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PAM-0050S
High Performance
Pentium PCI Mainboard
User's Guide
Edition 1.13
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1997 DTK Computer, Inc.

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  • Page 1 PAM-0050S High Performance Pentium PCI Mainboard User’s Guide Edition 1.13 © 1997 DTK Computer, Inc.
  • Page 3 TRADEMARKS Windows, MS-DOS, and MS Word are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Novell, Netware are trademarks of Novell, Inc. Lotus, 1-2-3, and Symphony are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. PC, AT, PC-DOS, OS/2 and Presentation Manager are trademarks of IBM Corporation. UNIX is the trademark of AT&T.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION GENERAL SPECIFICATION MAINBOARD COMPONENTS CHAPTER 2 MEMORY CONFIGURATION SYSTEM MEMORY CACHE MEMORY CONFIGURATION CHAPTER 3 JUMPER SETTINGS AND CONNECTORS CPU TYPE 3.1.1 INTEL PENTIUM CPU 3.1.2 INTEL PENTIUM w/ MMX? TECH (P55C) CPU 3.1.3 AMD-K6 CPU 3.1.4 AMD-K5 CPU 3.1.5...
  • Page 5 3.4.12 J17 - PRIMARY IDE CONNECTOR 3.4.13 J18 - SECONDARY IDE CONNECTOR 3.4.14 J19 - SERIAL PORT 1 (COMA) 3.4.15 J20 - SERIAL PORT 2 (COMB) 3.4.16 J21, J22, J24 - AUDIO EXTENSION CARD CONNECTOR 3.4.17 J28 - EXTENSION PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR 3.4.18 J29 - POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR 3.4.19...
  • Page 6 4.4.2 THE COMMAND CENTER 4.4.2.1 INTRODUCTION 4.4.2.2 THE COMMAND CENTER CONTROLS 4.4.2.3 THE COMMAND CENTER DISPLAY 4.4.3 THE MINIATURE MODE 4.4.3.1 INTRODUCTION 4.4.3.2 THE MINIATURE MODE CONTROLS 4.4.3.3 USING THE MINIATURE MODE 4.4.4 THE 3-D/TONE CONTROLLER 4.4.4.1 INTRODUCTION 4.4.4.2 THE 3-D/TONE CONTROLLER CONTROLS 58 4.4.4.3 THE 3-D/TONE CONTROLLER DISPLAY 4.4.4.4 USING THE SPATIAL CONTROL 4.4.4.5 USING THE TONE CONTROLS...
  • Page 7 4.4.7.5 PLAYING A MIDI FILE PLAYLIST 4.4.7.6 CUSTOMIZING A MIDI FILE PLAYLIST 4.4.7.7 SETTING THE DEFAULT MIDI FILE PLAYLIST 4.4.8 THE COMPACT DISK PLAYER 4.4.8.1 INTRODUCTION 4.4.8.2 THE COMPACT DISK PLAYER CONTROLS 77 4.4.8.3 PLAYING COMPACT DISKS 4.4.8.4 PLAYING A COMPACT DISK PLAYLIST 4.4.8.5 CUSTOMIZING A COMPACT DISK PLAYLIST 4.4.9...
  • Page 8 5.11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION 5.12 HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT MENU 5.13 SCSI HARD DISK INSTALLATION 5.14 SAVE & EXIT SETUP MENU 5.15 EXIT WITHOUT SAVING MENU...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI The motherboard is designed to support the latest PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) local bus standard. It is developed around the pentium microprocessor (P54C) with 64-bit access to data transfer, and integrated with the I/O chip (W83877F), Sound System (ESS1868), VGA Controller (SiS 5596), and PCI IDE Master/Slave Controller (SiS 5513) to form a high performance and cost- effective computer system.
  • Page 11 Introduction Main Memory ?? Mainboard can decode the DRAM space up to 512MB, possible memory configurations are from combination of 256K*36 to 16M*36 double side SIMM module (32-bit non-parity 72-pin SIMM module also available). ?? Support both Fast Page Mode and Extended Data Output (EDO) Mode DRAM Modules.
  • Page 12 Chapter 1 PCI IDE ?? On board supports PCI Master IDE Controller, two connectors support up to four IDE devices such as HDD, CD ROM drive and Tape Back-up drives, etc. ?? PCI Master IDE controller supports PIO Mode 3 and 4 devices, I/O data transfer rate can be up to 17Mb/s.
  • Page 13 Introduction Board ?? 4 Layers Form Factor ?? 220mm (W) x 270mm (L)

  • Page 14: Mainboard Components

    Chapter 1 MAINBOARD COMPONENTS This section gives a brief description of key components on the mainboard. Please refer to Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b for components location. Fig. 1a Key Components of the Mainboard...
  • Page 15 Introduction Fig. 1b Key Components of the Audio Extension Card (Optional)

  • Page 16: Chapter 2 Memory Configuration

    Chapter 2 CHAPTER 2 MEMORY CONFIGURAT SYSTEM MEMORY The mainboard lets user add system memory via SIMM sockets on the mainboard. On-board memory is located in two banks: Bank 0 - SIM1 & SIM2, and Bank 1 - SIM3 & SIM4. Both single sided and double sided DRAM modules are supported.

