Item Checklist
This item checklist is only available for retail market.
Completely check your package,If you discover dam-
aged or missing items, contact your retailer.
K7VM400M series mainboard
QDI Utility CD
1HD ribbon cable
1 FDD cable
User’s manual
I/O shield(option)
1 10-pin ribbom cable with bracket
for USB3 and USB4(option)
Notice
The information in this document is subject to
change in order to improve reliability, design, or func-
tion without prior notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of this company. In no event
will we be liable for direct, indirect, special, inciden-
tal, or consequential damages arising out of the use
or the possibility of such damages.
All trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
If you need any further information, please visit our
web-site: “www.qdigrp.com”.
Declaration of conformity
QUANTUM DESIGNS(HK) LTD.
20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road,
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
declares that the product
Mainboard
K7VM400M
is in conformity with
(reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in
accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive)
EN 55022 Limits and methods of measurements of radio disturbance
characteristics of information technology equipment
EN 50081-1 Generic emission standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
EN 50082-1 Generic immunity standard Part 1:
Residential, commercial and light industry
European Representative:
QDI COMPUTER ( UK ) LTD QDI COMPUTER ( SCANDINAVIA ) A/S
QDI SYSTEM HANDEL GMBH QDI EUROPE B. V.
QDI COMPUTER (FRANCE) SARL QDI COMPUTER HANDELS GMBH
LEGEND QDI SPAIN S.L . QDI COMPUTER (SWEDEN) AB
Signature : Place / Date : HONG KONG/2003
Printed Name : Xu Wenge Position/ Title : Assistant President
Declaration of conformity
Trade Name: QDI Computer ( U. S . A. ) Inc.
Model Name: K7VM400M
Responsible Party: QDI Computer ( U. S. A.) Inc.
Address: 41456 Christy Street
Fremont, CA 94538
Telephone: (510) 668-4933
Facsimile: (510) 668-4966
Equipment Classification: FCC Class B Subassembly
Type of Product: Mainboard
Manufacturer: Quantum Designs (HK) Inc.
Address: 20th Floor, Devon House, Taikoo Place
979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, HONG
KONG
Supplementary Information:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Tested to comply with FCC standards.
Signature : Date : 2003
Chapter 1
Introduction .................................................................... 1
Key Features .................................................................. 2
Chapter 2
Installation Instructions.........................................................5
External Connectors ............................................................6
PS/2 Keyboard /Mouse Connector ................................... 6
USB0,USB1, USB2,USB3 and LAN Connectors ................ 6
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector and VGA port ............ 6
Line-in jack, Mic-in jack, Speaker-out jack ........................ 7
6-Channel Audio .............................................................. 7
IEEE 1394 Port(optional) ................................................. 7
ATX Power Supply Connectors & Power Switch ............. 8
Hard Disk LED Connector ( HD_LED ) .......................... 8
Reset Switch ( RESET ) ................................................. 8
Speaker Connector ( SPEAKER ) .................................. 9
Power LED Connector( PWR_LED ) .............................. 9
Green LED Connector( GREEN_LED )(reserved) .. ............ 9
ACPI LED Connector( ACPI_LED )(reserved) ................... 9
Hardware Green Connector ( SLEEP SW ) ...................... 9
USB4,5 ............................................................................ 10
Infrared Header ( IrDA ) ................................................... 10
Wake-Up On LAN ( WOL1 )(optional) ............................... 11
Wake-Up On Internal Modem ( WOM 1)(optional) .............. 11
Fan Connectors( CPU_FAN , SYS_FAN) .......................... 12
Audio Connectors (CD_IN1, MODEM_IN1 ) ....................... 12
Audio Interface(F_Audio) ................................................ 13
Onboard SATA(with 8237 only) ....................................... 13
Game Port ....................................................................... 14
UART Com2 ..................................................................... 14
SPDIF Connector ............................................................. 15
IEEE 1394_1 Port(optional) ............................................... 15
Jumper Settings ................................................................. 16
Caution
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or re-
moving expansion cards, RAM or other system peripherals, other-
wise your mainboard and RAM might be seriously damaged.
Caution
Be sure to add some Silicone Grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to keep them fully contacted to meet the heat sink require-
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Introduction
K7VM400M series of mainboards utilize VIA KM400+VIA
8235 or 8237 chipset, providing a fully compatible, high performance and cost-effective mATX platform. The new integrated technologies, together with AC’97 audio(2/6channel), 6 USB 2.0, 2 SATA(with 8237 only), and ATA133/
100/66/33, give customers an advanced, multimedia solution at reasonable price. It provides 200/266/333MHz host
bus speed to support AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron socket
A processors and the DDR200/266/333 memory. It also provides advanced features such as Wake up by USB devices,
Wake-on-LAN, Wake-on-Modem(optional) and Keyboard
Password Power-on functions. Suspending to RAM, the optimal implementation of the Advanced Configuration and
Power Interface (ACPI) specification, makes the PC’s power
consumption drop to the lowest possible level and enable
quick wakeup.
