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  • Page 1 Version 1.01 Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PS/2 and OS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Windows 95 and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft. Netware is a registered trademark of Novell. AMI is a registered trademark of American Megatrends Inc. Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc.
  • Page 2 Release Date: September 1997 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 Edition September 1997 Copyright Notice This manual is copyrighted. No guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. We reserve the right to make changes without notification. Trademarks All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Mainboard Features --------------------------------------------------- Mainboard Layout----------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2: Hardware Installation Central Processing Unit: CPU--------------------------------------- CPU Installation Procedures------------------------------------ CPU Speed Setting: JBF1--------------------------------------- 2-14 CPU Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/SFAN1 & PSFAN1- 2-16 Flash ROM Programming Voltage: JMODE1--------------------- 2-17 External Battery Connector: JBAT1-------------------------------- 2-18...
  • Page 5 IrDA Infrared Module Connector: IR------------------------------ 2-29 Serial Port Connectors: COM A & COM B----------------------- 2-30 Parallel Port Connector: LPT--------------------------------------- 2-31 Mouse Connector: JKBMS1---------------------------------------- 2-32 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1------------------------------------ 2-32 USB Connector: USB------------------------------------------------ 2-33 Keyboard and Mouse Pin Connectors: JHD1---------------------- 2-34 Chapter 3 AMI® BIOS USER’S GUIDE Entering BIOSSetup -------------------------------------------------- Standard CMOS Setup------------------------------------------------ Advanced CMOS Setup-----------------------------------------------...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The MS-6111 is a high-performance personal computer mainboard based on ® the Pentium II processor. ® The mainboard uses the highly integrated Intel 82440LX chipset to support the PCI/ISA and Green standards, and to provide the Host/AGP bridge. The ®...

  • Page 7: Mainboard Features

    1.1 Mainboard Features ® Slot 1 for Pentium II processor Supports 200MHz, 233MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, and 333MHz. Core/Bus ratios are x2, x2.5, x3, x3.5, x4, x4.5, x5, x5.5, x6 and higher. Switching Voltage Regulator On-board switching mode DC-DC Step Down Regulator. ®...
  • Page 8 On-Board IDE ® An IDE controller on the Intel 82371AB PCI Chipset provides IDE HDD/ CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA/33 operation modes. Can connect up to four IDE devices. On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes.
  • Page 9 Dimension ATX Form Factor: 30cm(L) x 23cm(W) x 4 layers PCB. ® Double deck I/O connectors, compatible with Intel Venus Mainboard. Mounting 9 mounting holes.

  • Page 10: Mainboard Layout

    COM A COM B JSW1 FW82443LX Clock Generator PCI SLOT 1 Chassis Intrusion BATT Sensor PCI SLOT 2 (optional) JBF1 JSW2 PCI SLOT 3 FW82371AB JBAT1 PCI SLOT 4 ISA SLOT JFP1 BIOS ISA SLOT ISA SLOT JMODE1 SFAN1 MS-6111...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ® ® The mainboard operates with Intel Pentium II processor. The mainboard uses a CPU Slot called Slot 1 for easy CPU installation and a DIP switch (JBF1) to set the proper speed for the CPU. The CPU should always have a Heat Sink and a cooling fan attached to prevent overheating.

