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User’s Manual

P4-ITX

Mini-ITX Mainboard

PN 99-51-012801-12

Version 1.2

August 21, 2003

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Page 1: ...User s Manual P4 ITX Mini ITX Mainboard PN 99 51 012801 12 Version 1 2 August 21 2003 ...

Page 2: ...ht Solutions has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the content of this manual However it is possible that it may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical or other errors Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without notice Insight Solutions will assume no liability for any inaccuracy found in this publication nor for damages direct i...

Page 3: ...cy energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible ...

Page 4: ...add on card or module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening Liquid can cause damage or electrical shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has n...

Page 5: ...v Box Contents 1 x Insight Solutions Mainboard 1 x User s Manual 1 x Floppy Ribbon Cable 1 x ATA 33 66 100 133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x IO Bracket 1 x Driver Utilities CD ...

Page 6: ...0 Slots 2 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3 1 Entering Setup 3 2 Control Keys 3 2 Getting Help 3 3 The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features 3 12 Integrated Peripherals 3 15 Power Management Setup 3 19 PnP PCI Configurations 3 24 PC Health Status 3 26 Frequency Control 3 27 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 29 Load Optimized Defaults 3 30 Set Supervisor User...

Page 7: ...vii Appendix A Smart 5 1 A 1 Intelligent 6 Channel Audio A 2 Hyper Threading Technology A 9 ...

Page 8: ...en industry wide total connectivity initiative The mainboard enables the creation of an exciting new generation of small ergonomic innovative and affordable embedded systems Through high level of integration mini ITX only occupy 66 of the size of FlexATX mainboard form factor This chapter includes the following sections Mainboard Specifications 1 2 Mainboard Layout 1 4 Back Panel Ports 1 5 Slots 1...

Page 9: ...z CPU only Chipset VIA P4N266A North Bridge VT8235 South Bridge Memory 1 x DDR266 DIMM socket up to 1 GB Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Graphics Integrated S3 ProSavage8 AGP4X graphics Audio VIA VT1616 six channel AC 97 Codec IEEE 1394 VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 LAN VIA VT6103 10 100 Base T Ethernet PHY IDE 2 x UltraDMA 133 100 66 Connector Floppy 1 x FDD Connector ...

Page 10: ...Connectors 2 x USB conncetors for 4 additional USB 2 0 ports 1 x IEEE 1394 Port 1 x Front panel Audio pin header for Line Out MIC In 1 x CD Audio in connector 1 x Buzzer 1 x SM Bus connector 1 x SIR connector 1 x CIR connector Switchable for KB MS 1 x Wake on LAN connector 3 x Fan connectors CPU Fan SYS Fan Fan 3 1 x Connectors for LVDS module Optional 1 x Serial port connector for second COM port...

Page 11: ...S2_MS PS2_KB N A CPU Socket CPUFAN FAN3 DIMM ATXPWR IDE1 IDE2 F_PANEL CLEAR_CMOS CIR CMOS BATTERY CD_IN Audio Jacks Top RJ45 Bottom USB Top Parallel Bottom L S Video Bottom M RCA SPDIF Bottom R COM1 Top Mouse Bottom Keyboard WOL PCI1 COM2 FDD USB 3 4 SPDIF_SEL USB 5 6 F_AUDIO GAME_PORT AUX12V 1394 1394 EN1 VGA Out SYSFAN LVDS ...

Page 12: ...ort 2 11 LPT1 Parallel port 2 10 PS2 MS PS2 mouse port 2 8 PS2 KB PS2 keyboard port 2 8 RCA_JACK RCA Video or SPDIF jack 2 9 RJ45 10 100 NIC port 2 9 S VIDEO S Video Port 2 9 USB 1 2 Universal Serial Bus ports 1 2 2 9 VGA Out VGA out port 2 9 Slot Description Page DIMM1 Memory module slot 2 5 PCI1 Expansion card slot 2 22 ...

