Soltek SL-K8AV2-RL User Manual

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K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

Contents

Item Checkup...................................................................................7

Chapter 1 Specification ............................................. 8

1-1 K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL Mainboard Layout..........................9

1-2 Mainboard Specification Table ........................................... 10

1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram............................................11

1-4 Mainboard Specifications .................................................... 12

1-4.1 CPU Socket ...................................................................................12

1-4.2 System Chipsets ........................................................................... 12

1-4.3 Memory ......................................................................................... 12

1-4.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface........................... 12

1-4.5 Expansion Slots ............................................................................ 12

1-4.6 BIOS (Basic Input Output System) ..........................................13

1-4.7 Multi-I/O Functions ....................................................................13

1-4.8 SATA RAID Interface ................................................................. 13

1-4.9 Advanced System Power Management ....................................14

1-4.10 Audio Codec on board .............................................................. 14

1-4.11 LAN on board (K8AV2-RL only) ............................................ 14

1-4.12 Hardware Monitor on board ................................................... 14

1-4.13 Smart Card Reader On Board ................................................14

1-4.14 Form Factor................................................................................ 14

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup..................................... 16

2-1. CPU Installation with Socket 754...................................... 17

2-2 Memory Installation ............................................................. 18

2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module ..............................................18

2-2.2 To Remove a DIMM .................................................................... 18

2-3 AGP Slot Installation ............................................................ 19

2-4 IDE Connector Installation ................................................. 20

Contents

2-5 Floppy Drive Connector ( FDC ) Installation................... 21

2-6 SATA RAID Connector Installation ................................... 22

2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation .......................................... 23

2-8 Jumper Settings ..................................................................... 24

2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers: ....................................................... 25

2-8.2 JCLK1: CPU Clock Select .........................................................25

2-8.3 JBAT1: Clear CMOS .................................................................. 26

2-8.4 JKB1: KB/Mouse Wake-up....................................................... 27

2-9 Other Connectors Configuration........................................ 28

2-9.1 On-board FAN Connectors ........................................................ 28

2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers ..............................................29

2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors .......................................................... 30

2-9.4 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard............................................... 30

2-9.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors (CD-In1) ....................................31

2-9.6 Smart Card Reader Connector: SCR1 ....................................31

2-9.7 Connector WOL1: Wake On LAN............................................ 32

2-9.8 External Audio Connector .........................................................32

2-9.9. Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors).................... 33

2-9.10. Thermal Sensor......................................................................... 34

Chapter 3 Software Setup ....................................... 35

3-1 To Open Up Support CD:..................................................... 36

3-2 To Install VIA 4-IN-1 Drivers.............................................. 37

3-3 To Install AC’97 Audio Driver ............................................ 39

3-3.1 Installation ................................................................................... 39

3-3.2 To verify 6-channel Audio .......................................................... 40

3-4 To Install USB 2.0 Driver ..................................................... 42

3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility.................................. 44

3-5.1 Installation ................................................................................... 44

3-5.2 Verification .................................................................................. 45

3-6 To Install LAN Driver (for K8AV2-RL only) .................... 46

3-6.1 VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows 98SE .................................46

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

3-6.2 VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows NT4.0 ............................... 48

3-6.3 VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows ME / 2000 / XP ...............49

3-7 SATA RAID Driver Setup .................................................... 50

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup............................................. 51

4-1 About BIOS Setup ................................................................. 52

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup ............................................................... 52

4-3 About CMOS .......................................................................... 52

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test ) ....................................... 52

4-5 To Upgrade BIOS .................................................................. 53

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS ............................................................. 53

4-5.2 Upgrade Process........................................................................... 53

4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility................................ 57

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................57

4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup ...............................................................59

4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features ........................................................... 62

4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features ....................................................... 65

4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................ 68

4-6.5.1. VIA OnChip IDE Device ......................................................... 68

4-6.5.2. VIA OnChip PCI Device:.................................................... 70

4-6.5.3. Super IO Device: ................................................................. 71

4-6.6 Power Management Setup ......................................................... 73

4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration ............................................................ 76

4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield....................................................... 78

4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control ........................................................ 79

4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults .........................................................80

4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD............................. 81

4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP .............................................................. 82

4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ...................................................... 82

Chapter 5 SATA RAID Setup ................................. 83

5-0 About Disk Array................................................................... 84

Contents

5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation .......................................................... 84

5-0-2 Disk Array Member .................................................................... 84

5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by VT8237 ................................84

5-1 First Step to Set Up SATA RAID System .......................... 85

5-2 Enable SATA-RAID Interface with System BIOS ........... 86

5-3 To Enter VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup.............................. 87

5-4 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to Create Disk Array ....... 88

5-5 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to change Array mode ..... 92

5-6 To Install SATA/SATA-RAID Driver ................................. 94

5-6-1 To Install SATA/SATA RAID Driver on Win 2K/XP ............94

5-6-2 To Install SATA/SATA RAID Driver on Win 98se/Me.......... 95

APPENDICES.......................................................... 97

Appendix-1 Identify BIOS Version & BIOS Part Number ... 98

Appendix-2 Identify Mainboard Model Number ................... 99

Appendix-3 Technical Terms .................................................... 100

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Item Checkup

• Mainboard

• User Manual (Mainboard)

• Multi-lingual Quick Installation Guide

• Support CD

• Bundled Bonus Pack CD

• Floppy Diskette with SATA RAID Drivers

• Bundled Bonus Pack Manual

• Cables ATA 133/100/66 IDE Cable FDD Cable USB Cable (optional) 2 x Serial ATA Cable 1xSATA Power Cable

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

Chapter 1 Specification

Introduction

This mainboard features an integration of the powerful AMD Athlon 64 processors and the North Bridge VIA K8T800 plus South Bridge VT8237, with which the whole system performance supports Hyper Transport Speed up to 800MHz.

VIA K8T800 plus VT8237 supports on-board AMD Athlon 64 CPU to implement the 800MHz Front Side Bus, the AGP 8X/4X interface, LPC Super I/O, the DDR 400/333/266 MHz SDRAM, the 6-channel AC’97 Audio interface, the USB 2.0 interface, ATA 133/100/66 data transfer rate etc.and the SATA RAID 150Mb interface. This chapter is to introduce to users every advanced function of these high performance integrations.

Topics included in this chapter are: 1-1 Mainboard Layout 1-2 Mainboard Specification Table 1-3 VT8237 System Block Diagram 1-4 VT8235 System Block Diagram 1-4 Mainboard Specifications**

** If any difference is found between the manual description and the Mainboard you are using, please look up the Errata/ Update Slip enclosed inside for the correction or updated information, or else contact the Mainboard Dealer or visit our Web Site for the latest manual update.

Chapter 1 Specification

1-1 K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL Mainboard Layout

LAN Controller

RJ45

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

RJ45

(on top)

USB1

USB0

COM1

LPT1

COM2

Line

Out

Line

MIC

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

VT1616

AC'97 Codec

VT6103

for K8AV2-RL only

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Fan1

PW2

+12V Power

JCLK1

AGP 4X/8X

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

Socket 754

VIA

K8T800

VIA

VT8237

DIMM2

DIMM1

IDE1

Fan2

ATA2

ATA1

PW1

Main

Power

IDE2

RT1

FD1

Fan3

JAUD1

WOL1

PCI 4

PCI 5

LPC I/O

JBAT1

Battery

IT8705

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

USB2

SPK RST

USB4

USB3

SCR1

PWLED

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

1-2 Mainboard Specification Table

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL Specifications and Features

CPU

Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 CPUs

North Bridge

South Bridge

BIOS

Memory

I/O Chip

AGP interface

Audio

IDE Interface

Serial ATA RAID

PCI Slots

I/O Connectors

Other common features

Optional Feature

LAN Controller

K8T800, supporting up to 800MHz FSB

VT8237, SATA RAID controller

AWARD BIOS

Supporting unbuffer DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, up to 2GBin 2 DDR SDIMM slots

ITE IT8705F with Hardware Monitor support

AGP 8X/4X mode only

VIA VT1616 Audio Codec, 6-channel compliant

2 ATA 133/100/66 IDE

2 SATA RAID ports supported by VT8237

5 PCI Master slots on board

8 USB V2.0, 1 FDD port, 2 COM ports, 1 LPT, 1 IrDA, 1 PS/2 K/B, 1 PS/2 Mouse,

BIOS Writing Protection; USB, PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Power On/Wake Up; ATX Power Supply V2.03; ATX form factor

K8AV2-R

No Yes

K8AV2-RL

1-3 Chipset System Block Diagram

Socket 754 for AMD Athlon 64 CPUs

VIA 800MHz Hyper Transport Bus

Chapter 1 Specification

AGP Slot

2 IDE Connectors

Mouse

Keyboard

RJ45

FDD

Serial Ports

Printer Port Game/MIDI

H/Monitor

Smart Card Reader

AGP 8X/4X

Ultra V-Link

ATA 133/100/66

PHY

VT6103

(K8AV2-RL only)

LPC I/O IT8705

VIA K8T800 North Bridge

VT8237

South Bridge

DDR memory Interface

DDR 266/ 333/400 SDRAM (unbuffer)

PCI Bus

Audio Codec (6-channel)

USB Bus V2.0

SATA RAID

System Memory

5 PCI Slots

5.1 audio output

8 USB Ports

2 SATA RAID Connectors

BIOS

Socket 754 + VIA K8T800 + VIA VT8237 Diagram

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

1-4 Mainboard Specifications

1-4.1 CPU Socket

CPU Socket 754 on board, supporting AMD Athlon 64 processors and implementing up to 800MHz Hyper Transport Speed (System Bus).

1-4.2 System Chipsets

• North Bridge VIA K8T800 for managing and supporting up to 800MHz Hyper Transport speed(System Bus), AGP 8X/4X interface and DDR400/333/266MHz Memory Interface *with an enhanced support of DDR 400MHz Memory Module.

• South Bridge VIA VT8237 working with North Bridge K8T800 to support V-Link, LPC Super I/O, PCI interface, ATA133 interface, USB V2.0 interface, AC’97 Audio 6-channel interface as well as SATA RAID interface.

1-4.3 Memory

2 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board :

• Supporting unbuffer DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM up to 2 GBs

• Supporting installation of different volume yet same type of DDR SDRAM Modules

1-4.4 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Interface

AGP Controller embedded on board, supporting:

• 1.5V(8X/4X) power mode only, 1 AGP Slot supported

• 8 x 66MHz AD and SBA signaling; AGP pipelined split-transaction

longburst transfers up to 2GB/sec.

• AGP 8X/4X supported, AGP V3.0 compliant

1-4.5 Expansion Slots

• 5 PCI Bus Master slots

• 1 AGP 8X/4X slot

• 2 DDR DIMM slots

Chapter 1 Specification

1-4.6 BIOS (Basic Input Output System)

Flash Memory for easy upgrade, supporting BIOS Writing Protection, Year 2000 compliant, and supporting various hardware configuration during booting system (See Chapter 4 BIOS Setup):

• Standard CMOS Features (Times, Date, Hard Disk Type etc.)

