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  • Page 1 K7VAT¡BK7VAT+ VIA KT133 Chipset ATX Form Factor Main Board User's Manual ¡] Ver. 1.0¡^...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright © 2001 by this company. No part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval syste m, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means without prior written permission. This manual and the information contained herein are protected by copyright.
  • Page 3 Warning and Disclaimer ® This manual is designed to provide information about the AMD Athlon processor main board. Every effort has been made to make this manual as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. All the information is provided on an 'as is' basis. The author and his corresponding publishing company shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction… … … … … … … … … … … … … … .. Main Board Overview… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ..… .1 Specifications…...
  • Page 5 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup.… … … .… … … … … … ..… ..… … ..29 Award BIOS CMOS Setup… … … … … … … ...… … … … … … … 29 3-1-1 Standard CMOS Features… … … … … … … ..… … … … … … … … 30 3-1-2 Advanced BIOS Features…...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction 1-1 Main Board Overview The KT133(VT8363) and VT82C686A (K7VAT+ with VT82C686B) chipset is a high performance, cost-effective and energy efficient system controller for the implementation of AGP / PCI / ISA desktop personal computer systems based on 64-bit Socket-A (AMD K7) processors.
  • Page 7 The main board is also strengthened with Power Management Wake up Event such as “WOL (Wake up on LAN),” “Modem ring on” which are the new inventions to enable PCs to be turned on over the network. These are also key benefits in PC operation, asset management, and new system setup and power conservation.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    MR card only) ISA Slot is optional, according to pc-99 specification, ISA Slot is waived. ¡´ VIA KT133 Chipset • VIA VT8363¡] KT-133¡^ • VIA VT82C686A¡] K7VAT+ with VT82C686B¡^ ¡´ BIOS : 2MB flash EPROM for BIOS ® Phoenix Award full PnP (Plug &...
  • Page 9 • 2 x PCI IDE devices support ATA-33/66 HDD or CD-ROM • 1 x FDC(supports 360KB, 720KB,1.2MB,1.44MB and 2.88MB), 2 x serial ports(16550 fast com) • 1 x parallel port device /EPP/ECP/SPP • 4 x USB(2 optionals) • IrDA (infrared) connector ¡´...
  • Page 10 due to high power consumption of Athlon CPUs. Athlon CPU needs special cooler and must Mount cooler before power on or CPU will be damaged. Special features ¡´ • Wake up on LAN • Modem ring on • Windows 95/98 power off •...

  • Page 11: Notice Of Hardware Installation

    1-3 Notice of Hardware Installation Before hardware installation, please make sure you have checked the following things. A. Check the package If any of these items is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchase. Leave this main board in its original package until you are ready to install it.

  • Page 12: Notice Of Cd Driver Installation

    CD driver is always updated with the latest version, so actual CD content may have some differences with the above picture. 1. Main boards: 5gxm, 6AAP5, 6va693a, 6va693am, 6va694, 6vapm, 6VPM1, Amdk7, I810, I815e, I820, K7vat, KX133(please select K7VAT directory for this main board) 2. DX7: Windows DirectX7 driver.

  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 Layout Reference COM2 COM1 MIC_IN/LINE_IN/LINE_OUT USB1 KB & GAME MOUSE BIOS USB2 AMR1 PCI3 PCI2 PCI1 PCI4 PCI5 WOL1 WOM1 FAN3 FAN1 AGP1 JBAT1 FAN2 IDE2 FDD1 IDE1 KT133 System Board...

  • Page 14: Jumper Setting

    2-2 Jumper Setting This main board has CPU auto-detection function, user is no need to set any jumper setting when sets up system. Meanwhile, if user wants to overclock CPU Ratio, please set JP3 as “on” and set Ratio by SW1, or user can set CPU clocks from BIOS setting too.