  • Page 17: Cache Memory Configuration

    Both 36 bits and 32 bits (non-parity) SIMM are supported, and user can install either 4/8/16/32/64/128MB SIMM (72-pin) in each SIMM socket. SIMM speed required for best performance depends on the CPU speed, which requires 70ns SIMM. CACHE MEMORY CONFIGURATION 256KB or 512KB secondary cache system is built in with Pipeline Burst SRAM: Cache Tag RAM Location: U7...

  • Page 18: Chapter 3 Jumper Settings And Connectors

    Chapter 3 CHAPTER 3 JUMPER SETTINGS CONNECTOR CPU TYPE 3.1.1 INTEL PENTIUM CPU The pentium processors have different operation voltage. In order to using the CPU Voltage correctly, the following is the marking for identify the CPU type. Fig. 2a CPU Description (Bottom Side) Description : X = Voltage Specification (S or V)
  • Page 19 S = Standard EDS timings M = Min Valid Delay Spec. Z = Dual Processing Support ( S or U) S = Support DP/MP/UP U = Not tested to support DP...

  • Page 20: Intel Pentium W/ Mmx? Tech (P55C) Cpu

    Chapter 3 3.1.2 INTEL PENTIUM w/ MMX? TECH (P55C) CPU The Intel Pentium w/ MMX? Tech (P55C) CPU is offered with dual voltage supply - 2.8V for core and 3.3V (I/O) interface. The following is the marking for identify the CPU type. (The following diagram is provided as an example only.

  • Page 21: Amd-K6 Cpu

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.1.3 AMD-K6 CPU The AMD-K6 CPU family require dual voltage power for operation. The AMD-K6-PR166 and AMD-K6-PR200 require a voltage of 2.9V for the core and 3.3V for the I/O. The AMD-K6-PR233 require a voltage of 3.2V for the core and 3.3V for the I/O.

  • Page 22: Amd-K5 Cpu

    Chapter 3 3.1.4 AMD-K5 CPU The AMD-K5 family CPU operates on different operation voltage depending on the CPU type. The operating voltage can be known through the marking on the surface of the CPU. (The following diagram is provided as an example only. It does not necessarily indicate a valid product marking.) Fig.

  • Page 23: Cyrix 6X86 Cpu

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.1.5 CYRIX 6x86 CPU The Cyrix 6x86 has different nominal voltage depends on different lot. Please refer to the CPU marking. Fig. 2e CPU Description (Top Side) Marketing Recommended Nominal Voltage 3.3V or 3.52V 3.52V 3.52V 3.3V Blank 3.52V...

  • Page 24: Cyrix 6X86L Cpu

    Chapter 3 3.1.6 CYRIX 6x86L CPU The Cyrix 6x86L has different I/O and core voltage. Please refer to the CPU marking. Fig. 2f CPU Description (Top Side) I/O Voltage Core Voltage Cyrix 6x86L CPU 3.3V 2.8V...

  • Page 25: Setting The Jumpers

    Jumper Settings and Connectors SETTING THE JUMPERS The table below summaries the functions and settings of each jumper of the motherboard. Function Jumper Settings CPU Voltage 3.3V Single Voltage CPU JP1: short Selection For P54C, P54CT JP11: open JP12: open short short short...
  • Page 26 Chapter 3 Function Jumper Settings CPU Speed For 75MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K5-PR75 CPU JP2: 1-2 short Selection JP3: 1-2 short short short open For 90MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K5-PR90 and JP2: 1-2 short AMD-K5-PR120 CPU JP3: 1-2 short short open open For 100MHz and 233MHz Intel Pentium, JP2: 1-2 short...
  • Page 27 Jumper Settings and Connectors Function Jumper Settings CPU Speed Selection For 150MHz Intel Pentium CPU JP2: 2-3 short JP3: 2-3 short short open open For 166MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K6-PR166 and JP2: 2-3 short AMD-K5-PR166 CPU JP3: 2-3 short open short open For 200MHz Intel Pentium and AMD-K6-PR200 JP2:...

  • Page 28: Connection The Motherboard

    Chapter 3 CONNECTION THE MOTHERBOARD Once the mainboard have been fastened into the system case, the next step is to install the audio extension card and to connect the internal cables. The internal cables are wire leads with plastic female connectors that attach to the connectors.

  • Page 29: Connectors Location

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.3.3 CONNECTORS LOCATION Fig. 3a Connector Location of the mainboard...
  • Page 30 Chapter 3 Fig. 3b Connector Location of the Audio Extension Card (Optional)

  • Page 31: Connectors Of Mainboard

    Jumper Settings and Connectors CONNECTORS OF MAINBOARD 3.4.1 J1 - RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR Attach the Reset switch cable to this connector. The Reset switch restarts the system. 3.4.2 J2 - SUSPEND LED CONNECTOR J2 is usually connected to a LED on front of the system case. If the system board select is in suspend mode, the LED will be off.

  • Page 32: J4 - Speaker Connector

    Chapter 3 3.4.4 J4 - SPEAKER CONNECTOR J4 is a four pin connector, which is used to connect with a speaker. 3.4.5 J5 - HDD LED CONNECTOR J5 is usually connected to a HDD LED on front of the system case. If the HDD is in operation, the indicator lights during operation.

