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KM400T-8X Series
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- Page 1 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.
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Page 2: User Manual
KM400T-8X Series ® VT8377 (KT400) & VT8235 ® Supports Socket 462 AMD Athlon XP / Athlon /Duron /Barton Processor 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: ®... -
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
CPU. The KM400T-8X Series also comes with six USB 2.0 ports. The KM400T-8X PRO also comes with a LAN Chip (VIA VT6103) which supports a back panel LAN port. The company’s 3 Year Limited Warranty for this product covers both labor costs and replacement parts during the 1st year. -
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 Chipset: Northbridge Chip –... -
Page 6: Flash Memory
6-channel playback capability (Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect) Supports Sony/ Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) for output only LAN Controller on board: (only for KM400T-8X PRO) 10/ 100 MHz full and half duplex operation Independent 2K byte FIFOs for receive and transmit... -
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 MIDI compatible Game port compatible... -
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 Front Panel Indicator SW/LED、PWRLED Speaker Connector SPEAKER... -
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 / Athlon / Duron / Barton... -
Page 12: Fan Headers
KM400T-8X Series FAN Headers Three power headers are available for cooling fans, which play an important role in maintaining the ambient temperature in your system. +12V Socke t 462 Sense Ground CPUFAN +12V VT8377 Ground Sense +12V Ground VI A VT6 1 03 Codec AUXFAN... -
Page 13: Memory Installation
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 DIMM1 DIMM2 RAM Module Installation:... -
Page 14: Back Panel Configuration
4 more USB ports. These attach to USB connectors embedded into the computer case or connected to a USB connector bracket (optional). The KM400T-8X PRO also provides a LAN port. You can plug LAN devices directly into this connector. -
Page 15: Serial And Parallel Interface Ports
KM400T-8X Series Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The KM400T-8X Series come equipped with two serial ports and one parallel port. Print Port COM1 COM2 The Serial Interface: COM1/ COM2 The serial interface port is sometimes referred to as a RS-232 port or an asynchronous communication port. -
Page 16: Connector Configuration
KM400T-8X Series Connector Configuration Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED BIOS PWRLED SWLED Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function HD LED (+) Hard Drive ACPI LED (+) POWER HD LED (-) ACPI LED (-) RST SW (-) Reset PWR SW (+) Power-on RST SW (+) Switch PWR SW (-) - Page 17 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”. BIOS PC_BEEP Ground...
- Page 18 KM400T-8X Series Headers & Jumpers Front USB Headers: USB2 / USB3 BIOS 5VSB 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 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 the CMOS configurations, and then reconfigure. Pin1-2 short BIOS Normal (default)
- Page 20 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 details. BIOS SW1A Ratio : 5 Ratio : 5.5 Ratio : 6 Ratio : 6.5 Ratio : 7 Ratio : 7.5 Ratio : 8...
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Page 21: Audio Connectors
KM400T-8X Series Audio Connectors Ground SPD_OUT SPDIF BIOS Ground MIC_VREF Front out_R Rear out_R Front out_L Rear out_L FRONT AUDIO Front Panel Audio Header: FRONT AUDIO If your computer case has been designed with embedded audio equipment or you are using an audio bracket (optional). -
Page 22: Agp Slot
KM400T-8X Series Slots 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 AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with a 2X/ 4X/ 8X & 1.5V only Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) to support video cards. -
Page 23: Chapter 2. Bios Setup
KM400T-8X Series Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the ROM 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 Li-battery after power-down. -
Page 24: Supported Cpus
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> and <PgDn>... -
Page 25: Main Menu
KM400T-8X Series Main Menu When you enter the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure the information below. -
Page 26: Main Menu Setup Configuration Options
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. IDE Primary Options contained in Press <Enter>... -
Page 27: Advanced Bios Features
KM400T-8X Series Advanced BIOS Features First /Second/Third/ Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device. Options: Floppy、LS120、HDD-0、SCSI、CDROM、HDD-1、HDD-2、HDD-3、ZIP100、USB-FDD、 USB-ZIP、USB-CDROM、USB-HDD、LAN、Disabled Boot Other Device Set to “Enabled” allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd boot devices. -
Page 28: Virus Warning
KM400T-8X Series Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning This item allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area, BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and sound an audio alarm (beep). -
Page 29: Apic Mode
KM400T-8X Series Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) The rate at which a character repeats when you hold down a key. Options: 6 (default)、8、10、12、15、20、24、30 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 configured. 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 Timing
