ECS P6STMT2 User Manual

Mainboard User’s Manual

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Trademarks

IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International
Business Machines.
Intel, Pentium/II/III, Pentium 4, MMX, Celeron and Tualatin are
registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd.
PC-cillin is a trademark of Trend Micro Inc.
AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc.
MediaRing Talk is a registered trademark of MediaRing Inc.
3Deep is a registered trademark of E-Color Inc.
It has been acknowledged that all mentioned brands or product
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
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Copyright © 2002

All Rights Reserved

M758 Series, V7.0

S63X/August 2002

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Notice:

1. Please avoid operating “Clear CMOS” and “reFlash BIOS”

simultaneously.

2. If users need to proceed the above operations simultaneously,

they must reprogram the LAN ID and follow this procedure as
bellow:

a. You can at least find the LAN ID on the motherboard.

b. You can find the programming utility (EE.ZIP) on the

Driver CD disc (\LAN\SiS900\Utility\).

c. Please follow the “README.TXT” (After unzipping

EE.ZIP or under the directory \LAN\SiS900\Utility\)
instruction to reprogram your LAN ID.

3. 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.....................................................................5

Static Electricity Precautions...................................................6

Pre-Installation Inspection.......................................................6

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

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

I/O Ports...................................................................................8

Install A CPU ..........................................................................9

Install Memory ......................................................................12

Setting Jumper Switches........................................................13

Install the Mainboard.............................................................14

Optional Extension Brackets .................................................15

Install Other Devices .............................................................16

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

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility.......................................................21

Introduction ...........................................................................21

Running the Setup Utility......................................................22

Standard CMOS Setup Page..................................................23

Advanced Setup Page ............................................................24

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

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page.............................................27

Load Optimal Settings...........................................................28

Load Best Performance Settings............................................28

Features Setup Page...............................................................29

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

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

Change Password...................................................................32

Exit ........................................................................................32

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

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

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

Bundled Software Installation………………………………36

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1: Introduction

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Chapter 1

Introduction

This mainboard has a Socket-370 processor socket for Intel
FCPGA Celeron, FCPGA Pentium III or Tualatin/Tualatin
Celeron processors. You can install any one of these processors

on this mainboard.

This mainboard supports front-side bus speeds of 66MHz,
100MHz or 133MHz.

This mainboard has the GFXcel chipset which provides CPU Plug

& Play through firmware, integrates a 128-bit AGP Graphics
Accelerator and has an embedded 10BaseT/100BaseTX Network
Interface. There is a full set of ATX I/O Ports including PS/2

keyboard and mouse ports, two USB ports, one parallel port, one
serial port, one VGA port and one MIDI/game port. There is an
onboard header USB1 making two extra USB ports by connecting
the extended USB module to the mainboard.

This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful
multimedia workstation of network ready and built-in
communications. This board is Micro-ATX size and has power
connector for an ATX power supply.

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Key Features

The key features of this mainboard include:

Socket-370 Processor Support

♦ Supports FCPGA Celeron, FCPGA Pentium III and

Tualatin/Tualatin Celeron CPUs

♦ Supports 66MHz, 100MHz or 133MHz Front-Side Bus

All processors are automatically configured using firmware and a
synchronous/asynchronous Host/DRAM Clock Scheme.

Note: 1. The Socket-370 on this mainboard doesn’t support
PPGA Celeron CPU.

2. Please refer to Page 9 and 10 for more detailed
description about Tualatin/Tualatin Celeron CPU.

Memory Support

♦ Two DIMM slots for 168-pin SDRAM memory modules
♦ Support for 66MHz, 100MHz, & 133MHz memory bus
♦ Maximum installed memory is 2 x 512MB = 1 GB

Expansion Slots

♦ Three 32-bit PCI slots

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 33/66/100

modes (the Ultra DMA 100 mode is optional, please refer
to Page 9,10)

