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EPOX EP-8HDA5J User Manual

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K8T800 mainboard for AMD
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Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor
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  • Page 1 User’ User’ s s s s s User’ User’ User’ Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual VIA K8T800 K8T800 K8T800 mainboard for AMD K8T800 mainboard for AMD mainboard for AMD mainboard for AMD K8T800 mainboard for AMD Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor...
  • Page 2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
  • Page 3 80 Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix C in this manual. P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l uti o n FFh o r CFh 1 .B IO S c hip inse rte d...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Package Contents ............1- 1 Mainboard Features ........... 1- 2 System Block Diagram ..........1- 5 Section 2 Specification Mainboard Specification ..........2-1 Section 3 Installatio Mainboard Layout ............. 3- 1 Easy Installation Procedure ........3- 2 CPU Insertion .............
  • Page 5 PC Health Status ............4- 21 Power BIOS Features ..........4- 22 Defaults Menu ............4- 25 Supervisor/User Password Setting ......4- 26 Exit Selecting .............. 4- 27 Section 5 S-ATA RAID Configuration Introduction ............... 5- 1 VIA S-ATA RAID Features ........5- 3 Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA RAID Features (Optional) 5- 4 Enable RAID Function ..........
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 Package Contents Contents Powerpack items (Optional) A. Mainboard H. Mini heatsink I. Tool Pen B. User’s manual J. Extra USB2.0 port cable C. Floppy drive cable Optional Items D. HDD drive cable K. Game & COM bracket cable E.

  • Page 8: Mainboard Features

    Introduction 1-2 Mainboard Features Brief Introduction Athlon 64 Processor The AMD Athlon 64 processor family is designed to support performance desktop. It provides a high performance HyperTransport link to I/O, as well as a single 64-bit high-performance DDR memory controller. For more information about all the new features Athlon 64 Processor deliver, check out the AMD website at http://www.amd.com...
  • Page 9 Introduction Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs. 10/100 LAN (Optional) This mainboard is mounted with a ethernet LAN PHY. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
  • Page 10 Introduction Special Features Cool ‘n’Quiet Technology AMD Cool’n’Quiet Technology enables the processor to operate at a lower speed to reduce system noise and heat dissipation. 80 Port An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device, facilitating user to detect boot-up problems. QuickSPDIF On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to multi-channel speakers. Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.

  • Page 11: System Block Diagram

    Introduction 1-3 System Block Diagram Page 1-5...
  • Page 12 Introduction Page 1-6...

  • Page 13: Specification

    Specification Section 2 SPECIFICATION Mainboard Specification Processor Supports 754-pin Socket for AMD Athlon 64 processors with 1.6GTs Hyper Transport FSB up to 3700+ Chipset VIA K8T800 AGPset : VIA K8T800 + VT8237 Main Memory Three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for 64-bit, Unbuffered, Single/Double- side and DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs Supports up to 3GB memory size BIOS...
  • Page 14 Specification S-ATA --> Integrated Serial ATA controller from Silicon Image SiI3114 (Optional) for 4 ports solution with RAID 0, 1 ,10, 5 and support up to 150MB/sec transfer rate For more detailed information about SiI3114, refer to user’s manual in the bundled CD. Legacy IO Controller Winbond W83687THF LPC IO controller with floppy, printer, game (optional),...
  • Page 15 Specification S/PDIF-Out Optical (Optional) Serial port RJ45 LAN connector (Dual LAN optional for high-end level only) Four USB2.0 ports Three Audio jacks, (or Audio jacks for high-end model only) Onboard connector and pin-header floppy drive connector ATA-133 IDE connectors Four extra USB2.0 ports CD-IN and One AUX-IN connector S/PDIF in/out connector...
  • Page 16 Specification EZ Boot – Simply press “ESC” to select your bootable device. No more hassle to search the BIOS menu, change and re-start. KBPO – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from keyboard Supports “Cool’n’ Quiet” power saving technology Excellent Overclocking capabilities through - subtle voltage tuning for CPU, Memory, AGP - subtle frequency tuning on FSB with 1MHz...