• Advanced BIOS Features (Virus Protection, Boot Sequence etc.

• Advanced Chipset Features (AT Clock, DRAM Timing etc.)

• Power Management Features (Sleep timer, Suspend Timer etc.)

• PNP/PCI Configurations (IRQ Settings, Latency Timers etc.)

• Integrated Peripherals (Onboard IO,IRQ, DMA Assign. etc.)

• SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield (CPU/System Temp.,Fan speed etc.)

• Frequency/Voltage (CPU clock, Voltage of CPU, DIMM, AGP etc.)

1-4.7 Multi-I/O Functions

• PCI EIDE Controller, supporting:

-- 2 ATA 133 / 100 / 66 IDE connectors supporting up to 4 IDE devices

• Dedicated IR Functions:

-- 1x5 IR connector dedicated to IR function with Infrared-IrDA (HPSIR) and ASK (Amplitude Shift Keyed) IR

• Multi-mode parallel data transfer:

-- Standard mode, high speed mode ECP and enhanced mode EPP

• Floppy Drive Connector:

-- 1 FDD connector supporting 2 floppy drives with drive swap support

• Universal Serial Bus Transfer Mode:

-- USB V2.0 compliant, 480 Mb/s USB Bus, supporting Win 98se and later operating systems; USB drivers provided in Support CD for installation

-- 2 built-in USB connectors; 3 more USB pin-headers which require 3 additional USB cables to provide 6 more USB ports

-- USB Wake-up function supported by USB ports

• PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse

• UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver / Transmitter):

-- 2 serial ports (COM1 & COM2) on board

1-4.8 SATA RAID Interface

Serial ATA RAID Interface supported by VT8237:

• Supporting 2 SATA connectors for 2 SATA RAID Hard Disks with

150Mb/s transfer rate

• SATA RAID Drivers enclosed in Support CD/Floppy Diskette for user’s

installation

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

1-4.9 Advanced System Power Management

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface incorporated in BIOS for reducing power consumption :

• ACPI 1.0 compliant (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)

• APM V1.2 compliant (Legacy Power Management)

• ACPI Suspend function supported

• USB and PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse Power On/Wake Up

• Supporting Ring Signal Power Up Control for Wake-on-LAN

• Real Time Clock (RTC) with date alarm, month alarm, and century

field

1-4.10 Audio Codec on board

VIA VT1616 Audio Codec on board

• 18-bit 6 channel DAC performance

• Fully supporting surround sound applications, along with 5 stereo

and 2 mono inputs

• Audio Codec Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation

1-4.11 LAN on board (K8AV2-RL only)

Fast Ethernet Controller V6103 PHY on board:

• Supporting 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Base T LAN

• Supporting Wake On LAN through on-board WOL1 connector

• LAN Driver enclosed in Support CD for user’s installation

1-4.12 Hardware Monitor on board

• Hardware Monitor supported by LPC I/O IT8705F, to provide moni-

toring and desktop management of hardware voltage, temperatures and fan speeds

• Utility Software Soltek HM for displaying monitoring status is enclosed

in Support CD for user’s installation.

1-4.13 Smart Card Reader On Board

Connector “SCR 1” on board supports Smart Card Reader via LPC I/O ITE8705, compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card (PC/SC) working group standard and smart card (ISO 7816) protocols

1-4.14 Form Factor

• ATX PCB, ATX power supply V2.03 (20-pin Main Power Connector

and 4-pin +12V Power Connector)

• PCB size: 305mm x 220mm

Chapter 1 Specification

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K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

To Get Things Ready for Hardware Setup !

1. We recommend to install your CPU before any other components. For detailed installation instructions of processor, you can also refer to the pamphlet enclosed in your CPU package.

2. Installing a cooling fan with a good heatsink is a must for proper heat dissipation for your CPU. Get ready an appropriate fan with heatsink for proper installation. Improper fan and installation will damage your CPU.

3. In case CPU Vcore, CPU clock or Frequency Ratio is adjustable on board, please follow the instructions described in the User Manual for proper setup. Incorrect setting will cause damage to your CPU.

The following topics are included in this chapter:

2-1 CPU Identification and Installation 2-2 Memory Installation 2-3 AGP Slot Installation 2-4 IDE Connector Installation 2-5 Floppy Drive Connector ( FDC ) Installation 2-6 ATX Power Supply Installation 2-7 Jumper Settings 2-8 Other Connectors Configuration

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-1. CPU Installation with Socket 754

This series is built with CPU Socket 754 supporting the AMD CPUs Athlon 64:

• Follow the steps described in this section to install CPU into the onboard Socket 754.

• After installation of CPU, you must also install a proper cooling fan on top of the CPU and connect the Fan cable to the CPU fan connector.

Pin 1

1. First pull sideways the lever of Socket 754, and then turn it up

so as to raise the upper layer

90 of the socket from the lower platform.

Socket 754

2. Configure Pin 1 of CPU to Pin 1 of the Socket, just as the way shown in the diagram on the right. Adjust the position of CPU until you can feel all CPU pins get into the pin holes of the socket.

3. Make sure that all CPU pins have completely entered the socket and then lower down the lever to lock up CPU to socket.

Pin 1

AMD Athlon

Socket 754

AMD Athlon

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

2-2 Memory Installation

2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module

• This series supports up to 2GB DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, with 2

DDR DIMM slots on board. Do not insert other type of modules into these slots.

• DDR DIMM slot has 184-pins and one notch. Insert a DDR SDRAM

vertically into the 184-pin slot with the notch-to-rib matching.

• Make sure to unplug your power supply before adding or removing

memory module. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your mainboard and the memory module.

• Pay attention to the orientation of the DIMM slots. Forcing a DIMM

into a slot improperly will damage the memory module and slot itself.

184-Pin DIMM Notch Key Definitions

DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position

(2.5V Voltage Key)

DDR Notch

DDR Rib

Module Latch

2-2.2 To Remove a DIMM

Power off system and press down the holding latches on both sides of slot to release the module from the DIMM slot.

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-3 AGP Slot Installation

The AGP slot on board supports 1.5V AGP 8X/4X card only. A Rib is specifically added to the 8X/4X slot so as to match the AGP 8X/4X card. To insert a 3.3V AGP 2X card into the AGP 4X slot will damage the system chip and burn the 1.5V circuitry. An AGP 8X card will support a data transfer rate up to 2GB/sec., while an AGP 4X card will provide 1GB/sec transfer rate.

AGP Accelerator

notch

AGP 8X/4X Slot

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

COM1

COM2

Line

Out

Line

MIC

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

RJ45

(on top)

USB1

USB0

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

VT1616

AC'97 Codec

JAUD1

WOL1

PW2

+12V Power

JCLK1

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

VIA

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

USB3

USB2

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

ATA2

Fan3

ATA1

VIA

VT8237

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

JBAT1

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

USB4

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

2-4 IDE Connector Installation

To install IDE Connector, you may connect the blue connector of IDE cable to the primary (IDE1) or secondary (IDE2) connector on board, and then connect the gray connector to your slave device and the black connector to your master device. If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumpers correctly. Please refer to your hard disk documentation for the jumper settings.

ATA IDE connectors:

IDE1

Orient the red line on the IDE

IDE2

Flat Cable to Pin1.

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

RJ45

(on top)

COM1

COM2

Line

Out

Line

MIC

Game/MIDI Port

VT1616

AC'97

Codec

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

USB1

USB0

LPT1

CD-In1

VT6103

JAUD1

WOL1

+12V Power

JCLK1

PW2

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

VIA

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

USB3

USB2

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

ATA2

Fan3

ATA1

VIA

VT8237

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

JBAT1

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

USB4

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

IDE RAID is not supported in this series.

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

Black Connector

(To Master Device)

Gray Connector

(To Slave Device)

80-conductor Cable

Red Line

Blue Connector

(To Mainboard)

IDE Flat Cable

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-5 Floppy Drive Connector ( FDC ) Installation

To install FDC, you should connect the end of FDC cable with single connector to the board, and connect the other end with two connectors to the floppy drives.

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

COM1

COM2

Line

MIC

RJ45

(on top)

Out

VT1616

AC'97

Codec

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

USB1

USB0

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

VT6103

JAUD1

WOL1

+12V Power

JCLK1

PW2

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

VIA

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

USB3

USB2

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main

Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

Floppy Drive Connector:

Orient the red line of the

FD1

Floppy Flat Cable to Pin1.

ATA2

Fan3

ATA1

VIA

VT8237

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

JBAT1

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

USB4

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

Pin 1 (to Red Line)

To 1st Floppy Drive

Red line

FDD Cable

To 2nd Floppy Drive

To mainboard

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

2-6 SATA RAID Connector Installation

2 Serial ATA connectors are built on board, supported by the South Bridge VT8237 with SATA RAID interface. We can connect these two connectors to SATA Hard Disks and then configure these Hard Disks into SATA RAID Disks.

SATA RAID drivers are already incorporated into Support CD and Floppy Diskette for user’s installation. Please refer to Chapter 5 for SATA RAID Driver Installation.

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

Line

MIC

COM1

COM2

Out

Codec

RJ45

(on top)

VT1616

AC'97

Game/MIDI Port

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

USB1

USB0

LPT1

CD-In1

+12V Power

JCLK1

PW2

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

VIA

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

PCI 1

ATA2

VT6103

JAUD1

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

WOL1

PCI 2

VIA

VT8237

JBAT1

USB4

USB3

Fan3

ATA1

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

Serial ATA Cable

Serial ATA Connector ATA1 and ATA2

SATA Connector

SATA Power Connector

Serial ATA Hard Disk

To Power Supply

Serial ATA Power Cable

Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation

+5V +5V

-5V GND

GND GND

PS ON# GND

-12V +3.3V

Pin11

+12V

(on top)

Line

Mouse

COM1

COM2

Line

MIC

(on top)

Out

VT1616

AC'97 Codec

+12V

JKB1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

RJ45

USB1

USB0

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

VT6103

JAUD1

WOL1

PW2

+12V Power

JCLK1

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

VIA

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

USB3

USB2

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main

Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

ATA2

Fan3

ATA1

VIA

VT8237

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

JBAT1

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

USB4

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

5SB

PWR OK

GND

+5V

GND

+5V

GND +3.3V +3.3V

Pin1

Main Power Connector

(20-pin)

+12V PowerConnector

GND

To set up Power Supply on this mainboard:

1. Connect the on-board Main Power Connector (20-pin) to the Main Power Connector (20-pin) of an ATX Power Supply which should be of the latest version 2.03 model, and then connect the square-shaped +12V Power Connector on board to the square-shaped +12V Power Connector of the Power Supply.

Warning: Both Main Power Connector and +12 Power Connector

should be connected to power supply; otherwise, system may either not start or be damaged.

2. This ATX power supply should be able to provide at least 720mA / +5V standby power for Wake On LAN and Wake On function.

