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IRQs Activity Monitoring

Item Help

IRQ 3 (COM2)

Enabled

IRQ 4 (COM1)

Enabled

IRQ 5 (LPT2)

Enabled

IRQ 6 (Floppy Disk)

Enabled

IRQ 7 (LPT1)

Enabled

IRQ 8 (RTC Alarm)

Disabled

IRQ 9 (IRQ2 Redir)

Disabled

IRQ 10 (Reserved)

Disabled

IRQ 11 (Reserved)

Disabled

IRQ 12 (PS/2 Mouse)

Enabled

IRQ 13 (Coprocessor)

Disabled

IRQ 14 (Hard Disk)

Enabled

IRQ 15 (Reserved)

Disabled

Menu Level

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: Move

Enter : Select

+/-/PU/PD:Value:

F10: Save ESC: Exit F1:General Help

F5:Previous Values

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults

F7:Optimized Defaults

Set any IRQ to Enabled to allow activity at the IRQ to wake up the sys-
tem from a power saving mode.

Summary of Contents for MB694A

Page 1: ...Version 1 0 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warran ties with respect to the contents hereof and specificall...

Page 2: ...to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception...

Page 3: ...This device must accept any interference received in cluding interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirement...

Page 4: ...of items that are shipped with the package Installation Use the Installation Chapter to learn how to install the main board and get your system up and running Setup Use the Setup Chapter to configure...

Page 5: ...ON 7 Quick Installation Table 7 Quick Jumper Setting Reference 8 Before You Begin 12 Static Electricity 12 Choosing a Case 12 How to Set Jumpers 13 Preparing the Mainboard 14 Mainboard Guide 14 I O Po...

Page 6: ...anced Chipset Features Option 51 Integrated Peripherals Option 55 Power Management Setup Option 59 PNP PCI Configuration Option 65 PCI Health Status Option 67 Frequency Control Option 68 Load Fail Saf...

Page 7: ...ccelerated Graphics Port slot and two PCI Bus Master Ultra DMA UDMA ports that support up to four ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface devices The PCI IDE also supports PIO Mode 3 and 4 UDMA33 66 IDE...

Page 8: ...is product Features highlights the functions and components that make this one of the best value mainboards on the mar ket Checklist Compare the contents of your mainboard package with the stan dard c...

Page 9: ...ents faster than their rated speed Warning Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliabil ity of the system and introduce errors into your system Overclocking can permanently damage the mai...

Page 10: ...Bus FSB frequency and supports 32 bit processor bus addressing The integrated DRAM controller supports up to four double sided DIMMs consisting of EDO SDRAM or VCM SDRAM The NB chipset provides SDRAM...

Page 11: ...has three DIMM sockets for the installation of 168 pin 3 3V non buffered DIMM memory modules The DIMM memory modules can be SDRAM or VCM memory chips 4xAGP Graphics Adapter Slot The MB694A includes a...

Page 12: ...he board includes two PCI IDE channels and a floppy disk drive interface Keyboard Power on Feature Using the system BIOS setup program you can configure the system to turn on using a keyboard typed pa...

Page 13: ...on choosing a case avoiding static electricity damage and set ting jumpers Preparing the Mainboard Provides a guide to the mainboard and I O port locations full details on the jumper settings and advi...

Page 14: ...ect all AC power to the computer before clearing the CMOS JP2 Keyboard power on off jumper Use this jumper to enable the keyboard to power on the com puter You must also enable this function in the BI...

Page 15: ...2 Master AMR Short pins 2 3 JP5 1 2 3 JP6 CPU frequency select jumper Use this jumper to force a CPU that has a 66 MHz frontside bus FSB to run at a 100 MHz FSB speed Function Jumper Setting Normal o...

Page 16: ...o Refer to the Frequency Control Option in Chapter 3 for more information Forcing the CPU to run at a higher clock speed then it was rated for is called overclocking and is not recommended JP500 Set R...

Page 17: ...23 Hard disk LED Indicator 20 21 Empty pin 19 Speaker 15 16 17 18 Empty pin 14 Reset switch 12 13 Empty pins 10 11 Green LED indicator 7 8 9 Empty pin 6 Sleep switch 4 5 Power LED indicator 1 2 3 PANE...

Page 18: ...he installation Leave all components inside their static proof bags until they are required for the installation procedure Handle all circuit boards and electronic components carefully Hold boards by...

Page 19: ...per When the jumper cap is placed on both pins the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper The ju...

Page 20: ...C K F R E E 3 V A T X 1 A G P 1 L T I 1 F D D 1 I D E 1 I D E 2 D I M M 1 A M R 1 W O M 1 W O L 1 C D 1 P W R F A N 1 C P U F A N 1 J 1 J P 1 P A N E L 1 D I M M 2 D I M M 3 P C I 1 P C I 2 C D 2 B T...

Page 21: ...nnels AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port slot PCI1 PCI5 Five 32 bit PCI slots JP5 Select AMR as Master Slave jumper BT1 3 volt battery for realtime clock JP4 On board codec or AMR slot select jumper AMR1...

