MSI MS-6330 Motherboard
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1. 1 1 1 n L n L n Phone In Teno qj eno PT eno B B B n R D R D Mono Out JCD1 JAUX1 J PHN1 Note Mono Out is connected to the Modem speaker out connector Phone In is connected to the Modem Microphone In connector 2 20 Hardware Setup Fan Power Connectors C FANI S FANI The C FANI processor fan and S FANI system fan support system cooling fan with 12V It supports three pin head connector When connecting the wire to the connectors always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the 12V the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control SENSOR D 12V o GND O d SENSOR C_FAN1 o uw D GND S FAN1 Note 1 Always consult the vendor for proper CPU cooling fan 2 CPU Fan supports the fan control You can install the PC Alert utility that will automatically control the CPU Fan speed according to the actual CPU temperature 2 21 Chapter 2 Front Panel Audio Connector JA10 You can connect an optional audio connector to the Front Panel Au2. seem 2 6 Powet Supply 4 nuin estrecha OP Ge 2 7 ATX 20 Pin Power Supply sese 2 7 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 eene 2 8 Back Panel uito s ERN RR PRORA Rt qu tae 2 9 Mouse Connector err rere ee teet eie e egeta rene 2 9 Keyboard Connector nio nieder eoe RS 2 10 USB COnDfectors eret hn et trente tr eter rre ter eem rien 2 10 Parallel Port Connector sesesseeeeeeeeeeee 2 11 Serial Port Connectors COM A amp COMDB eese 2 12 Joystick Midi Connectors sse 2 12 Audio Port Connectors miii RR rg RES HESS 2 12 COMME CLO S oerte wav eto bim ees 2 13 Floppy Disk Drive Connector HDD 2 13 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 sees 2 14 Case Connectors JFP1 amp F BI 2 15 Wake On LAN Connector PWOL 1 2 17 Wake On Ring Connector JMDM1 eene 2 17 IrDA Infrared Module Connectors J2 amp IR1 ss 2 18 USB Front Panel Connectors USB1 amp USB 2 19 CD In Aux Line In Modem In Connector JCD1 JAUX1 J_PHN12 20 Fan Power Connectors C FANI S FANI sess 2 21 Front Panel Audio Connector JA10 sss 222 D Bracket Connector J21 Optional ssssss 224 JOER a te PRO ee e 227 Clear CMOS Jumper JBATI ssesseseeeeee 227 Nu c L 2 28 AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot sss 228 PCI Slo
3. ooo0000000 000000000 40 2 Lor 39 1 Doooo0o0o0000 o00000000 40 2 o dfyou install two hard disks on cable you must configure the O second drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper Refer to the TP hard disk documentation supplied by hard disk vendors for jumper setting instructions Hardware Setup Case Connectors JFP1 F P2 The case connector block JFP1 allows you to connect to the Power Switch Reset Switch Speaker Power LED and HDD LED on the case The other case connector block F_P2 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide and can connect to the the Power Switch Reset Switch Power LED and HDD LED on the case Reset Speaker Switch LED PowerLED Power Switch JFP1 Power Power LED Switch 2 10 1 9 HDD Reset NC LED Switch F P2 JFP1 Pin Definition Pin Description Pin Description 3 HDD 12 HDD F_P2 Pin Definition 4 GND 13 SPK Pin Description Pin Description 5 SLED 14 BUZ 1 HDD 2 PLED 6 PLED 15 BUZ 3 HDD 4 SLED 7 PWSW 16 SPK 5 RST 6 PWSW 8 PWSW 17 RST 7 RST 8 PWSW 9 NC 18 RST 9 NC 10 NC 2 15 Chapter 2 Power Switch Connect to a 2 pin push button switch Reset Switch Reset switch is used to reboot the system rather than turning the power ON OFF Avoid rebooting whil
4. CPU Installation Procedures dai 1 Pull the lever sideways away Sliding he from the socket Then raise Plate d the lever up to a 90 degree Ba E Z angle E 2 Look for the cut edge The cut edge should point towards the lever pivot The CPU will only fit in the correct orientation 3 Hold the CPU firmly and then press the lever down to complete the installation Hardware Setup warnine Thermal Issue for CPU As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance thermal management becomes increasingly crucial when building computer systems Maintaining the proper thermal environment is key to reliable operation As such the processor must be maintained in the specified thermal requirements AMD Athlon Duron Athlon XP processor with a speed of 600MHz and above requires LARGER heatsink and fan You also need to add thermal grease between the CPU and heatsink to improve heat dissipation Then make sure that the CPU and heatsink are securely fastened and in good contact with each other These are needed to prevent damaging the processor and ensuring reliable operation If you want to get more information on the proper cooling you can visit AMD s website for reference Chapter 2 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock 100MHz Core Bus ratio 7 then CPU core speed Host Clock x Core Bus ratio 100MHzx7 700MHz CPU Clock Frequency Selection Jumper J17 The defa
5. 0 Negative Data Channel 0 3 Data0 Positive Data Channel O 5 6 7 8 4 GND Ground 5 VCC 5V 6 Data 1 Negative Data Channel 1 7 Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1 USB Ports 8 GND Ground 2 10 Hardware Setup Parallel Port Connector The mainboard provides a 25 pin female centronic connector for LPT A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP mode Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATAO Data 3 DATA1 Data A DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 FE Paper End 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED Automatic Feed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN Select In 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Ground 25 GND Ground 2 11 Chapter 2 Serial Port Connectors COM A amp COMB The mainboard has two 9 pin male DIN connectors for serial port COM A and COM B You can attach a serial mouse or other serial devices Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 DCD Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Ground 6789 6 DSR Data Set Ready Pi 7 RTS Request To Send 9 Pin Male DIN Connectors A mE Ciccio
6. 30 Min 40 Min and 1 Hour Suspend Mode After the selected period of system inactivity all devices except the CPU shut off Settings Disable 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 6 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min 30 Min 40 Min and 1 Hour ACPI Sleep Type This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function Options are SI POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context CPU or chipset is lost and hard ware maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a power down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such 3 24 AWARD BIOS Setup as main memory and wake capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory The informa tion stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an wake up event occurs PM Control by APM Setting to Yes will activate an Advanced Power Management APM device to enhance Max Saving mode and stop CPU internal clock Setting Yes and No Video Off Option The settings are Always On Suspend gt Off and All Modes gt Off This option is for choosing the setting in which the monitor will turn off Always On Always turn on Suspend gt Off During Suspend mode the monitor will be turned off All Modes gt Off The monitor is turned off during Doze Standby or Suspend mode Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked Blank Screen This option only writes bla
7. 5 6 7 for users to set each IRQ DMA a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ DMA Settings are PCI ISAPnP For Plug amp Play compatible devices designed for PCI or ISA bus architecture Legacy ISA For devices compliant with the PC AT bus specifi cation requiring a specific interrupt PCI VGA Palette Snoop PCI VGA palette is the set of colors currently used by the video device Some special VGA cards may not show colors correctly and need to look into the video device s VGA palette to determine what colors are in use Then you have to turn on the palette snoop permitting the palette registers of both VGA devices to be identical The setting must be set to Enabled if any non standard VGA adapter card such as MPEG card installed in the system requires VGA palette snooping Assign IRQ For VGA USB Set to Enabled allows BIOS to assign an IRQ to VGA card USB device Choose Disabled if you want to release the IRQ INT Pin 1 2 3 4 Assignment The items let you assign an IRQ line to INT Pin 1 4 separately Selecting Auto allows BIOS to determine the appropriate IRQ for each INT Pin AWARD BIOS Setup PC Health Status This section is to monitor the current hardware status including CPU temperature CPU Fan speed Vcore etc This is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Disabled It
