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This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected un-
der international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any
of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the au-
thor.
Version 1.3b
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specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par-
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi-
tal 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 in-
stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not oc-
cur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing
this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manu-
facturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Preface

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  • Page 1 Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected un- der international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the au- thor.
  • Page 2 Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing conditions: − This device may not cause harmful interference, and − This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Preface Features and Packing List Translations ¿ ù » ~ ! © | ¥ ¼ © w ¸ q ® Ñ Å Ò ¡ C CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction....................1 Checklist ....................1 Standard Items ....................1 Features ....................2 Choosing a Computer Case...............
  • Page 4 PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page ............... 31 Load Optimal Settings ................... 32 Load Best Performance Settings..............32 Features Setup Page..................32 CPU PnP Setup Page ..................34 Hardware Monitor Page................. 35 Change Password................... 36 Change or Remove the Password ..............36 Exit ........................
  • Page 5: Introducing The Mainboard

    Introducing the Mainboard Thank you for choosing the K7S7AG mainboard. This mainboard has a Socket-462 processor for the AMD K7 type of processors. You can install any of these processors on the mainboard. This mainboard supports a system bus speed of 333MHz.
  • Page 6: Features

    • Support Socket462 package CPU Processor • Supports AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron processors • Supports 333 MHz Front-Side Bus Chipset The SiS746 Northbridge and SiS963 Southbridge chipsets are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. • Two 184-pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules Memory •...
  • Page 7 − Supports graphics and video overlay function − Supports DVD sub-picture playback overlay − Built-in independent Gamma correction RAM • RESOLUTION − Supports VESA standards super high resolution graphics modes, up to 2048x1536x32 bpp • 6-CH hardware architecture allows multi-channel south AC97 Audio bridge to playback 6CH audio Codec...
  • Page 8: Choosing A Computer Case

    • Fully supports provisions of IEEE1394-1995 for high- IEEE 1394a performance serial bus and the P1394a draft 2.0 standard • Provides two fully compliant cables ports at 100/200/400 Mbits/s and available with one or two ports • Supports optional 1394 Annex J electrical isolation barrier at PHY-link interface •...
  • Page 10 Table of Mainboard Components Label Component ATXPW1 Standard power connector AUDIO1 Front audio connector BAT1 Three volt realtime clock battery CD_IN1 Primary CD-in connector CD_IN2 Secondary CD-in connector Auxiliary power connector for Pentium 4 CPUs CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot CPU SOCKET Socket 462 for AMD Athlon/Duron CPUs CPUFAN1...
  • Page 11: Installing The Mainboard

    Installing the Mainboard Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard: • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity. • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard. •...
  • Page 12: Installing The Mainboard In A Case

    Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case: This illustration shows an ex- 2. Secure the mainboard with ample of a mainboard being screws where appropriate. installed in a tower-type case: Note: Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the main- board.
  • Page 13: Checking Jumper Settings

    Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting (default) 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Clear CMOS 2-3: Normal Jumper 3 – Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard from operating.
  • Page 14: Connecting Case Components

    After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can begin connecting the mainboard components. Refer to the following: Connect the Pentium 4 processor auxiliary case power supply connector to CN1. Connect the standard power supply connec- tor to ATXPW1. Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1.
  • Page 15 CPUFAN1/SYSFAN1: FAN Power Connectors Signal Name Function System Ground +12V Power +12V Sense Sensor SPK1: Internal speaker header Signal Name SPKR Ground J1: LAN LED Indicator This connector is attached to LAN device that needs a LED indicator. Device Pins Link LED 1, +2 LINK LED...
  • Page 16: Front Panel Connector

    Front Panel Connector The front panel connector (SW1) provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Signal Function Signal Function Hard disk LED MSG LED [dual color HD_LED_P FP PWR/SLP (positive)
  • Page 17: Installing Hardware

    Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any of the surface-mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the mainboard, you may cause serious damage to the mainboard or its components.
  • Page 18: Cpu Installation Procedure

    CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components: Note: The pin-1 corner is marked with an arrow Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise the locking lever to the upright position. Match the corner on the CPU marked with an arrow with pin A-1 on the CPU socket (the corner with the pinhole noticeably missing).
  • Page 19: Installing Memory Modules

    Connect the CPU Cooling Fan power cable connector to the CPUFAN connector. • To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that Notes: you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least. • CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink supplied.
  • Page 20: Installing A Hard Disk Drive/Cd-Rom

    Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot. Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly. The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM.
  • Page 21: Installing A Hard Disk Drive

    Installing a Hard Disk Drive Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your system case. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 (A): Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector.
  • Page 22: Installing A Floppy Diskette Drive

