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Page 1: ...Soc A Soc A Soc A Soc A Sock k k k ket 370 Pr et 370 Pr et 370 Pr et 370 Pr et 370 Processor based ocessor based ocessor based ocessor based ocessor based mainboard 133 100 66 MHz mainboard 133 100 66 MHz mainboard 133 100 66 MHz mainboard 133 100 66 MHz mainboard 133 100 66 MHz Suppor Suppor Suppor Suppor Supports PC133 V ts PC133 V ts PC133 V ts PC133 V ts PC133 VC133 Memor C133 Memor C133 Memor...

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Page 3: ...ailed Layout 3 1 Easy Installation Procedure CPU Insertion 3 2 Jumper Settings 3 4 System Memory Configuration 3 6 Device Connectors 3 8 Keyboard Power ON Function KBPO 3 11 Section 4 Award BIOS Setup Main Menu 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup 4 2 Advanced BIOS Features 4 3 Advanced Chipset Features 4 7 Integrated Peripherals 4 11 Power Management Setup 4 15 PNP PCI Configuration 4 18 PC Health Status 4 20...

Page 4: ... 22 Supervisor User Password Setting 4 23 Exit Selecting 4 24 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation 5 1 Appendix Appendix A GHOST 5 1 6 03 Quick User s Guide A 1 Appendix B Update Your System BIOS B 1 ...

Page 5: ...ON Components Checklist 9 9 9 9 9 A 1 Mainboard 9 9 9 9 9 B 1 User s manual 9 9 9 9 9 C 1 Floppy ribbon cable 9 9 9 9 9 D 1 ATA 66 100 Hard drive ribbon cable E 1 USB Cable Optional 9 9 9 9 9 F 1 Driver and utility A B USER S MANUAL F or D C E ...

Page 6: ...nly the size and position of this aperture is defined allowing PC manufacturers to add new I O features e g TV input TV output joystick modem LAN etc to systems This will help systems integrators differentiate their products in the marketplace and better meet your needs Smaller size promotes a smaller system size I O shield does not need to be retooled in an ATX 2 01 or later The mainboard should ...

Page 7: ...the system from one of two sources The first is the front panel Power On Off button and the other is the Soft Off function coming from the M B s onboard circuit controller that can be controlled by the operating system such asWindows 95 98 SE ME or Windows 2000 Figure 4 Simple ATX Power ON OFF Controller J 3 ATX POWER SUPPLY Case chassis Power ON OFF button J 3 I O Shield Connector The board is eq...

Page 8: ...4 Figure 5 System Block Diagram System Block Diagram PAC PCI Bridge and memory controller VT82C694T 133 100MHz 133 100 66MHz 66MHz 4X Socket 370 Processor VT82C686B I O Bridge AC 97 USB 0 1 USB 2 3 ISA Slot HDD ATA 66 100 ...

Page 9: ...th FC PGA socket 370 packing operating at 1 13GHz 1 26GHz VIA C3 Samuel 2 Processors with FC PGA socket 370 packing operating at 733MHz 850MHz CHIPSET VIA Apollo Pro133T AGPset VT82C694T VT82C686B DRAM MODULE 168pin DIMM x 3 for PC133 VC133 Memory DRAM Size 32MB to 1 5GB EXPANSION SLOT PCI x 5 ISA x 1 4 AGP x 1 ONBOARD I O On Chip Multi I O integrated with K B mouse FDD Parallel and Serial Fast IR...

Page 10: ...und Blaster Pro for DOS legacy compatibility FM synthesis for legacy compatibility Supports game and MIDI port EXTENDED FUNCTION Supports exclusive USDM Unified System Diagnostic Manager and Hardware Monitoring Function by VT82C686B Supports exclusive KBPO KeyBoard Power On Function via BIOS Supports CPU Clock setting via Jumper BIOS Supports Wake On LAN Function FORM FACTOR 305mm x 200mm ATX Size...