  • Page 17: Installation

    Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Mainboard Layout Note: Depending on the model you purchased, some components are optional and may not be available. Page 3-1...

  • Page 18: Easy Installation Procedure

    Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory 3-4. Expansion Slots 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation <Figure 1> <Figure 2> Step 2 Step 1 Place the retention mechanism on the Place the back plate into the two holes mainboard as shown.
  • Page 19 Installation <Figure 6> <Figure 5> Step 5 Step 6 Close the socket by lowering and Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on locking the actuation lever. the CPU socket and gently insert the Apply thermal compound to the top of CPU.

  • Page 20: Jumper Settings

    Installation 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS. Settings: 1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS...

  • Page 21: System Memory Configuration

    Installation 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The mainboard accommodates three PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules): • Supports up to 3.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM. • Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR DIMM specification. <Figure 9> DDR DIMM 1 DDR DIMM 2 DDR DIMM 3...

  • Page 22: Expansion Slots

    Installation 3-4 Expansion Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with an AGP slot. Make sure you install a card that supports the 1.5V specification. PCI Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI slots. PCI Slots AGP Card Installation Caution When installing the AGP card make sure the AGP card edge connector is inserted fully into the slot and the slot clicker is locked.

  • Page 23: Device Connectors

    Installation 3-5 Device Connectors The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel. RJ45 LAN (Optional) Parallel Port PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard S/PDIF-out COM1...
  • Page 24 Installation Floppy Controller Connector This connects to the floppy disk drive. IDE1/IDE2:Ultra DMA-100/133 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE connectors IDE2 IDE1 to support up to 4 ATA-100/133 IDE drives. It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for maximum data transfer rate of 133MB/sec per channel.
  • Page 25 Installation CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector When the jumpers are removed this connector can be used for front panel audio. The front panel phone jack should have “normal close” switch. Without phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio is enabled. With phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio will be disabled.
  • Page 26 Installation SPDIF1: Sony/Philips Digital InterFace connector This connector links digital audio between the mainboard and your audio devices, such as CD player, sampler or DAT recorder. It allows the digital transmission of audio data in S/PDIF format. SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT GAME1: Game/MIDI connector (Optional) This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.
  • Page 27 Installation SATA1 / SATA2: Two Serial ATA Connectors SATA3 / SATA4 / SATA5 / SATA6 (Optional): Four Serial ATA Connectors from Silicon Image SiI3114 chip. These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA devices that conform to the Serial ATA SATA2 specification.
  • Page 28 Installation CFP: Front Panel Connector HD_LED This LED will light up whenever the hard drive is being accessed. PWR_LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis CIR& CSPK This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

  • Page 29: Power-On/Off (Remote)

    Installation 3-6 Power-On/Off (Remote) This board has a 20-pin ATX and a 4-pin ATX12V power supply connector to support power supplies with Remote On/Off feature. The 4-pin ATX12V connector must be plugged in for the system to operate safely. The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON header (Figure 11).
  • Page 30 Installation 3-8 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source to the DDR SDRAM is kept active during STR (ACPI S3).

  • Page 31: Cpu Overheating Protection

    Installation 3-9 CPU Overheating Protection This mainboard is equipped with CPU Overheating Protection. It will automati- cally remove power to shutdown the system when CPU temperature reaches approximately 110°C. This is to prevent long term damage to the CPU from overheating.
  • Page 32 Installation Page 3-16...

  • Page 33: Bios Setup

    BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function.

  • Page 35: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board. Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.
  • Page 36 BIOS Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector. Disabled: No warning message appears when anything attempts to access the boot sector. Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message.
  • Page 37 BIOS Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup. System: The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup: The system will boot;...

