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  • Page 1 Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. Soltek Computer Inc. is not responsible for printing or clerical errors. Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Soltek Computer Inc.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1: Introduction --------------------------------------- 1 Features ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 CPU ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Chipset -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 L2 Cache ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Main Memory ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 BIOS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 Super I/O Function ---------------------------------------------------- 2 Other Functions --------------------------------------------------------- 2 Mainboard Layout with Default Settings ------------------------------ 3 Chapter 2: Hardware Setup ---------------------------------- 4 CPU Type Configuration --------------------------------------------------- 4 CPU 3.5X Clock Setting ----------------------------------------------- 4...
  • Page 4 JP1, JP3: DIMM Connector Power Source---------------------- 16 JP11: AT/ATX Power Select--------------------------------------- 16 FAN: Onboard FAN (12V) Connector -------------------------- 16 JP9: Clear CMOS Data ---------------------------------------------- 17 SW1: 1Ð2 Bus Clock Select ----------------------------------------- 17 SW1: 3Ð6: Bus Ratio Select ----------------------------------------- 18 IDE LED Activity Light: (J1 pin1Ð4)------------------------------ 18 Infrared Port Module Connector (J1 pin6Ð10) ----------------- 18 J1 pin12, 13: PWR Switch------------------------------------------- 18 SLEEP Switch (J1 pin14, 15) ---------------------------------------- 19...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Features 1. Supports Intel Pentium II (klamath) CPU using SLOT1 at 166 ~ 533 MHz 2. Supports CPU voltage autodetect circuit Chipset 1. Intel 82440FX chipset 2. PCI Rev 2.1 compliant L2 Cache 1. CPU Card supports 256K/512k write back cache with Pipelined Burst SRAMs Main Memory 1.
  • Page 6: Bios

    BIOS 1. AWARD Plug and Play BIOS 2. Supports Advanced Power Management Function 3. Flash Memory for easy upgrade Super I/O Function 1. Integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) controller with two USB ports. 2. Supports 2 IDE channels with 4IDE devices (including 120MB IDE floppy) 3.
  • Page 7: Mainboard Layout With Default Settings

    Mainboard Layout with Default Settings The default settings of the following figure is for the Pentium II (Klamath) 233/66 and AT power PS/2 Mouse JP11 COM2 AT Power Con COM1 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 PCI4 Printer Con FDD Con IDE1 Con IDE2 Con PCI SLOTS ISA SLOTS...
  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2 Hardware Setup CPU Type Configuration CPU 3.5X Clock Setting Pentium II (klamath) – 233/66MHz 82371SB 82441FX Pentium II (Klamath)-233 Figure 2Ð1. CPU Type Configuration...
  • Page 9: Cpu 4.0X Clock Setting

    CPU 4.0X Clock Setting Pentium II (klamath) – 266/66 MHz 82371SB 82441FX Pentium II (Klamath)-266 Figure 2Ð2. CPU Type Configuration System Memory Configuration This 82440FX motherboard supports 72-pin SIMMs and 168 pin DIMM of 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, or 32MB to form a memory size between 8MB to 384MB.
  • Page 10: Cpu Installation

    CPU Installation Follow the following steps in order to install your Intel Pentium II (Klamath) properly. Step 1: Be sure you are in contact with heat sink vendors for attaching the heat sink on to the CPU. Latch Heat Sink Intel Pentium II (Klamath) CPU Side View Heat Sink...
  • Page 11 The screws should be inserted from the bottom of the motherboard upward. Step 3: Retention clip is shown in the following figure: Set the board according to the following diagram before installing the retention clip. Hardware Installation 7...
  • Page 12 SIMM CPU Heatsink should be on this side. The retention clip should be inserted so that the small rectangle window is more toward to the right hand side of the board. If installed incorrectly, you will not be able to insert the CPU into the retention clip and in this situation you might need to rotate the retention clip by 180¡.
  • Page 13 Latch Latch Side View of CPU Supporter Base Step 5: Flatten the two latches on the side of CPU. Insert the CPU into the retention clip and notice that the heat sink is on the right hand side of the board. Lock the two latches to secure the CPU.
  • Page 14: Intel Single Edge Cartridge (S.e.c.) Cartridge Disassembly Process Application Note