Page 13: ...OM2 Second serial port connector 2 17 F_AUDIO Front Audio Panel connector 2 18 F_PANEL Case connectors 2 13 Fans CPU Fan SYS Fans Fan 3 2 13 FDD Floppy disk drive connector 2 14 FIR Fast IrDA Infrared Module connector 2 13 IDE 1 2 IDE hard disk drive connectors 2 12 KBMS CIR PS2 EXT_KBMS connector 2 15 LVDS LVDS Connector 2 19 SM_Bus SM Bus connector 2 16 SPDIF_SEL Sony Philips Digital Interface j...

Page 14: ...es Some components may be damaged if they are installed incorrectly It is recommended to use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static elec tricity can damage some components This chapter includes the following sections CPU Installation 2 2 Memory Module Installation 2 5 Connecting the Power Supply 2 7 Back Panel Ports 2 8 Connectors 2 12 Jumpers 2 20 Slots 2 22 Chapter 2 ...

Page 15: ...ating If the heatsink and cooling fan are not included with the CPU contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer CPU Installation 1 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket Then raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 2 Look for the dot cut edge The dot cut edge should point towards the lever pivot The CPU will only fit in the correct orientation 3 Hold the C...

Page 16: ... will cause serious damage to the CPU and system Ensure the cooling fan and heatsink work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink Fan 1 Locate the CPU and its retention mechanism on the mainboard 2 Position the heatsink and fan onto the retention mechanism 3 Mount the fan on top of the heatsink Press down the fan firmly until its four clip...

Page 17: ...r 2 2 4 4 Press the two levers down to secure the fan Each lever can be pressed down in only ONE direction 5 Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3 pin fan power connector on the mainboard ...

Page 18: ...nstall either single sided or double sided 184 pin DDR DIMM modules into the DDR DIMM sockets depending on your requirements Differing from SDR DIMM DDR DIMM modules have only one notch on the center of the module The number of pins on either side of the breaks are also different The memory modules will only fit if placed in the correct ori entation N A ...

Page 19: ...n the correct position 3 With both hands press the SDRAM module down into the DIMM slot so that the white retaining latches rotate up and secure the module in place see picture below Available SDRAM Configurations Refer to the table below for available SDRAM configurations on the main board Slot Memory Module Total Memory DIMM Bank 0 1 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB 64 MB 1 GB Maximum System Memory Su...

Page 20: ...ly To connect to the ATX power supply make sure the plugs of the power supply are inserted in the correct orientation and the pins are properly aligned Then push down the plugs firmly into the connector AUX 12 Volt Power Connector AUX12V This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU ATXPWR Pins Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 GND 15 GN...

Page 21: ...2 keyboard connector for attaching a PS 2 keyboard You can plug a PS 2 keyboard directly into this connector Pin Signal Description 1 Mouse DATA Mouse data 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock 6 NC No connection Pin Signal Description 1 Mouse DATA Mouse data 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock 6 NC No connection 1 3 5 2 PS2 Mouse 6 pin f...

Page 22: ... USB 2 0 1 1 ports plus 1 pin header for up to 2 additional USB 2 0 1 1 ports USB compatible devices can be plugged directly into these ports S Video Port This port allows S Video output in NTSC and PAL modes RCA Video or S PDIF Port This dual function port may be used either as a RCA Video port or as a S PDIF port See SPDIF_SEL in the Jumpers section for more details Pin Signal Description 1 VCC ...

Page 23: ...odes Pin Signal Description 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data 0 3 DATA1 Data 1 4 DATA2 Data 2 5 DATA3 Data 3 6 DATA4 Data 4 7 DATA5 Data 5 8 DATA6 Data 6 9 DATA7 Data 7 10 ACK Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE Paper End 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTOFEED Automatic Feed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN Select In 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24...

Page 24: ...r connecting to a microphone When 6 channel applications are used all three jacks become output connec tors with Smart 5 1 See Appendix A In order for the 6 channel audio to function the operating system and multimedia application must be properly configured Please note that Windows 98 only supports 4 channel audio Pin Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SO...

