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SX7-533 English User's Manual Rev.1.00

1. 3 1 SOFT MENU III Setup The processor can be setup through a programmable switch SOFT MENU III that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures You can install the processor without configuring any jumpers or switches The processor must be setup according its specifications In the first option you can press lt Enter gt at any time to display all the items that can be chosen for that option AMIBIOS HEN SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a anft enu III Setup Setup Help Processor Type Intel R Pentium R 4 select to run the CPU Processor Speed 2400 MHz at factory default frequency or by user CPU Operating Speed 24HH MHz 133x158 def ine CPU Front Side Bus Frequency 133 CPU Multiplier factor CPU locked Estimated new CPU clock 2400 MHz CPU FSB DRAN AGP PCI ratio 4 3 2 1 Fixed DRAM AGP PCI frequency Disable New FSB DRAN AGP PCI clock 133 100 67 33 Ucore Control Default Fi Help tl select Item iChange Values F9 5etup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select sub enu Fifi Save amp Exit Figure 3 2 CPU SOFT MENU III Setup Menu Screen Shot User s Manual 3 4 Chapter 3 Processor Type This item will automatically show the processor type you installed You can t make any changes to this item Processor Speed This item will automatically show the processor internal frequency currently running You can
2. IR USB 5 6 gi is SE User s Manual 2 14 Chapter 2 13 SWI and D12 Processor Default Setting Switch and SV Standby LED 6 SWI is a processor default setting switch used to SE S S set and test in our factory Please do not change the cam 7 small DIP switchs setting on SW1 as wrong settings may prevent your computer from booting Please go to the BIOS SoftMenu III Setup menu to setting CPUs parameters The default setting of SW1 is DIP SW 1 2 4 and 6 are set to ON position fal PWRFANI ATXI2V1 IR SiS 645DX D12 will light up after the power switch is pressed this LED will show you the 5V standby power situation USB 5 6 FPIOl FPIO4 FPIO3FPIO2 LPTI MIDI Game Port Keyboard USB COM COM Line Out Lineln MIC Figure 2 10 SX7 533 back panel connectors Figure 2 10 shows the SX7 533 back panel connectors These connectors are used for connecting outside devices to the motherboard We will describe which devices will attach to these connectors below 14 PS 2 Keyboard Connector Attach a PS 2 keyboard connector to this 6 pin Din connector If you use an AT keyboard you can go to a computer store to purchase an AT to ATX converter adapter then you can connect your AT keyboard to this connector We suggest you use a PS 2 keyboard for best compatibility 15 PS 2 Mouse Connector Le Attach a PS 2 mouse
3. lt Back q Ne Y Cancel Step 12 After searching program will fine Ultra DMA Channel device driver and tell you where it located Click Next gt button to go on Digital Signature Not Found x The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no quarantee that this software works correctly with Windows Ultra DMA Channel If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation No More Info Step 13 the Digital Signature Not Found screen show up click Yes to go on Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard Ss Ultra DMA Channel Windows has finished installing the software for this device The hardware you installed will not work until you restart your computer To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Finish D Cancel Step 14 When completing the upgrade device driver then click Finish button to go on User s Manual B 4 Appendix B System Settings Change 2 You must restart your computer before the new settings will take effect Do you
4. FPIO1 Figure 2 6 All Connectors and Headers for the SX7 533 First Let s see the headers that SX7 533 uses and what their functions are We will show you all the connectors and headers 1 ATXPWRI and ATX12V1 ATX Power Input Connectors The Pentium 4 requires a power supplier different SE Ta E wn USB S from the regular one It s a newly designed imao O D Earn ATX12V1 power with 300W 20A 5VDC capacity x i at least for heavily loaded system and 720mA 5VSB at least for supporting Wake On LAN WOL or Wake On Ring WOR features Attach the connector from the power supply to the ATXPWRI and ATX12V1 connectors here Remember you have to push the connector from the ATX power supply firmly to the end with the ATXPWRI and ATX12V1 connectors insuring that you have a good connection IR USB 5 6 ef i is SE Note Watch the pin position and the orientation SX7 533 Installing the Motherboard 12VDC 5VDC 5VSB 5VDC PWR_OK 5VDC COM COM 5VDC COM COM COM 5VDC PS_ON COM COM COM 3 3VDC 12VDC COM 3 3VDC 3 3VDC ATXPWRI ATX12V1 If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATX power supply the power supply or add on cards may be damaged One end of AC power core connects to ATX power supply and the other end AC plug will plug into the wall outlet Be aware that when facing the wall outlet the round hole is i
5. e To connect Ultra DMA 133 and Ultra DMA 100 devices on IDE land IDE2 an Ultra DMA 66 cable is required A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 You need to align the wire pin 1 to the IDE connector pin 1 before inserting the wire connector into the IDE connector SX7 533 Installing the Motherboard 2 13 11 6CHAUD1 Header 6 Channels Audio Header Rear Right Real Left W83697THF i a e toh 8 On S WESTER 4 B E C650 UX 6CHAUDI c e gt 6CHAUDI Center Subwoof S PDIF Out IR USB 5 6 FPIOl FPIO4 FPIO3FPIO2 CA 20 Back Plate Yow ll see this header on SX7 533 motherboard This header is designed to connect the CA 20 Optional CA 20 5 6 Optional can provide the analog audio output signals for CENTER LE AGND center channel subwoofer rear right and rear left channel It 7 mn 8 412V also provides one digital S PDIF output connector 2 LE L S PDIF IN Another two USB connectors on CA 20 Optional are NO PINL D 12 S PDIF OUT Provided for use for FPIO3 or FPIO4 headers Please refer the description of FPIO3 and FPIO4 on item 6 6CHAUDI Note Watch the pin position and the orientation 12 CD1 CD2 and AUX1 Headers These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD ROM drive or add on card ATX12V1 CD2 LI WWW
6. key when turning on and the system will automatically use its standard parameters to boot You can then enter BIOS SETUP again and set up the new parameters When you change your processor This motherboard has been designed in such a way that you can turn the system on after having inserted a processor in the socket without having to configure any jumpers or DIP switches But if you change your processor normally you just have to turn off the power supply change the processor and then set up the processor parameters through SOFT MENU III However if the new processor is slower than the old one and is same brand and type we offer you two methods to successfully complete the processor change Method 1 Setup up the processor for the lowest speed for its brand Turn the power supply off and change the processor Then turn the system on again and set up the processor parameters through SOFT MENU III Method 2 Since you have to open the computer case when you change the processor it could be a good idea to use the CCMOS jumper to erase the parameters of the original processor and enter BIOS Setup to set up processor parameters again User s Manual 3 6 Chapter 3 Attention After setting up the parameters and leaving the BIOS SETUP and having verified that the system can be booted do not press the Reset button or turn off the power supply Otherwise the BIOS will not read correctly the parameters will fail and you must ent
7. Disabled The default setting is Enabled When you set to Enabled a graphic window write operation will forbid AGP device to access memory until this write operation is finished When set to Disabled AGP request can access memory as usual MA Delay 11 2T Select Three options are available Auto 9 MA 2T 3 MA IT The default setting is Auto This item will effect the memory address read write speed MA 1T will be the fast selection Host To Memory Latency Two options are available Normal gt Fast The default setting is Normal This item can adjust the bus read write speed between the northbridge and memory Advanced Read Prefetch Two options are available Disable or Enable The default setting is Enable This item controls the prefetch caching for PCI slave control Select Enable will increase the system performance AGP Capability Two options are available 4X gt 2X The default setting is 4X If you use the older AGP adapter that does not support AGP 4X mode you need to set this item to 2X You can check your AGP adapter user s manual to know what kind of AGP mode it can support AGP Fast Write Two options are available Enable or Disable The default setting is Disable If your AGP adapter can support this function then you can choose Enable Otherwise choose Disable Enabling this item can improve your system performance but it may also decrease system compatibility User s Manual 3 16 Chapter 3 AGP Apertu
8. Only when these tasks are completed does it give up control of the computer to the program to the next level which is the operating system OS Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it is the key factor for system stability and in insuring that your system performs at its best After the BIOS has achieved the auto diagnostic and auto detection operations it will display the following message DEL Setup The message will be displayed for three to five seconds if you press the Del key you will access the BIOS Setup menu At that moment the BIOS will display the following message User s Manual 3 2 Chapter 3 A IBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a ob SoftMenu III Setup Set Supervisor Password Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimal Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Power Management Features Load Original Values PHP PCI Conf igurat ions save amp Exit Setup Integrated Peripherals Exit Without Saving PC Heatlth Status Fi Help TliSelect Item iChange Values FO Setup Defaults Esc Exit 3 Select Menu Enter Select Sub Menu FiH Save amp Exit set Frequency Vcore Spread Spectrum Function Figure 3 1 CMOS Setup Utility Menu Screen Shot In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3 1 you can see several options We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter but let us first see a short descrip
9. and IRQ of the PCI bus and other hardware settings AMIBIOS NEY SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a PAP PCI Configurations Setup Help Plug and Play Aware 045 No PCI Latency Timer 64 Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes PIRQ_H Use IRQ NO Auto PIRQ_1 Use IRQ NO Auto PIRJ Use IRQ NO Auto PIRQ_3 Use IRQ NO Auto H IRQ Resource Fi Help tl belect Item iChange Values FO Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu FiH Save amp Exit Figure 3 7A PnP PCI Configurations Setup Menu Screen Shot Plug and Play Aware O S Two options are available No or Yes The default setting is No This item allows you to choose the job of initialize the PnP devices is done by BIOS or OS If you choose Yes the operating system will initialize the PnP devices and give them a proper resources PCI Latency Timer Eight options are available 32 oi gt 96 gt 128 gt 160 9 192 gt 224 3 248 The default setting is 64 This item allows you to set the PCI latency delay time Generally the default will meet all requires for PCI cards But some special PCI card may need the special PCI latency delay time then can work normally In this case please change the delay time to meet the PCI card requirement Primary Graphics Adapter Two options are available PCI or AGP The default setting is PCI When you install more than one display card you can choose either a PCI display card or an AGP display card to d
10. n aaen O O O OSS DDR DIMM2 512 MB 1024 MB Bank 4 5 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 64 MB 1 GB DDR DIMM3 512 MB 1024 MB Total System Memory for Unbuffered PC2700 DDR DIMM 64 MB 2 GB Total System Memory for Unbuffered PC1600 2100 DDR 64 MB 3 GB DIMM Generally installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is an easy thing to do You can refer to Figure 2 4 to see what a 184 pin PC 1600 PC 2100 amp PC 2700 DDR SDRAM module looks like Figure 2 4 PC1600 PC2100 PC2700 DDR Unlike installing SIMMs DIMMs may be Module and Component Mark egnanped directly into the socket Note Certain DDR DIMM sockets have minor physical differences If your module doesn t seem to fit please do not force it into the socket as you may damaged your memory module or DDR DIMM socket The following procedure will show you how to install a DDR DIMM module into a DDR DIMM socket VALA EE V Step 1 Before you install the memory module please place the computer power switch in the off position and disconnect the AC power cord from your computer A V C TAA Ki ki d 4 ki eee eee ed oes d d kl a a ALEME ir A d d d d ki V d ie 2 ECCT EE i i ma a D Y kI eege LATERZA Oe D EK c en Kd Ki AW P K Ki AE xi d kI Z4ECTIdECT e FAS Step2 Remove the computer s chassis cover Step 3 Before touching any electronic components
11. 3 30 Chapter 3 Onboard Parallel Port Five options are available Auto gt Disabled gt 378h 3 278h 3 3BCh The default setting is Auto Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel printer port Parallel Port Mode Five options are available Normal gt SPP EPP gt ECP 9 ECP EPP Default is ECP mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port SPP Standard Parallel Port EPP Extended Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port or ECP EPP Select SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software supports both EPP or ECP mode According to your selection the following items will available ep EPP Version Two options are available EPP 1 9 or EPP 1 7 The default setting is EPPI 7 When the mode selected for the parallel port mode is EPP the two EPP mode options are available ep Parallel Port IRQ Two options are available Auto or N A Parallel Port DMA Channel Two options are available Auto or N A The table below will show you the relationship between different Parallel Port Mode and its following three items SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP EPP Version N A N A EPP 1 9 N A EPP 1 9 or EPP 1 7 or EPP 1 7 Parallel Port Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto IRQ Parallel Port N A N A N A Auto Auto DMA Channel OnBoard Midi Port Five options are available Disabled gt 330h gt 300h gt 290h 3 292h Default is 330h This item allows you to choose the onboard Midi
12. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu Screen Shot You can use the arrow keys to move between the items Use PgUP PgDn or key to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press ESC to go back to the main menu User s Manual 3 14 Chapter 3 The parameters in this screen are for system designers service personnel and technically competent users only Do not reset these values unless you understand the consequences of your changes Advanced DRAM Control This item can let you set several items concerning the DRAM parameters If you do not understand what each item does please keep the default settings Wrong settings may cause system unstablity data loss or even prevent boot up A IBIOS HEN SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced DRAM Control Setup Help DRAM CASH Latency 2 5T Timing Setting Mode Norma DDR RAS Precharge Time EM DDR RAS to CAS Delay EM DDR Write Recovery Time 2T Timing Constraint Control Slow GW Write Mask AGP Request Enable A delay 1T 72T Select Auto Host To Memory Latency Normal Fi Help fi select Item iChange Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fill Save amp Exit Figure 3 5B Advanced DRAM Control Setup Menu Screen Shot DRAM CAS Latency Three options are available 2T gt 2 5T gt 3T The default setting is 2 57 You can select SDRAM CAS Column Address Strobe latency time according your SDRAM specification Timing Set
13. Disabled If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices you can try to set this item to Disabled Secondary Slave UDMA Two options are available Auto or Disabled The default setting is Auto Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 133 MB sec gt Auto When you select Auto the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device Default gt Disabled If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices you can try to set this item to Disabled Onboard PCI IDE Four options are available Disabled gt Primary gt Secondary gt Both Default setting is Both This item allows you disable all onboard PCI IDE devices or enable one of them Of course you can enable both PCI IDE devices as well The enabled items will appear white in color and disabled items will show in a blue green color e Primary Master Prefetch Two options are available Disable or Enable The default setting is Enable The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary add in IDE interface set this field to Disable if the interface does not support prefetching Primary Slave Prefetch Two options are available Disable or Enable The default setting is Enable The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses
14. If you install a primary add in IDE interface set this field to Disable if the interface does not support prefetching Secondary Master Prefetch Two options are available Disable or Enable The default setting is Enable The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disable if the interface does not support prefetching SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 29 Secondary Slave Prefetch Two options are available Disable or Enable The default setting is Enable The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disable if the interface does not support prefetching Audio Device Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled This item allows you to enable or disable the onboard audio controller USB Device Two options are available Disabled 9 Enabled The default setting is Enabled This should be enabled if your system has a USB device installed on the system board and you wish to use it If you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature USB Legacy Support Two options are available Disabled gt Enabled The default setting is Enabled If your operating system supports a USB device natively please set it to Disabled Only in some situations such as in a pur
15. MB 31 2 The BIOS will automatically detect the devices installed on FDD connectors Primary IDE Master Slave and Secondary IDE Master Slave These items have a sub menu to let you choose further options You can refer to figure 3 3B to check what options are available AMNIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Primary IDE Master L Setup Help Type Not Installed 1 58 Predefined types Cylinders AS USER Set Parameters Heads et by User Write Precompensat ion RE AUTO Set parameters sectors l automatically Maximum Capacity CD ROM Use for ATAPI LBA Mode CD ROM drives Block Mode dr Fast Programmed 1 0 Modes Double click AUTO to d Bit Transfer Mode set all HDD parameters automatically Fi Help Tl Select Item iChange Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fit Bave amp Exit Figure 3 3B IDE Primary Master Setup Menu Screen Shot Type Four options are available Auto CDROM 3 ARMD 3 User You can choose the device type in this item generally we suggestion you to choose Auto to let the BIOS automatically detect the devices User s Manual 3 8 Chapter 3 When you set it to Auto then the detailed parameters of the HDD will be shown in the remaining items of this menu Anew IDE HDD must be first formatted otherwise it can t do the read write The basic step in using a HDD is to run FDISK and then FORMAT the drive Most current HDDs have already been subjected to low level fo
16. bus an arbitration procedure decides which master gets priority You can connect the devices that utilize the The RT1 is used to detect the system environment temperature You can see the readings in the BIOS or the hardware monitoring software screen Installing the Motherboard 2 9 6 EPIO3 USB 3 4 and FPIO4 USB 5 6 Headers Additional USB Plugs Header These headers are for connecting the additional USB SE 2 un ustaz port plugs Each connector can provide two TA ogo additional USB plugs for a total of four additional NN CES USB plugs You can use the special USB port expansion cable to connect it the cable come with the metal plate can fixed on the back panel of computer chassis It can provide total of four additional USB plugs VCCH m VCCI Data 0 Data l Data 0 ke Data 1 GND Le GND No Pin bes NO Conn FP103 FPIO4 Jumper CCMOSI discharge CMOS memorv When SE Sc you install the motherboard make sure this jumper e EEN A is set for normal operation pin 1 and 2 shorted See MINI Figure 2 7 Ei PWRFANI ATXI2V1 BE A Normal Discharge 23 Operation CMOS X Default SE Figure 2 7 CCMOSI jumper setting Before you clear the CMOS you have to first turn the power off including the 5V standby power Otherwise your system may work abnormally After updating your BIOS and befo
17. environment temperature Board size 305 230mm The Switching Power Supply must meet ATX 2 03 specification with ATX12V1 Power connector Supports Wake On LAN Wake On Ring but your ATX power supply 5V standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity Otherwise the functions may not work normally This motherboard supports the standard bus speeds of 66 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz that are used by specific PCI processor and chipset specifications Exceeding these standard bus speeds is not guaranteed due to the specific component specifications Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners 1 3 Item Checklist Check that your package is complete If you discover any damaged or missing items please contact your retailer or dealer M One ABIT SX7 533 Motherboard M One 80 wire 40 pin ribbon cable for master and slave Ultra DMA 133 Ultra DMA 100 Ultra DMA 66 or Ultra DMA 33 IDE devices M One ribbon cable for 3 5 floppy disk devices M One compact disc for support drivers and utilities LI One CA 20 back panel plate with cables Optional M One user s manual for the motherboard User s Manual 1 4 Chapter 1 1 4 Layout Diagram for SX7 533 MIDI GAME Port Red mark indicates pin gp location Mall W83697THF BA TL WESTER Sue AUS ATXPWRI 6CHAUD
18. make sure you first touch an unpainted A grounded metal object to discharge any Figure 2 5 DDR DIMM module static electricity stored on your clothing or installation body SX7 533 Installing the Motherboard 2 5 Step 4 Locate your computer s 184 pin memory expansion DDR DIMM socket Step 5 Insert the DDR DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration Note how the module is keyed to the socket You can refer to Figure 2 5 for the details This insures the DDR DIMM module will be plugged into the socket in one way only Firmly press the DDR DIMM module into DDR DIMM socket making certain the module is completely seated in the DDR DIMM socket Step 6 Once the DDR DIMM module has been installed the installation is complete and the computer s cover can be replaced Or you can continue to install other devices and add on cards that are mentioned in the following section When you install a DDR DIMM module fully into the DDR DIMM socket the eject tab should be locked into the DDR DIMM module very firmly and fit into its indention on the both sides It is difficult to differentiate between the PC 1600 PC 2100 and PC 2700 DDR SDRAM modules from the exterior The only way you can identify them is to look at the sticker on the DDR SDRAM module The sticker will tell you which kind of structure module the DDR SDRAM is 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches Inside the case of any computer several cables and p
19. options are available Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting the modem external modem ring will awaken a system that has powered down Wake Up by RTC Alarm Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled you can set the date hour minute and second alarm at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode The enable items will appear white in color and disabled items will show a blue green color RTC Alarm Date You can select the date from 01 31 or Every Day The default setting is Everyday This field is not available to enter when the Resume by RTC Alarm field is Disabled RTC Alarm Hour You can select the hour from 00 23 which means the hour of 00 to hour of 24 This field is not available to enter when the Resume by RTC Alarm field is set to Disabled RTC Alarm Minute You can select the minute from 00 59 which means the minute of 00 to minute of 60 This field is not available to enter when the Resume by RTC Alarm field is set to Disabled RTC Alarm Second You can select the second from 00 59 which means the second of 00 to second of 60 This field is not available to enter when the Resume by RTC Alarm field is set to Disabled SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 23 3 6 PnP PCI Configurations Setup Menu In this menu you can change the INT
20. port address Midi IR Select Three options are available 5 gt 10 9 11 The default setting is 5 This item allows you to choose the Midi port IRQ OnBoard Game Port Three options are available Disabled gt 200h gt 208h The default setting is 200h This item allows you to choose the onboard game port address SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 31 3 8 PC Health Status You can set the warning and shutdown temperatures for your computer system and you can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system We call it the PC Health Status fAMIBTOS HEN SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a PC Heatlth Status L Setup Help CPU Warning Temperature Disabled System Hardware Monitor Vcore 1 424 U dees 3 344 U Vcc 3 426 U 120 11 938 U VDDQ 3 344 U UDDER 2 408 U UBAT 3 152 U SYSTEM Fan Speed 9564 RPM CPU FAN Speed 9624 RPM SYSTEM Temperature a2 89 F CPU Temperature 45 C 113 F Fi Help tl select Item iChange Values Fo Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fi Save amp Exit Figure 3 9 PC Health Status Setup Menu Screen Shot CPU Warning Temperature Eight options are available Disabled gt 40 gt 45 gt 50 gt 55 gt 60 gt 65 3 70 The default setting is Disabled You can set the processor warning temperature here If the processor temperature exceeds the se
21. same as the Ist Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Description is the same as the Ist Boot Device Try Other Boot Other Devices Two options are available Yes or No The default setting is Yes This setting allows the BIOS to try to boot devices other than the three which are listed in the above Ist 2nd and 3rd Boot Devices If you set to Disabled the BIOS will boot from only the three kinds of boot devices that are set above S M A R T for Hard Disks Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a techniques which warns users of the HDD s defects and informs the users to transfer HDD s data to other places Therefore this technique results in improving the confidence in data preservation and the HDD itself Therefore if you make sure your HDD has supports this feature then set this item to Enabled This allows the operating system to take the necessary precautions and warn the user For detailed information of your HDD specs please read the HDD s user s manual or contact the dealer Floppy Drive Swap Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When this feature is enabled you don t need to open the computer case to swap the position of floppy disk drive connectors Drive A can be set as drive B and drive B can be set as drive A Floppy Driver Seek Two options are available Dis
22. start Keep the VGA card and the interface card that caused the problem inserted on the motherboard remove any other cards or peripheral and start again If you still cannot start note the information related to both cards in the add on card space provided and don t forget to indicate the motherboard model version BIOS identification number processor refer to main instructions and give a description of the problem User s Manual F 2 Appendix F Example 2 With a svstem including motherboard with processor DDR DRAM etc HDD CD ROM FDD graphic adapter MPEG 2 card SCSI adapter audio card etc After assembly and after having installed the audio card driver when you restart the system when it runs the audio card driver it resets automatically This problem may be due to the audio card driver During the starting DOS procedure press SHIFT BY PASS key to skip CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT edit CONFIG SYS with a text editor and in function the line that loads the audio card driver add a remark REM in order to disable the audio card driver See the example below CONFIG SYS DEVICE C DOS HIMEM SYS DEVICE C DOS EMM386 EXE HIGHSCAN DOS HIGH UMB FILES 40 BUFFERS 36 REM DEVICEHIGH C PLUGPLAY DWCFGMG SYS LASTDRIVE Z Restart the system If the system starts and does not reset you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver Write down the Sound Card model motherboard model BIOS identif
23. to this 6 pin Din connector 16 USB Port Connectors This motherboard provides two USB ports Attach the USB connector from the individual device to these connectors SX7 533 Installing the Motherboard 2 15 You can attach USB devices such as a scanner digital speakers monitor mouse keyboard hub digital camera joystick etc to one of each USB connector You must make sure your operating system supports this feature and you may need to install an additional driver for individual devices In Please refer to your device user s manual for detailed information External FAX Modem Digital Tablet Digital Camera 17 Serial Port COM1 amp COM2 Port Connectors This motherboard provides two COM ports you can connect an external modem mouse or other devices that support this communication protocol to these connectors You can decide which external devices you want to connect to COMI and COM2 Each COM port can only have one device connected at a time 18 Parallel Port Connector This parallel port is also called an LPT port because it usually connects to the printer You can connect other devices that support this communication protocol like an EPP ECP scanner etc Laser Printer Inkjet Printer EPP ECP Scanner 19 Line Out Line In and Mic In Connector Line Out connector You can connect an external stereo speaker signal input plug to this connector or you can connect the pl
24. up from S3 state then system will initialize VGA BIOS or not Because some VGA card needs to do this action then after wake up the display screen can back to normal Power Management Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled When Disabled APM will not be initialized and complete power management functionality is removed until this option is set to Enabled This item is only useful for the operation system do not supports ACPI function Such as Windows 95 and DOS Standby Time Out Eight options are available Disabled 9 1 min 9 2 min gt 3 min gt 4 min gt 5 min gt 10 min gt 15 min The default setting is Disabled If no activity occurs during this time period the BIOS will place the system into the standby mode The Suspend Time Out period must begins if enabled after this time out period expire Suspend Time Out Ten options are available Disabled 9 1 min 9 2 min gt 3 min gt 4 min gt 5 min gt 10 min gt 15 min gt 20 min 3 30 min The default setting is Disabled If no activity occurs during this time period the BIOS will place the system into the suspend mode low power stste The Standby Time Out period must expire first if enabled before this time out period begins Hard Disk Time Out Six options are available Disabled 9 1 min gt 2 min gt 5 min gt 10 min 9 15 min The default setting is Disabled If no disk activity occurs for this time perio
25. want to restart your computer now Step 15 System Settings Change dialogue show up click the Yes button to restart your computer to finish the driver updates C7 lt Device Manager SAT DS5IXOLXHS1 B Computer Disk drives mm Display adapters 23 DYDICD ROM drives S Floppy disk controllers amp Floppy disk drives S IDE ATAJATAPI controllers SCH SiS Bus Master IDE Controller Sy Ultra DMA Channel Ey Ultra DMA Channel UE AAD A Mice and other pointing devices e Monitors B Network adapters 9 Other devices Rod e Multimedia Audio Controller JW Ports COM amp LPT Gi Sound video and game controllers H System devices 2 Universal Serial Bus controllers ha EAR B Step 16 When Windows 2000 restart vou can then check the Device Manager to see that the devices are properlv installed SX7 533 5 1 Channel Audio Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 C 1 Appendix C 5 1 Channel Audio Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 After you ve installed SiS chipset and IDE drivers you will need to install the audio drivers Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section Details of the Windows 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual If you have any problems with Windows 2000 installation operations or settings please refer to your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Micros
26. while User s Manual Appendix A Welcome j x Welcome to the SiS Acceleration Graphic Port Setup program This program will install SiS Acceleration Graphic Port on pour computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Next gt P Cancel Step 3 You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box Click Next gt to go on mmm GOL mn e Install AGP Zetter chiice Step 4 The program will start to install drivers the system needs The installer will show the install progress percentage The version you see may differ because we may change the drivers or change the CD version If this happens the version may be different with this picture but the install process won t change at all Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer la