  • Page 15: Jp3 : Cpu Ratio Control By Cpu Or Sw1

    2-2-2 JP3 : SW1 (CPU Ratio Selector) enabled/disabled JP3 is a 2-pin connector, when JP3 is “ON”, CPU Ratio can be controlled by SW1, if “OFF”, then controlled by CPU itself. JP3: CPU Ratio is controlled by CPU or SW1 CPU Ratio is controlled by SW1 (CPU Ratio is not fixed) CPU Ratio is controlled by CPU...

  • Page 16: Sw1 : Cpu Ratio Selector

    2-2-3 SW1 : CPU Ratio Selector When JP3 is set as “on”, SW1 can be set for 16 different kinds of Ratio. SW1: CPU Ratio Selector CPU Ratio 11.5X 12.5X KT133 System Board...
  • Page 17 5.5X 6.5X 7.5X 8.5X 9.5X 10.5X Over CPU-Ratio is not recommended. KT133 System Board...

  • Page 18: Sw2: Cpu Frequency Selector

    2-2-4 SW2 : CPU Frequency Selector SW2 is a 2-pin DIP switch which provides CPU Frequency selection. Please select the right frequency according to your CPU and set details as below. SW2: CPU Frequency Selector CPU Freq. 100MHz Over-clocking will cause CPU damaged. KT133 System Board...
  • Page 19 2-2-5 JP4 : Audio/AMR Function Selector JP4 is a 3-pin selector which provides Audio/AMR function. JP4 : Audio/AMR Function Selector Set to "1-2"--- Set to "2-3"--- On board Primary AMR Primary codec codec(default) KT133 System Board...

  • Page 20: Connectors

    Connectors There are many connectors on this main board. Refer to the following pages for details. 2-3-1 Front Panel Front panel has connectors as “PW-LED,” “PW-BN,” “SPEAKER,” “RESET,” “HD_LED,” “TB_LED,” “EXTSMI.” Please refer to details as below. EXTSMI HD_LED SPEAKER PW_BN TB_LED RESET PW_LED...
  • Page 21 PW_LED is a 3-pin connector. It is used to connect to the LED on the case front panel. The LED shows the status of the power. PW_BN with a 2-pin Berg strip on case front panel indicates the current power status of system.

  • Page 22: Back Panel

    2-3-2 Back Panel There are keyboard/ mouse, USB1/USB2, COM1/COM2, LPT1, MIC, LINE-IN, LINE-OUT and GAME PORTS on the case back panel. Please refer to more details as below. KT133 System Board...

  • Page 23: Keyboard & Mouse

    Keyboard & Mouse The onboard PS/2 keyboard and mouse connectors are 6-pin Mini-Din connectors, marked as “KEYBOARD” and “MOUSE.” USB1/USB2(Universal Serial Bus) Universal Serial Bus connector, marked as “USB,” is used to connect USB devices. There are 4 USB connectors on this main board. In Dos mode, USB2 doesn’t support “USB K/B support”...

  • Page 24: Atx Power Supply Connector

    2-3-3 ATX Power Supply Connector ATX power supply connector has 20 pins, which is designed for ATX case especially. The ATX power supply supports the function of the “Soft Power On Momentary Switch” which connects on the front panel switch to the 2-pin PW-BT on the system board.

  • Page 25: Cpu Fan Connectors

    2-3-4 CPU Fan Connectors There are 3 fan connectors on this system board, and it is marked as “FAN1”, “FAN2” and “FAN3”. Each fan connector has three pins. Fan Signal FAN1 FAN3 SENSE +12V GROUND FAN2 KT133 System Board...

  • Page 26: Ir1 : Irda Connector

    2-3-5 IR1 : IrDA Connector IR connector supports wireless infrared module. With this module and application software like Laplink, or Win95 Direct Cable Connection, user can transfer data to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR, ASKIR, and Fast IR.

  • Page 27: Floppy Disk Connector

    2-3-6 Floppy Disk Connector Floppy Disk Connector has 34 pins and is used to attach the floppy drive cable. FDD1 KT133 System Board...

  • Page 28: Ide1 & Ide2

    IDE1 is a primary channel, and IDE2 is a secondary channel. Each channel supports 2 IDE devices, and 4 devices in total for this main board. It also supports Ultra DMA33/66 (K7VAT+ supports DMA/100) function.