Power Supply and Power Management

♦ ATX power supply connector
♦ ACPI and previous PMU support, suspend switch,

keyboard power on/off

♦ Supports Wake on Modem, Wake on LAN and Wake on

Alarm

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Built-in Graphics System

♦ Onboard 128-bit 2D/3D 100MHz Host interface AGP

Graphics Accelerator Complies with AGP V2.0

♦ Shared memory architecture allows a maximum of 64 MB

main memory to act as frame buffer

♦ Supports high resolutions up to 1920x1200 16M colors, up

to 2048x2048 Texture size and Virtual screen up to
4096x4096

♦ Supports hardware DVD Accelerator

AC97 Audio Codec: CMI9738

♦ Compliant with AC’97 2.2 specification
♦ Full-duplex Codec with independent and variable sampling

rate

♦ Earphone Buffer Built-In, SNR up to 90db
♦ 4Ch DAC, support 4-channel speak-out
♦ Advanced power management support

Onboard I/O Ports

♦ Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device

connections

♦ Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb/s transfer rate
♦ One serial port with 16550-compatible fast UART
♦ One parallel port with ECP and EPP support
♦ Four USB ports (two for optional) and two PS/2 ports for

keyboard and mouse

♦ One infrared port connector for optional module

Built-in Ethernet LAN

♦ 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet LAN
♦ LAN controller integrates Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY

compliant with IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T and
ANSI X3.263 TP-PMD standards

♦ Compliant with ACPI 1.0 and the Network Device Class

Power Management 1.0

♦ High Performance provided by 100Mbps clock generator

and data recovery circuit for 100Mbps receiver

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Onboard Flash ROM

♦ Automatic CPU and board configuration
♦ Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices

and expansion cards

Bundled Software

♦ PC-Cillin2000 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

♦ Recovery Genius 21

st

V5.0 provides the function to

recover, reserve and transfer hard disk data.

♦ CD Ghost is the software stimulating a real CD-ROM to

perform equivalent function.

♦ Language Genius 21

st

is the software to provide learning

tools of language and singing.

♦ 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.

Dimensions

♦ Micro-ATX form factor (24.4cm x 19cm)

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Package Contents

Attention: This mainboard series have four different models,
M758L (LAN), M758LT(LAN, support Tualatin CPU),
M758T(support Tualatin CPU), and M758 (without LAN). Please
contact your local supplier for your purchased model.
Each model will support different specification listed as below:

Model Specification

M758L Onboard LAN (RJ45) connector
M758LT Onboard LAN (RJ45) connector, support

Tualatin CPU
M758T Support Tualatin CPU
M758 ---

Your mainboard package ships with the following items:

 The mainboard
 This User’s Guide
 1 UDMA/66 IDE cable
 Floppy disk drive cable
 Support software on CD-ROM disk

Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this
mainboard.

 Extended USB module

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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 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 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 the jumper JP7 is

set to Normal setting. See this chapter for information about
locating jumper JP7 and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system while installing; otherwise,

it may damage the mainboard.

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Mainboard Components

This diagram helps you identify major components on this
mainboard.

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

I/O Ports

This illustration shown below is a side view of the built-in I/O
ports on this mainboard.

PS/2 Mouse

PS/2 Keyboard

Parallel Port

Game/MIDI Port

Serial Port COM1/3

USB Ports

Microphone Jack

Line-Out Jack

VGA Port

Line-In Jack

LAN Port

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I/O Pannel

Before installing this mainboard, it is necessary to remove the
original I/O panel and install our I/O panel to the system case as
follows.

A back view of the system case

Install A CPU

This mainboard has a Socket 370 supporting FCPGA Celeron,
FCPGA Pentium III and Tualatin/Tualatin Celeron processors.

Do not support PPGA Celeron processor.

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

Do not try to install a Socket 7 processor in the Socket-370. A
Socket 7 processor such as the Pentium-MMX, or the AMD K5/K6
does not fit in the Socket 370. Do not try to install PPGA
Celeron processor in Socket-370.

The following list notes the processors that are currently supported
by this mainboard.

FCPGA Celeron: 300~966 MHz, FSB: 66 MHz
FCPGA Pentium III: 500~1130MHz, FSB: 100MHz, 133MHz
Tualatin/Tualatin Celeron: up to 1.4GHz, FSB: 100MHz(only

for model M758LT and M758T)

I/O panel

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The “T” in the model name indicates this mainboard supporting
Tualatin CPU. You can also tell the difference by one RED IDE
connector and two “T” labels beside the socket.