  • Page 33: J6 - Keylock Connector

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.4.6 J6 - KEYLOCK CONNECTOR J6 is a keylock connector that enables and disables the keyboard. 3.4.7 J12 - IrDA CONNECTOR J12 is the IrDA connector that using the UART2 as interface for IrDA and HP SIR.

  • Page 34: J13 - Panasonic/Mitsumi Cd Rom Audio Connector

    Chapter 3 3.4.8 J13 - PANASONIC/MITSUMI CD ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR J13 is a four pin connector, which is used to connect with the Panasonic or Mitsumi CD ROM audio output. 3.4.9 J14 - SONY CD ROM AUDIO CONNECTOR J14 is a four pin connector, which is used to connect with the Sony CD ROM audio output.

  • Page 35: J15 - Floppy Drive Controller

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.4.10 J15 - FLOPPY DRIVE CONTROLLER J15 is on the right hand side of PCI Slot 1, please refer to Fig. 3a for its location. This Floppy drive controller also supports 2.88M FDD format. 3.4.11 J16 - PARALLEL PORT J16 is on the right hand side of PCI Slot 1, please refer to Fig.

  • Page 36: J20 - Serial Port 2 (Comb)

    Chapter 3 3.4.15 J20 - SERIAL PORT 2 (COMB) J20 is on the right hand side of J19, please refer to Fig. 3a for its location. Pin 1 is on the up left hand side. 3.4.16 J21, J22, J24 - AUDIO EXTENSION CARD CONNECTOR J21, J22, J24 is a 2x20 pins female connector.

  • Page 37: J29 - Power Supply Connector

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.4.18 J29 - POWER SUPPLY CONNECTOR The power supply connector has two six-pin male header connectors. Plug the dual connectors from the power directly onto the board connector. Description Power Good (Orange) +5 VDC (Red) +12 VDC (Yellow) -12 VDC (Blue) Ground (Black) Ground (Black)

  • Page 38: J30 - Optional Ps/2 Mouse Connector

    Chapter 3 3.4.19 J30 - OPTIONAL PS/2 MOUSE CONNECTOR An optional six-pin female mini DIN connector is located at the rear of the mainboard. Plug the jack on the PS/2 mouse cable into this connector. 3.4.20 J31 - OPTIONAL PS/2 KEYBOARD CONNECTOR An optional six-pin female mini DIN connector is located at the rear of the mainboard.

  • Page 39: J32 - Keyboard Connector

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.4.21 J32 - KEYBOARD CONNECTOR A standard five-pin female DIN keyboard connector is located at the rear of the mainboard. Plug the jack on the keyboard cable into this connector. 3.4.22 J33 - OPTIONAL FAST IR CONNECTOR J33 is a five -pin connector, which is used with J12 as fast IR Interface.

  • Page 40: Connectors Of The Audio Extension Card

    Chapter 3 CONNECTORS OF THE AUDIO EXTENSION CARD 3.5.1 J1 - SPEAKER OUTPUT J1 is a stereo phone Jack connecotr to connect the speaker output. 3.5.2 J2 - LINE OUT J2 is a stereo phone Jack connector for signal line out from the sound chip. 3.5.3 J3 - LINE IN J3 is a stereo phone Jack connector for signal line in to the sound chip.

  • Page 41: Graphical Descriptions Of Jumper Settings

    Jumper Settings and Connectors GRAPHICAL DESCRIPTIONS OF JUMPER SETTINGS Fig. 4 Jumper Location...

  • Page 42: Cpu Voltage Selection For 2 Transistors Installed In Q4

    Chapter 3 3.6.1 CPU VOLTAGE SELECTION FOR 2 TRANSISTORS INSTALLED IN Q4 For 3.3V Sigle Voltage CPU: P54C, P54CT For 3.5V Single Voltage CPU: P54C-VRE, AMD-K5, Cyrix 6x86...
  • Page 43 Jumper Settings and Connectors For 3.3V (I/O)/2.8V (core) Dual Voltage CPU: P55C, Cyrix 6x86L For 3.3V (I/O)/2.9V (core) Dual Voltage CPU: AMD-K6-PR166/PR200...
  • Page 44 Chapter 3 For 3.3V (I/O)/3.2V (core) Dual Voltage CPU: AMD-K6-PR233...

  • Page 45: Cpu Speed

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.6.2 CPU SPEED For 75MHz Intel Pentium and AMD-K5-PR75 CPU For 90MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K5-PR90 and AMD-K5-PR120 CPU...
  • Page 46 Chapter 3 For 100MHz and 233MHz Intel Pentium; AMD-K6-PR233, AMD-K5-PR100 and AMD-K5-PR150 CPU For 100MHz Cyrix 6x86-P120+ CPU...
  • Page 47 Jumper Settings and Connectors For 110MHz Cyrix 6x86-P133+ CPU For 120MHz Intel Pentium and Cyrix 6x86-P150+ CPU...
  • Page 48 Chapter 3 For 133MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K5-PR133 (REV C) and Cyrix 6x86-P166+ CPU For 150MHz Intel Pentium CPU...
  • Page 49 Jumper Settings and Connectors For 166MHz Intel Pentium, AMD-K6-PR166 and AMD-K5-PR166 CPU For 200MHz Intel Pentium and AMD-K6-PR200 CPU...

