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VIA 82C694 ATX Mainboard

1. Sleep LED is designed to indicate the status of the PC system When the PC system is powered on the sleep LED will be darkened When the power of the PC system is OFF the sleep LED will be lightened to indicate the PC system is now under sleep mode Basically when you see the sleep LED is lightened it implies that the PC system 15 now in the sleep mode However since there 1 the standby voltage still active so please do not install or remove any component from the mainboard Whenever you want to install any component onto the mainboard be sure to have the power cable disconnected to protect the PC system IMPORTANT Never install or remove any component on the mainboard when the system power is ON or the sleep LED is lightened 3 14 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP 3 4 JUMPERS This section will discuss the jumper setting on the mainboard In order to let you have better idea of the jumper setting please see below for the explanation of jumper settings before you start this section open ce 99 00 gt 1 1 1 2 1 1 jumper is set of two three or more jump
2. CN9 IDE 1 CN10 IDE 2 K CN12 IR Infrared Rays Connector 5VDC NO CONNECTION IR RECEIVE GROUND IR TRANSMIT IR INFRARED RAYS CONNECTOR VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP L CN13 CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector Fan 1 GND 12V CN13 Fan Signal 15 ATX Power Connector
3. c mi 4 Picture of Memory sub system In order to have a better performance and reliability to your PC system please refer to the following suggestion to install the memory 1 Outlook of DIMM modules pee Single Side DIMM module SS ee Double Side DIMM Module 2 Minimum one DIMM module must be installed on the mainboard When the CPU FSB is 133MHz please use 3 3V PC 133 DIMM module 4 When the CPU FSB is 100MHz please use 3 3V 100 or PC 133 DIMM module 5 You can use single side or double side DIMM module on this mainboard G2 If your DIMM module does not have the parity bit please don t enable the Parity ECC check feature in the BIOS setup 3 2 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP 3 3 CONNECTORS The connectors on the mainboard are either the pin header type or D type connectors they are used to connect the accessories or peripheral devices such as power mouse printer etc Followings are the connectors with its description and the pin assignment which is designed on the main
4. N CN16 WOL Wake On LAN Connector 3 7 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP In order to use the WOL LAN card to trigger the power of the PC system the switching power supply must be able to provide at least 700mA current driving ability on the 5V standby voltage 5V Standby Ground WOL Signal nd E O CN17 Chassis Fan Power Connector Fan 2 1 Ground 2 12 DC 3 Fan Sense Signal P CN18 Audio Game Connector optional choice 3 8 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP The is the 3D audio interface is the optional choice for customers If you find the CNIS i
5. FSB Clock SW 1 1 SW 1 2 SW 1 3 SW 1 4 AUTO ON OFF ON OFF 66MHZ OFF ON OFF ON 100MHZ OFF OFF OFF ON 133MHZ OFF OFF OFF OFF Note The Auto setting shown in the above table is strongly recommended because it will detect the CPU type and decide the proper FSB clock automatically If you use the SW1 setting to select one of FSB clock from the above table then no matter what kind of CPU 1 installed on the mainboard the FSB clock will be all the same as what was chosen by the table above 3 17 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP D SW2 CPU Clock Ratio Selection optional choice SW2 is designed on the mainboard to select the CPU clock ratio Basically the CPU clock ratio will be decided by the CPU automatically When you have installed the CPU onto the mainboard the CPU clock ratio is decided automatically and you can not use the switch setting on SW2 to change the clock ratio In case that your CPU allows you to change its the clock ratio then you may use SW2 to select the clock ratio
6. O RS Reset Button connector HL HDD LED connector SL Sleep LED connector PW Power On Off Suspend switch PW SL HL RS PUSH BUTTONS AND LED CONNECTORS 1 RS Reset Button Connector Pin Signal name Pinl amp 2 Function 1 Reset Control Open No action 2 Ground Short System Reset 2 HL IDE HDD LED Connector Pin Signal name 1 5V DC Pull up 2 HDD Active Signal 3 SL Sleep LED Connector This LED will be lightened when the AC power is connected and the system is power off darkened when the AC power is disconnected or the system is powered on Pin Signal name 1 Signal Pin 2 Ground 3 11 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP 4 PW Power On Off and External Suspend Switch Connector According to the setup in CMOS the PW connector has two functions It can be the Power Switch or Suspend Switch of your PC system please refer to the Aware BIOS setup in Section 4 Ifthe setup in CMOS is Delay 4 Sec the function of PW will be A When system power is OFF Press this switch the system will power on B When system power is ON a The system is in Full ON mode a 1 Click on this switch less than 4 seconds the system will be turned into Suspend mode turn into the GREEN mode a 2 Press and hold this switch for more tha
7. CPU Clock Ratio and its frequency SW2 Ratio 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz SW2 1 SW2 2 SW2 3 SW2 4 3X 200 300 400 ON OFF ON ON 3 5X 233 350 467 OFF OFF ON ON 4X 266 400 533 ON ON OFF ON 4 5X 300 450 600 OFF ON OFF ON 5 333 500 667 ON OFF OFF ON 5 5X 366 550 733 OFF OFF OFF ON 6 400 600 800 OFF 6 5X 433 650 866 OFF ON ON OFF 7X 466 700 933 ON OFF ON OFF 7 5X 500 750 1000 OFF OFF ON OFF 8X 533 800 ON ON OFF OFF 3 18 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP 3 5 INSTALLATION OF DEVICE DRIVERS IMPORTANT NOTE Please refer to the following sequence to install the related device drivers 1 Install the device drivers for the mainboard 2 Install the device driver for the onboard sound interface 3 Install the device driver for the hardware monitoring A Install the device drivers for this mainboard Before you can start to use this mainboard in your PC system you will have to install some device driver so that it will work with operation system properly Please refer to the following procedure to install the device drivers of the mainboard Stepl Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive Step2 Select D ADriver Mainboard VIA Pentium directory Note D is the device name of your CD ROM drive Step3 Run SETUP EXE in this directory and follow the screen display to install the mainboard devi
8. 1 2 Short Normal Setting 2 3 Short Clear CMOS Basically the BIOS setup program will have all the setting saved in the CMOS memory which is included in the core logic of the mainboard If you want to clear the setting which is saved in the CMOS memory you may use JP9 and refer to the following procedure to clear the information in the CMOS Note Improper BIOS setting may cause hang up to the PC system Should it be happened you may use JP9 to clear the information which is stored the CMOS memory and get the PC system back to normal Improper connection may cause permanent damage to the mainboard Please refer to the following steps to clear the CMOS 1 Unplug the AC power cable from the PC system 2 Put the mini jumper on pin 2 3 of JP9 around 3 to 5 seconds and then return it to the original position pin 1 2 3 Re connect the AC power cable 3 16 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP C SW1 CPU Front Side Bus FSB Speed Selection optional choice SWI is designed on the mainboard to select the CPU FSB speed Please refer to the following for the settings
9. H2H1 h LA B EJ VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP F CN6 USB Port 1 Universal Serial Bus Connector G CN7 USB Port 2 Universal Serial Bus Connector M 4 8 Floppy Disk Control Port Connector IRQ6 DMA channel 2 CN8 FDC Connector VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP D CN9 IDE 1 Connectors Primary IDE Port 1F0H IRQ 14 J CNI10 IDE 2 Connectors Secondary IDE Port 170H IRQ 15
