BCM FX810E User Manual

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  • Page 1 Advanced Socket 370 Motherboard FX810E User’s Manual http://www.bcmcom.com - 1 -...
  • Page 2: Declaration

    Declaration Rights: No part of this manual, including but not limited to the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribes, stored in a retrieval system, or translated in any form or by any means without the expressed written permission of the manufacture. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies and are used only for identification or explanation purposes without intent to infringe.
  • Page 3: Compliance & Certificate

    Compliance & Certificate & & ISO 9001 Certificate: This device was produced in our plant with advanced quality system certified by DNV QA Ltd. in according to ISO 9001. This Certificate is valid for: DESIGN & MANUFACTURE OF MOTHE BOARDS AND PERSONAL COMPUTERS. CE Declaration: CE marking is a visible declaration by the manufacturer or his authorized representatives that the electrical equipment to which it relates satisfies all the provisions of the 1994 Regulations.
  • Page 4: Easy Installation

    Easy Installation Easy Installation Steps The following “Easy Installation” steps are for users accustomed to the assembly of a computer system. For those individuals requiring more specific information, please refer to the more detailed descriptions located within the latter chapters of this manual.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Declaration .......................2 Compliance & Certificate ..................3 Easy Installation ......................4 1. Introduction......................8 1.1 How To Use This Manual .................8 1.2 Check Your Device Items.................8 2. Features........................9 2.1 Features Of The Motherboard................9 3. Installation......................11 3.1 Motherboard Layout & Main Parts..............11 3.2 Connectors and Jumpers ................14 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit)...............15 3.3.1 Install a CPU ....................15...
  • Page 6 Table of Contents 4.3.4 Third Boot Device..................27 4.3.5 Boot Up NumLock ..................27 4.3.6 Floppy Drive Swap ...................28 4.3.7 Floppy Drive Seek..................28 4.3.8 Primary Display ..................28 4.3.9 Password Check ..................28 4.3.10 System BIOS Cacheable ...............28 4.3.11 C000 Shadow (64K)................28 4.3.12 D000 Shadow (64K)................28 4.4 Chipset Setup Menu ..................29 4.4.1 USB Keyboard Legacy Support ...............29 4.4.2 Display Cache Windows Size ..............29...
  • Page 7 Table of Contents 4.7.9 Parallel Port DMA Channel ..............35 4.7.10 Keyboard Power On Function ..............35 4.7.11 Specific Key for Power On ..............35 4.7.12 Mouse Power On Function..............35 4.8 Hardware Monitor Setup.................36 4.8.1 Current CPU Temperature ...............36 4.8.2 Current System Temperature..............36 4.8.3 Current CPU Fan Speed ................36 4.8.4 Current Chassis Fan Speed..............36 4.8.5 CPU VID....................36...
  • Page 8: Introduction

    #" 1 IDE ribbon cable (80-pin for ATA66) #" 1 floppy ribbon cable CHECK ITEMS #" 1 CD with drivers for FX810E Motherboard and all of the components #" 1 Users Manual (this manual) #" 1 Norton Anti Virus (optional)
  • Page 9: Features

    Features 2.1 Features Of The Motherboard This product is based on the “Flex ATX” form factor. It features the advanced multimedia function and provides support for business PC maker. This motherboard incorporates Intel 810E chipset. Providing features such as integrated 2D/3D AGP VGA controller, Ultra DMA 33/66 IDE Interface, ACPI power management, 3Com 10/100Mbps LAN, USB connectivity, and soft sound support.
  • Page 10 Features PCI Bus Master IDE Controller #" Two PCI Busmaster IDE Connectors (up to 4 IDE devices) #" Either the 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch (1.44MB or 2.88MB) floppy drives can be used without requiring an external card and supports up to 2 drives in any combination #"...
  • Page 11: Installation

    Installation 3.1 Motherboard Layout & Main Parts CD-In USB1, USB2, COM 1, MIC-In, Line- Printer, VGA Ports Keyboard, Header LAN Ports In, Line-Out Ports Mouse Ports Aux-In Header Chassis Intrusion Speed Header Switch Header Front USB Header BIOS Lock Header Floppy Connector BIOS Chip...
  • Page 12: Significant Parts List