Two “T” labels
beside the socket
indicate Tualatin

One RED IDE
connector

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Installing a Socket-370 Processor

Install a processor into the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket-370
on the mainboard.

1. Locate the Socket-370 and FAN1. Pull the locking lever out

slightly from the socket and raise it to the upright position.

2. Identify the Pin-1 corner of the processor by its beveled edge.

3. Identify the Pin-1 corner on the Socket-370. The Pin-1 corner

is at the top of the locking lever when it is locked.

4. Insert the processor into the socket matching the Pin-1 corner.

The processor should drop into place freely without force.

5. Push locking lever down and hook it under the catch on the

side of socket. This secures the CPU in the socket.

6. All processors should be installed together with a heatsink

/cooling fan, connecting the cable from the fan to the CPU fan
power connector FAN1.

FAN1

Pin-1 Corner

Socket-370

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Install Memory

This mainboard has two DIMM sockets for system memory
modules. You must install at least one memory module in order to
work out this mainboard. You must install the first memory

module in the DIMM1 socket to give shared memory to the
onboard VGA display circuitry.

For this mainboard, you must use 168-pin, 3.3V unbuffered
SDRAM memory modules. If the installed CPU uses a 100MHz
system bus, you must use PC100 or PC133 memory; if a 66MHz
system bus, you must use PC66 memory. You can install any size
memory module from 16 MB to 512MB, so the maximum memory
size is 2 x 512MB = 1GB.
Edge connectors on the memory modules have cut outs coinciding
with spacers in the DIMM sockets that memory modules can only
be installed in the correct orientation.
To install a module, push the retaining latches at either end of the
socket outwards. Position the memory module correctly and insert
it into the DIMM socket. Press the module down into the socket so
that the retaining latches rotate up and secure the module in place
by fitting into notches on the edge of the module.

DIMM1

DIMM2

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Setting Jumper Switches

Jumpers are sets of pins connected together with caps. Jumper caps
change the way of mainboard’s operation by changing the
electronic circuits on the mainboard. If a jumper cap connects two
pins, we say those pins are SHORT; if the cap is removed, they are
OPEN.

Jumper JP7: Clear CMOS Memory

This jumper can 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

Normal Operation Short Pins 1-2
Clear CMOS Memory Short Pins 2-3

JP7

1

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Install the Mainboard

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

Connect the power connector from the power supply to the PWR1
ATX Power connector on the mainboard. If there is a cooling fan
installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the cooling
fan to the CHS FAN fan power connector on the mainboard.
Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPKR1 header on
the mainboard.

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

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the SW1 header.
Here is the list of SW1 pin assignment.

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 HDD LED 2 POWER(ACPI) LED
3 HDD LED 4 POWER(ACPI) LED
5 RESET SWITCH 6 POWER BUTTON
7 RESET SWITCH 8 POWER BUTTON
9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY

CHS FAN

PWR1

1

SPKR1

1

SW1

AUDIO2

1

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

Pin Signal Pin Signal
1 MIC 2 GND
3 MIC-P 4 VCC
5 FPOUT-R 6 RET-R
7 NC 8 KEY
9 FPOUT-L 10 RET-L

Optional Extension Brackets

You also have a USB module extension bracket for this mainboard.
Install it by following these steps below.

Extended USB Module

This module bracket has two USB ports for more USB devices.

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 USB1 header on this mainboard.

2. Plug the bracket cable onto the header.

3. In the system chassis, remove a slot cover from one of the

expansion slots and install the extension bracket into that
emptied slot. Secure this extension bracket to the chassis with a
screw.

1

USB1 Header

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Install Other Devices

Follow these steps below to install and connect other devices in the
system.

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 enclosed cable to connect the drives to the floppy
disk drive header 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 one single cable, you
must configure one of the drives as Master and the other 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.

IDE1

1

1

IDE2

FLOPPY

1

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Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power
supply. Use the enclosed cable 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 another must be
Slave.

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 connectors because different brands of CD­ROM drive have different audio cable connectors. Connect the
cable to the appropriate connector.

