Matsonic MS6391E user guide

Mainboard User’s Manual

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Trademarks

IBM, VGA, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines. Intel, Pentium, Pentium-III, MMX, and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows 95/98/NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. PC-cillin and ChipAwayVirus are trademarks of Trend Micro Inc. AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc. A3D is a registered trademark of Aureal Inc. Gamut is a registered trademark of Formosoft International Inc. SuperVoice is a registered trademark of Pacific Image Communications Inc. MediaRing Talk is a registered trademark of MediaRing Inc. Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged.

MS6391E, V1.3

S54T/JUNE 2000

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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:

q Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. q Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver. q Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that

to which the receiver is connected.

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

Shielded interconnect cables and shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to insure 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.

Declaration of Conformity

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

q This device may not cause harmful interference, and q 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 Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.

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

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.............................................................. 1

Key Features...................................................................... 2

Package Contents............................................................... 5

Static Electricity Precautions............................................... 6

Pre-Installation Inspection ...................................................6

Chapter 2: Mainboard Installation............................................... 7

Mainboard Components ......................................................8

Install A CPU .................................................................... 9

Install Memory.................................................................10

Setting Jumper Switches...................................................11

Install the Mainboard........................................................13

Install the Extension Brackets...........................................14

Install Other Devices ........................................................ 20

Expansion Slots ................................................................ 21

Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility..................................................23

Introduction.....................................................................23

Running the Setup Utility .................................................. 24

Standard CMOS Setup Page .............................................25

Advanced Setup Page.......................................................26

Power Management Setup Page ........................................28

PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page.........................................30

Load Optimal Settings ......................................................31

Load Best Performance Settings ........................................31

Features Setup Page .........................................................31

CPU PnP Setup Page........................................................33

Hardware Monitor Page .................................................... 34

Change Password ............................................................. 34

Exit..................................................................................35

Chapter 4 Software & Applications...........................................36

Introduction.....................................................................36

Using the PCI Sound Pro Application ................................36

The Four Speakers System................................................37

Speaker Installation ..........................................................37

Speaker Position...............................................................37

Mixer Setup .....................................................................38

Demo ..............................................................................38

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Appendix A: Gamut .............................................................A1

Introduction .................................................................... A2

Before Installation .......................................................... A3

Installation ..................................................................... A4

Produce MP3 fileUse CD-Cashier ................................ A5

Play MP3 filesUse Musician ........................................ A7

Play music CDUse 3D FS-ACD .....................................A8

Play MIDI filesUse Midier .......................................... A9

Recording audio data Use Voice-Catcher .................... A10

1: Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

This mainboard supports all Socket 7 processors including newer designs which feature a 100 MHz system bus . The mainboard firmware supports CPU Plug and Play so that the system will automatically adopt the correct configuration for the Socket-7 processor that you install.

This mainboard uses the SiS540 chipset which integrates a 3D

AGP Graphics Accelerator and has an embedded 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet Network Interface.The mainboard has a built-in PCI 3D Sound System and a V.90 Fax/Modem DAA module is shipped with the mainboard. There is

an ADIMM slot onboard for either an optional Video Bridge Card or a display buffer cache card. The video bridge card connects to an external TV, a TFT LCD panel display, or a secondary CRT display monitor. In addition, the mainboard has a full set of I/O Ports and two expansion slots.

This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful multimedia workstation that is network ready, and has built-in communications. The board is Baby-AT form factor and supports both AT/ATX power supply. If you use an ATX supply, it supports all of the ATX power management features including

ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power management Interface), power saving modes and keyboard power on hot keys feature.

