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  • Page 1: Reference Manual

    Gatineau Motherboard Reference Manual Version 1.0...
  • Page 2 In no event shall Seanix be liable for any loss or profits, loss of business, loss of use or data, interruption of business, or for...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1.Product Description ....................5 Features of the Gatineau Motherboard................5 Motherboard Layout.....................7 Central Processing Unit ....................8 Memory ........................8 Chipset........................10 Super I/O Controller ....................13 BIOS System Support....................15 Expansion Slots ......................17 Hardware Monitor ......................17 Onboard LAN (Optional) ....................18 Onboard Sound (Optional)..................18 Wake On LAN Header (WOL)..................19 Front Panel Connector....................19...
  • Page 4 2.Installation and Settings ..................22 Jumper Settings ......................22 CPU Installation ......................25 System Memory Installation..................27 Battery Replacement ....................28 Expansion Card Installation ..................28 3.Using the BIOS Setup Program................30 Standard CMOS Setup ....................32 BIOS Features Setup....................34 Chipset Features Setup .....................37 Power Management Setup ..................40 PNP/PCI Configuration ....................43 Integrated Peripherals....................44 Load BIOS Defaults ....................46...

  • Page 5: Product Description

    1.Product Description ® Pentium Processor-based ATX motherboard The Gatineau Motherboard is an innovative, high performance ATX platform for the ™ ® ® Celeron , Pentium II and Pentium III processors - giving you the performance needed for today’s Windows based business applications and providing performance for tomorrow’s even more advanced software.
  • Page 6 • Real-time clock I/O features: • National Semiconductor PC87351 • Integrates standard I/O functions • Two USB ports • Seven expansion slots: One AGP slot Three PCI slots One shared PCI/ISA slot One ISA slot Other features: • AWARD BIOS •...

  • Page 7: Motherboard Layout

    HDD LED Line-Out Joystick / MIDI Line-In connector DIMM InfraRed sockets Sleep Power on CPU jumpers Intel JP10 PCIset ES1373 NOTE This motherboard outlines with full-feature on-board sound & on-board Lan. Components shown do not come on all Gatineau motherboard.

  • Page 8: Central Processing Unit

    Central Processing Unit ® ™ ® This motherboard is designed to operate with a single Intel Celeron , Pentium II, or ® Pentium III processor. The processor’s VID pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the motherboard to the required processor voltage. In addition, the front side bus speed (100 MHz and 66 MHz) is automatically selected.
  • Page 9 NOTE Processors with 100 MHz front-side bus should be paired only with 100 MHz SDRAM. Processors with 66 MHz front side bus can be paired with either 66 MHz or 100 MHz SDRAM. SDRAM Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) improves memory performance through memory access that is synchronous with the memory clock.

  • Page 10: Chipset

    Chipset The Intel 440BX PCIset includes a Host-PCI bridge integrated with both an optimized DRAM controller and an Accelerated Graphics Port (A.G.P.) interface. The I/O subsystem of the 440BX is based on the PIIX4E, which is a highly integrated PCI- ISA/IDE Accelerator Bridge.
  • Page 11 • Power management functions Support for system suspend/resume (DRAM and power-on suspend) Compliant with ACPI power management • SMBus support for desktop management functions • Support for system management mode (SMM) Intel 82371EB PCI ISA IDE Xcelerator (PIIX4E) The PIIX4 is a multifunction PCI device implementing the PCI-to-ISA bridge, PCI IDE functionality, Universal Serial Bus (USB) host/hub function, and enhanced power management.
  • Page 12 256-byte battery-backed CMOS SRAM Includes date alarm • 16-bit counters/timers based on 82C54 Accelerated Graphics Port (A.G.P.) The Accelerated Graphics Port (A.G.P.) is a high-performance interface for graphic- intensive applications, such as 3D applications. A.G.P. is independent of the PCI bus and is intended for exclusive use with graphical-display devices.

