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EC Declaration of Conformity 

 

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Iwill Corp. 

 

No. 9-1, Kong 6th RD., 

 

Lin Kou 2nd Industrial 

 

Park, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. 

 

declare under sole responsibility  that the 

 

 

 

P6NS motherboard 

 

meets the intent of Directive 89/336/ECC for Electromagnetic 

Compatibility.  Compliance was demonstrated to the following 

specifications  as listed in the official Journal of the European 

Communities: 

 

EN 50081-1 Emissions: 

 

 

EN 55022 

Radiated, Class B 

 

 

EN 55022 

Conducted, Class B 

 

 

EN 60555-2    Power Harmonics 

 

EN 50082-1 Immunity: 

 

 

IEC 801-2 

Electrostatic  Discharge 

 

 

IEC 801-3 

RF Radiat 

 

 

IEC 801-4 

Fast Transient 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for P6NS

Page 1: ...tent of Directive 89 336 ECC for Electromagnetic Compatibility Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the official Journal of the European Communities EN 50081 1 Emis...

Page 2: ...ort wide range of the DRAMs include Fast Page EDO Burst EDO DRAM type with SIMM socket With 6 SIMM sockets available it is very flexible for customerto configure the system memory from 8MB up to 512MB...

Page 3: ...9 USB P21 3 10 Enhanced Multi I O P21 3 11 Other P23 Chapter 4 ATX Form Factor Overview P26 Chapter 5 Award BIOS SETUP 5 1 Main Menu P34 5 3 Standard CMOS Setup P37 5 3 BIOS Features Setup P41 5 4 Ch...

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Page 5: ...rboard dramatically boots system I O through for even the most demandingapplication in today s market The hardware dimension is Full ATX form factorwith fourlayer design technology The Intel Pentium P...

Page 6: ...r upgrade ability for user to update theirBIOS data on the system board user can down load newer version BIOS from Internet BBS or get the diskette file from your vender Expansion slots 1 X 16 bits IS...

Page 7: ...r port EPP Mode Enhanced Parallel Port compatible EPP compatible IEEE 1284 ECP Mode Microsoft Hewlett Packard Extended Capabilities Port ECP Compatible Incorporates Chip Protect Circuit for protection...

Page 8: ...4 CHAPTER2 Quick Installation...

Page 9: ...2 PCS of 72 pins Micro Edge DRAM modules Step 3 Install display controller and connect I O ports This system board is designed using PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect and ISA Industry Standard Ar...

Page 10: ...Step 8 After boot yoursystem O S insert the Adaptec EZ SCSI Installation diskette in a floppy disk drive and follow the EZ SCSI operation manualorreference to Adaptec 7800 Family Set manualwhich will...

Page 11: ...wing tools The P6NS PPro SCSI Motherboard like all electronic equipment is static sensitive Please take the proper precautions when handling this board You should avoid static up If possible You shoul...

Page 12: ...s SCSI motherboard provides not only the powerful connectivity but also software driver supported by original Adaptec The SMC 37C669 Super I O controller provides the standard PC I O function floppy i...

Page 13: ...IMM sites The P6NS supports Onboard two PCI IDE connectors and detects IDE harddisk type by BIOS utility automatically The P6NS supports Award Plug Play BIOS for the ISA and PCI cards The BIOS can be...

Page 14: ...10 Placement Connector M1 M2 M3 M4 1 Pentium JP12 CPU FAN Speaker Keylock Reset SW SCSI LED IDE LED SMI SW Turbo LED Remote Pow er On Off JP7 150 166 180 200 210 233 240 266 270 300 MHz JP17...

Page 15: ...166 180 200 210 233 240 266 270 300 MHz JP17 JP11 1 2 Enabled SCSI 2 3 Disabled SCSI JP16 JP18 SCSI Terminator J33 On Enabled Wide SCSI Off Disabled Wide SCSI Remote Control SW Type J9 J9 On Normal V...

Page 16: ...or MA 11 0 Control MD 63 0 MPE 7 0 PD 15 0 Control PIIX3 I O Bridge PCI Slots PCI Bus IDE CD ROM IDE HDD HOST Bus ISA Slots RTC BIOS Flash EPROM KBC 8042 Graphics Universial Serial Bus Port A Port B A...

Page 17: ...all the CPU into this socket Lift the handle bar and make sure the CPU pin 1 is with the square base and it goes to particularhole on the ZIF zero insertion force socket Once you match the hole with t...

