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1. A Note Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi cated above A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang up 17 SIR1 Serial infrared port The mainboard supports a Serial Infrared IR1 data port Infrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Signal Name Function Not assigned Not assigned KEY No pin 5V IR Power GND Ground IRTX IrDA serial output IRRX IrDA serial input JUSBC USB Card Reader Connector This connector is for connecting internal USB card reader You can use a card reader to read or transfer files and digital images to your computer Signal Name Note The JUSBC is shared with one of the USB ports of the I O back panel The USB port is located beside the serial port connectors See I O Ports for more information Please check the pin assignment of the cable and the USB header on Q the mainboard Make sure the pin assignment will match before plug ging in Any incorrect usage may cause unexpected damage to the system 18 CD1 CD2 CD ROM DVD Audio Input Connector If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system On the mainboard loca2. 12 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the mainboard into a case you can begin connecting the mainboard components Refer to the following 1 E Connect the Pentium 4 processor auxiliary case power supply connector to PJ1 Connect the standard power supply connec tor to CN5 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN Connect the case cooling fan connector to SYSTEM_FAN Connect the case speaker cable to SPK1 Connect the case LAN LED cable to J16 Connect the case switches and indicator to PANEL1 PANEL2 EFE Fh Hine Fus PJ1 ATX 12V Power Connector Signal Name 12V 12V Ground CN5 ATX 20 pin Power Connector Ground Signal Name 3 3V Signal Name 3 3V 3 3V 12V Ground Ground 5V PS ON Ground Ground 5V Ground Ground Ground PWRGD 5V 5VSB 5V En 12V 13 5V CPU FAN1 SYSTEM FAN FAN Power Connectors Function System Ground Power 12V Sensor The Panel Connectors PANEL1 If there is a headphone jack or a microphone jack on the front panel connect the cables to the PANEL1 on the mainboard Signal Name Pin Signal Name GND VCOMIC 45V AUDIO NC LINE OUT R LINE OUT R EMPTY LINE OUT L LINE OUT L PANE
3. det d Ln Mainboard ID Burm onm ame r ur mini gu marum SE DE 33 Note The following screens are examples only The screens and driver lists will be different according to the mainboard you are installing The mainboard identification is located in the upper left hand corner 2 Click Next The following screen appears dct ria po eder nd al cie ch poseer prem Ta Dirim dpi pra Tarira Pech Sinn d 207 Mim dee UNICI free Pegani Zombie m sm oom 3 Check the box next to the items you want to install The default options are recommended 4 Click Next run the Installation Wizard An item installation screen ap pears n Vel reme Fasi d Ue BYA Ermin Pack in mran Pek Ae Cg Pus Dire Legit eid au 619 Lb sal TI HL Lenses Fan Vs dis on Cage TRI s mnn ara ir ud Cars P LEE Wen 0g AGE nie eei fed aj jose ape 1 LEJ r 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence Follow the on screen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 34 Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive an
4. DDR SDRAM provides 1 6 GB s or 2 1 GB s data transfer rate depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered DIMM module Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until you are ready to install it on the mainboard Handle the modules only by their edges Do not touch the components or metal parts Always wear a grounding strap when you handle the modules Installation Procedure Refer to the following to install the memory modules 1 This mainboard supports unbuffered DDR SDRAM only Do not attempt to insert any other type of DDR SDRAM into the slots 2 Pushthe latches on each side of the DIMM slot down 3 Align the memory module with the slot The DIMM slots are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed with cutouts so that they can only be in stalled correctly 4 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 5 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 6 Install any remaining DIMM modules 10 Checking Jumper Settings Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration options Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered When setting the jumpers ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins The illust
5. The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode SDRAM Bank Interleave Enable this item to increase SDRAM memory speed When enabled separate memory banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed AGP Comp Driving Use this item to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or manual Some AGP cards need stronger than normal driving current in order to operate We recommend that you set this item to the default Manual AGP Comp Driving When AGP Driving is set to Manual use this item to set the AGP current driv ing value AGP Mode This item provides the OnBoard VGA mode with three options of 1 2 4 multi plied frequency 25 AGP Aperture Size This item defines an AGP for the graphics Leave this item at the default value 64MB Auto detect DIMM PCI Clock When this item is enabled BIOS will disable the clock signal of free DIMM PCI slots CLK GEN Spread Spectrum Use this item to set the system bus spread spectrum for the installed proces sor Hyper Threading Function This item is dependent when your system supports the Hyper Threading technology If your system does not have the Hyper Threading technology installed this item is hidden Power Management Setup Page This page sets up some parameters of system power management operation AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 2000 American Megatrends I
