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Page 1: Fcc Compliance Statement
PX848 Like Series Copyright All rights are reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company. -
Page 2: Package Contents
Do not touch the IC chips, leads, connectors or other components. Unplug the AC power when you install or remove any device on the mainboard. Package Contents PX848 Like Series mainboard IDE Cable FDC Cable USB Bracket (optional) Installation and Setup Driver CD... -
Page 3: Operating System
PX848 Like Series ® M1683 & M1563 ® ® Supports Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4 Processor USER Manual Dimensions (ATX form-factor): 200mm x 294mm (WxL) Operating System ® Supports most popular operating systems: Windows 9X/ME/2000/XP etc. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Contents CHAPTER 1. GETTING STARTED ............1 ......................1 NTRODUCTION ......................2 PECIFICATION ................... 5 UICK ONTENT ABLE ....................... 6 ONFIGURATION Layout of PX848 Like Pro..................6 Layout of PX848 Like ..................7 ..................7 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CPU Processor Installation ................... 8 Memory Installation ..................... -
Page 5: Chapter 1. Getting Started
Bus) frequency of 800/ 533/ 400 MHz. The PX848 Like Series provides 3 DIMM sockets using 184 pin DDR SDRAM with a total capacity of up to 3 GB. You can install unbuffered & non-ECC DDR400/ 333/ 266 (PC3200/ 2700/ 2100) SDRAM. -
Page 6: Specification
PX848 Like Series Specification CPU: ® Supports Socket 478 Pentium 4 processor (Northwood) Speed: 400/ 533/ 800 MHz Front Side Bus frequency 33MHz, 32 bit PCI interface (PCI 2.2 compliant) 66MHz AGP 3.0 compliant interface that supports 8X/4X data transfer modes (0.8V or 1.5V) -
Page 7: Flash Memory
PX848 Like Series BUS Slots: 1 AGP slot (AGP3.0 Compliant) Five 32-bit PCI bus slots Flash Memory: Supports flash memory functionality Supports ESCD functionality Hardware Monitor Function: Monitors CPU/ Chassis fan Speeds Monitors System Voltage 3COM LAN Chip on board: (for PX848 Like Pro only) -
Page 8: Watch Dog Timer
PX848 Like Series I/O facilities: One multi-mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following specifications: 1. Standard & Bi-direction Parallel Port 2. Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) 3. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard Supports 360 KB, 720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB, and 2.88 MB floppy disk drives... -
Page 9: Quick Content Table
PX848 Like Series Quick Content Table Function Content Location Page CPU Socket 478 DDR DIMM 1、2、3 DDR DIMM Sockets ATX_12V、ATX_ PWR ATX Power Connector IDE Connectors IDE1/2 FDC Connector AGP Slot PCI 1、2、3、4、5 PCI Slots CPU FAN、Chassis FAN、 CPUFAN、CHASFAN、AUXFAN Auxiliary FAN SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER... -
Page 10: Configuration
PX848 Like Series Configuration Layout of PX848 Like Pro KB/MS CPUFAN USB/LAN Socket 478 PRT/COM IDE1 IDE2 M1683 ATX_12V SOUND AUXFAN CD-IN PCI1 BAT1 FRONT AUDIO USB2 PCI2 M1563 USB3 3COM PCI3 PCI4 Winbond BIOS W83697HF SPDIF PCI5 SW/LED CASEOPEN... -
Page 11: Layout Of Px848 Like
PX848 Like Series Layout of PX848 Like KB/MS CPUFAN Socket 478 PRT/COM IDE1 IDE2 M1683 ATX_12V SOUND AUXFAN CD-IN PCI1 BAT1 FRONT AUDIO USB2 PCI2 M1563 USB3 PCI3 PCI4 Winbond BIOS W83697HF SPDIF PCI5 SW/LED CASEOPEN PWRLED CHASFAN SPEAKER... -
Page 12: Hardware Installation
PX848 Like Series Hardware Installation This section will assist you in quickly installing your system hardware. Wear a wrist ground strap before handling components. Electrostatic discharge may damage your system components. CPU Processor Installation ® ® This mainboard supports Intel Pentium 4 processors using a Socket 478. -
Page 13: Memory Installation
PX848 Like Series FAN Headers Three power headers are available for cooling fans, which play an important role in maintaining the ambient temperature in your system. S oc ket 47 8 Ground +12V Sensor +12V CPUFAN M1683 Ground +12V Ground... -
Page 14: Ram Module Installation