8. Disk boot sector Swap Floppy Drive Disabled protection If this Boot Up Floppy Seek Enabled function is enabled Boot Up NumLock Status On and someone attempt to Gate A20 Option Normal write data into this Typematic Rate Setting Disabled area BIOS will show a X Typematic Rate Chars Sec 6 warning message on X Typematic Delay Msec 250 screen and alarm beep Security Option Setup APIC Mode Enabled MPS Version Control For OS 1 4 Next Page OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB Non OS2 Item Help Video BIOS Shadow Enabled C8000 CBFFF Shadow Disabled CC000 CFFFF Shadow Disabled Menu Level D0000 C3FFF Shadow Disabled D4000 C7FFF Shadow Disabled D8000 DBFFF Shadow Disabled DC000 DFFFF Shadow Disabled Full Screen LOGO Show Enabled N gt lt Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Anti Virus Protection The item is to set the Virus Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this area is made BIOS will display a warning message on the screen and beep Settings Disabled and Enabled Chapter 3 CPU Internal Cache External Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The settings
9. Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Joystick Midi Connectors You can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector Audio Port Connectors Line Out is to connect speakers or headphones Line In is a connector for external CD player Tape player or other audio devices Mic is used to connect to a microphone Line Out Line In MIC 2 12 Hardware Setup Connectors The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD IDE HDD case modem LAN USB Ports IR module and CPU System FAN Floppy Disk Drive Connector FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types n D D0000000000000 norn man nann nont FDD1 Chapter 2 Hard Disk Connectors IDE1 amp IDE2 The mainboard uses an IDE controller on the VIA VT82C686B chipset that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 modes It has two HDD connectors IDE1 Primary and IDE2 Secondary You can connect up to four hard disk drives CD ROM or 120MB Floppy to IDE1 and IDE2 IDEI Primary IDE Connector The first hard disk drive should always be connected to IDE1 You can connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE1 IDE2 Secondary IDE Connector You can connect a Master and a Slave drive to IDE2
10. Slot A X x 825 tr EENEG 5 i gt gt DEAD DAD DAD DO BOO ADE DD DO PCI Slot 1 SHTTTTTTFTRFTTFTTRTTTNTTDITRFTTRTTETNTENDTTTRTRTTTSTTETTTTTTIT i de I ERREECHEN Codec PCI Slot 2 J21 optional BATT JBAT1 CQIDDNUDODUOO 0010000 000000000100 000010000 001001000 7 11001000 107 CTT EE rg Dans Dasrmeg Dans Daer DDDUPIDDDODODDUDOOOOODUOUUUUDG REESEN DDDUPODDDODODDUOOOOOODUOUUUUDG REESEN JUGUDNODDDOOOODDDUDOOOUOUUCUOOOOUO DDDDUOOOG 000000 00000000000000000 00000000000 J0D0000ad 100000 00000000090000000000000000009 409900000 00000 00000000000000000 000000000000 EE DIMM 1 mnnnnunuur Daer 0000 0000000000 0000000000 0000n DEEN FDD1 DEER Eeee e m S_FAN1 z Q USB3 ses USB1 See aooo GC PCI Slot 3 EENHEETEN TIL I ST ETTTEEEDETT IDE 1 CIDDONOODDOUOOU 10000000 000000DOT0 SEO CEET TTT rr IUDDIDDODADNDUUINNL DIME CN u S HEH _ TT BIOS JWOL1 T ZP Ga ELE JA10 IR1 F P2 PCI Slot 4 IDE2 SHTTTTTTFTRFTTETTETTTRTTTITEETTETTETNTENTTETRTTRTTTSTTETT
11. and a range from 550V to 1 850V at 0 025V increment Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk This item is used to auto detect the DIMM PCI slots When set to Enabled the system will remove turn off clocks from empty DIMM PCI slots to minimize the electromagnetic interference EMT Settings Enabled and Disabled Spread Spectrum Modulated When the motherboard clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes ofthe pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at Disabled for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI setting to En 3 32 AWARD BIOS Setup abled for EMI reduction Remember to disable Spread Spectrum if you are overclocking because even a 0 25 jitter can introduce a temporary boost in clock speed of 25MHz with a 1GHz CPU which may just cause your overclocked processor to lock up Clock By Slight Adjust This item specifies the CPU host bus FSB It provides end users an overclocking method CPU Clock Ratio End users can overclock the processor by specifying the CPU ratio clock multiplier in this field Settings Default and from x 7 5 to x 15 Chapter 3 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail
12. backed CMOS RAM so it retains the Setup information when the power is turned off The chapter contains the following topics a Entering Setup 3 2 Control Keys 32 Getting Help 3 3 The Main Menu 34 Standard CMOS Features 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features 3 9 Advanced Chipset Features 3 14 Integrated Peripherals 3 19 Power Management Setup 323 PnP PCI Configurations 3 29 PC Health Status 3 31 Frequency Voltage Control 3 32 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults 3 34 Set Supervisor User Password 3 36 Save amp Exit Setup 3 38 Exit Without Saving 3 39 Se d Chapter 3 Entering Setup TO Power on the computer and the system will start POST Power On Self Test process When the message below appears on the screen press lt DEL gt key to enter Setup ENTER S ETUP BEFORE BOOT PRESS CTRL ALT ESC OR DEL KEY If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup restart the system by turning it OFF and On or pressing the RESET button You may also restart the system by simultaneously pressing lt Ctrl gt Alt and lt Delete gt keys Control Keys lt t gt Move to the previous item lt gt Move to the next item lt gt Move to the item in the left hand lt gt gt Move to the item in the right hand lt Enter gt Select the item lt Esc gt Jumps to the Exit menu or returns to the main
13. enable disable the internal cache also known as L1 or level 1 cache and external cache also known as L2 or level 2 cache Settings Enabled and Disabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking This allows you to enable or disable the ECC Error Correcting Code feature to check the data when it passes through L2 cache memory Settings Enabled and Disabled Quick Power On Self Test The option speeds up Power On Self Test POST after you power on the computer When setting the item to Enabled BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST Settings Enabled and Disabled First Second Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot devices where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system The settings are Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive LS120 The system will boot from LS 120 drive HDD 0 The system will boot from the first HDD SCSI The system will boot from the SCSI CDROM The system will boot from the CD ROM HDD 1 The system will boot from the second HDD HDD 2 The system will boot from the third HDD HDD 3 The system will boot from the fourth HDD ZIP The system will boot from ATAPI ZIP drive LAN The system will boot from the Network drive Disabled Disable this sequence Boot Other Device Setting the option to Enabled allows the system to try to boot from other device if the system fails to boot from the 1st 2nd 3rd boot device AWARD BIOS Setup Swap Floppy Drive Setting to Enabled
14. every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have BIOS to request a password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized 3 36 AWARD BIOS Setup use of your computer The setting to determine when the password prompt is required is the Security Option in the Advanced BIOS Features menu If the Security Option is set to System the password is required both at boot and at entry to Setup If set to Setup password prompt only occurs when trying to enter Setup About Supervisor Password amp User Password gt Supervisor password Can enter and change the settings ofthe setup menu User password Can only enter but do not have the right to change the settings of the setup menu d E J 3 37 Chapter 3 Save amp Exit Setup When you want to quit the Setup menu you can select this option to save the changes and quit A message as below will appear on the screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Manag SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y bra PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Exit Without Sa
