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CHAPTER 2

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

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2.8 Parallel Port Connector: LPT

The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT. A
parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel
Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP). See connector and
pin definition below:

PIN

SIGNAL

PIN

SIGNAL

STROBE

AUTO FEED#

DATA0

ERR#

DATA1

INIT#

DATA2

SLIN#

DATA3

GND

DATA4

GND

DATA5

GND

DATA6

GND

DATA7

GND

ACK#

GND

BUSY

GND

SELECT

PIN DEFINITION

13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

LPT

Summary of Contents for NLX EX3

Page 1: ...t concurrent arbitration of the processor bus graphics PCI bus and SDRAM The Intel 82371EB chipset integrates all system control functions such as ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface The ACPI provides more Energy Saving Features for the OSPM OS Direct Power Management function The Intel 82371EB chipset also improves the IDE transfer rate by supporting Ultra DMA 33 IDE that transfers da...

Page 2: ...ver 8 1 specifications l Over Voltage and Over Current protection Chipset l Intel 82440EX LXAGPChipset Clock Generator l 66 6MHz clocks are supported MainMemory l Supports four memory banks using two 168 pin unbuffered DIMM sockets l Supports a maximum memory size of 512MB l Supports 3 3v unbuffered DIMM l Supports Symmetric and Asymmetric DIMM l Supports EDO and SDRAM memory VGA l ATI 3D RAGE PRO...

Page 3: ... speed monitor monitor chassis fan power fan CPU cooling fan speed l Chassis intrusion sensor reserved monitor any intrusion on the Chassis PowerManagementFeatures l Doze Standby Suspend mode l System management mode compliant l Support APM 1 2 l Meet ACPI spec l PC97compliant Sound l YAMAHAYMF715 l Built in OPL3 FM synthesizer l Supports Sound Blaster game compatibility l Supports Windows sound s...

Page 4: ...ort with SPP EPP ECP function l One USB connector l One MIDI Joystick connector l One RJ 45 LAN connector l Audio conectors Speaker Line In Mic Dimension l NLXFormFactor 20 7cm L x25 4cm W x4layersPCB Other Features l Bulk Erase Flash ROM l Supports DMI l System Wake up by modem l System Wake up by alarm l Soft power off Windows 95 l Polyfuse function this function works when the electric current ...

Page 5: ...Layout 1 5 mouse keyboard T LPT B COM A VGAPort LAN L IN L OUT BATT SW1 MS 6125 COM B Intel 82558 10 100M Ethernet Yamaha YMF715 SLOT 1 FW82371EB BIOS DIMM 2 DIMM 1 FW82443LX EX ATI 3D Rage PRO Rage IIC JGAME1 JVGA1 CPUFAN JBAT1 JP2 J4 J5 ...

Page 6: ... CPU The mainboard operates with Intel Pentium II processor with MMXTM technology The mainboard uses a CPU Slot called Slot 1 for easy CPU installation and a DIP switch SW1 to set the proper speed for the CPU The CPU should always have a Heat Sink and a cooling fan attached to prevent overheating ...

Page 7: ...rt Base HSSBASE Plastic support bar mounted to the mainboard under the ATX heatsink One leg is always bigger than the other one Processor Lock Retention Mechanism Pentium II Processor Heat Sink W Fan Notch Hole Heat Sink Support Base Heat Sink Support Pin Heat Sink Support Top Bar Different kinds of Pentium II processor that is currently used the OEM version the Boxed version and CeleronTM OEM Pen...

Page 8: ...he mainboard 2 required per Assembly Heat Sink Support Top Bar HSSTOP Plastic bar that clips onto the HSSBASE through the fins on the ATX heatsink Heat Sink w fan Heat Sink that can be attached to the Pentium II processor with metal clip Note Provided by MSI mainboard Provided by Special request RM HSSPIN HSSTOP HSSBASE RMAM ...

Page 9: ...Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard Step 2 Install the Retention Mechanism Look for the key on Slot 1 and match it with the Notch Key on the Retention Mechanism for proper direction Then attach the Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount Use a Screwdriver to secure the Retention Mechanism ...

Page 10: ...her The Four top pins of the Heat Sink Support Base should also be oriented towards Slot 1 Push the Heat Sink Support Base onto the mainboard until you hear a click sound Check for a perfect fit Step 4 Install the Heat Sink Support Pin Push the Heat Sink Support Pins onto the two holes of the Heat Sink Support Base Check for a perfect fit These pins are used to secure the Heat Sink Support Base He...

