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1. 1000 Super Mini Flex ATX Main Board User s Manual T 1000 Cyrix Ill PPGA FC PGA Celeron and FC PGA Pentium Ill processor based AGPset Mainboard Manual Version 1 0 Copyright Copyright 2001 by BCM Advanced Research All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical photocopying manual or otherwise without prior written permission from BCM Advanced Research Disclaimer BCM Advanced Research shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this product This company makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual Information in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability however no guarantee is given as to the correctness of the contents In the interest of continued product improvement this company reserves the right to revise the manual or include changes in the specifications of the product described within it at any time without notice and without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes The information contained in this manual is provided for general use by the customers Trademarks Pentium is a registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation AWARD is a registered tradem
2. CD Audio Header L EE ee ed PCI Slot Floppy Connector Serial port COM ATX Power onnector Fan 2 VT8604 amp AGP S3 Chipset VT82C686A B chipset Lucent 1394 Chipset Two IDE Connector 2M Flash EPROM Front USB Header Front Panel Header Step 1 Install the CPU 1 N LA UI Locate the CPU ZIF Zero Insertion Force socket on the upper right sector of your mainboard between the back panel connectors and the DIMM memory slots Pull the CPU ZIF socket lever slightly sideways away from the socket to unlock the lever and then bring itto an upwardly vertical position Place your PPGA FC PGA370 processor in the ZIF socket Note that the CPU s edges have been purposely designed non symmetrically to prevent from inserting the processor in the wrong direction The following diagram dem onstrates the correct placement of the CPU in the ZIF socket You can see that the two blunt edged corners should face towards the socket lever PP ACPU CP ACPU Blan ever Blan Notch Notch Slightly push the PPGA FC PGA370 processor into the socket without applying excessive force while making sure there is no gap between CPU and socket Then lower the socket lever all the way down to its horizontal position and lock it to secure the CPU in place The PPGA FC PGA370 processor requires a set of heatsink fa
3. 29 USBO USB1 Port Connectors pp 29 COMI Conneccion ae 29 VOA CONNECCION ed a Ga 29 Parallel Eet 29 N ei ER EE OE NE OE EE Ed 30 IE 30 Front Panel Connectors ATX Power On Off Switch Connector PWON ppp 31 EPMI Connector EPMI iss esse sisie Bros ee ie si si se se oe ee 31 Green ED Connector G LE R GE EE Se Ge 31 HDD LED Connector H LED ee sies EN GE Gee Ee dd GEE We 32 PWR EE E Eeer Eeer AE 32 Hardware Reset Connector RST pp 32 Speaker Connector SPK pp 32 Line Out and Mic In Header uEkEREEAEE EE ERAR EED EE DEERE MEE EED EENS RARR 33 Front panel USB Connector Header UG 33 Internal Peripherals Connectors Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connectors pp 34 Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector JWRT pp 35 Cooling FAN Connectors for CPU FANS FAN1 amp AGP FAN Chassis FANS Ne 35 COM2 Connector JPO 36 Audio Connector AUX ot JP3 pp 37 Audio Connector MIC In JP5 pp 37 Audio Connector EE RE RE a ENE 37 3 3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ee 38 stall le 38 Upgrade Memory EE 38 A SOFTWARE Uu E 39 4 1 Mainboard eine UE 39 4 2 Install VIA 4 in 1 Det REEN EE GEREG AE GE KEER SEE RE REKE EE RE RR Ee Ee ee ed Ge dd 40 4 3 Install AGP Device Software ccccccceesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeees 41 4 4 Install Audio Device Software cccccceesssseeeeeeeeeenseeneeeeeeeeeneeeeeneees 42 4 5 Install Hardware Monitor Device Software cccccssssssseeeeete
4. CPU with 66 100 133 MHz FSB Intel PPGA FC PGA Celeron processors 300 733 MHz Intel Pentium IIl FC PGA processors 500M Hz 1 1 GHz Chipset Features VIA VT8604 AGPset and VT82C686A VT82C686B Chipset Jumperless CPU Configuration Soft configuration FSB The FSB speed is software configurable in the Chipset Features Setup menu of the BIO S Setup utility Integrated Graphics Controller 3D Hyper Pipelined Architecture Full 2D Acceleration Motion Video Acceleration Digital Video output 4 to 32M B frame buffer using system memory AC 97 Link for Audio and Telephony CODEC AC 97 2 1 compliant Sperate independent PCI functions for Audio and Modem Versatile Memory Support Is equipped with two DIMM slots of PC100 or PC133 compliant SDRAM to provide up to 1GB of system memory Configurable support for EC Error Checking and ECC Error Checking and Correcting PCI Expansion Slots Provides one 32 bit PCI slots VO Interface Provides a variety of I O interfaces gt 1x Floppy interface for 3 5 inch FDD with 720KB 1 44MB or 2 88M B format or for 5 25 inch FDD with 360K or 1 2M B format gt 1x PS 2 mouse connector gt 1x PS 2 Keyboard connector gt 2 x DB9 Serial connectors 16550 U ART compatible gt 1x DB15 VGA connector gt 1x Infrared communication port ASKIR and HPSIR compatible Serial port CO M2 can also be redirected to an external IrDA Adapter for wireless connection gt 1x DB25
5. T 1000 mainboard is just easy Bundled with an array of onboard functions the highly integrated mainboard provides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system Refer to sections 3 2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Software Utility to find out how to get the best out of your new mainboard Chapter 5 BIOS Setup also contains the relevant information on how to tune up your system to achieve higher per formance System Integrator You have wisely chose T 1000 to construct your system The mainboard incorporates all the state of the art technology of the VT8604 chipset from VIA It integrates the most advanced functions you can find to date in a compact MicroATX board Refer to sections 3 2 Jumper Settings and Chapter 4 Soft ware Utility for an in depth view of system construction 1 2 Item Checklist Check all items with you mainboard to make sure nothing is missing The complete package should include One T 1000 Mainboard One ATA33 66 Ribbon Cable One Floppy Ribbon Cable One Bundled CD ROM containing gt user s manual on PDF format gt VIA 4 IN 1 driver gt S3 VGA driver gt Audio AC 97 2 1 CODEC driver gt VIA Hardware M onitor driver gt Award Flashing U tility 2 FEATURES mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance and maximum intelligentfeatures in a compact package 2 1 Specifications CPU Support Support Socket370 package
6. This allows you to exit from Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits from the Setup utility and restarts your computer 76
7. add an extended partition you will have to create one or more logical partition s to occupy all the space available in the extended partition The FDISK utility will assign a drive letter i e C D E to each partition which will be shown in the FDISK program After FDISK procedure reboot your system by using the same system floppy disk DOS 6 2x and Windows 95A can only support up to 2 1GB of HDD partition If you use the FDISK utility with one of the Operating systems mentioned above you can only decide your HDD into partitions no larger than 2 1GB each 4 Now use the FORMAT utility to format all the partitions you ve created W hen formatting the primary partition C make sure to use the FORMAT C S command Note FORMAT C Scan transfer all the necessary system files into the primary partition of your hard disk Then yourHDD will become a bootable drive 5 Install all the necessary drivers for CD ROM Mouse etc 6 Setup the complete operating system according to your OS installation guide 23 Step 13 Install Driver amp Software Components Please note that all the system utilities and drivers are designed for W in 9x operating systems only Make sure your Windows 9x operating system is already installed before running the drivers installation CD ROM programs 1 Insert the bundled CD ROM into yourCD ROM drive The auto run program will display the drivers main installation window on s
8. click on Autorun icon in MY Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Manual bar Install Mainboard Software Install VIA Hardware Monitor Manual Browse this CD Quit Online Information Then Online Information windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install Acrobe Reader bar if you need to install Acrobe reader Install Acrobe Reader T 1000 686A SB Manual T 1000 686B SB Manual Return Open and Read Manual PDF by Acrobe Reader Then click on T 1000 Manual bar to view T 1000 User s Manual 44 5 BIOS SETUP BIOS ROM hasa built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This information is stored in battery backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information even if the system power is turned off The system BIO S is managing and executing a variety of hardware related functionsin the system including System date and time H ardware execution sequence Power management functions Allocation of system resources 5 1 Enter the BIOS To enter the BIO S Basic Input O utput System utility follow these steps Step 1 Power on the computer and the system will perform its PO ST Power On Self Test routine checks Step 2 Press lt Del gt key immediately or at the following message Press DEL to enter SETU P or simultaneously press lt Ctrl g
