FIC FS39T User Manual

FS39T

MAINBOARD

MANUAL

DOC No.: M01303
Rev . : A0
Date : 6, 2001
Part No. : 25-11613-20

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview

Package Checklist .......................................................................... 1-2

The FS39T Mainboard .............................................................. 1-2

Main Features ................................................................................ 1-3

ACPI Ready ................................................................................... 1-5

FIC Unique Innovation for Users (NOVUS) -

Enhanced Mainboard Features and System Support .................... 1-5

Chapter 2 Installation Procedures

Quick Reference (from Page 2-2 to 2-4) .......................................... 2-2

Mainboard Layout .................................................................... 2-2

1). Clear CMOS, Clear Password, FSB Speed Select .......... 2-3

2). Front Panel Block Cable Connection ............................ 2-3

3). CPU Fan Installation .................................................... 2-4

1). Set System Jumpers/Switches ................................................... 2-4

Clear CMOS: SW1-1 .......................................................... 2-4

Clear Password: SW1-2 ..................................................... 2-5

FSB Speed Select: JP3 ....................................................... 2-6

2). Install Memory Modules .......................................................... 2-6

3). Install the CPU .......................................................................... 2-7

4). Install Expansion Cards ............................................................. 2-8

5). Connect Devices ....................................................................... 2-9

Floppy Diskette Drive Connector ..................................... 2-9

IDE Device Connectors ..................................................... 2-10

ATX Power Connector ...................................................... 2-10

CPU Fan Connector .......................................................... 2-11

System Case Fan Connector ............................................. 2-11

Wake-On-LAN Connector................................................. 2-12

CD Audio-In Connector .................................................... 2-12

Quick Reference (German) G-1
Quick Reference (French) F- 1
Quick Reference (Spanish) S-1
Quick Reference (Japanese) J-1
Quick Reference (Chinese) C-1
Quick Reference (Simplified Chinese) |||||||||||||SC-1

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Front Panel Block and Speaker Connector ........................ 2-13

PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector ............................. 2-14

Universal Serial Bus Connectors ....................................... 2-14

Serial Port Connectors ....................................................... 2-15

Printer Connector .............................................................. 2-15

Audio I/O Jacks ................................................................ 2-16

Game/MIDI Connector ...................................................... 2-16

Chapter 3 BIOS Setup

CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 3-1

Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................... 3-2

Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 3-4

Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................... 3-7

Integrated Peripherals .................................................................... 3-9

Power Management Setup ............................................................. 3-14

PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................. 3-18

PC Health Status ............................................................................ 3-19

Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................ 3-20

Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................. 3-21

Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................ 3-21

Supervisor/User Password ............................................................ 3-21

Save and Exit Setup ....................................................................... 3-22

Exit without Saving ........................................................................ 3-22

Appendix

Hardware Monitor Software Adjustment ....................................... A-1

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Overview

Overview

Chapter 1

The new Micro ATX, Socket 370 1stMainboard FS39T supports a full range of

the latest generation Intel® and Cyrix processors. Intels new Celeron  and

lightening fast Coppermine processors of up to 1GHz* and up are supported

with Front Side Bus speeds of 66/100/133 MHz. Built using the leading edge

0.18 micron technology the Intel FCPGA Pentium®III processors provide a

significant performance scaling boost over previous Pentium®III processors.

(*: not yet test)

The Intel 815EP (B-Step) accelerated Hub architecture provides onboard au-

dio provided by the state of the art embedded codec. Support for the Ultra

DMA-100 protocol and its high-speed interface further ensures that data trans-

fer speeds are improved, especially for long sequential transfers required by

audio/visual applications. With 2 DIMM sockets, the board supports up to

total 512 MB by using 100/133MHz 3.3V SDRAM.

The 1stMainboard FS39t comes with a versatile range of I/O features such as

2 serial ports, 1 parallel port, 1 PS/2 mouse and keyboard connector, 2 USB

connectors, 2 extra for either rear or front USB connections, 1 front audio pin

header, 1 media connector (MIDI /game port, Line-in, Line-out and Mic-in).

Ample expansion is available through 1 AGP, 3 PCI and 1 CNR.

