 8AKAS09F08 3S9DT 256 M B
TwinMOS M2G9J16AKATT9F083S9DT 512MB
Kingmax KDL388P4EA-50 512MB
CORSAIR P L ATNUM CMX256-3 2 00C2P T 256MB
CORSAIR P L ATNUM CMX512-3 2 00C2P T 512MB
GE I L GL3 L 32G887G- 5 A 256 M B
APACER VITEST A 1G

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Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SA T A Hard Drive

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

About IDE Devices

Your motherboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2).
An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard.

You must orient the cable connector so that the pin1 (color) edge of the
cable correspoinds to the pin 1 of the I/O port connector.

IDE1: Primary IDE Connector

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1.

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IDE2: Secondary IDE Connector

The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode. The cinfiguration is the same
as IDE1.

IDE devices enclose jumpers or switches used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE.
Refer to the IDE device user’s manual. Installing two IDE devices on one cable, ensure that
one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE. The documentation of
your IDE device explains how to do this.

About UltraDMA

This motherboard supports UltraDMA 133/100/66. UDMA is a technology that acceler­ates the performance of devices in the IDE channel. To maximize performance, install IDE
devices that support UDMA and use 80-pin IDE cables that support UDMA 133/100/66.

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About SAT A Connectors

Your motherboard 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 motherboard (see
page 21) and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives.

Installing Serial A T A Hard Drives

To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable that supports 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 connector on the motherboard.

SATA cable

Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:

1 Attach either cable end to the connector on the motherboard.
2 Attach the other cable end to the SATA hard drive.
3 Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive and connect the other

end to the power supply.

This motherboard does not support the “Hot-Plug” function.

(optional)

SATA power cable (optional)

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Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive

The motherboard 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.

FDD: Floppy Disk Connector

This connector supports the provided floppy
drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single
end to the onboard floppy connector, connect
the remaining plugs on the other end to the
floppy drives correspondingly.

Installing Add-on Cards

The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect 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 that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system.

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AGP Slot

PCI Slot

Follow these instructions to install an add-on card:

1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you
2 Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure
3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.

The AGP slot is used to install a graphics adapter that supports the 8X/4X
AGP specification. It is AGP 3.0 compliant.

It is equipped with three standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral
Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards, which
for the most part, is a supplement of the older ISA bus standard. The PCI
slots on this board are PCI v2.2 compliant.

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
configure the card before installation.

are going to use.
that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot.

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 optional devices:

SPDIFO1: SPDIF out header

This is an optional header that provides an S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) output
to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 SPDIF SPDIF digital output
2 +5VA 5V analog Power
3 Key No pin
4 GND Ground

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AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone
and line-out ports for easier access.

Pin Signal Name Function

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 +5V used by Analog Audio Circuits
5 AUD_F_R Right Channel audio signal to Front Panel
6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel
7 REVD Reserved

8 Key No Pin
9 AUD_F_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel

10 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal to Return from Front Panel

Pin Signal Name

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USB3/USB4: Front Panel USB header

The motherboard 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 connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 USBPWR Front Panel USB Power
2 USBPWR 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 REVD Reserved

Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi­cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang­up.

SA TA1/2: Serial A T A connectors

These connectors are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest 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 Function

1 GROUND 2 TX+

3 TX- 4 GROUND
5 RX- 6 RX+

7 GROUND - -

Pin Signal Name

CD_IN: CD Audio Input header

Pin Signal Name Function

1 CD in_L CD In left channel

2 GND Ground
3 GND Ground

4 CD in_R CD In right channel

Installing the Motherboard

Connecting I/O Devices

The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports:

PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.

PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard.

Parallel Port (LPT1) Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications

devices.

Serial Port Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or
(COM1) fax/modems.

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LAN Port (optional)

VGA Port Connect your monitor to the VGA port.

USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

Audio Ports

This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS.

Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer
to the Network.

Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The first jack
is for stereo line-in signal. The second jack is for stereo line-out
signal. The third jack is for microphone.

Installing the Motherboard

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Memo

Installing the Motherboard

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 instructions 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. Before using the
Setup Utility, ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options.

This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options.

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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 Security Setup

Entering the Setup Utility

When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines.
POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are
completed, the following message appears:

Using BIOS

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Press DEL to enter SETUP

Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility:

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility:

Standard CMOS Features



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
F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Frequency/Voltage Control





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

: Select Item

Using BIOS

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 information

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 <Enter>.
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.

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>.

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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
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

 .





) lead to submenus that enable you to change the



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Standard CMOS Features

This option displays basic information about your system.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

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IDE Channel 0 Master



IDE Channel 0 Slave



IDE Channel 1 Master
IDE Channel 1 Slave



Drive A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
Drive B [None]
Video [EGA/VGA]
Halt On [All Errors]

Base Memory 640K
Extended Memory 65535K
Tot al Memory 1024K

: 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 whenever 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.

Item Help

Menu Level

Change the day, month,
year and century



Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IDE Channel 0 Slave

IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]
IDE Channel 0 Master [Auto]

Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 0MB
Cylinder 0

Head 0
Precomp 0
Landing Zone 0
Sector 0

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help



F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

To auto-detect the
HDD’s size, head... on
this channel



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.

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.

Using BIOS

IDE Channel 0/1/2 Master/Slave/Extended IDE Drive(Auto)

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. Please noted that if you choose IDE Channel 2/3 Master, the
item may change to Extended IDE Drive.

Refer to your drive’s documentation or look on the drive casing if you need to obtain
this information. If no device is installed, change the value to None.

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 (Auto)

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. If you choose IDE Channel 2/3 Master,
the item only have Large and Auto.

Press <Esc> to return to the Standard CMOS Features page.

Drive A/Drive B (1.44M, 3.5 in./None)

These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system.
You can connect one or two diskette drives.

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.

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Halt On (All Errors)

This item defines the operation of the system POST (Power On Self Test) routine. 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.

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Advanced BIOS Features

This option defines advanced information about your system.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

BIOS Protect [Disabled]
AT A 66/100 IDE Cable Msg. [Enabled]
Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter]



CPU Internal Cache [Enabled]
External Cache [Enabled]
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking [Enabled]
Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [Hard Disk]
Third Boo t De vic e [CDROM]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled]
Boot Up Floppy Seek [Disabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]

X

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec0 6

X

Typematic Delay (Msec) 25 0

Security Option [Setup]
APIC Mode [Enabled]
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB [Non-OS2]
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability [Disabled]
VIdeo BIOS Shadow [Enabled]
Small Logo(EPA) Show [Disabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help



F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level



BIOS Protect (Disabled)

This item enables or disables the BIOS protect function

ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg (Enabled)

Enables or disables the ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg. This message will appear during reboot
when you use 40-pin cable on your 66/100 hard disks.



Hard Disk Boot Priority (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen. Users can change the
boot sequence under this menu.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Hard Disk Boot Priority

1. Pri.Master:

2. Pri.Slave:

3. Sec. Master:

4. Sec. Slave:

5. USBHDD0:

6. USBHDD1:

7. USBHDD2:

8. Bootable Add-in Cards

: Move PU/PD+/-/:Change Priority F10:Save ESC:Exit



Item Help

Menu Level

Use < > or < >
to select a device, then

press <+> to move it
up, or <-> to move it
down the list. Press
<ESC> to exit this
menu.





Using BIOS

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.

External Cache (Enabled)

Most processors that can be installed in this system use external level 2 (L2) cache
memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better
performance.

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking (Enabled)

This item enables or disables ECC (Error Correction Code) error checking on the CPU
cache memory. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value.

Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled)

Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system 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/Hard Disk/CDROM)

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 operating system if it
fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and Third boot devices.

Swap Floppy Drive [Disabled]

If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system, this item allows you to swap the
assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B, and drive B becomes drive A.

Boot Up Floppy Seek (Disabled)

If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time. You don’t
need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity.

Boot Up NumLock Status (On)

This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started.

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 milliseconds
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.

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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.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB (Non-OS2)

This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are
running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the default.

HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability [Disabled]

The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system is a diag­nostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S.M.A.R.T. software
resides on both the disk drive and the host computer.

The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of the motors, media, 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 item determines whether the BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution.

Small Logo (EPA) Show [Disabled]

Enables or disables the display of the EPA logo during boot.

Using BIOS

Advanced Chipset Features

These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave the
items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical
specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly, you may
introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

AGP & P2P Bridge Control [Press Enter]




DRAM Clock/Drive Control [Press Enter]



LDT & PCI Bus Control [Press Enter]
VLink Data Rate [8X]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]
System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help



F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults



AGP & P2P Bridge Control (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

AGP Aperture Size [128M]
AGP 2.0 Mode [4X]
AGP Driving Control [Auto]

X

AGP Driving Value DA

AGP Fast Write [Disabled]
AGP Master 1 WS Write [Disabled]
AGP Master 1 WS Read [Disabled]
AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle cycle [Disabled]
VGA Share Memory Size [64M]

Item Help

Menu Level

Menu Level



Item Help



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: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help



F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

AGP Aperture Size (128M)

This item defines the size of 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 2.0 Mode (8X)

This item allows you to enable or disable the caching of display data for the processor video
memory. Enabling AGP-8X Mode can greatly improve the display speed. Users please note that
the default speed depends on the AGP cards. With 8x/4x/2x AGP cards inserted, the default speed
will be 8x/4x/2x. If you use the onboard VGA, the default setting will be 8x.

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AGP Driving Control (Auto)

This item is used to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or manual. Some AGP cards need
stronger than normal driving current in order to operate. We recommend that you set this item to
the default.

• AGP Driving Value: When AGP Driving Control is to set Manual, use this item
to set the AGP current driving value.

AGP Fast Write (Disabled)

This item lets you enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the
processor. Enabling this item can greatly improve the display speed. Disable this item if your
graphics display card does not support this feature.

AGP Master 1 WS Write (Disabled)

This implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus. By default, two-wait states are used
by the system, providing greater stability.

AGP Master 1 WS Read (Disabled)

This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus. By default, two-wait states are used
by the system, allowing for greater stability

AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle (Disabled) (This option only shows when an AGP card is
inserted)

This item is used to implement dynamic compensation to recalibrate the AGP bus over time for
AGP 3.0 compatible chipset.

VGA Share Memory Size (64M)

This item enables users to specify the system memory size to allocate the video memory.

Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Chipset Features page.

DRAM Clock/Drive Control

(Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

DRAM Clock/Drive Control

Current CPU Frequency
Current DRAM Frequency

Timing Mode [Auto]

Memclock index value (Mhz)200Mhz

X

CAS# latency (Tcl) 2. 5

X

User Config mode [Auto]

X

1T/2T Memory Timing 2T

X

Read Preamble value 6ns

X

Async Latency value 7ns

MTRR mapping mode [Continuous]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help



F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level



Current CPU Frequency/Current DRAM Frequency

These two items show the CPU and DRAM frequency.

Timing Mode (Auto)

This item enables you to specify the DRAM timing mode to be configured automatically or
manually.

••

• Memclock index value (200Mhz): When DDR Timing Setting by is set to

••

Manual, use this item to set the DRAM frequency.

Using BIOS

••

• CAS# latency (Tcl): This item determines the operation of DDR SDRAM

••

memory CAS (column address strobe). It is recommended that you leave this
item at the default value. The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifi­cally supports this mode.

