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  • Page 1 AT30 Pentium 4 Processor Based MAIN BOARD User's Manual...
  • Page 2 Shuttle Inc. Disclaimer Shuttle Inc. shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the perfor- mance or use of this product. This company makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual. Infor- mation in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability;...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ..................8 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............11 3.1 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION ............... 11 Accessories Of AT30 ................11 STEP 1 CPU Installation ............... 12 STEP 2 Install RIMM system memory ........... 15 STEP 3 Set Jumpers ................17 STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case ......
  • Page 4 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS ................. 26 Jumpers & Connectors Guide ..............27 Disable onboard LAN EPROM(JP17) ............30 Safe mode boot setting (JP30) ..............30 USB2/CNR Select Jumper (JP15 & JP16) ..........31 Clear CMOS Setting (JP14) ..............31 FSB Speed Setting (JP29) ............... 32 PS/2 Keyboard &...
  • Page 5 4 SOFTWARE UTILITY ............... 42 4.1 AT30 MAINBOARD CD OVERVIEW ..........42 4.2 Install Mainboard Software ..............42 4.2.A Install Chipset System Driver ............43 4.2.B Install AC97 Audio Driver ............... 44 4.2.C Install LAN Device Driver Manually ..........45 4.2.D Install Bus Master IDE Driver Manually ........

  • Page 6: What's In The Manual

    WHAT’S IN THE MANUAL Quick Reference Hardware Installation >> Step-by-Step ..........Page 11 Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look ............. Page 25 Software Utility >> How to Install ............Page 42 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ............Page 51 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder ............

  • Page 7: Introduction

    AT30 mainboard. Experienced DIY User Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle AT30 mainboard. You will find that installing your new Shuttle AT30 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated AT30 mainboard pro- vides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system.

  • Page 8: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist Check all items with your AT30 mainboard to make sure nothing is missing. The complete package should include: - One Shuttle AT30 Mainboard - One ATA 100/66 Ribbon Cable - One Floppy Ribbon Cable - One Chassis I/O shield...

  • Page 9: Features

    2 FEATURES AT30 mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package. 2.1 Specifications - CPU Support Supports Intel Socket 423 Pentium 4 1.0~1.50GHz+ with 400MHz system bus designed for Socket 423 technology.
  • Page 10 - Power Management/Plug and Play The AT30 supports the power management function that confirms to the power-saving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star program. It also offers Plug-and-Play, which helps save users from configuration problems, thus making to system user-friendlier.
  • Page 11 - Super I/O Interface: The AT30 provides two high-speed UART compatible serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for the wireless connections. - System BIOS Provides licensed Award BIOS on 4Mb Firmware Hub.

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    Before removing or installing any of these devices including CPU, RIMMs, Add-On Cards, Cables, please make sure to unplug the onboard power connector. This section outlines how to install and configure your AT30 mainboard. Please refer to following mainboard layout to help you identifying various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports.

  • Page 13: Step 1 Cpu Installation

    Step 1 CPU Installation: This motherboard supports Intel Pentium 4 1.30~1.50GHz+ Socket ® ® 423 series CPU. Please follow the step as below to finish CPU installation. Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket. 1. Pull up the CPU socket level and up to 90-degree angle. 2.
  • Page 14 3. Press down the CPU socket level and finish CPU installation. Note: If you do not match the CPU socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well, it may damage the CPU. CPU Cooling Fan Installation: Please follow the step as shown below to finish CPU heatsink and fan installation: 1.
  • Page 15 2. Put the CPU heatsink onto the top of CPU and press down both side levels steady at the same time for fix the CPU heatsink. Please make sure the levels had been holed by hook of retention module. 3. If your CPU fan supports H/W monitoring function (Normally, it has 3- connector), please plug the fan power cable on the 3-pin CPU fan connector of motherboard, and otherwise, plug the cable on the 2-pin connector (w/o H/W monitoring function).

  • Page 16: Step 2 Install Rimm System Memory

    Install RIMM System Memory This motherboard has four 184-pin RIMM sockets that allow you to install PC600, PC700 and PC800 RDRAM up to 2GB. AT30 will detect the RDRAM speed automatically while system POST, but it still allows you select the RDRAM type manually by BIOS setup program.
  • Page 17 2. Insert the module straight down to the RIMM slot with both hands and press down firmly until the RIMM module is securely in place. Repeat step 2 to finish additional RIMM & C-RIMM modules installation. Direct RDRAM Module C-RIMM Module...

