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Chapter 3

Hardware  Setup

      ATX Power Supply Connector

STEP

Description

1

After all connections are made, close the system case
over.

2

Be sure that all switches are off.

3

Connect the power cord into the power suppply located
on the back of your system case.

4

Connect the power cord a power outlet that is equipped

with a surge protector.

5

Many of the power supply support 110V/220V by a
switch setting. Switch your power supply to the correct
supply voltage.

6

Turn on your system in the following order
  a. The monitor
  b. The external devices.
  c. The computer system.

Pow er on  procedures

The power LED on the front panel of the chassis will
light. After few seconds, the system will then run power-
on tests. Some additional messages will appear on the
screen during the test. If you do not see anything within
30 seconds from the time you turn on the power, the
system may have failed a power-on test. Recheck the

jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for

assistance.

Summary of Contents for Prodigy P4S

Page 1: ...n 3 Before Installation 3 Layout 4 Item Checklist 4 Jumpers Connectors 5 Feature 10 Motherboard Components Placement 10 Block Diagram 12 Specifications 13 Hardware Setup 15 Install the Processor 15 Install Memory Modules 17 ATX Power Supply Connector 18 Back Panel 19 ...

Page 2: ...eripherals 31 Power Management Setup 36 PnP PCI Configurations 40 PC Health Status 42 IWILL Smart Setting 42 Load Fail Safe Defaults 44 Load Optimized Defaults 44 Set Supervisor User Password Setting 45 Save Exit Setup 46 Exit Without Saving 46 On board Audio 47 Audio Features 47 IWILL 6ChannelsAudio SuperAudio Optional 49 Driver Installation 51 The Audio Rack 53 ...

Page 3: ...ed off whenever working in with inside components 2 The motherboard like all other electronic equipment is sensitive to static Please take the proper precautions when handling it If possible ground yourself by touching a metal table or desk keep the board in its conductive wrapping until it is configured and ready to be installed in your system 3 Keep all magnets away from both your hard and flopp...

Page 4: ...nal USB riser kit Thermal Sensor for System Infrared port cable Optional Module SPDIF version only IWILL Super Audio for SPDIF Layout i ntel BI OS C C CD IN AUDIO Aux IN ATX12v mPGA478B CPU FCPU PS2_SB AGP PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI6 WOL I R CMOS Flash Fsys FDD IDE0 IDE1 Faux D DI M M2 DI M M3 ATX PWR AT PWR SM BUS C USB SMART CARD Front Pannel Connector SPDIF IWILL 6CH bracket P4 S ...

Page 5: ...ect jumper Disabled Default Enabled Clear CMOS Flashable by H W Protected by H W Control by BIOS Default Normal Default 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 Audio Jumper Wake ON LAN Case Open Disabled PIN Assignment 1 5VSB 2 GND 3 LAN_Wake Enabled Default 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 ...

Page 6: ...onnector IR Internal USB connector SMBus connector PIN Assignment 1 SMBUSCLK 2 NC 3 GND 4 SMBDATA 5 VCC PIN Assignment 1 5V 6 NC 2 NC 7 CIRRX 3 IRRX 8 5VSB 4 GND 9 NC 5 IRTX 10 NC PIN Assignment 1 5V 6 5V 2 USBDT2 7 USBDT3 3 USBDT2 8 USBDT3 4 GND 9 GND 5 GND 10 NC 1 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 1 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 7: ...GND 15 CENTER 16 XREARL PIN Assignment 1 Left Channel 2 GND 3 GND 4 Right Channel PIN Assignment 1 VCC 6 GND 2 SCPWR 7 SCRST 3 NC 8 NC 4 SCIO 9 NC 5 SCCLK 10 SCDSNT 1 2 3 4 1 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 SPDIF 6 CH bracket 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 4 15 16 2 3 4 5 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 AT PWR connector ATX12V connector PIN Assignment 1 GND 2 GND 3 GND 4 3 3V 5 3 3V 6 5V PIN Assignment 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V ...

Page 8: ...IN No Definition PIN No Definition 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 Ground 13 Ground 4 5V 14 Power Supply On 5 Ground 15 Ground 6 5V 16 Ground 7 Ground 17 Ground 8 Power Good 18 5V 9 5V 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V ATX power connector 1 10 11 20 ...

