Mercury KVM800M, KVM800 User Manual
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Motherboard User’s Guide
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Trademarks
IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines.
AMD, Athlon 64 Sempron are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices
Inc.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged.
Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don’t take this motherboard and components out of their original staticproof 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 motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor about those
damages.
Copyright © 2005
All Rights Reserved
KVM800M Series, V1.6A
January 2005
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T able of Contents
Trademark............................................................................................................i
Chapter 1: Introduction..................................................................................... 1
Key Features .................................................................................................................... 1
Package Contents ........................................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............................................................. 5
Motherboard Components ............................................................................................ 6
I/O Ports .......................................................................................................................... 7
Installing the Processor ................................................................................................. 7
Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................................... 8
Jumper Settings ............................................................................................................10
Install the Motherboard ............................................................................................... 1 0
Connecting Optional Devices ..................................................................................... 1 2
Install Other Devices ....................................................................................................14
Expansion Slots ............................................................................................................16
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 18
Introduction ..................................................................................................................18
Running the Setup Utility ...................................................…………………………...18
Standard CMOS Setup Page .......................................................................................19
Advanced Setup Page ..................................................................................................20
Features Setup Page ....................................................................................................22
Power Management Setup Page ................................................................................23
PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page ..................................................................................24
BIOS Security Features Setup Page ...........................................................................25
CPU PnP Setup Page ..................................................................................................26
Hardware Monitor Page ..............................................................................................27
Load Optimal Defaults ................................................................................................27
Save Changes and Exit ................................................................................................ 27
Discard Changes and Exit ...........................................................................................27
Chapter 4: Software & Applications .............................................................. 28
Introduction ..................................................................................................................28
Installing Support Software ........................................................................................ 2 8
Bundled Software Installation ....................................................................................30
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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)
pops 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 motherboard has a Socket-754 supporting the newest and advanced AMD
Athlon 64/Sempron with HyperTransport Technology processors, Front-Side
Bus (FSB) speeds up to 800 MHz and system bus to 1600 MT/s.
This motherboard integrates the VIA K8M800 Northbridge and VT8237
Southbridge that supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and
mainstream desktop PCs, and the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth.
It implements Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is
compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 0.95.
It supports 6-channel AC’97 Audio Codec and provides one IDE Ultra DMA
133/100/66 channel. It has two 32-bit PCI slots, one 8X AGP slot, one CNR
(Communications and Networking Riser) slot, and supports the onboard
10BaseT/100BaseTX Network interface (optional). In addition, this
motherboard has a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and
keyboard, one serial port, one parallel port, one VGA port, one LAN port
(optional), four back-panel USB2.0 ports, and three audio jacks for microphone,
line-in and line-out. Onboard USB header(s) can provide extra ports by
connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard.
This motherboard is a Micro A TX size motherboard and has power connectors
for an ATX power supply.
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include:
Socket-754 Processor Support
• Supports AMD Athlon 64/Sempron processors
• Supports Front-Side Bus 800 MHz
Note: HyperTransport Technology is a point-to-point link between two
devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much
higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies.
Chipset
There are VIA K8M800 Northbridge and VT8237 Southbridge in this chipset
in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability
and performance.
• Defines Highly Integrated Solutions for High-Performance W orkstation
& PC Desktop Designs -- High-performance North Bridge with
HyperTransport interface to AMD™ K8 CPU plus AGP 8X external
bus to external Graphics Controller plus high-speed V-Link interface to
South Bridge
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• High Performance HyperTransport CPU Interface -- Processor interface
via HyperTransport interface
• Full Featured Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Controller
− − AGP v3.0 compliant 8X / 4X transfer mode with Fast Write Support
− − Pipelined split-transaction long-burst transfers up to 2.1 GB/sec (4
bytes x 533 MHz)
• High Bandwidth 1 GB/Sec 16-Bit Ultra V-Link Host Controller --
Supports 66MHz, 4X and 8X transfer modes, Ultra V-Link Host
interface with total bandwidth of 1 GB/sec
• Advanced System Power Management Support -- ACPI 2.0 and PCI
Bus Power Management 1.2 compliant
• PCI to system memory data streaming up to 132Mbyte/sec (data sent to
north bridge via high speed Ultra V -Link interface)
• PCI-2.2 compliant, 32-bit 3.3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant inputs
• Support three PCI slots of arbitration and decoding for all integrated
functions and LPC bus.
