Biostar M6VLQ Owner's Manual

M6VLQ

Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.) Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of this device is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Accessories: This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device, the accessories associated with this equipment are as

fol lows:

1. Shielded serial cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

2. Shielded printer cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

3. Shielded video cable. (Can be obtained from multiple retail outlets)

4. Shielded power cord. (Provided by manufacturer) These accessories are required to ensure compliance with FCC Rules. It is the responsibility of the user to provide and use these accessories properly.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital de vice , pur sua nt to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These lim its a re d esigned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient / relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Disclaimer

The vendor makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents here of and specially disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to the contents here of without obligation to notify any party beforehand. Duplication of this publication, in part or in whole, is not allowed without first obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing.

Trademarks and Remarks

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 9X, Windows ME, Windows XP and Windows 2000 are products of Microsoft Corp, with its ownership of

Canadian D.O.C. Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the

Canadian Department of Communications. Cet appareil numbérique n‘émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites appliquées aux appareils numbériques de Class B préscrits dans le réglement du brouillage radioélectrique edict par le minister Des Communications du Canada.

Contents

Introduction .................................................................................. 1-1

1. Motherboard Description ........................................................ 1-2

1.1 Features ....................................................................................................1-2

1.1.1 Hard ware....................................................................................................................1-2

1.1.2 Software......................................................................................................................1-7

1.1.3 Attachments...............................................................................................................1-7

1.2 Motherboard Installation..........................................................................1-8

1.2.1 System Block Diagram ...........................................................................................1-8

1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard ...........................................................................................1-9

1.2.3 Quick Reference .....................................................................................................1-10

1.3 CPU Installation.....................................................................................1-11

1.3.1 CPU Installat ion Procedure: Socket 370............................................................1-11

1.3.2 CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1 ..................................................................................1-12

1.3.3 System Fan Header: JSFAN1 (Optional)..........................................................1-12

1.4 RAM Module Installation ......................................................................1-14

1.4.1 DIMM.......................................................................................................................1-14

1.4.2 How to install a DIMM Module..........................................................................1-15

1.5 Slots........................................................................................................1-16

1.5.1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot .......................................................................1-17

(Only support slave card) ................................................................................................1-17

1.5.2 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots..............................................1-17

1.5.3 ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Slot ........................................................1-17

1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers............................................................1-18

Contents

1.6.1 Fro nt Panel Connector: JPANEL1......................................................................1-19

1.6.2 ATX 20-pin Power Connector: JATXPWR1 ..................................................1-21

1.6.3 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2....................................................................1-21

1.6.4 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 ...........................................................................1-22

1.6.5 Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1 ........................................................................1-22

1.6.6 Wake-On MODEM Header: JWOM1 (Optional) ..........................................1-22

1.6.7 5V/ 5VSB Selection for USB: JUSBV1/ JUSBV2 (Optional) .....................1-22

1.6.8 5V/ 5VSB Selection for KB: JKBV1 (Optional) .............................................1-23

1.6.9 Fro nt USB Headers: JUSB2.................................................................................1-23

1.6.10 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1 .......................................................................1-23

1.7 Peripheral Port .......................................................................................1-24

1.7.1 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1.................................................1-24

1.7.2 USB & LAN Connector: JUSBLAN1 (Optional) ..........................................1-25

1.7.2.1 Stacked USB Connectors................................................................1-25

1.7.2.2 Stacked LAN Connector (Optional).................................................1-25

1.7.3 Monitor Connector: JVGA1 ................................................................................1-26

1.7.4 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports ........................................................................1-27

1.7.4.1 The Serial Interface: JCOM1 ..........................................................1-27

1.7.4.2 Parallel Interface Port: JPRNT1......................................................1-29

1.7.5 Game (Joystick/MIDI) Port Connector: JGAME1..........................................1-30

1.7.6 Audio Port Connectors: JSPKR1/JLIN1/JMIC1 .............................................1-30

1.7.6 Audio Subsystem....................................................................................................1-31

1.7.6.1 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDIN1...............................................1-31

1.7.6.2 CD-ROM Audio-In Header: JCDIN2...............................................1-32

Contents

1.7.6.3 Front Audio Header: JAUDIO1.......................................................1-32

1.7.6.4 Telephony Audio Header: JTAD1 ...................................................1-32

2. BIOS Setup................................................................................ 2-1

2.1 Main Menu ...............................................................................................2-3

2.2 Standard CMOS Features ........................................................................2-6

2.3 Advanced BIOS Features.........................................................................2-9

2.4 Advanced Chipset Features....................................................................2-13

2.5 Integrated Peripherals ............................................................................2-16

2.6 Power Management Setup .....................................................................2-21

2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations .........................................................................2-26

2.8 PC Health Status ....................................................................................2-29

2.9 Frequency Control .................................................................................2-30

3. Trouble Shooting ...................................................................... 3-1

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Chapter 1 Motherboard Description

Introduction

System Overview

Co ngra tulations on the purchase of y our new system! This m oth erboard is designed to take advantage of the latest industry technology to provide you with the ultimate solution in data processing. In the tradition of its predecessors, this motherboard continues a commitment to reliability and performance and strives for full compliance and compatibility with industry software and hardware standards.

