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M768MR, V3.2A

IBXX/September 2000

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Summary of Contents for M768MR

Page 1: ...nufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium Pentium II Pentium III MMX and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 95 98 NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd PC cil...

Page 2: ...M768MR Mainboard User s Manual Notice The user must find a properly compatible AGP VGA card in the 133MHz system because the AGP clock frequency will be over 66MHz II ...

Page 3: ...ons 20 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 21 Introduction 21 Running the Setup Utility 22 Standard CMOS Setup Page 23 Advanced CMOS Setup Page 24 Advanced Chipset Setup Page 26 Power Management Setup Page 28 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page 30 Load Optimal Settings 31 Load Best Performance Settings 31 Peripheral Setup Page 32 Hardware Monitor CPU PnP Setup Page 34 Change Supervisor Password 35 Auto Detect H...

Page 4: ...to use Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 A9 Support and Services A13 Appendix B Gamut2000 B1 1 GAMUT2000 Family B2 1 1 LifeAmp Versatile Audio Playback System B2 1 2 AudioPort Audio Transportation System B4 2 Installation B5 2 1 Before Beginning System Requirements B5 2 2 Uninstalling the Previous of GAMUT2000 B5 3 Main Console B7 3 1 Introduction B7 3 2 Function and Operation B7 3 3 Main Menu B9 IV ...

Page 5: ...oard uses the Intel 440BX chipset which provides CPU Plug Play through firmware The mainboard has a built in PCI 3D Sound System and a V 90 Fax Modem DAA module is shipped with the mainboard In addition the mainboard has a full set of ATX I O Ports including PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports two USB ports a parallel port and two serial ports This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a po...

Page 6: ...upport Two DIMM slots for 168 pin SDRAM memory modules Support for 66MHz 100MHz and 133MHz memory bus Maximum installed memory is 2 x 256 MB 512 MB Expansion Slots One AGP Slot Three 32 bit PCI slots One 8 16 bit ISA slot Onboard IDE channels Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels Support for PIO programmable input output modes Support for Multiword DMA modes Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DM...

Page 7: ...e In or digital mixing from voice FM Wave table and digital CD Audio Onboard I O Ports Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device connections Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb s transfer rate Two serial ports with 16550 compatible fast UART One parallel port with ECP and EPP support Two USB ports Two PS 2 ports for keyboard and mouse One infrared header for optional module Hardwa...

Page 8: ...ic virus protection under Windows 95 98 SuperVoice is data fax and voice communication software Gamut2000 provides professional audio features included MP3 encoding playback MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone internet phone communication 3Deep delivers the precise imagery and displays accurate color in your monitor Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 is an office application suite under Windows...

Page 9: ...ction Package Contents Your mainboard package ships with the following items The mainboard This User s Guide 1 UDMA 66 IDE cable 1 Floppy disk drive cable 1 Fax Modem DAA module Support software on CD ROM disk 5 ...

Page 10: ...le If you don t have a wrist strap 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 necessary During installation put the mainboard on top of the static protection packaging it came in with the component side facing up Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect the mainboard ...

Page 11: ...mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to the mainboard connector headers Install any other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connector headers Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper JP1 is set to Normal the default setting is set to Clear CMOS See this chapter for information on locating JP1 and the setting options...

Page 12: ...nboard User s Manual Mainboard Components Use the diagram below to identify the major components on the mainboard Note Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in this illustration are for testing only 8 ...

Page 13: ...ports Celeron PPGA and FCPGA Pentium III processors Do not try to install a Socket 7 processor in the Socket 370 A Socket 7 processor such as the Pentium MMX or the AMD K5 K6 does not fit in the Socket 370 The following list notes the processors that are currently supported by this mainboard FCPGA Pentium III 500 933MHz FSB 100MHz 133MHz PPGA Celeron 300 600MHz FSB 66 MHz 9 ...

Page 14: ...e Socket 370 identify the Pin 1 corner The Pin 1 corner is at the end of the locking lever when it is locked 4 Match the Pin 1 corners and insert the processor into the socket No force is required and the processor should drop into place freely 5 Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the catch on the side of the socket This secures the CPU in the socket 6 All processors should be installe...

