VIA KT400A User Manual

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Manual Revision 1.1
May 15, 2003
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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:
THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE
DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED
WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS
PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR
NONINFRINGEMENT. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES SHALL
APPLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER LOCAL LAWS IN THE
COUNTRY PURCHASED IN WHICH LOCAL LAWS DO NOT ALLOW OR
LIMIT THE EXCLUSION OF THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
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POST Port Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems, and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix E in this manual.
POST C O DE Pro bl em Sol ut io n
FFh or CFh 1.BIOS chip inserte d
incorrectly
2. Incorrec t BIOS update
version
3. Mainboard pro ble m
4. Add-o n card inse rted
incorrectly.
C1h - C5h 1. Memory module
inserted incorrectly
2. M emo ry compatibility
problem
3. Memo ry m o dule
damaged
2Dh 1. Error occured in VGA
BIOS
2. VGA card inserted
incorrectly
26h Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert
1. Reinsert the BIOS
chip
2. Download the correct
BIOS version update
from the manufacturer's
Web site.
3. Replace mainboard
4. Remove and replace the
add-on card
1. Reinsert memory
module
2. Replace memory
with correct type
3. Replace memory
module
1. Replace VGA card
2. Reinsert the VGA
card
key to power on the system
07 h - 12h 1. Init ke ybo ard
controller error
2. RTC error
1. Ensure that the keybo ard and
mouse are connected
correctly.
2. Replace the RTC battery.
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Section 1 Introduction
Package Contents ................................................ 1-1
Overview
AthlonTM Processors ............................................ 1- 2
Accelerated Graphics Port ................................... 1- 3
Ultra ATA66/100/133 ............................................ 1- 3
LAN (Optional)..................................................... 1- 3
Hardware Monitoring ........................................... 1- 3
Serial ATA (Optional) ........................................... 1- 4
Mainboard Form-Factor ....................................... 1- 5
I/O Shield Connector............................................ 1- 6
Power-On/Off (Remote) ........................................ 1- 6
System Block Diagram.......................................... 1- 7
Section 2 Features
Mainboard Features ............................................. 2-1
Table of Contents
Page
Section 3 Installation
Mainboard Layout ............................................... 3- 2
Easy Installation Procedure
CPU Insertion ......................................................3-3
Jumper Settings ................................................... 3-5
System Memory Configuration ............................ 3- 6
Expansion Slots ....................................................3- 8
Device Connectors ............................................... 3- 10
ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function ................ 3- 16
CPU Overheating Protection ................................ 3- 17
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Section 4 Award BIOS Setup
BIOS Instructions................................................. 4-1
Standard CMOS Setup ......................................... 4-2
Advanced BIOS Features..................................... 4-3
Advanced Chipset Features ................................ 4-8
Integrated Peripherals .......................................... 4-13
Power Management Setup ................................... 4-19
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup .............................. 4-24
PC Health Status .................................................. 4-26
Power BIOS Features ............................................ 4-28
Defaults Menu ..................................................... 4-30
Supervisor/User Password Setting ...................... 4-31
Exit Selecting ........................................................ 4-32
Section 5 Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation ........................................ 5-1
ALC650 Configuration Setup (6 Channel)............ 5-2
Appendix Appendix A
Realtek Media Player Users Guide ...................... A-1
Appendix B
Update Your System BIOS ................................... B-1
Appendix C
EEPROM BIOS Remover ......................................C-1
Appendix D
GHOST 7 Quick Users Guide (Optional) ................. D-1
Appendix E
POST Codes ......................................................... E-1
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Package Contents
Introduction
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
Contents
A.Mainboard
B. Users manual
C. Floppy disk drive cable
D. HDD disk drive cable
E. CD and diskette (drivers and
utilities)
F. I/O Shield
A
USERS
MANUAL
B
Deluxe Pack Items
G. S-ATA data and power cable
Other Optional Items
H. USB2.0 port cable
I. S/PDIF Module
If you need the other optional item, please contact your dealer for assistance.
C
or
E
D
F
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Introduction
AthlonTM Processors
The AMD AthlonTM is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an integrated L2 cache, which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a large range of applications, hardware, graphics, and memory technologies. These processors implement advanced design techniques such as:
Socket A (PGA 462)
266/333MHz system interface based on the Alpha EV6 bus protocol.
Three out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined Multimedia Units.
Three out-of-order, superscaler, pipelined Integer Units.
Fixed-sized internal instruction formats (MacroOPs).
72-entry Instruction Control Units.
AMD enhanced 3DNow! technology
L1 and L2 caches.
Dynamic branch prediction.
Socket A is the name for AMDs new socketed interface designed to support AMD AthlonTM processors. This innovation is made possible by integrating the L2 cache memory on chip with the processor. Socket A will help enable smaller enclosures, and ultimately result in a wider variety of solutions in the market.
The AthlonTM processors in the Socket A format continue to deliver the ultimate performance for cutting-edge applications. Both bring to desktop systems running industry-standard x86 software superscalar RISC performance. Being provided in the Socket A format they are the worlds most powerful x86 processors. They easily deliver the highest integer, floating-point, and 3D multimedia performance for applications running on x86 platforms around.
It features full-speed, on-chip cache memory, a 266/333MHz front side system bus, and enhanced 3DNow! technology. The AMD AthlonTM processor is targeted at the performance segment, and as such will have more cache memory and higher clock speeds.
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Introduction
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP or A.G.P.)
Typically, 3D graphics rendering requires a tremendous amount of memory, and demands ever increasing throughput speed as well. As 3D products for the personal computer become more and more popular, these demands will only increase. This will cause a rise in costs for both end users and manufacturers. Lowering these costs as well as improving performance is the primary motivation behind AGP. By providing a massive increase in the bandwidth available between the video card and the processor, it will assist in relieving some of these pressures for quite sometime.
The board provides the AGP 3.0 interface. The AGP interface can support external AGP slot (1.5V only) with AGP 8X/4X and Fast Write Transactions. The AGP Interface Specification revision 3.0 enhances the functionality of the original AGP Interface Specification by allowing 8X data transfers (8 data samples per clock) and
1.5 volt (Power supply) operation. Supports Maximum AGP interface bandwidth 2. 1GB/s. (1.5 volt AGP Card supports only).
Ultra ATA/66/100/133
The MCP provides two independent ATA133 IDE controllers, supporting standard programmable input/output (PIO) and Direct Memory Access (DMA) mode operations, as well as UltraDMA-133/100/66/33 standards for a maximum data transfer rate of 133MBps per channel.
LAN (Optional)
The motherboard mounts the LAN chipset. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your system operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM of fan.
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Serial ATA (Optional)
The evolutionary serial ATA interface replaces the standard parallel ATA physical storage interface. The serial ATA specification provides scalability and allows future enhancements to the computing platform. Serial technology overcomes performance limits of parallel interface architecture, meeting the escalating need for faster data throughput in servers and storage devices.
Serial ATA is backward compatible with current software and runs on existing architecture without modification. The serial ATA interface cable requires lower voltages and uses smaller cable connectors, providing ease of installation. You can easily upgrade storage devices that are compatible with the serial ATA interface specification. Serial ATA supports all ATA and ATAPI devices, including high capacity removable devices, optical devices, tape storage devices, and zip drives.
Serial ATA is completely software compatible with parallel ATA, requiring no modification to your operating system.
