Jetway A210GDMS PRO REV 1.0, A210GDMS REV 1.0, A210PDMS REV 1.0 User Manual
Mother Board
A210GDMS/A210PDMS
/A210GDMS PRO
User's Manual
AMD Socket 939 Athlon64 Processor
Motherboard
ATi RADEON XPRESS 200/200P
+ ULI M1573
NO. G03A210GDMSR109
Revision 1.0
Table of Content
Manual Revision History....................................................................................................................... ii
Copyright Announcement ................................................................................................................. ii
Trademarks Notice ................................................................................................................................ ii
Safety Instructions................................................................................................................................. iii
Packing Item Checklist.......................................................................................................................... iv
AMD Athlon64 (K8) Socket 939 Processor Thermal Solutions ......................................................... iv
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF MOTHERBOARD
1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD...............................................................................................1
1-2 SPECIFICATION..........................................................................................................................2
1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST ................................................................................................................3
1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING ...........................................................................4
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION
2-1 PRE-HARDWARE INSTALLATION.........................................................................................6
2-2 TO VERIFY THE JUMPER SETTINGS OF THE MOTHERBOARD...................................6
2-3 TO INSTALL THE CPU...............................................................................................................7
2-3-1 GLOSSARY .....................................................................................................................7
2-3-2 ABOUT AMD Athlon64 K8
2-4 TO INSTALL THE SYSTEM MEMORY...................................................................................9
2-5 TO INSTALL THE EXPANSION CARDS .................................................................................10
2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION ....................................10
2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQS FOR EXPANSION CARD ............................................................10
2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD............................11
2-5-4 PCI-EXPRESS SLOT .....................................................................................................11
2-6 CONNECTORS AND PIN HEADERS ........................................................................................11
2-6-1 CONNECTORS ...............................................................................................................11
2-6-2 PIN HEADERS ................................................................................................................15
2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER..........................................................................................18
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS SETTINGS
3-1 ENTERING SETUP.......................................................................................................................19
3-2 GETTING HELP ...........................................................................................................................20
3-3 THE MAIN MENU ........................................................................................................................20
3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES.................................................................................................22
3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES ..................................................................................................23
3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES ..........................................................................................25
3-6-1 DRAM TIMING SETTINGS .......................................................................................26
3-6-2 PCIE TIMING SETTINGS ..........................................................................................26
3-6-3 HYPERTRANSPORT SETTINGS..............................................................................27
3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS..................................................................................................27
3-7-1 ONCHIP IDE FUNCTION ...........................................................................................28
3-7-2 ONCHIP DEVICE FUNCTION...................................................................................29
3-7-2.1 SOUTH BRIDGE FEATURE .............................................................................29
3-7-3 ONCHIP SUPERIO DEVICE ......................................................................................30
3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP..............................................................................................31
3-8-1 WAKE UP EVENTS .....................................................................................................32
3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP.........................................................................................32
3-9-1 IRQ RESOURCES ........................................................................................................33
3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS..................................................................................................................34
3-11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL..................................................................................................35
3-12 LOAD STANDARD/OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS.........................................................................36
3-13 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD ....................................................................................36
CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION
MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 9X/NT/2K/XP......................................................................37
4-1 ATI INSTALL ATI DRIVER PACK..............................................................................38
4-2 SOUND INSTALL REALTEK AUDIO CODEC DRIVER ................................................39
4-3 LAN INSTALL REALTEK LAN CONTROLLER DRIVER .......................................40
4-4 USB2.0 INSTALL ULI USB2.0 DRIVER ............................................................................40
4-5 RAID INSTALL ULI SATA DRIVER AND UTILITY ...................................................40
4-6 PC-HEALTH INSTALL INTEL HARDWARE DOCTOR UTILITY ..............................41
4-7 PC-CILLIN INSTALL PC-CILLIN 2004 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM............................42
4-8 Pro Magic Plus Function Introduction.........................................................................................44
CHAPTER 5 SURROUNDVIEW™ Installation and Setup User’s Guide
5-1 Getting Started ...............................................................................................................................46
5-2 System Requirements.....................................................................................................................46
5-3 Installing the External ATI Graphics Card .................................................................................47
5-4 Enabling SURROUNDVIEW........................................................................................................48
5-5 Using SURROUNDVIEW™.........................................................................................................50
939-PIN
CPU ...................................................................8
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Manual Revision History
Revision Manual Revision History Date of Release
Rev 1.0 Second edition copy of Mother Boards 2005/03/15
adopts ATi Chipsets:
RADEON EXPRESS 200/200P +ULI M1573
Copyright Announcement
COPYRIGHT OF THIS MANUAL BELONGS TO THE MANUFACTURER. NO PART
OF THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN
IT MAY BE REPRODUCED, TRANSMITTED OR TRANSLATED INTO ANY
LANGUAGE IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS WITHOUT WRITTEN
PERMISSION OF THE MANUFACTURER.
