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KW7 Series

(KW7, KW7-G)

AMD Athlon



XP System Board

Socket 462

User’s Manual

4200-0416-02

Rev. 1.01

Summary of Contents for KW7-G

Page 1: ...KW7 Series KW7 KW7 G AMD Athlon XP System Board Socket 462 User s Manual 4200 0416 02 Rev 1 01...

Page 2: ...l or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or bra...

Page 3: ...cators Headers 2 10 7 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers 2 11 8 Additional USB Port Headers 2 11 9 Front Panel Audio Connection Header 2 12 10 Internal Audio Connectors 2 13 11 Accelerated Graphics Port...

Page 4: ...ppendix B Install Audio Driver B 1 Appendix C Install LAN Driver C 1 Appendix D Install VIA USB 2 0 Driver D 1 Appendix E Install Serial ATA RAID Driver E 1 Appendix F ABIT EQ The Hardware Doctor Util...

Page 5: ...ls of Serial ATA 150MB s data transfer rate with RAID function 0 1 via South Bridge 5 IEEE 1394 Supports 2 Port IEEE 1394 at 100 200 400 Mb s transfer rate KW7 G 6 LAN Onboard 10 100 1000M LAN Control...

Page 6: ...r Mic In Line In Front Left Front Right 2x USB 2 0 connectors 1x IEEE 1394 connector KW7 G 2x USB 2 0 connectors 1x RJ 45 LAN connector 11 Miscellaneous ATX form factor 305mm x 245mm Hardware Monitori...

Page 7: ...Introduction 1 3 1 2 Layout Diagram User s Manual...

Page 8: ...1 4 Chapter 1 KW7 Series...

Page 9: ...the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots After doing this to all the slots you can slide the board into position aligned with slots After the board has been positioned check to make sure...

Page 10: ...e to insert CPU it only fit in one direction Close the CPU release lever 3 Remove the plastic film adhesive on the heatsink Make sure the stepped portion of the heatsink is facing toward the end of th...

Page 11: ...lots DIMM2 DIMM4 When installing FOUR DIMM modules Install DIMM modules of the same type and size for slots DIMM1 DIMM3 and slots DIMM2 DIMM4 Bank Memory Module Total Memory Bank 0 1 DIMM1 256MB 512MB...

Page 12: ...ejector tabs at both sides of the slot automatically snaps into the mounting notch Do not force the DIMM module in with extra force as the DIMM module only fit in one direction 5 To remove the DIMM mo...

Page 13: ...ut diagram is shown in Chapter 1 for all the position of connectors and headers on the board that you may refer to WARNING Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or r...

Page 14: ...ed 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 AUXFAN1 Auxiliary Fan...

Page 15: ...clear the CMOS memory Pin 1 2 shorted default Normal operation Pin 2 3 shorted Clear CMOS memory WARNING Turn the power off first including the 5V standby power before clearing the CMOS memory Failin...

Page 16: ...Short pin 2 and pin 3 for Strapping from Hardware to allow the CPU hardware controls the timing of S2K bus for a better system flexibility The default setting is pin 1 and pin 2 shorted for Strapping...

Page 17: ...ard Mouse port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up function support at Keyboard Mouse port USB PWR1 Pin 1 2 shorted default Disable wake up function support at USB1 port Pin 2 3 shorted Enable wake up func...

Page 18: ...on will only cause the LED not lighting but a wrong connection of the switches could cause system malfunction HLED Pin 1 3 Connects to the HDD LED cable of chassis front panel RST Pin 5 7 Connects to...

Page 19: ...ment Pin Pin Assignment 1 TPA0 2 TPA0 3 Ground 4 Ground 5 TPB0 6 TPB0 7 12V 8 12V 9 NC 10 Ground 8 Additional USB Port Headers These headers each provide 2 additional USB 2 0 ports connection through...

Page 20: ...front panel by the extenson cable provided with the chassis To use the audio connector at rear panel disconnect the extension cable attach the jumpers back at pin 5 6 and pin 9 10 default setting Pin...

Page 21: ...ect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card Accelerated Graphics Port Slot 11 This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 8X mode ATTENTION This motherboard does not...

Page 22: ...FDC1 port and the floppy connector Each of the IDE port 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...

Page 23: ...one Serial ATA device at each channel via Serial ATA cable A RAID 0 or RAID 1 array is also available by software configuration To enable the SATA1 and SATA2 controller the item OnChip SATA Device mus...

Page 24: ...IO1 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 Center Subwoofer Connects to the center and subwoofer channel in the 5 1 chann...

Page 25: ...sing the Reset button on computer chassis Only when it failed by these two methods can you restart the system by powering it off and then back on After pressing Del key the main menu screen appears Ph...

Page 26: ...alue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Name This item displays the CPU name Model Name This item displays the CPU model name CPU Oper...

Page 27: ...item from at Normal to to Fast and go through the same process we mentioned before you will see this item shows at Fast if you press the Enter key you ll see the two options at Fast to Normal and the...

Page 28: ...Secondary Master None IDE Secondary Slave None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 1046520K Total Memory 1047552K Move Enter Selec...

Page 29: ...omatically IDE Primary Master Slave IDE Secondary Master Slave When set to Auto the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using If you want to define your own drive by yourself...

Page 30: ...mode Mono Monochrome adapter Includes high resolution monochrome adapters Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot up All Errors The system boot...

Page 31: ...elected for the booting sequence to boot up system This item functions only when there is the option of Hard Disk in any one of the First Second Third Boot Device items First Boot Device Second Boot D...

