• Cables
ATA 133/100/66 IDE Cable
FDD Cable
USB Cable (optional)
2 x Serial ATA Cable
1x SATA Power Cable
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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
Chapter 1 Specification
Introduction
This mainboard features an integration of the powerful AMD processors Athlon/Athlon XP/Duron and the North Bridge VIA Apollo KT600
plus South Bridge VT8237/VT8235, with which the whole system performance supports 400/333/266 MHz system bus.
VIA Apollo KT600 plus VT8237/ VT8325 supports on-board AMD processors to implement the 400/333/266MHz Front Side Bus, the AGP
8X/4X interface, the LPC Super I/O, the DDR *400/333/266 MHz
SDRAM, the 6-channel AC’97 Audio interface, the USB 2.0 interface,
and ATA 133/100/66 data transfer rate etc., while VT8237 supports SATA
and SATA RAID 150Mb interface, but VT8235 does not. 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
1-5 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.
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Chapter 1 Specification
1-1 Series KT600-RL Layout (PCB Ver.MA and Later)
RJ45
for KT600-L/RL only
LAN Controller
JKB1
Mouse
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
(on top)
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
}
1
VT
6103
RT1
Fan2
Jp1
1
Fan1
COM1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
In
Mic
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
CN20
LPT1
Game/MIDI Port
CD-In1
1
IT8705
LPC I/O
+12V Power
1
3
Clock
Generator
ATX Main Power
Flash BIOS
SCR1
1
WOL1
14
1
VT8235 for KT600 / KT600-L
without SATA support
VT8237 for KT600-R / KT600-RL
with SATA/SATA RAID support
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
Fan4
VIA
KT600
USB2
1
VIA
VT8237
VT8235
10
SOCKET 462
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
LED1
9
7
6
4
3
1
JFSB1
or
USB3
1
SATA2
SATA1
USB4
10
10
Fan3
1
1
USB4, SATA1 & SATA2
for KT600-R / KT600-RL only
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
IDE2
IDE1
FD1
RT2
20
JBAT1
1
i
L
e
t
t
a
B
-
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
SPK
-
LED
+
y
r
HDD
1
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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
1-2 Mainboard Specification Table
Series KT600-RL Specifications and Features
CPU
Socket 462 for AMD Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron CPU
North Bridge
South Bridge
BIOS
Memory
I/O Chip
AGP interface
Audio
IDE Interface
VGA
PCI Slots
I/O Connectors
Other common
features
Optional
Feature
LAN Controller
VIA KT600, supporting 400/333/266 MHz FSB
VT8237(SATA/SATA RAID controller) or VT8235
AMI BIOS
Supporting DDR *400/333/266 SDRAM, up to 3GB
in 3 DDR SDIMM slots
BIOS Writing Protection;
USB, PS/2 Keyboard/ Mouse Power On/Wake Up;
ATX Power Supply V2.03;
ATX form factor
KT600KT600-LKT600-R
No Yes No Yes
KT600-RL
SATA/SATA RAID
(VT8237)
VT8235 on board
(no SATA)
USB Support
No No Yes Yes
Yes Yes No No
6 USB
ports
6 USB
ports
10
8 USB
ports
8 USB
ports
Chapter 1 Specification
1-3 KT600-R/KT600-RL Chipset System Block Diagram
Socket 462
for AMD CPUs
System Bus 400/333/266 MHz
DDR memory
AGP Slot
AGP 8X/4X
VIA KT600
North Bridge
Interface
DDR 266/
333/400*
SDRAM
Ultra V-Link
2 IDE
Connectors
Mouse
Keyboard
RJ45
FDD
Serial Ports
Printer Port
Game/MIDI
H/Monitor
Smart Card Reader
ATA 133/100/66
PHY
VT6103
(KT600-RL only)
IR
LPC I/O
IT8705
VT8237
PCI Bus
Audio Codec
(6-channel)
USB Bus V2.0
SATA RAID/SATA
BIOS
Socket 462 + VIA KT600 + VIA VT8237 Diagram
System
Memory
6 PCI Slots
5.1 audio
output
8 USB
Ports
2 SATA
Connectors
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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
1-4 KT600/KT600-L Chipset System Block Diagram
Socket 462
for AMD CPUs
System Bus 400/333/266 MHz
AGP Slot
2 IDE
Connectors
Mouse
Keyboard
RJ45
FDD
Serial Ports
Printer Port
Game/MIDI
H/Monitor
Smart Card Reader
AGP 8X/4X
ATA 133/100/66
PHY
VT6103
(KT600-L only)
IR
LPC I/O
IT8705
VIA KT600
North Bridge
V-Link
VT8235
DDR memory
Interface
DDR 266/
333/400*
SDRAM
PCI Bus
Audio Codec
(6-channel)
USB Bus V2.0
BIOS
System
Memory
6 PCI Slots
5.1 audio
output
6 USB
Ports
Socket 462 + VIA KT600 + VIA VT8235 Diagram
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Chapter 1 Specification
1-5 Mainboard Specifications
1-5.1 CPU Socket
CPU Socket 462 (Socket A) on board, supporting AMD Athlon, Athlon
XP and Duron processors and implementing 400/333/266 MHz system
bus
1-5.2 System Chipsets
• North Bridge VIA KT600 for managing and supporting 400/333/266MHz
system Bus, AGP 8X/4X interface and DDR333/266MHz Memory
Interface *with an enhanced support of DDR 400MHz Memory
Module.
• For mainboard Model KT600/KT600-L, South Bridge VIA VT8235
working with North Bridge KT600 to support Ultra V-Link, LPC Super
I/O, PCI interface, ATA133 interface, USB V2.0 interface, as well as
AC’97 Audio 6-channel interface.
• For mainboard Model KT600-R/KT600-RL, South Bridge VIA VT8237
working with North Bridge KT600 to support V-Link, LPC Super I/O,
PCI interface, ATA133 interface, USB V2.0 interface, AC’97 Audio 6channel interface as well as SATA and SATA RAID interface.
1-5.3 Memory
3 DDR DIMM 184-pin slots on board :
• Supporting *DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM up to 3 GBs
• Supporting installation of mixed volumes yet same type of DDR
SDRAM Modules
*DDR 400 module should be compliant with the official DDR 400 memory
module specifications.
1-5.4 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
1-5.5 Expansion Slots
• 6 PCI Bus Master slots
• 1 AGP 8X/4X slot
• 3 DDR DIMM slots
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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
1-5.6 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.)
1-5.8 SATA & SATA RAID Interface (KT600-R/RL only)
Serial ATA and SATA RAID Interface supported by VT8237:
• Supporting 2 SATA connectors for 2 SATA / SATA RAID Hard Disk
with 150Mb/s transfer rate
• Serial ATA / SATA RAID Drivers enclosed in Support CD/Floppy Dis-
kette for user’s installation
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Chapter 1 Specification
1-5.9 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
1-5.10 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
1-5.11 LAN on board (KT600-L/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
1-5.12 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.
1-5.13 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
1-5.14 Form Factor
• ATX PCB, ATX power supply V2.03 (20-pin Main Power Connector
and 4-pin +12V Power Connector)
• PCB size: 305mm x 225mm
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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-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
Maximum Temperature: R=70˚C, Y=75˚C,V=85˚C
T=90˚C, S=95˚C, Q=100˚C
Size of L2 Cache: 1=64Kb, 2=128Kb, 3=256Kb, 4=512Kb
Max FSB: A=B=200MHz, C=266MHz, D=333MHz, E=400MHz
Note: Get the Host CPU Clock by dividing FSB by 2.
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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
2-1.2 CPU Installation with Socket 462
This series is built with CPU Socket 462 supporting the AMD CPUs
Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron:
• Follow the steps described in this section to install CPU into the onboard Socket 462.
• 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.
