PC CHIPS M960G (V3.0A)
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1. LABEL COMPONENTS DDR1 2 Two 184 pin DDR SDRAM sockets IDE1 2 Primary Secondary IDE connectors CPUPW 1 Standard 4 Pin ATX Power connector ATXPW1 Standard 20 Pin ATX Power connector USB2 USB3 Front Panel USB headers FDD1 Floppy Disk Drive connector PANEL1 Front Panel Switch LED header SYSFAN1 System Fan connector SYSFAN2 System Fan connector optional JP2 Clear CMOS jumper JP3 USBLAN1 Power Select jumper JP4 USB1 Power Select jumper JP5 USB2 Power Select jumper JP6 USB3 Power Select jumper SPK1 Speaker header IR1 Infrared header PCI 1 5 32 bit PCI slots CD1 Analog Audio Input header AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio header READER1 USB Card Reader header CPUFAN1 CPU Fan connector CNH1 Communications Networking Riser slot Motherboard User s Guide Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard Shared with READER1 Optional wm UO m m PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 Keyboard keyboard Parallel Port Use the Parallel port to connect printers or LPT1 other parallel communications devices COM1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax nodems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 VGA Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to optional connect your2. ee eeee eee e eere ee ee eene ennt tn nn 1 M 2 PACKAGE Contents aa 5 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation ees 7 Motherboard Comporients 2 esee etit dixe et eire 10 Installing the Processor 1 Installing Memory Modules 12 EE 14 eee 19 Connecting Optional Devices essent 16 Install Other Devices ee ee ere tene 19 Expansion Slots ivs 22 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility e 24 INET ODUCHON mE 24 Running the Setup Utility sss seen 20 Standard CMOS Setup Page 5 eie ementi eher 26 Advanced Setup Page ee 27 Fe tures Setup Page iuit eid iai e piat te ma 29 Power Management Setup Page sse 31 PGP lug and Play Setup Pas eis aui itid 33 BIOS SecurityFeatures Setup Page esse 34 CPU PHP Setup Page xe iet ep 35 Hardware Monitor e e Es 36 Load Optimal Settings siegi a RW HERE HEURE 37 Save Changes and Exit ine oerte 37 Discard Changes and Exit cii e city 37 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications eere 38 gita 36 Installing Support Software aceite tte ee ek 39 Bundled Software Installation eene 41
3. CERTIFICATE The T V CERT Certification Body for QM Systems of RWTUV Systems GmbH hereby certifies in accordance with T V CERT procedure that ELITEGROUP COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO LTD ECS MANUFACTURING SHENZHEN CO LTD ELITE TECHNOLOGY SHENZHEN CO LTD 2F No 240 Sec 1 Nel Hu Road Taipei Taiwan 114 R O C No 22 Alley 38 Lane 91 Sec 1 Nei Hu Road Taipei Taiwan 114 R O C No 20 amp No 26 Free Trade Zone Shatoujiao Shenzhen City GuangDong Province China has established and applies a quality system for Design Manufacturing and Sales of Mainboards Personal Computers Notebooks and Peripheral Cards An audit was performed Report No 2 5 1585 2000 Proof has been furnished that the requirements according to 1S0 9001 2000 EN ISO 9001 2000 JIS Q 9001 2000 ANSI ASQC Q9001 2000 are fulfilled The certificate is valid until 27 January 2007 Certificate Registration No 04100 2000 1325 The company has been certified since 2000 Essen 04 03 2004 di RWI d eu ot Systems GmbH RWTUV fex ADD ISO14001 CERTIFICATE Certificate NO 05 2001 065 Date ofissue 30th Dec 2001 Date of expiry 29th Dec 2004 Sioned by SHENZHEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION CENTER 1 XD VE LLL Motherboard User s Guide This publication including photographs illustrations and software is under the protection of international co
4. One 8x AGP slot One CNR slot Onboard IDE channels e Two IDE Connectors e Supports PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct Memory Access modes e Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133 100 66 MB sec Onboard VGA e Built in a high performance 256 bit 3D engine e Supports AGP 2 0 compliant configuration setting e Supports AGP 4X 266 MHz with 16 stages pipeline full side band pipe function AC 97 Audio Codec e 6 CH hardware architecture allows multi channel south bridge to playback 6CH audio Intel AC 97 REV 2 3 compatible meeting Microsoft PC2001 requirements e Built in earphone buffer and internal PLL the latter saving additional crystal e Line in rear out share the same jack Center bass share the MIC jack e Digital S PDIF OUT Support e CRL 3D HRTF based BS3D compatible audio engine Onboard I O Ports The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors e Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard e One serial port e One parallel port Motherboard User s Guide e One VGA port e One LAN port optional e Four back panel USB 2 0 ports e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Fast Ethernet LAN optional e Built in 100Base TX 10Base T Physical Layer solution e Dual Speed 100 10 Mbps e MII Interface to Ethernet Controller and Configuration Status e Auto Negotiation 10 100 Full Half Duplex e Meet All applicable IEEE 802 3 10
5. If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the IR1 header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis SPDIFO1 SPDIF Out Header S PDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface is a standard audio transfer file format and allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format Via a specific audio cable you can connect the SPDIFO1 header S PDIF output on the motherboard to the S PDIF digital input on the external speakers or AC Decode de vices Pin Signa Pim Signar Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below LLLLI BEXBEE E 5 7 om or om s ETTI FDD1 Motherboard User s Guide Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The motherboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a sing
6. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting OK or Cancel If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F1 to display a screen describing all key functions Press F9 to install the setup utility with a set of default values 25 Motherboard User s Guide Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your system CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup System Time 00 00 10 Help Item System Date Fri 10 24 2003 User Enter TAB or Primary IDE Master Auto SHIFT TAB to select a Primary IDE Slave Auto field f Secondary IDE Master Auto Use or to configure Secondary IDE Slave Auto system time Floppy A 1 4 MB 3 1 2 Floppy B Disabled Date amp Time These items set up system date and time Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Secondary IDE Master Secondary IDE Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive set it to User and then fill in the hard disk characteristics Size Cyls etc manually If you have a CD ROM drive select the setting CDROM If you have an ATAPI device with remov able media e g
7. for Keyboard Power On Disabled Operating System LAN Ring Power On Disabled Yes If OS supports 53 54 USB Device Power On Disabled ACPI No If OS does not support ACPI ACPI Aware O S This item supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature Power Management Use this item to select a power management scheme Both APM and ACPI are supported Suspend Time Out This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspend mode 31 Motherboard User s Guide Resume On RTC Alarm Date Hour Minute Second The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Keyboard Power On If you enable this item system can automatically resume by pressing any keys hot or power key or typing in the password on the keyboard You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature LAN Ring Power On The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem Ring or traffic on
8. the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Jumper Setting Clear CMOS Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 2 3 JP3 JP4 JP5 JP6 USB Power Select Jumper Use these jumpers to select the voltage for USB ports e USBLANI Power Selector JP3 Jumper Setting VCC5V Short pins 1 2 SB5V Short pins 2 3 14 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation USB1 Power Selector JP4 Jumper Setting VCC5V Short pins 1 2 SB5V Short pins 2 3 USB2 Power Selector JP5 e USB3 Power Selector JP6 VCC5V Short pins 1 2 SB5V Short pins 2 3 Note Make sure the power supply provides enough SB5V voltage before selecting the SB5V function Install the Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis case The board is an ATX size motherboard You can install this motherboard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis ATXPW 1 PANEL 1 SYSFAN2 optional 1 555 SYSFAN1 Motherboard User s Guide Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATXPWI connector o
9. these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Vander Tha infans are inshaa bor thay eade heri bs compariblig eni 154 1 rekan 9I 1 mut E inakalalian of fhia aolleans may mapai cect opezalins of pour epaien 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000 2 2 If you connect a USB 2 0 hub to the root hub plugging USB devices into this hub the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices connection because it could not recognize these devices Currently we are working on such limitations solution As soon as the solution is done the updated USB drive will be released to our website www pcchips com tw for your downloading This motherboard has a Socket 478 to support Intel Pentium 4 processors with Front Side Bus FSB speeds up to 800 MHz It integrates the SiS661FX Northbridge and SiS964L Southbridge that supports the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 0 95 It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 133 100 66 function It has one 8x AGP one CNR and five 32 bit PCI slots There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one parallel port one LAN port optional one VGA port three audio jac
10. to save and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu Discard Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility When the Discard Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK to discard changes and exit or select Cancel to return to the main menu Note If you have made settings that you do not want to save use the Discard Changes and Exit item and select OK to discard any changes you have made 37 Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD ROM that comes with the motherboard package The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard if Windows NT or manual installation please follow the instructions described as the Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation sec tion 38 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Installing Support Software 1 Insert the support C
11. 7 cROUND 8 GROUND s kv 70 USBFP O00 Locate the USB2 USB3 header on the motherboard Plug the bracket cable onto the USB2 USB3 header 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw Ne 17 Motherboard User s Guide READER1 USB Card Reader Header optional This header is for connecting internal USB card reader You can use a card reader to read or transfer files and digital images to your computer Note1 The READER is shared with the lower USB port located beside the VGA port of the I O back panel Please see Ports for more information Note2 Please check the pin assignment of the cable and the USB header on the motherboard Make sure the pin assignment will match before plugging in Any incorrect usage may cause unexpected damage to the system The vendor won t be responsible for any incidental or consequential damage arising from the usage or misusage of the purchased product IR1 Infrared Header The infrared port allows the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signa Pin Signa 5 mx e ax 18 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation 1 Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the motherboard
12. Base T and 100 Base TX Standards USB 2 0 e Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 e Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 0 95 e Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specifi cation Revision 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling e Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with inte grated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller up to eight functional ports e Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specifica tion release 1 1 e Legacy support for all downstream facing ports BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following e Power management e Wake up alarms Chapter 1 Introduction e CPU parameters and memory timing e CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Dimensions e ATX form factor of 305 x 220 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your motherboard package contains the following items Q The motherboard a The User s Guide a One diskette drive ribbon cable optional Q One IDE drive ribbon cable a The Software support CD Optional Accessor
