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KX400+ series mainboard

Chapter 1. Getting Started

Introduction

Congratulations on choosing the KX400+ Series mainboard! This series includes

the KX400+

、

KX400+ PRO

、

KX400+ PRO-C, and is based on VIA

VT8367 /

VT8233A or VT8235 chipsets. It also supports AMD

Athlon

XP / Athlon

Duron

Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of 266 MHz.

The KX400+ Series provides 3 sockets for 184-pin DDR SDRAM with a total

capacity of up to 3GB. You can install DDR333/266/200 (PC2700/2100/1600)
SDRAM, with the option of using the BIOS Setup to over-clock to DDR400.

The KX400+ Series provides one AGP Slot for 1X

、

2X or 4X AGP cards. A CNR

Slot (AMR Type) is used for your audio or modem card (only with KX400+ and
KX400+ PRO).

The KX400+ Series includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra DMA 33/ 66/

100/ 133 BUS Master Modes. The KX400+ Series also comes with an AC’97 Sound
Codec (ALC650) which supports high quality 6 channel audio (

Super 5.1 Channel

Audio Effect

The KX400+ Series also includes CPU Over Temperature Protection (OTP).

When

you are using a Athlon XP

CPU

,and the CPU

temperature rises above normal

values, the system will automatically

shut down to protect your system from over heating.

The KX400+ and KX400+ PRO also comes preinstalled with

Voice Genie

and

BIOS Mirror

. Voice Genie allows you to select between four languages for audio

diagnostics. BIOS Mirror allows you have a backup (mirror) BIOS when the primary
BIOS is damaged by virus or flash update.

The KX400+ PRO and KX400+ PRO-C also come with two USB 2.0 headers. The

KX400+ comes with one USB 1.1 headers.

Summary of Contents for KX400+ Pro

Page 1: ... part or in whole is not allowed without first obtaining 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 St...

Page 2: ...ION 11 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 38 INTRODUCTION 38 MAIN MENU 40 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 42 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 50 POWER MANAGEMENT 54 HARDWARE MONITORING 58 LOAD DEFAULTS 59 EXIT MENU 60 CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE SETUP 61 SOFTWARE LIST 61 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 62 SUPER 5 1 CHANNEL SETUP 65 SPEAKER TEST 66 CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING 67 ...

Page 3: ...y with KX400 and KX400 PRO The KX400 Series includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 BUS Master Modes The KX400 Series also comes with an AC 97 Sound Codec ALC650 which supports high quality 6 channel audio Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect The KX400 Series also includes CPU Over Temperature Protection OTP When you are using a Athlon XP CPU and the CPU temperature rises a...

Page 4: ...VT8233A KX400 South bridge VT8235 KX400 PRO KX400 PRO C I O Controller Winbond IO W83697HF DRAM Memory Supports 333 PC2700 266 PC2100 200 PC1600 DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM Supports 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB DIMM modules Supports up to 3 Double Sided DIMMs 6 rows populated with unbuffered or registered PC2700 without ECC Supports 1 GB DIMM with a total memory capacity of up to 3GB Green Funct...

Page 5: ...t PCI bus slots 6 master slots Only for KX400 Only for KX400 PRO KX400 PRO C Flash Memory Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function Monitors CPU Fan Speed Monitors Chasis Fan Speed Monitors System Voltage Infrared Supports IrDA Version 1 0 SIR Protocol with a maximum baud rate of up to 115 2K bps Supports SHARP ASK IR Protocol with maximum baud rate ...

Page 6: ...ications 1 Standard Bidirection Parallel Port 2 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP 3 Extended Capabilities Port ECP Supports two serial ports 16550 UART Supports Infrared Data Transmission using IrDA Supports PS 2 mouse and PS 2 keyboard Supports 360KB 1 2MB 1 44MB and 2 88MB floppy disk drives IDE Facilities Supports four IDE hard disk drives Supports PIO Mode 4 Master Mode and high performance hard disk...

Page 7: ...on from overheating Voice Genie only with KX400 KX400 PRO Voice Genie can generate audio diagnostics in 4 different languages English Chinese Japanese German When a problem occurs during the boot process an audio diagnostic will inform you of the problem Watch Dog Timer This mainboard contains a special feature called the Watch Dog Timer which is used to detect when the system is unable to handle ...

Page 8: ...ies mainboard 6 Dimensions ATX form factor 220mm x 305mm WxL Package Contents IDE Cable FDC Cable Installation and Driver CD USB Cable Optional Rear I O Panel for ATX Case Optional North bridge chip fan Optional ...

