ECS KT600-AA User Manual

KT600-AA

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This equipment has been tes ted and f ound to comply with the limits of a C lass
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of th e 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 f r equency
energy and, if not ins ta lled and used in accordan ce with the instructions, may
cause harmful interferenc e to radio c ommu nications. There is no gu arantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................................. 1

1.1 KT600-AA Features.......................................................................... 1

1.2 Package List.......................................................................................3

1.3 Layout................................................................................................ 4

1.4 Components...................................................................................... 5

Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ............................................ 6

2.1 Central Processing Unit Installation (CPU).................................. 6

2.2 FAN Headers....................................................................................6

2.3 Memory Module Installation.......................................................... 7

2.4 Connectors and Slots ....................................................................... 8

Chapter 3: Headers & Jumpers Setup.................................... 9

3.1 How to Setup Jumpers .................................................................... 9

3.2 Detail Settings................................................................................... 9

Chapter 4: Useful Help.............................................................. 14

4.1 Award BIOS Beep Code................................................................14

4.2 Extra Information........................................................................... 14

4.3 Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 16

Chapter 5: WarpSpeeder™....................................................... 17

5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................17

5.2 System Requirement...................................................................... 17

5.3 Installation....................................................................................... 18

5.4 [WarpSpeeder™] includes 1 tray icon and 5 panels..................19

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 KT600-AA FEATURES

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CPU

Supports Socket A.
Supports single AMD Athlon XP/Duron/Sempron family

Front Side Bus at 100/133/166/200MHz.

Chipset

North Bridge: VIA KT600.
South Bridge: VIA VT8237/VT8237R.

Dimension

ATX Form Factor: 19.1cm(W) x 29.3cm (L)

Main Memory

Supports up to 2 DDR devices.
Supports 266/333/400MHz (without ECC) DDR devices.
Maximum memory size is up to 2GB. (Following table is only for

DIMM Socket

Location

DDR 1 64MB/128MB/256MB/215MB/1GB *1
DDR 2 64MB/128MB/256MB/215MB/1GB *1

Super I/O

Chip: ITE IT8705AF.
Provides the most commonly used legacy super I/O

Environment Control initiatives:

processor.

reference.)

DDR Module

functionality.

 H/W Monitor,
 ITE “Smart Guardian” function.

Total Memory

Max i s 2GB.

Size

10/100 LAN PHY

Chip: VT6103L
Supports 10/100 Mb/s auto-negotiation operation.
Half/Full duplex capability.
Supports ACPI, PCI power management.

Slot

Five 32bit PCI bus master slots.
One AGP 4x/8x compatible slot.

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Serial ATA

Supports 2 serial ATA (SATA) ports.
Data transfer rates up to 150 MB/s.
Complaints with SATA Version 1.0 specification.

Onboard IDE

Support 4 IDE disk drives.
Supports PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA

33/66/100/133 function.

Onboard AC’97 Sound Codec

Chip: ALC655.
Complaints with AC’97 Version 2.3 interface spec if ic ation.
Supports 6 channels & stereo MIC.
Supports S/PDIF out/in function (optional).

Front Side On-board Peripherals

1 front panel header supports front panel facilities.
1 CD-in connector supports 1 CD-ROM audio-in device.
1 front audio header supports front panel audio function.
1 Floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M

and 2.88Mbytes.

1 S/PDIF-Out connector supports digital output function

(optional).

1 S/PDIF-In connector supports digital output function

(optional).

1 chassis open header supports PC case-opened warning

function. (JCI1 is optional.)
2 USB headers support 4 front USB 2.0 ports.
2 IDE connectors support 4 hard disk devices.
2 serial ATA connectors support 2 SATA devices.

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Rear Side Connectors

4 USB 2.0 ports.
1 serial port.
1 parallel port.
1 RJ-45 LAN jack.
1 PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard port.
1 vertical audio port including 1 line-in connector, 1 speaker out

connector, and 1 MIC-in connector.

