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MI7VGA
Socket 370 Apollo Pro
Micro ATX Motherboard
User's Manual
Version 1.0
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Award is a registered trademark of Award Software International, Inc. PS/2 is a trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Apollo Pro is a trademark of VIA Technologies. Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other product names or trademarks are properties of their respective owners.
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Contents
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction.....................................................1
Chapter 2 Specifications...................................................3
Chapter 3 Hardware Description....................................5
3.1 Processor....................................................................................7
3.2 L2 Cache....................................................................................7
3.3 Main Memory.............................................................................7
3.4 BIOS...........................................................................................9
3.5 Onboard AGP Slot.....................................................................9
3.6 Hardware Monitoring.................................................................9
3.7 Onboard Multi-I/O.....................................................................9
3.8 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines..................................................10
3.9 Onboard PCI-IDE.....................................................................10
3.10 DMA Channels.......................................................................10
3.11 I/O Port Address Map............................................................11
3.12 Onboard Audio.......................................................................11
Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard.....................13
4.1 CPU Frequency Setting............................................................15
4.2 Clear CMOS Select: JP5..........................................................15
4.3 JP3: SDRAM Clock Select.......................................................16
4.4 CPU Host Frequency Force Selector: JP4................................16
Chapter 5 Installation.....................................................17
5.1 I/O Connectors.........................................................................19
5.2 J1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors.....................19
5.3 J2: USB Connector...................................................................20
5.4 J3, J5: Serial Ports....................................................................20
5.5 J4: Parallel Port Connector.......................................................21
5.6 J6, J7, J8, J9: Line Out, Line In, Mic In, Game Port...............21
5.7 IDE1, IDE2: EIDE Connectors................................................22
5.8 J10: CPU Fan Power Connector...............................................23
5.9 J11: Floppy Drive Connector...................................................23
5.10 J12: Wake on LAN Connector...............................................24
5.11 J13: ATX Power Supply Connector.......................................24
5.12 J14: AGP Fan Power Connector.............................................24
5.13 J16: Auxiliary Audio In Connectors......................................25
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5.15 J19: IrDA Connector..............................................................25
5.16 J21: Chassis Fan Power Connector........................................26
5.17 J22: Front Bezel Connectors..................................................26
Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration.....................................29
6.1 BIOS Introduction....................................................................32
6.2 BIOS Setup...............................................................................32
6.3 Standard CMOS Setup.............................................................34
6.4 BIOS Features Setup................................................................37
6.5 Chipset Features Setup.............................................................40
6.6 Power Management Setup........................................................42
6.7 PNP/PCI Configuration............................................................45
6.8 Load BIOS Defaults.................................................................47
6.9 Load Setup Defaults.................................................................47
6.10 CPU Features Setup................................................................48
6.11 Integrated Peripherals.............................................................50
6.12 Supervisor / User Password....................................................52
6.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection......................................................53
6.14 Save & Exit Setup..................................................................54
6.15 Exit Without Saving...............................................................54
Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide...................55
7.1 4-in-1 Drivers Installation........................................................55
7.2 Audio Drivers Installation........................................................62
Audio Driver Installation for Windows 95.........................62
Audio Driver Installation for Windows 98.........................66
Audio Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0..................69
7.3 DirectX Driver Installation.......................................................72
Appendix...........................................................................75
A. Additions & Errata....................................................................75
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
This manual is designed to give you information on the MI7VGA motherboard. It is divided into the following sections:
Introduction Specifications Hardware Description Configuring the Motherboard Installation BIOS ConfigurationVIA Drivers Installation Guide
Checklist
Please check that your package is complete and contains the items below. If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your dealer.
The MI7VGA Motherboard 1 IDE ribbon cable 1 floppy ribbon cable 1 CD containing PCI IRQ Routing Miniport driver, VXD
(GART) driver, Bus Master IDE driver and utilities.
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Chapter 2 Specifications
The MI7VGA is a high-performance Micro ATX Apollo Pro motherboard with a Socket 370 connector for Intel Celeron processors. The VT82C686A chip that comes with the Apollo Pro chipset has built-in multi I/O, audio and hardware monitoring functions. The motherboard offers flexibility in terms of CPU frequency and main memory type and size. The main features of the motherboard consist of the following:
CPU Socket
Socket 370
Processor
Intel Celeron 300/333/350/366/400/433/450/466/500MHz CPU frequency
Bus Speed
66/100MHz
L2 Cache
CPU integrated L2 cache
Main Memory
Three 168-pin DIMM sockets Memory types: Extended Data Output (EDO) DRAM, SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) Memory size: 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, 128MB
Chipset
VIA’s Apollo Pro chipset (VT82C691 + VT82C686A) with built-in PCI-IDE
Super I/O
Built-in VIA’s VT82C686A chip
Two 16550 UART compatible serial portsOne parallel port (ECP/EPP compatible)One floppy controller (2.88MB compatible)One IrDA port
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PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
The onboard VIA chipset’s PCI Bus Master IDE controller with two connectors for up to four IDE devices in two channels, supporting enhanced IDE devices such as tape backup and CD-ROM drives, PIO Mode 3/4 and Bus Mastering Ultra DMA/66 / Ultra DMA/33.
Note: A UDMA66 cable should be used for UDMA66 interface. Under Windows NT 4.0, you need to install Windows NT Service Pack 4.)
BIOS
Award BIOS with ISA Plug and Play (PnP) extension, DMI, bootable CD-ROM and power-management features. The BIOS is Y2K (Year 2000) compliant.
Mouse Connector
PS/2 type
Keyboard Connector
PS/2 type
USB Connector
2 ports on board
Win95-shut-off
Allows shut-off control from within Windows 95
Onboard Audio
Built-in VIA’s VT82C686A The onboard audio is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro compliant with Intel PC97 specifications.
Onboard AGP Slot
The AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot supports AGP compliant VGA cards to achieve rich 3D and video graphics display. AGP is a platform bus specification that enables 3D graphics capabilities including support for z-buffering, alpha blending and faster texture mapping.
Expansion Slots
Three 32-bit PCI slots One 16-bit ISA slots One AGP slot
Form Factor
Micro ATX, 9.65” x 7.48 (24.5cm x 19cm)
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Chapter 3 Hardware Description
This chapter briefly describes each of the major features of the MI7VGA motherboard. The layout of the board in Figure 1 shows the location of the key components. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:
3.1 Processor....................................................................................7
3.2 L2 Cache....................................................................................7
3.3 Main Memory.............................................................................7
3.4 BIOS...........................................................................................9
3.5 Onboard AGP Slot.....................................................................9
3.6 Hardware Monitoring.................................................................9
3.7 Onboard Multi-I/O.....................................................................9
3.8 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines..................................................10
3.9 Onboard PCI-IDE.....................................................................10
3.10 DMA Channels.......................................................................10
3.11 I/O Port Address Map............................................................11
3.12 Onboard Audio.......................................................................11
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Figure 1: Layout of the MI7VGA Motherboard
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3.1 Processor
The MI7VGA motherboard is designed to take an Intel Celeron processor running 300/333/350/366/400/433/450/466/500MHz.
3.2 L2 Cache
The L2 cache is integrated in the processor.
3.3 Main Memory
The MI7VGA motherboard supports three 168-pin DIMM (Dual In­line Memory Module) sockets to form a memory configuration from 8MB to 384MB. DIMM modules can be 8MB, 16MB, 32MB, 64M and128MB in SDRAM. In populating the DIMM sockets, any socket can be populated first. Refer to the following table on how to do the memory configuration.
NOTE: Use SDRAM modules with PC100 specification when running
100MHz CPU bus speed. With 66MHz CPU bus speed, SDRAM modules with PC66 or PC100 specification can be used.
