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Summary of Contents for MS7012D

Page 1: ... fitness for any particular purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp MMX Pentium Pentium II Pentium III Celeron are reg...

Page 2: ... separation between the equipment and the receiver q Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected q Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables and shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to insure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device...

Page 3: ...inboard in the Case 19 Connecting Power Chassis Fans Panel Auxiliary USB Ports and Case Open Detect Circuit 21 Install Other Hardware 23 Install the Processor 23 Installing a Slot1 Processor 25 Installing a Socket 370 Processor 27 Install the Memory Modules 29 Install a Hard Disk Drive and CD ROM 30 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 33 Using the Expansion Slots 34 Add in Card Options 36 Install O...

Page 4: ...ults Option 62 Load Optimized Defaults Option 62 Set Supervisor and User Passwords 62 Save And Exit Setup Option 63 Exit Without Saving Option 63 Chapter 4 Software 64 About the Software 64 Folders for this Mainboard 64 Running the Support CD ROM 66 Utility Folder Installation Notes 66 CMI8X38 Folder Installation Notes 67 Audio Software 67 Modem Driver and Software 68 Intel Folder Installation Not...

Page 5: ...ses 4 layer printed circuit board and measures 305mm x 243mm The mainboard features the new low cost Intel 810 chipset which includes an accelerated graphics adapter with digital video output for use by televisions of flat panel displays The MS7012D has a slot1 and a socket 370 so that it can be installed with either a slot1 processor SEPP Celeron or Pentium II or a socket 370 processor PPGA Celer...

Page 6: ...nents that make this one of the best value mainboards on the market About the Manual The manual consists of the following chapters Introduction Use the Introduction Chapter to learn about the features of the mainboard and the checklist of items that are shipped with the package Installation Use the Installation Chapter to learn how to install the mainboard and get your system up and running Setup ...

Page 7: ...able to change these automatic settings by making changes to jumpers on the mainboard or changing the settings in the system setup utility We strongly recommend that you do not overclock the mainboard to run processors or other components faster than their rated speed Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system Overclocking can p...

Page 8: ...Pentium III or Pentium II processor cartridge The Pentium cartridges have 32K of internal cache memory and 512K of external cache memory They operate over a 100 MHz system bus except for older versions The Pentium II ships with clock speeds running from 233 MHz through to 450 MHz and the Pentium III ships with clock speeds of 450 500 and 550 MHz Intel s 810 Chipset This board features the 810 chip...

Page 9: ...7012D features other highly integrated silicon chips The ITE LPC I O controller handles the mainboard s I O functions The CMI 8738 PCI C3DX is a two chip solution that provides an integrated audio and fax modem system The Chrontel CH7007A is a single chip dedicated to converting digital PC output to a TV format Built in AGP 3D Graphics The Intel 810 chipset includes an integrated AGP controller th...

Page 10: ...ritory Integrated I O Using the ITE LPC I O chip and the Intel 810 chipset the board has a comprehensive set of integrated I O ports The I O port array features PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports a parallel port two USB ports one serial port a monitor port a game MIDI port and three audio jacks The mainboard has connectors for the installation of a second serial port TV out ports supplied on optional e...

Page 11: ...he exception of the small current required to refresh the system memory To resume from a suspend to RAM press the power button or use the hot keys or password if you have enabled a hot key or password power on The system will resume in just a few seconds and it will appear in exactly the same state as it was before it was suspended to RAM ...

Page 12: ...on choosing a case avoiding static electricity damage and setting jumpers Preparing the Mainboard Provides a guide to the mainboard and I O port locations full details on the jumper settings and advice on installing the mainboard in the system case Install Other Hardware Provides guidance on installing essential hardware processor memory hard disk drive CD ROM floppy disk drive and expansion cards...

Page 13: ...ns 2 3 JP2 Keyboard power on jumper Use this 3 pin jumper to enable keyboard power on with hot keys or password Function Jumper Cap Enable keyboard power on Short pins 1 2 Disable keyboard power on Short pins 2 3 JP3 Audio modem enable disable jumper Use this jumper to enable or disable the audio system and modem integrated on the mainboard Function Jumper Cap Enable audio modem Short Pins 1 2 Dis...

