User manual MATSONIC MS7306E

Safety and Regulatory Information USA Notice FCC Part 15: 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, this notice is not a guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. CAUTION: To comply with the limits for the class B device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules, this device must be installed in computer equipment certified to comply with the Class B limits. All cables used to connect the computer and peripherals must be shielded and grounded. Operation with non-certified computers or non-shielded cables may result in interference to radio or television reception. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user' s authority to operate the device. MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual 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. © February 2000 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. Document Version 1.0 : II MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Table of Contents 1: Motherboard Features ...................................................1 Package Contents & Options ........................................2 Main Features................................................................3 Layout & Port Positions ................................................7 2: Configuration & Installation .........................................9 Hardware Configuration................................................9 Configuring The Jumpers..........................................9 Installing A CPU.....................................................12 Installing System Memory ......................................18 Installing Options....................................................20 Installing The Motherboard ........................................21 Installing in a System Housing................................21 System Housing Connections .................................23 Disk Drive Connections ..........................................24 Other Connections...................................................26 Checking The Installation .......................................30 Support Software.........................................................30 3: Using The Motherboard..............................................36 System Controls ..........................................................36 Front Panel Features................................................36 Connecting External Peripherals.................................38 Connecting Peripherals to Conventional Ports.......38 Connecting USB Peripherals...................................40 Installing Expansion Cards .........................................41 Installing PCI Cards ................................................41 Installing A Modem Riser Card ..............................44 Upgrading System Memory ........................................45 4: The System BIOS & CMOS Setup Utility..................46 The System BIOS........................................................46 The CMOS Setup Utility.............................................47 5: Troubleshooting & Technical Summary.....................58 Troubleshooting ..........................................................58 General Troubleshooting.........................................58 Support Software Problems.....................................60 Battery Replacement ...............................................60 Technical Summary ....................................................61 Jumper Settings.......................................................61 CPU Options ...........................................................62 System Memory Specification ................................62 III MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual How This Manual Is Organized This manual is divided in to five sections with the following topics: 1: Motherboard Features Describes the main features of the motherboard and the location of important components on the motherboard. 2: Configuration & Installation Information on changing the motherboard' s default hardware configuration, installing a CPU and system memory and installing the motherboard in a system housing. 3: Using The Motherboard Contains pointers and useful information on using the motherboard' s features once it is installed. 4: The System BIOS & CMOS Setup Utility Explains how to use the CMOS Setup Utility and notes important points on changing the default configuration. 