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Introduction
Mainboard Form-Factor
The board is designed with ATX form factor - the latest industry standard of chassis. The ATX form factor is essentially a Baby-AT baseboard rotated 90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power supply. With these changes the processor is relocated away from the expansion slots, allowing them all to hold full length add-in cards. ATX defines a double height aperture to the rear of the chassis which can be used to host a wide range of onboard I/O. Only the size and position of this aperture is defined, allowing PC manufacturers to add new I/O features (e.g.; TV input, TV output, joystick, modem, LAN, audio, etc.) to systems. This will help systems integrators differentiate their products in the marketplace, and better meet your needs.
By integrating more I/O down onto the board and better positioning the
hard drive and floppy connectors material cost of cables and add-in cards is reduced.
By reducing the number of cables and components in the system, manufac-
turing time and inventory holding costs are reduced and reliability will increase.
By using an optimized power supply, it's possible to reduce cooling costs
and lower acoustical noise. An ATX power supply, which has a side­mounted fan, allows direct cooling of the processor and add-in cards making a secondary fan or active heatsink unnecessary in most system applications.
Expandable I/O
PCI slots
AGP slot
Floppy / IDE connectors
AT X Power Supply
3 1/2"
Bay
5 1/4"
Bay
Figure 2: Summary of ATX chassis features
Single chassis fan for system
ATX power connector
CPU
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Introduction
I/O Shield Connector
The board is equipped with an I/O back panel. Please use the appropriate I/O shield (figure 3).
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
Parallel Port
COM1
COM2
USB2.0
ports
RJ-45 LAN
(Optional)
USB2.0
ports
Line-in/Rear out (Blue)
Line-out/Front out (Green)
Mic-in/Center&Subwoofer (Pink)
Figure 3: I/O back panel layout
Power-On/Off (Remote)
The board has a 20-pin ATX connector for power supplies (Figure 4). For power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON connector for the computer power On/Off button. The board has been designed with Soft Off" function. You can turn off the system two ways: pressing the front panel power On/Off button, using the "Soft Off" function (incorporated in the mainboards onboard circuit controller) that can be controlled by an operating system such as Windows®ME/2000/98SE/XP.
Note: For maintaining the DDR SDRAM power during STR (ACPI S3) function, it is
strongly recommend to use ATX power supplies that have a +5VSB current of
(>=) 1A (1000mA). Please check the 5VSBs specification that has been
printed on the ATX power supplys outer case.
Note: The board requires a minimum of 250 Watt ATX power supply to operate. Your
system configuration (amount of memory, add-in cards, peripherals, etc.) may
exceed the minimum power requirement but to ensure that adequate power is
provided, use a 300 Watt (or greater) ATX power supply.
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20-pin
PW-ON
Case (chassis) Power ON/OFF button (PW-ON)
Figure 4: Simple ATX power ON/OFF controller
POWER SUPPLY
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System Block Diagram
Introduction
Figure 5: System Block Diagram
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Introduction
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Mainboard Features
Processor
Supports 462-pin SocketA for AMD Athlon XP and Barton processors
!
with 266/333MHz Front Side Bus
- Athlon XP (1500+ to 2700+) with 266/333MHz Front Side Bus,
- Barton (2500+ to 2800+) with 333MHz Front Side Bus
Chipset
VIA KT400A AGPset (KT400A + VT8235)
!
Main Memory
Three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for 64-bit, Unbuffered, Single/
!
Double-side and Non-ECC DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs Supports up to 3GB memory size
!
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FEATURES
BIOS
Flash EEPROM with Award BIOS
!
- ACPI v2.0 compliant
- S3 (Suspend to DRAM) sleep-state support
- SMBIOS (System Management BIOS)v2.2 compliant
- Supports Power failure recovery
- Capable to waked the computer up from specific states by LAN, Power switch, PME#, RTC alarm, USB, PS2 KB&Mouse, Modem ring on COM#1
Onboard PCI Devices
! LAN --> Embedded 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller with
(Optional)
VIA 6103 PHY
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! S-ATA --> Embedded Serial ATA controller with VIA 6420 for 2 ports
(Optional)
! IDE --> Embedded IDE controller supports 2 IDE ports for up to 4
Legacy IO Controller
! Winbond W83697HF LPC IO controller with floppy, printer, game, serial
and CIR/SIR interface
Audio
! Six channel audio with analog and digital output using ALC650 AC97
CODEC
- AC97 v2.2 compliant
- In 2-CH mode, supports Line-In (Blue), Line-Out (Green) and Mic-In (Pink) at rear panel
- In 6-CH mode, supports Rear speaker out (Blue), Front speaker out (Green) and Center&Subwoofer speaker out (Pink) at rear panel
- Supports CD-In, Aux-In and S/PDIF-In/Out interface
- Supports Line-out and Mic-In for front panel
solution, up to 1.5Gbs transfer rate
IDE devices
- Supports ATA-133 with up to 133Mbps bandwidth
Peripheral Interfaces
! PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports (at rear panel) ! One Parallel (printer) port (at rear panel) ! Two Serial ports (at rear panel) ! One RJ45 LAN connector (at rear panel)(Optional) ! Six USB2.0 ports (4 at rear panel) ! One game port ! One floppy drive interface ! Two IDE interfaces ! Two S-ATA interfaces (Optional) ! Two Fan connectors
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Front Panel Controller
! Supports Reset & Soft-Off switches ! Supports HDD & Power LEDs ! Supports PC speaker
Expansion Slots
! One AGP slots supporting 1.5v 4X/8X AGP cards
- AGP v3.0 compliant
! Five PCI bus sockets with Bus Master support
- PCI v2.2 compliant
Other Features
! Magic Health  a H/W monitoring software utility, for voltages, tempera-
tures and fan-speeds sensing
! EZ Boot  An easy way let end-user can choose to boot from hard drive,
CD-ROM, floppy, 
! Excellent Over clocking capabilities by
- subtle voltage tuning on CPU, Memory
- subtle frequency tuning on FSB
! Supports Asynchronous clocking mode between FSB and DIMM
! P80P for system debugging
! CPU Overheating Protection
Form Factor
! 305 x 210 mm ATX size
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Installation
Section 3
INSTALLATION
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Installation
Mainboard Layout
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Figure 1
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Installation
Easy Installation Procedure
The following must be completed before powering on your new system:
3-1. CPU Installation
3-2. Jumper Settings
3-3. System Memory Configuration
3-4. Expansion Slots
3-5. Device Connectors
3-1 CPU Installation
CPU Insertion: (use AMD AthlonTM as reference)
Step 1
Open the socket by raising the actuation lever.
Figure 2
Figure 3
Step 2
Insert the processor. Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning
the FC-PGA corner marking with the socket corner closest to the actuation arm tip. The pin field is keyed to prevent mis­oriented insertion. Dont force processor into socket. If it does not go in easily, check for mis-orientation and debris. Make sure the processor is fully inserted into the socket on all sides.
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Step 3
Close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever.
Figure 4
Step 4
Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage. For more information about installing your CPU, please refer to the AMD website article Socket A AMD processor and Heatsink Installation Guide http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon/pdf/23986.pdf.
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Figure 5
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3-2 Jumper Settings
Installation
JCMOS:
Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
Settings:
1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS
To CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps below.
1. Turn off the system.
2. Change the jumper from 1-2 to 2-3 position for a few seconds.
3. Replace the jumper on to the 1-2 position.
4. Turn of the system and hold down the <Del> key to enter BIOS setup.
JCK1/ JCK2:
CPU FSB Select Jumper This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the mainboard.
