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SER’S More compatible, more functional and more competitive. Excellent quality and faster response. MANUAL Supporting AMD Duron® and Thunderbird® Socket A Processors, UDMA33/66, PC100/133 SDRAM Quality, Performance Mainboards...
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Overview Thank You for purchasing our High Performance Mainboard. Our advanced technology mainboard is designed for processing speeds of 600MHz to 1000MHz or above and is upgradeabled for future processors. The VIA Mainboard Utilizes VIA's VT8365 and VT82C686A chipset provide an Integrated Bus Mastering IDE controller with two high performance IDE interfaces for up to four UDMA IDE devices (hard drives, or CD-ROM's).
Fast Start Installation This section will aid you in quickly setting up the Mainboard. Be sure to take caution to avoid personal injury or damage to wiring due to sharp pins on connectors, printed circuit assemblies, rough edges and corners and hot components. Your Location Requirements Are: •...
Checking The Package Contents Remove the items from the box and make sure you have the following items before beginning. If any of the items below are missing, please contact the representative for part replacement. Micro ATX Box Standard Package 1) Mainboard 2) Driver CD with Norton AntiVirus 2001 OEM Version 3) User Manual...
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Before we begin installing your series Mainboard, we have provided you with a diagram of the Mainboard to help you locate the appropriate “connectors”. The letters below describe the key Mainboard components. Page number in the right hand column will direct you to detailed description of the component. PG133 Option : AC97 2.1 Compliant 3D Audio Onboard...
8 Quick Steps Please follow these steps in order to assure that your series of Mainboard installation is successful. Please refer to the back chapters for further information regarding boot-up and configurations. An anti-static wrist band is recommended when handling electronic components, be sure your work area is static free before you begin this section.
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Set the suitable Jumper Settings according to the Jumper settings Table. CAUTION! Be sure that sufficient air circulation must be available across the processor’s heatsink. Without sufficient circulation, the processor could overheat and damage both the processor and the motherboard. You may install an auxiliary fan if necessary.
Installing the Memory Memory is installed in DIMM Sockets 1-2 (F in diagram) as follows : After you have set the DIMM firmly into its socket, snap the white chip holders up to lock in the DIMM. Mainboard User's Manual Page 13...
Attaching ATX Power Connector. ATX Power Supply Connector (20-pin ATXPWR) The single 20-pin connector (B in diagram) incorporates standard +/-5V and +/-12V, with a standby 5V. With a power supply that supports remote power on/off, the mainboard can turn off the system power through the software control, such as the shutdown in Windows 95 Start Menu.
Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-pin FLOPPY). This is a 34-pin connector that supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the on-board “FLOPPY” connector, (O in diagram) connect the remaining plugs on the other end to the corresponding floppy drives.
Installing the mainboard into your computer chassis Snap black mounting pins onto the mainboard as shown. Carefully install the mainboard into the computer chassis and align the corresponding mounting holes on the mainboard with the holes on you chassis. While chassis design varies you may need to refer to the chassis manual for the mainboard Insert white pins through the chassis and...
Installing PCI Add-on Boards First read your expansion card documentation for hardware and software settings that may be required to set up your specific card. Set any necessary jumpers on your expansion card and remove the cover plate on your computer case at the slot you intend to use.
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Make sure to align rear external I/O connector's with the corresponding openings in chassis shown below (A,C & G in mainboard diagram) You can now attach the Front Panel Function Connector (M in mainboard diagram at P.9 ) wires and Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor cables to the appropriate serial ports.
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Award BIOS Setup Standard CMOS Features Sets time, date, hard disk type, types of floppy drive, Monitor type, and if keyboard is installed. Advanced BIOS Features Sets Typematic Rate and Delay, Above 1 MB Memory Test, Memory Test Tick Sound, Hit <Del> Message Display, System Boot Up Sequence, and many others.
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Standard CMOS Features Select the BIOS Setup options by choosing Standard CMOS Features from the BIOS. Standard Setup options are described below. Date (mm:dd:yy) - Setting for the system Date. Time (hh:mm:ss) - Setting for the system Time. Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave...
