Albatron Technology KI51PV-754 manuale d’uso

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KI51PV-754 nVIDIA ® nForce4 C51PV & MCP51 Supports Socket 754 AMD ® Athlon TM 64/ Sempron TM Processor (The power consumption for the aforementioned processors must be rated at 65W or le ss.) User’s Manual Dimens ions (Micro -ATX Form-F actor ): z 170mm x 170mm ( W x L ) Operatin g System : z Windows® 2000/ XP[...]

Attention - Im p ortant Informa tion Follow the procedures below… T roubleshooting T ips Refer to other sections in this manual… Things You Should Know 0 The images and pictures in this manual are for reference only and may vary from the product you received depending on sp ecific ha rdware models, third party components and software versions. [...]

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ................................................ .... 1 I NTRODUCTION .................. ............... ................... ................... ................... ............. 1 S PECIFICATION ...................... ................... ................... ................... ............... ......... [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 1 Chapter 1. Getting Started Introduction Congratulations on choosing the KI51PV-754 Mainboard. I t is based on the nVIDIA ® nForce 4 C51PV Northbridge chipset and the nVIDIA ® nForce4 MCP51 South bridge chipset; with possessing integrated graphics feature. The mainboard supports the AMD Ath lon TM 64/ Sempron TM processor ([...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 2 Specification CPU: z Supports Socket 754 z Supports AMD Athlon TM 64/ Sempron TM Processor (The power consumption for the aforementioned processors must be rated at 65 W or less.) z Supports Hyper-Transport TM Link Technology z Supports 800 MHz (1600 MT/s) FSB (Front Side Bus) Frequencies Chipset: z Northbridge Chipset – n[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 3 IDE Connector: z Two IDE connectors, support up to fou r IDE devices can be set z Supports Ultra ATA 66/100/133 z Supports high capacity hard disk drives Serial ATA II C onnector: z Four SATA II connectors, support up to four SATA II HDDs can be set z Supports SATA 2.0 specification and provides 3 Gbps tra nsfer rate z Suppo[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 4 BIOS: z Phoenix-Award™ BIOS z Supports APM 1.2 z Supports ACPI 2.0 power management Green Function: z Supports Phoenix-Award™ BIOS power management function z Supports system-wake-from-power-saving- mode by keyboard or mouse touching Shadow RAM: z The onboard memory controller provides the shadow RAM functionality and RO[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 5 Configuration Layout of KI51PV-754 (Right Side)[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 6 Layout of KI51PV-754 (Back Side)[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 7 Diagonally Cut-corn er Gold triangle Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your syste m hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic disch arge may damage you r system components. CPU Processor Installation This mainboard supports AMD Athlo n TM 64/ Sempro n[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 8 FAN Headers: CPUFAN, CHASFAN There are two fan headers available for cooling fans . The cool ing fans play an important role in maintaining ambient temperatures in y our system. The CPUFAN header is attached with a CPU cooling fan. The CHASFAN header is attached with other co oling fans. Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Power (+12V[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 9 2. Align a memory on the socket such that the notch on the memory matches the break on the socket. 3. Lower the memory vertically into the socket and p ress firmly by using both thumbs until the memo ry snap s into place . 4. Repeat steps 1, 2 & 3 for the remaining memory and DIMM sockets s etup. Back Pane l Configuratio[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 10 PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyb oard Ports: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 m ouse port and a PS/2 keyboard port. The pin assignments are described b elow. DVI & VGA Connectors: DVI, VGA The mainboard provides one DVI connector and one VGA connector on the back panel of th e computer case. DVI connector deliver[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 11 Audio Ports: Sound This mainboard provides three audio ports, the Mic-in, Line-in and Line-out. These are the sta ndard audio ports th at provide basic audio function. Line-I n ( Blue ) This port is for audio input and connects to extern al audio devices such as CD player, ta pe player, etc. When the Super 5.1 Channel Audio[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 12 SATA II Connector: SATA1/SATA2/ SATA3/SATA4 The four SATA II connectors support 3 Gbps tran smit rate and RAID 0/1/ 0+1/ JBOD/ 5 mode. One SATA II connector only can attach one SATA II HDD of each time using SATA cables. Front Panel Headers: SW/LED, SPEAKER SW/LED Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Functio n 1 HDD LED ([...