KM400T-8X Series DRAM Timing This item determines DRAM clock/ timing using the manual configuration. Options: Manual、Auto (default) 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: Agp Fast Write
KM400T-8X Series AGP Fast Write The AGP Fast Write technology allows the CPU to write directly to the graphics card bypassing the system AGP 4X speed. Choose “Enable” only when you used with AGP card support. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write When enabled, writes to the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) are executed with one wait state. -
Page 32: Video Ram Cacheable
KM400T-8X Series Video RAM Cacheable Select “Enabled” to allow caching of the video RAM which may improve performance. If any other program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Options: Enabled、Disabled (default) PnP/PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed When set to “YES”, BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for the boot sequence (VGA, IDE, ®... -
Page 33: Spread Spectrum
KM400T-8X Series PCI / VGA Palette Snoop Some graphic controllers that are not VGA compatible take the output from a VGA controller and map it to their display as a way to provide boot information and VGA compatibility. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled PCI Latency Timer (CLK) This item allows you to set up the PCI Latency Time (0-255). - Page 34 KM400T-8X Series DDR:CPU Ratio This item allows you to adjust the DDR: CPU Clock Ratio. You can adjust this option to match the DDR module you have installed. If the CPU host frequency is 100 Options: By SPD、2.66X (default)、3.33X If the CPU host frequency is 133 Options: By SPD、2.00X (default)、2.50X、3.00X If the CPU host frequency is 166 Options: By SPD、1.60X (default)
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Page 35: Integrated Peripherals
KM400T-8X Series Integrated 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 a submenu with the following options: IDE Channel 0/1 The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. -
Page 36: Ide Hdd Block Mode
AC97 Audio This option allows you to control the onboard AC’97 audio. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled Onboard LAN Device (only for KM400T-8X Pro) This option allows you to control the onboard LAN device. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled Onboard Lan Boot ROM This item allows you to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip. -
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 This item allows you to control the transmission single to drive the USB 2.0 devices. -
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 EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. -
Page 39: Power Management
KM400T-8X Series Power Management The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system. Options: S1 (POS) (default) Power on Suspend S3 (STR) -
Page 40: Hdd Power Down
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 HDD Power Down, which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and includes a “disable” option. Note: If you select Min. -
Page 41: Run Vgabios If S3 Resume
KM400T-8X Series Soft-Off by PWRBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds 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 Resume Select whether you want to run VGABIOS when the system wakes up from the S3 resume function. Options: Auto (default)、Yes、No Wake Up Control If you highlight the “Wake Up Control”... - 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.
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Page 43: Irqs Activity Monitoring
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 & COMM activity). -
Page 44: Hardware Monitor
KM400T-8X Series Hardware Monitor CPU FAN Warning This item is used to monitor the “CPUFAN” header on the mainboard and warn the user (during POST) if the CPU fan is not operational or not plugged in. If you are not using the “CPUFAN” power header to supply power to your CPU fan, you must disable this feature. -
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 BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries. -
Page 46: Exit Menu
KM400T-8X Series Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. -
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 Software 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. If you click the “USB2.0 Driver” from the screen in step 2, it will display the screen as left. 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. 3. - Page 50 KM400T-8X Series 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 51 KM400T-8X Series 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. 2.
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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 installation procedures for 5.1 Channel Setup. Note that if your operating system is Windows 98/ ME/ 2000, go directly to step 3. 1. Beginning with the “Start” button, select Setting Control Panel Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices... - Page 53 KM400T-8X Series 4. On the “Front Speaker” screen, select “Options Properties”, then check “Rear Speaker” item and click OK. 5. Also on the “Front Speaker” screen, select “Options Advanced Controls”. 6. Next, click the “Advanced” button of the Front Speaker, then check the “Smart5.1 Enable”. 7.
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Page 54: Appendix Ii: Digital Cd Audio Setup
KM400T-8X Series Appendix II: Digital CD Audio Setup This section will describe how to enable Digital CD Audio for CD-ROM devices installed on systems ® using Windows ME/2000/XP. The pictures below are for your reference and may vary slightly with actual screens.