(DIMM1) (DIMM2) (DIMM3) Total Memory
8MB ----- ----- 8MB 16MB ----- ----- 16MB 32MB ----- ----- 32MB 64MB ----- ----- 64MB
128MB ----- ----- 128MB
8MB 8MB ----- 16MB 16MB 8MB ----- 24MB 32MB 8MB ----- 40MB 64MB 8MB ----- 72MB
128MB 8MB ----- 136MB
8MB 8MB 8MB 24MB 16MB 8MB 8MB 32MB 32MB 8MB 8MB 48MB 64MB 8MB 8MB 80MB
128MB 8MB 8MB 144MB
16MB 16MB ----- 32MB 32MB 16MB ----- 48MB
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64MB 16MB ----- 80MB
128MB 16MB ----- 144MB
16MB 16MB 8MB 40MB 32MB 16MB 8MB 56MB 64MB 16MB 8MB 88MB
128MB 16MB 8MB 152MB
16MB 16MB 16MB 48MB 32MB 16MB 16MB 64MB 64MB 16MB 16MB 96MB
128MB 16MB 16MB 160MB
32MB 32MB ----- 64MB 64MB 32MB ----- 96MB
128MB 32MB ----- 160MB
32MB 32MB 8MB 72MB 64MB 32MB 8MB 104MB
128MB 32MB 8MB 168MB
32MB 32MB 16MB 80MB 64MB 32MB 16MB 112MB
128MB 32MB 16MB 176MB
32MB 32MB 32MB 96MB 64MB 32MB 32MB 128MB
128MB 32MB 32MB 192MB
64MB 64MB ----- 128MB
128MB 64MB ----- 192MB
64MB 64MB 8MB 136MB
128MB 64MB 8MB 200MB
64MB 64MB 16MB 144MB
128MB 64MB 16MB 208MB
64MB 64MB 32MB 160MB
128MB 64MB 32MB 224MB
64MB 64MB 64MB 192MB 128MB 64MB 64MB 256MB 128MB 128MB 128MB 384MB
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3.4 BIOS
The BIOS on the MI7VGA motherboard provides the standard BIOS functions plus the following additional features:
1. ISA Plug and Play (PnP) Extension
Unlike PCI cards that are Plug and Play, ISA cards require setting jumpers to resolve hardware conflicts. To make a computer system PnP, an ISA PnP standard is established and supported by new operating systems, such as Windows 95. Under Windows 95, the motherboard BIOS must have an ISA PnP extension to support new ISA PnP cards.
2. Power Management
The power management feature provides power savings by slowing down the CPU clock, turning off the monitor screen and stopping the HDD spindle motor. The BIOS fully conforms to ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) specification.
3.5 Onboard AGP Slot
The AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) slot supports AGP compliant VGA cards to achieve rich 3D and video graphics display. AGP is a platform bus specification that enables 3D graphics capabilities including support for z-buffering, alpha blending and faster texture mapping.
3.6 Hardware Monitoring
The VIA VT82C686A chip has a built-in hardware status monitoring function that monitor several hardware parameters including power supply voltages, fan speeds, and temperatures, which are very important for a high-end computer system to work stable and properly. This function is used together with the optional Intel LANDesk Client Manager utility.
3.7 Onboard Multi-I/O
The multi-I/O function is built in the VIA VT82C686A chip supports a keyboard controller, two serial ports, one parallel port, one floppy controller and one IrDA port. The serial ports are 16550 UART compatible. The parallel port features high-speed EPP/ECP mode. The floppy controller supports up to 2.88MB format.
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3.8 Interrupt Request (IRQ) Lines
There are a total of 15 IRQ lines available on the motherboard. Peripheral devices use an interrupt request to notify the CPU for the service required. The following table shows the IRQ lines used by the devices on the motherboard:
Level Function
IRQ0 System Timer Output IRQ1 Keyboard IRQ2 Interrupt Cascade
IRQ8 Real Time Clock IRQ9 Software Redirected to Int 0Ah IRQ10 Reserved IRQ11 Reserved IRQ12 Reserved IRQ13 Co-Processor IRQ14 Primary IDE
IRQ15 Secondary IDE IRQ3 INTERRUPT IRQ4 Serial Port #1 IRQ5 INTERRUPT IRQ6 Floppy Disk Controller IRQ7 Parallel Port #1
3.9 Onboard PCI-IDE
The VIA VT82C686A chip built-in’s PCI-IDE controller supports PIO mode 3/4 and bus mastering Ultra DMA/66 / Ultra DMA/33. The peak transfer rate of PIO mode 3/4 can be as high as 17MB/sec. Using HDDs that support Ultra DMA/66, the peak transfer rate can reach 66MB/sec. There are two IDE connectors - primary IDE and secondary IDE. With two devices per connector, up to four IDE devices can be supported.
3.10 DMA Channels
There are seven DMA channels available on the motherboard; only DMA2 is used by the floppy controller. In the case that ECP mode on the parallel port is utilized, DMA1 or DMA3 will be used.
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3.11 I/O Port Address Map
Each peripheral device in the system is assigned a set of I/O port addresses, which also becomes the identity of the device. There is a total of 1K port address space available. The following table lists the I/O port addresses used on the motherboard.
Address Device Description
000h - 01Fh DMA Controller #1 020h - 03Fh Interrupt Controller #1 040h - 05Fh Timer 060h - 06Fh Keyboard Controller 070h - 07Fh Real Time Clock,, NMI 080h - 09Fh DMA Page Register 0A0h - 0BFh Interrupt Controller #2 0C0h - 0DFh DMA Controller #2 0F0h Clear Math Coprocessor Busy Signal 0F1h Reset Math Coprocessor 1F0h - 1F7h IDE Interface 2F8h - 2FFh Serial Port #2(COM2) 378h - 3FFh Parallel Port #1(LPT1) 3F0h - 3F7h Floppy Disk Controller 3F8h - 3FFh Serial Port #1(COM1)
3.12 Onboard Audio
The onboard audio is embedded in the VT82C686A chip. It is SoundBlaster Pro compatible and compliant with Standard v1.0 or v2.0 AC97 interface. It features hardware assisted FM synthesis for legacy compatibility and direct two game ports and one MIDI port interface.
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Chapter 4 Configuring the Motherboard
The following sections describe the necessary procedures and proper jumper settings to configure the MI7VGA motherboard. For the locations of the jumpers, refer to Figure 2.
4.1 CPU Frequency Setting............................................................15
4.2 Clear CMOS Select: JP5..........................................................15
4.3 JP3: SDRAM Clock Select.......................................................16
4.4 CPU Host Frequency Force Selector: JP4................................16
The following examples show the conventions used in this chapter.
Jumper Open
Jumper Closed/Short
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Figure 2: Jumper Location on the MI7VGA
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4.1 CPU Frequency Setting
The MI7VGA uses jumper-free technology in configuring the processor on the motherboard. The system automatically detects the CPU bus speed, 66MHz or 100MHz and sets the multiplier, or ratio, to 3X. However, the bus speed can also be configured through the BIOS if the processor supports this feature. The BIOS (under CPU Features Setup) allows users to change the CPU bus speed multiplier (3X, 3.5X, 4X, 4.5X, 5X, 5.5X, 6X, 6.5X, 7X, 7.5X, 8X) to set the correct or desired CPU frequency. The CPU bus speed multiplier will remain
unchanged if the CPU installed supports a fixed (only one) bus speed multiplier.
IMPORTANT NOTE: It is possible that the system will not boot if the CPU has been changed. When this happens, turn off the computer by pressing the power button and turn it on again by pressing the Insert key and the power button simultaneously. (Note to press the Insert key until an image appears on the screen.) When the system is turned on, press the Delete key to enter BIOS Setup and configure the CPU speed.
4.2 Clear CMOS Select: JP5
Use JP5, a 3-pin header, to clear the contents of the CMOS RAM. Do not clear the CMOS RAM unless it is absolutely necessary. You will lose your password, etc.