M6VLQ Highlights:

8 Contains on board I/O facilities, which include one serial port, a parallel port, a

monitor port, a PS/2 mouse port, a PS/2 keyboard port, audio ports, USB ports and a game port.

8 Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD-ROM

Drives.

8 Co nta ins o n board LAN (O ptional).

8 Supports the Socket 370.

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1. Motherboard Description

1.1 Features

1.1.1 H ar dw are

CPU

− Supports the Celeron

− CPU Socket 370.

P entium Samuel 2 for high-end workstations and servers.

!!!

Micro-Processor ( FC-PG A & FC-P GA2 ) and VIA C3

Speed

− Runing at 66/100/133 MHz Front Side Bus frequency.

− Supports up to 1.2 GHz CPU core speeds.

− The 33 MHz 32 bit PCI 2.2 compliant.

Chipse t

− Chipset-VIA 8601T/82C686B.

processor (FC-P GA & FC-P GA2) and the

DRAM Me mory

− Supports two 64/128/256/512 MB DIMM module sockets.

− Supports Synchronous DRAM (3.3V).

− Supports a maximum memory size of 512 MB with SDRAM.

− 100/ 133Mhz Bus frequency.

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Internal Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Controller

− AGP v1.0 compliant.

− Pipelined split-transaction long-burst transfers up to 533 MB/sec.

− Eight lev el re ad request que ue.

− Four level posted-write request queue.

− Thirty-two level (quadwords) read data FIFO (128 bytes).

− Sixteen level (quadwords) write data FIFO( 64 bytes).

− Intelligent request reordering for maximum AGP bus utilization.

− Supports Flush /Fence commands.

− Graphics Address Relocation Table (GART).

− On e lev el TLB str ucture .

− Sixteen entry fully associative page table.

− LRU replacement scheme.

− Independent GART lookup control for host /AGP /PCI master accesses.

− Windows 95 OSR-2 VXD and integrated Windows 98/ NT5 miniport

driver support.

Sophisticated Power Manage ment Features

− Independent clock stop controls for CPU / SDRAM,Internal AGP and

PCI bus.

− PCI and AGP bus clock run and clock generator control.

− Low-leakage I/O pads.

General Graphic Ca pa bilities

− 64-bit Single Cycle 2D/3D Graphics Engine.

− Supports 2 to 8 Mbytes of Frame Buffer located in System Memory.

− Real Time DVD MPEG-2 and AC-3 Playback.

− Video Processor.

− I

C Serial Interface.

− Integrated 24-bit 230MHz True Color DAC.

− Extended Screen Resolutions up to 1600x1200.

− Extended Text Modes 80 or 132 columns by 25/30/43/60 rows.

− DirectX 6 and OpenGL ICD API.

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High Performance rCADE3D™ Accelerator

− 32 entry command queue,32 entry data queue.

− 4Kbyte texture cache with over 90% hit rates.

− Pipelined Single Cycle Setup / Texturing /Rendering Engines.

− DirectDraw™ acceleration.

− Mu ltiple buffe rin g an d page fl ipping.

Setup En gin e

− 32-bit IEEE floating point input data.

− Slope and vertex calculations.

− Back facing triangle culling.

− 1/16 sub-pixel positioning.

Rendering Engine

− High performance single pass execution.

− Diffused and specula lighting.

− Gouraud and flat shading.

− Anti-aliasing including edge,scene,and super-sampling.

− OpenGL compliant blending for fog and depth-cueing.

− 16-bit Z-buffer.

− 8/16/32 bit per pixel color formats.

Texturing Engine

− 1/2/4/8-bits per pixel quality non—palletized textures.

− 16/32-bits per pixel quality non-palletized textures.

− Pallet formats in ARGB 565,1555,or 444.

− T ri-linea r,bi- linear ,and point -sam pled f ilte r in g.

− Mip -map pin g with multip le Leve l-Of- Detai l (LO D) calculat ions an d

prespective correction.

− Color keying for translucency.

2D G UI Engine

− 8/15/16/24/32-bits per pixel color formats.