6. have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item drive A be comes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Floppy Drive Seek If you enable this item your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive 24 Password Check If you have entered a password for the system use this item to determine if the password is required to enter the Setup Utility Setup or required both at start up and to enter the Setup Utility Always Boot to OS 2 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed L2 Cache Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal L2 cache memory System BIOS Cacheable If you enable this item a segment of the system BIOS will be copied to main memory for faster execution DOS Flat Mode This item enables BIOS to enter the DOS protected mode without other soft ware supporting under the DOS operating system We recommend you leave this item at the default value SDRAM Timing By SPD This item allows you to enable or disable the SDRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical SDRAM Frequency This item determines frequency of SDRAM memory SDRAM 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
7. up alarm 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 You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Keyboard Power On Wake Up Key Wake Up Password If you enable this item system can automatically resume by pressing hot keys on the keyboard or typing in the password You must enable the Key board Power On jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature 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 AMIBIOS SETUP PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware 0 5 Yes Share Memory Size 32MB Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA Yes PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled ESC Quit Ne Select item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Plug and Play Aware O S Enable this item if you are using an O S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 or 98 Share Memory Size This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for the onboard VGA display application with three options of 8 16 32MB Primary Graphics Adapter This item indicates if the primary grap
8. 0 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved System Hardware Vcore 1 632V Vcc 2 5V 2 496V Vcc 3 3V 3 392V Vcc 5V 4 945V 12V 12 032V 12V 11 968V SB5V 5 026V Quit Select Item VBAT 3 488V SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM Help PU PD Modify CPU Fan Speed 1308 RPM Old Values ShiftF2 Color Power Temperature 33 C 91 F 3 SYSTEM Temperature 39 02 F6 Load BIOS Defaults CPU Temperature 62 C 143 F F7 Load Setup Defaults 30 CPU System Temperature These items display CPU and system temperature measurement FANs amp Voltage Measurements These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system volt age measurements Change Password If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears that you can enter a Supervisor password You can enter no more than six letters or num bers Press Enter after you have typed in the password There will be the second dialog box asking you to retype the password for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly Then the password is required for the access to the Setup Utility or for it at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to exit without saving Thi
9. Enabled OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h COM1 OnBoard IR Port Disabled OnBoard Parallel Port 378h Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMA OnBoard Game Port ESC Quit Ne Select item OnBoard MIDI Port MIDI Port IRQ Help PU PD Modify OnBoard IDE Old Values Shift F2 Color Audio Device Enabled Modem Device Auto Load BIOS Defaults Ethernet Device Enabled Load Setup Defaults USB Controller Enabled USB Device Legacy Support Disabled ThumbDrive Support for DOS Disabled 28 OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial PortA Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port and to as sign a port address OnBoard IR Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard infrared port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode You can select SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or ECP EPP 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 Game Port This item enables or disables the I O address for the game port OnBoard MIDI Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard MIDI port and to assign a port address MIDI Port IRQ Use this item to assign IRQ 7 to the parallel port OnBoard IDE Us
10. L2 This panel connector provides a set of switch and LED connectors found on ATX case Refer to the table below for information N C Pin 9 Empty Pin 10 Signal Name Pin Signal Name SPD LED Indicator Power Switch SPD LED Indicator Pins 6 8 Reset Switch Pins 5 7 POWER ON OFF POWER ON OFF SPD LED Pins 2 4 HDD LED Pins 1 3 14 J16 LAN LED Indicator This connector is attached to LAN device that needs a LED indicator Link LED i ACT LED LINK LED 4 ACT LED Note The plus sign 4 indicates a pin which must be connected to a positive voltage Floppy Diskette Drive Installation The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface IDE1 and IDE2 An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the mainboard If you want to install more than two IDE devices get a second IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel IDE devices have jumpers or switches to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE When installing two IDE devices on on
11. Nov 04 2002 Time hh mm ss 15 28 50 LBA BIk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master Auto On PriSlave Auto On Sec Master Auto On Sec Slave Auto On Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 31 2 Floppy Drive Not Installed Month J an Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 N Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD 3 Modify Shif F2 Color Detect All HDD Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date and time on the computer If you are running a Windows OS these items are automatically updated when ever you make changes to the Windows Date and Time Properties utility IDE Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secon dary 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 removable media e g a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B Use these items to set up size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive s in stalled in the system 23 Advanced Setup Page This option defines advanced information about your system AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED SETUP 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Quick Boot Enabled AGP Aperture
