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KX18D PRO/ K18D PRO II

NVIDIA

nForce

2 SPP & MCP or MCP-T

Supports Socket A AMD

Athlon

XP/ Athlon

/ Duron

/ Barton

Processors

User Manual

Dimensions (ATX form-factor):

244 mm x 305 mm (WxL)

Operating System:

Supports Windows

98/ 2000/ ME/ XP

Summary of Contents for KX18D PRO II

Page 1: ...ning the vendor s approval in writing Disclaimer We make no warranty of any kind with regard to the content of this user s manual The content is subject to change without notice and we will not be responsible for any mistakes found in this user s manual All the brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to ...

Page 2: ...unded wrist strap when working with the system Do not touch the IC chips leads connectors or other components Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard Package Contents KX18D Series mainboard IDE ATA100 Cable FDC Cable COM Port Bracket optional USB Bracket optional 1394 Bracket optional SPDIF Front Audio Dual Function Bracket optional SATA Power cord optional SATA ...

Page 3: ...O II NVIDIA nForce TM 2 SPP MCP or MCP T Supports Socket A AMD AthlonTM XP AthlonTM DuronTM BartonTM Processors User Manual Dimensions ATX form factor 244 mm x 305 mm WxL Operating System Supports Windows 98 2000 ME XP ...

Page 4: ... 11 Front Panel Indicator SW LED PWRLED SPEAKER 13 Connectors 14 Headers Jumpers Switch 15 Audio Connectors 20 Slots 22 Power Supply Attachments 22 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 23 INTRODUCTION 23 MAIN MENU 25 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 27 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 34 POWER MANAGEMENT 39 HARDWARE MONITOR 41 LOAD DEFAULTS 42 EXIT MENU 43 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE SETUP 44 SOFTWARE LIST 44 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 44 CHAPTER...

Page 5: ...fect It also supports Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF The KX18D series also comes with six USB 2 0 ports and the KX18D PRO II comes with two IEEE 1394 ports optional The KX18D series also include CPU Over Temperature Protection OTP When CPU temperature rises above normal values the system will automatically shut down to protect your system from overheating But the OTP is only functional when...

Page 6: ...41AB2 only for KX18D PRO II Serial ATA Controller Silicon Sil3112 only for KX18D PRO II DRAM Memory Supports DDR400 PC3200 DDR333 PC2700 DDR266 PC2100 SDRAM Supports 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB unbuffered non ECC DIMM modules Supports memory modules with a total capacity of 3 GB Supports 128 bit DualDDR Memory Architecture that with a total capacity of 2 GB Supports x8 x16 DRAMs DDR DIMMs see ...

Page 7: ...nd dual USB 1 1 Open Host Controller Interface OHC1 Supports up to six USB ports for USB interface devices IEEE 1394 Serial Bus for KX18D PRO II only Supports two IEEE 1394 ports for 1394 interface devices Supports 400 200 100 Mbps serial date rates I O facilities One multi mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications 1 Standard Bi direction Parallel Port 2 Enhanced Parall...

Page 8: ...upports RAID 0 RAID 1 software with this controller For more details please refer to SATA RAID Sil3112 user manual BIOS Phoenix Award BIOS Supports APM1 2 Supports ACPI power management Power Management Power On Suspend POS or ACPI S1 support Suspend to DRAM STR or ACPI S3 support Suspend to Disk STD or ACPI S4 S5 support Supports C0 C1 and C2 states ACPI 2 0 compliant Hyper Transport Interface Su...

Page 9: ...dicator SW LED PWRLED 13 Speaker Connector SPEAKER 13 Infrared Connector IrDA 16 Front Serial interface Header COM2 17 Front USB Headers USB2 USB3 15 IEEE 1394 Headers 1394 CN1 1394 CN2 15 CPU Clock Select JP3 18 Over Temperature Protection Jumper JP4 17 Clear CMOS Jumper JP1 18 Case Open Warning Function Jumper CASE OPEN 16 Sony Philips Digital Interface Conn SPDIF 21 CD ROM Audio IN Header CD IN...

