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The information presented in this publication has been
carefully checked for reliability; however, no
responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Trademarks
PS/2,OS/2,IBM,PC/AT, and PC/XT are trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation.
AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Cyrix is a trademarks of Cyrix Corporation.
IDT is a trademark of Integrated Devices Technology Corporation.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
MS-DOS and Windows 95/98/NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation
PC-cillin and ChipAwayVirus are trademarks of Trend Micro, Inc.
Copy right (C) 1998.
All Rights Reserved.
M596, Version 1.3
October 1998
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- Page 1 IDT is a trademark of Integrated Devices Technology Corporation. AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc. MS-DOS and Windows 95/98/NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PC-cillin and ChipAwayVirus are trademarks of Trend Micro, Inc. Copy right (C) 1998. All Rights Reserved. M596, Version 1.3 October 1998...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Notice : ....................Chapter 1: Introduction ............... Key Features ..................Unpacking the Mainboard & Static Electricity Precautions ....8 Chapter2: Hardware Configuration ............ 9 Mainboard Component Locations ............ 10 Connectors ..................CN7 - ATX Style Power Connector ..........11 Software Power-Off .............. - Page 3 Notice for Sound Pro drivers install and application ....16 Jumper Settings ................JP8 - CMOS RAM Clear Selector ..........17 JP1 - DIMM Voltage Selectors ............ 17 JP7 - Onboard Sound Selector ............ 17 Memory Installation ................ Chapter3: BIOS Setup ............... Entering BIOS Setup................
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Page 4: Notice
Notice : Make sure the CMOS Clear jumper is set to Normal mode before use. The shipped mainboard is set to Clear CMOS that will be not boot up the system. See CMOS Clear Selector in Jumper Settings section! -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction This mainboard is a high-performance mainboard based on the advanced Pentiumª microprocessor and featuring PCI Local Bus and the high-end chipset. The mainboard offers a high degree of flexibility in configuration and is fully IBM PC/AT compatible. -
Page 6: Key Features
Chapter 1 Key Features The advanced features of this mainboard include: Supports P54C/P55C (MMX) Pentium® CPUs and Cyrix/IBM 6x86L/6x86MX/MII, AMD K6/K6-2, IDT C6 CPUs with Frequency at 50/55/60/66/75 MHz. Provides CPU Plug and Play feature for faster and easier CPU installation. - Page 7 Introduction Onboard 3D Sound Pro meets PC98' specifications, - supports both Sound Blaster 16/Pro and Windows Sound System. - supports HRTF 3D Positional Audio technology. - provides drivers for Windows Direct Sound 3D. - provides drivers for 3D games that use Aureal software interface. - Digital Audio Interface(SPDIF) IN/OUT.
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Page 8: Unpacking The Mainboard & Static Electricity Precautions
Chapter 1 Unpacking & Static Electricity Precautions This mainboard package contains the following items: 1. The mainboard & device driver 2. This user's guide 3. SPDIF/IN cable 4. AT cables 5. VGA cable/bracket The mainboard is easily damaged by static electricity. Follow the precautions below while unpacking or installing the mainboard. -
Page 9: Chapter2: Hardware Configuration
Chapter 2 Hardware Configuration Before you install this mainboard into the system chassis, you may find it convenient to first configure the mainboardÕs hardware. This chapter describes how to set jumpers and install memory modules, and where to attach components. -
Page 10: Mainboard Component Locations
Chapter 2 Mainboard Component Locations Line out Line in USB ( B ) PS/2-KBD COM2 COM1 USB ( T ) PS/2-Mouse GAME1 Sound PRN1 PCI -3 PCI -2 PCI -1 3.3V DIMM1 DIMM2 CN10 Socket 7 Chipset K-LOCK TB IDE2 PWRLED BIOS CN11... -
Page 11: Cn7 - Atx Style Power Connector
Hardware Configuration CN7 – ATX Style Power Connector The ATX power supply provides a single 20-pin connector. Description Description 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V Ð12V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power OK Ð5V 5VSB +12V Software Power-Off Follow the steps below to use the ÒSoftware Power-Off ControlÓ... -
Page 12: Cn11(Pwrsw) - Power Button Connector
Chapter 2 Monitor and the Ring Active option is set to Enabled in the BIOS setup section (Refer to the Power Management section in Chapter 3.) CN11(PWRSW) - Power Button Connector When the system is off, push the power button to turn the system on. -
Page 13: Cn11(Pwrled & K-Lock) - Power Led & Keylock
Hardware Configuration CN11(PWRLED & K-LOCK) - Power LED & Keylock Connector Description LED Output N.C. Ground Keylock Ground CN11(SPK) - Speaker Connector Description Ground Ground Data Out CN11(TB LED) -Turbo LED Connector Description Anode Ground CN11(HDD LED) - HDD LED Connector Description Active Low... -
Page 14: Cn11(Rst) - Reset Switch Connector
Chapter 2 CN11(RST) - Reset Switch Connector Attach the Reset push button cable to this connector. Setting Description Open Normal Mode Close Reset System CN11(PWRBT) - Power Button Connector Refer to Page 12. JP4 - Infrared Connector Signals +5 VDC Reserved IR In Ground... -
Page 15: Sound Pro Connectors
Hardware Configuration Sound Pro Connectors J2/J3 - Analog Audio from CD-ROM Connect to "AUDIO" port of the CD-ROM drive. For Panasonic or compatible type of CD-ROM, connect to J2 (signals assignment G-L-G-R). For Sony or compatible type of CD-ROM, connect to J3(signals assignment L-G-G-R). Sound and Game (on the External Connectors) Mainboard provides Line-IN, MIC(microphone), Line-OUT... -