Page 9: ...anel Indicator SW LED 20 Speaker Connector SPEAKER 22 Infrared Connector IrDA 23 Wake On LAN Header WOL 27 Front USB Headers USB 2 3 26 Voice Genie BIOS Mirror Function Switch S1 32 CPU Ratio Select Switch SW1 33 Clear COMS Jumper JP1 28 CPU Frequency Selection JP2 29 Over Temperature Protection Function JP4 30 Case Open Warning Function CASE OPEN 31 Sony Philips Digital Interface Connector S PDIF...

Page 10: ...SW1 JP4 CD IN AUXFAN AGP PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 BAT1 DDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 FDC IDE2 IDE1 ATX_PWR U10 U6 U13 1 U19 S1 USB2 USB3 IrDA FRONT AUDIO SW LED SPEAKER CHASFAN CASE OPEN JP2 SOUND 1 1 1 SPDIF1 1 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON 1 2 3 4 ON ON J 1 P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WOL U17 U21 CNR 1 CPUFAN ...

Page 11: ...KB MS USB SW1 JP4 CD IN AUXFAN AGP PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 BAT1 DDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 FDC IDE2 IDE1 ATX_PWR U10 U6 U13 1 U19 USB2 USB3 IrDA FRONT AUDIO SW LED SPEAKER CHASFAN CASE OPEN JP2 SOUND 1 1 1 SPDIF1 1 1 2 3 4 _ 0 J1 P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WOL U17 1 CPUFAN ...

Page 12: ...P4 CD IN AUXFAN AGP PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 BAT1 DDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 FDC1 IDE2 IDE1 ATX_PWR U10 U6 U13 1 U19 S1 USB2 IrDA FRONT AUDIO SW LED SPEAKER CHASFAN CASE OPEN JP2 SOUND 1 1 1 SPDIF1 1 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON 1 2 3 4 ON ON J 1 P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 WOL U17 U21 CNR 1 CPUFAN ...

Page 13: ...g your system hardware Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components Subject CPU Processor Installation Memory Installation Back Panel Configuration Connector Configuration Header Configuration Jumper Settings Power Supply Attachments ...

Page 14: ...tion Steps 1 Locate the CPU socket on your mainboard and nudge the lever away from the socket Then lift the lever to a 90 degree angle 2 On the socket locate the corner that has the pin 1 receptor This corner will have a cut corner on the rectangular pattern of pin holes Match the dot 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...

Page 15: ... use the clasps on the fan to attach it to the socket Finally extend the power cable from the fan and insert it into the CPUFAN adapter Before starting the system Please check the installation completely before starting the system Verify that the heatsink is properly installed and make sure the CPU fan is working Overheating can damage the CPU and other sensitive components ...

Page 16: ...N Header VIA VT8367 PRT COM KB MS USB SW1 JP4 CD IN AGP PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 ATX_PWR U10 U6 VIA VT8233A BAT1 DDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 FDC1 IDE2 IDE1 U13 1 U19 S1 USB2 IrDA FRONT_AUDIO SW LED SPEAKER CASE OPEN JP2 SOUND 1 1 SPDIF1 1 1 2 3 4 _ 0 1 2 3 4 J 1 P 1 1 1 1 1 1 WOL U17 U21 1 CNR 1 1 CHASFAN ON ON ON ON 1 AUXFAN 1 1 CPUFAN Ground 12V Sense Ground 12V NC 1 Ground Sense 12...

Page 17: ... using the manual over clocking configurations After you power on the system BIOS will check the last system POST status If it was successful BIOS will enable the Watch Dog Timer feature and set the CPU frequency values to the user configured values stored in the BIOS If unsuccessful the Watch Dog Timer will reboot the system Typically you would need to remove the cover of your system and re jumpe...

Page 18: ... for 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total memory capacity of up to 3GB You can install Unbuffered DDR 333 266 200 PC2700 2100 1600 SDRAM The layout is KX400 PRO DDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 AGP PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 1 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON 1 2 3 4 ON ON 1 ...

Page 19: ... bottom of the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot This ensures that the module is inserted properly 2 Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using both thumbs until the module snaps into place 3 Repeat steps 1 2 for the remaining RAM modules ...

Page 20: ... six USB connectors There are two additional connectors on the back panel OHCI Open Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus Roots are used to attach to devices such as keyboards mice and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector Pin Assignment 1 Data 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 5 V fused 5 Clock 6 No connect Pin Assignment 1 5 V fused 2 USBP0 3 USBP0 4 Ground G...

