Albatron KM18G PRO II User Manual

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of 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
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  • Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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 Addendum In order to increase the KM18G series mainboard performance, we have provided a newer BIOS upgrade with an additional FSB frequency of 200 MHz. For more details, please refer to the following items. When your BIOS version is 1.04 or newer, it will support FSB(Front Side Bus) 100/ 133/ 166/ 200MHz.
  • Page 3: Package Contents

    USB Bracket x 1 (optional) 1394 Bracket x 1 (optional) TV-Out Bracket x 1 (optional) Installation and Setup Driver CD x 1 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II User Manual x 1 Dimensions (Micro ATX form-factor): 244 mm x 244 mm (WxL) Operating System: ®...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ......................2 PECIFICATION ................... 5 UICK ONTENT ABLE ....................... 6 ONFIGURATION Layout of KM18G PRO II..................6 Layout of KM18G PRO ..................7 ..................8 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation ................... 8 Memory Installation ..................... 9 Back Panel Configuration................... 11 Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED &...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    DMA 2-0 and PIO 4-0 modes. The KM18G series also comes with an AC’97 Sound Codec (ALC650) which supports high quality 6 channel audio (super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect). The KM18G series also comes with six USB 2.0 ports and the KM18G PRO II comes with two IEEE 1394 ports (optional).
  • Page 6: Specification

    Chipset: Northbridge Chip – NVIDIA nForce 2 IGP Southbridge Chip– NVIDIA nForce 2 MCP or MCP-T (only for KM18G PRO II) I/O Controller – Winbond W83627HF AC’97 Codec – ALC650 LAN PHY Chip – ICS1893AF 1394 Controller – TI TSB41AB2...
  • Page 7: Flash Memory

    Host Controller Interface (OHC1) Supports up to six USB ports for USB interface devices IEEE 1394 Serial Bus (for KM18G PRO II only): Supports two IEEE 1394 ports for 1394 interface devices Supports 400/ 200/ 100 Mbps serial date rates...
  • Page 8: Power Management

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II LAN PHY Chip: Supports 100/ 10 Mb/ sec Integrated TV-Out: Supports display resolutions up to 1024 x 768 IDE Facilities: Supports Ultra ATA 133/ 100/ 66/ 33 Ultra 6-0/ DMA 2-0 and PIO 4-0 modes...
  • Page 9: Quick Content Table

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Quick Content Table Function Content Location Page CPU Socket A (Socket 462) DDR DIMM Sockets DDR DIMM 1、2、3 ATX Power Connector ATX_ PWR IDE Connectors IDE1/2 FDC Connector AGP Slot PCI Slots PCI 1、2、3 CPU FAN、Chassis FAN、...
  • Page 10: Configuration

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Configuration Layout of KM18G PRO II KB/MS CPUFAN Socket 462 USB/LAN PRT/COM/VGA ATX_PWR TVOUT1 SOUND AUXFAN IDE2 IDE1 BAT1 PCI1 CD-IN nVIDIA nForce 2 PCI2 MCP-T CHASFAN SPDIF PCI3 CASE OPEN SPEAKER Phoenix PWRLED Bios...
  • Page 11: Layout Of Km18G Pro

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Layout of KM18G PRO KB/MS CPUFAN Socket 462 USB/LAN PRT/COM/VGA ATX_PWR TVOUT1 SOUND AUXFAN IDE2 IDE1 BAT1 PCI1 CD-IN nVIDIA nForce 2 PCI2 CHASFAN SPDIF PCI3 CASE OPEN SPEAKER Phoenix PWRLED Bios IrDA FRONT AUDIO...
  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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 processors using a Socket A.
  • Page 13: Memory Installation

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II FAN Headers Three power headers are available for cooling fans, which play an important role in maintaining the ambient temperature in your system. +12V KB /MS CP U FAN So cket 462 US B/LA N...
  • Page 14 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Enabling Dual-Channel DDR To enable Dual-Channel DDR functionality, your system must meet certain configuration conditions. First, you can only use two of the three DIMM slots. You can use DIMM1 and DIMM3 together, or you can use DIMM2 and DIMM3 together. Second, the DIMM modules that you use must be identical (capacity, manufacturer and model).
  • Page 15: Back Panel Configuration

