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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 cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will
be required to correct the interference at his own expense. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.
CE Mark
The device is in accordance with 89/336 ECC-ENC Directive.
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  • Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement

    KX520LE 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 KX520LE nVIDIA nForce 520LE ® Supports Socket AM2 Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core/ ® Athlon 64/ Sempron Processor User Manual Dimensions (Micro-ATX Form-Factor): 195 mm x 295 mm ( W x L ) Operating System: ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000...
  • Page 3: Packing List

    Do not touch any IC chip, lead, connector or other components. Always unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard or when confuguring pins and switches. Packing List KX520LE mainboard IDE Cable I/O Bracket Serial ATA Cable Mainboard Setup Driver &...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..............1 ....................... 1 NTRODUCTION ....................... 2 PECIFICATION ....................5 ONFIGURATION Layout of KX520LE..................5 ................... 6 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation................6 Memory Installation: DIMM1/2/3/4..............7 Back Panel Configuration................9 Connectors..................... 11 Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK ........12 Headers &...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    PCI-E x1 interface compatible. The KX520LE provides one floppy disk drive connector that can be used with 360KB/ 720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88MB drive. It also has one IDE connector for hard drives supporting Ultra ATA 133/ 100/ 66/ 33 IDE devices.
  • Page 6: Specification

    Mainboard KX520LE Specification CPU: Supports Socket AM2 Supports AMD Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core/ Athlon 64/ Sempron Processor Supports Hyper-Transport Link Technology Supports 1000 MHz (2000MT/s) FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies Chipset: ® Chipset – nVIDIA nForce 520LE ®...
  • Page 7: Universal Serial Bus

    Mainboard KX520LE Onboard IDE Connector: One IDE connector that support up to two IDE devices Supports Ultra ATA 133/ 100/ 66/ 33 Supports high capacity hard disk drives Serial ATA II Connector: Two SATA II connectors that support up to two SATA II HDDs Supports SATA 2.0 specification which provides 3 Gb/s transfer rate...
  • Page 8: Flash Memory

    Mainboard KX520LE BIOS: Phoenix-Award™ BIOS Supports APM 1.2 Supports ACPI 2.0 power management Green Function: Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management function Supports system-wake-from-power-saving-mode by keyboard or mouse touching Shadow RAM: Integrated memory controller provides shadow RAM functionality and supports ROM...
  • Page 9: Configuration

    Mainboard KX520LE Configuration Layout of KX520LE...
  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    Mainboard KX520LE 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 64 FX/ Athlon...
  • Page 11: Memory Installation: Dimm1/2/3/4

    Memory Installation: DIMM1/2/3/4 The KX520LE provides four DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Modules) sockets with Dual Channel Technology supported. The sockets allow you to install 240-pin, non-ECC & unbuffered DDR II 800/ DDR II 667/ DDR II 533 SDRAM, and support to install a total memory capacity of 8GB.
  • Page 12: Memory Installation Steps

    Mainboard KX520LE How to Enable Dual-Channel functionality: This mainboard provides Dual-Channel functionality for the four DIMM sockets. Enabling Dual-Channel will significantly increase your data access rate than the before. DIMM1 and DIMM2 share one channel, and DIMM3 and DIMM4 share another channel.
  • Page 13: Back Panel Configuration

    Mainboard KX520LE Repeat steps 1, 2 & 3 for the remaining RAM modules. The pictures above are for reference only. Your actual installation may vary slightly from the pictures. Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Ports: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port. The pin assignments are described below.
  • Page 14 Mainboard KX520LE Audio Ports: SOUND This mainboard provides six HD Audio ports for 8/6/4/2 channel playback capability. With jack sensing, auto detecting and adjusting, the device will make it easier to Plug and Play for you. Line-In (blue) This port is for audio input and connects to external audio devices such as CD player, tape player or other audio devices when the 8/6/4/2 channel audio effects driver is enabled.
  • Page 15: Connectors

    Mainboard KX520LE Connectors Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector (FDD) that supports 360KB/ 720KB/ 1.2MB/ 1.44MB/ 2.88 MB floppy disk drives using a FDD ribbon cable. Hard Disk Drive Connectors: IDE1 The mainboard provides one IDE connector that supports Ultra ATA 133/ 100/ 66/ 33 IDE devices.
  • Page 16: Front Panel Headers: Jw_Fp, Pwrled, Speak

