ECS P4S8A User Manual

Mainboard User’s Manual

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M947 Series, V1.3A

S648/February 2003

Mainboard User’s Manual

Notice:

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. Just
click the “Continue Anyway” button and go ahead the
installation.

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Table of Contents

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

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

Package Contents....................................................................7

Static Electricity Precautions..................................................8

Pre-Installation Inspection......................................................8

Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation..................................................9

Mainboard Components........................................................10

I/O Ports................................................................................10

Install A CPU........................................................................12

Installing Memory Modules..................................................13

Setting Jumper Switches.......................................................14

Install the Mainboard............................................................15

Optional Extension Brackets.................................................17

Install Other Devices............................................................18

Expansion Slots ...................................................................20

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility......................................................23

Introduction..........................................................................23

Running the Setup Utility...........…………………………...24

Standard CMOS Setup Page.................................................25

Advanced Setup Page...........................................................26

Power Management Setup Page............................................28

PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page.............................................29

Load Optimal Settings..........................................................30

Load Best Performance Settings...........................................30

Features Setup Page..............................................................31

CPU PnP Setup Page............................................................33

Hardware Monitor Page........................................................34

Change Password..................................................................34

Exit.......................................................................................35

Chapter 4: Software & Applications.............................................37

Introduction..........................................................................37

Installing Support Software..................................................38

Bundled Software Installation...............................................40

Set Up the Audio System......................................................40

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1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

This mainboard has a Socket-478 processor socket for Intel
Pentium 4 type of processors supporting front side bus (FSB)

speeds up to 533 MHz.

This mainboard integrates the SiS648 Northbridge along with
SiS963 Southbridge chipsets that supports built-in AC97 Codec
support 6-channel speak-out, 2 DDR400 (by overclocking)
modules up to 2GB system memory. This mainboard has one CNR
(Communications and Networking Riser) slot to support Audio and
Modem application, and built-in 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network
Interface (optional). It supports the Xabre200 GPU, which
integrates a 256-bit 3D/2D graphics engine and a motion
compensation MPEG I/MPEGII accelerator.
There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse
and keyboard, one serial port, one VGA port, one parallel port, one
IEEE1394a port (optional) and six USB ports (USB2.0)– four
back-panel ports and onboard USB header USB3 providing two
extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the
mainboard.

This mainboard is an ATX mainboard that uses a 4-layer printed
circuit board and measures 305 x 220mm.

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Key Features

The key features of this mainboard include:

Socket-478 Processor

 The PGA Socket 478
 Supports Intel Pentium 4 series CPU
 Supports up to 533 MHz Front-Side Bus

Chipset

There are SiS648 Northbridge and SiS963 Southbridge in this
chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture
with proven reliability and performance.

Memory Support

 Two 184-pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules
 Support DDR up to 400 MHz memory bus

Notice: You can work on DDR400 by overclocking,

but it perhaps comes with some risks that
no guarantee the normal operation.

 Maximum installed memory is 2GB

Expansion Slots

 One CNR(Communications and Networking Riser) slot to

insert special riser cards with Audio/Modem functionality

 Three 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.2-compliant bus interface

Onboard IDE channels

 Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels
 Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes
 Support for Multiword DMA modes
 Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA ATA 100/133

modes

Power Supply and Power Management

 ATX power supply connector

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 Meets ACPI 1.0b and APM 1.2 requirements, keyboard

power on/off

 Supports RTC Alarm, Wake On Modem, AC97 Wake-Up

and USB Wake-Up

Integrated VGA Specification

 GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
 Xabre 200 AGP8X 256-bit GPU clock runs from
200MHz
 DISPLAY MEMORY
 Built-in 64MB DDR onboard runs from 400MHz
(DDR400)
 3D ENGINE FEATURES
 Supports Direct 3D version 8.1; pixel shader version 1.3
 Supports AGP 8X for texture/vertex fetch
 Built-in 32-bit floating point VLIW Geometry
Transform/Lighting (T/L) and triangle setup engine
 Built-in 4 pixel programmable rendering pipelines and
8 texture units (4P8T)
 Supports up to 2048x2048 texture size
 Built-in hardware stereo auto rendering engine
 Supports 2X/4X full scene anti-aliasing
 2D ENGINE FEATURES
 Built-in Direct Draw Accelerator
 MPEG-2 MP@ML standards compliant
 Built-in motion compensation logic
 Supports up to 20Mbit/sec bit rate decoding
 Direct DVD to TV playback
 Supports single video windows with overlay function
 Supports graphics and video overlay function
 Supports DVD sub-picture playback overlay
 Built-in independent Gamma correction RAM

