TMC TI6NBF+ User Manual

440bx/440zx/apollo pro plus atx motherboard
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TI6NBF+
440BX/440ZX/Apollo Pro Plus
ATX Motherboard
User's Manual
Version 1.0A

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  • Page 1 TI6NBF+ 440BX/440ZX/Apollo Pro Plus ATX Motherboard User's Manual Version 1.0A...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Chapter 1 Introduction............ 1 Chapter 2 Specifications ..........3 Chapter 3 Hardware Description ........5 3.1 Processor ................... 7 3.2 L2 Cache ................... 7 3.3 Main Memory................7 3.4 BIOS..................8 3.5 I/O Port Address Map..............9 3.6 DMA Channels................9 3.7 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines ..........
  • Page 4 Contents Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup....... 29 6.1 BIOS Introduction ..............32 6.2 BIOS Setup ................32 6.3 Standard CMOS Setup.............34 6.4 BIOS Features Setup..............37 6.5 Chipset Features Setup.............41 6.6 Power Management Setup ............44 6.7 PNP/PCI Configuration ............49 6.8 Load BIOS Defaults ..............52 6.9 Load Setup Defaults..............52 6.10 CPU Speed Setting ..............53 6.11 Integrated Peripherals ............56...
  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This manual is designed to give you information on the TI6NBF+ motherboard. It is divided into the following sections: • • • • Introduction • • • • Specifications • • • • Hardware Description •...
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  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Specifications

    Chapter 2 Specifications Chapter 2 Specifications The TI6NBF+ is a high-performance ATX 440BX/440ZX/Apollo Pro Plus 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 the motherboard consist of the following: CPU Socket Slot 1 Processor...
  • Page 8 Chapter 2 Specifications 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. PCI Bus Master IDE Controller (Ultra DMA/33) Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE (Ultra DMA/33) controller with two connectors for up to four IDE devices in two channels, supporting enhanced IDE devices such as Tape Backup and CD-ROM drives, PIO Mode 3/4 and Bus Mastering Ultra DMA/33 (You have to install...
  • Page 9: Chapter 3 Hardware Description

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description Chapter 3 Hardware Description This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the TI6NBF+ 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 ...................
  • Page 10 Chapter 3 Hardware Description Figure 1: Layout of the TI6NBF+ Motherboard TI6NBF+ Pentium II/III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 11: Processor

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.1 Processor The TI6NBF+ motherboard is designed to take a Pentium II / Pentium !!! processors running 233MHz ~ 500MHz using a Front Side Bus / Bus Speed of 66MHz ~ 100MHz with its Slot 1 processor connector. 3.2 L2 Cache The L2 cache is integrated in the Pentium II processor.
  • Page 12: Bios

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description 168-pin DIMM (3.3V) SDRAM Onboard DIMM3 DIMM2 DIMM1 Total Memory SDRAM 64MB ----- ----- ----- 64MB 64MB 32MB ----- ----- 96MB 64MB 32MB 32MB ----- 128MB 64MB 32MB 32MB 32MB 160MB 64MB 64MB ----- ----- 128MB 64MB 64MB 32MB...
  • Page 13: I/O Port Address Map

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.5 I/O Port Address Map Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses which also becomes the identity of the device. There is a total of 1K port address space available. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used on the motherboard.
  • Page 14: Interrupt Request (Irq) Lines

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.7 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines There is a total of 15 IRQ lines available on the motherboard. Peripheral devices use an interrupt request to notify the CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ lines used by the devices on the motherboard: Level Function...
  • Page 15: Onboard Multi-I/O

    Chapter 3 Hardware Description 3.9 Onboard Multi-I/O The onboard multi-I/O chip, W83977TF, supports a keyboard controller (AMI copyright), two serial ports, one parallel port, one floppy controller and one IrDA port. The serial ports are 16550 UART compatible. The parallel port features high-speed EPP/ECP mode. The floppy controller supports up to 2.88 MB format.
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  • Page 17: 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 TI6NBF+ motherboard. For the locations of the jumpers, refer to Figure 2. 4.1 CPU Frequency Setting ............15 4.2 100MHz CPU Host Frequency Force Selector: JP7....
  • Page 18 Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard Figure 2: Jumper Location on the TI6NBF+ TI6NBF+ Pentium II/III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 19: Cpu Frequency Setting

    Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard 4.1 CPU Frequency Setting The TI6NBF+ motherboard allows users to set the CPU speed through the BIOS. The parameters in setting the CPU speed include CPU Clock Multiplier and CPU Clock/PCI Clock. In the initial setup, the system automatically detects the bus speed (front side bus) of the CPU (66MHz or 100MHz).
  • Page 20: 100Mhz Cpu Host Frequency Force Selector: Jp7

    Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard 4.2 100MHz CPU Host Frequency Force Selector: JP7 The TI6NBF+ is able to detect the host frequency (66MHz or 100MHz) of the installed CPU. The JP7 jumper, however, can be set to OPEN override the detection and force the host frequency to run at 100MHz. Function Function Host...
  • Page 21: Chapter 5 Installation

    Chapter 5 Installation Chapter 5 Installation This chapter describes the interface that the TI6NBF+ 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 ................ 19 5.2 J1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors.....
  • Page 22 Chapter 5 Installation Figure 3: Connector Location on the TI6NBF+ TI6NBF+ Pentium II/III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 23: I/O Connectors

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.1 I/O Connectors The I/O connectors connect the TI6NBF+ 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 24: J8: Atx Power Supply Connector

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.3 J8: ATX Power Supply Connector J8 is a 20-pin ATX power supply connector. Refer to the following table for the pin out assignments. (Use an ATX power supply with 3.3V power.) Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name 3.3V 3.3V...
  • Page 25: J2, J3: Serial Ports

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.6 J2, J3: Serial Ports The onboard serial ports of the TI6NBF+, J2 and J3, are two DB-9 external connectors. The following table shows the pin-out assignments of the these connectors. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name DCD, Data carrier detect DSR, Data set ready...
  • Page 26: J4: Parallel Port Connector

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.7 J4: Parallel Port Connector J4 is a DB-25 external connector as seen in the above figure. The following table describes the pin- out assignments of this connector. Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Line printer strobe AutoFeed PD0, parallel data 0 Error...
  • Page 27: J5: Floppy Drive Connector

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.9 J5: Floppy Drive Connector J5 of the TI6NBF+ 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 RM/LC Ground No connect...
  • Page 28: J19, J18: Eide Connectors

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.10 J19, J18: EIDE Connectors J19: Primary IDE Connector Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name Reset IDE Ground Host data 7 Host data 8 Host data 6 Host data 9 Host data 5 Host data 10 Host data 4 Host data 11 Host data 3...
  • Page 29: J20: Front Bezel Connectors

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.11 J20: Front Bezel Connectors The front bezel of the case has a control panel which provides light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. J20 is a 20-pin header that provides interfaces for the following functions.
  • Page 30 Chapter 5 Installation SMI/Hardware Switch: Pins 6 and 16 This connector supports the "Green Switch" on the control panel, which, when pressed, will force the system board into the power-saving mode immediately. Pin # Signal Name Sleep Ground ATX Power ON Switch: Pins 7 and 17 This 2-pin connector is an “ATX Power Supply On/Off Switch”...
  • Page 31: J21: Chassis Fan Power Connector

    Chapter 5 Installation 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 Ground 5.12 J21: Chassis Fan Power Connector J21 is a 3-pin header for the chassis fan power connector.
  • Page 32: Jp5: Sb-Link Connector

    Chapter 5 Installation 5.15 JP5: SB-Link Connector The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector. This connector is used for the Creative Sound AWE64D PCI sound card. The SB-Link uses Intel’s PC-PCI technology to deliver (Creative’s) Sound Blaster 16 compatibility to AWE64D, enabling users to play Real-mode DOS games.
  • Page 33: Chapter 6 Bios And System Setup

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows: 6.1 BIOS Introduction ..............32 6.2 BIOS Setup................32 6.3 Standard CMOS Setup ............
  • Page 34 Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup SDRAM CAS Latency Time...........42 Bank DRAM Timing ..............42 SDRAM Cycle Length............42 DRAM Clock................42 DRAM Data Integrity Mode ...........42 Read Around Write..............42 Concurrent PCI/Host...............42 System BIOS Cacheable ............42 Video BIOS Cacheable............42 Video RAM Cacheable ............43 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time............43 16 Bit I/O Recovery Time............43 Memory Hole at 15MB - 16MB ..........43...
  • Page 35 Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to.. 50 CPU to PCI Write Buffer............50 PCI Dynamic Bursting............50 PCI Master 0 WS Write............50 PCI Delay Transaction............50 PCI#2 Access #1 Retry............50 AGP Master 1 WS Write ............51 AGP Master 1 WS Read............
  • Page 36: Bios Introduction

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.1 BIOS Introduction The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel Pentium II processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
  • Page 37 Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. CPU SPEED SETTING STANDARD CMOS SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE &...
  • Page 38: Standard Cmos Setup

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.3 Standard CMOS Setup “Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option.
  • Page 39: Time

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Time The time format is: Hour : 00 to 23 Minute : 00 to 59 Second : 00 to 59 To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/ <PgDn> or +/- keys to set the current time. Primary HDDs / Secondary HDDs The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices.
  • Page 40: Drive A / Drive B

