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Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don't take this motherboard and components out of their original static-
proof package until you are ready to install them.
2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you
don't have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare
metal of the system chassis.
3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those
components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on
the top of static-protection package with component side facing up
while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components
and connectors on the board.
2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect
power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those
damages.
Motherboard User's Guide
Copyright © 2006
All Rights Reserved
V21G Series, V1.0
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May 2006
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- Page 1 1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board. 2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect power to the system. Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved V21G Series, V1.0 May 2006...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Motherboard User’s Guide Table of Contents Trademark ......................i Chapter 1: Introduction ..................1 Key Features ........................1 Package Contents ......................4 Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation .............. 5 Motherboard Components .................... 6 I/O Ports .......................... 7 Installing the Processor ....................7 Installing Memory Modules .................. - Page 3 USB devices’ connection because it could not recognize these devices. Currently, we are working on such limitations’ solution. As soon as the olution is done, the updated USB drive will be released to our website: www.pcchips.com for your downloading.
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Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has onboard VIA C7 processor with front-side bus speed 400 MHz. This motherboard integrates the VIA CN700 Northbridge and VT8237R Plus Southbridge that supports the Serial ATA interface for high-performance and main- stream desktop PCs, and the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth. -
Page 5: Memory Support
Motherboard User’s Guide PCI to system memory data streaming up to 132 Mbyte/sec (data sent to • north bridge via high speed Ultra V-Link interface) PCI-2.2 compliant, 32-bit 3.3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant inputs • Support six PCI slots of arbitration and decoding for all integrated func- •... -
Page 6: Onboard I/O Ports
Chapter 1: Introduction Onboard I/O Ports Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard • One serial port • One parallel port • One VGA port • Four back-panel USB2.0 ports • One LAN port (optional) • Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out •... -
Page 7: Package Contents
Motherboard User’s Guide Dimensions Flex ATX form factor of 228 x 190 mm • Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification. Package Contents Your motherboard package ships with the following items: The motherboard The User’s Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional) One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD... -
Page 8: Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter: Identify the motherboard components Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case) Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the motherboard... -
Page 9: Motherboard Components
Motherboard User’s Guide Motherboard Components ITEM LABEL COMPONENTS PWR2 Standard 4-Pin ATX Pow er connector CPU_FAN1 CPU Fan connector (3PIN) DDRII1~2 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM sockets PWR1 Standard 20-Pin ATX Pow er connector IDE1 Primary IDE connector IDE2 Secondary IDE connector SPK1 Speaker header SATA1/2... -
Page 10: I/O Ports
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation I/O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports on the motherboard. PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device. PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 keyboard. -
Page 11: Installing Memory Modules
Motherboard User’s Guide Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 240-pin DIMM sockets (Dual Inline Memory Module) for unbuffered DDR2 533/400 memory modules (Double Data Rate SDRAM), and maximum 2 GB installed memory. Over its predecessor, DDR-SDRAM, DDR2-SDRAM offers greater bandwidth and density in a smaller package along with a reduction in power consumption. -
Page 12: Jumper Settings
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT; removing a jumper cap from these pins, OPEN. CLR_CMOS1: Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your motherboard from operating. -
Page 13: Install The Motherboard
Motherboard User’s Guide Install The Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a Flex ATX size motherboard. You can install this motherboard in an ATX case. Make sure your case has an I/O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard. Install the motherboard in a case. -
Page 14: Connecting Optional Devices
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: SPK1: Speaker Header Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard. Signal SPKR F_AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio Header This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line- out ports for easier access. - Page 15 Motherboard User’s Guide F_USB1~2: Front Panel USB Headers The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Addition- ally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB headers F_USB1~2 to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard.
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Page 16: Install Other Devices
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below. Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5" or 5.25" wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB. - Page 17 Motherboard User’s Guide If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the motherboard. If you have two devices on the cable, one must be Master and one must be Slave.
