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- Page 1 KX600A Series 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 # Game Port Bracket (optional) # SPDIF & FRONT AUDIO Bracket (optional) # SATA Power cord / SATA Cable (optional) # Installation and Setup Driver CD # KX600A Series User Manual Symbols Attention … Following the procedures … Troubleshooting …...
- Page 3 KX600A Series ® KT600 & VT8237 ® Supports Socket 462 AMD Athlon XP / Athlon / Duron / Barton Processors USER Manual Dimensions (ATX form-factor): 200mm x 293mm (WxL) Operating System: ® Supports most popular operating systems: Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP etc.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............1 ......................1 NTRODUCTION ......................2 PECIFICATION ....................... 5 ONFIGURATION Layout of KX600A-GE ..................... 5 Layout of KX600A PRO ....................6 Layout of KX600A ......................7 ..................8 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation ....................8 Memory Installation ...................... -
Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started
Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of 200/ 266/ 333/ 400 MHz. The KX600A Series provide 3 sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total capacity of up to 3GB. You can install DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) SDRAM. -
Page 6: Specification
KX600A Series Specification CPU: Supports Socket 462 (Socket A) ® Supports AMD Athlon XP , Athlon , Duron , Barton processors Speed: 200/ 266/ 333/ 400 MHz Front Side Bus frequency 33 MHz, 32 bit PCI interface (PCI 2.2 compliant) 66 MHz AGP 2.0 compliant interface that supports 2X/ 4X data transfer modes... - Page 7 KX600A Series BUS Slots: Provides one AGP slot (1.5V only) Provides five PCI bus slots Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function: Monitors CPU Fan/ Chassis Fan Speed Monitors CPU & system Temperature Monitors System Voltage AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard:...
- Page 8 KX600A Series Serial ATA facilities: Compatible with SATA Spec 1.0 Supports Serial ATA specification of 150 MB/sec transfers Supports SATA RAID 0 or RAID 1 mode I/O facilities: One multi-mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications: 1. Standard & Bi-direction Parallel Port 2.
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Page 9: Configuration
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Page 10: Layout Of Kx600A Pro
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Page 12: Hardware Installation
KX600A Series 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 Athlon XP... -
Page 13: Memory Installation
BIOS Setup Utility Chapter. Memory Installation The KX600A Series contain 3 sockets, which use 184- pin DDR SDRAM with a total memory capacity of up to 3 GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) SDRAM. - Page 14 KX600A Series *If you are planning to use all three DIMM sockets, you must take into consideration the address bus configuration which is not equally distributed amongst the three sockets. DIMM3 has its own address bus, but DIMM1 and DIMM2 share a single address bus. It is recommended that you install memory modules that balance the load between the two address busses, both physically (chips on each module) and in terms of total memory.
- Page 15 KX600A Series Formulas CPU Speed = CPU Clock Ratio * CPU Host Frequency DDR Speed = DDR: CPU Ratio * CPU Host Frequency (The CPU Clock Ratio is usually locked by the CPU manufacturer which means it will not be displayed.
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Page 16: Back Panel Configuration
KX600A Series Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 Keyboard connector. The pin assignments are described below: Assignment Assignment Data +5 V (fused) No connect Clock Ground No connect USB &... - Page 17 KX600A Series Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The KX600A Series come equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port. Parallel Interface Port: PRT The parallel port on your system has a 25-pin, DB25 connector and is used to interface with parallel printers and other devices using a parallel interface.
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Page 18: Front Panel Indicator: Sw/Led、Pwrled、Speaker
KX600A Series Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER HD LED (Hard Drive LED Connector/ red) This connector can be attached to an LED on the front panel of a computer case. The LED will flicker during disk activity. This disk activity only applies to those IDE drives directly attached to the system board. -
Page 19: Connectors
KX600A Series Connectors Floppy Disk Connector: FDC The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskettes. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables provided in the packaging. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/ IDE2、SATA1/ SATA2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports Ultra ATA 33, Ultra ATA 66, Ultra ATA 100 and Ultra ATA 133. -
Page 20: Headers & Jumpers
KX600A Series Headers & Jumpers Game Port Header: GAME PORT There is a game port header on these mainboards. To use this header, you must attach a game port bracket-cable so that you can interface to gaming devices (game port bracket is optional). - Page 21 KX600A Series Front USB Headers: USB3/ USB4 These mainboards provide 2 USB headers on the board allowing for 4 additional USB ports. To make use of these headers, you must attach a USB bracket/cable with USB ports (some models will come packaged with a USB 4-port bracket-cable).
