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  • Page 1 Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights re- served. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author. Version 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 2 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital 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 gen- erates, 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.
  • Page 3 Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is sub- ject to the following conditions: − This device may not cause harmful interference, and − This device must accept any interference received, includ- ing interference that may cause undesired operation. Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Cana- dian Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.
  • Page 4 About the Manual The manual consists of the following: Chapter 1 Describes features of the main- board, and provides a shipping Introducing the Mainboard checklist. ⇒ Go to page 1 Chapter 2 Describes installation of main- board components. Installing the Mainboard ⇒...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Preface CHAPTER 1 Introducing the Mainboard Introduction ................1 Checklist................... 1 Standard Items ....................1 Features ................... 2 Mainboard Components ............. 4 Choosing a Computer Case ............6 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Mainboard Safety Precautions ..............7 Quick Guide ................8 Checking Jumper Settings ............
  • Page 6 Running Setup ....................63 Folders for this Mainboard ............65 Utility Folder....................65 P6IEMT Folder..................... 65 Utility Folder Installation Notes ..........66 Mainboard (P6IEMT) Installation Notes ........67 APPENDIX A Setting Jumpers Jumper Settings .................... 69 The Panel Connector................... 70...

  • Page 7: Introducing The Mainboard

    Introducing the Mainboard Congratulations on purchasing the P6IEMT mainboard. The P6IEMT mainboard is an Micro ATX mainboard that uses a 4- layer printed circuit board and measures 222 mm x 244 mm. The mainboard features a Socket 370 that accommodates the Intel Celeron 533A CPU and Intel Celeron CPUs at 566 MHz and above.

  • Page 8: Features

    Processor The P6IEMT mainboard uses a Socket 370 that has the following features: • Accommodates the Intel Celeron 533A CPU and Celeron CPUs at 566 MHz and above • Accommodates Intel Pentium III/Tualatin CPUs that support an FSB of 100 or 133 MHz...
  • Page 9 One Communications Network Riser (CNR) slot • Two IDE channels and one floppy disk drive interface The P6IEMT supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33/66/100 MB/sec. The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and con- Integrated I/O nectors: •...

  • Page 10: Mainboard Components

    DIMM1 CPUFAN1 DIMM2 C P U F A N 1 CPU SOCKET LED1 L E D 1 VGA1 ATX1 IDE1 IDE2 V G A 1 FDD1 C D 1 C D 2 A U D I O 1 AGP1 AUDIO1 A G P 1 PCI1 P C I 1...
  • Page 11 Table of Mainboard Components Label Component AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port ATX1 Power connector AUDIO1 Front panel MIC/line-out Three volt realtime clock battery CASFAN1 Auxiliary case cooling fan Primary CD-in connector Secondary CD-in connector CNR1 Communications Networking Riser slot Socket 370 for Intel Celeron and Pentium III CPU SOCKET processors CPUFAN1...

  • Page 12: Choosing A Computer Case

    There are many types of computer cases on the market. The mainboard complies with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case. Some features on the mainboard are imple- mented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to indicators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case sup- ports all the features required.

  • Page 13: Installing The Mainboard

    Installing the Mainboard Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard: • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity. • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the mainboard.

  • Page 14: Quick Guide

    This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assem- ble your system with the mainboards. The following table provides a reference for installing specific components: Locating Mainboard Components Go to page 4 Setting Jumpers Go to page 9 Installing the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 12 Installing Case Components...

  • Page 15: Checking Jumper Settings

    This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configura- tion of the mainboard. Setting Jumpers Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration op- tions. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins.

  • Page 16: Checking Jumper Settings

    Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. CPUFAN1 LED1 V G A 1 AUDIO1 AGP1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 C N R 1 WOL1 WOM1...

  • Page 17: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting (default) 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal 2-3: Clear CMOS 2-pin BIOS flash Open: Unlock protection Short: Lock Jumper 1 – This jumper enables you to clear the BIOS. Refer to the following instructions: 1. Turn the system off. 2.

  • Page 18: Installing The Mainboard In A Case

    Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard in a case: 2. Secure the mainboard with This illustration shows screws where appropriate. an example of a main- board being installed in a tower-type case: Note: Do not over- tighten the screws as this can stress the...

