Matsonic MS6391E user guide

Mainboard User’s Manual

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SuperVoice is a registered trademark of Pacific Image
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MediaRing Talk is a registered trademark of MediaRing Inc.
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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.

2: Mainboard Installation

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