JP5 Jumper Setting Function
1 2 3
pin 1-2: short Normal
1 2 3
pin 2-3: short Clear CMOS
NOTE: To clear CMOS, the power connector should be
disconnected from the motherboard.
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4.3 JP3: SDRAM Clock Select
Use JP3 to set the SDRAM clock. If the SDRAM on board is PC­66 compatible (instead of PC-100), while your CPU bus speed is 100MHz, you have to short JP3. Failing to do so could lead to an unstable system.
JP3 Setting Function
Open Run CPU Clock
Short Run AGP Clock
4.4 CPU Host Frequency Force Selector: JP4
The MI7VGA is able to detect the host frequency (66MHz or 100MHz) of the installed CPU. The JP4 jumper, however, can be set to OPEN to override the detection and force the host frequency to run at 100MHz.
JP4 Function JP4 Function
SHORT
Host Frequency
Auto-detect
(default)
OPEN
Host Frequency
set to 100MHz
NOTE: When JP4 is set to OPEN, the system may not boot or
become unstable. In such cases, return the jumper to configure JP4 as ‘SHORT’.
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Chapter 5 Installation
This chapter describes the interface that the MI7VGA provides for creating a working system. Refer to Figure 3 for the location of the connectors.
The following items are covered in this chapter:
5.1 I/O Connectors.........................................................................19
5.2 J1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors.....................19
5.3 J2: USB Connector...................................................................20
5.4 J3, J5: Serial Ports....................................................................20
5.5 J4: Parallel Port Connector.......................................................21
5.6 J6, J7, J8, J9: Line Out, Line In, Mic In, Game Port...............21
5.7 IDE1, IDE2: EIDE Connectors................................................22
5.8 J10: CPU Fan Power Connector...............................................23
5.9 J11: Floppy Drive Connector...................................................23
5.10 J12: Wake on LAN Connector...............................................24
5.11 J13: ATX Power Supply Connector.......................................24
5.12 J14: AGP Fan Power Connector.............................................24
5.13 J16: Auxiliary Audio In Connectors......................................25
5.15 J19: IrDA Connector..............................................................25
5.16 J21: Chassis Fan Power Connector........................................26
5.17 J22: Front Bezel Connectors..................................................26
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Figure 3: Connector Location on the MI7VGA
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5.1 I/O Connectors
The I/O connectors connect the MI7VGA to the most common peripherals. To attach cables to these connectors, carefully align Pin 1 of the cables to that of the connectors. Refer to Figure 4 for the location and orientation of the connectors.
Figure 4: Orientation of the I/O Connector
5.2 J1: PS/2 Keyboard and PS/2 Mouse Connectors
PS/2 Mouse
PS/2 Keyboard
Below are the pin-out assignments of the connectors.
Signal Name Keyboard Mouse Signal Name
Keyboard data 1 1 Mouse data
N.C. 2 2 N.C.
GND 3 3 GND
5V 4 4 5V
Keyboard clock 5 5 Mouse clock
N.C. 6 6 N.C.
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5.3 J2: USB Connector
J2 is the standard USB external connector consisting of two ports. USB support allows connections of up to 64 plug and play external peripherals per channel. The following table shows the pin outs of these ports.
Port 1
Port 2
Pin # Signal Name
1 Vcc 2 USB­3 USB+ 4 Ground
5.4 J3, J5: Serial Ports
The onboard serial ports of the MI7VGA, J3 and J5, are two DB-9 external connectors. The following table shows the pin-out assignments of the these connectors.
J3 (COM1) J5 (COM2)
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
DCD, Data carrier detect 1 6 DSR, Data set ready
RXD, Receive data 2 7 RTS, Request to send
TXD, Transmit data 3 8 CTS, Clear to send
DTR, Data terminal ready 4 9 RI, Ring indicator
GND, ground 5 10 Not Used
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5.5 J4: Parallel Port Connector
J4 is a DB-25 external connector as seen in the previous figure. The following table describes the pin-out assignments of this connector.
J4 Parallel Port
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Line printer strobe 1 14 AutoFeed PD0, parallel data 0 2 15 Error PD1, parallel data 1 3 16 Initialize PD2, parallel data 2 4 17 Select PD3, parallel data 3 5 18 Ground PD4, parallel data 4 6 19 Ground PD5, parallel data 5 7 20 Ground PD6, parallel data 6 8 21 Ground PD7, parallel data 7 9 22 Ground ACK, acknowledge 10 23 Ground
Busy 11 24 Ground
Paper empty 12 25 Ground
Select 13 N/A N/A
5.6 J6, J7, J8, J9: Line Out, Line In, Mic In, Game Port
J6, J7, J8 and J9 are the connectors for audio line out, audio line in, microphone and game port respectively.
Game Port
LineOut LineIn MicIn
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5.7 IDE1, IDE2: EIDE Connectors
IDE1: Primary IDE Connector
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Reset IDE 1 2 Ground Host data 7 3 4 Host data 8 Host data 6 5 6 Host data 9 Host data 5 7 8 Host data 10 Host data 4 9 10 Host data 11 Host data 3 11 12 Host data 12 Host data 2 13 14 Host data 13 Host data 1 15 16 Host data 14 Host data 0 17 18 Host data 15
Ground 19 20 Key
DRQ0 21 22 Ground
Host IOW 23 24 Ground
Host IOR 25 26 Ground
IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE
DACK0 29 30 Ground
IRQ14 31 32 No connect Address 1 33 34 No connect Address 0 35 36 Address 2
Chip select 0 37 38 Chip select 1
Activity 39 40 Ground
IDE2: Secondary IDE Connector
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Reset IDE 1 2 Ground
Host data 7 3 4 Host data 8 Host data 6 5 6 Host data 9 Host data 5 7 8 Host data 10 Host data 4 9 10 Host data 11 Host data 3 11 12 Host data 12 Host data 2 13 14 Host data 13 Host data 1 15 16 Host data 14 Host data 0 17 18 Host data 15
Ground 19 20 Key
DRQ0 21 22 Ground Host IOW 23 24 Ground
Host IOR 25 26 Ground
IOCHRDY 27 28 Host ALE
DACK1 29 30 Ground
MIRQ0 31 32 No connect Address 1 33 34 No connect Address 0 35 36 Address 2
Chip select 0 37 38 Chip select 1
Activity 39 40 Ground
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5.8 J10: CPU Fan Power Connector
J10 CPU fan power connector is a 3-pin header supporting a 12V fan.
1 2 3
Pin # Signal Name
1 Rotation 2 +12V 3 Ground
5.9 J11: Floppy Drive Connector
J11 of the MI7VGA is a 34-pin header and will support up to 2.88MB floppy drives. The following table shows its pin-out assignments.
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Ground 1 2 RM/LC Ground 3 4 No connect Ground 5 6 No connect Ground 7 8 Index Ground 9 10 Motor enable 0 Ground 11 12 Drive select 1 Ground 13 14 Drive select 0 Ground 15 16 Motor enable 1 Ground 17 18 Direction Ground 19 20 Step Ground 21 22 Write data Ground 23 24 Write gate Ground 25 26 Track 00 Ground 27 28 Write protect Ground 29 30 Read data Ground 31 32 Side 1 select Ground 33 34 Diskette change
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5.10 J12: Wake on LAN Connector
J12 is a 3-pin header for the Wake on LAN function on the motherboard. The following table shows the pin out assignments of this connector. Wake on LAN will function properly only with an ATX power supply with 5VSB that has 800mA.
1 2 3
Pin # Signal Name
1 +5VSB 2 Ground 3 Wake on LAN
5.11 J13: ATX Power Supply Connector
J13 is a 20-pin ATX power supply connector. Refer to the following table for the pin out assignments.