12. Preface Copyright This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected un der international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without written consent of the au thor Version 7 3 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufac turer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any par ticular purpose 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 manu facturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp MMX Pentium Pentium Il Pentium lIl Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged Federal Communications Commission FCC This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequ
13. Size 64MB 1st Boot Device IDE 0 Auto detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled 214 Boot Device Floppy CLK Gen Spread Spectrum Disabled 3 Boot Device CDROM Hyper Threading Function Disabled Try Other Boot Devices Yes S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check BootTo 05 2 ESC Quit Ne Select Item L2 Cache Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled i Help PU PD H Modify SDRAM Timing by SPD Disables F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color SDRAM Frequency 100MHz SDRAM CAS Latency 25 F6 Load BIOS Defaults SDRAM Bank Interleave Disabled F7 Load Setup Defaults AGP Mode 4X AGP Comp Driving Auto Manual AGP Comp Driving CB Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1 Boot Device 2 Boot Device 3 Boot Device Use these items 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 S M A R T for Hard Disks Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature BootUp Num Lock This item determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time Floppy Drive Swap If you
14. V Link memory controller architecture that provides the bandwidth up to 533 MB s and performance necessary for even the most demanding Internet and 3D graphics e Support for an 4xAGP interface providing vivid 3D graph ics and video performance e An ATA 133 interface on the chipset which helps boost System performance by providing a high speed connec tion to ATA 133 Hard Disk Drives delivering maximum sustained data transfer rates of 133 MB sec Additional key features include support for six USB ports an AC 97 link for audio and modem hardware monitoring and ACPI OnNow power management Memory The mainboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V DDR DIMM sockets with a total capacity of 2 GB system mem Supports DDR up to 200 266MHz memory bus Built in Graphics System e P4M266 A integrates S3 s Savag4 graphics accelera tor into a single chip P4M266 A brings mainstream graphics performance to the Value PC with leading edge 2D 3D and DVD video acceleration into a cost effective package Based on its capabilities P4M266 A is an ideal solution for the consumer corporate mobile users and en try level professionals Maximum shared memory size is 32 MB Graphics This mainboard includes an AGP slot that provides four times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification AGP technol ogy provides a direct connection between the graphics sub System and memory so that the graphics do not have to co
15. a DMA 133 100 66 33 function It supports built in USB 2 0 providing higher band width It implements Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 0 95 This mainboard has two 32 bit PCI slots one 4xAGP slot one CNR Communications and Networking Riser slot and an onboard 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network interface optional In addition this mainboard has a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one port one parallel port and six USB2 0 ports four back panel ports and onboard USB header USB2 providing two extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mainboard This mainboard is a Micro ATX size mainboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Checklist Compare the mainboard s package contents with the following checklist Standard Items e One mainboard e diskette drive ribbon cable e One IDE drive ribbon cable e Retention Module e Software support CD e This user s manual Features Processor The P4VMM2 mainboard uses a mPGA478 Socket that has the following features e Accommodates Intel Pentium 4 478 pins CPU e Supports a front side bus FSB of 400 533 MHz Chipset The P4M266 A Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable archi tecture with proven reliability and performance A few of the chipset s advanced features are e advanced
16. aders This concludes Chapter 1 The next chapter explains how to install the main board Chapter 2 Installing the Mainboard Mainboard Installation To install this mainboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter e Identify the mainboard components e Install a CPU e Install or more system memory modules e Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly e Install this mainboard in a system chassis case e Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting headers on the mainboard e Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connecting headers Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper JBAT1 is under Nor mal setting See this chapter for information about locating JBAT1 and the setting options 2 Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the mainboard Installing the Processor This mainboard has a Socket 478 processor socket When choosing a proc essor 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 Retention Module and CPU 1 Remove the existing retention module if applicable 2 Position the backplate against the underside of the ma