    Installation Significant Parts List Front Panel Connectors IrDA Header (Part of Front Panel Header) Refer to Sec. 3.5.5 Sleep Header (Part of Front Panel Header) Refer to Sec. 3.5.5 Power Switch Header (Part of Front Panel Header) Refer to Sec. 3.5.5 Reset Switch Header (Part of Front Panel Header) Refer to Sec.
  • Page 13: Precaution Before Start

    Installation Precaution Before Start Static Electricity Damage: Static electricity can easily damage your motherboard. Observing a few basic precautions can help safeguard against damage that could result in expensive repairs. Follow the simple measures below to protect your equipment from static electricity damage. Keep the motherboard and other system components in their anti-static packaging until you are ready to install them.
  • Page 14: Connectors And Jumpers

    Installation 3.2 Connectors and Jumpers This motherboard requires jumper setting for some features. The following graphic shows you how to set a proper jumper setting. PIN 1 PIN 1 Note: In the following pages, the triangle mark stands for pin 1 of the connector or header. Connectors/Jumpers List J1: USB 1, USB2, and LAN Ports J2: VGA Port...
  • Page 15: Cpu (Central Processing Unit)

    Installation 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) This motherboard supports a PGA 370 Intel Celeron/Coppermine PGA family processor. To complete CPU installation, please install CPU to socket firmly, presented in Sec. 3.3.1. 3.3.1 Install a CPU Please follow the below steps to install your CPU. Step 1: Pull the handling bar of the socket upward to the other end to loosen the socket’s openings.
  • Page 16: System Memory (Dram)

    Installation 3.4 System Memory (DRAM) 3.4.1 DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) The motherboard features two 168-pin DIMM sockets, share memory module. If you have only one DIMM RAM, note that you must insert it into DIMM 1. You can configure the system memory size from 8MB to 1GB in a variety of ways by using different combinations of the two 168-pin DIMMs.
  • Page 17: Connectors, Headers, And Ports

    Installation 3.5 Connectors, Headers, and Ports This motherboard contains IDE, floppy, power connector, front panel, and additional connectors. 3.5.1 Primary IDE Connector (J17, 39-pin block, Black) This connector supports two primary channel IDE devices as well as the LS120 floppy, Zip, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM drives via a ribbon cable.
  • Page 18 Installation and the transfer rate is 115,200 bits/s. Reset Switch Header (2-pin) This connector supports the front panel case-mounted reset button. It is advised that the reset switch be used for rebooting the system in order to extend the life of the system’s power supply.
  • Page 19: Back Panel Connectors

    Installation 3.5.6 Back Panel Connectors USB (Universal Serial Bus) and LAN (Local Area Network) Ports (J1) Green: Keyboard Port (J3) Purple: Mouse Port (J3) Top: LAN Middle: USB1 Port Bottom USB2 Port Pink: Printer Port (J7) Serial and Audio Ports (J5) Blue: VGA Port Teal:...
  • Page 20: Additional Connectors And Headers

    Installation VGA Port (J2) This product integrates the AGP function via a VGA port. The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a high performance 3D graphical display for 3D/2D graphic intensive applications. The monitor hooks up here. 3.5.7 Additional Connectors and Headers Front USB Header (J15, 9-pin) The motherboard offers you to hook up front USB ports via chassis.
  • Page 21 Installation Are You Ready To Turn On The System? Check Again Is the CPU installed exactly and firmly into the socket (Sec. 3.3)? Are all the DRAM modules installed properly (Sec. 3.4)? Are you sure that all the connectors (described in Sec. 3.5) have been connected to their related devices (Sec.
  • Page 22: Bios Setup

    Advanced Chipset Setup without a good reason. BCM Advanced Research, Inc. or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability has carefully chosen the defaults for general configuration. Even a seemingly small change to the Advanced Chipset Setup may cause the system to become unstable or fail to boot.
  • Page 23: Main Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 4.1 Main Setup Menu When you enter the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, a Main Menu appears on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several Setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <ENTER> key to accept and enter the sub- menu.
  • Page 24: Standard Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 4.2 Standard Setup Menu In the Standard Setup Menu, you can set the system clock and calendar, record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the type of errors that stop the BIOS POST. AMIBIOS SETUP - Standard CMOS Setup ©...
  • Page 25: Primary/Secondary Ide Master/Slave