Page 21: ... game pad for playing computer games This port can also be used to edit professional music by using MIDI devices Audio Port Connectors 1 Speaker Out is used to connect to speakers or headphones If Super 5 1 driver is installed the Speaker Out becomes the Front Speaker 2 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 i...

Page 22: ...Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function No No 1 HD LED Hard Drive 2 Power LED POWER 3 HD LED LED 4 Power LED LED 5 Reset Control Reset 6 Power Button Power on 7 Reset Control Button 8 Power Button Button 9 NC NC 10 NC NC VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON ON ON 1 SW LED 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10 ...

Page 23: ...l cause the mainboard to reset and run the POST Power On Self Test PWR LED Power LED Connector This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case The LED will illuminate while the computer is powered on PWR ON Power Button This connector can be attached to a front panel power switch The switch must pull the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the pow...

Page 24: ...speaker onboard or off board provides error beep code information during the Power On Self Test when the computer cannot access the video interface The layout is KX400 PRO PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 PC_BEEP 3 Ground 2 NC 4 5V VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON ON ON 1 SPEAKER 1 The speaker cannot be connected to the audio subsystem and can not receive output from the audio subsystem ...

Page 25: ...infrared sensing device After the IrDA interface is configured you can use this connector for connectionless data transfer to and from portable devices such as laptops and PDAs The layout is KX400 PRO PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 NC 3 5V 2 NC 4 Ground 5 IR_TX 6 IR_RX VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON ON ON 1 IrDA 1 1 3 3 5 5 2 2 4 4 6 6 ...

Page 26: ...ard provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables provided in the packaging The layout is KX400 PRO VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON ON ON 1 FDC ...

Page 27: ...You can connect up to two hard 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 controlle...

Page 28: ...KX400 PRO C The KX400 PRO KX400 PRO C comes with two standard USB 2 0 Pin headers USB2 USB3 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 1 5VSB 2 5VSB 3 DATA_A 4 DATA_B 5 DATA_A 6 DATA_B 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 NC 10 NC USB 2 0 Bracket optional You can connect the USB 2 0 bracket to the USB2 and USB3 Headers VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON ON ON 1 USB2 USB3 1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 10 ...

Page 29: ... use this function a network card with a chipset that supports this feature is required A WOL network card will have a cable that you need to attach to this connector The layout is KX400 PRO Pin No Assignment 1 5V SB 2 Ground 3 Wake up VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON ON ON 1 Wake on LAN WOL 1 ...

Page 30: ...connect the AC power cable 2 Set JP1 to OFF 2 3 Closed 3 Wait several seconds 4 Set JP1 to ON 1 2 closed 5 Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system 6 Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data The following procedures are for resetting the BIOS password It is important to follow these instructions closely VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON ON ON 1 Clear CMOS JP1 1 ...

Page 31: ... 29 CPU Frequency Selection JP2 Use this jumper to adjust the CPU frequency The layout is KX400 PRO JP2 CPU Frequency 1 2 100 0MHz 2 3 133 0MHz 3 4 166 0MHz VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ON ON ON ON 1 1 CPU Frequency JP2 ...

Page 32: ...n is Enabled and you use Athlon XP CPU when the CPU temperature rises above the normal range the system will automatically shut down Remove and reinstall the CPU heat sink Also check to make sure the CPU fan is working properly The layout is KX400 PRO JP4 OTP 1 2 Disable Default 2 3 Enable Disable is the default 1 2 3 4 _ 0 VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 ON ON ON ON 1 JP4 ...

Page 33: ... when you power on your computer If this function is Disabled the system will disregard any prior tampering with the computer case To implement this function your computer case needs to be equipped with a Case Open cable that needs to be attached to the Case Open header The layout is KX400 PRO Case Open Assignment 1 Caseop 2 Ground 1 2 3 4 _ 0 VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 ON ON ON ON Case Open CASE OP GN...

Page 34: ...you can begin using the alternate or mirror BIOS by switching on the rescue switch This is used when the primary BIOS had been infected with a virus or damaged during a flash update The layout is KX400 PRO Voice Genie Voice Genie S1 1 S1 2 English ON ON Chinese ON OFF Japanese OFF ON German OFF OFF BIOS Mirror BIOS Mirror S1 3 Normal ON U17 Rescue OFF U21 U17 Main BIOS U21 Backup BIOS read only Op...