15. 2 IrDA connectors 1 Audio Game port 1 Front Audio connector 1 D Bracket connector Optional Supports Duron processors at 200 266MHz system bus frequencies LAN Wake up Function Modem External Internal Ring Wake up Function Supports PCI 2 2 Fuzzy Logic III overclocking utility PC Alert III system hardware monitor Live BIOS allows you to update BIOS online Supports D Bracket Optional Audio Chip integrated Hardware Setup Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures While doing the installation be careful in holding the compo nents and follow the installation procedures For some components if you install in the wrong orientation the components will not work properly Use a grounded wrist strap before handling computer components Static electricity may damage the components This chapter contains the following topics 42 Central Processing Unit CPU 22 Memory 2 5 Power Supply 2 7 Back Panel 2 9 Connectors 2 13 Jumpers 2 27 a Slots 2 28 Chapter 2 Central Processing Unit CPU The mainboard supports AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron proces sors It uses a CPU socket called Socket A for easy CPU installation Make sure the CPU has a Heat Sink and a cooling fan attached on the top to prevent overheating If you do not find the Heat Sink and cooling fan contact your dealer to purchase and install them before turning on the computer
16. COM B Settings are Standard RS 232C Serial Port HPSIR IrDA compliant Serial Infrared Port ASKIR Amplitude Shift Keyed Infrared Port IR Function Duplex The field specifies a duplex value for the IR device connected to COM B Full Duplex mode permits silmutaneous two direction transmission Half Duplex mode permits transmission in one direction only at a time Settings Half and Full TX RX inverting enable This item allows 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 Settings No No No Yes Yes No and Yes Yes Onboard Parallel Port This specifies the I O port address and IRQ for the onboard parallel port Settings 378 IRQ7 278 IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 and Disabled Onboard Parallel Mode This item selects the operating mode for the parallel port Normal EPP ECP or ECP EPP ECP Mode UseDMA The item specifies the DMA channel 1 or3 for the parallel port when it is set to ECP or ECP EPP mode Parallel Port EPP Type The item selects the EPP version used by the parallel port if it is set to EPP or ECP EPP mode Settings EPP1 7 and EPP1 9 3 21 Chapter 3 Onboard Legacy Audio The item enables or disables the onboard audio features of the mainbaord and the following audio options in the BIOS Sound Blaster The item turns on off the Sound Blaster feature of the board If yo
17. GP Master 1 WS Write Enabled Menu Level gt AGP Master 1 WS Read Enabled Memory Parity ECC Check Disabled MN e Move Enter Select FS Previous Values PU PD Value F6 Fail Safe Defaults F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Note Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset Bank Interleave The field is used to enable or disable memory bank interleave feature Settings Enabled and Disabled DRAM Timing by SPD Selects whether DRAM timing is controlled by the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module Setting to Yes enables SDRAM 3 14 AWARD BIOS Setup CAS Latency automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting No allows users to configure the field manually SDRAM CAS Latency This controls the timing delay in clock cycles before SDRAM starts a read command after receiving it Settings Auto 3 and 2 clocks 2 clocks increases the system performance the most while 3 clocks provides the most stable performance Memory Hole In order to improve performance certain space in memory can be reserved for ISA peripherals This memory must be mapped into the memory space below 16MB When this area 1s reserved it cannot be cached Settings 15M 16M and Disabled P2C C2P Concurrency This field enables or disables the PCI to CPU and CPU to PCI concurrency feature which allows synchronous data transm
18. IOS setup to use the IR function IR1 is compliant to Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide IR1 Pin Definition Pin Signal J2 Pin Definition 1 NC Pin Signal 2 NC 1 VCC 3 VCC5 2 NC 4 GND 3 IRRX 5 IRTX 4 GND 6 IRRX 5 IRTX 2 18 Hardware Setup USB Front Panel Connectors USB1 amp USB3 The mainboard provides Front USB Universal Serial Bus pin headers that allow you to connect optional USB ports for front panel USB3 is compli ant to Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide Yn EEC 9 10 9 10 USB1 USB3 USB1 Pin Definition USB3 Pin Definition Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description Pin Description 1 USBPWR 2 GND 1 USBPWR 2 USBPWR 3 USBP2 4 GND 3 USBP4 4 USBP5 5 USBP2 6 USBP3 5 USBP4 6 USBP5 7 GND 8 USBP3 7 GND 8 GND 9 GND 10 USBPWR 9 NC 10 USBOC 2 19 Chapter 2 CD In Aux Line In Modem In Connector JCD1 JAUX1 J PHNI JCD1 connector is for CD ROM audio connector JAUXI connector is for DVD add on card with Line in connector J PHNI connector is for modem with internal audio connector
19. MSI MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL MS 6330 ATX Mainboard Version 5 1 Manual Rev 5 1 Release Date October 2001 CC QN1996 FCC B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 ofthe FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip ment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party respon sible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Notice 2 Shielded interface cables and A C power cord if any must be used in order to comply with the emission limits VOIR LA NOTICE D INSTALLATION AVANT DE RACCORDER AU RESEAU Micro Star International MS 6330 Tested to comply ib with FCC Standard For Home or Office Use Edition October 2001 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take every care in the pre
20. RQII Reserved IRQ12 PS 2 Mouse IRQ13 Coprocessor IRQ14 Hard Disk IRQ15 Reserved Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level 3 27 Chapter 3 IRQ3 IRQI5 Enables or disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line If set to Enabled the activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power saving modes s Note IR Interrupt Request lines are system resources allocated to I O devices When an I O device needs to gain attention of the operating system it signals this by causing an IRQ to occur After receiving the signal when the operating system is ready the system will interrupt itself and perform the service required by the T O device 3 28 AWARD BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software PnP PCI Configurations PNP OS Installed No Item Help Reset Configuration Data Disabled Resources Controlled By Auto ESCD Menu Level x IRQ Resources Press Enter x 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 to BIOS to INT Pin 1 Assignment Auto configure non boot INT Pin 2 Assignment Auto devices INT Pin 3 Assignment Aut
21. Safe or Optimized values The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for the optimal performance of the mainboard The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the BIOS vendor for the stable system performance When you select Load Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Manag Load Fail Safe Defaults Y N N bra gt PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Tle Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Fail Safe Defaults Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable minimal system performance 3 34 AWARD BIOS Setup When you select Load Optimized Defaults a message as below appears CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password gt Power Managemer Load Optimized Defaults Y N N bra PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without S
22. TTTTTT ia I COI OOO TOA PCI Slot 5 VT686B Es 2 5 9 JMDM1 suus J2 JFP1 MS 6330 v5 X ATX Mainboard 1 4 Introduction Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference DIMMI 3 Installing DIMM modules See p 2 5 2 6 Socket 462 Installing CPU See p 2 2 2 4 C FANI Connecting to CPU FAN See p 2221 S FANI Connecting to SYSTEM FAN See p 2221 ATX Power Supply Installing power supply See p 2 7 JPWI Connecting to 12V ATX power supply See p 2 8 IDE1 amp IDE2 Connecting to IDE hard disk drives See p 2 14 FDDI Connecting to floppy disk drive See p 2 13 USB1 3 Connecting to USB interfaces See p 2 19 PCI Slot 1 5 Installing PCI expansion cards See p 2 28 AGP Slot Installing AGP cards See p 2 28 CNR Slot Installing CNR cards See p 2 28 JMDM1 Connecting to modem module See p 2 17 JWOLI Connecting to LAN module See p 2 17 JBATI Clearing CMOS data See p 2 27 JFP1 amp F_P2 Connecting to case See p 2 15 J2 amp IRI Connecting to IR modules See p 2 18 J21 Connecting to D Bracket See p 2 24 J17 Setting CPU FSB clock See p 2 4 JA10 Connecting to audio connector See p 2 22 1 5 Chapter 1 Key Features e ATX Form Factor e CPU Socket 462 for AMD Duron Athlon Athlon XP Processors Memory 3 SDRAM DIMMs e Slot 1 AGP slot 1 CNR slot 5 PCI slots e T O 2 serial ports 1 parallel port 4 USB 1 1 ports 1 floppy port
