Delta M694X-MX User Manual

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction...........................................................................3

Checklist................................................................................3

Hardware Specifications and Features....................................4

2. Hardware Installation.............................................................6

Installation Steps....................................................................6

Motherboard Layout Map.......................................................7

Pre-Installation Procedure......................................................9

Install the Motherboard in a Case..........................................20

3. BIOS Setup Utility.................................................................37

Standard CMOS Features......................................................38

Advanced BIOS Features......................................................42

Advanced Chipset Features..................................................47

Integrated Peripherals...........................................................50

Power Management Setup.....................................................53

PnP / PCI Configurations......................................................57

PC Health Status...................................................................59

Frequency Control.................................................................59

Load Fail-Safe / Optimized Defaults.......................................61

Set Supervisor / User Password...........................................62

Save & Exit Setup / Exit Without Saving.................................63

4. Installing the Utilities............................................................65

Hardware Doctor VHM2.02 For Win9X Installation...................66

Four in One Driver For Win9X Installation...............................67

IDE Driver For NT40 Installation..........................................68

Audio Driver Installation......................................................69

LAN Driver Installation.......................................................70

BIOS Utility.......................................................................71

P/N : 5011503801 MAY/2000 REV1.1

1. Introduction

1. Introduction

This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before using
the system. It includes checklist and specification of the system.

Checklist

Thank you for choosing the system. The package box contains the following
contents. After unpacking, make sure that you have everything and that
individual components are not damaged. If you find any component missing
or damaged, contact your retailer immediately.

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Driver and Utility CD

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FDD Ribbon Cable Assembly

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IDE Ribbon Cable Assembly

 The 80-Pin ribbon cable is designed with 40-Pin connector for Ultra

ATA33/66 IDE device.

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Auxiliary USB Cable Assembly with Bracket (Optional)

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Item 6 is optional at the time of purchase that you can ignore

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Hardware Specifications and Features

Chipset

z M694X-MX series motherboard consists of the VIA VT82C694X system

controller into a single 510-Pin BGA package and VT82C686A PCI to ISA
bridge into a single 324-Pin BGA package.

zSIS 900 10Base-T / 100Base-TX Ethernet onboard (Optional)
z Digital link sound with AC’97 Codec onboard

CPU Support

z Intel FC-PGA Celeron and Pentium III series processors
z VIA Cyrix111 series processors

System Speed Support

z 66/100/133MHz FSB for CPU Interface
z 33MHz PCI Bus for PCI Interface
z 66MHz AGP Bus for AGP Interface
z 100MHz (PC-100) / 133MHz (PC-133) SDRAM Bus for Memory Interface

Memory

z 64-bit Advanced Memory Controller supporting PC-100 / PC-133 SDRAM,

VCM SDRAM memory types.

z Support 3 DIMMs socket, 168-Pin, 3.3V unbuffered for up to 1.5GB of

DRAM (256MB DRAM technology).

Expansion Slots Support

z Two 32-bit PCI master slots with v2.2 compliant
z One 32-bit AGP (2X / 4X) slot with v2.0 compliant
z One 8/16-bit legacy ISA slot
z One AMR slot

System I/O Support

z Two PCI Bus masters IDE-channels support Ultra ATA33/66 up to

66MB/sec DTR

z One FDD port
z Two DB-9 16550 UAR T serial port
z One DB-25 ECP/EPP parallel port
z Four USB (v1.1) ports

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z One mini DIN-6 PS/2 mouse port
z One mini DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port
z One IR (Infrared) I/O compliant connector (Optional)
z One 10Base-T / 100Base-TX Ethernet RJ-45 port (Optional)
z One game / MIDI port
z Three audio jacks (Line-in, Line-out, Microphone)

BIOS Support

z Award Plug and Play flash BIOS
z Soft power-down and Suspend-to-DRAM
z PCI (v2.2), APM (v1.1), DMI (v2.0), SM (v2.3), ACPI compliant
z Smart BIOS ROM protect function
z Power recovery after interrupt feature

Extend Feature Support

z Hardware monitoring temperature, supply voltages and fan speed
z System power on by PS/2 keyboard and mouse
z Modem Ring-On and Wake on LAN function

Power

z Harris HIP6021 PWM power controller
z ATX Power Supply configuration
z Utilizes GTL+bus to reduce power consumption and EMI

Compliancies

z FCC compliant and CE certification

Form Factor

z Micro ATX 9.6” (L) x 7.87” (W) x 4 layers PCB

Environment

z Operating Temperature : 0 ~ 50
z Operating Humidity : 10 ~ 80%RH
z Vibration : 0 ~ 500Hz

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2. Hardware Installation

This chapter provides information that you should be familiar with before in­stall the system. It describes how to install on a step-by-step guide and
explains how to use your motherboard to build a powerful system.

Installation Steps

Before install your system. You must complete the steps:

z Check Motherboard Jumper Settings
z Install CPU and Heatsink / Cooling Fan
z Install SDRAM Memory Module
z Mounting the Motherboard in the Chassis
z Connect IDE, CD-ROM Drives and Ribbon Cables
z Install Add-on Card
z Connect Panel Wires and Power Supply
z Connect PS/2, USB, Serial, Parallel and Others Devices
z Setup the BIOS Configuration and Utility Software

You are now ready to install your system, the first thing you should do is
ready this user’s manual. It contains important information which will make
configuration and setup much easier.
Here are some precautions you should follow when installing and selecting
side for the system.

 Store the provided accessories in a designated place for your

convenience. You will need them to install an optional device or
troubleshoot the system, as well as to set it up.

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Motherboard Layout Map

Use the following illustration and key to identify the major components on the
motherboard.

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No. Location Function

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1 K/B & MS (Upper) PS/2 Mouse port
2 K/B & MS (Lower) PS/2 Keyboard port
3 USB1 & LAN (Upper) RJ-45 Ethernet port (Optional)
4 USB1 & LAN (Lower) USB ports
5 LPT1 (Upper) Parallel port
6 COM1, 2 Serial ports
7 GAME_AUDIO (Upper) Game / MIDI port
8 GAME_AUDIO (Lower) Three audio jacks, (Line-in, Line-out, Microphone)
9 J5 Wake up on LAN connector
10 J6, 7 Analog audio connector for sound output from

CD-ROM/DVD drives
11 USB2 Auxiliary USB connector
12 AGP1 One AGP slot for AGP(2X / 4X) graphics adapter
13 PCI1, 2 Two 32-bit PCI expansion slots

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14 AMR1 One AMR (Audio Modem Riser) slot
15 J8 Infrared connector (Optional)
16 ISA1 One 8/16-bit ISA expansion slot
17 FSP1 Connectors for panel switches and indicators
18 JP2 Jumper to set clock ratio
19 PWR LED Power LED for monitoring power state
20 BZ1 Warning and judging the system state by buzzer
21 JP4 Jumper to set CMOS state
22 BAT1 Lithium CR2032 battery
23 IDE1,2 Primary/Secondary IDE channel connector
24 FDC1 Floppy disk drive connector
25 SWDIP4 Dip switches for CPU FSB setting
26 DIMM1,2 DIMM socket for SDRAM memory module
27 J10 Fan connector for chassis cooling fan
28 ATX 1 Connector for the ATX power supply cable
29 J9 Fan connector for CPU cooling fan
30 PGA370 CPU socket for PGA370 processors
31 JP1, 6, 7 Connectors for the CPU type setting
32 JP8 Jumper for VIA CyrixIII 133MHz FSB CPU only

 Infrared and LAN function are optional at the time of purchase

that you can ignore it.

 Ground yourself properly before removing your any devices from

the anti-static bag. To protect them against damage from static
electricity. Unplug the power from your system and then touch
any metal part on the system chassis.

 Avoid touching device components, such as IC chips, leads, and

connectors. Hold the device by its edges and do not touch the bot­tom of the board.

 Place components on a grounded anti-static pad or on the bag

that came with the component whenever the components are sepa-

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rated from the system.

 Do not place the system in the following locations. It may cause

malfunctions of the system.

z Locations with sudden changes in temperature. A sudden

change in temperature causes condensation to form, which
could result in failures of the system.

z Locations with strong vibration, Failure to follow this warn-

ing may cause not only malfunctions of the system but per­sonal injury or property damage to the surroundings.

z Do not use a power outlet that shares the ground line with

another (especially the one to which a device with large power

consumption is connected) for the system.

Pre-Installation Procedure

Before you install your motherboard into a chassis, it’s convenient to install
the CPU, install the memory modules, and set all the jumpers to correct
settings.

Jumpers Setting Explain

This motherboard has jumpers that need to be set correctly. You can use a
jumper cap to connect two adjacent pins. When a jumper cap connects two
pins, we say that the pin are SHORT. If you remove a jumper cap from two
pins (or placed on just a single pin), we say that the pin are OPEN. The
examples and illustrations below show the different positions of a jumper cap
on the typical 3-Pin jumper. By changing the jumper cap, you change the
circuit of the motherboard and enable or disable certain feature or properties
of the board.

