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12. 

CD Audio Connector- CDIN1/CDIN2

The 4-pin connectors enable the system to receive the audio
output from the CD-ROM.

USB

COM1

COM2

AMR SLOT

AGP1

JACK1

JACK2

JACK3

B :   K / B
T: Mouse

Printer

FAN1

BSE1

JCK1

JCK2

JCK3

JCK4

WOL1

FAN2

GAME1

BIOS

ISA SLOT1

VIA

VIA

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

BSE0

J4

J3

J2

PA

N

E

L

1

J6

JB

A

T

1

JVI02

Pin

Description

1

5VSB

2

GND

3

SENSOR

Wake-On-LAN  Connector

P3

P1

13. 

Wake Up On LAN : WOL1

This connector connects LAN cards and a Wake On  LAN output.
When the system is in soft-off mode LAN activity will power
on the system.

CD_IN1  Description

1

CD-R

2

GND

3

CD-L

4

GND

CD_IN2  Description

1

CD-R

2

GND

3

GND

4

CD-L

Summary of Contents for 6VIA90A

Page 1: ...roduction Manual information and checklist Chapter2 Features Information and Specifications con cerning this mainboard Chapter3 Installation Instructions on setting up the board The mainboard is a high performance mainboard based on the ad vanced Socket 370 microprocessor the VGA Audio PCI Bus and the VIA 694X chipset 1 Chapter 1 ...

Page 2: ... package is complete If you discover any item damaged or missing please contact with your retailer immediately The 6VIA90A mainboard The USB2 conector with bracket option 1 x IDE UDMA66 ribbon cable 1 x floppy ribbon cable CD drivers and utilities This user s Manual ...

Page 3: ...IA90A Mainboard VIA 694X chipset supports 66 100 133MHz FSB UltraDMA66 AGP4X SupportsIntel sprocessordesignedforsocket370andpackageinPPGA FCPGA IntegratedH Wmonitorcompensationengine support TouchButtonWakeup forsoftpoweron offandsus pendmodemultifunction option ...

Page 4: ... the PCI IDE Controller supports PIO Mode 0 to Mode 4 Bus master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Ultra DMA66MB Support PS 2 mouse Connector System BIOS supports LS 120 ZIP driver firmware and Green feature function Plug and Play Flash ROM AC 97 DAC built into the audio CODEC reduces noise to improve audio quality and performance for a SNR singal to noise ratio of 90dB These features greatly improve voice synth...

Page 5: ... Jumper Refer to pages JBAT1 CMOS Clear 10 BSEL0 1 CPU Type selection 15 JCK1 4 CPU bus frequency selection 16 J2 AMR Type Selection 17 J3 J4 Onboard AC 97 Selection 17 FAN1 FAN Connector 21 FAN2 FAN Connector 21 J6 IrDA Connector 22 WOL1 Lan Card Wake Up 26 ...

Page 6: ... COM1 COM 1 serial port 20 COM2 COM 2 serial port 20 USB Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 2 20 USB2 Universal Serial BUS Ports 3 4 20 PRINT Parallel port 20 FDC FLOPPY connector 20 IDE1 Primary IDE connector 21 IDE2 Secondary IDE connector 21 PANEL1 HDD LED 23 PANEL1 SMI Switch 23 PANEL1 Reset Switch 24 PANEL1 Speaker Connector 24 PANEL1 Power LED 24 PW1 ATX Power Connector 24 PANEL1 ATX Power switch ...

Page 7: ...Mainboard Layout USB COM1 COM2 AMR SLOT AGP1 JACK1 JACK2 JACK3 B K B T Mouse Printer PANEL1 J6 FAN1 BSE1 JBAT1 JCK1 JCK2 JCK3 JCK4 WOL1 FAN2 GAME1 BIOS ISA SLOT1 VIA VIA PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 PCI SLOT5 BSE0 J4 J3 J2 JVI02 ...

Page 8: ...e BIOS software Static Electricity Precaution Keep the mainboard and other system components in their anti static packaging until you are ready to install them Do all preparative work on a static free surface with the main board components facing up Unplug your computer when working on the inside Wear an Anti static wrist strap Hold the system components boards or cards by its edges only Be carefu...

