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SiS530

Pentium® processor

Based AGPset MAIN BOARD

User's Manual

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SiS530

Pentium® processor based AGPset Mainboard
Manual Version 1.0

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Federal Communicationsr Commission (FCC)

Compliance Notice

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of 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. If not installed and
used properly, in strict accordance with the manufacturer's 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 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 :

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help and for additional

suggestions.

The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission
helpful "How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems." This booklet is avail­able from the U.S. Government Printing Office. Washington, DC 20402, Stock 004-000-00345-4

CE Notice

This device complies with the requirements oof the EEC directive 89/336/EEC with regard to
EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility). Following standards are applied to this product, in order
to achieve compliance with the EMC:

Immunity is in accordance with EN 50082-1 (1992).
Emissions are in accordance with EN 55022 (1987) Class B.

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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................5

CHAPTER 2 FEATURES............................................................................................6

Specification ...................................................................................................................... 6

Accessories of SiS530 ........................................................................................................ 8

CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION .......................................................................9

Install The CPU ................................................................................................................. 9

The Installation Processor............................................................................................... 9

Jumpers ........................................................................................................................... 10

CPU Clock and CPU Multiplier - JP6 and JP2/JP3/JP4.................................................. 10

CPU Voltages - J2 ........................................................................................................ 10

CPU Configuration ....................................................................................................... 11

On Board Audio Controller Setting - J8......................................................................... 20

Clear CMOS - JP13 ...................................................................................................... 20

Flash EEPROM Vpp - JP14 .......................................................................................... 20

Connectors ....................................................................................................................... 21

Front Panel Connectors (JP15)...................................................................................... 21

Back Panel Connectors ................................................................................................. 22

Other Connectors.......................................................................................................... 23

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(SPEAKER / IDE LED / PW ON / RST / PW LED / KEYLOCK / GREEN LED)

(COM1 / VGA / PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse / Parallel Port / USB1 / USB2 /
Line-Out / Line-In / Mic/In / GAME/MIDI)

(ATX Power Supply / IR / Audio /FAN / Wake-On-LAN / IDE, Floppy and
COM2 )

CHAPTER 4 MEMORY CONFIGURATION......................................................................26

CHAPTER 5 FLASH UTILITY ....................................................................................27

CHAPTER 6 BIOS SETUP......................................................................................29

The Main Menu ............................................................................................................... 30

Standard CMOS Setup.................................................................................................... 32

BIOS Features Setup ....................................................................................................... 34

Chipset Features Setup.................................................................................................... 37

Power Management Setup............................................................................................... 40

PCI Configuration Setup................................................................................................. 44

Integrated Peripherals..................................................................................................... 46

Password Setting ............................................................................................................. 49

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CHAPTER 7 INTEGRATED SIS AGP VGA ................................................................50

Features ........................................................................................................................... 50

Drivers Overview............................................................................................................. 51

Windows 95/98 Vrivers.................................................................................................... 51

Windows NT4.0 Driver.................................................................................................... 55

CHAPTER 8 ONBOARD YAMAHA DS-XG ..............................................................59

Features ........................................................................................................................... 59

Install YAMAHA DS-XG Windows 95/98 Driver........................................................... 60

Uninstall YAMAHA DS-XG Driver for Windows 95/98................................................ 62

Verifying the DS-XG Device Driver Installation ............................................................ 63

YAMAHA DS-XG Audio Config..................................................................................... 64

Install YAMAHA DS-XG Windows NT4.0 Driver ......................................................... 68

YAMAHA DS-XG Audio Config..................................................................................... 70

APPENDIX INSTALLATION NOTE ...............................................................................72

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Congratulations on your purchase of the SiS530 computer mainboard.
SiS530 is a high performace, cost effective, and energy efficient mainboard for the implementation of

PCI, and ISA in desktop personal computer systems from 66MHz to 100MHz based on 64-bit Socket-7
super-scalar processors.

SiS530 mainboard is a highly integrated IBM PC/ATX compatible ATX form-factor system board
designed to meet the industry's most demanding desktop applications. Based on the SiS530 chipset
supports 3D AGP VGA chip and 3D PCI Audio chip.

SiS530 accept AMD K6-III, K6-2, K6, K5, Intel Pentium MMX, Pentium P54C, WinChip C6, WinChip
2, WinChip 2A and Cyrix M II, Cyrix/IBM 6x86MX, 6x86(L) processors and also features high-perfor­mance pipelined burst secondary cache memory support with size of 1024KB. The memory subsystem is
designed supports standard SDRAM, and 100MHz SDRAM.

SiS530 provides a new level of I/O integration. SiS530 chipset provides increased integration and
improved performance over other chipset designs.

The SiS530 chipset provides an integrated Bus Mastering IDE controller with two high performance
Ultra 33/66 DMA IDE interfaces for up to four IDE devices.

The onboard I/O controller provides the standard PC I/O functions: floppy interface, two FIFO serial
ports, an IrDA device port and a SPP/EPP/ECP capable parallel port.

INTRODUCTION

Up to three PCI local bus slots provide a high bandwidth data path for data-movement intensive functions
such as graphics, and up to one ISA slots complete the I/O function.

SiS530 provides the foundation for cost effective, high performance, highly expandable platforms, which
deliver the latest in Pentium processor and I/O standard.

SiS530 Mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance and
many intelligent features in a compact package:

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FEATURES

Specification

Chipset

Features SiS530 Chipset with I/O subsystems

Main Processor

AMD K6-III 400~450 MHz, K6-2 266~450 MHz, K6 166~300 MHz, K5 PR133~PR166,
Intel Pentium MMX (P55C) 166~233 MHz, Pentium (P54C) 100~200 MHz,
Cyrix M II 166~333, Cyrix/IBM 6x86MX PR200~PR333, 6x86(L) P166+~P200+,
WinChip C6 200~225MHz, WinChip 2 200~266MHz, WinChip 2A 200~266MHz

Secondary Cache

Onboard 512KB or 1024KB Pipelined Burst Cache.

Versatile Memory Supports

Equipped with three DIMM sockets for (8, 16, 32, 64, 128 or 256 MB) 168-pin 66MHz or
100MHz PC SDRAM memory modules up to 768 MB.

Expansion Slots

Provides three 32-bit PCI slots, one 16-bit ISA slots.

Onboard I/O Chip

One Floppy port
One PS/2 mouse and Keyboard connector
Two high-speed UART compatible serial port
Serial Port 2 can also be directed from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless connections
One parallel port with ECP and EPP capabilities

Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE Controller

Two Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE Ports supports four IDE devices up to 33 MB/sec
IDE transfers and supports Enhanced PIO Modes 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA
Mode 2 devices

Built-in High Performance 3D AGP VGA

Supports shared memory 2MB, 4MB or 8MB selectable in BIOS setup 64-bit data interface
Integrated 24-bit true color RAMDAL up to 230MHz pixel clock
Integrated high performance and quality 3D engine
Integrated two 96 x 64 video line buffer for MPEG video playback

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Onboard Audio:

YAMAHA PCI Audio Controller AC97 Codec provide:
True full duplex playback and capture with different sampling rate
Hardware Wavetable synthesizer including GM comaptibility
Hardware Sound Blaster Pro compatible

Onboard 20-pin ATX Power Supply

ATX power supply unit can connect to the 20-pin ATX power connector onboard, supporting
Suspend and soft-on/off by dual-function power button.

Advanced Power Management

Features three power savings modes: Doze, Standby, and Suspend.
Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) function.
ACPI provides more efficient Energy Saving Features controlled by your operating system that
supports OS Direct Power Management (OSPM) functionality.

System BIOS

Provides licensed Award BIOS V4.51PG on 2MB Flash EEPROM.
Supports Green PC, Desktop Management Interface (DMI), PnP, ACPI, NCR SCSI BIOS and
Virus Protection.

Board Size:

ATX form factor size 244mm x 205mm.

Advanced Features:

Low EMI -- Spread Spectrum built in - ±0.5% or ±0.3% modulation and automatic clock
shut-off of unused PCI/SDRAMS slots to reduce the EMI.

