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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 7 Chapter 3 Using BIOS Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility. Go to page 25 Chapter 4 Using the Mainboard Software Describes the mainboard software. Go to page 36 ii TA BL E O F CO N TE N TS Preface i CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard 1 1 Introduction................................................................................................ 1 Checklist .................................................................................................... 1 Standard Items ................................................................................................. 1 Features .................................................................................................... 2 Choosing a Computer Case....................................................................... 4 Mainboard Components ............................................................................ 5 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Mainboard 7 7 Safety Precautions..................................................................................... 7 Quick Guide............................................................................................... 7 Installing the Mainboard in a Case............................................................. 8 Checking Jumper Settings......................................................................... 8 Setting Jumpers ............................................................................................... 8 Checking Jumper Settings ............................................................................... 9 Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 9 Connecting Case Components ................................................................ 10 The Panel1 Connector ................................................................................... 12 Installing Hardware .................................................................................. 13 Installing the Processor.................................................................................. 13 Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................... 15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM......................................................... 16 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive................................................................. 18 Installing Add-on Cards................................................................................. 19 Connecting Optional Devices ........................................................................ 21 Connecting I/O Devices ........................................................................... 23 CHAPTER 3 Using BIOS 25 25 About the Setup Utility ............................................................................. 25 The Standard Configuration........................................................................... 25 Running the Setup Utility .............................................................................. 26 Using BIOS .............................................................................................. 26 Standard CMOS Setup Page .......................................................................... 27 Advanced Setup Page .................................................................................... 28 Power Management Setup Page .................................................................... 30 PCI / Plug and Play Setup.............................................................................. 31 Load Optimal Settings ................................................................................... 32 iii Load Best Performance Settings.................................................................... 32 Features Setup Page....................................................................................... 32 CPU PnP Setup Page ..................................................................................... 34 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 the K7VMM+ mainboard. This mainboard has a Socket-A support for the AMD K7 processors which has a front-side bus speed of 200/266 MHz. This mainboard has a KM266 chipset that supports a 4X specification AGP slot for highly graphics display, 100/133 MHz DDR/SDR, and Ultra DMA ATA100/133 function to provide outstanding high system performance under all types of system operations. The mainboard has the built-in AC97 Codec, a CNR (Communications and Networking Riser) slot and a built-in 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network Interface. This mainboard has the 128-bit 2D/3D AGP Graphics Accelerator with 32MB frame buffer, supporting AGP 4X 266MHz mode up to 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. There is a full set of I/O Ports including PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, two backpanel USB 2.0 ports, one parallel port, one serial port and one onboard VGA (S3). Connecting extended USB modules to the mainboard makes four extra USB 2.0 ports (headers USB2 and USB3). This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful multimedia workstation that is network ready. The board is Micro 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 This User's Manual Features Processor Chipset Memory · Support Socket 462 package CPU · Supports AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron processors · Supports 200/266 MHz Front-Side Bus The VIA KM266 Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of the chipset's advanced features are: · An advanced V-Link memory controller architecture that provides the bandwidth up to 266 MB/s and performance necessary for even the most demanding Internet and 2D/3D graphics · Support for an 4xAGP interface providing vivid 2D/3D graphics and video performance · Two 168-pin DIMM slots for SDRAM memory modules · Two 184-pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules · Support for 100/133 MHz memory bus · Maximum installed memory is 2GB Note: You cannot use SDRAM and DDR simultaneously. Expansion Slots · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · One CNR slot One 4X AGP slot for AGP 2.0-compliant interface Two 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface 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 ATA 133 33/66/100/133 modes ATX power supply connector