    CD_IN1 CD_IN2 Signal Name Signal Name CD IN L CD IN R CD IN R CD IN L Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDC1) interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives. You can install a 5.25-inch drive and a 3.5-inch drive with various capacities.
  • Page 23: Installing Add-On Cards

    Installing Add-on Cards The slots in this mainboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the mainboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the mainboard’s capabilities by adding hardware which performs tasks that are not part of the basic system.
  • Page 24: Connecting Optional Devices

    Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard’s optional devices: AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access. Signal Name Function AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits...
  • Page 25 USB3: Front panel USB ports The mainboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connectors USB3 to connect the front-mounted ports to the mainboard.
  • Page 26 WOM1: Wake On Modem If you have installed a modem, use the cable provided with the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector. This enables the Wake On Modem (WOM1 feature. When your system is in a power-saving mode, any modem signal automatically resumes the system.
  • Page 27: Connecting I/O Devices

    The backplane of the mainboard has the following I/O ports: PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communi- cations devices.
  • Page 28: External Connector Color Coding

    External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below. Connector Color Audio line-in Light blue Audio line-out Lime Digital monitor/flat panel White IEEE 1394 Grey Microphone Pink MIDI/game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS/2-compatible keyboard Purple PS/2-compatible mouse Green...
  • Page 29: Using Bios

    Using BIOS The computer uses the latest AMI BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mainboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.
  • Page 30: Running The Setup Utility

    Running the Setup Utility Each time your computer starts, before the operating system loads, a mes- sage appears on the screen that prompts you to “Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP”. When you see this message, press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor.
  • Page 31: Using Bios

    When you start the Setup Utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options.
  • Page 32: Advanced Setup Page

    drive, select the setting CDROM. If you have an ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a ZIP drive or an LS-120) select Floptical. Floppy Drive A/Floppy Drive B Use these items to set the size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system.
  • Page 33 Floppy Drive Swap If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item, drive A be- comes drive B and drive B becomes drive A. Floppy Drive Seek If you enable this item, your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up. Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive.
  • Page 34: Power Management Setup Page

    Power Management Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for system power management opera- tion. AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved ACPI Aware O/S Power Management Enabled Suspend Time out Disabled Hard Disk Time out Disabled...
  • Page 35: Pci/Plug And Play Setup Page

    KeyBoard Power On If you enable this item, you can turn the system on and off by pressing hot keys on the keyboard. You must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature. PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability.
  • Page 36: Load Optimal Settings

    Load Optimal Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of fail-safe default values. These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips.
  • Page 37 Onboard Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LPT1 parallel port, and to as- sign a port address. The Auto setting will detect and available address. Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode. You can select SPP (Standard Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or ECP + EPP.
  • Page 38: Cpu Pnp Setup Page

    CPU PnP Setup Page This page lets you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system will automatically detect the kind of CPU that you have installed and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page. AMIBIOS SETUP – CPU PnP SETUP (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 39: Hardware Monitor Page

    Hardware Monitor Page This page sets some of the parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this mainboard. AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR (C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved *** System Hardware *** CPU Vcore 1.616V Vcc 2.5V 2.496V +3.3V 3.392V...
  • Page 40: Change Password

    Change Password If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more than six letters or num- bers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation.
  • Page 41: Using The Mainboard Software

    Using the Mainboard Software The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bun- dled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your mainboard version.
  • Page 42: Running Setup

    Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD.
  • Page 43 Note: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the mainboard you are installing. The mainboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner. Click Next. The following screen appears: Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended.
  • Page 44: Manual Installation

    Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your mainboard. Look for the chipset and mainboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers.
  • Page 45 Xear 3D Mode In Xear 3D Mode, there are Virtual Speaker Shifter/Advance and Earphone Plus Mode options and channel selections. Each channel has a corresponding position of phone jacks and description. (Three audio jacks on the screen show these colors: top-- lime, middle-- light blue, bottom-- pink) EARPHONE 2-CHANNEL...
  • Page 46 FOUR-CHANNEL SIX-CHANNEL Earphone Plus Mode While enabling Earphone Plus Mode, it activates the Xear function; moreover, original Front Out and Rear Out positions will be exchanged in Multi-Channel mode. EARPHONE and 2-CHANNEL don’t support Xear function. (Three audio jacks on the screen show these colors: top-- lime, middle-- light blue, bottom-- pink) FOUR-CHANNEL...
  • Page 47 SIX-CHANNEL Virtual Speaker Shift/Advance Click the Virtual Speaker Shift/Advance button, it provides some 3D Sound Effect and DEMO program for testing. This concludes Chapter 4.

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