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1. Device Empty N C Power ON OFF Reset Switch SPD LED Indicator HDD LED Pins 10 6 8 5 7 2 4 1 3 Empty Pin 10 Power Switc Pins 6 8 SPD LED Pins 2 4 13 10 9 h NIC Pin 9 Reset Switch Pins 5 7 HDD LED Pins 1 3 Other Devices Installation Floppy Diskette Drive Installation The motherboard has a floppy diskette drive FDD interface and ships with a diskette drive ribbon cable that supports one or two floppy diskette drives You can install a 5 25 inch drive and a 3 5 inch drive with various capacities The floppy diskette drive cable has one type of connector for a 5 25 inch drive and another type of connector for a 3 5 inch drive IDE Devices Your motherboard has a primary and secondary IDE channel interface IDE1 and IDE2 An IDE ribbon cable supporting two IDE devices is bundled with the motherboard If you want to install more than two IDE devices get a second IDE cable and you can add two more devices to the secondary IDE channel IDE devices have jumpers or switches to set the IDE device as MASTER or SLAVE When installing two IDE devices on one cable ensure that one device is set to MASTER and the other one to SLAVE This motherboard supports Ultra DMA 66 100 133 UDMA is a technology to accelerate devices performance in the IDE channel To maximize performance install IDE devices that support UDMA and use 80 pin I2. Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered Double Data Rate SDRAM DDR SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM sockets and supports up to 2 0 GB of 200 266 MHz DDR SDRAM DDR SDRAM is a type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle the rising and falling edges effectively doubling the memory chip s data throughput DDR DIMMs can synchronously work with 200 MHz or 266 MHz memory bus DDR SDRAM provides 1 6 GB s or 2 1 GB s data transfer rate depending on whether the bus is 100 MHz or 133 MHz DDR SDRAM uses additional power and ground lines and requires 184 pin 2 5V unbuffered DIMM module HEA ine B 3 9 oj Installation Procedure These modules can be installed with up to 2 GB system memory Refer to the following to install the memory module 1 Push down the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket 2 Align the memory module with the socket There is a notch on the DIMM socket that you can install the DIMM module in the correct direction Match the cutout on the DIMM module with the notch on the DIMM socket 3 Install the DIMM module into the socket and press it firmly down until it is seated correctly The socket latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 4 Install any remaining DIMM modules DDR1 DDR2 Jumper Settings 1 Feros B JP1 JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper This ju
3. Ports The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One VGA port One parallel port One LAN port optional Six USB2 0 ports four back panel ports onboard USB connector providing two extra ports e Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out gt o o o BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following Power management Wake up alarms CPU parameters and memory timing CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds Built in Ethernet LAN optional Built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ethernet LAN Embedded Fast Ethernet MAC and onboard Realtek LAN PHY compliant with IEEE802 3u 1OOBASE TX 10BASE T and ANSI X3 263 TP PMD standards Compliant with ACPI 1 0 and the Network Device Class Power Management 1 0 High Performance provided by 100Mbps clock generator and data recovery circuit for 100Mbps receiver USB 2 0 Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 Compliant with Intel s Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 0 Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1 1 PCI multi function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full low speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high speed signaling Root h
4. and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation 2 USB 2 0 Driver Limitations 2 1 The USB 2 0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000 2 2 If you connect a USB 2 0 hub to the root hub plugging USB devices into this hub the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices connection because it could not recognize these devices IV Chapter 1 Introduction This motherboard has a Socket 478 for the Intel Pentium 4 Prescott type of processors supporting front side bus FSB speeds up to 533 400 MHz This motherboard has the VIA P4M266A Northbridge and VT8235CD Southbridge chipsets that support AC 97 audio codec and provide Ultra DMA 133 100 66 33 function It supports built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth It implements Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 1 0 This motherboard has three 32 bit PCI slots one 4xAGP slot one CNR Communications and Networking Riser slot and an onboard 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network interface optional In addition this motherboard has a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one VGA port one parallel port one optional LAN port six USB2 0 ports four back panel ports and onboard USB header USB2 providing two extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard This motherb
