6VX
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION |
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1.1. PREFACE ...................................................................................................... |
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1.2. KEY FEATHERS............................................................................................ |
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1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST .................................................................................. |
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1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM......................................................................................... |
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1.5. INTRODUCE THE PENTIUMâ II PROCESSOR & AGP............................. |
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1.6. WHAT IS AGP?.............................................................................................. |
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SPECIFICATION |
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2.1. HARDWARE .................................................................................................. |
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2.2. SOFTWARE................................................................................................... |
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2.3. ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................ |
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION |
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3.1. UNPACKING.................................................................................................. |
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3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT ................................................................................. |
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3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS.......................... |
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3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION ................................................................................. |
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3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP ..................................................................................... |
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3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM......................................................... |
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3.7. SPEAKER CONNECTOR INSTALLATION .................................................. |
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3.8. HARDWARE RESET SWITCH CONNECTOR INSTALLATION................. |
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3.9. POWER LED CONNECTOR INSTALLATION ............................................. |
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3.10. IDE & ATAPI DEVICE INSTALLATION ...................................................... |
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3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION .................................................... |
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3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION........................................... |
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4. BIOS CONFIGURATION |
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4.1. ENTERING SETUP ....................................................................................... |
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4.2. CONTROL KEYS........................................................................................... |
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4.3. GETTING HELP............................................................................................. |
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4.3.1. Main Menu ..................................................................................... |
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4.3.2. Status Page Setup Menu / Option Page Setup Menu....................... |
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4.4. THE MAIN MENU .......................................................................................... |
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4.5. STANDARD CMOS SETUP MENU .............................................................. |
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4.6. BIOS FEATURES SETUP............................................................................. |
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4.7. CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP...................................................................... |
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4.8. POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP................................................................. |
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4.9. PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION........................................................................ |
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4.10. LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS ............................................................................. |
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4.11. LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS.......................................................................... |
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4.12. INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS................................................................... |
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4.13. SUPERVISOR / USER PASSWORD ......................................................... |
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4.14. IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION..................................................................... |
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4.15. SAVE & EXIT SETUP.................................................................................. |
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4.16. EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ............................................................................ |
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6VX
1.INTRODUCTION
1.1. PREFACE
Welcome to use the 6VX motherboard. It is a Pentiumâ II Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / 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
qIntel Pentiumâ II Processor based PC / AT compatible main board.
qSlot 1 supports Pentiumâ II processor running at 200-633 MHz.
qVIA VT82C691 chipset, Supports AGP / SDRAM / Ultra DMA33 IDE/ Internal/External Modem Ring on.
qSupports 3xDIMMs using 3.3V SDRAM DIMM module.
qSupports 16 MB – 768 MB SDRAM memory on board.
qSupports ECC or Non-ECC type DRAM module.
q1xAGP slot, 5xPCI Bus slots, 2xISA Bus slots.
qSupports 2 channels Ultra DMA 33 IDE ports for 4 IDE Devices.
qSupports 2xCOM (16550), 1xLPT (EPP / ECP), 1x1.44MB Floppy port.
qSupports 2xUSB ports, 1xPS/2 Mouse & 1xPS/2 Keyboard.
qLicensed AWARD BIOS, 2M bits FLASH RAM.
q30.5 cm x 17 cm ATX SIZE form factor, 4 layers PCB.
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1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST
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. (Different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)
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Pentiumâ II processor |
∙ DRAM |
128 MB SDRAM (TOSHIBA TC59S6408FTL-80H) |
∙ CACHE SIZE |
512 KB included in CPU |
∙ DISPLAY |
ATI 3D RAGE PRO 2X AGP Display Card (4MB |
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∙ STORAGE |
Onboard IDE (IBM DHEA-38451) |
∙ O.S. |
Windows 98 |
∙ DRIVER |
ATI Display Driver 5.20a |
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1024X768X64K colors 75Hz |
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Direct X6 for Windows98 |
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VIA BUS Master IDE Driver 2.9 |
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Intel Pentiumâ II |
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333MHz(66x5) |
350MHz(100x3.5) |
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CPU mark32 |
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920 |
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FPU Winmark |
1720 |
1800 |
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Business Disk |
1390 |
1370 |
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Hi-End Disk |
4080 |
3890 |
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Business Graphics |
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Hi-End Graphics |
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6VX
1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM |
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AGP Bus |
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PCI Bus
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USB Ports |
82C596 |
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USB Bus |
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ISA Bus |
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COM Ports |
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I/O |
LPT Port |
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CHIPSET |
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Winbond |
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W83877TF |
Floppy Port |
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Keyboard |
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PS/2 Mouse |
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Introduction
1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentiumâ II Processor & AGP
Figure 1:Retention Mechanism & attach Mount
Figure 2:OEM Pentiumâ II Processor
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