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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

    WB6 Motherboard User’s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction of WB6 Features 1-1.Features of This Motherboard 1-2. Specifications 1-3. Layout Diagram 1-4. The System Block Diagram Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard 2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis 2-2. Installing the Pentium II/III, Celeron CPU 2-3.
  • Page 4 ® Appendix A PCI Bridge Drivers Installation for Windows 98 SE ® Appendix B Installing the VGA Driver for Windows 98 SE ® Appendix C Installing the Audio Driver for Windows 98 SE ® Appendix D Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation ®...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1. Introduction Of Wb6 Features 1-1.Features Of This Motherboard

    The WB6 has a built in 2D & 3D graphics engines, and the integrated 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC can provide up to 1600*1200 resolution in 8-bit color at an 85Hz refresh rate.
  • Page 6 8Mbit (82802AC), 4Mbit (82802AB), and 2Mbit (82802AA) densities. It uses the 32L PLCC or 40L TSOP industry standard packages. The WB6 has one AMR slot onboard, it is called the Audio/Modem Riser (AMR) slot. The Audio/Modem Riser is an open industry-standard specification that defines a hardware scalable Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) motherboard riser board and interface, which supports both audio and modem functions.

  • Page 7: Specifications

    Introduction of WB6 Features As a result, when it comes to 12:00 AM January 1, 2000 the RTC will switch from December 31 11:59 PM 1999 to 12:00 AM January 1 1900. Y2K compliance deals with the date change over from 31 December 1999 to 1 January 2000, and with recording and reporting of all dates from the RTC including leap year dates.
  • Page 8 Chapter1 Graphic Memory: " 4MB SDRAM 4. Integrated Graphics Controller 2D Graphics: " Up to 1600*1200 in 8-bit color at 85Hz refresh rate " Full hardware accelerated functions 3D Graphics: " Flat & Gouraud shading " Mip maps with bilinear and anisotropic filtering "...
  • Page 9 Introduction of WB6 Features " Built-in standard IrDA TX/RX header " Two built-in USB connectors " Built-in VGA connector " Built-in Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC-in, Game port) " Built-in Wake on Ring header " Built-in CD audio line in header "...
  • Page 10 Chapter1 " 16-channel DirectSound acceleration " Hardware sample rate converters (16 stream, 120dB Signal to Noise Rate) " Digital mixer and volume control (32 inputs, 16 outputs) " Windows 3.1/95/98/2000/NT 4.0 8. Miscellaneous " Micro ATX form factor " Three PCI slots and one AMR slots "...

  • Page 11: Layout Diagram

    Introduction of WB6 Features 1-3. Layout Diagram Figure 1-3. Motherboard component location User's Manual...

  • Page 12: The System Block Diagram

    Chapter1 1-4. The System Block Diagram Figure 1-4. System diagram of the WB6 mainboard...

  • Page 13: Chapter 2. Installing The Motherboard

    Installing the Motherboard Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard The WB6 motherboard not only provides all of the standard equipment for 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 14: Installing The Motherboard To The Chassis

    Chapter2 2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis Most computer chassis 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 of chassis: "...

  • Page 15: Installing The Pentium Ii/Iii, Celeron Cpu

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

  • Page 16: Installing System Memory

    Chapter2 2-3. Installing System Memory This motherboard provides two 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 256MB SDRAM (512MB using 128Mb technology).
  • Page 17 Installing the Motherboard Step 3. Before touching any electronic components, make sure you first touch an unpainted, grounded metal object to discharge any static electricity stored on your clothing or body. Step 4. Locate your computer’s 168-pin memory expansion DIMM socket. Step 5.

