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VA-10/VA-11
Socket 462 System Board
User's Manual
4200-0376-23
Rev. 1.01

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  • Page 1 VA-10/VA-11 Socket 462 System Board User’s Manual 4200-0376-23 Rev. 1.01...
  • Page 2 This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer and authors of this manual. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ............ 1-1 1.1. Features & Specifications............1-1 1.2. Layout Diagram..............1-3 1.3. Jumpers & Connectors Description........1-4 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup..........2-1 2.1. Precautions ................2-1 2.2. Installing the System Board ........... 2-2 2.3. Install CPU and Heatsink ............
  • Page 4 3.12. Set User Password ..............3-26 3.13. Save & Exit Setup ..............3-26 3.14. Exit Without Saving ............. 3-26 Chapter 4. Driver Installation .......... 4-1 4.1. Setup Items ................4-2 Appendix A. How to Get Technical Support ..... A-1 VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    /1.5V) Memory • Two 184-pin DIMM sockets (Un-buffered Non-ECC DIMM) • Supports 2 DIMM DDR 333/266/200 (Max. 2GB) IEEE 1394 (For VA-11 only) • Onboard VIA VT6307 IEEE 1394 Controller Audio • Onboard VIA VT1616 6-Channel AC 97 CODEC •...
  • Page 6 1x VGA Port connector • 1x Parallel Port connector • 1x Audio connector (S/PDIF Out, Center/Subwoofer, Surround Speaker) (Front Speaker, Line-in, MIC-in) • 4x USB Connectors • 1x RJ-45 LAN Connector Specifications and information contained herein are subject to change without notice. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 7: Layout Diagram

    Introduction 1.2. Layout Diagram User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Jumpers & Connectors Description

    DDR DIMM Slots FDC1 Floppy Disk Drive Connector FPIO1 Front Panel Switch Connection Headers FPIO2 Infrared Device Connection Header FP-1394-1/FP-1394-2 Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers FP-USB1 Additional USB Port Connection Header IDE1/IDE2 Hard Disk Drive Connectors PCI1/PCI2/PCI3 32bit/33MHz PCI Slots VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2.1. Precautions Please pay attention to the following precautions before setting up any hardware. 1. Always switch off the power supply and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before installing the board or changing any settings. 2.

  • Page 10: Installing The System Board

    5. Tightens all the screw holes. ATTENTION: To prevent shorting the PCB circuit, please REMOVE the metal studs or spacers if they are already secured on the chassis base and are without mounting-holes on the system board to align with. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 11: Install Cpu And Heatsink

    Hardware Setup 2.3. Install CPU and Heatsink • Installing a heatsink and cooling fan is necessary for heat to dissipate from your processor. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and processor damage. • The AMD Socket A processor will produce a lot of heat while operating, so you need to use a large heat sink that is especially...
  • Page 12 & fan assembly is now firmly attached on the CPU socket. 6. Attach the fan connector of Heatsink & Fan Assembly with the fan connector on the motherboard. ATTENTION: Do not forget to set the correct bus frequency and multiple for your processor. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 13: System Memory

    Hardware Setup 2.4. System Memory This system board provides two 184-pin DDR DIMM slots for DDR 333 memory modules with memory expansion size up to 2GB. 2.4.1. Memory Configuration Table DIMM DIMM Module Total Memory 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB 128MB ~ 1GB 128MB ~ 2GB...

  • Page 14: Installing And Removing Memory Modules

    DIMM module. ATTENTION: As the static electricity can damage the electronic components of the computer or optional modules, make sure you are discharged of static electricity by touching a grounded metal object briefly before starting these procedures. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 15: Connectors, Headers, And Switches

    Hardware Setup 2.5. Connectors, Headers, and Switches All the connectors, headers and switches mentioned here are depending on your system configuration. Some features you may (or may not) have to connect or to configure depending on the peripherals you have connected. WARNING: Always power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before adding or removing any peripheral or component.

