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Copyright
This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected un-
der international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any
of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the au-
thor.
Version 3.0a
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufac-
turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and
specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par-
ticular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication
and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the
manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes.
Trademark Recognition
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
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.
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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.
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  • Page 1 Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected un- der international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the au- thor.
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Preface 錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。 Features and Packing List Translations CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction....................1 Checklist .....................1 Standard Items ....................1 Features .....................2 Choosing a Computer Case ...............3 Mainboard Components ................4 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions..................6 Quick Guide....................6 Installing the Mainboard in a Case..............7 Checking Jumper Settings................7 Setting Jumpers ....................
  • Page 4 Advanced Chipset Features ................29 Integrated Peripherals..................32 Power Management Setup ................37 PNP/PCI Configurations................40 PC Health Status.................... 41 Frequency/Voltage Control................42 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option..............43 Load Optimized Defaults Option..............43 Set Supervisor/User Password............... 43 Save & Exit Setup Option ................44 Exit Without Saving ..................

  • Page 5: Introducing The Mainboard

    Introducing the Mainboard Thank you for choosing this mainboard. The K7SEM incorporates the SiS730S chipset which provides a high performance and low cost desktop solution for the AMD Athlon Socket A CPU based system by integrating a high performance Northbridge, an advanced hardware 2D/3D GUI engine, super Southbridge and an AGP 4x slot.

  • Page 6: Features

    Processor The mainboard uses an AMD 462-pin Socket A that has the following features: • Supports 100/133 MHz frontside bus (FSB) • Accommodates AMD Athlon Duron, Athlon, and Athlon XP processors. Chipset The SiS730S chipset is based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

  • Page 7: Choosing A Computer Case

    10/100 LAN (op- The VT6103 is a Physical Layer device for Ethernet 10BASE-T tional) 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 •...
  • Page 9 Table of Mainboard Components Label Component AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port AMR1 Audio Modem Riser slot ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector AUDIO1 Front panel MIC/Speaker Out header BAT1 Three volt realtime clock battery Primary CD-in connector Secondary CD-in connector CASFAN1 Case fan connector CNR1 Communications and Networking Riser slot...

  • Page 10: Installing The Mainboard

    Installing the Mainboard Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard: • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity. • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard. •...

  • Page 11: Installing The Mainboard In A Case

    Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case: This illustration shows an ex- 2. Secure the mainboard with ample of a mainboard being screws where appropriate. installed in a tower-type case: Note: Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the main- board.

  • Page 12: Checking Jumper Settings

    Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Clear CMOS 2-3: Normal 3-pin BIOS Flash 1-2: Disable Protect 2-3: Enable JP1 – Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory.

  • Page 13: Connecting Case Components

    After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can begin connecting the mainboard components. Refer to the following: Connect the Pentium 4 processor auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX1. Connect the CPU cool- ing fan cable to CPUFAN1.

  • Page 14: Front Panel Connector

    SJ1: Single color LED header Signal Name Function ACPI LED MSG LED (-) green ACPI LED MSG LED (-) green SB5V Power LED (+) ACPI LED function: S4/S5 Light Blinking Blinking Dark Front Panel Connector The front panel connector (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases.

  • Page 15: Installing Hardware

    Power / Sleep / Message Waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single- or dual-color, front panel mounted LED provides power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication. Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pins 5 and 7 to a momen- tary-contact switch that is normally open.
  • Page 16 essor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory. CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components: Note: The pin-1 corner is marked with an arrow Follow these instructions to install the CPU: Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise the...

  • Page 17: Installing Memory Modules

    Connect the CPU Cooling Fan power cable connector to the CPUFAN connector. Note: CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan/heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also vary. Installing Memory Modules The mainboard has two 168-pin DIMM sockets for SDRAM system memory modules.

  • Page 18: Installing A Hard Disk Drive/Cd-Rom

    Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive. About IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the main- board.

  • Page 19: Installing A Floppy Diskette Drive

    Installing a CD-ROM/DVD Drive Install the CD-ROM/DVD drive into the drive cage in your system case. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 (A). If you have already installed an HDD, use the other connec- tor on the IDE cable. Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector.

  • Page 20: Installing Add-On Cards

    When you first start up your system, go immediately to the Setup Utility to configure the floppy diskette drives that you have installed. See Standard CMOS Features on page 25 for more information. Installing Add-on Cards This mainboard has one Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot, two 32-bit PCI (Pe- ripheral Components Interconnect) expansion slots, one 4xAGP slot, and one Communications and Networking Riser (CNR) slot.
  • Page 21 Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge con- nector is correctly seated in the slot.

  • Page 22: Connecting Optional Devices

    Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard’s optional devices: AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access. Signal Name Function AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits...
  • Page 23 USB2/USB3: Front panel USB connectors The mainboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connectors USB2/USB3 to con- nect the front-mounted ports to the mainboard.

  • Page 24: Connecting I/O Devices

    The backplane of the mainboard has the following I/O ports: Parallel port (LPT1) Game port PS/2 port mouse PS/2 Serial port VGA port Microphone keyboard ports COM 1 Line-in Line-out PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.

  • Page 25: External Connector Color Coding

    External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below. Connector Color Audio line-in Light blue Audio line-out Lime Digital monitor/flat panel White Microphone Pink MIDI/game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS/2-compatible keyboard Purple PS/2-compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise...

