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  • Page 1 Copyright and Warranty Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SE6 Motherboard User’s Manual Index TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF SE6 FEATURES 1-1. EATURES OF OTHERBOARD 1-2. PECIFICATIONS 1-3. AYOUT IAGRAM 1-4. YSTEM LOCK IAGRAM CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD 2-1. NSTALLING THE OTHERBOARD TO THE HASSIS    ...
  • Page 4 APPENDIX E INSTALLING THE VGA DRIVERS FOR THE ® WINDOWS NT 4.0 SERVER / WORKSTATION APPENDIX F INSTALLING THE AUDIO DRIVERS FOR THE ® WINDOWS NT 4.0 SERVER / WORKSTATION ® APPENDIX G ATA INSTALLATION UTILITY FOR THE WINDOWS NT 4.0 SERVER / WORKSTATION ®...

  • Page 5: Features Of Thism

    With 2 USB ports as well as capability of expanding to 4 USB slots, the SE6 meets future USB demands. A Communication / Network Riser Slot (CNR Slot) is found on the SE6. The CNR Slot provides audio, modem and network connectivity.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Chapter1 1-2. Specifications 1.CPU ® ® Supports Intel Pentium III 500 ~ 1GHz processors (Based on FC-PGA package) ® ® Supports Intel Celeron 300A ~ 733MHz processors (Based on 66MHz PPGA & FC-PGA package) Supports 66, 100, and 133MHz CPU external clock speeds. ®...
  • Page 7 Introduction of SE6 Features 7. Multi I/O Functions 2 Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting Ultra DMA 33/66/100 and future specification devices PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors 1x Floppy Port (up to 2.88MB) 1x Parallel Port (EPP/ECP) 2x Serial Ports...

  • Page 8: Layout Diagram

    Chapter1 1-3. Layout Diagram Figure 1-1. SE6 Motherboard component location...

  • Page 9: The System Blockd

    Introduction of SE6 Features 1-4. The System Block Diagram Figure 1-2. System diagram of the INTEL 815E Chipset User’s Manual...
  • Page 10 Chapter1...
  • Page 11 Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard This SE6 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all of the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities.

  • Page 12: M Otherboard To The C Hassis

    Chapter2 2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the base of chassis: ! with studs ! or with spacers Please refer to figure 2-1, which shows the studs and spacers.
  • Page 13 Installing the Motherboard Note If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers, do not despair, you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of the spacers (the spacers may be a little hard to cut , so mind your fingers).