  • Page 13: Super I/O Controller

    The motherboard also supports laser servo (LS-120) drives. LS-120 technology allows the user to perform read/write operations to LS-120 (120 MB) and conventional 1.44 MB and 720 KB diskettes. An optical servo system is used to precisely position a dual- gap head to access the diskette’s 2,490 tracks per inch (tpi) containing up to 120 MB of data storage.
  • Page 14 Serial Ports The motherboard has two 9-pin D-Sub serial port connectors located on the back panel. The NS16C550-compatible UARTs support data transfers at speeds up to 115.2Kbits/sec with BIOS support. Parallel Ports The connector for the multi-mode bi-directional parallel port is a 25-pin D-Sub connector located on the back panel of the motherboard.

  • Page 15: Bios System Support

    be used to transfer files to or from portable devices like laptops, PDAs, and printers. The Infrared Data Association (IrDA) specification supports data transfers of up to 115 Kbaud at a distance of 1 meter. BIOS System Support BIOS, an acronym for Basic Input Output System, acts as the first link between hardware and software in coordinating the startup configuration of computers.
  • Page 16 PCI Auto-configuration The PCI auto-configuration works in conjunction with the Setup program to support using PCI add-in boards in the system. When you turn on the system power after installing a PCI board, the BIOS automatically configures interrupts, DMA channels, I/O space, and so on.

  • Page 17: Expansion Slots

    PCI bus is it’s plug and play capabilities. This eliminates the need for jumper and dip switches for configuring a PCI card. The PCI slots on the Gatineau motherboard are numbered 1-4, with 1 being closest to the AGP slot. All PCI slots are fully functional bus-mastering slots.

  • Page 18: Onboard Lan (Optional)

    The hardware monitor component connects to the SMBUS. Onboard LAN (Optional) The optional onboard LAN for the Gatineau motherboard is driven by the Intel 82559 chipset. The Intel82559 is a 10/100 MBps PCI Ethernet LAN Controller. It automatically detects between 10 Base-T or 100 Base-TX Fast Ethernet connections.

  • Page 19: Wake On Lan Header (Wol)

    Wake On LAN Header (WOL) The WOL header is used to implement the Wake on LAN feature when the onboard LAN is not installed. Connect this header to a PCI LAN adapter that supports the Wake on LAN feature. The adapter monitors network traffic. When the adapter detects a ‘Magic Packet’, it asserts a signal through the Wake on LAN header to wake up the computer.

  • Page 20: Fan Connectors

    Fan Connectors Two fan connectors are provided, Fan 1 is recommended for the CPU heat-sink fan, Fans 2 can be used for any other case or heat-sink fan, however fan 2 does not have the fan speed monitoring capability. The pin assignment for these connectors are as follows: Pin 1 –...

  • Page 21: Ls-120 Support

    1.44 MB and 720 KB DOS-formatted diskettes and is supported by Windows 95/98 and Windows NT operating systems. The Gatineau motherboard allows connection of an LS-120 compatible drive and a standard 3.5-inch diskette drive. The LS-120 drive can be configured as a boot device, if selected in the BIOS setup utility.

  • Page 22: Installation And Settings

    2.Installation and Settings CAUTION Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage components. Perform the procedures described in this chapter only at an ESD workstation. If such a station is not available, you can provide some ESD protection by wearing an anti-static wrist strap and attaching it to a metal part of the computer.
  • Page 23 100 MHz bus: 350 MHz 400 MHz 450 MHz 500 MHz 550 MHz Onboard LAN Power Supply Voltage Source – JP8: 3.3V Standby 3.3V 2-3* Clear CMOS – JP9: Normal 1-2* Clear CMOS To clear the CMOS do the following: •...
  • Page 24 To clear the password, do the following: • Power down the system. • Remove the system cover to access the motherboard. • Change the setting of JP10 to 2-3 (see the motherboard layout for it’s location). • Turn on the system, wait until you see video and turn the system off again. •...

