Gigabyte GA-686BX motherboard
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1. E7 PIIX4 PIIX4 xa9e xae IDE2 For Secondary IDE port 11 FLOPPY FLOPPY PORT Quick Installation Guide 6BX RED LINE L X3 lt gt LC XXX gt XX XX OOO gt lt gt OOO XJ Y XX lt gt X amp O X p X OCH e O LPT PORT COM A COM B 6BX HT TI LPT PORT CPU le TARA Intel 440BX COM B COM A 0101010 0000 D 6BX JP1 Keyboard Power On Selection2. CPU gt Intel 8 A 440BX CE g DO Open Normal PIIX4 O Operation Short For Hardware m Reset System B 08383 PW LED Power LED Connector DO CPU E e 53 3 PIIX4 ssseccodooocd Pin Nol Function Pin Mo Function 1 LED anode 1 1 1 LED anode 2 LED cathode XX 2 NC 3 LED cathode o 3 LED cathode 6BX HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED 6BX Boa PIIX4 Infrared Connector Optional 6BX pod Pin Function CPU No 1 LED anode 2 LED Intel cathode 440BX 3 LED cathode 4 JLED ees anode Pin Function No 1 LED anode 2 LED cathode 1888800000 1 7 TORO TO CPU Intel i P 440BX Wa Function JIR Data Output 2 GND 3 IR Data Input 4 ING 5 POWER 200
3. CPU gt lt m Intel 440BX JP1 7 GAR L ee lee Keyboard Power On pus Default Disable 1 2 Enable DI 7 2 3 Disable DOE d USB USB Port CPU pod ca Intel 440BX 6BX B Pin No Function USB VO USB DO USB D0 GND PIIX4 USB Vi USB D1 USB D1 GND ls l alsjoln DOT 13 Quick Installation Guide J15 System After AC Back CPU gt Intel 8 440BX B OPEN Soft Off DOG CLOSE Full On PIIX4 Pin No Function J15 1 Signal 2 GND JP7 Wake On LAN CPU JP7 gt Intel g 440BX E Pin Function PIIX4 No 1 5vSB 2 GND 3 Signal
4. 300MHz 100x3 350MHz 100x3 5 Winbench98 CPU mark32 795 952 FPU Winmark 1560 1850 Business Disk 1670 1780 Hi End Disk 3300 3620 Business Graphics 165 188 Hi End Graphics 183 214 Winstone98 Business 29 8 33 8 Hi End 31 2 35 3 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENT INTRODUCTION 11 PREFAGE svarar stengene seksere 1 1 1 2 KEY FEATHERS seni avin cies Alivia tied nn Rien anus 1 1 1 3 PERFORMANCE LIST iii 1 2 1 4 BLOCK DIAGRAM css y n n sr Ke r xar ye YEK ee NY E Ee TA WAVE 1 3 1 5 INTRODUCE THE PENTIUM I PROCESSOR A AGP 1 4 1 6 WHAT IS AGP screens nanas 1 6 SPECIFICATION 2 1 HARDWARE vika pen en 2 1 SE EN RE r ad 2 2 2 3 ENVIRONMENT ee erek did 2 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ST UNPACKING sx say ner anse ere manie dE 3 1 3 2 MAINBOARD LAYOUT cocoa 3 2 3 3 QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS amp CONNECTORS E 3 2 3 4 DRAM INSTALLATION issues 3 6 3 5 CPUISPEED SETUP 3 6 3 6 CMOS RTC amp ISA CFG CMOS SRAM 3 7 3 7 SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION u keke 3 8 3 8 HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION 3 8 3 9 POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION 3 8 3 10 IDE amp ATAPI DEVICE INST TALLATION s sssesssnsssrssnsrsersrnsinsrnrnsnninsrnene 3 8 3 11 PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION keke 3 8 18 6BX 3 12 KEYBOARD A PS 2 MOUSE INSTALLATION nssenssss
5. 14 6BX JP8 Creative PCI Sound Card Support CPU gt ee Intel 8 es 440BX JP8 B RR Pin Function No 1 Signal PIIX4 2 J GND 3 NC 4 Signal oo 5 GND 6 Signal JP8 VO OP Op sl O Ole SB LINK BAT1 BATTERY CPU Intel 440BX 6BX 9909 p07000090 00000 Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions 15 Quick Installation Guide lll Top Performance Test Setting The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs Users have to modify the value for each item in chipset features as follow for top performance setting ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC EDO CASx MA Wait State Current CPU Temperature 56C
6. 300MHz 100x3 350MHz 100x3 5 Winbench98 CPU mark32 795 952 FPU Winmark 1560 1850 Business Disk 1670 1780 Hi End Disk 3300 3620 Business Graphics 165 188 Hi End Graphics 183 214 Winstone98 Business 29 8 33 8 Hi End 31 2 35 3 1 2 Introduction 1 4 BLOCK DIAGRAM 14 318MHz 3 3V SDRAM DIMM Sockets INTEL 82443BX senoomHz CHIPSET Buffer 33 66 100MHz F Clock Gen Ultra DMA 33 IDE Ports PCI Bus 66 100 pe NE PIIX4 82371EB IDE Bus CHIPSET USB Ports 48MHz ISA Bus Keyboard PS 2 Mouse li CHIPSET 83977TF Floppy Port ET 1 3 6BX 1 5 INTRODUCE THE Pentium II Processor amp AGP Figure 1 Retention Mechanism amp attach Mount Figure 2 0EM Pentium II Processor 1 4 Introduction Figure 4 Boxed Pentium II Processor amp Heat sink support 1 5 6BX 1 6 What is AGP The Accelerated Graphics Port AGP is a new port on the Host To PCI bridge device that supports an AGP port The main purpose of the AGP port is to provide fast access to system memory The AGP port can be used either as fast PCI port 32 bits at 66MHz vs 32 Bits at 33MH2 or as an AGP port which supports 2x data rate a read queue and side band addressing When the 2x data rate is used the port can transmit data at 533MB sec 66 6 2 4 The read queue can be used to pipeline reads removing the effects of the reads latency Side band addre
7. 5V Power Good 5V SB Stand by 5V CO Ew o PS ON Soft ON OFF 0000000000 lt 0000000000 1 Quick Installation Guide PS 2 Mouse Keyboard Connector PS 2 DT MOUSE DO CPU PS 2 gt Intel KEYBOARD 8 440BX g PS 2 Mouse CO PS 2 Keyboard Pin Nd Function 1 Data PIIX4 2 NG 3 GND 4 VOC 5 Do HEEE NERA 5__ Clock 6 ING PWR FAN CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector CPU Q 1 6BX ca Intel 440BX Pin No Functio 1 GND 2 12V NSE 3 SENS 10 RED LINE RED LINE CPU Intel 440BX CPU Intel 440BX IDE1 For Primary IDE port 6BX
8. Inspect the main board carton for obvious damage Shipping and handling may cause damage to your board Be sure there are no shipping and handling damages on the board before proceeding After opening the main board carton extract the system board and place it only on a grounded anti static surface component side up Again inspect the board for damage Press down on all of the socket IC s to make sure that they are properly seated Do this only on with the board placed on a firm flat surface 6 DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN DAMAGED 3 2 MAINBOARD LAYOUT 3 1 6BX COMA COM B TU SLOTS SLOTS USB Ps 2 SLOT1 Jor te JPA PCIA POS Foz So d i CPU AGP JP7 D ATX a resis od 440BX 8 FAN B JP8 JP6 MA BANK 0 DIMM I BANK 1 DIMM 2 BANK 2 PIIX4 DIMM 3 BANKS DIMM 4 Dote SLOT4 SLOT2 je Y Sw IDE 2 FLOPPY y og IDE 1 dis 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 0700 20009 SPK RST PWR HD IR GN Soft GD PWR lt Figure 3 1 gt 3 3 QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS amp CONNECTORS 4 UO Ports Connector USB USB port IDE 1 IDE 2 PS 2 PS 2 Flopp For Floppy port COM B COM A LPT Slot 1 For Pentium II Processor installed GN GN SW Open Normal Operation 3 2 Hardware Inst