5. for those peripheral devices connected to the system AMIBIOS SETUP FEATURES SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC Enabled OnBoard Serial PortA 3F8h COM1 OnBoard IR Port Disabled OnBoard Parallel Port 378h Parallel Port Mode SPP Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port DMA N A OnBoard IDE Both Quit Ne Select Audio Device Enabled Modem Device Auto Ethernet Device Enabled USB Controller Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Color USB Device Legacy Support Disabled Load BIOS Defaults ThumbDrive Support for DOS Disabled Load Setup Defaults Help PU PD Modify 27 OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial PortA Use this item to enable or disable the onboard COM1 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Use this item to enable or disable the Port onboard infrared port and to assign a port address Parallel Port Use this item to set the parallel port mode Mode You can select SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or ECP EPP Parallel Port Use this item to assign IRQ to the parallel IRQ port Parallel Port Use this item to assign a DMA channel to DMA the parallel port OnBoard IDE Use this item to enable or disable the onboard IDE channel Audio Device This item enables or disables the AC 97 audio chip Modem D
6. have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connectors USB2 to connect the front mounted ports to the motherboard Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VERG_FP_USBPWR0O 2 VERG_FP_USBPWRO 3 USB_FP_PO 4 USB_FP_P 1 5 USB_FP_P0 6 USB_FP_P1 T GROUND 8 GROUND 9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OCO JUSBC USB Card Reader Connector optional This connector is for connecting internal USB card reader You can use a card reader to read or transfer files and digital images to your computer Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 USB 3 4 USB GND 5 KEY Q The JUSBC is shared with one of the USB ports of the VO back panel The USB port is located beside the VGA port connector See I O Ports for more information Q Please check the pin assignment of the cable and the USB header on the motherboard Make sure the pin assignment will match before plugging in Any incorrect usage may cause unexpected damage to the system The vendor wont be responsible for any incidental or consequential damage arising from the usage or misusage of the purchased product CD2 CD ROM DVD Audio Input Connector If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system When you first start up your system the BIOS should automatically detect your CD ROM DVD drive If it doesn t enter the Setup Utility and configure the CD ROM DVD drive that you have installe
7. 1 968V ESC Quit Ne Select Item SB5V 5 026V F4 Help PUIPD Modify VBAT 3 472V F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Fan Spee Pp 1308 RPM FO Load BIOS Defaults Power Temperature 33 c 91 F F7 Load Setup Defaults SYSTEM Temperature 40 C 104 F CPU Temperature 36 C 96 F 29 CPU System These items display CPU and system Temperature temperature measurement FANs amp These items indicate cooling fan speeds in Voltage RPM and the various system voltage Measurements measurements Change Password If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears that you can enter a Supervisor password You can enter no more than six letters or numbers Press Enter after you have typed in the password There will be the second dialog box asking you to retype the password for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly Then the password is required for the access to the Setup Utility or for it at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility configuration and exit the program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to exit without saving 30 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications Introduction This chapter describes the contents of the support CD ROM that comes with the motherboard pa
8. DE cables supporting UDMA 66 100 133 Expansion Slots Installation This motherboard has one 4xAGP one CNR and three 32 bit PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect expansion slots 4 x AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot You can install a graphics adapter supporting 4xAGP specification in the AGP slot This slot has one 4xAGP edge connector CNR Communications Networking Riser Slot You can install a CNR the Communications Networking Riser card in the CNR slot PCI Peripheral Components Interconnect Slot You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion cards in the slots 1 Remove a blanking plate from the system case corresponding to the slot you are going to use 2 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the expansion slot Ensure that the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 3 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system case with a screw Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices SIR1 SPK1 Speaker Connector Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 header on the motherboard Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPKR 2 NC 3 GND 4 5V USB2 Front panel USB header The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Some computer cases have a special module that mounts USB ports at the front of the case If you
