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1 Introduction The 82440 LX PCI mainboard is a high-performance AT architecture system board that supports 686 (PII) family CPUs. This mainboard is fully compatible with industry standards, and adds many technical enhancements. Key Features ¥ Processor supports: Ñ Pentium II CPU up to 66 MHz host bus frequency (233 ~ 333 MHz) Ñ...
Introduction Unpacking the Mainboard The mainboard package contains: ¥ The 82440LX Mainboard ¥ One CD (including Manuals/Drivers/Utilities) Note: Do not unpack the mainboard until you are ready to install it. Follow the precautions below while unpacking the mainboard. 1. Before handling the mainboard, ground yourself by grasping an unpainted portion of the systemÕs metal chassis.
Introduction Default settings are as follows: Pentium II 233MHz CPU, On-board PCI Bus IDE Enabled, FDC Enabled, 2 high speed UARTS Enabled (w/ 16550 FIFO), 1 EPP/ECP port (ECP + EPP mode), and AT Power Supply. COM2 Conn COM1 W9777FA JP11 AT PW ISA Slot...
2 Hardware Setup This chapter explains how to configure the mainboardÕs hardware. After you install the mainboard, you can set jumpers, install memory on the mainboard, and make case connections. Refer to this chapter whenever you upgrade or reconfigure your system. CAUTION: Turn off power to the mainboard, system chassis, and peripheral devices before performing any work on the...
Hardware Setup JP12/JP15/JP16: Power Supply Selection Jumper These jumpers let you select either the AT or ATX power supply. Use only one power supply at a time on this mainboard. JP12 JP15 JP16 AT Power Supply (default) ATX Power Supply JP6/JP7/JP11: CE Test Jumper Pin These jumpers are reserved for the CE test.
Hardware Setup CPU Type Configuration Set the mainboardÕs CPU switch SW1 according to CPU type as described below. 686 (PII) Ð 233 CPU Settings (3.5 x clock) Figure 2Ð1Ð1. CPU Jumper Settings 686 (PII) Ð 266 CPU Settings (4.0 x clock) Figure 2Ð1Ð2.
Hardware Setup 686 (PII) Ð 300 CPU Settings (4.5 x clock) Figure 2Ð1Ð3. CPU Jumper Settings 686 (PII) Ð 330 CPU Settings (5.0 x clock) Figure 2Ð1Ð4. CPU Jumper Settings Memory Configuration The mainboard supports three banks of 168-pin 3.3V EDO/SDRAM Unbuffered DIMM.
Hardware Setup Multi I/O Port Addresses Default settings for multi-I/O port addresses are shown in the table below. Port I/O Address Status LPT1* 378H ECP + EPP COM1 3F8H COM2 2F8H * If default I/O port addresses conflict with other I/O cards (e.g. sound cards or I/O cards), you must adjust one of the I/O addresses to avoid address conflict.
Hardware Setup directly onto the board connector while making sure the pin1 is in its position. 3.3V 3.3V –12V 3.3V PS-ON –5V PW-0K 5VSB J8 — PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a 5-pin male PS/2 mouse cable to this connector to enable the PS/2 mouse function.
Hardware Setup SPEAKER – Speaker Connector Attach the system speaker to connector SPK. RESET – Hardware Reset Control Attach the Reset switch to RESET. Closing the Reset switch restarts the system. IDE1/IDE2 – On-board Primary/Secondary IDE HDD Connectors Attach on-board hard disk drives to these connectors. COM1/COM2 Connectors Connect COM1/COM2 devices to these connectors.
Hardware Setup TB LED — Turbo LED Connector Attach a 2-pin turbo LED cable to it. The LED lights when the system is in turbo mode. Manufacture default has set the board in turbo mode due to most of hardware and software are compliance to turbo mode. FAN (JP10) —...
Hardware Setup Slot 1 Installation Guide This mainboard provides a non-boxed 686 (PII) CPU retention set to secure the CPU on this board. Follow the steps below to secure this type of CPU on to your motherboard. Step 1: Find the ATX PW and the Slot 1 on the board and set the board in the direction as follows before doing any installation.
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Hardware Setup Step 2: Insert the supporting base, which is shown below, into the two holes directly to the left of the 2 sets of screws that have just been inserted on to the board. AT PW Slot 1...
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Hardware Setup Step 3: Insert the clip portion of the CPU supporter, which is shown below, so that the heat sink can sit on the top of the whole CPU supporter. Top View of CPU Support Clip AT PW...
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Hardware Setup Step 4: Insert the 2 latches into the two holes of the supporting base and then turn them 90¡ to secure the CPU. AT PW...
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Hardware Setup Step 5: Set the retention clip right on the top of the 2 sets of screws which are along the sides of Slot1 and then tighten the 4 screws on the retention clip. AT PW Slot 1...
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Hardware Setup Step 6: Insert the CPU into the retention clip and notice that the heat sink is on the left hand side of the board. Lock the two latches on the sides of the CPU to secure the CPU. Non-boxed Pentium II Golden Finger AT PW...
3 BIOS Setup The mainboardÕs BIOS setup program is the ROM PCI/ISA BIOS from Award Software Inc. Enter the Award BIOS programÕs Main Menu as follows: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. After a series of diagnostic checks, you are asked to press DEL to enter Setup.
BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup Run the Standard CMOS Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒSTANDARD CMOS SETUPÓ from the Main Menu. A screen appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Date (mm:dd:yy) : Fri, Feb 1 1995 Time (hh:mm:ss) : 7 : 30 : 33 HARD DISKS...
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BIOS Setup Video Choose Monochrome, Color 40x25, VGA/EGA (default), Color 80x25 Floppy 3 Mode Choose Disabled (default) or Enabled. When Support enables this function, the system will support 720KB/1.25MB/1.44MB 3 different modes floppy diskette. Note: This function is for a special disk drive which happens to be popular in Japan.
BIOS Setup BIOS Features Setup Run the BIOS Features Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒBIOS FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of items appears. (The screen below shows the BIOS default settings.) ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
BIOS Setup Quick Power Enabled provides a fast POST at boot-up . On Self Test Boot Sequence Choose the boot device sequence as your need. For example, ÒA, C, SCSIÓ means that BIOS will look for an operating system first from drive A, drive C, then SCSI device.
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BIOS Setup Security Option Choose Setup or System. Use this feature to prevent unauthorized system boot-up or use of BIOS Setup. ÒSystemÓ Ð Each time the system is booted the password prompt appears. ÒSetupÓÐ If a password is set, the password prompt only appears if you attempt to enter the Setup program.
BIOS Setup Chipset Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup option changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control system options in the computer. Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the Chipset. Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows. 1.
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BIOS Setup EDO RAS# Precharge Use the default setting. Time EDO DRAM Read Burst Use the default setting. DRAM Write Burst Use the default setting. DRAM Data Integrity Choose Non-ECC (default) or ECC Mode according to the DRAM type you have. CPU-TO-PCI IDE Use the default setting.
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BIOS Setup SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Use the default setting. Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Use the default setting. Time SDRAM CAS Latency Use the default setting. Time Spread Spectrum Enabled it when you want to run the FCC Modulated or DOC testing. CPU Warning Choose Disabled (default) or Enabled.
BIOS Setup Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup option sets the systemÕs power saving functions. Run the Power Management Setup as follows. 1. Choose ÒPOWER MANAGEMENT SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of items appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...
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BIOS Setup Video Off Method Choose V/H Sync+Blank (default), Blank screen, or DPMS for the selected PM mode. Video Off After Choose the mode you want video to goes off after the modeis being active. Options are Standby, Suspend, and Doze. Doze Mode When the set time has elapsed, the BIOS sends a command to the system to enter doze mode...
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BIOS Setup Resume by Ring Choose Enabled or Disabled (default). This function only works when the computer is powered on. Enabled: The system will resume active when modem is ringing. Disabled: The system will not resume when modem is ringing. Resume by Alarm Choose Enabled or Disabled (default).
BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configuration Setup This option sets the mainboardÕs PCI Slots. Run this option as follows: 1. Choose ÒPNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and the following screen appears. (The screen below shows default settings.) ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
BIOS Setup IRQX and Choose PCI/ISA PnP or Legacy ISA. If the first DMAX assigned item is set to Manual, you could choose IRQX and DMAX assigned to PCI/ISA PnP card or ISA card. PCI/ISA PnP: BIOS auto assigns IRQ/DMA to the device.
BIOS Setup Load BIOS Defaults Choose this item and the following message appears: ÒLoad BIOS Defaults (Y/N)?NÓ To use the BIOS defaults, change the prompt to ÒYÓ and press <Enter>. Note: BIOS DEFAULTS values are adjusted for high performance. If you run into any problems after loading BIOS DEFAULTS, please load the SETUP DEFAULTS for the stable performance.
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BIOS Setup IDE HDD Block Mode Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled. Enabled invokes multi-sector transfer instead of one sector per transfer. Not all HDDs support this function. IDE Primary Master PIO Choose Auto (default) or mode 0~4. IDE Primary Slave PIO Mode 0 is the slowest speed, and HDD IDE Secondary Master mode 4 is the fastest speed.
BIOS Setup Onboard Printer Mode Choose SPP, ECP, EPP/SPP, or ECP/EPP mode. The mode depends on your external device that connects to this port. ECP Mode Use DMA Choose 3 (default) or 1 to select DMA3 or DMA1 when using the ECP device. Parallel Port EPP Type Choose EPP specification Ver.
BIOS Setup User Password Based on the setting you made in the ÒSecurity OptionÓ of the ÒBIOS FEATURES SETUPÓ, this Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a password is required every time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program.
BIOS Setup IDE HDD Auto Detection This Main Menu item automatically detects the hard disk type and configures the STANDARD CMOS SETUP accordingly. Note: This function is only valid for IDE hard disks. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE...
Quick Installation Guide Quick Installation Guide This Quick Installation Guide leaflet is designed for those people who are familiar with motherboard settings to set up this new motherboard in order to boot up the system. Refer back to the proper chapters if you have run in to any problems.
Quick Installation Guide Memory Configurations DIMM BANKS DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 RAM Type EDO/SDRAM Size 8/16/32/64/128 Note: This mainboard requires 3.3V DIMM with an access time of 70ns or less, it supports memory size from 8 to 512MB and you may use any combination of DIMMs in the banks.