  • Page 18: Step 3 Set Jumpers

    Step 3. Set Jumpers The default jumper settings have been set for the common usage standard of this mainboard. Therefore, you do not need to reset jumpers unless you require special adjustments as any of following cases: 1 . Clear CMOS 2 .

  • Page 19: Step 5 Mount The Mainboard On The Computer Chassis

    Step 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 1. You may find that there are a lot of different mounting hole positions both on your computer chassis and on the mainboard. To choose a correct mounting hole, the key point is to keep the back panel of the mainboard in a close fit with your system case, as shown below.

  • Page 20: Step 6 Connect Front Panel Switches/Leds/Speaker

    Step 6 Connect Front Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker You can find there are several different cables already existing in the system case and originating from the computer’s front panel devices (HDD LED, Power LED, Reset Switch, PC Speaker, etc.) These cables serve to connect the front panel switches and LEDs to the mainboard’s front panel connec- tors group, as shown below : ACPI &...

  • Page 21: Step 7 Connect Ide & Floppy Disk Drives

    ACPI & Power Power LED Switch Reset CN24 4. ACPI & Power LED IDE LED SPEAKER ACPI & Power Power LED Switch Reset CN24 5. Hardware Reset Switch (RST) IDE LED SPEAKER CN10 Step 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives 1.

  • Page 22: Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals

    Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1. IR Header IR CN21 Step 9 Connect the Power Supply 1. System power connector...

  • Page 23: Step 10 Connect External Peripherals To Back Panel

    Step 10 Connect External Peripherals to Back Panel You are now ready to put the computer case back together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system’s back panel. PS/2 Mouse 1. PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Keyboard 2.
  • Page 24 4. RJ45 10/100Mbps LAN Port LAN Port 5. USB Ports USB1 & USB2 Ports 6. Speaker_out / Line_In / Mic_In Ports Line_In Speaker_out Mic_In 7. MIDI/Game Port MIDI/GAME Port...

  • Page 25: Step 11 First Time System Boot Up

    Step 11 First Time System Boot-Up To assure the completeness and correctness of your system installation, you may check the above installation steps once again before you boot up your system for the first time. 1. Insert a bootable system floppy disk (DOS 6.2x, Windows 95/98/NT, or others) which contains FDISK and FORMAT utilities into the FDD.

  • Page 26: Step 12 Install Drivers & Software Components

    2000/ME/NT operating systems only. Make sure your operating system is already installed before running the driver installation CD-ROM programs. Insert the AT30 bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The auto-run program will display the driver main installation window on screen .

  • Page 27: Jumper Settings

    3.2 Jumper Settings Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper pins to the mainboard. Pin #1 is located at any corner of each jumper; you just find a location with pin#1 marked. There are several types of pin1# shown as below: 3-pin and multi-pin (>3) jumpers are shown as follows: Pin #1 to the left:...

  • Page 28: Jumpers & Connectors Guide

    Jumpers & Connectors Guide Use the mainboard layout on page 11 to locate CPU socket, memory banks, expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during the installation. The following list will help you to identify jumpers, slots, and connectors along with their assigned functions: E 1 4 E 1 3 B 1~B 2...
  • Page 29 Jumpers JP17 : Disable onboard lan EPROM. JP30 : Safe mode boot setting. JP15 & JP16 : USB 2 or CNR select. JP14 : Clear CMOS. JP29 : FSB speed select. Back Panel Connectors : PS/2 Keyboard : PS/2 Mouse B3~4 : Serial port 1 and 2 (DB9 male).
  • Page 30 Other Connectors: CN11 : CD-in header. : Aux fan header. : Audio_in header. CN16 : Modem_in header. CN18 : Wake on modem header. CN21 : IR header. CN12 : AGP Pro external power header. JP 27 : Chassis intrusion header. CN20 : Dual USB ports header.

  • Page 31: Disable Onboard Lan Eprom(Jp17)

    Disable On board LAN EPROM (JP17) The CNR interface provides four kinds of solution for users: audio, modem, LAN and Home LAN. Hence, if you decide to use the LAN solution of CNR, you should power off system and short pin 1 & pin 2 of JP17 by mini jumpers, then run BIOS setup program to disable onboard LAN EPROM through option “Integrated Peripherals >...

