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INTRODUCTION
The MICRO ATX EX6 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer
mainboard based on the Intel
combines leading edge AGP ATI
®
and YAMAHA
YMF740 technology in audio. The Intel
processor supports MMX
The mainboard uses the highly integrated Intel
the PCI/ISA and Green standards, and to provide the Host/AGP bridge. The
82371EB chipset integrates all system control functions such as ACPI
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). The ACPI provides more
Energy Saving Features for the OSPM(OS Direct Power Management)
function. The Intel
supporting Ultra DMA/33 IDE that transfers data at the rate of 33MB/s.
The mainboard also supports the System Hardware Monitor Controller as an
optional function. This function includes: CPU /power supply/chassis fan
revolution detect, CPU/system voltage monitor, and system temperature
monitor.
®
Pentium
®
3D RAGE PRO technology in graphics
TM
(Multimedia Extension) technology.
®
82371EB chipset also improves the IDE transfer rate by
®
II processor. This mainboard
®
82440EX chipset to support
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Pentium
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  • Page 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The MICRO ATX EX6 mainboard is a high-performance personal computer ® ® mainboard based on the Intel Pentium II processor. This mainboard ®...
  • Page 2 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 1.1 Mainboard Features ® ® Slot 1 for Intel Pentium II processor. Supports 233MHz, 266MHz, 300MHz, and 333MHz. Chipset ® Intel 82440EX chipset. Clock Generator 66.6MHz clock is supported.
  • Page 3 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ® Rage PRO/RAGE IIC - Running on AGP BUS 2x for RAGE PRO/1X for RAGE IIC. - Onboard 2MB SGRAM (optional 4MB). - 3D Acceleration. Sound ®...
  • Page 4 COM A VGA Port FW82443EX COM 2 Top: Midi/ Game Port Bottom: Line-In Line-Out ATI 3D JCD1 BIOS RAGE PRO PCI SLOT 1 JBAT1 YAMAYA FW82371AB YMF740 PCI SLOT 2 JFP1 JGS1 JGL1 JAUX JWOL1 JMODEM1 SFAN1 ISA SLOT 1 MS-6132...
  • Page 5 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 jumper switch (JP1) 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 6 2.1-1 CPU Installation Procedures ® Different kinds of Pentium II processor that is currently used: the OEM ® version, the Boxed version, and Celeron . OEM Pentium II Processor has ® no Heat Sink, Fan and Heat Sink Support, the Boxed Pentium II Processor is provided with Heat Sink w/ fan and Heat Sink Support, while the Celeron...
  • Page 7 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 RMAM...
  • Page 8 Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard. 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 proper direction. Then, attach the Retention Mechanism to the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount.
  • Page 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 ® 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 Pentium Processor, all you need is the Retention Mechanism. Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard.
  • Page 14 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 15 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 16 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 17 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 18 C. OEM Celeron Processor Installation Procedures Step 1: Insert the Retention Mechanism Attach Mount at the bottom of the mainboard. 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 proper direction.
  • Page 19 Step 3: Install the MSI Heat Sink (optional) to the Processor. Celeron Heat Sink processor The instruction procedure may vary depending on the Heat Sink that you’re using. plastic Clip Push down the plastic clips, so that they are in line with the hole on the processor.
  • Page 20 2.1-2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure 1. The jumper JP1 is used to set the Core/Bus (Fraction) ratio of the CPU. The actual core speed of the CPU is the Host Clock Frequency multiplied by the Core/Bus ratio. For example: CPU Clock 66MHz Core/Bus ratio...
  • Page 21 2.1-3 CPU Speed Setting: JP1 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 Pentium II processor ) for proper setting. Type 200MHz 233MHz...
  • Page 22 2.1-4 Fan Power Connectors: JFAN1/PSFAN1/CFAN1/SFAN1 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 23 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 24 2.3-1 Memory Bank Configuration The mainboard supports a maximum of 256MB of memory for EDO and SDRAM: It provides two 168-pin unbuffered DIMMs (Double In-Line Memory Module) sockets. It supports 8 MB to 256 Mbytes DIMM memory module. The memory module can be either SDRAM or EDO (Extended Data Output) Mode DRAM.
