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V70MA System Board

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One buffered high-speed serial port

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One SPP/ECP/EPP high-speed parallel port

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Two USB ports

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One standard VGA port

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One Microphone-in port

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One Line-in port

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One Line-out port

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One Game/MIDI port

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Two ISA slots and one PCI slot (one PCI-/ISA-shared)

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Page 1: ...nboard I O input output interfaces are comprised of two UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter 16C550 serial interfaces one port and one connector a parallel port with SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port support and PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports Two USB Universal Serial Bus ports one VGA Video Graphics Accelerator port one Feature connecto...

Page 2: ... Parity Check or Error Correction Code ECC feature These sockets allow memory upgrade of up to 256 MB 512 KB second level cache PCI local bus IDE Integrated Device Electronics controller 3 D audio controller AGP compliant 3 D video graphics accelerator with 2 or 4 MB SGRAM One Feature connector One Wake on LAN connector One Modem ring in connector One CD in connector One PCI audio upgrade connecto...

Page 3: ...ered high speed serial port One SPP ECP EPP high speed parallel port Two USB ports One standard VGA port One Microphone in port One Line in port One Line out port One Game MIDI port Two ISA slots and one PCI slot one PCI ISA shared ...

Page 4: ...SA slots 17 PCI slot 18 System BIOS chip 19 PCI to ISA bridge controller 20 CPU socket 21 Voltage controller with heatsink 22 IDE 1 connector 23 IDE 2 connector 24 FDD connector 25 Modem ring in connector 26 Buzzer 27 Battery 28 Power button Reset Turbo HDD Power Suspend LED IrDA connector 29 Wake up On LAN connector 30 ATX power connector 31 DIMM sockets 32 Video memory 33 PCI AGP memory controll...

Page 5: ...nd Connectors 3 1 Jumper and Connector Locations Figure 2 shows the jumper and connector locations on the system board Figure 2 System Board Jumper and Connector Locations The blackened pin of a jumper or a connector represents pin 1 ...

Page 6: ... 3 5 6 Audio Line in Source AMC connector Line in connector JPX1 1 2 2 3 CPU Type AMD K6S 300 Other CPUs SW1 Settings B1 On Off Hardware Monitor Enabled Disabled Bus Frequency MHz CY2283 1 B2 B3 B4 CPU AGP PCI Clk Clk Clk Off On Off 66 66 33 Off Off Off 75 60 30 On On Off 83 66 33 On Off Off 100 66 33 ICS9148 16 B2 B3 B4 CPU AGP PCI Clk Clk Clk Off On On 66 66 33 On On Off 75 60 30 Off On Off 83 6...

Page 7: ... On Off Off 2 0 Off On On 5 0 Off Off On 5 5 CPU Core Voltage B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 Voltage Off On On Off On 3 3 Off On On Off Off 3 2 Off On Off Off On 2 9 Off On Off Off Off 2 8 Off Off Off On On 2 3 Off Off Off On Off 2 2 SW3 Settings AMD K6S 300 Voltage Select B1 Voltage On 3 45V Off 3 6V Password Checking B2 Function On Check password Off Bypass password M1542 Bus Frequency B3 B4 Frequency Off Off 6...

Page 8: ...ower PS 2 keyboard port CN4 ATX power connector CN5 ATI AMC feature connector CN6 Upper Parallel port Lower VGA port right COM2 port left CN7 Wake on LAN connector CN8 COM1 port CN9 Modem ring in connector CN10 IDE2 connector CN11 IDE1 connector CN12 Floppy disk drive connector CN13 Upper Game MIDI port Lower R to L Microphone in port Stereo line in port Stereo line out port CN14 Fax voice connect...

Page 9: ...trap and attach it to a metal part of the system unit before handling components If a wrist strap is not available maintain contact with the system unit throughout any procedure requiring ESD protection 4 2 Pre installation Instructions Always observe the following before you install a system component 1 Turn off the system power and all the peripherals connected to the unit before opening it 2 Op...

Page 10: ...stalling a system component 1 See to it that the components are installed according to the step by step instructions in their respective sections 2 Make sure you have set all the required jumpers See section 3 2 for the correct jumper settings 3 Replace any expansion boards or peripherals that you removed earlier 4 Replace the system cover 5 Connect the necessary cables and turn on the system ...

Page 11: ... ns nanoseconds or less access time and with ECC feature Table 3 lists possible memory configurations Table 3 Memory Configurations DIMM1 DIMM2 Total Memory 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 MB 64 MB 128 MB 128 MB 8 MB 16 MB 24 MB 16 MB 32 MB 48 MB 32 MB 64 MB 96 MB 64 MB 128 MB 192 MB 8 MB 8 MB 16 MB 16 MB 16 MB 32 MB 32 MB 32 MB 64 M...

Page 12: ...igure 3 Installing a DIMM The DIMM socket is slotted to ensure proper installation If you insert a DIMM but it does not fit easily into the socket you may have inserted it incorrectly Turn the DIMM around and try to insert it again 5 2 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Press the holding clips on both sides of the socket outward to release the DIMM ...

Page 13: ...ly pull the DIMM out of the socket Figure 4 Removing a DIMM 5 3 Reconfiguring the System The system automatically detects the amount of memory installed Run Setup to view the new value for total system memory and make a note of it ...