  • Page 26: Using Bios

    Using BIOS The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mainboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.

  • Page 27: Entering The Setup Utility

    Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following message appears: Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility: Phoenix –...

  • Page 28: Using Bios

    If your mainboard has an item called Firmware Write Protect ion Advanced BIOS features, disable it. (Firmware Write Protect prevents BIOS from being overwritten.) Create a bootable system disk. (Refer to Windows online help for infor- mation on creating a bootable system disk.) Download the Flash Utility and new BIOS file from the manufacturer's Web site.

  • Page 29: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2001 Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 8 : 59 Menu Level IDE Primary Master Change the day, month, IDE Primary Slave year and century.
  • Page 30 IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press <Enter> while this item is highlighted to prompt the Setup Utility to automatically detect and configure an IDE device on the IDE channel. Note: If you are setting up a new hard disk drive that supports LBA mode, more than one line will appear in the parameter box.

  • Page 31: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Anti-Virus Protection [Disabled] CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] Menu Level External Cache [Enabled] Processor Number Feature [Enabled] Allows you to choose Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] the VIRUS warning...
  • Page 32 Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled) You can enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up a little faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly. / Boot Device (Floppy/HDD-0/CDROM) Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start-up time.

  • Page 33: Advanced Chipset Features

    the Setup Utility. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB (Non-OS2) This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the default Non-OS2. HDD S.M.A.R.T Capability (Disabled) SMART is an industry acronym for Self-monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology.
  • Page 34 Advanced DRAM Control 1 Scroll to Advanced DRAM Control 1 and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced DRAM Control 1 Item Help Auto Configuration [Auto] SDRAM RAS Active Time Menu Level SDRAM RAS Active Time RAS to CAS Delay Write Recovery Time Early CKE Delay 1T Cntrl...
  • Page 35 Advanced DRAM Control 2 Scroll to Advanced DRAM Control 2 and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced DRAM Control 2 Item Help SDRAM CAS Latency [3T] SDRCLK Control [-1.0 ns] Menu Level SDWCLK Control CS#/CKE [+2.0 ns] SDWCLK Control MA/SRAS...

  • Page 36: Integrated Peripherals

    Memory Hole at 15M-16M (Disabled) This item can be used to reserve memory space for some ISA expansion cards that require it. AGP Aperture Size (128MB) This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter. It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory.
  • Page 37 SIS 730 OnChip IDE Device Use this item to enable or disable the IDE channels that are integrated on the mainboard. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SIS 730 OnChip IDE Device Item Help Internal PCI/IDE [Both] IDE Primary Master PIO [Auto] Menu Level IDE Primary Slave PIO...
  • Page 38 SIS 730 OnChip PCI Device Use this item to enable or disable the PCI channels that are integrated on the mainboard. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SIS 730 OnChip PCI Device Item Help SIS-7018 AC97 AUDIO [Enabled] SIS-7013 S/W Modem [Enabled] Menu Level SIS-900 10/100M ETHERNET...
  • Page 39 SIS 950 Super IO Device Use this item to define the operation of some peripheral components on the system’s input/output ports. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility SIS 950 Super IO Device Item Help Onboard FDC Controller [Enabled] Onboard Serial Port 1 [3F8/IRQ4] Menu Level Onboard Serial Port 2...
  • Page 40 Onboard Parallel Port (3F8/IRQ7) This option is used to assign the I/O address for the onboard parallel port. Parallel Port Mode (ECP) Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are four options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port) and ECP+EPP.

  • Page 41: Power Management Setup

    AGP 4X Capability (Enabled) This item allows you to enable or disable the caching of display data for the video memory of the processor. Enabling can greatly improve the display speed. If your graphics display card does not support this feature, you need to disable this item.
  • Page 42 ACPI Function (Enabled) This mainboard supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power manage- ment Interface). Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature. Note: ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. ACPI enables a PC to turn its peripherals on and off for improved power management.
  • Page 43 Wake Up Events This item opens a submenu that enables you to set events that will resume the system from a power saving mode. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Wake Up Events Item Help IRQ [3-7,9-15],NMI [Enabled] IRQ 8 Break Suspend [Disabled] Menu Level Ring Power Up Control...

  • Page 44: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PNP/PCI Configurations This option configures how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the Mainboard use system IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the mainboard to work properly.

  • Page 45: Pc Health Status

    standard VGA cards. This board includes a built-in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled. PC Health Status On mainboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, critical temperatures, and fan speeds. Phoenix –...

  • Page 46: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. Phoenix – AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control Item Help Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk...

  • Page 47: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all ap- propriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <En- ter> to not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable.

  • Page 48: Save & Exit Setup Option

    Save & Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu: Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter>...

  • Page 49: Using The Mainboard Software

    Using the Mainboard Software The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bun- dled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your mainboard version.

  • Page 50: Running Setup

    Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD.
  • Page 51 Note: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will be different according to the mainboard you are installing. The mainboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner. Click Next. The following screen appears: Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default op- tions are recommended.

  • Page 52: Manual Installation

    Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your mainboard. Look for the chipset and mainboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers.
  • Page 53 We strongly recommend users to install this free anti-virus software to help protect your system against viruses. MediaRing Talk – Telephony Software To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built-in modem, go directory \UTILITY\MEDIARING TALK, then MRTALK- SETUP72.EXE to install the application software.

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