Page 18: ...x 2 64MB x 2 256MB 128MB x 2 128MB x 2 512MB NOTE 1 P6NS supports very flexible memory configurations with its 4 SIMM sockets The memory size of any configuration can be combined flexibly BIOS will de...

Page 19: ...the interrupt used by ISA add in cards in the BIOS Setup utility If however a Legacy card such as plug paddle card and cable into the ISA slot is plugged in the system modification in the ROM SETUP U...

Page 20: ...ctor It attaches the SCSI cable s from this P6NS SCSI controller to the SCSI peripherals The externalSCSI port expansion kit is a optionalfor your connecting external devices Be sure the cable s color...

Page 21: ...set the terminator on otherwise the SCSI bus will not operate properly For linking both the 50 68 pin SCSI together the High byte terminator must set to on and Low byte set to off 3 6 4 Link Internal...

Page 22: ...ice documentation fordirections on how to determine the ID and change it Ultra Ultra Wide SCSI devices that connect to this mainboard s SCSI connectorcan be assigned ID from 0 to 15 for 68 pin Wide SC...

Page 23: ...Wide SCSI function enabled Function J33 Note Wide SCSI Enabled On Default Wide SCSI Disabled Off 3 6 9 SCSI LED J28 pin jumperconnector This is for SCSI LED Reference to Chaptor 3 11 for more detail 3...

Page 24: ...IDE channeland other IDE devices at the secondary IDE channel like CD ROM Each IDE connectorcan connect fortwo IDE devices and do not forget to set the first IDE device to Master and second IDE device...

Page 25: ...3 10 1 J22 FDC Connector J22 is a 34 pins internal Floppy port connector Use 34 pins flat cable to connect between this connectorand floppy drives 1 Pentium P6NS 1 2 33 34 3 10 2 J2 Printer Connector...

Page 26: ...f you are using the ordinary parallel cables running at the EPP or ECP mode that this controller provided you may experience that the data efforts 3 10 3 J5 J1 Serial Port J5 J1 are 9 pins D Sub Seria...

Page 27: ...erconnectors This is used to connect power lines and power good signal from the power supply s P8 and P9 headers to the motherboard The pin assignments for P8 and P9 are indicated below P6NS JP7 1 2 3...

Page 28: ...rmale Turbo LED Right pin Left pin Cathode Anode Cathode Anode Cathode Anode Note This mainbaord has no Turbo function it will not support Turbo switch The Turbo LED will light on when you connect a c...

Page 29: ...sing the ATX chassis then the power supply orientation and specification and rotating the Baby AT baseboard through 90 degrees the Pentium Pro processor can be relocated away from the expansion slots...

Page 30: ...PIN connectors for AT power supply and a single 20 PIN connectors for ATX power supply For ATX power supplies that support the Remote ON OFF feature the should be connected to the system front panel...

Page 31: ...stem On Off switch ATX Power Supply Connector 10 20 1 11 Single Name Pin Pin Single Name 3 3V 10 20 3 3V 12 0V 9 19 3 3V GND 8 18 GND PS ON 7 17 5 0V GND 6 16 GND GND 5 15 5 0V GND 4 14 GND 5 0V 3 13...

Page 32: ...3V from ATX power supply JP1 JP1 default For the power On Off switch control through the JP7 is a 2 pin connector Connect this JP7from motherboard to front panelfor the system power control You also...

Page 33: ...ccordance with the terms of the agreement Award Software Inc shall not be liable for technicalor editorial omissions made herein nor for incidental or consequentialdamages resulting from the furnishin...

Page 34: ...em The rest of this manualis intended to guide you through the process of configuring yoursystem using Setup Starting Setup The Award BIOS is immediately activated when you first power on the computer...

Page 35: ...changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value o...

Page 36: ...ot the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings which resets your system to its defaults The best advice is to only alter settings which you thoroughly understand To this end we strongly r...

Page 37: ...tems may not include all entries This setup page includes all the items in a standard AT compatible BIOS This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS...

Page 38: ...rd drive and Programmed Input Output features The chipset defaultsare settings which provide for maximum system performance While Award has designed the custom BIOS to maximize performance the manufac...

Page 39: ...by your system this provides a hard disk low level format utility Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup HDD Low Level Format Save Exit Setup Exi...

Page 40: ...Errors Base Memory Expanded Memory Other Memory Total Memory 640K 5360K 384K 16384K Quit Help Shift F2 Select Item Change Color PgUp PgDn Modify Mode ROM PCI ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWAR...

Page 41: ...drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information forthis category If yourhard disk drive type is not matched or listed you can use Type Use...