  • Page 14: Installing System Memory

    Chapter2 2-3. Installing System Memory This motherboard provides three 168-pin DIMM sites for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 32MB to maximum memory size of 512MB SDRAM. In order to create a memory array, certain rules must be followed. The following set of rules allows for optimum configurations.
  • Page 15 Installing the Motherboard Step 3. Before touching any electronic components, make sure you first touch an unpainted, grounded metal object to discharge any static electricity stored on your clothing or body. Step 4. Locate your computer’s 168-pin memory expansion DIMM socket. Step 5.
  • Page 16 Some features you may (or may not) have and need to connect or configure depending on the peripheral. If your system doesn't have such add-on cards or switches you can ignore some special feature connectors. Figure 2-5. All Connectors and Headers for the SE6...
  • Page 17 Installing the Motherboard First, Let’s look at the headers that the SE6 uses, and what their functions are. (1) ATXPR1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATXPR1 power supply, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged.
  • Page 18 Chapter2 (3) IR1: IR Header (Infrared) There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 5, attach the connector from the IR KIT or IR device to the IR1 header (left row only). This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation (4) WOL1: Wake on LAN Header...
  • Page 19 Installing the Motherboard (6) SMB1 & SMB2 header: System Management Bus Connector This connector is reserved for system management bus (SM bus). The SM bus is a specific implementation of an I C bus. I C is a multi-master bus, which means that multiple chips can be connected to the same bus and each one can act as a master by initiating a data transfer.
  • Page 20 2-10 Chapter2 1. For using both two USB ports: Attach the optional 12 14 16 18 20 USB3 USB port expansion cable to connect Pin 1~ 10 on USB2 8 10 and USB3 slot. USB2 2. For using one USB port on CNR card: Attach a jumper 13 15 17 19 to short Pin 5 and 15, Pin 7 and 17.
  • Page 21 Installing the Motherboard 2-11 (11) DIPSW: Front Side Bus Speed Setting DIP Switch This switch allows you to manually setting the front side bus speed. (1) SW1 - SW2 on, SW3 - SW4 off: This is to use the CPU default value (66 / 100 / 133MHz).
  • Page 22 2-12 Chapter2 Note Before you clear the CMOS, you have to first turn the power off (including the +5V standby power). Otherwise, your system may work abnormally or malfunction. (13) AIMM (AGP Inline Memory Module) Slot This function is used for installing an AGP Inline Memory Module (optional model RM04).
  • Page 23 Installing the Motherboard 2-13 PN1 (Pin 1-2-3-4-5): Power LED Headers There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 3. Insert the three-threaded power LED cable to pins 1~3. Check to make sure the correct pins go to the correct connectors on the motherboard.
  • Page 24 PIN 11 Empty Pin PIN 12 Empty Pin PIN 12 No connection PIN 13 Ground PIN 13 No connection PIN 14 Suspend signal PIN 14 No connection Let’s now see the I/O connectors that the SE6 uses, and what their functions are.
  • Page 25 Installing the Motherboard 2-15 (15) FDC1 Connector This 34-pin connector is called the “floppy disk drive connector”. You can connect a 360K, 5.25”, 1.2M, 5.25”, 720K, 3.5’’, 1.44M, 3.5” or 2.88M, 3.5” floppy disk drive. You can even connect a 3 Mode floppy disk drive (a 3 1/2”...

  • Page 26: Connectors

    1 to the FDC1 connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into the FDC1 connector. The SE6 supports the Ultra ATA/100 (Also known as Ultra DMA/100) specification. It enhances existing Ultra ATA/66 and Ultra ATA/33 technology by increasing both performance and data integrity.
  • Page 27 Installing the Motherboard 2-17 Figure 2-9 shows you a photo of an Ultra ATA/66/100 Conductor Cable. An Ultra ATA/66/100-capable cable is a 40-pin, 80-conductor cable with a black connector on one end, a blue connector on the other end and a gray connector in the middle. In addition, line 34 on the cable should be notched or cut (this may be difficult to see).
  • Page 28 Please refer figure 2-10. Figure 2-11. SE6 back panel connectors Figure 2-11 shows the SE6 back panel connectors. These connectors are for connection to outside devices to the motherboard. We will describe which devices will attach to these connectors below.
  • Page 29 Installing the Motherboard 2-19 USB Port Connectors This motherboard provides two USB ports. Attach the USB connector from the individual device to these connectors. You can attach USB devices such as a scanner, digital speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, digital camera, joystick etc. to one of each of the USB connectors.
  • Page 30 2-20 Chapter2 AUX signal input socket. Remember, the motherboard does not have a built in amplifier to drive the speaker. You must use a speaker that has a built in amplifier. Otherwise, you may not be able to hear any sound or only a small volume of sound from the speaker.
  • Page 31 BIOS Setup Chapter 3. Introducing the BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off. This program is also referred to as the boot program.
  • Page 32 Chapter3 Figure 3-1. CMOS Setup Utility In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: ! Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup.
  • Page 33 BIOS Setup Computer Knowledge: CMOS Data Maybe you have heard somebody saying that his or her CMOS DATA was lost. What is the CMOS? Is it important? The CMOS is the memory used to store the BIOS parameters that you have configured. This memory is passive. You can read its data, and you can also store data in it.

