DFI NS36-TC, NS36-TL User Manual

NS36-TC

NS36-TL

Rev. A+

System Board User’s Manual

Carte Mère Manuel Pour Utilisateur

System-Platine Benutzerhandbuch

Tablero Electrónico del Sistema Manual del Usuario

935-NS3601-100

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Copyright

This publication contains information that is protected by copyright.
No par t of it may be reproduced in any form or by any means or
used to make any transformation/adaptation without the prior
written permission from the copyright holders.

This publication is provided for informational purposes only. The
manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to
the contents or use of this manual and specifically disclaims any
express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
par ticular purpose . The user will assume the entire risk of the use or
the results of the use of this document. Further, the manufacturer
reserves the r ight to revise this publication and make changes to its
contents at any time, without obligation to notify any person or
entity of such revisions or changes.

© 2002. All Rights Reserved.

Trademarks

Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® ME, Windows® 2000,
Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® XP are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. Intel® and Pentium® 4 are registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation. SiS® is a registered trademark of
Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation. Award is a registered
trademark of Award Software, Inc. Other trademarks and registered
trademarks of products appear ing in this manual are the properties
of their respective holders.

Caution

To avoid damage to the system:

• Use the correct AC input voltage r ange

..

..

.

To reduce the risk of electr ic shock:

• Unplug the power cord before removing the system chassis
cover for installation or servicing. After installation or ser vicing,
cover the system chassis before plugging the power cord.

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Battery:

• Danger of explosion if batter y incor rectly replaced.

• Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommend

by

the manufacturer.

• Dispose of used batteries according to the battery
manufacturer’s

instructions.

Joystick or MIDI por t:

• Do not use any joystick or MIDI device that requires more than
10A current at 5V DC. There is a risk of fire for devices that
exceed this limit.

FCC and DOC Statement on Class B

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a par ticular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to tr y to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

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

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

Notice:

1. The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the
par ty responsible for compliance could void the user's authority
to operate the equipment.

2. Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
the emission limits.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Quick Setup Guide.............................................

Chapter 2

English......................................................................

Chapter 3

Français (French).................................................

Chapter 4

Deutsch (German)................................................

Chapter 5

Español (Spanish)..................................................

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Note:

This user’s manual is for the NS36-TC and NS36-TL system boards.
The only difference between these boards is the NS36-TL system
board supports onboard LAN.

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Chapter 1 - Quick Setup Guide

Table of Contents

1.1 System Board Layout..................................................................................................

1.2 Jumpers.....................................................................................................................................

1.3 Rear Panel I/O Ports...................................................................................................

1. 4 I/O Connectors................................................................................................................

1.5 Award BIOS Setup Utility.......................................................................................

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1.1 System Board Layout

NS36-TC

Clear CMOS (JP5)

FDD (J22)

SiS

651

SiS

962L

J2

KB

Mouse

COM 1 (J4)

Parallel (J5)

ATX Power

2

1

10

9

Front audio
(J10)

AC’97

3.3VSB standby
for PCI (JP6)

J3

1

5

11 15

USB5&6(J25)

BIOS

CPU fan
(J1)

DIMM

standby

power

LED

PCI1Slot

PCI2Slot

PCI3Slot

Socket 478

AGP Slot

+12V power
(ATXP1)

3

4

1

2

I/O

chip

System fan
(J12)

IrDA (J20)

J8

PWR-LED

HD-LED

J27

ATX-SW

G-SW

SPEAKER

Battery

RESET

DDR SDRAM

DIMM 1

DDR SDRAM

DIMM 2

Primary IDE (J18)

Seconary IDE (J17)

VGA (J7)

Square denotes pin 1

Wake-On-LAN (J23)

USB 1

USB 2

Line-

out

Line-

in

Mic-

in

CN1

CN3

16

15

2

1

CD-in

(J16)

Game/MIDI
(J13)

AUX-in

(J15)

Power select

for USB 5/6 (JP3)

10

9

2

1

COM 2 (J6)

USB 3

USB 4

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Note:

The illustrations on the following pages are based on the system
board that supports onboard LAN.

