ECS Photon AF1 ECS AF1 manual ver.1.1a

Preface

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Version 1.1a

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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 Interference­causing 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

Chapter 2

Installing the Motherboard

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

Chapter 4

Using the Motherboard Software

Describes features of the motherboard,
and provides a shipping checklist.

⇒ page 1

Go to

Describes installation of motherboard
components.

Go to

⇒ page 16

Provides information on using the BIOS
Setup Utility.

⇒ page 37

Go to

Describes the motherboard software.
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⇒ page 61

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Features and Packing List Translations

Liste de contrôle

Comparez ce qui est contenu dans l'emballage de la c arte mère avec la liste
suivante:

Eléments standards

• Une carte mère

• Un câble plat pour lecteur de disquette

• Deux câbles IDE de flux

• Un CD de support logiciel à installation automatique

• Une protection d’E/S

• Ce manuel utilisateur

Eléments Optionnels

• Un support USB + 1394 PCI (pour AF1 De luxe et AF1)

• Un boîtier USB + 1394 (pour AF1 De luxe et AF1)

• Un support PCI USB (pour AF1 Lite seulement)

• Un support USB (pour AF1 Lite seulement)

• Deux câbles SATA

• Un câble d’alimentation SATA

• Un kit Top hat avec fascicule d’instructions

• Un EZ-Watcher

Caractéristiques

Processeur

Chipset Le chipset sur cette carte mère comprend le chipset KT600

La carte mère utilise un Socket A AMD 462 broches présen­tant les caractéristiques suivantes:

• Supporte un bus frontal (FSB) de 400/333/266/200 MHz

• Intègre les processeurs AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/

Duron

Remarque : Il est conseillé d’utiliser AMD Athlon XP ou

CPU de niveau plus élevé pour assurer que
la fonction “Diode Thermique” fonctionne
correctement.

Northbridge combiné avec le chipset VT8237 Southbridge. Le
tableau ci-dessous explique brièvement certaines des caracté­ristiques avancées du chipset.

Chipset Caractéristiques

KT600

NB

Transfert DDR (Double Data Rate)
400/333/266/200 MHz sur adresse CPU Athlon
XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron et bus de données.

Contrôleur de Port Graphique Accéléré (AGP)
complet qui prend en charge les modes de
transfert 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x.

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Mémoire

Graphique Cette carte mère comprend un logement AGP qui offre huit

Codec Audio
AC’97

Supporte une interface d’Hôte V-Link 66 MHz
avec une bande passante de pointe de
533Mo/sec.

Prend en charge l’interface 2.5V à alimentation
séparée sur mémoire système et l’interface 1.5V
sur AGP.

Prend en charge la DRAM synchrone à double
vitesse DDR400, DDR333 et DDR266MHz.

VT8237

SB

• Support de module mémoire DDR SDRAM jusqu’à

• Peut recevoir deux logements sans mémoire tampon en

• Chaque logement supporte jusqu’à 1 Go avec une capa-

fois la bande passante des spécifications AGP d’origine. L’AGP

3.0 (8xAGP) offre une amélioration significative de performan­ces accompagnée d’améliorations de fonctionnalités sur
l’AGP2.0. Cette interface représente l’évolution naturelle de
l’AGP existante pour répondre à une demande toujours crois­sante d’interfaces graphiques en environnements de station de
travail et de bureau.

La C-Media 9739A est conforme aux spécifications AC'97 2.3
et supporte les extensions de CODEC multiples avec vitesses
d’échantillonnage variables indépendantes et effets 3D inté­grés. Elle intègre la technologie de convertisseur propriétaire
pour obtenir une SNR élevée, supérieure à 90 dB. Le circuit
de l’interface numérique fonctionne à partir d’une alimentation
en 5V/3.3V et supporte une fonction de sortie SPDIF conforme
AC'97 2.1 permettant une connexion facile à partir du PC sur
d’autres produits électroniques. Les fonctions supplémentaires
comprennent le support de quatre entrées stéréo de niveau de
ligne analogique.

Supporte une interface Client V-Link 16-bit 66
MHz avec une bande passante totale de 1066
Mo/sec.

Contrôleur ATA/HDD Série de canal double.
Supporte à la fois la gestion d’alimentation ACPI

(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
et legacy (APM).

Contrôleur EIDE de mode maître UltraDMA­33/66/100/133 de Canal double.

Contrôleur USB 2.0 intégré avec quatre hubs
racine et huit ports de fonction.

Fonctionnement full et half duplex en 1/10/100
MHz.

400/333/266/200 MHz

2.5V de 184 broches.
cité maximum totale de 3 Go.

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Options
d’Extensions

LAN Interne

LAN Interne

(pour la version
AF1 Lite seule­ment)

1394a FireWire ­VT6307
(pour AF1 De
luxe et AF1)

RAID ATA Série
VIA VT6420
(pour la version

AF1 De luxe
seulement)

E/S Intégrées La carte mère possède un jeu complet de ports d’E/S et de

La carte mère Photon AF1 series est livrée avec les options
d’extensions suivantes:

• Cinq logements PCI 32 bits

• Un logement AGP

• Trois connecteurs IDE supportant six canaux IDE et une

interface de lecteur de disquette (Un connecteurs IDE op­tionnelle)

• Quatre connecteurs SATA avec des vitesses de transfert
allant jusqu’à 150 MB/s (Deux connecteurs SATA option­nelle)

La carte mère supporte la maîtrise de bus Ultra DMA avec des
vitesses de transfert de 33/66/100/133 Mo/sec.

Cette carte mère supporte Gigabit LAN en intégrant le matériel
3Com® 3C940 qui est optimisé pour les clients PCI 32 bits.
Elle est entièrement conforme à IEEE 802.3z et fournit à la
carte mère une fonctionnement en triple vitesse Full/Half­Duplex de 10/100/1000 Mbps. Cette mémoire tampon de 128
Ko sur RAM à puce permet la mise en mémoire tampon effi­cace de cycles de Bus PCI et de données et élimine la
nécessité d’une mémoire externe. Il incorpore la technologie
Marvell Virtual Cable Tester

TM

(VCT) pour les diagnostiques

de câble avancés.
La carte mère version « Lite » intègre le Contrôleur Ethernet

PCI 3Com® 3C920 10/100 Mbps. Elle est entièrement compa­tible IEEE 802.3 et fonctionne comme un maître bus PCI pour
transmettre et recevoir des transferts en paquets vers/depuis
le système hôte.

• Contrôleur d’hôte 2 ports IEEE 1394a faible alimentation
offrant aux PC une vitesse élevée, une connectivité flexi­ble à une gamme étendue de périphériques et
d’électronique grand public

• Conforme aux derniers standards IEEE 1394a avec plein
support de 1394a P2000

• Détecte les types de périphériques connectés et confi-
gure automatiquement les vitesses de données en 100,
200, ou 400 Mbps

• Equipé avec une interface de bus PCI 32 bits présentant
une gestion d’alimentation avancée, et prise en charge de
Cardbus

Cette carte mère intègre le contrôleur RAID IDE VIA VT6420 à
haute performance, qui prend en charge RAID 0 et RAID 1
pour un équilibre de performances de disque dur et de protec­tion de données.

connecteurs:

• Deux ports PS/2 pour souris et clavier

• Un port série

• Un port parallèle

• Quatre ports USB

• Un port LAN

• Une sortie coaxiale S/PDIF

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Microprogramme
BIOS

Certaines spécifications matérielles et éléments de logiciels peuvent être
modifiés sans avertissement.

• Une sortie optique S/PDIF

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

sortie

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

• Gestion d’alimentation

• Alarmes de réveil

• Paramètres de CPU

• Synchronisation de CPU et de mémoire

Le microprogramme peut aussi être utilisé pour définir les
paramètres pour les vitesses d’horloges de différents proces­seurs.

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Checkliste

Vergleichen Sie den Packungsinhalt des Motherboards mit der folgenden
Checkliste:

Standard Items

• Ein Motherboard

• Ein Bandkabel für Floppylaufwerke

• Zwei platzsparende IDE-Kabel

• Eine Software-CD

• Eine I/O-Abschirmung

• Dieses Handbuch

Optionales Zubehör

• Ein USB + 1394 PCI-Klammer (für AF1 Deluxe und AF1)

• Ein USB + 1394-Gehäuse (für AF1 Deluxe und AF1)

• Eine USB PCI-Klammer (nur für AF1 Lite)

• Ein USB Gehäuse (nur für AF1 Lite)

• Zwei SATA-Kabel

• Ein SATA-Netzkabel

• Ein Top Hat Flash-Kit mit Kurzanleitung

• Ein EZ-Watcher

Features

Prozessor Das Mainboard verwendet einen AMD 462-Pin Sockel A mit den

Chipsatz Der C h i p s a t z dies e s Mothe r boards ver f ü gt übe r die K T600

folgenden Eigenschaften:

• Unterstützt 400/333/266/200 MHz Frontsidebus (FSB)

• Nimmt AMD AthlonXP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron -

Prozessoren auf

Hinweis: Die Verwendung einer CPU vom Typ AMD

Northbridge, die mit der VT8237 Southb r i d g e v e r b unden ist I n der
untenstehenden Tabelle werden einige der fortschrittlichen
Funktionen des Chipsatzes kurz vorgestellt:

Chipsatz Funktionen

KT600

NB

Athlon XP oder höher wird empfohlen, damit
die Funktion „Thermische Diode” richtig
funktioniert.

400/333/266/200 MHz DDR (Double Data
Rate)- Transfer über Athlon XP/Sempron/
Athlon/Duron CPU-Adresse und Datenbusse.

Volle Unterstützung für Accelerated Graphics
Port (AGP)-Controller (Unterstützung der
Transfermodu 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x.

Unterstützt 66MHz V-Link Host-Interface mit
einer maximalen Bandbreite von 533 MB/Sek.

Unterstützt separate Spannungsversorgung
für 2.5 Volt Interface to System Memory und

1.5 Volt Interface to AGP.

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Speicher

Graphic Dieses Motherboard enthält einen AGP-Steckplatz, der

AC’ 97 Audio
Codec

Erweiterungs­Optionen

Onboard LAN Dieses Mainboard unterstützt Gigabit LAN durch die Integration

Unterstützt DDR400, DDR333 und
DDR266MHz Double Data Rate Synchronous
DRAM.

VT8237

SB

• Unterstützt DDR bis zu 400/333/266/200MHz DDR
SDRAM-Speichermodul

• Nimmt zwei ungepufferte 2.5V 184-Pin Steckplätze auf

• Jeder Steckplatz unterstützt bis zu 1 GB mit einer

maximalen Gesamtkapazität von 3 GB.

gegenüber der ursprünglichen AGP-Spezifikation über die
achtfache Bandbreite verfügt. AGP 3.0 ( 8xAGP) b i e t e t g egenüber
AGP 2.0 eine erhebliche Leistungssteigerung und verbesserte
Features. Dieses Interface stellt die natürliche Evolut ion des
bestehenden AGP dar, um den stetig anwachsenden
Anforderungen an die Grafikschnittstellen innerhalb der
Workstations und Desktop-Umgebungen gerecht zu werden.

Der C-Media 9739A ist kompatibel mit der AC´97 2.3­Spezifkation und unterstützt mehrfache CODEC-Erweiterungen
mit variablen, unabhängigen Samplingraten und integrierten 3D­Effekten. Er verfügt über eine gesetzlich geschützte Konverter­Technologie zur Erreichung eines hohen SNR von mehr als 90
dB. Der digitale Interface-Schaltschreis wird von einem 5 Volt
/3.3 Volt-Netzteil betrieben und unterstützt zum einfachen
Anschluss an einen PC oder andere elektronische Geräte eine
SPDIF-Out-Funktion. Weitere Funktionen beinhalten z.B. die
Unterstützung von vier analogen Line-Level-Eingängen.

Das Photon AF1´-Motherboard bietet die folgenden
Erweiterungsoptionen:

• Fünf 32-Bit PCI-Steckplätze

• Ein AGP-Steckplatz (unterstützt nur 1.5 Volt)

• Drei IDE-Anschlüsse, die sechs IDE-Kanäle und eine

Schnittstelle für ein Floppydiskettenlaufwerk
unterstützen.(Ein IDE-Anschlüsse optional)

• Vier SATA-Header mit einer Datentransferrate von bis zu
150 MB/Sek.(Zwei SATA-Header ar optional)

Das Mainboard unterstützt Ultra DMA Bus-Mastering mit
Übertragungsraten von 33/66/100/133 MB/Sek.

des 3Com® 3C940-Geräts, das für 32-Bit PCI-Client optimiert

Unterstützt 16-Bit 66 MHz V-Link Client­Interface mit einer totalen Bandbreite von
1066 MB/Sek.

Dualkanal Serial ATA/HDD -Controller.
Unterstützt ACPI (Advanced Configuration

and Power Interface) und Legacy (APM)­Energieverwaltung.

Dualkanal-UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 Master
Mode EIDE-Controller.

Onboard-USB 2.0-Controller mit vier Root
Hub und acht Port.

1/10/100 MHz Voll/Halbduplexbetrieb.

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ist. Es ist voll kompatibel mit IEEE 802.3z und ermöglicht dem
Mainboard Geschwindigkeiten mit 10/100/1000 MB/Sek. im
Voll/Halb- bzw. Dreifach-Duplexbetrieb. Dieser 128 KB Onchip­RAM-Puffer ermöglicht effiziente PCI Bus-Zyklen und effizientes
Datenpuffern. Außerdem macht es externen Speicher
überflüssig und verfügt für fortschrittliche Kabeldiagnose über
die Marvell Virtual Cable Tester

Onboard LAN

(nur für AF1
Lite- Mother­boards)

1394a FireWire

-VT6307

(für AF1 Deluxe
und AF1)

Seri al ATA
RAID VIA
VT6420
(nur AF1 De-

luxe­Motherboard)

Integrierte I/O Das Mainboard verfügt über einen kompletten Satz von I/O-

BIOS
Firmware

Dieses “Lite”-Motherboard verfügt über einen Onboard-3Com®
3C920 10/100MB/Sek. PCI Ethernet-Controller. Dieser ist
vollständig kompatibel mit IEEE 802.3 und fungiert zum
Senden/Empfangen von Datenpaketen zum/vom Host-System
als PCI Bus-Master.