Page 9: ...D 7 8 P I N 7 A n o d e P I N 8 C a t h o d e R S T R E S E T 1 1 1 2 P I N 1 1 R S T P I N 1 2 G N D P L E D S y s t e m P o w e r L E D 1 5 1 6 1 7 P I N 1 5 V C C P I N 1 6 N C P I N 1 7 G N D K L K e y b o r a r d L o c k 1 8 1 9 P I N 1 8 K L P I N 1 9 G N D S P K R S p e a k e r 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 P I N 2 1 V C C P I N 2 2 N C P I N 2 3 N C P I N 2 4 S P E A K B U Z Z Front panel connector 1 24...

Page 10: ...10 Chapter2 Feature Features Motherboard Components Placement i nte l BI OS C 3DX H SP 56 CMI 8 7 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 4 ...

Page 11: ...ockets 4 ATX Power connector AT Power ATX 12V 5 FDC connector 6 IDE connector 7 Intel ICH2 chipset 8 FWH chipset for programmable BIOS 9 PCI slots 10 CMI sound chip 11 AGP slot 12 Joystick Midi Line In Out Microphone In 13 Parallel Port 14 COM1 15 COM2 16 USB 17 PS2 Mouse Keyboard ...

Page 12: ...4X SDRAM IDE Channel x 2 Socket 478 CPU Super I O i845 Chipset North Bridge ICH2 82801BA South Bridge PCI x 6 6 Channel sound H W Monitoring Serial Port x 2 Infrared Port Parallel Port F D C 2xUSB Ports Internal USBx2 Keyboard Mouse SM Bus ...

Page 13: ...s 16M 64M 128M 256M 512M DRAM technology Supports up to 3GB when using 512M technologyDRAM Supports DIMM type 64Mb 128Mb 256Mb Technologies for x8 and x16 DEVICE Graphics Supports AGP 4X1 5V ONLY General I O PCI 2 1 2 2 com pliance Supports 32 bit 33MHzPCI interface Supports LPC interface Supports A TA33 A TA66 A TA100 IDE interface Supports Floppyinterface Supports 16550AUART interface Supports E...

Page 14: ...H W S W protection Supports AC Loss Recovery Supports ManuallyAssign PCI IRQ Supports PS2 m ouse and PS2 key board auto swapping Power requirement Onboard DC DC sw itching voltage regulator supports VIO up to 10A current Descrete voltage regulator forAGP port Supports adjustable VIO Norm al Increase 5 Increase 10 Norm al 3 4V jum per BIOS Supports 150A us Iccslewrate Expansion Slot Sockets and Con...

Page 15: ...e fourholes belowthe processor socket B Install the m otherboard into the chassis C Secure the retention m echanism s into the four standoffs D Open the socket478 handle E Install the Pentium 4 processor andclose the socket handle F Applysom e ofthe therm al cream to the top ofthe Pentium 4 Hardware Setup Open the socket handle Install the processor Apply some cream ...

Page 16: ...nstallation Notes Align theCooler base with the retention m echanism s and placeit on the CPU Starting with the center tab install the clips to the retention m echanism tabs Connectthe processor fan cable connectorto the m otherboard header ...

Page 17: ...herboard has threeMem orysckets and supports m em orysize up to 3GB Step1 Step2 Open latches of DIMM socket Proofread the RAM module to the DIMM Socket Step3 Step4 Insert the RAM module into the DIMM socket Press the latches into the notches of the RAM module ...

Page 18: ... a switch setting Switch your power supply to the correct supply voltage 6 Turn on your system in the following order a The monitor b The external devices c The computer system Power on procedures The power LED on the front panel of the chassis will light After few seconds the system will then run power on tests Some additional messages will appear on the screen during the test If you do not see a...

Page 19: ...is ready for a modem or other serial devices Parallel port Burgundy This connector is used for printers or other parallel devices Joystick Midi and Audio Port Gold You may connect joysticks or game pads to this connector for playing games or connect MIDI devices for playing editing professional audio Line Out Lime color can be connected to headphones or powered speakers Line In Light Blue color al...

Page 20: ...essDEL to enter SETUP displayed at the bottom ofthe screen during the boot up process Ifthe m essage disappears before you ve had a chance to respond you can restart the system byturning offthe system power then turn it on again orPressing the RESET button on the sy stem case or Pressing Ctrl Alt and Del keys sim ultaneously Generally the BIOS default settings have been carefully chosen by IWILL s...

