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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), product ,sales and RMA/warranty...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults........51 Set Supervisor/User Password...........52 Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving.........53 4. Installing the Utilities............55 DELTA HardWare Doctor 3.60 For Win9X Installation....56 Intel 815(E) VGA Installation...........57 Intel 815(E) INF Installation..........58 Intel 815(E) ATA66 Installation..........59 Audio Driver For 815(E) Installation........60 BIOS Utility...............61...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Auxiliary Serial Cable Assembly with Bracket User’s Manual Driver and Utility CD-ROM DVI/TV-OUT Riser Card (Optional) Auxiliary USB Cable Assembly with Bracket (Optional) Items 7,8 is optional at the time of purchase that you can ignore it on checklist. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Hardware Specifications And Features

    Hardware Specifications and Features Chipset M815-MX series motherboard consists of the Intel 815 chipset Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH into a single 544-Pin BGA package), the I/O Controller Hub (ICH into a single 241-Pin mBGA package), and the Firmware Hub (FWH into a single 32-Pin PLCC package).
  • Page 5 Compliancies FCC compliant and CE certification Form Factor Micro ATX 9.60” (L) x 8.27”(W) x 4 layers PCB Environment Operating Temperature : 0 ~ 50 Operating Humidity : 10 ~ 80%RH Vibration : 0 ~ 500Hz M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    Store the provided accessories in a designated place for your convenience. You will need them to install an optional device or trouble shoot the system, as well as to set it up. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout Map

    J2, 3 (CD-IN) Analog audio connector for sound output from CD-ROM/DVD drives 10 JP2 Jumper to set AMR or DVI/TV-OUT function AMR1 One AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot 12 AGP1 One AGP slot for AGP(2X/4X) graphics adapter M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 8 Place components on a grounded anti-static pad or on the bag that came with the component whenever the components are separated from the system. Do not place the system in the following locations. It may cause mal- functions of the system. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Pre-Installation Procedure

    3-Pin jumper with 3-Pin jumper with a 3-Pin jumper with pins 2-3 SHORT single jumper cap pins 1-2 SHORT Locate the Jumpers on the Motherboard M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 10 System power can be turned on by a PS/2 keyboard or a PS/2 mouse. To enable the Power On by PS/2 keyboard or mouse feature, you need to short JP1 pin1-2 and set “Power On Function” in “Integrated Peripherals” setup accordingly. See chapter 3 BIOS setup for more information. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 11 OS every time. The battery has a 2-3 years life if the system is not power up. When the system power up, the power for the Realtime Clock and CMOS memory is supplied from the 3.3V M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 12 3 “Integrated Peripherals” to select whether UART is directed for use with [IrDA]or [ASKIR]. See chapter 3 for more information. Connect a ribbon cable from the module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions. Assignment Assignment CIRRx IRRx +5VSB IRTx M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 Plug the connector of the cable assembly into the USB2 connector on the motherboard (select either methods to install cable assembly). Assignment Assignment Pin Assignment USBD3N USBD2P USBD3P USBD4P USBD2N USBD4N M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 The CPU is a sensitive electronic component and it can easily be dam- aged by static electricity. Do not touch the CPU pins with your fingers. You should be able to insert the CPU into the socket with virtually zero M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 CPU. A squeaking noise is normal as the arm lowers. Never force a CPU into a socket. Forcing a CPU to seat will bend the pins on the CPU and possible damage the motherboard. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 Locate the cooling fan connector J1 on the motherboard. Plug the CPU’s cooling fan cable into the cooling fan connector on the motherboard. There will be a plastic clip assembly that will force you to connect the fan cable correctly. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 Reserved Buffered 3.3V The SDRAM memory module is an extremely sensitive electronic component. Make sure to touch a metal object to discharge static elec- tricity from your body before working with the SDRAM. Do not touch M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 18 DIMM socket pins. To lock the memory module into place, push the plastic clips on both end of the socket onto the notches in the ends of the SDRAM memory module (see the figure below). M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Install The Motherboard In A Case