• Der Niedrigstrom 2-Port-EEE 1394a-Host-Controller bietet
PC-Systemen hohe Geschwindigkeiten sowie flexible
Verbindungen mit einer Vielzahl von Peripherie-Geräten
und sonstiger Unterhaltungselektronik

• Kompatibel mit den neuesten IEEE 1394a-Standard mit
voller 1394a P2000-Unterstützung

• Automatische Erkennung und Konfiguration
angeschlossener Geräte auf Datengeschwindigkeiten von
100, 200 oder 400 MB/Sek.

• Ausgerüstet mit einem 32-Bit PCI Bus-Interface mit
erweiterte Energieverwaltung und Cardbus-Unterstützung

Dieses Motherboard verfügt über einen hochleistungsfähigen
VIA VT6420 IDE RAID-Controller. Dieser unterstützt RAID 0
und RAID 1 und ermöglicht dadurch sowohl starke
Festplattenleistungen als auch Datenschutz.

Schnittstellen und Anschlüssen:

• Zwei PS/2-Schnittstellen für Maus und Tastatur

• Eine serielle Schnittstelle

• Eine parallele Schnittstelle

• Vier USB-Schnittstellen

• Eine parallele LAN

• Ein koaxialer S/PDIF-Ausgang

• Ein optischer S/PDIF-Ausgang

• Audiobuchsen für Mikrofon, Line-in und Line-out

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 und Speichertiming

• CPU- und Speichertiming

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

TM

(VCT)-Technologie.

Bestimmte Hardwarespezifikationen und Teile der Softwareausstattung
können ohne weitere Ankündigung abgeändert werden.

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Lista di controllo

Comparate il contenuto della confezione della scheda madr e con la seguente
lista di controllo:

Articoli standard

• Una Scheda madre

• Un cavo per il collegamento di drive Floppy

• Due cavetti IDE per linea stream

• Un CD autoinstallante contenete il software di Supporto

• Un shield I/O

• Questo manuale dell’utente

Periferiche Opzionali

• Un USB + 1394 PCI bracket (per le versioni AF1 Deluxe e AF1)

• Un housing USB + 1394 (per le versioni AF1 Deluxe e AF1)

• Un USB PCI bracket (for AF1 Lite only)

• Un housing USB (for AF1 Lite only)

• Due cavetti SATA

• Un cavetto di alimentazione SATA

• Un kit Top hat Flash completo di manuale

• Un EZ-Watcher

Caratteristiche

Processore La scheda madre è dotata di un socket A AMD a 462 pin che

Chipset Il chipset è composto dai chipset Northbrigde KT600 e

presenta le seguenti caratteristiche:

• Supporta il bus di sistema 400/333/266/200 MHz
frontside (FSB)

• Possibilità di alloggiare le CPU AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/
Athlon/Duron

Note: Si raccomanda l’uso di una CPU AMD Athlon XP o

superiore per garantire il funzionamento corretto
della funzione “Diodo termico”.

Southbridge VT8237. La tabella sottostante presenta una
panoramica delle funzioni avanzate del chipset:

Chipset Funzioni

Trasferimento dati a 400/333/266/200 MHz via
DDR (Double Data Rate) per CPU Athlon
XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron e bus dati.

Controller AGP Full Featured (Accelerated
Graphics Port) in grado di supportare il bus dati
a 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x.

Supporto interfaccia Host 66 MHz V-Link con
larghezza di banda sino a 533MB/sec.

Supporto separato dell'interfaccia a 2.5V per la
memoria di sistema e l'interfaccia 1.5V per AGP.

Supporto della RAM sincrona double data
DDR400, DDR333 e DDR266 MHz.

KT600

NB

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Memory

Graphic Questa scheda madre possiede uno slot AGP slot in grado di

AC’ 97 Audio
Codec

Opzioni di
espansione

Lan Integrata Questa scheda madre supporta Gigabit LAN integrando 3Com

VT8237

SB

• Supporto per i banchi SDRAM DDR a 400/333/266/200

• Presenza di due slot a 184 pin unbuffered 2.5V

• Ogni slot supporta sino ad un 1 GB con una capacità

garantire una larghezza di banda otto volte superiore rispetto a
quella prevista dalle specifiche dello standard AGP originale..
La tecnologia AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) offre un miglioramento
marcato delle prestazioni assieme al miglioramento delle
funzioni rispetto ad AGP 2.0. Questa interfaccia rappresenta
l’evoluzione naturale dell’interfaccia AGP esistente per
soddisfare le richieste sempre maggiori poste alle interfacce
grafiche negli ambienti desktop e workstation.

Il C-Media 9739A è conforme alla specifiche AC 97 2.3 che
supporta estensioni CODEC multiple con capacità di
campionamento multiple e scalabili ed effetti 3D integrati. Ë
dotato di una tecnologia di conversione integrata per ottenere
un SNR di qualità elevata, maggiore di 90 dB. L’interfaccia
digitale è alimentata da un alimentatore a 3.3/5V e supporta un
SPDIF compatibile con le specifiche AC’97 2.1 con funzioni
che facilitano il collegamento di strumenti elettronici al PC.
Altre caratteristiche includono il supporto di quattro entrate
LINE STEREO analogiche.

La Serie Schede Madri AF1 presenta le seguenti possibilità
per l’espansione:

• Cinque slot PCI da 32 bit

• Uno slot AGP

• Tre connettori IDE che supportano sei canali IDE ed una

• Quattro connettori SATA con velocità trasferimento dati

La scheda madre supporta la gestione di canali Ultra DMA con
transfert rate pari a 33/66/100/133 MB/sec.

3C940 a un chipset che è ottimizzata per client PCI a 32 bit. È
completamente compatibile IEEE 802.3z e fornisce alla
scheda madre un funzionamento a velocità tripla10/100/1000

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

Controller Seriale a ATA/HDD a doppio canale.
Supporto sia degli standard ACPI (Advanced

Configuration and Power Interface) e APM per
la gestione del consume energetico.

Controller EIDE master mode a doppio canale
UltraDMA-33/66/100/133.

Controller USB 2.0 Integrato con quattro hub
root e otto porte funzionanti.

Operazioni full e half duplex a 1/10/100 MHz.

MHz

massima pari a 3 GB

interfaccia per il collegamento del lettore Floppy (Uno
connettori IDE connettori opzionale)

fino a 150 MB/s (Due connettori SATA ara opzionale)

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Mbps Full/Half-Duplex. Il buffer da 128 KB con chip per RAM
assicura cicli bus PCI efficienti, garantisce il buffering dei dati
ed elimina la necessità di installare una memoria esterna.
Tecnologia Marvell Virtual Cable Tester
per diagnostica avanzata dei cavi.

LAN integrate

(per la versione
AF1Lite)

1394a FireWire ­VT6307
(per le versioni
AF1 Deluxe e
AF1)

RAID ATA
Seriale VIA
VT6420
(Solo per la

versione AF1
Deluxe)

I/O integrati La scheda madre è dotata di un set completo di connettori e

BIOS Questa scheda madre utilizza il BIOS Award che permette

La versione “Lite” della scheda madre integra il controller
Ethernet PCI 3Com® 3C920 10/100 Mbps. Il controller rispetta
pienamente le specifiche IEEE 802.3 e può funzionare come
bus master PCI per la trasmissione e la ricezione di pacchetti
da e per il sistema host.

• Controller host IEEE 1394a due porte e bassa potenza
per fornire ai PC velocità elevate e permetterne il
collegamento ad una vasta gamma di periferiche e
componenti elettronici di tipo commerciale

• Conforme con le recenti norme IEEE 1394 con supporto
1394a P2000 completo

• Rilevamento delle periferiche connesse e configurazione
automatica della velocità di trasmissione dati (100, 200 o
400 Mbps)

• Interfaccia bus PCI da 32 bit con funzioni avanzate per il
risparmio dell'energia e supporto per cardbus

Questa scheda madre integra il potente controller RAID IDE
VIA VT6420, che supporta il formato RAID 0 e RAID 1
garantendo un ottimo bilanciamento tra le prestazioni del disco
e la protezione dei dati.

porte I/O:

• Due porte PS/2 per mouse e tastiera

• Una porta seriale

• Una porta parallela

• Quattro porte USB

• Una porta LAN

• Una uscita coassiale S/PDIF

• Una uscita ottica S/PDIF

• Jack audio per microfono e connettori ingresso/uscita

Line

all’utente di configurare numerose caratteristiche del sistema
tra cui le seguenti:

• Risparmio energetico

• Segnali Wake Up

• Parametri della CPU e sincronizzazione memoria

• Timing della memoria e della CPU

E’ possibile inoltre impostare i parametri di velocità del clock
del processore su diversi valori.

TM

(VCT) incorporata

Alcune specifiche hardware ed elementi software sono soggetti a variazioni
senza preavviso.

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Lista de Verificación

Compare los contenidos del paquete de la placa principal con la sigte. lista:

Ítems Estándares

• Una placa principal

• Un cable de cinta del lector de disquete

• Dos cables IDE de stream line

• Un CD de soporte de software autoinstalable

• Una capa I/O

• Este manual del usuario

Ítems Optativos

• Un USB + 1394 PCI brazo (para AF1 Deluxe y AF1)

• Una envoltura USB + 1394 (para AF1 Deluxe y AF1)

• Un brazo USB PCI (para AF1 Lite solamente)

• Una envoltura USB (para AF1 Lite solamente)

• Dos cables SATA

• Un cable de suministro SATA

• Un kit Top hat Flash con folleto de instrucción

• Un EZ-Watcher

Características

Procesador El panel principal usa un AMD 462-pin Enchufe A que tiene

Chipset El chipset en esta pl a c a p rinci p al in c l u y e l a KT600 N o r t h b r i dge

las siguientes características:

• Permite 400/333/266/200 MHz bus de lado frontal (FSB)

• Adecua procesadores AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/

Duron

Nota: Se recomienda que usted use AMD Athlon XP u

otra CPU de nivel superior para asegurarse de
que la función “Diodo Termal” trabajará adecua­damente.

comb i n a d o co n e l c h i p s e t VT8237 S o u t h b r i d g e . L a t a b l a a b ajo
explica algunas de las características avanzad as del ch ipset:

Chipset Características

KT600

NB

La transferencia 400/333/266/200 MHz DDR
(Índice de Datos Doble/Double Data Rate) en la
dirección y buses de datos Athlon
XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU.

Controlador de Puerto de Gráficas Accelerado
(AGP) caracterizado que soporta los modos de
transferencias de 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x.

Soporta la interfaz 66 MHz V-Link Host con
ancha de banda pico de 533MB/seg.

Soporta la interfaz con suministro de 2.5V para
la memoria del sistema y la interfaz de 1.5V
para el AGP por separado.

Soporta DRAM sincrónico de índice de datos
doble en DDR400, DDR333 y DDR266MHz.

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Memoria

Gráficas Esta placa principal incluye una ranura AGP q ue provee o cho

El Codec AC’ 97
Audio

Opciones de
Expansión

VT8237

SB

• Permite DDR hasta 400/333/266/200 MHz DDR módulo

• Adecua dos ranuras no reservadas 2.5V 184-pin

• Cada ranura permite hasta 1 GB con una capacidad

tiempos de amplitud de la especificación original AG P. La AGP

3.0 (8xAGP) ofrece un aumento significante en funcionamiento

junto con características mejoradas para AGP2.0. Esta inter­faz representa la evolución natural de la ya existente AGP
para hacer frente a las demandas siempre en aumento cen­tradas en las interfaces de gráficos dentro de estaciones de
trabajo y ámbitos de computadoras.

El C-Media 9739A se conforma con la especificación AC'97

2.3 y soporta múltiples extensiones CODEC con índice de

muestreo variable y efectos 3D incorporados. Incorpora la
tecnología de conversor propietaria para lograr un SNR alto,
mayor que 90 dB. El circuito de interfaz digital opera de un
suministro de 5V/3.3V y soporta una función de salida SPDIF
conforme con AC'97 2.1 que permite la conexión fácil del PC a
otros productos electrónicos. Otras características incluyen
soporte para cuatro entradas estereofónicas a nivel de línea
analógica.

El placa principal serie Photon AF1 viene con las siguientes
opciones de expansión:

• Cinco ranuras PCI de 32 bits

• Una ranura 4xAGP

• Tres conectores IDE que soportan seis canales IDE y un

• Cuatro conectores SATA con índice de transferencia de

El panel principal soporta la dominación de bus Ultra DMA con
velocidades de transferencia de33/66/100/133 MB/seg.

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

Controlador ATA/HDD de serie de canal dual.
Soporta ambos ACPI (Configuración Avanzada

e Interfaz de Suministro) y administración de
suministro de legado (APM).

Controlador EIDE del modo máster UltraDMA­Controlador EIDE del modo máster UltraDMA­33/66/100/133 de canal dual.

Controlador USB 2.0 integrado con cuatro hubs
de raíz y ocho puertos de función.

Operación de duplex medio y completo de
1/10/100 MHz.

de memoria SDRAM

máxima total de 3 GB

interfase de disquetera de disco flexible(Dos conectores
SATA area opcional)

datos hasta 150MBs (Dos conectores SATA area op­cional)

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LAN
Incorporada

LAN Abordo

(para la versión
AF1 Lite sola­mente)

1394 FireWire ­VT6307
(para AF1 Deluxe
y AF1)

Seri al ATA RAID
VIA VT6420
(para la versión

AF1 Deluxe so­lamente)

I/O Integrado

Esta placa principal soporta Gigabit LAN con integrar el dispo­sitivo 3Com 3C940-32 de chip singular está optimizado para
los clientes de 32-bit PCI. Conformidad total con IEEE 802.3Z
y provee la placa principal con la operación de velocidad tríple
de Full/Half-Duplex en 10/100/1000 Mbps. Un 128 KB en chip
el buffer de RAM habilita ciclos de PCI Bus eficiente y buffer
de datos y elimina la necesidad para la memoria externa. In­corpora la tecnología Marvell Virtual Cable Tester
para los diagnósticos de cable avanzados.

