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  • Page 1 Notice The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on part of the vendor, who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular part of this document.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    BX6 Motherboard USER’ S MANUAL Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction of BX6 Features (1) Specifications (2) Layout Diagram (3) The System Block Diagram Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard (1) Installing the Motherboard to the Casing (2) Standard External Connectors...
  • Page 4 Appendix A Quick Installation Appendix B General Discussion About HDD Installation Appendix C BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix D How to install the IDE Bus Master driver Appendix E How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset Appendix F Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility Appendix G Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility Appendix H Technical Support...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction Of Bx6 Features

    Introduction of BX6 Features Chapter 1 Introduction of BX6 Features The motherboard is designed for a new generation CPUs. It supports the Intel SLOT1 structure (Pentium II/III and Celeron processors), up to 1GB of memory, super I/O, and Green PC functions. The motherboard provides high performance for server systems and meets the requirements for desktop system for multimedia in the future.

  • Page 6: Atx Form Factor

    Chapter 1 6. Multi I/O Functions q Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB, and 3 mode floppies q Ultra DMA/33 bus master IDE supports up to 4 IDE devices ( Including LS- 120 MB floppy drive ) q Built-in Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port connector q Two built-in 16550 fast UART compatible serial port connectors q Built-in PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse port connectors q Built-in standard IrDA TX/RX header...

  • Page 7: Layout Diagram

    Introduction of BX6 Features (2) Layout Diagram Figure 1-1 Motherboard Component Locations...

  • Page 8: The System Block Diagram

    Chapter 1 (3) The System Block Diagram...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Installing The Motherboard

    Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard This BX6 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities.

  • Page 10: Installing The Motherboard To The Casing

    Chapter 2 (1) Installing the Motherboard to the Casing Most computer cases will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the base.

  • Page 11: Standard External Connectors

    Installing the Motherboard (2) Standard External Connectors Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected. These cables and plugs are usually connected one-by-one to connectors located on the motherboard. You need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and, if any, notice the position of the first pin of the connector.
  • Page 12 Chapter 2 PN1 (Pin 10-11): Power Switch Header Pin number Name or significance of signal Power On/Off switch Ground PN1 (Pin 13-14): Hardware Suspend Switch (SMI Switch) Header Attach the cable from the case’s suspend switch (if there is one) to this switch. Use this switch to enable/disable the power management function by hardware.
  • Page 13 Installing the Motherboard KM1 MOUSE: PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din-connector. Pin number Name or significance of signal Mouse data No connection Ground +5VDC Mouse clock No connection KM1 KB: PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a keyboard to this 6-pin Din-connector. Pin number Name or significance of signal Keyboard data...
  • Page 14 Chapter 2 CONT1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution: If power supply connectors are not properly attached to ATXPWR, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. Attach the connectors from the power supply to CONT1. Pin number Name or significance of signal +3.3VDC +3.3VDC Ground...
  • Page 15 Installing the Motherboard IR1: IR Header (Infra-red) Pin number Name or significance of signal No connection IR_RX Ground IR_TX I/O Port Connectors Name Pin number Description IDE1 IDE channel 1 connector IDE2 IDE channel 2 connector Floppy disk connector Parallel port COM1 Serial port COM1 connector COM2...
  • Page 16 Chapter 2 RT2 Header (Optional) This header is for you to connect an additional thermistor to detect the CPU temperature. You can buy the thermistor at an electronics store, and ask for a thermistor which will be OK. Please don’t use too long of a lead wire for the thermistor.

  • Page 17: Jumper And Switches

    Installing the Motherboard (3) Jumper and Switches You can set jumper switches on the motherboard to configure various hardware options. See Figure 1-1 for jumper locations. Throughout this section, the following symbols are used to indicate jumper settings. For 3-pin jumpers, the symbols below are used: Short Pins 1 and 2 with a jumper cap.
  • Page 18 2-10 Chapter 2 CCMOS 1 : CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS discharge CMOS memory. When you install the motherboard, make sure this jumper is set for Normal Operation (1-2). See the jumper below. Setting CCMOS Normal Operation (Default) Discharge CMOS Note: Before you clear the CMOS, you have to turn the power off first (including the +5V standby power).

  • Page 19: Installation Of The Pentium Ii/Iii, Celeron Cpu

    ® adapter that allows you to use a Celeron PPGA processor in a slot 1 board. For this ABIT makes the SlotKET adapter. Note: l Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU.

