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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 digital 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 installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur 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. 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. 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 manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: - - This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interferencecausing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada. About the Manual The manual consists of the following: Chapter 1 Introducing the Mainboard Describes features of the mainboard, and provides a shipping checklist. Go to page 1 Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Describes installation of mainboard components. Go to page 6 Chapter 3 Using BIOS Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility. Go to page 24 Chapter 4 Using the Mainboard Software Describes the mainboard software. Go to page 36 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard 1 1 Introduction................................................................................................ 1 Checklist .................................................................................................... 1 Standard Items ................................................................................................. 1 Features .................................................................................................... 2 Choosing a Computer Case....................................................................... 3 Mainboard Components ............................................................................ 4 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Mainboard 6 6 Safety Precautions..................................................................................... 6 Quick Guide............................................................................................... 6 Installing the Mainboard in a Case............................................................. 7 Checking Jumper Settings......................................................................... 7 Setting Jumpers ............................................................................................... 7 Checking Jumper Settings ............................................................................... 8 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 8 Connecting Case Components .................................................................. 9 Front Panel Connector ....................................................................................11 Installing Hardware .................................................................................. 12 Installing the Processor.................................................................................. 12 Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................... 14 Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM......................................................... 15 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive................................................................. 17 Installing Add-on Cards................................................................................. 18 Connecting Optional Devices ........................................................................ 19 Connecting I/O Devices ........................................................................... 22 CHAPTER 3 Using BIOS 24 24 About the Setup Utility ............................................................................. 24 The Standard Configuration........................................................................... 24 Running the Setup Utility .............................................................................. 25 Using BIOS .............................................................................................. 25 Standard CMOS Features .............................................................................. 26 Advanced Setup Page .................................................................................... 27 Power Management Setup Page .................................................................... 29 PCI / Plug and Play Setup.............................................................................. 30 Load Optimal Settings ................................................................................... 31 Load Best Performance Settings.................................................................... 31 iii Features Setup Page....................................................................................... 31 CPU PnP Setup Page ..................................................................................... 33 Hardware Monitor Page................................................................................. 34 Change Password........................................................................................... 35 Change or Remove the Password .................................................................. 35 Exit ................................................................................................................ 35 CHAPTER 4 Using the Mainboard Software 36 36 About the Software CD-ROM................................................................... 36 Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP....................................... 36 Running Setup ............................................................................................... 37 Manual Installation................................................................................... 38 Utility Software Reference ....................................................................... 39 iv Chapter 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction Thank you for choosing K7S5A Pro mainboard. This mainboard has a SocketA processor socket for the type of AMD K7 processors. You can install any one of these processors on the mainboard. The mainboard supports front-side bus speeds of 266MHz. This mainboard uses the SiS735 chipset supporting a 4X AGP slot for highly graphics display, 100/133 MHz DDR/SDR, and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 function to provide outstanding high system performance under all types of system operations. The mainboard has a built-in AC97 Codec, provides an AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot to support Audio and Modem application, and has a built-in 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network Interface. In addition, the mainboard has an extended set of ATX I/O Ports including PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, one parallel port, and one serial port. Supports maximum ten USB ports­ four back-panel ports (USB2.0) and onboard USB header JUSB1~3 (USB1.1) providing six extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mainboard. This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful multimedia workstation. The board is ATX size and has power connectors for an ATX power supply. Checklist Compare the mainboard's package contents with the following checklist: Standard Items · · · · · One mainboard One diskette drive ribbon cable One IDE drive ribbon cable Software support CD The User's Manual Features Processor · · Supports AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron processors Supports 266 MHz Front-Side Bus Note: Processors are automatically configured using firmware and a synchronous Host/DRAM Clock Scheme. Memory · · · · Two 168-pin DIMM slots for SDRAM memory modules Two 184-pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules Support SDRAM up to 133 MHz and DDR up to 266 MHz memory bus Maximum installed memory is 1GB Note: You cannot use SDRAM and DDR simultaneously. Expansion Slots · · · One AMR slot for a special audio/modem riser card One AGP slot for AGP 2.0-compliant interface (supports 1.5V AGP card only) Five 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface Note: The PCI1 slot does not concurrently work with USB 2.0 controller (VT6202). Therefore, you must disable the USB 2.0 controller through BIOS setup before using the PCI1 slot. Onboard IDE channels · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes Support for Multiword DMA modes Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA 33/66/100 modes ATX power supply connector Meets ACPI 1.0b and APM 1.2 requirements, keyboard power on/off Supports RTC Alarm, Wake On Modem, AC97 Wake-Up and USB Wake-Up Compliant with AC'97 2.2 specification Full-duplex Codec with independent and variable sampling rate Earphone Buffer Built-In, SNR up to 90db 2Ch DAC, support 2-channel speak-out Advanced power management support Built-in 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet LAN LAN controller integrates Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY compliant with IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T and ANSI X3.263 TP-PMD standards Compliant with ACPI 1.0 and the Network Device Class Power Management 1.0 High Performance provided by 100Mbps clock generator and data recovery circuit for 100Mbps receiver Power Supply and Power Management Audio Built-in Ethernet LAN (optional) 2 Onboard I/O Ports · · · · Hardware Monitoring Onboard Flash ROM Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One parallel port Ten USB ports (four back-panel USB2.0 ports, onboard USB headers providing six extra USB1.1 ports) · Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages. Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices and expansion cards. Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market. The mainboard complies with the specifications for the ATX system case. Some features on the mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indicators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case supports all 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 install. Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge of the mainboard. This mainboard has an ATX form factor of 30.5 x 22 cm. Choose a case that accommodates this form factor. ...