KT133TX / KT133BX AMD Socket A Duron / Athlon TM TM ATX MAINBOARD ( VER. 1.x ) USER’S MANUAL DOC NUMBER: UM-KT133TX-E1 .....................................................................
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter & Section Page 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 OVERVIEW ........................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 MAINBOARD LAYOUT ..................................................................... 1-3 1.3 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................ 1-4 2.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 3.3.23 CN31: USB 4 CONNECTOR .................................................. 3-16 3.3.24 PUSH BUTTONS AND LED CONNECTORS ..................... 3-17 3.3.25 SPEAKER AND POWER LED CONNECTOR:.................. 3-19 3.4 JUMPERS ............................................................................................... 3-20 3.5 INSTALLATION OF DEVICE DRIVERS ......................................... 3-23 4. AWARD BIOS SETUP ...........................................................
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD SOMETHING IMPORTANT ! ¶ TRADEMARKS All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners. ¶ LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS “LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS” is the function which will have the BIOS default settings loaded into the CMOS memory, these default settings are the best-case values which will optimize system performance and increase system stability This function will be necessitated when you receive this mainboard, or when the system CMOS data is corrupted.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW This Mainboard is the ATX form-factor with the Socket A CPU connector designed on the board. VIA KT133 chipset is chosen as the system core logic of the mainboard for the AMD DuronTM and AthlonTM processors. Basically, DuronTM and AthlonTM are the seventh-generation micro-architecture (K7) developed by AMD. Such processors are powerful enough to support wide range of application for various purposes.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION Accelerated Graphic Port (AGP) There is the AGP slot built on the board where you can install the AGP VGA card. Basically, the demand for 3D graphic rendering and the throughput of screen display is increasing. AGP is such a new interface which will increase massive bandwidth between VGA card and CPU to increase the display quality and performance. There is the full featured AGP slot designed on the mainboard which supports the 4X AGP mode.
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VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 1.3 INTRODUCTION SPECIFICATIONS ¥ CPU AMD DuronTM and AthlonTM Socket A processors ¥ CPU VCC Switching Voltage Regulator circuits on board, supports +1.10V DC through +1.85V DC CPU Core Voltage. Note : The CPU Core Voltage will be Detected and adjusted automatically by the this mainboard, so there is no manual-adjustment required to select the CPU voltage. Simply plug in the CPU and start immediately.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION ¥ USB PORTS Four Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports.. ¥ IDE PORTS Two channels of Ultra DMA33/66 Bus Master IDE ports (when VT82C686B is installed on the board, it supports Ultra DMA /100). ¥ SUPER I/O PORTS 1. Two high speed NS16C550 compatible serial ports (UARTs). 2. One parallel port, supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode. 3. One Floppy Disk Control port. ¥ IR PORT One HPSIR and ASKIR compatible IR transmission connector (5-pin).
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION ¥ ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) function is strongly recommended by PC’98 because it will let you have many additional features and that will make your PC system becomes very friendly and convenient. Followings are the ACPI features designed on the board: 1. 2. 3. 4. On Now: power on the system by panel-switch, Modem ring-in, RTC alarm or LAN signal. Power off (soft-off) by OS or Panel-switch. Resuming of PC system.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION 2. INSTALLATION 2.1 UNPACKING The mainboard contains the following components. Please inspect the following contents and confirm that everything is there in the package. If anything is missing or damaged, call your supplier for instructions before proceeding.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION When you have opened the color box of the mainboard, please observe the mainboard carefully to make sure there is no shipping and handling damage before you can start to install the PC system. Having finished all the procedures above, you are now ready to install the mainboard to the chassis. Please make sure that the chassis is the ATX type so that the mounting hole will match with this mainboard. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The standby voltage is always active.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION 2.2 QUICK INSTALLATION This section provides a quick installation guide. If you do not have enough experience to install the mainboard the PC system correctly, please refer to the following procedures to install your PC system: 1. Refer to Section 2-1 to avoid the static electricity damage. 2. Remove the mainboard from the packing and put it on the table. (the surface must be very smooth) 3.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION 2.3 HOW TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM When the mainboard has been installed successfully, there are several ways to power on the system. Please read the following description for all the details. ¨ POWER BUTTON The power button can be programmed by COMS setup program and it has different features. Please refer to page 3-16 for detail function description. ¨ RTC ALARM PC system can be started up by the RTC setting in the CMOS.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION In order to use the ring-in signal to wake up your PC system, you will have to use the EXTERNAL MODEM and have it connected to one of the SERIAL PORTS ( COM1 or COM2 ) on the mainboard. When the mainboard detects the ring-in signal from the serial port, the PC system will be powered on and start to receive the incoming messages automatically..