  • Page 18: Connectors, Headers And Switches

    If your system doesn't have such add-on cards or switches you can ignore some special feature connectors. Figure 2-7. All Connectors and Headers for the WB6 First, Let’s see the headers that the WB6 uses, and what their functions are.
  • Page 19 Installing the Motherboard ATXPR1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATXPR1 connector, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. Attach the connector from the power supply ATXPWR1 connector here.
  • Page 20 Chapter2 IR1: IR Header (Infrared) There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 10, attach the connector from the IR KIT or IR device to the IR1 header. This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation WOM1: Wake On Ring Header If you have an internal modem adapter that...
  • Page 21 Installing the Motherboard TSYS1 Header The TSYS1 is for you to connect an additional thermistor detect temperature in the location of your choice. You can buy the thermistor at an electronics store, ask for a 10K thermistor (NTC type) which should be OK. Please don’t use too long of a lead wire for the thermistor.
  • Page 22 2-10 Chapter2 V-Bus Connector V-BUS: You can install the V-BUS adapter to get video output capability. When you install the V-BUS adapter, you can get two video output capabilities. One is general video output and the other is S-Video output (Super-Video output).
  • Page 23 Installing the Motherboard 2-11 JP7 Header This Jumper is used in selecting use of the built-in audio chip, YMF752 or using the AMR audio controller. Jumper 1-2 shorted: Disable AMR CODEC (use YMF752) (Default) Jumper 2-3 shorted: Disable onboard CODEC (use AMR) CCMOS1: CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS1 discharges the CMOS memory.
  • Page 24 2-12 Chapter2 PN1 and PN2 Headers PN1 and PN2 are for switches and indicators for the chassis’s front panel, there are several functions that come from these two headers. You have to watch the pin position and the orientation, or you may cause system malfunctions.
  • Page 25 Installing the Motherboard 2-13 PN1 (Pin 10-11): Power on Switch Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel power switch to this header. PN1 (Pin 13-14): Hardware Suspend Switch (SMI Switch) Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel suspend switch (if there is one) to this header.
  • Page 26 PIN 13 No connection PIN 14 Suspend signal PIN 14 No connection Let’s now look at the I/O connectors that the WB6 uses, and what their functions are. 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’’,...
  • Page 27 Installing the Motherboard 2-15 Note A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the wire pin 1 to the FDC1 connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into the FDC1 connector.
  • Page 28 2-16 Chapter2 The WB6 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. This new high-speed interface doubles the Ultra ATA/33 burst data transfer rate to 66.6 Mbytes/sec.
  • Page 29 Figure 2-12. How to connect an ATA/66 Cable to the Motherboard Figure 2-13 shows the WB6 back panel connectors, these connectors are for connections to outside devices to the motherboard. We will describe which devices will attach to these connectors below.
  • Page 30 The WB6 has one built-in COM1 port connector on the motherboard, the other COM2 port will be attached to the plate with the cable in your motherboard package. You can connect and fix it on the computer chassis’s back panel.
  • Page 31 Installing the Motherboard 2-19 VGA Port Connector This DIN 15 pin Female connector is for VGA signal output to the monitor. You can connect the plug from the monitor to this connector. If you don't move your system often, we suggest you to fasten the two screws from the plug with this connector. It will assure your display quality.
  • Page 32 2-20 Chapter2...

  • Page 33: Chapter 3. Introduction Of The Bios

    BIOS Setup Chapter 3. Introduction of The BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a FWH (Firmware Hub) 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”...
  • Page 34 Chapter3 Note ( To improve stability and functions, BIOSes are constantly improving, therefore; the BIOS screens in this chapter may not fully match your current BIOS screen. ) All default setting is use the Load Optimized Defaults settings. If you use the Load Fail-Safe Defaults, some items default values will be changed.
  • Page 35 BIOS Setup " Press F5 to reset current screen settings to their Setup Default values. " Press F6 to return to the Fail-Safe Default setting i.e. if you use the wrong settings causing a system boot failure, use this function key to quickly return to the system default settings.

  • Page 36: Cpu Soft Menu

    Chapter3 3-1. CPU Soft Menu™ II ™ 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 37 BIOS Setup 400 (100) 433 (66) 450 (100) 466 (66) 500 (66) 500 (100) 533 (66) 533 (133) 550 (100) 600 (100) 600 (133) 650 (100) 667 (133) 700 (100) 733 (133) 800 (100) 800 (133) User Define User defined external clock and multiplier factor: User Defined: When you choose the User Define, you will bw able to set the following five items.
  • Page 38 Chapter3 ICS 9248-87 Frequency Selections CPU (Ext. Clock) SDRAM 66.8 100.2 33.4 100.30 100.3 33.4 133.60 133.6 44.53 68.33 102.5 34.17 70.0 105.0 35.0 83.3 83.3 27.74 107.0 107.0 35.67 112.0 112.0 37.33 124.0 124.0 41.33 133.60 100.2 33.4 137.33 103.0 34.34 138.0...
  • Page 39 BIOS Setup Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup: Normally, if the CPU clock setup is wrong, you will not be able to boot. In this case, turn the system off then on again. The CPU will automatically use its standard parameters to boot. You can then enter the BIOS Setup again and set up the CPU clock.
  • Page 40 Chapter3 detected or is not correct. User Define: This option lets the user select the voltage manually. You can change values in the “Core Voltage” option lists by using the arrow up and down keys. Core Voltage: This voltage depends on which processor you use. When the processor is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect and provide the range that you can use to make the adjustment.