  • Page 25 2.3-2 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 26 2.3-3 Memory Population Rules 1. Supports EDO and SDRAM. 2. Supports 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 or DIMM 2 in any order. 5.
  • Page 27 Table 2.3-1 EDO DRAM Memory Addressing DRAM MB/DIMM Address Size DRAM DRAM Density & Addressing Tech. Single Double Column Width pcs. pcs. Side(S) Side(D) 1Mx16 SYMM 8MBx4 16MBx8 1Mx16 ASYM 8MBx4 16MBx8 2Mx8 ASYM 16MBx8 32MBx16 2Mx8 ASYM 16MBx8 32MBx16 4Mx4 SYMM 32MBx16 64MBx32...
  • Page 28 The Power Switch, Reset Switch, Power LED, Speaker and HDD LED are all connected to the JFP1 connector block. 2-24...
  • Page 29 2.4-1 Power Switch Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. This switch had the same feature with JRMS1. 2.4-2 Reset Switch Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON/ OFF. Avoid rebooting while the HDD LED is lit. You can connect the Reset switch from the system case to this pin.
  • Page 30 The mainboard also provides a standard floppy disk connector FDC that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cables. 2-26...
  • Page 31 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 32 2.7-1 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JPWR1 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. This power connector supports instant power on function which means that system will boot up instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board.
  • Page 33 2.7-2 Remote Power On/Off Switch: JSW1 Connect to a 2-pin push button switch. During OFF state, press once and the system turns 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 34 The mainboard provides one 5-pin infrared (IR) connector for IR modules. This connector is 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. 2-30...
  • Page 35 The mainboard has a 9-pin male DIN connector for serial port COM A. This port are 16550A high speed communication ports that send/receive 16 bytes FIFOs. You can attach a mouse or a modem cable directly into this connec- tor. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 COM A...
  • Page 36 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: PIN DEFINITION SIGNAL SIGNAL STROBE AUTO FEED# DATA0...
  • Page 37 ® 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: PS/2 Mouse (6-pin Female) ®...
  • Page 38 You can connect joystick or game pads to this connector. Joystick/MIDI Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD player, Tape layer, or other audio devices. Mic is connector for the microphones. Line Out Line In Mic 1/8”...
  • Page 39 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 2 1 2 3 4 USB Port 1 SIGNAL -Data0...
  • Page 40 The mainboard provides a DB 15-pin connector to connect to a VGA monitor. Analog Video Display Connector(DB15-S) Signal Description Green Blue Not used Ground Ground Ground Ground Not used Ground Not used Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync 2-36...
  • Page 41 Attach a power saving switch to JGS1. When the switch is pressed, the system immediately goes into suspend mode. Press any key and the system wakes up. JGS1 2-37...
  • Page 42 JGL1 can be connected with LED. This will lit while the system is in suspend mode. JGL1 2-38...
  • Page 43 The mainboard supports three kinds of system boot up: the Boot-Up by switch, Immediate Boot-Up, and Last State. With the Boot-Up by Switch, the system will boot up only when the power on switch is pressed. For Immediate Boot-Up, the system will boot up instantly when the power connector is connected into the system.
  • Page 44 The JWOL connector is for use with LAN add-on cards that supports Wake Up on LAN function. To use this function, you need to set the “Resume By Ring” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup. JWOL SIGNAL 5VSB MP_WAKEUP Note: LAN wake-up signal is active “high”.
  • Page 45 The JMODEM1 connector is for used with Modem add-on card that supports the Modem Wake Up function. To use this function, you need to set the “Resume By Ring” to enable at the BIOS Power Management Setup. JMODEM1 SIGNAL MDM_WAKEUP 5VSB Note: Modem wake-up signal is active “low”.
  • Page 46 The mainboard provides CD Line-in connector to let you connect to the cable provided by the CD-ROM. JCD1 2-42...
  • Page 47 This is used to check the CPU temperature. The J1 is a sensor that is placed near the processor heatsink. This will monitor the CPU temperature. 2-43...