NS36-TL

(Supports onboard LAN)

Clear CMOS (JP5)

FDD (J22)

SiS

651

SiS

962L

J2

KB

Mouse

LAN

COM 1 (J4)

Parallel (J5)

ATX Power

2

1

10

9

Front audio
(J10)

AC’97

3.3VSB standby
for PCI (JP6)

J3

1

5

11 15

USB5&6(J25)

BIOS

CPU fan
(J1)

DIMM

standby

power

LED

USB 3

USB 4

PCI 1 Slot

PCI 2 Slot

PCI 3 Slot

Socket 478

AGP Slot

+12V power
(ATXP1)

3

4

1

2

I/O

chip

System fan
(J12)

IrDA (J20)

J8

PWR-LED

HD-LED

J27

ATX-SW

SPEAKER

Battery

RESET

DDR SDRAM

DIMM 1

DDR SDRAM

DIMM 2

Primary IDE (J18)

Seconary IDE (J17)

VGA (J7)

Square denotes pin 1

Wake-On-LAN (J23)

USB 1

USB 2

Line-

out

Line-

in

Mic-

in

CN1

CN3

16

15

2

1

Phy

CD-in

(J16)

Game/MIDI
(J13)

AUX-in

(J15)

Power select

for USB 5/6 (JP3)

10

9

2

1

COM 2 (J6)

G-SW

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1.2.1 Clear CMOS Data - JP5

1.2 Jumpers

1
2
3

1
2
3

1-2 On:
Clear CMOS Data

2-3 On: Normal
(default)

1.2.2 Jumper Settings for Selecting the USB 5/6 Power - JP3

123

1-2 On: Disabled - VCC

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2-3 On: Enabled ­5V_DUL
(default)

If you wish to use the Wake-On-USB Keyboard/Mouse function, make sure
this jumper is set to Enabled. “USB Port Wake Up Control” (“PM Wake Up
Events” field) in the Power Management Setup submenu of the BIOS must
also be set to Enabled.

Clear CMOS

(JP5)

1

2

3

Power select

for USB 5/6 (JP3)

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3

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1.2.3 Jumper Settings for 3.3VSB Standby for PCI - JP6

On: Default

3.3VSB Standby Power to
PCI Slots - PCI 2.2 spec.

Off: Non-PCI 2.2 spec.

3.3VSB standby
for PCI (JP6)

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1.3 Rear Panel I/O Ports

PS/2

K/B

ATX Double Deck Ports on NS36-TL

PS/2

Mouse

Parallel

RJ45
LAN

USB 4/3COM 1

VGA

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

USB 1

USB 2

PS/2

Mouse

Parallel

USB 1

USB 2

USB 3

USB 4

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

PS/2

K/B

COM 1 VGA

ATX Double Deck Ports on NS36-TC

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1.3.1 PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard Ports

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

1.3.2 Serial Port

J2

Make sure to turn off your computer prior to connecting or disconnecting
a mouse or keyboard. Failure to do so may damage the system board.

J4

COM 2

(J6)

2

1

9

COM 1

Serial Port

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1.3.4 VGA Por t

VGA Por t

1.3.3 Parallel Port

Parallel Port

J5

J7

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1.3.5 Universal Serial Bus Ports

Additional USB Ports (USB 5 and USB 6)

1 VCC 6 VCC 11 Ground
2 UP5- 7 UP6- 12 Ground
3 UP5+ 8 UP6+ 13 UP5+
4 Ground 9 Gruond 14 UP5-

5 Key 10 N. C. 15 VCC

CN1

J3

USB5&6(J25)

5

15

11

1

USB 2
USB 1

USB 4

USB 3

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1.3.6 RJ45 Fast-Ethernet Port (NS36-TL only)

RJ45 LAN

1.3.7 Audio Jacks

1 Mic+
2 Ground
3 N.C .
4 AuD_Vcc (A vcc)
5 AuD_R_Out

6 N.C .
7 N.C .
8 Key
9 AuD_L_Out
10 N.C .

J3

Front Audio (J10)

CN3

Front audio

(J10)

10

9

2

1

Line-out

Line-in

Mic-in

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1.4 I/O Connectors

1.4.1 Game/MIDI Port

1.4.2 Internal Audio Connectors

1 Left audio channel
2 Ground
3 Ground
4 Right audio channel

CD-in / AUX-in

Game/MIDI

(J13)

2

15

1

CD-in

(J16)

AUX-in

(J15)

1

2
3
4

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1.4.4 IrDA Connector

1 VCC
2 Key
3 IRRX
4 Ground
5 IRTX

1.4.3 Floppy and IDE Disk Drive Connectors

If you encountered problems while using an ATAPI CD-ROM drive that is
set in Master mode, please set the CD-ROM drive to Slave mode. Some
ATAPI CD-ROMs may not be recognized and cannot be used if
incorrectly set in Master mode.

