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1. 6 2 300 100 3 22 K6 2 350 100 3 5 22 K6 2 400 100 4 22 6 2 4501100 4 5 24 Cyrix IBM 6x86 External Multiplier Voltage 6x86 External Multiplier Voltage MX Freq MX Freq 166 66 2 2 9 166 66 2 2 0 200 75 2 2 9 200 75 2 2 9 233 75 2 5 2 9 233 75 2 5 2 9 266 83 25 2 9 266 83 2 5 2 9 200 66 3 5 2 9 300 66 35 2 9 75 3 2 9 75 3 2 9 90 2 5 2 9 95 2 5 2 9 M 233 66 4 2 9 333 66 4 2 9 75 3 5 2 9 75 3 5 2 9 83 3 2 9 83 3 2 9 100 25 2 9 100 2 5 2 9 M 250 090 3 2 9 95 3 2 9 66 75 4 2 9 83 3 5 2 9 90 3 5 2 9 100 2 9 2 9 IDT RISE Win Chip 2 External Multiplier Voltage xxx External Multiplier Voltage Freq Freq 200 66 3 29 150 75 2 233 66 3 5 3 5 166 83 2 225 75 3 3 5 PR 233 95 2 300 100 2 5 3 5 266 100 2 22 3 3 4 CPU Voltage Selection JP4 Vcore and JP14 VIO are for CPU voltage settings For detailed information regarding Vcore settings for your particular CPU please refer to the tables on the previous page In general when installing an Intel Pentium processor with MMX dual voltage you would set Vcore to 2 8V In this case place the jumper cap over pins VID 3 and leave the other pin sets VID 0 VID 1 and VID 2 uncovered This sets the Vcore to 2 8 V When installing an Intel Pentium AMD Cyrix IBM IDT or RISE single voltage pro2. rrr DI Note 1 142 is a 2 pin jumper used to connect Power On button You must first connect the power on button s cable connector attached to the front panel of your PC case to J42 on the motherboard Note 2 When the power saving mode is enabled the Power On button is also the SMI switch 3 9 4 Connect the Reset button Speaker Power LED and IDE LED 143 is a 2x10 pin jumper used for connecting these four important functions Follow the procedure below to connect these functions 27 3 9 4 1 Connect the Reset Button The 2 pin reset header is located on pins 9 10 identified as RST Connect the reset button cable from the RST header to the reset button on the front panel of your PC case Locate the RST header on the motherboard Pin 9 RESET Pin 10 Ground 10 ojo ofp 1 20 11 3 9 4 2 Connect the Speaker The 4 pin speaker header is located on pins 17 20 identified as SPKR Connect the cable from the SPKR header to the speaker on the front panel of your PC case Locate the SPKR header on the J43 Pin 17 VCC Pin 18 Ground Pin 19 NC 10 ofo ofo 1 20 BUZZ 10 XXI oo oo90 11 3 9 4 3 Connect the Power LED The 3 pin power LED header is located on pins 11 13 identified as PLED Connect the cable from the PLED he
3. eese nennen 48 4 8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 49 4 9 LOAD SETUP 95 0 11200060000000000000000000 53 4 10 SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD 53 4 11 IDE HDD 00 2 1 00000000000000000004 53 4 12 HDD LOW LEVEL 4 0000000000000000000 000000 53 4 13 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP 00 040 0000000 100000 53 4 14 EXIT WITHOUT 5 2 4 nnne 53 5 852 2005 20 16 54 SOFTWARE AND eoo e eae raga o ao guapa ER 54 5 1 SOFTWARE 5 0 54 5 2 HOW TO MAKE DRIVER DISKETTE WITHOUT 5 INSTALLED 54 5 3 CPU FREQUENCY SELECTION BY 8 55 5 4 VIEW DETAILED MANUAL 222 1 0 2002 4 4 00 20606 56 5 5 INSTALLING OPERATING 5 5 8 2 56 0 Overview Thank you for purchasing the IWILL XA100 PLUS Ultra DMA 33 Motherboard This operation manual instructs how to properly configure and install this motherboard It contains an overview about the engineering design and features of this board
4. Note The CPU fan must be kept on top of the CPU at all times to prevent the CPU from over heating Step 2 Install processor fan This process is executed more quickly if your CPU already has a fan attached to it On the XA100 Plus motherboard there are three fan connectors 739 for FAN1 for the CPU 140 for FAN2 and 1 for FAN3 fans release heat produced by the power supply and other components inside the computer chassis Attach the processor fan power cable to the FANI connector 739 Step 3 Adjust the CPU Voltage JP4 and JP14 are for CPU voltage settings Vcore and VIO Please set the voltage for both JP4 and JP14 according to the charts located on the following page Note A wrong voltage setting will cause irreversible permanent damage to your CPU DO NOT adjust CPU voltage unless you are an experienced user and are willing to take the risk 13 In general you can find the Vcore and VIO voltage printed on the top buttom of the CPU Please make sure you setup JP4 and JP14 correctly Step 4 Adjust the CPU Frequency JP3 is a 2x12 pin jumper used for setting CPU frequency The left four blocks of JP3 are for external frequency selection and the rest are used to select the multiplier For example If using an Intel Pentium MMX 166 the frequency should be set to 166 MHz Set the frequency by selecting 66MHz external bus speed x 2 5 multiplier 166 MHz To adjust the frequency place one jumper over the p
5. Options 0 25 0 6 Disabled 4 5 22 BIOS ROM Flash Protect The XA100 Plus motherboard provides solid protection at BIOS ROM When set to Non Flash it will prevent any changes to the data in BIOS There are two cases that you may need to configure this field to Flashable In order to update the Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you install or remove any device You need to update the BIOS data Note Make sure to configure this field back to Non Flash to avoid unexpected changes in BIOS Options Non Flash Flashable 4 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP This setup page specifies suspend or power saving features There are several modes used to save computer s energy Doze Mode The CPU clock runs at slower speed and all other devices still operate at full speed Standby Mode The CPU clock runs at slower speed and the fixed disk drive will power off and the video will power off and all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode devices except the CPU will shut off 44 Each power saving mode has a respective timer The value of the timer be assigned or reloaded and it will count down to zero When the timer equals to zero the system will be forced into the related power saving mode If any predefined signal or event is detected during the timer counting period the timer restarts automatically 4 6 1 Power Management This feature allows the user to select the default par
6. PNP PCI CONFIGURATION Specifies Plug and Play and PCI features INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS Specifies on board controller features LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS Loads the manufacturer default setting into CMOS SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD Specifies passwords IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION Auto detects the parameters of IDE disks HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT If supported by your system this provides a hard disk low level format utility SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Saves current value to CMOS and exits setup EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Abandons all changes and exits setup 33 4 3 STANDARD CMOS SETUP This setup page is used for allocating resources for hardware components 4 3 1 Date This field specifies the current date The date format is day month date and year 4 3 2 Time This field specifies the current time The time format is hour minute and second The time is calculated based on the 24 hour military time clock 4 3 3 Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave This field specifies the geometric parameters and translation mode of IDE disk drives 4 3 3 1 TYPE This field specifies type of drive that corresponds to the drive installed in your system If you select User please specify the correct number of Cylinders Heads and Sectors Options Description 1 45 Specifies pre defined disk drive type User Specifies disk drive type by user Auto BIOS automatically fills in the values for the cylinders hea
7. Press Y and Enter The screen will then show SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Press and Enter Your system will now re start with default settings ENJOY 16 CHAPTER 3 Hardware Installation 3 1 Preparation and Inspection The XA100 Plus motherboard like all other electronic equipment is sensitive to static Please take all proper precautions when handling it If possible ground yourself by touching a metal table or desk Keep the board in its conductive wrapping until it is configured and ready to be installed in your system Warning Users must follow these guidelines to ensure the XA100 Plus is protected during installation a Make sure your computer is unplugged whenever working with inside components b Beware of Static electricity Either wear anti static wrist straps or ensure that you touch a safely grounded object such as a metal desk table Don t handle components near high static objects i e carpets wool acrylic sweaters etc Pick up components by their bodies Try not to touch IC chips connectors or leads Don t handle components any more than necessary d Keep all magnets away from both your hard and floppy disk drives especially magnetic screwdrivers Keep both floppy and hard disks apart if disassembled e Keep water and liquids away from your computer and its components For installation you may need some or all of the following tools e Medium size flat blade