Dual Function Power Button -- The system can be one of two states, one is Suspend mode
and the other is the Soft-off mode. Pushing the power button for less than 4 seconds will
place the system into Suspend mode. When push the power button for more than 4 seconds,
the system enters the Soft-off mode.

Wake-On-LAN -- The system will power-on automatically by activating of LAN.
(This function support Intel LAN card only).

Modem Ring Power-on -- The system will power-on automatically by activating of
modem ring.

Voltages Monitoring -- System voltages levels are monitored to ensure stable current to
main board components.

System voltages include V CORE and VTT for CPU, and +5V, +12V, -5V, -12V for system.

FAN Status Monitoring -- To prevent CPU overheat, CPU fans is monitored for RPM and
failure. (CPU Cooling FAN with RPM sensor is required)

Accessories:

The SiS530 Mainboard
User's manual for mainboard
Cable set for ATA/33 IDE x 1 (or optional ATA/66 IDE x 1), Floppy x 1, COM2 x 1
CD for drivers pack

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Accessories of SiS530

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Install The CPU

The Installation Processor

SiS530 mainboard provides a 321-pin ZIF Socket7 for AMD K6-III, K6-2, K6, K5, Intel
Pentium MMX, Pentium P54C, WinChip C6, WinChip 2, WinChip 2A and Cyrix M II,
Cyrix/IBM 6x86MX, 6x86(L) processors. The CPU that came with the mainboard should
have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case then purchase a fan
before you turn on your system.

To install a CPU, locate the ZIF Socket7 and open it by first pulling the lever sideways away
from the socket then upwards to a 90-degree right angle. Insert the CPU with the correct
orientation as shown.(Figure 3-1) Use the notched corner of the CPU as your guide. The
notched corner should point towards the end of the lever. Notice that there is one blank area
where one hole is missing from that corner of the square array of pin holes. Because the
CPU has a corner pin of the four corner, the CPU will only fit in the one orientationn, hold
down on the CPU and close the socket’s lever.

Figure 3-1

Then you should have a CPU fan that
will cover the face of the CPU. Apply
thermal jelly to the CPU metallic top and
then install the fan onto the CPU. (Figure
3-2 )

Figure 3-2

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This chapter is designed for explaining how to configure the SiS530 hardware. After you install the
main board, you can set jumpers, install memory on the main board, and make case connectors.
Refer to this chapter whenever you upgrades or reconfigure your system.

Jumpers

This section describe the necessary procedures and proper jumper settings to configure the
SiS530 main board.

Several hardware settings are made through the use of jumper caps to connect jumper pins on the
main board. The jumper's pin 1 on main board will be on the top or on the left when holding the
main board with the keyboard connector away from yourself.

Jumpers with two pins will be shown as for Close (On) and for Open (Off).
To connect the pins, simply place a plastic jumper cap over the two pins.

System Clock and CPU Clock Multiplier - JP6 and JP2/JP3/JP4

SiS530 mainboard features a clock generator to provide adjustable system clock frequency. JP6
is a 8-pin jumpers which determine the system clock frequency 66 MHz to 100 MHz. and JP2/
JP3/JP4 is a 3-pin jumper which determine the processor clock ratio from 2X to 5.5X.

Figure 3-3 shows the position of JP6 and JP2/JP3/JP4 and J2 on the mainboard.
Table 3-1 shows adjustable System clock and SDRAM clock on jumper JP6.
Table 3-2 shows adjustable CPU Clock Ratios on jumper JP2/JP3/JP4.
Table 3-3 shows adjustable CPU Voltage on jumper J2.
Table 3-4 shows CPU Configuration Table.

CPU Voltages - J2

Jumper group J2 are used to adjust onboard voltages output from Switching regulators to CPU.
Futher more, SiS530 Mainboard provide intelligent CPU Voltages detecting and auto-adjusting

function.

Figure 3-3

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Sys tem Clock

CPU

(MHz)

SDRAM

(MHz)

66.7 75 83.3 90 95 100

66.7 100.05 75 83.3 90 63.3 95 66.7 100

JP6

Multiplier - J P2/JP3/J P4

2 X 2.5 X 3 X 3.5 X 4 X 4.5 X 5 X 5.5 X

Voltage - J2

2.0 V 2.1 V 2.2 V 2.3 V 2.4 V 2.5 V 2.6 V 2.7 V

Table 3-1

Table 3-2

2.8 V 2.9 V 3.0 V 3.1 V 3.2 V 3.3 V 3.4 V 3.5 V

CPU Configuration Table

Processor Speed

Intel Pentium

P55C MMX

Intel Pentium

WinChip C6

WinChip 2

WinChip 2A

233 MHz 66 MHz 3.5 x
200 MHz 66 MHz 3 x 400 MHz 100 MHz 4 x PR133 66 MHz 1.5 x M II-366 100 MHz 2.5 x
166 MHz 66 MHz 2.5 x
200 MHz 66 MHz 3 x 400 MHz 100 MHz 4 x P166+ 66 MHz 2 x M II-350 95 MHz 3 x
166 MHz 66 MHz 2.5 x 380 MHz 95 MHz 4 x

P54C

133 MHz 66 MHz 2 x 366 MHz 66 MHz 5.5 x PR333 83 MHz 3 x M II-333 75 MHz 3.5 x
100 MHz 66 MHz 1.5 x 350 MHz 100 MHz 3.5 x PR300 75 MHz 3 x M II-333 66 MHz 4 x
225 MHz 75 MHz 3 x 333 MHz 95 MHz 3.5 x PR300 66 MHz 3.5 x M II-300 95 MHz 2.5 x
200 MHz 66 MHz 3 x 333 MHz 66 MHz 5 x PR266 83 MHz 2.5 X M II-300 75 MHz 3 x
266 MHz 66 MHz 4 x 300 MHz 100 MHz 3 x PR266 66 MHz 3.5 X M II-300 66 MHz 3.5 x
250 MHz 83 MHz 3 x 300 MHz 66 MHz 4.5 x PR233 75 MHz 2.5 x M II-266 83 MHz 2.5 x
225 MHz 75 MHz 3 x 266 MHz 66 MHz 4 x PR233 66 MHz 3 x M II-266 66 MHz 3 x
200 MHz 66 MHz 3 x
266 MHz 66 MHz 4 x 266 MHz 66 MHz 4 x PR200 66 MHz 2.5 x M II-233 83 MHz 2 x
250 MHz 100 MHz 2.5 x 233 MHz 66 MHz 3.5 x
233 MHz 66 MHz 3.5 x 200 MHz 66 MHz 3 x M II-450 95 MHz 4 x M II-200 75 MHz 2 x
200 MHz 66 MHz 3 x 166 MHz 66 MHz 2.5 x M II-433 100 MHz 3.5 x M II-200 66 MHz 2.5 x

System

Multiplier Processor Speed

Clock

AMD K6-III

AMD K6-2

AMD K6

System

Multiplier Processor Speed

Clock

450 MHz 100 MHz 4.5 x

450 MHz 100 MHz 4.5 x

300 MHz 66 MHz 4.5 x PR200 75 MHz 2 x M II-233 100 MHz 2 x

AMD K5

Cyrix/IBM

6x86 (L)

Cyrix/IBM

6x86MX

Cyrix M II

System

Multiplier Processor Speed

Clock

PR166 66 MHz 2.5 x

P200+ 75 MHz 2 x M II-366 83 MHz 3.5 x

PR333 100 MHz 2.5 x M II-333 83 MHz 3 x

M II-466 100 MHz 4 x M II-233 75 MHz 2.5 x

M II-400 95 MHz 3.5 x M II-166 66 MHz 2 x
M II-400 83 MHz 4 x

Cyrix M II

Table 3-3

Table 3-4

System

Multiplier

Clock

M II-380 100 MHz 3 x

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AMD K6-3 Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

450 MHz

100MHz x 4.5

AMD K6-III

400 MHz

100MHz x 4

AMD K6-2 Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

450 MHz

100MHz x 4.5

400 MHz

100MHz x 4

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Vcore/Vio - J2

2.4V / 3.3V

Table 3-5

Vcore/Vio - J2

2.4V / 3.3V

AMD-K6-2

380 MHz

95MHz x 4

366 MHz

66MHz x 5.5

350 MHz

100MHz x 3.5

333 MHz

95MHz x 3.5

333 MHz

66MHz x 5

300 MHz

100MHz x 3

2.2V / 3.3V

Table 3-6

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AMD K6-2 Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

300 MHz

66MHz x 4.5

AMD K6-2

266 MHz

66MHz x 4

AMD-K6 Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

300 MHz

66MHz x 4.5

266 MHz

66MHz x 4

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/3/4

Vcore/Vio - J2

2.2V/3.3 V

Vcore/Vio - J2

Table 3-7

2.2V / 3.3V

2.9V / 3.3V

AMD K6

233 MHz

66MHz x 3.5

200 MHz

66MHz x 3

166 MHz

66MHz x 2.5

Note :The voltage of AMD-K6 233MHz may vary from market and CPU core.
Please ask your CPU provider for detail.