Page 21: ...eneral Help F2 Item Help F5 Previous V alues F6 Fail SafeDefaults F7 Optim izedDefaults F10 Save the current value and exit setup program Ifthe system is no longer able to boot after changingthe settings the onlywayto recover it is to clear the data stored in RTC CMOS To reset the RTC CMOS data take the JP1 jum per cap offpins 1 2 place onto pins 2 3 and then place back onto pins 1 2 again This wi...

Page 22: ...d Disk Type IWILL Smart Setting Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Select Item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Time hh mm ss IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Floppy 3 Mode Support Video H...

Page 23: ...d in your system Ifyou select User please specifythe correct num ber ofCylinders Heads and Sectors Manual Selecting anual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen Selects the type of fixed disk Auto Default Vaule BIOS automatically fills in the values for the cylinders heads and sectors fields None Any Disk Drives are attached CapacityAuto Display your disk drive size Access MODE This fiel...

Page 24: ...floppy drive is connected 1 44M 3 5 in Drive A default A 1 44M floppy drive is connected 2 88M 3 5 in A 2 88M floppy drive is connected Floppy 3 Mode Support 3 Mode floppydrive is a type of 3 5 inch drive used byNEC PC98 com puters Itsupports both 1 2M and 1 44M form ats using the sam e drive This field specifies whichdrive supports3 Mode When a floppydrive is specified to support3 Mode the respec...

Page 25: ...any errors except keyboard error All But Diskette The system will stop for any errors except diskette error All But Disk Key The system will stop for any errors except diskette and key board errors Base Memory The POST Power On SelfTest determ ines the am ountofbase conventional mem oryinstalled in the system The value ofthe base m emoryis typically640K This field has no options Extended Memory Th...

Page 26: ... OS2 No Disabled 6 250 Item Help Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Enable...

Page 27: ... address m em oryabove 1 MB At first the gate A20 was handled from a pin on the keyboard While som e keyboards still prov ide this support it is more com m on and m uch faster for m odern system chipsets to provide supportfor gate A20 Fast Default Vaule GateA20 signal supported bycore logic Norm al GateA20 signal supported bykeyboard controller Typematic Rate Setting This field determ ines ifthe t...

Page 28: ...c DefaultValue 500m sec 750m sec 1000msec Security Option This field configures howthe system securityis handled It works conjunction with SETTING SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD page to control the securitylevel ofthe system Setup Default Value System needs a password to enter BIOS setup program System System needsa password to boot OS Select for DRAM 64MB When enabled this field allows you to access th...

Page 29: ...cts WhetherDRAM Tim ing is controlled bythe SPD It is serial presence detect BySPD Default Value By User CAS Latency Time This controls the num ber ofclocks between theSDRAM read com m and andthe tim e thatthe data actuallybecom es available 2 3 Default Value CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Selectable x CAS Latency Time x Active to Prec...

Page 30: ...h the refresh m aybe incom plete and theDRAM m ayfail to retain data This controls the idle delay clocksafter issueing a prechange com m andto the SDR AM 2 3 Default Value System BIOS Cacheable When enabled accesses to the system BIOS will be cached Enable Default Value Disabled Video BIOS Cacheable When enabled access to the video BIOS will be cached Enable Disabled Default Value Video RAM Cachea...

Page 31: ...assword x Hot Key Power ON Onboard FDC Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART Mode Select x RxD TxD Active x IR Transmission Delay x UR2 Duplex Mode x Use IR Pins Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode x EPP Mode Select x ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR Fail SCR Port Address x SCR Port IRQ Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Disabled Disabled AGP Enabled...

Page 32: ...d USB Controller SelectDisabled ifyoursystem containsUSB peripherals Enable Disabled Default Value USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled ifyou want to use USB keyboard underDOS Enable Disabled Default Value Init Display First This item allows you to decide which slot to activ ate first either PCI slot or AGP slot PCI Slot AGP Default Value PIO Mode 0 PIO Mode 1 PIO Mode 2 PIO Mode 3 PIO Mode 4 3 3 M...

Page 33: ...nables Keyboard 98 function This founction is good only for users of Keyboard 98 KB Power ON Password Ifyou wish to use this function bring the cursor to the field written Enter then press Enter The com puter will displaythem essage EnterPassword Type your password and press Enter After them essage Confirm Password is displayed re type your password The KB Power On function will be in effect after...

