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  • Page 1 AK35GT/AK35GTR SocketA AMD Athlon/Duron Processor Based DDR Main Board User's Manual...
  • Page 2 The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by the customers. Trademarks Spacewalker is a registered trademark of Shuttle Inc. VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Corporation. AMD, Athlon, and Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation.
  • Page 3 WARNING AMD website http://www.amd.com/products/athlon/thermals http://www.amd.com/products/duron/thermals...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT's IN THE MANUAL ..............5 Quick Reference ....................5 About This Manual .................... 5 1 INTRODUCTION ................. 6 1.1 TO DIFFERENT USERS ................6 1.2 ITEM CHECKLIST ..................7 2 FEATURES ..................8 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ..................8 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............
  • Page 5 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS .................. 24 Jumpers Back-Panel Connectors Front-Panel Connectors Internal Peripherals Connectors - 2 -...
  • Page 6 Other Connectors 3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ............40 4 SOFTWARE UTILITY ................. 41 4.1 Mainboard CD Overview ................41 4.2 Install Mainboard Software ..............42 4.3 View the User's Manual ................46 - 3 -...
  • Page 7 5 BIOS SETUP ..................47 5.1 ENTER THE BIOS ..................47 5.2 THE MAIN MENU ..................48 - 4 -...

  • Page 8: What's In The Manual

    WHAT's IN THE MANUAL Quick Reference Hardware Installation >> Step-by-Step ..........Page 11 Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look ............Page 24 Software Utility >> How to Install ............Page 41 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ............Page 47 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder............

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Installation section in a step-by-step fashion for all the first-time DIY system builders. Prior to installation, we also suggest you to read the whole manual carefully to gain a complete understanding of your new Shuttle AK35GT/ AK35GTR mainboard. Experienced DIY User Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle AK35GT/AK35GTR mainboard.

  • Page 10: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist Check all items with you AK35GT/AK35GTR mainboard to make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include: ! One piece of Shuttle AK35GT/AK35GTR V2.2 Mainboard ! One piece of Audio Cable (Central/Bass Channel) ! One piece of ATA 100/66/33 Ribbon Cable...

  • Page 11: Features

    2 FEATURES AK35GT/AK35GTR mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package. 2.1 Specifications ! ! ! ! ! CPU Support Support Socket462 package CPU. AMD Athlon Processor with 200/266 MHz FSB...
  • Page 12 ! ! ! ! ! I/O Interface Provides a variety of I/O interfaces: " 1 x Floppy interface for 3.5-inch FDD with 720KB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360K or 1.2MB format. " 1 x PS/2 mouse connector. "...
  • Page 13 ! ! ! ! ! Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Features four power saving modes: Snoop, Suspend to RAM, Suspend to Disk, and Soft-Off. ACPI provides more efficient Energy Savings Features controlled by your operating system that supports OS Direct Power Manage- ment (OSPM) functionality.