Table 3-8

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AMD-K5 Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

PR166

66MHz x 2.5

AMD-K5

PR133

66MHz x 1.5

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Intel Pentium MMX (P55C) Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

233 MHz

66MHz x 3.5

Intel Pentium

MMX(P55C)

200 MHz

66MHz x 3

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Vcore/Vio - J2

3.52V / 3 .5 2V

Table 3-9

Vcore/Vio - J2

166 MHz

66MHz x 2.5

Intel Pentium (P54C) Series Settings

Processor Speed

200 MHz

66MHz x 3

166 MHz

66MHz x 2.5

Intel Pentium

(P54C)

133 MHz

66MHz x 2

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

2.8V / 3.3V

Table 3-10

Vcore/Vio - J2

3.3V / 3.3V

100 MHz

66MHz x 1.5

Table 3-11

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Cyrix/IBM 6x86MX Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

PR33 3

100MH z x 2.5

PR33 3

83MHz x 3

PR30 0

75MHz x 3

PR30 0

66MHz x 3.5

PR26 6

83MHz x 2.5

Cyrix/IBM

6x86 MX

PR26 6

66MHz x 3.5

Fr equency Set ting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Vcore / Vio - J2

2.9V / 3.3V

PR23 3

75MHz x 2.5

PR23 3

66MHz x 3

PR20 0

75MHz x 2

PR20 0

66MHz x 2.5

Table 3-12

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Cyrix MII Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

M II-466

100MHz x 4

M II-450

95MHz x 4

M II-433

100MHz x 3.5

M II-400

95MHz x 3.5

M II-400

83MHz x 4

Fr equency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Vcore / Vio - J2

Cyrix MII

M II-380

100MHz x 3

M II-366

100MHz x 2.5

M II-366

83MHz x 3.5

M II-350

95MHz x 3

M II-333

83MHz x 3

M II-333

75MHz x 3.5

2.9V/3.3 V

Table 3-13

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Cyrix MII Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

M II-333

66MHz x 4

M II-300

95MHz x 2.5

M II-300

75MHz x 3

M II-300

66MHz x 3.5

M II-266

83MHz x 2.5

Fr equency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Vcore / Vio - J2

Cyrix MII

M II-266

66MHz x 3

M II-233

100MHz x 2

M II-233

83MHz x 2

M II-233

75MHz x 2.5

M II-200

75MHz x 2

M II-200

66MHz x 2.5

2.9V/3.3 V

Table 3-14

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Cyrix MII Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

Cyrix MII

M II-166

66MHz x 2

Cyrix/IBM 6x86(L) Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

P200+

75MHz x 2

Cyrix/IBM

6x86L

P166+

66MHz x 2

WinChip C6 Series CPUs Settings

Fr equency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Fr equency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Vcore / Vio - J2

2.9V/3.3 V

Vcore / Vio - J2

2.8V/3.3 V

Table 3-15

Table 3-16

Processor Speed

225 MHz

75MHz x 3

WinChip C6

200 MHz

66MHz x 3

Fr equency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Vcore / Vio - J2

3.52V / 3.52V

Table 3-17

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WinChip 2 Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

266 MHz

66MHz x 4

250 MHz

83MHz x 3

WinChip 2

225 MHz

75MHz x 3

200 MHz

66MHz x 3

WinChip 2A Series CPUs Settings

Processor Speed

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Frequency Setting

JP6, JP2/JP3/JP4

Vcore/Vio - J2

3.52V / 3.52V

Table 3-18

Vcore/Vio - J2

WinChip 2A

266 MHz

66MHz x 4

250 MHz

100MHz x 2.5

233 MHz

66MHz x 3.5

3.52V / 3.52V

200 MHz

66MHz x 3

Table 3-19

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On Board Audio Controller Setting - J8

SiS530 mainboard provides on-board QSound HSP dynamic 3-D positional audio
controller chip. Jumper J8 is used to enabled or disabled it.

On-board Audio Controller Enabled

On-board Audio Controller Disabled

Clear CMOS - JP13

SiS530 mainboard supports jumper JP13 for discharging mainboard's CMOS memory.
This jumper can clear the CMOS data stored in the CMOS memory. To clear the CMOS data

please follow listed steps:

1) Turn off the PC,

2) Insert mini jumper from JP13 pin on, for a brief while,

3) Remove mini jumper from JP13,

4) Turn on the PC.

Clear CMOS

Normal Operation

Flash EEPROM Vpp - JP14

SiS530 mainboard supports two types of Flash EEPROM:
5 volt and 12 volt. By setting up jumper JP14, the main board can use both 5V or 12V flash
EEPROM with new system BIOS files as they come available.

JP14 Pin 1-2 Close for 12V Flash EEPROM

JP14 Pin 2-3 Close for 5V Flash EEPROM

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Figure 3-4

Connectors

Front Panel Connectors (JP15)

Speaker Connector - SPEAKER

PC speaker connector may attach a 4-pin PC speaker cable from the case to this connector.

HDD LED Connector - IDE LED

Attach a 2-pin IDE drive LED cable to this connector. The LED lights when an IDE device is
active.

ATX Power On/Off Switch Connector - PW ON

Attach a 2-pin momentary type switch to this connector for turning on or off your ATX power
supply.

Hardware Reset Connector - RST

Attach 2-pin hardware reset switch to it. Closing the reset switch restarts the system.

PW-LED Connector - PW LED

Power LED connector is a 3-pin connector for attached to the case's Power LED.

KEYLOCK Connector - KEYLOCK

Keylock connector is a 2-pin connector for a lock that may be installed on the system case for
enabling or disabling the keyboard.

GLED Connector - GREEN LED

Attach a 2-pin Green LED cable to it. The Green LED lights when the system get intopower
saving mode.

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Figure 3-5

Back Panel Connectors

Figure 3-6

COM1 Connectors

This mainboard can accommodate up to one serial devices on COM1 .
Attach a serial device cable to the DB9 serial port COM1 at the back panel of your computer.

VGA Connectors

One 15-pin VGA connector is located at the rear panel of the mainboard.

PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connector

Two 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard & Mouse connectors are located at the rear panel of the
main board. Depending on the computer housing you use (desktop or minitower), the PS/2
Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS/2 Keyboard connectoor when the mainboard
is laid into a desktop, as opposed to a mini-tower where the PS/2 Mouse connector is located
at the right of the PS/2 Keyboard's. Plug the PS/2 keyboard and mouse jacks into their
corresponding connectors.

Parallel Port Connector

One DB25 female parallel connector is located at the rear panel of the mainboard. Plug the
connection cable from your parallel device (printer, scanner, etc.) into this connector.

USB1/USB2 Port Connectors

Two female connectors USB1/USB2 share the same USB (Universal Serial Bus) bracket at
the rear panel of your mainboard. Plug each USB device jack into an available USB1/USB2
connector.

Line-Out

Line-Out is a stereo output through which the combined signal of all internal and external
audio sources on the board is output. It can be connected to 1/8-inch TRS stereo headphones
or to amplified speakers.

Line-In

Line-In is a stereo line-level input that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug. It can be used as a
source for digital sound recording, a source to be mixed with the output, or both.

