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INTRODUCTION

How this manual is organized

This manual is divided into the following sections:

Introduction

: Manual information and checklist

II.  Features

: Information and specifications concerning this product

III. Installation

: Instructions on setting up the motherboard

IV. BIOS Setup

: Instructions on setting up special feature in the BIOS 

Item Checklist

Please check that your package is complete. If you discover damaged or 
missing items, please contact your retailer. 

Motherboard x 1

40-pin IDE Connector Flat Cable x 1

34-pin Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable x 1

User’s Manual x 1

CD x 1

RS232 9 Pins & 25 Pins connector & PRT 25 Pins connector

Retention Holder for Pentium II CPU

LDCM Diskette x 1 (Option)

USB Connector Cable with bracket x 1 (Option)

IrDA Module x 1 

(Option)

Option : Components will be include upon customer ordering instructions 

per Proforma Invoice & additional external procurement cost will 
be included.

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Страница 1: ...INSTALLATION 6 Motherboard Layout 6 1 Jumpers Setting 7 2 Install System Memory Module 8 3 Install the CPU 9 4 Install the Expansion Cards 12 Assigning IRQs for Expansion Cards 13 Assigning DMA Channels for ISA Cards 14 5 External Connection 15 6 Power on Procedures 22 IV BIOS SETUP Tips 23 VI Year 2000 Y2K Compliant 32 1 ...

Страница 2: ...Please check that your package is complete If you discover damaged or missing items please contact your retailer Motherboard x 1 40 pin IDE Connector Flat Cable x 1 34 pin Floppy Disk Drive Flat Cable x 1 User s Manual x 1 CD x 1 RS232 9 Pins 25 Pins connector PRT 25 Pins connector Retention Holder for Pentium II CPU LDCM Diskette x 1 Option USB Connector Cable with bracket x 1 Option IrDA Module ...

Страница 3: ... supports minimum of 8MB of system memory and a maximum of 384MB SDRAM The motherboard provides 3 168 pin DIMM The socket supports 1Mx32 32MB single sided or double sided memory modules The board also supports two onboard PCI IDE connectors and detects the IDE hard disk type by the BIOS utility which is automatic The system also supports Award Plug Play BIOS for the ISA and PCI cards Intel Chipset...

Страница 4: ... or 2 88MB disk drives and supports LS 120 floppy disk drives 3 5 inch disk drive 120 MB 1 44MB 720K BIOS supports IDE CD ROM or SCSI device boot up Easy Installation Is equipped with BIOS that supports auto detection of hard drives PS 2 mouse and Plug and Play devices to make setup of hard drives expansion cards and other devices virtually automatic Optional USB lrDA Supports USB or IrDA optional...

Страница 5: ...ake up function user need a network card that supports this feature In addition user also needs to install network management software such as LDCM The connector will receive a wakeup packet or signal from LAN Card to power up the system Temperature Monitoring and Alert Option To prevent system overheat and system damage there are heat sensors to monitor the CPU and system temperatures to warn of ...

Страница 6: ...el Connector IR 2 Battery IR 1 BIOS I O Chip ISA Slots PCI Slots Hardware Monitor Option Slot1 CPU Printer Port COM 2 COM 1 Keyboard AT SPS ATX SPS DIMM Socket Thermal Sensor Option FDD IDE 2 IDE 1 PS 2 Mouse Connector USB Intel 440BX AGP Set CMOS Clear ...

Страница 7: ...afety hook if you forget the password Follow the steps After you have turned off your computer clear the CMOS memory by momentarily shorting pins 2 3 for a few seconds Then restore it to the initial 1 2 jumper setting in order to recover and retain the default settings Reset your computer now Front Panel Connector ...

Страница 8: ... install them into DIMM Slot 1 Slot 2 with the Max possible memory size up to 256MB 128 128 if the 128MB DIMM module is available Number Of Memory Module DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 Memory Module Max Size 1 1 st 8 128MB 128 MB 2 1 st 2 nd 8 128 MB 256 MB 3 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 8 128 MB 384 MB DIMM 1 DIMM 2 DIMM 3 The DIMM types supported SDRAM Synchronous DRAM The following is the summary Single side 1Mx64 8MB 2M...

