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Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. MVP4 is a trademark of VIA Technologies. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
5.6 J5: VGA Port Connector............25 5.7 J6, J7, J8, J9: Line Out, Line In, Mic In, Game Port....26 5.8 J10: CPU Fan Power Connector..........26 5.9 J11: ATX Power Supply Connector.........26 5.10 J14, J16: CD-ROM Audio In Connectors......27 MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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7.8 Windows 95 4-in-1 Driver Installation........71 7.9 Windows 95 VGA Driver Installation........76 7.10 Windows 95 Audio Driver Installation........77 7.11 Windows NT 4.0 VGA Driver Installation......78 7.12 Windows NT 4.0 Audio Driver Installation......79 Chapter 8 System Monitor Installation......83 Appendix................86 A. Additions & Errata..............86 MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the MI5VMT motherboard. It is divided into the following sections: Introduction Specifications Hardware Description Configuring the Motherboard Installation BIOS Configuration ...
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Chapter 2 Specifications Chapter 2 Specifications The MI5VMT is a high-performance Micro ATX MVP4 motherboard with a Socket 7 connector for Socket 7-level processors. The VT82C686A chip that comes with the MVP4 chipset has built-in multi I/O, VGA, and hardware monitoring functions. The motherboard also has an AMR slot that supports an optional modem riser card.
Windows 95/98-shut-off Allows shut-off control from within Windows 95/98 Expansion Slots Three 32-bit PCI slots One 16-bit ISA slots One AMR slot (supports an optional modem riser card) Form Factor Micro ATX, 9.45” x 8.27 (24cm x 21cm) MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 3 Hardware Description This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the MI5VMT motherboard. The layout of the board in Figure 1 shows the location of the key components. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: 3.1 Processor..................7...
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Chapter 3 Hardware Description Figure 1: Layout of the MI5VMT Motherboard MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.1 Processor The MI5VMT motherboard is designed to take Socket 7 processors with system speed of 120MHz to 550MHz at a bus speed of 60MHz to 124MHz. To be able to use the your processor with the motherboard properly, DIP switches on the motherboard should be configured correctly.
Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.4 BIOS The BIOS on the MI5VMT motherboard provides the standard BIOS functions plus the following additional features: 1. ISA Plug and Play (PnP) Extension Unlike PCI cards that are Plug and Play, ISA cards require setting jumpers to resolve hardware conflicts.
3.10 DMA Channels There are seven DMA channels available on the motherboard; only DMA2 is used by the floppy controller. In the case that ECP mode on the parallel port is utilized, DMA1 or DMA3 will be used. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Serial Port #1(COM1) 3.12 Onboard Audio The onboard audio is built in the VIA VT82C686A chip. It is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro standards. 3.13 AMR Slot The onboard AMR slot supports an optional modem riser card. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard The following sections describe the necessary procedures and proper jumper settings to configure the MI5VMT motherboard. For the locations of the jumpers, refer to Figure 2. 4.1 SW1(4-8): CPU Voltage Setting..........15 4.2 SW2(1-4): CPU Bus Speed/FSB Selector........16...
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Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Figure 2: Jumper Location on the MI5VMT MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Winchip-3D/C6-233 (66MHz x 3.5) on off off off on off on xx Winchip-3D/C6-266 (100MHx 2.33) off on on xx on on on off Winchip2-3D/C6-300 (100MHz x 2.5) on on on off on on off xx MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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(90MHz x 3.5) on on off off off off off xx Cyrix MII-380 (100MHz x 3) on on on off off on off xx Cyrix MII-400 (95MHz x 3.5) off on on off off off off xx MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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(100MHz x 4.5) on on on off on on on xx K6-2/500 / K6-3/500 (100MHz x 5) on on on off on on on xx K6-2/550 / K6-3/550 (100MHz x 5.5) on on on off on on on xx MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Do not clear the CMOS RAM unless it is absolutely necessary. You will lose your password, etc. To clear CMOS, the ATX- power connector should be disconnected from the motherboard. Jumper Setting Function pin 1-2: short Normal pin 2-3: short Clear CMOS MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Chapter 5 Installation Chapter 5 Installation This chapter describes the interface that the MI5VMT provides for creating a working system. Refer to Figure 3 for the location of the connectors. The following items are covered in this chapter: 5.1 I/O Connectors.................23 5.2 J1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors.....23...
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Chapter 5 Installation Figure 3: Connector Location on the MI5VMT MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Chapter 5 Installation 5.1 I/O Connectors The I/O connectors connect the MI5VMT to the most common peripherals. To attach cables to these connectors, carefully align Pin 1 of the cables to that of the connectors. Refer to Figure 4 for the location and orientation of the connectors.
