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INSTALLATION

 

Installation Guide

 

10

Installing the CPU

 

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 Warning:

 It is required to use a CPU Cooling Fan to prevent the CPU from

overheating. Install the fan first before inserting the CPU into the socket.

1.

 

The CPU retention mechanism is already attached onboard. Before installing

the CPU, simply unfold the retention mechanism to the upright position as
shown below.

2.

 

Slide the CPU down into the retention mechanism. Make sure the CPU is
correctly oriented.

3.

 

Seat the CPU firmly into the slot until the two tabs on the CPU click outwards
to lock the CPU in place.

Содержание P6BXA

Страница 1: ...stallation Guide Rev 1 00H Date April 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 ...

Страница 2: ...6 Comprehensive Mainboard View 8 INSTALLATION 9 Installing the CPU 9 Setting the Jumpers 11 Connections 14 Installing the Memory Modules DIMM 25 Installing an AGP Card 26 Installing the Support Drivers and Utilities 27 SOFTWARE SUPPORT 28 Mainboard BIOS 28 Flash BIOS Programming Utility 29 Symbios SCSI Configuration Utility 30 DMI Utility 30 ...

Страница 3: ...dge AGP 2X graphic capability is provided for the full range of graphic intensive games and programs The ATX form factor design allows for more efficient system assembly with built in mouse serial and parallel port connectors This eliminates the need for separate ribbon cable connector brackets and speeds the manufacturing process Advanced hardware designs include ACPI s Suspend to RAM for the imp...

Страница 4: ... 88MB 2 USB Ports 1 Parallel Port EPP ECP Port 1 IrDA TX RX Header 2 Serial Ports 16550 Fast UART Compatible 1 Power State Header 1 MIDI game port 1 Audio jacks Line out Line in and Mic In Advanced Features Modem Ring in Remote Power on Suspend to RAM ready Wake up on LAN Keyboard Power On Hardware Monitoring function SB link to support Sound Blaster cards for early DOS games Support X store Bus M...

Страница 5: ...n anti virus software provides a powerful defense against viruses to protect data integration Package Checklist Your mainboard package should include the items listed below Damaged or missing items should be reported to your vendor þ The mainboard with CPU Retention Mechanism attached þ Floppy disk ribbon cable þ IDE ribbon cable þ This Installation Guide þ BIOS Driver Utility Guide þ CD ROM conta...

Страница 6: ...ttom 3 Mainboard BIOS 13 SLOT 1 CPU 4 Sound chip 14 Intel 440BX AGPset 5 MIDI Game port 15 Power connector 6 Audio port 16 DIMM sockets 7 COM2 connector 17 Floppy connector 8 Printer port connector 18 Primary IDE connector 9 COM1 connector 19 Secondary IDE connector 10 USB connectors 20 AGP slot Board Size ATX 305 mm x 190 mm 12 x 7 5 ...

Страница 7: ... fax modems and other telephony device 11 PS 2 Mouse Connector Supports PS 2 style mice 12 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Supports PS 2 style keyboards 13 SLOT 1 Slot 1 CPU socket for Pentium III Pentium II and Celeron CPUs 14 Intel 440BX AGPset Features PC100 SDRAM UDMA and AGP 2x support 15 Power Connector 20 Pin ATX Power Connector 16 DIMM Sockets 3 168 pin DIMM sockets are provided to support a maxim...

Страница 8: ...INTRODUCTION Installation Guide 8 Comprehensive Mainboard View JP23 available only for board REV2 0 or later ...

Страница 9: ...ds and modules by the edges or mounting bracket ü Before you handle the mainboard in any way touch a grounded anti static surface such as an unpainted portion of the system chassis for a few seconds to discharge any built up static electricity Installing the CPU Your mainboard features SLOT 1 architecture a modular design that can accommodate the latest Intel Pentium III Pentium II and Celeron pro...

Страница 10: ... the CPU into the socket 1 The CPU retention mechanism is already attached onboard Before installing the CPU simply unfold the retention mechanism to the upright position as shown below 2 Slide the CPU down into the retention mechanism Make sure the CPU is correctly oriented 3 Seat the CPU firmly into the slot until the two tabs on the CPU click outwards to lock the CPU in place ...

