EPOX MU-8KHA, MU-8KHA+11 User Manual

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Manual Revision 1.1

October 16, 2001

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Below is the list of some basic POST Codes and their possible problems and solutions. For more detail information about POST Codes, please refer to Appendix B on this manual.

POST CODE Problem Solution

FFh or CFh

1.BIOS chip replace inverse

2.Update wrong BIOS

3.Mainboard problem

4.ADD-ON Card insert inappropriate

1.Make sure BIOS chip replace appropriate

2.Make sure all Hardware Device insert appropriate

3.Swap mainboard

C1h – C5h

1.Memory insert inappropriate

2.Memory compability problem

3.Memory Bad

1.Make sure insert Memory appropriate

2.Swap Memory

3.Swap Memory

2Dh

1.Error occurs in VGA BIOS

2.VGA Card insert inappropriate

1.Make sure insert Memory appropriate

26h

1. Over clock fail

1. Clear CMOS or press insert key to power on

07h – 12h

1. Init keyboard Control 1. Check RTC

T able of Contents

Section 1 Introduction

Components Checklist ........................................1-1

Overview

AMD DuronTM & AthlonTM Processors .............1-2

Accelerated Graphics Port..................................1-3

Ultra ATA66/100 .................................................1-3

Hardware Monitoring .......................................... 1-3

Mainboard Form-Factor ...................................... 1-4

I/O Shield Connector .......................................... 1-5

Power-On/Off (Remote).....................................1-5

System Block Diagram........................................1 -6

Section 2 Features

Mainboard Features ............................................. 2-1

Section 3 Installation

Mainboard Detailed Layout................................. 3-2

Easy Installation Procedure

CPU Insertion ...................................................... 3-3

Jumper Settings ...................................................3-5

System Memory Configuration ..........................3-6

Device Connectors ..............................................3-8

STR (Suspend To RAM) Function....................... 3-11

Section 4 Award BIOS Setup

BIOS Instructions................................................. 4-1

Standard CMOS Setup ......................................... 4-2

Advanced BIOS Features..................................... 4-3

Advanced Chipset Features ................................. 4-7

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Integrated Peripherals ......................................... 4-12

Power Management Setup................................... 4-17

PNP/PCI Configuration Setup ............................4-21

PC Health Status ..................................................4-23

Frequency/Voltage Control ................................. 4-25

Defaults Menu .....................................................4-26

Supervisor/User Password Setting .....................4-27

Exit Selecting ...................................................... 4-28

Section 5 Driver Installation

Easy Driver Installation ....................................... 5-1

Appendix

Appendix A

GHOST 5.1/6.03 Quick User’s Guide .................... A-1

Appendix B

POST Codes......................................................... B -1

Appendix C

EEPROM BIOS Remover ...................................C-1

Appendix D

Update Your System BIOS .................................. D-1

Introduction

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Section 1

INTRODUCTION

Components Checklist

9 A. (1) Mainboard

9 B. (1) User’s manual

9 C. (1) Floppy ribbon cable

9 D . ( 1 ) AT A-66/100 Hard drive ribbon cable

9 E . (1 ) USB Cable

9 F. ( 1) Driver and utility

9 G. ( 1) ATA-33 Hard drive ribbon cable

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Introduction

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Over view

AMD DuronTM & AthlonTM Processors

The AMD AthlonTM is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an integrated L2 cache, which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a large range of applications, hardware, graphics, and memory technologies. These processors implement advanced design techniques such as:

Socket A (PGA 462) 200/266MHz system interface based on the Alpha™ EV6 bus protocol. Three out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined Multimedia Units. Three out-of-order, superscaler, pipelined Integer Units. Fixed-sized internal instruction formats (MacroOPs). 72-entry Instruction Control Units. AMD enhanced 3DNow!™ technology L1 and L2 caches. Dynamic branch prediction.

Socket A is the name for AMD’s new socketed interface designed to support both AMD DuronTM and AMD AthlonTM processors. This innovation is made possible by integrating the L2 cache memory on chip with the processor. Socket A will help enable smaller enclosures, and ultimately result in a wider variety of solutions in the market.