Page 9: ...n the left when holding the mainboard with the keyboard away from yourself P1 is written besides pin 1 on jumper with three pins The jumpers will also be shown graphically such as to connect pin 1 2 and to connect 2 3 Jumpers with two pins will be shown as for Short on and for Open off For manufacturing simplicity may be sharing pins from other groups Use the diagrams in this manual instead of fol...

Page 10: ...he jumper back to Default 4 Turn on your computer 5 Hold down Delete during bootup and enter BIOS setup to re enter user Preferences USB COM1 COM2 AMR SLOT AGP1 JACK1 JACK2 JACK3 B K B T Mouse Printer FAN1 BSE1 JCK1 JCK2 JCK3 JCK4 WOL1 FAN2 GAME1 BIOS ISA SLOT1 VIA VIA PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 PCI SLOT5 BSE0 J4 J3 J2 PANEL1 J6 JBAT1 JVI02 P1 P1 JBAT1 CMOS Clear 1 2 default Normal 2 ...

Page 11: ...168 pin 3 3v SDRAM EDO RAM DIMM 2 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Bank 2 3 168 pin 3 3v SDRAM EDO RAM DIMM 3 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB Bank 4 5 168 pin 3 3v SDRAM EDO RAM TotalSystemMemory Max768MB Note At the time this user s manual was written 256MB DIMM s are only available as double sided registered memory 128Mbit cells Using 2x2x2x SDRAM can greatly improve the onboard graphics performance The mo...

Page 12: ...enta tion as shown SDRAM DIMM modules have different pin contacts on each side and therefore have a higher pin density USB COM1 VGA AMR SLOT AGP1 JACK1 JACK2 JACK3 B K B T Mouse Printer FAN1 BSE1 JCK1 JCK2 JCK3 JCK4 WOL1 FAN2 GAME1 BIOS ISA SLOT1 VIA VIA PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 PCI SLOT5 BSE0 J4 J3 J2 PANEL1 J6 JBAT1 JVI02 168 Pin DIMM Socket 88 pins 60 pins 20 pins ...

Page 13: ...nDRAMDIMMNotchKeyDefinitions The notch on the DIMM module will shift between left center or right to identify the type and also to prevent the wrong type to be inserted into the DIMM slot on the Mainboard You must ask your retailer for Specifications before purchasing Four clock signals are supported on this mainboard RFU Unbuffered Buffered 5 0V Reserved 3 3V DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Positio...

Page 14: ...pen it by first pulling the lever sideways away from the socket then upwards to a 90 degree right angle Insert the CPU with the correct orientation shown The notched corner should point towards the end of lever Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners the CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown USB COM1 COM2 AMR SLOT AGP1 JACK1 JACK2 JACK3 B K B T Mouse Printer FAN1 BSE1 ...

Page 15: ...gs are for experienced users only USB COM1 COM2 AMR SLOT AGP1 JACK1 JACK2 JACK3 B K B T Mouse Printer FAN1 BSE1 JCK1 JCK2 JCK3 JCK4 WOL1 FAN2 GAME1 BIOS ISA SLOT1 VIA VIA PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 PCI SLOT5 BSE0 J4 J3 J2 PANEL1 J6 JBAT1 JVI02 BSEL0 BSEL1 Auto detected by CPU 100Mhz Run 133Mhz test only 66Mhz Run 100Mhz test only 66MHz ONLY BSEL1 BSEL0 BSEL1 BSEL0 BSEL1 BSEL0 BSEL1 BS...

Page 16: ...jumpers is used to set PCI and CPU external bus clock NOTE Most of the CPU frequency are locked by the manufacturer This motherboard is able to auto detect the CPU frequency CLK P C I J C K 1 J C K 2 J C K 3 J C K 4 133 3 33 3 1 1 1 1 124 3 1 0 1 1 1 150 37 5 1 0 1 1 140 3 5 0 0 1 1 105 3 5 1 1 0 1 110 36 7 0 1 0 1 115 38 3 1 0 0 1 120 4 0 0 0 0 1 100 33 3 1 1 1 0 133 3 44 43 0 1 1 0 112 37 3 1 0 ...

