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1. 0 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_FAN1 on the motherboard Installing Memory Modules This motherboard accommodates two 184 pin 2 5V DIMM sockets Dual Inline Memory Module for unbuffered DDR400 333 memory modules Double Data Rate SDRAM and maximum 2 0 GB installed memory 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 266 333 400 MHz memory bus DDR SDRAM provides 1 6 GB s 2 1 GB s 2 7 GB s or 3 2 GB s data transfer rate when the bus is 100 MHz 133 MHz 166 MHz or 200 MHz respectively DIMM1 DIMM2 Memory Module 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 t
2. 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 Click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation Hardware Installation 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 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
3. s instructions to use the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis Hi SYSTEM_FAN1 i Fa PANEL2 Connect the power connector from the power supply to the CN2 connector on the motherboard The PJ1 is a 12V connector for CPU Vcore power If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the SYSTEM_FANI1 fan power connector on the motherboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL2 connector Here is a list of the PANEL2 pin assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 HD LED P 2 FP PWR SLP 3 HD_LED_N 4 FP PWR SLP 5 RESET_SW_N 6 POWER _SW_P 7 RESET_SW_P 8 POWER_SW_N 9 RSVD_DNU 10 KEY Connecting Optional Devices Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard s optional devices 4 _ lt 1 eos A Aes JP1 oe 1 l i USP PANEL1 SIR1 USB3 SPK1 Speaker Connector Connect the cable from the PC speaker to the SPK1 connector on the motherboard Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 SPKR 2 NC 3 GND 4 5V PANEL1 Front Panel Audio Connector This connector allows the user to install auxiliary front oriented microphone and line out ports for easier access Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS 4 AUD_VCC 5 AUD_FPOUT_R 6 AUD_RET_R 7 HP_ON 8
4. 26 Load Optimal Settings ccccccscesecetecetecesecseeeseeeeeeeeeseennes 27 Load Best Performance SettingS c cccsccsscsseeeseeseeeseeees 27 Features Setup Pag eeii i 27 CPU PnP Setup Page nennnctnabnenininn e 29 Hardware Monitor Page ccccccccsccsscceseceseceeeceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeennes 30 Change PassWord pasosore ea E R Ea EEES 30 l ES EE tes nt E A A EE NE 30 Chapter 4 Software amp Applications eesseessoessoesoosssosssosssosssee 31 Einn O a DLA O i AAE A 31 Installing Support Software cccccceeseceteceteceseesseeeeeeeeeeeees 32 Bundled Software Installation cesccesccessceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 34 Hyper Threading CPU cccccccccscesecessecetecesecneeceeeeeteeseneeees 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 the 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 a static protection package with component side facing up while installing
5. CMOS SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yy Thu Mar 04 2004 Time hh mm ss 13 16 24 LBA Blk PIO 32Bit Type Size Cyln Head WPcom Sec Mode Mode Mode Mode Pri Master Not Installed Pri Slave Not Installed Sec Master Auto On Sec Slave Auto On Floppy Drive A 1 44 MB 3 1 2 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 N Select Item Year 1980 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date amp Time These items set up system date and time IDE Pri Master These items configure devices connected to Pri Slave the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To Sec Master configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Sec Slave Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a hard disk drive set it to User and then fill in the hard disk characteristics Size Cyls etc manually If you have a CD ROM drive select the setting CDROM If you have an ATAPI device with removable media e g a ZIP drive or an LS 120 select Floptical Floppy Drive A These items set up size and capacity of the Floppy Drive B floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 21 Advanced Setup Page This page sets up more advanced information about your system Handle this page with caution Any changes can affect the operation of your computer AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Quick Boot Enabled Auto
6. Card Reader The Serial ATA cable optional Note You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party but please contact your local 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 Oooocdodod D 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 motherboard 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 l 2 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 7 PCI4 PCI3 PCI2 Peli AGPI JDE De pa g y i ila a I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the motherboard Parallel port PRN optional PS 2 shared L A N with p ort JP1 PS 2 Seria port keyboard COM 1 U