9. This publication including photographs illustrations and software is under the protection of international copyright laws with all rights reserved Neither this manual nor any of the material contained herein may be reproduced without the express written consent of the manufacturer The information in this document is subject to change without notice The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium Pentium II Pentium III Pentium 4 MMX Celeron and Tualatin are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PC cillin is a trademark of Trend Micro Inc AMI is a trademark of American Megatrends Inc It has been acknowledged that all mentioned brands or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved PVM266aM P P4M266A March 2004 Table of Contents Trademark sscsssccssssccsssc
10. an 3 Boot Device operating system to load at start up time Try Other Boot If you enable this item the system will Device also search for other boot devices if it fails to find an operating system from the first two locations 21 S M A R T for Enable this item if any IDE hard disks Hard Disks support the S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature BootUp Num This item determines if the Num Lock Lock key is active or inactive at system start up time Floppy Drive If you have two diskette drives installed Swap and you enable this item drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A Floppy Drive If you enable this item your system will Seek check all floppy disk drives at start up Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive Password Check If you have entered a password for the system use this item to determine if the password is required to enter the Setup Utility Setup or required both at start up and to enter the Setup Utility Always Boot to OS 2 gt Enable this item if you are booting the 64MB OS 2 operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed L2 Cache Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal L2 cache memory System BIOS If you enable this item a segment of the Cacheable system BIOS will be copied to main memory for faster ex
11. c in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup icon The Application button brings up a software menu It shows the bundled software that this motherboard supports The ReadMe brings you to the Install Path where you can find out path names of software driver 32 Auto Installing under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP If you are under Windows 98 ME 2000 XP please click the Setup button to run the software auto installing program while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 1 The installation program loads and displays the following screen Click the Next button Auto Setup Package software Version 27 00 0009 Eg Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for AutaSetup The InataltSheeke Wicaed wll inital AutoSetup on your computer To continue click Next 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed Auto Setup Package software Version 2 00 0009 Select Features Choose the features Setup well ental Select the leshaes you wart to natal cisa the leatures you do not sari bo iratal Deecroten S5 AGP Post Divar Verion 1 17 release Date 2001 08 07 Space Required on C EGT Space Available on C BIET K 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscre
12. ckage The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available ina README file located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 98 ME 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your motherboard if Windows NT or manual installation please follow the instructions described as the Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation section Installing Support Software 1 Insert the support CD ROM disc in the CD ROM drive 2 When you insert the CD ROM disc in the system CD ROM drive the CD automatically displays an Auto Setup screen 3 The screen displays three buttons of Setup Browse CD and Exit on the right side and three others Setup Application and ReadMe at the bottom Please see the following illustration Eid Multi Menu PA eae The Setup button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM dis
13. ction only works under WINXP Operating System therefore disable it under other Operating System 35
14. d On the motherboard locate the 4 pin connector CD2 Pin Signal 1 CDINL 2 GND 3 GND 4 CDINR SIR1 Serial infrared port The motherboard supports a Serial Infrared SIR1 data port Infrared ports allow the wireless exchange of information between your computer and similarly equipped devices such as printers laptops Personal Digital Assistants PDAs and other computers Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 NC 2 KEY 3 5V 4 GND 5 IRTX 6 IRRX Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information of your computer such as date and time the type of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer applies those information to initialize all the components when booting up and basic functions of coordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer booting properly If it happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory which has stored the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while rebooting your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually change the configuration You might need to do this to configure some hardware installed in or connected to the motherboard such as the CPU system memo