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Mic-In

MIC-IN is a 1/8-inch jack that provides a mono input. It can use a dynamic mono or stereo
microphone with a resistance of not more than 600 ohms.

GAME/MIDI

The GAME/MIDI port is a 15-pin female connector. This port can be connected to any IBM
PC compatible game with a 15-pin D-sub connector.

MIDI Instrument Connection

You need a MIDI adapter to connect a MIDI instrument to the sound card. The MIDI adapter
can be connected to the Joystick/MIDE port. You will also need MIDI sequencing software to
run MIDI instruments with your computer.

Other Connectors

ATX Power Supply Connector - J4

It is a 20-pin male header connector is connected to the
ATX power supply. The plug of the power supply will
only insert in one orientation because of the different hole
shade and size. Find the proper orientation and push down
firmly making sure that the pins are aligned.

IR Connector - J9

If you have an Infrared device, this mainboard can imple­ment IR (Infrared) transfer and meet both ASKIR and HPSIR
specifications. To enable the IR transfer function, follow
these steps:

Step 1. Attach the 5-pin infrared device cable to J9

connector. (Refer to the above diagram for IR pin
assignment.)

Step 2. Configure the Infrared transfer mode in the

UR2 Mode field of Integrated Peripherals menu
in BIOS Setup. This mainboard supports IrDA

1.0, ASKIR, MIR 0.57M and MIR 1.15M trans
fer modes. FIR is not currently supported.

Figure 3-7

Figure 3-8

Figure 3-9

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Audio Connectors JP7/JP8/JP9/JP10

JP7:

1=LVIDEO
2=Ground
3=Ground
4=RVIDEO

JP8:

1=LAUX
2=Ground
3=Ground
4=RAUX

JP9:

1=Left Channel
2=Ground
3=Ground
4=Right Channel

JP10:

1=Ground
2=Right Channel
3=Ground
4=Left Channel

CPU, Chassis Fan connectors - FAN1, FAN2

The main board provides three onboard 12V cooling
fan power connectors. Depending on the fan maker,
the wiring and plug may be different. The red wire should be connected to +12V and black
wire should be connected to ground (GND).

Figure 3-10

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Wake-On-LAN Connector - J11

Attach a 3-pin connector from the LAN card which supports the Wake-On-LAN (WOL)
function. This function lets users wake up the connected system through the LAN card.

Enhanced IDE, Floppy and CMO2 connectors

The mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel ATA/33/66 device connectors (IDE1/IDE2)
providing support for up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and Hard Disk Drivers
(H.D.D.). This mainboard also includes one 34-pin floppy disk controller (FDC) to accom­modate the Floppy Disk Drive (F.D.D.). This mainboard also includes one 10-pin ribbon
cable for COM2.

This mainboard comes with one 40-pin ribbon cable to connect to IDE H.D.D and one 34-pin
ribbon cable for F.D.D.

Ribbon cables are directional, therefore, make sure to always
connect with the red cable-strip on the same side as pin #1 of
the IDE1/IDE2 or FDC connector on the mainboard.

Figure 3-11

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4

4

MEMORY CONFIGURATION

The SiS530 mainboard provides three 168-pin DIMM sockets that make it possible to install
from 8MB up to 768MB of SDRAM. The DIMM socket support 8MB, 16MB, 32MB,
64MB, 128 and 256MB 3.3V single- or double-side SDRAM DIMM.

The three DIMM sockets are arranged in three banks of one socket each, each bank provides
a 64/72-bit wide data path.

Install Memory

Install memory in any or all of the banks and in any combination, as follows:

DIMM

Socket

DIMM 1

DIMM 2

DIMM 3

Shared memory for Integrated AGP VGA

This SiS530 mainboard feature a built-in 3D graphics controller, the graphics controller uses
a shared memoey architecture that allows it share either 2MB, 4MB or 8MB of system's
memory.

To fulfill shared memory architecture, DIMM 1 must be installed.

Upgrade Memory

You can easily upgrade the system memory by inserting additional SDRAM modules in
available DIMM banks. The total system memory is calculated by simply adding up the
memory in all DIMM banks. After upgrade, the new system memory value will automati­cally be computed and displayed by the BIOS Standard CMOS Setup menu.

8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128, and 256MB
168-pin 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128, and 256MB
168-pin 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128, and 256MB
168-pin 3.3V SDRAM DIMM

Memory Modules

Module

Quantity

x 1

x 1

x 1

Table 4-1

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5

5

FLASH UTILITY

This chapter briefly discusses Award Flash utility provides instructions to guide you through
updating your old BIOS. The file name we use to program here is test.bin, and the file name
to save old BIOS is SIS530.OLD. Please note that those file names are not absolute. They
are only examples to let you have a more clear understanding of the updating process.

How to Begin

1. Please type "awdflash" and press the ENTER key to begin the updating process.

2. Once you enter, you will see a main menu displaying:

3. Move the cursor to "File Name to Program:"

4. Type the program name "test.bin", and then press the ENTER key.

5. At the bottom of the menu, you will be requested to answer:

"Do You Want to Save BIOS (Y/N)? "

The following manual is intended to guide you through the process of both "No" and "Yes"
cases respectively.

If "No"

If you do not wish to save the old BIOS:

1. Please type "N", and then press the ENTER key.

2. Then you will be requested to answer:

"Are You Sure to Program? "

3. Answer "No" if you do not want to program, and then it will exit.

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If "Yes"

To save the old BIOS:

1. Please respond "Y", and then press the ENTER key.

2. Move the cursor to "File Name to Save: "

3. Type file name "SIS530.OLD", and then press the ENTER key. (Your old BIOS will be
saved in the file name you create. In this case, the old BIOS is saved in the file name,
SIS530.OLD).

4. Then you will be requested to answer:

"Are You Sure to Program (Y/N)? "

5. Type "Y" to begin programming, and press the ENTER key.

6. When the programming is finished, the showing message will appear:

7. Once you see the showing message "Power Off or Reset System", please restart
your system.

8. When you power on the computer again, you will find your old BIOS has already
been successfully updated.

To view a complete usage of FLASH utility, please type "awdflash /?" and press the
ENTER key.

Notes About Award Flash Utility

Please note that Award Flash Utility cannot run under EMM386 or QEMM. Thus, when
executing the command "awdflash", an error message will appear:

"Error Message: Failure Due to EMM386 or QEMM !"

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6

6

BIOS S ETUP

SiS530 BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic
system configuration. This type of information is stored in battery-backed RAM so that it
retains the Setup information when the power is turned off.

Entering Setup

Power on the computer and press <Del> immediately will allow you to enter Setup. The
other way to enter Setup is to power on the computer, when the below message appear
briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST (Power On Self Test), press <Del> key
or simultaneously press <Ctrl>,<Alt>, and <Esc> keys.

“Press DEL to enter SETUP”

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the
system to try again by turning it OFF the ON or pressing the “RESET” button on the system
case. You may also restart by simultaneously press <Ctrl>,<Alt>, and <Delete> keys. If
you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message
will be displayed and you will again be asked to,

“Press F1 to Continue, DEL To Enter Setup”

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Main Menu

After you turn on the power, press <DEL> while the BIOS is performing the POST (Power­On Self Test) diagnostic checks to enter the BIOS Setup program. The BIOS Main Menu
displays as shown below.

Standard CMOS setup

This setup page includes all items in a standard compatible BIOS.

BIOS features setup

This setup page includes all items of Award special enhanced features.

Chipset features setup

This setup page includes all items of chipset features.

Power Management Setup

This setup page includes all items of Power Management features.

PnP/PCI Configuration setup

This item specifies the value (in units of PCI bus blocks) of the latency timer for the
PCI bus master and the IRQ level for PCI device. Power-on with BIOS defaults

Load BIOS Defaults

BIOS defaults loads the values required by the System for the maximum perfor­mance. However, you can change the parameter through each Setup Menu.

Load Setup Defaults

Setup defaults loads the values required by the system for the O.K. performance.
However, you can change the parameter through each Setup Menu.

Integrated Peripherals

This setup page includes all items of peripheral features.

