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  • Page 1 Socket 370 AGP/PCI/ISA Motherboard SL620 User’s Manual...

  • 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 MOTHER 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...

  • 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

    Contents .....................2 ECLARATION & C ................3 OMPLIANCE ERTIFICATE ...................4 NSTALLATION 1. I ....................9 NTRODUCTION 1.1 H .................9 ANUAL 1.2 C ................9 HECK EVICE TEMS 2. F ......................11 EATURES 2.1 F ............11 EATURES OTHERBOARD 3. INSTALLATION ..................13 3.1 M & M ...........13 OTHERBOARD AYOUT...
  • Page 6 Contents 3.5.17 DFP Connector (DFP).................. 28 3.5.18 VGA (J19)..................... 29 3.5.19 Additional Connectors .................. 29 3.5.20 Front USB Header (JP3, 6-pin) ..............29 3.5.21 WOL (Wake On LAN) (J22, 3-pin)..............30 3.5.22 Ring In (J20, 2-pin) ..................30 3.5.23 On Board VGA Select (JP4, 3-pin)..............30 3.5.24 Digital Flat Panel Support Select (JP5, 3-pin) ..........
  • Page 7 Contents 4.4.15 Security Option..................... 41 4.4.16 PCI/VGA Palette Snoop................41 4.4.17 OS Select for DRAM..................42 4.4.18 Report No FDD For WIN 95................. 42 4.4.19 Video BIOS Shadow..................42 4.4.20 C8000-CBFFF to DC000-DFFFF..............42 4.5 C ...............42 HIPSET EATURES ETUP 4.5.1 Auto Configuration..................
  • Page 8 Contents 4.6.15 COM Ports Activity ..................47 4.6.16 LPT Ports Activity ..................47 4.6.17 VGA Activity....................47 4.6.18 IRQ [3-7, 9-15] .................... 48 4.6.19 Power Button Over Ride ................48 4.6.20 Ring Power Up control ................. 48 4.6.21 LAN Power Up Control................. 48 4.6.22 Power Up by Alarm ..................

  • Page 9: Introduction

    1.2 Check Your Device Items The standard package should contain the following items. If you find any of these items be missing or damaged, please contact your retailer. Ø The SL620 motherboard Ø 1 IDE ribbon cable Ø 1 floppy ribbon cable CHECK ITEMS Ø...
  • Page 10 1. Introduction...

  • Page 11: Features

    2. Features 2.1 Features Of The Motherboard This product is based on the “LPX” form factor. It features the advanced Multimedia function and provides support for business PC maker. This motherboard incorporates SIS new Socket 370 AGP/PCI/ISA 100MHz chipset. Providing features such as integrated 3D AGP Graphic controller, Ultra DMA 33/66 IDE Interface, ACPI power management, and PCI 3D sound support.
  • Page 12 2. Features Integrated I/O Ø 1 Floppy Port (up to 2.88 MB) Ø 1 Parallel Port (ECP/EPP) Ø 2 Serial Ports (16C550 Fast UART Compatible) Ø 1 PS/2 Mouse Connector, 1 PS/2 Keyboard connector Ø 2 Standard USB Connector (48MHz) Ø...

  • Page 13: Installation

    3. Installation 3.1 Motherboard Layout & Main Parts CLEAR CMOS /PASSWARD AT POWER ATX POWER CPU SPEED BUZZER BATTERY 877 I/O FRONT SIDE USB FLOPPY KEYBOARD 5595 SECONDARY IDE MOUSE BIOS PRIMARY IDE COM2 EISA SLOT COM1 MODEM-IN PRINTER CD-IN PGA 370 sOCKET S I S CPU FAN...

  • Page 14: Significant Parts List

    3. Installation Significant Parts List Front Panel Connectors Power Switch Sec. 3.5.9 Power LED Sec. 3.5.10 Speaker Sec. 3.5.11 Reset Sec. 3.5.6 Sleep Sec. 3.5.8 HDD LED Sec. 3.5.7 Back Panel Connectors PS/2-style keyboard and mouse connectors Sec. 3.5.13 USB connectors Sec.

