Gigabyte GA-686SLX User Manual
GA – 686SLX
USER'S MANUAL
1. System power on by PS/2 Mouse: If you are using ATX power
supply, you are able to power on the system by double
clicking the right or left button of y our PS/2 Mouse.
2. System power on by Keyboard: If your ATX power supply
supports 1 ampere 5V Stand-By function, you can power on
your system by entering password from keyboard.
3. Modem Ring-On on COM B.
4. Wake-Up on LAN. (on JP6
5. Supports 3 or 4 steps ACPI LED selectable.(on JP7)
Pentium
REV. 1.0 First Edition
))))
II Processor MAINBOARD
R-01-01-071212
GA-686SLX
The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions that may
appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the
information contai ned herein.
Third-party brands and names are the property of thei r respective owners.
November 11, 1997 Taipei, Taiwan
1
Quick Installation Guide
I. Quick Installation Guide :
CPU SPEED SE TUP
The system's speed is fixed to 66.6MHz. The user can change the DIP
SWITCH (SW) selection to set up the CPU speed for 200 - 633MHz
processor.
The CPU speed MUST match with the frequency RATIO. It will cause system
hanging up if the frequency RATIO is hi gher than that of CPU.
DIP SWITCH (SW)
1 2 3 4
OFF ON OFF OFF 3 66 200
ON ON OFF OFF 3.5 66 233
OFF OFF ON OFF 4 66 266
ON OFF ON OFF 4.5 66 300
OFF ON ON OFF 5 66 333
ON ON ON OFF 5.5 66 366
FREQ.
RATIO
EXT.CLK.
MHz
INT.CLK.
MHz
CPU Type
Pentium II 200 MHz
Pentium II 233 MHz
Pentium II 266 MHz
Pentium II 300 MHz
Pentium II 333 MHz
Pentium II 366 MHz
2
GA-686SLX
1. Pentium II 200 MHz
4 3 2
1
ON
2. Pentium II 233 MHz
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
4 3 2
INTEL
440LX
PIIX4
1
ON
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
3
3. Pentium II 266 MHz
4 3 2
1
ON
4. Pentium II 300 MHz
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
Quick Installation Guide
INTEL
440LX
4 3 2
INTEL
440LX
PIIX4
1
ON
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
4
GA-686SLX
5. Pentium II 333 MHz
4 3 2
1
ON
6. Pentium II 366 MHz
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
4 3 2
INTEL
440LX
PIIX4
1
ON
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
5
II. Jumper setting :
PWR : Power LED Connector
1
Pin No. Function
LED (+)
1
NC
2
LED (-)
3
PIIX4
Quick Installation Guide
INTEL
440LX
GA-686SLX
SPK : Speaker Connector
1
Pin No.
Function
1
VCC
2
NC
3
NC
4
Data
GA-686SLX
PIIX4
adaptec
AIC-7880P
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
6
GA-686SLX
p
y
p
g
RST : Reset Switch
INTEL
440LX
Open :
Normal o
eration.
GA-686SLX
Close :
For Hardware
Reset S
stem
GN : Green Function Switch
Open :
Normal o
Close :
Enterin
Mode
eration.
Green
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
PIIX4
adaptec
AIC-7880P
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
7
HD : IDE Hard Disk Active LED
1
Pin No. Function
1
LED (+)
LED (-)
2
PIIX4
Quick Installation Guide
INTEL
440LX
GA-686SLX
Soft PWR : Soft Power Connector
1
Pin No. Function
1
GND
Ctrl-signal
2
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
8
GA-686SLX
y
(
)
y
POWER : Power Connector
1
Function
Pin No.
3,5,7,13,
GND
15,16,17
VCC(+5V)
4,6,19,20
10
12
18
8
9
14
+12V
-12V
-5V
Power Good
5V SB
PS-ON
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector
PS/2 Mouse
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
PS/2 Ke
board
PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard
Pin No.
Function
Ke
1
Data
2
NC
GND
3
VCC
4
5Key Clock.
6NC
+5V
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
9
INTEL
440LX
J2 : CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector
1
Pin No. Function
1
GND
2
+12V
SENSE
3
PIIX4
Quick Installation Guide
INTEL
440LX
GA-686SLX
IDE1: For Primar y IDE port
RED LINE
1
GA-686SLX
PIIX4
adaptec
AIC-7880P
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
1
1
1
1
1
10
GA-686SLX
IDE2: For Secondary IDE port
RED LINE
1
J7 : FLOPPY PORT
RED LINE
1
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
PIIX4
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
INTEL
440LX
1
1
1
1
1
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
11
1
1
1
1
1
ULTRA SCSI : ON BOARD ULTRA SCSI PORT
RED LINE
1
PIIX4
Quick Installation Guide
INTEL
440LX
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
1
1
1
ULTRA WIDE SCSI : ON BOARD ULTRA WIDE SCSI PORT
1
INTEL
440LX
PIIX4
1
1
1
ULTRA
WIDE SCSI
GA-686SLX
adaptec
AIC-7880P
1
1
1
1
12
GA-686SLX
LPT PORT / COM A / COM B
LPT PORT
INTEL
440LX
COM B
COM A
GA-686SLX
JP1 : Keyboard Power On
1
2
3
Keyboard Power On
Default : Disable
1-2
Enable
2-3
Disable
GA-686SLX
PIIX4
PIIX4
adaptec
AIC-7880P
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
1
1
1
1
1
13
CN1: USB Port
Quick Installation Guide
Function
Pin No.
