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- Page 1 KT133TX / KT133BX AMD Socket A Duron / Athlon ATX MAINBOARD ( VER. 1.x ) USER’S MANUAL ..............PRINTED IN TAIWAN DOC NUMBER: UM-KT133TX-E1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter & Section Page 1. INTRODUCTION ..................... 1-1 OVERVIEW ................... 1-1 MAINBOARD LAYOUT ..............1-3 SPECIFICATIONS ................1-4 2. INSTALLATION ....................2-1 UNPACKING ..................2-1 QUICK INSTALLATION..............2-3 HOW TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM ........2-4 POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM............ - Page 3 4.15 SAVE & EXIT SETUP / EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ....... 4-29 5. HOW TO UPDATE THE SYSTEM BIOS ............. 5-1 IMPORTANT AMD Duron™ and Athlon™ processors require special care on the CPU cooling fan. Before you can make sure that the proper cooling fan is installed on the CPU correctly, Please do not power on the PC system.
- Page 4 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD SOMETHING IMPORTANT ! ¶ TRADEMARKS All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners. ¶ LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS “LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS” is the function which will have the BIOS default settings loaded into the CMOS memory, these default settings are the best-case values which will optimize system performance and increase system stability This function will be necessitated when you receive this mainboard, or when the system CMOS data is corrupted.
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Page 5: Introduction
What is Socket A? Basically, Socket A is the CPU connector designed for the socket type of AMD K7 processors. There is the L2 cache memory built inside the Socket A processor to give the most outstanding performance and reliability The AMD K7 processor is an innovative processor designed for the value PC market. - Page 6 According to different logic applied on this mainboard, several different model will be created as shown in the following table: Please refer to the following table for the difference: MODEL NAME IDE Interface AMR Slot Onboard 3D Audio KT133TX Ultra DMA 33/66 KT133TXL Ultra DMA 33/66 KT133BX Ultra DMA 33/66/100...
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Page 7: Mainboard Layout
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION MAINBOARD LAYOUT 1= SPK-OUT A= COM1 CN12 USB3 CN16 USB1 Mouse 2=LINE-IN CD-IN B=COM2 USB2 USB4 3=MIC-IN C=LPT 4=MIDI/GAME BAT1 CN34 CN17 ATX-Power Panel Sleep Chassis Connector Button PWR-LED PS/2 Game/MIDI USB1 Parallel Port Mouse Port Note: Audio port (CN18) and... -
Page 8: Specifications
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS ¥ CPU AMD Duron and Athlon Socket A processors ¥ CPU VCC Switching Voltage Regulator circuits on board, supports +1.10V DC through +1.85V DC CPU Core Voltage. Note : The CPU Core Voltage will be Detected and adjusted automatically by the this mainboard, so there is no manual-adjustment required to select the CPU voltage. -
Page 9: Hardware Monitoring
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION ¥ USB PORTS Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.. ¥ IDE PORTS Two channels of Ultra DMA33/66 Bus Master IDE ports (when VT82C686B is installed on the board, it supports Ultra DMA /100). ¥ SUPER I/O PORTS 1. - Page 10 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION ¥ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) function is strongly recommended by PC’98 because it will let you have many additional features and that will make your PC system becomes very friendly and convenient. Followings are the ACPI features designed on the board: On Now: power on the system by panel-switch, Modem ring-in, RTC alarm or LAN signal.
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Page 11: Installation
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION 2. INSTALLATION UNPACKING The mainboard contains the following components. Please inspect the following contents and confirm that everything is there in the package. If anything is missing or damaged, call your supplier for instructions before proceeding. 2 2 2 2 Mainboard 2 2 2 2... - Page 12 - BE SURE TO DISCONNECT THE POWER CABLE. *** IMPORTANT *** AMD Duron™ and Athlon™ processors require special care on the CPU cooling fan. Before you can make sure that the proper cooling fan is installed on the CPU correctly, lease do not power on the PC system.
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Page 13: Quick Installation
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION 2.2 QUICK INSTALLATION This section provides a quick installation guide. If you do not have enough experience to install the mainboard the PC system correctly, please refer to the following procedures to install your PC system: 1. -
Page 14: How To Power On The Pc System
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION 2.3 HOW TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM When the mainboard has been installed successfully, there are several ways to power on the system. Please read the following description for all the details. ¨ POWER BUTTON The power button can be programmed by COMS setup program and it has different features. - Page 15 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION In order to use the ring-in signal to wake up your PC system, you will have to use the EXTERNAL MODEM and have it connected to one of the SERIAL PORTS ( COM1 or COM2 ) on the mainboard. When the mainboard detects the ring-in signal from the serial port, the PC system will be powered on and start to receive the incoming messages automatically..
