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LI7WM Socket 370 810E Chipset Custom LPX from Factor Motherboard User's Manual Version 1.0A...
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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. LI7WM User’s Manual...
5.11 J J12, J13, J14: Line Out, Line In, Mic Connectors .....24 5.12 J15: IrDA Connector BL21PI Riser Card ......24 5.13 J16: OWL (Wake On Lan) Connector ........24 5.14 J17: Game Port Connector ............25 5.15 J18: CPU Fan Power Connector ..........25 LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide ....58 Chapter 8 VGA Driver Installation Guide ....62 Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide ....68 Chapter 10 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide ..86 Chapter 11 LI7WM and the Databook Case ....94 LI7WM User’s Manual...
Chapter 2 Specifications Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the LI7WM motherboard. It is divided into the following sections: • Introduction • Specifications • Hardware Description • Configuring the Motherboard • Installation • BIOS and System Setup •...
3D/2D pipeline preprocessor allowing a sustained flow of graphics data to be rendered and displayed. It als o features a 4MB display cache buffer. Onboard TV-out connectors support S-VHS and RCA specifications. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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The onboard Intel 82559B Ethernet controller is compatible with both the traditional 10Mbps and advanced 100Mbps LAN facilities. An RJ45 connector and Wake on LAN are supported by LI7WM. DMI BIOS Support Desktop Management Interface (DMI) allows users to download system hardware-level information such as CPU type, CPU speed, internal/external frequencies and memory size.
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Chapter 2 Specifications USB Connector 2 ports onboard Win95/98 shut-off Allows shut-off control from within Windows 95/98 Modem-ring-on Supports PC powering on through an external modem. Board Dimensions 11.91" x 11.80" (30.3cm x 30.0cm) LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 2 Specifications Figure 1: Layout of the LI7WM Motherboard LI7WM User’s Manual...
Chapter 3 Hardware Description Chapter 3 Hardware Description This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the LI7WM 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..................11...
Hardware Description Processor The LI7WM motherboard is designed to take a Intel 810E processor running from 300/ 333/ 366/ 400/ 433/ 466/ 500/ 533/ 566/ 600 to 633MHz at 66MHz CPU bus speed or 550/ 600/ 650/ 700/ 750/ 800/...
IDE. With two devices per connector, up to four IDE devices can be supported. 3.8 Main Memory The LI7WM motherboard supports two 168-pin DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) sockets to form a memory configuration from 64MB to 512MB. DIMM modules can be 64M and 256MB in SDRAM. In populating the DIMM sockets, any socket can be populated first.
(similar to those associated with standard AGP protocol) to system memory. Direct AGP calls can dynamically allocate and de-allocate system memory for complex 3D textures, preserving the benefits of standard AGP add-in solutions. LI7WM User’s Manual...
Suggested application use with the Intel 810 chipset and Intel 810E chipset. It provides a universal digital input port to accept a pixel data stream from a compatible VGA controller (or equivalent) and converts this directly into NTSC or PAL TV format. LI7WM User’s Manual...
The onboard Intel 82559B Ethernet controller features the following: • PCI local bus • IEEE802.3u auto-negotiation for automatic speed selection • 10/100Mbps operation in a single port PCI bus master architecture • Wake On LAN function support LI7WM User’s Manual...
Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard The following sections describe the necessary procedures and proper jumper settings to configure the LI7WM motherboard. For the locations of the jumpers, refer to Figure 2. 4.1 CPU Frequency Selection .............15 4.2 Clear CMOS Select: JP5 .............15...
4.1 CPU Frequency Selection Setting CPU Speed in the BIOS Setup The LI7WM 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, X5.5, X6, X6.5, X7, X7.5, X8) and CPU Clock...
JP2, a 3-pin header, is the onboard Intel 82559B Ethernet controller. Please refer to the default jumper setting before you proceeding with system installation. Jumper Setting Function Onboard LAN pin 1-2: short Disabled Onboard Audio pin 2-3: short Enabled LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide Figure 1: Layout of the LI7WM Motherboard LI7WM User’s Manual...
Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Chapter 5 Installation This chapter describes the interface that the LI7WM 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................20...
Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 5.1 I/O Connectors The I/O connectors connect the LI7WM 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 Ground N.C. Monitor ID SDA HSYNC VSYNC Monitor ID SCL LI7WM 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 LI7WM User’s Manual...
Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 5.8 J8/J9: Serial Ports The onboard serial ports of the LI7WM 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...
J16 is a 3-pin header for the Wake on LAN function. 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 LI7WM User’s Manual...
