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Motherboard User’s Guide

The 

Exit

 button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again,

reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the
Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon.

The 

Application

 button brings up a software menu. It shows the bundled

software that this mainboard supports.

The 

ReadMe

 brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names

of software driver.

Auto-Installing under Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP

If you are under Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP, please click the 

Setup

 button to

run the software auto-installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out
after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1

The installation program loads and displays the following screen.

Click the 

Next

 button.

2

Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the default

options are recommended). Click the 

Next

 button to proceed.

3

The support software will automatically install.

Summary of Contents for A21G

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Page 3: ...f Advanced Micro Devices Inc Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc Other names used in...

Page 4: ...l Other Devices 14 Expansion Slots 16 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 18 Introduction 18 Running the Setup Utility 18 Standard CMOS Setup Page 19 Advanced Setup Page 20 Features Setup Page 22 Power Manag...

Page 5: ...artment has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP a...

Page 6: ...s and three audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Onboard USB header s can provide extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard This motherboard is a MicroATX size mo...

Page 7: ...kets for DDR SDRAM memory modules Supports DDR400 333 266 memory bus Maximum installed memory is 2GB Expansion Slots One CNR slot One 8X AGP slot Three 32 bit PCI slots Onboard IDE channels Two IDE Co...

Page 8: ...Revision 1 0 Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHC...

Page 9: ...drive ribbon cable optional One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard The Extended USB module The...

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

Page 11: ...onnector WHITE 8 USB3 4 Front Panel USB headers YELLOW 9 SATA1 2 Serial ATA connectors BLACK 10 SPK1 Speaker header LIME 11 PANEL1 Front Panel Sw itch LED header COLOR 12 JP1 Clear CMOS jumper RED 13...

Page 12: ...t a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the low er PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Parallel Port LPT1 Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices Serial...

Page 13: ...he CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector FAN2 on the motherboard Installing Memory...

Page 14: ...tallation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align th...

Page 15: ...m operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Note To avoid the system unstability aft...

Page 16: ...e from the cooling fan to the FAN1 fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufactur...

Page 17: ...one and line out ports for easier access USB3 USB4 Front Panel USB Header The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the...

Page 18: ...lows the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers 1 Locate the infrared port...

Page 19: ...ong others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the driv...

Page 20: ...A hard drive you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors SATA1 2 which support new Serial...

Page 21: ...erboard User s Guide Here is a list of CD1 pin assignments Expansion Slots This motherboard has one AGP one CNR and three 32 bit PCI slots Pin Signal 1 CD IN L 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD IN R PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 CNR...

Page 22: ...lot 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 adapter that supports the...

Page 23: ...the CPU system memory disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit DEL if y...

Page 24: ...E Master Secondary IDE Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary Secondary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a ha...

Page 25: ...Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time Boot to OS 2 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed AGP Ap...

Page 26: ...ems adjust the efficiency and stability of DRAM Auto detect DIMM PCI Clock When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Spread Spectrum If you enable spread sper...

Page 27: ...version 1 7 or 1 9 ECP Mode DMA Channel Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Features Setup Page This page sets...

Page 28: ...B Function For DOS Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard in a DOS environment Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management ope...

Page 29: ...system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in...

Page 30: ...allows the use of a second display card installed in an AGP slot Share Memory Size This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with several options...

Page 31: ...indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password You can select this option and pres...

Page 32: ...ts or not You select OK and then Enter the Setup Utility loads all default values or select Cancel and then Enter the Setup Utility does not load default values Save Changes and Exit Highlight this it...

Page 33: ...de in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Discard Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or Cancel to return to the main menu Note If you have made...

Page 34: ...n depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard Installing Support Software 1...

Page 35: ...Path where you can find out path names of software driver Auto Installing under Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP If you are under Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto...

Page 36: ...cted When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You c...

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