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MS9017C, V1.0

I82845/October 2001

Summary of Contents for MS9017C

Page 1: ...lly disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obliga tion of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Mi crosoft Cor...

Page 2: ...e harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which ...

Page 3: ...d This device must accept any interference received in cluding interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadi an Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada ...

Page 4: ...page 1 Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Describes installation of main board components Go to page 7 Chapter 3 Using BIOS Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility Go to page 35 Chapter 4 Using the Mainboard Software Describes the mainboard soft ware Go to page 64 Appendix A Setting Jumpers Provides a reference to the jumpers on the mainboard Go to page 68 ...

Page 5: ...10 Jumper Settings 10 Installing the Mainboard in a Case 11 Connecting Case Components 12 The PANEL1 and LPANEL1 Connectors 13 Installing Hardware 15 Installing the Processor 15 Installing Memory Modules 20 Installing a Hard Disk Drive CD ROM 22 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive 25 Installing Add on Cards 26 Connecting Optional Devices 28 Connecting I O Devices 33 External Connector Color Coding ...

Page 6: ...tion 60 Frequency Voltage Control 61 Load Fail Safe Defaults Option 62 Load Optimized Defaults Option 62 Set Supervisor and User Passwords Options 62 Save Exit Setup Option 63 Exit Without Saving 63 CHAPTER 4 64 Using the Mainboard Software 64 About the Software CD ROM 64 Drivers Installation 65 Utility Software Reference 66 APPENDIX A 68 Setting Jumpers 68 Jumper Settings 69 The PANEL1 and LPANEL...

Page 7: ...upporting system speeds up to 400 MHz and data bus bandwidths up to 3 2 GB s The MS9017C incorporates the Intel i82845 MCH and the Intel 82801BA ICH2 chipsets which supports 3 3V DIMM DRAM 2X 4X AGP 1 5V only and the AC 97 codec C Ch he ec ck kl li is st t Compare the mainboard s package contents with the following checklist Standard Items One mainboard One diskette drive ribbon cable and bracket ...

Page 8: ...nt and sup ports 2x 4x Fast Write Protocol 1 5V only PCI IDE controller supports PCI bus master ing PIO modes 0 4 and UDMA 33 66 100 Four USB 1 1 ports for serial transfer at 1 2 or 1 5 Mbit sec Integrated AC 97 audio that supports full sur round sound with up to six channels Additional key features include support for an AC 97 link for audio and modem hardware monitoring and ACPI OnNow power mana...

Page 9: ... and a floppy disk drive in terface The MS9017C supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33 66 100 MB sec Integrated I O The mainboard has a full set of I O ports and con nectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard Two serial ports One parallel port One MIDI game port Two USB ports Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out BIOS Firmware This mainboard uses Award BIOS that en...

Page 10: ...4 M Ma ai in nb bo oa ar rd d C Co om mp po on ne en nt ts s ...

Page 11: ...py disk drive connector IDE 1 Primary IDE channel IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel IR1 IR connector J1 ExtSMI connector J2 Smart I O JP1 Clear CMOS jumper LED1 LED status indicator connector LEG1 optional Microphone and speaker out connector LEG2 optional USB connector 2 PANEL1 Front panel connectors for suspend LED HDD LED power switch and H W reset PCI1 PCI6 Six 32 bit add on card slots PFAN1 Power f...

Page 12: ...ll the features required The mainboard can support one floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives Ensure that your case has sufficient power and space for all the drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mainboard This mainboard has a ATX...

Page 13: ...lling the mainboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard Leave components in the static proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges Do not bend cir cuit boards ...

Page 14: ...Setting Jumpers Go to page 9 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 11 Installing Case Components Go to page 12 Installing the CPU Go to page 15 Installing Memory Go to page 20 Installing an HDD and CD ROM Drive Go to page 22 Installing an FDD Go to page 25 Installing Add on Cards Go to page 26 Connecting Options Go to page 28 Connecting Peripheral I O Devices Go to page 33 Note The appendi...

