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  • Page 1 TI6VGA Pentium II Apollo Pro ATX Motherboard User's Manual Version 1.0A...

  • Page 2: Copyright Notice

    IBM, PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Apollo Pro is a trademark of VIA Technologies. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    5.8 J7: Game Port, Mic In/Line In/Line Out........21 5.9 J13, J14: CD-ROM Audio In Connectors........ 21 5.10 J11, J18: CPU and Chassis Fan Power Connectors ....21 5.11 J12: IrDA Connector ............. 22 5.12 USB1: USB Connector............22 TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 4 6.13 Save & Exit Setup..............49 6.14 Exit Without Saving...............49 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide....51 Chapter 8 System Monitor Utility ........ 62 Appendix ................69 A. Slot 1 Retention Mechanism .............69 B. Additions & Errata ..............70 TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the TI6VGA motherboard. It is divided into the following sections: Introduction Specifications Hardware Description Configuring the Motherboard Installation BIOS Configuration Audio Driver Installation Guide System Monitor Utility Checklist Please check that your package is complete and contains the items below.

  • Page 6: Chapter 2 Specifications

    Chapter 2 Specifications Chapter 2 Specifications The TI6VGA is a high-performance ATX Apollo Pro motherboard with a Slot 1 connector for Pentium II processors. It offers flexibility in terms of CPU frequency and main memory type and size. The main features of...
  • Page 7 3D graphics capabilities including support for z-buffering, alpha blending and faster texture mapping. Expansion Slots Four 32-bit PCI slots Three 16-bit ISA slots One AGP slot Form Factor ATX, 12” x 7.87 (30.5cm x 20cm) TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Hardware Description

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description Chapter 3 Hardware Description This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the TI6VGA motherboard. The layout of the board in Figure 1 shows the location of the key components. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: 3.1 Processor..................6...
  • Page 9 Chapter 3 Hardware Description Figure 1: Layout of the TI6VGA Motherboard Remarks: The TI6VGA comes with 3 DIMM sockets or 2 DIMM sockets with 64MB SDRAM on board. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Processor

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.1 Processor The TI6VGA motherboard is designed to take an Intel Pentium II processor running 233/266/300/333/350/400/450MHz or an Intel Celeron processor running 266/300/333MHz with its Slot 1 processor connector. 3.2 L2 Cache The L2 cache is integrated in the Pentium II processor.
  • Page 11 64MB ----- 192MB 64MB 64MB 136MB 128MB 64MB 200MB 64MB 64MB 16MB 144MB 128MB 64MB 16MB 208MB 64MB 64MB 32MB 160MB 128MB 64MB 32MB 224MB 64MB 64MB 64MB 192MB 128MB 64MB 64MB 256MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 384MB TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 12: Bios

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.4 BIOS The BIOS on the TI6VGA motherboard provides the standard BIOS functions plus the following additional features: 1. ISA Plug and Play (PnP) Extension Unlike PCI cards that are Plug and Play, ISA cards require setting jumpers to resolve hardware conflicts.

  • Page 13: Interrupt Request (Irq) Lines

    3.10 DMA Channels There are seven DMA channels available on the motherboard; only DMA2 is used by the floppy controller. In the case that ECP mode on the parallel port is utilized, DMA1 or DMA3 will be used. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: I/O Port Address Map

    With a PCI Bus Mastering interface with DOS compatibility, it supports 32 voices wavetable, surround sound, 3D audio, and audio effects such as reverb and chorus. Creative Labs ES1373 uses single, shareable PCI interrupt and is PC97 compliant. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Chapter 4 Configuring The Motherboard

    Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard The following sections describe the necessary procedures and proper jumper settings to configure the TI6VGA motherboard. For the locations of the jumpers, refer to Figure 2. 4.1 CPU Frequency Setting ............13 4.2 Clear CMOS Select: JP6 ............
  • Page 16 Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Figure 2: Jumper Location on the TI6VGA Remarks: The TI6VGA comes with 3 DIMM sockets or 2 DIMM sockets with 64MB SDRAM on board. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 17: Cpu Frequency Setting

    Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard 4.1 CPU Frequency Setting The TI6VGA uses jumper-free technology in configuring the processor on the motherboard. The system automatically detects the CPU bus speed, 66MHz or 100MHz and sets the multiplier, or ratio, to 3X. The BIOS (under Chipset Feature Setup) allows users to change the CPU multiplier (3X, 3.5X, 4X, 4.5X, 5X) to set the correct or desired CPU...

