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Figure 2-1 Mainboard Component Locations

CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

Before y ou install the mainboard into the system chassis, you may find it conve-
nient to first configure the mainboard's hardware.

This chapter describes how to set jumpers and install memory modules, and where
to attach components.

2.1 MAINBOARD COMPONENT LOCATIONS

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Summary of Contents for MLX8440

Page 1: ...MLX8440 UserManual 451 844000400 REVISION C 30 Jan 1998 ...

Page 2: ...ling Pentium II Processor in Slot 1 11 CHAPTER 3 BIOS SETUP 13 3 1 Standard CMOS Setup 14 3 2 BIOS Features Setup 16 3 3 Chipset Features Setup 19 3 4 Power Management Setup 21 3 5 PnP PCI Slot Configuration 23 3 6 Load Setup Defaults 24 3 7 Integrated Peripherals Setup 25 3 8 User Password Setting 27 3 9 IDE HDD Auto Detection 28 3 10 Save Exit Setup 29 3 11 Exit Without Saving 29 CHAPTER 4 HARDW...

Page 3: ...pport 4 IDE harddisk drivers that don t need device driver for S W application the capacity each harddisk can large than 528MB up to 8 4GB CHAPTER1 INTRODUCTION PCI Bus master IDE interface on board with two connectors support 4 IDE de vices in 2 channel the PCI IDE Controller supports PIO Mode 0 to Mode 4 Bus master IDE DMA Mode 2 and Ultra DMA 33MB SEC On board super Muti I O chip that support 2...

Page 4: ...rface within easy reach is the expansion slot covers at the rear of the system case or any other unpainted portion of the system chassis During configuration and installation touch a grounded surface frequently to discharge any static electric charge that may build up in your body Another option is to wear a grounding wrist strap When handling a mainboard or an adapter card avoid touching its comp...

Page 5: ...ty Observe the following precautions while unpacking and installing the mainboard 1 Touchanunpaintedareaofthesystemchassisbeforehandlingthemainboard oranycomponent Doingsodischargethestaticchargeyourbodymayhave built 2 Removethemainboardfor appearancechecking Shippingmayhavelossened integratedcircuitsfromtheirsockets Ifanyintegratedcircuitappearsloose press carefully to seat it firmly in its socke...

Page 6: ...ATION Before y ou install the mainboard into the system chassis you may find it conve nient to first configure the mainboard s hardware This chapter describes how to set jumpers and install memory modules and where to attach components 2 1 MAINBOARD COMPONENT LOCATIONS ...

Page 7: ... system components and case devices to the mainboard via the mainboard connectors A description of each I connector and its connector pins follows See Figure 2 1 for the location of the connectors on the mainboard Note Before making connections to the board make sure that power to the system is turned off 2 4 JUMPER SETTINGS You can configure hardware options by setting jumper on the mainboard See...

Page 8: ...P1 Power Supply Connectors This connector connects to a ATX power supply The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making sure that the pins are aligne Important Make sure that the ATX power supply can take at least 10mA load on the 5 volt standby lead 5VSB You may experience difficulty in...

Page 9: ...erial Bus Connector USB This connector supports two port USB Bus Pin Description Pin Description 1 5 VDC 5 Ground 2 DATA 6 DATA 3 DATA 7 DATA 4 Ground 8 5VDC J1 Key Lock Speaker HDD LED Suspend LED Suspend Switch Power Switch Reset Hard Disk LED Connector Pin Description 6 5V 16 Active Low P6 P16 1 11 1 0 2 0 Key Lock HDD LED Suspend Switch Reset Speaker Suspend LED Power Switch ...

Page 10: ...disables the keyboard and the Power LED on the case Pin Description 1 LED Output 2 NC 3 Ground 4 Keylock 5 GND Speaker Connectors Attach the system speaker to connector SPKR Pin Description 11 DATA Out 12 NC 13 Ground 14 5 V Suspend Switch Connector Attrach the suspend switch cable to this connector Setting Description Open NormalMode Default Short Suspend Mode P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P11 P12 P13 P14 P10 P...

Page 11: ... generator that lets you choose the CPU frequency by settings jumper JPX You can set the CPU speed to 50 55 60 66 68 75 MHz as shown below JPX A B C 50MHz 0 0 0 55MHz 1 0 0 60MHz 1 1 0 66MHz 1 1 1 68MHz 0 1 1 75MHz 1 0 1 JP1 CPU Internal Clock Speed Selectors JP1 A B C D x 3 ON OFF ON ON x 3 5 OFF OFF ON ON x 4 ON ON OFF ON x 4 5 OFF ON OFF ON x 5 ON OFF OFF ON x 6 ON ON ON OFF JPX 0 1 A B C D JP1...

