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VIA Technologies K8T800 User Manual

Via k8t800 mainboard for amd socket 754 based athlon 64 processor
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K8T800 mainboard for AMD
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Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor
Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor
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April 26, 2004

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  • Page 1 User’ User’ Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual VIA K8T800 K8T800 K8T800 mainboard for AMD K8T800 mainboard for AMD mainboard for AMD mainboard for AMD K8T800 mainboard for AMD Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor Socket 754 based Athlon 64 processor...
  • Page 2 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF THE MANUFACTURER LIMITED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSLY EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ITS PRODUCTS; INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
  • Page 3 80 Port Frequently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix D in this manual. P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l uti o n FFh o r CFh 1 .B IO S c hip inse rte d...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Page Section 1 Introduction Package Contents ............1- 1 Mainboard Features ........... 1- 2 System Block Diagram ..........1- 5 Section 2 Specification Mainboard Specification ..........2-1 Section 3 Installatio Mainboard Layout ............. 3- 2 Easy Installation Procedure ........3- 3 CPU Insertion .............
  • Page 5 PC Health Status ............4-22 Power BIOS Features ..........4-24 Defaults Menu ............4-26 Supervisor/User Password Setting ......4-27 Exit Selecting .............. 4-28 Section 5 S-ATA RAID Configuration Introduction ............... 5-1 VIA S-ATA RAID Features ........5-3 Silicon Image SiI3114 SATA RAID Features (Optional) 5-4 Enable RAID Function ..........
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1-1 Package Contents Contents Powerpack items (Optional) A. Mainboard I. Mini heatsink J. Tool Pen B. User’s manual K. Extra USB2.0 port cable C. Floppy drive cable Optional Items D. HDD drive cable L. S/PDIF Module E.

  • Page 8: Mainboard Features

    AMD website at http://www.amd.com Chipset The board is designed with VIA chipset, K8T800 as North Bridge and VT8237 as South Bridge, providing a feature rich and scalable platform. The K8T800 North Bridge is designed with an ultra fast HyperTransport link to the Athlon 64 and comes equipped with AGP 8X features for VGA card expansion.

  • Page 9: Hardware Monitoring

    Introduction Hardware Monitoring Hardware monitoring enables you to monitor various aspects of the system operation and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and fan speed in RPMs. 10/100 LAN (Optional) This mainboard is mounted with a ethernet LAN PHY. It allows the mainboard to connect to a local area network by means of a network hub.
  • Page 10 Introduction Special Features Cool ‘n’Quiet Technology Reduce the noise and heat from your PC when AMD Cool’n’Quiet Technology is enabled. 80 Port An onboard LED-display trouble-shooting device ,facilitating user to detect boot-up problems. QuickSPDIF On board SPDIF-out connector for quick connection to 6 channel speakers. Not only removes cable cluttering but also delivers loss-free digital audio to let you enjoy DVD movies and games with crystal clear sound.

  • Page 11: System Block Diagram

    Introduction 1-3 System Block Diagram Figure 5: System Block Diagram Page 1-5...
  • Page 12 Introduction Page 1-6...

  • Page 13: Specification

    Processor Supports 754-pin Socket for AMD Athlon 64 processors with 1.6GTs Hyper Transport FSB up to 3700+ Chipset VIA K8T800 AGPset : VIA K8T800 + VT8237 Main Memory Three 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets for 64-bit, Unbuffered, Single/Double- side and DDR-266/333/400 DIMMs...

  • Page 14: Legacy Io Controller

    Specification S-ATA --> Integrated Serial ATA controller from Silicon Image SiI3114 (Optional) for 4 ports solution with RAID 0, 1 ,10, 5 and support up to 150MB/sec transfer rate For more detailed information about SiI3114, refer to user’s manual in the bundled CD. Legacy IO Controller Winbond W83687THF LPC IO controller with floppy, printer, game, serial...
  • Page 15 Specification S/PDIF-Out Optical (Optional) Serial port RJ45 LAN connector (Dual LAN optional for high-end level only) Four USB2.0 ports Audio jacks Onboard connector and pin-header floppy drive connector ATA-133 IDE connectors Four extra USB2.0 ports CD-IN and One AUX-IN connector Front Panel Audio connector S/PDIF in/out connector IR connector...
  • Page 16 Specification Other Features Magic Health – a H/W monitoring software utility, for voltages, tempera- tures and fan-speeds sensing EZ Boot – An easy way let end-user can choose to boot from hard drive, CD-ROM, floppy, … KBPO – Keyboard power on, turn on the computer from keyboard Supports “Cool’n’...

