AMD Athlon User manual

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Manual Revision 2.1
August 01, 2003
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mainboard for AMD Socket A processor
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POST Port Frequently Asked Questions
Below is a list of some basic POST Codes possible problems and solutions. For
more detailed information about POST Codes refer to Appendix D in this manual.
POST CODE Pro blem Sol uti on
FFh or CFh 1.BIOS chip inserted
incorrectly
2. Incorrect BIOS update
version
3. Mainboard problem
4. dd-on card inserted
incorrectly.
1. Reinsert the BIOS
chip
2. Download the correct
BIOS version update
from the manufacturer's
Web site.
3. Replace mainboard
4. Remove and replace the
add-on card
C1h - C5h 1. Memory module
inserted incorrectly
2. Memory compatibility
problem
3. Memory module
damaged
1. Reinsert memory
module
2. Replace memory
with correct type
3. Replace memory
module
2Dh 1. Error occured in VG
BIOS
2. VG card inserted
incorrectly
1. Replace VG card
2. Reinsert the VG
card
26h Overclock error Clear CMOS or press the insert
key to power on the system
07h - 12h 1. Init keyboard
controller error
2. RTC error
1. Ensure that the keyboard and
mouse are connected
correctly.
2. Replace the RTC battery.

Table of Contents
Section 1 Introduction
Package Contents ................................................ 1-1
Overview
AthlonTM Processors ............................................ 1- 2
Chipset Overview................................................. 1-3
Accelerated Graphics Port .................................. 1-4
Ultra ATA66/100/133 ............................................ 1- 4
LAN (Optional)..................................................... 1- 4
Hardware Monitoring ........................................... 1- 4
IEEE 1394 (Optional) ............................................. 1- 4
Serial ATA (Optional) ........................................... 1- 5
Mainboard Form-Factor ....................................... 1- 6
I/O Shield Connector .......................................... 1-7
Power-On/Off (Remote) ..................................... 1-7
System Block Diagram........................................ 1-8
Section 2 Features
Mainboard Features ............................................. 2-1
Section 3 Installation
Mainboard Layout ............................................... 3- 2
Easy Installation Procedure
CPU Insertion ...................................................... 3-3
Jumper Settings ................................................... 3-5
System Memory Configuration ............................ 3- 6
Expansion Slots .................................................... 3- 8
Device Connectors ............................................... 3- 10
STR (Suspend To RAM) Function....................... 3- 17
CPU Overheating Protection ................................ 3- 18
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Section 4 Award BIOS Setup
BIOS Instructions................................................. 4-1
Standard CMOS Setup ......................................... 4-2
Advanced BIOS Features..................................... 4-3
Advanced Chipset Features ................................ 4-7
Integrated Peripherals .......................................... 4-11
Power Management Setup ................................... 4-17
PNP/PCI Configuration Setup .............................. 4-20
PC Health Status .................................................. 4-22
Power BIOS Features............................................ 4-24
Defaults Menu ..................................................... 4-25
Supervisor/User Password Setting ...................... 4-26
Exit Selecting ........................................................ 4-27
Section 5 Driver Installation
Easy Driver Installation ........................................ 5-1
C-Media Audio Configuration Brief Guide........... 5-2
Appendi Appendi A
Update Your System BIOS ................................... A-1
Appendi B
EEPROM BIOS Remover ...................................... B-1
Appendi C
GHOST 7 Quick Users Guide (Optional) ................. C-1
Appendi D
POST Codes (Optional) ......................................... D-1

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Introduction
Page 1-1
Section 1
INTRODUCTION
Package Contents
A
B
USERS
MANUAL
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CD
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A. Mainboard
B. Users manual
C. Floppy disk drive cable
D. HDD drive cable or round cable
E. CD and diskette (drivers and
utilities
F. I/O Shield
Deluxe Pack Items
G. Game & COM port cable
H. S-ATA data and power cable
I. IEEE 1394 two ports cable
Other Optional Items
J. Extra USB2.0 port cable
K. S/PDIF Module
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If you need the other optional item,
please contact your dealer for
assistance.

