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AZZA U694 Mainboard Series Cover Click Here Table Of Contents Click Here Introduction Click Here Hardware Installation Click Here BIOS Management Click Here...
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U694 Mainboard Series User Manual SOCKET 370 ATX Mainboard U694BC U694BX Version 1.x UM-U694BXC-E4 Rev 1.0V Creation Date: 13 September 2001 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 1...
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If any of these items are damaged or missing, please contact your dealer or sales representative for assistance. Technical Support If you require additional information or assistance during installation please contact your dealer. Your dealer will be able to provide the latest information. Page 2 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
2.6. System Panel Buttons and LED Connectors ..........19 2.6.1. PW: Power On/Off and External Suspend Switch Connector ...... 19 2.6.2. SL LED Connector .................. 19 2.6.3. IDE HDD LED Connector ................. 19 2.6.4. Reset Button Connector ................20 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 3...
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PNP/PCI Configuration ................40 3.9. PC Health Status ..................41 3.10. Frequency/Voltage Control ..............41 3.11. Load Optimized Defaults .................42 3.12. Set Supervisor Password ................43 3.13. Set User Password ..................44 3.14. Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving ..........45 Page 4 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
CN 1: PS/2 KB CN 6: USB 1 CN 3: COM 1 CN 4: COM 2 SPK-OUT LINE-IN MIC-IN 1.2. Overview 1.2.1. The U694 Series There are two models in this series. U694BC U694BX 1.2.2. Mainboard Dimensions Width & Length...
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USB 1 and USB 2 are external ports. They can be found on the PC 99 ATX connector. USB 3 and USB 4 are internal connectors that can be used to connect other USB devices. (Optional cable for two connectors is sold separately) AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 7...
Processor and chassis fan speeds. It has a failure alarm for these fans. Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan speed. Note: Only use this utility in Windows ® 95 or Windows ® 98 operating systems. Page 8 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
The mainboard is designed to meet the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Inter- face) specification. ACPI has energy saving features that support OS Direct Power Man- agement (OSPM) for round the clock PC operation. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 9...
PS/2 Keyboard Connector PS/2 KB PS/2 Mouse Connector PS/2 MS Serial Port 1 COM1 Serial Port 2 COM2 Parallel Port Universal Serial Port 1 USB1 Universal Serial Port 2 USB2 CN18 Game/Audio Port Audio/Game AZZA Page 10 U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
Before you start installing your mainboard we strongly recommend that you use a grounded anti-static mat. We further recommend that you attach an anti-static wristband, which is grounded at the same location as the mat, to your wrist. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 11...
Important: The DIMM’s can only be fitted into the slots in one orientation. Make sure that the DIMM’s are in the correct orientation and the pins are cor- rectly aligned before you insert them. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 13...
MB/s. This allows 3D applications to run more smoothly. The U694 mainboards each come with one AGP slot. These slots are able to support 1x, 2x and 4x AGP cards. Top View of an AGP Slot 66 pins Page 14 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
IDE devices each. If you install two hard drives, you need to configure the second drive to slave mode in the BIOS setup . Please refer to your hard drive manual for the appropriate jumper settings. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 15...
CPU cooling fan in your Windows operating system. Top View of a Fan Connector Front View of a Fan Connector Ground +12V DC +12V DC Fan Signal Ground Fan Signal Page 16 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
Front View of a WOL Connector Ground 5V_SB Ground 5V_SB 2.5.7. CD Audio-in Connector Connector: CN 21 Type: 4 pin un-housed This mainboard has one CD Audio-in connectors. This connector is used to connect the CD ROM audio out. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 17...
USB connector. Ask your retailer for more details. Front View of a USB Port Top View of a USB Port Data + 5V DC Ground Data - Data- Data+ Ground Ground 5V DC Ground Page 18 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
SL LED will be on. If this LED is off it means that the AC power is “OFF” or has been disconnected or Full on. 2.6.3. IDE HDD LED Connector Any read and write activity by the HDD will turn this LED on. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 19...