  • Page 41: Standard Cmos Features Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 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 3-3. 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 42 3-10 Chapter3 Figure 3-4. IDE Primary Master Setup Screen Shot 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.
  • Page 43 BIOS Setup 3-11 Access Mode: Since old operating systems were only able to support HDDs with capacities no bigger than 528MB, any hard disk with more than 528MB was unusable. AWARD BIOS features a solution to this problem: you can, according to your operating system, choose four operating modes: NORMAL , LBA , LARGE ,Auto.
  • Page 44 3-12 Chapter3 can set the number of cylinders for a HDD. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter is 65536. Head: This is the tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to create and read back the magnetic patterns on the disk (also called the read/write head).
  • Page 45 BIOS Setup 3-13 Video: You can select the VGA modes for your video adapter, four options are available: EGA/VGA , CGA 40 , CGA 80 , MONO. The 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 Errors , No Errors , All, But Keyboard , All, But Diskette , All, But Disk/Key.

  • Page 46: Advanced Bios Features Setup Menu

    3-14 Chapter3 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 47 BIOS Setup 3-15 feature. The default setting is Enabled. 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 48 3-16 Chapter3 Second Boot Device: Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is HDD-0. Third Boot Device: Description is same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is LS/ZIP Boot Other Device: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. This setting allows the BIOS to try three kinds of boot devices that set from the above three items.
  • Page 49 BIOS Setup 3-17 rate you have set (Unit: characters/second）. Eight options are available: 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 20 , 24 , 30 , Back to 6. The default setting is 30. Typematic Delay (Msec): When you press a key continuously, if you exceed the delay you have set here, the keyboard will automatically repeat the keystroke according to a certain rate (Unit: milliseconds).
  • Page 50 3-18 Chapter3 Report No FDD For WIN 95: ® When using Windows 95 without a floppy drive, please set this item to Yes. Otherwise, set it to No. The default setting is No. Delay IDE Initial (Sec): This item is used to support some old models or special types of hard disks or CD-ROMs. They may need a longer amount of time to initialize and prepare for activation.

  • Page 51: Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 3-19 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Advanced 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 52 3-20 Chapter3 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc: Two options are available: 5/7 and 6/8. The default setting is 6/8. This item controls the number of SDRAM clocks (SCLKs) used per access cycle. SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay Two options are available: 2 and 3. The default setting is 3. This item lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed.
  • Page 53 BIOS Setup 3-21 Delayed Transaction: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. Set the option to enabled or disabled PCI 2.1 features including passive release and delayed transaction for the chipset. This function is used to meet the latency of PCI cycles to or from the ISA bus.

  • Page 54: Integrated Peripherals

    3-22 Chapter3 3-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device and other hardware peripheral settings. Figure 3-7. Integrated Peripherals Setup Screen Shot Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled.
  • Page 55 BIOS Setup 3-23 (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode (default setting), the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. Master/Slave Drive Ultra DMA: Two options are available: Auto and Disabled.
  • Page 56 3-24 Chapter3 install additional PCI display cards, you can choose either a PCI display card or an onboard VGA chip to activate the display boot-up screen. AC97 Audio: Two options are available: Auto and Disabled. The default setting is Auto. If you set it to Enabled, it will allow the BIOS to detect audio device you use.
  • Page 57 BIOS Setup 3-25 Hot Key Power On: There are twelve options are available, Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F12. You can select this item and using the Ctrl plus the one of each function key (F1 to F12) to power on the computer. The default setting is Ctrl-F1.
  • Page 58 3-26 Chapter3 Use IR Pins: Two options are available: RxD2, TxD2 and IR-Rx2Tx2. The default setting is IR- Rx2Tx2. If you choose RxD2, TxD2, your motherboard must support a COM port IR KIT connection. Otherwise, you can only choose the IR-Rx2Tx2 to use the IR header on your motherboard to connect your IR KIT.
  • Page 59 BIOS Setup 3-27 Midi Port IRQ: Two options are available: 5 , 10. The default setting is 10. This item sets the IRQ of the onboard midi port connector. If you choose disable the Midi Port Address, then this field is not available.

