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Unplug your computer when installing components and configuring

switches and pins.

This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips. Use a grounded wrist

strap when working with the system.

Do not touch the IC chips, leads, connectors or other components.

Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the

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PX848 Like Series mainboard

IDE

Cable

FDC

Cable

USB

Bracket

(optional)

Installation and Setup Driver CD

PX848 Like / PX848 Like Pro User Manual

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Summary of Contents for PX848 Like Series

Page 1: ...this document are registered by their respective owner Disclaimer We make no warranty of any kind with regard to the content of this user s manual The content is subject to change without notice and w...

Page 2: ...es and pins 0 This mainboard contains very delicate IC chips Use a grounded wrist strap when working with the system 0 Do not touch the IC chips leads connectors or other components 0 Unplug the AC po...

Page 3: ...eries ALi M1683 M1563 Supports Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 Processor USER Manual Dimensions ATX form factor z 200mm x 294mm WxL Operating System z Supports most popular operating systems Windows 9X ME...

Page 4: ...n 11 Front Panel Indicator SW LED PWRLED SPEAKER 13 Connectors 14 Headers Jumpers 15 Audio Connectors 17 Slots 18 Power Supply Attachments 18 CHAPTER 2 BIOS SETUP 19 INTRODUCTION 19 MAIN MENU 21 ADVAN...

Page 5: ...provides one 8X 4X AGP Slot that uses 0 8V or 1 5V AGP cards The PX848 Like Series includes built in IDE facilities that support Ultra ATA 33 66 100 133 BMIDE and PIO Modes The PX848 Like Series comes...

Page 6: ...ec ALC655 z LAN Controller 3COM 3C920 for PX848 Like Pro only DRAM Memory z Supports DDR400 PC3200 DDR333 PC2700 DDR266 PC2100 SDRAM z Supports unbuffered non ECC DIMM modules z Supports 64Mb 128Mb 25...

Page 7: ...e CODEC with high S N ratio 90 dB z Compliant with AC 97 2 3 specification z 6 channel playback capability Super 5 1 Channel Audio Effect z 3D Stereo enhancement z Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDI...

Page 8: ...ves z MIDI port compatible z Game port compatible BIOS z Phoenix Award BIOS z Supports APM1 2 z Supports ACPI power management Hyper TransportTM I O Support z High frequency 400 600 800 Mb s data tran...

Page 9: ...GP Slot AGP 18 PCI Slots PCI 1 2 3 4 5 18 CPU FAN Chassis FAN Auxiliary FAN CPUFAN CHASFAN AUXFAN 9 Front Panel Indicator SW LED PWRLED SPEAKER 13 Front USB Headers USB2 USB3 15 Clear CMOS Jumper JP1...

Page 10: ...C 655 SOUND U5 Socket 478 CPUFAN 1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM1 ATX_PWR IDE1 IDE2 BAT1 JP1 1 ALi M1683 U7 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 AUXFAN SPDIF 1 CD IN 1 1 FRONT AUDIO 1 2 CHASFAN 1 PWRLED SPEAKER 1 1 1 2 Winbon...

Page 11: ...OUND U5 Socket 478 CPUFAN 1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM1 ATX_PWR IDE1 IDE2 BAT1 JP1 1 ALi M1683 U7 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 AUXFAN SPDIF 1 CD IN 1 1 FRONT AUDIO 1 2 CHASFAN 1 PWRLED SPEAKER 1 1 1 2 Winbond W8369...

Page 12: ...t locate the corner that has the pin 1 receptor This corner will be near the end of the lever on the socket Match the dot on the CPU with the pin 1 receptor on the socket and lower the CPU onto the so...

Page 13: ...y capacity of up to 3 GB You can install unbuffered non ECC DDR400 333 266 PC3200 2700 2100 SDRAM Attention We strongly recommend that you use a CPU fan sink with your CPU You can attach the CPU fan t...

Page 14: ...ch on the button of the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot This ensures that the module is inserted properly 3 Lower the RAM module into the DIMM Slot and press firmly using bo...

Page 15: ...uch as keyboards mice and other USB devices You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector The PX848 Like Pro also provides a LAN port You can plug LAN devices directly into this connector...

Page 16: ...ows you to connect a joystick or game pad for playing computer games This port can also be used to connect to MIDI devices Audio Port Connectors Speaker Out is used to connect to speakers or headphone...

Page 17: ...t pull the Power Button pin to ground for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off the time required is due to internal debounce circuitry on the system board At least two seconds...

Page 18: ...It has two IDE connectors IDE1 primary and IDE2 secondary IDE1 Primary IDE Connector You can connect up to two hard drives to IDE1 If you attach two drives you must use a ribbon cable with three conn...