5: Troubleshooting & Technical Summary Has a brief section on troubleshooting motherboard problems and has a summary of the board setup information for the experienced user. The manual is designed to provide useful explanations where needed while making it easy to find basic information without a lot of searching. IV Motherboard Features 1 Motherboard Features This chapter lists what you should find in the packing box, introduces your motherboard' s features and indicates the position of components you may need to know about. Please review this chapter to familiarize yourself with the basic information about your motherboard. The motherboard uses the SiS 630 chipset and the SiS 950 Super I/O chip. The 630 chipset has video display, audio and LAN functions integrated into the chipset, so separate cards or onboard chips are not required. The motherboard is also available with an 8MB SDRAM video display memory cache that enhances display performance. The 950 I/O chip provides a full set of I/O ports on the board which connect to port brackets that mount in the system case. The motherboard also has a two flexible configuration features ­ there are two CPU sockets, a Slot 1 and a Socket 370 to allow flexible CPU selection and upgrading. There are also two power supply connectors on the board to allow the use of either AT or ATX power supplies. The motherboard also comes with full software driver support for the 630 chipset on a convenient CD-ROM Support Disk. The Support Disk has a user-friendly installation interface and also includes some useful utility software. What' s In This Chapter: Package Contents & Product Options Main Features Board Layout & Port Positions 1 1 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Package Contents & Options Your motherboard package should include the items listed here. If any thing is missing or damaged, please contact the vendor you bought it from to resolve the problem. If you purchased a board with optional features or equipment, please check the options list. You should find: · The motherboard · IDE connector cable (supports UDMA/66) · Floppy disk drive connector cable · Serial port bracket (2 ports: COM1/COM2) · VGA & Printer port bracket · Audio & Game port bracket · PS/2 mouse port bracket · This User' s Manual · Support software CD-ROM disk · PC-Cillin User' s Manual Optional Items: · LAN port bracket (requires optional LAN feature onboard) · Modem Riser card (separate purchase) 2 Motherboard Features 1 Main Features This motherboard a full set of system features built onto the board. AT Form Factor This motherboard has a Baby AT circuit board that integrates system I/O ports onto the board and uses any standard Baby AT or AT system housing. All I/O ports except the AT keyboard connector are on port brackets that connect to the motherboard with attached ribbon cables. SiS 630 Chipset The SiS 630 chipset supports many system features onboard including video display and audio circuitry. It also supports UDMA66 EIDE data transfer mode. The chipset supports FrontSide Bus (FSB) speeds of 66 100 or 133MHz. The board also has an optional display cache for the onboard video display and supports up to PC133 SDRAM memory modules. CPU Support This motherboard has a Slot 1 CPU socket that supports any Intel Slot 1 CPU running at speeds from 233MHz to 667MHz including SECC Celeron, Pentium II and Pentium III processors. The motherboard also has a Socket 370 ZIF socket for PPGA Celeron and FCPGA Pentium III CPUs running at speeds up to 733Mhz. The CPU operating speed is set in the BIOS firmware based on the autodetected external clock speed. 3 1 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Integrated I/O This motherboard has a full set of integrated I/O ports. The external ports are mounted on port brackets that connect to the board. They include a parallel port, two serial ports, a VGA port, a game/MIDI port and three audio jacks. There are also pin connectors on the board for optional port brackets for PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports and two USB ports as well as for a separately-purchased IrDA port module. If you install an infrared port, the second serial port is disabled. A 10/100 BaseT network interface with an RJ-45 interface on a port bracket is available as an onboard factory-installed option. You must purchase the correct board model to get this option. Onboard Peripheral Interfaces There are connectors for two IDE channels and a floppy disk drive interface on the motherboard. The board supports two floppy disk drives. The two IDE channels support two devices each for a total of four devices. All IDE data transfer modes are supported including all PIO modes and Ultra DMA33 and 66 modes for a maximum data transfer rate of 66MB per second. The motherboard comes with one floppy and one IDE cable. The IDE cable supports all IDE modes and devices. System Memory The motherboard has two sockets for 168-pin 3.3V non-buffered SDRAM DIMM memory modules. You can use PC100 or PC133 memory. PC66 memory is not supported. You can install any combination of DIMMs from 16MB to 256MB for a maximum system memory of 512MB. 4 Motherboard Features 1 Embedded 2D/3D Video Display The SiS 630 chipset has embedded video display and optional display cache. The embedded 128-bit video display supports both 2D and 3D display graphics. It is AGP 2.0 compliant and runs at 100MHz. The display circuitry uses a shared memory architecture that allows a maximum of 32MB of main memory to act as a frame buffer. The embedded controller supports resolutions up to 1920 x 1200 at 16M colors with up to 2048 x 2048 Texture size and a virtual desktop up to 4096 x 4096. The video controller also supports hardware DVD acceleration and direct DVD to TV playback. Display drivers are supplied on the Support Disk that comes with the motherboard. Onboard 32-bit Audio The SiS 630 chipset onboard audio comes with audio drivers that are supplied on the Support Disk. The audio subsystem uses the Line-In, Mic and Line-Out jacks on the audio port bracket to connect to external devices and also uses either of the onboard CD-ROM audio-in connectors to process audio from a CD-ROM drive. The onboard audio uses an AC' 97 audio CODEC. This reduces noise to improve audio quality and performance and also improves voice synthesis and recognition. Expansion Options This motherboard has three 32-bit Revision 2.2 PCI expansion slots for PCI expansion cards. All slots are Bus Master capable. 