Page 14: ... at auto detect or fixed at 133 MHz Function Jumper Cap Normal Short Pins 1 2 Force 133 MHz Short pins 2 3 JP11 Set TV out format jumper Use this jumper to select the format of the TV out connector Function Jumper Cap Select NTSC format Short Pins 1 2 Select PAL format Short pins 2 3 JP12 Select IDT or Intel processor jumper Use this jumper to select if you are installing an Intel processor or an ...

Page 15: ...de their static proof bags until they are required for the installation procedure Handle all circuit boards and electronic components carefully Hold boards by the edges only Do not flex or stress circuit boards Choosing a Case This a full sized ATX mainboard that measures 305mm x 243mm It has 5 PCI expansion slots and an AMR slot The mainboard will fit most ATX cases that are designed for full siz...

Page 16: ...pin the pins are OPEN This illustration shows a 2 pin jumper 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 jumper cap is placed on pins 2 and 3 so this jumper setting is SHORT PINS 2 3 This illustration shows the same 3 pin jumper The jumper cap is pla...

Page 17: ...stration and key to identify the components on your mainboard JP2 CASFAN1 CPUFAN1 DIMM1 DIMM2 LED2 PWRFAN1 JP9 FDD1 IDE2 IDE1 PANEL1 SIR1 WOM1 WOL1 JP1 JP3 SPDIF1 J8 JP6 AMR Slot TV1 J4 J5 Slot 1 Socket 370 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 PCI5 ATX1 COM2 LED1 J6 JP5 J7 JP12 JP11 ...

Page 18: ...onnector for power supply cooling fan J6 Case open detect connector J8 Onboard modem connector J4 Audio connector for CD ROM DVD drive J5 Auxiliary audio connector for CD ROM DVD drive J7 Auxiliary USB Ports connector JP1 Clear CMOS memory jumper JP2 Keyboard power on jumper JP3 Audio modem enable disable jumper JP5 Set system bus frequency jumper 100 MHz JP6 Select onboard audio codec or AMR audi...

Page 19: ...tive I O Ports Side View PS2KBM USB1 COM1 VGA1 J3 J3 LPT1 Key to I O Ports Component Description PS2KBM PS 2 port for pointing device upper port PS 2 port for keyboard lower port LPT1 External parallel port J3 Upper External game MIDI port J3 Lower Audio jacks for left to right line out line in microphone VGA1 External monitor port COM1 Serial port COM1 3 USB1 Two stacked Universal Serial Bus port...

Page 20: ...ystem disconnect the power cable from the mainboard and short the appropriate pins for a few seconds Function Jumper Cap Normal Operation Short pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Short pins 2 3 JP2 Keyboard Power On Jumper This jumper lets you use a typed in password as a power switch to turn your system on If you enable this property you need to define the password or the hot keys using the setup utility See Ch...

Page 21: ...l setting the system automatically selects the correct frequency according to the kind of processor installed In the Force 100 MHz setting the system uses a 100 MHz system bus even if the processor is designed to operate with a 66 MHz bus Function Jumper Cap Auto detect bus frequency Short pins 1 2 Force 100 MHz Short pins 2 3 JP6 Select audio codec jumper Use this 3 pin jumper to select if the sy...

Page 22: ...ort pins 2 3 JP11 Set the TV out Connector Format Use this 3 pin jumper to select if the TV out connector TV 1 delivers an NTSC format TV signal or a PAL format TV signal You need to install an optional TV out extension bracket to use this feature Function Jumper Cap Select NTSC format Short pins 1 2 Select PAL format Short pins 2 3 JP12 Select an Intel or an IDT Processor Jumper Use this 3 pin ju...

Page 23: ...e mainboard You can secure the mainboard in the system case by placing the mainboard over the mounting brackets and driving screws through the mainboard into the mounting brackets Note Do not overtighten the screws as this can stress the mainboard The illustration below shows a mainboard installing in a standard desktop case Power Supply Unit Drive Cage Expansion Slots I O Template ...

