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DCA200-N Series Rev  1.3A

FB2A518201300

Contents

Chapter 1 Quick Installation ................... 3

1.1 Layout ...................................................................................... 3

1.2 CPU setting .............................................................................. 4

1.3 Jumpers .................................................................................... 5

1.4 Expansion Slots / Sockets ....................................................... 7

1.5 Connectors ............................................................................... 9

1.6 Form Factor ............................................................................ 19

Chapter 2 Overview ................................ 21

Chapter 3 Features ................................. 24

3.1 Motherboard Components Placement .................................. 24

3.2 Back Panel ............................................................................. 26

3.3 Block Diagram ....................................................................... 27

3.4 Specifications ......................................................................... 28

Chapter 4 Hardware Setup .................... 31

4.1 Before Installation ................................................................. 31

4.3 Install the Processor .............................................................. 35

4.4 Install Memory Modules ...................................................... 35

4.5 Install PCI Expansion Cards ................................................. 37

4.6 Usage of the AGP Pro slot .................................................... 38

4.7 Connect Devices and Power Supply ..................................... 39

Summary of Contents for dca200

Page 1: ...rm Factor 19 Chapter 2 Overview 21 Chapter 3 Features 24 3 1 Motherboard Components Placement 24 3 2 Back Panel 26 3 3 Block Diagram 27 3 4 Specifications 28 Chapter 4 Hardware Setup 31 4 1 Before Ins...

Page 2: ...erals 64 5 7 Power Management Setup 70 5 8 PnP PCI Configurations 74 5 9 PC Health Status 75 5 10 IWILL Smart Setting 76 5 11 Load Fail Safe Defaults 77 5 12 Load Optimized Defaults 77 5 13 Set Superv...

Page 3: ...ter 1 Quick Installation Several easy installation steps will be described in this chapter to help the experienced users with quick installation If you are a beginner or need to know more about this p...

Page 4: ...0 1M CSRAM 2 0V SECC 550Mhz 100x5 5 Pentium II Xeon 550 2M CSRAM 2 0V SECC 550Mhz 100x5 5 Pentium III Xeon 500 512K CSRAM 2 0V SECC 500Mhz 100x5 Pentium III Xeon 500 1M CSRAM 2 0V SECC 550Mhz 100x5 Pe...

Page 5: ...DCA200 Series 1 3 Jumpers JP1 CMOS Clear CMOS jumper JP6 PS2_SB PS 2 power standby jumper This jumper is used to select the power well of PS 2 ports The feature power on by keyboard mouse can be enab...

Page 6: ...r is used to select Speaker source jumper JP15 LAN LAN Enabled Disabled jumper DCA200 N only This jumper is used to enable disable the onboard LAN chip JP16 FLASH FLASH protect jumper This jumper is u...

Page 7: ...ck Installation DCA200 Series 1 4 Expansion Slots Sockets J1 J2 CPU0 CPU1 Slot2 Processor connectors J3 J4 RIMM_A0 RIMM_A1 184 Pin RIMM Sockets If you install two DRDRAMs and two C RIMM you can refer...

Page 8: ...i m l l a t s n i e v a h s l e n n a h c h c a E s l e n n a h c e l u d o m y r o m e m s u b m a R h c a e n i l l a t s n i d l u o h s M A R D R D f o s e c e i p l e n n a h c e m a s o t M A R...

Page 9: ...Quick Installation DCA200 Series J16 J17 PCI 64_1 PCI 64_2 PCI expansion slots 64bit 66MHz J27 AGP PRO 4xAGP AGP Pro Slot 1 5 Connectors J28 IDE0 Primary ATA 66 IDE channels J29 IDE1 Secondary ATA 66...

Page 10: ...10 Chapter 1 Quick Installation DCA200 Series J30 FDC Floppy connector J37 ATX power connector...

Page 11: ...11 Chapter 1 Quick Installation DCA200 Series J37A WTXA WTX 24PIN power connector J37B WTXB WTX 22PIN power connector J37C WTXC WTX 8PIN power connector...

Page 12: ...12 Chapter 1 Quick Installation DCA200 Series J1A J1B Fan connectors for Dual Retention Module 4cm type Fan J2A J2B Fan connectors for Dual Retention Module 4cm type Fan...

Page 13: ...igned to support CPU fan the J41 FSYS is for system fan used and the J40 FCPU1 is designed to support CPU fan J39A TCPU 0 J40A TCPU 1 J41A TSYS This motherboard has three temperature sensor headers Yo...

