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More compatible, more functional and more competitive.

Excellent quality and faster response.

Supporting Intel Pentium III ® FCPGA, Celeron ® PPGA/FCPGA or VIA

Cyrix ® III
Socket 370 Processors, UDMA33/66, PC100/133 SDRAM

Quality, Performance Mainboards

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Page 1: ...ble more functional and more competitive Excellent quality and faster response Supporting Intel Pentium III FCPGA Celeron PPGA FCPGA or VIA Cyrix III Socket 370 Processors UDMA33 66 PC100 133 SDRAM Quality Performance Mainboards ...

Page 2: ...on Thunderbird are registered trademark of AMD Corporation VIA is a registered trademark of VIA Technologies Incorporated IBM IBM PC IBM PC AT PC DOS OS 2 and OS 2 WARP are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Ms DOS Windows Windows NT Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 and WindowsME are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI BIOS is a product of America...

Page 3: ...alling the CPU 11 Installing the Memory 13 Attaching the Power Supply Wire 14 Floppy Disk Drive Connector 15 IDE Device Connector 15 Mounting Mainboard to chassis 16 Installing PCI Add in Boards 17 BIOS Setup 19 Glossary 44 CD Driver Software Installation Guide 52 Norton AntiVirus OEM Version Setup Guide 53 Mainboard User s Manual Page 3 Table of Contents ...

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Page 5: ...Pentium III FCPGA Celeron PPGA FCPGA or VIA Cyrix III processors on socket 370 with 66 100 133MHz processor Front side Bus Support PC100 SDRAM DIMM PC133 SDRAM DIMM The AGP controller supports full AGP V2 0 Capability for maximum bus utilization including 2X and 4X mode transfers SBA Flush Fence commands and pipelined grants Both Windows 95 VXD and Windows 98 NT5 miniport drivers are supported for...

Page 6: ...d circuit assemblies rough edges and corners and hot components Your Location Requirements Are A sturdy level surface for placement Space allowance around mainboard A stable environment with no abrupt temperature or humidity changes No exposure to chemicals or direct sunlight Line voltage and frequency not varying more than or 10 from the value stated on the package or nameplate located on the bac...

Page 7: ... If any of the items below are missing please contact the representative for part replacement Baby AT Box Standard Package 1 Mainboard 2 Driver CD with Norton AntiVirus 2001 OEM Version 3 User Manual 4 IDE Hard Drive Ribbon Cable 5 Floppy Drive Ribbon Cable 6 Audio Game Cable Installation Mainboard User s Manual Page 7 ...

Page 8: ...Page 8 Mainboard User s Manual Mainboard Diagram ...

Page 9: ... ATX Power Supply 44 b AT Power Connector 45 C Universal Serial Bus USB Header 1 45 c Universal Serial Bus USB Header 2 46 E Infra Red IR Header 46 F Memory Module Sockets 47 G Serial COM1 COM2 Parallel Port Header 47 H Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Connector 47 I Lithium Battery 48 J PCI Add in Board Connector 48 L Modem Header Optional 48 M Front Panel Function Header 48 N Flash BIOS 49 O Floppy...

Page 10: ...Page 10 Mainboard User s Manual Jumper Settings Clear CMOS Set the Jumper JBAT1 to 2 3 to clear CMOS Remember Please set it back to normal 1 2 after clear CMOS ...

Page 11: ...ork area is static free before you begin this section Page 11 Mainboard User s Manual The mainboard provides a 370 pins Socket 370 The CPU should have a fan attached to prevent overheating If a fan is not present user should purchase a fan prior to turning on the system The recommended heatsinks for the Socket 370 processor are those with three pin fans that can be connected to the fan connectors ...

Page 12: ...lation must be available across the processor s heatsink Without sufficient circulation the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the mainboard You may install an auxiliary fan if necessary Mainboard User s Manual Page 12 ...

Page 13: ... Mainboard User s Manual After you have set the DIMM firmly into its socket snap the white chip holders up to lock in the DIMM Installing the Memory Memory is installed in DIMM Sockets 1 2 F Mainboard in diagram as follows ...

Page 14: ...n it receives the proper APM command from the OS APM must be enabled in the BIOS and OS systems in order for the soft off feature to work properly Attaching the Power Supply Wire IMPORTANT Wire should always be connected with the red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the connector The four corners of the connectors are labeled on the mainboard AT Power Connector ATX Power Connector A 12 Pin power suppli...

Page 15: ...able After connecting the single end to the mainboard connect the remaining plugs at the other end of your hard disk s If you install hard disks you must configure the drives by setting its jumpers according to the documentation of your hard disk Also you may connect the hard disk drives so that both become Masters using one ribbon cable on the primary IDE connector and the other on the secondary ...

