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ABLE OF ONTENTS CHAPTER 1 NTRODUCTION 1.1 I NTRODUCTION 1.2 F EATURES 1.3 S PECIFICATIONS 1.4 Unpack your MB-X63 1.5 Board Layout CHAPTER 2 NSTALLATION 2.1 H ARDWARE ETUP AND NSTALLATION 2.2 J UMPER ETTING AND ONNECTORS CHAPTER 3 BIOS S ETUP 3.1 R BIOS...
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MB-X63 Series to withstand many harsh industrial environments. MB-X63 Series is a high power & full engine mainboard with an AGP display of resolution up to 1600x1200 at 256 colors. Carefully designed to be a feature-rich mainboard at a reasonable price, this board elegantly meets industry needs and saves time and money by waiving the hassle of going through the extra effort and cost of additional I/O cards.
Specification MB-X63 S ERIES Dual IntelÒ Pentium III Processor in Socket 370, support FSB Processor 66/100/133 MHz CPU up to 133 MHz x 8 = 1 GHz Chipset VIA 694X/686B chipset System Memory/RAM Four 168-pin DIMM sockets, support up to 2 GB SDRAM (Note: PC100 memory support up to 4 DIMMs, PC133 memory support up to 3 DIMMs) AwardÒ...
CHAPTER 2. Installation Hardware Setup and Installation 2.1.1 CPU Installation and Upgrading Step 1: Locate the ZIF socket and open it by first pulling the lever of socket upward. Step 2: Insert the CPU into the socket. Please keep the lever right angle when inserting CPU.
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Step5: Attach the heatsink onto the CPU. Step 6: Push the clip of heatsink downward to hock the ear of socket firmly. Step 7: Finally, attach the fan cable to the CPU fan header. 2.1.2 System Memory Installation Step 1: Open latches of DIMM socket. Step 2: Insert the RAM module into the DIMM socket.
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2.1.3 DiskOnChip Installation Please make sure the central polarization key on the socket, and place the DiskOnChip as the same direction.
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2.2.2 UMPER ETTINGS UMMARY JUMPER FUNCTION JP2/JP3 Default Setup ATX POWER ON/OFF Switch CMOS1 Clear CMOS Data SWD1 Select Software /Hardware Watch-Dog TWD1 Select Watch-Dog Time Out Period Power LED Connector SDOC1 Select DiskOnChip ( Flash Disk ) Address SC2T1, SC2T2 Select COM2 Type JP2/JP3: Default Setup JP2: (1-2)
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SWD1: Select Software /Hardware Watch-Dog SWD1 Description Hardware (Default) Software Default SWD1 SWD1 TWD1: Select Watch-Dog Time Out Period TWD1 Time Out Period 16 sec 64 sec Default TWD1 TWD1 JP5: Power LED Connector Description Default...
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SC2T1/SC2T2 : Select COM2 Type COM2 Type SC2T1 SC2T2 RS-232 (Default) 1-5,2-6,3-7,4-8 RS-422 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12 RS-485 5-9,6-10,7-11,8-12 Default RS-232 SC2T1 SC2T2 RS-422 RS-485 SC2T1 SC2T2 2.2.3 I/O C ONNECTOR UMMARY CONNECTOR FUNCTION ISP1 ISP GAL Connector (Factory only) Keyboard/Mouse Connector (Dual Mini-DIN) IrDA1 Alternate IrDA VGA1...
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ISP1: ISP GAL Connector (Factory only) Pin No. Description MODE Ground SCLK ISP1 ISP1 KM1: Keyboard/Mouse Connector (Dual Mini-Din) Pin No. Description KB Data KB CLK MS Data MS CLK Mouse Keyboard...
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IrDA1: Alternate IrDA Pin No. Description IRRX IRTX IrDA1 IRDA1 VGA1: VGA Connector Pin No. Description Red Color Signal Green Color Signal Blue Color Signal Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground DDC-DATA H-Sync. V-Sync. DDC-CLK VGA1 VGA1...
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CN2: Lin_out,Speak _out Description Lin_out BOTTOM Speak _out PS1: 6 Pin Power Connector Pin No. Description 3.3V 3.3V FAN1: FAN Connector Pin No. Description FAN Status +12V FAN1 FAN1...
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FAN2: FAN Connector Pin No. Description FAN Status +12V FAN2 FAN2 KCN1: KB Connector ( 5-Pin Wafer) Pin No. Description Keyboard Clock Keyboard Data KCN1 KCN1 PLRS1: Power LED, HDD LED, Reset, Speaker Connector Pin No. Description Power LED + HDD LED + HDD LED - RESET SW +...