10. Minimum power management Doze Mode 1 hr Min Power Saving Standby Mode 1 hr Suspend Mode 1 hr and HDD Power Down 15 min Maximum power management ONLY AVAILABLE Max Power Saving FOR SL Doze Mode 1 min Standby Mode 1 min Suspend Mode 1 min and HDD Power Down min Allows you to set each mode individually When not User Detned disabled each of the ranges are from 1 min to 1 hr except for HDD Power Down which ranges from 1 min to 15 min and disable HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Doze Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity the CPU clock will run at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Suspend Mode When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity all devices except the CPU will be shut off PM Control by When enabled an Advanced Power Management device will be activated to enhance the Max Power Saving mode and stop the CPU internal clock Advance Power Management APM is installed on your system selecting Yes gives better power savings Video Off Option When enabled this feature allows the VGA adapter to operate in a power saving 4 15 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP mode Always On Monitor will remain on during power s
11. Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Disabled AGP Driving Control Auto AGP Driving Value DA AGP Fast Write Disabled On Chip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled OnChip Sound Auto OnChip Modem Auto CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled PCI Delay Transaction Enabled PCI Z2 Access 1 Retry Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Write Enabled AGP Master 1 WS Read Disabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled This section allows you to configure the system based on the features of the VIA 82C694 chipset This chipset manages bus speeds and access to system memory resources such as DRAM and the external cache It also coordinates communications between the conventional ISA bus and the PCI bus The default settings have been chosen because they provide the best operating conditions for your system So please do not change the default setting unless when necessary VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP DRAM Timing By SPD When enabled the system BIOS will read the DRAM parameters from the SPD chip on the DIMM module and set the DRAM timing automatically DRAM Clock This field allows you to select the DRAM access speed to control the memory performance DRAM Cycle Length When synchronous DRAM is installed the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing Do not reset this field from the default value specified unless you have the technica
12. trigger the BIOS setup screen 15 Select Load Optimized Defaults in the BIOS setup program so that the suggested parameter will be loaded into the CMOS memory 16 Exit the BIOS setup program and then restart the PC system 17 Install the operation system such as Windows 18 Install the device drivers and other application software own 0 IMPORTANT NOTICE 1 Never power on the PC system unless a qualified cooling fan is installed properly 2 Before all the components are installed in the PC system properly please do not connect the power cable to the PC system 3 Do not install mainboard into the cabinet and then install DIMM module and CPU Otherwise this mainboard may be damaged when install CPU and DIMM module VIA 82C694 Mainboard INSTALLATION 2 3 AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM When the mainboard has been installed successfully there are several ways to power on the system Please read the following description for all the details POWER BUTTON The power button can be programmed by COMS setup program and it has different features Please refer to page 3 12 for detail function description O RTC ALARM PC system can be started up by the RTC setting in the CMOS You can set the alarming date and time in the RTC memory When RTC alarms the PC system will be triggered and waked up automatically on the date and time which you selected in the BIOS setup program Enable the RTC Alarm Resume selection i
13. INSTALLATION 2 1 UNPACKING The mainboard contains the following components Please inspect the following contents and confirm that everything is there in the package If anything is missing or damaged call your supplier for instructions before proceeding Mainboard User s manual One IDE cable One FDD cable USB Cable optional choice gh CD diskette for device driver and utility programs The color box of the mainboard can protect the mainboard from unexpected damage during transportation Since this mainboard contains electrostatic sensitive components and it can be easily damaged by static electricity So the mainboard is sealed inside a ESD bag so that the mainboard can be protected against the unexpected damage Please leave always leave the mainboard sealed in the original packing until when installing A grounded anti static mat is recommended when unpacking and installation Please also attached an anti static wristband to your wrist and have it grounded to the same point as the anti static mat When you have opened the color box of the mainboard observe the outlook of mainboard carefully to make sure there is no shipping and handling damage Having finished all the procedures above you are now ready to install the mainboard to the chassis Please make sure that the chassis is the ATX type so that the mounting hole will match with this mainboard VIA 82C694
14. Mode Use DMA This item allows you to select a DMA channel for the parallel port for use during ECP mode EPP Mode Select This field allows you to select EPP port type between 1 7 or 1 9 Onboard Legacy Audio This field controls the onboard legacy audio Sound Blaster SB I O Base Address SB IRQ Select SB DMA Select MPU 401 MPU 401 I O Address Game Port 200 207H 4 13 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Power Management Setup ACPI Function Disabled Item Help Power Management Press Enter Menu Level PM Control By APM Yes Video Off Option Suspend gt off Video Off Method Blank Screen Modem Use IRQ 3 Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant off Wake Up Events Press Enter The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use ACPI function This item allows you to enable disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Management Power Management When click the Enter key on this selection field the following setup screen will be triggered Power Management Item Help HDD Power Down Disabled Menu Level Doze Mode Disabled Suspend Mode Disabled Power Management 4 14 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP No power management Disable all power saving modes
15. This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection Basically Auto is recommended to avoiding any error in your system AGP Driving Value This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force OnChip USB This should be enabled if your system has a USB installed on the system board and you want to use it Even when so equipped if you add a higher performance controller you will need to disable this feature USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus USB controller and you have a USB keyboard OnChip Sound This item allows you to control the onboard AC 97 audio OnChip Modem This item allows you to control the onboard MC 97 Modem CPU to PCI Write buffer When this field is Enabled writes from the CPU to the PCI bus are buffered to compensate for the speed differences between the CPU and the PCI bus When Disabled the writes are not buffered and the CPU must wait until the write is complete before starting another write cycle VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP PCI Dynamic Bursting When Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Burstable transactions then burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions don t PCI Master 0 WS Write When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait states PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to supp
16. and CN31 Wrong USB cable may cause serious damage to this mainboard Please contact your local supplier for the correct USB cable Pin assignment of USB connector CN 30 USB3 CN 31 USB4 Pin Assignment Pin Assignment 5 Ground BLACK WIRE 0 1 5V DC RED WIRE 4 Ground BLACK WIRE 2 DATA WHITE WIRE 3 GREEN WIRE 0 3 DATA GREEN WIRE 3 DATA WHITE WIRE e 4 Ground BLACK WIRE 1 5V DC RED WIRE e 5 Ground BLACK WIRE IMPORTANT Wrong USB cable will destroy the mainboard please make sure to use the correct USB cable on CN30 and CN31 3 10 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP T Push buttons and LED connectors A series of connectors are designed on the board to connect the push buttons and LED indicators Followings are the details