5 1 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual The motherboard' s MR slot supports a Modem Riser card that has data/fax modem and other telephony features. Such cards are available as a separate purchase. Ask your motherboard vendor for details. ACPI Ready ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support provides energy saving functions for operating systems that support ACPI such as Windows 98. An ACPI-capable system can use the ACPI OnNow feature to turn off system peripherals and wake the system up from Suspend mode via several means including pointing device movement and key commands. Award BIOS This motherboard uses the Award PnP BIOS and the CMOS Setup Utility which allows setting of various system hardware parameters. The CMOS Setup Utility has an easy-to use interface and supports software clock frequency control. Virus Protection This motherboard comes with two forms of computer virus protection. When enabled, the antivirus feature in the Award BIOS protects the primary hard disk drive' s boot sector and partition table. The motherboard also comes with PC-cillin, an anti-virus software utility for Microsoft Windows 9x and 2000. The software is located on the Support Disk that comes with the motherboard. 6 Motherboard Features 1 Layout & Port Positions The figure at right shows the layout of the motherboard with the components you might need to locate labeled. Component 1: MR Riser 2: PCI 1,2,3 3: Slot 1 4: Socket 370 5: DIMM1, DIMM2 6: FDC 7: IDE1, IDE2 8: ATX Power 9: AT Power 10: AT Keyboard 11: PS/2 KB 12: PS/2 MS 13: Audio 14: LAN 15: VGA 16: USB 17: CD-ROM 18: IrDA 19: SYS, CPU FAN 20: COM 1 & 2 21: Print 22: JP1 23: JP6 24: JP9 25: JP27 Description Modem Riser slot 32-bit PCI expansion slots Slot 1 CPU socket Socket 370 CPU socket 168-pin memory module slots Floppy disk drives connector Primary and Secondary IDE channel connectors ATX power supply connector AT power supply connector AT Keyboard connector PS/2 keyboard port bracket connector PS/2 mouse port bracket connector Audio port bracket connector LAN port bracket connector VGA port bracket connector USB port bracket connector (bracket optional) CD-ROM audio-in connectors Connector for optional infrared port CPU and System cooling fans power connectors Connectors for serial port bracket Parallel port bracket connector CPU Type Thermal Monitor selector Clear CMOS Power supply selector 7 1 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual 17 13 12 10 9 19 20 2 1 15 3 18 21 24 25 4 16 14 19 8 22 11 23 5 7 6 8 Configuration & Installation 2 Configuration & Install ation This chapter explains how to configure the motherboard, install a CPU and system memory and has basic information on installing the motherboard in a system housing or "chassis". We then explain how to install the support software that comes on the Support Disk. If the board is already installed in a system, you may want to review this chapter or you can skip it and go to the next chapter which covers some post-installation topics. What' s In This Chapter: Hardware Configuration Installing the Motherboard Installing Support Software Hardware Configuration There are three steps to configure the motherboard hardware before installing it in a system housing: configuring the jumper switches, installing a CPU and installing system memory. Configuring The Jumpers This motherboard has four jumper switches. All the jumpers come preset to default settings. You may not need to change any of the settings. Please note that once the motherboard is installed, you should always turn your computer off and disconnect the power cord before changing any jumper settings. In all cases, you should always take precautions against static electric damage to sensitive components. The default settings are listed in the following table. 9 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Jumper Setting Summary Default settings are in bold JP1 1-2 5-6 CPU Type Slot1 Socket370 JP6 1-2 2-3 Thermal Monitor Socket 370 Slot1 JP9 1-2 2-3 Clear CMOS Clear CMOS Normal JP27 Open Short Power Supply AT power supply ATX power supply JP9 JP27 JP6 JP1 10 Configuration & Installation 2 Jumper Functions This is sections explains the functions performed by the jumper switches. JP1 JP1: CPU Type Selector This jumper selects the CPU type. Set it according to which kind of CPU you will install, a Socket 370 PPGA or FCPGA or any Slot 1 CPU. The default setting is Slot370. JP6: Thermal Monitor Selector JP6 This jumper selects which thermal monitor will be active, the one for the Socket 370 or the one for the Slot 1 socket. Set it according to which socket will be used. The setting should match the JP1 and JP10 settings. The default setting is Slot370. JP9: Clear CMOS JP9 This jumper is a trouble shooting jumper that allows you to clear the system configuration record that is created by the Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility and stored in CMOS memory. You only do this if the system has become unbootable due to incorrect settings or a corrupted configuration record and you can' t access the CMOS Setup Utility. Please refer to the section on Troubleshooting in Chapter 5 for information on how to do this. The default setting for this jumper is Normal. JP27 JP27: Power Supply Selector JP27 selects between the AT and ATX power supply connectors on the motherboard. The default setting Short for an ATX power supply. 