9. female connectors USBO U SB1 share the same U SB Universal Serial Bus bracket at the rear panel of your mainboard Plug each USB device jack into an available USBO U SB1 connector COM1 Connector This mainboard can accommodate one serial device on COM 1 Attach a serial device cable to the DB9 serial port COM 1 at the back panel of your computer VGA Connector A 15 pin VGA connector is located at the rear panel of mainboard Parallel Port Connector One DB25 female parallel connector is located at the rear panel of the mainboard Plug the connection cable from your par allel device printer scanner etc into this connector 29 PS 2 Mouse PS 2 keyboard VGA Parallel Port Line Out Line Out is a stereo output port through which thecombined signal of all internal and external audio Sources on the board is output Itcan be connected to 1 8 inch neo ut TRS stereo headphones or to amplified speakers Mic In MIC IN is a 1 8 inch jack that provides a mono input It can use a dynamic mono or stereo microphone with a resistance of not more than 600 Ohms 30 ve Front Panel Connectors ATX Power On Off Switch Connector PWON The Power O n O ff Switch isa momentary type switch used for turning on or off the system s ATX power su
10. item allows you to decide to activate PCI Slot or on chip VGA first gt The choice PCI Slotor AGP IDEHDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or mul tiple sector read write If your ID E hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FD C in stalled on the system board and you want to use it If you install add on FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Onboard Serial Port1 Port2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports gt The choice 3E8 IRQ 4 2E8 IRQ 3 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ 3 Auto or Disabled 61 UART 2 Mode This item allows you to select which mode for the O nboard Serial Port 2 gt The choice Standard HPSIR or ASKIR IR Function Duplex This item allows you to select the IR half full duplex funcion gt The choice Half or Full TX RX inverting enable This item allows you to enable the TX RX inverting which depends on different H W requirement This field isnot recommended to change its default setting for avoiding any error in your system gt The choice No No No Yes Yes No or Yes Yes O nboard Parallel Port This
11. item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O address setting gt The choice 378 IRQ 7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ 7 or Disabled Onboard Parallel Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes gt The choice Normal EPP ECP or ECP EPP ECP Mode UseDMA Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode gt The choice 1 or3 Parallel Port EPP Type Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode gt The choice EPP1 7 or EPP1 9 Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Sound Blaster This item enables disables the onboard Sound Blaster gt The choice Enabled or Disabled 62 SB I O Base Address This item selects the Sound Blaster I O Base Address gt The choice 220H 240H 260H or 280H SB IRQ Select This item selects the Sound Blaster IRQ gt The choice IRO5 IRO 7 IRO 9 or IRQ 10 SB DMA Select This item selects the Sound Blaster DMA gt The choice DMAO0O DMA1 DMA2 orDMA3 MPU 401 This item enables disables on board M PU 401 gt The choice Enabled or Disabled MPU 401 VO Address This item selects M PU 401 I O Address gt The choice 300 303H 310 313H 320 323H or 330 333H 63 e Power Management Se
12. pin 1 both on the mainboard IDE or FDD connector and on the device as well Connect an available power cable through your system power supply unit to the back panel of each peripheral device N ote that the power cable is directional and cannot fitin if not properly positioned 14 Step 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 1 You may find that there are a lot of different mounting hole positions both on your computer chassis and on the mainboard To choosea correct mounting hole the key pointis to keep the back panel of the mainboard in a close fit with your system case as shown below o OO O Oo O 2 After deciding on the proper mounting holes position the studs between the frame of chassis and the mainboard The studs are used to fix the mainboard and to keep a certain distance between the system chassis and the mainboard in order to avoid any electrical short be twine the board and the metal frame of chassis If your computer case is already equipped with mounting studs you will need to tighten screws to attach the mainboard In most computer housings you will be able to find 4 or more attachment points to install mounting studs and fix the mainboard If there aren t enough matching holes then make sure to install at least 3 mounting studs to ensure proper attachment of the mainboard 15 Step 6 Connect Front panel Switches LEDs Speaker Audio USB connecto
13. to write data into this area BIOS will show a warning message on screen and an alarm beep Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti tion table Disabled No warning message will appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk parti tion table gt The choice Enabled or Disabled CPU Internal Cache This item enables CPU external cache to speed up memory access gt The choice Enabled or Disabled 52 External Cache This item enables CPU secondary cache to speed up memory access gt The choice Enabled or Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking When you select Enabled memory checking is enabled when the external cache contains ECC SRAMs gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Processor Number Feature Allows you to make Pentium III Processor Serial Number enabled disabled gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Quick Power On Self Test This item speeds up Power On Self Test PO ST after you power on the computer If itis setto enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST gt The choice Enabled or Disabled First Second Third Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items gt The Choice Floppy LS120 HDD 0 SCSI CDROM HDD 1 HDD 2 HDD 3 ZIP100 LAN or Disabled Boot
14. will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter password A message will confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely 74 Password Disable If you select System at Security O ption of BIO S Features Setup M enu you will be prompted in entering the password whenever the system is rebooted or you try to enter Setup If you select Setup at Security O p tion of BIO 9 Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup Warming Retain a record of your password in a safe place If you forget the password the only way to access the system is to clear CMOS please refer to Clear CMOS on page 30 75 S Save amp Exit Setup Pressing lt Enter gt onthisitem asks for confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off The next time you boot your computer the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS After saving the values the system is restarted again r Exit Without Saving Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y
15. 1984 2000 Award Software PnPZPCI Configurations PHP OS Installed Ho Reset Configuration Data Disabled Menu Level D Resources Controlled By Manual IRQ Resources Press Enter Select Yes if you are DMA Resources Press Enter using a Plug and Play capable operating PCI UGA Palette Snoop Disabled system Select No if Assign IRQ For UGA Enabled you need the BIOS to Assign IRQ For USB Enabled configuro non boot evices ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fif Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F 0ptimized Defaults This section describes the configuration of PCI bus system PCI or Personal Computer Interconnection is a system which allows I O devices to operate at the speed CPU itself keeps when CPU communicating with its own special components This section covers some very technical items and itis strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings PNP OS Installed This item allows you to determine PnP O Sis installed or not gt The choice Yes or No Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit from Setup if you have installed a new device or software and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Resource controlled By The Award Plug and Pl