Page 12: ...r connector J5 JX1 CPU FAN Power P1 P6 2 5 MEMORY INSTALLATION The mainboard lets you add up to 384MB of system memory DIMM sockets on the mainboard BANK MEMORY MODULE DIM 1 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 168PIN DIMM Single Side or Double Side DIM 2 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 168PIN DIMM Single Side Double Side DIM 3 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 168PIN DIMM Single Side Double Side Notes 1 DRAM Type 3 3V 64 72...

Page 13: ...e wide axis of the mainboard The ends of the pins will protrude through the bottom of the heatsink support base when fully inserted 6 Insert the Pentium II processor into the retention base with the processor heatsinkfittingovertheheatsinksupportbase Pressevenlyandgentlyuntil thesnapsontheuppersideoftheprocessorhavebeeninsertedintotheholes at the top of the retention base Note that when removing t...

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Page 15: ...mally you need to run system setup if either the hardware is not identical with information contained in the CMOS RAM or if the CMOS RAM has lost power Enter the Award Setup program s Main Menu as follows 1 Turnonorrebootthesystem Thefollowingmessageappearsatthebottom ofthescreen Press DEL to enter setup ESC to skip memory test 2 Press the DEL key to enter the Award BIOS setup program and the foll...

Page 16: ...elow 3 1 STANDARD CMOS SETUP Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows 1 Choose STANDARDCMOSSETUP fromtheMainMenuandascreenwith alistofitemsappears ROMPCI ISABIOS STANDARDCMOSSETUP AW ARDSOFTW ARE INC Date mm dd yy Thu Sep41997 Time hh mm ss 12 23 24 HARDDISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS H E A D P R E C O M P LANDZ SECT OR M O D E PrimaryMaster Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto PrimarySlave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto SecondaryMas...

Page 17: ...eyboard Drive A B Choose 360KB 5 1 4 1 2MB 5 1 4 720KB 3 1 2 1 44MB 3 1 2 2 88MB 3 1 2 Not installed Video Choose Monochrome Color 40x25 VGA PGA EGA Color 80x25 or Not installed Halt On Choose All Errors Default No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key 3 AfteryouhavefinishedwiththeStandardCMOSSetupprogram pressthe ESC key to return to the Main Menu 2 Usethearrowkeystomovebetwee...

Page 18: ...DC000 DFFFFShadow Disabled BootUpNumLockStatus O n T ypematicRateSetting Disabled T ypematicRate Chars Sec 6 T ypematicDelay Msec 250 SecurityOption Setup PCI VGAPaletteSnoop Disabled E S C Quit SelectItem OSSelectForDRAM 64MB Non OS2 F1 H e l p PU PD Modify F5 OldV alues Shift F2 Color F7 LoadSetupDefaults 2 Usethearrowkeystomovebetweenitemsandtoselectvalues Modifythe selected fields using the Pg...

Page 19: ...and boot up speed Boot Sequence The default setting first to boot from drive C You can reverse this sequence with A C SCSI will then drive A boot directly Swap Floppy Driver Choose Enabled or Disabled When Enabled Floppy drives A B are swapped under DOS Boot Up Floppy Seek Choose Enabled or Disabled Disabled provides a fast boot and reduces the possibility of damage to the heads Boot Up Num Lock S...

Page 20: ...orized use of BIOS Setup System Each time the system boots the password prompt appears Setup Password prompt only appears if you attempt to enter the Setup program Video BIOS Shadow VIDEO shadow copies BIOS code from slower ROM to faster RAM BIOS can then execute from RAM 3 After you have finished with the BIOS Features Setup program press the ESC key and then follow screen instructions to save or...

Page 21: ...tI ORecoveryTime 1 SDRAMCASLatencyTime 3 16BitI ORecoveryTime 1 MemoryHoleAt15M 16M Disabled AGPapertureSize MB 64 CPUW arningT emperature 70o C 158o F CurrentCPUT emperature 30o C 86o F CurrentCPUF ANSpeed 4285RPM CurrentsystemF ANSpeed 4285RPM CurrentCPUV oltage V 2 86V E S C Q u i t SelectItem F1 H e l p PU PD Modify F5 Old V alues Shift F2 Color F7 LoadSetupDefaults 2 The first ten items are o...

Page 22: ...re cached provided that the cache controller is enabled Memory Hole at 15M 16M In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This field allows you to reserve 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA expansion cards This makes memory from 15MB and up unavail ble to the system Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB By default this field is set to Di...