Page 34: ...ult Vaule Port address 3F8h IRQ 4 2F8 IRQ 3 Default Vaule Port address 2F8h IRQ 3 3E8 IRQ 4 Port address 3E8h IRQ 4 2E8 IRQ 3 Port address 2E8h IRQ 3 Auto BIOS assigns port address and IRQ channel automatically Disabled Disables serial port IrDA ASKIR N orm al Default Value When setti ng the fiel d to ei ther IrDAor ASKIR you m ust select whetheror notyou require a delaybetw een IR transm issions ...

Page 35: ...t devicesbefore selecting field SPP Default Value EPP ECP ECP EPP EPP Mode Select When the Parallel Port Mode field is configured as EPP ECP EPP m ode the EPP version needs to be specified Please refer to y pur peripheral docum ent before selecting field EPP1 7 Use EPP 1 7 protocol EPP1 9 Default Value Use EPP 1 9protocol ECP Mode Use DMA When the Parallel Port Mode field is configured as ECP ECP ...

Page 36: ... errestartsautom atically Power ManagementSetup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup Power Management Video Off Method Video Off In Suspend Suspend Type MODEM Use IRQ APM Suspend Timer APM HDD Power Down Timer PWR OFF Mode by PWR BTTN Wake Up by PCI card Wake Up by Ring LAN CPU THRM Throttling PWROn Resume by Alarm x x Reset APM Timer Events Primary IDE 0 ...

Page 37: ...agem entfield is set to UserDefine 1Min 2Min 4Min 8Min 12Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1Hour Disabled Default Value APM HDD Power Down Timer This field specifies the tim e the system enters HDD powerdown It is available onlywhen the Power Managem entfield is set to UserDefine 1Min 2Mi n 3Min 4Min 5Min 6Min 7Min 8Min 9Min 10Min 11Min 12Min 13Min 14Min 15Min Disabled Default Value This field specifies the f...

Page 38: ... CPUs full speed performance 25 0 Keep 25 0 of CPUs full speed performance 12 5 Keep 12 5 of CPUs full speed performance CPU THRM Throttling Enabled Disabled Default Value When enabled you can set the date and tim e to autom atically power on yourPC sim ilar to an alarm clock Enabled Sets Date 0 31 and Timer hr min sec to power on the PC When date is set to 0 the Timer is set for every day Disable...

Page 39: ...lue Secondary IDE 1 If enabled timer restarts wheneverthe slave disk of the secondary IDE channel is active Enabled Disabled Default Value F DD COM LPT PORT Disabled Defaultvalue Enabled PCI IRQ Disabled Defaultvalue Enabled Primary IDE 1 If enabled timer restarts whenever the slave disk of the primary IDE channel is active Enabled Disabled Default Value ...

Page 40: ...abled Disabled Default Value CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations No Disabled Auto ESCD Press Enter Press Enter Disabled Item Help Menu Level Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play capable operation system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 ...

Page 41: ...ces Controlled By The Award Plug and PlayBIOS has the capacityto autom atically configure all ofthe boot and Plug and Playcompatible devices However this capabilitym eans absolutelynothing unlessyou are using aPlug and Playoperating system such as Windows98 95 NT Ifyou set this field to m anual choose specific resources by going into each ofthe sub m enu that follows this field a sub m enu is prec...

Page 42: ...bled Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software IWILL Smart Setting Item Help Menu Level THE CPU IS THE CPU ID IS THE CPU EXPECT SPEED IS CPU Micro Code Updated to Spread Spectrum IWILL Micro Stepping CPU Clock CPU Clock Ratio DRAM Clock CPU Vcore Setting BIOS...

Page 43: ...PU For exam ple you select from 133 134 135 136 137 138MHzand upto the m axim um speed thatthe system can sustained In the tim e should overclocking failed MicroStepping will auto detects the CPU s factorym ultiplier setting and set the CPU FSB to default 66MHz to protect the CPU installed Spread Spectrum This item configures radiation em itted from the system When enabled sy stem will release les...

Page 44: ...ord Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status ESC Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Select Item IWILL Smart Setting Load Fail Safe ...

