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Declaration of Conformity
According to 47 CFR, Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules
is a Class B digital device that complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
This declaration is given to the manufacturer:
CHAINTECH-EXCEL COMPUTER INC.
4427 Enterprise St. Fremont, CA 94538, U.S.A.
The following designated product:
EQUIPMENT : MAINBOARD
MODEL NO. : 6AIV
http://www.chaintech-excel.com
Chaintech President: Simon Ho
Signature:

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  • Page 1 According to 47 CFR, Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules The following designated product: EQUIPMENT : MAINBOARD MODEL NO. : 6AIV is a Class B digital device that complies with 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.
  • Page 2 Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................ 1 Product Specifications ............1 Package Contents ..............4 Mainboard Layout ..............5 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart ......6 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ..............7 Introduction to Jumpers ............7 Installing a CPU in a Socket 370 .......... 8 CPU Jumper Configuration..........8 Connector and Jumper Settings...........8 Main Memory Configuration ..........

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Product Specifications...

  • Page 5: Jp6A Power On By Usb 2

    Chapter 1...
  • Page 6 Introduction Max. Regulation Min. Current Output Voltage Requirement Requirement (Amps) +12V +/- 5% +/- 5% +3.3V +/- 5% +/- 10% -12V +/- 10% +5VSB +/- 5% 0.75...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Chapter 1 1-2 Package Contents Figure 1-1 IDE UDMA-66/100 cable Figure 1-2 Standard Floppy cable Front Panel Audio jack Figure 1-3...

  • Page 8: Mainboard Layout

    Introduction 1-3 Mainboard Layout...

  • Page 9: Connector And Jumper Reference Chart

    Chapter 1 1-4 Connector and Jumper Reference Chart Jumper & Function Page Connector No. Clear CMOS Data JP2A/JP2B External Clock Frequency 8/13 Frequency Ratio Setting (Optional) Power On By Keyboard Power On By USB 0 &1 JP6A Power On By USB 2 & 3 JP20 LCD Type Selector Over Ride Power Button connector...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Setup

    Hardware Setup Chapter 2 Hardware Setup Be sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing any work on your mainboard, i. e. installing a CPU, memory module, changing a jumper setting, etc. Not doing so may result in electrical shock! 2-1 Introduction to Jumpers Putting jumper caps on anything that is not a jumper may result in damaging your mainboard.

  • Page 11: Installing A Cpu In A Socket 370

    Chapter 2 2-2 Installing a CPU in a Socket 370 2-3 CPU Jumper Configuration Frequency Configuration JP2A/JP2B CPU Bus Frequency. CPU Bus Frequency: (Optional) Frequency Ratio Configuration: JP2A JP2B RATIO Auto SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN...
  • Page 12 Hardware Setup Overclocking...

  • Page 13: Connector And Jumper Settings

    Chapter 2 2-4 Connector and Jumper Settings The power supply connector is the last connection to be made while installing a mainboard. Before connecting the power supply, please make sure it is not connected to the power source. ATX Power Supply Connector (PW1) Software Power-Off Control Power-On By Modem...

  • Page 14: Over-Ride Power Button

    Hardware Setup Front Panel Connector Set (CN1) A through F A. Over-ride Power Button Connector B. Power Indicator LED Connector Over-ride Power Button Operation Definition +5V DC Not Connected Ground Blinking LED in Suspend Mode...

  • Page 15: Poly-Fuse Over Current Protection

    Chapter 2 C. Green Switch Connector D. System Reset Switch Connector Definition System Reset GROUND E. Speaker Connector Definition +5V DC No Connection No Connection Speaker Signal F. IDE Activity LED Connector Poly-fuse Over Current Protection...

  • Page 16: Jp1 Clear Cmos Data

    Hardware Setup Clear CMOS Data (JP1) External Clock Frequency (JP2A/JP2B) JP2A JP2B Auto 100MHz Open 133MHz Open Optional Frequency Ratio Setting (JP4) RATIO SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN SHORT OPEN OPEN SHORT SHORT OPEN OPEN SHORT SHORT OPEN...

  • Page 17: Jp5 Power On By Keyboard

    Chapter 2 Power On By Keyboard (JP5) Disable(default) Enable Power On By USB 0 &1 (JP6) Disable(default) Enable Power On By USB 2 & 3 (JP6A) Disable (default) Enable...

