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  • Page 1 Copyright 2000 Publishing. All Rights Reserved. This manual, software and firmware described in it are copyrighted by their respective owners and protected under the laws of the Universal Copyright Convention. You may not reproduce, transmit, transcribe, store in a retrieval system, or translate into any language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, biological, molecular, manual, or otherwise, any part of this publication without the express written permission of the publisher.
  • Page 2 3IBAT User’s Manual Item Checklist Before you begin installing your motherboard, please make sure that the following materials have been shipped: This mainboard comes in a sturdy cardboard shipping carton, which should contain the following items: • The main board.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    3IBAT User’s Manual CONTENTS Introduction ............... 5 1-1 Introduction ..................5 1-2 Specifications .................. 5 1-3 PACKAGE CHECKLIST ..............7 1-4 Block Diagram .................. 8 1-5 Main Board Layout with Default Setting ..........9 1-6 Static Electricity Precautions ............10 Installation Procedures ...........
  • Page 4 3IBAT User’s Manual 3-6 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ........... 43 3-7 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ............47 3-8 Defaults Menu ................. 49 3-9 CPU and H/W Monitor SEETING ............. 49 3-10 INTERGRATED PERIPHERALS ............ 50 3-11 PASSWORD SETTING ..............53 3-12 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ............54 3-13 Exit Selecting ................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    3IBAT User’s Manual Introduction The motherboard is a high-performance, low-cost motherboard which sup- ports the Intel PIII FC-PGA and Socket 370 microprocessor. System memory bank supports 3 DIMM socket. Memory up to 768MB 100MHZ & *133MHZ SDRAM. On-board include 2X AGP SLOT, ATX power, Super I/O, 2 Ultra DMA33/ 66 EIDE interfaces,2 Ultra DMA/33 EIDE , 2 USB ports, 4 PCI Expansion slots, and 2 ISA Slots.
  • Page 6 3IBAT User’s Manual I/O Control - Winbond W83977EF-AW PCI Ultra DMA66 EIDE Controller - Promise Chipset supports 2 channels Ultra DMA66/33 IDE Port for 4 IDE Device. - Sustained transfer rates up to 66MB/sec. - PCI “Plug & Play” compatibility.
  • Page 7 3IBAT User’s Manual Hardware Monitor - CPU/Power Supply/Chassis Fan Revolution detecting. - CPU Fan Control. - System Voltage Detect. - Display Actual Current Voltage. BIOS - Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit FLASH RAM. - ACPI ready for PC98/Windows 98. - System BIOS supports ACPI function and Green feature function, DMI, Plug and Play Flash ROM.
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  • Page 10 3IBAT User’s Manual Static electricity can easily damage your motherboard. Observing a few basic precautions can help you safeguard against dam- age that could result in expensive repairs. Follow the measures below to protect your equipment from static discharge: Keep the motherboard and other system components in their antistatic packaging until you are ready to install them.

  • Page 11: Installation Procedures

    3IBAT User’s Manual Installation Procedures The mainboard has some user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you to configure your system to suit your requirements. This chapter con- tains information on the various jumper settings on your mainboard. To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps: 1.
  • Page 12 3IBAT User’s Manual Note: When you open the jumper, attach the plastic jumper cap to one of the pins so you won't lose it. Warning: Always completely disconnect the power cord from your board whenever you are working on it. Do not make connections while the power is on because sensitive electronic components can be damaged by the sudden rush of power.
  • Page 13 3IBAT User’s Manual Clear CMOS:(JP5) To clear the data stored in the CMOS, always turn off the computer first, then remove this jumper to 1-2 pin to clear the CMOS. The jumper should be set to 2-3 pin (3V battery back up) before turn on the computer.

  • Page 14: System Memory (Dimm)

    3IBAT User’s Manual The motherboard supports up to 768MB 100/133MHz SDRAM. No hard- ware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing the system memory. Note: 1. The motherboard uses only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Sock- ets are available for 3.3Volt (power level) Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SDRAM).