Страница 9: ... the setting only could be 100 103 112 133 MHZ BOIS Setup CPU Speed Setting The possible setting is 3x 3 5x 4x 4 5x 5x 5 5x 6x The following table is the recommendation for the CPU setting with the Frequency and the Ratio CPU Host Cock MHz X Multiplier CPU Frequency MHz 66 X 3 5 233 66 X 4 0 266 66 X 4 5 300 66 X 5 333 100 X 3 300 100 X 3 5 350 100 X 4 400 100 X 4 5 450 Notes 1 If you want to Over...

Страница 10: ... Press evenly and gently until the snaps on the upper side of the processor have been inserted into the holes at the top of the retention base Note that when removing the processor these snaps can be clicked into a completely vertical position leaving your hands free to stabilize the board and pull the processor evenly and gently out of the board Also note that like PCI and ISA slots Slot 1 has a ...

Страница 11: ...n the following pages will have the same item numbers next to them for your reference The design and color of your items may be slightly different Attach Mount Bridges Items 1 2 Pentium II Retention Mechanism Item 3 Retention Mechanism Attach mount bridges ...

Страница 12: ...the card on the slot with the screw you removed above Replace the computer system s cover Set up the BIOS if necessary such as IRQ xx Used By ISA Yes in PNP AND PCI SETUP Install the necessary software drivers for your expansion card This motherboard also provides an AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot to support a new generation of graphics cards with ultra high memory bandwidth WARNING Unplug you...

Страница 13: ...hen install it in any available slot on the ISA bus You may use Microsoft s Diagnostic MSD EXE utility included in the Windows directory to see a map of your used and free IRQs For Windows 95 98 users the Control Panel icon in My Computer contains a System icon which gives you a Device Manager tab Double clicking on a specific device give you Resources tab which shows the Interrupt number and addr...

Страница 14: ...in IRQ xx Used By ISA and DMA x Used By ISA for those IRQs and DMAs you want to reserve Notes If you have the problem to install the Windows 95 98 maybe system hung up or something wrong the installation can t complete Please try the following step 1 Remove all the Add ons only remain the Display Card 2 Set the BIOS default value 3 Re Install the OS Windows 95 or Windows 98 4 After completely inst...

Страница 15: ...nnected to an outlet when making or removing connections Power supplies contain power remains which can damage electrical components III 5 1 Power Supply Connector ATX Power Supply Connector ATXPWR 20 pins Plug the connector from the power directly into the 20 pin male ATX PW connector on the motherboard as shown in the following figure The plug from the power supply will only insert in one orient...

Страница 16: ... not plugged Most power supplies provide two plugs P8 and P9 each containing six wires two of which are black Orient the connectors so that the black wires are together Please refer to the following ORG YLW BLK WHT RED RED BLU PG 12V GND 5V 5V 5V 12V III 5 2 Keyboard Mouse USB COM Port and Printer port Keyboard Connector P8 P9 Printer Port COM 1 COM 2 USB PS 2 Mouse connector ...

Страница 17: ... 2 D0 6 D1 3 D0 7 D1 4 GND 8 GND You can attach USB devices to the USB connector The Mother board contains two USB connectors USB is a new serial bus design that is capable of cascading low medium speed peripherals less than 12Mbps such as keyboard mouse joystick scanner printer and modem ISDN Serial Devices COM1 COM2 The serial port 1 connector is marked as COM1 and the serial port 2 connector is...

Страница 18: ...turn off the power The system power LED shows that status of the system s power If the power to the ATX power supply is interrupted while the motherboard is on standby power will remember that the motherboard should be on and boot the computer when power is reapplied to the ATX power supply 5 Reset Switch Pin 1 2 This 2 pin connector connects to the case mounted reset switch for rebooting your com...

Страница 19: ...ent The red wire should be positive 12V while the black should be ground Connect the fan s plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of the connector WARNING The CPU and or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard Heatsink Damage may occur to the motherboard and or the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used These are not jumpers do not place ju...