Page 23: ...led VideooffAfter Standb y PrimaryIDE1 Disabled MODEMUseIRQ 3 SecondaryIDE0 Disabled SecondaryIDE1 Disabled D o z e M o d e Disabled FloppyDisk Disabled Standb yMode Disabled SerialPort E n a b l e d SuspendMode Disabled ParallelPort Disabled HDDP owerDown Disabled ThrottleDutyCycle 62 5 ZZActiveinSuspend Disabled VGAActiveMonitor E n a b l e d Soft OffbyPWR BTTN InstantOff ResumebyRing E n a b l ...

Page 24: ...Timer Events This section determines the reloading of the timers after entering the Full On mode When enabled the item reloads the set time of inactivity before entering the power saving mode Max Saving The Max Saving defaults are all 1 Min User define default Allows you to set the power mode time out by yourself Disable Turn off all power saving time outs Doze mode Put the system performance down...

Page 25: ...Item F1 H e l p PU PD Modify F5 OldV alues Shift F2 Color F7 LoadSetupDefaults 2 Usethearrowkeystomovebetweenitemsandtoselectvalues Modifythe selectedfieldsusingthePgUp PgDn keys F keysareexplainedbelow F1 Help gives options available for each item F2 Change color F5 Get the old values The user started the current session with these values F6 Load all options in the BIOS Features Setup with the BI...

Page 26: ...es These settings are recom mended for optimum performance If the CMOS is corrupted when enter BIOS setup utility you must load setup default again Choose this item and the follow ing message appears Load SETUP Defaults Y N N To use the Setup defaults change the prompt to and press Y and press Enter ...

Page 27: ...A u t o IDESecondarySlaveUDMA A u t o On ChipPrimaryPCIIDE E n a b l e d On ChipSecondaryPCIIDE E n a b l e d USBKeyboardSupport Disabled KBCInputClock 8MHz OnboardFDDController E n a b l e d OnboardSerialP ort1 3F8 IRQ4 OnboardSerialPort2 2F8 IRQ3 OnboardParallelP ort 378 IRQ7 ParallelPortMode SPP ESC Quit Select Item F1 H e l p PU PD Modify F5 OldV alues Shift F2 Color F7 LoadSetupDefaults IDE H...

Page 28: ...imary Secondary PCI IDE These field allow you either to enable or disable the Primary Secondary controller You might choose to disable the controller if you were to add a higher performance or specialized controller USB Keyboard Support This field allows your system to support a USB keyboard Onboard FDC Controller The field allows you to select the onboard FDD port Onboard Serial Parallel Port The...

Page 29: ... password cannot be longer than 8 characters ROMPCI ISABIOS CMOSSETUPUTILITY A WARDSOFTW ARE INC STANDARDCMOSSETUP INTEGRATEDPERIPHERALS BIOSFEATURESSETUP USERP ASSWORD CHIPSETFEATURESSETUP IDEHDDAUTODETECTION POWERMANAGEMENTSETUP SA VE EXITSETUP PNP PCICONFIGURA TION EXITWITHOUTSA VING LOADSETUPDEFAULTS E s c Q u i t SelectItem F10 Save ExitSetup Shift F2 ChangeColor Change Set DisablePassw ord E...

Page 30: ...6 65535 1398 63 N O R M A L 3 721 699 32 65535 1398 63 L A R G E Note SomeOSes likeSCO UNIX mustuse NORMAL forinstallation 2 ForIDEharddiskdriver theBIOSprovidethreemodestosupportbothnormal IDEharddiskandalsodriverslargethan528MB ashortdescriptionofthree modesasfollows a Normal mode For drivers small than 528MB b Large Mode For drives larger than 528MB that do not use LBA There can only be used wi...

Page 31: ...es entered during the current session and then exit the BIOS Setup program Type to return to the Setup program 3 11 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Select this item from the main menu and type to exit the BIOS Setup program without saving the values entered during the current session Type to return to the Setup program ...

Page 32: ...e and fan Refer to the Chipset Features Setup Chapter 3 3 section for details When you hear a failure alarm you must power off your computer and check the following processor fan heatsink chassis fan and power supply We recommend that you use the Default Setting which is the ideal setting that would keep the system in good working condition Sets the time interval for monitoring the system Sets the...

Page 33: ...erating systems you may only use the Chispset Features Setup 4 2 INSTALLING THE UTILITY Insert the CD diskette that came with the system board Run SETUP EXE of the System Health Monitor utility After completing installation you will find this utility in StartUp under Programs of WindowsR 95 NT 4 0 Please refer to the Readme file for details on using the utility 4 3 APPLICATION This is for INTEL SO...

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