  • Page 15: Precaution Before Start

    3. 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 16: Slots And Connectors

    3. Installation 3.2 Slots And Connectors This motherboard requires jumper setting for CPU speed. Please refer to Jumper setting List in sec.3.2.2. PIN 1 PIN 1 Note: In the following pages, the triangle s mark stands for pin 1 of connectors. Slots/Connectors List J12: EISA Slot J7: Primary IDE Connector...

  • Page 17: Cpu (Central Processing Unit)

    3. Installation 3.3 CPU (Central Processing Unit) This motherboard support a Socket 370 Intel Celeron PGA family processor. To complete CPU installation, please install CPU to socket firmly and arrange jumper settings carefully, presented in sec. 3.2.1 and 3.2.2. 3.3.1 Install CPU Please follow the below steps to install your CPU, and configure the types and speed in accordingly to the Processor Jumper Setting List.

  • Page 18: Set Cpu Frequency/Speed

    3. Installation Step 3: Press the handling bar downward to fasten the CPU to the socket. Warning: It is strongly recommended that a heatsink and CPU cooling fan be used to prevent the CPU from overheating. Applying a thermal of jelly between the CPU and the heatsink/fan will further cool the CPU.
  • Page 19 3. Installation Refer to the following table to configure your CPU settings. CPU/BUS Ratio X3.5 X4.5 X5.5 X6.5 X7.5 Table 1 Setting CPU/BUS Ratio...

  • Page 20: System Memory (Dram)

    3. Installation HOST/SDRAM Speed (MHz) 66/66 66/100 100/100 100/66 Table 2 Setting CPU Speed and SDRAM 3.4 System Memory (DRAM) 3.4.1 DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) The IN620 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.

  • Page 21: Installation Procedure

    3. Installation 3.4.2 Installation Procedure Step1: Make sure Pin 1 of the DIMM match with pin 1 of the DIMM socket. Step2: Insert the DIMM module into the DIMM socket vertically. After inserting the DIMM module completely into the socket, push up on the socket latches securing the DIMM into place.

  • Page 22: Dimm Module Combinations

    3. Installation 3.4.3 DIMM Module Combinations Each DIMM socket can be inserted with 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB, 512MB DIMM. For example, the following figure shows you one way to insert your DIMM. Select 128MB Empty 16MB 32MB 64MB 256MB 512MB DIMM 1...

  • Page 23: Connectors

    3. Installation 3.5 Connectors This motherboard contains IDE, floppy, power input, front panel, back panel and additional connectors. J9 Secondary IDE J7 Primary IDE 3.5.1 Primary IDE Connector (J7, 39-pin block, Black) This connector supports two primary channel IDE devices via a ribbon cable. When two IDE devices are installed using the primary IDE connector, make sure that the second IDE device is set to slave mode as indicated in the device’s manual.

  • Page 24: Floppy Drive Connector (J6, 33-Pin Block)

    3. Installation 3.5.3 Floppy Drive Connector (J6, 33-pin block) The FDC sub-system can control three types of floppy drives (1.2, 1.44 and 2.88MB) or compatible tape drives. The connection to the floppy drive is via a header (J24). The floppy disk interface includes 48mA drivers and inputs on the drive interface.

  • Page 25: Front Panel Connectors (J23, 15-Pin)

    3. Installation 3.5.5 Front Panel connectors (J23, 15-pin) Front Panel includes headers for the following six I/O connectors: Power Switch, Power LED, Speaker, Reset, Sleep and HDD LED. 3.5.6 Reset Switch Connector (J23, 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 26: Power Switch (J23, 2-Pin)

    3. Installation The 2-pin header supports a front panel sleep/resume switch, which must be a momentary SPST type that is normally open 3.5.9 Power Switch (J23, 2-pin) This connector supports the ATX case-mounted Power Switch, which in turn supports System Suspend function. When the BIOS sets the Power Button function to “Delay 4 sec.”, the system can be set to the suspended mode once you push the power switch for no longer then 4 seconds.