8. The 2 pin reset header is located on pins 9 10 identified as RST Connect the reset button cable from the RST header to the reset button on the front panel of your PC case Locate the RST header on the motherboard Pin9 RESET Pin 10 Ground 10 ES o o o o o o 20 looj ooo 1 Step 10 Keyboard Power Up JP6 is a 1x3 pin jumper used to set the keyboard power up function If you wish to use this function place the jumper on pins 1 2 to set to 5V on pins 2 3 to set to 5 SB Note This feature requires an ATX power supply of at least 300mA on the 5VSB lead and ACPI BIOS support Step 11 Connect the Speaker The 4 pin speaker header is located on pins 17 20 identified as SPKR Connect the cable from the SPKR header to the speaker on the front panel of your PC case Locate the SPKR header on the J43 Pin 17 VCC Pin 18 Ground Pin 19 NC 10 o olo ofo ojo ofo 1 Pin 20 BUZZ 10 11 15 Step 12 Connect the Power LED The 3 pin power LED header is located on pins 11 13 identified as PLED Connect the cable from the PLED header to the power LED on the front panel of your PC case Locate the PLED header on J43 Pin 11 Anode Pin 12 NC 10 1 Pin 13 Cathode 20 9 9 0 0 I9 11 Step 13 Connect the IDE LED The 2 pin IDE LED header is located on pins 5 6 identified as ALED Co
9. Burst Mode DMA Option 16 Byte Data FIFO 1 1 13 Serial Port Contains two high speed 16550 UART serial ports IRQ is selected from system BIOS Address is changeable from system BIOS NS16C550 compatible Programmable Baud Rate Generator 1 1 14 Parallel Port IRQ is selected for IRQ5 278h IRQ7 378h from system BIOS Standard mode Compatible with IBM PC AT Printer port EPP Mode IEEE 1284 Enhanced Parallel Port EPP compatible ECP Mode Microsoft amp Hewlett Packard defined Extended Capabilities Port ECP compatible Incorporates Chip Protect Circuit for protection against damage due to printer power on 1 2 Specifications Physical Dimensions Length 188mm Width 305mm Environmental Requirements Temperature 0 55 degrees C operating or storage 5 to 95 non condensing relative humidity 1 3 XA100 PLUS Motherboard Components Placement ATX P P6 1 PS 2 Mouse 8 oo 2E 5 2 Kevboard DIMM 2 USB DIMM 1 DIMM Serial 1 ee LPT 4 Serial 2 IDEO Socket 7 146 PWR F Panel FAN2 1 4 Connectors and Jumpers Description Connector Function Description AGP ATX BIOS DIMMO DIMMI DIMM2 Fanl Fan2 Fan3 FDC F Panel IDEO IDEI FIR ISA LPT PCI PS2 Mouse PS2 KB PWR ON Serial 1 Serial 2 Socket 7 USB 124 pin expansion slot for graphics devices designed primarily for 3D applications 20 pin Standard ATX power input connecto
10. DOS prompt type the word setup and press ENTER gt The Windows 98 Setup wizard will begin 4 Please follow the instructions that appear 5 5 2 Windows NT 5 5 2 1 Installing the CD ROM version of Windows NT using SCSI controller 1 Prepare 1 44MB blank diskette 2 Enable CD ROM Bootable and Set boot sequence first priority is CD ROM 3 Place the IWILL Power Installer CD into the CD ROM drive 4 Boot from IWILL Power Installer to create Windows 9x NT driver diskette from CD ROM by selecting FMS Disk for Win95 NT 5 Place the Windows NT 4 0 CD ROM in the drive 6 Press F6 when the screen show following messages Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration T Press S to specify additional SCSI adapters 8 Select Other to load manufacture supplied software driver 9 Place the SCSI driver diskette for Windows NT 4 0 into the floppy drive 10 Press ENTER when SCSI driver is ready 11 From list select the proper SCSI controller driver Example Adaptec AHA 294xU2 295xU2 395xU2 AIC 789xPCI SCSI Controller NT 4 0 12 Press lt gt to continue if you have no other SCSI controller to install Or repeat steps 3 7 to install all drivers as needed 13 Follow all instruction to finish Windows NT installation 57 5 5 2 2 Installing the CD ROM version of Windows NT an IDE system 1 2 3 First power on or boot your system Press Del key during boot sequence to enter CMO
11. Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 14 Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transaction cycles Select enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 15 Primary Frame Buffer Select a size for the PCI frame buffer The size of the buffer should not impinge on local memory Options Disabled 1MB 2MB 4MB 8MB 16 ALL 4 5 16 VGA Frame Buffer When enabled a fixed VGA frame buffer from A000h to BFFFh and a CPU to PCI write buffer are implemented Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 17 Data Merge This field controls the word merge feature for frame buffer cycles When enabled this controller checks the eight CPU Byte Enable signals to determine if data words read from the PCI bus by the CPU can be merged Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 18 IO Recovery Period This item allows you to determine the recovery time allowed for I O Options 0 us 1 us gt 2 us 3 us 43 4 5 19 CPU Clock Frequency This item allows you to select CPU Clock Frequency Options One Jumper 66 8MHz 68 5MHz 75MHz 83 3MHz 95 2MHz 100 2MHz 105MHz 110MHz 115MHz 120MHz 125MHz 130MHz 135MHz 140MHz 4 5 20 Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK This item allows you to enable or disable the function of Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 21 Spread Spectrum This item configures radiation emitted from the system
12. Press Del key during boot sequence to enter CMOS Setup Utility and repeat steps through f See above 14 Step 6 Install the Memory Module At least one memory module such as a 168 pin 3 3V unbuffered SDRAM Registered DIMM or EDO DIMM needs to be inserted into the DIMM sockets Insert at least one memory module into any of the three DIMM sockets there are no restrictions Note Be sure the edges of your memory module line up correctly with the socket before attempting to insert the memory module Step 7 Connect the Internal Peripherals Locate the 34 pin FDC floppy disk connector which is J30 and the two 40 pin IDE connectors IDEO and which are J28 and J29 on your motherboard There are two cables included in your retail package one 34 pin flat cable to connect your floppy disk drive and one 40 pin flat cable used for connecting several IDE devices Using these cables connect your internal peripherals to the motherboard Note The plastic lead on the middle of one side of cable s connector acts as a key and slides easily into the gap in the middle of the receiving connector on the motherboard when inserting the cable connector Step 8 Install the External Peripherals The external devices are devices located outside the computer chassis such as the Serial mouse Printer PS 2 Mouse External Modem and etc Connect these devices to their appropriate connectors Step 9 Connect the Reset button
13. for users to enjoy the Plug amp Play function This Pentium EIDE Ultra DMA 33 motherboard is designed to be compliant with ATX specifications It improves the easy access to the memory module has a long add on card support and contains some of the new features that the traditional AT form factor does not have Itis a powerful combination of performance quality and innovative design that addresses the need of today s market It supports Intel Cyrix AMD IDT and RISE processors with MMX technology It contains a 512K external Level 2 Pipelined Burst Fast Write Back Cache 64 bit Burst Bus DRAM and enhanced IDE with 2 channels and Plug amp Play Ultra I O This EIDE Motherboard brings exceptional processing power attained by mini computer Incorporating the new emerging industrial standard Peripheral Component interconnect PCI Local Bus together with the standard 16 bit Industrial Standard Architecture ISA this motherboard dramatically boots system I O through for even the most demanding applications in today s market YEAR 2000 issue The IBM compatible PC utilizes a Motorola MC146818 compatible Real Time Clock RTC chip to maintain the date and time Unfortunately the century is not manipulated by the RTC It uses 8 bits of information to report the year and can only hold the last two digits of a year in packed BCD format For example 1997 is reported solely as 97 Since the RTC also contains non volatile memory IBM has specified
14. frequency The upper four blocks of JP3 are for external frequency selection and the rest are used to select the multiplier This motherboard supports four external frequencies 66 MHz 75 MHz 83 MHz and 100 MHz Example If using an Intel Pentium MMX 166 the frequency should be set to 166 MHz Set the frequency by selecting 66MHz external bus speed x 2 5 multiplier 166 MHz To adjust the frequency place one jumper cap over the pins marked 66MHz one jumper cap over the pins marked x 2 5 on JP3 Example CPU setting Aem 4 oM External 83M Ol100m Frequency OOx2 J DO 25 OOx 0523 Mulipler OO x 45 5 55 Below is a list of some name brand processors their corresponding specifications Note Please refer to your CPU manual for your CPU specifications Intel AMD Pentium External Multiplier Voltage External Multiplier Voltage MMX Freq Freq 166 66 2 5 2 8 K6166 66 2 5 2 9 200 66 3 2 8 K6200 66 3 2 9 233 66 3 5 2 8 K6233 66 35 3 2 266 66 4 2 2 300 66 4 5 22 6 2 333 66 5 22 K6 2 366 66 5 5 22 6 2333 95 325 2 2 K6 2 380 95 4 2 2 K6 2 475 95 5 2 4 6 2 350 100 35 2 2 21
15. screwdriver Medium size Phillips head screwdriver e A 3 16 inch nut driver or wrench 17 3 2 XA100 PLUS Motherboard Components Placement ATX P P6 1 5 2 Mouse ooo E See PI4 5 2 Keyboard i 4 DIMM 2 USB DIMM 1 DIMM 0 Serial 1 155 5 EXE 4 Serial 2 IDEO Socket 7 146 PWR F Panel FAN2 3 3 CPU Settings 3 3 1 CPU Socket Installation This CPU socket provides flexibility accommodating processors such as Intel Pentium Pentium OverDrive Pentium MMX AMD K6 2 K6 3 and Cyrix M2 with M1 6x86 Location of the Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket Eres Pini How to install the CPU Follow this quick four step process to install the CPU 1 Lift the lever of the Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket pull it gently away from the small latch to an upright position 2 Before inserting the CPU always make sure that 1 on the CPU is placed in the corresponding 1 position on the socket Insert CPU into the socket 4 Pull the lever back down to its original place securing it underneath the small latch p 19 3 3 2 CPU Fan Installation This process is executed more quickly if your CPU already has a fan attached to it On the XA100 Plus motherboard there are two fa