  • Page 50: Jp13 - On Board Sound Chip Selection

    Chapter 3 3.6.3 JP13 - ON BOARD SOUND CHIP SELECTION Enable on board Sound Chip Disable on board Sound Chip...

  • Page 51: Jp7 - Linear Burst Mode For Cyrix Cpu

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.6.4 JP7 - LINEAR BURST MODE FOR CYRIX CPU If Cyrix CPU is installed, JP7 have to shorted to select for Linear Burst Mode, and the option “Linear Burst” should be enabled in BIOS. For Cyrix or IBM CPU: For non-Cyrix CPU:...

  • Page 52: Jp0 - Discharge Cmos Ram

    Chapter 3 3.6.5 JP0 - DISCHARGE CMOS RAM JP0 is used to clear the content of the CMOS Data in the Real Time Clock Chip. Normal Mode Reset Content of RTC...

  • Page 53: Jp5 - Voltage Select For System Rom

    Jumper Settings and Connectors 3.6.6 JP5 - VOLTAGE SELECT FOR SYSTEM ROM 5V Flash EPROM as system ROM 12V Flash EPROM as system ROM...
  • Page 54 Chapter 3...

  • Page 55: Chapter 4 Software Installation

    CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATIO In order to let the system board to work efficiently, a series of drivers have to installed according to the operating system used. The drivers are distributed by CD- ROM or by diskette. For CD-ROM version, users have to go through the REDME.TXT file on the CD-ROM root directory before installation.

  • Page 56: Sound Driver Installation

    Chapter 4 SOUND DRIVER INSTALLATION Please refer to the README.TXT file in the different directories on the Sound Driver Diskette for installation of the sound card driver according to the operating system used. THE AUDIORACK32 FOR WIN95 4.4.1 INTRODUCTION The AudioRack32 enables you to take advantage of your computer's audio capabilities with all of the controls conveniently in one compact space.

  • Page 57: Installing The Audiorack32

    Software Installation Player or by the Audio Recorder itself. The Audio Recorder can be launched from the AudioRack32’s Digital Audio Player or on its own. 4.4.1.1 INSTALLING THE AudioRack32 Placing the multimedia CD-ROM Driver in the CD-ROM Drive or AudioRack32 disk in a floppy drive, click Start on the taskbar and choose Run from the popup menu.
  • Page 58 Chapter 4 Next the Choose Destination Location dialog box appears. Click Next to install the AudioRack32 in the default directory or Browse to choose a different directory. Click on Cancel to leave the Setup program or Back to return to the Welcome dialog box. If you wish to install the AudioRack32 in a directory other than the default directory, enter the directory path in the Browse dialog box.
  • Page 59 Software Installation When you are done click OK or Cancel to return to the Choose Destination Location dialog box. If the directory you designate doesn’t exist, you will be asked to confirm your selection. Click Yes to proceed or No to go back and enter a new destination directory.

  • Page 60: Uninstalling The Audiorack32

    Chapter 4 Click Yes to view the README file now or No to skip the README file and finish the installation. Upon successful completion of the AudioRack32 installation, the following message will be displayed. 4.4.1.2 UNINSTALLING THE AudioRack32 To remove the AudioRack32 from your system, start by clicking on (but not releasing) Start on the taskbar.

  • Page 61: Starting The Audiorack32

    Software Installation 4.4.1.3 STARTING THE AudioRack32 Begin by either clicking or pressing (but not releasing) Start on the taskbar. Move the cursor to Programs and click or wait a moment for the continuation menu to open. When it opens, select the AudioRack32 folder command and click or wait a moment for the next menu to open.

  • Page 62: The Command Center

    Chapter 4 The other application available in the AudioRack32 folder is the Audio Recorder. Follow the steps for starting the AudioRack32, except click Audio Recorder in the last continuation menu to start the Audio Recorder. 4.4.2 THE COMMAND CENTER 4.4.2.1 INTRODUCTION The Command Center controls which parts of the AudioRack32 are displayed.

  • Page 63: The Command Center Display

    Software Installation 4.4.2.3 THE COMMAND CENTER DISPLAY The Command Center display shows information about the status of the different AudioRack32 components. The display is divided into three rows (one each for the Digital Audio Player, the MIDI Player, and the Compact Disk Player) and five columns (showing a track or file counter, a component icon, the transport state, the track or file name, and a time index).

  • Page 64: The Miniature Mode

    Chapter 4 4.4.3 THE MINIATURE MODE 4.4.3.1 INTRODUCTION The Miniature mode is designed to give you full control of the AudioRack32 while using a minimum of space. You are able to effectively use the AudioRack32 and still have enough room on your desktop to run other applications.

  • Page 65: Using The Miniature Mode

    Software Installation 4.4.3.3 USING THE MINIATURE MODE Clicking Stealth puts the AudioRack32 display into the Miniature mode. Any audio component (the Digital Audio Player, MIDI Player, or Compact Disk Player) that is currently playing tracks or files remains active when you enter the Miniature mode.