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3-Pin jumper with a
single jumper cap

3-Pin jumper with
pins 1-2 SHORT

3-Pin jumper with
pins 2-3 SHORT

Locate the Jumpers on the Motherboard

JP4: Clear CMOS Memory Jumper

Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. The setup utility
is stored in CMOS, so you might need to clear this memory if incorrect setup
data is stopping your system from starting, or your system can not boot-up
because you forgot password and the system BIOS has been updated.
Please following instructions can be performed to clear CMOS memory.

z Disconnect the ATX power supply cable from the motherboard, then move

the jumper cap to short Pins 2-3 of JP4 for 3-5 seconds.

z Return the jumper cap to Pins 1-2 (Default setting) of JP4.
z Reconnect the power supply cable and turn on your system power. Then

access BIOS setup, please refer to the BIOS configuration application.

Jumper Setting Function

SHORT Pins 1-2 Normal Operation
SHORT Pins 2-3 Clear CMOS

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J5: Wake-Up on LAN Connector

This connector that used for remote wake up system through a network. If
you have install a network adapter add-on card, you can cable the card to the
J5 connector. If you enable the wake on LAN setting in the BIOS setup,
incoming network traffic can resume the system from a power-saving mode
or software power down.
This feature requires that the Wake-Up by PCI card is set to enabled (see
“Power Management Setup” under chapter 3 BIOS setup) and that your system
has an ATX power supply unit with at least 720mA / +5V standby power.

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Pin Assignment
1 +5VSB

2 GND
3 Wake-Up Signal

BA T1: Lithium CR2032 Battery

It is a coin-cell style Lithium CR2032 battery is used to provide power to the
Realtime Clock and CMOS memory for keep the data inviolate and effective.
The Realtime Clock which provides the data and time to the system. The
CMOS memory is used for keeping the information of the system configuration,
so the system can automatically boot-up OS every time.
The battery has a 2-3 years life if the system is not power up. When the
system power up, the power for the Realtime Clock and CMOS memory is
supplied from the 3.3V power to extend the life of battery. The users can
change a new battery to replace old one after it can’t work or BIOS doesn’t
keep its settings.

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Replace only with the same or equivalent type, we recommend by the
manufacturer or retailer.

BZ1: Buzzer

It is a 5 volts buzzer when system has any abnormally state or fatal error that
you will hear a series of audible beep.

J8: Infrared Connector (Optional)

This connector supports the optional wireless transmitting and receiving
infrared module. This module mounts to a small opening on system chassis
that support this feature. You must also configure the setting through “UART2
Mode Select” in chapter 3 “Integrated Peripherals” to select whether UART2
is directed for use with [HPSIR]or [ASKIR]. Connect a ribbon cable from the
module to the motherboard according to the pin definitions.

Pin Assignment
1 +5V

2 NC

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 Read the manual and installation notes that come with the infrared

3 IRRx
4 GND

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5 IRTx

module. The contain important information which will help you
install the component right, the first time.

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SWDIP4: CPU FSB Setting

This option settings the clock generator what frequency to send to the CPU,
SDRAM, and VIA VT82C694X chipset. This allows the selection of the CPU’s
FSB. Depending on your CPU type, select the appropriate SDRAM speed
along with the CPU speed. The following table is for CPU FSB setting.

SWDIP4

FSB

66MHz OFF ON OFF ON
100MHz ON OFF OFF ON
133MHz ON OFF ON OFF
AUTO OFF OFF OFF OFF

1 2 3 4

JP2: Clock Ratio Setting

Table list the available clock ratios (internal / external) and the corresponding
jumper settings. Note that these settings are also included in the CPU FSB
and Type setting.

Jumper

Ratio

2.5 ON ON OFF ON
3 ON OFF ON ON

3.5 ON OFF OFF ON

4 OFF ON ON ON

4.5 OFF ON OFF ON
5 OFF OFF ON ON

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5.5 OFF OFF OFF ON
6 ON ON ON OFF

6.5 ON ON OFF OFF
7 ON OFF ON OFF

7.5 ON OFF OFF OFF

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 Overlocking can result in system instability or even shortening

the life of the CPU. If FSB above 133MHz exceed the specification
for the onboard chipset and are not guaranteed to be stable.

JP1, 6, 7: CPU T ype Setting

Find the CPU manufacture then configure the jumpers according to the tables
below.

Setting

CPU Type

Intel SHORT Pins 1-2 OPEN Pins 1-2 OPEN Pins 1-2

VIA Cyrix SHORT Pins 2-3 SHORT Pins 1-2 SHORT Pins 1-2

JP1 JP6 JP7

JP8: VIA CyrixIII 133MHz FSB CPU setting

The jumper settings the 133MHz FSB for VIA CyrixIII CPU only. The following
table is for application.

Jumper Setting Function

SHORT Pins 1-2 Default Setting

1
2

OPEN Pins 1-2 Support VIA CyrixIII 133MHz

FSB CPU only

USB2: Auxiliary USB Connector

It provides 2 USB connections to the rear of your system case by the USB
cable assembly.
Follow the procedure below to install the USB cable assembly.

z Locate the USB2 connector on the motherboard.
z In the system case, remove the blanking plate from the opening in the

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case adjacent to the slot you are going to use (keep the removed blanking
plate for future use).

z Insert the cable assembly and drive a screw through the metal bracket on

the edge of the cable assembly to secure it in place.

z Plug the connector of the cable assembly into the USB2 connector on the

motherboard.

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9 10

Assignment Pin Pin Assignment
+5V 1 2 GND

USBD2N 3 4 GND
USBD2P 5 6 USBD3P
GND 7 8 USBD3N
GND 9 10 +5V

To Install the CPU and Cooling Fan

This motherboard designed for Intel FC-PGA Celeron / Coppermine and VIA
Cyrix111 processors. The system utilizes the VIA Apollo Pro-133A chipset
with Award BIOS. It can support speed of 300MHz through 733MHz on the
Intel CPU and up to 533MHz on the Cyrix111 CPU, and FSB of 66MHz to
133MHz.

 The CPU is a sensitive electronic component and it can easily be

damaged by static electricity. Do not touch the CPU pins with
your fingers. You should be able to insert the CPU into the socket
with virtually zero force. Do not press down hard on the CPU as
you will bend or break pins.

 The CPU require a heatsink / fan. Failure to provide adequate

cooling of the CPU may seriously affect system performance or

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cause permanent damage to the CPU.

Follow the procedure below to install the PGA370 type CPUs.

z On the motherboard, locate Pin-1 on the CPU is denoted by a small dot

on one of the corners and Pin-1 on the PGA370 socket is denoted by an
angled corner.

Alignment Edge

z Then open the locking lever when the CPU is insert into the PGA370

socket. Push down lightly on the CPU, and lower the arm on the PGA370
socket to secure the CPU. A squeaking noise is normal as the arm lowers.
Never force a CPU into a socket. Forcing a CPU to seat will bend the pins
on the CPU and possible damage the motherboard.

z After the CPU is securely seated, install the appropriate cooling device.

We strongly recommends a heatsink / fan combination. Consult with your
retailer for other cooling options. See the figure below to install the heatsink
/ fan.

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z Locate the cooling fan connector J9 on the motherboard. Plug the CPU’s

cooling fan cable into the cooling fan connector on the motherboard.

 There will be a plastic clip assembly that will force you to connect

the fan cable correctly.

J9,10: CPU, Chassis FAN Connector

This connector support cooling fan of 500mA (6W) or less. Orientate the fan
so that the heatsink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heatsink.

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When the system goes into sleep state, the fan should be shut down to
eliminate audible noise and reduce power consumption. You can monitor
the fan speed and the fan must come with a tachometer output. The CPU and
/ or motherboard will overheat if there is no airflow across the CPU and onboard
heatsink. Damage may occur to the motherboard and / or the CPU fan if
these pins are incorrectly used.

Pin Assignment

1 GND
2 +12V

3

3 Speed / RPM1

To Install the SDRAM Memory Module

This motherboard uses a 64-bit data path from memory to CPU and can
accommodate up 512MB of SDRAM. The 168-Pin DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory
Modules) must be of the 3.3V, unbuffered variety. The position of the notch in
the SDRAM key position will tell you whether or not a SDRAM is unbuffered
(see the figure below), also to prevent the wrong type from being inserted
into the DIMM socket on the motherboard. You must tell your retailer the
correct SDRAM type before purchasing.

RFU Unbuffered
Buffered

 The SDRAM memory module is an extremely sensitive electronic

5.0V Reserved

3.3V

component. Make sure to touch a metal object to discharge static
electricity from your body before working with the SDRAM. Do

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not touch the board terminals with a bare hand nor place the
board directly on the desk.

 This motherboard operates on a 3.3 volt standby for the DIMM

banks. Because of this, you need to unplug the AC power cord
before installing your SDRAM memory modules. Otherwise, the
motherboard may automatically power up when the memory is
inserted into the socket.

 PC-100 or PC-133 SDRAM memory module is required if CPU

bus speed is at 100MHz or 133MHz. Since the motherboard are
manufactured with performance in mind, you should use add-in
components that match. It is highly recommended that the
SDRAM memory are PC-100 or PC-133 compliant. Also at least
one unbuffered SDRAM memory module must be installed for the
system to POST.