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Form factor
mATX form factor of 244mm x 210mm
Microprocessor
Supports AMD Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron socket A processors of 200/266/333MHz host bus
speed
Supports 200/266/333MHz host bus speed
System memory
Supports DDR200/266/333 SDRAM
Supports 64/128/256/512Mb technology up to 2GB
Provides two 184-pin DDR SDRAM interfaces
Onboard IDE
Supports Independent timing of up to 4 drives
Supports Ultra ATA 33/66/100/133, PIO mode
Two fast IDE interfaces supporting four IDE devices including IDE hard disks and CD ROM
drives
Onboard LAN(optional)
10/100 Mbit/sec Ethernet support
10/100M LAN interface built-in on board
USB 2.0
USB 2.0 compliant, operates at 480Mbps, about 40X times faster than USB 1.1 which cur-
rently works at a snails pace of just 12Mbps
Provides 6 USB 2.0 ports
Onboard I/O
One floppy port supporting up to two 3.5
/2.88M format
Two high speed 16550 compatible COMs with 16 byte send/receive FIFO
One parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode
Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard
Provides one IrDA connector
All I/O ports can be enabled/disabled in the BIOS setup
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or 5.25″ floppy drives with 360K/720K/1.2M/1.44M
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Onboard Audio
AC’97 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides onboard Line-in Jack, Microphone-in Jack, Speaker-out Jack and MIDI/Joystick
Connector
6-channel Onboard Audio(available on -6AS/-6A/-6AL mainboard)
AC’97 2.3 Specification Compliant
Provides Front left&right, Rear left&right/Line-in Jack and Center&Woofer/Microphone-in
Jack,which can be specified by software
AGP Interface
Provides one standard VGA connector and integrated AGP unit
AGP connector supports AGP 3.0 including AGP 8X data transfers
Advanced features
PCI 2.2 Specification Compliant
Provides Trend ChipAwayVirus On Guard
Supports Windows 98/2000/ME/XP soft-off
Supports Wake-on-LAN and Wake-on-Modem(optional)
Supports Keyboard Password Power-on function
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Supports hot-plug
Two SATA devices including SATA HDD and CDROM/DVD ROM devices
Supports 150Mbps transfer rate.
BIOS
Licensed advanced AWARD(Phoenix) BIOS, supports flash ROM, plug and play ready
Supports IDE CDROM/SCSI/USB boot up.
Green function(optional)
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) and ODPM (OS Directed
Power Management)
Supports ACPI power status: S0 (full-on), S1 (power on suspend), S3 (suspend to RAM),
S4(suspend to Disk, depends on OS) and S5 (soft-off)
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Main Expansion Slots and Connectors
Slot/Port (Quantity) Description
PCI(3) PCI slots
IDE(2 ) IDE ports
FLOPPY(1) Floppy Drive port
DDR(2) DIMM socket
USB(6) USB connectors
AGP(1) AGP slot
LAN(1) LAN connector
COM(1) COM connectors
PARALLEL(1) Parallel connector
IrDA(1) IrDA connector
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Installation Instructions
This section covers External Connectors and Jumper
Settings. Refer to the mainboard layout chart for locations
of all jumpers, external connectors, slots and I/O ports.
Furthermore, this section lists all necessary connector pin
assignments for your reference. The particular state of the
jumpers, connectors and ports are illustrated in the following figures. Before setting the jumpers or inserting these
connectors, please pay attention to the direction.
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External Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Connector
PS/2 keyboard connector is for the usage of PS/2 keyboard. If using a standard AT size keyboard,
an adapter should be used to fit this connector. PS/2 mouse connector is for the usage of PS/
2 mouse.
PS/2 Mouse connector
PS/2 Keyboard connector
USB0, USB1, USB2, USB3 and LAN Connectors(optional)
Four USB ports are for connecting USB devices. The RJ-45 connector is for onboard LAN.
ACTIVE
LINK
LAN (optional)
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USB3
USB0
USB1USB2
Parallel Port, Serial Port Connector (COM1) and VGA Port
The parallel port connector can be connected to a parallel device such as a printer. The serial port
COM1connector can be connected to a serial port device such as a serial port mouse. You can
enable/disable them and choose the IRQ or I/O address in “Integrated Peripherals” from AWARD
BIOS SETUP. The VGA connector is for output to a VGA-Compatible device.
Parallel Port
COM1
Warning:
Be sure to unplug the AC power supply before adding or removing expansion cards or other system peripherals, otherwise your
mainboard and expansion cards might be seriously damaged.
VGA port
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Line-in jack, Microphone-in jack, Speaker-out jack
The Line-in jack can be connected to devices such as a cassette or minidisc player to playback or
record. The Microphone-in jack can be connected to a microphone for voice input. The Speakerout jack allows you to connect speakers or headphones for audio output from the internal amplifier.
Microphone in
Line in
Speaker out
Note: If you want to use rear mic in, please install the audio driver, then enter Front speaker
interface, click the “Advanced” of Mic, select the” 20dB boost ”, then click “Close”.
6-Channel Audio
This mainboard utilizes VT1616 chip providing 6-channel Audio, which consists of Front Left, Front
Right, Rear Left, Rear Right, Center and Woofer for a complete surround sound effect. When 6Channel audio is available, the front Left&Right jack can be connected to the Front speskers, the
Back Left&Right jack can be connected to the rear speakers and the Center&Woofer jack can be
connected to the center speaker and woofer.
Microphone function is offered by F_AUDIO Connector on the mainboard now.
If set 2-Channel Audio mode on -6A or -6AL mainboard, you can connect two speakers to the
Front Left&Right jack, at the same time use the Rear Left&Right jack as Line in jack, and use the
Center&Woofer jack as Microphone in jack.
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IEEE 1394 Port (optional)
The IEEE 1394 port is for connecting IEEE 1394 device.
IEEE 1394 port
Center&Woofer
Rear left&right
Front left&right
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ATX Power Supply Connector & Power Switch (POWER SW)
The power switch (POWER SW) should be connected to a momentary switch. When powering
up your system, first turn on the mechanical switch of the power supply (if one is provided), then
push once the power switch. When powering off the system, you needn’t turn off the mechanical
switch, just push once the power switch.
ATX Power Supply Connector
5V
1
GND 3.3V GND 5V GND PS-OK 3.3V
1
POWER SW
5VSB
12V
20
-5V GND PS-ON -12V 3.3V GND GND GND
5V5V
Note:
If you change “Soft-off by PWR-BTTN” from default “Instant-off” to
“Delay 4 Sec” in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of
the BIOS, the power switch should be pressed for morethan 4
seconds before the system powers down.