Page 15: ... can install any size memory module from 8 MB to 256MB so the maximum memory size is 2 x 256MB 512 MB The edge connectors on the memory modules have cut outs which coincide with spacers in the DIMM sockets so that memory modules can only be installed in the correct orientation To install a module push the retaining latches at either end of the socket outwards Position the memory module correctly a...

Page 16: ... 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 seconds Function Jumper Setting Normal Operation Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Memory Short Pins 2 3 Jumper JP2 Keyboard Power On Selector If you enable the keyboard power on feature you can use ...

Page 17: ...m on a third party expansion card you must disable the onboard audio in order to free up resources for the alternate sound card Function Jumper Cap Enable audio system Short pins 1 2 Disable audio system Short pins 2 3 Jumper JP5 133 MHz System Bus Selector Use this jumper to set the 133 MHz system bus frequency or not Function Jumper Setting 66 100 MHz Short Pins 1 2 133 MHz Short Pins 2 3 13 ...

Page 18: ... O cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard Install the mainboard in a case Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis 1 Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1 connector on the mainboard 2 If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan t...

Page 19: ... below for a guide to the PANEL1 connector pin assignments 15 22 21 Power LED Pins 2 4 6 Speaker Pins 1 3 5 7 Keylock Pins 8 10 HDD LED Pins 15 16 2 1 Reset Switch Pins 17 18 Power Button Pins 21 22 Suspend LED Pins 13 14 Suspend Switch Pins 19 20 ...

Page 20: ...e on the Pin 1 side of the cable Fax Modem Module The Fax Modem DAA module plugs directly into the mainboard in line with to an expansion slot opening in the system chassis When you remove the slot cover from the system chassis you can access the LINE and TEL RJ11 connectors on the metal edge of the Fax Modem DAA module 1 Locate the MDM1 modem header on the mainboard 2 Plug the Fax Modem DAA modul...

Page 21: ...oard ships 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 sys...

Page 22: ... CD ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors Connect the cable to the appropriate connector Infrared Port You can connect an infrared port to the mainboard You can purchase this option from third party vendors 1 Locate the infrared port SIR1 header on the mainboard 2 If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the SIR1 header and then secure the por...

Page 23: ...lot to install a graphics adapter which has an AGP edge connector PCI PCI stands for Peripheral Components Interconnect Use this slot to install current add in cards which have a 32 bit PCI edge connector ISA ISA stands for Industry Standard Architecture Use this slot to install older legacy add in cards which have an 8 16 bit ISA edge connector 2 Locate the ISA or PCI or AGP slot on the mainboard...

Page 24: ... resume the system from a software power down You need to enable this feature in the system setup utility Wake On Modem WOM If you have installed a fax modem card connect the fax modem to the Wake On Modem header WOM1 You can then use the setup utility to program your computer to resume from a power saving mode whenever there is an incoming call to the fax modem SB Link If you have disabled the bu...

Page 25: ...rrect 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 or you can hold down the Page Up key while you reboot your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the CPU PnP Setup information you may need to set the CPU speed again You ...

Page 26: ... 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 pages use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the items and then use the PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through the alternate values for each of the items Other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes which require you to answer Yes ...

Page 27: ...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 28: ...r and priority that your computer follows to load an operating system at start up time Try Other Boot Device If you enable this item the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first three locations S M A R T Capability Enable this item if your hard disk s supports SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology BootUp Num Lock This i...

Page 29: ... at start up time and to enter the setup utility Always Boot To OS 2 Over 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of memory installed Internal Cache Leave this item enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal cache memory System BIOS Cacheable If you enable this item a segment of the system BIOS will be c...

Page 30: ... states for the Row Address Strobe RAS for installed EDO RAM memory EDO CASx Wait State This item sets wait states for the Column Address Strobe CAS for installed EDO RAM memory DRAM Integrity Mode Use this item to define the kind of error correction supported by the memory that you have installed DRAM Refresh Rate Use this item set the refresh rate for the installed DRAM Graphics Aperture Size Th...

Page 31: ...g the USB ports while working in the DOS environment Keyboard Power On Your system can enter a software power down If you enable this item you can resume the system by pressing hot keys on the keyboard You must be using an ATX power supply and enable jumper JP2 in order to use this feature Stroke Keys Selected If you have enabled the Keyboard Power On use this item to select the hot keys to power ...