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

2-8 Jumper Settings

The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumper blocks on the mainboard.

JKB1:

KB/Mouse Wakeup

1-2 closed Enabled (default)

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

RJ45

(on top)

USB1

USB0

COM1

LPT1

COM2

Line

Out

Line

MIC

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

VT1616

AC'97

Codec

JAUD1

(default)

200MHz

2-3 closed Disabled

Fan1

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

DIMM2

DIMM1

JCLK1

PW2

+12V Power

AGP 4X/8X

VIA

K8T800

Socket 754

IDE1

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

WOL1

JCLK1:

VIA

VT8237

JBAT1

Battery

HDD

LED

USB4

USB3

SPK RST

CPU Clock Select

NJ1

PWR

PWLED

233MHz 266MHz 270MHz

Fan2

PW1

Main

Power

IDE2

FD1

JBAT1

Clear CMOS

1-2 closed (default)

8 7

To hold data

2-3 closed To clear CMOS

ATA2

Fan3

ATA1

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

BIOS

SCR1

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2-8.1 How to tackle the Jumpers:

123

A 3-pin Jumper

If a pin-header (of 2 or more pins) is designed in such a way that its pins can be closed or linked together to set up a specific function, is called a jumper in this manual.

this header

A 2-pin Jumper Cap

The conductor inside the cap links two header-pins together.

• A Jumper is usually but not necessarily denoted by “Jp( )” .

• In the Jumper setting diagram, all jumper pins covered with

black marks stand for closed pins with jumper cap.

1 13313

Jp (X)

Jumper with

Pin 2-3 closed

Jumper with

all pins open

Jumper with

Pin 1-2 closed

• Do not remove any jumper cap when power is on. Always

make sure the power is off before changing any jumper settings. Otherwise, mainboard could be damaged.

2-8.2 JCLK1: CPU Clock Select

JCLK1 is designed on board as an 8-pin jumper for CPU clock select.

1. Select the CPU clock you want from 200/233/266/270MHz and set JCLK1 to match your choice.

2. If you select a CPU clock which is higher than your default CPU clock, it may fail to boot system. You should restore the default setting and then clear CMOS to reboot your system. (See Clear CMOS in next paragraph.)

(default)

200MHz

7-8 closed

1357

JCLK1:

CPU Clock Select

233MHz

3-4 closed

1357 1357

266MHz 270MHz

1-2 closed

1-2 closed 3-4 closed

1357

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Note on CPU Overclocking:

1. If you have successfully booted system with or without CPU overclock, you still can do another CPU overclock in BIOS Setup. Please enter BIOS Setup, choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” menu, and enable the “Use CPU Linear Frequency”. Then configure the “CPU Clock” item to raise your CPU clock.

2. CPU overclocking should take all components on board into account. If you fail in BIOS overclocking, you will not be able to restart system. In such case, power off system and clear CMOS by JBAT1 as stated below and then restart your system.

3. If your system is already fixed in a cabinet or case, you may not like to take the trouble to clear CMOS. Then power on your system with the power button of the PC cabinet and simultaneously press down the “Insert” key of the keyboard until you see the initial bootup screen appear. And remember you should also enter CMOS BIOS Setup and choose “Load Optimized Defaults” to restore default BIOS .

2-8.3 JBAT1: Clear CMOS

When you have problem with rebooting your system, you can clear CMOS data and restore it to default value. To clear CMOS with Jumper JBAT1, please follow the steps below:

1. Power off system and take away the onboard battery.

2. Set JBAT1 to Pin 2-3 closed.

3. After 2 or 3 seconds, return the JBAT1 setting to Pin1-2 closedand return the battery to the battery base.

4. CMOS data are restored to default. Remember never clear CMOS when system power is on.

JBAT1

Clear CMOS

1-2 closed (default) To hold data

2-3 closed To clear CMOS

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2-8.4 JKB1: KB/Mouse Wake-up

JKB1 is designed on board as a jumper to wake up system from suspend mode either with the the PS/2 keyboard/mouse. In addition, PS/ 2 Keyboard/Mouse Power-on function is also controlled by this jumper. Yet user should still enter “BIOS Setup” to choose the Wake-up/Poweron mode. USB Keyboard/Mouse Wake-up is an optional function on this series of mainboard.

JKB1:

KB/Mouse Wakeup

1-2 closed Enabled (default)

2-3 closed Disabled

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2-9 Other Connectors Configuration

This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference.

2-9.1 On-board FAN Connectors

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

COM1

COM2

Line

MIC

Out

Codec

RJ45

(on top)

VT1616

AC'97

Game/MIDI Port

LPT1

CD-In1

JAUD1

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

USB1

USB0

+12V Power

JCLK1

PW2

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

VIA

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

PCI 1

ATA2

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

WOL1

VIA

VT8237

JBAT1

Battery

HDD

USB4

USB3

Fan3

ATA1

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

BIOS

NJ1

LED

PWR

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

GND +12V SENSOR

Sensor Conn.

FAN2, Sensor Fan Connector (Yellow)

FAN1, Sensor Fan Connector (Yellow)

FAN3, No-sensor Fan Connector

Void

+12V

GND

No Sensor

Both Sensor and No-sensor Fan Connectors support CPU/AGP/System/Case cooling fan with +12V mode. A Hardware Monitor chipset is on board, with which user can install a Hardware Monitor Utility and read the fan speed transmitted from the sensor fan connector. Otherwise, user can read the fan speed from the “Hardware Monitor Status” via CMOS BIOS.

A running fan will send out 2 electric pulses per rotation of its fan blade to a Sensor Fan Connector which in turn will count the electric pulses and send the information to the System Hardware Monitor. The hardware Monitor Program will work out the fan rotation speed and display it on screen.

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USB Cable (Optional)

Red wire

USB Port

2-9.2 USB Ports and USB Pin-headers

This series provides two USB ports USB0 and USB1 on board supporting various USB devices. In addition, 3 USB pin-headers are added on board to provide expansion of 6 more USB ports by using 3 additional USB Cables. The optional USB cables can be available from the mainboard dealer or vender.

When plugging the USB cable to USB Header, user must make sure the red wire is connected to Pin 1.

All 8 USB ports are compliant with USB 2.0 Bus. VIA USB 2.0 supports Win 98se and up . USB 2.0 drivers are provided in Support CD for user’s installation.

USB connectors USB0 and USB1 (underside)

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

COM1

COM2

Line

Out

Line

MIC

VT1616

AC'97 Codec

USB Pin-headers USB2/3/4

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

RJ45

USB1

USB0

LPT1

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

1 0

JAUD1

WOL1

PW2

+12V Power

JCLK1

PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

USB2

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main

Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

VIA

ATA2

Fan3

ATA1

VIA

VT8237

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

JBAT1

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

USB4

USB3

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

First USB Port Wiring for Front USB

USB Header

Pin Assignment

Second USB Port Wiring for Front USB

Red White

+5V

+5V Red

D1-

D2-

White

Green

D1+

D2+

Green

black GND

GND black

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2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors

B. C. D.

E. F. G. H. I. J. K.

A : PS/2 MOUSE

B : RJ45 (K8AV2-RL)

C : LPT1 PORT

D : Game/MIDI

E : PS/2 KEYBOARD

F : USB 1/0

G : COM 1 H : COM 2 I : Line Out / Front Speaker OUT J : Line In / Rear Speaker Out K : Microphone Input / Center Subwoofer Out

2-9.4 PS/2 Mouse And PS/2 Keyboard

PS/2 Mouse Connector

6 Void

4 VCC

2 Void

6 Void

4 VCC

2 Void

(green, on top)

5 Mouse Clock

3 GND

1 Mouse Data

5 Keyboard Clock

3 GND

1 Keyboard Data

PS/2 Keyboard Connector

(purple, underside)

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

IDE1

Battery

Fan3

VIA

VT8237

FD1

COM1

MIC

Line Out

Line In

Game/MIDI Port

AGP 4X/8X

JBAT1

DIMM1

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

USB1

PS/2 K/B

Mouse

(on top)

Fan1

JKB1

RT1

CD-In1

USB4

AC'97

Codec

JAUD1

LPC I/O

IT8705

BIOS

VT1616

DIMM2

(underside)

PW1

Main

Power

COM2

VIA

K8T800

IDE2

USB3

Fan2

PW2

+12V Power

ATA2

ATA1

WOL1

SCR1

JCLK1

NJ1

HDD

PWR

SPK RST

PWLED

LED

Socket 754

USB2

(on top)

RJ45

USB0

V T 6 1 0 3

LPT1

VCC

LED

RFU

SCRIO

RFU

SCRRST

NCNCSCRCLK

SCRFET

SCRPRES

GND

2-9.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors (CD-In1)

CD-In1 is an audio connector connecting CD-ROM audio to mainboard.

CD-ROM Audio Connector

2-9.6 Smart Card Reader Connector: SCR1

Connector “SCR 1” on board supports Smart Card Reader via LPC I/O ITE8705, compliant with Personal Computer Smart Card (PC/SC) working group standard and smart card (ISO 7816) protocols

Mouse

JKB1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

USB1

USB0

LPT1

CD-In1

VT6103

JAUD1

Fan1

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main

Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

+12V Power

JCLK1

PW2

AGP 4X/8X

VIA

K8T800

PCI 1

ATA2

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

WOL1

USB3

VIA

VT8237

JBAT1

USB4

Fan3

ATA1

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

(on top)

Line

MIC

COM1

COM2

Out

(on top)

VT1616

AC'97 Codec

RJ45

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

Pin 1

Pin 2

Pin 3

Pin 4

Pin Signal

Left Channel

GND

Right Channel

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

IDE1

Battery

Fan3

VIA

VT8237

FD1

COM1

MIC

Line

Out

Line

Game/MIDI Port

AGP 4X/8X

JBAT1

DIMM1

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

USB1

PS/2 K/B

Mouse

(on top)

Fan1

JKB1

RT1

CD-In1

USB4

AC'97 Codec

JAUD1

LPC I/O

IT8705

BIOS

VT1616

DIMM2

(underside)

PW1

Main

Power

COM2

VIA

K8T800

IDE2

USB3

Fan2

PW2

+12V Power

ATA2

ATA1

WOL1

SCR1

JCLK1

NJ1

HDD

PWR

SPK RST

PWLED

LED

Socket 754

USB2

(on top)

RJ45

USB0

LPT1

2-9.7 Connector WOL1: Wake On LAN

1. This connector is connected to a LAN card with a Ring signal output.

The connector powers up the system when it receives a wake-up packet or signal through the LAN card.

2. This feature requires that Resume On Ring feature is enabled in the

BIOS setting “Power Management Setup” and that your system must be on ATX power supply with at least 720mA / +5V standby power.