  • Page 12: Cpu Installation Procedures

    2.1-1 CPU Installation Procedures ® There are two kinds of Pentium II processors that is currently used: the ® ® OEM Pentium II processor and the Boxed Pentium II processor. OEM ® Pentium II processor has no Heat Sink, Fan and Heat Sink Support, while ®...
  • Page 13 HSSBASE through the fins on the ATX heatsink. ® **Heat Sink w/ fan - Heat Sink that can be attached to the Pentium processor with metal clip. Note: * Provided by MSI mainboard. ** Provided by Special request. HSSBASE HSSPIN HSSTOP...
  • Page 14 Step 1: Place the bubble bag that came with your mainboard or use any soft material like Styrofoam underneath the mainboard. Find a flat surface to do the installation. Step 2: Install the Retention Mechanism. Look for the key on Slot 1, and match it with the Notch Key on the Retention Mechanism for the proper direction.
  • Page 15 Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base. Look for the Two holes across Slot 1, and match it with the Two legs of the Heat Sink Support Base for the proper direction. Take note that one hole/leg is bigger than the other. The Four top pins of the Heat Sink Support Base should also be oriented towards Slot 1.
  • Page 16 Step 5: Install the Heat Sink with Fan to the Processor. Push down the metal clips, so that they are in line with the back of the Heat Sink. Be careful, so as not detach the metal clips from the Heat Sink.
  • Page 17 Step 6: Install the Processor. Unlock the Processor by pushing in the Processor Locks. Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card. Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks. Secure the CPU by pulling the Processor Locks out.
  • Page 18 Step 8: Install the Heat Sink Support Top Bar. Push the Heat Sink Support Top Bar to the Heat Sink Support Base, Until you hear a “click” sound. Check for a perfect fit. Heatsink Support Top The installation is now complete.
  • Page 19 ® B. Boxed Pentium II processor Installation Procedures ® The Boxed Pentium II processor has a built- in Fan and Heat Sink. It also has a Heat Sink Support. So if you’re going to use a Boxed processor, all you need is the Retention Mechanism. Step 1: Place the bubble bag that came with your mainboard or use any soft material like Styrofoam underneath the mainboard.
  • Page 20 Step 3: Install the Heat Sink Support Base. Look for the 2 holes across Slot 1, and match it with the 2 Heat Sink Support Base. Take note that one hole/base is bigger than the other. Retention Mechanism Notch Hole PC-3742 Heat Sink Support Base...
  • Page 21 Step 4: Install the Heat Sink Support. Attach the 2 Heat Sink Supports to the sides of the Processor. These Heat Sink Supports will fit in any direction, so be sure that the Heat Sink Support Locks are oriented outwards for the proper direction. ®...
  • Page 22 Step 5: Unlock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks. Push in the Processor Locks. Open the Heat Sink Support Locks. Processor Lock Heatsink Support Lock PC-3744 Step 6: Insert the Processor like inserting a PCI or an ISA card. 2-12...
  • Page 23 PC-3745 Step 7: Lock the Processor Locks and Heat Sink Support Locks Secure the CPU by pushing out the Processor Locks. Close the Heat Sink Support Locks. The installation is now complete. 2-13...

  • Page 24: Cpu Speed Setting: Jbf1

    2.1-2 CPU Speed Setting: JBF1 To adjust the speed of the CPU, you must know the specification of your CPU (always ask the vendor for CPU specification). Then look at Table 2.1 ® ® ( 200 ~ 333MHz Intel Pentium II processor) for proper setting.
  • Page 25 ® ® Table 2.1 200 ~ 333MHz Intel Pentium II processor CPU SPEED Type JBF1 200MHz 233MHz 266MHz 300MHz 333MHz 2-15...

  • Page 26: Cpu Fan Power Connectors: Cfan1/Sfan1/Psfan1

    2.1-3 CPU Fan Power Connectors: CFAN1/SFAN1/PSFAN1 These connectors support system cooling fan with +12V. It supports three pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connector, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND.
  • Page 27 This jumper is for setting the Voltage of the Flash ROM BIOS. JMODE1 Voltage Setting JMODE1 JMODE1 +12V +12V +12V (default) ® ® Note: a. Short 1-2 pin, if you’re using Intel or MXIC flash memory and you want to flash the ROM data. ®...
  • Page 28 A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM. If you use the on-board battery, you must short 1-2 pins of JBAT1 to keep the CMOS data. JBAT1 Clear Data Keep Data Note: You can clear CMOS by shorting 2-3 pin, while the system is off. Then, return to 1-2 pin position.