27. 0 the maximum number you can enter is 255 Maximum Capacity This item will show the maximum capacity of your storage device LBA Logical Block Addressing mode Two options are available Off gt On The default setting is Off You can select Auto for a hard disk gt 512 MB under DOS and Windows environment Select Offunder Netware and UNIX environment The earlier LBA mode can support HDD capacities of up to 8 4GB and this mode uses a different method to calculate the position of disk data to be accessed It translates Cylinders CYLS Heads and Sectors into a logical address where data is located The Cylinders Heads and Sectors displayed in this menu do not reflect the actual structure of the hard disk they are just reference values used to calculate actual positions Currently all high capacity hard disks support this mode that s why we recommend you use this mode Currently the BIOS can support the INT 13h extension function enabling the LBA mode to support hard disk drive capacities exceeding 128 GB SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 9 Block Mode Two options are available Auto gt Off The default setting is Off Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Auto for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support Fast Programmed I O Modes Seven
28. 6 Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others For this reason any compatibility problem that is reported to us giving detailed system configuration information and error symptoms will receive the highest priority For the other questions we regret that we may not be able to reply directly But your questions may be posted to the internet news group in order that a larger number of users can have the benefit of the information Please check the news group from time to time 7 Listed below are some chipset vendors WEB site addresses for your reference ALi s WEB site http www ali com tw AMD s WEB site http www amd com Highpoint Technology Inc s WEB site http www highpoint tech com Intel s WEB site http www intel com SiS WEB site http www sis com tw VIA s WEB site http www via com tw Thank you ABIT Computer Corporation http www abit com tw User s Manual G 4 Appendix G SX7 533
29. B clock divided by 4 and times 2 The PCI clock will be the processor FSB clock divided by 4 and times 1 Fixed DRAM AGP PCI frequency Six options are available Disable gt Not Fixed 66 33 gt Not Fixed 75 37 5 gt 133 66 33 3 133 75 37 5 gt 133 88 44 The default setting is Disable This item can set the fixed DRAM AGP PCI frequency ratio You can decide which settings are proper for you New FSB DRAM AGP PCI clock This item will show you the new FSB DRAM AGP PCI clock frequency that according settings from the item Fixed DRAM AGP PCI frequency Normally we do not recommend that you use the User Define option to setup processor speed and PCI clock This option is for setup of future processors whose specifications are still unknown The specifications of all present processors are included in the default settings Unless you are very familiar with all processor parameters it is very easy to make mistakes when you define the external clock and the multiplier factor by yourself Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup Normally if the processor clock setup is wrong you will not be able to boot In this case turn the system off then on again The processor will automatically use its standard parameters to boot You can then enter the BIOS Setup again and set up the processor clock If you can t enter the BIOS setup you must try turning the system on a few times 3 4 times or press INSERT
30. Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual No warranty or representation either expressed or implied is made with respect to the quality accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document In no event shall the manufacturer be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from any defect or error in this manual or product Product names appearing in this manual are for identification purpose only and trademarks and product names or brand names appearing in this document are the property of their respective owners This document contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer and authors of this manual If you do not properly set the motherboard settings causing the motherboard to malfunction or fail we cannot guarantee any responsibility SX7 533 Motherboard User s Manual Index CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF SX7 533 FEATUREGW 1 1 1 1 FEATURES OF ba I A33Morutppoapn 1 1 1 2 SPECIPIC ATION EE 1 2 1 3 EKEN RE EL EE 1 3 1 4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM KOR SA 1255 EE 1 4 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLING THE MOTHE
31. I ul PWRFANI ATXI2VI ABLIFFOJU USB 3 4 TTT OUT FPIO4 FPIO3 FPIO2 USB 5 6 R pu 0 0 0 080 FPIO1 Figure 1 1 SX7 533 motherboard component location Rear Right USB Port Real Left Center Subwoof S PDIF Out Figure 1 2 CA 20 Back Panel Diagram Optional SX7 533 Installing the Motherboard 2 1 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard This SX7 533 motherboard not only provides all standard eguipment for classic personal computers but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands This chapter will introduce step by step all of the standard eguipment and will also present as completely as possible future upgrade capabilities This motherboard is able to support all Intel Pentium 4 processors now on the market For details see specifications in Chapter 1 This chapter is organized according the following features 2 1 Install The Motherboard 2 2 Install Intel Pentium 4 processor and Heatsink Supporting Base 2 3 Install System Memory 2 4 Connectors Headers and Switches 2 2 2 2 Before Proceeding with the Installation 2 2 2 2 Before vou install or unplug anv connectors or add on cards please remember to turn the ATX power supply switch off fully turn the 5V standby power off or take the power cord off Otherwise you may cause the motherboard components or add on cards to malfunction or be damaged LLI User Friendiv Instructions Please re
32. Monitor System The Winbond hardware monitor system is a self diagnostic system for PCs It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltage CPU and system fan speeds and CPU and system temperatures These items are important for the operation of the system errors may result in permanent damage to the PC Once any item is out of its normal range a warning message will pop up and remind the user to take proper measures The following description will tell you how to install the Winbond hardware monitor system and use it Insert the SD series CD into your CD ROM drive It should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD After it is executed you will see the screen below Extracting Files The contents of this package are being extracted Please wait while the InstallShield Wizard extracts the files needed to install Hardware Doctor on your computer This may take a few moments Reading contents of package Cancel Previous Step 3 You will see the install shell wizard extracting files InstallShield Wizard Hardware Doctor Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait O NNNNENENNNNNNNNNNNN Cancel Previous Previous Step 2 Click Windbond Hardware Monitor button t
33. N Disabled event If set to Wake Up by Modem Ring Disabled passuord please press Wake Up by RIC Alarm Disabled Enter to input RIC Alarm Date Every Day passuord and its RIC Alarm Hour i maximum password is 5 RIC Alarm Minute SI character RIC Alarm Second HH Fi Help Ti Select Item iChange Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu FiH Save amp Exit Figure 3 6B PM Wake Up Events Screen Shot Keyboard PowerOn Function Four options are available Disabled gt Any Key gt Specific Key gt Password The default setting is Disabled This item let you set the key for keypad wakeup After you set the key or password any event affecting keypad will awaken a system that has powered down Resume by USB Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event occurring at a USB port will awaken a system that has powered down Wake Up by PS2 Mouse Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting PS 2 mouse through the PCI PME internal pin will awaken a system that has powered down User s Manual 3 22 Chapter 3 Wake Up by LAN Two options are available Enabled or Disabled The default setting is Disabled When set to Enabled any event affecting LAN card through the PCI PME internal pin will awaken a system that has powered down Wake Up by Modem Ring Two
34. RBOARD 0000 2 1 2 1 INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD TO THE CHASSIS 6 ssenennenzenzznznenzenzzzznnzza 2 2 2 2 INSTALL PENTIUM 4 PROCESSOR AND HEATSINK SUPPORTING BASE ee 2 3 2 3 INSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY asian bd Ge iel mealen dl ale la 2 4 2 4 CONNECTORS HEADERS AND BWITCHES es eennnnnnnnn nanna r ran ran rna r tn nn nnnn na 2 5 CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING THE BIOS 2 0 ccccccccccccccccccccees 3 1 3 1 SORT MENU III SETUP EE 3 3 3 2 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES SETUP MENU 3 6 3 3 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES SETUPMENU 3 10 3 4 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP MENU 3 13 3 5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU 3 17 3 6 PNP PCI CONFIGURATIONS SETUP MENU 3 23 3 7 INTEGRATED E EE 3 26 3 8 PE cs Sa ds A ee a Ee en ee 3 31 3 9 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD WEE 3 32 9 105 SEE USER PASSWORD NEE 3 32 dell SEOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS enine a anneme me sali li 3 33 3 12 LOAD FAT SARE DEFAULTS aaa sanane me teala a as n n diki EA AE 3 33 3 13 LOAD ORIGINAL VACUPS aa dali ll al all maal lek ee 3 33 elek SAVE cal K SED eee EE 3 33 5 15 Ex WV TOW ESA VINI aaa a a ana ee aman as aa adamak A 3 34 APPENDIX A SIS CHIPSET DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS BA 1 E e A A I APPENDIX B SIS IDE DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 AEE EEE AE EEA E EEEN EE B 1 APPENDIX C 5 1 CHANNEL AUDIO DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 2000 C 1 APPENDIX D INSTALLING THE WINBOND HARDWARE MONI
35. TOR Fo fo i A 205 men iret Pea E E P ORR Nr EE D I APPENDIX E AMI BIOS UPDATE GUIDE cccccccccccccscccccccccccccccccccccces E APPENDIX F TROUBLESHOOTING NEED ASSISTANCE c000e000 F 4200 0277 02 Rey 1 00 APPENDIX G HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT G 1 SX7 533 Introduction of SX7 533 Features l 1 Chapter 1 Introduction of SX7 533 Features l 1 Features of SX7 533 Motherboard This motherboard is designed for use with Intel s latest generation of Pentium 4 478 pins processors Based on the new SiS 645DX chipsets SiS 645DX amp SiS 961B this motherboard supports 400 MHz 533 MHz system bus 100 MHz 133 MHz Quad Data Rate and SiS MuTIOL Multi threaded I O Link Technology connecting with SiS 961B MuTIOL Media IO The Intel Pentium 4 processors feature the new NetBurst Micro architecture which enriches the user experience in Net surfing and Multimedia activities The AGP interface can support an external AGP slot with AGP 1X 2X 4X capability and Fast Writes A high bandwidth and mature SiS MuTIOL technology is incorporated to connect the SiS 645DX and SiS 961B MuTIOL Media I O together SiS MuTIOL technology is developed into three layers The Multi threaded I O Link Layer delivers 1 2 GB of bandwidth to connect embedded DMA Master devices and external PCI masters to interface with the Multi threaded I O Link layer the Multi threaded I O Link Encoder Decoder in the SiS 961B to transfer data w
36. USE Legacy Support Enabled OnBoard FDC Auto OnBoard Serial Porta S3FS8 COM1 OnBoard Serial Porth FS COMN2 Serial Porth Mode Norma l UnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Fi Help fi select Item iChange Values Fo Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fi Save amp Exit Figure 3 8A Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Upper Screen Shot OnBoard Midi Port e OnBoard Game Port Fi Help Tl Select Item Change Values FI setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fi Save amp Exit Figure 3 8B Integrated Peripherals Setup Menu Lower Screen Shot SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 27 SiS Onchip IDE Device This item can let you sets several items concerning the SiS onchip IDE device parameters AMIBIOS HEN SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a sis Onchip IDE Device Setup Help PCI IDE BusMaster Enabled Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto secondary Master UDMA Auto secondary Slave UDMA Auto Onboard PCI IDE Both Primary Master Prefetch Enable Primary Slave Prefetch Enable secondary Master Prefetch Enable secondary Slave Prefetch Enable Fi Help tl select Item iChange Values Fo Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fi Save amp Exit Figure 3 8C SiS Onchip IDE Device Setup Menu Screen Shot PCI IDE BusMaster Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled The onboard IDE controller can be set as ena
37. WR LED 00 No Pin No Connection az Z N Uo Ke Z 24 No Connection 9 EDCI Connector This 34 pin connector is called the floppy disk SE Sven Sven S drive connector You can connect a 360K 5 25 E e o go 1 2M 5 25 720K 3 5 1 44M 3 5 or 2 88M ATXI VI 3 5 floppy disk drive A floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide the connection of two floppv disk drives After connecting the single end to the FDC1 connect the two connectors on the other end to the floppv disk drives In general z people only install one floppy disk drive on their Gon emp SST Computer system i pe IR USB 5 6 FPIOl FPIO4 FPIO3FPIO A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1 You need to align the wire pin 1 to the FDCI connector pin 1 and then insert the wire connector into the FDC1 connector User s Manual 2 12 Chapter 2 10 IDEland IDE2 Connectors This motherboard provides two IDE ports IDE1 amp SE S S IDE2 to connect up to four IDE devices in Ultra cas DMA 133 mode by Ultra DMA 66 ribbon cables Each cable has 40 pin 80 conductor and three connectors providing two hard drive connections with the motherboard Connect the single end blue connector at the longer length of ribbon cable to the IDE port on motherboard and the other two ends gray and black conne
38. abled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled When the computer boots up the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not When this item is set to Enabled if the BIOS detects no floppy drive it will display a floppy disk drive error message If this item is disabled the BIOS will skip this test User s Manual 3 12 Chapter 3 BootUp Num Lock gt Off At boot up the Numeric Keypad is in cursor control mode gt On At boot up the Numeric Keypad is in numeric mode Default Settings PS 2 Mouse Support Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled If you want to free the INT 12 for other device use then you can select Disabled to free INT 12 Password Check Two options are available Setup or Always The default setting is Setup After you have created a password through Set User Password this option will deny access to your computer system Always or modification of computer BIOS setup Setup by unauthorized users gt Setup When you choose Setup a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup If the correct password is not given you can t enter the BIOS setup menu gt Always When you choose Always a password is required each time the computer boots up If the correct password is not given the system will not start To disable security select Set Supervisor Password at main menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anythi
39. ack U Nestb Cancel Step 7 You can choose the name of the program folder We suggest you use the default program folder name After checking the program folder SX7 533 Appendix D name then click Next gt button InstallShield Wizard d x Start Copying Files Review settings before copying files Setup has enough information to start copying the program files If you want to review or change any settings click Back If you are satisfied with the settings click Next to begin copying files Current Settings InstallShield Yv p pa lt Back Next gt j Cancel ii a Step 8 The wizard will prepare to start install the program file Click Next gt button to go on a InstallShield Wizard Setup Status Hardware Doctor Setup is performing the requested operations InstallShield Previous Step 9 Program will start to install drivers the system needs The installer will show the install progress percentage InstallShield Wizard Reboot The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed Hardware Doctor Before you can use the program you must restart your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Reboot Cancel Step 10 When the installation is complete the installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my com