  • Page 20: Installing System Memory

    2-12 Chapter 2 (5) Installing System Memory The motherboard provides four 168-pin DIMM sites for memory expansion.. The DIMM socket supports 1Mx64(8MB), 2Mx64(16MB), 4Mx64(32MB), 8Mx64(64MB), 16Mx64(128MB), and 32Mx64(256MB) or double sided DIMM modules. Minimum memory size is 8MB and maximum memory size is 1GB SDRAM.

  • Page 21: Installing The Motherboard

    Installing the Motherboard 2-13 Supported SDRAM Memory Configurations DARM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DRAM DIMM DRAM Size Type Tech Depth Width Addressing Row Col Banks (1 row) (2 row) SDRAM Asymmetric 16MB Asymmetric 16MB 32MB Asymmetric 16MB 32MB Asymmetric 32MB 64MB Asymmetric 32MB 64MB SDRAM...
  • Page 22 2-14 Chapter 2...

  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Introduction Of Bios

    Introduction of BIOS Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off. This program is also referred to as the boot program. It is the only channel for the hardware circuit to communicate with the operating system.
  • Page 24 Chapter 3 Fig 3-1 CMOS Setup Utility In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup.
  • Page 25 Introduction of BIOS ™ (1) CPU Setup ( CPU SOFT MENU II ) ™ The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU II), that replaces traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to complete the installation procedures easily. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches.
  • Page 26 Chapter 3 Select the CPU speed according the type and the speed of your CPU. ® ® For Intel Pentium II/III and Celeron MMX processors, you can choose the following settings: ä 233 (66*3.5) ä 266 (66*4) ä300 (66*4.5) ä 333 (66*5) ä...
  • Page 27 Introduction of BIOS / Multiplier Factor: You can choose the following multiplier factors: ä 2.0 ä 2.5 ä 3.0 ä 3.5 ä 4.0 ä 4.5 ä 5.0 ä 5.5 ä 6.0 ä 6.5 ä 7.0 ä 7.5 ä 8.0 ………… However, differences will exist because of the various brands and types available.
  • Page 28 Chapter 3 SETUP again and set up the new parameters. When you change your CPU: The motherboard have been designed in such a way that you can turn the system on after having inserted the CPU in the socket without having to configure any jumpers or DIP switches.
  • Page 29 Introduction of BIOS äCPU Default: System will detect CPU type and select the proper voltage automatically. When it is enabled, the option “Core Voltage” will show the current voltage setting that is defined by the CPU and this can not be changed. We recommend using this CPU default setting and not changing it unless current CPU type and voltage setting can not be detected or not correct.

  • Page 30: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    Chapter 3 (2) Standard CMOS Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include the settings of date, hour, VGA card, FDD and HDD. Fig 3-3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu Date (mm:dd:yyyy): You can set the date information in this item, month (mm), date (dd) and year (yyyy).
  • Page 31 Introduction of BIOS LBA or LARGE. The HDD auto detection option in the Main Menu will automatically detect the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported. ä Normal mode: Standard normal mode supports hard disks of 528MB or less. This mode directly uses positions indicated by Cylinders (CYLS), Heads, and Sectors to access data.
  • Page 32 3-10 Chapter 3 Video: You can select the VGA modes for your video adapter, five options are available: MONOèEGA/VGA èCGA 40èCGA 80 è . The Back to MONO default setting is EGA/VGA. Halt On: You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt. Five options are available: All ErrorsèNo ErrorsèAll, But KeyboardèAll, But DisketteèAll, But Disk/Keyè...