  • Page 19: Connecting Case Components

    After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can begin connecting the mainboard components. Refer to the fol- lowing: CPUFAN1 ATX1 C P U F A N 1 L E D 1 VGA1 PANEL1 C D 1 C D 2 A U D I O 1 AGP1 P C I 1...

  • Page 20: The Panel Connector

    The Panel Connector The panel connector provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Device Pins Empty Empty (Pin 10) (Pin 9) Power 6, 8 Reset Switch Power Switch ON/OFF...

  • Page 21: Installing Hardware

    Installing the Processor Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any of the surface-mount resistors with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes across the main- board, you may cause serious damage to the mainboard and the processor.
  • Page 22 CPU Installation Procedure The following illustration shows CPU installation components: CPU fan Socket 370 Locking lever Pin-1 corner Note: The pin-1 corner is empty on the socket and CPU.
  • Page 23 Follow these instructions to install the CPU: 1. Pull the CPU socket locking lever away from the socket to unhook it and raise the locking lever to the upright position. 2. Match the pin-1 corner on the CPU socket and the pin- 1 corner on the processor and insert the processor into the socket.

  • Page 24: Installing Memory Modules

    Installing Memory Modules For this mainboard, you Frontside Bus System Memory must use 168-pin 3.3V (FSB) Bus (SMB) non-buffered Dual In-line Frequency Frequency Memory Modules 66 MHz 100 MHz (DIMMs). The memory 100 MHz 100 MHz chips are standard 133 MHz 100 MHz SDRAM (Synchronous 133 MHz...
  • Page 25 1. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down. 2. 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 installed correctly. 3.

  • Page 26: Installing A Hard Disk Drive/Cd-Rom

    Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive. About IDE Devices Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel inter- face (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the mainboard.
  • Page 27 Installing a Hard Disk Drive 1. Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your Micro ATX system case. 2. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 (A): Pin 1 Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector.

  • Page 28: Installing A Cd-Rom/Dvd Drive

    Installing a CD-ROM/DVD Drive 1. Install the CD-ROM/DVD drive into the drive cage in your Micro ATX system case. 2. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1 (A). If you have already installed an HDD, use the other connector on the IDE cable.

  • Page 29: Installing A Floppy Diskette Drive (Fdd)

    3. Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD-ROM/DVD drive IDE connector (B). It doesn't matter which con- nector on the cable you use. 4. Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on the CD-ROM/DVD drive (C). 5.

  • Page 30: Installing Add-On Cards

    Note: Ribbon cable connectors are usually keyed so that they can only be installed correctly on the device connector. If the connector is not keyed, make sure that you match the pin-1 side of the cable connector with the pin-1 side of the device connector. Each connector has the pin-1 side clearly marked.
  • Page 31 Note: Before installing an add-on card, check the docu- mentation for the card carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have to manually configure the card before installation. 1. Remove a blanking plate from the system case corre- sponding to the slot you are going to use.

  • Page 32: Connecting Optional Devices

    Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the main- board’s optional devices: C P U F A N 1 VGA1 L E D 1 VGA1 C D 1 C D 2 SPEAKER1 A U D I O 1 AUDIO1 AGP1 P C I 1...
  • Page 33 SIR1: Serial infrared port The mainboard supports a Serial Infrared (SIR) data port. In- frared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices. These devices may include printers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and other computers. Signal Name Signal Name Not assigned...
  • Page 34 USB2: USB port 3, 4 The mainboard has two USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Some computer cases have a special module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connectors USB2 and USB3 to connect the front-mounted ports to the mainboard.

  • Page 35: Connecting I/O Devices

    The backplane of the mainboard has the following I/O ports: Parallel port (LPT1) Game port PS/2 mouse PS/2 Serial port Serial port Microphone keyboard ports COM 1 COM 2 Line-in Line-out PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.

  • Page 36: External Connector Color Coding

    External Connector Color Coding Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below. Connector Color Analog VGA Blue Audio line-in Light blue Audio line-out Lime Digital monitor/flat panel White IEEE 1394 Grey Microphone Pink MIDI/Game Gold Parallel Burgundy PS/2-compatible keyboard Purple...

  • Page 37: Using Bios

    Using BIOS The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the main- board BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility dis- plays the system's configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.

