Sceptre SCAKXA User manual

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Manual for our users
Chapter1:Quick View------------------ 3
<1.1 A Passing Glance---------------------------------3
<1.2 Layout Diagram----------------------------------3
<1.3 Specification--------------------------------------4
<1.5 Package’s Content-------------------------------6
<1.6 Compatible OS & Games-----------------------7
Chapter2:Jumpers & Connectors---- 8
<2.1 Jumpers’ Sites------------------------------------8
<2.2 Connectors’ Sites--------------------------------9
Chapter 3:BIOS------------------------ 15
<3.1 Main Menu--------------------------------------15
<3.2 Standard CMOS Setup-------------------------18
<3.3 Advanced CMOS Setup------------------------20
<3.4 Advaned Chipset Setup-------------------------25
<3.5 Power Management Setup--------------------28
<3.6 PCI / Plug and Play Setup----------------------30
<3.7 Peripheral Setup---------------------------------33
<3.8 Hardware Monitor Setup---------------------36

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<3.9 Auto-Detect Hard Disks----------------------36
<3.10 Change User / Supervisor Password--------37
<3.11 Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings-39
<3.12 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Setting -40
<3.13 Exit Without Saving---------------------------40
Chapter 4 :Drivers & BIOS-----------42
<4.1 Drivers’ Installment----------------------------42
<4.2 BIOS-updating----------------------------------42

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Chapter1:Quick View
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1.1 A Passing Glance
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BVIA KX 133 Athlon
North Bridge---VT8371, South Bridge---VT82C686A
(100/133) Chipsets.
AMD’s SlotA Athlon CPUs---CPU FSB Max--200MHz)
Athlon--850MHz,800MHz,750MHz,600MHz tested OKd.
Generally speaking, CPU below 850MHz will be all right.
Tested OKd Platforms & Games------refer to Page 7.
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1.2 Layout Diagram
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1.3 Specification
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BCPU:
AMD’s Slot A Athlon K7 CPUs
CPU FSB( Front Side Bus’s Maximum--200MHz)
AMDAthlon--850MHz,800MHz,750MHz,600MHz OKd.
Generally speaking, CPU below 850MHz will be all right.
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BChipset:
VIA KX 133 Athlon ( 100 / 133 )
NorthBridge---VT8371 Chipset
SouthBridge---VT82C686A Chipset
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BBIOS:
AMI BIOS with DMI, Green Fun., PnP, and Anti-virus.
LS 120/ZIP/CD-ROM Booting ways supported
2MB FlASH Memory
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BPower Supplier:
ATX Power Supplier
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BPCB Form Factor:
305mm X 200mm ATX Size
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BSwitching Voltage Regulator
Ranging from 1.3V to 2.05 V.
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BDIMM
3 SDRAM of 3.3V, 168-Pin of PC-133 or PC-100 spec.
banks, each bank consists of 1x168-pin 64-bit DIMM socket,
which can support memory sizes of 8/16/32/64/128/256/512
MB modules.
Ranging from 8MB to 1.5GB

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BIR Port
1 X IrDA/ASKIR Compatible Infrared Interface Port
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BI/O Devices
1 PS/2 Mouse Port
1 PS/2 Keyboard Connector
1 Parallel Port with ECP/ EPP compatibility.
1 FDD Control Port (5.25” Floppy or 3.5” Flpoppy
supported. Maximum----2.88MB )
2 High-speed 16550 UART Compatible Serial Ports
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BExpansion Slots:
1 32-Bit AGP (4X) Expansion Slot
532-Bit PCI Expansion Slots
1 XAMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot
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BPower Management:
ACPI(Advanced Configuration Power Interface) Stnadard
ready for PC’99
Power On by PS/2 Keyboard, PS/2 Mouse, RTC Alarm, Mo
-dem Ring, LAN & Soft-Power Switch ( ATX Power only).
Power Off by Windows 98 & Windows 2000 Shut Down &
Soft Power Switch ( ATX Power only).
Modem Remote Ring-On function supported
Software Power Off function supported
RTC Wake Supported
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BIDE
Dual Channel PIO & PCI Bus Master IDE Ports
Maximum---4 IDE Device for HDD or CD-ROM)
ÎPIO Mode 3, PIO Mode 4 high up to 14MB/Sec
ÎUltra DMA 33/66 (UDMA) with Data Transfer rate
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Wake Up On LAN supported
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BMonitoring Function:
Vital Voltages on the Power Supply
CPU Temperature
FAN Ratating Speed
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BOthers:
FCC DoC (Normal: 47 CFR 15.31) Certification
CE Marking Certification
Surrounding Temperature (On Working):0~50oC
Relative Humidity (On Working):0~85%
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1.5 Package’s Content
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B1 Motherboard
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B1 Printed User’s Manual
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B1 IDE Pink Cable
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B1 Floppy Pink Cable
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B1 Retention Module
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B1 CDROM Disc with Manual( PDF Format) & Drivers.