  • Page 33: Bios Features Setup Menu

    Introduction of BIOS 3-11 (3) BIOS Features Setup Menu BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation. If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu, we recommend you use default values. In each item, you can press <F1> at any time to display all the options for this item.
  • Page 34 3-12 Chapter 3 or crash if the system speed is too high. In that case, you should Disable this feature. CPU Level 2 Cache: This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache. When the external cache is enabled, the system works faster.
  • Page 35 Introduction of BIOS 3-13 B, and drive B: can be set as drive A:. Boot Up Floppy Seek: When computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has FDD or not. When this item is enabled, if the BIOS detects no floppy drive, it will display a floppy disk drive error message.
  • Page 36 3-14 Chapter 3 Security Option: This option can be set to System or to Setup. After you have created a password through PASSWORD SETTING, this option will deny access to your system (System) or modification of computer setup (BIOS Setup) by unauthorized users. äSYSTEM: When you choose System, a password is required each time the computer boots up.
  • Page 37 Introduction of BIOS 3-15 Video BIOS Shadow: This option is used to define whether the BIOS on the video card uses shadow feature or not. You should set this option to Enabled, otherwise the display performance of the system will greatly decrease. Shadowing address ranges (C8000-CBFFF Shadow): This option allows you to decide if the memory block (BIOS) of an interface card at the address C8000-CBFFF uses the shadow feature or not.
  • Page 38 3-16 Chapter 3 Computer Knowledge & SHADOW What is the SHADOW? The BIOS of standard video or interface cards is stored in ROM, and it is often very slow. With the Shadow feature, the CPU reads the BIOS on the VGA card and copies it into RAM.

  • Page 39: Chipset Features Setup Menu

    Introduction of BIOS 3-17 (4) Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up.
  • Page 40 3-18 Chapter 3 DRAM Data Integrity Mode: Two options are available: Non-ECC or ECC. This option use to configure the type of DRAM in your system. ECC is Error Checking and Correction, when your memory is ECC memory, choose the ECC option. System BIOS Cacheable: You can select Enable or Disable.
  • Page 41 Introduction of BIOS 3-19 Passive Release : Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Set the option to enabled or disabled passive release for the Intel PIIX4 chip (Intel PCI to ISA bridge). This function is used to meet the latency of the ISA bus master, if you have an ISA card compatibility problem, you can try to enable or disable this option for optimal result.
  • Page 42 3-20 Chapter 3 Thermal, Fans Speed and Voltages Monitor: These items list current states of CPU and system temperature as well as fan speed. It can not be change by user. The following items list the voltage states of the system power. Just like Thermal &...

  • Page 43: Power Management Setup Menu

    Introduction of BIOS 3-21 (5) Power Management Setup Menu The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power management feature. With this feature, when the computer is powered on but inactive, the power consumption is reduced in order to save energy.
  • Page 44 3-22 Chapter 3 Use arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure. To change the settings, use PgUP, PgDn, + or - key. After you have configured the Power Management feature, press Esc to go back to the Main Menu. We are now going to briefly explain the options in this menu: ACPI Function (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management...
  • Page 45 Introduction of BIOS 3-23 operating system uses information from applications and user settings to put the system as a whole into a low-power state. Table 5-1: Wake Up Device and Events The table below describes which devices or specific events can wake the computer from specific states.
  • Page 46 3-24 Chapter 3 maximum power savings. Doze = 1 minute Standby = 1 minute Suspend = 1 minute ä Disable Disable the power management function. PM Control by APM: Power Management is completely controlled by the APM. APM stands for Advanced Power Management, it is a power management standard set by Microsoft, Intel and other major manufacturers.
  • Page 47 Introduction of BIOS 3-25 Doze Mode: When the setting selected for "Power Management" is "User Define", you can define for this mode any delay from 1 minute to 1 hour. If no power management event occurs during this time period, meaning that computer is inactive during this period, the system will enter the Doze power saving mode.
  • Page 48 3-26 Chapter 3 Power Button Override: Support ACPI Power Button Over-ride. The user presses the power button for more then four seconds while the system is in the working state, then the system will transition to the soft-off(Power off by software). This is called the power button over-ride.
  • Page 49 Introduction of BIOS 3-27 äIDE Primary Master: If any IDE primary master I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. äIDE Primary Slave: If any IDE primary slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed.

  • Page 50: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    3-28 Chapter 3 (6) PnP/PCI Configuration In this menu, you can change the INT# and IRQ of the PCI bus and other hardware settings. Figure 3-7. PNP/PCI Configuration Menu PnP OS Installed: Device resource assigned by PnP OS or BIOS. Force Update ESCD: If you want to clear ESCD data next time you boot up, and ask the BIOS to reset the settings for the Plug &...
  • Page 51 Introduction of BIOS 3-29 Resources Controlled By: When resource are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt: Legacy ISA devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring a specific interrupt (such as IRQ4 for serial port 1).
  • Page 52 3-30 Chapter 3 Note: If you specific the IRQ in this item, then you cannot specific the same IRQ to Legacy ISA. Otherwise, it will cause the hardware conflict. You must familiar with the PCI interrupt distribution mechanism to adjust this setting.