    Don’t overtighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard. Disconnect the power plug from the outlet before working with the optional devices. Turn off the system and disconnect the power from M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 KB-LK (Keyboard Lock Switch, Pins 24, 26) : This connector connects to the case-mounted lock switch, that is used to lock the keyboard for security purpose. If any. If the case-mounted LED doesn’t light, try reversing the 2-pin plug. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 (as opposed to a network bus, which connects multiple systems). AMR (Audion Modem Riser)/DVI (Digital Visual Interface) specification provides a hight speed communication between your personal system and a remote M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 These AIMMs are intended to provide 4MB of addressable SDRAM (arranged as 1M x 32). Which resides on a module in a 3.3V or universal AGP slot (see the figure below to M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 If you have installed an AMR card or a DVI/TV-OUT card, you should check the setting of jumpers JP2. Use the illustration below to make the correct connections. A B C Jumper setting Function SHORT Line AB Support DVI/TV-OUT Card SHORT Line BC Support AMR Card M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 24 If you have install a CD-ROM (or DVD) drive, you need to connect the audio output of the drive to the sound system integrated on the motherboard. This procedure is explained in the following section audio connections. If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the Pin-1 M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 25 You can connect the audio output from your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive into the audio input connectors (either J2 or J3) on the motherboard. Assignment CD-L CD-L CD-R CD-R Install the FDD Drive The motherboard has floppy disk drive interface that will support one or two floppy M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 Plug a free power supply cable from the power supply unit into the power connector on the rear edge of the floppy disk drive(s). Plug a free power supply cable from the power supply unit into the power connector on the rear edge of the IDE device(s). M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 “hot plugging” and may damage your system and devices. Follow the instruction carefully to properly connecting I/O peripherals to your system. K/B & MS is a stack of two PS/2 mini DIN ports. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 (Line-Out), or connect a tape player or other audio source to be recorded by your system or played through the middle jack (Line-In), or connect a microphone for inputting voice to the right side jack (MIC-In). M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 One IDE HDD drive, one CD-ROM drive, and one FDD drive One PS/2 mouse, one PS/2 keyboard, and one display monitor Of course you can use the system I/O ports and expansion slots to add many more M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 Please continue to the next section to configure your BIOS (Basic Input Output System) setting that allow you to view and enter system configuration data. The setup utility is pre-installed on your system and ready to run. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Bios Setup Utility

    To run the setup utility immediately when booting your system, press the <Delete> key when prompted to enter the Main Menu. Use the following keys to work with the setup utility. Available key operations are also indicated at the bottom of the screen. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Standard Cmos Features

    In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and calendar, record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST. Date and Time Setting M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives. This section does not show information about other IDE devices, such as a CD-ROM drive, or about other hard disk types, such as SCSI drives. We recommend that you select type Auto for all drives. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 [All Errors] : Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will be stopped. [No Errors] : The system boot will not stop for any error that may be detected and you will be prompted. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Advanced Bios Features

    Virus Warning When enabled, you receive warning message if a program attempts to write the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti-virus M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 The available options for Quick Power On Self Test are : [Enabled] [Disabled]. First/Second/Third Boot Device These items to setting the priority and sequence the devices that your system will search for an operating device during bootup. The available options for First/Sec- M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 The available options for Typematic Rate Setting are : [Disabled] [Enabled]. The available options for Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) are : [6] [8] [10] [12] [15] [20] [24] [30]. The available options for Typematic Delay (Msec) are : [250] [500] [750] [1000]. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Advanced Chipset Features

    After you have made your selection(s) in the Advanced BIOS Features, press the <Esc> key to go back to the main program screen. Advanced Chipset Features Selecting “Advanced Chipset Features” on the main program screen display this menu : M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 This option specifies the length of the RAS precharge part of the DRAM system memory access cycle when SDRAM system memory is installed in this system. The available options for SDRAM RAS Precharge Time are : [3] [2]. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translations. See www.agpforum.org for AGP information. The available options for AGP Graphics Aperture Size are : [64MB] [32MB]. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Integrated Peripherals

    Selecting “Integrated Peripherals” on the main program screen display this menu : The screen allows you to set parameters for some of the peripheral items on your system. On-Chip Primary/Secondary PCI IDE This chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 Init Display First are :[PCI Slot] [Onboard / AGP]. AC97 Audio/Modem This option allows you to decide to Auto/Disabled the 815 chipset family to support AC97 Audio/Modem. The available options for AC97 Audio/Modem are :[Auto] M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 [ASKIR] : Select this setting if you installed an infrared module via IrDA connector. The ASKIR setting allows infrared serial communication at a maximum baud rate of 56K baud. The available options for UART Mode Select are : [Normal] [IrDA] [ASKIR]. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 This option is used to assign an address for the Game Port. The available options for Game Port Address are : [201] [209] [Disabled]. Midi Port Address The option is used to assign an address for the Midi port. The available options for Midi M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Power Management Setup

