Abit BE6-II User Manual
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BE6-II Motherboard User’s Manual
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF BE6-II FEATURES 1-1
EATURES OF THIS MOTHERBOARD
1-1. F
PECIFICATIONS
1-2. S
1-3. L
1-4. T
AY OU T DIAGRAM
HE SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM
CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD 2-1
NSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD TO THE CHASSIS
2-1. I
NSTALLATION OF THE PENTIUM
2-2. I
NSTALLING SYSTEM MEMORY
2-3. I
2-4. C
2-5. CPU
ONNECTORS
FREQUENCY SETTINGS
, H
EADERS AND SWITCHES
II/III, C
ELERONTM
CPU 2-3
CHAPTER 3. INTRODUCTION OF THE BIOS 3-1
OFTMENU
3-1. S
TAN DAR D
3-2. S
3-3. A
3-4. A
3-5. I
3-6. P
3-7. P
3-8. PC H
3-9. L
3-10. L
3-11. S
3-12. S
3-13. E
DVANCED
DVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP MENU
NTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
OWER MANAGEMENT SETUP MENU
N
P/PCI C
OAD FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS
OAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS
ET PASSWORD
AV E
XIT WITHOUT SAV I N G
ONFIGURATIONS
EALTH STATUS
XIT SETUP
& E
™ III S
CMOS F
BIOS F
ETUP
EATURES SETUP MENU
EATURES SETUP MENU
1-1
1-2
1-5
1-6
2-2
2-3
2-6
2-19
3-4
3-9
3-14
3-20
3-24
3-29
3-37
3-42
3-43
3-43
3-44
3-45
3-46
MN-171-2A2-71 Rev. 1.02
APPENDIX A BIOS FLASHING USER INSTRUCTIONS
APPENDIX B INSTALLING THE HIGHPOINT XSTORE PRO
UTILITY
APPENDIX C HARDWARE MONITORING FUNCTION (INSTALLING
THE WINBOND HARDWARE DOCTOR UTILITY)
APPENDIX D INSTALLING THE DRIVER FOR ULTRA ATA/66
APPENDIX E THE THERMAL CABLE
APPENDIX F BX 133 OVERCLOCKING GUIDE
APPENDIX G HOW TO GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT
APPENDIX H TROUBLESHOOTING (NEED ASSISTANCE?)
Introduction of BE6-II Features 1-1
Chapter 1. Introduction of BE6-II Features
1-1.Features of This Motherboard
The motherboard is designed for a new generation CPUs. It supports the Intel SLOT1
structure (Pen tium
II/III a nd Ce leron
TM
processors), up to 768MB of memory, super I/O,
and Green PC functions. The motherboard provides high performance for server systems
and meets the requirements for desktop system for mult imedia in the future.
The BE6-II has the HPT366 Ultra ATA/66 Chipset built-in. This means, the BE6-II will
support Ultra ATA/66 IDE devices. Ultra ATA/66 is the new standard for IDE devices. It
enhances existing Ultra ATA/33 technology by increasing both performance and data
integrity. This new high-speed i nterface doubl e s the Ultra ATA/33 bur st data transfer rate to
66.6 Mbytes/sec. The result is maximum disc performance using the current PCI local bus
environment. Another benefit is, you can connect another four IDE devices in your system
either Ultra ATA/33 IDE devices or Ultra ATA/66 IDE devices. You will have more
flexibility to expand your computer system.
The BE6-II has built-in hardware monitoring functions (you can refer to
Appendix C
for
detailed information), they can monitor and protect your computer insuring a safe
computing environment. The BE6-II also supports the PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse,
password and hot key wake up features (you can refer to section 3-5 for detailed
information) , letti ng y ou e asily w ake up y our syste m by these devices . The mothe rboard can
provide high pe r f o r m ance for workstations and meets t he requirements f o r de sktop system s
for multimedia in the future.
The BE6-II uses the ABIT newest BIOS technology – CPU Soft Menu
CPU Soft Menu
TM
III technology not only lets you configure CPU settings easily but also
TM
III. The ABIT
lets you have a grea ter choice of C PU FSB clock setti ngs. It provides 12 0 different CPU
FSB clock settings . From 84 to 200 MHz, the increment for CPU FSB clock settings is
1Mhz by 1MHz (you can refer to section 3 -1 for det ailed information).
