What’s in this manual ......................................................................................................................................................2
You Must Notice ..............................................................................................................................................................8
Before You Start ..............................................................................................................................................................9
About “Optional” and “Upgrade Optional”…...................................................................................................................19
CPU Installation.............................................................................................................................................................21
CPU Jumper-less Design...............................................................................................................................................25
CPU Fan Connector (with H/W Monitoring) ...................................................................................................................29
Support 10/100 Mbps LAN onboard...............................................................................................................................32
Front Panel Connector ..................................................................................................................................................33
ATX Power Connector ...................................................................................................................................................34
AC Power Auto Recovery ..............................................................................................................................................34
IDE and Floppy Connector ............................................................................................................................................35
CNR (Communication and Network Riser) Expansion Slot ............................................................................................39
PC99 Color Coded Back Panel......................................................................................................................................40
Support 2nd USB Port.....................................................................................................................................................41
CD Audio Connector ......................................................................................................................................................43
Front Audio Connector...................................................................................................................................................45
Battery-less and Long Life Design .................................................................................................................................46
Year 2000 (Y2K)............................................................................................................................................................50
Pure Aluminum Heatsink ...............................................................................................................................................54
Driver and Utility............................................................................................................................. 55
Auto-run Menu from Bonus CD Disc ..............................................................................................................................56
Installing LAN Driver......................................................................................................................................................59
Installing Ultra ATA/100 IDE Driver ................................................................................................................................60
ACPI Suspend to Hard Drive .........................................................................................................................................62
ACPI Suspend to RAM (STR) ........................................................................................................................................67
AWARD BIOS ................................................................................................................................... 69
About BIOS Function Description… ...............................................................................................................................70
How To Use Award™ BIOS Setup Program ...................................................................................................................71
How To Enter BIOS Setup .............................................................................................................................................73
VGA Card & Hard Disk ..................................................................................................................................................77
Glossar y .......................................................................................................................................... 78
AMR (Audio/Modem Riser) ............................................................................................................................................79
AOpen Bonus Pack CD .................................................................................................................................................79
APM (Advanced Power Management) ...........................................................................................................................79
ATA (AT Attachment)......................................................................................................................................................79
Bus Master IDE (DMA mode).........................................................................................................................................80
CNR (Communication and Networking Riser) ................................................................................................................80
CODEC (Coding and Decoding) ....................................................................................................................................81
DDR (Double Data Rated) SDRAM................................................................................................................................81
DIMM (Dual In Line Memory Module) ............................................................................................................................81
ECC (Error Checking and Correction)............................................................................................................................82
EDO (Extended Data Output) Memory...........................................................................................................................82
EV6 Bus ........................................................................................................................................................................83
FCC DoC (Declaration of Conformity)............................................................................................................................83
Flash ROM ....................................................................................................................................................................83
FSB (Front Side Bus) Clock...........................................................................................................................................84
I2C Bus ..........................................................................................................................................................................84
PC-1600 or PC-2100 DDR DRAM .................................................................................................................................85
PDF Format ...................................................................................................................................................................86
PnP (Plug and Play) ......................................................................................................................................................86
POST (Power-On Self Test) ...........................................................................................................................................86
SIMM (Single In Line Memory Module) ..........................................................................................................................87
SPD (Serial Presence Detect) .......................................................................................................................................88
USB (Universal Serial Bus)............................................................................................................................................89
ZIP file ...........................................................................................................................................................................89
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This motherboard supports Intel® Pentium III® and Celeron™ Socket 370 series CPU (Both Coppermine & Tualatin are supported).
Be careful of CPU orientation when you plug it into CPU socket.
1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and
up to 90-degree angle.
2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for a black dot or cut edge on the
CPU upper interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge, then insert the CPU into
the socket.
CPU pin 1 and
cut edge
Note: These pictures are for example only, it may not exactly be the same motherboard.