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1. MWER HAHICEHEHT 3ETUF THE ADE WITO DETECETTOH FaP PED COHF bak Lomo BIOS BEF AML Logo SETIF DEF ADL Fac Quit Those Select Tien FID Sare E Erit Setup COWGPUIF Chaage Cela Exit Without Saving Select this option to exit the Setup utility without saving the modifications you specify during the current session To exit without saving highlight the Exit without Saving option on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt Bisa2. ACPI Advanced Configuration and P ower Interface support enables O S and application programs to direct the system power management e System Manageability Winbond W83977EF Hardware Environment Monitoring chip enables the ability for system voltage temperature and fan speed monitoring e Creative Sound Blaster SB LINK This 2x3 5 Pin header enables the migration of Creative Sound Blaster DOS program compatibility to the PCI bus Some DOS programs require the use of signal which were previously only available to an ISA bus card These signals have how been made available to a PC bus card which may require them through the use of this header In addition to superior hardware capabilities features like Plug and Play APM Advanced Power Management keyboard Turn On External Modem Ring On Wake On LAN fan off in Sleeping state and BIOS upgradability are provided on the MP 2 BX X platform Chipset eMP2 BX X consist of the Intel s FW82443BX FW82371EB e Winbond W83977EF AW W83783S CPU Support elntel s Slotl Pentium II III and SEPP Celeron series Processors System Speed Support 66 100 MHz FSB for CPU Interface e33 MHz PCI Bus for PCI Interface e66 MHz AGP Bus fro AGP Interface e100 MHz SDRAM Bus for SDRAM Memory Interface Memory Support e Three 168 Pin DIMM sockets for 3 3V unbuffered SDRAM module and PC 100 Compliant eMemory capacity from 8MB up to 384MB Expansion Slots Support eFive PCI v2 1 Slots e Two ISA Slots eOne
3. AGP Slot OnBoard I O Support e Two channel Ultra DMA33 mode IDE Port for 4 IDE devices eFDD Port e Two Serial Ports Parallel Port SPP EPP ECP e Two USB v1 1 Ports ePS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Port 3 Specification Green Support eAPM v1 2 and ACPI v1 0 compliant power management eIDE and Display power down Function Extend Feature Support e Hardware monitor to Fan Speed Voltage and Thermal e System power on by PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse e Modem Ring On and Wake On LAN Function Power e Harris HIP6018B PWM Power Controller eATX Power Supply Configuration BIOS Support e Award 2MB Flash BIOS Compliancies eDOC Compliant eCE Certification Form Factor eATX 305 x 178 x 1 6mm e4 Layer PCB Design Environment e Operating Temperature 0 50 C e Operating Humidity 10 80 RH e Vibration 0 500Hz AneELta 4 Layout Guide Use the following illustration and key to identify the components on your motherboard K B amp MS PS 2 Mouse Port K B amp MS PS 2 Keyboard Port USB1 Two USB Ports LPT1 Parallel P ort coM1 Serial P ort com2 Serial P ort J8 Chassis Fan Connector L JP5 J4 AGP1 Pcii 5 ISA1 2 J9 JP3 3 J2 BATI J6 IDE1 2 JP4 FDC1 ATX1 DIMM1 3 SLOT1 4 Layout Guide Safe Mode Header Wake On LAN Connector AGP Expansion Slot PCI Expansion Slots ISA Expansion Slots Chassis Fan Connector CMOS Memory Clear Header SB LINK Header
4. Front Panel I O Header Lithium CR 2032 Battery CPU Fan Connector IDE Devices Header CPU FSB Header FDD Device Header ATX Power Connector DIMM Sockets Slotl CPU Slot 5 Hardere Installation 5 1 Before You Begin The MP 2 BX X motherboard is designed to fit into a standard ATX form factor chassis The pattem of the mounting holes and the position of back panel I O ports meet the ATX mother board specification The chassis may come with various mounting fasteners which are made of metal or plastic Itis highly recommended to use as many metal fasteners as possible to mount the motherboard in the chassis for better grounding 5 2 Caution Static Electricity Ee Before removing the motherboard from its anti static bag you need to eliminate any static electricity that may be accumulated on your body by touching a grounded or anti static surface If noting is available touch the housing of power supply which is plugged into the AC outlet After removing the motherboard from its anti static bag place it only on a grounded or anti static surface component side up Inspect the motherboard and contact you retailer immediately if it is damaged 5 3 Pre Installation Procedure Before you install your motherboard into a chassis its convenient to install the memory modules and setall the jumpers to correct settings The examples and explain below shown the function and identify of the jumper setting to help you understand the circuits and
5. Primary IDE1 Secondary IDE2 Primary Channel has priority over the Secondary Channel Master has priority over the Slave Devices Hard Disk Drives have priority over the CD ROM Devices Step3 Install the FDD Device e The motherboard has a floppy disk drive interface that will support one or two floppy disk drives The floppy disk drive ribbon cable has connectors for two 3 5 wide disk drives and has connectors for two 5 25 disk drives a e Follow the steps mentioned below to install the FDD device e Locate the FDC1 box header on the motherboard e FDC1 Connectone end of the 34 P in ribbon cable thatcome with the drive to the FDD header and the other end of the cable to the FDC1 box header on the motherboard Note Each header has the Pin 1 side clearly marked The Pin 1 side of the each ribbon cable is always marked with a red stripe on the cable Disk Drive OF S b NANG Red Stripe gt Step4 Front Panel I O Connections This motherboard connects to the front panel I O are located on jumper block J 2 Follow the instruction carefully for proper connections to your front panel display and control This section explains how to connect these components e PW SW Itis a 2 Pin header connects to the chassis mounted power button e RST SW Itis a 2 Pin header connects to the chassis mounted reset switch and is used to reboot the system e HD LED It is a 2 Pin header connects to t
6. The options are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and Mono for Hercules or MDA If you are using a VGA or any higher resolution card choose EGANGA Halt On All But Keyboard This field determines which types of errors will cause the system to halt Choose from All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette and All But Disk Key pees 6 BIOS Configuration BIOS Features Setup mit EMEI L Biog PENTAS iTe MED SAFTWAKE IHE Tirus Warnin 5 pial Fida BMS Shadew Foablmd 1 Cathe i kas CIDPD EFFFF Shadow Daeab led EPI Card L7 Cache z Fnab eed DNA NTFEF Shadow basah Ied GPI LZ Cocke EGC Checking lt i NDINA NFHEF Shadia 2 Disab led Goat Sequence i Swap Fl ppp Drive E Kisah led Boot Op f iappr Seek Cova Deed Beat Up Bomleck Stato ia Tepemaiis Mate itin E Disabled Typemal iz Lane CfharesSecd i Trpesatia Belay OHsro Po Security Option Falep PEMA Palette Snaap Bugab led Of Select For DRAH gt KAMI Hon 059 berpori Ae FIO For WIH iE 2 Yen Froceecor Hieber Feature 2 Disabled Bit tke Select kan t Help BPR a Hadif E bd Halves LIPEITA a lar t Lasd FIUS Felaulis i lesi Sedap Pefaults This BIOS Features Setup option consists of configuration entries that allow you to improve your system performance or letyou setup some system features according to your preference Some entries are required by the motherboard s design to remain in their default s