Sets Yo u Free From the Y2K Threat
The potential threat of Year 2000 (Y2K) problems are making everyone very nervous. The
Y2K issue applies to almost any device, firmware, or software that operates on or with year
based dates. This problem is caused by a design flaw in the Real Time Clock (RTC) unit.
The RTC only changes the last two digits of the yea r code, but not the century information.
As a result, when it comes to 12:00 AM January 1, 2000 the RTC will switch from
December 31 11:59 PM 1999 t o 12:00 AM January 1 1900.
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Y2K compliance deals with the date change over from 31 December 1999 to 1 January 2000,
and with recording and reporting of all dates from the RTC including leap year dates. This
motherboard is free from the Y2K problem because its BIOS are Y2K compliant.
Please Note
If the operating system or application software cannot handle Year 2000 dates, you will
still be facing the Y2K threat because it is not a hardware problem that relates to the
motherboard itself. According to Award BIOS, it is BIOS source code released after 31
May 1995 complies with all known Y2K issues; however, it may still fail the 2000.exe
test. Award has modified its BIOS source code to accommodate the requirements of
2000.exe. Award BIOS source code issued later than 18 November 1996 passes the
NTSL 2000.exe test program.
1-2. Specifications
1. CPU
! Supports Intel Pentium III 450 ~ 800 MHz Processor cartridge.
! Supports Intel
! Supports Intel
! Supports 66 and 100MHz CPU external clock speeds
Pentium II 233 ~ 450 MHz Processor cartridge.
®
Celeron™ 266 ~ 533MHz processors (Based on 66MHz PPGA package)
2. Chipset
! Intel® 440BX chipset (82443BX and 82371EB)
! HPT366 Ultra DMA66 IDE controller supports four Ultra DMA66 devices
! Supports Ultra DMA/33 IDE protocol
! Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)
! Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 1x and 2x mode (Sideband) 3.3V
device
3. Memory (System Memory)
! Three 168-pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM modules
! Supports up to 768MB MAX. (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 MB SDRAM)
! Supports ECC
4. System BIOS
! CPU SOFT MENU™ III, can easily set the processor parameters
! AWARD 6.0 Version BIOS
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Introduction of BE6-II Features 1-3
Supports Plug-and-Play (PnP)
!
Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interf ace (ACPI)
!
Supports Desktop Mana gem ent Interface (DMI)
!
Year 2000 compliant
!
5. Multi I/O Functions
2x Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33/66 devices
!
2x Channels of Bus Master IDE Ports supporting up to four Ultra DMA 33 devices
!
PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors
!
1x Floppy Port ( up to 2.88MB)
!
1x Parallel Port (EPP/ECP)
!
2x Serial Ports
!
2x USB Connectors
!
6. Miscellaneous
AT X form factor
!
One AGP slot, five PC I slots a nd one ISA slot
!
Supports PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, password and hot key wake-up functions
!
Built-in Wake on LAN header
!
Built-in IrDA TX/RX header
!
Built-in SB-Link
!
Built-in Wake On Ring header
!
Built-in two SMBus headers
!
Hardware monitoring：Included fan speed, voltages, CPU and system environment
!
temperature
One Thermal Sensor Cable i n cluded
!
Board size: 305 * 200mm
!
™
header
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Supports Wake On LAN, Keyboard or Mouse, but your ATX power supply 5V
standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity.
Otherwise, the functions may not work normally.
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PCI slot 5 and HPT 366 IDE controller use the same bus master control signals.
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PCI slot 3 shares IRQ signals with the HPT366 IDE controller (Ultra ATA/66). The
driver for HPT 366 IDE controller supports IRQ sharing with other PCI devices.
But if you inst all a PCI card th at doe sn’ t a llo w IR Q sharin g with othe r de vi ces into
PCI slot 3, you may encounter some problems. Furthermore, if your Operating
System doesn’t allow peripheral devices to share IRQ signals with each other-Windows NT for example, you can’t install a PCI card into PCI slot 3.