17. alling an add on card check the documentation for the card carefully If the card is not Plug and Play you may have to manually con figure the card before installation Follow these instructions to install an add on card 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the add on card into the expansion slot En sure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw Note For some add on cards for example graphics adapters and network adapters you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add on card 16 Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard s optional devices USB2 Front panel USB ports The mainboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Addi tionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connectors USB2 to connect the front mounted ports to the mainboard Signal Name Function VREG FP USBPWRO Front Panel USB Power VREG FP USBPWRO Front Panel USB Power USB FP PO USB Port 0 Negative Signal USB FP P1 USB Port 1 Negative Signal USB FP _ USB Port 0 Positive Signal USB FP P1 USB Port 1 Positive Signal GND Ground GND Ground KEY No pin USB FP OCO Overcurrent signal
18. blue Audio line out Lime Digital monitor flat panel White Microphone Pink MIDI game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS 2 compatible keyboard Purple PS 2 compatible mouse Green Serial Teal or Turquoise Speaker out subwoofer Orange Right to left speaker Brown USB Black SCSI network telephone modem None This concludes Chapter 2 The next chapter covers the BIOS 20 Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest AMI BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the mainboard BIOS The BIOS Basic Input and Output System Setup Utility displays the system s configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters The parameters are stored in battery backed up CMOS RAM that saves this information when the power is turned off When the system is turned back on the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure e drives diskette drives and peripherals e Video display type and display options e Password protection from unauthorized use e Power management features The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs Be fore using the Setup Utility ensure that you understand the Setup Utility options This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options The Standard Configuration A standard config
19. d locate the PATH DOC file in the root directory This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your mainboard Look for the chipset and mainboard model then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers Most drivers have a setup program SETUP EXE that automatically detects your operating system before installa tion Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system subfolder If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program browse to the operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file README TXT or README DOO for information on installing the driver or software for your operating system Utility Software Reference All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant They are provided only for the convenience of the customer The following software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license Note These software s are subject to change at anytime without prior notice Please refer to the support CD for available software AWARD Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip Proceed with caution when using this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your sys tem will malfu
20. d space for all the drives that you intend to install Most cases have a choice of I O templates in the rear panel Make sure that the I O template in the case matches the I O ports installed on the rear edge of the mainboard This mainboard has a Micro ATX form factor of 244 mm x 200 mm Choose a case that accommodates this form factor Mainboard Components Table of Mainboard Components Label Component 1 Accelerated Graphics Port BAT1 Three volt realtime clock battery CD1 Primary CD in connector CD2 Secondary CD in connector CN5 Standard power connector CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot CPU SOCKET Micro PGA 478 pin socket for Pentium 4 CPUs CPU FAN Cooling fan for CPU DDR1 DDR2 Two 184 pin DDR memory modules FDC Floppy disk drive connector IDE 1 Primary IDE channel IDE 2 Secondary IDE channel J1 USB Card Reader Voltage Selector VCC J16 Onboard LAN LED connector JBAT1 Clear CMOS jumper JP1A1 JP1B1 CPU Clock jumper JP2 Keyboard Power On jumper JUSBC USB Card Reader Connector PANEL1 Connector for headphone or microphone jack front panel PANEL2 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators PCH PCI2 Two 32 bit add on card slots PJ1 Auxiliary power connector for Pentium 4 CPUs SIR1 Serial Infrared cable header SPK1 Internal speaker connector SYSTEM FAN System fan connector USB2 Front Panel USB he
21. dd on Cards Connecting Optional Devices Connecting I O Devices External Connector Color Coding esee CHAPTER 3 21 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility esee The Standard Configuration Entering the Setup Utility Using BIOS sss Standard CMOS Features Advanced Setup Page Power Management Setup Page sess eene 26 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page esee 27 Load Optimal Settings Load Best Performance Settings eere 28 Features Setup Page tenet ente tette CPU PnP Setup Page Hardware Monitor Page 30 CHAPTER 4 31 Using the Mainboard Software 32 About the Software CD ROM sss 32 Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 32 R nnneg Set p obire tot e pete 33 1 51 sees 35 Utility Software Reference sse 35 Chapter 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the PAVMM2 mainboard This mainboard has a Socket 478 for the Intel Pentium 4 type of processors supporting front side bus FSB speeds up to 533 400 MHz This mainboard incorporates the VIA P4M266 A Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge chipsets that support AC 97 audio codec and provide Ultr