ACPI and previous PMU support, suspend switch, keyboard power on/off Supports Wake on LAN Compliant with AC'97 2.1 specification 16-bit stereo full-duplex CODEC with fixed 48KHz sampling rate 3 analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control: LINE-IN, CD-IN, AUX-IN 1 analog line-level mono input: PHONE-IN Three Audio Jacks ­ Line-Out, Line-In and Microphone-In Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro Compatible Advanced power management support Single cycle 128-bit 3D architecture 128-bit 2D graphic engine 8/16/32 MB frame buffer using system memory Supports AGP 4X 266 MHz mode up to 1GB/s bandwidth Supports 250MHz RAMDAC 2D/3D resolutions up to 1920x1440 Supports AGP Revision 2.0 Spec. Compliant Onboard IDE channels Power Supply and Power Management Audio Graphic 2 Built-in Ethernet LAN (optional) · · Onboard I/O Ports USB 2.0 Hardware Monitoring Onboard Flash ROM 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 1.1 · High Performance provided by 100Mbps clock generator and data recovery circuit for 100Mbps receiver · Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device connections · Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb/s transfer rate · Two PS/2 ports for keyboard and mouse · One serial port with 16C550-compatible fast UART · One parallel port with ECP and EPP support · One MIDI/Game port · Two back-panel USB ports and extra four USB ports (onboard USB headers: header USB2 and USB3)-- all support USB2.0 · One infrared port connector for optional module · Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 · Compliant with Intel's Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 0.95 · 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 Controller core for high-speed signaling · Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller · Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1 · Legacy support for all downstream facing ports Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages. Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices and expansion cards. 3 Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market. The mainboard complies with the specifications for the micro-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 a micro-ATX form factor of 24.4 x 24.4 cm. Choose a case that accommodates this form factor. This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the mainboard. 4 Mainboard Components 5 Table of Mainboard Components Label AGP1 ATX1 AUDIO1 BAT1 CD1 CD2 CNR1 CPUFAN1 CPU Socket DDR1 ~ DDR2 FDC IDE1 IDE2 J1 JP2 JP3 JP5 PANEL1 PCI1 ~ PCI2 SDR1 ~ SDR2 SIR1 SPK1 SYSFAN1 USB2 ~ USB3 WOL1 Component Accelerated Graphics Port Standard 20-pin ATX power connector Front panel MIC/Speaker Out header Three volt realtime clock battery Primary CD-in connector Secondary CD-in connector Communications and Networking Riser slot Cooling fan for CPU Socket 462 for AMD Athlon/Duron CPUs Two 184-pin DDR memory modules Floppy disk drive connector Primary IDE channel Secondary IDE channel Onboard LAN LED Connector Clear CMOS Memory Jumper CPU Clock Selector Keyboard Power On Selector Panel connector for case switches and LEDs Two 32-bit add-on card slots Two 168-pin SDRAM memory modules Serial Infrared cable header Internal speaker connector System Fan connector Connectors for front panel USB ports Wake On LAN header This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the mainboard. 6 Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard: · · · · Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity. Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard. Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in. Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend circuit boards. Quick Guide This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system with the mainboards. The following table provides a reference for installing specific components: Locating Mainboard Components Installing the Mainboard in a Case Setting Jumpers Installing Case Components Installing the CPU Installing Memory Installing an HDD and CD-ROM Drive Installing an FDD Installing Add-on Cards Connecting Options Connecting Peripheral (I/O) Devices Go to page 5 Go to page 8 Go to page 8 Go to page 8 Go to page 13 Go to page 15 Go to page 16 Go to page 18 Go to page 19 Go to page 21 Go to page 23 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case: This illustration shows an example of a mainboard being installed in a tower-type case: Note: Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the mainboard. 2. Secure the mainboard with screws where appropriate. Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case, which correspond to the holes in the mainboard. Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets and secure the mainboard onto the mounting brackets with screws. 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. Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the mainboard. Setting Jumpers Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. The illustrations below show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just one pin, the jumper is OPEN. This illustration shows a 3-pin jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT. Short Open 12 3 8 Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper JP2 Type 3-pin Description Clear CMOS Memory jumper Setting (default) 1-2: Clear CMOS 2-3: Normal JP2 1 JP3 3-pin CPU Clock Selector 1-2: 100MHz 2-3: 133MHz JP3 1 JP5 3-pin Keyboard Power On Selector 1-2: Disable Keyboard Power On 2-3: Enable Keyboard Power On JP5 1 9 JP2: Clear CMOS Memory Jumper This jumper can clear the CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect that your mainboard can't operate. To clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables, and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds. JP3: CPU Clock Selector Use this jumper to select the processor clock 133 MHz or 100 MHz. JP5: Keyboard Power On Selector If you enable the Keyboard Power On feature, you can use hot keys on your keyboard as a power on/off switch for the system. Note: The system must provide 1A on the +5VSB (+5V Standby) signal before using the Keyboard Power On function. Connecting Case Components After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can begin connecting the mainboard components. Refer to the following: 1. Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1 connector on the mainboard. Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1. If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSFAN1 fan power connector on the mainboard. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header. Connect the onboard LAN LED cable to J1. Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the mainboard. CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1: FAN Power Connectors Pin 1 2 3 Signal Name GND +12V Sense Function System Ground Power +12V Sensor 10 ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Signal Name +3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PWRGD +5VSB +12V Pin 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Signal Name +3.3V -12V Ground PS ON# Ground Ground Ground +5V +5V +5V SPK1: Internal speaker Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal Name +5V NC GND SPKR J1: Onboard LAN LED Connector Pins 1-2 are for Link LED. Pins 3-4 are for 10/100 Mbps mode LED, the onboard LAN run in 100 Mbps mode when the LED lit. Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal Name Link LED LED+ LED+ 10/100 Mbps mode LED 11 The Panel1 Connector This panel connector provides a set of switch and LED connectors found on ATX case. Refer to the table below for information. Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Signal Name HD_LED_P FP PWR/SLP HD_LED_N FP PWR/SLP RST_SW_N PWR_SW_P RST_SW_P PWR_SW_N RSVD NC Function Hard disk LED (positive) MSG LED [dual color or single color (+)] Hard disk active LED (negative) MSG LED [dual color or single color (-)] Reset Switch Power Switch Reset Switch Power Switch Reserved No pin PANEL1 Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard drive activity LED) connector. Power / Sleep / Message Waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single- or dual-color, front panel mounted LED provides power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication. Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pins 5 and 7 to a momentary-contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and runs POST. Power Switch Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momentary-contact switch that is normally open. The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The time requirement is due to internal debounce circuitry. After receiving a power on/off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on/off signal. 12 Installing Hardware Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any of the surface-mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the mainboard, you may cause serious damage to the mainboard or its components. On most mainboards, there are small surface-mount resistors near the processor socket, which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly installed. Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips. Also, install the cooling fan in a well-lit work area so that you can clearly see the mainboard and processor socket. Before installing the Processor This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor. You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on the mainboard, or changing the settings in the system Setup Utility. We strongly recommend that you do not overclock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed. Warning: Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system. Overclocking can permanently damage the mainboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits. This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket. When choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory. The following processors are currently supported by this mainboard. Athlon XP: 2000+ and up; FSB: 266 MHz Athlon: 650 MHz~1.4 GHz, FSB: 200 MHz, 266 MHz Duron: 550 MHz~1.2 GHz, FSB: 200 MHz 13 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components: Note: The pin-1 corner is marked with an arrow 1. 2. Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise the locking lever to the upright position. Match the corner on the CPU marked with an arrow with pin A-1 on the CPU socket (the corner with the pinhole noticeably missing). Insert the processor into the socket. Do not use force. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the socket. Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU. Lower the CPU cooling fan/heatsink assembly onto the CPU Secure the two retention clips on either side of the fan/heatsink unit onto the Socket 462 base. 3. 4. 5. 6. Fan/heatsink unit secured to socket 14 7. Connect the CPU Cooling Fan power cable connector to the CPUFAN connector. Notes: · · To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least. CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary. Installing Memory Modules This mainboard accommodates two 168-pin 3.3V and two 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered SDRAM/DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate SDRAM) memory modules. SDRAM provides 800 MB/s or 1 GB/s data transfer rate corresponding with the bus 100 MHz or 133 MHz. It doubles the rate to 1.6 GB/s and 2.1 GB/s by transferring data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock. DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered DIMM module rather than the 168-pin 3.3V unbuffered DIMMs used by SDRAM. Do not remove any memory module from 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 handle the modules. Note: You must install at least one memory module in order to work out this mainboard, either SDRAM or DDR SDRAM, but you can't use them simultaneously. Refer to the following to install the memory modules. 15 1. 2. 3. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. Align the memory module with the slot. The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly. Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot: Latch Cutout Notch Latch Notches Latch Cutouts Latch DDR SDRAM Module SDRAM Module 4. 5. Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly. The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM. Install any remaining DIMM modules. Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive. About IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the mainboard. If you want to install more than two IDE devices, get a second IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel. IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE. Refer to the IDE device user's manual. When installing two IDE devices on one cable, ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other device is set to SLAVE. The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this. 16