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 Mainboard User’s Manual

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Business Machines.
AMD and Athlon are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro 
Devices Inc.
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SuperVoice is a registered trademark of Pacific Image 
Communications Inc.
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M728 Series, V1.3B

A164X/January 2001

Summary of Contents for M728

Page 1: ...of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines AMD and Athlon are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Intel Pentium II III Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 95 98 NT 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Sound Blaster is a trademark of Cr...

Page 2: ...Mainboard User s Manual II ...

Page 3: ...15 Install Other Devices 16 Expansion Slots 18 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 19 Introduction 19 Running the Setup Utility 20 Standard CMOS Setup Page 21 Advanced Setup Page 22 Power Management Setup Page 24 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page 26 Load Optimal Settings 27 Load Best Performance Settings 27 Features Setup Page 27 Hardware Monitor Page 30 Change Password 30 Exit 31 Chapter 4 Software Applicati...

Page 4: ...erfect Suite 8 A9 Support and Services A13 Appendix B Gamut2000 B1 1 GAMUT2000 Family B2 1 1 LifeAmp Versatile Audio Playback System B2 1 2 AudioPort Audio Transportation System B4 2 Installation B5 2 1 Before Beginning System Requirements B5 2 2 Uninstalling the Previous of GAMUT2000 B5 3 Main Console B7 3 1 Introduction B7 3 2 Function and Operation B7 3 3 Main Menu B9 IV ...

Page 5: ...play CPU Plug Play through firmware and has an embedded 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface The mainboard has a built in PCI 3D Sound System and a V 90 Fax Modem DAA module is shipped with the mainboard In addition the mainboard has an extended set of ATX I O Ports including PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports two USB ports an RJ 45 LAN port a parallel port and two serial ports This mainboard has all th...

Page 6: ...lots for 168 pin SDRAM memory modules Support for 100 133 MHz memory bus Maximum installed memory is 2 x 512MB 1GB Expansion Slots One AGP4X solt for AGP 2 0 compliant interface Four 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 2 compliant bus interface Onboard IDE channels Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels Support for PIO programmable input output modes Support for Multiword DMA modes Support for Bus Masterin...

Page 7: ... legacy Sound Blaster 16 support Downloadable Wave table Synthesizer supports Direct Music Stereo Mixer supports analog mixing from CD Audio and Line In Onboard I O Ports Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device connections Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb s transfer rate Two serial ports with 16550 compatible fast UART One parallel port with ECP and EPP support Two USB ports ...

Page 8: ...ble Virtual UART Requires 16MB RAM and Microsoft Windows 95 98 NT Onboard Flash ROM Automatic CPU and board configuration Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices and expansion cards Built in virus protection using Trend s Chip Away Virus provides boot process virus protection Bundled Software PC Cillin2000 provides automatic virus protection under Windows 95 98 NT 2000 SuperVoic...

Page 9: ...dem Please contact your local supplier for your purchase model Each model will support different specification list as below Model Specification M728LMR Onboard LAN chip U17 LAN RJ45 connector and a Fax Modem DAA module M728LR Onboard LAN chip U17 and LAN RJ45 connector M728MR Support a Fax Modem DAA module M728 Your mainboard package ships with the following items The mainboard This User s Guide ...

Page 10: ...f you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges Avoid touching the components unless it is absolutely necessary During installation put the mainboard on top of the static protection packaging it came in with the component side facing up Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect the mainboard for ...

Page 11: ...tly Install the mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to the mainboard connector headers Install any other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connector headers Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper JP1 is set to Normal setting See this chapter for information on locating JP1 and the setting options 2 Never connect ...

Page 12: ...inboard User s Manual Mainboard Components Use the diagram below to identify the major components on the mainboard Note Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in this illustration are for testing only 8 ...