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Key Features

The key features of this mainboard include:

Socket-7 Processor Support

♦ Supports all recent socket-7 processors including the Intel

P55C (Pentium MMX), the Cyrix/IBM 6x86L/6x86MX /MII, the AMD K6/K6-2/K6-III, IDT C6, and WinChip 2/2A CPUs

♦ Supports socket-7 processors with system bus frequencies

of 66/100 MHz

♦ CPU Plug and Play support lets the firmware

automatically configure the CPU

Memory Support

♦ Two DIMM slots for 168-pin SDRAM memory modules ♦ Support for 66MHz, 100MHz memory bus ♦ Maximum installed memory is 2 x 512MB = 1 GB

Expansion Slots

♦ Two 32-bit PCI slots ♦ One ADIMM slot for optional display cache card or video

bridge card

Onboard IDE channels

♦ Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels ♦ Support for PIO (programmable input/output) modes ♦ Support for Multiword DMA modes ♦ Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA 33/66 modes

Power Supply and Power Management

♦ Provides AT/ATX power connector ♦ ACPI and previous PMU support, suspend switch,

keyboard power on/off

♦ Supports Wake on Modem, Wake on LAN and Wake on

Alarm

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Built-in Graphics System

♦ Onboard 128-bit 2D/3D 100MHz Host interface AGP

Graphics Accelerator Complies with AGP V2.0

♦ Shared memory architecture allows a maximum of 64 MB

main memory to act as frame buffer

♦ Supports high resolutions up to 1920x1200 16M colors, up

to 2048x2048 Texture size and Virtual screen up to 4096x4096

♦ Supports hardware DVD Accelerator

Sound System

♦ Complies with the PC98 audio specification ♦ 16-bit CODEC for full-duplex playback and recording ♦ HRTF 3D professional audio supports both Direct Sound

3D® and A3D®-compatible interfaces plus support for 4channel speakers

♦ Driver support for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows

95/98/2000/NT 4.0

♦ Built-in 32ohm earphone buffer and 3D surround sound ♦ Provides MPU-401 Game/MIDI port and legacy Sound

Blaster 16 support

♦ Downloadable Wave-table Synthesizer supports Direct

Music®

♦ Stereo Mixer supports analog mixing from CD-Audio and

Line In or digital mixing from voice, FM/Wave-table and digital CD-Audio

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Onboard I/O Ports

♦ Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device

connections

♦ Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb/s transfer rate ♦ One serial port with 16550-compatible fast UART ♦ One parallel port with ECP and EPP support ♦ Optional ATX Form card provides two USB ports, a PS/2

port for mouse and a infrared port

Built-in Ethernet LAN

♦ 10BaseT/100BaseTX Ethernet LAN ♦ LAN controller integrates Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY

compliant with IEEE802.3u 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T and ANSI X3.263 TP-PMD standards

♦ Compliant with ACPI 1.0 and the Network Device Class

Power Management 1.0

♦ High Performance provided by 100Mbps clock generator

and data recovery circuit for 100Mbps receiver

Fax/Modem DAA Module

♦ 56 Kbps Fax/Modem DAA module ♦ Supports V.90, V.34, V.32bis, V.32, V.22bis, V.22 ♦ Supports Auto Fallback and MNP 5, V.42bis data

compression with 115,200-compatible Virtual UART

♦ Requires 16MB RAM and Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT

Onboard Flash ROM

♦ Automatic CPU and board configuration ♦ Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices

and expansion cards

♦ Built-in virus protection using Trend’s ChipAwayVirus

provides boot process virus protection.

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Bundled Software

♦ PC-Cillin provides automatic virus protection under

Windows 95/98

♦ SuperVoice is data, fax and voice communication software ♦ Gamut provides professional audio features included MP3

encoding/playback

♦ MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone

internet phone communication

♦ S-YXG50 is music synthesizer software to playback MIDI

files on the system

Dimensions

♦ Baby-AT form factor (22cm x 22cm)

Package Contents

Your mainboard package ships with the following items:

q The mainboard q This User’s Guide q 1 UDMA/66 IDE cable q 1 Floppy disk drive cable q Audio ports and Game/MIDI port extension bracket q Serial/parallel ports extension bracket q VGA extension bracket q Support software on CD-ROM disc

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Optional Accessories

You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard.

q Fax/Modem DAA module q ATX Form card (2 USB ports, IR port & PS/2 mouse Port) q 10BaseT/100BaseTX network adapter extension bracket q SiS301 video bridge card q 8/32 MB display cache card

Static Electricity Precautions

Components on this mainboard can be damaged by static electricity. Take the following precautions when unpacking the mainboard and installing it in a system.