  • Page 38: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS 4-3 Advanced Chipset Features Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup VLink Data Rate This item allows you to select VLink Data Rate. Options: 4X, 8X. Init Display First If two video cards are used (1 AGP and 1 PCI) this specifies which one will be the primary display adapter.
  • Page 39 BIOS DRAM Configuration Scroll to DRAM Configuration and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Current FSB Frequency Display the current CPU front side bus frequency information. Current DRAM Frequency Display the current DRAM frequency information. DDR Clock Selecting by This option sets DRAM clock. Select “Auto” to follow SPD (Serial Presence Detect) information on DRAM module or set to “Manual”...
  • Page 40 BIOS CAS# Latency Enables you to select the CAS latency time. The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM. Options: Auto, CL=2.0, CL=2.5, CL=3. Row cycle time (tRC) This filed specifies the Row Cycle Time.
  • Page 41 BIOS Write to Read delay (tWTR) This bits specifies the Write to Read delay. Samsung Calls this Tcd1r (last data in to read command). It is measured from the rising edge following the last non-masked data strobe to the rising edge of the next Read Command. (Jedec spec this as exactly one clock).
  • Page 42 BIOS AGP Driving Control This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. Choose “Manual” to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection. This field is recommended to set in “Auto” to avoid any error to your system. Options: Auto, Manual.

  • Page 43: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS PCI1/2 Master 0 WS Write When Enabled, Writes to the PCI bus are commanded with zero wait states. Options: Enabled, Disabled. PCI1/2 Post Write Enables CPU to PCI bus POST write. Options: Enabled, Disabled. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles.
  • Page 44 BIOS VIA OnChip IDE Device Scroll to VIA Onchip IDE Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Onchip SATA Enables the onboard SATA feature. Options: Enabled, Disabled. SATA Mode This allows you to set RAID mode for Serial ATA devices. Refer to section 5 for more RAID information.
  • Page 45 BIOS you are getting disk drive errors, try setting this value to Disabled. This field does not appear when the Internal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled. 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 interface supports.
  • Page 46 BIOS VIA AC97 Audio This item allows you to disable the chipset on-chip AC97 Audio. Options: Auto, Disabled. Game Port Address (Optional) Select an address for the Game port. Options: 201, 209, Disabled. Midi Port Address (Optional) Select an address for the Midi port. Options: 290, 300, 330, Disabled.
  • Page 47 BIOS Super IO Device Scroll to Super IO Deivce and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select “Enabled” if you wish to use onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). If you install an external FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select “Disabled “in this field. Options: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 48: Power Management Setup

    BIOS ECP Mode USE DMA This field allows the user to select DMA1 or DMA3 for the ECP mode. Options: DMA1, DMA3. 4-5 Power Management Setup Choose the “Power Management setup” in the CMOS Setup Utility to display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals.
  • Page 49 BIOS HDD Power Down Powers down the hard disk drive after a preset period of system inactivity. Options: Disabled, 1min ~ 15min. Suspend Mode Automatically, shuts off all devices except the CPU after a preset period of system inactivity. Options: Disabled, 1 , 2, 4 ,6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 min and 1 hour . Video Off Option When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode.
  • Page 50 BIOS AC Loss Auto Restart This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operat- ing status after power returns from a power failure. Off: The system stays off after a power failure. Former-Sts: The system returns to the state it was in just prior to the power failure.

  • Page 51: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    BIOS PowerOn by PCI Card An input signal from PME on the PCI card awakens the system from soft-off state. Options: Enabled, Disabled. PowerOn by OnBoard LAN This item allows you to power on the system by onboard LAN from soft-off state. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 52 BIOS Resources Controlled By Determines what controls system PNP/PCI resources. The default is Auto (ESCD). Manual: PNP Card’s resources are controlled manually. The “IRQ Resources” field becomes available and you can set which IRQ-X and DMA-X are assigned to PCI and onboard devices. Auto: BIOS assigns the interrupt resource automatically.

  • Page 53: Pc Health Status

    BIOS 4-7 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Show PC Health in POST When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the POST (Power On Self Test). Options: Disabled, Enabled. Shutdown Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating system.