17. copied in to the floppy diskette If you do not want to make the backup copy of the onboard BIOS simply chose N and start to update the system BIO if you want to make a backup copy of the onboard system BIOS then select and then give a file name to the backup 7 You will see from the screen whether you are going to start the BIOS update If you are sure that the new BIOS is correct and nothing is wrong chose to start the BIOS update you can chose N and terminate the BIOS update program 8 During the BIOS updating you will see the Programming Flash Memory message display on the screen IMPORTANT you can not stop or reset the PC system when the BIOS is updating 9 When the BIOS update is completed remove the floppy diskette from the floppy disk drive and restart the PC system 10 When you see the PC system start to boot it indicate that the BIOS update is successful 11 Click the del key during the Power On Self Test to trigger the BIOS setup program 12 Chose Load Optimized Default and have the default setting written into the CMOS memory 13 Chose Save and Exit and then restart the PC system 14 Having finished the procedures above the BIOS update is completed 5 3
18. detected the BIOS will give a series of beeping sound or display the error message on screen During the power on self test POST the following message appears at the lower left corner of the screen Press DEL to enter SETUP To execute the Award BIOS CMOS Setup program press the DEL key when you see the above message displayed on the screen to trigger the BIOS setup utility When you start the BIOS setup program you will see STANDARD CMOS SETUP displayed on the screen as shown in the next page 4 2 CONTROL KEYS When you have started the BIOS setup program you will see a list of control key show at the bottom of the screen You can use the keyboard to move the selection bar and choose the proper setting in each selection field Please refer to the following for the definition of the control keys Arrow Keys Usethe arrow keys to move the cursor to the desired item Enter Select the desired item F1 Display the help screen for the selected feature ESC Exit to the previous screen PgUp PgDn Modify or change the content of the highlighted item F5 Retrieves the previous value from CMOS data only the current page setup will be retrieved F7 Loads the SETUP default values from BIOS default table only the current page setup will be loaded F10 Save all changes to CMOS RAM from the MAIN MENU 4 1 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 3 MAIN MENU ROM PC
19. 4 2 44 STANDARD CMOS SETUDBB 4 3 45 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES 4 4 4 6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES 4 7 4 7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS 4 11 48 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP 4 14 49 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION 4 19 410 PC HEALTH STATUS a aa trece a eto ethica cd 4 21 411 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL I 4 22 4 12 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULIS 4 24 4 13 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWOR 4 25 4 14 SET USER PASSWOR D 4 26 4 15 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING 4 28 5 HOW TO UPDATE THE SYSTEM BIOS 5 1 VIA 82C694 Mainboard SOMETHING IMPORTANT TRADEMARKS trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS is the function which will have the BIOS default settings loaded into the CMOS memory these default settings are the best case values which will optimize sy
20. 694 694 694BX 694BXL Pentium Celeron Socket 370 ATX MAINBOARD VER 3 x USER S MANUAL C NUMBER UM 694TX E5 PRINTED IN TAIWAN VIA 82C694 Mainboard TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter amp Section Page 1 INTRODUCTION 05500 1 1 Ll OVERVIEW 1 1 L2 MAINBOARD LAYOUI 1 3 1 3 SPECIFICATIONS 1 4 2 INSTALLATION u 2 1 23 UNPACKING 2 1 2 2 QUICK INSTALLATIONI a a toties Uie iot tiae 2 2 2 5 AMAZING WAYS TO POWER ON THE PC SYSTEM 2 3 24 POWER OFF THE PC SYSTELM 2 4 3 HARDWARE SETUP 3 1 3 1 050 3 1 32 INSTALL THE DRAM MODULES 3 2 33 CONNECTORS 25555 tent 3 3 34 JUMPERS c 3 15 35 INSTALLATION OF DEVICE DRIVERS 3 19 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP a G huuu conr o Ev 4 1 4 1 GETTING STARTED cis u 4 1 42 CONTROL KEYS eie tede eratac 4 1 43 MAIN MENU 2 ebrei
21. A 33 66 100 No No 1 2 VIA 82C694 Mainboard INTRODUCTION 1 2 MAINBOARD LAYOUT Connector ATX Power CPU Fan CN8 FDC CN9 IDE 1 CNIO IDE2 1 SPK OUT 2 MIDI GAME LINE IN 3 4 CD IN erosion SLOT PCI SLOT PCISLOT E pcisLoT PCI SLOT 3 IASLOT CN16 WOL Parallel Port Game MIDI Port CX Audio Port VIA 82C694 Mainboard INTRODUCTION 1 3 SPECIFICATIONS CPU Intel Socket 370 Pentium or Celeron 500 533 550 600 650 667 700 733 750 766 800 866 900 933MHz and uptolGHZz high speed processors CPU VCC Switching Voltage Regulator circuits on board supports 1 30 DC through 2 05V DC CPU Core Voltage Note The CPU Core Voltage can be fine tuned by the BIOS setup program to give higher speed and reliability WORD SIZE Data Path 8 bit 16 bit 32 bit 64 bit Address Path 32 bit PC SYSTEM CHIPSET 694 and 694AXL VIA VT82C694X and VT82C686A chipset 694BX and 694BXL VT82C694X and VT82C686B chipset FRONT SIDE BUS FREQUENCY 66 MHz 100MHz and 133MHz MEMORY Three 168 pin DIMM sockets are designed onboard Maximum memory size can be up tol S
22. D Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write If your IDE hard drive supports block mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read writes per sector the drive can support Onboard FDD Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller FDC installed on the system board and you want to use it If you install add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this field Onboard Serial Port 1 Port 2 These two selection fileds allow you to select the I O address and corresponding interrupt for the first and second serial ports UART 2 Mode This item allows you to select which mode for the Onboard Serial Port 2 4 12 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP IR Function Duplex This item allows you to select the IR half full duplex funcion TX RX inverting enable This item allow you to enable the TX RX inverting which depends on different H W requirement This field is not recommended to change its default setting for avoiding any error in your system Onboard Parallel Port This item allows you to determine onboard parallel port controller I O address setting Onboard Parallel Port Mode Select an operating mode for the onboard parallel printer port Select Normal Compatible or SPP unless you are certain your hardware and software both support one of the other available modes ECP
23. GB with Parity ECC BIOS AWARD System BIOS 2M bit Flash ROM Supports Plug amp Play ACPI DMI and Green functions EXPANSION SLOTS AGP Slot One 32 bit AGP Slot Supports 1x 2x and 4X AGP graphics cards PCI Slot Five 32bit PCI slots ISA Slot One 16 bit ISA slot the ISA slot is PCI ISA shared AMR Slot One AMR slot for audio and modem interface card WOL PORTS One WOL connector supports Wake On LAN functionality 1 4 VIA 82C694 Mainboard INTRODUCTION USB PORTS Four Universal Serial Bus USB ports on the board IDE PORTS Two channels of Ultra DMA IDE ports designed on the board which will support up to 4 IDE devices like IDE hard disk ATAPI CD ROM and LS 120 ZIP 100 devices 694AX and 694AXL Support Ultra DMA 33 66 694BX and 694BXL Support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 SUPER I O PORTS 1 Two high speed NS16C550 compatible serial ports UARTS 2 One parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode 3 One Floppy Disk Control port IR PORT One HPSIR and ASKIR compatible IR transmission connector 5 pin MOUSE AND KEYBOARD One PS 2 mouse connector One PS 2 keyboard connector 3D SOUND Optional Integrated PClI mastering dual full duplex direct sound AC97 link compatible sound interface 694A XL 694BXL do not have the audio interface onboard HARDWARE MONITORING The hardware monitoring feature is designed on the board to monitor hardware healthy status like system voltage system temperature an
24. HARDWARE SETUP 3 HARDWARE SETUP Before you can start to install this mainboard some hardware setting is required so that it will work perfectly To configure the mainboard is a simple task only a few jumpers connectors cables and sockets need to be selected and configured This section will show all the connectors and jumpers on the mainboard 3 1 INSTALLATION OF CPU The connector on this mainboard where we can install the CPU is the socket 370 as shown in the following picture The front side bus FSB speed of this mainboard will support from 66MHz 100MHz and up to 133 MHz So you may feel free to install the most updated socket type Pentium or Celeron processor onto this mainboard SOCKET 370 Be sure to remove the power cable from the PC system when installing CPU or any other components 3 1 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP 3 2 INSTALL THE DRAM MODULES This mainboard has three DIMM sockets designed on the mainboard and you can use the single side or double side DIMM module on the mainboard
