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- Page 1 PA-2013 MOTHERBOARD MANUAL DOC No. : 16449 Rev. : A0 Date : 5, 1998 Part No. : 25-10864-...
- Page 2 Notice Handling Precautions Warning : 1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on the motherboard. Before handling any motherboard outside of its protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge in your body. 2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Package Checklist .................. 1 The PA-2013 Motherboard............2 Main Features ..................3 Intelligent Properities................5 Chapter 2 Installation Procedures 1). Set System Jumpers ................7 Jumpers ..................7 Motherboard Layout..............8 Clear Password: CPS ............. 10 Flash ROM Type Selection: EP1, EP2 ........ - Page 4 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector: KB, MS...... 25 Universal Serial Bus Connectors: USB0, USB1, F_USB ..25 Printer Connector: LPT ............26 Serial Port Connectors: COM1, COM2 ........26 Infrared Connector: IR ............26 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility................
- Page 5 Installation Procedures AGP VxD Support Utility ..............56 System Requirements..............56 Installation ..................56 BIOS Flash Software................57 Downloading BIOS File ..............57 Upgrading BIOS File..............57 Loading New BIOS Defaults ............57 Anti-Virus Tool..................58 Hardware Requirements..............58 Technical Notes ................58...
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview
ATX- size platform for leading-edge PC ’ 97 compliant systems. For the most up-to- date information and the latest FAQs and BIOS updates, visit FIC Online at http://www.fic.com.tw/. Package Checklist Please check that your package contains all the items listed below. If you discover any item is damaged or missing, please contact your vendor. - Page 8 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual The PA-2013 Motherboard...
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Page 9: Main Features
Overview Main Features Easy Installation ||BIOS with support for Plug and Play, auto detection of IDE hard drives, ||LS-120|drives, IDE ZIP drives, MS Windows 95/ 98/NT, and OS/2. Leading Edge Chipset VIA APOLLO MVP3 chipset with integrated DRAM and LII cache controllers as well as support for Intel's new Dynamic Power Management Architecture (DPMA), Concurrent PCI (PCI 2.0 and 2.1), AGP 1.0 compliant, and USB. - Page 10 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Onboard Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) One 32-bit AGP slot supports 1x/2x AGP VGA cards for superior 3D video and graphics performance with transfer speeds up to 264MB/second under 1x transfer mode and up to 528MB/second under 2x transfer mode.
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Page 11: Intelligent Properities
Overview Intelligent Properties Optimized MMX Performance The motherboard utilizes the advanced features of the VIA APOLLO MVP3 chipset to optimize the unrivaled performance of the Intel Pentium® processor with MMX technology. To provide you with additional flexibility, the motherboard also supports other leading-edge processors featuring MMX technology, including the AMD-K6, Cyrix 6X86MX, IBM 6x86MX processors. - Page 12 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual the PA-2013 is further boosted by the board’ s integrated I C controller, which optimizes the memory timing settings.
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Page 14: Installation Procedures
Chapter 2 Installation Procedures The motherboard has several user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you to configure your system to suit your requirements. To set up your computer, you should follow these installation steps: 1). set system jumpers; 2). install RAM modules;... -
Page 15: Motherboard Layout
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Motherboard Layout... - Page 16 Installation Procedures Onboard Mark Meaning Page Clear Password EP1, 2 Flash ROM Type Selection SRAM CPU to SRAM Data Transacting Mode Selection CLK4, SDRAM DIMM Frequency Selection NBCLK1,NBCLK2 System Frequency Selection CLK1, 2, 3 CPU External (Bus) Frequency Selection FREQ1, 2, 3 CPU to Bus Frequency Ratio Selection CPU Voltage Selection DIMM1, 2, 3...
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Page 17: Clear Password: Cps
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Clear Password: CPS This jumper allows you to enable or to disable the password configuration. You may need to enable this jumper by shorting it with a jumper cap if you forget your password. To clear the password setting: 1. Turn off your computer, (2). -
Page 18: Cpu To Sram Data Transacting Mode Selection: Sram
Installation Procedures CPU to SRAM Data Transacting Mode Selection: SRAM This jumper allows you to select the CPU to SRAM data read/write mode. If you install a Cyrix or IBM processor on this motherboard, please set at 2-3 pin pair. Please also read Linear Burst feature of BIOS Setup, Chapter 3 for more information. -
Page 19: Install And Remove Dimms
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Install and Remove DIMMs This motherboard supports 100MHz SDRAM DIMMs; that is, the system frequency of this motherboard runs in a higher speed rather than the speed of 66MHz. Complete the following procedures to install DIMMs: 1. Locate the DIMM slots on the motherboard. (See figure below.) 2. -
Page 20: Dimm Frequency: Clk4, Sdram
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Page 21: Cache Memory
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Cache Memory The PA-2013 comes with onboard 512KB (1MB is manufacturing optional) synchronous 3.3V Pipeline Burst SRAMs. Cache memory access is very fast compared to main memory access. Since cache memory is from five to more than ten times faster than main memory, the system performance is better. -
Page 22: Install The Cpu
Installation Procedures 3). Install the CPU The CPU module resides in the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket on the motherboard. CAUTION: 1. Always turn the system power off before installing or removing any device. 2. Always observe static electricity precautions. See “... - Page 23 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual...
