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PS/2 Mouse 

Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 
pointing device. 

PS/2 Keyboard 

Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 
keyboard.  

Parallel Port 
(PRN) 

Use the Parallel port to connect printers or 
other parallel communications devices. 

COM1 

Use the COM port to connect serial devices 
such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is 
identified by the system as COM1.  

LAN Port 
(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. 

Installing the Processor 

This mainboard has a Socket 478 processor socket. When choosing 
a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system. 
Performance is based on the processor design, the clock speed and 
system bus frequency of the processor, and the quantity of internal 
cache memory and external cache me mory.  

 
CPU Installation Procedure  

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:  

 

1.

 

Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket. Pull 
the locking lever away from the socket and raising 
it to the upright position.   

CPUFAN 

SOCKET-478 

Pin 1  

Summary of Contents for MS9087C

Page 1: ...the manufacturer reserves the right to revise and change this publication from time to time without the obligation of notifying any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are r...

Page 2: ...ing Optional Devices 13 Install Other Devices 15 Expansion Slots 17 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 18 Introduction 18 Running the Setup Utility 19 Standard CMOS Setup Page 20 Advanced Setup Page 21 Feat...

Page 3: ...u 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 absolut...

Page 4: ...refore 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...

Page 5: ...g Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 0 95 This mainboard supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 33 66 100 functionIt has one 8xAGP one C...

Page 6: ...reliability and performance Here is a list of the chipset arrangement and their respective features Supports either an integrated graphics device IGD or an external graphics device on AGP The AGP inte...

Page 7: ...out share the same jack Center bass share the MIC jack CRL 3D HRTF based BS3D compatible audio engine Expansion Options The mainboard comes with the following expansion options Five 32 bit PCI slots...

Page 8: ...lex capability USB 2 0 Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 0 95 Compliant with Universal Hos...

Page 9: ...ions and software items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your mainboard package contains the following items q The mainboard q The User s Manual q One diskette drive ribbon...

Page 10: ...Install this mainboard in a system chassis case q Connect any extension brackets or cables to connectors on the mainboard q Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to connecto...

Page 11: ...7 Mainboard Components Identify major components on the mainboardvia this diagram underneath I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the mainboard optional...

Page 12: ...he 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 Installing the Processor This m...

Page 13: ...inboard accommodates three 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets and supports up to 3 0 GB of 400 MHz DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM t...

Page 14: ...mory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 In...

Page 15: ...ll the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Setting Normal Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2 3 Install the Mainboa...

Page 16: ...N connector Connect the case LED cables to the optional Single color LED connectors LSJ1 and SJ1 ACPI LED function S0 S1 S3 S4 S5 LSJ1 1 2 Dark Dark Light Dark S0 S1 S3 S4 S5 SJ1 1 3 2 3 Light Blinkin...

Page 17: ...xiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8 KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_R...

Page 18: ...ening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw IR1 Infrared Port The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such...

Page 19: ...es include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devi...

Page 20: ...you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connecter on the mainboard On the mainboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 2 which support new Serial ATA devices for...

Page 21: ...expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw 8x AGP Slot You can install a graphics...

Page 22: ...configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has st...

Page 23: ...s COMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc V02 54 C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to sel...

Page 24: ...ary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave These items configure devices connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails t...

Page 25: ...nes 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time BootUp Num Lock This item determines if the...

Page 26: ...RQ4 OnBoard IR Port Disabled Parallel Port Address Disabled OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both Audio Device Enabled Ethernet Device Enabled OnBoard USB Function Enabled USB Function for DOS Disabled OnBo...

Page 27: ...management operation CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Aware O S Yes Power Management APM Enabled Suspend Mode S1 Suspend Time Out Disabled...

Page 28: ...se this feature LAN Ring Power On Your system can enter the software power down If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is traffic on the network adapter Keyboard Power On...

Page 29: ...ou to leave this item at the default value BIOS Security Features Setup Page This page helps you install or change a password CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Secu...

Page 30: ...ncy Auto CPU Frequency 133 MHz Manufacturer Ratio Status Ratio Actual Value These items show the brand the Locked Unlocked ratio status and the actual ratio of the CPU installed in your system RatioCM...

Page 31: ...F CPU NB System Temperature These items display CPU NB and system temperature measurement FAN Voltage Measurements These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measure...

Page 32: ...e main menu Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Discard Changes and Exit dia...

Page 33: ...ogram and the location for your mainboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Note Never try to install software from...

Page 34: ...rd and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip Proceed with caution when using this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is inco...

Page 35: ...option which you must set Enabled if you want to test HT CPU function If there is no HT CPU this option is hidden and default Disabled You must re install WINXP to activate the HT CPU function While y...

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