Page 42: ...yte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 1 2 inch double sided drive 2 88 megabyte capacity The category selects the type of video adapterused for the primary system monitor Although secondary monitors are support...

Page 43: ...conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512K forsystems with 512K memory installed on the motherboard or640K for systems with 640K or more memory install...

Page 44: ...led Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled A C Disabled Enabled On High Fast Disabled 6 250 Setup Disabled Non OS2 Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3F...

Page 45: ...tic programs which attempt to access the boot sector table can cause the above warning message If you will be running such a program we recommend that you first disable Virus Protection beforehand CPU...

Page 46: ...k drive This item allows you to determine whether enable the swap floppy drive or not The choice Enabled Disabled During POST BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks...

Page 47: ...de this support it is more common and much faster for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 Normal keyboard Fast chipset This determines if the typematic rate is to be used When disabled...

Page 48: ...cond 24 24 characters persecond 30 30 characters persecond When the typematic rate is enabled this selection allows you to select the delay between when the key was first depressed and when the accele...

Page 49: ...ther the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI VGA or not Enabled When PCI VGA working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA Card Disabled When PCI VGA not working with MPEG ISA VESA VGA Card Determines whether...

Page 50: ...F7 Load SetupDefaults This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such...

Page 51: ...to support loose layouts or slower memory 60ns DRAM Timing Type 70ns DRAM Timing Type DRAM must continually be refreshed or it will lose its data Normally DRAM is refreshed entirely as the result of a...

Page 52: ...he CPU in four separate parts The first part provides the location within the DRAM where the read or write is to take place while the remaining three parts provide the actualdata The lower the timing...

Page 53: ...d This can reduce all read latencies More simply the CPU will issue a read request and included with this request is the place address in memory where the desired data is to be found This request is r...

Page 54: ...t As with caching the System BIOS above enabling the Video BIOS cache will cause accessto video BIOS addressed at C0000H to C7FFFH to be cached if the cache controller is also enabled Enabled Video BI...

Page 55: ...re from NA 1 to 4 CPU clocks 1 clock is the default In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB E...

Page 56: ...etected the offendingDRAM row ID is latched The latched Valued is held until software explicit clears the error status flag You can select Enabled or Disabled This item determines the size of the L2 c...

Page 57: ...53 This item allows you to select two timing of pipeline cache Faster and Fastest...

Page 58: ...Power Down 15mm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir ON IRQ10 Reserved ON Wake Up Events In Doze Standby IRQ11 Reserved ON IRQ3 Wake Up Event ON IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse ON IRQ4 Wake Up Event ON IRQ13 Coprocessor ON IRQ8 Wake Up...

Page 59: ...vice will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If the Max Power Saving is not enabled this will be preset to No This determines the mannerin which the moni...

Page 60: ...ccurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anythingwhich occurs to a device which is configured...

Page 61: ...erved IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved 5 6 PnP PCI Configuration Setup This section describes configuring the PCI bus system PCI or Personal ComputerInterconnect is a system which allo...

Page 62: ...o PCI ISA PnP IRQ 12 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 14 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 15 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 0 assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCI ISA PnP ESC Quit Select Item DMA 3 assign...

Page 63: ...chitecture device ratherthan a PCI controller The more apparent difference is the type of slot being used If you have equipped yoursystem with a PCI controller changing this allows you to specify whic...

Page 64: ...d in your first time setup this system or you change the system s configuration You will need LOAD SETUP DEFAULT first and re confirure your system This will be described in later chapter And it is po...

Page 65: ...you designate an IDE controller board inserted into one of the physical PCI slots asyour secondary IDE controller Enabled ExternalIDE controller designated as the secondary controller Disabled No IDE...

Page 66: ...es two built in IDE controllers both of which operate on the PCI bus This setup item allows you either to enable or disable the primary controller You might choose to disable the controller if you wer...

Page 67: ...ight characters in length and press Enter The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press...

Page 68: ...anges and exit setup AppendixA The PCI Configuration Note Due to the PC Resource limitation the motherboard supports 4 PCI Slots with 3 Interrupt only PCI Slot 1 and PCI Slot 5 will share the same Int...

Page 69: ...cement Connector M1 M2 M3 M4 1 Pentium JP12 CPU FAN Speaker Keylock Reset SW SCSI LED IDE LED SMI SW Turbo LED Pow er On Off JP7 150 166 180 200 210 233 240 266 270 300 MHz JP17 5 4 3 1 2 On Board PCI...

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