  • Page 15: Expansion Cards

    3IBAT User’s Manual The Motherboard provides a ZIF Socket 370 . The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this in not the case, then purchase a fan before you turn on your system. Be...
  • Page 16 3IBAT User’s Manual 1.PS/2 Mouse Connector: The motherboard provides a mini-DIN mouse connector, which supports a PS/2 style mouse. 2.PS/2 Keyboard Connector: This connector is for a standard keyboard using a PS/2 plug (mini DIN). This connector will not allow standard AT (large DIN) keyboard plugs. You may use a DIN to mini DIN adapter on standard AT keyboards.
  • Page 17 3IBAT User’s Manual 3.Universal Serial BUS (USB) Ports 1 & 2: There are two USB ports on this motherboard for connecting USB devices. 4.Parallel Port Connector: Normally, the parallel port is used to connect the system to a printer. 5.Serial Port COM1 connector: The COM1 port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices.
  • Page 18 3IBAT User’s Manual 6.Serial Port COM2 connector: The COM2 port is ready for a mouse or other serial devices. A second serial port is available using a serial port bracket connected from the motherboard to an expansion slot opening. 9.Floppy Disk Drive Connector(FDC) You can attach up to two floppy drives to the motherboard.
  • Page 19 3IBAT User’s Manual 10.Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors(IDE1 and IDE2) Primary/Secondary IDE Connectors(IDE3 and IDE4) support Ultra66. The motherboard supports up to eight IDE devices, including CD-ROM drives, tape backup drives, Hard Disk Drives, and other IDE devices. After connect- ing the single end to the board, connect the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk(s).
  • Page 20 3IBAT User’s Manual 11.Wake-On-LAN(WOL)connectors(J2) The Wake-On-LAN connectors connect to a LAN card respectively with a Wake-On-LAN output. The connectors power up the system when a wakeup packet or signal is received through the LAN card. Wake-On-Lan(WOL) connectors FUNCTION 12.CPU/Chassis Fan Connectors(FAN1 and FAN2) This motherboard provides CPU, Power, and Chassis fan connectors.
  • Page 21 3IBAT User’s Manual Note: The CPU and motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard heatsink. Damage may occur to the motherboard and the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these pins.
  • Page 22 3IBAT User’s Manual 17.Reset Switch Lead This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a pre- ferred method of rebooting to extend the life of the system power supply.
  • Page 23 3IBAT User’s Manual 19.IR Pin Header:IR1 After all connections are made, close the system case cover. Be sure that all switches are OFF. Connect the power supply cord to the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system user manual.
  • Page 24 3IBAT User’s Manual pressed. The system will then run power-On tests. While the tests are running, additional messages will appear on the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power, the system may have failed a power-on test.

  • Page 25: Award Bios Setup

    3IBAT User’s Manual AWARD BIOS Setup This manual discusses Award Setup program built into the ROM BIOS. The Setup program allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This special information is then stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

  • Page 26: Main Menu

    3IBAT User’s Manual press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to... PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE, DEL TO ENTER SETUP Using Setup In general, you use the arrow keys to highlight items, press <Enter> to select, use the PageUp and PageDown keys to change entries, press <F1>...
  • Page 27 3IBAT User’s Manual To display a sub menu use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the sub menu you want. Then press <Enter>. Getting Help Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item.

  • Page 28: Bios Features Setup

    3IBAT User’s Manual Once you enter the AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear 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>...

