KX18DS PRO/ KX18DS PRO II
1
Chapter 1. Getting Started
Introduction
Congratulations on choosing the KX18DS series mainboard! The KX18DS series includes KX18DS
PRO and KX18DS PRO II. These are based on the nForce
TM
2 SPP Northbridge chipset and the MCP
RAID Southbridge chipset. It supports AMD
®
Athlon
TM
XP/ Athlon
TM
/ Duron
TM
/ Barton
TM
Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of 200/ 266/ 333 and 400 MHz.
The KX18DS series provides 3 DIMM sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total capacity of
up to 3 GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR400/ 333/ 266/ 200 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100/
1600) SDRAM. It supports 128 bit dual channel memory bus with a total capacity of up to 2 GB.
The KX18DS series provides one 8X/4X AGP Slot that use 0.8V or 1.5V AGP cards only.
The KX18DS series include built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 33/ 66/ 100/ 133 Ultra 6-0/
DMA 2-0 and PIO 4-0 modes. It also includes built in Serial ATA facility that support SATA 150.
The KX18DS series also comes with an AC’97 Sound Codec
(ALC650) which supports high quality
6 channel audio (super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect). It also supports Sony/ Philips Digital Interface
(S/PDIF).
The KX18DS series also comes with eight USB 2.0 ports and the KX18DS PRO II comes with two
IEEE 1394 ports. The KX18DS series also includes an infrared header.
The KX18DS 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 using an Athlon XP
TM
or Barton
TM
CPU.
The KX18DS PRO II comes preinstalled with
Voice Genie and BIOS Mirror functions.
Voice
Genie allows you to select between four languages for audio diagnostics. BIOS Mirror allows you to
have a backup (mirror) BIOS when the primary BIOS is damaged by virus or flash update.
The KX18DS series provides a back panel LAN port that the south bridge chipset supports and
capable of 10/ 100 Mb/s transmission speeds. And the KX18DS PRO II also provides another back
panel LAN port that the LAN controller supports and provides up to 1 Gb/s network connectivity.
The company’s 3 Year Limited Warranty for this product covers both labor costs and replacement
parts during the 1
st
year. Only labor costs are covered during the 2
nd
and 3
rd
years (replacement parts
will be charged during the 2
nd
and 3
rd
years).
All of the information in this manual only for reference. This specification is subject to change
without notice.