1. First pull sideways the lever of
Socket 462, and then turn it up
0
so as to raise the upper layer
90
of the socket from the lower
platform.
2. Configure Pin 1 of CPU to Pin 1
SOCKET 462
D
M
A
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.
SOCKET 462
Pin 1
3. Make sure that all CPU pins have
completely entered the socket
and then lower down the lever
to lock up CPU to socket.
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D
M
A
Pin 1
2
6
4
T
E
K
C
O
S
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
2-2 Memory Installation
2-2.1 To Install DDR SDRAM Module
• This series supports up to 3GB *DDR 400/333/266 SDRAM, with 3
DDR DIMM slots on board. Do not insert other type of modules into
these slots.
*DDR 400 Module is supported on condition that the moduleis compliant
with the official DDR 400 memory module specifications.
• 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 PositionVoltage 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.
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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
2-2.3 Warning Indicator LED1: DIMM Slots Powered On
An indicator LED1 is designed on board. Whenever system is started
or is in the optional STR status (Suspend to RAM), all the DIMM slots
on board will also get powered on with the set voltage, resulting in LED1
lighting up. This indicator LED1 is to warn users that, whenever DIMM
slot is powered on, no memory module should be removed from or added
into it.
DDR DIMM Slots
(184-pin)
JKB1
PS/2 K/B
USB1
(on top)
Line
Line
CN20
Mouse
RJ45
(on top)
(underside)
COM1
COM2
Out
In
Mic
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
(underside)
USB0
(middle)
LPT1
Game/MIDI Port
1
IT8705
LPC I/O
1
CD-In1
Flash BIOS
VT
6103
1
ATX Main Power
SCR1
+12V Power
1
3
14
Jp1
1
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
DIM1
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
WOL1
1
Fan4
LED1
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
10
USB3
10
USB2
1
1
Fan1
Fan2
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM2
DIM3
9
7
6
4
IDE2
3
1
JFSB1
SATA2
SATA1
JBAT1
1
i
L
tte
a
B
USB4
10
Fan3
1
1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
IDE1
FD1
RT2
20
-
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
SPK
-
LED
+
ry
HDD
1
LED1
DIMM Slots Powered
On Indicator
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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
JKB1
Mouse
1
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
Line
COM1
COM2
Out
Line
Mic
LPT1
In
ATX Main Power
Game/MIDI Port
CD-In1
1
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
IT8705
LPC I/O
+12V Power
1
3
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
Flash BIOS
SCR1
CN20
1
PCI6
10
USB3
USB2
WOL1
14
1
Fan4
1
1
Fan2
Jp1
1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
LED1
7
4
1
JFSB1
USB4
10
1
Fan1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
6
IDE2
IDE1
3
FD1
SATA2
SATA1
RT2
20
JBAT1
-
1
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
i
L
SPK
-
LED
+
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
HDD
10
Fan3
1
1
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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-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.
JKB1
PS/2 K/B
USB1
Mouse
(on top)
(on top)
COM1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
Mic
CN20
RJ45
In
(underside)
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
(underside)
LPT1
Game/MIDI Port
IT8705
LPC I/O
USB0
(middle)
CD-In1
1
1
VT
6103
Flash BIOS
1
ATX Main Power
SCR1
+12V Power
1
3
14
Jp1
1
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
WOL1
1
Fan4
LED1
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
10
USB3
USB2
1
1
Fan2
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
9
7
6
4
3
1
JFSB1
SATA2
SATA1
USB4
10
10
Fan3
1
1
Fan1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
IDE2
IDE1
1
FD
RT2
20
JBAT1
-
1
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
i
L
SPK
-
LED
+
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
HDD
1
ATA IDE connectors:
IDE2
Orient the red line on the IDE
IDE1
Flat Cable to Pin1.
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
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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.
JKB1
PS/2 K/B
USB1
Mouse
(on top)
RJ45
(on top)
COM1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
In
Mic
CN20
AC'97
(underside)
VT
1616
Codec
(underside)
LPC I/O
USB0
(middle)
LPT1
Game/MIDI Port
1
IT8705
1
CD-In1
VT
6103
ATX Main Power
Flash BIOS
SCR1
1
+12V Power
1
3
14
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
10
USB3
WOL1
1
USB2
Fan4
1
1
Fan2
Jp1
1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
LED1
7
4
1
JFSB1
USB4
10
1
Fan1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
6
IDE2
IDE1
1
3
D
F
SATA2
SATA1
RT2
20
JBAT1
-
1
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
i
L
SPK
-
LED
+
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
HDD
10
Fan3
1
1
Floppy Drive Connector:
Orient the red line of the
Floppy Flat Cable to Pin1.
Pin 1 (to Red Line)
To 1st Floppy Drive
Red line
FDD Cable
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To 2nd Floppy Drive
To mainboard
Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
2-6 SATA Connector Installation (KT600-R/RL only)
2 Serial ATA connectors are built on board, supported by the South
Bridge VT8237 with SATA/SATA RAID interface. We can connect these
two connectors to SATA Hard Disks and then configure these Hard Disks
into SATA/SATA RAID Disks.
Both SATA and SATA RAID drivers are already incorporated into Support CD and Floppy Diskette for user’s installation. Please refer to Chapter 3 and 5 for SATA /SATA RAID Driver Installation.
JKB1
Mouse
1
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
COM1
LPT1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
In
ATX Main Power
Game/MIDI Port
Mic
CD-In1
1
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
IT8705
LPC I/O
+12V Power
1
3
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
Flash BIOS
SCR1
CN20
1
PCI6
10
USB3
WOL1
14
1
USB2
Fan4
1
1
Fan2
Jp1
1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
LED1
7
4
1
JFSB1
USB4
10
1
Fan1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
6
IDE2
IDE1
3
FD1
SATA2
SATA1
RT2
20
JBAT1
-
1
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
i
L
SPK
-
LED
+
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
HDD
10
Fan3
1
1
Serial ATA Connector SATA1 and SATA2
Serial ATA Hard Disk
SATA Power
Connectors
Serial ATA Cable
To Power Supply
SATA Power Cable
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Chapter 2 Hardware Setup
2-7 ATX Power Supply Installation
PS/2 K/B
USB1
Mouse
(on top)
(on top)
COM1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
Mic
CN20
JKB1
1
(underside)
RJ45
VT
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
LPT1
+12V Power
In
ATX Main Power
Game/MIDI Port
CD-In1
1
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
IT8705
LPC I/O
Flash BIOS
SCR1
1
RT1
SOCKET 462
1
3
14
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
10
USB3
WOL1
1
USB2
Fan4
1
1
Fan2
Jp1
1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
LED1
7
4
1
JFSB1
USB4
10
1
Fan1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
6
IDE2
IDE1
1
3
D
F
SATA2
SATA1
RT2
20
JBAT1
1
PWR
IR
i
L
-
LED
+
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
HDD
10
Fan3
1
1
+12V PowerConnector
GND
+12V
+12V
5SB
PWR OK
GND
+5V
GND
+5V
-
PWLED
+
RST
SPK
GND
+3.3V
+3.3V
Pin1
132
GND
+12V
4
+5V
+5V
-5V
GND
GND
GND
PS ON#
GND
-12V
+3.3V
Pin11
Main Power Connector
(20-pin)
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.
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2-8 Jumper Settings
The following diagrams show the locations and settings of jumper blocks
on the mainboard.