    Mainboard KX520LE Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK JW_FP Assignment Function Assignment Function VCC5 (+) VCC5 (+) Hard Drive LED 2-pin Power LED (HDLED) (PWR LED) HDDLE (-) PWRLED (-) PWRBTN Power-on Button Reset Switch (PWRBTN) RSTSW (RESET) Hard Drive LED Header: HDLED If your case front panel has a hard drive LED cable, attach it to this header.
  • Page 17: Headers & Jumpers

    Mainboard KX520LE Speaker Header: SPEAK A speaker cable on your case front panel can be attached to this header. When you reboot the computer, this speaker will issue a short audible (beep). If there are problems during the Power On Self-Test, the system will issue an irregular pattern of audible beeps through this speaker.
  • Page 18 Mainboard KX520LE USB Power On function Header: JP2 USB devices attached to the back panel USB ports can awaken the system from sleep mode. In order to enable this functionality, you must adjust the jumper caps on JP2 header for +5V or +5VSB mode depending on which USB port that the USB device is attached to.
  • Page 19: Audio Configuration

    Mainboard KX520LE The following steps explain how to reset your CMOS configurations when you forgot a system password. 1. Turn off your system and disconnect the AC power cable. 2. Set JBAT header to OFF (2-3 Closed). 3. Wait several seconds.
  • Page 20: Slots

    Mainboard KX520LE Slots PCI-Express x16 Interface slot: PE2 The PE2 slot is the PCI-Express x16 interface slot which can be supported up to x16 mode. It is recommended that you insert a graphics card onto the PE2 slot which the interface is capable for PCI-E x16 specification.
  • Page 21: Power Supply Attachments

    Mainboard KX520LE Power Supply Attachments This mainboard provides two ATX power connectors, a 24-pin ATXPWR connector and an 8-pin ATX12V1 connector. You must use a power supply that has both of these connectors and both connectors must be attached before the system is powered on. These power connectors support several power management functions such as the instant power-on function.
  • Page 22: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    Mainboard KX520LE 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 23: Main Menu

    Mainboard KX520LE Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Include all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS. Advanced BIOS Features Include all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features.
  • Page 24 Mainboard KX520LE Attention Before going to update BIOS, please change the item,【Miscellaneous Control】→ 【Flash Write Protect】, from【Enabled】to【Disabled】. When the BIOS update is done, please adjust the item from【Disabled】 to【Enabled】. PC Health Status It is for monitoring the system status such as temperature, voltage, and fan speeds.
  • Page 25: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    Mainboard KX520LE Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 NVIDIA Chipset Driver ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 Realtek LAN Driver ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000 Realtek Audio Driver Attention: You don’t need to install the driver for USB 2.0 version if you are using Windows®...
  • Page 26 Mainboard KX520LE For Windows Vista Driver For Windows XP (64bit) Driver Attention ® Before you install the Realtek Audio Driver on Windows ® (64bit) operating system, please go to the Microsoft website to install the update for enabling HD Audio.
  • Page 27 Mainboard KX520LE For Windows XP (32bit) Driver For Windows 2000 Driver...
  • Page 28 Mainboard KX520LE NVIDIA Chipset Driver – provides all the drivers needed for the chipset. Realtek LAN Driver – It provides the driver of Realtek Network. Realtek Audio Driver – provides the driver for being able to input/output audio. Click on the “User Manual” button, you can choose the manual to read.
  • Page 29: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting

    Mainboard KX520LE 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 30 Mainboard KX520LE 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 31 Mainboard KX520LE 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.
  • Page 32: Appendix I: 8/6/4/2 Channel Audio Effect Setup

    Mainboard KX520LE Appendix I: 8/6/4/2 Channel Audio Effect Setup Channels Setup After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. Click “Audio I/O” button, you can see the screen like the picture below. You can choose 2, 4, 6 or 8 channels by your speakers.
  • Page 33: Appendix Ii: Raid Setup

    Mainboard KX520LE Appendix II: RAID Setup Introduction to RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives. It enhances I/O performance and provides redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case of individual disk failure. The RAID facility on this board provides RAID 0 and RAID 1.

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