9. This item will show up when Keyboard Power On Multikey is selected e IDE HDD Block Mode The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable IDE HDD Block Mode Disabled Disable IDE HDD Block Mode e IDE Primary Master PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel The default value is Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode 4 25 6BX IDE Primary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 1st channel The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode IDE Secondary Master PIO for onboard IDE 2nd channel The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode IDE Secondary Slave PIO for onboard IDE 2nd channel The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Mode0 4 Manually set the IDE Accessing mode e IDE Primary Master UDMA The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Disable UDMA function e IDE Primary Slave UDMA The default value is Auto Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Disable UDMA function 4 26 BIOS Configuration IDE Secondary Master UDMA The default value is Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode
10. ov ore o as 100 La Pentium il aso MHz The CPU is a sensitive electric component and it can be easily damaged by static electricity so users must keep it away from metal surface when the CPU is installed onto main board 3 6 CMOS RTC amp ISA CFG CMOS SRAM There re RTC amp CMOS SRAM on board they have a power supply from external battery to keep the DATA inviolate amp effective The RTC is a REAL TIME CLOCK device which provides the DATE amp TIME to system The CMOS SRAM is used for keeping the information of system configuration so the system can automatically boot OS every time Since the lifetime of internal battery is 5 years the user can change a new Battery to replace old one after it cannot work Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced e Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer e Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions 3 7 6BX 3 7 SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION There is a speaker in AT system for sound purpose The 4 Pins connector SPK is used to connect speaker 3 8 HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION The RESET switch on panel provides users with HARDWARE RESET function The system will do a cold start after the RESET switch is pushed and released by user The RESET switch is a 2 PIN connector and should be installed to RST on main board 3 9 POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION Sy
11. password A message PASSWORD DISABLED will appear to confirm the password being disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely If you select System at Security Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to enter Setup Menu If you select Setup at Security Option in BIOS Features Setup Menu you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup 4 14 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 4 30 BIOS Configuration ROM PCI ISA BIOS IDE HDDD AUTO DETECTION AWARD SOFTWARE INC HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Select Primary Master Option N Skip N OPTION HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE 2 Y 32 0 1059 63 LBA 1 1059 63 NORMAL 3 1059 LARGE Note Some Oses like SCO UNIX must use NORMAL for installation ESC Skip Figure 4 11 IDE HDD Auto Detection Type Y will accept the H D D parameter reported by BIOS Type N will keep the old H D D parameter setup If the hard disk cylinder number is over 1024 then the user can select LBA mode or LARGER mode for DOS partition larger than 528 MB 4 31 6BX 4 15 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP ROM PCI ISA BIOS SAVE amp EXIT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIG
12. 132 F EDO RASx Wait State Current CPU FAN Speed 5152 RPM SDRAM CAS latency Time Current CPUVCore 2 83 V DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC Current CPUVCore B 1 50 V System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Current 3 3 V 3 53 V Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Current 5 V 4 99 V Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Current 12 V 12 28 V S Current 12 V 11 81 V 16 Bit I O Recovery Time 1 Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Current 5 N 5 04 V Delayed Transaction Disabled Current Battery Life OK Clock Spread Spectrum Disable Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle Normal Alarm When CPU Overheat Disabled ESC Quit 1 lt Select Item CPU Temperature Select 75C 167 F Fl Help PU PD Modify CPUFan Control Disabled F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color CPUFan Fail Alarm Disabled F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load PERFORMANCE Defaults 16 6BX These data are just referred by users and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users Different Hardware amp Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results e CPU Pentium II processor e DRAM 32 x 2 MB SDRAM MICRON MT 48LC2M8A1 8 e CACHE SIZE 512 KB included in CPU e DISPLAY GA 600 AGP Display Card 4MB SGRAM e STORAGE Onboard IDE IBM DHEA 36480 e O S Windows NTTM 4 0 e DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64k colors x 75Hz TRIONES Bus Master IDE Driver 3 70 Intel Pentium II Processor
13. 50 V System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Current 3 3 V 3 53 V Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled Current 5 V 4 99 V Video RAM Cacheable Disabled Current 12 V 12 28 V Current 12 V 11 81 V 15 04 V Current Battery Life OK 16 Bit I O Recovery Time Memory Hole At 15M 16M Disabled Current 5 V Delayed Transaction Disabled Clock Spread Spectrum Disable Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle Normal Alarm When CPU Overheat Disabled ESC Quit 1 y gt lt Select Item CPU Temperature Select 75 C 167 F Fl Help PU PD Modify CPUFan Control Disabled FS Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load PERFORMANCE Defaults CPUFan Fail Alarm Disabled Figure 4 4 Chipset Features Setup This item will show up when CPUFan Control set to Enabled 4 12 BIOS Configuration EDO CASx MA Wait State The default value is 1 Set EDO CASx MA Wait State to 1 Set EDO CASxtt MA Wait State to 2 EDO RASx Wait State The default value is 1 Set EDO RASx Wait State to 1 Set EDO RASx Wait State to 2 SDRAM CAS latency Time The default value is Auto For 67 83 MHz SDRAM DIMM module For 100 MHz SDRAM DIMM module on SDRAM DRAM Data Integrity Mode The default value is Non ECC Non ECC For 64bit standard type DIMM module For 72bit ECC type DIMM module System BIOS Cacheable The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Disable System BIO