JCK1 JCK2 Settings 1-2 1-2 100 MHz (Default) 2-3 1-2 133 MHz
1
1
2-3 2-3 166 MHz
Note: Overclocking may result to the CPUs or systems
instability and are guaranteed to provide better
system performance.
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3-3 System Memory Configuration Memor y Layout
The mainboard accommodates three PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules):
Supports up to 3.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM
Supports up to 3 DDR DIMMs (refer to Table 1)
Supports unbuffered and non-ECC DIMMs
Supports configurations defined in the JEDEC DDR DIMM specification
Figure 6 and Table 1 show several possible memory configurations.
<Figure 6>
<Table 1>
DDR DIMM 1
DDR DIMM 2
DDR DIMM 3
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mumixaM
BG2=
mumixaM
BG3=
mumixaM
1MMIDRDD
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*MARDSRDD
,BM652,BM821,BM46
1X*BG1,BM215
*MARDSRDD
1X*BG1,BM215
*MARDSRDD
1X*BG1,BM215
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,BM652,BM821,BM46
,BM652,BM821,BM46
)3/2knaB(
*MARDSRDD
1X*BG1,BM215
*MARDSRDD
1X*BG1,BM215
Bank 0/1
Bank 2/3
Bank 4/5
2MMIDRDD
,BM652,BM821,BM46
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,BM652,BM821,BM46
DDR Synchronous DRAM
3MMIDRDD
)5/4knaB(
*MARDSRDD
1X*BG1,BM215
,BM652,BM821,BM46
NOTES:
DO NOT MIX the unbuffered and registered DDR SDRAM on DIMM1,
DIMM2 and DIMM 3 sockets.
 Using non-compliant memory with higher bus speeds (overclocking)
may severely compromise the integrity of the system.
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DIMM Module Installation
Figure 7 displays the notch on the DDR DIMM memory module.
DIMMs have 184 pins and one notch that matches with the DDR DIMM socket. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket and pressing straight down as shown in figure 8 until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket (figure 9).
CENTER KEY ZONE (2.5 V DRAM)
Figure 7 - DIMM notch
Figure 8 - DIMM module clips before installation
Figure 9 - DIMM module clip after installation
To remove the DIMM module press down the white clips and the module is released from the socket.
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3-4 Expansion Slots
AGP Slot
The mainboard is equipped with an AGP slot. Make sure you install a card that supports the 1.5V specification.
AGP Slot
PCI Slots
PCI Slots
The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI slots. It supports PCI cards that comply with the PCI specification.
Installing an Expansion Card
The steps below assume that the mainboard is already installed in the system chassis.
1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to its has been powered down.
2. Disconnect all power cords and cables.
3. Remove the system unit cover.
4. Remove the bracket of the slot that you intend to use. (You need to remove the screw in order to remove the bracket.)
5. Align the card above the slot then press it down firmly until it is completely seated in the slot.
6. Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed in step 4.
7. Replace the system unit cover.
8. Power on the PC.
9. Enter the BIOS step program to make the necessary settings.
10. Save the settings and restart the PC.
11. Install the software drivers of the expansion cards, if necessary.
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AGP Card Installation Caution
1. AGP card component is blocked by DIMM socket lock.
2. AGP slot lock is not locked.
3. AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly.
1. AGP card component is not blocked by DIMM socket lock.
2. AGP slot lock is locked.
3. AGP card edge connector is inserted properly.
Installation
1. AGP slot lock is not locked.
2. AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly.
1. AGP slot lock is locked.
2. AGP card edge connector is inserted properly.
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y
3-5 Device Connectors
PS/2
Mouse
PS/2
Keyboard
JCPU_FAN
Parallel Port
COM1
JSYS_FAN
RJ-45 LAN (Optional)
Line-in/Rear out (Blue)
Line-out/Front out (Green)
Mic-in/Center&Subwoofer (Pink)
COM2
USB2.0
ports
USB2.0
ports
Figure 10 - I/O Ports
JCPU_FAN / JSYS_FAN:
CPU/Chassis Fan Power Connectors JCPU_FAN: The CPU must be kept cool by using a
fan with heatsink. JSYS_FAN: The chassis fan will provide adequate
airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheat­ing the CPU.
JCPU_FAN
Sence
+12V
Ground
JSYS_FAN
+12V
Sence
Ground
WOL1: WOL (Wake On LAN) Connector
Reserved for an NIC (Network Interface Card) to wake the system from power saving mode.
+5V Standb
GND
PME
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2
FDD
Installation
FDD1: Floppy Controller Connector (Black) This mainboard is equipped with a floppy disk drive connector for connecting up to 2 floppy disk drives.
IDE1
IDE2
IDE1/IDE2: Ultra DMA-66/100/133 Primary/Secondary
IDE Connector (Blue) This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE disk connec­tors for connecting up to 4 ATA-133 IDE drives. It
FDD1
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1
1
2
IDE1/IDE2
supports PIO and DMA mode operations for maximum data transfer rate of 133Mbps per channel.
!!
! When use two IDE drives, one must be set to Master
!!
mode and the other one to Slave mode. Refer to your disk drive users manual for information about select­ing the proper drive switch settings.
PW1: 20-pin ATX Power Connector The mainboard is equipped with a standard 20-pin
ATX main power connector for connecting an power supply. The plugs of the power cables are designed to fit in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation then insert the plugs into the connectors until they fit in place.
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+5V+12V
+5V5VSB
-5VPW-OK GronudGronud Gronud+5V
GronudGronud
PS-ON+5V
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-12V3.3V
3.3V3.3V
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CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector
When the jumpers are removed and this connector is used for front panel audio. The type of front panel line-out phone jack is normal close. Without phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio is enabled. With phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio is disabled.
MIC_In
Front Line-out-R
Front Line-out-L
Settings
Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Short (default): Only the Onboard Rear Audio Speaker can be used.
Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Open: Only Front Panel Audio Speaker can be used.
!!
! In 2-Channel audio mode, Mic-In is shared for both front panel and rear panel.
!!
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' 
In 6-Channel audio mode, the Mic-In is dedicated for front panel used, and rear panel Mic-In function will switch to Center and subwoofer support.
GND
+5V
Rear Line-out-FR
Key
Rear Line-out-FL
AUX-IN
CD-IN
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CD-IN/AUX-IN: CD Audio_IN Connector The CD-IN and AUX-IN connectors are used to
receive audio form a CD-ROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
CD-IN AU X- I N
1
CD_IN_Right
CD_Reference
CD_IN_Left
1
AUX_IN_Right
GND
AUX_IN_Left
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GAME1: Game/MIDI connector This port works well with any application that is
compatible with the standard PC joystick.
SPDIF: Sony/Philips Digital InterFace connector This connector is the digital link between the mainboard and your audio devices, such as CD player, sampler or DAT recorder. It allows the digital transmission of audio data in SPDIF format.
VCC
SPDIF_IN
5
6
GND
NC
SPDIF_OUT
1
2
SATA1 / SATA2: Serial ATA Connectors (Optional)
SATA1
SATA2
These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA devices that conform to the Serial ATA specification.
1
GND
B-B+
A+
GND
A-
GND
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USB2
USB1
USB1/USB2/CUSB3: Six USB 2.0 ports The mainboard is equipped with six onboard USB2.0/
1.1 ports (4 at rear panel). It is equipped with a 10-pin connector for connect-
ing 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports. If you wish to use the additional USB ports, install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then insert the connector that is attached to the USB port cables to the 10-pin connector.
CUSB3
It will help your device more efficient for the transfer speed up to 480Mbps.
CAUTION !
