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1. OnBoard AC 97 This item enables or disables the onboard AC 97 Sound audio chip OnBoard AC 97 This item enables or disables the onboard AC 97 Modem modem chip OnBorad LAN This item enables or disables the onboard LAN chip USB Function Support Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this mainboard USB Function for DOS Enable this item if you plan to use the USB ports on this mainboard in a DOS environment 27 Mainboard User s Manual CPU PnP Setup Page This page lets you manually configure the mainboard for the CPU The system will automatically detect the kind of CPU that you have installed and make the appropriate adjustments to the items on this page 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved CPU BRAND AMD K7 CPU Type Athlon CPU Speed 700 MHz CPU Core Voltage 1 700 V CPU Ratio 7 0x CPU Frequency 100 MHz DRAM Frequency 100 MHz Quit Ne Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values CPU BRAND Type These items show the kind core voltage ratio and Core Voltage Ratio frequency of CPU that has installed in your Frequency system CPU Speed Use this item to set the CPU speed that has installed in your system DRAM Frequency Use this item to set the frequency of DRAM that has installed in your system Note If you manually set the wrong speed and the syste2. Date amp Time Use these items to set the system date and time Pri Master Use these items to configure devices connected to Pri Slave the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To Sec Master configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Sec Slave 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 Use these items to set the size and capacity of the Floppy Drive B floppy diskette drive s installed in the system 21 Mainboard User s Manual Advanced Setup Page Use this page to set more advanced information about your system Take some care with this page Making changes can affect the operation of your computer Trend ChipAway Virus Quick Boot 1 Boot Device 2 Boot Device 3 Boot Device Try Other Boot Devices AMIBIOS SETUP ADVANCED SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Enabled Enabled Floppy IDE 0 CDROM Yes S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock Floppy Drive Swap Floppy Drive Seek Password Check Boot To OS 2 gt 64MB L1 Cache L2 Cache On Disabled Disabled Quit Nes Select Item Enabled Help PU PD Modify Enabled Old Values Shift F2 Color System BIOS Cacheable Enabled Loa
3. These default values are not very demanding and they should allow your system to function with most kinds of hardware and memory chips 25 Mainboard User s Manual 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 some of the parameters for peripheral devices connected to the system AMIBIOS SETUP PERIPHERAL SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved OnBoard FDC OnBoard Serial PortA OnBoard Serial PortB Serial PortB Mode OnBoard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode Parallel Port IRQ Parallel Port DMA OnBoard Game Port OnBoard MIDI Port MIDI Port IRQ OnBoard PCI IDE OnBoard AC 97 Sound OnBoard AC 97 Modem OnBoard LAN USB Function Support USB Function for DOS Enabled 3F8h COM1 2F8h COM2 Normal 378h SPP 7 N A 201h 300h 10 Both Enabled Auto Enabled Enabled Disabled Quit Nes Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial Use this item to enable or
4. both at start up and to enter the Setup Utility A ways Boot to 0S 2 gt Enable this item if you are booting the OS 2 64MB operating system and you have more than 64MB of system memory installed L1 L2 Cache Leave these items enabled since all the processors that can be installed on this board have internal L1 L2 cache memory System BIOS If you enable this item a segment of the system Cacheable BIOS will be cached to main memory for faster execution Power Management Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for system power management operation AMIBIOS SETUP POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Power Management Standby Time Out Suspend Time Out Display Time Out Hard Disk Time Out Ring On Power On Keyboard Power On RTC Alarm Power On RTC Alarm Date RTC Alarm Hour RTC Alarm Minute RTC Alarm Second Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Every Day 12 Quit Te Select Item 30 Help PU PD Modify 30 Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values Power Management Use this item to enable or disable a power 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 23 Mainboard User s Manual Standby Time Out This sets the timeout for Standby
5. for AGP 2 0 compliant interface Two 32 bit PCI slots for PCI 2 2 compliant bus interface Onboard IDE channels Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels Support for PIO programmable input output modes Support for Multiword DMA modes Support for Bus Mastering and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 modes Power Supply and Power Management e ATX power supply connector ACPI and previous PMU support suspend switch keyboard power on off Supports Wake on Modem Wake on LAN and Wake on Alarm 1 Introduction Built in Graphics System Onboard 128 bit 2D 3D 100MHz Host interface AGP Graphics Accelerator Complies with AGP V2 0 Shared memory architecture allows a maximum of 64 MB main memory to act as frame buffer Supports high resolutions up to 1920x1440 Hi colors up to 2048x2048 Texture size and Virtual screen up to 4096x4096 Supports hardware DVD Accelerator AC97 Codec Compliant PC97 2 1 specification Supports 18 bit ADC Analog Digital Converter and DAC Digital Analog Converter as well as 18 bit stereo full duplex codec Onboard I O Ports Provides PC99 Color Connectors for easy peripheral device connections Floppy disk drive connector with 1Mb s transfer rate Two serial ports one for option with 16550 compatible fast UART One parallel port with ECP and EPP support Two USB ports and optional two USB ports module Two PS 2 ports for keyboard and mouse One infrared port connector for optional module g
