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Installation

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3-4 Expansion Slots

AGP Slot

The mainboard is equipped with an AGP
slot. Make sure you install a card that
supports the 1.5V specification.

PCI Slots

The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI
slots.

PCI Slots

AGP Slot

AGP Card Installation Caution

When installing the AGP card make sure the AGP card edge
connector is inserted fully into the slot and the slot clicker is locked.

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Summary of Contents for KT880

Page 1: ...tice Manual Revision 1 0 September 06 2004 VIA VIA VIA VIA VIA KT880 KT880 KT880 KT880 KT880 mainboard mainboard mainboard mainboard mainboard for AMD Socket A processor for AMD Socket A processor for...

Page 2: ...EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRA...

Page 3: ...U Insertion 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 4 System Memory Configuration 3 5 Expansion Slots 3 6 Device Connectors 3 7 Power On Off Remote 3 12 External Modem Ring in Power ON and Keyboard Power ON Function KB...

Page 4: ...ExitSelecting 4 24 Section 5 S ATA RAID Configuration Introduction 5 1 VIA S ATA RAID Features 5 3 Enable RAID Function 5 4 Section 6 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation 6 1 Realtek Sound Man...

Page 5: ...B User s manual C Floppy drive cable D HDD drive cable E CD drivers and utilities F I O Shield Optional Items G S ATA data and power cable H Extra USB2 0 port cable I S PDIF Module B A C D USER S MAN...

Page 6: ...le peripheral performance for professional users Additional features include a VIA MAC for 10 100Mbps Fast Ethernet integrated PCI support For more details about the VIA chipset features please visit...

Page 7: ...he latest in audio realism from DVD movies and games Perfect for your home theatre system QuickSPDIF On board SPDIF out connector for quick connection to multi channel speakers Not only removes cable...

Page 8: ...Introduction Page 1 4 1 3 System Block Diagram...

Page 9: ...double sided 2 5v DDR 266 333 400 DIMMs with dual channel architecture in 64 128 256 512Mb 1Gb technologies Supports up to 2GB memory size BIOS Flash EEPROM with Award BIOS ACPI v2 0 compliant S3 Susp...

Page 10: ...s automatic Jack sensing Rear panel audio jacks configuration Peripheral Interfaces At Rear Panel PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports One Parallel printer port One S PDIF Out Coaxial jack One Serial port On...

Page 11: ...nt Five PCI slots with Bus Master support PCI v2 2 compliant Other Features Magic Health A quick dashboard display at POST to show hardware status Helps to detect faults early EZ Boot An easy way let...

Page 12: ...Specification Page 2 4...

Page 13: ...Installation Page 3 1 MainboardLayout Figure 1 Section 3 INSTALLATION...

Page 14: ...hlonTM as reference Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Figure 2 Step 2 Insert the processor Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning the FC PGA corner marking with the socket cor...

Page 15: ...CPU heatsink as shown in Figure 5 Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage For more information about installing your CPU please refer to the...

Page 16: ...supervisor or user password clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS To CMOS Clear data please follow the steps below 1 Turn off the system 2 Cha...

Page 17: ...figurations defined in the JEDEC DDR DIMM specification Figure 6 and Table 1 show several possible memory configurations M M I D 1 t i b 4 6 M M I D 2 t i b 8 2 1 1 M M I D S D S S S D S S 2 M M I D S...

Page 18: ...ke sure you install a card that supports the 1 5V specification PCI Slots The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI slots PCI Slots AGP Slot AGP Card Installation Caution When installing the AGP card make...

Page 19: ...nit connect to this fan connector JSYS_FAN1 The chassis fan will provide adequate airflow throughout the chassis to prevent overheating the CPU JSYS_FAN1 Ground 12V Sense 1 JCPU_FAN1 Ground 12V Sense...

Page 20: ...ne orientation Insert the plugs into the connectors until they fit in place Caution The PW1 and PW2 Power Connector must be used simultaneously for the system to work safely 40 39 2 1 IDE1 IDE2 34 33...

Page 21: ...ith phone plug inserted the rear panel audio will be disabled In 2 Channel audio mode Mic In is shared for both front panel and rear panel In 6 Channel audio mode the Mic In is dedicated for front pan...