  • Page 60: Power Management Setup Menu

    3-28 Chapter3 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 61 BIOS Setup 3-29 2. Use the arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure. To change the settings, use *,+ and Enter key. 3. After you have configured the power management feature, press Esc to go back to the Main Menu.
  • Page 62 3-30 Chapter3 System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system directs all system and device power state transitions. The operating system puts devices in and out of low-power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being used by applications. Devices that are not being used can be turned off.
  • Page 63 BIOS Setup 3-31 that supply a System Level reference of S0 are in the OFF state. " Devices states are compatible with the current Power Resource states. Only devices which solely reference Power Resources which are in the ON state for a given device state can be in that device state.
  • Page 64 3-32 Chapter3 Power Management: This item allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. Suspend Mode 2. HDD Power Down There are three options for power management, three of which have fixed mode settings: User Define “User Define”...
  • Page 65 BIOS Setup 3-33 horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. DPMS: Initial display power management signaling. Video Off In Suspend: Two options are available: Yes or No. The default setting is Yes. This item determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Suspend Type: Two options are available: Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend.
  • Page 66 3-34 Chapter3 Pressing the power button for more than four seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has "hung". Wake-Up by PCI card: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. This item can let you wake-up your computer by PCI devices.
  • Page 67 BIOS Setup 3-35 Primary IDE 0/Primary IDE 1: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. If any primary IDE master/slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. Secondary IDE 0/Secondary 1: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled.

  • Page 68: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    3-36 Chapter3 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings.
  • Page 69 BIOS Setup 3-37 Resources Controlled By: Two options are available: Auto(ESCD) and Manual. Default setting is Auto(ESCD). When the setting is Auto(ESCD), the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources can not be changed. When resources are controlled manually, the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources can then be changed.
  • Page 70 3-38 Chapter3 PIRQ_0~PIRQ3: Eleven options are available: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15. Default setting is Auto. This item allows the system to automatically specify the IRQ number for the device installed on PCI slots. Which means, the system can specify the fixed IRQ number for the device installed on the PCI slots (PCI slot 1 to PCI slot 5).

  • Page 71: Pc Health Status

    BIOS Setup 3-39 3-8. PC Health Status You can set the warning and shutdown temperatures for your computer system, and 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.

  • Page 72: Load Fail-Safe Defaults

    3-40 Chapter3 3-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3-14. 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 73: Set Password

    BIOS Setup 3-41 When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.

  • Page 74: Save & Exit Setup

    3-42 Chapter3 3-12. Save & Exit Setup Figure 3-19. 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 75: Exit Without Saving