Page 10: ...2 USB3 USB2 WOL COM2 IrDA FDC ATX_PWR AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 IDE1 IDE2 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 nVIDIA nFORCE 2 MCP T 1 2 2 1 1 U19 U24 SW LED JP4 SPEAKER CASE OPEN 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 5 9 9 2 2 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 6 10 10 AUXFAN 1 Codec JP1 U15 1 1 JP3 1 1 USB LAN BIOS ROM BIOS ROM 1 SATA2 SATA1 SIL3112 PHY LAN Chip CHASFAN PWRLED 1 2 10 SW1 1 1 ON 2 3 4 Voice Genie Chip ...

Page 11: ...AT1 CD IN SPDIF FRONT AUDIO USB3 USB2 WOL COM2 IrDA FDC ATX_PWR AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 IDE1 IDE2 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 nVIDIA nFORCE 2 MCP 1 2 2 1 1 U19 SW LED JP4 SPEAKER CASE OPEN 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 9 9 5 9 9 2 2 2 10 10 6 10 10 AUXFAN 1 Codec JP1 U15 1 1 JP3 1 1 USB LAN BIOS ROM 1 PHY LAN Chip CHASFAN PWRLED 1 2 10 1 ...

Page 12: ...he corner that has the pin 1 receptor This corner will be near to the end of the lever Match the corner on the CPU with the pin 1 receptor on the socket and lower the CPU onto the socket The bottom of the CPU should be flush with the face of the socket 3 Lower the lever until it snaps back into position This will lock down the CPU 4 Smear thermal grease on top of the CPU Lower the CPU fan onto the...

Page 13: ...you enable dual channels you can increase data access rates Attention We strongly recommend you attach the CPU fan to the CPUFAN Header nVIDIA n Force 2 SPP W inbond IO W83627HF Socke t 462 nVID IA nF ORC E 2 M CP T 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 5 9 9 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 1 Codec 1 1 1 BIOS R OM BIOS R OM 1 SIL 3112 PHY LA N C hip 1 2 1 0 1 1 ON 2 3 4 Voice Ge nie Chip DIMM2 D...

Page 14: ...ptions Refer to the list below to install the DDR SDRAM memory modules to enable dual channels facility the means that a DIMM module is present DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 RAM Module Installation 1 Pull the white plastic tabs on each side of the slot away from the slot 2 Match the notch on the button of the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot This ensures that the module is inserted p...

Page 15: ... devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector The mainboard also provides a LAN port You can plug LAN devices directly into this connector Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 Data 4 5 V fused 2 No connect 5 Clock 3 Ground 6 No connect Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 TDP 7 NC 2 TDN 8 NC 3 RDP 9 VCC3 SBY 4 NC 10 ACT LED 5 NC 11 VCC3 SBY 6 RDN 12 Speed LED Pin Assignment Pin Assignme...

Page 16: ...l devices can be connected to a serial port Audio Port Connectors Speaker Out is used to connect to speakers or headphones If the Super 5 1 driver is enabled the Speaker Out becomes the Front Speaker Line In can be connected to an external CD player Tape player or other audio devices for audio input If the Super 5 1 driver is enabled Line In becomes the Rear Speaker Mic In is used to connect to a ...

Page 17: ...switch on or off the time required is due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board At least two seconds must pass before the power supply will recognize another on off signal PWRLED 3 Pin Power LED If there is a 3 pin power LED cable on the front panel of a computer case You can attach it to the 3 pin power LED connector SPEAKER Speaker Header A front panel speaker can be connected to th...

Page 18: ...drives to IDE1 If you attach two drives you must use a ribbon cable with three connectors You must also configure one drive as the master and one drive as the slave using the jumpers located on each drive IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector The IDE2 controller can also support a Master and a Slave drive The configuration is similar to IDE1 The second drive on this controller must be set to slave mode SAT...

Page 19: ... video A V appliances storage peripherals other PCs and portable devices The KX18D PRO II supports up to two IEEE 1394 devices You can connect the IEEE 1394 bracket optional to the 1394 CN1 1394 CN2 header nVIDIA n Force 2 SPP W inbond IO W83627HF Socke t 462 nVID IA nF ORC E 2 M CP T 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 5 9 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 Codec 1 1 1 BIOS R OM BIOS R OM 1 SIL 3112 PHY LAN Chip ...