Pin # Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect DSR, Data set ready RXD, Receive data RTS, Request to send TXD, Transmit data CTS, Clear to send DTR, Data terminal ready RI, Ring indicator GND, ground Not Used MI5VMT User’s Manual...
5.6 J5: VGA Port Connector J5 is a DB-15 VGA connector. The following table shows the pin-out assignments of this connector. Signal Pin # Pin # Signal Name Name Green Blue N.C. N.C. N.C. N.C. HSYNC VSYNC MI5VMT User’s Manual...
J11 is a 20-pin ATX power supply connector. Refer to the following table for the pin out assignments. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 3.3V -12V 3.3V Ground Ground PS-ON Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Power good 5VSB +12V MI5VMT User’s Manual...
The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector. Wake on LAN will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 200mA. Pin # Signal Name +5VSB Ground Wake on LAN MI5VMT User’s Manual...
IRRX IRTX No connect Ir RX N.C. GND Ground Ir TX 5.13 J19: Chassis Fan Power Connector J19 Chassis fan power connector is a 3-pin header supporting a 12V fan. Pin # Signal Name Rotation +12V Ground MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Pin # Signal Name Speaker out No connect Ground Power LED: Pins 11 - 15 The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch. Pin # Signal Name Power LED No connect Ground No connect Ground MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Reset Switch: Pins 9 and 19 The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Pin # Signal Name HDD LED 5.15 J21: Floppy Drive Connector J21 of the MI5VMT is a 34-pin header and will support up to 2.88MB floppy drives. The following table shows its pin-out assignments. Signal Name Pin # Pin #...
<PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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CMOS settings that resets your system to its default. We strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Sun to Sat Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1994 to 2079 To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Landing zone SECTOR : Number of sectors SIZE : Automatically adjust according to the configuration MODE (for IDE HDD only) : Auto Normal (HD < 528MB) Large (for MS-DOS only) (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) MI5VMT User’s Manual...
The system boot will not be halted for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key- board or disk error; it will stop for all others. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. These items allow you to enable (speed up memory access) or disable the cache function. By default, these items are Enabled. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
By default, this field is set to Disabled. Typematic Rate Setting When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration typematic controls listed next. By default, this field is set to Disabled. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB to 1024KB. These fields determine whether or not optional ROM will be copied to RAM. Cyrix 6x86/MII CPUID This field should be enabled when running Windows 2000 in order for the OS to recognize Cyrix 6x86/MII processors. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
This field allows support for PBSRAM sustained 3T write. By default, this field is set Enabled. Cache R/CPU W Pipeline When enabled, this item allows pipelining of cache reads and CPU writes. The default setting is Enabled. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
64M, 128M and 256M. The default setting is 64M. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk When enabled, the system automatically shuts off clocks of unused DIMM/PCI slots. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Enable this field if your system supports a USB keyboard. OnChip Sound This field enables or disables the sound function that built in the VIA chipset. OnChip Modem This field enables or disables the modem function that is available on an optional AMR card. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. (Default) NOTE: In order to enable the CPU overheat protection feature, the Power Management field should not be set to Disabled. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds. The default value is Instant Off. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
IRQ channels in the left-hand group, the system wakes up from suspended mode. PWR-ON By Modem/LAN This field allows powering on the system through a modem connected in one of the serial ports or by network. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
This field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not. The default value is Disabled. IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to These fields allow you to determine the IRQ/DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
When enabled, reads to the AGP bus are executed with 1 wait states. By default, this field is set to Enabled. Assign IRQ for USB/VGA These fields allow you to enable or disable the IRQ for USB and VGA. By default, these fields are enabled. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
: Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS Setup To load SETUP defaults value to CMOS SRAM, enter “Y”. If not, enter “N”. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
CPU fan and chassis fan as monitored by the hardware monitoring IC. VCORE / VCC3 / +12V / VCC2 / +5V These read-only fields show the current voltages in the voltage regulators and power supply as monitored by the hardware monitoring MI5VMT User’s Manual...
BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly. The system supports five modes, numbered from 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
When this field is enabled, other options of the on board audio in this setup can be configured. These options included Sound Blaster, SB I/O Base Address, SB IRQ Select, SB DMA Select, MPU-401, MPU-401 I/O Address and Game Port. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
To accept the displayed entries, press the “Y” key; to skip to the next drive, press the “N” key. If you accept the values, the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
1. Insert the driver CD disc to the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM autoruns and displays the selection for Intel drivers and VIA drivers. Click on and the following window will appear. Click VIA M/B Drivers VIA 4 IN 1 Drivers MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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6. Click on the checkbox, and then click Enable/Disable (Ultra) DMA to continue the installation process. Next 7. When the window appears, click Choose Destination Location to install in the folder name shown. Next VIA Service Pack MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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VIA Chipset Functions’ Registry to install the VIA Chipset Functions’ Registry. Next 12. When Setup has finished copying files to your computer, click to restart your computer and for changes to take effect. Finish MI5VMT User’s Manual...