Page 25: ...k cable IDE1 Primary IDE Connector The first hard drive should always be connected to IDE1 IDE1 can connect a Master and a Slave drive You must configure the second hard drive to Slave mode by setting the jumper accordingly IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector IDE2 can also connect a Master and a Slave drive If you install two hard disks on a single cable you must set the jumper on the second hard disk dr...

Page 26: ...k wire is Ground and should be connected to GND Both CPU and chasis fan connectors have sensors to detect fan speed FAN3 is an additional FAN connector Case Connectors F_PANEL The F_PANEL connector block allows you to connect to the power switch reset switch power LED HDD LED SLED and the Speaker on the case Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 PWR LED 2 HDD LED 3 PWR LED 4 HDD LED 5 PWR LED 6 PW_BN 7 SPEAKER ...

Page 27: ... when the system is power on If the system is in S1 POS Power On Suspend or S3 STR Suspend To RAM state the LED will blink HDD LED HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive Avoid turning the power off while HDD LED is lit Connect the HDD LED from the system case to this pin SLED The SLED is lit when the system is in the S1 POS Power On Suspend state Speaker The speaker from the system case i...

Page 28: ...gh the BIOS setup to activate the IR function Consumer Infrared Module PS2 Header CIR EXT_KBMS When the header is not in use please short pin 3 5 pin 4 6 pin 7 9 and pin 8 10 Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 IRRX1 3 IRRX 4 GND 5 IRTX Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 2 GND 3 KB_CLK 4 KB_DATA 5 EXT_KBCLK 6 EXT_KBDATA 7 MS_CLK 8 MS_DATA 9 EXT_MSCLK 10 EXT_MSDATA N A N A FIR 1 5 ...

Page 29: ...wing up to 4 additional USB 2 0 ports USB 2 port modules can be connected to these pin headers 1394 Port Connector 1394 The mainboard provides a connector to attach an external 1394 port SM_Bus Connector SM Bus This is for connecting a SM Bus device Pin Signal 1 SMBCK 2 SMBDT 3 GND N A USB 3 4 USB 5 6 1394 N A 1 3 SM Bus ...

Page 30: ...tion of ACPI WOL may be disabled when users unplug the power cord or turn off the power button manually COM2 The Second Serial Port COM2 is a pin header for second serial port Pin Signal Description 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS Request To Send 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI Rin...

Page 31: ...r allows you to connect a front audio panel to the mainboard Only the line out and microphone functions are available for use on the front panel To connect the front audio cable first remove the two red plastic jumpers Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 FRN_MIC 2 AGND 3 AUD_MIC_BIA S 4 5V 5 LINE_OUT_R 6 Next_R 7 NC 8 Keypin 9 LINE_OUT_L 10 Next_L N A CD_IN ...

Page 32: ...Installation 2 19 LVDS Connector LVDS This connector is for the LVDS output connection N A LVDS ...

Page 33: ...as a lifetime of at least 5 years If you want to clear the system configuration data from the CMOS RAM use the CLEAR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper Follow the instruc tions below to clear the data RCA Video or S PDIF Select SPDIF_SEL Users can select either RCA Video or S PDIF as the enabled function on the dual purpose port For TV out composite function please short 1 2 For RCA Video short 3 4 default CH...

Page 34: ...Installation 2 21 Enable 1394 Port on Back Panel 1394 EN This jumper allows you to enable disable the 1394 port on the back panel l 1 2 3 Enable ON ON OFF Disable OFF ON ON 1 2 3 N A ...

Page 35: ... nec essary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the micro processor The PCI LAN IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A INT D pins as follows Order 1 Order ...

Page 36: ... 3 3 The Main Menu 3 4 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 8 Advanced Chipset Features 3 12 Integrated Peripherals 3 15 Power Management Setup 3 19 PnP PCI Configurations 3 24 PC Health Status 3 26 Frequency Control 3 27 Load Fail Safe Defaults 3 29 Load Optimized Defaults 3 30 Set Supervisor User Password 3 31 Save Exit Setup 3 33 Exit Without Saving 3 34 Chapter 3 ...