The front bezel of the case has a control panel that provides light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. J19 is an 8-pin header that provides the interfaces. Pin # Signal Name Ground 5VSB LAN Active LED IDE LED Ground Power Button LI7WM User’s Manual...
Ground Power good 5VSB +12V 5.18 J21: Floppy Drive Connector J21 of the LI7WM 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...
J27 is a 3-pin header for the CPU fan power connector. The fan must be a 12V fan. Pin # Signal Name Rotation +12V Ground 5.23 J28: Reset Switch The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. LI7WM User’s Manual...
Onboard Audio pin 2-3: short Enabled 5.26 JP3: Onboard LAN Enable/Disable JP3 supports the function of 82559B chip. The table below shows the pin assignments of this connector. Setting LAN Function Pin 1-2 Enabled Pin 2-3 Disabled LI7WM User’s Manual...
Short JP12 (2-3) and replace the AC power cord. Turn on the system. 5.29 S1: BL21PI Riser Card Connector J17 is a slot connector for the BL21PI riser card that comes with the LI7WM motherboard. The riser card comes with one PCI slot. LI7WM User’s Manual...
SDRAM CAS Latency Time ............43 Bank DRAM Timing Trac/Trc ............43 SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay ............43 SDRAM RAS Precharge Time ............43 System BIOS Cacheable ..............44 Video BIOS Cacheable ..............44 Memory Hole at 15MB - 16MB............44 CPU-Lantency Timer ..............44 Delayed Transaction................44 LI7WM User’s Manual...
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HDD Power down................49 Safe-Off by PWR-BTTN ............49 Wake-Up by PCI Card ..............49 PWR On by Modem/Lan ..............50 CPU Thermal-Throttling ..............50 Resume by Alarm ................50 Reload Global Timer Events ............50 6.8 PNP/PCI C onfiguation ..............51 Reset Configuation Date ..............51 LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk............53 Spread Sprctum ................53 Host CPU/PCI Clock...............53 CPU Clock Ratio................53 6.11 Lord Fail- Safe Default ...............54 6.12 Lord Optimized Default ..............54 6.13 Set Superior/ User Password ............55 6.14 Save & Exit Setup................56 6.15 Exit Without Saving..............56 LI7WM User’s Manual...
Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving á â à ß : Select Item ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type… LI7WM User’s Manual...
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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. LI7WM 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. LI7WM User’s Manual...
The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in these fields. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually. LI7WM 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. LI7WM User’s Manual...
(speed up memory access) or disable the cache function. By default, these items are Enabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This field enables or disables the ECC (Error Correction Checking) checking of the CPU level-2 cache. The default setting is Enabled. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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. LI7WM User’s Manual...
The default setting is Non-OS/2. Report No FDD For WIN 95 This option allows Windows 95 to share with other peripherals IRQ6, which is assigned to a floppy disk drive if the drive is not exist. LI7WM User’s Manual...
The choices are 2 and 3. System BIOS Cacheable The setting of Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F000h -FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. LI7WM User’s Manual...
The default setting and optional setting for the onboard display cache functions are as follows: CAS# Latency 3(default), 2(option) Paging Mode Control Open (default), Close (option) RAS-to-CAS Override by CAS# LT (default), Override (2)(option) RAS# Timing Fast (default), Slow (option) RAS# Precharge Timing Fast (default), Slow (option) LI7WM User’s Manual...
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. LI7WM User’s Manual...
If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port. LI7WM User’s Manual...
Midi Port Address The option settings for this field are 330, 300, 290 and Disabled. The default setting is 330. Midi Port IRQ The option settings for this field are 5 and 7. The default setting is 7. LI7WM User’s Manual...
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management Max. Power Saving Maximum power management. User Define Each of the ranges is from 1 min. to 1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. (Default) LI7WM User’s Manual...
4 seconds. The default value is Instant Off. Wake-Up by PCI Card The settings for this field are Enabled and Disabled (default). LI7WM User’s Manual...
When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. LI7WM User’s Manual...
This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with an MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA Card. LI7WM User’s Manual...
Intel 810 (MI6WBML), the options for Spread Spectrum and Host CPU/PCI Clock are not available. An extra option is the CPU Clock/SpreadSpectrum. The setting for the CPU Clock is 66MHz~150MHz, while the settings for Spread Spectrum are off and on. LI7WM User’s Manual...
Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving á â à ß : Select Item ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving á â à ß : Select Item ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup LI7WM User’s Manual...
Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving á â à ß : Select Item ESC : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup LI7WM User’s Manual...