Page 13: ...ports Celeron PPGA and FCPGA Pentium III processors Do not try to install a Socket 7 processor in the Socket 370 A Socket 7 processor such as the Pentium MMX or the AMD K5 K6 does not fit in the Socket 370 The following list notes the processors that are currently supported by this mainboard FCPGA Pentium III 500 933MHz FSB 100MHz 133MHz PPGA Celeron 300 600MHz FSB 66 MHz 9 ...

Page 14: ...entify the Pin 1 corner The Pin 1 corner is at the end of the locking lever when it is locked 4 Match the Pin 1 corners and insert the processor into the socket No force is required and the processor should drop into place freely 5 Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the catch on the side of the socket This secures the CPU in the socket 6 All PPGA Celeron and FCPGA Coppermine processors...

Page 15: ...sockets so that memory modules can only be installed in the correct orientation To install a module push the retaining latches at either end of the socket outwards Position the memory module correctly and insert it into the DIMM socket Press the module down into the socket so that the retaining latches rotate up and secure the module in place by fitting into notches on the edge of the module Setti...

Page 16: ... Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Memory Short Pins 2 3 Jumper JP3 Modem Audio System Enable disable This jumper consists of two sets of 3 pin jumpers pins 1 3 5 and pins 2 4 6 Use pins 2 4 6 to enable or disable the onboard sound system Use pins 1 3 5 to enable or disable the onboard Modem Function Jumper Setting Enable Onboard Audio Short Pins 2 4 Disable Onboard Audio Short Pins 4 6 Enable Onboard Mod...

Page 17: ...oard LAN Short Pins 2 3 Jumper J6 Keyboard Power On Selector If you enable the keyboard power on feature you can use hot keys on your keyboard as a power on off switch for the system Note The system must provide 1A on the 5VSB 5V Standby signal before using the Keyboard Power On function Function Jumper Setting Disable Keyboard Power On Short Pins 1 2 Enable Keyboard Power On Short Pins 2 3 13 ...

Page 18: ...points on the chassis Connect the power connector from the power supply to the PWR1 connector on the mainboard If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the fan power connector FAN2 on the mainboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the J2 switch and LED connector header See the illustration below for a guide to the J2 connect...

Page 19: ...em DAA module plugs directly into the mainboard in line with to an expansion slot opening in the system chassis When you remove the slot cover from the system chassis you can access the LINE and TEL RJ11 connectors on the metal edge of the Fax Modem DAA module 1 Locate the DAA modem header on the mainboard 2 Plug the Fax Modem DAA module into the DAA header 3 Remove the modem header slot cover 15 ...

Page 20: ...inboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the ...

Page 21: ...n If you have installed a secondary CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system On the mainboard locate the 4 pin Aux In header and connect the cable to the connector Infrared Port You can connect an infrared port to the mainboard You can purchase this option from third party vendors 1 Locate the infrared port IR header on the mainboard 2 If you ...

Page 22: ...ow the steps below to install a PCI or AGP expansion card 1 Locate the AGP or PCI slots on the mainboard 2 Remove the slot cover for the expansion slot from the system chassis 3 Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press it firmly down into it so that it is fully inserted 4 Secure the expansion card bracket to the system chassis using the screw that held the slot cover in pla...

Page 23: ...ty configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer from booting properly If this happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to store the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while you reboot your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utilit...

Page 24: ...use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option To leave the setup utility press the Escape key To cycle through the Setup Utility s optional color schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2 Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values In these pages use the cursor arrow keys t...

Page 25: ...ve B Not Installed Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date Time Use these items to set the system date and time Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a ha...

Page 26: ...tency 3 Cycles ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values Trend ChipAway Virus This mainboard has built in virus protection in the firmware Use this item to enable or disable the built in virus protection 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses ...

Page 27: ...t start up and to enter the Setup Utility Always Boot to OS 2 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed L1 Cache Leave this item enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal cache memory System BIOS Cacheable If you enable this item a segment of the system BIOS will be cached to ma...