  • Page 34: Cpu Setup

    Chapter3 ™ 3-1. CPU Setup [SOFT MENU ™ The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU II), that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches.
  • Page 35 BIOS Setup 300 (66) 333 (66) 366 (66) 400 (66) 433 (66) 466(66) 500 (66) 500 (100) 533 (66) 550 (100) 500 (100) 533 (66) 550 (100) 566 (66) 600 (66) 600 (100) 600 (133) 633 (66) 650 (100) 667 (133) 700 (100) 733 (133) 750 (100)
  • Page 36 Chapter3 FSB has been set, all of the other components will be able derive their proper operating frequencies. For example: If you have a CPU rated for a 100MHz FSB, the operating frequencies for the proper values for the FSB : SDRAM : PCI for your CPU would be calculated thusly: ®...
  • Page 37 BIOS Setup 100MHz (1: 1: 1/3) each multiplied times 3 then (divided by 3) 100MHz (3/3: 3/3: 1/3) each multiplied times 3 then (divided by 3) which both equal: (divided by 3) 100MHz (3:3:1) Now the final point about this table is that it does not show the necessary divider, i.e. for the 100MHz (3:3:1) example you still need to divide each by 3, even though it does not show that in the table.
  • Page 38 Giving you all the proper values (within a few MHz or so, its never exactly precise.) ABIT patented technology, SoftMenu™ allows you to adjust the FSB working frequency, when you adjust the working frequency, please choose the proper values for the FSB : SDRAM : PCI for your CPU. For example: ™...
  • Page 39 BIOS Setup Note: The multiplier factor are not available if the processors have locked frequency multiples. Note ™ ™ According to Celeron PPGA MMX processor types, some Celeron PPGA MMX processors will have the multiplier factor locked and the signal disabled. In this situation, there is no way to choose a higher multiplier factor.
  • Page 40 3-10 Chapter3 Method 2: Since you have to open the computer case when you change the CPU, it could be a good idea to use the CCMOS jumper to erase the parameters of the original CPU and to enter BIOS Setup to set up CPU parameters again. Attention After setting up the parameters and leaving the BIOS SETUP, and having verified that the system can be booted, do not press the Reset button or turn off the power supply.

  • Page 41: Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 3-11 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This section contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour, VGA card, FDD and HDD settings. Figure 3-3A. Standard CMOS Setup Screen Shot Date (mm:dd:yy): You can set the date in this item: month (mm), date (dd) and year (yy). Time (hh:mm:ss): You can set the time in this item: hour (hh), minute (mm) and second (ss).
  • Page 42 3-12 Chapter3 Figure 3-3B. IDE Primary Master Setup Screen Shot IDE HDD Auto-Detection: Press the Enter key for the BIOS to auto detect all detailed parameters of the hard disk drivers (HDD). If auto detection is successful, the correct values will be shown in the remaining items of this menu.
  • Page 43 BIOS Setup 3-13 IDE Primary Master: Three settings are available: Auto, Manual and None. If you choose Auto, the BIOS will automatically check what kind of hard disk you are using. If you want to set the HDD parameters yourself, make sure you fully understand the meaning of the parameters, and be sure to refer to the manual provided by the HDD manufacture to get the settings right.
  • Page 44 3-14 Chapter3 size given by a disk checking program of a formatted disk. Note All the items below are available when you set the item Primary IDE Master to Manual. Cylinder: When disks are placed directly above one another along the shaft, the circular vertical "slice"...
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup 3-15 Floppy 3 Mode Support: Four options are available: Disabled ) Driver A ) Driver B ) Both. The default setting is Disabled. 3 Mode floppy disk drives (FDD) are 3 1/2” drives used in Japanese computer systems. If you need to access data stored in this kind of floppy, you must select this mode, and of course you must have a 3 Mode floppy drive.

  • Page 46: Advanced Bios Features Setup Menu

    3-16 Chapter3 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu With each item, you can press <Enter> at any time to display all the options for that item. Attention Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation. If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu, we recommend you use the default values.