Follow the procedure below to install the SDRAM memory module.

z On the motherboard, locate the DIMM socket.
z Open the plastic clips on both end of a desired DIMM socket. To install

your SDRAM memory module, align your module up so that the pins fit
into the socket. There is only one way that your memory module can fit
properly. Make sure that the short row of pins is align up with the short gap
in the DIMM socket. Install the memory module to the DIMM sockets,
starting from DIMM1, push down vertically on the module with even force.
Do not shove one end in first; doing so will bend the DIMM socket pins.

z To lock the memory module into place, push the plastic clips on both end

of the socket onto the notches in the ends of the SDRAM memory module
(see the figure below).

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z To remove your SDRAM simply pull the clips back, and pull up on the

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modules. Then place the SDRAM memory module in an anti-static bag as
soon as you remove them to avoid static damage. Keep it in a location
with little dust, low humidity environment.

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Install the Motherboard in a Case

After you have prepared the motherboard by installing a processor, one or
more memory modules, and have set the jumpers correctly, install the
motherboard into a chassis and begin connecting essential peripherals items
to the connectors on the motherboard.
This is a Micro ATX motherboard, so you must use a system case that is
installed with an A TX power supply unit. The case should have opening in the
rear edge for all the four expansion slots that are available on this motherboard.
Make sure that the system case has a two-tier I/O template on the rear side
that matches the two-tier I/O portarry on this motherboard.
This motherboard can support two floppy disk drives and four IDE devices,
so you might want to choose a case that allows you to install a full component
of six devices. Follow the instructions given with the case to install the

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motherboard onto the mounting brackets inside the case. The motherboard
has six holes drilled through it, and you should be able to drive a screw
through some of these holes into the mounting brackets in the case.

 Make sure that the case power supply unit has enough capacity to

power all the drives that you plan to install.

 Dont overtighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard.
 Disconnect the power plug from the outlet before working with

the optional devices. Turn off the system and disconnect the power
from the outlet before installing / removing any optional internal
device to / from the system.

 Do not hold the power plug with a wet hand. Do not disconnect /

connect the plug while your hands are wet. Failure to follow this
warning may cause an electric shock.

Connecting Front Panel I/O

This motherboard connectors to the front panel I/O are located an jumper
block FSP1. Follow the instructions carefully for proper connections to your
front panel display and control. It is provides front panel I/O connections for
the following functions.

z PW-SW (Power Switch, Pins 1, 2) : The system power is controlled by a

momentary switch connected to this connector. Pushing the switch while
in the ON mode for more than 4 seconds will turn the system off. The
system power LED shows the states of the system’s power.

z RST-SW (Reset Switch, Pins 5, 6) : The reset switch on your cases front

panel provides you with the hardware reset function, which is the same as
power on/off. The system will do a cold start after the reset button is pushed.

z HD-LED (IDE Device Activity LED, Pins 7, 8) : This connector supplies

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power to the cabinet IDE devices or IDE activity LED. Read and write
activity by devices connected to the Primary or Secondary IDE ports will
cause the LED to light up.

z SPEAKER (Speaker, Pins 19, 21, 23, 25) : The connector connects to the

case-mounted speaker. When system has any abnormally state or fatal
error that you will hear a series of audible beep (if you have a speaker on
the case that we recommend not to use them because it will have buzzer
noise when the system is bootup).

z PW-LED (System Power LED, Pins 18, 20) : The connector connects the

system Power LED, which lights when the system is powered on.

z KB-LK (Keyboard Lock Switch, Pins 24, 26) : This connector connects to

the case-mounted lock switch, that is used to lock the keyboard for security
purpose. If any.

 If the case-mounted LED doesnt light, try reversing the 2-pin

plug.

Pin Assignment

1, 2 PW-SW
5, 6 RST-SW
7, 8 HD-LED

2

1

26

25

19, 21, 23, 25 SPEAKER
18, 20, 22 PW-LED

24, 26 KB-LK

Follow the procedure below to install the front panel I/O.

z Locate the FSP1 connector on the motherboard, begin connecting the

front panel switch and indicators to the appropriate pins on the FSP1
connector. Use the illustration below to make the correct connections.

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Installing Add-on Card

This motherboard has one AGP slot, two 32-bit PCI slots, one AMR slot and
one 8/16-bit ISA slot

z The AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is a PCI-based interface which was

designed specifically for demands of 3D graphics applications. The 32­bit AGP channel directly links the graphics controller to the main memory.
While the channel run at only 66MHz, it supports data transmission during
both the rising and falling end of the clock cycle, yielding an effective
speed of 133MHz.

z PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect. PCI is a 32-bit local

bus (data pathway) which is faster than the ISA bus. Local buses are those
which operate with in a single system (as opposed to a network bus,
which connects multiple systems).

z AMR (Audio Modem Riser) provides high speed communication between

your personal system and a remote location, such as an Internet Service
Provider (ISP).

z ISA stands for Industry Standard Architecture. ISA is a slower 8 or 16-bit

bus (data pathway).

 Never force a card into a slot. If it doesnt fit look at the slot on

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the motherboard to make sure there are no wires or other
obstructions to the slot.

 When plugging the card in, try to push the entire card in at

one time. Dont force one end of the card into the slot-first and
then the other. This will create a rocking motion between the
card and the slot and it will damage the pins with in the slot.

 Make sure that the card is seated securely into the slot.
 This motherboard operates on a 3.3 volt standby for PCI v2.2.

Because of this, you need to unplug the AC power cord before
installing your card. Otherwise, the motherboard may
automatically power up when the card is inserted the slot.

Follow the procedure below to install the add-on card.

z Locate the expansions slots on the motherboard. Select which slot you

plan to use according to the kind of add-on card you are going to install.

z In the system case, remove the blanking plate from the opening in the

case adjacent to the slot you are going to use.

z Hold the edge connector of the add-on card directly over the slot that you

are going to use. The metal bracket on one edge of the add-on card fit
into the opening from which you removed the blanking plate.

z Carefully press the card down so that the edge connector installs into the

expansion slot. You might need to rock the card slightly to make sure that
the edge connector is seated properly into the slot.

z Drive a screw through the metal bracket on the edge of the card to secure

it in place.

 The AMR slot and the ISA slot that are side by side (AMR1 and

ISA1) are shared. This means that you can use either of these
slots but you cannot use them both at the same time.

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 Remember, set jumper cap to the secondary, position on the

AMR card while you are installing the card, also read the
manual and installation notes that come with the adapter card.



Install the IDE Devices

The motherboard has two IDE channel connectors, the Primary IDE channel
and the Secondary IDE channel. Each IDE channel can support two devices.
IDE devices include hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and removable media
drives such as ZIP drives and LS-120 drives.

 When you install two devices on a single IDE channel, you must

configure one of the devices as a MASTER device and one of the
devices as a SLAVE device. These configurations have no effect
on performance and are just a naming convention so that your
system can distinguish between the two devices on the same
channel.

 All IDE devices have documentation that tells you how to set the

device as MASTER or SLAVE. Normally you do this by changing
a jumper cap on the rear edge of the device. If you are installing
two devices on the IDE ribbon cable, configure one device as
MASTER and one device as SLAVE before you begin.

 In order to achieve higher data transfer, you must be used a special

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80-Pin ribbon cable is designed with 40-Pin connector which has
additional grounding wire. The cable is included and is required
when using ATA-66 drives, this cable will also support all legacy
IDE devices.

Follow the procedure below to install the IDE devices.

z Install the IDE device(s) into a suitable drive bay in your system case.
z Locate the Primary IDE channel connector on the motherboard. The

connector is named IDE1(Blue). Plug one end connector (Blue) of the IDE
ribbon cable into IDE1. Plug one of the other connector into the data
connector on the rear edge of the IDE device. If you are installing two
devices, plug the other connector into the data connector on the rear
edge of the second device.

z If you have install a CD-ROM (or DVD) drive, you need to connect the

audio output of the drive to the sound system integrated on the
motherboard. This procedure is explained in the following section audio
connections.

 If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the

Pin-1 side of the cable connector with the Pin-1 side of the
device connector. Each connector has the Pin-1 side clearly
marked. The Pin-1 side of the each ribbon cable is always
marked with red stripe on the cable.

 When you start up your assembled system, an IDE hard disk

drive on the Primary IDE channel is in dentified as drive C. A
second IDE drive on the Primary IDE channel is in dentified
as drive D.

The Primary channel has priority to the Secondary channel. Within each
channel, the two different devices are distinguished by MASTER and SLAVE

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relationship. The MASTER device has priority over the SLAVE device (refer
to illustration on the below).