User Config mode(Auto)

This item has the capacity to automatically detect all of the fllowing fieldsdefault values. This
item is set to [Auto] by default. When setting to[Manual], the following items are adjustable.

• 1T/2T Memory Timing (Auto): Users please note that this item appears

only if CPU after CG version is installed. CPU before CG version will support
1T Memory Timing only. 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.

• Read Preamble value (6ns): This item allows you to set Read Preamble

value from 2ns, to 9.5ns, and it is specified in units of 0.5ns.

• Async Latency value (7ns): This item allows you to set Async Latency

value from 2ns to 11ns, and it is specified in units of 1 ns.

MTRR mapping mode (Continuous)

Use the MTRR (Memory Type Range Registers) technology to control the cache memory.

Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Chipset Features page.



LDT & PCI Bus Control (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

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Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

LDT & PCI Bus Control

Upstream LDT Bus Width [16 bit]
Downstream LDT Bus Width[16 bit]
LDT Bus Frequency [800 MHz]
PCI1 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled]
PCI2 Master 0 WS Write [Enabled]
PCI1Post Write [Enabled]
PCI2 Post Write [Enabled]
PCI Delay Transaction [Disabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help



F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level



Upstream LDT Bus Width (16 bit)

This item allows users to manually adjust the upstream LDT bus width to be 8 bit or 16 bit.

Downstream LDT Bus Width (16 bit)

This item allows users to manually adjust the downstream LDT bus width to be 8 bit or 16 bit.

LDT Bus Frequency (800MHz)

This option allows you to specify the maximum operating frequency for the LDT transmitter clock.

PCI1/2 Master 0 WS Write (Enabled)

When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states, providing faster datatransfer.

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PCI1/2 Post Write (Enabled)

When enabled, writes from the CPU to PCU bus are buffered, to compensate for the
speeddifferences between the CPU and PCI bus. When disabled, the writes are not buffered and
theCPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle.

PCI Delay Transaction (Disabled)

The motherboard’s chipset has an embedded 32-bit post write buffer to support delay transactions
cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1.

Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Chipset Features page.

VLink Data Rate (8X)

This option allows you to select the data transfer rate between the Northbridge and
Southbridge chipsets.

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.

System BIOS Cacheable (Disabled)

This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution. Enable this item
for better performance.

Integrated Peripherals

These options display items that define the operation of peripheral components on
the system’s input/output ports.



VIA OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter]



VIA OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter]



SuperIO Device [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

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help

Menu Level



Using BIOS



VIA OnChip IDE Device (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

VIA OnChip IDE Device

OnChip VIA SA TA [Enabled]
SAT A Mode [IDE]
IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel0 [Enabled]
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]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help



F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level



OnChip VIA SATA (Enabled)

This option allows you to enable or disable the onboard Serial ATA device.

SATA Mode (IDE)

Use this item to select the mode of Serial ATA

IDE DMA transfer access (Enabled)

This item allows you to enable the transfer access of the IDE DMA then burst onto the PCI bus and
nonburstable transactions do not.

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.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO (Auto)

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. These four items let you assign
the kind of PIO (Programmed Input/Output) was used by the IDE devices. Choose Auto to let the
system auto detect which PIO mode is best, or select a PIO mode from 0-4.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UltraDMA (Auto)

Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. This motherboard 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.

IDE HDD Block Mode (Enabled)

Enable this field if your IDE hard drive supports block mode. Block mode enables 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.

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Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

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VIA OnChip PCI Device (Press Enter)

Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

AC97 Audio [Auto]
MC97 Modem [Auto]
OnBoard LAN [Enabled]
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
OnChip USB Controller [All Enabled]
USB 2.0 Support [Enabled]
USB Legacy Support [Enabled]
USB Mouse Support [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

VIA OnChip PCI Device

Menu Level

Item Help

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AC97 Audio (Auto)

Enables and disables the onboard audio chip. Disable this item if you are going 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.

OnBoard LAN (Enabled)

Enables and disables the onboard LAN.

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM (Disabled)

Enables and disables the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot
ROM installed.

OnChip USB Controller (All Enabled)

Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Serial Bus ports on this motherboard.

USB 2.0 Support (Enabled)

Enable this item if your system supports USB 2.0.

USB Legacy Support (Enabled)

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 (Enabled)

Enables this item if you plan to use a mouse connected through the USB port in a legacy operating
system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play.

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

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SuperIO Device (Press Enter)

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Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
Onboard Serial Port 2 [2F8/IRQ3]
UART Mode Select [Normal]
UR2 Duplex Mode [Half]
Onboard Parallel Port [378/IRQ7]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
ECP Mode Use DMA [3]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

SuperIO Device

Menu Level

Item Help

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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 onboard serial port 1
(COM1).

Onboard Serial Port 2 (2F8/IRQ3)

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for onboard serial port 2
(COM2).

UART Mode Select (Normal)

This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set to any option but Disabled. UART Mode
Select enables you to select the infrared communication protocol-Normal (default), IrDA, or ASKIR.
IrDA is an infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 115.2K bps. ASKIR is
Sharp’s infrared communication protocol with a maximum baud rate up to 57.6K bps.

UR2 Duplex Mode (Half)

This field is available when UART 2 Mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA. This item enables you to
determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip. The options are Full and Half (default).

Full-duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously. Half-duplex is the
transmission of data in both directions, but only one direction at a time.

Onboard Parallel Port (378/IRQ7)

This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard parallel
port.

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 Cap abilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) are
bi-directional modes, allowing both data input and output. ECP and EPP modes are only supported
with EPP- and ECP-aware peripherals.

ECP Mode Use DMA (3)

When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode, the parallel port can use DMA 3 or DMA 1.

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

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Power Management Setup

This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power­saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending
to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed
by certain events.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power Management Setup

HDD Power Down [Disable]
Suspend Mode [Disable]
Video Off Option [Suspend -> Off]
Video Off Method [V/H SYNC+Blank]
MODEM Use IRQ [3 ]
Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-Off]
Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume [Auto]
Power on After Power fail [Off]
AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet control [Auto]
IRQ/Event Activity Detect [Press Enter]

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: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

HDD Power Down [Disabled]

The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.

Suspend Mode [Disabled]

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.

Video Off Option (Suspend —> Off)

This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend
mode.

Video Off Method (V/H SYNC+Blank)

This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchroniza­tion ports and write blanks to the video buffer.

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.

Item Help

Menu Level

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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.

Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume (Auto)

This item allows the system to initialize the VGA BIOS from S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state.

PWRON After PWR-Fail (Off)

This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating.

AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet control (Auto)

This item helps the system to lower the frequency when CPU idles. When the frequency
decreases, the temperature will drop automatically as well.

IRQ/Event Activity Detect (Press Enter)

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Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen:

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IRQ/Event Activity Detect

VGA [OFF]
LPT & COM [LPT/COM]
HDD & FDD [ON]
PCI Master [OFF]
Resume by PCI PME [Enabled]
Resume by Ring [Disabled]
RTC Alarm Resume [Disabled]

X

Date (of Month) 0

X

Resume Time (hh: mm: ss) 0 : 0 : 0

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IRQs Activity Monitoring [Press Enter]

Item Help

Menu Level
When Select Password,

Please press ENTER
key to change Password
Max 8 numbers.

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: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

VGA (Off)

When set to On, the system power will resume the system from a power saving mode if there is
any VGA activity.

LPT & COM (LPT/COM )

When this item is enabled, the system will restart the power-saving timeout counters when any
activity is detected on the serial ports, or the parallel port.

HDD & 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.

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PCI Master (OFF)

When set to Off, any PCI device set as the Master will not power on the system.

Resume by PCI PME(Enabled)

Use this item to enable PCI activity to wakeup the system from a power saving mode.

Resume by Ring (Disabled)

Use this item to enable modem activity to wakeup the system from a power saving mode.

RTC Alarm Resume (Disabled)

When set to Enabled, additional fields become available and you can set the date (day of the
month), hour, minute and second to turn on your system. When set to 0 (zero) for the day of the
month, the alarm will power on your system every day at the specified time.

Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals page.

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IRQs Activity Monitoring (Press Enter)

This screen enables you to set IRQs that will resume the system from a power saving mode.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

IRQs Activity Monitoring

Primary INTR [ON]
IRQ3 (COM2) [Disabled]
IRQ4 (COM1) [Enabled]
IRQ5 (LPT2) [Enabled]
IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) [Enabled]
IRQ7 (LPT1) [Enabled]
IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) [Disabled]
IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) [Disabled]
IRQ10 (Reserved) [Disabled]
IRQ11 (Reserved) [Disabled]
IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) [Enabled]
IRQ13 (Coprocessor) [Enabled]
IRQ14 (Hard Disk) [Enabled]
IRQ15 (Reserved) [Disabled]

Item Help

Menu Level

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: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help



F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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 IRQ/Event Activity Detect page.

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PNP/PCI Configurations

These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in
your system. Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs
(Interrup ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and
DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the
motherboard to work properly. Selecting PnP/PCI Configurations on the main program
screen displays this menu:

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data [Disabled]
Resources Controlled By [Auto(ESCD)]

X

IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]
Assign IRQ For USB [Enabled]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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.

Resources Controlled By Auto [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 submenu.

• IRQ Resources [Press Enter]:In the IRQ Resources submenu, if you as­sign an IRQ to Legacy ISA, then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a
legacy ISA expansion card. Press <Esc> to close the IRQ Resources submenu.

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop [Disabled]

This item is designed to overcome 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.

Item Help

Menu Level

Default is Disabled. Select
Enabled to reset Extended Sys­tem Configuration Data
ESCD) when you exit Setup if
you have installed a new add­on and the system
reconfiguration has caused
such a serious conflict that the
OS cannot boot

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PC Health Status

On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the
parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PC Health Status

Shutdown T emperature [Disabled]

Vcore
V DIMM
Vcc 3.3V
Current CPU T emperature
Current System T emperature
Current CPU Fan Speed
Current System Fan Speed

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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.

Item Help

Menu Level

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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.

DIMM Voltage Adjust [2.60V]
Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled]
Spread Spectrum [Enabled]
CPU Clock [200MHz]

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1: General Help

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F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

DIMM Voltage Adjust (2.60V)

This item adjusts the voltage delivered to the DIMM memory.

Auto Detect PCI Clk (Enabled)

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the clock signal of free PCI slots.

Spread Spectrum (Enabled)

If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (Electro-Magnetic
Interference) generated by the system.

Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Frequency/Voltage Control

Menu Level

Item Help

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CPU Clock (200MHz)

Use the CPU Host Clock to set the frontside bus frequency for the installed processor (Min
200 MHz, Max 232 MHz)

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriate
items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and the <Enter> to install the defaults. Press
<N> and then <Enter> 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
correctly, 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 specific 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 optimized 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.

P ASSWORD 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.

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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 Saving dialog box
appears, press <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press <N> to return to the main
menu.

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 bundled 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.

Never try to install all software from folfer that is not specified for use with your
motherboard.

Before installing any software, always inspect the folder for files named README.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 software for your
motherboard.

If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install
drivers through the file manager for your OS (for example, Windows Ex­plorer). Refer to the Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter.

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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.

If the opening screen does not appear; double-click the file “setup.exe” in the
root directory.

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Setup Tab

Setup

Browse CD

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.

Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select
from the menu which software you want to install.

The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that 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 operating
systems, such as DOS, WIN NT, or WIN98/95. Always go to the correct
folder for the kind of OS you are using.

In 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.

Users please note for models with Azalia Audio, the Intel High Definition

audio functionality unexpectedly quits working in Windows Server 2003 Ser­vice Pack 1 or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.

RESOLUTION:

Download and install the update packages from the Microsoft Download
Center. The download pages for each respective OS are listed as below—

Windows Server 2003, 32-Bit Editions

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D0934D06­15B3-4A65-8C52-746BEB24E86C&displaylang=en

Windows Server 2003, x64 Editions

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0E850506­50EE-4458-902F-F9FC59201B04&amp;displaylang=en

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DAB139F1­065C-41E8-A148-9D79BD9D24F9&amp;displaylang=en

For more detailed information about how to fix the regarding problem,

f

please log on to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en­us;901105#appliesto for help and support.

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Running Setup

Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the motherboard:

1. Click Setup. The installation program begins:

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:

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3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default optionsare 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 onscreen instruc­tions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the
installation.

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 installation. 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.

These software(s) are subject to change at anytime without prior notice.
Please refer to the support CD for available software.

Using the Motherboard Software

AWARD Flash 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

This concludes Chapter 4. Refer to the next chapter for information about SATA RAID
Setup.

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Chapter 5

VIA VT8237 R SA T A RAID Setup Guide

VIA RAID Configurations

The motherboard includes a high performance Serial ATA RAID controller integrated in the
VIA VT8237R Southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD with two
independent Serial ATA channels.

RAID: (Redundant Array of Independent Disk Drives) use jointly several hard drives to
increase data transfer rates and data security. It depends on the number of drives present and
RAID function you select to fulfill the seurity or performance pruposes or both.

RAID 0 (called data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data
in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at
a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access
and storage.

RAID 1 (called data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one
drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all
applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other
drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to
the entire system.

JBOD: (Just a Bunch of Drives) Also known as “Spanning”. Two or more hard drives are
required. Several hard disk types configured as a single hard disk. The hard drives are simply
hooked up in series. This expands the capacity of your drive and results in a useable total
capacity. However, JBOD will not increase any performance or data security.

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Install the Serial AT A (SA TA) hard disks

The VIA VT8237 Southbridge chipset supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal
performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a RAID
set.

• If you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array of performance, use two new
drives.

• If you are creating a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for protection, you can use two
new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive (the new drive must be
of the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two drives of
different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will be the base storage size.
For example, one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard
disk has 60GB storage capacity, the maximum storage capacity for the RAID

Follow these steps to install the SATA hard disks for RAID configuration.

1 set is 60GB.

i Before setting up your new RAID array, verify the status of your hard disks.

Make sure the Master/Slave jumpers are configured properly.

ii Both the data and power SATA cables are new cables. You cannot use older 40-pin

80-conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with Serial ATA drives. Installing
Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks require the use of new Serial ATA cable (4-conduc­tor) which supports the Serial ATA protocol and a Serial ATA power cable.

iii Either end of the Serial ATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard disk or

the SATA connector on the motherboard.

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1 Install the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive bays.
2 Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard’s primary Serial

ATA connector (SATA1).
3 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk.
4 Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard’s sec-

ondary Serial ATA connector (SATA2).
5 Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA hard

disk.
6 Connect the Serial ATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
7 Proceed to section “Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility” for the next proce-

dure.

Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility

1 Boot-up your computer.
2 During POST, press <TAB> to enter VIA RAID configuration utility. The follow-

ing menu options will appear.

The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown is for reference
only. What you see on your scr een may not by exactly the same as shown.

On the upper-right side of the screen is the message and legend box. The keys on the legend
box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options. The message describes the
function of each menu item. The following lists the keys found in the legend box with their
corresponding functions.

F1 View Array

mn

Move to the next item

Enter Confirm the selection
ESC Exit

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Create Array

1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Create Array then press the

<Enter> key. The main menu items on the upper-left corner of the screen are
replaced with create array menu options.

RAID 0 for performance

1 Select the second option item Array Mode, then press the <Enter> key. The

RAID system setting pop-up menu appears.

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2 Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press <Enter>. From this

point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by selecting Auto
Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array for stripped
sets. If you want to manually configure the RAID array continue with next
step, otherwise, proceed to step #5.

3 Select Select Disk Drives, then press <Enter>. Use arrow keys to select

disk drive/s, then press <Enter> to mark selected drive. An asterisk is placed
before the selected drive.

4 Select Block Size, then press <Enter> to set array block size. Lists of valid

array block sizes are displayed on a pop-up menu.

Tip

For server systems, it is recommended to use a lower
array block size. For multimedia computer systems used
mainly for audio and video editing, a higher array block
size is recommended for optimum performance.

Use arrow keys to move selection bar on items and press <Enter> to select.

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5 Select Start Create Process and press <Enter> to setup hard disk for RAID

system. The following confirmation appears:

The same confirmation message appears when the
Auto Setup for Performance option is selected.

Press “Y” to confirm or “N” to return to the configuration options.

RAID 1 for data protection

1 Select the second option item Array Mode, then press the <Enter> key. The

RAID system setting pop-up menu appears.

2 Select RAID 1 for data protection from the menu and press <Enter>. Select

next task from pop-up menu. The task Create only creates the mirrored set

without creating a backup. Create and duplicate creates both mirrored set

and backup.

3 Select task and press <Enter>. The screen returns to Create Array menu

items. From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by

selecting Auto Setup for Data Security or manually configure the RAID array

for mirrored sets. If you want to manually configure the RAID array continue

with next step, otherwise, proceed to step #5.
4 Select Select Disk Drives, then press <Enter>. Use arrow keys to select disk

drive/s, then press <Enter> to mark selected drive. (An asterisk is placed

before a selected drve.)
5 Select Start Create Process and press <Enter> to setup hard disk for RAID

system. The following confirmation message appears:

The same confirmation message appears when the
Auto Setup for Performance option is selected.

Press “Y” to confirm or “N” to return to the configuration options.

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Delete Array

1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Delete Array then press the

<Enter> key. The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID
arrays.

2 Press the <Enter> key to select a RAID array to delete. The following confir-

mation message appears.

Press “Y” to confirm or “N” to return to the configuration options.

Select Boot Array

1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Select Boot Array then press the

<Enter> key. The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID
arrays.

2 Press the <Enter> key to select a RAID array for boot. The Status of the

selected array will change to Boot. Press <ESC> key to go return to menu
items. Follow the same procedure to deselect the boot array.

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Serial Number View

1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Serial Number View then press

the <Enter> key . The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID
arrays. Move the selection bar on each item and the serial number is dis­played at the bottom of the screen. This option is useful for identifying same
model disks.

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Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array

When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies
between user data and backup data. If BIOS detects any inconsistencies, the status of the
disk array will be marked as critical, and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1
in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data.

If user selects Continue to boot, it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS.

Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array

When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed
or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the status of the
array will be marked as broken.

If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding
the broken array, the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive. BIOS
will show a main interface just like a duplicated RAID 1. Selecting Continue to boot
enables the user to duplicate the array after booting into operating system.

If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is no spare hard drive available for
rebuilding the array, BIOS will provide several operations to solve such problems.

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1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive:

This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a good one. If your
computer does not support APM, you must turn off your computer manually. After
replacing the hard drive, boot into BIOS and select Choose replacement drive and

rebuild to rebuild the broken array.

2. Destroy the Mirroring Relationship:

This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array. For broken RAID 1
arrays, the data on the surviving disk will remain after the destroy operation. However,
Destroy the Mirroring Relationship is not recommended because the data on the
remaining disk will be lost when the hard drive is used to create another RAID 1 array.

3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild:

This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array.
After choosing a hard drive, the channel column will be activated.

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Highlight the target hard drive and press <Enter>, a warning message will appear. Press Y to
use that hard drive to rebuild, or press N to cancel. Please note selecting option Y will
destroy all the data on the selected hard drive.

4. Continue to boot:

This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS.

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Installing RAID Software & Drivers

Install Driver in Windows OS

New Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation

The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP.

1 Start the installation:

Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message “Press F6 if you need to

install third party SCSI or RAID driver’ appears.
2 When the Windows Setup window is generated, press S to specify an

Additional Device(s).
3 Insert the driver diskette VIA VT8237 Disk Driver into drive A: and press

<Enter>.
4 Depending on your operation system, choose VIA Serial ATA RAID Con-

troller (Windows XP), VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller (Windows 2000)

or VIA Serial ATA RAID Controller (Windows NT4) from the list that

appears on Windows XP Setup screen, press the <Enter> key.
5 Press <Enter> to continue with installation or if you need to specify any

additional devices to be installed, do so at this time. Once all devices are

specified, press <Enter> to continue with installation.
6 From the Windows XP Setup screen press the <Enter> key. Setup will now

load all device files and the continue the Windows XP installation.

Existing Windows XP Driver Installation

1 Insert the ECS CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2 The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear.
3 Under the Driver tab, click on VIA SATA RAID Utility.
4 The drivers will be automatically installed.

Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation

1 From Windows XP, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed

by the System icon.
2 Choose the Hardware tab, then click the Device manager tab.
3 Click the “+” in front of the SCSI and RAID Controllers hardware type. The

driver VIA IDE RAID Host Controller should appear.

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Installation of VIA SAT A RAID Utility

The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables high-performance RAID
0 arrays in the Windows*XP operating system. This version of VIA SATA RAID Utility
contains the following key features:

• Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP

• VIA SATA RAID utility

• RAID0 and RAID1 functions

Insert the ECS CD and click on the Setup to install the software.

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The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation. Click on the Next
button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.

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Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click Next button
to proceed the installation.

Using VIA RAID T ool

Once the installation is complete, go to Start---> Programs---> VIA---> raid_tool.exe to
enable VIA RAID Tool.

After the software is finished installation, it will automati­cally started every time Windows is initiated. You may
double-click on the icon shown in the system tray
of the tool bar to launch the VIA RAID Tool utility.

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The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above contain the main
functions. Click on these toolbar buttons to execute their specific functions. The left
windowpane displays the controller and disk drives and the right windowpane displays the
details of the controller or disk drives. The available features are as following:

View by Controller

View by Devices

View Event log

Help Topics

It means that VT8237 SATA RAID only has the feature of monitoring the statuses of RAID
0 and RAID 1.

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Click on or button to determine the viewing type of left windowpane. There
are two viewing types: By controllers and by device. Click on the object in the left
windowpane to display the status of the object in the right windowpane. The following
screen shows the status of Array 0-RAID 0.

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Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0--RAID 0 to see the details of each disk.

You may also use the same or button to view the statuses of Array 0-­RAID 1.

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Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0; RAID 1 to see the details of each disk.

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Multi-Language Translation

Français

Les chipsets VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB) et VIA VT8237R Southbridge (SB) sont basés
sur une architecture novatrice et dimensionnable avec une fiabilité et des performances
prouvées.

