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AK11

SocketA
AMD Athlon/Duron Processor
Based 

Main Board

User's Manual

Summary of Contents for Spacewalker AK11

Page 1: ...AK11 SocketA AMD Athlon Duron Processor Based Main Board User s Manual...

Page 2: ...bility however no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents In the interest of continued product improvement this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include changes in t...

Page 3: ...fan are securely fastened well Otherwise improper fan installation not only gets system unstable but also could damage both CPU and motherboard because insufficient thermal dissipation If you would l...

Page 4: ...umpers 13 STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory 13 STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case 14 STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 15 STEP 6 Connect Front panel Switches LEDs Spe...

Page 5: ...t Connector 30 Line Out 31 Line In 31 Mic In 31 MIDI GAME Port 31 Front Panel Connectors ATX Power On Off Switch Connector PWR BT 32 EPMI Connector EPMI 32 Green LED Connector GLED 33 HDD LED Connecto...

Page 6: ...JP1 38 Wake On LAN Connector J2 38 Audio Connector CD_In JP10 Black 39 Audio Connector TAD_In JP11 Green 39 Audio Connector AUX_In JP12 White 39 3 3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION 40 Install Memory 40 U...

Page 7: ...URES 52 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 56 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 60 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 64 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 69 PC HEALTH STATUS 71 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL 72 LOAD FAIL SAFE DEFAULTS 73 LOAD OPTIM...

Page 8: ...11 Jumper Settings A Closer Look Page 25 Software Utility How to Install Page 41 BIOS Setup How to Configure Page 45 About This Manual For First Time DIY System Builder Page 6 For Experienced DIY Use...

Page 9: ...the Shuttle AK11 mainboard You will find that installing your new Shuttle AK11 mainboard is just easy Bundled with an array of onboard functions the highly integrated AK11 mainboard provides you with...

Page 10: ...y K E Y B OA R D M OU S E U S B P O R T A G P 1 P C I 1 P C I 2 P C I 3 P C I 4 P C I 5 P C I 6 C N R C OM 2 C OM 1 P R I N T A U D I O J4 JP 9 JP 8 J1 LA N WA K E J2 VT 8 2C 68 6 B 002 1 C G T A I W...

Page 11: ...to 166MHz by 1MHz step in the Frequency Voltage Control of BIOS setup program AC 97 Link for Audio and Telephony CODEC AC 97 2 1 compliant Spread independent PCI functions for Audio and Modem Versatil...

Page 12: ...sets of dual USB ports headers on mid board PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard Two UltraDMA 100 66 33 Bus Master Dual channel IDE ports provide support to a maximum of four IDE devices one Master a...

Page 13: ...the activation of modem ring CPU Clock Setting This item allows users to adjust CPU Host Clock in BIOS CPU Ratio Setting This item allows users to adjust CPU Ratio in BIOS CPU Vcore Setting This item...

Page 14: ...ED SPEAKER GLED EPMIPWR BT AWARD 1 9 9 9 P C I P N P K 7 2 0 2 0 6 2 2 6 9 JP10 JP11 JP12 CD_IN TAD I O AUX 1 1 1 1 1 JP1 IR 1 JP13 1 1 IDE1 1 IDE2 JP14 EXT USB PORT 1 JP2 1 FAN3 FA N4 FAN1 DIM1 DIM2...

Page 15: ...socket lever all the way down to its horizontal position and lock it to secure the CPU in place 5 The AMD 462 Athlon Duron processor requires a set of heatsink fan to ensure proper cooling of the proc...

Page 16: ...ly familiar with mainboard configu ration procedures The factory set default settings are tuned for optimum system performance For the advanced users who wish to customize their system section 3 2 Jum...

Page 17: ...evice according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer IDE devices HDD and CD ROM have to set jumpers on Master or Slave mode depending on your willing to install more than one device for ea...

Page 18: ...sis and the mainboard The studs are used to fix the mainboard and to keep a certain distance between the system chassis and the mainboard in order to avoid any electrical shortage between the board an...

Page 19: ...LED Reset Switch PC Speaker or USB devices etc These cables serve to connect the front panel switches LEDs USB connectors to the mainboard s front panel connectors group J3 and JP14 as shown below 1...

Page 20: ...dware Reset Switch RST 7 PC Speaker SPEAKER 1 J3 RST HLED PLED SPEAKER GLEDEPMI PWR BT 1 J3 RST HLED PLED SPEAKER GLEDEPMI PWR BT 1 J3 RST HLED PLED SPEAKER GLEDEPMI PWR BT 1 J3 RST HLED PLED SPEAKER...

Page 21: ...18 8 Extended USB header Step 7 Connect IDE Floppy Disk Drives 1 IDE cable connector 2 FDD cable connector 1 IDE1 1 IDE2 1 USB port 4 USB port 3 GND GND USBD2 USBD2 5V 5V USBD3 USBD3 GND GND 2 1 10 9...

