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6BXE

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1.
1.1. PREFACE.......................................................................................................1-1
1.2. KEY FEATHERS ............................................................................................1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST...................................................................................1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM..........................................................................................1-3
1.5. INTRODUCE THE PENTIUM ® II / III PROCESSOR ...................................1-4
1.6. WHAT IS AGP? ..............................................................................................1-5
2.
2.1. HARDWARE ..................................................................................................2-1
2.2. SOFTWARE...................................................................................................2-2
2.3. ENVIRONMENT.............................................................................................2-2
3.
3.1. UNPACKING ..................................................................................................3-1
3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT ..................................................................................3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS...........................3-3
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION ..................................................................................3-6
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP......................................................................................3-7
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM..........................................................3-7
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION...................................................3-8
3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION..............................................3-8
3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION .......................................................3-8
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    6BXE TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE.......................1-1 1.2. KEY FEATHERS ....................1-1 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST...................1-2 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM..................1-3 1.5. INTRODUCE THE PENTIUM ® II / III PROCESSOR ........1-4 1.6. WHAT IS AGP? ....................1-5 SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE ....................2-1 2.2. SOFTWARE....................2-2 2.3. ENVIRONMENT.....................2-2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1.
  • Page 2 Table Of Contents 3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION .............3-8 3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION..........3-9 BIOS CONFIGURATION 4.1. ENTERING SETUP..................4-1 4.2. CONTROL KEYS ...................4-1 4.3. GETTING HELP .....................4-2 4.3.1. Main Menu ..................4-2 4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu ......4-2 4.4.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE Welcome to use the 6BXE motherboard. It is a Pentium ® II / III / Celeron™ Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / ISA Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want.
  • Page 4: Performance List

    Introduction 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (Different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) •...
  • Page 5: Block Diagram

    6BXE 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM 14.318MHz SLOT 1 3.3V SDRAM DIMM Sockets Host Bus 66 / 66 / 100 MHz 100 MHz INTEL 33MHz 82443BX AGP Bus 66 / CHIPSET 66MHz 100 MHz ICS 9248-55 / 9279-01 33 MHz Ultra DMA/33...
  • Page 6: Introduce The Pentium ® Ii / Iii Processor

    Introduction 1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentium ® II / III Processor Figure 1: Universal Retention Mechanism & attach Mount Figure 2:OEM Pentium ® II Processor...
  • Page 7: What Is Agp

    6BXE Figure 3: OEM Pentium ® III Processor 1.6 What is AGP? The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a new port on the Host-To-PCI bridge device that supports an AGP port. The main purpose of the AGP port is to provide fast access to system memory.
  • Page 9: Specification

    Specification 2. SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE • Pentium ® II / III / Celeron™ processor 233 – 650 − MHz. − 242 pins 66 / 100MHz slot1 on board. • − Speaker Alarm when detect "CPU FAN Failure" or PROTECTION “ CPU Overheat” . −...
  • Page 10: Software

    6BXE (Using IRQ14,15) − Support Mode 3,4 IDE & ATAPI CD – ROM. − • Supports 2 16550 COM ports. I/O PORTS − Supports 1 EPP/ECP LPT port. − Supports 1 1.44 / 2.88 MB Floppy port. − Supports 2 USB ports.
  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING The main board package should contain the following: • The 6BXE main board. • Universal Retention Mechanism & Attach Mount • USER’ S MANUAL for main board. • Cable set for IDE, Floppy devices.
  • Page 12: Mainboard Layout

    6BXE 3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT PCB Ver : 1.9 COMA COMB JP12 BIOS SLOT1 JP11 Intel 440BX BANK3 BANK2 BANK1 PIIX4 BAT1 BANK0 IDE2 FLOPPY IDE1 JP14 PCB Ver : 2.0 COMA COMB JP12 BIOS SLOT1 JP11 JP19 Intel JP18 440BX...
  • Page 13: Quick Reference For Jumpers & Connectors

    Hardware Installation 3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS I/O Ports Connector USB port. IDE 1 For Primary IDE port. IDE 2 For Secondary IDE port. PS/2 For PS/2 Keyboard port. PS/2 For PS/2 Mouse port. Floppy For Floppy port COM B For Serial port2 (COM B).
  • Page 14 6BXE JP1 : Keyboard Power On Selection Function Enabled Keyboard power on. Disabled Keyboard power on. JP11 : System Acceleration Function 1-2 short For 100MHz Turbo and other frequencies 2-3 short For 100MHz Normal JP7 :Wake on LAN Connector Function...
  • Page 15 Hardware Installation JP14 : CLEAR CMOS Function 1-2 short Clear CMOS 2-3 short Normal JP18&JP19(This function is support in PCB version 2.0 and above) Pin No. Function Open Normal Close For Voodoo3 VGA card JP9 : 2*11PIN Jumper − − PW P+P G−...
  • Page 16: Dram Installation

    6BXE PIN 3 : Signal PIN 4 : Signal SPK : Internal Speaker Connector (Default) − PIN 1 : VCC (+) PIN 2-PIN3 : Short PIN 4 : Data (−) H+H−: IDE Hard Disk Active LED PIN 1: LED anode (+) PIN 2: LED cathode (−)
  • Page 17: Cpu Speed Setup

    Hardware Installation 3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP The system bus speed can be set to 66 / 100MHz form the DIP SWITCH (SW). The user can change the DIP SWITCH selection to set up the CPU speed for different processors. ON: O OFF: X CPU Type Pentium ®...
  • Page 18: Speaker Connector Installation

    6BXE the system can automatically boot OS every time. Since the lifetime of internal battery is 5 years, the user can change a new Battery to replace old one after it cannot work. M Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
  • Page 19: Keyboard & Ps/2 Mouse Installation

    Hardware Installation needs a display interface card. If the PCI - Bus device is to be installed in the system, any one of four PCI - Bus slots can be used. 3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION The main board supports PS/2 Mouse (J2). The BIOS will auto detect whether the PS/2 Mouse is installed or not &...

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