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Mainboard User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...m time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Busi...

Page 2: ...Mainboard User s Manual II...

Page 3: ...Other Devices 16 Expansion Slots 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 21 Introduction 21 Running the Setup Utility 22 Standard CMOS Features Page 23 Advanced BIOS Features Page 24 Advanced Chipset Features...

Page 4: ...Mainboard User s Manual IV...

Page 5: ...6 100 VT82C686B chip only function The mainboard has a built in AC97 Codec provides an AMR Audio Modem Riser slot to support Audio and Modem application In addition the mainboard has an extended set o...

Page 6: ...nsion Slots One AMR slot for a special audio modem riser card Three 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 2 compliant bus interface One 8 16 bit ISA slot Onboard IDE channels Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channe...

Page 7: ...port connector for optional module Hardware Monitoring Built in hardware monitoring for CPU System temperatures fan speeds and mainboard voltages Onboard Flash ROM Automatic board configuration suppo...

Page 8: ...Mainboard User s Manual Dimensions Micro ATX form factor 24 4cm x 19cm 4...

Page 9: ...h model will support different specification list as below Model Specification M786MR Support an AMR v 90 56K Fax Modem card M786 Your mainboard package ships with the following items The mainboard Th...

Page 10: ...you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges Avoid touching the components unless it is abs...

Page 11: ...Install the mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to the mainboard connector headers Install any other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboa...

Page 12: ...rd User s Manual Mainboard Components Use the diagram below to identify the major components on the mainboard Note Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in this illustration are for testing...

Page 13: ...7 processor such as the Pentium MMX or the AMD K5 K6 does not fit in the Socket 370 The following list notes the processors that are currently supported by this mainboard FCPGA Pentium III 500 1130MH...

Page 14: ...in 1 corners and insert the processor into the socket No force is required and the processor should drop into place freely 5 Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the catch on the side of the...

Page 15: ...so the maximum memory size is 2 x 512 MB 1 GB The edge connectors on the memory modules have cut outs which coincide with spacers in the DIMM sockets so that memory modules can only be installed in th...

Page 16: ...S memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory 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 fro...

Page 17: ...rt short short short short JP5 C short open short open short open short JP5 B short short open open short short open JP5 A short short short short open open open CPU Multiplier Selector JP5 Multiplier...

Page 18: ...ector from the power supply to the ATX connector on the mainboard If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the FAN2 fan power connector on th...

Page 19: ...es USB port 3 4 1 Locate the USB1 header on the mainboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the header 3 In the system chassis remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots and install the extension...

Page 20: ...rives 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 devices to a single cable you must configure one of the...

Page 21: ...1 and CDIN2 There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors Connect the cable to the appropriate connector Infrared Port You ca...

Page 22: ...to the slot and press it firmly down into it so that it is fully inserted 4 Secure the expansion card bracket to the system chassis using the screw that held the slot cover in place AMR Slot The AMR A...

Page 23: ...You can then use the setup utility to program your computer to resume from a power saving mode whenever there is an incoming call to the fax modem Wake On LAN WOL If you have installed a LAN adapter...

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Page 25: ...y configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer from booting properly If this happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used...

Page 26: ...Perf Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Listed below are explanations o...

Page 27: ...timized Defaults Date Time Use these items to set the system date and time IDE Devices Your computer has two IDE channels Primary and Secondary and each channel can be installed with one or two device...

Page 28: ...for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enabled and someone attempts to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep Move Enter Select PU P...

Page 29: ...rt up time You don t need to enable this item unless you have an old diskette drive with 360K capacity Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system...

Page 30: ...Buffer Size 8M AGP Aperture Size 64M OnChip USB Enabled OnChip USB 2 Disabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled OnChip Sound Auto OnChip Modem Auto PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabl...

Page 31: ...ws you to enable the USB port if you have installed a USB device on the system board OnChip USB 2 This item allows you to enable the USB 2 port if you have installed more USB device on the system boar...

Page 32: ...ry Parity ECC Check If this item is enabled it allows the system to use parity checking and ECC Error Correcting Code to catch errors in the system memory Enabling this item might have an impact on ov...

Page 33: ...arallel Port 378 IRQ7 Item Help Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip IDE Channel 0 1 Use th...

Page 34: ...hen UART 2 Mode is set to either ASKIR or HPSIR This item determines the infrared IR function of the onboard infrared chip Full duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously H...

Page 35: ...ess This item lets you set the I O base address for the Sound Blaster card SB IRQ Select This item lets you set the Interrupt Request IRQ for the Sound Blaster card SB DMA Select This item lets you se...

Page 36: ...the ACPI function Power Management This item acts like a master switch for the power saving modes and hard disk timeouts If this item is set to Max Saving power saving modes occur after a short timeou...

Page 37: ...system can be resumed by Wake Up Alarms This item lets you install a software power down that is controlled by the normal power button on your system If the item is set to Instant Off then the power b...

Page 38: ...Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed Setting this option to Yes allows the PnP OS instead of BIOS to assign the system resources such a...

Page 39: ...rd Press Esc to close the IRQ Resources sub menu PCI VGA Palette Snoop This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in...

Page 40: ...Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe DefaultsF7 Optimized Defaults System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with...

Page 41: ...and memory chips Set Password If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears which lets you enter a password You can enter no more than eight letters or numbers Press Enter after you...

Page 42: ...to exit without saving Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the setup program When the Exit Without Saving d...

Page 43: ...re The software on the support CD ROM is for Windows 95 NT 2000 and Windows 98 The installation procedure differs depending on which Operating System you have but the automatic installation is now for...

Page 44: ...and software here D VGA VIA8601 Audio Driver The Audio driver allows the system to use the onboard audio circuitry Find the driver and audio application here D SOUND Driver VIA AMR Modem Driver Find t...

Page 45: ...Auto installing under Windows 98 The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the Autorun feature will automaticall...

Page 46: ...ick on the Setup button The install program will load and display the following screen Click the Next button 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recomme...

Page 47: ...ns software you selected to install When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and working There are some utilities that you have to manually install if you need check to...

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