1. Keep the mainboard and other components in their original

static-proof packaging until you are ready to install them.

2. During installation, wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If

you don’t have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis.

3. Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges. Avoid touching

the components unless it is absolutely necessary. During installation put the mainboard on top of the static-protection packaging it came in with the component side facing up.

Pre-Installation Inspection

1. Inspect the mainboard for damage to the components and

connectors on the board.

2. If you suspect that the mainboard has been damaged, do not

connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor and report the damage.

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Chapter 2

Mainboard Installation

To install this mainboard in a system, follow the procedures in this chapter:

q Identify the mainboard components q Install a CPU q Install one or more system memory modules q Verify that any jumpers or switches are set correctly q Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case) q Connect any extension brackets or cables to the mainboard

connector headers

q Install any other devices and make the appropriate connections

to the mainboard connector headers.

Note:

1. Before installing this mainboard, make sure jumper JP6 is set

to Normal, the default setting is set to Clear CMOS. See this chapter for information on locating JP6 and the setting options.

2. Never connect power to the system during installation. Doing

so may damage the mainboard.

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Mainboard Components

Use the diagram below to identify the major components on the mainboard.

Note: Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in this illustration are for testing only.

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Pin-1 Corner

Install A CPU

This mainboard has a Socket-7 which may be installed with any of the socket-7 processors including the Intel P55C (MMX) series, the Cyrix/IBM 6x86L/6x86MX/MII series, the AMD K6/K6-2/K-III series, the IDT C6/Winchip 2/2A series. The mainboard supports system bus speeds of 66, 100 MHz.

Do not try to install a Socket-370 processor in the Socket-7. A Socket-370 processor such as the PPGA Celeron or FCPGA Pentium III does not fit in the Socket-7.

The board supports CPU plug and play, so the system can automatically run the installed processor with the correct clock speed and the correct system bus frequency. To automatically configure the processor, use the BIOS setup program to select the clock speed and system bus frequency. See chapter three for more information.

To ensure reliability, make sure that your socket-7 processor is fitted with a heatsink/cooling fan assembly.

The socket-7 processor installs into the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket-7 on the mainboard.

1. Locate the Socket-7 and CPUFAN. Pull the locking lever out

slightly from the socket and raise it to the upright position.

Socket-7

CPUFAN

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2. On the processor, identify the Pin-1 corner by its beveled edge.

3. On the Socket-7, identify the Pin-1 corner. The Pin-1 corner is

at the end of the locking lever when it is locked.

4. Match the Pin-1 corners and insert the processor into the

socket. No force is required and the processor should drop into place freely.

5. Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the catch on

the side of the socket. This secures the CPU in the socket.

6. All processors should be installed with a combination

heatsink/cooling fan, connect the cable from the fan to the CPU fan power connector CPUFAN.

Install Memory

The mainboard has two DIMM sockets for system memory modules. You must install at least one memory module in order to use the mainboard.

DIMM1

DIMM2

For this mainboard, you must use 168-pin, 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM memory modules. If the installed CPU uses a 100 MHz system bus, you must use PC100 memory. If the installed CPU uses a 66 MHz system bus, you must use PC66 memory. You can install any size memory module from 16 MB to 512MB, so the maximum memory size is 2 x 512MB = 1GB.

The edge connectors on the memory modules have cut outs, which coincide with spacers in the DIMM sockets so that memory modules can only be installed in the correct orientation.

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JP2 JP3

1 1

JP6

JP1

To install a module, push the retaining latches at either end of the socket outwards. Position the memory module correctly and insert it into the DIMM socket. Press the module down into the socket so that the retaining latches rotate up and secure the module in place by fitting into notches on the edge of the module.

Setting Jumper Switches

Jumpers are sets of pins which can be connected together with jumper caps. The jumper caps change the way the mainboard operates by changing the electronic circuits on the mainboard. If a jumper cap connects two pins, we say the pins are SHORT. If a jumper cap is removed from two pins, the pins are OPEN.

Jumper JP1: Keyboard Power On Selector

If you enable the keyboard power on feature, you can use hot keys on your keyboard as a power on/off switch for the system.

