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iii iv Preface Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author. Version 1.0b Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes. Trademark Recognition Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. MMX, Pentium, Pentium-II, Pentium-III, Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other product names used in this manual are the properties of their respective owners and are acknowledged. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables and a shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the system's manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Preface ii Declaration of Conformity This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: · · This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada. About the Manual The manual consists of the following: Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Describes features of the motherboard. Go to page 1 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Describes installation of motherboard components. Go to page 7 Chapter 3 Using BIOS Provides information on using the BIOS Setup Utility. Go to page 27 Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard Software Describes the motherboard software Go to page 49 Chapter 5 SIS965/SIS965L SATA RAID Setup Guide Provides information about SATA RAID Setup Go to page 53 Preface iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Chapter 1 i 1 Introducing the Motherboard 1 Introduction.................................................................................................1 Feature..........................................................................................................2 Motherboard Components........................................................................4 Chapter 2 7 Installing the Motherboard 7 Safety Precautions......................................................................................7 Choosing a Computer Case.......................................................................7 Installing the Motherboard in a Case......................................................7 Checking Jumper Settings.........................................................................8 Setting Jumpers..............................................................................8 Checking Jumper Settings..............................................................9 Jumper Settings..............................................................................9 Connecting Case Components...............................................................10 Front Panel Header.....................................................................12 Installing Hardware...................................................................................13 Installing the Processor...............................................................13 Installing Memory Modules.........................................................15 Installing a Hard Disk Drive/CD-ROM/SATA Hard Drive........17 Installing a Floppy Diskette Drive...............................................19 Installing Add-on Cards..............................................................20 Connecting Optional Devices......................................................21 Connecting I/O Devices..........................................................................25 Chapter 3 27 Using BIOS 27 About the Setup Utility............................................................................27 The Standard Configuration........................................................27 Entering the Setup Utility..............................................................27 Updating the BIOS.......................................................................29 Using BIOS................................................................................................29 Standard CMOS Features...........................................................30 Advanced BIOS Features.............................................................32 Advanced Chipset Features.........................................................35 iv Integrated Peripherals.................................................................37 Power Management Setup...........................................................40 PNP/PCI Configurations.............................................................43 PC Health Status..........................................................................44 Frequency/Voltage Control..........................................................45 Load Fail-Safe Defaults................................................................46 Load Optimized Defaults.............................................................46 Set Password...............................................................................46 Save & Exit Setup Option.............................................................47 Exit Without Saving......................................................................47 Chapter 4 49 Using the Motherboard Software 49 About the Software CD-ROM................................................................49 Auto-installing under Windows 98/ME/2000/XP................................49 Running Setup..............................................................................50 Manual Installation..................................................................................52 Utility Software Reference......................................................................52 Chapter 5 53 SIS965/SiS965L SATA RAID Setup Guide 53 Introduction for SiS965/SiS965L SATA RAID Function.....................53 Features......................................................................................................53 Support Operating Systems....................................................................53 What is RAID............................................................................................53 Installing Software Drivers......................................................................54 BIOS Utility Operation.............................................................................55 Multi-Language Translation 1 Chapter 1 Introducing