Abit VA-10 User Manual

VA-10/VA-11 Socket 462 System Board User’s Manual 4200-0376-23 Rev. 1.01

2-2 Chapter 2 2.2. Installing the System Board Before installing the system board, exam your chassis to ensure this system board fits into it. 1. F

Hardware Setup 2-3 2.3. Install CPU and Heatsink • Installing a heatsink and cooling fan is necessary for heat to dissipate from your processor. Fa

2-4 Chapter 2 1. Locate the Socket 462 on this motherboard. Pull the CPU release lever sideways to unlatch and then raise it all the way up. 2. Alig

Hardware Setup 2-5 2.4. System Memory This system board provides two 184-pin DDR DIMM slots for DDR 333 memory modules with memory expansion size up

2-6 Chapter 2 2.4.2. Installing and Removing Memory Modules Power off the computer and unplug the AC power cord before installing or removing memory

Hardware Setup 2-7 2.5. Connectors, Headers, and Switches All the connectors, headers and switches mentioned here are depending on your system confi

2-8 Chapter 2 2.5.2. FAN Connectors These 3-pin connectors each provide power to the cooling fans installed in your system. The CPU must be kept cool

Hardware Setup 2-9 2.5.3. CMOS Memory Clearing Header This header uses a jumper cap to clear the CMOS memory. • Pin 1-2 shorted (default): Normal o

2-10 Chapter 2 2.5.4. Accelerated Graphics Port Slot This slot supports an optional AGP graphics card up to AGP 8X/4X mode. Please refer to our Web s

Hardware Setup 2-11 2.5.5. Front Panel Switches & Indicators Connection Headers These headers are used for connecting switches and LED indicator

Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the

2-12 Chapter 2 2.5.6. Infrared Device Connection Header This header connects to an optional IR device attached to chassis. This motherboard supports

Hardware Setup 2-13 2.5.7. Additional USB Port Connection Header This header provides 2 additional USB 2.0 ports connection through an USB cable des

2-14 Chapter 2 2.5.8. Additional IEEE1394 Port Headers These headers each provide one additional IEEE1394 port connection through an extension cable

Hardware Setup 2-15 2.5.9. Internal Audio Source Connectors These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card.

2-16 Chapter 2 2.5.10. Floppy Disk Drive Connector This connector supports two standard floppy disk drives via a 34-pin 34-conductor ribbon cable. Co

Hardware Setup 2-17 2.5.11. IDE Disk Drive Connectors These IDE ports each connects up to two IDE drives at Ultra ATA/100 mode by one 40-pin, 8

2-18 Chapter 2 2.5.12. External I/O Panel • Mouse: Connects to PS/2 mouse. • Keyboard: Connects to PS/2 keyboard. • LPT1: Connects to printer or

BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup This motherboard provides a programmable EEPROM that you can update the BIOS utility. The BIOS (Basic Input/Out

3-2 Chapter 3 3.1. Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) This item sets the date you specify (usually the current date) in the format of [Month], [

BIOS Setup 3-3 IDE Primary Master/Slave, IDE Secondary Master/Slave Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: IDE HDD Auto-Detection This item a

Table Of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ... 1-1 1.1. Features & Specifications...

3-4 Chapter 3  Cylinder This item configures the numbers of cylinders.  Head This item configures the numbers of read/write heads.  Precomp This

BIOS Setup 3-5 Halt On This item determines whether the system stops if an error is detected during system boot-up. [All Errors]: The system-boot wil

3-6 Chapter 3 3.2. Advanced BIOS Features BIOS Protect Control This option protects for accidentally BIOS writing attempt. NOTE: Make sure to set th

BIOS Setup 3-7 First Boot Device / Second Boot Device / Third Boot Device / Boot Other Device This item selects the drive to boot first, second and t

3-8 Chapter 3 3.3. Advanced Chipset Features  DRAM Clock/Drive Control: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: VA-10/VA-11

BIOS Setup 3-9 Current FSB Frequency: This item displays the current FSB (Front Side Bus) speed. Current DRAM Frequency: This item displays the curre

3-10 Chapter 3 DRAM Command Rate: The options are [2T], and [1T]. Write Recovery time: The options are [2T] and [3T].  AGP & P2P Bridge Control

