Matsonic MS8147C user guide

Preface

Copyright

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

and are acknowledged.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This equipment has been 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 o c­cur 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.

Copyright © 2003

All Rights Reserved

MS8147C, V1.0C

KT400/February 2003

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.

Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follo w­ing 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 Mainboard

Chapter 2

Installing the Mainboard

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

Chapter 4

Using the Mainboard Software

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

Go to ⇒ page 1

Describes installation of mainboard
components.

Go to ⇒ page 7

Provides information on using the BIOS
Setup Utility.

Go to ⇒ page 26

Describes the mainboard software.

Go to ⇒ page 51

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CHAPTER 1 1

Introducing the Mainboard 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

CHAPTER 2 7

Installing the Mainboard 7

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

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

Installing the Mainboard in a Case .....................................................................8

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

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

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

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

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

Front Panel Connector.....................................................................................12

Installing Hardware.............................................................................................13

Installing the Processor ...................................................................................13

Installing Memory Modules............................................................................16

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

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

Installing Add-on Cards ..................................................................................20

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

Connecting I/O Devices.....................................................................................24

External Connector Color Coding...................................................................25

CHAPTER 3 26

Using BIOS 26

About the Setup Utility........................................................................................26

The Standard Configuration............................................................................26

Entering the Setup Utility................................................................................27

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

Using BIOS..........................................................................................................28

Standard CMOS Feature.................................................................................29

Advanced BIOS Features ................................................................................31

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

Integrated Peripherals......................................................................................38

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Power Management Setup...............................................................................42

PNP/PCI Configurations.................................................................................46

PC Health Status..............................................................................................47

Frequency/Voltage Control..............................................................................48

Load Fail-Safe Defaults...................................................................................49

Load Optimized Defaults................................................................................49

Set Supervisor/User Password.........................................................................49

Save & Exit Setup...........................................................................................50

Exit Without Saving........................................................................................50

CHAPTER 4 51

Using the Mainboard Software 51

About the Software CD-ROM............................................................................51

Utility Software Reference.................................................................................52

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Introducing the Mainboard

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Thank you for choosing the MS8147C mainboard. The MS8147C is designed
to fit the advanced AMD processors in the 462-pin package. Based on the
ATX form factor featuring the VIA KT400 Northbridge and VT8235
Southbridge chipsets. This mainboard provides the standard 100/133/166MHz
front side bus with extra capability.

The Apollo KT400 chipset consists of the KT400 Northbridge and VT8235
Southbridge. The KT400 Northbridge provides superior performance between
the CPU, DRAM, AGP bus, and 8X V-Link bus with pipelined, burst, and con­current operation. It supports eight banks of DDR Synchronous DRAMs up to
4 GB for registered modules and full AGP 3.0 capability bus utilization inclu d­ing 2x, 4x, and 8x mode transfers, SideBand Addressing, Flush/Fence
commands and pipelined grants.

The VT8235 Southbridge supports standard intelligent peripheral controllers
such as USB v2.0/1.1 and Universal HCI v2.0/1.1 compliant, real time clock
with 256 byte extended CMOS, integrated bus-mastering dual full-duplex di­rect-sound AC97 link compatible sound system and full System Management
Bus (SMBus) interface.

The MS8147C is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports, such as dual
channel IDE interfaces, a floppy controller, two high-speed serial port, an
EPP/ECP capable bi -directional parallel port connector, four USB (Universal
Serial Bus) connector, a PS/2 keyboard, mouse connectors. One AGP slot,
five PCI local bus slots and one communication and networking riser (CNR)
slot provide expandability for add-on peripheral cards.

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

Standard Items

• One mainboard

• One diskette drive ribbon cable

• One IDE drive ribbon cable

• One auto-install software support CD

• One I/O shield

• This user’s manual

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

following features:

• Supports 100/133/166 MHz frontside bus (FSB)

• Accommodates AMD Duron, Athlon, and Athlon XP proces-

sors

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 MS8147C includes the KT400 Northbridge and

Memory

AGP The MS8147C includes an 8xAGP slot that provides eight

VT8235 Southbridge which are based on an innovative and scal­able architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of

the chipset’s advanced features are:

• Support independent address, data, and snoop interfaces

• 200/166/133/100 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) transfer

on Athlon CPU address and data buses

• Support 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x, and 133 MHz 2x
transfer modes for Ad and SBA signaling

• AGP v3.0 compliant with 8x transfer mode

• Supports 66 MHz V-Link Host interface with peak band-

width of 533 MB/sec

• DRAM interface synchronous with host CPU
(166/133/100 MHz) for most flexible configuration

• Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller with 1/10/100 Mbit
capability

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

• Transfer rate up to 133MB/sec to cover PIO mode 4,
multi-word DMA mode 2 drivers, and UltraDMA-33 inter­face

• USB v2.0 and Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)
v1.0 compatible

• Supports both ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) and legacy (APM) power management

Additional features include support for six USB ports, an AC 97
link for audio and modem, hardware monitoring, and

ACPI/OnNow power management.