PS/2

Mouse

PS/2

Keyboard

COM1

JCOM1

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Parallel

BIOS

Award legal BIOS.
Supports APM1.2, ACPI, and USB functions.

Software

Supports 9th TouchTM, FlasherTM, WinFlasherTM, BootblockerTM,

and Warpspeeder

TM

.

Offers the highest performance for Windows 98, Windows NT,

Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Red-Hat Linux, and

UNIX series.

1.2 PACKAGE LIST

FDD cable x1
HDD cable x1
User’s Manual x1
Fully Setup Driver CD x1
USB 2.0 cable x1 (optional)
Serial ATA cable x2 (optional)
S/PDIF out cable x1 (optional)
Rear I/O panel for ATX case x1 (optional)

USB x2

LAN

USB x2

Line In/
Surround

Line Out
Mic In 1/

Base/Center

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1.3 LAYOUT

JKBV1

1

JKBMS1

JCOM1

C
O
M
1

Parallel Por t

ATX1

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CPU1

JCFAN1

1

JCLK1

7

8

2

1

JUSBV2

1

JUSB1

2

1

JUSB4
(optional)

8

7

JRJ45USB1

JAUDIO

2
1

Codec

JCI2

1

JCDIN1

JAUDIO2

Super

I/O

JSPDIF_OUT1
(optional)

1

14
13

JSPDIF_IN1
(optional)

1

BIOS

Note:■ represents the 1

DIMM1

Socket 462

1

LAN
PHY

DIMM2

IDE1

IDE2

AGP1

PCI1

PCI2

PCI3

PCI4

PCI5

1

1

JUSBV1

JUSB3

1

JUSB2

10

10

JPANEL1

2
1

FDD1

JSFAN1

JSAT A2

1

7

1

7

JSATA1

JCI1
(optional)

1

JCMOS1

1

1

BT1

24

23

st

pin.

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1.4 COMPONENTS

A

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VT8237

VT8237R

Codec

BIOS

X

BT1

JKLMNOP

A.

ATX1: ATX power source connector.

B.

JKBV1: PS/2 keyboard and mouse

Super

I/O

power source header.

C.

Rear side (back panel) I/O connectors.

D.

JAUDIO2: Front panel audio-out
header.

E.

JCDIN1: CD-ROM audio-in connector.

F.

JSPDIF_OUT1: Digital audio-out
connector (optional).

G.

JSPDIF_IN1: Digital audio-in c onne ctor
(optional).

H.

JCI2: Chassis open message header.

I.

PCI1~PCI5: Peripheral Component
Interconnect slots.

J.

JPANEL1: Front panel facilitie s header.

K.

JSFAN1: System fan power header.

L.

JCI1: Chassis open message header
(optional).

LAN

PHY

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W

V

CPU1

Socket 462

R

M.

FDD1: Floppy disk connector.

N.

JUSBV1: Power source header for

TU

S

JUSB2/JUSB3.

O.

JSATA1/JSATA2: Serial ATA device
connectors.

P.

JUSB2/JUSB3: Front panel USB ports
headers.

Q.

AGP1: Accelerated Graphics Port slot.

R.

IDE1/IDE2: IDE disk device
connectors.

S.

JCLK1: CPU clock frequency setting
header.

T.

DIMM1/DIMM2: DDR memory
modules.

U.

JCFAN1: CPU fan power header.

V.

JUSBV2: Power source header for
USB ports at back panel.

W.

JUSB4: Back panel USB port header
(optional).

X.

JCMOS1: Clear CMOS header.

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CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1 CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT INSTALLATION (CPU)

Step 1: Pull the lever sideways away from the socket and then raise the

lever up to a 90-degree angle.

Step 2: Look for the white dot/cut edge. The white dot/cut edge should

point wards the lever pivot. The CPU will fit only in the correct
orientation.

Step 3: Hold the CPU down firmly, and then close the lever to complete

the installation.

Step 4: Put the CPU Fan on the CPU and buckle it. Connect the CPU FAN

power cable to the JCFAN1. This completes the installation.

