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Integrated Peripherals 

 

 

Onboard IDE Channel 0 

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] 

IDE HDD Block Mode 

Automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per 
sector the drive can support. 
Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] 

SATA Controller 

Settings: [Disabled, Enabled] 

SATA Controller Mode 

Controls the features of the Serial ATA controller within the South 
Bridge. Serial ATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface. Serial 
ATA hard drives deliver transfer speeds of up to 300MB/sec.  

Settings Description 
IDE 

Supports two PATA hard disk drives. Disables RAID 
and AHCI function. 

RAID 

Only SATA supports RAID and AHCI function 

AHCI 

Enable the AHCI function such as Native Command 
Queuing and Hot Plug function 

Summary of Contents for NAB-7500

Page 1: ...User s Manual NAB 7500 Version 1 01 December 17 2007...

Page 2: ...of this document The information and product specifications within this document are subject to change at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such change FCC B Radi...

Page 3: ...module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid into the opening Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock If any of the following situations arises get the...

Page 4: ...ATX 20 Pin Power Connector 10 Back Panel Ports 11 12V DC Power Jack manufacturing option 11 Serial port COM 11 USB Ports 11 Gigabit LAN Ports 11 Connectors 12 VGA Connector VGA 12 Serial ATA II Conne...

Page 5: ...nu 22 Control Keys 23 Navigating the BIOS Menus 24 Getting Help 25 Main Menu 26 Standard CMOS Features 26 Advanced BIOS Features 26 Advanced Chipset Features 26 Integrated Peripherals 26 Security Chip...

Page 6: ...anagement 35 Hard Disk Boot Priority 36 Network Boot Priority 37 Advanced Chipset Features 38 Video RAM Cacheable 38 VIA Wireless LAN Support 38 Disabled LAN Bypass 38 AGP P2P Bridge Control 39 AGP Ap...

Page 7: ...Video Off Option 49 Video Off Method 49 Soft Off by PWRBTN 49 Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume 49 AC Loss Auto Restart 49 Peripherals Activities 50 USB Resume 50 PowerOn by PCI Card 50 RTC Alarm Resume 50 PnP...

Page 8: ...or 57 User Password 57 Save Exit Setup 59 Exit Without Saving 60 C C Ch h ha a ap p pt t te e er r r 4 4 4 Driver Installation 61 Driver Utilities 62 Getting Started 62 Running the Driver Utilities CD...

Page 9: ...A AP P PT T TE E ER R R 1 1 1 SPECIFICATIONS The compact and highly integrated VIA NAB 7500 mainboard comes with an integrated VIA C7 NanoBGA2 processor boasting of ultra low power consumption and co...

Page 10: ...t One 32 bit Mini PCI Type III socket available for NAB 7500 15TLG One 33MHz 32 bit PCI Golden Finger IDE One UltraDMA 133 100 66 connector 44 pin LAN Four VIA VT6130 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Cont...

Page 11: ...wo fan connectors for CPU and System fans Four S ATA II connectors One Type II Compact Flash slot Two USB pin connectors for four additional USB 2 0 ports One serial port pin connector 5V 12V selectab...

Page 12: ...4 Mainboard Layout...

Page 13: ...5 Back Panel Layout...

Page 14: ...2 2 INSTALLATION This chapter provides you with information about hardware installation procedures It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Electrostatic di...

Page 15: ...equires a heatsink with fan to provide sufficient cooling CPU Fan and System Fan CPUFAN and SYSFAN The CPU_FAN CPU fan and SYS_FAN system fan run on 12V and maintain system cooling When connecting the...

Page 16: ...sizes up to 3 5GB DDR2 SDRAM Module Installation Procedures Locate the DIMM slot in the motherboard Unlock a DIMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Align a DIMM on the socket such that the...

Page 17: ...Refer to the table below for available DDR2 SDRAM configurations on the mainboard Slot Module Size Total DIMM1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 64MB 2GB DIMM2 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 64MB 2GB Max...

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

Page 19: ...ply Serial port COM The 9 pin COM port is for pointing devices or other serial devices USB Ports Two standard USB 2 0 ports are provided on the back panel Gigabit LAN Ports The mainboard provides four...

Page 20: ...6 VGA_SPCLK2 7 B 8 VGA_HS 9 GND 10 VGA_VS 11 GND 12 GND 13 GND 14 KEY Serial ATA II Connectors SATA1 to SATA4 These next generation connectors support the right angle Serial ATA cables for primary int...