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 RESOLUTION
 Supports VESA standards super high resolution graphics
modes, up to 2048x1536x32 bpp

AC97 Audio Codec

 6-CH hardware architecture allows multi-channel south

bridge to playback 6CH audio

 Intel AC’97 (REV. 2.2) compatible, meeting Microsoft

PC2001 requirements

 Built-in earphone buffer and internal PLL, the latter saving

additionsl crystal

 Line-in/rear out share the same jack; Center/bass share the

MIC jack

 Digital S/PDIF OUT Support
 CRL 3D: HRTF based BS3D compatible audio engine

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 VGA port
 One parallel port
 IEEE1394a port (optional)
 Six USB ports (four back-panel ports, onboard USB

headers providing two extra ports)— USB2.0

 Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out

Hardware Monitoring

 Built-in hardware monitoring for CPU & System

temperatures, fan speeds and mainboard voltages.

Onboard Flash ROM

 Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices

and expansion cards

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Built-in Ethernet LAN (Optional)

 10Base-TX/100Base-T Physical Layer Solution
 Dual Speed – 100/10 Mbps
 MII Interface to Ethernet Controller/Configuration & Status
 Auto Negotiation: 10/100, Full/Half Duplex
 Meet All Applicable IEEE802.3, 10Base-T and 100Base-

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

IEEE 1394a (Optional)

 Fully supports provisions of IEEE1394-1995 for high-

performance serial bus and the P1394a draft 2.0 standard

 Provides two fully compliant cables ports at 100/200/400

Mbits/s and available with one or two ports

 Supports optional 1394 Annex J electrical isolation barrier

at PHY-link interface

 Supports power-down feature to conserve energy in battery

powered application

 Node power-class information signaling for system power

management

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Bundled Software

 PC-Cillin2002 provides automatic virus protection under

Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

 MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone

internet phone communication

 3Deep delivers the precise imagery and displays accurate

color in your monitor

 PC DJ is a dual-MP3 player that enables users to actually

mix music right on their own personal computers.

 Adobe Acrobat Reader V5.0 is the software to help users

read .PDF files.

 WinDVD creator is a storyboard interface making the

entire DVD-making process as easy as moving pictures
around on your screen.

 3DNA desktop transforms the static 2D desktop into a

more exciting, intuitive, and useful 3D interface.

Dimensions

 ATX form factor 305 x 220mm

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

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Package Contents

Attention: This mainboard serial has three models, M947FLU
(IEEE1394a, LAN, USB2.0), M947LU(LAN, USB2.0), and
M947U(USB2.0).
Please contact your local supplier for more information about
your purchased model. Each model will support different
specification listed as below:

Model Specification
M947FLU Onboard LAN PHY chip (U6),

USB 2.0+RJ-45 LAN connector,
and IEEE1394a PHY(U7)

M947LU Onboard LAN PHY chip (U6),

USB 2.0+RJ-45 LAN connector

M947U USB 2.0

Your mainboard package contains the following items:

 The mainboard
 The User’s Manual
 One diskette drive ribbon cable and bracket
 One IDE drive ribbon cable and bracket
 Software support CD

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this
mainboard.

 Extended USB module
 CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card

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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 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.

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Chapter 2

Mainboard Installation

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

 Identify the mainboard components
 Install a CPU
 Install one or more system memory modules
 Verify that all jumpers or switches are set correctly
 Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case)
 Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting

headers on the mainboard

 Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to

the mainboard connecting headers.

Note:

1. Before installing this mainboard, make sure jumper JP5 is
under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about
locating JP5 and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation;
otherwise, it may damage the mainboard.

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Mainboard Components

Identify major components on the mainboard via this diagram
underneath.

Note: Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in
the illustration above are for testing only.

I/O Ports

The illustration below shows a side view of the built-in I/O ports
on the mainboard.

(Optional)

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PS/2 Mouse Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2

pointing device.

PS/2 Keyboard Use the lower PS/2 port to connect a PS/2

keyboard.

LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other

parallel communications devices.

COM1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices

such as mice or fax/modems. COM1 is
identified by the system as COM1.

VGA Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices.
IEEE1394a Port
(Optional)

Use the IEEE1394a port to connect any
Firewire devices.