  • Page 18: Wake Up On Lan

    Hardware Setup LCD Type Selector (JP20) LCD On/Off MODE LCD OFF LCD ON LCD TYPE LCD Resolution 1024x768x18-bit 1280x1024x18-bit 800x600x18-bit 1024x600x18-bit DSTN 1024x768x16-bit DSTN 1024x600x24-bit DSTN 800x600x16-bit DSTN 1024x768x24-bit CD-ROM Audio-in (CN2) Auxiliary Audio-in (CN3)

  • Page 19: Cn4A

    Chapter 2 Front Panel Audio Connector (CN4A) Standard Rear Panel Front Panel WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector (CN5) 750mA...

  • Page 20: Usb 0/1Ports And Usb 2/3 Connector

    Hardware Setup USB 0/1Ports and USB 2/3 Connector (USB1/CN6) Optional TV-Out/DFP Connectors (CN17/CN18) CPU/System Cooling Fan Connectors (FAN1/FAN2)
  • Page 21 Chapter 2 FIR Connector (IR4) Audio Mono-in/out Connector (CN4)

  • Page 22: Main Memory Configuration

    Hardware Setup 2-5 Main Memory Configuration 32~512MBytes DRAM Specifications SDRAM Type SDRAM Type Max Memory FSB+33 10ns or faster 10ns or faster FSB+33 7.5ns or faster FSB-33 10ns or faster 7.5ns or faster...
  • Page 23 Chapter 2 - M e m o...

  • Page 24: Chapter 3 Award Bios Setup Program

    Award BIOS Setup Program Chapter 3 3 3 3 3 3 Award BIOS Setup Program Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it can retain the setup information, even when the power is turned off.

  • Page 25: Standard Cmos Setup

    User's Manual 3-1 Standard CMOS Features The Standard CMOS Features allows users to configure system components such as hard disk drive, floppy disk drive and video display as well as date, time and boot up error signaling. This configuration menu should be changed when installing a mainboard for the first time, changing hardware in your system such as the HDD, FDD, video display, or when the CMOS data has been lost or contaminated.
  • Page 26 Award BIOS Setup Program Type (Auto/User/None): Use the fields under the Type column to determine the method you will use to configure the IDE devices. If you choose Auto, BIOS will automatically detect and make optimal settings for most IDE hard drives. The mainboard manufacturer recommends that you choose Auto for all drives.
  • Page 27 User's Manual * Large - for IDE drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024 cylinders. Try this setting if your hard disk does not operate properly with the LBA setting. Large mode is not supported by all operating systems, i.e., only certain versions of DOS support large mode.

  • Page 28: Advanced Bios Features Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-2 Advanced BIOS Features By choosing the Advanced BIOS Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Anti-Virus Protection...
  • Page 29 User's Manual B. Cache Control CPU Internal Cache/External Cache Cache memory is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory. These fields allow you to enable or disable the CPUs Level 1 built-in cache and Level 2 external cache. Both settings are left enabled to significantly increase the performance of your computer.
  • Page 30 Award BIOS Setup Program Typematic Delay (Msec) The typematic delay sets how long after you press a key that a character begins repeating. E. Security Option The Supervisor and/or User Password functions shown in Figure 3-1 must be set to take advantage of this function. See Section 3-11 for password setting information.

  • Page 31: Advanced Chipset Setup

    User's Manual 3-3 Advanced Chipset Features By choosing the Advanced Chipset Features option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Item Help DRAM Clock/Drive Control...
  • Page 32 Award BIOS Setup Program B. AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size This function determines the amount of system memory that is given to the AGP card. Options range from 4MB to 128MB. This is a dynamic memory allotment in that the AGP card will only use the amount of memory that it needs.
  • Page 33 User's Manual G. Flash BIOS Protection The mainboard manufacturer developed BIOS protection technology that protects the System BIOS from accidental corruption by unauthorized users or computer viruses. When enabled, the BIOS data cannot be changed when attempting to update BIOS with the FLASH utility. When disabled, the BIOS data can be updated by using the FLASH utility.

  • Page 34: Integrated Peripherals

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-4 Integrated Peripherals This section provides information on setting peripheral devices. By choosing the Integrated Peripherals option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard.
  • Page 35 User's Manual B. VIA OnChip PCI Device VIA MC97 Modem This feature allows you to enable the on-board modem function. VIA AC97 Audio This feature allows you to enable the on-board audio function. VIA OnChip LAN This feature allows you to enable the on-board LAN function C.
  • Page 36 Award BIOS Setup Program F. USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system has a USB keyboard installed on the system board. If your system has no USB keyboard, select Disabled in this field. G. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.