• Supports DDR up to 200/266/333/400 (enhanced) MHz
DDR SDRAM memory module

• Accommodates three unbuffered 2.5V 184-pin slots

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

pacity of 3 GB

times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification. The
AGP 3.0 (8xAGP) 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.

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AC’ 97 Audio
Codec

Expansion
Options

Onboard LAN
(optional)

1394a (optional)

Promise 20265
(optional— RAID
function is only
for model

MS8147CR)

Integrated I/O The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and co nnectors:

The AC’ 97 Audio codec is compliant with the AC’ 97 2.2
specification, and supports 18-bit ADC (Analog Digital Con­verter) and DAC (Digital Analog Converter) resolution as well
as 18-bit stereo full-duplex codec with independent and vari­able sampling rates. Further features include support for four
analog line-level stereo inputs.

MS8147C has five 32-bit PCI slots, an AGP slot (supports

1.5V 4x/8x AGP card only) and CNR (Communications and

Networking Riser) slot.
The MS8147C supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer

rates of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec.
The Realtek RTL8100B LAN chip is incorporated in the chipset

providing the mainboard with 10/100Mbps fast Ethernet co n­troller and integrated Ethernet PCI LAN capabilities.

The VT6103 is a Physical Layer device for Ethernet 10BASE -T
and 100BASE-TX using category 5 Unshielded, Type 1

Shielded, and Fiber Optic cables.

• Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps

• Half And Full Duplex

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

Tx Standards

• Adaptive Equalizer

• VT6306 PCI 1394a integrated host controller

• Compliant with 1394 open HCI specifications v1.0 and

v1.1

• Supports provisions of IEEE 1394-1995 standard for high
performance serial bus and the P1394a supplement 4.0

• 32 bit CRC generator and checker for receive and tran s-
mit data

• Compliant with PCI specification v2.2

• High-performance bus mastering support

• Provides three 1394a fully compliant cable ports at

100/200/400 Mbit per second

• Supports Ultra ATA100 drives and backward compatible
with Ultra ATA66/33 & EIDE drives (identical drives rec­ommended)

• Supports IDE RAID 1 (mirroring) or 0 (striping)

• Supports UDMA 5/4/3/2/1/0, DMA 2/1/0, PIO 4/3/2/1/0

modes

• Two independent IDE channels support up to four
UDMA/100/66/33 or EIDE drives

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• Two serial port

• One parallel port

• Four USB ports

• One 1394a port (optional)

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

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BIOS
Firmware

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

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

This mainboard has an ATX form factor of 305 mm x 244 mm. Choose a case
that accommodates thi s form factor.

This mainboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to co n­figure 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.

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Table of Mainboard Components

Label Component

1394J2 IEEE 1394A header
AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port (supports 1.5V 4x AGP card only)
ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector
AUDIO1 Front audio connector
BAT1 Three volt realtime clock battery
CASFAN1 Case fan connector
CD1 Primary CD-in connector
CD2 Secondary CD-in connector
CHS1 Chassis Intrusion Detect
CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot
CPU SOCKET Socket A for AMD Athlon/Duron CPU s
CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU
DIM1 ~ DIM3 Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM
FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector
IDE 1 Primary IDE channel
IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel
IDE 3 Third IDE channel for ATA 66/100
IDE 4 Fourth IDE channel for ATA 66/100
IR1 Infrared port
JP1 Clear CMOS jumper
JP3 CPU Frequency jumper
JP5 CPU Frequency jumper
LED11 Memory module LED
LSJ1 Single color LED header (for OEM customers only)
PANEL1 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators
PCI1 ~ PCI5 Five 32-bit add-on card slots
RAIDLED1 IDE3/IDE4 array controller active LED
SJ1 Single color LED header
SPEAKER1 Speaker connector
SPDIF1 SPDIF out header
USB3 Connector for front panel USB ports

Note: RAID function is only for model MS8147CR.