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1.6 Compatible OS & Games
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BMicrosoft TM DOS 6.22----------------------------------OKd
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BIBM OS/2 WARP TM 4.0--------------------------------OKd
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BCore Linux-----------------------------------------------OKd
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BOpen Linux 2.2N----------------------------------------OKd
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BRed Hat 6.0-----------------------------------Under Testing
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BX-Linux 1.0-----------------------------------Under Testing
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BLinux One Lite Ver 2.0 --------------------Under Testing
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BWindows TM NT Server 4.0 ---------------------------OKd
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BWindows TM NT Workstation 4.0 -------------------OKd
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BWindows TM 2000---------------------------------------OKd
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BWindows TM 2000 Server------------------------------OKd
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BWindows TM 2000 Professional-----------------------OKd
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BWindows TM 95OSR 2.1----------------------------------OKd
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BWindows TM 98-------------------------------------------OKd
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BWindowsTM 98SE-------------------------------------OKd
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BNovell®Netware------------------------------------------OKd
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B3D Games Software
Motor Racer 2--------------------------OKd
Quake III--------------------------------OKd
Incoming--------------------------------OKd
Final Reality----------------------------OKd
Need For Speed------------------------OKd
AOE 2-----------------------------------OKd
SIM CITY 3000-----------------------OKd
Drankan---------------------------------OKd

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2.1 Jumpers’ Sites
We illustate these Jumpers by the following oval areas.
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ÎClear CMOS
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BA:JP1 ÎÎ
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ÎSound Onboard
1 2 3 1 2 3
Cap 1,2:
Disabled Cap 2,3: Enabled
1 2 3
Cap 1,2:
(Default)
1 2 3
Cap 1,2:
(Finish)
1 2 3
Cap 2,3
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BGame Port, Microphone, Line In, Line Out
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BCOM 1, COM 2, Printer
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BMS(Mouse), KB(Keyboard)
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(Data)
(GND)
(VCC)
(NC)
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(Clock)

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BFDC(Floppy Disk Connector)
1
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to
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of the Cable
Pink
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BCPU FAN, SYS FAN (For CPU’s Cooling)
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BUSB1

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BUSB2
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BP1(Connected with ATX Power Supplier)
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BIDE 1 & IDE 2
Linked to
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BWOL (Wake Up On LAN Connector)
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BIR
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BJ 1
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BCD IN2
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BCD IN1
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BWOM (Wake Up On Modem Connector)
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Chapter 3:BIOS
This Main Menu can display all the major option’s setting and the users
are allowed to set any option as he prefers.Take the setting of “Standard
CMOS Features” for example. The setting steps are:
(1)Shift to the item you want.
(2)Press <Enter>, a menu will immediately popping up on your screen.
(3)Move to the item such as “Drive A” and press <Enter>.
(4)Pressing <PageUp> or <PageDown> key, you will see such as EGA/
VGA, CGA 40, CGA 80, MONO.
(5)Shift to the item you want to set and press <Enter>.
(6)Press <Esc> to return to Main Menu.
(7)Shift to <SAVE & EXIT SETUP> and press <Enter>.
(8)Choose <Y> to save the data you renewded and Reboot.
Thus you will be able to load your new settings.
<P.S.> If you are puzzled at setting the options, Item Help in the menu
will instruct you how to handle well. Thus, you will not be held at bay.
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BStandard CMOS Setup
Set the time and date. Configure disk drives.
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BAdvanced CMOS Setup
Configure basic system performance parameters.
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BAdvanced Chipset Setup
Configure features specific to the chipset used in the computer.
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BPower Management Setup
Configure power conservation features.
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BPCI / Plug and Play Setup
Configure PCI and Plug-and –Play features.
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BAuto-Detect Hard Disks
AMIBIOS automatically detect the hard disk and display the
information.
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BChange User Password
For the security, AMIBIOS let the user has a limit right to change
the options. Some options cannot change without the supervi-
sor password.
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BChange Supervisor Password
The supervisor can change all items of the system setup.
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BChange Language Setting
AMIBIOS provide the multi-language support to satisfy the
needed of the clients.
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BAuto Configuration with Optimal Settings
AMIBIOS loads the default configuration settings.
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BAuto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings
The system works in the safest mode while the system has some
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BSave Settings and Exit
If the users want to save the items, which they change, please
type Yes and then save it. Then, the system will resume again.
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BExit Without Saving
Without change the original setting, the user has to type Yes.
Then, the system will resume again.