""""
PCI slot 5 shares IRQ signals with the PCI slot 2
""""
HPT 366 IDE controller is designed to support high-speed mass storage. Thus we
don’t suggest you connect non-disk devices that use ATA/ATAPI interfaces, such as
CD-ROM to HPT 366 IDE connector (IDE3&IDE4).
Above 66MHz/100MHz bus speeds are supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI and
#
chipset specif ic ations.
Sound Blaster
#
States and certain other countries. Sound Blaster - LINK
™
is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United
™
and SB-LINK™ are
trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd.
Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without
#
notice.
Note
All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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1-3. Layout Diagram
Figure 1-2. Motherboard component location
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1-4. The System Block Diagram
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Figure 1-3. System diagram of the 440BX chipset
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Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard
This BE6-II motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal
computers, but also pr ovides great flexibilit y for meeting future upgrade dema nds. This
chapter will int roduce step by step all the stand ard equipment and will also presen t, as
completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities. This motherboard is able to support all
Intel
Pentium II/III processors and Intel Celeron processor now on th e market. (For
details, see specifications in Chapter 1.)
This chapter is organized according the following features:
2-1 Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis
2-2 Installati on of the Pentium
2-3 Installing System Memory
2-4 Connectors, Headers and Switches
2-5 CPU Frequency Settings
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Before you install or un plug any connect ors or add-on card s, please remember t o turn the
ATX power supply switch off (fully turn the +5V standby power off), or take the power cord
off. Otherwise, you may cause the motherbo ar d co m ponents or add-o n cards to malfunc tio n
or be damaged.
II/III, Celeron CPU
Before Proceeding with the Installation
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User Friendly Instructions
Our objecti ve is to enab le th e novi ce comp uter u ser t o perfo rm th e ins ta llation by h ims elf.
W e have atte mp ted to wr ite t his doc ume nt in a ve ry cle ar, concise and de scr ipt ive man ner to
help overcome any ob st a c les you ma y fac e d u rin g inst a llati on . Pleas e read ou r ins t ruct ions
carefully and follow them step-by-step.
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2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis
Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that
allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits.
There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the base of chassis:
with studs
!
or with spacers
!
Please refer to the figure 2-1 that shows the studs and spacers, they may have several types,
but all look like t he figures below:
In principle, the best way to attach the
motherboard is with studs, and only if
you are unable to d o this should you
attach th e board with spacer s. Take a
careful look at the motherboard and
you will see many mounting holes on
it. Line these holes up with the
mounting holes on the base. If the
holes line up, an d the re are sc rew hol es
this means you can attach the motherboard with studs. If the holes line up and there are only
slots, this means you can only attach the motherboard with spacers. Take the tip of the
spacers and insert them into the slots. After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the
motherboard into po sitio n alig ned w ith the slo ts. A fter the mother boar d has be en posit ioned,
check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on.
Figure 2-2 shows you the way to affix the motherboard using studs or spacers:
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Installing the Motherboard 2-3
Note
If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base
and there are no slots to attach the spacers, don’t worry, you can still attach the spacers
to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of spacers (the spacer may be a little
hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the
motherboard to th e base without worrying about s hort circuits. Sometimes you may
need to use th e pl as ti c sp rin g s to i s olat e th e s cr ew fr om t h e mo th er b oa rd P CB su rf a ce,
because the cir c uit wire may be near by the hole. Be careful, do n’ t let the screw contact
any printed ci rcuit wire or p arts on the PCB th at are n ear the fi xing h ole, otherwis e it
may damage the board or cause board malfunctioning.
2-2. Installation of the Pentium
II/III, CeleronTM CPU
The installa ti on meth od for the C PU is p rint ed on th e pack age of th e reten ti on mec hani sm
that comes with the motherboard. You can refer to it while you install the CPU. This
motherboard also supports the Celeron
TM
Celeron
Celeron
PPGA processor, you have to use a n addi tion al adapt er tha t allows you to use a
TM
PPGA processor in a slot 1 board. For this ABIT makes the SlotKET adapter.
TM
PPGA processor. If you want to install the
Note:
Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from
!
your CPU. Failin g to install th ese items may resu lt in overheat ing and damage of
your CPU.
Please refer to your b oxed
!
processor installa tion or other document ation attached
with your CPU for detailed installing instructions.