  • Page 66: Introduction

    Chapter 4 4.4.4.1 INTRODUCTION For GOI-600D/DW Audio Extension Card, Spatializer hardware (ES938) is provided that you can enjoy 3-D stereo effects and tone control. The 3- D/Tone Controller has the Spatial Control and the Tone Controls. By turning on the Spatial Control, any sound played through the AudioRack32 is transmitted in a wider arc, creating an atmosphere of a resonant sound environment rather than audio issuing from a two dimensional plane.

  • Page 67: Using The Tone Controls

    Software Installation It has four settings to converts sound from the AudioRack32 into a 3-D sound: Max: provides greatest effect, works best with games. Mid: works best with most audio CDs and music (Default setting). Min: works best with some audio CDs. Off: no spatialization, normal stereo.

  • Page 68: Introduction

    Chapter 4 4.4.5.1 INTRODUCTION The Audio Mixer is really two devices in one. These are represented by the two modes: Record mode and Playback mode. When in Record mode, the Audio Mixer regulates the volume and balance of audio signals coming into your recorder.
  • Page 69 Software Installation Each source has a balance slider. However, if your hardware doesn't support stereo, you cannot affect the balance. Selecting a balance slider and using the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard enables you to change the balance as well. Before adjusting the balance on a wave file, be sure the file is in stereo, not mono.

  • Page 70: Multiplexer

    Chapter 4 4.4.5.3 MULTIPLEXER In Record mode, the AudioRack32 mixer will behave like a multiplexer with some hardware setups. What makes a multiplexer different from a mixer is that on a multiplexer only one recording source is available at any one time.

  • Page 71: The Digital Audio Player

    Software Installation 4.4.6 THE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER 4.4.6.1 INTRODUCTION The Digital Audio Player enables you to play, record, and compress sound as .WAV files. In addition, you can play .AUD files. The .WAV files use PCM, which is the Windows ? audio file format. The .AUD format uses ESPCM? compression to produce an audio file.

  • Page 72: The Digital Audio Player

    Chapter 4 4.4.6.3 THE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER starts recording to your hard disk. goes to the end of the wave file or to the next file in the current playlist. plays the wave file currently loaded. enables or disables the Auto Repeat. activates or deactivates the Pause.

  • Page 73: Playing A Wave File

    Software Installation By clicking on the image of the tape deck, you can display information about the file currently loaded in the Digital Audio Player. The display tells you the file name, size, number of bits per sample, sample rate, and whether the file was recorded in stereo or mono.

  • Page 74: Recording A Wave File

    Chapter 4 4.4.6.6 RECORDING A WAVE FILE Start by clicking New to open the New Options dialog box. You now have several choices to make: the sampling rate, the option for stereo, the format, recording synchronization, and vo ice activation. Choose the format first.
  • Page 75 Software Installation Next, choose a sampling rate from 5.5 kHz to 44.1 kHz. As in the case of bits, the more samples you take per second, the more disk space your file requires. Finally, if your hardware supports stereo, you can opt to record the file in stereo. Remember that choosing stereo doubles the amount of disk space your file requires.

  • Page 76: Saving A Wave File

    Chapter 4 4.4.6.7 SAVING A WAVE FILE When you are satisfied with your recording, click Save to open the Save As dialog box. Enter the file name, then choose the directory under which you wish to save the file. When you are done, click Save. 4.4.6.8 EDITING A WAVE FILE Clicking Edit opens the Audio Recorder window.
  • Page 77 Software Installation There are two ways you can move files into the Playlist box: • Highlight the file and click Add. • Double-click the file. Click Add All if you want to copy all the files to the playlist.

  • Page 78: Setting The Default Wave File Playlist

    Chapter 4 There are two ways to remove files from the Playlist box: • Highlight the file and click Remove. • Double-click the file. Click Clear if you want to remove all files from the Playlist box. To change the order in which the files appear, you can click and drag a file, dropping it into its new position.

  • Page 79: The Midi Player

    Software Installation If the current playlist has not been saved, you will be prompted to save the current playlist as a wave file playlist file before trying to return to the AudioRack32. In other words, you have started from scratch and created a brand new playlist file, which as of yet has not been saved and therefore has no file name associated with it.

  • Page 80: The Midi Player Controls

    Chapter 4 4.4.7.2 THE MIDI PLAYER CONTROLS plays the MIDI file currently loaded. goes back one file in the playlist. activates or deactivates the Pause. goes forward one file in the playlist. stops the file currently playing. enables or disables the Auto Repeat. goes back one second in the MIDI file.

  • Page 81: Playing A Midi File

    Software Installation 4.4.7.4 PLAYING A MIDI FILE The MIDI Player plays files with the .MID and .RMI extensions. To play one or more of these files, first click Playlist. This opens the Set Playlist dialog box. Choose the directory containing the file or files you wish to play. Then highlight those files and click Add to copy them to your playlist.

  • Page 82: Playing A Midi File Playlist

    Chapter 4 Now you are ready to play a MIDI file. Click the Play button to start the file. The player continues to play this file to the end and then moves on to the next file in the playlist until there are no more files to play. You may click the Stop button to halt play.

