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Motherboard User's Guide
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Trademarks
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Static Electricity Precautions
1. Don't take this motherboard and components out of their original static-proof package until you are ready to install them. 2. While installing, please wear a grounded wrist strap if possible. If you don't have a wrist strap, discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis. 3. Carefully hold this motherboard by its edges. Do not touch those components unless it is absolutely necessary. Put this motherboard on the top of static-protection package with component side facing up while installing.
Pre-Installation Inspection
1. Inspect this motherboard whether there are any damages to components and connectors on the board. 2. If you suspect this motherboard has been damaged, do not connect power to the system. Contact your mainboard vendor about those damages.
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Motherboard User's Guide Table of Contents
Trademark.....................................................................................................................i Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................................1
Key Features..............................................................................................1 Package Contents......................................................................................4
Chapter 2: Motherboard Installation......................................................5
Motherboard Components.........................................................................6 I/O Ports....................................................................................................7 Installing Memory Modules.......................................................................8 Jumper Settings.......................................................................................10 Install the Motherboard...........................................................................10 Connecting Optional Devices...................................................................12 Install Other Devices................................................................................15 Expansion Slots ......................................................................................17
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Utility..............................................................19
Introduction............................................................................................19 Running the Setup Utility.........................................................................19 Standard CMOS Setup Page....................................................................20 Advanced Setup Page..............................................................................21 Features Setup Page................................................................................22 Power Management Setup Page..............................................................24 PCI/Plug and Play Setup Page................................................................25 BIOS Security Features Setup Page.........................................................26 CPU PnP Setup Page..............................................................................26 Hardware Monitor Page..........................................................................27 Load Optimal Defaults............................................................................28 Save Changes and Exit............................................................................28 Discard Changes and Exit.......................................................................28
Chapter 4: Software & Applications.....................................................29
Introduction............................................................................................29 Installing Support Software.....................................................................29 Bundled Software Installation..................................................................31
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Motherboard User's Guide Notice:
1. Owing to Microsoft's certifying schedule is various to every supplier, we might have some drivers not certified yet by Microsoft. Therefore, it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box (shown as below) pops out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers. Just click the "Continue Anyway" button and go ahead the installation.
2. USB 2.0 Driver Limitations: 2-1. The USB 2.0 driver only supports Windows XP and Windows 2000. 2-2. If you connect a USB 2.0 hub to the root hub, plugging USB devices into this hub, the system might not successfully execute certain USB devices' connection because it could not recognize these devices.
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Motherboard User's Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction
This motherboard has onboard AMD SempronTM/AthlonTM processors with Front Side Bus (FSB) 800 MHz and HyperTransport Technology. It integrates the SiS761GX Northbridge and SiS965L Southbridge that supports the built-in USB 2.0 providing higher bandwidth, implementing Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 and is compliant with UHCI 1.1 and EHCI 0.95. It supports AC' 97 Audio Codec and provides Ultra DMA 133/100/66 function. It has one PCI Express x16, one CNR and two 32-bit PCI slots. There is a full set of I/O ports including two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard, one serial port, one parallel port, one LAN port (optional), one VGA port, three audio jacks for Line-in, Line-out and Microphone, four back-panel USB2.0 ports and onboard USB headers providing extra ports by connecting the Extended USB Module to the motherboard. This motherboard is a Micro ATX size motherboard and has power connectors for an ATX power supply.
Key Features
The key features of this motherboard include: AMD SempronTM/AthlonTM Processors Support · Supports AMD SempronTM/AthlonTM processors · Supports Front-Side Bus 800 MHz
Note: HyperTransport Technology is a point-to-point link between two devices, it enables integrated circuits to exchange information at much higher speeds than currently available interconnect technologies.