Please make sure the USB cable has the
same pin assignment. The different pin
assignment may be caused damage of
system.
If you need the USB cable, please contact
our retailer.
LED1: 80 Port Debug LED Provides two digits LED light to show why system boots failed for quick and easy optimization.
80 Port Debug 7-segment LED display (Refer to Appendix D for POST codes)
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CFP / CIR / CSPK
Installation
CFP: Front Panel Connector
""
" HD_LED
""
This will light when the hard drive is being accessed.
""
" PWR_LED
""
This connects to the power button of the system chassis
""
" RST
""
This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonginh the life of the power supply or system.
""
" PW_ON
""
This is connected to the power button on the case. Using the Soft-Off by Pwr-BTTN feature, you can choose either Instant Off (turns system off immediately), or 4 sec delay (push the button for 4 seconds before the system turns off). When the system is in 4 sec delay mode, suspend mode is enabled by pushing the button momentarily.
CIR: IR connector
Connect your IrDA cable to the IR connector.
1. VCC 4. GND
2. CIRRX 5. IRTX
3. IRRX
CSPK: Speaker
Connect to the systems speaker for beeping
1. VCC 3. GND
2. NC 4. Speaker
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3-6 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function
This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source to the DDR SDRAM must be kept active during STR (ACPI S3). Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides many Energy Saving Features for operating systems that support Instant ON and QuickStartTM function.
1. To enable the ACPI function and use the STR functionality to save system power, you are recommended to confirm the following requirements:
a. Install ACPI qualified add-on cards (such as AGP, LAN, and modem cards). b. In BIOS under Power Management Setup (refer to Section 4), select ACPI
function: Enabled and ACPI Suspend Type: S3(STR) and USB Resume
from S3/S4: Enabled (if you have USB devices). c. Install Windows® XP/2000/ME/98SE. d. Restart the system. e. Open the Control Panel Power Management application, and click the
Advanced tab. In the Power buttons section, select Stand By from the
drop-down lists.
2. To enable the STR function, click the START button and choose Shut Down. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, select the Stand By option to enter STR mode.
The following lists are the differences between STR power saving mode and Green (or Suspend) mode:
a. STR is the most advanced Power Management mode. b. STR cuts all the power supplied to peripherals except to memory - max. power
saving.
c. STR saves and keeps all on-screen data including any executed applications
to DDR SDRAM.
d. In STR mode, you must push the power button (connected to the onboard PW-
ON of CFP pin) or click your USB devices to wake up your system to the last display.
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3-7 CPU Overheating Protection
This board has CPU Overheating Protection when the temperature of CPU is overheating. This board supports automatically shutdown (to remove power) circuit when the CPU has reached the temperature of approximately 110oC. Meanwhile the speaker will sustained beep and the system will not be to power on. This protection is designed by hardware, you dont need to do the BIOS setup.
To power on your system normally, we recommend you to confirm the following steps:
Step1: Unplug in the ATX power core (or turn off ATX power supply
switch).
Step2: Please wait the beep to stop then plug in the ATX power core
again (or turn on ATX power switch) to turn on your system.
Note: The CPU Overheating Protection will function only when CPU
has thermal diode design. The Thermal diode is supported in AMDs Athlon XP or later CPUs.
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Section 4
BIOS SETUP
Main Menu
The ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or a device is added. It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss. If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigure your BIOS settings.
To enter the Setup Program :
Power on the computer and press the <Del> key during the POST (Power On Self Test). The BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY opens.
Figure 1: CMOS Setup Utility
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The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the Enter key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function. When a selection is made, the menu of the selected item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters.
4-1 Standard CMOS Setup
Choose STANDARD CMOS FEATURES in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu (Figure 2). Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed, floppy drive type, and display type. Memory size is auto-detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference. When a field is highlighted (use direction keys to move the cursor and the <Enter> key to select), the entries in the field can be changed by pressing the <PgDn> or the <PgUp> key.
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Figure 2: Standard CMOS Setup
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_ If the hard disk Prima
Auto, then the hard disk size and model will be auto-detected.
ry Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are set to
_ The Halt On: field is used to determine when to halt the system by the
BIOS if an error occurs.
_ Floppy 3 Mode support is a mode used to support a special 3.5-inch drive
used in Japan. This is a 3.5-inch disk that stores 1.2 MB. The default setting for this
is disabled.
4-2 Advanced BIOS Features
Selecting the ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturers default values for the board.
Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.
Figure 3: BIOS Features Setup
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Virus Warning
During and after system boot up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive halts the system and an error message appears. You should then run an anti-virus program to locate the virus. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive. The default is Disabled. Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning
message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector.
Disabled:No warning message appears when anything attempts to access the boot
sector.
Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can
trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning.
CPU Internal Cache
This controls the status of the processors internal cache area. The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
External Cache
This controls the status of the external (L2) cache area. The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking
This item allows you to enable/disable CPU L2 Cache ECC checking. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Athlon XP SSED instruction
This item allows you to disable Athlon XP new SSED instruction. The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
MP Capable bit identify
This item allows you to identify Athlon MP Processor, if this function is Enabled. The default is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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Quick Power On Self Test
This category speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST). The default is Enabled.
Enabled: This setting will shorten or skip of the items checked during POST. Disabled: Normal POST.
ATA RAID & SCSI Card Boot
Setup the boot up priority either form onboard ATA RAID connector or SCSI Card, if you select SCSI as the first boot at the option below item. Options: S-ATA, SCSI.
First /Second/Third/Other Boot Device
The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. Options: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled.
Boot Other Device
When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first, second, and third boot devices. The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Swap Floppy Drive
This will swap your physical drive letters A & B if you are using two floppy disks. The default is Disabled.
Enabled: Floppy A & B will be swapped under the O/S. Disabled:Floppy A & B will be not swapped.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time. You dont need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity. The default is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots. The default is On.
On: The keypad acts as a 10-key pad. Off: The keypad acts like cursor keys.
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Gate A20 Option
This refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB (extended memory). The default is Normal. Normal: The A20 signal is controlled by the keyboard controller or chipset
hardware.
Fast: The A20 signal is controlled by Port 92 or chipset specific method.
Typematic Rate Setting
This determines the keystrokes repeat rate. The default is Disabled.
Enabled: Allows typematic rate and typematic delay programming. Disabled:The typematic rate and typematic delay will be controlled by the
keyboard controller in your system.
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
This is the number of characters that will be repeated by a keyboard press. The default is 6. Options: 6 ~ 30 characters per second.
Typematic Delay (msec)
This setting controls the time between the first and the second character displayed by typematic auto-repeat. The default is 250. Options: 250/500/750/1000 msec.
Security Option
This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup. The default is Setup. System: The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the
correct password is not entered at the prompt.
Setup: The system will boot; but the access to Setup will be denied if the
incorrect password is not entered at the prompt.
APIC Mode
This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) functionality. APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multipro­cessing (SMP) for its Pentium systems. The default is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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MPS Version Control For OS
Specifies the Multiprocessor Specification (MPS). Version 1.4 supports multiple PCI bus configurations by incorporating extended bus definitions. Enable this for Windows NT or Linux. For older operating systems, select Version 1.1. The default is 1.4. Options: 1.1, 1.4.
OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB
Some operating systems require special handling. Use this option only if your system has greater than 64 MB of memory. The default is Non-OS2. OS2: Select this if you are running the OS/2 operating system with greater
than 64 MB of RAM.
Non-OS2: Select this for all other operating systems and configurations.