Note: The system must provide 1A on the +5VSB (+5V Standby) signal before using the Keyboard Power On function.

Function Jumper Setting

Disable Keyboard Power On Short Pins 1-2 Enable Keyboard Power On Short Pins 2-3

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Jumper JP2: Fax/Modem Enable/disable

Use this jumper to enable or disable the onboard Fax/Modem. Disable the Fax/Modem if you plan on using another Fax/Modem.

Function Jumper Setting

Enable Fax/Modem Short Pins 1-2 Disable Fax/Modem Short Pins 2-3

Note: If you have disabled the onboard audio system with jumper JP3, the Fax/Modem will not function even if it is enabled.

Jumper JP3: Audio System Enable/disable

Use this jumper to enable or disable the audio system integrated on this mainboard. Disable the built-in audio if you plan on using another audio system on an expansion card.

Function Jumper Setting

Enable Audio Short Pins 1-2 Disable Audio Short Pins 2-3

Note: If you disable the onboard audio system, you cannot use the onboard Fax/Modem.

Jumper JP6: Clear CMOS Memory

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.

Function Jumper Setting

Normal Operation Short Pins 1-2 Clear CMOS Memory Short Pins 2-3

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SYSTEMFAN

J1: AT

Install the Mainboard

Install the mainboard in a system chassis (case). The board is a baby-AT size mainboard. However, the board supports an AT and an ATX power supply so you can use either an AT or ATX system case. If you use an AT case, some of the ATX power management features might not function.

Install the mainboard in a case. Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis.

J10

PWR1: ATX

If you are using a case with an ATX power supply, connect the power cable from the ATX power supply unit to the power connector PWR1 on the mainboard.

If you are using a case with an AT power supply, connect the power cable from the AT power supply unit to the power connector J1 on the mainboard.

If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis, connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSTEMFAN fan power connector on the mainboard.

Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the J10 switch and LED connector header.

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Power LED

Speaker

VGA Extension

See the illustration below for a guide to the J10 connector pin assignments.

1 2

Pins 1-3-5-7

Reset Switch Pins 17-18

Power/Suspend Switch Pins 21-22

Pins 2-4-6

HDD LED Pins 15-16

Suspend LED Pins 19-20

21 22

Install the Extension Brackets

The extension brackets are used to connect features on the mainboard to external connectors that can be attached to the system chassis. Follow the steps below to install the extension brackets.

Note: All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets have a red stripe on the Pin-1 side of the cable.

VGA Extension Bracket

The VGA extension bracket has a 15-pin connector for an external monitor cable.

VGA Header

Bracket

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Line & Tel

1. On the mainboard, locate the VGA header for this bracket.

2. Plug the cable from the bracket into the VGA header.

3. In the system chassis, remove a blanking plate from one of the

expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot. Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket.

Fax/Modem Module

The Fax/Modem DAA module plugs directly into the mainboard in line with to an expansion slot opening in the system chassis. When you remove the slot cover from the system chassis, you can access the LINE and TEL RJ11 connectors on the metal edge of the Fax/Modem DAA module.

DAA1-Modem Header

1. Locate the Modem header on the mainboard.

2. Plug the Fax/Modem DAA module into the Modem header.

3. Remove the modem header slot cover.

RJ11 Sockets

Modem Header

Modem DAA Module

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Audio Ports & Game/MIDI

Stereo Line-in

Stereo Line-out channels 1-2

Audio Ports and Game/MIDI Port Extension Bracket

This bracket provides three audio jacks for stereo line in, stereo line out and microphone. In addition it has a 15-pin D-connector which can be used by either a joystick or a MIDI device. If you are using a four channel speaker system, channel one and two are output through the Stereo Line-out, and the rear speaker channels three and four are output through Stereo Line-in.

J4-Sound Header

/Rear speaker channels 3-4

Microphone /Speaker

Game/MIDI

Extension Bracket

1. On the mainboard, locate the J4-Sound header for this bracket.

2. Plug the cable from the bracket into the header.

3. In the system chassis, remove a blanking plate from one of the

expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot. Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket.

