VA-10/VA-11 Socket 462 System Board User’s Manual 4200-0376-23 Rev. 1.
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Table Of Contents Chapter 1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. Chapter 2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. Chapter 3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. Introduction .................................................... 1-1 Features & Specifications....................................................... 1-1 Layout Diagram...................................................................... 1-3 Jumpers & Connectors Description........................................ 1-4 Hardware Setup.............................................. 2-1 Precautions ...
3.4. 3.5. 3.6. 3.7. 3.8. 3.9. 3.10. 3.11. 3.12. 3.13. 3.14. Chapter 4. 4.1. Integrated Peripherals........................................................... 3-13 Power Management Setup.................................................... 3-19 PnP/PCI Configurations ....................................................... 3-21 PC Health Status................................................................... 3-23 Frequency/Voltage Control ..................................................
Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. Features & Specifications Processor • • Supports AMD Athlon XP Socket A Processors with 333/266 MHz Front Side Bus Supports AMD K7 Athlon™ XP FSB 333/266MHz Processors Chipset • • • • VIA KM400 / VT8235 chipset Supports Hi-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0) Int. S3 UniChrome™ 2D/3D Graphics with motion compensation Ext. Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 8X/4X (0.8V /1.
1-2 Chapter 1 Back Panel I/O • • • • • • • 1x PS/2 Keyboard, 1x PS/2 Mouse 1x Serial Port connector 1x VGA Port connector 1x Parallel Port connector 1x Audio connector (S/PDIF Out, Center/Subwoofer, Surround Speaker) (Front Speaker, Line-in, MIC-in) 4x USB Connectors 1x RJ-45 LAN Connector Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice.
Introduction 1-3 1.2.
1-4 Chapter 1 1.3.
Hardware Setup Chapter 2. 2-1 Hardware Setup 2.1. Precautions Please pay attention to the following precautions before setting up any hardware. 1. Always switch off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before installing the board or changing any settings. 2. Ground yourself properly by wearing a static safety wrist strap before removing the board from the antistatic bag. 3. Hold the board by its edges. Avoid touching any component on it. 4.
2-2 Chapter 2 2.2. Installing the System Board Before installing the system board, exam your chassis to ensure this system board fits into it. 1. Face the side of the I/O ports toward the rear part of the chassis. 2. Locate the screw holes on the system board and the chassis base. 3. Place all the studs or spacers needed on the chassis base and have them tightened. 4. Line up all the screw holes on the board with those studs or spacers on the chassis. 5. Tightens all the screw holes.
Hardware Setup 2-3 2.3. Install CPU and Heatsink • Installing a heatsink and cooling fan is necessary for heat to dissipate from your processor. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and processor damage. • The AMD Socket A processor will produce a lot of heat while operating, so you need to use a large heat sink that is especially designed for the AMD socket A processor. Otherwise, it may result in overheating and processor damage.
2-4 Chapter 2 1. Locate the Socket 462 on this motherboard. Pull the CPU release lever sideways to unlatch and then raise it all the way up. 2. Align the CPU notch to the socket notch for CPU. Drop the processor with its pin side down into the CPU socket. Do not use extra force to insert CPU; it only fit in one direction. Close the CPU release lever. 3. Remove the plastic film adhesive on the heatsink.
Hardware Setup 2-5 2.4. System Memory This system board provides two 184-pin DDR DIMM slots for DDR 333 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 2GB. 2.4.1.
2-6 2.4.2. Chapter 2 Installing and Removing Memory Modules Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory modules. 1. Locate the DIMM slot on the board. 2. Hold two edges of the DIMM module carefully, keep away of touching its connectors. 3. Align the two notch keys on the module with the two ribs on the slot. 4. Firmly press the module into the slots until the ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch.
Hardware Setup 2-7 2.5. Connectors, Headers, and Switches All the connectors, headers and switches mentioned here are depending on your system configuration. Some features you may (or may not) have to connect or to configure depending on the peripherals you have connected. WARNING: Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component. Failing to so may cause severe damage to your system board and/or peripherals.