7. Help PU PD Modify Keyboard Power On Disabled Old Values Shift F2 Color Wake Up Key Any key Load BIOS Defaults Wake Up Password NIA Load Setup Defaults 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 Suspend Time This item sets up the timeout for Suspend Out Minute mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Suspend 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 25 LAN Ring Power On Your system can enter the software power down If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is traffic on the network adapter Keyboard Power On Wake Up Key Wake Up Password If you enable this item system can automatically resume by pressing hot keys on the keyboard or typing in th
8. It is highly recommend 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 for 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 ECP Parallel Port IRQ 7 Parallel Port DMA 3 OnBoard PATA IDE Enabled ESC Quit Ne Select OnBoard SATA IDE Enabled Item Audio Device Enabled i Modem Device Auto F1 Help PU PD Modify Ethernet Device Enabled F5 OldValues Shift F2 Color Onboard USB Function Enabled F6 Load BIOS Defaults USB Function For DOS Disabled F7 Load Setup Defaults ThumbDrive Support for DOS Disabled 27 OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Use this item to enable or disable the Serial PortA onboard COM1 2 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard IR Use this item to enab
9. Ratio 8 0x CPU Over clocking Func Disabled CPU Frequency 200 MHz CPU Over clocking Freq N A DRAM Frequency Auto Quit N lt Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values CPU Ratio These items show the ratio and frequency of Frequency the CPU installed in your system CPU Over This item decides the CPU over clocking clocking Func function frequency installed in your system Freq If the over clocking fails please turn off the system power And then hold the PageUp key similar to the Clear CMOS function and turn on the power the BIOS will recover the safe default DRAM This item shows the frequency of the DRAM Frequency in your system 29 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 3 392V 4 972V 5 026V 3 488V SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM Help PUIPD Modify CPU Fan Speed 1288 RPM Old Values Shift F2 Color Power Temperature 36 C 96 F Load BIOS Defaults SYSTEM Temperature 45 C 113 F Load Setup Defaults CPU Temperature 40 C 104 F Quit Tle Select Item CPU System These items display CPU and system Temperature temperature measurement FAN amp Voltage These items indicate cooling fan
10. 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 Aperture Size This item defines an AGP for the graphics Leave this item at the default value 64MB Hyper Threading Function If your P4 CPU is not HT CPU this item 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 Auto detect When this item is enabled BIOS will DIMM PCI disable the clock signal of free Clock DIMM PCI slots Clk Gen Spread Use this itme to set the system bus Spectrum spread spectrum for the installed processor 24 Power Management Setup Page This page sets some parameters for 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 Minute Disabled Resume On RTC Alarm Disabled RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second Quit Tle Select Item LAN Ring Power On Disabled
11. speeds in Measurements RPM and the various system voltage 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 package The support CD ROM contains all useful software necessary drivers and utility programs to properly run our products More program information is available in a 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 operati
12. DVD CD ROM drives NE A Floppy disk controllers dag TANN i Floppy disk drives PF Usage Page File Usage History H IDE ATAATAPT controllers Keyboards Mice and other pointing devices 8 Network adapters G Other devices PA 2 Multimedia Audio Controller Tak Physical Memory K ers Commroer Handles 3685 Total 260588 a Iniversal Serial Bus USB Controlle Threads 260 Available 185824 Video Controller VGA Compatible es 16 System Cache 92248 ay Ports COM amp LPT Processors Commit Charge K Kernel Memory K 8 Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 2 66GAzf Total 59224 Total 11020 Intel R Pentium R 4 CPU 2 66GHzf gt Limit 641364 Paged 8512 z Peak 73024 Nonpaged 2508 Processes 16 CPU Usage 0 Commit Charge 59224K 64136 m vg Start FE Device Manager E windows Task Manager liar 1 43AM 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 Function only works under WINXP Operating System therefore disable it under other Operating System 35
13. Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled 1st Boot Device IDE 0 Clk Gen Spread Spectrum Disabled 2 4 Boot Device Floppy 34 Boot Device CD DVD 0 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 pee Enabled F1 Help PUIPD Modify System BIOS Cacheable Enabled F5 OldValues Shift F2 Color DRAM Timing by SPD Auto F6 Load BIOS Defaults DRAM CAS Latency 2 5 F7 Load Setup Defaults DRAM Bank Interleave Disabled AGP Comp Driving Auto Manual AGP Comp Driving CB AGP Aperture Size 64MB Hyper Threading Function Disabled ESC Quit Ne Select Item 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 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 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 22 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 install
14. KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_L 10 AUD_RET_L USB2 USB3 Front panel USB Connector The motherboard has USB ports installed on the rear edge I O port array Additionally some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case If you have this kind of case use auxiliary USB connectors USB2 USB3 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_P1 5 USB_FP_PO 6 USB_FP_P1 7 GROUND 8 GROUND 9 KEY 10 USB_FP_OCO Locate the USB2 3 connector on the motherboard Plug the bracket cable onto the USB2 3 connector 3 Remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots on the system chassis Install an extension bracket in the opening Secure the extension bracket to the chassis with a screw NOR JP1 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 Pin Signal 1 VCC5 2 USB 3 USB 4 GND 5 KEY Q The JP1 is shared with one of the USB ports of the I O back panel The USB port is located near the Parallel 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 ma
15. SB 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 Parallel Port Use the Parallel port to connect printers or PRN other parallel communications devices COM1 Use the COM port to connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM is identified by the system as COM1 LAN Port Connect an RJ 45 jack to the LAN port to optional connect your computer to the Network USB Ports Use the USB ports to connect USB devices Note The lower USB port located near the Parallel port is shared with the JP1 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 these instructions to install the CPU ie 17 4 eun CPU_FAN1 Le 1 G 0 1 Unhook the locking lever of the CPU socket Pull the locking lever away from the socket and raising it to the upright position m SOCKET 478
16. This publication photographs illustrations and software are under the protection of international copyright laws and all rights reserved It does not allow any reproduction of this manual content and any materials contained herein without the written consent of the authentic manufacturer The information in this manual is subject to change without notice The manufacturer does neither represent nor warrant the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Furthermore the manufacturer reserves the right to revise and change this publication from time to time without the obligation of notifying any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II II Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX 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 other brands or product names in this manual are trademarks or the properties of their respective owners Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved PVT800X P Series PT800 March 2004 Table of Contents Trademark ssccsscccssssssssscssssccsssscsssscsssesessssccssscsssssssesensnssooesees I Static Electricity Precautio
17. 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 to support Intel Prescott Pentium 4 with Hyper Threading Technology processors with Front Side Bus FSB speeds up to 800 533 MHz The Prescott CPU provides higher power better voltage regulator tolerance and thermal solution performing better graphics and audio speeding up the processor Hyper Threading Technology designed to take advantage of the multitasking features in Windows XP gives you the power to do more things at once It integrates the VIA PT800 Northbridge along with VT8237 Southbridge chipsets that supports the Serial ATA a new interface for high performance and mainstream desktop PCs the built in USB 2 0 providing higher bandwidth implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 and is compliant with UHCI 1 1 and EHCI 1 0 It supports AC 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 33 66 100 133 function It has one 8x AGP one CNR Communications and Networking Riser and four 32 bit PCI slots There is a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard one serial port one parallel port one LAN port optional four back panel USB2 0 ports and onboard USB connectors USB3 USB2 providing four extra ports by connecting the Extended USB M
18. ards in the slots 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 the 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 memory 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 Advance
19. d 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 gt 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 your 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 20 Standard CMOS Setup Page This page displays a table of items defining basic information about your system AMIBIOS SETUP STANDARD
20. e password You must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper and use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature 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 Primary Graphics Adapter Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA PCI IDE BusMaster AGP Yes Disabled Quit Ne Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load BIOS Defaults Load Setup Defaults 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
21. ed 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 64MB Enable this item if you are booting the 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 execution DRAM Timing This item allows you to enable or disable By SPD the DRAM timing defined by the Serial Presence Detect electrical DRAM CAS This item determines the operation of Latency SDRAM 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 23 DRAM Bank Interleave Enable this item to increase SDRAM memory speed When enabled separate memory banks are set for odd and even addresses and the next byte of memory