Page 16: ...responding mounting holes on the mainboard with the holes on you chassis While chassis design varies you may need to refer to the chassis manual for the mainboard mounting area Insert white pins through the chassis and through the mounting holes on the mainboard into the black pin making sure they are snapped fully into place Black mounting pin Insert into chassis Insert white mounting pin ...

Page 17: ...oftware settings that may be required to set up your specific card Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card and remove the cover plate on your computer case at the slot you intend to use Keep the plate for possible future use Carefully align the card s connector and press firmly Secure the card on the slot with the screw you removed from the cover plate ...

Page 18: ...BIOS Setup ...

Page 19: ...es Configure onboard I O device addresses and operating modes Select various power conservation options Set PCI bus and Plug and Play device options Report system CPU temperature and cooling fans status Select CPU s Front Side Bus FSB frequency and core bus frequency ratio Load settings that are more likely to configure a workable computer when something is wrong If you cannot boot the computer su...

Page 20: ...00 00 Drive A Drive B This option selects the type of floppy drives installed IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave These items allow you to identify IDE devices attached to the onboard IDE controller Default is AUTO letting BIOS determines the device type automatically Available options are NONE AUTO and Manual Standard CMOS Features ...

Page 21: ...isabled Default is WriteBack CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This option enables Error Checking and Correction ECC on the processor s L2 cache bus Default is Disabled Processor Number Feature Enables Disables CPU serial number feature The processor serial number can be used by software applications to identify a system Default is Enabled Quick Power on Self Test When enabled BIOS will skip certain power...

Page 22: ...t this option to OFF to turn the Num Lock key off when the computer is booted so you can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard Default is On Gate A20 Option Sets Fast lets chipset control Gate A20 Sets Normal lets a pin in the keyboard controller control Gate A20 Default setting is Fast Typematic Rate Setting Enabled Disabled Typematic Rate setting when Enabled the typemat...

Page 23: ...speed The choices Host CLK HCLK 33M SDRAM Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer The choices 2 3 Bank Interleave This item allows you to control the bank interleave The choices Disabled 2 bank 4 bank DRAM Drive Strength This item allows you t...

Page 24: ...es to this memory area a system error may result The choices Enabled Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result The choices Enabled Disabled AGP Aperture Size Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PC...

Page 25: ...option is enabled to support USB Mouse OnChip Sound This option allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio The choices Auto Disabled OnChip Modem This item allows you to control the onboard MC 97 Modem The choices Auto Disabled CPU to PCI Write Buffer When this field is Enabled writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bu...

Page 26: ...n version 2 1 The choices Enabled Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When Disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes default When enabled PCI 2 will be disconnected retries are attempted without success The choices Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The choices Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1...

Page 27: ...OnChip IDE Channel1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate this interface The choices Enabled Disabled IDE Prefect Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this fie...

Page 28: ...party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 33 select Auto to enable BIOS support The choices Auto Disabled Init Display First This item allows you to decide to active PCI Slot or AGP first The choices PCI Slot AGP IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive ...

Page 29: ...the onboard parallel printer port Normal EPP Extended Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP PC AT parallel port Bidirectional port Fast buffered port Fast buffered bidirectional port Select Normal unless you are certain your hardware and software both support these modes Choices are Normal EPP ECP ECP EPP ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port Choices are 3 1 Parallel Po...

Page 30: ...ee of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Doze Mode 3 Suspend Mode There are four selections for Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management ONLYAVAILABLE FOR SL CPU S Doze Mode 1 min...

Page 31: ...wer Saving is not enabled this will be preset to No Video off Option When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes Suspend Off Monitor blanked when the system enters the Suspend mode All Modes Off Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode Video off Method This determines the manner in...

Page 32: ...wer saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On even when the system is in a power down mode VGA When Enabled you can set the VGA awakens the system LPT COM When On of LPT COM any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system HDD FDD When On of HDD FD...

Page 33: ...tion has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot The choices Enabled Disabled Resources Controlled By The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows98 The choices Auto Manua...

Page 34: ...nual Page 34 Current System Temp Current CPU Temp Detect System and CPU temperature automatically System FAN Speed CPU FAN Speed Detect Fan Speed Status automatically Vcore Vtt VCC3_3 5V 12V 12V Detect System Voltages status automatically ...

Page 35: ...high speed clock signals Default setting is DISABLED CPU PCI Clock MHz Select the clock generator s Front Side Bus frequency for CPU over clocking Default setting is DEFAULT CPU Clock Ratio Select CPU s core bus frequency ratio This setting has no effect on processors with frequency ratio locked Available settings are between 2x and 8x of the CPU BUS Speed The ratio increases with 0 5 step Default...

Page 36: ...can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device which is configured as On even when the system is in a power down mode VGA When Enabled you can set the VGA awakens the system LPT COM When On of LPT COM any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system HDD FDD When On of HDD FDD any activity from...