Mouse

JKB1

Fan1

(on top)

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

RJ45

(on top)

USB1

USB0

COM1

LPT1

COM2

Line

Out

Line

PW2

+12V Power

MIC

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

JCLK1

AGP 4X/8X

VT1616

PCI 1

AC'97 Codec

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

JAUD1

PCI 5

USB2

WOL1

K8T800

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main

Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

VIA

ATA2

Fan3

ATA1

VIA

VT8237

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

JBAT1

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

SCR1

USB4

USB3

SPK RST

PWLED

WOL 1

GND

+5V

Standby

Connect the Wake On LAN signal from LAN card to WOL1

Ring

2-9.8 External Audio Connector

This Mainboard is designed with a External Audio connector “JAUD1” which provides connection with Audio connector on the Front I/O Panel.

1. When JAUD1 is set to 5-6 closed and 9-10 closed, this default setting

disables this connector and leaves the Back Panel Audio enabled.

2. To use this External Audio Connector, please open all pins of JAUD1

and connect it to the Front I/O Panel.

(Front I/O Panel is an optional panel. It is available in Soltek Barebone

system.)

JAUD1: External Audio Connector

2 1

Pin 1 Mic In Pin 3 Mic VREF Pin 5 FPOUT R Pin 7 (Key) Pin 9 FPOUT L

Open Pin 5-6 and 9-10 to enable this connector

Pin 2 Aud GND Pin 4 Aud Vcc Pin 6 RET R Pin 8 (Void) Pin10 RET L

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PCI 1

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

IDE1

Battery

Fan3

VIA

VT8237

FD1

COM1

MIC

Line

Out

Line

Game/MIDI Port

AGP 4X/8X

JBAT1

DIMM1

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

USB1

PS/2 K/B

Mouse

(on top)

Fan1

JKB1

RT1

CD-In1

USB4

AC'97

Codec

JAUD1

LPC I/O

IT8705

BIOS

VT1616

DIMM2

(underside)

PW1

Main

Power

COM2

VIA

K8T800

IDE2

USB3

Fan2

PW2

+12V Power

ATA2

ATA1

WOL1

SCR1

JCLK1

NJ1

HDD

PWR

SPK RST

PWLED

LED

Socket 754

USB2

(on top)

RJ45

USB0

LPT1

2-9.9. Complex Pin-header (Front Panel Connectors)

This complex Pin-header consists of the following connectors for various front panel supports. When you have fixed the mainboard to the case, join the connectors of this Complex Pin-header to the case Front Panel.

To Case Front Panel

(1)Power Switch

PWRBT#

PWRBT

PLEDNC

Power LED (4)

PLED+

IR_VCC

RSTGND

RST1

SP1 NC SP3 SPVCC

Reset Switch (5)

Speaker (6)

(2)Infrared(IR)

IRRX

IRGND

IRTX

HDLED-

HDLED+

(3)HDD LED

(1) Power Switch Connector:

Connection: Connected to a momentary button or switch.

Function: Manually switching the system between “On” and “Soft Off”. Pressing the momentary button for more than 4 seconds will also turn the system off.

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(2) IR Connector (Infrared Connector):

Connection: Connected to Connector IR on board.

Function: Supporting wireless transmitting and receiving module

on board.

(3) HDD LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to HDD LED.

Function: To supply power to HDD LED.

(4) Power LED Connector:

Connection: Connected to System Power LED.

Function: To supply power to “System Power LED”.

(5) Reset Switch Connector:

Connection: Connected to case-mounted “Reset Switch”.

Function: To supply power to “Reset Switch” and support system reboot function.

(6) Speaker Connector:

Connection: Connected to the case-mounted Speaker.

Function: To supply power to the case-mounted Speaker.

2-9.10. Thermal Sensor

Mouse

JKB1

Fan1

(on top)

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

RJ45

(on top)

USB1

USB0

COM1

LPT1

COM2

Line

Out

Line

PW2

+12V Power

MIC

Game/MIDI Port

CD-In1

JCLK1

AGP 4X/8X

VT1616

PCI 1

AC'97 Codec

PCI 2

PCI 3

PCI 4

JAUD1

PCI 5

USB2

WOL1

K8T800

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

VIA

FD1

RT1

RT1 is mounted on board

ATA2

Fan3

ATA1

VIA

VT8237

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

JBAT1

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

SCR1

USB4

USB3

SPK RST

PWLED

as a Thermal Sensor by default.

Thermal Detector RT1: A thermal Detector RT1 is mounted by default on board so as to detect the temperature of the chassis. What RT1 does is to transmit the thermal signal to Hardware Monitor.

Chapter 3 Software Setup

Drivers, Utilities and Software Installation

Support CD: This mainboard will be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary driver files, Application Softwares and some helpful utilities. It is a user-friendly, auto-run CD which will open itself up in a CD-ROM automatically.

This chapter is devoted to describing the installations of all these essential drivers and utilities on Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. The installation procedures for all these operating systems are programed into an auto-run mode. What users have to do is read and follow the pop-up instructions. We therefore take the installation on Windows XP as the general illustration hereby.

The priority of driver installation should also be noted. Users are recommended to take the following installation order:

3-1 To Open Support CD 3-2 VIA 4-in-1 Drivers Installation 3-3 AC’97 Audio Driver Installation 3-4 USB 2.0 Driver Installation 3-5 Hardware Monitor Utility Installation 3-6 Installing LAN Driver (for K8AV2-RL only)

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3-1 To Open Up Support CD:

1. Please put the Support CD enclosed in your mainboard package into

the CD-ROM drive. In a few seconds, the Main Menu will automatically appear, displaying the contents to be installed for this series:

2. In case your system does not open the Support CD automatically,

please click to the following path to enter the Main Installation Menu:

D:\ Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM Drive is Drive D)

3. Users are recommended to install all the drivers and utilities at a

time, though they can be installed separately.

Also, we should take “VIA 4-in-1 Drivers” as first installation priority

to optimize the VIA system. From next section, we provide detailed descriptions of all these installations with graphical illustrations.

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3-2 To Install VIA 4-IN-1 Drivers

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ VIA 4-

in-1 Drivers” to proceed.

2.The VIA Service Pack

InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to the VIA Service pack installation. Click “Next” button to continue.

4. On the screen below, check

”Normally Install” and click “Next” to continue. (If you check “Quick Install”, you will skip the detailed procedures of the VIA 4-in-1 Setup.)

3. “VIA Service Pack README” screen will appear, please click the “Yes” button to agree with the Licence Agreement and continue.

Ye s

5. Select the checkbox as below and click “Next” to continue:

VIA PCI IDE Bus Driver AGP Driver (AGP 3.0 Supported) VIA INF Driver 1.70a

K8AV2-R / K8AV2-RL

6. Select “Install VIA PCI IDE Driver” checkbox, then click the “Next” button to continue.

8. After all these setup procedures have finished, you should restart your computer by clicking on “OK” so as to put VIA 4-in-1drivers

into effect and proceed to next driver installation.

7. Select “Install VIA AGP Driver” in turbo mode and press “Next” button to continue.

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3-3 To Install AC’97 Audio Driver

VIA AC’97 Audio Codec VT1616 on board, AC’97 2.2 compatible, supporting 6 channel audio codec for PC multimedia systems. VIA AC’97 Audio Codec Driver is provided in Support CD for user’s installation.

3-3.1 Installation

1. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ AC’97 Audio Driver” to proceed.

2. Instantly, the “VIA Audio Driver Setup Program”screen appears to guide you through the “VIA Audio Driver“ Setup, please press “Next” button to continue.

3. Instantly, check ” Install Driver” and click “Next” to continue. (If you want to stop setup, click the “Cancel” button.)

4. After the setup process is finished, please check the radial button “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” And click “Finish” to restart your system.

Finish

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3-3.2 To verify 6-channel Audio

After installation of AC’97 6-channel Codec, you must configure the 5.1 Speaker connection to enable the 6-channel audio.

1. Connect your on-board Audio Connector to your 6-channel speakers as depicted in the figure below:

Pale Green Connector to Front Speaker

Pale Blue Connector to Rear Speaker

Pale Pink Connector to Center/Subwoofer Speaker

2. After Connection is done, start your Windows system and double click “volume” icon at the taskbar to enter 6-channel configuration:

“Volume” icon

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3. Again click “Advanced“ button to enter 6 channel configuration.

4. At the “Other Controls”, pick the item “Smart 5.1 Enable” to activiate 6 channel configuration. Then click “Close” to finish configuration.

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3-4 To Install USB 2.0 Driver

VIA USB V2.0 is already integrated on board. Its 480Mb/s transfer rate supports operating systems Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP. USB Driver installation procedures are of similar steps in these systems. Before installing VIA USB V2.0 Driver on Windows XP, users should install the latest Service Pack for Windows XP. Please take the following illustrations from Windows XP as the USB driver installation guide:

1. Update Windows XP with the latest service pack before installing VIA USB V2.0 Driver.

2. Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to choose “VIA USB 2.0 Driver” to proceed. Please notice that the USB card driver is different from the USB 2.0 driver typically for the on-board USB. Do not use the USB card driver here.

3. Instantly the “USB 2.0 Setup Program” will pop up on screen. Click “Next” to continue.

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3. Instantly, next screen will pop up to prompt you to select component. Select “Install USB Driver” and click “Next” button to continue.

4. The USB 2.0 Setup Program will then guide you through the whole driver setup until the “Finish” screen appears to prompt you to restart your system. Please click “Finish” button to restart system to put the new driver into effect.

Finish

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3-5 To Install Hardware Monitor Utility

3-5.1 Installation

Hardware Monitor is built on this mainboard. Its installation is pro-

grammed to a fully automated mode on Windows 9X/Me/NT4/2000/ XP. Users can follow the model installation below for its installation on various Windows System.

1.Following the procedures of opening the Support CD, click to “ Hardware Monitor Utility” to proceed.

2. The Soltek Hardware Monitor InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to the Intel Service pack installation. Press “Next” button to continue.

3. The InstallShield Wizard screen will show the current setting, please click the “Install” button to continue.

4. After all the setup process

is finished, click “Finish” to

exit the wizard.

Install

Finish

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3-5.2 Verification

1. After installing Soltek Hardware Monitor, double click “SoltekHM” icon on the desktop to open the main window of the Soltek HM.

Soltek Hardware Monitor Icon

2.Instantly, the pop-up screen will show all information about CPU Temperature, Fan Speed and various Voltages.

Showing the Fan Speed(s) that

Showing the temperature(s), the function of which is supported by the mainboard.

is supported by the mainboard.

Click on “Soltek” button to display the function menu.

Showing the Voltage(s) that is supported by the mainboard.

Status Warning LED

*Note: Not all items or functions showing in the above picture will show up. Only those items or functions that are supported by the mainboard will reveal themselves in the above screen.

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3-6 To Install LAN Driver (for K8AV2-RL only)

3-6.1 VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows 98SE

The VIA 6183 LAN driver contained in the Support CD supports VIA 6103 LAN chip. Yet it is not included in the Autorun Menu. To install VIA LAN driver on Windows 98SE, please follow the steps shown below:

1. On the “Start” screen of your system, please click to the following path:

\My Computer\properties\Device manager

2. In the “Device manager” screen, you can see the item “ PCI Ethernet Controller” with a yellow question mark on its left side, which indicates

that the LAN controller is already detected by system but the driver

for the on-board LAN Ethernet Controller is not installed yet. Please point to this item with your mouse and double click on it (or click the “Properties” button).