11 1
20 10
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
3.3V 11 1 3.3V
-12V 12 2 3.3V
Ground 13 3 Ground
PS-ON 14 4 +5V Ground 15 5 Ground Ground 16 6 +5V Ground 17 7 Ground
-5V 18 8 Power good +5V 19 9 5VSB +5V 20 10 +12V
5.12 J14: AGP Fan Power Connector
J14 Chassis fan power connector is a 3-pin header supporting a 12V fan.
1 2 3
Pin # Signal Name
1 N.C. 2 +12V 3 Ground
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5.13 J16: Auxiliary Audio In Connectors
J16 is the onboard 4-pin auxiliary audio in connector. Below are their pin assignments.
1 2 3 4
J18
Pin # Signal Name
1 Left 2 Ground 3 Ground 4 Right
5.14 J17, J18: CD-ROM Audio In Connectors
J17 and J18 are the onboard CD-ROM audio in connectors. Below are their pin assignments.
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
J17 J18
Signal Name Pin # Pin # Signal Name
Ground 1 1 Left
Left 2 2 Ground
Ground 3 3 Ground
Right 4 4 Right
5.15 J19: IrDA Connector
This connector is used for an IrDA connector that supports infrared wireless communication.
+5V IRRX IRTX
N.C. GND
Pin # Signal Name
1 +5V 2 No connect 3 Ir RX 4 Ground 5 Ir TX
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5.16 J21: Chassis Fan Power Connector
J21 chassis fan power connector is a 3-pin header supporting a 12V fan.
1 2 3
Pin # Signal Name
1 Rotation 2 +12V 3 Ground
5.17 J22: Front Bezel Connectors
The front bezel of the case has a control panel which provides light indication of the computer activities and switches to change the computer status. J22 is a 20-pin header that provides interfaces for the following functions.
Hard Disk Drive LED
Reset Switch
Turbo LED Connector
ATX Power On Switch
Not Defined
Power LED
Speaker
Speaker: Pins 1 - 4
This connector provides an interface to a speaker for audio tone generation. An 8-ohm speaker is recommended.
Pin # Signal Name
1 Speaker out 2 No connect 3 Ground 4 +5V
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Power LED: Pins 11 - 15
The power LED indicates the status of the main power switch.
Pin # Signal Name
11 Power LED 12 No connect 13 Ground 14 No connect 15 Ground
ATX Power ON Switch: Pins 7 and 17
This 2-pin connector is an “ATX Power Supply On/Off Switch” on the motherboard that connects to the power switch on the case. When pressed, the power switch will force the motherboard to power on. When pressed again, it will force the motherboard to power off.
Turbo LED Connector: Pins 8 and 18
There is no turbo/deturbo function on the motherboard. The Turbo LED on the control panel will always be On when attached to this connector.
Pin # Signal Name
8 5V
18 Ground
Reset Switch: Pins 9 and 19
The reset switch allows the user to reset the system without turning the main power switch off and then on again. Orientation is not required when making a connection to this header.
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Hard Disk Drive LED Connector: Pins 10 and 20
This connector connects to the hard drive activity LED on control panel. This LED will flash when the HDD is being accessed.
Pin # Signal Name
10 HDD LED 20 5V
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Chapter 6 BIOS Configuration
This chapter describes the different settings available in the Award BIOS. The topics covered in this chapter are as follows:
6.1 BIOS Introduction....................................................................32
6.2 BIOS Setup...............................................................................32
6.3 Standard CMOS Setup.............................................................34
Date..........................................................................................34
Time.........................................................................................35
Primary HDDs / Secondary HDDs..........................................35
Drive A / Drive B....................................................................36
Video.......................................................................................36
Halt On....................................................................................36
6.4 BIOS Features Setup................................................................37
Virus Warning.........................................................................37
CPU Internal Cache / External Cache.....................................37
Quick Power On Self Test.......................................................38
Boot Sequence.........................................................................38
Swap Floppy Drive..................................................................38
Boot Up Floppy Seek..............................................................38
Boot Up NumLock Status.......................................................38
Gate A20 Option.....................................................................38
Memory Parity / ECC Check...................................................38
Typematic Rate Setting...........................................................38
Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)....................................................39
Typematic Delay (Msec).........................................................39
Security Option........................................................................39
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop..........................................................39
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB................................................39
Video BIOS Shadow...............................................................39
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow................39
6.5 Chipset Features Setup.............................................................40
DRAM Timing........................................................................40
SDRAM Cycle Length............................................................40
Memory Hole at 15MB Addr..................................................40
Read Around Write.................................................................40
Concurrent PCI/Host...............................................................41
Video RAM Cacheable............................................................41
AGP Aperture Size..................................................................41
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OnChip USB............................................................................41
USB Keyboard Support...........................................................41
OnChip Sound.........................................................................41
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk...................................................41
Spread Spectrum......................................................................41
6.6 Power Management Setup........................................................42
ACPI Function.........................................................................42
Power Management.................................................................42
PM Control by APM...............................................................43
Video Off Method...................................................................43
PWRON After PW-Fail...........................................................43
Soft-Off by PWRBTN.............................................................43
HDD Power Down..................................................................43
Doze Mode..............................................................................43
Suspend Mode.........................................................................43
PM Events...............................................................................44
6.7 PNP/PCI Configuration............................................................45
PNP OS Installed.....................................................................45
Resources Controlled by.........................................................45
Reset Configuration Data........................................................45
IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to. .45
CPU to PCI Write Buffer........................................................46
PCI Dynamic Bursting............................................................46
PCI Master 0 WS Write...........................................................46
PCI Delay Transaction............................................................46
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry............................................................46
AGP Master 1 WS Write.........................................................46
AGP Master 1 WS Read..........................................................46
PCI IRQ Activated by.............................................................46
Assign IRQ for USB/VGA......................................................46
6.8 Load BIOS Defaults.................................................................47
6.9 Load Setup Defaults.................................................................47
6.10 CPU Features Setup................................................................48
CPU Speed, CPU Clock Multiplier, CPU Bus Speed.............48
Current CPU / System Temp...................................................49
Current CPU Fan / Chassis Fan Speed....................................49
VCORE/VCC3/2.5V/+12V/+5V.............................................49
6.10 Integrated Peripherals.............................................................50
OnChip IDE Channel0/1.........................................................50
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IDE Prefetch Mode..................................................................50
IDE HDD Block Mode............................................................50
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO.....................................50
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA...................................51
Init AGP Display First.............................................................51
Onboard FDD Controller.........................................................51
Onboard Serial/Parallel Port....................................................51
UART 2 Mode.........................................................................51
Parallel Port Mode...................................................................51
Onboard Legacy Audio...........................................................51
6.11 Supervisor / User Password....................................................52
6.12 IDE HDD Auto Detection......................................................53
6.13 Save & Exit Setup..................................................................54
6.14 Exit Without Saving...............................................................54
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6.1 BIOS Introduction
The Award BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel Celeron processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
6.2 BIOS Setup
The Award BIOS provides a Setup utility program for specifying the system configurations and settings. The BIOS ROM of the system stores the Setup utility. When you turn on the computer, the Award BIOS is immediately activated. Pressing the <Del> key immediately allows you to enter the Setup utility. If you are a little bit late pressing the <Del> key, POST(Power On Self Test) will continue with its test routines, thus preventing you from invoking the Setup. If you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by pressing the ”Reset” button or simultaneously pressing the <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. You can also restart by turning the system Off and back On again. The following message will appear on the screen:
Press <DEL> to Enter Setup
In general, you press the arrow keys to highlight items, <Enter> to select, the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to change entries, <F1> for help and <Esc> to quit.
When you enter the Setup utility, the Main Menu screen will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from various setup functions and exit choices.
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ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS BIOS FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP USER PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION HDD LOW LEVEL FORMAT LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type
The section below the setup items of the Main Menu displays the control keys for this menu. At the bottom of the Main Menu just below the control keys section, there is another section which displays information on the currently highlighted item in the list.