PX848 Like Series RAM Module Installation: 1.Pull the white plastic tabs on each side of the slot away from the slot. 2.Match the notch on the button of the RAM module with the corresponding pattern in the DIMM slot. This ensures that the module is inserted properly. -
Page 15: Back Panel Configuration
PX848 Like Series Back Panel Configuration PS/2 Game Port Printer Port Mouse COM1 COM2 PS/2 Speaker Mic In Keyboard Line In PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: KB/MS This mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse connector and PS/2 Keyboard connector. The pin... -
Page 16: Audio Port Connectors
PX848 Like Series Serial and Parallel Interface Ports The mainboard comes equipped with two back panel serial ports and one parallel port. These interface ports will be explained below. Printer Port COM1 COM2 Parallel Interface Port: PRT The parallel port on your system has a 25-pin, DB25 connector and is used to interface with parallel printers and other devices using a parallel interface. -
Page 17: Front Panel Indicator: Sw/Led、Pwrled、Speaker
PX848 Like Series Front Panel Indicator: SW/LED、PWRLED、SPEAKER PC_BEEP Ground SPEAKER PWRLED Hard Driver HD LED (+) Power LED (+) Power Power LED (-) HD LED (-) Power Button (+) Reset Control (-) Reset Power-on Reset Control (+) Power Button (-) -
Page 18: Connectors
PX848 Like Series Connectors Floppy Disk Connector: FDC This mainboard provides a standard floppy disk connector (FDC) that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy diskettes. This connector supports the floppy drive ribbon cables provided in the packaging. Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1-2 This mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that supports PIO Mode 0~4, Bus Master, Ultra ATA 33/ 66/ 100/ 133. -
Page 19: Headers & Jumpers
PX848 Like Series Headers & Jumpers Case Open Warning Jumper: CASE OPEN This connector is used to notify the user when the computer case has been previously opened. To configure this functionality, your computer case must be equipped with a “ case open” cable which you need to attach to the CASE OPEN jumper. -
Page 20: Jp1
PX848 Like Series Clear CMOS Jumper: JP1 The “Clear CMOS” jumper is used when you cannot boot your system due to some CMOS configuration such as a password that is forgotten. This jumper allows you to reset the CMOS configurations, and then reconfigure. -
Page 21: Audio Connectors
PX848 Like Series Audio Connectors This mainboard provides three connectors as part of its audio Subsystem. Ground Left In MIC_VREF Ground Front out_R Rear out_R Ground Right In Front out_L Rear out_L FRONT AUDIO CD-IN SPD_OUT Ground SPD_IN SPDIF CD-ROM Audio-In Header: CD-IN This header is used to connect to a CD-ROM / DVD audio cable. -
Page 22: Slots
PX848 Like Series Slots The slots in this mainboard are designed for expansion cards used to complement and enhance the functionality of the mainboard. AGP Slot AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot: AGP This mainboard is equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) (0.8V or 1.5V) to support video cards. -
Page 23: Chapter 2. Bios Setup
PX848 Like Series Chapter 2. BIOS Setup Introduction This section describes PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Setup program. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. The configuration information is then saved to CMOS RAM where the data is sustained by battery after power-down. -
Page 24: Key Function
PX848 Like Series Key Function In general, you can use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, press <F1> for help and press <Esc> to quit. The following table provides more detail about how to navigate within the BIOS Setup program. -
Page 25: Main Menu
PX848 Like Series Main Menu When you enter the PHOENIX-AWARD™ BIOS Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main menu allows you to select from several configuration options. Use the left/right arrow keys to select a particular configuration screen from the top menu bar or use the down arrow key to access... - Page 26 PX848 Like Series Main Menu Setup Configuration Options Item Options Description Set the system date. Note that the ‘Day’ automatically Date mm dd yyyy changes when you set the date. Time Hh: mm: ss Set the current time of the system.