14. CPU speed 70 C 158 F Monitor CPU Temp at 70 C 158 F if Temp gt 70 C ses 158 F will cause system alarming 8 slow down CPU speed F 75 C 167 Monitor CPU Temp at 75 C 167 F if Temp gt 75 C 167 F will cause system alarming amp slow down CPU speed 80 C 176 F Monitor CPU Temp at 80 C 176 F if Temp gt 80 C 176 F will cause system alarming amp slow down CPU speed CPUFan Control The default value is Disabled 4 15 6BX Disabled Disable this function Enabled System will check the CPUFAN status e CPUFan Fail Alarm The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Alarm When CPUFAN Failed e Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU Temperature automatically e Current CPUFAN Speed Detect CPU Fan speed status automatically e Current CPU Vcore A B 3 3V 12V 5V Optional Detect system s voltage status automatically e Current Battery Life Optional The default value depends on system monitoring Battery status Fail The Battery 3V voltage is out of SPEC OK The Battery 3V voltage is in SPEG BIOS Configuration 4 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ROM PCI ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Power Management Enable Reload Global Timer Events PM Control by APM Yes IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI Enabled Primary IDE 0 Disabled Suspend Mode Disable isable HDD Power Down Disable Primary I
15. Disabled Disable UDMA function IDE Secondary Slave UDMA The default value is Auto BIOS will automatically detect the IDE HDD Accessing mode Disabled Disable UDMA function On Chip Primary PCI IDE The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable onboard 1st channel IDE port Disabled Disable onboard 1st channel IDE port On Chip Secondary PCI IDE The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable onboard 2nd channel IDE port Disabled Disable onboard 2nd channel IDE port USB Keyboard Support The default value is Disabled Enabled Enable USB Keyboard Support Disabled Disable USB Keyboard Support Onboard FDC Controller The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable onboard FDD port Disabled Disable onboard FDD port 4 27 6BX e Onboard Serial Port 1 The default value is 3F8 IRQ4 BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 address 3F8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3F8 2F8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2F8 3E8 IRQ4 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 3E8 2E8 IRQ3 Enable onboard Serial port 1 and address is 2E8 Disabled Disable onboard Serial port 1 e Onboard Serial Port 2 The default value is 2F8 IRQ3 e Onboard Parallel port The default value is 378 IRQ7 e Parallel Port Mode The default value is SPP SPP Using Parallel port as Standard Printer Port EPP Using Parallel port as Enhanced Parallel Port ECP
16. LOAD BIOS DEFAU LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS ESC Quit Hk ES Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Save Data to CMOS amp Exit SETUP Figure 4 12 Save amp Exit Setup Type Y will quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup value to RTC CMOS SRAM Type N will return to Setup Utility 4 32 BIOS Configuration 4 16 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ROM PCI ISA BIOS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP PCI CONFIGURAT LOAD BIOS DEFAI LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS ESC Quit 1 j EG Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Abandon all Data amp Exit SETUP Figure 4 13 Exit Without Saving Type Y will quit the Setup Utility without saving to RTC CMOS SRAM Type N will return to Setup Utility 4 33 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC Part 2 Section 2 1077 a FC Responsible Party Name G B T INC Address 18305 Valley Blvd Suite A LA Puent CA 91744 818 854 9338 818 854 9339 A 6BX 15 107 a and Section 15 109 a ERIC LU Eric Lu Mar 13 1998 FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are d
17. system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error it will stop for all other errors e Memory 4 6 BIOS Configuration The category is display only which is determined by POST Power On Self Test of the BIOS Base Memory The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base or conventional memory installed in the system The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with 512 K memory installed on the motherboard or 640 K for systems with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU s memory address map Expanded Memory Expanded Memory in memory defined by the Lotus Intel Microsoft LIM standard as EMS Many standard DOS applications can not utilize memory above 640 K the Expanded Memory Specification EMS swaps memory which not utilized by DOS with a section or frame so these applications can access all of the system memory Memory can be swapped by EMS is usually 64 K within 1 MB or memory above 1 MB depends on the chipset design Expanded memory device driver is required to use memory as Expanded Memory Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640 K to 1024 K address space This is memory that can be used for different applications DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base memory free for
18. system parameters that the system would be in the best performance configuration Integrated peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals User password Change set or disable password It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup IDE HDD auto detection Automatically configure hard disk parameters Save 8 exit setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit without saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup 4 3 6BX 4 5 STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu Figure 4 2 are divided into 9 categories Each category includes no one or more than one setup items Use the arrows to highlight the item and then use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to select the value you want in each item ROM PCI ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Date mm dd yy Wed Jan 14 1998 Time hh mm ss 11 08 HARD DISKS SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master 0 Auto Primary Slave Auto Secondary Master Auto Secondary Slave Auto Drive A 1 44 3 5 in Drive DP None Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled Base Memory 640 K Video EGA VGA Extended Memory 31744 K Halt On No Errors Other Memory 384 K Total Memory 32768 K S H SE Select Item PU PD Modify Shift F2 Change Color Figure 4 2 Standard CMOS Setup Menu e Date The date format is lt day gt lt month gt lt dat
19. 00 100MHz Jre CC 48 94 LEE OFF ure ee SW ON 123 Pentium II 550 100MHz Y NY NN re 000 4 3 21 123 Pentium II 233 MHz 66MHz FSB re SEX A BOS 4 3 21 OFF ON wo ol 9 gt N gt SW OFF JP6 ON 123 6BX 8 Pentium II 266 MHz 66MHz FSB Je OOQ 4321 123 Jre DOE p 9 Bein i 200 MHz 66MHz FSB JEG BCE Jre OGO SW 10 AL i MHz 66MHz FSB JP6 4 3 2 1 OFF Jre DOS 123 11 Pentium II 366 66MHz OFF ON OFF ON z re CO 4 3 21 123 OFF re OGO sx EE 1 2 3 Il Jumper setting SPK Speaker Connector 6BX Pin No Function 1 VOC 01010100 NC NC 2 3 4 Data 1 RST Reset Switch Quick Installation Guide