This concludes Chapte r 1. The next chapter explains how to install the mai n­board.

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The red indicator LED1 turns on if your system is still powered, at which

time memory modules cannot be installed or uninstalled.

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Installing the Mainboard

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Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard:

• 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 mainboard.

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

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

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

The following table provides a reference for installing specific components:

Locating Mainboard Components Go to page 5
Installing the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 8
Setting Jumpers Go to page 9
Installing Case Components Go to page 11
Installing the CPU Go to page 13
Installing Memory Go to page 15
Installing an HDD and CD-ROM Drive Go to page 16
Installing an FDD Go to page 18
Installing Add-on Cards Go to page 20
Connecting Options Go to page 20
Connecting Peripheral (I/O) Devices Go to page 24

2. Secure the mainboard with

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

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

Note: Do not overtighten

the screws as this
can stress the mai n­board.

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

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

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

screws where appropriate.

1. Place the mainboard
over the mounting brackets.

Setting Jumpers

Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with
more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the
jumper caps are placed on the correct pins.

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

Short Open

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

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2

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Checking Jumpe r Settings

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

Jumper Settings

Jumper Type Description Setting (default)

JP1 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal

2-3: Clear CMOS

JP3 & JP5 3-pin CPU Frequency

select jumper

See table on following
page for settings.

JP3

JP1 – Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may

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

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JP1

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JP5

1

JP3 & JP5 – This jumper enables you to set the CPU frequency.

JP3 JP5 CPU Frequency

Short 1-2 Short 1-2 100MHz
Short 2-3 Short 1-2 133MHz
Short 1-2 Short 2-3 Not Applicable
Short 2-3 Short 2-3 166MHz

Connecting Case Components

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

1. Connect the CPU
cooling fan cable to
CPUFAN1.

2. Connect the case
cooling fan connector
to CASFAN1.

3. Connect the case
speaker cable to
SPEAKER1.

4. Connect the case
LED cable to
SJ1/LSJ1.

5. Connect the case
switches and indicator
to PANEL1.

6. Connect the standard
power supply conne c­tor to ATX1.

7. If your case has a
case open alarm
cable, connect it to

CHS1.

ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

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

10 +12V 20 +5V

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CPUFAN1/CASFAN1: FAN Power Connectors

Pin Signal Name Function

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

SPEAKER1: Internal speaker

Pin Signal Name

1 Signal
2 NC
3 Ground
4 VCC

CHS1: Chassis Intrusion Detect
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.

SJI: Single-color LED header

Pin Signal Name

1 ACPI LED
2 ACPI LED
3 5VSB

ACPI LED function:

SJ1

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S0 S1 S3 S4/S5

Light Blinking Blinking Dark

LSJI: Single color LED header (for OEM customers only)

Pin Signal Name

1 5VSB
2 SUSLED -Y

ACPI LED function:

LSJ1

S0 S1 S3 S4/S5

Dark Dark Light 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 Name Function

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED pull up (330 ohm) to

2 MSG+ MSG LED pull up (330 ohm) to 5VSB
3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED
4 MSG- MSG LED pull up (330 ohm) to 5VSB
5 GND Ground
6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull up

7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull up

8 GND Ground
9 RSVD Reserved (do not use)

10 NC No pin

PANEL1

Hard Drive Activity LED

Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indica­tion that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to
function properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE inter­face. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard
drive activity LED) connector.

5VSB

(4700 ohm) to 5VSB

(8200 ohm) to 5VSB

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 maintain
contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The
time requirement is due to internal debounce circuitry. After receiving a power
on/off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recog­nizes another on/off signal.

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Installing the Processor

Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that
you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any of the surface-mount resistors
with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes
across the mainboard, you may cause serious damage to the mainboard
or its components.

On most mainboards, there are small surface-mount resistors near the
processor soc ket, 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 mainboard and processor socket.

Before installing the Processor

This mainboard 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 mainboard, 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. Overclocking can per­manently damage the mainboard by generating excess heat in
components that are run beyond the rated limits.

This mainboard 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

The following illustration shows CPU installation components:

Note: The pin-1 corner is marked with an arrow

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

1. Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise the
locking lever to the upright position.

2. Match the corner on the CPU marked with an arrow with pin A-1 on the CPU
socket (the corner with the pinhole noticeably missing). Insert the processor into
the socket. Do not use force.

3. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the
socket.

4. Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU.

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

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

Fan/heatsink unit

secured to socket

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