  • Page 48 The mainboard provides Auxiliary input for audio. JAUX 2-44...
  • Page 49 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Chapter 3 AWARD ® ® ® ® ® BIOS SETUP ® Award BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration.
  • Page 50 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.1 Entering Setup 3.1 Entering Setup 3.1 Entering Setup 3.1 Entering Setup 3.1 Entering Setup Power on the computer and press <Del>...
  • Page 51 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.3 The Main Menu 3.3 The Main Menu 3.3 The Main Menu 3.3 The Main Menu 3.3 The Main Menu ®...
  • Page 52 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Chipset Features Setup This setup page includes all the items of chipset special features. Power Management Setup This category determines the power consumption for system after setting the specified items.
  • Page 53 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.4 Standard CMOS Setup 3.4 Standard CMOS Setup 3.4 Standard CMOS Setup 3.4 Standard CMOS Setup 3.4 Standard CMOS Setup The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 catego- ries.
  • Page 54 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Date The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS.
  • Page 55 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP If the controller of HDD interface is ESDI, the selection shall be “Type 1”. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be “None”.
  • Page 56 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.5 BIOS Features Setup 3.5 BIOS Features Setup 3.5 BIOS Features Setup 3.5 BIOS Features Setup 3.5 BIOS Features Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JM49) BIOS FEATURES SETUP...
  • Page 57 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP None No warning message to appear when anything (default) attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table.
  • Page 58 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Boot From LAN First During Enabled, the system will boot from the LAN card (if there’s any) first.
  • Page 59 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup.
  • Page 60 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Report No FDD For WIN 95 ® This function is only used when you are testing SCT for Windows 95 Logo.
  • Page 61 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.6 Chipset Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Chipset Features Setup Chipset Features Setup The Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers.
  • Page 62 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Auto Configuration Choosing Enabled (default) will automatically configure chipset features using default settings. Choose Disable to customize setup. DRAM Speed Selection The DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers.
  • Page 63 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP EDO DRAM Write Burst This sets the timing for burst mode writes from DRAM (EDO). Burst read and write requests are generated by the CPU in four separate parts.
  • Page 64 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time The recovery time is the length of time, measured in CPU clocks, which the system will delay after the completion of an input/output request.
  • Page 65 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay This item allows you to select SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay. The settings are Fast or Slow. SDRAM RAS Precharge Time This item allows you to select SDRAM RAS Precharge Time.
  • Page 66 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.7 Power Management Setup 3.7 Power Management Setup 3.7 Power Management Setup 3.7 Power Management Setup 3.7 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup will appear on your screen like this: ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69JM49)
  • Page 67 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP ACPI Function During Enabled, this will support ACPI function. Power Management Disable Global Power Management will be disabled.
  • Page 68 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Video Off After The settings are N/A, Standby, Doze, or Suspend. This option is for choosing the setting in which the monitor will turn off.
  • Page 69 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Standby Mode Disable System will never enter STANDBY mode. 1 Min/2 Min/ Defines the continuous idle time before the 4 Min/8 Min/ system enters STANDBY mode.
  • Page 70 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Throttle Duty Cycle This option will determine how much power will be used by the CPU , if the system goes into suspend mode.
  • Page 71 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Resume by Alarm This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up.
  • Page 72 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 3.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 3.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 3.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup 3.8 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup You can manually configure the PCI Device’s IRQ.
  • Page 73 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Resources Controlled By By Choosing “Auto”, the system BIOS will detect the system resource and automatically assign the relative IRQ and DMA Channel for each peripheral.
  • Page 74 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP...
  • Page 75 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Assign IRQ for VGA Lets the user choose which IRQ to assign for VGA card. Assign IRQ for USB Set to Enabled when USB port will be used.
  • Page 76 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.10 Special Features Setup (optional) This Special Features Setup are use by System Hardware Monitor chipset. You can manually change the value of each option.
  • Page 77 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Chassis/Power/CPU Fan RPM During Enabled, this will monitor the RPM of your CPU/Chassis/ Power fan. System Temperature/CPU Temperature This will show the System and CPU temperature.
