Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................ 5
Features and Specifications .................................................. 6
Package Checklist ............................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation ................................................ 9
Preparing the Area .............................................................. 9
Handling the System Board ................................................... 9
Static Electricity Precautions ........................................... 10
Installing the System Board .................................................. 10
Board Layout .................................................................... 12
System Memory ................................................................ 13
Installing a SIM Module .................................................. 13
Memory Configuration ......................................................... 14
Cache Memory ................................................................. 16
Jumper Settings for Cache Memory .................................. 16
CPU Installation ................................................................ 16
Jumper Settings for CPU ................................................ 17
Installing Upgrade CPUs ................................................ 21
Jumper Settings for PCI Slots ............................................... 24
Jumper Settings for CMOS Clean .......................................... 25
Jumper Settings for EPROM Type .......................................... 25
Factory Testing Jumpers ...................................................... 26
Built-in Ports ..................................................................... 27
Serial Ports ................................................................. 27
PS/2 Mouse Port .......................................................... 27
Parallel Port ................................................................ 28
Floppy Disk Drive Controller ............................................ 28
IDE Hard Disk Interface ................................................. 28
Installing Expansion Cards. ............................................. 31
Chapter 3: Software Installation ............................................... 32
Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility ............................................ 32
Standard CMOS Setup .................................................. 33
BIOS Features Setup .................................................... 35
Chipset Features Setup ................................................. 36
Power Management Setup .............................................. 37
PCI Configuration Setup ................................................. 38
Load BIOS Defaults ...................................................... 38