  • Page 47: Virus Warning

    BIOS Setup 3-17 Virus Warning: This item can be set to Enabled or Disabled, the default setting being Disabled. When this feature is enabled, if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot sector or the partition table, the BIOS will warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access the hard disk.
  • Page 48 3-18 Chapter3 First Boot Device: When the computer boots up, the BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items: floppy disk drive A, LS/ZIP devices, hard drive C, SCSI hard disk drive or CD-ROM. There are eleven options for the boot sequence that you can choose (The default setting is Floppy.): Floppy ) LS120 ) HDD-0 ) SCSI ) CDROM ) HDD-1 ) HDD-2 ) HDD-3 ) ZIP100 ) LAN ) Disabled.
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup 3-19 Typematic Rate Setting: This item allows you to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. When set to Enabled, you can set the two keyboard typematic controls that follow (Typematic Rate and Typematic Rate Delay). If this item is set to Disabled, the BIOS will use the default setting. The default setting is Enabled.
  • Page 50 3-20 Chapter3 Notice Don’t forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. OS Select For DRAM >...

  • Page 51: Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 3-21 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up.
  • Page 52 3-22 Chapter3 The first chipset settings deal with CPU access to DRAM. The default timings have been carefully chosen and should only be altered if data is being lost. Such a scenario might well occur if your system has mixed speed DRAM chips installed. In such a case, greater delays may be required to preserve the integrity of the data held in the slower memory chips.
  • Page 53 BIOS Setup 3-23 caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Memory Hole At 15M-16M: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. This option is used to reserve the memory block 15M-16M for ISA adapter ROM.
  • Page 54 3-24 Chapter3 Onboard Display Cache Setting: When using the onboard VGA function, you had best use the default setting. CAS# Latency: Two options are available: 2 and 3. The default setting is 3. You can select the local memory clock periods. Paging Mode Control: Two options are available: Close and Open.

  • Page 55: Integrated Peripherals

    BIOS Setup 3-25 3-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-6A. Integrated Peripherals Menu Default Screen Figure 3-6B. Integrated Peripherals Menu Full Items Screen User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 3-26 Chapter3 Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. If you choose Disabled, it will effect the settings of four items not available. For example, if you disabled the Onboard IDE-1 Controller, you will also disable the Master/Slave Drive PIO Mode and Master/Slave Drive Ultra DMA.
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup 3-27 If you don't want to use USB devices, set it to Disabled, then the item USB Keyboard Support will also be disabled. USB Keyboard Support: Two options are available: OS and BIOS. The default setting is OS. If you want USB keyboard use in a DOS environment, please set it to BIOS.
  • Page 58 3-28 Chapter3 available: Button Only ) Keyboard 98 ) Hot Key ) Mouse Left ) Mouse Right. Default setting is Button Only. Note The mouse wake up function can only be used with the PS/2 mouse, not with a mouse that uses the COM port and USB connection.
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup 3-29 Onboard IR Function: Three options are available: IrDA (HPSIR) mode ) ASK IR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR) mode ) Normal. The default setting is Normal. RxD , TxD Active: Four options are available: Hi, Hi ) Hi, Lo ) Lo, Hi ) Lo, Lo. The default setting is Hi, Lo.
  • Page 60 3-30 Chapter3 Two options are available: 1 ) 3. The default setting is 3. When the mode selected for the parallel port mode is ECP, the DMA channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3. PWRON After PWR-Fail: This setting lets you set the system action after a power failure. Three options are available: On ) Former-Sts ) Off.

  • Page 61: Power Management Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 3-31 3-6. Power Management Setup Menu The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power management feature. With this feature, when the computer is powered on but inactive, the power consumption is reduced in order to save energy. When the computer operates normally, it is in Normal mode.
  • Page 62 3-32 Chapter3 Figure 3-7A. Power Management Setup Main Menu Figure 3-10. Power Management Setup Lower Screen Shot 2. Use the arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure. To change the settings, use ,,- and Enter key. 3.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup 3-33 There are two options that can be selected, “Enabled” and “Disabled”. You can select “Enabled” to enable ACPI functions. If you want ACPI functions to work normally, you should notice two things. One is your operating system must support ACPI, as of now only ®...
  • Page 64 3-34 Chapter3 These device/events can wake up the computer…… ……from this state Power switch Sleeping mode or power off mode RTC alarm Sleeping mode or power off mode Sleeping mode or power off mode Modem Sleeping mode or power off mode IR command Sleeping mode Sleeping mode...