Status 1

Status 2

Status 3

Primary IDE1

Master Slave

HDD

C:

HDD

C:

HDD

C:

HDD

D:

CD

E:

Secondary IDE2

Master Slave

HDD

D:

HDD

E:

CD

F:

HDD

F:

HDD

D:

Primary channel has
priority over the
Secondary channel

Master has priority
over the Slave devices

Hard disk drives have
priority over the CD­ROM devices

CD_IN J6, J7 : Audio Connector

You can connect the audio output from your CD-ROM (or DVD) drive into the
audio input connectors (either J6 or J7) on the motherboard.

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Assignment

Pin

J6 J7
1 CD-L CD-L
2 GND GND
3 GND CD-R
4 CD-R GND

Install the FDD Drive

The motherboard has FDD interface that will support one or two floppy disk
drives. The floppy ribbon cable connector for two 3.5” wide disk drives.
Follow the procedure below to install the FDD drives.

z Install the floppy disk drive into a suitable drive bay in your system case.
z Locate the floppy disk drive connector on the motherboard. The connector

is named FDC1. Plug one end of the floppy ribbon cable into FDC1. Plug
one of the other connectors into the data connector on the rear edge of
the floppy disk drive.

 If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the

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Pin-1 side of the cable connector with the Pin-1 side of the
device connector. Each connector has the Pin-1 side clearly
warked. The Pin-1 side of the each ribbon cable is always

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marked with red stripe on the cable.

 When you start up your assembled system, the floppy disk drive

will be identified as drive A. If you have installed two drives on
the cable, they will be identified as drives A and B.

Connecting the Power Supply

Most cases include a power supply unit, it requires an ATX power supply for
system application.
Follow the procedure below to connect the power supply.

z Locate the power connector ATX1 on the motherboard and devices
z Plug the main power supply cable from the power supply unit into the

ATX1 connector on the motherboard.

z Plug a free power supply cable from the power supply unit into the power

connector on the rear edge of the floppy disk drive(s).

z Plug a free power supply cable from the power supply unit into the power

connector on the rear edge of the IDE device(s).

 Incorrect connection of the power supply could result in serious

damage to the motherboard and connected peripherals. Make

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sure the power supply is unplugged from the AC outlet before
connecting the leads from power supply.

 Make certain that you do not miss any pins because if you do,

you will void your warranty and cause damage to yourself or
your mohterboard when you trun the system on. After
connecting the power, make sure the connector is seated firmly
into its socket so it will not become loose or fall off when the
system is jostled or moved.

Connecting PS/2, USB, Serial, Parallel, LAN, VGA and Audio-MIDI Devices

After you have installed the motherboard, make the connections to the external
ports. The motherboard rear I/O panel provides external access to PS/2
style keyboard and mouse port, two USB ports, a parallel port, a RJ-45 port,
two serial ports, a game/MIDI port and three audio jacks, which are integrated
on the motherboard and PC99 compliant.

 When plugging in your keyboard and mouse, or when plugging

anything into devices port, make sure the power is off. Connecting
these devices and ports while the power is on is called hot
plugging and may damage your system and devices.

Follow the instruction carefully to properly connecting I/O peripherals to your
system.

z K/B & MS is a stack of two PS/2 mini DIN ports.

z K/B & MS (Green 6-Pin Mouse Port) can be used by a PS/2 mouse or

pointing device.

z K/B & MS (Purple 6-Pin Keyboard Port) can be used by a PS/2

keyboard.

z USB1 & LAN (Black 8-Pin RJ-45 Port) allows you connecting a Local Area

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Network (LAN) through a network hub.

z USB1 & LAN (Black two 4-Pin USB Ports) is a versatile port which can

function as a serial, parallel, mouse, keyboard or joystick device. It is fast
enough to support video transfer, and is capable of supporting up to 127
daisy-chained peripheral devices.

z LPT1 (Burgundy 25-Pin Parallel Port) can be used by a printer or other

parallel communication devices.

z COM1, 2 (Teal / Turquoise Two 9-Pin Serial Ports) is ready for a mouse or

other serial devices.

z GAME_AUDIO is a game / MIDI port and three audio jacks.

z GAME_AUDIO (Gold 15-Pin Game / MIDI Port) you can use this port to

connect a joystick or pad for playing games or connect a MIDI device
for playing or editing professional audio.

z GAME_AUDIO (Lime / Light-Blue / Pink Three 1/8” Audio Jacks) you

can connect a headphone or preferably powered speaker to the left
side jack (Line-Out), or connect a tape player or other audio source to
be recorded by your system or played through the middle jack (Line­In), or connect a microphone for inputting voice to the right side jack
(MIC-In).

USB1 & LAN: RJ-45 Port

This connector support the Ethernet either 10Base-T or 100Base-TX network.
The motherboard provides an RJ-45 port to connect to the Hub with the TPE
(Twisted Pair Ethernet) cable. Orient the connector so the key is aligned with

the port, then push the connector into port until you hear a click voice.
The RJ-45 port has two LED indicators which indicate the presence of station
Link and Activity status for installation verification and diagnostic purpose.

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Activity LED

(Green)

Link LED

(Y ellow)

z Link LED (Yellow): The Link LED is located on the left part of the port. It is

associated with the RJ-45 phone jack to indicate whether the twisted pair
link connected. When there is no coming network data packet on the jack,
the jack will start to detect periodical link-integrity pulses which should be
sent by the device connected at the other end of the link, on the received
pair of the twisted-pair cable. If link-integrity pulse is not detected, there is
a link failure and the Link LED will be turned off and the transmit and receive
functions of the jack will also be disabled. Table shows all the status of the
Link LED, it is useful as a trouble-shooting aid. Match the activity of LED on
the port with one of the status indicated in the table.

State

z Normal data packet are received or link-integrity pulse is detected.

On

z When no twisted-pair connected.
z When link test is disabled.
z No power source into Hub.

Off

z T wisted-pair is faulty .
z Non 10Base-T or non 100Base-TX device connected at the other

Description

end of the twisted-pair.

z A twisted-pair wire exceeds the recommended length (Maximum

length is 100 meters).

z Activity LED (Green): The activity LED is located on the left part of the

port. It indicates the activity (transmit data) status of the system. The LED

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should be blinking when the data packet being transmitted from the cable.
Table shows status of the activity LED.

State

z Data packet being transmitted

Blink

z Power off

Off

z No data package transmitted

Description

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Network system

on LAN

Multiport hub

PS/2 Mouse

Printer with the

parallel interface

Joystick or

pad controller

Display unit

Telephone line and

T elephone set

PS/2 Keyboard

Device with

the serial

interface

Device with the

Headphone
or powered

speaker

Tape player

or audio

source

device

Microphone

USB interface

Get Ready to Boot the System

At a minimum, you will need the following components in order to build a fully
functioning system.

z System case with ATX power supply unit
z PGA370 Processor (Intel Celeron / Pentim III or VIA Cyrix111)
z One SDRAM memory module
z One graphics adapter
z One IDE HDD drive, one CD-ROM drive, and one FDD drive

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z One display monitor
z One PS/2 mouse and one PS/2 keyboard

Of course you can use the system I/O ports and expansion slots to add
many more features and components to your system than the essential items
listed above. Verify the state or the connection, you are done. Now ready to
boot the system for the first time. Turn on the system and follow the on­screen instructions for setup.

 If the power cord is connected to the power control unit such as

the UPS, turn on the power control unit, also choose an appropriate
input voltage for your system.

 While the tests are running, additional messages will appear on

the screen. If you do not see anything within 30 seconds from the
time you run on the power, the system may have failed a power-on
test. Recheck your jumper setting and connections or call your
retailer for assistance.

 Make sure to power off the system before connecting or discon-

necting cable between the system and peripheral devices. Con­necting or disconnecting the cables while the system is powered
may cause malfunctions or failures of the system.

 Verify that the access LED on the system is unlit before turn off

the system or ejecting the CD-ROM or floppy disk. Doing so while
the access LED is lit may damage the data being stored or the
CD-ROM or floppy disk.

 When you have just turn off the system, wait at least 10 seconds

before turning it back on. Immediate power cycling may cause
malfunctions or failures of the system.

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POST

Powering on the system starts POST and displays its check results. If the
logo is displayed, press the <ESC> key. After a few seconds, the following
message appears at bottom left on the screen.

{ Press DEL to enter SETUP }

When the error message appears, the POST displays the result upon
completion and the system waits for a key entry. Press the <DEL> key to
start the setup utility.

 We recommends you print out or write down your current system

parameters. This information will be need to restore your system
after motherboard replacement, if any.

The post runs automatically when you power on the system or reset it with a
keyboard operation (Ctrl + Alt + Delete). The POST run diagnostics, initializes
the system, sets interrupt vectors, detects installed peripheral devices, and
boots the operating system (if installed).

Please continue to the next section to configure your BIOS (Basic Input Output
System) setting that allow you to view and enter system configuration data.
The setup utility is pre-installed on your system and ready to run.

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3. BIOS Setup Utility

This chapter describes how to configure the system with the BIOS Setup
Utility. It also describes system parameters and which parameter to select for
your particular needs. The motherboard provides a 2MB, 32-Pins DIP package
FWB that can be updated using provided BIOS utility. The setup utility is like
a database of the hardware that is installed in your system. It contains
information about the configuration of the hardware.
When you have assembled your system, you should immediately run the
setup utility to configure the new hardware that you have used to build your
system. Thereafter, you may not need to attend the setup utility again unless
you make changes to the hardware configuration of the system.

