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Setup Tab 

Setup 

Click the 

Setup

 button to run the software installation program. 

Select from the menu which software you want to install. 

Browse 
CD 

The 

Browse CD

 button is the standard Windows command that 

allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of 
the support CD. 

Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a 
file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something similar. 
This file may contain important information to help you install the 
software correctly. 

Some software is installed in separate folders for different oper-
ating systems, such as DOS, WIN NT, or WIN98/95. Always go 
to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using. 

To install the software, execute a file named SETUP.EXE or 
INSTALL.EXE by double-clicking the file and then following the 
instructions on the screen. 

Exit 

The 

Exit

 button closes the Auto Setup window. 

Application Tab 

Lists the software utilities that are available on this CD. 

Read Me Tab 

Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD. 

Running Setup 

Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the main-
board: 

1. Click 

Setup

. The installation program begins: 

Mainboard ID

 

49 

Summary of Contents for K7AMA2

Page 1: ...sted and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a...

Page 2: ...erence causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada About the Manual The manual consists of the f...

Page 3: ...pers 7 Checking Jumper Settings 8 Jumper Settings 8 Connecting Case Components 11 The Panel Connectors 12 Installing Hardware 12 Installing the Processor 12 Installing Memory Modules 14 Installing a H...

Page 4: ...Set Password Option 46 Save Exit Setup Option 47 Exit Without Saving 47 CHAPTER 4 48 Using the Mainboard Software 48 About the Software CD ROM 48 Auto installing under Windows 98 48 Running Setup 49 M...

Page 5: ...w high bandwidth Double Data Rate DDR 266 SDRAM PC133 SDRAM and the AC 97 audio codec Note SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps data transfer depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz Double Dat...

Page 6: ...or audio and modem and hardware monitoring Note This mainboard incorporates either VT8233A or VT8233 Southbridge chipset For VT8233 Southbridge chipset the mainboard includes four USB ports VGA The K7...

Page 7: ...he firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds C Ch ho oo os si in ng g a a C Co om mp pu ut te er r C Ca as se e There are many types of computer cases on the mar...

Page 8: ...M Ma ai in nb bo oa ar rd d C Co om mp po on ne en nt ts s 4...

Page 9: ...riented microphone line out port header J4 Sleep switch J5 Single color power LED JP1 Clear CMOS jumper JP3 BIOS protection jumper JP4 CPU frequency selection jumper JP5A B C D JP6A B C D DDR SDR DRAM...

Page 10: ...edges Do not bend circuit boards Q Qu ui ic ck k G Gu ui id de e This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system with the mainboards The following table provides a reference...

Page 11: ...appropriate 1 Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your mainboard C Ch he ec ck ki in ng g J Ju u...

Page 12: ...on of the mainboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting default JP1 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear JP1 1 JP3 3 pin BIOS protection 1 2 Disabled 2 3 Enabled...

Page 13: ...llow these instructions 1 Turn the system off 2 Short pins 2 and 3 on JP1 3 Return the jumper to the normal setting 4 Turn the system on The BIOS is returned to the de fault settings Jumper 3 enables...

Page 14: ...ts default setting Short pin numbers 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 b Manual Set the CPU voltage manually Open all pins of jumper 8 and set the pins as follow Where VID0 VID3 are pin numbers 2 3 5 6 8 9 11 12 resp...

Page 15: ...CPUFAN1 3 Connect the case cooling fan connector to CASFAN1 4 Connect the case speaker cable to SPEAKER 5 Connect the LED indicator to PANEL1 pin 2 4 for dual col ors or J5 for single color SPEAKER1 C...

Page 16: ...l ll li in ng g H Ha ar rd dw wa ar re e Installing the Processor Caution When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any of the surface mount res...

Page 17: ...e mainboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket When choosing a proc essor consider the performance requiremen...

Page 18: ...s FSB speed Check the jumper section on page 8 for more information Installing Memory Modules This mainboard accommodates 184 pin 2 5V Double Data Rate DDR SDRAM and 168 pin 3 3V SDRAM memory modules...

Page 19: ...nstall the memory modules 1 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 2 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so th...

