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  • Page 1 Copyright and Warranty 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

    VL6 Motherboard User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF VL6 FEATURES .... 1-1 1-1. F ........1-1 EATURES OF OTHERBOARD 1-2. S ..............1-2 PECIFICATIONS 1-3. L ..............1-3 AYOUT IAGRAM 1-4. T ..........1-4 YSTEM LOCK IAGRAM CHAPTER 2.
  • Page 4 APPENDIX D. INSTALLING THE VIA SERVICE PACK DRIVERS ® FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 SERVER / WORKSTATION APPENDIX E. INSTALLING THE VIA PCI AUDIO DRIVERS FOR ® WINDOWS NT 4.0 SERVER / WORKSTATION APPENDIX F. INSTALLING THE VIA SERVICE PACK DRIVERS ®...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction Of Vl6 Features

    USB ports to connect to USB peripherals. The additional two USB port plugs and cable KIT are an option. VL6 also has a built in AC ‘97 2.1 CODEC onboard. This CODEC has an integrated H/W Sound Blaster Pro AC ‘97 digital audio controller that can give you the best sound quality and compatibility.

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Chapter1 The VL6 has built-in hardware monitoring functions (you can refer to Appendix J for detailed information), they can monitor and protect your computer insuring a safe computing environment. The motherboard can provide high performance for servers and meets the requirements for desktop systems for multimedia in the future.

  • Page 7: Layout Diagram

    PCI, processor and chipset specifications. # Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice. Note All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 1-3. Layout Diagram Figure 1-2. VL6 Motherboard component location User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: The System Block Diagram

    Chapter1 1-4. The System Block Diagram Figure 1-3. System diagram of the VIA Apollo Pro 133 chipset...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. Installing The Motherboard

    Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard This VL6 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 of the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities.

  • Page 10: Installation Of The Intel Celeron (Ppga & Fc- Pga) & Pentium Iii (Fc-Pga) Processors

    Chapter2 motherboard with studs. If the holes line up and there are only slots, this means you can only attach the motherboard with spacers. Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots. After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the motherboard into position aligned with the slots.

  • Page 11: Installing System Memory

    Installing the Motherboard 2-3. Installing System Memory This motherboard provides three 168-pin DIMM sites for memory expansion. The DIMM sockets support 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 768MB SDRAM.