Other key features are Remote On/Off, Auto Power Failure Recovery, Key-

board /Mouse Power On, integrated temperature monitoring and system fan

control. Included also is CD Pro with enhanced drivers and the new CD Plus

package.

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The FS39T Mainboard

Package Checklist

If you discover any item below was damaged or lost, please contact your

vendor.

þ The mainboard þ This user manual
þ One FDD cable þ One HDD cable
þ One A T A/66 cable þ Two software CDs (CD Pro, CD Plus)

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Main Features

■ Easy Installation

||BIOS with support for Plug and Play, auto detection of IDE hard drives,

||LS-120|drives, IDE ZIP drives, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE,

|Windows ME, ||Windows NT, Windows 2000, |and OS/2.

■ Leading Edge Chipset

Intel 815EP (B-Step) provides integrated DRAM controllers with new

Dynamic Power Management Architecture (DPMA), concurrent PCI , AGP

compliant and USB.

■ Versatile Main Memory Support

Accepts up to 512MB SDRAM using two DIMMs of 32, 64, 128, 256MB

with support for lightning-fast SDRAM (100/133MHz).

■ CNR, AGP, and PCI Expansion Slots

One CNR, one AGP Bus expansion slot, and three PCI Bus expansion

slots provided the room to install a full range of add-on cards.

■ Flexible Processor Support

Onboard CPU socket supports:

Intel® Celeron FC-PGA 533 - 733MHz at 66MHz FSB; 800MHz and up*

@100MHz FSB

Intel® Pentium III FC-PGA 500 - 850MHz and up* @100MHz FSB

Intel® Pentium III FC-PGA 533MHz - 1GHz and up* @133MHz FSB

Intel® Tualatin 1.26*GHz @133MHz FSB

Cyrix® III 667AMHz and up* @ 100/133MHz FSB

(*: not tested yet)

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■ Integrated Audio Subsystem

Embedded audio features in the ICH2 with an integrated PCI audio con-

troller, DOS games compatible engine. The subsystem utilizes line-out,

line-in, and MIC mini-jack external jacks, one joystick port with MIDI

interface.

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■ Super Multi Input/Output (I/O) Support

Integrated Plug and Play multi-I/O chipset features two high-speed UART

16550 compatible serial ports, one EPP/ECP capable parallel port, one

game port, and one FDD connector.

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■ Convenient Rear Panel USB Connection Support

Two USB ports integrated in the rear I/O panel with two extra USB front

panel connections allow convenient and high-speed Plug and Play con-

nections to the growing number of USB compliant peripheral devices on

the market.

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■ Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Slot

The motherboard is installed one 32-bit AGP bus slot with a dedicated

66MHz/133MHz path from the graphics card to the system memory offer-

ing much greater bandwidth than the 32-bit PCI bus does. AGP enabled

3D graphics cards can directly access main memory across this fast path

instead of using local memory. To make use of the improved AGP perfor-

mance, the motherboard should be installed with SDRAM type memory

and the VGA card and drivers should also be fully AGP compliant. Using

Microsofts Windows 98 and Windows 2000 which implement DirectDraw

will allow the system to take full use of AGPs benefits without the need to

install additional drivers.

■ Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE Controller with Ultra DMA 33/66/100

Support

Integrated Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE controller features two dual-

channel connectors that up to four Enhanced IDE devices, including CD-

ROM and Tape Backup Drives, as well as Hard Disk Drives supporting

the new Ultra DMA 100 protocol. Standard PIO Mode 3, PIO Mode 4,

DMA Mode 2, DMA Mode 4, UltraDMA-100 Mode 5 devices are also

supported.

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FIC Unique Innovation for Users (NOVUS) -

Enhanced Mainboard Features and System Support

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■ LogoGenie

A user friendly GUI supporting Windows 95/98 (not Windows 2000/NT/

ME), LogoGenie allows you to customize, create or select a Logo which

will be displayed when the system is booting.

NOTE:

1. LogoGenie supports Award BIOS only.

2. If you create a Logo file (.bmp) by LogoGenie, the file size must

||||be 640 x 464 x 256 colors.

