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- Page 1 Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author. Version 1.0 Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice.
- Page 2 Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
T T T T T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS ABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction....................1 Feature......................2 Motherboard Components................4 Chapter 2 7 7 7 7 7 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions..................7 Choosing a Computer Case...............7 Installing the Motherboard in a Case............7... - Page 4 Integrated Peripherals..............35 Power Management Setup............39 PNP/PCI Configurations.............42 PC Health Status................44 Frequency/Voltage Control............45 Load Fail-Safe Defaults..............46 Load Optimized Defaults.............46 Set Password................46 Save & Exit Setup Option.............47 Exit Without Saving..............47 Chapter 4 49 49 49 49 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD-ROM..............49 Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP........49 Running Setup................50 Manual Installation..................52...
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Page 5: Introducing The Motherboard
Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the 648FX-A2 motherboard. This motherboard is a high perfor- mance, enhanced function motherboard that supports Socket 478 Pentium 4 processors for high-end business or personal desktop markets. The motherboard incorporates the SiS648FX Northbridge (NB) and SiS964/964L Southbridge (SB) chipsets. -
Page 6: Feature
Feature Processor Processor The 648FX-A2 uses a 478-pin socket type of Pentium 4 that carries the following features: • Accommodates Intel P4 processors • Supports a system bus (FSB) of 800/533/400MHz • Supports “Hyper-Threading” technology CPU “Hyper-Threading” technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate “logical”... - Page 7 • It is incorporated with proprietary converter technology • The digital interface circuitry operates from a 3.3V power supply and sup- ports an AC’97 2.3 compliant SPDIF out function that allows easy connec- tion from the PC to other electronic products •...
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Page 8: Motherboard Components
Motherboard Components Introducing the Motherboard... - Page 9 Table of Motherboard Components LABEL COMPONENT 1 CPU Socket mPGA478 socket for Pentium 4 CPUs 2 DIMM1~DIMM3 184-pin DDR SDRAM slots 3 ATX12V Auxiliary 4-pin power connector 4 ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector 5 IDE1 Primary IDE channel 6 IDE2 Secondary IDE channel 7 AGP1 Accelerated Graphics Port slot...
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Page 11: Installing The Motherboard
Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions • Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard • Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity • Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard •... -
Page 12: Checking Jumper Settings
Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard. Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. -
Page 13: Checking Jumper Settings
Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Type Jumper Description Setting (default) 1-2: NORMAL 3-pin FLASH CMOS SWITCH 2-3: CLEARING Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system. 1-2: DISABLE 3-pin BIOS FLASH PROTECT... -
Page 14: Connecting Case Components
Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin con- necting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1. Connect the case cooling fan connector to CASFAN1. Connect the case speaker cable to SPK1. -
Page 15: Front Panel Connector
ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector Signal Name Signal Name +3.3V +3.3V +3.3V -12V Ground Ground PS ON# Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground PWRGD +5VSB +12V ATX12V: ATX 12V Power Connector Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V Front Panel Connector The front panel connector (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED connec- tors commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. -
Page 16: Installing Hardware
Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard drive activity LED) connector. - Page 17 Warning: Over-clocking components can adversely affect the reliability of the system and introduce errors into your system. Over-clocking can permanently damage the motherboard by generating excess heat in components that are run beyond the rated limits. This motherboard has a Socket 478 processor socket. When choosing a processor, consider the performance requirements of the system.
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Page 18: Installing Memory Modules
Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accomodates three memory modules. It can support three 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered DIMM, DDR400/333/266. The total memory capacity is 3GB (DDR400 up to 2GB only). DDR SDRAM memory module table Memory module No. of DIMMs Memory Bus DDR266 3 DIMMS 133MHz... - Page 19 Table A: DDR (memory module) QVL (Qualified Vendor List) The following DDR400 memory modules have been tested and qualified for use with this motherboard. Size Vendor Module Name 128MB SAMSUNG M368L1713DTM-CC4 Micron MT8VDDT1664AG-403B2 NANYA NT128D64SH4B1G-5 Infineon HYS64D16301GU-5-B NANYA NT128D64SH4B1G-5T 256MB SAMSUNG M368L3223DTM-CC4 NANYA...
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Page 20: Installing A Hard Disk Drive/Cd-Rom/Sata Hard Drive
Installing a Hard Dish Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive and a CD-ROM drive. About IDE Devices Your motherboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard. - Page 21 About SATA Connectors Your motherboard features two SATA connectors supporting a total of two drives. SATA refers to Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which are currently used in most PCs. These connectors are well designed and will only fit in one orientation.