Introduction
Page 1-2
AthlonTM Processors
The AMD AthlonTM is a seventh-generation micro architecture with an integrated
L2 cache, which is powerful enough to support the bandwidth requirements of a
large range of applications, hardware, graphics, and memory technologies. These
processors implement advanced design techniques such as:
Socket A (PGA 462
266/333/400MHz system interface based on the Alpha EV6 bus protocol.
Three out-of-order, superscalar, pipelined Multimedia Units.
Three out-of-order, superscaler, pipelined Integer Units.
Fixed-sized internal instruction formats (MacroOPs .
72-entry Instruction Control Units.
AMD enhanced 3DNow! technology
L1 and L2 caches.
Dynamic branch prediction.
Socket A is the name for AMDs new socketed interface designed to support AMD
AthlonTM processors. This innovation is made possible by integrating the L2 cache
memory on chip with the processor. Socket A will help enable smaller enclosures,
and ultimately result in a wider variety of solutions in the market.
The AthlonTM processors in the Socket A format continue to deliver the ultimate
performance for cutting-edge applications. Both bring to desktop systems running
industry-standard x86 software superscalar RISC performance. Being provided in
the Socket A format they are the worlds most powerful x86 processors. They easily
deliver the highest integer, floating-point, and 3D multimedia performance for
applications running on x86 platforms around.
It features full-speed, on-chip cache memory, a 266/333/400MHz front side system
bus, and enhanced 3DNow! technology. The AMD AthlonTM processor is
targeted at the performance segment, and as such will have more cache memory and
higher clock speeds.

Introduction
Page 1-3
Chipset Overview
This board is designed with nVidia chipset, nForce2TM Ultra 400 (also known as
nForce2TM SPP as North Bridge and nForce2TM MCP as South Bridge. NVIDIA®
has developed the next generation System Platform Processor (SPP nForce 2, to
provide the highest-performance, fullest-featured system architecture for the AMD
Athlon XP Processor. The second generation System Platform Processor works
together with the second generation of the NVIDIA Media Communication
Processor, the MCP.
The nForce2 was architected specifically for the AMD AthlonXP Processor.
NVIDIAs patent-pending DASP (Dynamic Adaptive Speculative Pre-Processor
technology intelligently predicts and prefetches requests from the AMD Athlon XP
Processor to boost system performance beyond its nominal speed grade.
The nForce2 Ultra 400 delivers twice the bandwidth by implementing the new
NVIDIA DualDDR Memory Architecture speed to DDR 400 memories. This
generation System Platform Processor also implements the AGP 8× interface,
HyperTransport Link, and is fully compliant with industry standard power manage-
ment specifications such as ACPI 2.0 and PCI Power Management Interface (PMI
Spec 1.1.
The NVIDIA® nForce MCP Media and Communications Processor (MCP
provides a highly integrated, high-performance, low-cost PC2001-compliant
peripheral controller that supports NVIDIA processor bridge functionality for
next-generation PCs. No other single-device controller provides all the functionality
of NVIDIAs MCP.

Introduction
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Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
The AGP slot on the board is compliant with the new AGP 3.0 specification. This
new specification enhances the functionality of the original AGP specification by
allowing 8X data transfers ( 8 data samples per clock resulting in maximum band-
width of 2.1GB/s. In addition, it defines 1.5 volt power supply operation. Complying
with this specification, this board supports external AGP-8X/4X cards with Fast
Write Transactions. Only 1.5V AGP cards are supported.
Ultra ATA/66/100/133
The MCP provides two independent ATA133 IDE controllers, supporting standard
programmable input/output (PIO and Direct Memory Access (DMA mode
operations, as well as UltraDMA-133/100/66/33 standards for a maximum data
transfer rate of 133MBps per channel.
LAN (Optional)
The motherboard mounts the LAN chipset. It allows the mainboard to connect to a
local area network by means of a network hub.
Hardware Monitoring
Hardware monitoring allows you to monitor various aspects of your system
operations and status. The features include CPU temperature, voltage and RPM of
fan.
IEEE1394 (Optional)
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus developed by Apple Instruments that allows
users to connect up to 63 devices to the serial bus on a PC. IEEE is sometimes called
the IEEE 1394 standard, the i.Link connector, FireWire, and the High Performance
Serial Bus (HPSB .