16. E adapters control the hard disk drive U se a separate sub menu to configure each hard disk drive IDE HDD Auto D etection Press lt Enter gt to auto detect HDD on this channel If detection is successful it fills the remaining fields on this menu gt Press Enter IDE Primary Master Selecting manual lets you set the remaining fields on this screen and select the type of fixed disk User Type will let you select the number of cylinders heads etc Note PRECO M P 65535 means NONE gt The choice None Auto or Manual Access Mode Choose the access mode for this hard disk gt The choice Normal LBA Large or Auto Capacity Disk drive capacity Approximated N ote that this size is usually slightly greater than the size of a formatted disk given by a disk check ing program gt Auto Display your disk drive size The following options are selectable only if the IDE Primary Master item is set to Manual Cylinder Set the number of cylinders for this hard disk gt Min 0 Max 65535 Head Set the number of read write heads gt Min 0 Max 255 50 Precomp W arning Setting a value of 65535 means no hard disk gt Min 0 Max 65535 Landing zone Set the Landing zone size gt Min 0 Max 65535 Sector Number of sector per track gt Min 0 Max 255 EE OE K K K K KK OK K K K K K K K K K K K K KOK K K K K K KOK K K K K K KK K K KKK KK KKK KK KKK 51 Ee Advanced BIOS F
17. M 2 cable connector Step 9 Connect Power Supply 1 System power connector 19 J14 Step 10 Install Add on Cards in Expansion Slots 1 PCI Card a 20 Step 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back Panel You are now ready to put the computer case back together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system s back panel 1 PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard PS 2 Mouse PS 2 keyboard 2 USB Devices USB1 3 Parallel Port 4 COM1 Port 21 5 VGA connector 6 Audio Line out Mic in Pd LINE OUT MIC IN 7 1394 Port Optional i Jan 1394 Port OD Step 12 First Time System Boot Up To assure the completeness and correctness of your system installation you may check the above installation steps once again before you boot up your system for the first time 1 Insert a bootable system floppy disk DOS 6 2x Windows 95 98 NT or others which contains FDISK and FORMAT utilitiesinto the FDD 2 Turn on the system power 3 First you must use the FDISK utility to create a primary partition of the hard disk You can also add an extended partition if your primary parti tion does not use all of the available hard disk space If you choose to
18. O ther Device Select Your Boot Device Priority gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Swap Floppy Drive If the system has two floppy drives you can swap the logical drive name assignment gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Boot U p Floppy Seek Seeks disk drives during boot up Disabling speed boots up gt The choice Enabled or Disabled 53 BootUp NumLock Status Selects power on state for N umLock gt The choice Off or On Gate A20 O ption This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled The gate A20 isa device used for above 1M Byte of address memory Initially the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard Today while a keyboard still provides this support itis more common and much faster in setting to Fast for the system chipset to provide support for gate A20 gt Thechoice Normal or Fast Typematic Rate Setting Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller When this controller enabled the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec This item sets how many times the keystroke will be repented in a second when you hold the key down gt Thechoice 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 Typematic D elay Msec Sets the delay time after the key is held down before it begins to repeat the keystroke gt The choice 250 500 750 or 1000 Security O ption Select whether the password is requ
19. PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field Disabled gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Assign IRQ For VGA This item allows the user to set VGA IRQ Routing table Enabled or Disabled gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Assign IRQ For USB This item allows the user the option to assign an IRQ to on board U SB controller Since the on board controller is always enabled if no IRQ is assigned to it there will be a question mark report on the sytem device under W indows95 98 gt The choice Enabled or Disabled 70 Es PC Health Status CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 ward Software PC Health Status Current System Temp Current CPUFAN1 Speed Menu Level D Current CPUFAN2 Speed Vcore tile sMove Enter Select PU PD Value Fif Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F Optimized Defaults Current CPU Temperature optional Since the mainboard supports CPU temperature monitoring and over heat alert This item indicates the current Processor temperature Current System Temp optional Since the mainboard supports System temperature monitoring and overheat alert This item indicates the current main board temperature Current CPU FAN 1 2 Speed optional The mainboard can detect two fans rotation speed for CPU cooler and system Vcore 2 5V 3 3V 5V 12V optional The mainboard supports CPU and mainboard voltages monitoring The onboard hardware monitor is a
20. Parallel port supporting Standard Parallel Port SPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Port ECP data transmission schemes USB Interface Onboard gt 2 x USB connectors on back panel and 10 pin header for U SB connectors on front panel PCI Bus Master IDE Controller Onboard Two UltraDMA 33 66 UltraDMA100 for 686B S B Bus Master Dual channel IDE ports provide support to a maximum of four IDE devices one Master and one Slave per channel The IDE Bus implements the data transfer speed up to 33 66 MB sec and also supports Enhanced PIO Modes 0 4 80 pin Cable Backward Compatible Legacy ATAPI Devices ATAPI IDE CD ROM CD R CD RW and LS 120 Supports ATX Power Supply Connector ATX power supply unit can be connect to the onboard 20 pin ATX power connector supporting Suspend and Soft O n O ff by dual function power button Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Features four power saving modes Snoop Suspend to RAM Suspend to Disk and Soft O ff ACPI provides more efficient Energy Savings Features controlled by your operating system that supports O S Direct Power M anage ment O SPM functionality System BIOS Provides licensed Award BIOS V6 0 PG on Intel Firmware Hub with 2 Mb flash core and supports Green PC Desktop M anagement Interface DM Mini Flex ATX Form Factor System board conforms to the Mini Flex ATX specification Board dimension 165mm x165mm Advanced F
21. allow you to install from 16MB up to 1GB of system memory with PC100 133 SDRAM Synchro nous DRAM Each DIMM Dual In line Memory Module slot can accom modate 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB and 512MB of 3 3V single or double side 64 or 72 bit wide data path SDRAM modules The mainboard supports data integrity algorithms including EC Error Checking and ECC Error Checking and Correction in the memory array In EC mode single and multiple bit error detection is provided In ECC mode when the memory is being read from DRAM provides both error checking and correction of the data Install Memory Install memory in any or all of the slots and in any combination shown as fol lows Memory Modules oi ge DIMM 1 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 168 pin 3 3V SDRAM DIMM 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB SBS 168 pin 3 3V SDRAM DIMM Note You do notneed to set any jumper to configure memory since the BIO S utility can detect the system memory automatically You can check the total system memory value in the BIOS Standard CMOS Setup menu Upgrade Memory You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional SD RAM modules in available DIMM slots The total system memory is calculated by simply adding up the memory in all DIMM slots After upgrade the new system memory value will automatically be computed and displayed by the BIO S Standard CMOS Setup menu 38 4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 4 1 Mainboard CD Overvi
22. ard Software bar Install Mainboard Software Install VIA Hardware Monitor Manual Browse this CD Quit Install VIA Driver Then Mainboard Drivers amp Utilities windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install Audio Device Software bar to install AGP driver Install VIA driver Install AGP Device Software Install Audio Device Software Return AC97 Audio Device driver software installation Once you make your selection a Setup window will automatically runs the Installation When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the system to Insure that the files are installed correctly 42 4 5 Install VIA Hardware Monitor Device Software Insert the attached CD into your CD ROM drive and the CD Autorun screen should appear If the Autorun screen does not appear double click on Autorun icon in MY Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install VIA Hardware Monitor bar Install VIA Hardware Monitor VIA Hardware Monitor Once you make your selection a Setup window will automatically runs the Installation When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the system to Insure that the files are installed correctly 43 4 6 View the User s Manual Insert the attached CD into your CD ROM drive and the CD Autorun screen Should appear If the Autorun screen does not appear double