Page 20: ...E OPEN warning functionality in the BIOS setup utility When your computer case is opened your system will display alert messages upon boot up Note that your computer case must be equipped with a case open cable nVIDIA n Force 2 SPP W inbond IO W83627HF So cke t 462 nVID IA nF ORC E 2 M CP T 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 9 5 9 2 2 2 1 0 6 1 0 1 Codec 1 1 1 BIOS R OM BIOS R OM 1 1 SIL 3112 PHY LAN Chip 1 2 1 0 1 ON...

Page 21: ...e sure the CPU fan is working properly OTP is only functional when using an Athlon XPTM or BartonTM CPU nVIDIA n Force 2 SPP W inbond IO W83627HF Socke t 462 nVID IA nF ORC E 2 M CP T 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 9 5 9 2 2 2 1 0 6 1 0 1 Codec 1 1 1 BIOS R OM BIOS R OM 1 1 SIL 3112 PHY LAN Chip 1 2 1 0 1 ON 2 3 4 Voice Ge nie Chip 1 1 1 2 2 1 9 1 0 9 1 0 1 1 9 9 2 2 1 0 1 0 COM2 1 9 2 10 SIN DCD SOUT Ground RINGW...

Page 22: ...ta n VIDIA nFo rce 2 SPP W inbond IO W83627HF S ock et 46 2 n VIDIA n FOR CE 2 MC P T 1 1 1 1 1 9 5 9 2 2 2 1 0 6 1 0 1 Codec 1 1 BIOS R OM BIOS R OM 1 1 SIL3 112 PHY LAN Chip 1 1 ON 2 3 4 Voice Genie Chip 1 1 1 2 2 1 9 1 0 1 9 2 1 0 9 1 0 1 1 9 9 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 JP1 JP1 1 1 2 2 3 3 Pin1 2 short Pin2 3 short Normal default Clear CMOS data Short means to cover two pins on a jumper using a jumper ca...

Page 23: ...able or disable the Serial ATA devices If the system has been installed the Silicon RAID Driver and the SATA Function have to set to enable permanently Voice Genie Voice Genie SW1 1 SW1 2 English ON ON Chinese ON OFF Japanese OFF ON German OFF OFF BIOS Mirror SATA Function BIOS Mirror SW1 3 Enable default ON Main BIOS U19 Disable rescue OFF Backup BIOS U24 SATA Function SW1 4 Enable default ON Dis...

Page 24: ...one If you do not intend to use the FRONT_AUDIO panel do not remove the jumper caps The front panel audio effect and the back panel audio effect cannot simultaneous function If the jumper caps are in place jumper cap 1 is on pin 5 pin 6 and jumper cap 2 is on pin 9 pin 10 nVIDIA nF orce 2 SPP W inbond IO W 83627HF Soc ket 4 62 n VIDIA n F ORC E 2 M CP T 1 2 2 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 9 9 9 9 5 9 2 2 2 2 ...

Page 25: ...an attach to the SPDIF header This bracket will also have an RCA connector similar to that used with most consumer audio products Using the RCA connector the data can then be output to and input from an S PDIF device The devices that are receiving and sending information from this header must be S PDIF compliant for optimal effect Note that the SPDIF bracket is optional in the packaging that comes...

Page 26: ...ly uses a 20 pin connector Make sure the connector is properly inserted before applying power nVIDIA nF orce 2 SPP Winbond IO W 83627HF Socket 462 n VIDIA n F ORC E 2 M CP T 1 1 1 1 1 9 5 9 2 2 2 1 0 6 1 0 1 Codec 1 1 B IOS ROM B IOS ROM 1 1 SIL 311 2 PHY LAN Chip 1 1 ON 2 3 4 Voice Genie Chip 1 1 1 2 2 1 9 1 0 1 9 2 10 9 1 0 1 1 9 9 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 AGP Slot PCI Slots nVIDIA n Force 2 SPP W inbond...

Page 27: ...M BIOS includes additional features such as virus and password protection as well as special configurations for fine tuning the system chipset The defaults for the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the version installed in your system Plug and Play Support This PHOENIX AWARD BIOS supports the Plug and Play Version 1 0A specification as well as ESCD Extended System Confi...