JKB1:
USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wakeup
1-2 closed
1
Enabled
2-3 closed
1
Disabled
(Default)
JKB1
Mouse
1
PS/2 K/B
(on top)
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
COM1
LPT1
+12V Power
1
COM2
3
Clock
1
IT8705
CD-In1
ATX Main Power
Flash BIOS
SCR1
1
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
WOL1
14
1
Fan4
Line
Out
Line
In
Game/MIDI Port
Mic
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
LPC I/O
CN20
Jp1
1
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
DIM1
LED1
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
10
USB3
10
USB2
1
1
JBAT1
Clear CMOS
1
1-2 closed
(default)
To hold data
1
2-3 closed
To clear CMOS
Fan1
Fan2
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM2
DIM3
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
7
6
4
IDE2
IDE1
3
1
JFSB1
SATA2
SATA1
JBAT1
1
i
L
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
USB4
10
Fan3
1
1
Anti-burn Shield (ABSII)
(Overheated CPU Shutdown)
(only for Athlon XP/
Duron Morgan)
1-2 closed (default)
1
Enable overheated CPU
(85oC) shutdown function
1
2-3 closed
Disable overheated CPU
shutdown function
JFSB1:
CPU Clock Select
JP1:
7
4
1
D
F
1
7
4
RT2
20
-
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
SPK
-
LED
+
HDD
1
1
7
4
1
7
4
1
7
4
1
8-9
100MHz
4-5
selected
2-3
7-8
133MHz
4-5
selected
2-3
7-8
166MHz
5-6
selected
2-3
8-9
200MHz
5-6
Selected
2-3
(Default Setting)
7-8
Auto-detect
133 / 166MHz/
4-5
200MHz
1-2
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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.
113313
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 JFSB1: Bootable CPU Clock Select
JFSB1 is designed on board as a jumper for Bootable CPU clock select.
1. Before setting the CPU clock, read the
Identification Legends on the CPU, find the
Max FSB and divide it by two. The result is
the default CPU clock. (FSB=CPU clk x 2)
2. Normally, user should select the JFSB1
default setting to match the CPU on board.
Please note that this series is designed for
CPUs higher than 100MHz. Therefore the
default bootable setting is set at “Autodetect 133/166/200MHz. If a 100MHz CPU
is used on this series, the JFSB1 setting
must be changed to 2-3, 4-5 and 8-9 closed.
3. If you select a JFSB1 setting which is higher
than your default CPU clock, it means that
an overclock is desired. However, if an
overclok fails to boot system, you should
resort to “Clearing CMOS” to restart your
system. (See Clear CMOS in next
paragraph.)
Bootable CPU Clock Select
7
4
1
7
4
1
7
4
1
7
4
1
7
4
1
JFSB1:
8-9
100MHz
4-5
selected
2-3
7-8
133MHz
4-5
selected
2-3
7-8
166MHz
5-6
selected
2-3
8-9
200MHz
5-6
Selected
2-3
(Default Setting)
7-8
Auto-detect
133 / 166MHz/
4-5
200MHz
1-2
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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.
2. Set JBAT1 to Pin 2-3 closed.
3. After 2 or 3 seconds, return the JBAT1 setting to Pin1-2 closed.
4. CMOS data are restored to default. Remember never clear CMOS
when system power is on.
JBAT1
Clear CMOS
1
1-2 closed
(default)
To hold data
1
2-3 closed
To clear CMOS
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2-8.4 Jp1: Anti-burn Shield (ABSII)
Anti-burn Shield (ABSII)
(Overheated CPU Shutdown)
(only for Athlon XP/
Duron Morgan)
1-2 closed (default)
1
Enable overheated CPU
(85oC) shutdown function
1
2-3 closed
Disable overheated CPU
shutdown function
JP1 is designed to enable the overheat safeguard for some CPUs which
are incorporated with a protective thermal diode. The latest AMD Athlon
XP and Duron Morgan CPUs are incorporated with such thermal diode
and can be protected by this function. Setting JP1 1-2 closed (default
setting) will get system shutdown when the above-mentioned CPUs get
JP1:
o
C (the default protection temperature.) Only when the CPU re-
to 85
turns to a cooler state can you restart your system.
For other CPUs that are not incorporated with a protective thermal diode,
please set JP1 2-3 closed to disable the function because it is a vain
design now.
Reminder: If a sudden shutdown happens to your system which has
been running well for a while with an AMD Athlon XP/Duron Morgan
CPU, this might be caused by the “Overheated CPU Shutdown” design.
Please use a better CPU cooling fan to restart your system.
2-8.5 JKB1: USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wake-up
JKB1 is designed on board as a jumper to
wake up system from suspend mode either
with the USB keyboard/Mouse or 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/Power-on mode.
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USB & PS/2 KB/Mouse Wakeup
JKB1:
1-2 closed
1
Enabled
2-3 closed
Disabled
1
(Default)
Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
2-9 Other Connectors Configuration
This section lists out all connectors configurations for users’ reference.
2-9.1 On-board FAN Connectors
JKB1
Mouse
1
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
Line
Line
Mic
CN20
COM1
COM2
Out
In
1616
AC'97
Codec
LPT1
+12V Power
ATX Main Power
Game/MIDI Port
CD-In1
1
VT
IT8705
LPC I/O
Flash BIOS
SCR1
1
RT1
SOCKET 462
1
3
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
10
USB3
WOL1
14
1
USB2
Fan4
1
1
Fan2
Jp1
1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
LED1
7
4
1
JFSB1
USB4
10
1
Fan1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
6
IDE2
IDE1
1
3
D
F
SATA2
SATA1
RT2
20
JBAT1
-
1
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
i
L
SPK
-
LED
+
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
HDD
10
Fan3
1
1
GND
+12V
SENSOR
Sensor Conn.
FAN1, No-sensor Fan Connector
FAN2, Sensor Fan Connector
(Yellow)
FAN3, Sensor Fan Connector
(Yellow)
Void
+12V
GND
No Sensor
FAN4, No-sensor Fan Connector
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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1
USB Cable (Optional)
Red wire
USB Port
1
10
10
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, 2/3 USB pin-headers are added
on board to provide expansion of 4/6 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)
JKB1
Mouse
1
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
COM1
LPT1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
In
ATX Main Power
Game/MIDI Port
Mic
CD-In1
1
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
IT8705
LPC I/O
Flash BIOS
SCR1
CN20
1
+12V Power
1
3
14
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
10
USB2
WOL1
1
Fan4
1
Jp1
1
DIM1
LED1
USB3
10
1
Fan1
Fan2
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM2
DIM3
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
7
6
4
IDE2
IDE1
3
1
JFSB1
SATA2
SATA1
JBAT1
1
i
L
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
USB4
10
Fan3
1
1
1
D
F
RT2
20
-
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
SPK
-
LED
+
HDD
1
USB Pin-headers USB2/3/4
(USB 4 is for KT600-R/KT600-RL only)
First USB Port Wiring for Front USB
USB Header
Pin Assignment
Second USB Port Wiring for Front USB
Red White
+5V
1
+5V
Red
D1-
D2-
White
Green
D1+
D2+
Green
31
black
GND
GND
black
10
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2-9.3 Chassis Panel Connectors
A.
B.C.D.
E.F.G.H.I.J.K.
A : PS/2 MOUSE
B : RJ45 (KT600-L/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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PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
VIA
KT600
DIM1
IDE2
IDE1
L
i
B
a
t
t
e
r
y
Fan4
Fan3
1
VIA
Flash BIOS
IT8705
AC'97
Codec
WOL1
1
AGP 4X/8X
Clock
Generator
USB3
1
10
RT2
PCI6
SCR1
14
1
USB2
1
10
Fan1
FD
1
DIM2
LED1
ATX Main Power
1
JBAT1
1
USB1
PS/2 K/B
Mouse
(on top)
(underside)
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
RJ45
(on top)
VT
6103
SOCKET 462
RT1
DIM3
1
CD-In1
DDR 333/266MHz
3
4
LPC I/O
LPT1
COM2
COM1
Line
Out
Game/MIDI Port
Line
In
Mic
VT
1616
Fan2
7
JFSB1
1
Jp1
1
JKB1
SATA2
SATA1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
6
9
1
10
USB4
+12V Power
1
3
VT8237
or
VT8235
SPK
RST
PWLED
HDD
IR
PWR
1
20
+
-
+
-
LED
CN20
2-9.5 CD-ROM Audio Connectors (CD-In1)
CD-In1 is an audio connector connecting CD-ROM audio to mainboard.
