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KM400T-8X Series
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Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement
KM400T-8X 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: Package Contents
USER Manual Package Contents: IDE Cable FDC Cable USB Bracket (optional) Installation and Setup Driver CD KM400T-8X Series User Manual Dimensions (Micro ATX form-factor): 200 mm x 243 mm (WxL) Operating System: ® Supports most popular operating systems: Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP etc. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..................1 ........................1 NTRODUCTION ........................2 PECIFICATION ......................5 UICK ONTENT ABLE ........................6 ONFIGURATION ....................8 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CHAPTER 2. BIOS SETUP ....................20 ........................20 NTRODUCTION ......................... 22 BIOS F ....................24 DVANCED EATURES .................... -
Page 4: Chapter 1. Getting Started
Processors with a FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency of 200/ 266/ 333 MHz. The KM400T-8X Series provide 2 sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total capacity of up to 2GB. You can install DDR333/ 266/ 200 (PC2700/ 2100/ 1600) SDRAM. This mainboard is capable of DDR400 without overclocking, simply by using DDR400 SDRAM and making the appropriate adjustments to the BIOS configuration. -
Page 5: Specification
KM400T-8X Series Specification CPU: Supports Socket 462 (Socket A) ® Supports AMD Athlon XP , Athlon , Duron , Barton processors Speed: 200/ 266/ 333 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 66 MHz AGP 3.0 compliant interface that supports 8X data transfer modes... -
Page 6: Flash Memory
KM400T-8X Series BUS Slots: Provides one AGP slot (1.5V only) Provides three 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... -
Page 7: Universal Serial Bus
KM400T-8X Series I/O facilities: One multi-mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications: 1. Standard & Bi-direction Parallel Port 2. Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) 3. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard Supports 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB floppy disk drives... -
Page 8: Quick Content Table
KM400T-8X Series Quick Content Table Function Content Location Page CPU Socket 462 DIMM 1、2 DDR DIMM Sockets ATX Power Connector ATX_ PWR IDE Connectors IDE1/IDE2 FDC Connector AGP Slot PCI 1、2、3 PCI Slots CPU FAN、Chassis FAN、 CPUFAN、CHASFAN、AUXFAN Auxiliary FAN SW/LED、PWRLED... -
Page 9: Configuration
KM400T-8X Series Configuration Layout of KM400T-8X PRO KB/MS Socket 462 CPUFAN USB/LAN PRT/COM ATX_PWR SW1A SOUND VT8377 AUXFAN VT6103 Codec PCI1 BAT1 SPDIF PCI2 VT8235 FRONT Winbond AUDIO W83697HF CASE OPEN PCI3 PWRLED CHASFAN USB2 USB3 SPEAKER SW/LED... - Page 10 KM400T-8X Series Layout of KM400T-8X KB/MS Socket 462 CPUFAN PRT/COM ATX_PWR SW1A SOUND VT8377 AUXFAN Codec PCI1 BAT1 SPDIF PCI2 VT8235 FRONT Winbond AUDIO W83697HF CASE PCI3 OPEN PWRLED CHASFAN USB2 USB3 SPEAKER SW/LED...