Mémoire

Chipset

• Vitesses d’horloge de -800/600/400/200 MHz avec opération
de style “Double débit de données” pour 1600/1200/800/400
MT/s dans les deux directions simultanément

• Prend en charge les modes de transfert 66 MHz, 8X/4X, inter­face V-LinkHost avec bande passante totale de 533 Mo/sec

• Conforme AGP v3.0 avec mode de transfert en 8X/4X avec
prise en charge de Fast Write

Caractéristiques

Processeur

Cette carte mère utilise un socket de 754 broches ayant les caractéristiques suivantes :

• Prend en charge les processeurs AMD K8 avec la Technologie Hyper
Transport

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

• Supporte une interface Hôte V-Link 66 MHz 16 bits avec une
bande passante totale de 1066 Mo/sec.

• Conforme aux spécifications PCI 2.2 en 33 MHz, supportant
jusqu’à 6 maîtres PCI

• Contrôleur EIDE de Mode Maître UltraDMA 133/100/66 à
Canal double intégré

• Contrôleur USB 2.0, supportant 8 ports USB 2.0/1.1

• Contrôleur clavier intégré avec support de souris PS2

La Technologie HyperTransport est une liaison point à point entre deux matériels, elle permet
à des circuits intégrés d’échanger des informations à des vitesses bien plus élevées que ne le
permettent les technologies à interconnexions actuellement disponibles.

• Prend en charge les types de mémoire DDR400/333/266/200

• Peut recevoir deux sockets DIMM sans mémoire tampon en 2.5V de 184
broches

• Capacité maximum totale de 2 Go

• Conforme aux spécifications AC’97 Rev2.3

• Répond aux exigences de performances pour l’audio sur les systèmes
PC99/2001

• Conforme aux exigences audio de Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0

• Le support 48KHz de la sortie S/PDIF est conforme aux spécifications AC’97
rev2.3

• Compatible EAX 1.0&2.0

• Compatible Direct Sound 3D

TM

• Compatible A3D

• Audio Positionnelle 3D HRTF

• 10 Bandes d’équaliseur de logiciel

• Annulation de voix et déplacement de clé en mode Kara OK

• Media Player AVRack

AC’97 Audio CODEC

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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

• Un port série

• Un port parallèle

• Un port VGA

• Huit ports USB (panneau arrière x 4, embase x 4)

• Un port LAN (optionnel)

• Prises audio pour microphone, ligne d’entrée et ligne de sortie

Microprogramme BIOS

La carte mère utilise Award BIOS qui permet aux utilisateurs de configurer de nombreuses
caractéristiques du système comprenant les suivantes:

• Gestion de l’alimentation

• Alarmes de réveil

• Paramètres de CPU

• Synchronisation du CPU et de la 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.

La carte mère prenant en charge la maîtrise de bus UltraDMA avec vitesses de transfert de
133/100/66 Mo/s.

La carte mère est livrée avec les options d’extensions suivantes:

• Trois logements PCI 32 bits

• Un logement AGP

• Deux en-tetes demi-hauteur supportant quatre canaux IDE

• Une interface de lecteur de disquette

• Deux connecteurs SATA à 7 broches

Options d’extension

LAN interne (optionnel)

Cette carte mère prend en charge les chipsets LAN suivants :

• Solution à couche physique 100Base-TX/10Base-T à simple puce.

• Double vitesse 100/10 Mbps

• Half et Full duplex

• Interface MII vers Contrôleur Ethernet

• Interface MII pour Configuration & Etat

• Négociation automatique : 10/100, Full/Half Duplex

• Conforme à tous les Standards IEEE802.3, 10Base-T et 100Base-TX
Applicables

Multi-Language Translation

Deutsche

Die VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB) und VIA VT8237R Southbridge (SB) Chipsätze basieren
auf einer innovativen und skalierbaren Architektur mit bewiesener Zuverlässigkeit und
Leistung.

Speicher

Chipsatz

• 800/600/400/200 MHz Taktraten mit Betrieb im „Doppeldaten­raten-Stil” für 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s gleichzeitig in beide
Richtungen

• Unterstützt einen Übertragungsmodus von 66 MHz, 8X/4X ,
eine V-Link Host-Schnittstelle mit einer kompletten Bandbreite
von 533 MB/Sek.

• Gemäß AGP v3.0 mit einem Transfermodus von 8X/4X und
Fast Write-Unterstützung

Feature

Prozessor

Dieses Motherboard verwendet einen 939-Pin Socket mit den folgenden Eigenschaften:

• Unterstützt AMD K8-Prozessoren mit HyperTransport-Technologie

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

HyperTransport Technologie ist ein Punkt-zu-Punkt Link zwischen zwei Geräten. Es
ermöglicht integrierten Schaltkreisen einen Informationsaustausch mit wesentlich höherer
Geschwindigkeit als bei gängigen Interconnect-Technologien.

• Unterstützt 16-bit 66 MHz V-Link Host-Interface mit einer
totalen Bandbreite von 1066 MB/Sek..

• Entspricht den Richtlinien der PCI 2.2- spezifikationen von
33 MHz, mit einer Unterstützung von bis zu 6 PCI Master

• Eingebauter Doppel-Kanal UltraDMA 133/100/66 Master
Modus EIDE-Controller

• USB 2.0 Controller, mit einer Unterstützung für 8 USB

2.0/1.1 Steckvorrichtungen

• Eingebauter Tastatur-Controller mit einer PS2-Maus-Unter

-

stützung

• Entspricht AC’97 Rev 2.3 Spezifikationen

• Entspricht den Leistungsanforderungen für Audio auf PC99/2001 Syste­men

• Entspricht den Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 Audio-Anforderungen

• Unterstützt 48KHz S/PDIF-Ausgabe, entspricht AC’97 Rev. 2.3 Spezifika­tion

• EAX 1.0&2.0 kompatibel

• Kompatibel mit Direct Sound 3D

• A3D kompatibel

• HRTF 3D Positional-Audio

• 10-Band Software-Equalizer

• Voice-Cancellation und Key-Shifting in Kara-OK-Modus

• AV-Rack Media Player

• Unterstützt DDR400/333/266/200-Speicherausführungen

• Besitzt

zwei ungepufferte 2.5V 184-pol. Steckplätze

• Unterstützt eine Gesamtkapazität von bis zu 2 GB

AC’97 Audio CODEC

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Integrierte I/O-Schnittstellen

Das Motherboard verfügt über einen kompletten Satz von I/O-Schnittstellen und Anschlüssen:

• Zwei PS/2-Schnittstellen für Tastatur und Maus

• Eine serielle Schnittstelle

• Eine parallele Schnittstelle

• Eine LAN-Schnittstelle

• Acht USB-Schnittstelle (Rückseite x 4, Header x 4)

• Eine LAN-Schnittstelle (optional)

• Audiobuchsen für Mikrofon, Line-In und Line-Out

BIOS Firmware

Dieses Motherboard setzt das AWARD BIOS ein, mit dem der Anwender viele
Systemeigenschaften selbst konfigurieren kann, einschließlich der folgenden:

• Energieverwaltung

• Wake-up Alarm

• CPU-Parameter

• CPU- und Speichertiming

Mit der Firmware können auch Parameter für verschiedene Prozessortaktgeschwindigkeiten
eingestellt werden.

Einige Hardware- und Software-Spezifikationen können jederzeit und ohne
vorherige Ankündigung geändert werden.

Die Motherboard unterstützt UltraDMA Bus Mastering mit einer Übertragungsrate von
133/100/66 MB/Sek.

Das Motherboard bietet die folgenden Erweiterungsoptionen:

• Drei 32-bit PCI-Steckplätze

• Ein AGP-Slot

• Zwei IDE-Stecker, die vier IDE-Kanäle unterst tzen

• Ein Steckplatz für ein Diskettenlaufwerk

• Zwei 7-Pin SATA-Stecker

Erweiterungsoptionen

Integriertes LAN (optional)

Dieses Motherboard kann einen der folgenden LAN-Chipsätze unterstützen:

• Single-Chip 100Base-TX/10Base-T Bitübertragunsschicht-Lösung

• Duale Geschwindigkeit – 100/10 Mbps.

• Halb- und Vollduplex

• MII Interface-zu-Ethernet Controller

• MII-Interface zu Konfiguration & Status

• Auto-Negotiation: 10/100, Voll/Halfduplex

• Entspricht allen anwendbaren Standards: IEEE802.3, 10Base-T und
100Base-TX

Multi-Language Translation

Italiano

I chipset VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB) e VIA VT8237R Southbridge (SB) sono basati su
un’innovativa architettura scalabile e offrono collaudata affidabilità e prestazioni comprovate.

Memoria

Chipset

• Velocità di clock 800/600/400/200 MHz con funzionamento di
tipo DDR (Double Data Rate) a 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s in
entrambe le direzioni simultaneamente

• Supporta le velocità di trasferimento dati a 66 MHz, 8X/ 4X,
l’interfaccia V-LinkHost con un 533 MB/s di banda passante

• conforme allo standard AGP v3.0 8X/4X con supporto Fast
Write

Caratteristiche

Processore

La scheda madre utilizza una presa a 754 pin che offre le seguenti caratteristiche:

• Supporto processore AMD K8 con tecnologia di HyperTransport

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

La tecnologia HyperTransport rappresenta un collegamento Point-to-point tra due periferiche
tramite l’utilizzo di circuiti integrati ad una velocità di molto superiore a quelle delle
tecnologie attuali.

• Supporto Dell’interfaccia Host V-Link a 16bit 66 MHz con
larghezza di banda totale pari a 1066 MB/sec.

• Conforme alle specifiche PCI 2.2 a 33 MHz, in grado di sup

-

portare fino a 6 master PCI.

• Controller Master integrato UltraDMA a due canali 133/100/66
Master Mode EIDE Controller

• Controller USB 2.0, in grado di supportare sino a 8 porte USB

2.0/1.1.

• Controller integrato per la Tastiera e supporto mouse PS2

• Conforme alle specifiche AC’97 rev. 2.3

• Megfelel a PC99/2001 rendszerek audio-teljesítménnyel szembeni
követelményeknek

• Megfelel a Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 audio követelményeine•
Supporto di output S/PDIF a 48 KHz conforme alla specifica AC’97 rev 2.3

• Compatibile con EAX 1.0 e 2.0

• Compatibile con Direct Sound 3D

TM

• Compatibile con A3D

• Positional Audio 3D HRTF

• 10 bande di equalizzazione software

• Eliminazione voce e spostamento di chiave in modalità Kara OK

• Riproduzione file multimediali AVRack

CODEC Audio AC’97

• Supporto per i banchi di memoria DDR 400/333/266/200

• Provvisto di due socket DIMM 2.5V a 184 pin non dotati di buffer.

• Una capacità massima totale di 2 GB

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I/O integrati

La scheda madre offre una serie completa di porte e connettori I/O:

• Due porte PS/2 per mouse e tastiera

• Una porta seriale

• Una porta parallela

• Una porta VGA

• Otto porte USB (posteriorex4, intestazione x4)

• Una porta LAN (opzionale)

• Prese jack audio per microfono, line-in e line-out

Firmware BIOS

La scheda madre si avvale del BIOS AWARD che consente la configurazione personalizzata di
molte funzionalità del sistema, tra cui:

• Gestione dell’alimentazione

• Allarmi di attivazione

• Parametri CPU

• Sincronizzazione di CPU e memoria

Il firmware consente inoltre di impostare i parametri per diverse velocità di clock del
processore.

Alcune specifiche hardware e voci di software possono essere modificate senza
preavviso.

