Biostar M7SXD Owner's Manual

M7SXD

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 follows:

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 device, pursuant of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and radiates radio frequency energy and, if you did not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference in the radio communications. There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference in the 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 the receiver.

3. Connect the equipment into an outlet from a different circuit where the receiver is connected.

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

Caution: Changes or modifications that is 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 and specially the vendor disclaims any implied fitness for any purpose. Further the vendor reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes of the contents 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 trademark, and are distributed by the vendor under a license agreement. All trademarks used in this manual are property of their respective owners. Copyright© 2001 All Rights Reserved

Canadian D.O.C. Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus to set out of 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 numériques de Class B préscrits dans le réglement du brouillage radioélectrique edict par le minister Des Communications du Canada.

warranties of merchantability or

Contents

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

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

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

1.1.1 Hardware ..............................................................................................................1-2

1.1.2 BIOS .....................................................................................................................1-5

1.1.3 Software................................................................................................................1-5

1.1.4 Accessories...........................................................................................................1-5

1.2 Motherboard Installation ........................................................................1-6

1.2.1 System Block Diagram.......................................................................................1-6

1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard....................................................................................... 1-7

1.2.3 Quick Reference ..................................................................................................1-8

1.3 CPU Installation .....................................................................................1-9

1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket 478 ..........................................................1-9

1.3.2 CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1..............................................................................1-10

1.3.3 System Fan Header: JSFAN1 (Optional) .......................................................1-10

1.4 RAM Module Installation..................................................................... 1-11

1.4.1 DDR SDRAM...................................................................................................1-11

1.4.2 SDRAM .............................................................................................................1-12

1.4.3 How to install DDR/SDRAM DIMM Module .............................................1-13

1.5 Slots ......................................................................................................1-15

1.5.1 ACR (Advanced Communication Riser) Slot ...............................................1-16

1.5.2 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot ...........................................................1-16

1.5.3 CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot..................................................1-16

Contents

1.5.4 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots ...........................................1-16

1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers...........................................................1-17

1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1..................................................................1-18

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

1.6.3 ATX 12V Power Connector: JATXPWR2 ...................................................1-20

1.6.4 AUX Power Connector: JAUXPWR1...........................................................1-20

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

1.6.6 Floppy Disk Connector: FDD1 .......................................................................1-21

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

1.6.8 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1......................................................................1-22

1.6.9 Front USB Headers: JUSB1/JUSB2 & USB20A1/USB20B1 (Optional) 1-23

1.6.10 DIMM Power Voltage Selection: JDIMMPWR1 ......................................1-24

1.7 Peripheral Port......................................................................................1-25

1.7.1 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1..............................................1-25

1.7.2 USB & LAN Connectors: JUSBLAN1 (Optional) ......................................1-26

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

1.7.3.1 The Serial Interface: JCOM1/ JCOM2................................................. 1-27

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

1.7.4 Game (Joystick/MIDI) Port Connector: JAUD_GAME1 ...........................1-30

1.7.5 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 .................................................. 1-32

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

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

Contents

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........................................................................... 2-15

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

2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations........................................................................2-24

2.8 PC Health Status................................................................................... 2-27

2.9 Frequency Control ................................................................................ 2-29

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

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Chapter 1 Motherboard Description

Introduction

System Overview

Congratulations on the purchase of your new system! This motherboard 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 the commitment of reliability, performance and strives for full compliance and compatibility with industry software and hardware standards.

M7SXD Highlights:

8 Contains on board I/O facilities, which include two serial ports, a parallel port, a PS/2

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

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

Drives.

8 Supports the Intel Pentium

brings to you the latest technology in micro architecture design, graphics performance, system bus design, cache architecture and much more.

8 Complies with PC ATX form factor specifications.

8 Supports popular operating systems such as Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Windows

2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Novell and SCO UNIX.

4 (Socket 478) processor, a leading edge processor which

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1. Motherboard Description

1.1 Features

1.1.1 Hardware

CPU

− Provides Socket-478.

− Supports the Intel Pentium

power for high-end workstations and servers.

Speed

− Runing at 400 MHz Front Side Bus frequency.