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Video The category selects the type of video adapter used for the primary system monitor. EGA/VGA Enhanced Graphics Adapter;Video Graphics Adapter. For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA or PGA monitor adpters. CGA 40 Color Graphics Adapter,power up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Color Graphics Adapter,power up in 80 column mode.
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Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning You can “Enable” or “Disable” this feature. When enabled, BIOS will activate automatically if anything attempt to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table during system boot-up. The default value is “Disabled”. CPU Internal Cache This category enables or disables the CPU internal cache to speed up memory access.
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Quick Power On Self Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If it is set to “Enabled”, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. The default value is “Disabled”. First / Second / Third Boot Device This feature allows you to select the system first boot device.
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Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat. The default setting is Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Typematic rate sets the rate at which characters on the screen repeat when a key is pressed and held down. You can select 6-30 characters per second. The default setting is “6”.
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Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing By SPD This item allows you to Enable or Disable the Auto configuration function of DIMM by reading the SPD ROM information. If problem appears after Enabling this option. Please power off the system, and clear the CMOS, power on the system again and "Load Optimized Default".
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Memory Hole In order to improve performance, certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards. This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB. The choice: 15M-16M, Disabled. PCI Master Pipeline Req. This option allows you to enable or disable the pipeline of PCI. P2C/C2P Concurrency This item allows you to enable or disable the PCI to CPU, CPU to PCI concurrency.
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AGP Aperture Size Select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation. The choice: 4M, 8M, 16M, 32M, 64M, 128M.
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CPU to PCI Write Buffer When this field is Enabled, writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered, to compensate for the speed differences between the 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.
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Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface. Select Disabled to inactivate this interface. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. OnChip IDE Channel1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate the secondary IDE interface.
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IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33/66 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 your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33/66, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
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IR Function Duplex This option specifies the type of dulpexing used for infrared on serial port 2. This option only appears if the Onboard Serial Port 2 option is not set to Auto or Disabled. The settings are Half or Full. There is no default setting. TX,RX Inverting Enable Select this option to enable or disable of TX(Transmit) or RX(Receive) function.
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Power Management Setup ACPI function This item allows you to enable/disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Power Management/APM This category allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: HDD Power Down Doze Mode Suspend Mode...
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There are four selections for Power Management, three of which have fixed mode settings. Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min. Max.
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Video OFF Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. DPMS Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the...
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HDD & FDD When On of HDD & FDD, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system. PCI Maste When On of PCI Master, any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system.
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PnP/PCI Configurations Setup PNP O/S Installed This item allows you to determine PnP OS is installed or not. The choice: Yes, No. Reset Configuration Data Normally, you leave this field Disabled. If you have installed a new add-on card and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot, select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup.
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PCI VGA Palette Snoop Leave this field at Disabled. Choices are Enabled, Disabled. Assign IRQ For USB / VGA Enable/Disable to assign IRQ for USB/VGA. Choices are Enabled, Disabled. Page 38 Mainboard User's Manual...
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Frequency Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk options : Enabled / Disabled Spread Spectrum options : Enabled / Disabled CPU Host / PCI Clock options : Default 100/33MHz 103/34MHz 105/35MHz 112/37MHz 115/38MHz 120/40MHz 124/41MHz Methond In Linear Function options : Increase / Decrease CPU HOST by Linear Function options : 0-28 Mainboard User's Manual...
Glossary PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard Connector The Mainboard provides two on-board PS/2 connectors, one for the keyboard, and one for the mouse. PS/2 devices all have a standard 6-pin round shape connector. If you are already using a PS/2 mouse or keyboard, simply plug them into the corresponding connector.
About the Soft Touch Power Button In an ATX based system, the new soft touch power button replaces the main power switch that turns your system on and off. From an OFF state, you can switch the system ON by simply pressing the power button.
3.3V Memory Module Sockets (DIMM) The Mainboard provides 168 pin standard DIMM sockets for installation of 3.3V unbuffered Single or Double Bank SDRAM modules. Parallel Port Connector The ATX Mainboard provides one parallel port connector. Based on the ATX standard, (1) 25-pin parallel port are now built on the mainboard back panel.