Page 20: ...hannel To maximize per formance install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80 pin IDE cables that support UDMA 66 100 133 Note If your mainboard incorporates the VT8233A Southbridge chipset the Ult...

Page 21: ...pe on the cable 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD ROM DVD drive IDE connector B It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the...

Page 22: ...your system go immediately to the Setup Utility to configure the floppy diskette drives that you have installed See Standard CMOS Features on page 26 for more information Installing Add on Cards This...

Page 23: ...r of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge con nector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw Note For some add on...

Page 24: ...onal devices J2 Front panel MIC line out This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 5 7 9 FMICI...

Page 25: ...UND SENSE If you have installed a modem use the cable provided with the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector This enables the Wake On Modem WOM1 feature When your system is in a power savin...

Page 26: ...vices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 COM2 is identified by the system as COM2 4 Game Port Use the game port to connect a joystick or a MIDI device Audio Ports Us...

Page 27: ...ves diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the com...

Page 28: ...Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Key Function Esc Exits the current menu Scrolls thr...

Page 29: ...e 7 Type the filename of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the mainboard BIOS 8 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette fr...

Page 30: ...e items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated when ever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility...

Page 31: ...result in your system not recognizing the installed hard disk Access Mode This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto a...

Page 32: ...ve ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Anti Virus Protection Disabled When enabled this item provides protection against viruses that try to write t...

Page 33: ...Second and Third boot devices Swap Floppy Drive Disabled If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system this item allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B a...

Page 34: ...Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology system is a diagnostics technology that monitors and predicts device performance S M A R T software resides on both the disk drive and the host comput...

Page 35: ...PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults DRAM Clock Drive Control Scroll to this item and press Enter to view the following screen C...

Page 36: ...et for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed DRAM Command Rate 2T Command This item enables you to specify the waiting time for t...

Page 37: ...e this item if your graphics display card does not support this feature AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled This implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by...

Page 38: ...ds that re quire it System BIOS Video RAM Cacheable Disabled These items allow the video and system to be cached in memory for faster execution Leave these items at the default value for better perfor...

Page 39: ...drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access If you install a primary and secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching...

Page 40: ...lect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip AC97 Audio Auto Enables and disables the onboard audio chip Disable this item i...

Page 41: ...Q3 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for the onboard serial port 2 COM2 UART Mode Select Normal This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set...

Page 42: ...on Press Esc to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen Init Display First PCI Slot Use this item to specify whether your graphics adapter is installed in one of the PCI slots or is integrated on...

Page 43: ...a modem a LAN card a PCI card or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI function Enabled Power Managem...

Page 44: ...nes if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode Video Off Method DPMS Support This item defines how the video is powered down to save power This item is set to DPMS Display P...

Page 45: ...re is any VGA activity LPT COM LPT COM When this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the serial ports or the parallel port HDD FD...

Page 46: ...abled IRQ 9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ 10 Reserved Disabled IRQ 11 Reserved Disabled IRQ 12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ 13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ 14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ 15 Reserved Disabled Menu Level Move...

Page 47: ...Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed No Setting this option to Yes allows the PnP OS instead of B...

Page 48: ...e on your system PC Health Status Option On mainboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds You cannot...

Page 49: ...trum Modulated Enabled CPU Host PCI Clock Default Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect...

Page 50: ...he memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option sele...

Page 51: ...em and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Sav ing dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and exit or pre...

Page 52: ...E TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual A Au ut to o i in ns st ta al ll li in ng g u un nd de er r W Wi in nd do ow ws...

Page 53: ...ome software is installed in separate folders for different oper ating systems such as DOS WIN NT or WIN98 95 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using To install the software e...

Page 54: ...The following screen appears 3 Check the items you want to install The default options are recom mended 4 Click Next to run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen ap pears 5 Follow the i...

Page 55: ...enience of customers The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Note The software in these folders is subject to chang...

Page 56: ...binet of CD ROM drives on your system to help you categorize and organize your CD collection A user friendly interface assists you in quickly creating images of both CDs and DVDs onto your system To i...

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