− 256 Raster Operations (ROPs).

− Accelerated drawing: BitBLTs,lines,polygons,fills,patterns,clipping,b it

masking.

− Panning,scrolling,clipping,co lor expansion,sprites.

− 32x32 and 64x64 Hardware Cursor.

− DOS graphics and text modes.

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DVD

− Hardware-Assisted MPEG-2 Architecture for DVD with AC-3.

− Simultaneous motion compensation and front-end processing

(parsing,decryption and decode).

− Supports full DVD 1.0,VCD 2.0 and CD-Karaoke.

− Microsoft DirectShow 2.x native support,backward compatible to MCI.

− No additional frame buffer requirements.

− Dynamic frame and field de-interlace filtering for high quality playback

on VGA monitors(Bob and Weave).

− Tamper-proof software CSS implementation.

− Freeze,Fast-Forward, Slow Motion, Reverse.

− Pan-and-Scan support for 16:9 Sequence.

Supe r I/O Bui lt -in o nbo a rd

− Su ppor t one multi-mode Pa rallel Po rt.

(1) Standard & Bidirection Parallel Port (SPP). (2) Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP). (3) Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).

− Supports one serial port, 16550 UART with 16 byte FIFO.

− UART data rates up to 1.5 Mbaud.

− Supports one Infrared transmission (IR) port.

− Supports PS/2 Mouse.

− Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB and 2.88MB floppy disk

drives.

Direct Sound Ready AC97 Digital Audio Controller

− Dual full-duplex Direct Sound channels between system memory and

AC97 link.

− PCI master interface with scatter / gather and bursting capability.

− 32 byte FIFO of each direct sound channel.

− Host based sample rate converter and mixer.

− Standard v2.1 AC97 Codec interface for single or cascaded AC97

Codec's from multiple vendors.

− Loopback capability for re-directing mixed audio streams into USB and

1394 speakers.

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− Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real-mode Dos

legacy compatibility.

− Plug and play with 4 IRQ, 4 DMA, and 4 I/O space options for

SoundBlaster Pro and MIDI hardware.

− Hardware assisted FM synthesis for legacy compatibility.

− Direct two game ports and one MIDI port interface.

− Complete software driver support for Windows 95, Windows 98,

Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows ME.

Power Manage ment

− Supports both ACPI (Advanced and Configuration and Power Interface)

and lega cy ( APM) po wer manageme nt.

− ACPI v1.0 Compliant.

− APM v1.2 Compliant.

− S3 (suspend to RAM) support.

Dimensio ns (Mic ro AT X fo rm-fa c to r)

− 24.38cm x 20cm (WxL)

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1.1.2 Software

BIOS

− Phoenix legal & user-friendly BIOS.

− Supports PnP functions.

Operating Systems

− Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows NT, Windows

2000, Windows 95/ 98, Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell, LINUX (Red hat 7.0), SCO UNIT.

1.1.3 Attachments

− HDD Cable.

− FDD Cable.

− USB2 Cable (Optional).

− Rear I/O Panel for Micro ATX Case (Optional).

− CD for sound, VGA, IDE drivers utilities.

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1.2 Motherboard Installation

1.2.1 System Block Diagram

HOST BUS

M6VLQ

AMR SLOT

AC' 97 CODEC

IDE

FLASH BIOS

CONTROL

VT82C6 86B

KEYBOA RD

MOUSE

SOCKE T 370

CPU

ADD

VT8601T

PLE-T

USB

FLOPPY

LPT.

CONN.

CONN .

DATA

HOST BUS

CNTL

ADDR

PCI BUS

USB

ADDR/DATA

CLOCK

W93194BR-39B

MEMOR Y

DATA

CNT L

PCI CON N

DDR/DATA

ISA BUS

IAS CON N

CNTL

PCI CON N

LAN

SER.

CONN.

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1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard

Model No.M6VLQ

JKBMS1

JKBV1

JCFAN1

JUSBV1

JUSBLA N1

JCOM1

JSPKR1

SP-OUT

JLIN1

LINE-IN

JMIC1

MIC-IN

JPRNT1

JVGA1

JGAME1

GAME Port

JAUDIO1

JWOL1 JWOM1

JATXPWR1

LAN

8100

AMR1

8601T

BAT1

CPU1

JCMOS1

PCI1

FDD1

DIMM1

DIMM2

FLOPPY DISK CONN.PRIMARY IDE CONN.

SECONDARY IDE C ONN.