ACPI Ready

This mainboard fully implements the new ACPI (Advanced Configuration and

Power Interface) 1.0B Hardware and BIOS requirement. If you install ACPI

aware of operating system, such as Windows 98, you fully utilized the power

saving under ACPI. (Windows ME/2000 Professional supports ACPI func-

tions.)

To enable this utility, please proceed as follows:

1. Insert CD Pro. Select LogoGenie from the Menu and

follow the installation instructions.

2. After LogoGenie has been installed, go to Windows Start Box.

In Programs Menu, select LogoGenie 2.0, then select LogoGenie.

3. Press F1 to read Help file to understand how to use this software if

it is new to you.

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■ Easy Key

Instead of completing the multi-layered BIOS setup process these 3 Easy

Key functions provide direct access to Sub-Menus when completing

BIOS settings adjustments.

Easy-Keys are as follows:

Ctrl + c: To enter clock settings menu.

Ctrl + p: To load Performance Default settings and restart.

Ctrl + f: To load Fail-Safe Default settings and restart.

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■ Overclock Partner

Should the system not start because clock speed settings have been

increased to a speed incompatible with the system, the Overclock Partner

allows you to reboot at system default settings, protecting hardware from

any damages.

Complete the following steps:

1. Turn the system off.

2. Restart while holding down the Insert key. It is important that the

Insert key is held down until the default clock speed is shown on

the POST screen.

3. Enter BIOS settings menu, and re-set clock speed desired or default.

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■ BIOS Guardian

BIOS Guardian by default is enabled. It must be disabled in order to

reflash BIOS, thus effectively acts as a fire-wall against viruses that can

attack the BIOS while the system is running.

W ARNING: While excute Step3 below, please do not turn off the
sytsem power in order to avoid BIOS damage.

BIOS Guardian can be disabled as follows:

1. Go to BIOS Set Up Menu. (Press Del key while booting.)

2. Go to Advanced BIOS Features Set Up Submenu.

3. Disable BIOS Guardian.

4. Save the setting, and restart system.

NOTE: However, if it is disabled and while boot the system, the
POST screen will be held and shows you the message to let you
know the current status of BIOS Guardian. To press G key will en­able the BIOS Guardian again; or simply to press the space bar
will continue the booting process.

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Installation Procedures

Chapter 2

Installation Procedures

The mainboard has several user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you to

configure your system to suit your requirements. This chapter contains information

on the various jumper settings on your mainboard.

To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:

■ Step 1 - Set system jumpers/switches

■ Step 2 - Install memory modules

■ Step 3 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)

■ Step 4 - Install expansion cards

■ Step 5 - Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply

■ Step 6 - Set up BIOS software

■ Step 7 - Install supporting software tools

WARNING: Excessive torque may damage the mainboard. When
using an electric screwdriver on the mainboard, make sure that
the torque is set to the allowable range of 5.0 ~ 8.0kg/cm.

Mainboard components contain very delicate Integrated Circuit
(IC) chips. To prevent static electricity from harming any of the
mainboard’s sensitive components, you should follow the
following precautions whenever working on the computer:

1. Unplug the computer when working on the inside.

2. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC

||||chips, leads, or circuitry.

3. Wear an anti-static wrist strap which fits around the wrist.

4. Place components on a grounded anti-static pad or on the bag
that came with the component whenever the components are
separated from the system.

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Mainboard Layout

Quick Reference (from Page 2-2 to 2-4)

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1) . Clear CMOS, Clear Password,
FSB Speed Select

2). Front Panel Block Cable Connection

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Clear CMOS: SW1-1

The CMOS RAM is powered by the onboard button cell battery. To clear the

RTC data: (1) Turn off your computer. (2) Move the CMOS Clear switch SW1-

1 to On (Enabled). (3) Turn on your computer to display CMOS checksum

error. (4) Turn off your computer. (5) Move the CMOS Clear switch SW1-1 to

Off (Disabled). (6) Turn on your computer. (7) Hold down the Delete key

when boots. (8) Enter the BIOS Setup to re-enter user preferences.