40. ad our instructions carefullv and follow them step bv step Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation bv himself We have attempted to write this document in a verv clear concise and descriptive manner to help overcome anv obstacles vou mav face during installation Diagram and Photos This chapter contains manv color drawings diagrams and photos we stronglv recommend vou read this chapter use the PDF file that is stored on the CD Title Color improves the claritv and qualitv of the diagrams For the downloadable edition as files larger than 3 MB are difficult to download we will cut the graphics and photo resolution to reduce the manual file size In such this case if your manual is downloaded from our WEB site and not from a CD ROM enlarging graphics or photos will distort the image User s Manual 2 2 Chapter 2 2 1 Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time prevents short circuits There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the base of chassis e With studs Or with spacers Please refer to figure 2 1 which shows the studs and spacers There may be several types but all look like the figures below In principle the best way to attach the motherboard is with studs Only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board wi
41. an example All other models follow the same process 1 Know your motherboard s PCB version number You can find it at the front or back of the motherboard Each motherboard always has the label Bar code sticker at a different place on the PCB to show the PCB version As shown in the photo below just for example PCB Version 2 Know the current BIOS ID American Released 03 22 2002 Megatrends AMIBIOS 2001 American Megatrends Inc E EH E Intel R Pentium R 4 Family CPU 2 40GHz 133x18 0 CPUID 0F24 Checking NVRAM Update OK DEL Setup F6 Boot Menu F12 Network boot ESC SKIP memory test C American Megatrends Inc 62 0620 001247 001011 g a 189 is the BIOS ID number For example in this case the current BIOS ID is 89 If you already have the latest BIOS no update User s Manual E 2 Appendix E action is necessary If your BIOS is not the latest BIOS go on to the next step 3 Download the correct BIOS file from our Web site This example is the BIOS for SX7 533 You can click the Download button on the green line then go to our download center and choose the correct BIOS file and download it ABIT s KR7A RAID Featuring ATA 133 RAID Click Zog Search Results GF2 MX GF2 MX200 T200 GF2 Mx400 T400 GF256 GTS GF3 AU 10 GF256 GTS Hot RodTM100 KA KA KT7 KIZA KA 100 KT 7 RAID VAS VAS Audio driver Taj f 5
42. best as to what can be done how they serve you is a good reference for future purchases We appreciate every customer and would like to provide the best service to you Providing fast service to our customers is our top priority However we receive many phone calls and a huge amount of email from all over the world At the present time it is impossible for us to respond to every single inquiry Therefore it is quite possible that if you send an email to us that you may not receive a response We have done many compatibility tests and reliability tests to make sure our products have the best quality and compatibility In case you need service or technical support please understand the constraint we have and always check with the reseller who sold the product to you first To expedite service we recommend that you follow the procedures outlined below before contacting us With your help we can meet our commitment to provide the best service to the greatest number of ABIT customers 1 Check the Manual It sounds simple but we have taken a lot of care in making a well written and thorough manual It is full of information that doesn t only pertain to motherboards The CD ROM included with your board will have the manual as well as drivers If you don t have either one go to the Program Download Area of our website or FTP server 2 Download latest BIOS software or drivers Please go to our Program Download area on our website to check to see i
43. ble or disable Primary Master UDMA Two options are available Auto or Disabled The default setting 1s Auto Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 133 MB sec gt Auto When you select Auto the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device Default gt Disabled If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices you can try to set this item to Disabled Primary Slave UDMA Two options are available Auto or Disabled The default setting 1s Auto Ultra DMA is a DMA data User s Manual 3 28 Chapter 3 transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 133 MB sec gt Auto When you select Auto the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device Default gt Disabled If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices you can try to set this item to Disabled Secondary Master UDMA Two options are available Auto or Disabled The default setting is Auto Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 133 MB sec gt Auto When you select Auto the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device Default gt
44. ce bli Standard Game Port pil Video Codecs Step 6 When svstem restarts and enters the operating svstem vou can then check the Device Manager to see that the devices are properlv installed k H My Documents AvRack Or Click Here Click Here LER 11 36pm Step 7 You can choose from Start Programs then from item Avance Sound Manager B AvRack to starting the applications program You can quickly start the mixer panel by double click on the AvRack icon Li we on the desktop y KU r Gi fi sf LU s LI II Woice Suppression A Key H Hore You can click on the audio configure icon on the task bar and you can see the AvRack panel as above The following diagrams will show you the Avance AC97 Audio Configuration application software each menu item SX7 533 5 1 Channel Audio Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 C 3 Avance AC97 Audio Configuration i xi Avance AC97 Audio Configuration Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General r Environment Front Left Center Front Right lt None gt ait Kara0K Other Voice Cancellation only for 2 channels mode Subwoofer KEY Auto Gain Control Rear Left Rear Right This menu item can let you set environmental This menu item can let you tes
45. ctor at the shorter length of the ribbon cable to the connectors on hard drives Ei PWRFANI ATXI2V1 IR USB 5 6 If you want to connect two hard drives together qu gt IDE1 Conn l through one IDE channel you must configure the wa IDE2 Conn second drive to Slave mode after the first Master drive Please refer to the HDD documentation for jumper settings The first drive connected to IDE1 is usually referred to as Primary Master and the second drive as Primary Slave The first drive connected to IDE2 is referred to as Secondary Master and the second drive as Secondary Slave FPIOl FPIO4 FPIO3FPIO2 d Pin IDE Flug On The Motherboard Blue Connector 4 Keep awav from connecting one legacv slow speed J J device like CD ROM together with another hard disk drive on the same IDE channel this will decrease your Slave Drive Gray Cunnecine integral system performance HA 5 a o d g a Figure 2 9 Ultra DMA 66 g lt Ribbon Cable Outline V ji m o Blue Grav Black Connector Connector Connector Note e The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the hard disk itself Please refer to the hard disk drive user s manual
46. d the BIOS will put the hard disk device s into the suspend mode low power stste Power Switch Type Two options are available On Off or Suspend The default setting is On Off This item allow you choose the functions for power button Select On Off for power on and power off the computer system Select Suspend for suspending the computer system Restore on AC Power loss Three options are available Power Off gt Power On 3 Last State The default setting is Power Off This item lets you sett the system power state when power recovers If you set it to Power Off when power returns whatever state your computer was in before the power failure the system will always turn off If you Set it to Power On when power returns whatever state your computer was in before the power SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 2 failure the system will always turn on If you set it to Last State when the power returns the computer return to the previous power state Wake Up Events The following is a list of the events When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it causes an event to occur If any of these Enabled event occues the system will be waking up to perform the task AMIBIOS NEY SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Wake up Events Setup Help Keyboard Pouer0n Function Disabled If set to Specific Key Resume by USE Disabled Ctrl Alt BackSpace is Wake Up by P52 Mouse Disabled only one Power ON Wake Up by LA
47. d devices please refer to the table below SIGNALS PIRQ 0 Assignment PIRQ 1 Assignment PIRQ 2 Assignment PIRQ 3 Assignment USB used INT D Each PCI slot has four INT s INT A INT D and the AGP slot has two INT INTA and INT B e PCI slot 1 shares IRQ signals with the AGP slot PCI 4 and USB controllers share an IRQ e If you want to install two PCI cards into those PCI slots that share IRQ with one another at the same time you must make sure that your OS and PCI devices driver supports the IRQ sharing function SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 25 IRO Resources Two options are available PCI PnP or Reserve The default setting is PC PnP If you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resources automatically you can choose Reserve to set which IRQ should be reserved See the screen shot below ANIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a IRQ Resource Setup Help PCI PnF PCI PnF PCI PnP PCI PnF PCI PnFP PE I PnP PCI PnF F1 Help fl select Item Change Values FO Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fit Save amp Exit Figure 3 7B IRQ Resource Setup Menu Screen Shot User s Manual 3 26 Chapter 3 3 7 Integrated Peripherals In this menu you can change the onboard I O device I O port address and other hardware settings AMIBIOS HEN SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Integrated Peripherals Setup Help Audio Device Enabled USE Device Enabled
48. e installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver updates Found New Hardware Ultra DMA Channel Installing Step 8 When vour computer svstem restarts Windows 2000 starts the update process and new hardware device will be found SX7 533 SiS IDE Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New EL Hardware Wizard MS This wizard helps you install a device driver for a hardware device To continue click Next lt Back Next gt Cancel Step 9 You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box Click Next gt button to go on Found New Hardware Wizard Install Hardware Device Drivers st A device driver is a software program that enables a hardware device to work with CY an operating system This wizard will complete the installation for this device E Ultra DMA Channel 4 device driver is a software program that makes a hardware device work Windows needs driver files for your new device To locate driver files and complete the installation click Next What do you want the wizard to do Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that can choose a specific driver lt Back Next
49. e 184 pin DIMM slots support PC 1600 PC 2100 PC 2700 DDR SDRAM modules Supports up to Two unbuffered DDR DIMMs for PC 2700 DDR modules up to 2 GB Supports up to Three unbuffered DDR DIMMs for PC 1600 PC 2100 DDR modules up to 3 GB System BIOS SOFT MENU III technology can easily set the processor parameters AMI Plug and Play BIOS supports APM and Deaktop Management Interface DMI Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration Power Interface AMI BIOS Audio Function Realtek ALC 650 AC Link Supports 6 channels DAC Digital to Analog Converter for AC3 5 1 channels purpose Professional digital audio interface supporting 24 bit S PDIF Sony Philips Digital InterFace output Multi I O Functions One floppy port connector up to 2 88MB Two channels of Bus Master IDE ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 devices One PS 2 keyboard and PS 2 mouse connectors One parallel port connector Standard EPP ECP Two serial ports connectors Two USB connectors One audio connector Line in Line out Mic in and Game port Miscellaneous ATX form factor One AGP slot six PCI slots Two USB header for four extra USB channels One built in IrDA TX RX header Two built in SM Bus header Two CD audio input connector One AUX audio input connector SX7 533 Introduction of SX7 533 Features 1 3 Supports wake up by LAN Supports wake up by modem ring Hardware monitoring Included fan speed voltages processor and system
50. e DOS environment that does not support a USB legacy device should you set it in Enabled What s the USB legacy device For example USB floppy USB keyboard and USB mouse etc OnBoard FDC Three options are available Auto gt Disabled gt Enabled The default setting is Auto This is used to enable or disable the onboard FDD Controller If you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature Onboard Serial PortA Five options are available Disabled gt 3F8 COM1 2F8 COM2 3E8 COM3 2E8 COM4 The default setting is 3FS COMI This item allows you to determine which I O address the onboard serial portA controller will access Onboard Serial PortB Five options are available Disabled gt 3F8 COM1 2F8 COM2 3E8 COM3 2E8 COM4 The default setting is 2FS COM2 This item allows you to determine which I O address the onboard serial portB controller will access Serial PortB Mode Four options are available Normal gt 1 6us gt 3 16 Baud ASKIR The default setting is Normal When you select the item Normal then the following item will not appear IR Pin Select Two options are available IRRX IRTX or SINB SOUTB The default setting is IRRX IRTX If you choose IRRX IRTX your motherboard must support a COM port IR KIT connection Otherwise you can only choose the SINB SOUTB to use the IR header on your motherboard to connect your IR KIT Please use the default setting User s Manual
51. e Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 13 Load Original Values When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Original Values Y N N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal performance system operations 3 14 Save amp Exit Setup Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Save to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in 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 User s Manual 3 34 Chapter 3 3 15 Exit Without Saving Pressing lt Enter gt on this item asks for confirmation Quit without saving Y N Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change The previous selections remain in effect This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer SX7 533 SiS Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 A 1 Appendix A SiS Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 After you ve installed Windows 2000 you will need to install the SiS chipset drivers Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section Af
52. e boot program It is the only channel the hardware circuit has to communicate with the operating system Its main function is to manage the setup of the motherboard and interface card parameters including simple parameters such as time date hard disk drive as well as more complex parameters such as hardware synchronization device operating mode SOFT MENU III features and setup of processor speed The computer will operate normally or will operate at its best only if all of these parameters are correctly configured through the BIOS Don t change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you fully understand the meanings and consequences The parameters inside the BIOS are used to setup the hardware synchronization or the device operating mode If the parameters are not correct they will produce errors the computer will crash and sometimes you will even not be able to boot the computer after it has crashed We recommend that you do not change the parameters inside the BIOS unless you are very familiar with them If you are not able to boot your computer anymore please refer to the section CCMOSI Discharge Jumpr in Chapter 2 to see how to discharge the CMOS date When you start the computer the BIOS program controls it The BIOS first operates an auto diagnostic test called POST Power On Self Test for all of the necessary hardware It then configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization and detects all of the hardware