20. 6BX USER S MANUAL System power on by PS 2 Mouse First enable this function in CMOS Setup then you can power on the system by double clicking the right or left button of your PS 2 Mouse System power on by Keyboard If your ATX power supply supports larger than 720 mA 5V Stand By current you can power on your system by entering password from the keyboard after setting the Keyboard power on password in CMOS Setup Supports 3 steps ACPI LED Modem Ring On COM B Wake Up on LAN on JP7 The ATX power supply supports larger than 600 mA Supports LDCM Pentium II Processor MAINBOARD REV 2 0 First Edition R 02 01 080508 6BX The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and certain other countries Sound Blaster LINK and SB LINK are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd May 08 1998 Taipei Taiwan 1 Quick Installation Guide I Quick Installation Guide CPU SPEED SETUP The system bus speed is selectable between 66 6MHz and 100 MHz The user can select the system bus speed JP6 and change the DIP SWITCH SW selection to set up the CPU speed for 200 633MHz processor The CPU speed MUST match with the frequency
21. DE 1 Disabled Suspend Mode option PowerOn Suspend Secondary IDE 0 Disabled VGA Active Monitor Disabled Secondary IDE I Disabled Soft off by PWR BTTN Instant off Floppy Disk Enabled CPUFAN Off In Suspend Enabled Serial Port Enabled Resume by Alarm Disabled Parallel Port Disabled Date of Month Alarm 0 Time hh mm ss Alarm 00 00 00 Quit 1 gt Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load PERFORMANCE Defaults Figure 4 5 Power Management Setup These two items will show up when Resume by Alarm is enabled e Power Management The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable Green function Disabled Disable Green function e PM Control by APM The default value is Yes Enable software APM function 4 17 6BX No Disable software APM function e Suspend Mode The default value is Disable Disabled 1 min 1 Hour Disable Suspend Mode Setup the timer to enter Suspend Mode e HDD Power Down The default value is Disable Disable HDD Power Down mode function Enable HDD Power Down mode between 1 to 15 mins Disable 1 15 mins e Suspend Mode Option The default value is PowerOn Suspend Set the system to PowerOn Suspend mode Set the system to Suspend to Disk mode PowerOn Suspend Suspend to Disk e VGA Active Monitor The default value is Disabled Disabled Enabled Disable monitor VGA ac
22. GN Green Function Switch Quick Installation Guide 6BX GD Green LED 6BX pod CPU Intel 440BX DO Open Normal operation Short Entering Green Mode CPU Intel 440BX PIN1 LED Anode PIN2 LED Cathode 6BX Soft POWER Soft Power Connector 6BX CPU PIIX4 Intel 440BX Open Normal operation Short Power On Off POWER Power Connector 6BX pod CPU PIIX4 Intel 440BX Pin No Function 3 5 7 13 15 17 GND 4 6 19 20 VOC 5V 12V 12V
23. N 55022 DIN VDE 0855 part 10 D D O part 12 K CE marking O EN 60065 O EN 60335 Declaration of Conformity We Manufacturer Importer G B T Technology Tr ding GMbH full address Ausschlager Weg 41 1F 20537 Hamburg Germany declare that the product description of the apparatus system installation to which it refers is i Mother Board GA 6BX n conformity with reference to the specification under which conformity is declared in accordance with 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of industrial scientific and medical ISM high frequency equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of household electrical appliances portable tools and similar electrical apparatus Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of fluorescent lamps and luminaries Immunity from radio interference of broadcast receivers and associated equipment Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of information technology equipment Cabled distribution systems Equipment for receiving and or distribution from sound and television signals O EN 61000 3 2 DI EN60555 2 O EN61000 3 3 Disturbances in supply systems caused by household appliances
24. PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURE SEA AVING LOAD BIOS DEFA Load PERFORMANCE Defaults Y N N LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS ESC Quit V ae Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Load PERFORMANCE Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP Figure 4 8 Load PERFORMANCE Defaults e Load PERFORMANCE Defaults To load PERFORMANCE defaults value to CMOS SRAM enter Y If not enter N 4 24 BIOS Configuration 4 12 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ROM PCI ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE INC E HDD Block Mode Enabled PS 2 Mouse Power On Disabled E Primary Master PIO Auto Keyboard Power On Disabled E Primary Slave PIO Auto KB Power On Multikey Enter E Secondary Master PIO Auto E Secondary Slave PIO Auto E Primary Master UDMA Auto E Primary Slave UDMA Auto E Secondary Master UDMA Auto E Secondary Slave UDMA Auto On Chip Primary PCI IDE Enabled On Chip Secondary PCI IDE Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled Onboard FDC Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8 IRQ4 Onboard Serial Port2 2F8 IRQ3 Quit 1 Select Item Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Help PU PD Modify Parallel Port Mode SPP Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load PERFORMANCE Defaults Figure 4 9 Integrated Peripherals
25. RATIO It will cause system hanging up if the frequency RATIO is higher than that of CPU JP6 1 2 CLOSE System Speed is set to 66 MHz 2 3 CLOSE Set system speed to Auto auto detect system speed 66 100MHz FSB 1 2 3 OPEN System Speed is set to 100MHz 6BX I Set system speed to 66MHz JP6 pin 1 2 short will cause system always run at 66 MHz FSB Front Side Bus Je OOD 123 lI Set system speed to 100MHz JP6 pin 1 2 3 open will cause system always run at 100MHz FSB IOO 123 IIl Set system speed to Auto auto detect system speed 66 100MHz FSB Je OGO 123 There are two ways to set system speed 1 66MHz JP6 1 2 short or Auto detect 2 3 short 2 100MHz JP6 1 2 3 open or Auto detect 2 3 short 1 Pentium II 300 100MHz FSB 6BX 2 9 oa ES dal ed a ba 4 15 0 V 4321 an CC sre G lle on 4 8 SE SW Quick Installation Guide 2 Pentium II 350 100MHz FSB JP6 123 SW JP6 OOQ 123 Pentium II 400 100MHz FSB VEN JP6 4 3 21 G Jr OCO ON 123 4 Pentium II 450 100MHz FSB spe O 4321 LE W OFF Ae OS ON 123 Pentium II 5
26. S Cacheable Video BIOS Cacheable The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable video BIOS Cacheable Disabled Disable video BIOS Cacheable 4 13 6BX Video RAM Cacheable The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable this function to get better VGA performance while some brands of VGA must be disabled this function e g ET4000W32P 16 Bit I O Recovery Time The default value is 1 1 4 Set 16 Bit I O recovery time from 1 to 4 NA None Memory Hole At 15M 16M The default value is Disabled Disabled Enabled Normal Setting Set Address 15 16MB remap to ISA BUS Delayed Transaction The default value is Disabled Disabled Normal operation Enabled For slow speed ISA device in system Clock Spread Spectrum The default value is Disabled Disabled Disabled this function Enabled Enabled Clock Spread Spectrum 4 14 BIOS Configuration Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle The default value is Normal Disable Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle 12 5 Set Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle to 12 5 25 0 Set Slow Down CPU Duty Cycle to 25 5 Alarm When CPU Overheat The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Alarm When the temperature of CPU exceeds the limit CPU Temperature Select The default value is 75 C 1679F 65 C 149 F Monitor CPU Temp at 65 C 149 F if Temp gt 65 C 149 F will cause system alarming amp slow down