Page 37: ...e item in the right side Enter Select the item Escape Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main menu from a submenu Page Up Increase the numeric value or make changes Page Down Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F5 Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu F6 Load the default CMOS...

Page 38: ...in fields this means a sub menu is available The sub menu contains additional options You can use control keys Up Down Arrow Keys to highlight the field and press Enter to enter the sub menu To return from the sub menu press Esc General Help F1 The BIOS setup program provides a General Help screen You can call up this screen from any menu sub menu by pressing F1 The help screen displays the keys f...

Page 39: ...S Features Use this menu to set the advanced features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to set chipset specific features and optimize system performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to set onboard peripherals features Power Management Setup Use this menu to set onboard power management functions PnP PCI Configurations Use this menu to set the PnP and PCI conf...

Page 40: ... operations Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performance system operations Set Supervisor Password Use this menu option to set the BIOS supervisor password Set User Password Use this menu option to set the BIOS user password Save Exit Setup Save BIOS setting changes and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all BIOS setting changes an...

Page 41: ...e A B Set the type of floppy drive installed Settings None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Halt On Determine the system behaviour if an error is detected at boot Settings are All Errors System halts when any error is detected No Errors System does not halt for any error All But Keyboard System halts for all non key errors All But Diskette System halts for all non di...

Page 42: ...ure the information provided is from your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer IDE Primary Master The name of this menu item will match the name of the menu The settings are None Auto Manual Access Mode The settings are CHS LBA Large Auto Capacity The formatted size of the storage device Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation Landing Zone Cylinder locati...

Page 43: ...is enabled the processor is able to run multiple threads simultaneously See Appendix A 9 for more detailed information Settings Disabled and Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Set the ECC Error Correcting Code feature for Level 2 cache Facilitates error detection correction when data passes through Level 2 cache Settings Enabled and Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Shorten Power On Self Test POST ...

Page 44: ...etermine whether the floppy is 40 or 80 tracks Settings Enabled and Disabled Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive LS120 The system will boot from LS 120 drive HDD 0 The system will boot from first HDD SCSI The system will boot from SCSI CD ROM The system will boot from CD ROM HDD 1 The system will boot from second HDD HDD 2 The system will boot from third HDD HDD 3 The system will boot fr...

Page 45: ...llows you to set the rate characters second at which the keys are accelerated Settings 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay Msec When Typematic Rate Setting is enabled this item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins Settings 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option If you have set a password select whether the password is required e...

Page 46: ...go Show full screen logo during BIOS bootup process Settings Enabled and Disabled Show Summary Information Settings Enabled and Disabled Display Small Logo Show small energy star logo during BIOS bootup process Settings Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 47: ...icated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Settings 4MB 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB AGP Mode This mainboard supports the AGP 4x interface When the AGP 4x video card is used it can transfer video data at 1066MB s AGP 4x is backward compatible leave the default 4x mode on if unsure When set to 1x mode the ma...

Page 48: ... data Settings Enabled and Disabled Select Display Device This setting refers to the type of display being used with the system Settings CRT TV CRT TV LCD and CRT LCD TV Type This setting refers to the type of TV signal to be used when a TV is connected to the TV out Settings NTSC PAL and PALM TV_Connector This setting refers to the type of TV connector being used when a TV is connected to the TV ...

Page 49: ...es according to DRAM page size in use It is expected to improve VGA performance Settings Enabled and Disabled FB Page Close Prediction Set the Frame Buffer Page Close Prediction function This feature automatically closes those frame buffer DRAM pages no longer needed It is expected to improve DRAM related performance Settings Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 50: ...the fast block mode to transfer data to and from the hard disk drive Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Enabled enables IDE controller to use block mode Disabled allows the controller to use standard mode Settings Enabled and Disabled Display Card Priority This setting specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Settings PCI Slot ...