1). Set System Jumpers/Switches

Jumpers are used to select the operation modes for your system. Some jump-

ers on the board have three metal pins with each pin representing a different

function. A 1 is written besides pin 1 on jumpers with three pins. To set a

jumper, a black cap containing metal contacts is placed over the jumper pin/s

according to the required configuration. A jumper is said to be shorted when

the black cap has been placed on one or two of its pins. The types of jumpers

used in this manual are shown below:

NOTE: Users are not encouraged to change the jumper settings
not listed in this manual. Changing the jumper settings improperly
may adversely affect system performance.

3) . CPU Fan Installation

This connector is linked to the CPU fan. When the system is in power saving mode, the

CPU fan will turn off; when it reverts back to full on mode, the fan will turn back on.

Without sufficient air circulation, the CPU may overheat resulting in damage

to both the CPU and the mainboard.

Damage may occur to the mainboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are

used incorrectly. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these

pins.

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Clear Password: SW1-2

This switch allows you to enable or disable the password configuration. You

may need to enable this switch by moving it to the On (Enabled) position if

you forget your password. To clear the password setting: (1) Turn off your

computer. (2) Move the Clear Password switch SW1-2 to On (Enabled). (3)

Turn on your computer. (4) Hold down the Delete key during bootup and enter

BIOS Setup to re-enter user preferences. (5) Turn off your computer, (6) Move

the Clear Password switch SW1-2 to Off (Disabled). (7) Turn on your com-

puter for the new settings to take effect.

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Press the clips with both hands to remove the DIMM.

2). Install Memory Modules

1. Locate the DIMM slots on the mainboard.

2. Install the DIMM straight down into the DIMM slot using both hands.

3. The clip on both ends of the DIMM slot will close up to hold the DIMM

in place when the DIMM reaches the slots bottom.

FSB Speed Select: JP3

This jumper allows you to select the FSB speed of your mainboard.

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3). Install the CPU

The mainboard has built-in Switching Voltage Regulator to support CPU Vcore

autodetection. That is, It has the ability to detect and recognize the CPU

voltage, clock, ratio and enables users to set up the CPU frequency from the

BIOS Setup Screen. Users can adjust the frequency through Frequency /

Voltage Control of the BIOS Setup Screen.

To install the CPU, do the following:

1. Lift the lever on the side of the CPU socket.

2. Handle the chip by its edges and try not to touch any of the pins.

3. Place the CPU in the socket. The chip has two notches to correctly locate

the chip. Align two notches of the processor with the two triangular

marks on the socket. Do not force the chip. The CPU should slide easily

into the socket.

4. Swing the lever to the down position to lock the CPU in place.

5. Place the cooling fan with heatsink on top of the installed CPU.

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4). Install Expansion Cards

This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your

systems expansion slots. Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that,

when connected to the mainboard, increase the capabilities of your system.

For example, expansion cards can provide video and sound capabilities. The

mainboard features one CNR, one AGP, and three PCI bus expansion slots.

CAUTION: Make sure to unplug the power supply when adding or
removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to
do so may cause severe damage to both the mainboard and
expansioncards.
Always observe static electricity precautions.
Please read “Handling Precautions” at the start of this manual.

To install an expansion card, follow the steps below:

1. Remove the computer chassis cover and select an empty expansion

slot.

2. Remove the corresponding slot cover from the computer chassis.

Unscrew the mounting screw that secures the slot cover and pull

the slot cover out from the computer chassis. Keep the slot cover

mounting screw nearby.

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5. Secure the board with the mounting screw removed in Step 2. Make

sure that the card has been placed evenly and completely into the

expansion slot.

6. Replace the computer systems cover.

7. Setup the BIOS if necessary.

8. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card.

3. Holding the edge of the peripheral card, carefully align the edge

connector with the expansion slot.

4. Push the card firmly into the slot. Push down on one end of the

expansion card, then the other. Use this rocking motion until the

addon card is firmly seated inside the expansion slot.

5). Connect Devices

Floppy Diskette Drive Connector

This connector provides the connection with your floppy disk drive.

The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin 1.

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ATX Power Connector

This 20-pin male block connector is connected to the ATX power supply. The

plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the

different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making

sure that the pins are aligned.

