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Warning and disclaimer ® This manual is designed to provide information about the Pentium main-board. Effort have been made to make this manual as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. All the information is provided on an 'as is' basis. The author and his corresponding publishing company shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this manual or from the use of the...
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction…………………………………………1 Main Specifications……………………………………………………2 System Configuration……………………………………………..……4 Notice of Hardware Installation………….……………………..……5 Chapter 2 Installation……………….……………………….…6 Component Locations …………………..…………………………..…6 Layout Reference……………………………………………..………..7 CPU Installation………………. ……………………………………8 2-3-1 S1: CPU Frequency Selector…………………………………………11 2-3-2 CPU and System Cooling………………………….…………………12 Connectors………..……………………………………………………13 2-4-1 Front Panel…………………………………………………….………13 2-4-2 Back Panel Connectors………………………………………………15 2-4-3 Power Supply Connector……………………………………………17...
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Chapter 4 The BIOS…..………………………………………28 Updating the BIOS……………………………………………………29 The CMOS Memory…………………………………………………30 The BIOS Setup Pages………………………………………………32 4-3-1 Standard CMOS Setup………………………………………………35 4-3-2 BIOS Features Setup…………………………………………………39 4-3-3 Chipset Features Setup………………………………………..……43 4-3-4 Integrated Peripherals………………………………………..……...46 4-3-5 Power Management Setup………………………………………….51 4-3-6 PNP/PCI Configuration Setup……………………………………….54 4-3-7 PC Health Status……………………………………………………56 4-3-8 Frequency/Voltage Control.…………………………………………57 4-3-9...
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this high quality motherboard, we are confident that you will be able to use this motherboard to your full satisfaction. This manual is divided into 6 main sections, as described below: Introduction The introduction contains information on the main specifications for this motherboard, the package contents and cautionary notes.
1-1 Main Specifications PCB board size and form factor: 24.5cm x 30.5cm, ATX type. PCB layer: 4 layers Supported CPUs Can support the latest 400MHz system bus Socket-478 Intel P4 CPUs up to 2.2GHz or higher speed. Chipset Northbridge ® The SiS 645 Host &...
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CNR Slot A Communication Networking Riser (C.N.R.) slot can be fitted with CNR MODEM, or MODEM/ LAN 10/100M card. USB interface With support for up to 4 USB ver 1.1 ports, two on-board, this motherboard provides ample USB expansion room. IDE interface This motherboard comes with an onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors that support four ATA66/ 33 devices on two channels.
1-2 System Configurations Below is the SiS 645 chipset based system configuration: Intel Pentium 4 processor System Bus 3.2GB/s AGP4X (1.5V) 1.06GB/s Graphics 2.1GB/sec or 2.7GB/sec 8-Bit Hub Interfa ce 26MB/s 4 USB 1.1 Ports PCI Bus 2 ATA100 IDE Channels AC-97 Modem CODEC (optional) Flash...
1-3 Notice of Hardware Installation Before hardware installation, make sure you have checked the following things. A. Check the package If any of these items is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchase. Leave this main board in its original package until you are ready to install it. In the package, there are: This motherboard 1 Manual...
Chapter 2 Installation This mainboard is very user-friendly during installation. The CPU speed is auto-detection, the default DDR memory speed is DDR-266 set on S1. User just needs to check memory speed & set S1 to complete installation. Over-clocking & Over-Voltage are not suggestted by vendor.
2-3 CPU Installation The first step in the installation of your CPU is the insertion of the CPU into the 478 pins CPU socket. Please follow the steps as outlined below carefully to avoid damage to the CPU. Avoid Static Electricity The Intel P4 processors and your motherboard contain sensitive electronic components that can be easily damaged by static electricity.
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After placing the CPU lower the release lever to lock the processor in place. Now with the processor properly installed, you can proceed to install the heatsink. It is important to note that If you have never installed a heatsink on an Intel PIII or Celeron processor before it may be difficult.
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The following picture shows a side view of the heatsink with the retaining clip at the bottom of the heatsink. Make sure this retaining clip is at the bottom of the heatsink before trying to install it. The following picture shows the non-moveable end of the heatsink retaining clip installed on the lug at the bottom of the processor socket.
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2-3-1 S1: Memory Type Selector S1 is a 5-pin DIP switch which provides DDR type selection, Please select correct DIP switch according to your memory type. Memory Type Selector DDR CLK DDR200 DDR266(default) DDR333...
2-3-2 CPU and System Cooling Any attempt to operate the Intel P4 Processor without a suitable cooling solution will result in permanent damage to the processor and potentially other components within the system. FAN Headers Your motherboard allows the use of in all 3 FANs. Of these 3 FANs, 1 can be used by the CPU Heatsink assembly.