CD1

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

CD2

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

1

CD1

CD2

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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 header and then secure the port to an
appropriate place in your system chassis.

IR1 Header

1

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Expansion Slots

This mainboard has three 32-bit PCI expansion slots.

Follow these steps below to install a PCI expansion card.

1. Locate the PCI slots on the mainboard.

2. Remove the expansion slot cover from the system chassis.

3. Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press

it firmly down into until fully inserted.

4. Secure the expansion card bracket to the system chassis with a

screw.

Wake On LAN (WOL)

If you are using an ATX power supply you can configure your
system so that it powers down by software and can be resumed by
alarms. If you have installed a LAN adapter expansion card,
connect the card to the Wake On LAN connector J8. This allows
incoming traffic to resume the system from a software power down.
You need to enable this feature in the system setup utility.

PCI1/2/3

J8-WOL
connector

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3: BIOS Setup Utility

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Chapter 3

BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your
computer, such as date and time, the type of hardware installed,
and various configuration settings. Your computer applies those
information to initialize all the components when booting up and
basic functions of coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the
system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer booting
properly. If it happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to
clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration
information; or you can hold down the Page Up key while
rebooting your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also
clears the setup information.

You can run the setup utility and manually change the
configuration. You might need to do this to configure some
hardware installed in or connected to the mainboard, such as the
CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

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Running the Setup Utility

Every time you start your computer, a message appears on the
screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to
“Hit <DEL>if you want to run SETUP”. Whenever 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 1.21.06

(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 cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on
the main menu page. Press Enter to select the highlighted option.
Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility. Hold down the
Shift key and press F2 to cycle through the Setup Utility’s optional
color schemes.

Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with
installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one
item, and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative
values of that item. The other options on the main menu page lead
to dialog boxes that require your answer Yes or No by hitting the Y
or N keys.

If you have already changed 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

Use this page to set basic information such as the date and 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 Aug 22, 2002
Time (hh/mm/ss) : 15:34:09
LBA Blk PIO 32Bit
Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode
Pri Master : Not Installed
Pri Slave : Not Installed
Sec Master : Not Installed
Sec Slave : Not Installed

Floppy Drive A : Not Installed
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.
Be careful to set up this page, for any changes can affect the
operation of your computer.

AMIBIOS SETUP – ADVANCED SETUP

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

Share Memory Size 16 MB
1

st

Boot Device IDE-0

2

nd

Boot Device Floppy

3

rd

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
PS/2 Mouse Support Enabled
Password Check Setup
Boot To OS/2 > 64MB No
Internal Cache Enabled
System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
Spread Sectrum Disabled
CAS Latency 3T

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item

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

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Share Memory
Size

This item lets you allocate a portion of the main
memory for use by the onboard VGA display.

1st Boot Device
2

nd

Boot Device

3

rd

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 Num­Lock

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

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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.

PS/2 Mouse
Support

If this item is set to Enabled, the onboard PS/2
Mouse port will work. Setting this to Disable turns
off the port.

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.

Internal Cache

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

System BIOS
Cacheable

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

Spread
Spectrum

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

CAS Latency

This item determines the operation of the
SDRAM memory CAS (column address strobe).
We recommend that you leave this item at the
default value. The 2T setting requires faster
memory that specifically supports this mode.

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Power Management Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for system power management
operation.

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

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

Power Management/APM APM/ACPI
Standby Time Out(Minute) Disabled
Suspend Time Out(Minute) Disabled
Hot Key Power On Disabled
OnBoard LAN Power On Disabled
Ring On Power On Disabled
RTC Alarm Power On Disabled
RTC Alarm Date 15
RTC Alarm Hour 12
RTC Alarm Minute 30
RTC Alarm Second 30

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item

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

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

F6 : Load BIOS Defaults

F7 : Load Setup Defaults

Power
Management/APM

Use this item to enable or disable a power
management scheme. If you enable power
management, you can use the items below to
set the power management operation. Both
APM and ACPI are supported.

Standby Time Out
(Minute)

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

Suspend Time Out
(Minute)

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.

