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User’s Manual

NAB-7400

Version 1.11

April 2, 2007

Summary of Contents for NAB-7400

Page 1: ...User s Manual NAB 7400 Version 1 11 April 2 2007...

Page 2: ...property rights owned by Macrovision and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only...

Page 3: ...used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which...

Page 4: ...n card or module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock 11 If any of the following situation...

Page 5: ...rts 11 Connectors 12 Jumpers 18 Slots 20 Chapter 3 21 BIOS Setup 21 Entering Setup 22 Control Keys 23 Navigating the BIOS Menus 24 Getting Help 25 Main Menu 26 Standard CMOS Features 28 IDE Drives 29...

Page 6: ...Load Fail Safe Defaults 53 Load Optimized Defaults 54 Set Supervisor User Password 55 Save Exit Setup 57 Exit Without Saving 58 Chapter 4 59 Driver Installation 59 Driver Utilities 60 CD Content 62 A...

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Page 9: ...oped by VIA Technologies Inc as part of the company s open industry wide Total Connectivity initiative The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of small ergonomic innovative an...

Page 10: ...MPEG 2 Video Decoding Acceleration Memory 1 x DDR2 533 400 DIMM slot up to 1 GB Expansion Interface 2 x Mini PCI Interface 1 x 32 bit PCI Golden Finger IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133 100 66 connectors 1 x 40 pi...

Page 11: ...nt panel pin connector 1 x Front panel LED pin connector for the LAN activity indicators of Ethernet and wireless 2 x Fan pin connectors CPU Fan and System Fan 2 x SATA connectors 3 x USB pin connecto...

Page 12: ...Chapter 1 4 MAINBOARD LAYOUT...

Page 13: ...Specifications 5 BACK PANEL LAYOUT...

Page 14: ...n This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Electrostatic discharge ESD can...

Page 15: ...Installation 7 CPU The VIA NAB 7400 mainboard can support VIA C7 NanoBGA2 Processor...

Page 16: ...hat the red wire is the Positive and should be connected to the 12V The black wire is Ground and should always be connected to GND FAN_MCM is a switch that is used by high quality fans to monitor the...

Page 17: ...lot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot until the retaining clips snap...

Page 18: ...rectly to ensure that no damage will be caused ATX 20 Pin Power Connector To connect the ATX power supply make sure the power plug is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then p...

Page 19: ...port COM 1 The 9 pin COM 1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices USB 2 0 ports The USB ports is for connecting to external peripheral devices RJ 45 10 100 LAN ports The mainboard provid...

Page 20: ...ves are connected to a single cable the jumper on the second drive must be set to slave mode Refer to the drive documentation supplied by the vendor for the jumper settings IDE2 Pinout Pin Signal Pin...

Page 21: ...s pin Power Switch PW_BN pin 6 pin 8 Connect to a 2 pin power button switch Pressing this button will turn the system power on or off Reset Switch RST_SW pin 10 pin 12 The reset switch is used to rebo...

Page 22: ...e devices The current Serial ATA interface allows up to 150 MB s data transfer rate faster than the standard parallel ATA with 133 MB s Ultra DMA VGA Connectors The internal pin header is to support V...

Page 23: ...interface peripherals such as USB HDD digital cameras MP3 players printers modem and the like Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 USBD_T2 4 USBD_T3 5 USBD_T2 6 USBD_T3 7 GND 8 GND 9 Key 10 Wireless L...

Page 24: ...Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RIN12 2 RIN32 3 DOUT22 4 DOUT32 5 GND 6 RIN22 7 DOUT12 8 RIN42 9 XRI2 10 Key Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 RIN13 2 RIN33 3 DOUT23 4 DOUT33 5 GND 6 RIN23 7 DOUT13 8 RIN43 9 XRI3 10 K...

Page 25: ...nal Pin Signal 1 VCCE 2 VCCE 3 KB_CLK 4 Key 5 EKBCLK 6 EKBDATA 7 KB_DT 8 MS_DT 9 KB_CK 10 MS_CK Note When the pin header is not in use please short pin 3 5 pin 4 6 pin 7 9 and pin 8 10 LAN LED Connect...

Page 26: ...he system is off Return the jumper to pins 2 and 3 afterwards Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard Setting 1 2 3 Normal Operation ON ON OFF Clear CMOS setting OFF ON ON...