  • Page 12: Connectors, Headers And Switches

    Chapter2 Step 4. Locate your computer’s 168-pin memory expansion DIMM socket. Step 5. Insert the DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration. Note how the module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to figure 2-6 for the details.
  • Page 13 Installing the Motherboard Figure 2-7. All Connectors and Headers for the VL6 First, Let’s see the headers that VL6 uses, and what their functions are. (1) ATXPWR1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATXPWR1 power supply, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged.
  • Page 14 Chapter2 (2A)/(2B)/(2C): FAN1, FAN2 & FAN3 header Attach the connector from the individual CPU fan to the header named FAN1, connector from the chassis fan to the header FAN3 and attach the connector from the power fan to FAN2 header. You must attach the CPU fan to the processor, or your processor will work abnormally or may be damaged by...
  • Page 15 Installing the Motherboard (5) WOL1: Wake on LAN Header If you have a network adapter that supports this feature, then you can connect the specific cable from the network adapter to this header. This feature lets you wake up your computer via remote control through a local area network.
  • Page 16 Chapter2 (8) USB2 Headers: Additional USB Plugs Header This header is for connecting the additional USB ports plugs. You can use the special USB port expend cable (option), it can provides you additional two USB plugs, you can fix these USB plugs on the back panel. Name or significance of Pin number signal...
  • Page 17 Installing the Motherboard Note Before you clear the CMOS, you have to first turn the power off (including the +5V standby power). Otherwise, your system may work abnormally or malfunction. (11) J1 & J2 Headers: There are two headers to use for selecting the functions for the audio CODEC and/or the AMR card.
  • Page 18 2-10 Chapter2 Figure 2-9. The definition of PN1 and PN2 pins PN1 (Pin 1-2-3-4-5): Power LED Headers There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 3. Insert the three-threaded power LED cable to pins 1~3. Check to make sure the correct pins go to the correct connectors on the motherboard.
  • Page 19 PIN 9 Power On/Off signal PIN 9 No connection PIN 10 Ground PIN 10 No connection PIN 11 Suspend signal PIN 11 No connection Let’s now see the I/O connectors that VL6 uses, and what their functions are. User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 2-12 Chapter2 (14) FDC1 Connector This 34-pin connector is called the “floppy disk drive connector”. You can connect a 360K, 5.25”, 1.2M, 5.25”, 720K, 3.5’’, 1.44M, 3.5” or 2.88M, 3.5” floppy disk drive, you can even connect a 3 Mode floppy disk drive (it’s a 3 1/2”...
  • Page 21 1 to the FDC1 connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into the FDC1 connector. The VL6 supports the Ultra ATA/66 (Also known as Ultra DMA/66) specification. It enhances existing Ultra ATA/33 technology by increasing both performance and data integrity.
  • Page 22 Please refer figure 2-12. Figure 2-13. VL6 back panel connectors Figure 2-13 shows the VL6 back panel connectors, these connectors are for connection to outside devices to the motherboard. We will describe which devices will attach to these connectors below.
  • Page 23 Installing the Motherboard 2-15 KM1 Upper: PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din- connector. USB Port Connectors This motherboard provides two USB ports. Attach the USB connector from the individual device to these connectors. You can attach USB devices such as a, scanner, digital speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, digital camera, joystick etc.
  • Page 24 2-16 Chapter2 Line Out, Line In and Mic In Connector Line Out connector: You can connect an external stereo speaker signal input plug to this connector, or you can connect the plug from here to the stereo audio equipment AUX signal input socket. Remember, the motherboard does not have a built in amplifier to drive the speaker.

  • Page 25: Chapter 3. Introducing The Bios

    Introduction of the BIOS Chapter 3. Introducing the 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.
  • Page 26 Chapter 3 Figure 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 27: Cpu Setup [Soft Menu Ii]

    Introduction of the BIOS ™ 3-1. CPU Setup [SOFT MENU ™ The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU II), that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches.
  • Page 28 Chapter 3 User defined external clock and multiplier factor: User Defined $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ $$$$ Warning The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage. Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs, may cause abnormal memory module functioning, system hangs, hard disk drive data lose, abnormal functioning of the VGA card, or abnormal functioning with other add-on cards.
  • Page 29 Introduction of the BIOS Normally, we do not recommend that you use the “User Define” option to setup CPU speed and multiplier factors. This option is for setup of future CPUs whose specifications are still unknown. The specifications of all present CPUs are included in the default settings.
  • Page 30 Chapter 3 CPU Default: The system will detect the 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 will not be changeable.

  • Page 31: Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu

    Introduction of the BIOS 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour, VGA card, FDD and HDD settings. Figure 3-3A. Standard CMOS Setup Screen Shot Date (mm:dd:yy): You can set the date in this item: month (mm), date (dd) and year (yy). Time (hh:mm:ss): You can set the time in this item: hour (hh), minute (mm) and second (ss).
  • Page 32 Chapter 3 IDE HDD Auto-Detection: Press the Enter key for the BIOS to auto detect all detailed parameters of the hard disk drivers (HDD). If auto detection is successful, the correct values will be shown in the remaining items of this menu. Note ( A new IDE HDD must be first formatted, otherwise it can not read/write.
  • Page 33 Introduction of the BIOS enabling the LBA mode to support hard disk drive capacities exceeding 8.4GB. Large Mode: When the number of cylinders (CYLs) of the hard disk exceeds 1024 and DOS is not able to support it, or if your operating system does not support LBA mode, you should select this mode.
  • Page 34 3-10 Chapter 3 it can support. Six options are available: None'360K, 5.25 in. ' 1.2M, 5.25in. ' 720K, 3.5 in. ' 1.44M, 3.5 in. ' 2.88M, 3.5 in. Floppy 3 Mode Support: Four options are available: Disabled ' Driver A ' Driver B ' Both. The default setting is Disabled.

