Tip: The driving capability of new generation
chipset is limited due to the lack of a memory
buffer (to improve performance). This makes
DRAM chip count an important factor to take
into consideration when you install DIMMs.
Unfortunately, there is no way that the BIOS
can identify the correct chip count, you need to
calculate the chip count by yourself. The
simple rule is: By visual inspection, use only
DIMMs which are less than 16 chips.
Connecting IDE and Floppy Cable
Connect 34-pin floppy cable and 40-pin IDE cable to floppy connector FDC and IDE
connector. Be careful of the pin1 orientation. Wrong orientation may cause system
damage.
Attach the power LED, speaker, and reset
switch connectors to the corresponding pins.
If you enable “Suspend Mode” item in BIOS
Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep
flashing while the system is in suspend
mode.
Connecting Front Panel Cable
Locate the power switch cable from your
ATX housing. It is 2-pin female connector
from the housing front panel. Plug this
connector to the soft-power switch
connector marked
SPWR
.
Connecting CD Audio
Configuring System Memory
This motherboard has three 168pin DIMM sockets that allow
you to install system memory up to 1.5GB. SDRAM and
VCM SDRAM are supported.
DIMM1
DIMM2
DIMM3
The connector is used to connect CD Audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to
onboard sound.
Pin 1
Slave (2nd)
Master (3rd)
Slave (4th)
Master (1st)
IDE1
IDE2
Pin 1
Connector
Pin1
Pin2
Pin3
Pin4
CD-IN
Right
GND
GND
Left
FDC
Pin 1
IDE-LED
+
+ 5V
+ 5V
Reset
JP4
Reset
JP3
PWR-BTN
+
+
GND
PWR-BTN
GND
IDE-LED
JP12 PWR-LED
+
+ 5V
GND
PWR-LED
JP12
JP4,JP3
IDE-LED