  • Page 18: Jp2(7-8): Sdram Clock Select

    Short Run AGP Clock 4.4 CPU Host Frequency Force Selector: JP4 The TI6VGA is able to detect the host frequency (66MHz or 100MHz) of the installed CPU. The JP4 jumper, however, can be set to OPEN override the detection and force the host frequency to run at 100MHz.

  • Page 19: Chapter 5 Installation

    Chapter 5 Installation Chapter 5 Installation This chapter describes the interface that the TI6VGA provides for creating a working system. Refer to Figure 3 for the location of the connectors. The following items are covered in this chapter: 5.1 I/O Connectors ................ 17 5.2 J1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors.....
  • Page 20 Chapter 5 Installation Figure 3: Connector Location on the TI6VGA Remarks: The TI6VGA comes with 3 DIMM sockets or 2 DIMM sockets with 64MB SDRAM on board. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 21: I/O Connectors

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.1 I/O Connectors The I/O connectors connect the TI6VGA to the most common peripherals. To attach cables to these connectors, carefully align Pin 1 of the cables to that of the connectors. Refer to Figure 4 for the location and orientation of the connectors.

  • Page 22: J2: Atx Power Supply Connector

    Ground Power good 5VSB +12V 5.4 J3: Floppy Drive Connector J3 of the TI6VGA is a 34-pin header and will support up to 2.88MB floppy drives. The following table shows its pin-out assignments. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name...

  • Page 23: Ide1, Ide2: Eide Connectors

    Host data 0 Host data 15 Ground DRQ0 Ground Host IOW Ground Host IOR Ground IOCHRDY Host ALE DACK1 Ground MIRQ0 No connect Address 1 No connect Address 0 Address 2 Chip select 0 Chip select 1 Activity Ground TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: J4, J6: Serial Ports

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.6 J4, J6: Serial Ports The onboard serial ports of the TI6VGA, J4 and J6, are two DB-9 external connectors. The following table shows the pin-out assignments of the these connectors. J4 (COM1 ) J6 (COM2) Signal Name...

  • Page 25: J7: Game Port, Mic In/Line In/Line Out

    Ground Right Right 5.10 J11, J18: CPU and Chassis Fan Power Connectors J11 CPU fan power connector and J18 chassis fan power connector are 3-pin headers that support 12V fans. Pin # Signal Name Rotation +12V Ground TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 26: J12: Irda Connector

    The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector. Wake on LAN will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 200mA. Pin # Signal Name +5VSB Ground Wake on LAN TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: J20: Front Bezel Connectors

    Power LED and Keylock: Pins 11 - 15 The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch. The keylock switch, when closed, will disable the keyboard function. Pin # Signal Name Power LED No connect Ground Keylock Ground TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 10 and 20 This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed. Pin # Signal Name HDD LED TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Chapter 6 Bios Configuration

    C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow ....35 6.5 Chipset Features Setup ............36 DRAM Timing ............... 36 SDRAM Cycle Length............36 Memory Hole at 15MB Addr..........36 Read Around Write..............36 Concurrent PCI/Host .............. 37 Video RAM Cacheable............37 TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 30 AGP Master 1 WS Write ............43 AGP Master 1 WS Read ............43 PCI IRQ Activated by.............43 Assign IRQ for USB/VGA............43 6.8 Load BIOS Defaults ..............44 6.9 Load Setup Defaults..............44 6.10 Integrated Peripherals ............45 OnChip IDE Channel0/1............45 IDE Prefetch Mode ..............45 TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 IR Function Duplex ..............46 RXD, TXD Active..............46 Parallel Port Mode..............46 6.11 Supervisor / User Password........... 47 6.12 IDE HDD Auto Detection ............. 48 6.13 Save & Exit Setup ..............49 6.14 Exit Without Saving .............. 49 TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Bios Introduction

    <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit. When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 CMOS settings that resets your system to its default. We strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Standard Cmos Setup

    Sun to Sat Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1994 to 2079 To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 35: Time

    LANDZ : SECTOR : Number of sectors SIZE : Automatically adjust according to the configuration MODE (for IDE HDD only) : Auto Normal (HD < 528MB) Large (for MS-DOS only) (HD > 528MB and supports Logical Block Addressing) TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Drive A / Drive B

    The system boot will not be halted for a disk error; it will stop for all other errors. All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key- board or disk error; it will stop for all others. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 37: Bios Features Setup

    DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. These items allow you to enable (speed up memory access) or disable the cache function. By default, these items are Enabled. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Cpu L2 Cache Ecc Checking

    Typematic Rate Setting When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. By default, this field is set to Disabled. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 39: Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)

    RAM. Video Shadow will increase the video speed. C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB to 1024KB. These fields determine whether or not optional ROM will be copied to RAM. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Chipset Features Setup

    DRAM optimization feature: If a memory read is addressed to a location whose latest write is being held in a buffer before being written to memory, the read is satisfied through the buffer contents, and the read is not sent to the DRAM. The default setting is Enabled. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Concurrent Pci/Host

    256. The default setting is 64M. CPU Multiplier The TI6VGA uses jumper-free technology in configuring the processor on the motherboard. The system automatically detects the CPU bus speed, 66MHz or 100MHz. This field allows you to change the CPU multiplier (3X, 3.5X, 4X, 4.5X, 5X) to set the correct or desired CPU...