  • Page 65: Power Management

    BIOS Setup 3-35 To transition into the S1 state, the operating software does not have to flush the processor's cache. The S3 (STR) State (STR means Suspend to RAM): The S3 state is logically lower then the S2 state and is assumed to conserve more power. The behavior of this state is defined as follows: ! Processor is not executing instructions.
  • Page 66 3-36 Chapter3 User Define “User Define” defines the delay for accessing the power modes. Disabled ) 1 Min ) 2 Min ) 4 Min ) 8 Min ) 12 Min ) 20 Suspend Mode: Min ) 30 Min ) 40 Min ) 1 Hour. The default setting is Disabled.
  • Page 67 BIOS Setup 3-37 Suspend Type: Two options are available: Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend. The default setting is Stop Grant. Modem Use IRQ: You can specify the IRQ for modem use. Eight options are available: N/A ) 3 ) 4 ) 5 ) 7 ) 9 ) 10 ) 11.
  • Page 68 3-38 Chapter3 another computer via a network by sending a wake-up frame signal. This feature also allows the PCI card built-in hardware function to support the wake up function without special cables connected to the motherboard. Note This feature needs a specific network interface which is optional. Also your ATX power supply +5V standby power must be at least 720mA compatible.
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup 3-39 IDE Primary Master / IDE Primary Slave: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. If any primary IDE master/slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. IDE Secondary Master / IDE Secondary Slave: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled.

  • Page 70: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    3-40 Chapter3 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 71 BIOS Setup 3-41 Computer Knowledge: ESCD (Extended System Configuration Data) The ESCD contains the IRQ, DMA, I/O port, memory information of the system. This is a specification and a feature specific to the Plug & Play BIOS. Resources Controlled By: Two options are available: Auto(ESCD) and Manual.
  • Page 72 3-42 Chapter3 For example, if you want to move your hard disk to another computer and don’t want to ® re-install Windows NT, then you can specify the IRQ for the device installed on the new computer to fit the original computer settings. Note If you specify the IRQ in this item, then you cannot specify the same IRQ to the ISA bus, otherwise, it will cause a hardware conflict.

  • Page 73: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup 3-43 3-8. PC Health Status You can set the warning temperature for your computer system, and you can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system. The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system. We call it the PC Health Status.
  • Page 74 3-44 Chapter3 Note The hardware monitoring features for temperatures, fans and voltages will occupy the I/O address from 294H to 297H. If you have a network adapter, sound card or other add-on cards that might use those I/O addresses, please adjust your add-on card I/O address, to avoid the use of those addresses.

  • Page 75: Load Fail -Safed

    BIOS Setup 3-45 3-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3-14. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Screen Shot When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

  • Page 76: Set Password

    3-46 Chapter3 When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. 3-11.
  • Page 77 BIOS Setup 3-47 message will confirm the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. PASSWORD DISABLED. When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup.

  • Page 78: Save & Exit Setup

    3-48 Chapter3 3-12. Save & Exit Setup Figure 3-18. Save & Exit Setup Screen Shot Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS - a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off.

