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against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
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- Page 1 K7I741CX Copyright All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.
- Page 2 K7I741CX ® ® 741CX & SiS 964 Chipset Supports Socket 462 ® Geode NX Processor USER Manual Dimensions (Mini-ATX form-factor): 170 mm x 170 mm (W x L) Operating System: ® Windows XP/2000...
- Page 3 K7I741CX mainboard HDD Cable I/O Bracket SATA Cable (Optional) USB Cable (Optional) K7I741CX Mainboard User Manual CD K7I741CX Setup Driver CD K7I741CX Mainboard Quick Installation Guide Symbols The following list explains the convention for symbols that will be used throughout this...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............1 ....................1 NTRODUCTION ....................2 PECIFICATION ....................5 ONFIGURATION Layout of K7I741CX .................5 ................6 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation ..............6 Memory Installation: DIMM .............7 Back Panel Configuration ..............9 Connectors ..................10 Headers & Jumpers ................12 Audio Configuration ................14 Slots....................14... -
Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started
NX Processor with FSB (Front Side Bus) frequencies up to 266 MHz. The K7I741CX provides one DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) socket. The socket allows you to install 184-pin, non-ECC & unbuffered DDR 333 (PC2700)/ DDR 200 (PC2100) SDRAM which supports a total memory capacity of 1 GB. -
Page 6: Specification
K7I741CX Mainboard Specification CPU: Supports Socket 462 (Socket A) ® Supports AMD Geode NX processors Supports FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies up to 266 MHz Chipset: ® Northbridge Chipset – SiS 764 CX ® Southbridge Chipset – SiS ® I/O Controller – Winbond W83627HG-AW ®... - Page 7 K7I741CX Mainboard Serial ATA Connector (Optional): Two SATA connectors that support up to two SATA hard disk drives Supports SATA 1.0 specification which provides 1.5 Gb/s transmit rate Supports RAID 0/ 1 mode I/O facility Connectors: One multi-mode Parallel Port is capable of supporting the following specifications: 1.
- Page 8 K7I741CX Mainboard Shadow RAM: Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM BIOS Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function: Monitors CPU/ Chassis Fan Speed Monitors CPU and system temperatures Monitors system voltages...
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Page 9: Configuration
K7I741CX Mainboard Configuration Layout of K7I741CX... -
Page 10: Hardware Installation
K7I741CX Mainboard Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components. CPU Processor Installation ® This mainboard supports AMD Geode NX processors using a Socket A (Socket 462 Pin package). -
Page 11: Memory Installation: Dimm
Memory Installation: DIMM The K7I741CX provides one DIMM socket. The socket allows you to install 184-pin, non-ECC & unbuffered DDR 333 (PC2700)/ DDR 266 (PC2100) SDRAM that supports it to install a total... - Page 12 K7I741CX Mainboard Memory Installation Steps: Pull the white plastic tabs at both ends of the socket away. Align a memory on the socket such that the notch on the memory matches the break on the socket. Lower the memory vertically into the socket and press firmly by using both thumbs until the memory snaps into place.
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Page 13: Back Panel Configuration
K7I741CX Mainboard Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port. The pin assignments are described below. PS/2 Mouse Assignment Assignment Data +5 V (fused) Clock... -
Page 14: Connectors
K7I741CX Mainboard D-Sub Connector: VGA Your VGA monitor can attach directly to this VGA connector. USB & LAN Ports: USB/LAN There are two USB 2.0/ 1.1 ports on the back panel. These USB ports are used to attach with USB devices, such as keyboard, mice and other USB supported devices. - Page 15 K7I741CX Mainboard Primary IDE Connector In general, two IDE devices can be attached onto one IDE connector. If you attach two HDD, you must configure one drive as the master and the other one as the slave. SATA Connectors: SATA1/SATA2 (Optional) The two SATA connectors support 1.5 Gbps transmission speeds and RAID 0/1 mode.
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Page 16: Headers & Jumpers
K7I741CX Mainboard Power LED Connector (PWLED) The mainboard provides a 3-pin power LED header. If there is a 3-pin power LED cord on your case front panel, you can attach it to this 3-pin header on the SW/LED header. Then the power LED will illuminate while the system is powered on. - Page 17 K7I741CX Mainboard Assignment Assignment RIN1 RIN3 DOUT2 DOUT3 Ground RIN2 DOUT1 RIN4 -XRI1 IrDA Header: IrDA The infrared sensing device attached to this header can support to provide wireless infrared. You can transfer data connectionless to or from the portable device (i.e., laptop, PDA, etc.) which with this header attached.
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Page 18: Audio Configuration
K7I741CX Mainboard Audio Configuration CD-ROM Audio-In Connector: CD-IN (Optional) The CD-IN connector is used to attach an audio cable to audio devices such as CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs etc. Assignment Left channel input Ground CD-IN Ground Right channel input Slots PCI Interface Slots: PCI PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for installing expansion cards such as network card, SCSI card, etc. -
Page 19: Power Supply Attachments
K7I741CX Mainboard Power Supply Attachments ATX Power Connector: ATX_PWR This mainboard provides one 20-pin ATX power connector. You must make it be attached before the system is powered on. The power connector support several power management functions such as the instant power-on function. -
Page 20: Chapter 2. Bios Setup
K7I741CX Mainboard Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down. -
Page 21: Main Menu
K7I741CX Mainboard Main Menu Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Password Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup PnP/PCI Configurations... - Page 22 K7I741CX Mainboard Frequency/Voltage Control It is for you to specify settings for Frequency and Voltage Control, such as the CPU’s clock and frequency ratio. Load Fail-Safe Defaults It can load Fail-Safe defaults except standard CMOS setup. Load Optimized Defaults It can load the preset system parameter values to set the system in its best performance configurations.
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Page 23: Chapter 3: Software Setup
K7I741CX Mainboard Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform ® Windows 2000 /XP Chipset Driver ® Windows 2000 /XP VGA Driver ® Windows 2000 /XP LAN Driver ® Windows 2000 /XP Realtek Audio Driver ® Windows 2000 /XP Microsoft DirectX 9.0c... - Page 24 K7I741CX Mainboard SiS Chipset Driver – It provides all drivers for the functions which built in both the Northbridge/ Southbridge SiS VGA Driver – It provides the driver of SiS VGA SiS LAN Driver – It provides the driver of SiS Network Realtek Audio Driver –...
- Page 25 K7I741CX Mainboard Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 – Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader program, you can browse files with PDF styled Trend PC-Cillin 2005 – It provides the software of Trend PC-Cillin 2005 (Anti-virus program) Drive Clone –It provides the software of Drive Clone which is used to back up or clone hard drives or partitions.
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Page 26: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
K7I741CX Mainboard Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the system. Power light does not illuminate. Fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defective power cable. - Page 27 K7I741CX Mainboard Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from the hard disk is impossible. Causes: Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted. Solutions: Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks.
- Page 28 K7I741CX Mainboard Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on screen. Causes: 1. Faulty Monitor. 2. CMOS incorrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor.
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