Mercury KVM400M-L User Manual

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Copyright © 2004

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KVM400M-L Series, V1.3A

KM400/January 2004

Table of Contents

Trademarks....................................................................................I

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

Key Features............................................................................2

Package Contents.....................................................................5

Static Electricity Precautions...................................................6

Pre-Installation Inspection.......................................................6

Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation..............................................7

Mainboard Components ..........................................................8

I/O Ports...................................................................................9

Installing the Porcessor..........................................................10

Installing Memory Modules ..................................................11

Jumper Settings......................................................................12

Install the Mainboard.............................................................13

Connecting Optional Devices................................................14

Install Other Devices .............................................................16

Expansion Slots ....................................................................19

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ...................................................20

Introduction ...........................................................................20

Running the Setup Utility...........…………………………...21

Standard CMOS Setup Page..................................................22

Advanced Setup Page............................................................23

Power Management Setup Page ............................................25

PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page...............................................27

Load Optimal Settings...........................................................28

Load Best Performance Settings............................................28

Features Setup Page...............................................................28

CPU PnP Setup Page.............................................................30

Hardware Monitor Page.........................................................31

Change Password...................................................................31

Exit ........................................................................................32

Chapter 4: Software & Applications..........................................33

Introduction ...........................................................................33

Installing Support Software...................................................34

Bundled Software Installation...............................................36

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Notice:

1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every
supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by
Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that

a dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this

software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its
compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our
RD department has already tested and verified these drivers.
Just click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the
installation.

2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations:
2-1.The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and

Windows 2000.
2-2.If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging
USB devices into this hub, the system might not successfully
execute certain USB devices’ connection because it could not
recognize these devices.

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Chapter 1

Introduction

This mainboard has a Socket-462 processor socket for the AMD
K7 type of processors. You can install any of these processors on

this mainboard. This mainboard supports front-side bus speed of
200/166 MHz.

This mainboard integrates the VIA KM400A/400 Northbridge
along with VT8237/8235CE Southbridge chipsets that supports
built-in AC97 Codec, 2 DDR400/333 modules up to 2GB system
memory. This mainboard has one CNR (Communications and
Networking Riser) slot to support Audio and Modem application,
two PCI slots and the built-in 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network
Interface (optional).

There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse
and keyboard, one serial port, one VGA port, one parallel port and
maximum eight USB2.0 ports with SB VT8237, or maximum six
ports with SB VT8235CE (four back-panel USB ports and two
onboard connectors USB2/USB3 making four/two extra USB
ports by connecting the Extended Module to the mainboard).

This mainboard is a FLEX ATX size (230 x 200 mm) mainboard
that has power connectors for an ATX power supply.

Key Features

This mainboard has the following key features:

Socket-462 Processor Support

♦ Supports AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron processors
♦ Supports 200 MHz Front-Side Bus (with NB KM400A)

or 166 MHz Front-Side Bus (with NB KM400)

Chipset

There are VIA KM400A/400 Northbridge and VT8237/8235CE
Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and

scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

Northbridge Front-Side Bus DDR

KM400A 200 MHz 200 MHz
KM400 166 MHz 166 MHz

Note: There will be two extra USB connectors (USB2 & USB3) and two

Serial ATA connectors (J4 & J5) when SB is VT8237; only one
extra USB connector (USB2) when SB is VT8235CE.

Memory Support

♦ Two 184-pin DIMM sockets for DDR memory modules
♦ Support DDR 400/333 memory
♦ Maximum installed memory is 2GB

Expansion Slots

♦ One 8xAGP slot for AGP 2.0-compliant interface
♦ One CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot to

insert special riser cards with Audio/Modem functionality

♦ Two 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface

Onboard IDE channels

♦ Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels
♦ Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes
♦ Support for Multiword DMA modes
♦ Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA ATA 100/133

modes

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Power Supply and Power Management

♦ ATX power supply connector
♦ Meets ACPI 1.0b and APM 1.2 requirements, keyboard

power on/off

♦ Supports RTC Alarm, Wake On Modem, AC97 Wake-Up

and USB Wake-Up

AC97 Audio Codec

♦ Compliant with AC’97 2.1 specification
♦ Three Audio Jacks – Line-Out, Line-In and Microphone-In
♦ Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro Compatible
♦ Digital I/O compatible with consumer mode S/PDIF
♦ Advanced power management support

Onboard I/O Ports

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

♦ Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
♦ One serial port
♦ One parallel port
♦ One VGA port
♦ Eight USB2.0 ports with SB VT8237, or six ports with SB

VT8235CE (four back-panel USB ports and onboard USB
connectors making four/two extra USB ports

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

Hardware Monitoring

♦ Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System

temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages.

Onboard Flash ROM

♦ Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices

and expansion cards

Built-in Ethernet LAN (optional)

♦ 10Base-TX/100Base-T Physical Layer Solution
♦ Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps

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♦ MII Interface to Ethernet Controller/Configuration & Status
♦ Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex
♦ Meet All Applicable IEEE802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-

TX Standards

USB 2.0

♦ Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification

Revision 2.0

♦ Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller

Interface Specification Revision 0.95

♦ Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface

Specification Revision 1.1

♦ PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host

Controller cores for full-/low-speed signaling and one
EHCI Host Controller core for high-speed signaling

♦ Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with

integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and
EHCI Host Controller

♦ Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface

Specification release 1.1

♦ Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

Bundled Software

♦ PC-Cillin2002 provides automatic virus protection under

Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

♦ Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 is the software to help users

read .PDF files.

Dimensions

♦ FLEX ATX form factor 230 x 200 mm

Note: Hardware specifications and software items
are subject to change without notification.

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Package Contents

Your mainboard package contains the following items:

 The mainboard
 The User’s Manual
 One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
 One IDE drive ribbon cable
 Software support CD

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this
mainboard.

 Extended USB module
 CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card
 Card Reader (You can buy your own Card Reader from the

third party, but please contact your local Card Reader vendor
on any issues of the specification and compatibility.)

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Static Electricity Precautions

Static electricity could damage components on this mainboard.
Take the following precautions while unpacking this mainboard
and installing it in a system.

1. Don’t take this mainboard and components out of their original

static-proof package until you are ready to install them.

2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible.

If you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by
touching the bare metal of the system chassis.

3. Carefully hold this mainboard by its edges. Do not touch those

components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this
mainboard on the top of static-protection package with
component side facing up while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this mainboard whether there are any damages to

components and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this mainboard has been damaged, do not

connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor
about those damages.

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Chapter 2

Mainboard Installation

To install this mainboard in a system, please follow the instructions
in this chapter:

 Identify the mainboard components
 Install a CPU
 Install one or more system memory modules
 Verify that all jumpers or switches are set correctly
 Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case)
 Connect any extension brackets or cables to connectors on the

mainboard

 Install any peripheral devices and make the appropriate

connections to connectors on the mainboard

Note:

1. Before installing this mainboard, make sure jumper

CLEAR_CMOS1 is under Normal setting. See this chapter for
information about locating CLEAR_CMOS1 and the setting
options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation;

otherwise, it may damage the mainboard.

Mainboard Components

Identify major components on the mainboard via this diagram
underneath.

Note 1: Any jumpers on your mainboard not appearing in
the illustration above are for testing only.

Note 2: There will be two extra USB connectors (USB2 &
USB3) and two Serial ATA connectors (J4 & J5) when SB is
VT8237; only one extra USB connector (USB2) when SB is
VT8235CE.

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