  • Page 29: Wol1: Wake Up On Lan

    2-3-8 WOL1 : Wake up on LAN Wake up on LAN marked as “WOL1,” is a 3-pin connector. To support this feature, a network card is required for the system and network management software must be installed, too. WOL1: Wake up on LAN WOL1(Wake up on LAN) function requirement : Power supply should be able to offer at least 1A driving ability to the signal “5V trickle voltage.”...

  • Page 30: Wom1 : Wake Up On Modem

    2-3-9 WOM1 : Wake up on Modem Wake up on Modem marked as “WOM1,” is a 3-pin connector. WOM1: Wake up on Modem KT133 System Board...

  • Page 31: Internal Audio Connectors

    2-3-10 Internal Audio Connectors Internal Audio Connectors are “CD_IN1” and “CD_IN2”. Internal Audio Connectors KT133 System Board...

  • Page 32: Dimm Memory Installation

    DIMM Memory Installation The main board has 3 DIMMs on board. Either DIMM1, DIMM2 or DIMM3 supports 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128MB and 256MB. Maximum memory for SDRAM is up to 768MB. DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 KT133 System Board...
  • Page 33 Insert the module as shown. Due to different number of pins on either side of the breaks, the module will only fit in the orientation as shown. There is no jumper setting for memory configuration. DIMM This main board supports both synchronous and asynchronous mode DIMMs. User can use either PC-100 or PC-133 DIMMs.

  • Page 34: Chapter 3 Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 BIOS Setup ® Award BIOS CMOS Setup The menu displays all the major selection items and allows user to select any of shown items. The selection is made by moving cursor (press any direction key) to the item and press <Enter> key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as cursor is moving to various items which provides user better understanding of each function.

  • Page 35: Standard Cmos Features

    3-1-1 Standard CMOS Features The ”Standard CMOS Setup” allows user to configure system setting such as current date and time, type of hard disk drive installed in the system, floppy drive type, and the type of display monitor. Memory size is auto detected by the BIOS and displayed for your reference.
  • Page 36 KT133 System Board...

  • Page 37: Hard Disk Configurations

    Hard Disk Configurations 1.IDE HDD Auto-Detection : press this item to Auto Detect the HDD type. 2.IDE Primary Master : select “AUTO” to detect the mode type automatically. Select “NORMAL” users have to redefine the following 4-8 items according to HDD. “NONE”...

  • Page 38: Advanced Bios Features

    3-1-2 Advanced BIOS Features Menu below shows all of the manufacturer's default values of this main board. Move the cursor by pressing <PageDown>/- or <PageUp>/+ key to modify the parameters, press [F1] key to display help message of the selected item. This setup program also provides 2 convenient ways to load the default parameter data from BIOS [F6] and [F7] area if shown data is corrupted.
  • Page 39 Virus Warning :Enabled :Disabled (default) CPU Internal Cache Enabled : enable L1 cache(default) Disabled: disable L1 cache External Cache Enabled (default): enable L2 cache Disabled: disable L2 cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled (default): enable L2 cache ECC checking Disabled: disable L2 cache ECC checking Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up power on self test.
  • Page 40 Third Boot Device This category determines which drive the system searches first. System will search in turn for floppy disk drive; then hard disk drive , and finally Floppy drive. Default value is “LS120”. Options are as below: FLOPPY; LS120; HDD-0; SCSI; CDROM; HDD-1; HDD-2; HDD-3; ZIP100;...
  • Page 41 Typematic Rate(Chars/Sec) 6 : 6 Characters Per Second (default) 8 : 8 Characters Per Second 10 :10 Characters Per Second 12 : 12 Characters Per Second 15 : 15 Characters Per Second 20 : 20 Characters Per Second 24 : 24 Characters Per Second 30 : 30 Characters Per Second Typematic Delay (Msec) This is the interval between the first and second character displayed.
  • Page 42 HDD S.M.A.R..T Capability :Enabled :Disabled (default) Video BIOS Shadow To determine whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM for faster execution. :Enabled(default)--- Video Shadow is enabled. :Disabled --- Video Shadow is disabled. C8000-CBFFF Shadow/DC000-DFFFF Shadow These are categories determining whether optional ROM will be copied to RAM by 16KB or 32KB per unit and the size depends on chipset.