2.2 FAN HEADERS

These fan headers support cooling-fans built in the computer. The fan
wiring and plug may be different according to the fan manufacturer.
Connect the fan cable to the connector while matching the black wire to
pin#1.

CPU FAN Header: JCFAN1

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

1

JCFAN1

2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate sense

System Fan Header: JSFAN1

Pin Assignment

1

JSFAN1

1 Ground
2 +12V
3 FAN RPM rate sense

Note: The JCFAN1 and JSFAN1 support 3-pin head connector. When

connecting with wires onto connector s, ple as e note th at the red wire is
the positive and should be connected to pin#2, and the black wire is
Ground and should be connected to GND.

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2.3 MEMORY MODULE INSTALLATION

1. Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward. Align a
DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the
break on the Slot.

2. Insert the DIMM vertically and firmly into the slot until the retaining
chip snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated.

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2.4 CONNECTORS AND SLOTS

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The motherboard provides a standard floppy disk connector that
supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This
connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables.

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The motherboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that
provides PIO Mode 0~5, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133
functionality. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2
(secondary).
The IDE connectors can connect a master and a slave drive, so you can
connect up to four hard disk drives. The first hard drive should always be
connected to IDE1.

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This motherboard is equipped with 5 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for
Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for
expansion cards. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.

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Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard
supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of
AGP technology for improved video effic ienc y and perf ormance,
especially with 3D graphics .

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The motherboard has a PCI to SATA Controller with 2 channels SATA
interface, it satisfies the SA TA 1.0 spec and with transfer rate of 1.5Gb/s.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 Ground 2 TX+

1

7

3 TX- 4 Ground
5 RX- 6 RX+
7 Ground

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CHAPTER 3: HEADERS & JUMPERS SETUP

3.1 HOW TO SETUP JUMPERS

The illustration shows how to set up jumpers. When the jumper cap is
placed on pins, the jumper is “close”, if not, that means the jumper is
“open”.

Pin opened Pin closed Pin1-2 closed

3.2 DETAIL SETTINGS

Power Connectors: ATX1

This connector allows user to connect 20-pin power connector on the
ATX power supply.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V

10

20

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

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8 PW_OK 18 -5V
9 Standby Voltage +5V 19 +5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

JCDIN1: CD-ROM Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the audio source from the veriaty
devices, like CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, PCI sound card, PCI TV turner card
etc..

Pin Assignment

1 Left channel input
2 Ground

1

3 Ground
4 Right channel input

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JSPDIF_OUT1 (optional): Digital Audio-out Connector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF header.

1

JSPDIF_IN1 (optional): Digital Audio-in Connector

This connector allows user to connect the PCI bracket SPDIF header.

1

JAUDIO2: Front Panel Audio Header

This header allows user to connect the front audio out put cable with the
PC front panel. It will disable the output on back panel audio connectors.

2
1

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 Mic in/center 2 Ground
3 Mic power/Bass 4 Audio power

Right line out/Speaker out

5

Right
7 Reserved 8 Key
9 Left line out/Speaker out Left 10 Left line out/Speaker out Left

Right line in/Rear speaker

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Right

13 Left line in/Rear speaker Left 14 Left line in/Rear speaker Left

Pin Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF Out
3 Ground

Pin Assignment

1 +5V
2 SPDIF In
3 Ground

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13

6 Right line out/Speaker out Right

12 Right line in/Rear speaker Right

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JUSB2/3: Front USB Headers

This motherboard provides 2 USB 2.0 headers, which allows user to
connect additional USB cable on the PC front panel, and also can be
connected with internal USB devices, like USB card reader.

Pin Assignment Pin Assignment

1 +5V (fused) 2 +5V (fused)

210

1

JCMOS1: Close CMOS Header

By placing the jumper on pin2-3, it allows user to restore the BIOS safe
setting and the CMOS data, please carefully follow the procedures to
avoid damaging the motherboard.