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Page 27: Advanced Bios Features
PX848 Like Series Advanced BIOS Features First /Second/Third Boot Device Select the order in which devices will be searched in order to find a boot device. Options: Removable (default for first boot device)、HardDisk (default for third boot device)、 CDROM (default for second boot device)、Legacy LAN、Disabled... -
Page 28: Quick Power On Self Test
PX848 Like Series Hyper-Threading Technology This option allows you to enable/disable Hyper-Threading functionality. This item only applies when the CPU installed supports Hyper-Threading Technology. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled Quick Power On Self Test Allow the system to skip certain tests while booting. This will speed up the boot process. -
Page 29: Advanced Chipset Features
PX848 Like Series HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology is a technology that enables a PC to attempt to predict the possible failure of storage drives. Options: Disabled (default)、Enabled Small Logo (EPA) Show This item allows you to show or hide the small logo (EPA). Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled... -
Page 30: System Bios Cacheable
PX848 Like Series Performance Acceleration This item allows you to select the registers status that about DRAM performance. Options: Full On (default)、Auto AGP Aperture Size (MB) Select the size of the AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. -
Page 31: Irq Resources
PX848 Like Series IRQ Resources When resources are controlled manually, you can assign each system interrupt a type, depending on the type of device using the interrupt. This is only configurable when “Resources Controlled By” is set to “Manual”. Options: IRQ-3/ 4/ 5/ 7/ 9/ 10/ 11/ 12/ 14/ 15... -
Page 32: Spread Spectrum
PX848 Like Series Auto detect PCI Clock When you set to “enabled”, it will auto detect the PCI clock which is availability. When you set to “disabled”, it will detect all the PCI clock for the system. Options: Enabled (default)、Disabled Spread Spectrum The Spread Spectrum function can reduce the EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) generated. -
Page 33: Integrated Peripherals
PX848 Like Series Integrated Peripherals Init Display First With systems that have multiple video cards, this option determines whether the primary display uses a PCI slot or an AGP slot. Options: AGP、PCI Slot(default) OnChip IDE Device IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is otherwise known as block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. -
Page 34: Onboard Device
PX848 Like Series IDE Primary / Secondary /Master / Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/100 functionality can be implemented if it is supported by the IDE hard drives in your system. As well, your operating environment requires a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver). -
Page 35: Onboard Fdc Controller
PX848 Like Series Hot Key Power ON This option allows you to use the Ctrl key along with a hot key (function key) to power on your system. This filed is only configurable when “Power On Function” is set to “Hot Key”. -
Page 36: Parallel Port Mode
PX848 Like Series Parallel Port Mode This option allows you to select an parallel port mode for the on board parallel port. Options: ECP(default) Extended Capabilities Port. Enhanced Parallel Port. Standard Printer Port. ECP+EPP ECP & EPP mode. Normal EPP Mode Select Select EPP port type 1.7 or 1.9. -
Page 37: Power Management
PX848 Like Series Power Management The Power Management Setup Menu allows you to configure your system to utilize energy conservation features as well as power-up/ power-down options. ACPI Suspend Type The item allows you to select the suspend type using the ACPI operating system. -
Page 38: Video Off In Suspend
PX848 Like Series 3. User Defined (default) Allows you to set each mode individually. When this option is enabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down, which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. and includes a “disable” option. - Page 39 PX848 Like Series Wake Up Control If you highlight the “Wake Up Control” label and then press the enter key, it will display a submenu with the following options: PCI PME Wake Up When you select “Enabled”, a PME signal from any PCI card will awaken the system. And if you want to awake from onboard LAN that you can enable this item, too.
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Page 40: Hardware Monitor
PX848 Like Series Hardware Monitor Case Open Warning If this function is set to “Enabled” and the case had been previously opened, the system will automatically display alert messages on the screen when you power on your computer. If this function is set to “Disabled”, the system will not show alert messages when you power on your... -
Page 41: Load Defaults
PX848 Like Series Load Defaults Load System Default Settings Load System Default Settings. Load System turbo Settings Load System Turbo Settings. Load CMOS From BIOS Load defaults from flash ROM for systems without batteries. Save CMOS To BIOS Save defaults to flash ROM for systems without batteries. -
Page 42: Exit Menu
PX848 Like Series Exit Menu Save & Exit Setup Save all configuration changes to CMOS (memory) and exit setup. A confirmation message will be displayed before proceeding. Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes made during the current session and exit setup. A confirmation message will be... -
Page 43: Chapter 3: Software Setup
PX848 Like Series Chapter 3: Software Setup Software List Category Platform ALi mini-IDE Driver Windows 9X/ ME/ 2000/ XP ALi AGP Driver Windows 9X/ ME/ 2000/ XP 3Com920 LAN Chip Windows 9X/ ME/ 2000/ XP Realtek Audio Driver Windows 9X/ ME/ 2000/ XP ALi USB2.0 Driver... - Page 44 PX848 Like Series 2. On the next screen, click the drivers that you want to install. 3. If you click the “ALi USB2.0 Driver” from the screen in step 2, it will display the screen as left. 4. Back to the main screen, click the “Tools”...
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Page 45: Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
PX848 Like Series Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Problem 1: No power to the system. Power light does not illuminate. Fan inside power supply does not turn on. Indicator lights on keyboard are not lit. Causes: 1. Power cable is unplugged. 2. Defective power cable. - Page 46 PX848 Like Series Problem 4: System only boots from the CD-ROM. The hard disk can be read and applications can be used but booting from the hard disk is impossible. Causes: Hard Disk boot sector has been corrupted. Solutions: Back up data and applications files. Reformat the hard drive. Re-install applications and data using backup disks.
- Page 47 PX848 Like Series Problem 10: Keyboard failure. Causes: Keyboard is disconnected. Solutions: Reconnect keyboard. Replace keyboard if you continue to experience problems. Problem 11: No color on screen. Causes: 1. Faulty Monitor. 2. CMOS incorrectly set up. Solutions: 1. If possible, connect monitor to another system. If no color appears, replace monitor.
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Page 48: Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup
PX848 Like Series Appendix I: Super 5.1 Channel Setup 1. After into the system, click the audio icon from the Windows screen. 2. Click Speaker Configuration button, you can see the screen like the picture below. 3. You can choice 2, 4 or 6 channels by your speakers.