Page 22: ...tep 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1 CD_IN TAD_IN and AUX_IN connectors 2 IR connector Step 9 Connect Power Supply 1 System power connector JP10 CD_IN 1 JP11 TAD I O 1 JP12 AUX 1 JP1 IR 1 JP13 A...

Page 23: ...n Expansion Slots 1 Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Card 2 Communication and Network Riser CNR Card The CNR Slot supports the audio modem Home PNA of VIA VT82C686B chipset Note The CNR Card is optional...

Page 24: ...together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system s back panel 1 PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard 2 USB Ports 3 Parallel Port 4 COM1 2 Ports foxc on n PS 2 keyboard PS 2 Mouse Paralle...

Page 25: ...22 5 Audio Line_out Line_in Mic_in 6 MIDI Game Port Line Out Mic_in Line In MIDI GAME Port...

Page 26: ...ce available in the extended partition The FDISK utility will assign a drive letter i e C D E to each partition which will be shown in the FDISK program After FDISK procedure reboot your system by usi...

Page 27: ...s already installed before running the drivers installation CD ROM programs 1 Insert the AK11 bundled CD ROM into your CD ROM drive The auto run program will display the drivers main installation wind...

Page 28: ...the bottom Jumpers with two pins are shown as for Close On or for Open Off To Short jumper pins simply place a plastic jumper cap over the desired pair of pins Caution 1 Do not remove the mainboard f...

Page 29: ...fy jumpers slots and connectors along with their assigned functions CPU Memory Expansion Slots Socket 462 CPU Socket for AMD Athlon and Duron processors DIMM1 2 3 Three DIMM Slots for 16 32 64 128 256...

Page 30: ...face Momentary Type switch GLED Green LED ON when system stays in power saving mode HLED IDE Drive Active LED PLED System Power LED RST Hardware Reset Switch SPEAKER Housing Internal Speaker JP14 Exte...

Page 31: ...28 J2 Wake On LAN Connector JP10 CD in JP11 TAD in JP12 AUX in E4 E5 E6 E7...

Page 32: ...lt system settings Pin 1 2 Default Pin 2 3 Clear CMOS Step 1 Turn off the system power PC Off Step 2 Remove ATX Power cable from ATX Power connector Step 3 Remove jumper cap from JP2 pins 1 2 Step 4 P...

Page 33: ...d mouse jacks into their corresponding connectors USB1 USB2 Port Connectors This mainboard offers 2 USB ports on back panel Plug each USB device jack into an available USB1 USB2 connector COM1 COM2 Co...

Page 34: ...In MIC IN is a 1 8 inch jack that provides a mono input It can use a dynamic mono or stereo microphone with a resistance of not more than 600 Ohms MIDI GAME Port The MIDI GAME port is a 15 pin female...

Page 35: ...Connector EPMI Hardware System Management Interface EPMI header may attach to a 2 pin momentary switch Press the EPMI switch to force the system into power saving mode press again to resume normal op...

Page 36: ...Connector HLED Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2 pin HLED header The HDD LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active PWR LED Connector PLED Attach the 3 pin Power LED conn...

Page 37: ...le to the RST header Pressing the reset switch causes the system to restart Speaker Connector SPEAKER Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4 pin speaker connector SPEAKER C6 C7 1 J3 RST HL...

Page 38: ...to USB connectors which are mounted on front panel or back panel But the USB cable is optional at the time of purchase Pins Assignment 1 5V 3 USBD3 5 USBD3 7 GROUND 9 GROUND 2 GROUND 4 GROUND 6 USBD2...

Page 39: ...es one 34 pin floppy disk controller FDC to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive F D D Moreover this mainboard comes with one 80pin ATA100 66 33 ribbon cable to connect to IDE H D D and one 34 pin ribbon...

Page 40: ...e supplied to ACPI 5V standby power and at least 720mA compatible Note 4 Make sure your power supply have enough power for higher speed processor installed CoolingFanConnectorsforCPU FAN1 Chassis FAN2...

Page 41: ...n may do damage to your IR device Step 1 Attach the 5 pin infrared device cable to JP1 connector Refer to the above diagram for IR pin assignment Step 2 Configure the Infrared transfer mode in field U...

Page 42: ...udio line to AK11 mainboard Typically you would use this connector when running the voice mail software on your system for audio input and output Pins Assignment 1 PHONE_IN 2 AGND 3 AGND 4 MONO_OUT Au...

Page 43: ...ct the system memory automatically You can check the total system memory value in the BIOS Standard CMOS Setup menu Upgrade Memory You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional SDRA...