Page 15: ...figuration op tions Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins Short 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 1 2 3 This illustration shows a 3 pin jumper Pins 1...

Page 16: ...Type Description Setting default JP1 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear JP1 1 JP1 Enables you to clear the BIOS Refer to the following instruc tions 1 Turn the system off 2 Remove all ATX power connectors including ATX1 ATX2 and ATX3 3 Short pins 2 and 3 on JP1 4 Return the jumper to the normal setting 5 Plug in all ATX power connectors ...

Page 17: ... over tighten the screws as this can stress the mainboard Most system cases have mounting brackets in stalled in the case which correspond to the holes in the mainboard Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets and secure the mainboard onto the mounting brackets with screws 2 Secure the mainboard with screws where appropriate 1 Place the mainboard over the mounting brackets Ensure that your c...

Page 18: ... three ATX connectors compliant with ATX 2 03 specifications Connect the 20 pin power supply connector to ATX1 connection is required Connect the 6 pin Vcc Vcc3 ATX power supply connector to ATX2 connection is optional Connect the 2 x 2 pin 12 VDC ATX power supply connector to ATX3 connection is required Note When the system is heavily loaded you should install at a minimum an ATX12V power sup ply...

Page 19: ...s The PANEL1 and LPANEL1 Connectors The panel connector provides a set of switch and LED con nectors commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases Select one from the two types of panel connector supported by this mainboard Device Pins Empty 10 N C 9 Power ON OFF 6 8 Reset Switch 5 7 Green LED Indicator 2 4 HDD LED 1 3 HDD LED Pins 1 3 9 10 Reset Switch Pins 5 7 Power Switch Pins 6 8 Green LED Pins 2 4...

Page 20: ...n Pow er LED 3 Yellow Power LED 2 HDD LED 1 8 HDD LED Pins 1 8 7 14 Reset Switch Pins 13 14 Case Speaker Pins 9 12 Yellow Power LED Pin 2 Empty Pin 7 1 2 Power Switch Pin 5 6 Green Power LED Pin 3 Power LED Pin 4 Note The plus sign indicates a pin which must be con nected to a positive voltage ...

Page 21: ...oling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the clips Also install the cooling fan in a well lit work area so that you can clearly see the mainboard and proces sor socket Before installing the Processor This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock fre quency and system bus frequency for the processor You may be able to change these settings through the BIOS Setup Util ity We strongl...

Page 22: ...e processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components CPU fan Pin 1 corner mPGA478B Socket Retention modules Locking lever Note The pin 1 corner is marked with an arrow ...

Page 23: ...upright position 2 Match the corner on the CPU marked with an arrow with pin 1 on the CPU socket the corner with the pin hole noticeably missing Insert the processor into the socket Do not use force Pin 1 corners Locking lever 3 Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the socket 4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU ...

Page 24: ...nk CPU Fan CPU Fan Power Cable 5 Lower the heatsink over the CPU 6 Lower the CPU cooling fan onto the heatsink 7 Snap the four retention legs of the cooling fan into place see diagram below Heatsink Cooling Fan ...

Page 25: ...ure the cooling fan on top of the heatsink 9 Connect the CPU Cooling Fan power cable to the CPUFAN1 connector CPUFAN1 CPU fan connector Note CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary ...

Page 26: ...ency 100 MHz 100 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz Installation Procedure The mainboard accommodates three memory modules You must install at least one module in any of the three slots Each module can be installed with 64 MB to 512 MB of memory Total capacity is 3GB 1 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be install...

Page 27: ...each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down so that it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM when it is installed correctly Cutout Notch Latch Latch ...

Page 28: ... devices to the secon dary IDE channel IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE Refer to the IDE device user s manual When installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other de vice is set to SLAVE The documentation of your IDE device explains how to do this About UltraDMA This mainboard supports UltraDMA...

Page 29: ...or 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 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the hard disk drive IDE connector B It doesn t matter which connector on the cable you use 4 Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the hard disk drive C When you first start up your system the BIOS should...