Page 21: ...4 PD_13 15 PD_1 16 PD_14 17 PD_0 18 PD_15 19 GND 20 KEY 21 PD_REQ 22 GND 23 PD_IOW 24 GND 25 PD_IOR 26 GND 27 PD_RDY 28 PRIMARY_28 29 PD_ACK 30 GND 31 PD_IRQ14 32 NC 33 PD_A1 34 IDE_DMADET 35 PD_A0 36...

Page 22: ...e like 10 Pin USB Pin connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 USB_Vcc 2 USB_VCC 3 USBD_T0 4 USBD_T1 5 USBD_T0 6 USBD_T1 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 GND 12 Pin USB Pin connector Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 USB_Vcc 2 US...

Page 23: ...or SMBUS This pin header allows you to connect SMBus System Management Bus devices Devices communicate with a SMBus host and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface Pin Signal 1 SMBCK 2 SMBDT...

Page 24: ...DD LED HD_LED HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive Avoid turning the power off when the HDD LED is still on Connect the HDD LED from the system case to this pin Power Switch PW_BN Connect t...

Page 25: ...GND 6 GND 7 KB_DT 8 MS_DT 9 KB_CK 10 MS_CK INTRUDER This pin connector is for chassis intrusion switch connector This is not a default function supported by BIOS Pin Signal 1 NC 2 INTRUDER 3 GND 12V D...

Page 26: ...the mainboard Setting 1 2 3 Normal Operation ON ON OFF Clear CMOS setting OFF ON ON Warning Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap on CLEAR_CMOS jumper default position Removing the ca...

Page 27: ...jumper enables or disables the Write Protect function for the BIOS Setting 1 2 3 Normal default ON ON OFF Write Protect OFF ON ON EEPROM Write Protect WP 2 This jumper enables or disables the Write P...

Page 28: ...changes to the system are necessary PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ interrupt request line are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The PCI LAN IRQ...

Page 29: ...21 C C CH H HA A AP P PT T TE E ER R R 3 3 3 BIOS SETUP This chapter gives a detailed explanation of the BIOS setup functions...

Page 30: ...ing the BIOS Setup Menu 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 restart the system and tr...

Page 31: ...value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes Increase the numeric value or make changes Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Se...

Page 32: ...and Up Down arrow keys to select any item or sub menu Descriptions of the selected highlighted category are displayed at the bottom of the screen An arrow symbol next to a field indicates that a sub m...

Page 33: ...OS 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 Esc to...

Page 34: ...ons Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system performance...

Page 35: ...ad the BIOS default settings for minimal and stable system operations Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations Set...

Page 36: ...ur Minute Second Halt On Set the system s response to specific boot errors Below is a table that details the possible settings Settings Description All Errors System halts when any error is detected N...

Page 37: ...29 IDE Drives IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave...

Page 38: ...hat details required hard drive information when using the Manual mode Settings Description IDE Channel The name of this match the name of the menu Settings None Auto Manual Access Mode Settings CHS L...

Page 39: ...Turns off hard disk boot sector virus protection Note If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on the screen and alarm beep Quick P...

Page 40: ...OS attempts to load the disk operating system Settings Description Removable Boot from external drive Hard Disk Boot from the HDD CDROM Boot from CDROM USB CDROM Boot from USB CDROM Network Boot from...

Page 41: ...pematic Rate Chars Sec This item sets the rate characters second at which the system retrieves a signal from a depressed key Settings 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 Typematic Delay Msec This item sets the dela...

Page 42: ...ate Settings 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Agent after Boot Settings Disabled Enabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled copies Video BIOS to shadow RAM Improves performance Settings Disabled Enabled Full Scre...

Page 43: ...o Thermal Settings 4 Min 8 Min 16 Min 32 Min Thermal Management This item sets CPU s thermal control rule to protect CPU from overheat Settings Description Thermal Monitor 1 On die throtting Thermal M...

Page 44: ...36 Hard Disk Boot Priority This is for setting the priority of the hard disk boot order when the Hard Disk option is selected in the First Second Third Boot Device menu item...

Page 45: ...37 Network Boot Priority This is for setting the boot order of the connected networks...