USB V0
1
USB D0-
2
3
USB D0+
GND
4
USB V0
5
USB D0-
6
USB D0+
7
GND
8
JP6: W a ke on LAN
1
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
PIIX4
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
INTEL
440LX
1
1
1
1
1
Pin No. Function
1
2
3
+5V SB
GND
Signal
GA-686SLX
1
adaptec
AIC-7880P
14
1
1
1
1
1
GA-686SLX
JP7: ACPI LED Selection
OPEN :
3 STEPS
ACPI LED
PIIX4
INTEL
440LX
CLOSE :
4 STEPS
ACPI LED
GA-686SLX
1
J13: ATX Power Control Selection
OPEN :
Soft Off
PIIX4
CLOSE :
Full on / Soft Off
GA-686SLX
1
1
adaptec
AIC-7880P
adaptec
AIC-7880P
INTEL
440LX
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
15
JP5: For PCI Audio / Sound Card use only
g
g
g
y
1
5
2
6
Function
Pin No.
Si
GND
NC
Si
GND
Si
nal
nal
nal
PIIX4
GA-686SLX
1
1
adaptec
1
AIC-7880P
1
2
3
4
5
6
Quick Installation Guide
INTEL
440LX
1
1
1
1
1
III. Top Performance Test Setting:
Users have to modify the value for each item in chipset features as follow
for top performance setting.
℃℃℃℃
℉℉℉℉
16 Bit I/O Recovery Time
Memory Hole At 15M-16M
Delayed Transaction
SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay
SDRAM RAS Precha r ge T im e
SDRAM CAS latenc
Time
CPU VCore Voltage
: Select Item
: Modify
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GA-686SLX
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................... 1-1
1.1. PREFACE ......................................................................................................1-1
1.2. KEY FEATURES.................................................................. ..........................1-1
1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST...................................................................................1-2
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM..........................................................................................1-3
1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentium II Processor.....................................................1-4
1.6. What is AGP?.................................................................................................1-6
2. SPECIFICATION ..................................................................................... 2-1
2.1. HARDWARE ..................................................................................................2-1
2.2. SOFTWARE...................................................................................................2-2
2.3. ENVIRONMENT.............................................................................................2-2
3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................................................. 3-1
3.1. UNPACKING..................................................................................................3-1
3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT ..................................................................................3-2
3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JU MPERS & CONNECTORS .............................3-2
3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION ..................................................................................3-5
3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP.................. ........................................................ ............3-5
3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM...........................................................3-6
3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ....................................................3-6
3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION.....................3-6
3.9. POWER LE D CONNECTOR INSTA LLATION................................................3-6
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3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION.............................. ..........................3-6
3.11. SCSI DEVICE INSTALLATION ...... .. .. ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. ........................ .. .. ... ..3-6
3.12. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION......................................................3-9
3.13. KEYBOARD & PS/ 2 MOUSE INSTALLAT ION................... ..........................3-9
4. BIOS CONFIGURATION ......................................................................... 4-1
4.1. ENTERING SETUP........................................................................................4-1
4.2. CONTROL KEYS................. ..........................................................................4-1
4.3. GETTING HELP.............................................................................................4-2
4.3.1. Main Menu..........................................................................................4-2
4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu..........................4-2
4.4. THE MAIN MENU...........................................................................................4-2
4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU.................................. ..............................4-4
4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP......... .. .......................... .........................................4-8
4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP.......................................................................4-12
4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP ..................................................................4-17
4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................4-21
4.10. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ........................ ............................................4-23
4.11. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS ...........................................................................4-28
4.12. USER PASSWORD .....................................................................................4-29
4.13. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION ......................................................................4-30
4.14. SAVE & EXIT SETUP............................................. ......................................4-31
4.15. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING.............................................................................4-32
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GA-686SLX
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREF ACE
Welcome to use the GA–686SLX motherboard. It is a Pentium II Processor
based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / SCSI / ISA Bus, and has
been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new
features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want.
This manual also explains how to install the motherboard for operation, and
how to set up your CMOS CONFIGURATION with BIOS SETUP program.
1.2. KEY FEATURES
Intel Pentium
II Processor based PC / AT compatible mainboard.
Slot 1 supports Pentium
Intel 440LX chipset, Supports AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA/33 IDE / Wake
II processor running at 200-633 MHz.
on LAN / Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Power On / ACPI features.
Supports CPU FAN Failure / Overheat Alarm & auto slow down CPU
speed.
Supports Intel LDCM Network Manageability.
Supports 4xDIMMs using 3.3V EDO or SDRAM DIMM module.
Supports 8 MB - 1 GB EDO / 512MB SDRAM memory on board.
Supports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM module.
1xAGP slot, 4xPCI Bus slots, 2xISA Bus slots.
Supports 2 channels Ultra DMA/33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices.
Supports both Ultra SCSI and Ultra Wide SCSI ports.
Supports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x1.44MB Floppy port.
Supports 2xUSB ports, 1xPS/2 Mouse.
Licensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bit FLASH RAM.
31 cm x 21 cm ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.
1-1
Introduction
1.3. PERF ORMANCE LI ST
The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular
benchmark testing programs.
These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for
different testing data values gotten by users. (The different Hardware &
Software configuration will result in different benchm ark testing results.)
CPU
•
DRAM 64 MB SDRAM
•
• CACHE SIZE 512 KB included in CPU
• DISPLAY Matrox Millennium II 4MB PCI VGA
• STORAGE Onboard IDE port
O.S. Windows95 OSR2.0.
•
• DRIVER Display Driver at 1024 x 768 x 64K colors x 75Hz.
Pentium II processor
Triones Bus Master IDE Driver 3.60K
Processor
Intel Pentium II
266MHz 300MHz
Winbench97
CPU mark32
Business Disk
Hi-End Disk
Business Graphics
Hi-End Graphics
697 783
2210 2260
5890 6490
116 127
50.8 56.3
Winstone 97
Business
Hi-End
62 64.9
30.6 32.6
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