KM400A-MLV/MV KM400-MLV/MV KM400-MLVE Rev.
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Battery: • Danger of explosion if battery incorrectly replaced. • Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend by the manufacturer. • Dispose of used batteries according to the battery manufacturer’s instructions. FCC and DOC Statement on Class B This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Notice This user’s manual contains detailed information about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t match those shown in the multilingual manual, the multilingual manual should always be regarded as the most updated version. The multilingual manual is included in the system board package. To view the user’s manual, insert the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear. Click the “TOOLS” icon then click “Manual” on the main menu.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications..................................................................... 7 1.2 Package Checklist......................................................................................... 14 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 System Board Layout ............................................................................... System Memory...............................................................................
1 Introduction Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function...............................................107 Appendix B - System Error Messages B.1 POST Beep.......................................................................................................111 B.2 Error Messages...............................................................................................111 Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist............................
Introduction 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.1 Features and Specifications 1.1.1 Features Chipset • KM400A-MV/MLV - North bridge: VIA® KM400A - South bridge: VIA® VT8237 • KM400-MV/MLV - North bridge: VIA® KM400 - South bridge: VIA® VT8237 • KM400-MLVE - North bridge: VIA® KM400 - South bridge: VIA® VT8235 Processor The system board is equipped with Socket-A for installing one of the following supported processors.
1 Introduction DIMMs 2MBx64 4MBx64 8MBx64 Memory Size 16MB 32MB 64MB DIMMs 16MBx64 32MBx64 64MBx64 Memory Size 128MB 256MB 512MB Expansion Slots • 1 AGP slot • 3 PCI slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system memory for texturing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal AGP slot supports AGP 8x with up to 2.13GB/sec. bandwidth and AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec.
Introduction 1 Onboard Audio Features • • • • Realtek 6-channel codec AC’97 2.2 extension compliant codec Supports Microsoft® DirectSound / DirectSound 3D AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate converter for audio recording and playback • S/PDIF-out interface • 6-channel audio output S/PDIF-out S/PDIF is a standard audio file transfer format that transfers digital audio signals to a device without having to be converted first to an analog format.
1 Introduction PCI Bus Master IDE Controller • Supports ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives • UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate up to 133MB/sec.) • Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer • Supports ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP USB Ports The system board supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. USB 1.1 supports 12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.
Introduction 1 Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors) • Four USB 2.0/1.1 ports • One RJ45 LAN port (KM400A-MLV and KM400-MLV/MLVE only) • One DB-9 serial port • One DB-15 VGA port • One DB-25 parallel port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port • One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port • Three audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in I/O Connectors • Two connectors for 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports (KM400A-MV/MLV and KM400-MV/MLV only) One connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.
1 Introduction Wake-On-Ring This feature allows the system that is in the Suspend mode or Soft Power Off mode to wake-up/power-on to respond to calls coming from an external modem or respond to calls from a modem PCI card that uses the PCI PME (Power Management Event) signal to remotely wake up the PC. Important: If you are using a modem add-in card, the 5VSB power source of your power supply must support a minimum of ≥720mA.
Introduction 1 RTC Timer to Power-on the System The RTC installed on the system board allows your system to automatically power-on on the set date and time. AC Power Failure Recovery When power returns after an AC power failure, you may choose to either power-on the system manually or let the system power-on automatically. ACPI The system board is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification.
1 Introduction 1.2 Package Checklist The system board package contains the following items: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! The system board A user’s manual One Serial ATA cable (KM400A-MV/MLV and KM400-MV/MLV only) One IDE cable for ATA/33/66/100/133 IDE drives One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable One I/O shield One SATA RAID floppy diskette (KM400A-MV/MLV and KM400-MV/MLV only) One “Mainboard Utility” CD If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance.
Hardware Installation 2 Chapter 2 - Hardware Installation 2.