La scheda madre supporta bus master UltraDMA con tasso di trasferimento di 133/100/66
MB/s.

La scheda madre è dotata delle seguenti opzioni di espansione:

• Tre slot PCI a 32 bit

• Uno slot AGP

• Due collettori IDE che supportano quattro dispositivi IDE

• Un’interfaccia per unità disco floppy

• Due connettori SATA a 7 pin

Opzioni di espansione

LAN integrata (opzionale)

La scheda madre offre supporto per uno dei seguenti chipset LAN:

• Soluzione livello fisico 100Base-TX/10Base-T a chip unico

• Doppia velocità – 100/10 Mbps

• Half/Full Duplex

• Interfaccia MII su Ethernet Controller

• Interfaccia MII per funzionalità di configurazione e stato

• Negoziazione Automatica: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex

• Supporto di tutti gli standard esistenti IEEE802.3, 10Base-T e 100Base-Tx

Multi-Language Translation

Español

El chipset VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB) y VIA VT8237 Southbridge (SB) se basan de una
arquitectura innovadora y escalable con fiabilidad y rendimiento comprobados.

Memoria

Chipset

• Índices de reloj 800/600/400/200 MHz con la operación a
estilo “Doble Índice de Datos” para 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s
en ambas direcciones simultáneamente

• Soporta los modos de transferencia 66MHz, 8X / 4X, la
interfaz V-Link Host con el ancho de banda total de 533
MB/s

• Conformidad AGP v3.0 con modo de transferencia 8X/4X
con soporte Fast Write

Característica

Procesador

Esta placa principal usa un zócalo de 754-pin que lleva las sigtes. características:

• Soporta procesadores AMD K8 con HyperTransport Technology

La Tecnología HyperTransport es un vínculo punto a punto entre dos dispositivos, habilita
circuitos integrados para intercambiar la información en velocidades más rápidas que las
tecnologías de interconexión disponibles actualmente.

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

• Soporta la interfaz 16-bit 66 MHz V-Link Host con ancha
de banda total de 1066 MB/seg.

• Conforme con la especificación PCI 2.2 en 33 MHz, que
soporta hasta 6 másters de PCI

• Controlador EIDE del Modo Máster UltraDMA 133/100/66
de Canal Dual integrado

• Controlador USB 2.0, con soporte para 8 puertos USB

2.0/1.1

• Controlador de teclado integrado con soporte de ratón
PS2

CODEC de audio AC’97

• Conformidad de las especificaciones AC’97 Rev2.3

• Satisface los requisitos de rendimiento para el audio en los sistemas

PC99/2001

• Satisface los requisitos de audio de Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0

• Soporta la salida 48KHz of S/PDIF y con conformidad de la especificación
AC’97 rev2.3

• Compatible con EAX 1.0&2.0

• Compatible con Direct Sound 3D

• Compatible con A3D

• Audio Posicional HRTF 3D

• 10 Bandas de Ecualizador en Software

• Cancelación de Voz y Cambio Clave en modo Kara OK

• Reproductor de Medios AVRack

• Soporta los tipos de memoria DDR400/333/266/200

• Acomoda dos zócalo DIMM de 2.5V 184-pin sin buffer

• Una capacidad máxima total de 2 GB

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I/O Integrado

La placa principal tiene un juego completo de puertos y conectores I/O:

• Dos puertos PS/2 para ratón y teclado

• Un puerto serial

• Un puerto paralelo

• Un puerto VGA

• Ocho puertos USB

(panel trasero x 4, cabecera x 4)

• Un puerto LAN (optativo)

• Clavijas de audio para micrófono, entrada y salida de línea

BIOS Firmware

La placa principal usa AWARD BIOS que habilita usuarios para configurar muchas
características de sistema que incluyen las sigtes:

• Administración de Alimentación

• Alarmas para despertar

• Parámetros de CPU

• Cronometraje de CPU y de memoria

También se lo puede usar el firmware para configurar los parámetros para diferentes velocidades
de reloj de procesador.

Algunas especificaciones de hardware e ítems de software son sujetos a cambio
sin aviso previo.

La placa principal soporta el mastering de bus UltraDMA con índices de transferencia de
133/100/66 MB/s.

La placa principal viene con las sigtes. opciones de expansión:

• Tres ranuras 32-bit PCI

• Una ranura AGP

• Dos conectores IDE que soporta hasta cuatro dispositivos IDE

• Una interfaz de la unidad de disco floppy

• Dos conectores SATA de 7-pin

Opciones de Expansión

LAN Abordo (optativo)

Esta placa principal puede soportar uno de los sigtes. chipset LAN:

• Solución de capa física de 100Base-TX/10Base-T de un solo chip

• Velocidad Dual – 100/10 Mbps

• Duplex Medio y Completo

• Interfaz MII para el Controlador de Ethernet

• Interfaz MII a Configuración & Estado

• Autonegociación: 10/100, Duplex Completo/Medio• Satisface Todas las
Normas Aplicables IEEE802.3, 10Base-T y 100Base-TX

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Português

O conjunto de chips VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB) e VIA VT8237R Southbridge (SB) é
baseado numa arquitectura inovadora e escalável com fiabilidade e performance provadas.

Memória

Conjunto de Chips

• Frequências de temporização de 800/600/400/200 MHz com
“Frequência de Dados Dupla”- funcionamento de estilo para
1600/1200/800/400 MT/s para ambas as direcções simulta­neamente

• Suporta modos de transferência 66 MHz, 8X/4X, V-Link
Host interface com um total de banda de 533 MB/s

• AGP v3.0 em conformidade com 8X/4X modulo de
transferência com apoio Fast Write (Escrita Rápida)

Características

Processador

Esta motherboard usa uma ficha de 754 pin que possui as seguintes características:

• Suporta processador AMD K8 com tecnologia de HyperTransport

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB) • Suporta interface Host V-Link de 66 MHz com largura de

banda de pico de 1066 MB/s

• Compatível com especificação PCI 2.2 a 33 MHz, suportan

-

do mais de 6 PCI mestres

• Canal Duplo Integrado UltraDMA 133/100/66 Modo Mestre
EIDE Controlador

• Controlador USB 2.0, suportando portes para 8 USB 2.0/1.1

• Controlador de teclado integrado com suporte para mouse
PS2

• Compatível com especificações AC’97 Rev2.3

• Cumpre com os requisitos de performance para áudio em sistemas
PC99/2001

• Cumpre com os requisitos áudio WHQL/WLP 2.0 da Microsoft audio

• O suporte 48KHz de saída S/PDIF é compatível com a especificação
AC’97 rev2.3

• Compatível com EAX 1.0&2.0

• Compatível com Direct Sound 3D

• Compatível com A3D

• Áudio Posicional HRTF 3D

• 10 Bandas de Equalizador de Software

• Cancelação de Voz e de Mudança de Teclas no modo Kara OK

• AVRack Media Player

• Suporta memória dos tipos DDR400/333/266/200

• Acomoda

duas soquetes não registrados de 2.5V 184-pin DIMM

• Capacidade total máxima de 2 GB

Tecnologia de HyperTransport

Té um link ponto-a-ponto entre dois dispositivos, permite
circuitos integrados para trocar informação a velocidades muito mais elevadas que as
disponíveis actualmente em tecnologias de interconexão.

Codec Áudio AC’97

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I/O Integrado

A motherboard possui um conjunto completo de portas I/O e conectores:

• Duas portas PS/2 para rato e teclado

• Uma porta de série

• Uma porta paralela

• Uma porta VGA

• Oito portas USB (Painel traseiro x4,header x4)

• Uma porta LAN (opcional)

• Fichas áudio para microfone, entrada de linha e saída de linha

Microprogramação BIOS

Esta motherboard usa AWARD BIOS que permitem aos utilizadores configurar muitas
características do sistema incluindo as seguintes:

• Gestão de corrente

• Alarmes de despertar

• Parâmetros CPU

• Temporização de memória e CPU

A microprogramação poderá ser também usada para estabelecer parâmetros para diferentes
velocidades de relógio do processador.

Algumas especificações de hardware e itens de software poderão ser sujeitos a
alteraçõessem aviso prévio.

A motherboard suporta um domínio bus UltraDMA bus com taxas de Transferência de
133/100/66 MB/s.

A motherboard é fornecida com as seguintes opções de expansão:

• Três slots PCI de 32 bit

• Uma ranhura AGP

• Dois conectores IDE que suportam até quatro dispositivos IDE

• Um interface com drive de disco flexível

• Dois conectores SATA de 7 pin

Opções de Expansão

Onboard LAN (opcional)

Esta motherboard poderá suportar qualquer um dos seguintes conjuntos de chips LAN:

• Solução de passagem 100Base-TX/10Base-T física com um único chip

• Velocidade Dupla – 100/10 Mbps

• Duplex Completo e Parcial

• Suporta interface MII para controlador Ethernet

• MII Interface à Configuração & Status

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

• Satisfaz todos os Padrões IEEE802.3, 10Base-T e 100Base-TX
Aplicáveis

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チップセット

VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB)と VIA VT8237R Southbridge (SB)チップセット
は、実証された信頼性と性能を持つ革新的で拡張性のあるアーキテクチャに基づいてい
ます。

• 800 /60 0/4 00 /20 0 MHz クロッ ク率で 、同 期双方 向の
1600/1200/800/400 MT/秒 の“Double Data Rate”動作を
提供

• 66 MHz仕様である8X /4X 転送モード対応 V-Link Host インター

フェースを導入し、トータルで533ＭB/秒の帯域幅を実現

• AGP v3.0 でFast Write対応の8X/4X 転送モードを提供

メモリ

機能

プロセッサ

このマザーボードには、次の機能を持った754ピンソケットが一つあります：

• HyperTransport技術を導入したAMD K8プロセッサに対応します

HyperTransport 技術とは、二つのデバイスを1対1( point-to-point)で接続する技術
であり、従来のインターコネクト技術に比較して、集積回路同士の情報交換を高速化しま
す。

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (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

• 33MHzでのPCI2.2規格に準拠することで、最大6つまでの
PCIマスター設備の取り付けを可能

• 内臓式のデュアルチャネルUltraDMA133/100/66マスターモ
ードEIDEコントローラ

• USB2.0仕様コントローラ（8つのUSB2.0/1.1仕様のポートに
対応可能）

• PS2マウス対応のキーボードコントローラを内蔵

AC’97 Audio CODEC

• DDR400/333/266/200 メモリの装着が可能。

• 2つのバッファなし2.5V 184ピンDIMMソケットを搭載。

• 合計で最大2GBまでの容量に対応可能。

• AC’97 v2.3仕様に準拠

• PC99/2001 システムに関するオーディオ要求に適合

• Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 オーディオ要求に適合

• 48KHz のS/PDIF 出力をサポートし、AC’97 rev2.3 規格に準拠

• EAX 1.0&2.0 に準拠

• Direct Sound 3D

に対応

• A3D 対応

• HRTF 3D ポジショナル・オーディオ

• 10 段のソフト式イコライザ

• カラオケモードにおけるボーカル消しおよびキーコントロール機能

• AVRack メディアプレーヤー

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統合の入出力ポート

マザーボードには、次のI/Oポートやコネクタを揃えています。

• マウスとキーボード用のPS/2ポート が2つ

• シリアルポート が1つ

• パラレルポート が1つ

• VGAポート が1つ

• USBポート が8つ（背面パネルに4つ、ヘッダーが4つ）

• LANポート が1つ(オプション)