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Password Setting

Change, set, or disable supervisor password. It allows you to limit access to the
system and Setup, or just to Setup.

IDE HDD auto detection

Automatically configure IDE hard disk drive parameters.

Save & Exit setup

Save CMOS value change to CMOS and exit setup

Exit without saving

Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.

Setting some items in the BIOS utility to incorrect values may cause
system malfunctions !

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Standard CMOS Setup

Date

The date format is <day>, <month> <date> <year>. Press <F3> to show the calen­dar.

Time

The time format is <hour> <minute> <second>. The time is calculated base on the
24-hour military-time clock. For example. 5 p.m. is 17:00:00.

Hard Disks

This item identify the types of hard disk drives that has been installed in the com­puter. There are 46 predefined types and a user definable type.

Press PgUp or PgDn to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and
press <Enter>. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive
table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for
this item.
If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Type User to
define your own drive type manually.

If you select Type User, related information is asked to be entered to the following
items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Those
information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or
the system manufacturer.

The user may also set those items to AUTO to auto configure hard disk drives
parameter when system power-on.

If a hard disk drive has not been installed select NONE and press <Enter>.

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Drive A type / Drive B type

This item specifies the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been in­stalled in the system.

Video

This item selects the type of adapter used for the primary system monitor that must
matches your video display card and monitor. Although secondary monitors are
supported, you do not have to select the type in Setup.

Halt on

This item determines if the system will stop, when an error is detected during power
up.

Memory

This item is display-only. It is automatically detected by POST (Power On Self
Test) of the BIOS.

Base Memory

The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or conventional)
memory installed in the system. The value of the base memory is typically
512K for systems with 512K memory installed on the mainboard, or 640K for
systems with 640K or more memory installed on the mainboard.

Extended Memory

The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present during the POST.
This is the amount of memory located above 1MB in the CPU’s memory
address map.

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BIOS Features Setup

Virus Warning

When this item is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and
partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification. If an attempt it
made, the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear.
Afterwards, if necessary, you will be able to run an anti-virus program to locate and
remove the problem before any damage is done.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU Internal / External Cache

This item enables CPU internal cache and external cache to speed up memory
access.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Quick Power On Self Test

This item speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer.
If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Boot Sequence

This item determines which drive computer searches first for the disk operating
system. Default setting is A, C, SCSI.

BIOS also support system boot from CD-ROM drive or SCSI hard disk drive.

The choice: (A,C,SCSI), (C,A,SCSI), (C,CDROM,A), (D,A,SCSI),
(E,A,SCSI), (F,A,SCSI), (SCSI,A,C), (SCSI,C,A), (C only), (LS/ZIP,C)

Swap Floppy Drive

When this item enables, the BIOS will swap floppy drive assignments so that Drive
A: will function as Drive B: and Drive B: as Drive A:.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up Floppy Seek

During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80
tracks.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Boot Up NumLock Status

When this option enables, BIOS turns on Num Lock when system is powered on.

The choice: On, Off.

Typematic Rate Setting / Typematic Rate / Typematic Delay

This determines if the typematic rate and typematic delay are to be used. When the
typematic rate setting is enabled, typematic rate allows you select the rate at which
the keys are accelerated and typematic delay allows you to select the delay between
when the key was first depressed and when the acceleration begins.

Typematic Rate Setting: Enabled, Disabled.
Typematic Rate: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30.
Typematic Delay: 250, 500, 750, 1000.

Security Option

This item allows you to limit access to the System and Setup, or just to Setup.

System The System will not boot and access to Setup will be

denied if the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

Setup The System will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if

the correct password is not entered at the prompt.

PCI / VGA Palette Snoop

This item must be set to enabled if there is a MPEG ISA card installed in the
system, and disabled if there is no MPEG ISA card installed in the system.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

OS Select For DRAM > 64MB

This item allows you to access the memory that over 64 MB in OS/2.

The choice: Non-OS2, OS2.

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Report No FDD For WIN 95

This item enable for report No FDD for WIN 95 if No FDD install.

The choice: Yes, No.

Video BIOS Shadow

Determines whether video BIOS will be copied to RAM. However, it is optional
depending on chipset design. Video Shadow will increase the video speed.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

C8000-CBFFF Shadow/DC000-DFFFF Shadow

These categories determine whether option ROMs will be copied to RAM. An
example of such option ROM would be support of SCSI Add-on card.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Chipset Features Setup

RAS Precharge Time

The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the RAS to accumulate its
charge before DRAM refreshes. If insufficient time is allowed, refresh may be
incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data.

The Choice: 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T.

RAS to CAS Delay

When DRAM is refreshed, both rows and columns are addressed separately. This
setup item allows you to determine the timing of the transition from RAS (row
address strobe) to CAS (column address strobe).

The choice: 2T, 3T, 4T, 5T.

L2 Cache Burst RD Cycle

These timing numbers are the pattern of cycles the CPU uses to read data from the
cache.

The choice: Normal, Delay 1T.

Asyn/Sync Mode CPU/DRAM

This feature can only be enabled when the frequency of CPU clock and the fre­quency of DRAM clock are the same and the skew between these two clocks should
be zero.

The choice: Asynchronous, Synchronous

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SDRAM CAS Latency

When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency
depends on the DRAM timing. Do not reset this field from the default value speci­fied by the system designer.

The choice: 2T, 3T.

SDRAM WR Retire Rate

The system designer must select the correct timing for data transfers from the write
buffer to memory, according to DRAM specifications

The choice: 0WS, 1WS

DRAM Opt RAS Precharge

The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for the RAS to accumulate its
charge before DRAM refreshes. If insufficient time is allowed, refresh may be
incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain data.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI Peer Concurrency

Peer concurrency means that more than one PCI device can be active at a time.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

CPU to PCI Burst Mem. WR

Select enabled permits PCI burst memory write cycles, for faster performance.
When disabled, performance is slightly slower, but more reliable.

Choices are Enabled, Disabled.

CPU to PCI Post Write

Select enabled to use a fast buffer for posting writes to memory. Using a fast buffer
releases the CPU before completion of a write cycle to DRAM.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

AGP Aperture Size

Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) aperture. The aperture is a
portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address
space. Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any
translation. See www.agpforum.org for APG information.

The choice: 4 MB, 8MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256MB.

System BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh,
resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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Video BIOS Cacheable

Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at C0000h-F7FFFh,
resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this
memory area, a system error may result.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Memory Hole at 15M-16M

Memory Hole at 15M-16M
You can reserve this area of system memory for ISA adapter ROM. When this area

is reserved, it cannot be cached. The user information of peripherals that need to use
this area of system memory usually discusses their memory requirements.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled

PCI Post Write Buffer

Enable/disable PCI post write buffer.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

PCI Delayed Transaction

The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transac­tions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version

2.1.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk

Enabling this item allosw system auto detect and close clock signal to empty
DIMM/PCI slot to reduce EMI.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Spread Spectrum

This item allows the user to enable Spread Spectrum Modulated to reduce the EMI.
The Choice: 0.25%(CNTR), 0.5%(Down) and Disabled.

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Power Management Setup

ACPI function

Select Enabled if your system has an ACPI function.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled

Power Management

This option allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving for Doze,
Standby, and Suspend modes. See the section PM Timers for a brief description of
each mode.

This table describes each power management mode:

Disable No power management. Disables all four modes
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management. Doze Mode = 1 hr.

Max. Power Saving Maximum power management — ONLY AVAIL

User Defined Allows you to set each mode individually. When

Standby Mode = 1 hr., Suspend Mode = 1 hr., and
HDD Power Down =15 min.

ABLE FOR SL CPU’S. Doze Mode = 1 min.,
Standby Mode = 1 min., Suspend Mode = 1 min.,
and HDD Power Down = 1 min.

not disabled, each of the ranges are from 1 min. to 1
hr. except for HDD Power Down which ranges
from 1 min. to 15 min. and disable.

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Video Off Option

When enabled, this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving
mode.

Always On Monitor will remain on during power saving modes.
Suspend —> Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the

Susp,Stby —> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either

All Modes —> Off Monitor blanked when the system enters any power

Video Off Method

This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked.