The AMD DuronTM & AthlonTM processors in the Socket A format continue to deliver the ultimate performance for cutting-edge applications. Both bring to desktop systems running industry-standard x86 software superscalar RISC performance. Being provided in the Socket A format they are the world’s most powerful x86 processors. They easily deliver the highest integer, floating-point, and 3D multimedia performance for applications running on x86 platforms around.

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The AMD DuronTM processor is derived from the AMD AthlonTM processor core. It features full-speed, on-chip cache memory, a 200MHz front side system bus, and enhanced 3DNow!™ technology. Although both processors are related, there are key differences. The AMD AthlonTM processor is targeted at the performance segment, and as such will have more cache memory and higher clock speeds.

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP or A.G.P.)

Typically, 3D graphics rendering requires a tremendous amount of memory, and demands ever increasing throughput speed as well. As 3D products for the personal computer become more and more popular, these demands will only increase. This will cause a rise in costs for both end users and manufacturers. Lowering these costs as well as improving performance is the primary motivation behind AGP. By providing a massive increase in the bandwidth available between the video card and the processor, it will assist in relieving some of these pressures for quite sometime.

Ultra ATA/66/100

The board provides two channel (one channel is optional) Ultra ATA/66/100 Bus Master IDE controller, that support Ultra ATA/66/100 protocols, perfect for such demanding applications as real-time video, multimedia, and high performance operating system. A new IDE cable is required for Ultra ATA/66/100. This cable is an 80 conductor cable; however the connectors are, of course, backwards compatible with ATA/33.

Hardware Monitoring

Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your systems operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM of fan.

Introduction

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Mainboard Form-Factor

The board is designed with ATX form factor - the new industry standard of chassis. ATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT baseboard rotated 90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power supply. With these changes the processor is relocated away from the expansion slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. ATX defines a double height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can be used to host a wide range of onboard I/O. Only the size and position of this aperture is defined, allowing PC manufacturers to add new I/O features (e.g.; TV input, TV output, joystick, modem, LAN, etc.) to systems. This will help systems integrators differentiate their products in the marketplace, and better meet your needs.

• Smaller size promotes a smaller system size.

• I/O shield does not need to be retooled in an ATX 2.01 or later. The mainboard should be used in an ATX 2.01 (or later) compliant case.

• A smaller power supply can be used. High integration on mainboard reduces the system costs.

PCI slots

Expandable I/O

5 1/4"

Bay

3 1/2"

Bay

Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features

CPU

Single chassis fan for system

ATX Power Supply

ATX power connector

Floppy / IDE connectors

AGP slot

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Power-On/Off (Remote)

The board has a single 20-pin connector for ATX power supplies. For ATX power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be connected to the systems front panel for system Power On/Off button. The systems power On/Off button should be a momentary button that is normally open.

The board has been designed with “Soft Off" functions. You can turn Off the system from one of two sources: The first is the front panel Power On/Off button, and the other is the "Soft Off" function (coming from the M/B’s onboard circuit controller) that can be controlled by the operating system such asWindows® 95/98/SE/ME or Windows®2000.

Figure 4: Simple ATX Power ON/OFF Controller

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ATX POWER SUPPLY

Case (chassis) Power ON/OFF button (J 3)

I/O Shield Connector

The board is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O shield (figure 3).

Figure 3: I/O back panel layout

MIC

parallel port

Joystick/Midi port

USB port

COM1

COM2

Speaker

Line_in

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2

KEYBOARD

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Figure 5: System Block Diagram

System Block Diagram

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DDR SDRAM

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Features

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Section 2

FEATURES

Mainboard Features:

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PROCESSOR

- AMD Athlon TM, Duron

Processors, Socket A, operating at 600MHz ~

1.4GHz

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CHIPSET

- VIA KT266 or KT266A AGPset (VT8366 or VT8366A + VT8233)

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DRAM MODULE

- 184pin DDR DIMM x 3 for PC1600/2100 Memory

- DRAM Size: 64MB to 1.5GB

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EXP ANSION SLOT

- PCI x 6, 4X AGP x 1

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ONBOARD I/O

Winbond 83697HF LPC I/O integrated with

- FDD, Parallel and Serial, Fast IR, Game Port

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ONBOARD PCI / IDE

- PCI Bus IDE Port with PIO / Ultra DMA-100 x 2 (Up to 4 Devices)

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I/O CONNECTOR

- PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 style Keyboard

- COM1, COM2, Printer, Audio-in/out, MIC & Game Port connectors

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USB

- USB connector x 6 (4 for Opt.)