Page 16: Notice For Sound Pro Drivers Install And Application
Chapter 2 Notice for Sound Pro drivers install and application 1. Before you install the Sound Pro drivers, make sure your Operating System has been installed, otherwise the Sound Pro might be detect as "Other Device" by the device manager of your OS. 2. -
Page 17: Jumper Settings
Hardware Configuration Jumper Settings JP8 - CMOS RAM Clear Selector Description Setting Normal Mode Clear CMOS (while shiping) JP1 - DIMM Voltage Selectors Voltage Setting 3.3V 3.3V 3.3V JP7 - Onboard Sound Selector Description Setting Disabled Enabled (default) -
Page 18: Memory Installation
Chapter 2 Memory Installation The mainboard lets you add up to 512MB of system memory. Two DIMM sockets are divided into two banks: Bank 0, Bank 1. The mainboard supports the following memory configurations. Bank Memory Module Bank 0 DIMM1 4MB, 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB Bank 1 DIMM2... -
Page 19: Chapter3: Bios Setup
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup This chapter explains how to configure the mainboardÕs BIOS setup program. The setup program provided with the mainboard is the BIOS from AMI. After you have configured the mainboard and have assembled the components, turn on the computer and run the software setup to ensure that the system information is correct. -
Page 20: Entering Bios Setup
Chapter 3 Entering BIOS Setup To enter the BIOS Setup program: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. A screen appears with a series of diagnostic checks. 2. When “Hit <DEL> if you want to run SETUP” appears, press the <DEL> key to enter the BIOS setup program. -
Page 21: Load Best Performance Settings
BIOS Setup Load Best Performance Settings This option provides the best performance settings for all devices and system features, but, the manufacturer is not guaranty that the system will run smoothly overnight for these devices. BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Setup Choosing the Standard CMOS Setup from the BIOS Setup main menu. -
Page 22: Advanced Cmos Setup
Chapter 3 Floppy Drive Choose the Floppy Drive A or B option to A, B specify the floppy drive type. The settings are 360KB 5 ", 1.2MB 5 ", 720KB 3 ", 1.44MB ", or 2.88MB 3 ". Advanced CMOS Setup Choosing the Advanced CMOS Setup from the BIOS Setup main menu. - Page 23 BIOS Setup Boot Up Num-Lock When this option is set to On, BIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on so the end user can use the arrow keys on both the numeric keypad and the keyboard. Floppy Drive Swap Set this option to Enabled to specify that floppy drives A: and B: are swapped.
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Page 24: Advanced Chipset Setup
Chapter 3 External Cache This option selects to enable ExternalCache or not. System BIOS BIOS always copies the system BIOS from Cacheable ROM to RAM for faster execution. Set this option to Enabled to permit the contents of the F0000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory. -
Page 25: Power Management Setup
BIOS Setup EDO DRAM Choose either 60ns or 70ns. Depends on the type of DRAM you use to select the proper Access Time; FP DRAM Access setting. Time Set this option to Enabled Memory Hole at MEMORY HOLE at 15M - 16M 15 MB ~ 16 MB memory address, that will be permit the memory management program under legacy operating system (ex. - Page 26 Chapter 3 Power Set this option to enable power management Management/ features and APM (Advanced Power Management). Green PC Monitor This option specifies the power state that the green PC-compliant video monitor enters Power State when BIOS places it in a power savings state after the specified period of display inactivity has expired.
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Page 27: Pci / Plug And Play Setup
BIOS Setup IRQ3(COM2/COM4); When set to Monitor, these options enable IRQ4(COM1/COM3); the event monitoring on the specified IRQ5 (LPT2);IRQ7 hardware interrupt request line. If set to (LPT1);IRQ9; IRQ10; Monitor and the computer is in a power IRQ11; IRQ12 (PS2 saving state, BIOS watches for any Mouse);IRQ13(Math activities on the specified IRQ line. - Page 28 Chapter 3 Offboard PCI IDE This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE Card controller adapter card is installed in the computer. You must specify the PCI expansion slot on the motherboard where the offboard PCI IDE controller is installed. If an offboard PCI IDE controller is used, the onboard IDE controller is automatically disabled.
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Page 29: Peripheral Setup
BIOS Setup ReservedMemory Set these options to select reserved memory Size, Address size and started address for the IO card. Peripheral Setup Choose this Setup item from the BIOS Setup main menu. Onboard FDC This option enables the FDC (Floppy Drive Controller) on the motherboard. -
Page 30: Cpu Plug And Play Setup
Chapter 3 Parallel Port Mode ECP: The parallel port can be used with devices (Continued) that adhere to the Extended Capabilities Port(ECP) specification. ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates up to 2.5MB per second. ECP provides symmetric bidirectional communication. -
Page 31: Change Supervisor Password
BIOS Setup Change Supervisor Password This item lets you configure the system password which is required every time when the system boots up or an attempt is made to enter the Setup program. The password cannot be longer than six characters. Note: Keep a safe record of the new password.
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