    BIOS Setup 3-43 3-13. Exit Without Saving Figure 3-20. 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 76 3-44 Chapter3...
  • Page 77 Please insert the WB6 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 78 Appendix A The "Welcome" screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click "Next" to go on. The License screen will show up. Read it and click the "Yes" to go on. This screen will show you the Readme.txt information of this INF installation utility. When you have read it all, click "Next".
  • Page 79 ® IDE & USB Drivers Installation for Windows 98 SE Now you are ready to start installation of the INF. To start the INF update processing, click the "Next". When installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggestion you click "Yes"...
  • Page 80 Appendix A...
  • Page 81 "Standard PCI Graphics Adapter [VGA]". Exit the device manager and insert the WB6 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.
  • Page 82 Appendix B Move the cursor to "Intel 810 Graphic Driver" and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to "Windows 95/98" 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 83 ® Installing the VGA Driver for Windows 98 SE The License screen will appear. Click the "Yes" button to go on. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want to install the driver. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination location.
  • Page 84 Appendix B When the computer restarts and enters Windows, check System Properties , Device Manager , Display Adapters. You should see the device changed to " Intel [R] 810E Chipset Graphics Driver [DC133]". After you confirm this change, the update process is now fully complete.
  • Page 85 ® Installing the Audio Driver for Windows 98 SE Appendix C Installing the Audio Driver for ® Windows 98 SE ® We will show you how to install the audio drivers for Windows 98 SE operating system. Please enter Control Panel, then check System Properties , Device Manager , Other Devices.
  • Page 86 Appendix C Select “Search for a better driver than the your device using now. (Recommended)”, and then click “Next.” Select “Specify a Location” and then type “D:\Drivers\YMF752\VXD” in the text box. (D is your CD-ROM drive letter) Click “Next.” Click “Next.” Click “Finish.”...
  • Page 87 ® Installing the Audio Driver for Windows 98 SE Once Windows has restarted, go to "System Properties" to double check. You should find the "？PCI Multimedia Audio Device" has disappeared, and Yamaha AC-XG audio Codec is there instead. User's Manual...
  • Page 88 Appendix C...
  • Page 89 (or the latest version) first. Then you can install the audio drivers. Please insert the WB6 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 90 Appendix D You will now see the install shield is loading. The "Welcome screen" and its dialogue box will appear. Click the "Next" button to go The License screen will appear next. Click the "Yes" button to continue. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want.
  • Page 91 ® Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows NT 4.0 Server / Workstation The system will now start to install the VGA drivers. While doing so, it will display the percentage installed on the screen. When installation is complete please choose the item: "Yes, I want to restart my computer now".
  • Page 92 Appendix D...
  • Page 93 Then choose the "Unlisted or Updated Driver" and click the "OK" button. NOTE If you want to play a MIDI file in Windows NT, you have to install Soft Synthesizer S- YXG50. You can find this software in the WB6 CD-ROM. User's Manual...
  • Page 94 Appendix E You have to specify and manually type the path of driver location. We’ve put the audio drivers under the "DRIVERS\YMF752\ NT4.0". The code name of the CD-ROM drive will depend on how many devices installed on your computer system. Here it is shown as D:\.
  • Page 95 BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix F 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 yourself.
  • Page 96 Appendix F Figure F-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.33 Complete Screen Figure F-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 F-3 will then appear. Figure F-3.
  • Page 97 “NEWBIOS” indicates the file name for the new BIOS which can be downloaded from our web site 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 98 (3) The NEWBIOS file which can be download from ABIT web site. (4) AUTOEXEC.BAT, which has the following content: A:\AWDFLASH NEWBIOS /PY /SN /CC /CD For example, to update the WB6 BIOS version to MJ (WB6_MJ.BIN), you need to type: A:\AWDFLASH WB6_FZ.BIN /PY /SN /CC /CD /CKS 3.
  • Page 99 Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility Appendix G Installing the HighPoint XStore Pro Utility We provide a useful and powerful utility on our product package, HighPoint XStore Pro. What does XStore do? The XStore Pro is a hard disk enhancement utility which improves system performance.
  • Page 100 Appendix G ® 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! ® ® 3. We have found that the Windows 95 OSR2/Windows 98 version fails to load the driver on some systems using the Bus Master chipset after you install and restart the system.
  • Page 101 Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility have a floppy diskette instead of the CD-ROM, just insert the diskette and run the Setup.exe file to start installation. ® Step 1: In Windows 95/98, place the CD-ROM into the computer. The main menu will show up.
  • Page 102 Appendix G Step 3: Press the “Next” key, You will see the license screen. Step 4: Press “Yes” to continue. Step 5: When the installation process is done, you will see the screen below. This screen will show up only when you install both XStore Pro and CD Xpress.
  • Page 103 Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility 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”. Note You must restart your computer after installing the XStore Pro utility. Otherwise, the software may not work not properly.
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  • Page 105 Hardware Monitoring Function Appendix H Hardware Monitoring Function (Installing the Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) Winbond Hardware Doctor is a self-diagnostic system for PCs and must be used with the Winbond chipset: W83627HF IC series products. It protects PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltages, CPU &...
  • Page 106 Appendix H Step 3. You can specify the program install path by clicking the “Change Directory” button. Or if you want to use the default path, click the icon to continue the install process. Now the screen will show you the percentage of installation progress.
  • Page 107 Hardware Monitoring Function Step 6. This screen will appear. You will see voltages, fan speeds and temperature readings as well. If any item readings are critical or over their limitations, the reading will turn red. Also, a pop-up window will appear to warn you the system has a problem! The figure below shows the warning message window.
  • Page 108 Appendix H Please pay attention to two things when you want to make any changes to the “Configuration” option. Firstly, you have to make sure your new setting is in the proper range. Secondly, after you finished the configuration, you have to save it. Otherwise, the program will start with the default value the next time.
  • Page 109 The Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Appendix I Installation Guide for Suspend to Suspend To RAM (STR) is a cost-effective, optimal implementation of the ACPI 1.0 specification. The ACPI specification defines the S3 sleep state, in which all system context is lost except system memory.
  • Page 110 Appendix I After these items show up, you can go to the next step for the STR function setting. / How to use the STR function: There are two ways to put your system into STR mode: Method 1: Select “Stand by” in the “Shut Down Windows” area. Step 1: Click “Star”...
  • Page 111 The Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Method 2: Define the case “Power” button to initiate STR sleep Mode Step 1: Open “Control Panel”, and then enter “Power Management”. Step 2: Select “Advanced”, and then set the “Power Buttons” to “Standby”. Step 3: Restart your computer to put these settings into effect.
  • Page 112 Appendix I...
  • Page 113 Fax this form to your dealer or to the company where you bought the hardware or your nearest ABIT branch office in order to benefit from our technical support. (You can refer to the examples given below) Example 1: With a system including: motherboard (with CPU, DRAM, COAST...) HDD,...
  • Page 114 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: WB6, BX6, BH6, etc… . Motherboard model number (REV): Note the motherboard model number labeled on the motherboard as “REV:*.**”.
  • Page 115 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 116 Appendix J . OS/APPLICATION: Indicate the operating system and 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 ®...

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    Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) & & & & Technical Support Form 7 Phone #: Company name: 2 Contact: 8Fax #: 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:...
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