23. ark of Award Software Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation General Notice Other brand and product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION siccccteiesititiiinionmineeiiaeniiees 6 11 TO DIFFERENT E 6 First Time DIY System Builder pp 6 Experienced DIY Leef sin EES N IG ee ie ee ig 6 System EE ELS OE OE N EE tee 6 12 ITEM eer ST esse a Ge EG NN 7 N VER 2E N EE N N EE EE N eN 8 2 1 SPECIFICATIONS suis 8 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ee 11 3 1 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION sesse ses eis seek see ese RR Gee Keep Rede de 11 STEP AE SA OE EN EE 12 STEP 2 ER H ER OE EE EA PER EE 13 STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory ppp 13 STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case pp 14 STEP 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis pp 15 STEP 6 Connect Front panel Switches LEDs Speaker Audio USB 16 STEP 7 Connect IDE amp Floppy Disk Drives pp 18 STEP 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals pp 19 STEP 9 Connect Power e E 19 STEP 10 Install Add on Cards in Expansion Slots pp 20 STEP 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back panel pp 21 STEP 12 First Time System Boot UP ppp 23 STEP 13 Install Driver amp Software Components pp 24 or 32 JUMPER SETTING 25 JUMPER amp CONNECTOR GUIDE pp 26 Clear GMOS E eege 28 Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Keyboard amp PS 2 Mouse Connectors pp
24. ay BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 95 69 If you set this field to manual choose specific resources by going into each of the sub menu that follows this field a sub menu is pro ceeded by a gt gt The choice Auto ESCD or Manual IRQ DMA Resources W hen resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 assigned This item allows you to determine the IRQ assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot Legacy ISA for devices is compliant with the original PC AT bus specification PCI ISA PnP for devices is compli ant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture gt The choice Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned W hen resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specifica tion requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ 4 for serial port 1 PCI ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture gt The choice Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP
25. ble to detect the CPU voltage Vcore and the voltage output from power supply 71 Frequency Voltage Control CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 ward Software Frequency Voltage Control futo Detect re Clk Enabled Spread Spect Disabled CPU Host Clock CEPU PETD Default Menu Level D tile sMove Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F O0ptimized Defaults Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk This item allows you to enable disable auto detection DIMM PCI Clock gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Spread Spectrum This item allows you to enable disable the spread spectrum modulation gt Thechoice Disabled 0 25 or 0 50 CPU Host Clock CPU PCI This item allows the user to adjust CPU Host Bus Clock from BIOS when JP1 is set to Auto This item will not show up when JP1 is setto M anual gt The choice Default 66 33 MHz 75 37 MHz 83 41 MHz 100 33 MHz 103 34 MHz 112 37 MHz 124 41 MHz 133 44 MHz 124 31 MHz 133 33 MHz 140 35 MHz or 150 37 MHz 72 E Load Fail Safe Defaults W hen you press lt Enter gt onthisitem you will geta confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIO S default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations s Load Optimized Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you will get a confirmation d
26. cessor installed Cooling Fan Connectors for CPU FANs FAN1 amp AGP FAN Chassis FAN2 The mainboard provides three onboard 12V cooling fan power connectors to support CPU FANS FAN1 and AGP Chassis device FAN2 cooling fans GND 12V SENSE Note Both cable wiring and type of plug may vary depending on the fan maker Keep in mind that the red wire should always be connected to the 12V header and the black wire to the ground GND header COM Connector JP6 Pins Assignment 1 DCD2 5 GROUND 9 RI2 2 RX2 6 DSR2 10 KEY 3 TX2 10 9 7 RTS2 8 2 2 7 6fe o 5 4 DTR2 Alsle 3 B CTS2 2 eje 1 36 Audio Connector LINE OUT JP3 Port JP3 can be used to connect a stereo audio outnput Pins Assignment 1 LINE OUT L 2 PLINE OUT L 4 PLINE OUT R 5 LINE OUT R 3 GND Audio Connector MIC In JP5 You would use this connector when running the voice mail software on your system for audio input Pins Assignment 1 MIC IN 2 MIC VCC 4 LINE IN L 5 LINE INR 3 GND Audio Connector CD In JP7 Port JP7 is used to attach an audio connector cable from the CD ROM drive Pins Assignment 1 CD_L ee 2 CD_GND ol 3 CD_GND el 4 CD_R fo 4 37 3 3 System Memory Configuration Themainboard hastwo 168 pin DIM M slots that
27. creen Select the Mainboard related program Install VIA 4 in 1drivers Install S3 VGA driver Install AC 97 2 1 Audio driver Return to the main installation window and select the Hardware Monitor related program 7 Install the Hardware Monitor driver Ou BW N 24 3 2 Jumper Settings Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to con nect jumper pins to the mainboard Pin 1 could be located at any corner of each jumper you just find a location marked with a while right angle which stands for pinl There are several types of pin 1 shown as below 3 pin and multi pin gt 3 jumpers show as follows Pin 1 to the left 1 1 Pin 1 on the top Pin 1 to the right Pin 1 on the bottom Bes EE p EISER p Jumpers with two pinsare shown as EI for Close OnJor mie for O pen Off To Short jumper pins simply place a plastic jumper cap over the desired pair of pins Caution 1 Do notremove the mainboard from its antistatic protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Carefully hold the mainboard by its edges and avoid touching its components When putting the mainboard down place it on the top of its original packaging film and on an even surface and components side up Wear an antistatic wrist strap or take other suitable measures to prevent electrostatic discharge ESD whenever handling this equipment 25 Jumper amp Connect
28. ction a Setup window will automatically runs the Installation When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the system to Insure that the files are installed correctly 40 4 3 Install AGP Device Software Insert the attached CD into your CD ROM drive and the CD Autorun screen should appear If the Autorun screen does not appear double click on Autorun icon in MY Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Mainboard Software bar Install Mainboard Software Install VIA Hardware Monitor Manual Browse this CD Install VIA Driver Then Mainboard Drivers amp Utilities windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install AGP Device Software bar to install AGP driver Install VIA driver Install AGP Device driver Install Audio Device driver Return Install Display Driver Once you make your selection a Setup window will automatically runs the Installation When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the system to Insure that the files are installed correctly 41 4 4 Install Audio Device Software Insert the attached CD into your CD ROM drive and the CD Autorun screen should appear If the Autorun screen does not appear double click on Autorun icon in MY Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Mainbo
29. dividually When this item not disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr exceptfor HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable gt The choice User Define Min Saving or M ax Saving ACPI Suspend Type This item allows you to select sleep state when suspend gt The choice S1 PO S or S3 STR PM Control by APM When this item enabled an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock If Advance Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power saving If the M ax Power Saving is not enabled this will be preset to No gt The choice Yes or No Video O ff O ption W hen enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate ina power saving mode AlwaysOn Suspend gt Off All Modes gt Off M onitor will remain on during power saving mode M onitor is blanked when the system enters the Suspend mode M onitor is blanked when the system enters any power saving mode gt The choice Always On Suspend gt off or All Modes gt off Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank Thisselection will cause the system to turn off Blank Screen DPMS Support the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer This option only writes blanks to the video buffer Initial disp
