ECS K7S6A Manuel utilisateur

Preface

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Version 1.0

Disclaimer

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The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with re-

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changes.

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Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gen-

erates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If

this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

−Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

−Increase the separation between the equipment and the

receiver.

−Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

−Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must

be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the per-

tinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes or

modifications not expressly approved by the system's manufacturer

could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub-

ject to the following conditions:

−This device may not cause harmful interference, and

−This device must accept any interference received, includ-

ing interference that may cause undesired operation.

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana-

dian Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences

du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada.

About the Manual

The manual consists of the following:

Chapter 1

Introducing the Mainboard Describes features of the main-

board, and provides a shipping

checklist.

Go to ⇒page 1

Chapter 2

Installing the Mainboard Describes installation of main-

board components.

Go to ⇒page 7

Chapter 3

Using BIOS Provides information on using

the BIOS Setup Utility.

Go to ⇒page 34

Chapter 4

Using the Mainboard Software Describes the mainboard soft-

ware.

Go to ⇒page 65

Appendix A

Setting Jumpers Provides a reference to the

jumpers on the mainboard.

Go to ⇒page 72

Preface i

CHAPTER 1 1

Introducing the Mainboard 1

Introduction ...............................................................................1

Checklist...................................................................................1

Standard Items ................................................................................................1

Features ...................................................................................2

Mainboard Components.............................................................4

Choosing a Computer Case.......................................................6

CHAPTER 2 7

Installing the Mainboard 7

Safety Precautions.....................................................................7

Quick Guide ..............................................................................8

Checking Jumper Settings..........................................................9

Setting Jumpers ..............................................................................................9

Checking Jumper Settings..........................................................................10

Jumper Settings............................................................................................11

Installing the Mainboard in a Case............................................ 13

Connecting Case Components ................................................. 14

The Panel and LPanel Connectors............................................................15

Installing Hardware .................................................................. 16

Installing the Processor...............................................................................16

Install Memory Modules.............................................................................19

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM ...................................................21

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive............................................................24

Installing Add-on Cards..............................................................................25

Connecting Optional Devices ....................................................................27

Connecting I/O Devices............................................................ 32

External Connector Color Coding.............................................................33

CHAPTER 3 34

Using BIOS 34

About the Setup Utility.............................................................. 34

The Standard Configuration.......................................................................35

Entering the Setup Utility...........................................................................36

Updating the BIOS.......................................................................................37

Using BIOS ............................................................................. 38

Standard CMOS Features ...........................................................................38

Advanced BIOS Setup Option...................................................................41

Advanced Chipset Features Option...........................................................45

Integrated Peripherals Option ....................................................................48

Power Management Setup Option.............................................................53

PNP/PCI Configuration Option.................................................................58

Frequency/Voltage Control.........................................................................61

Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option.................................................................62

Load Optimized Defaults Option..............................................................62

Set Password Option....................................................................................63

Save & Exit Setup Option...........................................................................64

Exit Without Saving.....................................................................................64

CHAPTER 4 65

Using the Mainboard Software 65

About the Software CD-ROM.................................................... 65

Auto-installing under Windows 98 ............................................. 66

Manual Installation................................................................... 69

Utility Software Reference........................................................ 69

APPENDIX A 72

Setting Jumpers 72

Jumper Settings............................................................................................72

The Panel and LPanel Connectors............................................................74

Introducing the Mainboard

Congratulations on purchasing the K7S6A mainboard. The

K7S6A mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer

printed circuit board and measures 220 mm x 304 mm. The

mainboard features a Socket 462 that accommodates AMD

Athlon/Duron processors supporting frontside bus (FSB)

speeds up to 100/133 MHz.

The K7S6A incorporates the SiS745 Northbridge and South-

bridge chipsets which combine support for the new high-

bandwidth Double Data Rate (DDR) 333 SDRAM, and the AC

97 audio codec.

Note: SDRAM provides 800 MB/s or 1 GB/s data transfer

depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133

MHz. Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM)

doubles the rate to 1.6 GB/s or 2.1 GB/s or 2.7 GB/s

by transferring data on both the rising and falling

edges of the clock. DDR SDRAM uses additional

power and ground lines and requires 184-pin DIMM

modules rather than the 168-pin DIMMs used by

SDRAM.

Compare the mainboard’s package contents with the following

checklists:

Standard Items

•One mainboard

•One diskette drive ribbon cable

•One IDE drive ribbon cable

•One auto-install software support CD

•This user’s manual

Processor The K7S6A mainboard uses an AMD 462-pin

Socket A that has the following features:

•Supports 100/133 MHz frontside bus (FSB)

•Accommodates AMD Athlon/Duron processors

Chipset The SiS745 Northbridge and Southbridge chipsets

are based on an innovative and scalable architec-

ture with proven reliability and performance. A few

of the chipset’s advanced features are:

•A low 2.5-volt DDR266 SDRAM power con-

sumption which makes it an excellent solution

for notebooks and desktops with a small foot-

•Support for a 4xAGP interface providing vivid

3D graphics and video performance

•An ATA 100 interface on the chipset, which

helps boost system performance by providing

a high-speed connection to ATA 100 Hard

Disk Drives, delivering maximum sustained

data transfer rates of 100 MB/sec

•Built-in multithreaded I/O link used to enhance

performance, providing enough I/O bandwidth

for throughput up to 1.2 GB/s

Additional key features include support for six

USB ports, an AC 97 link for audio and modem,

hardware monitoring, and ACPI/OnNow power

management.

Memory The mainboard supports DDR SDRAM. It ac-

commodates three unbuffered 2.5V 184 pin slots.

Each slot can support up to 512 MB with a total

maximum capacity of 1.0 GB (2 unbuffered

DDR333 DIMM) or 1.5GB (3 unbuffered

DDR266/DDR200 DIMM).

VGA The K7S6A includes a 4xAGP slot that provides

four times the bandwidth of the original AGP

specification. AGP technology provides a direct

connection between the graphics sub-system and

the processor so that the graphics do not have to

compete for processor time with other devices on

the PCI bus.

AC’ 97 Audio

Codec The AC’ 97 Audio codec is compliant with the AC’

97 2.1 specification, and supports 18-bit ADC

(Analog Digital Converter) and DAC (Digital Ana-

log Converter) resolution as well as 18-bit stereo

full-duplex codec with independent and variable

sampling rates. Further features include support

for four analog line-level stereo inputs.

Expansion

Options The mainboard comes with the following expan-

sion options:

•Five 32-bit PCI slots

•A 4xAGP slot

•A Communications Network Riser (CNR) slot

(AC97 interface only)

•Two IDE channels and a floppy disk drive

interface

The K7S6A supports Ultra DMA bus mastering

with transfer rates of 33/66/100 MB/sec.

Integrated I/O The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and con-

nectors:

•Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

•Two serial ports

•One parallel port

•One MIDI/game port

•Two USB ports

•Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-

out

BIOS

Firmware This mainboard uses Award BIOS that enables

users to configure many system features including

the following:

•Power management

•Wake-up alarms

•CPU parameters

•CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters

for different processor clock speeds.

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