Page 30: ...n only be installed correctly on the device connector If the connec tor is not keyed make sure that you match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device con nector 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 3 Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD ROM DVD drive IDE connector ...

Page 31: ...n page 42 for more information Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy disk ette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of conne...

Page 32: ...onnector on the FDD C When you first start up your system go immediately to the Setup Utility to configure the floppy diskette drives that you have installed See Standard CMOS Features on page 40 for more information Installing Add on Cards This mainboard has six 32 bit PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect expansion slots one 4xAGP slot and one Communications and Networking Riser CNR slot 4xAGP ...

Page 33: ...e sponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is cor rectly seated in the slot Edge connector Add on card 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw Note For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software bef...

Page 34: ... s optional devices AUDIO1 Front panel audio header This mainboard supports front panel microphone and speaker out ports If your computer case has these ports connect them to AUDIO1 Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 MICIN 2 AGND 3 MICBIAS 4 5V 5 SPKOUTR 6 XSPKOUTR 7 EMPTY 8 KEY 9 SPKOUTL 10 XSPKOUTL ...

Page 35: ...ith the modem to plug into the mainboard WOM1 connector This enables the Wake On Modem WOM feature When your system is in a power saving mode any modem signal automatically resumes the system You must enable this item using the Power Management page of the Setup Utility See Chapter 3 for more information IR1 Infrared data port connector The mainboard supports an infrared data port Infrared ports a...

Page 36: ... USB connector USB1 to connect the front mounted ports to the mainboard Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 5 7 9 VCC USBP2 N USBP2 P GND Key 2 4 6 8 10 VCC USBP3 N USBP3 P GND OC J1 ExtSMI connector The ExtSMI connector is for use with SMI hardware interrupt power management Pin Signal Name 1 2 EXTSMI GND SPEAKER1 Internal speaker Connect the internal speaker connector to this header Pin Signal N...

Page 37: ...5 16 17 18 19 20 VCC3 VCC3 GND GND 5VSB GND GND RESERVED GND VCC5 VCC5 LEG1 Microphone and Speaker Out connector This panel connector which is specially designed for OEM customers provides a set of switches and connectors using the OEM specification Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 ALOR AGND Ground 12V MIC SPKOUTR SPKOUTL AGND 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 ALOL AGND Ground Empty AGND XSPKO...

Page 38: ... which is specially designed for OEM customers connects to the front panel or case USB ports that comply with the OEM specifications Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 3 5 7 9 USBPWR USBPP2 USBPP2 Ground Ground 2 4 6 8 10 Ground Ground USBPP3 USBPP3 USBPWR2 ...

Page 39: ...PS 2 keyboard USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices COM1 2 Use the COM ports to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 COM2 is identified by the system as COM2 4 Game Port Use the game port to connect a joy stick or a MIDI device Audio Ports Use the three au...

Page 40: ...ne 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 None This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS ...

Page 41: ...meters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure Hard drives diskette drives and peripherals Video display type and display options Password protection from unauthorized use Power managem...

Page 42: ...ake any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used when changing the system configuration when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts when making changes to the Power Management con figuration when changing the password or making other changes to the Security Setup ...

Page 43: ...up PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Fail Safe Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Select Item F10 Save Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed below Key Function Esc Exits the current menu Scrolls through the items on a menu ...

Page 44: ...nt BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information For this mainboard use AWD8XX EXE to flash the BIOS where 8XX is the version number You can use any version but we suggest you use the latest version To use the utility you must be in real mode DOS not the DOS box that is avail able in Windows 9...

Page 45: ...r s diskette drive You might need to run the Setup Utility and change the boot priority items on the Advanced BIOS Features Setup page to force your computer to boot from the floppy diskette drive first 6 At the A prompt type the Flash Utility program name and press Enter You see a screen similar to the following FLASH MEMORY WRITER V7 33 C Award Software 1999 All Rights Reserved For MAINBOARD NAM...

Page 46: ...option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle Standard CMOS Features This option displays a table of items defining basic information about your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Item Help Date mm dd yy Tue July 11 2001 ...