30. e gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled On Chip Sound This item allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio gt The Choice Auto or Disabled On Chip Modem This item allows you to control the onboard MC 97 Modem gt The Choice Auto or Disabled 58 CPU to PCI Write Buffer W hen this field is Enabled the writing from CPU to PCI busis buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When Disabled the writing is are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled PCI Dynamic Bursting This item allows you to enable disable the PCI dynamic bursting func tion gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled PCI Master 0 WS Write When this item enabled writing to the PCI bus is executed with zero wait state gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When this item disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes default On the contrary PCI 2 will be disconnected if max etries are attempted without success gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Write When this item enabled writing to the AGP Accelerated G raphics Po
31. eatures gt Dual Function Power Button The system can be in one of two states one is Suspend mode and the other is Soft O ff mode Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds places the system into Suspend mode W hen the power button is pressed for longer than 4 seconds the system enters the Soft O ff mode Intelligent Features gt Voltage Monitoring M onitors various voltages of key elements such as the CPU and other critical system voltage levels to ensure stable current passing through mainboard components System voltages include Vcore on CPU and 5V 12V 5V 12V on system etc gt Fan Status Monitoring To prevent CPU from overheating the CPU fan is monitored for RPM and failure CPU Cooling FAN with RPM sensor is required gt Temperature Monitoring This item allows users to make sure whether the CPU or system runs in a suitable temperature 10 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION This section outlines how to install and configure your T 1000 mainboard Refer to the following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers connectors slot and ports Then follow these steps to guide you through a quick and correct installation of your system 3 1 Step by Step Installation Accessories of T 1000 Socket 370 Two DIMM Socket Fan PS 2 Keyboard Mouse Connectors USB Connectors Serial Port COM1 Parallel port LPT1 VGA Connector Realtek LAN chipset 1394 port LINE OUT MIC IN
32. eatures This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation You have the opportunity to select the system s default speed boot up sequence keyboard operation shadowing and security CMOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level D CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Processor Number Feature Enabled Allows you to choose Quick Power On Self Test Disabled the VIRUS warning First Boot Device Floppy feature for IDE Hard Second Boot Device HDH Disk boot sector Third Boot Device L 120 protection If this Boot Other Device Enabled function is enabled Swap Floppy Drive Disabled and someone attempt to Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled write data into this Boot Up NumLock Status On area BIOS will show a Gate A20 Option Hormal warning message on Typematic Rate Setting Enabled screen and alarm beep Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Hsec 250 Security Option Setup Hon 0S2 hadow nabled Shadow Disabled Shadow Disabled Shadow Disabled Shadow Disabled Shadow Disabled DCOOO DFFFF Shadow Disabled ti2e Move Enter Select PU PD Yalue Fif Save ESC Exit Fi General Help FS Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults F O0ptimized Defaults Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If this function is enables and someone attempts
33. ectors Enhanced IDE Ports and Floppy Connector The mainboard features two 40 pin dual channel IDE device connec tors IDE1 ID E2 providing support to up to four IDE devices such as CD ROM and Hard Disk Drives H D D This mainboard also includes one 34 pin floppy disk controller FD C to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive F D D Moreover this mainboard comes with one 80pin ATA66 ribbon cable to connect to IDEH D D and one 34 pin ribbon cable for F D D connection Note Please connect you system H D D toIDE1 ICE1 ICE2 Important Ribbon cables are directional therefore make sure to always connect with the red cable stripe on the same side as pin 1 of the IDE1 IDE2 or FDC connector on the mainboard 34 Other Connectors ATX Power Supply Connector JWR1 Locate the 20 pin male header ATX power connector JW R1 on your mainboard Plug the power cable from the ATX power supply unit directly into JWR1 ATX power supply connector The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in unless the guides match perfectly making sure that pin 1 is properly positioned Make sure the latch of the ATX power connector clicks into place to ensure a solid attachment Your ATX power supply must be supplied to ACPI 5V standby power and at least 720mA compatible M ake sure your power supply have enough power for higher speed pro
34. eeeeeeeeeeeees 43 4 6 View the Users Manual ass EE KERE EER R EENKEER EE KAK EER EE KA SEER Re RE RE Ke ae RR 44 9 BIOS SETUP ei se ee a aiaa 45 5 14 ENTER THE BJOS sn sies rekkie kie end eN ind di bek ke eed wsk oe ke eN ii 45 5 2 THE MAIN MEN sesoe ss koeie sa de ee Re ARE RE GER N Ai we Ee kes AR AA ging oe 46 STANDARD CMOS FEATLIRE E 48 ADVANCED BIOS E E 52 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES sessie seks rs se bin keen ies ese de nei ii 56 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS sessies Ste ee dese dees ek se ee ee 60 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP pp 64 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION Ne 69 P amp HEALTH STATUS E 71 PREQUENGY VOLTAGE CONTROL eessen ee ses oe eb ed n ie ie 72 LOAD FAI SAFE NET E 73 aire al Ee RAR E 73 SE T SUPERVISOR PASSWORD egene des nk nes de aiai 74 SET USER PASSWORD geen EEGENEN 74 SAVE EST Oe ET 76 EXIT WITROUT SAVING E 76 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 To Different Users First Time DIY System Builder Welcome to the DIY world Building your own computer system is not as difficult as you may think To make your first computer DIY experience successful right from the start we have designed the Chapter 3 Hardware Installation section in a step by step fashion for all the first time DIY system builders Prior to installation we also suggest you to read the whole manual carefully to gain a complete understanding of your new mainboard Experienced DIY User Congratulate on your purchase of T 1000 mainboard You will find that installing your new
35. ew To start your mainboard CD disc just insert it into your CD ROM drive and the CD Autorun screen should appear If the Autorun screen does not appear double click or run D Autorun exe assuming that your CD ROM drive is D Navigation Bar Description Install Mainboard Software Installing 4 in 1 AGP and Audio drivers Install VLA Hardware Monitor nstalling Hardware Monitor driver Manual T 1000 Mainboard User s Manual in PDF format Browse this CD Allows you to see the contents of this CD Quit Close this CD Note The CD contents attached in the T 1000 mainboard are subjest to change without notice 39 4 2 Install VIA 4 in 1 Driver Insert the attached CD into your CD ROM drive and the CD Autorun screen Should appear If the Autorun screen does not appear double click on Autorun icon in MY Computer to bring up Mainboard Software Setup screen Select the item using your pointing device e g mouse on the Install Mainboard Software bar Install Mainboard Software Install VIA Hardware Monitor Manual Browse this CD Quit Install VIA Driver Then Mainboard Drivers amp Utilities windows will appear on your screen Click on the Install VIA driver bar to install VIA 4 in 1 driver Install VIA Driver Install AGP Device Software Install Audio Device Software Return Install VIA ACPI AGP V D IDE Bus Master PCI IRQ Miniport Driver Once you make your sele