    Intel Single Edge Cartridge (S.E.C.) Cartridge Disassembly Process Application Note WARNING: Opening, Altering, or tampering with the cover, thermal plate or other S.E.C. cartridge mechanical piece of the processor voids any warranty, express or implied, on this product. The Pentium II (Klamath) processor is packaged in a S.E.C. cartridge.
  • Page 15 caution during the removal process in order to minimize damage. Themal Plate Processor Card Skirt Cover Figure 2Ð3. S.E.C. Cartridge 1/8 Small Flat Blade Screwdriver Themal Plate S.E.C. Cartridge Processor Card Cover Latch Figure 2Ð4. Suggested Tools Note: This procedure is not intended to allow re-assembly of the S.E.C.
  • Page 16: Thermal Plate Removal

    assembly and improve the handling of the S.E.C. cartridge assembly. Themal Plate Barbed posts which are inside the S.E.C. cartridge and are not visible, hold the cover to the thermal plate. They will release when Latch enough force is applied. 1.
  • Page 17 Locator Pin Tips of round nose pliers Retaining Clip Side Locator Pin Insert tips of round nose pliers between tabs and locator pin Figure 2Ð5. Round-nose pliers insertion points (a) side view (b) top view 3. Hold thermal plate firmly and push the round-nose pliers toward the locator pin (in the direction of the arrow in Fig.
  • Page 18: Thermal Grease Removal

    Thermal Grease Removal Materials Wipe, Isopropyl Alcohol Procedure Thermal Plate: Refer to Figure 2Ð6 for diagram of each step. 1. Use wipe to remove large deposits of grease from the backside of the heat sink. 2. Wipe with isopropyl alcohol until all visible traces of grease are eliminated from the backside of the heat sink.
  • Page 19 Chip caps Thermal Grease Wipe grease off heat slug Place wipe at the edge and wipe residual grease from edge of heat slug (trace out edge of slug with wip - stay clear of chip caps) Wipe grease off edges of heat slug Re-wipe to surface of slug Done Figure 2Ð6.
  • Page 20: Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings Factory Fixed Jumpers The following jumpers are set by the factory. Jumpers Factory settings JP8, JP6 Factory setting at open JP2, JP7 Factory setting at Short JP1, JP3: DIMM Connector Power Source JP1 and JP3 can not be closed at the same time. DIMM Type 3.3V EDO/Fast Page Open...
  • Page 21: Jp9: Clear Cmos Data

    JP9: Clear CMOS Data Clear the CMOS memory by shorting this jumper momentarily; then remove the cap to retain new settings. COMS Data Clear Data Retain Data (default) SW1: 1–2 Bus Clock Select Bus Clock SW1: 1–2 60 MHz 66MHz (default) Hardware Installation 17...
  • Page 22: Sw1: 3Ð6: Bus Ratio Select

    SW1: 3–6: Bus Ratio Select SW1: 3–6 SW1: 3–6 Bus Ratio Bus Ratio 2.5x 5.5x 3.0x 6.0x 3.5x 6.5x 4.0x 7.0x 4.5x 7.5x 5.0x 8.0x IDE LED Activity Light: (J1 pin1–4) This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case.
  • Page 23: J1 Pin12, 13: Pwr Switch

    J1 pin12, 13: PWR Switch Power Switch: Toggle this pin for turnning on/off of the power supply (for ATX power only). SLEEP Switch (J1 pin14, 15) Toggle this jumper forces the system to sleep and the system wonÕt wake up until the hardware event is coming. (The BIOS Power Management setting muse be Enabled.) Speaker Connector (J2 pin1–4) The speaker connector is a 4-pin connector for connecting...
  • Page 24: Usb: Usb Connector

    SLEEP HDDLED IR CON SLEEP HDDLED IR CON SPK RESET KEYLOCK T/LED SPK RESET KEYLOCK T/LED USB: USB Connector This jumper connects to the USB cable to provide USB device. D0 + D1 + D0– D1–...
  • Page 25: J1 Switch Signal Summary

    J1 Switch Signal Summary Signal Description HDD LED Connector HDD LED Signal HDD LED Signal N.C. No Connection Infrared Transmit Signal Infrared Connector Infrared Receive Signal (low speed) Infrared Receive Signal (high speed) N.C. No Connection Power Switch (for ATX Power) SLEEP Sleep Signal...
  • Page 26: J2 Switch Signal Summary

    J2 Switch Signal Summary Signal Description Speaker Signal Speaker Connector No Connection Ground Reset Switch Reset Signal Ground N.C. No Connection Power LED Connector No Connection Ground Keylock Connector Keylock Signal N.C. No Connection Turbo LED Connector Turbo LED Connector Ground AT Power Connector Description...
  • Page 27: Chapter 3: Bios Setup

    Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup This 82440FX motherboard comes with the AWARD 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, the following message will appear: PRESS <DEL>...
  • Page 28: Standard Cmos Setup