Page 47: ...001 Award Software IDE Primary Master Item Help IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 0 Sector 0 Menu Level To auto detect the HDD s size head on this channel Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IDE HDD Auto Detectio...

Page 48: ... the configuration information supplied by the manufacturer of your hard drive In correct settings can result in your system not recognizing the installed hard disk Access Mode Auto This item defines 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 ...

Page 49: ...ware Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Anti virus Protection Disabled CPU L1 L2 Cache Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Second Boot Device HDD 0 Third Boot Device LS120 Boot Other Device Enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Gate A20 Option Fast Typematic Rate Setting Disabled x Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 x Typematic...

Page 50: ...ault value for better performance Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing POST and have your system start up faster You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is op erating smoothly First Second Third Boot Device Floppy HDD 0 LS120 Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your syst...

Page 51: ... use the following two items to set the typematic rate and the typematic delay settings for your keyboard Typematic Rate Chars Sec Use this item to define how many characters per second are generated by a held down key Typematic Delay Msec Use this item to define how many milliseconds must elapse before a held down key begins generating repeat characters Security Option Setup If you have installed...

Page 52: ...ced Chipset Features Option These items define critical timing parameters of the main board You should leave the items on this page at their default values unless you are very familiar with the technical specifi cations of your system hardware If you change the values incorrectly you may introduce fatal errors or recurring instabil ity into your system CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Awar...

Page 53: ... its charge before refresh DRAM RAS to CAS Delay 3 This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals used when DRAM is written to read from or refreshed Disabled gives faster performance and Enabled gives more stable performance DRAM RAS Precharge 3 Select the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Ad dress Strobe RAS signal to accumulate its charge before the DR...

Page 54: ...tion of peripherals that need to use this area of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements Delayed Transaction Enabled The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delayed transaction cycles Enable this item to sup port compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 AGP Aperture Size 64 MB This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics ad...

Page 55: ...PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE Enabled Use these items to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the mainboard IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO Auto Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave de vice These four items let you assign which kind of PIO P...

Page 56: ... audio chip Disable this item if you are going to install a PCI audio add on card AC97 Modem Auto Enables and disables the onboard modem Disable this item if you are going to install an external modem Init Display First PCI Slot Use this item to specify whether your graphics adapter is in stalled in one of the PCI slots or is integrated on the mainboard IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Enable this field...

Page 57: ...er Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt re quest IRQ for the onboard serial port 1 COM1 Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8 IRQ3 This option is used to assign the I O address and interrupt re quest IRQ for the onboard serial port 2 COM2 UART Mode Select Normal This field is available if the Onboard Serial Port 2 field is set to any option but Disabled UA...

Page 58: ... Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port There are four options SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port and ECP EPP SPP allows data output only Extended Capabilities Port ECP and Enhanced Parallel Port EPP are bi directional modes al lowing both data input and output ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP awar...

Page 59: ...pended or has been powered down by software it can be resumed by a wake up call that is generat ed by incoming traffic to a modem a LAN card a PCI card or a fixed alarm on the system realtime clock CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software Power Management Setup Item Help ACPI Function Enabled ACPI Suspend Type S1 POS Power Management User Define Video Off Method DPMS Video Off In Su...

Page 60: ...pends In the de fault S1 POS the suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down If you select S3 STR the suspend mode is a suspend to RAM i e the system shuts down with the excep tion of a refresh current to the system memory Power Management User Define This item acts like a master switch for the power saving modes and hard disk timeouts If this item is set to Max Sav ing power saving modes ...

Page 61: ...r Management events occur for a specified length of time Full power function will return when a Power Management event is detected Options are from 1 Min to 1 Hour and Disable HDD Power Down Disable The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off Under ACPI Advanced Configuration...

Page 62: ... KB Wake Up S3 Disabled If you are using a USB keyboard and the ACPI suspend type is set to S3 you can enable this item to allow a keystroke to wake up the system from power saving mode Resume by Alarm Disabled When set to Enabled additional fields become available and you can set the date day of the month hour minute and second to turn on your system When set to 0 zero for the day of the month th...

