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BX6 Motherboard USER' S MANUAL Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction of BX6 Features (1) Specifications (2) Layout Diagram (3) The System Block Diagram Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard (1) Installing the Motherboard to the Casing (2) Standard External Connectors (3) Jumper and Switches (4) Installation of the Pentium® II/III, Celeron® CPU (5) Installing System Memory Chapter 3 Introduction of BIOS (1) CPU Setup (2) Standard CMOS Setup Menu (3) BIOS Features Setup Menu (4) Chipset Features Setup Menu (5) Power Management Setup Menu (6) PnP/PCI Configuration (7) Load Setup Defaults (8) Integrated Peripherals (9) Password Setting (10) IDE Hard Disk Detection (11) Save & Exit Setup (12) Exit Without Saving 1-1 1-1 1-3 1-4 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-9 2-11 2-12 3-1 3-3 3-8 3-11 3-17 3-21 3-28 3-31 3-32 3-37 3-37 3-38 3-38 Part No:MN-133-2A1-41 Rev:1.01 Appendix A Quick Installation Appendix B General Discussion About HDD Installation Appendix C BIOS Flashing User Instructions Appendix D How to install the IDE Bus Master driver Appendix E How to install the PCI bridge driver for the 440BX chipset Appendix F Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility Appendix G Install Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility Appendix H Technical Support A-1 B-1 C-1 D-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 H-1 Introduction of BX6 Features 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction of BX6 Features The motherboard is designed for a new generation CPUs. It supports the Intel SLOT1 structure (Pentium® II/III and Celeron® processors), up to 1GB of memory, super I/O, and Green PC functions. The motherboard provides high performance for server systems and meets the requirements for desktop system for multimedia in the future. (1) Specifications 1. CPU q CPU SOFT MENU TM II eliminates the need for jumpers or DIP switches needed to set CPU parameters q Employs switching type regulators to stabilize CPU operation q Supports 66 and 100MHz MHz CPU external clock speeds q Supports Intel® Pentium® III 450 ~ 500MHz processor cartridge (Based on 100MHz) q Supports Intel® Pentium® II 350 ~ 450MHz processor cartridge (Based on 100MHz) and Pentium ® II 233 ~ 333MHz processor cartridge (Based on 66MHz) q Supports Intel® Celeron®266~433MHz processor (Based on 66MHz) 2. Chipset q Intel® 440BX chipset (82443BX and 82371EB) q Supports Ultra DMA/33 IDE protocol q Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface(ACPI) q Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 1x and 2x mode (Sideband) 3.3V device 3. Cache Memory q Level 1 and Level 2 cache built into Intel® Pentium® II/III processor cartridge q Level 1 cache (without L2 cache) built into Intel® Celeron® processorOE 4. Memory(System Memory) q Four 168-pin DIMM sockets support SDRAM modules q Supports up to 1GB q ECC support q 6 Data Buffers 5. System BIOS q AWARD BIOS q Supports Plug-and-Play (PnP) q Supports Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) q Supports Desktop Management Interface (DMI) q Year 2000 compliant 1-2 Chapter 1 6. Multi I/O Functions q Floppy port supports up to 2.88MB, and 3 mode floppies q Ultra DMA/33 bus master IDE supports up to 4 IDE devices ( Including LS120 MB floppy drive ) q Built-in Standard/EPP/ECP parallel port connector q Two built-in 16550 fast UART compatible serial port connectors q Built-in PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse port connectors q Built-in standard IrDA TX/RX header q Two built-in USB connectors 7. Miscellaneous q ATX form factor q One AGP slot, Five PCI slots and Two ISA slots q Wake Up On LAN header q SB-LINK header q Hardware monitoring ¡G Included fan speed, voltages, CPU and system environment temperature q Keyboard Wake Up or PS/2 Mouse Wake Up (need +5VSB at least720mA) q Board size: 305 * 210mm Note: All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. OE The actual specs of Intel ® Celeron ®processor will depend on Intel's shipping specs. ¯Above 66MHz/100MHz bus speed supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI and chipset specs. ¯Sound Blaster TMis a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. in the United States and certain other countries. Sound Blaster - LINK TM and SB-LINKTM are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd. ¯Specifications and information contained in this manual are subject to change without notice. Introduction of BX6 Features 1-3 (2) Layout Diagram Figure 1-1 Motherboard Component Locations 1-4 Chapter 1 (3) The System Block Diagram Installing the Motherboard 2-1 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard This BX6 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step by step all the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities. This motherboard is able to support all Intel® Pentium® II/III processors and Intel® Celeron® processor now on the market. (For details, see specifications in Chapter 1.) This chapter is organized according the following features: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Installing the Motherboard to the Casing Standard external connectors Jumpers and switches Installation of the Pentium® II/III, Celeron® CPU Installing the system memory NNNN Before proceeding with the installation Before installing the motherboard please be sure to turn off or disconnect the power supply unit. Before making any modifications to the hardware configuration of the motherboard, the power supply to any areas of the motherboard you plan to modify should be turned off to avoid unnecessary damage to the hardware. & User friendly instructions Our objective is to enable the novice computer user to perform the installation by themselves. We have attempted to write this document in a very clear, concise and descriptive manner to help overcome any obstacles you may face during