
Preface
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Table of Contents
1. A7F129 QUICK REFERENCE.................................................................1
1.1. MAINBOARD LAYOUT..............................................................................1
1.2. I/O PORTS..................................................................................................2
1.3. PANEL CONNECTOR.................................................................................3
1.4. JUMPERS....................................................................................................4
1.5. FRONTSIDE BUS SPEED SWITCH.............................................................5
1.6. PCI AND AGP FREQUENCY SETTINGS..................................................6
1.7. MEMORY INSTALLATION........................................................................6
1.8. CONNECTORS............................................................................................6
2. INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................7
2.1. OVERVIEW.................................................................................................7
2.2. MAINBOARD SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES....................................8
2.3. MAINBOARD LAYOUT............................................................................10
2.4. MICROPROCESSOR..................................................................................11
2.5. CPU PACKAGING...................................................................................12
2.6. CHIPSET ...................................................................................................12
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION............................................................13
3.1. UNPACKING.............................................................................................13
3.2. INSTALLATION........................................................................................14
3.3. SAFETY MEASURES................................................................................15
3.4. CONNECTOR/JUMPER LOCATION.........................................................16
3.5. ATTACHING CONNECTORS....................................................................17
3.6. INSTALLINGTHE CPU............................................................................25
4. KT MAINBOARD BIOS ..........................................................................33
4.1. ENTERING SETUP....................................................................................34
4.2. STANDARD CMOS FEATURES.............................................................36
4.3. ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES...............................................................39
4.4. ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES..........................................................42
4.5. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS...................................................................45
4.6. POWERMANAGEMENT SETUP..............................................................49
4.7. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATIONS..................................................................54
4.8. PC HEALTH STATUS OPTION................................................................56
4.9. FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL........................................................57
4.10. LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS OPTION............................................59