13. D ROM disc in the CD ROM drive When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Setup Application and ReadMe at the bottom Please see the following illustration The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this mainboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver 39 Motherboard User s Guide Auto Installing under Windows 2000 XP If you are under Windows 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM Theinstallation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button LLL RE TD ed te Visa ar ird ee rc ibe lil Ha 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the defa
14. If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system 28 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility DRAM Voltage Control Use this item to adjust the voltage of the DRAM memory CPU Vcore Voltage Adjustment Use this item to adjust the Vcore voltage of the CPU Max CUPID Value Limit When this item is enabled you can use Prescott CPU and LGA 775 CPU and there will be a normal NT4 0 installation otherwise the automatically restarting will occur while installing Features Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for peripheral devices con nected to the system CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Features Setup OnBoard Floppy Controller Enabled Help Item Serial Port1 Address 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard IR Port Disabled pea us Parallel Port Address 378 7 Parallel Port Mode ECP oppy Sontroner ECP Mode DMA Channel DMA3 Parallel Port IRQ IRQ7 OnBoard PCI IDE Controller Both Audio Device Enabled MODEM Device Auto Ethernet Device Enabled Onboard USB Function Enabled USB Function For DOS Disabled OnBoard Floppy Controller Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port and to assign a port address 29 Motherboard User s Guide OnBoard IR Port Use this item to enable or d
15. Modules This motherboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V DIMM sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for unbuffered DDR400 333 266 200 Double Data Rate SDRAM and maximum 2 0 GB installed memory DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle the rising and falling edges effectively doubling the memory chip s data throughput DDR DIMMs can synchronously work with 400 333 266 200 MHz memory and provide 3 2 GB s 2 7 GB s 2 1 GB s and 1 6 GB s data transfer rate 12 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Memory Module Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 2 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM amm m ape qa oce e Install any remaining DIMM modules 13 Motherboard User s Guide J umper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN JP2 Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of
16. Motherboard User s Guide Static Electricity Precautions Static electricity could damage components on this motherboard Take the following precautions while unpacking this motherboard and installing it in a system 1 Don t take this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them While installing please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary Put this motherboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection 1 2 Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages Motherboard User s Guide Notice 1 Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified
17. a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical Floppy A B These items set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Setup Share Memory Size 32MB Help Item Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device PM IC35L040AVVNO7 Allows BIOS to skip 2nd Boot Device SS Pioneer DVD RO certain tests while 3rd Boot Device 1st Floppy Drive booting This will Try Other Boot Device Yes decrease the time Bootup Num Lock On needed to boot the Boot 05 2 gt 64 MB No system Graphic Win Size 64 MB DRAM CAS Latency By SPD Performance Mode Select Disabled MA 1T 2T Select Auto Hyper Threading Function Disabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIk Enabled Spread Spectrum Disabled DRAM Voltage Control Auto CPU Vcore Voltage Adjustment Auto Max CUPID Value Limit Disabled Share Memory Size This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with three options of 16 32 64MB Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device Use these ite
18. all 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished 41
19. computer to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Note The lower USB port located beside the VGA port is shared with the READER1 header Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal The second jack is for stereo Line Out signal The third jack is for Microphone 10 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Installing the Processor This motherboard has a Socket 478 processor socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure Follow these instructions to install the CPU E CPUFAN1 Socket 478 m 1 Install your CPU Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90 degree angle 2 Locate the CPU cut edge the corner with the pin hold noticeably missing Align and insert the CPU correctly 3 Press the lever down and apply thermal grease on top of the CPU 4 Put the CPU Fan down on the retention module and snap the four retention legs of the cooling fan into place 11 Motherboard User s Guide 5 Flip the levers over to lock the heat sink in place and connect the CPU cooling Fan power cable to the CPUFANI connector This completes the installation Installing Memory