LAN Port
(Optional)

Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to
connect your computer to the Network.

USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices. Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio

devices. The first jack is for stereo Line-In
signal. The second jack is for stereo Line­Out signal. The third jack is for Microphone.
Here are the configurations of 2-channel,
4-channel and 6-channel speaker-out for the
onboard audio system applications:
* 2-CH system:
Line-In
Line-Out two Front Speakers
Microphone
* 4-CH system:
Line-In two Front Speakers
Line-Out two Rear Speakers
Microphone
* 6-CH system:
Line-In two Rear Speakers
Line-Out two Front Speakers
Microphone Subwoofer/Center

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Install A CPU

This mainboard has a Socket-478 supporting Intel Pentium 4 series
processor.

To ensure reliability, ensure that your processor has a
heatsink/cooling fan assembly.

Do neither try to install a Socket 370 processor nor a Socket423 in
the Socket-478. A Socket 370 processor such as the Pentium III, or
Celeron, does not fit in the Socket 478.
The following processor is currently supported by this mainboard.
Intel P4 478: 1.4GHz ~ 2.8GHz and up, FSB: 533MHz

Installing a Socket-478 Processor

A processor installs into the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket-478
on the mainboard.

1. Locate the Socket-478 and CPUFAN. Unlock the socket by
pressing the locking lever slightly sideways, and then lift it to
the upright position.

2. On the processor, identify the Pin-1 corner by its beveled edge.

3. On the Socket-478, identify the Pin-1 corner. The Pin-1 corner
is at the end of the locking lever when locked.

4. Match the Pin-1 corner of CPU with the one of socket, and
insert the processor into the socket. No force is required and
the processor should drop into place freely.

CPUFAN

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5. Push down the locking lever and hook it under the latch on the
edge of the socket. This secures the CPU in the socket.

6. All processors should be installed with a combination
heatsink/cooling fan, connect the cable from the fan to the
CPU fan power connector CPUFAN.

Installing Memory Modules

This mainboard accommodates two184-pin 2.5V unbuffered
Double Data Rate (DDR) SDRAM DIMM sockets. When you
install DDR266/DDR333/DDR400 memory modules, the memory
bus can run up to 133/166/200 MHz.
The DDR SDRAM DIMMs can synchronously work with 100
MHz or operates over a 400 MHz (overclock) system bus.
You must install at least one memory module in order to use the
mainboard. Each module can be installed with up to 2GB memory
capacity.

Installation Procedure

To install a module, please follow these steps:

1. Push down the latches on each side of the DIMM socket.

2. Align the memory module with the socket. The DIMM
sockets are keyed with notches and the DIMMs are keyed
with cutouts so that they can only be installed correctly.

3. Check the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector
matching the notches in the DIMM socket.

4. Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly
down until it is seated correctly. The socket latches are
levered upwards and lock the edges of the DIMM.

5. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

DDR2

DDR1

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Setting Jumper Switches

Jumpers are sets of pins connected together with jumper caps. The
jumper caps change the way the mainboard operates by changing
the electronic circuits on the mainboard. If a jumper cap connects
two pins, we say the pins are SHORT. If a jumper cap is removed
from two pins, the pins are OPEN.

Jumper JP5: Clear CMOS Memory

Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory. You
may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup
Utility are incorrect and prevent your mainboard from operating. To
clear the CMOS memory, disconnect all the power cables from the
mainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting
for a few seconds.

Function Jumper Setting

Clear CMOS Short Pins 1-2
Normal Mode Short Pins 2-3

JP5

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Install the Mainboard

Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case). The board is an
ATX size mainboard with a twin-tier of I/O ports. You can install
this mainboard in an ATX case. Ensure that your case has an I/O
cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard.
Install the mainboard in a case. Follow the case manufacturer’s
instructions to use hardware’s and internal mounting points on the
chassis.

Connect power supply to the ATXPW1 connector on the
mainboard. CPUPW1 is the P4 CPU power connector.
If there is a cooling fan in the system chassis, connect the cooling
fan cable to the SYSFAN fan power connector on the mainboard.
Connect the PC speaker cable to the SPK1 header on the
mainboard.

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 SPKR 2 NC
3 GND 4 +5V

Connect case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1 header.
Here is a list of PANEL1 header’s pin assignments.

