ECS P6VEMD User Manual

Preface

Copyright

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Version 1.0

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MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation.

Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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

− Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

− Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

− Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which

the receiver is connected.

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

Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with
this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing
this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manu­facturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

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Declaration of Conformity

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the follow­ing conditions:

− This device may not cause harmful interference, and

− This device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

Canadian Department of Communications

This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference­causing Equipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement
sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada.

About the Manual

The manual consists of the following:

Chapter 1

Introducing the Mainboard

Describes features of the mainboard,
and provides a shipping checklist.

Go to

⇒ page 1

Chapter 2

Installing the Mainboard

Describes installation of mainboard
components.

Go to

⇒ page 6

Chapter 3

Using BIOS

Provides information on using the BIOS
Setup Utility.

Go to

⇒ page 24

Chapter 4

Using the Mainboard Software

Describes the mainboard software.

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⇒ page 40

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Features and Packing List Translations

Liste de contrôle

Comparez ce qui est contenu dans l'emballage de la carte mère avec la liste
suivante:

Eléments standards

• Une carte mère

• Un câble plat pour lecteur de disquette

• Un câble plat pour lecteur IDE

• Un CD d'installation automatique pour le logiciel

• Un écran pour panneau arrière d'entrées/sorties

• Un module de rétention

• Ce manuel utilisateur

Caractéristiques

Processeur La carte mère supporte le Socket 370 présentant les

caractéristiques suivantes :

• Intègre le processeur Intel Pentium !!!, processeur
Tualatin et processeur VIA C3

• Supporte le Bus Frontal (FSB) de CPU de 66/100/133
MHz

Chipset Les chipsets VT8623 Northbridge et VT8235 Southbridge sont

basés sur une architecture novatrice et dimensionnable avec
une fiabilité et des performances prouvées. Quelques-unes
des caractéristiques avancées des chipsets sont:

• Support pour processeurs de Socket-370 VIA C3

• Supporte une interface d’Hôte V-Link 66 MHz avec une

bande passante totale de 266 Mo/sec

• V-Link fonctionne aux modes 2x ou 4x

• Interface DRAM synchrone avec CPU d’hôte (133/100

MHz) pour une configuration plus flexible

• Supporte 4 banques jusqu’à des DRAM de 2 Go
(Technologie de DRAM de 512Mo x8/x16)

• Architecture de Mémoire Partagée Optimisée (SMA)

• Tampon de trame de 8/16/32/64 Mo utilisant la mémoire

système

• Interface d’affichage TRC avec RAMDAC couleur vraie
24 bits jusqu’à une vitesse de pixel de 250 MHz avec
capacité de correction gamma

• Interface compatible DVI 1.0 12 bits pour moniteur à
écran plat utilisant des décodeurs TMDS externes

• Capacité de sortie TV PAL/NTSC utilisant un décodeur
TV externe

• Compensation de déplacement pour lecture DVD pleine
vitesse

• Compatible Microsoft DirectX 7.0 et 8.0

• Contrôleur Fast Ethernet intégré avec capacités 1/10/100

Mbits

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• Contrôleur EIDE de mode maître UltraDMA-
33/66/100/133 de Canal double

• Vitesse de transfert jusqu’à 133Mo/sec pour couvrir les
pilotes PIO mode 4, multi-mots DMA mode 2, et interface
UltraDMA-33

• Compatible USB v2.0 et Interface de Contrôleur d’Hôte
Avancé (EHCI) v1.0

• Supporte à la fois la gestion d’alimentation ACPI
(Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) et legacy
(APM)

Les caractéristiques supplémentaires comprennent le support
pour six ports USB, une liaison AC 97 pour audio et modem,
surveillance matérielle, et gestion d’alimentation ACPI/OnNow.

Mémoire La carte mère peut recevoir une SDRAM DDR 2.5V. Elle peut

recevoir deux logements sans mémoire tampon de 184
broches avec une taille de mémoire maximum de 2Go pour
des DIMM en registre.

Codec Audio
AC’97

• Conforme aux spécifications AC’97 2.2

• Codec Full-duplex avec vitesse d’échantillonnage

indépendante et variable

• Mémoire tampon d’Ecouteurs Intégrée, SNR jusqu’à 90db

• 4Ch DAC, supporte 4 canaux de sorties haut-parleurs

• Support de gestion d’alimentation avancée

Options
d’Extensions

La carte mère est livrée avec les options d’extensions
suivantes:

• Quatre logements PCI 32 bits

• Un logement ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)

(optionnel)

• Deux connecteurs IDE supportant quatre canaux IDE et
une interface de lecteur de disquette

• Une puce Interne LAN (optionnelle) et port LAN au
sommet du port USB

La P6VEMD supporte la maîtrise de bus Ultra DMA avec des
vitesses de transfert de 33/66/100/133 Mo/sec.

E/S Intégrée

La carte mère possède un jeu complet de ports d’E/S et de
connecteurs:

• Deux ports PS/2 pour souris et clavier

• Un port série

• Un port VGA

• Un port parallèle

• Un port MIDI/jeu

• Un port LAN

• Deux ports USB

• Prises audio pour microphone, ligne d’entrée et ligne de

sortie

LAN Interne
(optionnel)

Le Realtek RTL8100B est un contrôeur Fast Ethernet
10/100Mbps a puce unique d'un bon rapport qualité prix
hautement intégré. Il est amélioré avec une fonction de gestion
ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface) pour PCI afin
d’offrir une gestion d’alimentation efficace pour les systèmes
d’exploitation avancés avec OSPM (Operating System
Directed Power Management).

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Microprogramme
BIOS

Cette carte mère utilise AMI BIOS qui permet aux utilisateurs
de configurer de nombreuses fonctionnalités du système
comprenant les suivantes :

• Gestion d’alimentation

• Alarmes de réveil

• Paramètres de CPU et synchronisation de mémoire

• Synchronisation de CPU et de mémoire

Le microprogramme peut aussi être utilisé pour définir les
paramètres pour les vitesses d’horloges de différents
processeurs.

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Checkliste

Vergleichen Sie den Packungsinhalt des Motherboards mit der folgenden
Checkliste:

Standard Items

• Ein Motherboard

• Ein Bandkabel für Diskettenlaufwerke

• Ein Bandkabel für IDE-Laufwerke

• Eine Auto-Installations-Support-CD

• I/O-Anschlussabdeckung für die Rückwand

• Ein Kühlkörperhalter

• Dieses Benutzerhandbuch

Features

Prozessor Das Mainboard unterstützt Socket 370 mit den folgenden

Eigenschaften:

• Für Intel Pentium !!! Prozessor, Tualatin Prozessor und
VIA C3 Prozessor

• Unterstützt 66/100/133 MHz CPU Frontside Bus (FSB)

Chipset Die Chipsätze VT8623 Northbridge und VT8235 Southbridge

basieren auf einer innovativen und skalierbaren Architektur mit
erwiesener Zuverlässigkeit und Leistung. Einige der modernen
Eigenschaften des Chipsatzes:

• Unterstützung für Socket-370 VIA C3-Prozessoren

• Unterstützt 66 MHz V-Link Host-Interface mit einer

Gesamtbandbreite von 266 MB/Sek.

• V-Link-Betrieb in den Modi 2x oder 4x

• DRAM Interface synchron mit Host CPU (133/100 MHz)

für flexible Konfiguration

• Unterstützt 4 Bänke bis zu 2 GB DRAM (512Mb x8/x16
DRAM Technologie)

• Optimierte Shared Memory Architecture (SMA)

• 8/16/32/64MB Frame Buffer verwendet Systemspeicher

• CRT-Bildschirm-Interface mit 24-Bit True Color RAMDAC,

bis zu 250 MHz Pixelrate mit Gammakorrektur

• 12-Bit DVI 1.0-kompatibles Interface für Flachbildschirme
mit externen TMDS-Encodern

• PAL/NTSC TV-Ausgang mit externem TV-Encoder

• Motion Compensation für Vollgeschwindigkeit-DVD-

Wiedergabe

• Kompatibel mit Microsoft DirectX 7.0 und 8.0

• Integrierter Fast Ethernet Controller mit 1/10/100 Mbit-

Funktion

• Dualkanal UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 Master Mode EIDE
Controller

• Übertragungsrate bis zu 133MB/Sek. für PIO Modus 4,
Multi-Word DMA Mode 2-Treiber und UltraDMA-33
Interface

• Kompatibel mit USB v2.0 und Enhanced Host Controller
Interface (EHCI) v1.0

• Unterstützt ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power

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Interface) und Legacy (APM) Strommanagement

Zusätzliche Features umfassen Unterstützung für sechs USB
Schnittstellen, ein AC 97-Link für Audio und Modem,
Hardwareüberwachung und ACPI/OnNow Strommanagement.

Speicher Das Mainboard bietet Platz für 2.5V DDR SDRAM. Es

unterstützt zwei ungepufferte 184-Pin-Slots mit maximaler 2GB
Speicher für Registered DIMM.

AC 97 Audio
Codec

• Entspricht AC’97 2.2

• Vollduplex Codec mit unabhängiger und variabler

Samplingrate

• Integrierter Kopfhörer-Puffer, SNR bis zu 90dB

• 4-Kanal-DAC unterstützt 4-Kanal-Lautsprecherausgänge

• Unterstützt Advanced Power Management

Erweiterungs­optionen

Das Mainboard bietet die folgenden Erweiterungsoptionen:

• Vier 32-Bit PCI-Steckplätze

• Einen ISA (Industry Standard Architecture)-Steckplatz

(optional)

• Zwei IDE Anschlüsse mit Unterstützung für vier IDE-
Kanäle und einem Floppylaufwerksanschluß

• Einen integrierten LAN (optional) Chip und LAN-Port auf
dem USB-Port

Das P6VEMD unterstützt Ultra DMA Busmastering mit
Übertragungsraten von 33/66/100/133 MB/Sek..

Integrierte I/O

Das Mainboard verfügt übe eine kompletten Satz I/O­Schnittstellen und Anschlüssen:

• Zwei PS/2-Schnittstellen für Maus und Tastatur

• Eine serielle Schnittstelle

• Eine VGA-Schnittstelle

• Eine parallele Schnittstelle

• Eine MIDI/Game-Schnittstelle

• Eine LAN-Schnittstelle

• Zwei USB-Schnittstellen

• Audiobuchsen für Mikrofon, Line-in und Line-out

Onboard LAN
(optional)

Das Realtek RTL8100B ist eine dicht integrierter und
kosteneffektiver 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet-Controller mit
Einzelchip. Er wurde mit einer ACPI (Advanced Configuration
Power Interface)-Managementfunktion für PCI aufgewertet,
um effizientes Strommanagement für moderne Betriebsysteme
mit OSPM (Operating System Directed Power Management)
zu bieten.