36. has the right to change these defaults to meet users needs Supervisor User Password Use this menu to change set or disable supervisor user password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or only to Setup Save amp Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes in CMOS and exit from setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit from setup 47 Es Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego ries Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you wantin each item CMOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CHOS Features Date Cmm dd yy Thu Aug 24 2000 Time hh mm ss 16 28 48 Menu Level D IDE Primary Master Auto IDE Primary Slave Auto Change the day month IDE Secondary Master Auto year and century IDE Secondary Slave Auto Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA UGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 65472K Total Memory 1024K ti2e Move Enter Select PU PD YValue Fif Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults FZ Optimized Defaults Date lt Month gt lt DD gt lt YYYY gt Set the system date Note that the D ay automatically changes when you set the date Time lt HH MM SS gt The time
37. ialog box with a message similar to Load O ptimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operation 73 Supervisor User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password or both of them The differences between them are CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 ward Software Standard CHOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurati t Setup Enter Password PC Health Status ut Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS tie Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Supervisor Password and U ser Password The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to restrict access to the Setup program by enabling you to set passwords for two different access modes Supervisor mode and U ser mode In general Supervisor mode has full access to the Setup options whereas U ser mode has restricted access to the options By setting separate Supervisor and U ser password a system supervisor can limit who can change critical Setup values Enter Password Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOSmemory You
38. ing front panel to the PWR header on the mainboard The power LED stays light while the system is running 2 2 n jw d alot H jg Q Hardware Reset Connector RST Attach the 2 pin hardware reset switch cable to the RST header Pressing the re set switch causes the system to restart D D D D RST HDLED GLED Dm PWON Speaker Connector SPK Attach the PC speaker cable from the case to the 4 pin speaker connector SPK D D G JE EPMI PWON RST HDLED 32 Line Out and Mic In Header JP5 This header is used to connect the cable attached to Line O ut and Mic In phone jacks which are mounted on front panel This header shares the same signal with Line O ut M ic In on back panel Front Panel USB Connector Header USB2 This header is used to connect the cable attached to USB connectors which are mounted on front panel U SB connectors on front panel share the same signal with USB connectors on back panel only a USB connector is available on front panel or on back panel to each U SB2 Pins Assignment 1 5V 5 USBD3 9 GROUND 2 GROUND 6 USBD2 10 5V 3 USBD3 7 GROUND USB2 97531 4 GROUND AE 8 U SBD2 10 8 6 4 2 33 se Internal Peripherals Conn
39. ired every time the system boots or only when you enter setup System The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptly Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered promptly gt The choice System or Setup 54 To disabled security select PASSWORD SETTING atM ain Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything and just press lt Enter gt it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Selects the operating system that is running with greater than 64M B of RAM in the system gt The choice N on O S2 or O S2 Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIO S will be copied to RAM However itis optional depending on chipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed gt The choice Enabled or Disabled C8000 C BFFF Shadow D C000 D FFFF Shadow These categories determine whether option RO Ms will be Chipset F Features Setup Auto Configuration copied to RAM An example of such option ROM would be the suppodrt to on board SCSI gt The choice Enabled or Disabled 55 Advanced Chipset Features This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the installed chipset This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory res
40. is converted based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 5 p m is 17 00 00 IDE Primary Master O ptions are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Primary Slave O ptions are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options 48 IDE Secondary M aster Options are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options IDE Secondary Slave O ptions are in its sub menu Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu of detailed options Drive A Drive B Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system gt The choice None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in or 2 88M 3 5 in Video Select the default video device gt The choice EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 or MONO Halt On Select the situation in which you want the BIO S to stop the PO ST process and notify you gt The choice All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All or But Disk Key Base Memory Displays the amount of conventional memory detected during boot up gt The choice N A Extended Memory Displays the amount of extended memory detected during boot up gt The choice N A Total Memory Displays the total memory available in the system gt The choice N A 49 KK KK KK KK K K K K K KK K K K K KK K K K K KK K K K K K K KKK K K K K K K K KKK KKK K K K K K IDE Adapters The ID
41. is field depending on whether the board has paged DRAMs or EDO extended data output DRAMs gt TheChoice SDRAM 8 10ns Normal Medium Fast or Turbo SDRAM Cycle Length W hen synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified by the system designer gt The Choice 2 or 3 56 DRAM Clock This item allows you to control the DRAM speed gt The Choice Host CLK HCLK 33M or HCLK 33M Memory Hole In order to improve performance some space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards gt The Choice Disabled or 15M 16M P2C C2P Concurrency This item allows you to enable disable the PCI to CPU and CPU to PCI concurrently gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled Fast R W Turn Around This item controls the DRAM Timing It allows you to enable disable the fast read write turn around gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled System BIO S Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at FOOOOh FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any pro gram is written to this memory area a system error may result gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system performance However if any program is written to this memory area a system error may result gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled F
42. lay power management signaling gt The choice V H SYNC Blank Blank Screen or DPMS Support 65 MODEM U selRO This determines the IRQ which the MODEM can use gt The choice 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 or N A Soft O ff by PW RBTN Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft O ff state when the system has hung gt The choice Instant O ff or Delay 4 Sec gt Thechoice 1Min 2Min 4Min 8Min 12Min 20Min 30Min 40Min 1H our or Disabled Wake U p Events This item enables a user to select wake up events Press Enter to choose whether a specified event can wake up a system from suspend mode or not events include VGA LPT amp COM HDD amp FDD PCI M ster Modem Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume Primary INTR and IRQs Activity Monitoring PM Events PM events are I O events whose occurrence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such amode In effect the system remains alert for anything which occurs in a device which is configured as On even when the system is in a power down mode VGA W hen this item enabled you can set VGA to awaken the system gt Thechoice OFF orON LPT amp COM When LPT amp COM stays On any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQ s wakes up the system gt The choice NONE LPT COM or LPT COM HDD amp FDD When HDD amp FDD stays On any activi
43. n to ensure proper cooling of the processor If heatsink fan having not been already mounted on your CPU you must purchase the heatsink fan separately and have it installed Plug the cable throught the heatsink fan in the CPU fan power connector located nearby Note that there are several types of CPU fan connectors Normally if your mainboard supports the hardware monitoring function a 3 pin fan power connector should allow your system to detect the CPU fan s speed The CPU fan can also run with a 2 pin fan power connector however detection of CPU fan s speed is not supported Another type of CPU fan may feature a large 4 pin fan power connector which does not support CPU fan s speed detection and must be directly connected to the system s power supply unit Please refer to the following diagram 12 Step 2 Set Jumpers This mainboard is jumperless The default jumper settings have been set for the common usage standard of this mainboard Therefore you do not need to reset the jumpers unless you require special adjustments asin any of the following cases 1 Over clock your CPU 2 Disable the onboard audio before installing an add on sound card 3 Clear CMOS For first time DIY system builders we recommend that you do not change the default jumper settings if you are not totally familiar with mainboard configu ration procedures The factory set default settings are tuned for optimum system performance For the advanced u