2 Hardware Installation DDR 1 DDR 2 1 KB/Mouse CPU fan COM 1 1 CPU FSB (JP16) Parallel Socket A +12V power VGA 1 USB 1-2 USB 1-4 power select (JP2) IDE 1 IDE 2 ATX power 1 1 VIA KM400A USB 3-4 Line-out Line-in Mic-in AGP slot 1 PCI slot 1 I/O chip SATA 2 USB 7-8 PCI slot 2 1 VIA VT8237 1 BIOS CD-in PCI slot 3 SATA 1 Clear CMOS (JP1) Battery 1 USB 5-8 power select (JP3) Audio Codec ATX-SW PWR-LED 1 1 1 FDD 1 Front audio S/PDIF-out 1 System fan KM400A-MV 1 1 USB 5-6
Hardware Installation DDR 1 DDR 2 1 KB/Mouse 2 CPU fan COM 1 1 CPU FSB (JP16) Parallel Socket A +12V power VGA 1 USB 1-2 USB 1-4 power select (JP2) IDE 1 IDE 2 ATX power 1 1 VIA KM400 LAN USB 3-4 Line-out Line-in Mic-in AGP slot LAN Phy 1 1 PCI slot 1 I/O chip SATA 2 USB 7-8 PCI slot 2 1 VIA VT8237 1 BIOS SATA 1 Clear CMOS (JP1) USB 5-6 1 CD-in PCI slot 3 Battery 1 USB 5-8 power select (JP3) Audio Codec ATX-SW PWR-LED 1 1 1 FDD 1 Front audio S/PDIF-out 1 1 1 Sy
2 Hardware Installation DDR 1 DDR 2 1 KB/Mouse CPU fan COM 1 1 CPU FSB (JP16) Parallel Socket A +12V power VGA 1 USB 1-2 USB 1-4 power select (JP2) IDE 1 IDE 2 ATX power 1 1 VIA KM400 USB 3-4 Line-out Line-in Mic-in AGP slot 1 PCI slot 1 I/O chip SATA 2 USB 7-8 PCI slot 2 1 VIA VT8237 1 BIOS CD-in PCI slot 3 SATA 1 Clear CMOS (JP1) Battery 1 USB 5-8 power select (JP3) Audio Codec ATX-SW PWR-LED 1 1 1 FDD 1 Front audio S/PDIF-out 1 System fan KM400-MV 1 1 USB 5-6 1
Hardware Installation DDR 1 DDR 2 1 KB/Mouse 2 CPU fan COM 1 1 CPU FSB (JP16) Parallel Socket A +12V power VGA 1 USB 1-2 USB 1-4 power select (JP2) IDE 1 IDE 2 ATX power 1 1 VIA KM400 LAN USB 3-4 Line-out Line-in Mic-in AGP slot LAN Phy 1 1 PCI slot 1 I/O chip Clear CMOS (JP1) VIA VT8235 PCI slot 2 BIOS 1 USB 5-6 1 CD-in PCI slot 3 Battery 1 USB 5-8 power select (JP3) Audio Codec ATX-SW PWR-LED 1 1 1 FDD 1 Front audio S/PDIF-out 1 System fan 1 HD-LED RESET SPEAK
2 Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . Warning: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your system board, processor, disk drives, add-in boards, and other components. Perform the upgrade instruction procedures described at an ESD workstation only. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the system chassis.
Hardware Installation 2 2.2.1 Installing the DIM Module A DIM module simply snaps into a DIMM socket on the system board. Pin 1 of the DIM module must correspond with Pin 1 of the socket. Notch Key Tab Tab Pin 1 1. Pull the “tabs” which are at the ends of the socket to the side. 2. Position the DIMM above the socket with the “notch” in the module aligned with the “key” on the socket. 3. Seat the module vertically into the socket. Make sure it is completely seated. The tabs will hold the DIMM in place.
2 Hardware Installation 2.3 CPU 2.3.1 Overview The system board is equipped with a surface mount Socket A CPU socket. This socket is exclusively designed for installing an AMD CPU. 2.3.2 Installing the CPU 1. Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to it has been powered down. 2. Disconnect all power cords and cables. 3. Locate Socket A on the system board. 4. Unlock the socket by pushing the lever sideways, away from the socket, then lifting it up to a 90o angle.
Hardware Installation 2 5. Position the CPU above the socket then align the gold mark on the corner of the CPU (designated as pin 1) with pin 1 of the socket. Important: Handle the CPU by its edges and avoid touching the pins. Gold mark Pin 1 6. Insert the CPU into the socket until it is seated in place. The CPU will fit in only one orientation and can easily be inserted without exerting any force. Important: Do not force the CPU into the socket.
2 Hardware Installation 7. Once the CPU is in place, push down the lever to lock the socket. The lever should click on the side tab to indicate that the CPU is completely secured in the socket. Lever lock 2.3.3 Installing the Fan and Heat Sink The CPU must be kept cool by using a CPU fan with heat sink. Without sufficient air circulation across the CPU and heat sink, the CPU will overheat damaging both the CPU and system board. 1.
Hardware Installation 2 Do not apply the paste if the fan / heat sink already has a patch of thermal paste on its underside. Peel the strip that covers the paste then place the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU. Strip 2. After placing the fan / heat sink on top of the CPU, latch the retaining clip on one side of the fan heat sink onto the protruding tab on the side of the socket. Retaining clip Tab 3.
2 Hardware Installation 2.4 Jumper Settings 2.4.1 Jumper Settings for Clearing CMOS Data JP1 ! 3 3 2 2 1 1 System fan 1-2 On: Normal (default) 2-3 On: Clear CMOS Data If you encounter the following, a) CMOS data becomes corrupted. b) You forgot the keyboard, supervisor or user password. c) You are unable to boot-up the computer system because the processor’s clock was incorrectly set in the BIOS. you can reconfigure the system with the default values stored in the ROM BIOS.