23. adow These items specify whether the contents of the adapter ROM named in the items will be copied into RAM to improve the performance of ROM firmware for adapters You need to know the address of each adapter ROM occupies AWARD BIOS Setup to shadow copy it into the correct area of RAM Settings Enabled and Disabled FullScreen LOGO Show This item enables you to show the company logo on the bootup screen Settings are Disabled Shows the POST messages at boot Enabled Shows a still image logo on the full screen at boot Chapter 3 Advanced Chipset Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced Chipset Features Bank Interleave Enabled Item Help DRAM Timing by SPD Yes X SDRAM CAS Latency Auto Memory Hole Disabled Menu Level P2C C2P Concurrency Enabled Fast R W Turn Around Disabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Disabled AGP Aperture Size 64M AGP 4X Mode Enabled AGP Driving Control Auto x AGP Driving Value DA OnChip USB Enabled USB Keyboard Support Disabled USB Mouse Support Disabled OnChip Sound Auto OnChip Modem Auto CPU to PCI Write Buffer Enabled PCI Dynamic Bursting Enabled TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Next Page PCI Master 0 WS Write Enabled S Item Help PCI Delay Transaction Enabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry Disabled A
24. aving Esc Quit Tle Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Load Optimized Defaults Pressing Y loads the default factory settings for optimal system performance 3 35 Chapter 3 Set Supervisor User Password When you select this function a message as below will appear on the screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults gt Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Mana E Power g Enter Password PnP PCI Confi atos Save GALT up PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit TLoe Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Change Set Disable Password Type the password up to eight characters in length and press Enter The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory You will be prompted to confirm the password Re type the password and press Enter You may also press lt Esc gt to abort the selection and not enter a password To clear a set password just press Enter when you are prompted to enter the password A message will show up confirming the password will be disabled Once the password is disabled the system will boot and you can enter Setup without entering any password When a password has been set you will be prompted to enter it
25. d Layout Quick Components Guide Key Features Chapter 1 Mainboard Specification CPU Socket A for AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron processor Supports 600MHz 650MHz 700MHz up to 1800 MHz processor Chipset VIA KT133A chipset 552 BGA FSB 266MHz AGP 4x and PCI Advanced high performance memory controller Supports PC100 133 SDRAM VIA VT686B chipsets 352 BGA Enhanced Power Management Features Integrated Super I O FDC LPT COM 1 2 and IR Dual bus Master IDE Ultra DMA 33 66 100 686B Integrated Hardware Soundblaster Direct Sound AC97 Audio ACPI Clock Generator 133MHz clocks are supported Main Memory Supports six memory banks using three 168 pin unbuffered DIMM Supports a maximum memory size of 1 5GB 32M x 8 Supports 3 3v SDRAM DIMM Slots One AGP Accelerated Graphics Port slot AGP specification compliant Supports AGP 2 0 1x 2x 4x One CNR Communication Network Riser slot Five 32 bit Master PCI Bus slots Supports 3 3v 5v PCI bus Interface On Board IDE An IDE controller on the VIA VT686B chipset provides IDE HDD CD ROM with PIO Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 operation modes Introduction Can connect up to four IDE devices Audio Chip Integrated Direct Sound AC97 Audio On Board Peripherals On Board Peripherals include floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88Mbytes 2 s
26. dio Header Pin number to 10 of the audio pin header is compliant to Intel Front Panel I O Connectivity Design Guide 2 10 20 1 9 19 JA10 JA10 Pin Definition 1 10 Pin Signal Description 1 AUD MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 2 AUD GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 3 AUD MIC BIAS Microphone Power 4 AUD VCC Filtered 5V used by Analog Audio Circuits 5 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel 6 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel 7 HP_ON RSVD for future use to control Headphone Amplifier 8 NC No Connection 9 AUD_FPOUT_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel 10 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel 2 22 Hardware Setup JA10 Pin Definition 11 20 Pin Signal Description 1 AUD_MIC Front Panel Microphone input signal 12 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 13 AUD_FPOUT_R Right Channel Audio signal to Front Panel 14 AUD_RET_R Right Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel 15 AUD_FPOUT_L Left Channel Audio signal to Front Panel 16 AUD_RET_L Left Channel Audio signal Return from Front Panel 17 AUD_GND Ground used by Analog Audio Circuits 18 NC No Connection 19 LINE IN R Line in Right 20 LINE IN L Line in Left 2 23 Hardware Setup Jumpers The motherboard provides the followin
27. e Back Panel provides the following connectors Mouse Parallel Midi Joystick re 6199990000 Nk 000000 oooo0a Vooool d Go 000 Keyboard USB COMA COM B L out L in MIC Mouse Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS 2 mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS 2 mouse You can plug a PS 2 mouse directly into this connector Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION S uch 1 Mouse DATA Mouse DATA 4 O O 3 2 NC No connection oo 3 GND Ground 2 1 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female 6 NC No connection Chapter 2 Keyboard Connector The mainboard provides a standard PS 2 keyboard mini DIN connec tor for attaching a PS 2 keyboard You can plug a PS 2 keyboard directly into this connector Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA S Ho 5 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground uh uu Ld 4 vec 5V 2 1 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC No connection PS 2 Keyboard 6 pin Female USB Connectors The mainboard provides a UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into ths connector USB Port Description 1234 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 VCC 5V 2 Data
28. e the HDD is working You can connect the Reset switch from the system case to this pin Power LED The Power LED is lit while the system power is on Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin Speaker JFP1 only Speaker from the system case is connected to this pin HDD LED HDD LED shows the activity of a hard disk drive connected to the IDE1 or IDE2 connector Avoid turning the power off while the HDD is working You can connect the HDD LED from the system case to this pin Hardware Setup Wake On LAN Connector JWOL1 This connector allows you to connect to a LAN card with Wake On LAN function You can wake up the computer via remote control through a local area network MP WAKEUP GND 5VSB 1 JWOL1 Wake On Ring Connector JMDM1 This connector allows you to connect to a modem card with Wake On Ring function The connector will power up the system when a signal is received through the modem card GND MDM WAKEUP NC 5VSB JMDM1 om Co X Note Modem wake up signal is active low 2 17 Chapter 2 IrDA Infrared Module Connectors J2 amp IR1 These connectors allow you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules You must configure the setting through the B
