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 VIA 693/693A AT MAINBOARD      

INTRODUCTION

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SPECIFICATION

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CPU

 

Intel® Pentium™ II or Pentium™ !!! 233, 266, 300, 333. 350, 366, 400, 433, 450,

466, 500MHz and higher speed processors

 

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CPU VCC

 

Switching mode Voltage Regulator onboard, su1.30V DC t3.5V
DC CPU Core Voltage.

 

Note : The CPU Core Voltage will be Detected and adjusted automatically by the

mainboard, so there is no jumper setting required to select the CPU
voltage.

 

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WORD SIZE

 

Data Path

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8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit

 

Address Path

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32-bit

 

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PC SYSTEM CHIPSET

 

PC133

: VIA693A and 596B chipset

 

PC100

: VIA693 and 596A Chipset (596B optional )

 

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SUPER I/O CHIPSET

 

W83977EF/TF or CTF/ATF (optional)

 

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FRONT SIDE BUS FREQUENCY

 

VIA693A

: 66 MHz 100MHz and 133MHzselectable.

 

VIA693

: 66 MHz and 100MHz selectable.

 

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MEMORY

 

Three 168-pin DIMM sockets, Maximum 768 MB with ECC.

 

 

CACHE

:512KB pipelined burst SRAM in Pentium™ II, Pentium™ !!! processor.

 

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BIOS

 

AWARD System BIOS. 256KB 

8 Flash ROM

 

(Supports Plug & Play, ACPI, DMI and Green functions).

 

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EXPANSION SLOTS

 

AGP Slots

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32-bit x 1

(Supports 1x or 2x AGP graphics cards)

 

PCI  Slots

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32-bit x 4  ( All Master/Slave, PCI 2.1 Compliant )

 

ISA  Slots

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16-bit x 2

(One of the slot is PCI/ISA shared)

 

Summary of Contents for PT-6VAT

Page 1: ...PT 6VBT PT 6VAT PENTIUM II AT MAINBOARD USER S MANUAL VER 2 X 3 X DOC NUMBER UM 6VBT E1 PRINTED IN TAIWAN...

Page 2: ...VIA 693 693A PENTIUM II AT MAINBOARD USER S MANUAL VER 2 X 3 X DOC NUMBER UM IBT O3 PRINTED IN TAIWAN...

Page 3: ...THE DRAM MODULES 3 1 3 2 CONNECTORS 3 2 3 3 JUMPERS 3 13 3 4 INSTALLATION OF DEVICE DRIVERS 3 19 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 1 4 1 GETTING STARTED 4 1 4 2 MAIN MENU 4 2 4 3 CONTROL KEYS 4 2 4 4 STANDARD CMO...

Page 4: ...ere is always the 5V standby voltage connected to this mainboard when using an ATX switching power supply Without disconnecting the AC power connector from the PC system the mainboard may be damaged b...

Page 5: ...e built on the mainboard for IDE devices One Floppy Disk controller interface two high speed Serial ports UARTs one multi mode Parallel port one PS 2 mouse port one IR interface and two USB ports is d...

Page 6: ...POWER BAT 1 CN 2 SYS BIOS AT POWER DIMM 3 DIMM 2 SLOT1 LPT JP1 CN16 WOL TL SL PW PWR LED K BLOCK SPK JP 7 JP 8 JP 9 JP 4 JP 5 JP 3 JP 11 CN 8 CN 17 DIMM 1 FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 HL RS CN6 USB1 CN7 USB2 CN 5...

Page 7: ...Address Path 32 bit PC SYSTEM CHIPSET PC133 VIA693A and 596B chipset PC100 VIA693 and 596A Chipset 596B optional SUPER I O CHIPSET W83977EF TF or CTF ATF optional FRONT SIDE BUS FREQUENCY VIA693A 66...

Page 8: ...ng message on the screen if you are using the UDMA 66 HDD Primary IDE Channel no 80 conductor cable installed Basically this VIA596A mainboard will work with UDMA 66 HDD but the performance will be re...

Page 9: ...and then it will inform you the system status all the time ACPI This feature is valid only when ATX power supply is connected Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI function is strongly reco...

Page 10: ...VIA 693 693A AT MAINBOARD INTRODUCTION 1 6 4 Humidity 0 to 90 non condensing 5 Altitude 0 to 10 000 feet...

Page 11: ...chanism RM l One CD diskette for device drivers and utility programs This mainboard contains electrostatic sensitive components and it can be easily damaged by static electricity So please leave it se...