Hardware Installation 2 4. After powering-on the system, press to enter the main menu of the BIOS. 5. Select the Frequency/Voltage Control submenu and press . 6. Set the “CPU Host/AGP/PCI Clock” field to its default setting or an appropriate bus clock. Refer to the Frequency/Voltage Control section in chapter 3 for more information. 7. Press to return to the main menu of the BIOS setup utility. Select “Save & Exit Setup” and press . 8. Type and press .
2 Hardware Installation 2.4.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB Power JP2 2 2 1 1 1-2 On: 5VDUL (default) JP3 System fan 3 3 ! ! 1 2 3 1-2 On: 5VDUL (default) 2-3 On: VCC 1 2 3 2-3 On: VCC JP2 (USB 1-4) and JP3 (USB 5-8) are used to select the power of the USB ports. Selecting 5VDUL will allow you to use a USB device to wake up a system from the S1 state.
Hardware Installation 2.4.3 2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the CPU’s FSB JP16 ! 2 1 On: 100MHz 2 1 Off: Auto (default) System fan This jumper is used to select the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. The default setting is Auto. The system will run according to the front side bus of the CPU installed on the system board. You can also set the FSB fixed at 100MHz by setting JP16 to On.
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Hardware Installation 2 2.5.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports PS/2 Mouse " PS/2 Keyboard System fan The system board is equipped with an onboard PS/2 mouse (Green) and PS/2 keyboard (Purple) ports - both at location CN1 of the system board. The PS/2 mouse port uses IRQ12. If a mouse is not connected to this port, the system will reserve IRQ12 for other expansion cards. . . . . . . . . Warning: Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting a mouse or keyboard.
2 Hardware Installation 2.5.2 Serial Port " COM System fan The system board is equipped with an onboard serial port (Teal/ Turquoise) at location CN4 of the system board. It is a RS-232C asynchronous communication por t with 16C550A-compatible UART that can be used with a modem, serial printer, remote display terminal or other serial devices. BIOS Setting Select the serial port’s I/O address in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“Super IO Device” section) of the BIOS.
Hardware Installation 2 2.5.3 Parallel Port Parallel " System fan The system board has a standard parallel port (Burgundy) at location CN7 for interfacing your PC to a parallel printer. It supports SPP, ECP and EPP. Setting Function SPP (Standard Parallel Port) Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only. ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) Allows parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and at a speed faster than the SPP’s data transfer rate.
2 Hardware Installation 2.5.4 VGA Port " VGA System fan The system board can only be used with an analog video monitor. Connect the monitor’s 15-pin D-shell cable connector to the VGA port (Blue) at location CN2. If your monitor supports analog video but does not have a 15-pin D-shell connector, see your monitor dealer for the adapter or optional cable. After you plug the monitor cable into the VGA port, gently tighten the cable screws to hold the connector in place.
Hardware Installation 2 2.5.5 Universal Serial Bus Ports USB 2 USB 1 " " Note: USB 7-8: KM400A-MV/ MLV and KM400-MV/ MLV only USB 4 USB 3 USB 7-8 USB 5-6 VCC -Data +Data Ground N. C. System fan 10 9 VCC -Data +Data Ground Key ! 21 Four onboard USB 2.0/1.1 ports (Black) are at locations CN5 (USB 1-2) and CN6 (USB 3-4) of the system board. J6 (USB 5-6) and J7 (USB 7-8) connectors allow you to connect 4 additional USB 2.0/1.1 ports. The USB ports may be mounted on a card-edge bracket.
2 Hardware Installation Driver Installation You may need to install the proper drivers in your operating system to use the USB device. Refer to your operating system’s manual or documentation for more information. If you are using a USB 2.0 device, install the “USB 2.0 Drivers”. Refer to chapter 4 for more information. Wake-On-USB The Wake-On-USB function allows you to use a USB device to wake up the system.
Hardware Installation 2 2.5.6 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (KM400A-MLV, KM400-MLV and KM400-MLVE only) RJ45 LAN " System fan The KM400A-MLV, KM400-MLV and KM400-MLVE system boards are each equipped with an onboard RJ45 fast-ethernet LAN port at location CN6 of the system board. It allows the system board to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub. BIOS Setting Enable or disable the onboard LAN in the Integrated Peripherals submenu (“VIA OnChip PCI Device” section) of the BIOS.
2 Hardware Installation 2.5.7 Audio Mic-in Line-in Line-out GND AuD_Vcc AuD_R_Return Key AuD_L_Return " Front audio 10 9" System fan Mic Mic Power AuD_R_Out N. C. AuD_L_Out 2 1 Mic-in, Line-in and Line-out The mic-in, line-in and line-out jacks are at location CN3 of the system board. A jack is a one-hole connecting interface for inserting a plug. • Mic-in Jack (Pink) This jack is used to connect an external microphone.