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD INSTALLATION 2.4 POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM There are two ways to power off the system. They are “Shut Down by Power Button” and “ Shut Down by OS”. (such as Windows® 95 and Windows® 98, you can choose the Shut Down from the file menu and the system will be powered off immediately ). IMPORTANT NOTICE: “Shut down by O/S” is always recommended because “Shut Down by Power Button” under Windows operation may cause data lost of wrong configuration problem.
VIA 82C694 ATX Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP 3. HARDWARE SETUP Before you can start to install this mainboard, some hardware setting is required. To configure the mainboard is a simple task, only a few jumpers, connectors, cables and sockets need to be selected and configured. This section will show all the connectors and jumpers on the mainboard. IMPORTANT There is always the standby voltage active on the mainboard.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT AMD Duron™ and Athlon™ are the very high performance processors. However, you will easily find that the temperature measured on the surface of the CPU is cooking hot. So the thermal management becomes extremely important when installing AMD Duron™ and Athlon™ processors. If the CPU cooling fan is not attached to the CPU properly, fatal damage may occur to the CPU.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.2 INSTALL THE DRAM MODULES This mainboard has three DIMM sockets designed on the mainboard and you can use the single-side or double-side DIMM module on the mainboard. Please refer to the following picture to see the sockets for DIMM module: 3 2 4 1 A B C DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 JP8 DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 Picture of Memory sub-system.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP In order to have a better performance and reliability to your PC system, please refer to the following suggestion to install the memory: Installation of DIMM modules: 1. Minimum one DIMM module must be installed on the mainboard. 2. Please use 3.3V PC-100 or PC-133 un-buffered DIMM module. 3. You can use single side or double side DIMM module on this mainboard. 4. Please install the DIMM module starting from DIMM1 or DIMM2 first. 5.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3 CONNECTORS The connectors on the mainboard are either the pin header type or D-type connectors, they are used to connect the accessories or peripheral devices (such as power, mouse, printer,...etc.). Followings are the connectors with its description and the pin assignment which is designed on the mainboard. 3.3.1 PCI SLOT There are five PCI slots on the mainboard which you can install PCI add-on cards.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.2 AGP SLOT There is one AGP slot on the mainboard which you can install AGP VGA card. 3 2 4 1 A B C DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 JP8 AGP slot 3.3.3 AMR SLOT (OPTIONAL) There is one AMR slot designed on the mainboard. You can install such AMR modem card on the AMR slot. (Note: KT133TXL and KT133BXL do not have AMR slot on the mainboard.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.4 ISA SLOT There is one 16-bit ISA slot designed on the mainboard which you can install the ISA interface card. 3 2 4 A 1 B C DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 JP8 ISA Slot 3.3.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.6 CN1/CN2: PS/2 MOUSE AND KEYBOARD CONNECTOR PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 Keyboard Connector 3 2 4 A 1 B C DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 JP8 3.3.7 CN3 : SERIAL PORT COM 1 CONNECTOR 3.3.8 CN4 : SERIAL PORT COM 2 CONNECTOR COM 2 A = COM 1 (CN3) COM 1 B = COM 2 (CN4) 3 2 4 1 B A C DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 JP8 (I/O address: 3F8H/2F8H/3E8H/2E8H, IRQ3/IRQ4, selected by CMOS setup.