Abit WB6 User Manual Rev. 2.01

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WB6 Motherboard User’s Manual

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction of WB6 Features 1-1

1-1.Features of This Motherboard 1-1 1-2. Specifications 1-3 1-3. Layout Diagram 1-7 1-4. The System Block Diagram 1-8

Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard 2-1

2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis 2-2 2-2. Installing the Pentium 2-3. Installing System Memory 2-4 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches 2-6

Chapter 3. Introduction of The BIOS 3-1

3-1. CPU Soft Menu™ II 3-4 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu 3-9 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu 3-14 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu 3-19 3-5. Integrated Peripherals 3-22 3-6. Power Management Setup Menu 3-28 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations 3-36 3-8. PC Health Status 3-39 3-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults 3-40 3-10. Load Optimized Defaults 3-40 3-11. Set Password 3-41 3-12. Save & Exit Setup 3-42 3-13. Exit Without Saving 3-43

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Appendix A PCI Bridge Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE Appendix B Installing the VGA Driver for Windows Appendix C Installing the Audio Driver for Windows Appendix D Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows

Server / Workstation

Appendix E Installing the Au dio Drivers for the Windows

98 SE

NT 4.0

Server / Workstation Appendix F BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix G Installing the HighPoint XStore Pro Utility Appendix H Hardware Monitoring Function (Installing the

Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) Appendix I Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Appendix J Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?)

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Chapter 1. Introduction of WB6 Features

1-1.Features of This Motherboard

This motherboard is designed for a new generation CPUs. It supports the Intel SLOT1 structure (Pen tium

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processors), up to 512 of m emory, super I/O, an d Green PC functions. The motherboard provides high performance for server systems and meets the requirements f o r desktop system for multimedia in the future.

The WB6 has a bu ilt in 2D & 3D graphic s engines, and the integrat ed 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC can provide up to 1600 *1200 resoluti on in 8-bit color at an 85Hz refresh rat e. The WB6 has 4MB SDRAM built in for graphic memory.

The WB6 uses the new generation Intel

810E chipset for more efficiency and high integration of the sy ste m. The WB6 w ill suppor t Ul tra ATA /66 I DE de vices . Ultr a 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 interface doubles the Ultra ATA/33 burst data transfer rate to 66.6 Mbytes/sec. The result is maximum disc performance u sing the current PCI loc al bus environment . You can connect either Ultra ATA/33 IDE devices or Ultra ATA/66 IDE devices to the IDE connectors on this motherboard. The motherboard has built-in hardware monitoring functions, that can monitor and protect your computer insuring a safe computing environment. The motherboard 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.

What are the features of the Intel

810E chipset? It's structure is shown in Figur e 1- 4. It is a combination of three chips: the FW82810E, FW82801AA and FW82802AB. The FW82810E is called the GMCH chip, Graphics and Memory Controller Hub. The GMCH functions and ca pa bilities include:

Support for a single Inte l

64-bit GTL+ based system bus interface at 66MHz/100MHz/133MHz

32-bit host addr ess support

64-bit system memor y interface with optim ized support for SDRAM at 100MHz

Integrated 2D & 3D graphics engines

Integrated H /W motion compensation engine

Pentium II/III and Celeron™ processor conf iguration

The FW82801AA is also called the ICH chipset, the, I/O Controller Hub. The ICH is a highly integrated multifunctional component supporting the following functions and capabilities:

PCI Rev. 2.2 compliant with support for 33MHz PCI operations

Supports up to 6 Req/Gnt pa irs (PCI Slots), WB6 alrea dy share one R eq/Gnt signal for

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PCI audio chipset. Integrated IDE controller with Ultra DM A/ 66 support

USB host interface with support for 2 USB ports

AC '97 2.1 compliant link for audio and telephony CODECs

Firmware Hub (FWH) interface support

The FW82802AB is also called the FWH, Firmware Hub. The FWH component is part of several integrated Intel

chipsets. The FWH is key to enabling future security and manageabilit y infrast ructures for the PC plat form. The device operates under the FWH interface/protocol. The hardware features of this device include a Random Number

enerator (RNG), five General Purpose Inputs (GPIs), register-ba sed block lockin g, and

hardware-based locking. An integrated combination of logic features and non-volatile memory enables better protection for the storage/update of platform code/data, adds platform flexibility through additional GPIs and allows for quicker introduction of new security/m anagea bilit y features i nto the cu rrent and fu ture Intel

architecture platform. It's available in 8Mbit (82802AC), 4M bit (828 02AB), and 2Mb it (8280 2AA) densi ties . It uses the 32L PLCC or 40L TSOP in dustry standard packages.