  • Page 83: Customizing A Midi File Playlist

    Software Installation 4.4.7.6 CUSTOMIZING A MIDI FILE PLAYLIST You can add, delete, and arrange MIDI files you wish to play in any manner you desire. If you want to modify an existing playlist, you must load it first as previously described. There are two ways you can move a MIDI file into the Playlist box: ?? Highlight the file and click Add.

  • Page 84: Setting The Default Midi File Playlist

    Chapter 4 4.4.7.7 SETTING THE DEFAULT MIDI FILE PLAYLIST When you have created a MIDI file playlist that you like, you may want to have that playlist file loaded automatically every time you start the AudioRack32. The Used as Default List check box in the Set Playlist dialog box fulfills this function.

  • Page 85: The Compact Disk Player

    Software Installation 4.4.8 THE COMPACT DISK PLAYER 4.4.8.1 INTRODUCTION If you have a CD-ROM drive, you can play audio CDs. The Compact Disk Player uses intelligent CD playlist management. It remembers the last playlist you used with each CD and loads that playlist automatically whenever you insert that CD.

  • Page 86: Playing Compact Disks

    Chapter 4 4.4.8.3 PLAYING COMPACT DISKS Insert the CD you wish to play in the CD-ROM drive, then click the Play button. Clicking the Stop button resets the current track to its beginning and stops play. To halt the Compact Disk Player at a specific point on a track, click the Pause button.

  • Page 87: Customizing A Compact Disk Playlist

    Software Installation 4.4.8.5 CUSTOMIZING A COMPACT DISK PLAYLIST To customize your own playlist for a CD, click Playlist. This opens the Set Playlist dialog box. Click in the CD Title text box and enter the name of the CD. To change the name of a track, select a track from the tracklist, then enter a new name in the Track Name text box.
  • Page 88 Chapter 4 There are three ways to remove a track from the Playlist box: ?? Select the track and click Remove. ?? Double-click on the track. ?? Drag a track from the playlist and drop it into the tracklist. Click Clear if you want to remove all tracks from the Playlist box. To change the order in which the tracks appear, you can click and drag a track, dropping it into a new position.

  • Page 89: The Audio Recorder

    Software Installation 4.4.9 THE AUDIO RECORDER 4.4.9.1 INTRODUCTION The Audio Recorder enables you to record, compress, store, and play back voice, music, and other sound. It provides settings for sound attributes such as mono/stereo, compression level, and sampling rate. You can use it to embed sound objects in documents created in applications that support object linking and embedding (OLE).

  • Page 90: The Audio Recorder Controls

    Chapter 4 4.4.9.2 THE AUDIO RECORDER CONTROLS starts a new audio file. inserts the Clipboard audio at the cursor or replaces the selected portion. opens an audio file. mixes the Clipboard audio with the audio beginning at the cursor. saves an audio file. starts recording.
  • Page 91 Software Installation The large area in the center of the window is the waveform display. It shows a graphic representation of the audio file currently in memory. The waveform is essentially a graph of the variation in air pressure over time that occurs when sound is produced, above the line (the line signifies one atmosphere) being a measurement of positive air pressure and below the line, negative.

  • Page 92: Audio Recorder Memu Commands

    Chapter 4 4.4.9.4 AUDIO RECORDER MEMU COMMANDS 4.4.9.4.1 FILE MENU New starts a new file by opening the Sound Attributes dialog box. Open brings up the Open file dialog box in order to load a file into the Audio Recorder. Save stores the current file to disk under its existing file name Save As enables you to save a recorded file...
  • Page 93 Software Installation 4.4.9.4.2 EDIT MENU Undo reverses the last change you made to the current audio file. Cut removes the selected portion of the audio file and stores it on the Clipboard. Copy copies the selected portion of the audio file to the Clipboard without removing it.
  • Page 94 Chapter 4 Note: The Edit Menu is not available for compressed files. 4.4.9.4.3 OPTIONS MENU Auto Repeat allows a loaded file to play endlessly when Play is clicked. Always On Top keeps the Audio Recorder on top of other windows on your desktop 4.4.9.4.4 EFFECTS MENU These commands alter the audio you have selected.
  • Page 95 Software Installation Fade causes the selected audio to Fade In from silence to its highest amplitude or Fade Out from its highest amplitude to silence. In other words, Fade In will have a three effects. First the leftmost portion of the selected audio will be silenced; zero amplitude.

  • Page 96: Playing A Wave File

    Chapter 4 4.4.9.5 PLAYING A WAVE FILE First chose Open from the File menu or click the Open file button on the tool bar, bringing up the Open file dialog box. Choose the directory and the .WAV or .AUD file you wish to play and click OK. Now you can play the file by clicking the Play button.

  • Page 97: Recording A Wave File

    Software Installation 4.4.9.6 RECORDING A WAVE FILE Start off by selecting New from the File menu or clicking the New file button on the tool bar to open the Sound Attributes dialog box. In the Sound Attributes dialog box, choose settings for the sampling rate, stereo on or off, and the format.