− Supports up to 2.2 GHz CPU core speeds.

− The 33MHz 32 bit PCI 2.2 compliant.

− The 66MHz AGP 2.0 compliant interface supports 1x, 2x and 4x data

transfer mode.

Chipset

− SiS 645/ SiS 961.

− Winbond W83697HF.

4 processor providing the new generation

DRAM Memory

− Supports 200MHz, 266MHz or 333MHz DDR SDRAM devices.

− Supports 128MB, 256MB ,512MB and 1GB technologies for DDR

SDRAM.

− Max of 2 Double-Sided DIMMs with unbuffer PC2100/ PC1600/

PC2700 for DDR SDRAM (without ECC).

− The largest memory capacity is 2 GB for DDR SDRAM.

− Supports 100MHz or 133MHz SDRAM devices.

− Supports 128MB, 256MB, 512MB technologies for SDRAM.

− Max of 2 Double-Sided DIMMs with unbuffer PC100/ PC133 for

SDRAM (without ECC).

− The largest memory capacity is 1GB for SDRAM

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Shadow RAM

− Motherboard is equipped with a memory controller providing shadow

RAM and support for ROM BIOS.

Green Functionality

− Supports Award BIOS ™ power management functionality.

− Has a power down timer from 1 to 15 minutes.

BUS Slots

− (1) AGP slot.

− (1) CNR slot.

− (1) ACR slot

− (5) 32-bit PCI bus slots

Flash Memory

− Supports flash memory functionality.

− Supports ESCD functionality.

Built in IDE Facilities

− Supports four IDE hard disk drives.

− Supports PIO Mode 4, Master Mode, and high performance hard disk

drives.

− Supports disk transfer rates up to 100 MB/second.

− Supports Ultra DMA 33, Ultra DMA 66, Ultra DMA 100 Bus Master

Modes.

− Supports IDE interface with CD-ROM.

− Supports high capacity hard disk drives.

− Supports LBA mode.

AC’97 Sound Codec Onboard

− AC-LINK protocol compliance.

− Compliant with AC’97 2.2 specification.

− 18-bit full duplex stereo ADC, DACs.

− SNR>95 dB through mixer and DAC.

− AC-3 playback required for PVD applications.

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I/O facilities

− One multi-mode Parallel Port capable of supporting the following

specifications: Standard & Bidirection Parallel Port. Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP). Extended Capabilities Port (ECP). Normal

− Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART.

− Supports Infrared Data Transmission using IrDA.

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

drives.

Universal Serial Bus

− Supports two back panel Universal Serial Bus Ports ,four front panel

Universal Serial Bus Ports.

− Supports four front panel Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Ports(optional).

− Supports 48 MHz USB.

BIOS Hardware Monitor Function

− Monitors CPU Fan Speed.

− Monitors System Voltage.

Dimensions (ATX form-factor)

− 24.5cm x 30.5cm (WxL)

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1.1.2 BIOS

− Award legal BIOS.

− Supports APM1.2.

− Supports USB Function.

− Supports ACPI.

− Update BIOS.

1.1.3 Software

Operating System

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

2000, Windows 95/98, Windows ME, UNIX etc.

Windows XP, Novell, SCO

1.1.4 Accessories

− HDD Cable.

− FDD Cable.

− Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update.

− JUSB1/JUSB2 Cable (Optional).

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

− Fully Setup Driver CD.

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1.2 Motherboard Installation

1.2.1 System Block Diagram

SOCKET-478

Host Bus

Support Dual Monitor

VGA

V-DIMM SLOT

VGA Connector

VGA Slot

VGA Connector

SiS645

VGA

DDR/ SDRAM

DDR1 DDR2 SDR1

SDR2

Rtt

Support Max to six-PCI Devices

PCI

PCI SLOT 5

PCI SLOT 4

IDE 1

KEYBOARD /MOUSE

PCI

SLOT 3

SLOT 2

IDE 2

PS/2

FAN1FAN

Legacy ROM

GPIOs SERIAL PARALLEL FLOPPY

PCI SLOT 1

FAN CONTROL

IR/CIR

HyperZip

512 MB

SiS961

LPC Bus

LPC Super I/O

GAME/MIDI

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AC'97

Audio Codec

ACR

USB 0

CNR

USB 1

USB 3

VOLTAGE MONITOR

TEMPERATURE MONITOR

Analog In

Analog Out

3D Audio Out

MII

USB 2

USB 4

USB 5

M7SXD

ATX(FSB: 400MHz)