6. mode in minutes If the time selected passes without any system activity the computer will enter power saving Standby mode 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 Suspend mode Display Time Out This sets the timeout for display device in minutes If the time selected passes without any display activity the display will enter power saving mode Hard Disk Time Out This sets the timeout for hard disk in minutes If the time selected passes without any hard disk activity the disk will enter power saving mode Ring On Power On The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the Fax Modem You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature KeyBoard Power On If you enable this item you can turn the system on and off by pressing hot keys on the keyboard You must enable the Keyboard Power On jumper in order to use this feature RTC Alarm Power On Date Hour Minute Second The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC 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
7. system memory modules You must install at least one memory module in order to use the mainboard For this mainboard you must use 168 pin 3 3V unbuffered PC100 or PC133 SDRAM memory modules You can install any size memory module from 32 MB to 512MB so the maximum memory size is 2 x 512MB 1GB The edge connectors on the memory modules have cut outs which coincide with spacers in the DIMM sockets so that memory modules can only be installed in the correct orientation To install a module push the retaining latches at either end of the socket outwards Position the memory module correctly and insert it into the DIMM socket Press the module down into the socket so that the retaining latches rotate up and secure the module in place by fitting into notches on the edge of the module 11 Mainboard User s Manual Setting J umper Switches Jumpers are sets of pins which can be connected together with jumper caps The jumper caps change the way the mainboard operates by changing the electronic circuits on the mainboard If a jumper cap connects two pins we say the pins are SHORT If a jumper cap is removed from two pins the pins are OPEN Jumper JP4 Clear CMOS Memory 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 mainboard from operating To clear the CMOS memory disconnect all the power cables from the m
8. E file giving directions to alternate folders for the appropriate software 33
9. Mainboard User s Manual This publication including all photographs illustrations and software is protected under 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 AMD and Athlon are registered trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices Inc Intel Pentium Pentium I and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 95 98 NT 2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd PC cillin and ChipAwayVirus are trademarks of Trend Micro Inc Award is a trademark of Award Software Inc A3D is a registered trademark of Aureal Inc MediaRing Talk is a registered trademark of MediaRing Inc 3Deep is a registered trademark of E Color In
10. Shift key and press F2 Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values In these pages use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the items and then use the PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through the alternate values for each of the items Other options on the main menu page lead to dialog boxes which require you to answer Yes or No by hitting the Y or N keys If you have already made changes to 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 3 BIOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Setup Page Use this page to set basic information such as the date the time the IDE devices and the diskette drives If you press the F3 key the system will automatically detect and configure the hard disks on the IDE channels 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Date mm dd yy Tue Oct 24 2000 Time hh mm ss 14 26 53 LBA Bik 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 44MB 3 1 2 Floppy Drive B Not Installed Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 TL Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD
11. ainboard and then move the jumper cap into the CLEAR setting for a few seconds Function Jumper Setting Normal Operation Short Pins 2 3 Clear CMOS Memory _ Short Pins 1 2 Jumper JP1 Keyboard Power On Selector If you enable the keyboard power on feature you can use hot keys on your keyboard as a power on off switch for the system Note The system must provide 1A on the 5VSB 5V Standby signal before using the Keyboard Power On function Function Jumper Setting Disable Keyboard Power On Short Pins 1 2 Enable Keyboard Power On Short Pins 2 3 12 2 Mainboard Installation Install the Mainboard Install the mainboard in a system chassis case The board is a Micro ATX size mainboard with a twin tier of I O ports You can install this mainboard in any ATX case Ensure that your case has an I O cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard Install the mainboard in a case Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis AUDIO1 Connect the power connector from the power supply to the ATX1 connector on the mainboard If there is a cooling fan installed in the system chassis connect the cable from the cooling fan to the CHSFAN fan power connector on the mainboard If there are a headphone jack or and a