7. air flow across the CPU and onboard heatsink Damage may occur to the motherboard and the CPU fan ifthese pins are incorrectly used oe 5 Hardware Installation 3 1 Pin Assignment 1 GND 2 12V 3 Speed RPM e Safe Mode Header J P5 Usually Slotl processors have locked frequency multiples In this case there is no way to exceed the specified multiple whether through motherboard setting or BIOS setup With unlocked Slotl processors exceeding the specified multiple and FSB is possible through BIOS setup or hardware setting Over clock may caused system hang or fail to boot up no video If this happens there is a methods let your system enter safe mode and get your system back again Method The following instructions can be performed to safe mode setting e Power off the system then place the jumper cap to short Pin 1 and Pin 2 of JP5 e When power on the system the system will enter safe mode for reboot your system e The power off the system again remove the jumper cap from Pin 1 and Pin 2 and put the jumper cap back to Pin 1 of J P5 After that power on the system again to check the setting ee Step2 1 J umper Cap Function Short Pin 1 2 Safe Mode Open Pin 1 2 Normal Operation Install the Slotl Processor e This motherboard supports a wide range of Intel S lotl processor include the SEPP Single
8. and an AGP slots You can use the expansion Slots to install expansions card that add new feature to your system e The AGP slot supports an add on graphics adapter which has an AGP Accelerated Graphics Port edge slot e The ISA slots support legacy add on cards which have an 8 16 bit ISA Industry Standard Architecture edge slot e The PCI slots support current add on cards which have a 32 bitP Cl Peripheral Components Interconnect edge slot e You mustinstall a graphics adapter in order to use the system For best performance we recommend you to use an AGP adapter You do not need to use an AGP adapter You can also install a graphics adapter in a PCI slot e Follow the steps mentioned below to install the Expansion card e Locate the expansion slots on the motherboard Select which slot you plan to use according to the kind of add on card you are going to install e Inthe chassis remove the blanking plate from the opening in the chassis adjacent to the slot you are going to use e Hold the edge connector of the add on card directly over the slot that you are going to use The metal bracket on one edge of the add on card fits into the opening from which you removed the blanking plate 17 Li MANELTA e Carefully press the card down so that the edge connector installs into the expansion slot You might need to rock the card slightly to make sure that the edge connector is seated properly into the slot e Drive a screw throug
9. enable or disable certain features or properties of the motherboard Step1 J umper Settings Explain e Battery BAT1 e Itis a coin cell style Lithium CR 2032 battery is used to provide power to the RTC and CMOS RAM for keep the data inviolate and effective The RTC is a real time clock device which provides the date and time to system The CMOS RAM is used for keeping the information of system configuration so the system can automatically boot O S every time e The battery has a 3 5 years life ifthe system is not power up When the system power up the power for the RTC and CMOS RAM is supplied from the 3 3V power supply to extend the life of battery The user can change a new battery to replace old one after it cannot work or BIOS does not keep its settings 5 Hardware Installation e Replace only with the same or equivalenttype recommended by the manufacturer e SB LINK Header J 3 Ifyou have installed a PCI Sound Blaster add on card you can cable the card to the J3 SB LINK header The SB LINK circuit solves some problem that can occur when you play old computer games that run the DOS real mode environment Is 1 2 N Assignment Pin Pin Assignment PCl Grant 1 2 GND NC Key Pin 3 4 PCl Request GND 5 6 SER IRQ e Power Connector ATX1 Ithas a single lead connector with a clip on one side of the plastic housing There is only on
10. you need to Set this option to Enabled otherwise leave this on Disabled Report No FDD For WIN OS Yes ae 6 BIOS Configuration Windows will release IRQ line 6 normally used by the Floppy Disk Drive after you disable your on board FDD and set this field to YES If you set this field to NO the windows will reserve INT6 for your FDD Processor Number Feature Disabled The field allow you to Enable Pentium III processor Number Function when you use Pentium IIL CPU Video BIOS Shadow Enabled This field allows you to change the video BIOS location from ROM to RAM Relocating to RAM enhances system performance as information access is faster than the ROM C8000 CFFFF to D8000 DFFFF Disabled These fields are used for shadowing other expansion card ROMs If you install other expan sion cards with ROMs on them you will need to know which addresses the ROMs use to shadow them specifically Shadowing a ROM reduces the memory available between 640K and 1024K by the amount used for this purpose ZAA Aneta Chipset Features Setup This Chipset Features Setup option controls the configuration of the board s chipset Control keys for this screen are the same as for the previous screen CHIPSET ME AME ia AHEAD iF sanan WAS te 085 Delay f CFO Warnieg Teegerstare 3 E aira BH G05 Preeharge Tire i CF Temgeratare kahan KAS alesan Tine bute Haimloard Temperature SIRIH Frecharge Control Disabled
11. CF FaH Spend PARAH bata pemita Hide Han EDE Chassis FER Speed fysta HING Cocheable Enabled OF GEC S idea BIOS Cacheable z Eaak Led I Pideo WAMA Conbeable Disabled b Bat 1 0 Becewerp Tome 1 14 Fit L Beeavery Tire 1 heliged Traidat lian Disabled BOF Apertare Size AE bystean EHI Sappart Disabled CPU Hesi PCl Clock E bute PU Spied Balia IEJ m E fwit fies Select lten Elp PWP Hadif i Bid alves dhit Celer Lasd EIOE Befaolts E Lasd Getun Detaalts SDRAM RAS to CAS Delay 2 Leave it on default setting SDRAM RAS Pre charge Time 2 Leave it on default setting SDRAM CAS latency Time Auto Leave it on default setting SDRAM Precharge Control Disabled Leave on default setting DRAM Data Integrity Mode Non ECC BIOS automatically detects the presence of ECC DIMMs 72 bit modules However to take advantage of ECC you must set this function at ECC If any non parity DIMMs are installed the memory operates in non parity mode only and this function must be set at Non ECC System BIOS Cacheable Enabled This field allows you to cache the System BIOS for higher performance Video BIOS Cacheable Enabled This field allows you to cache the Video BIOS for higher performance Video RAM Cacheable Disabled This field allows you to cache the Video RAM for higher performance Ee 6 BIOS Configuration 8 Bit IJO Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Timing for 8 bit ISA cards L