27. Using Parallel port as Extended Capabilities Port ECP EPP Using Parallel port as ECP 8 EPP mode 4 28 BIOS Configuration e PS 2 Mouse Power on The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable PS 2 Mouse Power on Left Double Click twice on PS 2 mouse left button to Power on system Right Double Click twice on PS 2 mouse right button to Power on system e Keyboard Power on The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable Keyboard Power on Multike Enter multikey combination to Power on system 4 13 USER PASSWORD 6BX When you select this function the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password ROM PCI ISA BIOS USER PASSWORD AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP Enter Password PNP PCI CONFIG LOAD BIOS DEFAU LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS ESC Quit Ile Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Change Set Disable Password Figure 4 10 Password Setting Type the password up to eight characters and press lt Enter gt The password typed now will clear the previously entered password from CMOS memory You will be asked to confirm the password Type the password again and press lt Enter gt To disable password just press lt Enter gt when you are prompted to enter
28. VGA Boot From The default value is AGP VGA Boot From AGP VGA Boot From PCI Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST BIOS will determine the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks 360 K type is 40 tracks 720 K 1 2 M and 1 44 M are all 80 tracks The default value is Enabled Enabled BIOS searches for floppy disk drive to determine it is 40 or 80 tracks Note that BIOS can not tell from 720 K 1 2 M or 1 44 M drive type as they are all 80 tracks the drive installed is 360 K Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number Note that there will not be any warning message if Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On Keypad is number keys Keypad is arrow keys Typematic Rate Setting The default value is Disabled Enabled Enable Keyboard Typematic rate setting Disabled Disable Keyboard Typematic rate setting 4 10 BIOS Configuration e Typematic Rate Chars Sec The default value is 6 6 30 Set the maximum Typematic rate from 6 chars Per second to 30 chars Per second e Typematic Delay Msec The default value is 250 250 1000 Set the time delay from first key to repeat the same key in to computer e Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup or just to Setup The default value is Setup System The system can not boot and can not access to Setup page will be denied if the correct password is not entered at
29. allation Short Enter Green Mode HD Hard Disk active LED HD LED 41 LED ANODE 2 LED CATHODE 1 2 Function J15 System After Ac Back Soft Off Full On Function RST RESET Switch Normal operation For Hardware Reset System Pin No SPK SPEAKER Connector 3 3 Soft PWR Soft Power Switch Normal Operation Power On Off CTRL Signal Function 8 Signal 3 4 Hardware Installation JP9 2 11 PIN Jumper PWR LED HD PWR Soft Power Connector 7 Open Normal Operation SS Short Power On Off RES Reset Switch 7 N Open Normal Operation Short For Hardware Reset System LED Power LED 1 N PIN 1 anode OOO PIN 2 cathode PIN 3 cathode RKPS Speaker Connector E 7 YN PIN1 VCC PIN 3 NC PIN 4 Data HD IDE Hard Disk Active LED 1 PIN 1 LED anode PIN 2 LED cathode ee WAS 3 5 6BX 3 4 DRAM INSTALLATION The main board can be installed with 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB 168 pins DIMM module DRAM and the DRAM speed must be 67 100 MHz for SDRAM when system bus speed is set to 66MHz When system bus speed is set to 100MHz 100MHz SDRAM is required The DRAM memory system on main board consists of bank 0 1 2 8 bank 3 Since 168 pins DIMM module is 64 bits width therefore 1 piece of DIMM module may match a 64 bits system The total memory size is 8 MB 1 GB SDRAM The DRAM installation position refer
30. and similar electrical equipment Harmonics Disturbances in supply systems caused ousehold appliances and similar DI EN60555 3 by household appli d simil electrical equipment Voltage fluctuations E eneric emission standard Part 1 IX EN 50081 1 Gi i issi dard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry RN EN 50082 1 Generic immunity standard Part 1 Residual commercial and light industry O EN 55081 2 Generic emission standard Part 2 Industrial environment O EN 55082 2 Generic immunity standard Part 2 Industrial environment O ENV 55104 Immunity requirements for household appliances tools and similar apparatus O EN 50091 2 EMC requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS EC conformity marking The manufacturer also declares the conformity of above mentioned product with the actual required safety standards in accordance with LVD 73 23 EEC Safety requirements for mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household and similar general use Safety of household and similar electrical appliances O EN 60950 O EN 50091 1 Manufacturer Importer Stamp Date Mar 13 1998 Safety for information technology equipment including electrical business equipment General and Safety requirements for uninterruptible power systems UPS Rex Lin Rex Lin Signature Name
31. application programs Most use for this area is Shadow RAM 4 7 6BX 4 6 BIOS FEATURES SETUP KUM FUL ISA BIUS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC Virus Warning Disabled Video BIOS Shadow CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled CPU Update Data Enabled Boot From LAN Fist Enabled Boot Sequence A C SCSI Swap Floppy Drive Disabled VGA Boot From AGP Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup Quit 1 y gt Select Item PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Help PU PD Modify Assign IRQ for VGA Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Color OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Load BIOS Defaults Load Performance Defaults Figure 4 3 BIOS Features Setup e Virus Warning If it is set to enable the category will flash on the screen when there is any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive The system will halt and the warning message will appear in the mean time You can run anti virus program to locate the problem Default value is Disabled Enabled Activate automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disabled No war