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 13 Hard Drive LED Header (Red) : HD_LED If your case front panel has a har d drive LED cable, att ach it to this head er. The LED will flicker when there i s hard disk drive activity. Reset Switch Header (Blue) : RST _SW This header can be attached to a momentary SPST switch (reset button) cable on your case front panel. The s[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 14 S-V id eo Connector TV OUT Header: TV_OUT Attach the TV OUT cable (Optional) which the pr oduct provided onto this header. Then thro ugh attaching the cable of TV devices onto the S-Video connector of TV out cable, the TV is able to use as a monitor display. TV_OUT Pin Assi gnment Pin Assignment 1 Ground 2 Key 3 PB OUT 4 C [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 15 Serial Inter face Header : COM1/C OM2 This mainboard provides two COM headers for you to connect external serial connectors on the back panel of your case. Attaching th e serial connector cables (Optional) onto these two headers, then you can use the serial connectors to a ttach with a mic, modem or other peripheral devices[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 16 USB Powe r Selec tion Hea der: JP2 USB devices attached to USB ports of the back pan el can awaken the system from sleep mode. In order to enable this functionality, you must adjust the jumper caps on JP2 he ader for +5V or +5VSB mode depending on which USB port that the USB device is attached to. JP2 A s signment Assignme [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 17 Audio Configuration SPDIF Header: SPDIF (Optional) S/PDIF is a recent audio transfer file format, wh ich provides high quality audio using optical fibe r and digital signals. This mainboard is capable to deliver audio output and receive audio input through a SPDIF Card (Optional) with th is header attached. You can just sim[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 18 FRONT A UDIO Pin Assignment Pin Assi gnment 1 Mic in/center 2 Ground 3 Mic_VREF 4 Audio power +5V 5 Front out_R 6 Rear out_R 7 N/A 8 Ke y 9 Front out_L 10 Rear out_L Slots PCI Slot: PCI1 PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, whic h is a bus standard for installing expansion cards such as n etwork card, SCSI card[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 19 Power Supply Attachments ATX Power Connec tor: ATX_ PWR, ATX_12V This mainboard provides two ATX power connectors, a 24-pin ATX_PWR connector and a 4-pin ATX_12V connector. You must use a power supply that has both of these connectors and both connectors must be attached before the sy stem is powered on. T hese power connec[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 20 Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENI X-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program which resides in the BIOS firmware. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the da ta is sustained by battery after pow er-down. The BI[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 21 Main Menu When you enter the PHOE NIX-AWARD™ BIO S Utility, the Main Men u 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 con fi guration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access and configure th[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 22 Main Menu Setup Configuration Opti ons Item Options Description Date mm dd yyyy Set th e system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically changes when you set the date. Time hh: mm: ss Set the current time of the system. IDE Primary Mast er Options contained in sub menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub menu. IDE Prim[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 23 Advanced BIOS Features Removab le Device Pri ority Select removable device boot priority. Hard Disk Boot Priority Select hard disk drive boot priority. First /Second/ Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will b e searched in order to find a boot device. Options: Removable (default for first boot dev ice), CD [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 24 Virus W arning This option allows you to choose the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and a program attempts to write data into this area, BIOS will display a warni ng message on the scree n and sound an audio al arm (beep). Options: Disabled (Default), Enabled CPU I[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 25 APIC stands for Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller, and is used to ex tend the number of available IRQs available in o rder to avoid sharing conflicts. Options: Disabled, Enabled (Default). MPS V ersion Control For OS The 1.1 version is the older version that supports 8 more IRQs in the Windows NT environment. Choos[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 26 Options: Aut o, 2T, 3T (Defau lt), 4T, 5T, 6T, 7T Row precharge T ime (Trp) You can set the Row precha rge time. Precharge to Active or Auto-Refr esh of the same ba nk. Options: Aut o, 2T, 3T (Defau lt), 4T, 