ECS Mainboard User Manual

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M963G Series, V3.0B

S661FX/November 2004

Table of Contents

Trademark.....................................................................................I

Static Electricity Precautions.................................................III

Pre-Installation Inspection .....................................................III

Chapter 1: Introduction.................................................................1

Key Features.............................................................................2

Package Contents......................................................................6

Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation................................................7

Mainboard Components ...........................................................8

I/O Ports....................................................................................9

Installing the Processor...........................................................10

Installing Memory Modules ...................................................10

Jumper Settings.......................................................................12

Install The Mainboard ............................................................13

Connecting Optional Devices.................................................14

Install Other Devices ..............................................................17

Expansion Slots .....................................................................19

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility.....................................................20

Introduction ............................................................................20

Running the Setup Utility............…………………………...21

Standard CMOS Setup Page...................................................22

Advanced Setup Page.............................................................23

Features Setup Page................................................................25

Power Management Setup Page .............................................26

PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page................................................28

BIOS Security Features Setup Page .......................................29

CPU PnP Setup Page..............................................................30

Hardware Monitor Page..........................................................31

Load Optimal Defaults ...........................................................31

Save Changes and Exit ..........................................................31

Discard Changes and Exit ......................................................32

Chapter 4: Software & Applications ..........................................33

Introduction ............................................................................33

Installing Support Software....................................................34

Bundled Software Installation................................................36

Hyper-Threading CPU............................................................37

Static Electricity Precautions

Static electricity could damage components on this mainboard. Take the following precautions while unpacking this mainboard and installing it in a system.

1. Don’t take this mainboard and components out of their original

static-proof package until you are ready to install them.

2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if

possible. If you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis.

3. Carefully hold this mainboard by its edges. Do not touch those

components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this mainboard on the top of a static-protection package with component side facing up while installing.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect this mainboard whether there are any damages to

components and connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect this mainboard has been damaged, do not

connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor about those damages.

III

Notice:

1. Owing to Microsoft’s certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers. Click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the installation.

2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations: 2-1. The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and

Windows 2000.

2-2. If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging

USB devices into this hub, the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices’ connection because it could not recognize these devices.

Chapter 1

Introduction

This mainboard has a Socket-478 to support Intel Pentium 4 / Hyper Threading Technology processors with Front-Side Bus

(FSB) speeds up to 800 MHz. Hyper Threading Technology, designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP, gives you the power to do more things at once.

It integrates the SiS661FX Northbridge and SiS963L Southbridge that support the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 0.95. It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 function. It has one 8x AGP, one CNR and three 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one parallel port, one VGA port and maximum six USB2.0 ports – four back-panel ports and one onboard USB connector USB2 providing two extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the mainboard.

It is a Micro ATX mainboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.

Note:You must initiate the HT CPU function through BIOS

setup. It is strongly recommended you refer to Page 37 for relative details.

Key Features

This mainboard has these key features:

Socket-478 Processor

♦ Supports Intel Pentium 4 series CPU with Hyper

Threading Technology

♦ Supports up to 800 MHz Front-Side Bus

Hyper-Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it’s hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate ‘logical’ processors within the same physi cal processor.

Chipset

There are SiS661FX Northbridge and SiS963L Southbridge in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance.

♦ Integrated A.G.P. Compliant Target/66Mhz Host-to-PCI

Bridge: Universal AGP v3.0 Compliant and supports AGP 8X/4X Interface w/ Fast Write Transaction

♦ Built-in a high performance 256-bit 3D engine and 32-bit

floating point format VLIW triangle setup engine

♦ Integrated Multi-threaded I/O link ensures concurrency of

upstream/down stream data transfer with 1.2GB/s bandwidth

♦ PCI 2.2 Specification Compliance ♦ Integrated Multithreaded IO Link Mastering ♦ Multithread I/O link Mastering with Read/Write

Concurrent transaction

Memory Support

♦ Two 184-pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory

modules

♦ Supports DDR400 memory bus ♦ Maximum installed memory is 2GB

VGA

 High Performance & High Quality 3D Graphics

Accelerator: built-in a high performance 256-bit 3D engine

 High Performance 2D Graphics Accelerator: maximum

128MB frame buffer with linear addressing

 MPEG-2/1 Video Decoder: MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818-2

MP@HL and MPEG-1 ISO/IEC 11172-2 standards compliant

AC97 Audio Codec

 6- channel and compliant with Intel

Spec, meeting with Microsoft

 Advanced power management and power saving

AC’97 (REV. 2.3)

PC2001 requirements

capabilities.

 Stereo Line-in function shared with Surround out.  High quality pseudo-differential analog CD Audio input.  S/PDIF Input support: S/PDIF In is featured with interrupt,

auto-lock, anti-noise, and anti-distortion functionalities support.

 Valuable add-on software technology: Support most

industry standards of PC 3D sound and unique karaoke function support featured with microphone echo, key shifting, and vocal cancellation.

Expansion Options

The mainboard comes with the following expansion options:

♦ Three 32-bit PCI slots ♦ One 8x AGP slot ♦ One CNR slot

Onboard IDE

♦ Two IDE Connectors ♦ Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA

(Direct Memory Access) modes

♦ Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates

of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec

Onboard I/O Ports

The mainboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors:

♦ Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard ♦ One serial port

♦ One parallel port ♦ One VGA port ♦ Six USB2.0 ports (four back-panel ports, onboard USB

connectorsUSB2 providing two extra ports

♦ Audio jacks for microphone, line-in a nd l ine-out

Fast Ethernet LAN (optional)

♦ Built-in 100Base-TX/10Base-T Physical Layer solution ♦ Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps ♦ MII Interface to Ethernet Controller and Configuration &

Status

♦ Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex ♦ Meet All applicable IEEE 802.3, 10Base-T and 100 Base-

TX Standards

USB 2.0

♦ Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification

Revision 2.0

♦ Compliant with Intel’s Enhanced Host Controller

Interface Specification Revision 0.95

♦ Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface

Specification Revision 1.1

♦ PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host

Controller cores for full-/low-speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high-speed signaling

♦ Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with

integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller

♦ Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface

Specification release 1.1

♦ Legacy support for all downstream facing ports

BIOS Firmware

This mainboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following:

♦ Power mana gement ♦ Wake-up alarms ♦ CPU parameters and memory timing ♦ CPU and memory timing

The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds.

Dimensions

♦ Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 220 mm

Note: Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification.

Package Contents

Your mainboard package contains the following items:

 The mainboard  The User’s Manual  One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional)  One IDE drive ribbon cable  The Software support CD

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard.

 The Extended USB module  The Card Reader

Note: Y ou can purchase your own optional accessories from the

third party, but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility.

Chapter 2

Mainboard Installation

To install this mainboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter:

 Identify the mainboard components  Install a CPU  Install one or more system memory modules  Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly  Install this mainboard in a system chassis (case)  Connect any extension brackets or cables to connectors on the

mainboard

 Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections

to connectors on the mainboard

Note:

1. Before installing this mainboard, make sure jumper JP2 is

under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating JP2 and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation;

otherwise, it may damage the mainboard.

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