• マイク、ラインイン、ラインアウト用オーディオジャック

BIOSファームウェア

本マザーボードはAWARD BIOSを採用し、次の機能を含む多様なシステムの構成をを
サポートします。

• 電源管理

• ウェークアップアラーム

• CPUパラメータ

• CPUとメモリとのタイミング

さらに、所定のパラメータを設定することによって、プロセッサのクロック速度を変更す
ることもできます。

一部のハードウェア仕様とソフトウェアアイテムは、予告なしに変更すること
があります。

拡張オプション

本マザーボードでは、次の拡張機能が利用できます。

• AGP スロットが1つ

• 32ビットPCI 互換性スロットが3つ

• IDEコネクタ X2 (計4つのIDEチャネルをサポート)

• フロッピーディスクドライブインターフェイス が1つ

• 7ピンSATAコネクタ が2つ

このマザーボードは、133/100/66 MB/秒の転送速度でのUltra DMAバスマスタリング
をサポートします。

オンボードLAN (オプション)

当マザーボードは次のLANチップセットのいずれかを搭載しております：

• シングルチップ100Base-TX/10Base-T 物理層ソリューションを採用

• デュアル100/10 Mbpsをサポート

• 半/全二重の動作可能

• イーサーネットコントローラのMII インターフェースに対応

• MIIインターフェース: 構成と状態を表示

• 自動折衝機能：10 / 100、全 /半二重

• 適用可能のIEEE 802.3、10Base-T、および100Base-Tx 基準にすべて対

応済み

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한국어

VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB) 및 VIA VT8237R Southbridge (SB) 칩셋은 혁신적
이고 범위성을 지닌 아키텍쳐를 기반으로 인정된 신뢰성과 성능을 지닌다.

메모리

칩셋

• 클록 속도 800/600/400/200 MHz, “Double Data Rate”

방식으로 양방향 동시 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s 지원

• 66 MHz, 8X / 4X 전송 모드, 총 대역폭 533MB/s의 V-

LinkHost 인터페이스 지원

• AGP v3.0 부합, 8X/4X 전송 모드, Fast Write 지원

특성

프로세서

본 마더보드는 다음과 같은 특성을 지닌 754 핀 소켓을 사용합니다:

• HyperTransport 기술의 AMD K8 프로세서 지원

HyperTransport 기술은 두 장치 사이의 point-to-point 링크로, 집적 회로가
기존의 인터커넥트 기술보다 훨신 빠른 속도로 정보를 교환할 수 있게 한다.

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

• 총 대역폭 1066 MB/sec의 16 비트 66 MHz V-Link 클라이

언트 인터페이스 지원

• 33 MHz에서 PCI 2.2 사양 호환, 최대 6 PCI 마스터 지원•

2 개의 시리얼 ATA 호스트 컨트롤러 지원

• 통합 듀얼 채널 UltraDMA 133/100/66 마스터 모드 EIDE

컨트롤러

• USB 2.0 컨트롤러, 8 USB 2.0/1.1 포트 지원

• PS2 마우스 지원 통합 키보드 컨트롤러

• AC’97 2.3 사양 부합

• PC99/2001 시스템의 오디오를 위한 퍼포먼스 요구 조건 부합

• 마이크로소프트 WHQL/WLP 2.0 오디오 요구 조건 부합

• AC’97 rev2.3 사양에 부합하는 S/PDIF 출력 48KHz 지원

• EAX 1.0&2.0 호환

• Direct Sound 3D 호환

• A3D 호환

• HRTF 3D Positional Audio

• 10 밴드의 소프트웨어 이콸라이저

• 가라오케 모드에서 음성 취소 및 키 조정

• AVRack 미디어 플레이어

AC’97 오디오 코덱

• DDR400/333/266/200 메모리 타입 지원

• 2개의 unbuffered 2.5V 184 핀 DIMM 소켓 사용

• 최대 용량 2 GB

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통합 I/O

본 마더보드는 풀 셋트의 I/O 포트 및 커넥터가 있다:

• 마우스 및 키보드용 PS/2 포트 2 개

• 시리얼 포트 1 개

• 패러럴 포트 1 개

• VGA 포트 1 개

• USB 포트 8개(뒷 패널 x 4, 해더 x 4)

• LAN 포트 1 개 (선택 사항)

• 마이크, 라인 입력 및 라인 출력용 오디오 잭

BIOS 펌웨어

본 마더보드는 다음과 같은 시스템 특성을 구성할 수 있는 Award BIOS 를 사용한다:

• 전원 관리

• Wake-up 알람

• CPU 파라미터

• CPU 및 메모리 타이밍

펌웨어로 다른 프로세서 클록 속도의 파라미터를 설정할 수도 있다.

몇 하드웨어 사양 및 소프트웨어 아이템은 사전 통보 없이 변경될 수 있습
니다.

마더보드는 전송 속도 133/100/66 MB/s의 UltraDMA 버스 마스터링을 지원한다.

본 마더보드의 확장 옵션은 다음과 같다:

• 32-bit PCI 슬롯 3 개

• AGP 슬롯 1 개

• 4 개의 IDE 장치를 지원하는 IDE 헤더 2 개

• 플로피 디스크 드라이브 인터페이스 1 개

• 7 핀 SATA 커넥터 2 개

확장 옵션

보드 내장 LAN (선택 사항)

본 마더보드는 다음과 같은 LAN 칩셋을 지원합니다:

• 싱글 칩 100Base-TX/10Base-T 물리적 계층 솔루션

• 듀얼 스피드 100/10 Mbps

• Half/Full Duplex

• 이더넷 컨트롤러를 위한 MII 인터페이스

• 구성 및 상태 MII 인터페이스

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

• IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T 및 100Base-Tx 표준 모두 부합

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繁體中文

VIA K8M800 北橋(NB)及VIA VT8237R 南橋(SB)晶片組在研發設計上採用了創新且具擴
充性之架構，具備優良的可靠性及性能。

功能

處理器

本主機板配備具有如下功能的939針插槽:

• 支援採用HyperTransport 技術之AMD K8處理器

HyperTransport技術為以點對點方式連接兩台設備的技術，藉此，積體電路間能夠以後

高於現有各種內部連接技術(interconnect technology)技術的速度來交換資訊。

晶片組

記憶體

• 8 0 0 / 6 0 0 / 4 0 0 / 2 0 0 M H z 時脈 ， 提供同時雙向之
1600/1200/800/400 MT/秒的 “雙倍資料速率(DDR)”動
作

• 對支援66 MHz 、8X/4X傳輸模式的 V-LinkHost 介面，提

供高達533 MB/秒的總頻寬

• AGP v3.0 相容於支援快寫功能之8X/4X 傳輸模式

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

• 支援16-bit 66 MHz V-Link HOST介面，總頻寬高達
1066MB/秒

• 相容於33MHz的PCI v2.2規格(支援6個PCI主控器)

• 內建有雙通道Ultra 133/100/66主控模式EIDE控制器

• USB2.0控制器(支援8個USB2.0/1.1埠)

• 內建有支援PS2滑鼠之鍵盤控制器

• 相容於 AC’97 Rev2.3 規格

• 符合PC99/2001系統音訊標準要求

• 符合Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 音訊標準

• 支援 48KHz的 S/PDIF輸出，相容於AC’97 rev2.3規格

• 相容於EAX 1.0及2.0

• Direct Sound 3D 相容

• 相容於A3D

• HRTF 3D 方位音效

• 10 波段之軟體等化器

• 卡拉OK模式下之消音及升降調功能

• AVRack 媒體播放器

AC’97 音訊編解碼器

• 支援 DDR400/333/266/200記憶體

• 2個無緩衝的 2.5V 184針DIMM插槽

• 最大容量 2 GB

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整合 I/O

主機板具有一組齊全的 I/O 連接埠及連接頭：

• 2 個 PS/2 埠，供滑鼠與鍵盤使用

• 1 個串列埠

• 1 個平行埠

• 1 個VGA埠

• 8 個USB埠(背面面板x 4，接頭x 4)

• 1 個區域網路埠(選購)

• 麥克風音頻插座、線級輸入及線級輸出。

BIOS 韌體

本主機板使用AWARD BIOS，使用者可以組態設定許多系統功能，包括如下：

• 電源管理

• 喚醒警鈴

• CPU參數

• CPU及記憶體的時脈定時

此外，也可藉由參數的設定，調整處理器的時脈速度。

部份硬體規格和軟體內容可能會在未經通知的情況下更動，敬請見諒。

擴充選項

本主機板包括下列擴充選項：

• 3個 32-bit PCI 插槽

• 1個 AGP插槽

• 2個 IDE 接頭，支援 4個 IDE 裝置

• 1個軟碟機介面

• 2個7針SATA插頭

本主機板支援傳輸率133/100/66 MB/秒下的Ultra DMA 匯流排主控功能。

內建區域網路 (選購)

本主機板搭載有如下其中一種LAN晶片組：

• 採用單晶片100Base-TX/10Base-T 實體層解決方案

‧ 採用100/10 Mbps雙速
‧ 全 / 半雙工
‧ 乙太網路控制器之MII介面
‧ MII 介面，便於組態調整及顯示狀態
‧ 自動協商功能：10 / 100、及全 / 半雙工

• 符合所有適用之IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T 及100Base-Tx 規格

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简体中文

VIA K8M800 北桥 (NB) 和 VIA VT8237R 南桥 (SB) 芯片组是基于一种新型的、可
扩展的架构，能提供已经证明的可靠性和高性能。

内存

芯片组

• 800/600/400/200 MHz 时钟频率，“双数据速率”工作，双向

并发传输速率可达 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s

• 支持 66 MHz 8X/4X 传输模式，支持 V-Link 主控接口，总带

宽可达 533MB/sec

• 符合 AGP v3.0 标准，8X/4X 传输模式，支持快写

功能

处理器

主板使用一个 754-pin 插座，此插座具有以下特点：

• 支持AMD K8 处理器以HyperTransport 技术

HyperTransport 技术是一种在两台设备间进行点到点连接的技术，它可以让集成电路
使用比当前互连技术更高的速度进行信息交换。

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

• 支持DDR400/333/266/200内存

• 带 2 个非缓冲 2.5V 184 线 DIMM 插槽

• 总共最大可支持 2 GB

• 支持总带宽为 1066MB/sec 的 16 位 66MHz V-Link 主机接

口

• 符合 33 MHz 下的 PCI 2.2 规格，最大支持 6 个 PCI 主控

• 集成串行 ATA 主控器，数据传输速率最高可支持到 1.5Gb/s

• 集成双通道 UltraDMA 133/100/66 主控模式 EIDE 控制器

• USB 2.0 控制器，支持8 个 USB 2.0/1.1 端口网络控制器

• 支持企业级 100/10 Mb 高速以太网 MAC

• 集成支持 PS2 鼠标的键盘控制器

AC'97音频编解码器

• 兼容 AC’97 v2.3 规格

• 符合 PC99/2001 系统音频要求

• 符合 Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0 音频要求

• 支持 48KHz S/PDIF 输出，符合 AC’97 rev2.3 规格

• 兼容 EAX 1.0&2.0

• 符合 Direct Sound 3D 规格

• 兼容 A3D

• HRTF 3D 定位音频

• 10 段软件均衡器

• 支持卡拉 OK 模式下的语音消除和键移功能

• AVRack Media Player

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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

• 1 个串口

• 1 个并口

• 1 个 VGA 端口

• 8 个 USB 端口(后面板x4, 接头x4)

• 1 个 LAN 端口（可选）

• 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。.

