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AK77-600N Online Manual
AK77-600N Online Manual
AK77-600N
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual W Wh ha at t’’s s iin n t th hiis s m ma an nu ua all AK77-600N .....................................................................................................................................1 What’s in this manual ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 You Must Notice ................................................
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual Supported CPU Frequency ........................................................................................................................................... 29 AOpen “Watch Dog ABS” .............................................................................................................................................. 30 CPU and Housing Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) ........................................................
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) Connector......................................................................................................... 52 Dr. LED Connector (User Upgrade Optional)................................................................................................................. 53 Case Open Connector............................................................................................................
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual Vivid BIOS technology................................................................................................................................................... 75 Driver and Utility .......................................................................................................................76 Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD ......................................................................................................
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual CNR (Communication and Networking Riser)................................................................................................................ 95 DDR (Double Data Rate) RAM ...................................................................................................................................... 95 ECC (Error Checking and Correction) ......................................................................................
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual RIMM (Rambus Inline Memory Module) ...................................................................................................................... 100 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) .................................................................................................................................... 100 SATA (Serial ATA) .........................................................................................................
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual You Must Notice You Must Notice Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat is trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. AMD, the AMD logo, Athlon and Duron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Intel, the Intel logo, Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual Before You Start Before You Start This Online Manual will introduce to the user how this product is installed. All useful information will be described in later chapters. Please keep this manual carefully for future upgrades or system configuration changes. This Online Manual is saved in PDF format, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 for online viewing, it is included in Bonus CD disc or you can get free download from Ado
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual O Ov ve er rv viie ew w ® Thank you for choosing AOpen AK77-600N. The AK77-600N is AMD Socket 462 motherboard (M/B) based on the ATX form ® factor featuring the VIA Apollo KT600 chipset. As high performance chipset built in the M/B, the AK77-600N comes with AMD Socket 462 series Athlon™ & Duron™ and AthlonXP™ processor (with CPU Overheat Protection circuit to Athlon™XP CPU only) and 200/266/333/400 MHz EV6 system bus. In the AGP perform
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual F Fe ea at tu ur re e H Hiig gh hlliig gh ht t CPU ® Supports AMD Socket 462 series CPU with both 200/266/333/400 MHz EV6 Bus designed for Socket 462 technology. Athlon: 600MHz~1.4GHz Duron: 600MHz~1.2GHz AthlonXP: 1500+(1.33GHz)~3200+(2.2GHz) Chipset The VIA Apollo KT600 consists of the KT600 V-Link DDR Host system controller and the VT8235-CD highly integrated V-Link Client PCI/LPC controller. The Host system controller pr
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual LAN Port On the strength of RealTek RTL8100BL controller on board, which is an highly-integrated Platform LAN Connect device, it provides 10/100 Mbps Ethernet for office and home use. Expansion Slots Including six 32-bit/33MHz PCI, one CNR and one AGP 8X slots. The PCI local bus throughput can be up to 132MB/s. The Communication & Networking Riser (CNR) slot provided from AK77-600N can support CNR interface for a Modem/Audio card.
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual On-board AC97 Sound AK77-600N uses the AC97 CODEC RealTek ALC650 chip, which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel audio effects. This on-board audio includes a complete audio recording and playback system. Six USB 2.0 Connectors Provides six USB ports for USB interface devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, scanner, etc. Please note that USB 2.0, with fancy speed up to 480Mbps, is 40 times faster than the traditional ones. Except
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual Power Management/Plug and Play AK77-600N supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, which helps saving users from configuration problems, thus making the system much more user-friendly. Hardware Monitoring Management Supports CPU or system fans status, temperature and voltage monitoring and alert
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual Q Qu uiic ck k IIn ns st ta alllla at tiio on n P Pr ro oc ce ed du ur re e This page gives you a quick procedure on how to install your system. Follow each step accordingly. 1. Installing CPU and Fan 2. Installing System Memory (DIMM) 3. Connecting Front Panel Cable 4. Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable 5. Connecting ATX Power Cable 6. Connecting Back Panel Cable 7. Power-on and Load BIOS Setup Default 8. Setting CPU Frequency 9
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual Front Audio Connector Motherboard Map AC97 CODEC AUX-IN Connector S/PDIF Connector Colored Back Panel CD-IN Connector Case Open Connector JP28 Keyboard/Mouse Phoenix Award 2Mbit Flash Wakeup Jumper ROM BIOS Game Port Connector RealTek RTL8100BL ATX Power Connector CNR Expansion Slot 2200μF Low ESR Capacitors SYSFAN3 Connector 32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x6 AGP 8x Slot IrDA Connector 462-pin CPU Socket with Vo
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual Block Diagram Block Diagram DDR400 RAM Up to 2GB and DDR333/266 Up to 3GB PCI Bus 32-bit PCI Slot x6 DDR SDRAM Socket x3 Primary IDE Drive x4 ATA Channel 66/100/133 100/133/166/200 Secondary Socket 462 MHz System Channel AMD Bus VIA KT600 Athlon/Duron/AthlonXP CPU AGP Bus AC’97 Link Audio CODEC VT8235-CD RealTek RTL8100 LAN connect Component BL AGP 8X Slot CNR Slot st 1 USB Port 2MBit Flash EEPROM nd 2 USB
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual Hardware Installation Hardware Installation This chapter describes jumpers, connectors and hardware devices of this motherboard. Note: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component. 1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. 2. Wear a
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual About “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional” and “User Upgrade About “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional” and “User Upgrade Optional”… Optional”… When you read this online manual and start to assemble your computer system, you may find some of functions are called “Manufacturer Upgrade Optional”, and some are called “User Upgrade Optional”. Though all AOpen motherboards include many amazing and powerful features, in some situations, these powerful
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AK77-600N Online Manual AK77-600N Online Manual CPU Installation CPU Installation This motherboard supports AMD® Athlon XP, Athlon and Duron Socket 462 series CPU. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket (with CPU Overheat Protection function implemented, the system will be automatically power off when the temperature of CPU reached 97 degree, but works on AthlonXP CPU only). 2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the 1. Pull