  • Page 43: Advanced Chipset Features

    3-1-3 Advanced Chipset Features Bank 0/1(2/3, 4/5) DRAM Timing This will determine the timing of SDRAM. The user can separately adjust the timing of bank 0/1, 2/3, 4/5. : SDRAM 10ns (default)— 10 nano second : SDRAM 8ns, normal, medium, fast, turbo SDRAM Cycle Length: control the DRAM page missing and row missing leadoff timing.
  • Page 44 DRAM Clock :Host CLK (default) System shows the actual DRAM speed the system uses. :HCLK-33M :HCLK+33M Please check DRAM clock for optimizes selection. Memory Hole : this field enables a memory hole in main memory space. CPU cycles matching an enabled hold are passed on to PCI note that a selected can not be changed while the L2 cache is enabled.
  • Page 45 AGP Aperture Size To select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.
  • Page 46 OnChip Modem Support on board AC97 Modem. :Auto :Disable (default) CPU to PCI Write Buffer :Enabled (default) :Disabled PCI Dynamic Bursting :Enabled (default) :Disabled PCI Master 0 WS Write :Enabled (default) :Disabled PCI Delay Transaction :Enabled (default) :Disabled PCI#2 Access #1 Retry :Enabled (default) :Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write...

  • Page 47: Integrated Peripherals

    3-1-4 Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 :Enabled (default) :Disabled KT133 System Board...
  • Page 48 IDE Prefetch Mode :Enabled (default) :Disabled Primary Master PIO/ Primary Slave PIO This feature detects your primary master hard disk device. :Auto (default) :Mode 0,1,2,3,4 Secondary Master PIO/Secondary Slave PIO This feature detects your secondary master hard disk device. :Auto (default) :Mode 0,1,2,3,4 Primary Master UDMA/Primary Slave UDMA :Auto (default)
  • Page 49 Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 :3F8/IRQ4 :2F8/IRQ3 :3E8/IRQ4 :2E8/IRQ3 :Auto (default) :Disabled UART 2 Mode :Standard (default) --- the user is not allowed to modify “IR Function Duplex,” and “TX, RX inverting enable.” :ASKIR --- the user is allowed to modify “IR Function Duplex,” and “TX, RX inverting enable.”...
  • Page 50 Onboard Legacy Audio :Enabled(default) --- the user is allowed to modify “Sound Blaster” “SB I/O Base Address” “SB IRQ Select” “SB DMA Select” “MPU-401” “MPU-401 I/O Address” “Game Port (200-207H)”. :Disabled --- the user is not allowed to modify “Sound Blaster” “SB I/O Base Address”...

  • Page 51: Power Management Setup

    3-1-5 Power Management Setup KT133 System Board...
  • Page 52 When using the function of Suspend to RAM, please follow the below procedures. 1. Choose “Power Management Setup” from the main menu, then press <Enter>. 2. Set the item of “ACPI Function” to “Enabled.” 3. Choose “S3(STR)” on “ACPI Suspend Type.” 4.
  • Page 53 ACPI function :Enabled (default) :Disabled PM Control by APM No : system BIOS will ignore APM. Yes (default) : system BIOS will wait for APM's prompt before it enter any PM mode, e.g. Doze, standby or suspend. Note1: If APM is installed, and there is a task running, even if the timer is time out, the APM will not prompt the BIOS to put the system into any power saving mode.
  • Page 54 Power Management :User Define(default) --- users can configure their own power management :Min Saving :Max Saving HDD Power Down :Disable (default) :1 Min ∼ 15 Min Doze Mode :Enable :Disable (default) Suspend Mode :Disable (default) :10 Sec, 20 Sec, 30 Sec, 40 Sec, 1 Min, 2 Min, 4 Min, 6 Min, 8 Min, 10 Min, 20 Min, 30 Min, 40 Min, 1 hour.
  • Page 55 :OFF (default) LPT & COM :LPT/COM (default) :NONE, LPT, COM HDD & FDD :ON (default) :OFF PCI Master :OFF (default) KT133 System Board...
  • Page 56 Modem Ring Resume Enabled: modem ring on function --- system can be turned on through modem. Disabled(default): disable this function. Note: this function only works when the system is turned off from Windows mode, and Doze mode will not function. RTC Alarm Resume: auto power on at the appointed date and time.

