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EUPA VXZA User Manual

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VXZA
Socket 370 ATX
Motherboard
USER' S MANUAL
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Manual Version
Release Date
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VXZA
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English, version 1.2
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July 28th , 2000

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  • Page 1 VXZA Socket 370 ATX Motherboard USER’ S MANUAL Model VXZA Manual Version English, version 1.2 Release Date July 28th , 2000...
  • Page 2 Copyright Copyright 2000 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the copyright holders.
  • Page 3 FCC & DOC Compliance 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.
  • Page 4 Contents Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Hardware Installation...
  • Page 5 Contents Chapter 3 CMOS Setup Utility Chapter 4 Software Utility Installing Interface..................4-1 Installing Drivers Location................4-2 Installing ADOBE Acrobat Read Driver............4-2...
  • Page 6 This user’s manual contains all the information and features that show you how to use the VXZA motherboard. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the design and organization of this manual.
  • Page 7 Overview VXZ A Specifications: Form Factor ATX form factor • Board Size 30 .5cm x 19.7cm • Supports Socket 370 Intel P!!! & Celeron (PPGA), Celeron (FC-PGA ) and VIA • Cyrix III Supports CPU Clock Frequency: 66/100/133M Hz • D IM M 168-pin x 3 SDRAM maximum1.5G •...
  • Page 8 Overview VXZA Components: VXZA Components: VXZA Components: VXZA Components: VXZA Components:...
  • Page 9 Overview Please refer to next two pages about each component, and this manual will explain every important one at the following chapter. Socket 370 processors socket ATX Power Port North Bridge VIA VT82C694X DIMM sockets Floppy Port IDE Ports BIOS South Bridge VIA VT82C686A Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) Slots Industry Standard Architecture(ISA)
  • Page 10 Overview Motherboard Layout: Motherboard Layout: Motherboard Layout: Motherboard Layout: Motherboard Layout:...
  • Page 11 Overview Jumpers Clear CMOS JP2, JP18 Select CPU’s type JP12, JP19 CPU Clock Frequency AMR & AC97 jumper setting Expansion Slots AGP Expansion slot PCI slot1 to slot5 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion slot ISA slot 16-bit ISA Bus Expansion slot AMR Expansion Slot for AC’97 and MC’97 DIMM 1 to DIMM 3 Support 168-pin DIMM Memory...
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Cautions: Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge - Do not removes the motherboard from its anti-static packaging until you are ready to install it into a computer case. - Before you handle the motherboard in any way, touch a grounded, antistatic surface, such as an unpainted portion of the system chassis, for a few seconds to discharge any built-up static electricity.
  • Page 13 Hardware Installation Set Jumpers: Jumper Cap 3-pin Jumper 2-pin Jumper Jumper Block Open Short Note:...
  • Page 14 Hardware Installation Install CPU Caution: If you install the processor chip in the wrong orientation, you may burn the chip and void your warranty. So you should install it careful deeply.
  • Page 15 Hardware Installation CPU Setting CPU Setting CPU Setting CPU Setting CPU Setting (jumperless & jumper setting) After installing the CPU, you must set the clock selection jumpers to match the frequency of the CPU. There are two ways for CPU setting: jumper setting and jumperless.
  • Page 16 Hardware Installation Jumperless setting: JP19 2-Pin Jumper OPEN SHORT Caution: JP12 must be open when adjusting CPU setting by jumperless(JP19). Auto Detect How to enter the BIOS? While the BIOS is in control, the Setup program can be activated by pressing the <Del>key during the POST (Power On Self-Test).
  • Page 17 Hardware Installation If your CPU is 66MHz clock frequency (Celeron), you may select CPU host clock from the BIOS for overclock. Frequency / Voltage Control CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) Auto Detect DIMM / PCI Clk Enabled Item Help D e f a u l t ....( Spread Spectrum.
  • Page 18 Hardware Installation If your CPU is 133MHz clock frequency (FC-PGA Coppermine & CyrixIII), you may select CPU host clock from the BIOS for over-clock. Frequency / Voltage Control Item Help A ut o Det ect DIM M / P C I C lk En ab l ed CPU Host Clock (CPU/PCI) S p re ad Sp e ctru m .