Page 11: ...eat Sink Support Base Holder Attach the Heat Sink to the processor Look at the back of the Heat Sink and take note of the 2 secure posts Insert these 2 Secure posts to the 2 secure holes on the back of the processor Align the ears of the metal clips with the clip holders on the back of the processor Use a screw driver to push the metal clips onto the clip holders Check for a perfect fit Pentium II...

Page 12: ...2 7 Step 6 Install the Processor Unlock the Processor by pushing in the Processor Locks Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card Step 7 Lock the Processor Locks Secure the CPU by pulling the Processor Locks out è ç ç è ...

Page 13: ...TION 2 8 Step 8 Install the Heat Sink Support Top Bar Push the Heat Sink Support Top Bar to the Heat Sink Support Base Until you hear a click sound Check for a perfect fit The installation is now complete Heatsink Support Top Bar ...

Page 14: ...tention Mechanism SLOT1 Retention Mechanism ê ê Key ê ê Retention Mechanism Attach Mount Notch Key Step 1 Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard Step 2 Install the Retention Mechanism Look for the key on Slot 1 and match it with the Notch Key on the Retention Mechanism for proper direction Then attach the Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mou...

Page 15: ...or the 2 holes across Slot 1 and match it with the 2 Heat Sink Support Base Take note that one hole base is bigger than the other Push the Heat Sink Support Base onto the mainboard until you hear a click sound Check for a perfect fit Retention Mechanism Notch Hole Heat Sink Support Base ...

Page 16: ...PentiumTM II Processor Step 4 Install the Heat Sink Support Attach the 2 Heat Sink Supports to the sides of the Processor These Heat Sink Supports will fit in any direction so be sure that the Heat Sink Support Locks are oriented outwards for the proper direction Heat Sink Support ...

Page 17: ... 12 PC 3744 Processor Lock Heatsink Support Lock Step 5 Unlock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks Push in the Processor Locks Open the Heat Sink Support Locks Step 6 Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card ...

Page 18: ...R 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 13 Step 7 Lock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks Secure the CPU by pushing out the Processor Locks Close the Heat Sink Support Locks The installation is now complete ...

Page 19: ...h Mount at the bottom of the mainboard Step 2 Install the Retention Mechanism Look for the key on Slot 1 and match it with the Notch Key on the Retention Mechanism for proper direction Then attach the Reten tion Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount Use a Screwdriver to secure the Retention Mechanism C OEM CeleronTM Processor Installation Procedures ...

Page 20: ...like inserting a PCI or an ISA card Step 5 Lock the Processor Lock the processor by putting the Retention Cap provided Take note of the two plastic lock at the side of the Retention Cap This two plastic lock should be aligned properly into the Retention Mechanism notch hole ê ê Retention Cap ê Heat Sink CeleronTM processor ê plastic Clip Plastic Lock Notch Hole Notch Hole The instruction procedure...

Page 21: ...lock OFF OFF 66 8MHz OFF ON 68 5MHz ON OFF 75MHz SW1 CPU 2 1 2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 1 The DIP Switch SW1 5 6 is used to adjust the CPU clock frequency Note We don t guarantee 68 5MHz and 75MHz bus frequency It might not be stable ...

Page 22: ...F ON ON ON 6 OFF OFF ON ON 6 5 OFF ON OFF ON 7 OFF OFF OFF ON 7 5 OFF ON ON OFF 8 2 The DIP Switch SW1 1 2 3 and 4 is used to set the Core Bus Frac tion ratio of the CPU The actual core speed of the CPU is the Host Clock Frequency multiplied by the Core Bus ratio For example If CPUClock 66MHz Core Bus ratio 4 then CPU core speed Host Clock x Core Bus ratio 66MHzx4 266MHz SW1 CPU ...

Page 23: ...PU spec Then look at Table 2 1 200 333MHz Intel Pentium II CeleronTM processor for setting Table 2 1 200 333MHz Intel Pentium II CeleronTM processor 233MHz 266MHz 300MHz 333MHz 200MHz CPU Type SW1 Speed Setting SW1 ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON DIP ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON DIP ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON DIP ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON DIP ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON DIP ON OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 ON DIP ...