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 HD_LED_P 2 FP PWR/SLP_LED_P
3 HD_LED_N 4 FP PWR/SLP_LED_N
5 RST_SW 6 PWR_BT
7 RST_SW 8 PWR_BT
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY

SPK1

1

1

PANEL1

SYSFAN

AUDIO2

1

CPUPW1

ATXPW1

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If there are a headphone jack or/and a microphone jack on the front
panel, connect cables to the AUDIO2 header on the mainboard.
Here is a list of AUDIO2 header’s pin assignment.

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC
5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R
7 HP_ON 8 KEY
9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L

Optional Extension Brackets

For this mainboard, you can also obtain a USB module extension
bracket for more USB ports. Install them by following the steps
below.

Note: All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets have a
red stripe on the Pin-1 side of the cable.

Extended USB Module

This module bracket has two USB ports for more USB devices
(USB port 3-4).

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0 2 VERG_FP_USBPWR0
3 USB_FP_P0- 4 USB_FP_P1­5 USB_FP_P0+ 6 USB_FP_P1+
7 GROUND 8 GROUND
9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OC0

1. Locate the USB3 header on the mainboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the USB3 header.

USB3

1

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3. In the system chassis, remove the blanking plate from the
corresponding expansion slot you want to use, and install an
extension bracket in there. Secure the extension bracket in the
chassis with a screw.

Extended IEEE1394a Header (Optional)

You can obtain one IEEE1394a header. Install them by following
the steps below.

IEEE1394a

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 CPWR 2 GND
3 XTPB0M 4 XTPB0P
5 XTPA0M 6 XTPA0P
7 SHIELD 8 KEY

1. Locate the IEEE1394a header on the mainboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the IEEE1394a header.

3. In the system chassis, remove the blanking plate from the

corresponding expansion slot you want to use, and install
an extension bracket in there. Secure the extension bracket
in the chassis with a screw.

IEEE1394a

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Install Other Devices

Install and connect other devices in the system as steps below.

Floppy Disk Drive

The mainboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can
support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5” or 5.25” wide, with
capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB.
Install your drives and connect power from the system power
supply. Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy
disk drive connector FLOPPY.

IDE Devices

IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives,
and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others.
The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or
two IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you
must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as
Slave. The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to
configure the device as a Master or Slave device. The Master
device connects to the end of the cable.
Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power
supply. Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the
Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard.
If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second
IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE
channel connector IDE2 on the mainboard. If you have two
devices on the cable, one must be Master and one must be Slave.

1

IDE2

1

1

IDE1

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Internal Sound Connections

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you
can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system.

On the mainboard, locate the two 4-pin connectors CD1 and CD2.
There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD­ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors.
Connect the cable to the appropriate connector.

CD1 CD2

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 GND 1 CD IN L
2 CD IN R 2 GND
3 GND 3 GND
4 CD IN L 4 CD IN R

Infrared Port

You can connect an infrared port to the mainboard. You can
purchase this option from third-party vendors.

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 NC 2 KEY
3 +5V 4 GND
5 IRTX 6 IRRX

1. Locate the infrared port IR1 header on the mainboard.

2. If you are adding an infrared port, connect the ribbon cable
from the port to the IR header and then secure the port to an
appropriate place in your system chassis.

SPDIFO

IR1

CD1

CD2

J1

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SPDIF Out Header

You can purchase an optional 24-bit digital audio extension
bracket from a third-party vendor. You can use the audio RCA
jacks to connect to digital audio devices. If your CD-ROM/DVD
drive has digital audio output, you can connect it to the input pins
of the SPDIF connector-- SPDIFO.

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 SPDIF signal Out 2 +5V VCC
3 NC 4 Ground

Onboard LAN LED Connections

If you have a set indicator LEDs for the onboard LAN
communication, you can connect the LED cable to the header J1.

Function Jumper Setting

Link LED 1, +2
ACT LED +3, 4

Note: The plus sign (+) indicates the pin must be

connected to positive voltage.

Expansion Slots

This mainboard has three 32-bit PCI slots and one CNR slot.

Follow the steps below to install a PCI/CNR expansion card.

1. Locate the PCI or CNR slot on the mainboard.

2. Remove the slot cover from the system chassis.

3. Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press
it firmly down until fully inserted.

4. Secure the expansion card bracket in the system chassis with a
screw.

CNR1

PC3 PC2 PC1

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CNR (Communications Networking Riser) Slot

The CNR (Communications Networking Riser) slot is an industry
standard slot that allows for the installation of a special
audio/modem riser card. Different territories have different
regulations regarding the specifications of a modem card. You can
purchase an approved CNR card in your area and install it directly
into the CNR slot.