Page 32: ...s Shift F2 Color RTC Alarm Date 15 F6 Load Optimal values RTC Alarm Hour 12 F7 Load Best performance values Power Management APM Use this item to enable or disable the power management routines If you enable the power management you can use the items below to set the power management operation Green Monitor Power State This item defines which power saving mode is required to trigger the power mana...

Page 33: ...y IDE channel will reset the timers for the power saving timeouts Secondary master slave IDE If you set these items to Monitor any activity on devices on the primary IDE channel will reset the timers for the power saving timeouts Ring Resume From Soft Off If you enable this item incoming calls to the fax modem can resume the system from a power saving mode or a software power down LAN Resume From ...

Page 34: ...ur primary graphics adapter is installed in a PCI slot or on an AGP bus PCI VGA Palette Snoop When this item is enabled multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device Assign IRQ for VGA If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the VGA graphics system We recommend that you set this value to No Offboard ...

Page 35: ...ory for any device that requires it Reserved Memory Address This item lets you set the address for any block of memory that has been reserved 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 is loaded with a set of optimal default values The optimal default values are not very demanding and they should allow your sys...

Page 36: ...se this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface Onboard Sound Modem Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio modem chip Onboard Serial Port1 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port COM1 3 and to assign a port address Onboard Serial Port2 Use this item to enable or disable the onboard serial port COM2 4 and to assign a port address Serial Por...

Page 37: ...xtended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or Bi Dir Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign an IRQ to the parallel port Parallel Port DMA Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port Onboard IDE Use this item to enable or disable either of the two onboard IDE channels Primary or Secondary 33 ...

Page 38: ...00 V Vcore 2 000 V Board 12V 12 000 V ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values CPU Speed Use this item to set the internal clock speed of your CPU CPU Base Freq Use this item to sets the external clock frequency for the CPU The options include Auto 100 and 133MHz Set the CPU clock based on the requirements of the ...

Page 39: ...rotection Auto Detect Hard Disks This item automatically detects and installs any hard disk drives installed on the primary and secondary IDE channel Most modern drives can be detected If you are using a very old drive that can t be detected you can install it manually Setup will check for two devices on the primary IDE channel and then two devices on the secondary IDE channel At each device the s...

Page 40: ...n Highlight 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 exit or press N to return to the setup main menu 36 ...

Page 41: ...are 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 for Win98 only Installing under Windows 95 NT 2000 To install support software for Windows 95 NT 2000 follow this general procedure 1 Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive The system might ...

Page 42: ...e system to recognize the USB ports on the mainboard You need to install this driver if you are running Windows 95 Windows 95 OSR2 does not require this driver This driver is available for Win95 D USB EUSBSUPP USBSUPP EXE Win95 Chinese D USB CUSBSUPP CUSBSUPP EXE Audio Driver The Sound driver allows the system to generate optimal sound effects Find the driver and Audio applications here D SOUND Dr...

Page 43: ...E Auto installing under Windows 98 The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the Autorun feature will automatically bring up the 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 wi...

Page 44: ...e CD ROM drive icon in a file browser window Installing Software with Auto Setup To install support software for the system board follow this procedure 1 Click on the Setup button The install program will load and display the following screen Click the Next button 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed 40 ...

Page 45: ... drivers are properly installed choose the MULTIMEDIA icon in the CONTROL PANEL when you need to use the Software Wave Table drivers as a MIDI output device Select the MIDI tab and click on C media SoftMidi Synthesis Win98 Driver Win95 then click OK to confirm 3 A Windows application named Audio Rack is provided with the PCI Sound Pro drivers which gives you control over all the audio functions th...

Page 46: ...nnect the front two speakers to the Line out jack on the sound ports extension bracket Connect the rear two speakers to the Line in Rear jack on the sound ports extension bracket The original Line in can be moved to Aux Speaker Position Set up your speakers similar to the following figure to get the best audio result Mixer Setup There is a 4 speakers option in the Volume Control of the Mixer when ...

Page 47: ...s mode is enabled turn on off the output of the front speakers and adjust the volume of the speakers so that the front rear speakers have the same volume Demo Execute the Helicopter demo in the C3D HRTF Positional Audio Demos of the PCI Audio Application When you hear the helicopter flying behind you it means that the rear speakers are working properly 43 ...

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