JCMOS1 Assignment

3 USB- 4 USB­5 USB+ 6 USB+
7 Ground 8 Ground
9 Key 10 NC

Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

※

※ Clear CMOS Procedures:

※※

Normal Operation (Default).
Clear CMOS data.

1. Remove AC power line.

2. Set the jumper to “Pin 2-3 close”.

3. Wait for five seconds.

4. Set the jumper to “Pin 1-2 close”.

5. Power on the AC.

6. Reset your desired password or clear the CMOS data.

JCI1/JCI2: Chassis Open Headers (JCI1 is optional.)

This connector allows system to monitor PC chassis open status. If the
signal has been triggered, it will be recorded to CMOS and show the
message on next boot-up.

Pin Assignment

1 Case open signal
2 Ground

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JPANEL1: Front Panel Header

This 24-pin connector includes Power-on, Reset, HDD LED, Power LED,
Sleep button, speaker and IrDA Connection. It allows user to connect
the PC case’s front panel switch functions.

PWR_LED

SLP

2
1

SPK

++

HLED

+

On/Off

-

­RST

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function

1 +5V 2 Sleep control
3 N/A 4 Ground
5 N/A 6 N/A N/A

Speaker
Connector

7 Speaker

9 HDD LED (+) 10 Power LED (+)
11 HDD LED (-)
13 Ground 14 Power button
15 Reset control

Hard drive
LED

Reset
button

17 N/A 18 Key
19 N/A 20 Key
21 +5V 22 Ground

IrDA
Connector

23 IRTX

IR

24
23

IR

8 Power LED (+)

12 Power LED (-)

16 Ground

24 IRRX

Sleep
button

Power LED

Power-on
button

IrDA
Connector

JKBV1: Power Source Selection for JKBMS1

JKBV1 Assignment Description

+5V +5V for JKBMS1.

Pin 1-2 close

+5V Standby
Voltage

JKBMS1 is powered with +5V
standby voltage.

Pin 2-3 close

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-on system via keyboard and
mouse”, “JKBV1” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3.

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JUSBV1/2: Power Source Headers for USB ports

JUSBV1/2 Assignment Description

JUSBV1: +5V for JUSB2/3.

Pin 1-2 close

Pin 2-3 close

+5V

+5V standby
Voltage

Note:

In order to support this function “Power-on system via USB device,”
“JUSBV1/2” jumper cap should be placed on Pin 2-3 individually.

JCLK1: CPU Clock Frequency Setting Header

Note: 133MHz is factory default setting.

Pin 100 MHz

78

1-2 Open Open Close Open
3-4 Close Close Close Open

12

5-6 Close Open Open Open
7-8 Open Close Close Open

JUSBV2: +5V for JUSB1/4 and

JRJ45USB1.

JUSBV1: JUSB2/3 are powered by

standby voltage of +5V

JUSBV2: JUSB1/4 and JRJ45USB1

are powered by standby voltage
of +5V.

133 MHz
(Default)

166 MHz 200 MHz

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CHAPTER 4: USEFUL HELP

4.1 AWARD BIOS BEEP CODE

Beep Sound Meaning

One long beep followed by two short
beeps

High-low siren sound CPU overheated

One Short beep when system boot-up No error found during POST
Long beeps every other second No DRAM detected or install

4.2 EXTRA INFORMATION

Video card not found or video card
memory bad

System will shut down automatically

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After you fail to update BIOS or BIOS is invaded by virus, the
Boot-Block function will help to restore BIOS. If the following message
is shown after boot-up the system, it means the BIOS contents are
corrupted.

In this Case, please follow the procedure below to restore the BIOS:

1. Make a bootable floppy disk.

2. Download the Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.exe” from the Biostar
website: www.biostar.com.tw

3. Confirm motherboard model and download the respectively BIOS
from Biostar website.

4. Copy “AWDFLASH.exe” and respectively BIOS into floppy disk.

5. Insert the bootable disk into floppy drive and press Enter.

6. System will boo-up to DOS prompt.

7. Type “Awdflash xxxx.bf/sn/py/r” in DOS prompt.

8. System will update BIOS automatically and restart.

9. The BIOS has been recovered and will work properly.

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If the system shutdown automatically after power on system for
seconds, that means the CPU protection function has been activated.