  • Page 25: Cpu Installation

    CPU Installation Upgrading the CPU ® Seanix computers are equipped with Intel CPUs only. The installation procedures ® ™ ® ® shown below are for the Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron processors. ® ® ® ™ Intel Pentium II, Pentium...
  • Page 26 ™ Removing a Celeron Processor 1. Spread the upright sides if the retention module outwards and lift the CPU upwards and out of the retention module. Heat sink Edge connector Retention module ™ Installing a Celeron Processor 1. Slide the CPU into the retention module from above such that the edge connector will slide into the slot1 connector on the motherboard.

  • Page 27: System Memory Installation

    System Memory Installation You can install from 16 MB to 768 MB of memory in the motherboard DIMM sockets. The board has DIMM sockets arranged as banks 0, I, and 2. The motherboard supports the following memory features: • 168-pin SDRAM DIMMs. •...

  • Page 28: Battery Replacement

    8. Replace the computer cover. 9. If you installed a DIMM with ECC memory, start the computer and use the ECC Configuration feature in Setup to enable the use of ECC. Removing Memory To remove a DIMM, follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 29 • Remove your computer system’s cover. • Identify the type of slot where the expansion card will be installed and isolate one of the vacant slots for your card. • Remove the blanking bracket for that slot and retain for possible future use. •...

  • Page 30: Using The Bios Setup Program

    3.Using the BIOS Setup Program This chapter tells how to use the Setup program that is built into the BIOS. The Setup program makes it possible to change configuration information (such as the types of peripherals that are installed) and the boot-up sequence for the system. The Setup information is stored in CMOS random access memory (RAM) and is backed up by a battery when power is off.
  • Page 31 Overview of the Setup Keys The following keys have special functions in the AWARD BIOS Setup Utility. Setup Key Description ← → ↑ ↓ Moves to the next item to the left, right, up or down. Main menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS RAM. Other pages: Exit current page and return to main menu.

  • Page 32: Standard Cmos Setup

    Standard CMOS Setup Date (mm : dd : yy) Wed, Mar 31 1999 Time (hh : mm : ss) 13 : 1 : 28 HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE Primary Master : Auto Auto Primary Slave : Auto Auto Secondary Master : Auto...
  • Page 33 Mode, 32Bit Mode, and PIO Mode. Use the cursor to highlight “Type” and then choose “Auto” or other options. If you choose “Auto”, the BIOS will automatically detect the type of HDD before booting the operating system. You can press <enter> again, then the BIOS will show the complete parameters of HDD type.

  • Page 34: Bios Features Setup

    BIOS Features Setup Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache : Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking : Enabled D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test : Disabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow...
  • Page 35 Note: Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table can trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning. CPU Internal Cache / External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM.
  • Page 36 Swap Floppy Drive This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Selecting Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. Gate A20 Option Gate A20 refers to the way the system addresses memory above 1 MB (extended memory).

  • Page 37: Chipset Features Setup

    Report No FDD For WIN 95 Select yes to release IRQ6 when the system contains no floppy drive, for compatibility with Windows 95 logo certification. In the integrated peripherals screen, select Disabled for the Onboard FDC Controller field. Chipset Features Setup Auto Configuration : Enabled EDO DRAM Speed Selection...
  • Page 38 Auto Configuration Auto Configuration selects predetermined optimal values of chipset parameters. When Disabled, chipset parameters revert to setup information stored in CMOS. Many fields in this screen are not available when Auto Configuration is Enabled. EDO DRAM Speed Selection The value in this field must correspond to the speed of the DRAM installed in your system.
  • Page 39 SDRAM Precharge Control When Enabled, all CPU cycles to SDRAM result in an All Banks Precharge Command on the SDRAM interface. DRAM Data Integrity Mode Select Parity or ECC (error-correcting code), according to the type of installed DRAM. System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance.