Page 17: ...JACK3 B K B T Mouse Printer FAN1 BSE1 JCK1 JCK2 JCK3 JCK4 WOL1 FAN2 GAME1 BIOS ISA SLOT1 VIA VIA PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 PCI SLOT5 BSE0 J4 J3 J2 PANEL1 J6 JBAT1 JVI02 J2 O N Primary OFF Secondary P1 P1 Audio Modem Riser AMR Function Selection J3 J4 OFF Disabled O N Enabled P1 J3 J4 P1 J3 J4 ...

Page 18: ...The clearance on at least 3 of 4 sides of the processor and fan heatsink must be at least 0 2 inches All cables for Floppy drive Hard drive CD ROM and so on must be routed clear of the processor and its airspace Fan Exhaust The processor must be kept cool by using a processor with heatsink and fan attached The temperature of the air filled with the fan heatsink cannot exceed 45 O C 113 O F The amb...

Page 19: ...9 pin Male COM1 COM2 SPEAKER MIC LINE IN PS 2 Mouse Parallel Printer Port 25 pin Female MIDI GAME Port 15 pin Female USB COM1 COM2 AMR SLOT AGP1 JACK1 JACK2 JACK3 B K B T Mouse Printer FAN1 BSE1 JCK1 JCK2 JCK3 JCK4 WOL1 FAN2 GAME1 BIOS ISA SLOT1 VIA VIA PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 PCI SLOT5 BSE0 J4 J3 J2 PANEL1 J6 JBAT1 JVI02 1 2 5 3 4 3 Floppy Driver Connec tor 6 10 FAN Connector 7 IR...

Page 20: ...9pin F must be connected to the se rialport 4 Parallel Printer port You can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port in Chipset Feature Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE 5 Universal Serial BUS Ports 1 2 Two USB ports are available for connecting USB devices 6 Floppydriveconnector This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable After connecting the single en...

Page 21: ...fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of this connector NOTE The Rotation signal is to be used only by a specially de signed fan with rotation signal WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no air flowing acrosstheCPUandonboardheatsinks Damagemay occurtothemotherboardand ortheCPUfanifthesepinsare incorrectlyused Thesearenotjumpers donotplacejumper cap ...

Page 22: ...re Setup 9 IrDA FastIR Compliantinfraredmoduleconnector J6 This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module This module mounts to a small open ing on system cases that support this feature You must also configure the setting through UART2 Use Infrared in Chipset Feature Setup to select whether UART2 is directed for use with COM2 or IrDA Use the five pins as ...

Page 23: ... when the system is not in use This 2 pin connector see the figure connects to the case mounted suspend switch If you do not have a switch for the connector you may apply the Turbo Switch since it does not have a function SMI is activated when it detects a short to open moment and therefore leaving it shorted will not cause any problems It may require one or two pushes depending on the position of...

Page 24: ...ll switch the system ON The system power LED lights when the system s power is on 11 ATX Power Supply Connector 20 pin block PW1 This connector connects to a ATX power supply The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligned IMPORTANT Make sure that the ATX po...

Page 25: ...K4 WOL1 FAN2 GAME1 BIOS ISA SLOT1 VIA VIA PCI SLOT2 PCI SLOT1 PCI SLOT3 PCI SLOT4 PCI SLOT5 BSE0 J4 J3 J2 PANEL1 J6 JBAT1 JVI02 Pin Description 1 5VSB 2 GND 3 SENSOR Wake On LAN Connector P3 P1 13 Wake Up On LAN WOL1 This connector connects LAN cards and a Wake On LAN output When the system is in soft off mode LAN activity will power on the system CD_IN1 Description 1 CD R 2 GND 3 CD L 4 GND CD_IN...

Page 26: ...et Technical Fault Report M B Model No Vender Serial No Date of Purchasing Hardware Configuration Used CPU RAM Video Card Hard Drive Other Card Diagnostic Software Used Fault Description Technical Support WWW www acorp com tw FAE fae acorp com tw ...

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