Page 24: ...he positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If your mainboard had a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control Note For fans with speed sensor every rotation of the fan will send out 2 pulses System Hardware monitor will count and report the fan ...

Page 25: ...s of JBAT1 to keep the CMOS data Keep Data Clear Data 1 3 JBAT1 Note You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position To be able to clear the CMOS you need to unplug the power plug of the system because there s a 3V standby power for PIIX4 chipset which is provided by the power supply Otherwise the CMOS will not be cleared Function 1 3 JBAT1 3 1 ...

Page 26: ...oot Up by Switch the system will boot up only when the power on switch is pressed For Immediate Boot Up the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is connected into the system JP2 Select Boot Up by Switch Select Immediate Boot Up Feature Table 2 3 Power On Mode Feature Note Short JP2 when using Boot Up by Switch feature Open JP2 to enable Immediate Boot Up JP2 ...

Page 27: ...he mainboard supports a maximum of 512MB of memory It provides two 168 pin unbuffered DIMMs Double In Line Memory Module sockets It supports 8 MB to 128 Mbytes DIMM memory module The memory module can be either EDO Extended Data Output and SDRAM Synchronous DRAM MODEDRAM DIMM1 Bank1 DIMM2 Bank2 ...

Page 28: ...OLT and DRAM so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in 3 The plastic clip at the side of the DIMM slot will automatically close Single Sided DIMM Double Sided DIMM VOLT DRAM 2 4 2 Memory Installation Procedures ...

Page 29: ...rly at least one 168 pin DIMM module must be installed This mainboard supports Table Free memory so memory can be installed on DIMM1 or DIMM2 2 Use only a 3 3v unbuffered DIMM 3 Supports EDO and SDRAM DIMM 4 The DRAM addressing and the size supported by the mainboard is shown next page ...

Page 30: ...Bx8 128MBx16 16M 1Mx16 ASYM 11 8 8MBx4 16MBx8 2Mx8 ASYM 11 9 16MBx8 32MBx16 4Mx4 ASYM 11 10 32MB 64MB 64M 2Mx32 ASYM 11 9 32MBx2 64MBx4 2Mx32 ASYM 12 8 16MBx2 32MBx4 4Mx16 ASYM 11 10 32MB 64MB 4Mx16 ASYM 13 8 32MB 64MB 8Mx8 ASYM 13 9 64MB 128MB 16Mx4 ASYM 13 10 128MB 256MB 64M 2Mx32 ASYM 11 8 4Mx16 ASYM 12 8 8Mx8 ASYM 12 9 16Mx4 ASYM 12 10 DRAM Tech DRAM Density Width DRAM Addressing Address Size ...

Page 31: ...communication ports that send receive 16 bytes FIFOs You can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into this connector PIN SIGNAL 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Ring Indicate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 COM A PIN DEFINITION ...

Page 32: ...board provides a DB 15 pin connector to connect to a VGA monitor Analog Video Display Connector DB15 S Pin Signal Description 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Not used 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Not used 10 Ground 11 Not used 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL 15 11 ...

Page 33: ...CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 28 2 7 VGA Enable Disable Jumper JVGA1 This jumper is used to Enabled Disabled the onboard VGA chip Enabled Disabled 1 1 3 3 JVGA1 JVGA1 3 1 ...

Page 34: ...ed Parallel Port EPP and Extended capabilities Parallel Port ECP See connector and pin definition below PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 STROBE 14 AUTOFEED 2 DATA0 15 ERR 3 DATA1 16 INIT 4 DATA2 17 SLIN 5 DATA3 18 GND 6 DATA4 19 GND 7 DATA5 20 GND 8 DATA6 21 GND 9 DATA7 22 GND 10 ACK 23 GND 11 BUSY 24 GND 12 P E 25 GND 13 SELECT PIN DEFINITION 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 ...

Page 35: ... connector location and pin definition are shown below PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female 2 10 Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS 2 keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a keyboard You can plug a keyboard cable directly to this connector PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female Pin1 Mouse DATA Pin6 NC Pin2 NC Pin4 VCC Pin3 GND Pin5 Mouse Clock Pin1 KBD DATA Pin6 NC Pin2 NC Pin3 GND Pin5 KBD Clock ...

Page 36: ...CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 31 2 11 LAN Connector The mainboard provides a RJ 45 connector for your network need RJ 45 Connector ...