  • Page 40: Power Management Setup

    AGP Aperture Size (MB) Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation.
  • Page 41 User Define Set each mode individually. Min Saving Minimum power savings. PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes gives better power savings. Video Off Method Determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC+Blank System turns off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and writes blanks to the video buffer.
  • Page 42 HDD Power Down After the selected period of drive inactivity, the hard disk drive powers down while all other devices remain active. Throttle Duty Cycle 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.

  • Page 43: Pnp/Pci Configuration

    PNP/PCI Configuration PNP OS Installed : No Resources Controlled By : Auto Reset Configuration Data : Disabled ↑↓→← ESC : Quit : Select Item : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color : Load BIOS Defaults : Load Setup Defaults This section describes the options available in the PNP/PCI Configuration menu to configure the PCI and Plug &...

  • Page 44: Integrated Peripherals

    Integrated Peripherals Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IR4 IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled IDE Primary Master PIO : Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IR3 IDE Primary Slave PIO : Auto UR2 Mode : Standard IDE Secondary Master PIO : Auto Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7...
  • Page 45 IDE Primary/ Secondary Master/Slave UDMA UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate of 33 MB/s. When you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields (for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports), the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device.

  • Page 46: Load Bios Defaults

    Load BIOS Defaults BIOS defaults are factory settings for the most stable, minimal performance system operations. Load Setup Defaults Setup defaults are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. Auto-Detect Hard Disks This “Auto-Detect Hard Disks” option detects the parameters of IDE hard disk drives, and automatically enters them into the standard CMOS setup screen.

  • Page 47: Upgrading The Bios

    Your service representative can provide you with the latest BIOS upgrade for your system. WARNING Upgrading with a BIOS other than the one provided by Seanix will automatically void the product warranty. Upgrading with the incorrect BIOS might cause permanent unrecoverable damage to the motherboard.

  • Page 48: Error And Information Messages

    4.Error and Information Messages During the power-on self test (POST), the BIOS either sounds a beep code or displays a message when it detects a correctable error. Following is a list of POST messages for the ISA BIOS kernel. Specific chipset ports and BIOS extensions may include additional messages.
  • Page 49 Floppy disk(s) fail Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller or the drive. Make sure the controller is installed correctly. If no floppy drives are installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE or AUTO. Hard Disk initializing, Please wait a moment...
  • Page 50 Primary master hard disk fail POST detects an error in the primary master IDE hard drive. Primary slave hard disk fail POST detects an error in the secondary master IDE hard drive. Resuming from disk, Press TAB to show POST screen Phoenix Technologies offers a save-to-disk feature for notebook computers.

  • Page 51: Glossary

    5.Glossary ADDRESS: A specific location in the memory of the computer where information about programs, data and software drivers is stored. Peripheral devices such as mouse, modems, etc. require a specific I/0 port address and interrupt in order to function properly. BIOS: (BASIC INPUT OUTPUT SYSTEM) That part of a ROM that is the interface between the system hardware and the operating system.
  • Page 52 CONFIG.SYS: A file usually located in the root directory of the boot disk that contains information required to load installable device drivers and other system configuration parameters. CONVENTIONAL MEMORY: System main memory from 0 to 640KB. Many programs run in this area. COPROCESSOR: An auxiliary processor that reduces microprocessor overhead and increases system ®...
  • Page 53 INTERRUPT: Special operation used by hardware peripheral devices to allow them to communicate with the Central Processing Unit. Each peripheral device is allocated a unique interrupt number which the CPU recognizes when talking to the device. ISA: Industry Standard Architecture. JUMPER: A patch cable, wire or other such device used to establish a circuit.

  • Page 54: Specifications

    6. Specifications This motherboard complies with the following specifications: Specification Description Revision Level Accelerated Graphics A.G.P. Revision 1.0, July, 1996, Intel Corporation. The Port Interface specification is available through the Accelerated Graphics Implementers Forum at Specification http://www.agpforum.org/. Advanced Power Management Revision 1.2, February, 1996.

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