  • Page 32: Usb2/Cnr Select Jumper (Jp15 & Jp16)

    USB 2 / CNR Select Jumper (JP15 & JP16) This mainboard provides 4 USB headers to connect USB devices, such as mouse, keyboard, modem, printer etc. There are two connectors on PC99 back panel. You can use proper cable to connect others USB connectors to back panel or front panel of chassis.

  • Page 33: Fsb Speed Setting (Jp29)

    FSB Speed Setting (JP29) This jumper is used to select CPU FSB frequency manually. If you are not an overclocker, we recommend you to keep the jumper setting at default. Pin 1-2 (133 MHz) JP29 Pin 2-3 (100 MHz)

  • Page 34: Ps/2 Keyboard & Ps/2 Mouse Connectors

    PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors Two 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard & Mouse connectors are located at the rear panel of the mainboard. Depending on the computer housing you use (desktop or tower), the PS/ PS/2 Mouse 2 Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS/2 Keyboard connector when the mainboard is laid into a desktop, as oppo- site to a tower case where the PS/2 Mouse...

  • Page 35: Speaker_Out

    Speaker_out Speaker_out is a stereo output port through which the combined signal of all internal and external audio sources on the board is Speaker_out output. It can be connected to 1/8-inch TRS stereo headphones or to amplified speakers. Line_in Line_in is a stereo line-level input port that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug.

  • Page 36: Ide Led Connector (Hdd Led)

    IDE LED Connector (IDE LED) Attach connector cable from IDE device LED to the 2-pin IDE LED header. The IDE LED lights up whenever an IDE device is active. ACPI & Power Power LED Switch Reset CN24 IDE LED SPEAKER Note : Please notice all LED connectors are directional.

  • Page 37: Atx Power On/Off Switch Connector

    ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector (Power Switch) The Power On/Off Switch is a momentary type switch used for turning on or off system’s ATX power supply. Attach connector cable from Power Switch to the 2-pin PWR SW header on the mainboard. ACPI &...

  • Page 38: Enhanced Ide And Floppy Connectors

    Enhanced IDE and Floppy Connectors The AT30 mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device connec- tors (CN9/CN10) providing the support to up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and Hard Disk Drives (H.D.D.). This mainboard also includes one 34-pin floppy disk controller (CN15) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (CN15).

  • Page 39: Cd_In Header (Cn11)

    CD_in Header (CN11) This header is used to connect CD audio cable from CDROM or DVD drive to onboard sound. CN 11 Aux Fan, CPU Fan, Chassis Fan Headers (FAN1, FAN2, CPUFAN, FAN4) Plug in the Aux Fan, CPU Fan, Chassis Fan cable to the 3-pin Fan header. Please be noted that FAN4 is 2-pin header without hardware monitor function.

  • Page 40: Atx Power Connector (Atx 1)

    ATX Power Connector (ATX 1) This motherboard uses 24-pin Pentium 4 standard ATX power connector and comes with an extra power connector for 5V/3.3V as shown below. Please make sure you plug in the right direction. A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power resumes from power failure.

  • Page 41: Ir Connector (Sir 1)

    IR Connector (SIR 1) The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or Windows 95 Direct Cable Connection, the user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA devices and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters) and ASK-IR (56Kbps).

  • Page 42: Software Utility

    4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 4.1 AT30 Mainboard CD Overview Note: The CD contents attached in the AT30 mainboard are subject to change without notice. To start your mainboard CD, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click or run D:\Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is...

  • Page 43: Install Mainboard Software

    Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Use your pointing device (e.g. mouse) to select the “Install Mainboard Software”...

  • Page 44: A Install Chipset System Driver

    4.2.A Install Chipset System Driver Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install Chipset System driver” bar to install chipset system driver. Once you made your selection, a Setup window runs the installation auto- matically. When the copying files is done, make sure you reboot the system to take the installation effect.

  • Page 45: B Install Ac97 Audio Driver

    A.2.B Install AC97 Audio Driver Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Install AC97 Audio driver” bar to install AC97 audio driver. Once you made your selection, a Setup window runs the installation auto- matically. When the copying files is done, make sure you reboot the system to take the installation effect.