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Chapter 3

BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information about
your computer such as the date and time, the kind of hardware
installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer uses
this information to initialize all the components when booting up
and functions as the basis for coordination between system
components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the
system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer from
booting properly. If this happens, you can use the clear CMOS
jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to store the configuration
information.

You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the
configuration. You might need to do this to configure some of the
hardware that you install on or connect to the mainboard, such as
the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

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Running the Setup Utility

Each time your computer starts, before the operating system loads,
a message appears on the screen that prompts you to “Hit <DEL>
if you want to run SETUP”. When you see this message, press the
Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on
your monitor.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.21.12

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Standard CMOS Setup

Advanced Setup

Power Management Setup

PCI / Plug and Play Setup

Load Optimal Settings

Load Best Performance Settings

Features Setup

CPU PnP Setup

Hardware Monitor

Change Password

Exit

Esc : Quit    : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values
F6 : Optimal values F7 : Best performance values F10 : Save&Exit

Standards COMOS setup for changing time, date, hard disk type, etc.

You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options
on the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted
option. To leave the setup utility, press the Escape key. To cycle
through the Setup Utility’s optional color schemes hold down the
Shift key and press F2.

Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items
with installed values. In these pages, use the cursor arrow keys to
highlight the items, and then use the PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle
through the alternate values for each of the items. Other options on
the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring you to answer
Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys.

If you have already made changes to the setup utility, press F10 to
save those changes and exit the utility. Press F5 to reset the
changes to the original values. Press F6 to install the setup utility
with a set of default values. Press F7 to install the setup utility with
a set of high-performance values.

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Standard CMOS Setup Page

This page sets up basic information such as the date, the time, the
IDE devices, and the diskette drives. If you press the F3 key, the
system will automatically detect and configure the hard disks on
the IDE channels.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

(C) 2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Date (mm/dd/yy) : Thu Oct 24, 2002
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 16:33:18
LBA Blk PIO 32Bit
Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode
Pri Master : Auto On
Pri Slave : Auto On
Sec Master : Auto On

Sec Slave : Auto On

Floppy Drive A : 1.44 MB 3 1/2
Floppy Drive B : Not Installed

Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit
Day : 01 – 31  : Select Item

Year : 1901 – 2099 PU/PD/+/- : Modify
(Shift)F2 : Color
F3 : Detect All HDD

Date & Time

Use these items to set the system date and time

Pri Master
Pri Slave
Sec Master
Sec Slave

Use these items to configure devices connected to
the Primary and Secondary IDE channels. To
configure an IDE hard disk drive, choose Auto. If the

Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive, set it to
User, and then fill in the hard disk characteristics

(Size, Cyls, etc.) manually. If you have a CD-ROM
drive, select the setting CDROM. If you have an
ATAPI device with removable media (e.g. a ZIP
drive or an LS-120) select Floptical.

Floppy Drive A
Floppy Drive B

Use these items to set the size and capacity of the
floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system.

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Advanced Setup Page

This page sets up more advanced information about your system.
Take care of this page with more caution. Any changes can affect
the operation of your computer.

AMIBIOS SETUP – ADVANCED SETUP

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Quick Boot Enabled
Card Reader Boot Function Enabled
1st Boot Device IDE-0
2nd Boot Device Floppy
3rd Boot Device CDROM
Try Other Boot Devices Yes
S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled
BootUp Num-Lock On
Floppy Drive Swap Disabled
Floppy Drive Seek Disabled
Password Check Setup
Boot To OS/2 > 64MB No
L2 Cache Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Graphic Win Size 4M
DRAM CAS# Latency 3T
Timing Setting Mode Normal
MA 1T/2T Select MA 2T
Hyper Threading Function Disabled
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk Enabled

Spread Spectrum Disabled
DOS Flat Mode Disabled

ESC : Quit  : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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Quick Boot

If you enable this item, the system starts up
more quickly be elimination some of the
power on test routines.

Card Reader Boot
Function

If this item is enabled, you can use this
device to boot up the system.

1st Boot Device
2nd Boot Device
3rd Boot Device

Use these items to determine the device
order the computer uses to look for an
operating system to load at start-up time.

Try Other Boot
Device

If you enable this item, the system will also
search for other boot devices if it fails to find
an operating system from the first two
locations.

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard
Disks

Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support
the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and
Reporting Technology) feature.

