Biostar M7VIG Owner's Manual
M7VIG
Federal Communications Commission
(F.C.C.) Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. 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. Shie ld ed se r ia l c able. (C an be ob tain ed fro m mult ip le reta il outle t s)
2. Shie ld ed pr int er cab le. (Can be obta in ed fr om mult ip le reta il o utlet s)
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 protect ion 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 w ith the instructions, may cause
harmful interference in the radio communications. There is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a part icular 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 encoura ged 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
here of and specially the vendor disclaims any implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for any purpose. Further, the vendor reserves the right to
revise this pub lication and to make changes of the contents here of without
obligation to notify any party beforehand.
Duplication of this publication, in part or in who le, is not allowed without first
obtaining the vendor’s approval in writing.
Trademarks and Remarks
MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 9X, Windows ME 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 rad io interference regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.
Cet appareil numérique 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.
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................1
1. Motherboard Description............................................................2
1.1 Features.......................................................................................................2
1.1.1 Hardware...............................................................................................2
1.1.2 Software.................................................................................................6
1.1.3 Accessories.............................................................................................6
1.2 Motherboard Installation.............................................................................7
1.2.1 System Block Diagram............................................................................7
1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard............................................................................ 8
8
1.2.3 Quick Reference.....................................................................................9
1.3 CPU Installation..........................................................................................9
1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket A.......................................................9
1.3.2 CPU Frequency Selection: JCLK1.......................................................... 12
1.3.3 CPU Fan Connector: JCFAN1...............................................................12
1.3.4 System Fan Connector: JSFAN1............................................................12
1.4 RAM Module Installation.........................................................................13
1.4.1 DDR SDRAM......................................................................................13
1.4.2 SDRAM.............................................................................................14
1.4.3 How to i nstall DDR/SDRAM DIMM Module........................................15
1.5 Slots...........................................................................................................17
1.5.1 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot.....................................................18
1.5.2 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots.......................................18
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1.5.3 CNR (Communication Networ k Riser) Slot............................................18
1.6 Connectors, Headers & Jumpers...............................................................19
1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1..........................................................20
1.6.2 ATX 20-pi n Power Connector: JATXPWR1............................................23
1.6.3 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1/IDE2......................................................... 23
1.6.4 Flo ppy Disk Connector: FDD1...............................................................25
1.6.5 Wake On LAN Header: JWOL1............................................................. 25
1.6.6 Clear CMOS Jumper: JCMOS1.............................................................25
1.6.7 Front USB Headers: JUSB2................................................................... 25
1.6.8 DDR DIMM Voltage: JDIMMVOLT.....................................................26
1.6.9 CNR Codec Primary/ Secondary Select: J10 (Optional)............................26
1.7 Peripheral Port Connectors........................................................................27
1.7.1 PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1.........................................27
1.7.2 USB & LAN Port Connectors: JUSBLAN1............................................29
1.7.2.1 USB Connectors...............................................................................29
1.7.2.2 LAN Port Connector (Optional).........................................................30
1.7.3 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports and Video Graphics Port.......................31
1.7.3.1 The Serial Interface port: COM1........................................................31
1.7.3.2 Video Graphics Adapter Port: JVGA1.................................................33
1.7.3.3 Parallel Interface Port: JPRNT1..........................................................35
1.7.4 Game and Audio Port Connector: AUD_GAME1.................................... 36
1.7.5 Audio Subs ystem..................................................................................37
1.7.5.1 CD-ROM Audio-In Connector: JCDIN1.............................................38
1.7.5.2 CD-ROM Audio-In Connector: JCDIN2.............................................38
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1.7.5.3 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUDIO1............................................38
1.7.5.4 Telephony Audio Connector: JTAD1...................................................38
2. BIOS Setup....................................................................................1
2.1 Main Menu..................................................................................................3
2.2 Standard CMOS Features ...........................................................................6
2.3 Advanced BIOS Features............................................................................9
2.4 Advanced Chipset Features.......................................................................13
2.5 Integrated Peripherals................................................................................18
2.6 Power Management Setup.........................................................................23
2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations............................................................................28
2.8 PC Health Status.......................................................................................31
2.9 Frequency Control.....................................................................................32
3. Trouble Shooting...........................................................................1
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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.