Page 37: ...ARE INSTALLATION 2 32 2 12 Audio Port Connectors Speaker is a connector for Speakers or Headphones Line In is used for external CD player Tape player or other audio devices Speaker Line In 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors ...

Page 38: ...1 You can connect MIDI keyboard joystick or game pads to this connector PIN SIGNAL 1 5v 2 Joystick But0 3 Joystick X1 4 GND 5 GND 6 Joystick Y1 7 Joystick But1 8 5v 9 5v 10 Joystick But2 11 Joystick X2 12 Midi Out 13 Joystick Y2 14 Joystick But3 15 Midi In 9 JGAME1 1 8 15 ...

Page 39: ...ARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 34 2 14 CPU Temperature Sensor J5 optional This is used to check the CPU temperature The JSOR1 is a sensor that is placed near the processor heatsink This will monitor the CPU temperature J5 ...

Page 40: ...5 2 15 SB_LinkTM Card Sound Connector J4 The mainboard provides a distributed DMA connector for PCI sound card with this feature such as Creative PCI 3D sound card GND DMA Request Signal Serial Interrupt Signal DMA Grand Signal GND 1 J4 ...

Page 41: ... MS 5942 Riser card is used with MS 6125 mainboard PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 ISA Slot 1 MS 5942 Front View MS 5942 Back View SW1 Chassis Intrusion Switch J4 J5 PSFAN SFAN J14 J3 JWOL JWOM Buzzer MICIN USB PORTs FDC IDE2 IDE1 ATX Power Supply SIR FIR CIR Transceiver and receiver ...

Page 42: ...nal Audio Jack Connector J5 reserved This connector is used for Audio Jacks such as Speaker Line In and Mic 2 16 3 2mm CD ROM Input Connector J4 J4 is used as a CD Line in connector Connect the audio cable provided by the CD ROM 2 16 4 Chassis Intrusion Switch SW1 The Switch is used to monitor any intrusion on the system If the Chassis is open the switch will be turn on The system will record this...

Page 43: ...em Fan 2 16 6 CD ROM Power Audio In Connector J14 This connector is connected to the MS5943 CDIN The MS5943 should be connected at the back of the CD ROM The MS5943 contains an IDE connector and a CDIN connector 2 16 7 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 IDE2 The mainboard has a 32 bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 function It has two HDD connec tors IDE1...

Page 44: ... for use with LAN add on cards that supports Wake Up on LAN function JWOL 1 3 PIN SIGNAL 1 5VSB 2 GND 3 MP_WAKEUP Note LAN wake up signal is active high Note To be able to use this function you need a power supply that provide enough power for this feature 750 ma power supply with 5V Stand by ...

Page 45: ... set the Resume By Ring to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup Note Modem wake up signal is active low 1 5 PIN SIGNAL 1 NC 2 GND 3 MDM_WAKEUP 4 NC 5 5VSB Note To be able to use this function you need a power supply that provide enough power for this feature 750 ma power supply with 5V Stand by 2 16 10 Microphone Connector MIC IN Connect the Microphone connector from the Front panel into this...

Page 46: ...y functions such as Modem Ring Wake Up and Soft Power Off are supported by this mainboard This power connector supports instant power on function which means that system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board PIN SIGNAL 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 GND 18 5V 19 5V 20 5V PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V 2 3 3V 3 GND 4 5V 5 GND 6 5V 7 GND 8 PW_OK 9 5V_SB 10 12V ...

Page 47: ...R CIR The mainboard provides IR sensor This is an optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function 2 16 14 Case Connector J3 This connector support the cable connected to the LED board bracket ...

Page 48: ...etwork UTP Speaker Line in LPT PS 2 mouse and keyboard 2 Installation Tools Tools you need before you start screw driver phillips cross head type long nose pliers anti static wrist strap or glove user s guide 3 Screw Two types of screws are provided by the MS 6201 MICRO NLX case Flat head screw and Screw w washer Flat Head Screw w Washer This type of screw is used to mount the mainboard into the C...

Page 49: ...allation Procedure Step 1 Open the chassis top cover Unscrew these two screws at the back of the chassis Then pull the top cover toward yourself Step 2 Detach the front bezel Remove the front bezel by releasing the two upper tabs 1 ê ê 2 Front bezel tab tab ...