 If you are not sure how to configure the Setup utility, we suggest

that you select Load Optimized Defaults on the Main Menu screen,
then exit saving changes. This loads optimized default settings for
normal use.

Running the Setup Utility

To run the setup utility immediately when booting your system, press the
<Delete> key when prompted to enter the Main Menu.

Use the following keys to work with the setup utility. Available key operations

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are also indicated at the bottom of the screen.

Navigation Key(s) Function Description
<F1> Displays the General Help screen from anywhere in the

BIOS setup.

<Esc> Jumps to the EXIT menu or returns to the main menu from a

sub-menu

ÅÅ

ÆÆ

Åor

Æ(Keypad arrow) Selects the menu item to the left or right

ÅÅ

ÆÆ

ÇÇ

ÈÈ

Çor

È(Keypad arrow) Moves the highlight up or down between fields

ÇÇ

ÈÈ

- (Minus key) Scrolls backward through the values for the highlighted field
+ (Plus key) Scrolls forward through the values for the highlighted field
<Enter> Brings up a selection menu for the highlighted field
<Home> or <PgUp> Moves the cursor to the first field
<End> or <PgDn> Moves the cursor to the last field
<F5> Load previous values from CMOS
<F6> Load the fail-safe defaults from BIOS default table
<F7> Load the optimized defaults
<F10> Save all the CMOS changes and exit

Standard CMOS Features

Selecting “Standard CMOS Features” on the main program screen display
this menu :

In the Standard CMOS menu you can set the system clock and calendar,

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record disk drive parameters and the video subsystem type, and select the
type of errors that stop the BIOS POST.

Date and Time Setting

The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information.
This field is for information only. Press the arrow keys to move to the desired
field (date, month, year). Press the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to increment the
setting, or type the desired value into the field.
Follow the month, day and year format. Valid values for month, day and year
are :

Month : 1 to 12
Day : 1 to 31

Year : up to 2079
The time format is based on the 24-hour military-time clock. Press the arrow
keys to move to the desired field. Press the <PgUp> or <PgDn> key to
increment the setting, or type the desired value into the field.
Follow the hour, minute and second format. Valid values for hour, minute and
second are :

Hour : 00 to 23

Minute : 00 to 59

Second : 00 to 59

IDE Hard Drive

The BIOS supports up to four IDE devices. This section does not show infor­mation about other IDE devices, such as a CD-ROM drive, or about other
hard disk drive type, such as SCSI drives. We recommend that you select
type auto for all drives.
The BIOS can automatically detect the specification and optimal operating

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mode of almost all IDE hard disk drives. When you select type auto for a
hard disk drive, the BIOS detects its specifications during POST, every time
the system boots.
Here is a brief explanation of drive specification Access Mode : [Auto]
[Normal] [Large] [LBA].

z [Auto] : The BIOS automatically determines the optional mode.
z [Normal] : Maximum number of cylinders, heads, and sectors supports

are 1024, 16, and 63.

z [Large] : For drives that do not support LBA and have more than 1024

cylinders.

z [LBA] (Logical Block Addressing) : During accesses, the IDE controller

transforms the data address described by sector, head, and cylinder num­ber into a physical block address, significantly improving data transfer
rates. For drives with greater than 1024 cylinders.

Floppy Drive

These fields record the type of floppy disk drives installed in your system.
To enter the configuration value for a particular drive, highlight its correspond­ing field and then select the drive type using <PgUp> or <PgDn> key.
Floppy 3 Mode is the Japanese standard floppy drive. The standard stores

1.2MB in a 3.5” diskette
The available options for Drive A / Drive B are : [360K, 5.25in] [ 1.2M, 5.25in]
[720K, 3.5in] [1.44M, 3.5in] [2.88M, 3.5in] [None]
The available options for Floppy 3 Mode are : [Disabled] [Drive A] [Drive B]
[Both]

Video

Select the type of primary video subsystem in your system. The BIOS usu­ally detects the correct video type automatically. The BIOS supports a sec-

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ondary video subsystem, but you do not select it in setup.

zz

z [EGA/VGA] : Enhanced Graphics Adapter / Video Graphics Array. For

zz

EGA, VGA, SVGA, or PGA monitor adapters.

zz

z [CGA 40] : Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 40 column mode.

zz

zz

z [CGA 80] : Color Graphics Adapter, power up in 80 column mode.

zz

zz

z [MONO] : Monochrome adapter, includes high resolution monochrome

zz

adapters.

The available options for Video are : [EGA/VGA] [CGA 40] [CGA 80] [MONO].

Halt On

During the power-on self-test (POST), the system stops if the BIOS detects a
hardware error. You can tell the BIOS to ignore certain errors during POST
and continue the boot-up process. These are the selections :

zz

z [All, But Keyboard] : The system boot will not stop for a keyboard error;

zz

it will stop for all other errors.

zz

z [All, But Diskette] : The system boot will not stop for a disk error; it will

zz

stop for all other errors.

zz

z [All, But Disk/Key] : The system boot will not stop for a keyboard or disk

zz

error; it will stop for all other errors.

zz

z [All Errors] : Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error the system will

zz

be stopped.

zz

z [No Errors] : The system boot will not stop for any error that may be

zz

detected and you will be prompted.
The available options for Halt On are : [All, But Keyboard] [All, But Disk/Key]
[All Errors] [No Errors] [All, But Diskette].

Base Memory, Extended Memory, Total Memory

These item are display-only which is determine by POST of the BIOS.

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zz

z [Base Memory] : Display the amount of conventional memory detected

zz

during boot up.

zz

z [Extended Memory] : Display the amount of extended memory detected

zz

during boot up.

zz

z [Total Memory] : Display the total memory available in the system.

zz

After you have made your selection(s) in the Standard CMOS
Features, press the <Esc> key to go back to main program screen.

Advanced BIOS Features

Selecting “Advanced BIOS Features” on the main program screen display
this menu :

The screen allows you to improve your system performance, or let you set
up some system feature according to your preference. Some entries are
required by the motherboard’s design to remain in their default setting.

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When enabled, you receive warning message if a program attempts to write
the boot sector or the partition table of the hard disk drive. You should then
run an anti-virus programs. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the
boot sector, not the entire hard disk drive.

 Many disk diagnostic programs that access the boot sector table

can trigger the virus warning message. If you plan to run such a

program, we recommend that you first disable the virus warning.

The available options for Virus Warning are : [Disabled] [Enabled].

CPU Internal Cache / External Cache

These item enabled or disabled the cache of your system. The cache fea­ture enhances system performance because the most frequently used data
is accessed from and written to the high-speed cache memory.
The available options for CPU Internal Cache and External Cache are :
[Enabled] [Disabled].

CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking

When this item is enabled, it allows the system to carry out cache memory
error checking if the cache memory chips support ECC (Error Checking and
Correction).
The available options for CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking are : [Enabled]
[Disabled].

Processor Number Feature

The Pentium III processors are installed with a unique processor identifica­tion number. If you Disabled this item, the number will be suppressed so that
it cannot be read by other systems on the network.
The available options for Processor Number Feature are : [Disabled]
[Enabled].

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 You can ignore this item while you unused Pentium III processor

on the system.

Quick Power On Self T est

This will skip some diagnostic checks during the Power On Self Test (POST)
to speed up the booting process.
The available options for Quick Power On Self Test are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

First / Second / Third Boot Device

These items to setting the priority and sequence the devices that your sys­tem will search for an operating device during bootup.
The available options for First / Second / Third Boot Device are : [HDD-0]
[SCSI] [CDROM] [HDD-1] [HDD-2] [HDD-3] [LAN] [Disabled] [LS/ZIP].

Boot Other Device

If you enable this item, the system will search all other possible locations for
an operating device it fails to find one in the devices specified under First,
Second and Third Boot Devices.
The available options for Boot Other Device are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

Swap Floppy Drive

If you have two floppy drive in your system, this item allows you to swap
around the assigned drive letters so that drive A become drive B, and
drive B become drive A.
The available options for Swap Floppy Drive are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

Boot Up Floppy Seek

If this item is enable, it checks the geometry of the floppy drive at start up
time. The available options for Boot Up Floppy Seek are : [Disabled]
[Enabled].

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Boot Up NumLock Status

This item defines if the keyboard <NumLock> key is active when your sys­tem is bootup.
The available options for Boot Up NumLock Status are : [On] [Off].

T ypematic Rate Setting / Rate (Chars/Sec) / Delay (Msec)

When Disabled, the two items (Typematic Rate and Typematic Delay) are
irrelevant. Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller
in your system. When Enabled, you can select a typematic rate and type­matic delay.
When the typematic rate (the rate at which character repeats when you hold
down a key) to define how many characters per second.
When the typematic rate setting is enabled, you can select a typematic delay
(the delay before key strokes begin to repeat) to define how many
milliseconds.
The available options for Typematic Rate Setting are : [Disabled] [Enabled].
The available options for Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) are : [6] [8] [10] [12]
[15] [20] [24] [30].
The available options for Typematic Delay (Msec) are : [250] [500] [750] [1000].

