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LI6BM Pentium II/III 440BX/Apollo Pro Plus JumperFree Motherboard User's Manual Version 1.0...
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In no event will the manufacturer be liable for direct, indirect, special, exemplary, incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The material contained herein is for informational purposes only. LI6BM User’s Manual...
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the LI6BM motherboard. It is divided into the following sections: • • • • Introduction • • • • Specifications • • • • Hardware Description •...
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Please check that your package is complete and contains the items below. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your dealer. • • • • The LI6BM Motherboard with the BL21PI Riser Card • • • • 1 40-pin IDE ribbon cable (14 cm) •...
Chapter 2 Specifications Chapter 2 Specifications The LI6BM is a high-performance Pentium II motherboard that offers flexibility in terms of CPU frequency and bus speeds. The main features of the motherboard consist of the following: CPU Socket Slot 1 Processor...
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Onboard Ethernet Controller (option) The onboard Intel 82558B Ethernet controller is compatible with both the traditional 10Mbps and advanced 100Mbps LAN facilities. An RJ45 connector and Wake on LAN are supported by LI6BM. Hardware Monitoring The Winbond 83781D Hardware Monitor IC checks system...
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Allows shut-off control from within Windows 95 Modem-ring-on Supports PC powering on through an external modem. Expansion Slots on Riser Card BL21PI Two PCI 32-bit slots One ISA 16-bit slot Board Dimensions 11.93” x 12.48” (30.3cm x 31.7cm) LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 3 Hardware Description Chapter 3 Hardware Description This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the LI6BM 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 ...................
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Chapter 3 Hardware Description Figure 1: Layout of the LI6BM Motherboard LI6BM User’s Manual...
Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.1 Processor The LI6BM motherboard is designed to take a Pentium II processor running 233MHz/266MHz/300/333MHz at 66MHz CPU bus speed or 300/350/400/450/500MHz at 100MHz CPU bus speed with its Slot 1 processor connector. 3.2 L2 Cache The L2 cache is integrated in the Pentium II processor.
Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.4 Main Memory The LI6BM motherboard supports 64MB of DRAM memory on board and two 168-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) sockets to form an additional memory of 256MB. Refer to the following table on how to configure the memory.
17MB/sec. Using HDDs that support Ultra DMA/33, the peak transfer rate can reach 33MB/sec. There are two IDE connectors - primary IDE and secondary IDE. With two devices per connector, up to four IDE devices can be supported. LI6BM User’s Manual...
Power On Function field of the Integrated Peripherals section in the BIOS. It allows users to enter a password of a maximum of five characters (0~9, A~Z). Hot keys to power on supported are the function keys (Ctrl-F1~Ctrl-F12). LI6BM User’s Manual...
This solution is Sound Blaster PCI compatible utilizing a patented method of Sound Blaster emulation. In addition, it is compliant to AC97 interface, Microsoft PC97 and PC98, and Multimedia PC Level II and III specifications. LI6BM User’s Manual...
• • • • Wake On LAN function support 3.13 Hardware Monitoring IC The LI6BM comes with the Winbond W83781D hardware monitoring IC. It monitors several hardware parameters including power supply voltages, fan speeds, and temperatures, which are very important for a high-end computer system to work stable and properly.
Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard The following sections describe the necessary procedures and proper jumper settings to configure the LI6BM motherboard. For the locations of the jumpers, refer to Figure 2. 4.1 CPU Frequency Selection............17 4.2 Keyboard Power On Function: JP8, J10........
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Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Figure 2: Jumper Location on the LI6BM LI6BM User’s Manual...
4.1 CPU Frequency Selection Setting CPU Speed in the BIOS Setup The LI6BM motherboard allows users to set the CPU speed through the BIOS Setup. The parameters used in configuring the CPU speed include CPU Clock Multiplier (X3, X3.5, X4, X4.5, X5) and CPU Clock (66MHz, 68MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz...