11 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Installing A CPU This motherboard has an Intel Slot 1 CPU socket. If you purchased a CPU packaged by Intel, follow the installation instructions that come with it. In any case, please review the following generic instructions. You must install the CPU Retention Module that comes with the motherboard first. Make sure you take precautions against static electric damage. 1. Install the CPU Retention Module. Place the module over the Slot 1 socket and press it into the mounting holes. It will only fit in one orientation. Insert the module retaining pins into the four corner receptacles on the module and press them into the holes until they are secured. Please Note: The pictures in this section are generic and are not of the motherboard this manual is about. Caution: Once you get a pair of Retention Module, which has a pair of copper plate on it, the copper plate has to attach to the hole with grounding pad (Silver) on the motherboard. 12 Configuration & Installation 2 2. Insert the CPU in the Slot 1. Note that the Slot 1 socket has two sections of different lengths. Orient the CPU to the socket. Slide the CPU into the Retention Module guide rails and press the CPU into the socket 3. Install the retaining caps. Press a retaining cap onto the top of each Retention Module guide rail to secure the CPU in the Slot 1 socket. The caps will snap in place. 13 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual 4. Attach the heatsink/fan assembly. Assemblies vary, follow the instructions that come with the heatsink/fan. 5. Connect the power lead from the fan to the CPU FAN connector on the motherboard. 14 Configuration & Installation 2 You can install an Intel PPGA or FCPGA CPU in the motherboard' s Socket 370. If you purchased a CPU packaged by Intel, follow the installation instructions that come with it. In any case please review the following generic instructions which are the same for both CPU types. Make sure you take precautions against static electric damage to the CPU. 1. The CPU will only fit into the socket in one orientation. Look at the top of the CPU with and note the two angled corners where some pins are missing. On the other two corners the pins form a 90º angle. 2. Locate the PGA370 socket on the motherboard and identify the socket' s Pin 1 position at the end of the socket actuating lever (or "handle"). Note the angled corners of the pin receptacles on that side of the socket. Please Note: The pictures in this section are generic and are not of the motherboard this manual is about. 370 Socket Pin 1 CPU Pin 1 side Pin 1 15 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual 3. Raise the socket lever to a 90º angle. 4. Insert the CPU in the socket so that the angled pin corners match the angled pin receptacle corners. The CPU will only insert in the correct orientation. Don' t force it. If it doesn' t go in easily, check and make sure you' ve got the CPU correctly oriented. 16 Configuration & Installation 2 5. Lower the socket lever and press it back into place to lock the CPU in the socket. You will also need to install a heatsink/fan devices on top of the CPU. If you purchased an Intel CPU in retail packaging use the fan that comes in the package. If you a purchased a CPU that doesn' t come with a fan, you will need to purchase one separately. Follow the installation instructions and plug the fan power connector onto the CPU FAN power connector near the PGA370 socket. 17 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Installing System Memory There are two system memory sockets on the motherboard. They use 3.3Volt, non-buffered SDRAM DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Module). This motherboard uses either PC100 or PC133 DIMMs. The motherboard will automatically detect and configure the installed memory. This means you can use PC100 memory even if the external clock frequency used by the CPU is 66MHz. You can install any size DIMM from 16MB to 256MB in either socket in any order for a total of 512MB. Installing DIMMs The DIMM sockets have three edge connector sections divided by spacers with a crossbar. The crossbars match cut-outs in the DIMMs so that only the correct type of module can be installed. The cutouts vary by module type. Make sure you use the correct module type as noted above. When installing memory, you should take precautions against static electric damage to sensitive components on the modules and the motherboard. To install a module does as follows: 1. Press the socket retaining latches down to create full access to the socket. 