12. Copyright Notices The information contained in the user s manual and all accompanyied docu mentation are copyrighted and all rights are reserved This publication may not in whole or in parts be reproduced transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any languages or transmitted in any form without the prior written consent from the manufacturer except for copies retained by the purchasers for their personal archival purposes Trademarks e Award Modular BIOS is a registered trademark of Award S oftware Inc e Microsoft and Windows 95 98 NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation e Intel Pentium Pentium II Pentium IIl Celeron and Slotl are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation All other product names mentioned herein are used for identification pur poses only and may be the trademarks of their respective companies PRINTED IN TAIWAN CONTENTS 1 C NGGKIST kisas ga NA ANGENAN NALA NA NANANG A NAGA DANANG 2 2 VO CU CTO NG asa aaa anaa kN dn NANA ANAA NGA AA ANARA ANNA 3 3 Specificato Ninaa 4 A Layout GUId is sssasak san agen ank nean bane ank naian 6 5 Hardware Installation 8 6 BIOS Configuration sssini 24 P N 5011050205 OCT 1999 REV1 5 A NELTA L Checklist Check that your package is complete If any listed items are missing please contact your retailer immediately The MP2 BX X motherboard package contains the following Package Box o gt MP2 BX X Motherboard Anti Stati
13. Edge Processor Package Celeron the Pentium II and the Pentium Ill e The SEPP Celeron uses a Pentium Il processor with 32K ofinternal level 1 cache memory and 128K of external level 2 cache memory Clock speed run from 266MHz through to 433MHz They operate over a 66MHz system bus The Pentium II processor is supported with 32K of internal level 1 cache memory and 512K of external level 2 cache memory Clock speed run from 233MHz through to 450MHz All but the slowest Pentium II s operate over a 100MHz system bus The Pentium Ill processor is identical to the P entium II processor except thatithas added instructions that are designed to improve performance in areas such as the internet encoding and decoding of compressed audio and video files and soon Currently the Pentium Ill processor ships withe clock speeds of 450MHz 500MHz 550MHz and 600MHz Pentium Ill s operate over a LOOMHz system bus The MP 2 BX X motherboard provides a Universal Retention Module for Pentium II III and Celeron processor in SECC SECC2 and SEPP Please check URM well setup on the motherboard already Follow the steps mentioned below to install the S lot1 processor e Before the processor install you have to make sure that the EAR of the 5 Hardware Installation URM open already e Remove the sliders both of the URM to OPEN position e Orient the Slotl processor and insert vertically on to the slotuntil the processor clip into place e Remove the sl
14. NAHAN TE CET MITHNUT kad phi t Th E Select tem r Same Eb Esil Selig COWGUPLIF Chiage Calif These two options set the system passwords Supervisor Password sets a password that will be used to protect the system and the Setup utility while User Password sets a password that will be used exclusively on the system By default the system comes without any passwords To specify a password highlight the type you want and then press lt Enter gt A password prompt appears on the screen take note that the password is case sensitive and can reach up to 8 alphanumeric characters long type in your password and then press lt Enter gt The system confirms your password by asking you to type it again After setting a password the screen automatically reverts to the main screen To implement password protection specify into the Security Option field of the BIOS Fea tures Setup screen once the system prompt for password If you wantto disable either password press lt Enter gt instead of entering a new password when the Enter Password prompt appears A message confirms the password has been disabled Aneta IDE HDD Auto Detection This IDE HDD Auto Detection option detects the parameters of an IDE hard disk drive and automatically enters them into the Standard CMOS Setup screen me RS STAGED CHIE SEF THTEGRETED FERIFRERRLE FIGS FEATURES SE TF PIFERU ISO Passio CHIFGET FEATURES SE TUF SEE Pass FER MaHAGEHE
15. PIO UDMA Mode Secondary Master Slave PIO UDMA Mode Auto Each channel Primary Secondary has both a master and a slave making four IDE devices possible Because each IDE device may have a different PIO Mode timing of 0 1 2 3 or 4 it is necessary for these to be independent DMA Mode timing allows Disabled and Auto The default setting of Auto will allow auto detection to ensure optimal performance USB keyboard Support Disabled This field allows the selection of Enabled or Disabled setting for USB Keyboard Init Display First AGP This item allows you to decide to active PCI or AGP Slot first POWER ON Function BUTTON ONLY This field allows you to set POWER ON mode from button only Hot Key PS 2 Mouse password keyboard 98 or Any KEY mode Onboard FDC Controller Enabled When Enabled this field allows you to connect your floppy disk drives to the onboard floppy disk drive connector instead of a separate controller card If you want to use a different control ler card to connect the floppy disk drives set this field to Disabled Onboard Serial Port 1 3F8H IRQ4 ea Settings are 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ 3 Auto and Disabled for the onboard serial connector Onboard Serial Port 2 2F8H IRQ3 Settings are 3F8H IRQ4 2F8H IRQ3 3E8H IRQ4 2E8H IRQ3 Auto and Disabled for the onboard serial connector Serial Mode Select Normal When enabled this field activates the onboard infrared feature and sets th
