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Summary of Contents for MS7023D

Page 1: ...fitness for any particular purpose Further 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 manufact...

Page 2: ...separation between the equipment and the receiver q Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected q Consult the dealer or an experienced radi...

Page 3: ...stall the Mainboard in the Case 19 Connecting Power Chassis Fans Panel Auxiliary USB Ports and Case Open Detect Circuit 21 Install Other Hardware 23 Install the Processor 23 Installing a Slot1 Process...

Page 4: ...tion 61 Load Optimized Defaults Option 61 Set Supervisor and User Passwords 61 Save And Exit Setup Option 62 Exit Without Saving Option 62 Chapter 4 Software 63 About the Software 63 Folders for this...

Page 5: ...lerons The MS7023D is a micro ATX mainboard that uses 4 layer printed circuit board and measures 222mm x 244mm The mainboard features the new low cost Intel 810 chipset which includes an accelerated g...

Page 6: ...ents that make this one of the best value mainboards on the market About the Manual The manual consists of the following chapters Introduction Use the Introduction Chapter to learn about the features...

Page 7: ...s by making changes to jumpers on the mainboard or changing the settings in the system setup utility We strongly recommend that you do not overclock the mainboard to run processors or other components...

Page 8: ...ing the slot 1 can be installed with a Pentium III or Pentium II processor cartridge The Pentium cartridges have 32K of internal cache memory and 512K of external cache memory They operate over a 100...

Page 9: ...ainboard s I O functions The CMI 8738 PCI C3DX is a two chip solution that provides an integrated audio and fax modem system The DM9102 provides the onboard network adapter Built in AGP 3D Graphics Th...

Page 10: ...ird party Audio Modem Riser cards that have been certified for use in the local territory Integrated I O Using the IT8870F I O chip and the Intel 810 chipset the board has a comprehensive set of integ...

Page 11: ...ully programmable firmware enhances the system features and allows users to set power management CPU and memory timing Modem wake up alarms and so on The firmware can also be used to set parameters fo...

Page 12: ...n choosing a case avoiding static electricity damage and setting jumpers Preparing the Mainboard Provides a guide to the mainboard and I O port locations full details on the jumper settings and advice...

Page 13: ...pins 2 3 JP3 Keyboard power on jumper Use this 3 pin jumper to enable keyboard power on with hot keys or password Function Jumper Cap Enable keyboard power on Short pins 1 2 Disable keyboard power on...

Page 14: ...Short Pins 1 2 IDT processor Open pins 1 2 JP12 Select Normal Flexible setting for socket 370 jumper Use this 2 pin jumper to set the socket 370 to the normal setting or the flexible setting Some fut...

Page 15: ...red for the installation procedure Handle all circuit boards and electronic components carefully Hold boards by the edges only Do not flex or stress circuit boards Choosing a Case The mainboard compli...

Page 16: ...per cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper The jumper cap is plac...

Page 17: ...lowing illustration and key to identify the components on your mainboard JP3 CPUFAN1 ATX1 Slot 1 Socket 370 DIMM1 DIMM2 PWRFAN1 JP5 FDD1 IDE2 IDE1 CASFAN1 PANEL WOL1 WOM1 JP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 J6 J4 SPDI...

Page 18: ...Auxiliary audio connector for CD ROM DVD drive J3 Connector for Chassis Open Detect circuit J4 Connector for onboard modem extension bracket J5 Auxiliary USB ports connector J6 Connector for onboard...

Page 19: ...port for pointing device upper port PS 2 port for keyboard lower port LPT1 External parallel port J2 Upper External game MIDI port J2 Lower Audio jacks for left to right line out line in microphone V...

Page 20: ...that are stored in CMOS memory You might need to erase this data if incorrect settings are preventing your system from operating To clear the CMOS memory turn off the system disconnect the power cabl...

Page 21: ...to install a different audio system on a third party expansion card you must disable the onboard audio Function Jumper Cap Enable audio modem system Short pins 1 2 Disable audio modem system Short pi...

Page 22: ...er Use this 2 pin jumper to select if you are installing an Intel processor or an IDT processor in the socket 370 processor socket Function Jumper Cap Intel processor Short Pins 1 2 IDT processor Open...

Page 23: ...he mainboard is drilled with a series of holes Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case which correspond to the holes in the mainboard You can secure the mainboard in the system...