某些硬件规格和软件项目若有更改恕不另行通知。

主板支持 Ultra DMA 总线控制，传输速率可达 133/100/66MB/s。

此主板提供如下扩展选项：

• 3 个 32 位 PCI 扩展插槽

• 1 个AGP 槽

• 2 个 IDE 接口，可支持 4 个 IDE 设备

• 1 个软驱接口

• 2 个 7-pin SATA 接口

扩展选项

Onboard LAN（可选）

此主板支持以下任何一种 LAN 芯片组：

• 单芯片 100Base-TX/10Base-T 物理层解决方案

• 双速-100/10 Mbps

• 半双工和全双工

• 以太网控制器的 MII 接口

• 到配置&状态的 MII 接口

• 自动协商：10/100，全双工/半双工

• 符合所有相应的 IEEE 802.3、10Base-T 和 100Base-Tx 标准

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Русский

Чипсеты VIA K8M800 «Северный мост» (Northbridge, NB) и VIA VT8237R «Южный
мост» (Southbridge, SB) построены с использованием инновационной масштабируемой
архитектуры, обеспечивающей высокую надежность и производительность.

Память

Чипсет

• Тактовая частота 800/600/400/200 MГц, режим
работы “Double Data Rate” 1600/1200/800/400 MT/с
одновременно в обоих направлениях

• Поддерживает режимы передачи данных 66 MГц,
8X/4X, интерфейс хоста V-Link с общей скоростью
передачи 533

MБ/c

• AGP v3.0 совместимая с режимом передачи данных
8X/4X с поддержкой технологии Fast Write

Характеристики

Процессор

Плата использует сокет 754-pin и обладает следующими характеристиками:

• Поддерживает процессоры AMD K8 с технологией HyperTransport
Technology

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

Технология HyperTransport обеспечивает связь двух устройств по протоколу point-to­point, позволяя гораздо более быстрый обмен информацией между интегральными
микросхемами, чем тот, который обеспечивается существующими технологиями.

• Поддержка памяти типов DDR400/333/266/200

• Два слота для небуферизованной памяти 2.5V 184-pin DDR SDRAM
DIMM

• Общий объем памяти 2 GB

• Поддержка 16-битного интерфейса 66 MГц V-Link
максимальной скоростью передачи данных1066 MБ/
сек.

• Совместима со спецификацией PCI 2.2 33 MHz,
поддерживает до 6 PCI устройств типа master

• Встроенный двухканальный контроллер UltraDMA
133/100/66 Master Mode EIDE

• Контроллер USB 2.0, поддержка до портов 8 USB

2.0/1.1

• Интегрированный контроллер клавиатуры с
поддержкой мыши

PS2

• Совместимость со спецификацией AC’97 вер.2.3

• Поддержка выхода S/PDIF 48 KГц совместимого со спецификацией
AC’97 вер. 2.3

• Совместимость с EAX 1.0&2.0

• Совместимость с Direct Sound 3D

• Совместимость с A3D

• Позиционное аудио HRTF 3D

• 10-канальный эквалайзер

• Функция караоке с ликвидацией вокала и переключением регистров

• Медиа плеер AVRack

AC’97 Аудио CODEC

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Русский

Интегрированный вход/выход

Плата снабжена полным набором портов входа/выхода и разъемов:

• Два порта PS/2 для подключения мыши и клавиатуры

• Один серийный порт

• Один параллельный порт

• Один порт VGA

• Восемь портов USB (4 на задней панели, 4 в корпусе)

• Один порт LAN (опционально)

• Гнездо для подключения микрофона, гнезда аудио-входа и выхода

BIOS

Плата работает под AWARD BIOS, который позволяет пользователю конфигурировать
различные характеристики системы:

• Управление питанием

• Сигналы пробуждения системы

• Параметры CPU

• Время доступа для CPU и памяти

BIOS допускает также установку параметров для различных частот процессора.

Некоторые параметры платы и характеристики ее программного
обеспечения могут быть изменены без предварительного уведомления.

Существуют следуюшие опции расширения данной материнской платы:

• Три 32-битовых слота PCI

• Один слот AGP

• Два разъема IDE с поддержкой до четырех устройств IDE

• Один разъем для накопителя на гибких дисках

• Два разъема 7-pin SATA

Возможности расширения

Плата поддерживает технологию захвата управления шиной UltraDMA bus mastering со
скоростью передачи данных 133/100/66 МБ/сек.

Встроенный сетевой адаптер LAN (опционально)

Встроенный сетевой адаптер LAN обладает следующими характеристиками:

• Одночипное решение физического слоя 100Base-TX/10Base-T

• Двускоростная передача данных - 100/10 Mbps

• половинный и полный дуплекс

• Интерфейс MII для Еthernet-контроллера

• Интерфейс MII для конфигурирования и определения статуса

• Режим автовыбора: 10 / 100, полный / половинный дуплекс•
Соответствует всем требованиям стандартов IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T и
100Base-Tx

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Polski

Mostek północny (NB) VIA K8M800 i mostek południowy (SB) VIA VT8237R chipsetu
oparty jest na nowatorskiej i skalowalnej architekturze o sprawdzonej niezawodności i
funkcjonalnoœci.

Pamięć

Chipset

• Zegar 800/600/400/200 MHz pracujący w trybie “Double
Data Rate” z szybkością 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s równo

-

legle w obu kierunkach

• Obsługuje złącze 66 MHz, szybkość przesyłu 8X/4X, V­Link Host z całkowitą szybkością 533 MB/s.

• AGP w wersji 3.0 zgodny ze standardem przesyłu 8X/4X
zapewniający tryb Fast Write.

Cechy

Procesor

Ta płyta główna zaopatrzona jest w podstawkę dla procesorów z 754 nóżkami i charakteryzuje
się następującymi cechami:

• Obsłguje procesory K8 firmy AMD oparte na technologii HT

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

Technologia HiperTransportu

jest protokołem komunikacji między dwoma urządzeniami,
który umożliwia układom zcalonym wymieniać informację z dużo większymi szybkościami
niż dotychczas stosowane technologie wzajemnych połączeń.

• Obsługuje złącze 16-bit 66 MHz V-Link hosta o ogólnej
szybkości przesyłu 1066 MB/sek.

• Zgodny ze standardem PCI w wersji 2.2 o częstotliwości
33 MHz, obsługuje do 6 urządzeń PCI typu master.

• Zintegrowany dwukanałowy kontroler UltraDMA
133/100/66 w trybie Master EIDE

• Kontroler USB 2.0, obsługujący do 8 gniazd USB 2.0/1.1

• Zintegrowany kontroler klawiatury z obsługą myszy PS2

AC’97 audio CODEC

• Zgodność z AC’97 wer. 2.3

• Spełnia wymagania dla audio w systemie PC99/2001

• Spełnia wymagania stawiane audio przez firmę Microsoft w systemie WHQL/
WLP 2.0

• Obsługuje wyjście S/PDIF 48KHz zgodne z AC’97 wer.2.3

• Zgodność z EAX 1.0&2.0

• Zgodny z Direct Sound 3D

• Zgodność z A3D

• Audio HRTF 3D Positional

• 10-kanałowy Equalizer

• Funkcja karaoke (usuwanie wokału, przełączanie rejestrów)

• AVRack Media Player

• Obsługuje pamięci typu DDR400/333/266/200

• Zaopatrzony w dwa gniazda niebuforowanej pamięci typu 2.5V 184-nóżek
DDR SDRAM DIMM

• Maksymalnie obsługuje 2GB pamięci

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Zintegrowane We/Wy

Płyta głwna wyposażona jest w pełny zestaw gniazd i złączy We/Wy:

• Dwa gniazda PS/2 dla myszy i klawiatury

• Jedno gniazdo szeregowe

• Jedno gniazdo równoległe

• Jedno gniazdo VGA

• Osiem portów USB (4 na panelu tylnym, 4 w obudowie)

• Jedno gniazdo LAN (opcjonalnie)

• Gniazdo wejściowe mikrofonowe, gniazdo wejściowe i wyjściowe dzwięku
(audio)

Firmowy BIOS

Płyta głwna wyposażona jest w BIOS firmy AWARD, który pozwala użytkownikowi
konfigurować wiele cech systemu włączając w to następujące właściwości:

• Zarządzanie poborem mocy

• Alarmy typu Wake-up

• Parametry pracy procesora

• Ustalenia szybkoœci pracy procesora i pamiêci

BIOS może być używany do ustalania parametrów wpływających na szybkości pracy zegara
procesora.

Niektóre parametry dotyczące płyty i jej oprogramowania mogą ulec zmianie
bez uprzedniego powiadomienia.

Płyta główna obsługuje szynę UltraDMA z szybkością transferu 133/100/66 MB/s.

Płyta głwna wyposażona jest w następujące gniazda:

• Trzy 32-bitowe gniazda PCI

• Jedno gniazdo AGP

• Dwa złącza IDE mogące obsłużyć do czterech urządzeń IDE

• Jedno złącze obsługujące stacje dyskietek

• Dwa 7-nóżkowe złącza SATA

Możliwości rozbudowy

Zintegrowana obsługa sieci LAN (opcjonalnie)

Zintegrowana obsługa sieci LAN posiada następujące właściwości:

• Jednochipowe rozwiązanie warstwy fizycznej 100Base-TX/10Base-T

• Podwójna prędkość przesyłu 100/10 Mbps

• Half i Full Duplex

• Interfejs MII w kontrolerze ethernetu

• Kontroler MII do konfiguracji i kontroli stanu.

• Automatyczne wybieranie trybów 10/100, Full/Half Duplex

• Zgodność ze wszystkimi standardami IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T i 100Base­Tx

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Česky

Čipová sada

• Splňuje požadavky standardu AC’97 v2.3

• Splňuje výkonnostní požadavky pro audio zařízení na systémech
PC99/2001

• Splňuje požadavky pro audio zařízení Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0•
Podpora 48 kHz výstupu S/PDIF je ve shodě se specifikací standardu AC’97
verze 2.3

• Kompatibilita sEAX 1.0 a 2.0

• Kompatibilita s Direct Sound 3D

• Kompatibilita sA3D

• Audio HRTF 3D

• 10pásomový softwarový ekvalizér

• Vypnutí hlasu a přepínání kláves v režimu Kara OK

• Přehrávač médií AVRack Media Player

Vlastnosti

Procesor

Tato základní deska využívá 754kolíkovou patici nabízející následující vlastnosti:

• Podporuje procesory AMD K8 s technologií HyperTransport

Technologie HyperTransport

je přímým spojením mezi dvěma zařízeními, umožňující
integrovaným obvodům výměnu informací vyššími rychlostmi, než jaké nabízejí současné
technologie.

Čipy northbridge (NB) VIA K8M800 a southbridge (SB) VIA VT8237R jsou založeny na
inovativní a škálovatelné architektuře s ověřenou spolehlivostí a výkonností.