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Page 24: Cpu External (Bus) Frequency: Clk1, Clk2, Clk3
Installation Procedures CPU External (BUS) Frequency: CLK1, CLK2, CLK3 The motherboard may have two types of clock generator onboard. The table below shows the jumper settings for the different CPU speed configurations when the listed clock generator onboard. CPU to Bus Frequency Ratio: FREQ1, FREQ2, FREQ3 These three jumpers are used in combination to decide the ratio of the internal frequency of the CPU to the bus clock. -
Page 25: Set Cpu Frequency
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Set CPU Frequency Intel Pentium MMX (Unit of Freq. and Bus Freq. : MHz) Type Freq. Bus Freq. Ratio Pentium 2.5 x P54C 1.5 x 3.5 x Pentium MMX 2.5 x AMD-K6 (Unit of Freq. and Bus Freq. : MHz) Type Freq. - Page 26 Installation Procedures 2. Please refer to your CPU top marking about the actual CPU speed ||||||and ratio.
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Page 27: Set Cpu Voltage
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Set CPU Voltage This section lists all possible CPU voltages that this board supports. There are two rows of CPU voltage (core voltage) jumper setting in the diagram below. NOTE: Please refer to your CPU top marking about the actual CPU voltage. -
Page 28: Install Expansion Cards
Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that, when connected to the motherboard, increase the capabilities of your system. For example, expansion cards can provide video and sound capabilities. Your PA-2013 features one 32-bit AGP Bus, two 16-bit ISA Bus, and four 32- bit PCI Bus expansion slots. -
Page 29: Connect Devices
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual 5). Connect Devices Connectors to Internal Devices Floppy Diskette Drive Connector: FLOPPY This connector provides the connection with your floppy disk drive. IDE HDD Device Connectors: PRIMARY, SECONDARY These two connectors are used for your IDE hard disk drives, CD drives, LS- 120|drives, or IDE ZIP drives. -
Page 30: Cpu Fan Connector: Fan1
Installation Procedures CPU Fan Connector: FAN1 This connector is linked to the CPU fan for cooling the processor temperature. Please read the CPU fan installation guide before connection. Wake-ON-LAN (WOL) Connector: RWU This 3-pin connector allows LAN servers to manage the system that installed this board via network adapters support WOL. - Page 31 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Connectors to System Case Front Panel Block Connector: F_PNL This block connector concludes: PWR_LED, KB_LOCK, TB_LED, SP_SW, SPK, SP_LED, IDE_LED, RPW_SW, and RST connectors. Usually, the plugs with wires for above LEDs (indicators), speaker and switches come with the system case. Please identify polarities of plug wires for the case speaker and LEDs;...
- Page 32 Installation Procedures PWR_LED (A) & KB_LOCK (B) PWR_LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether the system is on/off and the case-mounted keyboard lock to lock keyboard. KB_LOCK prevents keyboard access to the system (this feature is used in combination with the case-mounted keylock).
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Page 33: System Case Fan Connector: Fan2
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual System Case Fan Connector: FAN2 This 3-pin connector links to your cooling fan on the system case to lower the system temperature. Chassis Open Alarm Connector: CHASSIS1 This 3-pin pinhead provides users with the functions that messages from the... - Page 34 Installation Procedures This feature is cooperated with the system case either by optical or mechanical way. If you purchase a case that supports the intrusion alarm by mechanical means; please check with your vendor carefully if it can work with this board. If this connector is unused, it is shortened on pin pair 2-3.
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Page 35: Ps/2 Keyboard And Mouse Connector: Kb, Ms
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Connectors to External Devices PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector: KB, MS These two 6-pin female connectors are used for your PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse. Universal Serial Bus Connectors: USB0, USB1, F_USB These two connectors that integrated on the edge of the board are used for linking with USB peripheral devices. - Page 36 Installation Procedures...