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.9 CN5: PARALLEL PORT CONNECTOR (Supports SPP/EPP/ECP modes, IRQ7 or IRQ5 is selectable, ECP mode will use either DMA 3 or DMA 1 which can be selected by the BIOS setup program) PARALLEL PORT 3 2 4 A 1 B C DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 JP8 3.3.10 CN6: USB 1 (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) CONNECTOR 3.3.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.12 CN8: FLOPPY DISK CONNECTOR (IRQ6, DMA 2) 3 2 4 1 A B C DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 JP8 CN8: FDC Connector 3.3.13 CN9 : IDE 1 CONNECTOR (Primary IDE Port: 1F0H, IRQ 14) 3.3.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 3.3.15 CN12: HARDWARE SETUP IR (INFRARED RAYS) CONNECTOR 3 2 4 1 A B C JP8 3.3.16 CN13: 1 ( +5VDC ) 2 ( NO CONNECTION ) 3 ( IR RECEIVE ) 4 ( GROUND ) 5 ( IR TRANSMIT ) IR (INFRARED RAYS) CONNECTOR COOLING FAN 1 POWER CONNECTOR CN13 is the cooling fan power connector designed on the mainboard. Since it is very close to the Socket A connector, so CN13 is recommended to connect to the CPU cooling fan. You can see from the BIOS setup program the cooling fan speed.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 1 Ground CN13 2 +12V DC 1 2 3 3 Fan Sense Signal 3 2 4 A 1 B C JP8 3.3.17 CN15: ATX POWER CONNECTOR 3 2 4 1 A B C JP8 CN15 ATX Power connector 3.3.18 CN16: WOL CONNECTOR (WAKE ON LAN) In order to use the WOL LAN card to trigger the power of the PC system, the switching power supply must be able to provide at least 700mA current driving ability on the “5V standby” voltage.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 1 2 CN 16 WOL 3 2 4 3 A 1 B C JP8 3.3.19 CN17: COOLING FAN 2 POWER CONNECTOR CN17 is the cooling fan power connector designed on the mainboard. The location of CN17 is very close to the panel switch connector. If you have the chassis cooling fan in your PC system, you can have it connected to CN17 to reduce the temperature inside the PC system. 3 2 4 1 A B C JP8 1 Ground 2 +12V DC CN 17 1 2 3 3 Fan Sense Signal 3.3.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP There is the 3D audio interface built on this mainboard (audio interface is optional on the board.). Please refer to the following picture for the audio interface. 1. SPK_OUT 2. LINE_IN 3. MIC._IN 4. GAME /MIDI PORT 3 2 4 3 2 4 1 1 CN18 A B C JP8 3.3.21 CN21 / CN22: CD-IN CONNECTOR (CN21 and CN22 are optional) The CD-IN connectors on the board can be used to connect to the CD ROM audio out.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD L = Left channel audio-out R = Right channel audio-out G = Audio Ground 3-15 HARDWARE SETUP
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.22 CN30: USB 3 (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) CONNECTOR 3.3.23 CN31: USB 4 (UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS) CONNECTOR In order to connect the USB device, you will need to have the USB cable connected to the CN30 and CN31. Wrong USB cable may cause serious damage to this mainboard. Please contact your local supplier for the correct USB cable.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.3.24 PUSH BUTTONS AND LED CONNECTORS A series of connectors are designed on the board to connect the push buttons and LED indicators. Followings are the details: 3 2 4 1 A B C JP8 PW SL HL RS RS: Reset Button connector HL: HDD LED connector SL: Sleep LED connector PW: Power On / Off Suspend switch PUSH BUTTONS AND LED CONNECTORS 1. RS Reset Button Connector Pin1&2 Function Pin # Signal name 1 Reset Control Open No action 2 Ground Short System Reset 2.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 4. PW HARDWARE SETUP Power On / Off and External Suspend Switch Connector According to the setup in CMOS, the PW connector has two functions. It can be the Power Switch or Suspend Switch of your PC system. (please refer to the Aware BIOS setup in Section 4) If the setup in CMOS is “Delay 4 Sec.”, the function of “PW” will be: A. When system power is "OFF": Press this switch, the system will power on. B. When system power is "ON" : a. The system is in Full-ON mode : a-1.