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Page 18: Expansion Slots
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation Here is a list of CD_IN1 pin assignments. Signal CD IN L CD IN R Expansion Slots This motherboard has one CNR and two 32-bit PCI slots. -
Page 19: Pci Slots
Motherboard User’s Guide Follow the steps below to install an CNR/PCI expansion card. 1. Locate the CNR or PCI slots on the mainboard. 2. Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis. 3. Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot. Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot. -
Page 20: Chapter 3 Bios Setup Utility
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer applies the information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system compo- nents. -
Page 21: Standard Cmos Setup Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring your answer OK or Cancel by selecting the [OK] or [Cancel] key. -
Page 22: Advanced Bios Features Page
Motherboard User’s Guide Drive A These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system. You can connect one or two diskette drives. Video The item defines the video mode of the system. This motherboard has a built-in VGA graphics system;... -
Page 23: Cpu Feature (Press Enter)
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility CPU Feature (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Help Item Delay Prior to Thermal [16 Min] Menu Level : Move Enter: Select +/-/: Value F10: Save Esc: Exit F1: General Help F5: Previous Values F6: Fial-Safe Defaults F7: Optimized Defaults Delay Prior to Thermal (16 Min) This item enables you to set the delay time before the CPU enters auto thermal... -
Page 24: First/Second/Third Boot Device
Motherboard User’s Guide CPU L1 & L2 Cache All processors that can be installed in this motherboard use internal level 1 (L1) and external level 2 (L2) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item at the default value for better performance. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enable this item to allow CPU L2 Cache ECC (Error Correcting Code) checking. -
Page 25: Security Option
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Security Option If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the password is required at system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility. MPS Version Control For OS This item specifies which version of MPS (Multi-Processor Specification) this motherboard will use. -
Page 26: Dram Clock
Motherboard User’s Guide DRAM Clock/Drive Control (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility CPU Feature Current FSB Frequency 100MHz Help Item Current DRAM Frequency 266MHz DRAM Clock [By SPD] Menu Level DRAM Timing [Auto By SPD]... -
Page 27: Dram Command Rate
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Read to Precharge (Trtp) This item defines the precharge operation always starts one clock following the Read command, independent of CAS Latancy. Write to Read CMD This item species CMD between a valid write command and the next read com- mand. -
Page 28: Agp Aperture Size
Motherboard User’s Guide AGP Aperture Size This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter. The AGP aperture refers to a section of the PCI memory addres range used for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this item at default value. AGP 3.0 Mode This item defines the AGP 3.0 mode. -
Page 29: Integrated Peripherals Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility PCI Master 0 WS Write This item determines whether the chipsets inserts a delay before any writes from the PCI slots. If it is enabled, write requests to the PCI bus are executed immedi- ately (with zero wait states), if the PCI bus is ready to send data. PCI Delay Transaction This item is used to meet the latency of PCI cycles to and from the ISA bus. -
Page 30: Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Pio
Motherboard User’s Guide VIA OnChip IDE Device (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility VIA OnChip IDE Device OnChip IDE SATA [Enabled] Help Item SATA Mode [IDE] IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] Menu Level OnChip IDE Channel 0... -
Page 31: Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Udma
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Each IDE channel supports a master device and a slave device. This motherboard supports UltraDMA technology, which provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a device that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on this list to Auto. - Page 32 Motherboard User’s Guide Onchip USB Controller This item enables users to enable or disable the onchip USB function, setting it to be USB1.1 or USB2.0 compatible. OnChip EHCI Controller Enable or disable the Onboard EHCI controller. USB Emulation This item enables and disables the USB emulation. USB Keyboard Support Enables this item if you plan to use a keyboard connected through the USB port in a legacy operating system (such as DOS) that does not support Plug and Play.
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Page 33: Onboard Parallel Port
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility • UART Mode Select (IrDA): This field enables you to select the infrared communication protocol-Normal (default), IrDA, or ASKIR. • UR2 Duplex Mode (Full): This field is available when UART Mode is set to either ASKIR or IrDA. This item enables you to determine the infrared function of the onboard infrared chip. - Page 34 Motherboard User’s Guide ACPI function Use this item toenable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface) function. ACPI Enhanced Efficiency This item allows you to enable or disable ACPI Enhanced Efficiency function. HDD Power Down The IDE hard drive will spin down if it is not accessed within a specified length of time.
- Page 35 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect (Press Enter) Scroll to this item and press <Enter> to view the following screen: Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility IRQ/Event Activity Detect PS2KB Wakeup Select [Hot key] Help Item PS2KB Wakeup from S3 [Disabled] Power Button Lock Enabled...
- Page 36 Motherboard User’s Guide PCI Master This item enable or disable hat the system will be waken up by PCI master command. Resume by PCI PME 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 37: Pnp/Pci Configurations Page
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations Page These options configure how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in your system. Both the the ISA and PCI buses on the motherboard use system IRQs (Interrup ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Access). You must set up the IRQ and DMA assignments correctly through the PnP/PCI Configurations Setup utility for the motherboard to work properly. -
Page 38: Pc Health Status Page
Motherboard User’s Guide PC Health Status Page On motherboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, temperatures and fan speeds Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature C/176 Help Item CPU Vcore 1.08V VDIMM 1.80V... -
Page 39: Frequency/Voltage Control
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility 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. Phonex-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PC Health Status Auto Detect PCI Clk... -
Page 40: Load Fail-Safe Defaults
Motherboard User’s Guide Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all appropriateitems in the Setup Utility: Press <Y> and the <Enter> to install the defaults. Press<N> and then <Enter> to not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no greatdemands on the system and are generally stable. -
Page 41: Save And Exit Setup
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility Save & Exit Setup 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 42: Chapter 4 Software & Applications
Motherboard User’s Guide Chapter 4 Software & Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that comes with the motherboard package. The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More program information is available in a README file, located in the same directory as the software. -
Page 43: Auto-Installing Under Windows 98/Me/2000/Xp
Chapter 4: Software & Applications contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface. The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup icon. -
Page 44: Bundled Software Installation
Motherboard User’s Guide The support software will automatically install. Once any of the installation procedures start, software is automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing what- ever software you selected.
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