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup NOTE: The specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. 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.
  • Page 41: Bios Features Setup

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.4 BIOS Features Setup This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference. ROM / PCI ISA BIOS BIOS FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 42: Virus Warning

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Virus Warning This item protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will halt the system and display a warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem.
  • Page 43: Swap Floppy Drive

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Swap Floppy Drive 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.
  • Page 44: Security Option

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Security Option This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default value is 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.
  • Page 45: Chipset Features Setup

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.5 Chipset Features Setup This Setup menu controls the configuration of the motherboard chipset. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE INC. SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay SDRAM RAS Precharge Time SDRAM CAS Latency Time : Disabled SDRAM Precharge Control DRAM Integrity Mode...
  • Page 46: Sdram Ras Precharge Time

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup SDRAM RAS Precharge Time The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh. If insufficient time is allowed, refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data.
  • Page 47: Video Ram Cacheable

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a memory access error may result. 8 Bit I/O Recovery Time This option specifies the length of the delay (in sysclks) inserted between consecutive 8-bit I/O operations.
  • Page 48: Power Management Setup

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Spread Spectrum This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. Options are Disabled, 1.8% (CNTR), 0.6% (CNTR), 1.8% (DOWN), and 0.6% (DOWN). The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE testing use only OnChip USB The OnChip USB can be enabled to allow support for USB keyboards.
  • Page 49: Acpi Function

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. ACPI Function : Enabled Primary INTR : ON Power Management : User Define IRQ3 (COM2) : Primary PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ4 (COM1) : Primary Video Off Option : Suspend...
  • Page 50: Video Off Method

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Video Off Option This field determines the modes where video is turned off. By default, the setting is Suspend -> Off. Video Off Method This field defines the Video Off features. There are three options. V/H SYNC + Blank Default setting, blank the screen and turn off vertical and horizontal scanning.
  • Page 51 Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup mode. TI6NBF+ Pentium II /III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 52: Pwr-On By Modem/Lan

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup PWR-ON by Modem/LAN An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem or incoming signal from LAN) awakens the system from a soft off state. Resume by Alarm This allows a computer to be turned on automatically through the timer set in the BIOS to make the system more scheduleable.
  • Page 53: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.7 PNP/PCI Configuration This option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus systems on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION AWARD SOFTWARE INC.
  • Page 54: Pnp Os Installed

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup PNP OS Installed This field allows you to specify if the operating system installed in your system is plug and play aware. NOTE: Operating systems such as DOS, OS/2, and Windows 3.x do not use PnP Resources Controlled by This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices automatically.
  • Page 55: Agp Master 1 Ws Write

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup AGP Master 1 WS Write When enabled, writes to the AGP bus are executed with 1 wait states. By default, this field is set to Enabled. AGP Master 1 WS Read When enabled, reads to the AGP bus are executed with 1 wait states. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
  • Page 56: Load Bios Defaults

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.8 Load BIOS Defaults This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non-optimal and disable all high-performance features. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
  • Page 57: Cpu Speed Setting

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.10 CPU Speed Setting This Setup menu controls the configuration of the motherboard chipset. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS CPU SPEED SETTING AWARD SOFTWARE INC. CPU Speed : Manual CPU Clock Multiplier : X 3.5 CPU/PCI Clock Select : 100/33 MHz : 66°C/151°F CPU Warning Temperature...
  • Page 58: Cpu Speed, Cpu Clock Multiplier, Cpu/Pci Clock Select

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup CPU Speed, CPU Clock Multiplier, CPU/PCI Clock Select The TI6NBF+ motherboard allows users to set the CPU speed through the BIOS. The parameters in setting the CPU speed include CPU Clock Multiplier and CPU Clock/PCI Clock. In the initial setup, the system automatically detects the bus speed (front side bus) of the CPU (66MHz or 100MHz).
  • Page 59: Current System/ Cpu/Chips / Vga Temperatures

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Current System/ CPU/Chips / VGA Temperatures These read-only fields reflect the functions of the hardware thermal sensor that monitors the chip blocks and system temperatures to ensure the system is stable. Current CPU Fan Speed/Chassis Fan Speed These read-only fields show the current speeds in RPM (revolution per minute) for the CPU fan and chassis fan as monitored by the hardware monitoring IC.
  • Page 60: Integrated Peripherals

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.11 Integrated Peripherals This option sets your hard disk configuration, mode and port. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS INTEGRATED PERIPHERALSP AWARD SOFTWARE INC. IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Onboard FDC Controller : Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4...
  • Page 61: Ide Hdd Block Mode

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup IDE HDD Block Mode This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive. IDE HDD Prefetch Mode This field enables or disables the IDE hard disk’s prefetch mode. IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO These fields allow your system hard disk controller to work faster.
  • Page 62: Onboard Fdc Controller