16. RT SE TUF THE GOR WITE DETECTDIH PRP SPCD COHFICIRATIIN EID LO LEVEL FURAT Lomo FIGS DEF ML TS RANE amp EXIT SETIP Load SETIP BEF ADL TE EFIT WITHOUT S80 THG Fac Quit Those Select Tien FID Sare E Bait Setup COWGPLIF Chage Cela Up to four IDE drives can be detected with parameters for each listed inside the box To accept the optimal entries press lt Y gt or else select from the numbers displayed under the OPTIONS field 2 1 3 in this case to skip to the next drive press lt N gt If you accept the values the parameters will appear listed beside the drive letter on the screen The process then proceeds to the next drive letter Pressing lt N gt to skip rather than to accept a set of parameters causes the program to enter zeros after that drive letter Remember that if you are using another IDE controller that does not feature Enhanced IDE support for four devices you can only install two IDE hard disk drives Your IDE controller must support the Enhanced IDE features in order to use Drive E and Drive F The onboard PCI IDE controller supports Enhanced IDE with two connectors for connecting up to four IDE devices IF you want to use another controller that supports four drives you must disable the onboard IDE controller in the Chipset Features Setup screen When auto detection is completed the program automatically enters all entries you accepted on the field for that drive in the Standard CMOS Setup screen Skipped e
17. c Bag EPE Sheet User s Manual 40 Pin IDE Ribbon Cable Supporting DMA33 34 Pin Floppy Ribbon Cable Driver and Utility CD 2 Introduction 2 Introduction The MP 2 BX X is a high quality high performance function enhanced motherboard base on the powerful Intel Slotl Pentium II III and SEPP Celeron series processors they operate ata 66 100MHz FSB and CPU speed up to 600MHz This motherboard uses the Intel 82440B X chipset which includes the FW82443BX North Bridge and FW82371EB South Bridge chip in the ATX form factor The jumperless design of the uses the onboard BIOS for clock frequency and CPU multiplier jumper settings are no longer needed The MP2 BX X motherboard offers outstanding I O capabilities Itcontains a full setofPC 1 0 such as two channel PCI IDE interface a Floppy controller two Serial ports an SPP EPP ECP capable bidirectional Parallel port two USB Universal Serial Bus ports a PS 2 keyboard and a PS 2 Mouse port One AGP slot five PCI slots and two ISA slots provide expandability for add on peripheral cards It also offers optimized system performance integrated power management system manageability and Creative Sound Blaster Link e Optimized System Performance AGP improves the graphics performance dramatically Ultra DMA33 speed up disk drive access Enhanced SDRAM support for fastest access to memory and Concurrent PCI enables simultaneous data transfer e Integrated Power Management
18. ding to the configu ration you specify The documentation that comes with your hard disk should provide you with the information regarding the drive specifications Auto detection of hard disks on bootup For each field Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master and Secondary Slave you can select Auto under the TYPE and MODE fields This will enable auto detection of your IDE hard disk during bootup This will allow you to change your hard disks with the power off and then power on without having to reconfigure your hard disk type If you use older hard disks that do not support this feature then you must configure the hard disk in the standard method as described earlier by the User option Drive A Drive B 1 44M 3 5in None These fields record the types of floppy disk drives installed in your system The available options for drives A and B are 360KB 5 25in 1 2MB 5 25in 720KB 3 5in 1 44MB 3 5 in 2 88MB 3 5 in None To enter the configuration value for a particular drive highlight its corresponding field and then select the drive type using the lt Page Up gt lt P age Down gt or lt gt lt gt keys Floppy 3 Mode Support Disabled This is the Japanese standard floppy drive The standard stores 1 2MB in a 3 5inch diskette This is normally disabled but you may choose from either Drive A Drive B Both and Disabled Video EGA VGA Set this field to the type of video display card installed in your system
19. e second serial to support the infrared module connector on the motherboard If your system already has a second serial port connected to the onboard COM2 connector it will no longer work if you enable the infrared feature By default this field is set to Normal which leaves the second serial port to support the COM2 connector Onboard Parallel Port 378H IRQ7 This field sets the address of the onboard parallel port connector You can select either 3BCH IRQ 7 378H IRQ 7 278H IRQ 5 Disabled and Auto If you install an I O card with a parallel port ensure that there is no conflict in the address assignments The PC can support up to three parallel ports as long as there are no conflicts for each port Parallel Port Mode SPP This field allows you to set the operation mode of the parallel port The setting SPP allows normal speed operation but in one direction only EPP allows bidirectional parallel port opera tion at maximum speed ECP allows the parallel port to operate in bidirectional mode and ata speed faster than the maximum data transfer rate And ECP EPP allows normal speed opera tion in a two way mode 6 BIOS Configuration Supervisor Password and User Password STRHDAGD CHI SETIP TETEGRATED PERIPHER S FIGS FEATURES SE TUF HIFERUISOG Passion CHIPSET FEWTURES SETUF HSER PESSW0EN PIER HAHAGEMERT SE TUF THE HDI WITE DETEET OOH PAFFI OHF IHIRATIHIH 0 Lw LEMET FORRAT LOed blus WEFAN TS Saul amp CEIT SETIF Led simie
20. e way to plug the lead into the power connector ATX1 Press the lead connector down until the clip snaps into place and secures the lead on to the connector ajib 10 1 Assignment Pin Pin Assignment 3 3V ll 1 23V 12V 12 2 BV GND 13 3 GND PW ON OFF 14 4 BV GND 15 5 GND GND 16 6 V GND 17 7 GND 5V 18 8 PW GOOD 5V 19 9 5VSB 5V 20 10 12V e CMOS Memory Clear Header J P3 Itis a 3 Pin header that if your system can not boot up because you forgot your password or the CMOS setting need to be reset to default values after the system BIOS has been updated The following instructions can be performed to clear the CMOS and password e Turn off your system power then place a jumper cap to shortPin 2 and P in 3 of J P3 for 3 5 seconds e Putthe jumper cap back to Pin 1 and Pin 2 of P3 e Turn on your system power then access BIOS setup please refer to BIOS Configuration explain 1 3 J umper Cap Function Short Pin 1 2 Normal Operation Short Pin 2 3 Clear CMOS eee 5 Hardware Installation e CPU FSB Header J P4 Itis a 3 P in header thatseta system bus frequency of either 66MHz or 100MHz In the force 100MHz setting the system uses a 100MHz system bus even if the processor is designed to operate with a 66MHz FSB This item can be used overclocking by the external freque