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Serial Port

Parallel Port

Serial/Parallel Ports

Serial/Parallel Ports Extension Bracket

This bracket has one serial port - COM1 (9-pins) and one parallel port – LPT1 (25pins).

COM1 Header

PRN1

COM1

LPT1

Extension Bracket

1. On the mainboard, locate the headers COM1 and PRN1 for this

bracket.

2. Plug the serial cable into COM1 and the parallel cable into

PRN1.

3. In the system chassis, remove a blanking plate from one of the

expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot. Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket.

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LAN Extension

LAN Network Adapter Extension Bracket

This bracket supports an RJ45 network connector and connects to the built in LAN header LAN1 on the mainboard.

LAN Header

Bracket

1. On the mainboard, locate the LAN header for this bracket.

2. Plug the cable from the bracket into the LAN header.

3. In the system chassis, remove a blanking plate from one of the

expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot. Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket.

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PS/2 Mouse

ATX Form Card

This ATX Form card provides a mini-DIN port for infrared, one mini-DIN port for a PS/2 mouse. In addition it has two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports.

ATX Header

Infrared Port

Port

USB Ports

ATX Form Card

1. On the mainboard, locate the ATX header for this bracket.

2. Plug the cable from the bracket into the ATX header.

3. In the system chassis, remove a blanking plate from one of the

expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot. Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket.

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FDD1

1 1

Install Other Devices

Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below.

IDE2

Floppy Disk Drive

The mainboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives. Drives can be 3.5” or 5.25” wide, with capacities of 360K, 720K, 1.2MB, 1.44MB, or 2.88MB. Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply. Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive header FDD1.

IDE1

IDE Devices

IDE devices include hard disk drives, high-density diskette drives, and CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives, among others. The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices. If you connect two devices to a single cable, you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave. The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device. The Master device connects to the end of the cable. Install the device(s) and connect power from the system power supply. Use the cable provided to connect the device(s) to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard. If you want to install more IDE devices, you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the mainboard. If you have two devices on the cable, one must be Master and one must be Slave.

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CD1

Internal Sound Connections

If you have installed a CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system. On the mainboard, locate the two 4-pin connectors CD1 and CD2. There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CDROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors. Connect the cable to the appropriate connector.

CD2

Expansion Slots

This mainboard has two 32-bit PCI expansion slots and one optional ADIMM slot. The PCI slot PCI2 is shared with the USB port. It means that you can use either one of shared both but you cannot use the both at the same time.

PCI2 PCI1

ADIMM1

Follow the steps below to install a PCI or ADIMM expansion card.

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1. Select a free PCI or ADIMM slot on the mainboard.

2. Remove the slot cover for the expansion slot from the system

chassis.

3. Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press

it firmly down into it so that it is fully inserted.

4. Secure the expansion card bracket to the system chassis using

the screw that held the slot cover in place.

ADIMM slot

ADIMM stands for Advanced Double In-line Memory Module. Use this slot to install a display cache card or video bridge card.

You can purchase an optional SiS301 video bridge card which supports an NTSC/PAL video encoder with a Macrovision V7.1.L1 option for TV display, a TMDS® transmitter with bi-linear scaling capability for a TFT LCD panel display, or an analog RGB port to support a secondary CRT monitor display. These functions support dual-display features. The second display can display independent resolutions, color depths and frame rates different from the primary VGA display. The card receives digital video signals and control signals from the VGA circuitry and transforms them into composite or component video output for a TV display, TMDS

signals for an LCD display or analog RGB signals for a secondary CRT display.

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Chapter 3

BIOS Setup Utility

Introduction

The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information about your computer such as the date and time, the kind of hardware installed, and various configuration settings. Your computer uses this information to initialize all the components when booting up and functions as the basis for coordination between system components.

If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect, it may cause the system to malfunction. It can even stop your computer from booting properly. If this happens, you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to store the configuration information, or you can hold down the Page Up key while you reboot your computer. Holding down the Page Up key also clears the CPU PnP Setup information, you may need to set the CPU speed again.

You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the configuration. You might need to do this to configure some of the hardware that you install on or connect to the mainboard, such as the CPU, system memory, disk drives, etc.