    BIOS Setup 4.2.4 Primary/Secondary IDE Master/Slave Not Installed No diskette drive installed 1 to 46 Drive types 1 through 46 with preprogrammed values User Enter values into each drive parameter field manually Auto Detect HDD type automatically ATAPI CDROM Use for ATAPI CD-ROM drives The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives.
  • Page 26: Boot Sector Virus Protection

    BIOS Setup 4.2.5 Boot Sector Virus Protection This will enable a warning message if a virus attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. Keep in mind that this feature not only protects the boot sector, but the entire hard drive.
  • Page 27: Advanced Cmos Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 4.3 Advanced CMOS Setup Menu This screen contains industry-standard options additional to the core PC-AT BIOS. This section describes all fields in this screen. Some fields may vary from those in your setup program. Your system board designer may omit or modify some fields. AMIBIOS SETUP -Advanced CMOS Setup ©...
  • Page 28: Floppy Drive Swap

    BIOS Setup 4.3.6 Floppy Drive Swap This field is effective only in systems with two floppy drives. Switch the floppy disk drives between being designated as A and B. Default is Disabled. Selecting Enabled assigns physical drive B to logical drive A, and physical drive A to logical drive B. 4.3.7 Floppy Drive Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks.
  • Page 29: Chipset Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 4.4 Chipset Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP – Advanced Chipset Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options USB KB/Mouse Legacy Support Disabled Disabled Display Cache Windows Size 64MB Enter Sub- Move to items Enabled Primary IDE cable type Auto detect Menu Secondary IDE cable type...
  • Page 30: Power Management Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 4.5 Power Management Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP – Power Management Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Available Options Power Management/APM Enabled Video Power Down Mode Suspend Enter Sub- Move to items Hard Disk Power Down Mode Suspend Suspend Time Out Disabled...
  • Page 31: Power Button Mode

    BIOS Setup 4.5.6 Power Button Mode This option specifies how the power button mounted externally on the computer chassis is used. The settings are: Setting Description On/Off Pushing the power button turns the computer on or off. Suspend Pushing the Power button places the computer in Suspend mode or Full On power mode.
  • Page 32: Pci/Pnp Setup Menu

    BIOS Setup 4.6 PCI/PnP Setup Menu AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI Plug and Play Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O/S Available Options Clear NVRAM Enter Sub- Move to items Primary Graphics Adapter OnBoard PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Menu...
  • Page 33: Pci Vga Palette Snoop

    BIOS Setup 4.6.4 PCI VGA Palette Snoop When this option is set to Enabled, multiple VGA devices operating on different buses can handle data from the CPU on each set of palette registers on every video device. Bit 5 of the command register in the PCI device configuration space is the VGA Palette Snoop bit (0 is disabled).
  • Page 34: Peripheral Setup

    BIOS Setup 4.7 Peripheral Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – Peripheral Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved OnBoard Audio Enabled Available Options: OnBoard AC’97 Modem Disabled Enabled Enter Sub- Move to items OnBoard IDE Both Disabled OnBoard FDC Auto Menu OnBoard Serial Port A Auto...
  • Page 35: Parallel Port Mode

    BIOS Setup 4.7.7 Parallel Port Mode This option specifies the parallel port mode. The Optimal default setting is Normal. The Fail- Safe default setting is Disabled. The settings are: Setting Description Normal The normal parallel port mode is used. The parallel port can be used with devices that adhere to the Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) specification.
  • Page 36: Hardware Monitor Setup

    BIOS Setup 4.8 Hardware Monitor Setup AMIBIOS SETUP – Hardware Monitor Setup © 1999 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved -==System Hardware Monitor Available Options Current CPU Temperature 39°C /102°F Enter Sub- Move to items Current System Temperature 32°C/89°F Current CPU Fan Speed 3792 RPM Menu Current Chassis Fan Speed...
  • Page 37: Auto-Detection Ide Hdd

    BIOS Setup 4.9 Auto-Detection IDE HDD BIOS setup will display all possible modes that supported by the HDD including NORMAL, LBA & LARGE. If HDD does not support LBA modes, no ‘LBA’ option will be shown. If no of cylinders is less than or equal to 1024, no ‘LARGE’ option will be show. Users can select the appropriate mode for them.
  • Page 38: Auto Configuration With Fail Safe Settings

    BIOS Setup 4.13 Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings Choosing this will automatically set all BIOS setup options to a complete set of default settings. The Fail-Safe settings are designed for maximum system stability, but may not be at the maximum performance. All of your changes made in the setup will be permanently lost if saved.

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