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AMD Slot-A

AGP/PCI/ISA

Motherboard

QS750

User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for QS750

Page 1: ...1 AMD Slot A AGP PCI ISA Motherboard QS750 User s Manual...

Page 2: ...e registered trademarks of AMD Corporation l IBM and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines l Award is a registered trademark of AWARD Software International Inc Responsibil...

Page 3: ...visions of the 1994 Regulations FCC Compliance FCC stands for Federal Communications Commission This product complies with FCC Rules Part 15 and has been tested and complied with the EMI rules by a ce...

Page 4: ...in Chapter 3 Install the CPU by correctly aligning the CPU with the Slot as noted in the motherboard diagram Once aligned press down on the CPU gently but firmly and lock it Next install the 3 3 volt...

Page 5: ...rocedure 19 3 4 3 DIMM Module Combinations 20 3 5 Expansion Slots 20 3 6 Connectors 21 3 6 1 Primary IDE Connector 39 pin block Black 21 3 6 2 Secondary IDE Connector 39 pin block White 21 3 6 3 Flopp...

Page 6: ...3 External Cache 37 4 4 4 Quick Power On Self Test 37 4 4 5 First Boot Device 37 4 4 6 Second Boot Device 37 4 4 7 Third Boot Device 37 4 4 8 Boot Other Device 37 4 4 9 Swap Floppy Drive 37 4 4 10 Boo...

Page 7: ...t 43 4 7 Power Management Setup Menu 44 4 7 1 ACPI function 44 4 7 2 Power Management 44 4 7 3 Video Off Method 45 4 7 4 Suspend Type 45 4 7 5 Standby Mode 45 4 7 6 HDD Power Down 45 4 7 7 HDD Down In...

Page 8: ...s 4 10 2 Spread Spectrum Modulated 49 4 10 3 CPU Host PCI Clock 49 4 11 Load Optimized Defaults 49 4 12 Set Supervisor Password 50 4 13 Set User Password 50 4 14 Save Exit Setup 50 4 15 Exit Without S...

Page 9: ...tallation procedure presented on the Easy Installation Page and refer to the section number following each step if you require more detailed instructions 1 2 Check Your Device Items The standard packa...

Page 10: ...10 1 Introduction...

Page 11: ...ler System Memory Three 168 pin DIMM sockets Minimum 16MB up to maximum 768MB Memory Capacity Support 100MHz SDRAM DIMM module PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Integrated PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Ch...

Page 12: ...CD ROM supported Green Features Power Management APM 2 1 Additionally with support for ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface feature and On Now your system will become more wise in power ma...

Page 13: ...IO ON N 3 1 Motherboard Layout Main Parts FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE USB KEYBOARD MOUSE PRINTER COM1 COM2 WOL DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1 ATX POWER CPU EISA SLOT PCI EXPANSION SLOT ISA BUS AGP SLOT FRONT...

Page 14: ...use connectors Refer to Sec 3 5 13 USB connectors Refer to Sec 3 5 14 Two serials ports Refer to Sec 3 5 16 One parallel port Refer to Sec 3 5 15 Expansion Slots Sockets SEC CPU Slot Refer to Sec 3 3...

Page 15: ...grounded anti static surface component side up Immediately inspect the board for damage Due to shifting during shipping it is suggested that the installer press down on the entire socket ICs to ensure...

Page 16: ...e triangle s mark stands for pin 1 of connectors Slots Connectors List J11 PCI 1 J27 COM 1 J12 PCI 2 J27 COM2 J13 PCI 3 J27 Printer J15 PCI 4 J25 USB1 USB2 J10 AGP Slot J25 Keyboard Mouse J2 Secondary...

Page 17: ...e thermal plate and black cover When mounted in Slot A the processor is secured by two retention mechanism attached to the motherboard AMD 756 AMD 751 3 3 1 Install CPU Please follow the below steps t...

Page 18: ...ep 2 Fix the Retention Mechanism to the motherboard with four Lock Pins To insert the Lock Pins into holes to lock them tight and firmly And then unfold the URM Step 3 Push the SEC Cartridge s two loc...

Page 19: ...the DIMM module into the DIMM socket vertically After inserting the DIMM module completely into the socket push up on the socket latches securing the DIMM into place If the pin 1 of the DIMM module d...

Page 20: ...t DIMM 1 64MB DIMM2 16MB DIMM 3 128MB Total 64 16 128 208 MB Select one of the six choices Empty 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB in DIMM1 Then repeat in DIMM2 Empty 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB to go through...

Page 21: ...l and additional connectors AMD 756 AMD 751 3 6 1 Primary IDE Connector 39 pin block Black This connector supports two primary channel IDE devices via a ribbon cable When two IDE devices are installed...