Paměť

• Taktovací frekvence 800/600 /400/200 MHz s „dvojná­sobnou přenosovou rychlostí dat“ – současný provoz pro
1600/1200/800/400 MT/s v obou směrech

• Podporuje 66 MHz, přenosové režimy 8X/4X, hostitelské
rozhraní V-Link s celkovou šířkou pásma 533 MB/s

• Splňuje specifikace standardu AGP v3.0 s přenosovou
rychlostí 8X/4X s podporou rychlého zápisu

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB) • Podporuje 16bitové 66 MHz hostitelské rozraní V-Link Host

interface s celkovou šířkou pásma 1066 MB/s

• Splňuje specifikace standardu PCI 2.2 s frekvencí 33 MHz,
podporující až 6 hlavních kanálů PCI

• Integrovaný dvoukanálový řadič UltraDMA133/100/66 EIDE
v řídícím režimu.

• Řadič USB 2.0, podporujíc 8 portů USB 2.0/1.1

• Integrovaný řadič klávesnice s podporou myši PS2

• Podpora pamětí typu DDR 400/333/266/200

• K dispozici jsou dva patice 2,5 V, 184 kolíků DDR SDRAM DIMM bez
vyrovnávací paměti

• Celková maximální kapacita paměti 2 GB

Zvukový kodek AC’97

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Česky

Vestavění síťové rozhraní LAN (volitelně)

Vestavěné síťové rozhraní LAN nabízí následující možnosti:

Integrovaný vstup/výstup

Základní deska je vybavena kompletní sadou vstupních portů a konektorů I/O:

• Dva porty PS/2 pro myš a klávesnici

• Jeden sériový port

• Jeden paralelní port

• Jeden port VGA

• Osm USB portů (4x zadní panel, 4x přední panel)

• Jeden port LAN (volitelně)

• Zvukové konektory pro mikrofon, zvukový vstup a výstup

Firmware BIOS

Základní deska využívá BIOS formy Award, který uživateli umožňuje nakonfigurovat mnoho
systémových parametrů, včetně následujících:

• Řízení spotřeby

• Alarmy při spouštění systému

• Parametry CPU

• Časování CPU a paměti

Firmware může být rovněž použit k nastavení parametrů pro různé taktovací frekvence
procesoru.

Některé technické parametry hardware a software se mohou měnit bez
předchozího upozornění.

Tato základní deska podporuje řízení sběrnice Ultra DMA s přenosovými rychlostmi
133/100/66 MB/s.

Základní deska je dodávána s následujícími možnostmi rozšíření

• Tři 32bitové patice PCI

• Jedna patice AGP

• Dva konektor IDE podporující až čtyři zařízení IDE

• Jedno rozraní pro disketovou mechaniku

• Dva 7kolíkové konektor SATA

Možnosti rozšíření

• Jeden čip fyzické síťové vrstvy 100Base-TX/10Base-T

• Dvourychlostní 100/10 Mbps

• Poloviční a Plný duplex

• Rozhranní MII s řadičem Ethernet

• Rozhraní MII pro konfiguraci a status

• Automatické přepínání provozu: Provoz 10/100 Mb/s, plný/poloviční duplex

• Splňuje všechny příslušné standardy IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T a 100BASE­Tx

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Română

Seturile de chipuri VIA K8M800 Northbridge (NB) şi VIA VT8237R Southbridge (SB)
se bazează pe o arhitectură inovatoare şi scalabilă, care s-a impus deja prin fiabilitate şi
performanţă.

Memoria

Setul de chipuri

• viteze de 800/600/400/200 MHz cu operare stil „Transfer date
dublu” (Double Data Rate) pentru 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s în
ambele direcţii simultan

• Suportă modurile de transfer 8X/4X la 66 MHz şi interfaţă
V-Link Host cu lăţime de bandă totală de 533 MB/s

• Compatibilă cu AGP, versiunea 3.0, cu moduri de transfer
8X/4X şi suport Fast Write (operaţie de scriere rapidă)

Caracteristici

Procesorul

Această placă de bază utilizează un soclu 754, având următoarele caracteristici:

• Suportă procesoare AMD K8 care utilizează tehnologia HyperTransport

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB)

Tehnologia HyperTransport este o legătură punct-la-punct între două aparate, care permite
viteze mult mai mari de schimb al informaţiilor între circuitele integrate, decât cel asigurat de
tehnologiile de interconectare actuale.

• Suportă tipurile de memorie DDR400/333/266/200

• Poate suporta două sloturi 184 DDR SDRAM DIMM fără zonă tampon, de
2,5 V

• Capacitatea maximă este de 2 GB

• Suportă interfaţă V-Link Host de 16 biţi şi 66 MHz, cu
lăţime totală de bandă de 1066 MB/s.

• Compatibil cu specificaţia PCI, versiunea 2.2 33MHz, care
suportă cel mult 6 module PCI master

• Controler EIDE UltraDMA 133/100/66 Master Mode
integrat cu canal dual

• Controler USB 2.0 care suportă 8 porturi USB 2.0/1.1

• Controler de tastatură cu suport pentru mouse PS/2

• corespunde specificaţiilor AC’97 Rev2.3

• Corespunde cerinţelor de performanţă audio pentru sisteme PC99/2001

• Corespunde cerinţelor audio Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0

• ieşirea de suport 48KHz de S/PDIF corespunde specificaţiei AC’97 rev2.3

• compatibil cu EAX 1.0&2.0

• Compatibil cu Direct Sound 3D

• compatibil cu A3D

• Audio Poziţional HRTF 3D

• 10 benzi de Software Equalizer

• oprire voce şi transpunere în mod de operare Kara OK

• AVRack Media Player

AC’97 Audio CODEC

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Română

I/O integrată

Placa de bază este dotată cu un set complet de porturi şi conectoare I/O:

• Două porturi PS/2, pentru mouse şi tastatură

• Un port serial

• Un port paralel

• Un port VGA

• Opt porturi USB (4 în spate, 4 în faţă)

• Un port LAN (opţional)

• Mufe audio pentru microfon, intrare şi ieşire audio

Firmware BIOS

Placa de bază utilizează AWARD BIOS, care permite utilizatorului să configureze mai mulţi
parametri ai sistemului, cum ar fi:

• Gestionarea energiei

• Alarme de trezire

• Parametri CPU

• Temporizare CPU şi memorie

Acest firmware poate fi utilizat şi pentru a seta parametrii diferitelor frecvenţe de comandă
ale procesorului.

Anumite specificaţii hardware şi elemente de software pot fi modificate fără
înştiinţare prealabilă.

Placa de bază suportă bus mastering UltraDMA cu viteze de transfer de 133/100/66 MB/s

Placa de bază este dotată următoarele posibilităţi de extindere:

• Trei sloturi de 32 biţi compatibile PCI

• Un slot AGP

• Două conectoare IDE care suport cel mult 4 instrumente IDE

• O interfaţă pentru unitate floppy

• Două conectoare SATA 7

Opţiuni de extindere

Onboard LAN (opţional)

Onboard LAN are următoarele caracteristici:

• Soluţie cu start fizic cu un singur cip 100Base-TX/10Base-T physical layer
solution

• Viteză duală 100/10 Mbps

• Half şi Full Duplex

• Interfaţă MII pentru controler ethernet

• interfaţă MII la Configuraţie & Status

• negociere automată: 10 / 100, Full / Half Duplex• C ore spu nde t utu ror
standardelor IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-Tx

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Български

Чипсетът със северен мост VIA K8M800 (NB) и южен мост VIA VT8237R (SB) е
изграден на базата на оригинална архитектура с възможност за надстройка с доказана
надеждност и производителност.

Памет

Чипсет

• Тактови честоти 800/600/400/200 MHz с възможност
на работа в режим “Double Data Rate” за скорост на
трансфер 1600/1200/800/400 MT/s в двете посоки
едновременно.

• Поддръжка на трансфер 66 MHz, 8X/4X, V-Link Host
интерфейс със обща скорост

533 MB/sec

• Контролер AGP v3.0 съвместим с трансфер 8X/4X с
поддръжка на Fast Write

Спецификация

Процесор

Тази дънна платка използва 754-щифтов цокъл (754-pin socket) със следните параметри:

• Поддръжка на процесори AMD K8 с технологията HyperTransport

K8M800 (NB)

VT8237R (SB) • Поддръжка на Host интерфейс V-Link 16-bit 66 MHz с

общ капацитет 1066 MB/sec.

• Съвместимост със спецификацията PCI 2.2 при 33 MHz,
с поддръжка на до

6 PCI master устройства

• Интегриран дву-канален EIDE контролер UltraDMA
133/100/66 Master Mode

• Контролер USB 2.0 с поддръжка на 8 порта USB 2.0/1.1

• Интегриран контролер за клавиатура с поддръжка на
PS2 за мишка

• Съвместимост със спецификациите на AC’97 Rev2.3

• Съответствие с изискванията за аудио производителност на системи
PC99/2001

• Съответствие с изискванията на Microsoft WHQL/WLP 2.0

• Поддръжка на изход S/PDIF 48KHz, съвместим със спецификациите на
AC’97 rev2.3

• Съвместимост с EAX 1.0&2.0

• съвместимост с Direct Sound 3DTM

• Съвместимост с A3D

• HRTF 3D Аудио

• 10-лентов софтуерен еквалайзер

• Функции Подтискане на гласа и повдигане на октавите (Voice Cancellation
и Key Shifting) в режим Kara OK

• AVRack Media Player

Технологията HyperTransport е връзка точка-до-точка (point-to-point) между две
устройства, която предоставя възможност интегрираните вериги да обменят
информация на много по-висока скорост от досегашно съществуващите технологии.

• поддръжка на DDR400/333/266/200

• два небуферирани цокъла DDR SDRAM DIMM 184-щифта 2.5V

• общ максимален капацитет 2 GB

AC’97 аудио кодек

Multi-Language Translation

Български

Интегриран Вход/Изход контролер

Дънната платка има пълен набор от I/O портове и конектори:

• два PS/2 порта за мишка и клавиатура

• един сериен порт

• един паралелен порт

• Осем USB порта (4 на задния панел и 4 колектора)

• един LAN порт (опция)

• един VGA порт

• Аудио жакове за микрофон, линеен вход и линеен изход

BIOS Firmware

Дънната платка използва AWARD BIOS с възможност за различни системни настройки,
включително

• управление на захранването

• Wake-up аларми

• параметри на процесора

• синхронизиране на процесора и паметта

настройка на скоростта на часовника на процесора

Хардуерните и софтуерни спецификации и параметри могат да бъдат
изменени без предупреждение.

Дънната платка поддържа шина UltraDMA 133/100/66 MB/s

Дънната платка има следните разширителни възможности:

• три слота 32-bit PCI

• Един слот AGP

• два IDE конектора с поддръжка до четири IDE устройства

• един конектор за флопидисково устройство

• Два7-щифтови SATA конектораs

Възможности за разширяване

Интегриран мрежов контролер (опция)

Спецификация на интегрирания мрежов контролер:

• Интегриран едночипов LAN контролер на физическо ниво за Ethernet
100Base-TX/10Base-T

• Поддръжка на режими 100/10 Mbps

• Half/Full Duplex

• Интерфейс MII към ethernet контролера

• MII интерфейс към настройки и статус (Configuration & Status)

• Автоматично разпознаване: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex

• Съвместимост с всички приложими стандарти IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T и
100Base-Tx