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Preface 

Copyright 

This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected 
under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor 
any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without w ritten consent of 
the author. 

Version 1.0a  

Disclaimer 

The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The 
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents 
hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness 
for any particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this 
publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without 
obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of s uch revision or changes. 

Trademark Recognition 

Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. 

MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel 
Corporation. 

Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners 
and are acknowledged. 

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 

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, there is no 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 to correct the interference by one or more of the 
following measures: 

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Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

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Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. 

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

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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with 
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing 
this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's 
manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 

Summary of Contents for L4S5MG

Page 1: ...ested 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...

Page 2: ...erference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada About the Manual The manual consists of th...

Page 3: ...ettings 7 Setting Jumpers 7 Checking Jumper Settings 8 Jumper Settings 8 Connecting Case Components 9 The Panel Connector 9 Installing Hardware 10 Installing the Processor 10 Installing Memory Modules...

Page 4: ...Defaults Option 44 Set Password Option 44 Save Exit Setup Option 45 Exit Without Saving 45 CHAPTER 4 46 Using the Mainboard Software 46 About the Software CD ROM 46 Auto installing under Windows 98 46...

Page 5: ...A and the AC 97 audio codec Note SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps data transfer depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM doubles the rate to 1 6 GBps or 2 7...

Page 6: ...ximum sustained data transfer rates of 100 MB sec Built in multithreaded I O link used to enhance performance providing enough I O bandwidth for throughput up to 1 2 GB s Additional key features inclu...

Page 7: ...ing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds C Ch ho oo os si in ng g a a C Co om mp pu ut te er r C Ca as se e There are many types of computer cases on th...

Page 8: ...1 J P 1 J 3 J P 2 W O L 1 L U S B 2 L U S B 1 W O M 1 L P A N E L 1 S P E A K E R 1 L S I R 1 J 2 F L O P P Y 1 C D I N 2 L M D N 1 C O M 2 L A U D I O 1 I D E 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LED1 AGP1 PCI1 PCI...

Page 9: ...or IDE 1 Primary IDE channel IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel J2 Smart I O interface header J3 Power switch header JP1 Clear CMOS jumper JP2 BIOS protection jumper LAUDIO1 Front audio connector LED11 Memor...

Page 10: ...edges Do not bend circuit boards Q Qu ui ic ck k G Gu ui id de e This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system with the mainboards The following table provides a reference...

Page 11: ...appropriate 1 Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets Ensure that your case has an I O template that supports the I O ports and expansion slots on your mainboard C Ch he ec ck ki in ng g J Ju...

Page 12: ...Description Setting default JP1 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Clear 2 3 Normal JP2 2 pin BIOS protect Short Enable Open Disable Jumper 1 Enables you to clear the BIOS Follow these instructions 1 Turn the syste...

Page 13: ...connector to ATX2 3 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1 4 Connect the case cooling fan connector to either BAKFAN1 or CHSFAN1 The Panel Connector The panel connector provides a standard set o...

Page 14: ...alling the Processor This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings by making changes to jumpers on...

Page 15: ...socket to unhook it and raise the locking lever to the upright position 2 Match the corner on the CPU marked with an arrow with pin 1 on the CPU socket the corner with the pinhole noticeably missing I...

Page 16: ...levers on top of the cooling fan to their opposite sides to secure the cooling fan on top of the heatsink 9 Connect the CPU Cooling Fan power cable to the CPUFAN1 connector Note CPU fan and heatsink i...

Page 17: ...MB to 1 GB of memory total memory capacity is 2 GB Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 2 Align the memory module with the slot T...

Page 18: ...hat support UDMA and use 80 pin IDE cables that support UDMA 66 100 Installing a Hard Disk Drive 1 Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your system case 2 Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 A...

Page 19: ...ld automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed See IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave Auto on page 28 fo...

