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MAINBOARD

Installation Guide

Rev: 1.00H

Date: May - 99

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Summary of Contents for S381M

Page 1: ...nstallation Guide Rev 1 00H Date May 99 All other product names are trademarks or copyrights of their respective owners Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice ...

Page 2: ... Comprehensive Mainboard View 10 INSTALLATION 11 Installing the CPU 11 Setting the Jumpers 12 Connections 16 Installing an AMR Card 26 Installing the Memory Modules DIMM 27 Installing the Support Drivers and Utilities 28 SOFTWARE SUPPORT 30 Mainboard BIOS 30 Flash BIOS Programming Utility 31 Symbios SCSI Configuration Utility 32 DMI Utility 32 ...

Page 3: ...at graphics performance at a lower cost By incorporating such advanced features as AMR AC97 audio Super I O Ultra DMA 66 Bus Mastering IDE Universal Serial Bus USB and Hardware Monitoring onto the mainboard optimum system performance is assured and system design and implementation is simplified Fully Plug Play compatible via an Award BIOS this mainboard facilitates easy system configuration and pe...

Page 4: ...t Header 1 MIDI game port 1 Audio Jacks Line Out Line In and Mic In 1 Video Port Advanced Features 1 AGP 3D Graphics and AC97 Audio on board 2 Wake up on LAN 3 Modem Ring in Keyboard Mouse Power on 4 Hardware Monitoring Fan Temperature Voltage 5 SB Link to support Sound Blaster cards for early DOS games 6 Xstore Pro IDE Bus Master Software Driver 7 Anti Virus PC Cillin Software 8 Suspend to RAM ST...

Page 5: ...INTRODUCTION Installation Guide 5 ...

Page 6: ...er IDE support up to UltraDMA 33 only Package Checklist Your mainboard package should include the items listed below Damaged or missing items should be reported to your vendor þ The mainboard þ Floppy disk ribbon cable þ IDE ribbon cable þ RS232 9 pin COM2 serial port bracket þ This Installation Guide þ BIOS Driver Utility Guide þ CD ROM containing the following support software The latest drivers...

Page 7: ...ideo Out 13 PS 2 keyboard connector bottom 4 AMR Slot 14 CPU socket Socket 370 5 MIDI Game port 15 Power connector 6 Audio port 16 Intel 810 chipset 7 COM2 connector 17 DIMM sockets 8 VGA port 18 Primary IDE connector 9 Printer port 19 Secondary IDE connector 10 COM1 connector 20 Floppy connector Board Size Micro ATX 245 mm x 200 mm 8 x 6 6 ...

Page 8: ...connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to the port without an external hub USB is a new technology supporting printers fax modems and other telephony device 12 PS 2 Mouse Connector Supports PS 2 style mice 13 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Supports PS 2 style keyboards 14 CPU Socket ZIF Socket 370 for Intel Celeron processors up to 500 MHz 15 Power Connector 20 Pin ATX Power Connector 16 Intel...

Page 9: ...INTRODUCTION Installation Guide 9 20 Floppy Connector Built in floppy controller supports 2 5 25 or 3 5 1 44MB or 2 88MB floppy drives ...

Page 10: ...INTRODUCTION Installation Guide 10 Comprehensive Mainboard View ...

Page 11: ...U ü WARNING Use of a CPU Cooling Fan is required to prevent CPU from overheating The Fan should be installed first before inserting the CPU into its socket 1 Locate the ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 370 2 First open the socket by pulling the lever sideways then upwards Notice how the lever locks in place when pressed all the way down 3 The CPU must be inserted with the correct orientation One co...

Page 12: ...r on Jumper JP1 This mainboard features the Keyboard Power on function For example you may press any key on the keyboard to power on the system or you may choose to type a password to power on the system These options are set in the Integrated Peripherals of the BIOS Please refer to the BIOS Driver Utility Guide Note If you choose to use a password to power on the system it is recommended to keep ...

Page 13: ...k Override Jumper to Enabled overrides the CPU s default Bus Clock and set it at 100 MHz Over clocking may cause serious system damage Locking Unlocking the Flash BIOS JP3 To re program the mainboard BIOS short this jumper to unlock the flash BIOS Lock the BIOS to prevent writing to the flash BIOS ...

Page 14: ...7 Audio Selection Jumper JP4 Set this jumper to Enabled if you are using the onboard AC97 audio features Also make sure the AC97 Audio option is Enabled default in the Integrated Peripherals of the BIOS Please refer to the BIOS Driver Utility Guide ...

Page 15: ...d is stored in CMOS RAM If you forget the password the CMOS can be cleared by setting this jumper to Clear CMOS In case there is a CMOS error or improper CPU setting through the mainboard s BIOS that causes boot failure the CMOS must cleared by setting this jumper to Clear CMOS to allow the system to boot Clearing the CMOS will clear all user defined BIOS setup options ...

Page 16: ... fan cable to the connector Pin 2 corresponds to the RED power lead as shown Power Supply Connector This mainboard features an ATX style Power Supply Connector This connector is keyed to prevent connection in the wrong direction Line up the locking mechanism on the connector from the Power Supply with the tab on the mainboard connector Press down until the two connectors are locked ...