5T, 6 T, 7T 1T/2T Memory Ti ming Use this op tion to select the memory timing . Options: 1T, 2T (Default) Frame Buffe[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 27 CPU Speed Detected This option displays the default CPU speed. CPU Host Frequency (MHz) This option displays the CPU Host frequency. Y ou can set it from 200 to 450. The default depends on your CPU frequency and the CPU installed. CPU Spread S pectrum The Spread Spectrum function can reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interfer[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 28 This option displays the result of your HT Ratio setting be tween Northbridge chipset and Southbridge chipset HT Sp re a d Spe c t ru m The Spread Spectrum function can reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated for Hyper Transport. Options: Disa bled, Center (Default), Do wn PCIE Clock This option allows you t[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 29 Init Disp lay First With systems that have multiple video card s, th is option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI slot or a PCI-E slot. Op tio ns: PCI Slot , Onboard, PCIEx . IDE Func tion Se tup If you highlight the “IDE Functi on Setup” label and then press the enter ke y, it will take you to a submenu [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 30 SAT A1/2 Pr ima ry/ Se cond ary R AID This allows you to enable or disable the RAID function for the SATA1/2 Primary/Secondary device. Options: Enabled, Disabled (Default) Serial-A TA 1/2 This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA1/2 device. Options: Enabled (D efault), Disable d. Onboar d Device If you highlight th[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 31 Hot Key Powe r ON This option allows you to use the Ctrl key along with a hot key (fu nction key) to power on your system. This option is configurable only w hen “Power-On Function” is set to “Hot Key”. Options: Ctrl-F1 (Default) , Ctrl-F2, ……, Ctrl -F12. Onboard FDC Controller Select “Enabled” if your syste[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 32 Power Management The Power Management Set up 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 susp end type using the ACPI operating system. Options: S1 (POS) (Default) Power on Suspend S 3 ( S T R ) [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 33 When this option is enabled, each of the ranges is from 1 minute to 1 hour except fo r HDD Power Down, which ranges from 1 minute to 15 minute and includes a “d isable” option. Note: If you select Min. or Max. Power Saving modes, the “HDD Power Down” value will be fixed. U ser Define, Mi n Saving, Max Savi ng Video [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 34 You can choose which date of the m onth the system will boot up. This opti on is configurable only when “RTC Wake Up” is set to “Enable d”. (Min=0 Max=31) Time (hh: mm: ss) Alarm You can choose the hour, minute and second the system will boot up. This option is configurable only when “RTC Wake Up” is set to “E[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 35 Load System Defa ult Settings Load System Default Settings. Load System Turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings. Load CM OS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for sy stems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaul ts to flash ROM fo r systems without batteries. Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup Save all configura[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 36 Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Software Installation Place the Driver CD into the CD-ROM drive and the Installation U tility will auto-run. You can also launch the Driver CD Installatio n Utilit y manually by executing the Intel.exe program located on the Driver CD. (For more details, plea se refer to the Readme.tx[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 37 z Microsoft DirectX9.0c – provides t he software of Microsoft DirectX 9.0c. z nForce Chipset Driver – provides all the drivers needed for the chipset. z nForce Display Driver – provides the driv er of Integrated GeForce Graphics Engine. z nVIDIA Firewall – provides firewall to prot ect your system from ha ckers and [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 38 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the s ystem. Power lig ht does not illum inate. F an inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defe ctive power ca ble. 3. Power supply failure . 4. Faulty wall outlet; ci rcuit breaker or fuse blo[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 39 Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. T he hard di sk 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. Re format the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks.[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 40 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 inco rrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect mo nitor to another sy stem. If no color appears, [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 41 Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect Setup Channels Setup 1. After starting your system, click the Sound Effect Manager icon from the tool bar on the desktop. You can also find the icon by going to Start-> Setting -> Control Panel. 