Page 19: ...a case open cable Front USB Headers USB2 USB3 You can connect the USB bracket to the USB2 USB3 header There are some USB ports attached to the bracket That means you can connect the USB devices to th...

Page 20: ...Set JP1 to OFF 2 3 Closed 3 Wait several seconds 4 Set JP1 to ON 1 2 closed 5 Connect the AC power cable and turn on your system 6 Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data The following procedu...

Page 21: ...eiving and sending information from this header must be S PDIF compliant for optimal effect Note that the SPDIF bracket is optional in the packaging that comes with this mainboard Front Panel Audio He...

Page 22: ...standard for expansion cards which has for the most part supplanted the older ISA bus standard This PCI slot is designated as 32 bit Power Supply Attachments ATX Power Connector ATX_12V ATX_PWR This...

Page 23: ...es such as virus and password protection as well as special configurations for fine tuning the system chipset The defaults for the BIOS values contained in this document may vary slightly with the ver...

Page 24: ...bar Right arrow Move to the item on the right menu bar Esc Main Menu Quit without saving changes Submenus Exit Current page to the next higher level menu Move Enter Move to the item you desire PgUp ke...

Page 25: ...the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options Use the left right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top men...

Page 26: ...in sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu Floppy Options contained in sub menu Press Enter to enter the sub menu Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system Video EGA VGA CGA 40...

Page 27: ...boot from other devices if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot devices Options Enabled default Disabled Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning This item allows you to choose the Virus War...

Page 28: ...figured Typematic Rate determines the keystroke repeat rate used by the keyboard controller Options Disabled default Enabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec The rate at which a character repeats when you hol...

Page 29: ...ions 2 2 5 3 and By SPD default DRAM Performance This item can auto detect the DRAM default value or allows you to select the DRAM timing Options Default default Manual DRAM Timing tRP When the DRAM P...

Page 30: ...controller is enabled Options Enabled default Disabled AGP 3 0 Transfer Mode This item allows you to select the AGP3 0 mode Options 8X default 4X AGP Fast Write This AGP Fast Write technology allows...

Page 31: ...ncy Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio 8X When you enable this field the CPU clock ratio is fixed at 8X and overrides the entry for the CPU Clock Ratio field see CPU Clock Ratio field The CPU clock ratio...

Page 32: ...you have installed DDR CPU Ratio This item allows you to adjust your DDR CPU Clock Ratio of the system The options that are available for this item will depend on the factory default setting for the C...

Page 33: ...tor Options Enabled default Disabled On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE The mainboard chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the first and or...

Page 34: ...device installed on the system board You will need to disable this feature if you install a USB 1 1 device Options Enabled default Disabled USB Keyboard Support Enables support for USB attached keybo...

Page 35: ...item allows you to select the Infra Red IR standard to be used Options Normal default ASKIR IrDA RxD TxD Active This item determines the RxD and TxD frequencies This field only configurable if UART M...

Page 36: ...is only configurable if Parallel Port Mode is set to EPP or ECP EPP Options EPP 1 9 default EPP 1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA Channel for the parallel port when using the ECP mode This field is on...

Page 37: ...allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system Options S1 POS default Power on Suspend S3 STR Suspend to RAM S1 S3 POS and STR Power Management There are three options of Power...

Page 38: ...lank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video bu...

Page 39: ...ou can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode Options Enabled Disabled default Date of Month Alarm You can choose which date of the month the...

Page 40: ...hen you power on your computer If this function is set to Disabled the system will not show alert messages when you power on your computer even if the case is opened by others Options Disabled default...

Page 41: ...ault Settings Load System Default Settings Load System turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries Save CMOS To BIOS Save d...

Page 42: ...configuration changes to CMOS memory and exit setup A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup A...

Page 43: ...er to the readme txt files that in each folder of the Driver CD 1 The first screen Main Screen will display several buttons Click PX848 Like PX848 Like Pro Category Platform ALi mini IDE Driver Window...

Page 44: ...ou click the ALi USB2 0 Driver from the screen in step 2 it will display the screen as left 4 Back to the main screen click the Tools button you can choose the software to install Note If you click th...

Page 45: ...e is active but system seems hung Causes Memory DIMM is partially dislodged from the slot on the mainboard Solutions 1 Power Down 2 Using even pressure on both ends of the DIMM press down firmly until...

Page 46: ...Then performs low level format partition and then a high level format the hard drive Re install all saved data when completed Problem 6 Screen message says Invalid Configuration or CMOS Failure Cause...

Page 47: ...nected properly Solutions Check hard drive cable Problem 13 Cannot boot the system after installing a second hard drive Causes 1 Master slave jumpers not set correctly 2 Hard drives are not compatible...

Page 48: ...onnecting to any auxiliary external modules To use this function you have to install the audio driver in the bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5 1 Channel audio effects See the...

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