12. application software GAMUT Audio rack for built in sound system MediaRing Talk PC to PC base Internet phone application software Sunny Mail Voice mail Program Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 Microsoft Windows office application suite optional 31 Mainboard User s Manual Running the Support CD ROM 1 Place the disk in your CD ROM drive If you are running Windows with Autoplay enabled the opening screen of the CD appears automatically Click on READ ME to read the latest instructions 2 Before installing the software look for a file named README TXT or something similar This file may contain important information to help you install the software correctly 3 Some software is installed in separate folders for different operating systems such as DOS WIN NT WIN95 98 and so on Always log on to the correct folder for the kind of OS you are using 4 To install the software you usually execute a file named SETUP EXE or INSTALL EXE by double clicking on the filename Utility Folder Installation Notes AMI Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard and lets you copy an updated BIOS to the chip Take care how you use this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction For this mainboard you can use Aminfxxx EXE where xx is the version number To use the uti
13. c Other names used in this publication may be trademarks and are acknowledged Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved MS8308D E V1 1 S73X February 2001 Mainboard User s Manual Notice for AGP4X Slot This mainboard provides an optional AGP4x slot We recommend the user should use one of the AGP VGA cards that we have tested We will test more AGP VGA cards in the future Users may get this information from our World Wide Web Model Chipset Memory Manufacture 3D BLASTER GeForce 32M Creative CT6940 ATI PERMEDIA 2 8M WinFast 3D L2300 GeForce 256 32M ASUS V6600 GeForce 2 MX 32M ASUS AGP V7100 GeForce 2 GTS DDR 32M ASUS AGP 7700D GeForce 2 GTS DDR 32M ELSA GLADIAC GeForce 2 GTS 32M WinFast GeForce 2 MX 32M WinFast Matrox Productiva G100 8M Matrox Matrox Millennium G200 8M TAGRAM NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR 32M ASUS V6800 NVIDIA GeForce 256 32M Creative CT6970 NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Vanta 32M Top solution RIVA TNT2 M64 16M PixelView RIVA TNT 16M WinFast 3D 320 RIVA TNT2 32M ASUS AGP V3800 RIVA TNT2 32M Creative CT6810 II Mainboard User s Manual Table of Contents Mainboard User s Manual IV 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This mainboard has a Socket 462 processor socket for an AMD K7 type CPUs You can install any one of these processors on the mainboard The mainboard supports Socket 462 processor front side bus s
14. d Optimal values Load Best performance values Trend ChipAway This mainboard has built in virus protection in the Virus firmware Use this item to enable or disable the built in virus protection Quick Boot lf 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 order the 2 Boot Device 3 Boot Device computer uses to look for an operating system to load at start up time Try Other Boot If you enable this item the system will also search Device 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 support the Hard Disks S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology feature BootUp Num This item determines if the Num Lock key is active Lock or inactive at system start up time Floppy Drive If you have two diskette drives installed and you Swap enable this item drive A becomes drive B and drive B becomes drive A 22 3 BIOS Setup Utility Floppy Drive Seek If you enable this item your system will 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
15. disable the onboard PortA COM1 serial port and to assign a port address OnBoard Serial Use this item to enable or disable the onboard PortB COM serial port and to assign a port address Serial PortB Mode Use this item to allocate the resources of the second serial port Under Normal the resources are allocated to the onboard serial port Under ASKIR or IrDA the resources are allocated to the 26 3 BIOS Setup Utility onboard IR port Onboard Parallel Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard LPT1 parallel port and to assign a port address The Auto setting will detect and available address Parallel Port Mode Use this item to set the parallel port mode You can select SPP Standard Parallel Port ECP Extended Capabilities Port EPP Enhanced Parallel Port or ECP EPP Parallel Port IRQ Use this item to assign either IRQ 5 or 7 to the parallel port Parallel Port DMA Use this item to assign a DMA channel to the parallel port The options are 0 1 and 3 OnBoard Game Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard game port and to assign a port address OnBoard MIDI Port Use this item to enable or disable the onboard MIDI port and to assign a port address MIDI Port IRQ Use this item to assign an IRQ to the MIDI port Onboard PCI IDE Use this item to enable or disable either or both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels
16. eatsink cooling fan assembly Do not try to install a Socket 370 Socket 7 processor in the Socket 462 A Socket 370 Socket 7 processor such as the PPGA Celeron FCPGA Pentium III Pentium MMX or the AMD K5 K6 does not fit in the Socket 462 The following list notes the processors that are currently supported by this mainboard Athlon 650 MHz 1 2 GHz FSB 200 MHz Duron 550 850 MHz FSB 200 MHz Mainboard User s Manual Installing a Socket 462 Processor A processor installs into the ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 462 on the mainboard 1 10 Locate the Socket 462 and CPUFAN Pull the locking lever out slightly from the socket and raise it to the upright position Socket 462 CPUFAN On the processor identify the Pin 1 corner by its beveled edge On the Socket 462 identify the Pin 1 corner The Pin 1 corner is at the top of the locking lever when it locked Match the Pin 1 corners and insert the processor into the socket No force is required and the processor should drop into place freely Swing the locking lever down and hook it under the catch on the side of the socket This secures the CPU in the socket All processors should be installed with a combination heatsink cooling fan the original fan is recommended the others fan is not connect the cable from the fan to the CPU fan power connector CPUFAN 2 Mainboard Installation Install Memory The mainboard has two DIMM sockets for
17. lity you must be in real mode DOS not the DOS box that is available in Windows 95 98 NT If you are using WINDOWS 95 98 shut down your computer and select the option Restart in DOS in the shutdown dialog box If you are running Windows NT shut down your computer and boot from a DOS diskette temporarily in order to run the flash memory utility 32 4 Software amp Applications PC cillin Software The PC cillin software program provides anti virus protection for your system This program is available for O WinNT UTILITY PC CILLIN WWINNT SETUP EXE Q Win9x UTILITY PC CILLIN WIN98 SETUP EXE Anti virus software is provided for WINNT 2000 and WIN95 98 GAMUT The Gamut audio rack software for the built in sound system is provided for different languages Go to the directory UTILITY GAMUT and choose either the English or Chinese subdirectory then run SETUP EXE to install the application software MediaRing Talk To install the MediaRing Talk voice modem software for the built in modem go to the directory UTILITY MEDIARING TALK then run MRTALK SETUP7 2 EXE to install the application software Super Voice To install the Super Voice voice fax data communication application for use with the built in fax modem go the directory UTILITY SUPER VOICE then run PICSHELL EXE to install the application software Mainboard MS8308D E Installation Notes Most of the sub folders in this folder are empty with a short READM
18. m won t run properly press the Page Up key while the system is booting and a default setting will replace the incorrect CPU setting 28 3 BIOS Setup Utility Hardware Monitor Page This page sets some of the parameters for the hardware monitoring function of this mainboard AMIBIOS SETUP HARDWARE MONITOR C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature 30 C 86 F System Temperature CPU Fan Speed System Fan Speed Vcore 2 000 V Vec2 5V 2 500 V 3 300 V 5 000 V 12 000 V 12 000 V 3 300 V 5 000 V Voltage Battery 3 000 V Quit Te Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values CPU System These items display CPU and system temperature Temperature measurement FANs amp Voltage These items indicate cooling fan speeds in RPM Measurements and the various system voltage measurements Change Password If you highlight this item and press Enter a dialog box appears which lets you enter a Supervisor password You can enter no more than six letters or numbers Press Enter after you have typed in the password A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly The password is then required to access the Setup Utility or for that and at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Set
19. microphone jack on the front panel connect the cables to the AUDIO1 header on the mainboard Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the J4 header See the illustrations below for the guide to the J4 headers pin assignments Reset Switch Pins 17 18 Power LED Power Button Suspend Pins 2 4 6 Switch Pins 21 22 j 2593880909 A HDD LED ACPI LED Speaker Pins 15 16 Pins 19 20 Pins 1 3 5 7 13 Mainboard User s Manual Optional Extension Brackets For this mainboard you can also obtain an USB module extension bracket and a serial port extension bracket Install them by following the steps below Note All the ribbon cables used on the extension brackets have a red stripe on the Pin 1 side of the cable Extended USB Module This module bracket has two USB ports for more USB devices USB port 3 4 JUSB1 Header VCC5 1 2 GND NC3 4 DATA2 DATAI 5 6 DATA2 DATAI 7 8 NC GND 9 10 VCC5 Locate the JUSB1 header on the mainboard Plug the bracket cable onto the JUSB1 header 3 Inthe system chassis remove a slot cover from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the opening Use the screw that held the slot cover in place to secure the extension bracket to the chassis Ne 14 2 Mainboard Installation Serial Port Extension Bracket This bracket has one serial port COM2 9 pins 1 EY COM2 Header dD Serial Port COM2 Seria Port Extension Bracket On the mainboa