2. Align the DIMM to the socket so that its edge connector matches the socket' s connectors. The three sections are of different lengths to make the correct orientation obvious. 3. Lightly press the DIMM into the socket at a 90º to the motherboard. Make sure the mo dule and the socket are lined up correctly. 18 Configuration & Installation 2 4. Press the DIMM fully into the socket. The retaining latches will rotate upwards and should fit into the corresponding notches on the DIMM. Press the latches into place if necessary. If the latches won' t insert properly into the module notches push them back and try inserting the DIMM again. When the latches are fully in place the DIMM is properly installed. Depending on the module size and the total capacity you want to install, you may install memory in only one or both sockets. For example, to install 128MB of system memory you can install either one 128MB DIMM in one socket or two 64MB modules using both sockets. We recommend that you use the largest module that fits your installation plans so that you can leave the second socket open for later upgrades. If you want to upgrade system memory after the motherboard is installed you can install additional memory in the empty socket. If there is no empty socket, you will need to remove at least one module and replace it with the upgrade module. In some cases, you may need to remove both modules to allow installing your intended configuration. To remove a DIMM do as follows. 19 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual 1. Make sure the computer is turned off and unplugged. 2. Press down on the retaining latches to release the module and push it partially out of the socket. 3. Carefully remove the module from the socket, preferably grasping it by the top corners of the circuit board. Installing Options To install any optional hardware such as the Modem Riser card or optional Infrared port you must first install the motherboard in a system housing. Please refer to the Other Connections portion of the next section. 20 Configuration & Installation 2 Installing The Motherboard This section is a brief generic explanation of how to install the motherboard in a system housing ("case" or "chassis") and connect other internal system components to it. If you are not experienced at installing and assembling computer hardware we recommend you consider having a qualified service technician install and assemble your system for you. If you will do the work yourself, make sure to take precautions against damage from static electric discharge while installing and connecting components. Installing in a System Housing Since housing designs vary considerably the section provides general guidelines and notes the basic requirements. This motherboard is a Baby AT board that requires either a Baby AT or AT case (chassis) and power supply. The case should come with mounting hardware for the motherboard and at least basic instructions on how to install a motherboard. It is advisable to check the case before you by it and confirm that it has adequate hardware and instructions. If you are upgrading the motherboard in a system you already own, you will need to make sure your system case can accommodate this motherboard. This is the basic procedure to install the motherboard: 1. Check over the hardware and instructions that came with the system housing and make sure everything is there and that you understand the instructions. 21 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual 2. Attach whatever mounting hardware is needed to the case. Some cases support more than one motherboard form factor, for example Baby AT, Micro ATX and ATX. Identify the mounting points that match as many of the mounting holes on the motherboard as possible and install hardware at those points. Some cases use both metal nut-headed screws and plastic spacers with a pointed end that inserts in a mounting hole on the motherboard. The spacers fit into slots in the motherboard mounting plate. 3. Install a port cover panel if necessary (for hybrid AT/ATX cases). Follow the instructions that came with the case and make sure you use a cover panel for the AT board. 4. Line the motherboard mounting holes up with the appropriate attachment points on the motherboard mounting plate. If you had to install plastic spacers in some holes, make sure they fit into their slots as you align the board. 5. Use the mounting screws and washers that came with the system case to attach the motherboard to the mounting plate. Seat the screws firmly but not to tightly. With the motherboard installed, you can now attach internal system components including wire leads from the system case and disk drive or other cables and port brackets. 