  • Page 79: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup 3-49 3-13. Exit Without Saving Figure 3-19. Exit Without Saving Screen Shot Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect.
  • Page 80 3-50 Chapter3...
  • Page 81 ® INF Installation Utility for Windows 98 SE Appendix A INF Installation Utility for ® Windows 98 SE ® After you’ve installed Windows 98, you need to install the drivers for your IDE & USB devices. We will tell you step by step in the following section how to do this. Note A-1 You have to install the INF Installation Utility before you install the VGA and audio drivers.
  • Page 82 Appendix A Exit the Device manager and insert the SE6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title. After it is executed, the screen below will appear.
  • Page 83 ® INF Installation Utility for Windows 98 SE The License screen will appear. Read it and click “Yes” to go on. This screen will show you the Readme.txt information of this INF installation utility. When you have read it all, click “Next”. When installation is complete please choose the item: “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”.
  • Page 84 Appendix A When your computer system restarts, will ® see Windows 98 SE start the updating process and several new hardware devices will be found and updated. When restarting ® Windows 98 SE, the CD-ROM drives will fail to be found in the updating process. If the prompt dialogue box asks you to put the ®...
  • Page 85 Your system now shows the "Standard Display Adapter [VGA]". Exit the device manager and insert the SE6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive, it should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of this CD-Title.
  • Page 86 Appendix B Move the cursor to “Intel 815 Graphics Driver” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “For Windows 95/98” and click on it. Go to the next screen. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box.
  • Page 87 ® Installing the VGA Driver for Windows 98 SE The License screen will appear. Click the "Yes" button to go on. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want to install the driver. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination location.
  • Page 88 Appendix B When the computer restarts and enters Windows, check System Properties ) Device Manager ) Display Adapters. You should see the device has changed to “Intel (r) 82815 Graphics Controller 4.12.01.2586” (This number might differ according to its version released.) After you confirm this change, the update process is now fully complete.
  • Page 89 ® Installing the Audio Driver for Windows 98 SE Appendix C Installing the Audio Driver for ® Windows 98 SE ® We will show you how to install the audio drivers for Windows 98 SE operating system. Please enter Control Panel, then check System Properties ) Device Manager ) Other Devices.
  • Page 90 Appendix C Select “Search for a better driver than the your device using now”. (Recommended), and then click “Next”. Select “Specify a Location” and then type “E:\Drivers\ALC100\Win98” in the text box. (E is your CD-ROM drive letter) Click “Next”. E:\Drivers\ALC100\Win98 Click “Next.”...
  • Page 91 ® Installing the Audio Driver for Windows 98 SE Once Windows has restarted, go to “System Properties” to double check. You should find the “？PCI Multimedia Audio Device” has disappeared, and “Avance AC’97 Driver for Intel(r) 82801BA Controller” is there instead.
  • Page 92 Appendix C...
  • Page 93 Intel 82801BA Ultra ATA Storage Driver Exit the Device manager and insert the SE6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title. After it is executed, the screen below will appear.
  • Page 94 Appendix D Move the cursor to “Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver - Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. The “Welcome” screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click “Next” to go on. The License screen will appear. Read it and click “Yes”...
  • Page 95 ® ATA Installation Utility for Windows 98 SE Now you can choose the program folder. Setup will add program icons to those program folders listed. Click “Next” to go When installation is complete please choose the item: “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”.
  • Page 96 Appendix D...
  • Page 97 ® Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation Appendix E Installing the VGA Drivers for the ® Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation ® In this section we will show you how to install the VGA drives to your Windows NT 4.0 ®...
  • Page 98 Appendix E Leave "Display Properties" and insert the SE6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title. After it is executed, you will see the screen below.
  • Page 99 ® Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation The “Welcome” screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click the “Next” button to go The License screen will appear next. Click the “Yes” button to continue. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want.
  • Page 100 Appendix E When installation is complete please choose the item: “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”. Then click the “Finish” button to restart your computer. Go to check your “Display Properties” again. You will see that the graphics driver is now recognized and all pertinent information is displayed.
  • Page 101 ® Installing the Audio Drivers for the Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation Appendix F Installing the Audio Drivers for ® the Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation ® In this section we will show you how to install the audio drives to your Windows NT 4.0 ®...
  • Page 102 Appendix F Choose the “Devices” folder then click the “Add…” button. Then choose the “Unlisted or Updated Driver” and click the “OK” button. You have to specify and manually type the path of driver location. We’ve put the audio drivers under the “drivers\alc100\nt4.0”. The code name of the CD-ROM drive will depend on how many devices installed on your computer system.