Page 12: ...s Please refer to Section 3 2 page 3 12 3 13 for the detail of function description KEYBOARD PASSWORD or HOT KEY optional When ATX type power supply is used with this mainboard you may enter your pers...

Page 13: ...power on the PC system afterward Note This feature is not available on the COM serial port mouse RTC ALARM this feature only work with ATX power supply PC system can be waked up by the RTC setting in...

Page 14: ...em so that BIOS can verify the setting the DMI pool data will be verified by the BIOS when loading the operating system Simply speaking shut down the PC system and then re start the system The modem r...

Page 15: ...e system They are Shut Down by Power Button and Shut Down by OS such as Windows 95 and Windows 98 you can choose the Shut Down from the file menu and the system will be powered off immediately 2 When...

Page 16: ...is a simple task only a few jumpers connectors cables and sockets need to be selected and configured Please refer to the following sections for the settings 3 1 INSTALLING THE DRAM MODULES This mainbo...

Page 17: ...nboard 6 Please install the DIMM module starting from DIMM2 first If your DIMM module does not have the parity bit please don t enable the Parity ECC check feature in the BIOS setup 3 2 CONNECTORS The...

Page 18: ...e K B installed on the board the PS 2 type CN20 become invisible RS HL BAT 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 K B CONNECTORS Either PS 2 or AT type K B connector can be installed on the mainboard...

Page 19: ...nector CN4 COM 2 Serial Port 2 Connector RS HL BAT 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 CN 3 COM 1 CN 4 COM 2 I O address 3F8H 2F8H 3E8H 2E8H IRQ3 IRQ4 selected by CMOS setup D CN5 Parallel Port Con...

Page 20: ...Wrong USB cable will destroy the USB device or this mainboard please contact your dealer for correct USB cable if you are installing the USB device on the mainboard Pin assignment of USB connector CN...

Page 21: ...ntrol Port Connector using IRQ6 DMA 2 RS HL BAT 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 IDE 1 IDE 2 CN8 FDC Connector H CN9 IDE 1 Connectors Primary IDE Port 1F0H IRQ 14 I CN10 IDE 2 Connectors Secondary IDE Port 170H...

Page 22: ...installed on position U10 RS HL BAT 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5VDC NO CONNECTION IR RECEIVE GROUND IR TRANSMIT IR FIR INFRARED RAYS CONSUMER IR 5VDC IR TRANSMIT CN 12 C...

Page 23: ...RD HARDWARE SETUP 3 8 L CN14 AT Power Connector RS HL BAT 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 CN 14 AT Power Connector M CN15 ATX Power Connector RS HL BAT 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 CN...

Page 24: ...3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 FDC IDE 1 IDE 2 CN 16 WOL 1 2 3 Pin assignment of WOL Connector 1 2 3 Pin Signal name Pin Signal name Pin Signal name 1 5V standby 2 Ground 3 WOL Signal O CN17 Chassis Fan Power Connec...

Page 25: ...Suspend switch P W S L T L H L R S 1 RS Reset Button Connector Pin Signal name Pin1 2 Function 1 Reset Control Open No action 2 Ground Short System Reset 2 HL IDE HDD LED Connector Pin Signal name 1 5...

Page 26: ...7 for more details B When system power is on a The system is in Full ON mode a 1 Click on this switch less than 4 seconds the system will be turned into Suspend mode get into a GREEN mode a 2 Press an...

Page 27: ...he PC system will be back to the normal state B When the BIOS setup is Instant off The PW switch can be used as a reset button in the PC system When you click on this button the PC system will be rese...

Page 28: ...for Power LED 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Keyboard Lock 5 Ground 5 3 3 JUMPERS This section will discuss the jumper setting on this mainboard In order to let you have better idea of the jumper setting please...

Page 29: ...ake sure all jumper settings are at correct before installing this mainboard A JP1 Power Supply Connector Selection optional This mainboard provides two power connectors to support both the AT and ATX...

Page 30: ...d PS 2 mouse key click to power on the PC system Because some certain keyboard does not support OnNow function and it will cause trouble to your PC system should it happened please use JP2 to disable...

Page 31: ...MOS JP 6 Note Improper BIOS setting may cause PC system hang up In case that it happened use JP6 to clear the CMOS information and get the PC system back to normal Improper connection may cause perman...

Page 32: ...ation of your CPU carefully before you can make the clock ratio setting F JP14 CPU Voltage Range Selection Optional JP14 is a special design on the mainboard which allows you to select the proper CPU...