V/H SYNC+Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the

Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer.
DPMS Select this option if your monitor supports the

Suspend mode.

Suspend or Standby modes.

saving mode.

vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and
write blanks to the video buffer.

Display Power Manage ment Signaling (DPMS)
standard of the Video Electronics Standards to
select video power management values.

Doze Speed (div by)

Sets the CPU’s speed during Doze mode. The speed is reduced to a fraction of the
CPU’s normal speed. The divisors range from 1 to 8

The choice: 1~8.

Stdby Speed (div by)

Select a divisor to reduce the CPU speed during Standby mode to a fraction of the
full CPU speed. The speed is reduced to a fraction of the CPU’s normal speed. The
divisors range from 1 to 8-0.

The choice: 1~8

MODEM Use IRQ

Name the interrupt request (IRQ) line assigned to the modem (if any) on your
system.Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system.

The choice: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.

***** PM Timers *****

The following four modes are Green PC power saving functions which are only user
configurable when User Defined Power Management has been selected. See above for
available selections.

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HDD Off After

By default, this item is Disabled, meaning that no matter the mode the rest of the
system, the hard drive will remain ready. Otherwise, you have a range of choices
from 1 to 15 minutes or Suspend. This means that you can elect to have your hard
disk drive be turned off after a selected number of minutes or when the rest of the
system goes into a Suspend mode.

Doze Mode

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at
slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed.

The choice: 10 Sec, 1 Min, 10 Min, 30 Min, 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 4 Hours,
Disabled.

Standby Mode

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the fixed disk drive and
the video would be shut off while all other devices still operate at full speed.

The choice: 10 Sec, 1 Min, 10 Min, 30 Min, 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 4 Hours,
Disabled.

Suspend Mode

When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU
will be shut off.

The choice: 10 Sec, 1 Min, 10 Min, 30 Min, 1 Hour, 2 Hours, 4 Hours,
Disabled.

***** PM Events *****

You may disable activity monitoring of some common I/O events and interrupt requests so
they do not wake up the system. The default wake-up event is keyboard activity.
When On (or named, in the case of LPT & COM), any activity from one of the listed system
peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system.

HDD Ports Activity

When set to On (default), any event occurring at a HDD (serial) port will awaken a
system which has been powered down.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

COM Ports Activity

When set to On (default), any event occurring at a hard or floppy drive port will
awaken a system which has been powered down.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

LPT Ports Activity

When set to On (default), any event occurring at a LPT (printer) port will awaken a
system which has been powered down

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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VGA Activity

When set to On (default), any event occurring at VGA will awaken a system which
has been powered down.

The following is a list of IRQ’s, Interrupt ReQuests, which can be exempted much
as the COM ports and LPT ports above can. When an I/O device wants to gain the
attention of the operating system, it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur. When
the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and
performs the service.

As above, the choices are On and Off.

When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power
management mode nor awaken it.

IRQ [ 3-7, 9-15], NMI
IRQ 8 Break Suspend :You can Enable or Disable monitoring of IRQ8 (the

Power Button Over Ride

You could press the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter
the Soft-Off state when the system has “hung.”

The choice: Instant-Off, Delay 4 Sec.

Real Time Clock) so it does not awaken the system
from Suspend mode.

Ring Power Up Control

When you select Enabled, a signal from ring returns the system to Full On state.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

LAN Power On Control

When you select Enabled, a signal from LAN returns the system to Full On state.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

KB Power ON Password

When you set a password for keyboard, The password you set the keyboard that
returns the system to Full On state.

Power Up by Alarm

When you select Enabled, the following fields appear. They let you set the alarm
that returns the system to Full On state.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled

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PNP / PCI Configuration Setup

Resource controlled by

The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of
the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. However, this capability means
absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as
Windows-95.

The choice: Auto, Manual

Reset Configuration Data

Normally, you leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled to reset Extended System
Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on
and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating
system can not boot.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15,

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system interrupt as one of the
following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt:

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring
a specific interrupt ( such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/ISA PnP Devices compli­ant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architec­ture.

The choice: Legacy ISA, PCI/ISA PnP.

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DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to

When resources are controlled manually, assign each system DMA channel as one
of the following types, depending on the type of device using the interrupt:

Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification, requiring
a specific interrupt ( such as IRQ4 for serial port 1). PCI/ISA PnP Devices compli­ant with the Plug and Play standard, whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architec­ture.

The choice: Legacy ISA, PCI/ISA PnP.

PCI IRQ Activated by

This sets the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being
requested by a device. Under all circumstances, you should retain the default
configuration unless advised otherwise by your system’s manufacturer.

The choice: Level, Edge.

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Integrated Peripherals Setup

Internal PCI / IDE

This chipset contains an internal PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE
channels.

The choice: Primary, Secondary, Both, Disabled.

IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO

The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input / Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4)
for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0
through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system
automatically determines the best mode for each device.

The choice: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.

Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA

UDMA (Ultra DMA) is a DMA data transfer protocol that utilizes ATA commands
and the ATA bus to allow DMA commands to transfer data at a maximum burst rate
of 33 MB/s. When you select Auto in the four IDE UDMA fields (for each of up to
four IDE devices that the internal PCI IDE interface supports), the system automati­cally determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device.

The choice: Auto, Disabled.

IDE Burst Mode

Selecting Enabled reduces latency between each drive read/write cycle, but may
cause instability in IDE subsystems that cannot support such fast performance. If
you are getting disk drive errors, try setting this value to Disabled. This field does
not appear when the Internal PCI/IDE field, above, is Disabled.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

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IDE Data Port Post Write

Selecting Enabled speeds up processing of drive reads and writes, but may cause
instability in IDE subsystems that cannot support such fast performance. If you are
getting disk drive errors, try setting this value to Disabled

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

IDE HDD Block Mode

The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select
Enabled to activate the primary and/or secondary IDE interface. Select Disabled to
deactivate this interface, if you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE
interface IDE interface.

Enabled Secondary HDD controller used
Disabled Secondary HDD controller not used.

Onboard FDD Controller

This should be enabled if your system has a floppy disk drive (FDD) installed on the
system board and you wish to use it. Even when so equipped, if you add a higher
performance controller, you will need to disable this feature.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2

This item allows you to determine access onboard serial port 1/port 2 controller with
which I/O address.

The choice: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto.

UART 2 Mode

The second serial port offers these InfraRed interface modes.

Choices are Standard, ASKIR, HPSIR.

IR Function Duplex

This item allows you to select the IR function when your select the UART 2 Mode
is ASKIR

Choices are Half, Full.

RxD, TxD Active

This item allows you to determine the active of RxD, TxD.

Choices are “Hi, Hi”, “Lo, Lo”, “Lo, Hi”, “Hi, Lo”.

Onboard Parallel Port

This item allows you to determine access onboard parallel port controller with
which I/O address.

The choice: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled.

Onboard Parallel Mode

Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel (printer) port. Select SPP unless
you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available
modes.

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The choice: SPP, EPP, ECP, ECP+E PP.

ECP Mode Use DMA

Select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode.

The choice: 3, 1.

Parallel Port EPP Type

This item allows you to determine the IR transfer mode of onboard I/O chip.

Choices are EPP1.9, EPP1.7.

PS/2 mouse function

If your system has a PS/2 mouse port and you install a serial pointing device, select
Disabled.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

USB Controller

Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and
you have USB peripherals.

The choice: Enabled, Disabled.

USB Keyboard Support

This item is used to defined USB Keyboard is Enabled or Disabled.

Init Display First

This item allows you to decide to active which bus first (PCI Slot or AGP first).

The choice: PCI Slot, AGP.

VGA Shared Memory Size

Specify the size of system memory to allocate for video memory, form 2MB to
8MB.

The choice: 2MB, 4MB, 8MB.

VGA Memory Clock

Set the speed (MHz) of the VGA memory clock.

The choice: 66, 75, 83, 100.

Current CPU Temperature

This field displays the current CPU temperature, if your computer contains a
monitoring system.