2-3. Installing System Memory
This motherboard provides three 168-pin DIMM sites for memory expansion. The DIMM
sockets support 1Mx64 (8MB), 2Mx64 (16MB), 4Mx64 (32MB), 8Mx64 (64MB), 16Mx64
(128MB), and 32Mx64 (256 MB) or doub le si d ed DIMM m odules . Mi ni mum memory si ze
is 8MB and maxi mum mem ory size is 768 MB SDRAM . There a re th ree Memor y modu le
sockets on the system board. (Total six banks)
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In order to create a memory array, certain rules must be followed. The following set of rules
allows for optimum configurations.
The memory array is 64 or 72 bits wide. (depending on with or without parity)
!
Those modules can be populated in any order.
!
Supports single and double density DIMMS.
!
Table 2-1. Valid Memory Configurations
Bank Memory Module Total Memory
Bank 0, 1
(DIMM1)
Bank 2, 3
(DIMM2)
Bank 4, 5
(DIMM3)
8MB, 16MB, 32MB,
64MB, 128MB, 256MB
8MB, 16MB, 32MB,
64MB, 128MB, 256MB
8MB, 16MB, 32MB,
64MB, 128MB, 256MB
8MB ~ 256MB
8MB ~ 256MB
8MB ~ 256MB
Total System Memory
8MB ~ 768MB
Generally, installing SDRAM modules to your motherboard is an easy thing to do. You can
refer to figure 2-3 to see what a 168-pin PC100 SDRAM module looks like.
Unlike installi ng SIMMs, DIMMs may
be "snapped" directly into the socket.
Figure 2-3 PC100 Module and Component Mark
Note: Certain DIMM sockets have minor
physical differences. If your module
doesn't seem to fit, please do not force it into the socket as you may damaged your memory
module or DIMM so cket.
The follow ing pr ocedur e w ill show y o u how to instal l a DI MM mod ule into a D I MM socke t.
Before you insta ll the memory
Step 1.
module, ple ase pl ace the com pute r pow er
switch in the
position and disconnect
off
the AC power cord from your computer.
Remove the computer’s chassis
Step 2.
cover.
Before touching any electronic
Step 3.
components, make sure you first touch
an unpainted, groun ded metal object to
discharge an y static elec trici ty stored on
your clothing or body.
Figure 2-4. Memory module installation
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Locate your computer’s 168-pin memory expansion DIMM socket.
Step 4.
Insert the DIMM modu le into the expansion so cket as shown in the i llustration.
Step 5.
Note how the module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to figure 2-4 for the
details.
This insures the D I MM modu le will be plu gged in to the soc ket in one w ay
. Firmly press th e DIMM modu le into the DIMM sock et, makin g certain t he
only
module is completely seated in the DIMM socket.
Once the DIMM modu le has been insta lled, the installa tion is complete an d the
Step 6.
computer’s cover can be replaced. Or you can continue to install other devices and
add-on cards that are mentioned in the following section.
Note
When you install a DIMM modu le fu lly i nt o the DIMM soc k et, th e ejec t tab shou ld b e
locked into the DIMM module very firmly and fit into it s indention on the bo th sides.
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2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches
Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected. These cables
and plugs are usually connected one-by-one to connectors located on the motherboard. You
need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and, if any,
notice the p os iti on of th e f ir st p in of t h e con nect or. In th e exp lana ti on s that follo w, we will
describe the significance of the first pin.
We will show you all connectors, headers and switches here, and tell you how to connect
them. Please pay attention and read the whole section for necessary information before
attempting to finish all of the hardware installat ion inside the com puter chassis.
Figure 2-5 s how s y o u all of the co nnec to rs and he ade rs that w e ’l l dis cuss in t he nex t se ctio n,
you can use this diagram to visually locate each connector and header we describe.
All connectors, headers and switches mentioned here, will depend on your system
configuration. Some features you may (or may not) have and need to connect or configure
depending on the peripheral . I f y our system doe s n't hav e such add-on car ds o r s witches you
can ignore some special feature connectors.
Figure 2-5. All Connectors and Headers for the BE6-II
First, Let’s see the headers that BE6-II uses, and what their fun ctions are.
