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Manual Revision: English,1.4

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  • Page 1 S7SXB Motherboard User’s Manual Product Name: S7SXB Manual Revision: English,1.4...
  • Page 3 Trademarks IBM, PC/AT and PC/XT are trademarks of International Business Machine Corporation Intel and Pentium is a trademarks of Intel Corporation Award is a trademark of Award Software International Inc. MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Novell is a trademark of Novell Corporation AMD is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Product Overview…………………..…………… 6 Content………………………………………….. 6 Specifications…………………………..……….. 7 System Board Layout…………………………… 9 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup Installation Procedure………………..…………. 10 2.1.1 Jumper Settings…………………...……… 10 2.1.2 Clearing the CMOS………………….…… 11 2.1.3 Enable/Disable Sound……………….…… 11 2.1.4 CPU Voltage Selection..……………….… 12 2.1.5 CPU External Clock Selection………..….

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Chapter 3. BIOS Setup CMOS Setup Utility………….……..………….. 21 Standard CMOS Setup..………….………….…. 22 BIOS Features Setup………………..………….. 24 Chipset Features Setup……………..………..…. 27 Power Management Setup…………..………….. 30 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup……….…………. 34 Integrated Peripherals…………………………… 36 Load BIOS Defaults…………………………….. 39 Load Setup Defaults…………………………….. 39 3.10 Supervisor/User Password…………….………... 39 3.11 IDE HDD Auto Detection……………………….

  • Page 6: Product Overview

    1.1 Product Overview Thank you for purchasing the S7SXB motherboard. This motherboard utilizes SiS's latest technology, namely 530 & 5595 chipset. We have conducted a motherboard compatibility test with a variety of hardware and software, such as CPUs, memory, display card, CD ROM, Novell, MS Office..etc and has passed NSTL Year 2000 certification test program.

  • Page 7: Specifications

    1.3 Specifications CPU : -Supports all socket 7 processors. -Supports 66.8/75/83.3/95/100/112/124 MHz host bus frequency. Chipset : - SiS 530 & 5595 chipset. VGA : - AGP 3D-graphics controller integrated in the SIS 530 chipset. -Built-in programmable 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up 230MHz pixel clock.
  • Page 8 BIOS : -2 Mbits Award BIOS V.4.51 with built-in Anti-Virus, DMI support, and green function. (Plug-and-Play BIOS) -Supports CD-ROM, SCSI, and LS120/ZIP boot up. - Supports NCR SCSI BIOS. -Supports ACPI function. IR Port : -One IrDA/ASKIR compatible Infrared interface port. (Cable optional) Sound (optional) -ESS Solo-1 ES1938S PCI Sound Chip...

  • Page 9: System Board Layout

    Slots : Three 32-bit PCI expansion slots. -Two 16-bit ISA expansion slots. O.S. : -Supports Windows 95/98, Windows NT, MS-DOS V. 6.22, OS/2, Novell, Unix, SCO UNIX..Dimension : - 22 cm x 22 cm BABY AT Form factor 1.4 MotherBoard Layout...

  • Page 10: Chapter 2. Hardware Setup

    Chapter 2. Hardware Setup 2.1 Installation Procedure 1. Jumper settings 2. Installation of CPU 3. Installation of Memory 4. I/O & Panel Connections 2.1.1 Jumper Settings In this manual , (1-2) represents the first and second pins of the jumper. (2- 3) represents the second and third pins of the jumper, and so on.

  • Page 11: Clearing The Cmos

    2.1.2 Clearing the CMOS (Yellow Jumper Caps) JRTC: CMOS Function Selection 1-2 : Clear data. 2-3 : Normal Operation. (Default Setting) How to Clear the CMOS Setting (1) Turn off the power. (2) Remove power cable from power connector. Remove Yellow Jumper Cap from JRTC (2-3) and put on JRTC (1-2) to remove the CMOS setting.

  • Page 12: Cpu Voltage Selection

    2.1.4 CPU Voltage Selection (Red Jumper Caps) Before the use of this motherboard, make sure all jumpers are set correctly. The wrong setting might damage the CPU and the motherboard. CPU Voltage may vary. Check with CPU manufacturer for it's correct voltage. CPU TYPE JV0 JV1 JV2 JV3 JV4 Brand...

  • Page 13: Cpu External Clock Selection

    2.1.5 CPU External Clock Selection (Green Jumper Caps) CPU Clock 66.8 MHz 75 MHz 83.3 MHz 95 MHz 100 MHz 112 MHz 124 MHz 2.1.6 CPU BF Ratio Selection (Green Jumper Caps) BUS/CORE 2.0X 2.5X 3.0X 1.5X / 3.5X 4.0X 4.5X 5.0X 5.5X...