BIOS
Firmware

Dieses Mainboard setzt das AMI BIOS ein, mit dem Sie viele
Systemfunktionen konfigurieren können, einschließlich der
folgenden:

• Strommanagement

• Weckalarme

• CPU-Parameter und Speichertiming

• CPU und Speichertiming

Die Firmware kann auch zur Einstellung von Parametern für
unterschiedliche Prozessortaktgeschwindigkeiten verwendet
werden.

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Lista di controllo

Comparate il contenuto della confezione della scheda madre con la seguente
lista di controllo:

Articoli standard

• Una scheda madre

• Un cavo a nastro per il drive dischetti

• Un cavo a nastro IDE

• Un CD di supporto software auto-installante

• Una protezione per il pannello posteriore di I/O

• Un modulo di ritenzione

• Il manuale dell’utente

Caratteristiche

Processore La scheda madre supporta il Socket 370 che presenta le

seguenti caratteristiche:

• Alloggia processori Intel Pentium !!! , Tualatin e VIA C3

• Supporta un bus di sistema (FSB) a 66/100/133 MHz

CPU

Chipset I chipset VT8623 Northbridge e VT8235 Southbridge sono

basati su un'architettura innovativa e scalabile di provata
affidabilità e di eccellenti prestazioni. Di seguito vengono
illustrate alcune delle avanzate caratteristiche del chipset:

• Supporto per processori Socket 370 VIA C3

• Supporta interfaccia host V-Link a 66 MHz con una

larghezza di banda complessiva di 266 MB/sec

• V-Link lavora nelle modalità 2x o 4x

• Interfaccia DRAM sincrona con CPU host (133/100 MHz)

per una maggiore flessibilità di configurazione

• Supporta 4 banchi fino a 2GB DRAM (Tecnologia DRAM
512Mb x8/x16)

• Architettura Memoria Condivisa ottimizzata (AMC)

• Frame buffer 8/16/32/64MB che usa la memoria di

sistema

• Interfaccia per display CRT con RAMDAC 16.8 milioni di
colori a 24 bit fino a una frequenza pixel di 250MHz con
capacità di correzione gamma.

• Interfaccia 12 bit DVI 1.0 compatibile per monitor a
pannello piatto usando encoder TMD esterni

• Capacità di uscita TV PAL/NTSC usando un encoder TV
esterno.

• Compensazione di movimento per una riproduzione
completa DVD

• Compatibile Microsoft DirectX 7.0 e 8.0

• Controller Fast Ethernet integrata con capacità 1/10/100

Mbit

• Controller EIDE modalità master doppio canale Ultra
DMA 33/66/100/133

• Velocità di trasferimentofino a 133MB/sec per coprire la
modalità PIO 4, driver per la modalità 2 multiword DMA e
interfaccia UltraDMA 33

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• Compatibile USB 2.0 e Enhanced Controller Interface
(EHCI) v.1.0

• Supporta sia ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) e gestione energetica meno recenete (APM)

Caratteristiche aggiuntive includono supporto per sei porte
USB, un collegamento AC 97 per audio e modem,
monitoraggio hardware e gestione energetica ACPI/OnNow.

Memoria La scheda madre presenta 2.5V DDR SDRAM. Può

supportare due slot privi di memoria di tampone 184-pin, with a
maximum memory size of 2GB for registered DIMM.

Audio Codec
AC' 97

• Compatibile con lo standardth AC’97 2.2

• Codec "Full-duplex" con frequenze di campionamento

indipendenti e variabili

• Buffer auricolare integrato, SNR fino a 90db

• 4Ch DAC, supporta 4-canali uscita altoparlanti

• Gestione energetica avanzata

Opzioni di
espansione

La scheda madre è dotata delle seguenti opzioni di
espansione:

• Cinque slot PCI a 32 bit

• Uno slot ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) (opzionale)

• Due connettori IDE che supportano quattro canali IDE e

un'interfaccia unità floppy disk

• Un chip LAN onboard LAN (opzionale) e una porta LAN
sopra alla porta USB

La scheda P6VEMD supporta il bus mastering Ultra DMA con
velocità di trasferimento di 33/66/100/133 MB/sec.

I/O integrato La scheda madre è dotata di un set completo di connettori e

porte I/O:

• Due porte PS/2 per mouse e tastiera

• Una porta seriale

• Una porta VGA

• Una porta parallela

• Una porta MIDI/game

• Una porta LAN

• Due porte USB

• Jack audio per microfono, l'inea d'ingresso e linea

d'uscita

LAN Onboard
(opzionale)

La Realtek RTL8100B è una scheda di controllo Fast Ethernet
a singolo chip da 10/100 Mbps altamente integrata e con un
ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo. È dotata di funzioni di gestione
ACPI (Advance Configuration Power Interface) per PCI in
modo da offrire una gestione energetica efficiente per i sistemi
operativi avanzati dotati di OSPM (Operating System Directed
Power Management)

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Firmware BIOS Questa scheda madre utilizza Award BIOS che permette

all’utente di configurare numerose caratteristiche di sistema tra
cui le seguenti:

• Gestione energetica

• Segnali di riattivazione

• Parametri CPU e sincronizzazione memoria

• Temporizzazione memoria e CPU

È possibile inoltre impostare i parametri di velocità della clock
del processore su diversi valori.

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Lista de Verificación

Compare los contenidos del paquete de la placa principal con la sigte. lista:

Ítems Estándares

• Una placa principal

• Un cable cinta del lector de diskette

• Un cable cinta de la unidad IDE

• Un CD de soporte en software de autoinstalación

• Un protector del panel I/O trasero

• Un módulo de retención

• Este manual del usuario

Características

Procesador La placa principal soporta la Socket 370 que tiene las sigtes.

características:

• Acomoda procesador Intel Pentium III, procesador
Tualatin y procesador VIA

• Soporta bus de lado frontal (FSB) 66/100/133 MHz CPU

Chipset Los chipsets VT8623 Northbridge y VT8235 Southbridge se

basan de una arquitectura innovadora y escalable con
fiabilidad y rendimiento comprobados. Unas de las
características avanzadas del chipset son:

• Soporte para procesadores Socket-370 VIA C3

• Soporta interfaz 66 MHz V-Link Host con una ancha de

banda total de 266 MB/seg

• V-Link opera en modos 2x o 4x

• Interfaz DRAM sincrónica con la CPU (133/100 MHz)

anfitrión para la configuración más flexible

• Soporta 4 bancos hasta 2 GB DRAMs (512Mb x8/x16
tecnología de DRAM)

• Arquitectura de Memoria Compartida Optimizada (SMA)

• Buffer de cuadro 8/16/32/64MB con el uso de la memoria

de sistema

• Interfaz de muestra CRT con 24-bit true-color RAMDAC
hasta un índice de pixel de 250 MHz con capacidad de
corrección de gama

• Interfaz 12-bit DVI 1.0 compatible para la unidad del
monitor de panel plano con uso de descodificadores
TMDS externo

• Capacidad de salida PAL/NTSC TV con descodificador
de TV externo

• Compensación de movimiento para la reproducción de
DVD a velocidad completa

• Compatible con Microsoft DirectX 7.0 y 8.0

• Controlador de Fast Ethernet Integrado con capacidad de

1/10/100 Mbit

• Canal Dual UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 controlador de
modo maestro EIDE

• Índice de transferencia hasta 133MB/seg para cubrir PIO
modo 4, multi-palabra modo DMA con 2 drivers, e interfaz
UltraDMA-33

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• Compatible con USB v2.0 e Interfaz de Controlador
Anfistrión Reforzado (EHCI) v1.0

• Soporta ambos ACPI (Configuración Avanzada e Interfaz
de Energía) y administración de energía de legado (APM)

Características adicionales incluyen soporte para seis puertos
USB, un vínculo AC 97 para sonido y modem, monitoreo de
hardware, y administración de encendido ACPI/OnNow.

Memoria La placa principal acomoda 2.5V DDR SDRAM. Puede

soportar dos ranuras 184-pins sin buffer con un tamaño de
memoria máximo de 2GB para DIMM registrado.

Codec de Sonido
AC 97

• Conforme con la especificación AC’97 2.2

• Full-duplex Codec con índice de muestreo independiente

y variable

• Buffer de Auricular Incorporado, SNR hasta 90db

• 4Ch DAC, soporte para altoparlantes de 4-canales

• Soporte de administración de energía avanzada

Opciones de
Expansión

La placa principal viene con las sigtes. opciones de expansión:

• Cuatro ranuras PCI de 32-bit

• Una ranura ISA (Arquitectura Estándar de Industria)

(optativo)

• Dos conectores IDE que soportan cuatro canales IDE y
una interfaz de unidad de disco floppy

• Un chip LAN abordo (optativo) y puerto LAN encima del
puerto USB

El P6VEMD soporta mastering de bus Ultra DMA con índices
de transferencia de 33/66/100/133 MB/seg.

I/O Integrado

La placa principal tiene un juego completo de puertos y
conectores I/O:

• Dos puertos PS/2 para ratón y teclado

• Un puerto serial

• Un pureto VGA

• Un puerto paralelo

• Un puerto MIDI/juego

• Un puerto LAN

• Dos puertos USB

• Clavijas de sonido para micrófono, entrada y salida de

línea

LAN Abordo
(optativo)

El Realtek RTL8100B es un controlador Fast Ethernet de
10/100Mbps chip singular altamente integrado y ahorrativo.
Está reforzado con una función de administración ACPI
(Interfaz de Energía de Configuración Avanzada) para PCI
para poder proveer la administración de energía eficaz para
los sistemas operativos avanzados con OSPM (Administración
de Energía Dirigida al Sistema Operativo).

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Firmware de
BIOS

Esta placa principal usa AMI BIOS que habilita los usuarios
para que configuren muchas características del sistema que
incluye las sigtes.:

• Administración de energía

• Alarmas despertadoras

• Parámetros de CPU y cronometraje de memoria

• CPU y cronometraje de memoria

También se puede usar el firmware para configurar
parámetros para las diferentes velocidades de reloj de
procesador.