M7VIG Highlights:
8 Contains on board I/O facilities, which include a serial port, a parallel port, a mouse
port, a VGA port, a keyboard port, audio ports, USB ports, a LAN port and a game
port.
8 Contains on board IDE facilities for IDE devices such as hard disks and CD-ROM
Drives.
8 Supports the AMD processor, a leading edge processor which brings to you the latest
technology in microarchitecture design, graphics performance, system bus design,
cache architecture and much more.
8 Complies with PC MicroATX form factor specifications.
8 Supports popular operating systems such as Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows
XP, LINUX and SCO UNIX.
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1. Motherboard Description
1.1 Features
1.1.1 Hardware
CPU
− Single AMD Socket-A for Athlon
TM
processors.
− Running at 200/266 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB).
TM
(Thunderbird
Chipse t
− Chipset – North Bridge: VIA KM266 (VT8375)
South Bridge: VT8233A/ VT8235.
− Chipset – LAN Chip Realtek RTL 8100B (Optional).
Speed
− Supports AMD Athlon
TM
XP CPU core speeds.
DRA M Memory
− Supports 100MHz or 133MHz SDRAM devices.
− Supports 200MHz, 266MHz DDR SDRAM devices.
− Supports 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb, 512Mb and 1GMb technologies for x8 and
16 devices.
− Max of 2 Double-Sided DIMMs SDRAM or DDR SDRAM with
unbuffered.
− The largest memory capacity is 2 GB.
TM
)/ Athlon
TM
XP/ Duron
Shadow RAM
− A memory controller provide shadow RAM and supports for ROM BIOS.
Green Function
− Support power management operation via BIOS.
− Power down timer from 1 to 15 mins.
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− Wakes from power saving sleep mode at the press of any key or any mouse
activity.
BUS Slots
− Three 32-bit PCI bus master slots.
− One CNR slot.
− One AGP slot.
Flas h Me mory
− Supports flash memory.
− Supports ESCD Function.
Built in VGA:
High Resolution CRT RGB Interface
− 250 MHz RAMDAC on chip with Gamma Correction.
− Horizontal / Vertical Sync outputs compliant with Monitor Power
Management protocols.
− I2C Serial Bus for DDC Monitor Communications.
2D Hardware Acceleration Features
− ROP3 Ternary Raster Operation BitBLTs.
− 8, 16 and 32 bpp mode acceleration.
Integrated Savage4 2D/ 3D Graphics Controller and Video Accelerator
− Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA).
− 16 / 32 MB frame buffer using system memory.
− Floating-point triangle setup engine.
− Single circle 128-bit 3D architecture.
− 8M triangles /second setup engine.
− 140M pixels second tr ilinear fill rate.
− Full internal AGP 4x performance.
− Microsoft Direct X texture compression.
− Next generation, 128-bit 2D graphics engine.
− High quality DVD v ideo playback.
− 2D / 3D reso lutions up to 1920x1440.
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3D Rendering Features
− Single-pass multiple textures.
− Anisotropic filtering.
− 8-bit stencil buffer.
− 32-bit true color rendering.
− Specular lighting and d iffuse shading.
− Alpha blending modes.
− Massive 2K x 2K textures.
− MPEG-2 video textures.
− Vertex and table fog.
− 16 or 24-bit Z-buffering.
− Reflection mapping, texture morphing, shadows, procedural textures and
atmospheric effects.
IDE Built-in On Board
− Supports four IDE hard disk drives.
− Supports PIO Mode 4, Master Mode and high performance hard disk dr ives.
− Supports Ultra DMA 33/ 66/100/133 Bus Master Mode.
− Supports IDE interface w ith CD-ROM.
− Supports high capacity hard disk drives.
− Supports LBA mode.
Stereo AC 97 Digital Audio Co dec
− AC 97 2.1 interface.
− 16 channels of high-quality sample rate conversion.
− 16x8 channel digital mixer.
− Stereo 10 band graphic equa lizer.
− Sound Blaster® and Sound Blaster Pro® emulation.
− 64-voice wavetable.
− PC99 complaint.
I/O Built-in On Board
− Supports one multi-mode Parallel Port.