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Page 11: Hardware Installation
KM400T-8X 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 12: Fan Headers
KM400T-8X Series Attention Overheating may damage the CPU and other sensitive components. Please check the installation completely before starting the system. Make sure the heatsink and the CPU fan are properly installed. Headers Three power headers are available for cooling fans, which play an important role in maintaining the ambient temperature in your system. -
Page 13: Dimm 1、2
KM400T-8X Series Memory Installation The KM400T-8X Series contain 2 sockets, which use 184- pin DDR SDRAM with a total memory capacity of up to 2 GB. You can install unbuffered/ registered non-ECC DDR333/ 266/ 200 (PC2700/ 2100/ 1600) SDRAM. BIOS... -
Page 14: Back Panel Configuration
USB devices such as: keyboard s, mice and other USB devices. You can plug the USB devices ectly into this connec r. to The KM400T-8X Series also provides two USB headers on the board allowing for 4 more USB por ts. -
Page 15: Audio Port Connectors
KM400T-8X Series Serial and Parallel Inte ace Po he KM400T-8X Series come equipped with two serial por ts an d one pa rallel po Print Port COM1 COM2 The Serial Interface: C OM1/ COM2 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as a RS-232 port or an asynchronous communication port. -
Page 16: Sw/Led、Pwrled
KM400T-8X Series Connector Conf iguration Front Panel Indicato r: SW/LED、PWRLED BIOS PWRLED SWLED Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function HD LED (+) Hard Driv ACPI LED (+) POWER HD LED (-) ACPI LED (-) RST SW (-) Reset PWR SW (+) -
Page 17: Ide1/Ide2
KM400T-8X Series 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 18: Usb2、Usb3
KM400T-8X Series eaders & Jumpers Front USB Headers: USB2 / USB3 BIOS 5VSB DATA_A- DATA_B- DATA_A+ DATA_B+ Gruond Gruond USB2 / USB3 USB bracket (optional) An optional USB bracket may be included with your board. The bracket is typical secured to the back side of your computer and has standard USB ports that you can connect to external USB devices. -
Page 19: Jp5、Jp6
KM400T-8X Series Clear CMOS Jumper: JP1 The “Clear CMOS” jumper is used when you cannot boot your system due to some CMOS configuration such as a password that is forgotten. This jumper allows you to reset t he CMOS configurations, and then reconfigure. -
Page 20: Sw1A*、Jp9
KM400T-8X Series CPU Ratio select: SW1A、JP9 (Optional) Use the switch “SW1A” and the jumper “JP9” to select CPU Ratio. Refer to the pictures below for etails. BIOS SW1A Ratio : 5 Ratio : 5.5 Ratio : 6 Ratio : 6.5 Ratio : 7 Ratio : 7.5... -
Page 21: S/Pdif
KM400T-8X Series Audio Connectors Ground SPD_OUT SPDIF BIOS MIC_VREF Front out_R Rear out_R Front out_L Rear out_L 9 10 FRONT AUDIO Front Pa nel Audio Header: FRONT AUDIO If your computer case has b een designed with embedded audio equipment or you are using an audio bracket (optional). -
Page 22: Atx_ Pwr
KM400T-8X Series lots The slots in this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and enhance the functionality of the mainboard. PCI Slots AGP Slot BIOS GP Slot he mainboard is equipp ed with a 2X/ 4X/ 8X & 1.5V only Acce lerated Graphics Port (AGP) to pport video cards. -
Page 23: Chapter 2. Bios Setup
KM400T-8X Series Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction his section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the ROM BIOS rmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The nfiguration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by Li-battery ter power-down. -
Page 24: Key Function
KM400T-8X 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>... -
Page 25: Main Menu
KM400T-8X Series ain Menu When you enter t he PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. he Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular configur... - Page 26 KM400T-8X 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 27: Advanced Bios Features
KM400T-8X Series Advanc ed BIOS Features Firs /Secon d/Third oot Device ect the ord er in w hich devices w ill be searched in order to find a boot device. Options: Floppy、LS120、 -0、SCSI、CDROM、HDD-1、HDD-2、HDD-3、ZIP100、USB-FDD、 USB-ZIP、USB-CDR OM、USB -HDD、LAN、Disabled Boot Other Device Set to “Enabled” allow... -
Page 28: Cpu Internal Cache
KM400T-8X Series Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled CPU Internal Cache ake CPU internal cache active or inactive. System performance may degrade if you disable this item. Options: Enabled (default)、Disable. External Cache This option allows you to enable or disable “Level 2” secondary cache on the CPU to enhance performance. -
Page 29: Apic Mode
KM400T-8X Series 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 con figured. Options: Disabled、Enabled (default) MPS Version Control For OS The 1.1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT environment. -
Page 30: Dram Command Rate
KM400T-8X Series Precharge to Active (Trp) You can set the time to precharge. Options: 5T (default)、2T、3T、4T Tras Non-DDR400/ DDR400 This item allows you to select DRAM Active to Precharge Delay. Options: 7T/10T (default)、6T/ 8T Active to CMD (Trcd) Select the DRAM delay time when being read. -
Page 31: System Bios Cacheable
KM400T-8X Series AGP Master 1 WS Write When enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are execute d with one wait state. Options: Disabled (default)、Enab AGP Master 1 WS Read When enabled, reads from AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are exec uted with one wait state. - Page 32 KM400T-8X Series PnP/PCI Configurations NP OS Installed When set to “YES”, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence (VGA, IDE, ® SCSI). The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operating system like Windows 95.