20. he CPU and DRAM memory CPU Frequency This item shows the frequency of the CPU installed in your system DRAM Frequency This item shows the frequency of the DRAM in your system 35 Motherboard User s Guide Hardware Monitor Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Hardware Monitor Setup System Hardware Monitor Help Item Vcore 1 504 V Vdimm 2 496 V Vivdd 1 792 V Vcc5V 5 107 V SB3V 3 296 V SYSTEM FAN1 Speed 0 RPM SYSTEM FAN2 Speed 0 RPM CPU FAN Speed 4560 RPM SYSTEM Temperature 32 C 89 F CPU Temperature 41 C 105 F CPU System Temperature These items display CPU and system temperature measurement FAN amp Voltage Measurements These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements 36 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Load Optimal Defaults This option opens a dialog box to ask if you are sure to install optimized defaults or not You select OK and then press En ter the Setup Utility loads all default values or select Cancel and then press Enter the Setup Utility does not load default values Save Changes and Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration When the Save Changes and Exit dialog box appears select OK
21. ies You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard a The Extended USB module a The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card Q The Card Reader Motherboard User s Guide Note You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly e Install this motherboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connec tions to headers connectors on the motherboard Note 1 Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper JP2 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating JP2 and the setting options 2 Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Motherboard User s Guide Motherboard Components JP3 4 CPUPW1 SOCKET 478 CPUFAN1 PORTS DDR IDE SPDIFO1 abr E IR1 PO JP5 CNH1 95 FDD1 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
22. isable the onboard infrared port and to assign a port address Onboard Parallel Port This item enables or disables the onboard LPT1 parallel port and assigns a port address The Auto setting will detect and available address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode You can select Normal Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or EPP amp ECP Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel port Parallel Port DMA Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port OnBoard PCI IDE Use this item to enable or disable the onboard PCI IDE channel Audio Device This item enables or disables the AC 97 audio chip MODEM Device This item enables or disables the MC 97 modem chip Ethernet Device This item enables or disables the onboard Ethernet LAN OnBoard USB Function Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this motherboard 30 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility USB Function For DOS Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this mainboard in a DOS environment Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for system power management operation CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Power Management Setup ACPI Aware 0 S Yes Help Item Power Management Enabled Suspend Time Out Disabled Yes No Resume on RTC Alarm Disabled ACPI support
23. ity Features Setup Security Settings Help Item d Not Installed Install or Change Supervisor Password Change Supervisor Password PreSs Enter the password Supervisor Password This item indicates whether a supervisor password has been set If the password has been installed Installed displays If not Not Installed displays Change Supervisor Password You can select this option and press Enter to access the sub menu You can use the sub menu to change the supervisor pass word 34 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility CPU PnP Setup Page This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc CPU PnP Setup Manufacturer Intel Help Item Auto Dectect CPU and DRAM FREQU Enabled CPU Frequency Setting 133 Sets the ratio DRAM Frequency 200MHz between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency Note If an invalid ratio is set in CMOS then actual and setpoint values may differ Manufacturer These items show the brand of the CPU installed in your system Auto Detect CPU and DRAM FREQU When this item is enabled it automatically detects and shows the frequency of the CPU and DRAM memory installed in your system when disabled it can adjust the frequency of t
24. ks for Line in Line out and Microphone four back panel USB2 0 ports and onboard USB headers USB2 USB3 providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard It is an ATX motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Motherboard User s Guide Key Features The key features of this motherboard include Socket 478 Processor e Supports Intel Pentium 4 series CPU e Supports up to 800 MHz Front Side Bus Chipset There are SiS661FX Northbridge and SiS964L Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable archi tecture with proven reliability and performance e Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Interface Supports AGP v2 0 Compliant and AGP 8x 4x 2x interface with Fast Write Transaction e Built in a high performance 256 bit 3D engine and 32 bit floating point format VLIW triangle setup engine e Complete TV OUT Digital Flat Panel Solution Built in secondary CRT controller to support independent display of secondary CRT LCD and TV out e Integrated Multi threaded I O link ensures concurrency of upstream down stream data transfer with 1 GB s band width e PCI2 3 Specification Compliance e Integrated Multithreaded I O Link Mastering with Read Pipelined Streaming Memory Support e Two 184 pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory modules e Supports DDR400 memory bus e Maximum installed memory is 2GB Chapter 1 Introduction Expansion Slots e Five 32 bit PCI slots
25. le cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the motherboard If you want to install more IDE devices you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Second ary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the motherboard If you have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave 20 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Analog Audio Input Header If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system CU EE s When you first start up your system the BIOS should automati cally detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin header CD1 Pin Signar 21 Motherboard User s Guide Expansion Slots This motherboard has one AGP CNR and five 32 bit PCI slots 22 Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation Follow the steps below to install an AGP CNR PCI expansion card 1 Locate the AGP CNR or PCI slots on the motherboard 2 Remove