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BIOS

- Award Plug & Play BIOS

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Built-in AC97 Digital Audio (by VIA VT8233)

- Dual full-duplex Direct Sound channels

- H/W Sound Blaster Pro for DOS legacy compatibility

- FM synthesis for legacy compatibility

- Supports game and MIDI port

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EXTENDED FUNCTION

- Supports Hardware Monitoring Function

- Supports exclusive KBPO (KeyBoard Power On)

- Supports CPU Clock settings via BIOS

- Supports CPU Vcore Voltage setting via BIOS

- Supports VDIMM Voltage setting via BIOS

- Supports STR (Suspend T o RAM) power saving Function

- Supports Wake-On-LAN Function

- Supports Wake-On-Modem Function

- P80P Debug (POST) Card onboard design with 7-Segment display

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FORM FACT OR

- 305mm x 245mm A TX Size

Installation

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Section 3

INSTALLATION

Installation

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Figure 1

Mainboard Detailed Layout

Installation

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Easy Installation Procedure

The following must be completed before powering on your new system:

3-1. CPU Insertion 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System memory Configuration 3-4. Device Connectors

3-5. STR Function

Section 3-1 CPU Insertion

CPU Insertion: (use AMD AthlonTM as reference)

Step 1

Open the socket by raising the actuation lever.

Figure 2

Step 2

Insert the processor. Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning

the FC-PGA corner marking with the socket corner closest to the actuation arm tip. The pin field is keyed to prevent mis-oriented insertion. Don’t force processor into socket. If it does not go in easily, check for mis-orientation and debris. Make sure the processor is fully inserted into the socket on all sides.

Figure 3

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Step 3

Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever.

Figure 4

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Step 4

Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage. For more information about installing your CPU, please refer to the AMD website article “Socket A AMD processor and Heatsink Installation Guide” http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon/pdf/23986.pdf.

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Debug card on board (Please refer to Appendix B for POST codes)

Section 3-3 Jumper Settings

The mainboard was designed with very few jumpers to make your installation faster and easier.

JBAT1

CMOS Clear = 1-2 Normal (Default) = 2-3 Clear CMOS

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Section 3-4 System Memory Configuration

Memory Layout

The board supports (3) PC1600/2100 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). The DIMMs is for DDR SDRAM (Double-Data-Rate Synchronous DRAM) only.

Figure 6 and Table 1 show several possible memory configurations.

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100MHz.

* DO NOT MIX the unbuffered and registered DDR SDRAM on DIMM1 ,

DIMM2 and DIMM3 socket.

* This mainboard doesn’t support ECC memory module.

* Supports PC1600 modules with 2-2-2 timing. * Supports PC2100 modules with 2-2-2 timing.

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DIMM Module Installation

Figure 7 displays the notch marks and what they should look like on your DDR DIMM memory module.

DIMMs have 184-pins and one notche that will match with the onboard DDR DIMM socket. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a 90 degree angle and pressing straight down (figure 8) until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket (figure 9).

Figure 7

Figure 9

DIMM Module clip after installation

To remove the DIMM module simply press down both of the white clips on either side and the module will be released from the socket.