installation. Please read our instructions carefully and follow them step-by-step. 2-2 Chapter 2 (1) Installing the Motherboard to the Casing Most computer cases will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the base. l with spacers l or with bolts Please refer to the figure below that shows the studs and spacers, they may have several types, but all look like the figures below: Figure 2-1. The outline of stud and spacer In principle, the best way to attach the motherboard is with bolts, and only if you are unable to do this should you attach the board with spacers. Take a careful look at the motherboard and you will see many mounting holes on it. Line these holes up with the mounting holes on the base. If the holes line up, and there are screw holes this means you can attach the motherboard with bolts. If the holes line up and there are only slots, this means you can only attach the motherboard with spacers. Take the tip of the spacers and insert it into the slots. After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the motherboard into position aligned with the slots. After the motherboard has been positioned, check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on. Note: If the motherboard has mounting holes, but don't line up with the holes on the base and their are no slots to attach the spacers, don't worry, you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the spacers (along the dotted line) (the spacer may be a little hard so be careful of our hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits. Installing the Motherboard 2-3 (2) Standard External Connectors Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected. These cables and plugs are usually connected one-by-one to connectors located on the motherboard. You need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and, if any, notice the position of the first pin of the connector. In the explanations that follow, we will describe the significance of the first pin. PN1(Pin 1-2-3-4-5): Keylock and Power LED Header There is a specific orientation for pin 1 through pin 5. Insert the two-threaded keylock cable into pin 4 and pin 5, and three-threaded power LED cable to Pin 1 ~ pin 3. Check to make sure the correct pins of connector on the motherboard. Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 Name or significance of signal +5VDC No connection Ground Keyboard inhibit Signal Ground Connector Name Power LED Power LED Power LED Keylock Keylock PN1(Pin 7-8): HDD LED Header Attach the cable from the case's HDD LED to this connector. Pin number 7 8 Name or significance of signal LED power HDD active 2-4 Chapter 2 PN1 (Pin 10-11): Power Switch Header Pin number 10 11 Name or significance of signal Power On/Off switch Ground PN1 (Pin 13-14): Hardware Suspend Switch (SMI Switch) Header Attach the cable from the case's suspend switch (if there is one) to this switch. Use this switch to enable/disable the power management function by hardware. Pin number 13 14 Name or significance of signal Vcc Suspend signal PN2(Pin 1-2): Hardware Reset Header Attach the cable from the case's Reset switch to this connector. Press and hold the reset button for at least one second to reset the system. Pin number 1 2 Name or significance of signal Reset input Ground PN2(Pin 4-5-6-7): Speaker Header Attach the system speaker to connector PN2. Pin number 4 5 6 7 Name or significance of signal + 5VDC Ground Ground Speaker data PN2(Pin 9-10): Suspend LED Header Pin number 9 10 Name or significance of signal LED power Suspend LED active Installing the Motherboard 2-5 KM1 MOUSE: PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din-connector. Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name or significance of signal Mouse data No connection Ground +5VDC Mouse clock No connection KM1 KB: PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a keyboard to this 6-pin Din-connector. Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name or significance of signal Keyboard data No connection Ground +5VDC Keyboard clock No connection 2-6 Chapter 2 CONT1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution: If power supply connectors are not properly attached to ATXPWR, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. Attach the connectors from the power supply to CONT1. Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Name or significance of signal +3.3VDC +3.3VDC Ground +5VDC Ground +5VDC Ground Power Good +5VSB +12VDC +3.3VDC -12VDC Ground On/Off control signal Ground Ground Ground -5VDC +5VDC +5VDC FAN1, FAN2, FAN3 (CPU FAN) Pin number 1 2 3 Name of the signal or signification Ground +12V Sense signal Installing the Motherboard 2-7 IR1: IR Header (Infra-red) Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 Name or significance of signal +5V No connection IR_RX Ground IR_TX I/O Port Connectors Name IDE1 IDE2 FDC LPT COM1 COM2 USB Pin number 40 40 34 25 9 9 8 Description IDE channel 1 connector IDE channel 2 connector Floppy disk connector Parallel port Serial port COM1 connector Serial port COM2 connector Universal serial Bus Notes: *IDE1, IDE2 are high performance PCI IDE connectors. Up to four IDE interface devices are supported. WOL1: Wake On LAN Header Pin number 1 2 3 Name or significance of signal +5VSB GND Sense input SB1: SB-Link TMHeader Pin number 1 2 3 4 5 6 Name or significance of signal GNTA Ground KEY REQA Ground SERIRQ 2-8 Chapter 2 RT2 Header (Optional) This header is for you to connect an additional thermistor to detect the CPU temperature. You can buy the thermistor at an electronics store, and ask for a 10K thermistor which will be OK. Please don't use too long of a lead wire for the thermistor. You can see the detected temperature in the BIOS menu. (see Chipset Features Setup Menu) According to ACPI specifications, CPU fan speed is relative to the CPU temperature. In order to avoid confusing ACPI functions, we strongly suggest that you connect the additional the ...