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Page 1 If you need technical assistance, our technical support engineers will be glad to assist you with all technical difficulties, you can reach them by dialing our toll-free service and technical support number : 1-877-DELTA-2K/1-877-335-8225 (USA / CANADA Only ). Not only you will get to speak with our experience technical support team, we also provide web-site address (http://pc.delta.com.tw), prod-...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS 1. Checklist.............2 2. Introduction............3 3. Specification............4 4. Layout Guide............6 5. Function Illustrations........8 6. Hardware Installation........21 7. BIOS Configuration...........27 8. Software Installation..........54 P/N : 5011501001 SEP/1999 REV1.1...
Page 3: Checklist
1. Checklist Check that your package is complete. If any listed items are missing, please contact your retailer immediately. The M81-X series motherboard package contains the following. Package box 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M81-X Series Motherboard...
Page 4: Introduction
PC-100 compliant DIMM modules that operates at 100MHz. M81-X series motherboard provides four 32-bit PCI slots and an AMR slot, also has two support Ultra DMA33/66 PCI IDE channel and floppy disk drive peripherals interface.
Page 5: Specification
One AMR slot supports a very affordable Audio Modem Riser card On Board I/O Dual integrated IDE controller supports Ultra DMA33/66 Mode and PIO Mode 4 (M81L-X motherboard supports Ultra DMA33 Mode and PIO Mode 4 only.) Dual high speed UART compatible Serial Ports M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 6 Built-in PCI 3D audio compliant with PC99, Intel AC97 and AMR v1.01 Power Harris HIP6021 PWM Power Controller ATX Power Supply Configuration BIOS Award Medallion v6.0 BIOS Compliancies DOC Compliant CE Certification Form Factor ATX (305 x 200 x 1.6mm) 4 Layer PCB Design M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 7: Layout Guide
5 5 5 5 5 IrDA compliant IR infrared Header (This item is optional) 6 6 6 6 6 Four PCI Slots 7 7 7 7 7 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot 8 8 8 8 8 M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 8 18 18 Two DIMM Sockets 19 19 CPU Fan Connector 20 20 ATX Power Connector 21 21 Processor Type Setting Header 22 22 Power Fan Connector 23 23 Keyboard and Mouse Power On Header 24 24 M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 9: Function Illustrations
Slot1 slot is a 242-Pin edge slot that can install the Slot1 Pentium II/III and SEPP Celeron Processors. 5.2. Processor socket “PGA370” PGA370 socket is a 370-Pin ZIF socket that can install the PPGA370 Celeron Processors. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 10 DIMM socket is a 168-Pin unbuffered type socket that can install a 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM DIMM module. The M81-X series motherboard has two DIMM socket and maximum memory capacity is 256MB. For best performance, we recommend to use PC-100 DIMM module on the motherboard.
Page 11 Insert the AMR interface card with the bottom edge to the slot (Never insert the card at an angle). Check if your card is properly installed. Place the screw to fit the card. Refer to the AMR card’s documentation regarding any additional requirement. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 12 Ultra DMA66 protocols. The M81L-X motherboard may only support Ultra DMA33 protocols. Note : In order to achieve higher data transfer rate, please used a 40-Pin Ultra DMA66 IDE ribbon cable. Please be remember that only M81DC-X & M81-X Motherboard support Ultra DMA66 solution. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 13 5.8. Front Panel I/O Header “FSP1” The M81-X series motherboard connectors to the front panel I/O are located on jumper block FSP1. The illustrations is below. Power Switch - It is a 2-Pin header connects to the chassis-mounted power button.
Page 14 The battery has a three years life if the system is not powered up. When the system powers up, the power for the RTC and CMOS RAM is supplied from the 3.3V power supply to extend the life of battery. Replace if BIOS does not keep its settings. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 15 The CPU and motherboard will overheat if there is no air flow across the CPU and onboard heat sink. Damage may occur to the motherboard and the CPU fan if these pins are incorrectly used. Assignment +12V Speed/RPM M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 16 It is a 3-Pin 2.0mm header that used for remote wake up of system through a network. This feature requires that Wake On LAN is set to Enable on the BIOS setup and your system has an ATX power supply with at least +5V standby/720mA power. Assignment Wake-Up Signal +5VSB M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 17 This means that you can erase the current BIOS and flashing a new BIOS, you must set JP4 to Unlock. After the new BIOS is installed, set JP4 to Lock so that the BIOS cannot be erased by accident. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 18 BIOS ( Power On ) function of (Integrate Peripheral) screen to install a power on password. If you set it to (Hot Key), then you can use the item (Hot Key) power on to choose which hot keys are installed. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 19 It has a single lead connector with a clip on one side of the plastic housing. There is only one way to plug the lead into the power connector “ATX1”. Press the lead connector down until the clip snaps into place and secures the lead on to the connector. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 20 1/8” Audio jack. The left side jack is for a stereo Line-Out signal to Speaker device. The middle jack is for a stereo Line-In signal to Audio Input device. The right side jack is for stereo Microphone. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 21 Game Port PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard VGA1 Line-Out COM1 Line-In M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 22: Hardware Installation
6. Hardware Installation 6.1 Before you Begin The M81-X series motherboard is designed to fit into a standard ATX form factor chassis. The pattern of the mounting holes and the position of back panel I/O ports meet the ATX motherboard specification. The chassis may come with various mounting fasteners which are made of metal or plastic.