  • Page 27: Back Panel Connectors

    3. Installation 3.5.12 Back Panel Connectors USB1 Keyboard COM1 DFP Connector USB2 Mouse Parallel Port VGA Connector 3.5.13 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports (J5 & J8) The motherboard offers 1 PS/2 Keyboard and 1 PS/2 Mouse port. Keyboard Mouse...

  • Page 28: Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Ports (J3)

    USB2 3.5.15 Parallel Port (Printer, J14) The SL620 includes a parallel port (EPP/ECP compatible). The parallel port is capable of being disabled or remapped to either the secondary LPT address or the primary LPT address through BIOS if another parallel port is installed.

  • Page 29: Vga (J19)

    3. Installation 3.5.18 VGA (J19) The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP or A.G.P.) is a high performance interconnect targeted at 3D graphical display applications. VGA Connector 3.5.19 Additional Connectors USB Select jumper VGA Select (JP4) DFP Select (JP5) CPU Fan Ring In 3.5.20 Front USB Header (JP3, 6-pin) You can use either this Front USB or Back Panel USB by setting the USB Select jumper.

  • Page 30: Wol (Wake On Lan) (J22, 3-Pin)

    3. Installation 3.5.21 WOL (Wake On LAN) (J22, 3-pin) This header is used for remote wakeup of the computer through a network. WOL requires a PCI add-in network interface card (NIC) with remote wakeup capabilities. The remote wakeup header on the NIC must be connected to the onboard Wake on LAN header. For Wake on LAN, the 5-V standby line for the power supply must be capable of delivering 5V±5% at 720mA.

  • Page 31: Clear Cmos/Password (Jp2, 3-Pin)

    3. Installation 3.5.26 Clear CMOS/Password (JP2, 3-pin) You can insert a cap over this header to clear the CMOS data, password, and reload the default settings. 3.5.27 MODEM-IN Header (J13, 4-pin, Green) A connector is available for Modem In from PCI/ISA Modem devices such as speakerphones, fax modems, and answering machines..
  • Page 32 3. Installation If the power-on test goes well, hold down <F2> button on the keyboard to enter BIOS Setup. Next, follow the instructions in the next chapter, BIOS SETUP.

  • Page 33: Bios Setup

    4. BIOS Setup The IN620 motherboard uses AWARD BIOS, which is stored in a Flash EEPROM and can be upgraded by a floppy disk-based program. The BIOS has a built-in Setup Program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration settings.

  • Page 34: Getting Help

    The best advice is to alter only settings that you thoroughly understand. In particular, do not change settings in the Chipset screen without a good reason. BCM Advanced Research Inc. or your system manufacturer for the best performance and reliability has carefully chosen the Chipset defaults.
  • Page 35 4. BIOS Setup ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KB3M) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC STAND CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP SAVE & EXIT SETUP PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION EXIT WITHOUT SAVING LOAD SETUPDEFAULTS ¡...

  • Page 36: Standard Cmos Setup Menu

    4. BIOS Setup Exit Without Save Abandon all changes and exit Setup. 4.3 Standard CMOS Setup Menu In the Standard CMOS Menu (Figure 2) 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.

  • Page 37: Hard Disks

    4. BIOS Setup 4.3.3 Hard Disks The BIOS supports up to four IDE drives. This section does not show information about other IDE devices, such as a CD-ROM drive, or about other hard drive types, such as SCSI drives. NOTE: We recommend that you select type AUTO for all drives. The BIOS can automatically detect the specifications and optimal operating mode of almost all IDE hard drives.

  • Page 38: Drive A/B Type

    4. BIOS Setup Ø Transforms the data address described by sector, head, and cylinder number Ø into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer rates. For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders. 4.3.4 Drive A/B type Select the correct specifications for the diskette drive(s) installed in the computer. None No diskette drive installed 360K,...