2-8 2.5.2. Chapter 2 FAN Connectors These 3-pin connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. The CPU must be kept cool by using a powerful fan with heatsink. The system is capable of monitoring the speed of the CPU fan. • CPUFAN1: CPU Fan • SYSFAN1: System Fan 1 • AUXFAN1: Auxiliary Fan 1 • NBFAN1: N.B. Chipset Fan WARNING: These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors.
Hardware Setup 2.5.3. 2-9 CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory. • Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal operation. • Pin 2-3 shorted: Clear CMOS memory. ATTENTION: Turn the system power off first (including the +5V standby power) before clearing the CMOS memory. Failing to do so may cause your system to work abnormally or malfunction.
2-10 2.5.4. Chapter 2 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 8X/4X mode. Please refer to our Web site for more information on graphics cards. ATTENTION: This motherboard does not support 3.3V AGP cards. Use only 1.5V or 0.8V AGP cards.
Hardware Setup 2.5.5. 2-11 Front Panel Switches & Indicators Connection Headers These headers are used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis front panel. The mark “+” align to the pin in the figure below stands for positive polarity for the LED connection. • HLED (Pin 1, 3): Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel. • RST (Pin 5, 7): Connects to the Reset Switch cable of chassis front panel.
2-12 2.5.6. Chapter 2 Infrared Device Connection Header This header connects to an optional IR device attached to chassis. This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates.
Hardware Setup 2.5.7. 2-13 Additional USB Port Connection Header This header provides 2 additional USB 2.0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2.0 specifications.
2-14 2.5.8. Chapter 2 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket.
Hardware Setup 2.5.9. 2-15 Internal Audio Source Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card.
2-16 2.5.10. Chapter 2 Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector supports two standard floppy disk drives via a 34-pin 34-conductor ribbon cable. Connecting the Floppy Disk Drive Cable: 1. Install one end of the ribbon cable into the FDC1 connector. The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be aligned with pin-1 of FDC1 connector. 2. Install the other end(s) of ribbon cable into the disk drive connector(s).
Hardware Setup 2.5.11. 2-17 IDE Disk Drive Connectors These IDE ports each connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA/100 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor, and 3-connector Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables. Connect the single end (blue connector) at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port on system board, and the other two ends (gray and black connector) at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors on hard drives.
2-18 2.5.12. Chapter 2 External I/O Panel • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • LPT1: Connects to printer or other devices that support this communication protocol. • COM1: Connects to external modem, mouse or other devices that support this communication protocol. • VGA1: Connects to monitor input. • AUDIO1: R.L./R.R. (Rear Left / Rear Right): Connects to the rear left and rear right channel in the 5.1 channel audio system. Cen./Sub.
BIOS Setup Chapter 3. 3-1 BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that deals with the basic level of communication between processor and peripherals. Use the BIOS Setup program only when installing motherboard, reconfiguring system, or prompted to “Run Setup”. This chapter explains the Setup Utility of BIOS utility.
3-2 Chapter 3 3.1. Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) This item sets the date you specify (usually the current date) in the format of [Month], [Date], and [Year]. Time (hh:mm:ss) This item sets the time you specify (usually the current time) in the format of [Hour], [Minute], and [Second].
BIOS Setup 3-3 IDE Primary Master/Slave, IDE Secondary Master/Slave Click key to enter its submenu: IDE HDD Auto-Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing the key. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen. IDE Primary Master When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using.
3-4 Chapter 3 Cylinder This item configures the numbers of cylinders. Head This item configures the numbers of read/write heads. Precomp This item displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This item displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads. Sector This item configures the numbers of sectors per track. Drive A This item sets the type of floppy drives installed.
BIOS Setup 3-5 Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up. [All Errors]: The system-boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non-fatal error. [No Errors]: The system-boot will not stop for any error detected. [All, But Keyboard]: The system-boot will stop for all errors but keyboard error. [All, But Diskette]: The system-boot will stop for all errors but disk error.
3-6 Chapter 3 3.2. Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Protect Control This option protects for accidentally BIOS writing attempt. NOTE: Make sure to set this item to “Unprotected” when flashing the BIOS. Quick Power On Self Test When set to [Enabled], this item speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after powering on the system. The BIOS shorten or skip some check during the POST. Hard Disk Boot Priority This item selects the hard disks booting priority.