53. e to follow the guidelines as stated in the Technical Support Form section of this manual If you have a problem during operation in order to help our technical support personnel quickly determine the problem with your motherboard and give you the answers you need before filling in the technical support form eliminate any peripheral that is not related to the problem and indicate it on the form Fax this form to your dealer or to the company where you bought the hardware in order to benefit from our technical support You can refer to the examples given below Example 1 With a system including motherboard with processor DDR DRAM etc HDD CD ROM FDD graphic adapter MPEG 2 card SCSI adapter audio card etc After the system is assembled if you cannot boot up check the key components of the system using the procedure described below First remove all interface cards except the VGA card and try to reboot If you still cannot boot up Try installing another brand model VGA card and see if the system will start If it still does not start note the VGA card model motherboard model Bios identification number processor on the technical support form refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the problem description space provided If you can boot up Insert the interface cards you have removed back into the system one by one and try to start the system each time you insert a card until the system will not
54. elated to the problem If you can t identify the problem s origin indicate all the add on cards inserted into your system Remember to identify which card insert on which slot For example Creative SB Value sound card insert on PCI slot 3 Problem Description Please tell us problem you met The more detailed the better as our engineers can help to find the solution more quickly If the problem is random occurance it may be hard to simulate the problem and may take more time to find a solution Items between the are absolutely necessary User s Manual F 4 Appendix F Technical Support Form i Company Name ZS Phone Number Contact Person c Fax Number AM E mail Address Driver verson OOOO Processor Type A L IDE1 Hard Disk Drive CIIDE2 L JIDE1 CD ROM Drive CIIDE2 NN KA me 0 DDR DRAM ja WE WE jj ye ye Add On Card Problem Description SX7 533 How to Get Technical Support G I Appendix G How to Get Technical Support From our website http www abit com tw In North America http www abit usa com In Europe http www abit nl Thank you for choosing ABIT products ABIT sells all our products through distributors resellers and system integrators we have no direct sales to end users Before sending email for tech support please check with your resellers or integrators if you need any services they are the ones who sold you your system and they should know
55. enable this option You have six address ranges you can select SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 13 C8000 16K Shadow CC00 16K Shadow D000 16K Shadow D400 16K Shadow D800 16K Shadow DC00 16K Shadow Computer Knowledge SHADOW What is the SHADOW The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in ROM and it is often very slow With the Shadow feature the CPU reads the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM When the CPU runs this BIOS the operation is speeded up 3 4 Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware if the setup is not correct or is false the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up If you don t know the hardware very well use default values i e use the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced Chipset Features Setup Help Sio 645DX DRAM Control Advanced Read Prefetch Enable AGP Capability 4x AGP Fast Write Disable AGP Aperture Size 64M APIC Select Enable MPS Revision 1 4 IDE Access Interface Fast Embedded Bus USBA Access Interface Fast Embedded Bus USB1 Access Interface Fast Embedded Bus Fi Help tl bselect Item iChange Values F Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select sub enu Fi Save amp Exit Figure 3 5A
56. er SOFT MENU III again to set up the parameters all over again Vcore Control Four options are available Default Default 5 gt Default 10 9 Default 15 The default setting is Default 3 2 Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS These parameters include date hour VGA card floppy disk and HDD settings AMIBIOS HEN SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Standard CMOS Features Setup Help system Date system Time Floppy Drive fi Floppy Drive B b Primary IDE Master b Primary IDE Slave b Secondary IDE Master P Secondary IDE Slave VideoType Fi Help fi select Esc Previous Menu Mar 22 2002 Month Jan Dec 69 53 45 Day Hi 31 Year 19801 499 1 44 MIE 312 Mot Installed WDC WD300BB 00AU Al Not Installed Not Installed Not Installed VGA EGA iChange Values Fo Setup Defaults Enter Select Sub Menu Fif Save f Exit Figure 3 3A Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu Screen Shot SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 7 System Date You can set the date in this item month mm date dd and year yy System Time You can set the time in this item hour hh minute mm and second ss Floppy Driver A amp Floppy Driver B If you have installed the floppy disk drive here then you can select the type of floppy drive it can support Five options are available Not Installed gt 1 2 MB 51 4 9 720 KB 31 2 9 1 44 MB 31 2 9 2 88
57. es in your system through either Ultra DMA 66 or Ultra DMA 100 and Ultra DMA 133 You will have more flexibility to expand your computer system SX7 533 includes newest ALC650 6 channel audio CODEC The ABIT 6 channel kit called CA 20 Optional which includes extra 4 channel signal output jack S PDIF Out and two USB ports USB 1 1 This motherboard also supports six PCI slots and one AGP slot In addition this motherboard gives users enormous flexibility through ABIT s SoftMenu III with plenty clock frequency selections The user is able to alter both the FSB speed and the multiplier to get the CPU processing speed of your choice This motherboard has built in hardware monitoring functions that monitors and protects your computer ensuring a safe computing environment User s Manual Chapter 1 1 2 Specifications 1 eee N 000000060 60606060600096 A 6606 YU 660606 kb 666 b Processor Supports Intel Pentium 4 socket 478 processor with 400 MHz 533 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz Ouad Data Rate CPU front side bus Chipset SiS 645DX and SiS 961B Supports Ultra DMA 33 Ultra DMA 66 Ultra DMA 100 and Ultra DMA 133 IDE protocol Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface ACPI Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 2X 3 3V and 4X 1 5V mode Sideband device Supports 200 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz Double Data Rate memory bus settings Memory System Memory Thre
58. executing instructions The processor s complex context is maintained e Dynamic RAM context is maintained e Power Resources are in a state compatible with the system SI state All Power Resources that supply a System Level reference of SO are in the OFF state Devices states are compatible with the current Power Resource states Only devices which solely reference Power Resources which are in the ON state for a given device state can be in that device state In all other cases the device is in the D3 off state Devices that are enabled to wake the system and that can do so from their current device state can initiate a hardware event which transitions the system state to S0 This transition causes the processor to continue execution where it left off To transition into the S1 state the operating software does not have to flush the processor s cache The S3 STR State STR means Suspend to RAM The S3 state is logically lower then the S2 state and is assumed to conserve more power The behavior of this state is defined as follows Processor is not executing instructions The processor complex context is not maintained Dynamic RAM context is maintained Power Resources are in a state compatible with the system S3 state All Power Resources that supply a System Level reference of S0 SI or S2 are in the OFF state Devices states are compatible with the current Power Resource states Only devices which solely refe
59. f you have the latest BIOS They are developed over periods of time to fix bugs or incompatibilities Also please make sure you have the latest drivers from your peripheral cards makers 3 Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our website We are trying to expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich Let us know if you have any suggestions For hot topics check out our HOT FAQ 4 Internet Newsgroups They are a great source of information and many people there can offer help ABIT s Internet News group alt comp periphs mainboard abit is an ideal forum for the public to exchange information and discuss experiences they have had with ABIT products Many times you will see that your question has already been asked before This is a public Internet news group and it is reserved for free discussions Here is a list of some of the more popular ones alt comp periphs mainboard abit comp sys ibm pc hardware chips alt comp hardware overclocking alt comp hardware homebuilt alt comp hardware pc homebuilt Ask your reseller Your ABIT authorized distributor should be able to provide the fastest solution to your technical problem We sell our products through distributors who sell to resellers and stores Your reseller should be very familiar with your system configuration and should be able to solve your problem much more efficiently than we could After all your reseller regards you as an important User s Manual G 2 Append
60. get Copyright 2001 ABIT Ltd Al rights reserved Reproduction and distribution in any form without permission is strictly prohibited The ABIT logo is a registered trademark of ABIT gt English 03 27 2002 Be E 4 Double click the download file it will self extract to amiflash exe and rom files 5 Make a bootable floppy disk and copy the necessary files onto it Format 3 Floppy E Me of WT Ge SEO VINTETT NSE Ke SPP SUSLETT NIES You may make a floppy disk bootable either in Explorer or in the DOS prompt mode SX7 533 AMI BIOS Update Guide E 3 e format a s After formatting and transferring the system to the floppy disk copy two files into it One is the BIOS flash utility amiflash exe and the other is the decompressed BIOS rom file 6 Boot off floppy disk 7 Please set the Ist Boot Device as Floppy 1 44 MB 31 2 in BIOS and boot off the floppy disk AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a gt SoftMenu III Setup gt Standard CMOS Features gt Advanced BIOS Features gt Advanced Chipset Features gt Power Management Features gt PNP PCI Configurations gt Integrated Peripherals gt PC Heatlth Status Fi Help Esc Exit tl Select Item lt 2 Select Menu Set Supervisor Password Optimal Defaults Fail Safe Defaults Original Values amp Exit Setup Without Saving Change Values Enter Select Sub Menu Set Frequenc
61. gt Dp Cancel Step 10 Choose Search for a suitable driver for my decice recommended and click Next gt button to go on Locate Driver Files st gt Where do you want Windows to search for driver files GS Search for driver files for the following hardware device E Ultra DMA Channel The wizard searches for suitable drivers in its driver database on your computer and in any of the following optional search locations that you specify To start the search click Next If you are searching on a floppy disk or CD ROM drive insert the floppy disk or CD before clicking Next Optional search locations I Floppy disk drives IV CD ROM drives T Specify a location E Microsoft Windows Update pe Step 11 You can choose the file locate in which drivers here we need to choose CD ROM drivers Click Next gt button to go on Found New Hardware Wizard E Driver Files Search Results st The wizard has finished searching for driver files for your hardware device CY The wizard found a driver for the following device gh Ultra DMA Channel Windows found a driver for this device To install the driver Windows found click Next c winnt inf oem inf The wizard also found other drivers that are suitable for this device To view a list of these drivers or install one of these drivers select the following check box and then click Next J Install one of the other drivers
62. ication number on the technical support file refer to main instructions and describe the problem in the space provided We will show you how to fill the Technical Support Form right now GY Instructions 2 To fill in this Technical Support Form refer to the step by step instructions given below 1 Model Name Note the model number given in your user s manual For example SX7 533 NV7 133R KR7A 133R etc Motherboard PCB Version Note the motherboard PCB version labeled on the motherboard slot or back side as Rev For example REV 1 01 BIOS ID amp Part Number See Appendix D for detialed information 4 DriverVersion Note the driver version number indicated on the device driver disk or CD ROM if have as Release or Rev Version For example SX7 533 BS LSA CD Title Rev No pal IDE Device Driver i Drivers Diskette Erlrasr od Floppy Disk Driver Rev No Nn N e SS 11 Troubleshooting Need Assistance F 3 OS Applications Indicate the operating system and the applications you are running on the system For example Windows 98 SE Windows 2000 Windows XP etc Processor Type Indicate the brand and the speed MHz of your processor For example A In the Brand space write Intel in the Specifications space write Pentium 4 processor 2 GHz Hard Disk Drive Indicate the brand and specificati
63. ill not illuminate correctly Note Watch the Suspend LED pin position and the orientation FPIOI Pin 6 amp 8 Power On Switch Header Attach the cable from the case s front panel power on switch to this header FPIOI Pin 16 18 20 Power On LED Headers There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 3 Insert the three threaded power on LED cable to this header Check to make sure the correct pins go to the correct connectors on the motherboard If you install them in the wrong direction the power LED light will not illuminate correctly Note Watch the power LED pin position and orientation For the PN1 and PN2 pin s count name list please refer to table 2 2 SX7 533 Installing the Motherboard 2 11 Table 2 2 FPIO1 pin count name list PIN Name _ Significance of signal HDD LED Significance of signal SP LED HDD LED Reset SW Reset SW No Connection No Pin No Pin peaker 5V peaker GND peaker GND Speaker Driver No Pin 4 6 8 P LED WR ON WR ON PIN 10 No Pin 12 No Pin 14 No Pin 16 PWR LED 18 No Pin 20 PWR LED Pero ro Fg U gt PINName KS Z hg Z ailai laz ailai laz gs Z N az Z N N Z O O D CH et KH o 5 Significance of signal Significance of signal IHDD LED Reset SWO Rest SWO 0000 PNI JNoPin 00000000 PINI2 NoPin i INo Pin NoPin IPWR LED H 000 INoPin IP
64. isabled CCHB 16k Shadow Disabled Fi Help fi select Item iChange Values Fo Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fi Save amp Exit Figure 3 4A Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu Upper Screen Shot DAHH 16k Shadow Disabled D4606 iok Shadow Disabled DGHH 16k Shadow Disabled DCHH 16k Shadow Disabled Fi Help Tl Select Item iChange Values F9 Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fi Save Exit Figure 3 4B Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu Lower Screen Shot SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 11 Quick Boot Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled Select Enabled to skip memory test then you can enjoy the convenience of quick boot function How to use the Quick Boot function When you start to get in the boot sequence press lt F6 gt key one time then you can see the Select First Boot Device menu show up Choose the first boot device you want then press lt Enter gt key to continue the boot sequence Ist Boot Device When the computer boots up the BIOS attempts to load the operating system from these items floppy disk drive A LS120 ZIP100 devices hard drive C SCSI hard disk drive or CD ROM The BIOS will automatically detect the boot devices exist in the system then it will display the result At that time you can select the device that you want to use it as the Ist boot device 2nd Boot Device Description is the