NOTE: If your computer cannot boot after making and saving system
changes with Setup, the Award BIOS supports an override to the CMOS settings that resets your system to its default.
We strongly recommend that you avoid making any changes to the chipset defaults. These defaults have been carefully chosen by both Award and your system manufacturer to provide the absolute maximum performance and reliability.
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6.3 Standard CMOS Setup
“Standard CMOS Setup” choice allows you to record some basic hardware configurations in your computer system and set the system clock and error handling. If the motherboard is already installed in a working system, you will not need to select this option. You will need to run the Standard CMOS option, however, if you change your system hardware configurations, the onboard battery fails, or the configuration stored in the CMOS memory was lost or damaged.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS STANDARD CMOS SETUP AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Date (mm:dd:yy) : Wed, Mar 4 1998
Time (hh:mm:ss) : 00 : 00 : 00
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto Primary Slave
Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Master
Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Secondary Slave
Auto 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auto
Drive A : 1.44M, 3.5in Base Memory : 640K
Drive B : None Extended Memory : 15360K
Other Memory : 384K
Video : EGA / VGA
Halt On : All Errors Total Memory : 16384K
ESC : Quit : Select Item PU / PD / + / - : Modify
F1 : Help (Shift) F2 : Change Color
At the bottom of the menu are the control keys for use on this menu. If you need any help in each item field, you can press the <F1> key. It will display the relevant information to help you. The memory display at the lower right-hand side of the menu is read-only. It will adjust automatically according to the memory changed. The following describes each item of this menu.
Date
The date format is:
Day : Sun to Sat Month : 1 to 12 Date : 1 to 31 Year : 1994 to 2079
To set the date, highlight the “Date” field and use the PageUp/ PageDown or +/- keys to set the current time.
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Time
The time format is: Hour : 00 to 23
Minute : 00 to 59 Second : 00 to 59
To set the time, highlight the “Time” field and use the <PgUp>/ <PgDn> or +/- keys to set the current time.
Primary HDDs / Secondary HDDs
The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices. Each channel can support up to two hard disks; the first is the “Master” and the second is the “Slave”.
To enter the specifications for a hard disk drive, you must select first a “Type”. There are 45 predefined types and 4 user definable types are for Enhanced IDE BIOS. Type 1 to 45 are predefined. Type “User” is user-definable. For the Primary Master/Slave as well as Secondary Master/Slave, you can select “Auto” under the TYPE and MODE fields. This will enable auto detection of your IDE drives and CD­ROM drive during POST.
Press <PgUp>/<PgDn> to select a numbered hard disk type or type the number and press the <Enter> key. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information for this field. 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.
CYLS : Number of cylinders HEAD : Number of read/write heads PRECOMP : Write precompensation LANDZ : Landing zone SECTOR : Number of sectors SIZE : Automatically adjust according to the configuration MODE (for IDE HDD only) : Auto
Normal (HD < 528MB) Large (for MS-DOS only) LBA (HD > 528MB and
supports Logical Block Addressing)
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NOTE: The specifications of your drive must match with the drive
table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter incorrect information in these fields. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Type User to define your own drive type manually.
Drive A / Drive B
These fields identify the types of floppy disk drive A or drive B that has been installed in the computer. The available
specifications are:
360KB
5.25 in.
1. 2MB
5.25 in.
720KB
3.5 in.
1. 44M B
3.5 in.
2. 88M B
3.5 in.
Video
This field selects the type of video display card installed in your system. You can choose the following video display cards:
EGA/VGA For EGA, VGA, SEGA, SVGA
or PGA monitor adapters. (default) CGA 40 Power up in 40 column mode. CGA 80 Power up in 80 column mode. MONO For Hercules or MDA adapters.
Halt On
This field determines whether or not the system will halt if an error is detected during power up. No errors The system boot will not be halted for any
error that may be detected.
All errors Whenever the BIOS detects a non-fatal error,
the system will stop and you will be prompted.
All, But Keyboard The system boot will not be halted for a
keyboard error; it will stop for all other errors
All, But Diskette The system boot will not be halted for a disk
error; it will stop for all other errors.
All, But Disk/Key The system boot will not be halted for a key-
board or disk error; it will stop for all others.
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6.4 BIOS Features Setup
This section allows you to configure and improve your system and allows you to set up some system features according to your preference.
ROM / PCI ISA BIOS
BIOS FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
Virus Warning : Disabled Video BIOS Shadow : Enabled CPU Internal Cache : Enabled C8000-CBFFF Shadow : Disabled External Cache : Enabled CC000-CFFFF Shadow : Disabled
D0000-D3FFF Shadow : Disabled Quick Power On Self Test : Enabled D4000-D7FFF Shadow : Disabled Boot Sequence : A, C, SCSI D8000-DBFFF Shadow : Disabled Swap Floppy Drive : Disabled DC000-DFFF Shadow : Disabled Boot Up Floppy Seek : Enabled Boot Up Numlock Status : On Gate A20 Option : Fast Typematic Rate Setting : Disabled Memory Parity ECC Checking : Disabled Typematic Rate (chars/Sec) : 6 Typematic Delay (Msec) : 250
Security Option : Setup ESC : Quit : Select Item PCI /VGA Palette Snoop : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify OS Select For DRAM>64MB : Non-OS2 F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
Virus Warning
This item protects the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk against accidental modifications. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will halt the system and display a warning message. If this occurs, you can either allow the operation to continue or run an anti-virus program to locate and remove the problem.
NOTE: Many disk diagnostic programs, which attempt to access the
boot sector table, can cause the virus warning. If you will run such a program, disable the Virus Warning feature.
CPU Internal Cache / External Cache
Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM (system memory). CPUs from 486-type on up contain internal cache memory, and most, but not all, modern PCs have additional (external) cache memory. When the CPU requests data, the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory, for even faster access by the CPU. These items allow you to enable (speed up memory access) or disable the cache function. By default, these items are Enabled.
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Quick Power On Self Test
When enabled, this field speeds up the Power On Self Test (POST) after the system is turned on. If it is set to Enabled, BIOS will skip some items.
Boot Sequence
This field determines the drive that the system searches first for an operating system. The default value is A, C, SCSI. The options are :
A, C, SCSI D, A, SCSI SCSI, C, A C, A, SCSI E, A, SCSI C only C, CDROM, A F, A, SCSI LS/ZIP, C CDROM, C, A SCSI, A, C
Swap Floppy Drive
This item allows you to determine whether or not to enable Swap Floppy Drive. When enabled, the BIOS swaps floppy drive assignments so that Drive A becomes Drive B, and Drive B becomes Drive A. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
Boot Up Floppy Seek
When enabled, the BIOS will seek whether or not the floppy drive installed has 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type has 40 tracks while 760K,
1.2M and 1.44M all have 80 tracks. By default, this field is set to
Enabled.
Boot Up NumLock Status
This allows you to activate the NumLock function after you power up the system. By default, the system boots up with NumLock On.
Gate A20 Option
This field allows you to select how Gate A20 is worked. Gate A20 is a device used to address memory above 1 MB. The default setting is
Fast.
Memory Parity / ECC Check
When enabled, this allows ECC checking of the CPU’s L2 cache. By default, this field is Disabled.
Typematic Rate Setting
When disabled, continually holding down a key on your keyboard will generate only one instance. When enabled, you can set the two typematic controls listed next. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
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Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, the system registers repeated keystrokes speeds. Settings are from 6 to 30 characters per second.
Typematic Delay (Msec)
When the typematic rate is enabled, this item allows you to set the time interval for displaying the first and second characters. By default, this item is set to 250msec.
Security Option
This field allows you to limit access to the System and Setup. The default value is Setup. When you select System, the system prompts for the User Password every time you boot up. When you select Setup, the system always boots up and prompts for the Supervisor Password only when the Setup utility is called up.