BIOS Setup 3-7 First Boot Device / Second Boot Device / Third Boot Device / Boot Other Device This item selects the drive to boot first, second and third in the [First Boot Device], [Second Boot Device], and [Third Boot Device] fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected. Set [Boot Other Device] to [Enabled] if you wish to boot from another device other than these three items.
3-8 Chapter 3 3.3.
BIOS Setup 3-9 Current FSB Frequency: This item displays the current FSB (Front Side Bus) speed. Current DRAM Frequency: This item displays the current DRAM bus speed. DRAM Clock: This item selects the DRAM running speed, but if your DRAM modules do not support the speed you set, the system may be unstable or even unable to boot up! When set to [By SPD], the BIOS will read the SPD data from DRAM modules and automatically set the DRAM running speed accordingly.
3-10 Chapter 3 DRAM Command Rate: The options are [2T], and [1T]. Write Recovery time: The options are [2T] and [3T]. AGP & P2P Bridge Control: Click key to enter its submenu: AGP Aperture Size This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. AGP Mode This item selects the data transfer rate of AGP device.
BIOS Setup 3-11 AGP Driving Value This item selects a value for the AGP Driving control. Leave this item to its default setting. AGP Fast Write: Select [Enabled] to support the AGP Fast Write function if your AGP card supports this function. AGP Master 1 WS Write: This item implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus. When set to [Enabled], two-wait states are used by the system, allowing for greater stability.
3-12 Chapter 3 CPU & PCI Bus Control: Click key to enter its submenu: PCI1 Master 0 WS Write / PCI2 Master 0 WS Write: When set to [Enabled], writes to the PCI1 or PCI2 bus are executed with zero wait state (immediately) when PCI bus is ready to receive data. If it is set to [Disabled], the system will wait one state before data is written to the PCI bus. PCI1 Post Write / PCI2 Post Write: The options are [Enabled] and [Disabled].
BIOS Setup 3-13 3.4.
3-14 Chapter 3 Onboard IDE-1 Controller This item enables or disables the onboard IDE-1 controller. Onboard IDE-2 Controller This item enables or disables the onboard IDE-2 controller. IDE Prefetch Mode: This item allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip to reduce access time. Leave this item to its default [Enabled] setting to achieve better performance.
BIOS Setup 3-15 USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB keyboard in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment. USB Mouse Support This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB mouse in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment. AC97 Audio When set to [Enabled], the onboard audio codec will be detected and supported.
3-16 Chapter 3 SuperIO Device: Click key to enter its submenu: Onboard FDC Controller This item enables or disables the onboard FDC controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 This item determines which I/O addresses the onboard Serial Port 1 controller will access. [Auto]: The system automatically select an I/O address for the onboard Serial Port 1. [3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3]: Allows you to manually select an I/O address for the onboard Serial Port 1.
BIOS Setup 3-17 IR Transmission Delay: This option enables or disables the IR transmission delay. When set to [Enabled], the transmission will be slower. This is recommended when transmission problem arise. UR2 Duplex Mode: This item selects the duplex mode required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission. Half-duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time.
3-18 Chapter 3 EPP Mode Select This item selects the EPP mode. ECP Mode Use DMA This item selects the DMA channel of the parallel port. Init Display First This item selects to initialize Onboard\AGP or PCI Slot first when the system boots. PWRON After PWR-Fail This item sets the system action after a power failure.
BIOS Setup 3-19 3.5. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(POS)]: Enables the Power On Suspend function. [S3(STR)]: Enables the Suspend to RAM function. USB Dev Wake-Up From S3 When set to [Enabled], this item allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state. This item can only be configured if the [ACPI Suspend Type] field is set to [S3(STR)].
3-20 Chapter 3 Wake-Up by PCI card/LAN When set to [Enabled], access to the onboard LAN or a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the system to wake up. The PCI card must support the wake up function. Power On by Ring Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Enabled. If you connect an external modem to the onboard serial port, the system will be turned on when a telephone ring-up occurs.
BIOS Setup 3-21 3.6. PnP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will reset the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) once automatically next time you boot up. It will then recreate a new set of configuration data. But the next time you boot up, this option will automatically be set as Disabled. Resources Controlled By This item configures all of the boot and Plug-and-Play compatible devices. [Auto(ESCD)]: The system will automatically detect the settings.