  • Page 78 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.11 Integrated Peripherals ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69IM49) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Onboard Parallel Mode :378/IRQ7 IDE HDD Block Mode :Enabled...
  • Page 79 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP IDE Secondary Slave PIO Auto/Mode0/Mode1-4 For these 4 IDE options, choose “Auto” to have the system BIOS auto detect the IDE HDD operation mode for PIO access.
  • Page 80 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP USB Keyboard Support Enabled/Disabled Choosing Enabled will allow the system to use USB keyboard without a device driver.
  • Page 81 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Onboard Serial Port 2 Disabled/(3F8/IRQ4)/(2F8/IRQ3)/(3E8/IRQ4)/(2E8/IRQ3) The system has an On-board Super I/O chipset with 2 serial ports. The On-board serial ports can be selected as: Disabled 3F8/IRQ4...
  • Page 82 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP Parallel Port Mode SPP : Standard Parallel Port EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port ECP : Extended Capability Port To operate the onboard parallel port as StandardParallel Port only, choose “SPP.”...
  • Page 83 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting 3.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting 3.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting 3.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting 3.12 Supervisor/User Password Setting This Main Menu item lets you configure the system so that a pass- word is required each time the system boots or an attempt is made to enter...
  • Page 84 ® CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3 AWARD AWARD AWARD BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP BIOS SETUP 3.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 3.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 3.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 3.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection 3.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection You can use this utility to automatically detect the characteristics of...
  • Page 85 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Chapter 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE The system configuration information and chipset register information is stored in the CMOS RAM.
  • Page 86 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 4.1 Enter BIOS Setup ® Enter the AMI setup Program’s Main Menu as follows: 1.
  • Page 87 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE AMIBIOS HIFLEX SETUP UTILITIES - VERSION 1.20 (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup...
  • Page 88 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 4.2 Standard CMOS Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Standard CMOS Setup” of the main menu screen .
  • Page 89 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 4.3 Advanced CMOS Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Advanced CMOS Setup” of the main menu. AMIBIOS SETUP - ADVANCED CMOS SETUP (C) 1996 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 90 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Description of the item on screen follows: 1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device This option sets the sequence of boot drives.
  • Page 91 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 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 92 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE ® Boot to OS/2 Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to run properly, if ®...
  • Page 93 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE C800, 16k Shadow/CC00, 16k Shadow/D000, 16K Shadow/ D400, 16k Shadow/D800, 16k Shadow/DC00, 16K Shadow These options specify how the contents of the adaptor ROM named in the option title are handled.
  • Page 94 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 4.4 Advanced Chipset Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Advanced Chipset Setup” of the main menu screen.
  • Page 95 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 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”...
  • Page 96 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 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.
  • Page 97 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 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.
  • Page 98 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 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.
  • Page 99 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Clock Generator for Spread Spectrum Set this option to Enabled or Disabled the Spread Spectrum of the clock generator.
  • Page 100 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 4.5 Power Management Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Power Management Setup” of the main menu screen.
  • Page 101 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Description of the item on screen follows: Power Management/APM ® Set this option to Enabled to enable the Intel 82440EX ISA power management features and APM(Advanced Power Management).
  • Page 102 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Standby Time Out This option specifies the length of a period of system inactivity while in Full power on state.
  • Page 103 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Display Activity/Device 6/Device 7/Device 8/Device 5/Device 0/Device 1/Device 2/Device 3/System Thermal When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified hardware interrupt request line.
  • Page 104 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 4.6 PCI/Plug and Play Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “PCI/Plug and Play Setup” of the main menu screen.
  • Page 105 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 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.
  • Page 106 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE PCI IDE BusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus includes a bus mastering capability.
  • Page 107 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE DMA Channel 0/1/3/5/6/7 These options specify the bus that the specified DMA channel is used.
  • Page 108 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 4.7 Peripheral Setup 1. Press <ENTER> on “Peripheral Setup” of the main menu screen. AMIBIOS SETUP - PERIPHERAL SETUP (C) 1998 American Megatrends, Inc.