  • Page 17: Installation

    Installation Section 3 INSTALLATION Note: Depending on the model you purchased, some components are optional and may not be available. Page 3-1...

  • Page 18: Mainboard Layout

    Installation Mainboard Layout Note: Depending on the model you purchased, some components are optional and may not be available. Page 3-2...

  • Page 19: Easy Installation Procedure

    Installation Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory Configuration 3-4. Expansion Slots 3-5. Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation <Figure 1> <Figure 2> Step 2 Step 1 Place the retention mechanism on the Place the back plate into the two holes...
  • Page 20 Installation <Figure 6> <Figure 5> Step 5 Step 6 Close the socket by lowering and Align pin 1 on the CPU with pin 1 on locking the actuation lever. the CPU socket as shown in the illustration above. The CPU is keyed to prevent incorrect insertion.
  • Page 21 Installation <Figure 9> Step 9 Plug the CPU fan power into the mainboard’s CPU fan connector. The installation is complete. Note: Thermal compound and qualified heatsink recommended by AMD are a must to avoid CPU overheat damage. Page 3-5...

  • Page 22: Jumper Settings

    Installation 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS: Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS. Settings: 1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS...

  • Page 23: System Memory Configuration

    Installation 3-3 System Memory Configuration Memory Layout The mainboard accommodates three PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules): • Supports up to 3.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM. • Supports unbuffered DIMM configurations defined in JEDEC DDR DIMM specification. <Figure 10> DDR DIMM 1 DDR DIMM 2 DDR DIMM 3...
  • Page 24 Installation DIMM Module Installation Figure 11 displays the notch on the DDR DIMM memory module. DIMMs have 184 pins and one notch that matches with the DDR DIMM socket. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket and pressing straight down as shown in figure 12 until the white clips close and the module fits tightly into the DIMM socket (figure 13).

  • Page 25: Expansion Slots

    Installation 3-4 Expansion Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with an AGP slot. Make sure you install a card that supports the 1.5V specification. PCI Slots AGP Slot The mainboard is equipped with 5 PCI slots. PCI Slots Installing an Expansion Card The steps below assume that the mainboard is already installed in the system chassis.
  • Page 26 Installation AGP Card Installation Caution 1. AGP card component is blocked by DIMM socket lock. 2. AGP slot clicker is not locked. 3. AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly. 1. AGP card component is not blocked by DIMM socket lock. 2.

  • Page 27: Device Connectors

    Installation 3-5 Device Connectors The I/O back panel for this mainboard is shown below. When installing the mainboard into the computer case, use the bundled I/O shield to protect this back panel. RJ45 LAN (Optional) Parallel Port PS/2 7.1 Audio Channel Mouse PS/2 Keyboard...
  • Page 28 Installation Floppy Controller Connector This mainboard connects floppy disk drive. IDE1/IDE2:Ultra DMA-100/133 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector IDE1 This mainboard is equipped with 2 IDE connectors IDE2 to support up to 4 ATA-100 IDE drives. It supports PIO and DMA mode operations for maximum data transfer rate of 100MB/sec per channel.
  • Page 29 Installation CFPA: Front Panel Audio Connector When the jumpers are removed this connector can be used for front panel audio. The front panel phone jack should have “normal close” switch. Without phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio is enabled. With phone plug inserted, the rear panel audio will be disabled.
  • Page 30 Installation SPDIF: Sony/Philips Digital InterFace connector This connector links digital audio between the mainboard and your audio devices, such as CD player, sampler or DAT recorder. It allows the digital transmission of audio data in S/PDIF format. SPDIF_IN SPDIF_OUT GAME1: Game/MIDI connector This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick.
  • Page 31 Installation SATA1 / SATA2: Serial ATA Connectors SATA3 / SATA4 / SATA5 / SATA6 (Optional): Serial ATA Connectors support by Silicon Image SiI3114 chip. These connectors enable you to connect Serial ATA devices that conform to the Serial ATA SATA2 specification.
  • Page 32 Installation LED: 80 Port Debug LED Provides two-digit POST code to show why the system fail to boot. Allows quick and easy optimization. 80 Port Debug 7-segment LED display (Refer to Appendix E for POST codes) Page 3-16...
  • Page 33 Installation CFP: Front Panel Connector HD_LED This LED will light up whenever the hard drive is being accessed. PWR_LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis This switch allows you to reboot without having to power off the system thus prolonging the life of the power supply or system.