  • Page 103 ® Installing the Audio Drivers for the Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation When Windows finds the driver you can choose the item “Avance Logic, Inc. AC’97 Audio Driver” and click “OK” button. Click “OK”. “Avance Logic, Inc. AC’97 Audio Driver” The screen shows the “System Setting Change”...
  • Page 104 Appendix F...
  • Page 105 You will note that no Intel ATA devices are recognized by the system. Exit the Device Manager and insert the SE6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title.
  • Page 106 Appendix G Move the cursor to “Drivers” and click on it. Move the cursor to “Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver – Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. A screen notifying you that the InstallShield Wizard is setting up will appear. Click “Next”...
  • Page 107 ® ATA Installation Utility for the Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want to install the driver. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination. When you have decided on the destination, click “Next”.
  • Page 108 Appendix G Now, going back to the “Control Panel” and “SCSI ADAPTERS”, you will see that the Intel ATA devices are now recognized.
  • Page 109 ® INF Installation Utility for the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation Appendix H INF Installation Utility for the ® Windows 2000 Server / Workstation ® In this section we will show you how to install the ATA Utility to your Windows 2000 ®...
  • Page 110 Appendix H Exit the Device Manager and insert the SE6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title. After it is executed, the screen below will appear.
  • Page 111 ® INF Installation Utility for the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation This screen will show you the Readme.txt information of this INF installation utility. When you have read it all, click “Next”. Click “Yes”. When the installation is complete, please choose the item: “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”.
  • Page 112 Appendix H Now, going back to the “Control Panel” and “Device Manager” and “System Devices”. You will see that the Intel Controller devices are now recognized.
  • Page 113 ® Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation Appendix I: Installing the VGA Drivers for the ® Windows 2000 Server / Workstation ® In this section we will show you how to install the VGA Drivers to your Windows 2000 ®...
  • Page 114 “Properties”. Then choose “Driver”. You will see that the VGA Devices are not recognized. Exit the Device Manager and insert the SE6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title.
  • Page 115 ® Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard screen will appear. Enter “Next” to go on. The Wizard will ask you if you would like the computer to select a suitable driver for you or if you would like to manually select one.
  • Page 116 Appendix I Insert the Manufacturers Disk and press “OK” You will be asked which device driver you would like to install. Here, be sure to choose the Intel 82815 Graphics Controller. You will be told that the Wizard is ready to install the driver.
  • Page 117 ® Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation Going back to the “Device Manager” and “Display Adapters”, you will see that the VGA Driver has been installed successfully. User’s Manual...
  • Page 118 Appendix I...
  • Page 119 ® Installing the Audio Drivers for the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation Appendix J: Installing the Audio Drivers for ® the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation ® In this section we will show you how to install the Audio Drivers to your Windows 2000 ®...
  • Page 120 Appendix J Select “Driver” tablet and click “Update Driver”. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard will begin. Click “Next” to go on. You can see that the Intel Audio Controller has already been installed. Click “Have Disk” to go on.
  • Page 121 ® Installing the Audio Drivers for the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation Insert the SE6 CD-Title into CD-ROM drive type “E:DRIVERS\alc100\w2000”. Click “Next” to go on. Select the “Avance AC’97 Driver for Intel(r) 82901BA Controller” and click “Next” to go on.
  • Page 122 Appendix J Now you will be informed that the upgrading of device driver is complete. Click “Finish”. Going back to the “Device Manager” and “Sound, video and game controller”, you will see that the Audio Driver has been upgraded successfully. Note that there will be appearing with a small short icon at the far right corner of tool bar.
  • Page 123 Intel ATA devices are recognized by the system. Exit the Device Manager and insert the SE6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title.
  • Page 124 Appendix K Move the cursor to “Drivers” and click on it. Move the cursor to “Intel Ultra ATA Storage Driver – Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. A screen notifying you that the InstallShield Wizard is setting up will appear. Click “Next”...
  • Page 125 ® ATA Installation Utility for the Windows 2000 Server / Workstation Now you can choose the program folder. Setup will add program icons to those program folders listed. Click “Next” to go The system will now start to install the drivers.
  • Page 126 Appendix K...
  • Page 127 BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix L BIOS Flashing User Instructions When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or some compatibility problems in the BIOS need to be fixed, you will need to use this BIOS flash utility. This utility is provided by Award Software makes it easy to flash by yourself.
  • Page 128 Appendix L Figure L-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.52C Complete Screen Figure L-3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program. You need to go into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash. Figure L-3 will then appear. Figure L-3.