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ATX: ATX Power Input Connector
Caution
If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATX power supply, the
power supply or add-on cards may be damaged .
Attach the connector from the power supply
to the ATX connector here. Remember you
have to push the connector from the ATX
power supply firmly to the end with the
ATX connector, insuring that you have a
good connection.
Note: Watch the pin position and the
orientation
FAN1, FAN2 & FAN3: FAN h eader
Attach the connector from the individual
CPU fan to the header named FAN1, and
attach the con nector fr om the chas sis fan t o
FAN2 or & FAN3 header.
You must attach the CPU fan to the
processor, or your processor will work
abnormally or may be damaged by
overheating. Also, if you want the computer
case’s internal temperature to be kept steady and not too high, you had better connect the
chassis fan to reach this goal.
Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation
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IR: IR Header (Infrared)
There is a specific orientation for pins 1
through 5, att ach the conn ector from t he IR
KIT or IR device to the IR header. This
motherboard supports standard IR transfer
rates.
Note: Watch the pin position and the
orientation
SB-Link: SB-Link
™
Header
If your PCI audio adapter supports this
feature, th en you can connect t he specific
cable from the audio adapter to this header.
SB-LINK
™
combines Intel's PC-PCI and
"Serialized IRQ" protocols. These
technolog ie s can be found in Intel's TX, LX,
BX and newer core logic chipsets. This
technology provides the DMA and IRQ
signals present in ISA Bus today, but not
available on t he PCI Bus. The SB- LINK
™
serves as a bridge between the motherboard and
PCI sound card to deliver Sound card for real-mode DOS games. Check to see if your card
supports this.
Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation
WOR: Wake On Ring Header
If you have an internal modem adapter that
supports this feature, then you c an connect
the speci fic cable f rom the inter nal mod em
adapter to th is header. This fea ture lets you
wake up your computer via remote control
through the modem.
Note: Watch the pin position and the
orientation
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WOL: Wake on LAN Header
If you have a Network adapter th at supp ort s
this feature, then you can connect the
specific ca ble from the network adapter to
this header. This feature lets you wake up
your computer via remote control th rough a
local area network. You may need a specific
utility to control the wake up event, like
using the Intel
®
LDCM® utility or other
similar utilit ies.
Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation
SMB1 & SMB2 header: System Management Bus Connector
This connector is reserved for system
management bus (SMBus). The SMBus is a
specific implementation of an I
2
C bus. I2C is
a multi-master bus, which means that
multiple chips can be connected to the same
bus and each one can act as a master by
initiating a data transfer. If more than one
master simultaneously tries to control the
bus, an arbitration procedure decides which
master gets priority.
Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation
TSYS2 header:
The TSYS2 is for you to connect an
additional thermistor to detect the
temperature in the location of your choice.
You can attach one end of the two-t hread ed
thermal cable that comes with the
motherboard to the TSYS2 header, then tape
the other end of th erm al cab le on th e d evi ce
you want to detect its temperature.
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JP1 Header: Disable or Enable Keyboard/Mouse Wake Up
This header is used to Disable or Enable
keyboard/mouse wake up function. This
function has to cooperate with the BIOS
setting (see section 3-5).
Short pin 1-2 Disable keyboard/mouse
Short pin 2-3 Enable keyboard/mouse
Wake Up
Wake Up (default)
JP2 Header: Disable or Enable Power Recovery
This header is used to Disable or Enable
power recovery function. This function has
to cooperate with the BIOS setting (see
section 3-5).
Short pin 1-2 Disable power recovery
Short pin 2-3 Enable power recovery
(default)
NOTE
If you enable t he po w er re cove ry funct ion and co nne ct a Z I P dev ice to the L PT po rt, y o u
have to turn off the power of your ZIP device after you shutdown your computer.
Otherwise, the onboard battery will run down.
CCMOS: CMOS Discharge Jumper
Jumper CCM O S discharge CMOS memory.
When you install the motherboard, make
sure this jumper is set for normal operation
(pin 1 and 2 shorted). See figure 2-6.
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Normal Operation (Default) Discharge CMOS
Figure 2-6. CCMOS jumper setting
Note
Before you clear the CMOS, you have to turn th e power off first (including t he +5V
standby power). Otherwise, your system may work abnormally or malfunction.