SUPPORTS 2DDR or 2SDR DIMMS

SUPPORTS 1 AGP SLOT

SUPPORTS 5 PCI SLOTS

SUPPORTS 1 ACR SLOT

SUPPORTS 1 CNR SLOT

SUPPORTS TELEPHONY

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1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard

Model No. M7SXD

SP-OUT

LINE-IN

MIC-IN

JKBMS1

JCOM1

JCOM2

GAME Port

2 1

JAUDIO1

JPRNT1

JAUD_GAME1

LAN

CHIP

JATXPWR2

Socket 478

AGP1

PCI1

JCFAN1

DDR1

SDR1

DDR2

DDR 2

SDR1

SDR2

JDIMMPWR1

JAUXPWR1

JATXPWR1

DDR 1

JCDIN1

JCDIN2

Winbond

I/O

PCI2

JTAD1

PCI3

PCI4

BIOS

PCI5

ACR1

CNR1

USB

2.0

JWOL1

SiS 961

JCMOS1

BAT1

2 1

USB20B1

2 1

USB20A1

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

IDE1 IDE2

2 121

JUSB1

2 1

JPANEL1

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

2 121

JUSB2

FDD1

JSFAN1

FLOPPY DISK CONN.

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1.2.3 Quick Reference

Win

I/O

ond

BIOS

USB

2.0

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

FLOPPY DISK CONN.

CHIP

LAN

SiS 961

A. Back Panel I/O Connectors O. Front USB Header (JUSB2)

B. Front Audio Header (JAUDIO1) P. System FAN Header (*JSFAN1)

C. PCI BUS Slots (PCI1-5) Q. Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)

D. Telephony Header (JTAD1) R. IDE Connectors (IDE1-2)

E. CD Audio-In Header (JCDIN1) S. DIMM Power Voltage Selection Header

F. CD Audio-In Header (JCDIN2) (JDIMMPWR1)

G. ACR Slot (ACR1) T. ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)

H. CNR Slot (CNR1) U. AUX Power Connector (JAUXPWR1)

I. Wake-On-LAN Header (JWOL1) V. SDR DIMMs (SDR1-2)

J. Clear CMOS (JCMOS1) W. DDR DIMMs (DDR 1-2)

K. Front USB2.0 Header (*USB20A1) X. CPU FAN Header (JCFAN1)

L. Front USB2.0 Header (*USB20B1) Y. AGP Slot (AGP1)

M. Front Panel Connector (JPANEL1) Z. ATX 12V Power Connector

N. Front USB Header (JUSB1) (JATXPWR2)

NOTE: The “ * “mark mean that the function is optional.

ABCDEFG

Socket478

DDR 1

DDR 2

SDR1

SDR2

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1.3 CPU Installation

1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket 478

1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to 90-degree 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 by buckling it and then put the fan’s power port into the JCFAN1, then the installation will be completed.

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CPU Installation Layout

Socket 478

JCFAN1

SDR1

SDR2

DDR 1

DDR 2

LAN

CHIP

SiS 961

Winbond

I/O

BIOS

USB

2.0

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

FLOPPY DISK CONN.

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

JSFAN1

1.3.2 CPU Fan Header: JCFAN1

1.3.3 System Fan Header: JSFAN1 (Optional)

Pin No. Assignment

Ground

+12V

Sense

Pin No. Assignment

Ground

+12V

Sense

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1.4 RAM Module Installation

1.4.1 DDR SDRAM

DRAM Access Time: 2.5V Unbuffered DDR SDRAM (without ECC) PC1600/

PC2100/ PC2700 Type required.