Page 45: ...oot the BIOS will requesta password everytim e your system boot This would prevent unauthorized use ofyour com puter Ifyou wish to use this function bring the cursor to this field then press Enter The com puterwill displaythe message Enter Password Type yourpassword and press Enter After the m essage onfirm Password is displayed re type your password The Supervisor Password function will be in eff...

Page 46: ...er Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N CMOS Setup Utility Copyright c 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status ESC Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Abandon all Datas Select Item IWILL Smart Setting Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Opti...

Page 47: ...s 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 4 Built in 32 OHM Earphone buffer 5 MPU 401 Gam e Midi port and legacyaudio SB Pro support 6 Downloadable Wave Table Synthesizer supporting Direct Music Digital Audio SPDIF IN OUT 1 Up to 24 bit stereo 44KHzsam pling rate voice playback recording 2 Full duplexplayback and recording 120dB audio quality m easured 3 Auto detectable SPDIF IN signal level from 0 5Vto 5V 120 dB...

Page 48: ... patible with MPU 401 Midi UART and Sound Blaster 1 Stereo analog m ixing from CD Audio and Line in 2 Stereo digital m ixing from V oice FM Wave table and Digital CD Audio 3 Mono m ixing from MIC Software adjustable volum e Midi m ode Standard IBM PC joystick gam e port ...

Page 49: ...Connect to the center speaker and BASS while six channel speakers mode is enabled G A M E M I D I Connect to Joystick or devices using MIDI interface RCA SPDIF IN OUT Connects to digital audio devices such as DAT and MiniDisc recorders via RCA input output Optical SPDIF IN OUT Connects to digital audio devices such as DAT and MiniDisc recorders via optical input output JP10 function exChange BASS ...

Page 50: ...ar Speaker Center BASS RCA SPDIF IN Optical SPDIF IN RCA SPDIF OUT Optical SPDIF OUT SuperAudio Optional Audio Cable Front Speaker Line IN MIC IN Game MIDI SuperAudio J5 1 2 3 4 5 6 J7 IWILL 6Channels Audio IWILL SuperAudio Optional ...

Page 51: ...e DOS utilities path you want to install the file in 3 Program will expand the file to the path you ve specified 4 Install program will add initial drivers into AUTOEXEC BA T file DOS Installation Driver Installation Win 95 98 ME 2000 Installation 1 Click Start at Windows bottom left corner 2 Select Run 3 Keyin the drive path where the installation CDand installation program are in for exam ple D ...

Page 52: ...dia CM8738 and press OK 7 Select proper I O value 8 Press OK 9 Restartthe system when being asked 10 Now you have alreadyinstal led the PCI Audio Adapter under Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 successfully Ifyou want to install the Windows applications continue the following steps 11 Click Start 12 Select Run 13 Keyin drive path where the Windows NT application installation program are in for exam ple D N...

Page 53: ... audio functions includingthe advantage of sixspeakers m ode enable disable and perfectdigital sound SPDIF version ONLY input output control The Audio Rack MIDI Player MIDI Player can play MIDI files mid rmi and allow you to create your own playlist MP3 Wave Player Records and plays digital audio mp3 wave files Allowsyou to create wave file playlists and playback the wave files CDPlayer Plays stan...

Page 54: ...ne WAVE Regulates wave voice playback levels MIDI Regulates the MIDI m usicplaylevel AUX IN Regulates the Auxiliaryinput playlevel MONO IN Regulates the Mono input level LINE IN Regulates theLine In levels Advanced Regulates the advanced settings Recording Control For each inputsignal a control sliderregulates the loudnesswhereas a horizontal slider the balance between the two channels The se lect...

Page 55: ...peakers dialog provides an interface allowing you to setyour speakers configurations First Y oushouldm akesure whatmodel type yourspeak ers are and what the correct confi gurations are And this dial og also shows the currentstatus and functions ofthe phone jacks ofyouraudio devi ce Y ou can always refer to this to m ake sure whether or not the connections ofyour speakersand m icrophone are correct...

Page 56: ...ctors can onlybe used forthe play eror the gam e which utilizes DirectSound 2Dand 3D to playback their m usic Advanced Options Opti ons dialog provides a hot keysetting to control the Mixer i n an easyway Please note thatother applications m ightbe affected bythis ifyou use the sam e hotkeysetting Pleaseuse Load MixerDefaults tochange all settings todefaultvalues ...

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