PN1 and PN2 Headers
PN1 and PN2 are for switches and indicators
for the chassis’s front panel, there are
several functi ons that come from thes e two
headers. You have to watch the pin position
and the orientation, or you may cause
system malfunction s. Figure 2 -7 shows you
the PN1 and PN2 functi ons of the pins.
Figure 2-7. The definition of PN1 and
PN2 pins
PN1 (Pin 1-2-3-4-5): Power LED and Keylock Switch Headers
There is a specific orientation for pins 1
through 3. Insert the three-threaded power
LED cable to pins 1~3, and t he tw o- threade d
keylock cable i nto pin 4 and pin 5. Check to
make sure the correct pins go to the correct
connectors on the motherboard. If you
install them with the wrong direction, the
power LED light will not illuminate correctly.
Note: Watch the power LED pin position and ori entation.
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PN1 (Pin 6-7): HDD LED Header
Attach the cable f rom th e cas e’s fron t pan el
HDD LED to this header. If you install it in
the wrong direction , the LED light will not
illuminate correctly.
Note: W at c h t he HDD LED pi n position and
the orientation.
PN1 (Pin 8-9): Power on Switch Header
Attach the cable f rom th e cas e’s fron t pan el
power switch to this header.
PN1 (Pin 10-11): Hardware Suspend Switch (SMI Switch) Header
Attach the cable f rom th e cas e’s fron t pan el
suspend switch (if there is one) to this
header. Use this switch to enable/disable the
power management function by hardware.
Note: If you enable the ACPI function in the
BIOS setup, this function will not work.
PN2 (Pin 1-2): Hardware Reset Switch Header
Attach the cable f rom th e cas e’s fron t pan el
Reset switch to this header. Press and hold
the reset button for at least one second to
reset the system.
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PN2 (Pin 4-5-6-7): Speaker Header
Attach the c ab le fro m t h e syst em sp ea k er t o
this header.
PN2 (Pin 9-10): Suspend LED Header
Insert the two-t hreaded suspend LED c able
into pin 9 and pin 10. If you insta ll it in the
wrong direction, the LED light will not
illuminate c orrectly.
Watch the HDD LED pin position
Note:
and the orientat io n.
For the PN1 and PN2 pin’s count-name list, please refer to table 2-2.
Table 2-2. PN1 and PN2 pin count name list
PIN Name Significance of signal PIN Name Significance of signal
PIN 1 +5VDC PIN 1 Ground
PIN 2 No connection PIN 2 Res et input
PIN 3 Ground PIN 3 No connection
PIN 4 Keyboard inhibit Signa l PIN 4 +5VDC
PIN 5 Ground PIN 5 Ground
PN1
PIN6 LED power PIN6 Ground
PIN 7 HDD active PIN 7 Speaker data
PIN 8 Ground PIN 8 No connection
PIN 9 Power On/Off signal PIN 9 +5VDC
PIN 10 +3V Standby PIN 10 Suspend LED active
PIN 11 Suspend signal
Let’s now see the I/O connectors that BE6-II uses, and what their functions are.
PN2
PIN 11 No connection
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FDC1 Connector
This 34-pin connector is c alled the “
disk drive connector
360K, 5.25”, 1.2M, 5.25”, 720K, 3.5’’,
1.44M, 3.5” or 2.88M, 3.5” floppy disk
drive, you can even connect a 3 Mode
floppy disk drive (it’s a 3 1/2” drive used in
Japanese computer systems).
A floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34
wires and two conn ectors to provide for th e connection of two flopp y disk drives. After
connecting th e single en d t o the FDC 1, c onnect th e two co nn ectors on the ot her end to th e
floppy disk drives. In general, people only install one floppy disk drive on their computer
system.
Note
A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the
wire pin 1 to the FDC1 connec tor pin 1, then inser t the wire c onnect or int o the FDC1
connector.
IDE1 and IDE2 Connectors
An IDE hard disk drive ribbon cable has 40
wires and two connectors to provide a
connection for two IDE hard disk drives.
After connecting the single end to the IDE1
(or IDE2), connect the two connectors on
the other end to the IDE hard disk drives (or
CD-ROM drive, LS-120, etc.).