65. isplay the boot up screen If you have only installed one display card the BIOS will detect which slot AGP or PCI you installed it and everything will be taken care of by the BIOS User s Manual 3 24 Chapter 3 Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Two options are available Yes or No The default setting is Yes Name the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the VGA on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system You can assign an IRQ for the either PCI VGA or disable it PIRQ 0 Use IRQ No PIRQ 3 Use IRQ No Seven options are available Auto gt 3 gt 4 gt 5 gt 7 gt 10 gt 11 Default setting is Auto This item allows the system to automatically specify the IRQ number for the device installed on PCI slots This means that the system can specify the fixed IRQ number for the device installed on the PCI slots PCI slot 1 to PCI slot 5 This is a useful function for when you want to fix the IRQ for a specific device For example if you want to move your hard disk to another computer and don t want to re install Windows NT or Windows 2000 you can simply specify the IRQ for the device installed on the new computer to fit the original computer settings This feature is for the operating system that will record and fix the PCI configuration status if you want to change it For the relations between the hardware layout of PIRQ the signals from the SiS 961 chipset INT means PCI slot IRQ signals an
66. ith 533 MB Sec of bandwidth to from Multi threaded I O Link layer to from SiS 645DX and the Multi threaded I O Link Encoder Decoder in SiS 645DX to transfer data with 533 MB Sec to from the memory sub system to from the Multi threaded I O Link Encoder Decoder in SiS 961B The SiS 645DX chipset used in this motherboard supports three DDR DIMMs for a maximum of up to 3 GB The memory controller can support both DDR up to DDR PC 2700 it running on 166 MHz and triggered by rising and falling edge and SDR It can offer bandwidth up to 2 7 GB Sec under DDR 333 and 1 GB Sec under PC 133 in order to sustain the bandwidth demand from the host processor as well as the multi I O masters and AGP masters DDR SDRAM is the newest memory standard and it provides maximum translation bandwidth and also greatly improves data transaction delays This feature improves whole system performance and speed especially in multimedia environment applications The SX7 533 has a built in Ultra DMA 133 function This means that it provides speedier HDD throughput boosting overall system performance Ultra DMA 133 is the new standard for IDE devices It enhances existing Ultra DMA 33 technology by increasing both performance and data integrity This new high speed interface almost doubles the Ultra DMA 66 burst data transfer rate to 133 Mbytes sec The result is maximum disc performance using the current PCI local bus environment Another benefit is you can connect four IDE devic
67. ix G customer who may purchase more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well They integrated and sold the system to you They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem They should have reasonable return or refund policies How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase 5 Contacting ABIT If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department First please contact the support team for the branch office closest to you They will be more familiar with local conditions and problems and will have better insight as to which resellers offer what products and services Due to the huge number of emails coming in every day and other reasons such as the time required for problem reproduction we will not be able to reply to every email Please understand that we are selling through distribution channels and don t have the resources to serve every end user However we will try to do our best to help every customer Please also remember that for many of our technical support team English is a second language you will have a better chance of getting a helpful answer if your question can be understood in the first place Be sure to use very simple concise language that clearly states the problem avoid rambling or flowery language and always list your system components Here is the contact information for our branch offices In N
68. lugs have to be connected These cables and plugs are usually connected one by one to connectors located on the motherboard You need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and if any notice the position of the first pin of the connector In the explanations that follow we will describe the significance of the first pin We will show you all of the connectors headers and switches here and tell you how to connect them Please pay attention and read the entire section for necessary information before attempting to finish all hardware installation inside the computer chassis Figure 2 6 shows you all of the connectors and headers that we ll discuss in the next section and you can use this diagram to visually locate each connector and header we describe All connectors headers and switches mentioned here will depend on your system configuration Some features you may or may not have and need to be connected or configured depending on the peripheral If your system doesn t have such add on cards or switches you can safely ignore some special feature connectors Please do not change the small DIP switchs setting on SW1 as wrong settings may prevent your computer from booting Please go to the BIOS SoftMenu III Setup menu to setting CPUs parameters User s Manual 2 6 Chapter 2 WeIo9THF PIN 1 Winbond E See F ALCS QEA CHAUDI FINI FPIO4 FPIO3 FPIO IR CCMOS1 USB EIS
69. n and the orientation User s Manual 2 8 Chapter 2 3 FPIO2 IR Header Infrared W83697THF E ee fal PWRFANI ATXI2V1 There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 5 attach the connector from the IR KIT or IR device to the FPIO2 header This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates NC 5V m Blo CND IRTXZIE m IRRX FPIO2 IR Note Watch the pin position and the orientation 4 SMBI and SMB2 Svstem Management Bus SM Bus Connectors W83697HF ST a CHAUD SMB2 SMB1 CCMOS1 ES IR USB 5 6 FPIOl FPIO4 FPIO3FPIO2 SM Bus Note Watch the pin position and the orientation 5 RTI Svstem Temperature Thermistor W83697HF SE o GC ALC650 ix IR SiS 645DX USB 5 6 FPIOl FPIO4 FPIO3FPIO2 SX7 533 CR1031 HU 2 iv Ben y g D m CS m AD Le i KR g Gm SiS 961B a sw melt HAFAN These two connectors are reserved for the system management bus SM Bus The SM Bus is a specific implementation of an FC bus PC isa multi master bus this means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer If more than one master IS n SMBCLK NC GND SMBDATA del B 5V simultaneously tries SMB2 SMB1 to control the
70. n the middle The right side slot is called ground wire slot It has a longer slot length than the left side slot The left side slot is called the live wire slot You can use an electroscope to detect its polarity or you can use a voltage meter to measure the voltage of both slot sides If you insert an electroscope into the live wire slot the electroscope will light up Using a voltage meter you will find that the live wire slot will register a higher voltage If you reverse the polarity of AC plug it may affect the life of computer equipment or cause an electric shock when you touch the computer chassis We suggest that you plug the computer AC plug to a three hole wall outlet for better safety and to avoid electric shock 2 CPUFANI CHAFANI and PWRFANI headers Attach the connector from the CPU fan to the header named CPUFANI and connector from the chassis Bvsunsenns ee fan to the header CHAFANI Attach the connector i from the power fan to PWRFANI header W8369THF cumes CH S h luet E 6CHAUDI You must attach the CPU fan to the processor or your processor will work abnormally or may be damaged by overheating To prevent the computer chassis internal temperature from getting too high IR SE da also connect the chassis fan 135 7 SP ji MO E PIN 1 PIN 1 R en CHAFANI GND GND E 12V E 12V e Rotation NC CPUFANI PWRFANI CHAFANI Note Watch the pin positio
71. nce ALI Audio If you want to search for Microsoft digitally signed software visit the Windows Update Web site at http windowsupdate microsoft com to see if one is available Do you want to continue the installation Yes No More Info Step 4 the Digital Signature Not Found screen show up click Yes to go on User s Manual C 2 Appendix C Avance AC 97 Audio Setup 4 66 InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing Avance AL 97 Audio on your computer KREM espona No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup lt Back i Finish hb Cancel Step 5 When the installation is complete the installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver updates ST a o RB Computer H E Disk drives ER Display adapters H A DYD CD ROM drives H 6 Floppy disk controllers S Floppy disk drives H E IDE ATAJATAPI controllers H SE Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices d Monitors h B Network adapters H J Ports COM amp LPT i Sound video and game controllers bl Audio Codecs bli Avance AC97 Audio bli Legacy Audio Drivers bli Legacy Video Capture Devices bli Media Control Devices bl MPU 401 Compatible MIDI Devi
72. nd Mode The four modes proceed in the following sequence Normal Mode gt Doze Mode gt Standby Mode gt Suspend Mode Ill The system consumption is reduced according the following sequence Normal gt Doze gt Standby gt Suspend 1 In the Main Menu select Power Management Features and press Enter The following screen is displayed AMIGIOS HEN SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Power Management Features Setup Help ACPI Standby State Auto Initialize VGA BIOS By 33 Enabled Power Management Enabled Standby Time Out Disabled Suspend Time Out Disabled Hard Disk Time Out Disabled Power Suitch Type On Off Restore on D ouer Loss Power Uff P Wake up Events F1 Help TliSelect Item Change Values FO Setup Defaults Esc Previous Menu Enter Select Sub Menu Fifi Save amp Exit Figure 3 6A Power Management Features Setup Menu Screen Shot User s Manual 3 18 Chapter 3 2 You can use the arrow keys to move between the items Use PgUP PgDn or key to change the values When you have finished setting up the chipset press ESC to go back to the main menu 3 After you have configured the Power Management feature press Ese to go back to the Main Menu We are now going to briefly explain the options in this menu ACPI Function Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a comp
73. ng and just press the Enter key and it will disable security Once security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter the BIOS setup menu freely Don t forget your password If you forget the password you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system But by doing this you will have to reset all previously set options Boot To OS 2 Two options are available No or Yes The default setting is No When the system memory is bigger than 64MB the communication method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another If you use OS 2 operation system please select Yes if you are using another operating system select No System BIOS Cacheable Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting 1s Enabled Select Enabled if you want to improve BIOS performance under DOS environment C000 32K Shadow Three options are available Disabled gt Enabled Cached The default setting is Cached This option is used to define whether the BIOS on the video card uses the shadow feature or not You should set this option to Cached otherwise the display performance of the system will greatly decrease Shadowing address ranges This option allows you to decide if the ROM BIOS area of an interface card at a specific address uses the shadow feature or not If you have no interface card using this memory block don t
74. not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below SiS IDE Driver 5 1 Channel Audio Driver gt SISIDE Setup is preparing the InstallShieldiR Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait 100 Freeware Area View CD ROM Contents ei ei SPEED sth SPEED sth Step 1 Move the cursor to SiS IDE Driver Step 2 The SiS IDE driver setup InstallShield and click on it You will go to the next screen wizard shows up and it will go to the next screen for a while User s Manual Welcome xl Welcome to the SiS PCI IDE Driver Setup program This program will install SiS PCI IDE Driver on your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have tunning Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law lt Back U Next gt D Cancel Step 3 You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box Click Next gt to go on Select Components xl Select the c
75. o start install the hardware monitor Step 4 Then hardware doctor setup program is system utility preparing the InstallShield wizard to guide you to the rest of the setup process User s Manual InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Hardware Doctor The InstallShield Wizard will install Hardware Doctor on your computer To continue click Next Step 5 The welcome screen and its dialogue box will appear Click the Next gt button to go on InstallShield Wizard xi Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files amp Setup will install Hardware Doctor in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder epes Files winbond Hardware Doctor Browse InstallShield ze Step 6 Now you can choose the destination location where you want to install the drivers We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location After checking the folder click Next gt button InstallShield Wizard x Select Program Folder Please select a program folder D Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Hardware Doctor Existing Folders InstallShield lt B
76. oft Corporation Insert the 645 series CD into your CD ROM drive and it should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below SiS IDE Driver 5 1 Channel Audio Driver Utility Freeware Area g View CD ROM Contents Step 1 Move the cursor to 5 1 Channel Audio Driver and click on it You will go to the next screen Cl Avance AC97 Audio Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait PLL Cancel Step 2 The Avance AC 97 Audio setup InstallShield wizard shows up and it will go to the next screen for a while Avance AC 97 Audio Setup 4 66 x Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Avance AC 97 Audio The InstallShield Wizard will install Avance C 97 Audio on your computer To continue click Next Cancel Step 3 You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box Click Next gt to go on Digital Signature Not Found x The Microsoft digital signature affirms that software has been tested with Windows and that the software has not been altered since it was tested The software you are about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature Therefore there is no guarantee that this software works correctly with Windows Ava
77. omponents you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Components Install Remove SiS IDE Driver wi Install IDE Utility Destination Folder CAWINNTA Browse Space Required 122K Disk Space Available 4194303 K _Disk Space ae Ge Step 4 This setup program will ask you to select the components you want to install Please check which drivers you want to install When you choose the items please click the Next gt button to continue Select Components xl Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Components Destination Folder CAWINNT system32 drivers Browse Space Required 39K Space Available 4194303 K _Disk Space Ge Step 5 This setup program will ask you to select the components you want to install Please check which drivers you want to install When you choose the items please click the Next gt button Appendix B to continue Install Win2 000 IDE drivers Step 6 The installer will show the install progress percentage Setup Complete To finish setting remove up your SiS PCI IDE you must restart your computer Ze es want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Step 7 When the installation is complete th
78. ons of your HDD s specify if the HDD is using IDE or OIDE2 If you know the disk capacity indicate it and check LI in case you give no indication we will consider that your HDD is MIDE1 Master For example In the Hard Disk Drive space check the box in the Brand space write SEAGATE in the Specifications space write Darracuda ATA2 ST330631A 30 GB CD ROM Drive Indicate the brand and specifications of your CD ROM drive Specify if it uses O IDE1 or OIDE2 gt and check v _ in case you give no indication we will consider that your CD ROM is MIDE2 Master For example In the CD ROM Drive space check the box in the Brand space write Pioneer in the Specifications space write DVD 16 System Memory DDR SDRAM Indicate the brand and specifications DDR DIMM of your system memory Examples Density Description Module Components Module Part Number CAS Latency Speed MHz For example In the Brand space write Micron in the Specifications space write Density 128MB Description SS 16 Megx72 2 5V ECC Gold Module Components 9 16 Megx 8 Module Part Number MT9VDDT1672AG CAS Latency 2 Speed MHz 200 MHz Please give us the detailed information of your DDR DIMM module as it will help us to simulate the problems you met Add On Card Indicate which add on cards you are absolutely sure are r