CD and the Welcome screen \Intel\i810\sound\AD1881 will appear. (Refer to step 3.) After you have installed Windows 95/98, install the Intel 82810 audio driver. Insert the driver disk provided with the mo therboard. Once it is inserted, the following screen appears. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 7 Audio Driver Installation Guide 2. Click and the following screen appears. Intel M/B Drivers 3. Click Intel 82810 Drivers , then Intel 82810 PCI Multimedia Audio . When the Welcome screen appears, click to start Driver Next copying files. LI7WM User’s Manual...
ATI 3D RAGE LT PRO. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: 8.1 Introduction ..................63 8.2 Windows 95/98 Driver Installation ..........64 8.3 Windows NT 4.0 Driver Installation...........66 LI7WM 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 sustained bandwidth that is critical to the enhanced 3D and video performance. LI7WM User’s Manual...
1. After you have installed Windows 95/98, install the Intel 82810 VGA driver. Insert the driver disk provided with the motherboard. Once it is inserted, the following screen appears. 2. Click and the following screen appears. Intel M/B Drivers LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Intel 82810 VGA Driver Welcome screen appears, click Next 4. When the Choose Destination Location window appears, click Next to start copying of files. After the files are copies, restart your computer for changes to take effect. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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1. After you have installed Windows NT, install the Intel 82810 VGA driver. Insert the driver disk provided with the motherboard. Once it is inserted, the following screen appears. 5. Click and the following screen appears. Intel M/B Drivers LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Welcome screen appears. Click when the Next Software License Agreement screen appears. When the Choose Destination Location window appears, click to start copying of Next files. After the files are copies, restart your computer for changes to take effect. LI7WM User’s Manual...
This chapter gives a brief introduction to the Intel 82559B Fast Ethernet PCI controller. The following items are covered in this chapter: 9.1 Introduction ..................69 9.2 Features ....................69 9.3 LAN Driver Installation for Windows 95/98......70 9.4 LAN Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 ......82 9.5 Running Diagnostics..............83 LI7WM User’s Manual...
IEEE 802.3u Auto-Negotiation for automatic speed selection Supports Full-Duplex/Half-Duplex Operation Provides 32-bit bus mastering data transfer Supports 10Mbps and 100Mbps operation in a single port Supports remote wake-up (Magic Packet*) in APM and ACPI mode Requires ATX power supply with 5VSB, 720mA LI7WM User’s Manual...
Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 9.3 LAN Driver Installation for Windows 95/98 The LI7WM comes with a diskette labeled Intel 82559B 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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Insert the diskette labeled Intel 82559B LAN Windows 95 & 98 & Windows NT 4.0 Drivers into the floppy disk drive, then click Next. You have to select the Other Location in order to continue the process. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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After select the Other Location, You need to look for your windows 95 CD ROM location and then type click OK. For example: d:\. If you do not know how to type it, you can click browse and select LAN from your CD-ROM items. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 12. Choose Intel, and click OK. 13. Type correct the name of the folder and then, click OK. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 14. Click Other Location, You can find out the correct location; but if you select Finish, you will see the performance below. This performance present what you click FINISH from your computer. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide Click OK. Click Finish. Insert the correct CD-ROM. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide Click Browse. 20. I nsert the WINDOWS 95 CD-ROM, click OK after you click setup twice. Finally, Click Yes to restart the computer and for settings to take effect. LI7WM User’s Manual...
Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 9.5 LAN Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0 LI7WM comes with a diskette labeled Intel 82559B LAN Windows 95/98 & Windows NT 4.0 Drivers that is to be used in conjunction of the L AN drivers installation. Follow the steps below to install the drivers for Windows NT 4.0.
Chapter 9 LAN Driver Installation Guide 9.6 Running Diagnostics The LI7WM 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 a:\setup in the DOS prompt, assuming your floppy disk drive is drive A.
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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 LI7WM 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 LI7WM User’s Manual...
System Monitor currently supports English and Chinese under Windows 95/98 and Windows NT. English will be used environments. for other language When System Monitor is initiated, the icon below appears in the task bar in the Windows environment. LI7WM 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. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 10 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Power - displays the current voltage status. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 10 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide . Memory - displays the current memory usage status. LI7WM 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. LI7WM 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. LI7WM 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. LI7WM User’s Manual...
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Chapter 11 LI7WM and the Databook Case This chapter provides a step-by -step guide describing the procedure of installing the LI7WM 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 LI7WM 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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3-4. Install the CPU retention module to the LI7WM motherboard. 3-5. Install the motherboard into the case. 3-6. Install the game port cable onto the motherboard (J17 header) and screw the connector onto the case.
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Chapter 11 LI7WM and the Databook Case FDD front side 3-11 Attach the plastic siding to this HDD front side 3-11 Attach the plastic siding to this 3-13. Screw the HDD plastic siding onto the right side of the hard disk drive.