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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.

AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY – VERSION 1.20e

Standard CMOS Setup Features Setup Advanced Setup CPU PnP Setup Power Management Setup Hardware Monitor PCI / Plug and Play Setup Change Password Load Optimal Settings Exit Load Best Performance Settings

ESC: Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item (Shift)F2 : Change Color F5 : Old Values F6: Optimal values F7: Best performance values F10: Save&Exit

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 leave the setup utility, press the Escape key. To cycle through the Setup Utility’s optional color schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2.

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 of the items. Other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes which 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 default values. Press F7 to install the setup utility with a set of high-performance values.

3: BIOS Setup Utility

Use these items to set the system date and time

Standard CMOS Setup Page

Use this page to set basic information such as the date and time, the IDE devices, and the diskette drives. If you press the F3 key, the system will automatically detect and configure the hard disks on the IDE channels.

AMIBIOS SETUP – STANDARD CMOS SETUP

Date (mm/ dd/yy) : Mon May 22, 2000 Time (hh/mm/ss) : 14:26:53 LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master : Auto On Pri Slave : Auto On Sec Master : Auto On Sec Slave : Auto On

Floppy Drive A : 1.44MB 3 1/2” Floppy Drive B : Not Installed

Month : Jan – Dec ESC : Exit Day : 01 – 31 éê : Select Item Year : 1901 – 2099 PU/PD/+/- : Modify (Shift)F2 : Color F3 : Detect All HDD

Date & Time Pri Master

Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave

Floppy Drive A Floppy Drive B

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 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.

Use these items to set the size and capacity of the floppy diskette drive(s) installed in the system.

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Advanced Setup Page

Use this page to set more advanced information about your system. Take some care with this page. Making changes can affect the operation of your computer.

AMIBIOS SETUP – ADVANCED SETUP

Trend ChipAwayVirus Enabled Frame Buffer Cache Control Auto Share Memory Size 8MB 1st Boot Device IDE-0 2nd Boot Device Floppy 3rd Boot Device CDROM Try Other Boot Devices Yes S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num-Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check Setup Boot To OS/2 > 64MB No Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color F6 : Load Optimal values F7 : Load Best performance values

Trend ChipAway Virus

Frame Buffer Cache Control

Share Memory Size

1st Boot Device 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device

Try Other Boot Device

S.M.A.R.T. for Hard Disks

This mainboard has built-in virus protection in the firmware. Use this item to enable or disable the built-in virus protection.

This item appears when a Frame Buffer Cache card is installed in the ADIMM socket. The default setting, Auto, automatically sets the display memory size. The Manual setting uses the next item to manually set display memory size.

This item lets you allocate a portion of the main memory for use by the onboard VGA display.

Use these items to determine the device order the computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start-up time.

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.

Enable this item if any IDE hard disks support the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) feature.

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BootUp NumLock

Floppy Drive Swap

Floppy Drive Seek

Password Check If you have entered a password for the system,

Boot to OS/2 > 64MB

Internal Cache

External Cache

System BIOS Cacheable

This items determines if the Num Lock key is active or inactive at system start-up time.

If you have two diskette drives installed and you enable this item, drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A.

If you enable this item, your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up. Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive.

use this item to determine if the password is required to enter the Setup Utility (Setup) or required both at start-up and to enter the Setup Utility (Always).

Enable this item if you are booting the OS/2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed.

Leave this item enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal cache memory.

Leave this item enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have external cache memory.

If you enable this item, a segment of the system BIOS will be cached to main memory for faster execution.

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Power Management Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for system power management operation.

AMIBIOS SETUP – POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP

Power Management/APM Disabled Standby Time Out (Minute) Disabled Suspend Time Out (Minute) Disabled Hot Key Power On Disabled LAN Card Power On Disabled Ring On Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Power On Disabled RTC Alarm Date 15 RTC Alarm Hour 12 RTC Alarm Minute 30 RTC Alarm Second 30

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Power Management/APM

Standby Time Out (Minute)

Suspend Time Out (Minute)

Hot Key Power On

Use this item to enable or disable a power management scheme. If you enable power management, you can use the items below to set the power management operation. Both APM and ACPI are supported.