Connector: CN 1 Type: 6 pin female This connector only supports a PS/2 keyboard plug. If you have a standard AT size (large DIN) keyboard plug, you need to use a mini DIN adapter. Page 20 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
The Game/MIDI port connector is a dual purpose connector. It can either be used to connect a joystick to the computer for game participation, or it can be used to attach an external MIDI device. All these motherboards have 3D audio interfaces onboard. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 21...
The table (see below) shows the different combinations of the toggle switches and the multiple increase in the processing speed. DIP Switch and DIP Switch Settings Ratio Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 3 Switch 4 Auto 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz Page 22 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
F10 : Save and Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type ... Note! BIOS software is continuously updated therefore the BIOS menus and the descriptions that are given in this manual are for reference purposes only. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 23...
This mainboard supports four IDE Hard Drives. These fields allow you to set your Hard Drive parameters. Move the selection bar to the IDE Hard Drive you want to configure. Press the "ENTER" key. If you select “AUTO” the system BIOS will detect the HDD type automatically. Page 24 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
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3.50 in 3-1/2 inch double-sided drive 2.88 MB Video This field selects the type of primary video subsystem that is on your computer. The BIOS CMOS Setup Utility will automatically detect the correct video type. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 25...
CPUs from 486-type up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have an additional (external) cache memory. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for faster access by the CPU. Page 26 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
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Processor Number Feature If you have a Pentium processor onboard you should enable this option. This will alow the serial code of the Pentium processor to be published on certain applications. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 27...
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Typematic Rate Setting The keyboard controller determines the rate at which the keystrokes from the keyboard are repeated. If you enable this option then the typematic rate and the typematic delay can be selected. Page 28 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
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These fields allow you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Information access is faster through RAM than ROM. Therefore when you enable this option you will enhance your system performance. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 29...
DIMM module and set the DRAM timing automatically. DRAM Clock This field allows you to select the DRAM access speed control to the memory perform- ance. For DRAM clock selection you have the following choices: CPU CLk CPU –33M CPU +33M Page 30 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
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3D graphics applications (e.g. games). AGP-4X Mode This item allows you to enable / disable the AGP-4X Mode. Before you enable this option please make sure your AGP card supports the 4X AGP display mode. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 31...
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CPU and the PCI bus. When Disabled , the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle. Page 32 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
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. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 33...
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DMA driver (Windows 98 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable BIOS support. Page 34 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
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Onboard Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select Normal, Compati- ble, or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 35...
ACPI function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Manage- ment (ACPI). Power Management When click the "Enter" key on this selection field, the following setup screen will be trig- gered: Page 36 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
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Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock. If Advance Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes gives better power savings. Video Off Option When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode. AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 37...
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HDD & FDD Menu Level ! ! ! ! PCI Master :OFF Lan Resume :Disabled RTC Alarm Resume :Disabled Date (of Month) Resume Time (hh : mm : ss) Primary INTR IRQs Activity Monitoring :Press Enter Page 38 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
VGA and USB ports. If you choose to disable the IRQ on the VGA or USB port, the IRQ will be released and becomes available for other devices. Please make sure that you have a USB or VGA adapter that does not need an IRQ before you select Disabled. Page 40 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
Whenever you turn on the PC, it will request the user to enter the Password in order to boot up your system. Without the correct password, the PC system will stop and the oper- AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 43...
Users can use the "User Password" to log into the BIOS setup program, and they can change any of the BIOS settings. 2. When "System" is selected in Security Option: When you turn on your PC, you will be requested to enter the Password. Without the cor- Page 44 AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES...
This option will exits the setup utility without saving any of the values you changed in the CMOS RAM. If you do not want to save any of the changes, or settings you selected in the BIOS SETUP utility, move the selection bar to the “EXIT WITHOUT SAVING” option. Press AZZA U694 MAINBOARD SERIES Page 45...
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