The WB6 has one AMR slot onboard, it is call e d t he Audio/Modem Riser

(AMR)

slot. The Audio/Modem Riser is an open industry-standard specification that defines a hardware scalable Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) motherboard riser board and interface, which supports b oth audio and modem functions. The s pecificati on's main objec tive is to reduce the baseline implementation cost of audio and modem functionality. In accordance with PC user's demands for feature-rich PCs, combined with the industry's current trend towards lower cost PCs, all of theses functions are built into the motherboard. But motherboard inte gr atio n of the mo dem s ubsy s tem has be en pr obl em atic to da te , i n lar g e par t due to FCC and other international telecom certification processes that may delay the introduction of a m otherb oa rd. R esolvi n g t he h omologa t ion/ c erti fic ati on i ss ue for mod ems is one of the AMR specification's key objectives.

In the future, not only OEM motherboards will have an AMR design, the AMR card will appear in the marke t and y ou can m ake a cho ice in buy ing t his kind o f car d acco rdi ng to yo ur budget. But your motherboard must have an AMR slot to be able to pl ug an AMR card. T he WB6 insures this expandibility for this issue.

Y2K Proble m Free

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.

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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.

Y2K compliance deals with the date change over from 31 December 1999 to 1 January 2000, and with recording an d reportin g 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 applicat ion software canno t handle Year 20 00 date s , you will still be faci ng the Y2K t hreat b ecause it i s not a ha rdware prob lem that rela tes 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 issu ed later than 18 November 1 996 passes the NTSL 2000.exe test program.

1-2. Specifications

1. CPU

Supports Intel

Pentium Supports Intel

Supports 66/100/133MHz CPU external c lock speeds

Pentium® III 450 ~ 733MHz processor cartridge (Based on 100MHz)

Pentium® II 350 ~ 450MHz processor cartridge (Based on 100MHz) and

II 233 ~ 333MHz processor cartridge (Based on 66MHz)

Celeron® 266~500MHz processor (Based on 66MHz)

2. Chipset

Intel

810 chipset (FW82810E, FW82801AA and FW82802AB)

Supports Ultra DMA 33/66 IDE protocol

Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI)

3. Memory

System Memory:

Two 168-pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM modules

Supports up to 512MB (512MB using 256Mb techn ology)

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Graphic Memory:

4MB SDRAM

4. Integrated Graphics Controller

2D Graphics:

Up to 1600*1200 in 8-bit color at 85Hz refresh rate

Full hardware accelerated functions

3D Graphics:

Flat & Gouraud shading

Mip maps with bilinear and anisotropic filtering

Fogging atmospheric effects

Z buffering

Backface culling

Per pixel perspective correction texture mapping

Texture compositing

Texture color keying/chroma keying

Others features:

85MHz flat monitor interface or digita l video output for use with a external TV encoder

Integrated 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC

DDC2B compliant

Motion video acceleration

5. System BIOS

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CPU SOFT MENU

AWARD BIOS

Supports Plug-and-Play (PnP)

Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interf ace (ACPI)

Supports Desktop Mana gem ent Interface (DMI)

Year 2000 compliant

II, can easily set the processor parameters

6. Multi I/O Functions

Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB, and 3 mode floppies

Ultra DMA/66 bus master IDE supports up to 4 IDE devices (Including LS-120 MB

floppy drive) Built-in Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port connector

One built-in 16550 fast UART compatible serial port connector

One built-in 16550 fast UART compatible serial port header

Built-in PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse port connectors

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Built-in standard IrDA TX/RX header

Two built-in USB connectors

Built-in VGA connector

Built-in Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC-in, Game port)

Built-in Wake on Ring header

Built-in C D audio line in head er

Built-in SMBus header

6. Multi I/O Functions

YMF752 is an AC’97 Audio CODEC LSI, which is fully compliant with the industry standard “Au dio CODEC ’97” c o mponent speci f ication (Revision 2.1).

AC’97 Revision 2.1 Compliant

Exceeds PC’98/’99 Audio Performance Requirements

Analog Inputs:

• 4 Stereo Inputs: LINE, CD, AUX

• 1 Monaural Inputs: PC BEEP Inputs

• 1 Independent Microphone Inputs

PC BEEP can directly output to Line Out

Internal +20dB amplifier circuitry for microphone

Analog Outputs:

• Stereo LINE Output with volume control

• True LINE Level with volume control

• Monaural Output with volume c ontrol

Supports 3D Enhancement (Wide Stereo)

Supports Variable Sampling Rate (48k/44.1k/22.05k/16k/11.025k/8k Hz)

The A/D and D/A converter can be worked a t different sampling rate.