16. users several easy steps are described in this chapter for quick installation If you are a beginner and or need to know more about this motherboard please start from Chapter 3 Note Please review 1 3 Motherboard Components Placement graphic for reference Warning Users must follow these guidelines to ensure the XA100 Plus is protected during installation Make sure your computer is unplugged whenever working with inside components Beware of Static electricity Either wear anti static wrist straps or ensure that you touch a safely grounded object such as a metal desk table Don t handle components near high static objects i e carpets wool acrylic sweaters etc c Pick up components by their bodies Try not to touch IC chips connectors or leads Don t handle components any more than necessary d Keep all magnets away from both your hard and floppy disk drives especially magnetic screwdrivers Keep both floppy and hard disks apart if disassembled e Keep water and liquids away from your computer and its components Step 1 Install CPU 1 Lift the lever of the Zero Insertion Force ZIF socket pull it gently away from the small latch to an upright position 2 Before inserting the CPU always make sure that Pin1 on the CPU is placed in the corresponding 1 position on the socket 3 Insert CPU into the socket 4 Pull the lever back down to its original place securing it underneath the small latch
17. 3 XA100 PLUS MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS 9 1 4 CONNECTORS AND JUMPERS DESCRIPTION 10 1 5 UNPACK THE 100 76 11 QUICK 5 13 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 00000 17 3 1 PREPARATION AND 17 3 2 XA100 PLUS MOTHERBOARD COMPONENTS PLACEMENT NS 3 3 CPU SETTINGS re ten S 19 3 4 L2 CACHE MEMORY bee ra ee seen aoo a eee be 23 3 5 DRAM CONFIGURATION eter etae severe yere o Ene e eO i 23 3 6 IDE INTEREFACE ovd rele eiiis ipee E 24 3 7 INSTALL FLOPPY DISK 25 3 8 PARALLEL SERIAL AND USB PORT 26 3 9 OTHERS on 31 SYSTEM BIOS sese see se etae etes este sons 31 4 1 INTRODUCTION eere eite tdeo eret e ded 31 4 2 MAIN 33 4 3 STANDARD CMOS 34 4 4 BIOS FEATURES 36 4 5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP esee enne 40 4 6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP e 44 4 7 PNP PCI
18. Also this manual provides useful information for later upgrades or configuration changes Keep this manual for future reference The XA100 PLUS Ultra DMA 33 motherboard is your best choice for optimizing a media rich desktop performance on the Socket 7 processor using the new MMX technology It incorporates an ALI Aladdin V PCI set with I O subsystem that supports a processor external working frequency up to 100MHz Versatile bus speeds is a great plus in the XA100 PLUS motherboard It not only can run at 100MHz but also at 66MHz 75MHz 83MHz and 95MHz bus speeds In order to support all ISA devices still available today there are 3 ISA slots for greater expansion ability The emerging PCI PCI 2 1 reduces CPU delays for smoother video and more realistic audio and Universal Serial Bus USB technology makes Plug amp Play peripheral connections a reality In addition this Super 7 EIDE Motherboard uses a faster system memory and this boosts the whole system s performance It is equipped with three 168 pin DIMM memory sockets that support the new 3 3V unbuffered Synchronous DRAM The two IDE channels onboard support UltraDMA 33 and this enhances the data transfer rate to 33 MB This is a new technology that is compatible with the existing ATA 2 IDE specification It fully supports Plug amp Play I O and contains two high speed serial ports one ECP EPP printer port up to 2 88 floppy disk port and keyboard connector The real time clock is
19. EC Declaration of Conformity IWILL Corp No 10 Wu Chuan 3rd Rd Hsin Chuang City Taipei Taiwan R O C Declare under sole responsibility that the XA100 Plus motherboard Meets the intent of Directive 89 336 ECC for Electromagnetic Compatibility Compliance was demonstrated to the following specifications as listed in the official Journal of the European Communities EN 50081 1 Emissions EN 55022 Radiated Class B EN 55022 Conducted Class B EN 60555 2 Power Harmonics EN 50082 1 Immunity IEC 801 2 Electrostatic Discharge IEC 801 3 RF Radiate IEC 801 4 Fast Transient V1 3C About This Manual This manual introduces to the users how this XA100 PLUS Ultra ATA 2 Ultra DMA 33 and 100 MHz bus motherboard is manufactured useful information is described in later chapters Keep this manual for future upgrades or system configuration changes Chapter 0 Overview An overview of some special and basic features of the XA100 Plus motherboard Chapter 1 Features The detailed features and specifications of the XA100 Plus motherboard Chapter 2 Quick Installation The quick reference for experienced users Chapter 3 Hardware Installation The detailed information on jumper settings connections and hardware installation Chapter 4 AWARD BIOS Setup The detailed information of the system AWARD BIOS setup options Chapter 5 Software and Tools The detailed information for installing software and tools Warnin
20. S Setup Utility Use arrow keys to select BIOS FEATURES SETUP on the menu then press Enter Select Boot Sequence and change default setting from A C SCSI to CD ROM C A using Page Up Page Down key Place the Windows NT 4 0 CD ROM in the drive Follow all instructions to finish Windows NT installation 58
21. SB Note This feature requires an power supply of at least 300mA on the 5 5 lead and ACPI BIOS support Location of JP6 30 Chapter 4 System BIOS Setup 4 1 Introduction The motherboard uses an AWARD BIOS which is stored in flash memory and can be upgraded with a disk based program The setup program is for viewing and changing the BIOS setting for a computer These settings are stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains all the settings when the power is turned off 4 1 1 Upgrade BIOS The BIOS can be upgraded from a diskette with the Award Flash utility AWDFLASH EXE The BIOS image file and the update utility are available from IWILL s WEB site www IWILL com tw 4 1 2 Recovering BIOS Data Some types of failure can destroy the BIOS For example the data can be lost if a power outage occurs while the BIOS being updated in flash memory The BIOS can be recovered from a diskette To create a BIOS recovery diskette a bootable diskette must be created and the recovery files copied to it The recovery files are available from IWILL Note No video is displayed during the recovery process 4 1 3 Enter BIOS Setup Program Power on the system by either pressing the Power On button or by using the keyboard power on feature provided by the XA100 Plus m
22. a location in the memory to hold century information By combining the century data with the year data software can obtain a full 4 digit year When the Year 2000 arrives RTC reports the year as 00 and the century in RTC memory will contain 19 Combining the full 4 digit year yields 1900 not 2000 Any application which compare dates or uses relative dates to perform functions will see incorrect dates All motherboards contain BIOS which is one of the key ingredients to check for systems designed to handle the year 2000 All motherboards currently shipped from IWILL contain BIOS capable of handling the year 2000 date correctly The BIOS contains a feature that checks the least two significant digits of the year stored in the RTC during each BIOS request INT 1Ah to read the date and if less than 80 updates the century byte to 20 This feature enables operating systems and applications using the BIOS date time services to reliably manipulate the year as a four digit value Be aware that the BIOS capability alone does not ensure that the system will handle the transition correctly Other system components such as the operating system and application software also need to be able to handle the year 2000 date and recognize the date format from other sources Peripherals and Devices If you want to improve your system s I O performance choose the latest WILL SCSI controllers The following are some IWILL SCSI controller
23. ache Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 3 External Cache This field configures the system s external cache L2 cache Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 4 Quick Power On Self Test When enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some items during the Power On Self Test POST Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 5 Cyrix 6x86 M II CPUID This field allows the user to install the Novell network system If you want to install Novell network system you must select disable Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 6 Boot From LAN First This field configures the boot from the network adapter If this feature is enabled no matter what Boot Sequence you choose see below section 4 4 7 the system will try to boot from the network adapter first The adapter must have a BootROM on it Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 7 Boot Sequence This field configures the boot sequence of drive devices Options Description A C SCSI System will first try to boot from floppy drive then master IDE disk drive on primary channel and then SCSI disk drive C A SCSI Master IDE disk drive on primary channel floppy drive SCSI disk driver C CDROM A Master IDE disk drive on primary channel ATAPI CDROM drive floppy drive CDROM C A CDROM drive master IDE disk drive on primary channel floppy drive 37 D SCSI Slave IDE disk drive on primary channel floppy drive SCSI disk drive E A SCSI Master IDE disk drive on secondary channel flop