However, if your computer is functioning properly but the TV screen is blank, then you have to short/close the JP12 jumper located just at the back of the S-Video connector on the LI6BM. After doing so, restart your computer. The default setting of JP12 is OPEN.
Chapter 5 Installation Chapter 5 Installation This chapter describes the interface that the LI6BM 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 ................ 21 5.2 J1: S-VHS Connector ..............
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Chapter 5 Installation Figure 3: Connector Location on the LI6BM LI6BM User’s Manual...
Chapter 5 Installation 5.1 I/O Connectors The I/O connectors connect the LI6BM 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.
J4 is a DB-15 VGA connector. The following table shows the pin-out assignments of this connector. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Green Blue N.C. Ground Ground Ground Ground N.C. Ground N.C. N.C. HSYNC VSYNC LI6BM User’s Manual...
PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Keyboard Below are the pin-out assignments of the connectors. Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal Name Keyboard data Mouse data No Connect No Connect Ground No Connect Keyboard clock Mouse Clock No Connect No Connect LI6BM User’s Manual...
Chapter 5 Installation 5.8 J7: Serial Ports The onboard serial ports of the LI6BM are two DB-9 external connectors. COM1 Serial Port COM2 Serial Port The table below shows the pin-out assignments of these connectors. Signal Name Pin # Pin #...
It is part of the functions provided by the onboard audio controller. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name JOY4 JOY6 JOYTIME0 JOYTIME2 Ground MIDI OUT Ground JOYTIME3 JOYTIME1 JOY7 JOY5 MIDI IN No Connect LI6BM User’s Manual...
No Connect No Connect 5.14 J15: CPU Fan Power Connector J15 is a 3-pin header for the CPU fan power connector. The fan must be a 12V fan. Pin # Signal Name Rotation +12V 1 2 3 Ground LI6BM User’s Manual...
Ground 5.16 J17: BL21PI Riser Card Connector J17 is a slot connector for the BL21PI riser card that comes with the LI6BM motherboard. The riser card comes with two PCI and one ISA slots. 5.17 J18: IrDA Connector This connector is used for an IrDA connector that supports infrared wireless communication.
Chapter 5 Installation 5.19 J20: Floppy Drive Connector J20 of the LI6BM 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 Ground...
Ground Right Right 5.23 J27: Auxiliary Audio In Connector J27 is the auxiliary audio-in connector. The table below shows the pin assignments of this connector. Pin # Signal Name Left Ground 1 2 3 4 Ground Right LI6BM User’s Manual...
<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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
Landing zone 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) LI6BM User’s Manual...
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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
: Non-OS2 F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability : Enabled F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults For VIA Apollo Pro Plus (82C693) chipset LI6BM User’s Manual...
This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy Drive. When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A. By default, this field is set to Disabled. LI6BM User’s Manual...
Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. This field allows you to determine the timing of transition from Row Address Strove (RAS) to Column Address Strobe (CAS). The default setting is 3. LI6BM User’s Manual...
When enabled, access to the system BIOS ROM addressed at F0000H-FFFFFH is cached, provided that the cache controller is disabled. Video BIOS Cacheable When enabled, access to video BIOS addressed at C0000H to C7FFFH is cached, provided that the cache controller is disabled. LI6BM User’s Manual...
The options available are 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128M and 256. The default setting is 64. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk When enabled, the system automatically shuts off clocks of unused DIMM/PCI slots. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only. LI6BM User’s Manual...
This field allows you to use the Advanced Power Management device to enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU’s internal clock. If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to NO. LI6BM User’s Manual...
When the system enters Doze mode, the CPU clock runs only part of the time. You may select the percent of time that the clock runs. PCI/VGA Active Monitor When enabled, any video activity restarts the global timer for Standby mode. LI6BM User’s Manual...
Reload Global Timer Events This section determines the reloading of the ‘timers’ after entering the Full On You can enable or disable the monitoring of IRQ 8 (Real Time Clock) so it does not awaken the system from Suspend mode. LI6BM User’s Manual...
F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults For VIA Apollo Pro Plus (82C693) chipset LI6BM User’s Manual...