  • Page 19 Hardware Installation Jumper setting: JP12 Jumperless mode(JP19) must be opened when adjusting CPU Note: setting manually. JP12 open JP12 CPU Freq PCI Freq (MHz) (MHz) Open Open Open Open 133.3 33.3 (CPU/4) Open Open Open Short 31 (CPU/4) Open Open Short Open 37.5CPU/4)
  • Page 20 Hardware Installation System Memory Installation System Memory Installation System Memory Installation System Memory Installation System Memory Installation There are 3 pieces 168-pin DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) sockets on the motherboard which support SDRAM and EDO DRAM memory. To ensure reliability, it is recommended to use PC 100 SDRAM or PC 133 SDRAM ♦...
  • Page 21 Hardware Installation Install DIMM Removing a Memory Module 2-10...
  • Page 22 This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your system’s expansion slots. Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that, when connected to the mainboard, increase the capabilities of your system.VXZA features 5 PCI bus, one AGP bus, one AMR and 1 ISA bus expansion slots.
  • Page 23 Hardware Installation Connector Devices Connector Devices Connector Devices Connector Devices Connector Devices Pannel Connector PWR ON ATX Power Swith Connector(3 pins) RESET Reset Swith Connector (2 pins) HDD LED HDD LED Connector (2 pins) PWR LED ATX Power LED Connector (3 pins) SPEAKER Chassis Speaker Connector (4 pins) KEY LOCK...
  • Page 24 Hardware Installation PS/2 Mouse & Keyboard Connectors Connect the PS/2 mouse and keyboard to the onboard 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked as MOUSE and KB. FAN Connectors Connect the CPU and SYS fan cables to the fan connectors shown below. The fan connectors are marked as: CPUFAN, SYSFAN and CHS FAN on the motherboard.
  • Page 25 Hardware Installation USB Connectors: JP9 Connect your USB devices to the USB connector onboard marked as USB. USB 3/4 Top: USB1 Botton: USB2 Serial Device (COM1/COM2) and Printer Connectors Connect your serial device(s) to the onboard 9-pin serial connectors marked as COM 1 and COM 2.
  • Page 26 Hardware Installation Floppy Drive Connector Connect the floppy drive cable to the onboard 34-pin floppy drive connector marked as FDD. FLOPPY IrDA Connector Connect your IR device to the IrDA connector onboard marked as JP11. JP11 IrDA Description IRTX IRRX 2-15...
  • Page 27 Hardware Installation IDE Hard Drives Connector Connect your IDE devices to the 40-pin IDE connectors onboard marked as IDE1 and IDE2. IDE1 IDE2 Each IDE channel, either Primary or Secondary, supports two IDE devices which must be set differently to master mode and slave mode. (Refer to your hard disk and CD-ROM user manual for detailed settings of IDE master and slave mode.) 10.
  • Page 28 Hardware Installation 10. LAN & Modem Wake Up Connectors This motherboard supports LAN wake up and MODEM wake up functions. To use these two functions, you need a LAN Wake Up & Modem Wake Up supported network cards and softwares. (Wake on LAN & Wake on Modem functions should be supported by Network Card and Modem Card.)To use the functions, you must enable the Power On By Ring/LAN field in the Power Management Setup of the Award BIOS.
  • Page 29 Chapter 3 CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Main Menu CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software !" " Standard CMOS Features ! Frequency/Voltage Control !" " Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults !" " Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults !"...
  • Page 30 CMOS Setup Utility ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ← ← ← ← ← → → → → → ENTER...
  • Page 31 CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided in 10 catagories. Each catalogue includes one or more than one setup items. Use the keys to highlight the item and then use the / <PgUp> / <PgDn> keys to select the value ↑...
  • Page 32 CMOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 33 CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help !"#$...
  • Page 34 CMOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 35 CMOS Setup Utility...
  • Page 36 CMOS Setup Utility Normal, Medium, Fas Advanced Chipset Features This item allows you to configure the system based on the specific features of the chipset. This chipset manages bus speed and access to system memory recources, and external cache. It must be stated that these items should never need to be altered.The default settings have been chosen because they provide you the best operating conditions for your system.
  • Page 37 CMOS Setup Utility CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns Item Help Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing SDRAM 8/10ns Menu Level ! SDRAM Cycle Length DRAM Clock Host CLK Memory Hole...
  • Page 38 CMOS Setup Utility Enabled Enabled 3-10...
  • Page 39 CMOS Setup Utility Enabled(Default) Disabled(Default) 3-11...
  • Page 40 CMOS Setup Utility Enabled, Enabled 3-12...
  • Page 41 CMOS Setup Utility 3-13...