15. d mode Resume On The system can be turned off with a RTC Alarm software command If you enable this item Date Hour the system can automatically resume at a Minute fixed time based on the system s RTC Second realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature LAN Ring The system can be turned off with a Power On software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature Keyboard If you enable this item system can Power On automatically resume by pressing hot keys Wake Up Key on the keyboard or typing in the password Wake Up You must enable the Keyboard Power On Password jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature 25 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page This page sets up some parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and those utilizing the system plug and play capability AMIBIOS SETUP PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Share Memory Size Primary Graphics Adapter Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA PCI IDE BusMaster Quit Ne Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Share This item lets you allocate a portion of the Memory Siz
16. e main memory for the onboard VGA display application with three options of 8 16 32MB Primary This item indicates if the primary graphics Graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The Adapter default AGP setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in an AGP slot Allocate IRQ _ If this item is enabled an IRQ will be to PCI VGA assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ PCI IDE This item enables or disables the DMA BusMaster under DOS mode We recommend you to leave this item at the default value 26 Load Optimal Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the Setup Utility loads a set of fail safe default values These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips Note It is highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal values for accessing the best performance Load Best Performance Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the Setup Utility loads a set of best performance default values These default values are quite demanding and your system might not function properly if you are using slower memory chips or other low performance components Features Setup Page This page sets up some parameters
17. e system chassis 3 Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary Put this motherboard on the top of static protection package with component side facing up while installing Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board 2 Ifyou suspect this motherboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your motherboard vendor about those damages MI Notice 1 Owing to Microsoft s certifying schedule is various to every supplier we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pops out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Hardware Installation t The software you are installing for this hardware e HSP56 MicroModem has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows xP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now
18. ecution DRAM Timing This item allows you to enable or disable By SPD the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical DRAM This item determines frequency of Frequency DRAM memory 22 DRAM CAS Latency This item determines the operation of DRAM memory CAS column address strobe It is recommended that you leave this item at the default value The 2T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode DRAM Bank Interleave Enable this item to increase DRAM memory speed When enabled separate memory banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory can be accessed while the current byte is being refreshed AGP Comp Driving Use this item to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or manual Some AGP cards need stronger than normal driving current in order to operate We recommend that you set this item to the default Manual AGP Comp Driving When AGP Driving is set to Manual use this item to set the AGP current driving value AGP Mode This item provides the OnBoard VGA mode with three options of 1 2 4 multiplied frequency AGP Aperture This item defines an AGP for the Size graphics Leave this item at the default value 64MB Auto detect When this item is enabled BIOS will DIMM PCI disable the clock signal of free Clock DIMM PCI slots CLK GEN Use this item to set the system bus Spread Spectrum spread spec
19. eecccceesceesteceeneeeeneeeees 24 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page cccesccsscesceseeeseeeeeseeeees 26 Load Optimal Settings ccccccecsseesseceseceseceseeseeesseeeeneenaes 27 Load Best Performance Settings 0 ccccccsseesseetseetteeseeees 27 Features Setup Page snieni a E a e 27 CPU PnP Setup Pageicicieoirireereenoie i svhaaceeelets 29 Hardware Monitor Page cccccscccssecsseceseceteceseesseeeeeeeeeeeeaes 29 Change Passwotd ccssccssccssscessceseceeecseeeseneesseesseeeseesaaeesaees 30 EX Ub ates cvveasvennchaceusiaeseytasteyatectasahetyibivahecetstavenabataes calssh e a 30 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications cccscsscsscssseessseeeeee 31 T ttod ction inoen eb cnceeieea ditty a es sch a E 31 Installing Support Software ccccccecseeseeseeeseeeteeeseeeteeesees 32 Bundled Software Installation ccccccescceseeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeees 34 Hyper Threading CPU ccc eccceccceesseeseeeeeceeeeeeeeeseesseeeneeesaes 35 II Static Electricity Precautions Static electricity could damage components on this motherboard Take the following precautions while unpacking this motherboard and installing it in a system 1 Don t take this motherboard and components out of their original static proof package until you are ready to install them 2 While installing please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of th