  • Page 53: Load Setup Defaults

    Introduction of BIOS 3-31 (7) Load Setup Defaults Setup defaults are the settings that allow your system to operate at its highest performance. When you choose this option, the following message is displayed: “Load Setup Defaults (Y/N)? N” If you want to use BIOS Setup default values, press “Y”, than <Enter> to complete the loading of the settings for best performance.

  • Page 54: Integrated Peripherals

    3-32 Chapter 3 (8) Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-8. Integrated Peripherals Menu Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. / Master Drive PIO Mode: ä...
  • Page 55 Introduction of BIOS 3-33 / Master Drive Ultra DMA: Ultra DMA is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/sec. ä...
  • Page 56 3-34 Chapter 3 / Slave Drive Ultra DMA: ä Auto: When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default) ä Disabled: If you meet the problem of using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to Disabled this item.
  • Page 57 Introduction of BIOS 3-35 Note: 1. The mouse wake up function can only be used with the PS/2 mouse. Mouse Left (Mouse Right) means, you need to double click the mouse left (right) button, then computer will power on. If your PS/2 mouse compatibility is low, you may fail to power on. 2.
  • Page 58 3-36 Chapter 3 / ECP Mode Use DMA: When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is ECP, the DMA channel selected can be Channel 1 or Channel 3. / EPP Mode Select: When the mode selected for the onboard parallel port is EPP, two EPP version options are available: EPP1.7.

  • Page 59: Password Setting

    Introduction of BIOS 3-37 (9) Password Setting This option allows you to set a password required to start the system (System) or to access to the BIOS (Setup). After you have set a password through the PASSWORD SETTING option, you can enter the Security Option in the “BIOS Features Setup Menu”...

  • Page 60: Save & Exit Setup

    3-38 Chapter 3 (11) Save & Exit Setup Fig 3-9 Save & Exit Setup You can save all your selection to CMOS and exit BIOS to reboot your computer. (12) Exit Without Saving Fig 3-10 Exit Without Saving You can exit and without saving all your selections to CMOS, then exit BIOS to reboot your computer.

  • Page 61: Appendix A Quick Installation

    Quick Installation Appendix A Quick Installation Appendix A will give you a simplified installation procedure, in order to allow you to install your motherboard quickly and correctly. If you need further information or if you need to change some other settings, start reading from Chapter 1.
  • Page 62 Appendix A Note: Be sure that the red line on the cable connects to the first pin of the connectors. Installing CD-ROM drive Watch the pin position and the orientation IDE2 (Secondary IDE): Connect one end of the 40-pin cable that comes with the drive to the CD-ROM connector, and the other end to the IDE2 pin connector on the motherboard.
  • Page 63 Quick Installation Installing power On/Off switch connector PN1 Pin 10-11 : There is no specific orientation for pin 10 and pin 11. Connect the two-threads power switch cable to the PN1 header pins on the motherboard. Pin number Name of the signal or signification Power On/Off switch Ground Installing suspend switch connector...
  • Page 64 Appendix A Installing suspend LED connector Watch the pin position and the orientation PN2 Pin 9-10: There is a specific orientation for pin 9 and pin 10. Connect the two-threads suspend LED switch connector of the computer case to correct pins of header on the motherboard.
  • Page 65 Quick Installation KM1 upper connector: There is an orientation pin. Connect your PS/2 mouse connector to the connector on the back side of the motherboard. Installing CPU fan power connector Watch the pin position and the orientation FAN: There is a specific orientation. Connect the three-threads fan power cable to the fan header on the motherboard.
  • Page 66 Appendix A...

  • Page 67: Appendix B General Discussion About Hdd Installation

    General Discussion about HDD Installation Appendix B General Discussion About HDD Installation Most of the present HDDs use IDE interface. Installing an IDE hard disk does not require a lot of knowledge like installing the driver for a SCSI hard disk, but this means that the user often must install the hard disk by himself and cope with all the problems they may encounter.
  • Page 68 Appendix B Usually, PIO mode means that the hard disk data are accessed by the CPU through the chipset and placed into memory, and the chipset is using PIO mode to access hard disk data. MASTER mode means that hard disk data are accessed by the chipset, and that the chipset places the data into memory.
  • Page 69 General Discussion about HDD Installation connect one end of the 40-pin cable to the CD-ROM drive, and the other end to connector IDE2 on the motherboard. We recommend you use this kind of connection, since it has no influence on HDD speed. Installing two HDDs: The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector.