  • Page 34: Power-On/Off (Remote)

    Installation 3-6 Power-On/Off (Remote) This board has a 20-pin ATX and a 4-pin ATX12V power supply connector to support power supplies with Remote On/Off feature. The chassis power button should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON header (Figure 15). You can turn off the system in two ways: by pressing the front panel power On/Off button or using the "Soft Off"...
  • Page 35 Installation 3-8 ACPI S3 (Suspend To RAM) Function This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend To RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source to the DDR SDRAM is kept active during STR (ACPI S3).

  • Page 36: Cpu Overheating Protection

    Installation 3-9 CPU Overheating Protection This mainboard is equipped with CPU Overheating Protection. It will automati- cally remove power to shutdown the system when CPU temperature reaches approximately 110°C. This is to prevent long term damage to the CPU from overheating.

  • Page 37: Bios Setup

    BIOS Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu The ROM BIOS contains a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Setup

    BIOS The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the ‘Enter’ key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provides a better understanding of each function.

  • Page 39: Advanced Bios Features

    BIOS 4-2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the “ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu. This menu shows all of the manufacturer’s default values for the board. Pressing the [F1] key displays a help message for the selected item.
  • Page 40 BIOS Enabled: Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector. Disabled: No warning message appears when anything attempts to access the boot sector. Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message.
  • Page 41 BIOS Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup. System: The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup: The system will boot;...

  • Page 42: Advanced Chipset Features

    BIOS 4-3 Advanced Chipset Features Choose the “ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES” option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup VLink Data Rate This item allows you to select VLink Data Rate. Options: 4X, 8X. Init Display First If two video cards are used (1 AGP and 1 PCI) this specifies which one will be the primary display adapter.

  • Page 43: Dram Configuration

    BIOS DRAM Configuration Scroll to DRAM Configuration and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Current FSB Frequency Display the current CPU front side bus frequency information. Current DRAM Frequency Display the current DRAM frequency information. DDR Clock Selecting by This option sets DRAM clock. Select “Auto” to follow SPD (Serial Presence Detect) information on DRAM module or set to “Manual”...
  • Page 44 BIOS CAS# Latency Enables you to select the CAS latency time. The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM. Options: Auto, CL=2.0, CL=2.5, CL=3. Row cycle time (tRC) This filed specifies the Row Cycle Time.
  • Page 45 BIOS Write to Read delay (tWTR) This bits specifies the Write to Read delay. Samsung Calls this Tcd1r (last data in to read command). It is measured from the rising edge following the last non-masked data strobe to the rising edge of the next Read Command. (Jedec spec this as exactly one clock).
  • Page 46 BIOS AGP Driving Control This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. Choose “Manual” to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection. This field is recommended to set in “Auto” to avoid any error to your system. Options: Auto, Manual.

  • Page 47: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS PCI1/2 Master 0 WS Write When Enabled, Writes to the PCI bus are commanded with zero wait states. Options: Enabled, Disabled. PCI1/2 Post Write Enables CPU to PCI bus POST write. Options: Enabled, Disabled. PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles.
  • Page 48 BIOS VIA OnChip IDE Device Scroll to VIA Onchip IDE Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Onchip SATA Enables the onboard SATA feature. Options: Enabled, Disabled. SATA Mode This allows you to set RAID mode for Serial ATA devices. Refer to section 5 for more RAID information.
  • Page 49 BIOS you are getting disk drive errors, try setting this value to Disabled. This field does not appear when the Internal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
  • Page 50 BIOS VIA AC97 Audio This item allows you to disable the chipset on-chip AC97 Audio. Options: Auto, Disabled. Game Port Address Select an address for the Game port. Options: 201, 209, Disabled. Midi Port Address Select an address for the Midi port. Options: 290, 300, 330, Disabled.
  • Page 51 BIOS Marvell Lan Boot ROM (Optional) Enable/disable the onboard Marvell LAN Boot ROM. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Super IO Device Scroll to Super IO Deivce and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select “Enabled” if you wish to use onboard floppy disk controller (FDC). If you install an external FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select “Disabled “in this field.
  • Page 52 BIOS UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select IR half/full duplex function. Options: Half, Full. Use IR Pins This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2, TxD2 (COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2. Options: IR-Rx2Tx2;...