PCI Add-In Board Connector The Mainboard provides 3 PCI Connectors for the PCI cards. Front Panel Function Connector The Mainboard integrates all system front panel functions into a single on-board connector. These include connections for the following features: Function Connector Pin-Out Label System Reset RESET Power LED / Keylock...
IDE Device Connector The Mainboard provides (2) independent bus-mastering PCI IDE interfaces capable of supporting up to Mode 4 and Ultra DMA-33/66 devices. The system BIOS supports automatic detection of the IDE device data transfer rate and translation between different kinds of device modes such as Logical Block Addressing (LBA), Extended Cylinder Sector Head (ECSH) translation modes and ATAPI (e.g., CD-ROM) devices on both IDE interfaces.
CPU Fan Connector The recommended heatsinks for the processor are those with 12 Volt three-conductor fans that can be connected to the fan connector on the mainboard. It provides +12 Volts DC to the CPU cooling fan as follows: SIGNAL NAME (FAN speed detect) +12V Ground...
1. Boot up the Operating System ( Windows 95/98/NT/2000 ) 2. Put the CD Disc into the CD-ROM Drive and wait for Autorun 3. Select PG133 and click your Operating System Type 4. Follow the instructions and install suitable drivers...
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Instruction for PG133 Win98/98SE VGA Driver installation: From Windows 98 Start menu. Select “Settings” tag then “Control Panel”; Double click “Display” icon, select “Settings” tag and click “Advanced” button; Select “Adapter” tag. Press “Change” button; Then “Update Device Driver Wizard” windows will display;...
Norton Anti-Virus OEM Version Setup Guide Step 1 : Load the Driver CD in CDROM and find the "Norton AntiVirus 2001 Install" Option. Step 2 : When CD finishes loading, press " Install Norton AntiVirus" to install the software. Mainboard User's Manual Page 49...
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Step 3 : Follow the installation procedures on screen. Step 4 : Select "Yes" and press "Finish" button to reboot computer. Page 50 Mainboard User's Manual...
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Guide Introduce INSTANT ON function: INSTANT ON is a Windows 98 ACPI sleep mode function. When recovering from sleep mode, the system is able, in just a few seconds, to retrieve the last “state” of the system before it went to sleep and recover to that state. The “state” is stored in memory (RAM) before the system goes to sleep.
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2. Update from Windows98 (Advance Power Management) APM mode: If your Windows 98 system is in APM mode, please follow the steps to update your system to ACPI mode. A. When Windows 98 finishes loading, open the “Control Panel” in Windows 98 “My Computer”...
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D. Select the “Driver” item and “Update Driver” E. The “Update Device Driver Wizard” will appear. Press the “Next” button F. In the “Update Device Driver Wizard” window, select the “Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want.”...
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G. Select the “Show all hardware” item , then select the “Advance Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) BIOS” and press the “Next” button. H. “Update Driver Warning” will show up and ask “Are you sure you want to use this driver?”...
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Power on the computer when memory counting starts, press <Del>. You will enter BIOS Setup. Select the item “POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP”, then select Enable in “Suspend to RAM” option. Remember to save the settings by pressing "ESC" and choose the “SAVE & EXIT SETUP”...
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How to put your system into Stand by mode ? There are two ways : 1. Choose the “Stand by” item in the “Shut Down Windows” area. A. Press the “Start” button and then select “Shut Down” B. Choose the “Stand by” item and Click “OK”...
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2. Set the system ”power on” button to initiate sleep mode: A. Double click “My Computer” and then “Control Panel” B. Double click the “ Power Management” item. Mainboard User's Manual Page 57...
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C. Select the “Advanced” tab and “Standby” mode in Power Buttons. Restart your computer to complete setup. Now when you want to enter sleep mode, just press the “Power on” button.. How to recover from the sleep mode? There are four ways to “wake up” the system: 1.
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Notice to INSTANT ON users : 1. ATX power supply requirement - comply with the ATX 2.01 - provide more than 720 mA 5V Stand-By current 2. SDRAM requirement - PC-100/133 compliant Mainboard User's Manual Page 59...
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