PCI/VGA Palette Snoop
Some non-standard VGA display cards may not show colors properly. This field allows you to set whether or not MPEG ISA/VESA VGA Cards can work with PCI/VGA. When this field is enabled, a PCI/VGA can work with an MPEG ISA/VESA VGA card. When this field is disabled, a PCI/VGA cannot work with an MPEG ISA/VESA Card.
OS Select for DRAM > 64MB
This option allows the system to access greater than 64MB of DRAM memory when used with OS/2 that depends on certain BIOS calls to access memory. The default setting is Non-OS/2.
Video BIOS Shadow
This item allows you to change the Video BIOS location from ROM to RAM. Video Shadow will increase the video speed.
C8000 - CBFFF Shadow/DC000 - DFFFF Shadow
Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640KB to 1024KB. These fields determine whether or not optional ROM will be copied to RAM.
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6.5 Chipset Features Setup
This Setup menu controls the configuration of the motherboard chipset.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE INC.
Bank 0/1 DRAM Timing
:
SDRAM 8ns Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk : Disabled
Bank 2/3 DRAM Timing
:
SDRAM 8ns Spread Spectrum : Disabled
Bank 4/5 DRAM Timing
:
SDRAM 8ns
SDRAM Cycle Length
:
2
Memory Hole At 15MB Addr
:
Disabled Read Around Write Disabled Concurrent PCI/Host
:
Disabled Video RAM Cacheable
:
Enabled AGP Aperture Size (MB)
:
64M OnChip USB
:
Enabled USB Keyboard Support
:
Disabled OnChip Sound
:
Enabled
ESC : Quit : Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults
DRAM Timing
The DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers. The timing type is dependent on the system design. Slower rates may be required in some system designs to support loose layouts or slower memory.
SDRAM Cycle Length
This field sets the SDRAM cycle length to either 2 or 3. The default setting is 2.
Memory Hole at 15MB Addr.
In order to improve performance, certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA cards. This field allows you to reserve 15MB to 16MB memory address space to ISA expansion cards. This makes memory from 15MB and up unavailable to the system. Expansion cards can only access memory up to 16MB. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
Read Around Write
DRAM optimization feature: If a memory read is addressed to a location whose latest write is being held in a buffer before being written to memory, the read is satisfied through the buffer contents, and the read is not sent to the DRAM. The default setting is Disabled.
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Concurrent PCI/Host
This field enables or disables the concurrent PCI/Host. The default setting is Disabled.
Video RAM Cacheable
Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS ROM at C0000h to C7FFFh, resulting in better video performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a memory access error may result.
AGP Aperture Size
The field sets aperture size of the graphics. 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. The options available are 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128M and 256. The default setting is 64M.
OnChip USB
This field allows you either to enable or disable the USB function. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
USB Keyboard Support
Enable this field if your system supports a USB keyboard.
OnChip Sound
This field allows you either to enable or disable the on board sound function of the motherboard. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk
When enabled, the system automatically shuts off clocks of unused DIMM/PCI slots. The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE Testing use only.
Spread Spectrum
This field sets the value of the spread spectrum. Options are Disabled,
1.8% (CNTR), 0.6% (CNTR), 1.8% (DOWN), and 0.6% (DOWN). The default setting is Disabled. This field is for CE Testing use only.
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6.6 Power Management Setup
The Power Management Setup allows you to save energy of your system effectively. It will shut down the hard disk and turn off video display after a period of inactivity.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
ACPI Function : Enabled Primary INTR : ON
Power Management : User Define IRQ3 (COM2) : Primary
PM Control by APM : Yes IRQ4 (COM1) : Primary
Video Off Option : Suspend -> Off IRQ5 (LPT 2) : Primary
Video Off Method : V/H SYNC +Blank IRQ6 (Floppy Disk) : Primary
Soft-Off by PWRBTN : Instant-Off IRQ7 (LPT 1) : Primary
PWRON After PW-Fail : Off IRQ8 (RTC Alarm) : Disabled
** PM Timers ** IRQ9 (IRQ2 Redir) : Secondary
HDD Power Down : Disabled IRQ10 (Reserved) : Secondary
Doze Mode : Disabled IRQ11 (Reserved) : Secondary
Suspend Mode : Disabled IRQ12 (PS/2 Mouse) : Primary
** PM Events ** IRQ13 (Coprocessor) : Primary
VGA : OFF IRQ14 (Hard Disk) : Primary
LPT & COM : LPT / COM IRQ15 (Reserved) : Primary
HDD & FDD : ON DMA / master : OFF ESC : Quit : Select Item
PWR-ON By Modem/LAN : Disabled F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
RTC Alarm Resume : Disabled F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
ACPI Function
This field allows you to enabled or disable the ACPI function on the motherboard. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
Power Management
This field allows you to select the type of power saving management modes. There are four selections for Power Management.
Min. Power Saving Minimum power management Max. Power Saving Maximum power management. User Define Each of the ranges are from 1 min. to
1hr. Except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min. to 15 min. (Default)
NOTE: In order to enable the CPU overheat protection feature, the
Power Management field should not be set to Disabled.
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PM Control by APM
This field allows you to use the Advanced Power Management device to enhance the Max. Power Saving mode and stop the CPU’s internal clock. If the Max. Power Saving is not enabled, this will be preset to NO.
Video Off After
This field specifies the mode after which the Video Off feature is enabled. The options are Doze, Standby, Suspend, and N/A.
Video Off Method
This field defines the Video Off features. There are three options.
V/H SYNC + Blank Default setting, blank the screen and turn
off vertical and horizontal scanning.
DPMS Allows the BIOS to control the video
display card if it supports the DPMS feature.
Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video
buffer.
PWRON After PW-Fail
In case of power failure, the system can be configured to power on or to remain off when the power returns. These two settings are Former- Sts and Off respectively. The default setting for this field is Off.
Soft-Off by PWRBTN
This field defines the power-off mode when using an ATX power supply. The Instant Off mode allows powering off immediately upon pressing the power button. In the Delay 4 Sec mode, the system powers off when the power button is pressed for more than four seconds or enters the suspend mode when pressed for less than 4 seconds. The default value is Instant Off.
HDD Power Down
When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active.
Doze Mode
When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, the CPU clock will run at a slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed.
Suspend Mode
When enabled, and after the set time of system inactivity, all devices except the CPU will be shut off.
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PM Events
The VGA, LPT & COM, HDD & FDD, DMA /master, GPI Resume, PWR-ON By Modem/LAN, RTC Alarm Resume and Primary INTR section are I/O events which can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. 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. The default value is Off. When set On, activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it. The IRQ section sets the wake-up call of the system. If activity is detected from any enabled IRQ channels in the left-hand group, the system wakes up from suspended mode.
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6.7 PNP/PCI Configuration
This option configures the PCI bus system. All PCI bus systems on the system use INT#, thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION
AWARD SOFTWARE INC.
PNP OS Installed : No CPU to PCI Write Buffer : Enabled
Resources Controlled by : Manual PCI Dynamic Bursting : Enabled
Reset Configuration Data : Disabled PCI Master 0 WS Write : Disabled
PCI Delay Transaction : Enabled
IRQ-3 assigned to : Legacy ISA PCI#2 Access #1 Retry : Disabled
IRQ-4 assigned to : Legacy ISA AGP Master 1 WS Write : Enabled
IRQ-5 assigned to : Legacy ISA AGP Master 1 WS Read : Enabled
IRQ-7 assigned to : Legacy ISA
IRQ-9 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP PCI IRQ Activated By : Level
IRQ-10 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For USB : Enabled
IRQ-11 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP Assign IRQ For VGA : Enabled
IRQ-12 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-14 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
IRQ-15 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-0 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP
DMA-1 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP ESC : Quit : Select Item
DMA-3 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify
DMA-5 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
DMA-6 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
DMA-7 assigned to : PCI/ISA PnP F7 : Load Setup Defaults
PNP OS Installed
This field allows you to specify if the operating system installed in your system is plug and play aware.