22. he 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 Jumper Settings Connecting two pins with a jumper cap is SHORT removing a jumper cap from these pins OPEN JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper Use this jumper to clear the contents of the CMOS memory You may need to clear the CMOS memory if the settings in the Setup Utility are incorrect and prevent your 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 JP2 JP3 CPU Clock Use this jumper to enable the selection of the CPU frequency CPU Clock JP2 JP3 100M Short Pins 2 3 Short Pins 2 3 133M Short Pins 1 2 Short Pins 2 3 200M Short Pins 2 3 Short Pins 1 2 Install the Motherboard Install the motherboard in a system chassis case The board is an ATX size motherboard You can install this motherboard in an ATX case Make sure your case has an I O cover plate matching the ports on this motherboard Install the motherboard in a case Follow the case manufacturer
23. iant with 8x transfer mode e Advanced High Performance DDR DRAM Controller Supports DDR400 DDR333 DDR266 and DDR200 double data rate synchronous DRAM High Bandwidth 533 MB sec 8 bit V Link Host Controller Configurable outstanding transaction queue for Host to V Link Client accesses Advanced System Power Management Support ACPI 1 0B and PCI Bus Power Management 1 1 compliant PCI to system memory data streaming up to 132Mbyte sec data sent to north bridge via high speed V Link interface PCI 2 2 compliant 32 bit 3 3V PCI interface with 5V tolerant inputs Support up to six PCI master and decoding for all integrated functions and LPC bus Dual Channel Serial ATA RAID Controller Complies with Serial ATA Specification Revision 1 0 Memory Support Two 184 pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory modules Supports DDR400 333 memory bus Maximum installed memory is 2GB AC 97 Audio Codec 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 Input support S PDIF In is featured with interrupt auto lock anti noise and anti distortion functionalities support Valuable add on software technology Support most industry standards of PC 3D sound and uniq
24. ion 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 hub 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 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 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 Full ATX form factor of 305 x 190mm Note Hardware specifications and software items are subject to change without notification Package Contents Your motherboard package contains the following items Q Oooo 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 Q The Extended USB module The CNR v 90 56K Fax Modem card The
25. le 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 Use this item to enable or disable the PATA IDE onboard PATA IDE channel OnBoard Use this item to enable or disable the SATA IDE onboard SATA IDE channel Audio Device This item enables or disables the AC 97 audio chip Modem Device This item enables or disables the MC 97 modem chip Ethernet This item enables or disables the onboard Device Ethernet LAN Onboard USB Enable this item if you plan to use the USB Function ports on this motherboard USB Function Enable this item if you plan to use the USB For DOS ports on this motherboard in a DOS environment 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 CPU of this motherboard The system will automatically detect the type of installed CPU and make the appropriate adjustments to these items on this page AMIBIOS SETUP CPU PnP SETUP 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU
26. ng 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 4 Multi Menu 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 disc 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 prog
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28. 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 Function 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 Spread Spectrum Disabled Hst Boot Device Auto Detect DIMM PCI CLK Enabled 2nd Boot Device 3rd Boot Device ivy Other Boot Devices M v Hard Eppos Floppy ck DD Password on Every Cache m BIOS Cacheable Frequency g by C Device Manager ol BEE File Options view ShutDown Help File Action View Help EWE Applications Processes Performance Networking Users SM sosnT sepscone CPU Usage CPU Usage History Computer k ee Disk drives a N
29. odule to the motherboard This motherboard is a Full ATX 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 Supports Intel Prescott Pentium 4 series CPU with Hyper Threading Technology Supports up to 800 533 MHz Front Side Bus Hyper Threading technology enables the operating system into thinking it s hooked up to two processors allowing two threads to be run in parallel both on separate logical processors within the same physical processor Chipset There are VIA PT800 Northbridge and VIA 8237 Southbridge in the chipsets in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance Here is a list of the chipset arrangement and their respective features NB SB Function PT800 8237 CPU FSB 800 533MHz DDR400 maximum eight USB2 0 ports two Serial ATA connectors Defines Highly Integrated Solutions for Performance PC Desktop Designs High performance Northbridge with 800 533 MHz Front Side Bus for Pentium 4 plus AGP 8x external bus Provide superior performance between the CPU DRAM V Link bus and AGP8X graphics controller bus with pipelined burst and concurrent operation Full Featured Accelerated Graphics Port AGP Controller AGP v3 0 compl