24. ackage used for connecting your floppy disk drive Using this cable connect your floppy disk drive to the motherboard 25 Location of Floppy Disk Connector FDC mU H Hi maj FDC ERA Be OOO OOS OE OOOS SOS EN din I 3 8 Parallel Serial and USB Port Connectors These conecotrs are used for connecting printers and other peripheral devices Location of Port Connectors 2 I Vi m 2 PS 2 Mouss Parallel Port uss O EEEE CRYO oW E 5 2 USB Serial 1 Serial 2 E S Keyboard 3 8 1 Parallel Port Connector The parallel port connector is used for parallel port devices mainly printers It transfers data in 8 bit units thus the transfer rate is much faster than serial devices If you have a parallel port device connect the parallel port cable from the device to the parallel port connector on the motherboard 3 8 2 Serial Port Connector The serial port transfers data a single bit at a time The transfer rate is much slower than a parallel port This is often used for serial mi
25. ader to the power LED on the front panel of your PC case Locate the PLED header on J43 Pin 11 Anode Pin 12 NC ofo ojo oj 1 13 Cathode 2019000 3 9 4 4 Connect the IDE LED The 2 pin IDE LED header is located on pins 5 6 identified as ALED Connect the cable from ALED header to the LED on the front panel of your PC case Locate the ALED header on J43 Pin 5 Anode Pin 6 Cathode 10 9 20 19 o o on 1 loo o oo 11 3 9 5 CMOS Clear Jumper JP1 This function is used when you forget your passward or our wish to reset all the settings that have been modified Location of JP1 28 a 1 38 m UIT HERE E 3 E BUNT on D 1 79 To reset the RTC Real Time Clock CMOS data you need to change the JP1 jumper cap from 1 2 to 2 3 then back to 1 2 again After that get into BIOS setup program and select LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS This will set the system to the original manufacturer default settings of your CMOS 3 9 6 Keyboard Power Up KBPWR JP6 is a 1x3 pin jumper used to set the keyboard power up function If you wish to use this function place the jumper cap on pins 1 2 to set to 5V on pins 2 3 to set to 5V
26. aken the system from a power saving mode Options Enabled Disabled 46 4 6 11 Floppy Disk This field allows Floppy Disk activity to awaken the system from a power saving mode Options Enabled Disabled 4 6 12 COM Port This field allows Serial Port activity to awaken the system from a power saving mode Options Enabled Disabled 4 6 13 Keyboard This field allows Keyboard activity to awaken the system from a power saving mode Options Enabled Disabled 4 6 14 LPT Ports This field allows LPT Port activity to awaken the system from a power saving mode Options Enabled Disabled 4 6 15 Power Button Mode This item allows you to select the function of power button Options Instant off Disabled 4 sec off 4 6 16 DOCK I O SMI This item allows you to enable or disable the DOCK I O SMI function Options Enabled Disabled 4 6 17 AC Power SMI This item allows you to enable or disable the AC Power SM function Options Enabled Disabled 4 6 18 Thermal SMI This item allows you to enable or disable the Thermal SMI function Options Enabled Disabled 47 4 7 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION This setup page specifies Plug and Play and PCI features 4 7 1 PNP OS Installed The field specifies whether a Plug and Play operating system is installed Options Yes No 4 7 2 Resources Controlled By The BIOS has the capability to assign the system resources to all of the boot and Plug and Play devices Howev
27. ameters for the power saving mode Options Description Disable The computer always runs at full speed No power is saved Min Saving When idle for one hour the system enters suspend mode Max Saving When idle for fifteen minutes the system enters suspend mode User Define User can specify the time the system enters suspend mode 4 6 2 PM Control by APM When enabled an Advanced Power Management APM protocol will be activated to handle the power saving mode Options Yes No 4 6 3 MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use Options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 NA 4 6 4 Video off Option This feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode Always ON Monitor remains on during power saving modes Suspend Off Monitor becomes blank when the systems enters the Suspend Mode Susp Stby gt Off Monitor becomes blank when the system enters Suspend or Standby mode Mode gt Monitor becomes blank when system enters any power saving mode 4 6 5 Video off Method This field specifies the method that video subsystem used for power saving Options Description V H SYNC Blank Turns off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen Writes blanks to the video buffer only DPMS Support Initials display power management signaling with DPMS 45 4 6 6 HDD Power Down This field specifies the time the
28. an assign the correct timing easily When disabled user can specify the EDO DRAM timing value Note Some engineering knowledge is needed prior to handling Auto Configuration Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 2 L2 TAG RAM Size The system uses tag bits to determine the status of data in the L2 cache Set this field to match the specifications 8 or 10 bits of the installed tag RAM chip Options 8 2 10 4 5 3 Bus Clock This field sets the speed of the AT bus in terms of a fraction of the CPU clock speed PCLK2 or at the fixed speed of 7 16 MHz Options 7 16 MHz CLK2 2 CLK2 3 CLK2 4 9 CLK2 5 CLK2 6 4 5 4 DRAM Timing The value of this field depends on performance of your installed memory module DRAM Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you intend to install a new memory that has a different performance rating than the DRAM currently used by your system Options Normal Fast Slow 4 5 5 SDRAM CAS Latency When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset field from the default value specified by the system design Options 2 3 4 5 6 Pipelined Function When enabled the controller signals the CPU for a new memory address before all data transfers of the current cycles are complete resulting in faster performance Options Enabled Disabled 41 4 5 7 Graphics Aperture Size This field allows you to
29. cards Options Description Enabled PCI co works with ISA MPEG card Disabled cases except above 39 4 4 18 Assign IRQ for When enabled BIOS will assign your Video Graphics Array VGA an IRQ Interrupt Request level Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 19 OS Select for DRAM gt 64 This field allows you to access the memory that is over 64MB or under OS 2 Options 05 2 Non OS 2 4 4 20 Report No FDD For WIN 95 For a floppy diskless system that runs Windows 95 this field should be set to Yes Options Yes No 4 4 21 Video BIOS Shadow When enabled the video BIOS will be copied onto the system memory and the video speed will increase Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 22 C8000 CBFFF CC000 CFFFF D0000 D3FFF Shadow D4000 D7FFF D8000 DBFFF DC000 DFFFF Shadow When enabled the extended ROM data located at the respective address range will be copied onto system memory Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP This setup page is used to specify advanced features available through the chipset The default settings have been chosen carefully for most operating conditions DO NOT change the value of any field in this setup page without full understanding 40 4 5 1 Auto Configuration When enabled BIOS will divide all the memory into two categories 50ns DRAM and 60ns DRAM A set of pre defined values about DRAM timing will be used for each category Then the user c
30. ce serial printers fax modems etc The 100 Plus motherboard provides a high speed 16550 compatible serial port which has a faster transfer speed than a traditional 16450 compatible serial port If you have serial port devices connect the cable from the device to the serial port connector on the motherboard 3 8 3 USB Universal Serial Bus Connector The USB adapter was developed to provide one single type of adapter to connect all low speed devices i e the mouse keyboard joystick etc The XA100 Plus motherboard has two 4 pin standard USB connectors that can connect at least two USB devices More USB devices can be connected if your system is equipped with a USB hub Connect your USB devices if any to the USB adapter 3 9 Others Note Please refer to the 3 8 graphic 3 9 1 Keyboard Connector The keyboard connector is a 6 pin circular type Mini DIN socket It is used to connect the standard PS 2 compatible keyboard 3 9 2 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 Mouse is a 6 pin Mini DIN PS 2 mouse connector The user can choose this as Mouse port and save the standard serial port for other serial devices 3 9 3 Power Supply Connector The 20 pin ATX power connector is used for connecting the motherboard s power supply Connect the ATX power supply cable connector into the ATX power connector on the motherboard tt M ME eg m 77 Es m