  • Page 57: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    Primary INTR :ON (default) Select “on,” it adds the following functions, “IRQ3(COM2) - IRQ15 (Reserved).” :OFF Select “off,” “IRQ3 (COM2)- IRQ15 (Reserved)” will not show. 3-1-6 PnP/PCI Configurations Setup KT133 System Board...
  • Page 58 PNP OS Installed KT133 System Board...
  • Page 59 :No(default) OS will not recognize PnP devices. :Yes OS will arrange the setup of PnP devices. Reset Configuration Data :Disabled(default) :Enabled --- to reset “Extended System Configuration Data(ESCD) when you exit setup if you have installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot up.

  • Page 60: Pc Health Status

    3-1-7 PC Health Status Current CPU Temperature, Current CPU Fan1 speed/CPU Fan2 speed/Current Vin3(V)/Vin1(V)/VIN(2)/Vdd(V): System will automatically detect the above items and show the status. KT133 System Board...

  • Page 61: Frequency/Voltage Control

    3-1-8 Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI CIK :Enabled :Disabled (default) Spread Spectrum Modulated :Enabled :Disabled(default) This selection is reserved for manufacturers to pass CE test only not available for users. KT133 System Board...

  • Page 62: Load Optimized Defaults

    3-1-9 Load Optimized Defaults "Load Optimized Defaults" loads optimized settings, which are stored in the BIOS ROM. The auto-configured settings only affect “ BIOS Features Setup” and “Chipset Features Setup” screens. There is no effect on the standard CMOS setup. To use this feature, highlight it on the main screen and press the <Enter> key.

  • Page 63: Supervisor/User Password

    3-1-10 Supervisor/User Password The "Supervisor/User Password setting" utility sets the security protection. There are two kinds of password functions in the setup menu : one is “Supervisor Password,” and the other is “User Password.” Their difference is: Supervisor Password: this function allows you the right to change the options of setup menu.
  • Page 64 Step 2: Confirm Password Type the password again and press <Enter>. If you forget password, please clear CMOS. (please refer to jumper JBAT) Step 3: Set “Security Option” in “BIOS Features Setup” After setting password, enter “Security Option” in “BIOS Features Setup.” There are 2 options “Setup”...
  • Page 65 2. How to Disable “Supervisor Password” & “User Password” Step 1: Go to CMOS Setup Menu (need to key in password first) Step 2: Enter “Supervisor Password” or “User Password” When it shows “Enter Password”, press the <Enter> key instead of entering a new password when "ENTER PASSWORD"...

  • Page 66: Save & Exit Setup

    3-1-11 Save & Exit Setup The "Save & Exit Setup" option will bring you back to boot up procedure with all the changes you have made which are recorded in the CMOS RAM. KT133 System Board...

  • Page 67: Quit Without Saving

    3-1-12 Quit Without Saving The "Quit Without Saving" option will bring you back to normal boot up procedure without saving any data into CMOS RAM. All of the old data in the CMOS will not be changed. KT133 System Board...

  • Page 68: Chapter 4 Appendix

    Chapter 4 Appendix 4-1 Memory Map Address range Size Description 00000-7FFFF 512K Conventional memory 80000-9FBFF 127K Extended conventional memory 9FC00-9FFFF Extended BIOS data area if PS/2 mouse is installed A0000-C7FFF 160K Available for high DOS memory C8000-DFFFF Available for high DOS memory and adapter ROMs E0000-EEFFF 60K Available for UMB...