”. You can connect a
floppy
Before you install a hard disk, there are
some things you need to be aware of:
“Primary” refers to the first connector on the motherboard, that is, the IDE1 connector on
♦
the motherbo ard.
“Secondary” refers to the second connector on the motherboard, that is, the IDE2
♦
connector on t he motherboard.
Two hard disks can be connected to each connector:
♦
The first HDD is referred to as the “Master”,
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The second H D D is referred to as the “Slave” .
For performance issues, we strongly suggest you don’t install a CD-ROM drive on the
♦
same IDE channel as a har d disk. O therw ise, the sys tem perf orma nce on th is channe l may
drop. (how much depends on your CD-ROM drive performance)
Note
The Master or S la ve st a t u s of th e h a rd di sk d ri ve i s s et on th e h a rd di sk it s elf. Plea s e
!
refer to the hard disk drive user’s manual.
A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the
!
wire pin 1 to the IDE1 (or IDE2) connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into
the IDE1(or IDE 2) connector.
IDE3 and IDE4: ATA/66 Connec tors
The BE6-II s uppor ts the Ul tra AT A /66 (A l so
known as Ultra DMA/66) specification. It
enhances existing Ultra ATA/33 technology
by increasing both performance and data
integrity. This new high-speed interface
doubles the U l tr a ATA/33 burst data transfer
rate to 66.6 Mbytes/sec. The result is
maximum disc performance using the
current PCI loca l bus environment. Figu re
2-8 shows you the different between the Ultra ATA/33 and Ultra ATA/66 Conductor Cable.
NOTE
HPT 366 IDE controller is designed to support high-speed mass storage. Thus we don’t
suggest yo u conne ct no n- dis k de vice s t hat use AT A /ATA PI inter face s, s uch a s CD-RO M
to HPT 366 IDE connector (IDE3&IDE4).
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Figure 2-8. The difference between Ultra ATA/33 and Ultra ATA/66 Conductor Cables
Figure 2-9 shows you a photo of an Ultra ATA/66 Conductor Cable. An Ultra ATA/66 capable cable i s a 40-pin, 80-conductor cab le with a black connec tor on one end, a blue
connector on th e other en d and a gra y connect or in th e middle. In addit ion, lin e 34 on th e
cable should be notched or cut (this may be difficult to see).
Ultra ATA/66 is backwards compatible with all Ultra ATA/33 systems, but it will be limited
in its transfe r mo de to the Ul tra AT A /33 ( Ul tra D MA Mo de 2 - 33 Mby t es /se c) o r PIO Mode
4 (16.6 Mbytes/sec). Ultra ATA/66 hard drives are 100 percent backward compatible with
both Ultra ATA/33 and DMA and with existing ATA (IDE) hard drives, CD-ROM drives,
and host systems . The Ultra ATA/66 pro to col and commands ar e designed to be co mp atible
with existi ng AT A (I DE) device s and sy stem s. A ltho ugh a new 40-pin , 80- cond uctor cabl e is
required for Ultra ATA/66, the chip set pin connector remains the same at 40. Hard drives
that support Ultra ATA/66 also support Ultra ATA/33 and legacy ATA (IDE) specifications.
Figure 2-9. P hot o of an Ult ra
ATA/66 Conductor Cable
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There are four requirements for attaining Ultra ATA/66:
*The drive must support Ultra ATA/66.
*The motherboard and system BIOS (or an add-in
controller) must s upport Ultra ATA/66.
*The operating system must support Direct Memory
Access (DMA); Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows
95B (OSR2) support DMA.
*The cable must be 80-conductor; the length should not
exceed 18 inch es. If all the a bove requ irements are met,
you can enjoy the Ultra ATA/66 features of your
computer system.
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How to install the Ultra ATA/66 Cable Assembly:
The
&
into the mothe r boar d or y our s y ste m will not
work.
&
cable assemb ly has a small pola rization tab
centrally located on the body of the plastic.
This fits into the matching slot on the mating
plugs on the motherboard and the drives,
Figure 2-10. How to connect an ATA/66
Cable to the Motherboard
The red line on t he cabl e sho ul d be al igned w it h pi n #1. O n the driv es th is wi ll r esul t in t he
&
red line facing the power connector. Attach the BLUE connector to the appropriate 40 pin
IDE plug on the motherboard.