Page 50: ...cage pull the cage upward Step 4 Insert the processor and the memory module Cage To install the processor and the memory module refer to Chapter2 Step 5 Connect the cable from the LED board into MS 5942 J3 Step 6 Connect the cable from the MIC into MS 5942 MIC IN Processor Memory Module ...

Page 51: ...the cage over look for a mark under the cage this will show the position of the hard drive Secure the Hard Drive into the cage with screw Connect the 40 pin IDE Cable from the Hard Drive into MS 5942 primary IDE connector Pin 1 is indicated by a red mark on the cable Insert the 4 pin power connector from the power supply into the hard drive power socket Hard Drive ...

Page 52: ...e into the cage Secure the floppy drive into the cage with screws Connect the 34 pin floppy cable from the floppy drive into the MS 5942 FDD connector Pin 1 is indicated by red line on the cable Insert the 4 pin power connector from the power supply into the floppy drive power socket Floppy Drive ...

Page 53: ...ght damage the slim type CD ROM Connect the MS 5943 into the CD ROM connector Secure it with a screw Don t tighten the screw It might damage the CD ROM Install the CD ROM cage back into the cage Connect the 40 pin IDE cable from the CD ROM drive into MS 5942 secondary IDE connector Pin 1 is indicated by red wire on the cable Connect the CDIN from MS 5943 into the MS 5942 J14 to supply the CD ROM w...

Page 54: ...CHAPTER 3 MS 6201 CHASSIS INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 7 Step 11 Put back the cage set Be sure to connect the cable and the power connector Cage Set Step 12 Attach the front bezel bront bezel ...

Page 55: ...CHAPTER 3 MS 6201 CHASSIS INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 8 Step 13 Close the chassis cover Slide the cover forward till position then screw to secure the cover ê ê ...

Page 56: ...CHAPTER 3 MS 6201 CHASSIS INSTALLATION GUIDE 3 9 The installation is now completed ...

Page 57: ...BIOS SETUP Award BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery backed RAM CMOS RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off ...

Page 58: ...ry again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously pressing Ctrl Alt and Delete keys If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to PRESS F1 TOCONTINUE CTRL ALT ESC OR DEL TOENTERSETUP 4 2 Getting Help Main Menu The on line descript...

Page 59: ...TY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS SPECIAL FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SUPERVISOR PASSWORD USER PASSWORD IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION SAVE EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Select Item Shift F2 Change Color Standard CMOS Setup Thi...

Page 60: ... defaults indicates the values required by the system for the maximumperformance Special Features Setup This function is reserved for System Hardware Monitor Integrated Peripherals Change set or disable onboard I O IRQ and DMA assignement Supervisor Password User Password Change set or disable password This function allows the user access to the system and setup or just setup IDE HDD Auto Detectio...

Page 61: ...M49 STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEADS PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTOR MODE Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Primary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Secondary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Secondary Slave Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 AUTO Drive A 1 44M 3 5in Base Memory 640K Drive B None Extended Base Memory 15360K Other Memory 384K Video EGA VGA Halt On All but Keyboard Total Memor...

Page 62: ... able types for Enhanced IDE BIOS Type 1 to Type 45 are pre defined Type User is user definable Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press Enter Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If your hard disk drive type is not matched or lis...

Page 63: ...ll be Type 1 If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI the selection shall be None If the controller of HDD interface is CD ROM the selection shall be None CYLS number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP write precom LANDZONE landing zone SECTORS number of sectors MODEHDD access mode ...

Page 64: ...te Award Software Inc Anti Virus Protection Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Quick Power on Self Test Disabled Boot From LAN First Disabled Boot Sequence A C SCSI Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot up NumLock status On Gate A20 Option Fast Security Option Setup PCI VGA palette snoop Disabled OS select for DRAM 64M...

Page 65: ...ot be shown Enabled default Enable cache Disabled Disable cache Note The external cache is built in the processor CPU External Cache Choose Enabled or Disabled This option enables the level 2 cache memory CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Choose Enabled or Disabled This option enables the level 2 cache memory ECC error check correction Using 66MHz CPU BUS Deschutes processor set to Enabled or Disabled For...

Page 66: ...etermine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360K type is 40 tracks while 720K 1 2M and 1 44M are all 80 tracks Enabled default BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine if it is 40 or 80 tracks Take note that BIOS can not tell from 720K 1 2M or 1 44M drive type as they are all 80 tracks Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number There ...