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Game Port Printer Port Mouse COM1 PS/2 Speaker Mic In Keyboard Line In 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...
  • Page 16: Audio Port Connectors

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The mainboard comes equipped with one serial port, one VGA port and one parallel port on the back panel. These interface ports will be explained below. Printer Port COM1 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.
  • Page 17: Front Panel Indicator: Sw/Led & Pwrled

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED & PWRLED 8362 PWRLED DIM M1 DIM M2 DIM M3 SW/LED Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function HD LED (+) Hard Drive Power LED (+) POWER HD LED (-) Power LED (-)
  • Page 18: Connectors

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Connectors Floppy Disk Connector: FDC This 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.
  • Page 19: Headers & Jumpers

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Headers & Jumpers Front USB Headers: USB2/ USB3 You can connect the USB Bracket to the USB2/ USB3 header. There will be has USB port on the USB Bracket which means you can connect USB device to the USB prot. The mainboard supports up to six USB devices including two on the back panel.
  • Page 20: Speaker

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Speaker Header: SPEAKER A front panel speaker can be connected to this connector. When you boot your computer, the speaker sounds a short “beep” under normal circumstances. If there is a problem during the Power On Self-Test, the speaker will sound an “irregular beep”.
  • Page 21: Com2

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Case Open Warning Jumper: CASE OPEN This connector is used to notify the user when the computer case has been previously opened. To configure this functionality, your computer case must be equipped with a “ case open” cable which you need to attach to the CASE OPEN jumper.
  • Page 22: Tvout1

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II TV-Out Header: TVOUT1 The KM18G Series includes a TV-Out header (TVOUT1) that allows you to connect a TV-Out bracket and use it to attach to a TV to use as a monitor. This feature supports display resolutions up to 1024 x 768.
  • Page 23: Jp1

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Clear CMOS Jumper: JP1 The “Clear CMOS” jumper is used when you cannot boot your system due to some CMOS configuration problem such as a forgotten password. This jumper allows you to reset the CMOS configurations, and then reconfigure.
  • Page 24: Audio Connectors

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Audio Connectors This mainboard provides three connectors as part of its audio Subsystem. Right In Ground SPD_OUT Ground Ground Left In SPD_IN CD-IN SPDIF 8362 Ground MIC_VREF Front out_R Rear out_R Front out_L Rear out_L...
  • Page 25: Slots

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Slots The slots in this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and enhance the functionality of the mainboard. PCI Slots AGP Slot 3627 DIM M1 DIM M2 DIM M3 AGP Slot: AGP The KM18G series is equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) that supports 4X/ 8X and 1.5V AGP cards only.
  • Page 26: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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 27: Key Function

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Key Function In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program.
  • Page 28: Main Menu

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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 29 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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.
  • Page 30: Advanced Bios Features

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Advanced BIOS Features First /Second/Third/ Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device. Options: Floppy、LS120、CDROM、ZIP100、USB-FDD、USB-ZIP、USB-CDROM、USB-HDD、 LAN、Disabled Boot Other Device The setting allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd boot devices.
  • Page 31: Cpu Internal Cache

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II CPU Internal Cache Make CPU internal cache active or inactive. System performance may degrade if you disable this item. Options: Enabled (default)、Disable. External Cache This item allows you to enable or disable “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU to enhance performance.
  • Page 32: Mps Version Control For Os

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II MPS Version Control For OS The 1.1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT environment. Choose the new 1.4 version for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Options: 1.4 (default)、1.1 OS Select For DRAM >...
  • Page 33: Cas Latency Time

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II DDR:CPU Ratio This item allows you to adjust your “DDR:CPU Ratio” and overclock the DDR speeds of the system. Options: 1、1.2、1.33、1.50、1.60、1.66、2、2.4、2.5、2.66、3、3.33、4、Auto DDR Speed (Strobe/Sec) This item shows the DDR Speed. Memory Timings This item determines DRAM clock/ timing using SPD or manual configuration. Make sure your memory module has SPD (Serial Presence Data), if you want to select the “Optimal”.
  • Page 34: System Bios Cacheable