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Page 22: Installing A Floppy Diskette Drive
Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD) interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives. You can install a 5.25-inch drive and a 3.5-inch drive with various capacities. The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5.25-inch drive and another type of connector for a 3.5-inch drive. -
Page 23: Installing Add-On Cards
Installing Add-on Cards The slots on this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard’s capabili- ties by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system. -
Page 24: Connecting Optional Devices
Follow these instructions to install an add-on card: Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use. Install the edge connector of the add-on card into the expansion slot. Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw. - Page 25 SPDIFO1: SPDIF out header This is an optional header that provides an S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) output to digital multimedia device through optical fiber or coaxial connector. Signal Name Function SPDIF digital output SPDIF 5V analog Power +5VA Not connected Ground AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports...
- Page 26 USB3/USB4: Front Panel USB header The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Signal Name Function USBPWR...
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Page 27: Connecting I/O Devices
Connecting I/O Devices The backplane of the motherboard has the following I/O ports: PS2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. Parallel Port (LPT1) Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices. - Page 28 Memo Installing the Motherboard...
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Page 29: Using Bios
Chapter 3 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the latest Award BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Play. The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the ROM setup instructions for configuring the motherboard BIOS. The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system’s configura- tion status and provides you with options to set system parameters. - Page 30 Press DEL to enter SETUP Pressing the delete key accesses the BIOS Setup Utility: Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility: Standard CMOS Features Frequency/Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Password Power Management Setup Save &...
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Page 31: Updating The Bios
Updating the BIOS You can download and install updated BIOS for this motherboard from the manufacturer’s Web site. New BIOS provides support for new peripherals, improvements in performance, or fixes for known bugs. Install new BIOS as follows: If your motherboard has a BIOS protection jumper, change the setting to allow BIOS flashing. -
Page 32: Standard Cmos Features
Standard CMOS Features This option displays basic information about your system. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Mon, Nov 17 2003 Time (hh:mm:ss) 13 : 4 : 54 Item Help IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master Menu Level IDE Channel 1 Slave... - Page 33 IDE Channel 0/1 Master/Slave (Auto) Leave this item at Auto to enable the system to automatically detect and configure IDE devices on the channel. If it fails to find a device, change the value to Manual and then manually configure the drive by entering the characteristics of the drive in the items described below.
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Page 34: Advanced Bios Features
Advanced BIOS Features This option defines advanced information about your system. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Item Help Hard Disk Boot Priority [Press Enter] CPU L1&L2 Cache [Enabled] Menu Level Hyper-Threading Technology [Enabled] Quick Power On Self Test [Enabled] First Boot Device [Floppy]... - Page 35 Quick Power On Self Test (Enabled) Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you are confident that your system hardware is operating smoothly. First/Second/Third Boot Device (Floppy/Hard Disk/CDROM) Use these three items to select the priority and order of the devices that your system searches for an operating system at start-up time.
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Page 36: Advanced Chipset Features
APIC Mode (Enabled) This item allows you to enable or disable the APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) mode. APIC provides symmetric multi-processing (SMP) for systems, allowing support for up to 60 processors. OS Select For DRAM > 64 MB (Non-OS2) This item is only required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS/2 operating system. - Page 37 DRAM Clock/Timing Control Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Clock/Timing Control DRAM Timing Control [By SPD] Item Help DRAM CAS Latency 2.5T RAS Active Time (tRAS) Menu Level RAS Precharge Time (tRP) RAS to CAS Delay (tRCD) DDR ADDR/CMD Rate [Auto]...
- Page 38 AGP & P2P Bridge Control (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP & P2P Bridge Control AGP Aperture Size [128M] Item Help Graphic Window (CACHE WC) [Enabled] Menu Level &'() : Move Enter: Select...
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Page 39: Integrated Peripherals
Integrated Peripherals These options display items that define the operation of peripheral components on the system’s input/output ports. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals Item Help SIS OnChip IDE Device [Press Enter] SIS OnChip PCI Device [Press Enter] Onboard SuperIO Device [Press Enter] Menu Level IDE HDD Block Mode... - Page 40 IDE DMA transfer access (Enabled) This item allows you to enabled the transfer access of the IDE DMA then burst onto the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not. IDE Burst Mode (Enabled) This option, when enabled will instruct the system to send every write transaction to the write buffer.
- Page 41 SIS 10/100M ETHERNET (Enabled) This option allows you to control the onboard LAN. Onboard LAN Boot ROM (Disabled) Use this item to enable and disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. SiS Serial ATA Controller (Enabled) This item allows you to control the SiS Serial ATA controller.
- Page 42 Parallel Port Mode (ECP) Enables you to set the data transfer protocol for your parallel port. There are four options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), and ECP+EPP. SPP allows data output only. Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-directional modes, allowing both data input and output.