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Page 22: Audio Connectors
KX600A Series Audio Connectors Front Panel Audio Header: FRONT AUDIO If your computer case has been designed with embedded audio equipment or you are using an audio bracket (optional). You can attach these components to the FRONT_AUDIO header of the mainboard. - Page 23 KX600A Series SPDIF & Front Audio Bracket (optional) You can connect the bracket to the SPDIF and FRONT AUDIO Headers. SPDIF Wire SPDIF OUT (RCA Conn.) SPDIF OUT (Tos-link Conn.) SPDIF IN (RCA Conn.) Earphone Microphone FRONT AUDIO Wire ®...
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Page 24: Slots
KX600A Series Slots The slots in this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and enhance the functionality of the mainboard. AGP Slot: AGP The mainboard is equipped with a 2X/ 4X/ 8X & 1.5V only Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) to support video cards. -
Page 25: Chapter 2. Bios Setup
KX600A Series Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the ROM 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 Li-battery after power-down. - Page 26 KX600A Series Supported CPUs ® This PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS supports the AMD Athlon XP , Athlon , Duron , and Barton CPUs. Key Function In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp>...
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Page 27: Main Menu
KX600A Series Main Menu When you enter the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access... - Page 28 KX600A Series Main Menu Setup Configuration Options Item Options Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically Date mm dd yyyy changes when you set the date. Time Hh: mm: ss Set the current time of the system.
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Page 29: Advanced Bios Features
KX600A Series Advanced BIOS Features Removable Device Priority Select removable device priority. Just like floppy, LS120, ZIP-100, USB-FDD and USB-ZIP. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk boot priority. CD-ROM Boot Priority Select CD-ROM boot priority. First /Second/Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device. - Page 30 KX600A Series Boot Up Floppy Seek When Enabled, the BIOS tests (seeks) floppy drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks. Drives with 720KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80 tracks. Because very few modern PCs have 40-track floppy drives, we recommend that you set this field to “Disabled”.
- Page 31 KX600A Series Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) The rate at which a character repeats when you hold down a key. Options: 6 (default)、8、10、12、15、20、24、30 Typematic Delay (Msec) The delay before keystrokes begin to repeat. Options: 250 (default)、500、750、1000 APIC Mode By enabling this option, “MPS version control for OS” can be configured.
- Page 32 KX600A Series DRAM CAS Latency This item determines CAS Latency. When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer. Options: 1.5、2、2.5、3 Precharge to Active (Trp) You can set the time to precharge.
- Page 33 KX600A Series AGP Driving Value While the AGP Driving Control option is set to “Manual”, it allows the user to set AGP Driving Value. Options: DA (default)、00~FF AGP Fast Write The AGP Fast Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card bypassing the system AGP 4X speed.
- Page 34 KX600A Series System BIOS Cacheable When enabled, accesses to system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH are cached, provided that the cache controller is enabled. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default) Video RAM Cacheable Select “Enabled” to allow caching of the video RAM which may improve performance. If any other program writes to this memory area, a system error may result.
- Page 35 KX600A Series IRQ-12 assigned to: PCI device IRQ-14 assigned to: PCI device IRQ-15 assigned to: PCI device PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Some graphic controllers that are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility.
- Page 36 KX600A Series CPU Host Frequency (MHz) This item displays the CPU Host Clock. You can set it from 100 to 248. The default depends on your CPU frequency. If you over-clock the CPU clock ratio and the DDR:CPU ratio items can be adjusted.
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Page 37: Integrated Peripherals
KX600A Series Integrated Peripherals Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI slot or an AGP slot. Options: AGP、PCI Slot (default) VIA OnChip IDE Device If you highlight the “VIA OnChip IDE Device” label and then press the enter key, it will take you to... - Page 38 KX600A Series IDE Prefetch Mode The “onboard” IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive access. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this option to “Disabled” if the interface does not support prefetching. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled...
- Page 39 KX600A Series OnChip EHCI Controller This option should be enabled if your system has a USB 2.0 device installed on the system board. You will need to disable this feature if you install a USB 1.1 device. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled USB Device Support Enables support for USB attached devices.