Hardware Installation 2 Front Audio The front audio connector (J1) allows you to connect to the line-out and mic-in jacks that are at the front panel of your system. Using this connector will disable the rear audio’s line-out and mic-in functions. Remove the jumper caps from pins 5-6 and pins 9-10 of J1 prior to connecting the front audio cable connector. Make sure pin 1 of the cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J1.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6 I/O Connectors 2.6.1 CD-in Internal Audio Connector Ground Ground Left audio Right audio channel channel 1 4 " System fan The CD-in (J2) connector is used to receive audio from a CDROM drive, TV tuner or MPEG card.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.2 S/PDIF-out Connector SPDIF out Key GND +5V 1 4 " System fan The S/PDIF-out connector (J3) is used to connect external S/ PDIF port. The S/PDIF-out port may be mounted on a card-edge bracket. Install the card-edge bracket to the system chassis then connect the audio cable connector to J3. Make sure pin 1 of the audio cable connector is aligned with pin 1 of J3.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.3 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 2 System fan !1 34 33 The system board is equipped with a shrouded floppy disk drive connector for connecting a standard floppy disk drive. To prevent improper floppy cable installation, the shrouded floppy disk header has a keying mechanism. The 34-pin connector on the floppy cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.4 Serial ATA Connectors (KM400A-MV/MLV and KM400-MV/MLV only) SATA 2 1 GND TXP TXN GND RXN RXP GND SATA 1 7 System fan Connect one end of the SATA cable to J12 (SATA 2) or J13 (SATA 1) and the other end to your serial ATA device. BIOS Setting If you want the system to boot from the SATA drive, set the “SATA or SCSI Card Boot” field to “VIA 8237 SATA” in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu of the Award BIOS.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.5 IDE Disk Drive Connector 39 40 39 40 IDE 1 IDE 2 2 System fan 1 IDE 1 2 1 IDE 2 The system board is equipped with two shrouded PCI IDE headers that will interface four Enhanced IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) disk drives. To prevent improper IDE cable installation, each shrouded PCI IDE header has a keying mechanism. The 40pin connector on the IDE cable can be placed into the header only if pin 1 of the connector is aligned with pin 1 of the header.
Hardware Installation 2 Note: Refer to your disk drive user’s manual for information about selecting proper drive switch settings. Adding a Second IDE Disk Drive When using two IDE drives, one must be set as the master and the other as the slave. Follow the instructions provided by the drive manufacturer for setting the jumpers and/or switches on the drives. The system board suppor ts Enhanced IDE or ATA-2, ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 hard drives.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.6 Cooling Fan Connectors !3 1 N. C. Ground Power CPU fan 3 System fan 1 N. C. Ground Power System fan ! Connect the CPU fan’s cable connector to the CPU fan connector (J4) on the system board. The system fan connector (J8) is used to connect an additional cooling fan. The cooling fans will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU and system board components.
Hardware Installation 2 2.6.7 Power Connectors +12V Ground 2 1 4 !3 Ground +12V 11 1 System fan 3.3V 3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PW-OK 5VSB +12V 3.3V ! -12V Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground -5V +5V +5V 20 10 We recommend that you use a power supply that complies with the ATX12V Power Supply Design Guide Version 1.1. An ATX12V power supply has a standard 20-pin ATX main power connector and a 4-pin +12V power connector that must be inserted onto CN9 and CN8 connectors respectively.
2 Hardware Installation 2.6.8 Front Panel Connectors ATX-SW PWR-LED 2 1 J10 System fan ! 20 19 HD-LED SPEAKER RESET HD-LED: Primary/Secondary IDE LED This LED will light when the hard drive is being accessed. RESET: Reset Switch This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system. SPEAKER: Speaker Connector This connects to the speaker installed in the system chassis.
Hardware Installation 2 PWR-LED: Power/Standby LED When the system’s power is on, this LED will light. When the system is in the S1 (POS - Power On Suspend) or S3 (STR Suspend To RAM) state, it will blink every second. Note: If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memory module was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inserted into their corresponding socket.
3 BIOS Setup Chapter 3 - BIOS Setup 3.1 Award BIOS Setup Utility The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is a program that takes care of the basic level of communication between the processor and peripherals. In addition, the BIOS also contains codes for various advanced features found in this system board. This chapter explains the Setup Utility for the Award BIOS. After you power up the system, the BIOS message appears on the screen and the memory count begins.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.1 Standard CMOS Features Use the arrow keys to highlight “Standard CMOS Features” and press . A screen similar to the one below will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.1.1 Date The date format is , , , . Day displays a day, from Sunday to Saturday. Month displays the month, from January to December. Date displays the date, from 1 to 31. Year displays the year, from 1994 to 2079. 3.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.3 IDE Primary Master, IDE Primary Slave, IDE Secondary Master and IDE Secondary Slave Move the cursor to the “IDE Primary Master”, “IDE Primary Slave”, “IDE Secondary Master” or “IDE Secondary Slave” field, then press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. IDE HDD Auto-Detection Detects the parameters of the drive. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen.
