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i G52-M6734XD MS-6734 (v1.X) M-A TX Mainboard KM4M/KM4AM Series.
ii Manual Rev: 1.5 Release Date: July 2004 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
iii Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-ST AR INTERNA TIONAL . We take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice.
iv 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User’s Manual for future reference. 3. Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4. Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up. 5. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equip- ment from overheating.
v CONTENTS FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement ........................................................ i i Copyright Notice ........................................................................................................... i ii Revision History .
vi Serial A T A Connectors controlled by VT8237: SA T A1 & SA T A2 (for KM4AM only) ........................................................................... 2-17 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 ..........................................
1-1 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the KM4M / KM4AM (MS-6734 v1.x) Micro- A TX mainboard. The KM4M / KM4AM v1.x Micro-A TX mainboard is based on VIA ® Apollo KM400/400A North Bridge & VT8235/8237 South Bridge chipset for optimal system efficiency.
1-2 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Mainboard Specifications CPU h Supports Socket A (Socket-462) for AMD ® /Athlon™ XP /Sempron™ processors h Supports AMD Athlon XP Sempron 3200 + @ 200 FSB (for KM4AM) h Supports AMD Athlon XP Sempron 3000 + @ 166 FSB (for KM4M) (For the latest information about CPU, please visit http://www.
1-3 Getting Started - USB ports: VT8235 supports 6 USB ports (rear *4; front *2) VT8237 supports 8 USB ports (rear *4; front *4) - 1394 ports (Optional) Audio h RealT ek ALC655 IEEE1394 (Optional) h V.
1-4 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Mainboard Layout MS-6734 v1.X M-A TX Mainboard S O C K E T 4 6 2 AGP Slot Top : mo u se Bott om: k eyboa rd T :1394 port (Opt ional) B:USB ports T : RJ45 LAN jack B: USB p.
2-1 Hardware Setup This chapter tells you how to install the CPU, memory modules, and expansion cards, as well as how to setup the jumpers on the mainboard. Also, it provides the instructions on connecting the peripheral devices, such as the mouse, keyboard, etc.
2-2 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Quick Components Guide JBAT1 , p.2-22 JSP1 , p.2-21 DDR DIMMs , p.2-7 CPU , p.2-3 CPUFA1 , p.2-15 FDD1 , p.2-15 SYSFA1 , p.2-15 IDE1,IDE2 , p.2-16 JFP1 & JFP2 , p.2-18 JUSB2/3 , p.2-19 JAUD1 , p.2-21 JCD1 , p.2-18 JPW1 , p.
2-3 Hardware Setup Central Processing Unit: CPU The mainboard supports AMD ® Athlon™, Athlon™ XP and Duron™ processors in the 462 pin package. The mainboard uses a CPU socket called Socket A for easy CPU installation.
2-4 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard 1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. 2. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90-de- gree angle. 3. Look for the gold arrow. The gold arrow should point towards the lever pivot.
2-5 Hardware Setup Installing AMD Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set Apply some heat sink paste MSI Reminds Y ou... Please apply some heat sink paste on top of your CPU to dissipate the heat more effectively. The following instructions will guide you through the heat sink installation procedures.
2-6 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard CPU Clock Frequency Selection through BIOS The hardware configuration for CPU clock frequency of the motherboard is set to 100MHz by default. Therefore, to make a 133MHz CPU run at 133MHz when it is installed on the board, you have to adjust the CPU clock frequency in the BIOS setup utility.
2-7 Hardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM (Double In-Line Memory Module) modules and supports the memory size up to 2GB. Y ou can install PC2700/ DDR333, PC2100/DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 modules on the DDR DIMM slots.
2-8 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard DIMM Module Combination Install at least one DIMM module on the slots. Y ou can install either single- or double- sided modules in any order to meet your own needs. Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows: Installing DDR Modules 1.
2-9 Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports A TX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused. A TX 20-Pin Power Connector: CONN1 This connector allows you to connect to an A TX power supply .
2-10 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard The back panel provides the following connectors: Back Panel Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® mouse directly into this connector .
2-11 Hardware Setup Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® keyboard. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® keyboard directly into this connector .
2-12 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard IEEE1394 Port (Optional) The back panel provides one standard IEEE 1394 port. The standard IEEE1394 port connects to IEEE1394 devices without external power.