29. em Help Current CPU Temp 38 C 100 F Current System Temp 27 C 80 F Current CPUFANI Speed 3855 RPM Menu Level gt Current CPUFAN2 Speed 0 RPM Vcore 1 73 V 33V 3 39 V 5V 5 10 V 12V 11 94 V Ti Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Shutdown Temperature The item allows the ACPI aware system to automatically shutdown if the system temperature reaches a thermal level preset here This can prevent the system components from being damaged due to overheating Settings Disabled 70 C 158 F 75 C 167 F 80 C 176 F and 85 C 185 F Current CPU Temp Current System Temp Current CPUFAN 1 CPUFAN2 Speed Vcore 3 3 V 5V 12V These items display the current status of all monitored hardware devices components such as CPU voltages temperatures and all fans speeds 3 31 Chapter 3 Frequency Voltage Control CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Frequency Voltage Control CPU Vcore Select Default Item Help Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled Spread Spectrum Modulated Enabled Clock By Slight Adjust 133 Menu Level gt CPU Clock Ratio Default TL Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults CPU Vcore Select End users can adjust the CPU core voltage through the field Settings Default
30. erably faster First SDRAM chips are fast enough to be synchronized with the CPU s clock which eliminates wait states Second the SDRAM chip is divided into two cell blocks and data is interleaved between the two so that while a bit in one block is being accessed the bit in the other is being prepared for access This allows SDRAM to burst the second and subsequent contiguous characters at a rate of 10ns compared to 60ns for the first character SDRAM provides 800 MBps or GBps data transfer depending on whether the bus is 100MHz or 133MHz Chapter 2 DIMM Modules Combination At least one DIMM module should be installed on the motherboard Memory modules can be installed on the slots in any order The single double sided memory modules that each DIMM slot supports are listed as below Socket Memory Module Total Memory DIMM 1 S D 32MB 512MB Bank0 amp Bank1 DIMM 2 32MB 512MB Bank2 amp Bank3 DIMM 3 32MB 512MB Bank4 amp Bank5 Maximum System Memory Supported 32MB 1 5GB S Single Side D Double Side Installing DIMM Modules 1 The DIMM slot has 2 Notch Keys VOLT and DRAM so the DIMM memory module can only fit in one direction Front View Rear View 2 Insert the DIMM memory module vertically into the DIMM slot Then push it in DRAM VOLT 3 The plastic clip at each side of the DIMM slot will automatically close Hardware Setup Power Supply The mainboard supp
31. erial ports COMA COM B parallel port supports SPP EPP ECP mode 4 USB ports 2 Rear Connectors USB Front Pin Header 2 IrDA connectors for SIR CIR ASKIR HPSIR Audio Game port Front Audio pin header BIOS The mainboard BIOS provides Plug amp Play BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the board automatically The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface DMI func tion which records your mainboard specifications Dimension ATX Form Factor 30 4cm x 21cm Mounting 6 mounting holes Chapter 1 Mainboard Layout JPW1 ATX Power Supply JI Top mduse Bottom keyboard USB ports PS EE F4 e US SOCKET 462 EH 000000000000000 mn 68999999999999990 0888888900900000000 9809909090009000909 9909999990909090900 99099090900009000900 9009 9900 9909 9990 8399 9999 Par llel Port 8888 8888 8808 8888 y 9909 9899 Bottom 8888 888 COME SE 2222 COMB 909 6980 9999 y TY o OSO 8888888889888898988 990900909009000000900 99099090900009000900 ZS 9909999090909900909 99909999990900900909 E 6090000900000000900 E Top D Game part C_FAN1 Bottom Line Out Line In aft ofl Mic Zu en oh ols AGP
32. filed is used to adjust the AGP driving force Selecting Manual allows you to select an AGP driving force in AGP Driving Value It is strongly suggested to select Auto to avoid causing any system error AGP Driving Value This item specifies an AGP driving force OnChip USB The item enables or disables the USB Universal Serial Bus Ports Settings Enabled and Disabled USB Keyboard Mouse Support Set to Enabled if your need to use an USB mouse keyboard in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix OnChip Sound Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether an audio device is used If the device is detected the onboard audio controller will be enabled if not the controller is disabled Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect an audio device Settings Auto and Disable AWARD BIOS Setup OnChip Modem Auto allows the mainboard to detect whether a modem is used If a modem is detected the onboard modem controller will be enabled if not the controller is disabled Disable the controller if you want to use other controller cards to connect modems Settings Auto and Disable CPU to PCI Write Buffer When Enabled CPU can write up to four words of data into the PCI write buffer before the CPU must wait for PCI bus cycles to finish When Disa bled the CPU must wait after each write cycle until the PCI bus signals that It is ready to receive
33. g jumpers for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your motherboard s function through the use of jumpers Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration With the CMOS RAM the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on If you want to clear the system configuration use the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Follow the instructions below to clear the data JBAT1 3 3 Clear Data Keep Data You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid clearing the CMOS while the system is on it will dam WARNING age the mainboard Chapter 2 Slots The motherboard provides one AGP slot five 32 bit Master PCI slots and one CNR slot AGP Slot PCI Slots SH l CNR Slot AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics It introduces a 66MHz 32 bit channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory and provides three levels of throughputs 1x 266Mbps 2x 533Mbps and 4
34. ice Cylinder Number of cylinders Head Number of heads Precomp Write precompensation cylinder Landing Zone Cylinder location of the landing zone Sector Number of sectors Drive A B This item allows you to set the type of floppy drives installed Available options are None 360K 5 25 in 1 2M 5 25 in 720K 3 5 in 1 44M 3 5 in 2 88M 3 5 in Video The item sets the type of video adapter used for the primary monitor of the system Available options are EGA VGA CGA 40 CGA 80 and MONO Chapter 3 Halt On The item determines whether the system will stop if an error is detected at boot Available options are All Errors The system stops when any error is detected No Errors The system doesn t stop for any detected error All But Keyboard The system doesn t stop for a keyboard error All But Diskette The system doesn t stop for a disk error All But Disk Key The system doesn t stop for either a disk or a keyboard error AWARD BIOS Setup Advanced BIOS Features CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Advanced BIOS Features Anti Virus Protection Disabled Item Help CPU Internal Cache Enabled External Cache Enabled CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Enabled MenuLevel Quick Power On Self Test Enabled First Boot Device Floppy Allows you to choose Second Boot Device HDD 0 the VIRUS warning Third Boot Device LS120 feature for IDE Hard Boot Other Device Enabled
35. ission from PCI to CPU and vice versa Selecting Enabled will increase system performance Fast R W Turn Around This is used to control the fast read write turn around feature for DRAM timing Settings Enabled and Disabled Enabled improves system per formance while Disabled provides stability System BIOS Cacheable System BIOS ROM at F0000h FFFFFh is always copied to RAM for faster execution Selecting Enabled allows the contents of FO000h RAM memory segment to be written to and read from cache memory resulting in better system performance However ifany program writes to this memory area a system error may result The settings Enabled and Disabled Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory RAM at A0000h to AFFFFh resulting in better video performance However ifany program writes to this memory area a memory access error may result Settings 3 15 Chapter 3 Enabled and Disabled AGP Aperture Size The item is used to select the size of Accelerated Graphics Port AGP aperture Aperture is a portion of PCI memory address range dedicated for graphics memory address space Host cycles that hit the aperture range are forwarded to AGP without any translation Settings 4M 8M 16M 32M 64M 128M and 256M AGP 4X Mode The item enables or disables 4X mode for the installed AGP card Settngs Enabled and Disabled Enable 4X mode only if your AGP card supports it AGP Driving Control This