Page 51: ...will be enabled if not it is disabled Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect to an audio device Settings Auto and Disabled VIA OnChip LAN This setting allows you to make VIA OnChip LAN enabled or disabled Settings Enabled and Disabled USB Keyboard Support Enable USB Keyboard Support for DOS and Windows Settings Enabled and Disabled ...

Page 52: ...gs Enabled and Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 2 Set the base I O port address and IRQ for the onboard serial port A serial port B Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 and Auto Onboard Parallel Port This specifies the I O port address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port Settings Disabled 378 IR...

Page 53: ...el Port mode Settings EPP1 9 and EPP1 7 ECP Mode Use DMA Select a DMA channel for the port Settings 1 and 3 Game Port Address Set I O port address for onboard game port Settings Disabled and 200 Midi Port Address Set I O port address for onboard midi port Settings Disabled 330 and 300 Midi Port IRQ Set an IRQ for the onboard midi port This field is only available if midi port is not Disabled Setti...

Page 54: ...DD after hard disk inactivity Settings Disable and 1 15 minutes S1 POS S1 Power On Suspend POS is a low power state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hardware maintains all system context S3 STR S3 Suspend To RAM STR is a power down state In this state power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wakeup capable devices The system context is saved ...

Page 55: ...d from S3 state This is only necessary for older VGA drivers select Auto if in doubt Settings Auto Yes and No AC Loss Auto restart The field defines how the system will act after an AC power loss during system operation Choose the system power state when the AC power is back Settings are Always On The screen is always on even when system enters power saving mode Suspend Off The screen is turned of...

Page 56: ...None LPT COM and LPT COM HDD FDD Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor hard disks and floppy drives activities Settings Off and On PCI Master Event Decide whether or not the power management unit should monitor PCI master activities Settings Off and On PS2KB Wakeup Select When select Password please press Page Up or Page Down key to change Password 8 characters maxim...

Page 57: ...Decide whether or not USB devices can wake the system from suspend state Settings Disabled and Enabled PowerOn by PCI Card Decide whether or not any PCI card can power up the system or resume from suspend state Such PCI cards include LAN onboard USB ports etc Settings Disabled and Enabled RTC Alarm Resume The field is used to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled ti...

Page 58: ...the specified IRQ line If set to Enabled the activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes Note IRQ Interrupt Request lines are system resources allocated to I O devices When an I O device needs to gain attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur After receiving the signal when the o...

Page 59: ...No BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards Set to Yes the operating system is Plug Play capable Settings No and Yes Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not bo...

Page 60: ...tems IRQ Resources list IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ Settings Assign IRQ For VGA USB Assign IRQ for VGA and USB devices Settings Disabled and Enabled PCI Device For Plug Play compatible devices designed for PCI bus architecture Reserved The IRQ will be reserved for further request ...

Page 61: ...your CPU fan warning for overall system status Current CPU Temp CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed 12V 5V 3 3V CPU Vcore 5VSB These items display the current status of all of the monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds ...

Page 62: ...nd Bank Interleave automatically determined by BIOS according to the configurations on the SPD Settings Manual and By SPD SDRAM CAS Latency Set the time between SDRAM read command and when the data actually becomes available Settings 2 and 2 5 Bank Interleave Set the interleave mode of the SDRAM interface Interleaving allows banks of SDRAM to alternate their refresh and access cycles One bank will...

Page 63: ...ter than 2T Settings 2T Command and 1T Command DRAM Burst Len This setting allows you to set the size for DRAM Burst Length The bigger the size the faster the system addresses memory Settings 4 and 8 Spread Spectrum When the mainboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by m...

Page 64: ...e BIOS settings to the default Fail Safe values These values are set by the mainboard manufacturer to provide a minimal and stable system When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Entering Y loads the default BIOS values that provide a minimal and stable system configuration ...

Page 65: ...Optimized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values also set by the mainboard manufacturer for both optimized and stable performance of the mainboard When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears Entering Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal and stable system performance ...