NOTE: Operating systems such as DOS, OS/2, and Windows 3.x do
not use PnP.
Resources Controlled by
This PnP BIOS can configure all of the boot and compatible devices automatically. However, this capability needs you to use a PnP operating system such as Windows 95. The default value is Manual.
Reset Configuration Data
This field allows you to determine whether to reset the configuration data or not. The default value is Disabled.
IRQ3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15, DMA0/1/3/5/6/7 assigned to
These fields allow you to determine the IRQ/DMA assigned to the ISA bus and is not available to any PCI slot.
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CPU to PCI Write Buffer
When enabled, this option increase the efficiency of the PCI bus to and speed up the execution in the processor. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
PCI Dynamic Bursting
When enabled, this option combines several PCI cycles into one. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
PCI Master 0 WS Write
When enabled, this option increases the write cycle speed. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
PCI Delay Transaction
When enabled, this option delays PCI data transaction. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
PCI#2 Access #1 Retry
This item enables PC#2 Access #1 attempts. By default, this field is set to Disabled.
AGP Master 1 WS Write
When enabled, writes to the AGP bus are executed with 1 wait states. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
AGP Master 1 WS Read
When enabled, reads to the AGP bus are executed with 1 wait states. By default, this field is set to Enabled.
PCI IRQ Activated by
This field allows you to select the method by which the PCI bus recognizes that an IRQ service is being requested by a device. The default value is Level.
Assign IRQ for USB/VGA
These fields allow you to enable or disable the IRQ for USB and VGA. By default, these fields are enabled.
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6.8 Load BIOS Defaults
This option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values permanently stored in the BIOS ROM. These default settings are non­optimal and disable all high-performance features.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP CPU FEATURES SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS Setup
To load BIOS defaults value to CMOS SRAM, enter “Y”. If not, enter “N”.
6.9 Load Setup Defaults
This option allows you to load the default values to your system configuration. These default settings are optimal and enable all high performance features.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP CPU FEATURES SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Load BIOS Defaults except Standard CMOS Setup
To load SETUP defaults value to CMOS SRAM, enter “Y”. If not, enter “N”.
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6.10 CPU Features Setup
This Setup menu controls the configuration pertaining to the CPU and system temperature.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CPU SPEED SETTING
AWARD SOFTWARE INC.
CPU Speed : Manual : CPU Clock Multiplier : X 5.5 CPU Bus Speed : 66 MHz Current CPU Temp.
: 41C/ 105F
Current System Temp.
: 34C/ 93F
Current CPU Fan Speed
:
2789 RPM Current Chassis Fan Speed
:
2045 RPM VCORE
:
2.06 V 2.5V
:
2.56 V
VCC3
:
3.41 V + 5 V
:
5.27 V
+12 V
:
12.46 V
ESC : Quit : Select Item F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color F6 : Load BIOS Defaults F7 : Load Setup Defaults
CPU Speed, CPU Clock Multiplier, CPU Bus Speed
The MI7VGA motherboard allows users to set the CPU speed through the BIOS. The parameters in setting the CPU speed include CPU Clock
Multiplier (X3, X3.5, X4, X4.5, X5, X5.5, X6.5, X7, X7.5, X8) and CPU Clock (66MHz, 68MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz or 100MHz, 112MHz,
124MHz, 133MHz).
In the initial setup, the system automatically detects the base Frequency of the CPU (66MHz or 100MHz). Press the and keys to change the CPU speed or press the PageUp or PageDown key to see the selections for CPU Clock Multiplier and CPU Bus Speed.
CPU speed configuration examples: A. CPU-frequency auto-detect
CPU Speed : 300MHz (100x3) CPU Speed : 333MHz (66x5)
Parameters: CPU Clock Mutiplier = 3 ~ 8 CPU Bus Speed = 100MHz (fixed)
Parameters: CPU Clock Mutiplier = 3 ~ 8 CPU Bus Speed = 66MHz (fixed)
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B. Manual
CPU Speed Manual CPU Speed Manual CPU Clock Multiplier : X 3 CPU Clock Multiplier : X 3.5 CPU Bus Speed : 100/33 MHz CPU Bus Speed : 66/33 MHz
Parameters: CPU Clock Multiplier = 3/3.5/4/4.5/5/5.5/6.5 7/7.5/8 CPU Bus Speed = 100MHz, 112MHz,
124MHz, 133MHz
Parameters: CPU Clock Multiplier = 3/3.5/4/4.5/5/5.5/6.5 7/7.5/8 CPU Bus Speed = 66MHz, 75MHz,
83MHz
NOTE: Overclocking could cause the system not to boot. When this
happens, turn off the computer by pressing the power button and turn it on again by pressing the Insert key and the power button simultaneously. Then press the Delete key to enter BIOS Setup and configure the CPU speed.
Current CPU / System Temp.
These read-only fields reflect the functions of the hardware thermal sensor that monitors the chip blocks and system temperatures to ensure the system is stable.
Current CPU Fan / Chassis Fan Speed
These read-only fields show the current speeds in RPM (revolution per minute) for the CPU fan and chassis fan as monitored by the hardware monitoring IC.
VCORE/VCC3/2.5V/+12V/+5V
These read-only fields show the current voltages in the voltage regulators and power supply as monitored by the hardware monitoring IC.
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6.11 Integrated Peripherals
This option sets your hard disk configuration, mode and port.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
INTEGRATED PERIPHERALSP
AWARD SOFTWARE INC.
On-Chip IDE Channel 0 : Enabled Onboard Parallel Port : 378/IRQ7 On-Chip IDE Channel 1 : Enabled Parallel Port Mode : Normal IDE Prefetch Mode : Disabed IDE HDD Block Mode : Enabled Primary Master PIO : Auto Primary Slave PIO : Auto Secondary Master PIO : Auto Onboard legacy Audio : Enabled Secondary Slave PIO : Auto Sound Blaster : Enabled Primary Master UDMA : Auto
SB I/O Base Address : 220H Primary Slave UDMA : Auto SB IRQ Select : IRQ 5 Secondary Master UDMA : Auto SB DMA Select : DMA 1 Secondary Slave UDMA : Auto MPU-401 : Enabled Init AGP Display First : AGP MPU-401 I/O Address : 330-333H
FM Port (388-38BH) : Enabled Onboard FDD Controller : Enabled Game Port (200-270H) : Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 : 3F8/IRQ4 Parallel Port Mode : Normal Onboard Serial Port 2 : 2F8/IRQ3 F1 : Help PU/PD/+/- : Modify UART 2 Mode : Standard F5 : Old Values (Shift) F2 : Color
F6 : Load BIOS Defaults
F7 : Load Setup Defaults
OnChip IDE Channel0/1
The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately.
IDE Prefetch Mode
This field allows your hard disk controller to use prefetch mode to transfer data to increase the performance.
IDE HDD Block Mode
This field allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from your hard disk drive.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO
These fields allow your system hard disk controller to work faster. Rather than have the BIOS issue a series of commands that transfer to or from the disk drive, PIO (Programmed Input/Output) allows the BIOS to communicate with the controller and CPU directly.
The system supports five modes, numbered from 0 (default) to 4, which primarily differ in timing. When Auto is selected, the BIOS will select the best available mode.
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Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA
These fields allow your system to improve disk I/O throughput to 33Mb/sec with the Ultra DMA/33 feature. The options are Auto and Disabled.
Init AGP Display First
This field allows the system to initialize first the VGA card in the AGP slot on the motherboard when system is turned on.
Onboard FDD Controller
Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the motherboard and you wish to use it. If you install an add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. This option allows you to select the onboard FDD port.