  • Page 53: Power Management Setup

    BIOS 4-5 Power Management Setup Choose the “Power Management setup” in the CMOS Setup Utility to display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not be changed unless it’s absolutely necessary.
  • Page 54 BIOS Suspend Mode Automatically, shuts off all devices except the CPU after a preset period of system inactivity. Options: Disabled, 1 , 2, 4 ,6, 8, 10, 20, 30, 40 min and 1 hour . Video Off Option When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode. Always On: Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
  • Page 55 BIOS Off: The system stays off after a power failure. Former-Sts: The system returns to the state it was in just prior to the power failure. IRQ/Event Activity Detect Scroll to IRQ/Event Activity Detect and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: PS2KB Wakeup Select This item allows you to select Hot Key or Password to wake-up the system by PS2 Keyboard.

  • Page 56: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    BIOS PowerOn by OnBoard LAN This item allows you to power on the system by onboard LAN from soft-off state. Options: Enabled, Disabled. Modem Ring Resume When set to “Enabled”, any event occurring to the Modem Ring will awaken the system from suspend state.
  • Page 57 BIOS Resources Controlled By Determines what controls system PNP/PCI resources. The default is Auto (ESCD). Manual: PNP Card’s resources are controlled manually. The “IRQ Resources” field becomes available and you can set which IRQ-X and DMA-X are assigned to PCI and onboard devices. Auto: BIOS assigns the interrupt resource automatically.

  • Page 58: Pc Health Status

    BIOS 4-7 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Show PC Health in POST When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the POST (Power On Self Test). Options: Disabled, Enabled. Shutdown Temperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating system.
  • Page 59 BIOS VDIMM The voltage level of the DRAM. VAGP The voltage level of power supplied to AGP card. VBAT(V) The voltage level of the battery. VCC, Vio, 5VSB(V) The voltage level of the switching power supply. Smart Fan for CPU Temperature This item allows you set CPU fan temperature to smartly adjust the fan speeds for more efficient system operation.

  • Page 60: Power Bios Features

    BIOS 4-8 Power BIOS Features This page lets you adjust various parameters to obtain improved performance for overclocking. Warning: Overclocking requires expert knowledge and risks permanent damage to system components. We recommend you leave these parameters at their default values for proper operation. Figure 9: Frequency/Voltage Control AMD K8 Cool’n’Quiet control Reduce the noise and heat from you PC when AMD’s Cool’n’Quiet...
  • Page 61 BIOS The value of the multiplier must be set so that: Multiplier x Front side Bus Frequency = CPU Clock Speed For example, if you have a processor that is rated to run at 2.4GHz and the system is running a Hyper Transport frequency of 200 MHz, you should select a multiplier of 12 so that: 12 (Multiplier) x 200 MHz (front side bus) = 2.4 GHz (CPU clock) Key in the DEC (decimal) number for the CPU Clock Ratio.

  • Page 62: Defaults Menu

    BIOS Note: Overclocking failure will cause no display on monitor. At this instant, press <Insert> key to revert back to the initial or default setting to boot up your system. In the following items, “Default Voltage” indicates the original factory value, and “New Voltage”...

  • Page 63: Supervisor/User Password Setting

    BIOS 4-10 Supervisor/User Password Setting This function lets you set either Supervisor or User Password, or both, to prevent unauthorized changes to BIOS menus. supervisor password: full rights to enter and change options of the setup menus. user password: only enter but no rights to change options of the setup menus.

  • Page 64: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS 4-11 Exiting BIOS Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS – a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.

  • Page 65: S-Ata Raid Configuration

    S-ATA RAID Configuration Section 5 S-ATA RAID CONFIGURATION Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge and a brief introduction on S-ATA RAID Host Controller. RAID Basics RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a method of combining two hard disk drives into one logical unit.
  • Page 66 S-ATA RAID Configuration RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB.

