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Preface 

Copyright 

This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected un-
der international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any 
of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the au-
thor. 

Version 7.5a 

Disclaimer 

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufac-
turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and 
specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par-
ticular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to 
make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manu-
facturer to notify any person of such revision or changes. 

Trademark Recognition 

Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. 

MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel 
Corporation. 

Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners 
and are acknowledged. 

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

This equipment has been tested 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 residential installation. This 
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-
stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference 
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not oc-
cur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to 
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off

 

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the 
following measures: 

− 

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

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Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. 

− 

Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which 
the receiver is connected. 

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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with 
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing 
this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manu-
facturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 

 

Summary of Contents for K7SOM+

Page 1: ...ested 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...

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: ...tings 9 Connecting Case Components 10 The SW1 Connector 11 Installing Hardware 12 Installing the Processor 12 Installing Memory Modules 14 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM 15 Installing a Floppy Di...

Page 4: ...Page 33 Change Password 34 Change or Remove the Password 34 Exit 34 CHAPTER 4 35 Using the Mainboard Software 35 About the Software CD ROM 35 Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 35 Running Set...

Page 5: ...o 1GB s bandwidth which provides a direct connection between the graphics sub system and memory so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus The mai...

Page 6: ...r Slave controllers and SiS MuTIOL technology Memory Two 184 pin DIMM sockets for DDR memory modules Support DDR 266MHz memory bus Maximum installed memory is 1GB VGA Embeded 256 bit 3D AGP Graphics A...

Page 7: ...95 Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Co...

Page 8: ...the features required The mainboard can support one floppy diskette drive and four enhanced IDE drives Ensure that your case has sufficient power and space for all the drives that you intend to insta...

Page 9: ...M Ma ai in nb bo oa ar rd d C Co om mp po on ne en nt ts s 5...

Page 10: ...CPUs DDR1 DDR2 Two 184 pin DDR DIMM sockets FDC1 Floppy disk drive connector IDE1 Primary IDE channel IDE2 Secondary IDE channel IR1 Infrared cable header JP1 Clear CMOS jumper JP2 USB card reader con...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...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 13: ...er 1 2 Clear CMOS 2 3 Normal JP1 1 JP1 Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorre...

Page 14: ...installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSFAN1 fan power connector on the mainboard 4 Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the SW1 header 5 Connect t...

Page 15: ...ector This panel connector provides a set of switch and LED connectors found on ATX case Refer to the table below for information Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 HD_LED_P 2 FP PWR SLP 3 HD_LED_N 4 FP PWR SLP...

Page 16: ...ing the Processor This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and sys tem bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on t...

Page 17: ...fy the pin Pin 1 corner on the CPU socket and the pin Pin 1 corner on the processor 3 Match the Pin 1 corners and insert the processor into the socket Do not use force 4 Swing the locking lever down a...

Page 18: ...its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the mainboard Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you ha...

Page 19: ...in the IDE channel To maximize per formance install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80 pin IDE cables that support UDMA 66 100 133 Installing a Hard Disk Drive 1 Install the hard disk drive into...

Page 20: ...pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD ROM DVD drive IDE connector B It doesn t ma...

Page 21: ...or with the pin 1 side of the device connec tor Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable 3 Plug the corr...

Page 22: ...before installation Follow these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of th...

Page 23: ...IC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power 4 AUD_VCC Filtered 5 V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel A...

Page 24: ...nal Note Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi cated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up JP2 USB Card Reader connector This connector...

Page 25: ...PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel commu nications devices COM1 Use the C...

Page 26: ...Digital monitor flat panel White IEEE 1394 Grey Microphone Pink MIDI game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS 2 compatible keyboard Purple PS 2 compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise Speaker out subwoo...

Page 27: ...ives 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 co...

Page 28: ...ation keys are listed below Key Function Esc Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the selected field s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F...

Page 29: ...Slave Auto On Sec Master Auto On Sec Slave Auto On Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 31 2 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3...

Page 30: ...1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Share Memory Size This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display app...

Page 31: ...that can be installed on this board have internal L2 cache memory System BIOS Cacheable If you enable this item a segment of the system BIOS will be cached to main memory for faster execution Graphic...

Page 32: ...e timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Sus pend mode Hard Disk Time Out This sets the timeout to power down...

Page 33: ...7 Load Setup Defaults Plug and Play Aware O S Enable this item if you are using an O S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 98 ME Primary Graphics Adapter This item indicates if the primary...

Page 34: ...system AMIBIOS SETUP FEATURES SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Enabled OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h COM1 OnBoard IR Port Disabled OnBoard Parallel Port 378h Parallel...

Page 35: ...enable or disable either or both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels Audio Device This item enables or disables the onboard AC 97 audio chip Modem Device This item enables or disables th...

Page 36: ...quency 100 MHz DRAM Frequency 100 MHz ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values CPU Speed Use this item to set the C...

Page 37: ...32V SB3V 3 472V SB5V 5 026V VBAT 3 472V SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Fan Speed 1308 RPM SYSTEM Temperature 31 C 87 F CPU Temperature 39 C 102 F ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Sh...

Page 38: ...required to access the Setup Utility or for that and at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup Change or Remove the Password Highlight this item press Enter and...

Page 39: ...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 s 9 98 8 M ME E 2 2...

Page 40: ...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...

Page 41: ...screen appears 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recommended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen ap pears 5 Follow the ins...

Page 42: ...ied in accordance with the terms of the license Note These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software AWARD Flash Memory Uti...

Page 43: ...install the application software Super Voice Fax Modem Software To install the Super Voice voice fax data communication application for use with the built in fax modem go the directory UTILITY SUPER_V...

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