Page 24: ...20 The illustration below shows the mainboard installing into a tower type case Power Supply Unit Drive Cage Expansion Slots I O Template ...

Page 25: ...L connector on the mainboard If your case has a case open detect circuit you can implement the feature with the connector J6 If your case has extra USB ports you can connect them to J7 Power Connector Locate the power cable from the case power supply unit and plug it into the ATX1 power connector Chassis and Power Fans If your case has a cooling fan installed in the chassis plug the cable from the...

Page 26: ...uit connect ot to the case open detect connector J6 Panel Connector The mainboard PANEL1 connector has a standard set of switch and indicator connectors that are commonly found on ATX system cases Use the illustration below to make the correct connections to the case switches and indicators Function Pins Power Indicator 1 2 3 Suspend Switch 4 5 Green Indicator 7 8 9 Keylock 10 11 Reset Switch 12 1...

Page 27: ... to improve the throughput of multimedia data such as 3D audio and video speech recognition MPEG2 motion picture encoding decoding and TCP IP internet connections However only recently released software has the capability of using these improved instructions The Pentium III has 32K of internal cache memory and 512K of external cache memory Currently Pentium III processors are available at clock sp...

Page 28: ... over a 66 MHz system bus The SEPP Celeron is less expensive than a Pentium II with the same clock speed About Socket 370 Processors The socket 370 only supports the Intel PPGA Celeron processor Intel PPGA Celeron PPGA stands for Plastic Pin Grid Array This is a description of the square plastic package that the processor is embedded in The PPGA Celeron is identical to the SEPP Celeron except for ...

Page 29: ...or each end of the slot1 Other cartridge holders are a single assembly that sits over the whole length of the slot1 Some cartridge holders are secured in place with screws If you have this kind of cartridge holder don t overtighten the screws as this can stress the mainboard Some cartridge holders are secured in place with plastic pins In this case place the mainboard on a foam plastic mat when yo...

Page 30: ...y connector on the mainboard CPUFAN1 The mainboard must be configured to deliver the correct clock speed and the correct system bus for the kind of processor that you have installed You can do this by using the system setup utility The first time you start the system immediately enter the setup system and make the appropriate settings Usually you can automatically configure the CPU by using the BI...

Page 31: ...e pin 1 corner on the socket 370 and the pin 1 corner on the processor The socket pin 1 corner is adjacent to the handle of the locking lever The processor pin 1 corner is beveled 4 Matching the pin 1 corners drop the processor into the socket No force is required and the processor should seat into the socket easily 5 Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the sock...

Page 32: ...deliver the correct clock speed and the correct system bus for the kind of processor that you have installed You can do this by using the system setup utility The first time you start the system immediately enter the setup system and make the appropriate settings Usually you can automatically configure the CPU by using the CPU BIOS Features page of the setup utility See Chapter 3 for more informat...

Page 33: ...PC 133 memory that operates over a 100 MHz or 133 MHz bus If you install a processor that operates over a 66 MHz bus you can install memory chips that operate at 66 MHz You must install at least one memory module You can install the memory module in either DIMM1 or DIMM2 Each module may be installed with up to 256 MB of memory so the maximum capacity is 512 MB The mainboard supports memory chips t...

Page 34: ...of the device connector Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a colored stripe on the cable About IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary IDE channel interface IDE1 and a secondary IDE interface IDE2 The mainboard ships with one IDE ribbon cable which supports one or two IDE devices All IDE devices have jumpers or switches that ...

Page 35: ...n 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 on the back edge of the hard disk drive 5 When you first start up your system go immediately to the setup utility and use the IDE Hard Disk Auto Detect feature to configure the IDE devices that you ha...

Page 36: ...or 3 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 connector on the rear edge of the CD ROM DVD drive to the one of the two audio in connectors J4 and J5 on the mainboard 5 When you first start up your system go immediately to the setup utility and us...