BIOS Setup 3 Capacity Displays the approximate capacity of the disk drive. Usually the size is slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk checking program. Cylinder This field displays the number of cylinders. Head This field displays the number of read/write heads. Precomp This field displays the number of cylinders at which to change the write timing. Landing Zone This field displays the number of cylinders specified as the landing zone for the read/write heads.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.1.5 Video This field selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. Although secondary monitors are supported, you do not have to select the type. The default setting is EGA/VGA. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array. For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters. CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 40-column mode. CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter. Power up in 80-column mode. Mono Monochrome adapter. Includes high resolution monochrome adapters.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.1.8 Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during bootup. 3.1.1.9 Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2 Advanced BIOS Features The Advanced BIOS Features allows you to configure your system for basic operation. Some entries are defaults required by the system board, while others, if enabled, will improve the performance of your system or let you set some features according to your preference. The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features submenu, for ease of reference in this manual.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.2.2 CPU Internal Cache and External Cache These fields speed up the memory access. The default is Enabled, which provides better performance by enabling cache. 3.1.2.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking The processors supported by the system board come with builtin Level 2 cache. By default, ECC is enabled to check the Level 2 cache. If you are not using this function, set this field to Disabled. 3.1.2.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.7 Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled, the BIOS will check whether the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. Note that the BIOS cannot distinguish between 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M drive types as they are all 80 tracks. When disabled, the BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360KB. 3.1.2.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.2.11 Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This field allows you to select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. 3.1.2.12 Typematic Delay (Msec) This field allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins. 3.1.2.13 Security Option This field determines when the system will prompt for the password - everytime the system boots or only when you enter the BIOS setup. Set the password in the Set Supervisor/User Password submenu.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.2.16 Full Screen Logo Show This field is applicable only if you want a particular logo to appear during system boot-up. Enabled The logo will appear in full screen during system bootup. Disabled The logo will not appear during system boot-up. 3.1.2.17 Small Logo(EPA) Show Enabled The EPA logo will appear during system boot-up. Disabled The EPA logo will not appear during system bootup.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.3 Advanced Chipset Features The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. This section gives you functions to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. The chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources. These items should not be altered unless necessary. The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system.
3 BIOS Setup Current FSB Frequency This field will show the detected FSB of the CPU. Current DRAM Frequency This field will show the detected frequency of the DDR SDRAM DIMM. DRAM Clock This field is used to select the clock speed of the DDR SDRAM DIMM. By SPD 133 MHz 166 MHz 200 MHz The EEPROM on a DIMM has SPD (Serial Presence Detect) data structure that stores information about the module such as the memory type, memory size, memory speed, etc.
BIOS Setup Ultra Manual 3 If you want the system to run at a speed faster than “Turbo”, select this option. However, compatibility problems may occur with some DRAMs. If you encounter any problems, set this field to “By SPD” or “Manual”. This option allows you to manually select the options in the “DRAM CAS Latency” to “Active to CMD (Trcd)” fields. The system will run according to the settings in these fields. DRAM CAS Latency This field is used to select the clock cycle of the SDRAM CAS latency time.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.3.2 AGP & P2P Bridge Control Move the cursor to this field and press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. AGP Aperture Size This field is relevant to the memory-mapped graphics data of the AGP card installed in your system. Leave this in its default setting.
BIOS Setup 3 AGP Fast Write Select Enabled to support the AGP Fast Write function. AGP Master 1 WS Write Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP write operations. AGP Master 1 WS Read Set this field to Enabled to add one clock tick to AGP read operations. AGP 3.0 Calibration Cycle Set this field to Enabled to support the AGP 3.0 calibration cycle operations. VGA Share Memory Size This field is used to select the memory size that will be shared by the VGA. 3.1.3.
3 BIOS Setup PCI1 Master 0 WS Write and PCI2 Master 0 WS Write When enabled, writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state. PCI1 Post Write and PCI2 Post Write The options are Enabled and Disabled. VLink 8x Support Enabled Disabled The speed of VLink which links the North Bridge and South Bridge is 8x. The speed of VLink which links the North Bridge and South Bridge is 4x.
BIOS Setup 3.1.4 3 Integrated Peripherals The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.4.1 VIA OnChip IDE Device Move the cursor to this field and press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
3 BIOS Setup IDE DMA Transfer Access This field, when Enabled, will enhance the IDE DMA transfer of an IDE hard disk drive. OnChip IDE Channel0 and OnChip IDE Channel1 These fields allow you to enable or disable the primary and secondary IDE controller. The default is Enabled. Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller. IDE Prefetch Mode This allows data and addresses to be stored in the internal buffer of the chip, thus reducing access time.