Page 22: ...to connect Serial ATA devices that conform to the Serial ATA specification 1 GND A B B GND A GND SATA2 SATA1 CUSB2 CUSB3 CUSB2 CUSB3 Four USB 2 0 ports This mainboard includes 2 additional USB2 0 port...

Page 23: ...switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system PW_ON This is connected to the power button on the case To use the Soft Off by...

Page 24: ...supplies with Remote On Off feature The 4 pin ATX12V connector must be plugged in for the system to operate safely The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON head...

Page 25: ...d set USB Wake Up from S3 to Enabled c When in Windows open the Control Panel Power Management application and click the Advanced tab In the Power buttons section select Stand By from the drop down li...

Page 26: ...Installation Page 3 14...

Page 27: ...he system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail causing CMOS data loss If this happens you will need install a new CMOS battery and reconfigur...

Page 28: ...STANDARD CMOS FEATURES in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Figure 2 Standard CMOS Features Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time type of hard disk drive insta...

Page 29: ...facturer s default values for the board Pressing the F1 key displays a help message for the selected item Figure3 BIOSFeaturesSetup Hard Disk Boot Priority This item allows you to select the hard disk...

Page 30: ...checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity Options Enabled Disabled Boot Up NumLock Statu...

Page 31: ...system Options Enabled Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show This item allows you determine Full Screen LOGO display during POST Options Enabled Disabled 4 3 Advanced Chipset Features Choose the ADVANCED CH...

Page 32: ...ock Drive Control and press Enter The following screen appears DRAM Clock This item sets the memory clock By placing an artificial memory clock limit on the system memory is prevented from running fas...

Page 33: ...ive command before a precharge can occur sets the minimum RAS pulse width Options 6T 7T 8T 9T Active to CMD Trcd This item sets the timing parameters for the system memory such as the CAS Column Addre...

Page 34: ...ons 4X 2X 1X AGP Driving Control This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection This field is recommended to set in Auto to avoi...

Page 35: ...wait states Options Enabled Disabled PCI1 2 Post Write Enables CPU to PCI bus POST write Options Enabled Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to suppo...

Page 36: ...Peripherals VIA OnChip IDE Device Scroll to VIA OnChip IDE Device and press Enter The following screen appears SATA Mode This item allows you to set RAID mode for Serial ATA devices Options RAID IDE O...

Page 37: ...but may cause instability in IDE subsystems that cannot support such fast performance If you are getting disk drive errors try setting this value to Disabled This field does not appear when the Intern...

Page 38: ...put Allows you to input the MAC address OnChip Lan Boot ROM Enable disable the onboard LAN Boot ROM Options Enabled Disabled Onchip USB Controller Enables the USB controller Options Enabled Disabled O...

Page 39: ...8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto Infrared Port Select Select an address and corresponding interrupt for Infrared port Options 3F8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 Disabled Auto Onboard Parallel P...

Page 40: ...ACPIFunction Enables the ACPI Function Options Enabled Disabled ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select S1 Power On Suspend or S3 Suspend To RAM function Options S1 POS S3 STR S1 S3 Power Ma...

Page 41: ...stem turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS...

Page 42: ...is selected press Enter key to change a password with max 8 numbers Options Hot key Password PS2KB Wakeup form S3 S4 S5 This item allows you to set a Hot Key to wake up the system by PS2 Keyboard Opt...

Page 43: ...suspend state Options Enabled Disabled RTC Alarm Resume When set to Enable rtc alarm resume you can set the date of month and time hh mm ss that will awaken a system which has been powered down Optio...

Page 44: ...ou have not connected any USB device selecting Disabled will free the IRQ for use by other devices Options Enabled Disabled Interrupt requests are shared as shown below IMPORTANT When using PCI cards...

Page 45: ...to combat the effects of an overheating system requires ACPI to be enabled in Power Manage ment BIOS and ACPI compliant operating system The default is Disabled Options available are 60o C 140o F to...

Page 46: ...st various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking Warning Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components We recommend you leave these parame...

