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2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This declaration is given to the manufacturer: CHAINTECH - EXCEL COMPUTER U.S., INC. 4427 Enterprise ST. Fremont, CA 94538, U.S.A. hattp://www.chaintech-excel.com Chaintech President: Simon Ho...
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Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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.
T T T T T ab le of Contents le of Contents ab le of Contents le of Contents le of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................ 1 Product Specifications ............1 Package Contents ..............3 Mainboard Layout ..............4 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart ......5 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ..............
Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Product Specifications r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r USB Controller...
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Chapter 1 r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r Embedded System Monitor Hardware r r r r r Advanced Management Features r r r r r Flash BIOS write protection Trend ChipAway Virus...
Introduction 1-4 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart Jumper & Function Page Connector No. Clear CMOS Data Jumper Power On By Keyboard Power On By USB Onboard Audio Over ride Power Button Connector Power Indicator LED Connector Green LED Connector System Reset Switch Connector Speaker Connector IDE Activity LED Connector CD-ROM Audio in Connector...
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Be sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing any work on your mainboard, i. e. installing a CPU, memory module, changing a jumper setting, etc. Not doing so may result in electrical shock! 2-1 Installing a CPU in a Socket 478 Installing a standard Intel specified heat sink with cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU.
Hardware Setup 2-3 Connector and Jumper Settings ATX/ATX12V Power Supply Connector (PW1/PW2/PW3) Signal Wire Pin Signal Wire +3.3VDC +3.3VDC +5VDC Software Power-Off Control Power-On By Modem Blinking LED in Suspend Mode Poly-fuse Over Current Protection...
Chapter 2 Front Panel Connector Set (CN1) A through F A. Over-ride Power Button Connector Over-ride Power Button B. Power Indicator LED Connector C. Green Switch Connector D. System Reset Switch Connector E. Speaker Connector F. IDE Activity LED Connector...
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Hardware Setup Clear CMOS Data (JP1) Definition Normal (default) Clear CMOS Data Power On By Keyboard (JP5) Definition Disable (default) Enable Power On By USB (JP6) This board is able to be turned on by a USB keyboard hot key Definition or a USB mouse click.
Chapter 2 Optional Audio Mono-in/out Connector (CN4) This connector is used for Add on Card e.g. modem with Mono In/Out connector AC3 Surround/Center + Bass Connector (CN4B) This connector is for Surround and Center+Bass speaker output ext. Plug in the optional AC3 Surround/Center+Bass jack extension into this connector.
Hardware Setup Alert On LAN Connector (CN10) Blue LED Connector(CN17) the power indicator LED, both shows the system's power status. The only difference is that this one is blue while the other is red LED. IR/CIR Connector (IR2) CPU/System Cooling Fan Connectors (FAN1/FAN2) 2-4 Main Memory Configuration 32MBytes~1GBytes DRAM Specifications...
Award BIOS Setup Program 3-1 Standard CMOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Standard CMOS Features :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults...
Award BIOS Setup Program 3-4 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Integrated Peripherals :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults A. OnChip IDE Device B. OnChip IDE Device...
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User's Manual C. Super IO Device D. USB Controller E. USB Keyboard Support F. Init Display First...
Award BIOS Setup Program 3-5 Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Power Management Setup :Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults A. Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) B. Power Management C.
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User's Manual D. Video Off In Suspend E. Modem Use IRQ F. Suspend Mode G. HDD Power Down...
Award BIOS Setup Program 3-7 PC Health Status By choosing the PC Health Status option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature C/167 Item Help CPU VCore...
User's Manual 3-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.
Award BIOS Setup Program 3-11 Supervisor Password & User Password Setting There are four different variables that control password settings. The first two are located under the Security Option function in BIOS Features Setup Menu (Figure 3-1). When the Security Option function is set to Setup, a password is required to enter BIOS and change BIOS settings.
Appendix I Appendix I Appendix I Appendix I Appendix I Embedded Flash Utility This mainboard is equipped with an Erasable Flash ROM and an Embedded Flash Utility which allows the user to update the BIOS to a newer version. Embedded Flash Utility eases BIOS upgrade and eliminate the compatibility issue between different Flash ROM type and version of Flash utility.
Appendix II HDD Instant Recovery Utility This mainboard is equipped with HDD Instant Recovery utility embedded in the BIOS ROM. The feature is an option which allows the user to install or not. HDD Instant Recovery utility is a Pre-O.S. backup technology that provides backup before any OS is being activated.
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Backup System Smart Backup 1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Selet Backup System by pressing Alt+F1 key. 2. Select your hard drive to backup. 3. Wait for the backup process to finish and the system will automatically reboot. Equivalent Backup Still under evaluation testing for future Windows 2000/NT supports.
Appendix III CMedia 8738 Audio Subsystem The CMedia 8738 offers a new generation PCI audio solution: it utilizes the state-of- ® the-art CRL 3D Audio technology (HRTF 3D positional audio), and supports ® ® ® ® Microsoft Direct Sound 3D and Aureal 's A3D interfaces.
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Installation 1. Connect the front pair speakers to the Line-out jack of the audio adapter, and then connect rear pair speakers to Line-in/Rear jack of the audio adapter. The original Line-in can be moved to Aux-in. 2. Install the audio driver and Audio Rack application software(see chapter 4). 3.