IDE 1 I DE2

JSFAN1

PCI2

82C686B

BIOS

JPANEL1ROM1

JUSBV2

JUSB2

JCDIN2

JCDIN1

JTAD1

PCI3

ISA1

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1.2.3 Quick Reference

BIOS

LAN 8100

8601T

82C6 86B

MN O P

A. Back Panel I/O Connectors L. Front Panel Connector (JPANEL1)

B. AMR Slot (AMR1) M. System FAN Header (*JSFAN1)

C. Wake-On-LAN Header (JWOL1) N. Secondary IDE Connector (IDE2)

D. Wake-On-Modem Header O. Primary IDE Connector (IDE1)

(*JWOM1) P. FDD Connector (FDD1)

E. PCI Slots (PCI1-3) Q. DIMM Sockets (DIMM1-2)

F. Telephony Audio (JTAD1) R. Clear CMOS Header (JCMOS1)

G. CD-ROM Audio Header (JCDIN2) S. CPU FAN Header (JCFAN1)

H. CD-ROM Audio Header (JCDIN1) T. ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)

I. 5V/5VSB Selection for USB U. 5V/5VSB Selection for USB

(*JUSBV2) (*JUSBV1)

J. Front USB Header (JUSB2) V. 5V/5VSB Selection for KB (*JKBV1)

K. ISA Slot (ISA1) W. Front Audio Header (JAUDIO1)

ABCDEFGH

W V

U T S

DIMM1

DIMM2

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NOTE: The “ * “mark represent the function is optional.

1.3 CPU Installation

1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket 370

1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90 -de gre e angle.

2. Locate Pin A in the socket and look for the white dot or cut edge in the CPU. Match Pin A with the white dot/cut edge then insert the CPU.

3. Press the lever down.

4. Put the fan on the CPU and buckle it and put the fan’s power-port into the JCFAN1, then to complete the installation.

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CPU Installation Layout

JCFAN1

DIMM1

8601T

DIMM2

LAN

8100

82C 686B

JSFAN1

BIOS

1.3.2 CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1

1.3.3 System Fan Header: JSFAN1 (Optional)

Pin No. Assignment

2 +12V

Ground

Sense

Pin No. Assignment

Ground

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2 +12V

Sense

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1.4 RAM Module Installation

1.4.1 DIMM

DRAM Access Time: 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM PC100/133 Type required. DRAM Type: 64MB/ 128MB/ 256MB/512MB DIMM Module (168 pin)

Total Bank 0 Bank 1

Memory Size (MB) DIMM1 DIMM2

64 M 64M x 1 pc ---128 M 128M x 1 pc ---256 M 256M x 1 pc ---512 M 512M x 1 pc ---128 M 64M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 192 M 128M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 320 M 256M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc

576 M 512M x 1 pc 64M x 1 pc 192 M 64M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 256 M 128M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 384 M 256M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc

640 M 512M x 1 pc 128M x 1 pc 320 M 64M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 384 M 128M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 512 M 256M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 768 M 512M x 1 pc 256M x 1 pc 576 M 64M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 640 M 128M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc 768 M 256M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc

1024 M 512M x 1 pc 512M x 1 pc

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1.4.2 How to install a DIMM Module

1. The DIMM socket has a “ Plastic Safety Tab” and the DIMM memory module has an asymmetrical notch”, so the DIMM memory module can only fit into the slot in one direction.

2. Push the tabs out. Insert the DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90-degree angle then push down

vertically so that it will fit into place.

3. The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the DIMM memory modules in place.

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1.5 Slots

The slots in this motherboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing the motherboard's features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you can increase the motherboard's capabilities by adding hardware that performs tasks that are not part of the basic system.

DIMM1

DIMM2

8601T

LAN

8100

AMR Slot

PCI Slots

ISA Slot

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BIOS

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1.5.1 AMR (Audio Modem Riser) Slot (Only support slave card)

The AMR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture and that defines a hardware scalable riser card interface, which supports audio and modem only.

1.5.2 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for expansion cards, with has, for the most part, supplanted the older ISA bus standard. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bit.

1.5.3 ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) Slot

The motherboard is equipped with one standard ISA slot. ISA stands for Industry Standard Architecture and was designed as a bus standard for expansion cards in

the early 90’s for PC XT/AT machines. This motherboard retains backward compatibility with this order and slower bus architecture.

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1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers

The connectors, headers and jumpers introduced below provide you lots of capabilities such as power supply, front panel signal revelation, IDE hard disk connection, floppy disk connection, Wake On LAN function and Front USB connection. Noticeably, a jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a plastic jumper cap, allowing you to select different system options.

JKBV1

JUSBV1

LAN 8100

8601T

DIMM1

DIMM2

FDD1

IDE1

IDE2

JWOL1

JWOM1

JUSBV2

JCMOS1

82C6 86B

BIOS

JPANEL1

JUSB2

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