44. or Guide Use the mainboard layout on page 11 to locate CPU socket memory slots expansion slots jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during installation The following list will help you identify jumpers slots and connectors along with their assigned functions Fan 1 Socket 370 Fan 2 1394 jumper na JP6 USB2 CPU Memory Expansion Slots Socket 370 CPU Socket for PPGA and FC PGA 370 processors DIMM1 2 Two DIMM Slots for 8 16 32 64 128 256 and 512 MB of 3 3V SDRAM PCI One 32 bit PCI Expansion Slots Jumpers J10 Clear CMOS J16 LAN LED Back panel Connectors KB PS 2 Keyboard MS PS 2 M ouse U SB 2 X USB Universal Serial Bus 26 COM1 VGA PRINTER LINE OUT MIC IN Serial Port 1 DB9 male VGA Port DB15 female Parallel Port DB25 female Line O ut Port Mic In Port Front Panel Connectors JP9 JP5 and USB2 PWON EPM G LED HD LED PW LED RST SPEAKER L OUT MIC USB ATX Power O n O ff Momentary Type Switch Hardware System Management Interface Momentary Type switch Green LED ON when system stays in power saving mode IDE Drive Active LED System Power LED Hardware Reset Switch Housing Internal Speaker Front panel Line O ut and Mic In H eader Front panel USB Connector Header Internal Peripherals Connectors FDD Floppy Disk Drive In
45. ources such as DRAM and the external cache It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus It states that these items should never need to be altered The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system If you discovered that data was being lost while using your system you might consider making any changes CMOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Bank 0 1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8 10ns Bank 2 3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8 10ns Bank 4 5 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8 10ns Menu Level D SDRAM Cycle Length 3 DRAM Clock Host CLK Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn fround Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Frame Buffer Size DM AGP Aperture Size 644 AGP 4 Mode Enabled AGP Driving Control Manual AGP Driving Value OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled OnChip Sound futo OnChip Modem futo CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled PCI Master D WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fif Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults FZ Optimized Defaults Bank x x DRAM Timing This item allows you to select the value in th
46. performs the service When On mode exist activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ 6 Floppy Disk IRQ 7 LPT 1 IRQ 8 RTC Alarm IRQ 9 IRQ 2 Redir ER ER ER 67 IRQ 10 IRQ 11 IRQ 12 IRQ 13 IRQ 14 IRQ15 PM Timers The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are configured by user only when U ser D efined Power M anagement has been selected See above for available selections HDD Power Down W hen this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active gt The choice Disabled or 1 Min 15 Min Doze Mode W hen this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run ata lower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed gt The choice Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 6 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min or 1 Hour Suspend Mode W hen this item enabled and after the set up time of system inactivity all devices exceptthe CPU will be shut off gt The choice Disabled 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 6Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min or 1 Hour Reserved Reserved PS 2 Mouse Coprocessor H ard Disk Reserved 68 a PnP PCI Configuration CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC
47. pply Attach the connector cable from the Power Switch to the 2 pin PWR header on the mainboard D D D D RST HDLED GLED EM PWON Note Please note the Speaker and all the LED connectors are directional If your chassis s LED does not light up during running please simply change to the opposite direction EPMI Connector EPMI H ardware System M anagement Interface EPM I header may attach to a 2 pin mo mentary switch Press the EPM I switch to force the system into power saving mode press again to resume normal operation D D D RST HDLED GLED EDM PWON Green LED Connector G LED The Green LED G LED indicates that the system is currently in one of the power saving mode Doze Standby Suspend When the system resumes to normal op eration mode the Green LED will go off Attach a 2 pin Green LED cable to GREEN LED header SPK ojo ojojo o ojojo G IF D HDLED LED EPMI PWON RST 31 HDD LED Connector HD LED Attach the connector cable from the IDE device LED to the 2 pin HDD LED header The HDD LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active D D RST HDLEDGLED EPM PWON PWR LED Connector PW LED Attach the 3 pin Power LED connector cable from the hous
48. rame Buffer Size This item allows you to control the VGA frame buffer size gt The choice 4M 8M 16M or 32M AGP Aperture Size MB Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aper ture isa portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated to graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation gt The Choice 4M 8M 16M 32M 64M or 128M 57 AGP 4X Mode This item allows you to enable disable the AG P 4X Mode gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled AGP Driving Control This item enables the system to automatically select its output buffer drive strength or make it manually selectable by an end user gt The Choice Auto or Manual AGP Driving Value This item enables an end user to manually select the AGP output buffer drive strength gt The Choice 0000 OOFF On Chip USB This should be enabled if your system has a U SB installed on the system board and you want to use it Even when on chip USB so equipped if you add ahigher performance controller you will need to disable this feature gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled U SB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a U niversal Serial Bus U SB controller and you have a USB keyboard gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled USB Mouse Support Select Enabled if your system contains a U niversal Serial Bus U SB controller and you have a USB M ous
49. rs You can find there are several different cables already existing in the system case and originating from the computer e front panel devices HDD LED Power LED Reset Switch PC Speaker or U SB devices etc These cables serve to connect the front panel switches LEDs U SB Line O ut and Mic In connectors to the mainboard s front panel connectors group JP9 SJP5 and USB2 as shown below HDLED GLED EPMI PWON RST 2 Green_LED BS CS EMPI System Management HDD LED HD LED Power LED PW LED Hardware Reset Switch RST mm ken PWLED 3 SPK Tee PC Speaker SPK 17 8 Line O ut and Mic In header 9 Front panel U SB connectors header Step 7 Connect IDE amp Floppy Disk Drives 1 IDE cable connector 2 FDD cable connector 18 ERIN n EIN fo Lamm AGND o EMC VCC n EMC IN JP5 e geg USBD2 D GROUND o USBD2 Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1 CO
50. rt is executed with one wait state gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled AGP Master 1 WS Read W hen this item enabled reading from the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port is executed with one wait state gt The Choice Enabled or Disabled 59 Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel OnChip IDE Channeli IDE Prefetch Mode Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA Init Display First IDE HDD Block Mode Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 UART 2 Mode IR Function Duplex TH RX inverting enable Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode ECP Mode Use DMA Parallel Port EPP Type Onboard Legacy fudio Sound Blaster SB I 0 Base Address SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU 401 MPU 401 I 0 Address Game Port 200 207 ti Move Enter Select FS Previous Values CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Enabled Enabled Enabled futo futo futo futo futo futo futo futo PCI Slot Enabled Enabled futo futo HPSIR Half Ho Yes 378 IRQ Normal 3 EPP1 9 Enabled Disabled Menu Level D Enabled PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F Fail Safe Defaults FZ Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE Channel0 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan nels Select Enabled