30. ram 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 Aulo Sclup Package sul fware Version 2 00 UDD Wecksamu ber Lhe ieh ASh Wiesel Hm Adni The ria JS Sia si sd Ga rine someuie Te cavie click He 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed ulo Sclup Packer in 2 00 DULY Those the fea re Selusca ital Sees Uy tele eai ind Ue om ladas sare eat il PED je Ge T ie 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 onscreen 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 motherboard model name and click on it to
31. rrent Parallel ATA interface but maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA Internal Sound Connections If you have installed a CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system 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 installed On the motherboard locate the 4 pin connector CD2 Pin Signal 1 CD INL 2 GND 3 GND 4 CDINR Expansion Slots This motherboard has one AGP one CNR and four 32 bit PCI slots CNR1 Follow the steps below to install an AGP CNR PCI expansion card 1 Locate the AGP CNR or PCI slots on the motherboard 2 Remove the blanking plate of the slot from the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot Ensure the edge connector is correctly seated in the slot 4 Secure the metal bracket of the card to the system chassis with a screw 8x 4x AGP Slot You can install a graphics adapter that supports the 8x 4xAGP specification and has a 8x 4x AGP edge connector in the AGP slot CNR Slot You can install the CNR Communications and Networking Riser cards in this slot including LAN Modem and Audio functions PCI Slots You can install the 32 bit PCI interface expansion c
32. th an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master or Slave device The Master device connects to the end of the cable Install the device s and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the motherboard If you want to install more IDE devices you can purchase a second IDE cable and connect one or two devices to the Secondary IDE channel connector IDE2 on the motherboard If you have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave Serial ATA Devices The Serial ATA Advanced Technology Attachment is the standard interface for the IDE hard drives which is designed to overcome the design limitations while enabling the storage interface to scale with the growing media rate demands of PC platforms It provides you a faster transfer rate of 150 MB s If you have installed a Serial ATA hard drive you can connect the Serial ATA cables to the Serial ATA hard drive or the connecter on the motherboard On the motherboard locate the Serial ATA connectors CN3 CN4 which support new Serial ATA devices for the highest data transfer rates simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly It eliminates limitations of the cu
33. ue karaoke function support featured with microphone echo key shifting and vocal cancellation Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options Four 32 bit PCI slots One 8x 4xAGP slot One Communications Network Riser CNR slot Onboard IDE Two IDE Connectors Supports PIO Programmable Input Output and DMA Direct Memory Access modes Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 33 66 100 133 MB sec Serial ATA Two Serial ATA Connectors Transfer rate exceeding best ATA 150 MB s with scalability to higher rates Low pin count for both host and devices Onboard I O Ports The motherboard has a full set of I O ports and connectors fet oo o Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard One serial port One parallel port Four back panel USB2 0 ports One LAN port optional Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Fast Ethernet LAN optional 100Base TX 10Base T Physical Layer Solution Dual Speed 100 10 Mbps MII Interface to Ethernet Controller Configuration amp Status Auto Negotiation 10 100 Full Half Duplex Meet All Applicable IEEE802 3 10Base T and 100Base TX Standards 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 Specificat
34. y cause unexpected damage to the system The vendor won t be responsible for any incidental or consequential damage arising from the usage or misusage of the purchased product SIR1 Infrared Port The infrared port allows 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 NC 2 KEY 5V 4 GND IRTX 6 IRRX ojoj Locate the infrared port SIR1 connector on the motherboard If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the SIR1 connector and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis N Re Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below T sanonnnnannannnnnnnn sanuunnnun suununnnun oe N CN4 CN3 IDE2 Floppy Disk Drive The motherboard ships with a floppy disk drive cable that can support one or two drives Drives can be 3 5 or 5 25 wide with capacities of 360K 720K 1 2MB 1 44MB or 2 88MB Install your drives and connect power from the system power supply Use the cable provided to connect the drives to the floppy disk drive connector FDC1 IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The motherboard ships wi

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