Page 27: ...ws you to protect from flashing the BIOS BIOS Write Protection setting pin1 WP TBL pin2 GND short 1 2 Watchdog Timer WDTO1 Watchdog Timer setting pin1 WDTO pin2 VCOREGD short 1 2 S_LED1 Pin header for...

Page 28: ...lot 1 CF card reader interface and 2 x 44 pin IDE connectors Among those 2 IDE connectors one of them has the DOM support Mini PCI 1 2 1 PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ interrupt request line ar...

Page 29: ...21 CHAPTER 3 BIOS Setup This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions...

Page 30: ...22 ENTERING SETUP Power on the computer and press Delete during the beginning of the boot sequence to enter the BIOS setup menu If you missed the BIOS setup entry point you may restart the system and...

Page 31: ...the main menu from a submenu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Se...

Page 32: ...ntrol keys Up Down arrow keys to select any item sub menu Description of the selected highlighted category is displayed at the bottom of the screen An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub...

Page 33: ...The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can display this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing F1 The help screen displays the keys for using and navigating the BIOS setup Press...

Page 34: ...t Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Use this menu to set basic system configurations Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced f...

Page 35: ...operations Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Use this menu option to set the BIOS su...

Page 36: ...annel 1 Slave Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 15360K Total Memory 16384K Standard CMOS Features Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 20 20 20 Date The date format is Day Mont...

Page 37: ...The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in this category Select Auto whenever possible If you select Manual make sure the information is from your hard disk vendor or...

Page 38: ...p NumLock Status On Typematic Rate Setting Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled Baud Rate 19200 Virus Warning Disabled MPS Version Contro...

Page 39: ...Boot from USB floppy drive USB ZIP Boot from USB ZIP drive USB CDROM Boot from USB CDROM Legacy LAN Boot from network drive Disabled Disable the boot device sequence Boot Other Device Enables the sys...

Page 40: ...e computer is powered on and when end users try to run BIOS Setup APIC Mode Enables APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller functionality Settings Enabled Disabled MPS Variation Control For OS...

Page 41: ...0 X 0 716V Enabled Disabled 125 100 Disabled Enabled ODCM C7 TM Overstress Temp C C7 TM1 TM2 Woking Temp C C7 NoExecute NX C7 CMPXCHG8 Delay Prior to Thermal Settings 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min 32 Min Therma...

Page 42: ...1 532 1 548 1 564 1 580 1 596 1 612 1 628 1 644 1 660 1 676 1 692 1 708 Execute Disable Bit When disabled forces the XD feature flag to always return to 0 Settings Enabled Disabled C7 CMPXCHG8 Disable...

Page 43: ...Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Pri Master Pri Master Use or to select a device then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master S...

Page 44: ...ty AGP P2P Bridge Control CPU PCI Bus Control AGP Driving Control AGP Driving Value PCI Slot Press Enter Press Enter AUTO DA Panel Type Select Display Device CRT 01 WARNING The Advanced Chipset Featur...

Page 45: ...BIOS Setup 37 Panel Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system Settings Key in a HEX number ranged between 0000 000F...

Page 46: ...Size This setting controls how much memory space can be allocated to AGP for video purposes The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host c...

Page 47: ...BIOS Setup 39 AGP 3 0 Calibration cycle Settings Enabled Disabled VGA Share Memory Size Settings Disabled 16M 32M 64M Direct Frame Buffer Settings Enabled Disabled...

Page 48: ...evel Item Help By Auto VLink mode selection CPU PCI Bus Control Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Enabled VLink 8X Support Default DRDY_Timing V Link mode selection This menu item controls the data...

Page 49: ...Serial Prot 4 Use IRQ Onboard IDE Channel 2 Enabled OnChip EHCI Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Prot 3 3E8 Watch Dog Timer Select Disabled To control the onboard primary IDE Channel Choose Disabled...

Page 50: ...B Port 2 USB Port 3 USB Port OnChip EHCI Controller Settings Enabled Disabled USB Emulation Set this field to choose the USB emulation When set to OFF do not support any USB device on DOS When set to...