25. I ISA BIOS 2A69KXXX CMOS SETUP UTILITY AWARD SOFTWARE INC Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PNP PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Shift F2 Change Color Time Date Hard Disk Type Fig 4 1 CMOS SETUP MAIN MENU screen From the screen shown above you will find many selection field in the BIOS setup program where you can make the setting of the mainboard configuration In the following sections we are going to give explanation of each selection field Please refer to the following section and make proper configuration to your PC system VIA 82C694 Mainboard 4 4 STANDARD CMOS SETUP CMOS Setup Utility Coryright C 1984 2000 Award Software AWARD BIOS SETUP Date mm dd yy Mon Time hh mm ss 16 03 33 IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master IDE Secondary Slave Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory 10 2000 Quantum Fireball CX13 Pioneer DVD ROM ATAPI 1 44 3 5 in None EGA VGA All But Keyboard 640K 130048K 131072K Item Help Menu Level Change this day month Year and century This setup screen will provide you the related system inf
26. Mainboard INSTALLATION 2 2 QUICK INSTALLATION This section provides a quick installation guide If you do not have enough experience to install the mainboard the PC system correctly please refer to the following procedures to install your PC system 1 Refer to Section 2 1 to avoid the static electricity damage 2 Remove the mainboard from the packing and put it on the table the surface must be very smooth 3 Lift the actuation level of the CPU socket and then refer to the CPU user s guide to install the CPU onto the socket properly refer to Section 3 1 to find CPU socket 4 When the CPU is installed on the socket close the socket by lowering and locking the actuation lever 5 Have the CPU cooling fan installed onto the CPU and connect it to the cooling fan power connector Install the DIMM module onto the DIMM socket refer to Section 3 2 Install the mainboard into the cabinet please do not connect the power cable Connect the panel switch and LED to the mainboard refer to Section 3 3 9 Use the ribbon cable to connect the FDD IDE HDD and Ja ROM drive 10 Install the VGA card LAN card FAX Modem card 11 Have the power supply connected to the ATX power connector on the mainboard 12 Connect the peripheral devices such as monitor keyboard mouse etc 13 Connect the power cable and power on the PC system 14 When you see the POST screen display refer to Section 4 1 click the Del key to
27. an be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can When an I O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur When the operating system is ready to respond to the request it interrupts itself and performs the service When set On activity will neither prevent the system from going into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ3 COM 2 1804 COM 1 5 LPT 2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT 1 Disk IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir 10 Reserved IRQI1 Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk 15 Reserved Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level gt 4 18 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 9 PNP PCI CONFIGURATION CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software PnP PCI Configuration PnP OS Installed Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level IRQ Resources Press Enter DMA Resources Press Enter Select yes if you are Using a plug and play PCI VGA Palette Snoop Disabled Capable operating Assign IRQ For VGA Enabled system Select No if Assign IRQ for USB Enabled you need the BIOS to configure non boot device PNP OS Installed This item allows you to determine PnP OS is installed or no
28. ard will detect the presence of devices on DIMM and PCI slots When there is no device presented on some of the PCI or DIMM connector the clock on the related DIMM and PCI slot will be disabled to reduce the Electro Magnetic Interference EMI Spread Spectrum When Spread Spectrum is enabled the EMI radiation on this mainboard will be redused CPU Host PCI Clock This mainboard will detect the CPU type and decide the proper FSB and PCI clock automatically If you want to select other clock frequency for the CPU you can use this field to select the desired frequency The selection is very simple Simple use the and key and you can select the frequency easily Of course you can also key in the clock speed to this field directly 4 22 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP CPU Select This selection field allows you to fine tune the CPU core voltage When you use this field to fine tune the CPU core voltage you will see a selection table appeared as shown below Auto Detact DIMM PCI CIk Disabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Host PCI Clock Default Menu Level CPU Vcore Select Default CPU Vcore Select Default 0 0 0 0 0 0 TL Move Enter Accept Esc If you had used the CPU Host PCI Clock to raise the CPU FSB clock speed you may have to raise the CPU core voltage as well in order to make sure the CPU can work at the higher clock speed Please refer to th
29. ation system if you don t key in your personal password PS 2 mouse function control This mainboard built in a PS 2 mouse port In case that you prefer to connect a serial mouse to the serial port instead of using the PS 2TM mouse you may choose Disable in this field so that the IRQ12 can be released for the other devices If you are using the PS 2 mouse please leave this field Enabled OS Select For DRAM gt 64 When you are using the OS 2 operating system and the system memory is more than 64MB you will have to select the setting to 052 otherwise leave this on the default setting Non OS2 for all other operating systems HDD S M A R T Capability There is the HDD which support the S M A R T technology Self Monitoring Analysis Reporting Technology If your HDD support the SMART feature you may enable this item and it will monitor and report the HDD healthy status to you Video BIOS XXXX XXXX Shadow These fields allow you to enable disable the shadow feature for the Video BIOS and the appropriate memory segment VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing By SPD Disabled Item Help DRAM Clock CPU Clock SDRAM Cycle Length 3 Menu Level Bank Interleave Disabled Memory Hole Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled
30. aving modes Suspend gt Off Monitor blanked when the systems enters the Suspend mode Susp Stby gt Off Monitor blanked when the system enters either Suspend or Standby modes All Modes gt Monitor blanked when the system enters any power Off saving mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor 1s blanked V H This selection will cause the system to turn off the SYNC Blank vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to the video buffer DPMS Select this option if your monitor supports the Display Power Management Signaling DPMS standard of the Video Electronics Standards to select video power management values MODEM Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use for power saving purpose This mainboard has the ACPI feature designed on the board and it will wakeup automatically when it detects the incoming modem Ring in signal Before you can use the Ring in signal to wakeup your PC system you have to install the External modem to your PC system and tell the PC system which serial port connects to the modem by selecting the IRQ in this field officially COM 1 uses IRQ4 and COM 2 uses Soft Off by PWRBTN 4 16 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft Off state when the syste
31. board A SLOT CN1 CN2 PS 2 Mouse and Keyboard Connector PS 2 Keyboard Connector mi PS 2 Mouse Connector e e VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP C CN3 Serial Port COM 1 Connector D 4 Serial Port COM 2 Connector address 3F8H 2F8H 3E8H 2E8H IRQ3 IRQ4 selected by CMOS setup E CN5 Parallel Port Connector Supports SPP EPP ECP modes IRQ7 or 5 is selectable ECP mode will use either DMA channel 3 or channel 1 which can be selected by the CMOS setup probram PARALLEL PORT