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VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP 3.4 JUMPERS This section will discuss the jumper setting on the mainboard. In order to let you have better idea of the jumper setting, please see below for the explanation of jumper settings before you start this section. open 1 , short , 2-3 1 1 1-2 1 1 A jumper is a set of two, three or more jumper pins which allow users to make different system configuration by putting the plastic connector plug (mini-jumper) on it.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP Followings are the procedures to use JP9 to clear the BIOS setting which is saved in the CMOS memory. 1. Unplug the AC power cable from the PC system. 2. Open the cabinet of the PC system. 3. Put the mini jumper on pin 2-3 of JP9 around 3 to 5 seconds and then return it to the original position ( pin 1-2 ). 4. Close the cabinet 5. Re-connect the AC power cable. 6. Power on the PC system and then run BIOS setup program to reconfigure the PC system.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD HARDWARE SETUP (B) JP8: CPU FRONT SIDE BUS SPEED SELECTION (optional) AMD K7 CPU uses the DDR transfer technology on its data and address busses. Simply speaking, there are two 100MHz clock inputs connected to the K7 CPU and the CPU will use the DDR technology to generate the 200MHz front side system bus speed. (scalable beyond 400MHz in the feature.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 3.5 HARDWARE SETUP INSTALLATION OF DEVICE DRIVERS IMPORTANT NOTE: Please refer to the following sequence to install the related device drivers: 1. Install the device drivers for the mainboard. 2. Install the device driver for the onboard sound interface. 3. Install the device driver for the hardware monitoring. A. Install the device drivers for this mainboard: Please refer to the following procedure to install the device drivers for different operation system. Step1.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 4. AWARD BIOS AWARD BIOS SETUP 4.1 GETTING STARTED When you turn the system powered on or reset the PC system, the system BIOS will enter the POST routines (Power On Self Test routines). POST will execute a series of diagnostics and system initialization, and you will see the copyright message displayed on the screen.) In case that there is any error or malfunction detected, the BIOS will give a series of beeping sound or display the error message on screen.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.2 MAIN MENU CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.3 CONTROL KEYS When you have started the BIOS setup program, you will see a list of control key show at the bottom of the screen. You can use the keyboard to move the selection bar and choose the proper setting in each selection field. Please refer to the following for the definition of the control keys: Arrow Keys : Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired item. Enter : Select the desired item. F1 : Display the help screen for the selected feature.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software. Date (mm : dd : yy) : Tue, Aug 1 2000 Time (hh : mm : ss : 16 : 03 : 33 Item Help Menu Level IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter 1316 MB Press Enter None Press Enter None Press Enter None Change this day, month, Year and century Drive A Drive B 1.44, 3.5 in.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Base Memory / Extended Memory / Total Memory These selection fields show you the capacity of memory which is installed in the PC system, please refer to the following for the details: to decide whether the PC system will be halted when the system board detects any error during Power On Self Test. Base Memory :This field shows you the memory installed below the conventional 1MB space. Extended Memory :This field shows you the memory installed above the 1MB space.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright ( C ) 1984 - 2000 Award Software.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Virus Warning This is the virus intruding warning feature in the BIOS. During and after the operation system is loaded, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table on the IDE hard disk drive will trigger this feature and give you some warning messages on the screen and then halt the system. When you find the message on your screen, please run the anti-virus program to see whether your system is infected by a virus or not.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Boot Up NumLock Status When enabled, the NumLock LED will be lightened after the POST. Security Option This selection field allows you to select how to secure the PC system for you. There are two choice selectable - "Setup" and "System". Before you can apply the security option to your PC system, you have to select your own ""Supervisor Password" or "User Password" in the BIOS setup program.
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VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS DRAM Timing By SPD When enabled, the system BIOS will read the DRAM parameters from the SPD chip on the DIMM module and set the DRAM timing automatically. DRAM Clock This field allows you to select the DRAM access speed to control the memory performance. DRAM Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM , resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. AGP Aperture Size Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS This item allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio. OnChip Modem This item allows you to control the onboard MC 97 Modem. CPU to PCI Write buffer When this field is Enabled, writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered, to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus. When Disabled, the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle.