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Page 16: Power Off The Pc System
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION 2.4 POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM There are two ways to power off the system. They are “Shut Down by Power Button” and “ Shut Down by OS”. (such as Windows® 95 and Windows® 98, you can choose the Shut Down from the file menu and the system will be powered off immediately ). -
Page 17: Hardware Setup
The front side system bus speed of this mainboard will support up to 200 MHz amazing high speed. So you may feel free to install the most updated AMD Duron™ or Athlon™ processor onto this mainboard. - Page 18 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT AMD Duron™ and Athlon™ are the very high performance processors. However, you will easily find that the temperature measured on the surface of the CPU is cooking hot. So the thermal management becomes extremely important when installing AMD Duron™...
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Page 19: Install The Dram Modules
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 INSTALL THE DRAM MODULES This mainboard has three DIMM sockets designed on the mainboard and you can use the single-side or double-side DIMM module on the mainboard. Please refer to the following picture to see the sockets for DIMM module: DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3... - Page 20 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP In order to have a better performance and reliability to your PC system, please refer to the following suggestion to install the memory: Installation of DIMM modules: 1. Minimum one DIMM module must be installed on the mainboard. 2.
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Page 21: Connectors
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 CONNECTORS The connectors on the mainboard are either the pin header type or D-type connectors, they are used to connect the accessories or peripheral devices (such as power, mouse, printer,...etc.). Followings are the connectors with its description and the pin assignment which is designed on the mainboard. -
Page 22: Agp Slot
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.2 AGP SLOT There is one AGP slot on the mainboard which you can install AGP VGA card. AGP slot 3.3.3 AMR SLOT (OPTIONAL) There is one AMR slot designed on the mainboard. You can install such AMR modem card on the AMR slot. -
Page 23: Isa Slot
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.4 ISA SLOT There is one 16-bit ISA slot designed on the mainboard which you can install the ISA interface card. ISA Slot 3.3.5 BAT1: BATTERY SOCKET (3 Volts Lithium battery : CR2032) BAT1: Battery Socket Pin# Pin name Pin#... -
Page 24: Cn1/Cn2: Ps/2 Mouse And Keyboard
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.6 CN1/CN2: PS/2 MOUSE AND KEYBOARD CONNECTOR PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Keyboard Connector 3.3.7 CN3 : SERIAL PORT COM 1 CONNECTOR 3.3.8 CN4 : SERIAL PORT COM 2 CONNECTOR COM 2 COM 1 A = COM 1 (CN3) B = COM 2 (CN4) (I/O address: 3F8H/2F8H/3E8H/2E8H, IRQ3/IRQ4, selected by CMOS setup.) -
Page 25: Cn5: Parallel Port Connector
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.9 CN5: PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR (Supports SPP/EPP/ECP modes, IRQ7 or IRQ5 is selectable, ECP mode will use either DMA 3 or DMA 1 which can be selected by the BIOS setup program) PARALLEL PORT 3.3.10 CN6: USB 1 (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) CONNECTOR 3.3.11 CN7: USB 2 (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) CONNECTOR USB 1... -
Page 26: Cn8: Floppy Disk Connector
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.12 CN8: FLOPPY DISK CONNECTOR (IRQ6, DMA 2) CN8: FDC Connector 3.3.13 CN9 : IDE 1 CONNECTOR (Primary IDE Port: 1F0H, IRQ 14) 3.3.14 CN10: IDE 2 CONNECTOR (Secondary IDE Port: 170H, IRQ 15) CN9: IDE 1 CN10: IDE 2 3-10... -
Page 27: Cn13: Cooling Fan 1 Power Connector
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.15 CN12: IR (INFRARED RAYS) CONNECTOR +5VDC NO CONNECTION IR RECEIVE GROUND IR TRANSMIT IR (INFRARED RAYS) CONNECTOR 3.3.16 CN13: COOLING FAN 1 POWER CONNECTOR CN13 is the cooling fan power connector designed on the mainboard. Since it is very close to the Socket A connector, so CN13 is recommended to connect to the CPU cooling fan. -
Page 28: Cn15: Atx Power Connector
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP Ground CN13 +12V DC Fan Sense Signal 1 2 3 3.3.17 CN15: ATX POWER CONNECTOR CN15 ATX Power connector 3.3.18 CN16: WOL CONNECTOR (WAKE ON LAN) In order to use the WOL LAN card to trigger the power of the PC system, the switching power supply must be able to provide at least 700mA current driving ability on the “5V standby”... -
Page 29: Cn17: Cooling Fan 2 Power Connector
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP CN 16 3.3.19 CN17: COOLING FAN 2 POWER CONNECTOR CN17 is the cooling fan power connector designed on the mainboard. The location of CN17 is very close to the panel switch connector. If you have the chassis cooling fan in your PC system, you can have it connected to CN17 to reduce the temperature inside the PC system. -
Page 30: Cn21 / Cn22: Cd-In Connector
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP There is the 3D audio interface built on this mainboard (audio interface is optional on the board.). Please refer to the following picture for the audio interface. 1. SPK_OUT CN18 2. LINE_IN 3. MIC._IN 4. - Page 31 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP L = Left channel audio-out R = Right channel audio-out G = Audio Ground 3-15...