THIS MANUAL CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO USE THIS
MOTHER-BOARD AND WE DO ASSURE THIS MANUAL MEETS USER’S
REQUIREMENT BUT WILL CHANGE, CORRECT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT
NOTICE. MANUFACTURER PROVIDES THIS MANUAL “AS IS” WITHOUT
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SPECIAL, INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING
DAMANGES FOR LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OF DATA,
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Trademarks Notice
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AMD, Athlon™, Athlon™ XP, Thoroughbred™, and Duron™ are registered
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PS/2 and OS®/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
PCMCIA and CardBus are registered trademarks of the Personal Computer Memory
Card International Association.
Windows® 98/2000/NT/XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
**The ranking above is by the sequence of alphabets.**
Safety Instructions
1. Please read these safety instructions carefully.
2. Please keep this User‘s Manual for later reference.
3. Please place the equipment on a reliable flat surface before installation.
4. Make sure the voltage of the power source when you try to connect the equipment to
the power outlet.
5. All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted.
6. Disconnect this equipment from connecter before inserting add-on interfaces or
modules.
7. Never pour any liquid into the opening, this could cause fire or electrical shock.
8. Explosion may occur if the battery is replaced incorrectly. Replace only with the type
recommended by the manufacturer.
9. If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a service
personnel:
a. Liquid has penetrated into the equipment.
b. The equipment has been exposed to moisture.
c. The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to user’s
manual.
d. The equipment has dropped and damaged.
e. If the equipment has obvious sign of breakage.
10. Do not leave the equipment in an humidity or unconditional environment, storage
temperature above 60°C(140°F), it may damage the equipment.
Precaution: It may void the warranty if any label on the equipment been removed.
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Packing Item Checklist
5
Motherboard
5
Cable for IDE/Floppy
5
Cable for Serial ATA IDE Port(2pcs)
5
CD for motherboard utilities
Cable for USB Port 3/4 (Option)
□
5
User’s Manual
5
Cable for S-Video/RCA TV-Out (Option)
5
Cable for COM2 Port (Option)
AMD K8 Socket 939 Processor Thermal Solutions
As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal
management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems. Maintaining
the proper thermal environment is key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall
goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping the processor below its
specified maximum case temperature. Heatsinks induce improved processor heat
dissipation through increased surface area and concentrated airflow from attached fans. In
addition, interface materials allow effective transfers of heat from the processor to the
heatsink. For optimum heat transfer, AMD recommends the use of thermal grease and
mounting clips to attach the heatsink to the processor.
When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for
collection of heatsinks evaluated and recommended by AMD for use with AMD K8 Socket
939 processors. Note, those heatsinks are recommended for maintaining the specified
Maximum T case requirement. In addition, this collection is not intended to be a
comprehensive listing of all heatsinks that support AMD processors.
For vendor list of heatsink and fan, please visit:
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/0,,30_2252_869_9460^9515,00.html
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Chapter 1
Introduction of
Thank you for purchasing the A210GDMS PRO/A210GDMS/A210PDMS motherboard which
provide extremely performance and meet future specification demand.