22. e cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other one to SLAVE This mainboard supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 UDMA is a technology to accelerate devices performance in the IDE channel To maximize perform ance install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80 pin IDE cables supporting UDMA 66 100 133 About UltraDMA This mainboard supports UltraDMA 66 100 133 UDMA is a technology that accelerates the performance of devices in the IDE channel To maximize per formance install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80 pin IDE cables that support UDMA 66 100133 15 Installing Add on Cards The slots in this mainboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the mainboard s features and capabilities With these efficient facilities you can increase the mainboard s capabilities by adding hardware which performs tasks that are not part of the basic system CHA i PCI Slots PCI slots are used to install expansion cards that have the 32 bit PCI interface AGP Slot The AGP slot is used to install a graphics adapter that supports the 4xAGP specification and has a 4xAGP edge connector Note The above layout is for reference only The AGP slot may be different from your mainboard Please refer to actual shipment CNR Slot This slot is used to insert CNR cards with Modem and Audio func tionality Note Before inst
23. e for high speed signaling Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1 1 Legacy support for all downstream facing ports Built in Ethernet LAN optional 100Base TX 10Base T Physical Layer Solution Dual Speed 100 10 Mbps MII Interface to Ethernet Controller Configuration amp Status Auto Negotiation 10 100 Full Half Duplex Meet All Applicable IEEE802 3 10Base T and 100Base TX Standards BIOS Firmware This mainboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to config ure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters and memory timing CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without prior notice Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market The mainboard com plies with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case Some features on the mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indicators and switches on the system case Ensure that your case supports all the features required The mainboard can support one or two floppy disk ette drives and four enhanced IDE drives Ensure that your case has sufficient power an
24. e this item to enable or disable the onboard 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 USB Controller Use this item to select the USB ports or disabled USB Device Legacy Support This item allows you to enable the USB device if you have installed a USB device on the system board 29 ThumbDrive Support For DOS Enable this item to make a small portion of memory storage device for the USB ports CPU PnP Setup Page This page helps you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The sys tem will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page AMIBIOS SETUP CPU PnP SETUP 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU BRAND INTEL CPU Type Pentium 4 CPU Ratio 8 0x CPU Frequency 100 MHz Quit Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults CPU BRAND Type Core Voltage Ratio Frequency These items show the type core voltage ratio and frequency of CPU installed in your system Hardware Monitor Page On mainboards that support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages critical temperatures and fan speeds AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR 200
25. een The screen has three buttons on it Setup Browse CD and Exit Auto Setup 5 Fe Agate Note If the opening screen doesn t appear double click the file setup exe in the root directory 32 Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program Select from the menu which software you want to install Browse The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that CD allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support CD Before installing the software from Windows Explorer look for a file named README TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly Some software is installed in separate folders for different oper ating systems such as DOS WIN NT or WIN98 95 Always go to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using To install the software execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking the file and then following the instructions on the screen Exit The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window Application Tab Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD Read Me Tab Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD Running Setup Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the main board 1 Click Setup The installation program begins PACEM
26. elow Key Function Esc Exits the current menu No Scrolls through the items on a menu PU PD Modifies the selected field s values F10 Saves the current configuration and exits setup F1 Displays a screen that describes all key functions F5 Loads previously saved values to CMOS F6 Loads a minimum configuration for troubleshooting F7 Loads an optimum set of values for peak performance Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility the main menu appears The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available A highlight indicates which option is currently selected Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options When an option is highlighted execute the option by pressing lt Enter gt Some options lead to pop up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you wish to execute that option Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt you for information 22 Some options marked with a triangle gt lead to submenus that enable you to change the values for the option Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll through the items in the submenu In this manual default values are enclosed in parenthesis Submenu items are denoted by a triangle Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yy Mon