Page 46: ...s menu is used for optimizing the chipset functions Do not change these settings unless you are familiar with the chipset Video RAM Cacheable Settings Disabled Enabled VIA Wireless LAN Support Setting...

Page 47: ...32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB AGP3 0 Mode This mainboard supports the AGP 8x interface When the AGP 8x video card is used it can transfer video data at 2133MB s AGP 8x is backward compatible leave...

Page 48: ...40 CPU PCI Bus Control VLink Mode Selection Settings By Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 VLink 8X Support Settings Disabled Enabled VIA PWR Management Settings Disabled Enabled...

Page 49: ...Enabled SATA Controller Mode Controls the features of the Serial ATA controller within the South Bridge Serial ATA is the latest generation of the ATA interface Serial ATA hard drives deliver transfer...

Page 50: ...42 OnBoard LAN Boot ROM Decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Settings Enabled Disabled Watch Dog Timer Select Settings Disabled 10 sec 20 sec 30 sec 40sec 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min...

Page 51: ...43 SuperIO Device Onboard Serial Port 1 Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto...

Page 52: ...44 VIA OnChip IDE Device IDE Prefetch Mode Settings Disabled Enabled CF Card UDMA66 To support only UDMA66 CF Card Settings Disabled Enabled IDE DMA Transfer Access Settings Disabled Enabled...

Page 53: ...Controller Interface for Universal Serial Bus Settings Disabled Enabled USB Operation Mode Auto decide USB device operation mode Settings Description Full Low Speed All of USB Device operated on full...

Page 54: ...46 USB Mouse Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mouse Settings Disabled Enabled USB Storage Function Enable or disable Legacy support of USB Mass Storage Settings Disabled Enabled...

Page 55: ...47 Security Chip Configuration Security Chip Enable or disable security chip Settings Disabled Enabled...

Page 56: ...ents such as main memory and wakeup capable devices The system context is saved to main memory and context is restored from the memory when a wakeup event occurs S1 S3 Depends on the OS to select S1 o...

Page 57: ...BTN Settings Description Delay 4 Sec System is turned off if power button is pressed for more than four seconds Instant Off Power button functions as a normal power on off button Run VGABIOS if S3 Res...

Page 58: ...nables activity detected from any PCI card to power up the system or resume from a suspended state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings By OS Enabled RTC Alarm Resume Set a schedu...

Page 59: ...Description No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards Yes BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system R...

Page 60: ...gn IRQ DMA and memory base address fields Manual Unlocks IRQ Resources for manual configuration Assign IRQ for VGA Assign IRQ for VGA devices Settings Disabled Enabled Assign IRQ for USB Assign IRQ fo...

Page 61: ...53 PC Health Status The PC Health Status displays the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and fan speeds...

Page 62: ...etting is not recommended unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating than the original modules Settings Manual Auto By SPD Auto Detect PCI Clk Settings Enabled Disabled Spre...

Page 63: ...t fail safe BIOS settings These values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with basic performance Entering Y and press Enter to load the default fail safe BIOS values Ente...

Page 64: ...optimized BIOS settings The default optimized values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a stable system with optimized performance Entering Y and press Enter to load the default optimize...

Page 65: ...Password This option is for setting a password for entering BIOS Setup When a password has been set a password prompt will be displayed whenever BIOS Setup is run This prevents an unauthorized person...

Page 66: ...press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously set password from CMOS memory The new password will need to be reentered to be confirmed To cancel the process press Esc To disable the pas...

Page 67: ...59 Save Exit Setup Entering Y saves any changes made and exits the program Entering N will cancel the exit request...

Page 68: ...60 Exit Without Saving Entering Y discards any changes made and exits the program Entering N will cancel the exit request...

Page 69: ...chapter gives you brief descriptions of each mainboard driver and application You must install the VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as VGA drivers The applications will o...

Page 70: ...rs and software for enhancing the performance of the mainboard Regular kits do not include a Driver CD However the latest drivers can be downloaded from http www via com tw Note The driver utilities a...

Page 71: ...drive The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on the screen If the CD does not run automatically click on the Start button and select Run Then type D Setup exe For Linux driv...

Page 72: ...ng sequence and VIA INF Driver enables the VIA Power Management function Includes V RAID and RAID tools VIA Graphics Driver Enhances the onboard VIA graphic chip WinXP and Linux Fedora Core 4 drivers...

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