the Motherboard Introduction Thank you for choosing the 649-M2 motherboard. This motherboard is a high performance, enhanced function motherboard that supports LGA775 socket for the latest Intel Pentium 4/Celeron processors for high-end business or personal desktop markets. The motherboard incorporates the SiS649 Northbridge (NB) and SiS965/SiS965L Southbridge (SB) chipsets. The SiS649 Northbridge chipset features the AGTL & AGTL+ compliant bus driver technology with integrated on-die termination to support Intel Pentium 4 series processors up to FSB 800/533 MHz. The memory controller supports DDR SDRAM only, supporting up to 2GB in maximum size with DDR400/333/266. It can offer maximum memory bandwidth up to 3.2 GB/s under DDR 400. One 16-lane PCI Express slot, intended for Graphics Interface, is fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1.0a. The SiS965/SiS965L Southbridges support Hi-Precision Event Timer (HPET) for Microsoft Windows with multiple DMA bus architecture that supports isochronous request and continuous packet transmission. It implements an EHCI compliant interface that provides 480Mb/s bandwidth for eight USB 2.0 ports, integrates AC'97 v2.3 compliant audio controller that features a 6-channel audio speaker out and HSP v.90 modem support. With PCI 2.3 specification compliant, this motherboard supports three PCI slots. The Southbridge integrates a Serial ATA host controller with four onboard SATA ports (SiS965L features two SATA ports) that is SATA v1.0 compliant, supporting Ultra DMA 150 and LAN controller supporting 10/100Mbit/s ethernet. In addition, the Southbridge comes with dual independent IDE channels, supporting PIO mode 0,1,2,3,4 and Multiword DMA mode 0,1,2 and UltraDMA 133/100/66. The 649-M2 motherboard is equipped with advanced full set of I/O ports in the rear panel, including PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors, COM1, LPT1, four USB ports, one optional LAN port, one optional 1394 port, and audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out. Introducing the Motherboard 2 Feature Processor Chipset The motherboard uses a LGA775 socket that has the following features: · Accommodates Intel P4/Celeron Processors · Supports a system bus of 800/533MHz · Supports Dual Core CPU · Supports "Hyper-Threading" technology CPU "Hyper-Threading" technology enables the operating system into thinking it's hooked up to two processors, allowing two threads to be run in parallel, both on separate "logical" processors within the same physical processor. The SiS649 Northbridge (NB) and SiS965 Southbridge (SB) chipset are based on an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. · Supports 12 Outstanding Transactions and Quasi-SynchroSiS649 nous Host to DRAM timing (NB) · Accommodates High Throughput SiS MuTIOL connecting to SiS965 MuTIOL media I/O with bi-directional 16-bit data bus to perform 1GB/s bandwidth in 133 MHz x 4 mode · Supports PCI-Express X16 Graphic Port · Supports DDR400/333/266 or DDR2-533/400 SDRAM · Supports up to 2 unbuffered DDR2-533 DIMMs or 2 unbuffered DDR400 DIMMs up to 2 GB SiS965/965L · Concurrent servicing of all DMA Devices: Dual IDE Controllers, SATA controller, three USB 1.1 host controllers and (SB) one USB 2.0 host controller, LAN MAC Controller and Audio/Modem DMA Controller · Integrated MuTIOL 1G to PCI Express x1 Bridge, compliant with PCI Express 1.0a · Compliant with PCI 2.3 specificaiton · Compliant with Serial ATA 1.0 specification, supports up to four independent ports (SiS965 only) · Compliant with AC'97 v2.3 supporting 8 Channels of audio outputs and V.90 HSP-Modem · Integrated USB 2.0/1.1 Controller sopporting up to eight USB ports · · · Supports DDR up to 400/333/266 MHz SDRAM memory module Accommodates two DDR 184-pin un-buffered DIMM sockets Each slot supports up to 1GB with a total maximum capacity of 2GB Memory Expansion Options The motherboard comes with the following expansion options. · One PCI Express x16 slot · Three 32-bit PCI slots · Two IDE connectors which support four IDE channels · A floppy disk drive interface The motherboard supports UltraDMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100 66MB/s 1394a FireWire (optional) · · Compliant Single Chip PCI Host Controller for IEEE1394-1995 Release 1.0 and IEEE 1394a-2000 Provides two 1394a fully compliant cable ports at 100/200/400 Mbit per second Introducing the Motherboard 3 · · · · · · · · · · · Supports 3.3V power supply with 5V tolerant inputs Supports 32-bit power-managed PCI Bus interface Compliant with the AC'97 v2.3 CODEC Supports 6-channel audio CODEC designed for PC multimedia systems Provides three analog line-level stereo inputs with 5-bit volume control: Line-in, CD, AUX Supports S/PDIF output function Compliant with Azalia specification, supporting 8 channel DACs with SNR.100dB Capabilities: 192/96/48/44.1 KHz with 24/20/16 bits 8 Smart Jack I/O port support Extensive jack detection via RNM (resistors network method) that can be used to monitor the plugging status of each jack Digital S/PDIF OUT & IN support Audio Onboard LAN (optional) · · · · · · · · · · Supports 100/10 Mb/s N-Way Auto negotiation operation Half/Full duplex capability Supports Wake-On-LAN(WOL) function and remote wake-up Integrate 10/100/1000 transceiver Supports PCI v2.3, 32-bit, 33/66MHz Supports fully with IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u and IEEE802.3ab (Please note that only SiS965 supports Giga LAN) Supports 10/100Mbps operation Half/full duplex operation Supports 802.3/802.3u compliant Integrated I/O The motherboard has a full set of I/O ports and connectors: · · · · · · · Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard Two serial ports (COM1) One parallel port Four USB ports One LAN port (optional) One 1394 port (optional) Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses Award BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following: · Power management · Wake-up alarms · CPU parameters · CPU and memroy timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds. Some hardware specifications and software items are subject to change with out prior notice. Introducing the Motherboard 4 Motherboard Components Introducing the Motherboard 5 Table of Motherboard