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チェックリスト

下記のチェックリストに列挙されている製品が同封されているかを確認して
ください。

標準同封アイテム

• メインボード 1 枚

• ディスクドライブ用リボンケーブル 1 個

• IDE ドライブ用リボンケーブル 1 個

• 自動インストール機能対応ソフトウェア CD 1 枚

• リアパネル I/O シールド 1 個

• リテンションモジュール 1 個

• ユーザーマニュアル

製品特徴

プロセッサ このメインボードは以下の機能を持つソケット 370 に対応し

ています:

• Intel Pentium III プロセッサ、Tualatin プロセッサ、及び
VIA C3 プロセッサ搭載

• 66/100/133 MHz CPU システムバス (FSB) 対応

チップセット VT8623 Northbridge および VT8235 Southbridge チップセット

は、最新且つ拡張性の高いアーキテクチャを採用し、高い安
定性およびパフォーマンスが保証されています。チップセッ
トには次のような特徴があります:

• ソケット 370 VIA C3 プロセッサをサポート

• 最大大域幅 266 MB/秒で 66 MHz V-Link ホストインター

フェースをサポート

• V-Link は 2X または 4X モードで稼動

• DRAM インターフェースをホスト CPU (133/100 MHz) と同

時期化し、柔軟性の高い設定を提供

• 最大 2 GB DRAM を 4 バンクサポート (512 Mb x8/x16
DRAM 技術)

• 最適化共有メモリ構造 (SMA)

• システムメモリを採用した 8/16/32/64 MB フレームバ

ッファ

• 24 ビット True Color RAMDAC で最大 250 MHz ピクセルレ
ート、ガンマ修正機能を搭載した CRT ディスプレイイン
ターフェース

• 外部 TMDS エンコーダを使ったフラットパネルモニタのド
ライブのための 12 ビット DVI 1.0 互換インターフェース

• 外部 TV エンコーダを使った PAL/NTSC TV 出力機能

• フル速度 DVD 再生のためのモーション補整

• Microsoft DirectX 7.0 および 8.0 対応

• 1/10/100 Mbit の統合高速イーサネットコントローラ

• デュアルチャンネルの UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 マスタ

ーモード EIDE コントローラ

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• 最大転送速度 133MB/秒で PIO モード 4、マルチワード
DMA モード 2 ドライバ、UltraDMA-33 インターフェースに
対応

• USB v2.0 及び EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller Inter­face) v1.0 準拠

• ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
および従来の (APM) パワーマネジメントの両方に対応

この他に、6 つの USB ポート、オーディオモデム用 AC97 リン
クイン、ハードウェアモニタリング、ACPI/OnNow パワーマネ
ジメントなどの機能を搭載しています。

メモリ 当メインボードは 2.5V DDR SDRAM を搭載しています。2 つの

非バッファ 2.5V184 ピン仕様のスロットを収納し、最大メモ
リサイズは 2 GB まで対応しています。

AC 97 オーディオ
コーデック

• AC’97 2.2 仕様に対応

• 独立した可変サンプリングレートの全二重コーデック

• イヤフォンバッファ内蔵、SNR 最大 90db

• 4 チャンネル DAC、4 チャンネルスピーカー出力対応

• アドバンスパワーマネジメントに対応

拡張オプション 当メインボードには次の拡張オプションがあります:

• 32 ビット PCI スロット x 4

• ISA (工業標準構造) スロット x 1 (オプション)

• 4 つの IDE チャンネルと 1 つのフロッピーディスクドラ

イブインターフェースに対応した IDE コネクタ x 2

• オンボード LAN (オプション) チップ x 1、及び USB ポ
ート上の LAN ポート

P6VEMD は 33/66/100/133 MB/秒の転送レートで Ultra DMA バ
ス
マスタリングに対応しています。

統合入出力ポート このメインボードはフルセットの I/O ポートおよびコネクタ

を搭載しています。

• マウスとキーボード用の PS/2 ポート x 2

• シリアルポート x 1

• VGA ポート x 1

• パラレルポート x 1

• MIDI/ゲームポート x 1

• LAN ポート x 1

• USB ポート x 2

• マイクロフォンやラインイン、ラインアウト向けのオー

ディオジャック

オンボード LAN
(オプション)

Realtek RTL8100B LAN チップは、統合性が高く、経済的
なシングルチップ 10/100Mbps 高速イーサネットコントローラ
です。PCI のための ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power
Interface) マネジメント機能に対応し、OSPM (Operating
System Directed Power Management) を提供します。

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BIOS
ファームウェア

このメインボードは次のシステム機能を含めた設定をするこ
とができる Award BIOS を採用しています：

• 電源管理

• Wake-up 警告

• CPU パラメータ

• CPU およびメモリのタイミング

この他に、各種プロセッサクロック速度のパラメータを設定
することができます。

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품목 목록

다음 품목들이 메인보드 패키지에 모두 포함되어 있는지 확인해 보십시오:

표준 품목

• 메인 보드 1 개

• 디스켓 드라이브 리본 케이블 1 개

• IDE 드라이브 리본 케이블 1 개

• 자동 설치 소프트웨어 지원 CD 1 개

• 뒷패널 I/O 실드 1 개

• 리텐션 모듈 1 개

• 본 사용자 설명서

기능

프로세서 본 메인보드는 다음과 같은 특징을 지닌 소켓 370 을

지원한다:

• Intel Pentium!!! 프로세서, Tualatin 프로세서 및 VIA C3
프로세서 호환

• 66/100/133 MHz CPU front-side bus (FSB) 지원

칩셋 VT8623 Northbridge 및 VT8235 Southbridge 칩셋은

혁신적이고 범위성을 지닌 아키텍쳐를 바탕으로 하여 인정된
신뢰성과 성능을 지닌다. 이 칩셋의 주요 특징은 다음과 같다:

• 소켓-370 VIA C3 프로세서 지원

• 총 대역폭 266 MB/sec 의 66 MHz V-Link 호스트

인터페이스 지원

• V-Link 는 2x 또는 4x 모드에서 작동

• 가장 유동적인 구성을 위해 DRAM 인터페이스와 호스트

CPU (133/100 MHz) 동기화

• 4 banks 최대 2 GB DRAMs (512Mb x8/x16 DRAM
기술) 지원

• 최적화된 공유 메모리 아키텍쳐 (SMA)

• 시스템 메모리를 사용한 8/16/32/64MB 프레임 버퍼

• 감마 교정 기능을 지닌 24 비트 트루 컬러 RAMDAC

최대 250 MHz 픽셀 속도의 CRT 디스플레이 인터페이스

• 외장 TMDS 인코더를 사용한 플랫 패널 모니터
드라이브를 위한 12 비트 DVI 1.0 호환 인터페이스

• 외부 TV 인코더를 사용한 PAL/NTSC TV 출력

• 전속 DVD 재생을 위한 모션 보정

• Microsoft DirectX 7.0 및 8.0 호환

• 1/10/100 Mbit 의 통합 패스트 이더넷 컨트롤러

• 듀얼 채널 UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 마스터 모드 EIDE

컨트롤러

• PIO 모드 4, multi-word DMA 모드 2 드라이버 및 Ul­traDMA-33 인터페이스를 위한 최대 전송

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속도 133MB/sec

• USB v2.0 및 보강 호스트 컨트롤러 인터 페이스 (EHCI)
v1.0 호환

• ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
및 legacy (APM) 전원 관리 지원

이밖에도 주요 기능으로 6 개의 USB 포트, 오디오 및 모뎀을
위한 AC 97 링크, 하드웨어 모니터링 및 ACPI/OnNow 전원
관리가 있다.

메모리 본 메인보드는 2.5V DDR SDRAM 사용하여 registered

DIMM 에 최대 메모리 크기 2GB 인 2 개의 unbuffered 184
핀 슬롯을 지원한다.

AC 97 오디오
코덱

• AC’ 97 2.2 사양과 호환

• 독립적이고 다양한 샘플링 속도를 지닌 Full-duplex 코덱

• 이어폰 버퍼 내장, SNR 최대 90db

• 4Ch DAC, 4 채널 Speak-Out 지원

• 고급 전원 관리 지원

확장 옵션 본 메인보드는 다음과 같은 확장 옵션이 있다:

• 32 비트 PCI 슬롯 4 개

• ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) 슬롯 (선택 사항)

1개

• 4 개의 IDE 채널 4 개와 1 개의 플로피 디스크 드라이브
인터페이스를 지원하는 IDE 커넥터 2 개

• Onboard LAN (선택 사항) 칩 1 개 및 USB 포트 위에
있는 LAN 포트

P6VEMD 는 Ultra DMA bus mastering 을 전송 속도
33/66/100/133 MB/sec 로 지원한다.

통합 I/O

본 메인보드는 풀 세트의 I/O 포트와 커넥터가 있다:

• 마우스와 키보드용 PS/2 포트 2 개

• 시리얼 포트 1 개

• VGA 포트 1 개

• 패러럴 포트 1 개

• MIDI/게임 포트 1 개

• LAN 포트 1 개

• USB 포트 2 개

• 마이크용 오디오 잭, 라인 입력 및 라인 출력

Onboard LAN
(선택 사항)

Realtek RTL8100B 은 고도로 통합되고 비용 효과적인 싱글
칩 10/100Mbps 패스트 이더넷 컨트롤러이다. OSPM (Oper­ating System Directed Power Management) 의 고급 운영
체제에 효율적인 전원 관리를 제공하기 위해 PCI 에 ACPI
(Advanced Configuration Power Interface) 관리 기능이
보강되었다.

BIOS
펌웨어

본 메인보드는 Award BIOS 를 사용하여 사용자는 다음과
같은 시스템 기능을 구성할 수 있다:

• 전원 관리

• 기상 알람

• CPU 파라미터 및 메모리 타이밍

• CPU 및 메모리 타이밍

펌웨어는 다른 프로세서 클럭 속도의 파라미터를

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설정하는데도 사용될 수 있다.

檢查表

請依下列檢查表，核對主機板包裝之內容：

標準項目

• 主機板一片

• 磁碟機排線一條

• IDE 磁碟機排線一條

• 自動安裝 CD 一片

• 後控制面板輸出入(I/O)擋板一片

• 固定模組一個

• 本使用手冊

性能

處理器 本主機板支援具下列功能之 Socket 370:

• 採用 Intel Pentium III 處理器, Tualatin 處理器,以及 VIA C3 處
理器

• 支援 66/100/133 MHz CPU 之前端匯流排(FSB)

晶片組 VT8623 北橋以及 VT8235 南橋晶片組採用了獨創且具有擴充功

能的架構，能夠發揮最佳的穩定性及功能。本晶片組的特點包
含如下：

• 支援 Socket-370 VIA C3 處理器

• 支援 66MHz V-Link 主控介面，提供每秒 266MB 頻寬

• V-Link 執行 2x 或 4x 模式

• DRAM 介面與主 CPU (133/100 MHz 傳輸速率) 同步, 提供最

大彈性之組態設定

• 支援 4 組高達 2GB DRAMs (512Mb x8/x16 DRAM 技術)

• 發揮共享記憶體架構(Shared Memory Architecture, SMA)

最大功效

• 系統記憶體採用 8/16/32/64MB 幀緩衝器

• 支援 24 位元全彩 RAMDAC CRT 顯示介面高達 250MHz 像

素率，提供 gamma 修正功能

• 支援 12 位元 DVI 1.0 相容介面，提供平面螢幕使用外接
式 TMDS 編碼器

• 支援 PAL/NTSC TV 輸出能力採用外接式 TV 編碼器

• 支援全速 DVD 放影動態補償功能

• 相容於 Microsoft DirectX 7.0 和 8.0

• 內建高速乙太網路控制器，提供 1/10/100 Mbit 功能

• 內建雙通道 UltraDMA- 33/66/100/133 主態 EDIE 控制器

• 傳輸速率高達 133MB/sec，可支援 PIO mode 4、多字元

DMA mode 2 驅動器、及 UltraDMA-33 介面

• USB v2.0 及加強型主控控制器介面 (EHCI) v1.0 相容

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• 支援 ACPI(記憶體瞬間開機功能)以及舊型(APM)電源管