  • Page 16: Fan Connectors

    CPU fan. • CPUFAN1: CPU Fan • SYSFAN1: System Fan 1 • AUXFAN1: Auxiliary Fan 1 • NBFAN1: N.B. Chipset Fan WARNING: These fan connectors are not jumpers. DO NOT place jumper caps on these connectors. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 17: Cmos Memory Clearing Header

    Hardware Setup 2.5.3. CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory. • Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal operation. • Pin 2-3 shorted: Clear CMOS memory. ATTENTION: Turn the system power off first (including the +5V standby power) before clearing the CMOS memory.

  • Page 18: Accelerated Graphics Port Slot

    This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 8X/4X mode. Please refer to our Web site for more information on graphics cards. ATTENTION: This motherboard does not support 3.3V AGP cards. Use only 1.5V or 0.8V AGP cards. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 19: Front Panel Switches & Indicators Connection Headers

    Hardware Setup 2-11 2.5.5. Front Panel Switches & Indicators Connection Headers These headers are used for connecting switches and LED indicators on the chassis front panel. The mark “+” align to the pin in the figure below stands for positive polarity for the LED connection.

  • Page 20: Infrared Device Connection Header

    2-12 Chapter 2 2.5.6. Infrared Device Connection Header This header connects to an optional IR device attached to chassis. This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 21: Additional Usb Port Connection Header

    Hardware Setup 2-13 2.5.7. Additional USB Port Connection Header This header provides 2 additional USB 2.0 ports connection through an USB cable designed for USB 2.0 specifications. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment Data0 - Data1 - Data0 + Data1 + Ground Ground User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Additional Ieee1394 Port Headers

    2-14 Chapter 2 2.5.8. Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable and bracket. Pin Assignment Pin Assignment TPA0 + TPA0 - TPB0 + TPB0 - +12V +12V VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 23: Internal Audio Source Connectors

    Hardware Setup 2-15 2.5.9. Internal Audio Source Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Floppy Disk Drive Connector

    2. Install the other end(s) of ribbon cable into the disk drive connector(s). The colored edge of the ribbon cable should be also aligned with pin-1 of disk drive connector. The endmost connector should be attached to the drive designated as Drive A. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 25: Ide Disk Drive Connectors

    Hardware Setup 2-17 2.5.11. IDE Disk Drive Connectors These IDE ports each connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA/100 mode by one 40-pin, 80-conductor, and 3-connector Ultra ATA/66 ribbon cables. Connect the single end (blue connector) at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port on system board, and the other two ends (gray and black connector) at the shorter length of the...

  • Page 26: External I/O Panel

    F.L./F.R. (Front Left / Front Right): Connects to the front left and front right channel in the 5.1-channel or regular 2-channel audio system. • LAN: Connects to Local Area Network. • USB1/USB2: Connects to USB devices such as scanner, digital speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, digital camera, joystick etc. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 27: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a program that deals with the basic level of communication between processor and peripherals. Use the BIOS Setup program only when installing motherboard, reconfiguring system, or prompted to “Run Setup”.

  • Page 28: Standard Cmos Features

    This item sets the date you specify (usually the current date) in the format of [Month], [Date], and [Year]. Time (hh:mm:ss) This item sets the time you specify (usually the current time) in the format of [Hour], [Minute], and [Second]. VA-10/VA-11...
  • Page 29 BIOS Setup IDE Primary Master/Slave, IDE Secondary Master/Slave Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE HDD Auto-Detection This item allows you to detect the parameters of IDE drives by pressing the <Enter> key. The parameters will automatically be shown on the screen. IDE Primary Master When set to [Auto], the BIOS will automatically check what kind of IDE drive you are using.
  • Page 30 [EGA/VGA]: (Enhanced Graphics Adapter/Video Graphics Array) For EGA, VGA, SVGA and PGA monitor adapters. [CGA 40]: (Color Graphics Adapter) Power up in 40-column mode. [CGA 80]: (Color Graphics Adapter) Power up in 80-column mode. [Mono]: (Monochrome adapter) Includes high-resolution monochrome adapters. VA-10/VA-11...
  • Page 31 BIOS Setup Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up. [All Errors]: The system-boot will stop whenever the BIOS detect a non-fatal error. [No Errors]: The system-boot will not stop for any error detected. [All, But Keyboard]: The system-boot will stop for all errors but keyboard error.

