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CAUTION: This device is intended to be installed by the user in a 
CSA/TUV/UL certified/listed IBM AT or compatible personal 
computers in the manufacturer’s defined operator access area. Check 
the equipment operating/installation manual and/or with the 
equipment manufacturer to verify/confirm if your equipment is 
suitable for user-installed application cards.

ATTENTION: Ce carte est destiné à être installé par l’utilisateur, 
dans un ordinateur compatible certifié CSA/TUV/UL ou listé IBM 
AT, à l’intérieur de la zone définie par le fabricant.   Consulter le mode 
d’emploi ou le fabricant de l’appareil pour vérifier ou confirmer si 
l’utilisateur peut y installer lui-même des cartes périphériques.

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FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and found to comply 
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable 
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. 
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the 
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications. However, this notice is not a guarantee that 
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this 
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television 
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and 
on, the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following 
measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from 
that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.

CAUTION: To comply with the limits for the Class B digital device, 
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules, this device must be installed in 
computer equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits.

All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be 
shielded and grounded. Operation with non-certified computers or 
non-shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television 
reception.

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Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee 
of this device could void the user’s authority to operate the device.

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This apparatus complies with the Class “B” limits for radio 
interference as specified in the Canadian Department of 
Communications Radio Interference Regulations.

Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de CLASSE “B” d’interference 
radio tel que spe’cifie’ par le Ministère Canadien des 
Communications dans les règlements d’interfe’rence radio.

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This product conforms to the following Council Directive:

Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC (EMC)

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Summary of Contents for BlasterBoard 128 V2

Page 1: ...um except as specifically allowed in the license agreement The licensee may make one copy of the software for backup purposes Copyright 1999 by Creative Technology Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 0 May 1999 PS 2 OS 2 IBM PC AT and PC XT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Intel Celeron and Pentium II III are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is...

Page 2: ...es thereof b you do not retain any portion of the Software or any copy thereof and c the transferee reads and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement 9 Limitations on Using Copying and Modifying the Software Except to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement or by the laws of the jurisdiction where you acquired the Software you may not use copy or modify the Softwa...

Page 3: ...remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect For questions concerning this Agreement please contact Creative at the address stated above For questions on product or technical matters contact the Creative technical support center nearest you ADDENDUM TO THE MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT WINDOWS 95 IMPORTANT By using the Microsoft software files the Microsoft Software provided wi...

Page 4: ... this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver i...

Page 5: ...UH Unpacking the BlasterBoard 1 1 BlasterBoard Components 1 3 CPU Installation 1 4 Installation Procedures 1 4 Step 1 1 4 Step 2 1 5 Step 3 1 5 Step 4 1 5 CPU Speed Setting 1 6 Memory Installation 1 6 Jumper Settings 1 7 J14 CPU Type Selector 1 7 J7 CMOS Clear Selector 1 7 J8 Keyboard Power On Selector 1 7 ATX Functions 1 8 ...

Page 6: ...tors 1 9 External Connectors Location 1 10 FDC1d Floppy Disk Port 1 10 IDE1 IDE2 Primary Secondary IDE Ports 1 10 Onboard Sound Blaster Audio PCI 128 1 11 Sound and Game on the External Connectors 1 11 CD1 CD2 Analog Audio from CD ROM 1 11 J9 Digital Audio Connector 1 12 J10 Internal SPDIF IN Connector 1 12 Onboard VGA 1 12 FAN1 FAN2 Fan Power Connectors 1 13 IR1 InfraRed Connector 1 14 J5 Case Co...

Page 7: ...T 4 0 2 5 Installing Software in Windows NT 4 0 2 5 Testing the Installation in Windows NT 4 0 2 5 Uninstalling the AudioPCI in Windows NT 4 0 2 6 General Specifications 2 6 26 6HWXS Running the BIOS Setup Utility 3 2 Standard CMOS Setup 3 3 BIOS and CPU Features Setup 3 5 Chipset Features Setup 3 8 Power Management Setup 3 11 PnP PCI Configuration 3 14 Load BIOS Defaults 3 15 Load Setup Defaults ...