Page 66: ...ord A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration There are two types of passwords you can s...

Page 67: ...would prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the Security Option of the Advanced BIOS Features menu If the Security Option is set to System the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup password prompt only occurs when trying to enter Setup ...

Page 68: ...the Setup menu you can select this option to save the changes and quit A message as below will appear on the screen Entering Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup changes to RTC CMOS Entering N will return to the Setup Utility ...

Page 69: ...o quit the Setup menu you can select this option to abandon the changes A message as below will appear on the screen Entering Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to RTC CMOS Entering N will return to the Setup Utility ...

Page 70: ...applications You must install VIA chipset drivers first before installing other drivers such as audio or VGA drivers The applications will only function correctly if the nec essary drivers are already installed This chapter includes the following sections Driver Utilities CD Content 4 2 Chapter 4 ...

Page 71: ... VPSD website http www viamainboard com for the latest updated mainboard driver and utilities Running the Driver Utilities CD To start using the CD just simply insert the CD into your local CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The CD should run automatically when you close your CD ROM or DVD ROM drive The driver utilities and software menu screen should then appear on your desktop If the CD does not run automa...

Page 72: ...ibility AGP VxD Driver provides service routines to your VGA driver and interface directly to hardware providing fast graphical access IRQ Routing Miniport Driver sets the system s PCI IRQ routing sequence and VIA INF Driver enables the VIA Power Management function VIA Audio Driver Enhance the onboard VIA audio chip VIA USB 2 0 Driver Enhance VIA USB 2 0 ports VIA LAN Driver Enhance the onboard V...

Page 73: ...chapter gives you brief description of how Smart 5 1 is enabled and Intel s Hyper Threading technology This chapter includes the following sections Intelligent 6 Channel Audio A 2 Hyper Threading Technology A 9 Appendix A ...

Page 74: ... line in and microphone jacks as output jacks For it to work properly both the OS and the software applica tion used need to support 6 channel audio Win98 supports 4 channel only Please follow the example A and B to enable the Smart 5 1 funtion and the examples are based on Windows XP Start the settings in Control Panel of your computer Example A 1 Double click Sounds and Audio Devices icon in Con...

Page 75: ...rt 5 1 A 3 2 The panel of Sounds and Audio Devices Properties appears and select Audio tab Then press Advanced as shown in the picture 3 Choose 5 1 surround sound speakers to support the 6 channel function ...

Page 76: ...ounds and Audio Devices icon in Control Panel and then select Audio tab on the panel as shown below Press Volume button in the Sound playback column 2 Front Speaker panel appears and then select Options menu to check the item Advanced Controls ...

Page 77: ...Smart 5 1 A 5 3 Then Front Speaker panel displays Advanced button and press it 4 Check the item Smart5 1 Enable in the panel below ...

Page 78: ...D playing applications are WIN DVD v4 0 and Power DVD XP v4 0 Both of them are able to support 5 1 channel Please follow the instructions below to do the proper settings for Smart 5 1 WIN DVD v4 0 1 Open the application and click on the right arrow icon shown as the pic ture below Then select Audio Effect COM1 Line In Line Out Microphone VGA Out S Video RCA SPDIF RJ45 USB Parallel LPT1 PS2_MS PS2_...

Page 79: ...below 3 The Setup panel appears and select Audio tab Then choose the item 6 Channel 5 1 Home Theater in the column of Audio Speaker Con figuration Finally users can click Test button to verify the channel output You will hear sound of flowing water from different speakers if each setup has been completed successfully ...

Page 80: ...guration icon shown as the picture below 2 The panel of Configuration appears and select Audio tab Then choose 6 Speaker in the column of Audio Output and click Ok Through the system operation and software settings users can take advan tage of Smart 5 1 6 channel output with ease ...

Page 81: ... handle multi ple applications simultaneously Please note that only Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional support Hyper Threading Technology For more details please visit Microsoft web site Other operating systems may support this technology but users need to do some further settings to enable this funciton Please visit http www via mainboard com for more update...

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