JKB1
PS/2 K/B
(on top)
USB1
Line
Line
Mouse
RJ45
(on top)
(underside)
COM1
COM2
Out
In
Mic
1616
AC'97
Codec
CN20
VT
(underside)
LPT1
Game/MIDI Port
1
IT8705
LPC I/O
USB0
(middle)
CD-In1
1
VT
6103
Flash BIOS
1
ATX Main Power
SCR1
+12V Power
1
3
14
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
10
USB3
WOL1
1
USB2
Fan4
1
1
Fan2
Jp1
1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
LED1
7
4
1
JFSB1
USB4
10
1
Fan1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
6
IDE2
IDE1
1
3
D
F
SATA2
SATA1
RT2
20
JBAT1
-
1
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
i
L
SPK
-
LED
+
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
HDD
10
Fan3
1
1
CD-ROM Audio Connector
CD-In1
1
Pin 1
Pin 2
Pin 3
Pin 4
Pin Signal
Left Channel
GND
GND
Right Channel
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
RFU
SCRPRES
SCRIO
SCRRST
LED
8
1
VCC
SCRFET
NCNCSCRCLK
RFU
NC
14
7
NC
GND
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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.
JKB1
Mouse
1
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
COM1
LPT1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
In
ATX Main Power
Game/MIDI Port
Mic
CD-In1
1
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
IT8705
LPC I/O
+12V Power
1
3
RT1
SOCKET 462
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
Flash BIOS
SCR1
CN20
1
PCI6
10
USB3
WOL1
14
1
USB2
Fan4
1
1
Fan2
Jp1
1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM1
DIM2
DIM3
LED1
7
4
1
JFSB1
USB4
10
1
Fan1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
6
IDE2
IDE1
3
FD1
SATA2
SATA1
RT2
20
JBAT1
-
1
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
i
L
SPK
-
LED
+
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
HDD
10
Fan3
1
1
WOL 1
GND
+5V
Standby
Connect the Wake On LAN
signal from LAN card to WOL1
Ring
2-9.8 Thermal Resistors
JKB1
Mouse
1
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
COM1
LPT1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
In
Game/MIDI Port
Mic
CD-In1
1
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
IT8705
LPC I/O
Flash BIOS
CN20
1
ATX Main Power
SCR1
+12V Power
1
3
14
RT1
VIA
KT600
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
VT8237
VT8235
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
10
USB2
WOL1
1
Fan4
1
Thermal Resistors RT1 and RT2: A thermal resistor is mounted by default to connector RT1 and RT2 so as to detect the temperature of the
CPU and chassis. What RT1/ RT2 does is to transmit the thermal signal to Hardware Monitor.
Fan2
Jp1
1
SOCKET 462
DIM1
DIM2
LED1
VIA
or
USB3
10
1
Fan1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM3
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
7
6
4
IDE2
IDE1
3
1
JFSB1
SATA2
SATA1
JBAT1
1
i
L
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
USB4
10
Fan3
1
1
RT1 / RT2
RT1 & RT2 are mounted
with Thermal Resistor
by default.
FD1
RT2
20
-
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
SPK
-
LED
+
HDD
1
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PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
VIA
KT600
DIM1
IDE2
IDE1
L
i
B
a
t
t
e
r
y
Fan4
Fan3
1
VIA
Flash BIOS
IT8705
AC'97
Codec
WOL1
1
AGP 4X/8X
Clock
Generator
USB3
1
10
RT2
PCI6
SCR1
14
1
USB2
1
10
Fan1
FD1
DIM2
LED1
ATX Main Power
1
JBAT1
1
USB1
PS/2 K/B
Mouse
(on top)
(underside)
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
RJ45
(on top)
VT
6103
SOCKET 462
RT1
DIM3
1
CD-In1
DDR 333/266MHz
3
4
LPC I/O
LPT1
COM2
COM1
Line
Out
Game/MIDI Port
Line
In
Mic
VT
1616
Fan2
7
JFSB1
1
Jp1
1
JKB1
SATA2
SATA1
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
6
9
1
10
USB4
+12V Power
1
3
VT8237
or
VT8235
SPK
RST
PWLED
HDD
IR
PWR
1
20
+
-
+
-
LED
CN20
2-9.9 CN20: Front Audio Connector
This Mainboard is designed with a Front Audio connector “CN20” which
provides connection to your Audio connectors on the Front Panel of the
PC case.
1. When CN20 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 Front Panel Audio Connector, please open all pins of
CN20 and connect it to the Front Panel Audio Connector.
CN20: Front Audio Connector
Pin 1 Mic In
Pin 3 Mic VREF
Pin 5 FPOUT R
Pin 7 (Key)
Pin 9 FPOUT L
12
5
9
Pin 2 Aud GND
Pin 4 Aud Vcc
Pin 6 RET R
Pin 8 (Void)
Pin10 RET L
6
10
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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.
JKB1
Mouse
1
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
COM1
LPT1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
In
Game/MIDI Port
Mic
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Power LED (4)
Reset Switch (5)
Speaker (6)
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(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.
(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.
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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 KT600-L/KT600-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.
Next
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
Next
Next
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6. Select “Install VIA PCI IDE
Driver” checkbox, then click the
“Next” button to continue.
Next
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.
Next
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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.)
Next
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.
Next
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.
Next
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.
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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.
Next
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 KT600-L/KT600-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:
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 / SATA RAID Driver (KT600-R/KT600-RL only)
1. VIA SATA and SATA RAID Driver are incorporated into 1 driver for
installation. Whenever VIA SATA -IDE is used either for SATA or
SATA RAID, the respective Driver should be installed into system.
2. To install SATA/SATA RAID Driver, please refer to Chapter 5 of this
manual “ VIA SATA/ SATA RAID Driver Installation”.
3. 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”.
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Integrated Peripherals Setup Help
OnBoard FDCAuto
OnBoard Serial Port 1Auto
OnBoard Serial Port 2Auto
Serial Port 2 ModeNormal
OnBoard Parallel PortAuto
Parallel Port ModeECP
Parallel Port IRQAuto
Parallel Port DMA ChannelAuto
OnBoard MIDI PortDisabled
MIDI Port IRQ5
OnBoard Game Port200
OnBoard PATA-IDEEnabled
Onboard IDEs Operate Mode (For VT8237)PATA is Pri. IDE/S
OnBoard SATA-IDE (for VT8237 only)RAID
OnBoard LAN (optional)Enabled
OnBoard LAN PME(optional)Disabled
OnBoard AC’97 AudioEnabled
(FOR VT8237 ONLY)
OnBoard SATA-IDE
To enable/disable the onboard Serial ATA or RAID
interface. Choices:
1.Disabled: SATA-IDE controller is disabled;
2.SATA: To enable SATA interface for Win 2K/XP
installation(not Win98se/Me);
3.RAID: To enable RAID interface for Win98se/Me/
2K/XP installation, as well as to enable SATA interface for Win98se/Me installation;
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Chapter 4 AMI 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 Update 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
(1) Boot KT600/KT600-L system (with VT8235 of no SATA support) and
press < Delete > key before “ POST ” is complete ( before OS is
loaded ). Normally, the message: Del: Setup will appear before the
BIOS setup Utility pops out for your configuration. In this VT8235
system, you will not see any SATA-RAID Setup message on the bootscreen.
(2) If you boot with the KT600-R/KT600-RL system (with VT8237 of
SATA Interface support), watch for the following initial screen appear:
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 RAID BIOS Setting Utility v (xxx)
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All right reserved.