  • Page 109 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Description of the item on screen follows: Onboard Yamaha Sound Choose Enabled, when using the onboard sound chip. Choose Disabled, when using add-on sound card.
  • Page 110 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Onboard Serial Port A/Onboard Serial Port B Choose 3F8, for the BIOS to automatically detect the device. If the ISA add-on card has Onboard Serial port to be set at COM4...
  • Page 111 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE Onboard Parallel Port Choose Auto, the BIOS automatically assigned onboard parallel port to the available parallel port or disabled. If the ISA add-on card has Onboard parallel port to be set as LPT1...
  • Page 112 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 4 ® BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE BIOS USER’S GUIDE 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 113 CHAPTER 5 VGA DRIVER Chapter 5 ® ® 3D RAGE PRO/ATI 3D RAGE IIC VGA DRIVER 1. Overview ® ® The ATI 3D RAGE PRO/ATI 3D RAGE IIC is a highly integrated graphics controller. Incorporated within this single chip are the 2D, 3D, and video accelerators, palette DAC, and dual-clock synthesizer.
  • Page 114 CHAPTER 5 VGA DRIVER 1.3 System Requirements This section describes system requirements for the VGA Driver installation and Usage. ® ® Computer Intel Pentium II processor or higher Monitor VGA Support, mimimum 640x480 resolution ® Operating system DOS 5.0 or higher, Windows ®...
  • Page 115 CHAPTER 5 VGA DRIVER ® 2 . ATI 3D VGA Driver Setup & Usage Procedures Insert the CD-title into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto-run. This will display installation for VGA driver and sound driver. Also ® ® ® included are Intel PIIX4 patch for Windows 95, Norton...
  • Page 116 CHAPTER 5 VGA DRIVER 2.1-2 Changing resolution, color depth, and refresh rate: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Display icon. Step 3: Select Settings. Step 4: Select Color Palette to change between 16 color, 256 color, Hi color, or True color.
  • Page 117 CHAPTER 5 VGA DRIVER ® 2.2 Windows NT 4.0 ® You need to install Windows NT “Service Pack”, before you install ® Windows NT driver. 2.2-1 Display Driver Installation Procedure: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group.
  • Page 118 CHAPTER 5 VGA DRIVER 2.2-2 Changing resolution, color depth, and refresh rate: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Display icon. Step 3: Select Settings. Step 4: Select Color Palette to change between 16 color, 256 color, 32768 colors, 65536 colors, and 16777216 colors.
  • Page 119 CHAPTER 6 AUDIO DRIVER Chapter 6 ® YAMAHA AUDIO DRIVER 1. Overview ® The YAMAHA YMF740 PCI audio integrates OPL3, MPU401 MIDI interface and joystick port. This function is suitable for multi-media applica- tions. 1.1 Features Support Sound Blaster game compatibility. Support Windows sound system compatibility.
  • Page 120 CHAPTER 6 AUDIO DRIVER 2 . Audio Driver Setup Insert the CD-title into your CD-ROM drive. This CD will auto-run. This will display installation for VGA driver and sound driver. Also ® ® ® included are Intel PIIX4 patch for Windows 95, Norton Anti-virus, and Bus Master driver.
  • Page 121 CHAPTER 6 AUDIO DRIVER 2.1-3 YAMAHA XG Wavetable Installation Step 1: Insert the provided CD_ROM disk into the CD-ROM drive. Step 2: Look for the CD_ROM drive, double click on the CD_ROM icon. This will show the setup screen. Step 3: Click on “YAMAHA XG Studio” icon. Step 4: Follow the setup procedure.
  • Page 122 CHAPTER 6 AUDIO DRIVER ® 2.2 Windows NT 4.0 2.2-1 Audio Driver Installation Procedure: Step 1: Click Start menu and select Control Panel from Settings group. Step 2: Select Multimedia icon. Step 3: Click on the Devices tab. Step 4: Click Add. Step 5: Double click on Unlisted or Updated Driver in the list.