  • Page 14: Hardware Installation

    Before removing or installing any of these devices including CPU, DIMMs, Add-On Cards, Cables, please make sure to unplug the onboard power connector. This section outlines how to install and configure your AK35GT/AK35GTR mainboard. Refer to the following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports.
  • Page 15 Step 1 Install the CPU: 1. Locate the CPU ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket on the upper-right sector of your mainboard (between the back-panel connectors and the DIMM memory slots). 2. Pull the CPU ZIF socket lever slightly sideways away from the socket to unlock the lever, and then bring it to an upwardly vertical position.
  • Page 16 Step 2. Set Jumpers This mainboard is jumperless! The default jumper settings have been set for the common usage standard of this mainboard. Therefore, you do not need to reset the jumpers unless you require special adjustments as in any of the following cases: 1.
  • Page 17 Step 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case Before you install and connect the mainboard into your system case, we recommend that you first assemble all the internal peripheral devices into the computer housing, including but not limited to the hard disk drive (IDE /HDD), floppy disk drive (FDD), CD-ROM drive, and ATX power supply unit.
  • Page 18 Step 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 1. You may find that there are a lot of different mounting hole positions both on your computer chassis and on the mainboard. To choose a correct mounting hole, the key point is to keep the back-panel of the mainboard in a close fit with your system case, as shown below.
  • Page 19 Step 6 Connect Front-Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker/USB connectors You can find there are several different cables already existing in the system case and originating from the computer's front-panel devices (HDD LED, Power LED, Reset Switch, PC Speaker, or USB devices etc.) These cables serve to connect the front-panel switches, LEDs, and USB connectors to the mainboard's front-panel connectors group (JP17 and USB2), as shown below.
  • Page 20 PLED 4. HDD_LED (HLED) GLED PWON PLED JP17 HLED RESET EPMI SPEAKER 5. Power_LED (PLED) PLED GLED PWON PLED JP17 HLED RESET EPMI SPEAKER 6. Hardware Reset Switch (RESET) PLED GLED PWON PLED JP17 HLED RESET EPMI SPEAKER 7. PC Speaker (SPEAKER) PLED GLED PWON...
  • Page 21 Step 7 Connect IDE, IDE RAID (AK35GTR only), and Floppy Disk Drives 1. IDE cable connector ID E2 ID E1 2. FDD cable connector FDD 1 3. IDE RAID cable connector (AK35GTR only) RAID 2 IDE4 RAID 1 IDE3 Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1.
  • Page 22 2. IR connector JP18 Step 9 Connect Power Supply ATX 1 1. System power connector Step 10 Install Add-on Cards in Expansion Slots 1. Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Card 2. PCI Card - 19 -...
  • Page 23 Step 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back-Panel K B 1 You are now ready to put the computer US B 1 case back together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system's back-panel. A J1 PS/2 Mouse 1.
  • Page 24 5. Audio Line-Out (Front-Out) /Line-In (Rear-Out) / Mic-In Ports Line-Out Port Line-In Port Mic-In (Front-Out) (Rear-Our) Port 6. MIDI/Game Port MIDI/GAME Port - 21 -...
  • Page 25 Step 12 First Time System Boot Up To assure the completeness and correctness of your system installation, you may check the above installation steps once again before you boot up your system for the first time. 1. Insert a bootable system floppy disk (DOS 6.2x, Windows 95/98/NT, or others) which contains FDISK and FORMAT utilities into the FDD.
  • Page 26 2000/ME/NT operating systems only. Make sure your operating system is already installed before running the drivers installation CD-ROM programs. 1. Insert the AK35GT/AK35GTR bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The auto-run program will display the drivers main installation window on screen.
  • Page 27 3.2 Jumper Settings Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to con- nect jumper pins to the mainboard. Pin #1 could be located at any corner of each jumper; you just find a location marked with a while right angle, which stands for pin1#.
  • Page 28 Jumper & Connector Guide Use the mainboard layout on page 11 to locate CPU socket, memory slots, expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during installation. The following list will help you identify jumpers, slots, and connectors along with their assigned functions: B3~B4 B5~B8 C1~C7...
  • Page 29 Jumpers : Clear CMOS : BIOS Write Protection Back-Panel Connectors : PS/2 Keyboard : PS/2 Mouse : 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) COM1 : Serial Port 1 (DB9 male) COM2 : Serial Port 2 (DB9 male) PRINTER : Parallel Port (DB25 female) *"...
  • Page 30 Other Connectors: ATX1 : ATX Power (20-pin header) FAN1 : CPU Fan Power FAN2 : AGP Fan Power FAN3 : System Fan Power FAN4 : North Bridge Fan Power JP18 : IR Connector -" : Wake-On-LAN Connector : CD_IN connector : Auxiliary_IN connector JP12 : Bass/Center_Out connector...
  • Page 31 Jumpers # # # # # Clear CMOS (JP2) JP2 is used to clear CMOS data. Clearing CMOS will result in the permanent erasing of previous system configuration settings and the restoration of original (factory-default) system settings. Pin 1-2 (Default) Pin 2-3 (Clear CMOS) Step 1.
  • Page 32 Step 1. Turn off the system power (PC-> Off). Step 2. Make sure of place jumper cap on JP5 pin 2-3. Step 3. Insert a bootable system floppy disk with AK35GT/AK35GTR BIOS and flashutility and then turn on your system to execute flash utility.
  • Page 33 Back-Panel Connectors # # # # # PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors Two 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard & Mouse connectors are located at the rear panel of mainboard. Depending on the com- PS/2 Mouse puter housing you use (desktop or tower), the PS/2 Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS/2 Keyboard connector when the mainboard is laid into a desk-...
  • Page 34 Line-Out (Front-Out) Port Connector Line-Out is a stereo output port through which the combined signal of all internal and external audio sources on the board is output. It can be connected to 1/8-inch TRS stereo headphones or to amplified Line-Out Port speakers.