20. en instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to complete installing whatever software you selected When the process is finished all the support software will be installed and start working 33 Installing under Windows NT or Manual Installation If you are under Windows NT the auto installing program doesn t work out or you have to do the manual installation please follow this procedure while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 1 Click the ReadMe to bring up a screen and then click the Install Path at the bottom of the screen 2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its correct driver directory 3 Install each software in accordance with the corresponding driver path Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after inserting the support CD ROM 2 A software menu appears Click the software you want to install 3 Follow onscreen instructions to install the software program step by step until finished 34 Hyper Threading CPU You must update BIOS to initiate BIOS Hyper Threading Function and use HT CPU function under WinXP Operating System if not please disable this option When BIOS detects the HT CPU it shows the Hyper Threading Funct
21. evice This item enables or disables the MC 97 modem chip Ethernet This item enables or disables the onboard Device Ethernet LAN USB Use this item to select the USB ports or Controller disabled USB Device This item allows you to enable the USB Legacy device if you have installed a USB device Support on the system board ThumbDrive Enable this item to make a small portion of Support For memory storage device for the USB ports DOS 28 CPU PnP Setup Page This page helps you manually configure the motherboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page AMIBIOS SETUP CPU PnP SETUP 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU BRAND INTEL CPU Type Pentium 4 CPU Ratio 8 0x CPU Frequency 100 MHz ESC Quit Ne Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values CPU These items show the type core voltage BRAND Type ratio and frequency of CPU installed in your Core system Voltage Ratio Frequency Hardware Monitor Page This page sets up some parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this motherboard AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved System Hardware Vcore 1 632V Vcc 2 5V 2 496V Vcc 3 3V 3 392V Vcc 5V 4 945V 12V 12 096V 12V 1
22. ion default Disabled option which you must set Enabled if you want to test HT CPU function If there is no HT CPU this option is hidden and default Disabled Quick Boot Spr Disabled t Boot Device IDE Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK Enabled Dad Beck Device 3rd Boot Device Try Other Boot Devices T for Har File Options view Shut Down Help File Action View Help 62a Applications Processes Performance Networking Users BY 903HT 38D3COZK2 CPU Usage CPU Usage History Computer L Q Disk drives H DYD CD ROM drives s Floppy disk controllers 2B Floppy disk drives PF Usage Page File Usage History e IDE ATAJATAPI controllers lt gt Keyboards 1 Mice and other pointing devices E Network adapters Gp Other devices Multimedia Audio Controller T Physical Memory K x Sh Bus controter Handles 3685 Total 260588 F Universal Serial Bus USB Controlle Threads 260 Available 185824 Video Controller VGA Compatible Processes 16 System Cache 92248 E rad Ports COM amp LPT Commit Charge K Kernel Memory K Total 59224 Total 11020 Limit 641364 Paged 8512 Peak 73024 Nonpaged 2508 Processes 16 CPU Usage 0 Commit Charge 59224K 64136 my stat S Device Manager E Windows Task Manager Ss em While you are in Windows Task Manager please push down ctrl Alt Del keys A dual CPU appears in the CPU Usage History amp Device Manager under WinXP Note Hyper Threading Fun
23. mper is to clear the contents of CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect that prevents your motherboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the motherboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Setting Normal Short Pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Short Pins 2 3 JP1A1 JP1B1 CPU Clock This jumper enables to select CPU frequency CPU Clock JP1A1 JP1B1 100M Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 2 3 133M Short Pins 2 3 Short Pins 1 2 JP1 Keyboard Power On This jumper enables any keyboard activity to power up a system previously in a standby or sleep state Function Jumper Setting 5V Short Pins 1 2 5VSB Short Pins 2 3 The Panel Connector Audio 1 If there are a headphone jack or and a microphone jack on the front panel connect the cables to the PANEL1 on the motherboard Device Pins Line Out L 9 10 Empty 8 NC 7 Line Out R 5 6 5V Audio 4 VCCMIC 3 MIC IN 1 2 PANEL 1 10 9 Line Out L Line Out L Pin 10 Pin 9 Empty NC Pin 7 Pin 8 Line Out R i Line Out R Pin 6 Pin 5 5V Audio VCC MIC Pin 4 Pin 3 MIN IN MIC IN Pin 2 Pin 1 This panel connector provides a set of switch and LED connectors found on ATX case Refer to the table below for information
24. oard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to connectors on the motherboard Note Before installing this motherboard make sure jumper JBAT1 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating JBAT1 and the setting options Never connect power to the system during installation otherwise it may damage the motherboard Motherboard Components Identify major components on the motherboard via this diagram underneath 9 oan el CI Me I l9d Zod FDD1 g Ta DDR2 ines Hetsisasrsssssiss pnm El a PE ea i POR AN 1 1 I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard Parallel port LPT1 fared optional mouse Line in PS 2 Serial port VGA port keyboard COM 1 USB USB ports ports PS 2 Mouse Use the upper PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 pointing device PS 2 Keyboard Use the lower PS 2 port to connect a PS 2 keyboard LPT1 Use LPT1 to connect printers or other parallel communications devices COMI1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM is identified by the system as COM1 VGA Use the VGA port to connect VGA devices LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to optional connect your compu