BIOS Setup 3-11  AGP Driving Value This item selects a value for the AGP Driving control. Leave this item to its default setting. AGP Fast Write: S

3-12 Chapter 3  CPU & PCI Bus Control: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: PCI1 Master 0 WS Write / PCI2 Master 0 WS Write: When set t

BIOS Setup 3-13 3.4. Integrated Peripherals  Onboard IDE Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: User’s Manual

3.4. Integrated Peripherals... 3-13 3.5. Power Management Setup...

3-14 Chapter 3 Onboard IDE-1 Controller This item enables or disables the onboard IDE-1 controller. Onboard IDE-2 Controller This item enables or disa

BIOS Setup 3-15  USB Keyboard Support This item allows you to select [BIOS] for using USB keyboard in DOS environment, or [OS] in OS environment. 

3-16 Chapter 3  SuperIO Device: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: Onboard FDC Controller This item enables or disables the onboard FDC c

BIOS Setup 3-17  IR Transmission Delay: This option enables or disables the IR transmission delay. When set to [Enabled], the transmission will be

3-18 Chapter 3  EPP Mode Select This item selects the EPP mode.  ECP Mode Use DMA This item selects the DMA channel of the parallel port. Init Dis

BIOS Setup 3-19 3.5. Power Management Setup ACPI Suspend Type This item selects the type of Suspend mode. [S1(POS)]: Enables the Power On Suspend f

3-20 Chapter 3 Wake-Up by PCI card/LAN When set to [Enabled], access to the onboard LAN or a PCI card such as a modem or LAN card will cause the syste

BIOS Setup 3-21 3.6. PnP/PCI Configurations Reset Configuration Data When set to [Enabled], the BIOS will reset the ESCD (Extended System Configurat

3-22 Chapter 3  IRQ Resources: Click <Enter> key to enter its submenu: This item sets each system interrupt to either [PCI Device] or [Reserved

BIOS Setup 3-23 3.7. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature This item sets the temperature that would shutdown the system automatically in order to

Introduction 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1. Features & Specifications Processor • Supports AMD Athlon XP Socket A Processors with 333/266 MHz

3-24 Chapter 3 NOTE: The onboard hardware monitor function is capable of detecting these system health conditions. If you want a warning message to po

BIOS Setup 3-25 3.8. Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock This item selects the external clock frequency for your CPU. The external clock frequency a

3-26 Chapter 3 3.9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3.1

Driver Installation 4-1 Chapter 4. Driver Installation All the necessary drivers are included within the Drivers & Utilities CD that came packag

4-2 Chapter 4 4.1. Setup Items • VIA 4in1 Driver Install the VIA 4-in-1 driver for Windows Operating System. • VIA VGA Driver Install the VIA VGA gr

How to Get Technical Support A-1 Appendix A. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.ab

A-2 Appendix A 4. Internet Newsgroups. They are a great source of information and many people there can offer help. ABIT's Internet News group, a

How to Get Technical Support A-3 North America and South America: ABIT Computer (U.S.A.) Corporation 45531 Northport Loop West, Fremont, California 9

A-4 Appendix A Japan: ABIT Computer (Japan) Co. Ltd. Fax: 81-3-5396-5110 http://www.abit4u.jp Shanghai: ABIT Computer (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Tel: 86-21-6

How to Get Technical Support A-5 7. RMA Service. If your system has been working but it just stopped, but you have not installed any new software or

1-2 Chapter 1 Back Panel I/O • 1x PS/2 Keyboard, 1x PS/2 Mouse • 1x Serial Port connector • 1x VGA Port connector • 1x Parallel Port connector •

A-6 Appendix A  Technical Support Form  Company Name:  Phone Number:  Contact Person:  Fax Number:  E-mail Address: Model * BIOS ID #

Introduction 1-3 1.2. Layout Diagram User’s Manual

1-4 Chapter 1 1.3. Jumpers & Connectors Description Jumpers Description Default Setting CCMOS1 CMOS Memory Clearing Header Pins 1-2 Closed (No

Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2.1. Precautions Please pay attention to the following precautions before setting up any hardware. 1.