Page 11: ...J7 WOL JP1 CLEAR CMOS Power Loss Recovery CPU Clock Select AUX1 CD1 VIA VT82C694T DIMM1 3 COM1 COM2 Parallel Port Game Port Speaker Line in MIC 1 USB 2 USB 3 J2 J3 POWER LED J2 1 SPK 1 RESET 1 POWER_ON OFF IR CONN TB LED HD LED 1 1 J3 ATX Power Conn PW1 FDD1 1 IDE1 1 IDE2 1 PCI Slot 4 PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 5 ISA Slot 1 CPU FAN J4 MODEM1 ...

Page 12: ... 1 CPU Insertion CPU Insertion Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever Figure 2 Step 2 Insert the processor Ensure proper pin 1 orientation by aligning the FC PGA corner marking with the socket corner closest to the actuation arm tip The pin field is keyed to prevent mis oriented insertion Don t force processor into socket If it does not go in easily check for mis orientation and deb...

Page 13: ...he socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever Note Intel s reference design thermal solution is an active heatsink an extruded alumi num heatsink based and a fan attached to the top on the fin array See Figure 5 Figure 4 Figure 5 ...

Page 14: ...Installation Page 3 4 Section 3 2 Jumper Settings CMOSClear JP1 1 2 Normal Default 2 3 Clear CMOS JP1 JP5 Power Loss Recovery JP5 1 2 Disabled Default 2 3 Enabled ...

Page 15: ...Installation Page 3 5 JP8 JP7 CPU Host Clock Select Default 7 P J 8 P J t c e l c e S k c o l C U P C 1 2 2 1 O T U A 3 2 3 2 z H M 6 6 e n o N 3 2 z H M 0 0 1 e n o N e n o N z H M 3 3 1 ...

Page 16: ... for bus speed over 100MHz Using non compliant memory with higher bus speed over clocking may severely compromise the integrity of the system DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 Bank 0 1 Bank 2 3 Bank 4 5 Synchronous Synchronous DRAM y r o m e M l a t o T 1 M M I D 1 0 k n a B 2 M M I D 3 2 k n a B 3 M M I D 5 4 k n a B B M 2 1 5 m u m i x a M M A R D S B M 8 2 1 B M 4 6 B M 2 3 1 X B M 2 1 5 B M 6 5 2 e n o N e...

Page 17: ...nstalled by placing the chip firmly into the socket at a 90 degree angle and pressing straight down figure 8 until it fits tightly into the DIMM socket figure 9 Figure 7 Figure 9 DIMM Module clip after installation To remove the DIMM module simply press down both of the white clips on either side and the module will be released from the socket Figure 8 DIMM Module clip before installation CENTERKE...

Page 18: ...r IDE2 Ultra ATA 66 100 Secondary IDE Connector Blue color FDD1 Floppy Controller Connector Black color PW1 ATX Power Connector 20 pin power connector CD1 CD Audio_IN Connector Pin1 CD_IN_Left Pin2 Pin3 CD_Reference Pin4 CD_IN_Right AUX1 Auxiliary Line_IN Connector Pin1 Left Line_IN Pin2 Pin3 GND Pin4 Right Line IN MODEM1 Telephony Connector for Modem audio output Pin1 Audio_in Pin2 Pin3 GND Pin4 ...

Page 19: ... u o r G d n u o r G e l b a C 5 k c a l B d n u o r G d n u o r G e s a C 6 k c a l B d n u o r G d n u o r G e s a C 7 k c a l B d n u o r G d n u o r G e l b a C 8 n e e r G a t a D a t a D 9 e t i h W a t a D a t a D 0 1 d e R c c V r e w o P e l b a C USB port header pin descriptions VCC VCC GND GND Data Data Data Data USB2 USB port header pins for adding two additional USB ports ...

Page 20: ...m turns off When the system is in 4 sec delay mode suspend mode is enabled by pushing the button momentarily Turbo LED indicator LED ON when higher speed is selected IDE LED indicator LED ON when Onboard PCI IDE Hard disks is activate J3 1 IR Connector 1 VCC 4 GND 2 NC 5 IRTX 3 IRRX 1 Power On Off J2 Speaker Connect to the system s speaker for beeping 1 Speaker 3 GND 2 N C 4 GND Reset Closed to re...