A210GDMS PRO/A210GDMS/ A210PDMS
Motherboard
A210GDMS PRO/ A210GDMS/ A210PDMS motherboard is adopted with advanced technologies
to deliver the extremely performance for AMD Athlon64 Socket939 processors. A210GDMS
PRO/ A210GDMS/ A210PDMS motherboards also feature PCI-EXPRESS, Serial ATA RAID0, 1,
0+1, USB 2.0 as well as 8-channel audio which are based on the advanced ATI RADEON
EXPRESS 200 (RS480) (for A210GDMS PRO/ A210GDMS) or ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200P
(RX480) (for A210PDMS only) chipset with FSB 1000MHz processor and Dual channel DDR
400 MHz memory support. Now we could know more details by reading the features of
motherboards below.
1-1 Feature of motherboard
These motherboards are designed for AMD K8 Athlon64 Socket 939 1000MHz Front Side Bus
Frequency CPUs and the memory size expandable to 4.0GB.
By using ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200/200P north bridge and ULI M1573 south bridge chipset
which provides 1000MHz Front Side Bus frequency and Dual channel DDR400 SDRAM
support as a obvious further step to the next generation of 1000MHz processors. These
motherboards also offers two ULTRA ATA 133 to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts
overall system performance, and support four Serial ATA(150Mb/sec transfer rate) ports.
The Serial ATA ports are support RAID0, RAID1, RAID 0+1 functions.
Integrated High Definition CODEC audio on system supports 8-channel speaker for 3D
Surround Effect which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro that gives you the best
sound quality and compatibility. PCI Express slot enables more complex models and detailed
textures with PCI Express graphic accelerators which creates richer and more lifelike virtual
environments. These motherboards integrated RealTek RT8100C LAN chip supports
10/100Mbps data transfer rate full duplex, half duplex operation. USB control as well as
capability of expanding to 8 USB function ports support USB2.0/1.1 Devices.
A210GDMS PRO/ A210GDMS integrated ATI RADEON X300-based 2D/3D graphics engine
chipset share 16MB ~128MB system memory for on board VGA memory. The A210GDMS
PRO integrated 32MB Hyper memory for on board VGA memory to increase performance.
Built-in hardware monitor function will monitor and protect your computer which is the special
design in hardware for protecting processor from burned, and will shutdown power supply
automatically when CPU is overheated or the CPU cooling fan is not working.
Minor adjustable DDR memory 2.5V Voltage, CPU Vcore Voltage, and other special functions
allows user to increase CPU Host clock step by step by setting up BIOS to approach over
clocking and increasing stability of the system.
SURROUNDVIEW provided the power and convenience of multi-adapter, multi-monitor
support for computers that use internal ATI integrated graphics processors (IGP) in combination
with an external ATI graphics card, can support up to three independent monitors.
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1-2 Specification
Spec Description
Design
Chipset ∗ ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200 (RS480) North Bridge Chipset for
CPU Socket ∗ Support 64bit AMD Athlon64 939-Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip Pin
Memory Socket ∗ 184-pin DDR module socket x4, Support 4pcs DDR266/ DDR333/
Expansion Slot &
Headers
Integrate IDE ∗ Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA
Serial ATA RAID
On board LAN
Integrate VGA
(for A210GDMS PRO/
A210GDMS only)
TV-Out ∗ With optional cable support S-Video/ RCA TV-out signal (users only
High Definition Audio ∗ High Definition Audio CODEC on board
BIOS ∗ Award 4MBit Flash ROM
Multi I/O ∗ PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors
∗
Micro ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 24.4x24.4cm
A210GDMS PRO/ A210GDMS
∗ ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200P (RX480) North Bridge Chipset for
A210PDMS
∗ ULI M1573 South Bridge
Grid Array package processor
∗ Support CPU Frequency 1000MHz
∗ Support up to 4000+ processor
∗ Reserves support for future AMD Athlon64 939-pin processors
DDR400 DDR Modules Expandable to 4.0GB
∗ Support Dual channel function
∗ PCI-Express x16 slot 1pcs and PCI-Express x1 slot 2pcs
∗ 32-bit PCI slot x2
PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 66/100/133 functions that deliver
the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s
∗ Integrated Serial ATA controller support four serial ATA IDE ports
provide 150 MB/sec data transfer rate for Serial ATA Devices and
offer RAID 0, 1 and 0+1functions
∗ RealTek RT8100C 10/100 LAN controller chip support 10/100Mbps
full duplex, half duplex operation
∗ Support Boot On LAN function
∗ Integrated an ATI RADEON X300-based 2D/3D graphics engine
∗ On board Hyper Memory 32MB VGA memory for A210GDMS PRO
∗ VGA memory share 16~128MB from system memory
∗ 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up to 350MHz pixel rate
∗ Resolution up to 2048x1536 @ 32bpp
can use either CRT or TV-Out at the same time)
∗ Audio driver and utility included
∗ Support 8 channel Speaker for 3D surround effect
∗ With optional cable support SPDIF-In/Out function
∗ Floppy disk drive connector x1
∗ Parallel port x1, Serial port x1 (2pcs for A210PDMS)
∗ USB2.0 connector x4, headers x4 (connecting cable option)
∗ Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)
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1-3 Performance List
The following performance data list is the testing result 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 benchmark testing results.)
