Asus VIA VT8237 manuale d’uso

Motherboard K8V -F User Guide[...]

ii Checklist Copyright © 2003 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Right s Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purpose[...]

iii Features Content s Notices ............................................................................................ v Safety information .......................................................................... vi About this guide ............................................................................ vi i K8V -F specification summary[...]

iv Contents Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .................................... 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ............................. 2-2 2.1.2 Using AFUDOS to copy the current BIOS ............. 2-3 2.1.3 Using AFUDOS to update the BIOS ...................... 2-3 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to updat[...]

v Content s 2.6 Boot menu ........................................................................ 2-32 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority ............................................. 2-32 2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration ................................. 2-33 2.6.3 Security ................................................................ 2-34 2.7 Exit m[...]

vi Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tes[...]

vii Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect al[...]

viii Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform cert ain t asks properly , t ake note of the following symbols used throughout this guide. Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS websites worldwide provide updated info[...]

ix K8V -F specification summary* CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage Audio LAN IEEE 1394 Special features Rear panel I/O Internal I/O Socket 75 4 for AMD Athlon™ 64 processor with built-in 1MB L2 cache or 512 kB L2 cache AMD64 architecture that supports simultaneous 32-bit and 64-bit computing VIA K8T800 VIA VT8237 Scalable Hype[...]

x K8V -F specification summary* * Specifications are subject to change without notice. BIOS features Industry st andard Manageability Form Factor 4Mb Flash EEPROM AMI BIOS with enhanced ACPI, PnP , DMI2.0, Green,TCA V , ASUS EZ Flash PCI 2.2, USB 2.0/1.1 DMI 2.0, WOL/WOR by PME, W ake on USB/KB/Mouse A TX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4[...]

Chapter 1 This chapter describes the features of this motherboard. It includes brief explanations of the special attributes of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. Product introduction[...]

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 W elcome! Thank you for buying the ASUS ® K8V -FSC motherboard! The ASUS K8V -F motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! 1 .2 S pecial features! 1.2.1 Product highlight s AMD Athlon™ 64 processor support Th[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-3 Integrated 10/100 Mbp s LAN Onboard is a Realtek 8201BL/CL LAN PHY that works with the integrated MAC in the VT8237 southbridge to fully support 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet networking. See page 1-18 . 6-channel and digit al audio solution Providing high-quality , 6-channel audio solution is the Realtek ALC65[...]

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 3 Before you proceed T ake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. 1. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any component. 2. Use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safely grounded object or to a metal object, such as t[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-5 1 .4 Motherboard overview 1.4.1 Motherboard layout PCI1 K8V -F ® CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power AUX Super I/O 4Mbit BIOS Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) FP_AUDIO ALC655 USB2.0 T : USB4 B: USB3 T op: RJ-45 Socket 754 A TX12V IE1394_1 CLRTC PRI_IDE SEC_IDE P ARALLEL PORT COM1 SPDIF_O A TX Power Connector KBP[...]

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so may damage the motherboard. 1.4.2 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below . 1.4.3 Screw ho[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-7 1 .5 Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.5.1 Overview The AMD Athlon Tm 64 processor has a gold triangle in one corner . This mark indicates the processor Pin A1 that should match a specific corner of the CPU socket. Incorrect installation of the CPU into the socket may bend the pins and severely damage the CPU! k[...]

1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90°- 100° angle. Make sure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU does not fit in completely . 3. Position the CPU above the socket such that its marked corner matches the base of the socket lever . 4. C[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-9 1 .6 System memory 1.6.1 Overview The motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate (DDR) Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. These sockets support up to 2GB system memory using 184- pin PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 unbuffered ECC DDR DIMMs and allow up to 3.2 GB/s data transfer rate. The following figure illustra[...]

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.6.3 Inst alling a DIMM Make sure to unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system component s. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Follow these steps to install a DIMM. 1 . Locate the DIMM sockets in the motherboard. 2 . Unlock a DIMM s[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-11 1 .7 Exp ansion slots In the In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub- sectionsdescribe the motherboard slots and the expansion cards that they support. Make sure to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards.Failure to do so may cause you physical injury [...]

1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction IRQ assignments for this motherboard INT A INT B INT C INT D INT E PCI slot 1 shared – – – – – – –– PCI slot 2 – – shared – – – – –– PCI slot 3 – – – – shared – – – – PCI slot 4 – – – – – – shared – – PCI slot 5 shared – – – – – – ––[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-13 1.7.3 PCI slot s The PCI slots support LAN, SCSI, USB, andother PCI cards that comply with PCIspecifications. The figure below shows a LANcard installed on a PCI slot. 1.7.4 AGP slot The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot supports AGP 8X (AGP 3.0) specification.Note the notches on the card golden fingers to[...]

1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8 Jumpers 1 . Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup p arameters by erasing the CMOS R TC RAM data. The RAM data in CMOS, that include system setup information such as system passwords, is pow[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-15 3 . USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPWR12, USBPWR34, USBPWR56, USBPWR78) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S3 sleep mode (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow r[...]