Page 17: ...g the system into a suspend mode when the computer is not being used For this switch to be functional Suspend Mode must first be enabled in the Power Management Setup in the BIOS Setup utility Pins 17 19 Reset switch lead Connects to the Reset Switch lead from the system s case The reset switch is used to cold boot the system without actually turning off the power reducing wear and tear on the pow...

Page 18: ...cated on the Power Supply itself Note Under the following two conditions you have to press and hold the switch for more than 4 seconds to power off your system regardless of the Soft Off by PWR BTTN setting in the Power Management Setup of the BIOS Shortly after the system is powered on when the BIOS message is not yet appear When CPU hangs HDD Activity LED CN3 Hook the IDE LED lead to this connec...

Page 19: ...nnector The IrDA connector bracket hooks directly to this connector on the mainboard This connector provides support for the optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module You must first configure through the BIOS setup where UART2 is directed COM2 or IrDA ...

Page 20: ...ct the cable that comes with your LAN card to this connector on the system board Refer to the add in card s manual for details Note Your LAN card must support Magic Packet in order to use the Wake up On LAN function Wake on Ring Function CN11 The Wake on Ring function allows the modem to remotely power on the system To use this function you may also have to enable the related option in the mainboa...

Page 21: ... port One 9 pin D Sub headers are also provided on the back panel for Serial ports For the second serial port plug the 10 pin cable of the serial port bracket to the COM2 connector on the mainboard VGA Connector This mainboard has built in VGA features A 15 pin connector is provided on the back panel for connecting to the VGA connector from the monitor ...

Page 22: ...daughter board This bus support traditional TVs as well as the new digital flat panel displays USB Connectors These two connectors permit connection of two USB peripheral devices directly to the system without an external hub PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Connectors These two connectors are located on the back panel of the mainboard USB PS 2 Keyboard PS 2 Mouse ...

Page 23: ...ts 2 floppy disk drives with the floppy ribbon cable provided Make sure the RED stripe on the ribbon cable is oriented towards Pin 1 Notice the twist between the sets of connectors on the floppy cable The floppy drive A position is at the END of the cable whereas floppy drive B is hooked to one of the connectors on the other side of the twist The cable provides both Edge and Pin connectors for bot...

Page 24: ...that is ALONE on the IDE cable whereas a Slave device is installed as a SECOND device on the same cable Keep in mind that the Master device will appear before the Slave device in the CMOS Setup as well as the Operating System software Refer to the device documentation for jumper settings The Secondary IDE port can be used for up to 2 additional ATAPI devices Normally it s recommended that you conn...

Page 25: ...ing audio Audio Port You can connect powered speakers or headphones to Line Out jack Cassette players or other external audio sources can be connected to Line In jack Plug in your microphones to MIC jack Note To use the on board direct sound AC97 audio features set jumper JP4 to Enabled Also make sure to enable default the AC97 Audio option in Integrated Peripherals of the BIOS ...

Page 26: ...io connectors are available for connecting the CD ROM drive using CD audio cables Make sure red lead is oriented toward pin 1 Installing an AMR Card One AMR Audio Modem Riser standard interface connector is provided for Audio Codec 97 AC97 and or Modem Codec 97 MC97 cards ...

Page 27: ...Hz clocked SDRAM performance requirement DIMM Sizes supported 8MB 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB and 256MB A total of 2 DIMMs can be installed for a maximum RAM capacity of 512MB To insert the DIMMs the modules must be oriented in the correct way Notice the notches of the DIMM Align these notches as shown in the diagram below Gently push the DIMM until the retainers on both sides of the socket lock the modu...

Page 28: ...y that you want to install Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation The screen will look different under different color mode More utilities can be found under the Utilities folder of the CD ROM For Windows 95 98 NT4 0 Users Before beginning driver installation you must first install the Intel 81x Chipset Driver in order for your operating system to recognize the Intel 81x ch...

Page 29: ... from the Autorun screen and follow the on screen instructions Windows 98 Click Install Intel 81x Chipset from the Autorun screen and follow the on screen instructions When the following dialog box appears specify the path C Program Files Intel IntelINF PRELOAD Click OK and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation ...

Page 30: ...creen Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software 4 Standard CMOS Features 4 Frequency Voltage Control 4 Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults 4 Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults 4 Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password 4 Power Management Setup Set User Passwor...

Page 31: ...IOS code are in the same directory 3 Changing to the directory where the two required files exist type AWDFLASH and press ENTER The AWDFLASH Utility Screen appears 4 Type in the name of the new BIOS bin file and hit ENTER 5 Backup the old BIOS by entering the name of the new backup file such as backup bin and press ENTER 6 To begin programming hit y The Utility can be aborted at this time by hitti...

Page 32: ...r will display the Main Menu of the utility Note Pressing Ctrl A after memory count during re boot allows you to recover the default settings and reconfigure DMI Utility This mainboard supports the Desktop Management Interface DMI which is a new method of providing enterprise management for personal computers The main component of DMI is the Management Information Format Database MIF which contain...

Page 33: ... guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment 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 l Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna l Move the equipment away from the rec...

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