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Page 43: Power Management Setup
Power Management Setup This option lets you control system power management. The system has various power- saving modes including powering down the hard disk, turning off the video, suspending to RAM, and software power down that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events. - Page 44 HDD Off After (Disabled) The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time. Options are from 1 Min to 15 Min and Disable. Power Button Override (Instant Off) Under ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface) you can create a software power down.
- Page 45 • Resmue by MACPME (Enabled): Use this item to enable MAC activity to wakeup the system from a power saving mode. Resume by PCI PME (Enabled) This item specifies whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected.
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Page 46: Pnp/Pci Configurations
PNP/PCI Configurations These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assign- ments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly. - Page 47 %IRQ Resources The submenu allows you to individually assign an interrupt type for interrupts IRQ-3 to IRQ-15. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations IRQ-3 assigned to [PCI Device] Item Help IRQ-4 assigned to [PCI Device] IRQ-5 assigned to [PCI Device] Menu Level IRQ-7 assigned to [PCI Device]...
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Page 48: Pc Health Status
PC Health Status On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the param- eters for critical voltages, critical temperatures, and fan speeds. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature [Disabled] Item Help CPU Core Voltage DDR Voltage CPU Temperature CPU Fan Speed... -
Page 49: Frequency/Voltage Control
Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system. The clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system. Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Frequency/Voltage Control CPU Clock Ratio [0X]... -
Page 50: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Load Fail-Safe Defaults Option This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults. -
Page 51: Save & Exit Setup Option
Save & Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu: Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter>... - Page 52 Memo Using BIOS...
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Page 53: Using The Motherboard Software
Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software About the Software CD-ROM The support software CD-ROM that is included in the motherboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bundled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software program, and the location for your motherboard version. -
Page 54: Running Setup
Setup Tab Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program. Select from the menu which software you want to install. Browse CD The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of the support Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something similar. - Page 55 Click Next. The following screen appears: Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options are recommended. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears: Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items. Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence.
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Page 56: Manual Installation
Manual Installation Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for your motherboard. Look for the chipset and motherboard model; then browse to the directory and path to begin installing the drivers. -
Page 57: Sis964 Sata Raid Setup Guide
Chapter 5 SiS 964 SATA RAID Setup Guide Introduction for SiS964 SATA RAID Function The 964 S-ATA controller only support two serial ATA on two independent ports. The Serial ATA RAID is designed to provide a cost-effective, high performance RAID solution that adds performance and/or reliability to PC desktops and/or servers using Serial ATA/150 hard disks. -
Page 58: Installing Software Drivers
JBOD: (Just a Bunch of Drives). Also known as “Spanning”. Two or more hard drives are required. Several hard disk types configured as a single hard disk. The hard drives are simply hooked up in series. This expands the capacity of your drive and results in a useable total capacity. -
Page 59: Bios Utility Operation
Confirming Windows 98/Me Driver Installation From Windows 98/Me, open the Control Panel from “My Computer” followed by the System icon. Choose the “Device Manager” tab. Click the “+” in front of “IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers” hardware type. The driver “SiS 180 IDE Dual Channel” and “SiS 180 IDE/RAID Controller” should appear. - Page 60 Create RAID • SIS 964 controller support RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD. Creating a RAID 0 (Stripe) Array for Performance • SIS 180 enables users to create striped arrays with 2, 3, or 4 drives. • SIS 964 only supports 2 SATA drivers to create a stripe array. To create an array for best performance, follow these steps: Press <A>...
- Page 61 ↑ ↓ Use < > < > to select disk, and press <Enter> to select disk, <Q> to exit. When you press <Enter> on the disk you wanted, the RAID Type will be changed from Single to RAID 0. An the disk you select first will be the SOURCE disk.
- Page 62 Press <Q> again to exit this BIOS utility and the red message frame will show. Press <Y> and <Enter> to save changes. Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were a new single hard drive. Creating a RAID 1 (Mirror) Array SIS 964/180 enables users to create Mirror arrays with 2 drives only.
- Page 63 ↑ ↓ Use < > < > to select disk, and press <Enter> to select disk, <Q> to exit. When you press <Enter> on the disk you wanted, the RAID Type will be changed from Single to RAID 1. The same as RAID 0, the disk you select first will be the SOURCE disk.
- Page 64 Press <Q> again to exit this BIOS utility and the red message frame will show as the same as the creation of the RAID 0 array. Press <Y> and <Enter> to save changes. Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were a new single hard drive.
- Page 65 Press <Q> again to exit this BIOS utility and the red message frame will show as the same age as the creation of the RAID 0 array. Press <Y> and <Enter> to save changes. Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the array as if it were a new single hard drive.
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