  • Page 35: Advanced Bios Features Setup Menu

    Introduction of the BIOS 3-11 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item, you can press <Enter> at any time to display all the options for this item. Attention Advanced 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 the default values.
  • Page 36 3-12 Chapter 3 CPU Level 2 Cache: This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache. When the external cache is enable, it will speed up memory access, and the system works faster. The default setting is Enabled.
  • Page 37 Introduction of the BIOS 3-13 Swap Floppy Drive: This item can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. When this feature is enabled, you don’t need to open the computer case to swap the position of floppy disk drive connectors.
  • Page 38 3-14 Chapter 3 Notice Don’t forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. OS Select For DRAM >...

  • Page 39: Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu

    Introduction of the BIOS 3-15 3-4. Advanced 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 is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up.
  • Page 40 3-16 Chapter 3 DRAM Bank Interleave: Four options are available: Auto ' Disabled ' 2-Way ' 4-Way. The default setting is Auto. Depending on your SDRAM module structure, the 4-Way setting can make the performance best. If you choose the wrong setting, the computer system will not run in a stable manner.
  • Page 41 Introduction of the BIOS 3-17 Video RAM Cacheable: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When you select Enabled, you get faster video RAM executing speed via the L2 cache. You must check your VGA adapter manual to find out if any compatibility problems will occur. AGP Aperture Size: Six options are available: 16M ' 32M ' 64M ' 128M ' 256M ' Back to 16M.
  • Page 42 3-18 Chapter 3 PCI#2 Access #1 Retry: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This item allows you enable/disable the PCI #2 Access #1 Retry. When you set the PCI#2 Access#1 to Enabled, the AGP bus will attempt to access the PCI bus at a limited time period before being disconnected.

  • Page 43: Integrated Peripherals

    Introduction of the BIOS 3-19 3-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-6A. Integrated Peripherals Menu Upper Screen Figure 3-6B. Integrated Peripherals Menu Lower Screen Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled.
  • Page 44 3-20 Chapter 3 Auto: When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default) Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to Disable this item. Slave Drive Ultra DMA: Auto: When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal...
  • Page 45 Introduction of the BIOS 3-21 IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching, for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. Init Display First: Two options are available: PCI Slot or AGP.
  • Page 46 BIOS uses ‘Hi’ and ‘Lo’ to represent this item, you should set it to the same setting as the VL6. This means that you should set it to “Hi, Lo” in order to match the transfer and receiving speed. If you fail to do so, you will not get an IR connection between the VL6 and the other computer.

  • Page 47: Power Management Setup Menu

    Introduction of the BIOS 3-23 3-6. 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. When the computer operates normally, it is in Normal mode.
  • Page 48 3-24 Chapter 3 Play functions of a computer. If you want ACPI functions to work normally, you should notice two things. One is your operating system must support ACPI, as of now only Microsoft ® Windows ® 98 supports these functions. The second thing is that all devices and add-on cards in your system, must fully support ACPI, both hardware and software (drivers).
  • Page 49 Introduction of the BIOS 3-25 Table 3-2: Effect of Pressing the Power Switch If the system is in this ……and the power switch ……the system enters this state…… is pressed for state Less than four seconds Power on More than four seconds Soft off/Suspend Less than four seconds Fail safe power off...
  • Page 50 3-26 Chapter 3 HDD Power Down: Sixteen items available: Disable ' 1 Min ' 2 Min '3 Min ' 4 Min' 5 Min ' 6 Min ' 7 Min ' 8 Min '9 Min ' 10 Min ' 11 Min ' 12 Min ' 13 Min ' 14 Min ' 15 Min ' Back to Disable.
  • Page 51 Introduction of the BIOS 3-27 ® ® Power Management, it is a power management standard set by Microsoft , Intel and other major manufacturers. Video Off Option: Select the saving mode in which the video is switched off. Always On The video will never be switched off in the "no power saving"...
  • Page 52 3-28 Chapter 3 Figure 3-7C. Wake Up Events Setup Menu VGA: Two items available: On or Off. The default setting is Off. When set to On, any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system, which has been powered down. LPT &...
  • Page 53 Introduction of the BIOS 3-29 IRQs Activity Monitoring Figure 3-7D. IRQs Activity Monitoring Setup Menu Primary INTR: Two items available: On or Off. The default setting is On. When set to On, any event occurring at below list will awaken a system which has been powered down. The following is a list of IRQ’s, Interrupt ReQuests, which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can.