  • Page 39: Bios Features Setup Menu

    4. BIOS Setup Halt On During the power-on self-test (POST), the computer stops if the BIOS detect a hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST and continue the boot-up process. These are the selections: No errors POST does not stop for any errors.

  • Page 40: Virus Warning

    4. BIOS Setup 4.4.1 Virus Warning When enabled, you receive a warning message if a program (specifically, a virus) attempts to write to the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then run an anti-virus program. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive.

  • Page 41: Swap Floppy Drive

    4. BIOS Setup 4.4.8 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. or 80 tracks. Only 360-KB floppy drives have 40 tracks; drives with 720 KN< 1.2MB, and 1.44MB capacity all have 80 tracks.

  • Page 42: Os Select For Dram

    4. BIOS Setup 4.4.17 OS Select for DRAM Select OS2 only if you are running OS/2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your system. 4.4.18 Report No FDD For WIN 95 Leave on default setting. 4.4.19 Video BIOS Shadow This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM.

  • Page 43: Auto Configuration

    4. BIOS Setup 4.5.1 Auto Configuration This item allows you to select pre-determined optimal values for DRAM, cache and timing according to CPU type & system clock. The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Note: When this item is enabled, the pre-defined items will become SHOW-ONLY 4.5.2 RAS Pulse Width Refresh Leave on default setting.

  • Page 44: Pci Delay Transaction

    4. BIOS Setup disabled, performance is slightly slower, but more reliable. Choices are Enabled, Disabled. 4.5.11 PCI Delay Transaction The shipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

  • Page 45: Auto Detect Dimm/Pci Clk

    4. BIOS Setup 4.5.17 Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk When enabled selected, the system will close all the clocks that you had never used. 4.6 Power Management Setup Menu ROM PCI/ISA BIOS (2A69KB3M) CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE, INC Enter Sub- Move to items ACPI Function : Disabled...

  • Page 46: Pm Control By Apm

    4. BIOS Setup User Set each mode individually. Select time-out periods in the PM Timers Define section, following. Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode (except Saving the hard drive). 4.6.3 PM Control by APM If Advanced Power Management (APM) is installed on your system, selecting Yes gives better power savings.

  • Page 47: Stdby Speed (Div By)

    4. BIOS Setup reloaded. 4.6.8 Stdby Speed (div by) When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the fixed disk drive and the video would be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed. 4.6.9 MODEM Use IRQ Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your system.

  • Page 48: Irq [3-7, 9-15]

    4. BIOS Setup 4.6.18 IRQ [3-7, 9-15] You can individually Enable or Disable each IRQ to include in the sleep function. IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) is usually set to Disable so that any software alarm clock or event calendar can wake up the system. 4.6.19 Power Button Over Ride This is to setup the function of Power Button.

  • Page 49: Pnp Os Installed

    4. BIOS Setup 4.7.1 PNP OS Installed The default setting is No when a non PNP OS installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt setting for some of non PNP cards installed. Select Yes if the OS is PNP aware (e.g. Windows 95).

  • Page 50: Ide Primary/Secondary Master/Slave Pio

    4. BIOS Setup 4.8.2 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance.

  • Page 51: Event Log Capacity

    4. BIOS Setup 4.8.11 Event Log Capacity This is to pre-set space in BIOS for error messages loading. 4.8.12 Event Log Validity This is to confirm the safety of the space for error record. 4.8.13 Onboard Serial Port 1 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports. 4.8.14 Onboard Parallel Port Select a logical LPT port name and matching address for the physical parallel (printer) port.

  • Page 52: Vga Shared Memory Size

    4. BIOS Setup 4.8.21 VGA Shared Memory Size This is to select the size of VGA Memory. 4.8.22 Onboard Video This is to select onboard video, choices are: Enabled and Disabled. 4.8.23 Spread Spectrum This feature is used to set the spread Spectrum to be center spread type or down spread type. The options are Enabled, Disabled (Default).

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