Page 21: ...que feature to benefit users we devoted the easiest and most convenient way to turn on your system based on the the ATX power supply How to work with it You can enjoy the Keyboard Power ON function KBPO by pressing any key and BUTTON only to turn on your system Your system will be turned on automatically after releasing the keys To power off you system you can use the Soft OFF function under Windo...

Page 22: ...ned off In general the information saved in the CMOS RAM will stay unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system such as hard drive replacement or a device is added It is possible for the CMOS battery to fail this will cause data loss in the CMOS only If this does happen you will need to reconfigure your BIOS settings To enter the Setup Program Power on the computer and press the ...

Page 23: ... item will appear so that the user can modify associated configuration parameters 4 1 Standard CMOS Setup Choose Standard CMOS Setup in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY Menu Figure 2 The Standard CMOS Setup allows the user to configure system settings such as the current date and time type of hard disk drive installed floppy drive type and display type Memory size is auto detected by the BIOS and displayed ...

Page 24: ...is a mode used to support a special 3 5 drive used in Japan This is a 3 5 disk that stores only 1 2 MB the default setting for this is disabled 4 2 Advanced BIOS Features Selecting the BIOS FEATURES SETUP option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu allows users to change system related parameters in the displayed menu This menu shows all of the manufacturer s default values for the board Pressing the F1...

Page 25: ...irus warning CPU Internal Cache This controls the status of the processor s internal cache area The default is Enabled Enabled This activates the processor s internal cache thereby increasing performance Disabled This deactivates the processor s internal cache thereby lowering performance External L2 Cache This controls the status of the external L2 cache area The default is Enabled Enabled This a...

Page 26: ... or 80 tracks Disabled The BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note BIOS can not tell the difference between 720K 1 2MB and 1 44MB drive types as they are all 80 tracks Boot Up NumLock Status This controls the state of the NumLock key when the system boots The default is On On The keypad acts as a 10 key pad Off The keypad acts like the cursor keys Gate A20 Optio...

Page 27: ...p or just to Setup The default is Setup System The system will not boot and the access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt Setup The system will boot but the access to Setup will be denied if the incorrect password is not entered at the prompt OS Select For DRAM 64MB Some operating systems require special handling Use this option only if your system has gre...

Page 28: ...ts the memory to run at 33MHz faster than the processor s front side bus We recommend to select this item while your CPU is running at 100MHz FSB and memory is PC133 specification to optimize your system performance HCLK 33M Sets the memory to run at 33MHz slower than the processor s front side bus This selection is suggested to be used under CPU at 133MHz FSB and PC100 memory configuration 4 3 Ad...

Page 29: ...ou to enable disable the PCI to CPU CPU to PCI concurrency System BIOS Cacheable This allows you to copy your BIOS code from slow ROM to fast RAM The default is Disabled Enabled The option will improve system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Disabled System BIOS non cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable This option copies the video ROM BIOS to fast R...

Page 30: ...ng Enabled allows to use Fast Write Protocol for 4X AGP OnChip USB USB Connector The choice Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Support This controls the activation status of an optional USB keyboard that may be attached The default is disabled Enabled Enable USB keyboard support Disabled Disable USB keyboard support OnChip Sound Turn on off onchip sound device CPU to PCI Write Buffer When enabled up to...

Page 31: ...2 1 The Choice Enabled Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry This item allows you enabled disable the PCI 2 Access 1 Retry The Choice Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states The Choice Enabled Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graph ics Port are executed with one wait states The C...

Page 32: ... Channel0 1 The default value is Enabled Enabled Enables Onboard IDE primary port Disabled Disables Onboard IDE primary port IDE Prefetch Mode Enable prefetching for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive accesses If you are getting disk drive errors change the setting to omit the drive interface where the errors occur Depending on the configuration of your IDE subsystem this field may...

Page 33: ...ccessing mode Mode 0 4 Manually set the IDE Programmed interrupt mode Primary Master UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive The default is Auto Auto The computer will select the optimal setting Disabled The hard drive will run in normal mode Primary Slave UDMA This allows you to select the mode of operation for the hard drive The default is Auto Auto The computer w...

Page 34: ... Onboard Serial Port 1 This field allows the user to configure the 1st serial port COM1 Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8H IRQ4 COM2 Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8H IRQ3 COM3 Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8H IRQ4 COM4 Enable Onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8H IRQ3 Disabled Disable Onboard VIA686B s Serial port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 This field...