32. backed CMOS SRAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off 4 1 ENTERING SETUP Power ON the computer and press lt Del gt immediately will allow you to enter Setup If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET bottom on the system case You may also restart by simultaneously press lt Ctrl gt lt Alt gt and lt Del gt keys 4 2 CONTROL KEYS Up arrow Esc key Main Menu Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu Exit current page and return to Main Menu PgUp key Increase the numeric value or make changes PgDn key Decrease the numeric value or make changes F1 key General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu F2 key Change color from total 16 colors F3 key F4 key Option Page Setup Menu for Option Page Setup Menu FS key E9 key F10 key Save all the CMOS changes only for Main Menu 4 1 6BX 4 3 GETTING HELP 4 3 1 Main Menu The on line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen 4 3 2 Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item To exit the Help Window press lt Esc gt 4 4 THE MAIN MENU Once you ent
33. e gt lt year gt day The day from Sun to Sat determined by the BIOS and is display only The month Jan through Dec The date from 1 to 31 or the maximum allowed in the month The year from 1994 through 2079 e Time 4 4 BIOS Configuration The times format in lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt The time is calculated base on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Primary HDDs Secondary HDDs The category identifies the types of hard disk from drive C to F that has been installed in the computer There are two types auto type and user definable type User type is user definable Auto type which will automatically detect HDD type Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category If you select User Type related information will be asked to enter to the following items Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press lt Enter gt Such information should be provided in the documentation form your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer CYLS Number of cylinders HEADS number of heads PRECOMP LANDZONE SECTORS If a hard disk has not been installed select NONE and press lt Enter gt Drive A type Drive B type The category identifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer No floppy drive
34. ed PC AT compatible main board a Slot 1 supports Pentium Il processor running at 200 633 MHz Intel 440BX chipset Supports AGP SDRAM Ultra DMA33 IDE Keyboard and PS 2 Mouse Power On ACPI features Supports Intel LDCM Network Manageability Supports 4xDIMMs using 3 3V SDRAM DIMM module Supports 8 MB 1 GB SDRAM memory on board Supports ECC or Non ECC type DRAM module 1xAGP slot 4xPCI Bus slots 3xISA Bus slots Supports 2 channels Ultra DMA 33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices Supports 2xCOM 16550 1xLPT EPP ECP 1x1 44MB Floppy port Supports 2xUSB ports 1xPS 2 Mouse amp 1xPS 2 Keyboard Licensed AWARD BIOS 2Mbits FLASH RAM 80 5 cm x 19 cm ATX SIZE form factor 4 layers PCB 1 1 6BX 1 3 PERFORMANCE LIST The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs These data are just referred by users and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users Different Hardware amp Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results e CPU Pentium II processor e DRAM 32 x 2 MB SDRAM MICRON MT 48LC2M8A1 8 e CACHE SIZE 512 KB included in CPU e DISPLAY GA 600 AGP Display Card 4MB SGRAM e STORAGE Onboard IDE IBM DHEA 36480 e OS Windows NTT 4 0 e DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64k colors x 75Hz TRIONES Bus Master IDE Driver 3 70 Intel Pentium Il Processor
35. en switch amp ACPI LED support IDE amp Display power down support Monitor all IRQ DMA Display I O events e BIOS 2M bits FLASH RAM Supports Plug amp Play DMI ACPI Function e DIMENSION ATX Form Factor 4 layers PCB 2 2 SOFTWARE e DRIVER Bus Master IDE Driver Suspend to HD utility INTEL LDCM e BIOS Licensed AWARD BIOS AT CMOS Setup BIOS Chipset Setup Green Setup Hard Disk Utility included e O S Operation with MS DOS Windows 95 WINDOWS NT OS 2 NOVELL and SCO UNIX 2 3 ENVIRONMENT Ambient Temp 0 C to 50 C Operating e Relative Hum 0 to 85 Operating e Altitude 0 to 10 000 feet Operating e Vibration 0 to 1 000 Hz e Electricity 4 9 V to 5 2 V Max 20A current at 5V 2 2 Hardware Installation 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 UNPACKING The main board package should contain the following e The 6BX main board The Retention Mechanism amp Attach Mount USER S MANUAL for main board Cable set for IDE Floppy devices Diskette or CD for main board Utility The main board contains sensitive electric components which can be easily damaged by static electricity so the main board should be left in its original packing until it is installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearing an anti static wristband grounded at the same point as the anti static mat
36. er Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu Figure 4 1 will appear on the screen The Main Menu allows you to select from nine setup functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to select among the items and press lt Enter gt to accept or enter the sub menu ROM PCI ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE amp EXIT SETUP PNP PCI CONFIGURATION EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS ESC Quit 1 V Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Figure 4 1 Main Menu 4 2 BIOS Configuration Standard CMOS setup This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS BIOS features setup This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Chipset features setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features Power management setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PNP PCI configuration This setup page includes all the configurations of PCI amp PnP ISA resources Load BIOS defaults BIOS Defaults indicates the most appropriate value of the system parameters that the system would be in safe configuration Load Performance defaults Performance Defaults indicates the value of the
37. esigned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Move the equipment away from the receiver Plug the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions You are cautioned that any change or modifications to the equipment not expressly approve by the party responsible for compliance could void Your authority to operate such equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subjected to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation O EN 55011 O EN55013 EN 55014 O EN 55015 O EN 55020 D E
