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iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i Chapter 1 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction.................................................................................................1 Feature..........................................................................................................2 Motherboard Components........................................................................4 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions.................................................
iv Integrated Peripherals.................................................................33 Power Management Setup...........................................................36 PNP/PCI Configurations.............................................................39 PC Health Status..........................................................................40 Frequency/Voltage Control..........................................................41 Load Fail-Safe Defaults..............................................
1 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the KM400-M2 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports Socket 462 AMD processors with a 333/266/200MHz CPU front side bus. The motherboard incorporates the VIA KM400 Northbridge (NB) and VT8237 Southbridge (SB) chipsets.
2 Feature Processor The motherboard uses a 462-pin socket that carries the following features: • • Accommodates AMD K7 CPUs Supports a system bus (FSB) of 333/266/200MHz Chipset The KM400 Northbridge (NB) and VT8237 Southbridge (SB) chipset are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. KM400(NB) • • • VT8237(SB) • • • • • • • Supports 66 MHz V-Link Host interface with total bandwidth of 533 MB/s AGP v3.
3 Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options: • • • • • • One AGP 3.0 compliant slot with 8X/4X(supports 1.5V interface only) speed Three 32-bit PCI v2.2 compliant slots Two 40-pin IDE low profile headers that support four IDE devices One floppy disk drive interface Two 7-pin SATA connectors A Communications Networking Riser (CNR) slot The motherboard supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66/ 33 MB/s.
4 Motherboard Components Introducing the Motherboard
5 Table of Motherboard Components LABEL 1 CPU Socket 2 CPUFAN1 3 DIMM1~DIMM2 4 JP3 5 JP8~JP9 6 FDD1 7 IDE2 8 IDE1 9 SATA1~SATA2 10 SJ1 11 PANEL1 12 JP1 13 AGP1 14 USB3~USB4 15 PCI1~PCI3 16 CNR1 17 AUXIN1 18 CDIN1 19 SPDIFO1 20 AUDIO1 21 CASFAN1 22 ATX1 COMPONENT Socket-A for AMD K7 CPUs CPU cooling fan connector 184-pin DDR SDRAM slots BIOS flash protect jumper CPU Frequency jumper Floppy disk drive connector Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector Serial ATA connectors Single-color LED header Front
6 Memo Introducing the Motherboard
7 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • • • • • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges.
8 Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard. Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT.
9 Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper JP1 Type 3-pin Description CLEAR CMOS Setting (default) 1-2: NORMAL 1 2-3: CLEAR Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn the system off.
10 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 2 3 4 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1. Connect the case cooling fan connector to CASFAN1. Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1. If there are 3 pins in the case LED cable, connect to SJ1. Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1.
11 ACPI LED function S0 Light S1 Blinking S3 Blinking S4/S5 Dark ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Signal Name Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 +3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PWRGD +5VSB +12V Signal Name +3.3V -12V Ground PS ON# Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V Front Panel Header The front panel header (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases.
12 Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard drive activity LED) connector.
13 Warning: Over-clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system. Over-clocking can permanently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits. This motherboard has a Socket-462 socket. When choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system.
14 Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered Double Data Rate (DDR)SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) memory modules. It can support DDR333/266/200 (PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 Double-Data-Rate DRAM) memory modules. The total memory capacity is 2GB.
15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive. About IDE Devices Your motherboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard. You must orient the cable connector so that the pin1 (color) edge of the cable correspoinds to the pin 1 of the I/O port connector.
16 About SATA Connectors Your motherboard features two SATA connectors supporting a total of two drives. SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs. These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation. Locate the SATA connectors on the motherboard (see page 21) and follow the illustration below to install the SATA hard drives.
17 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD1) interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives. You can install a 5.25inch drive and a 3.5-inch drive with various capacities. The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5.25-inch drive and another type of connector for a 3.5-inch drive.
18 Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard’s capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system. AGP Slot The AGP slot is used to install a graphics adapter that supports the 8X/4X AGP specification. It is AGP 3.
19 Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: 1 2 3 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.
20 SATA1/SATA2: Serial ATA connectors These connectors are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates (150 MB/s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA.
21 AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access.
22 Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port (LPT1) Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices. Serial Ports(COM1) Use the COM1 port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax/modems.