22 Configuration & Installation 2 System Housing Connections You will need to connect several wires from the system housing to the motherboard. These include leads for functions on the housing' s front panel and the power connector from an AT or ATX power supply and any system cooling fans. Connecting Front Panel Leads System housings usually have several system controls and indicators mounted on the front panel. This motherboard supports several of these standard features via the J20 Switch & Indicator panel connector. The supported features and the pins J20 they connect to are shown in the following table and figures. SPEAKER P21 ACPI LED PWR LED PWBT P1 P22 K-LOCK PWR LED HDD LED RST P2 Pin 1­ 2 3­ 4 5­ 6 7­ 8 9 ­ 10 11 ­ 12 14 16 18 20 22 15 17 19 21 Name PWBT RST PWR LED HDD LED Reserved ACPI LED PWR LED K-LOCK SPEAKER Description Power Button Reset switch Power status light HDD activity light NA Suspend indicator Power LED (3-pin) Key Lock Chassis speaker 23 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Connecting AT or ATX Power The power connector from the ATX power supply is a rectangular plastic connector with multiple wires running back to the power supply. It plugs onto the ATX power connector on the motherboard. The connector will only plug on one way, so if it won' t plug on easily, turn it around and try again. Make sure the power supply is unplugged when you connect the power lead. An AT power supply has two leads with connectors that plug onto the AT power connector. Make sure the black wires are in the middle after you plug them onto the board. Connecting Cooling Fans There are two connectors on the motherboard for connecting power leads from system cooling fans mounted in the system housing. The system housing may already have such a fan installed. If so, you should connect it to the nearest connector on the motherboard. Many cases have a space to install a standard cooling fan. The fan power leads will only plug on one way so you can' t connect them incorrectly. Fan Out +5V GND Disk Drive Connections This motherboard has three connectors for disk drives, one for up to two floppy disk drives and two EIDE connectors which can connect to two IDE devices each for a total of four. The motherboard comes with two ribbon connector cables, one floppy cable and one IDE cable. 24 Configuration & Installation 2 Connecting Floppy Disk Drives The motherboard floppy disk drive controller connector uses the narrower (34-pin) of the two supplied cables. There are three connectors on the cable, one at each end and one in the middle, more towards one end. The end with two connectors closer together goes to the disk drives. The other end connects to the motherboard. Always connect the Pin 1 side of the ribbon cable (the colored edge) to the Pin 1 side of the cable connector on the motherboard or device. The Pin 1 corner is marked on the motherboard and drives usually have it marked in some way. The rule of thumb for drives is that the Pin 1 side of the connector is on the drive power connector side. The end drive connector on the ribbon cable is for floppy disk drive Drive A: and the middle connector is for Drive B:. The supplied cable only supports 1.44MB floppy disk drives. Connecting IDE Devices The motherboard EIDE device controller connector uses the wider (40-pin) of the two supplied cables. There are three connectors on the cable, one at each end and one in the middle, more towards one end. The end with two connectors closer together goes to the IDE devices. The other end connects to the motherboard. Board end Pin 1 side Drive B: Drive A: Board end Pin 1 side Slave Master 25 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Always connect the Pin 1 side of the ribbon cable (the colored edge) to the Pin 1 side of the cable connector on the motherboard or device. The Pin 1 corner is marked on the motherboard and IDE devices usually have it marked in some way. The rule of thumb for IDE devices is that the Pin 1 side of the connector is on the drive power connector side. The end drive connector on the ribbon cable is for the Master IDE device and the middle connector is for the Slave device. The supplied cable supports IDE devices in all modes. If you want to install devices on the second IDE channel, you will need to purchase an additional IDE ribbon cable. If you want to use IDE devices that use the UDMA66 data transfer mode, you will need to get an IDE cable that specifically supports UDMA/66 like the supplied cable. Other Connections There are several other connection points on the motherboard which you will or may need to use. These include the port bracket connectors, the connectors for CD-ROM drive audio input and the IR port connector. The PS/2 Mouse Port Bracket The PS/2 Mouse port bracket plugs onto the MS connector on the motherboard. Mount the port bracket in an expansion slot opening that doesn' t block an expansion slot and plug the cable connector onto the connector on the motherboard. The connector will only plug on in one orientation so you can' t get it wrong. 26 Configuration & Installation 2 The Serial Port Bracket The serial port bracket plugs onto the COM1 and COM2 connectors on the motherboard. Mount the port bracket in an expansion slot opening that doesn' t block an expansion slot and plug the ribbon cable connectors onto the connectors on the motherboard. The connectors will only plug on in one orientation so you can' t get it wrong. The VGA & Parallel Port Bracket The VGA and parallel port bracket connects to the VGA and PRINT connectors on the motherboard. Mount the port bracket in an expansion slot opening that doesn' t block an expansion slot and plug the ribbon cable connectors onto the connectors on the motherboard. The parallel connector will only plug on in one orientation so you can' t get it wrong. Match the Pin 1 positions on the ribbon cable and board connectors for the correct orientation. The Audio Port Bracket The audio port bracket plugs onto the AUDIO connector on the motherboard. Mount the port bracket in an expansion slot opening that doesn' t block an expansion slot and plug the ribbon cable connector onto the connector on the motherboard. The connector will only plug on in one orientation so you can' t get it wrong. 