31. cessor in general you would set Vcore to 3 5V In this case place jumper caps on all four pin sets VID 0 3 In general it is best to leave the VIO voltage at the default setting In this case do not place any jumper caps on JP14 Note Please refer to your CPU manual for detailed information on your CPU voltage specifications Warning A wrong voltage setting will cause irreversible permanent damage to your CPU DO NOT adjust CPU voltage unless you are an experienced user and are willing to take the risk Location of JP4 and JP14 ln n 5 r m 14 R amp 2 9 152 246 OOJO pum Lo SOOO 1 3 8 3 4 L2 Cache Memory The second level L2 cache memory supports pipelined burst SRAM which provides better performance compared to the traditional asynchronous SRAM This motherboard uses the new pipelined burst cache technology with 512K size SRAM The cacheable memory size is 128MB 3 5 DRAM Configuration At least one memory module such as a 168 pin 3 3V unbuffered SDRAM Registered DIMM or EDO DIMM needs to be inserted into the DIMM sockets Insert at least one memory module into any of the three DIMM sockets there are no restrictions Note Be sure the edges of your memory module l
32. d Exit Setup g Press Y then Enter to complete Now you are able to boot up the system from the CD ROM h Insert the Power Installer CD into the CD ROM drive and re start the computer i IWILL Diskette Creator will now execute automatically for making your own driver diskettes Make the desired driver diskettes according to the instructions displayed on screen 5 3 CPU frequency selection by BIOS IWILL XA100 Plus motherboard offers the IWILL Smart Setting for CPU selection Warning Over clocking is not guaranteed Users must have substantial knowledge of proper Vcore settings prior to adjusting CPU speeds Over clocking should be done only by experienced engineers who conduct tests Through Software BIOS setting In case there is a special need for over clocking please a b First power on or boot your system Press Del key during boot sequence to enter CMOS Setup Utility Select CHIPSET FEATURE SETTING Select CPU Clock Frequency Use page down page up key to select One Jumper 66 8MHz 68 5MHz 75MHz 83 3MHz 95 2MHz 100 2MHz 105MHz 110MHz 115 120MHz 125 130MHz 135 140MHz After selecting CPU speed press Save amp Exit CMOS Setup to complete The system will automatically re boot 55 Should your CPU fail to over clock the screen will become blank and the system will hang temporarily suspend or freeze while the system attempts t
33. d by NEC PC98 computers It supports both 1 2M and 1 44M formats using the same drive This field specifies which drive supports 3 Mode When a floppy drive is specified to support 3 Mode the respective drive setting in Drive A Drive B field will be invalid Options Disabled Drive Drive B Both 4 3 6 Video Description No 3 Mode drive is connected A 3 Mode drive is connected as drive A A 3 Mode drive is connected as drive B Both drive A and drive B are 3 Mode drives This field specifies the type of the graphics adapters used for the primary system monitor Options EGA VGA 40 80 MONO Description Specifies EGA or VGA adapter Specifies CGA adapter with 40 column mode Specifies CGA adapter with 80 column Specifies Monochrome adapter 35 4 3 7 Halt On This field specifies the failure event which should halt the system if occurred Options Description Errors Each time the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will stop and display an error message No Errors The system will not stop for any errors that are detected But Keyboard The system will stop for any errors except keyboard error But Diskette The system will stop for any errors except diskette error But Disk Key The system will stop for any errors except diskette and keyboard errors 4 3 8 Base Memory The POST Power On Self Test determines the amount of base conventional memory installed in the syste
34. d if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller Options Enabled Disabled 4 8 7 KBC Clock Source This field sets the frequency speed for the keyboard controller clock Please ensure you know the keyboard data rate according to the keyboard s specifications before selecting frequency speed Options 6 MHz 8 MHz 12 MHz 16MHz 4 8 8 Onboard FDC Controller This field enables or disables the onboard floppy controller Select enabled if you intend to use your floppy disk drive Options Enabled Disabled 4 8 9 Onboard Serial Port 1 2 These fields configure the onboard serial ports There are several port addresses and IRQ channels to select from Options Description 3F8 IRQ 4 Port address 3F8h IRQ 4 2F8 IRQ 3 Port address 2F8h IRQ 3 3E8 IRQ 4 Port address 3E8h IRQ 4 2E8 IRQ3 Port address 2E8h IRQ 3 Auto BIOS assigns port address and IRQ channel automatically Disabled Disables serial port 50 4 8 10 Onboard Parallel Port This field configures the onboard parallel port There are several port addresses and IRQ channels to select from Options Description 378 IRQ 7 Port address 378h IRQ 7 278 IRQ 5 Port address 278h IRQ 5 3BC IRQ7 Port address 3BCh IRQ 7 Disabled Disables parallel port 4 8 11 Parallel Port Mode This field configures the operating mode of an onboard parallel port Ensure you know the specifications of your parallel port devices before selectin
35. dows 98 95 and Windows NT operating systems You may simply select the software shown on screen that needs to be installed Then simply follow the messages displayed on the screen to complete setup Note IWILL Power Installer does not support a keyboard at this moment You must use a mouse to install it 5 2 How to make driver diskette without O S installed This bootable Power Installer CD also allows you to boot up your system even when the OS has not been installed During the boot up process you can perform IWILL Diskette Creator which will automatically make the driver diskettes you need Note At least one CD ROM drive and one 1 44M floppy drive are necessary to make IWILL Diskette Creator work properly Follow the instructions below to make your own device driver floppy diskettes if you have a CD ROM with IDE interface If you have already installed SCSI CD ROM please make sure your SCSI host adapter supports bootable CD ROM and then proceed directly to step h and then finish the procedure 54 First power on or boot your system Press Del key during boot sequence to enter CMOS Setup Utility c Use arrow keys to select BIOS FEATURES SETUP on the menu then press Enter d Select Boot Sequence and change the default setting from A SCSI to CD ROM C A using Page Up Page Down key e Press Esc key to go back to CMOS SETUP Utility menu f Press lt 10 gt to select Save an
36. ds and sectors fields None No disk drives are attached 4 3 3 2 Cylinders If you select Auto this field automatically fills in the number of cylinders for your hard disk and can not be modified If you select User you must type the correct number of cylinders for your hard disk 4 3 3 3 Heads If you select Auto this field automatically fills in the number of heads for your hard disk and can not be modified If you select User you must type the correct number of heads for your hard disk 4 3 3 4 Sectors If you select Auto this field automatically fills in the number of sectors for your hard disk and can not be modified If you select User you must type the correct number of sectors for your hard disk 34 4 3 3 5 MODE This field specifies the IDE translation mode Options Description NORMAL Specifies traditional CHS addressing mode LARGE Specifies extended CHS translation mode LBA Specifies LBA translation mode AUTO BIOS specifies translation method automatically 4 3 4 Drive A Drive B This field specifies the traditional type of floppy drives Options Description None No floppy drive is connected 360K 5 25 in A 360K floppy drive is connected 1 2M 5 25 in A 1 2M floppy drive is connected 720K 3 5 in A 720 floppy drive is connected 1 44M 3 5 in A 1 44M floppy drive is connected 2 88M 3 5 in A 2 88M floppy drive is connected 4 3 5 Floppy 3 Mode Support 3 Mode floppy drive is a type of 3 5 inch drive use
37. e this interface Options Enabled Disabled 4 8 2 On Chip Secondary IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface Select disabled to deactivate this interface Options Enabled Disabled 4 8 3 Primary Master Slave PIO Secondary Master Slave PIO These fields configure the PIO Programmable Input Output transfer mode for IDE controller The maximum transfer rates of each PIO mode are listing as follow Note Higher settings may cause problems for older IDE devices Maximum transfer rate PIO Mode 0 3 3 MB sec PIO Mode 1 5 2 MB sec PIO Mode 2 8 3 MB sec PIO Mode 3 11 MB sec PIO Mode 4 16 6 MB sec Options Description Auto The BIOS negotiates with device automatically Mode 0 Use Mode 0 timing to access device Mode 1 Use Mode 1 timing to access device Mode 2 Use Mode 2 timing to access device Mode 3 Use Mode 3 timing to access device Mode 4 Use Mode 4 timing to access device 49 4 8 4 Primary Master Slave UDMA Secondary Master Slave UDMA If you select Auto the IDE controller uses Ultra DMA 33 Mode to access UltraDMA capable IDE devices The maximum transfer rate of Ultra DMA 33 Mode is 33 3 MB sec Options Auto Disabled 4 8 5 IDE HDD Block Mode When enabled the IDE controller will use the faster block mode to access devices Options Enabled Disabled 4 8 6 On Chip USB Controller Select Enable
38. er this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95 Options Description Auto Resource controlled by BIOS automatically Manual Resource controlled by the user 4 7 3 Reset Configuration Data If enabled the extended configuration data ESCD will be cleared each time the system boots Options Enabled Disabled 4 7 AIRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned to DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to The Resources Controlled By field must be set to Manual in order to assign these resource fields Options Description Legacy ISA Resource will not be assigned to any PnP device PCI ISA PnP Resource is available to PnP devices 4 7 5 PCI IRQ Activated by This sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being requested by a device Under all circumstances you should retain the default configuration unless advised otherwise by your system s manufacturer Options Level Edge 48 4 7 6 Slots 1 4 Use IRQ NO These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each of the four PCI Slots Slot 1 4 The default setting for each field is Auto which uses auto routing to determine IRQ use Options Auto 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 4 8 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 4 8 1 On Chip Primary IDE The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select enabled to activate the primary IDE interface Select disabled to de activat