Page 14: ...n DCA200 Series J42 Chassis Intrusion Connector CASE The connector is for a chassis designed for chassis intrusion detection J43 This connector is composed of all the headers that may be connected to...

Page 15: ...A200 Series J44 SB_LINK This is the SB_LINK connector In order to enabling users to play real mode DOS games Connect the cable provided by PCI sound card to this connector J45 IR This connector is des...

Page 16: ...to wake up the system through a plug in network card the card must provide a high active wake signal J47 WOM This connector can be connected to MR card or internal modem card to provide the ability of...

Page 17: ...17 Chapter 1 Quick Installation DCA200 Series...

Page 18: ...ceive stereo audio input from such sound sources as a CD COM TV tuner or MPEG card J31 External COM1 connector J32 External COM2 connector J33 External Parallel connector J35 External PS 2 mouse keybo...

Page 19: ...19 Chapter 1 Quick Installation DCA200 Series 1 6 FormFactor...

Page 20: ...20 Chapter 1 Quick Installation DCA200 Series...

Page 21: ...rmation and specifications Chapter 4 Hardware Setup Information for setting up the motherboard Chapter 5 BIOS Setup Information for setting up the system BIOS Chapter 6 Power Installer CD Information...

Page 22: ...ing four 32bit 33MHz Bus Master PCI slots and two 64bit 66MHz Bus Master PCI slots The PC99 compliant colorful connectors and the easy jumper setting provide the user more convenience Besides that the...

Page 23: ...application which compare dates or uses relative dates to perform functions will see incorrect dates All motherboards contain BIOS which is one of the key ingredients to check for systems designed to...

Page 24: ...DCA200 N Series Chapter 3 Features This Iwill DCA200 DCA200 N motherboard are well designed for the user Who wants the most stable plat form best performance price ratio and convenience 3 1 Motherboar...

Page 25: ...IDE Connector 8 Floppy Connector 9 Intel FWH Chipset Programmable BIOS 10 Multi I O Chip 11 Intel P64H Chipset 12 64 bit 66 MHz Bus Master PCI Slot 13 AC 97 V2 1 Audio CODEC 14 32 bit 33 MHz Bus Mast...

Page 26: ...Chapter 3 Features 26 DCA200 N Series 3 2 Back Panel...

Page 27: ...Chapter 3 Features 27 DCA200 N Series 3 3 Block Diagram...

Page 28: ...Supports dual Direct RAMBUS Channels operating in lock step Supports 300 400 MHz DRDRAM 100 133 MHz FSB Supports 256Mb 128Mb 64Mb RDRAM devices Supports up to 64 Direct RAMBUS devices without using M...

Page 29: ...ntrol IEEE 802 3x Supports Wake Up on Magic packet LinkChg and Microsoft wake up frame PME Sound on board Build in AC 97 Sound CODEC Supports Creative SB Link protocol Management Build in system tempe...

Page 30: ...Chapter 3 Features 30 DCA200 N Series Others WTX Form Factor 36 x 29...

Page 31: ...cautions when handling it If possible ground yourself by touching a metal table or desk keep the board in its conductive wrapping until it is configured and ready to be installed in your system c Keep...

Page 32: ...hz 100x5 5 Pentium II Xeon 550 1M CSRAM 2 0V SECC 550Mhz 100x5 5 Pentium II Xeon 550 2M CSRAM 2 0V SECC 550Mhz 100x5 5 Pentium III Xeon 500 512K CSRAM 2 0V SECC 500Mhz 100x5 Pentium III Xeon 500 1M CS...

Page 33: ...rough PS 2 keyboard or PS 2 mouse In order to support this feature the standby power must be provided to PS 2 ports 4 2 3 JP14 Speaker source select jumper S_spkr This jumper is used to enable disable...

Page 34: ...umper is used to enable disable the onboard LAN chip 4 2 5 JP16Flashprotectjumper FLASH This jumper is used to select the Flash ROM protected mode If JP16 is set on 2 3 the Flash ROM protection mode w...

Page 35: ...quency and Multiple frequency multiple setting is available only on unlocked processors for your Socket 370 processor or else boot up may not be possible 4 4 Install Memory Modules There are four RIMM...

Page 36: ...u d o m y r o m e m s u b m a R h c a e n i l l a t s n i d l u o h s M A R D R D f o s e c e i p o w t e m a s o t M A R D R D h t o b l l a t s n i o t t c e r r o c t o n s i t I e r u g i f o t r...