20. peeds of 200MHz This mainboard uses the SiS730S chipset which integrates a 128 bit AGP Graphics Accelerator and provides a optional 4X AGP slot for highly graphics display CPU Plug amp Play through firmware Ultra DMA 33 66 100 function The mainboard has a built in AC97 Codec provides an AMR Audio Modem Riser slot to support Audio and Modem application and has a built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface In addition the mainboard has an extended set of ATX I O Ports including PS 2 keyboard and mouse ports two USB ports an RJ 45 LAN port a parallel port one serial port and one VGA port Two extra USB ports can be added using the Extended USB Module that connects to the mainboard and an optional serial port This mainboard has all the features you need to develop a powerful multimedia workstation that is network ready The board is Micro ATX size and has power connectors for an ATX power supply Mainboard User s Manual Key Features The key features of this mainboard include Socket 462 Processor Support Supports AMD Athlon Duron processors Supports 200 MHz Front Side Bus Processors are automatically configured using firmware and a synchronous Host DRAM Clock Scheme Memory Support Two DIMM slots for 168 pin SDRAM memory modules e Support for 100 133 MHz memory bus Maximum installed memory is 2 x 512MB 1GB Expansion Slots One AMR slot for a special audio modem riser card One optional AGP 4X slot
21. rd This User s Guide 1 UDMA 66 IDE cable 1 Floppy disk drive cable Support software on CD ROM disk Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard Q Extended USB module Q Serial port extension bracket Q Ethernet LAN only for MS8308E Motherboard Mainboard User s Manual Static Electricity Precautions Components on this mainboard can be damaged by static electricity Take the following precautions when unpacking the mainboard and installing it in a system 1 2 Keep the mainboard and other components in their original static proof packaging until you are ready to install them During installation wear a grounded wrist strap if possible If you don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges Avoid touching the components unless it is absolutely necessary During installation put the mainboard on top of the static protection packaging it came in with the component side facing up Pre Installation Inspection 1 2 Inspect the mainboard for damage to the components and connectors on the board If you suspect that the mainboard has been damaged do not connect power to the system Contact your mainboard vendor and report the damage 2 Mainboard Installation Chapter 2 Mainboard Installation To install this mainboard in a system follow the procedures in
22. rd locate the header COM2 for this bracket Plug the serial cable into COM2 3 Inthe system chassis remove a blanking plate from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket N e 15 Mainboard User s Manual Install Other Devices Install and connect any other devices in the system following the steps below FLOPPY 1 e ek IDE2 Fo Cae IDE E aE Floppy Disk Drive The mainboard 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 header FLOPPY IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with 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 pro
23. store the configuration information or you can hold down the Page Up key while you reboot your computer Holding down the Page Up key also clears the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the configuration You might need to do this to configure some of the hardware that you install on or connect to the mainboard such as the CPU system memory disk drives etc 19 Mainboard User s Manual Running the Setup Utility Each time your computer starts before the operating system loads a message appears on the screen that prompts you to Hit lt DEL gt if you want to run SETUP When 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 01 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 Tle Select Item Shift F2 Change Color F5 Old Values F6 Optimal values F7 Best performance values F10 Save amp Exit You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option To leave the setup utility press the Escape key To cycle through the Setup Utility s optional color schemes hold down the
24. t gt o Hardware Monitoring Built in hardware monitoring for CPU amp System temperatures fan speeds and mainboard voltages Built in Ethernet LAN Built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Ethernet LAN LAN controller integrates Fast Ethernet MAC and PHY compliant with IEEE802 3u 1OOBASE TX 1OBASE T and ANSI X3 263 TP PMD standards Compliant with ACPI 1 0 and the Network Device Class Power Management 1 0 Mainboard User s Manual High Performance provided by 100Mbps clock generator and data recovery circuit for 100Mbps receiver Onboard Flash ROM Automatic CPU and board configuration Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral devices and expansion cards Built in virus protection using Trend s ChipAwayVirus provides boot process virus protection Bundled Software e PC Cillin2000 provides automatic virus protection under Windows 95 98 NT 2000 SuperVoice is data fax and voice communication software MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone internet phone communication Gamut2000 provides professional audio features included MP3 encoding playback 3Deep delivers the precise imagery and displays accurate color in your monitor Corel WordPerfect Suite 8 is a Microsoft Windows office application suite optional Dimensions e Micro ATX form factor 24 4cm x 22cm 1 Introduction Package Contents Your mainboard package ships with the following items Q Oooo The mainboa