Page 35: ...e the value through the BIOS setup Note that the CPU ratio select switch SW1 takes precedence If you are not familiar with overclocking it is strongly recommended that you set the SW1 switch to the CPU default setting The layout is KX400 PRO CPU Ratio SW1 1 SW1 2 SW1 3 SW1 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 7 7 5 8 8 5 9 9 5 10 10 5 11 11 5 12 12 5 CPU Default 0 0 0 0 VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 1 2 3 4 _ 0 SW1 Optional ON ...

Page 36: ...367 VIA VT8233A CD IN A UX FA N A G P PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 BAT 1 DDR DIMM1 DDR DIMM2 DDR DIMM3 FD C1 IDE2 IDE1 ATX_PW R U 10 U6 U13 1 U 19 USB2 IrDA FRONT_AUDIO SW LED SPEAKER CHASFAN C ASE OPEN JP2 1 1 1 1 SPDIF1 1 KB MS SW1 1 2 3 4 _ 0 S1 ON ON 1 2 3 4 ON ON J 1 P 1 PRT COM JP4 USB SOU ND 1 1 1 1 1 1 WOL U17 U21 1 CNR 1 CP U FA N 1 S PDIF SPDIF CD ROM Audio IN CD_IN Front Panel Au...

Page 37: ...o equipment You can attach these components to the FRONT_AUDIO panel of the mainboard First remove the jumper caps covering the FRONT_AUDIO pins Use pins 1 3 to connect to the case microphone Use pins 9 5 to connect to the earphone If you do not intend to use the FRONT_AUDIO panel do not remove the jumper caps Pin No Assignment Pin No Assignment 1 FP_MIC 2 GND 3 FP_VREF 4 5V 5 SPOUT_R From IC 6 SP...

Page 38: ... CNR is an open industry specification that defines a hardware scalable riser card interface which supports LAN DSL USB wireless audio and modem subsystems PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Slots The KX400 is equipped with 5 standard PCI slots KX400 PRO and KX400 PRO C are equipped with 6 standard PCI slots PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion ca...

Page 39: ...n connector Make sure the connector is properly inserted before applying power The layout is KX400 PRO PIN Assignment PIN Assignment 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 PW_OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V VIA VT8367 VIA VT8235 ON ON ON ON 1 2 3 4 _ 0 ATX_PWR ...

Page 40: ...tel based processors This version of the PHOENIX AWARDTM 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...

Page 41: ... previous item Down arrow Move to next item Left arrow Move to the item on the left menu bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the item you desired PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes Key Increase ...

Page 42: ... enter the PHOENIX AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu ...

Page 43: ...ned in sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu Drive A Drive B 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 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 proces...

Page 44: ...HDD 3 ZIP100 USB FDD USB ZIP USB CDROM USB HDD LAN Disabled Boot Other Device The setting allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot devices Options Enabled Disabled default Boot Up Floppy Seek The Enabled setting will make BIOS seek the floppy drive before booting up Options Enabled default Disabled ...

Page 45: ...ption allows you to enable or disable Level 2 secondary cache on the CPU to enhance performance Options Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Make CPU L2 cache ECC function active or inactive Options Disabled Enabled default Quick Power On Self Test Allow the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease the time needed to boot the system Opt...

Page 46: ...0 750 1000 APIC Mode By enabling this option MPS version control for OS can be configured Options Disabled Enabled default MPS Version Control For OS The 1 1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT Choose the new 1 4 version for Windows 2000 and Windows XP Options 1 4 default 1 1 OS Select For DRAM 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running the OS 2 operating system w...

Page 47: ... Precharge to Active Trp You can set the time to precharge Options 3T default 2T Active to Precharge Tras Set the DRAM type to select the number of DRAM timing Options 6T default 5T Active to CMD Trcd Select the DRAM delay time when being read Options 3T default 2T DRAM Burst Length This item determines DRAM Burst Length Options 4 default 8 DRAM Queue Depth This item determines DRAM Queue Depth Op...

Page 48: ...on set to Manual it allows the user to set AGP Driving Value Option DA default AGP Fast Write The AGP Fast Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card by passing the system AGP 4X speed Choose Enable only when you used with AGP card support Options Disabled default Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write When enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with on...

Page 49: ...am writes to this memory area a system error may result Options Enabled Disabled default PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed When set to YES BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Window 95 When set to NO BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards For non PnP operating systems DOS Ne...

Page 50: ...d to PCI device IRQ 12 assigned to PCI device IRQ 14 assigned to PCI device IRQ 15 assigned to PCI device PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some graphic controllers that are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility Options Disabled default Enabled PCI Latency Timer CLK This item allows you to set up the PCI ...