  • Page 54: Power Bios Features

    BIOS VAGP The voltage level of power supplied to AGP card. VBAT(V) The voltage level of the battery. VCC, Vio, 5VSB(V) The voltage level of the switching power supply. Smart Fan for CPU Temperature This item allows you set CPU fan temperature to smartly adjust the fan speeds for more efficient system operation.
  • Page 55 BIOS AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet control Reduce the noise and heat from you PC when AMD’s Cool’n’Quiet technology is enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled. CPU Ratio Control This item allows you to enable the CPU clock ratio control. Choose “Enabled” to key in a CPU clock Ratio in the next selection. Options: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 56 BIOS Key in the DEC (decimalism) number for the CPU clock. Note: Overclocking failure will cause no display on the monitor. To overcome this switch off the power supply and switch on again. Restart the system, press and hold <Insert> key. This will revert the BIOS to default or initial setting.

  • Page 57: Defaults Menu

    BIOS 4-9 Defaults Menu Selecting “Defaults” from the main menu shows you two options which are de- scribed below Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’...

  • Page 58: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    BIOS 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent unauthorized changes to BIOS menus. supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus. user password: only enter but no rights to change options of the setup menus.
  • Page 59 BIOS 4-11 Exiting BIOS Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.
  • Page 60 BIOS Page 4-28...

  • Page 61: S-Ata Raid Configuration

    S-ATA RAID Configuration Section 5 S-ATA RAID CONFIGURATION Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on RAID-related background knowledge and a general procedure to setup RAID system on this mainboard. RAID Basics RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two or more hard disk drives into one logical unit known as a RAID array.
  • Page 62 S-ATA RAID Configuration RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB.

  • Page 63: Via S-Ata Raid Features

    S-ATA RAID Configuration 1. VIA SATA from VIA VT8237 south bridge (SATA1/ SATA2) 2. (Optional) Silicon Image SiI3114 controller (SATA3/ SATA4/SATA5/SATA6) Each of these controllers have their own unique RAID setup BIOS and software. Note: Before you proceed, identify which SATA controller your HDD drives are connected to in order to ensure a successful installation.
  • Page 64 S-ATA RAID Configuration Optional - Silicon Image Sil3114 S-ATA RAID Features • RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 • Hot Spare and On-line Mirror Rebuilding • System GUI Monitoring Utility: - Displays/Logs/Alerts Users to Vital RAID Set Information - Manages RAID Set Functions (configures, rebuilds, etc.) •...

  • Page 65: Enable Raid Function

    S-ATA RAID Configuration Enable RAID Function For any RAID controller, the general procedure to enable RAID function are shown below: Note: If you are not installing O/S into the RAID disks, you may skip Step 2 & Step3. Step 1: Create RAID Array RAID arrays are created using the RAID controller’s BIOS utility.
  • Page 66 S-ATA RAID Configuration (Optional) Silicon Image Sil3114 Wait for the following message to appear during boot-up: Press <CTRL-S> or F4 to enter RAID utility. An easy-to-use screen will appear with the following choices in the top left: Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set Rebuild RAID Set Resolve Conflicts...
  • Page 67 S-ATA RAID Configuration 4. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive 5. Click on the required driver to begin copy into the floppy Step 3: Install O/S into RAID disk Continue to install Windows XP/2000/NT4.0 as normal. When requested by Windows Setup for RAID driver, insert the floppy created earlier in Step 2.
  • Page 68 S-ATA RAID Configuration Page 5-8...

  • Page 69: Driver Installation

    Drivers Installation Section 6 DRIVER INSTALLATION Easy Driver Installation Once the operating system has been installed, you need to install the drivers for the mainboard. Method 1 Auto Installation Selective Installation Method 2 [VIA K8 Series] VIA SERVICE PACK 4_IN_1 Driver AC’97 Audio Driver VIA LAN Driver VIA SATA RAID Driver...