1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.9 Connectors This section describes and illustrates the rear panel and internal connectors on themotherboard. 1. PS/2 mouse port. This green 6-pin connector is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. IEEE 1394 port . This 6-pin 1394 port connects provides high speed connectivityfor audio/video devices, storage peripherals, or PC[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-17 The functions of the Line Out, Line In, and Microphone ports change when youselect the 4 or 6-channel audio configuration as shown in the following table. Audio ports function variation 8. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports reavailable for connecting USB 2.0 devices Audio [...]

1-18 K8V-F ® K8V -F Floppy Disk Drive Connector FLOPPY NOTE: Orient the red markings on the floppy ribbon cable to PIN 1. PIN 1 2. Auxilliary connector (4-pin AUX) This connector allows you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources. ® ® K8V -F Internal Audio Connector AUX (White) Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground 3. IDE connec[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-19 4 . Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1, SA T A2) These next generation connectors support the thin Serial A T A cables for primaryinternal storage devices. The current Serial A T A interface allows up to 150 MB/s data transfer rate, faster than the standard parallel A T A with 133 MB/s (UltraA T A133). ?[...]

1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction 6 IEEE 1394 connector (10-1 pin IE1394_1) This orange connector is for the IEEE 1394 module. Attach the 10-1 pin cable plugs to these connectors. Y ou may also connect a 1394-compliant internal hard disk to this connector . 5 . CPU and Chassis Fan Connectors (3-pin CPUF AN1, CHA_F AN1) The fan connectors support[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-21 8 . Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin FP_AUDIO) This is an interface for the Intel front panel audio cable that allow convenient connection and control of audio devices. 7 . A TX power connectors (20-pin A TX_POWER1, 4-pin A TX12V) These connectors connect to an A TX 12V power supply . The plugs from the [...]

1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction 9 . USB headers (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) If the USB port s on the rear panel are inadequate, two USB headers are available for additional USB ports. The USB headers comply with USB 2.0 specification that support s up to 480 Mbps connection speed. This speed advant age over the conventional 12 Mbps on USB 1.1 allo[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 1-23 1 0 . System panel connector (20-pin P ANEL1) This connector accommodates several system front panel functions. • System Power LED Lead (3-1 pin PLED) This 3-1 pin connector connects to the system power LED. The LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. ?[...]

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Chapter 2 This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. BIOS information[...]

2-2 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/ Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a boot able floppy disk.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash (Up dates the BIOS using a floppy disk during POST . ) Refer to the correspondin[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-3 2. The utility will copy the current system BIOS by default to the floppy disk. Make sure that the floppy disk is not write-protected and have enough space (at least 600KB) to store the file. The BIOS information on the screen is for reference only . What you see on your screen may not be exactly the same as s[...]

2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information Write down the BIOS file name to a piece of p aper . Y ou need to type the exact BIOS file name at the prompt. 2 . Copy the AFUDOS.EXE utility to the bootable floppy disk that contains the BIOS file. 3 . Boot the system from the floppy disk. 4. At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos / i<filename.rom> [...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-5 2.1.4 Using ASUS EZ Flash to up date the BIOS The ASUS EZ Flash feature allows you to easily update the BIOS without having to go through the long process of booting from a floppy disk and using a DOS-based utility . The EZ Flash is built-in the BIOS LPC chip so it is accessible by simply pressing <Alt> [...]

2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2 .2 BIOS Setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Low Pin Count (LPC) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “ 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your system, or prompted to “Run S[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2- 7 Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another . 2.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management (APM) configuratio[...]

2- 8 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2.2.5 Sub-menu items An item with a sub-menu on any menu screen [...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-9 2. 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information. 2.3.1 System T ime [xx:xx:xxxx] This item allows you to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] This item allows you to set the system date. 2.3.3 Legacy Di[...]

2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.3.4 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave While entering Setup, BIOS auto-detects the presence of IDE devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Select a device item then press Enter to display the IDE device information. The values opposite the dimmed items (Device, V endor , Size, LBA Mode, Block Mo[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-11 SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Dat a T ransfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer . Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Acoustic Management [Disabled] As well as hard dis[...]

2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2 . 4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values may cause the system to malfunction. 2.4.1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related infor[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-13 HyperT ransport Configuration HyperTransport Configuration HT Tristate Enable [Disabled] CRC Flood Enable [Disabled] HT Frequency [800MHz] HT DATA Width (Upstream) [16 BIT] HT DATA Width (Downstream) [16 BIT] Enable link tristate during the disconnected state of an LDTSTOP. HT T ristate Enable [Disabled] This[...]