Primary

IDE (J18)

Secondary

IDE (J17)

1

2

40

39

1

2

40

39

FDD (J22)

1

2

33

34

IrDA (J20)

1234

5

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1.4.5 Fan Connectors

1 Ground
2 Power
3 Sense

1 Ground
2 Power
3 Sense

CPU Fan

System Fan

1.4.6 Wake-On-LAN Connector

The 5VSB power source of your power supply must support ≥720mA.

1 +5VSB
2 Ground
3 WOL

System fan

(J12)

3

2

1

CPU fan

(J1)

3

2

1

Wake-On-LAN

(J23)

3

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Lighted LEDs serve as a reminder that you must power-off the system
then turn off the power supply’s switch or unplug the power cord prior to
installing any memory modules or add-in cards.

1.4.7 DIMM Standby Power LED

DIMM standby
power LED

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1.4.8 Power Connector

ATX Power

(J8)

+12V power

(ATXP1)

3

4

1

2

2

1

3

4

1

10

11

20

Pin

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Function

3.3V

3.3V
Ground
+5V
Ground
+5V
Ground
PW-OK
5VSB
+12V

Pin

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Function

3.3V

-12V
Ground
PS-ON
Ground
Ground
Ground

-5V
+5V
+5V

ATX Main Power Connector

Pin

1

2
3
4

Function

Ground
Ground
+12V
+12V

+12V Power Connector

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1.4.9 Front Panel Connectors

If a system did not boot-up and the Power/Standby LED did not light
after it was powered-on, it may indicate that the CPU or memor y module
was not installed properly. Please make sure they are properly inser ted
into their corresponding socket.

PWR-LED

HD-LED

ATX-SW

G-SW

RESET

SPEAKER

2
1

20
19

Pin

3
5

14
16

8

10
18

20

7
9

13
15
17
19

2
4
6

HD-LED

(Primary/Secondary IDE LED)

Reserved

ATX-SW

(ATX power switch)

G-SW

(Green switch)

RESET

(Reset switch)

SPEAKER

(Speaker connector)

PWR-LED

(Power/Standby LED)

Pin Assignment

HDD LED Power
HDD

N. C.
N. C.

PWRBT+
PWRBT-

Ground
Green switch

Ground
H/W Reset

Speaker Data
N. C.
Ground
Speaker Power

LED Power (+)
LED Power (+)
LED Power (-) or Standby Signal

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1.5 Award BIOS Setup Utility

1.5.1 Main Menu

1.5.2 Standard CMOS Features

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Advanced BIOS Features

Advanced Chipset Features

Integrated Peripherals

Power Management Setup

PnP/PCI Configurations

PC Health Status

Frequency/Voltage Control

Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Load Optimized Defaults

Set Supervisor Password

Set User Password

Save & Exit Setup

Exit Without Saving

Esc
F10

: Quit
: Save & Exit Setup

↑↓→←

: Select Item

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

↑↓→← :Move

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Standard CMOS Features

Date (mm:dd:yy)
Time (hh:mm:ss)

IDE Primary Master
IDE Primary Slave
IDE Secondary Master
IDE Secondary Slave

Drive A
Drive B

Video
Halt On

Base Memory
Extended Memory
Total Memory

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F1:General Help

Mon, Jun 24 2002
4 : 35 : 5

Press Enter None
Press Enter None
Press Enter None
Press Enter None

1.44M, 3.5 in.
None

EGA/VGA
All, But Keyboard

640K
129024K
130048K

Item Help
Menu Level
Change the day, month,

year and century

Enter:Select

F5:Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value

F10:Save

ESC:Exit

!

!
!
!

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1.5.4 Advanced Chipset Features

1.5.3 Advanced BIOS Features

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced BIOS Features

Item Help

Menu Level
Allows you to choose

the VIRUS warning
feature for IDE Hard
Disk boot sector
protection. If this
function is enabled and
someone attempt to
write data into this
area, BIOS will show a
warning message on
screen and alarm beep

↑↓→← Move F1:General HelpEnter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

X
X

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized DefaultsF5:Previous Values

The screen above list all the fields available in the Advanced BIOS Features
submenu, for ease of reference in this manual. In the actual CMOS setup,
you have to use the scroll bar to view the fields. The settings on the screen
are for reference only. Your ver sion may not be identical to this one.