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Page 37: Printer Connector: Lpt
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Printer Connector: LPT This 25-pin D-Sub female connector is attached to your printer. Serial Port Connectors: COM1, COM2 These two 9-pin D-Sub male connectors allow you to connect with your devices that use serial ports, such as a serial mouse or a modem. -
Page 38: Bios Setup
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup The motherboard comes with the Award BIOS chip that contains the ROM Setup information of your system. This chip serves as an interface between the processor and the rest of the motherboard's components. This section explains the information contained in the Setup program and tells you how to modify the settings according to your system configuration. -
Page 39: Standard Cmos Setup
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Standard CMOS Setup The Standard CMOS Setup screen is displayed above. Each item may have one or more option settings. The system BIOS automatically detects memory size, thus no changes are necessary. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the PgUp or PgDn keys to select the value you want in each item. -
Page 40: Software Turbo Speed
BIOS Setup Floppy 3 Mode Support This feature allows you to install a 3.5” (1.2MB) NEC 9801 floppy drive. The options are: Both , Disabled (Default), Drive A, Drive B. PRECOMP: Software Turbo Speed The BIOS supports Software Turbo Speed feature. Instead of pressing the Turbo Speed Button on the front panel, simply press the Alt, Ctrl, and + keys at the same time to enable the Turbo Speed feature;... - Page 41 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual CPU Internal Cache When enabled, improves the system performance. Disable this item when testing or trouble-shooting. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. External Cache When enabled, supports an optional cache SRAM. This feature allows you to disable the cache function when the system performance is unstable to run some software.
- Page 42 BIOS Setup Typematic Rate Setting The term typematic means that when a keyboard key is held down, the character is repeatedly entered until the key is released. The options are: Disabled (Default), Enabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) This feature is available only if the above item, Typematic Rate Setting, is set at Enabled.
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Page 43: Chipset Features Setup
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Chipset Features Setup Video BIOS Cacheable When enabled, allows the system to use the video BIOS codes from SRAMs, instead of the slower DRAMs or ROMs. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. System BIOS Cacheable When enabled, allows the ROM area F000H-FFFFH to be cacheable when cache controller is activated. - Page 44 BIOS Setup The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. Sustained 3T Write When enabled, allows the CPU to compele the memory writes in 3 clocks. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. Cache Pipeline When enabled, it makes the read/write speed between the CPU and the cache RAMs faster.
- Page 45 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual SDRAM Bank Interleave This feature appears only when SDRAM DIMM/s is installed (BIOS auto detection). It allows you to select 2 or 4 banks when the DIMM supported to achieve a better data transaction performance. The DIMM’ s manual or manufacturer will provide the specification how many banks the DIMM supported.
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Page 46: Power Management Setup
BIOS Setup Power Management Setup Power Management This item allows you to adjust the power management features. Select Disable for disabling global power management features. Select User Define for configuring your own power management features. MIN Saving initiates all predefined timers in their minimum values. MAX Saving, on the other hand, initiates maximum values. - Page 47 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Video Off Option This feature provides the selections of the video display power saving mode. The option Suspend - Off allows the video display to go blank if the system enters Suspend mode. The option All Modes - Off allows the video display to go blank if the system enters Doze mode or Suspend mode.
- Page 48 BIOS Setup VGA I/O & MEMORY ON enables the power management timers when a no activity events is detected in the VGA. OFF disables the PM timer even if a no activity event is detected. The options are: OFF (Default), ON. LPT &...
- Page 49 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual IRQ# Activity After the time period which you set at in Suspend Mode Feature, the system advances from Doze Mode to Suspend Mode in which the CPU clock stops and the screen display is off. At this moment, if the IRQ activity which is defined as Primary occurs, the system goes back to Full-on Mode directly.
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Page 50: Pnp/Pci Configuration
BIOS Setup PNP/PCI Configuration PNP OS Installed If your operating system is a Plug-and-Play one, such as Windows NT, Windows 95, select Yes. The options are: No (Default), Yes. Resources Controlled By If set at Auto, the BIOS arranges all system resources. If there exists conflict, select Manual. - Page 51 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual...
- Page 52 BIOS Setup PCI Dynamic Bursting When enabled, the PCI controller allows Bursting PCI transfer if the consecutive PCI cycles come with the address falling in same 1KB space. This improves the PCI bus throughput. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. PCI Master 0 WS Write When enabled, allows a zero-wait-state-cycle delay when the PCI master drive writes data to DRAM.
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Page 53: Load Bios Defaults
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults contain the most appropriate values of the system parameters that allow minimum system performance. The OEM manufacturer may change the defaults through MODBIN before the binary image burns into the ROM. Load Setup Defaults Selecting this field loads the factory defaults for BIOS and Chipset Features which the system automatically detects. -
Page 54: Integrated Peripherals
BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals IDE HDD Block Mode When enabled, the system executes read/write requests to hard disk in block mode. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. On-Chip Primary PCI IDE When enabled, allows you to use the onboard primary PCI IDE. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. - Page 55 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual The options are: Auto (Default), Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode...