  • Page 37: Power Management Setup

    User's Manual 3-5 Power Management Setup This section provides information on the Green PC power management functions. By choosing the Power Management Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Power Management Setup...
  • Page 38 Award BIOS Setup Program C. Video Off Option This setting allow you to selects the power-saving modes during which the monitor goes blank. D. Video Off Method This function serves as both a screen saver and power saver for monitors. See the next function, Video Off After, for setting the video timer.

  • Page 39: Power On By Alarm

    User's Manual H. Power On By Modem When enabled, a modem that receives a signal will wake up the system from soft off and green mode. You should connect the modem to the COM port and turn on the resume event in green mode. I.

  • Page 40: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-6 PNP/PCI Configuration This section provides IRQ and DMA setting information. By choosing the PNP/ PCI Configuration option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard.

  • Page 41: Pc Health Status

    User's Manual 3-7 PC Health Status By choosing the PC Health Status option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software PC Health Status Item Help Current System Temp.

  • Page 42: Frequency/Voltage Control

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-8 Frequency/Voltage Control By choosing the Frequency/Voltage Control Setup option from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure 3-1), the screen below is displayed. This sample screen contains the manufacturer's default values for the mainboard. CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2001 Award Software Frequency/Voltage Control Spread Spectrum +/-0.35%...

  • Page 43: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    User's Manual 3-9 Load Fail-Safe Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults loads the default BIOS values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.

  • Page 44: Load Optimized Defaults

    Award BIOS Setup Program 3-10 Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults loads the default system values directly from the CMOS Setup Utility menu (Figure3-1). If the stored record created by the setup program becomes corrupted and therefore unusable, these defaults will be loaded automatically when you turn on the computer.

  • Page 45: Supervisor Password & User Password Setting

    User's Manual 3-11 Supervisor Password & User Password Setting There are four different variables that control password settings. The first two are located under the Security Option function in BIOS Features Setup Menu (Figure 3-1). When the Security Option function is set to Setup, a password is required to enter BIOS and change BIOS settings.

  • Page 46: Save And Exit Setup

    Award BIOS Setup Program B. Set Both Supervisor Password and User Password Figure 3-13 Set Both Supervisor and User Password 3-12 Save and Exit Setup If you select this and type Y (for yes) followed by the [Enter] key, the values entered in the setup utilities will be recorded in the CMOS memory of the BIOS chip.
  • Page 47 User's Manual Memo...

  • Page 48: Chapter 4 Brief Software Driver Guide

    Brief Software Driver Guide Chapter 4 Brief Software Driver Guide ®...
  • Page 49 Chapter 4 - Memo...

  • Page 50: Appendix I On Board I/O Addresses & Irq Maps

    Appendix I On Board I/O Addresses & IRQ Maps System Resource I/O Address 1. Timer IRQ0 040, 043 2. Keyboard IRQ1 060, 064 3. Programmable INT IRQ2 0020, 0021, 00A0, 00A1 4. COM2(B) IRQ3 2F8, 2FF 5. COM1(A) IRQ4 3F8, 3FF 6.
  • Page 51 User's Manual -  Memo...

  • Page 52: Appendix Ii Embedded Flash Utility

    Appendix II Embedded Flash Utility This mainboard is equipped with an Erasable Flash ROM and an Embedded Flash Utility which allows the user to update the BIOS to a newer version. Embedded Flash Utility eases BIOS upgrade and eliminate the compatibility issue between different Flash ROM type and version of Flash utility.
  • Page 53 User's Manual M e m o...

  • Page 54: Appendix Iii Hdd Instant Recovery Utility

    Appendix III HDD Instant Recovery Utility This mainboard is equipped with HDD Instant Recovery utility embedded in the BIOS ROM. The feature is an option which allows the user to install or not. HDD Instant Recovery utility is a Pre-O.S. backup technology that provides backup before any OS is being activated.
  • Page 55 Chapter 4 Backup System Smart Backup 1. Upon system boot up, the HDD Instant Recovery Utility will be shown on the screen. Selet Backup System by pressing Alt+F1 key. 2. Select your hard drive to backup. 3. Wait for the backup process to finish and the system will automatically reboot. Equivalent Backup Still under evaluation testing for future Windows 2000/NT supports.

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