- Page 32 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.22 CN30: USB 3 (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) CONNECTOR 3.3.23 CN31: USB 4 (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) CONNECTOR In order to connect the USB device, you will need to have the USB cable connected to the CN30 and CN31. Wrong USB cable may cause serious damage to this mainboard.
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Page 33: Push Buttons And Led Connectors
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.24 PUSH BUTTONS AND LED CONNECTORS A series of connectors are designed on the board to connect the push buttons and LED indicators. Followings are the details: RS: Reset Button connector HL: HDD LED connector SL: Sleep LED connector PW: Power On / Off Suspend switch SL HL RS... - Page 34 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP Power On / Off and External Suspend Switch Connector According to the setup in CMOS, the PW connector has two functions. It can be the Power Switch or Suspend Switch of your PC system. (please refer to the Aware BIOS setup in Section 4) ...
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Page 35: Speaker And Power Led Connector
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.25 SPEAKER AND POWER LED CONNECTOR 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 PWRLED Speaker & Power LED Connectors SPK: Speaker connector Pin # Signal name + 5V DC No Connection No Connection Speaker Data Signal PWRLED: Front Panel Power LED Connector... -
Page 36: Jumpers
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.4 JUMPERS This section will discuss the jumper setting on the mainboard. In order to let you have better idea of the jumper setting, please see below for the explanation of jumper settings before you start this section. open short A jumper is a set of two, three or more jumper pins which allow users to make different... - Page 37 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP Followings are the procedures to use JP9 to clear the BIOS setting which is saved in the CMOS memory. 1. Unplug the AC power cable from the PC system. 2. Open the cabinet of the PC system. 3.
- Page 38 (B) JP8: CPU FRONT SIDE BUS SPEED SELECTION (optional) AMD K7 CPU uses the DDR transfer technology on its data and address busses. Simply speaking, there are two 100MHz clock inputs connected to the K7 CPU and the CPU will use the DDR technology to generate the 200MHz front side system bus speed.
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Page 39: Installation Of Device Drivers
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP INSTALLATION OF DEVICE DRIVERS IMPORTANT NOTE: Please refer to the following sequence to install the related device drivers: 1. Install the device drivers for the mainboard. 2. Install the device driver for the onboard sound interface. 3. -
Page 40: Award Bios Setup
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS AWARD BIOS SETUP 4.1 GETTING STARTED When you turn the system powered on or reset the PC system, the system BIOS will enter the POST routines (Power On Self Test routines). POST will execute a series of diagnostics and system initialization, and you will see the copyright message displayed on the screen.) In case that there is any error or malfunction detected, the BIOS will give a series of beeping sound or display the error message on screen. -
Page 41: Main Menu
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.2 MAIN MENU CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software. Standard CMOS Setup Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup... -
Page 42: Control Keys
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.3 CONTROL KEYS When you have started the BIOS setup program, you will see a list of control key show at the bottom of the screen. You can use the keyboard to move the selection bar and choose the proper setting in each selection field. -
Page 43: Standard Cmos Setup
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software. Date (mm : dd : yy) : Tue, 1 2000 Item Help Time (hh : mm : ss : 16 : 03 : 33 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Press Enter 1316 MB... - Page 44 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Base Memory / Extended Memory / Total Memory These selection fields show you the capacity of memory which is installed in the PC system, please refer to the following for the details: to decide whether the PC system will be halted when the system board detects any error during Power On Self Test.
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Page 45: Advanced Bios Features
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software. Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning :Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache : Enabled Ø External Cache : Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking : Enabled... - Page 46 CPU Internal Cache / External Cache : These fields allow you to turn on or turn off the Level 1 and Level 2 cache that built inside the AMD K7 processors. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking: This option will enable or disable the ECC checking on the CPU L2 cache. The ECC checking will ensure the accuracy of the data stored on the L2 cache.