23 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters. The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off.
24 Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility: Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility: f Standard CMOS Features f Advanced BIOS Features f Advanced Chipset Features f Integrated Peripherals fPower Management Setup f PnP/PCI Configurations f PC Health Status fFrequency/Voltage Control Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving mnlk Esc: Quit F10: Save & Exit Setup : Select Item Tim
25 Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improvements in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1 If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to allow BIOS flashing. 2 If your motherboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect in Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten.
26 Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features f f f f Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Mon, Nov 17 2003 13 : 4 : 54 Item Help Menu Level f [1.44M, 3.5 in.
27 If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter box. Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave (Auto) Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel. If it fails to find a device, change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below.
28 Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features ATA 66/100 IDE Cable Msg. Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting X Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec ) X Typematic Delay (Msec) Security Option APIC Mode OS Select For DRAM > 64MB HDD S.M.A.R.T.
29 Gate A20 Option (Fast) This item defines how the system handles legacy software that was written for an earlier generation of processors. Leave this item at the default value. Typematic Rate Setting (Disabled) If this item is enabled, you can use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard. • Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec): Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held-down key.
30 Advanced Chipset Features These items define critical timing parameters of the motherboard. You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifications of your system hardware. If you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instability into your system.
31 DRAM Clock (By SPD) This item enables you to manually set the DRAM Clock. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value. DRAM Timing (Auto By SPD) Set this to the default value to enable the system to automatically set the SDRAM timing by SPD (Serial Presence Detect). SPD is an EEPROM chip on the DIMM module that stores information about the memory chips it contains, including size, speed, voltage, row and column addresses, and manufacturer.
32 f AGP & P2P Bridge Control (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size AGP Mode AGP Driving Control X AGP Driving Value AGP Fast Write AGP Master 1 WS Write AGP Master 1 WS Read AGP 3.
33 VGA Share Memory Size (32M) This item allows you to select the shared memory size for VGA usage. Press to return to the Advanced Chipset Features screen. System BIOS Cacheable (Disabled) When this item is enabled, the System BIOS will be cached for faster execution. Video RAM Cacheable (Disabled) When this is enabled, the Video RAM will be cached resulting to better performance. However, if any program was written to this memory area, this may result to system error.
34 OnChip SATA (Enabled) This option allows you enable or disable the onboard Serial ATA device. On-Chip IDE Channel 0/1 (Enabled) Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the motherboard. IDE Prefetch Mode (Enabled) The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching, for faster drive access. If you install a primary and secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching.
35 MC97 Modem (Auto) Enables and disables the onboard modem. Disable this item if you are going to install an external modem. OnChip USB Controller (Enabled) Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Serial Bus ports on this mainboard. USB 2.0 Support (Enabled) Enable this item if want to use the USB 2.0. USB Legacy Support (Enabled) This item allows the BIOS to interact with a USB keyboard or mouse to work with MS-DOS based utilities and non-Windows modes.
36 Onboard Parallel Port (378/IRQ7) This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for the onboard parallel port. Parallel Port Mode (ECP) Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are four options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), and ECP+EPP. SPP allows data output only.
37 Power Management Option (User Define) This item acts like a master switch for the power-saving modes and hard disk timeouts. If this item is set to Max Saving, power-saving modes occur after a short timeout. If this item is set to Min Saving, power-saving modes occur after a longer timeout. If the item is set to User Define, you can insert your own timeouts for the power-saving modes. HDD Power Down (Disabled) The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.
38 fIRQ/Event Activity Detect (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press to view the following screen: Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect VGA LPT & COM HDD & FDD PCI Master PowerOn by PCI Card Modem Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume X Date (of Month) X Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) IRQs Activity Monitoring [OFF] [LPT/COM] [ON] [OFF] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] 0 0 :0 :0 [Press Enter] f Enter: Select mnlk : Move F5:Previous Values Item Help Menu Level ff When select Passw
39 fIRQs Activity Monitoring (Press Enter) This screen enables you to set IRQs that will resume the system from a power saving mode.
40 Resources Controlled By (Auto(ESCD)) You should leave this item at the default Auto(ESCD). Under this setting, the system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and Play devices as they are required. If you cannot get a legacy ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) expansion card to work properly, you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to Manual, and then opening up the IRQ Resources submenu.