Scan Devices, please wait ....
Press < Tab > key into User Windows!
Channel 0 Master: ST3120023AS
Channel 1 Master: ST380023AS
Then, press < Delete > key to enter CMOS BIOS 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 check and configure the BIOS Setup for the new start.
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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.
4-5 To Update 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 for upgrading
saving, and verifying the system BIOS. The Update Utility can also be
run from a hard disk drive or a network drive.
• It is highly recommended that you save a copy of the original mainboard
BIOS along with a Flash EPROM Programming utility (AMIXXX.EXE)to a
bootable floppy disk so that you can reinstall the BIOS when in need.
• Normally, to update BIOS is unnecessary if the system is working fine.
Users should only update BIOS when incompatible problems are encountered or new features have to be added to system.
• “AMIFLASH.EXE” is a Flash EPROM Programming utility that updates
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 win95/98, ME, NT WINDOWS 2000 or
Windows XP environment.
• Please follow the steps below for updating the sys tem BIOS:
Step 1. Please visit the board maker’s website, download latest BIOS
file and AMI update utility. The file name of AMI update utility will be
“AMIXXX.EXE” of which “ XXX ” stands for the version number of the
file. The BIOS file format will be *.ROM, of which “ * ” stands for the
specific BIOS file name.
Step 2. Create a bootable diskette. Then copy the BIOS file and AMI
flash utility “AMIXXX.EXE” into the diskette.
Step 3. Insert the diskette into drive A, boot your system from the
diskette.
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Step 4. Under “ A “ prompt, type “ AMIXXX.EXE *.ROM “ and then
press <Enter> to run BIOS update program. Please note that there
should be a space between AMIXXX.EXE and *.ROM. (*.ROM depends
on your mainboard model and version code. Instead of typing “*”, you
should type the specific file name for your specific mainboard).
Example: AMIXXX.EXE(1 space)75KAV03.ROM
Step 5. When the message “Flash ROM Update Completed - Pass.”
appears, please restart your system.
Step 6. You will see a message “CMOS Memory Size Wrong” during
booting the system. Press <Del> or <F1> to run CMOS setup utility,
then reload “LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS” or “Load Optimal Defaults”
and save this change.
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4-6 BIOS SETUP by CMOS Setup Utility
4-6.1 Main Menu in CMOS Setup Utility
1. Enter CMOS Setup Utility during booting system and the main program screen will appear as follows.
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Standard CMOS Features
Advanced BIOS Features
Advanced Chipset Features
Power Management Features
PNP/PCI Configurations
Integrated Peripherals
SmartDoc Anti-burn Shield
Frequency/Voltage Control
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Exit : Select Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
Set Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...
System Information
Set Supervisor Password
Load Optimal Defaults
Save & Exit Setup
Exit Without Saving
2. 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.
3. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing <ESC>.
4. In the Main Menu, “Save & Exit Setup” saves your changes and
reboots the system, and “Exit Without Saving” ignores your changes
and exits the program.
5. In entering the Main option of the Main Menu, please use the functions in the Function List to configure the setting:
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
Use [Enter], [Tab] or [Shift-Tab] to select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to choose the options.
Press <Esc>: To return to previous values .
Press <Enter>: To select sub-menu.
<F9>: To load Setup Default default value.
<10>: To save changes and exit.
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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. Modify the
configuration values of this option if you want to change your system
hardware configuration or after you clear CMOS data.
Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows:
Choose “Standard CMOS Setup” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:
Standard CMOS Features Setup Help
System Time00 19 29
System DateDec 05 2001 Wed
Floppy options.
IDE Devices Config
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
System Time The BIOS shows the time of the day in the format:
hh:mm:ss. Choose the field with the Arrow keys
and change the time with the Page Up/Page
Down +/- keys.
System Date The BIOS shows the date of the day in the format:
mm:dd:yy :day of the Week. Choose the field with
the Arrow keys and change the value with the
Page Up/Page Down +/- keys.
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Floppy options Press Enter on “Floppy options” will let you select
this field to the type(s) of floppy disk drive(s) installed
in your system. The choices are:
1.2MB, 5.25 in.
720KB, 3.5 in.
1.44MB, 3.5 in.
2.88MB, 3.5 in.
Not Installed
IDE Device Config Press Enter on IDE Device Config will let you
configure the IDE devices on board and the following menu will reveal the following submenu
for your configuration of the hard Disk you have
installed:
Primary IDE Master : Not InstalledSetup Help
TypeAuto
Cylinders
Heads
Write Precompensation
Sectors
Maxium Capacity0 Mb
LBA ModeOff
Black ModeOff
Fast Programmed I/O Modes0
32 Bit Transfer ModeOff
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
Type This option shows the types of configuration for the
IDE devices:
1-50: Predefined types
USER: set Parameters by User
Auto: Set parameters automatically
CD-ROM: Use for ATAPI CD-ROM drives
Double click [Auto] to set all HDD parameters
automatically, including “Cylinders, Heads, Write
Precompensation, Sectors, Maximum Capacity and
32 Bit Transfer Mode.
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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:
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Advanced BIOS Features
Quick BootEnabled
Delay for Hard Drive (Sec.)2
Boot Device Priority
1st Floppy: 1.44 MB 3.5
2nd CD-ROM
3rd IDE-0 :Maxtor 20560 A4
Try Other Boot DevicesYes
Initial Display ModeSilent
Display Mode at Add-On ROM InitForce BIOS
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard DisksDisabled
Bootup Num-lockOn
Floppy Drive SwapDisabled
Floppy Drive SeekDisabled
Primary DisplayVGA/EGA
Password CheckSetup
Boot To OS/2No
L1 CacheWriteback
L2 CacheEnabled
System BIOS CacheableEnabled
C000,32K ShadowCached
C800,16K ShadowDisabled
CC00,16K ShadowDisabled
D000,16K ShadowDisabled
D400,16K ShadowDisabled
D800,16K ShadowDisabled
DC00,16K ShadowDisabled
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
Setup Help
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Quick Boot
Delay for Hard Drive
(Sec.)
1st/2nd/3rd Boot
Device
Try Other Boot De-
vices
Initial Display Mode
Display Mode at Add-
On ROM Init
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard
Disks
Allows you to enable / disable quick boot of your
system.
Allows you to adjust the time of detecting hard disk
on board at booting system.
Choices: Disabled; 1~10 sec. in 1 sec. stepping.
Allows you to set floppy or IDE devices already installed on board to be the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device.
Choises: Disabled; Device(s) installed
Allows you to enable/disable system to try to boot
with other boot devices.
Choises: Yes; No
If option is “Silent”, the initial display mode is set to
one with Soltek logo. If option is “BIOS”, initial display will hide logo.
Choices: silent (default); BIOS
If the item “Initial Display Mode” is set to “Silent”, two
other sub-modes are provided for this item. If “Force
BIOS” is chosen, the vendor’s logo screen will be followed by the “Add-on ROM” initial screen (the screen
showing the add-on card BIOS message). If “Keep Current” is chosen, no “Add-On ROM” screen is followed.
Allows you to enable / disable the Self Monitoring
Analysis and Reporting Technology for the hard disk.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled
Bootup Num-lock Allows you to toggle between On or Off to control
the state of the NumLock keys when the system
boots. If On, the numeric keypad is in numeric
mode. If off, the numeric keypad is in cursor control mode.
Floppy Drive Swap
Disabled (default), Floppy Drive A will not be changed to
B, nor B to A. Enabled, Floppy Drive A and B will change
position.
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Floppy Drive Seek
Primary Display Allows you to choose the primary display for the system.