Hard Disk LED Connector (HD_LED)
The connector connects to the case’s IDE indicator LED indicating the activity status of IDE hard
disk. The connector has an orientation. If one way doesn’t work, try the other way.
Reset Switch (RESET)
The connector connects to the case’s reset switch. Press the switch once, the system resets.
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Speaker Connector (SPEAKER)
The connector can be connected to the speaker on the case.
Power LED Connector (PWR_LED)
When the system is in S0 status, the LED is on. When the system is in S1 status, the LED is
blink; When the system is in S3,S4, S5 status, the LED is off. The connector has an orientation.
GREEN LED Connector (GREEN_LED)(Reserved)
When the system is in S0,S1,S4 ,S5 status, the LED is off,When the system is in S3 status,
the LED is on.
ACPI LED Connector (ACPI_LED)(Reserved)
The ACPI LED is a dual-color light with three pins. Pin1and Pin2 drive different color lights.
If Pin1 drives the orange light , then, Pin2 drives the green light, the following status will
come out. When the system is in S0 status, the LED is green on. When the system is in S1
status, the LED is green blink. When the system is in S3 status, the LED is orange on.
When the system is in S4, S5 status, the LED is off.
Hardware Green Connector (SLEEP SW)
Push once the switch connected to this header, the system enters suspend mode.
LED-
LED-
LED+
GND
SLEEP
EMPTY
EMPTY
GND
POWER
LED+
GREEN(-)
ORANGE(-)
HDD LED(+)
RESET GREEN_LED
SPEAKER
HD_LED
PWR_LEDACPI_LED
SW
SLEEP
SW
POWER
EMPTY
EMPTY
LED-
LED-
LED+
GREEN_LED
EMPTY
GND
RESET
RESET
SPKDATA
NC
GND
SPEAKER
VCC
HDD LED(-)
PWR_LED
SW
SLEEP
SW
POWER
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USB4,5
Besides USB0,1,2,3 on the back panel, K7VM400M series of mainboards also have one 10-pin
headers on board which may connect to front panel USB cable( optional ) to provide additional four
USB ports.
10
USB4,5
+5V
D0-
D0+
GND
GND
+5V
D1-
D1+
GND
GND
Infrared Header (IrDA)
This connector supports wireless transmitting and receiving device. Before using this function,
configure the settings for IR Address, IR Mode and IR IRQ from the “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS” section of the CMOS SETUP.
IrDA
CUT
GND
IRTX
IRRX
VCC
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Wake-Up On LAN (WOL1)(available on -L mainboard)
Through the Wake-Up On LAN function, a wake event occurring from the network can wake up
the system. If this function is to be used, please be sure an ATX power supply and a LAN
adapter which supports this function are used. Then connect this header to the relevant connector on the LAN adapter, set “Power on by Ring/LAN” as Enabled in the “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP” section of the CMOS SETUP. Save and exit, then boot the operating
system once to make sure this function takes effect.
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WOL1
+5V standby
GND
Signal for waking up
Wake-Up On Internal Modem (WOM1)(optional)
Through this function, the system which is in the suspend or soft-off status can be waked up by
a ring signal received from the internal modem. When this function is used, be sure an internal
modem card which supports this function is used. Then connect this header to the relevant
connector on the modem card, set “Power on by Ring/LAN” as Enabled in the “Power Management Setup” section of the CMOS SETUP. Save and exit, then boot the operating system once
to make sure this function takes effect.
WOM1
1
GND
Signal for waking up(active low)
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Audio Connectors (CD_IN1, MODEM_IN1)
CD_IN1 is Sony standard CD audio connector, it can be connected to a CD-ROM drive through
a CD audio cable. The MODEM connector allows the onboard audio to interface with a voice
modem card with a similar connector.It allows connecting the mono_in (such as a phone) or
mono_out (such as a speaker) between the onboard audio and the voice modem card.
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CD Left Channel
MOD_IN 1
CD Right Channel
GND
Mono_Out(to modem)
GND
Phone_in
Fan Connectors (CPU_FAN, SYS_FAN)
The fan speed of these three fans can be detected and viewed in “PC Health” section of the
CMOS SETUP.
SYS_FAN
CPU_FAN
GND
+12V
SENSE
SENSE
+12V
GND
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Audio Interface(F_Audio)(Optional)
The audio interface provides two kinds of audio output choices: the FrontAudio and the
RearAudio. Their priority level is as sequence. When the FrontAudio is available, the RearAudio
( in-case speakers ) will be cut off. An onboard amplifier is provided for the earphone. When
the FrontAudio is absent, Pin9 and Pin10, Pin5 and Pin6 must be short connected.
F_AUDIO
Pin
No.
Symbol
1 MIC_IN 2 GND(AUD)
3 MIC_BIAS 4 VCC
5 LO_R 6 LOR
7 NC 8 (Cut away)
9 LO_L 10 LOL
Pin
No.
Symbol
Note: If you want to use front mic in, please install the audio driver, then enter Front speaker
interface, click the “Advanced” of Mic, select the” Mic2 Select ”, then click “Close”.
Onboard SATA(CN8,CN9)(with 8237 only)
provides two Serial ATA connectors,SATA is a storage interface that is compli-
ant with SATA 1.0 Specification.With speed of up to 150Mbps.you can connect Serial ATA
cable to Serial ATA hard disk.
RX-
TX-
TX+
RX+
SATA1/SATA2
GND
GND
GND
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UART COM2
Besides COM1 on the back panel, the mainboard also supply a COM2 connector which
connects with serial mouse, MODEM and other serial device.
COM2
GAME Port
provides a 16-pin connector for connecting an external game/MIDI port.
GAME_PORT
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Pin Function Pin Function
1 VCC 2 VCC
3 JAB1 4 JBB1
5JACX 6JBCX
7 GND 8 MSO
9 GND 10 JBCY
11 JACY 12 JBB2
13 JAB2 14 MSI
15 VCC 16 CUT
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
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SPDIF Connector
The SPDIF (Sony / Philips Digital Interface) input allow your digital audio input from digital
audio devices (optional). The SPDIF output is capable of providing digital audio data or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby digital decoder.