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BDate (mm/dd/yyyy)
The current values for each category are displayed. Enter new
values through PgDn or PgUp. Ex: To change the Nov to Dec,
it only uses PgDn and then it will set to Dec. Also, it uses the
same method as the Date and Year.
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BTime (hh/mm/ss)
The current values for each category are displayed. Enter new
values through PgDn or PgUp. Ex: To change the 10:20:30 to
11:20:30, it is easy to change the new value by clicking PgDn.
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BFloppy Drive A and B
Press PgDn or PgUp to this field and select the correct floppy
type. These available options are 1.44MB 3 1/2 >> 2.88MB 3
1/2> Not Installed> 360KB 5 1/4> 1.2MB 5 1/4> 1.2MB 5 1/
4>720KB 3 1/2.
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BPri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master, Sec Slave
Select Auto via PgUp or PgDn to let AMIBIOS automatically
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These available options are Auto >> CDROM > FLOPTICAL
>Not Installed> 1>2>3>4......>45>46>User.
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BBoot Sector Virus Protection
AMIBIOS provide this function. The available options are
Disable >> Enable. The default is disable. Under Enabled,
when a virus warning message appears and the user selects
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BQuick Boot
Set this option to Enabled to instruct AMIBIOS to boot quickly
when the computer is powered on. This option replaces the old
ABOVE 1MB Memory Test Advanced Setup option. The
available options are Enabled>> Disabled.
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B1st Boot Device
The option sets the type of device for the first boot drives that
the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST
completes. The available options are Floppy>> ZIP A:/LS120
>ATAPI ZIP C:>CDROM>SCSI>NETWORK>USB FDD>
Disabled>IDE-0>IDE-1>IDE-2>IDE-3
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B2nd Boot Device
The option sets the type of device for the second boot drives
that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST
completes. The available options are IDE-0>>IDE-1>IDE-2>
IDE-3>Floppy> ZIP A:/LS120 >ATAPI ZIP C:>CDROM>
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B3rd Boot Device
The option sets the type of device for the third boot drives that
the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS POST
completes. The available options are CDROM>>SCSI>
NETWORK>USB FDD>Disabled.
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BTry Other Boot Devices
Set this option to Yes to instruct AMIBIOS to attempt to boot
from any other drive in the system if it cannot find a boot drive
among the drives specified in the 1st Boot Device ,2nd Boot
Device, 3rd Boot Device, 4th Boot Device. The available op
tions are Yes>>No.
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BFloppy Access Control
This option specifies the read/write access that is set while boot-
ing from a floppy drive. The settings are Read-Write or Read-
Only. The default value is Read-Write.If the user wants to write
into the drive, he/ she selects the Read-Write option.
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BHard Disk Access Control
This option specifies the read/write access that is set while boot-
ing from a floppy drive. The available options are Read-Write
or Read-Only. Usually, the default is Read-Write.
If the user wants to save the data into the hard disk, he/ she
should select Read-Write.
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BS.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks
This option specifies the AMIBIOS to use the System Manage-
ment And Reporting Technologies protocol for the reporting
server system information over network.
The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is
Disabled. If the user wants to use S.M.A.R.T to control the
system, he/she selects Enabled.