其他功能包括支援 6 個 USB 埠, 音效及數據機連接用的 AC 97
連接埠, 硬體監視功能, 以及 ACPI/OnNow 電源管理功能。

記憶體 本主機板採用 2.5 伏特之 DDR SDRAM。可支援 2 個無緩衝 184

針插槽，共可支援高達 2GB 的 registered DIMM 記憶體容量。

AC’ 97 音效解碼/
編碼器

• 相容於 AC’97 2.2 音效解碼/編碼器規格

• 支援獨立或可變取樣率之立體全雙工解碼/編碼器

• 內建耳機緩衝器, SNR 高達 90db

• 支援四聲道數位類比轉換器(DAC),四聲道喇叭輸出

• 支援改良型電源管理

擴充選項 本主機板具有下列的擴充選擇：

• 4 個 32 位元 PCI 插槽

• 1 個工業標準架構(Industry Standard Architecture, ISA) 插槽

(選項)

• 2 個可支援 4 個 IDE 通道及 1 個軟碟介面的 IDE 連接器

• 1 個內建 LAN (選項) 晶片，LAN 埠配置於 USB 埠上方

P6VEMD 具有之 Ultra DMA 匯流排控制功能，能夠支援 33/66/
100/133 MB/秒的傳輸速度。

Integrated I/O 本主機板完整地支援各種輸出入及連接器：

• 2 個 PS/2 埠，分供滑鼠及鍵盤連接

• 1 個串列埠

• 1個VGA埠

• 1 個平行埠

• 1 個 Midi/遊戲埠

• 1個LAN埠

• 2個USB埠

• 麥克風、line-in 及 line-out 音效端

機載 LAN (選項) Realtek RTL8100B (L) 是一個高度整合、高效率之單晶片

10/100Mbps 高速乙太網路控制器。此晶片支援高等組態電源介
面標準(ACPI)，以及 PCI 電源管理。PCI 電源管理可讓具有作業
系統直接電源管理(OSPM)之新型作業系統，達到最佳效率之電
源管理。

BIOS 韌體 本主機板使用了 AMI BIOS ，使用者可藉此對包括下列之系統

功能進行設定：

• 電源管理功能

• 喚醒警示功能

• CPU 參數及記憶體時序

• CPU 及記憶體時序

本韌體也可用以設定各種有關處理器時脈的參數。

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校验表

将本主板的组件内容与以下校验表进行对照：

标准组件

• 一只主板

• 一条磁盘驱动器带状电缆

• 一条 IDE 驱动器带状电缆

• 一张自动安装软件支持光盘

• 一个后面板 I/O 防护罩

• 一个保持模块

• 本用户手册

特性

处理器 主板支持 Socket 370 芯片插座，具有以下功能：

• 支持 Intel Pentium!!! 处理器、Tualatin 处理器和 VIA
C3 处理器

• 支持 66/100/133 MHz CPU 前端总线 (FSB)

芯片组 VT8623 北桥和 VT8235 南桥芯片组是基于一种新型的、可扩

展的架构，能提供已经证明的可靠性和高性能。此芯片具有以
下一些高级功能：

• 支持 Socket-370 VIA C3 处理器

• 支持总带宽为 266MB/sec 的 66MHz V-Link Host 接口

• 2x 或 4x 模式下工作的 V-Link

• 与主 CPU (133/100 MHz) 同步的 DRAM 接口，配置更灵活

• 支持 4 个插槽，总共可支持 2 GB DRAM（512Mb x8/x16

DRAM 技术）

• 优化的共享内存架构 (SMA)

• 8/16/32/64MB 使用系统内存的帧缓冲

• CRT 显示接口，24 位真彩 RAMDAC，最高可达 250 MHz 像

素，并且具有灰度校正功能

• 12-位 DVI 1.0 兼容接口，用于驱动使用外部 TMDS 译码
器的平板显示器

• 使用 外部 TV 译码器的 PAL/NTSC 输出功能

• 用于全速 DVD 播放的运动补偿

• Microsoft DirectX 7.0 和 8.0 兼容

• 集成具有 1/10/100 Mbit 功能的快速以太网控制器

• 双通道 Ultra DMA -33/66/100/133 主控模式 EIDE 控制

器

• 传输速率可达 133MB/sec，覆盖 PIO 模式 4、multi-word
DMA 模式 2 驱动程序和 UltraDMA-33 接口

• 兼容 USB v2.0 和增强主控制器接口 (EHCI) v1.0

• 支持 ACPI（增强配置电源接口）和传统 (APM) 电源管理

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其它功能包括支持 6 个 USB 端口、用于音频和调制解调器的
AC 97 连接、硬件监测和 ACPI/OnNow 电源管理。

内存 此主板可支持 2.5V DDR SDRAM。可支持 2 个非缓冲 184-pin

插槽，最大支持 2GB DIMM。

AC 97 Audio
Codec

• 兼容 AC’97 2,2 规格

• 具有独立和可调采样速率的全双工编解码器

• 内建耳机缓冲，SNR 到 90db

• 4 路 DAC，支持 4 路扬声器输出。

• 支持高级电源管理

扩展
选项

此主板提供如下扩展选项：

• 4 个 32 位 PCI 扩展插槽

• 1 个 ISA（工业标准结构）插槽（可选）

• 2 个 IDE 接口，可支持 4 个 IDE 通道；1 个软驱接口

• 在主板 USB 端口的上部带有 1 个 LAN（可选）芯片和

LAN 端口

P6VEMD 支 持 Ultra DMA 总 线 控 制 ， 传 输 速 率 可 达
33/66/100/133 MB/sec。

集成 I/O

此主板具有完整的 I/O 端口和插孔：

• 2 个用于鼠标和键盘的 PS/2 端口

• 1 个串口

• 1 个 VGA 端口

• 1 个并口

• 1 个 MIDI/游戏端口

• 1 个 LAN 端口

• 2 个 USB 端口

• 麦克风、线入和线出声音插孔

Onboard LAN
（可选）

Realtek RTL8100B 是高度集成的低成本 10/100Mbps 快速
以太网单芯片控制器。通过用于 PCI 的 ACPI（高级配置电
源接口）管理功能可以进一步提高其功能，以便利用 OSPM
（操作系统电源管理）对高级操作系统进行有效的电源管理。

BIOS

此主板使用 AMI BIOS，可以让用户自己配置以下系统功能：

• 电源管理

• 唤醒报警

• CPU 参数和记忆定时

• CPU 和记忆定时

还可用于设置不同处理器时钟速度的参数。

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Preface i

Features and Packing List Translations iii

CHAPTER 1 1

Introducing the Mainboard 1

Introduction.................................................................................................1

Checklist .....................................................................................................1

Standard Items................................................................................................. 1

Features .....................................................................................................2

Choosing a Computer Case .......................................................................3

Mainboard Components .............................................................................4

CHAPTER 2 6

Installing the Mainboard 6

Safety Precautions......................................................................................6

Quick Guide................................................................................................6

Installing the Mainboard in a Case..............................................................7

Checking Jumper Settings..........................................................................7

Setting Jumpers ............................................................................................... 7

Checking Jumper Settings ............................................................................... 8

Jumper Settings ............................................................................................... 8

Connecting Case Components...................................................................9

Front Panel Connector....................................................................................11

Installing Hardware ...................................................................................12

Installing the Processor.................................................................................. 12

Installing Memory Modules .......................................................................... 14

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM......................................................... 15

Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive................................................................. 17

Installing Add-on Cards................................................................................. 17

Connecting Optional Devices........................................................................ 19

Connecting I/O Devices ............................................................................22

External Connector Color Coding ................................................................. 23

CHAPTER 3 24

Using BIOS 24

About the Setup Utility ..............................................................................24

The Standard Configuration .......................................................................... 24

Running the Setup Utility.............................................................................. 25

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Using BIOS...............................................................................................26

Standard CMOS Setup................................................................................... 26

Advanced CMOS Setup................................................................................. 27

Advanced Chipset Setup................................................................................ 29

Power Management Setup............................................................................. 31

PCI / Plug and Play Setup.............................................................................. 34

Peripheral Setup ............................................................................................ 35

Hardware Monitor Page................................................................................. 37

Change Supervisor/User Password................................................................ 38

Auto Configuration with Optimal Settings.................................................... 39

Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings................................................... 39

Save Settings and Exit................................................................................... 39

Exit Without Saving ...................................................................................... 39

CHAPTER 4 40

Using the Mainboard Software 40

About the Software CD-ROM ...................................................................40

Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP .......................................40

Running Setup ............................................................................................... 41

Manual Installation....................................................................................42

Utility Software Reference ........................................................................43

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Introducing the Mainboard

IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn

Thank you for choosing the P6VEMD mainboard. This mainboard features the
latest VIA CLE266: VT8623 Northbridge & VT8235 Southbridge chipsets. It is
innovatively designed to enable the real world performance in key applications
like video streaming or DVD playback that equals that of the most powerful
PC systems in production today.

The VIA CLE266 includes MPEG-2 decoding and video scaling for high quality
DVD acceleration and an integrated 128-bit 2D and 128-bit 3D graphics en­gine with internal AGP 8X and Alpha Blending for multimedia and gaming
applications. While the VT8235 Southbridge connects through a 4X V-Link
connection to the Northbridge transferring data at 266MB/s which is double
the speed of the convention PCI bus. Based on the chipsets, the P6VEMD
mainboard can support 6 USB 2.0 ports that is 40 times more bandwidth that
USB 1.1, as well as ATA 133 (the fastest available IDE interface). Additional
features include integrated VIA MAC for 10/100Mbps Ethernet, integrated PCI
support, 6 channels Surround AC 97 audio interface and MC 97 modem.

The P6VEMD supports a PGA370 processor socket which allows complete
flexibility. It is a micro-ATX board measuring 220 x 240 mm and using 4-layer
printed circuit board.