Current CPUFAN1/2 Speed

These fields display the current speed of up to two CPU fans, if your computer
contains a monitoring system.

+3.3V~+12V

The mainboard support CPU and mainboard voltages monitoring. The onboard
hardware monitor is able to detect the voltages output of the voltage regulators and
power supply.

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Password Setting

Password Setting

You can prevent unauthorized access to your system by setting a security password.
The system will prompt for the correct password every time the user tries to run the
BIOS Setup Utility.

Enter Password

Type the password (a valid password may contain up to 8 alphanumeric characters)
and press <Enter>. You will be prompted to re-type to confirm the new password.
You may press <Esc> at any time to abort the selection and not enter a new pass­word.

Password Disable

To disable the current password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter
the new password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the
password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.

If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be
prompted for the password every time the system is rebooted or any time you try to
enter Setup. If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu,
you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

Warning : Retain a record of your password in a safe place. If you forget the
password, the only way to access the system again is to clear CMOS memory;
please refer to “Clear CMOS”.

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7

7

INTEGRATED SIS AGP VGA

! Features

Integrated Super AGP for Hardware 2D/3D Graphics Accelerators

l Supports AGP 1.0 compliant configuration setting

² Supports tightly coupled 64 bits 100MHz host interface to VGA to speed

up GUI performance and the video playback frame rate.

² Built-in programmable 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up to 230MHz pixel clock

² Supports loadable RAMDAC for gamma correction in high color and true

color modes

² Shared System Memory Area 4MB and 8MB

² Supports DVD Hardware Accelerator

² Built-in Direct Draw Accelerator

l Supports super high resolution graphics modes

² 640x480 256/32K/64K/16M colors 85Hz NI

² 800x600 256/32K/64K/16M colors 85Hz NI

² 1024x768 256/32K/64K/16M colors 85Hz NI

² 1280x1024 256/32K/64K/16M colors 85 Hz NI

² 1600x1200 256/32K/64K colors 85Hz NI

l Power Management

² Supports VESA Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) compliant

VGA monitor for power management

² Supports direct I/O command to force graphics controller into standby

/suspend/off state

l Multimedia Application

² Supports DDC1 and DDC2B specifications

² Supports RAMDAC snoop for multimedia applications

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! Drivers Overview

To make use of the advance features of SiS Integrated AGP VGA Controller, extended

graphics modes are bundled on the attached CD-ROM, the following multi-language

drivers are currently supported:

l MicroSoft Windows 95/98

l MicroSoft Windows NT Ver. 4.0

U Both Microsoft Windows 95/98 and NT4.0 SiS AGP VGA Drivers support 15

languages setup utilities include:

1. Simple Chinese 2. Traditional Chinese 3. Danish

4. Dutch 5. English 6. French

7. German 8. Italian 9. Japanese

10. Korean 11. Norwegian 12. Portuguese

13. Russian 14. Spanish 15. Swedish

! W indows 95/98 Drivers

CD AutoRun Setup

The AutoRun setup feature can run with CD. This utility will enable you to install

drivers for Windows 95/98. As the CD is inserted (assuming the auto-insertion fea-

ture is enabled under your Windows operating system. Otherwise, double-click the

My Computer icon on your Windows Desktop, then Right-click on your CD-ROM

drive icon to explore the directory and click on AutoRun.) the Shuttle Mainboard

Software Setup window will appear on your screen.

1. Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install Mainboard

Software" bar.

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2. Then "Mainboard Drivers & Utilities" windows will appear on your screen.

Click on the "Install SiS Display Driver" bar.

3. Once you made your selection, a Setup window which automatically runs

the installation.

4. When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the system to insure

that the files are installed correctly.

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There is a additional items SiS Gamma Correction, may be added depends on

the mode setting. It would appear on 16-bit color (64K-color) and 24-bit color (true

color). i.e. In 16-color modes, gamma correction function is not support.

Display Driver

Using Display Modes

1. Click the right button on the mouse then select the Properties item, Display

Properties Screen will show up, then click on the Setting tab.

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2. On Display Modes item and you may select desired resolution by chang-

ing Screen area pointer and desired color by changing Color value.

3. After completing selection, select OK or Apply to complete the whole set-

ting.

Using SiS Gamma Correction

1. On the Display Modes Screen select Advanced button, then"SiS530 Proper-

ties" screen will display, and you will find that SiS Gamma Correction item had

been added.

2. First select SiS Gamma Correction item and you may

n Use Setting Gamma to fine tune your color monitor color style.

n Use Setting TINT to rough tune your color monitor color style.

n Use Default to return to the original pro-gram default setting.

n Use Brightness to turn your monitor to brighter or darker.

3. After completing selection, select OK or Apply to complete the whole

setting.

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! Windows NT4.0 Driver

CD AutoRun Setup

The AutoRun setup feature can run with CD. This utility will enable you to install

drivers for Windows 95/98. As the CD is inserted (assuming the auto-insertion fea-

ture is enabled under your Windows operating system. Otherwise, double-click the

My Computer icon on your Windows Desktop, then Right-click on your CD-ROM

drive icon to explore the directory and click on AutoRun) the Shuttle Mainboard

Software Setup window will appear on your screen.

1. Select using your pointing device (e.g. mouse) on the "Install Mainboard

Software" bar.

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2. Then "Mainboard Drivers & Utilities" windows will appear on your screen.

Click on the "Install SiS Display Driver" bar.

3. Once you made your selection, a Setup Note window will display to ask

you close other applications if you want to install SiS AGP VGA Windows NT

driver, click on the OK button.

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3. When you made your selection, Setup program automatically runs

the installation.

4. Once the files are done copying, make sure you reboot the system to insure

that the files are installed correctly.

Display Driver

Using Display Modes

1. Click the right button on the mouse then select the Properties item, Display

Properties Screen will show up.

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2. Click on the Setting tab.

3. On Display Modes item and you may select desired resolution by chang-

ing Desktop area pointer, desired color by changing Color palette value,

desired font size by changing Font size, and desired refresh rate by changing

Refresh rate.

4. After completing selection, Windows NT will ask for display testing for new

display mode, click on the TEST button to perform display mode test and then

select OK or Apply to complete the whole setting

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8

8

ONBOARD YAMAHA DS-XG

! Features

Onboard YAMAHA YMF740 audio controller

² PCI 2.1 compliant

² PC'97/PC'98 specification compliant

² True full duplex playback and capture with different sampling rate

² Maximum 32-voice XG capital wavetable

² DirectSound and DirectMusic hardware accelerator

² Legacy audio compatibility

Genuine OPL3

Hardware Sound Blaster Pro compatibility

MPU401 UART mode MIDI interface

Joystick

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! Install YAMAHA DS-XG Windows 95/98 Driver

This guide describes the procedures for installing the onboard Yamaha DS-XG de-

vice driver software for Windows 95/98. The following procedures will be covered

in each section:

Installing the DS-XG Device Driver Software in Windows 95/98

Verifying the DS-XG device driver installation

In order to properly install the DS-XG device driver to your computer, following or-

der the sections contained in this guide.

1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM driver.

2. If autorun is enabled on your system, the "Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup"

will appear on your screen. Otherwise, double-click the My Computer icon on your

Windows Desktop, then Right-click on your CD-ROM drive icon to explore the di-

rectory and click on AutoRun.

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3. Select the "Install Audio Device Software" button after YAMAHA DS-XG

Drivers & Applications screen is appeared.

4. Once you made your selection, install wizard will automatically runs

the installation. When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the

system to insure that the files are installed correctly.

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! Uninstall YAMAHA DS-XG Driver for Windows 95/98

1. Uninstallation is like Installation, please refer "Install YAMAHA DS-XG Driver".

It is different from decisions, please select "Uninstall YAMAHA DS-XG Driver", If

succeeded a uninstaller wizard will be appeared.

2. Follow the instructions on screen to complete uninstallation.

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! Verifying the DS-XG Device Driver Installation

This section explains how to verify if the DS-XG device driver and software were

installed successfully. To see if the DS-XG device driver has been installed success-

fully, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

2. Highlight Settings and click on the Control Panel icon.

3. The Control Panel now appears. Double-click the System icon.

4. The System Properties window now appears. Click on the Device Manager

tab as shown infigure below. The Device Manager page now appears as shown.

