ECS L7VTA2 Manuel utilisateur

Preface

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of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the au-

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Version 1.0a

Disclaimer

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specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par-

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Trademark Recognition

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MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel

Corporation.

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

and are acknowledged.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi-

tal 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 generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-

stalled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference

to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not oc-

cur 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 pertinent RF emission limits governing

this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manu-

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

Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow-

ing conditions:

− This device may not cause harmful interference, and

− This device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian 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 mainboard,

and provides a shipping checklist.

Go to ⇒page 1

Chapter 2

Installing the Mainboard

Describes installation of mainboard

components.

Go to ⇒page 7

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

Provides information on using the BIOS

Setup Utility.

Go to ⇒page 25

Chapter 4

Using the Mainboard Software

Describes the mainboard software.

Go to ⇒page 51

Preface i

CHAPTER 1 1

Introducing the Mainboard 1

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

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

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

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

Choosing a Computer Case .......................................................................4

Mainboard Components .............................................................................5

CHAPTER 2 7

Installing the Mainboard 7

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

Quick Guide................................................................................................7

Installing the Mainboard in a Case..............................................................8

Checking Jumper Settings..........................................................................8

Setting Jumpers ............................................................................................... 8

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

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

Connecting Case Components....................................................................... 10

Front Panel Connector................................................................................... 12

Installing Hardware...................................................................................13

Installing the Processor.................................................................................. 13

Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................... 15

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM......................................................... 16

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive................................................................. 18

Installing Add-on Cards................................................................................. 19

Connecting Optional Devices........................................................................ 21

Connecting I/O Devices............................................................................23

External Connector Color Coding ................................................................. 24

CHAPTER 3 25

Using BIOS 25

About the Setup Utility..............................................................................25

The Standard Configuration .......................................................................... 25

Starting Setup ................................................................................................ 26

Updating the BIOS........................................................................................ 27

Using BIOS...............................................................................................28

iii

Standard CMOS Features.............................................................................. 28

Advanced BIOS Setup................................................................................... 30

Advanced Chipset Setup................................................................................ 32

Integrated Peripherals.................................................................................... 37

Power Management Setup............................................................................. 42

PNP/PCI Configurations................................................................................ 46

PC Health Status............................................................................................ 47

Frequency/Voltage Control............................................................................ 48

Load Fail-Safe Defaults................................................................................. 49

Load Optimized Defaults............................................................................... 49

Set Supervisor/User Password....................................................................... 49

Save & Exit Setup ......................................................................................... 50

Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................... 50

CHAPTER 4 51

Using the Mainboard Software 51

About the Software CD-ROM ...................................................................51

Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP .......................................51

Running Setup............................................................................................... 52

Manual Installation....................................................................................53

Utility Software Reference ........................................................................54

Introducing the Mainboard

Thank you for choosing the L7VTA2 mainboard. The L7VTA2 is designed to fit

the advanced AMD processors in the 462-pin package. Based on the ATX

form factor featuring the VIA KT400 Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge

chipsets. This mainboard provides the standard 100/133/166MHz front side

bus with extra capability.

The Apollo KT400 chipset consists of the KT400 Northbridge and VT8235

Southbridge. The KT400 Northbridge provides superior performance between

the CPU, DRAM, AGP bus, and 8X V-Link bus with pipelined, burst, and con-

current operation. It supports eight banks of DDR Synchronous DRAMs up to

4 GB for registered modules and full AGP 3.0 capability bus utilization includ-

ing 2x, 4x, and 8x mode transfers, SideBand Addressing, Flush/Fence

commands and pipelined grants.

The VT8235 Southbridge supports standard intelligent peripheral controllers

such as USB v2.0/1.1 and Universal HCI v2.0/1.1 compliant, real time clock

with 256 byte extended CMOS, integrated bus-mastering dual full-duplex di-

rect-sound AC97 link compatible sound system and full System Management

Bus (SMBus) interface.

The L7VTA2 is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports, such as dual

channel IDE interfaces, a floppy controller, two high-speed serial port, an

EPP/ECP capable bi-directional parallel port connector, four USB (Universal

Serial Bus) connector, a PS/2 keyboard, mouse and 1394a connectors (op-

tional). One AGP slot, five PCI local bus slots and one communication and

networking riser (CNR; optional) slot provide expandability for add-on periph-

eral cards.

Compare the mainboard’s package contents with the following checklist:

Standard Items

• One mainboard

• One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)

• One IDE drive ribbon cable

• One auto-install software support CD

• One I/O shield

• This user’s manual

Processor The mainboard uses an AMD 462-pin Socket A that has the

following features:

• Supports 200/266/333 MHz frontside bus (FSB)

• Accommodates AMD Duron, Athlon, and Athlon XP proces-

sors

Note: It is recommended that you use AMD Athlon XP

or higher level CPU to make sure that the “Ther-

mal Diode” function will work properly.