BootUp Num-Lock

This item determines if the Num Lock key is
active or inactive at system start-up time.

Floppy Drive Swap

If you have two diskette drives installed and
you enable this item, drive A becomes drive B
and drive B becomes drive A.

Floppy Drive Seek

If you enable this item, your system will check
all floppy disk drives at start up. Disable this
item unless you are using an old 360KB
drive.

Password Check

If you have entered a password for the
system, use this item to determine, if the
password is required to enter the Setup Utility
(Setup) or required both at start-up and to
enter the Setup Utility (Always).

Boot to OS/2 > 64MB

Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2
operating system and you have more than
64MB of system memory installed.

L2 Cache

Leave these items enabled since all the
processors that can be installed on this board
have internal L2 cache memory.

System BIOS
Cacheable

If you enable this item, a segment of the
system BIOS will be copied to main memory
for faster execution.

Graphic Win Size

This item defines the size of aperture if you
use a graphic adapter.

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DRAM CAS# Latency

This item determines the operation of DRAM
memory CAS (column address strobe). It is
recommended that you leave this item at the
default value. The 3T setting requires faster
memory that specifically supports this mode.

Timing Setting Mode

This item determines the timing setting mode
of the memory. We recommend you leave
this item at the default value.

MA 1T/2T Select

This item adjusts timing 1T/2T latency. We
recommend you to leave this item at the
default value.

Hyper Threading
Function

If your P4 CPU is not HT CPU, this item will
be hidden. If your P4 CPU is HT CPU, BIOS
will show this item. You can set "Disabled" or
"Enabled" to control HT CPU support in O.S.
Set “Enabled” to test HT CPU function.

Auto detect
DIMM/PCI Clk

When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable
the clock signal of free DIMM/PCI slots.

Spread Spectrum

If you enable spread spectrum, it can
significantly reduce the EMI(Electro-Magnetic
Interference) generated by the system.

DOS Flat Mode

This item enables BIOS to enter the DOS
protected mode without other software
supporting under the DOS operating system.
We recommend you leave this item at the
default value.

Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for system power
management operation.

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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ACPI Aware O/S Yes
Power Management Enabled
Suspend Time out Disabled
Hard Disk Time out Disabled
Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled

RTC Alarm Date 15
RTC Alarm Hour 12
RTC Alarm Minute 30
RTC Alarm Second 30
LAN/Ring Power On Disabled
Keyboard Power On Disabled

ESC : Quit  : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

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F7 : Load Setup Defaults

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ACPI Aware O/S

Enable this item if you are using an O/S that
supports ACPI function such as Windows
98/ME /2000.

Power
Management

Use this item to select a power management
scheme. Both APM and ACPI are supported.

Suspend Time Out

This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in
minutes. If the time selected passes without any
system activity, the computer will enter power­saving Suspend mode.

Hard Disk Time
Out

This sets the timeout to power down the hard disk
drive, if the time selected passes without any hard
disk activity.

Resume On RTC
Alarm Date / Hour /
Minute / Second

The system can be turned off with a software
command. If you enable this item, the system can
automatically resume at a fixed time based on the
system’s RTC (realtime clock). Use the items
below this one to set the date and time of the
wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power
supply in order to use this feature.

LAN/Ring Power
On

The system can be turned off with a software
command. If you enable this item, the system can
automatically resume if there is an incoming call
on the Modem. You must use an ATX power
supply in order to use this feature.

KeyBoard Power
On

If you enable this item, you can turn the system on
and off by pressing hot keys on the keyboard. You
must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper and
use an ATX power supply in order to use this
feature.

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for devices installed on the
PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability.

AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP

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Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes
Primary Graphics Adapter PCI
Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA Yes
PCI IDE BusMaster Disabled

ESC : Quit  : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

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F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Plug and Play
Aware O/S

Enable this item if you are using an O/S that
supports Plug and Play such as Windows
95/98/ME.

Primary Graphics
Adapter

This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter
uses the PCI or the AGP bus. The default PCI
setting still lets the onboard display work and
allows the use of a second display card installed in
a PCI slot.

Allocate IRQ to
PCI VGA

If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to
the PCI VGA graphics system. You set this value
to No to free up an IRQ.

PCI IDE BusMaster

This item enables or disables the DMA under DOS
mode. We recommend you to leave this item at
the default value.

Load Optimal Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you
press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of fail-safe
default values. These default values are not very demanding and
they should allow your system to function with most kinds of
hardware and memory chips.