Страница 20: ...connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard to the pin definitions There are two connectors are available for the IrDA one is near to Front Panel the other is rear user can use one of them to connect to IrDA module depending on the location you want III 5 6 Wake On LAN WOL Attach the 3 pin connector from the LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN WOL function to the WOL connector on...

Страница 21: ...rently to master and slave mode either one can be hard disk or CDROM The setting as master or slave mode depends on the jumper on your IDE device please refer to your hard disk and CDROM manual accordingly Connect your first IDE hard disk to master mode of the primary channel If you have second IDE device to install in your system connect it as slave mode on the same channel and the third and four...

Страница 22: ...t when the ATX power switch is pressed The monitor LED may light up after the system power up if it complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature The system will then run power on tests While the tests are running additional messages will appear on the screen If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power the system may have failed a power on ...

Страница 23: ... configuration into the 128 byte CMOS area normally in the RTC chip or directly in the main chipset To Enter the BIOS Setup press DEL during POST Power On Self Test Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup sets the basic system parameters such as the date time and the hard disk type Use the arrow keys to highlight an item and Page Up or Page Down to select the value for each item Tips The enhan...

Страница 24: ...elf Test Speeds up POST by skipping some items that are normally checked Boot Sequence Allows you to specify the system boot up search sequence For example if you want to boot up the system from CD ROM you can set the sequence here Boot Up NumLock Status Setting this parameter to On enables the numeric function of the numeric keypad Gate A20 Option Fast that mean GateA20 signal supported by core l...

Страница 25: ...ttings to improve system s performance However it may cause system unstable if the settings are not correct for your system configuration Once you change the setting and not sure which one will be better parameter please load the BIOS default by press F6 or load the SETUP default by press F7 SDRAM RAS to CAS delay They are important parameters that affect the SDRAM performance If your SDRAM has un...

Страница 26: ... off the V Sync signals sent from add on VGA card DPMS Supported allows the BIOS to blank off screen display by your add on VGA card which supports DPMS Blank Screen allows the BIOS to blank screen display by turning off the red green blue signals Video Off After What time frame that the video will be disabled under current power management settings MODEM use IRQ When the system is in green functi...

Страница 27: ...tor is on Soft Off by PWRBTN When enabled turning the system off with the on off button places the system in a very low power usage state with only enough circuitry receiving power to detect power button activity or Resume by Ring activity Resume by Ring Enabled Wake up the system from ring signal Disabled default Ring signal can not wake up the system Resume by Alarm his option allows you to have...

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Страница 29: ...booting VGA IDE or SCSI The rest of system resources will be allocated by PnP operating system Resources Controlled By Setting this option to Manual allows you to individually assign the IRQs and DMAs to the ISA and PCI devices Set this to Auto to enable the auto configuration function Reset Configuration Data If you had plugged some Legacy cards in the system and there were records into ESCD Exte...

Страница 30: ...The BIOS also support the Current System CPU Temperature CPU FAN speed monitor user can trace this environment in this page Meanwhile the BIOS also monitor the Main Board important voltage such as the CPU Voltage 5V 12V 5V Standby Battery voltage user can double check the current M B voltage with this page LOAD BIOS SETUP DEFAULTS This Main Menu item loads the default system values These settings ...

Страница 31: ...PSET FEATURES SETUP UTILITY The Onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than 18 inches 45cm IDE Secondary Master UDMA IDE Secondary Slave UDMA Allows you to select the second PCI IDE channel of the secondary master hard disk mode or to detect it by the BIOS if the hard disk supports UDMA Ultra DMA faster than DMA USB Keyboard Support Choose Disabled default or Enabled You need to use the ...

Страница 32: ...ay Choose Enabled or Disabled Ask your IR provider when you use this function USER Password This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a password is required every time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program The password cannot be longer than 8 characters IDE HDD Auto Detection If your system has an IDE hard drive you can use this utility to detect its par...

Страница 33: ...e MC146818 and the data is in packed BCD format Some non DOS based operating systems like Unix do not use the BIOS but use drivers to access the clock directly This test ensures that the clock is a Motorola MC146818 compatible chip If the chip is not compatible then these other operating systems or programs that read the clock directly may fail 2 Verify real time progression from December 31st 199...

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