41 Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system.
42 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility: Press and then to install the defaults. Press and then to not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable. If your system is not functioning correctly, try installing the fail-safe defaults as a first step in getting your system working properly again.
43 Save & Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press to save and exit, or press to return to the main menu: Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility.
44 Memo Using BIOS
45 Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD-ROM The support software CD-ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your motherboard version. More information on some programs is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software.
46 Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD. Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something similar. This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly.
47 2. Click Next. The following screen appears: 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended. 4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence. Follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation.
48 Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. Most drivers have a setup program (SETUP.EXE) that automatically detects your operating system before installation. Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system subfolder.
49 Chapter 5 VIA VT8237 SATA RAID Setup Guide VIA RAID Configurations The motherboard includes a high performance Serial ATA RAID controller integrated in the VIA VT8237 Southbridge chipset. It supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD with two independent Serial ATA channels. RAID: (Redundant Array of Independent Disk Drives) use jointly several hard drives to increase data transfer rates and data security.
50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Install the Serial ATA hard disks into the drive bays. Connect one end of the Serial ATA cable to the motherboard’s primary Serial ATA connector (SATA1). Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the master Serial ATA hard disk. Connect one end of the second Serial ATA cable to the motherboard’s secondary Serial ATA connector (SATA2). Connect the other end of Serial ATA cable to the secondary Serial ATA hard disk. Connect the Serial ATA power cable to the power connector on each drive.
51 Create Array 1 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Create Array then press the key. The main menu items on the upper-left corner of the screen are replaced with create array menu options. RAID 0 for performance 1 Select the second option item Array Mode, then press the key. The RAID system setting pop-up menu appears. 2 Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press .
52 5 Select Start Create Process and press to setup hard disk for RAID system. The following confirmation appears: The same confirmation message appears when the Auto Setup for Performance option is selected. Press “Y” to confirm or “N” to return to the configuration options. RAID 1 for data protection 1 Select the second option item Array Mode, then press the key. The RAID system setting pop-up menu appears. 2 Select RAID 1 for data protection from the menu and press .
53 Delete Array 1 2 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Delete Array then press the key. The focus is directed to the list of channel used for IDE RAID arrays. Press the key to select a RAID array to delete. The following confirmation message appears. Press “Y” to confirm or “N” to return to the configuration options. Select Boot Array 1 2 In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Select Boot Array then press the key.
54 Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data. If BIOS detects any inconsistencies, the status of the disk array will be marked as critical, and BIOS will prompt the user to duplicate the RAID 1 in order to ensure the backup data consistency with the user data. If user selects Continue to boot, it will enable duplicating the array after booting into OS.
55 1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive: This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a good one. If your computer does not support APM, you must turn off your computer manually. After replacing the hard drive, boot into BIOS and select Choose replacement drive and rebuild to rebuild the broken array. 2. Destroy the Mirroring Relationship: This item cancels the data mirroring relationship of the broken array.
56 Installing RAID Software & Drivers Install Driver in Windows OS New Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Start the installation: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message “Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver’ appears. When the Windows Setup window is generated, press S to specify an Additional Device(s).
57 Installation of VIA SATA RAID Utility The VIA SATA RAID Utility is the software package that enables high-performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows*XP operating system. This version of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features: • Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP • VIA SATA RAID utility • RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the ECS CD and click on the Setup to install the software. The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation.
58 Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click Next button to proceed the installation. Using VIA RAID Tool Once the installation is complete, go to Start---> Programs---> VIA---> raid_tool.exe to enable VIA RAID Tool. After the software is finished installation, it will automatically started every time Windows is initiated. You may double-click on the icon shown in the system tray of the tool bar to launch the VIA RAID Tool utility.
59 The main interface is divided into two windows and the toolbar above contain the main functions. Click on these toolbar buttons to execute their specific functions. The left windowpane displays the controller and disk drives and the right windowpane displays the details of the controller or disk drives.
60 Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0--RAID 0 to see the details of each disk. You may also use the same or button to view the statuses of Array 0-- RAID 1.
61 Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0; RAID 1 to see the details of each disk.