  • Page 70: Bios Setup

    Appendix B Installing three HDDs: The red line on the connection cable must be lined up with pin 1 on the connector. Method 1: Set the hard disk drive used for boot up at Master, set the second drive at Slave. Connect one connector of the 40- pin cable to the first drive, another connector to the second drive, and the other end of the cable to connector IDE1 on the motherboard.
  • Page 71 General Discussion about HDD Installation If one or several of your HDD are old, and if you don’t want to erase the data stored in your drives, you will have to remember the parameters (Type, Cylinders, Heads, Sectors, Mode) of the drive(s) you don’t want to erase. After you have used the IDE HDD Auto Detection option in the CMOS, enter the Standard CMOS Setup Menu to change the settings of the related hard disk drive.
  • Page 72 Appendix B...

  • Page 73: Appendix C Bios Flashing User Instructions

    BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix C BIOS Flashing User Instructions When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or to fix some compatibility problems of a BIOS, you will need to use this BIOS flash utility. This utility is provided by Award Software, and it’s easy to flash by yourself. But you have to read all the information within this section before flashing.
  • Page 74 Appendix C When you have finished updating your BIOS, you will see the screen as in Figure C-2. You then need to press the “F1” key to reset the system, or press the “F10” key to exit the writer. Figure C-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V6.66 Complete Screen Figure C-3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program, you need to go into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash /?, then you will see Figure C-3.
  • Page 75 AWDFLASH NEWBIOS /PN SAVEBIOS Notes: “NEWBIOS” indicates the file name for the new BIOS which can be downloaded from our website at http://www.abit.com.tw (the user can choose a different file name in place of NEWBIOS). “SAVEBIOS”indicates the filename of the old system BIOS (the user can choose a different file name in place of SAVEBIOS).
  • Page 76 Appendix C you need to type: A:\AWDFLASH IT6B_FZ.bin /PY /SN /CC ® If you try to flash a version of BIOS that is for the incorrect motherboard model the following message will appear: “ The program file’s part number does not match with your ”...

  • Page 77: Appendix D How To Install The Ide Bus Master Driver

    How to install the IDE Bus Master driver Appendix D How to install the IDE Bus Master driver This motherboard not only supports the IDE Bus Master, it also supports the Ultra DMA/33 HDD . If your hard disk drive supports this function you need to install the Ultra DMA driver software on the CD-ROM included with this motherboard for better performance (Some model’s packaging may only have a floppy diskette).
  • Page 78 Appendix D Step1: Welcome: Click ‘NEXT’ Step2: License screen: Notepad will show the content, close the notepad to continue.
  • Page 79 How to install the IDE Bus Master driver Step3: Question: Click ‘Yes’ Step4: Select Components: Click ‘INSTALL Step5: Question: Click ‘Yes’...
  • Page 80 Appendix D Step6: Information: Click ‘OK’ After previous instructions have been followed, the driver will automatically install. It will automatically restart the computer after it has finished installing. ® Step7: When you restart your Windows 95, just follow the step shows on the screens.

  • Page 81: Appendix E How To Install The Pci Bridge Driver For The 440Bx Chipset

    How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset Appendix E How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset This CD-ROM (Or floppy diskette) has the Intel’s 82371xB INF update 3.2.2 drives version. It can be used to update the 440BX chipset motherboard. The following procedure describes how to install and update the PCI bridge.
  • Page 82 Appendix E Step 2: Execute the Product CD-Title ABITCD.EXE and choice Driver è PCI Bridge Driver for Windows 95, then you will see the screen below: Step 3: Click NEXT Step 4: You will see the license agreement dialog screen, click Yes.
  • Page 83 How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset Step 5: Click Next, then wait a while, until you see the installation complete screen. Step 6: Click OK, the system will restart.
  • Page 84 Appendix E Step 7: Restart your computer, then check the Device Manager again. First, you can check Hard Disk Controller, then take a look to see if the Bus Master driver is already recognized.
  • Page 85 How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset Step 8: Also check System Device, to find out if four devices are identified as well. ( Please see the arrows below) You have completed all things now.
  • Page 86 Appendix E...