25. oard is a Micro ATX size motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Note You must initiate the HT CPU function through BIOS setup It is strongly recommended you refer to Page 35 for relative details Key Features This motherboard has these key features Socket 478 Processor The PGA Socket 478 Supports Intel Pentium 4 Prescott series CPU Supports a front side bus FSB of 533 400 MHz Chipset There are VIA P4M266A Northbridge and VT8235CD Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance A few of the chipset s advanced features are An advanced V Link memory controller architecture that provides the bandwidth up to 266 MB s and performance necessary for even the most demanding Internet and 3D graphics Support for an 4xAGP interface providing vivid 3D graphics and video performance An ATA 133 interface on the chipset which helps boost system performance by providing a high speed connection to ATA 133 Hard Disk Drives delivering maximum sustained data transfer rates of 133 MB sec Additional key features include support for six USB ports an AC 97 link for audio and modem hardware monitoring and ACPI OnNow power management Memory Support The motherboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V DDR DIMM sockets with a total capacity of 2 GB system memory Supports DDR 266 200 MHz memory bus Built in Graphics Sy
26. r answer Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys If you have already changed the setup utility press F10 to save those changes and exit the utility Press F5 to reset the changes to the original values Press F6 to install the setup utility with a set of default values Press F7 to install the setup utility with a set of high performance values 19 Standard CMOS Setup Page This page helps you set up basic information such as the date and time the IDE devices and the diskette drives AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD CMOS SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yy Mon Apr 28 2003 Time hh mm ss 17 09 30 LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master Auto On Pri Slave Auto On Sec Master Auto On Sec Slave Auto On Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 31 2 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 N Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date amp Time Use these items to set up system date and time IDE Pri Master Use these items to configure devices Pri Slave connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE Sec Master channels To configure an IDE hard disk Sec Slave drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive set it to User and then fill in the hard disk characteristics Size Cyls etc manually If you have a CD ROM drive select the setting CDROM If you ha
27. ry disk drives etc Running the Setup Utility Every time you start your computer a message appears on the screen before the operating system loading that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP Whenever you see this message press the Delete key and the Main menu page of the Setup Utility appears on your monitor AMIBIOS SIMPLE SETUP UTILITY VERSION 1 21 12 C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Standard CMOS Setup Features Setup Advanced Setup CPU PnP Setup Power Management Setup Hardware Monitor PCI Plug and Play Setup Change Password Load Optimal Settings Exit Load Best Performance Settings Esc Quit tl lt Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Optimal values F7 Best performance values F10 Save amp Exit Standards COMOS setup for changing time date hard disk type etc You can use cursor arrow keys to highlight anyone of options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option Press the Escape key to leave the setup utility Hold down the Shift key and press F2 to cycle through the Setup Utility s optional color schemes Some options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values that you can use cursor arrow keys to highlight one item and press PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through alternative values of that item The other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes requiring you
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29. stem VGA P4M266A integrates S3 ProSavage8 graphics accelerator into a single chip P4M266A brings mainstream graphics performance to the Value PC with leading edge 2D 3D and DVD video acceleration into a cost effective package Based on its capabilities P4M266A is an ideal solution for the consumer corporate mobile users and entry level professionals Maximum shared memory size is 32 MB This motherboard includes a 4xAGP slot that provides four times the bandwidth of the original AGP specification AGP technology provides a direct connection between the graphics sub system and memory so that the graphics do not have to compete for processor time with other devices on the PCI bus AC 97 Audio Codec gt 6 channel and compliant with Intel AC 97 REV 2 3 Spec meeting with Microsoft PC2001 requirements Advanced power management and power saving capabilities Stereo Line in function shared with Surround out High quality pseudo differential analog CD Audio input S PDIF Output support Output 96 48 kHz with 24 20 16 bits Valuable add on software technology Support most industry standards of PC 3D sound and unique karaoke function support featured with microphone echo key shifting and vocal cancellation Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options Three 32 bit PCI slots One 4xAGP slot One CNR Communications and Networking Riser slot Onboard I O