39. g Most of the features of this motherboard have passed strict testing and are subject to change at any time without notice IWILL assumes no responsibility or liability for any malfunction that occurs due to the future technical changes made by the respective component manufacturers Trademarks IWILL and the IWILL logo are trademarks of IWILL Corporation which is registered in the United State of America and in other countries ALI and Aladdin are trademarks of ALI Corporation Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation other trademarks are registered and owned by their respective companies Copyright Copyright 1997 IWILL Corporation rights are reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval tape disk system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of IWILL USA Corporation 9004 Research Dr Irvine CA 92618 Changes The content in this manual document is for reference only and subject to change without prior notice IWILL Corporation assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this manual or from the use of information contained herein IWILL Corporation reserves the right to change the product design at any time without prior notification to its users Contents T L FEATURES eI IERI GRIP HC 7 1 2 SPECIFIGATIONS ete eret a 8 1
40. g field Options SPP 9 EPP1 7 EPP1 9 ECP ECPEPPI 7 9 4 8 11 1 ECP Mode Use DMA When the Parallel Port Mode field is configured as mode it needs a channel for data transfer This field specifies the DMA channel for ECP parallel port use Options Description 1 Use DMA channel 1 Use DMA channel 3 4 8 12 Init Display First This item allows you to decide which slot to activate first either PCI slot or AGP slot This function takes place during the system boot Options PCI Slot AGP 4 8 13 Ring Wake On LAN Control An input signal on the serial Ring indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Options Enabled Disabled 4 8 14 RTC Alarm Controller When Enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from suspend mode Options Enabled 51 Disabled 4 8 15 Date Alarm Select date in the month Select 0 zero if you prefer to set a weekly alarm below 4 8 16 Hour Minute Second Alarm Select a specific timing of Alarm Controller 4 8 17 Power on Function This item allows you to enable or disable the function of PW on Function Options Password BUTTON ONLY Hot key 4 8 17 1 Hot Key Power On This field specifies key selection for the Keyboard Power On hot key Options Ctrl Alt F1 Ctrl Alt F2 Ctrl Alt F3 Ctr A
41. h faster for modern system chipsets to provide support for gate A20 Options Description Fast GateA20 signal supported by core logic Normal GateA20 signal supported by keyboard controller 4 4 13 Typematic Rate Setting This field determines if the typematic rate is to be used When enabled the BIOS will report after a moment that the key has been depressed repeatedly When disabled the BIOS will report only once if a key is held down continuously This feature is used to accelerate cursor movements using the arrow keys Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 14 Typematic Rate Chars Sec This field specifies how many characters will be displayed in one second when a key is held down continuously Options 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 4 4 15 Typematic Delay Msec When enabled typematic delay allows you to select the time delay between when the key is first pressed and when the acceleration begins Options 250 msec 500 msec 750 msec 1000 msec 4 4 16 Security Option This field configures how the system security is handled It works conjunction with SETTING SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD page to control the security level of the system Options Description Setup System needs a password to enter BIOS setup program System System needs a password to boot 4 4 17 PCI Palette Snoop This field controls the ability of a primary PCI graphics controller to share a common palette with an ISA VESA video or MPEG
42. ine up correctly with the socket before attempting to insert the memory module 23 Location of DIMM sockets Q mu memory module DIMM socket 3 6 IDE Interface 3 6 1 Primary Secondary IDE Connectors The 40 pin Primary IDE 0 and Secondary IDE 1 internal IDE connectors on the motherboard are used to connect IDE devices For best results connect your IDE hard disk to the Primary IDE connector and connect all other IDE devices such as CD ROM to the Secondary IDE connector Both Primary and Secondary IDE connectors can connect two IDE devices Whenever connecting two IDE devices to one port select one device as Master and the other as Slave Locate the two 40 pin IDE connectors IDEO and IDE1 which are J28 and J29 on your motherboard There is one 40 pin flat cable included in your retail package used for connecting several IDE devices Using this cable connect your internal peripherals to the motherboard Location of Primary and Secondary IDE Connectors 359895259 IDEO Primary IDE oo oo oo oo oo oo oo 925222222222222522222 IDE 1 Secondary IDE 24 3 6 2 IDE LED 143 is a 2x10 pin jumper used for connecting severa
43. ins marked 66 2 and one jumper cap over the pins marked x 2 5 on Note Please refer to the tables on Chapter 3 section 3 3 3 for adjustment specifications of some name brand processors Step 5 CPU frequency selection through BIOS IWILL XA100 Plus motherboard offers CPU frequency selection through BIOS Warning Over clocking is not guaranteed Users must have substantial knowledge of proper Vcore settings prior to adjusting CPU speeds Over clocking should be done only by experienced engineers who conduct tests Through Software BIOS setting In case there is a special need for over clocking please a First power on or boot your system b Press Del key during boot sequence to enter CMOS Setup Utility c Select Chipset Features Setup d Select CPU External Clock e Use page down page up key to choose 60 66 75 83 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 MHz CPU bus default One Jumper f Press Save amp Exit CMOS Setup to complete The system will automatically re boot Should your CPU fail to over clock the screen will become blank and the system will hang temporarily suspend or freeze while the system attempts to re boot If this happens follow the procedure below a Press power button on the front panel to power off the system b Hold the INSERT key down then press the power button on the case The system will re start using 66 MHz as the CPU external frequency 6e
44. isabled the system will boot and you can enter setup program freely Note The User Password allows you to enter BIOS setup program but you cannot change the value of any fields 4 11 IDE HDD AUTODETECTION This setup page detects and configures hard disk parameters automatically 4 12 HDD Low Level Format If supported by your system this provides a hard disk low level format utility 4 13 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Saves current CMOS value and exits BIOS setup program 4 14 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING Abandons all CMOS value changes and exits BIOS setup program 53 Chapter 5 Software and Tools 5 1 Software Installation The attached Power Installer CD contains all the necessary drivers utilities and tools for IWILL s full range of motherboards It provides an easy way for users to install the needed drivers without going through a complicated process Note Not all drivers or utilities in the CD can be used on this motherboard The Power Installer CD is able to auto detect and display the drivers and utilities needed for your motherboard 5 1 1 What s inside Power Installer CD required for the XA100 motherboard 1 Programs AGP Host Driver This program MUST be installed under Windows 95 98 b ALI IDE Bus Master Driver c Anti Virus Utility d Adobe Acrobat Reader 2 Make Driver Diskettes 3 View Manuals 5 1 2 How to use the Power Installer CD The Power Installer CD supports the Auto Run program used by Win
45. l important functions One function the IDE LED indicates activities reading writing of IDE devices by lighting up whenever IDE devices are being used Upper pins 5 and 6 on J43 are used to connect the IDE LED Connect the IDE LED cable connector attached to the front panel of your PC case to pins 5 and 6 on J43 Location of J43 HHH The 2 pin IDE LED header is located on pins 5 6 identified as ALED Connect the cable from ALED header to the LED on the front panel of your PC case Locate the ALED header on J43 Pin 5 Anode 10 o o o o o ojoo 1 Pin 6 Cathode 20 lo 0 0 oj 11 3 7 Install Floppy Disk Drive The IBM compatible floppy disk drive FDD has many different memory sizes such as 360KB 720KB 1 2 1 44MB and 2 88MB drives The most commonly used is the 1 44MB 3 5 inch drive Other types of floppy drives such as the 3 Mode FDD are used with the NEC PC98 series computer The XA100 Plus motherboard supports two FDDs in any capacity using the same connector and also supports QIC 80 Tape Driver with floppy interface Use the 34 pin flat cable provided to connect your floppy drive s to the motherboard Locate the 34 pin FDC floppy disk connector which is J30 on your motherboard There is one 34 pin flat cable included in your retail p