3. Instantly, the “PCI Ethernet Controller Properties“ screen shows up. Please click the “General” bar to continue.

4. In the “General” screen, click “Reinstall Driver” button to continue. Please note that the status of “Device Usage” should stay at “Exists in all hardware profiles”.

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5. In the “Update device Driver Wizard” screen, click “Next” to continue until you see a dialog box asking you to “Specify a location” for the driver. You should now insert the Support CD into your CD-ROM.

6. As illustrated in the picture below, check the item “Specify a location” and click the “Browse” button to find out the correct path for the driver. Supposing your CD-ROM drive is Drive E, please type:

E:\Driver\Network\VIA6183 into the blank bar. Then click the “Next”

button to continue.

7. The Update Device Driver Wizard will then go on installing the driver,

Enter the correct path for

the location of LAN Driver

until the “Insert Disk” dialog box shows up. Please withdraw your

Support CD and insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive for updating system and click “OK” to continue.

8. The Update Device Driver Wizard will then proceed to update the system with the LAN driver. When the “Finish” screen shows up, click “Finish” to continue.

9. Final Dialog box will appear to remind you that you must restart your computer to finish updating the new hardware. Please click “Yes” to restart system and finish the LAN driver installation.

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3-6.2 VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows NT4.0

1. When you newly install Win NT4, the Setup program will ask you whether your computer will participate on a network. please check “Do not connect this computer to a network at this time” and continue with your installation. That means, you are going to install the LAN Adapter and driver after you have finished system installation. By this way, you will set up your LAN Adapter and driver more surely.

2. If you have now installed Win NT4 in your computer, please boot your system and in the “Start” screen click the following path to install your computer networking:

\Start\Settings\Control Panel\Network (double click)

3. Instantly, a dialog box pops up, asking you, “Windows NT Networking is not installed. Do you want to install it now?” Please click “Yes” to

continue.

4. The Network Setup Wizard will then proceed to guide you to the installation of LAN Adapter and Driver, until the “Select Network Adapter” screen pops up, on which you should click “Have Disk” to install the on-board VIA LAN Controller.

5. Instantly, the “Insert Disk” dialog box pops up. You should now insert

the Support CD into your CD-ROM drive bar the correct path for the location of the LAN driver. Supposing

your CD-ROM drive is drive D, please type the following path:

D:\Driver\Network\VIA6183\Winnt4 and click “OK” button to

continue.

6. Instantly, the Setup program detects the “VIA PCI 10/100MbFast Ethernet Adapter” and shows it on the “Select OEM Option” screen. Please click “OK” to continue.

7. The Setup program will then proceed to install the VIA PCI LAN Adapter and then other networking components such as TCP/IP protocol.

8. During the setup process, if “Windows NT Setup” needs to copy

some Windows files, you should then withdraw the Support CD and

insert back the Windows NT4 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive to continue.

9. After you have finished other networking components setup, you should restart your syustem to put all the new setups into effect.

, and then type to the white

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10. To verify that the onboard VIA LAN Controller has been set up in

system, please click “Start”, then “Control Panel”, then “Network”.

11. In the “Network” screen, click the “Adapter” bar. You can now see

the “VIA PCI 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter is already installed in system.

3-6.3 VIA6183 LAN driver on Windows ME / 2000 / XP

1. When you newly install Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the system will detect the LAN Controller on board and configure it automatically into system. Therefore, user needs not bother to install the LAN controller into these operating systems.

2. To verify the existence of VIA6183 LAN Controller and Driver, please enter the “Control Panel” of your system and click “Network” to open the “Configuration” screen. You can then see the “VIA PCI 10/100Mb Fast Ethernet Adapter” is already installed in your system.

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3-7 SATA RAID Driver Setup

1. 2 Serial ATA connectors are built on board, supported by the South Bridge VT8237 with SATA RAID interface. We can connect these two connectors to SATA Hard Disks and then configure these Hard Disks into SATA RAID Disks.

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

RJ45

(on top)

COM1

COM2

Line

Out

Line

MIC

Game/MIDI Port

VT1616

AC'97

Codec

Serial ATA Connector ATA1 and ATA2

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

USB1

USB0

LPT1

CD-In1

+12V Power

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PW2

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

VIA

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

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DIMM1

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IDE2

FD1

PCI 1

ATA2

VT6103

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PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

WOL1

PCI 2

VIA

VT8237

JBAT1

USB4

USB3

Fan3

ATA1

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

Serial ATA Cable

SATA Connector

To Power Supply

SATA Power Connector

Serial ATA Hard Disk

Serial ATA Power Cable

2. Refer to Chapter 5 of this Manual to install the RAID Driver into a RAID system.

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

THE BIOS

BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output System. It was once called ROM BIOS when it was stored in a Read-Only Memory(ROM) chip Now manufacturers would like to store BIOS in EEPROM which means Electrically Erasable Programmable Memory. BIOS used in this series of mainboard is stored in EEPROM, and is the first program to run when you turn on your computer.

BIOS performs the following functions:

1. Initializing and testing hardware in your computer (a process called “POST”, for Power On Self Test).

2. Loading and running your operating system.

3. Helping your operating system and application programs manage your PC hardware by means of a set of routines called BIOS RunTime Service.

This Chapter includes the following topics : 4-1 About BIOS Setup 4-2 To run BIOS Setup 4-3 About CMOS 4-4 The POST (Power On Self Test) 4-5 To upgrade BIOS 4-6 BIOS Setup

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4-1 About BIOS Setup

BIOS setup is an interactive BIOS program that you need to run when:

1. Changing the hardware of your system. (For example: installing a new Hard Disk etc.)

2. Modifying the behavior of your computer. (For example: changing the system time or date, or turning special features on or off etc.)

3. Enhancing your computer’s behavior. (For example: speeding up performance by turning on shadowing or cache)

4-2 To Run BIOS Setup

First access BIOS setup menu by pressing < DEL > key after “POST” is complete ( before OS is loaded ). BIOS will then display the following message:

Press “DEL” to enter “SETUP”

4-3 About CMOS

CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery. CMOS is used to store the BIOS settings you have selected in BIOS Setup. CMOS also maintains the internal clock. Every time you turn on your computer, the BIOS Looks into CMOS for the settings you have selected and configures your computer accordingly. If the battery runs out of power, the CMOS data will be lost and POST will issue a “CMOS invalid” or “CMOS checksum invalid” message. If this happens, you have to replace the battery and do some proper settings in BIOS Setup.

4-4 The POST ( Power On Self Test )

POST is an acronym for Power On Self Test. This program will test all things the BIOS does before the operating system is started. Each of POST routines is assigned a POST code, a unique number which is sent to I/O port 080h before the routine is executed.

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4-5 To Upgrade BIOS

• System BIOS is incorporated into a Flash memory component. Flash

BIOS allows user to upgrade BIOS without the need to replace an EPROM component.

• The Upgrade Utility can be loaded on a floppy diskette to execute saving,

verifying, and updating the system BIOS. The Upgrade Utility can also be run from a hard disk drive or a network drive.

4-5.1 Before Upgrading BIOS

• It is highly recommended that you save a copy of the original mainboard

BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility (AWDFLASH.EXE) to a bootable floppy disk so that you can reinstall the BIOS when needed.

4-5.2 Upgrade Process

• Normally, to upgrade BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine

Users should only upgrade the BIOS when you experience incompatible problems or need to create new features.

• “AWDFLASH.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that up dates

the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the mainboard. This program only works in DOS environment, the

utility can not be executed in Windows 95/98, ME, NT, WINDOWS 2000 or Windows XP environment.

• Please follow the steps below for upgrading the system BIOS:

Step 1. Please visit the board maker’s website, download the zip file which contains the latest BIOS file and Award Flash Utility “AWDFLASH. EXE”. After unzipping, the BIOS file format will be *.bin, of which “ * ” stands for the specific BIOS file name.

Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and Award Flash Utility “AWDFLASH.EXE” into the diskette.

Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, reboot your system and boot from the diskette.

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Step 4. Type awdflash *.bin /sn/py/cc and then press <Enter> to run BIOS upgrade program. (*.bin depends on your mainboard model and version code. Instead of typing “*”, you should type specific file name for your specific mainboard).

Step 5. Please press <F1> or <F10> to exit or reset your system.

Warning ! If the message “ Write Fail ” appears while AWARD “FLASH MEMORY WRITER” is verifying Flash memory,please retry the process. Please DO NOT turn off the system before updating the BIOS successfully.

Step 6. At rebooting system, press <Del> to run CMOS setup utility, then reload “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” or “Load Optimized Defaults” and save this change.

The parameters of AWDFLASH.EXE

/sn: No original BIOS backup /py: Program flash memory /cc: Clear CMOS data (and update data automatically) after pro gramming

NOTE: Users can type AWDFLASH /? to get further details about

the parameters. Incorrect usage of the parameter will damage the BIOS information, so we strongly recommend users to leave parameters alone unless you fully understand their function.

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BIOS Update Illustration: (1) Executing the “awdflash.exe k8AV2008.bin” in DOS system, Award Flash

Memory Writer Start Screen appears: To input BIOS file name.

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN

Message: Input the (BIOS) file name

(2) Press Y if you want to back up your old BIOS,. Otherwise, press N to go

on without saving.

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN

Message: Do You Want To Save BIOS (Y/N)

(3) Press Y to write the latest BIOS into system.

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003

File Name to Program : K8AV2008.BIN

Message: Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit

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(4) Updating is in progress. Do not turn off power at this moment.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003 Flash Type - SST 39SF020 /5V

File Name to Program : k8av2008.bin

Writing Flash Memory - 0FE00 OK

Write OK No Update Write Fail

Warning: Don’t Turn Off Power Or Reset System !

(5) When the process is complete, remove the Floppy Diskette and press

F1 to restart the system to put the new BIOS into effect.

AwardBIOS Flash Utility V8.24F

For K8T800-8237-6A7L0SAAC-00 Date: 09/18/2003 Flash Type - SST 39SF020 /5V

File Name to Program : k8av2008.bin

Flashing Complete

Remove Floppy Diskette & Hit <F1> to Continue

Write OK No Update Write Fail

F1 Reset

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4-6 BIOS SETUP --- CMOS Setup Utility

Warning and Tips: If changing CMOS Configuration causes difficulty in rebooting system, you can take the following measures:

1. At pressing the power button to reboot, press the “Insert” key at the same time. As soon as the screen displays the booting message, release the “Insert” key and press “Delete” key to enter CMOS Setup Utility . Then choose the “Load Optimized (Optimal) Defaults” menu to restore the default values for a new start. Or,

2. Open your machine cabinet and clear CMOS with jumper setting. Please refer to the Jumper Setting Section of this User manual.