5. In the hierarchical directory structure illustrated above, double-click on Sound,

video and game controllers and verify that YAMAHA DS-XG Device Manager is

listed as shown.

l YAMAHA DS-XG GamePort

l YAMAHA DS-XG Legacy Sound System

l YAMAHA DS-XG PCI Audio CODEC

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! YAMAHA DS-XG Audio Config

Once all DS-XG device drivers and software are installed, you can adjust the the

yamaha DS-XG audio config by following the procedures in this section.

1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

2. Click on the Settings and then Control Panel icon.

3. The Control Panel now appears. Double-click the YAMAHA DS-XG Audio

Config icon.

4. The YAMAHA DS-XG Audio Config window now appears.

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Synthesizer effects

The Synthesizer Effects option allows you to enable the MIDI synthesizer. Using the

MIDI synthesizer, you can richly enhance the acoustic sound variations with features

such as reverberation, chorus and variation. Simply click on the check-box associated

with the desired feature.

The MIDI synthesizer utilizes the Wavetable sound generation method, supports the

three command-compatible interface modes, and is fully compliant with the XG speci-

fication proposed by YAMAHA.

Reverberation

When selected, the Reverberation option adds a resounding effect to the acoustic sound

and provides concert hall ambience to the echo-back sound.

Chorus

The Chorus feature provides a chorale effect to the musical sound.

Variation

Variation allows the alteration of sound effects such as distortion and overdrive. Rever-

beration and Chorus are also features that can be adjusted using Variation.

MIC Echo

The MIC Echo feature applies an echo sound effect to the microphone input and en-

ables changes to the current Mic echo setting status.

Note that recording will be disabled while Mic echo is being used and will not be

enabled until Mic echo is turned off. The Mic echo sound effect will also become

invalid once Windows is restarted. Volume control is performed by adjusting the mi-

crophone input level in the standard Windows volume control tool.

Enable

When selected, the Enable feature applies the Mic echo sound effect to the micro-

phone input.

Delay Time

The Delay Time function allows you to set a Mic echo repetitive cycle period. To

lengthen the cycle period, move the slide bar to the right.

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Feedback

The Feedback Gain function allows you to set a Mic echo duration period. To lengthen

the duration period, move the slide bar to the right.

Sound resource viewer for DOS-BOX

This feature supports DOS applications running in the Windows DOS-BOX.

MPU401 Out

The function transfer MIDI data to the MPU401 as DOS application outputs to either

the MIDI port interface or internal XG synthesizer.

Serial

The External Midi option produces MIDI data externally through the MPU401-compat-

ible MIDI port.

XG

The XG Synthesizer feature transfers MIDI data to the internal XG synthesizer for pro-

ducing acoustic sound outputs. Volume control is adjusted using MIDI with the stan-

dard Windows volume control tool.

DirectSound

The DirectSound H/W Accelerator handles the DirectSound application and minimizes

CPU utilization. If the hardware accelerator and the DirectSound application do not

function properly, click the checkbox to correct the problem (DO NOT click the

checkbox while the application is running).

Game Trouble Shooting

When playing DirectSound game NHL97, noises occur occasionally. Click the

checkbox to correct the problem (Please do not click this when you dont play this

game).

Enable

Checking this box enables the H/W accelerator.

Disable

Checking this box disables the H/W accelerator and enables the DirectSound applica-

tion.

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Install YStation32 and DOS Utility

(Directory path:\Audio\App\YStation\)

The YStation32 consists of CD, MIDI and WAVE Players. The WAVE component

can record and playback wave format files, DOS utility is also installed and will be

activated in "restart the computer in MS-DOS mode".

Install XGstudio

(Directory Path:\Audio\App\XGstudio\)

XGstudio Mixer: Playback the AVI file (movie data) or BMP file (picture data) in

Sync with MIDI files.

XGstudio Player: Playback the MIDI file

Install Game Demonstrate

(Directory Path:\Audio\App\Game\)

This is a XG midi supported space shooting game (shareware).

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! Install YAMAHA DS-XG W indows NT4.0 Driver

This guide describes the necessary procedures for installing the DS-XG device driver

software for Windows NT 4.0. The following procedures will Install the DS-XG De-

vice Driver Software

In order to properly install the DS-XG device driver to your computer, follow ing

order the sections contained in this guide.

1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM driver.

2. If AutoRun is enabled on your system, the "Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup"

will appear on your screen. Otherwise, double-click the My Computer icon on your

Windows Desktop, then Right-click on your CD-ROM drive icon to explore the di-

rectory and click on AutoRun.

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3. Select the "Install Audio Device Software" button after YAMAHA DS-XG Drivers

& Applications screen is appeared.

4. Once you made your selection, install wizard will automatically runs the instal-

lation. When the files are done copying make sure you reboot the system to insure

that the files are installed correctly.

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! YAMAHA DS-XG Audio Config

Once all DS-XG device drivers and software are installed, you can adjust the the

yamaha DS-XG audio config by following the procedures in this section.

1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

2. Click on the Settings and then Control Panel icon.

3. The Control Panel now appears. Double-click the YAMAHA DS-XG Audio

Config icon.

4. The YAMAHA DS-XG Audio Config window now appears.

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Synthesizer effects

The Synthesizer Effects option allows you to enable the MIDI synthesizer. Using the

MIDI synthesizer, you can richly enhance the acoustic sound variations with features

such as reverberation, chorus and variation. Simply click on the check-box associated

with the desired feature.

The MIDI synthesizer utilizes the Wavetable sound generation method, supports the

three command-compatible interface modes, and is fully compliant with the XG speci-

fication proposed by YAMAHA.

Reverberation

When selected, the Reverberation option adds a resounding effect to the acoustic sound

and provides concert hall ambience to the echo-back sound.

Chorus

The Chorus feature provides a chorale effect to the musical sound.

Variation

Variation allows the alteration of sound effects such as distortion and overdrive. Rever-

beration and Chorus are also features that can be adjusted using Variation.

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Appendix

Appendix

INST ALLATION NOTE

Installing AMD K6-2, K6-III CPU:

1. For AMD K6-2 450 MHz, K6-III 400MHz, and K6-III 450MHz CPUs, the actual CPU
Vcore voltage is 2.4V instead of 2.2V. With these CPU’s, you must use the manual
Vcore voltage setting with jumpers. The setting of 2.4V Vcore is indicated in the
Installation Guide.
For SiS530, please refer to Table 3-3 (J2 jumper 3 on ).

Installing Windows 95:

1. In the BIOS setup, under “PNP/PCI Configuration”
Change the setting to “Win95” for “IRQ routing miniport driver” option

2. A patch file is required if the CPU in use is 350MHz or above. This patch file can be
obtained from AMD’s web-site at:

http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/k623d/download_win95_patch.html

Since this patch cannot be loaded until Windows 95 had finished installation or booting, CPU
speed must first be set to a lower clock speed (300Mhz). Then after Windows 95 can success­fully start up, run the patch file installation. After that, turn off the power and set the CPU clock
speed back to the normal speed.

Installing Windows 98:

1. In the BIOS setup, under “PNP/PCI Configuration”
Change the setting to “Win98” for “IRQ routing miniport driver” option.

*There is no need to install the VIA IrQ Routing Driver. If you have already installed
this Driver, then set “IRQ routing minipor t driver” option to “VIA” or “Win95”.

Installing AGP video card:

1. Find out if the video card installed requires the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. Consult the
manual of the video card for this information. The USB port can be used by switching the “
On Chip USB” option (under “Chipset Features Setup”) to “Enable”. The USB driver has
to be installed properly under Windows. Windows 98 can install the USB driver automatically.
For Windows 95, only release 2.0 or later can support USB, but the driver is bundled with
release 2.1 or later.

2. For every AGP card, a VGARTD driver is required. It is found in the CD that comes with
the MB. The driver is in <CD:\MAINBRD\VGARTD\VIA\>. Install this driver before the
AGP video card’s driver is installed.

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