BIOS Setup 3 IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled The IDE HDD uses the block mode. The system BIOS will check the hard disk drive for the maximum block size the system can transfer. The block size will depend on the type of hard disk drive. Disabled The IDE HDD uses the standard mode. 3.1.4.2 VIA OnChip PCI Device Move the cursor to this field and press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
3 BIOS Setup OnChip EHCI Controller If you are using USB 2.0, this field must be set to Enabled. USB Keyboard Support By default, USB Keyboard Support is Disabled. However, if you are using a USB keyboard under DOS, make sure to enable this function. 3.1.4.3 Super IO Device Move the cursor to this field and press . The following screen will appear. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one.
BIOS Setup 3 Onboard Parallel Port 378/IRQ7, 3BC/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5 Selects the I/O address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port. Disabled Disables the onboard parallel port. Parallel Port Mode The options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP. These apply to a standard specification and will depend on the type and speed of your device. Refer to your peripheral’s manual for the best option. SPP Allows normal speed operation but in one direction only.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively save energy. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.5.1 ACPI Function This function should be enabled only in operating systems that support ACPI. Currently, only Windows® 98SE/2000/ME/XP supports this function. When this field is enabled, the system will ignore the settings in the “HDD Power Down” field.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.5.3 Power Management Option This field allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving by changing the length of idle time that elapses before the “HDD Power Down” field is activated. Min Saving Max Saving User Define Minimum power saving time for the “HDD Power Down” = 15 min. Maximum power saving time for the “HDD Power Down” = 1 min. Allows you to set the power saving time in the “HDD Power Down” field. 3.1.5.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.5.7 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC + Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Initializes display power management signaling. Use this option if your video board supports it. 3.1.5.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.5.10 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume When this field is set to Auto, the system will initialize the VGA BIOS when it wakes up from the S3 state. This can be configured only if the “ACPI Suspend Type” field is set to “S3(STR)”. 3.1.5.11 PWR Lost Resume State Keep Off Turn On When power returns after an AC power failure, the system’s power is off. You must press the Power button to power-on the system. When power returns after an AC power failure, the system will automatically power-on. 3.1.5.
3 BIOS Setup PS2KB Wakeup Select This field allows you to use a function key or password to wake up the system. Hot Key Password Use any of the function keys, between F1 and F12, to wake up the system. Use a password to wake up the system. Select this option and press . Enter your password. You can enter up to 5 characters. Type in exactly the same password to confirm, then press .
BIOS Setup 3 PCI Master When set to On, the system will respond and wake up to any PCI or bus master activity. Resume by OnChip LAN This field allows the network to remotely wake up a Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC. However, if your system is in the Suspend mode, you can wake up the system only through an IRQ or DMA interrupt.
3 BIOS Setup Resume On Alarm Enabled Disabled When Enabled, you can set the date and time you would like the Soft Power Down (Soft-Off) PC to power-on in the “Date (of Month)” and “Resume Time (hh:mm:ss)” fields. However, if the system is being accessed by incoming calls or the network prior to the date and time set in these fields, the system will give priority to the incoming calls or network. Disables the automatic power-on function.
BIOS Setup 3.1.6 3 PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. It covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.6.1 Reset Configuration Data Enabled The BIOS will reset the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) once automatically.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.6.3 IRQ Resources Move the cursor to this field and press . This field is used to set each system interrupt to either Reserved or PCI Device. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.6.4 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop This field determines whether the MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards can work with PCI/VGA or not. Enabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards work with PCI/VGA. Disabled MPEG ISA/VESA VGA cards does not work with PCI/ VGA. 3.1.6.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.6.6 Assign IRQ for USB When Enabled, the system automatically assigns an IRQ for the USB device connected to your system. However, if you are not using USB devices and an ISA slot requires an IRQ, set this field to Disabled. The IRQ previously occupied by the USB device will be available for the ISA slot. Note: When Disabled, a “Yellow” mark will appear in Windows 95’s Device Manager. 3.1.6.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.7 Frequency/Voltage Control The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 3.1.7.1 Auto Detect PCI/DIMM Clk When enabled, the system will automatically send clock signals to existing PCI or DIMM devices. 3.1.7.2 Spread Spectrum Leave this field in its default setting. Do not alter this setting unless advised by an engineer or technician. 3.1.7.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.8 Load Fail-Safe Defaults The “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” option loads the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the ROM chips. These settings are not optimal and turn off all high performance features. You should use these values only if you have hardware problems. Highlight this option in the main menu and press . If you want to proceed, type and press . The default settings will be loaded.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.9 Load Optimized Defaults The “Load Optimized Defaults” option loads optimized settings from the BIOS ROM. Use the default values as standard values for your system. Highlight this option in the main menu and press . Type and press to load the Setup default values.
BIOS Setup 3.1.10 3 Set Supervisor Password If you want to protect your system and setup from unauthorized entry, set a supervisor’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want to protect access to setup only, but not your system, set a supervisor’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. You will not be prompted for a password when you cold boot the system.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.11 Set User Password If you want another user to have access only to your system but not to setup, set a user’s password with the “System” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. If you want a user to enter a password when trying to access setup, set a user’s password with the “Setup” option selected in the Advanced BIOS Features. Using user’s password to enter Setup allows a user to access only “Set User Password” that appears in the main menu screen.