32. board Legacy Audio Enabled Sound Blaster Disabled SB I O Base Address 220H SB IRQ Select IRQ 5 SB DMA Select DMA 1 MPU 401 Disabled MPU 401 I O Address 330 333H Game Port 200 207H Enabled OnChip IDE Channel 0 1 The chipset contains a PCI IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Select Enabled to activate the primary IDE interface Select Disabled to deactivate this interface VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you install a primary and or secondary add in IDE interface set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four IDE PIO Programmed Input Output fields let you set a PIO mode 0 4 for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance In Auto mode the system automatically determines the best mode for each device Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA 66 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver Windows 98 OSR2 or a third party IDE bus master driver If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA 66 select Auto to enable BIOS support Init Display First This field allows you to decide to active whether PCI Slot of VGA card or AGP first IDE HD
33. ce driver B Install the device driver for the onboard sound interface There is the 3D sound interface designed on this mainboard Please refer to the following procedure to install the device drivers Stepl Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive when Windows requests for the sound card device driver Windows will detects the sound interface Step2 Select D Driver Mainboard VIA Sound directory Step3 Run SETUP EXE to install the device driver Note You may need the Service Pack 4 or the service pack which is newer when installing the device driver for Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 C Install the device driver for the hardware monitoring This mainboard has the hardware monitoring feature designed on the board Please refer to the following procedures to install the device driver of the hardware monitoring Step 1 Insert the CD disc into the CD ROM drive Step 2 Change the path to DADriver Mainboard VIAMlardware Monitoring Step 3 Click on the SETUP EXE icon and follow the screen instruction to complete the setup 3 19 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 4 GETTING STARTED When you turn the system powered on or reset the PC system the system BIOS will enter the POST routines Power On Self Test routines POST will execute a series of diagnostics and system initialization and you will see the copyright message displayed on the screen In case that there is any error or malfunction
34. d cooling fans Such hardware monitoring will keep scanning the mainboard healthy status If there is something does not work properly it will give you the warning message so that you can take proper action to prevent your system from damage There is the hardware monitoring program in the CD which comes with this mainboard When you feel like to use the hardware monitoring feature to monitor the mainboard healthy status please refer to the following for the procedure 1 Insert the CD disc into the CD ROM drive 2 Change the directory to D Driver Mainboard VIA Hardware Monitoring 3 Click on the SETUP icon and follow the screen instruction to complete the setup 1 5 VIA 82C694 Mainboard INTRODUCTION ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI function is strongly recommended by PC 98 because it will let you have many additional features and that will make your PC system becomes very friendly and convenient Followings are the ACPI features designed on the board 1 On Now power on the system by panel switch Modem ring in RTC alarm or LAN signal 2 Power off soft off by OS or Panel switch 3 Resuming of PC system such as Modem ring in RTC alarm etc 4 Supports Full On Doze Standby Suspend operating modes DIMENSION 1 Width amp Length 305 mm x 195 mm 2 Height 35mm 3 PCB Thickness 4 layers 4 Weight around IKG 1 6 VIA 82C694 Mainboard INSTALLATION 2
35. e following for the Vcore setting Default Allow mainboard to detect the CPU type and decide Vcore automatically 0 05 Raise the Vcore 0 05V higher than what is detected by the mainboard 0 1 Raise the Vcore 0 1V higher than what is detected by the mainboard 0 2 Raise the Vcore 0 2V higher than what is detected by the mainboard 0 3V Raise the Vcore 0 3V higher than what is detected by the mainboard 0 05V Reduce the Vcore 0 05V lower than what is detected by the mainboard 0 1V Reduce the Vcore 0 1V lower than what is detected by the mainboard 4 23 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 12 LOAD OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PNP PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk There is the CMOS memory on the mainboard which can be used to store the system settings In case that you don t know how to use the Award BIOS setup program to select the settings you may use this field to load the optimized default which is defined in the system BIOS Basically the optimized default is chosen by the factor
36. ep 2 Prepare for the BIOS updating 1 Windows is the multi task environment and some unexpected interruption can be occurred and stop the BIOS updating Since no interruption is allowed during the BIOS updating so the BIOS updating can not be made under the Windows environment 2 Get a floppy diskette and put it into the floppy disk drive 3 Key in the following command under the DOS prompt gt FORMAT 5 4 When the diskette formatting is completed have the files which you down loaded from the web page copied into the floppy diskette BIOS file and AWDFLASH EXE 5 2 VIA 82C694 Mainboard BIOS UPDATE Step 3 Start to update the system BIOS 1 Have the diskette which we made in Step 2 inserted in the floppy disk drive 2 Start the PC system and click on the del key to start the BIOS setup program Select the Advanced BIOS features and then make sure to select the floppy disk drive is the first boot device 3 Having made the boot sequence selection save the setup and restart the PC system 4 When the DOS prompt gt appears run AWDFLASH EXE program You can use AWDFLASH to more detail of the program 5 When you have started the AWDFLASH EXE it will ask you to input the file name of the new BIOS Key in 694XW BIN or 694XLW BIN and then click the ENTER key 6 When you see the message Do you want to save BIOS Y N you may choose to have the onboard BIOS
37. er pins which allow users to make different system configuration by putting the plastic connector plug mini jumper on it The jumper setting is necessary when installing different components onto the mainboard A JP1 CPU Voltage Adjustment Optional JP1 is designed for some special purpose Sometimes you may feel that the CPU voltage detected by the mainboard can not meet your requirement and you want your CPU voltage a little bit higher than regular setting In this case you may use adjust the CPU voltage When SHORT is selected the CPU voltage will be 0 05V higher than normal voltage OPEN Normal Setting SHORT 0 05V Higher Note When you use to raise the CPU voltage it does not mean that CPU over clock is guaranteed 3 15 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP B JP9 CMOS Data Clear Button
38. g you will have to key in the Supervisor Password so that you can start the BIOS setup program and change the system setting When System is selected in Security Option When turn on the PC system it will request you to enter the Password Without the correct password the PC system will stop and the operation system will not be loaded 4 25 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 14 SET USER PASSWORD CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PNP PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk The User Password can be used to check the user s authority However this password entry is somewhat different to the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD mentioned in previous section The User Password will have different function according to the Supervisor Password and the Security Option setup in Section 4 5 A When there is the password stored in the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 1 When Setup is selected in Security Option When you use the User Password to log into the BIOS setup program you can only select User Password SAVE amp EXIT SETUP a