  • Page 54: Pnp/Pci Configurations Setup Menu

    3-30 Chapter 3 3-7. PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu In this menu, you can change the INT# and IRQ of the PCI bus and other hardware settings. Figure 3-8A. PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu PNP OS Installed: Device resource assigned by PnP OS or BIOS. Two items available: Yes or No. The default setting is No.
  • Page 55 Introduction of the BIOS 3-31 The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you select Auto (ESCD), all of the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them.
  • Page 56 3-32 Chapter 3 You can assign an IRQ for the PCI VGA or Disabled. Assigned IRQ For USB: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. If you need another IRQ to be freed up, you can choose to disable this item, and you can get an IRQ. But ®...

  • Page 57: Pc Health Status

    Introduction of the BIOS 3-33 3-8. PC Health Status You can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system. The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system. We call it the PC Health Status. Figure 3-9.

  • Page 58: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    3-34 Chapter 3 3-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3-10. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Screen Shot When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations.

  • Page 59: Set Password

    Introduction of the BIOS 3-35 3-11. Set Password Figure 3-12. Set Password Screen Shot Set Password: Can enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.
  • Page 60 3-36 Chapter 3 Figure 3-13. Password Disabled Screen Shot You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup.

  • Page 61: Save & Exit Setup

    Introduction of the BIOS 3-37 3-12. Save & Exit Setup Figure 3-14. Save & Exit Setup Screen Shot Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS - a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off.