This sets the timeout for Standby mode in minutes. If the time selected passes without any system activity, the computer will enter powersaving Standby mode.

This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes. If the time selected passes without any system activity, the computer will enter powersaving Suspend mode.

If you enable this item, you can turn the system on by pressing hot keys (Ctrl + Alt + Back Space) on the keyboard. You must connect an ATX power supply and enable this function jumper in order to use this feature.

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LAN Card Power On

Ring On Power On The system can be turned off with a software

RTC Alarm Power On /Date /Hour /Minute /Second

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is traffic on the network adapter. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Fax/Modem. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

The system can be turned off with a software command. If you enable this item, the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system’s RTC (realtime clock). Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake-up alarm. You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature.

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PCI / Plug and Play Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability.

AMIBIOS SETUP – PCI / PLUG AND PLAY SETUP

Plug and Play Aware O/S Yes Primary Graphics Adapter PCI Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA Yes Reserved Memory Size Disabled

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Plug and Play Aware O/S

Primary Graphics Adapter

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA

Reserved Memory Size

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

98. This item indicates if the primary graphics

adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus. The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in a PCI slot.

If this item is enabled, an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system. You set this value to No to free up an IRQ.

This item lets you reserve a block of memory for any device that requires it.

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Load 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.

Load Best Performance 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 best- performance default values. These default are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low-performance components.

Features Setup Page

This page sets some of the parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system.

AMIBIOS SETUP – FEATURES SETUP

OnBoard FDC Enabled OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h/COM1 OnBoard IR Port Disabled OnBoard Parallel Port 378h Parallel Port Mode SPP Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port DMA N/A OnBoard PCI IDE Both Ultra DMA Support Disabled OnBoard Audio/Modem Enabled OnBoard LAN Enabled USB Function Disabled USB Function for DOS Disabled

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OnBoard FDC

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface.

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OnBoard Serial PortA

OnBoard IR Port

Onboard Parallel Port

Parallel Port Mode

Parallel Port IRQ

Parallel Port DMA

Onboard PCI IDE Use this item to enable or disable either or both

Ultra DMA Support

Onboard Audio/ Modem

Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the onboard

USB Function Enable this item if you plan to use the USB

USB Function for DOS

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port, and to assign a port address

Use this item to define the protocol for an infrared port if you have installed an optional IR port. The choices are IrDA and ASKIR.

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LPT1 parallel port, and to assign a port address. The Auto setting will detect and available address.

Use this item to set the parallel port mode. You can select SPP (Standard Parallel Port), ECP (Extended Capabilities Port), EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port), or ECP + EPP.

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

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

of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels.

Use this item to set Ultra DMA support for IDE devices on the Primary or Secondary IDE channels. You must enable this or UDMA devices will not work at their intended speed.

Use this item to enable or disable the onboard audio/modem chip.

network interface.

ports on this mainboard. Enable this item if you plan to use the USB

ports on this mainboard in a DOS environment.

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CPU PnP Setup Page

This page lets you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU. The system will automatically detect the kind of CPU that you have installed and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page. Note: If you manually set the wrong speed and the system won’t run properly, press the Page Up key while the system is booting and a default setting will replace the incorrect CPU setting.

AMIBIOS SETUP – CPU PnP SETUP

CPU Plug and Play Auto CPU Brand VCCore Voltage 2.0V CPU Speed 450 MHz CPU Base Frequency 100 MHz CPU Multiple Factory X4.5 E-Plus CPU installed Disable

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CPU Plug and Play

CPU Brand; VCCore Voltage

CPU Speed

CPU Base Frequency

CPU Multiple Factor

E-Plus CPU installed

Use this item to select the CPU Plug and Play function by auto-detect or user-define.

These items display the CPU brand and CPU core voltage by the system automatic detecting.

The item displays the internal clock speed of the CPU, based on the next two items.

Use this item to set the external clock frequency for the CPU. Set the CPU clock based on the requirements of the CPU installed on the board.