Programmable Power Down Mode

Supports EAPD (External Amplifier Power Down)

Power Supplies: Analog 5.0V, Digital 3.3V

7. Audio chip features (Optional)

PCI bus master with integrate d DMA controll e r, deep FIFO buffering, and scatter /g ather

support Patented Sound Blaster Pro

64-voice wavetable synthesis (32 H/W+32 S/W)

Game port with DirectInput acceleration

MPU-401 compatible MIDI

ACPI-compliant power management

48-channel, 300 MIPS processor

A3D Interactive audio (8-source, MMX-accelerated)

emulation

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" 16-channel DirectSound acceleration " Hardware sample rate converters (16 strea m , 120dB Signal to Noise Rate) " Digital mixer and volume control (32 inputs, 16 outputs) " Windows 3.1/95/98/2000/NT 4.0

8. Miscellaneous

" Micro ATX form factor " Three PCI slots and one AMR slots " Supports PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse wake-up func tions " Hardware monitoring： Included fan speed, voltages, CPU and system environment

temperature

" Built-in two thermal sensors to detect CPU and system temperature " Board size: 245 * 200mm

Supports Wake Up on LAN, Keyboard or Mouse, but your ATX power supply 5V

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standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity. Otherwise, the functions may not work normally.

$ Above 66/100 / 13 3 MHz bus spee ds are supported b u t no t guaranteed due to the PCI and

chipset specif ic ations.

$ Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without

notice.

$ All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Important Notice

If you want to change your CPU, be sure to first cut off the AC power of your computer, don’t attempt while computer is in “Shutdown” only mode. Furthermore, you also need to use the CCM OS1 jumper to clear the CM OS after you c hange your C PU (refer to section 2-4).

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1-3. Layout Diagram

Figure 1-3. Motherboard component location

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1-4. The System Block Diagram

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Figure 1-4. System diagram of the WB6 mainboard

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Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard

The WB6 motherboard not only provides all of the standard equipment for personal computers, but also pr ovides great flexibilit y for meeting future upgrade dema nds. This chapter will i ntroduce, step by step, all the standard equipment and will also pr esent, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities. This motherboard is able to support all the Pentium II /III and I ntel specifications in Chapter 1.)

This chapter is organized acco r ding to the following featur es:

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Celeron™ PPGA proce ssor s now on the market. (F or de tails, see

2-1 Ins talling the Motherboard to the Chassis 2-2 Installing the Pentium II/II and Celeron 2-3 Installing System Memory 2-4 Connectors, H eaders and Switches

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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.

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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 descriptive manne r 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 refe r to figure 2-1 tha t shows the studs and spacers, they may have s everal types, but all look similar to the 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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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. Installing the Pentium

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II/III, Celeron

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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

PPGA processor. If you want to install the Celeron PPGA processor, you h ave to use an additiona l adapter th at allows you to use a Celeron PPGA processor in a slot 1 board. For this ABIT makes the SlotKET adapter.

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.

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2-3. Installing System Memory

This motherboard provides two 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 m axim um m em or y siz e is 256M B SD RA M ( 512 MB usi ng 1 28M b te chno l ogy ) . There are two memory module sockets on the system board. (total four banks)

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)

Generally, installing SDRAM modules to your motherboard is an easy thing to do. You can refer to figure 2-5 to see what a 168-pin PC100 SDRAM module looks like.

8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB

Total System Memory 8 M B ~ 512MB

8MB ~ 256MB

Unlike installing SIMMs, DIMMs may be "snapped" directly into the socket. Note: Certain DIMM sockets have minor

physical diff e r e nces. 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 socket.

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.

Step 1.

Before you install the memory module, please place the computer power switch in the off position and disconnect the AC power cord from your computer.

Step 2.

Remove the computer’s chassis cover.

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Step 3.

Before touching any electronic components, make sure you first touch an unpainted, grounded metal object to discharge any static electricity stored on your clothing or body.

Step 4.

Locate your computer’s 168- pi n m em or y expansion DIMM socket.

Step 5.

Insert the DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration. Note how the

module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to figure 2-6 for the details. This insures the DIMM module will be plu gged int o the socke t in one way onl y. Firmly press the DIMM module into the DIMM sock et, making certain the mod ule is completely seated in the DIMM socket.

Step 6.

Once the DIMM modu le has been insta lled, the installa tion is complete an d the 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 sh ou 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 2-7 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 2-7. All Connectors and Headers for the WB6

First, Let’s see the headers that the WB6 uses, and what their functions are.

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ATXPR1: ATX Power Input Connector

Caution

If the power supply co nnectors are not properly attached to the ATXPR1 connector, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged .

Attach the connector from the power supply to the ATXPWR1 connector here. Remember you have to push the connector from the ATX power supply firmly to the end with the ATXPWR1 connector, insuring that you have a good connection.