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VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. 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.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS IR Function Duplex This item allows you to select the IR half/full duplex funcion. TX,RX inverting enable This item allow you to enable the TX, RX inverting which depends on different H/W requirement. This field is not recommended to change its default setting for avoiding any error in your system. Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O address setting.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 4.8 AWARD BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Power Management Setup Disabled Item Help ACPI Function Power Management Press Enter Menu Level Ø ACPI Suspend Type S1 (POS) PM Control By APM Yes Video Off Option Suspend -> off Video Off Method Blank Screen Modem Use IRQ 3 Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant – off.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD Disable AWARD BIOS No power management. Disable all power saving modes. Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Min. Power Saving Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min. Maximum power management -- ONLY AVAILABLE Max. Power Saving FOR SL CPU. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend Mode = 1 min., and HDD Power Down = 1 min. User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD Suspend --> Off AWARD BIOS Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode. Susp,Stby --> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Standby modes. All Modes Off --> Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode. Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS This field allows to select the suspend type, you can choose the CPU Stop Grand Suspend or the PwrOn Suspend.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS When enabled, you can use the following two fields to select the time and date to wake up the PC system from power saving mode. Date (of Month) Resume Time (hh:mm:ss) When RTC Alarm Resume is enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode. IRQs Activity Monitoring The following is a list of IRQ’s, Interrupt ReQuests, which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software PnP/PCI Configuration Item Help PnP OS Installed : No Reset Configuration Data : Disabled Resources Controlled By X IRQ Resources X DMA Resources : Auto (ESCD) : Press Enter : Press Enter PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Assign IRQ For VGA Assign IRQ for USB : Disabled : Enabled : Enabled Menu Level Ø Select yes if you are Using a plug and play Capable operating system.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt ( such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 4.10 AWARD BIOS PC HEALTH STATUS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software PC Health Status Item Help Current CPU Temp. 40$C/104$F $ $ Current System Temp. 22 C/71 F Current CPUFAN1 Speed 5080 RPM Menu Level Current CPUFAN2 Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1.83 V 2.5V 2.57 V 3.3V 3.38 5V 4.92 V 12V 12.48V Ø The table above allows you to monitor the PC system healthy status. You can check on the related field and monitor the status like voltage, Temperature … etc.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 4.11 AWARD BIOS FREQUENCY/VOLTAGE CONTROL CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detact DIMM/PCI Clk Disabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled Clock By Slight Adjust 100 Menu Level Ø Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk When “Enabled” is selected, the mainboard will detect the presence of devices on DIMM and PCI slots.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.12 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup PNP/PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup : Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS 4.13 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup PNP/PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup : Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD 4.14 AWARD BIOS SET USER PASSWORD CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984 - 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency / Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save & Exit Setup PNP/PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup : Select Item Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ...
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD AWARD BIOS B. When there is no password stored in the "SUPERVISOR PASSWORD" 1. When "Setup" is selected in Security Option: Users can use the "User Password" to log into the BIOS setup program, and they can make all the change in the BIOS setup program. 2. When "System" is selected in Security Option: When turn on the PC system, it will request you to enter the Password. Without the correct password, the PC system will stop and the operation system will not be loaded.
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VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD BIOS UPGRADE 5. How to Update the System BIOS Before we start to discuss system BIOS update, there are some important issues which you need to pay attention on it: 1. You can not exchange the system BIOS with another mainboard: The system BIOS on different mainboard are different. If you take the system BIOS from another mainboard and have it installed on this mainboard, you may find that the mainboard fail to boot.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD BIOS UPGRADE SYSTEM BIOS UPDATE PROCEDURE Step 1. Download the system BIOS from the web page: 1. Visit the following web page: http://www.azza.com.tw 2. Select “TECH SUPPORT” 3. Down load “AWDFLASH.EXE” program. 4. Scroll the screen downward and find the KT133TX mainboard. 5. Select the BIOS and start to down load. (Suppose the file name is KT133I.BIN) Step 2. Prepare for the BIOS updating: 1.
VIA KT133 ATX MAINBOARD BIOS UPGRADE Step 3. Start to update the system BIOS: 1. Have the diskette which we made in Step 2 inserted in the floppy disk drive.. 2. Start the PC system and click on the “del” key to start the BIOS setup program. Select the “Advanced BIOS features” and then make sure to select the floppy disk drive is the first boot device. 3. Having made the boot sequence selection, save the setup and restart the PC system. 4. When the DOS prompt “A:>” appears, run AWDFLASH.EXE program.
