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  • Page 1 Advanced Socket 370 Motherboard DR742e User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Declaration Rights: No part of this manual, including but not limited to the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribes, stored in a retrieval system, or translated in any form or by any means without the expressed written permission of the manufacture.
  • Page 3 Compliance & Certificate & & ISO 9001 Certificate: This device was produced in our plant with advanced quality system certified by DNV QA Ltd. in according to ISO 9001. This Certificate is valid for: DESIGN & MANUFACTURE OF MOTHE BOARDS AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS.

  • Page 4: Easy Installation

    Easy Installation Easy Installation Steps The following “Easy Installation” steps are for users accustomed to the assembly of a computer system. For those individuals requiring more specific information, please refer to the more detailed descriptions located within the latter chapters of this manual. Note: You must keep your power cable unplugged until the following installation steps are completed.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Declaration ......................2 Compliance & Certificate ..................3 Easy Installation ....................4 1. Introduction .....................9 1.1 How To Use This Manual ................9 1.2 Check Your Device Items ................9 2. Features ......................11 2.1 Features Of The Motherboard..............11 3. Installation .....................14 3.1 Motherboard Layout & Main Parts...............14 3.2 Slots And Connectors .................19 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) ..............19 3.3.1 Install CPU ...................20...
  • Page 6 Contents 4.3.6 Memory....................45 4.4 Advanced CMOS Setup Menu ..............45 4.4.1 CPU Ratio Selection................46 4.4.2 First Boot Device ..................46 4.4.3 Second Boot Device ................46 4.4.4 Third Boot Device.................46 4.4.5 Boot Up NumLock ................46 4.4.6 Floppy Drive Swap ................46 4.4.7 Floppy Drive Seek ................46 4.4.8 Primary Display ..................47 4.4.9 Password Check ..................47 4.4.10 System BIOS Cacheable ..............47...
  • Page 7 Contents 4.8.2 OnBoard AC’ 97 Modem................55 4.8.3 OnBoard IDE..................56 4.8.4 OnBoard FDC ..................56 4.8.5 On Board Serial Port A/B..............56 4.8.6 OnBoard Parallel Port................56 4.8.7 Parallel Port Mode ................56 4.8.8 Parallel Port IRQ ..................57 4.8.9 Parallel Port DMA Channel ..............57 4.8.10 OnBoard Midi Port ................57 4.8.11 Midi IRQ Select ..................57 4.8.12 OnBoard Game Port................57 4.8.13 Keyboard PowerOn Function ..............57...
  • Page 8 Contents...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    The standard package should contain the following items. If you find any of these items be missing or damaged, please contact your retailer. Ø 1 DR742e motherboard Ø 1 IDE ribbon cable (80-pin for ATA66) CHECK ITEMS Ø 1 floppy ribbon cable Ø...
  • Page 10 1. Introduction...

  • Page 11: Features

    2. Features 2.1 Features Of The Motherboard This product is based on the “Micro ATX” form factor. It features the advanced Multimedia function and provides support for business PC maker. This motherboard incorporates Intel 810/810E chipset. Providing features such as integrated 2D/3D AGP VGA controller, Ultra DMA 33/66 IDE Interface, ACPI power management, and PCI 3D sound support.
  • Page 12 2. Features used without requiring an external card. Additionally, Floppy 3 mode (Japanese standard 3.5 inch disk drive, 1.2MB) and LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5 inch disk drive: 120MB, 1.44MB, 720K) are also supported Ø Support Ultra DMA 33/66 MB/sec (ATA33/ATA66) Ø...

  • Page 13: Installation

    3. Installation 3.1 Motherboard Layout & Main Parts PRINTER KEYBOARD/MOUSE GAME/MIDI EXPANSION COM1 LINE LINE SLOT -OUT TV/DFP Au8810 Codec COM2 X - I FAN 1 DIMM1 FRONT USB DIMM2 USB Select RING-IN SCSI-LED FRONT PANEL PRIMARY SECONDARY FAN 2 POWER FLOPPY CONNECTORS...
  • Page 14 3. Installation Significant Parts List Front Panel Connectors Infrared Refer to Sec. 3.6.6 Reset Refer to Sec. 3.6.6 HDD LED Refer to Sec. 3.6.6 Sleep Refer to Sec. 3.6.6 Power Switch Refer to Sec. 3.6.6 Power LED Refer to Sec. 3.6.6 Speaker Refer to Sec.
  • Page 15 3. Installation Additional Connectors Ring In Refer to Sec. 3.6.8 On-Board Codec Refer to Sec. 3.6.8 Front USB Header Refer to Sec. 3.6.8 FWH Unlock Refer to Sec. 3.6.8 CLR PWD/CMOS Refer to Sec. 3.6.8 SAFE Speed Refer to Sec. 3.6.8 Chassis Intrusion Refer to Sec.
  • Page 16 3. Installation Precaution Before Start Static Electricity Damage: Static electricity can easily damage your motherboard. Observing a few basic precautions can help safeguard against damage that could result in expensive repairs. Follow the simple measures below to protect your equipment from static electricity damage. Keep the motherboard and other system components in their anti-static packaging until you are ready to install them.