Page 63: ...rt Disabled When this item is enabled the system will restart the power saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive serial ports or the parallel port PCI PIRQ A D Disabled When disabled any PCI device set as the Master will not power on the system PWRON After PWR Fail Off This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its last operating sta...

Page 64: ...sources Press Enter PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto INT Pin 3 Assignment Auto INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto INT Pin 5 Assignment Auto INT Pin 6 Assignment Auto INT Pin 7 Assignment Auto INT Pin 8 Assignment Auto Menu Level Default is Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup...

Page 65: ...u In the Memory Resources submenu use the first item Re served Memory Base to set the start address of the memory you want to reserve for the ISA expansion card Use the sec ond item Reserved Memory Length to set the amount of reserved memory Press Esc to close the Memory Re sources submenu PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled This item is designed to overcome problems that can be caused by some non stan...

Page 66: ... Speed Menu Level Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature Enables you to set the maximum temperature the system can reach before powering down System Component Characteristics These fields provide you with information about the systems current operating status You cannot make changes to thes...

Page 67: ...es F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Clock Ratio Auto Enables you to set the CPU clock The CPU clock ratio times the CPU Host PCI Clock should equal the core speed of the installed processor Example CPU Clock Ratio 8 CPU Host PCI Clock x 100 Installed CPU clock speed 800 MHz Auto Detect PCI Clk Enabled When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM and PCI ...

Page 68: ...nd then Enter to not install the defaults The optimized defaults place demands on the system that may be greater than the performance level of the components such as the CPU and the memory You can cause fatal errors or instability if you in stall 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 ...

Page 69: ...on Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to return to the main menu Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Exit Without S...

Page 70: ...nd a brief description of each software program and the lo cation for your mainboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named README TXT INSTALL TXT or...

Page 71: ...tab 5 Click Add 6 Select the item Unlisted or Updated Driver in the List of Drivers in the list box and then specify the path to the PCI audio NT drivers INTEL REALTEK CODEC NT4 7 Select Avance Logic Inc AC 97 and click OK 8 Choose the proper I O or click OK for the default setting Setup installs the drivers and software 9 Restart the Windows NT system when prompted INF Files This folder has softw...

Page 72: ... or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information PC CILLIN The PC CILLIN software program provides anti virus protec tion for your system This program is available for Windows 2000 ME 98SE and Windows NT Be sure to check the re adme txt and install the appropriate anti virus software for your operating system We strongly recomme...

Page 73: ... Disk Drive from virus intrusion accidental deletions and from system cor ruption To install the Recovery Genius software program run SETUP EXE from the following directory UTILITY RECOVERY GENIUS ENG RECOVERYGENIUS Language Genius The Language Genius is a software based product that helps you to learn new languages To install the Language Genius software program run SETUP EXE from the following d...

Page 74: ... 3 pin Clear CMOS 1 2 Normal 2 3 Clear JP1 1 JP1 Enables you to clear the BIOS Refer to the following instruc tions 1 Turn the system off 2 Remove all ATX power connectors including ATX1 ATX2 and ATX3 3 Short pins 2 and 3 on JP1 4 Return the jumper to the normal setting 5 Plug in all ATX power connectors ...

Page 75: ...und on ATX or Micro ATX cases Select one from the two types of panel connector supported by this mainboard Device Pins Empty 10 N C 9 Power ON OFF 6 8 Reset Switch 5 7 Green LED Indicator 2 4 HDD LED 1 3 HDD LED Pins 1 3 9 10 Reset Switch Pins 5 7 Power Switch Pins 6 8 Green LED Pins 2 4 Empty Pin 10 1 2 N C Pin 9 ...

Page 76: ...n Pow er LED 3 Yellow Power LED 2 HDD LED 1 8 HDD LED Pins 1 8 7 14 Reset Switch Pins 13 14 Case Speaker Pins 9 12 Yellow Power LED Pin 2 Empty Pin 7 1 2 Power Switch Pin 5 6 Green Power LED Pin 3 Power LED Pin 4 Note The plus sign indicates a pin which must be con nected to a positive voltage ...

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