Page 44: ...r If the AutoRun screen does not appear double click or run D Autorun exe assuming that your CD ROM drive is drive D Navigation Bar Description Install Mainboard Software Installing 4 in 1drivers Inst...

Page 45: ...are Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Mainboard Software bar Then Mainboard Drivers Utilities windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install VIA...

Page 46: ...oftware Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Audio Device Software bar Then AC97 Audio Drivers windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install AC97...

Page 47: ...uble click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Manual bar Then Online Information windows wil...

Page 48: ...ne checks Step 2 Press Del key immediately or at the following message ress DEL to enter SETUP or simultaneously press Ctrl Alt Esc keys Note 1 If you miss trains of words meationed in step2 the messa...

Page 49: ...hat a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not includ...

Page 50: ...menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal stable performance of your system to operate Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory set for optimal...

Page 51: ...the value you want in each item Date Month DD YYYY Set the system date Note that the Day automatically changes when you set the date Time HH MM SS The time is converted based on the 24 hour military...

Page 52: ...5 in or 2 88M 3 5 in Video Select the default video device The choice EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 or MONO Halt On Select the situation in which you want the BIOS to stop the POST process and notify you The...

Page 53: ...let you select the number of cylinders heads etc Note PRECOMP 65535 means NONE The choice None Auto or Manual Access Mode Choose the access mode for this hard disk The choice CHS LBA Large or Auto Ca...

Page 54: ...51 Precomp Warning Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk Min 0 Max 65535 Landing zone Set the Landing zone size Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Number of sector per track Min 0 Max 255...

Page 55: ...and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and an alarm beep Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to app...

Page 56: ...nce selected in these items The Choice Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN or Disabled Boot Other Device Select Your Boot Device Priority The choice Enabled or Disabled Swap Flo...

Page 57: ...ther the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptl...

Page 58: ...hipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed The choice Enabled or Disabled XX000 XXFFF Shadow These categories determine whether option ROMs will be Chipset Feature Setup Auto Configurati...

Page 59: ...e the best operating conditions for your system If you discovered that data was being lost while using your system you might consider making any changes DRAM Clock This item allows you to control the...

Page 60: ...Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency This item allows you to enable disable the PCI to CPU and CPU to PCI concurrently The Choice Enabled or Disabled Fast R W Turn Around This item controls the DRAM Timing I...

Page 61: ...to manually select the AGP output buffer drive strength Key in a HEX number Min 0000 Max 00FF AGP Fast Write This item allows user to enable disable AGP Fast Write function The Choice Enabled or Disab...

Page 62: ...CI bus is executed with zero wait state The Choice Enabled or Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled...

Page 63: ...he chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan nels Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface select Disabled to deactivate this interface The choice Enabled or Disa...

Page 64: ...support The choice Auto or Disabled Init Display First This item allows you to decide to activate PCI Slot or on chip VGA first The choice PCI Slot or AGP IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called...

Page 65: ...allel port controller I O address setting The choice 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 or Disabled Onboard Parallel Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal or Compat...

Page 66: ...Q7 IRQ 9 or IRQ10 SB DMA Select This item selects the Sound Blaster DMA The choice DMA0 DMA1 DMA2 or DMA3 MPU 401 This item enables disables on board MPU 401 The choice Enabled or Disabled MPU 401 I O...

Page 67: ...Management ACPI The choice Enabled or Disabled Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2...

Page 68: ...abled this will be preset to No The choice Yes or No Video Off Option When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode Always On Monitor will remain on during power s...

Page 69: ...f or On Wake Up Events This item enables a user to select wake up events Press Enter to choose whether a specified event can wake up a system from suspend mode or not events include VGA LPT COM HDD FD...

Page 70: ...will power on itself from power off mode when the activity of LAN Ring The choice Disabled or Enabled RTC Alarm Resume When this item enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time...

Page 71: ...ng functions which are configured by user only when User Defined Power Management has been selected See above for available selections HDD Power Down When this item enabled and after the set up time o...

Page 72: ...ine PnP OS is installed or not The choice Yes or No Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit from S...

Page 73: ...mpli ant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture The choice PCI Device or Reserved PCI VGA Palette Snoop It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can...

Page 74: ...inboard support System and CPU temperature monitoring and overheat alert This item indicates the current main board tempera ture Current CPUFAN1 2 Speed The mainboard can detect three fans rotation sp...

Page 75: ...elect This item allows you to select mother board 3 3V voltage The choice 3 30V 3 35V 3 40 3 45 3 50 3 55 3 60 or 3 65 AGP 4X Voltage Select This item allows you to select AGP voltage The choice 1 500...

Page 76: ...Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factor...

Page 77: ...d access to the options By setting separate Supervisor and User password a system supervisor can limit who can change critical Setup values Enter Password Type the password up to eight characters and...

Page 78: ...on page 29 Save Exit Setup Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS a special section of memory that sta...

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