BIOS Setup 3 3.1.12 Save & Exit Setup When all the changes have been made, highlight “Save & Exit Setup” and press . Type “Y” and press . The modifications you have made will be written into the CMOS memory, and the system will reboot. You will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make additional changes to the setup, press simultaneously or after memory testing is done.
3 BIOS Setup 3.1.13 Exit Without Saving When you do not want to save the changes you have made, highlight “Exit Without Saving” and press . Type “Y” and press . The system will reboot and you will once again see the initial diagnostics on the screen. If you wish to make any changes to the setup, press simultaneously or after memory testing is done. 3.
BIOS Setup 3 3.3 Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS, you will need the new BIOS file and a flash utility, AWDFLASH.EXE. You can download them from DFI’s web site or contact technical support or your sales representative. 1. Save the new BIOS file along with the flash utility AWDFLASH.EXE to a floppy disk. 2. Reboot the system and enter the Award BIOS Setup Utility to set the first boot drive to “Floppy”. 3. Save the setting and reboot the system. 4.
3 BIOS Setup 6. The following will appear. Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N) This question refers to the current existing BIOS in your system. We recommend that you save the current BIOS and its flash utility; just in case you need to reinstall the BIOS. To save the current BIOS, press then enter the file name of the current BIOS. Otherwise, press . 7. The following will then appear. Press “Y” to Program or “N” to Exit 8. Press to flash the new BIOS.
Supported Software 4 Chapter 4 - Supported Software 4.1 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The system board comes with a DMI built into the BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of computer systems easier. With DMI, a network administrator or MIS engineer can remotely access some information about a particular computer system without physically going to it.
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Supported Software 4 Add DMI 1. Use the ← or → arrow keys to select the Add DMI menu. 2. Highlight the item on the left screen that you would like to add by using the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys, then press . 3. The cursor will move to the screen you select allowing you to enter information about the added item. 4. Press to save information into the flash ROM. To view information about the added items, go to the Edit DMI menu. Load DMI File 1.
4 Supported Software 4.2 Drivers, Utilities and Software Applications The CD that came with the system board contains drivers, utilities and software applications required to enhance the performance of the system board. Inser t the CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Mainboard Utility CD) will appear.
Supported Software 4 4.2.1 VIA® Service Pack The VIA® Service Pack contains the following drivers. • • • • VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver AGP VxD Driver IRQ Routing Miniport Driver VIA INF Driver To install VIA Service Pack, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “CHIPSET” icon. 2. Click “VIA Service Pack” on the main screen. The following screen will appear. 3. Click “Next”. Please read the “VIA Service Pack Readme” carefully before proceeding to step 3.
4 Supported Software VIA® Service Pack Installation Notes The “AGP VxD Driver” and “VIA INF Driver” drivers in the “VIA Service Pack” are supported in Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME and Windows® 2000. You must first install VIA® Service Pack prior to installing any other drivers. However, this may not be the case for some AGP cards. Please read carefully the following information. Important: The VGA driver that came with some AGP cards is already bundled with the AGP VxD driver.
Supported Software 4 4.2.2 S3 VGA Drivers To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “GRAPHICS” icon. 2. Click “S3 VGA Drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system.
4 Supported Software 4.2.3 Realtek Audio Drivers To install the driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “AUDIO” icon. 2. Click “Realtek Audio Drivers” on the main menu. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system.
Supported Software 4 4.2.4 VIA USB 2.0 Drivers To install the USB 2.0 driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “USB” icon. 2. Click “VIA USB 2.0 Drivers”. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system.
4 Supported Software 4.2.5 VIA LAN Drivers (KM400A-MLV, KM400-MLV and KM400-MLVE only) To install the LAN driver, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “NETWORK” icon. 2. Click “VIA LAN Drivers”. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Reboot the system for the driver to take effect. The LAN driver for Windows NT 4.0 does not support “Autorun”.
Supported Software 4 4.2.6 SATA Drivers (KM400A-MV/MLV and KM400-MV/ MLV only) If you are configuring RAID on the SATA drives, you must install the SATA RAID Drivers. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “SATA Drivers” on the main screen. The following screen will appear. 3. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 4. Restart the system.
4 Supported Software If your system board package does not include the diskette, prepare a blank formatted diskette then copy all the SATA driver files from the SATA\DRIVERDISK directory of the CD into the blank diskette. You can now use the diskette to install the drivers. Note: Refer to the VIA SATA RAID manual for information on using the utility. The manual is included in the CD.
Supported Software 4 4.2.7 Microsoft DirectX 8.1 To install, please follow the steps below. 1. On the left side of the autorun screen, click the “TOOLS” icon. 2. Click “Microsoft DirectX 8.1” on the main screen. The screen below will appear. 3. Click “Yes” to continue. 4. Follow the prompts on the screen to complete installation. 5. Restart the system.