Use this item to set a multiplier for the CPU external frequency. The multiplier times the external CPU frequency sets the internal clock speed of the CPU, e.g. 100 MHz (external clock or “FSB”) x 4.5 (muliplier) = 450 MHz (internal clock speed of the installed CPU).

Enable this item if you plan to use the AMD EPlus CPU on this mainboard.

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Hardware Monitor Page

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

AMIBIOS SETUP – HARDWARE Monitor

--- Hardware Monitor --CPU Temperature 30°C/86°F System Temperature 30°C/86°F CPU Fan Speed Chassis Fan Speed Vcore 2.000 V +1.800V 1.800 V Vcc3 3.300 V Vcc 5.000 V +12V 12.000 V SB5V 5.000 V ESC : Quit ↑↓←→ : Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift)F2 : Color F6 : Load Optimal values F7 : Load Best performance values

CPU / System Temperature

FAN Speeds & Voltage Measurements

These items display CPU/system temperature measurement.

These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM and the various system voltage measurements.

Change Password

If you highlight this item and press Enter, a dialog box appears which lets you enter a Supervisor password. You can enter no more than six letters or numbers. Press Enter after you have typed in the password. A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation. Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly. The password is then required to access the Setup Utility or for that and at start-up, depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup.

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Change or Remove the Password

Highlight this item, press Enter and type in the current password. At the next dialog box, type in the new password, or just press Enter to disable password protection.

Exit

Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press Y to save and exit, or press N to exit without saving.

4: Software & Applications

Chapter 4

Software & Applications

Introduction

The support software CD-ROM that is included in the mainboard package contains all the drivers and utility programs needed to properly run our products. Please check all the README files for the latest information on installing and using the software.

Using the PCI Sound Application

1. Before you install the PCI Sound drivers, make sure your

Operating System has been installed, otherwise the PCI Sound might be detected as “Other device” by the device manager of your OS.

2. After the drivers are properly installed, choose the

MULTIMEDIA icon in the CONTROL PANEL when you need to use the Software Wave-Table drivers as a MIDI output device. Select the MIDI page and click on “C-media SoftMidi Synthesis (Win98) / Driver (Win95) ”, then click “OK” to confirm.

3. A Windows application named Audio Rack is provided with

the PCI Sound drivers, which gives you control over all the audio functions through a user interface that is as simple to use as a home stereo system. We recommend that you use the System Mixer in the Audio Rack software to control your computer ’s audio volume, recording device and the recording gain.

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4. If the devices that you are using require the MIDI port as the

control interface, you need to select the MULTIMEDIA icon in the CONTROL PANEL. Select the MIDI page and click on “CM8738 MPU-401” (Win98) or “CM8738/C3DX PCI Audio External MIDI Port” (Win95), and then click “OK” to confirm.

5. For more information, refer to the PCI Sound manual in the

CD which ships with this mainboard.

The Four Speakers System

The onboard Sound Pro audio system supports 2 wave channels (front/rear) known as the 4 speaker system. If you are running applications which use the DirectSound® 3D or A3D® audio interface, your system can simulate realistic 3D sound through a 4 speaker setup. Follow the steps below to install a 4-speaker setup.

Speaker Installation

Connect the front two speakers to the Line-out jack on the sound ports extension bracket. Connect the rear two speakers to the Linein/Rear jack on the sound ports extension bracket. The original Line-in can be moved to Aux.

Speaker Position

Set up your speakers similar to the following figure to get the best audio result.

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Mixer Setup

There is a 4-speakers option in the Volume Control of the Mixer when you are setting up the PCI Audio Application. Click on the 4 SPK icon to enable this option. This means that the output to the rear speakers is sent through the Line-in/Rear jack. In order to avoid hardware conflicts, DO NOT enable this option when the Line-in/Rear jack is connected with a line-in device. While the 4 speakers mode is enabled, turn on/off the output of the front speakers and adjust the volume of the speakers so that the front/rear speakers have the same volume.

Demo

Execute the “Helicopter ” demo in the C3D HRTF Positional Audio Demos of the PCI Audio Application. When you hear the helicopter flying behind you, it means that the rear speakers are working properly.

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