  • Page 67: Via S-Ata Raid Features

    S-ATA RAID Configuration This mainboard is equipped with the following SATA RAID controllers: 1. VIA SATA from VIA VT8237 south bridge (SATA1/ SATA2) 2. (Optional) Silicon Image SiI3114 controller (SATA3/ SATA4/SATA5/SATA6) Each of these controllers have their own unique RAID setup BIOS and software. Note: Before you proceed, identify which SATA controller your HDD drives are connected to in order to ensure a successful installation.
  • Page 68 S-ATA RAID Configuration Optional - Silicon Image Sil3114 S-ATA RAID Features • RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 • Hot Spare and On-line Mirror Rebuilding • System GUI Monitoring Utility: - Displays/Logs/Alerts Users to Vital RAID Set Information - Manages RAID Set Functions (configures, rebuilds, etc.) •...

  • Page 69: Enable Raid Function

    S-ATA RAID Configuration Enable RAID Function For any RAID controller, the general procedure to enable RAID function are shown below: Note: If you are not installing O/S into the RAID disks, you may skip Step 2 & Step3. Step 1: Create RAID Array RAID arrays are created using the RAID controller’s BIOS utility.
  • Page 70 S-ATA RAID Configuration (Optional) Silicon Image Sil3114 Wait for the following message to appear during boot-up: Press <CTRL-S> or F4 to enter RAID utility. An easy-to-use screen will appear with the following choices in the top left: Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set Rebuild RAID Set Resolve Conflicts...
  • Page 71 S-ATA RAID Configuration Method 2 1. Locate another computer and insert the bundled CD into its CD-ROM drive. 2. Enter DOS mode and change directory to D:\DRIVER 3. Insert a blank floppy into the A:drive 4. Run the batch file “cbf_dos.bat” located in D:\DRIVER 5.
  • Page 72 S-ATA RAID Configuration Page 5-8...

  • Page 73: Driver Installation

    Drivers Installation Section 6 DRIVER INSTALLATION Easy Driver Installation Insert the bundled CD-disk, the main menu screen will appear. The main menu displays buttons that link you to the supported drivers, utilities and software. Step 1 : Click “VIA SERVICE 4_IN_1 Driver” to install chipset driver. Step 2 : Click “AC’97 AUDIO Driver”...

  • Page 74: Realtek Sound Manager Quick User Guide

    Drivers Installation Realtek Sound Manager Quick User-guide Introduction To obtain the best performance from your audio system, run the "Sound Manager" utility to adjust the settings to suit your needs. This section of the manual is intended to provide a quick user-guide to setup "Sound Manager". For more detailed information, refer to "Sound Manager manual"...

  • Page 75: Drivers Installation

    Drivers Installation Speaker Configuration: <Figure 3> 3. This page displays the mainboards's phone jack function when a corresponding audio mode is selected. Figure 3 above shows the phone jack setup for 8 channel mode. HRTF Demo: <Figure 4> 4. This page lets you test the HRTF 3D Positional Audio features. Page 6-3...
  • Page 76 Drivers Installation General: <Figure 5> 5. This page displays information regarding the audio hardware and software. To remove "Sound Manager" icon from Windows Task bar, uncheck "Show icon in system tray". SPDIF: <Figure 6> 6. This page shows S/PDIF-In and S/PDIF-Out function on your system. S/PDIF-In: a.
  • Page 77 Drivers Installation This board is equipped with Jack Sensing capability. If an audio device is plugged into the wrong connector, a warning message will appear to remind users to check the connection. Connector Sensing: <Figure 7> 7. Push "Start" button to start the sensing. Please remember to terminate all audio applications before starting the sensing.
  • Page 78 Drivers Installation Connector Sensing: <Figure 9> 9. After closing EZ-Connector, this page will show the latest connector status as above. Page 6-6...