39. l background BANK Interleave This field allows you to select how many bank of DRAM is installed on the mainboard so that the system BIOS will be able to adjust the SDRAM interleave access mode to optimize the SDRAM performance Memory Hole In order to improve performance certain space in memory is reserved for ISA cards This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB This field allows you to decide the memory mapping P2C C2P Concurrency This selection field allows you to enable disable the PCI to CPU CPU to PCI concurrency System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result Video RAM Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video RAM resulting in better system performance However if any program writes to this memory area a system error may result VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP AGP Aperture Size Select the size of 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 AGP 4X Mode This item allows you to enable disable the AGP 4X Mode Please make sure your AGP card supports the 4X AGP display mode before you can select Enable AGP Driving Control
40. m has hung Suspend Type Default setting Stop Grant This field allows to select the suspend type you can choose the CPU Stopy Grand Suspend or the PwrOn Suspend Wake Up Events When click the Enter key on this selection field the following setup screen will be triggered VGA Item Help LPT amp COM LPT COM Menu Level HDD amp FDD ON PCI Master OFF Modem Lan Resume Disabled Date of Month 0 Resume Time hh mm ss 000 Primary INTR ON IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter VGA When Enabled you can set the VGA awakens the system LPT amp COM When On of LPT amp COM any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices or IRQs wakes up the system HDD amp FDD When On of HDD amp FDD any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system PCI Master When On of PCI Master any activity from one of the listed system peripheral devices wakes up the system 4 17 VIA 82C694 Mainboard Modem Lan Resume AWARD BIOS SETUP An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator RI line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state Date of Month Resume Time hh mm ss WhenRTC Alarm Resume is enabled your can set the date and time at which the RTC real time clock alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode IRQs Activity Monitoring The following is a list of IRQ s Interrupt ReQuests which c
41. n 4 seconds the system will be powered off b When the system is in Suspend mode b 1 Click on this switch less than 4 seconds the system will return to Full ON mode b 2 Press and hold this switch more than 4 seconds the system will be powered off The setup in CMOS is Instant off A When system power is OFF Click on this switch the system will be powered on B When system power is Click on this switch the system will be powered off instantly 3 12 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP U Speaker and Power LED connector DUE i rr gt mi DDOD 0068 lt PWRLED Speaker amp Power LED Connectors SPK Speaker connector Pin Signal name 1 5VDC No Connection No Connection Speaker Data Signal Wb PWRLED Front Panel Power LED and Key Lock Connector Pin Signal name Pullup 5V DC for Power LED 2 No Connection 3 Ground 4 No Connection V Sleep LED Indicator 3 13 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP Sleep LED
42. n the BIOS setup utility and then you will see the input request for the date and time the RTC Alarm Resume is located in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP please refer to Section 4 8 When you have stored the RTC alarm setting the PC system will be turned on automatically according to the date and time which is recorded in the CMOS memory O MODEM RING IN The PC system can be used as a fax machine to send or receive fax messages But most people still use fax machine to receive their messages because it is not practical to have the system powered on all day long waiting for the incoming messages Now the problem can be solved because this mainboard can be triggered by a modem ring in signal When you have a external modem installed you can leave the PC system power off Whenever there is the incoming message the PC system will be triggered by the ring in signal and wake up automatically to receive the message for you From now on you can tell your PC system to receive the fax message for you In order to use the ring in signal to wake up your PC system you will have to use the EXTERNAL MODEM have it connected to one of the SERIAL PORTS 2 3 VIA 82C694 Mainboard INSTALLATION COMI or 2 on the mainboard When the mainboard detects the ring in signal from the serial port the system power will be turned on and start to receive the incoming messages automatically you need to have the software like Award Zero Vol
43. nd EXIT WITHOUT SAVING from the main menu Use Supervisor Password to log into the PC system you will have the complete right to on all BIOS settings 2 When System is selected in Security Option When you start the PC system a message will appear on the screen request you to enter the Password Without correct password PC system will stop and the operation system won t be loaded 4 26 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP B When there is no password stored the SUPERVISOR PASSWORD 1 When Setup is selected in Security Option Users can use the User Password to log into the BIOS setup program and they can make all the change in the BIOS setup program 2 When System is selected in Security Option When turn on the PC system it will request you to enter the Password Without the correct password the PC system will stop and the operation system will not be loaded 4 27 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 15 SAVE amp EXIT SETUP EXIT WITHOUT SAVING CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Set Supervisor Password Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup PNP PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Di
44. noop Leave this field at Disabled all the time Assign IRQ For VGA USB Enable Disable to assign IRQ for USB VGA 4 20 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 410 PC HEALTH STATUS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software PC Health Status Current CPU Temp 57 C 134 F Item Help Current System Temp 25 7 Current CPUFANI Speed 5904 RPM Menu Level Current CPUFAN2 Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 63V 2 5V 2 58 V 3 3V 3 55V 5 5 10V 12V 12 24V The table above allows you to monitor the PC system healthy status You can check on the related field and monitor the status like voltage Temperature etc Current CPU Temp This field will show you the current CPU temperature Current System Temp This field will show you the current temperature inside the PC system Current CPUFANI Speed This field will show you the current CPU Cooling FANI speed Current CPUFAN2 Speed This field will show you the current CPU Cooling FAN2 speed Vcore This field and the files blow show you the current system voltage VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 411 FREQUENCY VOLTAGE CONTROL CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control Auto Detact DIMM PCI Clk Disabled Item Help Spread Spectrum Disabled CPU Host PCI Clock 100 33 MHz Menu Level gt CPU Vcore Select Default Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk When Enabled is selected the mainbo
45. nstalled there is the 3D audio function included on the board 1 SPK OUT 2 LINE IN 3 MIC IN 4 GAME MIDI PORT Q CN21 CN22 CD IN Connector optional choice The CD IN connectors on the board can be used to connect to the CD ROM audio out There are two different type of connectors designed on the mainboard please check with your CD ROM drive and decide which connector can be used to connect to the CD ROM drive Note L Left channel audio out Right channel audio out G Audio Ground R CN30 USB Port 3 Universal Serial Bus Connector 3 9 VIA 82C694 Mainboard HARDWARE SETUP S CN31 USB Port 4 Universal Serial Bus Connector In order to connect the USB device you will need to have the USB cable connected to the CN30
46. on the mainboard There is the serial code inside every Pentium processor and it will be accessed by application to show your personal ID If you don t feel like to give your serial code to other people select the Disabled setting Quick Power on Self Test The Quick Power On Self Test will skip some test and speed up the boot process If you find the system is working normally you can always enable this feature so that you don t have to wait too long on the POST First Second Third Boot Device These fields allow you to decide the sequence of the boot devices Swap Floppy Drive When enable this option the device name of the floppy drives will be swapped For example drive A will be treated as drive B and drive B as Drive A 4 5 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP Boot Up Floppy Seek When enabled the floppy drive will be initialized during POST Boot Up NumLock Status When enabled the NumLock LED will be lightened after the POST Security Option This selection field allows you to select how to secure the PC system for you There are two choice selectable Setup and System Before you can apply the security option to your PC system you have to select your own Supervisor Password or User Password in the BIOS setup program When Setup is selected you will have to input your Passwords before you can start the BIOS setup program When you select System you will be unable to load the oper