Page 24: ...20 The illustration below shows the mainboard installing into a tower type case Power Supply Unit Drive Cage Expansion Slots I O Template...

Page 25: ...le to the case open detect circuit J3 Then connect the case switches and indicators to the PANEL connector on the mainboard If your case has extra USB ports you can connect them to J5 Power Connector...

Page 26: ...ports on the chassis that must be connected to a USB connector on the mainboard If you have this kind of system case connect the cable from the chassis mounted USB ports to the J7 connector Panel Conn...

Page 27: ...to improve the throughput of multimedia data such as 3D audio and video speech recognition MPEG2 motion picture encoding decoding and TCP IP internet connections However only recently released softwar...

Page 28: ...t 370 supports the Intel PPGA Celeron processor Some new socket 370 processors are scheduled for release by other manufacturers Intel PPGA Celeron PPGA stands for Plastic Pin Grid Array This is a desc...

Page 29: ...r each end of the slot1 Other cartridge holders are a single assembly that sits over the whole length of the slot1 Some cartridge holders are secured in place with screws If you have this kind of cart...

Page 30: ...essor Cartridge Cooling fan power cable CPUFAN1 cooling fan power connector The mainboard must be configured to deliver the correct clock speed and the correct system bus for the kind of processor tha...

Page 31: ...pin 1 corner on the socket 370 and the pin 1 corner on the processor The socket pin 1 corner is adjacent to the handle of the locking lever The processor pin 1 corner is beveled 4 Matching the pin 1 c...

Page 32: ...eliver the correct clock speed and the correct system bus for the kind of processor that you have installed You can do this by using the system setup utility The first time you start the system immedi...

Page 33: ...the maximum capacity is 512 MB 1 Locate the DIMM slots on the mainboard Locking latches Memory module DIMM1 DIMM2 2 The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cut outs so that...

Page 34: ...inboard ships with one IDE ribbon cable which supports one or two IDE devices All IDE devices have jumpers or switches that can be used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE If you install two IDE...

Page 35: ...the cable that you use Make sure that you have the pin 1 side of the cable matched with the pin 1 side of the connector 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply unit into the power connector o...

Page 36: ...ug a power cable from the case power supply unit into the power connector on the back edge of the CD ROM DVD drive 4 Use the audio cable provided with the CD ROM DVD drive to connect the audio connect...

Page 37: ...into the diskette drive interface on the mainboard FDD1 2 Plug one of the connectors on the diskette drive cable into the data connector on the back edge of the floppy diskette drive Make sure that yo...

Page 38: ...AMR slot PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 AMR 1 Before installing an expansion card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before in...

Page 39: ...are before you can begin using the add in card PCI add in card PCI slot Edge connector Metal bracket Note If you have installed an AMR card you should check the settings of jumpers JP4 audio modem ena...

Page 40: ...through the network automatically resume the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the setup utility See Chapter three for more information WOM1 Wake on Modem If you hav...

Page 41: ...low you to add optional features to your system You can install any of the following items Fax modem card option Network adapter extension bracket Infrared port 24 bit digital audio extension bracket...

Page 42: ...ion slot blanking plate from the system chassis that is adjacent to the fax modem connector 3 Install the fax modem card on to the J4 connector as shown below The RJ11 Line and Telephone sockets on th...

Page 43: ...connected the cable secure the optional IR port to the appropriate place on your system case Note An IR port may use some of the resources required by a fax modem card If you have more than one of th...

Page 44: ...al audio devices If your CD ROM DVD drive has digital audio output you can connect it to the input pins of the SPDIF connector On the mainboard locate the digital audio connector SPDIF1 Connect the ca...

Page 45: ...T1 3 The upper 15 pin port J2 is a game MIDI port You can use this port to connect a joystick or a MIDI device to your system 4 The lower part of J2 is three audio jacks The left side jack is for a st...

Page 46: ...g VGA Blue Audio line in Light blue Audio line 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...

Page 47: ...sks you to make changes to the setup utility This happens when the system finds an error during the POST Power On Self Test that it carries out at start up Starting the Setup Utility You can only star...

Page 48: ...essing the Escape key You can save the current selections and exit the utility by pressing the F10 key When you are in one of the options that displays a dialog box you can return to the main menu by...