  • Page 62: Exit Without Saving

    3-38 Chapter 3 3-13. Exit Without Saving Figure 3-15. Exit Without Saving Screen Shot Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation: Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect.
  • Page 63 ® Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows 98 SE Appendix A. Installing the VIA Service Pack ® Drivers for Windows 98 SE ® After you’ve installed Windows 98, you need to install the VIA Service Pack drivers. We will tell you step by step in the following section how to do this.
  • Page 64 Appendix A Exit the device manager and insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive, it should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of this CD-Title. After it has been executed you will see the screen below.
  • Page 65 ® Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows 98 SE Now you will see the install shield loading. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. The service pack readme screen will appear. Click the “Yes”...
  • Page 66 Appendix A Choose the “Install VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver” and click the “Next>” button to go on. Choose “enable DMA Mode” and then click the “Next>” button. Choose the “Install VIA AGP VxD in Standard mode” and then click the “Next>”...
  • Page 67 ® Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows 98 SE Choose “Install VIA Chipset Functions’ Registry” and then click the “Next>” button. The installer will show the install progress percentage. When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer.
  • Page 68 Appendix A Go to check the System Properties ' Device Manager. It will show you several places that identify the VIA chipset and controller. Problem under Windows ® 95 OSR2 ® If your operating system is Windows 95 OSR2, install the VIA service pack and Microsoft ®...
  • Page 69 Your system should now show “PCI Multimedia Audio Device”. Exit the Device Manager and insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title.
  • Page 70 Appendix B Move the cursor to “VIA Audio Driver” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Now you will see the install shield loading. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box.
  • Page 71 ® Installing the VIA PCI Audio Driver for Windows 98 SE Choose “Install” and then click the “Next>” button to go on. Program will start to install all drivers you choose. When installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggest you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”...
  • Page 72 Appendix B...
  • Page 73 ® Installing the VIA USB Filter Driver for Windows 98 SE Appendix C. Installing the VIA USB Filter ® Driver for Windows 98 SE ® We will show you how to install the VIA USB filter drivers for Windows 98 SE operating system.
  • Page 74 Appendix C The installer will show the install progress percentage. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Choose the “Install Filter Driver” and then click the “Next>” button to go on. When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer.
  • Page 75 NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 (or latest version) first. Insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title. After it is executed, you will see the screen below.
  • Page 76 Appendix D Move the cursor to “VIA Service Pack” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. The install shield is now loading. The “Welcome” screen and its dialogue box appear.
  • Page 77 ® Installing the VIA Service Pack for Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation The readme screen will appear next. Click the “Yes” button to continue. Choose “Install” and then click the “Next>” button to go on. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want the drivers installed.
  • Page 78 Appendix D The installer will show the install progress percentage. When installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggestion you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and then click “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the drivers updating.
  • Page 79 NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 (or latest version) first. Insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title. Once executed, you will see the screen below.
  • Page 80 Appendix E Move the cursor to "VIA Audio Driver" and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to "Install" and click on it. Go to the next screen. Now you will see the install shield loading. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box.
  • Page 81 ® Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation Choose “Install” then click the “Next>” button to go on. Program will start to install all drivers you choose. The dialogue box will show “Please choose “Add…”...
  • Page 82 Appendix E The dialogue box will show “Please choose “Add…” from…”, this time will ask you to install the “VIA MIDI External Port”. Please click “OK” button then go on. Choose “Add…” then go to next screen. First, choose the “VIA MIDI External Port Device”, then click “OK”...
  • Page 83 ® Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation When installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggest that you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” then click “Finish”...
  • Page 84 Appendix E...
  • Page 85 ® Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows 2000 Appendix F. Installing the VIA Service Pack ® Drivers for Windows 2000 ® After you’ve installed Windows 2000 operation system, you need to install the VIA Service Pack drivers. We will tell you step by step in the following section how to do this. Note F-1 You have to install the VIA Service Pack drivers before you install the VGA and audio ®...
  • Page 86 Appendix F Exit the device manager and insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive, it should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of this CD-Title. After it has been executed you will see the screen below.
  • Page 87 ® Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows 2000 The install shield is now loading. The welcome screen and its dialogue box appear. Click “Next>” to go on. The service pack readme screen appears. Click the “Yes” button to go on. This setup program will install the drivers.
  • Page 88 Appendix F Choose the “Install AGP 4X/133 driver” and then click the “Next>” button to go on. The installer will show the install progress percentage. When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”...
  • Page 89 “Multimedia Audio Controller”. Insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title. Once executed, you will see the screen below.
  • Page 90 Appendix G Move the cursor to “VIA Audio Driver” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Now you will see the install shield loading. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box.
  • Page 91 ® Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows 2000 Choose “Install” then click the “Next>” button to go on. Program will start to install all drivers you choose. When installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggest that you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now”...
  • Page 92 Appendix G Finally, check the System Manager ' “Sound, video and game controllers”. You will see the “VIA PCI Audio Controller (WDM)” is now identified. Note ® If you are using the PCI bus mastering network adapter in your system under Windows 2000, insert the network adapter into any PCI slot except slot 3.
  • Page 93 ® Installing the VIA USB Filter Driver for Windows 2000 Appendix H. Installing the VIA USB Filter ® Driver for Windows 2000 ® We will show you how to install the VIA USB filter driver for Windows 2000 operating system. Move the cursor to “Drivers”...
  • Page 94 Appendix H The installer will show the install progress percentage. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Choose the “Install Filter Driver”, then click the “Next>” button to go on. When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer.
  • Page 95 BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix I. BIOS Flashing User Instructions When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or some compatibility problems in the BIOS need to be fixed, you will need to use this BIOS flash utility. This utility is provided by Award Software makes it easy to flash by you.
  • Page 96 Appendix I Figure I-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.52C Complete Screen Figure I-3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program. You need to go into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash. Figure I-3 will then appear. Figure I-3.
  • Page 97 .bin names. Please read the BIOS file description before you download it. For example, if you want to update the VL6 BIOS, please follow the procedures described below. Step 1. Please visit our website (www.abit.com.tw) and download the following files: ABITFAE.BAT, AWDFLASH.EXE and the VL6’s newest BIOS file--...
  • Page 98 Appendix I Note I-3 Please do not use the Award flash memory writer version that earlier than Version 7.52C to flash your VL6 motherboard BIOS. Otherwise, it may cause flash fail or anticipate problems.
  • Page 99 The following description will show you how to install the VIA Hardware Monitor System and use it. Insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file from the main directory of this CD-Title.
  • Page 100 Appendix J The “Welcome” screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click the “Next>” button to go Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want to install the drivers. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination location. After checking the folder click “Next>”...
  • Page 101 Installing The VIA Hardware Monitor System When installation is complete, the installer will automatically terminate the install process. When installation is complete, choose “Programs” from the “Start” toolbar. You can see the program group “VIA HM” and an item called “VIA Hardware Monitor”. Click it, and then you can see the screen below.
  • Page 102 Appendix J ® For Windows NT Screen Shot: When installation is complete, choose “Programs” from the “Start” toolbar. You can see the program group “VIA HM” and an item called “VIA Hardware Monitor”. Click it, and then you can see the same VIA HWM screen at the previous page.
  • Page 103 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Appendix K. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) If you have a problem during operation, in order to help our technical support personnel quickly determine the problem with your motherboard and 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 it on the form .
  • Page 104 Appendix K resets automatically. This problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver. During the Starting DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.SYS with a text editor, and in function the line that loads the Sound Card Driver, add a remark REM, in order to disable the Sound Card Driver.
  • Page 105 Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) 4. DRIVER REV: Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk (if have) as “Release *.**”. For example: User’s Manual...
  • Page 106 Appendix K . OS/APPLICATION: Indicate 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” space, write “Intel”, in the “Specifications” space, write ®...