Video BIOS Shadow
This option allows video BIOS to be copied into RAM. Video Shadowing will increase the video performance of your system. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Full Screen LOGO Show
This option allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display when POST. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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4-3 Advanced Chipset Features
Choose the ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu.
Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup
System BIOS Cacheable
This item allows the system to be cached in memory for faster execution. The default is Enabled. Options: Disabled, Enabled.
Video RAM Cacheable
This option allows the CPU to cache read/writes of the video RAM. The default is Enabled. Options: Disabled, Enabled.
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DRAM Clock / Drive Control
Scroll to DRAM Clock/Timing Control and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
System Performance
This item will help you to configure your system performance quickly and easily. Options: Normal, Fast, Turbo, Ultra.
Note: If you select the higher performance, compatibility problem could be
occurred.
DRAM Timing
For setting DRAM Timing, By SPD is follow SDRAM Serial Presence Detect Specification. Options: Manual, Auto by SPD.
DRAM CAS Latency
Enables you to select the CAS latency time. The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM and DRAM clock from DRAM Timing Selectable. The default is set by SPD (see DRAM Timing). Options: 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3.
Bank Interleave
The item allows you to set how many banks of SDRAM support in your mainboard. Default is by SPD. Options: 2 Bank, 4 Bank, Disabled.
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Precharge to Active (Trp)
This item refers to the number of cycles required to return data to its original location to close the bank or the number of cycles required to page memory before the next bank activate command can be issued. The default is by DRAM SPD. Options: 3T, 2T, 4T, 5T.
Tras Non-DDR400/DDR400
This item sets Tras Non-DDR400/DDR400 timing. The default is by DRAM SPD. Options: 6T/8T, 7T/10T, 5T/6T, 8T/12T.
Active to CMD (Trcd)
This item sets the timing parameters for the system memory such as the CAS (Column Address Strobe) and RAS (Row Address Strobe). The default is by DRAM SPD. Options: 3T, 2T, 4T, 5T.
DRAM Burst Length
Options: 4, 8.
DRAM Command Rate
Setup the timing at each cycle. Options: 1T Command, 2T Command, Auto.
Write Recovery Time
Options: 2T , 3T.
tWTR for DDR400 ONLY
TWTR Timing Control for DDR400 only. Options: 1T , 3T, 2T.
DCLKI/DCLKO Timing
Options: 0.5ns, 1ns, 1.5ns, Auto.
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AGP & P2P Bridge Control
Scroll to AGP & P2P Bridge Control and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
AGP Aperture Size (MB)
This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter. It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. Options: 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, 128M, 256M, 512 M, 1G, 2G.
AGP Mode
Chipset AGP Mode support. Options: 1X, 2X, 4X.
AGP Driving Control
This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection. This field is recommended to set in Auto for avoiding any error in your system. Options: Auto, Manual.
AGP Fast Write
Selecting Enabled allows to use Fast Write Protocol for 4X AGP card. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
AGP Master 1 WS Write
When Enabled, Writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait states. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
AGP Master 1 WS Read
When Enabled, Reads to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait states. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle
This item allows you to select AGP 3.0 Calibration cycle function. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
CPU & PCI Bus Control
Scroll to CPU & PCI Bus Control and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
PCI1/2 Master 0 WS Write
When Enabled, Writes to the PCI bus are commanded with zero wait states. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
PCI1/2 Post Write
Enables CPU to PCI bus POST write. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
VLink 8X Support
Enables VLink 8X support. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
PCI Delay Transaction
The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.2. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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4-4 Integrated Peripherals
Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals
Notes:
 If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector, then you will need to set Onboard
Primary PCI IDE: Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE: Disabled
BIOS
 The Onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than 18 inches (45 cm.).
Init Display First
If two video cards are used (1 AGP and 1 PCI) this specifies which one will be the primary display adapter. The default is PCI Slot. Options: PCI Slot, AGP.
VLink Data 2X Support
Enables VLink Data 2X support. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
VT6420 Serial ATA (Optional)
Enables the onboard VT6420 serial ATA feature. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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VIA OnChip IDE Device
Scroll to VIA Onchip IDE Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
OnChip IDE Channel0/1
The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
IDE Prefetch Mode
Selecting Enabled reduces latency between each drive read/write cycle, but may cause instability in IDE subsystems that cannot support such fast performance. If you are getting disk drive errors, try setting this value to Disabled. This field does not appear when the Internal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The default is Auto. Options: Auto, Mode 0 ~ 4.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
This allows you to select the mode of operation for the DE drive Ultra DMA-33/66/ 100/133 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver. If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA-33/66/100/133, select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS or you can manually disable it. Options: Auto, Disabled.
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CDROM UDMA Support
This allows you to select the mode of operation for the CDROM implementation is possible only if your CDROM drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). Options: Enabled, Disabled.
IDE HDD Block Mode
Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/ write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
VIA Onchip PCI Device
Scroll to VIA Onchip PCI Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
USB 2.0 Support
Enables the USB 2.0 support. Options: Disabled, Enabled.
VIA AC97 Audio
This item allows you to enable or disable the chipset family to support AC97 Audio. The system default is Enabled. Options: Auto, Disabled.
AC97 Speaker At POST
This item allows you to decide to enable or disable AC97 Speaker At POST function. The default is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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Game Port Address
Select an address for the Game port. Options: 201 (default), 209, Disabled.
Midi Port Address
Select an address for the Midi port. Options: 290, 300, 330, Disabled (default).
Midi Port IRQ
Select an interrupt for the Midi port. Options: 5, 10 (default).
VIA Onchip LAN (Optional)
Enables the onboard LAN feature. The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Onboard Lan Boot ROM (Optional)
Enables and disables the onboard LAN Boot ROM. The default is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Onchip USB Controller
Enables the USB controller. Options: All Disabled, All Enabled, 1&2 USB port, 2&3 USB port, 1&3 USB port, 1 USB port, 2 USB port, 3 USB port.
USB Keyboard Support
Your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard Device. The default is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
USB Mouse Support
Your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB Mouse Device. The default is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
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Super IO Chip Setup
Scroll to Super IO Chip Setup and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
Onboard FDC Controller
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install and-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Onboard Serial Port 1/2
Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. Options: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.
UART Mode Select
This filed allows the users to configure what IR mode the 2nd serial port should use. The default is Normal. Options: Normal, IrDA and ASKIR.
RxD, TxD Active
This field configures the receive and transmit signals generated from the IR port. The default is Hi Lo (when UART Mode Select is not set to Normal). Options: Hi Hi, Hi Lo, Lo Hi, and Lo Lo.
IR Transmission delay
This item allows you to enabled/disable IR transmission delay. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
UR2 Duplex Mode
This item allows you to select IR half/full duplex function. Options: Half, Full.
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Use IR Pins
This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2, TxD2 (COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2. Options: IR-Rx2Tx2, RxD2, TxD2.
Onboard Parallel Port
This field allows the user to configure the LPT port. Options: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.
Parallel Port Mode
This field allows the user to select the parallel port mode. Options: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+EPP.
EPP Mode Select
This item allows you to determine the IR transfer mode of onboard I/O chip. Options: EPP1.9, EPP1.7.
ECP Mode USE DMA
This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode. Options: DMA1, DMA3.
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4-5 Power Management Setup
Choose the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not be changed unless its absolutely necessary.
Figure 6: Power Management
ACPI Function
This option allows you to select ACPI Function. The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
ACPI Suspend Type
This item allows you to select S1(POS) or S3(STR) function. Options: S1(POS), S3(STR), S1&S3.