2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS information Memory Configuration Memory Configuration ECC Configuration Memory CLK : 266MHz CAS Latency : 2.5 TRCD : 3 CLK TRAS : 6 CLK TRP : 9 CLK Memory Configuration The Memory Configuration menu allows you to change the system memory settings. The dimmed items (Memory CLK, CAS Latency , TRCD, TRAS, TRP) are auto-detected by[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-15 CAS Latency (CL) [Auto] This item sets the CAS Latency . Configuration options: [Auto] [2.0] [3.0] [2.5] TRCD [Auto] This item sets the TRCD. Configuration options: [Auto] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] [5 CLK] [6 CLK] TRAS [Auto] This item sets the TRAS. Configuration options: [Auto] [5 CLK] [6 CLK] [7 CLK] [8 CLK][...]

2-16 Chapter 2: BIOS information L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] This option sets automatic correction of L2 data cache RAM when idle. Configuration options: [Disabled] [40ns] [80ns] [160ns] [320ns] [640ns] [1.28us] [2.56us] [5.12us] [10.2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] [1.31ms] [2.62ms] [5.24ms] [10.49ms] [20.97ms] [42.00[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-17 AMD Cool & Quiet Configuration Cool N’Quiet [Enabled] AMD Cool & Quiet Configuration Enabled/Disabled AMD K8 Cool N’Quiet function. Cool N’ Quiet [Enabled] This item allows you to enable or disable the AMD K8 cool and quiet function. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.4.2 Chipset The [...]

2-18 The [AGP 8X] option appears only when you inst alled an AGP 8X graphics card. AGP Fast W rite [Enabled] This item enables or disables the AGP Fast W rite feature. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Graphics Aperture Size [64MB] Allows you to select the size of mapped memory for AGP graphic dat a. Configuration options: [256MB] [128MB][...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-19 The Module V ersion and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None. Enabled/Disabled AMD k8 Cool N’Quiet function. SouthBridge Configuration MPS Revision [1.4] PCI Delay Transaction [Disabled] MPS Revision [1.4] This item sets the MPS revision [...]

2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information USB 1.1 Ports Configuration [USB 8 Ports] This item allows you to set the number of USB ports to activate. Configuration options: [Disabled] [USB 2 Ports] [USB 4 Ports] [USB 6 Ports] [USB 8 Ports] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] This option allows you to enable or disable the USB 2.0 controller . Configuration options:[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-21 2.4.3 Onboard Devices Configuration OnBoard AC’97 Audio [Enabled] OnChip SATA BOOTROM [Enabled] OnBoard LAN [Enabled] Onboard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] OnBoard 1394 [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] OnBoard AC’97 Audio [...]

2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Allows you to select the Parallel port mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [Bi-Directional] [EPP] [ECP] EPP V ersion [1.9] This item appears only when the Parallel Port Mode is set to [EPP]. It allows you to to select the Parallel Port EPP version. Configuration options: [1.9] [1.7] ECP[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-23 T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. 2.4.4 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices. Plug And Play O/S [Y es] When set to [No], BIO[...]

2-24 Enable/Disable ACPI support for Operating System. ENABLE: If OS supports ACPI. DISABLE: If OS does not support ACPI. Chapter 2: BIOS information 2 .5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the power settings. Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options. 2.5.1 ACPI Aware O/S [Y es] This item allows you to e[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-25 The following items appear only when the Power Management/APM item is set to [Enabled]. 2.5.6 APM Configuration Power Management/APM [Enabled] Power Button Mode [On/Off] Suspend Power Saving Type [C3] Restore on AC Power Loss [Last State] Suspend Time Out [Disabled] Hard Disk Time Out (Minute) [Disabled] Vide[...]

2-26 Chapter 2: BIOS information V ideo Power Down Mode [Suspend] Allows you to select the video power down mode. Configuration options: [Suspend] [Disabled] [Standby] Hard Disk Power Down Mode [Enabled] Allows you to select the hard disk power down mode. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to ena[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-27 If any of the monitored items is out of range, the following error message appears: “Hardware Monitor found an error . Enter Power setup menu for details”. Y ou will then be prompted to “Press F1 to continue or DEL to enter SETUP”. 2.5.7 Hardware Monitor CPU T emperature [xxx°C/xxx°F] MB T emperatur[...]

2-28 Specifies the boot device priority sequence. Chapter 2: BIOS information 2. 6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press Enter to display the sub-menu. 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the ava[...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-29 Make sure the Full Screen Logo item is set to [Enabled] if you wish to use the ASUS MyLogo™ feature. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode for option ROM. Configuration options: [Force BIOS] [Keep Current] Bootup Num-Lock [On] Allows you to select the power-on state for the NumLock. Conf[...]

2-30 Chapter 2: BIOS information Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installed . Af ter you have set a password, this item shows Installed . T o set a Supervisor Password: 1. Select the Change Supervisor Password item and press [...]

ASUS K8V -F motherboard user guide 2-31 Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] Boot Sector Virus Protection [Disabled] <Enter> to change password. <Enter> again to disable pa[...]

2-32 Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. If you attempt to exit the Setup program without saving your changes, the program prompts you with a message asking if you want to save your changes before exiting. Pressing <Enter> saves the chan[...]