Chipset The chipset on L7VTA2 includes the KT400 Northbridge and

VT8235 Southbridge which are based on an innovative and scal-

able architecture with proven reliability and performance. A few of

the chipset’s advanced features are:

• Support independent address, data, and snoop interfaces

• 166/133/100 MHz DDR (Double Data Rate) transfer on

Athlon CPU address and data buses

• Support 533 MHz 8x, 266 MHz 4x, and 133 MHz 2x

transfer modes for Ad and SBA signaling

• AGP v3.0 compliant with 8x transfer mode

• Supports 66 MHz V-Link Host interface with peak band-

width of 533 MB/sec

• DRAM interface synchronous with host CPU

(166/133/100 MHz) for most flexible configuration

• Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller with 1/10/100 Mbit

capability

• Dual channel UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 master mode

EIDE controller

• Transfer rate up to 133MB/sec to cover PIO mode 4,

multi-word DMA mode 2 drivers, and UltraDMA-33 inter-

face

• USB v2.0 and Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)

v1.0 compatible

• Supports both ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power

Interface) and legacy (APM) power management

Additional features include support for six USB ports, an AC 97

link for audio and modem, hardware monitoring, and

ACPI/OnNow power management.

Memory • Supports DDR up to 200/266/333/400 (overclocked) MHz

DDR SDRAM memory module

• Accommodates three unbuffered 2.5V 184-pin slots

• Each slot supports up to 1 GB with a total maximum ca-

pacity of 3 GB

Graphics The L7VTA2 includes an AGP slot that provides eight times

the bandwidth of the original AGP specification. The AGP 3.0

(8xAGP) offers a significant increase in performance along

with feature enhancements to AGP2.0. This interface repre-

sents the natural evolution from the existing AGP to meet the

ever-increasing demands placed on the graphic interfaces

within the workstation and desktop environments.

AC’ 97 Audio

Codec The AC’ 97 Audio codec is compliant with the AC 97 2.2 speci-

fication that meets the PC2001 requirements and supports

S/PDIF Out. It also has a built-in buffer and internal PLL. Fea-

tures include support for analog switch for rear-out (share), the

line-in jack (share), center/bass (share), and MIC jack to output

6 channels audio.

Expansion

Options L7VTA2 has five 32-bit PCI slots, an AGP slot (supports 1.5V

AGP card only) and CNR (Communications and Networking

Riser; optional) slot.

The L7VTA2 supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer

rates of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec.

Onboard LAN

(optional) The VT6103 is a Physical Layer device for Ethernet 10BASE-T

and 100BASE-TX using category 5 Unshielded, Type 1

Shielded, and Fiber Optic cables.

• Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps

• Half And Full Duplex

• Meet All Applicable IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-

Tx Standards

• Adaptive Equalizer

1394a (optional) • VT6307 PCI 1394a integrated host controller

• Compliant with 1394 open HCI specifications v1.0 and

v1.1

• Supports provisions of IEEE 1394-1995 standard for high

performance serial bus and the P1394a supplement 4.0

• 32 bit CRC generator and checker for receive and trans-

mit data

• Compliant with PCI specification v2.2

• High-performance bus mastering support

• Provides two 1394a fully compliant cable ports at

100/200/400 Mbit per second

Integrated I/O The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

• Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard

• Two serial port (COM2 optional)

• One parallel port

• Four USB ports

• One 1394a port (optional)

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

BIOS

Firmware This mainboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to con-

figure 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.

Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change

without prior notice.

There are many types of computer cases on the market. The mainboard com-

plies with the specifications for the ATX system case. Some features on the

mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indi-

cators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case supports all

the features required. The mainboard can support one or two floppy diskette

drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Ensure that your case has sufficient

power and space for all the drives that you intend to install.

Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that

the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge

of the mainboard.

This mainboard has an ATX form factor of 305 mm x 190 mm. Choose a case

that accommodates this form factor.

Table of Mainboard Components

Label Component

1394A_J2 *IEEE 1394A header

AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port (supports 1.5V AGP card only)

ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector

AUDIO1 Front audio connector

AUXIN1 Extra line-in connector

BAT1 Three volt realtime clock battery

CASFAN1 Case fan connector

CDIN1 CD-in connector

CHS1 *Chassis Intrusion Detect

CNR1 *Communications Networking Riser slot

CPU SOCKET Socket A for AMD Athlon/Duron CPUs

CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU

DIM1 ~ DIM3 Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM

FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector

IDE 1 Primary IDE channel

IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel

IR1 Infrared port

JP1 Clear CMOS jumper

JP8 ~ JP9 CPU Frequency jumper

LED11*Memory module LED

PANEL1 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators

PCI1 ~ PCI5 Five 32-bit add-on card slots

SJ1 Single color LED header

SPEAKER1 Speaker connector

USB3 Connector for front panel USB ports

*Optional component

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the main-

board.

1The red indicator LED1 turns on if your system is still powered, at which

time memory modules cannot be installed or uninstalled.

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