  • Page 29: Memory Bank Configuration

    2.4-1 Memory Bank Configuration The mainboard supports a maximum of 1 GB of memory for EDO and 512MB for SDRAM: It provides four 168-pin unbuffered DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module) sockets. It supports 8 MB to 256 MB of memory. The memory module can be either SDRAM or EDO (Extended Data Output) Mode DRAM.

  • Page 30: Memory Installation Procedures

    2.4-2 Memory Installation Procedures A. How to install a DIMM Module Single Sided DIMM Double Sided DIMM 1. The DIMM slot has a two Notch Key “VOLT and DRAM”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction. 2.

  • Page 31: Memory Population Rules

    2.4-1 Memory Population Rules 1. You can use any kind of DIMM except for FP and BEDO. 2. You can only used an unbuffered DIMM. 3. To operate properly, at least one 168-pin DIMM module must be installed. 4. This mainboard supports Table Free memory, so memory can be installed on DIMM1, DIMM2, DIMM3 or DIMM 4 in any order.
  • Page 32 Table 2.4-1 440LX EDO DRAM Addressing DRAM MB/SIMM DRAM Address Size DRAM Density & Tech. Addressing Single Double Column Width pcs. Side(S) pcs. Side(D) 1Mx4 SYMM 4MBx8 8MBx16 1Mx16 SYMM 4MBx2 8MBx4 1Mx16 ASYM 4MBx2 8MBx4 2Mx8 ASYM 8MBx4 16MBx8 2Mx8 ASYM 8MBx4...
  • Page 33 The Turbo LED, Hardware Reset, Key Lock, Power LED, Speaker and HDD LED are all connected to the JFP connector block. JFP1 Speaker Power LED Keylock HDD LED Turbo LED Reset Switch Figure 2.1 2-23...
  • Page 34 2.5-1 Turbo LED The Turbo LED is always ON. You can connect the Turbo LED from the system case to this pin. (See Figure 2.1) 2.5-2 Hardware Reset Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/ OFF.
  • Page 35 The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. These connectors support the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. 2-25...
  • Page 36 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE Controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA/33 function. It has two HDD connectors IDE1 (primary) and IDE2 (secondary). You can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices to IDE1 and IDE2.

  • Page 37: Atx 20-Pin Power Connector: Jwr1

    2.8-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JWR1 This connector supports the power button on-board. Using the ATX power supply, functions such as Modem Ring Wake-Up and Soft Power Off are supported by this mainboard. Power Connector ATX Power Connector Pin Description PS_ON -12V 3.3V...

  • Page 38: Remote Power On/Off Switch: Jsw1/Jsw2

    2.8-2 Remote Power On/Off Switch: JSW1/JSW2 Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. Every time the switch is shorted by pushing it once, the power supply will change its status from OFF to ON. During ON stage, push once and the system goes to sleep mode: pushing it more than 4 seconds will change its status from ON to OFF.
  • Page 39 The mainboard provides two 5-pin infrared (IR) connectors for IR modules. These connectors are for optional wireless transmitting and receiving infrared module. You must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. FIR and Consumer IR are reserved functions. FIRRX CIRRX IRRX...
  • Page 40 The mainboard has two 9-pin male DIN connectors for serial ports COM A and COM B. These two ports are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into these connectors. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 COM A...
  • Page 41 The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that also supports Enhanced Parallel Port(EPP) and Extended capabilities Parallel Port(ECP). See connector and pin definition below: 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 Pin Definition PIN #...
  • Page 42 ® The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse mini DIN connector for ® ® attaching a PS/2 mouse. You can plug a PS/2 mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin definition are shown below: Pin5 Mouse Clock Pin6 Pin3 Pin4...
  • Page 43 The mainboard provides a UHCI(Universal Host Controller Interface) Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices like: keyboard, mouse and other USB devices. You can plug the USB device directly to this connector. USB Port 1 USB Port 2 2-33...
  • Page 44 These connectors are used by some special customer. They can use these connectors to customize remote control module for keyboard and mouse. Default settings are pin 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8 short respectively. JHD1 JHD1 PIN DEFINITION PIN1: KBDCLK_1 PIN2: KBDCLK_2 PIN3: KBDDATA_1 PIN4: KBDDATA_2 PIN5: MSDATA_1...
  • Page 45 ® Chapter 3 AMI® BIOS USER GUIDE The system configuration information and chipset register information is stored in the CMOS RAM. This information is retained by a battery when the power is off. Enter the BIOS setup (if needed) to modify this information. The following pages will describe how to enter BIOS setup, and all about options.
  • Page 46 ® 3.1 Enter BIOS Setup Enter the AMI® setup Program’s Main Menu as follows: 1. Turn on or reboot the system. The following screen appears with a series of diagnostic check. AMIBIOS (C) 1996 American Megatrends Inc. AGIOMS VXXX XXXXXX Hit <DEL>...
  • Page 47 ® AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITIES - VERSION 1.07 (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Advanced Chipset Setup Power Management Setup PCI/Plug and Play Setup Peripheral Setup Hardware Monitor Setup Auto-Detect Hard Disks Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Change Language Setting...