Performance Test Report
CPU:
AMD K8 ATHLON 64 3400+ Support
DRAM:
VGA Expansion Card:
350 / 350 Mhz , 1024X768X32BIT Color)
Hard Disk Driver:
BIOS:
OS:
3D Mark 2001SE 6579
3D Mark 2003 1817
3D Mark 2005 735
AQUAMRK3 14778 (1593 / 10258)
PCMark2004
System / CPU / Memory 4083 / 4116 / 4994
Graph / HDD 1614 / 4550
Content Creation Winstone 2004 33.2
Business Winstone 2004 24.5
Winbench 99 V2.0:
Business/Hi-end Disk Winmark99 8780 / 20900
Business/Hi-end Graphic Winmark 981 / 2110
SISMark 2004: SISMark Rating (Internet Content Creation / Office
Productivity)
SISMark 2004 182 ( 198 / 167)
3D Creation / 2D Creation 188 / 246
/ Web publication 167
Communication / Document Creation 152 / 186
/ Data Analysis 165
SISOFT Sandra 2005 : 1.CPU Arithmetic Benchmark 2.Memory
bandwidth Benchmark 3.CPU Multi-Media Benchmark
1.Dhrystone ALU MIPS 9397
Whetstone FPU iSSE2 FLOPS 3602 / 4677
2.Int/Float Buffered iSSE2 MB/S 5610 / 5556
3.Integer/Floating-Point SSE2 IT/S 20920 / 22555
UT2003 Benchmark (flyby/botmatch) 76.32 / 47.29
Quake3 DEMO1 / DEMO2 FPS 191.1 / 183.8
Return to Castle Wolfenstein FPS 86.6
Super Pi (1M) Second 40s
CPUZ System / CPU Clock 199.98 / 200 / 2199.75
TwinMOS Hynix HY5DU56822CT 512MB DDR400 X 2 (1Gbyte) Memory
Onboard VGA share 64M + Side port 32M (Engine Clock / Memory Clock :
Seagate Barracude 7200.7 SATA150
Award Optimal default
Windows XP Professional (SERVICE PACK 2)
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1-4 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
PS2 KB/Mouse Port
COM2A Connector
PC99 Back Panel
Line-IN
Surrback
Line-OUT
PRINT
COM1 VGA/COM2 USB2
CEN/LFE
LAN
USB
MIC-IN
SURROUND
CPU Socket
CPU FAN
DDR DIMM X4
ATX 12V Power Connector
Audio Connector
KB/MS/USB Power On Jumper
(JP1)
USB Port/LAN Connector
TV-Out
RTL8100S LAN Controller
FINTEK F71872F LPC I/O
8-CH Audio Codec
Front Panel Audio
USB Port
SYSFAN1
Connector
PCI EXPRESSx16
PCI EXPRESSx1
IR Connector
PCI Slot
CD Audio
SPDIF Connector
SYSFAN2
USB Port
(USB2,USB3)
ATX Power Connector
ATi RS480 Chip or
ATi RX480 Chip
ALI M1573 Serial ATA Controller
ATA 133 IDE Connector
Clear CMOS (JP5)
Power LED/Speaker Connector
Serial-ATA Connector
(SATA1, 2, 3, 4)
Front Panel Connector
Floppy Connector
4MBit Flash ROM BIOS
USB Power On Jumper (JP3)
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Jumpers
Jumper Name Description Page
JP5 CMOS RAM Clear 3-pin Block P.6
JP1 Keyboard/ USB/ USB1 Power On
3-pin Block P.7
Enable/Disabled
JP3 USB2/USB3 Power On Enable/Disabled 3-pin Block P.7
Connectors
Connector Name Description Page
ATXPWR ATX Power Connector 20-pin Block P.11
ATX12V1 ATX 12V Power Connector 4-pin Block P.12
KB_MS PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard
Connector
USB1, USB USB Port Connector 4-pin Connector P.12
COM1/COM2
Serial Port COM1/COM2 Connector 9-pin Connector P.12
(COM2 only for
A210PDMS)
PARALLEL Parallel Port Header 25-pin Connector P.12
LAN LAN Port Connector RJ-45 Connector P.12
VGA
VGA Display Connector 15-pin Female Connector P.13
(for A210GDMS serial)
J1 High Definition Audio Connector 6 phone jack P.13
FDD Floppy Driver Connector 34-pin Block P.13