IEEE 1394_1 port(optional)
Besides one 1394 port on the back panel, the mainboard also have one 10-pin header on
board to provide IEEE 1394 port.
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GND
Power
TPBGND
TPA-
NC
Power
TPB+
GND
TPA+
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Jumper Settings
Jumpers are located on the mainboard, the clear CMOS jumper JCC, enable keyboard password power-on function jumper JKB etc. Pin 1 for all jumpers are located on the side with a thick
white line (Pin1→
will be shown as
& pin3 (“2-3”) closed.
Jumper Symbol Description Represent
Clear CMOS (JCC)
If you want to clear CMOS, unplug the AC power supply first, close JCC (pin3 & pin2) once,
set JCC back to the normal status with pin2 & pin1 connected, then power on the system.
), referring to the mainboard’s silkscreen. Jumpers with three pins
to represent pin1 & pin2 (“1-2”) closed and to represent pin2
set pin1 and pin2 closed
set pin2 and pin3 closed
close set the pins closed
open set the pins opened
Clear CMOS
Normal status
(Unplug the AC
power supply)
3
2
2
3
1
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Overclocking Jumper Setting (JFSB0,JFSB1)
Jumpers JFSB0 and JFSB1 provides users with CPU overclocking feature. The host bus
speed can be set as 100x2/133x2/166x2MHz. The table below is for your reference.
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Whether or not your system can be overclocked depends on the capability of your processor
and memory. Whether the processor is bus ratio locked or unlocked should also be taken
into account. For bus ratio unlocked processor, this overclocking feature can be implemented
by setting FSB as 100x2/133x2/166x2MHz, meanwhile adjusting the bus ratio (multiplier) in
“QDI Innovation features” in AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup and memorry.
Warning:
Be sure your selection is right. CPU over speeding is dangerous! We
will not be responsible for any damages caused.
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Enable/Disable 100MHz VLINK clock (JVLINK (optional)
The mainboard provides jumper to set enabling 100MHz VLINK clock with pin1&pin2 closed,
set disabling 100MHz VLINK clock with pin1&pin2 opened.
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Disable 100MHz VLINK clock
Enable 100MHz VLINK clock
Enable/Disable SATA master/slave mode (JSATA (optional)
The mainboard provides jumper to set enabling SATA master/slave mode with pin1&pin2
closed, set disabling SATA master/slave mode with pin1&pin2 opened.
JSATA
Disable SATA master/slave mode
Enable SATA master/slave mode
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BIOS-Protection Jumper (JAV1)
The BIOS of the mainboard is inside the FWH. If the jumper JAV1 is set as closed, the
system BIOS is protected from being attacked by serious virus such as CIH virus, you will be
unable to flash the BIOS to the mainboard in this status.
Flash Write
Disabled
JAV1
Flash Write
Enabled
(default)
The DMI (Desktop Management Interface) system information such as the CPU type/speed,
memory size, and expansion cards will be detected by the onboard BIOS and stored in the
flash ROM. Whenever the system hardware configuration is changed, DMI information will be
updated automatically. However, setting jumper JAV1 as closed makes flashing BIOS and
updating DMI information impossible. Therefore, set JAV1 as open when changing the system
hardware configuration, or the error message “Unknown Flash Type” will be displayed on the
screen, and DMI information may not be updated.
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BIOS Description
The mainboard uses AWARD BIOS Setup program that
provides a Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration. The information is stored in CMOS
RAM so it retains the Setup information when the power
is turned off. This chapter provides you with the overview of the BIOS Setup.
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AWDFLASH.EXE
This is a flash memory write/read utility used for the purpose of upgrading your BIOS when
necessary. Before doing so, please note:
We strongly recommend you only upgrade BIOS when encounter problems.
Before upgrading your BIOS, review the description below to avoid making mistakes, destroying the BIOS and resulting in a non-working system.
When you encounter problems, for example, you find your system does not support the
latest CPU released after our current mainboard, you may therefore upgrade the BIOS,
please don’t forget to set JAV1 as open and disable the “Flash Write Protect” item in AWARD
BIOS CMOS Setup first .
Follow the steps exactly for a successful upgrade.
1. Create a bootable system floppy diskette by typing Format A:/s from the DOS prompt
under DOS6.xx or Windows 9x environment.
2. Copy AWDFLASH.EXE(version>=8
CD to your new bootable diskette.
.24Q) from the directory \Utility located on QDI Driver
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3. Download the updated BIOS file from the Website (http://www.qdigrp.com). Please be
sure to download the suitable BIOS file for your mainboard.
4. Decompress the file download, copy the BIOS file (xx.bin) to the bootable diskette, and
note the checksum of this BIOS which is located in readme file.
5. Reboot the system from the bootable diskette created.
6. Then run the AWDFLASH utility at the A:\ prompt as shown below:
A:\AWDFLASH xxxx.bin
Follow the instruction through the process. Don’t turn off power or reset the system until
the BIOS upgrade has been completed.
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If you require more detailed information concerning AWDFLASH Utility, for example, the
different usage of parameters, please type A:\>AWDFLASH /?
Note:
Because the BIOS Software will be updated constantly, the following BIOS screens and descriptions are for reference purposes
only and may not reflect your BIOS screens exactly.
AWARD BIOS Description
Entering Setup
Power on the computer, when the following message briefly appears at the bottom of the
screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key to enter the AWARD BIOS
CMOS Setup Utility.
Press <Del> to enter SETUP
When you have entered, the Main Menu (Figure 1) appears on the screen. Use the arrow
keys to select among the items and press the <Enter> key to accept or enter the sub-menu.
