Safety Compliance 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 shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to insure 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. 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. Important Information 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 the express written consent of the manufacturer. 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. Further, 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. 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Version 3.0 Contents Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................. 1 Welcome ....................................................................... 1 About the Manual .......................................................... 2 Checklist........................................................................ 2 Features ........................................................................ 3 Chapter 2: Installation ................................................ 6 Before You Begin .......................................................... 6 Mainboard Guide........................................................... 7 I/O Ports Side View ....................................................... 9 Preparing the Mainboard............................................... 10 Install the Mainboard in the System Case .................... 18 Make the External Connections .................................... 23 Chapter 3: Setup ......................................................... 24 About the Setup Utility................................................... 24 Standard CMOS Setup Option...................................... 26 BIOS Feature Setup Option .......................................... 27 Chipset Features Option ............................................... 30 Power Management Setup Option................................ 33 PNP/PCI Configuration Option...................................... 35 Load BIOS Defaults Option........................................... 37 Load Setup Defaults Option.......................................... 37 Integrated Peripherals Option ....................................... 37 Supervisor Password and User Password.................... 40 IDE HDD Auto Detection Option ................................... 41 Save And Exit Setup Option ......................................... 41 Exit Without Saving Option ........................................... 41 Chapter 4: Software .................................................... 42 About the Software........................................................ 42 Folders for this Mainboard ............................................ 42 Running the Support CD-ROM ..................................... 44 Utility Folder Installation Notes ..................................... 44 CMI8X38 Folder Installation Notes ............................... 45 VIA Folder Installation Notes ........................................ 46 Mainboard (MS7117C) Installation Notes ..................... 48 Appendix 1: Quick Jumper Setting Reference......... 49 Chapter 1: Introduction Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the MS7117C mainboard. This mainboard features the latest VIA ET82C693A/596B chipset. This is a very special mainboard which allows you to install almost any kind of Intel Pentium-II/III processor. The MS7117C is a full-sized ATX board measuring 305x220mm and using 4-layer printed circuit board. The MS7117C includes a PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array) Celeron SocketPGA370 processor socket. This feature means that you can install the mainboard with one of the new generation PPGA Celeron cartridges. In addition, the mainboard supports 66 MHz, 100MHz, or a 133 MHz memory bus, so you can use 66MHz or 100MHz memory chips, or higher-performance PC-133 memory chips. The board is installed with an integrated PCI-3D sound system and has a full suite of I/O ports. Seven expansion slots are available for system development and hardware monitoring is supported. This board allows complete flexibility. System integrators can choose from a wide range of PPGA Celeron processors to build the right system, according to their computing needs. This chapter contains the following information: ! About the Manual explains how the information in this manual is organized ! Checklist comprises a list of the standard and optional components that are shipped with this mainboard, ! Features highlights the functions and components that make this one of the best value mainboards on the market 1 About the Manual The manual consists of the following chapters: Introduction Use the Introduction Chapter to learn about the features of the mainboard, and the checklist of items that are shipped with the package. Installation Use the Installation Chapter to learn how to install the mainboard and get your system up and running. Setup Use the Setup Chapter to configure the mainboard for optimum performance. Software Use the Software Chapter to learn how to use the software drivers and support programs that are provided with this mainboard. Checklist Compare the contents of your mainboard package with the standard checklist below. If any item is missing or appears damaged, please contact the vendor of your mainboard package. Standard Items " " " " " 1 x MS7117C Mainboard 1 x Cable/Bracket Pack Diskette drive ribbon cable DMA 66 IDE drive ribbon cable This User's Manual Software Support CD-ROM Disc Optional Items 1 x V 9.0 Fax/Modem Card 2 # Features The key feature of this mainboard is the support for PPGA Celeron processors. In addition, this is a full-sized ATX mainboard with a full set of expansion slots for maximum development potential. Support for PPGA Celeron The principal feature of this mainboard is that it can support the latest choice of PPGA Celerons. The new generation PPGA Celeron processors ship in the familiar square plastic package, and they install in a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket called a Socket-370. The new Celeron processors are close to Pentium-II performance because they include a level-2 cache memory of 128K. However, they operate at a 66/100 MHz system bus and they currently ship a clock speeds of 533 MHz. System assemblers can install a second generation PPGA Celeron in the Socket-370 processor socket, and choose the processor they need to meet performance or price targets. You can configure the system for any of the supported processor clock speeds using the BIOS setup utility. It is not necessary to set switches or jumpers. Choice of Memory Options The board has three DIMM slots for the installation of 168-pin, 3.3V standard or registered SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) memory modules. The system supports memory that has builtin error correction (EC), error correction code (ECC), or has no error correction. If you install the PPGA Celeron processor, you can install memory that operates at 66 MHz (you can install PC-100 memory if you wish, but the system will run the memory at 66 MHz). You can install one, two or three modules. Each memory module can hold a maximum capacity of 128 MB of standard SDRAM chips, or 256 MB of registered SDRAM chips so maximum memory capacity is 384 MB of standard SDRAM memory or 768 MB registered SDRAM memory. Highly Integrated Design This board uses the VIA ET82C693A/596B chipset. The ET82C693A forms the north bridge and supports system buses of 66, 100 and 133MHz. It is AGP Rev. 1 compliant and supports 3.3v AGP devices operating over a 66/133 MHz bus. The memory bus supports the fastest 3 access (X-1-1-1) for 66 MHz ,100MHz and 133MHz operation. The board is compliant with PCI Rev.2.1 operating at 33 MHz Four PCI Bus masters are supported. The south bridge is provided by the 596B. This chip supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Rev 1.0, onboard PCI IDE channels(DMA66), USB ports, and a System Management Bus for OS control and configuration of devices. Built-in PCI 3D Sound The PCI Audio CMI 8738 is a single chip solution for PCI-bus 3D audio. The chip provides Sound Blaster 16-bit-compatible audio, plus support for Microsoft's DirectSound 3D specification and Aureal A3D interface. The sound ports include jacks for speakers, microphone and stereo in, and a game/MIDI port. The audio system supports full duplex operation and drivers are available for WIN 95/98 and WIN NT 4.0. The audio system can output sound to 4 loudspeakers and also supports SPDIF 24-bit digital sound input and output. Optional Built-in Communications The mainboard has an integrated fax/modem connector. As an option, you can purchase a fax/modem extension bracket which connects the line and telephone RJII sockets to the board. The fax/modem supports the V.90 protocol that allows transmissions at up to 56Kbps and is fully compatible with earlier transmission and error correction standards. It supports automatic fall back and caller ID. Maximum Expansion Options This is a full-sized ATX mainboard that offers the maximum in system expansion. The board has a total of 7 expansion slots. The AGP slot can be used by an AGP graphics adapter. The four 32-bit PCI slots can be used by PCI expansion cards, and the two 8/16-bit ISA slots can be used by legacy ISA expansion cards. One of the PCI slots is shared with one of the ISA slots. This means that you can use either one of these slots but not both at the same time. With six usable slots, this mainboard can be installed with a full set of optional expansion cards. Integrated I/O Using the Winbond W83977EF-AW I/O chip and the Intel BX chipset, the board has a comprehensive set of integrated I/O ports. The I/O port array features PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, a parallel port, two USB ports, two serial ports, a game/MIDI port, and three audio jacks. Optionally, you can use the built-in mainboard header to add in an infrared port. The mainboard has two PCI-IDE channels and a floppy disk drive interface. 4 Hardware Monitoring The mainboard is installed with the GL520SM hardware monitoring chip. Using this chip and the monitoring software supplied with the system, users and system administrators can monitor critical ...