  • Page 79: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix A A-1 Realtek Media Player User’s Guide Realtek Media Player Platform 06 - Reo Speedwagon 06-Reo Speedwagon - K 03:31 Functional Descriptions A. Playback Windows Display Playback windows displays the following mode information: 1. Playback Time Display 2. Voice Cancellation Mode Display 3.
  • Page 80 Appendix B. Playback Function Controls There are 8 selectable functions for the playback: 1. Volume control High/Low Adjustment Bar. 2. Pitch control 4-step High/Low Adjustment Bar. 3. Repeat mode Choice of Repeat, All Repeat, Random or No Repeat Mode. 4. Mute Mute On/Off Mode select.
  • Page 81 Appendix D. Seeking bar Display Animated Playback Status E. Title/Play List Windows Display Currently Selected Title(s) F. Title/Play List Edit Controls There title/play list controls include “Add”, “Del”, “Clear”, “Load”, & “Store”. 1. Add Add to the Title/Play List. 2. Del Remove form the Title/Play List.
  • Page 82 Appendix J. Platform Display Panel Controls The platform display panel control include “Minimize” & “Close”. 1. Minimize Minimize Platform Display Panel. 2. Close Close/Exit Platform Display Panel. K. Equalizer Control Panel The Equalizer Control Panel include “On/Off” & “Preset”. 1. On/Off Enable/Disable Equalizer.

  • Page 83: Update Your System Bios

    Appendix Appendix B B-1 Update Your System BIOS Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model from our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable floppy disk. Note: The floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs.
  • Page 84 Appendix 5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 6. To confirm and proceed, please key in [Y] to start the programming. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin 7. The BIOS update is finished. XXXX XXXXX xxxxx.bin F10 : Exit...

  • Page 85: Via Raid Bios Utility

    Appendix Appendix C C-1 VIA RAID BIOS Utility Power-on the system and wait for the following screen to appear. Press the ”Tab” key to enter its BIOS configuration utility. The main interface of the BIOS utility is as below: Create Disk Array 1.
  • Page 86 Appendix 2. Select Array Mode and press <Enter>, a list of array modes will appear. High- light the target array mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to confirm the selection. If RAID 1 is selected, an option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate.

  • Page 87: Delete Disk Array

    Appendix 4. If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press <Enter>, then select a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to 64KB. 5.

  • Page 88: View Serial Number Of Hard Drive

    Appendix Deleting a disk array will destroy all the data on the disk array except RAID 1 arrays. When a RAID is deleted, the data on these two hard disk drives will be reserved and become two normal disk drives. View Serial Number of Hard Drive Highlight Serial Number View and press <Enter>.

  • Page 89: Rebuild Broken Raid 1 Array

    Appendix Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the status of the array will be marked as broken. If BIOS detects a broken RAID 1 array but there is a spare hard drive available for rebuilding the broken array, the spare hard drive will automatically become the mirroring drive.
  • Page 90 Appendix 3. Choose Replacement Drive and Rebuild: This item enables users to select an already-connected hard drive to rebuild the broken array. After choosing a hard drive, the channel column will be activated. Highlight the target hard drive and press <Enter>, a warning message will appear.
  • Page 91 Appendix C-2 Optional - Silicon Image Sil3114 RAID BIOS Utility To enter this BIOS utility, power on and wait for the following message to appear during boot-up: Press <CTRL-S> or F4 to enter RAID utility. An easy-to-use screen will appear with the following choices in the top left: Create RAID Set Delete RAID Set Rebuild RAID Set...

  • Page 92: Resolving Conflict

    Appendix to both drives as a Mirrored set. If, however, the source disk does not have data already stored on it, there is no need for Disk Copy. 4. The utility will ask “Are You Sure?” before completing the configuration. Rebuild RAID Sets This is used to initiate the copying of data a from an existing drive to a replacement drive that has been installed in a RAID set after the failure of the members.

  • Page 93: Post Codes

    Appendix Appendix D D-1 POST CODES POST (hex) DESCRIPTION Test CMOS R/W functionality. Early chipset initialization: - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. - Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 &...
  • Page 94 Appendix Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19-1Ah Reserved Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. Reserved Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch.
  • Page 95 Appendix Test 8259 functionality. Reserved 45-46h Reserved Initialize EISA slot Reserved Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4A-4Dh Reserved Program MTRR of M1 CPU Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range.
  • Page 96 Appendix Reserved Initialize floppy controller Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. 70-72h Reserved (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if : -AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive. -ALT+F2 is pressed Reserved Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM….. Reserved Detect serial ports &...

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