38. installed 360K 5 25 in 5 25 inch PC type standard drive 360K byte capacity 1 2M 5 25 in 5 25 inch AT type high density drive 1 2M byte capacity 3 5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled 720K 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 720K byte capacity 1 44M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 1 44M byte capacity 2 88M 3 5 in 3 5 inch double sided drive 2 88M byte capacity Floppy 3 Mode Support for Japan Area 4 5 6BX Disabled Normal Floppy Drive Drive A is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive B is 3 mode Floppy Drive Drive A amp B are 3 mode Floppy Drives e Video The category detects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that must match your video display card and monitor Although secondary monitors are supported you do not have to select the type in setup EGA VGA SVGA or PGA monitor adapters MONO Monochrome adapter includes high resolution monochrome adapters e Halton The category determines whether the computer will stop if an error is detected during power up NO Errors The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected All Errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non fatal error the system will be stopped and you will be prompted All But Keyboard The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error it will stop for all other errors All But Diskette The system boot will not stop for a disk error it will stop for all other errors All But Disk Key The
39. ning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table 4 8 BIOS Configuration CPU Internal Cache External Cache These two categories speed up memory access However it depends on CPU chipset design The default value is Enabled Enabled Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enable cache Disable cache The default value is Disabled Enabled Enable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Disabled Disable CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the computer If it is set to Enable BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST The default value is Enabled Enabled Disabled Enable quick POST Normal POST CPU Update Data The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable CPU Update Data Disabled Normal CPU Update Data Boot From LAN First The default value is Enabled Enabled Enable Boot From LAN First Function Disabled Disable Boot From LAN First Function 6BX Boot Sequence This category determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating system i e DOS Default value is A C SCSI X1 X2 X3 System will first search for X1 disk drive then X2 disk drive and then X3 disk drive Swap Floppy Drive The default value is Disabled Enabled Floppy A amp B will be swapped under DOS Disabled Floppy A amp B will be normal definition
40. ort for Green event BIOS Configuration 4 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION ROM PCI ISA BIOS PNP PCI CONFGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC PNP OS Installed No Used MEM base addr N A Resources Controlled by Manual Used MEM Length 8K Reset Configuration Data Disabled Assign IRQ For USB Enabled IRQ 3 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 4 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 5 assigned to PCIVISA PnP IRQ 7 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 9 assigned to PCIVISA PnP IRQ 10 assigned to PCIVISA PnP IRQ 11 assigned to PCIVISA PnP IRQ 12 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 14 assigned to Legacy ISA IRQ 15 assigned to Legacy ISA DMA 0 assigned to PCIVISA PnP DMA 1 assigned to PCIVISA PnP ESC Quit 1 y gt lt Select Item DMA 3 assigned to PCIVISA PnP Fl Help PU PD Modify DMASS assigned to PCI ISA PnP F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color DMA 6 assigned to PCIVISA PnP F6 Load BIOS Defaults DMA 7 assigned to PCYISA PnP F7 Load PERFORMANCE Defaults Figure 4 6 PCI Slot Configuration This item will show up when Used MEM base adar has been set PNP OS Installed The default value is No Yes Enable PNP OS Installed function Disable PNP OS Installed function e Resources Controlled by The default value is Manual Manual User can set the PnP resource I O Address IRQ 8 DMA channels used by legacy ISA DEVICE BIOS automatically use these PnP rescuers 4 21 6B gt e Reset Configu
41. ration Data The default value is Disabled Disabled Enabled Disable this function Enable clear PnP information in ESCD e IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 DMA 0 1 3 5 6 7 assigned to The default value is Legacy ISA or PCI ISA PnP Legacy ISA The resource is used by Legacy ISA device PCI ISA PnP The resource is used by PCI ISA PnP device PCI or ISA e Used MEM base addr The default value is N A N A Disable the MEM block using C800 DCOO Select the MEM block starting address e Used MEM Length The default value is 8K 8K 64K Select the MEM block size e Assign IRQ For USB The default value is Enabled Enabled Disabled Assign a specific IRQ for USB No IRQ is assigned for USB BIOS Configuration 4 10 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS ROM PCI ISA BIOS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEM PNP PCI CONFIG LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS ESC Quit bloc Select Item F10 Save E Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS SETUP Figure 4 7 Load BIOS Defaults e Load BIOS Defaults To load BIOS defaults value to CMOS SRAM enter Y If not enter N 4 23 6BX 4 11 LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAULTS ROM PCI ISA BIOS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS AWARD SOFTWARE INC STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED
42. ssing can be used to transmit the data address on a separate line in order to speed up the transaction 1 6 Specification 2 SPECIFICATION 2 1 HARDWARE e CPU Pentium II processor 200 633 MHz 242 pins 66 100MHz slot1 on board e PROTECTION Speaker Alarm when detect CPU FAN Failure or CPU Overheat Automatically slow down CPU speed when CPU Overheat Intel LDCM supported H W monitor power status 5V 12V CPU voltage amp CMOS battery voltage Optional e SPEED 66 100MHz system speed 66 MHz AGP bus speed 133MHz 2xmode 33 MHz PCI Bus speed 8 MHz AT bus speed e DRAM MEMORY 4 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on board Use 8 16 32 64 128 256 MB DIMM module DRAM 8 1 GB SDRAM Supports 3 3V SDRAM Supports ECC or Non ECC type DRAM e CACHE MEMORY 32 KB L1 cache memory included in CPU 256KB 512 KB L2 cache memory included in CPU Supports DIB speed mode for L2 Cache e I O BUS SLOTS 4 33MHz Master Slave PCI BUS 3 8MHz 16 bits ISA BUS 1 66MHz 133MHz AGP bus e IDE PORTS 2 Ultra DMA 33 Bus Master IDE channels onboard Using IRQ14 15 Support Mode 3 4 IDE amp ATAPI CD ROM 2 1 6BX e UO PORTS Supports 2 16550 COM ports Supports 1 EPP ECP LPT port Supports 1 1 44 2 88 MB Floppy port Supports 2 USB ports Supports PS 2 Mouse amp PS 2 Keyboard e GREEN FUNCTION 7 Suspend mode support Gre