27. ency energy and if not in stalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not oc cur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television 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 Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system s manu facturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the follow ing conditions This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital appa
28. hics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the 27 use of a second display card installed in a PCI slot Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics sys tem You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PCIIDE BusMaster This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Load Optimal Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the Setup Utility loads a set of fail safe default values These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips Note It is highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal values for accessing the best performance Load Best Performance Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the Setup Utility loads a set of best performance default val ues These default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low performance components Features Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for those peripheral devices connected to the system AMIBIOS SETUP FEATURES SETUP 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC
29. inboard secure the 4 screws firmly on the retention module Note Do not over tighten the screws 3 Install your CPU Pull up the lever away from the socket and lift up to 90 degree angle 4 Locate the CPU cut edge the corner with the pinhole noticeably miss ing Align and insert the CPU correctly 5 Press the lever down 6 Apply thermal grease on top of the CPU 7 Putthe CPU Fan down on the retention module and snap the four reten tion legs of the cooling fan into place 8 Flip the levers over to lock the heat sink in place 9 Connect the CPU Cool ing Fan power cable to the CPUFAN1 connec tor This completes the installation FU Ware Core Notes To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation we suggest that you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least e fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of CPU fan heatsink supplied The form and size of fan heatsink may also vary Installing Memory Modules This mainboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets and supports up to 2 0 GB of 200 266 MHz DDR SDRAM 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 100 MHz or 133 MHz memory bus
30. m pete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus AC 97 Audio e Compliant with AC 97 2 1 specification Codec e 16 bit stereo full duplex CODEC with fixed 48KHz sam pling rate e 3 analog line level stereo inputs with 5 bit volume control LINE IN CD IN AUX IN 1 analog line level mono input PHONE IN e Three Audio Jacks Line Out Line In and Microphone In e Sound Blaster Sound Blaster Pro Compatible e Digital I O compatible with consumer mode S PDIF e Advanced power management support Expansion The mainboard comes with the following expansion options Options e Two 32 bit PCI slots capable of Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33 66 100 133 MB sec An AGP slot One CNR Communications and Networking Riser slot Integrated I O The mainboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One VGA port One parallel port Six USB2 0 ports four back panel ports onboard USB header providing two extra ports Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out USB 2 0 Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revi sion 2 0 Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 0 95 Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller cor
31. nc All Rights Reserved ACPI Aware 0 S Yes Power Management Enabled Suspend Time Out Disabled Hard Disk Time Out Standby Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second ESC Quit Ne Select Item LAN Ring Power On Disabled Keyboard Power On Disabled Help PU PD Modify Wake Up Key Any key Old Values Shift F2 Color Wake Up Password N A Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 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 enable or disable a power management scheme If you en able power management you can use the items below to set the power management operation 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 Sus pend mode 26 Hard Disk Time Out This item sets up the timeout to power down the hard disk drive if there is no hard disk activity after passing the preset period of time 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 sys tem s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake
32. nction Refer to Chapter 3 Using BIOS for more information WinFlash Utility The Award WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS Award BIOS flash writer utility The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard while in a Windows environment This utility is currently available for WINXP ME 2000 98SE To install the WinFlash utility run WINFLASH EXE from the following directory UTILITY WINFLASH 1 51 PC CILLIN 2002 The PC CILLIN 2002 software program provides anti virus protection for your system This program is available for Windows 2000 ME 98SE XP and Win dows NT Be sure to check the readme txt and install the appropriate anti virus Software for your operating system 35 We strongly recommend users to install this free anti virus software to help protect your system against viruses MediaRing Talk Telephony Software To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built in modem go to the directory UTILITY MEDIARING TALK then run MRTALK SETUP72 EXE to install the application software Super Voice Fax Modem Software To install the Super Voice voice fax data communication application for use with the built in fax modem go the directory UTILITY GUPER_VOICE then run PICSHELL EXE to install the application software PageABC The PageABC application software enables you to create your very own home page To install the PageABC go to the direct