  • Page 17: Slots And Connectors

    3. Installation 3.2 Slots And Connectors This motherboard requires jumper setting for some features. The following graphic shows you how to set a proper jumper setting. PIN 1 PIN 1 Note: In the following pages, the triangle s mark stands for pin 1 of connectors. Slots/Connectors List J2: VGA J1: Keyboard/Mouse...

  • Page 18: Cpu (Central Processing Unit)

    3. Installation 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) This motherboard supports a PGA 370 Intel Celeron/Coppermine PGA family processor. To complete CPU installation, please install CPU to socket firmly, presented in sec. 3.2.1. Au8810 Codec 3.3.1 Install CPU Please follow the below steps to install your CPU, and configure the types and speed in accordingly to the Processor Jumper Setting List.

  • Page 19: System Memory (Dram)

    3. Installation Step 3: Press the handling bar downward to fasten the CPU to the socket. Warning: It is strongly recommended that a heatsink and CPU cooling fan be used to prevent the CPU from overheating. Applying a thermal of jelly between the CPU and the heatsink/fan will further cool the CPU.

  • Page 20: Dimm Module Combinations

    3. Installation If the pin 1 of the DIMM module does not line up with pin 1 of the socket, the DIMM module will not be inserted correctly into the socket. Be careful not to misfit the DIMM Module into DIMM sockets in wrong direction. This module can be inserted into the socket only one way.

  • Page 21: Expansion Slots

    3. Installation 3.5 Expansion Slots Au8810 Codec AMR SLOT TV/DFP PCI SLOT This motherboard contains 5 expansion slots onboard. Three 32-bit PCI expansion slots, one TV/DFP slot and one AMR slot as shown above. All three PCI expansion slots accept PCI us master cards and are fully supported by the PCI 2.2 specification.

  • Page 22: Connectors

    3. Installation 3.6 Connectors This motherboard contains IDE, floppy, power input, front panel, back panel and additional connectors. Au8810 Codec Secondary IDE Primary IDE 3.6.1 Primary IDE Connector (J34, 39-pin block, Black) This connector supports two primary channel IDE devices via a ribbon cable. When two IDE devices are installed using the primary IDE connector, make sure that the second IDE device is set to slave mode as indicated in the device’s manual.

  • Page 23: Floppy Drive Connector (J26, 33-Pin Block)

    3. Installation 3.6.3 Floppy Drive Connector (J26, 33-pin block) Au8810 Codec The FDC sub-system can control three types of floppy drives (1.2, 1.44 and 2.88MB) or compatible tape drives. The connection to the floppy drive is via a header (J26). The floppy disk interface includes 48mA drivers and inputs on the drive interface.

  • Page 24: Tv-Out/Dfp Connector (J16, 36-Pin Slot)

    3. Installation 3.6.5 TV-Out/DFP connector (J16, 36-pin slot) This connector provides an interface to support both the TV out function and the Digital Flat Panel (DFP) capability. The riser card also contains the connectors to allow the interconnection with a standard TV and with a DFP display unit. Au8810 Codec 3.6.6 Front Panel connectors (J32, 15-pin)
  • Page 25 3. Installation option supports wireless transmission and reception of infrared data. The module mounts in a small opening on the system case that supports this feature. The efficient distance is 100cm and the transfer rate is 115,200 bits/sec. Reset Switch Connector (2-pin) This connector supports the front panel case-mounted reset button.