  • Page 14: Cpu Type And Speed Selection

    2.1.7 CPU Type and Speed Selection CPU TYPE CLOCK JF2 JR0 JR1 JR2 Pentium 133 66MHz*2.0 Pentium 166(MMX) 66MHz*2.5 Pentium 200(MMX) 66MHz*3.0 Pentium 233(MMX) 66MHz*3.5 AMD K5-PR133 66MHz*2.0 AMD K5-PR166 66MHz*2.5 AMD K6/166 66MHz*2.5 AMD K6/200 66MHz*3.0 AMD K6/233 66MHz*3.5 AMD K6/266, K6-2/266 66MHz*4.0 AMD K6/300, K6-2/300...
  • Page 15 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR166(66MHz) 66MHz*2.0 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR200(66MHz) 66MHz*2.5 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR200(75MHz) 75MHz*2.0 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR233(66MHz) 66MHz*3.0 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR233(75MHz) 75MHz*2.5 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR233(83MHz) 83MHz*2.0 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR266(66MHz) 66MHz*3.5 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR266(75MHz) 75MHz*3.0 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR266(83MHz) 83MHz*2.5 Cyrix 6x86MX-PR300(75MHz) 75MHz*3.0 Cyrix M II-300 (66MHz) 66MHz*3.5 Cyrix M II-300 (75MHz) 75MHz*3.0 Cyrix M II-333 (66MHz) 66MHz*4.0 Cyrix M II-333 (75MHz)

  • Page 16: Installation Of Cpu

    Please start inserting memory module from DIMM 1 (white) socket. S7SXB motherboard has 3x168-pin 64-bit DIMM sockets divided into 3 banks. Make sure you fill up each bank and use the same brand and same capacity memory in the same bank. This will increase the system reliability.

  • Page 17: I/O & Panel Connections

    2.4 I/O & Panel Connections 2.4.1 I/O Connections AT_PWR AT Power Connector ATX_PWR ATX Power Connector AT_KB AT Keyboard Connector IDE1 & 2 Primary/ Secondary IDE Connectors Floppy Floppy Disk Drive Connector Print Printer Port COM1 & 2 Serial Ports 1 & 2 PS/2 Mouse Port Pin 1：MS_DATA Pin 4：Vcc Pin 2：NC...

  • Page 18: Game/Midi Port

    2.4.2 GAME/MIDI Port (optional) The Game/MIDI Port connector is used to attach a joystick for game interaction or to attach an external MIDI device for playback, mixing, or recording. 2.4.3 VGA Port This motherboard features a built-in 3D-graphics controller integrated in the SIS 530 chipset.

  • Page 19: Sony/Atapi Ide Cd-Rom Audio

    2.4.5 SONY/ATAPI IDE CD-ROM Audio (optional) The ATAPI IDE/Sony CD-ROM Audio connector is used to connect the audio cable from either an ATAPI IDE or Sony CD-ROM drive for playback, mixing, and recording. 2.4.6 Audio Connector (Line out/ Line in/ Microphone in Connector ) (optional) The Line Out phonejack provides the audio outputs for the left and right stereo channels.

  • Page 20: Chapter 3. Bios Setup

    JFRONT Function GREENLED Suspend Mode LED PWRLED Power LED KEYLK Keylock Switch SPKR Speaker RESET Reset Switch IDELED HardDisk Active LED PWRBNT ATX Power Button Connector WARNING: To avoid the system from failing, turn off the power before connecting any devices to the system. Chapter 3.

  • Page 21: Cmos Setup Utility

    3.1 CMOS Setup Utility To activate CMOS Setup, press ＜DEL＞ key immediately after you turn on the system. The following message "Press DEL to enter SETUP" should appear in the lower left hand corner of your screen. When you enter the CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will be displayed （...

  • Page 22: Standard Cmos Setup

    With the sub-menu （Figure 3-2 ）, you can setup the; system date, system time, hard and floppy drive type, and display adapter type. Please refer to your equipment specification when changing the setup. Use arrow keys to highlight items, and use ＜PageUp＞, ＜PageDown＞, ＜+＞, or ＜-＞ keys to scroll through the available options.
  • Page 23 The BIOS supports Dual-Channel PIO and PCI Bus Master IDE ports. Each port supports one master and one slave hard drive. You can use ＜ PageUp＞ or ＜PageDown ＞ key to change hard drive type. Incorrect setting may result in boot up error or system hang. If your hard disk drive is not listed, you can select Type "USER"...