Page 8: ...nced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI provides more energy saving features for the OSPM OS Direct Power Management function BlasterBoard has onboard Creative Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 to meet Multimedia PC Level II and III specification It also has a built in hardware monitor circuit for detecting abnormal CPU fan speed temperature voltage The BlasterBoard BIOS provides Trend s ChipAway...

Page 9: ...nd Keyboard Power On Alarm Wake Up Modem Wake Up and Wake On LAN Onboard 64 bit 3D AGP Graphics Accelerator AGP 2 0 spec compliant Built in 8 way 16 entry set associative GART cache for AGP Maximum 8MB frame buffer share from system memory High resolution graphic modes up to 1600 x 1200 Onboard Sound Blaster Audio PCI 128 specifications 128 Voice Wave table Synthesizer Compatible to AC97 interface...

Page 10: ...d PS 2 keyboard mouse ports One IR Infrared interface Built in Hardware Monitor circuit Detects CPU temperature fan speed and current voltages Supports optional Intel LANDesk Client Manager Onboard 2M Flash ROM supports complete ACPI and Legacy PMU and is fully compatible with PC97 and PC98 Provides Plug and Play function that detects peripheral devices and expansion cards automatically Provides T...

Page 11: ...hat you must provide UPPERCASE Directory name file name or acronym Symbols letters and key names on the keyboard This notepad icon indicates information that is of particular importance and should be considered before continuing This alarm clock icon indicates that failure to adhere to directions may result in loss of data or damage to your system The warning sign indicates that failure to adhere ...

Page 12: ... easily damaged by static electricity Follow the precautions below while unpacking or installing the BlasterBoard Do not remove the BlasterBoard from its original package until you are ready to install it Frequently ground yourself to discharge any static electric charge that may build up in your body while working on installation and or configuration For example you may ground yourself by touchin...

Page 13: ... touching its components Check the BlasterBoard for damage If an integrated circuit appears loose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socket Do not apply power if the BlasterBoard appears damaged If there is damage to the board contact your dealer immediately M009 1 fm Page 2 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 32 PM ...

Page 14: ...ry IR1 J7 COM2 MIC Line in rear Line out GAME VGA COM1 PRN USB B USB T PS 2 KBD PS 2 Mouse PWR1 J13 J11 J12 FDC1 PCI 1 J10 CD1 CD2 Slot 1 J9 Sound PCI 3 PCI 2 ISA Chipset FAN1 FAN2 Chipset BIOS IDE1 IDE2 W_UP_LAN1 J14 J5 PGA370 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Figure 1 1 The BlasterBoard 128 V2 M009 1 fm Page 3 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 32 PM ...

Page 15: ...P SECC and SECC2 The retention clip set is preinstalled to make the CPU installation easier However the remaining steps needed to complete the CPU installation are given below Installation Procedures The following steps will guide you in installing your Intel Pentium II properly Step 1 Place the BlasterBoard in front of you oriented in the direction shown below M009 1 fm Page 4 Wednesday May 19 19...

Page 16: ...olders as shown Step 3 Flatten the two latches on each side of the CPU Insert the CPU into the holders Lock the two latches to secure the CPU If a Celeron CPU is installed continue with the following step Step 4 After installing the CPU in the holders push the retention locks downward to secure the CPU card as indicated M009 1 fm Page 5 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 32 PM ...

Page 17: ... Installation The BlasterBoard supports up to 768MB of system memory through three DIMM sockets on the board Bank 0 Bank 1 and Bank 2 If the CPU speed is set incorrectly and fails to boot up the system then repeat steps 1 3 4 ISDRAM modules have to be faster than 12ns 12 parts If clock speed of 100 MHz clock speed is used the speed of SDRAM modules should meet the PC100 SDRAM specification 8ns or ...

Page 18: ...ration in CMOS RAM J8 Keyboard Power On Selector This jumper is designed for Keyboard Power On function CPU Type Setting Slot 1 PGA370 J14 Set the J7 jumper to Normal Mode before use If you need to clear the CMOS turn off your system and unplug the power cord Description Setting Normal Mode Clear CMOS while shipping The system power must provide an 720mAon 5VSB 5V Standby signal Disabled default D...