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II AGP Spread Spectrum When you installed a AGP card this item will allow you to enable/ disable the AGP speed spread spectrum. We recommend you to disabled this item before overclocking. Options: 0.50% (default)、Disabled Frame Buffer Size When you use the onboard VGA port this item will allow you to select memory size for video frame buffer.
  • Page 35: Reset Configuration Data

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II PnP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data Select “Enabled” to reset the Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) if you have installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the OS cannot boot.
  • Page 36: Integrated Peripherals

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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: Onboard/AGP (default)、PCI Slot IDE Function Setup If you highlight the “IDE Function Setup” label and then press the enter key, it will take you to a...
  • Page 37: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II IDE Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver).
  • Page 38: Power On Function

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II OnChip 1394 (only for KM18G PRO II) This item allows you to enable or disabled the 1394 Device. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled Onboard I/O Chip Setup PWRON After PWR-Fail This field will determine whether your system will boot after restoring power after a power failure. If you select “On”, the system will boot whether or not the system was on before power failure.
  • Page 39: Ir Transmission Delay

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II IR Transmission Delay This item allows you to enable/disable IR transmission delay. This field only configurable if “UART Mode Select” is set to “ASKIR” or “IrDA”. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode Select the transmission mode used by the IR interface. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous bi-directional transmission.
  • Page 40 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Game Port Address Game Port I/O Address. Options: 201 (default)、209、Disabled Midi Port Address Midi Port Base I/O Address. Options: 330、300 (default)、290、Disabled Midi Port IRQ This determines the IRQ that the Midi Port will use. Options: 5、10 (default)
  • Page 41: Power Management

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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: Video Off Method

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Video Off Method This option determines the manner in which the monitor goes blank. Options: V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer.
  • Page 43: Hardware Monitor

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II USB Wake up This item allows you to awaken the system from suspend mode using a USB devices. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default) * This option is configurable only when the ACPI Suspend Type is set to S3.
  • Page 44: Load Defaults

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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...
  • Page 45: Exit Menu

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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 46: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    (For more details, please refer to the Readme.txt files that in each folder of the Driver CD.) 1. On the first screen (Main Screen), click “KM18G Pro/ KM18G Pro II”. 2. On the “KM18G Pro/ KM18G Pro II” screen, click “nForce Crush18G Chipset Driver”.
  • Page 47 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 3. By clicking “Tools” from the screen in step 1or step 2, the screen to the left will be displayed with options to install several programs. Follow the instructions on the screen after clicking the buttons.
  • Page 48: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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.
  • Page 49 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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.
  • Page 50 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 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.
  • Page 51: Appendix I: 5.1 Channel Setup

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Appendix I: 5.1 Channel Setup This appendix describes the installation procedures for 5.1 Channel Setup. Note that if your operating system is Windows 98/ ME/ 2000, go directly to step 3. 1. Beginning with the “Start” button, select Setting...
  • Page 52 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 4. On the “Master Volume” screen, select “Options Advanced Controls”. 5. Next, click the “Advanced” button. 6. In the “Other Controls” section of the “Advanced Controls of Master Volume” screen, check the “Rear Speaker connected to Line In” and “Center speaker and subwoofer connected to Microphone”.
  • Page 53: Appendix Ii: Tv-Out Bracket Installation

    KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II Appendix II: TV-Out Bracket Installation Hardware Installation After connecting a display monitor to the onboard VGA port: 1. Connect the TV-Out bracket to the TVOUT1 header on the mainboard. 2. Attach the TV-Out bracket to the rear panel of the case.
  • Page 54 KM18G PRO/ KM18G PRO II 3. On the next screen, press the “GeForce 4 MX Integrated GPU” tab which will display the screen below (fig 3.) along with a side-menu (Media Center Menu). By clicking the options in the side-menu you can access to other configuration settings for such utilities as Direct3D, OpenGL, etc.

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