26. ms to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time Try Other Boot Device If you enable this item the system will also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations 27 Motherboard User s Guide BootUp Num Lock This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time Boot To OS 2 gt 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed Graphic Win Size This item defines the size of aperture if you use a graphic adapter DRAM CAS Latency This item determines the operation of SDRAM memory CAS column address strobe It is recommended that you leave this item at the default value The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode Performance Mode Select You can enable this item to achieve a better performance how ever it is necessary to use a better DDR SDRAM going with this function MA 1T 2T Select This item adjusts timing 1T 2T latency We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Hyper Threading Function You can set Disabled or Enabled to control HT CPU support in O S Set Enabled to test HT CPU function Auto detect DIMM PCI Clock When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots Spread Spectrum
27. n the motherboard The CPUPW is a 12V connector for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSFAN1 2 fan power connec tor on the motherboard SYSFAN2 is an optional connector Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 connector Here is a list of the PANEL pin assignments Pa Sga Pin Sina FP PWRISLP FP PWRISLPC RESET SW NC 6 POWER SW RESET SW P 8 POWER SW N 9 RSVD DNU Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation SPK1 Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard Pin Signa Pin Signal AUDIO2 Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pn Sgma Pm Sioa 5 AUDFPOUTR 6 AUD RETRA 8 KY s AUDFPOUTI 10 AUD RETI USB2 USB3 Front panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB headers USB2 USB3 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Pin Suna Pin Sina 5 USB FP POG 6 USB FP PIG
28. need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc 24 _ Chapter Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP Whenever you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Standard CMOS Setup CPU PnP Setup eAdvanced Setup Hardware Monitor Features Setup Load Optimal Defaults Power Management Setup Save Changes and Exit PCI Plug and Play Setup Discard Changes and Exit BIOS Security Features e Move Enter Select Value F10 Save Esc Exit F1 General Help F9 Optimized Settings Standards COMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc V02 54 C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Press to modify the selected field s values Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press and keys to cycle through alternative values of that item
29. pyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer f XD The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II IIL Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc SiS is a trademark of Silicon Integrated System Corporation Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged Copyright O 2004 All Rights Reserved M960G Series V3 0B S661FX November 2004 Motherboard User s Guide Table of Contents Trademark i Static Electricity Precautlons iies retten iii Pre Installation Inspection iiie n iii Chapter 1 Introduction
30. the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw 8x AGP Slot You can install a graphics adapter that supports the 8x AGP specification and has a 8x AGP edge connector in the AGP slot CNR Slot You can install the CNR Communications and Networking Riser cards in this slot including LAN Modem and Audio functions PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots 23 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer such as date and time the type of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually change the configura tion You might
31. the network adapter You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature S3 S4 USB Device Power On If you enable this item only in 53 54 mode the system can automatically resume by using the USB device 32 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility PCI Plug and Play Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc PCI Plug and Play Setup Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Help Item Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Select which PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled F graphics controller to use as the primary boot device Primary Graphics Adapter This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in an AGP slot Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PCI IDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value 33 Motherboard User s Guide BIOS Security Features Setup Page This page helps you install or change a password CMOS SETUP UTILITY Copyright C 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc BIOS Secur
32. ult options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed Trini tne oe ee ler br ee vus m ee dm earr ee uaa m 3 Thesupport software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is auto matically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected When the process is finished all the support soft ware will be installed and start working 40 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation If you are under Windows NT the auto installing program doesn t work out or you have to do the manual installation please follow this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after insert ing the support CD ROM 1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen and then click the Install Path at the bottom of the screen 2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its correct driver directory 3 Install each software in accordance with the corresponding driver path Bundled Software Installation bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to inst
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