4-6.1 CMOS Setup Utility

This mainboard comes with the AWARD BIOS from AWARD Software Inc. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility Main Menu by:

1. Turn on or reboot your system. After a series of diagnostic checks, the following message will appear:

PRESS <DEL> TO ENTER SETUP

2. Press <DEL> key and the main program screen will appear as follows.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Esc: Quit : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Passward

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

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3. When one main item of the Main Menu is chosen and clicked on, its submenu will appear to display the related items and options. On the other hand, a list of operation guide will appear at the end of the submenu as below:

:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help

F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

(1) Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to select an option, and press

<Enter>. Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed in your system.

(2) Press <Enter> to select item or option. (3) +/- /PU/PD: To adjust or select value.

(4) F10: Save configuration.

(5) Esc: Press <Esc> key to get out of the menu on screen. (6) F1: Press F1 to display General Help List. (7) F5: Press F5 to restore the Previous Value. (8) F6: Press F6 to load the Fail-Safe default values.

(9) F7: Press F7 to load the Optimized Default Values.

4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing <ESC>.

5. In the Main Menu, “SAVE AND EXIT SETUP” saves your changes and reboots the system, and “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” ignores your changes and exits the program.

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4-6.2 Standard CMOS Setup

Standard CMOS Setup records some basic system hardware configuration and sets the system clock and error handling. You only need to modify the configuration values of this option if you want to change your system hardware configuration or when the data stored in the CMOS memory gets lost or damaged.

Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows: Choose “Standard CMOS Setup” from the Main Menu. A screen with a

list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy) Fri, Sep 5 2003 Time (hh:mm:ss) 9 : 41 : 11

IDE Channel 0 Master WDC WD400BB-00DEA0 IDE Channel 0 Slave None IDE Channel 1 Master None IDE Channel 1 Slave None

Drive A 1.44M, 3.5 in. Drive B None

Video EGA/VGA Halt On All, But Keyboard

Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 252928K Total Memory 253952K

:Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Change the day, month, year and century

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Date (mm:dd:yy) The BIOS determines the day of the week from the

other date information. This field is for information only. Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field (date, month, year). Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.

Time (hh:mm:ss) The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time

clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00. Press the left or right arrow key to move to desired field. Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.

Channel 0 / Channel 1

Master / Slave

This field records the specifications for all non-SCSI hard disk drives installed in your system. Refer to the respective documentation on how to install the drives.

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IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter

IDE Channel 0 Master Auto Access Mode Auto

Capacity 40022MB

Cylinder 19158 Head 16 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 19157 Sector 255

IDE Primary Master

Item Help

Menu Level

To auto-detect the HDD’s size, head... on this channel

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Drive A / Drive B Select this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s)

installed in your system. The choices are: 360KB, 5.25 in.

1.2MB, 5.25 in. 720KB, 3.5 in.

1.44MB, 3.5 in.

2.88MB, 3.5 in. None

Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your

computer. The BIOS usually detects the correct video type automatically. The BIOS supports a secondary video subsystem, but you do not select it in setup.

Halt On During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer

stops if the BIOS detects a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process.

Base Memory Typically 640KB. Also called conventional memory.

The DOS operating system and conventional applications use this area.

Extended Memory Above the 1MB boundary. Early IBM personal

computers could not use memory above 1MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory.

Total Memory This option shows system memory capacity.

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4-6.3 Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features improves your system performance or sets up system features according to your preference.

Run the Advanced BIOS Features as follows:

Choose “Advanced BIOS Features” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features

Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device Hard Disk Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status On

Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) 6 x Typematic Delay (Msec) 250

Security Option Setup

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Non-OS2

Video BIOS Shadow Enabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

Menu Level

Hard Disk Boot Priority Press <Enter> key to select Hard Disk Boot Device

Priority. The hard disks installed on board will appear in the menu for priority choice.

Hard Disk Boot Priority Press Enter

1. Ch1 M. : ST340810A

2. Ch1 S. : Maxtor 90340D2

Item Help

Menu Level

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CPU Internal / External

Cache

CPU L2 Cache ECC

Checking

Quick Power On Self

First/Second/Third/

Boot Other Device

Swap Floppy Drive When enabled, floppy drives A and B will be ex-

Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type up contain internal cache memory (L1), and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory (L2). When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for faster access by the CPU.

To enable/disable CPU L2 Cache Error Correcting Code Checking .

Select Enabled to reduce the amount of time required to

Test

run the power-on self-test (POST). A quick POST skips certain steps. We recommend that you normally enable quick POST.

The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The choices: Floppy; LS120; ZIP100; HDD; CDROM; USB-FDD; USB-ZIP; USB-CDROM; LAN; Disabled

changing without any physical connection and modification on the cables.

Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives

to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 270KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to disabled to save time.

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Boot Up NumLock

Status

Typematic Rate Setting When Disabled, the following two items (Typematic

X Typematic Rate

(Chars / Sec)

X Typematic Delay

(Msec)

Security Option If you have set a password, select whether the

Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. If On, the numeric keypad is in numeric mode. If off, the numeric keypad is in cursor control mode.

Rate and Typematic Delay) are irrelevant. Keystroke repeats at a rate determined by the keyboard controller in your system. When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and typematic delay.

When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can select a typematic rate (the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key) of 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, or 30 characters per second.

Choices: 250; 500; 750; 1000. This option sets the time interval for displaying the first and the second characters. If enabled, the time interval is optional.

password is required every time the System boots, or only when you enter setup. Choices: System; Setup(default)

OS Select For DRAM >

64MB

Video BIOS Shadow

Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your system.

To enable / disable Video BIOS Shadow function. To enable the function will copy Video BIOS to shadow RAM to improve performance.

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4-6.4 Advanced Chipset Features

Advanced Chipset Features is used to modify the values of chipset buffers. These buffers control the system options.

Run the Advanced Chipset Features as follows:

Choose “Advanced Chipset Features” from the Main Menu and a list of option will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features

DRAM Configuration Press Enter AGP & P2P Bridge Control Press Enter LDT & PCI Bus Control Press Enter Memory Hole Disabled VLink DATA Rate 8X Init Display First PCI Slot System BIOS Cacheable Disabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help Menu Level DRAM timing and control

DRAM Configuration:

To press< Enter > on DRAM Configuration will reveal the following item (s).

Current FSB

Frequency

Current DRAM

Frequency

DDR Timing Setting by To manually/ automatically set the DDR Timing.

Max Memclock (Mhz) To manually set the memory clock if you have set

BIOS shows the actual Front Side Bus frequency.

BIOS shows the actual DRAM frequency.

“by manual” in above option. Choice: 100; 133; 166; 200

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AGP & P2P Bridge Control:

To press< Enter > on AGP & P2P Bridge will reveal the following item (s).

AGP Aperture Size Options: 32; 64; 128; 256M. Memory mapped and

graphics data structures can reside in a Graphics Aperture. This area is like a linear buffer. BIOS will automatically report the starting address of this buffer to the O.S.

AGP Driving Control

AGP Driving Value

AGP Fast Write This item will enable the AGP mode into fast write

AGP Master 1 WS

To automatically/manually set AGP Driving Control.

To input AGP Driving Value if you have set “Manual” in above item. Choices: 00~FF in 01 stepping

mode. If your graphics card does not support this function, please do not enable this function.

To enable / disable the support of AGP Master 1

Write

Waite State Write.

To enable / disable the support of AGP Master 1

Read

Waite State Read.

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LDT & PCI Bus Control:

To press< Enter > on LDT & PCI Bus Control will reveal the following item(s).

Upstream LDT Bus

To set Upstream LDT BUS Width.

Width

Choices: 8 bit; 16 bit

Downstream LDT Bus

LDT Bus Frequency

PCI1 Master 0 WS

PCI2 Master 0 WS

PCI1 Post Write To enable / disable (default) the support of PCI1 Post

PCI2 Post Write To enable / disable (default) the support of PCI2 Post

Memory Hole To enabled / disabled (default) the support of

VLink Data Rate To set VLink Data Rate.

To set Downstream LDT BUS Width.

Width

Choices: 8 bit; 16 bit

To set LDT Bus Frequency. Choices: Auto; 200MHz; 400MHz; 600MHz; 800MHz

To enable / disable the support of PCI1 Master 0

Write

Wait State Write.

To enable / disable (default) the support of PCI2

Write

Master 0 Wait State Write.

Write.

Memory Hole which is reserved for ISA card. Choices: Disabled; 15MB-16MB

Choices: 8X; 4X

Init Display First Initialize the AGP video display before initializing any

other display device on the system. Thus the AGP display becomes the primary display.

System BIOS

Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.

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4-6.5 Integrated Peripherals

Integrated Peripherals option allows you to get some information inside your system when it is working.

Run the Integrated Peripherals as follows:

Choose “Integrated peripherals” from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals

VIA onChip IDE Device Press Enter VIA onChip PCI Device Press Enter Super IO Device Press Enter

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

4-6.5.1. VIA OnChip IDE Device

To press< Enter > on VIA OnChip IDE Device will reveal the following item(s).

VIA onChip IDE Device Press Enter

OnChip SATA Enabled SATA Mode RAID OnChip IDE Channel10 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel11 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled

Item Help

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VIA OnChip IDE Device:

To press< Enter > on VIA OnChip IDE Device will reveal the following item(s).

OnChip SATA To enable/disable the on-chip SATA interface.

SATA Mode Supporting RAID mode only (SATA mode not

supported). Choice: RAID

On-Chip IDE Channel

IDE Prefetch Mode The on-board IDE drive supports IDE prefetching

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with

10/11

support from two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the first and/or the second IDE interface. Select Disabled to inactivate an interface if you install a primary and/or second addon IDE interface. Choices: Enabled; Disabled

for faster drive accesses. If the IDE device doesn’t support prefetching, set this field to Disabled. The choices: Enabled; Disabled

Primary

Master / Slave PIO

Secondary

Master / Slave PIO

Primary

Master / Slave UDMA

Secondary

Master / Slave UDMA

IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple

Choose Auto or Mode 0~4. The BIOS will detect the HDD mode type automatically when you choose Auto. You need to set to a lower mode than Auto when your hard disk becomes unstable. Choices: Auto(default); Mode 0; Mode 1; Mode 2; Mode 3; Mode 4

Ultra DMA33/66/100/133 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it, if the operating environment includes a DMA drive, and if your system software supports Ultra DMA33/66/100/133. Select “Auto” to enable BIOS support. Choices: Auto(default); Disabled

commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/write per sector the drive can support.

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4-6.5.2. VIA OnChip PCI Device:

To press< Enter > on VIA OnChip PCI Device will reveal the following item(s).

VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter

VIA-3058 AC97 Audio Auto VIA-3043 OnChip LAN(K8AV2-RL) Enabled Onboard LAN Boot ROM (K8AV2-RL) Enabled OnChip USB Controller All Enabled OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled USB Device Function Disabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled

Item Help

VIA OnChip PCI Device:

To press< Enter > on VIA OnChip PCI Device will reveal the following item(s).