Page 19: ...s while the computer is in the Soft off Suspend state the system wakes up and can be remotely accessed Set the COM Ports option to Activity Alarm Wake Up If you want the computer to boot at a certain time set the Power Up by Alarm option to Enabled and set the Alarm options in BIOS Setup Keyboard Power On You can set a hot key to power on the system when it is pressed Enter BIOS Setup to set the K...

Page 20: ... the system completely off When the system is in the Suspend mode push the power button rapidly to turn the system on W_UP_LAN1 Wake On LAN Connector While in Suspend state if an external LAN signal is received the system wakes up and can be accessed with the LAN card Connectors Attach system components and devices to the BlasterBoard via the connectors A description of these connector follows See...

Page 21: ...ppy disk port that supports two floppy disk drives 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M 2 88M IDE1 IDE2 Primary Secondary IDE Ports The BlasterBoard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller with two IDE ports and supports PIO mode PCI Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 operation modes Each IDE port can support two devices one set to Master and the other set to Slave PS 2 Mouse 6 pin female PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin female ...

Page 22: ... port also used as the joystick MIDI port signals CD1 CD2 Analog Audio from CD ROM Connect AUDIO output of a CD ROM drive to these connectors Panasonic compatible CD ROM drives connect to CD2 pin signal assignments are G L G R Sony compatible CD ROM drives connect to CD1 pin signal assignments are L G G R Game port Line in Rear Line out MIC Sound port CD1 CD2 M009 1 fm Page 11 Wednesday May 19 199...

Page 23: ...ive you non distorted digital audio from CD ROM Onboard VGA The BlasterBoard onboard SiS 6326 chip provides a high performance 64 bit 3D AGP Graphics Accelerator with 8MB frame buffer share from system memory It supports the following features AGP 2 0 compliant configuration 133MHz AGP operation MPEG 2 ISO IEC 13818 2 MP ML and MPEG 1 ISO IEC 11172 2 standards Two 196 x 64 video line buffers for M...

Page 24: ...isplay reconnect to the onboard AGP graphics accelerator restart your computer and open the BIOS utility From the BIOS Main menu select INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS and press the ENTER key On the INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS screen select Init Display First and change the setting to PCI Press the ESC key to exit save the new settings when prompted Before restarting your computer reconnect the monitor to your ...

Page 25: ...configure the setting of IR device through the Peripheral Setup see Integrated Peripherals Setup on page 3 16 J5 Case Connectors The case includes connections for Speaker Power LED Keylock HDD LED Reset Switch ACPI LED and Power Button cables Pin Signal 1 2 3 4 5 VCC IRRXH IRRXL GND IRTX IR1 M009 1 fm Page 14 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 32 PM ...

Page 26: ...dware 1 15 pin1 3 5 7 Speaker pin2 4 6 Power LED pin8 10 Keylock pin15 16 HDD LED pin17 18 Reset Switch pin19 20 ACPI LED pin21 22 Power Button refer to ATX Functions on page 1 8 J5 M009 1 fm Page 15 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 32 PM ...

Page 27: ...1 16 Configuring BlasterBoard Hardware M009 1 fm Page 16 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 32 PM ...

Page 28: ...um kits and MT 32 In addition AudioPCI 128 supports localized three dimensional sound immersion in headphone and two speaker environments AudioPCI 128 also supports multiple algorithm levels of reverb and chorus effects on the wavetable sounds as well as spatial sound enhancement on MIDI and Wave sounds in two speakers with multiple algorithms AudioPCI 128 s compatibility with Sound Blaster PCI is...

Page 29: ...o drivers in Windows 95 Retail Version 4 00 950 1 Windows automatically detects the audio chip in your computer 2 In the the New Hardware Found dialog select the Driver from Disk Provided by Hardware Manufacturer option and click the OK button If the setup program runs automatically click the Exit button You need to install the drivers before installing the applications 3 Insert the installation C...

Page 30: ...or example D AUDIO language WIN95DRV D represents your CD ROM drive and language represents the language of the software that you want to install and click the OK button The audio drivers are copied to your system 9 Click the Finish button Installing audio drivers in Windows 98 1 The Windows 98 Add New Hardware Wizard automatically detects the audio chip and attempts to locate the driver media pro...