Password Check Allows you to set BIOS to check up password with a
Boot to OS/2
L1 Cache
L2 Cache
System BIOS
Cacheable
C000, 32K Shadow Allows you to set these addresses cached, Enabled or
C800,CC00,D000,D400,
D800,DC00 16K
Shadow
Disabled (default), Floppy Drives will not be checked and
diagnosed at system bootup; Enabled, Floppy Drives
will be checked and diagnosed at system bootup.
password prompt at BIOS Setup or whenever restarting system.
Choices: Setup; Always
Allows you to set your system to OS/2 operating
system.
Choices: Yes; No (default)
Allows you to set the Internal/External Cache Mode.
Choices: WriteBack; Disabled
Allows you to set the Internal/External Cache Mode.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled
Allows you to enable / disable the System BIOS
Cacheable function.
Disabled. Default: Cached
Allows you to set these addresses cached, Enabled or
Disabled. Default: Disabled
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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:
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Advanced Chipset Features Setup Help
DRAM Timing
Configure SDRAM timing by SPDEnabled
SDRAM FrequencyAuto
SDRAM CAS# Latency2.5
SDRAM Bank InterleaveDisabled
SDRAM Burst Length4 QW
SDRAM Command Rate2T
Fast CommandNormal
AGP Mode8X
AGP Fast WriteDisabled
AGP Aperture Size64MB
AGP Master 1 W/S WriteDisabled
AGP Master 1 W/S ReadDisabled
AGP Read SynchronizationDisabled
APIC Interrupt ModeEnabled
USB Controller8 USB Ports
USB 1.1 Device Legacy SupportDisabled
USB 1.1 Port 64/60 EmulationDisabled
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
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Configure SDRAM
Timing by SPD
SDRAM Frequency Allows you to set the SDRAM frequency.
SDRAM CAS# Latency With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se-
SDRAM Bank Inter-
SDRAM Burst Length With SDRAM Timing by SPD disabled, you can se-
SDRAM Command
SPD (Serial presence detect) is a device in memory
module for storing the module information such as
DRAM timing and chip parameters. If this option is
enabled, BIOS will access SPD automatically to
configure module timing. If disabled, DRAM timing
can be configured manually.
USB Controller Allows you to set the USB Controller on the USB
USB 1.1 Device Legacy
Support
USB 1.1 Port 64/60
Emulation
Allows you to enable / disable (default) the support
of AGP Master 1 Waite State Write.
Allows you to enable / disable (default) the support
of AGP Master 1 Waite State Read.
Allows you to enabled / disabled (default) the AGP
Read Synchronization function.
Allows you to enable / disable the APIC function for
selecting the APIC interrupt Mode.
port(s).
Choices: 8 USB Ports; 6 USB Ports; 4 USB Ports;
2 USB Ports; Disabled
Allows you to select the USB Device Legacy support.
Choices: No Mice; all Devices; Disabled
Allows you to enable / disable the Port 64/60
Emulation.
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4-6.5 Power Management Features
Power Management Features allows you to set the system’s power
saving functions.
Run the Power Management Features as follows:
Choose “Power Management Features” from the Main Menu and a list
of options will appear:
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Power Management Features Setup Help
ACPI Standby StateS1/POS
USB Device Wakeup Function (optional)Enabled
Call VGA BIOS at S3 Resume (optional)Enabled
Power Management/APMEnabled
Video Power Down ModeSuspend
Hard Disk Power Down ModeStand by
Standby Time Out (Minute)Disabled
Suspend Time Out (Minute)Disabled
Power Button FunctionOn/Off
Restore on AC/Power LossLast State
Resume On Ring/WOLDisabled
Resume On PME#Disabled
Resume On PS/2 KB (optional)Disabled
Wake-Up KeyAny Key
Resume On PS/2 MouseDisabled
Resume On RTC AlarmDisabled
RTC Alarm Date15
RTC Alarm Hour12
RTC Alarm Minute30
RTC Alarm Second30
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
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ACPI Standby State This item allows you to select the ACPI Suspend
type. You can select the optional S3(STR) for suspending to DRAM only if your system supports this
mode. Or you can select S1 (POS) for Power on
Suspend under Windows 98 or later O/S ACPI mode.
Choices: S1/POS; S3/STR (optional); Auto
(optional)USB Device
Wakeup Function
(optional)Call
VGABIOS at S3
Resume
Power Management/
APM
Video Power Down
Mode
Hard Disk Power
Down Mode
Standby Time Out
(Minute)
Suspend Time Out
(Minute)
Power Button Function
If ACPI Standby state is set to S3, use this item to
enable / disable the USB device Wakeup function.
If the ACPI Standy State is set to “S3(STR)” or “Auto”,
use this item to enable / disable the Call VGABIOS
at S3 function.
Allows you to enable / disable the Power management / Advanced Power Management function.
Allows you to select the Video Power Down Mode.
Choices: Disabled; Standby; Suspend
Allows you to select the Hard Disk Power Down
Mode.
Choices; Disabled; Standby; Suspend
To set the duration of Standby Time Out.
Choices: Disabled; 1; 2; 4; 8; 10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60
To set the duration of Suspend Time Out.
Choices: Disabled; 1; 2; 4; 8; 10; 20; 30; 40; 50; 60
allows you to set power Button function.
Choices: On/Off; Suspend
Restore on AC/Power
Loss
Resume on Ring/WOL
Allows you to set the restore state from AC/Power
Loss.
Choices: Last State; Power Off; Power On
Allows you to enable / disable the Resume on Ring
/Wake on LAN 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.
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Resume on PME#
(Optional) Resume on
PS/2 KB
Wake Up Key
(optional) Resume on
PS/2 Mouse
Resume On RTC AlarmAllows you to enable / disable the Resume On RTC
RTC Alarm Date / Hour
/ Minute / Second
Allows you to enable / disable the Resume on PME
function.
Allows you to select S3/S4/S5 mode or disable the
Resume on Keyboard clock function.
Choices: Disabled; S3; S3/S4/S5
If Resume On KBC is not disabled, this item allows
you to select any key to wake up system.
Allows you to S4/S5 mode or disable the Resume
on PS/2 Mouse function.
Choices: Disabled; S3; S3/S4/S5
Alarm function.
If resume On RTC Alarm is enabled, this field allows you to set the Alarm date Hour, Minute and
second.
Date Choices: Every Day; 01 ~ 31
Hour Choices: 00 ~ 23
Minute Choices: 00 ~ 59
Second Choices: 00 ~ 59
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4-6.6 PNP / PCI Configurations
PNP/PCI Configuration allows you to modify the system’s power saving
functions.
Run the PNP/PCI Configurations as follows:
Choose “PNP/PCI Configurations” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
Plug and Play Aware
Allows BIOS to recognize the Plug and Play Aware
O/S
Operating System.
Choices: No (default); Yes
Clear NVRAM
Allows BIOS to clear the NVRAM data.
Choices: No (default); Yes
PCI Latency Timer (PCI
Clocks)
Primary Graphics
Adapter
Allows you to set the PCI Latency Time.
Choices: 32; 64; 96; 128; 160; 192; 224; 248;
Allows you to select the primary Graphics Adapter.
Choices: PCI; AGP
PCI IDE BusMaster Allows you to enable / disable the PCI IDE Bus
Master function.
PCI Slot 1/2/3/4/5/6 IRQ
Priority
Allows you to specify the IRQ for the PCI slots.
Choices: Auto; 3; 4; 5; 7; 9; 10; 11
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4-6.7 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:
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Integrated Peripherals Setup Help
OnBoard FDCAuto
OnBoard Serial Port 1Auto
OnBoard Serial Port 2Auto
Serial Port 2 ModeNormal
OnBoard Parallel PortAuto
Parallel Port ModeECP
Parallel Port IRQAuto
Parallel Port DMA ChannelAuto
OnBoard MIDI PortDisabled
MIDI Port IRQ5
OnBoard Game Port200
OnBoard PATA-IDEEnabled
Onboard IDE Operate Mode (For VT8237) PATA is Pri. IDE/S
OnBoard SATA-IDE (for VT8237 only)RAID
OnBoard LAN(optional)Enabled
OnBoard LAN PME(optional)Disabled
OnBoard AC’97 AudioEnabled
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
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OnBoard FDC Allows you to enable / disable the Onboard FDC.