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Page 33: Spread Spectrum
KM400T-8X Series PCI Latency Timer (CLK) This item allows you to set up the PCI Latency Time (0-255). If you select the “32” it will optimize PCI speeds. Options: 0-255、32 (default) PCI 1-3 IRQ Assignmen This item allows you to selec t an IRQ address for your PCI slot 1-5. - Page 34 KM400T-8X Series (*You can only install the DDR 333 SDRAM if the CPU which is configuration 166 MHz host frequency) DDR Speed (strobe /sec) his item displays the DDR Speed. (CPU Host frequency * DDR:CPU Ratio)
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Page 35: Integrated Peripherals
KM400T-8X Series ntegrated 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 (default)、PIC Slot 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 36: Onboard Lan Boot Rom
KM400T-8X Series Primary/Secondary/Master/Slave PIO The IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE evices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 to 4 will increase performance crementally. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. -
Page 37: Super Io Device
KM400T-8X Series USB 2.0 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 UBS 2.0 Driving... -
Page 38: Parallel Port Mode
KM400T-8X 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 PP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. -
Page 39: Power Management
KM400T-8X Series Power Management he Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options. ACPI Suspen d Type The item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating s ystem. -
Page 40: Video Off Method
KM400T-8X 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 DD Power Down, which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and includes a “disable” option. - Page 41 KM400T-8X Series Soft-Off by PWRBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 se conds 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 R esume elect whether you want to run VGABIOS when the system wakes up from the S3 resume function.
- Page 42 KM400T-8X 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 43 KM400T-8X Series Resume Time (hh: mm: ss) You can choose the hour, minute and second the system will boot up. This field is only configurable when “RTC Wake Up” is set to “Enabled” IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter to access a sub menu used to configure the different wake up events (i.e. wake on LPT &...
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Page 44: Hardware Monitor
KM400T-8X Series Hardware Monitor CPU FAN War This item is used to monitor the “CPU FAN” header on the mainboard and warn the user (during POST) if the CPU fan is not operatio nal or not plugged in. If you are not using the “CPUFAN”... -
Page 45: Load Defaults
KM400T-8X Series Load Defaults Load System Default Settings Load System Default Settings. Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings. Load CMOS From BIO Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems withou... -
Page 46: Exit Menu
KM400T-8X Series Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup ave all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. xit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the curren t session and exit setup. A confirmation message will be... -
Page 47: Chapter 3: Software Setup
KM400T-8X Series Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform VIA 4 IN 1 Driver VIA LAN Driver VIA Audio Driver Windows USB 2.0 Driver 9X /ME /2000 /XP PC-Cillin 2002 DirectX 9.0 Acrobat Reader oftware Installation Place the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive and the Installation Utility will auto-run. You can also launch the Driver CD Installation Utility manually. - Page 48 KM400T-8X Series 2. On the next screen, click the drivers that you want to install. 3. I f you click the “USB2.0 Driver” from the en in step 2, it will display the screen as left. scre 4. Back to the main screen, click the “Tool” button, you can choose the software to install.
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Page 49: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
KM400T-8X 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 50 KM400T-8X Series Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applic ations can be used but booting from the hard d isk 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 b ackup disks.
- Page 51 KM400T-8X Series Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard i f you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on scre 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 52: Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup
KM400T-8X Series Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup This appendix describes the insta llation procedures for 5.1 Channel Setup. Note that if your operating system is Windows 98/ ME/ 2000, go directly to step 3. . Beginning with the “Start” button, select Setting... - Page 53 KM400T-8X Series 4. On the “Front Speaker” screen, select “Options Properties”, then check “Rear Speaker” i and click OK. . Also on the “Front Speaker” screen, select “Options Advanced Controls”. . Next, cl ick the “Advanced” button of the Front Speaker, then check the “Sma rt5.1 Enable”.