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Figure-1 Main Menu
Load Optimized Defaults
The Optimized Defaults are common and efficient. It is recommended users load the opti-
mized defaults first, then modify the needed configuration settings.
Standard CMOS Features Setup
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Figure-2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu
For the items marked, press enter, a window will pop up as shown below. You can view
detailed information or make modifications.
Figure-2-1 IDE Primary Master Setup Menu
Hard Disk
Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave
These categories identify the HDD types of 2 IDE channels installed in the computer system.
There are three choices provided for the Enhanced IDE BIOS: None, Auto, and Manual. ‘None’
means no HDD is installed or set; ‘Auto’ means the system can auto-detect the hard disk when
booting up; by choosing ‘Manual’, the related information should be entered regarding the follow-
ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press < Enter>:
CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of heads
PRECOMP write pre-compensation LANDZ landing zone
SECTOR number of sectors MODE
HDD access mode
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The Award BIOS supports 3 HDD modes: CHS, LBA and LARGE.
CHS
Generic access mode in which neither the BIOS nor the IDE controller will make any transfor-
mation during accessing. The maximum number of cylinders, heads and sectors for CHS
mode are 1024,16 and 63.
If the user sets his HDD to CHS mode, the maximum accessible HDD size will be 528 mega-
bytes even though its physical size may be greater than that.
LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode
A new HDD accessing method to overcome the 528 Megabyte bottleneck. The number of
cylinders, heads and sectors shown in setup may not be the number physically contained in
the HDD.
During HDD accessing, the IDE controller will transform the logical address described by
sector, head and cylinder number into its own physical address inside the HDD.
LARGE mode
Some IDE HDDs contain more than 1024 cylinder without LBA support (in some cases, users
do not want LBA). The Award BIOS provides another alternative to support these kinds of
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BIOS tricks DOS (or other OS) into divising the number of cylinders is less than 1024 by dividing
it by 2. At the same time, the number of heads is multiplied by 2. A reverse transformation process
will be made inside INT13h in order to access the right HDD address.
If using Auto detect, the BIOS will automatically detect the IDE hard disk mode and set it as
one of the three modes.
Remark
To support LBA or LARGE mode of HDDs, there must be some softwares involved which are
located in Award HDD Service Routine(INT13h).It may fail to access a HDD with LBA (LARGE)
mode selected if you are running under an Operating System which replaces the whole INT
13h.
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Video
Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system.
EGA/ VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter / Video Graphic Array. For EGA,
VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adapters.
CGA 40 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 40 column mode.
CGA 80 Color Graphic Adapter, powering up in 80 column mode.
MONO Monochrome adapter, including high resolution monochrome
adapters.
Halt On
This category determines whether or not the computer will stop if an error is detected
during powering up.
No errors The system boot will not stop for any errors detected.
All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error, the system will
stop and you will be prompted.
All, But The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error; but it will
Keyboard stop for all other errors.
All, But The system boot will not stop for a disk error; but it will stop for
Diskette all other errors.
All, But The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error, but it
Disk/Key will stop for all other errors.
Memory
This is a Display-Only Category, determined by POST (Power On Self Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base
(or conventional) memory installed in the system.
Extended The BIOS determines how much extended memory is
Memory presented
Total Memory Total memory of the system.
during the POST.
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Figure-3 QDI Innovation features Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
[SpeedEasy setting]
CPU Host/PCI Clock Default Set CPU Host or PCI frequency.
100/33MHz
... ...
166/33MHz
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DRAM Clock By SPD Set DRAM frequency by SPD.
100MHz Set DRAM frequency manually.
133MHz
166MHz
200MHz
[BootLogo setting]
Full Screen Logo show Enabled The full screen EPA logo can be shown when system
boots show up.
Disabled Close this function.
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[BootEasy setting]
QDI BootEasy Support Enabled PC boot in rapid speed, without any redunant feature
waiting for the displaying of starting OS.
Disabled PC boot in the legacy BIOS way.
[BIOS-ProtectEasy setting]
Flash Write Protect Enabled This option is for protecting the system BIOS,
Disabled when enabled, writing to BIOS area is to be discarded.
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Figure-4 Advanced BIOS Features Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
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CPU Internal Cache Enabled Enables CPU internal cache.
Disabled Disables CPU internal cache.
External Cache Enabled Enables CPU external cache.
Disabled Disables CPU external cache.
First (Second, Disabled Select Your Boot Device Priority. It could be
Third) Boot Device Floppy Disabled, Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0, HHDD-2, HDD-3,
...... SCSI, CDROM, LAN.
Boot Other Device Enabled Enables boot other device.
Disabled Disables boot other device.
Swap Floppy Drive Enabled If the system has two floppy drives, choose enable to
Disabled assign physical drive B to logical drive A and vice-
versa.
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Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Tests floppy drives to determine whether they
Disabled have 40 or 80 tracks.
Boot Up NumLock On Keypad is used as number keys.
Status Off Keypad is used as arrow keys.
Gate A20 Option Normal The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard
Fast The A20 signal is controlled by Port92.
Typematic Rate Enabled Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the
Setting Disabled keyboard controller - when enabled, the typematic
ate and typematic delay can be selected.
Typematic Rate 6-30 The rate at which character repeats when you
(chars/sec) hold down a key.
Typematic Delay 250-1000 The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat.
(Msec)
Security Option Setup Select whether the password is required every
System time the system boot or only when you enter setup.
OS Select For Non-OS2 Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2
DRAM>64MB OS2 operating system with more than 64MB of RAM.
Video BIOS Shadow Enabled Video BIOS will be copied to RAM. Video Shadow
will increase the video speed.
Disabled Invalidates this feature.
Small Logo (EPA) Enabled The EPA logo will be shown automatically when
show Disabled system boots up, otherwise, no logo appears on
the screen.
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Figure-5 Advanced Chipset Features Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
DRAM Clock/Driver Press Enter Press enter to set the items about DDR RAM.
