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4: Software & Applications

Chapter 4

Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that 
comes with the mainboard package. 

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary 
drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More 
program information is available in a README file, located in the
same directory as the software. 

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM 
drive. An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you 
can go on the auto-installing or manual installation depending on 
your operating system.  

If your operating system is Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, it will 
automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your 
mainboard; if Windows NT or manual installation, please follow 
the instructions described as the Installing under Windows NT or 
Manual Installation section.

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Summary of Contents for P4S8A

Page 1: ...n the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II III Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PC cillin i...

Page 2: ...soft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation II ...

Page 3: ...on Brackets 17 Install Other Devices 18 Expansion Slots 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 23 Introduction 23 Running the Setup Utility 24 Standard CMOS Setup Page 25 Advanced Setup Page 26 Power Management Setup Page 28 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page 29 Load Optimal Settings 30 Load Best Performance Settings 30 Features Setup Page 31 CPU PnP Setup Page 33 Hardware Monitor Page 34 Change Password 34 Ex...

Page 4: ...Mainboard User s Manual IV ...

Page 5: ... slot to support Audio and Modem application and built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface optional It supports the Xabre200 GPU which integrates a 256 bit 3D 2D graphics engine and a motion compensation MPEG I MPEGII accelerator There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one VGA port one parallel port one IEEE1394a port optional and six USB...

Page 6: ...pport DDR up to 400 MHz memory bus Notice You can work on DDR400 by overclocking but it perhaps comes with some risks that no guarantee the normal operation Maximum installed memory is 2GB Expansion Slots One CNR Communications and Networking Riser slot to insert special riser cards with Audio Modem functionality Three 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 2 compliant bus interface Onboard IDE channels Prima...

Page 7: ...loating point VLIW Geometry Transform Lighting T L and triangle setup engine Built in 4 pixel programmable rendering pipelines and 8 texture units 4P8T Supports up to 2048x2048 texture size Built in hardware stereo auto rendering engine Supports 2X 4X full scene anti aliasing 2D ENGINE FEATURES Built in Direct Draw Accelerator MPEG 2 MP ML standards compliant Built in motion compensation logic Sup...

Page 8: ...re the MIC jack Digital S PDIF OUT Support CRL 3D HRTF based BS3D compatible audio engine Onboard I O Ports The mainboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One VGA port One parallel port IEEE1394a port optional Six USB ports four back panel ports onboard USB headers providing two extra ports USB2 0 Audio jacks for microphone line in an...

Page 9: ...full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1 1 Legacy support for all downstream facing ports IEEE 1394a Optional Fully supports provisions of IEEE1394 1995 for high ...

Page 10: ...hat enables users to actually mix music right on their own personal computers Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 is the software to help users read PDF files WinDVD creator is a storyboard interface making the entire DVD making process as easy as moving pictures around on your screen 3DNA desktop transforms the static 2D desktop into a more exciting intuitive and useful 3D interface Dimensions ATX form fac...

Page 11: ...l Specification M947FLU Onboard LAN PHY chip U6 USB 2 0 RJ 45 LAN connector and IEEE1394a PHY U7 M947LU Onboard LAN PHY chip U6 USB 2 0 RJ 45 LAN connector M947U USB 2 0 Your mainboard package contains the following items The mainboard The User s Manual One diskette drive ribbon cable and bracket One IDE drive ribbon cable and bracket Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the f...

Page 12: ...sible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Carefully hold this mainboard by its edges Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary Put this mainboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect this mainboard whether there ar...

Page 13: ...ctly Install the 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 connecting headers Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper JP5 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating JP5 and the setting options 2 Never conn...

Page 14: ...nts on the mainboard via this diagram underneath Note Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in the illustration above are for testing only I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the mainboard 10 Optional IEEE Optional ...

Page 15: ...ort Optional Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal The second jack is for stereo Line Out signal The third jack is for Microphone Here are the configurations of 2 channel 4 channel and 6 channel speaker...

Page 16: ...2 8GHz and up FSB 533MHz Installing a Socket 478 Processor A processor installs into the ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 478 on the mainboard 1 Locate the Socket 478 and CPUFAN Unlock the socket by pressing the locking lever slightly sideways and then lift it to the upright position 2 On the processor identify the Pin 1 corner by its beveled edge 3 On the Socket 478 identify the Pin 1 corner The P...

Page 17: ...ates over a 400 MHz overclock system bus You must install at least one memory module in order to use the mainboard Each module can be installed with up to 2GB memory capacity Installation Procedure To install a module please follow these steps 1 Push down the latches on each side of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the socket The DIMM sockets are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are ...

Page 18: ... is removed from two pins the pins are OPEN Jumper JP5 Clear CMOS Memory Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few s...

Page 19: ...nnect power supply to the ATXPW1 connector on the mainboard CPUPW1 is the P4 CPU power connector If there is a cooling fan in the system chassis connect the cooling fan cable to the SYSFAN fan power connector on the mainboard Connect the PC speaker cable to the SPK1 header on the mainboard Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPKR 2 NC 3 GND 4 5V Connect case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header He...

Page 20: ...this mainboard you can also obtain a USB module extension bracket for more USB ports Install them by following the steps below Note All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets have a red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the cable Extended USB Module This module bracket has two USB ports for more USB devices USB port 3 4 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 3 USB_FP_P0 4 US...