(1) Standard & Bidirection Parallel Port.
(2) Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP).
(3) Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
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(4) Normal.
− Supports two serial ports, 16550 UART.
− Supports one Infrared transmission (IR).
− Supports PS/2 mouse and PS/2 keyboard.
− Supports 360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, and 2.88MB floppy disk
drivers.
Universal Serial Bus
− Supports two back Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports and two front
Universal serial Bus (USB) Ports (Optional).
− Supports 48 MHz USB.
Universal Serial Bus V2.0 (only with South Bridge VT8535) (Optional)
− Supports two back panel Un iversal Serial Bus Ports and two front panel
Universal Serial Bus Ports.
Hardware Monito r Functio n
− CPU Fan and System Fan Speed Monitor.
− CPU Temperature Monitor.
− System Voltage Monitor.
Dimensions (Micro ATX)
− 24.4 cm X 24.4 cm (W x L)
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1.1.2 Software
BIOS
− AWARD legal BIOS.
− Supports APM1.2.
− Supports USB Function.
− Supports ACPI.
Operating System
− Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows 2000, Windows ME,
Windows XP, SCO UNIX etc.
1.1.3 Accessories
− HDD Cable.
− FDD Cable.
− Flash Memory Writer for BIOS Update.
− USB2 Cable (Optional).
− Rear I/O Panel for Micro ATX Case (Optional).
− Fully Setup Driver CD.
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1.2 Motherboard Installation
1.2.1 System Block Diagram
CNR SLOT
LAN CONN.
AC' 97
CODEC
BIOS
HOST BUS
AGP
MOU SE
V- L I NK
VT8233A/
VT8235
KEYBOARD
AMD K7
PROC ES SOR
VIA
KM 266
WINBOND
W83697HF
FLOPPY
CONN.
LPC
LPT.
CONN.
ADDCONT ROL
DATA
PCI BUS
US B
CNTL
CLOCK
ICW312-02
14.3 18MHZ
HOST BUS
CNTL
MEMORY
ADDR
US B
2 DDR DIMM
+ 2 S DR
DIMM
DATA
4 USB CONN.
M7VIG
icro ATX(FSB: 133/100MHz)
SU PPOR TS 4 DIMMS
SUPP ORT 1 AGP SLOT
SER.
CONN.
SUPP ORT S 3 PCI S LOTS
SER.
SUPPORT TELEPHONY
CONN.
SUPPORT 1 CNR SLOT
CLOCK
W255H
CNT L
100/133MHZ
PCI CONN
PCI CONN
PCI CONN
IDE IDE
ADDR/DATA
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1.2.2 Layout of Motherboard
Model No. M7VIG
JKBMS1
JATXPWR1
JUSBLAN1
JCOM1
JPRNT1
JCFAN1
1
DDR1
SDR2
SDR1
DDR2
JSPKR1
SP-OUT
JLIN1
LIN E-IN
JMIC1
JMIC1
MIC-IN
129
JTAD1
J10
1
JVGA1
10
1
1
JA UD GAM E
GAME Por t
1
LAN CHIP
2
1
JUSB2
KM 266
(VT8375)
PCI1
PCI2
PCI3
JWOL1
1
Winbond
W83697HF
10
9
1-8
T 8233A
VT 8235
JDIMMVOLT
8
127
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
IDE1
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
IDE2
FLOPPY DISK CONN.
FDD1
1
JSFAN1
BAT1
JCMOS1
JPANEL1
1
2324
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1.2.3 Quick Reference
ABCDEFGHIJI
A. Back Panel Connectors L. DIMM Voltage Selection Header
B. AGP Slot (AGP1) (JDIMMVOLT)
C. Front Audio Header (JAUDIO1) M. Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)
LAN CHIP
D. PCI BUS Slots (PCI1-3) N. System FAN Header (JSFAN1)
E. CD Audio-In Header (JCDIN1) O. Front Panel Connector (JPANEL1)
F. Telephony Header (JTAD1) P. IDE Connectors (IDE1-2)
G. Cd Audio-In Header (JCDIN2) Q. CMOS Clear Function (JCMOS1)
H. CNR Codec Primary/Secondary R. SDR DIMMs (SDR1-2)
Select (J10) (Optional) S. DDR DIMMs (DDR1-2)
I. CNR Slot (CNR1) T. ATX Power Connector (JATXPWR1)
J. Front USB Header (JUSB2) U. CPU FAN Header (JCFAN1)
K. Wake-On-LAN Header (JWOL1) V. Frequency Selection (JCLK1)
K
Wi nbond
83679HF
V T82 33A
VT8235
L
M
SECO
FLOPP Y DISK C O
PRIMARY IDE CO
DARY IDE CO
KM 266
(VT8375)
DDR1
DDR 2
SDR1
SD R2
V
U
T
S
R
1.3 CPU
N
O
.