- Page 40 KX600A Series Parallel Port Mode This option allows you to select an operating mode for the on board parallel port. Options: ECP(default) Extended Capabilities Port. Enhanced Parallel Port. Standard Printer Port. ECP+EPP ECP & EPP mode. Normal EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9.
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Page 41: Power Management
KX600A Series Power Management The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system. - Page 42 KX600A Series 3. User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually. When this option is enabled, the “suspend mode” time is configurable from 1 minute to 1 hour. The HDD Power Down, which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and includes a “disable” option.
- Page 43 KX600A Series 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.” Options: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off (default). Run VGABIOS if S3 Resume Select whether you want to run VGABIOS when the system wakes up from the S3 resume function.
- Page 44 KX600A Series When set to “On”, any event occurring at a VGA Port will awaken a system which had been previously powered down. Options: OFF (default)、On. LPT & COM When this option is set to On, any event occurring at a COM(serial)/LPT (printer) port will awaken a system which has been suspended.
- Page 45 KX600A Series IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter to access a sub menu used to configure the different wake up events (i.e. wake on LPT & COMM activity). Primary INTR IRQ3 (COM2) Enabled IRQ4 (COM1) Enabled IRQ5 (LPT2) Enabled IRQ6 (Floppy Disk)
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Page 46: Hardware Monitor
KX600A Series Hardware Monitor CPU FAN Warning This item is used to monitor the “CPUFAN” header on the mainboard and warn the user (during POST) if the CPU fan is not operational or not plugged in. If you are not using the “CPUFAN”... -
Page 47: Load Defaults
KX600A Series Load Defaults Load System Default Settings Load System Default Settings. Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings. Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries. -
Page 48: Exit Menu
KX600A Series Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. A confirmation message will be... -
Page 49: Chapter 3: Software Setup
KX600A Series Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform VIA 4 IN 1 Driver Windows 9X /ME /2000 /XP Realtek LAN Driver Windows 9X /ME /2000 /XP Realtek Audio Driver Windows 9X /ME /2000 /XP VIA Serial ATA Driver Windows 9X /ME /2000 /XP VIA USB 2.0 Driver... - Page 50 KX600A Series 2. On the next screen, click the drivers that you want to install. 3. If you click the “VIA USB2.0 Driver” from the screen in step 2, it will display the screen as left. 4. Back to the main screen, click the “Tool Page”...
- Page 51 KX600A Series ® Installing SATA RAID Driver during Windows 2000/XP Installation. ® Follow the instructions in this section if you are performing a new installation of Windows 2000/XP and you wish to boot from a drive attached to the SATA connector.
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Page 52: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
KX600A Series 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 53 KX600A Series 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 54 KX600A Series 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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Page 55: Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup
KX600A Series Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup 1. After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. 2. Click Speaker Configuration button, you can see the screen like the picture below. 3. You can choice 2, 4 or 6 channels by your speakers. -
Page 56: Appendix Ii: Sata Raid 0/1 Setup
KX600A Series Appendix II: SATA RAID 0/1 Setup Introduction to RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) RAID technology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives, enhancing I/O performance and providing redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case any of the individual disks fail. - Page 57 KX600A Series Create Array The “Create Array” option will allow you to initialize a RAID array. Choose the “Create Array” on the main screen and press <Enter>. The screen below will display. According to your needs, select “RAID 0 for performance” (striping), “RAID 1 for data protection”...
- Page 58 KX600A Series After the array has been successfully created, one of the screens will display as shown below according to the type of array you created. RAID 1 mode RAID 0 mode RAID SPAN mode The RAID 0 screen (above) contains the option, “Block Size 64K”. With this option you can manually select the block size for your array.
- Page 59 KX600A Series Delete Array You can delete an existing array with the “Delete Array” option on the main screen. Choose the “Delete Array” option and press <Enter>. Then press the <Enter> key once again and the system will mark all the existing SATA devices with an asterisk (as shown below in the bottom section).
- Page 60 KX600A Series Serial Number View You can choose the “Serial Number View” to view the serial number of the serial ATA device. The serial number is assigned to the device by the manufacturer. VIA RAID Tool (VIA Raid Tool icon The VIA RAID Tool allows the user to configure and monitor RAID arrays from the Windows environment.
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