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Compare the mainboard’s package contents with the following checklist:

Standard Items

• One mainboard

• One diskette drive ribbon cable

• One IDE drive ribbon cable

• Software support CD

• One I/O shield

• One Retention Module

• This User’s Manual

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Processor The mainboard supports the Socket 370 which has the follow-

ing features:

• Accomodates Intel Pentium !!! processor, Tualatin proc-
essor and VIA C3 processor

• Supports 66/100/133 MHz CPU front-side bus (FSB)

Chipset The VT8623 Northbridge and VT8235 Southbridge chipsets

are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with
proven reliability and performance. A few of the chipset’s ad­vanced features are:

• Support for Socket-370 VIA C3 processors

• Supports 66 MHz V-Link Host interface with total band-

width of 266 MB/sec

• V-Link operates at 2x or 4x modes

• DRAM interface synchronous with host CPU (133/100

MHz) for most flexible configuration

• Supports 4 banks up to 2 GB DRAMs (512Mb x8/x16
DRAM technology)

• Optimized Shared Memory Architecture (SMA)

• 8/16/32/64MB frame buffer using system memory

• CRT display interface with 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up

to 250 MHz pixel rate with gamma correction capability

• 12-bit DVI 1.0 compatible interface for drive of flat panel
monitor using external TMDS encoders

• PAL/NTSC TV output capability using external TV en-
coder

• Motion compensation for full speed DVD playback

• Microsoft DirectX 7.0 and 8.0 compatible

• Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller with 1/10/100 Mbit

capability

• Dual channel UltraDMA-33/66/100/133 master mode
EIDE controller

• Transfer rate up to 133MB/sec to cover PIO mode 4,
multi-word DMA mode 2 drivers, and UltraDMA-33 inter­face

• USB v2.0 and Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI)
v1.0 compatible

• Supports both ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface) and legacy (APM) power management

Additional features include support for six USB ports, an AC 97
link for audio and modem, hardware monitoring, and
ACPI/OnNow power management.

Memory The mainboard accommodate 2.5V DDR SDRAM. It can sup-

port two unbuffered 184-pin slots with a maximum memory
size of 2GB for registered DIMM.

AC 97 Audio
Codec

• Compliant with AC’97 2.2 specification

• Full-duplex Codec with independent and variable sam-

pling rate

• Earphone Buffer Built-In, SNR up to 90db

• 4Ch DAC, support 4-channel speak-out

• Advanced power management support

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Expansion
Options

The mainboard comes with the following expansion options:

• Four 32-bit PCI slots

• One ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) slot (optional)

• Two IDE connectors which support four IDE channels and

a floppy disk drive interface

• One onboard LAN (optional) chip and LAN port on top of
the USB port

The P6VEMD supports Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer
rates of 33/66/100/133 MB/sec.

Integrated I/O

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

• One MIDI/game port

• One LAN port

• Two USB ports

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

Onboard LAN
(optional)

The Realtek RTL8100B is a highly integrated and cost­effective single-chip 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet controller. It is
enhanced with an ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Inter­face) management function for PCI in order to provide efficient
power management for advanced operating systems with
OSPM (Operating System Directed Power Management).

BIOS
Firmware

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

• Power management

• Wake-up alarms

• CPU parameters and memory timing

• CPU and memory timing

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

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There are many types of computer cases on the market. The mainboard com­plies with the specifications for the micro-ATX system case. Some features on
the mainboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the mainboard to
indicators and switches on the system case. Ensure that your case supports
all the features required. The mainboard can support one or two floppy disk­ette drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Ensure that your case has sufficient
power and space for all the drives that you intend to install.

Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that
the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge
of the mainboard.

This mainboard has a micro-ATX form factor of 220 x 240 mm. Choose a case
that accommodates this form factor.

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Table of Mainboard Components

Label Component

ATX1 Standard 20-pin ATX power connector
AUDIO1 Front audio connector
BAT1 Three volt realtime clock battery
CASEFAN1 Case fan connector
CD1 Primary CD-in connector
CD2 Secondary CD-in connector
CHS1 Chassis Intrusion Detect
CPU SOCKET Socket 370 for PIII/C3
CPUFAN1 Cooling fan for CPU
DIM1 ~ DIM2 Two 184-pin DDR DIMM sockets
FDD1 Floppy disk drive connector
IDE1 Primary IDE channel
IDE2 Secondary IDE channel
IR1 Infrared port
ISA1 Industry Standard Architecture slot (optional)
JP1 Clear CMOS jumper
JP2 BIOS protect jumper
LED11 Memory module LED
PANEL1 Connector for case front panel switches and LED indicators
PCI1 ~ PCI4 Four 32-bit add-on card slots
SJ1 Single color LED header
SPEAKER1 Speaker connector
SPDIF1 SPDIF out header
USB2/USB3 Connector for front panel USB ports
WOL1 Wake On LAN wakeup connector
WOM1 Wake On Modem wakeup connector

This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the main­board.

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The red indicator LED1 turns on if your system is still powered, at which

time memory modules cannot be installed or uninstalled.

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Installing the Mainboard

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Follow these safety precautions when installing the mainboard:

• Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid
damage from static electricity.

• Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely
grounded object before working on the mainboard.

• Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in.

• Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend circuit boards.

QQuuiicckk GGuuiiddee

This Quick Guide suggests the steps you can take to assemble your system
with the mainboards.

The following table provides a reference for installing specific components:

Locating Mainboard Components Go to page 4

Installing the Mainboard in a Case Go to page 7

Setting Jumpers Go to page 7

Installing Case Components Go to page 9

Installing the CPU Go to page 12

Installing Memory Go to page 14

Installing an HDD and CD-ROM Drive Go to page 15

Installing an FDD Go to page 17

Installing Add-on Cards Go to page 17

Connecting Options Go to page 19

Connecting Peripheral (I/O) Devices Go to page 22

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Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the mainboard
in a case:

This illustration shows an ex­ample of a mainboard being
installed in a tower-type case:

Note: Do not overtighten

the screws as this
can stress the main­board.

Most system cases have
mounting brackets installed in
the case, which correspond to
the holes in the mainboard.
Place the mainboard over the
mounting brackets and secure
the mainboard onto the mount­ing brackets with screws.

2. Secure the mainboard with
screws where appropriate.

1. Place the mainboard
over the mounting brackets.

Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the I/O ports and
expansion slots on your mainboard.

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This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the main­board.

Setting Jumpers

Use the mainboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with
more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the
jumper caps are placed on the correct pins.

The illustrations below show a 2-pin jumper.
When the jumper cap is placed on both pins,
the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the
jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just
one pin, the jumper is OPEN.

This illustration shows a 3-pin
jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT.

Short Open

1

2

3

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Checking Jumper Settings

The following illustration shows the location of the mainboard jumpers. Pin 1 is
labeled.

Jumper Settings

Jumper Type Description Setting (default)

JP1 3-pin Clear CMOS 1-2: Normal

2-3: Clear CMOS

JP1

1

JP2 3-pin BIOS Flash pro-

tect

1-2: Write Enabled

2-3: Write Disabled

JP2

1

Jumper 1 – 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.

Jumper 2 – This jumper enables you to prevent the BIOS from being

updated (flashed). Short pin 1-2 if you want to update your
BIOS. After updating, short pin 2-3 to protect the BIOS from
being flashed.

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After you have installed the mainboard into a case, you can begin connecting
the mainboard components. Refer to the following:

1. Connect the Pentium
4 processor auxiliary
case power supply
connector to ATX1.

2. Connect the CPU
cooling fan cable to
CPUFAN1.

3. Connect the case
cooling fan connector
to CASEFAN1.

4. Connect the case
speaker cable to
SPEAKER1.

5. Connect the case
LED cable to SJ1.

6. If your case has a
case open alarm
cable, connect it to
CHS1.

7. Connect the case
switches and indicator
to PANEL1.

ATX1: ATX 20-pin Power Connector

Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name

1 +3.3V 11 +3.3V
2 +3.3V 12 -12V
3 Ground 13 Ground
4 +5V 14 PS ON#
5 Ground 15 Ground
6 +5V 16 Ground
7 Ground 17 Ground
8 PWRGD 18 +5V
9 +5VSB 19 +5V

10 +12V 20 +5V

CPUFAN1/CASEFAN1: FAN Power Connectors

Pin Signal Name Function

1 GND System Ground
2 +12V Power +12V
3 Sense Sensor

CHS1: Chassis Intrusion Detect

This connector allows the user to detect unauthorized intrusion to the case. It
will alert the user with a warning message when the case is turned on.

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SPEAKER1: Internal speaker

Pin Signal Name

1 Signal
2 Key
3 Ground
4 VCC

SJ1: Single color LED header

Pin Signal Name Function

1 ACPI LED MSG LED (-) green
2 ACPI LED MSG LED (-) green
3 SB5V Power LED (+)

ACPI LED function:

S0 S1 S3 S4/S5

SJ1

1

Light Blinking Blinking Dark

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Front Panel Connector

The front panel connector (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and
LED connectors commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. Refer to the
table below for information:

PANEL 1

Pin Signal Name Function

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED (positive)
2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED [dual color or single color (+)]
3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED (negative)
4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED [dual color or single color (-)]
5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch
6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch
7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch
8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch
9 RSVD Reserved

10 NC No pin

Hard Drive Activity LED

Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indica­tion that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to
function properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE inter­face. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard
drive activity LED) connector.

Power / Sleep / Message Waiting LED

Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single- or dual-color, front panel mounted LED
provides power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication.

Reset Switch

Supporting the reset function requires connecting pins 5 and 7 to a momen­tary-contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board
resets and runs POST.

Power Switch

Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a
momentary-contact switch that is normally open. The switch should maintain
contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The
time requirement is due to internal debounce circuitry. After receiving a power
on/off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recog­nizes another on/off signal.

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Installing the Processor

Caution: When installing a CPU heatsink and cooling fan make sure that
you DO NOT scratch the mainboard or any of the surface-mount resistors
with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrapes
across the mainboard, you may cause serious damage to the mainboard
or its components.

On most mainboards, there are small surface-mount resistors near the
processor socket, which may be damaged if the cooling fan is carelessly
installed.

Avoid using cooling fans with sharp edges on the fan casing and the
clips. Also, install the cooling fan in a well-lit work area so that you can
clearly see the mainboard and processor socket.

Before installing the Processor

This mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and sys­tem bus frequency for the processor. You may be able to change these
settings in the system Setup Utility. We strongly recommend that you do not
overclock processors or other components to run faster than their rated speed.

Warning: Overclocking components can adversely affect the reliability of
the system and introduce errors into your system. Overclocking can per­manently damage the mainboard by generating excess heat in
components that are run beyond the rated limits.

This mainboard has a Socket 370 processor socket. When choosing a proc­essor, consider the performance requirements of the system. Performance is
based on the processor design, the clock speed and system bus frequency of
the processor, and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache
memory.

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CPU Installation Procedure

The following illustration shows CPU installation components:

Note: The pin-1 corner is marked with an arrow

Follow these instructions to install the CPU:

1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise the lever up to a 90­degree angle.

2. Locate Pin-1 in the socket
and look for the cut edge in
the CPU. Match Pin-1 with
the cut edge then insert the
CPU.

3. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of the
socket.

4. Plug the fan on the CPU and buckle it and plug the fan’s power-port into the
CPUFAN1 to complete the installation.

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Notes:

• To achieve better airflow rates and heat dissipation, we suggest that
you use a high quality fan with 4800 rpm at least.

• CPU fan and heatsink installation procedures may vary with the type of
CPU fan/heatsink supplied. The form and size of fan/heatsink may also
vary.

Installing Memory Modules

This mainboard accommodates 184-pin 2.5V unbuffered Double Data Rate
(DDR) SDRAM memory modules. The memory chips must be standard or
registered SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory).