79. options are available Auto gt 0 gt 1 gt 2 gt 3 gt 4 5 The default setting is Auto The BIOS can auto detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate You can select the PIO mode from Mode 0 to Mode 4 of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate 32 Bit Transfer Mode Two options are available Auto gt Off The default setting is Off Select Auto can enable 32 bit access to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate Video Type Four options are available VGA EGA gt CGA 40x25 gt CGA 80x25 Mono The default setting is VGA EGA You can set your monitor display typr here User s Manual 3 10 Chapter 3 3 3 Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item you can press lt Enter gt at any time to display all the options for this item Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu we recommend you use the default values AMIBIOS HEN SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced BIOS Features Setup Help Quick Boot ist Boot Device Floppy 1 44 ME 31 end Boot Device Disabled 3rd Boot Device Disabled Try Other Boot Devices TEZ a M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled BootUp un Lock On PSs Mouse Support Enabled Passuord Check setup Boot To O52 No system BIOS Cacheable Enabled ABA 32k Shadow Cached CGHB 16k Shadow D
80. orth America and South America please contact ABIT Computer USA Corporation 46808 Lakeview Blvd Fremont California 94538 U S A sales abit usa com technical abit usa com Tel 1 510 623 0500 Fax 1 510 623 1092 In the UK and Ireland ABIT Computer Corporation Ltd Unit 3 24 26 Boulton Road Stevenage Herts SGI 4QX UK abituksales compuserve com abituktech compuserve com Tel 44 1438 228888 Fax 44 1438 226333 In Germany and Benelux Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg countries AMOR Computer B V ABIT s European Office Van Coehoornstraat 7 5916 PH Venlo The Netherlands sales Wabit nl technical abit nl Tel 31 77 3204428 Fax 31 77 3204420 SX7 533 How to Get Technical Support G 3 All other territories not covered above please contact Taiwan Head Office When contacting our headquarters please note we are located in Taiwan and we are 8 GMT time In addition we have holidays that may be different from those in your country ABIT Computer Corporation No 323 YangGuang St Neihu Taipei 114 Taiwan sales abit com tw market abit com tw technical abit com tw Tel 886 2 875 18888 Fax 886 2 87513381 RMA Service If your system has been working but it just stopped but you have not installed any new software or hardware recently it is likely that you have a defective component Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product You should be able to get RMA service there
81. puter now then click the Installing The Winbond Hardware Monitor System D 3 Finish button to restart your computer to finish see the item called winbond gt Hardware the driver update Doctor Click it and you will be able to see the screen below D A ccessories a EE ae Aei Click Here i La ein amp startup ra Internet Explorer fa Outlook Express SR 11 41PM Step 11 You can select the program from Start toolbar and then choose Programs You will Step 12 This screen shows the hardware monitor system screen It shows information about system temperature voltages and fan speed Some items can let you set the warning range you can optimize values by setting them in accordance your system i Winbond Hardware Doctor Yer 2 70 xl File Tools Help Voltage Low Limit High Limit Status Vcore fef 1 00 EN 410 7 90 Jg v Vio 4f gt f3 10 230 O a 400 373 49 Y ADM KDE 4 00 O 6 00 551 4 gt y ATM D by om 10 00 m es 14 00 13 02 4 gt y AGPIV DE 120 1 00 em 4 00 1 79 de y DDRIV al 235 200 meng es 3 00 285 d gt Yy Ysb dc 400 O Res 6 00 550 dr v all 270 150 410 3 30 afp V Chassis Fan 4 N A rem RPM CPU Fan f 1055 EE RPM 127 60 00 sf c A0 127 70 00 gt E User s Manual D 4 Appendix D SX7 533 AMI BIOS Update Guide E 1 Appendix E AMI BIOS Update Guide We will use the SX7 533 motherboard as
82. re Size Up to seven options are available 4MB 8MB 3 16MB 32MB 3 64MB 3 128 MB 3 256 MB The default setting is 64MB This option specifies the amount of system memory that can be used by the AGP device 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 See http www agpforum org for AGP information APIC Select Two options are available Disable or Enable The default setting is Enable If you set to Enable the next item will be available to choose When you set it to Disable the system will use the default six PCI IRQs for all devices and will not increase the number of PCI IRQs MPS Revision This option specifies which version of MPS the motherboard will use Two options available 1 1 or 1 4 The default setting is 7 4 MPS stands for Multi Processor Specification If you use an older operating system for dual processor executing please set this option to Ll IDE Access Interface Two options are available Fast Embedded Bus or PCI Bus The default setting is Fast Embedded Bus This item can let you select to use the legacy PCI IDE access interface or use the SiS MuTIOL Media I O bus to transfer data Select the Fast Embedded Bus should can get the better system performance USBO Access Interface Two options are available Fast Embedded Bus or PCI Bus The default setting is Fa
83. re boot up please clear the CMOS first Then put the jumper to its default position After that you can reboot your system and ensure that your system is working fine User s Manual 2 10 Chapter 2 8 EPIO1 Headers The Headers for Chassis s Front Panel Indicators and Switches IT FPIOI are for switches and indicators for the BS Bee em e chassis s front panel there are several functions that i z A a Ee come from this header You have to watch the pin position and the orientation or you may cause LED do not light up Figure 2 8 shows you the FPIO1 functions of the pins HDD LED RESET SPEAKER FPIO1 Figure 2 8 The definition of FPIO1 pins FPIOI Pin 1 amp 3 HDD LED Header Attach the cable from the case s front panel HDD LED to this header If you install it in the wrong direction the LED light will not illuminate correctly Note Watch the HDD LED pin position and the orientation FPIO1 Pin 5 amp 7 Hardware Reset Switch Header Attach the cable from the case s front panel Reset switch to this header Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system FPIO1 Pin 15 17 19 21 Speaker Header Attach the cable from the system speaker to this header FPIOI Pin 2 amp 4 Suspend LED Header Insert the two threaded suspend LED cable into this header If you install it in the wrong direction the LED light w
84. rence Power Resources which are in the ON state for a given device state can be in that device state In all other cases the device is in the D3 off state Devices that are enabled to wake the system and that can do so from their current device state can initiate a hardware event which transitions the system state to S0 This transition causes the processor to begin execution at its boot location The BIOS performs initialization of core functions as required to exit an S3 state and passes control to the firmware resume vector Please see the ACPI Specification Rev 1 0 book section 9 3 2 for more details on BIOS initialization User s Manual 3 20 Chapter 3 From the software point of view this state is functionally the same as the S2 state The operational difference can be that some Power Resources that could be left ON in the S2 state might not be available to the S3 state As such additional devices can be required to be in logically lower DO D1 D2 or D3 state for S3 than S2 Similarly some device wake events can function in S2 but not S3 Because the processor context can be lost while in the S3 state the transition to the S3 state requires that the operating software flush all dirty cache to DRAM Above information for system SI were refer to ACPI Specification Rev 1 0 Initialize VGA BIOS By S3 Two options are available Disabled or Enabled The default setting is Enabled This item allow you choose when system wake
85. rmat at the factory so you can probably skip this operation Remember though the primary IDE HDD must have its partition set to active within the FDISK procedure If you are using an old HDD that is already formatted auto detection can t detect the correct parameters You may need to do a low level format or set the parameters manually and then check if the HDD is working ARMD means ATAPI Removeable Media Device Such as IDE ZIP IDE LS120 etc Cylinders When disks are placed directly above one another along the shaft the circular vertical slice consisting of all the tracks located in a particular position is called a cylinder You can set the number of cylinders for a HDD The minimum number you can enter is 0 the maximum number you can enter is 65535 Heads This is the tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to create and read back the magnetic patterns on the disk also called the read write head You can configure the number of read write heads The minimum number you can enter is 0 the maximum number you can enter is 255 Write Precompensation The minimum number you can enter is 0 the maximum number you can enter is 65535 Sectors The minimum segment of track length that can be assigned to stored data Sectors usually are grouped into blocks or logical blocks that function as the smallest units of data permit You can configure this item to sectors per track The minimum number you can enter is
86. ssor di Put the heatsink supporting cover onto the lt gt heatsink Make sure all four locking clasps on each 7 gt side of the supporting cover reach in the locking holes Heatsink Supporting Base Push down the retaining clip on both sides of the supporting cover to lock together with the supporting base Watch the direction you push down on the clip Gi Locking Hole ON The heatsink supporting cover and base should now firmly lock together with the heatsink inside Attention CPU Socket Lever E e EE Figure 2 3 Installing P4 Socket 478 processor p EE l and its heatsink onto supporting base User s Manual 2 4 Chapter 2 2 3 Installing System Memory This motherboard provides three 184 pin DDR DIMM sites for memory expansion The DDR DIMM sockets support 8 M x 64 64 MB 16 M x 64 128 MB 32 M x 64 256 MB 64 M x 64 512 MB and 128 M x 64 1024 MB or double density DDR DIMM modules Minimum memory is 64 MB and the maximum memory is 2 GB Unbuffered PC 2700 DDR Module or 3 GB Unbuffered PC 1600 2100 DDR Module DDR SDRAM There are three memory module sockets on the system board for a total of six banks In order to create a memory array following rules must be followed For those modules we suggest that you be populate DIMMI to DIMM3 in order Supports single and double density DDR DIMMs Table 2 1 Valid Memory Configurations Bank 0 1 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB 64 MB 1 GB w
87. st Embedded Bus This item can let you select to use the legacy PCI USBO access interface or use the SiS MuTIOL Media I O bus to transfer data Select the Fast Embedded Bus should can get the better system performance USBI Access Interface Two options are available Fast Embedded Bus or PCI Bus The default setting is Fast Embedded Bus This item can let you select to use the legacy PCI USB1 access interface or use the SiS MuTIOL Media I O bus to transfer data Select the Fast Embedded Bus should can get the better system performance SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 17 3 5 Power Management Setup Menu The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power management feature With this feature when the computer is powered on but inactive the power consumption is reduced in order to save energy When the computer operates normally it is in Normal mode In this mode the Power Management Program will control the access to video parallel ports serial ports and drives and the operating status of the keyboard mouse and other device These are referred to as Power Management Events In cases where none of these events occur the system enters the power saving mode When one of the controlled events occurs the system immediately returns to normal mode and operates at its maximum speed Power saving modes can be divided into three modes according to their power consumption Doze Mode Standby Mode and Suspe
88. t Block programming Yes gt Flash ROM Update Completed Pass Please restart your system EEN When the flash process is complete you can see the completed message that will ask you to restart your system The AMI flash utility can t be completed under a Windows 95 98 98SE Windows NT Windows 2000 gt Windows XP or Windows ME environment you must be in a pure DOS environment You should check which BIOS file is to be used with your motherboard don t flash with the wrong BIOS file Otherwise you may cause system malfunctions SX7 533 Troubleshooting Need Assistance F I Appendix F Troubleshooting Need Assistance Motherboard Troubleshooting Q amp A Q A Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new motherboard to assemble my new computer system Yes we highly recommend that you clear the CMOS before installing a new motherboard Please move the CMOS jumper from its default 1 2 position to 2 3 for a few seconds and then back When you boot up your system for the first time follow the instructions in the user s manual to load the optimized defaults If my systems hang when I update the BIOS or set the wrong processor parameters what should I do Whenever you update the BIOS or if the system hangs due to wrong processor parameters setting always clear CMOS jumper before booting up again How can I get a quick response to my request for technical support Be sur
89. t Enter gt You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To disable a password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter the password A message will confirm the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely PASSWORD DISABLED When a password has been enabled you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option If the Security option is set to System the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup If you set to Setup prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 33 3 11 Load Optimized Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations 3 12 Load Fail Safe Defaults When you press lt Enter gt on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to Load Fail Saf
90. t make any changes to this item CPU Operating Speed This option sets the processor speed In this field the processor speed is indicated like this Processor Speed External Clock x Multiplier Factor This item will automatically show the processor speed according the type and speed of your processor or you can choose the User Define then the following items will be available to set User defined external clock and multiplier factor gt User Defined The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause processor damage Setting the working frequency higher than the specifications of PCI or processor may cause abnormal memory module functioning system hangs hard disk drive data loss abnormal functioning of the VGA card or abnormal functioning with other add on cards Using non specification settings for your processor is not the intention of this explanation for which should be used for engineering testing only and not for normal operation If you use non specification settings for normal operation your system may not be stable and may affect system reliability Also we do not guarantee the stability and compatibility for settings that are not within specification and any damage of any elements on the motherboard or peripherals is not our responsibility e CPU Front Side Bus Frequency You can increase the processor clock speed here This means that you can independently increase
91. t the speaker and KaraOK key factor position is correct or Wrong you can check each speaker is sound correctly or poor quality E E Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General Avance AC9 Audio Configuration F ON FET Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General Informations SE Audio Driver Version 5 10 0 3832 6 dB DirectX Version DirectX 8 or better 0 dB Audio Controller Sis 7012 6 dB AC97 Codec Am 12 dB IK 3K EK Hz 100 200 400 600 12K 14K 16K This menu item can let you set specific frequency Thi smenu item can give you the information dB value such as audio driver version DirectX version Se audio controller name AC97 Codec name Avance AC97 Audio Configuration N Sound Effect Equalizer Speaker Configuration Speaker Test General No of Speakers Phonejack Switch 2 channels mode for stereo speakers output 4 channels mode for 4 speakers output Line Dut Front Speaker Out 6 channels mode for 5 1 speakers output e Za Synchronize phonejack switch with the speakers settings g Mic In This menu item can let you choose the speakers quanties you have and can select the signal source is from which phone jack User s Manual C 4 Appendix C SX7 533 Installing The Winbond Hardware Monitor System D I Appendix D Installing The Winbond Hardware