Note: It is highly recommended that users enter this option to
load optimal values for accessing the best performance.

Load Best Performance Settings

If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears. If you
press Y, and then Enter, the Setup Utility loads a set of best­performance default values. These default values are quite
demanding and your system might not function properly if you are
using slower memory chips or other low-performance components.

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Features Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for peripheral devices
connected to the system.

AMIBIOS SETUP – FEATURES SETUP

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OnBoard FDC Enabled
OnBoard Serial Port 3F8h/COM1
OnBoard IR Port Disabled

OnBoard Parallel Port 378h

Parallel Port Mode ECP

Parallel Port IRQ 7

Parallel Port DMA 3
OnBoard PCI IDE Both
Audio Device Enabled
Modem Device Enabled
Ethernet Device Enabled
IEEE1394 Device Enabled
Onboard USB Function Enabled
USB Function for DOS Disabled
ThumbDrive for DOS Disabled

ESC : Quit  : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

OnBoard FDC

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard
floppy disk drive interface.

OnBoard Serial
Port

Use these items to enable or disable the onboard
COM1 serial port, and to assign a port address.

OnBoard IR Port

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard
infrared port, and to assign a port address.

Onboard Parallel
Port

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard
LPT1 parallel port, and to assign a port address.
The Auto setting will detect and available address.

Parallel Port Mode

Use this item to set the parallel port mode. You
can select SPP (Standard Parallel Port), ECP
(Extended Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced
Parallel Port), or ECP + EPP.

Parallel Port IRQ

Use this item to assign either IRQ 5 or 7 to the
parallel port.

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Parallel Port DMA

Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the
parallel port. The options are 0, 1 and 3.

Onboard PCI IDE

Use this item to enable or disable either or both of
the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE
channels.

Audio Device

This item enables or disables the onboard AC’97
audio chip.

Modem Device

This item enables or disables the onboard AC’97
modem chip.

Ethernet Device

This item enables or disables the onboard
Ethernet LAN.

IEEE1394 Device

This item enables or disables the onboard
IEEE1394 chip.

Onboard USB
Function

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports
on this mainboard.

USB Function for
DOS

Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports
on this mainboard in a DOS environment.

ThumbDrive for
DOS

Enable this item to make a small portion of
memory storage device for the USB ports.

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CPU PnP Setup Page

This page lets you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU.
The system will automatically detect the kind of CPU that you
have installed and make the appropriate adjustments to the items
on this page.

AMIBIOS SETUP – CPU PnP SETUP

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CPU Type Intel P4
Auto Detect CPU/DRAM Freq Enabled
CPU Frequency 100 MHz
CPU Over-Clocking Freq. 100 MHz
CPU/DRAM Frequency Ratio [ 1 : 1 ]
DRAM Frequency 100 MHz
CPU Ratio H/W Trap
Post Shutdown for CPU Fan Disabled

ESC : Quit  : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Optimal values
F7 : Load Best performance values

CPU Type/
Frequency Ratio

These items show the type, frequency and ratio
the installed CPU in your system.

CPU/DRAM
Frequency/Ratio

These items decide CPU/DRAM frequency/ratio
installed in your system.

CPU
Over-Clocking
Frequency

This item decides CPU over-clocking frequency
installed in your system. If the over-clocking fails,
please turn off the system power. And then, hold
the PageUp key (similar to the Clear CMOS
function) and turn on the power, the BIOS will
recover the safe default.

Auto Detect
CPU/DRAM Freq

When this item is enabled, BIOS will decide the
CPU/DRAM frequency in your system.

Post Shutdown for
CPU Fan

When this item is Enabled, the system will
automatically shut down if the CPU fan is
disconnected with the power.

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Hardware Monitor Page

This page sets some of the parameters for the hardware monitoring
function of this mainboard.

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR

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*** System Hardware ***
Vcore 1.632V
Vcc 1.8V 2.496V
Vcc 3.3V 3.392V
Vcc 5V 4.945V
+12V 12.032V
SB3V 3.472V

-12V -11.885V
SB5V 5.026V
VBAT 3.472V
VGA Fan Speed 0 RPM
SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM
CPU Fan Speed 1298 RPM

SYSTEM Temperature 31C/87F
CPU Temperature 19C/66F

ESC : Quit  : Select Item

F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

CPU / System
Temperature

These items display CPU and system temperature
measurement.

FANs & Voltage
Measurements

These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM
and the various system voltage measurements.