Security Option

This item allows you to limit access to the system and setup, or just to setup.

zz

z [Setup] : The system will boot, but access to setup will be denied if the

zz

correct password is not entered at the prompt.

zz

z [System] : The system can not boot and can not access to setup page

zz

will be denied if the correct password not entered at the prompt.
The available options for Security Option are : [Setup] [System].





Security takes effect only if a password is set. (See set Supervisor /

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User Password in this chapter.)

Select For DRAM > 64MB

This item is only required if you have installed more than 64MB of memory
and running the OS/2 operating system. Otherwise, leave this item at the
default [Non-OS2].
The available options for OS Select For DRAM > 64MB are : [Non-OS2]
[OS2].

Video BIOS Shadow

Software that resides in a read-only memory (ROM) chip on a device is called
firmware. The EliteBIOS permits shadowing of firmware such as the system
BIOS, video BIOS, and similar operating instructions that come with some
expansion peripherals, for example, a SCSI adaptor.
Shadowing improves the performance of the system BIOS and similar ROM
firmware for expansion peripherals, but it also reduces the amount of high
memory (640KB to 1MB) available for loading device drivers, etc.
Enable shadowing into each section of memory separately. Many system
designers hardware shadowing of the system BIOS and eliminate a System
BIOS Shadow option.
Video BIOS shadows into memory area C0000-C7FFF. The remaining areas
shown on the BIOS Feature Setup screen may be occupied by other expan­sion card firmware. If an expansion peripheral in your system contains ROM­based firmware, you need to know the address range the ROM occupies to
shadow it in to the correct area of RAM.
The available option for Video BIOS Shadow are : [Enabled] [Disabled].
The available options for C8000-CBFFF / CC000-CFFFF / D0000-D3FFF /
D4000-D7FFF / D8000-DBFFF / DC000-DFFFF Shadow are : [Disabled]

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[Enabled]

After you have made your selection(s) in the Advanced BIOS Features,
press the <Esc> key to go back to the main program screen.

Advanced Chipset Features

Selecting “Advanced Chipset Features” on the main program screen display
this menu :

The screen allows you to configure the system based on the specific fea­tures of the installed chipset. This chipset manages bus speeds and access
to system memory resources, such as DRAM and the external cache. The
default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating
conditions for your system. Do not reset these values unless you under­stand the consequences of your changes.

Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing

The motherboard designer must select the proper value for this field, ac­cording to the specifications of the installed SDRMA chips.
The available options for Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing are : [SDRAM 10ns] [SDRAM

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8ns] [Normal] [Medium] [Fast] [Turbo].

SDRAM Cycle Length

This field sets the CAS latency timing.
The available options for SDRAM Cycle Length are : [3] [2].

DRAM Clock

Allows you to set the memory clock speed to any [HCLK-33M], [HCLK+33M]
or [Host CLK], depending on your memory speed.
The available options for DRAM Clock are : [HCLK-33M] [HCLK+33M] ]Host
CLK].

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFh,
resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to
this memory area, may cause a system error.
The available options for System BIOS Cacheable are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

Video RAM Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video RAM, resulting in better sys­tem performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, may
cause a system error.
The available options for Video RAM Cacheable are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

AGP Aperture Size

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aper­ture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics
memory address space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded
to the AGP without any translation. See www.agpforum.org for AGP information.
The available options for AGP Aperture Size are : [64M] [128M] [4M] [8M]
[16M] [32M].

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AGP-4X Mode

Enables the 4X AGP mode for higher AGP throughput. A 4X AGP graphics is
required to enable this function.
The available options for AGP-4X Mode are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

AGP Driving Control / AGP Driving Value

Allows you to adjust the AGP driving force. Choose Manual to key in a AGP
driving value in the next selection. This field is recommended to set in Auto
for avoiding any error in your system.
The available options for AGP Driving Control are : [Auto] [Manual].

AGP Fast Write

Select Enabled if your system has an AGP adapter installed on the mother­board in order to improve performance.
The available options for AGP Fast Write are : [Disabled] [Enabled].

Onchip USB

The chipset contains an integrated USB controller. Select Enabled if you
have USB peripherals.
The available options for Onchip USB are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

USB Keyboard Support

Select Enabled if your system contains a USB controller and you have a
USB Keyboard.
The available options for USB keyboard Support are : [Disabled] [Enabled].

Memory Parity / ECC Check

Select Enabled to detect the memory parity and error checking & correcting.
The available options for Memory Parity / ECC Check are : [Disabled]
[Enabled].

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Integrated Peripherals

Selecting “Integrated Peripherals” on the main program screen display this
menu :

The screen allows you to configure the onboard device controllers.

OnChip IDE Channel 0 / Channel 1
Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO
Primary / Secondary Master / Slave UDMA

z OnChip IDE Channel 0 / Channel 1

This chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels.

Select Enabled to activate the primary and / or secondary onboard IDE

interface. Select Disabled to deactivate this interface, if you install a pri-

mary and / or secondary add-in IDE interface.

The available options for Onchip IDE Channel 0 / Channel 1 are :[Enabled]

[Disabled].

z Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO

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mode (0~4) for each of up to four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE

interface supports. Mode 0 through 4 provide successively increased

performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best

mode for each device.

The available options for Primary / Secondary Master / Slave PIO are :

[Auto] [Mode 0] [Mode 1] [Mode 2] [Mode 3] [Mode 4].

z Primary / Secondary Master / Slave UDMA

UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA com-

mands and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a

maximum burst rate of 66MB/s. When you select Auto in the four IDE

UDMA fields, the system automatically determines the optimal data trans-

fer rate for each IDE device.

The available options for Primary / Secondary Master / Slave UDMA are :

[Auto] [Disabled].

Init Display First

Allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot of VGA card or AGP first.
The available options for Init Display First are : [PCI Slot] [AGP].

Onboard Lan Device

Select Enabled if your system has a LAN controller installed on the mother­board and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in LAN card or the system
has no LAN controller, select Disabled in this field.
The available options for Onboard Lan Device are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

Onboard FDD Controller

Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on
the motherboard and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the
system has no floppy drive, select Disable in this field.

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The available options for Onboard FDD Controller are :[Enabled] [Disabled].

Onboard Serial Port 1 / Port 2

Select a address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports.
The available options for Onboard Serial Port 1 / Port 2 are : [Auto] [3F8 /
IRQ4] [2F8 / IRQ3] [3E8 / IRQ4] [2E8 / IRQ3] [Disabled].

UART 2 Mode / IR Function Duplex / TX, RX inverting enabled

Select an operating mode for the onboard serial port 2. If you select [HPSIR] or
[ASKIR], the IR Function Duplex and TX, RX inverting enable items will appear.

z The [HPSIR] is Hewlett Packard infrared communication protocol with maxi-

mum baud rate up to 115.2k bps.

z The [ASKIR] is Sharp infrared communication protocol with maximum baud

rate up to 57.6K bps.

The available options for UART 2 Mode are : [Standard] [HPSIR] [ASKIR].

Onboard Parallel Port

Allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I/O address setting.
The available options for Onboard Parallel Port are : [378 / IRQ7] [278 / IRQ5]
[3BC / IRQ7] [Disabled].

Onboard Parallel Port Mode / ECP Mode Use DMA / Parallel Port EPP Type

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel port. Select [Normal] un­less you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the
other available modes. If you select other mode, the ECP Mode Use DMA
and Parallel Port EPP Type items will appear.

zz

z [SPP] : Standard Parallel Port is the IBM AT and PS/2 compatible mode.

zz

zz

z [EPP] : Enhanced Parallel Port is enhances the parallel port throughput

zz

by directly writing / reading data to / from parallel port without latch.

zz

z [ECP] : Extended Parallel Port is supports DMA and RLE (Run Length

zz

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Encoded) compression and decompression.
The available option Onboard Parallel Mode are : [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [ECP
/ EPP].
ECP Mode Use DMA allows you to select a DMA channel for the parallel port
for use during ECP mode.
The available options for ECP Mode Use DMA are [3] [1].
Parallel Port EPP Type allows you to select a DMA channel for the parallel
port for use during EPP mode.
The available options for Parallel Port EPP Type are : [EPP1.9] [EPP1.7].

Game Port (200-207H)

This setting Enabled the game port or MIDI device available on the
motherboard.
The available options for Game Port (200-207H) are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

Power Management Setup

Selecting “Power Management Setup” on the main program screen display
this menu:

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The Power Management Setup option controls the power management
functions. This motherboard supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and
Power management Interface). The system has various power saving modes
that allows the system to be automatically resumed by certain events.

ACPI Function

This item allows you to Enabled or Disabled the ACPI ( Advanced Configura­tion and Power management Interface) function.
The available options for ACPI Function are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

Power Management / HDD Power Down / Doze Mode / Suspend Mode

Allows you to select the type of power saving for HDD Power Down, Doze,
and Suspend modes. See the section PM Timers for a brief description of
each mode.

z [User Define] : allows you to set each mode individually. Select time-out

periods in the HDD Power Down, Doze Mode, and Suspend Mode section.

z [Max Saving] : Maximum power savings. Only available for SL CPUs.

Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode.

z [Min Saving] : Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each

mode (except the hard disk drive).
The available options for Power Management are : [User Define] [Max Saving]
[Min Saving]

HDD Power Down

After the selected period of drive inactivity (1 to 15 minutes), the hard disk
drive power down while allother devices remain active.

Doze Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), the CPU
clock run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed.

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Suspend Mode

After the selected period of system inactivity (1 minute to 1 hour), all devices
except the CPU shut off.

ACPI Suspend T ype

This item allows you to set how your system suspends.

zz

z [S1(POS)] : This suspend mode is equivalent to a software power down.

zz

zz

z [S3(STR)] : This motherboard features the suspend to RAM function. In a

zz

suspend to RAM, the system is totally powered down with the exception

of the small current required to refresh the system memory. To resume

from a suspend to RAM, press the power button (or use the hot keys or

password if you have enabled a hot key or password power on). The

system will resume in just a few seconds, and it will appear in exactly the

same state as it was before it was suspended to RAM.
The available options for ACPI Suspend Type are : [S1(POS)] [S3(STR)].

PM Control by APM

If APM (Advance Power Management) is installed on your system, selecting
Yes gives better power savings.
When enabled, an APM device will be activated to enhance the max. power
saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock.
The availaable options for PM Control by APM are : [Yes] [No].

Video Off Option

Select the power saving modes during which the monitor goes blank

z [Suspend] ÆOff : Monitor blanked when system enters suspend mode.
z [All Modes] ÆOff : Monitor blanked when system enters any power-sav-

ing mode.

z [Always On] : Monitor remains on during power-saving modes.

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The available options for Video Off Option are : [Suspend ÆOff] [All Modes
ÆOff] [Always On].

Video Off Method

Deter mines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.
The Blank Screen option will let the system BIOS blank the screen when
disabling video. V/H SYNC + Blank will allow the system BIOS to turn off the
V-SYNC and H-SYNC signals running from the VGA interface to monitor.

z [V/H SYNC + Blank] : System turns off vertical and horizontal synchroni-

zation ports and writes blank to the video buffer.

z [Blank Screen] : System only writes blanks to the video buffer.
z [DPMS Support] : Select this option if your monitor supports the Display

Power Management Signaling (DPMS) standard of the Video Electronics

Standard Association (VESA). Use the software supplied for your video

sub system to select video power management values.
The available options for Video Off Method are : [V/H SYNC + Blank] [Blank
Screen] [DPMS Support].

MOMEM Use IRQ

Allows you to determines the IRQ in which the modem can use.
The available options for MODEM Use IRQ are : [3] [1].

Soft-Off by PWRBTN

When you select Instant-Off or Delay 4 Sec., turning the system off with the
on/off button places the system in a very low power usage state, either im­mediately or after 4 seconds, with only enough circuitry receiving power to
detect wake-up event activity.
The available options for Soft-Off by PWRBTN are : [Instant-Off] [Delay 4 Sec].

State After Power Failure

A traditional ATX system should remain at power off stage when AC power

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resumes from power failure. This design is inconvenient for a network serve
or work station without an UPS, that need to keep power on. This item is used
to solve this problem.

z [Auto] : If you select Auto, the system will power-on or power-off based

on the original state.

z [On] : If you select On, the system can automatically power-on after AC

power resume.

z [Off] : If yu select Off, the system keep power-off state after AC power resume.

The available options for State A fter Power Failure are :[Auto] [On] [Off].

Wake Up Events

Wake Up Events are I/O events whose occurrence can prevent the system
from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a
mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a de­vice which is configured as on, even when the system is in a power down
mode.

PnP / PCI Configurations

Selecting “PnP / PCI Configurations” on the main program screen display
this menu:

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This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI (Personal Com­puter Interconnect) is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds
nearing the speed the CPU itself use when communicating with its own spe­cial components. This section covers some very technical items and it is
strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes
to the default settings.

PNP OS Installed

Select Yes if the system operating environment is plug and play aware
(Windows 95/98).
The available options for PnP OS Installed are : [No] [Yes].

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to rest Extened Sys­tem Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit setup if you have installed a
new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious confilict
that the operating system connot boot.
The available options for Reset Configuration Data are : [Auto (ESCD)] [Manual].

Resources Controlled By

The Plug and Play Elite BIOS can automatically configure all the boot and
Plug and Play-compatible devices. If you select Auto, all the interrupt re­quest (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, because the BIOS auto­matically assigns them.
The available options for Resource Controlled By are : [Auto (ESCD) [Manual].

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

This item is designed to overcome some problem that can be caused by
some non-standard graphics adapters. If you’re having problems with the
VGA system, try enabling this item.

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The available options for PCI / VGA Palette Snoop are : [Disabled] [Enabled].

Assign IRQ For VGA

Assign an IRQ number to your VGA adapter.
The available options for Assign IRQ For VGA are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

Assign IRQ For USB

Assign an IRQ number to the onboard USB port.
The available options for Assign IRQ For USB are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

PC Health Status

Selection “PC Health Status” on the main program screen display this menu

You cannot change any values in the PC Health Status fields, they are only
for your information. The fields the CPU temperature, FAN speed and volt­ages about your system.

After you have made your selection in the PC Health Status, press
the <Esc> key to back to the main program screen.

Frequency Control

Selecting “Frequency Control” on the main program screen display this

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menu :

The Frequency Control allows you to set the CPU and system bus clock for
your system, also system clock frequency will automatically be modulated
which help reducing electromagnetic interference.

Auto Detect DIMM / PCI Clk

If you Enabled this item, the system does not generate clock signals for unused
PCI or DIMM slots, so that EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) is reduced.
The available options for Auto Detect DIMM / PCI Clk are : [Enabled] [Disabled].

System EMI Support

If you Enabled this item, the EMI generated by the system is greatly reduced.
The available option for System EMI Support are : [Disabled] [Enabled].

CPU Host / PCI Clock

The motherboard automatically detects and installs the CPU FSB on the
system. This item allows you to set Host CPU / PCI Clock.
If your CPU Bus Frequency is support to 66MHz.
The available options for Host CPU / PCI Clock are : [Auto] [66/33MHz] [68/
34MHz] [75/37MHz] [83/41MHz].
If your CPU Bus Frequency is support to 100MHz.

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The available options for Host CPU / PCI Clock are : [Auto] [95/31MHz] [100/
33MHz] [103/34MHz] [112/37MHz].
If your CPU Bus Frequency is support to 133MHz.
The available options for Host CPU / PCI Clock are : [Auto] [133/33MHz]
[138/34MHz] [140/35MHz] [150/37MHz].

After you have made your selection in the Frequency Control, press
the <Esc> key to go back to the main program screen.

Load Fail-Safe / Optimized Defaults

Selecting “Load Fail-Safe Defaults” on the main program screen and press
<Enter> key on this option. You get a confirmation dialog box with a mes­sage display the menu :

When you pressing “Y” key to load the BIOS default values for the most
stable, minimal performance system operations.

Selecting “Load Optimized Defaults” on the main program screen and press
<Enter> key on this option. You get a confirmation dialog box with a mes­sage display the menu.

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When you pressing “Y” key to load the default values that are factory setting
for optimal performance system operations.

Set Supervisor / User Password

You can set either Supervisor or User Password, or both of them. The differ­ences between are:

z Supervisor Password : Can enter and change the options of the setup menus.
z User Password : Just can only enter but do not have the right to change

the options of the setup menus.
When you select these function, the following message will appear at the
center of the screen to assist you in creating a password.

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Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>

key. The password typed now will clear any previously entered pass-

word from CMOS memory. It will be asked to confirm the password, type

the password again and press <Enter> key, or you may also press <Esc>

key to abort the selection and not enter a password.

To disabled a password, just press <Enter> key when you are prompted

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disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you

can enter setup freely.

When a password has been enabled, you will be prompted to enter it

every time you try to enter setup. This prevents an unauthorized person

from changing any part of your system configuration.

Additionally, when a password is enabled, you can also require the BIOS

to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would

prevent unanthorzed use of your system. You determine when the pass-

word is required within the Advanced BIOS Feature setup menu and its

Security Options. If the security option is set to “System” the password will

be required both at boot and at enter to setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting

only occurs when trying to enter setup.

Save & Exit Setup / Exit Without Saving

Selecting “Save & Exit Setup” on the main program screen and press
<Enter> key on this option. You get a confirmation dialog box with a mes­sage display this menu :

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Pressing <Y> key to stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS
special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The
next time you boot your system, the BIOS configures your system according
to the setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system
is restarted again.

Selecting “Exit Without Saving” on the main program screen and press
<Enter> key on this option. You get a confirmation dialog box with a mes­sage display this menu :

This allow you to exit setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previ­ous selections remain in effect. This exits the setup Utility and restarts your
system.