Page 22: ...n control three types of floppy drives 1 2 1 44 and 2 88MB or compatible tape drives The connection to the floppy drive is via a header The floppy disk interface includes 48mA drivers and inputs on th...

Page 23: ...he reset switch be used for rebooting the system in order to extend the life of the system s power supply 3 6 8 HDD IDE LED Connector 2 pin The mainboard supports one straight 4 pin header for connect...

Page 24: ...push the power switch for no longer then 4 seconds If the power switch is pushed down for over 4 seconds the system will be totally Power Off When the BIOS setting sets the Delay 4 second to Instant o...

Page 25: ...Play This new bus technology will support over 127 different peripherals through a Hub 3 6 15 Parallel Port Printer J27 The motherboard includes a parallel port EPP ECP compatible The parallel port i...

Page 26: ...ct targeted at 3D graphical display applications 3 6 17 WOL Wake On LAN J16 J17 This header is used for remote wakeup of the computer through a network WOL requires a PCI add in network interface card...

Page 27: ...system case 4 Connect the power supply cord into an outlet of power supply 5 Connect Monitor signal cable to the system VGA port and the monitor power cord to power outlet 6 Now turn on the monitor a...

Page 28: ...28 3 Installation...

Page 29: ...he BIOS Setup 4 1 BIOS Setup The AWARD BIOS is immediately activated when you first turn on the computer The BIOS reads system configuration information in CMOS RAM and begins the process of checking...

Page 30: ...or the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press Esc or the F1 key again 4 1 3 In Case of Problems If after making and saving system changes with Setup you discover that your computer no longer i...

Page 31: ...y of each Setup category Standard CMOS Options in the original PC AT compatible BIOS BIOS Features Award enhanced BIOS options Chipset Features Options specific to your system chipset Power Management...

Page 32: ...l Memory Mon Aug 2 1999 8 2 15 14 51 Press Enter None Press Enter None Press Enter None Press Enter None 1 44M 3 5 in None EGA VGA All Errors 640K 64512K 65536K Item Help Menu Level Change the day mon...

Page 33: ...nto each drive parameter field 3 Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications Type The BIOS contains a table of pre defined drive types Each de...

Page 34: ...1 2 inch double sided drive 1 44 megabyte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity 4 3 5 Video Select the type of primary video subsystem in your computer The BIOS u...

Page 35: ...ss memory RAM and amounts allocated to base memory extended memory and other high memory RAM is counted in kilobytes KB approximately one thousand bytes and megabytes MB approximately one million byte...

Page 36: ...Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message...

Page 37: ...drives that the AMIBIOS sttempts to boot from after AMIBIOS Post completes 4 4 8 Boot Other Device The original IBM PCs loaded the DOS operating system from drive A floppy disk so IBM PC compatible sy...

Page 38: ...ate and typematic delay 4 4 14 Typematic Rate Chars Sec When the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key of 6 8 1...

Page 39: ...gh memory 640 KB to 1 MB available for loading device drivers etc Enable shadowing into each section of memory separately Many system designers hardwire shadowing of the system BIOS and eliminate a Sy...

Page 40: ...4 5 1 System BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system err...

Page 41: ...MA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA On Chip Primary PCI IDE On Chip Secondary PCI IDE USB Host Controller USB Keyboard Support Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Auto Auto Au...

Page 42: ...face The choice Enabled Disabled 4 6 6 USB Host Cobtroller 4 6 6 USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB Keyboard The choice Enabled Disabled 4 6 7 Init...

Page 43: ...6 12 Parallel Port Mode Activated by Onboard Parallel Port Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal unless your hardware and software require one of the other modes...

Page 44: ...er Select PU PD Modify F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 6 Power Management Setup Menu 4 7 1 ACPI function ACPI Advanced Configura...

Page 45: ...the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off 4 7 5 Standby Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the fixed disk drive and the video would be s...

Page 46: ...7 9 10 11 NA 4 7 11 RTC Resume This allows you to have an unattended or automatic power up of your system You may configure your system to power up at a certain time in a day by selecting or on the fi...

Page 47: ...1 PNP OS Installed This item allows you to determine install PnP OS or not The choices are Yes and No 4 8 2 Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Exte...

Page 48: ...elp Menu Level Exit to Main Menu Move Enter Select PU PD Modify F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Figure 8 PC Health Menu 4 9 1 Hardware...

Page 49: ...DIMM PCI Clk Keeping this feature at Enabled allows the system to detect the DIMM clock automatically The choices are Enabled Default and Disabled 4 10 2 Spread Spectrum Modulated This feature is use...

Page 50: ...ge appears at the center of the screen ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter Typing a password clears any previously entered password from CMOS memory Now the message...

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