Choices: Auto; Enabled; disabled
Onboard Serial Port 1
Onboard Serial Port 2 Allows you to set the Onboard Serial Port B.
Serial Port 2 Mode
OnBoard Parallel Port Allows you to configure onboard Parallel port .
Parallel Port Mode Tthis item is a sub-memu of Onboard Parallel Port.
Parallel Port IRQ This item is a sub-menu of Parallel Port Mode. It
Parallel Port DMA
Channel
OnBoard MIDI Port
Allows you to set the Onboard Serial Port A.
Choices; auto; Disabled; 3F8/COM1; 2F8/COM2;
3E8/COM3; 2E8/COM4;
Allows you to configure onboard MIDI port address.
The choices: Disabled; 300h; 310h;320h;330h
MIDI IRQ If the onboard MIDI port is set at 300h or 330h, this
item shows up to allow you to configure the MIDI
Port IRQ.
Choices: 5; 10; 11
OnBoard Game Port Allows you to configure Onboard Game port
address.
The choices: Disabled; 200h; 208h
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OnBoard PATA-IDE
(FOR VT8237 ONLY)
OnBoard IDEs Operate
Mode
(FOR VT8237 ONLY)
OnBoard SATA-IDE
(Optional) Onboard
LAN
(Optional) Onboard
LAN PME
To enable/disable the Onboard PATA-IDE function.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled
To set the IDE Operate Mode for the PATA and the
SATA interface (not for the RAID interface).
Choices: PATA is Pri. IDE/SATA is Sec(ondary) IDE;
SATA is Pri. IDE/PATA is sec. IDE
To enable/disable the onboard Serial ATA or RAID
interface. Choices:
1.Disabled: SATA-IDE controller is disabled;
2.SATA: To enable SATA interface for Win 2K/XP
installation(not Win98se/Me);
3.RAID: To enable RAID interface for Win98se/Me/
2K/XP installation, as well as to enable SATA inter-
face for Win98se/Me installation;
If LAN is on board, this item allows you to enable/
disable the on-board LAN controller.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled
If LAN is on board, this item allows you to enable/
disable the on-board LAN PME signal (for LAN
Wake-up) function.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled
Onboard AC‘97 Audio
Allows you to enable/disable AC’ 97 Audio.
Choices: Enabled; Disabled
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4-6.8 SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield
This menu helps you to read only and get more information on the
working CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltage.
Choose “SmartDoc Anti-Burn Shield” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of current status of your working system will appear:
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
SmartDoc Anti-Burn ShieldSetup Help
CPU Warning TemperatureDisabled
CPU Shut Down TemperatureDisabled
CPU Fan Low speed WarningDisabled
CPU Fan Low Speed ShutdownDisabled
(ABSII)CPU Current Temperature(53
(ABSII)CPU Shutdown Temperature(85 0C/185 0F)
Temperature 1(36
Temperature 2(31 0C/87 0)
Fan 2 Speed(0 RPM)
Fan 3 Speed(4905 RPM)
CPU Vcore(+1.680 V)
+2.5V(+2.504 V)
+3.3V(+3.408 V)
+5.0V(+5.126 V)
+12.0V(+11.187V)
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
0
C/1270F)
0
C/96 0F)
CPU Warning Tem-
perature
CPU Shutdown Tem-
perature
CPU Fan Low Speed
Warning
Select a upper limits for the CPU temperature. If
the CPU temperature extends beyond the limit,
any warning mechanism programmed into your sys-
tem will activate the warning.
Choices: Disabled; 50˚C~71˚C in 3˚C stepping
This feature allows you to set the shutdown tem-
perature to the running CPU.
Choices: Disabled; 50 0C~710C in 3˚ C stepping
This feature allows you to set up the CPU Fan Low
Speed warning function.
Choices: Disabled; Stop/0RPM; 1000~6000RPM
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CPU Fan Low Speed
Shutdown
ABS II CPU Current
Temperature(for AMD
XP/Duron Morgan)
ABS II CPU Shutdown
Temperature(for AMD
XP/Duron Morgan)
Temperature 1 Shows current CPU external temperature (by RT1).
Temperature 2 Shows current system temperature (by RT2).
This feature is a sub-menu of “CPU Fan Low Speed
Warning”. It allows you to enable/disable the CPU
Fan Low Speed Shutdown function.
Choices: Disabled; Enabled
This item will appear if AMD XP or Duron Morgan
CPU is running on board. This item is to show the
current temperature inside the running CPU.
This item will appear if AMD XP or Duron Morgan
CPU is running on board. ABS II (Anti-burn Shield
II) allows user to set up the safeguard temperature
for the CPU designed with a protective thermal di-
ode inside the CPU itself. Default Safeguard tem-
perature is 85˚C, at which the XP or Duron Morgan
CPU will shut down. Usually, a jumper is also de-
signed on board for enabling/disabling ABS II
function.
Choices: 75˚C / 167˚F; 80˚C / 176˚F
85˚C / 185˚F(default); 90˚C / 194˚F
95˚C / 203˚F; 100˚C / 212˚F
Fan 2 / 3 Displays the current speed of CPU Fan, and other
CPU Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value.
+2.5V/+3.3V/+5.0V/
+12V/-12V/+5.V SB/
VDIMM Shows current voltage against VDIMM.
Battery Shows current voltage against battery power supply.
onboard device which user has connected to the
onboard Fan Connectors.
Shows current voltage against the respective power
supply.
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4-6.9 Frequency/Voltage Control
Run the “Frequency/Voltage Control” as following:
Choose “Frequency/Voltage Control” from the Main Menu and a screen
with a list of options will appear:
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
Frequency/Voltage Control Setup Help
RedStorm Overclocking Tech (optional)Press Enter
CPU Linear FrequencyDisabled
CPU Clock100 MHz
Spread SpectrumDisabled
Auto Detect PCI slotDisabled
CPU Voltage ControlAuto
AGP Voltage ControlDefault
DIMM Voltage ControlDefault
CPU Ratio SelectionDefault
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
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(Optional)
Redstorm Overclock-
ing
Tech
CPU Linear
Frequency
CPU Clock If CPU Linear Frequency is set at Enabled, this item
Spread Spec-
trum
Auto Detect PCI Slot
CPU Voltage
Control
If this option is chosen in BIOS, press <Enter> to
start RED STORM OVERCLOCKING TECH. This
option helps user to raise CPU clock automatically
until an unacceptable valueis reached. Then BIOS
will restart your systemwith a highest accept-
able CPU clock.
This item allows you to enable / disable this setting
function.
allows you to set CPU Clock.
Choices: 100MHz ~200MHz in 1MHz stepping.
Allows you to enable / disable this Spread
Speectrum function. If enabled, this function will
reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) in
your system. If you do not have an EMI problem,
leave this item disabled.
Allows you to enable / disable the Auto Detect PCI
Slot function.
allows you to configure the CPU Voltage. Usually,
to raise CPU voltage will raise the chance of CPU
overclocking and yet risk damage of CPU.
Choices: Auto; 1.100V ~1.850V in 0.025 stepping
AGP Voltage
Control
DIMM Voltage
Control
CPU Ratio
Selection
allows you to configure the AGP Voltage.
Choices: 1.5V; 1.6V; 1.7V; 1.8V
allows you to configure the DIMM Voltage.
Choices: 2.5V; 2.6V; 2.7V; 2.8V
If CPU onboard is one with an adjustable or un-
locked CPU ratio, this item allows user to adjust
the CPU Ratio. If your CPU is one with the CPU
Ratio locked, this item will be invalid.