  • Page 129 .bin names. Please read the BIOS file description before you download it. For example, if you want to update the SE6 BIOS, please follow the procedures described below.
  • Page 130 Appendix L Note L-3 Please do not use the Award flash memory writer version earlier than Version 7.52C to flash your SE6 motherboard BIOS. Otherwise, it may cause flash fail or anticipate problems.
  • Page 131 Hardware Monitoring Function (Installing the Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) M-1 Appendix M Hardware Monitoring Function (Installing the Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) Winbond Hardware Doctor is a self-diagnostic system for PCs and must be used with the Winbond chipset: W83627HF IC series products. It protects PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltages, CPU &...
  • Page 132 Appendix M Step 3. You can specify the program install path by clicking the “Change Directory” button. Or if you want to use the default path, click the icon to continue the install process. Now the screen will show percentage of installation progress. Step 4.
  • Page 133 Hardware Monitoring Function (Installing the Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) M-3 Step 6. This screen will appear. You will see voltages, fan speeds and temperature readings as well. If any item readings are critical or over their limitations, the reading will turn red. Also, a pop-up window will appear to warn you the system has a problem! The figure below shows the warning message window.
  • Page 134 Appendix M Please pay attention to two things when you want to make any changes to the “Configuration” option. Firstly, you have to make sure your new setting is in the proper range. Secondly, after you finished the configuration, you have to save it. Otherwise, the program will start with the default value the next time.
  • Page 135 The Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Appendix N Installation Guide for Suspend to Suspend To RAM (STR) is a cost-effective, optimal implementation of the ACPI 1.0 specification. The ACPI specification defines the S3 sleep state, in which all system context is lost except system memory.
  • Page 136 Appendix N After these items show up, you can go to the next step for the STR function setting. 0 How to use the STR function: There are two ways to put your system into STR mode: Method 1: Select “Stand by” in the “Shut Down Windows” area. Step 1: Click “Star”...
  • Page 137 The Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Method 2: Define the case “Power” button to initiate STR sleep Mode Step 1: Open “Control Panel”, and then enter “Power Management”. Step 2: Select “Advanced”, and then set the “Power Buttons” to “Standby”. Step 3: Restart your computer to put these settings into effect.
  • Page 138 Appendix N...
  • Page 139 Fax this form to your dealer or to the company where you bought the hardware or your nearest ABIT branch office in order to benefit from our technical support. (You can refer to the examples given below) Example 1: With a system including: motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST...) HDD,...
  • Page 140 Appendix O line that loads the Sound Card Driver, add a remark REM, in order to disable the Sound Card Driver. See the example below. CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE HIGHSCAN DOS=HIGH, UMB FILES=40 BUFFERS=36 REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\PLUGPLAY\DWCFGMG.SYS LASTDRIVE=Z Restart the system. If the system starts and does not reset, you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver.
  • Page 141 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) 4. DRIVER REV: Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk (if have) as “Release *.**”. For example: User’s Manual...
  • Page 142 Appendix O . OS/APPLICATION: Indicate the operating system and applications your are running on the system. ® ® ® Example: MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 95, Windows NT..CPU: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. Example:(A) In the “Brand” space, write “Intel”, in the “Specifications” space, write ®...

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    Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) % Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: " Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model BIOS ID # Motherboard DRIVER REV Model No. OS/Application Hardware name Brand Specifications IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Drive System Memory (DRAM) ADD-ON CARD Problem Description: User’s Manual...
  • Page 144 Appendix O...
  • Page 145 Also please make sure you have the latest drivers from your peripheral cards makers! 3. Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our website. We are trying to expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich. Let us know if you have any suggestions.
  • Page 146 How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase. 6. Contacting ABIT. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department. First, please contact the support team for the branch office closest to you.
  • Page 147 Stevenage, Herts SG1 2UG, UK abituksales@compuserve.com abituktech@compuserve.com Tel: 44-1438-741 999 Fax: 44-1438-742 899 In Germany and Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) countries: AMOR Computer B.V. (ABIT's European Office) Van Coehoornstraat 5a, 5916 PH Venlo, The Netherlands sales@abit.nl technical@abit.nl Tel: 31-77-3204428 Fax: 31-77-3204420...
  • Page 148 Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product. You should be able to get RMA service there. 8. Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT. Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day, we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others.

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