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Mainboard User’s Manual 

 
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EVEm Series, V1.1 

VT133/August 2001 

Summary of Contents for EVEm Series

Page 1: ...to time without the obligation of notifying any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II III MMX an...

Page 2: ...Mainboard User s Manual II...

Page 3: ...16 Optional Extension Brackets 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 21 Introduction 21 Running the Setup Utility 22 Standard CMOS Features Page 23 Advanced BIOS Features Page 24 Advanced Chipset Features P...

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Page 5: ...DMA 33 66 modes The mainboard has a built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface a V 90 56K Fax Modem DAA module and an optional 8 16 32MB Flash Disk Module In addition this mainboard has an extended...

Page 6: ...Slots One 32 bit PCI slot Onboard IDE channels Support for PIO modes Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA 33 66 modes Power Supply and Power Management ATX power supply connector ACPI and previous PMU support...

Page 7: ...in Ethernet LAN 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ethernet LAN LAN controller integrates Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY compliant with IEEE802 3u 100BASE TX 10BASE T and ANSI X3 263 TP PMD standards Compliant with ACPI 1...

Page 8: ...ystem temperatures fan speeds and mainboard voltages Onboard Flash ROM Automatic board configuration support Plug and Play of peripheral devices and expansion cards Built in virus protection using Tre...

Page 9: ...wing items The mainboard The User s Manual 1 UDMA 66 IDE cable 1 Floppy disk drive cable Support software on CD ROM disk Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for th...

Page 10: ...wrist strap you can discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges Avoid touching the components unless it is absolutely ne...

Page 11: ...mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting headers on the mainboard Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connecti...

Page 12: ...owing diagram helps you to identify mainboard s major components Note Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in this illustration are for testing only I O Ports The illustration below shows...

Page 13: ...MB The edge connectors on the memory modules have cut outs which coincide with spacers in the DIMM socket so that memory modules can only be installed in the correct orientation To install a module p...

Page 14: ...removed from two pins the pins are OPEN Jumper JBAT1 Clear CMOS Memory Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if incorrect settings in the Setu...

Page 15: ...Function Jumper Setting Disable Onboard LAN Short Pins 1 2 Enable Onboard LAN Short Pins 2 3 Jumper JP5 Keyboard Power On Selector If you enable the keyboard power on feature you can use hot keys on...

Page 16: ...al mounting points on the chassis Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX connector on the mainboard If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable fr...

Page 17: ...MIC line out header This header allows the user to install front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access If you want to use the rear mounted jacks default settings you have to short...

Page 18: ...Pin 1 side of the cable Fax Modem Module You can access the LINE and TEL RJ11 connectors on the metal edge of the Fax Modem DAA module 1 Locate the modem header JP1 on the mainboard 2 Plug the cable f...

Page 19: ...FDD1 IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devic...

Page 20: ...ystem On the mainboard locate the two 4 pin connectors CD1 and CD2 There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors Connect the...

Page 21: ...at holds slot cover in place Optional Extension Brackets For this mainboard you can also obtain an AV S Video output module and a Flash Disk module Install the extension by following the steps below A...

Page 22: ...module provides the system with 8 16 32 MB flash disk space 1 On the mainboard locate the Flash Disk header JP7 and JP8 for this module 2 Plug directly the module into the Flash Disk header as follows...

Page 23: ...Installation 19 Jumper JP2 Use this jumper to enable or disable the function of write protection Function Jumper Setting Disable Short Pins 1 2 Enable Short Pins 2 3 JP7 JP8 Flash Disk Module Flash D...

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Page 25: ...ility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer from booting properly If this happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory...

Page 26: ...sor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option To leave the setup utility press the Escape key To cycle through the Setup Utility s o...

Page 27: ...lue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 BestPerf Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date Time Use these items to set the system date and time IDE Devices Your computer has two IDE chan...

Page 28: ...dvanced BIOS Features Item Help Virus Warning Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device HDD 0 Second Boot Device Floppy Third Boot Device CDROM Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy...

Page 29: ...hat drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled it checks the geometry of the floppy disk drives at start up time You don t need to enable this item...

Page 30: ...r DRAM 64 MB This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow...

Page 31: ...WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 BestPerf Defaults F7...

Page 32: ...p USB This item allows you to enable the USB port if you have installed a USB device on the system board OnChip USB 2 This item allows you to enable the USB 2 port if you have installed more USB devic...

Page 33: ...ed IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display First PCI Slot Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial P...

Page 34: ...hange the appropriate item on this list to Auto You may have to install the UltraDMA driver Init Display First Use this item to define if your graphics adapter is installed in one of the PCI slots or...

Page 35: ...the requirements of the infrared module used in the system Onboard Parallel Port This option is used to assign the I O address for the onboard parallel port Onboard Parallel Mode This feature enables...

Page 36: ...Help F5 Previous Values F6 BestPerf Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults ACPI Function Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI function Power Management This item acts like a master switch for the powe...

Page 37: ...rms can resume the system This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the normal power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a...

Page 38: ...CI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Menu Level Select Yes if you are using a Plug and Play operating system Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non boot devices Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Sav...

Page 39: ...he problem by changing this item to Manual and then opening up the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources sub menus In the IRQ Resources sub menu if you change any of the IRQ assignations to Legacy ISA th...

Page 40: ...2V Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 BestPerf Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults System Component Characteristics These fields provide you wi...

Page 41: ...tPerf Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When this item is enabled BIOS will disabled the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots Spread Spectrum Use this item to set the system b...

Page 42: ...n the password A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly The password is then required to access the Setup Utility or for tha...

Page 43: ...ight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the setup program When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and...

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Page 45: ...tware The software on the support CD ROM is for Windows 95 NT 2000 and Windows 98 The installation procedure differs depending on which Operating System you have but the automatic installation is now...

Page 46: ...ry Find the driver and audio application here D SOUND EVEm FAX Modem Driver Find the driver here D Modem Driver EVEm USB Driver The USB Driver allows the system to recognize the USB ports on the mainb...

Page 47: ...e install screen The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit See the following screen illustration When you click on the Setup button the software installation program will run and you...

Page 48: ...k the Next button to proceed 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You will need to follow the...

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