46. lt F4 Ctrl Alt F5 Ctrl Alt F6 Ctrl Alt F7 Ctrl Alt F8 Ctrl Alt F9 Ctrl Alt F10 Ctrl Alt F11 Ctrl Alt F12 4 8 17 2 KB Power On Password Enter your Keyboard Power On password in this field if you wish to use this function 4 8 18 KB Power on Password This item allows you to enter password of KB Power on 4 8 19 Onboard IrDA Port This item allows you to enable or disable the function of Onboard IrDA Port Options Enabled Disabled 4 8 20 IR IRQ Select This item allows you to select IR IRQ Options IRQ 3 IRQ 4 IRQ 10 IRQ 11 52 4 8 21 IrDA Mode This item allows you to select the function of Mode Options IrDA 1 0 IrDA 1 1 4 9 LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS This setup page is used for loading the manufacturer default values 4 10 SUPERVISOR USER PASSWORD SETTING These setup pages are used for password setting When a password has been enabled and the Security Option field is set as Setup you will be required to enter the password every time you try to enter BIOS Setup program This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally if the Security Option field is set as Boot the BIOS will request a password every time your system boot This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer To disable a password just press Enter when you are required to enter the new password A message will confirm that the password is disabled Once the password is d
47. m The value of the base memory is typically 640K This field has no options 4 3 9 Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above in the processor s memory address map This field has no options 4 3 10 Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space This memory can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers in an effort to keep as much base memory free for application programs The BIOS is the most frequent user of this RAM area since this is where it Shadows RAM This field has no options 4 4 BIOS FEATURES SETUP This setup page specifies advanced features available through the BIOS 4 4 1 Virus Warning When this function is enabled the BIOS monitors the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification If an attempt is made the BIOS will halt the system and then display an error message Afterwards if necessary you can run an anti virus program to locate and remove the problem before any damage is done Many disk diagnostic programs will attempt to access the boot sector table which can cause the above warning message If you run such a program we recommend that you first disable the Virus Warning function beforehand Options Enabled Disabled 36 4 4 2 CPU Internal Cache This field configures the CPU internal cache L1 c
48. n attain up to 128MB 1 1 5 Memories 3 X 168 pin DIMM Dual In Line Memory Module Rev 1 1 Supports system memory up to 768MB minimum of 8MB on board either with fast page mode EDO or the new Synchronous DRAM with DIMM socket 3 3V unbuffered type 1 1 6 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot 1 x 124 pin expansion slot which provides high performance bus for graphics devices This is designed primarily for 3D applications 1 1 7 Expansion slots 3 X 16 bit ISA slots 4 X 32 bit PCI slots 1 1 8 Switching DC DC Voltage Regulator for CPU Efficiently cools down CPU temperature and increases system stability 1 1 9 IDE functions Two 40 pin box header connectors are provided for IDE devices They are separately defined as the Master and Slave Two IDE devices can share one connector or use separate connectors The LED light turns on whenever the IDE devices write or read Supports Ultra DMA 33 MB SEC data transfer rate Contains built in dual PCI Bus Master EIDE Channels Supports ATAPI AT Attachment Packet Interface 1 1 10 USB interface Universal Serial Bus Supports up to 12MB and most Plug amp Play devices outside the computer chassis 1 1 11 Power Connectors Supports remote power on connector power supply connector is needed 1 1 12 Floppy Interface Supports both 3 1 2 and 5 1 4 floppy disk drives and Tape Drive 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M 2 88MB Enable Disable selectable from system BIOS Non
49. n connectors J39 for FANI for the CPU and J40 for FAN2 which releases the heat produced by the power supply and other components inside the computer chassis Attach the processor fan power cable to FAN1 header Location of FAN1 and FAN2 connectors y it E gt lt How to install the CPU Fan mmm Follow this two step process to install CPU fan Note The following steps are only for user assistance only and do not correspond with all processor models and types Please consult your CPU fan installation manual for reference 1 Note the two metal brackets on opposite sides of each other attached to the CPU fan One of these brackets is located closer to the body of the CPU fan Attach this bracket first by taking the slot or hole on the bracket and securing it around the corresponding latch on the motherboard socket 2 Then take the second bracket and pull its slot or hole over its corresponding latch on the socket To secure pull the top portion of the bracket outward to an upright position Before proceeding ensure that both brackets are firmly attached to their respective latches on the socket 20 3 3 3 CPU Frequency Selection JP3 is a 2x12 pin jumper used for setting CPU
50. nnect the cable from ALED header to the LED on the front panel of your PC case Locate the ALED header on J43 Pin 5 Anode 10 o o o O 1 Pin 6 Cathode 20 le e eo 11 Step 14 Connect the Power On Button J42 is a 2 pin jumper used to connect the Power On button Connect the power on button s cable connector attached to the front panel of your PC case to J42 on the motherboard Step 15 Connect the Power Supply The 20 pin ATX power connector is used for connecting the motherboard s power supply Connect the ATX power supply cable connector into the ATX power connector on the motherboard Step 16 Connect the Keyboard Connect the keyboard cable to the PS 2 keyboard port Step 17 Install the Display Card ISA PCI AGP Insert the display card vertically into the PCI ISA expansion slot To get better performance using your graphic intensive applications insert an AGP card into the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot The AGP port is designed for exclusive use with your video display adapter Step 18 Power on the system Power on the system by pressing the Power On button on the front panel of your PC case The lower left corner of the screen will show Press DEL to enter SETUP lt 5 gt to skip memory test Press DEL to enter BIOS SETUP Select LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS BIOS will respond LOAD SETUP default Y N
51. o re boot If this happens follow the procedure below 1 Press the power button on the front panel to power off the system 2 Hold the INSERT key down then press the power button on the case The system will re start using 66 MHz as the CPU external frequency 6e 3 Press Del key during boot sequence to enter CMOS Setup Utility and repeat steps through f See above 5 4 View Detailed Manual This Power Installer CD includes detailed information of all IWILL manuals for every motherboard manufactured by IWILL Please insert the IWILL Power Installer CD into the CD ROM drive the Auto Run program will display the main manual automatically Click View Manual item and select the product you want to view and the manual will be displayed 5 5 Installing Operating Systems This section briefly demonstrates how to install a few popular software operating systems Use this section only as a guide It is highly recommended that users first refer to the installation manual of their operating system for a more thorough detailed description on how to install software 5 5 1 Windows 98 Whenever installing Windows 98 please remember that Setup creates new folder for Windows 98 and won t transfer any existing system settings Windows 98 will become your default operating system and will use standard system settings This procedure represents an entirely new installation of Windows therefore you ll need to rein
52. otherboard Then press the Del key after the Power On Self Test POST and before the scanning of IDE devices Simply look for the message Press DEL to enter SETUP displayed at the bottom of the screen during the boot up process If the message disappears before you ve had a chance to respond you can restart the system by Turning off the system power then turn it on again or Pressing the RESET button on the system case or Pressing Ctrl Alt and Del keys simultaneously 31 4 1 4 Using BIOS setup program The following table shows the function keys available for each menu screen Move to the previous field Move to the next field Move to the field on the left hand side Right Move to the field on the right hand side lt Esc gt Quit from setup program without saving changes or Exit from current menu page and return to main menu page lt PgUp gt or lt gt Select the previous value for a field lt PgDn gt or lt gt Select the next value for a field Fl Bring up a help screen for the current field Shift lt F2 gt Change screen color F2 to select color forward Shift F2 to select color backward Save the current value and exit setup program NOTE Generally the BIOS default settings have been carefully chosen by the system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability It is very dangerous to change any setting without full understanding We strongly recommend that