Page 37: ...of the computer by adding some expansion cards You can select the latest IWILL SCSI controller such as DU280 and DU3160 Before you do that read the documentation for your expansion card carefully and...

Page 38: ...on Rev 2 0 gains support from leading workstation OEMs and graphics vendors This motherboard provides a Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Pro slot and the new specification Rev 2 0 AGP Pro is another indi...

Page 39: ...conductor cable that reduces noise bleed over and improves signal integrity by providing 40 additional ground lines between each of the standard 40 pin ATA IDE signal lines and ground lines Although a...

Page 40: ...loppy connector to support 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M 2 88M 3 Mode floppy drives and QIC 80 floppy tape drive After connecting the single end to the board connect the two plugs on the other end to the flopp...

Page 41: ...m the motherboard to an expansion slot opening 4 7 3 5 Second Serial port COM2 Connector Teal color One serial port is ready for a modem or other serial devices A second serial port is available using...

Page 42: ...ng and plug may be different In most of the case the red wire is positive while the black is ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector The Sens...

Page 43: ...Chapter 4 Hardware Setup 43 DCA200 N Series 4 7 4 1 J1A J1B Fan connectors for Dual Retention Module 4cm type Fan 4 7 4 2 J2A J2B Fan connectors for Dual Retention Module 4cm type Fan...

Page 44: ...ase one temperature sensor and connect it to the Auxiliary Temperature Sensor Connector Onboard System Temp Sensor 4 7 6 Chassis Intrusion Connector CASE J42 This connector is for a chassis designed f...

Page 45: ...ted to this connector Pressing the button once will switch the system between ON and OFF Pushing the button for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off 4 7 7 2 ACPI LED Connector ACPI This 2 pins...

Page 46: ...ects to the case mounted system power LED which lights when the system is powered on 4 7 7 6 Keyboard Lock Connector KL This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted key switch to allow keyboard l...

Page 47: ...itting and receiving infrared device when using the appropriate application software a When using a SIR FIR devices you need to enter the BIOS setup program and configure the ART Mode Select field as...

Page 48: ...wer supply with at least 720mA 5VSB power c This motherboard only supports the LAN card with a high active wake signal 4 7 11 Wake On ModemConnector J47 WOM This connector connects to internal modem c...

Page 49: ...12 SMBUS connector J48 SMBUS This connector provides the connectivity of SMBUS utilization 4 7 13 InternalAudioConnector AUX_IN CD_IN These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from such...

Page 50: ...the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the different hole sizes In order to support the power up function other than power soft off button such as Wake On LAN Wake On Modem yo...

Page 51: ...ade close the system case over 4 7 16 2 Be sure that all switches are off 4 7 16 3 Connect the power cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case please refer to the manual of yo...

Page 52: ...power on tests Some additional messages will appear on the screen during the test If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power o...

Page 53: ...Self Test POST and before the scanning of IDE devices Simply look for the message Press DEL to enter SETUP displayed at the bottom of the screen during the boot up process If the message disappears b...

Page 54: ...nal manufacturer default settings If the system is no longer able to boot after changing the settings the only way to recover it is to clear the data stored in RTC CMOS To reset the RTC CMOS data take...

Page 55: ...ve setting 5 3 3 1 IDE HDD Auto Detection Auto Detect the HDD s Capacity and its parameters 5 3 3 2 IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave This field specifies the parameter...

Page 56: ...ppy drive is connected 1 2M 5 25 in A 1 2M floppy drive is connected 720K 3 5 in A 720K floppy drive is connected 1 44M 3 5 in A 1 44M floppy drive is connected Drive A default 2 88M 3 5 in A 2 88M fl...

Page 57: ...stop for any errors that are detected All ButKeyboard The system will stop for any errors except keyboard error All But Diskette The system will stop for any errors except diskette error All But Disk...

Page 58: ...then display an error message Afterwards if necessary you can run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs will attempt to access...

Page 59: ...hen enabled you allow reading access to this serial number Options Enabled Disabled 5 4 6 Quick Power On Self Test This field allows the system to skip certain tests while booting This will decrease t...

Page 60: ...ll provide this support it is more common and much faster for modern system chipsets to provide support for gate A20 Options Description Fast GateA20 signal supported by core logic Normal GateA20 sign...

Page 61: ...for DRAM 64MB When enabled this field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB under OS 2 Options OS 2 Non OS 2 5 4 18 ReportNoFDDForWIN95 For a floppy diskless system that runs Windows 95 th...