Page 33: ...default setting of JP14 will limit the Vcore at 1 3V 2 05V Please do not change the setting on JP14 unless your CPU needs the voltage higher than 2 05V RS HL BAT 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 DIMM 1 FDC IDE 1 IDE 2...

Page 34: ...ock When VIA 693A is installed onboard you will see both JP100 and JP133 on the board When you want to select the FSB clock you will have to make jumper setting on both JP100 and JP133 Please refer to...

Page 35: ...e screen when the system is powered on xx xx 6VABT FOR PT 6VAT PT 6VBT Y2K READY PENTIUM III CPU AT XXXMHz Memory Test 196608K OK Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension V1 0A Copyright 1999 Award Software...

Page 36: ...the desired item Enter Select the desired item F1 Display the help screen for the selected feature Shift F2 To change the screen color total 16 colors ESC Exit to the previous screen PgUp PgDn To modi...

Page 37: ...pdated one and which provides three different modes to support both normal IDE HDD and the one which is above 528MB NORMAL For IDE hard disk drives which is smaller than 528MB LBA For IDE hard disk dr...

Page 38: ...lp PU PD Modify PS 2 mouse function control Enabled F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled F7 Load Setup Defaults OS Select For DRAM 64MB Non OS2 Fig 4 4 BIOS FEATURES SETUP scree...

Page 39: ...d The Quick Power On Self Test will skip some test and speed up the boot process If you find the system is working normally you can always enable this feature so that you don t have to wait too long o...

Page 40: ...rt instead of using the PS 2 mouse you may choose Disable in this field so that the IRQ12 can be released for the other devices If you are using the PS 2 mouse leave this field Enabled PCI VGA Palette...

Page 41: ...hift F2 Color F7 Load Setup Defaults Fig 4 5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP screen WARNING The selection fields on this screen are provided for the professional technician who can modify the Chipset features...

Page 42: ...between CPU CLK and HCLK 33 default setting CPU CLK Please refer to the following for the difference A When FSB clock is 133MHz 1 CPU CLK please use PC 133 DIMM module 2 HCLK 33 please use PC 100 DIMM...

Page 43: ...AGP display card will use some of the system memory to store 3D texture mapping data so that the video performance can be increased tremendously You may use this field to define the memory size which...

Page 44: ...Basically this mainboard is designed by using the VIA 82C693 A chipset and it supports both the 100MHz and 66MHz FSB frequency VIA693A supports 133MHz When you select default setting the system BIOS...

Page 45: ...ary Suspend Mode Disable IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse Primary PM Events IRQ13 Coprocessor Primary VGA OFF IRQ14 Hard Disk Primary LPT COM LPT COM IRQ15 Reserved Disabled HDD FDD ON ESC Quit Select Item DMA master...

Page 46: ...ced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If the Max Power Saving is not enabled this will be preset to No Video Off After Defa...

Page 47: ...you will have to press and hold the PW switch for more than 4 second and then the system will be powered off The Choice Instant Off Delay 4 Sec HDD Power Down Default setting Disable When enabled and...

Page 48: ...Default setting Disabled When Enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode Primary INTR Default setting ON When set to On default...

Page 49: ...CI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP ESC Quit Select Item DMA 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP F1 Help PU PD Modify DMA 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color DMA 6 assigned to PCI ISA Pn...

Page 50: ...d to default setting PCI ISA PnP When resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devi...

Page 51: ...ty The choice Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Default setting Enabled This implements a single delay when reading to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for gr...

Page 52: ...lor Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 F7 Load Setup Defaults Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 Fig 5 7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS setup screen On Chip IDE Chanel 0 1 Default setting Enabled The integrated perip...

Page 53: ...This should be enabled if your system has a floppy disk drive FDD installed on the system board and you wish to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to...

Page 54: ...ocedure you may use this option to load the SETUP default from the BIOS default table It is easy to load the default value simply highlight the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS field and then press the Enter key w...

Page 55: ...or Time Date Hard Disk Type Supervisor Password The SUPERVISOR PASSWORD will be used to check the authority when power on the PC system The Supervisor Password will have different function according t...

Page 56: ...UT SAVING Use the Supervisor Password to log into the PC system you will have the complete right to change all settings in the BIOS setup program 2 When System is selected in Security Option When turn...

Page 57: ...to the mainboard by giving a set of hard disk parameters Sometimes it is not easy for users to find the proper parameters for their IDE hard disk drive In order to help users to find the parameters th...

Page 58: ...e SETUP routine Move the selection bar to SAVE EXIT SETUP and then press the Enter key Confirm with the Y and Enter keys to the screen prompt and the setup information will be stored in the CMOS memor...

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