Page 28: ...thout saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the item you desire PgUp key Increase the numeric value or enter changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes Key Increase the numeric value or enter changes Key Decrease the numeric value or enter changes Esc key Main Menu Quit and do not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu a...

Page 29: ...e Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options Use the left right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below ...

Page 30: ...menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu Drive A Drive B 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5in 2 88M 3 5 in None Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Video EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 MONO Select the default video device Halt On All Errors No Errors All but Keyboard All but Diskette All but Disk Key Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST proce...

Page 31: ...om the 1st 2nd 3rd boot devices Options Enabled default Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled the BIOS tests seeks floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360 KB floppy drives have 40 tracks Drives with 720 KB 1 2 MB and 1 44 MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modem PCs have 40 track floppy drives we recommend that you set this field to Disabled Options D...

Page 32: ...s Disabled default Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will speed up the boot process Options Enabled default Disabled Swap Floppy Driver If the system has two floppy drivers choose Enabled to assign physical drive B to logical drive A and vice versa Options Disabled default Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status Selects the power on state for NumLoc...

Page 33: ...ng Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology that enables a PC to attempt to predict the possible failure of storage drives Options Disabled default Enabled Small LOGO EPA Show This item allows you to show or hide the small LOGO EPA Options Disabled default Enabled Advanced Chipset Features System Performance This item allows you select the system performance which you want Options Optimal...

Page 34: ...s item allows you to select the memory timing This item determines DRAM clock timing using SPD or manual configuration Make sure your memory module has SPD Serial Presence Data if you want to select the Optimal Options Optimal default Aggressive Turbo Expert T RAS When the Memory Timings set to Expert then the item allows you to select DRAM active to Precharges Delay Row active delay set system pe...

Page 35: ...Aperture Size MB Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Options 32M 64M 128M 256M 512M AGP Frequency This item allows you to select the AGP frequency Options Auto default 50 MHz 66 87 MH...

Page 36: ...assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields since BIOS automatically assigns them Options Auto ESCD default Manual IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually you can assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt This is only configurable when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual Options IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to PCI device PC...

Page 37: ...lt CPU Voltage Volt This item displays the CPU default Voltage CPU Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust your CPU core voltage AGP Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the AGP Voltage Options 1 5 default 1 6 1 7 1 8 DDR Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the RAM voltage Options 2 7 default 2 75 2 8 2 85 Chipset Voltage Volt This item allows you to adjust the North South bridg...

Page 38: ...ou to a submenu with the following options OnChip IDE Channel 0 1 The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or second IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate an interface if you are going to install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface Options Enabled default Disabled IDE Primary Secondary Master Sla...

Page 39: ...nsfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Select the Enabled option if your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do The system will automatically determine the optimal number of blocks to read and write per sector Options Enabled default Disabled Onboard Device If you highlight the Onboard Device label and then press the enter key it will take you to a submenu with the fo...

Page 40: ... ONLY default and Keyboard 98 KB Power ON Password This field allows you to set the password to power on your system This field is only configurable when Power On Function is set to Password Hot Key Power ON This field allows you to use the Ctrl key along with a hot key function key to power on your system This field is only configurable when Power On Function is set to Hot Key Options Ctrl F1 Ctr...

Page 41: ...f UART Mode Select is set to ASKIR or IrDA Options Half default Full Use IR Pins Consult your IR peripheral documentation to select the correct setting of the TxD and RxD signals This field is only configurable if UART Mode Select is set to ASKIR or IrDA Options Full Half default Onboard Parallel Port Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the onboard parallel port Options 378 IRQ7 defa...

Page 42: ...only configurable if Parallel Port Mode is set to ECP Options 3 default 1 Game Port Address Game Port I O Address Options 201 default 209 Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I O Address Options 330 300 default 290 Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ that the Midi Port will use Options 5 10 default ...

Page 43: ...nd STR Power Management There are three options of Power Management 1 Min Power Saving Minimum power management HDD Power Down 15 minutes 2 Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPUs HDD Power Down 1 minute 3 User Defined default Allows you to set each mode individually When this option is enabled each of the ranges are from 1 minute to 1 hour except for HDD Power Down wh...