  • Page 24: Bios Features Setup

    The sub-menu （Figure 3-3） includes all AWARD enhanced functions. The correct setting can enhance boot up efficiency. You can assign system speed, setup sequence, typematic and system password setting. You can enter ＜F1 ＞ key for help on highlighted topics. If you want to restore values before the changes you just made, press ＜...
  • Page 25 Select "Enabled" to speed up time required to complete Power-On Self- Test. 3.3.4 Boot Sequence This option allows user to assign boot sequence of the system. Available options are A, C, D, E, F, CD-ROM, SCSI and LS120/ZIP. 3.3.5 Swap Floppy Drive When enabled, physical drive A will be assigned to logical drive B, and physical drive B will be assigned to logical drive A.
  • Page 26 Select "Enabled" to set the length of delay before key strokes to repeat. Available options are "250", "500", "750", and "1000". 3.3.12 Security Option You can select whether the password is required every time the system boots or only when you enter the Setup. You can assign "Supervisor Password"...

  • Page 27: Chipset Features Setup

    These settings are intended for the Chipset function on the motherboard. Fine tuning these options, enhances the performance of the system. Figure 3.4 CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SCREEN ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Refresh Rate Control : 15.6 us Video BIOS Cacheable : Enabled...
  • Page 28 3.4.3 RAS to CAS Delay This item defines the delay between the Row Address Strobe (RAS) and Colume Address Strobe (CAS) signals. A shorter delay gives better performance and a longer delay improves stability.. 3.4.4 ISA Bus Clock Frequency This item sets the timing for the ISA bus by dividing the frequency of the PCI bus.
  • Page 29 When this item is enabled, the system is allowed to prefetch the next read instruction and initiate the next process. 3.4.13 Assert TRDY After Prefet Leave this item at the default value. 3.4.14 CPU to PCI Burst Mem. WR When this item is enabled, the system can assemble long PCI bursts from data held in buffers.

  • Page 30: Power Management Setup

    Power management decreases power usage under the pre-defined standby time range. Figure 3-5. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SCREEN ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ACPI Function : Disabled VGA Activity : Enabled Power Management : User Define IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI : Enabled Video Off Option...
  • Page 31 When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving mode. Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes. Suspend --> Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode. Susp,Stby --> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Standby modes.
  • Page 32 When system is inactive after the predefined time limit, system performance will drop down. This is the first level of Power Management. 3.5.10 Standby Mode System turns off the video signal and the fixed drives. This is the second level of Power Management. 3.5.11 Suspend Mode System further shuts down all devices except for CPU itself.
  • Page 33 When this item is enabled, any activity on the graphics system can reset power-saving mode timeouts to zero, or resume the system from a power-saving mode. 3.5.17 IRQ [3-7,9-15], NMI When this item is enabled, any activity through the system interrupt request lines 3-7, 9-15 and the non-masked interrupt can reset power- saving mode timeouts to zero, or resume the system from a power- saving mode.

  • Page 34: Pnp/Pci Configuration Setup

    If you enable this item, new fields appear which let you set a date and time for an alarm that can resume the system from a power saving mode or a software power off. 3.6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Figure 3.6 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 35 If your ISA card is not PnP compatible and requires a special IRQ to support its function, set the selected IRQ to “Legacy ISA”. This setting informs the PnP BIOS to reserve the selected IRQ for the installed legacy ISA card. 3.6.4 DMA-x assigned to If your ISA card is not PnP compatible and requires a special DMA channel to support its function, set the selected DMA channel to...

  • Page 36: Integrated Peripherals

    You can control Input and Output functions from this screen. Figure 3-7 Integrated Peripherals ROM PCI / ISA BIOS (XXXXXXXX) INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. Internal PCI/IDE : Both Parallel Port Mode : SPP IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto PS/2 mouse function...
  • Page 37 Secondary Master UltraDMA, Secondary Slave UltraDMA Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. This motherboard supports UltraDMA. UltraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a device which supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on this list to Auto. You may have to install the UltraDMA driver supplied with this motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device.
  • Page 38 3.7.9 Onboard Parallel Port 1 This item lets you disable the built-in parallel port, or enable it by assigning an I/O address and an Interrupt Request Line (IRQ). 3.7.10 Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the parallel port. Mode options are SPP, EPP, ECP and ECP+EPP.

  • Page 39: Load Bios Defaults

    The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the CPU fan speed in Rotations Per Minute (RPM). The values refresh upon any key entry in the BIOS setup screen. 3.4.18 Vcc, Vio, 12V, Vcore (xx.xxV) The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltage output by the voltage regulators.

  • Page 40: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Chapter 4. Drivers & Utilities Setup Please refer to the readme.txt file that in \S7SXB directory in the CD Driver Disk first then follow the instruction to setup VGA, Sound & IDE driver.
  • Page 41 Testing Date : February 2, 1999 Certification Date : February 3, 1999 Certification Number : NCY2000-990203-003 S7SXB system has passed NSTL Year 2000 certification test program. The Year 2000 test program tests a personal computer for its ability to support the year 2000.
  • Page 42 Quick Installation Chart For your convenience, this chart lists quick installation for memory & CPU on S7SXB Please start inserting memory module from DIMM 1 (white) socket.

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