Page 14: ...56 MB 256 KB 32K x 32 x 2 pcs U23 U26 16 x 10 x 1 pc internal 256 MB 512 KB 64K x 32 x 2 pcs U23 U26 32K x 8 x 1 pc external 128 MB 512 KB 64K x 32 x 2 pcs U23 U26 16 x 10 x 1 pc internal 256 MB 7 Upgrading the CPU 7 1 Removing the CPU In case you want to replace or upgrade your CPU you need to remove the previously installed CPU first Follow these steps to remove the CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket w...

Page 15: ...ents Before you proceed make sure that there is no CPU installed in the CPU socket Follow these steps to install the upgrade CPU 1 Pull up the socket lever 2 Insert the CPU making sure that pin 1 indicated by a notched corner of the CPU connects to hole 1 of the socket 3 Pull down the socket lever to lock the CPU into the socket ...

Page 16: ...16 User s Guide Figure 6 Installing a CPU 4 Attach the heatsink and fan to the CPU Figure 7 Attaching the Heatsink and Fan to the CPU notched corner hole 1 ...

Page 17: ...ers In addition two PCI IDE interfaces are mounted on the riser card to enable the system to support a maximum of four IDE hard disks or any other IDE devices See Figure 2 for the location of the IDE interfaces Connect the cables according to the IDE hard disk configuration in Table 5 Follow the instructions in the housing installation manual on how to install a hard disk in the system Table 5 IDE...

Page 18: ...emory Larger video memory allows you to display higher resolutions and more colors The following table lists the video resolutions supported by the onboard VGA Table 6 Supported Video Resolutions Resolution Refresh Rate Hz Horizontal Freq KHz Pixel Clock MHz 640 x 480 60 31 4 25 2 640 x 480 72 37 7 32 0 640 x 480 75 37 5 31 5 640 x 480 85 43 3 36 0 640 x 480 90 48 0 39 9 640 x 480 100 52 9 44 9 64...

Page 19: ... 1152 x 864 47 44 9 65 0 1152 x 864 60 54 9 80 0 1152 x 864 70 66 1 100 0 1152 x 864 75 75 1 110 0 1152 x 864 80 76 4 110 0 1152 x 864 85 77 1 121 5 1152 x 864 100 90 2 135 0 1152 x 864 120 108 6 172 0 1280 x 1024 43 50 0 80 0 1280 x 1024 47 50 0 80 0 1280 x 1024 60 64 0 110 0 1280 x 1024 70 74 6 126 0 1280 x 1024 74 77 9 135 0 1280 x 1024 75 80 0 135 0 1280 x 1024 85 91 2 157 5 1280 x 1024 90 96 ...

Page 20: ...CD in connector Voice Modem connector These connectors enable the system to accommodate external audio devices To connect an audio device simply plug in the device s connector to its corresponding onboard audio port See the following figure Figure 8 Connecting External Audio Peripherals Refer to Figure 1 or Figure 2 for the location of the audio connectors microphone CD player or synthesizer speak...

Page 21: ...tem board 2 Remove the bracket on the housing opposite to the empty PCI slot 3 Insert a PCI card into the slot Make sure that the card is properly seated 4 Secure the card to the housing with a screw When you turn on the system BIOS automatically detects and assigns resources to the PCI devices Figure 9 Installing a PCI Card ...

Page 22: ... and remove all PnP cards installed in the system if any 3 Install non PnP ISA cards 4 Turn on the system 5 Use Windows 95 or ICU ISA Configuration Utility to manually assign the appropriate IRQs to the cards This ensures that BIOS will not use the resources assigned to the non PnP ISA cards BIOS detects and configures only PnP cards 6 Turn off the system 7 Locate the expansion slots and install t...

Page 23: ...that is capable of cascading low medium speed peripherals less than 12 Mbps such as a keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer and modem ISDN With USB complex cable connections at the back panel of your PC can be eliminated The board comes with two USB ports CN1 See Figure 1 or Figure 2 for the location of the ports ...

Page 24: ...programs that offer the SMART System Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology monitor function for checking local or network connected systems In addition it also enables the PC products and applications to be OS operating system independent To enable the Hardware Monitoring function you need to install Intel LDCM Contact your dealer for information on the availability of the software Refer to...

Page 25: ...different types of error messages and suggests corrective measures There are two general types of error messages Software System 17 1 Software Error Messages Software error messages are returned by your operating system or application These messages typically appear after you boot the operating system or when you run your applications If you receive this type of message consult your application or...

Page 26: ...rror Reconnect or replace the pointing device Pointing Device Interface Error Check the keyboard interface circuit Pointing Device IRQ Conflict Enter SETUP and change the setting of IRQ12 IDE Drive 0 Error IDE Drive 1 Error IDE Drive 2 Error IDE Drive 3 Error Replace the disk drive or the HDD hard disk drive controller Check the HDD cable connections and CMOS setup configuration IDE Drive 0 1 2 3 ...

Page 27: ...port address in Setup or change the add on card serial port address Parallel Port Conflict Change the onboard parallel port address in CMOS Setup or the parallel port address of the add on card Real Time Clock Error Check the RTC circuit or replace the RTC CMOS Battery Bad Replace the onboard lithium battery CMOS Checksum Error Run Setup again and reconfigure the system NVRAM checksum Error Run th...

Page 28: ...specially for a new system 2 Remove the system cover according to the directions in the system housing installation guide Check that the system board and any expansion boards are set correctly 3 Check that all connectors and boards are secure Consult the system housing installation guide for assistance If you have purchased a new hard disk drive and cannot access it it may be because your disk is ...

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