Change Password

If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears
which lets you enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no
more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed
in the password. A second dialog box asks you to retype the
password for confirmation. Press Enter after you have retyped it
correctly. The password is then required to access the Setup Utility
or for that and at start-up, depending on the setting of the Password
Check item in Advanced Setup.

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Change or Remove the Password

Highlight this item, press Enter and type in the current password.
At the next dialog box, type in the new password, or just press
Enter to disable password protection.

Exit

Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you
have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program.
When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and
exit, or press N to exit without saving.

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Chapter 4

Software & Applications

Introduction

This chapter describes the contents of the support CD-ROM that
comes with the mainboard package.

The support CD-ROM contains all useful software, necessary
drivers and utility programs to properly run our products. More
program information is available in a README file, located in the
same directory as the software.

To run the support CD, simply insert the CD into your CD-ROM
drive. An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out, and then you
can go on the auto-installing or manual installation depending on
your operating system.

If your operating system is Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, it will
automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your
mainboard; if Windows NT or manual installation, please follow
the instructions described as the Installing under Windows NT or
Manual Installation section.

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Installing Support Software

1.Insert the support CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive.

2.When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the system CD-ROM
drive, the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen.

3.The screen displays three buttons of Setup, Browse CD and Exit
on the right side, and three others Setup, Application and
ReadMe at the bottom. Please see the following illustration.

The Setup button runs the software auto-installing program as
explained in next section.
The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you
can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file
browsing interface.
The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window. To run the
program again, reinsert the CD-ROM disc in the drive; or click the
CD-ROM driver from the Windows Explorer, and click the Setup
icon.
The Application button brings up a software menu. It shows the
bundled software that this mainboard supports.
The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out
path names of software driver.

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Auto-Installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

If you are under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, please click the Setup
button to run the software auto-installing program while the Auto
Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD-ROM:

1. The installation program loads and displays the following

screen. Click the Next button.

2. Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it (the

default options are recommended). Click the Next button to
proceed.

3. The support software will automatically install.

Once any of the installation procedures start, software is
automatically installed in sequence. You need to follow the
onscreen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer
to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever
software you selected. When the process is finished, all the support
software will be installed and start working.

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Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation

If you are under Windows NT, the auto-installing program doesn’t
work out; or you have to do the manual installation, please follow
this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting
the support CD-ROM:

1. Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen, and then click the
Install Path at the bottom of the screen.

2. Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain
its correct driver directory.

3. Install each software in accordance with the corresponding
driver path.

Bundled Software Installation

All bundled software available on the CD-ROM is for users’
convenience. You can install bundled software as follows:

1. Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops
out after inserting the support CD-ROM.

2. A software menu appears. Click the software you want to install.

3. Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step
by step until finished.

Set Up the Audio System

Set up the Audio configuration of 2-channel, 4-channel and 6­channel speaker-out system through the audio driver. It also
provides users with Xear Technology, the virtual rear sound effect
compensation for any multi-channel audio systems simply by using
a pair of open-aired headphones.

 An ear/headphone-like device, capable of delivering the rear
audio in a multi-channel audio system.
 Structurally comprising two housing units for receiving the rear
signal, wherein the housings are opposite each other. Both
housing units may be joined by a headband or other unification
device.
 Open-aired design, allowing the listener to perceive the front
signal at the same time.

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 Rear output adjustable in position, height, and width via C­ Media’s user friendly API, capable of offering a freely defined
cyberspace to the listener.

Xear 3D Mode

In Xear 3D Mode, there are Virtual Speaker Shifter/Advance and
Earphone Plus Mode options and channel selections. Each channel
has a corresponding position of phone jacks and description.

(Three audio jacks on the screen show these colors: top-- lime,
middle-- light blue, bottom-- pink)

EARPHONE

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2-CHANNEL

FOUR-CHANNEL

SIX-CHANNEL

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Earphone Plus Mode

While enabling Earphone Plus Mode, it activates the Xear
function; moreover, original Front Out and Rear Out positions will
be exchanged in Multi-Channel mode. EARPHONE and
2-CHANNEL don’t support Xear function.
(Three audio jacks on the screen show these colors: top-- lime,
middle-- light blue, bottom-- pink)

FOUR-CHANNEL

SIX-CHANNEL

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Virtual Speaker Shift/Advance

Click the Virtual Speaker Shift/Advance button, it provides some
3D Sound Effect and DEMO program for testing.

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