  • Page 29: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    3IBAT User’s Manual PNP / PCI CONFIGURATION This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS The BIOS defaults have been set by the manufacturer and represent set- tings which provide the minimum requirements for your system to operate.
  • Page 30 3IBAT User’s Manual The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn>...
  • Page 31 3IBAT User’s Manual Primary Master/Primary Slave/Secondary Master/Secondary Slave The categories identify the types of 2 channels that have been installed in the computer. There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to Type 45 are predefined. Type user is user-definable.
  • Page 32 3IBAT User’s Manual 720K, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 720 kilobyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 1.44 megabyte capacity 2.88M, 3.5 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive; 2.88 megabyte capacity Video The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary sys- tem monitor.
  • Page 33 3IBAT User’s Manual Extended Memory The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST. This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU's memory address map. Other Memory This refers to the memory located in the 640K to 1024K address space.
  • Page 34 3IBAT User’s Manual ! WARNING ! Disk boot sector is to be modified Type "Y" to accept write or "N" to abort write Award Software, Inc. Enabled Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning message to appear when anything attempts to ac- cess the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
  • Page 35 3IBAT User’s Manual items during POST. Enabled Enable quick POST Disabled Normal POST Boot From LAN First This item allows you to select Enable/Disable power up your system through your Network by sending a wake-up frame or a signal. The choice: Enabled/Disabled.
  • Page 36 3IBAT User’s Manual Disabled BIOS will not search for the type of floppy disk drive by track number. Note that there will not be any warning message if the drive installed is 360K. Boot Up NumLock Status This allows you to determine the default state of the numeric keypad. By default, the system boots up with NumLock on.
  • Page 37 3IBAT User’s Manual Typematic Rate(Chars/Sec) When the typematic rate is enabled, this selection allows you select the rate at which the keys are accelerated. 6 characters per second 8 characters per second 10 10 characters per second 12 12 characters per second...
  • Page 38 3IBAT User’s Manual OS Select for DRAM > 64MB This item allows you to access the memory that over 64MB in OS/2. The choice: Non-OS2, OS2. Video BIOS Shadow Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is optional depending on chipset design.
  • Page 39 3IBAT User’s Manual This section describes features of the Intel 440BX PCIset. If your system contains a different chipset, this section will bear little resemblance to what you see on your screen. ADVANCED OPTIONS. The parameters in this screen are for system designers, service personnel, and technically competent users only.
  • Page 40 3IBAT User’s Manual EDO DRAM Speed Selection The DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers. The timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system design. Slower rates may be required in certain system designs to support loose layouts or slower memory.
  • Page 41 3IBAT User’s Manual Cache Features System BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. Enabled BIOS access cached...
  • Page 42 3IBAT User’s Manual Enabled Memory hole supported. Disabled Memory hole not supported. Passive Release When Enabled, CPU to PCI bus accesses are allowed during passive release. Otherwise, the arbiter only accepts another PCI master access to local DRAM. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 43 3IBAT User’s Manual The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. ACPI function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI).
  • Page 44 3IBAT User’s Manual Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min. Max. Power Saving Maximum power management — ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL CPU’S. Doze Mode = 1 min., Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend Mode = 1 min., and HDD...
  • Page 45 3IBAT User’s Manual Doze Monitor blanked when the system enters any power saving mode. MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use. The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA. PM Timers The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only user configurable when User Defined Power Management has been selected.
  • Page 46 3IBAT User’s Manual Power on by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state.. The Choice: Enabled, Disabled. Wake up on LAN The Choice: Enabled, Disabled.
  • Page 47 3IBAT User’s Manual 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 48 3IBAT User’s Manual stalled a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot. The choice: Enabled and Disabled. IRQ n Assigned to When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as...
  • Page 49 3IBAT User’s Manual Selecting "Defaults" from the main menu shows you two options which are described below LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load BIOS Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing 'Y' loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal- performance system operations.
  • Page 50 3IBAT User’s Manual CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to select The CPU ratio. The choice:3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This item allow you to Enable/Disable system auto detect DIMM/PCI clock.
  • Page 51 3IBAT User’s Manual IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching, for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching.
  • Page 52 3IBAT User’s Manual troller with which I/O address. The Choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. UART 2 Mode This item allows you to determine which Infra Red (IR) function of onboard I/O chip. The Choice: Standard, ASKIR, HPSIR. Onboard Parallel Port...
  • Page 53 3IBAT User’s Manual You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of then. The differ- ences between are: supervisor password: can enter and change the options of the setup menus. user password: just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus.
  • Page 54 3IBAT User’s Manual This option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automati- cally enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. These 4 IDE drivers can be detected, with parameters for each listed inside the block. Press <Y> to accept the H.D.D. parameter reported by BIOS or press <N>...
  • Page 55 3IBAT User’s Manual 1.Enter the INF subdirectory and double-click SETUP.EXE. 2.Click “Next” at the Welcome screen.
  • Page 56 3IBAT User’s Manual 3.Read the license agreement and click “Yes” to continue. 4.Read readme.txt information and click “NEXT” to continue...
  • Page 57 3IBAT User’s Manual 5.The driver files will now be installed. When finished installing, choose the “Yes” to reboot option and click “Finish” to restart your computer. The driver should now be loaded. Installing Drivers During Windows 95/98 Installation The following three sections detail the installation of the Ultra66 drivers while installing Windows 95/98 .
  • Page 58 3IBAT User’s Manual 9. Insert the “Ultra66 Driver” into drive CD-ROM. 10. In the “Select Hardware Type” dialog box, highlight “SCSI controllers,” and then press “OK.” 11. In the “Select Device” dialog box, choose “Have Disk.” 12. Type “D:\driver\promise” in the text box and then press “OK.” A mes- sage informing you that Windows has found the “Promise Technology,...
  • Page 59 3IBAT User’s Manual 4. From the “Settings” menu, choose “Control Panel.” 5. In the “Control Panel” window, double-click on the “System” icon. 6. In the “System” window, choose the “Device Manager” tab. 7. In the hierarchical display under “Other Devices” is a listing for“PCI Mass Storage Controller.”...

  • Page 60: Anti-Virus Software Installation

    3IBAT User’s Manual Anti-Virus software installation Put CD title driver into CD ROM, then choose "Anti-Virus software" on the main menu, follow each instruction on the screen as the followings.
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