La placa principal de versión “Lite” integra el Controlador de
Ethernet 3Com® 3C920 Mbps PCI. Conforme totalmente con
IEEE 802.3 y opera como un máster de bus PCI para transmi­tir y recibir transferencias de paquete al/del sistema anfitrión.

• Controlador anfitrión IEEE 1394 de 2 puertos de bajo
suministro provee los sistemas de PC con alta velocidad,
conectividad flexible a un amplio rango de periféricos y
eletrónicos de consumo

• Conforme con las últimas normas IEEE 1394 con soporte
completo 1394a P2000

• Detecta los tipos de dispositivo y automáticamente con-
figura las velocidades de datos en 100, 200, o 400 Mbps

• Equipado con la interfaz de bus 32-bit PCI que se carac-
teriza por la administración de suministro avanzada, y
soporte de bus de tarjeta

Esta placa principal incorpora el controlador VIA VT6420 IDE
RAID de alto rendimiento, que soporta el RAID 0 y RAID 1
para el equilibrio del rendimiento del disco rígido y la protec­ción de datos.

El tablero principal tiene un set completo de puertos de Entra­da/Salida y conectores:

• Dos puertos PS/2 para ratón y teclado

• Un puerto de serie

• Un puerto paralelo

• Cuatro puertos USB

• Un puerto LAN

• Una salida S/PDIF coaxial

• Una salida S/PDIF óptica

• Enchufes de audio para micrófono, línea de entrada y

línea de salida

TM

(VCT)

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BIOS Firmware Este panel principal usa el Award BIOS que posibilita a los

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

usuarios configurar muchas características de sistema inclui­das las siguientes:

• Administración de potencia

• Alarmas despertadoras

• Parámetros y memoria de temporizador CPU

• Memoria de temporizador CPU

El firmware puede también ser usado para ajustar parámetros
para velocidades diferentes de procesador de reloj.

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チェックリスト

下記のチェックリストに列挙されている製品が同封されているかを確認して
ください。

標準同封アイテム

• マザーボード 1つ

• ディスクドライブ用リボンケーブル 1つ

• ストリームラインIDEケーブル 2本

• ソフトウェアの自動インストールをサポートするCD 1枚

• I/O シールド 1つ

• 本書 1部

オプション品

• USB+1394 PCI ブラケット 1つ

• USB + 1394 ハウジング 1つ

• USB PCI ブラケット 1つ

• USB ハウジング 1つ

(AF1Lite 専用)

(AF1 Deluxe および AF1用)

(AF1 Deluxeおよび AF1用)

(AF1 Lite 専用)

• SATAコード 2本

• SATA電源線 1本

• Top hat Flash kit １つ（ 説明書付き）

• EZ-Watcher 1つ

製品特徴

プロセッサ 当メインボードはAMD462ピンソケットを搭載し、次の特長

があります：

• 400/333/266/200 MHｚフロントサイドバス（FSB）をサ
ポートします

• AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duronプロセッサ収納可
能です

メモ: "Thermal Diode" 機能を正しく作動させるた

めに、AMD Athlon XPまたはそれ以上のCPU
のご使用をお勧めします。

チップセット 当マザーボードに搭載されているチップセットは、KT600

Northbridge と、 VT8237 Southbridgeの何れかとを備え
、下表に示される先進な機能をお届けします。

チップセッ

KT600

ト名

NB

Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duronプロセッサ
のアドレス機能とデータバスとでの400/333/26
6/200 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) 転送を実
現。

全機能のAGP( Accelerated Graphics Port)
コントローラーを搭載し、 533 MHz 8xや 266
MHz 4x の転送モードをサポート。

機能

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メモリー

グラフィック 本マザーボードは、従来のAGP仕様の8倍のバンド幅を提供する

AC’ 97
オーディオコーデ
ック

66 MHz V-Link ホストインターフェースをサポ
ートし、ビーク帯域幅 533MB/秒。

システムメモリ用の2.5Vインターフェースと、A
GP用の1.5Vインターフェースとを別々に備えて
サポート。

DDR400と、DDR333と、 DDR266とのDDR
SDRAMをサポート。

VT8237

SB

• 400/333/266/200MHz DDR SDRAMまでのDDRメモリモジュ

• 2つの非バッファー2.5V184ピン仕様のスロットを収納

• 各スロットが1 GBまで対応し、トータルで3 GBまでサ

ことができるAGPスロットが含まれています。AGP3.0 (8xAGP)
は、ワークステーションやデスクトップ環境において、より優
れたグラフィックインターフェースのニーズに対応するために
誕生したもので、既存のAGP機能をさらに進化させ、AGP2.0より
パワーアップしたパフォーマンスおよび機能を提供します。

C-Media 9739A オーディオコーデックはAC’ 97 2.3 仕様
に準拠したもので、様様なCODEC拡張機能をサポートしながら
、独立の可変サンプリング率と共に3D効果機能をも内蔵して
おります。独自の変換技術を取り入れることにより、90dB超
の高いSNRを実現しました。そのデジタル式インターフェース
回路は、5V/3V電源サプライで動作し、かつAC’ 97 2.1
仕様に準拠したSPDIF出力機能をサポートしておりますので、
他の電子製品を容易にシステムに接続することができます。
さらに、アナログ式レインレベルステレオ入力を4つまでサポ
ートします。

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。

二重チャネルシリアル ATA//HDDコントローラ
ーを搭載。

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) と従来の (APM) 電源管理機能をサ
ポート。

二重チャネル UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 マス
ターモードのEIDEコントローラーを搭載。

内蔵しているUSB 2.0 コントローラーで、4つの
ルートハブと8つのポートを提供。

1/10/100 MHzの全/半二重動作が可能。

ールに対応

ポートします

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拡張オプション 本メインボードには次の拡張オプションが搭載されていま

す：

• 5つ32ビットPCIスロット

• 1つのAGPスロット(1.5Vのみ適用)

• 4つのIDEチャネルおよび1つのプロッピーディスクドラ

イブインターフェースを、2つのIDEコネクタでサポート

• 4つのSATAコネクター、データ転送速度を150MB/秒まで

サポート、 (2つのSATAコネクターをオプション品とし
てお求めるもとができます)

メインボードはUltra DMA バスマスタ機能、33/66/100/133
MB/秒の転送速度をサポートします。

オンボードLAN
（オプション）

オンボード LAN

(AF1 Lite板の
場合)

1394 FireWire ­VT6307
(オプション)

Serial ATA RAID
VIA VT6420

AF1 Deluxe

(

版の場合)

統合された入出力
ポート

キガバイトのLAN接続をサポートする、シングルチップの3Com
3C940-32 デバイスを導入しております。32ビットPCIクライ
アントに最適なネットワークアクセスパフォーマンスをもた
らします。さらに、 128 KBのオンチップRAM バッファーを搭
載しているので、外部メモリを使う必要性がなくなり、PCI
のバスサイクルおよびデータバッファーが負担が軽減されて
より効率よく行われるようになったためです。さらに、Marve
ll Virtual Cable Tester
なケーブル診断を実現。

この “Lite”版のマザーボードには、 3Com® 3C920 Mbps
PCI イーサーネットコントローラが統合されています。その
コントローラは、 IEEE 802.3規格に完全に対応していて、
PCIバスマスターとして機能の可能であるので、ホストシス
テムとのパケット転送/受信を管理することができます。

• 低消費電力の 2ポート IEEE 1394ホストコントローラを

通じて、各種の周辺機器や家庭用電化製品をシステムに
簡単に接続することができます

• 最新のIEEE1394仕様に準拠していて、1394a P2000

を完全にサポートします

• 接続した装置のタイプを自動に認識して、データ転送率

を適宜に100、200、400Mbpsのいずれかに設定します

• 節電機能とCardBus機能を備えた32ビットPCIバスインタ

ーフェースを設けております

このマザーボードには、高性能のVIA VT6420 IDE RAID コン
トローラが統合されています。それにより、 RAID 0 およ
びRAID 1がサポートされますので、ハードディスクの効
率とデータの保全を両立することが可能になります。

このメインボードにはフルーセットのI/Oポートおよびコネクタが搭載していま
す。

• 2つマウスおよびキーボード用のPS/2ポート

• 1つシリアルポート

• 1つパラレルポート

• 4つUSBポート

• 1つＬＡＮポート

• 1っ同軸 S/PDIF 出力

• 1つ光S/PDIF出力 1つ

TM

(VCT)技術を導入して、高度

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BIOS
ファームウェア

一部のハードウェア仕様及びソフトウェアアイテムは予告なく変更されるこ
とがあります。

• マイクロフォンやラインイン、ラインアウト向けのオー

ディオジャック

本メインボードは次のシステム機能を含めた設定をすること
ができるAward BIOSを採用しています：

• 電源管理

• Wake-up警告

• CPUパラメータ

• CPUおよびメモリのタイミング

その他に、各種プロセッサクロック速度のパラメータを設定
することができます。

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품목 목록

다음 품목들이 메인보드 패키지에 모두 포함되어 있는지 확인해 보십시오:

표준 품목

• 마더보드 1 개

• 디스켓 드라이브 리본 케이블 1 개

• 스트림 라인 IDE 케이블 2 개

• 자동 설치 소프트웨어 지원 CD

• I/O 실드 1 개

• 사용 설명서

옵션 사항

• USB + 1394 PCI브래킷브래킷

• USB + 1394 하우징 1 개

• USB PCI 브래킷 1 개

• USB하우징 1 개

(AF1 Lite 의 경우에만)

(AF1 Lite 의 경우에만)

(AF1 Deluxe 및 AF1 해당)

(AF1 Deluxe 및 AF1 해당)

• SATA 케이블 2 개

• SATA 전원 케이블 1 개

• 설명서와 탑 햇 플래시 킷 1 개

• EZ-Watcher 1개

기능

프로세서 이 메인보드는 AMD 462 핀 소켓 A 를 사용하며 다음과 같은

특징을 지닌다:

• 400/333/266/200 MHz frontside bus (FSB) 지원

• AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron 프로세서 사용

Note: “열 다이오드” 기능이 적절히 기능하도록

AMD Athlon XP 또는 그 이상의 CPU 사용을
권장 함.

칩셋 본 마더보드에 있는 칩셋은KT600 Northbridge 와 VT8237

Southbridge 칩셋을 조합한다. 아래 표는 칩셋의 고급 기능을

간단히 설명한다.

칩셋 특징

KT600

NB

Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU
어드레스 및 데이터 버스에서400/333/266/200
MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) 전송.

시그널링을 위해 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x, 및
133 MHz 2x 전송 모드를 지원하는 고급의
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) 컨트롤러.

최고 대역폭 533MB/sec 의 66 MHz V-Link
호스트 인터페이스 지원.

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메모리

그래픽 본 마더보드는 기존 AGP 사양의 8배의 대역폭을 제공하는

AC’ 97 오디오
코덱

확장 옵션 Photon AF1 시리즈 마더보드는 다음과 같은 풀 세트의 확장

시스템 메모리에 2.5V 인터페이스, AGP에 1.5V
인터페이스 지원.

DDR400, DDR333및 DDR266MHz 더블 데이터
속도 동기 DRAM 지원.

VT8237

SB

• DDR 을 최대400/333/266/200MHz DDR SDRAM

• 2개의 unbuffered 2.5V 184 핀 슬롯 사용

• 총 최대 용량은 3GB 이며, 각 슬롯은 최대 1 GB 를 지원

AGP 슬롯을 포함한다. AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) 는 AGP 2.0의 기능
강화로 탁월한 성능을 제공한다. 이 인터페이스는 기존 AGP의
자연적 진화로 워크 스테이션과 데스크탑 환경에서 필요로
하는 그래픽 인터페이스를 제공한다.

C-Media 9739A 는 AC'97 2.3 사양에 부합되며 독립적인
다양한 샘플링 속도와 내장 3D 효과를 지닌 다양한 코덱
확장을 지원한다. 90 dB 이상의 고품질의 SNR을 위해 적합한
컨버터 기술을 사용하였다. 디지털 인터페이스 회로는
5V/3.3V 파워 써플라이로 작동되며, AC'97 2.1 부합 SPDIF
출력 기능을 지원하여 PC와 다른 전기 제품의 연결을
용이하게 한다. 그 밖에도 4 개의 아날로그 라인 레벨 스테레오
입력을 지원한다.

옵션이 있다:

• 32-bit PCI 슬롯5개

• AGP 슬롯 1 개

• 3개의 IDE 채널 및 플로피 디스크 드라이브

• 데이터 전송 속도 최대 150 MB/s의 SATA 커넥터 4 개

• (의 SATA 커넥터 2 개선택사항)

메인보드는 전송 속도 33/66/100/133 MB/sec 의 Ultra DMA
bus mastering 을 지원한다.

총 대역폭 1066 MB/sec의 16 비트 66 MHz
V-Link 클라이언트 인터페이스 지원.

듀얼 채널 시리얼 ATA/HDD 컨트롤러.
ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power

Interface) 와 legacy (APM) 전원 관리 지원.
듀얼 채널 UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 마스터

모드 EIDE 컨트롤러.
4 개의 루트 허브와 8 개의 기능 포트가 있는

통합 USB 2.0 컨트롤러.
1/10/100 MHz full / half duplex 오퍼레이션.

메모리 모듈 지원

인터페이스를 지원하는 IDE 커넥터 6개(의IDE 커넥터 1
개선택사항)

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보드 내장 LAN 본 메인보드는 32 비트 PCI 클라이언트에 최적화 되어 있는

3Com® 3C940장치를 통합하는 Gigabit LAN을 지원한다.
이것은 IEEE 802.3z 와 호환하며 메인보드에 10/100/1000
Mbps Full/Half-Duplex 세 속도의 작업을 제공한다. 칩 RAM
버퍼의 128 KB는 효율적인 PCI 버스 사이클과 데이터
버퍼링을 가능하게 하며 외부 메모리의 필요성을 감소시킨다.
고급 케이블 진단을 위해 Marvell Virtual Cable TesterTM
(VCT) 기술을 사용하였다.