Chipset There are SiS761GX Northbridge and SiS965L Southbridge in this chipset in accordance with an innovative and scalable architecture with proven reliability and performance. · High Performance Host Interface: -HyperTransport compliant bus driver with auto compensation capability · Integrated Host-to-PCI Express Bridge: -1 Gb/s performance in 133 MHz x 4 mode -Distributed arbitration strategy with enhanced mode of contiguous DMA data streaming · High Performance & High Quality 3D Graphics Accelerator: -Built-in 32-bit floating point format VLIM triangle setup engine -Built-in 2 pixel rendering pipelines and 4 texture units
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Complete TV-OUT/Digital Flat Panel Solution: -Built-in dual display controllers to support independent dual displays · PCI 2.3 Specification Compliance · Integrated Multithreaded I/O Link Mastering · Multithread I/O Link Mastering with Read/Write Concurrent and Read/Read Pipeline Transaction Memory Support · Two 184-pin DIMM sockets for DDR SDRAM memory modules · Supports DDR 333/266 memory bus · Maximum installed memory is 2 GB
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Expansion Slots · One PCI Express x16 slot · Two 32-bit PCI slots for PCI 2.3-compliant bus interface · One CNR slot Onboard IDE channels · Two IDE Connectors · Supports PIO (Programmable Input/Output) and DMA (Direct Memory Access) modes · Supports IDE Ultra DMA bus mastering with transfer rates of 133/100/66 MB/sec Serial ATA · Two Serial ATA Connectors · Transfer rate exceeding best ATA (~150 MB/s) with scalability to higher rates · Low pin count for both host and devices AC'97 Codec · AC '97 2.3 COMPATIBLE · FEATURES6 DAC Channels for 5.1 Surround · 90 dB Dynamic Range · 20-Bit PCM DACs · S/PDIF Output Integrated Stereo Headphone Amplifiers · Phone, Aux, and Line-In · High Quality CD Input · Selectable MIC Input · Mono Output · External Amplifier Power-Down Control Onboard I/O Ports · Two PS/2 ports for mouse and keyboard · One serial port · One parallel port
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One VGA port Four back-panel USB2.0 ports One LAN port (optional) Audio jacks for microphone, line-in and line-out
Fast Ethernet LAN (optional) · Supports 10/100 Mbps operation and half/full duplex operation · IEEE 802.3/802.3u compliant · Supports IEEE 802.3u clause 28 auto negotiation · Supports operation under Link Down Power Saving mode · Supports Base Line Winder (BLW) compensation · Adaptive Equalization USB 2.0 · Compliant with Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0 · Compliant with Intel's Enhanced Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1.0 · Compliant with Universal Host Controller Interface Specification Revision 1.1 · PCI multi-function device consists of two UHCI Host Controller cores for full-/low-speed signaling and one EHCI Host Controller core for high-speed signaling · Root hub consists 4 downstream facing ports with integrated physical layer transceivers shared by UHCI and EHCI Host Controller, up to eight functional ports · Support PCI-Bus Power Management Interface Specification release 1.1 · Legacy support for all downstream facing ports BIOS Firmware This motherboard uses AMI BIOS that enables users to configure many system features including the following: · Power management · Wake-up alarms · CPU parameters and memory timing · CPU and memory timing The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock speeds. Dimensions · Micro ATX form factor of 244 x 200 mm
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Motherboard User's Guide Package Contents
Your motherboard package ships with the following items: The motherboard The User's Guide One diskette drive ribbon cable (optional) One IDE drive ribbon cable The Software support CD Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this motherboard. The Extended USB module The CNR v.90 56K Fax/Modem card The Serial ATA cable The Serial ATA power cable
Note: You can purchase your own optional accessories from the third party, but please contact your local vendor on any issues of the specification and compatibility.
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Chapter 2 Motherboard Installation
To install this motherboard in a system, please follow these instructions in this chapter: Identify the motherboard components Install one or more system memory modules Make sure all jumpers and switches are set correctly Install this motherboard in a system chassis (case) Connect any extension brackets or cables to headers/connectors on the motherboard Install peripheral devices and make the appropriate connections to headers/connectors on the motherboard Note: 1 Before installing this motherboard, make sure jumper CLR_CMOS1 is under Normal setting. See this chapter for information about locating CLR_CMOS1 and the setting options. Never connect power to the system during installation; otherwise, it may damage the motherboard.
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Motherboard User's Guide Motherboard Components
ITEM LABEL 1 DDR1/2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 IR1 PWR1 FDD1 IDE1 IDE2 SAT A1/2 PANEL1 SYS_FAN1 SPK1 F_USB1/2 CNR1 PCI 1-2 CD_IN1 SPDIFO1 PCI-E1 F_AUDIO1 CPU_FAN1 PWR2
COMPONENTS 184-pin DDR SDRAM sockets Infrared header Standard 24-Pin AT X Power connector Floppy Disk Drive connector Primary IDE connector Secondary IDE connector Serial AT A connectors Front Panel Switch/LED header System Fan connector Speaker header Front Panel USB headers CNR slot 32-bit PCI sl ...