VIA-3058 AC97 Audio Select “Auto” to use the on-chip audio of your

system. If user wants to use add-on sound card, this item must be disabled.

(Optional)VIA-3043

OnChip LAN

(Optional)Onboard

LAN Boot ROM

OnChip USB

Controller

OnChip EHCI

Controller

USB Device

Support

USB Keyboard

Support

USB Mouse

Support

If VIA LAN chip is on board, enable/disable LAN interface with this item. Choices: Enabled; Disabled

If Onchip LAN is enabled, to boot ROM by LAN can be enabled with this item. Choices: Enabled; Disabled

To enable/disable the onchip USB controller. Choices: All Enabled; All Disabled

To enable/disable the onchip EHCI controller.

To enable/disable the onboard USB device.

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard.

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB mouse.

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4-6.5.3. Super IO Device:

To press< Enter > on Super IO Device will reveal the following items.

Super IO Device Press Enter

Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART Mode Select Normal x UR2 Duplex Mode Half Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7 Parallel Port Mode SPP x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Game Port Address 201 MIDI Port Address 330 MIDI Port IRQ 10

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SuperIO Device:

To press< Enter > on SuperIO Device will reveal the following item(s).

Onboard FDC

Controller

Onboard Serial

Port 1 / Port 2

UART Mode Select The serial port on your system may offer a vari-

x UR2 Duplex Mode This options controls the operating mode between

Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel

Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the on-board parallel

x ECP mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port when you choose

Game Port Address Allows you to select the Game Port Address.

Midi Port Address To configure the onboard Midi port address.

Midi Port IRQ This item allows you to select the Midi Port IRQ.

To enable/disable the onboard Floppy Disk Drive Controller.

Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first/second serial port. Choices: Disabled; Auto;

3F8/IRQ4; 2F8/IRQ3; 3E8/IRQ4; 2E8/IRQ3

ety of infrared port modes. Click here for a description of various modes. The choices: Normal; IrDA; ASKIR; SCR

receiving and transmitting of IrDA or ASKIR or SCR. Choices: Half (asynchronous); Full (synchronous)

port controller I/O address setting. Choices: 378H/IRQ7; 278H/IRQ5; 3BC/ IRQ7; Disabled

(printer) port. Choices: SPP; EPP; ECP; ECP+EPP

ECP or ECP+EPP mode for the Parallel Port Mode. Choices: 1; 3

Choices: Disabled, 201, 209

Choices: Disabled, 330, 300

Choices: 5, 10

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

4-6.6 Power Management Setup

Power Management Setup allows you to set the system’s power saving functions.

Run the Power Management Setup as follows:

Choose “Power Management Setup” from the Main Menu and a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup

ACPI function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1(POS) Power Management Option User Define HDD Power Down Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Video Off Option Suspend -> Off Video Off Method V/H SYNC+Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft-off by PBTN Instant-off Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Auto AC Loss Auto Restart Off IRQ/Event Activity Detect Press Enter

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

ACPI Function Select Enabled(default) only if your computer’s op-

erating system supports the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification. Currently, Windows 98SE/ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XP supports ACPI.

Item Help

ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select the ACPI Suspend

type. You can select S3(STR) for Suspending To RAM if your system supports this mode. Or you can select S1(POS) for Power On Suspend under ACPI mode. Choices: S1(POS)(default);S3(STR); S1&S3

Power Management

Option

To select the type (or degree) of power saving for Doze, Standby, and Suspend modes. Choices: User Define:- Time length defined by user; Min Saving:- Minimum power saving mode; Max Saving: Maximum power saving mode;

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HDD Power Down When enabled after the set time of system inactivity,

the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.

Suspend Mode When enabled after the set time of system inactivity,

the whole system will be suspended.

Video Off Option

Video Off Method

MODEM Use IRQ

Soft-Off by PWRBTN To turn off the system instantly or after 4 seconds

Run VGABIOS if S3

Resume

AC Loss Auto restart To enable/disable to run VGABIOS if S3 Resume.

To set Video Off mode of the system. Choices: Always On; Suspend -> Off

This determines the manner by which the monitor is blanked. Choices: Blank Screen:- Blank signal to the Video buffer; V/H sync+Blank:- Blank signal to Video buffer, with Vertical and Horizontal ports off; DPMS Support:- To select video power management values with Display Power management Signaling support;

To set IRQ Modem should use. If users do not have a modem, please set NA.

by power button.

To enable/disable to run VGABIOS if S3 Resume. Choices: Auto; Yes; No

Choices: Auto; Yes; No

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IRQ/Event Activity Detect:

To press< Enter > on IRQ/Event Activity Detect will reveal the following item(s).

PS2KB Wakeup Select To select the PS/2 KB Wake-up mode.

Choices: Hot key; Password

PS2KB/Ms Wakeup

from S3/S4/S5

x Power Button Lock If the above item is not “Disabled”, this item can be

PS2Ms Wakeup from

S3/S4/S5

LPT & COM To enable/disable LPT & COM Wakeup function. HDD & FDD To enable/disable HDD & FDD Wakeup function.

PCI Master To enable/disable PCI Master Wakeup function.

Power On by PCI Card

Wake Up On LAN/Ring

To set the hot key to wake up the system by PS/2 KB/Ms from S3/S4/S5. Choices: Disabled; Power; Wake; Any Key; Ctrl-F1~12

set enabled/disabled. This item allows you to enable / disable the PS/2 Mouse Wake-up from S3/S4/S5.

VGA To enable/disable VGA Wakeup function.

To enable / disable(default) the Power On by PCI Card.

To enable / disable the wake on ring signal function. An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) Line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.

RTC Alarm Resume

x Date (of Month)

x Resume Time (Hour /

Minute / Second)

To enable / disable the RTC Alarm Resume function.

If RTC Alarm Resume is enabled, this field allows you to set the Alarm Date, Hour, Minute and Second. Date Choices: 01 ~ 31; Hour : 00 ~ 23 Minute Choices: 00 ~ 59; Second: 00 ~ 59

IRQs Activity Monitoring:

To press< Enter > on IRQs Activity Monitoring will reveal following items.

Primary Intr. To turn on/off the Interrupt configuration.

IRQ3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,

13,14,15

To enable/disable IRQ Assignment.

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4-6.7 PnP / PCI Configuration

PnP/PCI Configuration allows you to modify the system’s power saving functions.

Run the PnP/PCI Configuration as follows:

Choose “PnP/PCI Configuration” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP PCI Configurations

PNP OS Installed No Reset Configuration Data Disabled

Resources Controlled by Auto(ESCD)

x IRQ Resources Press Enter

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

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PNP OS Installed Allows you to configure the PNP devices by BIOS

or O/S. Choices: No(by BIOS); Yes(by O/S)

Reset Configuration

Normally, you leave this Disabled(default). Select

Data

Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD), when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot.

Resource ControlledByThe Plug and Play Award BIOS can automatically

configure all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields will not appear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. If you select Manual, the IRQ Resources item will appear for your configuration (see below).

IRQ Resources Press Enter. Please refer to the list below:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ Resources

IRQ-3 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-4 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-5 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-7 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-9 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-10 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-11 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-12 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-14 assigned to PCI Device IRQ-15 assigned to PCI Device

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Item Help

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA status,

and to modify the information delivered from the feature Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card. This option can solve the display inversion to black after you have used a MPEG card.

Assign IRQ For VGA To enable/disable to assign IRQ for VGA.

Assign IRQ For USB To enable/disable to assign IRQ for USB.

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4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage. It is recommended that you contact your mainboard supplier to get proper values about the setting of the CPU temperature.

Run the “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” as follows:

Choose “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Item Help

Vcore 1.56V VDD 2.51V

3.3V 3.26 V +5V 5.02V +12V 11.75V

-12V -11.74V +1.5V 1.53V +5VSB 5.05V Voltage Battery 3.24V CPU Internal Temp. 60˚C System Temp. 33˚C CPU FAN Speed 5232 RPM System FAN Speed 0 RPM

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value.

VDD Shows North Bridge actual voltage value.

3.3V, +5V, +12V, -12V, +1.5V, 5VSB

Shows actual voltage value of all these default voltage value on board.

Voltage Battery Shows voltage value of the battery on board.

CPU Internal Temp. Shows current CPU internal temperature.

System Temp. Shows current system temperature.

CPU FAN Speed These fields display the current speed of the CPU

fan.

System FAN Speed These fields display the current speed of the Sys-

tem fan.

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4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

Run the “Frequency/Voltage Control” as following:

1. Choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options will appear:

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control

Item Help

Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Clock 200MHz CPU Vcore Select Default AGP Voltage Select 1.5V DIMM Voltage Select 2.6V

2.5V Select 2.5V

: Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults

PCI Clock Auto

Detection

Spread

Spectrum

To enable / disablethis auto detection function on PCI clock.

This function will reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) in your system. If you do not have an EMI problem, leave this item disabled.

CPU Clock This item allows you to set CPU Clock.

Choices: 200MHz ~233MHz in 1MHz stepping.

CPU Vcore

Select

To configure the CPU Voltage. Usually, to raise CPU voltage will raise the chance of CPU overclocking and yet risk damage of CPU. Choices: Default; 0.800V ~1.700V in 0.05V stepping

AGP Voltage

Select

DIMM Voltage

Select

2.5V Voltage Select

To configure the AGP Voltage. Choices: 1.5V; 1.6V; 1.7V; 1.8V

To configure the DIMM Voltage. Choices: 2.6V; 2.7V; 2.8V; 2.9V

To configure the VDD Voltage. Choices: 2.5V; 2.6V; 2.7V; 2.8V

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4-6.10 Load Optimized Defaults

When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to:

“ Load Optimized Defaults (Y / N) ? N ”

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield

Esc: Quit : Select Item F10: Save & Exit Setup

Load Optimized Defaults [Y/N] Y

Change CPU Clock & Voltage

Frequence/Voltage Control

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Passward

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”.

Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS Optimized default values to restore the BIOS to its original status.

Chapter 4 BIOS Setup

4-6.11 SET SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD

These two options allow you to set your system passwords. Normally, the supervisor has a higher priority to change the CMOS setup option than the users. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and Users are as follows:

1. Choose “Change Password” in the Main Menu and press <Enter>. Then following message appears:

“Enter Password : “

2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 8 characters and press <Enter>. (The screen does not display the entered characters.)

3. After you enter the password, the following message appears prompting you to confirm the password:

“Confirm Password : “

4. Enter the same password “exactly” the same as you have just typed to confirm the password and press <Enter>.

5. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the password.

6. If you need to delete the password entered before, choose the Supervisor Password and press <Enter>. It will delete the password that you have entered before.

7. Move the cursor to Save & Exit Setup to save the option you have just configured; otherwise the old password will still be there the next time you turn your system on.

8. Press <Enter> to exit to the Main Menu.

RxD , TxD Active The option controls the speed between receiving and

transmitting of IrDA or ASKIR when using. Choices: Hi,Hi; Hi,Lo; Lo,Hi; Lo,Lo

IR Transmission Delay When UART Mode is selected in IrDA or ASKIR

mode, it allows you to enable / disable IR Transmission Delay.