Page 37: ... 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 sure that you have the pin 1 side of the cable matched with the pin 1 side of the connector 3 Plug a power cable from the case power supply unit into the power connector on the back edge of the diskette drive 4 ...

Page 38: ...purchase an AMR card that is approved in your area and install it directly into the AMR slot PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 AMR PCI5 PCI4 1 Before installing an expansion card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually configure the card before installation 2 Select which expansion slot you are going to use for your add in card 3 In the system case rem...

Page 39: ...or example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add in card PCI add in card PCI slot Edge connector Metal bracket Note If you have installed an AMR card you should check the settings of jumpers JP3 audio modem enable disable and JP6 select onboard codec or AMR codec You should disable the onboard audio modem to avoid conflic...

Page 40: ...c through the network automatically resume the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the setup utility See Chapter three for more information WOM1 Wake on Modem If you have installed a fax modem card you can use the cable provided with the card to plug into the WOM1 connector on the mainboard This is the Wake On Modem feature When your system is in a power saving mode...

Page 41: ...xtension bracket Fax modem Card You must install the fax modem card in order to use the built in fax modem The fax modem card is supplied with this mainboard 1 Locate the J8 fax modem connector on the mainboard 2 Remove the expansion slot blanking plate from the system chassis that is adjacent to the fax modem connector 3 Install the fax modem card on to the J8 connector as shown below The RJ11 Li...

Page 42: ...e system chassis 2 Plug the cable from the serial port extension bracket into the COM2 connector on the mainboard The port connected to COM2 is identified as COM2 4 3 Install the metal bracket into the expansion slot in the system chassis from which you removed the blanking plate 4 Secure the bracket by driving a screw through the slot in the top of the metal bracket into the system chassis Line a...

Page 43: ...cks RCA and or S video You can use these jacks to connect your computer to a TV set or digital flat panel display 1 Locate the TV out connector TV1 Remove a blanking plate from a free expansion slot in the system chassis 2 Plug the cable from the TV out extension bracket into the TV1 connector on the mainboard 3 Install the metal bracket into the expansion slot in the system chassis from which you...

Page 44: ... appropriate place on your system case Note An IR port and a second serial port use the same resources and they may use some of the resources required by a fax modem card If you have more than one of these items installed you may not be able to use them at the same time You can use the Peripherals page of the setup utility to switch resources between an IR port and a second serial port See Chapter...

Page 45: ... audio devices If your CD ROM DVD drive has digital audio output you can connect it to the input pins of the SPDIF connector On the mainboard locate the digital audio connector SPDIF Connect the cable from the digital audio extension bracket to SPDIF If you have digital audio output from your CD ROM DVD drive connect it to the marked audio input pins SPDIF Audio Input Pins 1 2 7 8 ...

Page 46: ...T1 3 The upper 15 pin port J3 is a game MIDI port You can use this port to connect a joystick or a MIDI device to your system 4 The lower part of J3 is three audio jacks The left side jack is for a stereo line out signal The middle jack is for a stereo line in signal The right side jack is for a microphone 5 VGA1 is the connector for a display monitor Plug the data cable from the monitor into VGA1...

Page 47: ...og 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 compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise Speaker out subwoofer Orange Right to left speaker Brown USB Black Video out Yellow SCSI network telephone modem and so on None ...

Page 48: ...asks you to make changes to the setup utility This happens when the system finds an error during the POST Power On Self Test that it carries out at start up Starting the Setup Utility You can only start the setup utility shortly after the computer has been turned on A prompt appears on the computer display which says Press DEL to run Setup When you see this prompt press the Delete key and the syst...

Page 49: ...ressing the Escape key You can save the current selections and exit the utility by pressing the F10 key When you are in one of the options that displays a dialog box you can return to the main menu by pressing the Escape key When you are in an option that displays a table of items you can return to the main menu by pressing the Escape key For some items you can display a help message by pressing t...