Page 32: ...password every time the system boots or only when enters the BIOS setup Setup The password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup System The password is required each time the computer boots...

Page 33: ...RAM Clock Drive Control Press Enter Item Help AGP P2P Bridge Control Press Enter CPU PCI Bus Control Press Enter Memory Hole At 15 16M Disabled Top Performance Disabled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F...

Page 34: ...de X Ch A MD Output Delay 8D CB GrayCode X Ch B MD Output Delay 64 56 GrayCode DQS DQM CS CKE Max Drive Auto X RxE0 Ch A DQS Drive 75 X RxE1 Ch B DQS Drive 00 X RxE2 Ch A DQM Drive 65 X RxE3 Ch B DQM...

Page 35: ...rfc Active to Active Trrd DRAM Bus Selection This item selects the memory channel among Single Dual or Auto DRAM Command Rate Two options are available 2T Command or 1T Command The default setting is...

Page 36: ...RxEA MAB Drive DQS Input Delay Two options are available Auto or Manual The following items will be available to make adjustments by selecting option Manual Rx7C DIMM0 Rx7D DIMM1 Rx7E DIMM2 Rx7F DIMM...

Page 37: ...item to its default setting 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...

Page 38: ...ing some graphics cards of AGP 3 0 specifications NOTE This item appears only when installing graphics card of AGP 3 0 specifications Back to Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu CPU PCI Bus Control C...

Page 39: ...ata transfer between northbridge and southbridge PCI Delay Transaction Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buff...

Page 40: ...er PWR Fail Off Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu Ph...

Page 41: ...DE controller Select Disabled if you want to add a different hard drive controller OnChip PCI Device Click Enter key to enter its submenu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip PCI Device OnChip...

Page 42: ...aults Power On Function Four options are available Hot Key Password Mouse Button Only The default setting is Button Only This iten allow you to choose the computer power turn on method you like Some i...

Page 43: ...ed by the parallel port Disabled This option prevents the parallel port from accessing any system resources When the value of this option is set to Disabled the printer port becomes unavailable 378 IR...

Page 44: ...d audio solution you have to disable three items in BIOS Otherwise your audio adapter may not work well These three items are AC 97 Audio set to Disabled Game Port Address set to Disabled Midi Port Ad...

Page 45: ...d to RAM function MODEM Use IRQ You can specify the IRQ for modem use Eight options are available NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 The default setting is NA Power Button Function This item selects the method of pow...

Page 46: ...word When you set this item to Hot Key the item of Hot Key Power On will allow you to choose the hot key you want If you choose Mouse you can press any key on mouse to turn on the computer power NOTE...

Page 47: ...ting from PCI card PME will awaken a system that has powered down Resume by Ring Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting f...

Page 48: ...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 Manual Choose the specific IRQ resources...

Page 49: ...ltage 2 67 V ATX 3 3V 3 34 V ATX 5V 5 08 V ATX 12V 11 97 V AGP VDDQ Voltage 1 61 V DDR VTT Voltage 1 34 V Battery Voltage 3V 3 24 V Standby Voltage 5V 5 06 V Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC...

Page 50: ...your add on card I O address to avoid using these addresses 3 9 Load Fail Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 10 Load O...

Page 51: ...m For those of other OS please follow its on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the executio...

Page 52: ...A 2 Appendix A Click Next 6 7 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click OK to complete setup KW7 Series...

Page 53: ...the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu...

Page 54: ...B 2 Appendix B B 2 Appendix B KW7 Series KW7 Series...

Page 55: ...on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD t...

Page 56: ...C 2 Appendix C C 2 Appendix C KW7 Series KW7 Series...

Page 57: ...on screen instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD t...

Page 58: ...D 2 Appendix D D 2 Appendix D KW7 Series KW7 Series...

Page 59: ...en instruction Insert the Driver Utility CD into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter...

Page 60: ...E 2 Appendix E 6 Choose Yes I want to restart my computer now and click Finish to complete setup KW7 Series...

Page 61: ...ive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the installation menu...

Page 62: ...reen appears ABIT EQ shows you the status of Voltage Fan Speed and Temperature readings as well The item names in this screen shot are for reference only may not be exactly the same as what you see on...

Page 63: ...into CD ROM drive it should execute the installation program automatically If not double click the execution file at the main directory of this CD to enter the installation menu After entering the in...

Page 64: ...G 2 Appendix G Click OK 6 7 This FlashMenu screen appears You can easily update the BIOS from clicking Update From File One Click LiveUpdate or LiveUpdate Step by Step button KW7 Series...

Page 65: ...st the following three troubleshooting methods to discharge CMOS data recover the hardware default status and then make the motherboard working again No need to bother returning the motherboard to whe...

Page 66: ...to start the system each time you insert a card until the system will not start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards or...

Page 67: ...ample In the HDD space check the box in the Brand space write Seagate in the Specifications space write ST31621A 1 6GB 8 CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify...

Page 68: ...e Phone Number Contact Person Fax Number E mail Address Model BIOS ID Motherboard Model No DRIVER REV OS Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications CPU HDD IDE1 IDE2 CD ROM Drive IDE1 IDE2 System...

Page 69: ...s have the best quality and compatibility In case you need service or technical support please understand the constraint we have and always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first To...

Page 70: ...or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 6 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical supp...

Page 71: ...ny and Benelux Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg France Italy Spain Portugal Greece Denmark Norway Sweden Finland and Switzerland AMOR Computer B V ABIT s European Office Jan van Riebeeckweg 15 5928LG Ve...

Page 72: ...www abit com tw 8 Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than t...

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