  • Page 38: The Standard Configuration

    The Standard Configuration A standard configuration 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: • when changing the system configuration •...

  • Page 39: Entering The Setup Utility

    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 diag- nostics 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 Award BIOS Setup...

  • Page 40: Updating The Bios

    Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this main- board from the manufacturer's Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improvements in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: 1. If your mainboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to allow BIOS flashing.

  • Page 41: 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 cur- rently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlight to other options.

  • Page 42: Standard Cmos Features

    Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Tue, July 11 2001 Item Help Time (hh:mm:ss) 12 : 8 : 59 Menu Level IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave...
  • Page 43 Press <Enter> to display the IDE submenu: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright © 1984 – 2001 Award Software IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master [Auto] Menu Level Access Mode [Auto] To auto-detect the Capacity 0 MB HDD’s size, head .
  • Page 44 Access Mode This item defines ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA (Large Block Addressing). Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the fastest way to access the hard disk drive. Press <Esc>...

  • Page 45: Advanced Bios Setup Option

    Advanced BIOS Setup Option This option displays advanced information about your system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Anti-Virus Protection [Disabled ] Item Help CPU Internal Cache [Enabled] External Cache [Enabled] Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking [Enabled] Allows you to choose...
  • Page 46 External Cache (Enabled) Most processors that can be installed in this system use e x- ternal level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better performance. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking (Enabled) This item enables or disables ECC (Error Correction Code) er- ror checking on the CPU cache memory.
  • Page 47 Boot Up Floppy Seek (Enabled) If this item is enabled, it checks the size of the floppy disk drives at start-up time. You don't need to enable this item un- less you have a legacy diskette drive with 360K capacity. Boot Up NumLock Status (On) This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started.

  • Page 48: Advanced Chipset Features Option

    The disk drive software monitors the internal performance of the motors, media, heads, and electronics of the drive. The host software monitors the overall reliability status of the drive. If a device failure is predicted, the host software, through the Client WORKS S.M.A.R.T applet, warns the user of the i m - pending condition and advises appropriate action to protect the data.
  • Page 49 SDRAM CAS Latency Time (3) This item enables you to select the CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2/2 or 3/3. The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change the specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU.
  • Page 50 Delayed Transaction (Enabled) If the chipset has an embedded 32-bit write buffer, to support delay transaction cycles, you can enable this item to provide compliance with PCI Ver. 2.1 specifications. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value. AGP Graphics Aperture Size (64 MB) This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter.
  • Page 51 *Onboard Display Cache Setting* The items under this heading are used to set the parameters for display cache memory that may be optionally installed on your mainboard. If you have display cache memory, we rec- ommend that you leave these items at the default settings. CAS# Latency (3) This item sets a timing parameter for the Column Address Strobe memory access.

  • Page 52: Integrated Peripherals Option

    Integrated Peripherals Option These items define the operation of peripheral components on the system's input/output ports. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary PCI IDE [Enabled ] Item Help On-Chip Secondary PCI IDE [Enabled] IDE Primary Master [Auto]...
  • Page 53 USB Controller (Enabled) Enable this item if you plan to use the Universal Serial Bus ports on this mainboard. USB Keyboard Support (Disabled) Enable this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play.
  • Page 54 Hot Key Power ON (Ctrl-F12) Enables you to select a hot key to turn on the computer. Onboard FDC Controller (Enabled) This option enables the onboard floppy disk drive controller. Onboard Serial Port 1 (3F8/IRQ4) This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt re- quest (IRQ) for the onboard serial port 1 (COM1).
  • Page 55 SPP allows data output only. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, a l- lowing both data input and output. ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP- and ECP-aware peripherals. ECP Mode Use DMA (3) When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP mode, the paral- lel port can use DMA 3 or DMA 1.