Page 50: ... it for the present 3 Your computer must be running in a real mode DOS environment not the DOS window of Windows NT or Windows 95 98 We recommend that you create a new formatted DOS system floppy diskette 4 Locate the flash memory utility on the support CD ROM It s called AWD712 EXE Copy this file to the new system diskette 5 Copy the new BIOS file that you downloaded from the manufacturer s websi...

Page 51: ... CMOS Features Option This option displays a table of items which defines basic information about your system Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time held by your computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility IDE Devices Defaults None Your computer has two IDE cha...

Page 52: ...s defines some special ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA Large Block Addressing Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive Press Esc to close the IDE device sub menu and return to the Standard CMOS Features page Drive A and Drive B Default 1 44M 3 5 in None These items define the characteristics of any di...

Page 53: ...oducing fatal errors to your system Note that the page has a scroll bar to scroll down to more items Anti Virus Protection Default Disabled When this item is enabled it provides some protection against viruses which try to write to the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive This item is Disabled as a default You need to disable it so that you can install an operating system We rec...

Page 54: ...IP Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system will search for an operating system at start up time Boot Other Device Default Enabled If you enable this item the system will search all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the first second and third boot devices Swap Floppy Drive Default Di...

Page 55: ...ord protection this item defines if the password is required at system start up or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the setup utility OS Select For DRAM 64 MB Default Non OS2 This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default Non OS2 Report No FDD for WIN 95 Default Yes I...

Page 56: ...ms at the default value Memory Hole at 15M 16M Default Disabled This item can be used to reserve memory space for some ISA expansion cards that require it Delayed Transaction Default Enabled If the chipset has an embedded 32 bit write buffer to support delay transaction cycles you can enable this item to provide compliance with PCI Ver 2 1 specifications We recommend that you leave this item at th...

Page 57: ...hat you leave these items at the default setting Integrated Peripherals Option This option displays a list of items which defines the operation of some peripheral items on the system s input output ports On Chip Primary PCI IDE Default Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Default Enabled Use these items to enable or disable the Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels that are integrated on thismainboa...

Page 58: ... a keyboard connected through the USB Port Init Display First Default PCI Slot Use this item to define if your graphics adapter is installed in one of the PCI slots or select Onboard if you have a graphics system integrated on the mainboard Hardware Reset Default Enabled If you enable this item you can reset the system by pressing a hardware reset button if you have connected this function to the ...

Page 59: ...tion of serial port 2 In the Normal setting serial port 2 is assigned to the optional COM2 connector If you have installed an optional infrared port you must change the setting of this item to one of the Infrared settings usually IrDA or FIR These settings will disable the external COM2 serial port connector and assign the resources to the infrared device If you have selected an IR mode use the fo...

Page 60: ...e The system has various power saving modes including powering down the hard disk turning off the video suspending to RAM and a software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events Power Management Timeouts The power saving modes can be controlled by timeouts If the system is inactive for a time the timeouts begin counting If the inactivity continues so that the...

Page 61: ...cts 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 timeout If this item is set to Min Saving power saving modes occur after a longer timeout If the item is set to User Define you can insert your own timeouts for the power saving modes Video Off Method Default DPMS This item defines how the video is pow...

Page 62: ... If the item is set to Instant Off then the power button causes a software power down If the item is set to Delay 4 Sec Then you have to hold the power button down for four seconds to cause a software power down Wake Up by PCI Card Default Disabled If you enable this item it allows activity on an add in card in one of the PCI slots to resume the system from a power saving mode Power On by Ring Def...

Page 63: ...ounters when any activity is detected on the floppy diskette drives the serial ports or the parallel port PCI PIRQ A D Default Disabled When this item is enabled the system will restart the timeout counters when any activity is detected on the Interrupt request lines used over the PCI bus PNP PCI Configuration Option This option displays a table of items that configures how PNP Plug and Play and P...

Page 64: ...t Line is reserved for a legacy ISA expansion card Press Esc to close the IRQ Resources sub menu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Default Disabled This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non standard VGA cards This board includes a built in VGA system that does not require palette snooping so you must leave this item disabled PCI Health Status Option On mainboards which sup...