Power Management Option
Use this to select your Power Management selection. The default is User define.
Max. saving: Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode. Min. saving: Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode. User define: Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power saving
mode.
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HDD Power Down
When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active. Options: Enabled, 1Min ~ 15Min.
Suspend Mode
enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off. Options: Enabled, 1 , 2, 4 ,6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40Min and 1Hour .
Video Off Option
When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode. Always On: Monitor will remain on during power saving modes. Suspend->Off: Monitor blanked when the systems enters the suspend mode.
Video Off Method
This option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the power management. The default is V/H Sync + Blank
V/H Sync + Blank: System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization
ports and writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Support: Select this option if your monitor supports the Display
Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Use the soft­ware supplied for your video subsystem to select video power management values.
Blank Screen: System only writes blanks to the video buffer.
MODEM Use IRQ
Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system. Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system. Default is IRQ 3. Options: N/A, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has hung. The default is Instant-off. Options: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off.
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Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume
This determines whether or not to enable the system to run the VGA BIOS when resuming from S3(STR) or S1&S3. Options: Auto, Yes, No.
Ac Loss Auto Restart
The system will stay of or power on after a power interrupt. The default is Off. Off: System always stay off after a power interrupt. On: System always power on after a power interrupt. Auto: Stay off or power on depend on system safe shutdown or power fail.
IRQ/Event Activity Detect
Scroll to IRQ/Event Activity Detect and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
PS2KB Wakeup Select
This item allows you to select Hot Key or Password to wake-up the system by PS2 Keyboard. When select Password, please press ENTER key to change password max 8 numbers. Options: Hot key, Password.
PS2KB Wakeup form S3-S5
This item allows you to set a Hot Key to wake-up the system by PS2 Keyboard. Options: Disabled, Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+F2, Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F4, Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6, Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+F10, Ctrl+F11, Ctrl+F12, Power, Wake, Any key. Note: Power and Wake are Windows98 Keyboard button.
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PS2MS Wakeup form S3-S5
This item allows you to wake-up the system by PS2 Mouse. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
USB Resume from S3
This item allows you to wake-up the system by USB device when you save the computer power at S3. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
PowerOn by PCI Card
An input signal form PME on the PCI card awakens the system from a soft off state. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
PowerOn by Onboard LAN
An input signal form PME on the Onboard LAN awakens the system from a soft off state. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Wake Up On LAN/Ring
When set to Enabled, any event occurring to the Modem Ring / LAN will awaken a system which has been powered down. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
RTC Alarm Resume
When set to Enable rtc alarm resume, you could set the date (of month) and timer (hh:mm:ss), any event occurring at will awaken a system which has been powered down.
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IRQs Activity Monitoring
Scroll to IRQs Activity Monitoring and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
Primary INTR
When set to On (default), any event occurring at will awaken a system which has been powered down.
IRQs 3-15
Allows you to set system to monitor IRQs 3-15 for activity to awaken system form a power managerment mode.
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4-6 PNP/PCI Configuration
The PNP/PCI configuration program is for the user to modify the PCI/ISA IRQ signals when various PCI/ISA cards are inserted in the PCI or ISA slots.
WARNING: Conflicting IRQs may cause the system to not find certain devices.
Figure 7: PNP/PCI Configuration Setup
PNP OS Installed
Do you have a PNP OS installed on your system. The default is No. Options: Yes, No.
Reset Configuration Data
This setting allows you to clear ESCD data. The default is Disabled
Disabled:Normal Setting. Enabled: If you have plugged in some Legacy cards to the system and they were
recorded into ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data), you can set this field to Enabled in order to clear ESCD.
Resources Controlled By
Determines what controls system PNP/PCI resources. The default is Auto (ESCD). Manual: PNP Cards resources are controlled manually. The IRQ Resources
field becomes available and you can set which IRQ-X and DMA-X are assigned to PCI/ISA PNP or Legacy ISA Cards.
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Auto: If your ISA card and PCI cards are all PNP cards, BIOS assigns the
interrupt resource automatically.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some nonstandard VGA cards. This board includes a built-in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Assign IRQ For VGA
This item allows BIOS to assign whether IRQ is with VGA or not. If you have not connect the VGA device. Can release the IRQ for other device. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Assign IRQ For USB
This item allows BIOS to assign whether IRQ is with USB or not. If you have not connect the USB device. Can release the IRQ for other device. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
PCI Latency Timer (CLK)
The latency timer defines the minimum amount of time, in PCI clock cycles, that the bus master can retain the ownership of the bus. Options: 0-255.
INT Pin1 to Pin4 Assignment
These settings allow the user to specify what IRQ will be assigned to PCI devices in the chosen slot. The defaults are Auto. Options: Auto,3,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,14 & 15.
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Show PC Health in POST
When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the POST (Power On Self Test). Options: Disabled, Enabled.
No FAN Shutdown System
When enable this function, the CPU FAN will be checked in POST. If the CPU FAN cant be found, the system will shutdown automatically. Options: Disabled, Enabled.
Shutdown System Beep
When enable this function, there will be an warning beep before  No FAN Shutdown System or  Shutdown System In POST function active. Options: Disabled, Enabled.
CPU Warning Temperature
Sets the temperature at which the computer will respond to an overheating CPU. Options: Disabled, 50OC/122OF ~ 70OC/158OF.
Current System/CPU Temperature
Displays the current system/CPU temperature.
Current CPU/Chassis FAN Speed
Displays the current speed of the CPU and chassis fan speed in RPMs.
Vcore
The voltage level of the CPU(Vcore).
Vagp
The voltage level of Power supplied to AGP card.
VDIMM
The voltage level of the DRAM.
VBAT(V)
The voltage level of the battery.
+ 5V, +12V, 5VSB(V)
The voltage level of the switching power supply.
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Shutdown Temperature
This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating system. (requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Manage­ment BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system.) The default is Disabled. Options available are 60oC/140oF to 75oC/167oF in increments of 5oC.
4-8 Power BIOS Features
100MHz 100MHz
66/33MHz
Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control
Current CPU /DRAM Frequency
Diaplay the current CPU clock and DRAM frequency information.
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
When enabled the mainboard automatically disables the clock source for a DIMM/ PCI slot which does not have a module in it, reducing EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference). The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
Spread Spectrum
If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly reduce the EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) generated by the system. Options: Disabled, Enabeld.
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CPU Clock
Enables you to set the CPU front side bus speed. The default is 100 MHz. Enables you to adjust CPU clock 1MHz by step. Pressing Enter displays the following screen:
Key in the DEC (decimalism) number for the CPU clock.
Note: Overclocking failure will cause system No display problem. At this
moment, please press Insert key to back to the initial or default setting to boot up your system.
CPU Ratio
Use this item to select a multiplier for the system front side bus (FSB) frequency. Options: Auto, x6 ~ x13. The value of the multiplier must be set so that:
Multiplier x Front side Bus Frequency = CPU Clock Speed
For example, if you have a processor that is rated to run at 450 MHz and the system is running a front side bus frequency of 100 MHz, you should select a multiplier of 4.5 so that:
4.5 (Multiplier) x 100 MHz (front side bus) = 450 MHz (CPU clock)
Watching-Dog Timer
If you select enabled and overclock fail before POST code 26h, the system will reset automatically by default configuration. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
DRAM Type
This item allows you to select the DRAM type. The default is By SPD. Options: By SPD, DDR266, DDR333, DDR400.