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4. Installing the Utilities

Once you have assembled your system, fine-tuned the Setup utility, and
installed your computer with an operating system, you can begin installing
the support software that ships with the system.
The support software is supplied on a CD-ROM, it is assumed that the CD-ROM
drive in your system is identified as drive D. Make the necessary changes to the
text if your CD-ROM drive is identified as some other drive letter.
The CD-ROM has an installation program that runs automatically when you
insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. If the program doesn’t run, open
the Windows run [Command] from the [Start] menu and browse to the file
Autorun on the CD-ROM. The drivers menu displays two items as shown
below Figure 1 for your particular motherboard. When you click on Drivers
from the opening screen of the “Driver Install” program, the Drives menu
displays as shown below Figure1.1.

Figure 1 Figure 1.1

Using the Installation Program

When you click on “M694X(N)-MX” under “Socket 370 Series Motherboard”
from the opening screen of the installation program, the drivers menu dis­plays seven items as shown below Figure 2.

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 Figure 2

HardWare Doctor VHM2.02 For W in9X Installation

The system environment monitoring Utility with the onboard VIA VT82C686A
system monitor chip allow you to monitor your system’s temperature, fan
speed, CPU and system voltage. Using this Utility, you can setup the upper
and lower limits of these monitored parameters. A per-warning message will
pop up on the screen when the monitored parameters is out of the preset
range. This software have to installed under Windows OS.

z Click “HardWare Doctor VHM2.02 For Win9X” on the Figure 2, the screen

will appear Figure 3. for VIA Hardware Monitor AP10.02.

z Click [Next], the screen will appear Figure 4. Then type in “C:\VIAhm”

(assuming that your CD-ROM drive is drive D:). The installation program will
now guide you through the rest of the install process.

 Figure 3 Figure 4

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z When completed, you will be prompted to reboot. Click [Finsh] to com-

plete the installation.

z The “HardWare Doctor VHM2.02” option will be added to the “Program”

directory. Click “VIA HM” to access the program, the screen will appear
Figure 5.

z Then click “VIA Hardware Monitor”, the screen will appear Figure 6. Set

the threshold you want for system temperature, voltages and fan speed,
by clicking the option item to increase / decrease setting.

 Figure 5 Figure 6

Four in One Driver For Win9X Installation

This folder installs upgraded information files for Windows’ registry so that the
features of the VIA chipset are fully supported. The files add or enhance the
following features:

z Default IDE DMA Mode Setting.
z AGP VxD Driver
z VIA Chipset Functions’ Registry
z IRQ Routing Miniport Driver

Only install this software if your system is running Windows 95/98 and you
have at least 32MB of system memory. When you click “Four in One Driver

For Win9X” on the Figure 2, the screen will appear Figure 7. The installation

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program will now guide you through the rest of the install process.
When completed, the screen will appear Figure 8. you will be prompted to
reboot, Click [Finish] to reboot and complete the installation.

 Figure 7 Figure 8

IDE Driver For NT40 Installation

This folder provides bus mastering UltraDMA 66 drivers for IDE devices runing
on Windows NT4.0 system. If you are runing Windows NT4.0, click on this
item to install drivers.

z Click “IDE Driver For NT40” on the Figure 2, the screen will appear Figure

9. Then click [Next] to installation program will now guide you through the

rest of the install process.
When completed, the screen will appear Figure 10. You will be prompted to
reboot, Click [Finish] to reboot and complete the installation.

 Figure 9 Figure 10

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Audio Driver Installation

This folder let you select the drivers for the audio system that is integrated on
this motherboard. Drivers are provided for Windows 95/98, NT4.0 and Win

2000.

zz

z Click “Audio Driver” on the Figure 2, the screen will appear Figure 11.

zz

(Install the Audio driver from sub-folders for Windows 95/98, NT4.0 and Win

2000).

zz

z Click “Audio Driver For Win95/98” on the Figure 11, the screen will appear

zz

Figure 12. The installation program will now guide you through the rest of

the installation process. When completed, the screen will appear Figure

13. You will be prompted to reboot, Click [Finish] to reboot and complete

the installation.

 Figure 11 Figure 12

 Figure 13

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zz

z View device through the Device Manager under Windows 98.

zz

z Click [Start]

→→

→ Point to [Setting]

→→

→→

→ Click [Control Panel] to view pro-

→→

gram install state..

z Double click [System]

→→

→ Click [Device Manager]

→→

→→

→ Click “+” to the left

→→

of the [Display adapters], the screen will appear Figure 14. Highlight the
“Audio Driver For Win95/98” driver is installed successfully.

 Figure 14

LAN Driver Installation

In the driver provides the information about the driver installation guide for
SIS900 Ethernet network operation system. The following section will de­scribe the most popular network operation system installation procedure.

z Click [Start]

→→

→ Point to [Setting]

→→

→→

→ Click [Control Panel] to add the

→→

hardware function.

z Double click [Add New Hardware], The screen will appear Figure 15. The

installation program will now guide you through the rest of the installation

process. When completed, the screen will appear Figure 16. Then click

[Finish] to complete the installation.

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 Figure 15 Figure 16
z View device through the Device Manager under Windows 98.

z Click [Start]

→→

→ Point to [Setting]

→→

→→

→ Click [Control Panel] view pro-

→→

gram install state.

z Double click [System]

→→

→ Click [Device Manager]

→→

→→

→ Click “+” to the left

→→

of the “Network adapters”, the screen will appear Figure 17. Highlight the
LAN driver is installed successfully.

 Figure 17

z Or allows your OS specify the path for LAN driver install, please refer to

“LAN Driver Readme” explain on the Figure 2.

BIOS Utility

This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on
the motherboard, and let you copy an updated BIOS to the chip. Take care

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how you use this program. If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a
new BIOS, or write a new BIOS that is incorrect, your system will malfunction.

The flash memory utility is called AWDFLASH.EXE. To use the utility, you
must be in real-mode DOS (not the DOS box that is available in Windows 95/
98/NT). If you are using Windows 95/98, shut down your system and select
the option restart in DOS in the shut down dialog box. If you are running
Windows NT, shut down your system and boot from a DOS diskette tempo­rarily in order to run the flash memory utility. You can easily flash a BIOS by
following the step below :

z After downloading the appropriate BIOS file from website, extract it to a

bootable DOS 6.X or Windows 98 diskette.

z If you are using DOS 6.X, reboot your system with the bootable diskette

in the A: drive. To make sure a clean DOS environment is loaded, press
the [F5] key while “Starting MS-DOS” is displayed. After the system has
rebooted, the cursor will appear at the A:\>prompt.

z If you are using Windows 95 or 98, press [F8] key when you see “Start-

ing MS Windows 95 or 98”. Select the option “Safe Mode Command
Prompt only”.

z Now you can run the flash utility from the A:\prompt.For example, to update

the motherboard to BIOS version xx, you would type :

A:\>AWDFLASH xxxxxx.BIN

z Then press [Enter] key, after the flash screen appear, select [Y] to save

the current BIOS or [N] if you do not want to save the current BIOS. We

recommended that you save the current BIOS.

z When prompted, select [Yes] to program the BIOS.
z After the update process has completed, you will be prompted to power

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off or reset your system. Once the system reboots, verify that the new

BIOS version appear on the screen.

 After reprogramming the BIOS, you may need to enter BIOS setup

and reset your settings.

 Make a backup copy of each provided drivers and utility CD-ROM,

if any store the original disk as the master disk in a designated
place, and use its copy.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This device is in conformance with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Regulations for Informa­tion Technology Equipment. Operation of this Product 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.

Responsible Party Name : DELTA PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Address : 4405 CUSHING PARKWAY FREMONT.CA

94538, U.S.A.
Contact Person / Title : Executive Vice President / Frank Hsiung
Telephone : [phone]
Fax : [phone]

EUT Certification Summary

Standard : FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Class B ANSI C63.4-1992
Product : MOTHER BOARD
Model No.: M694X-MX
Tested by : SPORTON INTERNATIONAL INC.

The Mother Board was tested to conform to the applicable FCC Rule and regulations. The
method of testing was in accordance to the most accurate measurement standards possible,
equipment will continue to comply with the Federal Communications Commission’s
requirements.

Representative Person’s Name : Frank Hsiung

Signature :

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

This certifies that the following designated product

MOTHER BOARD

MODEL NO. : M694X-MX

(Product identification)

complies with the essential protection requirements of Council Directive 89/336/ECC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility.
This declaration applies to all specimens manufactured in accordance with the attached manu­facturing drawings which form part of this declaration.
Assessment of compliance of the product with the requirements relating to electromag­netic compatibility was based on the following standards :

EN 50081-1 / 1992 : EN55022
EN 50082-1 / 1997 : EN61000-4-2/-3/-8, EN 50204

(Identification of regulations / standards)

This declaration is the responsibility of the manufacturer / importer

DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.

11F-3, 266, 2ND WEN-HWA ROAD., SEC. 1, LINKOU,

TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

(Name / Address)

(EC conformity marking)

MANUFACTURER / IMPORTER

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Alex Cho