36. lp screen You can call up this screen from any menu by simply pressing F1 The Help screen lists the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item Press lt Esc gt to exit the Help screen Chapter 3 The Main Menu Once you enter AWARD BIOS CMOS Setup Utility the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu displays twelve configurable functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to move among the items and press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Management Setup Set User Password PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Exit Without Saving Esc Quit Tle Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Time Date Hard Disk Type Standard CMOS Features Use this menu for basic system configurations such as time date etc Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to setup the items of Award special enhanced features Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals Power Management Setup Use this me
37. menu from a submenu lt PU gt Increase the numeric value or make changes lt PD gt Decrease the numeric value or make changes lt F1 gt General help only for Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu lt F5 gt Restore the previous CMOS value from CMOS only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F6 gt Load the default CMOS value from Fail Safe default table only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F7 gt Load Optimized defaults only for Option Page Setup Menu lt F10 gt Save all the CMOS changes and exit AWARD BIOS Setup Getting Help After entering the Setup utility the first screen you see is the Main Menu Main Menu The main menu displays the setup categories the BIOS supplies You can use the up down arrow keys 1 4 to select the item The on line description for the selected setup category is displayed on the bottom of the screen Sub Menu If you find a right pointer symbol appears to the left of certain fields as shown in the right view that means a sub menu contain ing additional options for the field can be launched from this field To enter the sub menu highlight the field and press Enter Then you can use control keys to move between and change the set tings ofthe sub menu To return to the main menu press lt Esc gt IDE Primary Master IDE Primary Slave IDE Secondary Master SA a RES e IDE Secondary Slave General Help lt F1 gt The BIOS setup program provides a General He
38. more data PCI Dynamic Bursting When Enabled every write transaction goes to the write buffer Then burstable transactions burst on the PCI bus and nonburstable transactions do not PCI Master 0 WS Write When Enabled writes to the PCI bus are executed with zero wait state PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32 bit posted write buffer to support delayed transactions cycles so that transactions to and from the ISA bus are buff ered and PCI bus can perform other transactions while the ISA transaction 1s underway Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2 1 Settings Enabled and Disabled PCI 2 Access 1 Retry When Disabled PCI 2 will not be disconnected until access finishes 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 bus are executed with one wait state inserted Chapter 3 AGP Master 1 WS Read When Enabled one wait state is inserted in the AGP read cycle Memory Parity ECC Check Users can set the field to Enabled for memory checking if the type of DRAM installed in your system is Parity or ECC Error Correcting Code DRAM AWARD BIOS Setup Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Item Help OnChip IDE Channell Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled Primar
39. nfiguration and Power Management Interface function If your operating system is ACPI aware such as Windows 98SE 2000 ME select Enabled Settings Enabled and Disabled Power Management Press lt Enter gt and the following sub menu screen will appear Power Management Power Management User Define HDD Power Down Disable Item Help Doze Mode Disable Suspend Mode Disable Menu Level gt Power Management This item is used to select the degree or type of power saving and is related to these modes HDD Power Down Doze Mode and Suspend 3 23 Chapter 3 Mode There are three options for power management Min Saving Minimum Power Management Doze Mode 1 Hour Suspend Mode 1 Hour and HDD Power Down Disable Max Saving Maximum Power Management Doze Mode 1 Min Suspend Mode 1 Min and HDD Power Down Disable User Define Allows end users to configure each mode separately Each of the ranges are from Min to Hour except for HDD Power Down which ranges from Min to 15 Min HDD Power Down If HDD activity 1s not detected for the length of time specified in this field the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active Settings Disable and 1 through 15 Min Doze Mode After the selected period of system inactivity the CPU clock runs at slower speed while all other devices still operate at full speed Settings Disable 1 Min 2 Min 4 Min 6 Min 8 Min 10 Min 20 Min
40. ngs 250 500 750 and 1000 Chapter 3 Security Option This specifies the type of BIOS password protection that is implemented Settings are described below Option Description Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup System A password prompt appears every time when the com puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup APIC Mode This field is used to enable or disable the APIC Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller Due to compliance to PC2001 design guide the system is able to run in APIC mode Enabling APIC mode will expand available IRQs resources for the system Settings Enabled and Disabled MPS Version Control For OS This field allows you to select which MPS Multi Processor Specification version to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system To find out which version to use consult the vendor of your operating system Settings 1 4 and 1 1 OS Select For DRAM gt 64MB This allows you to run the OS 2 operating system with more than 64MB DRAM When you choose Non OS2 you cannot run the OS 2 operating system with more than 64MB DRAM But it is possible if you choose O2 Video BIOS Shadow This items sets if the Video BIOS will be copied to RAM and increase video speed accordingly Settings Enabled and Disabled C8000 CBFFF CC000 CFFFF D0000 D3FFF D4000 C7FFF D8000 DBFFF DC000 DFFFF Sh
41. nks to the video buffer V H SYNC Blank This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchroniza tion ports and write blanks to the video buffer DPMS Support Initial display power management signaling MODEM UseIRQ Name the interrupt request IRQ line assigned to the modem if any on your system Activity of the selected IRQ always awakens the system Settings 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 and NA Soft Off by PWRBTN This feature allows users to configure the power button function Settings are 3 25 Chapter 3 Instant Off The power button functions as a normal power on off button Delay 4 Sec When you press the power button the computer enters the suspend sleep mode but if the button is pressed for more than four seconds the computer is turned off State After Power Failure This item specifies whether your system will reboot after a power failure or interrupt occurs Available settings are Off Leaves the computer in the power off state On Reboots the computer Auto Restores the system to the previous status before power failure or interrupt occurred LED In Suspend This item sets how the system uses Power LED on the case to indicate the suspend state Settings are Single The Power LED remains the same color Dual The Power LED changes its color to indicate the suspend state Blink The Power LED blinks to indicate the suspend state Wake Up Events Press lt Enter gt to enter
42. ntury Drive A 1 44M 3 5 in Drive B None Video EGA VGA Halt On All But Keyboard Base Memory 640K Extended Memory 130048K Total Memory 131072K TL Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is day month lt date gt lt year gt day Day ofthe week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys year The year can by adjusted by users Time This allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour minute second 3 6 AWARD BIOS Setup IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave Press PgUp lt gt or PgDn lt gt to select the hard disk drive type The specification of hard disk drive will show up on the right hand according to your selection IDE Primary Master IDE HDD Auto Detection Press Enter Item Help IDE Primary Master Auto Access Mode Auto Menu Level gt Capacity 15362MB To auto detect the HDD s size head on Cylinder 29765 this channel Head 16 Precomp 0 Landing Zone 29764 Sector 63 Access Mode The settings are Auto CHS LBA and Large Capacity The formatted size of the storage dev