보드내장 LAN

(AF1 Lite 버전의
경우에만)

1394a 파이어
와이어 -VT6307
(AF1 Deluxe 및
AF1 해당)

시리얼 ATA RAID
VIA VT6420
(AF1 Deluxe

버전의 경우에만

통합 I/O 본 마더보드는 풀 세트의 I/O 포트 및 커넥터가 있다:

BIOS 펌웨어 본 마더보드는 Award BIOS 를 사용하여 사용자는 다음과

“ Lite” 버전 마더보드는 3Com® 3C920 10/100 Mbps PCI
이더넷 컨트롤러를 통합한다. 이것은 IEEE 802.3 에 전적으로
부합되며 패킷을 호스트 시스템에/으로 부터 전송 및
수신하는데 PCI 버스 마스터처럼 작동한다.

• PC 시스템에 빠른 속도와 광범위한 주변기기 및 전자
장치의 연결성을 제공하는 저 전력 2 포트 IEEE 1394
호스트 컨트롤러

• 최신 IEEE 1394 표준 부합, 1394a P2000 지원

• 장치 타입 감지 및 데이터 속도를 100, 200, 또는 400

Mbps 로 자동 구성

• 고급 전원 관리 기능이 있는 32 비트 PCI 버스
인터페이스, 카드버스 지원

본 마더보드는 고성능 VIA VT6420 IDE RAID 컨트롤러를
사용하며,하드 디스크 성능 밸런스와 데이터 보호를 위해
RAID 0 과 RAID 1을 지원한다.

)

• 마우스와 키보드용 PS/2 포트 2 개

• 시리얼 포트 1개

• 패러럴 포트 1 개

• USB 포트 4 개

• LAN 포트 4 개

• 동축 S/PDIF 출력 1 개

• 광 S/PDIF 출력 1 개

• 마이크 용 오디오 잭, 라인 입력과 라인 출력

같은 시스템 기능을 구성할 수 있다:

• 전원 관리

• 기상 알람

• CPU 파라미터

• CPU 및 메모리 타이밍

펌웨어는 다른 프로세서 클럭 속도의 파라미터를 설정하는데
도 사용될 수 있다.

하드웨어 사양 및 소프트웨어 아이템은 사전 통보 없이 변경될 수 있음.

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檢查表

請依下列檢查表，核對主機板包裝之內容：

標準項目

• 1個主基板

• 1條軟碟排線

• 2條串流IDE連接線

• 1片軟體自動安裝支援光碟

• 1片 I/O屏蔽板

• 本說明書

選購配件

• 1片USB + 1394 PCI機座

• 1片USB + 1394 機座

• 1片 USB PCI 固定架

• 1片 USB固定架

(僅適用於 AF1 Lite)

(適用於AF1 Deluxe及 AF1)
(適用於AF1 Deluxe及 AF1)
(僅適用於 AF1 Lite)

• 2條SATA連接線

• 1條SATA電源線

• 1組 Top hat Flash kit (BIOS快閃記憶體組) ，隨附說明手冊

• 1組 EZ-Watcher

性能

處理器 本主機板採用了具有下列功能之AMD 462針Socket A：:

• 支援高達400/333/266/200 MHz之系統匯流排(FSB)

• 支援AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron處理器

註解: 建議使用AMD Athlon XP或更高等級之CPU, 以確保過

熱保護電路 (Thermal Diode) 之功能運作正常。

晶片組 本主機板係以KT600 北橋晶片組搭配 VT8237 南橋晶片組，

具有如下表所述之先進晶片組功能：

晶片組 功能
KT600

NB

為Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU 定址功能
及資料匯流排提供400/333/
266/200 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate)傳輸速率.

提供全功能的繪圖加速埠 (AGP)控制器，能夠支
援 533 MHz 8x、266 MHz 4x傳輸模式.

支援66 MHz V-Link主機介面，最大頻寬可達
533MB/秒.

提供系統記憶體用2.5V介面、及AGP用1.5V介面
之支援.

支援DDR400、DDR333、及DDR266MHz DDR
SDRAM (同步雙倍資料傳輸動態隨機存取記憶體).

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記憶體

繪圖卡 本主機板配備有一個AGP插槽，能夠支援為舊型AGP規格8倍之頻

AC＇ 97
音訊編解碼器

擴充選項

內建LAN控制器 本主機板為支援Gigbit LAN，採用了 3Com的3C940單晶網路晶

機載 LAN

(僅適用於 AF1
Lite版)

VT8237

SB

• 支援DDR高達400/333/266/200MHz之DDR型SDRAM記憶

• 配備有2無緩衝2.5V184針插槽

• 各插槽支援1GB，共可支援3 GB之記憶體

寬。相較於AGP 2.0，AGP 3.0(8xAGP) 能夠提供商的性能以及功
能。本介面係順應工作站與個人電腦環境中對圖形介面不斷升高
之要求，由既有之AGP規格所發展出來的成果。

配備之C-Media 9739A音效解碼/編碼器採用了AC＇ 97 2.3 規
格，且支援多CODEC擴充子集，具有獨立的可變取樣率及內建
的3D效果功能。本編解碼器具有一專屬的轉換技術，能夠得到
更高的SNR(實際高達90dB)。該數位介面電路可使用5V/3.3V的電
源，支援符合AC＇97 2.1規格的SPDIF輸出功能，能夠使其他
電子產品更容易地與連接電腦連接。再者，也提供4種類比線級
立體音效輸入。

Photon AF1系列主機板提供有如下擴充選項：

• 5個32位元PCI 插槽

• 1個 4xAGP 插槽

• 3個IDE連接器，可支援6個IDE通道及1個軟碟機介面。(1個I

• 4個SATA連接器，具有高達150MB/秒的資料傳輸率。(2個S

本主機板之Ultra DMA 匯流排主控功能可支援高達33/66/100 /133
MB/秒之資料傳輸。

片，能夠為32位元PCI客戶端提供最佳化的網路效能。該晶片完
全與IEEE 802.3z相容，能夠提供10/100/1000Mbps全/半雙工三倍
速傳輸率。由於已內含128KRAM緩衝器，因此無需使用外部記
憶體，便可提升PCI匯流排的處理速度及資料緩衝效能。此外，
尚採用了Marvell Virtual Cable Tester
的網路連線診斷功能。

Lite版主機板整合有3Com® 3C920 10/100Mbps PCI 乙太網路控制
器 。此控制器完全與 IEEE 802.3 規格相容，且能夠發揮 PCI 匯
流排主控功能，接對與主機系統間的封包傳輸進行收發的控

支援16-bit 66 MHz V-Link 客戶介面，總頻寬高達
1066 MB/秒.

具有雙通道串列ATA/HDD控制器.

支援ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interfa­ce) 及舊版的(APM)電源管理功能.

具有雙通道UltraDMA-33/66/100/133主控模式
EIDE控制器.

內建USB 2.0控制器，提供4個集線器及8個連接埠.

具有1/10/100 MHz全/半雙工功能.

體

DE通道 選項)

ATA連接器 選項)

TM

(VCT) 技術，提供高性能

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制。

1394a FireWire ­VT6307
( 適用於AF1 De­luxe及 AF1)

Serial ATA RAID
VIA VT6420
(僅適用於

Deluxe版)

已整合的輸出入功能 本主機板完整地支援各種輸出入及連接器：

BIOS韌體 本主機板使用了Award BIOS ，使用者可藉此對包括下列之系統

AF1

• 藉由低耗電雙埠IEEE1394a主控制器，週邊設備及家電設備

能夠以更有彈性的方式且輕易地連接至電腦上

• 相容於最新的 IEEE 1394a 規格，且全面支援 1394a P2000

標準

• 自動辨識出連接設備的型式，並設定最佳的資料傳送速率

( 100, 200, 或 400 Mbps)

• 搭載一具有電源管理及CardBusr功能的32位元
PC匯流排介面

此主機板整合有高效能的VIA VT6420 IDE RAID控制器，能夠支
援 RAID 0 及 RAID 1，能夠在提升硬碟效能的同時，兼顧到對
資料的保護。

• 2個 PS/2 埠，分供滑鼠及鍵盤連接

• 1個串列埠

• 1個平行埠

• 4個USB埠

• 1個LAN埠

• 1個同軸 S/PDIF輸出端子

• 1個光學 S/PDIF 輸出端子

• 麥克風、line-in及line-out音效端

功能進行設定：

• 電源管理功能

• 喚醒警示功能

• CPU參數

• CPU及記憶體時序

本BIOS也可用以設定各種有關處理器時脈的參數。

有些硬體規格以及軟體物件將視狀況適當調整，不予另行通知。

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校验表

将本主板的组件内容与以下校验表进行对照：

标准组件

• 1 块主板

• 1 根磁盘驱动器扁平电缆

• 2 条流线型 IDE 电缆

• 1 张自动安装软件支持 CD

• 1 个 I/O 屏蔽罩

• 此用户手册

可选项目

• 1 个 USB + 1394 PCI外套（用于

• 1 个 USB + 1394 外套（用于

• 1 个 USB PCI 支架（仅用于

• 1 个 USB 支架（仅用于

AF1 Lite）

• 2 条 SATA 电缆

• 1 条 SATA 电源线

• 1 份 Top hat Flash 套件说明手册

• 1 个 EZ-Watcher

AF1 Deluxe和 AF1）

AF1 Deluxe和 AF1）

AF1 Lite）

特性

处理器 主板使用一个 AMD 462-pin Socket A 插座，此插座具有以

下特点：

• 支持400/333/266/200 MHz 前端总线 (FSB)

• 支持 AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Duron/Athlon 处理器

说明：建议您使用 AMD Athlon XP 或更高频率的处理

器，以确保能够正常使用“Thermal Diode”
功能。

芯片组 此主板含有KT600 北桥芯片组和 VT8237 南桥芯片组。下表

中简要介绍了芯片组的先进功能。

芯片组 功能

KT600

Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron CPU 地址和
数据总线上400/333/266/200 MHz DDR MHz DDR

NB

（双数据传输速率）传输。
完整的加速图形端口 (AGP) 控制器，支持 533

MHz 8x、266 MHz 4x 传输模式。
支持峰值带宽为 533MB/sec 的 66MHz V-Link

Host 接口。
支持（单独驱动）到系统内存的 2.5V 接口和到

AGP 的 1.5V 接口。
支持 DDR400、DDR333 和 DDR266MHz双数据速率

同步 DRAM。

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内存

图形 此主板含一个 AGP 插槽，可提供普通 AGP 规格 8 倍的带宽。

AC’ 97
音频编码器

扩展 选项 Photon AF1 系列主板提供如下扩展选项：

Onboard LAN 该主板支持千兆局域网，集成了为 32 位 PCI 客户进行了优化

Onboard LAN

(仅对于 AF1 Lite
版本)

VT8237

SB

• 支持400/333/266/200 MHz DDR SDRAM 内存条

• 提供 2 个非缓冲 2.5V 184 pin 插槽

• 每个插槽支持 1 GB，总共最大可支持3 GB

AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) 在增强了 AGP2.0 功能的同时极大地提高了
性能。此接口反映了 AGP 的发展规律，它进一步满足了在工作
站和桌面环境中对图形接口的不断增长的要求。

C-Media 9739A 符合 AC'97 2.3 规格，支持多个具有独立可
调采样速率和内建 3D 音效的编解码器。它与专有的转换器技
术相结合，能够获得大于 90 dB 的 SNR（信噪比）。数字接口
电路可以在 5V/3.3V 电源下工作，并支持符合 AC'97 2.1 规

格的 SPDIF 输出功能，此功能可以方便的将 PC 与其它电子
产品连接在一起。其它功能包括支持 4 路模拟线路级立体声
输入。

• 5 个 32 位 PCI 扩展插槽

• 1 个 AGP 插槽（只支持 1.5V）

• 3 个 IDE 接口，可支持 6 个 IDE 通道；(可选1 个接口)

• 4 个数据传输速率可达 150 MB/s 的 SATA 接口 (2

主板支持 Ultra DMA 总线控制，传输速率可达 33/66/100/133
MB/sec。

的 3Com® 3C940 设备。它完全符合 IEEE 802.3z 标准，为主
板提供 10/100/1000 Mbps 的全双工/半双工三速运行。芯片带
128 KB RAM 缓冲，能够提供高效的 PCI 总线循环和数据缓
冲，减少了对额外内存的占用。结合 Marvell Virtual Cable
Tester

此 “Lite” 版本的主板集成了 3Com® 3C920 10/100 Mbps
PCI 以太网控制器。它完全符合 IEEE 802.3，作为一个 PCI
总线主控器工作，用于发送和接收主机系统的数据包。

支持总带宽为 533MB/sec 的 16 位 66MHz V­Link 客户接口。

双通道串行 ATA/HDD 控制器。。
支持 ACPI（高级配置电源接口）和传统 (APM)

电源管理。
双通道 UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 主控模式 EIDE

控制器。
集成 USB 2.0 控制器，带有 4 个 Root Hub 和

8 个功能端口。
1/10/100 MHz 全双工和半双工操作。

个SATA 接口)

TM

(VCT) 技术，可提供先进的电缆诊断功能。

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1394a FireWire ­VT6307

AF1

（用于

Deluxe和 AF1

串行 ATA RAID
VIA VT6420
(仅对于

AF1

Deluxe 版本)

集成 I/O 此主板具有完整的 I/O 端口和插孔：

BIOS 此主板使用 Award BIOS，可以让用户自己配置以下系统功能：

• 低功耗 2 端口 IEEE 1394a 主控器，能够为 PC 系统到各
种外设和消费电子产品提供高速灵活的连接

• 符合最新的 IEEE 1394a 标准，全面支持 1394a P2000

• 能够检测连接设备的类型，并自动将数据速率配置为100、

）

200 或 400 Mbps

• 带支持高级电源管理的 32 位 PCI 总线接口，支持插件
总线

此主板使用了高性能 VIA VT6420 IDE RAID 控制器，支持
RAID 0 和 RAID 1，保证硬盘性能的同时实现数据保护。

• 2 个用于连接鼠标和键盘的 PS/2 端口

• 1个串口

• 1 个并口

• 4 个 USB 端口

• 1个LAN端口

• 1 个同轴 S/PDIF 输出

• 1 个光 S/PDIF 输出

• 麦克风、线入和线出声音插孔

• 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。

部分硬件规格和软件项目若有更改恕不另行通知。

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CHAPTER 1 1

Introducing the Motherboard 1

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

Checklist.....................................................................................................2