  • Page 98: Saving A Wave File

    Chapter 4 4.4.9.7 SAVING A WAVE FILE When you are satisfied with your recording, select Save As from the File menu or click on the Save file button on the tool bar. This opens the Save As Sound File dialog box. Enter the name of the file and choose the drive and directory where you wish to save it.

  • Page 99: Editing A Wave File

    Software Installation 4.4.9.8 EDITING A WAVE FILE 4.4.9.8.1 DELETING AN AUDIO SECTION 1. With the mouse, select the portion of the audio data to be deleted. 2. Press the Del key or choose the Delete command from the Edit menu. The selected audio disappears, joining the audio before and after it.
  • Page 100 Chapter 4 4.4.9.8.4 RECORDING NEW AUDIO AND PLACING IT ON THE CLIPBOARD 1. Place the cursor at the end of the waveform display, or play the file to the end. 2. With input source(s) ready, click the Record button to record new material. Click the Stop button to finish.
  • Page 101 Software Installation 2. Click the Paste Mix button. The Clipboard audio is combined with the audio after the cursor. If a section of audio was selected, the Clipboard audio is combined with the selected audio until the end of either the Clipboard or selected audio.
  • Page 102 Chapter 4 4.4.9.8.9 MIXING AUDIO FROM ANOTHER FILE 1. Place the cursor at the beginning of the audio to be mixed. 2. From the Edit menu, choose Mix with File to display the Mix With File dialog box. Then choose an audio file to combine with the current file, beginning at the cursor.

  • Page 103: Adding Sound To A Document: Drag And Drop

    Software Installation 4.4.9.8.10 CHANGING THE WAVEFORM WITH EFFECTS COMMANDS The Effects commands are described in this chapter in the section Audio Recorder Menu Commands— Effects Menu. The commands are: Normalize highest amplitude possible Fade: In or Out Volume: Increase or Descrease Echo: delay and intensity can be Speed:...

  • Page 104: Changing An Audio File'sproperties

    Chapter 4 4.4.9.10 CHANGING AN AUDIO FILE'S PROPERTIES An audio file contains more than audio data. You can attach a title, description, and an icon to an audio file. To do so, choose Properties from the File menu. The Properties dialog box appears. In this dialog box, you can place the cursor in the Label or Description area to add or change the label or description for the audio file.
  • Page 105 Software Installation The Audio Recorder assigns a default picture of the AudioDrive logo to each audio file. To select your own icon for a given sound file, click Set Picture. The Set Picture dialog box appears. From here, select the picture to appear with the audio file. It can be any graphic contained in a bitmap (.BMP or .DIB), wave (.WAV), icon (.ICO), executable (.EXE), or library (.DLL) file.

  • Page 106: Xing Mpeg Player (Optional)

    Chapter 4 XING MPEG PLAYER (OPTIONAL) Xing is a software MPEG player for the Video CD and MPEG format data. Please refers to the README.TXT file in the diskette for details about the installation.

  • Page 107: Chapter 5 Award Bios Setup Guide

    CHAPTER 5 AWARD BIOS SETUP GUIDE This following manual is specially provided for the BIOS supported system. After the configuration of the mainboard, and have assembled the components, user can turn on the completed system. At this point, run the software setup to ensure that the system information is correct.
  • Page 108 Chapter 5 Press the <DEL> key to enter the AWARD BIOS setup program and the following screen appears: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IFG3A) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION...

  • Page 109: Standard Cmos Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Guide In the Main Menu, choose "SAVE AND EXIT SETUP" to save change and reboot the system. Choosing "EXIT WITHOUT SAVING' to ignore all changes and exists the program. STANDARD CMOS SETUP ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IFG3A) STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 110 Chapter 5 Hard Disks Choose from the standard hare disk types 1 to 45. Type 47 is user definable. Type Auto is for auto detect the hard disk type. Drive A&B Choose 360K, 5.25 in. 1.2M, 5.25 in. 720K, 3.5 in. 1.44M, 3.5 in.

  • Page 111: Bios Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Guide BIOS FEATURES SETUP ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IFG3A) BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test : Disabled...
  • Page 112 Chapter 5 External Cache: Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option lets user choose whether to use secondary cache memory. The default is Enabled. Quick Power On Self Test: Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option let the POST sequence runs longer for through tests. Boot Sequence: With the default setting the BIOS first attempts to boot from drive A: and then, if unsuccessful, from hard disk C:.
  • Page 113 Award BIOS Setup Guide Security Option: Choose Setup or System. If system is selected, the password should be set. PCI/VGA Palette Snoop: Select Disabled or Enabled. If Enabled the MPEG Card can synchronised with PCI/VGA. Assign IRQ for VGA: Select Disabled or Enabled. Disable this option will make the system BIOS not assign IRQ for the VGA card, so one more IRQ can be spare for another device.

