Albatron KX550 User Manual

Albatron KX550 User Manual

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KX550
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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.
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  • Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement

    KX550 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 KX550 nVIDIA nForce 550 ® Supports Socket AM2 Athlon 64 FX/ Athlon 64 x2 Dual-Core/ ® Athlon 64/ Sempron Processor User Manual Dimensions (ATX Form-Factor): 210 mm x 295 mm ( W x L ) Operating System: ® Windows Vista/ XP/ 2000...
  • Page 3: Packing List

    Packing List KX550 mainboard IDE Cable Serial ATA Cable I/O Bracket KX550 Setup Driver & Mainboard User Manual CD KX550 Mainboard Quick Installation Guide Symbols Attention- Important Information Follow the procedures below… Troubleshooting Tips...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ..............2 ....................... 2 NTRODUCTION ....................... 3 PECIFICATION ....................6 ONFIGURATION Layout of KX550..................... 6 ................... 7 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation................7 Memory Installation: DIMM1/2/3/4..............8 Back Panel Configuration................10 Connectors..................... 12 Front Panel Headers: JW_FP, PWRLED, SPEAK ........
  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started

    <See Appendix I>. The mainboard also supports the Sony/Philips Digital Interfaces (SPDIF) output/input function. (Optional) The KX550 also comes with an onboard 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN. There is a LAN port on the back panel of your case that you can directly plug into an internet cable.
  • Page 6: Specification

    Mainboard KX550 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 550 ®...
  • Page 7: Universal Serial Bus

    Mainboard KX550 Supports high capacity hard disk drives Serial ATA II Connector: Six SATA II connectors that support up to six SATA II HDDs Supports SATA 2.0 specification which provides 3 Gb/s transfer rate Supports RAID 0/ 1/ 0+1 mode...
  • Page 8: Flash Memory

    Mainboard KX550 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 BIOS Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function:...
  • Page 9: Configuration

    Mainboard KX550 Configuration Layout of KX550...
  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    Mainboard KX550 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 KX550 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 (PC2-6400)/ DDR II 667 (PC2-5300)/ DDR II 533 (PC2-4300)/ DDR II 400 (PC2-3200) SDRAM, and support to install a total memory capacity of 8GB.
  • Page 12: Memory Installation Steps

    Mainboard KX550 To Enable Dual-Channel DDR II, the following conditions must be met: 1. You must use either DIMM1 & DIMM2 together or DIMM3 & DIMM4 together or all four DIMM slots together. If you want to use only one DIMM, you must use DIMM1 or DIMM3.
  • Page 13: Back Panel Configuration

    Mainboard KX550 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. You can attach mouse and keyboard for use directly.
  • Page 14 Mainboard KX550 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 KX550 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: IDE 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 KX550 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) d 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 KX550 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 KX550 Attention If you are using a USB 2.0 device with Windows 2000/XP, you will need ® to install the USB 2.0 driver from the Microsoft website. If you are using ® Service pack 1 (or later) for Windows XP, and using Service pack4 (or ®...
  • Page 19: Audio Configuration

    Mainboard KX550 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBAT The “Clear CMOS” function is used when you are unable boot your system and need to reset the BIOS settings (CMOS settings) back to the manufacturer’s original settings. This is also a way to reset the system password if you have forgotten it.
  • Page 20: Slots

    Mainboard KX550 SPDIF Header: SPDIF (Optional) S/PDIF is a recent audio transfer file format, which provides high quality audio using optical fiber and digital signals. This mainboard is capable to deliver audio output and receive audio input through a SPDIF Card (Optional) with this header attached. You can just simply set the SPDIF Card on your case back panel, and attach the SPDIF cord and FRONT AUDIO cord onto specific headers on the mainboard.
  • Page 21: Power Supply Attachments

    Mainboard KX550 Power Supply Attachments PCIE Power Connector: J1 The 4-pin connector provides an extra +12V for the PCI-E x16 slot in order to increase the stability of your graphics card. You can attach the 4-pin connector to power supply directly.
  • Page 22: Chapter 2. Bios Setup

    Mainboard KX550 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 KX550 Main Menu tandard CMOS Features Include all the adjustable items in standard compatible BIOS. dvanced BIOS Features Include all the adjustable items of Award special enhanced features. dvanced Chipset Features Include all the adjustable items of chipset special features.
  • Page 24 Mainboard KX550 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】. C Health Status It is for monitoring the system status such as temperature, voltage, and fan speeds.
  • Page 25: Chapter 3: Software Setup

    Mainboard KX550 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 ®...
  • Page 26 Mainboard KX550 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 KX550 For Windows XP (32bit) Driver For Windows 2000 Driver...
  • Page 28 Mainboard KX550 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 KX550 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting blem 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 KX550 blem 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 KX550 blem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems. blem 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 KX550 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 KX550 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, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID JBOD, and RAID 5.

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