Page 22: ...mponent Description PS 2 mouse PS 2 port for pointing device upper port PS 2 keyboard PS 2 port for keyboard lower port USB ports Two stacked Universal Serial Bus ports LPT1 External parallel port COM...

Page 23: ...hat the board is con figured correctly 3V ATX1 AGP1 FDD1 DIMM1 AMR1 WOM1 WOL1 CD1 PWRFAN1 CPUFAN1 PANEL1 DIMM2 DIMM3 PCI1 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI2 CD2 JP500 JP7 JP6 JP2 JP3 JP501 SIR1 USB2 IDE1 IDE2 JP1 JP...

Page 24: ...the system When the POST starts press the delete key to start the BIOS Setup Utility and reload BIOS optimal settings Refer to Chapter 3 for information on BIOS Function Jumper Setting Normal operati...

Page 25: ...P4 1 2 3 JP5 AMR Master Slave select jumper Use this jumper to define the AMR codec mode to avoid conflict with the onboard AC 97 codec Function Jumper Setting Slave AMR Short pins 1 2 Master AMR Shor...

Page 26: ...ction Jumper Setting Normal operation Short pins 1 2 Force a 100 MHz FSB to run at 133 MHz FSB Short pins 2 3 JP7 1 2 3 Note The CPU speed is determined by the CPU Host PCI Clock speed multiplied by t...

Page 27: ...choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mainboard This illustration shows a mainboard installed in...

Page 28: ...e system Connect the CPU fan to the 12 volt connector CPUFAN1 Connect the case fan to the 12 volt power supply connector PWRFAN1 After you have con nected the power supply and the cooling fans connect...

Page 29: ...tches and indicators Function Pins Power switch 22 23 Hard disk LED Indicator 20 21 Empty pin 19 Speaker 15 16 17 18 Empty pin 14 Reset switch 12 13 Empty pins 10 11 Green LED indicator 7 8 9 Empty pi...

Page 30: ...of the processor 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 memory Higher clock...

Page 31: ...in place 6 Locate the power cable on the heatsink cooling fan assem bly that is attached to the top of the processor 7 Plug the power cable into the CPU cooling CPUFAN1 12V power supply on the mainbo...

Page 32: ...ns The following table shows the memory configurations supported Technology Configuration of Row Addrs Bits of Col Addrs Bits of Bank Addrs Bits Page Size 64 Mbit 8M x 8 12 8 2 4 KB 64 Mbit 4M x 16 12...

Page 33: ...emory module DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 2 The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be installed cor rectly Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge...

Page 34: ...E interface IDE2 The mainboard ships with one IDE ribbon cable that supports one or two IDE devices All IDE devices have jumpers or switches that can be used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE I...

Page 35: ...the cable that you use Make sure that you have the pin 1 side of the cable matched with the pin 1 side of the connector 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply unit into the power connector o...

Page 36: ...Plug a power cable from the case power supply unit into the power connector on the back edge of the CD ROM DVD drive 4 Use the audio cable provided with the CD ROM DVD drive to connect the audio conn...

Page 37: ...ive cable into the diskette drive interface on the mainboard FDD1 2 Plug one of the connectors on the diskette drive cable into the data connector on the back edge of the floppy diskette drive Make su...

Page 38: ...r that supports the 4xAGP specification and has the 4xAGP edge connector AMR Slot The Audio Modem Riser AMR slot can be used to insert an AMR card 3V ATX1 AGP1 FDD1 DIMM1 AMR1 WOM1 WOL1 CD1 PWRFAN1 CP...

Page 39: ...edge connector of the add in card into the expan sion slot Press down quite firmly to ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card in the empty...

Page 40: ...34 The following illustration shows how to insert an AMR card Edge Connector AMR slot AMR card...

Page 41: ...Options WOL1 WOM1 USB2 1 1 3V ATX1 AGP1 FDD1 DIMM1 AMR1 WOM1 WOL1 CD1 PWRFAN1 CPUFAN1 PANEL1 DIMM2 DIMM3 PCI1 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 PCI2 CD2 JP500 JP7 JP6 JP2 JP3 JP501 SIR1 USB2 IDE1 IDE2 JP1 JP5 JP4 1 1 1...

Page 42: ...lug into the WOM1 connector on the mainboard This is the Wake On Modem feature When your system is in a power saving mode any incoming calls to the modem automatically resume the system You must enabl...

Page 43: ...USB ports to connect to USB devices 3 LPT1 is a parallel port that can be used by printers or other parallel communications devices The system identifies the parallel port as LPT1 4 COM1 and COM2 are...

Page 44: ...Analog VGA Blue Audio line in Light blue Audio line out Lime Digital monitor flat panel White IEEE 1394 Grey Microphone Pink MIDI Game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS 2 compatible keyboard Purple PS 2 compa...

Page 45: ...saves this information even when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values found in CMOS Using easy to use pull down menus you can configure su...

Page 46: ...Power Management con figuration When changing the password or making other changes to the security setup Normally running the Setup Utility is needed when the system hardware is not consistent with t...

Page 47: ...tup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type This screen provides access to the utility s various functions BIOS Navigation Keys Listed bel...