  • Page 42: Auto Detect Dimm/Pci Clk

    H/W monitoring IC. Shutdown Temperature This field allows you to set the temperature at which the system automatically shuts down once it is reached, in order to avoid damage to system components. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 43: Power Management Setup

    Each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. (Default) NOTE: In order to enable the CPU overheat protection feature, the Power Management field should not be set to Disabled. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Pm Control By Apm

    When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at a slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed. Suspend Mode When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 45: Pm Events

    The IRQ section sets the wake-up call of the system. If activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels in the left-hand group, the system wakes up from suspended mode. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    This field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not. The default value is Disabled. IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to These fields allow you to determine the IRQ/DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Cpu To Pci Write Buffer

    IRQ service is being requested by a device. The default value is Level. Assign IRQ for USB/VGA These fields allow you to enable or disable the IRQ for USB and VGA. By default, these fields are enabled. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: Load Bios Defaults

    ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS Setup To load SETUP defaults value to CMOS SRAM, enter “Y”. If not, enter “N”. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Integrated Peripherals

    PIO (Programmed Input/Output) allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly. The system supports five modes, numbered from 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 The settings for this field are Lo Hi and Hi Lo. The default setting for this field is Lo Hi. Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function. Normal Printer Port Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Supervisor / User Password

    Enter Password: LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color Change / Set / Disable Password TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    To accept the displayed entries, press the “Y” key; to skip to the next drive, press the “N” key. If you accept the values, the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Save & Exit Setup

    Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color Abandon all Data & Exit Setup TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration This page was intentionally left blank. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide

    PCI interrupt and is PC97 compliant. For normal operations and to maximize the audio functions of the motherboard, follow the audio driver installation procedure below. Installing The Audio Drivers For Windows 95/98 Under Windows 95/98, click START => Setting => Control Panel. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Under the Control Panel window, click the System icon. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Click Device Manager. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 58 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Click Other Device, then select PCI Multimedia Audio Device and click the Remove icon. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Confirm the remove command by clicking OK. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Click Close. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Insert the CD that comes with your motherboard into your CD-ROM drive. The following screen will appear. Now click Sound. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Click Creative Labs 1373 and then Install. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 Option screen as shown below, then select Full Installation. 11. Proceed with Setup to install the Windows 95/98 Drivers, Legacy DOS Drivers into your system. 12. After installation, the system will ask you to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 64 Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide TI6VGA User’s Manual...
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  • Page 66: Chapter 8 System Monitor Utility

    NOTE: System Monitor currently supports English and Chinese under Windows 95 and Windows NT. English will be used for other language environments. When System Monitor is initiated, the icon below appears in the task bar in the Windows environment. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 Clicking on the upper left corner button would show you the latest company information. "Summary" provides the current system status. The section below describes the different functions of System Monitor. Computer - displays the current working system version and processor type. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 Chapter 8 System Monitor Utility Power - displays the current voltage status. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 Chapter 8 System Monitor Utility Memory - displays the current memory usage status. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 70 Chapter 8 System Monitor Utility Fan Speed - displays the current rotational speeds of CPU and Chassis fans. Disk - displays the disk supported formats and disk space. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 Chapter 8 System Monitor Utility Heat - displays the CPU and system temperatures. Error Log - displays errors occuring after System Monitor is started. TI6VGA User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 NOTE: Intel has defined a margin of difference for the voltages as below: 12 Volts - 10% (10.8V ~ 13.2V) 5 Volts - 5% (4.75 ~ 5.25%) Vio - 5% (Vio for P54C CPU is 3.5V. Vio for P55C is 3.3V.) Vcore- 5% TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Appendix

    The retention mechanism that comes with your motherboard, as seen in the above figure, accommodates all kinds of Pentium II processors. For Celeron processors, place the two caps supplied on both ends after installing the processor to secure the installation. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Additions & Errata

    The manufacturer sees to it that the most up-to-date and accurate information are contained in this manual. This section would contain page insert(s) of additional information, updates or corrections that the user should know to ensure that proper configuration and setup of the motherboard is made. TI6VGA User’s Manual...

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