MSI KM4M User Guide
MSI KM4M Manual
 |
View all MSI KM4M manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
MSI KM4M manual content summary:
- MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 1
KM4M/KM4AM Series MS-6734 (v1.X) M-ATX Mainboard G52-M6734XD i - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 2
void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A.C. power cord, if any, must be used in order to comply with the emission limits. VOIR LA NOTICE D'INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU. Micro-Star International MS-6734 This device complies with Part 15 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 3
and CardBus are registered trademarks of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Revision History Revision V1.0 V1.1 V1.2 V1.3 V1.4 V1.5 Revision History First release NB chipset with optional KM400 / KM400A chipset Update 1394 & CPU FSB jumper description White Brand version - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 4
guide, BIOS updates, driver updates, and other information: http://www.msi.com.tw & http://www.msi. com.tw/program/service/faq/faq/esc_faq_list.php h Contact our technical staff at: [email protected] Safety Instructions 1. Always read the safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this User's Manual - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 5
ii Copyright Notice ...iii Revision History ...iii Safety Instructions ...iv Technical Support ...iv Chapter 1. Getting Started 1-1 Mainboard Specifications 1-2 Mainboard Layout 1-4 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-4 Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-3 CPU Core Speed - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 6
by VT8237: SATA1 & SATA2 (for KM4AM only 2-17 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 2-18 CD-In Connector: JCD1 2-18 Front USB Connectors: JUSB2 & JUSB3 (JUSB3 is optional 2-19 IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 & J1394_2 (Optional 2-20 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD1 2-21 SPDIF-Out Connector - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 7
the KM4M / KM4AM (MS-6734 v1.x) MicroATX mainboard. The KM4M / KM4AM v1.x Micro-ATX mainboard is based on VIA® Apollo KM400/400A North Bridge & VT8235/8237 South Bridge chipset for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced AMD® Athlon™, Athlon™ XP or Duron™ processors, the KM4M / KM4AM - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 8
MS-6734 M-ATX 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 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 9
supports 6 USB ports (rear *4; front *2) VT8237 supports 8 USB ports (rear *4; front *4) - 1394 ports (Optional) Audio h RealTek ALC655 IEEE1394 (Optional) h VIA VT6307 (supports 2 1394 connectors) h VIA VT6306 (supports 3 1394 connectors) LAN h VIA VT6103 LAN controller BIOS h The mainboard BIOS - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 10
ATX Power Supply FDD1 MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Mainboard Layout Top : mouse Bottom: keyboard T:1394 port (Optional) B:USB ports SOCKET 462 CPUFA1 Winbond 83697HF BIOS Top : LPT Bottom: COM A VGA port JPW1 T: RJ45 LAN jack B: USB ports T:Line-In M:Line-Out B:Mic VIA VT6103 VIA VT6307 ( - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 11
Hardware Setup 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. While doing the - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 12
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Quick Components Guide Back Panel I/O, p.2-10 JPW1, p.2-9 CPU, p.2-3 CPUFA1, p.2-15 DDR DIMMs, p.2-7 CONN1, p.2-9 FDD1, p.2-15 IDE1,IDE2, p.2-16 SYSFA1, p.2-15 J1394_1,J1394_2, p.2-20 JAUD1, p.2-21 J1394_1, p.2-21 JUSB2/3, p.2- - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 13
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. When you are installing the CPU, make sure the CPU has a heat sink and a cooling fan - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 14
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 462 1. Please turn off the be seen. Please note that any violation of the correct installation procedures may cause permanent damages to your mainboard. 5. Press the CPU down firmly into the socket and close the lever. As the CPU is - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 15
Athlon CPU (Socket 462) Cooler Set The following instructions will guide you through the heat sink installation procedures. Please the fan to the power supply connector provided on your mainboard. MSI Reminds You... Please apply some heat sink paste on top of your CPU to dissipate - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 16
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard CPU Clock Frequency Selection through BIOS The hardware configuration for CPU clock frequency of the motherboard Voltage Control in Chapter 3. BIOS Setup. MSI Reminds You... Overheating Overheating CPU. Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. However, - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 17
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. You can install PC2700/ DDR333, PC2100/DDR266 or PC1600/DDR200 modules on the DDR DIMM slots. DDR DIMM Slots (DIMM1 & 2) Memory Speed/CPU - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 18
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard DIMM Module Combination Install at least one DIMM module on the slots. You can install either single- or doublesided modules in any order to meet your own needs. Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows: Slot Memory Module DIMM 1 DDR S/D (Bank 0 & 1) - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 19
Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supports ATX power supply for the power system. Before inserting the power supply connector, always make sure that all components are installed properly to ensure that - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 20
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Back Panel The back panel provides the following connectors: Mouse IEEE1394 (Optional) Parallel LAN (Optional) Keyboard USB COM VGA USB L-in L-out MIC Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS/2® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2® mouse. You - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 21
Keyboard (6-pin Female) 5 6 Pin Definition SIGNAL Keyboard DATA NC GND VCC Keyboard Clock NC DESCRIPTION Keyboard DATA No connection Ground +5V Keyboard clock No connection USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI (Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 22
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Serial Port Connector: COM 1 The mainboard VGA Connector The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin female connector to connect a VGA monitor. 5 1 15 11 VGA USB by providing enhanced PC connectivity for a wide range of devices, including consumer electronics audio/video - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 23
Hardware Setup RJ-45 LAN Jack (Optional) The mainboard provides a RJ-45 connector that allows your computer to be connected to a network environment. Activity Indicators LAN Jack (RJ-45) Pin Signal 1 TDP 2 TDN 3 RDP 4 NC 5 NC 6 RDN 7 NC 8 NC Description Transmit differential pair - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 24
MS-6734 M-ATX 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. 13 1 25 14 Pin Definition PIN - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 25
provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, LAN, USB Ports and CPU/System FAN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. FDD1 Fan Power Connectors: CPUFA1/SYSFA1 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 26
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and accordingly. IDE2 (Secondary IDE Connector) IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive. MSI Reminds You... If you install two hard disks on cable, you must configure the second drive to - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 27
KM4AM only) The Southbridge of the KM4AM mainboard is VIA VT8237 which supports two serial connectors SATA1& SATA2. SATA1 & SATA2 are dual high-speed Serial ATA interface ports. Each supports to the hard disk devices Connect to SATA1 or SATA2 MSI Reminds You... Please do not fold the serial ATA cable - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 28
MS-6734 M-ATX 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 Connectivity Design Guide is for CD-ROM audio connector. 2-18 R L GND JCD1 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 29
: 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 1.1, and is ideal for connecting high-speed - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 30
MS-6734 M-ATX 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. 9 1 10 2 J1394_1 / J1394_2 (Optional) Pin - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 31
to control headphone amplifier 8 KEY No pin 9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left channel audio signal to front panel 10 AUD_RET_L Left channel audio signal return from front panel MSI Reminds You... If you don't want to connect to the front audio header, pins 5 & 6, 9 & 10 have to be jumpered in order to - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 32
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Jumpers The motherboard provides the following jumpers for you to set the computer's function. This section will explain how to change your motherboard . Follow the instructions below to clear the data: 3 1 3 1 3 1 JBAT1 Clear Data Keep Data MSI Reminds You... You - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 33
Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot and three 32-bit PCI bus slots. AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot memory. The mainboard supports 4x/8x 1.5V AGP card. AGP Slot PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots The PCI slots switches or BIOS configuration. PCI Slots PCI - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 34
you to run SETUP. ” You want to change the default settings for customized features. MSI Reminds You... 1. The items under each BIOS category described in this chapter are under continuous update for better system performance. Therefore, the description may be slightly different from the latest - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 35
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Entering Setup Power on the computer and the system will start POST ( sub-menu. If you want to return to the main menu, just press . General Help The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen. You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 36
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. Integrated Peripherals Use this - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 37
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Frequency/Voltage 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. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 38
date> . day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from can be keyed by numeric function keys. year The year can be adjusted by users. Time This allows you to set the system time that you want (usually the - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 39
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard If you select Manual and 2.88 MB 3.5. Video The setting controls the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the system. Available options: EGA/VGA , CGA 40, CGA 80 /Extended/Total Memory The three items show the memory status of your system (read only). 3-6 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 40
, BIOS will display a warning message on screen and beep. BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system. Boot Other Device Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st/2nd/3rd boot device. Settings: Enabled, Disabled. MSI - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 41
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard correction when data passes through L2 (external) cache memory. Setting options: Enabled, Disabled. Swap Floppy BIOS password protection that is implemented. Settings are described below: Option Description Setup System The password prompt appears only when end users - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 42
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 used for the operating system. You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system. To find out which version to use, - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 43
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Advanced Chipset Features MSI Reminds You... Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. DRAM Clock/ by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD. Selecting Manual allows users to configure the DRAM timings manually. Options: Auto By SPD, Manual, Turbo - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 44
BIOS Setup DRAM CAS Latency When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles Burst-Length for DRAM. Bursting feature is a technique that DRAM itself predicts the address of the next memory location to be accessed after the first address is accessed. To use the feature, you need to - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 45
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard AGP & P2P Bridge Control Press 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 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 46
the SATA controller. Settings: Disable, Enabled. IDE DMA Transfer Access This item is used to enable or disable the DMA transfer function of the IDE Hard Drive. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. OnChip IDE Channel 0/1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 47
MS-6734 M-ATX 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. In Auto mode, the system - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 48
BIOS Setup USB Legacy Keyboard/MS Support a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. EPP Mode Select The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 49
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard on the screen: "EPP Mode Select." At this time either EPP 1.7 spec or EPP 1.9 spec can be chosen. this time, the user can choose between DMA channel 3 or 1. Init Display First This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter. Settings: PCI Slot and AGP. 3- - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 50
Setup MSI Reminds You... S3-related functions described in this section are available only when your BIOS supports S3 sleep mode. 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 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 51