Page 37: ...Fail safe defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance Load Fail Safe Defaults BIOS Setup Page 37 Mainboard User s Manual ...

Page 38: ...Load Optimized Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects Mainboard User s Manual Page 38 ...

Page 39: ... a password Type the password up to eight characters and press Enter The password typed new will clear the previously entered password from CMOS Memory you will be asked to confirm the Password Type the password again and press Enter you may also press ESC to about the selection and not enter a password BIOS Setup Page 39 Mainboard User s Manual ...

Page 40: ...d the system will boot and you can enter setup freely If you select System at Security Option in BIOS Features setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Security option in BIOS Features setup Menu you will be prempted only when you try to enter Setup Mainboard User s Manual Page 40 ...

Page 41: ...Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS Type N will return to Setup Utility Save Exit Setup BIOS Setup Page 41 Mainboard User s Manual ...

Page 42: ...Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and Without Saving the User setup Value Type N will return to Setup Utility Exit Without Saving Mainboard User s Manual Page 42 ...

Page 43: ...Glossary ...

Page 44: ...rovides a single 20 pin ATX power supply connector which incorporates standard 5V and 12V 3 3V and soft on off signals With a power supply that supports remote power on off the mainboard can turn off the system power through software control such as the shutdown command in the Windows 95 Start Menu The BIOS system will turn the system power off when it receives the proper APM command from the OS A...

Page 45: ...f From an OFF state you can switch the system ON by simply pressing the power button From an ON state the system can be turned OFF by pressing and holding the power button for four 4 seconds OR shut down instantly The functions of the power button can also be altered in the Power Management section of the CMOS setup C Universal Serial Bus USB Header1 The Mainboard provides four 4 pin Universal Ser...

Page 46: ...h your system Once the module is connected to the front panel I O IrDA connector Serial port 2 can be re directed to the IrDA module When configured for IrDA the user can transfer files to or from portable devices such as laptops PDA s and printers using application software such as LapLink The IrDA specification provides for data transfers at 115 kbps from a distance of 1 meter Support for Consum...

Page 47: ...e Mainboard provides an AGP slot compatible with the Accelerated Graphics Port specification AGP compliant video cards offer a much higher throughput than equivalent PCI bus video cards PCI currently only supports a 33 MHz bandwidth and can transport at peak rates up to 133MB s over its 32 bit data bus AGP operates at a 66 MHz bandwidth which enables a peak rate of 512MB s in what is known as X2 m...

Page 48: ... The Mainboard provides a 4 pins headers interface Connect this header from Modem Cable to back panel of your system Once the cable is connected you can access to 56K AC97 on board modem M Front Panel Function Header The Mainboard integrates all system front panel functions into a single on board header These include header for the following features Function Connector Pin Out Label System Reset R...

Page 49: ...floppy drives NOTE Pin 5 is removed to prevent inserting the connector in the wrong orientation P IDE Device Header The Mainboard provides 2 independent bus mastering PCI IDE interfaces capable of supporting up to Mode 4 and Ultra DMA 33 66 devices VT82C686A or Ultra DMA 33 55 100 devices VT82C686B The system BIOS supports automatic detection of the IDE device data transfer rate and translation be...

Page 50: ...e on the secondary IDE header Q WAKEUP LINK Header The Mainboard provides on WAKEUP LINK header WOL used to connect an add in Network Interface Card which has Wakeup capability S CPU SOCKET The Mainboard provides a 370 pin CPU Socket for Intel Celeron PIII or Cyrix III processor The CPU should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheat If a fan is not present a fan should be installed prior to ...

Page 51: ...u may install an auxiliary fan if necessary The SYSTEM and AUXILIARY fan connectors are provided for optional cooling fans U Audio Game Header The Mainboard provides Audio headers Audio Connectors Black Line Output Green Line Input Red Microphone Input X CD Audio Header CD Audio input 1 Right 2 3 Ground 4 Left CD Audio input 1 3 Groud 2 Right 4 Left Y Auxiliary Header Auxiliary input 1 Left 2 3 Gr...

Page 52: ...are Installation Guide Steps 1 Boot up the Operating System Windows 95 98 NT 2000 2 Put the CD Disc into the CD ROM Drive and wait for Autorun 3 Select TX694 and click your Operating System Type 4 Follow the instructions and install suitable drivers ...

Page 53: ...uide Step 1 Load the Driver CD in CDROM and find the Norton AntiVirus 2001 Install Option Step 2 When CD finishes loading press Install Norton AntiVirus to install the software Mainboard User s Manual Page 53 Norton Anti Virus Setup Guide ...

Page 54: ...Step 3 Follow the installation procedures on screen Step 4 Select Yes and press Finish button to reboot computer Page 54 Mainboard User s Manual ...

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