    This option allows you to set ACPI suspend type of system. [S1 (POS)] : No system context is lost (CPU or chipset) and hardware maintain all system context (e.g.CPU clock stop). [S3 (STR)] : All system context is lost except system memory. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 The available options for Video Off Method are : [V/H SYNC + Blank] [Blank Screen] [DPMS Support]. Video Off In Suspend The option determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. The available options for Video Off In Suspend are : [Yes] [No]. Suspend Type M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 Power On by Ring/LAN This feature allows remote power up through a LAN or Ring Indicator line awakens the system from suspend mode. The available options for Power On by Ring/LAN are : [Enabled] [Disabled]. CPU Thermal-Throttling M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    After you have made your selection(s) in the Power Management, press the <Esc> key to go back to the main program screen. PnP / PCI Configurations Selecting “PnP / PCI Configurations” on the main program screen display this menu: M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Pc Health Status

    Selection “PC Health Status” on the main program screen display this menu This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltages. It is recommended that you contact with your M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 50: Frequency Control

    If you Enabled this option, the system does not generate clock signals for unused PCI or DIMM slots, so that EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) is reduced. The available op- tions for Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk are : [Enabled] [Disabled]. Host Clock / Sprd Spec / PC133 M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

    Load Fail-Safe / Optimized Defaults Selecting “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” or “Load Optimized Defaults” on the main program screen and press <Enter> key on this option. You get a confirmation dialog box with a message display the menu : M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Set Supervisor/User Password

    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. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving

    If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter setup. Save & Exit Setup / Exit Without Saving Selecting “Save & Exit Setup” or “Exit Without Saving” on the main program M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 You get a confirmation dialog box with a message display the menu : This allow you to exit setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the setup Utility and restarts your system. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Installing The Utilities

    Figure 1.1 Using the Installation Program When you click on “M815(E) Series” under “Socket 370 Series Motherboard” from the opening screen of the installation program, the drivers menu displays six items shown as below Figure 2. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 56: Delta Hardware Doctor 3.60 For Win9X Installation

    This software have to installed under Windows OS. Click “DELTA HardWare Doctor 3.60 For Win9X” on the Figure 2, the screen will appear Figure 3. for HardWare Doctor 360 Setup.

  • Page 57: Intel 815(E) Vga Installation

    4. Installing the Utilities and complete the installation. The “DELTA HardWare Doctor 3.60” option will be added to the “Program” directory. Click on the “HardWare Doctor 360” icon to access the program, the screen will appear Figure 5. Then click on the “HardWare Doctor 360”, the screen will appear Figure 6. Set the threshold you want for system temperature, voltages and fan speed, by click- ing the option item to increase/decrease setting.

  • Page 58: Intel 815(E) Inf Installation

    Figure 9. Double Click [System] → Click [Device Manager] → Click [+] to the left of the [System devices], the screen will appear Figure 12. Highlight the “Intel 815(E) INF Install” driver is installed successfully. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Intel 815(E) Ata66 Installation

    Double Click [System] → Click [Device Manager] → Click [+] to the left of the [Hard disk controllers], the screen will appear Figure 15. Highlight the “Intel 815(E) Ultra ATA66 Storage Install” driver is installed successfully. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 60: Audio Driver For 815(E) Installation

    Double Click [System] → Click [Device Manager] → Click [+] to the left of the [Sound,video and game controllers], the screen will appear Figure 18. High- light the “Audio Driver For Win98” driver is installed successfully, or refer to M815-MX Series User’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Bios Utility

    Windows 95 or 98”. Select the option “Safe Mode Command Prompt only”. Now you can run the flash utility from the A:\prompt.For example, to update the motherboard to BIOS version xx, you would type : A:\>AWDFLASH xxxxxx.BIN M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 After reprogramming the BIOS, you may need to enter BIOS setup and reset your settings. Make a backup copy of each provided drivers and utility CD-ROM, if any store the original disk as the master disk in a designated place, and use its copy. M815-MX Series User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Responsible Party Name : DELTA PRODUCTS CORPORATION Address : 4405 CUSHING PARKWAY FREMONT.CA 94538, U.S.A.
  • Page 64 EN 50082-1 / 1997 : EN61000-4-2/-3/-8, EN 50204 (Identification of regulations / standards) This declaration is the responsibility of the manufacturer / importer DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 11F-3, 266, 2ND WEN-HWA ROAD., SEC. 1, LINKOU, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. (Name / Address)

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