2-4 Connectors There are many connectors on this main board. Refer to the following pages for details. 2-4-1 Front Panel Front panel has connectors as “SPEAKER,” “RESET,” “HDD_LED,” “SUSLED,” “PWR_LED,” “SOFT-PWR.” Please refer the details as below. EXTSMI HD_LED SPEAKER PW_BN RESET PW_LED...
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SPEAKER is a 4-pin keyed Berg strip. This speaker connector is for the internal case speaker. This speaker will enable the BIOS to give spoken messages in case of boot up trouble. The BIOS been codes also use this speaker. For Games and Music this speaker will not be used, but rather the back panel line-out connector.
2-4-2 Back Panel Connectors There are PS/2 keyboard/ mouse, USB, COM1/2, LPT1, MIC, LINE-IN, LINE-OUT and GAME Ports on case back panel. Please refer to more details as below.
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COM1/COM2 The onboard serial port 1 and port 2 are the 9-pin D-subminiature male connector COM1 and COM2. COM1 and COM2 can be disabled in BIOS setup. Please refer to Chapter 3 “Integrated Peripherals” for more information. PS2 Keyboard/ Mouse The Keyboard can be plugged in in only one way.
2-4-3 Power Supply Connector This main board needs P4 power supply which contains ATX, AUX_1 power connectors, ATX power supply connector has 20 pins, which is especially designed for ATX case. AUX_1 power supply connector has 4 pins. The ATX power supply supports the function of the “Soft Power On Momentary switch”...
2-4-4 Floppy Disk Connector Floppy Disk Connector has 34 pins and allows connection of a floppy drive. In all two floppy drives can be connected to the mother board, known as floppy A and B. The BIOS allows you to disable the floppy controller if you do not use any floppy driver, that will free an Interrupt.
2-4-5 IDE1 and IDE2 The IDE connectors are used to connect IDE devices such as Harddisks and CD- ROM drives to the motherboard. Each connector constitutes an IDE channel, each channel accepts 2 IDE devices, one Master and one Slave. The IDE 1 connector is also known as the primary channel, IDE 2 is the secondary channel.
2-4-6 Internal Audio Connectors Internal Audio Connectors are “CD_IN”,”AUX_IN”, “VIDEO_IN connectors”. It is a CD ROM external audio input signal to line-out (speaker) of the main board. CD_IN VIDEO_IN AUX_IN...
2-4-7 IR1: IrDA Connector IR connector supports wireless infrared module. With this module and application software like Laplink, or Win95 Direct Cable Connection, user can transfer data to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR, ASKIR, and Fsat IR. Attach Infrared module to IR connector.
2-4-8 WOL1: Wake up on LAN (Optional) Wake up on LAN marked as “WOL1,” is a 3-pin connector. To support this feature, a network card is required for the system and network management software must be installed, too. WOL1 (Wake up on LAN) function requirement: Power supply should be able to offer at least 1A current driving ability to the signal “5V trickle voltage.”...
Memory This motherboard supports only Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMMs). Three sockets are available for 2.5 Volt unbuttered DDR (Double Data Rate). The sizes that are supported are: 128, 256, or 512MB memory sizes between 128MB to 512MB can be formed this way. Refer to the picture below for the position of the DIMM slots: DDR1 DDR2...
2-6-1 Memory Installation The DIMM modules can be inserted in DIMM slots 1 to 3. Because of the three notches in the DIMM module it can be inserted in only one way. Please refer to the picture below for information on how to insert the DIMM modules. WARNING: Make sure that you unplug your power supply when adding or removing STOP...
3-2 How to Install Software Driver User needs to complete above 3 Drivers below to complete installation. Read drivers from your CD-ROM Driver firstly, and find P4SAD directory which tells you the roots of Drivers. Installation Procedure: 1. Setup 1: Install SiS AGP driver (Path root:\ SISdrive\ agp, then select your OS and press setup.exe)
Chapter4 The BIOS The BIOS is a piece of software (Basic Input Output System) that performs most low level tasks. When you start up your system, the BIOS is the first code that gets to run. The BIOS resides in a FLASH ROM, and the code in the FLASH ROM can be updated through a special utility called AWDFLASH.
Updating the BIOS As said, this procedure is complicated, only update your BIOS when you experience problems with your system. Because each BIOS release completely overwrites the previous version and there is no need to update to intermediate BIOS releases when updating the BIOS.
The CMOS memory The BIOS uses the CMOS memory to store all the settings that have been made through the BIOS Setup pages. Battery The CMOS memory remembers all settings, even when the system is switched off, by use of a 3V Lithium battery. If this battery runs low CMOS is unable to keep its settings and you will need to replace the battery.