43. sssnsnsinsinrnesnsennen 3 8 4 BIOS CONFIGURATION 4 1 ENTERING SETU Pia ENGAN 4 1 4 2 CONTROL KE Y Six kez yan aaa a erar ree aE e aa Ea AEEA EE EAEE 4 1 4 3 GETTING HELP snoa ee See 4 2 4 3 1 Main Menu e ereinereresereseesenssvsrnonennnasnssnnsnvsnnnansenesnesnevsvsnenenenener 4 2 4 3 2 Status Page Setup Menu Option Page Setup Men 4 2 4 4 THE MAIN MENU 5 112 i 5yay a KA wa RAN KUREN AA ene KEV eaaa 4 2 4 5 STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU 4 4 4 6 BIOS FEATURES GETUR iii 4 8 4 7 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP iii 4 12 4 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP iii 4 17 4 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION iii 4 21 4 10 LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS iii 4 23 4 11 LOAD PERFORMANCE DEFAUUTES keke ek kek kek 4 24 4 12 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ii 4 25 4 13 USER PASSWORD iii 4 30 4 14 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION iii 4 31 4 15 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP conocia aa XU be KERA AHA 4 32 4 16 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING iii 4 33 19 Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 PREFACE Welcome to use the 6BX motherboard It is a Pentium II Processor based PC AT compatible system with AGP PCI ISA Bus and has been designed to be the fastest PC AT system There are some new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation and how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program 1 2 KEY FEATURES a O O0 EC 0 O 0 0 Intel Pentium II Processor bas
44. stem has power LED lamp on the panel of case The power LED will light on off or flash to indicate which step on the system The connector should be connected to PWR of main board in correct direction 3 10 IDE amp ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION There are two Enhanced PCI IDE ports IDE1 IDE2 on board which following ATAPI standard SPEG Any one IDE port can connected to two ATAPI devices IDE Hard Disk CD ROM amp Tape Driver so total four ATAPI devices can exist in a system The HD is the active LED port for ATAPI devices 3 11 PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION After the I O device installation and jumpers setup the main board can be mounted into the case and fixed by screw To complete the main board installation the peripheral device could be installed now The basic system needs a display interface card If the PCI Bus device is to be installed in the system any one of four PCI Bus slots can be used 3 12 KEYBOARD amp PS 2 MOUSE INSTALLATION The main board supports PS 2 Mouse J2 The BIOS will auto detect whether the PS 2 Mouse is installed or not amp assign IRQ12 for PS 2 Mouse port if it is installed After installing the peripheral device the user should check everything again and prepare to power on the system 3 8 BIOS Configuration 4 BIOS CONFIGURATION Award s BIOS ROM has a built in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration This type of information is stored in battery
45. the prompt Setup The system will boot but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt To disable security select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu and then you will be asked to enter password Do not type anything and just press lt Enter gt it will disable security Once the security is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup page freely e PCI VGA Palette Snoop The default value is Disabled Enabled For having Video Card on ISA Bus and VGA Card on PCI Bus Disabled For VGA Card only e Assign IRQ For VGA The default value is Enabled Enabled Assign a specific IRQ for VGA Disabled No IRQ is assigned for VGA 6BX e OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB The default value is Non OS2 Non OS2 Using non OS2 operating system Using OS2 operating system and DRAM gt 64MB e Video BIOS Shadow It determines whether video BIOS is able to copy to RAM however it is optional from chipset design Video Shadow will increase the video speed The default value is Enabled Enabled Video shadow is enabled Disabled Video shadow is disabled 4 7 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP ROM PCI ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC EDO CASx MA Wait State 1 Current CPU Temperature 56 132 F EDO RASx Wait State 1 Current CPU FAN Speed 5152 RPM SDRAM CAS latency Time Auto Current CPUVC re A 2 83 V DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC Current CPUVC B 1
46. tivity Enable monitor VGA activity e Soft off by PWR BTTN The default value is Instant Off Instant off Soft switch ON OFF for POWER ON OFF Delay 4 Sec Soft switch ON 4sec for POWER OFF e CPUFAN Off In Suspend 4 18 BIOS Configuration The default value is Enabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Stop CPU FAN when entering Suspend mode Resume by Alarm The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable alarm function to POWER ON system If the Resume by Alarm is Enabled Date of Month Alarm Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 23 0 59 0 59 IRQ 3 7 9 15 NMI The default value is Enabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor IRQ 3 7 9 15 for Green event Primary IDE 0 1 The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor Primary IDE 0 1 for Green event Secondary IDE 0 1 The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor Secondary IDE 0 1 for Green event Floppy Disk 6BX The default value is Enabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor Floppy Disk for Green event e Serial Port The default value is Enabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor Serial Port for Green event e Parallel Port The default value is Disabled Disabled Disable this function Enabled Enable monitor Parallel P
47. to Figure 3 1 and notice the Pin 1 of DIMM module must match with the Pin 1 of DIMM socket Insert the DRAM DIMM module into the DIMM socket at Vertical angle If there is a wrong direction of Pin 1 the DRAM DIMM module could not be inserted into socket completely 3 5 CPU SPEED SETUP The system bus speed can be set to 66 6MHz or 100MHz form the jumper JP6 The user can change the DIP SWITCH SW selection to set up the CPU speed for different processors The CPU speed must match with the frequency RATIO and Front Side Bus FSB speed It will cause system hanging up if the frequency RATIO and FSB Speed do not match with the CPU Set system speed to 66MHz JP6 pin 1 2 short will cause system always run at 66 MHz FSB Front Side Bus rs OOQ 123 Set system speed to 100MHz JP6 all pins open will cause system always run at 100MHz FSB Jet CC Sec Set system speed to Auto auto detect system speed 66 100MHz FSB se OGO 123 3 6 Hardware Installation DIP DIPSWITOHSM SW FREQ EXT CLK INT CLK BERBER See ere oer oer ON 233 Pentium lI 233 MHz MHz jor ov or ov as se s Pentium 1300 MHz pon ore ore ou s se se Pentume ll ses MHz Lor ore or ov ss se Le Pentium nase wre pon ore ov ou Te soo Pentium ll sop MHz jor ore ov ou as soo so Pentium ll aso MHz pon ov ore ou a soo o Pentium ll apo MHz jor
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