Figure 8

DIMM Module clip before installation

CENTER KEY ZONE (2.5 V DRAM)

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Section 3-5 Device Connectors

Figure 10

J2,J3: Chassis Panel Connector

• Power_LED, Speaker, Reset, Power ON/Off, Turbo LED, HDD LED, IR Conn.,

F AN1: CPU Fan

• A plug-in for the CPU Fan Power

F AN2: Chassis Fan

• A plug-in for the chassis Fan Power

F AN3: Power Fan

• A plug-in for the Power Supply Fan Power

WOL1: WOL (Wake On LAN) Connector WOM1:WOM (Wake On Modem) Connector

IDE1: Ultra AT A-100 Primary IDE Connector (Blue Color) IDE2: Ultra AT A-100 Secondary IDE Connector (Blue Color)

FDD1: Floppy Controller Connector (Black Color) PW1: ATX Power Connector

• 20-pin power connector

CD1: CD Audio_IN Connector

• Pin1(CD_IN_Left), Pin2/Pin3(CD_Reference), Pin4(CD_IN_Right)

MIC

parallel port

Joystick/Midi port

USB port

COM1

COM2

Speaker

Line_in

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2

KEYBOARD

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AUX1: Auxiliary Line_IN Connector

• Pin1(Left Line_IN), Pin2/Pin3(GND), Pin4(Right Line-IN)

MODEM1: Telephony Connector for Modem audio output.

• Pin1(Audio_in), Pin2/Pin3(GND), Pin4(Mic-out to Modem)

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USB port header pin descriptions.

VCC

GND

-Data

+Data

USB2/3:USB port header pins for adding four additional USB ports.

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Device Connectors (continued)

Reset - Closed to restart system.

(This is connected to the power button on the case. Using the Soft-Off by Pwr-BTTN feature, you can choose either Instant Off (turns system off immediately), or 4 sec delay (you need to push the button down for 4 seconds before the system turns off). When the system is in 4 sec delay mode, suspend mode is enabled by pushing the button momentarily.)

Turbo LED indicator - LED ON when higher speed is selected

IDE LED indicator - LED ON when Onboard PCI IDE Hard disks is

activate

IR Connector

1. VCC 4. GND

2. NC 5. IRTX

3. IRRX

Power On/Off

Speaker -

Connect to the system's speaker for beeping

1. Speaker 3. GND

2. N/C 4. GND

Power LED - Power LED connector

1. Power LED(+) 4. NC

2. N/C 5. GND

3. GND

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3-6 STR (Suspend To RAM) Function

The board supports the STR power management state by maintaining the appropriate states on the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source must be kept alive to the DDR SDRAM during STR (ACPI S3). Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides more Energy Saving Features for operating systems that supporting Instant ON and QuickStartTM function.

1. To enable the ACPI function and use the STR functionally to save your system energy, you are recommended to confirm the following requirements:

a. Please do install all ACPI qualified add-on cards such as AGP, LAN,

Modem cards.

b. In BIOS, please select “ ACPI function: Enable” and “ACPI Suspend Type:

S3(STR)” in the Power Management Setup menu.

c. Then, please install the Windows® 98SE/ME or Windows® 2000.

d. Restart your system.

e. Getting in to the “Advanced” of the Power Management icon of Control

Panel, and selecting the “Stand By” in the Power Buttons.

2. Getting start with STR function, please click the START button and choose Shut Down. Then, select the Stand By option in the Shut Down Windows box to get into STR mode.

Here are the differences between STR power saving mode and Green (or Suspend) mode:

a. It is the most advanced Power Management mode

b. It cuts all the power supplied to peripherals except to Memory - max.

power saving

c. It saves and keeps all on-screen data including any executed applications to

DDR SDRAM.

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d. You must push the Power button connected with onboard J3 pin to wake up

you system (not to click to mouse or press keyboard to wake up the system).

Just pushing Power button, your system will quickly back to the last screen for you.

The “LED Indicator for ACPI Status” table shown below will guide you and give you a reference for ACPI status on this mainboard.

ACPI Onboard’s LED Status Indicator Table

Status

Onboard’s

LED

Location

Plug in the ATX

Power Core

Power ON

J3(PW-ON)

Green Mode

(S1)

STR (S3)

Shutdown

(Soft-OFF)

(S5)

LED3

(Red LED)

OFF ON ON ON OFF

PW_LED

OFF ON Blinking Blinking OFF

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