  • Page 70: Realtek Sound Manager Quick Guide

    Drivers Installation Realtek Sound Manager Quick Guide for ALC655 Introduction To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager". For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual"...
  • Page 71 Drivers Installation Equalizer: <Figure 3> 3. There are 10 bands of equalizer control, check "ON" when you want to adjust the equalizer. Speaker Configuration: <Figure 4> 4. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode (no. of speaker) is selected. Figure 4 above shows the phone jack setup for 2 channel mode.
  • Page 72 Drivers Installation Speaker Configuration: <Figure 5> 5. For 6 channel mode, the audio combination is shown above. Speaker Test: <Figure 6> 6. To test the speaker , select the “Speaker Test” page and click directly on the speakers shown on the screen. Page 6-4...
  • Page 73 Drivers Installation SPDIF-In: <Figure 7> 7. This page shows S/PDIF IN function on your system. a. Click "Auto Lock" to detect S/PDIF input and display its information. b. Check "Real-time S/PDIF-In monitor" to listen to the S/PDIF IN signal through Line-out connector. SPDIF-Out: <Figure 8>...
  • Page 74 Drivers Installation This board is equipped with Jack Sensing capability. If an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector, a warning message will appear to remind users to check the connection. Connector Sensing: <Figure 9> 9. Push "Start" button to start the sensing. Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing.
  • Page 75 Drivers Installation Connector Sensing: <Figure 11> 11. After closing EZ-Connector, this page will show the latest connector status as above. General: <Figure 12> 12. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software. To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show icon in system tray".
  • Page 76 Drivers Installation Realtek Sound Manager Quick Guide for ALC850 (high-end model only) Introduction To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager". For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual"...
  • Page 77 Drivers Installation Speaker Configuration: <Figure 15> 3. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode is selected. Figure 3 above shows the phone jack setup for 8 channel mode. HRTF Demo: <Figure 16> 4. This page lets you test the HRTF 3D Positional Audio features. Page 6-9...
  • Page 78 Drivers Installation General: <Figure 17> 5. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software. To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show icon in system tray". SPDIF: <Figure 18> 6. This page shows S/PDIF-In and S/PDIF-Out function on your system. S/PDIF-In: a.
  • Page 79 Drivers Installation This board is equipped with Jack Sensing capability. If an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector, a warning message will appear to remind users to check the connection. Connector Sensing: <Figure 19> 7. Push "Start" button to start the sensing. Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing.
  • Page 80 Drivers Installation Connector Sensing: <Figure 21> 9. After closing EZ-Connector, this page will show the latest connector status as above. Page 6-12...

  • Page 81: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix A A-1 Update Your System BIOS Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk. Note: The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs.
  • Page 82 Appendix 5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 7. The BIOS update is finished. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin F10 : Exit...

  • Page 83: Via Raid Bios Utility

    Appendix Appendix B B-1 VIA RAID BIOS Utility Power-on the system and wait for the following screen to appear. Press the ”Tab” key to enter its BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of the BIOS utility is as below: Create Disk Array 1.
  • Page 84 Appendix 2. Select Array Mode and press <Enter>, a list of array modes will appear. High- light the target array mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to confirm the selection. If RAID 1 is selected, an option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate.
  • Page 85 Appendix 4. If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press <Enter>, then select a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to 64KB. 5.
  • Page 86 Appendix Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives. View Serial Number of Hard Drive Highlight Serial Number View and press <Enter>.
  • Page 87 Appendix Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the status of the array will be marked as broken. If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding the broken array, the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive.
  • Page 88 Appendix 3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild: This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array. After choosing a hard drive, the channel column will be activated. Highlight the target hard drive and press <Enter>, a warning message will appear.
  • Page 89 Appendix B-2 Optional - Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID BIOS Utility To enter this BIOS utility, power on and wait for the following message to appear during boot-up: Press <CTRL-S> or F4 to enter RAID utility. An easy-to-use screen will appear with the following choices in the top left: Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set Rebuild RAID Set...
  • Page 90 Appendix to both drives as a Mirrored set. If, however, the source disk does not have data already stored on it, there is no need for Disk Copy. 4. The utility will ask “Are You Sure?” before completing the configuration. Rebuild RAID Sets This is used to initiate the copying of data a from an existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID set after the failure of the members.

  • Page 91: Post Codes

    Appendix Appendix C C-1 POST CODES POST (hex) DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. - Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
  • Page 92 Appendix Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19-1Ah Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
  • Page 93 Appendix Test 8259 functionality. Reserved 45-46h Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4A-4Dh Reserved Program MTRR of M1 CPU Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
  • Page 94 Appendix Reserved Initialize floppy controller Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. 70-72h Reserved (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if : -AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. Reserved Detect serial ports &...

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