92. ter Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup L a Step 5 When the installation is complete the installer will ask you to restart your computer We suggest that you choose Yes I want to restart my computer now then click the Finish button to restart your computer to finish the driver updates SX7 533 SiS IDE Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 B 1 Appendix B SiS IDE Drivers Installation for Windows 2000 After vou ve installed Windows 2000 vou will need to install the SiS IDE drivers Step bv step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section After installing Windows 2000 the qualitv of vour displav will be poor because it will be set to 640 480 and 16 colors For the best screen capture quality install the VGA drivers and set the desktop to 800 600 using True Color Under Windows 2000 operating system you have to install the service pack 2 SP2 or latest service pack to get the best system performance You can download SP2 at Microsoft WEB site Details of the Windows 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual If you have any problems with Windows 2000 installation operation or settings please refer to your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the 645 series CD into your CD ROM drive and it should execute the program automatically If
93. ter installing Windows 2000 the quality of your display will be poor because it will be set to 640 480 and 16 colors For the best screen capture quality install the VGA drivers and set the desktop to 800 600 using True Color Under Windows 2000 operating system you have to install the service pack 2 SP2 or latest service pack to get the best system performance You can download SP2 at Microsoft WEB site Details of the Windows 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual If you have any problems with Windows 2000 installation operation or settings please refer to your Windows 2000 user s manual or other databases provided by Microsoft Corporation Insert the 645 series CD into your CD ROM drive and it should execute the program automatically If not you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of the CD After it has been executed you will see the screen below SiS IDE Driver WC 5 1 Channel Audio Driver gt SiS Acceleration Graphic Port Setup is preparing the Freeward AR EZ gel InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the test of the setup process Please wait View CD ROM Contents 47 99 di F lt lt SPEED sTAOW PEED sth Step 1 Move the cursor to SiS Chipset Step 2 The SiS AGP driver setup InstallShield Driver and click on it You will go to the next wizard shows up and it will go to the next screen screen for a
94. th spacers Take a careful look at the ll motherboard and you will see many mounting holes on it Line these holes up with the mounting holes on the base If STUD the holes line up and there are screw holes this means you can attach the motherboard with studs If the holes line up and there are only slots this means you can only attach the motherboard with spacers Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots After doing this to all the slots you can slide the motherboard into position aligned with Mainboard the slots After the motherboard has been positioned check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on SPACER Figure 2 1 The outline of stub and spacer Figure 2 2 shows you the way to affix the motherboard chassis Base USING studs or spacers Figure 2 2 The way we fixed the motherboard Note If the motherboard has mounting holes but they don t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers don t worry you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes Just cut the bottom portion of spacers the spacer they may be a little hard to cut so be careful with your hands In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits Sometimes you may need to use the plastic springs to isolate the screw from the motherboard PCB surface because the circuit wire may be near by the hole Be careful don t let
95. the processor FSB clock speed The DEC decimal numbers from 100 to 200 are available with the default setting at 700 or 133 depends on the CPU you used You can change this setting to increase processor FSB clock speed The processor FSB speed above the standard bus speed is supported but not guaranteed due to processor specifications CPU Multiplier factor The multiplier factors for this motherboard are Auto gt 8 0x gt 10 0x gt 11 0x gt gt 24 0x These factors vary with the different type and specification of the processor installed Some processors may have the multiplier factor locked so there is no way to choose a higher multiplier factor This item will show the CPU locked message SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 5 Estimated new CPU clock This item will show you the frequency that according settings from the item CPU Front Side Bus Frequency and CPU Multiplier factor CPU FSB DRAM AGP PCI ratio Eight options are available 3 3 2 1 3 3 4 2 1 3 3 5 2 1 3 3 6 2 1 4 3 2 1 34 4 2 1 gt 4 5 2 1 gt 4 6 2 1 The default setting is 3 3 2 1 or 4 3 2 1 This item lets you set the processor Front Side Bus DRAM AGP and PCI clock ratio It correlates with the processor FSB clock you set Many of options are available you can choose the divider ratio you want In this case 4 3 2 1 the DRAM clock will be the processor FSB clock divided by 4 and times 3 AGP clock will be the processor FS
96. the screw contact any the printed circuit wire or parts on the PCB that are near the fixing hole otherwise it may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning SX7 533 Installing the Motherboard 2 3 2 2 Install Pentium 4 Processor and Heatsink Supporting Base This motherboard provides a ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 478 to install Intel Pentium 4 Push Down To Lock processor The processor you bought should include a Heatsink heatsink and cooling fan kit along with If that s not ilii l the case buv one speciallv designed for Pentium 4 Socket 478 Please refer to figure 2 3 to install the EM processor Supporting Cover 1 Locate the Socket 478 Fasten the heatsink supporting base onto the motherboard Attention If you are using chassis specially designed for Pentium 4 please pay attention to the location of metal studs or spacers if they are already installed Locking Clasp on the chassis Be careful not let the metal studs or spacers contact the printed circuit wire or parts on the PCB Heatsink N Pull the processor socket lever sideways away from the socket and then upwards to 90 degrees Insert the processor with the correct orientation Do not use extra force to insert processor it only fits in one orientation Push down the socket lever while holding down the processor Go Put the heatsink face down onto the processor until Socket 478 dr it completely covers the proce
97. ting Mode Six options are available Safe 3 Normal Fast gt Turbo 3 Ultra gt Manual The default setting is Normal If you choose the Manual the following items will be available DDR RAS Precharge Time Three options are available 2T gt 3T AT The default setting is 37 This item is to set SDR DDR SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 15 SDRAM RAS precharge time It can define the SDRAM precharge to ACT command period tRP timing value Precharge time time from precharge command to when back can be activated DDR RAS to CAS Delay Three options are available 2T gt 3T AT The default setting is 37 This item is to set SDR DDR SDRAM RAS to CAS delay It can define the SDRAM ACT to Read Write command period tRCD timing value RAS to CAS latency rd wr command delay DDR Write Recovery Time Two options are available 2T gt IT The default setting is 27 This item is to set SDR DDR SDRAM write recovery time This item bit controls the number of clock cycles that must occur from the last valid write operation to the earlist time a new Precharge command can be asserted to the same bank When you set it to 17 tWR duration is 1 clock cycle etc ep Timing Constraint Control Two options are available Slow gt Normal The default setting is Slow Timing Constraint Control on DDR SDRAM Back to Back write Commands which are issued to different ranks GW Write Mask AGP Request Two options are available Enabled gt
98. ting system directs all system and device power state transitions The operating system puts devices in and out of low power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being used by applications Devices that are not being used can be turned off The operating system uses information from applications and user settings to put the system as a whole into a low power state The table below describes which devices or specific events can wake the computer from specific states Table 3 5 1 Wake Up Device and Events These device events can wake up the computer Sleeping mode or power off mode RTC alarm Sleeping mode or power off mode Sleeping mode or power off mode SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 19 Table 3 5 2 Effect of Pressing the Power Switch and the power switch is the system enters this pressed for state Less than four seconds More than four seconds Forced power off Less than four seconds Defined by OS Less than four seconds ACPI Standby State Three options are available SI gt S3 gt Auto The default setting is Auto In this case BIOS will automatically judge your system can running on which state Generally ACPI has six states System SO state SI state S2 state S3 state S4 state S5 state SI and S3 states are described below The S1 POS State POS means Power On Suspend While the system is in the S1 sleeping state its behavior is as described below e The processor is not
99. tion of the function keys you may use here Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup Press f lt up down left right to choose in the main menu the option you want to confirm or to modify Press F10 when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu Press Page Up Page Down or keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option Parts of the screenshot may not same as you see on your screen because the BIOS version may change periodically However most of the functions covered in this manual will work We suggest that you go to our WEB site often to see if there are new manual releases Then you can check the newly updated BIOS items SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 3 Computer Knowledge CMOS Data Maybe you have heard somebody saying that his or her CMOS DATA was lost What is the CMOS Is it important The CMOS is the memory used to store the BIOS parameters that you have configured This memory is passive You can read its data and you can also store data in it But this memory has to be powered by a battery in order to avoid any loss of its data when the computer is turned off Since you may have to change the CMOS battery when it is out of power and if doing so you will loose all CMOS data therefore we recommend that you write down all the parameters of your hardware or to put a label with these parameters on your hard disk
100. ttings value the system will give you an alarm message or sound to remind you that the processor is overheating All Voltages Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring These items list the current states of the processor and environment using RT1 to detect them temperatures as well as fan speeds processor fan and chassis fan It cann t be changed by the user The following items list the voltage states of the system power It is also unchangeable User s Manual 3 32 Chapter 3 The hardware monitoring features for temperatures fans and voltages will occupy the I O address from 294H to 297H If you have a network adapter sound card or other add on cards that might use those I O addresses please adjust your add on card I O address to avoid the use of those addresses 3 9 Set Supervisor Password Can let you enter and change the options of the setup menus 3 10 Set User Password You have to set the Supervisor Password then you can set user password Set Password Can enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ENTER PASSWORD Type the password up to eight characters in length and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press l
101. ug from here to the stereo audio equipment AUX signal input socket Remember the motherboard does not have a built in amplifier to drive the speaker so you must use a speaker that has a built in amplifier or you may not hear any sound or only a small volume of sound from the speaker Line In Connector You can connect the TV adapter audio output signal or external audio sources like a CD walkman video camcorder VHS recorder audio output signal plug to this connector Your audio software can control the input level for the line in signal Mic In Connector You can connect the plug from the microphone to this connector Do not connect other audio or signal sources to this connector 20 MIDI GAME Port Connector You can connect your joystick game pad or other simulation hardware device DIN 15 pin plugs to this connector Please refer to the further connection notes of the device s user s manual for further detailed information User s Manual 2 16 Chapter 2 This chapter contains many color drawing diagram and photos we strongly recommend you to read this chapter use the PDF file we gave you that store in the CD Title It will provide you the better look and clearly color identify SX7 533 Introducing the BIOS 3 1 Chapter 3 Introducing the BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off This program is also referred to as th
102. uter The ACPI functions are always Enabled If you want ACPI functions to work normally you should notice two things One is your operating system must support ACPI as of now only Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows ME and Windows XP supports these functions The second thing is that all devices and add on cards in your system must fully support ACPI both hardware and software drivers If you want to know if your devices or add on cards support ACPI or not please contact the device or add on card manufacture for more information If you want to know more about ACPI specifications please go to the address below for more detailed information http www teleport com acpi acpihtml home htm ACPI requires an ACPI aware operating system ACPI features include Plug and Play including bus and device enumeration and APM functionality normally contained in the BIOS Power management control of individual devices add in cards some add in cards may require an ACPI aware driver video displays and hard disk drives A Soft off feature that enables the operating system to power off the computer Support for multiple wake up events see Table 3 5 1 Support for a front panel power and sleep mode switch Table 3 5 2 describes the system states based on how long the power switch is pressed depending on how ACPI is configured with an ACPI aware operating system System States and Power States Under ACPI the opera
103. y Vcore Spread Spectrum Function F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save amp Exit AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY VERSION 3 31a Advanced BIOS Features I Setup Help 1 Quick Boot ist Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Try Other Boot Devices S M A R T for Hard Disks Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Seek BootUp Num Lock P5 2 Mouse Support Password Check Boot To 05 2 System BIOS Cacheable CBbBB 3Z2k Shadow C8BB 16k Shadow CCBB 16k Shadow F1 Help fl Select Item Esc Previous Menu Yes Disabled Disabled Disabled On Enabled Setup No Enabled Cached Disabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Change Values Enter Select Sub Menu F9 Setup Defaults Fi Save amp Exit User s Manual Appendix E Second way is When you start to get in the boot sequence press lt F6 gt key once then you can see the Select First Boot Device menu show up Choose floppy as the first boot device then press lt Enter gt key to continue the boot sequence 8 You must flash the BIOS in pure DOS mode After successfully booting off of the floppy execute the flash utility according to these instructions amiflash sx7 89 rom then press the lt Enter gt key and the flashing procedure will start Chipset Vendor Chipset Code ROM File Name AMI Flash Utility V8 27 34 Flash ROM Programming Report SiS Flash ROM Vendor AMIC 646 Flash ROM Code A29002L V47 5X7 89 ROM ROM File Size 256 kb Boo

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