30. ter to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Note The lower USB port located beside the VGA port is shared with the JUSBC connector Audio Ports Use the three audio ports to connect audio devices The first jack is for stereo Line In signal The second jack is for stereo Line Out signal The third jack is for Microphone Installing the Processor This motherboard has a Socket 478 processor socket When choosing a processor consider the performance requirements of the system Performance is based on the processor design the clock speed and system bus frequency of the processor and the quantity of internal cache memory and external cache memory CPU Installation Procedure Follow fes instructions to install the CPU I Ih Bee aL g Ei Steccccsegesccsscces ESERE lh 1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position 2 Match the pinl corner marked as the beveled edge on the CPU with the pin1 corner on the socket Insert the CPU into the socket Do not use force 3 Push the locking lever down and hook it under the latch on the edge of socket 4 Apply thermal grease to the top of the CPU 5 Install the cooling fan heatsink unit onto the CPU and secure them all onto the socket base 6 Plug the CPU fan power cable into the CPU fan connector CPU_FAN on the motherboard
31. trum for the installed processor 23 Hyper Threading If your P4 CPU is not HT CPU this item Function will be hidden If your P4 CPU is HT CPU BIOS will show this item You can set Disabled or Enabled to control HT CPU support in O S Set Enabled to test HT CPU function Power Management Setup Page This page sets up some parameters of system power management operation AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved ACPI Aware O S Yes Power Management Enabled Suspend Time Out lt Min gt Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second LAN Ring Power On Disabled Keyboard Power On Disabled Wake Up Key Any key Help PU PD Modify Wake Up Password N A Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Quit Ne Select Item ACPI Aware This item supports ACPI Advanced O S Configuration and Power management Interface Use this item to enable or disable the ACPI feature Power Use this item to enable or disable a power Management management scheme If you enable power management you can use the items below to set the power management operation Both APM and ACPI are supported 24 Suspend Time Out This sets the timeout for Suspend mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspen
32. ub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller Support PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1 1 Legacy support for all downstream facing ports Bundled Software PC Cillin provides automatic virus protection under Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP Adobe Acrobat Reader is the software to help users read PDF files Dimensions Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 200 mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your motherboard package contains the following items Q OCooodo The motherboard The User s Manual One diskette drive ribbon cable optional One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard Q Q Q Extended USB module CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card Card Reader You can buy your own Card Reader from the third party but please contact your local Card Reader vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation To install this motherboard in a system please follow these instructions in this chapter Oooocod D 1 Identify the motherboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherb
33. ve an ATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical Floppy Drive A Use these items to set up size and capacity of Floppy Drive B the floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 20 Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Be more careful to this page Any changes can affect the operation of your computer AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Quick Boot Enabled 1st Boot Device IDE 0 2nd Boot Device Floppy 34 Boot Device CDROM Try Other Boot Devices Yes S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check Boot To OS 2 L2 Cache Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Enabled DRAM Timing by SPD Disables DRAM Frequency 100MHz DRAM CAS Latency 2 5 DRAM Bank Interleave Disabled AGP Mode AGP Comp Driving Manual AGP Comp Driving AGP Aperture Size 64MB Auto detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled CLK Gen Spread Spectrum Disabled Hyper Threading Function Disabled Quit NW lt Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults Quick Boot If you enable this item the system starts up more quickly be elimination some of the power on test routines 1 Boot Device Use these items to determine the device 2 Boot Device order the computer uses to look for
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