Standard Items................................................................................................. 2

Optional Items................................................................................................. 2

Features .....................................................................................................3

Specifications..............................................................................................7

Motherboard Components........................................................................10

Component Specifications........................................................................12

CHAPTER 2 15

Installing the Motherboard 15

Safety Precautions....................................................................................15

Quick Guide..............................................................................................15

Choosing a Computer Case .....................................................................16

Installing the Motherboard in a Case........................................................16

Checking Jumper Settings........................................................................17

Setting Jumpers ............................................................................................. 17

Checking Jumper Settings............................................................................. 17

Jumper Settings ............................................................................................. 18

Connecting Case Components....................................................................... 19

Front Panel Connector ................................................................................... 21

Installing Hardware...................................................................................22

Installing the Processor.................................................................................. 22

Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................... 25

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/SATA Hard Drive/ CD-ROM........................... 27

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive................................................................. 30

Installing Add-on Cards................................................................................. 31

Connecting Optional Devices........................................................................ 32

CHAPTER 3 37

Using BIOS 37

About the Setup Utility..............................................................................37

The Standard Configuration .......................................................................... 37

Starting Setup................................................................................................ 38

Updating the BIOS........................................................................................ 39

Using BIOS...............................................................................................40

Standard CMOS Features.............................................................................. 40

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Advanced BIOS Setup................................................................................... 42

Advanced Chipset Setup................................................................................ 44

Integrated Peripherals.................................................................................... 48

Power Management Setup............................................................................. 52

PNP/PCI Configurations................................................................................ 56

PC Health Status............................................................................................ 57

Frequency/Voltage Control............................................................................ 58

Load Fail-Safe Defaults................................................................................. 59

Load Optimized Defaults............................................................................... 59

Set Supervisor/User Password....................................................................... 59

Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 60

Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................... 60

CHAPTER 4 61

Using the Motherboard Software 61

About the Software CD-ROM ...................................................................61

Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP .......................................61

Running Setup............................................................................................... 62

Manual Installation....................................................................................64

Utility Software Reference ........................................................................64

APPENDIX 67

VIA VT8237/VT6420 SATA RAID Setup guide 67

VIA RAID configurations...........................................................................67

Install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks....................................................... 67

Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility......................................................... 68

Create Array .................................................................................................. 69

Delete Array .................................................................................................. 71

Select Boot Array .......................................................................................... 71

Serial Number View...................................................................................... 72

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Introducing the Motherboard

IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn

Thank you for choosing the ECS Photon mo therboard. The AF1 Series is the
next generation of high performance main board for AMD CPUs. The AF1
Series adopt VIA’s newest KT600 chipset to bring the last in technology to
AMD platform. This main board support AMD Athlon XP/ Sempron / Athlon /
Duron CPUs for superior performance, and offers full compatibility DRAM
Module for DDR400/333/266/200 MHz.

ECS Photon AF1 Series provide end user with server level PCB, which offer­ing overclocking ability and rock- solid reliabi lity. GigaLAN function supported,
6 channel sound and SPDIF out for the enhanced audio performance. With
full support for AGP 8X, USB2.0 ports and high-speed 1394 ports, 4 serial ATA
channel, which support RAID 0 and RAID 1.

To top it all, the motherboard has a complete set of I/O Ports such as three
channel IDE interfaces, a floppy controller, four high-speed serial port, an
EPP/ECP capable bi-directional parallel port connector, four USB (Unive rsal
Serial Bus) connector, a PS/2 keyboard connector, mouse connector and au­dio jacks for microphone, line-in, line-out. One AGP slot, five PCI loc al bus
slots provide expandability for add-on peripheral cards.

This motherboard is ideal for high performance and high quality computer
system.

Notice to user:

This manual is provided to accommodate the AF1 series motherboard. To identify the
type of motherboard you have, please refer below:

• AF1 Deluxe motherboard: Adopt VIA KT600, VT8237, VT6420, VT6307 &
3COM 3C940 with SATA RAID 0 & RAID 1 (4 SATA ports), GigaLAN and IEEE

1394 function.

• AF1 motherboard: Adopt VIA KT600, VT8237, VT6307 & 3COM 3C940 with
SATA RAID 0 & RAID 1 (2 SATA ports), GigaLAN and IEEE 1394 function.

• AF1 Lite motherboard: Adopt VIA KT600, VT8237 & 3COM 3C920 with SATA
RAID 0 & RAID 1 and 10/100 Mbps LAN function.

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

Standard Items

• One motherboard

• One diskette drive ribbon cable

• Two stream line IDE cable

• One auto-install software support CD

• One I/O shield

• This user’s manual

Optional Items

• One USB + 1394 PCI bracket (for AF1 Deluxe and AF1)

• One USB + 1394 housing (for AF1 Deluxe and AF1)

• One USB PCI bracket (for AF1 Lite only)

• One USB housing (for AF1Lite only)

• Two SATA cable

• One SATA power cable

• One Top hat Flash kit with instruction booklet

• One EZ-Watcher

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Photon Power

Device plug with USB-like ease!

Supports 2-ports S-ATA running at 150 MB/s. Fully compatible
with soon-to-be-released serial ATA HDD, CDROM and other
cutting edge devices.

Play complex 3D games without compromise!

AGP 8X AGP 3.0 interface and backward compatibility with
AGP 4X. Fully supports cutting edge nVidia Geforce FX 5900
and ATI Radeon 9900 pro AGP 8X GPU.

One-key boot device selection!

F11 Hot key to boot from different devices. Users do not need
to enter time-consuming BIOS setup screen to select the boot
device.

Uncompromising DVD audio quality!

Onboard 6-CH C-media 9739A Audio Chip supports uncompro­mising DVD audio quality, bringing a more vivid sound
experience. Users can also choose SPDIF output by using an
extended cable from RCA or optical coaxial jack.

The best aluminum capacitors empowering!

Featured highest quality V-chip capacitor provides better stability,
efficient signal transmission, explosion-proof, and ventilation.
This is the best design to support high-end graphics cards.

6-layer PCB!

Featured highest quality V-chip capacitor provides better stability,
efficient signal transmission, explosion-proof, and ventilation.
This is the best design to support high-end graphics cards.

Photon Guardian

Auto restart after power loss!

This convenient function keeps PC power always on.

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PC protection toolkit!

This amazing software not only provides users with convenient
and instant restoration of your computer, but also restores
within seconds important data back to the preferred state at a
specific point in time. Pro Magic also combines several other
functions including anti-virus, backup, uninstall software and
multi-booting to satisfy all your system protection needs.

A ‘time machine’ to protect and restore files!

Specially designed for file protection, security and manage­ment this DPU or data processing utility insures the safety of
important data through complete file restoration, eliminating
file damage even in case of improper operation. User can
freely edit original files after a set restore time point. The DPU
can even restore even deleted files.

Become your own BIOS ‘doctor!’

A handy external dual BIOS recovery system using Top Hat
tool. With this ECS patented kit, you can cure all BIOS ills.

PC ‘health’ monitor!

AP hardware monitors system health, delivering a quick reading
of CPU and system temperature, CPU FAN speed, CPU type,
memory size and on-board voltages. It will show a warning mes­sage when potential problems occur.

Memory module alert!

Memory Anti-Burn LED indicator provides users a second chance
warning when inserting or removing a memory module.

Dr. LED!

Fuzzy logic design for diagnosing PCI slots health!

Know your AGP!

Fuzzy logic design for diagnosing PCI slots health!

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Photon Link

Add peripherals and consumer electronics devices!

Dual IEEE 1394 slot supports transfer rates up to 400Mb/s.
IEEE 1394 is the most popular interface for PC peripherals
and customer electronics including digital video, CD-RW,
DVD, music synthesizers…

Smart LAN!

Detect the status of LAN network link and report the qualit y of
LAN cable.

All the USB 2.0 connectivity you’ll ever need!

Eight high-speed USB 2.0 ports delivering a 480 Mb/s transfer
rate mean no worries about port availability. And USB is the
most common interface for linking multiple devices.

More port options!

Bundled cable with a 1394 port and 2 USB ports can be
swapped with rear side PCI bracket or front side 3.5-inche
external bay – An easy, user-friendly way to plug-in or remove
digital devices.

Industrial-strength LAN power!

Features the outstanding commercial quality 3COM LAN, sup­porting a high transfer rate up to 1 Gigabit. Link your PC to the
network in the fastest, most stable way.

Double digital audio!

Featured coaxial & optical SPDIF outputs.

SATA RAID!

Provides RAID0, RAID1 modes.

Auto-negotiate your 10/100M LAN!

Features the outstanding commercial quality 3COM LAN, sup­porting 10Mbps & 100Mbps N-way auto-negotiation
networking.

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Photon Genius

Color-coding for easy connections!

Color-coded pin headers and slots make it easy to match plug
plugs with cables without checking the silk screen for installa­tion instructions.

Customize your start-up screen!

Want to individualize your PC? My Picture boots the PC with
the photo of your choice, requiring just one touch to import a
picture through a convenient Windows-based application.

Flash BIOS from Windows!

It’s easy to flash your BIOS using this user-friendly Windows
application.

Rounded corners for strength and safety!

Rounded corners make the PCB plate stronger and this smart
design element prevents user injury from hard PCB corners.

Cool operations, cool appearance!

Improved airflow cable makes your system run at a lower
temperature and look great too.

Eliminate data highway roadblocks!

Golden flush memory sockets make the DDR eliminate data
highway quality issues and support increased overclocking.

Ultra sound quality!

OS-con quality capacitor implanted on a yellow PCI slot ac­commodates special audio and video-related cards. This slot
can provide ultra signal quality for outstanding audio and vide o
card performance.

Dust proof auto shutter!

A dust-proof auto shutter for optical connector.

Clear & Clean!

Elegant PCB appearance stands out the key insertions and
reduces distraction during installation.

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Processor The motherboard uses an AMD 462-pin Socket A that has the

following features:

• Supports 400/333/266/200 MHz frontside bus (FSB)

• Accommodates AMD Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron

processors

Note: It is recommended that you use AMD Athlon XP

or higher level CPU to make sure that the “Ther­mal Diode” function will work properly.

Chipset The chipset on this motherboard includes the KT600

Memory

Graphics This motherboard includes an AGP slot that provides eight

Northbridge combine with VT8237 Southbridge chipset. The
table below briefly explains some of the chipset’s advanced
features.

Chipset Features

KT600

NB

VT8237

SB

• Supports DDR up to 400/333/266/200 MHz DDR SDRAM

• Accommodates three unbuffered 2.5V 184-pin slots

• Each slot supports up to 1 GB with a total maximum

times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification. The
AGP 3.0 (8x AGP) offers a significant increase in performance
along with feature enhancements to AGP2.0. This interface
represents the natural evolution from the existing AGP to meet
the ever-increasing demands placed on the graphic interfaces
within the workstation and desktop environments.

400/333/266/200 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate)
transfer on Athlon XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron
CPU address and data buses.

Full Featured Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
Controller which support 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz
4x mode.

Supports 66 MHz V-Link Host interface with
peak bandwidth of 533MB/sec.

Supports separately powered 2.5V interface to
system memory and 1.5V interface to AGP.

Supports DDR400, DDR333 and DDR 266 MHz
double data rate synchronous DRAM.

Supports 16-bit 66 MHz V-Link Client interface
with total bandwidth of 1066 MB/sec.

Dual channel Serial ATA/HDD controller.
Supports both ACPI (Advanced Configuration

and Power Interface) and legacy (APM) power
management.

Dual channel UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 master
mode EIDE controller.

Integrated USB 2.0 Controller with four root
hubs and eight function ports.

1/10/100 MHz full and half duplex operation.

memory module

capacity of 3 GB

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AC’ 97 Audio
Codec

Expansion
Options

Onboard LAN

Onboard LAN

(for AF1 Lite
version only)

1394a FireWire ­VT6307

(for AF1 Deluxe
and AF1 version)

Seri al ATA RAID
VIA VT6420
(for AF1 Deluxe
version only)

The C-Media 9739A is compliant with the AC'97 2.3 specifica­tion and supports multiple CODEC extensions with
independent variable sampling rates and built-in 3D effects. It
incorporates proprietary converter technology to achieve a
high SNR, greater than 90 dB. The digital interface circuitry
operates from a 5V/3.3V power supply and supports an AC'97

2.1 compliant SPDIF out function which allows easy connec­tion from the PC to other electronic products. Further features
include support for four analog line-level stereo inputs.

The Photon AF1 series motherboard comes with the following
expansion options:

• Five 32-bit PCI slots

• One AGP slot

• Three IDE connectors which support 6 IDE channel inter-

face (One IDE connector is optional)

• Four SATA connectors with data transfer rate up to 150
MB/sec (Two SATA connectors are optional)

This motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with
transfer rates of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec.

The motherboard supports Gigabit LAN by integrating the
3Com® 3C940 device which is optimized for 32-bit PCI clients.
It is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3 and provides the mother­board with 10/100/1000 Mbps Full/Half-Duplex triple speed
operation. This 128 KB on chip RAM buffer enables efficient
PCI Bus cycles and data buffering and eliminates the need for
external memory. It incorporated the Marvell Virtual Cable

TM

(VCT) technology for advanced cable diagnostics.

Tester
The “Lite” version motherboard integrates the 3Com® 3C920

10/100 Mbps PCI Ethernet Controller. It is fully compliant with
IEEE 802.3 and operates as a PCI bus master for transmit and
receive packet transfers to/from the host system.

• Low power 2-port IEEE 1394a host controller providing
PC systems with high speed, flexible connectivity to a
wide range of peripherals and consumer electronics

• Compliant with the latest IEEE 1394a standards with full
1394a P2000 support

• Detect connected device types and automatically config-
ure data speeds to 100, 200, or 400 Mbps

• Equipped with 32-bit PCI bus interface that features ad-
vanced power management, and cardbus support

This motherboard incorporates the high performance VIA
VT6420 IDE RAID controller, which supports RAID 0 and RAID
1 for a balance of hard disk performance and data protection.