  • Page 114: Chipset Features Setup

    Chapter 5 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP The Advanced Chipset Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Note: Change these Settings only if user is familiar with the Chipset. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IFG3A) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 115 Award BIOS Setup Guide A short description of the screen items follows: Auto Configuration: The default value of the following options in this menu will be different according to the CPU clock speed: EDO CAS Pulse Width EDO CAS Precharge Time EDO RAS Precharge Timing ISA Bus Clock Frequency To enable the "Auto Configuration"...
  • Page 116 Chapter 5 EDO CAS Pulse Width, EDO CAS Precharge Time, EDO MDLE Timing, EDO BRDY# Timing, EDO RAS Precharge Timing: All of these options are used to control the EDO timing. The default settings for these options are Default Setting EDO CAS Precharge Time 1 Ck EDO MDLE Timing...
  • Page 117 Award BIOS Setup Guide Slow Refresh (1:4): To enable this function will allow the DRAM refresh in a slower rate. Video BIOS Cacheable: It is used to enable or disable the Video BIOS being cacheable. Memory Hole At 15M-16M: To enable this function will allow the VGA controller to rung larger frame port.

  • Page 118: Power Management Setup Menu

    Chapter 5 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU The Power Management Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers for system power management functions. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A5IFG3A) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Power Management : User Define VGA Activity : Enabled PM Control by APM...
  • Page 119 Award BIOS Setup Guide A short description of the screen items follows: Power Management: Available selection are "Disabled", "User Define", "Max Saving" and "Min Saving": "Disabled" will disable all the power saving functions. "User Define" makes the time period waiting for Suspend Mode to be programmed. "Max Saving"...

  • Page 120: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Chapter 5 COM Ports Activity/LPT Ports Activity/HDD Ports Activity/PCI/ISA Master Act./IRQ1-15 Activity/VGA Activity: All of these functions are used to control the wake up event from the Suspend Mode. Once the function is enabled, the corresponded activity will trigger the system back to the Normal Mode from the Suspend Mode.
  • Page 121 Award BIOS Setup Guide Note: Change these Settings only if user is familiar with the Chipset and all the PCI Add-on Cards functions...
  • Page 122 Chapter 5 A short description of the screen items follows: PNP OS Installed: Choose “Yes” to configure the BIOS that the Operating System installed support the Plug and Play standard. Resources Controlled By: Available options are "Manual" and "Auto". If "Auto" is selected, the system BIOS will use the ESCD with the legacy information.

  • Page 123: Load Setup Defaults Menu

    Award BIOS Setup Guide LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS MENU This Main Menu item uses the default setup values. Use this option as a diagnostic aid if the system behaves erratically. Choose this item and the following message appears: "Load SETUP Defaults (Y/N)? N" To use the Power-On defaults, change the prompt to "Y"...
  • Page 124 Chapter 5 A short description of the screen items follows: Internal PCI/IDE: Available selection are "Disabled", "Primary", "Secondary", "Both". It is used to configure the built in PCI IDE controller. "Disabled" will disable the internal PCI IDE controller. "Primary" will configure the internal PCI IDE controller to enable the primary channel only.
  • Page 125 Award BIOS Setup Guide Onboard Serial Port 2: Available options are “Auto”, “COM3/3E8”, “COM4/2E8”, “COM2/2F8” and “Disabled”. It is used to configure the on board serial port 1 to different port address or disable it. Make proper selection to avoid address conflict with other I/O devices.

  • Page 126: Supervisor Password

    Chapter 5 SUPERVISOR PASSWORD Two level of password is supported. Depending on the setting of the "Security Option" in the "BIOS FEATURES SETUP", the system BIOS will ask for password every time booting up the System or entering BIOS Setup. With the supervisor password, both the system booting and BIOS setup changing is allowed.
  • Page 127 Award BIOS Setup Guide 5.11 IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION When users can not find the Hard Disk information, it is very helpful to use this option. Choose this item and press <Enter>. After couple seconds, the screen will appear the Hard Disk information and following message: "SELECT PRIMARY MASTER OPTION(N=SKIP): N"...
  • Page 128 Chapter 5 5.12 HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT MENU Three utilities are provided in the HDD Low Level Format menu: (1) SELECT DRIVE (2) BAD TRACK LIST (3) PREFORMAT Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility BAD TRACKS TABLE NO. CYLS HEAD SELECT DRIVE BAD TRACK LIST PREFORMAT...
  • Page 129 Award BIOS Setup Guide Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility BAD TRACKS TABLE NO. CYLS HEAD SELECT DRIVE BAD TRACK LIST PREFORMAT Auto scan bad track add bad track Modify bad track Delete bad track Clear bad track table DRIVE: C CYLINDER : 0 HEAD : 0 SIZE CYLS HEAD...
  • Page 130 Chapter 5 Hard Disk Low Level Format Utility BAD TRACKS TABLE NO. CYLS HEAD SELECT DRIVE BAD TRACK LIST PREFORMAT Interleave (1-8) : 0 (0 for auto detect) Auto scan bad track : N START : N DRIVE: C CYLINDER : 0 HEAD : 0 SIZE CYLS HEAD...
  • Page 131 Award BIOS Setup Guide 5.13 SCSI HARD DISK INSTALLATION In Standard CMOS Setup Utility, select hard disk type to be "Not Installed". In Advanced CMOS Setup Utility, Disable "Adapter ROM Shadow DC00". On the SCSI Controller card, set the jumpers which configure the SCSI card BIOS segment address located at DC00 or DE00.

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