Page 35: ...the ECP mode The default is DMA3 DMA1 This field selects the routing of DMA1 for the ECP mode DMA3 This field selects the routing of DMA3 for the ECP mode Parallel Port EPP Type This item allows you to determine the IR transfer mode of onboard I O chip The Choice EPP1 9 EPP1 7 Onboard Legacy Audio Legacy Audio enabled disabled Sound Blaster Sound Blaster compatible device enabled disabled SB I O B...

Page 36: ...n This option allows you to select ACPI Function The default is Enabled Enabled Support ACPI function for new O S Disabled No Support ACPI function You can only change the content of Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspend Mode when the Power Management is set to User Define Power Management Use this to select your Power Management selection The default is User define Disabled The system operates in NO...

Page 37: ...power management Video Off Method This option allows you to select how the video will be disabled by the power management The default is V H Sync Blank V H Sync Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Stand...

Page 38: ...een powered down LPT COM When set to On default any event occurring at a COM serial LPT printer port will awaken a system which has been powered down HDD FDD When set to On default any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will awaken a system which has been powered down PCI Master When set to On default any event occurring to the DMA control ler will awaken a system which has been powere...

Page 39: ...up PNP OS Installed Do you have a PNP OS installed on your system The default is No Yes Select if you are using a PNP OS No Select if your OS does not support PNP Resources Controlled By Who controlled the system PNP PCI resources The default is Auto Manual PNP Card s resources will be controlled manually You can set which IRQ X and DMA X are assigned to PCI ISA PNP or Legacy ISA Cards Auto If you...

Page 40: ...SB This item allows BIOS to assign whether IRQ is with VGA USB or not If you have not connect the VGA USB device Can release the IRQ for other device The default is Enabled Enabled Provides IRQ for VGA USB device Disabled Release IRQ for other device PCI Latency Timer CLK The latency timer defines the minimum amount of time in PCI clock cycles that the bus master can retain the ownership of the bu...

Page 41: ...is is the Current temperature of the system Current CPU FAN Speed The current CPU fan speed in RPMs Current Chassis FAN Speed The current chassis fan speed in RPMs CPU V The voltage level of the CPU Vcore Vtt 3 3V 5V 12V The voltage level of the switch power supply 31o C 87o F 0o C 32o F 6135RPM 0 RPM 1 62V 5 01V 1 52V 12 12V 3 22V ...

Page 42: ...es not have a module in it Same applies for PCI slots The default is Enabled CPU Host PCI Clock The mainboard is designed to set the CPU Host PCI clock via BIOS This item allows you to select the CPU Host and PCI clock speed by Enter key The CPU Host speed is auto detected Note Overclocking failure will cause system No display problem At this moment please press Insert key to back to the initial o...

Page 43: ...x with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal perfor mance system operations Load Optimized Defaults When you press Enter on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal perfor mance system ...

Page 44: ...bort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the pass word is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an un...

Page 45: ...your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selec tions stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again Exit Without Saving Pressing Enter on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits ...

Page 46: ...sert the bundled autorun driver CD disk Step 1 Click SERVICE PACK 4IN1 DRIVER Install all components recommended Step 2 Click AC 97 686A B AUDIO DRIVER to install Audio Sound Driver Step 3 Click BUS MASTER PCI IDE DRIVER to install Bus Master PCI IDE Step 4 Click USB Driver to install USB ...

Page 47: ...Drivers Installation Page 5 2 Page Left Blank ...

Page 48: ...der or Ghost exe to your hard disk The current market version is for single Client so the LPT and NetBios portions will not be explained further Description of Menus Ghost clones and backs up Disk and Partition In which Disk indicates hard disk options Partition indicates partition options Check indicates check options Disk ...

Page 49: ...the required partition size as shown in the following figure There are 3 hard disk functions 1 Disk To Disk disk cloning 2 Disk To Image disk backup 3 Disk From Image restore backup Important 1 To use this function the system must have at least 2 disks Press the Tab key to move the cursor 2 When restoring to a destination disk all data in that disk will be completely destroyed ...