  • Page 87: Appendix F Install Highpoint Xstore Pro Utility

    Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility Appendix F Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility We provide a useful and powerful utility in our product package, the HighPoint XStore Pro. What does XStore do? The XStore Pro is a hard disk enhancement utility which can improve the system performance. The basic concept is using read-ahead caching algorithm to improve the hard disk performance.
  • Page 88 Appendix F otherwise it will cause system conflict when you install the second bus master driver! ® 2. This Windows 95/98 driver does not support CD-ROM Changers. If you have an ATAPI CD-ROM Changer installed in your system, please do not install this driver! ®...
  • Page 89 Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility This CD-ROM (Or floppy diskette) has the HighPoint XStore Pro drivers. (version 1.2) The following procedure describes how to install the HighPoint XStore to your system. If you have a floppy diskette but not the CD-ROM, just insert the diskette and run the Setup.exe file to start installation.
  • Page 90 Appendix F Step 2: Press the “Next” key, you will see the screen below. You then need to choose you want to install XStore Pro only, or you want to install both of XStore Pro and CD Xpress. Then you can press the “Next” key to continue.
  • Page 91 Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility Step 4: Press the “Yes” to continue screen below. Step 5: When install process done, you will see the screen below. This screen will show up only when you select install both XStore Pro and CD Xpress.
  • Page 92 Appendix F Step 6: Choose the “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” button, then system will restart. Or you can choose the “No, I will restart my computer later.”.

  • Page 93: Appendix G Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility

    Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility Appendix G Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility Winbond Hardware Doctor is a self-diagnostic system for PCs and must be used with the Winbond chipset: W83781D/W83782D/W83783S IC series products. It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltages, CPU &...
  • Page 94 Appendix G Step 2: Press the “OK” button, then see the screen below. Step 3: You can specify the program install path by clicking “Change Directory” button. Or if you want to use the default path, click the icon continue the install process. Now the screen will show you the percentage of install progress.
  • Page 95 Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility Step 4: When the progress finishes, click the “OK” button. Step 5: Go to the Windows toolbar and click the “Start” button, then choose the “program” è “HWDoctor” (See the arrow mark on figure below).
  • Page 96 Appendix G Step 6: Then you will see the screen like the figure below. You will see voltages, fans speed and temperature readings as well. If any item reading is critical or less than the limitation, the reading will turn red. Also, it will show the pop-up windows to warn you the system has a problem!
  • Page 97 Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility The figure below shows the warning message windows. Ignore: You can ignore the warning message of the item this time, but it will still pop up when the error of the same item happens again. Disable: The chosen item will be no longer monitored thereafter, unless you activate it in the "configuration"...
  • Page 98 Appendix G...

  • Page 99: Appendix H Technical Support

    Technical Support Appendix H Technical Support If you have a problem during operation & In order to help our technical support personnel to quickly find out what is the problem of your motherboard and to give you the answers you need, before filling in the technical support form, eliminate any peripheral that is not related to the problem, and indicate on the form the key peripherals.
  • Page 100 Appendix H Example 2: With a system including the motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST...) HDD, CD-ROM, FDD, VGA CARD, LAN CARD, MPEG CARD, SCSI CARD, SOUND CARD, after assembly and after having installed the Sound Card Driver, when you restart the system, when it runs the Sound Card Driver, it resets automatically.
  • Page 101 To fill in this “Technical Support Form”, refer to the step-by-step instructions given below: . MODEL: Note the model number given in your user’s manual. Example: BX6, BH6, etc … . Motherboard model number (REV): Note the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard as “REV:*.**”.
  • Page 102 Appendix H . OS/APPLICATION: Indicate what are the operating system and the applications your are running on the system. ® ® ® Example: MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 95, Windows NT..CPU: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. Example:(A) In the “Brand”...

  • Page 103: Technical Support Form

    Technical Support & Technical Support Form ( Phone #: Company name: J Contact: /Fax #: Model BIOS ID # Motherboard model no. DRIVER REV OS/Application Hardware name Brand Specifications C.P.U IDE1 IDE2 CD-ROM IDE1 IDE2 Drive System Memory (DRAM) ADD-ON CARD Problem Description:...

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