Take the following steps to clear CMOS memory: Take the power cord from the power supply. Temporarily set JP4 to 1–2, and set it back to 2-3. Put the power cord back and restart the system, the default values will be loaded.
Hot Keys Throughout the BIOS Setup Pages the hot keys will give you access to a group of commands. Refer to the following table for the hot keys and their function: Command Description Save & Exit Setup Saves the changes made and reboots the system. Quit Returns to the previous menu [Esc]...
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Drive A and Drive B The Drive A / B items allow you select the type of device that you have attached to the Floppy (FDD1) connector on the motherboard. You can select between different floppy disk drive types by using the Page-Up and Page-Down keys. If you press [enter] while Drive A or B is selected the following menu will pop up that will allow to choose a device as well: Drive X...
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Halt On The BIOS will stop booting when an error is detected. You can set through this item what errors will stop the system booting. You can select between different error modes by using the Page-Up and Page-Down keys. Values Meaning All Errors Stop booting on all errors.
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Virus protection Values Meaning The BIOS will give a beep and a warning whenever an attempt Enabled Virus is made to write to the boot sector of the HDD. Warning Disabled The BIOS will allow write attempts to the boot sector CPU Cache settings Values Meaning...
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Values Meaning The system attempt to boot from diskette. Floppy (first boot device default) The system will attempt to boot from an attached LS 120 drive. LS 120 (Third boot device default) The system will attempt to boot from the first HDD. HDD 0 (Second boot device default) The system will attempt to boot from the first device attached to...
Security Option The security option item allows you to select when the password needs to be entered. Refer to the table below: Values Meaning Password must be entered only when the user wants to enter the Setup Security BIOS setup. Option System The password must always be entered at boot.
Floppy Drive Values Meaning Onboard Enabled This will allow use of a floppy drive. Disabled If you do not need a floppy drive, set this item to disabled. Controller COM ports (Serial Ports) Values Meaning Auto The bios will automatically use serial ports. If you do not need the serial port in question, set this item to Disabled disabled.
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Game Port Values Meaning Setting game port address at 201 Game Port Setting game port address at 209. Disabled Disabled game port. MIDI Values Meaning Set mpu401 port address at 300. Midi Port Set mpu401 port address at 330. Address Disabled Without midi port or none AC97 m/b Set mpu-40 port IRQ address at 5.
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Values Meaning Enabled ACPI Function Disabled Will power down the HDD if it is idle for the amount of 1 – 15 Min HDD off minutes selected here. After Disabled Will not power down the HDD. Video Options Values Meaning Blank The screen will be blank (black) only.
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Resources If you set the Resources Controlled by item to Auto (ESCD), the BIOS will manage all resources for you. If you set it to manual to two items below will allow you to assign the resources manually. Values Meaning PCI/ISA This setting means the BIOS will assign the interrupt as needed.
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CPU Clock Ratio Values Meaning CPU Clock X8 ~ X50 Ratio Auto Detect PCI Clk Values Meaning If set to enabled the BIOS will detect the values for the PCI Enabled Auto Detec clock. DIMM/ PCI If disabled, the BIOS will use the values set on this page and on Disabled the Advanced Chipset Features page.
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4-3-9 Passwords The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify passwords in the Main menu. The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. The passwords are not case sensitive. In other words, it makes no difference whether you enter a password using upper or lowercase letters.
Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Memory Map Address range Size Description 00000-7FFFF 512K Conventional memory 80000-9FBFF 127K Extended conventional memory 9FC00-9FFFF Extended BIOS data area if PS/2 mouse is installed A0000-C7FFF 160K Available for hi DOS memory C8000-DFFFF Available for hi DOS memory and adapter ROMs E0000-EEFFF Available for UMB...
5-4 Interrupt Map NMI: non-maskable interrupt IRQ(H/W): 0 system timer interrupt from timer 0 1 keyboard output buffer full 2 cascade for IRQ 8-15 3 serial port2 4 serial port1 5 parallel port 2 6 floppy disk (SMC chip) 7 parallel port 1 8 RTC clock 9 available 10 available...
5-5 RTC & CMOS RAM Map RTC & CMOS : seconds seconds alarm minutes minutes alarm hours hours alarm day of week day of month month year status register a status register b status register c status register d diagnostic status byte shutdown byte floppy disk drive type byte hard disk type byte...
Chapter 6 Q & A 6-1 Errors Messages During Power On Self Test During power on self test (post), BIOS will automatically detect the system devices. Below is the question that users most often meet. The user may press “Esc” key to skip the full memory test. 1.
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6. Hard disk install failure The system can not find or initialize the hard drive controller or the drive. Check if the controller is set correctly. If no hard disk is installed, “Hard drive selection” must be set to “none.” 7.
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