Page 67: ...olors and the graphic controller needs to know what is in the palette of the VGA controller To do this the non VGA graphic controller watches for the Write access to the VGA palette and registers the snoop data In PCI based systems where the VGA controller is on the PCI bus and a non VGA graphic controller is on an ISA bus the Write Access to the palette will not show up on the ISA bus if the PCI ...

Page 68: ...ill increase the video performance Enabled default Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled C8000 CFFFF Shadow E8000 EFFFF Shadow Determines whether the optional ROM will be copied to RAM for faster execution Enabled Optional shadow is enabled Disabled default Optional shadow is disabled Note For C8000 DFFFF optional ROM on PCI BIOS BIOS will automati cally enable the shadow RAM U...

Page 69: ...n Disabled AGP Aperture Size MB 64 SDRAM RAS To CAS Delay Slow SDRAM RAS Precharge Time Slow SDRAM CAS Latency Time 3 4 6 Chipset Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers These registers control most of the system options in the computer Choose the CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP from the Main Menu and the following screen will appear ROM PCI IS...

Page 70: ... Timing Type MA Wait State This item allows you to select MA Wait State The settings are Fast or Slow EDO RAS To CAS Delay This sets the relative delay between the row and column address strobes from DRAM EDO The settings are 2 or 3 EDO RAS Precharge Time Defines the length of time for Row Address Strobe from DRAM EDO is allowed to precharge The settings are 3 or 4 EDO DRAM Read Burst This sets th...

Page 71: ...sabled System BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Enabled BIOS access cached Disabled BIOS access not cached Video BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at C0000h F7FFFh resulting in better video performance...

Page 72: ... space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16 MB Enabled Memory hole supported Disabled Memory hole not supported Passive Release When Enabled CPU to PCI bus accesses are allowed during passive release Otherwise the arbiter only accepts another PCI master access to local DRAM The settings are Enabled or Disabled Delayed Transaction The chi...

Page 73: ...ow SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This item allows you to select SDRAM RAS Precharge Time The settings are Fast or Slow SDRAM CAS Latency Time This item allow you to select the SDRAM Latency Time The settings are 2 or 3 Spread Spectrum Modulated This item allow you to select the clock generator Spread Spectrum function The default is enabled ...

Page 74: ...NMI Disabled Primary IDE 0 Enabled Primary IDE 1 Enabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary IDE 1 Disabled Floppy Disk Disabled Serial Port Enabled Parallel Port Disabled ACPI Function Enabled Power Management User Define PM Control by APM Yes Video Off Method DPMS Video Off After Standby Modem Use IRQ 3 Doze Mode Disabled Standby Mode Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled HDD Power Down Disabled Throttl...

Page 75: ...n their MIN value PM Control by APM No System BIOS will ignore APM when power managing the system Yes System BIOS will wait for APM s prompt before it enter any PM mode Note Enable this for O S with APM like Windows 95 Windows NT etc Video Off Method Blank Screen The system BIOS will only blank off the screen when disabling video V HSYNC Blank In addition to 1 BIOS will also turn off the V SYNC H ...

Page 76: ...ed off Suspend During Suspend mode the monitor will be turned off The default setting is Standby MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem if any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system The settings are NA 3 4 5 7 9 10 or 11 Defines the continuous idle time before the system enters DOZE mode If any item defined in the options of Power Do...

Page 77: ... in the options of Power Down Resume Events is enabled active SUSPEND timer will be reloaded When the system has entered SUSPEND mode any of the items enabled in the Power Down Resume Events will trigger the system to wake up Defines the continuous HDD idle time before the HDD enters the power saving mode motor off BIOS will turn off the HDD s motor when time is out Defines the continuous idle tim...

Page 78: ...the system will turn off once you push the switch CPUFAN Off in Suspend During Enabled if the system goes into suspend mode the CPU fan will stop During Disabled if the system goes into suspend mode the CPU fan will resume This function is only available for System Hardware Monitor Chipset Resume by Ring During Disabled the system will ignore any incoming call from the modem or LAN During Enabled ...

Page 79: ...will boot up Note If you have change the setting you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system before this function will work IRQ 8 Break Suspend You can Enable or Disable monitoring of IRQ 8 so it does not awaken the system from suspend mode Reload Global Timer Events IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Disabled Primary IDE 0 Enabled Primary IDE 1 Enabled Secondary IDE 0 Disabled Secondary I...