Control
AGP & P2P Bridge Press Enter Press enter to set the items about AGP.
Control
CPU & PCI Bus Press Enter Press enter to set the items about CPU.
Control
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System BIOS Enabled Besides conventional memory, system BIOS area is
Cacheable also cacheabl
Disabled Video BIOS area is not cacheable.
Video RAM Cacheable Enabled Besides conventional memory, video RAM area is also
cacheable.
Disabled Video RAM area is not cacheable.
Auto detect DIMM/PCI Enabled Auto detect DIMM or PCI clock.
Clk Disabled Do not detect DIMM or PCI clock.
Spread Spectrum +/-0.25%,-0.5% Set Clock Spread Spectrum to reduce EMI.
+/-0.5%,+/-0.75%
Disabled Disable Clock Spread Spectrum.
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DRAM Clock/Drive Control
Item Option Description
DRAM Timing Auto By SPD DDR Timing is defined by SPD.
Manual Sets DDR Timing manually.
Turbo
Ultra
DRAM CAS 1.5T/2T/2.5T/3T Define the latency between the SDRAM read comLatency mand and the time the data actually becomes
available.
Bank Interleave 2 Bank,4 Bank Sets bank interleave,2 bank or 4 bank.
Disabled Disable bank interleave technology.
Precharge to 2T/3T/4T/5T Define the idle clocks after issuing a precharge
Active (Trp) command to the SDRAM.
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Tras Non-DDR400 6T/8T,5T/6T Define the number of SDRAM clocks used for
/DDR400 7T/10T,8T/12T SDRAM parameters.
Active to 2T/3T/4T/5T Define the latency between the SDRAM active
CMD (Trcd) command and the Read / Write command.
DRAM Burst 4 Set the DRAM Burst Length.
Length 8
DRAM Command 1T Command Defines the DRAM command rate.
Rate 2T Command
Write Recovery 2T/3T Set the DRAM write Recovery Time.
Time
twTR for DDR400 1T/2T/3T Set the twTR for DDR400 timing.
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Item Option Description
AGP Aperture Size 4/8/16/32 Set the effective size of the Graphics Aperture to
256/512MB/ be used in the particular GART Configuration.
1G
AGP mode 1x/2x/4x Set the AGP mode.
Auto
AGP Driving Control Auto The default setting is recommended.
Manual
AGP Driving Value 00-FF Sets AGP driving value.
AGP Fast Write Enabled Enables AGP Fast Write.
Disabled Disables AGP Fast Write.
AGP Master 1 WS Enabled Enables AGP Master 1 WS Write.
Write Disabled Disables AGP Master 1 WS Write.
AGP Master 1 WS Enabled Enables AGP Master 1 WS Read.
Read Disabled Disables AGP Master 1 WS Read.
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AGP 3.0 Calibration Enabled Enables AGP calibration cycle.
cycle Disabled Disables AGP calibration cycle.
VGA Share Memory 16/32/64M Enables VGA share memory size.
Size Disabled Disables VGA share memory size.
Auto
CPU Direct Access Enabled Enables CPU direct access FB function.
FB Disabled Disables CPU direct access FB function.
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CPU & PCI Bus Control
Item Option Description
PCI Master 0 WS Enabled Enables PCI Master 0 WS Write.
Write Disabled Disables PCI Master 0 WS Write.
AGP Master 0 WS Enabled Enables AGP Master 0 WS Write.
Write Disabled Disables AGP Master 0 WS Write.
CPU-PCI Post Write Enabled Enables CPU-PCI Post Write.
Disabled Disables CPU-PCI Post Write.
CPU-AGP Post Write Enabled Enables CPU-AGP Post Write.
Disabled Disables CPU-AGP Post Write.
Vlink 8X Support Enabled Vlink bus support.
Disabled
PCI Delay Enabled Enables PCI Delay Transaction.
Transaction Disabled Disables PCI Delay Transaction.
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Figure-6 Integrated Peripherals Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
VIA OnChip IDE Press Enter Enters to set the following items.
Device
OnChip IDE Enabled Enables OnChip IDE First/Second Channel.
Channel 0/1 Disabled Disables OnChip IDE First/Second Channel.
IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Enables IDE Prefetch Mode.
Disabled Disables IDE Prefetch Mode.
Primary/ Secondary Mode 0 ~ 4 Defines the IDE primary/secondary master/slave
Master/Slave PIO PIO mode.
Auto The IDE PIO mode is defined by auto-detection.
Primary/ Secondary Auto Ultra DMA mode will be enabled if an ultra DMA
Master/Slave UDMA device is detected.
Disabled Disables this function.
IDE HDD Block Enabled Allows IDE HDD to read/write several sectors once.
Mode Disabled IDE HDD only reads/writes a sector once.
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VIA OnChip PCI Press Enter Enters to set the following items.
Device
VIA-3058 AC97 Auto Enables the AC97 Audio.When CT5880 onboard,
Audio this item will hide.
Disabled Disables the AC97 Audio.
VIA-3043 Onchip Enabled Enables the onchip Lan.
LAN Disabled Disables the onchip Lan.
OnChip USB Enabled Enables all Onchip USB controller.
Controller Disabled Disables all Onchip USB controller.
OnChip EHCI Enabled Enables all Onchip EHCI controller.
Controller Disabled Disables all Onchip EHCI controller.
USB device Function Enabled Supports USB device function.
Disabled Does not support USB device function.
USB Legacy KB Enabled Supports USB keyboard under legacy OS.
Support Disabled Does not support USB keyboard under legacy OS.
USB Legacy Mouse Enabled Supports USB mouse under legacy OS.
Support Disabled Does not support USB mouse under legacy OS.
Super IO Device Press Enter Enters to set the following items.
Onboard FDC Enabled Onboard floppy drive controller is enabled.