25. this chapter Ooooocodo D Identify the mainboard components Install a CPU Install one or more system memory modules Verify that any jumpers or switches are set correctly Install the mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to the mainboard connector headers Install any other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connector headers Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper JP4 set to Normal setting See this chapter for information on locating JP4 and the setting options Never connect power to the system during installation Doing so may damage the mainboard Mainboard User s Manual Mainboard Components Use the diagram below to identify the major components on the mainboard Line Line MIC In Out OM2 JUSB1 g PCI1 PCI2 KB2 E ATX1 AMR1 dV 1 a AUDIO Chipset CHSFAN Note Any jumper on your mainboard that do not appear in the illustration above is for testing only 2 Mainboard Installation I O Ports The illustration below shows a side view of the built in I O ports on the mainboard PS 2 Mouse Parallel Port er Game MIDI Port VGA Port y PS 2 Keyboard Line Out Microphone In Serial Port COM1 3 USB Ports Line In Install A CPU This mainboard has a Socket 462 CPU socket for AMD K7 processors To ensure reliability ensure that your processor has a h
26. to use this feature 24 3 BIOS Setup Utility PCI Plug and Play Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for devices installed on the PCI bus and devices that use the system plug and play capability AMIBIOS SETUP PCI PLUG AND PLAY SETUP C 2000 American Megatrends Inc All Rights Reserved Plug and Play Aware O S Share Memory Size O S Control Primary Graphics Adapter Allocate IRQ for PCI VGA Quit We Select Item Help PU PD Modify Old Values Shift F2 Color Load Optimal values Load Best performance values Plug and Play Enable this item if you are using an O S that Aware 0 S supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 or 98 Share Memory This item lets you allocate a portion of the main Size memory for use by the onboard VGA display 0 S Control This item lets you select Japanese operating system or not Primary Graphics This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter Adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a second display card installed in a PCI slot Allocate IRQ for If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to PCI VGA the PCI VGA graphics system You set this value to No to free up an IRQ 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
27. up Change or Remove the Password Highlight this item press Enter and type in the current password At the next dialog box type in the new password or just press Enter to disable password protection 29 Mainboard User s Manual 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 4 Software amp Applications Chapter 4 Software amp Applications The software for this mainboard is supplied on a CD ROM The disk has some folders that can be used by many different mainboards for example the UTILITY folders Some folders can only be used by mainboards which have certain brands of chipsets for example the INTEL and SIS folders In addition software that is specifically intended for one kind of mainboard is stored in a folder with the name of that board The software for this mainboard is stored in the MS8308D E folder Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Folders for this Mainboard For this board you can install software from the following folders Utility Folder You can use the software in the following sub folders OO OOOO O AMIFLASH Software to erase and install new revisions of the system BIOS PC CILLIN Anti virus software SUPER VIOCE Fax Modem
28. vided to connect the device s to the Primary IDE channel connector IDE1 on the mainboard 16 2 Mainboard Installation 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 mainboard If you have two devices on the cable one must be Master and one must be Slave 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 On the mainboard locate the two 4 pin connectors CD1 and CD2 There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors Connect the cable to the appropriate connector U8 Header 1 Infrared Port You can connect an infrared port to the mainboard You can purchase this option from third party vendors 1 Locate the infrared port U8 header on the mainboard 2 If you are adding an infrared port connect the ribbon cable from the port to the header and then secure the port to an appropriate place in your system chassis Onboard LAN LED Connections If you have a set indicator LEDs for the onboard LAN communication you can connect the LED cable to the header JP6 Pins 1 2 are for Link LED Pins 3 4 are for 10 100 Mbps mode LED the onboard LAN run in 100 Mbps mode when the LED lit 17 Mainboard User s Manual Expansion Slots This mainboard has t
29. wo 32 bit PCI expansion slots one AMR slot and one optional AGP slot Follow the steps below to install a PCI AMR AGP expansion card 1 Locate the AGP AMR or PCI slots on the mainboard 2 Remove the slot cover for this slot from the system chassis 3 Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press it firmly down into it so that it is fully inserted 4 Secure the expansion card bracket to the system chassis using the screw that held the slot cover in place AMR Slot The AMR Audio Modem Riser slot is an industry standard slot that allows for the installation of a special audio modem riser card Different territories have different regulations regarding the specifications of a modem card You can purchase an AMR card that is approved in your area and install it directly into the AMR slot 18 3 BIOS Setup Utility Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility Introduction The BIOS Setup Utility records settings and information about your computer such as the date and time the kind of hardware installed and various configuration settings Your computer uses this information to initialize all the components when booting up and functions as the basis for coordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer from booting properly If this happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to
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