Page 20: ...n cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface 4xAGP Slot The 4xAGP slot is used to install a graphics adapter that supports the 4xAGP specification and has a 4xAGP edge connector CNR Slot This slot is us...

Page 21: ...17 Note For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card...

Page 22: ...ormation on connecting the mainboard s optional devices COM2 Onboard serial port connector Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system Pin Signal...

Page 23: ...OUND PHONE IN LUSB2 LUSB3 Internal USB connectors The mainboard has two USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array However some computer cases have a special module that mounts USB ports at t...

Page 24: ...Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 5VSB Ground SENSE If you have installed a modem use the cable provided with the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector This enables the Wake On Modem WOM feature When y...

Page 25: ...ound 5V J2 Smart I O interface header The Smart I O connector is for use with media storage devices using the LPC interface Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PCICLK SERIRQ LFRAME LD...

Page 26: ...ort to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect an external monitor Game Port Use the game port to connect a jo...

Page 27: ...e out Lime Digital monitor flat panel White IEEE 1394 Grey Microphone Pink MIDI game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS 2 compatible keyboard Purple PS 2 compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise Speaker...

Page 28: ...drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the...

Page 29: ...t Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Key Function Esc Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on a menu PU...

Page 30: ...age 7 Type the filename of the new BIOS in the File Name to Program text box Follow the onscreen directions to update the mainboard BIOS 8 When the installation is complete remove the floppy diskette...

Page 31: ...Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utilit...

Page 32: ...an result in your system not recognizing the installed hard disk Access Mode This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Aut...

Page 33: ...ion against viruses that try to write to the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive You need to disable this item when installing an operating system We recommend that you enable this...

Page 34: ...down key Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option Setup If you have installed password...

Page 35: ...into your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help Advanced DRAM Control 1 Press Enter Prefetch Caching Disabled Memory Hole at 15M 16M Disabl...

Page 36: ...the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter It refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value...

Page 37: ...o Access Interface Embedded Bus Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults SIS OnChip IDE Device Scroll t...

Page 38: ...Enabled This option when enabled will instruct the system to send every write transaction to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst onto the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not P...

Page 39: ...rd Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt request IRQ for onboard serial port 1 COM1 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 This option is used to assign the I O ad...

Page 40: ...IRQ 10 This item sets the interrupt request for the Midi function Press Esc to return to the Integrated Peripherals screen USB Controller Enabled Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Seri...

Page 41: ...whether the USB0 access interface is the embedded bus or a PCI bus Audio ACCESS INTERFACE Embedded BUS This option determines whether the audio access interface is the embedded bus or a PCI bus Power...

Page 42: ...turn its peripherals on and off for improved power management It also allows the PC to be turned on and off by external devices so that mouse or keyboard activity wakes up the computer ACPI Suspend Ty...

Page 43: ...olled by the power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec then you have to hold the power button d...

Page 44: ...m IRQs Interrupt ReQuests and DMAs Direct Memory Access You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP PCI Configurations Setup utility for the mainboard to work properly Select...

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Page 46: ...es a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled INT Pin 1 8 Assignment Auto Identifies the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to a device connecte...

Page 47: ...revious Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio Auto Use the CPU Host SDRAM PCI Clock to set the frontside bus frequency for the installed processor usually 133 MHz 100 MHz...

Page 48: ...the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option sel...

Page 49: ...s item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and exit or...

Page 50: ...ME TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual A Au ut to o i in ns st ta al ll li in ng g u un nd de er r W Wi in nd do ow w...

Page 51: ...lled in separate folders for different operating systems such as DOS WIN NT or WIN98 95 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using To install the software execute a file named SE...

Page 52: ...nded 4 Click Next to run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen appears 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in se...

Page 53: ...convenience of customers The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Note The software in these folders is subject to c...

Page 54: ...o install the software run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY CDGHOST ENG CDGHOST Recovery Genius The Recovery Genius software program is an innovative windows application system that prot...

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