  • Page 69: I/O Map

    4-2 I/O Map 000-01F DMA controller (master) 020-021 Interrupt controller (master) 022-023 Chipset control registers. I/O ports 040-05F Timer control registers 060-06F Keyboard interface controller (8042) 070-07F RTC ports & CMOS I/O ports 080-09F DMA register 0A0-0BF Interrupt controller (slave) 0C0-0DF DMA controller (slave) 0F0-0FF...

  • Page 70: Time & Dma Channels Map

    4-3 Time & DMA Channels Map Time map: Timer channel 0 system timer interrupt Timer channel 1 DRAM refresh request Timer channel 2 speaker tone generator Dma channels: DMA channel 0 available DMA channel 1 onboard ECP (option) DMA channel 2 floppy disk (ITE chip) DMA channel 3 onboard ECP (default) DMA channel 4 cascade for DMA controller 1 DMA channel 5 available...

  • Page 71: Interrupt Map

    4-4 Interrupt Map A. NMI: non-maskable interrupt B. IRQ(H/W): system timer interrupt from timer 0 1. 1 keyboard output buffer full 2. cascade for IRQ 8-15 3. serial port2 4. serial port1 5. parallel port 2 6. floppy disk (ITE chip) 7.

  • Page 72: Rtc & Cmos Ram Map

    4-5 RTC & CMOS RAM Map Seconds Seconds Alarm Minutes Minutes Alarm Hours Hours Alarm Day of Week Day of Month Month Year Status Register A Status Register B Status Register C Status Register D Diagnostic Status Byte Shutdown Byte Floppy Disk Type Drive Type Byte Hard Disk Type Byte Reserved...

  • Page 73: Award Bios Hard Disk Type

    4-6 Award BIOS Hard Disk Type Type Cylinder Heads Write Landing Sectors Size Pre-comp Zone 10MB 21MB 32MB 65MB 49MB 65535 21MB 32MB 65535 31MB 65535 117MB 65535 21MB 65535 37MB 65535 52MB 21MB 65535 44MB 21MB 42MB 65535 59MB 1024 1023 62MB...
  • Page 74 Type Cylinder Heads Write Landing Sectors Size Pre-comp Zone 1224 65535 117MB 1224 65535 159MB 1024 65535 71MB 1024 65535 1023 98MB 65535 1023 87MB 65535 72MB 1024 65535 1023 89MB 1024 65535 1023 106MB 1024 65535 1023 115MB 1024 65535 1023 124MB...

  • Page 75: Isa I/O Address Map

    4-7 ISA I/O Address Map I/O Address (HEX) I/O device 000 - 01F DMA Controller 1, 8237A-5 020 - 03F Interrupt Controller 1, 8259A 040 - 05F System Timer, 8254-2 060 - 06F 8042 Keyboard Controller 070 - 07F real-time Clock/CMOS and NMI Mask 080 - 09F DMA Page Register, 74LS612 0A0 - 0BF...
  • Page 76 I/O Address (HEX) I/O device 380 - 38F SDLC, Bisynchronous 2 390 - 393 Cluster 3A0 - 3AF Bisynchronous 1 3B0 - 3BF Monochrome Display and Printer Adapter 3C0 - 3CF Enhanced Graphics Adapter 3D0 - 3DF Color/Graphics Monitor Adapter 3F0 - 3F7 Diskette Drive Controller 3F8 - 3FF...

  • Page 77: Chapter 5 Q & A

    Chapter 5 Q & A Error Messages During Power on Self Test During power on self test (post), BIOS will automatically detect the system devices. Below are the questions that users most often meet. The user may press “Esc” key to skip the full memory test. Beep sound When power on, the system makes beep sound to offer different messages.
  • Page 78 Hard disk initialize Please wait a moment… Some hard drives require more time to initialize. Hard disk install failure The system can not find or initialize the hard drive controller or the drive. Check if the controller is set correctly. If no hard disk is installed, “Hard drive selection”...

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