  • Page 26: Back Panel Connectors

    3. Installation 3.6.7 Back Panel Connectors Au8810 Codec Mouse USB2 Printer Port Game/Midi Keyboard USB1 COM1 Audio Headers...
  • Page 27 3. Installation PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J1) The motherboard offers 1 PS/2 Keyboard and 1 PS/2 Mouse port. Mouse Keyboard Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports (J4) The motherboard has two USB connectors. USB devices provide a more convenient operating environment and improve data transferring capacity. True Plug & Play. This new bus technology will support over 127 different peripherals through a Hub.
  • Page 28 3. Installation Serial Port (COM1, J3/ VGA, J2) The motherboard has two serial ports (one on rare panel, one on board). The electrical characteristics are compliant with the EIA-232-D Serial Communications Specifications. The serial ports may be remapped over other installable serial ports or disabled through the BIOS.

  • Page 29: Additional Connectors

    3. Installation 3.6.8 Additional Connectors Au8810 Codec FAN1 FRONT SELECT RING-IN SCSI-LED FAN2 Ring In (J24, 2-pin) This header is used for remote wakeup of the computer through a modem. Ring-In requires an add-in modem card with remote wakeup capabilities. The remote wakeup header on the add-in modem card must be connected to the onboard Ring-In header.
  • Page 30 3. Installation USB2 Select Jumper USB 2 Front USB Back USB FWH Unlock (JP3, 3-pin) This Jumper is for Flash BIOS. When you need flash BIOS, close pin2 and 3. CLR Power/CMOS (JP5, 3-pin) This Jumper is chosen for clear CMOS Setting, you can clear password or all CMOS Setting to Default.
  • Page 31 3. Installation 5V±5% at 720mA. Fan 1(J17, 3-pin) Your Intel Processor may have an attached heatsink and Fan; this connector is for the Fan 1. AUX-IN CD-IN TELEPHONY Au8810 Codec Telephony Header (J11, 4-pin) A 1x4 pin ATAPI style connector is available for connecting the monaural audio signals of an internal telephony device to the audio subsystem.
  • Page 32 3. Installation Ready To Turn On Power Check Again Is the CPU installed exactly and firmly into the socket (Sec. 3.3)? Are all the DRAM modules installed properly (Sec. 3.4)? Did you insert the expansion card (VGA, Sound… etc.) already (Sec. 3.5)? Are you sure that all the connectors (described in Sec 3.6) have been connected to their variable devices (Sec.
  • Page 33 3. Installation If the power-on-self-test goes well, hold down <F1> button on the keyboard to enter BIOS Setup. Next, follow the instructions in the next chapter, BIOS SETUP.

  • Page 34: Bios Setup

    4. BIOS Setup The motherboard uses AMI BIOS, which is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be upgraded by a floppy disk-based program. The BIOS has a built-in Setup Program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration settings. The settings are then stored in a dedicated battery-backed memory, called CMOS RAM that retains the information when the power is turned...

  • Page 35: In Case Of Problems

    The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not change settings in the Chipset screen without a good reason. BCM Advanced Research Inc. or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability has carefully chosen the Chipset defaults.

  • Page 36: Main Setup Menu

    4. BIOS Setup 4.2 Main Setup Menu When you enter the AMI BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu (Figure 1) appears on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several Setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press Enter to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 37 4. BIOS Setup Setup options. I/O subsystems that depend on the integrated peripherals Peripheral Setup controller in your system. Hardware Monitor Provide information for hardware system. Setup (Optional) Auto - Detection Automatically detect and configure IDE hard disk parameters. Hard Disks Change, set, or disable a password.

  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    4. BIOS Setup 4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu In the Standard CMOS Menu (Figure 2) you can set the system clock and calendar, record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST.

  • Page 39: Drive A/B Type

    4. BIOS Setup 4.3.3 Drive A/B type Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer. None No diskette drive installed 360K, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch PC-type standard drive; 360 kilobyte capacity 1.2M, 5.25 in 5-1/4 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2 megabyte capacity 720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive;...

  • Page 40: Boot Sector Virus Protection

    4. BIOS Setup Use the IDE HDD AUTO DECTECTION function in Setup. Here is a brief explanation of drive specifications: Ø Type: The BIOS contains a table of pre-defined drive types. Each defined drive type has a specified number of cylinders, number of heads, write precompensation factor, landing zone, and number of sectors, Drives whose specifications do not accommodate any pre-defined type are classified as type USER.