- Page 47 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Boot Up NumLock Status When enabled, the NumLock LED will be lightened after the POST. Security Option This selection field allows you to select how to secure the PC system for you. There are two choice selectable - "Setup" and "System". Before you can apply the security option to your PC system, you have to select your own ""Supervisor Password"...
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Page 48: Advanced Chipset Features
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing By SPD :Disabled Item Help DRAM Clock 100MHz Ø SDRAM Cycle Length Menu Level Bank Interleave Disabled Memory Hole... - Page 49 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS DRAM Timing By SPD When enabled, the system BIOS will read the DRAM parameters from the SPD chip on the DIMM module and set the DRAM timing automatically. DRAM Clock This field allows you to select the DRAM access speed to control the memory performance.
- Page 50 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM , resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. AGP Aperture Size Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture.
- Page 51 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS This item allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio. OnChip Modem This item allows you to control the onboard MC 97 Modem. CPU to PCI Write buffer When this field is Enabled, writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered, to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus.
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Page 52: Integrated Peripherals
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip IDE Chanel0 Enabled Item Help On-Chip IDE Chanel1 Enabled Ø IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto... - Page 53 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. 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 54 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS IR Function Duplex This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex funcion. TX,RX inverting enable This item allow you to enable the TX, RX inverting which depends on different H/W requirement. This field is not recommended to change its default setting for avoiding any error in your system.
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Page 55: Power Management Setup
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Disabled Item Help Ø Power Management Press Enter Menu Level ACPI Suspend Type S1 (POS) PM Control By APM Video Off Option Suspend ->... -
Page 56: Award Bios
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Disable No power management. Disable all power saving modes. Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Min. Power Saving Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min. Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE Max. - Page 57 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Suspend --> Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode. Susp,Stby --> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Standby modes. Modes --> Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode.
- Page 58 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS This field allows to select the suspend type, you can choose the CPU Stop Grand Suspend or the PwrOn Suspend. Wake Up Events: When click the "Enter" key on this selection field, the following setup screen will be triggered: Item Help Ø...
- Page 59 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS When enabled, you can use the following two fields to select the time and date to wake up the PC system from power saving mode. Date (of Month) Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) When RTC Alarm Resume is enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.
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Page 60: Pnp/Pci Configuration
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software PnP/PCI Configuration PnP OS Installed Item Help Reset Configuration Data : Disabled Ø Resources Controlled By : Auto (ESCD) Menu Level IRQ Resources : Press Enter DMA Resources... - Page 61 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt ( such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
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Page 62: Pc Health Status
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.10 PC HEALTH STATUS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp. C/104 Item Help Current System Temp. C/71 Ø Current CPUFAN1 Speed 5080 RPM Menu Level Current CPUFAN2 Speed 0 RPM... -
Page 63: Frequency/Voltage Control
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.11 FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detact DIMM/PCI Clk Disabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled Ø Clock By Slight Adjust Menu Level Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk When “Enabled”... -
Page 64: Load Optimized Defaults
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.12 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup... -
Page 65: Set Supervisor Password
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.13 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup... -
Page 66: Set User Password
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.14 SET USER PASSWORD CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup... - Page 67 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS B. When there is no password stored in the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD" 1. When "Setup" is selected in Security Option: Users can use the "User Password" to log into the BIOS setup program, and they can make all the change in the BIOS setup program.
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Page 68: Save & Exit Setup / Exit Without Saving
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.15 SAVE & EXIT SETUP / EXIT WITHOUT SAVING CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password... -
Page 69: How To Update The System Bios
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD BIOS UPGRADE 5. How to Update the System BIOS Before we start to discuss system BIOS update, there are some important issues which you need to pay attention on it: 1. You can not exchange the system BIOS with another mainboard: The system BIOS on different mainboard are different. - Page 70 2. Select “TECH SUPPORT” 3. Down load “AWDFLASH.EXE” program. 4. Scroll the screen downward and find the KT133TX mainboard. 5. Select the BIOS and start to down load. (Suppose the file name is KT133I.BIN) Step 2. Prepare for the BIOS updating: 1.
- Page 71 VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD BIOS UPGRADE Step 3. Start to update the system BIOS: 1. Have the diskette which we made in Step 2 inserted in the floppy disk drive.. 2. Start the PC system and click on the “del” key to start the BIOS setup program.
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