4 Supported Software 4.3 6-Channel Audio Output via Software The 6-channel audio output function can be supported by using the audio software utility. Please follow the steps below. 1. Insert the provided CD into a CD-ROM drive. The autorun screen (Main Board Utility CD) will appear. 2. Install the audio driver. Refer to the “Realtek Audio Drivers” section in this chapter. 3. After installing the audio driver, the "SoundEffect" icon will appear on the taskbar. 4. Click the "SoundEffect" icon.
Supported Software 4 6. Click the "Sound Effect" tab, then under "Environment", select the sound effect you want. You must select one to create 6-channel audio output. Note: With the 6-channel mode supported using software, both the line-in and mic-jacks at the rear panel will instead function as line-out. Therefore you can connect your speakers to these jacks (line-out, line-in and mic-in) for 6-channel audio output. Under such circumstance, line-in will not be supported.
4 Supported Software 4.4 Installation Notes 1. "Autorun" ONLY supports the Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows XP operating systems. If after inserting the CD, "Autorun" did not automatically start (which is, the Main Board Utility CD screen did not appear), please go directly to the root directory of the CD and double-click "Setup". 2.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function A Appendix A - Using the Suspend to RAM Function A.1 Using the Suspend to RAM Function If you are using the Windows® 98 operating system, please follow the steps below. 1. Select “Power Management Setup” in the main menu screen and press . 2. In the “ACPI Function” field, select “Enabled”. 3. In the “ACPI Suspend Type” field, select “S3(STR)”. The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be identical to this one. 4.
A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 7. Boot Windows® 98. In the Windows® 98 desktop, click the Start button. Move the cursor to Settings, then click Control Panel. To check whether ACPI was properly installed, double-click the System icon. In the System Properties dialog box, click the “Device Manager” tab. In “View devices by type”, click “System devices”. 8. 108 Double-click the System icon. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Performance tab.
Using the Suspend to RAM Function 9. A Click File System. In the “Typical role of this computer” field, select “Mobile or docking system”. Click Apply, then click OK. Restart the computer. 10. Repeat step 7 to open the Control Panel dialog box. Doubleclick the Power Management icon. 11. Click the Advanced tab. In the “When I press the power button on my computer” field, select “Standby”.
A Using the Suspend to RAM Function 12. After completing the steps above and you want to power-off the computer, you do not need to go through the process of closing files, applications and operating system. You can poweroff the computer at once by pressing the power button or selecting “Standby” when you shut down Windows® 98. To power-on the computer, just press the power button. The operating session where you left off when you power-off the computer will resume in not more than 8 seconds.
System Error Message B Appendix B - System Error Message When the BIOS encounters an error that requires the user to correct something, either a beep code will sound or a message will be displayed in a box in the middle of the screen and the message, PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, CTRL-ALT-ESC or DEL TO ENTER SETUP, will be shown in the information box at the bottom. Enter Setup to correct the error. B.
B System Error Message Hard Disk(s) fail (80) HDD reset failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (40) HDD controller diagnostics failed. Hard Disk(s) fail (20) HDD initialization error. Hard Disk(s) fail (10) Unable to recalibrate fixed disk. Hard Disk(s) fail (08) Sector Verify failed. Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key The BIOS detects that the keyboard is locked. Keyboard controller is pulled low. Keyboard error or no keyboard present Cannot initialize the keyboard.
Troubleshooting C Appendix C - Troubleshooting C.1 Troubleshooting Checklist This chapter of the manual is designed to help you with problems that you may encounter with your personal computer. To efficiently troubleshoot your system, treat each problem individually. This is to ensure an accurate diagnosis of the problem in case a problem has multiple causes. Some of the most common things to check when you encounter problems while using your system are listed below. 1.
C Troubleshooting The picture seems to be constantly moving. 1. The monitor has lost its vertical sync. Adjust the monitor’s vertical sync. 2. Move away any objects, such as another monitor or fan, that may be creating a magnetic field around the display. 3. Make sure your video card’s output frequencies are supported by this monitor. The screen seems to be constantly wavering. 1. If the monitor is close to another monitor, the adjacent monitor may need to be turned off.
Troubleshooting C Hard Drive Hard disk failure. 1. Make sure the correct drive type for the hard disk drive has been entered in the BIOS. 2. If the system is configured with two hard drives, make sure the bootable (first) hard drive is configured as Master and the second hard drive is configured as Slave. The master hard drive must have an active/bootable partition. Excessively long formatting period.
C Troubleshooting 3. Verify that the attached serial device works by attaching it to a serial port that is working and configured correctly. If the serial device does not work, either the cable or the serial device has a problem. If the serial device works, the problem may be due to the onboard I/O or the address setting. 4. Make sure the COM settings and I/O address are configured correctly. Keyboard Nothing happens when a key on the keyboard was pressed. 1. Make sure the keyboard is properly connected.
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