• Dual Channel Serial ATA/RAID Controller—Complies with Serial ATA
Specification Revision 1.0
Memory Support
• Two 184-pin 2.5V DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory modules
• Supports DDR400/333/266 memory bus
• Maximum installed memory is 2GB
Expansion Slots
• One CNR slot
• One 8X AGP slot
• Two 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface
Onboard IDE channels
• Two IDE Connectors
• Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory
Access) modes
• Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/
66 MB/sec
Serial AT A
• Two Serial ATA Connectors
• Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with scalability to higher
rates
• Low pin count for both host and devices
AC’97 Codec
• Compliant with AC’97 2.3 specification
• 16-bit Stereo full-duplex CODEC with independent and variable
sampling rate
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• Support for 3.3v digital, 5v analog power supply and low power
consumption management
• Three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control:
LINE_IN, CD, AUX
• Front-Out, Surround-Out, MIC-In and LINE-In Jack Sensing
• Two analog line-level mono input
• Standard 48-Pin LQFP
Onboard I/O Ports
• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard
• One serial port
• One parallel port
• One VGA port
• Four back-panel USB2.0 ports
• One LAN port (optional)
• Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)
• Built-in 100Base-TX/10Base-T Physical Layer solution
• Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps
• MII Interface to Ethernet Controller and Configuration & Status
• Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex
• Meet All applicable IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T and 100 Base-TX Standards
USB 2.0
• Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
• Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification
Revision 1.0
• 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, up to
eight functional ports
• Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1
• Legacy support for all downstream facing ports
BIOS Firmware
This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system
features including the following:
• Power management
• Wake-up alarms
• CPU parameters and memory timing
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• CPU and memory timing
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speeds.
Dimensions
• Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 192 mm
Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change
without notification.
Package Contents
Your motherboard package ships with the following items:
The motherboard
The User’s Guide
One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)
One IDE drive ribbon cable
The Software support CD
Optional Accessories
You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard.
The Extended USB module
The CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card
The Serial ATA cable
The Serial AT A power cable
Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party,
but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification
and compatibility.
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Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this
chapter:
Identify the motherboard components
Install a CPU
Install one or more system memory modules
Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly
Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case)
Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the
motherboard
Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to
headers/connectors on the motherboard
Note:
1 Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper JP1 is under
Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating JP1
and the setting options.
2 Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it
may damage the motherboard.
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Motherboard Components
ITEM LABEL COM PONENTS COL OR
1 PWR2 Standard 4-Pin ATX Pow er connector WHITE
2 CPU Socket Socket-754 for AMD Athlon 64/Sempron
CPUs
WHI T E
3 DIMM1/2 Two 184-pin DDR SDRAM sockets PURPLE
4 FAN2 CPU Fan connector(3PIN) DARK RED
5 USB3/4 Front Panel USB headers YELLOW
6 IDE1 Primary IDE connector BLUE
7 IDE2 Sceondary IDE connector WHITE
8 SATA1/2 Serial ATA connectors BLACK
9 SPK1 Speaker header LIME
10 PANEL1 Front Panel Switch/LED header COLOR
11 FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector WHITE
12 JP1 Clear CM O S jumper RED
13 SIR1 Infrared header BLACK
14 CNR1 CNR slot BROWN
15 FAN1 System Fan connector WHITE
16 PCI 1-2 32-bit PCI slots WHITE
17 CD1 Analog Audio Input header BLACK
18 AGP1 AGP 8X slot ORANGE
19 AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio header PURPLE
20 PWR1 Standard 20-Pin ATX Pow er connector WHITE
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I/O Ports
The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the
motherboard.
PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing
device.
PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2
keyboard.
Parallel Port (LPT1) Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other
parallel communications devices.
Ser ial Port (COM1) Use the COM port to connect serial devices such
as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the
system as COM1.
VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices.
LAN Port (optiona l) Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect
your computer to the Netw ork.
USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.
Audio Ports Use these three audio jacks to connect audio
devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In signal,
the second jack for stereo Line-Out signal, and the
third jack for Microphone.
Installing the Processor
This motherboard has a socket 754 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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