21. eave it on default setting 16 Bit IJO Recovery Time 1 BUSCLK Timing for 16 bit ISA cards Leave it on default setting Delayed Transaction Disabled Leave it on default setting System EMI Support Disabled Setting this item to Enabled permits the motherboard to pass the EMI Test AGP Aperture Size 64MB Select the size of the Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture The aperture is a portion of the PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to the AGP without any translation See www agpforum org for AGP information System EMI Support Disabled Setting this item to Enabled permits the motherboard to pass the EMI Test CPU Host PCI Clock Auto This field allows you to set CPU Host PCI clock If your CPU Bus Frequency is support to 100MHz then you can set CPU Host PCI Clock to Auto 103 34 112 33 133 44 MHz If your CPU Bus Frequency is only support to 66MHz then you can set CPU Host PCl Clock to Auto 68 34 75 37 83 41 MHz CPU Speed Ration x3 This field allows you to set frequency multiple between the Internal Frequency of CPU and External Frequency within the CPU CPU Warning Temperature 70 C 158 F When CPU temperature is over the set temperature the system will send warning alarm Thermal Monitor xxxC xxxF The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the MotherBoard and CPU Heat Sink temperatures These val
22. ettings details A section atthe lower right of the screen displays the control keys you can use Take note of these keys and their respective uses If you need information on a particular entry highlight it and then press lt F1 gt A pop up help menu will appear to provide you with the information you need lt F5 gt loads the last set values while lt F6 gt and lt F 7 gt loads the BIOS default values and Setup default values respectively Virus Warning Disabled When this feature is enabled if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot sector or the partition table the BIOS will warn you that disk boot sector will to be modified CPU Card L1 Cache CPU Card L2 Cache Enabled These fields allow you to choose from the default of Enabled or choose Disabled to turn on or off the CPU s Level 1 and Level 2 built in cache CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Enabled this function to perform ECC Error Check and Correct on the CPU s Level 2 Cache Boot Sequence A C SCSI ai SA ONN MIL kn A Gall This field determines where the system looks first for an operating system Options are A C SCSI C A SCSI C CDROM A CDROM C A D A SCSI E A SCSI F A SCSI SCSIA C SCSI C A C only and LS ZIP C The setup default setting is to check first the floppy diskette and then the hard disk drive Swap Floppy Drive Disabled When enabled exchange of logical drive will occur the floppy dri
23. g except that this time the system inactivity period takes longer Dis able disables the power saving features while User Define allows you to set power saving options according to your preference IMPORTANT Advanced Power Management APM should be installed to keep the system time updated when the computer enters suspend mode activated by the BIOS Power Management For DOS environments you need to add the statement DEVICE C DOS POWER EXE in you CONFIG SYS For Windows 3 x and Windows 95 you need to install Windows with the APM feature A battery and power cord icon labeled Power will appear in the Control Panel Choose Advanced in the Power Management Field PM Control by APM Yes Power Management is completely controlled by the APM APM stands for Advanced Power Management it is a power management standard set by Microsoft Intel and other major manufacturers 6 BIOS Configuration Video Off Method V H SYNC Blank This field defines the video off features The following options are available DPMS Blank Screen and V H SYNC Blank DPMS Standby and DPMS Suspend The DPMS Display Power Management System features allow the BIOS to control the video display card if it supports the DPMS feature Blank Screen only blanks the screen use this for monitors with out power management or green features If Blank screen is set up in your system your screen saver will not display V H SYNC Blank
24. h the metal bracket on the edge of the card to secure it in place Step2 Install the IDE Device e The motherboard has two IDE channel ports the Primary IDE channel and Secondary IDE channel Each IDE channel can support two IDE devices IDE devices include hard disk drives CD ROM drives and removable media drives such as ZIP drives and LS 120 drives Typically most people install one IDE hard disk drive and one IDE CD ROM drive so this motherboard ships with one IDE cable You can easily obtain a second IDE cable if you wantto install more than two IDE devices Follow the steps mentioned below to install the IDE device e Locate the IDE1 and IDE2 box header on the motherboard e DE1 Connectone end of the 40 P in ribbon cable that comes with the drive to the HDD header and the other end of the cable to the IDE1 box header on the motherboard e DE2 Connectone end of the 40 P in ribbon cable that comes with the drive to the CD ROM header and the other end of the cable to the IDE2 box header on the motherboard Note Each header has the Pin 1 side clearly marked The Pin 1 side of the each ribbon cable is always marked with a red stripe on the cable 5 Hardware Installation e The primary channel has priority to the secondary channel Within each channel the two different devices are distinguished by master and slave relationship The master device has priority over the slave device Refer to illustration on the below
25. he chassis mounted HDD LED to indicate HDD activity e SMI SW Itis a 2 Pin header connects to the chassis mounted suspend switch Shorted to place the system into a suspend mode or Green mode e SPEAKER Itis a 4 P in header connects to the chassis mounted speaker When system has any abnormally state that you will hear warnings through speaker e PW LED Itis a 3 Pin header connects to the chassis mounted power LED to indicate onboard power state eee 5 Hardware Installation e KB LK Itis a 2 P in header connects to the chassis mounted key lock switch thatis used to lock the keyboard for security purpose N ON N Ur KB LK SPEAKER PW LED 00 OJO 00 O 0 00 O O SMI SW 00 00 HD LED RST SW Step5 ATX1 HDD FDD Power Connection e ConnectATXP WR ofthe powersupply unitto the ATX1 connector on the motherboard e Connect HDDPWR of the power supply unit to the power connector on the HDD device e Connect FDDPWR of the power supply unit to the power connector of the FDD device Note Incorrect installation of the power supply could result in serious damage to the motherboard and connected peripherals Make sure the power supply is unplugged from the AC outlet before connecting the leads from the power supply aa Aneuta gt Step6 Back I O Connections The back panel provides external access to PS 2 style Keyboard and Mouse Port two Seria