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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

• Four USB ports

• One LAN port

• One coaxial S/PDIF out

• One optical S/PDIF out

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

BIOS
Firmware

This 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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Table of Motherboard Components

1.

ATX 20-pin power connector

2.

CPU socket

3.

Northbridge controller

4.

DDR DIMM sockets

Super I/O (ITE 8705F) control-

5.

ler

6.

Flash ROM

7.

IDE connectors

8.

Floppy disk connector

9.

AGP slot

10.

Serial ATA connectors

11.

Southbridge controller
VIA VT6420 Serial ATA con-

12.

troller
IDE connector (for AF1 Deluxe

13.

14.

15.

16.

only)

Serial ATA connectors (for AF1

Deluxe only)

IEEE 1394A headers (

Deluxe and AF1)

VIA VT6307 1394 controller

A.

Anti-Burn LED indicator

B.

AGP AI indicator

C.

PCI LED indicator

for AF1

17.

USB 2.0 headers

18.

C-Media 9739A controller

19.

PCI slots
3COM 3C940 Gigabit LAN

controller

(for AF1 Deluxe/ AF1 motherboard)

20.

3COM 3C920 10/100M LAN
controller

(for AF1 Lite motherboard only)

21.

PS/2 Mouse

22.

Parallel port

23.

RJ-45 port

24.

Line In jack

25.

Line Out jack

26.

Microphone jack

27.

USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

28.

USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

29.

Coaxial S/PDIF output port

30.

Optical S/PDIF output port

31.

Serial port

32.

Keyboard port

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1 ATX 20-pin power connector

This 20-pin connector connects to an ATX +12V power supply. The power
supply must have at least 1A on the +5V standby lead (+5VSB).

2 CPU socket

Socket 462 surface mount, Zero Insertion Force socket for the AMD K7 Athlon
XP/Sempron/Athlon/Duron Processors.

3 Northbridge Controller

The VIA KT600 host system controller supports AGP 4X and 8X mode,
400/333/266/200MHz Front Side Bus and DDR 400/333/266/200 MHz DRAM
Module

4 DDR DIMM Sockets

These three 184-pi DIMM sockets support up to 3 GB system memory using
unbuffered non-ECC PC3200/2700/2100 DDR DIMMs.

5 Super I/O (ITE 8705F) Controller

This Super I/O provides the commonly used functionality The chipset support a
high performance floppy disk controller, a multi-mode parallel port, one serial
port, a game port, the mouse and keyboard interface.

6 Flash ROM

This 4Mb ROM contains the programmable BIOS program.

7 IDE connectors

Two IDE connectors support Ultra 133/100/66, PIO mode 4 IDE devices, which
support up to 4 IDE devices.

8 Floppy Disk connector

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. One side of the
connector is slotted to prevent incorrect insertion of the floppy disk cable.

9 AGP slot

This Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports 1.5V AGP 8X and 3.3V
AGP 4X mode graphics cards for 3D graphical applications.

10 Serial ATA connectors

These two 7 pins connectors support the thin cables for Serial ATA devices.

11 Southbridge controller

The VIA® VT8237 integrated peripheral controller supports various I/O functions
including two Serial ATA ports, 2-channel ATA/133 bus master IDE controller,
up to eight USB 2.0 ports, LPC Super I/O interface, AC’97 interface and PCI

2.2 interface.

12 VIA® VT6420 Serial ATA controller

This motherboard incorporates the high performance VIA VT6420 IDE RAID
controller, which supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for a balance of hard disk per­formance and data protection.

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13 IDE connector

This IDE connector is for AF1 Deluxe motherboard only.

14 Serial ATA connectors

These two Serial ATA connectors are for AF1 Deluxe motherboard only.

15 IEEE 1394a headers

These headers are use for connecting IEEE 1394a interface.

16 VIA® VT6307 1394a controller

The VIA® VT6307 1394a controller provides high-speed and flexible PC con­nectivity to a wide range of peripherals and devices compliant to IEEE 1394a
standards. The IEEE 1394a interface allows up to 400Mbps transfer rates
through simple, low-cost, high bandwidth asynchronous (real-time) data inter­facing between computers, peripherals, and consumer electronic devices such
as VCRs, printers, camcorders, digital cameras and TVs.

17 USB 2.0 headers

These headers comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps
connection speed.

18 C-Media 9739A controller

The C-Media 9739A controller is an AC’97 2.1 compliant audio CODEC for PC
multimedia systems.

19 PCI slots

These five 32-bit PCI 2.2 expansion slots support bus master PCI cards like
SCSI or LAN cards with 133MB/s maximum throughput.

20 Gigabit LAN controller (for AF1 Deluxe and AF1 motherboard)

The 3Com® 3C940 Gigabit LAN delivers transfer rates up to 10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet connections. Ideal for handling large amounts of data such video,
audio and voice.

10/100M LAN controller (for AF1 Lite motherboard)

The 3Com® 3C920 Mbps PCI Ethernet Controller delivers transfer rates up to
10/100 Mbps Ethernet connections.

21 PS/2 Mouse

This 6-pin connector is for connecting PS/2 mouse.

22 Parallel port

This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer, a scanner, or other devices.

23 RJ-45 port

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

24 Line In Jack

This jack connects a tape player or other audio sources. In 6-channel mode,
the function of this jack becomes Rear Speaker Out.

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25 Line Out Jack

This jack connects a headphone or a speaker. In 6-channel mode, the function
of this jack becomes Front Speaker Out.

26 Microphone Jack

This jack connects a microphone. In 6-channel mode, the function of this jack
becomes Bass/Center Speaker Out.

27 USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4

These Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0
devices.

28 USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2

These Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2.0
devices.

29 Coaxial S/PDIF output port

This jack connects to external digital audio output devices.

30 Optical S/PDIF output port

This jack connects to external digital audio output devices.

31 Serial port

This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices.

32 Keyboard Port

This 6-pin connector is for connecting PS/2 keyboard.

A. Anti-Burn LED Indicator

When this LED is light up, do not remove the memory module from your DIMM
slot or else your memory module will be damaged.

B. AGP AI Indicator

These two LEDs indicate which type of graphics card you have installed.
4X – Yellow LED; 8X – Blue LED

C. PCI LED Indicator

The blinking PCI LED indicates the PCI slot activity. These LEDs will stop blink­ing when add card has been installed.
Blinking – no add card installed or add card was not properly installed.

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Installing the Motherboard

SSaaffeettyy PPrreeccaauuttiioonnss

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.

QQuuiicckk GGuuiiddee

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

The following table provides a reference for installing specific components:

Choosing a Computer Case Go to page 16
Installing the Motherboard in a Case Go to page 16
Setting Jumpers Go to page 17
Installing Case Components Go to page 19
Installing the CPU Go to page 22
Installing Memory Go to page 25
Installing an HDD/SATA Hard Drive/CD-ROM Drive Go to page 27
Installing an FDD Go to page 30
Installing Add-on Cards Go to page 31
Connecting Options Go to page 32

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

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

This motherboard has an ATX form factor of 305 mm x 191 mm. Choose a
case that accommodates this form factor.

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

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

Note: Do not overtighten

the screws as this
can stress the moth­erboard.

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

2. Secure the mainboard with
screws where appropriate.

1. Place the mainboard
over the mounting brackets.

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

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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, ens ure that
the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins.

The illustrations below show a 2-pin jumper.
When the jumper cap is placed on both pins,
the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the
jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just
one pin, the jumper is OPEN.

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

1

2

Short Open

3

Checking Jumper Settings

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

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Jumper Settings

Jumper Type Description Setting (default)

JP1 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal

2-3: Clear CMOS

JP1

1

JP2 & JP3 3-pin CPU Frequency

select jumper

JP1 – Clear CMOS Jumper

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

JP2 & JP3 – CPU Frequency Select Jumper

This jumper enables you to set the CPU frequency.

JP2 JP3 CPU Frequency

Short 1-2 Short 1-2 100MHz
Short 2-3 Short 1-2 133MHz
Short 2-3 Short 2-3 166 MHz
Short 1-2 Short 2-3 200 MHz

See table on following
page for settings.

JP2

1

1

JP3

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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:

ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector
Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1.

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5V 14 PS ON#
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground
8 PWRGD 18 +5V
9 +5VSB 19 +5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

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CPUFAN1/CASFAN1/NBFAN1: FAN Power Connectors

Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1.
Connect the case cooling fan connector to either CASFAN1.
The Northbridge cooling fan is connected to NBFAN1.

Pin Signal Name Function

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

SPK1: Internal speaker
Connect the case speaker cable to SPK1.

Pin Signal Name

1 VCC
2 NC
3 NC
4 Signal

SMB1: SMBUS connector

This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Managem ent Bus) de­vices. SMBus devices communicate via the SMBus with an SMBus host
and/or other SMBus devices.

P_LED: Power LED Indicator

If there is another power-on indicator LED installed in the system chassis,
connect the LED to the PLED header.

Pin Signal Name

1 5VSB
2 GND

SJI: Single-color LED header
Connect the case LED cable to SJ1.

Pin Signal Name

1 ACPI LED
2 ACPI LED
3 5VSB

ACPI LED function:

SJ1

1

S0 S1 S3 S4/S5

Light Blinking Blinking Dark

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Front Panel Connector

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

Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Function

HD_LED_P

1

HD_LED_N

3

RST_SW_N Reset Switch

5

RST_SW_P Reset Switch

7

RSVD Reserved

9

Hard disk LED
(positive)

Hard disk active LED
(negative)

FP PWR/SLP

2

FP PWR/SLP

4

PWR_SW_P Power Switch

6

PWR_SW_N Power Switch

8

NC No pin

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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 LE D 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.

Reset Switch

Supporting the reset function requires connecting pins 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
momentary-contact switch that is normally open. The switch should maintai n
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.

MSG LED [dual color
or single color (+)]

MSG LED [dual color
or single color (-)]

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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 making changes to jumpers on the motherboar d, or changing the
settings in the system Setup Utility. We strongly recommend that you do not
overclock processors or other components to run faster than their rated
speed.

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

This motherboard has a Socket 462 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

This motherboard is built with Socket 462 processor socket. W hen choosing a
processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. T he follow­ing illustration shows CPU installation components:

Step 1 Step 2

Step 3 Step 4

Orient the CPU so the odd corner matches the odd corner of the socket. With
the lever in an upright position, gently place the CPU on the socket; make
sure that all pins line up with the socket holes. When pins are aligned, the
CPU should seat itself in the socket. Apply very light pressure to ensure the
CPU is evenly seated. Push the lever down and ensure it latches firmly.

Note: Remember to apply thermal grease on top of the CPU.

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Installing CPU Fan and Fan Connector

CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures ma y vary with the type of CPU
fan/heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary. With­out an effective cooling fan, the CPU can overheat and cause damage to both
CPU and the motherboard.

1. Lower the CPU cooling
fan/heatsink assembly onto
the CPU.

2. Secure the two retention clips
on either side of the
fan/heatsink unit onto the
Socket 462 base.

3. Connect the CPU Cooling
Fan power cable connector to
the CPUFAN connector.

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Installing Memory Modules

This motherboard accommodates three 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered Double Data
Rate (DDR) SDRAM memory modules. It can support DDR266/DDR333/
DDR400 memory modules and allow up to 6.4 GB/s data transfer rate.

The motherboard accommodates three memory modules. You must install at
least one module in any of the three slots. Each module can be installed with
32 MB to 1 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 3GB.

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.

Refer to the following to install the memory modules.

1. This motherboard supports unbuffered DDR SDRAM only. Do not attempt
to insert any other type of DDR SDRAM into the slots.

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 conn ector 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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DDR SDRAM memory module table:

DDR 266 3 DIMMs
DDR 333 3 DIMMs

DDR 400 DDR 400 can only support up to 2 DIMMs:

1. One double-sided DIMM (or)

2. Two single-sided DIMMs

Note: We do not guarantee that all DDR 400 memory modules will work prop-

erly with your motherboard.

DDR (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List)

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

Size Vendor Module Name

128MB SAMSUNG

Micron
NANYA

256MB SAMSUNG

NANYA
Micron
Infineon

512MB SAMSUNG

NANYA NT512D64S8HB1G-5

Micron MT16VDDT6464AG-40BC4

NANYA NT512D64S8HB1G-5T

M368L1713DTM-CC4
MT8VDDT1664AG-403B2
NT128D64SH4B1G-5

M368L3223DTM-CC4
NT256D64S88B1G-5
MT16VDDT3264AG-403B2
HYS64D32300GU-5-B

M368L6423DTM-CC4

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

This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive
SATA hard 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.

If you want to install more than two IDE devices, get a second IDE cable and
you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel.

IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as
MASTER or SLAVE. Refer to the IDE device user’s manual. When 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 SATA 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 32) and follow the
illustration below to install the SATA hard drives.

Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives

To install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, use the SATA cable which 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 connecter on the motherboard.

SATA cable SATA power cable

Refer to the illustration below for proper installation:

1. Attach either cable end to the connector (A) on the motherboard.

2. Attach the other cable end (B) to the SATA hard drive.

3. Attach the SATA power cable to the SATA hard drive (C) and connect the
other end to the power supply.

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

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM

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

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.

If you want to install more than two IDE devices, get a second IDE cable and
you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel.

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.

IDE1: Primary IDE Connector

The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1.

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IDE2: Secondary IDE

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

IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as
MASTER or SLA VE. Refer to th e IDE device u ser’s manual. When 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.

CDIN1

Pin Signal Name

1 CD IN L
2 GND
3 GND
4 CD IN R

About UltraDMA

This motherboard supports UltraDMA 66/100/133. 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 66/100/133.

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Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive

The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD) interface an d ships with a
diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette driv es. 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 co nnector for a 5. 25-inch dr ive 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.

FDD1: 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.

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Installing Add-on Cards

The slots in 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
which performs tasks that are not part of the basic system.

PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32-bit

AGP Slot The AGP slot is use to install graphics adapter that supports the

CNR Slot

Note: 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.

PCI interface.

1.5V 8x AGP card which is also backward compatible with 4x AGP
card. The slot is keyed to support only the latest 1.5-volt AGP
cards.

This slot is used to insert CNR cards with Modem and Audio func­tionality.

Follow these instructions to install an add-on card:

1. Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you
are going to use.

2. Install the edge connector of the
add-on card into the expansion
slot. Ensure that the edge con­nector is correctly seated in the
slot.

3. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.

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Note: For some add-on cards , for ex ample grap hics adapte rs and netw ork ad apters ,

you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add-on
card.

Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s op­tional devices:

AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriente d 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 +5 V used by Analog Audio Circuits
5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel
6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from

7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control Head-

Front Panel

phone Amplifier

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8 KEY No Pin
9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel

10 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal Return from

Front Panel

USB3 & USB4: Front panel USB connectors

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 connectors USB3 or USB4 to
connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power
2 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 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 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrent signal

Note: Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi-

cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system
hang-up.

AUXIN1: Auxiliary-in connector

This connector is an additional line-in audio connector. It allows you to attach
a line-in cable when your rear line-in jack is set as line out port for 4-channel
function.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 AUX_L AUX In left channel
2 GND Ground
3 GND Ground
4 AUX_R AUX In right channel

EZJ1: EZ-Watcher interface header

This connector is for use with EZ-Watcher interface only. The EZ-Watcher
allows you to adjust the CPU frequency according to your desire.

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 PCDAT 2 PCREQ
3 SCI# 4 PCIRST#
5 GND 6 VCC
7 GND 8 VCC
9 GND 10 VCC

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11 HDDN 12 CDROM
13 Key 14 RSVD

1394A1/1394A2: IEEE 1394a header

Use this header to connect to any IEEE 1394a interface.

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 TPA+ 2 TPA­3 GND 4 GND
5 TPB+ 6 TPB­7 Cable-power 8 Cable-power
9 NC 10 GND

CHS1: Chassis Intrusion Detect (optional)

This connector allows the user to detect unauthorized intrusion to the case. It
will alert the user with a warning message when the case is turned on.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 Intruder Case open detecting signal
2 GND Ground

SATA1/SATA2: Serial ATA connector

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

1 GND 2 TX+
3 TX- 4 GND
5 RX+ 6 RX­7 GND - -

Serial A TA and Parallel A TA Configurations

Enhanced
mode

Compatible
mode

• New OS that support switch to native OS (WinXP or
Windows .Net Server) can set Serial ATA and Parallel
ATA to enhanced mode

• Comprehend both legacy OS (MS-DOS, Windows
98/Me/NT 4.0) and/or native OS (Windows 2000/XP)

• Maximum 6 ATA devices (4 for Parallel ATA and 2 for
Serial ATA)

• Older OS doesn’t support switch to native OS (DOS,
Win2K, Win98/ME) should set Serial ATA and Parallel
ATA to compatible mode

• Maximum 4 ATA devices

• Combine mode and Non-Combine mode*

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*Serial ATA Combined and Non-Combined mode

Mode Option 1 Option 2 Option 3

• Serial ATA
devices

Combined

Non­Combined

• Parallel ATA
devices

• Maximum of 2
each

X

X X

• Parallel ATA
devices only

• Maximum of 4

• Serial ATA de-

vices only

• Maximum of 2

Serial ATA RAID connectors controlled by VT8237/VT6420

VIA VT8237/VT6420 supports stripping (RAID 0) and mirroring (RAID 1),
separately.

With stripping, identical drives can read and writ e data in parallel to increase
performance. Mirroring increases read performance through load balancing
and elevator sorting while creating a complete backup of your files.

It offers RAID 1 mirroring (for two drives) to protect data. Should a drive that is
part of a mirrored array fail, VIA VT8237/VT6420 uses the mirrored drive
(which contains identical data) to assume all data handling. When a ne w re­placement drive is later installed, VIA VT8237/VT6420 rebuilds data to the
new drive from the mirrored drive to restore fault tolerance.

RAID 0 (Stripping) RAID 1 (Mirroring)

Configures multiple drives so that sectors
of data are interleaved within an array.
When a disk member fails, it affects the
entire array. Performance is better than a
single drive since the workload is bal­anced between array members. This array
mode is designed for high performance
systems. Identical drives are recom­mended for performance as well as data
storage efficiency. The disk array data
capacity is equal to the number of drive
members times the smallest member
capacity.

Configures an array of 2 drives to write
duplicate data and read in parallel. It per­forms reads using advanced data
handling techniques that distribute the
workload in a more efficient manner than
using a single drive. When a read request
is made, it selects the drive positioned
closest to the requested data, and then
looks to the idle drive to perform the next
read access.

VIA VT8237/VT6420 stripped arrays can double the sustained data transfer
rate of SATA/150 drives. VIA VT8237/VT6420 fully supports SATA / 150 speci­fication of up to 150 MB/sec per drive, depending on individual drive
specifications.

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SATA3/SATA4: Serial ATA connector

These two connectors are the belong VIA VT6420.The controller is a hy­brid solution that combines two independent SATA ports and one Ultra ATA
port for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID) and two Ultra ATA
(Ultra ATA RAID) drives. Serial/Ultra ATA RAID function supports striping
(RAID 0) and mirroring (RAID 1). Please note that the function supports hard

disk drives only.

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 GND 2 TX+
3 TX- 4 GND
5 RX+ 6 RX­7 GND - -

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Using BIOS

AAbboouutt tthhee SSeettuupp UUttiilliittyy

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.

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

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Starting Setup

The BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer. The
BIOS reads system configuration in CMOS RAM and begins the process of
checking out the system and configuring it through the power-on self test
(POST).

When these preliminaries are finished, the BIOS seeks an operating s ystem
on one of the data storage devices (hard drive, floppy drive, etc.). The BIOS
launches the operating system and hands control of system operations to it.

During POST, you can start the Setup program in one on two ways:

1. By pressing Del immediately after switching the system on, or

2. By pressing Del or pressing Ctrl+Alt+Esc when the following message
appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during POST:

TO ENTER SETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS DEL KEY

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart
the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the
system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. If you do
not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message
appears and you are again asked to:

PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP

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Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Integrated Peripherals
Power Management Setup
PnP/PCI Configurations
PC Health Status

Esc : Quit ↑ ↓ → ← : Select Item
F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Frequency/ Voltage Control
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Optimized Defaults
Set Supervisor Password
Set User Password
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type . . .

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BIOS Navigation Keys

The BIOS navigation keys are listed below:

Key Function

Esc Exits the current 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

Scrolls through the items on a menu

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 d iskette in y our computer's
diskette drive. (You might need to run the Setu p Utility and change the boot
priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page, to force y our
computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first.)

6. At the A:\ prompt, type the Flash Utility program name and press <En­ter>. You see a screen similar to the following:

(C) Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved

For (MOTHERBOARD NAME) DATE: 10/26/2000
Flash Type
File Name to Program :____________________

Error Message

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.

FLASH MEMORY WRITER V7.33

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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.

UUssiinngg BBIIOOSS

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 highlighte d, execute
the option by pressing <Enter>.

Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt yo u 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

) lead to submenus that enable you
to change the 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 .

Standard CMOS Features

In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and calendar, re­cord disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type
of errors that stop the BIOS POST.

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Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2001
Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 8 : 59

IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave
IDE Secondary Master
IDE Secondary Slave

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

Base Memory 640K

Extended Memory 31744K
Total Memory 32768K

↑ ↓ → ← : 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 update d when-

Item Help

Menu Level
Change the day, month,

year and century.

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ever 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.

Press <Enter> to display the IDE submenu:

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IDE Primary Master

IDE HDD Auto-Detection [Press Enter]
IDE Primary Master [Auto]

Access Mode [Auto]

Capacity 0 MB
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.

Note: 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.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave

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 .

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.

Note: 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

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.

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

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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.

Floppy 3 Mode Support (Disabled)

Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3.5-inch diskette with a capacity of 1.2 MB. Floppy
3 mode is sometimes used in Japan.

Video (EGA/VGA)

This item defines the video mode of the system. This motherboard has a built­in VGA graphics system; you must leave this item at the default value.

Halt On (But keyboard)

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.

Advanced BIOS Setup

This screen contains industry-standard options additional to the core PC AT
BIOS.

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Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled]
First Boot Device [Floppy]
Second Boot Device [HDD-0]
Third Boot Device [CD-ROM]
Boot Other Device [Enabled]
Boot Up NumLock Status [On]
Gate A20 Option [Fast]

ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg [Enabled]

Typematic Rate Setting [Disabled]

x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6
x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option [Setup]
APIC Mode [Enabled]
HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability [Disabled]
Video BIOS Shadow [Enabled]

Advanced BIOS Setup

Item Help

Menu Level
Allows you to choose

the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard
Disk boot sector
protection. If this
function is enabled
and someone attempts
to write data into this
area, BIOS will show a
warning message on
screen and alarm beep

↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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.

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First/Second/Third Boot Device (Floppy/HDD-0/CD-ROM)

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 othe r possibl e locat ions for an operat­ing system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First,
Second, and Third boot devices.

Boot Up NumLock Status (On)

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

Gate A20 Option (Fast)

This item defines how the system handles legacy s oftware that was written for
an earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value.

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.

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 milli-
seconds 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.

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.

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.

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Video BIOS Shadow (Enabled)

This function, when enabled allows VGA BIOS to be copied to the system
DRAM for enhanced performance.

Small Logo (EPA) Show (Disabled)

Determines whether or not the EPA logo appears during boot up.

Advanced Chipset Setup

The parameters in this screen are for system designers, service personnel,
and technically competent users only. Do not reset these values unless you
understand the consequences of your changes.

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Advanced Chipset Setup

DRAM Clock/Drive Control [Press Enter]
AGP & P2P Bridge Control [Press Enter]

CPU & PCI Bus Control [Press Enter]
System BIOS Cacheable [Disabled]
Video RAM Cacheable [Disabled]
BIOS Write Protect [Enabled]

↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

System BIOS/Video RAM Cacheable (Disabled)

These items allow the video and system to be cached in memor y for faster
execution. Leave these items at the default value for better performance.

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BIOS Write Protect (Disabled)

Use this item to enable or disable the BIOS Write Protect.

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DRAM Clock/Drive Control

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

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DRAM Clock/Drive Control

Current FSB Frequency
Current DRAM Frequency

DRAM Clock [By Auto]
DRAM Timing [Auto by SPD]
DRAM CAS Latency [2.5]
Bank Interleave [Disabled]
Precharge to Active (Trp) [5T]
Active to Precharge (Tras) [7T]
Active to CMD (Trcd) [5T]
DRAM Burst Length [4]
DRAM Command Rate [2T Command]

↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

Current FSB Frequency

This item displays the frontside bus (FSB) frequency. This is a display-only
item. You cannot make changes to this field.

Current DRAM Frequency

This item displays the memory (DRAM) frequency. This is a display-only item.
You cannot make changes to this field.

DRAM Clock (By Auto)

This item enables you to manually set the DRAM Clock. We recommend that
you leave this item at the default value.

DRAM Timing (Auto by SPD)

Set this By SPD to enable the system to automatically set the SDRAM timing
by SPD (Serial Presence Detect). SPD is an EEPROM chip on the DIMM
module that stores information about the memory chips it contains, including
size, speed, voltage, row and column addresses, and manufacturer. If you
disable this item, you can use the following three items to manually set the
timing parameters for the system memory

DRAM CAS Latency (2.5)

Enables you to select the CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/3. The value
is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the val­ues in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the
installed CPU. The options are "2" and "2.5" default.

Bank Interleave (Disabled)

Enable this item to increase memory speed. When enabled, separate memory
banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of mem ory can
be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed.

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Precharge to Active (5T)

This item is used to designate the minimum Row Precharge time of the
SDRAM devices on the module.

DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data. Normally, DRAM is
refreshed entirely as the result of a single request. This option allows you to de­termine the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe (RAS) to
accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refre shed. If insufficient time is allowed,
refresh may be incomplete and data lost.

Active to Precharge (7T)

This item specifies the number of clock cycles needed after a bank active
command before a precharge can occur.

Active to CMD (5T)

This item specifies the minimum required delay between activation of different
rows.

DRAM Burst Len (4)

This item describes which burst lengths are supported by the devices on the
motherboard. 1 level can provide faster performance but ma y res ult i n instabil­ity whereas 8 level gives the most stable but slowest performance.

DRAM Command Rate (2T command)

This item enables you to specify the waiting time for the CPU to issu e the next
command after issuing the command to the DDR memory. We recommend
that you leave this item at the default value.

Write Recovery Time (3T)

This item controls the timing between write and precharge command.
Press <Esc> to return to the Advanced Chipset Features screen.

AGP & P2P Bridge Control

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

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AGP & P2P Bridge Control

AGP Aperture Size [128 MB]

AGP Mode [4X]
AGP Fast Write [Disabled]
AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle [Enabled]

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AGP Aperture Size (128 MB)

This item defines the size of the 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 Mode (4X)

This item allows you to enable or disable the caching of di splay data for the
processor video memory. Enabling AGP-4X Mode can greatly improve the
display speed. Disable this item if your graphics displa y card does not sup port
this feature.

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 dis play card does not support this
feature.

AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle (Enabled)

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

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

CPU & PCI Bus Control

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

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CPU & PCI Bridge Control

Vlink 8X Support [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

Vlink 8X Support (Enabled)

This item is used to toggle the doubling of the V-Link bus’ clock speed. When
enabled, the quad-pumped 8-bit V-Link bus will run at 133MHz, thereby deliv­ering a bandwidth of 533 MB/s. When disabled, the V-Link bus will use a clock
speed of 66MHz, essentially reverting to the original V-Link standard.

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PCI Delay Transaction (Disabled)

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted 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 screen.

Integrated Peripherals

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

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OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter]

OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter]

Super I/O Device [Press Enter]
Init Display First [PCI Slot]
Onboard 1394 Device [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Device [Enabled]
Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabl ed]
Onboard SATA Device [Enabled]
Onchip SATA Device [Enabled]

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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

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.

