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Motherboard User’s Guide

Static Electricity Precautions

Static electricity could damage components on this mainboard.
Take the following precautions while unpacking this mainboard
and installing it in a system.
1. Don’t take this mainboard and components out of their

original static-proof package until you are ready to install
them.

2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if

possible. If you 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 absolutely necessary. Put this
mainboard on the top of static-protection package with
component side facing up while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this mainboard whether there are any damages to

components and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this mainboard has been damaged, do not

connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor
about those damages.

Summary of Contents for Tidalwave W30

Page 1: ...lar purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise thispublicationandtomakechangesfromtimetotimeinthe contenthereofwithoutobligationofthemanufacturertonotify any person of such revision...

Page 2: ...board 14 Connecting Optional Devices 16 Install Other Devices 18 Expansion Slots 21 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 23 Introduction 23 Running the Setup Utility 24 Standard CMOS Setup Page 25 Advanced Se...

Page 3: ...possible If you 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...

Page 4: ...ment 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 and...

Page 5: ...er rate 1 Gigabit s than conventional Ethernet connection It improves system availability data security user bandwidth and network manageability It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 66...

Page 6: ...ynchronous Quasi synchronous Host to DRAM Timing Supports 266 333 400 DDR SDRAM and up to 3 unbuf fered DIMM DDR266 333 or 2 unbuffered DIMM DDR400 Integrated A G P Compliant Target 66 MHz Host to PCI...

Page 7: ...her rates Low pin count for both host and devices AC97 Codec 6 channel and compliant with Intel AC 97 REV 2 3 Spec meeting with Microsoft PC2001 requirements Advanced power management and power saving...

Page 8: ...iant with IEEE 802 3 IEEE 802 3u IEEE 802 3ab Onboard 10 100Mbps Ethernet LAN 10 Mb s and 100 Mb s operation Integrated Fast Ethernet MAC physical chip and transceiver onto a single chip Supports 10Mb...

Page 9: ...can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Bundled Software PC Cillin2002 provides automatic virus protection under Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP Adobe Acrobat Reader V5 0 is t...

Page 10: ...he User Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable optional One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard Th...

Page 11: ...set correctly Install this mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to connectors on the mainboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connec tions...

Page 12: ...N1 AGP1 AUDIO2 CONNECTORS 9 JP4 LAN selector 10 JP5 6 USB Power selector 11 NB_FAN Power Cooling fan 12 SATA1 2 Serial ATA 13 SPK1 Speaker 14 SW1 Front Panel 15 U11 ATX Power 16 USB3 4 Front Panel USB...

Page 13: ...nect a PS 2 pointing device Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard Use the Parallel port to connect printers or other parallel communications devices Use the COM port to connect serial dev...

Page 14: ...uency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU 1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU...

Page 15: ...ughput DDR DIMMs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or 133 MHz memory bus DDR SDRAM provides 1 6 GB s 2 1 GB s or 3 2 GB s data transfer rate when the bus is 100 MHz 133 MHz or 200 MHz respectively D...

Page 16: ...socket 2 Align the memory 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 o...

Page 17: ...emory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper...

Page 18: ...size mainboard You can install this mainboard in anATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this mainboard Install the mainboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer...

Page 19: ...tem chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSTEM_FAN fan power connector on the mainboard Connect the power cooling fan cable to NB_FAN connector Connect the case switches and indicato...

Page 20: ...to the SPK1 connector on the mainboard AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio Connector This connector allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access USB3 USB4 1...

Page 21: ...ension bracket in the opening 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 similar...

Page 22: ...1 IDE Devices IDE devices 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...

Page 23: ...ology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage inter face to scale with the growing media rate deman...

Page 24: ...audio cable to the onboard sound system When you first start up your system the BIOS should automati cally detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM D...

Page 25: ...the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot Secure the metal brack...

Page 26: ...orts the 8x AGP specification and has a 8x AGP edge connector in the AGP slot CNR Slot You can install the CNR Communications and Networking Riser cards in this slot including LAN Modem andAudio funct...

Page 27: ...Setup Utility 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 memor...

Page 28: ...eys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys If you have already changed...

Page 29: ...1 31 Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date Time These items set up system date and time IDE Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Use these items to configu...

Page 30: ...OS 2 No L2 Cache Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Graphic Win Size 64MB DRAM CAS Latency 2 5T Auto detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F...

Page 31: ...ppy disk drives at start up Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive Password Check If you have entered a password for the system use this item to determine if the password is require...

Page 32: ...up Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation AMIBIOS SETUP Power Management Setup C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Aware O S Yes ACPI Standby Sta...

Page 33: ...econd The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this...

Page 34: ...or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value USB Device Power On If you enable this item the system can automatically resume by using the USB device PCI...

Page 35: ...e default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low performance compo nents Features Setup Page This page sets up some pa...

Page 36: ...nd assigns a port address The Auto setting will detect and available address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode You can select SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capab...

Page 37: ...ThumbDrive for DOS Enable this item to make a small portion of memory storage device for the USB ports CPU PnP Setup Page This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system wi...

Page 38: ...tup Defaults AMIBIOS SETUP Hardware Monitor C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU Type Frequency These items show type and frequency of the CPU installed in your system CPU Over clock...

Page 39: ...the password is required for the access to the Setup Utility or for it at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to sa...

Page 40: ...file located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto install...

Page 41: ...Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 f...

Page 42: ...ton 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 Once any of the i...

Page 43: ...tom of the screen 2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its correct driver directory 3 Install each software in accordance with the corresponding driver path Bundled Software...

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