Page 65: ...s item to the rated internal clock speed of the installed processor If you set this to Manual two new items appear CPU Clock Sread Spectrum SPECTRUM Freq and CPU Clock Ratio CPU Clock Spread Spectrum CPU Clock Ratio These items appear if you have set the CPU Internal Core Speed to Manual Use the CPU Clock Spread Spectrum to set the system bus frequency for the installed processor usually 100 MHz o...

Page 66: ...greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you install the optimized defaults when your hardware does not support them If you only want to install setup defaults for a specific option select and display that option and then press the F7 key Set Supervisor and User Passwords These items can be used to install a pa...

Page 67: ...ou have made in the setup utility and exit the setup program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to return to the setup main menu Exit Without Saving Option 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 dialog box appears press Y to discard changes ...

Page 68: ...e MS7012D folder Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Folders for this Mainboard For this board you can install software from the following folders Utility Folder You can use the software in the following sub folders q AWDFLASH Software to erase and install new revisions of the system BIOS q DIRECTX5 Software display drivers for Microso...

Page 69: ...012D Folder You can use the software in the following sub folders q MONITOR Hardware monitoring software for Windows 95 98 and Windows NT4 0 5 0 q ACPI AUDIO LAN MODEM VGA WIN9x Inf These folders are empty A readme file directs you to an alternate location with the required software Note Some folders are subdivided into different operating systems such as DOS Windows 95 Windows NT and so on Always...

Page 70: ...d Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard and lets you copy an updated BIOS to the chip Take care how you use this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction There are two flash memory utilities called AWD66 EXE and AWD712 EXE For this m...

Page 71: ...s 95 98 Installation Please specify the path to the CD ROM CMI8X38 AUDIO_ITE_GAME W95 98 DRV when your system detects the installed audio system To install the audio applications log on to the W95 98 folder and then log on to the APPS folder Run the SETUP program Windows NT 4 0 Installation 1 Press the Start button 2 Move the highlight to Settings and select Control Panel 3 Double click on the Mul...

Page 72: ...has a patch that allows a Windows 95 98 system to carry out a suspend to RAM Run SETUP EXE to install the patch Inf The Intel INF Installation Utility installs to the target system the Windows INF files that outline to the operating system how the chipset components shall be configured This is needed for proper functionality of the following features Core PCI and ISAPNP Services AGP Support IDE AT...

Page 73: ...folders for the appropriate software One folder contains software that you can install Monitor Sub folder The software in this folder provides a graphical interface to the hardware monitoring feature of this mainboard The software will run under Windows 95 98 or Windows NT4 0 Follow the installation instructions contained in the file INSTALL TXT ...

Page 74: ...er to enable or disable the audio system and modem integrated on the mainboard Function Jumper Cap Enable audio modem Short Pins 1 2 Disable audio modem Short pins 2 3 JP5 Set System bus frequency jumper 100 MHz Use this jumper to set the system bus frequency at auto detect or fixed at 100 MHz Function Jumper Cap Normal Short Pins 1 2 Force 100 MHz Short pins 2 3 JP6 Audio codec select jumper Use ...

Page 75: ...mper Use this jumper to select the format of the TV out connector Function Jumper Cap Select NTSC format Short Pins 1 2 Select PAL format Short pins 2 3 JP12 Select IDT or Intel processor jumper Use this jumper to select if you are installing an Intel processor or an IDT processor in the socket 370 processor socket Function Jumper Cap IDT processor Short Pins 1 2 Intel processor Short pins 2 3 1 2...

Page 76: ...w to make the correct connections to the case switches and indicators Function Pins Power Indicator 1 2 3 Suspend Switch 4 5 Green Indicator 7 8 9 Keylock 10 11 Reset Switch 12 13 Speaker 15 16 17 18 HDD Indicator 20 21 Power Switch 22 23 PANEL1 Speaker 15 16 17 18 Power LED 1 2 3 KeyLock 10 11 Reset SW 12 13 Green LED 7 8 9 Power SW 22 23 HDD LED 20 21 1 23 Suspend SW 4 5 ...

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