51. sers who wish to customize their system section 3 2 Jumper Settings will provide detailed information on how to configure your mainboard manually Step 3 Install SDRAM System Memory To install memory insert SDRAM memory module s in any one or two DIMM slot s Note that SDRAM modules are directional and will not go in the DIMM slots unless properly oriented After the module is fully inserted into the DIMM slot liftthe clips of both sides of the DIM M slot to lock the module in place 13 Step 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case Before you install and connect the mainboard into your system case we recommend that you first assemble all the internal peripheral devices into the computer housing including but not limited to the hard disk drive IDE HDD floppy disk drive FDD CD ROM drive and ATX power supply unit This will greatly facilitate in making the connections to the mainboard de scribed below To install IDE amp FDD drives follow this procedure 1 Set the required jumpers on board each device according to the instructions provided by the manufacturer ID E devices HDD and CD ROM have to set jumpers on M aster or Slave mode depending on your willing to install more than one device for each kind Connect IDE cable and FDD cable to the back panel of the internal peripheral devices N ote that the cable should be oriented with its colored stripe usually in red or magenta connected to
52. t lt Alt gt lt Esc gt keys Note 1 If you miss trains of words meationed in step2 the message disappears before you can respond and you still wish to enter BIOS Setup restart the system and try again by turning the computer O FF and ON again or by pressing the lt RESET gt switch located at the computer s front panel You may also reboot by simultaneously pressing the lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt lt Del gt keys If you do not press the keys in time and system does not boot the screen will prompt an error message and you will be given the following options Press F1 to Continue DEL to Enter Setup Step 3 Asyou enter the BIO S program the CM OS Setup Utility will prompt you the Main Menu as shown in the next section 45 5 2 The Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIO S tm CM OS Setup Utility the M ain Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exitchoices U se the arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to acceptand enter the sub menu CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 Award Software gt Standard CHOS Features gt Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnoP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Withou
53. t Saving Esc Quit F9 Menu in BIOS tie z Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type N ote that a brief description of each highlighted selection appears at the bottom of the screen Setup Items The main menu includes the following main setup categories Recall that some systems may not include all entries Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configuration Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and opti mize your system s performance 46 Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PnP PCI Configuration This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI PC Health Status This entry shows the current system temperature Voltage and FAN speed Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIO S default values for the minimal stable performance of your system to operate Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIO S default values that are factory set for optimal performance system operation While Award has designed the custom BIO Sto maximize performance the factory
54. terface IDE1 IDE Primary Interface D ual channel ID E2 IDE Secondary Interface D ual channel Other Connectors JWR1 ATX Power 20 pin header FAN1 CPU Cooling Fan Power FAN2 AGP Housing Cooling Fan Power JP6 COM2 Connector J16 LAN LED JP3 LINE OUT JP5 LINE In amp MIC In JP7 CD in SE Clear CMOS J10 J10 is used to clear CMOS data Clearing CMOS will result in the permanent erasing of previous system configuration settings and the restoration of original factory set system settings Pin 1 2 Default 1 Pin 2 3 Clear CMOS 1 Step 1 Turn off the system power PC gt Off Step 2 Remove jumper cap from J10 pins 1 2 Step 3 Place the jumper cap on J10 pin 2 3 for a few seconds Step 4 Return the jumper cap to pin 1 2 Step 5 Turn on the system power PC gt On 28 ve Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Keyboard amp PS 2 Mouse Connectors Two 6 pin female PS 2 keyboard amp Mouse connectors are located at the rear panel of mainboard Depending on the com puter housing you use desktop or minitower the PS 2 Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS 2 Keyboard connector when the mainboard is laid into a desktop as opposed to a minitower where the PS 2 Mouse connector is lo cated at the right of the PS 2 Keyboard Plug the PS 2 keyboard and mouse jacks into their corresponding connectors USBO USB1 Port Connectors Two
55. to activate the primary IDE interface select Disabled to deactivate this interface gt The choice Enabled or Disabled OnChip IDE Channell The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support to two IDE chan nels Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface select Disabled to deactivate this interface gt The choice Enabled or Disabled IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces support IDE prefetching for faster drive access If you install a primary and or secondary add on IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching gt The choice Enabled or Disabled 60 Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four DE PIO Programmed Input O utput fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE inter face supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device gt The choice Auto Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 or Mode 4 Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA U Itra DM A 66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 95 OSR2 ora third party IDE bus master driver If both of your hard drive and your system software support U Itra D M A 66 select Auto to enable BIO S support gt The choice Auto or Disabled Init Display First This
56. tup CHOS Setup Utility Copyright CC 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Power Management Press Enter ACPI Suspend Type S1CPOS Menu Level gt PH Control by APM Yes Video Off Option Suspend gt Off Video Off Method U H SYNC Blank MODEM Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off gt Wake Up Events Press Enter ti sMove Enter Select PU PD Yalue Fif Save ESC Exit Fi General Help F5 Previous Values F Fail Safe Defaults FZ Optimized Defaults The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively saving energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use ACPI Function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management ACPI gt The choice Enabled or Disabled Power Management This category allows you to select the type or degree of power saving and is directly related to the following modes 1 HDD Power Down 2 Doze Mode 3 Suspend Mode There are four selections for Power Management three of which have fixed mode settings Min Power Saving Minimum power management Doze Mode 1hr Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1hr and HDD Power Down 15 min Max Power Saving Maximum power management O N LY AVAILABLE FOR SLCPU S Doze Mode 1min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min and HDD Power Down 1 min 64 UserDefined Allows you to set each mode in
57. ty from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system gt Thechoice OFF orON PCI Master W hen PCI Master stays O n any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system gt Thechoice OFF orON 66 Power O n by PCI Card This item enables disables the power on function of PCI Card gt The choice Disabled or Enabled Wake Up On LAN Ring This item determines the system will resume by activity of LAN Ring If enabled this feature enabled system will power on itself from power off mode when the activity of LAN Ring gt The choice Disabled or Enabled RTC Alarm Resume W hen this item enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode gt The choice Disabled or Enabled D ata of Month This item selects the alarm date gt Key in a DEC number M in 0 Max 31 Resume Time hh mm ss This item selects the alarm Time gt Key in a DEC number M in 0 Max 23 Primary INTR Press Enter to enable disable the wake up ability of a specified IRQ gt The choice OFF or ON In the following is a listof IRQ s Interrupt ReQ uests which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an VO device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request itinterrupts itself and

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