26. his Load Setup Defaults option allows you to load the default values to the system configu ration fields These default values are the optimized configuration settings for the system To load these default values highlight Load Setup Defaults on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt The system displays a confirmation message on the screen Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to confirm Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen eet 6 BIOS Configuration Integrated Peripherals THIEEARTED POW TEMEN iri SOF THRE IBC ta Thig Frimarg i DHE ue Dhasar d FM Tantre ller E Ema Led TOE Primary Hasier FIO whe Onhourd Serial Fora 1 FR Digs IDE Promary Hasier UIER oe Oebourd Serial Pari 7 JF RS TRI IDE Frimaee Slase FIO i Serial Bode Feleo z Hermal THE Prinary Slave WDM Ta hip feoendare Fe DIE TOE Secondary Master PIN u Onboard Faraliel Fert Ver IGE Secnmdary Master IDRA Ae Parallel Part Hade i Harmal THE Secondary Slaee FDN IOE Secondary Lowe MOA Arto IGE Eegboard fapport i nit Display Fire PTA GA Tungi ipe 2 EUTTIH UHLY Tiri Select Tita i PAMA Modify Bld palaes CSRITUIFE 7 Ealar z Lead BIOS Befawlin z Lead Setiap Defaults On Chip Primary Secondary PCI IDE Enabled You can select to enable the primary IDE channel secondary IDE channel both or disable both channels Primary Master Slave
27. his field allows you to set Power off mode through Instant O ff or Delay mode 4 sec When you select Instant O ff mode to turn off the system just press the power button and the system will Power off immediately If you select Delay mode you must press the power button for at least 4 seconds in order to turn off the system Power On by Ring Disabled This allows either settings of Enabled or Disabled for powering up the computer only for ATX power supply when the modem receives a call while the computer is soft off Wake Up on LAN Disabled This allows you to remotely power up your system through your network by sending a wake up frame or signal With this feature you can remotely upload download data to from systems during off peak hours IMPORTANT This feature requires the optional network interface and an ATX power supply with at least 720mA 5V standby power Resume by Alarm Disabled This allows you to have an unattended or automatic power up of system You may configure your system to power up at a certain time of the day by selection Everyday Date Alarm 0 which allows you to set the time or at a certain time and day by selecting By Date Reload Global Timer Events When one of the specific occurs the count down made for entry in power saving mode goes back to zero Since the computer will enter a power saving mode only after an inactivity delay had been specified time specific for Doze Standby and Suspend modes and af
28. iders of the URM to LOCK position LOCK e Locate the fan power connector 6 for the processor cooling fan then connect the cable from cooling fan to J 6 Warning Processor require a heat sink with a cooling fan Failure to provide adequate cooling of the processor may seriously affectsystem performance or cause permanent damage to the processor e Ifyou need to remove the processor from the motherboard the procedure will be as follows e Disconnect the fan power cable from the motherboard L Aneuta e Remove the sliders of the URM to OPEN position e Push the latches on the processor toward the center of the processor until they click into place This step for Intel cartridge type processor only e Liftone end of the processor until itis freed from Slotl Liftthe other end of the processor until itis freed from the Slot1 Liftthe entire processor until itis free from the URM Step3 Install the SDRAM Modules Li The motherboard has three DIMM Dual In line Memory Module sockets which supportS DRAM modules installed with 3 3V unbuffered PC 100 L00MHz SDRAM memory chips Each memory module can supporta maximum capacity of 128MB so total maximum memory is 384MB Follow the steps mentioned below to install the SDRAM module e Onthe motherboard locate the three DIMM sockets e Pull the locking latches of the DIMM sockets outwards e Align the memory module correctly The edge connector of the memory
29. l Ports two USB Ports a Parallel Port which are integrated on the mother board PC99 compliant Follow the instruction carefully for proper connection 1 0 peripherals to your system e K B amp MS is a stack of the two PS 2 mini DIN ports e K B amp MS Green 6 Pin Mouse Port can be used by a PS 2 Mouse or pointing device e K B amp MS Purple 6 Pin Keyboard Port can be used by a PS 2 Keyboard e USB1 Black two 4 Pin USB Ports is available for connecting USB devices e LPT1 Burgundy 25 Pin Parallel Port can be used by printers or other parallel communication devices e COM 2 Teal Turquoise two 9 Pin Serial Ports is ready for a mouse or other serial devices USB1 Black LPT1 Burgundy fee yO ea ki E a AMT K B ss OBRE fe a Purple COM1 a Teal Turguoise Step7 Boot the System This chapter is a step by step guide that explains how to use your MP2 BX X motherboard to build a powerful system Ata minimum you will need the following components in order to build a fully function system e After hardware configuration of motherboard is completed and system hardware has been assembled Refer to combination as follows 5 Hardware Installation e You are now ready to boot the system for the first time Please continue to the next section to configure your BIOS Basic Input Output System setting It must be configured after booti
30. module has notches that match obstructions in the DIMM socket You must match the notches with the obstructions in order to install the module e Press the edge connector of the memory module into the DIMM socket Press down quite firmly so that the locking latches of the DIMM socket are levered upwards to secure the memory module in place e Repeat the process with any other memory modules that you want to install 5 Hardware Installation 5 4 Install the motherboard in a chassis After you have prepared the motherboard by installing a processor one or more memory modules and have set the jumpers correctly install the motherboard into a chassis and begin connecting essential peripheral items to the connectors on the motherboard Follow the instructions given with the chassis to install the motherboard into the mounting brackets inside the chassis The motherboard has several holes drilled through it and you should be able to drive a screw through some of these holes into the mounting brackets in the chassis Don tovertighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard Note Make sure that the power supply unitin the chassis is not connected to a power outlet while you are carrying out the installation procedure We will begin the installation of the motherboard P lease follow the procedure step by step which designed to guide you to a complete and correct installation Step1 Install the Expansion Card e This motherboard has five PCI two ISA