  • Page 35 Front-Panel Connectors # # # # # ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (PWON) The Power On/Off Switch is a momentary- type switch used for turning on or off the system's ATX power supply. Attach the connector cable from the Power Switch to the 2-pin (PWON) header on the mainboard.
  • Page 36 Green LED/Power LED Connector (GLED/PLED) This header is dual color LED function. Dual color LED function is defined by either Power LED or Green LED, the header can be in these states. The Green LED indicates that the system is currently in one of the power saving mode (Doze/Standby/Suspend).
  • Page 37 Power LED Connector (PLED) Attach the 3-pin Power-LED connector cable from the housing front-panel to the (PLED) header on the mainboard. The power LED stays light while the system is running. Hardware Reset Connector (RESET) Attach the 2-pin hardware reset switch cable to the (RESET) header. Pressing the reset switch causes the system to restart.
  • Page 38 Extended one USB Connector Header (USB2) +& The headers are used to connect the cable attached to USB connectors which are mounted on front-panel or back-panel. But the USB cable is optional at the time of purchase. USB port 4 2 4 6 8 10 USB 3&4 USB2...
  • Page 39 Internal Peripherals Connectors # # # # # Enhanced IDE, IDE RAID (AK35GTR only), and Floppy Connectors The mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connectors (IDE1/IDE2) providing support for up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and Hard Disk Drives (H.D.D.) and features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE RAID device connectors (RAID1/RAID2) providing support for up to four IDE devices, such as Hard Disk Drives (H.D.D.).
  • Page 40 #$ Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector (ATX1) Locate the 20-pin male header ATX power connector (ATX1) on your mainboard. Plug the power cable from the ATX power supply unit directly into (ATX1) ATX power supply connector. ATX 1 Note 1: The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in unless the guides match perfectly making sure that pin#1 is properly positioned.
  • Page 41 IR Connector (JP18) If you have an Infrared device, this mainboard can implement IR transfer function. To enable the IR transfer function, follow these steps: 5 3 1 6 4 2 Pins Assignment: JP18 1=NC 3=+5V 5=IRTX 2=KEY 4=GND 6=IRRX Note: Before connect your IR device, please be sure each IR on board pin allocation is matchable with the pin of the IR device.
  • Page 42 Audio Connector CD _In (JP8) (Black) Port JP8 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD-ROM drive. Pins Assignment: 1 2 3 4 CD_IN 1=CD_L 2=CD_GND 3=CD_GND 4=CD_R Audio Connector AUX _In (JP9) (White) Port JP9 can be used to connect a stereo audio input from CD-ROM, TV- tuner, or MPEG card.
  • Page 43 3.3 System Memory Configuration The AK35GT/AK35GTR mainboard has four 184-pin DIMM slots that allow you to install from 64MB up to 4GB of system memory. Each 184-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) Slot can accommodate 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, and 1GB of PC1600/PC2100/PC2700 compliant 2.5V single (1 Bank) or double (2 Bank) side 64-bit wide data path...
  • Page 44 D:\Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD- ROM drive is drive D:) Navigation Bar Description: # Install Mainboard AK35GT Software - Installing VIA 4-IN-1and Hardware Audio drivers. # Install Mainboard AK35GTR Software - Installing VIA 4-IN-1, Hardware Audio drivers , IDE RAID driver installation Guide, and RAID Utility.
  • Page 45 Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the Install Mainboard AK35GT Software"...
  • Page 46 4.2.A Install VIA 4-in-1 Driver Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install VIA Driver” bar to install 4-in-1driver. AK35GT AK35GTR Once you made your selection, a Setup window run the installation automatically. When the copying files is done, make sure you reboot the system to take the installation effect.
  • Page 47 4.2.B Install Audio Driver Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install CMedia Driver” bar to install audio driver. AK35GT AK35GTR Once you made your selection, a Setup window run the installation automatically. When the copying files is done, make sure you reboot the system to take the installation effect.
  • Page 48 4.2.C Install IDE RAID Driver and Utility (AK35GTR only) Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install Highpoint RAID Driver” bar. AK35GTR Cause the IDE RAID driver can't be setup automatically, please follow below instructions to complete the installation. Then click on "Install RAID Utility"...
  • Page 49 Then Online Information windows will appear on your screen. Click on the “Install Acrobat Reader ” bar if you need to install acrobat reader. Then click on "AK35GT/AK35GTR Manual" bar to view user's manual, and click on "Raid Manual" bar to view IDE RAID user's manual. (AK35GTR...
  • Page 50 5 BIOS SETUP AK35GT/AK35GTR BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in bat- tery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information even if the system power is turned off.
  • Page 51 5.2 The Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIOS(tm) CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 52 Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. PnP / PCI Configuration This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows the current system temperature, Voltage, and FAN speed.
  • Page 53 Standard CMOS Features # # # # # The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego- ries. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn>...
  • Page 54 IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub-menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. Drive A/Drive B Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. "...
  • Page 55 ****************************************************** 1,-)@=FJAHI The IDE adapters control the hard disk drive. Use a separate sub-menu to configure each hard disk drive. IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press <Enter> to auto-detect HDD on this channel. If detection is successful, it fills the remaining fields on this menu. "...
  • Page 56 Precomp Warning: Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk. " Min = 0, Max = 65535 Landing zone Set the Landing zone size. " Min = 0, Max = 65535 Sector Number of sector per track. " Min = 0, Max = 255 ****************************************************** - 53 -...