Components LABEL 1 CPU Socket 2 CPU_FAN 3 DIMM1~DIMM2 4 ATX_POWER 5 IDE2 6 FDD 7 IDE1 8 CLR_CMOS 9 WOM 10 WOL 11 PANEL1 12 SJ1* 13 IRDA 14 SATA1~SATA4 15 USB3~4 16 PWR_FAN* 17 1394A2* 18 BIOS_WP 19 COM2 20 AUDIO1 21 AUX_IN 22 SPDIFO1 23 CD_IN 24 PCI1~PCI3 25 PCIEX16 26 SYS_FAN 27 ATX12V COMPONENT LGA775 socket for Pentium 4/Celeron CPUs CPU cooling fan connector 184-pin DDR SDRAM slots Standard 24-pin ATX power connector Secondary IDE channel Floppy diskette drive connector Primary IDE channel Clear CMOS jumper Wake on Modem wakeup connector Wake on LAN wakeup connector Front panel switch/LED header Single-colored LED header Infrared header FourSerial ATA connectors(SiS965 supports ) Front Panel USB headers Power cooling fan connector Onboard IEEE 1394a connector BIOS Flash Protect jumper Onboard serial port connector Front panel audio header Auxiliary In connector SPDIF out header Analog audio input connector Three 32-bit add-on card slots PCI Express x16 slot for graphic card System cooling fan connector Auxiliary 4-pin power connector "*" stands for optional components. This concludes Chapter 1. The next chapter explains how to install the motherboard. Introducing the Motherboard 6 Memo Introducing the Motherboard 7 Chapter 2 Installing the Motherboard Safety Precautions · · · · · Follow these safety precautions when installing the motherboard Wear a grounding strap attached to a grounded device to avoid damage from static electricity Discharge static electricity by touching the metal case of a safely grounded object before working on the motherboard Leave components in the static-proof bags they came in Hold all circuit boards by the edges. Do not bend circuit boards Choosing a Computer Case There are many types of computer cases on the market. The motherboard complies with the specifications for the Micro ATX system case. First, some features on the motherboard are implemented by cabling connectors on the motherboard to indicators and switches on the system case. Make sure that your case supports all the features required. Secondly, 649M2 supports one or two floppy diskette drives and four enhanced IDE drives. Make sure that your case has sufficient power and space for all drives that you intend to install. Most cases have a choice of I/O templates in the rear panel. Make sure that the I/O template in the case matches the I/O ports installed on the rear edge of the motherboard. This motherboard carries an Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 244 mm. Choose a case that accommodates this form factor. Installing the Motherboard in a Case Refer to the following illustration and instructions for installing the motherboard in a case. Most system cases have mounting brackets installed in the case, which correspond the holes in the motherboard. Place the motherboard over the mounting brackets and secure the motherboard onto the mounting brackets with screws. Ensure that your case has an I/O template that supports the I/O ports and expansion slots on your motherboard. Installing the Motherboard 8 Do not over-tighten the screws as this can stress the motherboard. Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the motherboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. The illustrations show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on just one pin, the jumper is OPEN. This illustration shows a 3-pin jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT SHORT OPEN Installing the Motherboard 9 Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Settings Jumper Type Description Setting (default) 1-2: CLEAR 2-3: NORMAL CLR_CMOS 3-pin CLEAR CMOS Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system. Clear CMOS 1 BIOS_WP 2-pin BIOS Protect Open: Short: Disable Enable BIOS_WP Installing the Motherboard 10 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU_FAN. Connect the power cooling fan connector to PWR_FAN.(optional) Connect the system cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN. Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the PANEL1. If there is a 3pin LED cable, connect it to SJ1.(optional) Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX_POWER. Connect the auxiliary case power supply connector to ATX12V. Installing the Motherboard 11 Connecting 20/24-pin power cable Users please note that the 20-pin and 24-pin power cables can both be connected to the ATX_POWER connector. With the 20-pin power cable, just align the 20-pin power cable with the pin 1 of the ATX_POWER connector. However, using 20-pin power cable may cause the system to become unbootable or unstable because of insufficient electricity. The minimum recommend power is 300W for a fully-configured system. With ATX v1.x power supply, users please note that when installing 20-pin power cable, the latche of power cable falls on the left side of the ATX_POWER connector latch, just as the picture shows. 20-pin power cable With ATX v2.x power supply, users please note that when installing 24-pin power cable, the latches of power cable and the ATX_POWER match perfectly. 24-pin power cable CPU_FAN: CPU Cooling Fan Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 Signal Name GND +12V Function System Ground Power +12V Sensor FAN Control Signal Sense Control Users please note that the fan connector supports the CPU cooling fan of 1.1A~2.2 (26.4W max.) at +12V. SYS_FAN/PWR_FAN: FAN Power Connectors Pin Signal Name GND +12V Function 1 2 3 Sense System Ground Power +12V Sensor ATX12V: ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name Ground Ground +12V +12V 1 2 3 4 Installing the Motherboard 12 ATX_PWR: ATX 24-pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name +3.3V +3.3V Ground +5V Ground +5V Ground PWRGD +5VSB +12V +12V +3.3V Pin Signal Name +3.3V -12V COM PS_ON COM COM COM -5V +5V +5V +5V COM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SJ1: Single-color LED header (optional) Pin 1 Pin 2 3 Signal Name ACPI Name Signal LED ACPI LED 5VSB ACPI LED function SJ1 1 S0 Light S1 Blinking S3 Blinking S4/S5 Dark Front Panel Header The front panel header (PANEL1) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or Micro ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Pin 1 3 5 7 9 Signal Function Pin 2 4 6 8 Signal Function