  • Page 42 CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals Item Help OnChip IDE Channel 0 Enabled OnChip IDE Channel 1 Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level ! Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto...
  • Page 43 CMOS Setup Utility 3-15...
  • Page 44 CMOS Setup Utility inverting enable No & Yes(Default) Onboard Parallel Port Onboard Parallel Mode Normal, Compatible, Normal (Default) 3-16...
  • Page 45 CMOS Setup Utility ECP Mode Use DMA 3 (Default) EPP Parallel Port EPP Type This field controls the onboard legacy audio. Disabled(Default) 220H(Default) IRQ 5(Default) DMA 1(Default) Disabled(Default) 330-333H(Default) Enabled(Default) 3-17...
  • Page 46 CMOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI function Enabled Item Help % Power Management Press Enter PM Control by APM Menu Level Video Off Option Suspen & Off Video Off Method V/H SYNC+ Blank MODEM Use IRQ...
  • Page 47 CMOS Setup Utility HDD Power Down Disable (Default) Doze Mode Disable(Default) Suspend Mode Disable(Default) Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr. Standby Min. Power Saving Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and HDD Power Down = 15 min. Maximum power management ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SL Max.
  • Page 48 CMOS Setup Utility Yes(Default) Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes. Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend Suspend ' & Off mode. Monitor blanked when the system enters any power All Modes & Off saving mode. &...
  • Page 49 CMOS Setup Utility The optional are: NA, 3(Default), 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 Soft-Off by PWRBTN Instant-Off (Default) Wake Up Events(PM events) CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Wake Up Events Item Help !"#$ Off (Default) LPT &...
  • Page 50 CMOS Setup Utility HDD & FDD On of HDD On(Default) PCI Master On of PCI Master Off(Default) Wake Up on LAN Disabled(Default) Modem Ring Resume Disabled(Default) RTC Alarm Resume Enabled, Disabled(Default) Primary INTR On(Default) 3-22...
  • Page 51 CMOS Setup Utility IRQs Activity Monitoring CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software IRQs Activity Monitoring IRQ3 (COM2) Enabled Item Help IRQ4 (COM1) Enabled IRQ5 (LPT 2) Enabled Menu Level IRQ6 (Floppy disk) Enabled IRQ7 (LPT 1) Enabled IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) Disabled IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir)
  • Page 52 CMOS Setup Utility PnP / PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI- Peripheral Component Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed of CPU itself using when communicates with its own special components.This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 53 CMOS Setup Utility The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows98. Enable/Disable to assign IRQ for VGA &...
  • Page 54 CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status 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 motherboard supplier to get proper value about your setting of the CPU temperature.
  • Page 55 CMOS Setup Utility Frequency / Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software Frequency / Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM / PCI Clk Enabled Item Help Spread Spectrum. Disabled CPU Host Clock (CPU / PCI) Default Menu Level !"#$ : Move Enter: Select F5 : Previous Values +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save F6 : Fail-safe defaults Esc:Exit...
  • Page 56 CMOS Setup Utility Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option allows you load Fail-Safe Defaults settings. To load setup default, press <Y> key to confirm the operation when you see the below display. CMOS Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software !"...
  • Page 57 CMOS Setup Utility Set Supervisor / User Password [NOTE] If you forget your password, or you want to cancel your password, you can do the steps as the following: Password forgotten: Turn off the system. Short JP4 at Pin 2-3 for a few seconds to clear CMOS. iii.
  • Page 58 CMOS Setup Utility Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press ENTER to save the changes that you have made in the setup utility and exit the setup program. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the setup main menu.
  • Page 59 "AUTOEXEC.BAT" and "CONFIG.SYS" files. Copy AWDFLASH.EXE to the just created boot disk. Download an updated EUPA BIOS file from the Internet and save to the disk you created earlier.(EUPA web site: www.eupacomputer.com) Boot from the disk you created earlier.
  • Page 60 CMOS Setup Utility WARNING!!! NOTE!!! 3-32...
  • Page 61 We recomend you to choose the program which you need most, it will assist your computer system to high performance. For update driver, please visit EUPA web site: www Note: www.eupacomputer .eupacomputer...
  • Page 62 To using software, you’d better find chipset driver location: IDE / VIA, then install contents step by step. VXZA integrates AC’97 audio system, providing perfect audio quality to users. (AC’97 system is the very popular with audio system in the world. According to the most of users’...
  • Page 63 Software Utility...
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