PCI Delay Transaction When enabled, this option delays PCI data transaction. By default, this field is set to Enabled. PCI#2 Access #1 Retry This item enables PC#2 Access #1 attempts. By default, this field is set to Disabled. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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”. LI6BM User’s Manual...
CPU Fan Monitor F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify : Disabled Chassis Fan Monitor F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults For VIA Apollo Pro Plus (82C693) chipset LI6BM User’s Manual...
Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup CPU Speed, CPU Clock Multiplier, CPU/PCI Clock Select The LI6BM motherboard allows users to set the CPU speed through the BIOS. The parameters in setting the CPU speed include CPU Clock Multiplier (see examples below) and CPU Clock (66MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz or 100MHz, 103MHz, 112MHz, 133MHz, 150MHz).
The CPU Fan Monitor and Chassis Fan Monitor fields allow the user to set the threshold value of the fans’ rotation. When the rotation falls below the set value, the systems sounds out an alarm through the speaker. RPM options are 3,000rpm, 3,500rpm and 4,000rpm. LI6BM User’s Manual...
ESC : Quit : Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults For VIA Apollo Pro Plus (82C693) chipset LI6BM User’s Manual...
Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. Init AGP Display First This field allows the system to initialize first the VGA card in the AGP slot on the motherboard when system is turned on. LI6BM User’s Manual...
This field determines the UART mode in your computer. The settings are Normal, IrDA and ASKIR. The default value is Normal. Parallel Port Mode This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function. Normal Printer Port Enhanced Parallel Port Extended Capabilities Port LI6BM User’s Manual...
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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
ES1373 uses single, shareable 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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Under the Control Panel window, click the System icon. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide 8. Click Creative Labs 1373, and then Install. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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10. Follow the procedure in each screen until you arrive the Setup 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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide 12. After installation, the system will ask you to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. LI6BM User’s Manual...
ATI 3D RAGE LT PRO. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: 8.1 Introduction ................74 8.2 Windows 95/98 Driver Installation ......... 75 8.3 Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation ........78 LI6BM User’s Manual...
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3D RAGE LT PRO offers a peak bandwidth in excess of 500MB/s, which is twice the output of the AGP 1X (66MHz) mode. It also supports AGP’s pipeline and sideband protocols that significantly improved the sustained bandwidth that is critical to the enhanced 3D and video performance. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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PRO is provided with the motherboard. Follows the steps below to proceed with the VGA driver installation for Windows 95/98. Step 1. Insert the CD containing the VGA drivers. Under Windows 95/98, the CD autoruns and shows the following screen. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Step 2. Click on VGA to select the correct VGA driver as shown in the following screen. Step 2. Click on ATI RAGE LT PRO to start the VGA driver installation. The following welcoming screen appears. Click on Finish to start the driver installation. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 8 VGA Driver Installation Guide Step. 3 When file copying is completed, restart Windows in order for the changes to take effect. Step. 4 When Windows has restarted the following ATI Desktop Help screen appears to provide you with more information. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Step 10. NT 4.0 will boot into a default mode and start the Display applet allowing for mode selection. NOTE: If you select a color depth or resolution not supported by your card, NT 4.0 will substitute 640x480 in 256 colors for the display. LI6BM User’s Manual...
The following items are covered in this chapter: 9.1 Introduction ................80 9.2 Features ................... 80 9.3 Software Drivers Support ............80 9.4 LAN Driver Installation for Windows 95........ 81 9.5 LAN Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0......90 9.6 Running Diagnostics..............91 LI6BM User’s Manual...
LAN Analyzer for NetWare Packet Drivers FTP PC/TCP, NCSA TCP/IP NDIS Drivers Microsoft LAN Manager V2.x, Windows 3.x, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, Windows 98, Windows 95, SCO3, SCO5; IBM LAN Server 4.0 for DOS and OS/2, and Linux LI6BM User’s Manual...
Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 9.4 LAN Driver Installation for Windows 95 The LI6BM comes with a diskette labeled Intel 82558B LAN Windows 95/98 & Windows NT 4.0 Drivers that is to be used in conjunction with the LAN drivers installation. You must use the correct drivers in order for LAN to function properly.
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 2. Click System 3. Click Device Manager LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 4. Expand Other Devices 5. Select PCI Ethernet Controller , then click Properties LI6BM User’s Manual...
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8. Insert the diskette labeled Intel 82558B LAN Windows 95/98 & Windows NT 4.0 Drivers into the floppy disk drive, then click Next 9. Click Finish . Ensure the updated driver mentioned is for Intel 82558 Fast Ethernet. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 10. Click 11. Type , then click 12. Click LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide , then click Close. 13. Type the Computer Name Workgroup 14. Insert the Windows 95 CD ROM , then click LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 5 (Assuming D:\Win95 is the directory location of the 15. Type D:\Win9 Windows 95 files), then click 16. Click to restart the computer and for the settings to take effect. LI6BM User’s Manual...
Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 9.5 LAN Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 LI6BM comes with a diskette labeled Intel 82558B LAN Windows 95/98 & Windows NT 4.0 Drivers that is to be used in conjunction of the LAN drivers installation.
Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 9.6 Running Diagnostics The LI6BM comes with a diskette containing a diagnostic software supporting the Intel 82558B Ethernet controller. Follow the steps below to use the Setup Utility. 1. Run the file SETUP.EXE typing...
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Main Menu Install network drivers Novel Microsoft Other Exit Setup Choose OTHER if you use a network operating system from a manufacturer not on this list (such as Banyan or UNIX). Help = F1 Press Enter to continue LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Installing EtherExpress™ PRO/100+ adapter drivers Latest News and general adapter information Hardware specifications and cabling information Adapter installation and special configurations Running diagnostics and error messages Select = ↑↓ Display Choices = ↵ Help = F1 Previous = Esc LI6BM User’s Manual...
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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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 10 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Power - displays the current voltage status. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 10 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide 3. Memory - displays the current memory usage status. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 10 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Fan Speed - displays the current rotational speeds of CPU and Chassis fans. Disk - displays the supported disk formats and disk space. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 10 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Heat - displays the CPU and system temperatures. Error Log - displays errors occurring after System Monitor is started. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Vio - 5% (Vio for P54C CPU is 3.5V. Vio for P55C is 3.3V.) Vcore- 5% WARNING: Micro ATX power supplies do not support -5V voltage. DISABLE the alarm of this item after you have installed the System Monitor utility to prevent the system from sending a ’false’ alarm. LI6BM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 11 LI6BM and the Databook Case This chapter provides a step-by-step guide describing the procedure of installing the LI6BM motherboard into its databook case. Carefully read the instructions and follow the procedures one step at a time. 1. Removing top cover.
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Chapter 11 LI6BM and the Databook Case 2. Removing the front panel section. 2-1. Remove the two flat-head screws on the two front corners of the case. 2-2. Pull out the whole front panel section. The front panel section has room for an FDD, HDD and CD-ROM drive.
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The thin metal plate has six protruding clips that should be inserted to their respective hole on the back panel. 3-4. Install the CPU retention module onto the LI6BM motherboard. 3-5. Install the motherboard into the case.
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Chapter 11 LI6BM and the Databook Case FDD front side 3-11 Attach the plastic siding to this side. HDD front side 3-11 Attach the plastic siding to this side. 3-13. Screw the HDD plastic siding onto the right side of the hard disk drive.
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. LI6BM User’s Manual...
Appendix B. Technical Information regarding TV-Out The LI6BM motherboard has connectors for RCA (J2) and S-Video (J1) standards supporting the TV-Out function on the motherboard. In order to use the TV-Out function, you should use the appropriate cables to connect your TV set to the computer. Your TV set should also have the corresponding connectors.
Appendix C. Additions & Errata This section is allotted for future page inserts containing any additional information or correction that the users should know. LI6BM User’s Manual...