2-13 Hardware Setup RJ-45 LAN Jack (Optional) The mainboard provides a RJ-45 connector that allows your computer to be con- nected to a network environment.
2-14 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT . A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode.
2-15 Hardware Setup The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports and CPU/System F AN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.
2-16 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master , and Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 function. Y ou can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices.
2-17 Hardware Setup Serial A T A Connectors controlled by VT8237: SA T A1 & SA T A2 (for KM4AM only) The Southbridge of the KM4AM mainboard is VIA VT8237 which supports two serial connectors SA T A1& SA T A2. SA T A1 & SA T A2 are dual high-speed Serial A T A interface ports.
2-18 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides two front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connec- tivity Design Guide.
2-19 Hardware Setup Front USB Connectors: JUSB2 & JUSB3 (JUSB3 is optional) The mainboard provides one standard USB 2.0 pin headers JUSB2 and one optional standard JUSB3 . USB 2.0 technology increases data transfer rate up to a maximum throughput of 480Mbps, which is 40 times faster than USB 1.
2-20 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 & J1394_2 (Optional) The mainboard provides one or two optional 1394 pin headers J1394_1 and J1394_2 that allow you to connect optional IEEE 1394 ports.
2-21 Hardware Setup Connected to JSP1 SPDIF Bracket (optional) Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 The JAUD1 front panel audio connector allows you to connect to the front panel audio and is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide.
2-22 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard CPU Frequency Jumpers: SW1 & SW2 These two jumpers provide 100MHz, 133MHz, 166MHz, and 200MHz Front Side Bus frequency selection for overclocking purpose. SW1 & SW2 1 3 The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer’s function.
2-23 Hardware Setup Slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory.
3-1 BIOS Setup Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This chapter provides information on the BIOS Setup program and allows you to configure the system for optimum use. Y ou may need to run the Setup program when: An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up, and requests you to run SETUP.
3-2 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self T est) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup.
3-3 BIOS Setup The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations, such as time, date etc. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of special enhanced features. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system’s performance.
3-4 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Frequency/V oltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance, but the system stability may be affected.
3-5 BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want (usually the current date). The format is <day><month> <date> <year>. day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS.
3-6 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard If you select Manual , related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer.
3-7 BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot Setting the item to Enabled allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. A vailable options: Enabled , Disabled . Anti-Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.
3-8 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard CPU Internal Cache The item allows you to turn on or off CPU’s internal (L1) cache. Settings: Enabled and Disabled . CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This setting allows you to enable or disable the ECC (Error-Correcting Code) feature for error detection and correction when data passes through L2 (external) cache memory.
3-9 BIOS Setup APIC Mode This field is used to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller). Due to compliance with PC2001 design guide, the system is able to run in APIC mode. Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQ resources for the system.
3-10 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Clock/Drive Control Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears. Current FSB / DRAM / DDR Frequency These items show the current FSB/DRAM/DDR frequency. (read only) DRAM Clock This item is used to configure the clock frequency of the installed DRAM.
3-11 BIOS Setup DRAM CAS Latency When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The settings are: 1.5, 2, 2.5 , 3 . Bank Interleave This field selects 2-bank or 4-bank interleave for the installed SDRAM.
3-12 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard AGP & P2P Bridge Control Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears. AGP Aperture Size This setting controls just how much system RAM can be allocated to AGP for video purposes. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space.
3-13 BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals Onboard 1394 Chip This setting is used to enable/disable the onboard IEEE 1394 controller. Setting options: Disabled , Enabled . VIA OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: On-Chip Serial A T A This setting is used to specify the SA T A controller .
3-14 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.
3-15 BIOS Setup USB Legacy Keyboard/MS Support Select Enabled if you need to use a keyboard/mouse in the operating system. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled .
3-16 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard on the screen: “EPP Mode Select.” At this time either EPP 1.7 spec or EPP 1.9 spec can be chosen. ECP Mode Use DMA The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message will appear: “ECP Mode Use DMA.
3-17 BIOS Setup Power Management Setup IPCA Function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) function. If your operating system is ACPI-aware, such as Windows 98SE/ 2000/ME, select Enabled . Available options: Enabled , Disabled .