IDE1/IDE2 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector 40-pin Block P.13
SATA1, SATA2
Serial ATA Port Connector 7-pin Block
SATA3, SATA4
6-pin Female P.12
P.14
Headers
Header Name Description Page
AUDIO Line-Out, MIC Header 9-pin Block P.15
COM2A
(for A210GDMS serial)
USB2/USB3 USB Port Headers 9-pin Block P.15
JW FP
(Power LED/Reset/
IDE LED/ Power Button)
SPEAK PC Speaker Connector 4-pin Block P.16
PWR LED Power LED 3-pin Block P.16
SYSFAN1, SYSFAN2,
CPUFAN
CDIN CD Audio-In Headers 4-pin Block P. 17
TV-Out TV S-Video/ RCA Headers 5-pin Block P. 17
SPDIF SPDIF In/Out Headers 9-pin Block P. 17
Expansion Sockets
Socket/Slot Name Description Page
ZIF Socket 939 Pin CPU Socket 939-pin mPGA AMD K8 CPU Socket P.8
DIMM1~DIMM4 DDR Module Socket 184-pin DDR Module expansion Socket P.9
PE1 PCI-EXPRESS x16 slot 164-pin PCI-EXPRESS x16 slot P.11
PE2 PCI-EXPRESS x1 slot 36-pin PCI-EXPRESS x1 slot P.11
PCI1 ∼ PCI2 PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots P.10
Serial Port COM2 Header 9-pin Block P.15
Front Panel Header
9-pin Block P.16
(including Power LED/IDE activity
LED/Reset switch / Power On
Button lead)
FAN Headers 3-pin Block P.16
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Chapter 2
Hardware installation
2-1 Pre-Hardware installation
Before starting to use the computer with the motherboard installed the components on it, please
make sure complete the following steps:
1. To verify the jumper settings of your motherboard
2. To install the CPU and Cooling Kits
3. To install the system memory
4. To install the expansion cards
5. To connect with ribbon cables, panel wires, and power supply
6. To setup BIOS
7. To install software driver & utility
2-2 To verify the jumper settings of the motherboard
(1) CMOS RAM Clear (3-pin) : JP5
A battery must be used to retain the motherboard configuration in CMOS RAM short 1-2
pins of JP5 to store the CMOS data.
To clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below:
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power
2. Remove ATX power cable from ATX power connector
3. Locate JP5 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds
4. Return JP5 to its normal setting by shorting pins 1-2
5. Connect ATX power cable back to ATX power connector
Note: When should clear CMOS
1. Troubleshooting
2. Forget password
3. After over clocking system boot fail
JP5
1-2 closed Normal (Default)
1
3
CMOS RAM Clear Setting
JP5
2-3 closed Clear CMOS
1
3
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(2) Keyboard/USB Power On function Enabled/Disabled: JP1, JP3
When setting Enabled you can using keyboard by key in password/USB to power on system.
JP1
3
JP1
3
1
1-2 closed KB/MS/USB Power ON Disable
(Default)
1-2 closed USB Power On Disable
(Default)
Keyboard Power On Setting
JP3
1 3
USB Power On Setting
2-3 closed KB/MS/USB Power ON Disable
JP3
2-3 closed USB Power On Enabled
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2-3 To install the CPU
2-3-1 Glossary
Chipset (or core logic) - two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces between
the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor socket - the socket used to mount the system processor on the motherboard.