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Voltage Control
Scroll to Voltage Control and press <Enter>. The following screen appears:
1.75V
1.75V
2.50V
In the following items, Default Voltage indicates the original factory value, and New Voltage indicates the value that you assign.
CPU Vcore Voltage
This item allows you to set the CPU Vcore voltage. The default is Default. Options: Default, 1.400V to +1.850V in 0.025V increments and 1.850V to +2.000V in 0.050V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value.
DIMM Voltage
This item allows you to set the DIMM slot voltage. The default is +0.00V. Options: +0.00V to +0.70V in 0.10V increments. We recommend that you leave this at the default value.
4-9 Defaults Menu
Selecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are de­scribed below
Load Fail-Safe Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box:
Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance
system operations.
Load Optimized Defaults
When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal perfor-
mance system operations.
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4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting
You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differences between are:
supervisor password : can enter and change the options of the setup menus. user password : just can only enter but do not have the right to change the
options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
ENTER PASSWORD:
Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The pass­word typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password. To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the pass­word is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
PASSWORD DISABLED.
When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup. This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration. Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer. You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to System, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to Setup, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
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4-11 Exiting BIOS
Save & Exit Setup
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y
Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS  a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selec­tions stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again.
Exit Without Saving
Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:
Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y
This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
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Easy Driver Installation
VIA KT333CF/KT400/KT400A SERIES
VIA SERVICE PACK 4IN1 DRIVER
REALTEK AC97 SYSTEM SOFTWARE
VIA 8235 USB 2.0 DRIVER (README)
(Optional)
VIA 6103 LAN DRIVER
VIA SATA RAID DRIVER
Drivers Installation
Section 5
Driver Installation
OTHER
CD EXPLORER EXIT
DRIVER MANUAL
Insert the bundled CD-disk, the main menu screen will appear. The main menu
displays buttons that link you to the supported drivers, utilities and software.
Step 1 : Click SERVICE PACK 4IN1 DRIVER to install all components
recommended.
Step 2 : Click REALTEK AC97 SYSTEM SOFTWARE to install audio
driver.
Step 3 : Click VIA 6103 LAN DRIVER to install LAN driver. (Optional)
Step 4 : Click VIA 8235 USB V2.0 DRIVER (README) refer to installation
introduction to install USB V2.0 driver.
Step 5 : Click VIA SATA RAID DRIVER to install Serial ATA driver.
(Optional)
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ALC650 Configuration Setup (6 Channel)
! To enable ALC650 Function
<Figure 1>
1. Right-click Sound Effect button in the tool bar display currently selected
Titles. Select Sound Manager.
Sound Effect:
<Figure 2>
2. Click Sound Effect button and select Environment from the drop-down
menu.
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3. Click Equalizer and setup the value of dB.
Drivers Installation
Equalizer:
<Figure 3>
Speak Configutation:
<Figure 4>
4. Click Line in and Mic in buttons to enable 6 channel function as this is
required for the ALC650.
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5. The selected screen appears.
Speak Configutation:
<Figure 5>
Speaker Test:
<Figure 6>
6. Click Speaker Test button and click on the speakers directly which show
on the screen to test it.
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7. General Information for user reference.
Drivers Installation
General:
<Figure 7>
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A-1 Realtek Media Player User’s Guide
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A. Playback Windows Display
Playback windows displays the following mode information:
1. Playback Time Display
2. Voice Cancellation Mode Display
3. Pitch Mode Display
4. Surround Sound Mode Display
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B. Playback Function Controls
There are 8 selectable functions for the playback:
1. Volume control High/Low Adjustment Bar.
2. Pitch control 4-step High/Low Adjustment Bar.
3. Repeat mode Choice of Repeat, All Repeat, Random or No
Repeat Mode.
4. Mute Mute On/Off Mode select.
5. Voice cancellation Voice Cancellation On/Off Mode select for
Karaoke.
6. Surround mode A total of 26 Surround Sound mode select as
shown in the table below.
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7. Skin change Media Player Skin Type select.
8. Open Open file formats including MP3, CDA, MDI, WAV
& WMA support.
C. Playback Controls
The playback controls include Play, Pause, Stop, Previous, Backward, Forward, & Next.
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D. Seeking bar
Display Animated Playback Status
E. Title/Play List Windows
Display Currently Selected Title(s)
F. Title/Play List Edit Controls
There title/play list controls include Add, Del, Clear, Load, & Store.
1. Add Add to the Title/Play List.
2. Del Remove form the Title/Play List.
3. Clear Clear the Title/Play List.
4. Load Load Title/Play List.
5. Store Save Title/Play List.
G. Title/Play List Scroll bar
Scroll Up/Down the Title/Play List.
H. Recording Function Controls
The recording function controls include Input, Save, New, Rec, Stop, & Play.
1. Input Input soruce select.
2. Save Save to file.
3. New Open new file & select format includes Sampling
Rate, Sampling bit, Mono or Stereo.
4. Rec Start Rec.
5. Stop Stop Rec.
6. Play Playback Rec file.
I. REC/Playback Time Display
Displays REC/Playback Time.
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J. Platform Display Panel Controls
The platform display panel control include Minimize & Close.
1. Minimize Minimize Platform Display Panel.
2. Close Close/Exit Platform Display Panel.
K. Equalizer Control Panel
The Equalizer Control Panel include On/Off & Preset.
1. On/Off Enable/Disable Equalizer.
2. Preset Clear Equalizer setting to default value.
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Appendix B
B-1 Update Your System BIOS
Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model form the our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable DOS floppy disk.
Note: The DOS floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs.
1. Type A:\AWDFLASH and press <Enter> Key.
2. You will see the following setup on screen.
3. Please key in the xxxxx.bin BIOS file name.
XXXX
4. If you want to save the previous BIOS data to the diskette, please key in [Y],
otherwise please key in [N].
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin
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5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file.
XXXX
XXXXX
xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin
6. Are you sure to program (y/n), please key in [Y] to start the programming.
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xxxxx.bin
xxxxx.bin
7. The programming is finished.
B-2
F1 : Reset
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xxxxx.bin
F10 : Exit
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Appendix C
C-1 EEPROM BIOS Remover
Do not remove the BIOS chip, unless instructed by a technician and only with a
PLCC IC extractor tool.
The BIOS socket may be damaged if using an improper method to
replace the BIOS chip.
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Appendix D
D-1 GHOST 7 Quick User’s Guide (Optional)
Installation is very easy. You only need to copy the Ghost7 folder or Ghost.exe to your hard disk.
Main Menu
Description of Menu
Ghost clones and backs up Disk and Partition.
In which Disk indicates hard disk options
Partition indicates partition options Check indicates check options
Disk
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There are 3 hard disk functions:
1. Disk To Disk (disk cloning)
2. Disk To Image (disk backup)
3. Disk From Image (restore backup)
Important!
1. To use this function, the system must have at least 2 disks. Press the Tab key to move the cursor.
2. When restoring to a destination disk, all data in that disk will be completely destroyed.
Disk To Disk (Disk Cloning)
1. Select the location of the Source drive.
2. Select the location of the Destination drive.
3. When cloning a disk or restoring the backup, set the required partition size as shown in the following figure.
4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start.
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Disk To Image (Disk Backup)
1. Select the location of the Source drive.
2. Select the location for storing the backup file.
3. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start.
Disk From Image(Restore Backup)
1. Select the Restoring file.
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2. Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored.
3. When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown in the following figure.
4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Yes to start.
Partition
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There are 3 partition functions:
1. Partition To Partition (partition cloning)
2. Partition To Image (partition backup)
3. Partition From Image (restore partition)
Partition To Partition (Partition Cloning)
The basic unit for partition cloning is a partition. Refer to disk cloning for the operating method.