1. Insert the driver CD disc to the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM autoruns and displays the selections available. Click on and the Tools following window will appear. Click DirectX 6.1 Core 2. Click to install Microsoft DirectX 6.1 Runtime. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide 3. Click to continue. 4. When the necessary files have been copied, press to restart the computer and changes to take affect. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
1. Insert the driver CD disc to the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM autoruns and displays the selections available. Click on VIA M/B and the window below appears. Click Drivers VIA MVP4 VGA Driver 2. Click to continue the Setup program. Next MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide 3. Select the components to install and click Next 3. Click to restart the computer and for changes to take effect. Finish MI5VMT User’s Manual...
4. After the necessary files are copied, click for the computer Finish the restart. 5. When Windows has restarted, a message will appear prompting you to insert the Windows 98 CDROM. Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM and click MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Click VIA M/B Drivers VIA 4 IN 1 Drivers 2. When the screen appears, click to continue with the Welcome Next Setup program. 3. To accept the VIA Service Pack license agreement, click MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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VIA_GART AGP Driver 3.55 Next to install VIA AGP VxD in turbo mode 6. When Setup has finished copying files to your computer, click to restart your computer and for changes to take effect. Finish MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Welcome Next VGA driver installation. 3. The window will appear. Click to install Select Components Next the VGA driver. 4. After the necessary files are copied, click to restart the Finish computer for changes to take effect. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
5. When Windows has restarted, a message will appear prompting you to insert the Windows 98 Second Edition CDROM. Insert the CDROM and click . After the necessary files are copied, restart your computer for changes to take effect. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Intel drivers and VIA drivers. Click on and the following window will appear. Click VIA M/B Drivers VIA 4 IN 1 Drivers 2. Click . to continue the installation process, and then click Next to agree with the license agreement. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide 3. Click to install all the drivers shown below. Next 4. Click to install the (Ultra) DMA for IDE driver. Next MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide 5. Click on the checkbox, and click Enable/Disable (Ultra) DMA Next to enable (Ultra) DMA. 6. To install , click VIA Service Pack Next MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide 7. Click to accept the listed folder name or select from the Next existing folders list, then click Next 8. Click to install the VIA AGP driver. Next MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Next 10. When Setup has finished copying files to your computer, you must restart Windows or your computer before you can use the program. Remove any disks from their drives, and then click to complete Finish setup. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
9. Assuming “D:” is your CDROM drive, type d:\via\mvp4vga\win95 10. Select Trident CyberBlade i7 AGP (v6.50.5495-7ICD) 11. Click , and then again. Close Close 12. Click to restart your computer and for the new settings to take effect. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
6. When Windows has restarted, it will be able to detect the VIA PCI Audio Controller. Click and then . When prompted to Next Finish insert the Windows 95 CD-ROM, do so accordingly and then click MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Welcome Next VGA driver installation. 3. The window will appear. Click to install Select Components Next the VGA driver. 4. After the necessary files are copied, click to restart the Finish computer for changes to take effect. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Click Drivers VIA 686A PCI Multimedia Audio Driver 2. When the screen appears, click to proceed with the Welcome Next audio driver installation. 3. The window will appear. Click to install Select Components Next the audio driver. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro Joystick. Click You will be Yes. prompted to press “ ” from the next window and select Add… “ ” to install the joystick’s Microsoft Side winder 3D Pro Joystick driver. Refer to the following figures. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide 6. Upon adding the , insert the Microsoft Side winder 3D Pro Joystick Windows NT CD-ROM or the disk with the updated sidewndr.dll driver. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide 7. When the window Microsoft SideWinder Joystick Configuration appears, click to accept the default configuration. Then, restart the computer for changes to take effect. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
Please follow the procedure below on how to install System Monitor. 1. Insert the driver CD disc to the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM autoruns and displays the selections available. Click on and the Tools following window appears. Click , then SYSTEM MONITOR proceed with the installation. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 8 System Monitor Installation 2. When the screen appears, click to continue with the Welcome Next Setup program. 3. Choose the destination location where System Monitor will be installed. Click to continue Setup. Next MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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Chapter 8 System Monitor Installation 4. Click Next to agree with the settings shown and to begin copying files. 5. Click to restart your computer to be able to use the program. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
The manufacturer sees to it that the most up-to-date and accurate information are contained in this manual. This section would contain page insert(s) of additional information, updates or corrections that the user should know to ensure that proper configuration and setup of the motherboard is made. MI5VMT User’s Manual...
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