Page 44: ... 13 Min 14 Min 15Min HDD Down In Suspend This allows you to enable disable the hard driver power down in the suspend state Options Disabled default Enabled Soft Off by PWRBTN In situations where the system enters a hung state you can configure the BIOS so that you are required to pre the power button for more than 4 seconds before the system enters the Soft Off state Options Delay 4 Sec Instant Of...

Page 45: ... choose which date of the month the system will boot up This field is only configurable when RTC Wake Up is set to Enabled Resume Time dd hh mm You can choose the day hour and minute the system will boot up Hardware Monitor Case Open Warning If this function is set to Enabled and the case had been previously opened the system will automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power o...

Page 46: ...lt Settings Load System Default Settings Load System turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries ...

Page 47: ...nfiguration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding ...

Page 48: ...o the Readme txt files that in each folder of the Driver CD 1 The first screen Main Screen will display several buttons Click KX18D Pro KX18D Pro II Category Platform nForce Chipset Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP nForce USB 2 0 Driver Windows 9X ME Silicon RAID Driver Windows 9X ME 2000 XP Trend PC Cillin 2002 Windows 9X ME 2000 XP Adobe Acrobat Reader5 1 Windows 9X ME 2000 XP Microsoft DirectX 8 1b...

Page 49: ...t could result in procedural problems during the setup And we recommend you that do NOT to install the nVIDIA IDE SW during processing the installation with windows XP 3 If you click the USB2 0 Driver from the screen in step 2 it will display the screen as left 4 Back to the main screen click the Tools button you can choose the software to install Note You can click the Finish Program button on an...

Page 50: ... Enter and select Silicon Image Sil 3112 SATARaid Controller for Windows XP Server or for Windows NT 2000 then press Enter 5 Press Enter again to continue setup process 6 Follow the setup instructions to select your choice for partition and file system 7 After setup examines your disks it will copy files to Windows 2000 XP installation folders and restart the system The setup program will continue...

Page 51: ...KX18D Series 47 2 On the next screen check the Search removable media floppy CD ROM then click Next to install the driver Finally click Finish to complete the installation ...

Page 52: ... is active but system seems hung Causes Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboard Solutions 1 Power Down 2 Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until the module snaps into place Problem 3 System does not boot from the hard disk drive but can be booted from the CD ROM drive Causes 1 Connector between hard drive and system board unplugged 2 Damaged h...

Page 53: ...hen performs low level format partition and then a high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed Problem 6 Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Causes Incorrect information entered into the BIOS setup program Solutions Review system s equipment Reconfigure the system Problem 7 The Screen is blank Causes No power to monitor Solutions Check the power ...

Page 54: ...cted properly Solutions Check hard drive cable Problem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible different manufacturers Solutions 1 Set master slave jumpers correctly 2 Run SETUP program and select the correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for possible compatibility problems with other dri...

Page 55: ...sktop double click the nForce Tray Options icon that is located on the desk bar 2 When the NVIDIA nForce Control Panel screen displays select the Speaker Setup tab Set the Listening Mode to 6 Speakers 4 Speakers or 2 Speakers Click the Speaker Setup Wizard button 3 When the screen below appears click Next ...

Page 56: ...or 2 Speakers option Click Next 5 On the next screen below left check the My speakers are using the analog connection Note that you can also check the My speakers are using the digital connection to enable SPDIF audio effects Click Next On the next screen below right select the appropriate analog output mode that you need and click Next 6 On the final screen as shown below click the Finish button ...

Page 57: ...s Sounds and Audio Devices The screen below will display First check the Place volume icon in the taskbar in the Device volume block Then press the Advanced button to configure the speaker settings 2 At the Advanced Audio Properties screen use the drop down box to select the 5 1 surround sound speakers Click Apply to enable the 5 1 channel audio effect 3 On your desktop double click the volume ico...

Page 58: ... Next click the Advanced button 6 In the Other Controls section of the Advanced Controls of Master Volume screen check the Rear Speaker connected to Line In and Center speaker and subwoofer connected to Microphone This is the final step in configuring Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect ...

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