Page 62: ...rent frequency It is available only when the Auto configuration field is 300 MHz Options 300 400 MHz 5 5 2 DRAM Data Integrity Mode When enabled the BIOS will use ECC Error Checking and Correcting pro...

Page 63: ...in memory address range Any host cycles that match this memory hole are passed on to the add in cards Options Enabled Disabled 5 5 7 Delayed Transaction When enabled the south bridge PIIX4 will suppor...

Page 64: ...SlavePIO These fields configure the PIO Programmable Input Output transfer mode for each IDE devices The maximum transfer rates of each PIO mode are listing as follow Higher setting may exceed the ca...

Page 65: ...e IDE controller uses Ultra DMA 33 66 Mode to access Ultra DMA capable IDE devices Depend on the resent of negociation with your HDD The maximum transfer rate of Ultra DMA 66 Mode is 66 6 MB sec Optio...

Page 66: ...The Power On button will not function in this mode Options Description Password You can assign a password string through KB Power On Password field Typing this password string will power on your syste...

Page 67: ...selection for PS2 MOUSE Button Power on Options Left Right 5 6 10 OnboardFDCController This field enables or disables the onboard floppy controller Options Enabled Disabled 5 6 11 Onboard Serial Port...

Page 68: ...3 OnboardParallelPort This field configures the onboard parallel port There are several port addresses and IRQ channels to select from Options Description 378 IRQ 7 Port address 378h IRQ 7 278 IRQ 5 P...

Page 69: ...stem returns to former status prior to AC loss event Off System remains off after AC loss event 5 6 16 GamePortAddress This field configures the onboard game port There are several port addresses to s...

Page 70: ...vent is detected during the timer counting period the timer restarts automatically 5 7 1 ACPI Suspend Type There are several ACPI modes used to save computer s energy S1 POS This is the Power On Suspe...

Page 71: ...agement signaling with DPMS 5 7 4 Video Off In Suspend This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked Options Yes No 5 7 5 Suspend Type Select the Suspend Type Options Stop Grant PwrOn Sus...

Page 72: ...When enabled you can wake up your system using a PCI rev 2 2 card when a PME event occuring Options Enabled Disabled 5 7 11 Wake up by LAN RING When Wake up by LAN function is enabled the PC can power...

Page 73: ...ed Enter the Date and Time Alarm to power on the PC To set alarm for every day select 0 for Date of month Alarm 5 7 14 Reset APM Timer Events This field enables the system to detect activity and resta...

Page 74: ...ies whether a Plug and Play operating system is installed Options Yes No 5 8 2 Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Dat...

Page 75: ...uto ESCD Resources controlled by BIOS automatically Manual Resources controlled by the user 5 8 4 PCI VGAPaletteSnoop This field controls the ability of a primary PCI graphics controller to share a co...

Page 76: ...vey automatically CPU FSB Let the O S may run the stablest condition When choosing User Mode user needs to set CPU frequency manually This field allows user to adjust the CPU frequency when CPU CLOCK...

Page 77: ...inimal performance system operations 5 12 Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Pressing Y loads the default values that...

Page 78: ...er will display the message Enter Password Type your password and press Enter After the message onfirm Password is displayed re type your password The Supervisor Password function will be in effect af...

Page 79: ...Driver Hardware Monitor Utility Windows 9x only PC Cillin Anti Virus Suspend to Disk Guide Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 1 1 3 Manuals 6 2 How to use the Power installer CD The Power Installer CD supports th...

Page 80: ...to enter CMOS Setup Utility 3 Use arrow keys to select ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES on the menu then press Enter 4 Select First Boot Device and change the default setting to CDROM using Page Up Page Down ke...

Page 81: ...k driver 6 2 8 HowtoinstallMIDIDriver Windows98SEonly You may just click on the MIDI Driver shown on screen Please follow the instructions to install the MIDI driver 6 2 9 HowtouseMakeDriver You may j...

Page 82: ...g the CD ROM version of Windows 98 1 Place a Windows 98 Startup Disk into the floppy disk drive 2 Restart your computer The Microsoft Windows 98 Startup menu will appear 3 Place the Windows 98 CD into...

Page 83: ...y during boot sequence to enter CMOS Setup Utility 3 Use arrow keys to select Advanced BIOS FEATURES on the menu then press Enter 4 Select Boot Sequence and change the default setting from A C SCSI to...

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