  • Page 32: Advanced Bios Features

    This item functions only when there is the option of [Hard Disk] in any one of the First/Second/Third Boot Device items. VA-10/VA-11...
  • Page 33 BIOS Setup First Boot Device / Second Boot Device / Third Boot Device / Boot Other Device This item selects the drive to boot first, second and third in the [First Boot Device], [Second Boot Device], and [Third Boot Device] fields respectively. The BIOS will boot the operating system according to the sequence of the drive selected.

  • Page 34: Advanced Chipset Features

    Chapter 3 3.3. Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Clock/Drive Control: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: VA-10/VA-11...
  • Page 35 BIOS Setup Current FSB Frequency: This item displays the current FSB (Front Side Bus) speed. Current DRAM Frequency: This item displays the current DRAM bus speed. DRAM Clock: This item selects the DRAM running speed, but if your DRAM modules do not support the speed you set, the system may be unstable or even unable to boot up! When set to [By SPD], the BIOS will read the SPD data from DRAM modules and automatically set the DRAM running speed accordingly.
  • Page 36 Make sure your graphics card supports the mode you select. AGP Driving Control Leave this item to its default setting. Set this item to [Manual] only if there are compatibility problems with some AGP cards. VA-10/VA-11...
  • Page 37 BIOS Setup 3-11 AGP Driving Value This item selects a value for the AGP Driving control. Leave this item to its default setting. AGP Fast Write: Select [Enabled] to support the AGP Fast Write function if your AGP card supports this function.
  • Page 38 The options are [Enabled] and [Disabled]. Vlink 8X Support: This item enables the VLink 8X transfer speed between North Bridge and South Bridge. PCI Delay Transaction: Leave this item to its default [Disabled] setting to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.2. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 39: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup 3-13 3.4. Integrated Peripherals Onboard IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 Leave this item to its default [Enabled] setting to achieve better performance. Onboard PCI Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: USB Controller This option enables or disables the USB controller. USB 2.0 Controller This option enables or disables the USB 2.0 controller. VA-10/VA-11...
  • Page 41 BIOS Setup 3-15 USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB keyboard in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment. USB Mouse Support This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB mouse in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment.
  • Page 42 [3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3]: Allows you to manually select an I/O address for the onboard Serial Port 1. [Disabled]: Disables the onboard Serial Port 1. Onboard IR Function This item selects the Infrared (IR) function mode. RxD, TxD Active: This item sets the IR transmission/reception polarity. VA-10/VA-11...
  • Page 43 BIOS Setup 3-17 IR Transmission Delay: This option enables or disables the IR transmission delay. When set to [Enabled], the transmission will be slower. This is recommended when transmission problem arise. UR2 Duplex Mode: This item selects the duplex mode required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission.
  • Page 44 This item selects the DMA channel of the parallel port. Init Display First This item selects to initialize Onboard\AGP or PCI Slot first when the system boots. PWRON After PWR-Fail This item sets the system action after a power failure. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 45: Power Management Setup