Page 51: ...ency JP2 set on 100 MHz the setting options from 100 MHz to 132 MHz CPU Clock frequency JP2 set on 133 MHz the setting options from 133 MHz to 233 MHz DDR CPU Ratio This item allows you to adjust your DRAM CPU Clock Ratio This option allows you to over clock the system CPU Clock frequency JP2 set on 100 MHz Options 2 00x 2 66x 3 33x CPU Clock frequency JP2 set on 133 MHz Options 2 00x 2 50x DDR Sp...

Page 52: ...First With systems that have multiple video cards this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI Slot or an AGP Slot Options AGP default PCI Slot Voice Genie with KX400 KX400 PRO This option allows to enable disable diagnosis function of Voice Genie ...

Page 53: ...s that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 to 4 will increased performance progressively In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Options Auto default Mode0 Mode1 Mode2 Mode3 Mode4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system As well your operating environment...

Page 54: ...e If you highlight the literal Press Enter next to the Super IO Device label and then press the enter key it will take you a submenu with the following options Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you install anadd in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Options E...

Page 55: ...address Options 378 IRQ7 default 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled Parallel Port Mode This option allows you to select an operating mode for the on board parallel print port Options ECP default ECP means that using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port EPP Using Parallel Port as Enhanced Parallel Port SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP EPP mode EPP M...

Page 56: ...stem Options S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 S3 Go S1 or S3 depend on hardware and driver supports Power Management Option There are three options of Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Suspend Mode 1 hr HDD Power Down 30 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management only available for sl CPU s Suspend Mode 1 m...

Page 57: ...f feature for monitor power management Options Suspend Off default Always On Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor is goes blank Options V H SYNC Blank default 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 S...

Page 58: ...his option is used when PS2KB Wake Up Select is configured as HOT KEY Options Disable Ctrl F1 to F12 Power Wake Anykey USB Wake Up This item allows you to select USB devices to awaken the system from suspend mode Options Disabled default Enabled VGA When set to On any event occurring at a VGA Port will awaken a system which had been previously powered down Options OFF default On LPT COM When this ...

Page 59: ...se which month the system will boot up This field is only configurable when RTC Wake Up is set to Enabled Resume Time hh mm ss You can choose the hour minute and second the system will boot up This field is only configurable when RTC Wake Up is set to Enabled IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter to access a sub menu used to configure the different wake up events i e wake on LPT COMM activity Prima...

Page 60: ...he case had been previously opened the system will automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power on your computer If this function is set to Disabled the system will not show alert messages when you power on your computer even if the case is opened by others Options Disabled default Enabled CPU Warning Temperature This item allows you to set the temperature limit for your CPU W...

Page 61: ...Default 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 62: ...ll configuration 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 63: ...board 61 Chapter 3 Software Setup Software List Category Platform VIA Service Pack 4 In 1 USB 2 0 Driver Onboard Audio Driver WinXP USB Wake from S3 Driver BIOS files PC cillin 2002 Acrobat Reader Windows 9X ME 2000 XP ...

Page 64: ...river CD into the CD ROM drive and the Installation Utility will auto run You can also launch the Driver CD Installation Utility manually Follow the steps below 1 The first screen Main Screen will display two buttons Click 2 On the Install Products screen click ...

Page 65: ...d Driver Installation screen select from the buttons below to install the appropriate drivers 4 By clicking on the picture in step 2 you will have two programs to choose from and install Click the appropriate button and follow the instructions ...

Page 66: ...KX400 series mainboard 64 5 Clicking the second button from the screen in step 1 we can browse all the files in the Driver CD 6 You can click to exit the Drive CD program ...

Page 67: ...r 6 channel speaker system from the screens below Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect This mainboard comes with an ALC650 Codec which supports high quality 5 1 Channel audio effects With ALC650 you are able to use standard line jacks for surround audio output without connecting to any auxiliary external modules To use this function you have to install the audio driver in the bonus Pack CD as well as an...

Page 68: ...ble is firmly into the connector 2 from your Windows Desktop locate the audio icon at the lower right corner of the desktop 3 Click the Speaker Test tab which will display one of the screens below 4 Determine the speaker which you want to test and click the associated speaker icon on the screen 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel Front Right Subwoofer Rear Right Center Rear Left Front Left ...

Page 69: ...drive 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 Dama...

Page 70: ...ata Then 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 p...

Page 71: ... connected 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 Run SETUP program and select the correct drive types Call drive manufacturers for possible compatibility problems with other...

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