Page 21: ...tain one IEEE1394a header Install them by following the steps below IEEE1394a Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 CPWR 2 GND 3 XTPB0M 4 XTPB0P 5 XTPA0M 6 XTPA0P 7 SHIELD 8 KEY 1 Locate the IEEE1394a header on the mainboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the IEEE1394a header 3 In the system chassis remove the blanking plate from the corresponding expansion slot you want to use and install an extension bracket i...

Page 22: ...ips with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system pow...

Page 23: ...nectors Connect the cable to the appropriate connector CD1 CD2 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 GND 1 CD IN L 2 CD IN R 2 GND 3 GND 3 GND 4 CD IN L 4 CD IN R Infrared Port You can connect an infrared port to the mainboard You can purchase this option from third party vendors Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 NC 2 KEY 3 5V 4 GND 5 IRTX 6 IRRX 1 Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the mainboard 2 If you are adding ...

Page 24: ... a set indicator LEDs for the onboard LAN communication you can connect the LED cable to the header J1 Function Jumper Setting Link LED 1 2 ACT LED 3 4 Note The plus sign indicates the pin must be connected to positive voltage Expansion Slots This mainboard has three 32 bit PCI slots and one CNR slot Follow the steps below to install a PCI CNR expansion card 1 Locate the PCI or CNR slot on the mai...

Page 25: ...g Riser slot is an industry standard slot that allows for the installation of a special audio modem riser card Different territories have different regulations regarding the specifications of a modem card You can purchase an approved CNR card in your area and install it directly into the CNR slot 21 ...

Page 26: ...Mainboard User s Manual 22 ...

Page 27: ...asis for coordination between system components If the Setup Utility 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 used to store the configuration information You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the configuration You might need t...

Page 28: ...ate hard disk type etc You can use the cursor 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 optional color schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2 Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values In these pa...

Page 29: ...ve B Not Installed Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date Time Use these items to set the system date and time Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a ha...

Page 30: ...loppy 3rd Boot Device CDROM Try Other Boot Devices Yes S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check Setup Boot To OS 2 64MB No L2 Cache Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Graphic Win Size 4M DRAM CAS Latency 3T Timing Setting Mode Normal MA 1T 2T Select MA 2T Hyper Threading Function Disabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk ...

Page 31: ...em start up time Floppy Drive Swap If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Floppy Drive Seek If you enable this item your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive Password Check If you have entered a password for the system use this item to determine ...

Page 32: ...lk When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system DOS Flat Mode This item enables BIOS to enter the DOS protected mode without other software supporting under the DOS operating system We recommend you leave this item at the def...

Page 33: ...3 BIOS Setup Utility F7 Load Setup Defaults 29 ...

Page 34: ...t the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature LAN Ring Power On The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature KeyBoard Power On If you enable this item you can turn the sys...

Page 35: ...ode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Load Optimal Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the Setup Utility loads a set of fail safe default values These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips Note It is highly recommended tha...

Page 36: ...ify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial Port Use these items to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port and to assign a port address Onboard Parall...

Page 37: ...em Device This item enables or disables the onboard AC 97 modem chip Ethernet Device This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN IEEE1394 Device This item enables or disables the onboard IEEE1394 chip Onboard USB Function Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this mainboard USB Function for DOS Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this mainboard in a DOS e...

Page 38: ...ft F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values CPU Type Frequency Ratio These items show the type frequency and ratio the installed CPU in your system CPU DRAM Frequency Ratio These items decide CPU DRAM frequency ratio installed in your system CPU Over Clocking Frequency This item decides CPU over clocking frequency installed in your system If the over clocking fails please tu...

Page 39: ...or F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults CPU System Temperature These items display CPU and system temperature measurement FANs Voltage Measurements These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements Change Password If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears which lets you enter a Supervisor password You can enter no more than six...

Page 40: ...xt dialog box type in the new password or just press Enter to disable password protection Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to exit without saving 36 ...

Page 41: ...3 BIOS Setup Utility 37 ...

Page 42: ...le located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 98 ME 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your mainboard if Windows ...

Page 43: ...button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup ic...

Page 44: ...on 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click 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 need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to co...

Page 45: ...on button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished Set Up the Audio System Set up the Audio configuration of 2 channel 4 channel and 6 channel speaker out system through the audio driver It also provides users wit...

Page 46: ...ly defined cyberspace to the listener Xear 3D Mode In Xear 3D Mode there are Virtual Speaker Shifter Advance and Earphone Plus Mode options and channel selections Each channel has a corresponding position of phone jacks and description Three audio jacks on the screen show these colors top lime middle light blue bottom pink EARPHONE 42 ...

Page 47: ...4 Software Applications 2 CHANNEL FOUR CHANNEL SIX CHANNEL 43 ...

Page 48: ...tivates the Xear function moreover original Front Out and Rear Out positions will be exchanged in Multi Channel mode EARPHONE and 2 CHANNEL don t support Xear function Three audio jacks on the screen show these colors top lime middle light blue bottom pink FOUR CHANNEL SIX CHANNEL 44 ...

Page 49: ...4 Software Applications Virtual Speaker Shift Advance Click the Virtual Speaker Shift Advance button it provides some 3D Sound Effect and DEMO program for testing 45 ...

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