Page 48: ...formation Setting passwords have this kind of dialog box Enter Password Selecting some fields and pressing the enter key displays a list of options for that field In the Standard CMOS Features screen...

Page 49: ...dvanced BIOS Fea tures Setup page disable it for the present 3 Your computer must be running in a real mode DOS envi ronment not the DOS window of Windows NT or Windows 95 98 We recommend that you cre...

Page 50: ...None IDE Secondary Master Press Enter None IDE Secondary Slave Press Enter None Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Floppy 3 mode Support Disabled Video EGA VGA Halt On All Errors Base Memory 640K Exten...

Page 51: ...ive that supports LBA mode more than one line will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave If you leave this item at Auto the sys...

Page 52: ...Floppy 3 Mode Support Default Disabled Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3 5 inch diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB Floppy 3 mode is sometimes used in Japan Video Default EGA VGA This item defines the video...

Page 53: ...Normal Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic Delay Msec 250 Menu Level Allows you to choose the VIRUS warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If thi...

Page 54: ...use or distribute the unique processor number set this item to Disabled to suppress the processor number Quick Power On Self Test Default Enabled You can enable this item to shorten the power on testi...

Page 55: ...ault 6 If Typematic Rate Setting is enabled you can use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held down key Typematic Delay Msec Default 250 If Typematic Rate Setting i...

Page 56: ...tion and ad vises appropriate action to protect the data Report No FDD For WIN95 Default Yes If you are running a system with no floppy drive and using Windows 95 select Yes for this item to ensure co...

Page 57: ...CLK Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Video RAM Cacheable Enabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled AGP Driving Contr...

Page 58: ...xecution We recommend that you leave these items at the de fault value AGP Aperture Size Default 64 MB This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter It refers to a sect...

Page 59: ...se a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system such as DOS that does not support Plug and Play OnChip Sound Default Auto When set to Disabled the onboard audio chip is turne...

Page 60: ...AGP Master 1 WS Write Default Disabled This implements a single delay when writing to the AGP Bus By default two wait states are used by the system allowing for greater stability AGP Master 1 WS Read...

Page 61: ...ct 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 Default Enabled Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE...

Page 62: ...any op tion but Disabled UART Mode Select enables you to select the infrared communication protocol Standard default HPSIR or ASKIR HPSIR is Hewlett Packard s infrared communication protocol with a m...

Page 63: ...owing both data input and output ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP aware peripherals ECP Mode Use DMA Default 3 When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode the parallel port...

Page 64: ...elect the DMA for the Sound Blaster card MPU 401 Default Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the MPU 401 MIDI function for the game port The default is Disabled MPU 401 I O Address Default 330...

Page 65: ...s the sys tem enters a power saving mode If any item in the list of Reload Global Timer Events is Enabled then any activity on that item will reset the timeout counters to zero Wake Up Calls If the sy...

Page 66: ...gement and pressing Enter displays the following screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Item Help Power Management User Define HDD Power Down Disabled Doze Mod...

Page 67: ...ontrol by APM Default Yes This field allows you to control the PC Monitor s power management features via Intel Microsoft Advanced Power Management software Once you have enabled the APM interface som...

Page 68: ...e powerdown or a power saving mode by a keystroke on the keyboard Wake Up Events This item opens a submenu that enables you to set events that will re sume the system from a power saving mode Select W...

Page 69: ...n LAN Ring Default Disabled Use this item to enable LAN or modem activity to wakeup the system from a power saving mode RTC Alarm Resume Default Disabled When set to Enabled the following two fields b...

Page 70: ...d IRQ 9 IRQ2 Redir Disabled IRQ 10 Reserved Disabled IRQ 11 Reserved Disabled IRQ 12 PS 2 Mouse Enabled IRQ 13 Coprocessor Disabled IRQ 14 Hard Disk Enabled IRQ 15 Reserved Disabled Menu Level Move En...

Page 71: ...Enter x DMA Resources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto IN...

Page 72: ...sub menu use the first item Reserved Mem ory Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA expansion card Use the second item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of...

Page 73: ...t PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach be f...

Page 74: ...ue F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Default Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signa...

Page 75: ...n Enter to install the defaults Press N and then Enter to not install the defaults The fail safe defaults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable If your system is not functionin...

Page 76: ...an eight characters or numbers The Set Supervisor User Password item differentiates between upper case and lower characters Press Enter after you have typed in the password If you are deleting a passw...

Page 77: ...this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to discard changes and exit...

Page 78: ...72 Notes...

Page 79: ...r IDE You can use the software in this folder to install VIA IDE driver for your operating system Audio You can use the software from the Audio folder to install audio drivers for your operating syste...

Page 80: ...T Windows Installation Use the SETUP EXE application in the VIA AC97Audio folder DOS Installation Browse to the VIA AC97Audio DOS folder and run INSTALL EXE Linux Installation Refer to your operating...

Page 81: ...r DOS and WIN95 98 Browse to the appropriate directory for your operating system For DOS copy all the files in the DOS folder to your hard disk drive and run PSCAN to scan your system For Windows 95 9...

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