] allows BIOS to call VGABIOS to initialize the VGA card when system wakes up (resumes) from S3 sleep state. The system resume time is shortened when you disable the function, but system will need an AGP driver to initialize the VGA card. Therefore, if the AGP driver of the card does not support the - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 52
BIOS USB Resume from S3 This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3 (Suspend to RAM) state. Settings are: Enabled and Disabled. VGA the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time/date. MSI Reminds You... If you have changed this setting, you must let the - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 53
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Date(of Month) Alarm The field the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes. MSI Reminds You... IRQ (Interrupt Request) lines are system resources allocated to I/O devices itself and perform the service required by the I/O device. 3-20 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 54
Enabled and Disabled. Resource Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows® 95/98. If you set this field to "manual" choose specific resources by going into each of the sub - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 55
MS-6734 M-ATX 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 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 56
BIOS Setup PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan temperature reaches the specified limit, the system will issue a warning which allows you to prevent the CPU overheat problem. Settings: Disabled, 50oC/122oF, 53oC/127oF, 56oC/133oF, 60oC/ 140oF, 63oC/145oF, 66oC/151oF and - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 57
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. Spread Spectrum When the motherboard's clock generator pulses, the extreme values (spikes) of are reduced to flatter curves. If you do not have any EMI problem, leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance. But - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 58
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. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 59
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press . The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory. You will be - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 60
9. Windows-based RAID configure and management software tool. (Compatible with BIOS) 10. Supports hot-swap failed disk drive in RAID 1 array. 11. ATA SMART function support. 12. Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT4.0, 2000, XP operating systems support. 13. Event log for easy troubleshooting. 4-1 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 61
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Introduction This section gives a brief introduction on the RAID-related background knowledge and a brief introduction on VIA SATA RAID Host Controller. For users wishing to install their VIA SATA RAID driver and RAID software, proceed to Driver not support that is part of a - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 62
the system powers on during the POST (Power-On Self Test) process, press key to enter the BIOS configuration. The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the VIA Tech. RAID BIOS. Always use the arrow keys to navigate the main menu, use up and down arrow key to select - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 63
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Create Disk Array Use the up and down arrow keys to select the Create Array command and press . MSI Reminds You... option list will popup and enable the users to select Create only or Create and duplicate. Create only will allow BIOS to only create an array. The data - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 64
method is "Auto Setup" and the other one is "Select Disk Drives". Auto Setup allows BIOS to select the disk drives and create arrays automatically, but it does not duplicate the mirroring drives even if the user selected Create and duplicate for RAID 1. It is recommended all disk drives are new ones - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 65
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard MSI Reminds You... Even though 64KB is the recommended setting for most users, you should choose the block size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model. 4KB: For specialized usage models requiring 4KB blocks - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 66
VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction 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. - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 67
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Duplicate Critical RAID 1 Array When booting up the system, BIOS will detect if the RAID 1 array has any inconsistencies between user data and backup data. If BIOS detects any inconsistencies, the status of the disk array will be marked as critical, and BIOS will prompt the - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 68
good one. If your computer does not support APM, you must turn off your computer manually. After replacing the hard drive, boot into BIOS and select Choose replacement drive and rebuild to hard drive. 4. Continue to boot: This item enables BIOS to skip the problem and continue booting into OS. 4-9 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 69
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Installing RAID Software & Drivers 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 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 70
RAID 0 arrays in the Windows* XP operating system. This version of VIA SATA RAID Utility contains the following key features: h Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP h VIA SATA RAID utility h RAID0 and RAID1 functions Insert the MSI CD and click on the VIA SATA RAID Utility to install the - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 71
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Put a check mark in the check box to install the feature you want. Then click Next button to proceed the installation. 4-12 - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 72
to Start ---> Programs --->VIA --->raid_tool. exe to enable VIA RAID Tool. After the software is finished installation, it will automati- cally started every time Windows is initiated. You may double-click on the icon shown in the system tray of the tool bar to launch the VIA RAID Tool utility - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 73
MS-6734 M-ATX Mainboard Click on or button to determine the viewing type of left window pane. There are two viewing types: By controllers and by device. Click on the object in the left window pane to display the status of the object in the right windowpane. The following screen shows the - MSI KM4M | User Guide - Page 74
VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction You may also use the same --RAID 1. or button to view the statuses of Array 0- Click on the plus (+) symbol next to Array 0---RAID 1 to see the details of each disk. 4-15
-
1 -
2 -
3 -
4 -
5 -
6 -
7 -
8
-
9
-
10
-
11
-
12
-
13
-
14
-
15
-
16
-
17
-
18
-
19
-
20
-
21
-
22
-
23
-
24
-
25
-
26
-
27
-
28
-
29
-
30
-
31
-
32
-
33
-
34
-
35
-
36
-
37
-
38
-
39
-
40
-
41
-
42
-
43
-
44
-
45
-
46
-
47
-
48
-
49
-
50
-
51
-
52
-
53
-
54
-
55
-
56
-
57
-
58
-
59
-
60
-
61
-
62
-
63
-
64
-
65
-
66
-
67
-
68
-
69
-
70
-
71
-
72
-
73
-
74
 |
 |
G52-M6734XD
MS-6734 (v1.X) M-ATX Mainboard
KM4M/KM4AM Series