Virus Warning
CPU L1 & L2 Cache
Quick Power On Self Test
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Boot Other Device
Swap Floppy Drive
Boot Up Floppy Seek
Boot Up NumLock Status
Typematic Rate Setting

Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
Typematic Delay (Msec)

Security Option
APIC Mode
MPS Version Control For OS
OS Select For DRAM > 64MB
HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability
Report No FDD For WIN95
Full Screen LOGO Show
Onboard LAN Boot ROM

Disabled
Enabled
Fast
Floppy
HDD-0
LS120
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
On
Disabled

6
250

Setup
Enabled

1.4
Non-OS2
Disabled
No
Enabled
Disabled

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Advanced Chipset Features

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓→← Move

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

F5:Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value

F10:Save

ESC:Exit

DRAM Clock/Drive Control
Prefetch Caching
AGP Aperture Size
AGP Fast Write
AGP SideBand Address
AGP Capability
System Share Memory Size

Press Enter
Disabled
64MB
Disabled
Disabled
Auto
32 MB

!

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1.5.5 Integrated Peripherals

1.5.6 Power Management Setup

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Integrated Peripherals

Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓→← Move

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

F5:Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value

F10:Save

ESC:Exit

SIS OnChip IDE Device
SIS OnChip PCI Device
Onboard Super IO Device
IDE HDD Block Mode
Init Display First
AGP Auto Calibration

Press Enter
Press Enter
Press Enter
Disabled
PCI Slot
Enabled

!
!
!

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your ver sion may not be
identical to this one.

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Power Management Setup

ACPI Function
ACPI Suspend Type
Power Management
Suspend Mode
Video Off Option
Video Off Method
Switch Function
MODEM Use IRQ
Hot Key Function As
HDD Power Down
Soft-Off By PWRBTN
PWR Lost Resume State
PM Wake Up Events

Enabled
S1(POS)
User Define
Disabled
Suspend -> Off
V/H SYNC+Blank
Break/W ake
Auto
Power Off
Disable
Instant-off
Keep Off
Press Enter

Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓→← Move

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

F5:Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

!

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1.5.7 PnP/PCI Configurations

1.5.8 PC Health Status

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

X

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PnP/PCI Configurations

Reset Configuration Data
Resources Controlled By

IRQ Resources

PCI/VGA Palette Snoop

Disabled
Auto(ESCD)

Press Enter

Disabled

Item Help
Menu Level
Default is Disabled.

Select Enabled to
reset Extended 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
conflict that the OS
cannot boot.

↑↓→← Move

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

F5:Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value

F10:Save

ESC:Exit

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

PC Health Status

Current System Temp.
Current CPU Temperature
Current CPU FAN Speed
Current System FAN Speed
CPU(V)
+3.3
+5
+12

-12
VBAT(V)
5VSB(V)

27C/80F
37C/98F

0 RPM
0 RPM

Item Help
Menu Level

↑↓→← Move

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

F5:Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit

1.75 V

3.35 V

4.90 V

11.85 V

-11.45 V

3.24 V

5.37 V

V
V
V
V

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1.5.9 Frequency/Voltage Control

The settings on the screen are for reference only. Your version may not be
identical to this one.

Phoenix - AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility

Frequency/Voltage Control

CPU Clock Ratio
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
Spread Spectrum Modulated
CPU Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock

8 X
Enabled
+/- 0.25%
Default

Item Help

Menu Level

↑↓→← Move

F6:Fail-Safe Defaults F7:Optimized Defaults

F1:General HelpEnter:Select

F5:Previous Values

+/-/PU/PD:Value

F10:Save

ESC:Exit

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Table of Contents

Chapter 2 - English

Package Checklist

The system board package contains the following items:

! The system board
! A user’s manual
! One card-edge bracket mounted with 1 serial port and 1

game/MIDI por t

! One IDE cable for ATA/33, ATA/66, ATA/100 or ATA/133 IDE

drives

! One 34-pin floppy disk drive cable
! One “Main Board Utility” CD

If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your
dealer or sales representative for assistance.

2.1 Features and Specifications.....................................................................................

2.2 Using the Suspend to RAM Function..........................................................

2. 3 Supported Softwares...................................................................................................

2.4 Troubleshooting.................................................................................................................

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Note:

The user’s manual in the provided CD contains detailed information
about the system board. If, in some cases, some information doesn’t
match those shown in this manual, this manual should always be
regarded as the most updated version.

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2.1 Features and Specifications

2.1.1 Features

Chipset

• SiS® 651/962L

Processor

The system board is equipped with Socket 478 for installing a
Pentium® 4 or Celeron® processor.

• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor (478-pin)

- 533MHz system data bus - suppor ts up to 2.53 GHz CPU
speed

- 400MHz system data bus - supports up to 2.4 GHz CPU
speed

• Intel® Celeron® processor (478-pin)

- 400MHz system data bus - supports up to 1.7 GHz CPU
speed

System Memory

• Two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets

• Supports 4 banks up to 2GB using PC1600 (DDR200),
PC2100 (DDR266) or PC2700 (DDR333) unbuffered DDR
SDRAM DIMM, 2.5V type

• 16Mb, 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb and 512Mb SDRAM technology
with page size from 2KB up to 16KB

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Expansion Slots

The system board is equipped with 1 universal AGP slot, 3 PCI
slots.

AGP is an interface designed to support high performance 3D
graphics cards. It utilizes a dedicated pipeline to access system
memory for textur ing, z-buffering and alpha blending. The universal
AGP slot supports AGP 2x with up to 533MB/sec. bandwidth and
AGP 4x with up to 1066MB/sec. bandwidth for 3D graphics
applications. AGP in this system board will deliver faster and better
graphics to your PC.

Onboard Graphics Features

• SiS® 315 VGA solution integrated in SiS® 651 chip

• Integrated Real256TM 2D/3D graphics accelerator

- 2 pixel rendering pipelines and 4 texture 3D graphic engine

- Ultra-AGPIITM technology delivering AGP 4x equalent 2GB/s
bandwidth

- Advanced H/W acceleration for DVD playback

- Shared memor y size up to 64MB

Onboard Audio Features

• AC'97 2.2 extension compliant codec

• Suppor ts Microsoft® DirectSound/DirectSound 3D

• AC’97 supported with full duplex, independent sample rate
converter for audio recording and playback

Onboard LAN Features (NS36-TL only)

• Uses Phy fast ethernet controller

• Integrated IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX compatible
PHY

• 32-bit PCI master interface

• Integrated power management functions

• Full duplex suppor t at both 10 and 100 Mbps

• Suppor ts IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation

• Suppor ts wire for management

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Rear Panel I/O Ports (PC 99 color-coded connectors)

• Four USB 2.0/1.1 por ts

• One RJ45 LAN por t (NS36-TL only)

• One NS16C550A-compatible DB-9 serial por t

• One DB-15 VGA port

• One DB-25 parallel por t

• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 mouse por t

• One mini-DIN-6 PS/2 keyboard port

• Three audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in

I/O Connectors

• One connector for 2 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports

• One 9-pin connector for 1 external serial port

• One connector for an external game/MIDI por t

• One connector for external line-out and mic-in jacks

• Two internal audio connectors (AUX-in and CD-in)

• One connector for IrDA interface

• Two IDE connector s

• One floppy drive interface supports up to two 2.88MB floppy
drives

• Two ATX power supply connectors

• One Wake-On-LAN connector

• CPU fan and system fan connectors

PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

• Two PCI IDE interfaces support up to four IDE devices

• Supports ATA/33, ATA/66,ATA/100 and ATA/133 hard drives

• UDMA Modes 3, 4, 5 and 6 Enhanced IDE (data transfer rate
up to 133MB/sec.)

• Bus mastering reduces CPU utilization during disk transfer

• Suppor ts ATAPI CD-ROM, LS-120 and ZIP

IrDA Interface

The system board is equipped with an IrDA connector for wireless
connectivity between your computer and peripheral devices.

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USB Ports

The system board suppor ts 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports. USB 1.1 supports
12Mb/second bandwidth while USB 2.0 supports 480Mb/second
bandwidth providing a marked improvement in device transfer
speeds between your computer and a wide range of simultaneously
accessible external Plug and Play peripherals.

BIOS

• Award BIOS, Windows® 98/2000/ME/XP Plug and Play
compatible

• Supports SCSI sequential boot-up

• Flash EPROM for easy BIOS upgrades

• Supports DMI 2.0 function

• 2Mbit flash memory

Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

The system board comes with a DMI 2.0 built into the BIOS. The
DMI utility in the BIOS automatically records various information
about your system configuration and stores these information in the
DMI pool, which is a part of the system board's Plug and Play
BIOS. DMI, along with the appropriately networked software, is
designed to make inventory, maintenance and troubleshooting of
computer systems easier. Refer to chapter 4 for instructions on using
the DMI utility.

2.1.2 System Health Monitor Functions

The system board is capable of monitoring the following “system
health” conditions.

• Monitors CPU/system temperature and overheat alarm

• Monitors CPU/3.3V/5V/±12V/VBAT/5VSB voltages and failure
alarm

• Monitors CPU/system fan speed and failure alarm

• Automatic system fan on/off control

• Read back capability that displays temperature, voltage and fan
speed

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