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COM1: RS-232 Serial Port #1 Connector (D-Sub) Pin No. Description Data Carrier Detect (DCDA #) Receive Data (RXDA) Transmit Data (TXDA) Data Terminal Ready (DTRA #) Ground (GND) Data Set Ready (DSRA #) Request To Send (RTSA #) Clear To Send (CTSA #) Ring Indicator (RIA #) COM1 COM1...
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LPT1: Parallel Port Connector (D-Sub) Pin No. Description Pin No. Description Strobe # Auto Form Feed # Data 0 Error # Data 1 Initialize # Data 2 Printer Select IN # Data 3 Ground Data 4 Ground Data 5 Ground Data 6 Ground Data 7...
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FDC1: Floppy Interface Connector (Header) Pin No. Description Pin No. Description Ground Density Select Ground Ground Ground Index # Ground Motor Enable A # Ground Drive Select B # Ground Drive Select A # Ground Motor Enable B # Ground Direction # Ground Step #...
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IDE1/IDE2: IDE Connector (Header) Pin No. Description Pin No. Description Reset # Ground Data 7 Data 8 Data 6 Data 9 Data 5 Data 10 Data 4 Data 11 Data 3 Data 12 Data 2 Data 13 Data 1 Data 14 Data 0 Data 15 Ground...
CHAPTER 3. Bios Setup Award‘s ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration and settings. The modified data will be stored in a battery-backed CMOS RAM so that this data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM remains unchanged unless there is a configuration change in the system, such as hard drive replacement or new equipment installment AWARD BIOS...
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Set User Password: Use this menu to set User Passwords. Save & Exit Setup: Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving: Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup. CMOS F TANDARD EATURES When you select the “STANDARD CMOS FEATURES” on the main program, the screen display will appears as : Standard CMOS Features Screen CMOS Setup Utility –...
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IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help Menu Level IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto To auto-detect the HDD’s size, head…on this channel. Capacity 0 MB Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector á â àß Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save...
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IDE Secondary Slave IDE HDD Auto-Detection Press Enter Item Help Menu Level IDE Secondary Slave Auto Access Mode Auto To auto-detect the HDD’s size, head…on this channel Capacity 0 MB Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector á â àß Move Enter: Select +/-/PU/PD: Value F10: Save ESC: ExitF1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fail-Safe Defaults...
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is functioning normally, you can choose this feature to speed up the booting process. First / Second / Third / Other Boot Device : The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The settings are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0/HDD-1/HDD-2/HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM, LAN, and Disabled Swap Floppy Drive : The default setting is “Disabled”.
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FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The settings are “Enabled” and “Disabled”. AGP Aperture Size : Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space.
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Primary / Secondary Master / Slave UMDA : Ultra DMA/66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 98 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable BIOS support.
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PM Control by APM : The default setting is “Yes”. System BIOS will ignore APM when power managing the system. System BIOS will wait for APM’s prompt before it enter any PM mode. Note: Enable this for O.S. with APM like Windows® 98, Windows® NT, etc. Video Off Option : This option is for choosing the setting in which the monitor will turn off.
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RTC Alarm Resume : This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During “Disabled”, you cannot use this function. During “Enabled”, choose the Date and Time Alarm: Date Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot every day.
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P/PCI C ONFIGURATION Both the ISA and PCI buses on the CPU card use system IRQs & DMAs. You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configuration Setup utility, otherwise the motherboard will not work properly. PnP/PCI Configuration Setup Screen CMOS Setup Utility –...
PC H EALTH TATUS PTIONAL This section helps you to get more information about your system including CPU temperature, FAN speed and voltages. It is recommended that you contact your motherboard supplier to get proper value about your setting of the CPU temperature. CMOS Setup Utility –...
3.11 EFAULTS When you press “Enter” on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to : Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing “Y” loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.
CHAPTER 4. Driver Support USE YOUR DRIVER CD-ROM This chapter provides information on how to install the drivers in generally and related directory that come with the CD-ROM in the package. Please follow the instructions set forth on the screen carefully.
APPENDIX A. How to use watch-dog timer You can enable the watch-dog when your application software monitors an unexpected or not responding, so then the timer generates a reset to reboot your system. During the period of enable to reset, you could still cancel reset by disabling the watch-dog.
Terms and Conditions Date:1997.10.20 Warranty Policy All products are warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase by the customer. The buyer will bear the return freight charges for goods that are returned for repair within the warranty period whereas manufacturer will bear the return to user freight charges after repair.
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When requesting RMA service, please fill out this “RMA Service Request Form”. Without this form your RMA will be REJECTED!!! Reasons to Return: □ Repair(Please include failure details) □ RMA No: Testing Purpose Company: Contact Person: Phone No. Purchased Date: Fax No.: Applied Date: Return Shipping Address:...