  • Page 48: Standard Cmos Setup

    ® 3.2 Standard CMOS Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Standard CMOS Setup” of the main menu screen . AMIBIOS SETUP - STANDARD CMOS SETUP (C)1996 American Megatrends,Inc.All Rights Reserved Date (mm/dd/yyyy): Mon Jul 28, 1997 Time (hh/mm/ss): 17:09:25 Floppy Drive A: 1.44 MB 3 1/2 Floppy Drive B: Not Installed...

  • Page 49: Advanced Cmos Setup

    ® 3.3 Advanced CMOS Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Advanced CMOS Setup” of the main menu AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Quick Boot Disabled Available Options: Ist Boot Device FLOPPY Enabled 2nd Boot Device IDE-0 Disabled...
  • Page 50 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Quick Boot Set this option to Enabled to permit AMI® BIOS to boot within 5 seconds. This option replaces the old ABOVE 1 MB Memory Test option. The Optimal default setting is Enabled. The Fail-Safe default setting is Disabled.
  • Page 51 ® S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks This option sets the SMART Function for the Hard Disk. The Hard Disk has to have SMART function for this feature to take effect. Boot up Num Lock When this option is set to Off, AMI® BIOS turns off the Num Lock key when the system is powered on.
  • Page 52 ® Boot to OS/2® Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to run properly, if OS/2® is to be used with > 64MB of DRAM. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-safe default settings are Disabled. System BIOS Cacheable AMI®...

  • Page 53: Advanced Chipset Setup

    ® 3.4 Advanced Chipset Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Advanced Chipset Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CHIPSET SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Auto Configure EDO DRAM Timing Enabled Available Options: EDO DRAM Speed (ns) Enabled EDO Read Burst Timing x222...
  • Page 54 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Auto Configure EDO DRAM Timing Choose Enabled(default) will automatically configure the DRAM timing depending on the “DRAM Speed” selection. Choose disable to customize setup. EDO DRAM Speed (ns) This option specifies the RAS access time (in nanoseconds) for the DRAM used in the computer.
  • Page 55 ® SDRAM CAS Latency This option determines the CAS latency time parameter of SDRAM. The settings are 2 clks or 3 clks. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This option defines the RAS# precharge requirements for the SDRAM memory type in 66MHz clocks. DRAM Integrity Mode During ECC, this will enable the DRAM ECC mechanism that allows detection of single-bit and multiple-bit errors and recovery of single-bit...
  • Page 56 ® PCI Frame Buffer USWC ® The Pentium II processor supports the Uncacheable Speculatable Write-Combining (USWC) memory type. The processor provides a write- combining with buffering strategy for write operation. This is useful for frame buffering. Writing to USWC memory can be buffered and combined in the processors write-combining buffer (WCB).
  • Page 57 ® AGP Aperture Size This option determines the effective size of the graphics aperture used in the particular PAC configuration. The AGP aperture is memory- mapped, while graphics data structure can reside in a graphics aperture. The aperture range should be programmed as not cacheable in the processor cache, accesses with the aperture range are forwarded to the main memory, then PAC will translate the original issued address via a translation table that is maintained on the main memory.
  • Page 58 ® USB Function Set this option to Enabled or Disabled the on-chip USB controller. The Optional and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. USB Keyboard Legacy Support Set this option to Enabled or Disabled USB keyboard/mouse. The Optional and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. 3-14...