Page 47: ...o CPU Frequency For example if you have a processor that is rated at 2 4GHz and the clock generator is 200MHz then 200MHz x 12 2 4GHz Key in the DEC decimal number for the CPU Clock Ratio Note Overclo...

Page 48: ...get a confirmation dialog box LoadFail SafeDefaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations Load Optimized Defaults When you press Ente...

Page 49: ...to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the passwor...

Page 50: ...our system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without...

Page 51: ...isk drives in an array are called members All disk members in a formed disk array are recognized as a single physical drive to the operating system Hard disk drives can be combined together through a...

Page 52: ...is the capacity of the smallest drive Under a RAID 1 setup an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored ar...

Page 53: ...han 137 GB 48 bits LBA Supports RAID 0 1 and JBOD 4 KB to 64 KB striping block size support Bootable disk or disk array support Windows based RAID configure and management software tool Compatible wit...

Page 54: ...ler s BIOS utility VIA VT8237 Power on the system and wait for the following screen to appear Press the Tab key to enter its BIOS configuration utility The main interface of the BIOS utility is as bel...

Page 55: ...for various RAID controllers will appear 4 Insert a blank floppy into the A drive 5 Select the appropriate RAID controller to begin copy into the floppy Method 2 1 Locate another computer and insert...

Page 56: ...ical user interface that provides an easy operating tool to configure and manage RAID arrays 1 Insert the bundled CD into the CD ROM drive 2 When the main menu appears click on the SATA RAID driver co...

Page 57: ...2 This item allows you to install the drivers selectively Step 1 Click SERVICE PACK 4_IN_1 Driver to install all components recommended Step 2 Click AC 97 AUDIO Driver to install audio driver Step 3...

Page 58: ...For more detailed information refer to Sound Manager manual in the CD Sound Effect 1 Right click Sound Effect button on the task bar and select Sound Manager 2 Select Sound Effect page to set the desi...

Page 59: ...There are 10 bands of equalizer control check ON when you want to adjust the equalizer Figure 4 4 This page displays the mainboards s phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode no of speaker...

Page 60: ...ge 6 4 Figure 5 5 For 6 channel mode the audio combination is shown above Figure 6 6 To test the speaker select the Speaker Test page and click directly on the speakers shown on the screen Speaker Tes...

Page 61: ...r system a Click Auto Lock to detect S PDIF input and display its information b Check Real time S PDIF In monitor to listen to the S PDIF IN signal through Line out connector Figure 8 SPDIF Out 8 This...

Page 62: ...nsing 9 Push Start button to start the sensing Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing 10 EZ Connection shows the result of the detection Audio Connector column...

Page 63: ...After closing EZ Connector this page will show the latest connector status as above Figure 12 12 This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software To remove Sound Manager icon f...

Page 64: ...Drivers Installation Page 6 8...

Page 65: ...le and it will self extract Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk Note The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs 1 Type A AWDFLASH and press Enter Key 2 You wil...

Page 66: ...me to save previous BIOS to file 6 To confirm and proceed please key in Y to start the programming 7 The BIOS update is finished xxxxx bin F1 Reset F10 Exit XXXXX XXXX xxxxx bin xxxxx bin XXXXX XXXX x...

Page 67: ...its BIOS configuration utility The main interface of the BIOS utility is as below Create Disk Array 1 Use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create A...

Page 68: ...r array mode is selected there are two methods to create a disk array One method is Auto Setup and the other one is Select Disk Drives Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create array...

Page 69: ...g message will appear Press Y to finish the creation or press N to cancel the creation 6 Important note All existing content in the hard drive will be destroyed after array creation Delete Disk Array...

Page 70: ...drive manufacturer View Array Status Press the F1 key to show the array status on the lower screen If there are no disk arrays then nothing will be displayed on the screen Duplicate Critical RAID 1 A...

Page 71: ...plicate the array after booting into operating system If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is no spare hard drive available for rebuilding the array BIOS will provide several operations to...

Page 72: ...ard drive the channel column will be activated Highlight the target hard drive and press Enter a warning message will appear Press Y to use that hard drive to rebuild or press N to cancel Please note...

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