Note: SDRAM provides 800 MBps or 1 GBps data transfer depending on

whether the bus is 100MHz or 133MHz. Double Data Rate SDRAM
(DDR SDRAM) doubles the rate to 1.6 GBps and 2.1 GBps. DDR
SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184-pin
DIMM modules rather than the 168-pin DIMMs used by SDRAM.

The mainboard accommodates two memory modules. You must install at least
one module in any of the two slots. Each module can be installed with 64 MB
to 512 GB of memory; total memory capacity is 2 GB (registered).

Do not remove any memory module from its antistatic packaging until
you are ready to install it on the mainboard. Handle the modules only by
their edges. Do not touch the components or metal parts. Always wear
a grounding strap when you handle the modules.

Installation Procedure

Refer to the following to install the memory modules.

1. This mainboard supports unbuffered DDR SDRAM only. Do not attempt to
insert any other type of DDR SDRAM into the slots.

2. Push the latches on each side of the DIMM slot down.

3. Align the memory module with
the slot. The DIMM slots are
keyed with notches and the
DIMMs are keyed with cutouts
so that they can only be in­stalled correctly.

4. Check that the cutouts on the
DIMM module edge connector
match the notches in the
DIMM slot.

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5. Install the DIMM module into
the slot and press it firmly
down until it seats correctly.
The slot latches are levered
upwards and latch on to the
edges of the DIMM.

6. Install any remaining DIMM modules.

Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM

This section describes how to install IDE devices such as a hard disk drive
and a CD-ROM drive.

About IDE Devices

Your mainboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface (IDE1 and
IDE2). An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the main­board.

If you want to install more than two IDE devices, get a second IDE cable and
you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel.

IDE devices have jumpers or switches that are used to set the IDE device as
MASTER or SLAVE. Refer to the IDE device user’s manual. When installing two
IDE devices on one cable, ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the
other device is set to SLAVE. The documentation of your IDE device explains
how to do this.

About UltraDMA

This mainboard supports UltraDMA 66/100/133. UDMA is a technology that
accelerates the performance of devices in the IDE channel. To maximize per­formance, install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80-pin IDE cables
that support UDMA 66/100/133.

Installing a Hard Disk Drive

1. Install the hard disk drive into the drive cage in your system case.

2. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1

(A):

Note: Ribbon cable connectors
are usually keyed so that they can
only be installed correctly on the
device connector. If the connector
is not keyed, make sure that you
match the pin-1 side of the cable
connector with the pin-1 side of the
device connector. Each connector
has the pin-1 side clearly marked.
The pin-1 side of each ribbon ca­ble is always marked with a
colored stripe on the cable.

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3. Plug an IDE cable connector into the hard disk drive IDE connector (B). It

doesn't matter which connector on the cable you use.

4. Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on

the hard disk drive (C).

When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect
your hard disk drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and use the IDE Hard
Disk Auto Detect feature to configure the hard disk drive that you have in­stalled.

Installing a CD-ROM/DVD Drive

1. Install the CD-ROM/DVD drive into the drive cage in your system case.

2. Plug the IDE cable into IDE1

(A). If you have already installed
an HDD, use the other connec­tor on the IDE cable.

Note: Ribbon cable connectors are
usually keyed so that they can only
be installed correctly on the device
connector. If the connector is not
keyed, make sure that you match the
pin-1 side of the cable connector with
the pin-1 side of the device connec­tor. Each connector has the pin-1
side clearly marked. The pin-1 side of
each ribbon cable is always marked
with a colored stripe on the cable.

3. Plug an IDE cable connector into the CD-ROM/DVD drive IDE connector (B). It

doesn't matter which connector on the cable you use.

4. Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on

the CD-ROM/DVD drive (C).

5. Use the audio cable provided with the CD-ROM/DVD drive to connect to the

mainboard CD-in connector CDIN1 or CDIN2 (D).

When you first start up your system, the BIOS should automatically detect
your CD-ROM/DVD drive. If it doesn’t, enter the Setup Utility and configure
the CD-ROM/DVD drive that you have installed.

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Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive

The mainboard has a floppy diskette drive (FDD) interface and ships with a
diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives. You
can install a 5.25-inch drive and a 3.5-inch drive with various capacities. The
floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5.25-inch drive and
another type of connector for a 3.5-inch drive.

1. Install the FDD into the drive cage in your system case.

2. Plug the FDD cable into

FLOPPY1 (A):

Note: Ribbon cable connectors are
usually keyed so that they can only
be installed correctly on the device
connector. If the connector is not
keyed, make sure that you match the
pin-1 side of the cable connector with
the pin-1 side of the device connec­tor. Each connector has the pin-1
side clearly marked. The pin-1 side of
each ribbon cable is always marked
with a colored stripe on the cable.

3. Plug the correct connector on the FDD cable for the 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch drive

into the FDD connector (B).

4. Plug a power cable from the case power supply into the power connector on

the FDD (C).

When you first start up your system, go immediately to the Setup Utility to
configure the floppy diskette drives that you have installed.

Installing Add-on Cards

The slots in this mainboard are designed to hold expansion cards and connect
them to the system bus. Expansion slots are a means of adding or enhancing
the mainboard’s features and capabilities. With these efficient facilities, you
can increase the mainboard’s capabilities by adding hardware which performs
tasks that are not part of the basic system.

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PCI Slots This mainboard is equipped with 4 standard PCI slots. PCI stands

for peripheral Component Interconnect and is a bus standard for
expansion cards, which for the most part, is a supplement of the
older ISA bus standard. This PCI slot is designated as 32-bit.

ISA Slot
(optional)

The mainboard is equipped with one standard ISA slot. ISA stands
for Industry Standard Architecture and was designed as a bus
standard for expansion cards in the early 90’s for PC XT/AT ma­chines. This mainboard retains backward compatibility with this
order and slower bus architecture.

Note: Before installing an add-on card, check the documentation for the card

carefully. If the card is not Plug and Play, you may have to manually con­figure the card before installation.

Follow these instructions to install an add-on card:

1. Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you
are going to use.

2. Install the edge connector of the
add-on card into the expansion
slot. Ensure that the edge con­nector is correctly seated in the
slot.

3. Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw.

Note: For some add-on cards, for example graphics adapters and network adapters,

you have to install drivers and software before you can begin using the add-on
card.

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Connecting Optional Devices

Refer to the following for information on connecting the mainboard’s optional
devices:

AUDIO1: Front Panel Audio header

This header allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and
line-out ports for easier access.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal
2 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits
3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone Power
4 AUD_VCC Filtered +5 V used by Analog Audio Circuits
5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel
6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal to Return from

Front Panel

7 HP_ON Reserved for future use to control Head-

phone Amplifier
8 KEY No Pin
9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel

10 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal Return from

Front Panel

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USB2 & USB3: Front panel USB ports

The mainboard has two USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array.
Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If
you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connectors USB2 or USB3 to
connect the front-mounted ports to the mainboard.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power
2 VREG_FP_USBPWR0 Front Panel USB Power
3 USB_FP_P0- USB Port 0 Negative Signal
4 USB_FP_P1- USB Port 1 Negative Signal
5 USB_FP_P0+ USB Port 0 Positive Signal
6 USB_FP_P1+ USB Port 1 Positive Signal
7 GND Ground
8 GND Ground
9 KEY No pin

10 USB_FP_OC0 Overcurrent signal

Note: Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indi-

cated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system
hang-up.

IR1: Serial infrared port

The mainboard supports an Infrared (IR) data port. Infrared ports allow the
wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly
equipped devices such as printers, laptops, Personal Digital Assistants
(PDAs), and other computers.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 Not assigned Not assigned
2 KEY No pin
3 +5V IR Power
4 GND Ground
5 IRTX IrDA serial output
6 IRRX IrDA serial input

WOL1: Wake On LAN

If you have installed a LAN card, use the cable provided with the card to plug
into the mainboard WOL1 connector. This enables the Wake On LAN (WOL)
feature. When your system is in a power-saving mode, any LAN signal auto­matically resumes the system. You must enable this item using the Power
Management page of the Setup Utility.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 5VSB +5V stand by power
2 GND Ground
3 Ring# Wake up signal (high active)

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WOM1: Wake On Modem

If you have installed a modem, use the cable provided with the modem to plug
into the mainboard WOM1 connector. This enables the Wake On Modem
(WOM1 feature. When your system is in a power-saving mode, any modem
signal automatically resumes the system. You must enable this item using the
Power Management page of the Setup Utility. See Chapter 3 for more infor­mation.

Pin Signal Name Function

1 5VSB +5V stand by power
2 GND Ground
3 Ring# Wake up signal (low active)

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The backplane of the mainboard has the following I/O ports:

PS/2

mouse

PS/2

keyboard

Parallel port (LPT1)

Serial port

COM 1

VGA

Line-in

Game port

Microphone

Line-out

USB

ports

LAN

port

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.

USB Ports

Use the USB ports to connect USB devices.

LPT1

Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communica­tions devices.

COM1

Use the COM ports to connect serial devices such as mice
or fax/modems. COM1 is identified by the system as
COM1/3.

VGA

Connect your monitor to the VGA port.

Game Port

Use the game port to connect a joystick or a MIDI device.

Audio Ports

Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices. The left
side jack is for a stereo line-out signal. The middle jack is for
a stereo line-in signal. The right side jack is for a micro­phone.

PS/2 Mouse

Use the upper PS/2 port to connect a PS/2 pointing device.

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External Connector Color Coding

Many connectors now use standard colors as shown in the table below.

Connector

Color

Analog VGA

Blue

Audio line-in

Light blue

Audio line-out

Lime

Digital monitor/flat panel

White

IEEE 1394

Grey

Microphone

Pink

MIDI/game

Gold

Parallel

Burgundy

PS/2-compatible keyboard

Purple

PS/2-compatible mouse

Green

Serial

Teal or Turquoise

Speaker out/subwoofer

Orange

Right-to-left speaker

Brown

USB

Black

Video out

Yell ow

SCSI, network, telephone, modem

None

This concludes Chapter 2. The next chapter covers the BIOS.

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Using BIOS

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The computer uses the latest AMI BIOS with support for Windows Plug and
Play. The CMOS chip on the mainboard contains the ROM setup instructions
for configuring the mainboard BIOS.

The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system's
configuration status and provides you with options to set system parameters.
The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves this
information when the power is turned off. When the system is turned back on,
the system is configured with the values you stored in CMOS.

The BIOS Setup Utility enables you to configure:

• Hard drives, diskette drives, and peripherals

• Video display type and display options

• Password protection from unauthorized use

• Power management features

The settings made in the Setup Utility affect how the computer performs. Be­fore using the Setup Utility, ensure that you understand the Setup Utility
options.

This chapter provides explanations for Setup Utility options.

The Standard Configuration

A standard configuration has already been set in the Setup Utility. However,
we recommend that you read this chapter in case you need to make any
changes in the future.