33. ory UTILITYPageABC and then run SETUP EXE to install the application software This concludes Chapter 4 36
34. rations below show a 2 pin jumper This illustration shows a 3 pin When the jumper cap is placed on both pins jumper Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT the jumper is SHORT If you remove the jumper cap or place the jumper cap on just one pin the jumper is OPEN lt gt Short Open y Setting Jumpers The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers Pin 1 is labeled 11 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper This jumper is to clear the contents of CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect that pre vents your mainboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Setting Normal Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2 3 JP1A1 JP1B1 CPU Clock This jumper enables to select CPU frequency CPU Clock JP1A1 JP1B1 100M Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 2 3 133M Short Pins 2 3 Short Pins 1 2 JP2 Keyboard Power On This jumper enables any keyboard activity to power up a system previously in a standby or sleep state Function Jumper Setting 5V Short Pins 1 2 5VSB Short Pins 2 3 J1 USB Card Reader Voltage Selector VCC This jumper enables to select voltage of the USB Card Reader Function Jumper Setting 5V Short Pins 1 2 5VSB Short Pins 2 3
35. ratus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilieur du Canada About the Manual The manual consists of the following Chapter 1 Describes features of the mainboard Introducing the Mainboard and provides a shipping checklist Goto gt page 1 Chapter 2 Describes installation of mainboard Installing the Mainboard components Go to gt page7 Chapter 3 Provides information on using the BIOS Using BIOS Setup Utility Go to gt page 21 Chapter 4 Describes the mainboard software Using the Mainboard Software Goto gt page 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface i CHAPTER 1 1 Introducing the Mainboard 1 jer to ER 1 Checklist Standard Items cie 1 uidi Ene epe de 1 Choosing a Computer Case 4 Mainboard Components sessi nnne nnne nnne nnne nnne nnne nnne nnns 5 CHAPTER 2 7 Installing the Mainboard Mainboard Installing the Processor Installing Memory Modules Checking Jumper Settings Connecting Case Components esses Phe Panel Connectors recs Floppy Diskette Drive Installation IDE D vices erret Installing A
36. s concludes Chapter 3 Refer to the next chapter for information on the software supplied with the mainboard Chapter 4 31 Using the Mainboard Software About the Software CD ROM The support software CD ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bun dled products Below you can find a brief description of each software program and the location for your mainboard version More information on some programs is available in a README file located in the same directory as the software Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Before installing any software always inspect the folder for files named RE ADME TXT INSTALL TXT or something similar These files may contain important information that is not included in this manual Auto installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP The Auto install CD ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and soft ware for your mainboard Note If the Auto install CD ROM does not work on your system you can still in stall drivers through the file manager for your OS for example Windows Explorer Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter The support software CD ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP When you insert the CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive the autorun feature will automatically bring up the install scr
37. te the two 4 pin connectors CD1 and CD2 There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors Connect the cable to the ap propriate connector CD1 CD2 Signal Name i Signal Name Connecting I O Devices The backplane of the mainboard has the following I O ports Parallel port LPT1 Lirez ini Line out Microphone USB poris PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communica tions devices COM1 Port Use the COM ports to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 VGA Port Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices 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 LAN Port optional Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to connect your com puter 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 JUSBC connector 19 External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below Connector Color Audio line in Light
38. uration has already been set in the Setup Utility However we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any changes in the future This Setup Utility should be used e when changing the system configuration e when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to make changes to the Setup Utility e when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts e when making changes to the Power Management configuration e when changing the password or making other changes to the Secu rity Setup 21 Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system BIOS enters the Power On Self Test POST routines POST is a series of built in diagnostics performed by the BIOS After the POST routines are completed the following message appears Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 21 06 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Features Setup Advanced Setup CPU PnP Setup Power Management Setup Hardware Monitor PCI Plug and Play Setup Change Password Load Optimal Settings Exit Load Best Performance Settings Esc Quit f Selectitem Shift F2 Change Color 5 Old Values F6 Optimal values F7 Best performance values F10 Save amp Exit Standards COMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc BIOS Navigation Keys The BIOS navigation keys are listed b
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