  • Page 41: Advanced Cmos Setup Menu

    4. BIOS Setup MB, but current PCs and their software can use extended memory. 4.4 Advanced CMOS Setup Menu This screen (Figure 3) contains industry-standard options additional to the core PC AT BIOS. This section describes all fields offered by AMI Software in this screen. Some fields may vary from those in your Setup program.

  • Page 42: Third Boot Device

    4. BIOS Setup 4.4.4 Third Boot Device This option sets the type of device for the third boot drives that the AMIBIOS attempts to boot from after AMIBIOS Post completes. 4.4.5 Boot Up NumLock Toggle between “On” or “Off” to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots.

  • Page 43: D000 Shadow (64K)

    4. BIOS Setup Setting Description The contents of the video ROM are not copied to RAM. Disabled Enabled The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h – C7FFFh are copied (shadowed) from ROM to RAM for faster execution. The contents of the video ROM area from C0000h – C7FFFh are copied Cached from ROM to RAM and can be written to or read from cache memory.

  • Page 44: Advanced Chipset Setup Menu

    4. BIOS Setup 4.5 Advanced Chipset Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP – Advanced Chipset Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Availabe Options USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support Disabled Disabled Display Cache Windows Size 64MB Enter Sub- Move to items Enabled Primary IDE cable type Auto detect...

  • Page 45: Power Management Setup Menu

    4. BIOS Setup 4.6 Power Management Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP – Power Management Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options Power Management/APM Enabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Enter Sub- Move to items Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Suspend Time Out Disabled...

  • Page 46: Access

    4. BIOS Setup 4.6.5 Access While choosing Monitor, an event occurring on each device listed below for monitoring: Ø Keyboard and PS/2 Access Ø DFC/LPT/COM Ports Access Ø MIDI Ports Access Ø Primary/Secondary Master IDE Access Ø Primary/Secondary Slave IDE Access Ø...

  • Page 47: Pci Slot Pme Function Support

    4. BIOS Setup 4.6.10 PCI Slot PME Function Support This option allows you to enable the PME resume. Set it to Enabled to invoke the PME resume. 4.6.11 Resume On RTC Alarm This option allows you to enable the Real Time Clock (RTC) resume. Set it to Enabled to invoke the RTC Alarm.

  • Page 48: Pci Plug And Play Setup Menu

    4. BIOS Setup 4.7 PCI Plug and Play Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI Plug and Play Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S Available Options Clear NVRAM Enter Sub- Move to items Primary Graphics Adapter OnBoard PCI VGA Palette Snoop...

  • Page 49: Allocate Irq To Pci Vga

    4. BIOS Setup VGA Palette Action Snoop Bit Data read and written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI Disabled VGA device's palette registers. Enabled Data read and written by the CPU is directed to the both the PCI VGA device's palette registers and the ISA VGA device palette registers, permitting the palette registers of both devices to be identical.

  • Page 50: Peripheral Setup

    4. BIOS Setup 4.8 Peripheral Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – Peripheral Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard Audio Enabled Available Options: OnBoard AC’ 97 Modem Disabled Enabled Enter Sub- Move to items OnBoard IDE Both Disabled OnBoard FDC Auto Menu OnBoard Serial Port A...

  • Page 51: On Board Serial Port A/B

    4. BIOS Setup 4.8.5 On Board Serial Port A/B This option specifies the base I/O port address of serial port A/B. 4.8.6 On Board Parallel Port This option specifies the base I/O port address of the parallel port on the motherboard. 4.8.7 Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode.

  • Page 52: Onboard Game Port

    4. BIOS Setup 4.8.12 On Board Game Port This field sets the address of the onboard game port connector. 4.8.13 Keyboard Power On Function Set this field to Enabled if you wish to use your PS2 keyboard (by pressing the spacebar)or PS2 mouse(by clicking on the left button) to power up your computer.

  • Page 53: Auto-Detection Ide Hdd

    4. BIOS Setup 4.9.2 Current System Temperature This field shows the current system temperature, if your computer contains a monitoring system. 4.9.3 Current CPU Fan Speed The onboard hardware monitor can detect the CPU fan speed in rotations pre minute (PRM). The presence of the fan will be detected automatically.

  • Page 54: Change Supervisor Password

    4. BIOS Setup NOTE: To clear the password, simply press Enter when asked to enter a password. Then the password function is disabled. 4.12 Change Supervisor Password The BIOS Setup will not be accessible unless you enter the correct password. Select this function and press “Enter”, the screen will display a start symbol instead of the characters entered.

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