Onboard Serial/Parallel Port
These fields allow you to select the onboard serial and parallel ports and their addresses. The default values for these ports are:
Serial Port 1 3F8/IRQ4 Serial Port 2 2F8/IRQ3 Parallel Port 378H/IRQ7
UART 2 Mode
This field determines the UART 2 mode in your computer. The default value is Standard.
Parallel Port Mode
This field allows you to determine parallel port mode function.
SPP Normal Printer Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port
Onboard Legacy Audio
When this field is enabled, other options of the on board audio in this setup can be configured. These options included Sound Blaster, SB I/O Base Address, SB IRQ Select, SB DMA Select, MPU-401, MPU-401 I/O Address, FM Port (388-38BH) and Game Port.
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6.12 Supervisor / User Password
These two options set the system password. Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and Setup utility. User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system. To specify a password, highlight the type you want and press <Enter>. The Enter Password: message prompts on the screen. Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again. After setting a password, the screen automatically returns to the main screen.
To disable a password, just press the <Enter> key when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm the password to be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP CPU FEATURES SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Change / Set / Disable Password
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6.13 IDE HDD Auto Detection
This option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive, and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
STANDARD CMOS SETUP
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
HARD DISKS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
Primary Master:
Select Primary Master Option (N=SKIP) : N
OPTIONS TYPE SIZE CYLS HEAD PRECOMP LANDZ SECTOR MODE
1 (Y) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NORMAL
NOTE: Some OSes (like SCO-UNIX) must use ”NORMAL ” for installation
Up to four IDE drives can be detected, with parameters for each appearing in sequence inside a box. To accept the displayed entries, press the “Y” key; to skip to the next drive, press the “N” key. If you accept the values, the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen.
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6.14 Save & Exit Setup
This option allows you to determine whether or not to accept the modifications. If you type “Y”, you will quit the setup utility and save all changes into the CMOS memory. If you type “N”, you will return to Setup utility.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP CPU FEATURES SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Save Data to CMOS & Exit Setup
6.15 Exit Without Saving
Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the changes you have made in this session. Typing “Y” will quit the Setup utility without saving the modifications. Typing “N” will return you to Setup utility.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS
CMOS SETUP UTILITY
AWARD SOFTWARE, INC.
STANDARD CMOS SETUP CPU FEATURES SETUP BIOS FEATURES SETUP INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CHIPSET FEATURES SETUP SUPERVISOR PASSWORD POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP USER PASSWORD PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION LOAD BIOS DEFAULTS SAVE & EXIT SETUP LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS EXIT WITHOUT SAVING ESC : Quit : Select Item F10 : Save & Exit Setup (Shift) F2 : Change Color
Abandon all Data & Exit Setup
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Save to CMOS and Exit(Y/N)? N

Quit Without Saving (Y/N)? N

Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide
Chapter 7 VIA Drivers Installation Guide
This chapter describes the installation procedure for the drivers from VIA including IDE bus master, AGP VXD, PCI IRQ Routing Miniport, VIA Chipset Function Registry, audio and VGA functions.
NOTE: If you are using Windows 95, please install USB supplement
to OSR2 from the original Windows 95 CD or download it from Microsoft’s web site after you have installed Windows 95 (even before you have started to install the drivers mentioned in this chapter.)
Please follow the steps in the following sections.
7.1 4-in-1 Drivers Installation
1. Insert driver CD disc to CD-ROM. The CD-ROM autoruns and display the window below. Click VIA M/B drivers.
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2. Click VIA 4 in 1 drivers.
3. Click Next.
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4. In Windows 98 system, we recommend you install 4 drivers. In Windows 95 system, we recommend you de-select IRQ Routing Miniport driver. Click Next.
5. Click Next.
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6. Click Next.
7. Click Next.
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8. If you have install IRQ Routing Miniport driver. Click Next.
9. Click Finish to restart your computer.
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10. To enable/disable HDD or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM DMA mode, when Windows reboot, execute VIA 4 IN 1 Drivers setup program again. When the select components window appears, select
Enable/Disable (Ultra) DMA, then click Next.
11. Select or deselect devices, then click Next.
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12. Click Finish to restart your computer.
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7.2 Audio Drivers Installation
Audio Driver Installation for Windows 95
Before the installation, you have to copy the whole directory containing the VIA 686A PCI multimedia audio driver into your hard disk. You may do this by doing the following steps. a. Click Start -> Programs -> Windows Explorer. b. Double click the CD-ROM drive. c. Double click the VIA folder d. Drag the Via686A folder with the right mouse button to your C: drive on the left side of the screen. Release the right mouse button and select COPY HERE.
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double click System.
3. Click Device Manager.
4. Expand Other Devices.
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5. Double click PCI Multimedia Audio Device.
6. Click Driver.
7. Click Update Driver.
8. Click Next.
9. Click Other Locations.
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10. Type C:\VIA686A\Win95, then press ENTER.
11. Click Finish.
12. Click OK.
13. Type C:\VIA686A\Win95, then press ENTER.
16. When the Unknown Device window appears, click Next.
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17. Click Other Locations.
18. Type C:\VIA686A\Win95, then press ENTER.
19. Click Finish to install the VIA Gameport Joystick driver.
20. Put the Windows 95 CD disc into the CD-ROM drive, then click
OK.
21. Type the correct path name for Windows 95, then press ENTER.
22. Click Close.
23. Restart Windows 95 for the changes to take effect.
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Audio Driver Installation for Windows 98
Before the installation, you have to copy the whole directory containing the VIA 686A PCI multimedia audio driver into your hard disk. You may do this by doing the following steps. a. Click Start -> Programs -> Windows Explorer. b. Double click the CD-ROM drive. c. Double click the VIA folder d. Drag the Via686A folder with the right mouse button to your C: drive on the left side of the screen. Release the right mouse
button and select COPY HERE.
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double click System.
3. Click Device Manager.
4. Expand Sound, Video and Game Controllers.
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5. Remove Gameport Joystick, MPU-401 Compatible, Sound Blaster Pro
or compatible devices.
6. Double click PCI Multimedia Audio Device.
7. Click Driver.
8. Click Update Driver.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Specify a location, then type C:\via686a\win98. Now press
ENTER.
11. Click Next.
12. Click Next.
13. Put the Windows 98 CD disc into the CD-ROM drive, then click
OK.
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14. When the files have been copied, click Finish, then click Close.
18. Restart Windows 98 for the changes to take effect.
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Audio Driver Installation for Windows NT 4.0
IMPORTANT: You should install the Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or higher first before installing the VIA 686A PCI multimedia audio device drivers. If you don't have Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 or higher, please contact your software vendor or download it from Microsoft's web site.
Before the installation, you have to copy the whole directory containing the VIA 686A PCI multimedia audio driver into your hard disk. You may do this by doing the following steps. a. Click Start -> Programs -> Windows Explorer. b. Double click the CD-ROM drive. c. Double click the VIA folder d. Drag the Via686A folder with the right mouse button to your C: drive on the left side of the screen. Release the right mouse
button and select COPY HERE.
1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2. Double click Multimedia.
3. Click Devices.
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4. Click Add.
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5. Select Unlisted or Update Driver, then click OK.
6. Type c:\via686a\winnt40, then click OK.
7. Click OK.
8. Click Restart Now to restart Windows NT and for changes to take effect.
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7.3 DirectX Driver Installation
NOTE: The DirectX Driver Installation section is used under
Windows 95/ 98. To install the driver, follow the steps below.
1. Insert the CD disc that is supplied with the motherboard. The CD
disc autoruns and displays the following icons on the left side of the screen.
2. Click the Tools icon.
3. Click DirectX 6.1 core.
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3. Click Yes.
4. Click Yes.
5. Click OK to restart your computer.
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Appendix
Appendix
A. Additions & Errata
The manufacturer sees to it that the most up-to-date and accurate information are contained in this manual. This section would contain page insert(s) of additional information, updates or corrections that the user should know to ensure that proper configuration and setup of the motherboard is made.
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