Hot Key Power On

If you enable this item, you can turn the system
on by pressing hot keys (Ctrl+Alt+BackSpace)
on the keyboard. You must connect an ATX
power supply and enable the jumper in order to
use this feature.

OnBoard Lan
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 traffic on
the network adapter. You must use an ATX
power supply in order to use this feature.

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Ring On 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 Fax/Modem. You must use
an ATX power supply in order to use this
feature.

RTC Alarm Power
On

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.

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets up some parameters for those devices installed on
the PCI bus and utilizing the system plug and play capability.

AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP

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

Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes
Primary Graphics Adapter PCI
Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA Yes
Reserved Memory Size Disabled
Reserved Memory Address C8000

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item

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

F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color

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 or

98.

Primary Graphics
Adapter

This item indicates if the primary graphics
adapter uses the PCI or 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.

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Reserved Memory
Size

This item lets you reserve a block of memory
for any device that requires it.

Reserved Memory
Address

This item lets you set the address for any block
of memory that has been reserved.

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 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 up some parameters for peripheral devices
connected to the system.

AMIBIOS SETUP – FEATURES SETUP

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

OnBoard FDC Enabled
OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h/COM1
OnBoard IR Port Disabled
OnBoard Parallel Port 378h
Parallel Port Mode EPP+ECP
Parallel Port IRQ 7
Parallel Port DMA 3
OnBoard PCI IDE Both
Ultra DMA Support Disabled
On Chip Audio Enabled
On Chip Modem Enabled
OnBoard LAN Enabled
USB Function Enabled
USB Function 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
PortA

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard
COM1 serial port, and to assign a port address

OnBoard IR Port

Use this item to define the protocol for an
infrared port if you have installed an optional IR
port. The choices are IrDA and ASKIR.

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.

Parallel Port DMA

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

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Onboard PCI IDE

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

Ultra DMA Support

Use this item to set Ultra DMA support for IDE
devices on the Primary or Secondary IDE
channels. You must enable this or UDMA
devices will not work at their intended speed.

On Chip
Audio/Modem

This item enables or disables the onboard
audio/modem chip.

OnBoard LAN

This item enables or disables the onboard
network interface.

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.

CPU PnP Setup Page

This page helps you manually configure the CPU of this mainboard.
The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and
make appropriate adjustments to all items on this page.
Note: If you manually set up wrong speed that the system doesn’t
run properly, press the Page Up key while the system is booting
and a default setting will replace the incorrect CPU setting.

AMIBIOS SETUP – CPU PnP SETUP

©2000 American Megatrends, Inc. All Rights Reserved

CPU Speed 850 MHz
CPU/DRAM Freq. 100/100 MHz
CPU Multiplier Freq. X8.5

ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item
F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color
F6 : Load Optimal values
F7 : Load Best performance values

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CPU Speed

The item displays the internal clock speed of
the CPU, based on the next two items.

CPU/DRAM
Frequency

Use this item to sets the external clock
frequency for the CPU and the memory bus
frequency. The options include combinations of
66 and 100MHz. Set the CPU clock based on
the requirements of the CPU installed on the
board. Select the memory frequency based on
the speed of the memory installed on the board.

CPU Multiplier
Frequency

Use this item to set a multiplier for the CPU
external frequency. The multiplier times the
external CPU frequency sets the internal clock
speed of the CPU, e.g. 100 MHz (external clock
or “FSB”) x 4.5 (muliplier) = 450 MHz (internal
clock speed of the installed CPU).

Hardware Monitor Page

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

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE MONITOR

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

*** Hardware Monitor ***

CPU Temperature 51°C/123°F
SYSTEM Temperature 39°C/102°F
Fan#1 Speed 5273 RPM
Fan#2 Speed 0 RPM
Vcore 1.632 V
+1.800V 1.824 V
Vcc3 3.296 V
Vcc 4.972 V
+12V 11.968 V
SB5V 5.026 V

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 the system
temperature measurement. The system will
alert you if a safe temperature is exceeded.

FAN#1, 2 Speed &
Voltage
Measurements

These items indicate cooling fan speeds in
RPM and the various system voltage
measurements. If the values deviate beyond
certain limits, the hardware monitoring feature
will alert you with a warning.

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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.

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.