47. ormation You may setup the system date and time here Please note that you will have to use this setup screen to select the hard disk type so that it will working normally in your PC system Simply clock on the related selection field and then clock on the Enter Key And then select the correct hard disk type If you do not know how to make the selection please consult with the technician for the support 4 3 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES CMOS Setup Utility Coryright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled Menu Level CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled Processor Number Feature Disabled Quick Power On Self Test Enabled Allows you to choose First Boot Device Floppy The Virus warning Second Boot Device HDD 0 Feature for IDE Hard Third Boot Device LS ZIP Disk boot sector Boot Other Device Enabled Protection If this Swap Floppy Drive Disabled Function is enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled And some attempt to Boot Up NumLock Status Write data into this Gate A20 Option Normal Area BIOS will show a Typematic Rate Setting Disabled Warning message on Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 Screen and alarm beep Typematic Delay Msec 250 Security Option Setup PS 2 mouse function control Enable OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capabili
48. ort delay transactions cycles Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes difault When enabled PCI 2 will be disconnected if max retries are attempted without success AGP Master 1 WS Write When Enabled writes to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled read to the AGP Accelerated Graphics Port are executed with one wait states Memory Parity ECC Check This item enabled to detect the memory parity and Error Checking amp Correcting 4 10 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Integrated Peripherals On Chip IDE Chanel0 Enabled Item Help On Chip IDE Chanell Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Menu Level Primary Master PIO Auto Primary Slave PIO Auto Secondary Master PIO Auto Secondary Slave PIO Auto Primary Master UDMA Auto Primary Slave UDMA Auto Secondary Master UDMA Auto Secondary Slave UDMA Auto Init Display first PCI Slot IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled Onboard FDD Controller Enabled Onboard Serial Port 1 Auto Onboard Serial Port 2 Auto UART 2 Mode Standard IR Function Duplex Half TX RX inverting enable No Yes Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode Normal ECP Mode Use DMA 3 Parallel Port EPP Type EPP 1 9 On
49. signed on the mainboard which supports the 4X AGP mode When you have the AGP display card which support the 4X display mode it will enhance the system display performance There is also the 3D audio interface integrated on the mainboard So you do not have to invest any on the audio interface card Simply have the speaker connected to the audio connector CN18 on the mainboard and you will have the 3D sound effect in your PC system What is Socket 370 Basically Socket 370 is the CPU connector designed for the socket type of Pentium and Celeron processors The Socket 370 processor is designed for the value PC with outstanding performance With the Socket type of Pentium and Celeron processors installed on the mainboard you will get a PC capable of running today s applications with ease and with enough power to run the applications of tomorrow 1 1 VIA 82C694 Mainboard INTRODUCTION Accelerated Graphic Port AGP There is the AGP slot built on the board where you can install the AGP VGA card Basically the demand for 3D graphic rendering and the throughput of screen display is increasing 15 such a new interface that will increase massive bandwidth between VGA card and CPU to increase the display quality and performance The AGP slot designed on the mainboard supports the 4X AGP mode When you have the 4X AGP display card installed on the mainboard it will enhance the system display performance tremendousl
50. sk Type Save amp Exit Setup This option will save all setup values to CMOS RAM amp EXIT SETUP routine Move the selection bar to SAVE amp EXIT SETUP and pressing Enter key then types and Enter key the values will be saved and all the information will be stored in the CMOS memory Exit Without Saving This item exit the setup routine without saving any changed values to CMOS RAM When you do not want to save your change to the CMOS memory you may choose to run this option and the setting what you made in the BIOS setup routine will be given away 4 28 VIA 82C693 MAINBOARD BIOS UPDATE 5 How to Update the System BIOS Before we start to discuss system BIOS update there are some important issues which you need to pay attention on it 1 Youcan not exchange the system BIOS with another mainboard The system BIOS on different mainboard are different If you take the system BIOS from another mainboard and have it installed on this mainboard you may find that the mainboard fail to boot Even the mainboard from the same manufacturer the content of the system BIOS can be different So please do not exchange the system BIOS 2 Where to get the updated BIOS You can visit the web page of the supplier and down load the updated system BIOS Please note that you will kill the PC system if you have the wrong BIOS written into the PC system So please be sure to double check the
51. stem performance and increase system stability This function will be necessitated when you receive this mainboard or when the system CMOS data is corrupted Please refer to the Section 4 12 for the procedures DISCHARAGE CMOS DATA Whenever you want to discharge the CMOS data or open the system chassis to add or remove any component from the mainboard make sure to disconnect the AC power first because there 1 always the 5V standby voltage connected to the form factor mainboard Without disconnecting the AC power connector from the PC system the mainboard can be damaged by any improper action WAKE ON LAN In order to support the Wake On LAN feature the system requires a special SPS Switching Power Supply Such power supply must be able to provide at least 700 mA of driving capability on the 5V standby voltage Please refer to the Section 3 3 for pin assignment WARNING The Static Electricity may cause damage to the components on the mainboard In order to avoid the damage to the mainboard accidentally please discharge all static electricity from your body before touching this mainboard NOTICE Information presented in this manual has been carefully checked for reliability however no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice IMPORTANT NOTICE This mainboard provides the flexible design that allows you to fine tune the CPU core
52. system BIOS before you can use it to update the system BIOS 3 No interruption is allowed during the BIOS updating When the BIOS updating please do not restart the PC system or turn the power off Otherwise you will have a fragmentary system BIOS in your PC system and it will make you unable to start the PC system If you reset or power off the PC system while the system BIOS is updating you may have to send the PC system to the suppler for troubleshooting because you do not have the system BIOS in the PC system 4 Do not change the onboard flash ROM The flash ROM is the storage device which is designed on the mainboard to store the system BIOS There are different kinds of the flash ROM selling in the market They have different capacity and different architecture If you install improper flash ROM onto the mainboard it may cause unexpected damage to the mainboard So please never change the flash ROM on the mainboard otherwise the warranty will be void VIA 82C694 Mainboard BIOS UPDATE SYSTEM BIOS UPDATE PROCEDURE Step 1 Download the system BIOS from the web page 1 Visit the following web page http www azza com tw Select TECH SUPPORT Down load AWDFLASH EXE program Scroll the screen downward and find the 694A X or 694BX mainboard Select the BIOS and start to down load the file name for 694A X and 694BX 15 694XW BIN The file name for 694A XL and 694BXL is 694XLW BIN aA URN St