Page 31: ...a Player to test your audio card 1 Click the Start button select Programs select Accessories select Multimedia for Windows 98 choose Entertainment and then click Media Player 2 On the Device menu click Sound 3 In the Open dialog select a sound file from the list and click the Open button 4 On the Media Player click the Play option to hear the selected sound being played If you encounter problems c...

Page 32: ...tware installation in NT 4 0 includes the installation of audio drivers To install the software 1 Insert the installation CD into your CD ROM drive The AutoPlay screen appears 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Testing the Installation in Windows NT 4 0 You may run a simple application to test the card s MIDI and wave sound playback This ensures that the card is p...

Page 33: ...ine for reverb and chorus 128 voice polyphony and multi timbral capability 16 MIDI channels 128 GM and GS compatible instruments and 10 drum kits MT 32 compatible instrument set 2MB 4MB and 8MB sample sets included 3D Audio Technology Support for Microsoft DirectSound Localized 3D Sound technology expands the spaciousness of sounds in the traditional two speaker system Multi Algorithm reverb and c...

Page 34: ...r and MPU 401 UART modes IBM compatible 15 pin joystick port with analog support Compatible with the Following Standards General MIDI MPC3 Plug and Play Sound Blaster PCI AudioPCI Mixer 6 Channel Mixer control for access to CD Auxiliary Microphone Line Music Synthesizer and Digital Audio Spatial audio control for Digital Audio and Music Synthesizer Reverb and Chorus control for Music Synthesizer M...

Page 35: ...2 8 Sound Blaster AudioPCI 128 M009 2 fm Page 8 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 32 PM ...

Page 36: ...he information in the BIOS is incorrect it may cause your system to malfunction even stop your computer from booting If this happens you can use the Clear CMOS jumper to clear and reset the CMOS memory area that is used to store the setup information You can run the BIOS setup and manually make changes to the BIOS You may need to configure hardware that you add to the BlasterBoard such as the CPU ...

Page 37: ...page Press ENTER to execute the option Hold down the SHIFT key and press F2 to cycle through the optional color schemes for the setup utility To exit the utility press the ESCAPE key Executing some options on the Main Menu displays tables of installed values On these pages use the cursor arrow keys to select an item and then use the PGUP and PGDN keys to cycle through the alternate values for each...

Page 38: ...ncel the changes and reset to the original values Press the F6 key to return the BIOS to the default values Press the F7 key set the BIOS to a set of high performance values Standard CMOS Setup Use the Standard CMOS Setup to change basic information such as the date and time IDE devices and drives M009 3 fm Page 3 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 33 PM ...

Page 39: ...atically detected use these settings to manually enter the characteristics of the drive The documentation for your drive provides the data you need to fill in the values for CYLS cylinders HEAD read write heads etc Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B Size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive s Floppy 3 Mode Support Floppy 3 Mode refers to a floppy drive for a 3 5 diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB ...

Page 40: ...u set a clock rate the following two items CPU Host Bus Frequency and CPU Core Bus Freq Multiple are automatically set CPU Host Bus Frequency CPU Core Bus Freq Multiple If you set CPU Internal Core Speed to manual you can use these two items to set the system bus speed and the CPU clock rate After you set the CPU Host Bus Frequency system bus set a multiple for CPU Core Bus so that Bus Freq Multip...

Page 41: ... Self Test When enabled the power on testing is shortened and the system boots faster Boot Sequence Determines the order and sequence of the drives that the system searches to boot an operating system Swap Floppy Drive Use this item to change the drive letter assignments so that drive B becomes drive A Boot Up Floppy Seek System checks the tracks on the floppy drives at boot Do not enable unless y...

Page 42: ...VGA Pallete Snoop May be required to solve some problems involving non standard VGA cards OS Select For DRAM 64 MB Enable this item if you are running OS 2 and have more than 64 MB memory Report No FDD for Windows 95 If your computer has with no floppy drive and you are using Windows 95 select yes for this item to ensure compatibility with the Windows 95 logo certification Video BIOS Shadow Allows...