Page 50: ...pendix A 3 4 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to start Disk To Image Disk Backup 1 Select the location of the Source drive 2 Select the location for storing the backup file ...

Page 51: ...ppendix A 4 Disk From Image Restore Backup 1 Select the Restore file 2 Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored 3 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to start ...

Page 52: ...Appendix A 5 3 When restoring disk backup set the required partition size as shown in the following figure 4 Click OK to display the following confirmation screen Select Yes to start Partition ...

Page 53: ...ion functions 1 Partition To Partition partition cloning 2 Partition To Image partition backup 3 Partition From Image restore partition Partition To Partition Partition Cloning The basic unit for partition cloning is a partition Refer to disk cloning for the operation method Partition To Image Partition Backup 1 Select the disk to be backed up ...

Page 54: ...the file compressed There are 3 options 1 No do not compress data during backup 2 Fast Small volume compression 3 High high ratio compression File can be compressed to its minimum but this requires longer execution time 5 During confirmation select Yes to start performing backup ...

Page 55: ...Appendix A 8 Partition From Image Restore Partition 1 Select the backup file to be restored 2 Select the source partition 3 Select the disk to be restored ...

Page 56: ...Appendix A 9 4 Select the partition to be restored 5 Select Yes to start restoring Check This function checks the hard disk or backup file for backup or restoration error due to FAT or track error ...

Page 57: ... space while the complete Office installation requires 360MB The remaining space can be used to store other data After installing Windows use Ghost to create a backup of the source system and store the file Image file in drive D The file is named as Original gho Then create a recover floppy disk containing Bootable files Command com Io sys and MSDOS SYS Config sys configuration setup file Autoexec...

Page 58: ...e Restore types include General Windows and Windows and Application Programs If you select General Windows the system is restored to the general Windows operation condition The command is Ghost exe clone mode pload src d Original gho dst 1 1 fx sure rb If you select Windows and Application Programs the latest backup file Recent gho is restored skipping the installation and setup of application pro...

Page 59: ...p file Autoexec bat Auto execution batch file Mscdex exe CD Rom execution file Ghost exe Ghost execution file Oakcdrom sys ATAPI CD ROM compatible driver The content of Config sys is DEVICE Oakcdrom sys d idecd001 The content of Autoexec bat includes MSCDEX EXE D IDECD001 L Z Ghost exe clone mode load src z original gho dst 1 sure rb 2 Write the backup image file original gho of the entire hard di...

Page 60: ...s the most useful of the batch switches and has a series of arguments that define a MODE This defines the type of clone command to be used COPY disk to disk copy LOAD file to disk load DUMP disk to file dump PCOPY partition to partition copy PLOAD file to partition load PDUMP partition to file dump b SRC This defines the source location for the operation Mode Meaning COPY DUMP Source drive e g 1 f...

Page 61: ...xxM indicates that the n h destination partition is to have a size of xxxx Mb e g SZE2 800M indicates partition two is to have 800 mb n mmP indicates that the n h destination partition is to have a size of mm percent of the target disk n F indicates that the n h destination partition is to remain fixed in size n V Indicates that the partition will be resized according to the following rules Rule 1...

Page 62: ...decides whether to copy just the files and directory structure or to do an image sector by sector copy If it understands the internal format of the partition it defaults to copying the files and directory structure Generally this is the best option but occasionally if a disk has been set up with special hidden security files that are in specific positions on the partition the only way to reproduce...

Page 63: ...second partition on a PC to drive two first parti tion the same PC without final prompt ghost exe clone mode pcopy src 1 2 dst 2 1 sure Example 4 To dump the second partition of drive one to an image file on a mapped drive g ghost exe clone mode pdump src 1 2 dst g part2 gho Example 5 To load partition 2 from a two partition image file on a mapped drive g onto the second partition of the local dis...

Page 64: ...and it will self extract Copy these extracted files to a bootable DOS floppy disk Note The DOS floppy disk should contain NO device drivers or other programs 1 Type A AWDFLASH and press Enter Key 2 You will see the following setup on screen 3 Please key in the xxxxx bin BIOS file name 4 If you want to save the previous BIOS data to the diskette please key in Y otherwise please key in N xxxxx bin X...

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