  • Page 56: Power Management Setup Option

    Power Management Setup Option This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power-saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be auto- matically resumed by certain events.
  • Page 57 Note: ACPI is a power management specification that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. ACPI enables a PC to turn its pe- ripherals on and off for improved power management. It also allows the PC to be turned on and off by external devices, so that mouse or keyboard activity wakes up the computer.
  • Page 58 Suspend Mode (Disable) The CPU clock will be stopped and the video signal will be suspended if no Power Management events occur for a speci- fied length of time. Full power function will return when a Power Management event is detected. Options are from 1 Min to 1 Hour and Disable.
  • Page 59 Power On by Ring (Disabled) If this item is enabled, it allows the system to resume from a software power down or a power-saving mode whenever there is an incoming call to an installed fax/modem. You have to connect the fax/modem to a mainboard Wake On Modem connector for this feature to work.

  • Page 60: Pnp/Pci Configuration Option

    FDD, COM, LPT Port (Disabled) When this item is enabled, the system will restart the power- saving timeout counters when any activity is detected on the floppy disk drive, serial ports, or the parallel port. PCI PIRQ[A-D]# (Disabled) When disabled, any PCI device set as the Master will not power on the system.
  • Page 61 Resources Controlled By (Auto(ESCD)) You should leave this item at the default Auto(ESCD). Under this setting, the system dynamically allocates resources to Plug and Play devices as they are required. If you cannot get a legacy ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) expansion card to work properly, you might be able to solve the problem by changing this item to Manual, and then open- ing up the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources submenus.

  • Page 62: Pci Health Status Option

    PCI Health Status Option On mainboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, critical temperatures, and fan speeds: CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature [Disabled ] Item Help Chassis Function...

  • Page 63: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are deter- mined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. CMOS Setup Utility – Copyright (C) 1984 – 2001 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk [Enabled ]...

  • Page 64: Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option

    Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe de- faults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults. The fail-safe de- faults place no great demands on the system and are generally stable.

  • Page 65: Set Supervisor And User Passwords Options

    Set Supervisor and User Passwords Options These items can be used to install a password. A Supervisor password takes precedence over a User password, and the Supervisor can limit the activities of a User. To install a pass- word, follow these steps: 1.

  • Page 66: Save & Exit Setup Option

    Save & Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu: Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter>...

  • Page 67: Using The Mainboard Software

    Using the Mainboard Software The support software CD-ROM that is included in the main- board package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the lo- cation for your mainboard version.

  • Page 68: Auto-Installing Under Windows 98

    The Auto-install CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and software for your mainboard. Note: If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still install drivers through the file manager for your OS (for example, Windows Ex- plorer).

  • Page 69: Running Setup

    Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the con- tents of the support CD. Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something simi- lar.
  • Page 70 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: 3. Check the items you want to install. The default op- tions are recommended.

  • Page 71: Folders For This Mainboard

    AWDFLASH Telephony software MEDIARING TALK SUPER VOICE Fax/modem software P6IEMT Folder Use the software in the following sub-folders: AUDIO This folder contains a short README file giving directions to alternate folders for installing the audio software. This folder contains a short README file giving directions to alternate folders for installing the IDE software.

  • Page 72: Utility Folder Installation Notes

    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 BIOS to the chip. Take care how you use this program. If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS, or write a new BIOS that is incorrect, your system will malfunction.

  • Page 73: Mainboard (P6Iemt) Installation Notes

    Audio Drivers and Software Most of the sub-folders in the P6IEMT folder are empty, with a short README file giving directions to alternate folders for the appropriate software. Installation for Windows 2000/98/98SE/ME/95 To install the audio drivers, go the directory \INTEL\ REALTEK- CODEC\;...
  • Page 74 VGA Drivers and Software Most of the sub-folders in this folder are empty, with a short README file giving directions to alternate folders for the ap- propriate software. Installation for Windows 2000 install drivers, browse directory \INTEL\81XVGA\WIN2000\GRAPHICS; then run SETUP.EXE. Installation for Windows ME/98SE/98/95 install drivers,...

  • Page 75: Setting Jumpers

    Setting Jumpers Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting (default) 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal 2-3: Clear CMOS 2-pin BIOS flash Open: Unlock protection Short: Lock Jumper 1 – This jumper enables you to clear the BIOS. Refer to the following instructions: 1.

  • Page 76: The Panel Connector

    The Panel Connector The panel connector provides a standard set of switch and LED connectors usually found on ATX or Micro-ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Device Pins Empty Empty (Pin 10) (Pin 9) Power 6, 8 Reset Switch Power Switch ON/OFF...

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