  • Page 59: Power Management Setup

    ® 3.5 Power Management Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Power Management Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Power Management / APM Disabled Available Options: Green PC Monitor Power State Stand By Enabled Video Power Down Mode...
  • Page 60 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Power Management/APM ® Set this option to Enabled to enable the Intel 82440LX ISA power management features and APM(Advanced Power Management). The settings are Enabled, Inst-On(instant-on) or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail- Safe default settings are Disabled.
  • Page 61 ® Standby Time Out This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full power on state. When this length of time expires, the computer enters Standby power state. The settings are Disabled, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min, 5 min, 6 min, 7 min, 8 min, 9 min, 10 min, 11 min, 12 min, 13 min, 14 min or 15 min.
  • Page 62 ® Display Activity/Device 6/Device 7/Device 8/Device 5/Device 0/Device 1/Device 1/Device 2/Device 3/System Thermal When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line. If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power saving state, AMI® BIOS watches for activity on the specified IRQ line.

  • Page 63: Pci/Plug And Play Setup

    ® 3.6 PCI/Plug and Play Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “PCI/Plug and Play Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - PCI/PLUG AND PLAY SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options: Plug and Play Aware O/S Enabled PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) Disabled...
  • Page 64 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Plug and Play Aware O/S Set this option to Yes if the operating system in this computer is aware of and follows the Plug and Play specification. Currently, only Windows 95® is PnP-aware. The settings are Yes or No. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings No.
  • Page 65 ® PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus includes a bus mastering capability. The settings are Enabled or Disabled. The Optimal and Fail-Safe default settings are Disabled. Offboard PCI IDE Card This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is installed in the computer.
  • Page 66 ® DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel is used. These options allow you to reserve DMAs for legacy ISA adapter cards. These options determine if AMI® BIOS should remove a DMA from the available DMAs passed to devices that are configurable by the system BIOS.

  • Page 67: Peripheral Setup

    ® 3.7 Peripheral Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Peripheral Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options: OnBoard FDC Auto Enabled OnBoard Serial PortA Auto Disabled OnBoard Serial PortB Auto IR Port Support Disabled...
  • Page 68 ® Description of the item on screen follows: Onboard FDC Choose Auto, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device If the ISA add-on card has Onboard FDC to be set at Disabled FDC exist Enabled none FDC exist Choose Enabled, Enabling onboard FDC. Choose Disabled, Disabling onboard FDC.
  • Page 69 ® IR Port Support Choose Auto, the BIOS will automatically assigned onboard port for IR. IR Mode Select This option is for selecting address mode for IR. IR Base Address Select This option will assigned which base address will be used by IR IR IRQ Select This option is for selecting the IRQ for the IR.
  • Page 70 ® EPP Version This option is for setting which EPP version will be used. The settings are 1.7 and 1.9. Parallel Port Mode This option allows user to choose the operating mode of the onbaord parallel port. The settings are Normal, SPP/EPP or ECP mode. Parallel Port IRQ If the onboard parallel mode is not on auto mode, the user can select the interrupt line for onboard parallel port.

  • Page 71: Hardware Monitor Setup

    ® 3.8 Hardware Monitor Setup The Hardware Monitor Setup is used to monitor the Current CPU temperature, CPU Fan speed, Chassis Fan Speed, Power fan speed, Vcore, and etc. AMIBIOS SETUP - HARDWARE MONITOR SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options: -=System Hardware Monitor=-...

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