Page 51: ...8 2E8 Serial Prot 3 USB IRQ Settings IRQ3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 10 IRQ 11 Onboard Serial Port 4 Settings Disabled 3F8 2F8 3E8 2E8 Serial Prot 4 USB IRQ Settings IRQ3 IRQ 4 IRQ 5 IRQ 10 IRQ 11 Watchdog Timer...

Page 52: ...S Setup Utility 1 Min HDD Power Down Sets the length of time for a period of inactivity before powering down the hard disk Settings Disabled 1 15 minutes Power Management Timer Set the idle time befor...

Page 53: ...d defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during system operation Setting Description Off Keeps the system in an off state until the power button is pressed On Restarts the system w...

Page 54: ...0 0 0 VGA Event OFF PCI Master Event OFF COM Event HDD Event COM ON Menu Level Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor VGA activities VGA Event Enables the power management unit...

Page 55: ...ings Disabled Enabled Wake Up On LAN Ring Decide whether or not any Ring In signals from Modem can wake up the system from a suspended state Settings Disabled Enabled RTC Alarm Resume Sets a scheduled...

Page 56: ...isabled IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ13 Coprocessor Enabled IRQ14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ15 Reserved Disabled Primary INTR Restores the system to an active state if IRQ activity is detected from any of t...

Page 57: ...Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD IRQ Resources Press Enter Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled PnP PCI Configurations Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Note This sectio...

Page 58: ...configuration prevents the operating system from loading Disabled Default setting Resource Controlled By Enables the BIOS to automatically configure all the Plug and Play compatible devices Setting D...

Page 59: ...3T 2T Command DRAM Command Rate RDSAIT mode Auto Write Recovery Time Twr 4T 03 Enabled 100MHz 6 X 0 25 RDSAIT selection Auto Detect PCI Clk CPU Clock CPU Clock Ratio Spread Spectrum DRAM Clock The chi...

Page 60: ...CPU Clock Settings Key in a DEC number ranged between 100 333 CPU Clock Ratio To configure the CPU internal clock multiplier This option does NOT apply to CPU s which have this clock multiplier locke...

Page 61: ...tage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N Phoenix Aw...

Page 62: ...Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Y N Phoenix AwardBIOS CM...

Page 63: ...tup When a password has been set a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS Setup is run This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration There are two t...

Page 64: ...p to confirm disabling the password To cancel the process press Esc Additionally when a password is enabled the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted This would preven...

Page 65: ...dvanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup...

Page 66: ...anced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup E...

Page 67: ...ief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as audio or VGA drivers The applications will only functio...

Page 68: ...Driver Utilities CD contains the driver utilities and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard Note The driver utilities and software are updated from time to time The latest updated v...

Page 69: ...he CD should run automatically after closing the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the screen If the CD does not run automatically click on th...

Page 70: ...providing fast graphical access IRQ Routing Miniport Driver sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence and VIA INF Driver enables the VIA Power Management function VIA Graphics Driver Enhances the on...

Page 71: ...The WDT is suitable for use in the prevention of system lock up such as when software becomes trapped in a deadlock Under these sort of circumstances the timer will count to zero and the selected out...

Page 72: ...purpose include stdio h include dos h include inlines pc h Sio area define SUPERIO_INDEX 0x4e define SUPERIO_DATA 0x4f define BANK_REG 0x07 define CR20_REG 0x20 This register indicate the device s ID...

Page 73: ...v if argc 2 argc 3 print_help argv printf the parameter s n argv 1 sscanf argv 1 d value printf you input d n value if value 255 print_help argv write_sio_reg 0x08 0x60 0x03 Set Watch Dog timer base a...

Page 74: ...nd enable timer printf Program d seconds success n value return void print_help char argv printf Wrong argument n printf using s nnn n argv 0 printf nnn 1 255 seconds n printf nnn 0 to disbale watchdo...

Page 75: ...ion if read_sio_reg 0 CR20_REG Fintek_ID return 0 else return 1 unsigned char read_sio_reg int bank_no int reg_no unsigned char reg_data enter_sio_config outportb SUPERIO_INDEX BANK_REG delay 1 outpor...

Page 76: ...SUPERIO_INDEX BANK_REG delay 1 outportb SUPERIO_DATA bank_no delay 1 outportb SUPERIO_INDEX reg_no delay 1 outportb SUPERIO_DATA write_data exit_sio_config void enter_sio_config outportb SUPERIO_INDEX...

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