Page 28: ...SC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values Power Management APM Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme If you enable power management you can use the items below to set the power management operation Both APM and ACPI are supported Standby Time Out Minute This sets the timeout for Standby mode i...

Page 29: ...are command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature KeyBoard Power On HotKey Select If you enable this item you can turn the system on and off by pressing hot keys on the keyboard You mu...

Page 30: ... PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values Plug and Play Aware O S Enable this item if you are using an O S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 or 98 Primary Graphics Adapter This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use ...

Page 31: ...memory chips or other low performance components Features Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system AMIBIOS SETUP PERIPHERAL SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Enabled OnBoard Serial Port1 3F8h COM1 OnBoard Serial Port2 2F8h COM2 OnBoard Ir Port N A Ir Port Mode N A Ir Port IRQ N A Ir Port DMA N A Ir Transceive...

Page 32: ...tect and available address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode You can select SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the version of EPP while the parallel port mode is set to EPP Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign either IRQ 5 or 7 to the parallel port Parallel Port DMA Use t...

Page 33: ...All Rights Reserved CPU Ratio 8 0x ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values CPU Ratio Use this item to set a multiplier for the CPU external frequency The multiplier times the external CPU frequency sets the internal clock speed of the CPU e g 100 MHz external clock or FSB x 4 5 muliplier 450 MHz internal clock sp...

Page 34: ...ues CPU System Temperature These items display CPU and system temperature measurement FANs Voltage Measurements These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements Change Password If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears which lets you enter a Supervisor password You can enter no more than six letters or numbers Press Enter after you ha...

Page 35: ...t dialog box type in the new password or just press Enter to disable password protection Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to exit without saving 31 ...

Page 36: ...are The software on the support CD ROM is for Windows 95 NT 2000 and Windows 98 The installation procedure differs depending on which Operating System you have but the automatic installation is now for Win98 only Installing under Windows 95 NT 2000 To install support software for Windows 95 NT 2000 follow this general procedure 1 Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive The system might ...

Page 37: ...nd driver allows the system to generate optimal sound effects Find the driver and audio applications here D SOUND Driver C Media D SOUND Gamut Fax Modem Drivers and Software Find the fax modem drivers and software here D Modem Driver PCI D Modem SuperVoice Telecom management software D Modem MediaRing Talk Network Adapter Driver Find the network adapter driver here D LAN SiS900 USB Driver The USB ...

Page 38: ...BIOS setup available for your mainboard from the website D UTILITY AMINF324 EXE PC Cillin Software The PC cillin software program provides anti virus protection for your system Find this program here D PC CILLIN Auto installing under Windows 98 The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the Autorun feature will a...

Page 39: ...e Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click on AutoRun in the context sensitive menu for the CD ROM drive icon in a file browser window Installing Software with Auto Setup To install support software for the system board follow this procedure 1 Click on the Setup button The install program will load and display the following sc...

Page 40: ...have to manually install if you need check to the above section Using the PCI Audio Software 1 Before you install the PCI Sound Pro drivers make sure your Operating System has been installed otherwise the onboard PCI audio might be detected as an Other device by the OS device manager 2 After the drivers are properly installed choose the MULTIMEDIA icon in the CONTROL PANEL when you need to use the...

Page 41: ...fer to the PCI Sound Pro manual on the CD that ships with this mainboard The Four Speakers System The onboard PCI Sound Pro audio system supports 2 wave channels front rear known as the 4 speaker system If you are running applications which use the DirectSound 3D or A3D audio interface your system can simulate realistic 3D sound through a 4 speaker setup Follow the steps below to install a 4 speak...

Page 42: ...to avoid hardware conflicts DO NOT enable this option when the Line in Rear jack is connected with a line in device While the 4 speakers mode is enabled turn on off the output of the front speakers and adjust the volume of the speakers so that the front rear speakers have the same volume Demo Execute the Helicopter demo in the C3D HRTF Positional Audio Demos of the PCI Audio Application When you h...

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