- Page 56 BIOS Setup IDE Secondary Master PIO Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE hard disk (master) mode. The options are: Auto (Default), Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode IDE Secondary Slave PIO Allows an automatic or a manual configuration of the PCI secondary IDE hard disk (slave) mode.
- Page 57 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual USB Controller If you do not use the onboard USB feature, it allows you to disable it. The options are: Enabled, Disabled (Default).
- Page 58 BIOS Setup Onboard FDD Controller When enabled, the floppy diskette drive (FDD) controller is activated. The options are: Enabled (Default), Disabled. Onboard Serial Port 1 If the serial port 1 uses the onboard I/O controller, you can modify your serial port parameters. If an I/O card needs to be installed, COM3 and COM4 may be needed.
- Page 59 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Onboard Parallel Mode Allows you to connect with an advanced printer. Select SPP for standard parallel port (SPP) used on IBM PC/XT, PC/AT and bi-directional parallel port found on PS/2 system. Select EPP/SPP mode for enhanced parallel port and the standard parallel port.
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Page 60: Supervisor/User Password
BIOS Setup Supervisor/User Password To enable the Supervisor/User passwords, select the item from the Standard CMOS Setup. You will be prompted to create your own password. Type your password up to eight characters and press Enter. You will be asked to confirm the password. -
Page 61: Save And Exit Setup
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Save and Exit Setup After you have made changes under Setup, press Esc to return to the main menu. Move cursor to Save and Exit Setup or press F10 and then press Y to change the CMOS Setup. If you did not change anything, press Esc again or move cursor to Exit Without Saving and press Y to retain the Setup settings. - Page 62 BIOS Setup This Page Internationally Left Blank...
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Page 63: Software Utilities
Chapter 4 Software Utilities The motherboard comes with helpful supporting software utilities CD-ROM that contains software utilities to promote performance. This chapter introduces the detail installation procedures. Starting Installation To run each feature, simply click on the wanted software item in the main menu. - Page 64 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual 3. Choose LM78 from the pull-down menu. Change Chassis Fan to CPU FAN, CPU A Fan to Chassis Fan, CPU B Fan to No Fan. Change the Threshold RPM to 1,800 RPM. Change the Threshold RPM Min to 1,320 RPM.
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Page 65: Desktop Management Interface (Dmi)
Software Utilities Desktop Management Interface (DMI) DMI (Desktop Management Interface) is a standard for organizing system configuration information. Using DMI, computer configuration can be made much simpler, quicker, and easier. Computer system configuration information can be read and modified from remote locations, permitting remote configuration and boot up. -
Page 66: Adding Dmi
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual automatically detected by BIOS. The screen menu leading by Edit Component indicates the items under it are allowed to be changed by users. Adding DMI This menu allows users to add new information such as Manufacturer Name, Product Name. -
Page 67: Saving Dmi
Software Utilities Saving DMI If users need to keep the DMI information that just changed, use this feature to save the DMI information. If you exit DMI installation but cannot boot up (this case rarely occur), please ask local dealer to help you. (It might need another BIOS flash ROM chip.) -
Page 68: Bus Master Ide Driver
PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Bus Master IDE Driver The motherboard package provides VIA Bus Master IDE driver in the software utilities for Windows 95 and Windows NT to improve the system performance. Please read the relating README files first before install it. -
Page 69: Patch For Chipset
Software Utilities Patch for Chipset The motherboard package provides INF update file in the software utilities. Before you run the SETUP file, please read the relating README file first. This software is necessary for the operating system to recognize VIA Apollo MVP3 chipset implemented on this motherboard;... - Page 70 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual AGP VxD Support Utility The motherboard package provides AGP VxD support utility for VIA chipset- based motherboard. Before you start to install it, please read the relating README file first. This software is necessary if you install an AGP VGA card.
- Page 71 Downloading BIOS File Format a bootable system diskette by inserting an empty floppy disk into floppy disk drive and by typing format a: /s, visit the FIC Web Site http:// www.fic.com.tw/. Please visit BIOS Update page in FIC’ s Technical Support section, then select the BIOS file you need.
- Page 72 PA-2013 Motherboard Manual Loading New BIOS Defaults Once the BIOS has been flashed successfully, 1. remove the diskette and reboot the system. 2. Press Delete key to enter CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu while system booting-up. 3. Select LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS and load the new BIOS default values.