Partition To Image (Partition Backup)
1. Select the disk to be backed up.
2. Select the first partition to be backed up. This is usually where the operating system and programs are stored.
3. Select the path and file name to store the backup file.
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4. Is the file compressed? There are 3 options: (1) No: do not compress data during backup (2) Fast: Small volume compression (3) High: high ratio compression. File can be compressed to its minimum, but
requiring longer execution time.
5. Select Yes to start performing backup.
Partition From Image (Restore Partition)
1. Select the backup file to be restored.
2. Select the source partition.
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3. Select the disk to be restored.
4. Select the partition to be restored.
5. Select Yes to start restoring.
Appendix
Check
This function is to check possible error caused by defective FAT or track during backup or restoring.
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How to Reinstall Windows in 2 Minutes
This chapter guides you how to setup your computer properly and, if necessary, reinstall Windows in 2 minutes. Ghost provides different
methods to complete this task. The following two sections explain how to create an emergency Recover Floppy and Recover CD:
Emergency Recover Floppy
Divide a hard disk into two partitions. The first partition is to store the operating system and application programs. The second partition is to back up the operating system and data. The size of the partition can be determined according to the backup requirements. For example, the Windows operating system needs 200MB of hard disk space, Plus complete Office programs require 360MB. The remaining space can be used to store data.
After installing Windows, use Ghost to create a backup area for the system and to store the file (Image file) in drive D. The file is named Original.gho. Then, create a recover floppy disk containing:
!" Bootable files (Command.com, Io.sys, and MSDOS.SYS )
!"Config.sys (configuration setup file)
!"Autoexec.bat (auto-execution batch file)
!"Ghost.exe (Ghost execution file)
There are two ways to create the content of the recover floppy for restoring:
(1)To load Windows automatically after booting, store the Autoexec.
bat file with a command line: Ghost.exe clone, mode=pload, src=d:\original.gho:2,dst=1:1 -fx -sure -rb Command Description: Runs the restore function automatically with
the Image File. Stored in drive D. After execution, it will exit Ghost and boots the system.
Refer to the [Introducing Ghosts Functions] for details.
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(2) After booting, the screen displays the Menu. Select Backup or Restore:
Since the user may install other applications in the future, he/she may alter Autoexec.bat file to back up or restore the user-defined Image file as follows:
BackupBackup
Backup
BackupBackup
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Back up Windows and application programs as a file (Recent. gho). Command is:
Ghost clone,mode=pdump,src=1:1,dst=d:\Recent.gho -fx ­sure -rb
RestoreRestore
Restore
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Restore types include [General Windows] and [Windows and Application Programs]. If you select [General Windows],
the system is restored to the general Windows operation condition. The command is:
Ghost.exe -clone,mode=pload,src=d:\Original.gho,dst=1:1 -fx
-sure -rb If you select [Windows and Application Programs], the latest
backup file (Recent.gho) is restored, skipping the installation and setup of application programs.
For description of related parameters, refer to [Introducing Ghosts Functions].
For more information about menu design, refer to Config.sys and Autoexec.bat under /Menu in the CD. You can also create a backup CD containing Ghost.exe and these two files.
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Recover CD
The following is a simple guide to create a recover CD:
1. First, create a recover floppy disk contains the following with any
copy program such as Easy CD Create (Note 2) :
Bootable files (Command.com and Io.sys and MSDOS.SYS) Config.sys (Configuration setup file) Autoexec.bat (Auto-execution batch file) Mscdex.exe (CD-Rom execution file) Ghost.exe (Ghost execution file) Oakcdrom.sys (ATAPI CD-ROM compatible driver)
The content of Config.sys is:
DEVICE=Oakcdrom.sys /d:idecd001
The content of Autoexec.bat includes:
MSCDEX.EXE /D:IDECD001 /L:Z Ghost.exe clone,mode=load,src=z:\original.gho,dst=1 -sure -rb
2. Write the backup image file (original.gho) of the entire hard disk or
partition into the recover CD. Use the Recover CD to boot up the system and restore the backup files automatically.
For description of related parameters, refer to [Introducing Ghosts Functions].
Note: For more details about copy the creation program and method to create a
recover CD, please refer to the releated software and its associated operating manual.
Note: Ghost may be executed in interactive or in batch mode. Most of the Ghost
switches are used to assist in batch mode operation. To list switches, type ghost.exe -h.
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Appendix E
E-1 POST CODES (Optional)
POST (hex) DESCRIPTION
CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality. C0h Early chipset initialization:
- Disable shadow RAM
- Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
- Program basic chipset registers
C1h Detect memory
C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM. 01h Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0 02h Reserved 03h Initial Superio_Early_Init switch. 04h Reserved 05h 1. Blank out screen
06h Reserved 07h 1. Clear 8042 interface
08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O
09h Reserved 0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional).
0B-0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test
0Fh Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run
11h Reserved 12h Use walking 1s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry.
13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are
15h Reserved 16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch. 17h Reserved
- Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC.
- Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below)
2. Clear CMOS error flag
2. Initialize 8042 self-test
chips.
2. Enable keyboard interface.
2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional).
3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips.
fails, keep beeping the speaker.
time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support.
Also set real-time clock power status, and then check for override.
MODBINable by OEM customers.
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18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and
19-1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W
1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch. 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization (notebook platform) 22h Reserved 23h 1. Check validity of RTC value:
24-26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory
2A-2Ch Reserved 2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language
2E-32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 34-3Bh Reserved 3Ch Test 8254 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1. 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2. 41h Reserved 42h Reserved
CPU level (586 or 686).
interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR.
e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute.
2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead.
3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCDs legacy information.
4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots.
5. Early PCI initialization:
-Enumerate PCI bus number
-Assign memory & I/O resource
-Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0.
address.
2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU.
3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controller.
4. Measure CPU speed.
5. Invoke video BIOS.
2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed .
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43h Test 8259 functionality. 44h Reserved 45-46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K
page.
4A-4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU
4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB 51h Reserved 52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0) 53-54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 56h Reserved 57h 1. Display PnP logo
58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. 5Ah Reserved 5Bh (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE
5Ch Reserved 5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch.
5E-5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter
61-64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup & Auto-
6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices.
2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU.
2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU.
4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical.
2. Early ISA PnP initialization
-Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device.
from FDD (optional)
2. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch.
the CMOS setup utility.
configuration table.
2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to AUTO.
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6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller
70-72h Reserved 73h (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if :
74h Reserved 75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM.. 76h Reserved 77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports. 78h-79h Reserved 7Ah Detect & install co-processor 7B-7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported.
80h-81h Reserved 82h 1. Call chipset power management hook.
83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices 85h 1. USB final Initialization
86-92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code 94h 1. Enable L2 cache
95h 1. Program daylight saving
96h 1. Build MP table
FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h)
2. Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware.
-AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive.
-ALT+F2 is pressed
-If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys
-If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: !"Clear EPA or customization logo.
2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo)
3. If password is set, ask for password.
2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure
3. Switch screen back to text mode
4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory.
5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs
6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices
7. Initialize APM
8. Clear noise of IRQs.
2. Program boot up speed
3. Chipset final initialization.
4. Power management final initialization
5. Clear screen & display summary table
6. Program K6 write allocation
7. Program P6 class write combining
2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate
2. Build & update ESCD
3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h
4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick
5. Build MSIRQ routing table.
E-4
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