IDE Device Connectors

These two connectors are used for your IDE hard disk drives, CD drives, LS-

120|drives, or IDE ZIP drives. The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the

same side with the Pin 1.

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CPU Fan Connector

This connector is linked to the CPU fan. When the system is in S3 suspend

mode, the CPU fan will turn off; when it reverts back to fullon mode, the fan

will turn back on. Please refer to the CPU fan installation manual for more

information.

System Case Fan Connector

The 3-pin connector allows you to link with the cooling fan on the system case

to lower the system temperature.

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CD Audio-In Connector

The CD_IN connector is used for CD-ROM drive audio input.

Wake-On-Lan Connector

This 3-pin connector allows the remove servers to manage the system that

installed this mainboard via your network adapter which also supports WOL.

When you install such a LAN card, please read its installation guide for more

information.

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Front Panel Block and Speaker Connector

This block connector includes the connectors for linking with HDD LED,

power LED, dual power LED, power button, suspend button, reset button, and

IR on the front panel of the system case. Please identify polarities of plug

wires for the case speaker and LEDs. Please ask vendor about this information

when you buy them and install the system by yourself. The plug wires polari-

ties of these buttons will not affect the function.

Power LED is connected with the system power indicator to indicate whether

the system is on/off. It will blink when the system enters suspend mode.

IR is used to communicate with another IR device via a 4-wire plug.

Reset Button is connected to the reset button. Push this switch to reboot the

system instead of turning the power button off and on.

HDD LED is connected to the IDE device indicator. This LED will blink when

the hard disk drives are activated.

LED(G) is in green light when the system in power on status.

LED(Y) is in yellow light when the system in suspend mode.

Power Button is connected with power button. Push this switch allows the

system to be turned on and off rather than using the power supply button.

Suspend Button is connected with suspend button. To enter the system into

power saving mode, simply press this button when the system is in full-on

mode.

Speaker is connected with the case speaker.

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PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector

These two 6-pin female (PS/2 keyboard is purple color and PS/2 mouse is

green color) connectors are used for your PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse.

Universal Serial Bus Connectors

These two black connectors integrated on the edge of the board are used for

linking with USB peripheral devices. This board also provides a connector

USB2/3 for linking with the two extra USB connections. They can link with

front panels of some system cases. Please note your operating system must

support USB features, such as MS Windows 98, MS Windows 95 OSR2.5 with

USB Supplement.

The figure below is the pin assignment

of the USB2/3.

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Printer Connector

This 25-pin D-Sub female burgundy-colored connector is attached to your

printer.

Serial Port Connectors

COM1/2 (9-pin D-sub male connector with teal color) allow you to connect

with your devices that use serial ports, such as a serial mouse or an external

modem.

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Game/MIDI Connector

This 15-pin female gold-colored connector allows you to connect game joy-

sticks or game pads. Connect MIDI devices for playing or editing audio.

Audio I/O Jacks

LINE_OUT (lime) can be connected to headphones or preferably powered

speakers. LINE_IN (light blue) allows tape players or other audio sources to

be recorded by your computer or played through the LINE_OUT. MIC_IN

(pink) allows microphones to be connected for voice input. The mainboard

also provides you with a front panel audio port connector, FNT_AUDIO,

when needed. Its pin definitions were presented below.

* Please use an active speaker with LINE_OUT.

Handling Precautions

Warning:

1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on

the motherboard. Before handling any motherboard outside of its
protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge
in your body.

2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.

3. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.

4. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly

attached. PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESUL T!

Observe the following basic precautions when handling the motherboard

or other computer components:

n Wear a static wrist strap which fits around your wrist and is

connected to a natural earth ground.

n Touch a grounded or anti-static surface or a metal fixture such as a

water pipe.

n Avoid contacting the components on add-on cards, motherboards,

and modules with the golden fingers connectors plugged into the

expansion slot. It is best to handle system components by their

monting brackets.

The above methods prevent static build-up and cause it to be discharged

properly.

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the respective owners.

Handling Precautions

This manual may not, in whole or in part, be photocopied, reproduced,

transcribed, translated, or transmitted in whatever form without the

written consent of the manufacturer, except for copies retained by the

purchaser for personal archival purposes.

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