2. Click the Speaker Configuration button. One of the screens will display as sho[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 42 Appendix II: RAID Setup Introducti on to RA ID RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) te chnology is a sophisticated disk management system that manages multiple disk drives. It enhances I/O performance an d provides redundancy in order to prevent the loss of data in case o f individual disk failure. The RAID facility [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 43 2. The “RAID config” option for enabling RAID will be found on the “Peripherals” screen as part of the “IDE Function Setup” section shown as below-left (Peripherals >> IDE Function Setup >> RAID config). Ar row down to th e IDE RAID item and press enter. 3.On the “RAID config” screen (shown below[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 44 Channel 1 – Represents one of the SATA connecto rs Controller 0 – 1st connector (e.g. PATA1 or SATA1) Controller 1 – 2nd connector (e.g. PATA2 or SATA2) Master/Slave – SAT A drives will always be Master drives since an SATA connector can only support 1 drive. PATA connectors can support a Ma ster and a Slave drive. [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 45 Next, in the “Free Disks” section, you can use the up/down arrow keys to select disks to be used in your RAID array. After highlighting a disk, use the right-arrow key to activate the d isk as part of the RAID Array. The selected disk will move ov er to the “Array Disks” section. You can use the left-arrow key to re[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 46 Deleting an Arra y You can delete an existing array on the “A rra y Detail” screen. Press the <D> key. A warning/confirmat ion message will display (as shown below). Press <Y> to confirm. RAID 1 mode (Array List) RAID 1 mode ( Arra y Detail )[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 47 After the array is successfull y deleted, the screen will d isplay as shown below. Rebuilding a RAID Mirro red Array This section applies to Mirrored, Striped Mirro ring RAID and RAID 5 configurations and describes how to reestablish the in tegrity of a mirrored env ironment after replacing one of the drives (typically beca[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 48 Before you rebuil d a RA ID Mirr ored Array Before you begin rebuilding a RAID Mirrored Ar ray, you must copy the “NvRaidMan.exe” file from the bundled CD Driver to y our C: drive. [ CD File Location Path => D: Driver nForce 6.53 IDE WIN2K (or WINXP) NvRaidMan.exe ] To rebuild a m irrored arra y, bring up [...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 49 Install the OS of W indows ® 2000/XP into your RAID HDDs In this section, it will tell you how to install the operating system of Windows ® 2000/XP into y our RAID drives. The installatio n steps below w ill assume that your HDDs have already bee n attached to either the PATA or SAT A connectors, and also your BIOS RAID U[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 50 Appendix III: ABS (Alba tron BIOS Security) Card Setup Introducti on The ABS (Albatron BIOS Security) system provides your system with a recovery BIOS backup when your onboard BIOS has been damaged bey ond system boot capability. Preparation an d Setup You should prepare a boot floppy disk and have it ready in case of su ch[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 51 Place the boot floppy disk (from the “Preparation and Setup” section) into the floppy drive and turn on you r system. Note: If your system is not setup to use the floppy drive as th e first boot drive, you must enter the BIOS setup utilit y and make the appropriate adjustments. During t he initial boot up sequence the s[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 52 8. The initial AWARD BIOS FLASH screen (shown below-left) will appear and prompt you with the message, “Do you want to save BIOS?” Ty pe “ N ” ( Note: Typing “Y” is only use d when saving the BIOS from the onboa rd BIOS to the floppy disk). The next screen (shown above-right) w ill display a message “Press ’[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 53 10. During the next boot sequence, enter the BIOS utility program ( Note: Dur ing th e boo t sequence you will be given a chance to enter the BIOS utility by pressing the “DEL” key on most systems). Load the system with the default setti ngs, and save the changes before exit the BIOS utility program. Then the onboard BI[...]

Mainboard KI51PV -754 54 11. After you have recovered your onboard BIOS, you can choose to remove or not re move the ABS Card from the mainboard. If you do choose to remove the ABS Card from the mainb oard, make sure that the system is powered off before you remove the card. After you re move the ABS card you must replace the two jumper caps on the[...]