31. ncy Warning Processor frequencies 66MHz exceed the specifications for current processors and are not guaranteed to be stable Premature wearing ofthe processor may result when overclocking oq in J umper Cap Function Short Pin 1 2 100MHz FSB Short Pin 2 3 66MHz FSB Brent e Wake On LAN Connector J 4 e Itis a 3 Pin 2 0mm connector that used for remote wake up system through a network e If you have installed a network adapter LAN adapter you can use the cable provided with the card to plug into the 4 connector on the motherboard The is the Wake On LAN feature when your system is in a power saving mode any traffic through the network automatically resume the system You must enable this item using the PowerManagementitem ofthe BIOS setup See BIOS Configuration for more information e Your system has an ATX power supply with atleast 5V standby 720mA power gi Assignment 5VSB GND Wake Up Signal e CPU Chassis Fan Connector J 6 8 9 e These are 3 Pin connector that support cooling fan of 12 VDC 0 5A or less when the system goes into sleep state fan should be shut down to eliminate audible noise and reduce power consumption You can monitor the fan speed by way of W83977EF chip and the fan must come with a tachometer output on the J6 and J 9 e The CPU and motherboard will overheat if there is no
32. nfiguration Data Disabled When Enabled the system BIOS will clear reset the ESCD during POST After clearing the ESCD the BIOS will then change this item s value to Disabled Otherwise the ESCD data would become useless Assign IRQ For VGA USB Enabled These fields to assign an IRQ for the VGA and USB device We recommend that you set these items to Enabled Sloti 2 3 4 USE IRQ No Auto Use these items to assign priority allocation of an IRQ Interrupt Request Line to devices installed in each of the PCI channels We recommend that you set these items to Auto 35 Aneta Load BIOS Defaults This Load BIOS Defaults option allows you to load the troubleshooting default values perma nently stored in the BIOS ROM These default settings are non optimal and disable all high performance features To load these default settings highlight Load BIOS Defaults on the main screen and then press lt Enter gt The system displays a confirmation message on the screen Press lt Y gt and then lt Enter gt to confirm Press lt N gt and then lt Enter gt to abort This feature does not affect the fields on the Standard CMOS Setup screen STAHDGRD CMOS SETIP THTEGRATED PERIPHERALS FIGS FEATURES SETIP PIFERUISOR Passio CHIFSET FEATURES SETUF HEE Pass POWER KAHIGEHERT SE TUF TOE HUE WITE DETEETIOH FaF PED COHF LEMEK Ewe Quit tiss of Select Then Fil Sarr E Erit etup CONGPLIFZ 7 Change Caler Load Setup Defaults T
33. ng z MELTA 6 BIOS Configuration When you start the computer itis controlled by the BIOS program The BIOS first operates an auto diagnostic for all the necessary hardware configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization and detects all the hardware Only when these tasks are completed does it give up control of the computer to program in the next level which is the operating system Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate it is the key factor for system stability and the assurance to your system good performance After the BIOS has achieved the auto diagnostic and auto detection operations pressing the Del key will allow you to access the BIOS Setup menu At that point the BIOS will display the following message rar nT r Gis sime UTILITY WHA SF TRE IHE SIWHDHAD HIS SETIP FIGS FEATURES SETIP CHIFSET FEATURES SE TUF POWER HAHIGEHERT SE TUF FHPAPEN COWF Re Lomo BIOS DEF RIL TS THTEGRETED PERIPHERALS HIFERUISOR PASSUDAD EE PiSHAIHI THE ADE WITE DETEETIOH BD LES LEVEL FORMAT RANE amp EXIT 4ETIF EFIT WITHOUT GaN THG Fac fwit Those Select Tien FID Same E Erit Setup COWGPUIF Ehaage Cele Standard CMOS Setup This Standard CMOS Setup option allows you to record some basic configuration of the system hardware setting of system clock and error handling If the motherboard is already installed in a working system there is no need to select this option Ho
34. ntries are ignored and are not entered in the screen If you are auto detecting a hard disk that supports the LBA mode three lines will appear in the parameter box Choose the line that lists LBA for an LBA drive Do not select Large or Normal AA 6 BIOS Configuration The auto detection feature can only detect one set of parameters for a particular IDE hard drive Some IDE drives can use more than one Set This is nota problem if the drive is new and empty IMPORTANT If your hard disk was already formatted on an older previous system incorrect parameters may be detected You will need to enter the correct parameters manually or use low level format if you do not need the data stored on the hard disk If the parameters listed differ from the ones used when the disk was formatted the disk will not be readable If the auto detected parameters do not match the ones that should be used for your disk do notaccept them Press lt N gt to reject the presented settings and enter the correct ones manually from the Standard CMOS Setup screen Save amp Exit Setup Select this option to save into the CMOS memory all modifications you specified during the current session To save the configuration changes highlight the Save amp Exit Setup option on the main screen type Y and then press lt Enter gt eS KN IN STIWHDHAD GHIS SETUF TMTEGESTEN PERIPHERMLE FIGS FEATURES SETIF PIPEAVISOR PASSMUND CHIFSET FEATURES SETUF BEE FISHA
35. t lt gt to set the current date Follow the month day and year format Valid values for month day and year are Month 1 to 12 Day 1 to 31 Year up to 2079 Time To set the time highlight the Time field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt P age Down gt or lt gt lt gt to set the current time Follow the hour minute and second format Valid values for hour minute and second are Hour 00 to 23 Minute 00 to 59 Second 00 to 59 Press lt Enter gt twice if you do not want to modify the current time Hard Disks This field records the specifications for all non SCS hard disk drives installed in your system The onboard PCI IDE connectors provide Primary and Secondary channels for connecting up to four IDE hard disks or other IDE devices Each channel can support up to 2 hard disks the first of which is the master and the second is the slave For IDE hard disk drive setup you can Use the Auto setting for detection during bootup Use the IDE HDD AUTO DETECTION in the main menu to automatically enter the wg SA ONA b oo Ges Gees A Wan drive specifications Enter the specifications yourself manually by using the User option The entries for specifying the hard disk type include CYLS number of cylinders HEAD number of read write heads PRECOMP write precompensation LANDZ landing zone SECTOR number of sectors and MODE The SIZE field automatically adjusts accor