Page 49: ...it for the present 3 Your computer must be running in a real mode DOS environment not the DOS window of Windows NT or Windows 95 98 We recommend that you create a new formatted DOS system floppy diske...

Page 50: ...CMOS Features Option This option displays a table of items which defines basic information about your system Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time held by your computer...

Page 51: ...defines some special ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the...

Page 52: ...ducing fatal errors to your system Note that the page has a scroll bar to scroll down to more items Anti Virus Protection Default Disabled When this item is enabled it provides some protection against...

Page 53: ...Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system will search for an operating system at start up time Boot Other Device Default Enabled If you enable this item t...

Page 54: ...r the setup utility OS Select For DRAM 64 MB Default Non OS2 This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave th...

Page 55: ...at the default value Memory Hole at 15M 16M Default Disabled This item can be used to reserve memory space for some ISA expansion cards that require it Delayed Transaction Default Enabled If the chips...

Page 56: ...output ports On Chip Primary PCI IDE Default Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Default Enabled Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on this mainboard IDE Prim...

Page 57: ...integrated on the mainboard Onboard PCI Audio Default Enabled If your mainboard has an integrated PCI audio system use this item to enable or disable it Onboard PCI Modem Default Enabled If your main...

Page 58: ...lf duplex Onboard Parallel Port Default 378 IRQ7 This item lets you disable the built in parallel port or enable it by assigning an I O address and an Interrupt Request Line IRQ Parallel Port Mode Def...

Page 59: ...resumed by certain events Power Management Timeouts The power saving modes can be controlled by timeouts If the system is inactive for a time the timeouts begin counting If the inactivity continues so...

Page 60: ...the CPU will go into the Idle Mode Modem Use IRQ Default 3 If you want an incoming call on a modem to automatically resume the system from a power saving mode use this item to specify the interrupt re...

Page 61: ...llows you to set a date and time alarm that will automatically resume the system from a software power down When you enable this feature new setup items appear to let you set the alarm Date of Month A...

Page 62: ...required If you cannot get a legacy ISA Industry Standard Architecture expansion card to work properly you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to Manual and then opening up the IR...

Page 63: ...st leave this item disabled PCI Health Status Option On mainboards which support hardware monitoring this item lets you set parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds If thi...

Page 64: ...rocessor that you have installed Set this item to the rated internal clock speed of the installed processor If you set this to Manual two new items appear CPU DRAM SPECTRUM Freq and CPU Core Bus Freq...

Page 65: ...reater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support t...

Page 66: ...u have made in the setup utility and exit the setup program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to return to the setup main menu Exit Without Saving Option Hi...

Page 67: ...23D folder Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Folders for this Mainboard For this board you can install software from the following fold...

Page 68: ...guring the hardware IDE channels when using Windows NT 4 0 MS7023D Folder You can use the software in the following sub folders q MONITOR Hardware monitoring software for Windows 95 98 and Windows NT4...

Page 69: ...Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard and lets you copy an updated BIOS to the chip Take care how you use this program If you...

Page 70: ...95 98 Installation Please specify the path to the CD ROM CMI8X38 AUDIO_ITE_GAME W95 98 DRV when your system detects the installed audio system To install the audio applications log on to the W95 98 f...

Page 71: ...as a patch that allows a Windows 95 98 system to carry out a suspend to RAM Run SETUP EXE to install the patch Inf The Intel INF Installation Utility installs to the target system the Windows INF file...

Page 72: ...olders for the appropriate software Two folders contain software that you can install Monitor Sub folder The software in this folder provides a graphical interface to the hardware monitoring feature o...

Page 73: ...n Jumper Cap Enable keyboard power on Short pins 1 2 Disable keyboard power on Short pins 2 3 JP4 Audio modem enable disable jumper Use this jumper to enable or disable the audio system and modem inte...

Page 74: ...Short Pins 1 2 IDT processor Open pins 1 2 JP12 Select Normal Flexible setting for socket 370 jumper Use this 2 pin jumper to set the socket 370 to the normal setting or the flexible setting Some fut...

Page 75: ...indicator connectors that are commonly found on ATX system cases Use the illustration below to make the correct connections to the case switches and indicators PANEL Speaker 1 3 5 7 Power LED 2 4 6 Ke...

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