    BIOS Setup 3-19 3.5. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(POS)]: Enables the Power On Suspend function. [S3(STR)]: Enables the Suspend to RAM function. USB Dev Wake-Up From S3 When set to [Enabled], this item allows you to use a USB device to wake up a system that is in the S3 (STR - Suspend To RAM) state.
  • Page 46 [1-31]: This option selects a date you would like the system to power-on. The system will power-on on the date set, and the time set in the “Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm” item. Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) This item sets the time you would like the system to power-on. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 47: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    BIOS Setup 3-21 3.6. PnP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will reset the ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) once automatically next time you boot up. It will then recreate a new set of configuration data. But the next time you boot up, this option will automatically be set as Disabled.
  • Page 48 3-22 Chapter 3 IRQ Resources: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: This item sets each system interrupt to either [PCI Device] or [Reserved]. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 49: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup 3-23 3.7. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item sets the temperature that would shutdown the system automatically in order to prevent system overheats. CPU FanEQ Speed Control: This item allows you to control the CPU fan speed down to a specific percentage. When set to a specific percentage, the CPU fan speed will run at the percentage you set in this item if the temperature limit set in the item “Active Temperature”...
  • Page 50 NOTE: The hardware monitoring features for temperatures, fans and voltages will occupy the I/O address from 294H to 297H. If you have a network adapter, sound card or other add-on cards that might use those I/O addresses, please adjust your add-on card I/O address to avoid using these addresses. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 51: Frequency/Voltage Control

    BIOS Setup 3-25 3.8. Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock This item selects the external clock frequency for your CPU. The external clock frequency above the CPU’s standard is supported but not guaranteed due to its specifications limit. 3V66/PCI Clock This item determines the AGP/PCI bus frequency. This option allows you to keep your AGP/PCI clock at some fixed frequency to improve system stability.

  • Page 52: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    BIOS setup (but can’t change its contents). 3.13. Save & Exit Setup This option saves your selections and exits the setup menu. 3.14. Exit Without Saving This option exits the setup menu without saving any change. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 53: Chapter 4. Driver Installation

    Driver Installation Chapter 4. Driver Installation All the necessary drivers are included within the Drivers & Utilities CD that came packaged with your board. The display shown in the following figure should appear after inserting this CD into your CD-ROM drive, if not, enter [My Computer] [CD-ROM] Drive double click [autorun.exe].

  • Page 54: Setup Items

    Click to enter the sub-screen for installing software like Acrobat Reader, Award Flash, DirectX, and LoFormat utility. • Hardware Doctor Install the Hardware Doctor program for monitoring the system health. • Browse CD Browse the contents of this CD-ROM. • Close Exit the CD setup Items Menu. VA-10/VA-11...

  • Page 55: Appendix A. How To Get Technical Support

    3. Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our Website. We are trying to expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich. Let us know if you have any suggestions.
  • Page 56 How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase. 6. Contacting ABIT. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department. First, please contact the support team for the branch office closest to you.
  • Page 57 Stevenage, Herts SG1 4QX, U.K. Tel: 44-1438-228888 Fax: 44-1438-226333 sales@abitcomputer.co.uk technical@abitcomputer.co.uk Germany, Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Switzerland: AMOR Computer B.V. (ABIT’s European Office) Van Coehoornstraat 7, 5916 PH Venlo, The Netherlands Tel: 31-77-3204428 Fax: 31-77-3204420 sales@abit.nl technical@abit.nl http://www.abit.nl...
  • Page 58 Appendix A Japan: ABIT Computer (Japan) Co. Ltd. Fax: 81-3-5396-5110 http://www.abit4u.jp Shanghai: ABIT Computer (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Tel: 86-21-6235-1829 Fax: 86-21-6235-1832 http://www.abit.com.cn Russia: ABIT Computer (Russia) Co. Ltd. Fax: 7-095-937-2837 techrussia@abit.com.tw http://www.abit.ru France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece: ABIT Computer France SARL...
  • Page 59 Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product. You should be able to get RMA service there. 8. Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT. Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day, we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others.

  • Page 60: Technical Support Form

    Appendix A Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model BIOS ID # Motherboard Model No. DRIVER REV OS/Application Hardware Name Brand Specifications IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 CD-ROM-Drive IDE2 System Memory ADD-ON CARD Problem Description: VA-10/VA-11...

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