53. t Reset Configuration Data Normally you leave this field Disabled Select Enabled to reset Extended System Configuration Data ESCD when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot Resource controlled by The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capacity to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices However this capability means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 98 IRQ Resources 4 19 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP When resources are controlled manually assign each system interrupt a type depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification requiring a specific interrupt such as IRQ4 for serial port 1 PCI ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture DMA Resources When resources are controlled manually assign each system DMA channel as one of the following types depending on the type of device using the interrupt Legacy ISA Devices compliant with the original PC AT bus specification requiring a specific interrupt such as 4 for serial port 1 PCI ISA PnP Devices compliant with the Plug and Play standard whether designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture PCI VGA Palette S
54. t Data Suspend Utility so that you can use the fax utility to receive the incoming fax message To enable the Modem Ring In feature you have to run the BIOS setup utility and enable the Modem LAN Resume option it is located in the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP please refer to Section 4 8 for the settings Note This function is not available when using the internal MODEM card O WAKE ON LAN WOL There is a WOL connector CN16 on the mainboard which is designed to connect to the signal from a LAN card which supports the Wake On LAN feature When such LAN card is installed you may turn on the PC system from the remote server and monitor the PC status To enable this feature you will have to use the BIOS setup utility to enable the Resume by Ring or LAN in the BIOS setup program 2 4 POWER OFF THE PC SYSTEM There are two ways to power off the system They are Shut Down by Power Button and Shut Down by OS such as Windows 95 and Windows 98 you can choose the Shut Down from the file menu and the system will be powered off immediately IMPORTANT NOTICE Shut down by O S is always recommended because Shut Down by Power Button under Windows operation may cause data lost of wrong configuration problem Unless your system hangs and you can not use the Shut down by O S to power off the PC system please do not use the power button on the front panel to power off the PC system 2 4 VIA 82C694 Mainboard
55. ty Disabled Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled D0000 D3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 D7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled 4 4 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP Virus Warning This is the virus intruding warning feature in the BIOS During and after the operation system is loaded any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table on the IDE hard disk drive will trigger this feature and give you some warning messages on the screen and then halt the system When you find the message on your screen please run the anti virus program to see whether your system is infected by a virus or not Enabled warning message will be displayed on the screen when something attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table Disabled No warning message will appear on the screen when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table CPU Internal Cache External Cache These fields allow you to turn on or turn off the Level 1 and Level 2 cache that built in Penttum II or Celeron processors CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This option will enable or disable the ECC checking on the CPU L2 cache The ECC checking will ensure the accuracy of the data stored on the L2 cache Processor Number Feature You can not see this selection option unless you have the Pentium processor installed
56. voltage and front side bus frequency However we do not give guarantee on over clocking because there are many factors which will give different result Please consult with an experienced technician before you start the CPU over clocking ii VIA 82C694 Mainboard INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 OVERVIEW This Mainboard is a revolutionary high performance personal computer mainboard It is the ATX form factor with the Socket 370 CPU connector designed on the board for the Penttum and Celeron processors VIA VT82C694X and VT82C686A chipsets are chosen as the system core logic of the mainboard to give the most outstanding performance and reliability VIA VT82C694X is the energy efficient chipset and it supports the system front side bus speed 66MHz 100MHZ to 133MHz for various Celeron and Pentium M processors VIA VT82C686A is a high integration high integration power efficient and high compatibility device which supports Intel and non Intel processors to PCI bridge functionality to make a complete PC99 compliant PCI ISA system In order to give higher system speed and reliable stability additional Vcore and Front Side Bus FSB speed adjustment is introduced on the mainboard Users may use such functions to fine tune the CPU core voltage and FSB speed so that the PC system can be running at higher speed with reliable compatibility There is the full featured AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot de
57. y Over Clocking This mainboard allows you to fine tune the CPU core voltage Vcore and Front Side Bus clock FSB When users decide to increase the system performance by over clocking the CPU they will have to change the FSB clock speed and the Vcore to achieve such purpose This mainboard provides a flexible selection on FSB clock and Vcore and it allows you to optimize the system performance and stability when over clocking please refer to Section 4 11 for the settings Hardware Monitoring There is the hardware monitoring designed on the mainboard You can always use the hardware monitoring feature to monitor the system healthy status Basically the hardware monitoring feature will monitor the status of the cooling fan speed CPU voltage and system temperature etc There 1 also the 3D audio interface designed on the mainboard When the audio interface 15 installed on the mainboard you need not to invest any on the audio interface card Simply have the speaker connected to the audio connector CN18 on the mainboard and you will have the 3D sound effect in your PC system According to different logic applied on this mainboard several different model will be created as shown in the following table Please refer to the following table for the difference MODEL NAME IDE Interface AMR Slot Onboard 3D Audio 694AX Ultra DMA 33 66 Yes Yes 694AXL Ultra DMA 33 66 No No 694BX Ultra DMA 33 66 100 Yes Yes 694BXL Ultra DM
58. y and it will give a series of parameters to make sure the best reliability and performance If you lost the CMOS data or you don t know how to complete the setup procedure you may use this option to load the Optimized default values from the BIOS default table The optimized default value is the suggested setting which will give the best reliability and also the good performance Incase that the CMOS data 1s corrupted or if you made some CMOS setting and found that the PC system becomes very stable then you may try to load the optimized default value and the CMOS will be changed to its default setting 4 24 VIA 82C694 Mainboard AWARD BIOS SETUP 4 13 SET SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 1999 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Optimized Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Set User Password Power Management Setup Save amp Exit Setup PNP PCI Configuration Exit Without Saving PC Health Status ESC Quit Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type The SUPERVISOR PASSWORD will be used to check the authority when power on the PC system The Supervisor Password will have different function according to the Security Option setup in Section 4 5 When Setup is selected in Security Option If you want to change the BIOS settin

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