43. nu to specify your settings for power management 3 4 AWARD BIOS Setup PnP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI PC Health Status This entry displays the current status of your PC Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency voltage control Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal stable per formance of your PC Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the default factory settings for BIOS for optimal system performance Set Supervisor Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password Save amp Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all changes and exit setup Chapter 3 Standard CMOS Features The items inside Standard CMOS Features menu are divided into 13 catego ries Each category includes none one or more setup items Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want to modify and use the lt PgUp gt or lt PgDn gt keys to switch to the value you prefer CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date mm dd yy Mon Aug 27 2001 Time hh mm ss 00 00 00 Item Help IDE Primary Master IBM DTLA 307015 Menu Level gt IDE Primary Slave None SIME SER IDE Secondary Master None IDE Secondary Slave None Change the day month year and ce
44. o INT Pin 4 Assignment Auto MN e Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults PNP OS Installed When set to YES BIOS will only initialize the PnP cards used for booting VGA IDE SCSI The rest of the cards will be initialized by the PnP operat ing system like Windows 98 When set to NO BIOS will initialize all the PnP cards So select Yes if the operating system is Plug amp Play aware Reset Configuration Data The ESCD Extended System Configuration Data is a method that the BIOS uses to store resource information for both PNP and non PNP devices in a bit string format When Enabled the system will rebuild ESCD and you will see the message ESCD Update Successfully on boot up Resources Controlled By When selecting Auto ESCD BIOS will automatically configure all the boot and PnP Plug amp Play compatible devices and assigns system resources like IRQ to these devices However this feature means absolutely nothing unless you are using a Plug and Play operating system such as Windows 3 29 Chapter 3 98 If you want to configure the system by yourself select Manaul IRQ DMA Resources The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual Press lt Enter gt and you will enter the sub menu of the items IRQ Resources amp DMA Resources list IRQ 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 and DMA 0 1 3
45. orts ATX power supply for the power system Before inserting the power supply connector always make sure that all compo nents are installed properly to ensure that no damage will be caused ATX 20 Pin Power Supply This connector allows you to connect to an ATX power supply To connect to the ATX power supply make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector i fl 10 20 n 1 n ATX Power Connector ET Y PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 3 3V 11 3 3V 2 3 3V 12 12V 3 GND 13 GND 4 5V 14 PS_ON 5 GND 15 GND 6 5V 16 GND 7 GND 17 GND 8 PW_OK 18 5V 9 5V_SB 19 5V 10 12V 20 5V Chapter 2 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 Attach the ATX power supply to the connector and it will supply power to the installed CPU PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V A Note Power current supplied via 12V power connector must exceed 10A otherwise the system could have a stability issue Hardware Setup Back Panel Th
46. paration of this document but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents Our products are under continual improvement and we re serve the right to make changes without notice Trademarks All trademarks used in this manual are the property of their respective owners AMD Athlon and Duron are registered trademarks of AMD Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation Windows 98 2000 ME and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Award is a registered trademark of Award Software Inc Revision History Revision Revision History Date 5 1 Release for OEM PCB 5 X October 2001 Modify H W layout ili Safety Instructions HAN Always read the safety instructions carefully Keep this User s Manual for future reference Keep this equipment away from humidity Lay this equipment on a reliable flat surface before setting it up The openings on the enclosure are for air convection hence protects the equipment from overheating DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS Make sure the voltage of the power source and adjust properly 110 220V before connecting the equipment to the power inlet Place the power cord such a way that people can not step on it Do not place anything over the power cord Always Unplug the Power Cord before inserting any add on card or module All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted Never pour any liquid in
47. r IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports Modes 0 4 provide increased performance In Auto mode BIOS automatically deter mines the best mode for each IDE device Primary Secondary Master Slave UDMA Ultra DMA implementation is possible only if your IDE device supports it and your operating environment contains a DMA driver If both your hard drive and software support Ultra DMA 33 66 100 select Auto to enable BIOS support Init Display First This item specifies which VGA card is your primary graphics adapter Settings PCI Slot and AGP IDE HDD Block Mode This allows your hard disk controller to use the fast block mode to transfer data to and from the hard disk drive Block mode is also called block transfer multiple commands or multiple sector read write Enabled enables IDE controller to use block mode Disabled allows the controller to use standard mode Onboard FDD Controller The item is used to enable or disable the onboard Floppy controller Select Enabled when you have installed a floppy disk drive and want to use it Onboard Serial Port 1 2 The items specify the base I O port address and IRQ for the onboard Serial Port 1 COM AJ Serial Port 2 COM B Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Disabled 3F8 IRO4 2F8 IRO3 3ES IRO4 2ES IRQ3 and Auto 3 20 AWARD BIOS Setup UART2 Mode The field allows you to specify the operation mode for serial port
48. the sub menu and the following screen appears Wake Up Events VGA OFF LPT amp COM I O Access LPT COM Item Help HDD amp FDD UO Access ON PCI Master OFF Menu Level gt gt PowerOn by PCI Card Disabled Wake Up On LAN Ring Disabled RTC Alarm Resume Disabled x Date of Month 0 x Resume Time hh mm ss 000 IRQs Wake Up Event ON IRQs Activity Monitoring Press Enter 3 26 ys AWARD BIOS Setup VGA LPT amp COM I O Access HDD amp FDD I O Access PCI Master PowerOn by PCI Card Wake Up On LAN Ring IRQ Wake Up Event These items specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected Note To use the function of Wake Up On LAN Ring you need to install a modem LAN card supporting power on function RTC Alarm Resume This is to enable or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date Settings Enabled and Disabled Date of Month Specifies the date for RTC Alarm Resume Settings 0 31 Resume Time hh mm ss Specifies the time for RTC Alarm Resume Format is lt hour gt lt minute gt lt second gt IRQs Activity Monitoring Press lt Enter gt to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears IRQs Activity Monitoring IRQ3 COM 2 IRQ4 COM 1 IRQ5 LPT 2 IRQ6 Floppy Disk IRQ7 LPT 1 IRQ8 RTC Alarm IRQ9 IRQ2 Redir IRQIO Reserved I
49. to the opening that could damage or cause electri cal shock Ifany of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel The power cord or plug is damaged Liquid has penetrated into the equipment The equipment has been exposed to moisture The equipment has not work well or you can not get it work according to User s Manual The equipment has dropped and damaged O Ifthe equipment has obvious sign of breakage DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED STORAGE TEMPERATUREABOVE 60 C 140 F IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced manufacturer CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction oooomomsmmssmssssssms sss 1 1 Mainboard Specification essen 12 Mainboard Layout sce eee HEU Rest os 14 Quick Components Guide 1 5 Key EST 1 6 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 4 reae eee eerie eene isori isos 2 1 Central Processing Unit CPU cococoniccnocononinnnoncnononnccnncnnocnncononncnnnrnnnnnos 22 CPU Installation Procedures sese 22 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure sss 24 CPU Clock Frequency Selection Jumper II 24 MGM Oy cae coser A etre te eter ene ee tle en 2 5 Introduction to SDRAM esee 2 5 DIMM Modules Combination seen 2 6 Installing DIMM Modules