Controller Disabled Onboard floppy drive controller is disabled.
Onboard Serial 3F8/IRQ4 Defines the onboard serial port address and required
Port 1/2 2F8/IRQ3 interrupt number.
3E8/IRQ4
2E8/IRQ3
Auto Onboard serial port address and IRQ are automatically
assigned.
Disabled Onboard serial port is disabled.
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Onboard Parallel 378/IRQ7 Defines onboard parallel port address and IRQ channel.
Port 278/IRQ5
3BC/IRQ7
Disabled Onboard parallel port is disabled.
Parallel Port Mode SPP Defines the parallel port mode as Standard
EPP,ECP Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port
ECP+EPP (EPP), or Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
EPP Mode Select EPP1.7 Set EPP Mode as EPP 1.7 or EPP1.9 Version.
EPP1.9
ECP Mode Use DMA 1, 3 Sets DMA for ECP mode use.
Game Port Address 200 Sets Game Port address. When CT5880 onboard, this
item will hide.
Disabled Disables Game Port.
Midi Port Address 300/330 Sets Midi Port address. When CT5880 onboard, this item
will hide.
Disabled Disables Midi port.
MidiI Port IRQ 5,10 Sets Midi Port IRQ. When CT5880 onboard, this item
will hide.
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Init Display First PCI Slot Initialize the PCI VGA first.
AGP Initialize the AGP first.
Onboard Fast IR Enabled Enables onboard fast IR.
Disabled Disables onboard fast IR.
Fast IR IRQ 3,4,5,11 Sets fast IRQ.
Fast IR DMA 5,6 Sets fast IR DMA.
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Power Management Setup
Figure-7 Power Management Setup Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
ACPI function Enabled Enable ACPI function.
Disabled Disable this function.
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ACPI Suspend S3(POS) Select the ACPI suspend type.
Type S1(STR)
Management User Define Users can configure their own Power Management Timer.
Optional Min Saving Pre - defined timer values are used. All timers are in their
MAX values.
Max Saving Pre - defined timer values are used. All timers are in their
MIN values.
HDD Power Down Disabled HDD’s motor will not be off by timer.
1 - 15 Min Define the continuous HDD idle time before the HDD en-
ters power saving mode (motor off).
Suspend Mode Disabled The system never enter Suspend mode by timer.
1Min~1Hour Define the continuous idle time before the system en-
ters Suspend mode. If any items defined in “PM Events”
are on and activated, the system will be woken up.
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Video Off Option Suspend->Off Screen blanks after the system enters either standby mode
or suspend mode.
Always On Screen is always on.
Video Off Method Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank off the screen when dis-
abling video.
V / H SYNC + In addition to Blank Screen, BIOS will also turn off the
Blank V-SYNC & H - SYNC signals from VGA card to monitor.
DPMS This function is enabled only for VGA cards supporting
DPMS.
Note: When the green monitor does not detect the V/HSYNC signals, the electron gun will be turned off.
MODEM Use IRQ 3,4,5,7,9,10, Special Wake-up event for Modem.
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NA This function is not applied.
Soft-Off by Instant-Off The system will immediately power off once the power
PWR-BTTN button is pressed.
Delay 4 sec The system will power off when power button is pressed for
4 seconds.
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IRQ/Event Activity Press Enter Enters to set the following items.
Detect
PS2KB Wakeup Password Use PS/2 Keyboard password wake up.
Select Hot Key Use PS/2 Keyboard hot key wake up.
PS2KB Wakeup Ctrl + F1~F12 Use PS/2 Keyboard Ctrl + F1~F12 wake up.
From S3/S4/S5 Any Key Use PS/2 Keyboard any key wake up.
Disable Do not Use PS/2 Keyboard wake up.
Power button lock Enabled Enables power button lock.
Disabled Disables power button lock.
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PS2MS Wakeup Enabled Use PS/2 mouse wake up.
From S3/S4/S5 Disabled Disables PS/2 mouse wake up.
VGA On VGA active reloads global timer.
LPT&COM LPT, COM Sets the options of these items to reload global
HDD&FDD On HDD&FDD active reloads global timer.
PCI Master On PCI Master active reloads global timer.
Power On by PCI Enabled Enables to wake up by PCI card.
Card Disabled Disables to wake up by PCI card.
Off VGA active has no influence to global timer.
LPT/COM timer.
None LPT&COM active has no influence to global timer.
Off HDD&FDD active has no influence to global timer.
Off PCI Master active has no influence to global timer.
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Wake up Lan/Ring Enabled Enables Lan ring to wakeup.
Disabled Invalidate this function.
RTC Alarm Enabled RTC alarm can be used to generate a wake
Resume event to power up the system which is in power-
off status. You can set any date or any time to
power up the system.
Disabled Invalidate this function.
Date( of Month ) Sets the date of RTC.
Resume Time Sets the resume time of RTC.
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IRQs Activity Press Enter Reloads global timer.
Monitoring
Primary INTR On Allows wake-up from IRQ.
Off Does not allow wake-up from IRQ.
IRQ3~IRQ15 Enabled Enables IRQ3~IRQ15 to wake up.
Disabled Disables IRQ3~IRQ15 to wake up.
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PnP/PCI Configurations Setup
Figure-8 PnP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
PNP OS Installed Yes Device resources assigned by PnP OS.
No Device resources assigned by BIOS.
Reset Configuration Enabled The system BIOS will reset configuration data
Data once then automatically set this item as disabled.
Disabled Disables this function.
Resources Manual Assigns the system resources (IRQ and DMA)
Controlled By manually .
Auto(ESCD) Assigns system resources (IRQ and DMA) auto-
matically by BIOS.
PCI/VGA Palette Enabled Enables PCI/VGA Palette Snoop.
Snoop Disabled Disables PCI/VGA Palette Snoop.
Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assigns the needed IRQ for the VGA card.