36. ter no activity was eminent any event that cause the computer to re count the time within this period will be terminated Resume events are operations or signals that cause the computer to resume time counting 6 BIOS Configuration PNP and PCI Setup This PNP and PCI Setup option configures the PCI bus slots All P CI bus slots on the system use INTA thus all installed PCI cards must be set to this value repre EBM cane ita AHARD SDF AMEE FEF 0f Deetal led H P Hin iga TAN For Mia Enabled Lecugrces Controlled By a assige JAH For WEH i Coobled eae Configuration Data Disabled Slet 1 F Fl Ha lt Mule Slet 7 Use 7 fake Slat J Bes Bute Slot amp Dee 3 Auto iait fjas a Baleni ien 1 PIPE f 5 Modify Lasd BIOS defaults Ef FH o 11 Et pid Values CSRGELIF Cale FY Lod Setaun Bedaulte PNP OS Installed No This field allows you to use a Plug and Play PnP operation system to configure the PCI bus Slots instead of using the BIOS Therefore interrupts may be reassigned by the OS when Yes is selected When a non PnP OS is installed or to prevent reassigning of interrupt settings select the default setting of No Resources Controlled By Auto These fields set how IRQ use is determined for each PCI slot The default setting for each field is Auto which uses auto routing to determine IRQ use The other options are manual settings of 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 or 15 for each slot Reset Co
37. ues refresh upon key entries Fan Monitor xxxxRPM The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the Chassis Fan Speed and the CPU Fan Speed in Rotations Per Minute RPM These values refresh upon any key entries in the BIOS setup screen Voltage Monitor xx xV The onboard hardware monitor is able to detect the voltages put out by the voltage regulators These values refresh upon key entries ual PP Aneta Power Management Setup SP fonction q Enabled Pauer Monagenent i Primary NE FH Cantrel by AFH z Tei Primars DE 1 Piden OTF Hethad 1 Srosadary ML D Hideo OFF After z tinib frcondary IFE 1 HADUH Ose DEN 4 Flappy Disk bare G z1 Serial Pori Etendi Made 11 Forallel Part faspend Hadr POD Paser Deen i Thretile Buty Cycle M LORE Bad Maan ior i Enabled Saft Off by PWE ETTH mstaat OFF 3 Disabled 2 Disabled Lepane by Alim Disabled ge fies i Geleat hen r PPa WI Values 1ShiftIF Lasd BIOS Befaults Load Seto Betaalts This Power Management Setup option allows you to reduce power consumption This fea ture turns off the video display and shuts down the hard disk after a period of inactivity ACPI Function Enabled Leave setting it on default Power Management User Define This field acts as the master control for the power management modes Max Saving puts the system into power saving mode after a brief period of system inactivity Min Saving is almost the same as Max Savin
38. ve A will be changed to B without changing the physical cable Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled When enabled the BIOS will seek drive A once Boot Up NumLock Status On This field enables users to activate the Number Lock function upon system boot Typematic Rate Setting Disabled When enabled you can set the two typematic controls listed next Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 This field controls the speed at which the system registers repeated keystrokes Options range from 6 to 30 characters per second Setup default setting is 6 other settings are 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay Msec 250 This field sets the time interval for displaying the first and second characters Four delay rate options are available 250 500 750 and 1000 Security Option Setup When you specify a Supervisor Password and or User Password explained later in this section the Security Option field determines when the system prompts for the password The default setting is Setup where the system goes through its startup routine unless the Setup utility is called then the system prompts for the Supervisor Password The other option is System where the system prompts for the User Password every time you start your system PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled It determines whether the MPEG ISA VESA VGA Cards can work with PCINGA or not OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non 0S2 When using OS 2 operating systems with installed DRAM of greater than 64MB
39. wever if the configura tion stored in the CMOS memory on the board get lost or damaged or if you change your system hardware configuration you will need to reset the configuration values The configura tion values usually get lost or corrupted when the power of onboard CMOS battery weakens The preceding screen provides you with a list of options At the bottom of this scrare the control keys for this screen Take note of these keys and their respective uses ees 6 BIOS Configuration User configurable fields appear in a different color If you need information on the selected field press lt F1 gt The help menu will then appear to provide you with the information you need The memory display at the lower right hand side of the screen is read only and auto matically adjusts accordingly i Tanant Hik simt EIF TARE Bate imeiddipyl i Pon 1 h mi i in ET Time bh ira BAEN DISES TYRE SIZE ENE HEAO FREECOM LORD SECTOR Primary Haster WITE a Primary Slave wth 1 0 1 facondary Wasior WITE a a a 1 fequaidgey Slave i WITE irie E i Tk KB in ris Bo Hens Plas Belet lien Flopoy 3 Mode appari i Disabled PPA HMedika fi Wa les He Celer Fides i EDDY OGRA Load FOS fefaolts Balt Oe ll But Keyboard 1 Lesi Prisp Wedak Than E Select Miom PIPI Hadify TEKA Change Calar Date To set the date highlight the Date field and then press either lt Page Up gt lt Page Down gt or lt g
40. will blanks the screen and turns off vertical and horizontal scanning Video Off After Standby This field determines when to activate the video off feature for monitor power management The settings are NA Always On Suspend Off in Suspend Mode Standby Off in Standby Mode and Doze Off in Doze Mode MODEM Use IRQ 3 This field allows you to assign IRQ to external modem that is to be connected to the system PM Timers This section controls the time out settings for the Power Management scheme The fields included in this section are HDD Power Down which places the hard disk into its lowest power consumption mode and the Doze Standby and Suspend system inactivation modes Power management allows the computer to save electricity when it is not in use by entering increasingly deep power saving modes as shown by the diagram below Normal Doze Standby Suspend Power Saving Mode Flow Chart HDD Power Down 15 Min Shuts down any IDE hard disk drives in the system after a period of inactivity The time period is user configurable with select from 1 15 Min Italso contains a Disabled option and does not affect SCSI hard drives Throttle Duty Cycle 62 5 This is used to specify the CPU speed in power saving mode Seven options are available 12 5 25 0 37 5 50 0 62 5 or 75 0 33 PCINGA Act monitor Enabled Leave iton default setting Soft Off by PWR BTTN Instant Off T
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