Slot (PCI, RAM DIMMs) - the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - the high speed interface for video cards, sound cards,
network interface cards, and modems which runs at 33MHz.
Serial Port - the low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel Port - the low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2 - the low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB - Universal Serial Bus - the medium speed interface typically used for mouse, keyboards,
scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound (interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound connectors and
speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.
LAN (interface) - Local Area Network - the interface links to local area network.
BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) - the program logic used to boot up a computer and establish
the relationship between various components.
Driver - software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another device or
other software.
Processor - the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used for doing
the "computing" in "personal computer"
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Front Side Bus Frequency -
the working frequency of the motherboard, which is generated by
the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.
CPU L2 Cache -
the flash memory inside the CPU, normally Athlon serial CPU has 256K or
above, and Sempron has 64K.
2-3-2 About AMD Athlon64 939-pin CPU
This motherboard provides a 939-pin Socket, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket, referred to as the
mPGA939 socket supports AMD Athlon64 processor in the 939 Pin package utilizes Flip-Chip
Pin Grid Array package technology.
The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to prevent
overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN before you turn on your
system.
WARNING!
To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF socket and
Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor’s heatsink
and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may cause the
processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you may install an auxiliary
cooling FAN, if necessary.
open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then upward to a 90-degree angle.
Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown below. The notched corner should point
toward the end of the level. Because the CPU has a corner pin for two of the four corners, the
CPU will only fit in the orientation as shown.
Colden Arrow
Socket 939
When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket. No force require to insert of the CPU, then press the
level to Locate position slightly without any extra force.
CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket
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2-4 To install the system memory
This motherboard provides four 184-pin DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES (DIMM) sites
for memory expansion available from minimum memory size of 64MB to maximum memory size
of 4.0GB DDR SDRAM.
Valid Memory Configurations
Bank 184-Pin DIMM PCS Total Memory
Bank 0, 1 (DIMM1) PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM X1
Bank 2, 3 (DIMM2) PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM X1
Bank 4, 5 (DIMM3) PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM X1
Bank 6, 7 (DIMM4) PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM X1
Total System Memory (Max. 4.0GB) 4
NOTE!
Make sure the total installed memory does not exceed 4.0GB, otherwise the system
64MB∼1.0GB
64MB∼1.0GB
64MB∼1.0GB
64MB∼1.0GB
64MB∼4.0GB
may hang during startup.
Generally speaking, installing DDR SDRAM modules to your motherboard is very easy, you can
refer to figure 2-4 to see what a 184-Pin PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 DDR SDRAM module looks
like.
DIMM2 (BANK2+BANK3)
DIMM1 (BANK0+BANK1)
DIMM4 (BANK6+BANK7)
DIMM3 (BANK4+BANK5)
NOTE!
DIMM1 & DIMM3: Dual Channel 1
DIMM2 & DIMM4: Dual Channel 2
Figure 2-4
When you install DIMM modules fully into the DIMM sockets the eject tab
should be locked into the DIMM modules firmly and fit to its indention on both
sides.
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2-5 To install the Expansion Cards
WARNING!
Turn off your power when adding or removing expansion cards or other system
components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your
motherboard and expansion cards.
2-5-1 Procedure For Expansion Card Installation
1. To read documentations or manuals for your expansion cards and make any necessary
hardware or software settings for your expansion card such as jumpers.
2. To remove your computer’s cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use.
3. To align the card’s connectors and press firmly.
4. To secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above.
5. To replace the computer system’s cover.
6. To set up the BIOS if it’s necessary.
7. To install the necessary software drivers for your expansion cards.
2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card
Some expansion cards need to assign an IRQ address to operate. Generally speaking, an IRQ
address must exclusively assign to one use only. With standard factory design, there are 16 IRQs
available, but most of them are already in use.