This Setup Utility should be used:

• when changing the system configuration

• when a configuration error is detected and you are prompted to

make changes to the Setup Utility

• when trying to resolve IRQ conflicts

• when making changes to the Power Management configuration

• when changing the password or making other changes to the Secu-

rity Setup

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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.

BIOS Navigation Keys

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 exit the setup
utility, press the Escape key. To cycle through the Setup Utility’s optional color
schemes press down the F2/F3.

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 item. Other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes that
require 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 high-performance values.

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When you start the Setup Utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of
the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight
indicates which option is currently selected. Use the cursor arrow keys to
move the highlight to other options. When an option is highlighted, execute
the option by pressing <Enter>.

Some options lead to pop-up dialog boxes that prompt you to verify that you
wish to execute that option. Other options lead to dialog boxes that prompt
you for information.

Some options (marked with a triangle

) lead to submenus that enable you
to change the values for the option. Use the cursor arrow keys to scroll
through the items in the submenu.

In this manual, default values are enclosed in parenthesis. Submenu items
are denoted by a triangle .

Standard CMOS Setup

The Standard CMOS setup is used to modify basic system configuration data,
such as date, time floppy and hard disk drive types, video type and keyboard.

Date & Time

Use these items to set the system date and time.

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.

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

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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.

Advanced CMOS Setup

The Advanced CMOS setup is used to control advanced system information
such as hardware access and boot settings.

Quick Boot (Enabled)

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

Pri/Sec Master ARMD Emulated as (Auto)

Pri/Sec Slave ARMD Emulated as (Auto)

These four options ensure that, if you have an ARMD attached as a master or
slave device, it can properly detected by the system.

1st Boot Device/2nd Boot Device/3rd Boot Device (Floppy/IDE-0/CD-DVD)

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 Devices (Yes)

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 (Disabled)

Set this option to Enabled to permit the BIOS to use the SMART (System
Management and Reporting Technologies) protocol for reporting server sys­tem information over a network. Enabling this feature allows you to back up
your data when your hard disk is about to fail. If a password has been set for
the supervisor, this item will not be visible for the user.

BootUp Num-Lock (On)

Set this option to Off to turn the Num Lock key off when the computer is
booted you can use the arrow keys in both the numeric keypad and the key-

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board.

Floppy Drive Swap (Disabled)

This option allows the Drive A and B (floppy Drives) to be swapped i.e. Drive A
becomes Drive B and vice versa without physically removing the drives.

Floppy Drive Seek (Disabled)

This option tells the system to search for the floppy drive. If the system does
not detect one it will display a floppy drive error. If you know your system does
not have a floppy drive then set this to disabled to avoid error messages.

PS/2 Mouse Support (Enabled)

This option allows the BIOS to auto detect whether the PS/2 mouse is in­stalled or not.

Primary Display (VGA/EGA)

This option configures the type of monitor attached to the computer.

Password Check (Setup)

This option enables password checking every time the system boots or when
you run the BIOS Setup. If you choose Always, a user password prompt ap­pears every time the computer is turned on. If you choose Setup, the
password prompt appears if the BIOS is executed.

Ask HDD Password on Every Boot (Yes)

This option enables the user to set a password. Without entering the pass­word, the computer cannot boot.

Boot To OS/2 (No)

Set this option to Enabled if running an OS/2 operating system and using
more than 64 MB of system memory on the mainboard.

CPU MicroCode Updation (Enabled)

This option enables the user to update the CPU MicroCode.

CPU Serial Number (Enabled)

This option is not for performance issue. When enabled, this allows users to
view the CPU serial number during boot-up.

L1 Cache (Enabled)

This option is used to enable or disable the CPU’s L1 (primary) cache.

L2 Cache (Enabled)

This option sets the type of caching algorithm used for the L2 secondary
cache memory.

System BIOS Cacheable (Disabled)

When set to Enabled, the contents of the F0000h system memory segment
can be read from or written to cache memory. If parts of the BIOS ROM are
frequently used, these parts are copied to cache memory for faster execution.

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Advanced Chipset Setup

The Advanced Chipset Setup option is used to change the values of the chip­set registers. These registers control most of the system options in the
computer. You should leave the items on this page at their default values, if
you change the values incorrectly, you may introduce fatal errors or recurring
instability into your system.

Configure DDR Timing by SPD (Enabled)

When this item is set to enable, the DDR timing is configured using SPD. SPD
(Serial Presence Detect) is located on the memory modules, BIOS reads in­formation coded in SPD during system boot up.

DDR Frequency (Auto)

This item displays the memory (DRAM) frequency. This is a display-only item.
You cannot make changes to this field.

DDR CAS# Latency (3)

When synchronous DDR is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS la­tency depends on the DDR timing. Do not reset this field from the default
value specified by the system engineer.

DDR Bank (Disabled)

When set to enabled, the device can drive the SERR# (System Error Enable)
line.

DDR Command Rate (2T)

This item allows user to either manually select memory timings or allow the
SPD (Serial Presence Detect) to determine memory timings automatically.
The manual mode allows you to choose between DRAM cycle lengths of 2 or

2.5.

Memory Hole (Disabled)

These are the amounts below 1 Mb assigned to the AT Bus and is reserved
for ISA cards.

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AGP Mode (4X)

This option allows you to select the AGP mode.

AGP Fast Write (Disabled)

This option allows the data to be sent directly from the corelogic (i.e. chipset)
to the AGP master instead of keeping a copy in system memory and making
the AGP master fetch it. This works with 4x cards only.

AGP Aperture Size (128MB)

The AGP aperture size is the maximum amount of main system RAM that is
dedicated to the video-subsystem as AGP RAM, which can be swapped to the
video card the fastest of any other swap method.

AGP Master 1 W/S Write (Disabled)

Implements a single delay when reading from the AGP Bus.

AGP Master 1 W/S Read (Disabled)

Implements a single delay when writing from the AGP Bus.

PCI Delay Transaction (Enabled)

This option should be set to enable for better performance and to meet PCI

2.1 specifications. Disable it only if your PCI cards cannot work properly or if
you are using an ISA card that is not PCI 2.1 compliant.

USB Controller (Enabled)

When set to enabled, the BIOS will automatically detect if there is USB related
item installed.

USB 1.1 Device Legacy Support (Disabled)

Set this option to enable to support for older keyboards and mouse devices.
Make user the USB option is also set to enable.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk (Disabled)

When set to enabled, the chipset will auto-detect if the DIMM and PCI sockets
have devices attached and will send clock signals to each of them. If set to
disabled, it will send clock signals to all DIMM and PCI sockets.

Clock Spread Spectrum Enable (Enabled)

Enabling this allows the system to turn off the AGP, PCI and SDRAM signals
when not in use in order to reduce the electro-magnetic interference.

IDE UDMA66 Cable DETECT (Enabled)

When this option is set to enabled, the BIOS will be able to detect and will
show a warning message when you use the normal 40 conductor IDE cable
on a UDMA66 drive.

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Power Management Setup

The Power Management Setup Menu option is used to change the values of
the chipset registers for system power management.

ACPI Standby State (S1/POS)

This item allows you to select the standby type under ACPI operating system.

USB Device Wakeup Function (Enabled)

This item allows the activity of the USB device to wake up the system from S3
(Suspend to RAM) sleep state.

Re-Call VGA BIOS at S3 Resuming (Enabled)

When set to disabled, the VGA BIOS will not be initiated thus minimizing the
S3 wake up time.

Power Management/APM (Enabled)

Set this option to Enabled to enable the chipset power management and APM
(Advanced Power Management) features.

Video Power Down Mode (Suspend)

When enabled, this option allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power sav­ing mode.

Disabled

Monitor remains on during power-saving modes.

Stand By

Monitor blanked when system enters the stand
by mode.

Suspend

Monitor blanked when system enters the sus­pend mode.

Hard Disk Power Down Mode (Stand By)

After the selected period of drive inactivity, the hard disk drive powers down
while all other devices remain active.

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Throttle Slow Clock Ratio (50%-56.25%)

This option specifies the speed at which the system clock runs in power sav­ing states. The settings are expressed as a ratio between the normal CPU
clock speed and the CPU clock speed when the computer is in the power­conserving state.

Display Activity (Ignore)

This option specifies if BIOS is to monitor activity on the display monitor for
power conservation purposes. If set to Monitor and the computer is in a power
saving state, BIOS watches for video display activity. The computer enters the
full on power state if any activity occurs. BIOS reloads the Standby and Sus­pend timeout timers if activity occurs on the specified IRQ lines. If set to
Ignore, video display monitor activity is not monitored.

IRQ (Monitor/Ignore)

When set to Monitor, these options enable event monitoring on the specified
hardware interrupt request line. If set to Monitor and the computer is in a
power saving state, AMI® BIOS watches for activity on the specified IRQ line.
The computer enters the full on power state if any activity occurs.

System Thermal (Disabled)

Set this option to Monitor for CPU thermal monitoring and speed down control.
The system will automatically supervise the CPU environmental temperature.
If the CPU surface temperature reaches the trip point set in Hardware Monitor
Setup, the thermal detection will be effective and CPU will run in throttle con­trol manner. The overall system performance will be reduced to half. This
option is a trade-off of system performance and stability and configurable by
user. The default setting is Disabled. You can choose Monitor setting to en­able this thermal function.

Thermal Active Temperature (65oC/149oF)

Set this option to monitor CPU thermal trip point defined by user. If the System
Thermal option in CMOS setup is set to "Enabled" state and CPU surface
temperature is over this critical temperature, the system will automatically
enter speed down mode.

Thermal Slow Clock Ratio (50%-56.25%)

This option specifies the temperature at which the system clock runs in power
saving states.

Power Button Function (On/Off)

During Suspend, if you push the switch one time, the system goes into sus­pend mode and if you push it more than 4 seconds, the system will be turned
off. During On/Off, the system will turn off once you push the switch.

Power AC resume item (Always Off)

This sets the power state after a shutdown due to an unexpected interrupt of
AC power.

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Wake On LAN/Ring (Disabled)

This option allows you to turn on your system from remote control.

Resume On PME# (Disabled)

This option allows you to turn on the system through a PME signal.

Wake-up Key (Any Key)

This option enables the system to wake up from S3 (sleep mode) by pressing
any key on the keyboard.

Wake-Up Password (N/A)

When enabled, you have to key in the password to enable the system to wake
up from S3 (sleep mode).

Resume On PS/2 Mouse (Disabled)

This option allows you to use the PS/2 Mouse to turn on the system.

Resume on RTC Alarm (Disabled)

When Enabled, your can set the date and time at which the RTC (real-time
clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.

RTC Alarm Date

Choose which day the system will boot up.

RTC Alarm Hour

Choose which hour the system will boot up.

RTC Alarm Minute

Choose which minute the system will boot up.

RTC Alarm Second

Choose which second the system will boot up.

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PCI / Plug and Play Setup

This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI (Peripheral Com­ponent Interconnect) is a system, which allows I/O devices to operate at
speeds nearing CPU’s when they communicate with own special components.