50. ts utet Dem n Era ee 2 28 CNR Communication Network Riser Slot 2 28 PCI Interrupt Request Routing esee 2 29 Chapter 3 AWARD BIOS Setup aeree esses eene ense nete nennen toan 3 1 Entering Setup st oaodisinpp ed o De ee i 32 Control Keys eere e eH 32 Getting Help d te Sher 3 3 The Main Menu ada eR RAE etn 34 Standard CMOS Features sese 3 6 Advanced BIOS Features essere 3 9 Advanced Chipset Features 3 14 Integrated Peripherals 5 Re iia 3 19 Power Management Setpa ennienni i nennen 3 23 PnP PCI Configurations sess 3 29 PC Health Status iris 3 31 Frequency Voltage Control sse 3 32 Load Fail Safe Optimized Defaults sss 3 34 Set Supervisor User Password c ccsscessessecseceneceeceseceeceeeeseesseneeeaes Saved Exit Setup iioii pee o taii Exit Without Saving ccccesscessssseesserseessensesnecosesseconeseesessaesressseens vii Introduction Introduction Thank you for purchasing the MS 6330 v5 X ATX motherboard The mainboard based on VIA KT133A VT8363A amp VT82C686B chipset is a high performance computer mainboard designed for AMD Athlon Athlon XP Duron processor in the 462 pin package that provides a cost effective and professional desktop platform solution This chapter includes the following topics Mainboard Specification Mainboar
51. u want to play the Sound Blaster compatible games you need to set the field to Enabled SB I O Base Address This item specifies the I O Base Address for the Sound Blaster Settings 220H 240H 260H and 280H SB IRQ Select This item specifies the IRQ for the Sound Blaster Settings JRO 5 IRQ 9 and JRO 10 SB DMA Select This item specifies the DMA channel for the Sound Blaster Settings DMA 1 DMA 2 DMA 3 and DMA 0 MPU 401 The field enables or disables the MPU 401 interface the Yamaha Sound Blaster mode MPU 401 I O Address This item selects the base I O port address for the MPU 401 interface Settings 300 303H 310 313H 320 323H and 330 333H Game Port 200 207H The item enables or disables the Joystick Game port 3 22 AWARD BIOS Setup Power Management Setup CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Power Management Setup IPCA function Power Management ACPI Sleep Type PM Control by APM Video Off Option Video Off Method MODEM Use IRQ Enabled Press Enter SI POS Yes Suspend Off V H SYNC Blank 3 Item Help Menu Level gt Soft Off by PWRBTN Instant Off State After Power Failure Auto LED In Suspend Blink Wake Up Events Press Enter Ti Move EnterSelect PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help FS Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults IPCA function This item is to activate the ACPI Advanced Co
52. ult hardware configuration for CPU Front Side Bus frequency is set at 100MHz Therefore to use a 133MHz CPU and have it run at 133MHz you need to adjust the CPU clock up to 133MHz by changing the setting of J17 For CPU FSB 100MHz Short B For CPU FSB 133MHz Open J17 v Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking WARNING However please make sure your components are able to tolerate such abnormal setting while doing overclocking Any attempt to operate beyond product specifications is not recommended We do not guaran tee the damages or risks caused by inadequate opera tion or beyond product specifications Hardware Setup Memory The mainboard provides 3 sockets for 168 pin unbuffered SDRAM DIMM Double In Line Memory Module modules and supports a maximum memory size of 1 5GB DIMM Slots DIMM 1 3 Introduction to SDRAM Synchronous DRAM SDRAM is a type of dynamic RAM memory chip that has been widely used starting in the latter part of the 1990s SDRAMs are based on standard dynamic RAM chips but have sophisticated features that make them consid
53. ving Esc Quit Tle Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Save Data to CMOS Typing Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility and save the user setup changes to RTC CMOS Typing N will return to the Setup Utility 3 38 AWARD BIOS Setup Exit Without Saving When you want to quit the Setup menu you can select this option to abandon the changes A message as below will appear on the screen CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2000 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Frequency Voltage Control Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail Safe Defaults Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password Power Manag Quit Without Saving Y N N prd PnP PCI Configurations Save amp Exit Setup PC Health Status Esc Quit Tle Select Item F10 Save amp Exit Setup Abandon All Datas Typing Y will allow you to quit the Setup Utility without saving any changes to RTCCMOS Typing N will return to the Setup Utility 3 39
54. will swap floppy drives A and B Boot Up Floppy Seek This setting causes the BIOS to search for floppy disk drives at boot time When enabled the BIOS will activate the floppy disk drives during the boot process the drive activity light will come on and the head will move back and forth once First A will be done and then B if it exists Settings Disabled and Enabled Boot Up NumLock Status This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Settings On and Off Gate A20 Option This item is to set the Gate A20 status A20 refers to the first 64KB of extended memory When Fast is selected the Gate A20 is controlled by Port92 or chipset specific method resulting in faster system performance When Normal is selected A20 is controlled by a keyboard controller or chipset hardware Typematic Rate Setting This item is used to enable or disable the typematic rate setting including Typematic Rate amp Typematic Delay Typematic Rate Chars Sec After Typematic Rate Setting is enabled this item allows you to set the rate characters second at which the keys are accelerated Settings 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 and 30 Typematic Delay Msec This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the acceleration begins Setti
55. x 1 07Gbps PCI Slots Five PCI slots allow you to insert the expansion cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Meanwhile read the documentation for the expansion card to make any necessary hardware or software settings for the expansion card such as jumpers switches or BIOS configuration CNR Communication Network Riser Slot The CNR specification is an open industry standard specification that defines a hardware scalable Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM main board riser board and interface which supports audio and modem only 2 25 Hardware Setup PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I R Q are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor The AGP PCI USB AC97 IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INTA INTD pins as follows Order 1 Order 2 Order w NT NT NT NT INT C INT 2 2 2 2 3 3 34 3 m E Sg mz mm D 3 3 34 3 m SIE RS EE z I Ojo FE c z T ANNE Fa PCI Slot 1 amp PCI Slot 4 amp AC97 shared PCI Slot 2 amp PCI Slot 5 amp USB 1 amp USB 2 shared PCI Slot 1 5 Bus Master 2 26 AWARD BIOS Setup AWARD BIOS Setup The mainboard uses AWARD BIOS ROM that provides a Setup utility for users to modify the basic system configuration The information 1s stored in a battery
56. y Master PIO Auto Menu Level gt 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 X IR Function Duplex Hal X TX RX inverting enable No Yes Next Page Onboard Parallel Port 378 IRQ7 Onboard Parallel Mode Normal Item Help x ECP Mode Use DMA 3 X Parallel Port EPP Type EPP1 9 Onboard Legacy Audio Enabled Menu Level gt 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 Tl Move Enter Select PU PD Value Fl0 Save ESC Exit Fl General Help F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults F7 Optimized Defaults OnChip IDE Channel0 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels Choose Enabled to activate each channel separately 3 19 Chapter 3 IDE Prefetch Mode The onboard IDE drive interfaces supports prefetching for faster drive accesses Set to Disabled if your primary and or secondary add in IDE interface does not support prefetching Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The four items allow you to set a PIO Programmed Input Output mode for each of the fou
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