Standard Interrupt Assignments
IRQ Priority Standard function
0 N/A System Timer
1 N/A Keyboard Controller
2 N/A Programmable Interrupt
3 * 8 Communications Port (COM2)
4 * 9 Communications Port (COM1)
5 * 6 Sound Card (sometimes LPT2)
6 * 11 Floppy Disk Controller
7 * 7 Printer Port (LPT1)
8 N/A System CMOS/Real Time Clock
9 * 10 ACPI Mode when enabled
10 * 3 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
11 * 2 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering
12 * 4 PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13 N/A Numeric Data Processor
14 * 5 Primary IDE Channel
15 * 1 Secondary IDE Channel
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.
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2-5-3 Interrupt Request Table For This Motherboard
Interrupt requests are shared as shown the table below:
INT A INT B INT C INT D INT E
PCI slot 1 Shared
PCI slot 2 Shared
IMPORTANT! While using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers support
“Shared IRQ” or that the cards don’t need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will
arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or
cards inoperable Slot
2-5-4 PCI-EXPRESS Slot
This motherboard provides one 16-lane PCI Express slot intended for Graphics Attach, and one x1
PCI Express Slot. Fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1.0a , support
PCI Express VGA card, and other PCI Express device.
2-6 Connectors and pin headers
2-6-1 Connectors
(1) Power Connector (20-pin block) : ATXPWR
ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 20-pins connector that usually comes
with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on momentary switch that
connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard.
When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turns on, the full power will
not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press
this switch again will turn off the power to the system board.
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1 3.3V 3.3V
2 3.3V -12V
3 GND GND
4 5V Soft Power On
5 GND GND
6 5V GND
7 GND GND
8 Power OK -5V
9 +5V (for Soft Logic) +5V
10 +12V +5V
Pin 1
PIN ROW1 ROW2
(2) ATX 12V Power Connector (4-pin block) : ATX12V1
This is a new defined 4-pins connector that usually comes with ATX Power Supply. The
ATX Power Supply which fully support processor must including this connector for support
extra 12V voltage to maintain system power consumption. Without this connector might
cause system unstable because the power supply can not provide sufficient current for
system.
Pin 1
(3) PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector:
KB_MS
The connectors for PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 Mouse.
(4) USB Port connector: USB1, USB
The connectors are 4-pin connector that connect USB devices to the system board.
(5) Serial Port COM1/COM2: COM1/COM2 (COM2 only for A210PDMS)
COM1/COM2 is the 9-pin D-Subminiature mail connector. The On-board serial port can be
disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 “INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS
SETUP” section for more detail information.
(6) Parallel Port Connector (25-pin female): PARALLEL
Parallel Port connector is a 25-pin D-Subminiature Receptacle connector. The On-board
Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3
“INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP” section for more detail information.
(7) LAN Port connector: LAN
This connector is standard RJ45 connector for Network
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(8) High Definition Audio Connector:
J1
This Connector are 6 phone Jack for LINE-OUT, LINE-IN, MIC, Surrback, Surround, CEN/LEF
Line-out : (GREEN)
Line-in : (BLUE)
MIC : (PINK)
Audio input to sound chip
Microphone Connector
Surrback : (ORANGE)
CEN/LEF : (BLACKNESS)
Surround : (GRAY)
Audio output to speaker
Audio output to speaker-Rear speaker out
Audio output to speaker-Center/Subwoofer speaker out
Audio output to speaker-Side speaker out
(9) VGA Connector (15-pin D-Sub) Connector: VGA (for A210GDMS serial)
VGA is the 15-pin D-Subminiature female connector for display monitor.
Line-OUT
LAN
PS/2
Mouse
Line-IN
Surrback
PRINT
PS/2
Keyboard
COM1 VGA/COM2 USB2
CEN/LFE
USB
MIC-IN
SURROUND
(10) Floppy drive Connector (34-pin block): FDD
This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single
plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to the floppy drives.
FDD
Pin 1
Floppy Drive Connector
(11) Primary IDE Connector (40-pin block): IDE1
This connector supports the provided IDE hard disk ribbon cable. After connecting the
single plug end to motherboard, connect the two plugs at other end to your hard disk(s). If
you install two hard disks, you must configure the second drive to Slave mode by setting its
jumpers accordingly. Please refer to the documentation of your hard disk for the jumper
settings.
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