Page 80: ...PnP OS Installed No Resources Controlled By Manual Reset Configuration Data Disabled IRQ 3 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 4 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 10assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 11assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 12assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 14assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 15assigned to PCI ISA PnP DMA 0assigned to ...

Page 81: ...tect resources from conflict Every peripheral device has a node which is called ESCD This node records which resources are assigned to it The system needs to record and update ESCD to the memory locations These locations 4K are reserved at the system BIOS If Disabled default is chosen the system s ESCD will update only when the new configuration varies from the last one If Enabled is chosen the sy...

Page 82: ...rovides for ISA PnP add on cards and peripherals PCI IDE IRQ Map To PCI Auto This setting is for off board PCI IDE card and is fully compatible with PCI specifications PCI Slot 1 4 This setting is used if off board PCI IDE card is not fully compatible with PCI specifications You must specify which PCI slot the PCI IDE Card is installed in ISA This setting is used if the off board PCI IDE card uses...

Page 83: ...length for the memory area specified in the previous field The setting are 8K 16K 32K or 64K 4 9 Load Setup Defaults This Main Menu item loads the default system values If the CMOS is corrupted the defaults are loaded automatically Choose this item and the following message appears Load Setup Defaults Y N N To use the Setup defaults change the prompt to Y and press Enter Note The Setup defaults ca...

Page 84: ...how the CPU FAN voltage chart during system boot up And during Disabled this will not show POST SHOWING Chassis Fan Detected Disabled Power Fan Detected Disabled CPU Fan Detected Enabled Chassis Intrusion Detect Disabled Voltage Detected Enabled Vcore Voltage Detected Enabled 2 5V Voltage Detected Enabled 3 3V Voltage Detected Enabled 5 0V Voltage Detected Enabled 12V Voltage Detected Enabled 12V ...

Page 85: ...on the processor Shutdown Temp This option is for setting the Shutdown temperature level for the processor When the processor reach the temperature you set this will shutdown the system This function only works with Windows 95 operat ing system Chassis Intrusion Detect Set this option to Enabled Reset or Disabled the chassis intrusion detector During Enabled any intrusion on the system chassis wil...

Page 86: ...to IDE Secondary Master PIO Auto IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto IDE Primary Master UDMA Auto IDE Primary Slave UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Master UDMA Auto IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Init Display First PCI Slot Onboard Sound Enabled Onboard FDD controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Seri...

Page 87: ...will have the system ignore the HDD s reported operation mode and use the selected mode instead Note According to ATA specs Mode 4 transfer rate is Mode 3 Mode 2 Mode 1 Mode 0 If the user s HDD can operate at Mode 3 the user can also select a slower Mode i e Mode 0 2 but not a faster Mode ie Mode 4 On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled Disabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Disabled The system provi...

Page 88: ...em to use onboard sound Choose Disabled when using add on sound card Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Disabled The system has an on board Super I O chip with a FDD controller that supports 2FDDsfor360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M 2 8M Choose Enabled to use the on board FDD controller for accessing the FDD Otherwise choose Disabled to use the off board FDD controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 I...

Page 89: ...If an off board ISA add on card with a serial port is installed the user may have to disable the on board serial port because it will conflict with IRQ request line for the off board serial port Onboard IR Controller This item allow you to determine which Infra Red IR function of onboard I O chip If you choose IR function the COM 2 will not function Onboard Parallel Port Disabled There is a built ...

Page 90: ...ing ECP EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature After selecting it the following message will appear ECP Mode Use DMA At this time the user can choose between DMA channels 3 or 1 The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec compliant so after the user choo...

Page 91: ...ime you run this option enter your password up to only 8 characters and press Enter The screen does not display the entered characters For no password just press Enter 3 After you enter the password the following message appears prompting you to confirm the password Confirm Password 4 Enter exactly the same password you just typed in to confirm the pass word and press Enter 5 Move the cursor to Sa...

Page 92: ... 2112 1023 64 0 4094 63 LBA 1 2113 4095 16 65535 4094 63 NORMAL 3 2113 2047 32 65535 4094 63 LARGE ESC Skip 4 13 IDE HDD Auto Detection You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of most hard drives When you enter this utility the screen asks you to select a specific hard disk for Primary Master If you accept a hard disk detected by the BIOS you can enter Y to confirm and...