3-22 Chapter 3 IRQ Resources: Click key to enter its submenu: This item sets each system interrupt to either [PCI Device] or [Reserved].
BIOS Setup 3-23 3.7. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item sets the temperature that would shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheats. CPU FanEQ Speed Control: This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed down to a specific percentage. When set to a specific percentage, the CPU fan speed will run at the percentage you set in this item if the temperature limit set in the item “Active Temperature” is not exceeded.
3-24 Chapter 3 NOTE: The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting these system health conditions. If you want a warning message to pop-up or a warning alarm to sound when an abnormal condition occurs, you must install the “Hardware Doctor” utility. This utility is included in the “Driver & Utility CD” that came packed with this motherboard.
BIOS Setup 3-25 3.8. Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock This item selects the external clock frequency for your CPU. The external clock frequency above the CPU’s standard is supported but not guaranteed due to its specifications limit. 3V66/PCI Clock This item determines the AGP/PCI bus frequency. This option allows you to keep your AGP/PCI clock at some fixed frequency to improve system stability. DRAM Voltage Control This item manually selects higher voltage supplied to the DRAM.
3-26 Chapter 3 3.9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3.10. Load Optimized Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal-performance system operations. 3.11. Set Supervisor Password This option protects the BIOS configuration or restricts access to the computer itself.
Driver Installation Chapter 4. 4-1 Driver Installation All the necessary drivers are included within the Drivers & Utilities CD that came packaged with your board. The display shown in the following figure should appear after inserting this CD into your CD-ROM drive, if not, enter [My Computer] [CD-ROM] Drive double click [autorun.exe]. Please follow the on-screen instruction.
4-2 Chapter 4 4.1. Setup Items • VIA 4in1 Driver Install the VIA 4-in-1 driver for Windows Operating System. • VIA VGA Driver Install the VIA VGA graphic driver for Windows Operating System. • Audio Driver Install the audio driver for Windows Operating System. • LAN Driver Install the LAN driver for Windows Operating System. • VIA USB 2.0 Driver Install the VIA USB 2.0 driver for Windows Operating System. • Manual View the user’s manual in PDF file.
How to Get Technical Support A-1 Appendix A. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.abit-usa.com (In Europe) http://www.abit.nl Thank you for choosing ABIT products. ABIT sells all our products through distributors, resellers and system integrators; we have no direct sales to end-users.
A-2 Appendix A 4. Internet Newsgroups. They are a great source of information and many people there can offer help. ABIT's Internet News group, alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit, is an ideal forum for the public to exchange information and discuss experiences they have had with ABIT products. Many times you will see that your question has already been asked before. This is a public Internet news group and it is reserved for free discussions. Here is a list of some of the more popular ones: alt.comp.periphs.
How to Get Technical Support A-3 North America and South America: ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation 45531 Northport Loop West, Fremont, California 94538, U.S.A. Tel: 1-510-623-0500 Fax: 1-510-623-1092 sales@abit-usa.com technical@abit-usa.com http://www.abit-usa.com U.K. and Ireland: ABIT Computer (U.K.) Corporation Ltd. Unit 3, 24-26 Boulton Road, Stevenage, Herts SG1 4QX, U.K. Tel: 44-1438-228888 Fax: 44-1438-226333 sales@abitcomputer.co.uk technical@abitcomputer.co.
A-4 Appendix A Japan: ABIT Computer (Japan) Co. Ltd. Fax: 81-3-5396-5110 http://www.abit4u.jp Shanghai: ABIT Computer (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Tel: 86-21-6235-1829 Fax: 86-21-6235-1832 http://www.abit.com.cn Russia: ABIT Computer (Russia) Co. Ltd. Fax: 7-095-937-2837 techrussia@abit.com.tw http://www.abit.ru France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece: ABIT Computer France SARL Tel: 33-1-5858-0043 Fax: 33-1-5858-0047 http://www.abit.
How to Get Technical Support A-5 7. RMA Service. If your system has been working but it just stopped, but you have not installed any new software or hardware recently, it is likely that you have a defective component. Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product. You should be able to get RMA service there. 8. Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT.
A-6 Appendix A Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model * Motherboard Model No.