    3. Using one of the arrows on your keyboard to select an option and press <Enter>. Modify the system parameters to reflect the options installed in the system. 4. You may return to the Main Menu anytime by press <ESC> . 5.
  • Page 29 2. Use one of the arrow keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp/PgDn/+/Ð keys. A short description of screen options follows: Date (mm:dd:yy) Set the current date and time. Time (hh:mm:ss) Primary This field records the specifications (Secondary) for all non-SCSI hard disk drives Master/Slave...
  • Page 30: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS Features Setup BIOS Features Setup allows you to improve your system performance or set up some system features according to your preference. Run the BIOS Features Setup as follows: 1. Choose ÒBIOS FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 31 A short description of screen options follows: CPU Internal Choose Enabled (default) or Cache Disabled. This option allows you to enable or disable the CPUÕs internal cache. External Cache Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled. This option allows you to enable or disable the external cache memory.
  • Page 32 Gate A20 Option Choose Normal or Fast (default). This option allows the RAM to access the memory above 1MB by using the fast gate A20 line. Typematic Rate Choose Enabled or Disabled Setting (default). Enable this option to adjust the keystroke repeat rate. Typematic Rate Range between 6 (default) and 30 (Chars/Sec)
  • Page 33: Chipset Features Setup

    Chipset Features Setup Chipset Features Setup changes the values of the chipset registers. These registers control the system options. Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows: 1. Choose ÒCHIPSET FEATURES SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 34 DRAM RAS# Use the default setting. This option allows you to determine the number Precharge Time of the CPU clocks allocated for the RAS to accumulate/charge it before the DRAM is refreshed. RAS# to CAS# Use the default setting. This setup Delay option allows you to determine the delay time in completing the...
  • Page 35 PCI-TO-DRAM Use the default setting. Pipeline CPU-To-PCI Write Choose Enabled (default) or Post Disabled. CPU-To-PCI IDE Choose Enabled (default) or Posting Disabled. System BIOS Choose Enabled or Disabled Cacheable (default). When Enabled, the access to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH is cached.
  • Page 36: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup Power Management Setup sets the systemÕs power saving functions. 1. Choose ÒPOWER MANAGEMENT SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ** Power Down & Resume Events ** Power Management : Disabled IRQ 3...
  • Page 37 Video Off Method Choose Blank , DPMS, or V/H Sync+Blank (default). You can chose either DPMS or V/H Sync+Blank when the monitor has the Green function. You need to choose Blank when the monitor has neither the Green function. MODEM Use IRQ Assign the IRQ number to the modem which is being used so that the ring signal can wakeup the system.
  • Page 38: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    PnP/PCI Configuration Setup PnP/PCI Configuration Setup configures the PCI bus slots. Run the Chipset Features Setup as follows: 1. Choose ÒPnP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUPÓ from the Main Menu and a screen with a list of options appears. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 39 Resources Choose Manual (default) or Auto. The BIOS checks the IRQ/DMA Controlled By channel number on the ISA and PCI card manually if chose Manual and the IRQ/DMA channel number will be checked automatically if choose Auto. Reset Choose Enabled or Disabled Configuration Data (default).
  • Page 40: Load Setup Defaults

    Load Setup Defaults Load Setup Defaults option loads the default system values to the system configuration fields. If the CMOS is corrupted the defaults are loaded automatically. Choose this option and the following message appears: “Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N” To use the Setup defaults, change the prompt to ÒYÓ...
  • Page 41 A short description of screen options follows: IDE HDD Block Choose Enabled (default) or Mode Disabled. If your hard disk size is larger than 540MB, choose Enabled, and, if you are using the IDE HDD Auto Detection option, the BIOS will choose this option automatically.
  • Page 42 Onboard FDC Choose Enabled (default) or Disabled. Choose Disabled when Controller you use an ISA card with FDD function, or , choose Enabled to use the onboard FDD connector. Onboard Serial Choose 3F8/IRQ4 (default), Port 1 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, or Disabled.
  • Page 43 IR IRQ Select Choose 3, 4, 10 (default), or 11. Note: Choose IRQ3/4 maybe conflict with COM1/COM2, and IRQ11 may conflict with USB controller. FIR Mode Use Choose Disabled (default), 0, 1, or 3. Note: Settings 0, 1, or 3 may be conflict with other devices (such as sound card, ECP).
  • Page 44 Phoning Wake Up Enabled: Enables the ring signal to wake up the system. Disabled (default): Disables the ring signal. USB Controller Enabled: Enable USB function and it will occupy one IRQ, usually the IRQ11. Disabled (default): Disable USB function and it will not occupy IRQ. Choose Disabled when it is not connect to an USB device.
  • Page 45: Supervisor/User Password

    Supervisor/User Password These two options allows you to set your system passwords. Normally, supervisor has a higher right to change the CMOS setup option than the user. The way to set up the passwords for both Supervisor and User are as follow: 1.
  • Page 46: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    IDE HDD Auto Detection IDE HDD Auto Detection detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive and automatically enters them to the Standard CMOS Setup screen. The screen will ask you to select a specific hard disk for Primary Master after you select this option. If you accept a hard disk detected by the BIOS, you can enter ÒYÓ...

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