.
.
BAT1
PQ
Installation
1.3.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket A
C
P
U
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1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90degree 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 buck ling it, and then put the fan’s powerport into
the JCFAN1, then the installation will be completed.
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LAN CHIP
JCFAN1
1
KM 266
(VT8375)
VT82 33A/
VT82 35
SDR 1
DDR1
SDR2
DDR2
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
BAT1
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Winbond
83679 HF
FLOPP Y DISK CONN.
1
JSFAN1
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1.3.2 CPU Frequency Selection: JCLK1
JCKL1
NOTES: The “ * ” mark indicate primitive value.
*100MHz 133MHz
Close Open
1.3.3 CPU Fan Connector: JCFAN1
Pin No. Assignment
1 Ground
2 +12V
3 Sense
1.3.4 System Fan Connector: JSFAN1
Pin No. Assignment
1
2 +12V
3
Ground
Sense
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1.4 RAM Module Installation
1.4.1 DDR SDRAM
DRAM Type: 2.5V Unbuffered DDR SDRAM PC1600/ PC2100/ PC2700 Type
(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
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
required. 128MB/ 256MB/ 512MB/ 1GB DIMM Module
(184 pin)
Total Memory Size with unbuffer DIMMs
DIMM 1 DIMM 2
1 G 1 G ----
2G 1G 1G
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1.4.2 SDRAM
DRAM Type: 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM PC100/ P C133 Type required. 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
2G 1G 1G
DIMM 1 DIMM 2
When 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. It is forbidden to insert both kind of memory
simultaneously. You must insert only DDR or SDRAM.
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1.4.3 How to install DDR/SDRAM DIMM Module
DDR SDRAM:
Single Sided DIMM
Dou ble Sided DI MM
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 mean 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.
SDR1
DDR1
SDR2
DDR2
AGP Slot
PCI Slot
CNR Slot
LAN CHIP
KM 266
(VT8375)
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VT8235
Winbond
83679H F
BAT1
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
FLOPPY DISK CONN.
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1.5.1 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. Tis
motherboard supports video cards for PCI and ISA slots, but 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.
1.5.2 PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) Slots
This motherboard is equipped with 3 standard PCI slots. PCI stands for Peripheral
Component Interconnect, and it is a bus standard for expansion cards supplanted the
older ISA bus standard in most parts. This PCI slot is designated as 32 bits.
1.5.3 CNR (Communication Network Riser) Slot
The CNR specification is an open Industry Standard Architecture, and defines a
hardware scalable riser card interface, which on ly supports aud io, network and
modem.
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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 d isk
connection, floppy disk connection, Wake On LAN function and USB connection.
Noticeably, a jumper has two or more pins covered by a plastic jumper cap,
allowing the user to select a different system options.
JATXPWR1
SDR1
SDR2
DDR1
DDR2
KM 266
BAT1
1
(VT8375)
JCMOS1
LAN CHIP
PRIMARY IDE CONN.
VT8233A/
VT8235
J10
1
2910
1
JUSB2
Winbond
8367 9HF
JWOL1
1
SECONDARY IDE CONN.
FLOPPY DISK CONN.
8
2
1
7
JDIMMVOLT
IDE 1-2
JPANEL1
FDD1
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1.6.1 Front Panel Connector: JPANEL1
K
E
Y
IR
24
2
SLP
POW-LED
(-)(+) (+)
ON/OFF
1
(-)(+)
SPK
HLED
NARST
23
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 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 IRT X 24 IRR X
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 v ideo interface. The speaker is not
connected to the audio subsystem and does not receive output from the audio
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