Onboard 1394 Device (Enabled)

Enable this item if you plan to use the 1394 device.

Onboard LAN Device (Enabled)

Enables and disables the onboard LAN chip.

Onboard LAN Boot ROM (Disabled)

Use this item to enable and disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a
network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed.

Onboard SATA Device (Enabled)

Enable this item if you plan to use the SATA device.

OnChip SATA Device (Enabled)

Enable this item if you plan to use the Serial ATA RAID VIA VT6420 device.

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OnChip IDE Device

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

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IDE DMA Transfer Access [Enabled]
OnChip IDE Channel1 [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

IDE DMA Transfer Access (Enabled)

This item allows you to enabled the transfer access of the IDE DMA.

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.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO (Auto)

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

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA (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 t he speed of access

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to IDE devices.
Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen.

OnChip PCI Device

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

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AC97 Audio [Auto]
OnChip USB Controller [Enabled]
USB 2.0 Support [Enabled]
USB Legacy Support [Disabled]
USB Mouse Support [ Disabled]

↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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.

OnChip USB Controller (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 motherboard supports the USB 2.0 function.

USB Legacy Support (Disabled)

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 (Disabled)

Enable this item if you plan to use a USB mouse.
Press <Esc> to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen.

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SuperIO Device

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

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Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled]
Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4]
IR Port [2F8/IRQ3]
UART Mode Select [IrDA]
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
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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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
the onboard serial port 1 (COM1).

IR Port (2F8/IRQ3)

This option is used to assign the I/O address for the infrared port.

UART Mode Select (IrDA)

This option becomes visible if you have enabled ser ial port 2. Here you can
select the appropriate modes for your infrared device/s. If you don't have an y
infrared devices, leave this option at its default setting.

UR2 Duplex Mode (Half)

This option becomes visible if you have enabled serial port 2. The Duplex
Mode is the transition mode of the IR port. Full duplex allows t wo-way simul­taneous transmission, while half duplex only allows one direction at a time.
Set this to full duplex for the best performance.

Onboard 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 Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced
Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, allowing both data input and output.
ECP and EPP modes are only supported w ith EPP- and ECP-aw are peripherals.

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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 Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced
Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, allowing both data input and output.
ECP and EPP modes are only supported w ith EPP- and ECP-aw are 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 screen.

Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup Menu option is used to change the values of
the chipset registers for system power management.

Power Management Timeouts

The power-saving modes can be controlled by timeouts. If the system is inac­tive for a time, the timeouts begin counting. If the inactivity continues so that
the timeout period elapses, the system enters a power-saving mode. If an y
item in the list of Reload Global Timer Events is Enabled, then any activity on
that item will reset the timeout counters to zero.

Wake Up Calls

If the system is suspended, or has been powered down by software, it can be
resumed by a wake up call that is generated by incoming traffic to a modem, a
LAN card, a PCI card, or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI Suspend Type [S3]
HDD Power Down [Disable]
Suspend Mode [Disable]
Video Off Option [Suspend --> Off]
Video Off Method [DPMS Support]
MODEM Use IRQ [3]
Soft-Off by PWRBTN [Instant-Off]
PWRON After PWR-Fail [Off]

IRQ/Event Activity Detect [Press Enter]

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ACPI Suspend Type (S3)

Use this item to define how your system suspends. In the default, S1(POS),
the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down. If you select S3
(STR), the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM - the system shuts do wn with
the exception of a refresh current to the system memory.

HDD Power Down (Disable)

The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length
of time. Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable.

Suspend Mode (Disable)

The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signa l 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. Options are
from 1 Min to 1 Hour and Disable.

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 (DPMS Support)

This item defines how the video is powered down to save power. This item is
set to DPMS (Display Power Management Software) by default.

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 reque st 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.

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 butto n down for
four seconds to cause a software power down.

Power On After Power Fail (Off)

This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last
operating status after power returns from a power failure.

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IRQ/Event Activity Detect

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

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IRQ/Event Activity Detect

PS2KB Wakeup Select for S3 [Hot key]
PS2KB WakeUp Hot key [Any key]
Power Button Lock for S3 [Enabled]
PS2MS Wakeup from S3 [Disabled]
USB Resume from S3 [Disabled]
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

IRQs Activity Monitoring [Press Enter]

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This item opens a submenu that enables yo u to set events that will resume
the system from a power saving mode.

PS2KB Wakeup Select for S3 (Hot key)

Enables you to choose either to press a keyboard hot ke y or be prompted for
a password to wakeup the system from power saving mode.

PS2KB Wakeup Hot key (Any Key)

Enables you to allow keyboard activity to a waken the system from po wer sav­ing mode.

Power Button Lock for S3 (Disabled)

When this item is enabled, you can set the password to lock the system.

PS2MS WakeUp from S3 (Disabled)

Enables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving
mode.

USB Resume from S3 (Disabled)

When set to Enabled, the system power will resume the system from a power
saving mode if there is any USB port activity.

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.

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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.

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 p ower sav­ing mode.

Resume by Ring (Disabled)

An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incom­ing call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.

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.

IRQs Activity Monitoring

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

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IRQs Activity Monitoring

Primary INTR [ON]
IRQ 3 (COM2) [Enabled]
IRQ 4 (COM1) [Enabled]
IRQ 5 (LPT2) [Enabled]
IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk) [Enabled]
IRQ 7 (LPT1) [Enabled]
IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm) [Disabled]
IRQ 9 (IRQ2 Redir) [Disabled]
IRQ 10 (Reserved) [Disabled]
IRQ 11 (Reserved) [Disabled]
IRQ 12 (PS/2 Mouse) [Enabled]
IRQ 13 (Coprocessor) [Enabled]
IRQ 14 (Hard Disk) [Enabled]
IRQ 15 (Reserved) [Disabled]

↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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

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 Power Management Setup screen.

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PNP/PCI Configurations

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI (Peripheral Com­ponent Interconnect) is a system, which allows I/O devices to operate at
speeds nearing CPU’s when they communicate with own special components.

All the options describes in this section are important and technic al and it is
strongly recommended that only experienced users should mak e a ny chan ges
to the default settings.

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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 [Enabl ed]

↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
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. New updated data is
created.

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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

Resources Controlled By (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 and M emory Resources
sub-menus.

In the IRQ Resources sub-menu, if you change any of the IRQ assignati o ns to
Legacy ISA, then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legac y ISA ex­pansion card. Press <Esc> to close the IRQ Resources sub-menu.

In the Memory Resources sub menu, use the first item Reserved Memory
Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA
expansion card. Use the second item Reserved Memory Length to set the
amount of reserved memory. Press <Esc> to close the Memory Resources
sub-menu.

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PCI/VGA Palette Snoop (Disabled)

This item is designed to overcome some 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.

PC Health Status

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

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PC Health Status

Shutdown Temperature [Disabled]

CPU Vcore
+ 2.5V
+ 3.3V
+ 5.0V
+ 12V
Voltage Battery
Current System Temp
Current CPU Temp
CPU FAN Speed
CAS FAN Speed

Smart FAN Control [Enabled]
Fan High Temp [60]
Fan High Voltage [63]

Fan Low Temp [52]
Fan Low Temp [50]
Case Open Warning [Enabled]

↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
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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 ab out the systems current operating
status. You cannot make changes to these fields.

Smart Fan Control (Enabled)

This item allows you to enable/disable the c ontrol of the system fan speed by
changing the fan voltage.

Fan High/Low Temp

The system fan will switch to faster/slower speed if the temperature is
above/below the level. Fan high Temp must be greater than Fan low temp.

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Fan High/Low Voltage

Select the fan voltage for faster/slower fan speed operation.

Case Open Warning (Disabled)

Enables or disables the alert warning message when the case has been
opened.

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 pr ocessor you
have installed in your system.

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Frequency/Voltage Control

AGP Voltage Regulator [Normal]
Auto Detect PCI Clk [Enabled]
Spread Spectrum [Enabled]
CPU Clock [100]
CPU Voltage Adjust [Normal]
DIMM Voltage Adjust [2.55]

↑ ↓ → ← : Move Enter : Select +/-/PU/PD:Value: F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help
F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

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AGP Voltage Regulator

This item regulates the voltage delivered to the AGP.

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 (Electro­Magnetic Interference) generated by the system.

CPU Clock (100)

This item allows you to adjust the CPU clock to 100Mhz or 200MHz. You can
key-in the numbers within the range to make a precise and ideal adjustment.

CPU Voltage Adjust (Normal)

This item allows you to control the voltage delivered to the CPU core. It is not
recommended that you change the default setting. But expert overclockers
can very well fine-tune the voltage to aid in speed and stability of an over­clocked processor.

DIMM Voltage Adjust (Normal)

This item adjusts the voltage delivered to the DIMM memory.

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Load Fail-Safe Defaults

This option opens a dialog box that lets yo u install fail-safe 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 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 syst em
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 <En ter>. 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.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password every tim e 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.

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 Pass word
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 S etup 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 dis card 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.

Note: 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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Using the Motherboard Software

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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 t he same directory
as the software.

Note: Never try to install software from a folder 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.

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The Auto-install CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and soft­ware for your motherboard.

Note: If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still in-

stall drivers through the file manager for your OS (for example, Windows
Explorer). Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter.

The support software CD-ROM disc loads automatically under Windows
98/ME/2000/XP. When you insert the CD-R OM 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.

Note: If the opening screen doesn't appear, double-click the file "setup.exe" in

the root directory.

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Setup Tab

Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program.

Select from the menu which software you want to install.

Browse
CD

Exit The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window.

The Browse CD butto n is the standard Windows command that
allows you to open Windows Explorer an d 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.

To 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.

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.

Running Setup

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

1. Click Setup. The installation program begins:

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Note: 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:

3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options
are recommended.

4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen ap-
pears:

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.

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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 director y 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 pr ogram, browse to the
operating system subfolder and locate the readme text fil e (README.TXT or
README.DOC) for information on installing the driver or software for your
operating system.

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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 c opied in accordance with
the terms of the license.

Note: These software(s) are subject to change at anytime without prior notice.

Please refer to the support CD for available software.

AWARD Flash Memory 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 cu rrent
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

PC-CILLIN 2002

The PC-CILLIN 2002 software program provides anti-virus protection for your
system. This program is available for Windows 2000/ME/98SE/XP and Win­dows NT. Be sure to check the readme.txt and install the appropriate anti-virus
software for your operating system.

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We strongly recommend users to install this free anti-virus software to help
protect your system against viruses.

MediaRing Talk – Telephony Software

Go to \UTILITY\MEDIARING TALK and run MRTALK-SETUP72. EXE to install
the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built-in modem.

Super Voice – Fax/Modem Software

To install the Super Voice voice, fax, data communication application for use
with the built-in fax/modem, go the directory \UTILITY\SUPER_VOICE, then
run PICSHELL.EXE to install the application software.

PageABC

The PageABC application software enables you to create your very own home
page. To install the PageABC, go to the director y \UTI LITYPageABC, and then
run SETUP.EXE to install the application software.

WinDVD Creator Plus

WinDVD Creator Plus is designed for people who want to make their own
DVDs but who don’t want to learn complicated programs. By taking you
through 4 DVD-making steps, WinDVD Creator Plus walks you through cap­turing video, editing it, adding titles, transitions, effects, music, DVD menus
and finally burning the finished product. User also can direct-burn to DVD
when DVD burner is available.

WinDVD

WinDVD is the world’s most popular DVD player and supports over 30 n ew
features and enhancements such as improved picture quality, easier-to-use
Time-Stretching, MP3 playback, and Video Desktop – which lets you watch
movies under your desktop icons while you work or check email.

WinRIP

WinRip lets you record, store, organize, and enjo y you music collection - on
your PC, CD player, and portable player. Organize your music in the Music
Gallery and create your own playlists. You can s witch between simple Player
mode or full-featured Jukebox mode.

Pro Magic

This amazing software not only provides users with convenient and instant
restoration of your computer, but also restores within seconds important data
back to the preferred state at a specific point in time. Pro Magic also combines
several other functions including anti-virus, backup, uninstall software and
multi-booting to satisfy all your system protection needs.

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DPU (Data Process Utility)

Specially designed for file protection, security and management this DPU or
data processing utility insures the safety of important data through complete
file restoration, eliminating file damage even in case of improper operation.
User can freely edit original files after a set restore time point. The DPU can
even restore even deleted files.

ECS Elite Castle 3D Desktop

Transform your 2D desktop into a more exciting intuitive and useful 3D Win­dows interface. You can easily organize files, folders and applicatio ns as well
as enhancing the overall Windows enjoyment using built-in 3D games, cool
picture walls, dynamic web content and amazing worlds to explore.

This concludes Chapter 4.

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VIA VT8237/VT6420 SATA RAID Setup guide

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The motherboard includes a high performance IDE RAID controller inte grated
in the VIA VT8237/VT6420 Southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0 and RAID
1 with two independent Serial ATA channels.

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 ma nag ement
software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a comp lete
copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data pro­tection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system.

Install the Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks

The VIA VT8237/VT6420 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 1 set is 60GB.

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

¾ Before setting up your new RAID array, verify the status of your hard disks.

Make sure the Master/Slave jumpers are configured properly.

¾ 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.

¾ 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 pri-

mary 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 mother-

board’s secondary Serial ATA connector (SATA2).

5. Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial

ATA hard disk.

6. Conn ect 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

procedure.

Entering VIA Tech RAID BIOS Utility

1. Boot-up your computer

2. During POST, press <TAB> to enter VIA RAID configuration utility.

The following menu options will appear.

Note: The RAID BIOS information on the setup screen shown is for reference

only. What you see on your screen may not be 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 navigat e through th e se tup menu optio ns.
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

↑, ↓

Enter Confirm the selection

ESC Exit

Move to the next item

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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.

2. Select R AID 0 for performance from the menu and press <Enter>.

From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID arra y b y
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 arr ow keys to

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

4. Select Block Size, then pre ss <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 comput er
systems used mainly for audio and video editing,
a higher array block size is recommended for op-

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

timum performance.

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