53. py drive SCSI disk drive F A SCSI Slave IDE disk drive on secondary channel floppy drive SCSI disk drive SCSL A C SCSI disk drive floppy drive ATAPI CD ROM drive SCSI C A SCSI disk drive master IDE disk drive on primary channel floppy drive C only Master IDE disk drive on primary channel only LS ZIP C LS 120 or ZIP drive master IDE disk drive on primary channel 4 4 8 Swap Floppy Drive When enabled floppy drives A and B will be exchanged without the user physically changing the cable Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 9 Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled BIOS will check floppy drive status during POST If an error occurs the system will pause and an error message will be displayed Options Enabled Disabled 4 4 10 Boot Up NumLock Status This field determines the configuration of the numeric keypad after system boot up If On the keypad uses numbers keys If Off the keypad uses arrow keys Options Description On Keypad works as number keys Off Keypad works as arrow keys 4 4 11 Boot Up System Speed This field determines the system speed during power on Options Description High Speed is faster Off Speed is slower 38 4 4 12 Gate A20 Option This field configures how the gate A20 is handled The gate A20 is a device used to address memory above MB At first the gate A20 was handled from pin on the keyboard While some keyboards still provide this support it is more common and muc
54. r BIOS Basic Input Output System 64 bit Dual In line Memory Module 64 bit Dual In line Memory Module 64 bit Dual In line Memory Module 139 A 3 pin power connector for Processor fan 140 A 3 pin power connector for system fan to release heat 741 A 3 pin power connector for system fan to absorb cold air 34 pin key protected Floppy disk drive connector Front panel signal control connector RST Reset Switch IDE LED IDE LED P LED Power LED SPEAKER Speaker connector 40 pin key protected for Primary IDE connector 40 pin key protected for Secondary IDE connector 6 pin Infrared connector 3 x ISA Industrial Standard Architecture 98 pin expansion slots 25 pin D Sub connector for Parallel port connector 4 x PCI version 2 1 compliance 120 pin PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect expansion slots 6 pin PS 2 Mouse Mini DIN connector 6 pin PS 2 Keyboard Mini DIN connector 2 pin remote power on switch 9 pin D Sub connector for serial 1 port connector 9 pin D Sub connector for serial 2 port connector 321 socket 7 CPU socket two sets of 4 pin Universal Serial Bus connectors 10 1 5 Unpack the XA100 PLUS Upon opening the box you should find the following components 1 XA100 PLUS Motherboard 2 XA100 PLUS user s manual 3 Power Installer CD 4 40 pin internal IDE signal cable 5 34 pin internal Floppy Disk Drive signal cable 11 12 CHAPTER 2 Quick Installation To help experienced
55. s you may purchase and use with your XA100 Plus motherboard SIDE 2930 a fast SCSI for MO CD R CD R W CD ROM This value performance SCSI card connects up to 7 devices SIDE 2930U a 20MB Sec transfer rate A full function card supports booting from hard disk or CD ROM connects 7 devices SIDE 2935UW 40 MB sec transfer rate 15 devices The most stable product for an efficient system SIDE 2935LVD an 80MB sec transfer rate and a 12 meter cable length connecting 15 devices Perfect solution for enthusiasts 1 Features 1 1 Features 1 1 1 CPU CPU socket socket 7 supports the flexibility of different types of processors such as Cyrix AMD K5 6 K6 2 K6 3 IDT Win Chip C6 Win Chip 2 and Intel Pentium Pentium with MMX Please follow the installation steps introduced either in Chapter 1 or Chapter 2 to set the CPU frequency 1 1 2 CHIPSET This motherboard uses ALI Aladdin V AGP set with I O subsystem 1 1 3 BIOS AWARD BIOS on screen Plug amp Play setup for Enhanced IDE and Ultra Multi IO Supports Flash ROM This ROM provides better upgrade ability for users to update their BIOS data on the system board Users can down load update a newer version of BIOS from the Internet or diskette file 1 1 4 Cache memories High performance write back Level 2 external static RAM cache This supports 512KB Synchronous Pipelined Burst Cache on board cacheable size ca
56. select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation Options 16 32 64 128 256 4 5 8 DRAM Data Integrity Mode This field allows you to select Parity or ECC error correcting code according to the type of installed DRAM Options Disabled ECC Parity 4 5 9 Memory Hole At 15 16M This system memory area can be reserved for ISA adapter ROM When reserved this area cannot be cached Please refer to information regarding the memory requirements of your system peripherals Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 10 Host Read DRAM Command Mode This item allows you to select the type of Host Read DRAM Command Mode Options Syn Bypass 4 5 11 AGP Read Burst This item allows you to enable or disable the function of AGP Read Burst Options Enabled Disabled 4 5 12 ISA Line Buffer The PCI to ISA Bridge has an 8 byte bi directional line buffer for ISA or DMA bus master memory reads from or writes to the PCI bus When Enabled an ISA or DMA bus master can prefetch two double words to the line buffer for a read cycle Options Enabled Disabled 42 4 5 13 Passive Release When enabled CPU to PCI bus accesses is allowed during passive release Otherwise the arbiter only accepts another PCI master access to local DRAM
57. stall any existing programs you may want to use There are two ways to install Windows 98 Each method depends on your current computer setup Note During Setup your computer will automatically restart several times using the Windows 98 Setup wizard 5 5 1 1 Installing the CD ROM version of Windows 98 1 Place Windows 98 Startup Disk into the floppy disk drive 2 Restart your computer The Microsoft Windows 98 Startup menu will appear Place the Windows 98 CD into your CD ROM drive 4 Type the number 1 and press ENTER A series of scans is performed and then the MS DOS prompt is displayed 5 Type the word setup at the MS DOS display and press ENTER Setup performs a check A message will be displayed This message won t appear if your computer can t locate your CD ROM drive If you haven t installed the correct CD ROM driver please consult your drive s documentation or contact your hardware manufacturer 6 Press ENTER Microsoft ScanDisk will check your disk drives for errors 56 When ScanDisk finishes press the X key Setup will initialize Then Windows 98 Setup begins Please follow the instructions that are displayed Note Setup may ask you to insert your original Windows 95 or Windows 3 1 disks if you re using the upgrade version of Windows 98 5 5 1 2 Installing the floppy disk version of Windows 98 1 Place Setup disk 1 into your floppy disk drive 2 Restart your computer 3 At the MS
58. system enters HDD power down It is available only when the Power Management field is set to User Define Options 1 Min 2 Min 3 Min 4 Min 5 Min 6 Min 7 Min 8 Min 9 Min 10 Min 11 Min 12 Min 13 Min 14 Min 15 Min Disable 4 6 7 Doze Mode This field specifies the time the system enters Doze Mode It is available only when the Power Management field set to User Define Options 1 2 Min 4 Min 8 12 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour Disable 4 6 8 Standby Mode This field specifies the time the system enters Standby Mode It is available only when the Power Management field is set to User Define Options 1 Min 2 Min 4 8 Min 12 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour Disable 4 6 9 Suspend Mode This field specifies the time the system enters power saving mode It is available only when the Power Management field is set to User Define Options 1 Min 2 Min 4 8 12 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min 1 Hour Disable PM Events The following parameters are used for setting PM Power Management events These are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode In effect the system remains alert for anything that occurs to a device configured and recognized by the system even when the system is in a power down mode 4 6 10 Primary HDD This field allows Primary HDD activity to aw
59. you DO NOT update your BIOS if the system works perfectly DO NOT change any setting unless you fully understand what it means If the system does not work smoothly after changing the BIOS settings follow the procedures described previously enter the BIOS setup program then load the original manufacturer default settings If the system is no longer able to boot after changing the settings the only way to recover it is to clear the data stored in RTC CMOS To reset the RTC CMOS data take the JP1 jumper cap off pins 1 2 place onto pins 2 3 and then place back onto pins 1 2 again This will return the RTC to the default setting Then get into the BIOS setup program see 4 1 3 above choose LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS and select the original manufacturer default settings in your CMOS 32 4 2 Main Menu The main menu allows you to select from several setup pages Use the arrow keys to select among these pages and press Enter key to enter the sub menu A brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen Note An asterisk denotes the default setting whenever appropriate The main menu includes the following setup pages STANDARD CMOS SETUP Allocates resources for hardware components BIOS FEATURES SETUP Specifies advanced features available through the BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP Specifies advanced features available through the chipset POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP Specifies power management features
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