  • Page 57 Advanced BIOS Features # # # # # This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system's default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing, and security. Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.
  • Page 58 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When you select Enabled, memory checking is enabled when the CPU internal L2 cache contains ECC SRAMs. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Quick Power On Self Test This item speeds up Power-On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer.
  • Page 59 Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device used for above 1MByte of address memory. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard. Today, while a keyboard still provides this support, it is more common and much faster in setting to Fast for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20.
  • Page 60 OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Selects the operating system that is running with greater than 64MB of RAM in the system. " The choice: Non-OS2 or OS2. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is optional depending on chipset design.
  • Page 61 Advanced Chipset Features # # # # # This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache.
  • Page 62 DRAM Timing This item allows you to select the value in this field, depending on whether the board using which kind of DDR DRAM. " The Choice: Manual or By SPD. SDRAM Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing.
  • Page 63 AGP Aperture Size (MB) Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aper- ture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. "...
  • Page 64 PCI2 Master 0 WS Write When this item enabled, writing to the AGP bus is executed with zero wait state. " The Choice: Enabled or Disabled. PCI1 Post Write This Item enable/disable AGP post write function, which means when cpu accessing the AGP data, the chipset can queue the instruction when the AGP bus is busy,then write the data when AGP bus is avail- able .
  • Page 65 Integrated Peripherals # # # # # VIA OnChip IDE Device Options are in its sub-menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. OnChip IDE Channel0 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan- nels.
  • Page 66 Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE inter- face supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device.
  • Page 67 Onboard Serial Port1/Port2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. " The choice: 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3,Auto, or Disabled. UART Mode Select This item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial Port "...
  • Page 68 EPP Mode Select This item selects the EPP Mode. " The choice: EPP1.7 or EPP1.9. ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode. " The choice: 1 or 3. Game Port Address This item selects Game Port Address.
  • Page 69 Power Management Setup # # # # # The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively saving energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. ACPI Function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI) "...
  • Page 70 User Define Allows you to set each mode individually. HDD Power Down=Disabled or 1min.~15min. Suspend Mode= Disabled or 1 min ~1 hr. " The choice: User Define, Min Saving, or Max Saving. HDD Power Down When this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
  • Page 71 Soft-Off by PWRBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has "hung.". " The choice: Instant-Off or Delay 4 Sec. State After Power Failure This allows you to set whether you want your system to reboot after power has been interrupted.
  • Page 72 RTC Alarm Resume When this item enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. " The choice: Disabled or Enabled. Data (of Month) This item selects the alarm date. "...
  • Page 73 PnP/PCI Configuration # # # # # This section describes the configuration of PCI bus system. PCI or Personal Computer Interconnection is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at the speed CPU itself keeps when CPU communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items, and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 74 If you set this field to "manual" , choose specific resources by going into each of the sub-menu that follows this field (a sub-menu is pro- ceeded by a ">"). " The choice: Auto(ESCD) or Manual. IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt.
  • Page 75 PC Health Status # # # # # CPU Warning Temperature Since the mainboard support System and CPU temperature monitoring and overheat alert. This item allows the user to set the threshold of CPU warning temperature. When CPU temperature over the threshold, system will slow down clock to prevent CPU damage.
  • Page 76 VBAT (V) Monitor the output voltage of the a backup battery. 5VSB (V) 5V standby voltage by ATX power. Shutdown Temperature Select the combination of lower and upper limits for the system shutdown temperature, if your computer contains an environmental monitoring system.
  • Page 77 Frequency/Voltage Control # # # # # CPU Voltage This item show the voltage set after fine tuning. CPU Voltage default This item show CPU voltage is set by manufacturer prior to delivery. CPU Vcore Select This item allows you to select CPU Vcore. "...
  • Page 78 DDR Voltage Select This item allows you to select DDR Voltage. " The choice: Default, 2.55V, 2.60V, or 2.70V. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This item allows you to enable/disable auto detection DIMM/PCI Clock. " The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable/disable the spread spectrum modulation.
  • Page 79 Load Fail-Safe Defaults # # # # # When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing 'Y' loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal performance system operations.
  • Page 80 Supervisor/User Password Setting # # # # # You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences between them are: Supervisor Password and User Password The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to restrict access to the Setup program by enabling you to set passwords for two different access modes: Supervisor mode and User mode.
  • Page 81 Password Disable If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted in entering the password whenever the system is rebooted or you try to enter Setup. If you select Setup at Security Op- tion of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

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