Страница 11: ...he jumper according to the table below and the figure next page for the CPU frequency you are using CPU Clock Ratio Bus Clock 233MHz x3 5 66MHz 266MHz x4 0 66MHz 300MHz x4 5 66MHz 333MHz x5 0 66MHz 366MHz x5 5 66MHz 350MHz x3 5 100MHz 400MHz x4 0 100MHz 450MHz x4 5 100MHz 500MHz x5 0 100MHz 550MHz x5 5 100MHz 600MHz x6 0 100MHz 650MHz x6 5 100MHz 700MHz x7 0 100MHz 533MHz x4 0 133MHz 600MHz x4 5 1...

Страница 12: ...n of BIOS Chipset Features Setup for internal test Over clocking may cause serious system damage CPU Bus Clock Override Jumper JP21 JP23 JP23 is available only for board REV2 0 or later These jumpers allow you to override the CPU s bus clock to 100MHz or 133Mhz Over clocking may cause serious system damage ...

Страница 13: ...Setup of the BIOS must be set properly also Note If you choose to use a password to power on the system it is recommended to keep a written record of your password If you forget the password the CMOS must be cleared by removing the mainboard s battery AND disconnecting the mainboard s power supply for a couple of seconds then re installing them back This is the only way you can power on your syste...

Страница 14: ...lug in the 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 ...

Страница 15: ...tch could also be used by the Turbo switch on the front of the system since this mainboard does not support that function For this switch to be functional it 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 ...

Страница 16: ... must be hooked up before the system can be powered on unlike traditional Baby AT designs where the power switch is located on the Power Supply itself Note Under the following two conditions you have to press and hold the switch for longer than 4 seconds to power off your system regardless of the Soft Off by PWRBTN setting in the BIOS Shortly after the system is powered on when the BIOS message is...

Страница 17: ...A 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 Pin 6 is reserved for consumer IR ...

Страница 18: ... enable the Power On By Ring LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS Connect 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 SB Link JP11 Connect SB Link cable on the Creative Sound Blaster Card to this connector This...

Страница 19: ...d on the back panel for Serial ports Wake on Ring Function The Wake on Ring function allows the modem to remotely power on the system Install an external modem normally to COM2 and enable Power On by Ring LAN function from BIOS Power Management Setup For the function to work for an internal modem card you must also connect the Wake on Ring cable on the modem card to the Wake on Ring function conne...

Страница 20: ...s 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 ...

Страница 21: ...he 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 both the A and B positions to match the connector on your floppy drives 1 ...

Страница 22: ...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...

Страница 23: ...ut jack Cassette players or other external audio sources can be connected to Line In jack Plug in your microphones to MIC jack Note The onboard ESS Solo 1 Sound Audio Chip occupies INT C and IRQ5 To avoid possible conflict any device that uses IRQ 5 or INT C must provide sharable device driver otherwise you should re assign the device to another IRQ Also make sure that the Onboard Sound Chip optio...

Страница 24: ...INSTALLATION Installation Guide 24 Audio Connectors J13 J14 Two types of CD Audio connectors are available for connecting the CD ROM drive using CD audio cables J14 J13 CD IN 1 ...

Страница 25: ...M capacity of 768MB 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 module in place To remove a DIMM push the retainers outwards to release the module then pull the module out of the socket Caution Before removing a DIMM ...

Страница 26: ...th high performance graphics capability Note Make sure that the AGP card is firmly seated in the AGP slot For the card that complies with the AGP 1 x specifications a slightly more force may be required to fully insert the card into the slot For cards that comply with AGP 2 0 and later specifications the installation should be relatively easy ...

Страница 27: ...rd package you can find a CD ROM containing support drivers and utilities Just insert the CD ROM and from the Autorun screen click the driver utility that you want to install Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation More utilities can be found under the Utilities folder of the CD ROM ...

Страница 28: ...ll appear on the screen Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub menu ROM PCI ISA BIOS xxxxxxxx CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP PCI CONFIGURATION SAVE EXIT SETUP LOAD BIOS DEFA...

Страница 29: ... BIOS 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 hit...

Страница 30: ...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...

Страница 31: ... 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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