DRAM Type: 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB/ 1GB DIMM Module (184 pin)

Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs

(Only for reference)

Total Memory

Size (MB)

128 M 128 M ---256 M 256 M ---512 M 512 M ----

1 G 1 G ---256 M 128 M 128 M 384 M 256 M 128 M 640 M 512 M 128 M

1128 M 1 G 128 M

384 M 128 M 256 M 512 M 256 M 256 M 768 M 512 M 256 M

1256 M 1 G 256 M

640 M 128 M 512 M 768 M 256 M 512 M

1024 M 512 M 512 M 1512 M 1 G 512 M 1128 M 128 M 1 G 1256 M 256 M 1 G 1512 M 512 M 1 G

2 G 1 G 1 G

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

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1.4.2 SDRAM

DRAM Access Time: 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM (without ECC) PC100/ PC133

Type required.

DRAM Type: 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB DIMM Module (168 pin)

Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs

(Only for reference)

Total Memory

Size (MB)

128 M 128 M ---256 M 256 M ---512 M 512 M ---256 M 128 M 128 M 384 M 256 M 128 M 640 M 512 M 128 M 384 M 128 M 256 M 512 M 256 M 256 M 768 M 512 M 256 M 640 M 128 M 512 M 768 M 256 M 512 M

1024 M 512 M 512 M

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

0When you use DDR SDRAM, the memory power will automatically

set to 2.5V.

When you use SDRAM, the memory power will automatically set to

3.3V.

For the above settings, you can only use one kind of memory on this

motherboard.

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1.4.3 How to install DDR/SDRAM DIMM Module

DDR SDRAM:

Single Sided DIMM

Double Sided DIMM

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

2. Push the tabs out. Insert the DDR DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90-degree angle, then push down vertically so that it will fit into the place.

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

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SDRAM:

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

2. Push the tabs out. Insert the SDRAM DIMM memory modules into the socket at a 90-degree angle, then push down vertically so that it will fit into the place.

3. The Mounting Holes and plastic tabs should fit over the edge and hold the SDRAM 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.

Socket 478

SDR1

SDR2

DDR 1

DDR 2

LAN

AGP Slot

CHIP

PCI Slots

ACR Slot

CNR Slot

Winbond

I/O

SiS 961

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

BIOS

USB

2.0

FLOPPY DISK CONN.

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

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1.5.1 ACR (Advanced Communication Riser) Slot

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

1.5.2 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot

Unlike the mouse ports, keyboard ports and printer ports, this motherboard does not have built in video facilities; and therefore, requires a video card for one of the expansion slots. Your monitor will attach directly to that video card. This motherboard supports video cards for PCI slots, but it is also equipped with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP). An AGP card will take advantage of AGP technology for improved video efficiency and performance, especially with 3D graphics.

1.5.3 CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot

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

1.5.4 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots

This motherboard is equipped with 5 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards and it is designated as 32 bits.

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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 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.

JATXPWR2

Socket 478

SDR1

SDR2

DDR 1

DDR 2

JAUXPWR1

JATXPWR1

Winbond

I/O

LAN CHIP

SiS 961

PRIMARY IDE CONN.

SECONDARY IDE CONN.

BIOS

USB

2.0

JWOL1

USB20B1

JCMOS1

JPANEL1

USB20A1

JDIMMPWR1

FLOPPY DISK CONN.

JUSB2

JUSB1

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1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1

SLP

POW-LED

(-)(+) (+)

ON/OFF

K E Y

SPK

HLED

(-)(+)

RST

Pin Assignment Function Pin Assignment Function No.

No.

1 +5V 2 Sleep Control Sleep

3 NA Speaker 4 Ground Button

5 NA Connector 6 NA

7 Speaker 8 Power LED (+)

9 HDD LED (+) Hard Drive 10 Power LED (+) POWER

11 HDD LED (-) LED 12 Power LED (-) LED

13 Ground Reset 14 Power Button Power-on

15 Reset Control Button 16 Ground Button

17 NA 18 KEY

19 NA IrDA 20 KEY IrDA

21 +5V Connector 22 Ground Connector

23 IRTX 24 IRRX

SPK (Speaker Connector)

An offboard speaker can be installed on the motherboard as a manufacturing option. It can be connected to the motherboard at the front panel connector. The speaker (onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information during the Power On Self-Test when the computer cannot use the video interface. The speaker is not connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output from the audio subsystem.

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