  • Page 107: Technical Support Form

    Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) 2 Technical Support Form Company Name: Phone Number: " Contact Person: Fax Number: E-mail Address: Model BIOS ID # Motherboard DRIVER REV Model No. OS/Application Hardware name Brand Specifications IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Drive System Memory (DRAM) ADD-ON CARD Problem Description: User’s Manual...
  • Page 108 Appendix K...
  • Page 109 Also please make sure you have the latest drivers from your peripheral cards makers! 3. Check the ABIT Technical Terms Guide and FAQ on our website. We are trying to expand and make the FAQs more helpful and information rich. Let us know if you have any suggestions.
  • Page 110 How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase. 5. Contacting ABIT. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department. First, please contact the support team for the branch office closest to you.
  • Page 111 Stevenage, Herts SG1 2UG, UK abituksales@compuserve.com abituktech@compuserve.com Tel: 44-1438-741 999 Fax: 44-1438-742 899 In Germany and Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) countries: AMOR Computer B.V. (ABIT's European Office) Van Coehoornstraat 5a, 5916 PH Venlo, The Netherlands sales@abit.nl technical@abit.nl Tel: 31-77-3204428 Fax: 31-77-3204420...
  • Page 112 Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product. You should be able to get RMA service there. 6. Reporting Compatibility Problems to ABIT. Because of tremendous number of email messages we receive every day, we are forced to give greater weight to certain types of messages than to others.

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