All the options describes in this section are important and technical and it is
strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes
to the default settings.

Plug and Play Aware O/S (No)

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

Clear NVRAM (No)

This option can be enabled to delete all plug and play information from plug
and play non-volatile storage. The option will automatically be disabled again
the next time the computer boots.

OnChip VGA Frame Buffer Size (32MB)

This option allows you to select the main memory frame size for AGP use.

PCI Latency Timer (PCI Clocks) (32)

Please leave this field to the default setting for best performance and stability.

Primary Graphics Adapter (PCI)

This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter.

PCI IDE BusMaster (Enabled)

Set this option to enable to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI bus has
bus mastering capability.

OffBoard PCI IDE Card (Auto)

This option specifies if an offboard PCI IDE controller adapter card is used in
the computer. You must also specify the PCI expansion slot on the mainboard
where the offboard PCI IDE controller card is installed. If an offboard PCI IDE

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controller is used, the onboard IDE controller is automatically disabled.

OffBoard PCI IDE Primary IRQ (Disabled)

This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the primary IDE channel on the
offboard PCI IDE controller.

OffBoard PCI IDE Secondary IRQ (Disabled)

This option specifies the PCI interrupt used by the secondary IDE channel on
the offboard PCI IDE controller.

Peripheral Setup

The Peripheral Setup menu describes I/O resources assignment for all of the
on-board peripheral devices.

Onboard FDC (Auto)

If you want to install a different add-on super I/O card to connect floppy drives,
set this field to disabled. Otherwise, set it to Auto to let BIOS automatically
determine if the floppy controller should be enabled.

Onboard Serial PortA/PortB (3F8/COM1)

These fields control the resource assignments of two on-board serial inter­faces SIO1 and SIO2. The following lists show current options in On Board
Serial Port A/ Port B:

Auto

Cannot set serial I/O resources by manual operation

Disabled

Indicates on-board COM port function is ineffective

3F8h/COM1

Assign I/O address 3F8h to COM1

2F8h/COM2

Assign I/O address 2F8h to COM2

3E8h/COM3

Assign I/O address 3E8h to COM3

2E8h/COM4

Assign I/O address 2E8h to COM4

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Serial Port2 Mode (Normal)

Use this item to allocate the resources of the second serial port. Under Nor­mal, the resources are allocated to the onboard serial port. Under ASKIR or
IrDA, the resources are allocated to the onboard IR port.

OnBoard Parallel Port (Auto)

This option specifies the base I/O port address for the parallel port on the
mainboard.

Parallel Port Mode (ECP)

This option specifies the parallel port mode.

Parallel Port IRQ (Auto)

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

Parallel Port DMA (Auto)

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

Onboard Game Port (201)

This item allows you to select the Game Port Address.

Onboard MIDI Port (330)

This item allows you to configure the onboard MIDI port.

MIDI Port IRQ (10)

This item allows you to select the MIDI Port IRQ.

Onboard IDE (Both)

This option specified the IDE channel used by the onboard IDE controller.

RTL8100B LAN Support (Enabled)

Enabled this item if your system supports an onboard LAN.

RTL8100B Boot ROM Support (Disabled)

Use this item to enable and disable the booting from the onboard LAN or a
network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed.

Onboard AC’97 Audio (Enabled)

Enables and disables the onboard audio-chip. Disable this item if you are go­ing to install a PCI audio add-in card.

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Hardware Monitor Page

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

Chassis Intrusion (Disabled)

Enables or disables the alert warning message when the chassis is opened.

System Component Characteristics

These items allow end users and technicians to monitor data provided by the
BIOS on this mainboard. You cannot make changes to these fields.

• CPU Vcore (CPU core voltage)

• Voltage Battery (battery voltage)

• Current System Temp (degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius)

• Current CPU Temp (degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius)

• CPU fan speed (in RPMs)

• Chassis FAN Speed (in RPMs)

• Power FAN Speed (in RPMs)

CPU Ratio Selection (3.0x)

This item allows you to select the multiplier at which your processor operates.

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Change Supervisor/User Password

When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of
the screen to assist you in creating a password.

ENTER PASSWORD

Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password
typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory.
You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and
press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection.

To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter
password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup
freely.

PASSWORD DISABLED

If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots
or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup.

If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup”
menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS
Setup.

Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use
Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to
modify all settings. Also you can use User Password when booting the system
or entering BIOS Setup but can not modify any setting if Supervisor Password
is enabled.

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Auto Configuration with 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 val-

ues for accessing the best performance.

Auto Configuration with Fail Safe Settings

This option opens a dialog box that lets you install fail-safe defaults for all ap­propriate items in the Setup Utility:

Press <Y> and then <Enter> to install the defaults. Press <N> and then <En­ter> to not install the defaults. The fail-safe defaults place no great demands
on the system and are generally stable. If your system is not functioning cor­rectly, try installing the fail-safe defaults as a first step in getting your system
working properly again. If you only want to install fail-safe defaults for a spe­cific option, select and display that option, and then press <F6>.

Save Settings and Exit

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have
made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit
dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the
main menu.

Exit Without Saving

Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have
made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Exit Without Sav­ing dialog box appears, press <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press <N>
to return to the main menu.

Note: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the "Exit

Without Saving" item and press <Y> to discard any changes you have
made.

This concludes Chapter 3. Refer to the next chapter for information on the
software supplied with the mainboard.

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Using the Mainboard Software

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The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package
contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run the bun­dled products. Below you can find a brief description of each software
program, and the location for your mainboard version. More information on
some programs is available in a README file, located in the same directory
as the software.

Note: Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with

your mainboard.

Before installing any software, always inspect the folder for files named RE­ADME.TXT, INSTALL.TXT, or something similar. These files may contain
important information that is not included in this manual.

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The Auto-install CD-ROM makes it easy for you to install the drivers and soft­ware for your mainboard.

Note: If the Auto-install CD-ROM does not work on your system, you can still in-

stall drivers through the file manager for your OS (for example, Windows
Explorer). Refer to Utility Folder Installation Notes later in this chapter.

The support software CD-ROM disc loads automatically under Windows
98/ME/2000/XP. When you insert the CD-ROM disc in the CD-ROM drive, the
autorun feature will automatically bring up the install screen. The screen has
three buttons on it, Setup, Browse CD and Exit.

Note: If the opening screen doesn't appear, double-click the file "setup.exe" in

the root directory.

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Setup Tab

Setup Click the Setup button to run the software installation program.

Select from the menu which software you want to install.

Browse
CD

The Browse CD button is the standard Windows command that
allows you to open Windows Explorer and show the contents of
the support CD.

Before installing the software from Windows Explorer, look for a
file named README.TXT, INSTALL.TXT or something similar.
This file may contain important information to help you install the
software correctly.

Some software is installed in separate folders for different oper­ating systems, such as DOS, WIN NT, or WIN98/95. Always go
to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using.

To install the software, execute a file named SETUP.EXE or
INSTALL.EXE by double-clicking the file and then following the
instructions on the screen.

Exit The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window.

Application Tab

Lists the software utilities that are available on the CD.

Read Me Tab

Displays the path for all software and drivers available on the CD.

Running Setup

Follow these instructions to install device drivers and software for the main­board:

1. Click Setup. The installation program begins:

Mainboard ID

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Note: The following screens are examples only. The screens and driver lists will

be different according to the mainboard you are installing.

The mainboard identification is located in the upper left-hand corner.

2. Click Next. The following screen appears:

3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default options

are recommended.

4. Click Next run the Installation Wizard. An item installation screen appears:

5. Follow the instructions on the screen to install the items.
Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence. Follow the on-

screen instructions, confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a
few times to complete the installation.

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Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive and locate the PATH.DOC file in the root
directory. This file contains the information needed to locate the drivers for
your mainboard.

Look for the chipset and mainboard model; then browse to the directory and
path to begin installing the drivers. Most drivers have a setup program
(SETUP.EXE) that automatically detects your operating system before installa­tion. Other drivers have the setup program located in the operating system
subfolder.

If the driver you want to install does not have a setup program, browse to the
operating system subfolder and locate the readme text file (README.TXT or
README.DOC) for information on installing the driver or software for your
operating system.

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All the utility software available from this page is Windows compliant. They are
provided only for the convenience of the customer. The following software is
furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with
the terms of the license.

Note: These software(s) are subject to change at anytime without prior notice.

Please refer to the support CD for available software.

AWARD Flash Memory Utility

This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on
the mainboard, and lets you copy an updated version of the BIOS to the chip.
Proceed with caution when using this program. If you erase the current BIOS
and fail to write a new BIOS, or write a new BIOS that is incorrect, your sys­tem will malfunction. Refer to Chapter 3, Using BIOS for more information.

WinFlash Utility

The Award WinFlash utility is a Windows version of the DOS Award BIOS
flash writer utility. The utility enables you to flash the system BIOS stored on a
Flash Memory chip on the mainboard while in a Windows environment. This
utility is currently available for WINXP\ME\2000\98SE. To install the WinFlash
utility, run WINFLASH.EXE from the following directory:

\UTILITY\WINFLASH 1.51

PC-CILLIN 2002

The PC-CILLIN 2002 software program provides anti-virus protection for your
system. This program is available for Windows 2000/ME/98SE/XP and Win­dows NT. Be sure to check the readme.txt and install the appropriate anti-virus
software for your operating system.

We strongly recommend users to install this free anti-virus software to help
protect your system against viruses.

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MediaRing Talk – Telephony Software

To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built-in modem, go
to the directory \UTILITY\MEDIARING TALK, then run MRTALK­SETUP72.EXE to install the application software.

Super Voice – Fax/Modem Software

To install the Super Voice voice, fax, data communication application for use
with the built-in fax/modem, go the directory \UTILITY\SUPER_VOICE, then
run PICSHELL.EXE to install the application software.

CD Ghost

The CD Ghost software enables you to create a virtual cabinet of CD-ROM
drives on your system to help you categorize and organize your CD collection.
A user-friendly interface assists you in quickly creating images of both CDs
and DVDs onto your system. To install the software, run SETUP.EXE from the
following directory:

\UTILITY\CDGHOST\ENG\CDGHOST

Recovery Genius

The Recovery Genius software program is an innovative windows application
system that protects your Hard Disk Drive from virus intrusion, accidental de­letions and from system corruption. To install the Recovery Genius software
program run SETUP.EXE from the following directory:

\UTILITY\RECOVERY GENIUS\ENG\RECOVERYGENIUS

Language Genius

The Language Genius is a software –based product that helps you to learn
new languages. To install the Language Genius software program run
SETUP.EXE from the following directory:

\UTILITY\LANGUAGE GENIUS\ENG\LANGUAGEGENIUS

PageABC

The PageABC application software enables you to create your very own home
page. To install the PageABC, go to the directory \UTILITYPageABC, and then
run SETUP.EXE to install the application software.

This concludes Chapter 4.