Page 93: ...ed for MPEG playback industry leading mach64 2D performance 1 1 ATI RAGE PRO Feature lSupport 2M or 4M SGRAM for 100MHz lSupport AGP 2X BUS Up to 133MHz l Complete 3D primitive support points lines triangles strips and quadrilaterals l4KOn chip Texture Cache l 16 bit Z buffer 1 2 ATI RAGE II C Feature lSupport 2M or 4M SGRAM for 83MHz lSupport AGP 1X BUS Up to 66MHz l Complete 3D primitive support...

Page 94: ...he VGA Driver installation and Usage Computer Intel Pentium II processor or higher Monitor VGASupport mimimum640x480 resolution Operating system DOS 5 0 or higher Windows 95 Windows NT 3 51 or 4 0 or OS 2 CD ROM Double Speed or Higher Chipset ATI 3DRAGEIIC ATI RAGEPRO VGABIOS Version 1 01 or Higher ...

Page 95: ...stallation Procedure Step 1 Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD ROM drive Step 2 Look for the CD_ROM drive double click on the CD_ROM icon This will show the setup screen Step 3 Click on ATI Installation icon Step 4 This will show an ATI installation menu Step 5 Click on Display Drivers Step 6 Click OK Step 7 This will copy the VGA drivers into the hard drive Step 8 A message will appear s...

Page 96: ...change the screen refresh rate Step 7 Click OK or Apply 2 1 3 ATI Video Player for Windows 95 Step 1 Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD ROM drive Step 2 Look for the CD_ROM drive double click on the CD_ROM icon This will show the setup screen Step 3 Click on ATI Installation icon Step 4 This will show an ATI installation menu Step 5 Click on ATI Video Player Step 6 This will show ATI Vide...

Page 97: ...es Step 4 Select Display Type Step 5 Select Change from the Adapter Type Area Step 6 Select Have Disk of Change Display Step 7 Insert the CD Title Disk into CD ROM Drive Step 8 When the Install from Disk dialog box appears look for your CD ROMdrive VGAATI NT40 ati inf Step 9 When the Change Display dialog box appears click OK Step 10 When the Third party Drivers dialog box appears click Yes A mess...

Page 98: ...the slide bar to change resolution from 640x480 800x600 1024x768 to1280x1024 Step 6 Select Test to test the resolution If the display test screen was good then select Yes when the Testing Mode dialog box appears If the display test screen was bad then select No Windows NT will give you an error message Step 7 Click OK If the display test screen wasa good and you select Yes Windows NT 4 0 will chan...

Page 99: ...d Blaster game compatibility l Support Windows sound system compatibility lFull Duplex Operation l Built in the 3D enhanced controller l Support Software Wave Table 1 2 System Requirements This section describes system requirements for the Audio Driver installation and Usage Computer Intel Pentium II processor or higher Operating system DOS 5 0 or higher Windows 95 Windows NT 3 51 or 4 0 or OS 2 C...

Page 100: ...Installation Procedure Step 1 Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD ROM drive Step 2 Look for the CD_ROM drive double click on the CD_ROM icon This will show the setup screen Step 3 Click on YAMAHA Sound Driver icon Step 4 This will copy the audio drivers into the hard drive Step 5 A message will appear stating you must restart the Win dows 95 system select yes to restart 2 1 2 Windows 95 Ap...

Page 101: ... Step 6 Insert the CD ROM Disk into the CD ROM Drive Step 7 When the Install from Disk dialog box appears look for your CD ROMdrive YAMAHA NT40 multil Step 8 ClickOK Step 9 Select the language of the driver Step 10 ClickOK Step 11 Set parameters Step 12 A message will appear stating that the drivers were succesfully installed Click OK You must now restart Windows NT 4 0 2 3 Detailed User s Manual ...

Page 102: ...ce l Backward software compatible to the 82557 l Internal transmit and receive FIFOs 3 kbytes each l Back to back transmit at 100 Mbps within minimum IFS l EEPROM support for configuration and customized feature selection l Advanced configuration and Power Interface Specifica tion Revision 1 0 and PCI Power Management Specifica tion Revision 1 0 compliant l Remote Wake Up Magic Packet support in A...

Page 103: ...D ROM will autorun Press the button for install ing the LAN driver 2 2 Other OS driver To install the driver for other operating system just insert the provided CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Type CD ROM Path E100B Setup readme This will show different procedure for the installation of LAN driver for different kind of operating system Just follow the procedures given ...

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