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4-6.10 System Information
This menu helps you to read only and get more information on the
system.
1. Choose “System Information” from the Main Menu and a screen with
a list of current status of your working system will appear:
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
System Information Setup Help
BIOS Version(10/21/02)
Processor Type(AMD Athlon(tm) XP
Processor Speed(1550MHz)
Base Memory(640KB)
Extended Memory(255MB)
Total Memory(256MB)
Cache Size(384KB)
Memory Bank 0(None)
Memory Bank 1(None)
Memory Bank 2Fastpage
F1: Help : Select Item +/- : Change ValuesF9: Setup Defaults
Esc: Previous Menu Enter: Select Sub-MenuF10: Save and Exit
2. Press <ESC> to return to the Main Menu. In case any irregular reading appears about your system, it indicates that a problem exists
therein. To solve the problem, a hardware engineer or your dealer is
recommended.
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4-6.11 Set Supervisor Password
This option allows you to set a Supervisor password for the system:
1. Choose “Set Supervisor Password” in the Main Menu and press
<Enter>. Then the following message appears:
[ Enter new supervisor password ]
2. The first time you run this option, enter your password up to 6 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:
[ Retype new supervisor Password ]
4. Enter the same password “exactly” the same as you have just typed
to confirm the password and press <Enter>.
5. The following message appears to confirm the new password setup.
[ New supervisor password installed ]
Any Key to Continue
6. Then press any key to continue your CMOS Setup. To save the password setup, you should press “Save & Exit Setup” and choose “yes”
to exit and save setup.
7. After the Supervisor password is set, you have to choose whether
the password is for entering the system or only for entering BIOS
Setup program. To make the choice, please enter BIOS Setup and
choose “Advanced BIOS Features” in the main menu. (At entering
BIOS Setup, you have to enter the password now.) In “Advanced
BIOS Features”, choose “Password Check” and change the option.
The “Setup” option is to set the password only for entering BIOS
Setup. The “Always” option is to set the password for entering the
system.
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8. To change or remove a current supervisor password, choose “Set
Supervisor Password” and press <Enter>. An instruction box appears
on the screen, prompting you to enter the current password first:
[ Enter current supervisor password ]
9. Type the current password with keyboard and then press <Enter>.
An instruction box appears, prompting you to enter new supervisor
password:
[ Enter new supervisor password ]
10. If you enter a new password into the box, you will be using this new
password after you have finished and saved this new setup. Instead,
if you press <Enter> before you enter any new password into the
instruction box, another message box appears, telling you that you
have disabled the Supervisor password. That means, no password
is set for either entering BIOS Setup or system:
[ Supervisor password disabled ]
Any Key to Continue
NOTE: If you forget or lose a supervisor password, the only
way to access the system is to clear the CMOS. All setup
informations will then be cleared including the password and
you need to run the BIOS setup program again so as to
reconfigure BIOS.
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4-6.12 Load Optimized Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog
box with a message similar to:
[ Load Optimized Settings ]
Press [Enter] to continue
or [ESC] to abort
Press <Enter> now to load Optimal values for all the Setup options.
4-6.13 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
press <Enter>. The following message appears:
[ Saving current settings and exit ]
Press [Enter] to continue
or [ESC] to abort
Press <Enter> key to save the configuration changes and exit CMOS
Setup to restart your system.
4-6.14 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 Changes ]
Press [Enter] to continue
or [ESC] to abort
Follow the message and press <Enter> key to exit CMOS Setup and
restart system.
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Chapter 5 VIA SATA/SATA RAID
THE VIA SATA/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/SATA RAID
Configurations :
5-0 About Disk Array
5-1 To Enable VIA SATA/SATA RAID in System BIOS
5-2 Select SATA/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 / SATA RAID
Interface
5-6 To Install SATA / 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.
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5-1 Enable SATA/SATA RAID in System BIOS (VT8237)
JKB1
Mouse
1
(on top)
PS/2 K/B
(underside)
RJ45
VT
(on top)
6103
USB0
(middle)
(underside)
USB1
COM1
LPT1
COM2
Line
Out
Line
In
ATX Main Power
Game/MIDI Port
Mic
CD-In1
1
VT
1616
AC'97
Codec
IT8705
LPC I/O
Flash BIOS
SCR1
CN20
1
RT1
+12V Power
1
3
Clock
Generator
AGP 4X/8X
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI5
PCI6
WOL1
14
1
Fan4
KT600-R/RL
KT600-R/RL
KT600
SOCKET 462
VIA
VIA
VT8237
or
VT8235
10
USB2
1
1
To enable SATA/SATA RAID controller, boot the KT600-R/KT600-RL
system and watch for the following initial screen to appear:
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 RAID BIOS Setting Utility v (xxx)
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All right reserved.
Fan2
Jp1
1
DIM1
DIM2
LED1
USB3
10
Fan1
DDR 333/266MHz
DIM3
(DDR 400MHz conditionally supported)
9
7
6
4
IDE2
IDE1
3
1
JFSB1
SATA2
SATA1
JBAT1
1
i
L
y
r
e
t
t
a
B
USB4
10
Fan3
1
1
Chipset VT8237 supporting
PATA/SATA/SATA RAID Interfaces,
(but not for PATA-RAID).
1
FD
2 SATA connectors supporting
RT2
20
2 SATA /SATARAID Hard Disks
-
PWR
PWLED
+
RST
IR
SPK
-
LED
+
HDD
1
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.)
As soon as the above screen appears, press < Delete > key
<Tab> key) to enter CMOS BIOS Setup. Choose “Integrated
<Tab> key)
(not the
(not the
Peripheral” and “Onboard SATA-IDE”. Choose either “RAID” or “SATA”
to enable the Onboard Serial ATA-IDE. (Also see SATA/SATA-RAID
Driver Installation).
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5-2 Select SATA/SATA-RAID Interface in System BIOS
Enter CMOS BIOS Setup and choose “Integrated Peripheral” and
“Onboard SATA-IDE”. Choose either “RAID” or “SATA” to enable the
Onboard SATA-IDE interface.
(FOR VT8237 ONLY)
OnBoard SATA-IDE
Pay attention to the extraordinary setting for Windows 98se/Me:
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”.
AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY - VERSION 3.31a
To enable/disable the onboard Serial ATA or RAID
interface. Choices:
1. Disabled: SATA-IDE controller is disabled;
2. SATA: To enable SATA interface for Win 2K/XP
installation(not Win98se/Me);
3. RAID: To enable RAID interface for Win98se/Me/
2K/XP installation, as well as to enable SATA interface for Win98se/Me installation;
Integrated Peripherals Setup Help
OnBoard FDCAuto
OnBoard Serial Port 1Auto
OnBoard Serial Port 2Auto
Serial Port 2 ModeNormal
OnBoard Parallel PortAuto
Parallel Port ModeECP
Parallel Port IRQAuto
Parallel Port DMA ChannelAuto
OnBoard MIDI PortDisabled
MIDI Port IRQ5
OnBoard Game Port200
OnBoard PATA-IDEEnabled
Onboard IDEs Operate Mode (For VT8237)PATA is Pri. IDE/S
OnBoard SATA-IDE (for VT8237 only)RAID
OnBoard LAN (optional)Enabled
OnBoard LAN PME(optional)Disabled
OnBoard AC’97 AudioEnabled
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5-3 To Enter VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Setup
Boot the KT600-R/KT600-RL system with “RAID Interface” enabled in
system BIOS Setup and watch for the following initial screen to appear:
VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 RAID BIOS Setting Utility v (xxx)
Copyright (C) VIA Technologies, Inc. All right reserved.
(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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Series KT600-RL: KT600 / KT600-L / KT600-R / KT600-RL
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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