Page 43: ...ardware supports the new values Items Description Auto Configuration If enabled the system automatically configures the system based on the hardware detected ISA Bus Clock Frequency Sets the speed of the ISA bus by dividing the speed of the PCI bus Starting Point of Paging Controls the start timing of memory paging operations M009 3 fm Page 8 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 33 PM ...

Page 44: ... These items allow the video and or system to be cached in memory for faster execution Recommended Leave this item at the default value Memory Hole at 15M 16M Reserves memory for some ISA expansion cards that require it AGP Aperture Size Defines an aperture size for AGP graphics adapter defines the section of the PCI memory address space reserved for graphics Concurrent Function Mem Allows concurr...

Page 45: ...d Leave this item at the default value XXX Driving Rate Controls system timing Recommended Leave this item at the default value SDRCLK SDWCLK Controls system timing Recommended Leave this item at the default value Refresh Queue Depth Controls system timing Recommended Leave this item at the default value Host2PCI Host2Mem Cycle Time Controls system timing Recommended Leave this item at the default...

Page 46: ...ts are short if set to Min Saving powerdown timeouts are longer if set to User Define you can set the powerdown timeouts manually using the items below PM Control by APM If enabled allows an operating system with APM Advanced Power Management such as Windows 95 98 to operate power management routines Video Off Option Defines power saving mode required to power down video M009 3 fm Page 11 Wednesda...

Page 47: ... so the system can resume from a soft powerdown when an incoming call is received Ctrl Alt Backspac As Sets the function of the hot keys CTRL ALT BACKSPACE The functions are Shutdown Suspend and Disabled HDD Off After Sets a powerdown timeout for the hard disk drive If the time passes with no activity the hard disk powers down Doze Mode Sets a powerdown timeout for the power saving doze mode If th...

Page 48: ... programmed on the system realtime clock can be used to resume from suspend mode Power Button Over Ride Determines if the system power button causes a power saving suspend mode Ring LAN Power Up If enabled the system can be resumed from a power saving mode by incoming traffic to a modem or LAN adapter Resume from LAN Control If enabled the system can be resumed through network control KB Power ON ...

Page 49: ...ty Items Description PNP OS Installed Enable this item if you are using an O S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 or 98 Resources Controlled By Sets Automatic Manual configuration of devices If set to manual new items appear Reserves an interrupt request line IRQ and a DMA channel for the device by setting the value to Legacy ISA M009 3 fm Page 14 Wednesday May 19 1999 1 33 PM ...

Page 50: ...onboard PCI audio system Allocate IRQ for VGA If enabled an IRQ is assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system DMA Channels 0 7 If set to PnP DMA channels are automatically allocated by the Plug and Play BIOS or operating system If set to ISA EISA the channel s is reserved for installed ISA or EISA expansion card IRQ 3 15 If set to PnP IRQ lines are automatically allocated by the Plug and Play BIOS or...

Page 51: ...re demanding and your system may not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other kinds of low performance components Integrated Peripherals Setup The Integrated Peripherals Setup allows you to edit some of the parameters for peripheral devices installed on the system Items Description Internal PCI IDE Enable disable the onboard primary and secondary IDE channels M009 3 fm Page ...

Page 52: ...sable the onboard floppy disk drive controller Onboard Serial Port1 Enable or disable the onboard serial port COM1 and assign a port address Onboard Serial Port2 Enable or disable the optional onboard serial port COM2 and assign a port address IR Address Select If you install an optional serial port select an address for the port Use the following items IR Mode and IR IRQ Select to assign the IR p...

Page 53: ...alog type in the new password or press ENTER to disable password protection ECP Mode Use DMA If you install the parallel port with ECP mode use to assign a DMA channel to the port PS 2 mouse function Enable or disable the PS 2 mouse feature USB Controller Enable or disable the onboard USB ports USB Keyboard Support Enable or disable support for a USB keyboard Init Display First Assign your graphic...

Page 54: ...to tell the system to auto detect the device Save and Exit Setup Select Save and Exit Setup and press ENTER to exit the Setup utility without saving any changes that you have made Save the changes that you have made in the setup utility and exit the setup program When the Save and Exit dialog appears press the Y key to save and exit or press the N key to return to the setup main menu Exit Without ...

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