EPP Mode Select Select EPP Mode when you choose EPP or

ECP+EPP mode in the Parallel Port Mode. Choices: EPP1.7; EPP1.9

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4-6.12 SAVE & EXIT SETUP

SAVE & EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have specified into the CMOS memory. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears:

“SAVE to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N) ? Y “

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”. Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes.

4-6.13 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING

EXIT WITHOUT SAVING option allows you to exit the Setup Utility without saving the modifications that you have specified. Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears:

“Quit Without Saving (Y/N) ? N “

“Y” is for “Yes”, and “N” is for “No”. You may change the prompt to “Y” and press <Enter> key to leave this option .

Chapter 5 SATA RAID Setup

THE VIA SATA RAID Controller VT8237 & RAID BIOS

VIA RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) Controller is built in the South Bridge VT8237. With this RAID Controller, the VIA SATA RAID BIOS is built into the system to help configure the Redundant Disk Array. VT8237 supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 configuration.

This Chapter is to introduce the SATA RAID Configurations : 5-0 About Disk Array 5-1 To Enable SATA RAID in System BIOS 5-2 Select SATA RAID Interface in System BIOS 5-3 To Enter VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup 5-4 Using VIA RAID BIOS To Create Disk Array 5-5 To Install Operating System in SATA RAID Infrastructure 5-6 To Install SATA RAID Driver

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5-0 About Disk Array

5-0-1 Disk Array Interpretation

A “Disk Array” is formed from a group of 2 or more disk drives with the RAID (Redundent Array of Independent Disks) technology. The aim of a Disk Array is to provide better perfornance and/or data fault tolerance.

5-0-2 Disk Array Member

The individual disk drive in an array is called a “member”. Each member of a specific disk array is coded in their “reserved sector” with configuration information that identifies the drive as a member. All disk members in a formed disk aarray are recognized as a single physical drive to the system.

5-0-3 Disk Array Types Supported by VT8237

Different type or mode of Disk Array has different formation model and function. The South Bridge on this mainboard supports only two types of Disk Arrays: RAID 0 and RAID 1, but not RAID 0+1.

1. RAID 0 (or Striping mode):

RAID 0 is a group of 2 to 4 Disk Drives configured together with

RAID technology to provide better data transfer performance than a single drive since the workload is balanced between the array members. Reads and Writes of RAID 0 data are interleaved between multiple drives. When any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array size is equal to the number of drive members times the smallest member capacity. For example, one 1GB and three 1. 2GB drives will form a 4GB (4x1GB) disk array.

2. RAID 1 (or Mirroring mode):

RAID 1 is a group of 2 Disk Drives configured together with RAID

Technology to provide the fault tolerance function. Writes duplicate data on to RAID 1 while reads are performed in parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure (e.g. spindle failure) or does not respond , the remaining drive will continue to function. This is called Fault Tolerance.

The drive capacity of RAID 1 is half the total drive capacity of two

equal-size drive.

Chapter 5 SATA RAID Setup

5-1 First Step to Set Up SATA RAID System

Mouse

JKB1

(on top)

Line

MIC

COM1

COM2

Out

Codec

RJ45

(on top)

VT1616

AC'97

Game/MIDI Port

Fan1

PS/2 K/B

(underside)

USB1

USB0

LPT1

CD-In1

+12V Power

JCLK1

PW2

DDR 400/333/266 MHz

VIA

K8T800

AGP 4X/8X

DIMM2

DIMM1

Fan2

PW1

Main Power

Socket 754

IDE1

IDE2

FD1

PCI 1

ATA2

VT6103

JAUD1

PCI 3

PCI 4

PCI 5

USB2

WOL1

PCI 2

VIA

VT8237

JBAT1

USB4

USB3

Fan3

ATA1

RT1

LPC I/O

IT8705

Battery

BIOS

NJ1

HDD

LED

PWR

SCR1

SPK RST

PWLED

Serial ATA Cable

Serial ATA Connector ATA1 and ATA2

SATA Connector

SATA Power Connector

Serial ATA Hard Disk

To Power Supply

Serial ATA Power Cable

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5-2 Enable SATA-RAID Interface with System BIOS

(1) Boot the K8AV2-R/K8AV2-RL system and watch for the following

initial screen to appear:

Scan Devices, please wait ....

Press < Tab > key into User Windows! Channel 0 Master: ST3120023AS Channel 1 Master: ST380023AS

(The above message indicates that the SATA hard disks on board are detected by the RAID BIOS.)

(2) As soon as the above screen appears, press < Delete > key (not the

<Tab> key) to enter CMOS BIOS Setup. Choose “Integrated Peripheral” and “VIA OnChip IDE Device”. As soon as you click on the “VIA OnChip IDE Device”, a list of events appears for you to configure their values. Choose “Enabled” for the “OnChip SATA” so as to enable the SATA RAID interface.

VIA OnChip IDE Device:

To press< Enter > on VIA OnChip IDE Device will reveal the following item(s).

OnChip SATA To enable/disable the on-chip SATA interface.

SATA Mode If OnChip SATA is enabled, this item is also en-

abled to support RAID mode only (SATA mode not supported). Choice: RAID

On-Chip IDE Channel

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5-3 To Enter VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup

Reboot the K8AV2-R/K8AV2-RL system with “RAID Interface” enabled in system BIOS Setup and watch for the following initial screen to appear:

Press < Tab > key into User Windows!

Scan Devices, please wait ....

Channel 0 Master: ST3120023AS Channel 1 Master: ST380023AS

(The above message indicates that the SATA hard disks on board are detected by the RAID BIOS.)

As soon as the above screen appears, press < Tab > key to enter VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup. In a few seconds, the VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup Utility appears as shown below:

Press <Enter> to create Array.

The Hard Disks connected to SATA connectors are detected by RAID BIOS.

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5-4 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to Create Disk Array

(5-4-1) When you press <Enter> on the “Create Array” bar, the following screen shows up. Press <Enter>on this bar to select the RAID mode.

(5-4-2) When you press <Enter> on the “Create Array” bar, the following screen shows up. Press <Enter>on either RAID0 or RAID1 bar to select the RAID mode.

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(5-4-3) The following screen shows that RAID 0 (Striping) is selected. Now, use the “Arrow” key to mark up the “Auto Setup For Performance” bar.

(5-4-4) Press <Enter> on the “Auto Setup for Performance” bar, and the following screen shows up to ask you to confirm the RAID Creation. Press <Y> key to continue.

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(5-4-5) Instantly, the RAID0 Striping mode is set up and shown on the screen. Then press <Escape> key to exit the screen.

(5-4-6) On the next screen, press the “Arrow” key to mark up the “Select Boot Array” bar and press <Enter> key to set up “Boot Disk” for the system.

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(5-4-7) Instantly, the Master Hard Disk is marked up. Press <Enter> on the screen to set up the “Boot Disk”.

(5-4-8) Instantly, the bootable hard disks are marked with an “asterisk (star)” , indicating that those hard disks are bootable. You can exit from this screen by pressing the “Escape” key now.

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5-5 Using VIA RAID BIOS Setup to change Array mode

(5-5-1) If you wants to change the RAID mode, say, from RAID0 to RAID1, you must return to the Initial RAID BIOS Setup screen. Then, press the “Arrow” key to mark the “Delete Array” bar and press <Enter>.

(5-5-2) Instantly, the Bootable Hard Disk(s) is marked up for deletion. Press <Enter> key on this screen to delete the set-up array.

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(5-5-3) When the message “The selected array will be destroied.....”

appears on screen, press <Y> key to continue.

(5-5-4) Instantly, the selected array is deleted. You can see that the “Boot” marking on the Hard Disk is changed to HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Only after you have deleted the selected array, are you able to set up a new array mode.

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5-6 To Install SATA/SATA-RAID Driver

SATA/SATA-RAID Driver is incorporated in Support CD/Floppy Diskette for user’s installation. This driver is intended for both SATA and SATA RAID installation.

5-6-1 To Install SATA/SATA RAID Driver on Win 2K/XP

(1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the RAID Driver. (This Driver Diskette should have been enclosed in the mainboard

Package.)

(2) Check that SATA Hard Disks are connected properly to the SATA

Connectors.

(3) Start your PC system and use RAID BIOS Setup Utility to configure

RAID 0 or RAID 1 to the hard disks. (For SATA Interface, skip the RAID configuration.)

(4) Restart System and format the bootable hard disks. (5) Now, apply the Windows 2K/XP CD to CD-ROM for operating system

installation.

(6) On the Windows 2000 Setup screen, press “F6” key to set up RAID

driver for Win 2K/XP.

(7) On next screen when you are instructed to insert the RAID Driver

Diskette into Floppy drive, follow the instruction to continue and complete the installation.

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5-6-2 To Install SATA/SATA RAID Driver on Win 98se/Me

For Win 98se/Me user of SATA interface (not RAID), please pay attention to the following extraordinary configuration in BIOS Setup:

When Win98se/Me system is to be installed on SATA interface (not RAID), the configuration of “OnBoard SATA-IDE (for VT8237)” in “Integrated Peripheral” should be set to “RAID”.

(1) Get ready the Floppy Diskette holding the SATA/RAID Driver. (2) Check that SATA Hard Disks are connected properly to the SATA

Connectors.

(3) Start your system and use RAID BIOS Setup Utility to configure

RAID 0 or RAID 1 to the hard disks. (For SATA Interface, skip the

RAID configuration.) (4) Restart System and format the bootable hard disks. (5) Now, apply the Windows 98se/Me CD to CD-ROM for operating

system installation. (6) Start the Win98se/Me system.

(7) On the “Start” screen of your system, please click to the following

path: \My Computer\properties\Device manager (8) In the “Device manager” screen, you can see the item “ PCI RAID

Controller” with a yellow question mark on its left side, which indicates that the RAID controller is already detected by system but the driver

is not installed yet. Please point to this item with your mouse and

double click on it (or click the “Properties” button).

The question mark here indicates that RAID Controller Driver is not installed yet.

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(9) Instantly, the “PCI RAID Controller Properties“ screen shows up.

Please click the “General” bar to continue. (10) In the “General” screen, click “reinstall

Driver” button to continue. Please note that

the status of “Device Usage” should stay at

“Exists in all hardware profiles”.

(11) In the “Update device Driver Wizard” screen, click “Next” to continue

until you see a dialog box asking you to “Specify a location” for the

driver.

Diskette into CD-ROM/Drive A. (12) As illustrated in the picture below, check the item “Specify a location”

and click the “Browse” button to find out the correct path for the

driver. As the RAID Driver is in Drive A, please type into the blank

bar the correct path and click “Next” to continue:

D:\Driver\VIA\VIA_serial\SATA\Win98-me or A:\Win98-me

You should now insert the SATA/SATARAID Driver CD/

(13) The Update Device Driver Wizard will then go on installing the

driver. In a few seconds, installation completes. Please click the “Finish” button on the screen to complete the installation.

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