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field.
  • Page 63: Supervisor / User Password

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.12 Supervisor / User Password These two options set the system password. Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility. User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. To specify a password, highlight the type you want and press <Enter>.
  • Page 64: Ide Hdd Auto Detection

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection This option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen. ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC. HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE...
  • Page 65: Save & Exit Setup

    Chapter 6 BIOS and System Setup 6.14 Save & Exit Setup This option allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications. If you type “Y”, you will quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory. If you type “N”, you will return to Setup utility.
  • Page 66: Chapter 7 System Monitor Utility User's Guide

    Chapter 7 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Chapter 7 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide This chapter introduces System Monitor Utility that comes with the motherboard in conjunction with the onboard hardware monitoring IC. The sections below give the functions of the utility. System Monitor is a software utility that oversees the general performance of systems, covering areas like system temperature, system voltage, CPU and system fan rotational speeds.
  • Page 67 Chapter 7 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide The following screen appears upon clicking on the System Monitor icon. Clicking on the ‘X’ on the upper right corner would show you the latest company information or on any icon on the left side to display further information.
  • Page 68 Chapter 7 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Computer - displays the operating working system version and processor type. Memory - displays the current memory usage status. TI6NBF+ Pentium II/III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 Chapter 7 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Hard Disk - displays the supported disk formats and disk space. Heat - displays the current rotational speed of CPU and Chassis fans, as well as the system and CPU temperatures. TI6NBF+ Pentium II /III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 70 Chapter 7 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Power - displays the current voltage status. NOTE: For Pentium II processors, System Monitor detects the VCC3 and VCCP values. For Pentium-level processors, System Monitor detects the VCORE and VIO values. Log - displays errors occurring after System Monitor is started. TI6NBF+ Pentium II/III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 Chapter 7 System Monitor Utility User’s Guide Alarm - sets the values at which an alarm is sounded. Voltage : the acceptable voltage range between the "Hi Limit” and "Lo Limit" value. Temperature : temperature threshold. Fan Rotation Speed : the minimum rotation speed. 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%)
  • Page 72: Chapter 8 Landesk User's Guide

    Chapter 8 LANDesk User’s Guide Chapter 8 LANDesk User’s Guide  This chapter gives a brief introduction to the optional LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM) utility, as well as the installation procedures. The following items are covered in this chapter: 8.1 Introduction ................69 8.2 Installation ................70 8.2.1 Installing the Local Version of LDCM ......71 8.2.2 Installing the Administrative Version of LDCM...73...
  • Page 73: Introduction

    Chapter 8 LANDesk User’s Guide 8.1 Introduction LANDesk Client Manager* provides the capability for managing components (network interface cards, memory, printers, software applications, etc.) within a PC system. It uses the Desktop Management Interface (DMI) standard established by the Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF).
  • Page 74: Installation

    Chapter 8 LANDesk User’s Guide 8.2 Installation The optional LANDesk utility that comes with the CPU card runs in Windows NT or Windows 95 operating system. Upon entering the Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95 environment, insert the CD. Windows will autorun the installation program and show the following screen.
  • Page 75: Installing The Local Version Of Ldcm

    Chapter 8 LANDesk User’s Guide 8.2.1 Installing the Local Version of LDCM Double Click on ‘LANDesk Client Manager’ in the initial screen and the following screen will appear. Double click on the local version of LANDesk Client Manager. When the Welcome screen appears, click on “Next” to continue with Setup.
  • Page 76 Chapter 8 LANDesk User’s Guide Choose the directory location where Setup will install LANDesk Client Manager. Click “Browse” if you want to change the directory suggested. Otherwise, click “Next” to start installing LDCM. When Setup is finished, changes will have been made to the file AUTOEXEC.BAT.
  • Page 77: Installing The Administrative Version Of Ldcm

    Chapter 8 LANDesk User’s Guide 8.2.2 Installing the Administrative Version of LDCM After double clicking on ‘LANDesk Client Manager’ in the initial screen, select the administrative version of the LDCM and the Welcome screen below will appear. Click on “Next” to continue. The screen below allows you to install the documentation in Adobe Acrobat format and the Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
  • Page 78 Chapter 8 LANDesk User’s Guide After LANDesk Client Manager Setup is complete, restart your computer to be able to use the LANDesk Client Manager. TI6NBF+ Pentium II/III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...
  • Page 79: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix A. Slot 1 Retention Mechanism 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.
  • Page 80: Additions & Errata

    Appendix B. Additions & Errata This section is allotted for future page inserts containing any additional information or correction that the users should know. TI6NBF+ Pentium II/III ATX Motherboard User’s Manual...

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