  • Page 46: C Install Lan Device Driver Manually

    This motherboard comes with an Intel 82562ET 10/100 LAN controller. ® driver from the Shuttle CD disc. Please copy LAN You can find the driver with all directory \mainbrd\lan from the CD to your hard disk drive before go through installation as following: Install operation system fully.

  • Page 47: D Install Bus Master Ide Driver Manually

    Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on AutoRun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the “Browse this CD”...

  • Page 48: View The User's Manual

    Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Use your pointing device (e.g. mouse) to select the “Manual” bar.

  • Page 49: Bios Setup

    5 BIOS SETUP AT30 BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information even if the system power is turned off.

  • Page 50: The Main Menu

    5.2 The Main Menu Once you enter the AwardBIOS(tm) 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> to accept and enter the sub-menu.
  • Page 51 Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. PnP / PCI Configuration This entry appears if your system supports PnP / PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows the current system temperature, Voltage, and FAN speed.

  • Page 52: Standard Cmos Setup

    Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego- ries. 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 53 IDE Secondary Master Options are in its sub-menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. IDE Secondary Slave Options are in its sub menu. Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu of detailed options. Drive A/Drive B Select the type of floppy disk drive installed in your system. Ø...

  • Page 54: Advanced Bios Features

    Advanced BIOS Features This section allows you to configure your system for basic operation. You have the opportunity to select the system's default speed, boot-up sequence, keyboard operation, shadowing, and security. Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection.
  • Page 55 CPU L3 Cache This item enables CPU level 3 cache to speed up memory access. Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled. Compatible FPU OPCODE Leave on default setting for optimized performance of Pentium 4 processor. Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled. CPU Fast String When set to enabled, the CPU has direct access to the memory.
  • Page 56 Boot Up NumLock Status Selects power-on state for NumLock. Ø The choice: Off or On. Gate A20 Option This entry allows you to select how the gate A20 is handled. The gate A20 is a device used for above 1MByte of address memory. Initially, the gate A20 was handled via a pin on the keyboard.
  • Page 57 Note: To disabled security, select PASSWORD SETTING at Main Menu, and then you will be asked to enter password. Do not type anything and just press <Enter>; it will disable security. Once the security is disabled, the system will boot, and you can enter Setup freely.

  • Page 58: Advanced Chipset Features

    Advanced Chipset Features This section allows you to configure the system based on the specific fea- tures of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus.
  • Page 59 Ø The Choice: Enabled or Disabled. Video RAM Cacheable This is a new cache technology for the video memory of the proces- sor. It can improve the display speed by caching the display data. You must set this to disabled if your display card cannot support this feature;...

  • Page 60: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE The integrated peripherals controller contains an IDE interface with support to two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports.
  • Page 61 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA33/66/100 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If both of your hard drive and your system software support Ultra DMA33/66/100, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
  • Page 62 AC97 Modem This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the 810 chipset family to support AC97 Modem. Ø The choice: Auto or Disabled. On board CNR Lan Selection This item allows you to select Communication and Network to on- board or external device.
  • Page 63 Use IR Pins This item select the InfraRed module pin out. Ø The choice: IR-Rx2Rx2 or RxD2, TxD2. Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O address setting. Ø The choice:: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, or Disabled. Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port.

  • Page 64: Power Management Setup

    Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure your system to most effectively saving 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) Ø...
  • Page 65 Max Saving Maximum power management. Suspend Mode=Allows you to set each mode individually. HDD Power Down=1min. User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When this item not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1 hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min.

  • Page 66: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes the configuration of PCI bus system. PCI or Personal Computer Interconnection is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at the speed CPU itself keeps when CPU 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 67: Pc Health Status

    PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field Disabled. Ø The choice: Enabled or Disabled. PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Select the combination of lower and upper limits for the system shut- down temperature, if your computer contains an environmental monitoring system. If the temperature extends beyond either limit, the system shuts down.

  • Page 68: Frequency Control

    Frequency Control CPU Clock Ratio This item allows you to select the Pentium 4 CPU ratio. Ø The choice: 8X ~ 23X. Load Setup Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Setup Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing 'Y' loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal performance system operations.

  • Page 69: Set Password

    Set Password Setting Set Password The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to restrict access to the Setup program by enabling you to set password. Enter Password Type the password up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.

  • Page 70: Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving

    Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing "Y" stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS - a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS.

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