3-18 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard HDD Power Down If HDD activity is not detected for the length of time specified in this field, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
3-19 BIOS Setup PS2KB Wakeup Select The item specify how the system will be awakened from power saving mode when input signal of the keyboard is detected. If set to Hot Key , it allows you to select the options in PS2 KB Wake UP from S3. If set to Password , please press <Enter> to input password and its maximum password is 8 numbers.
3-20 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Date(of Month) Alarm The field specifies the date for Resume By RTC Alarm . Settings: 0~31. Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm The field specifies the time for Resume By RTC Alarm . Format is <hour><minute> <second>. IRQ Activity Monitoring Press <Enter> and the following sub-menu appears.
3-21 BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system and PnP (Plug & Play) feature. PCI, or P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its special components.
3-22 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard PCI/VGA Palette Snoop When set to Enabled , multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device. Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit (0 is disabled).
3-23 BIOS Setup PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, overall system status, etc. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. CPU W arning T emperature This item is used to specify a thermal limit for CPU.
3-24 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Frequency/V oltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This option allows you to enable/disable the feature of auto detecting the clock frequency of the installed DIMM/PCI bus.
3-25 BIOS Setup Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for optimal performance of the mainboard.
3-26 MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: T ype the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The pass- word typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory .
VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction 4-1 Chapter 4. VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction Appendix. Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function The Southbridge VT8237 provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SA T A ports for support of up to two Serial A T A (Serial A T A RAID) drives.
MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard 4-2 This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge and a brief introduction on VIA SA T A RAID Host Controller . For users wishing to install their VIA SA T A RAID driver and RAID software, proceed to Driver and RAID Software Installation section.
VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction 4-3 BIOS Configuration When the system powers on during the POST (Power-On Self T est) process, press <T ab> key to enter the BIOS configuration. The Serial A T A RAID volume may be configured using the VIA T ech.
MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard 4-4 Create Disk Array Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press <Enter>. Select Array Mode and press <Enter>, a list of array modes will appear. Highlight the target array mode that you want to create, and press <Enter> to confirm the selection.
VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction 4-5 If user selects a RAID 0 array in step 2, the block size of the array can also be selected. Use the arrow key to highlight Block Size and press <Enter>, then select a block size from the popup menu. The block size can be 4KB to 64KB.
MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard 4-6 Delete Disk Array A RAID can be deleted after it has been created. T o delete a RAID, use the following steps: 1. Select Delete Array in the main menu and press <Enter>. The channel column will be activated. 2. Select the member of an array that is to be deleted and press <Enter>.
VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction 4-7 Create and Delete Spare Hard Drive If a RAID 1 array is created and there are drives that do not belong to other arrays, the one that has a capacity which is equal to or greater than the array capacity can be selected as a spare drive for the RAID 1 array.
MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard 4-8 Rebuild Broken RAID 1 Array When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if any member disk drives of RAID has failed or is absent. If BIOS detects any disk drive failures or missing disk drives, the status of the array will be marked as broken.
VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction 4-9 1. Power off and Check the Failed Drive: This item turns off the computer and replaces the failed hard drive with a good one. If your computer does not support APM, you must turn off your computer manually .
MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard 4-10 Install Driver in Windows OS h New Windows OS (2000/XP/NT4) Installation The following details the installation of the drivers while installing Windows XP. 1. Start the installation: Boot from the CD-ROM. Press F6 when the message "Press F6 if you need to install third party SCSI or RAID driver" appears.
VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction 4-11 Installation of VIA SA T A RAID Utility The VIA SA T A RAID Utility is the software package that enables high-performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows* XP operating system.
MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard 4-12 Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click Next button to proceed the installation..
VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction 4-13 Once the installation is complete, go to Start ---> Programs ---> VIA ---> raid_tool. exe to enable VIA RAID T ool . After the software is finished installation, it will automati- cally started every time Windows is initiated.
MS-6734 M-A TX Mainboard 4-14 Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 0 to see the details of each disk. Click on o r button to determine the viewing type of left window pane.
VIA VT8237 Serial A T A RAID Introduction 4-15 Y ou may also use the same o r button to view the statuses of Array 0- --RAID 1. Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 1 to see the details of each disk.
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