When the CPU is over heated, the motherboard will shutdown
automatically to avoid a damage of the CPU, and the system may not
power on again.

In this case, please double check:

1. The CPU cooler surface is placed evenly with the CPU surface.

2. CPU fan is rotated normally.

3. CPU fan speed is fulfilling with the CPU speed.

After confirmed, please follow steps below to relief the CPU protection
function.

1. Remove the power cord from power supply for seconds.

2. Wait for seconds.

3. Plug in the power cord and boot up the system.

Or you can:

1. Clear the CMOS data.
(See “Close CMOS Header: JCMOS1” section)

2. Wait for seconds.

3. Power on the system again.

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4.3 TROUBLESHOOTING

Probable Solution

1. No power to the system at all
Power light don’t illuminate, fan
inside power supply does not
turn on.

2. Indicator light on keyboard
does not turn on.

System inoperative. Keyboard lights
are on, power indicator lights are lit,
and hard drive is spinning.

System does not boot from hard disk
drive, can be booted from optical
drive.

System only boots from optical drive.
Hard disk can be read and
applications can be used but booting
from hard disk is impossible.

Screen message says “Invalid
Configuration” or “CMOS Failure.”

Cannot boot system after installing
second hard drive.

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1. Make sure power cable is
securely plugged in.

2. Replace cable.

3. Contact technical support.

Using even pressure on both ends of
the DIMM, press down firmly until the
module snaps into place.

1. Check cable running from disk to
disk controller board. Make sure
both ends are securely plugged
in; check the drive type in the
standard CMOS setup.

2. Backing up the hard drive is
extremely important. All hard
disks are capable of breaking
down at any time.

1. Back up data and applications
files.

2. Reformat the hard drive.
Re-install applications and data
using backup disks.

Review system’s equipment. Make sure
correct information is in setup.

1. Set master/slave jumpers
correctly.

2. Run SETUP program and select
correct drive types. Call the drive
manufacturers for compatibility
with other drives.

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CHAPTER 5: WARPSPEEDER™

5.1 INTRODUCTION

[WarpSpeeder™], a new powerful control utility, features three
user-friendly functions including Overclock Manager, Overvoltage
Manager, and Hardware Monitor.
With the Overclock Manager, users can easily adjust the frequency they
prefer or they can get the best CPU performance with just one click. The
Overvoltage Manager, on the other hand, helps to power up CPU core
voltage and Memory voltage. The cool Hardware Monitor smartly indicates
the temperatures, voltage and CPU fan speed as well as the chipset
information. Also, in the About panel, you can get detail descriptions about
BIOS model and chipsets. In addition, the frequency status of CPU,
memory, AGP and PCI along with the CPU speed are synchronically
shown on our main panel.
Moreover, to protect users' computer systems if the setting is not
appropriate when testing and results in system fail or hang,
[WarpSpeeder™] technology assures the system stability by automatically
rebooting the computer and then restart to a speed that is either the
original system speed or a suitable one.

5.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT

OS Support: Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP
DirectX: DirectX 8.1 or above. (The Windows XP operating system
includes DirectX 8.1. If you use Windows XP, you do not need to install
DirectX 8.1.)

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5.3 INSTALLATION

1. Execute the setup execution file, and then the following dialog will pop
up. Please click “Next” button and follow the default procedure to
install.

2. When you see the following dialog in setup procedure, it means setup
is completed. If the “Launch the WarpSpeeder Tray Utility” checkbox
is checked, the Tray Icon utility and [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be
automatically and immediately launched after you click “Finish”
button.

Usage:

The following figures are just only for reference, the screen printed in
this user manual will change according to your motherboard on hand.