Attach the BLACK connector to the mating plug on the master hard drive. Attach the
&
GREY connect or to the mating plug on the sla ve drive (secondary hard drive, CD ROM,
or tape drive). Please refer figure 2-10.
Figure 2-11. BE6-II back panel connectors
Figure 2-11 shows the BE6-II back panel connectors, these connectors are for connection to
outside devices to the motherboard. We will describe which devices will attach to these
connectors below.
thus assuring p ositi ve ma ting (pi n #1 to pi n
#1)
connector
BLUE
Each connect or on the Ultra ATA/66
MUST
be plugged
KBM Lower: PS/2 Keyboard Connector
Attach a PS/2 keyboard connector to this 6pin Din-connector. If you use an AT
keyboard, you can go to a computer s tore t o
purchase an AT to ATX converter adapter,
then you can connect your AT keyboard to
this connector. We suggest you use a PS/2
keyboard for best compatibility.
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KBM Upper: PS/2 Mouse Connector
Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din-
connector.
USB Port Connectors
This motherboard provides two USB ports.
Attach the USB connector from the
individual d evice to these connect ors. You
can attach U SB devices such as a, scanner,
monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, CD-ROM,
joystick et c. to one of each USB connec tor.
Y ou must make sure your operating system supports this feature and you may need to install
an additional driver for individual devices. Please refer to your device user’s manual for
detailed infor mation.
Serial Port COM1 and COM2 Connector
Parallel Port Connector
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This motherboard provides two COM ports,
you can connect an external modem, mouse
or other devices that support this
communication protocol.
This parallel port is also called an “LPT”
port, because it usually connects to the
printer. You can connect oth er devices that
support this c ommunic ation p rotoc ol, like a
scanner, M.O. drive, etc.
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2-5. CPU Frequency Settings
The BE6-II provides two ways to configure CPU settings. One uses the ABIT CPU Soft
Menu III techn ology, the other us es DIP Switches. You can use the DS10 to enable or
disable Soft Menu III.
NOTE
When you enable Soft Menu III, all DIP switches must be set to OFF.
DIP SW (DS1~DS8): DIP Switch for Setting CPU Frequency
The follow ing tabl es w ill prese nt the a djust ment f or the CPU fr equency and m ult iplie r fac tor.
(The default settings are all “OFF.”)
Multiplier
Factor
1.5 ON OFF ON ON 66 OFF OFF OFF OFF
2.0 OFF ON ON OFF 75 OFF ON OFF OFF
2.0 ON OFF OFF ON 83 ON OFF OFF OFF
2.5 OFF OFF ON OFF 100 OFF OFF ON OFF
3.0 OFF ON OFF OFF 103 ON ON ON OFF
3.5 OFF OFF OFF OFF 112 OFF ON ON OFF
4.0 OFF ON ON ON 124 ON ON OFF OFF
4.5 OFF OFF ON ON 133 ON OFF ON OFF
5.0 OFF ON OFF ON
5.5 OFF OFF OFF ON
6.0 ON ON ON OFF
6.5 ON OFF ON OFF
7.0 ON ON OFF OFF
7.5 ON OFF OFF OFF
8.0 ONONONON
AGP Frequency
The DS9 lets you set the frequency ratio between AGP clock and the Front Side Bus (CPU
Bus). Generally, if you set the CPU FSB clock to 66MHz, you ought to set this switch to
“OFF (1/1)”. If you set the CPU FSB clock to 100Mhz or higher, you ought to set this switch
to “ON (2/3)”
DS1DS2DS3DS4
External
Clock
Frequency
DS5DS6DS7DS8
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DS9
ON AGP Clock / Front Side Bu s = 2/3
OFF AGP Clock / Front Sid e Bus = 1/1
Soft Menu III
The DS10 lets you enable or disable Soft Menu III. The Soft Menu III allows you to
configure the CPU settings easily through BIOS setup (refer to section 3-1). When you
enable Soft Menu III, all DIP switches must be set to OFF.
DS10
ON Disable Soft Menu III
OFF Enable Soft Menu III
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