Page 23 Remove the sliders of the URM to “OPEN” position. Push the latches on the Processor toward the center of the Processor until they click into place. Lift one end of the Processor until it is freed from Slot1. Lift the other end of M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 24 Locate the DIMM socket on the motherboard, then open the locking levers on the DIMM socket. Align the DIMM to the socket, then install the DIMM module into the socket and press it carefully but firmly down 90 degrees on to the socket until the arms lock. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 25 (Note : Each header has the Pin-1 side clearly marked. The Pin-1 side of the each ribbon cable is always marked with a red stripe on the cable.) Master Slave IDE2 Master Device Slave Device Red Stripe Pin -1 IDE1/2 M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 26 (Note: Each header has the Pin-1 side clearly marked. The Pin-1 side of the each ribbon cable is always marked with a red stripe on the cable.) Rear of Floppy Disk Drive Master Device Slave Device Red Stripe Pin-1 M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 27 Step9: Boot the system You are now ready to boot the system for the first time. Please continue to the next section to configure your BIOS (Basic Input Output System) setting. It must be configured after booting. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 28: Bios Configuration
You can also restart by turning system off and then back on again. But do it only first 2 way fail. The below table, CMOS SETUP UTILITY will appear on screen after call up. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 29 Utility was started. Press the <F6> key to load the displayed item with a standard list of fail-safe value. Press the <F7> key to load the displayed items with a high performance list of default values. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 30 Minute : 00 to 59 Second : 00 to 59 You can by pass the date and time prompts by creating an AUTOEXE.BAT file. For information on how to create this file, please refer to a MS-DOS manual. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 31 LBA. [Large] type of drive can only be used with MS-DOS and is very uncommon. Most IDE drive over 528MB support the [LBA] mode. After the IDE hard disk drive information has been entered into BIOS, new IDE M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 32 [All, But Diskette] : The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. [All, But Disk/Key] : The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk error; it will stop for all other errors. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 33 [Extended Memory] : Display the amount of extended memory detected during boot up. [Total Memory] : Display the total memory available in the system. After you have made your selection(s) in the Standard CMOS Features, press the <Esc> key to go back to main program screen. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 34 The available options for CPU Internal Cache and External Cache are : [Enabled] [Disabled]. 7.2.3 CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking [Enabled] M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 35 The available options for Boot Up Floppy Seek are : [Disabled] [Enabled]. 7.2.10 Boot Up NumLock Status [On] This item defines if the keyboard <NumLock> key is active when your system is bootup. The available options for Boot Up NumLock Status are : [On] [Off]. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 36 The available options for Report No FDD For WIN OS are : [Yes] [No]. After you have made your selection(s) in the Advanced BIOS Features, press the <Esc> key to go back to the main program screen. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 37 Time are : [3] [2]. 7.3.2 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc [6/8] This setting controls the number of SDRAM clock used per access cycle. The available options for SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc are : [6/8] [5/7]. 7.3.3 System BIOS Cacheable [Enabled] M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 38 The available options for RAS# Timing are : [Fast] [Slow]. The available options for RAS# Precharge are : [Fast] [Slow]. After you have made your selection(s) in the Advanced Chipset Features, press the <Esc> key to go back to the main program screen. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 39 On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE these items allows you to Enabled or Dis- abled the Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the system. The available options for On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE are : [Enabled] [Disabled]. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 40 AMR card. The available options for AC97 Audio and AC97 Modem are : [Auto] [Disabled]. 7.4.5 POWER ON Function [BUTTON ONLY] KB Power ON Password [Enter] Hot Key Power ON [Ctrl-F1] M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 41 The available options for Onboard Serial Port 1/2 are : [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/ IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] [Auto] [Disabled]. 7.4.8 UART2 Mode Select [Normal] RxD, TxD Active [Hi,Lo] IR Transmittion Delay [Enabled] UR2 Duplex Mode [Full] Use IR Pins [IR-Rx2Tx2] M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 42 EPP Mode Select item lets you select EPP version to match your parallel device. ECP Mode Use DMA item lets you set the DMA channel of ECP mode. The available options for Parallel Port Mode are : [SPP] [EPP ] [ECP] [ECP+EPP]. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 43 The available options for Midi Port Address are : [330] [300] [290] [Disabled]. The available options for Midi Port IRQ are : [10] [5]. After you have made your selection(s) in the Integrated Peripherals, press the <Esc> key to back to the main program screen. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 44 To resume from a suspend to RAM, press the power button (or use the hot keys or password if you have enabled a hot key or password power on). The system will resume in just a few seconds, M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 45 Screen] . 7.5.5 Video Off In Suspend [Yes] It is define if the Video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode. The available options for Video Off In Suspend are : [Yes] [No]. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 46 If “Enabled”, the system power will be turned on if the FAX/Modem receives an incoming telephone call. You might have to connect the fax/modem to the mother- board modem connector for this feature to work. The available options for Power On By Ring/LAN are : [Disabled] [Enabled]. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 47 IDE HDD, FDD. Serial and Parallel devices and IRQ signal. The available options are : [Enabled ] [Disabled]. After you have made your selection(s) in the “Power Management Setup”, press the <Esc> key to back to the main program menu. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 48 The available options for Resources Controlled By are : [Auto (ESCD)] [Manual]. The available options for IRQ/Memory Resources are : [Press Enter]. After you have made you selection(s) in the PnP/PCI Configuration setup, press the <Esc> key to go back to the main program screen. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 49 C/151 F] [70 C/158 F] [Disabled] [50 C/122 F] [53 C/127 F] [56 C/133 After you have made your selection in the PC Health Status, press the <Esc> key to back to the main program screen. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 50 The available options for CPU Ratio are : [X3] [X3.5] [X4] [X4.5] [X5] [X5.5] [X6] [X6. 5] [X7] [X7.5] [X8]. After you have made your selection in the Frequency Control, press the <Esc> key to go back to the main program screen. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 51 You get a confirmation dialog box with a message display this menu : When you pressing “Y” key to load the default values that are factory setting for optimal performance system operations. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 52 User Password : Just can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select these function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 53 Feature setup menu and its Security Options. If the security option is set to “System” the password will be required both at boot and at enter to setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter setup. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 54 You get a confirmation dialog box with a message display this menu : This allow you to exit setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selec- tions remain in effect. This exits the setup Utility and restarts your system. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 55: Software Installation
Motherboard” the following right screen will appear Figure 2. Figure 1 Figure 2 Click “M81DC-X” or others X Series Mode (mode of your motherboard) under “Socket 370 Intel 810 Series Motherboard” the following screen will appear Figure 3. Figure 3 M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 56 A per-warning message will pop up on the screen when the monitored parameters is out of the preset range. This software have to installed under Windows OS. Click “DELTA Hardware Doctor 3.5” on the Figure 3, the following screen will appear Figure 4.
Page 57 9. To continue install procedure then click Next ¡÷click Yes the following screen will appear Figure 10 to install Graphic Driver Software program. The default directory is C: \Program Files\Intel\GfxDrvEUD. Follow the instruction on the screen to complete the installation. Figure 8 Figure 9 M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 58 This Utility installs INF files in Windows OS for the following items : System and Graphics, Firmware Hub, PCI Bridge, Bus Master IDE, USB Host Controller. Click “Intel 810 INF install “on the Figure 3, the following screen will appear Figure 13. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 59 Click “Install INF Utility” the following screen will appear Figure 16 to continue install procedure and click Next ¡÷Click Yes ¡÷Click Yes ¡÷click Next the following screen will appear Figure 17. Then click Next to install Readme. txt software program that default directory is C:\Program Files\Intel\Inflnsh. M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 60 To install the audio applications, log on to the Win98 folder and the log on to the Ap folder. Run the setup program. 8.6 BIOS Utility Installation The BIOS of the i810 series motherboard can be upgraded by using a BIOS Utility. A new M81-X Series User’s Manual...
Page 61 BIOS can be downloaded from the Web site : http://pc.delta.com.tw. The system BIOS is stored in a 4MB Firmware Hub chip which can be erased and repro- grammed by the BIOS Utility. There are two files in the BIOSTOOL directory.
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