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5.4 [WARPSPEEDER™] INCLUDES 1 TRAY ICON AND 5 PANELS

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Whenever the Tray Icon utility is launched, it will display a little tray
icon on the right side of Windows Taskbar.

This utility is responsible for conveniently invoking [WarpSpeeder™]
Utility. You can use the mouse by clicking the left button in order to
invoke [WarpSpeeder™] directly from the little tray icon or you can
right-click the little tray icon to pop up a popup menu as following
figure. The “Launch Utility” item in the popup menu has the same
function as mouse left-click on tray icon and “Exit” item will close
Tray Icon utility if selected.

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If you click the tray icon, [WarpSpeeder™] utility will be invoked.
Please refer to the following figure; the utility’s first window you will
see is Main Panel.

Main Panel contains features as follows:

a. Display the CPU Speed, CPU external clock, Memory clock, AGP clock,

and PCI clock information.

b. Contains About, Voltage, Overclock, and Hardware Monitor Buttons for

invoking respective panels.

c. With a user-friendly Status Animation, it can represent 3 overclock

percentage stages:

Man walking→overclock percentage from 100% ~ 110 %
Panther running→overclock percentage from 110% ~ 120%
Car racing→overclock percentage from 120% ~ above

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Click the Voltage button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted
and the Voltage Panel will slide out to up as the following figure.

In this panel, you can decide to increase CPU core voltage and
Memory voltage or not. The default setting is “No”. If you want to get
the best performance of overclocking, we recommend you click the
option “Yes”.

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Click the Overclock button in Main Panel, the button will be
highlighted and the Overclock Panel will slide out to left as the
following figure.

Overclock Panel contains the these features:

a. “–3MHz button”, “-1MHz button”, “+1MHz button”, and “+3MHz button”:

provide user the ability to do real-time overclock adjustment.

Warning:

Manually overclock is potentially dangerous, especially when the
overclocking percentage is over 110 %. We strongly recommend you
verify every speed you overclock by click the Verify button. Or, you can
just click Auto overclock button and let [WarpSpeeder™] automatically
gets the best result for you.

b. “Recovery Dialog button”: Pop up the following dialog. Let user select

a restoring way if system need to do a fail-safe reboot.

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c. “Auto-overclock button”: User can click this button and

[WarpSpeeder™] will set the best and stable performance and
frequency automatically. [WarpSpeeder™] utility will execute a
series of testing until system fail. Then system will do fail-safe
reboot by using Watchdog function. After reboot, the
[WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default
setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according
to the Recovery Dialog’s setting.

d. “Verify button”: User can click this button and [WarpSpeeder™]

will proceed a testing for current frequency. If the testing is ok,
then the current frequency will be saved into system registry. If
the testing fail, system will do a fail-safe rebooting. After reboot,
the [WarpSpeeder™] utility will restore to the hardware default
setting or load the verified best and stable frequency according
to the Recovery Dialog’s setting.

Note:

Because the testing programs, invoked in Auto-overclock and Verify,
include DirectDraw, Direct3D and DirectShow tests, the DirectX 8.1 or
newer runtime library is required. And please make sure your display
card’s color depth is High color (16 bit) or True color( 24/32 bit ) that is
required for Direct3D rendering.

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Click the Hardware Monitor button in Main Panel, the button will be
highlighted and the Hardware Monitor panel will slide out to left as
the following figure.
In this panel, you can get the real-time status information of your
system. The information will be refreshed every 1 second.

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Click the “about” button in Main Panel, the button will be highlighted
and the About Panel will slide out to up as the following figure.
In this panel, you can get model name and detail information in hints
of all the chipset that are related to overclocking. You can also get
the mainboard’s BIOS model and the Version number of
[WarpSpeeder™] utility.

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Note:

Because the overclock, overvoltage, and hardware monitor features
are controlled by several separate chipset, [WarpSpeeder™] divide
these features to separate panels. If one chipset is not on board, the
correlative button in Main panel will be disa bled, but wi ll not int er f er e
other panels’ functions. This property can make [WarpSpeeder™]
utility more robust.

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