Disabled Does not assign an IRQ for the VGA card, in order to
release the IRQ.
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Figure-9 PC Health Status Menu
The following indicates the options for each item and describes their meaning.
Item Option Description
CPU 500C/1220F An alarm will beep when the CPU temperature reaches
Temperature 550C/1310F the previous setting, 500C/1220F, 550C/1310F,
600C/1400F 600C/1400F, 650C/1490F, 700C/1580F, 750C/1670F,
650C/1490F 800C/1760F, 850C/1850F,900C/1940F
700C/1580F
750C/1670F
800C/1760F
850C/1850F
900C/1940F
Disabled No alarm beep.
Current CPU The temperature of CPU.
Temperature
Current System The temperature inside the chassis.
Temp.
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Current CPUFAN RPM (Revolution Per Minute) Speed of fan which is connected
Speed to the fan header, CPUFAN, SYSFAN. Fan speed value is
Current SYSFAN based on an assumption that tachometer signal is two pulses
Speed per revolution. In other cases, you should regard it relatively.
Vcore(CPU) Display current voltage value including all significant voltages
+3.3V of the mainboard. +3.3V, +12V are voltages from the power
+12 V supply.
Vcore (CPU) Voltage is the CPU core voltage from the on board
switching Power Supply. The VBAT Voltage is the voltage of
battery.
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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 <Enter>. 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 mes-
sage 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 time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS
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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 Pass-
word 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 Password is enabled.
Boot with BIOS defaults
If you have made all the changes to CMOS values and the system can not boot with the
CMOS values selected in setup, clear CMOS after power-down, then power on again.
System will boot with BIOS default settings.
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QDI Utility CD
A QDI Utility CD is supplied with this mainboard, the contents contained in it are showed as
below:
1. Driver Install
Using this choice, you can install all the drivers for your mainboard . You should install
the drivers in order, and you need to restart your computer until all the drivers are installed.
A. Chipset software B. Serial ATA(optional)
C. Fast IR Driver D. USB2.0 Driver(optional)
E. VGA(optional) F. Audio Driver(optional)
G. Network Driver(optional) H. DirecrX
2. Accessory
A. Norton AntiVirus 2003 B. QFlashV1.0(optional)
3. Browse CD
You could read all the contents contained in this CD, including Utility and Documents.
The files included in Utility are:
A. Awd824Q.exe B. Cblogo.exe
C. Lf.exe
The files included in Documents are:
A. Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0
Norton AntiVirus
When you install Norton AntiVirus and accept options, your computer is safe. Norton AntiVirus
automatically checks boot records for viruses at system startup, checks programs for viruses at the time you use them, scans all local hard drives for viruses once per week, and
monitors your computer for any activity that might indicate the work of a virus in action. It
also scans files you download from the internet and checks floppy disks for boot viruses
when you use them.
The list below shows the most important tasks Norton AntiVirus helps you perform:Scan for
viruses on your computer;Remove viruses from your computer;Update your virus protection with LiveUpdate;Quarantine an infected file. you can go to the Symantec Web site to
view an online tutorial: http://www.symantec.com/techsupp/tutorial
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The mainboard is equipped with Realtek VT1616 chip, which provides support for 6-channel
audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. The section will
tell you how to install and use 6-channel audio function on the board.
Installing the Audio Driver
You need to install the driver for Realtek VT1616 chip to function properly before you can get
access to 6-channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the
drivers for different operating systems.
1. Insert the companion CD into the CD-ROM drive. The setup screen will automati-
cally appear.
2. Select the Sound Driver.
Attaching speakers
To perform multichannel audio operation, connect multiple speakers to the system.
Line Out (Center and
Subwoofer channels)
Line Out (Rear channels)
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Digital Audio Output
Coaxial SPDIF jack
Description:
Connnet the SPDIF speakers to the Coaxial SPDIF jack.
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1. Click the Volume control icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen.
2. Click the “Options” and then “Advanced controls”.
3. Then click the “Advanced” of front speaker.
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6. The following window appears, select the “Magic 5.1 Enable”, then click “Close”.
7. Open the Control panel of windows 2000, select the Sound, Speech, and Audio Devices,
and then Sounds and Audio Devices, the following window appears. Click the “Audio” tab.
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9. The following window appears, and select the “5.1 surround sound speakers”.
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CPU Installation Procedures
1. Pull the lever sideways away from
the socket. Then, raise the lever up
to a 90-degree angle.
2. Look for the cut edge. The cut edge
should point towards the lever pivot.
The CPU will only fit in the correct
orientation. If the CPU is correctly
installed, the pins should be com-
pletely embedded into the socket
and can not be seen.
Warning: Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system, always
make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU
from overheating.
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Mainboard Layout
K7VM400M
Note:
The layout includes all options.
It is for your reference only.
MOD IN1
CD_IN1
SPDIF1
Top :Line in
Middle:Speaker out
Bttm:Mic. in
F_AUDIO
GAME_PORT1
Top :LAN
Bttm:USB0,1
IR1
Top :1394
Bttm:USB2,3
VGA
LPT
COM1
Top :PS/2 Mouse
Bttm:PS/2 Keyboard
CN10
IEEE1394_1
USB4,5
JAV1
5
8
*
7
3 4
6
2
1
WOL1
FDD1
WOM1
JVLINK
PCI 3
South Bridge
PCI 2
SATA1
SATA2
PCI 1
AGP
DIMM1
DIMM2
JFSB1
JFSB0
IDE2
ATX_ POWER
SYSFAN
JCC
North Bridge
Socket 462
CPUFAN1
JSATA
IDE1
Note: Pin1 for all jumpers are located on the side with black line.
1.
HDLED
2. ACPI_LED
3. POWER SW
* Empty
4. SLEEP SW
5. PWR_LED
6. SPEAKER
7. RESET
* Empty
8. GREEN_LED
9. KEYLK
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