27 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual CD-ROM Audio Input There are two audio input connectors for a CDROM. Plug the audio cable from a CD-ROM drive into the connector that matches the connector on the end of the cable. If there is more than one CD-ROM drive installed in the system you can connect an additional drive to the unused connector. Only one audio source at a time will play through the onboard audio subsystem. The Optional LAN Port Bracket The LAN port bracket plugs onto the LAN connector on the motherboard. Mount the port bracket in an expansion slot opening that doesn' t block an expansion slot and plug the ribbon cable connector onto the connector on the motherboard. Match the Pin 1 positions on the ribbon cable and board connectors for the correct orientation. The Optional IR Port This connector is for an infrared wireless communications port. Connect a separately purchased port to the IrDA connector. Make sure to orient the Pin 1 side of the port connector to the Pin 1 on the onboard connector. The Pin 1 position is marked on the motherboard. You will also need to configure the port in the CMOS Setup Utility. You do this by setting the UART Mode Select line in the Integrated Peripherals section to the appropriate setting for your device and setting the configuration lines below it if necessary. Follow the directions that come with the IR port to install it. 5 1 IrDA 28 Configuration & Installation 2 Cable bracket Setting We stromgly recommend that cable bracket installing had better follow the suggestion as below. View of back side 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Audio Game Por t N.A VGA Pr inter Por t Lan Por t MR Car d PCI Car d PCI Car d COM / PS2 or PCI car d 29 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Checking The Installation Once you have installed and connected internal peripherals -- most likely at least a hard disk drive, a floppy disk drive and a CD-ROM drive ­ check and make sure everything is correctly and firmly connected or installed. After that, assemble the system housing and connect a monitor, keyboard and mouse or other pointing device. Plug the power cord into the power supply and plug it into a surge-protected power outlet. Turn on the computer. The POST (Power On Self Test) will run and should display the correct memory total. The default BIOS settings should automatically detect and configure any floppy disk drives and IDE devices as well as assign resources for any expansion cards you may have installed. If you encounter a problem, reboot and run the CMOS Setup Utility by pressing the delete key. If you need help using the utility, see Chapter 4. The system should now be ready to install an Operating System on the hard disk drive and the necessary support software from the Support Disk. Support Software All versions of this motherboard come with a software Support Disk that has both support software and bundled software on it. The Support Disk is for an entire range of motherboards. There is more software on the Support Disk than is used by this motherboard, so don' t be confused by the software that doesn' t apply. An Operating System must be installed on the primary system hard disk drive before you can install support software. Most of the support software is for Microsoft Windows 95, 98 or NT as these are the operating Systems most likely to be used with this motherboard. 30 Configuration & Installation 2 Installing the Support Software The Support Disk is set to run automatically. The disk has an installation interface that will appear when you load the disk in the CD-ROM drive. You can then make selections from the menu that appears by clicking on an item with the mouse. You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard to make a selection and then press the Enter key. The installation interface has a number of nested levels. The top level, which you see when the disk loads looks like the following figure. You can exit the level you are in either by clicking on the Exit bar, selecting it and pressing the Enter key or by pressing the Esc key. The top level Exit bar closes the installation program. You will need to install the SiS 630 support software under the SiS Series heading. Installing the other bundled software is optional. 31 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Main screen Main menu 32 Configuration & Installation 2 SiS Support Software Under the SiS Series heading you will need to click on the SiS 630 bar to access the software for this board. To install software, click on or select the appropriate item and press the Enter key. Follow the installation instructions that appear. There are three items in the SiS 630 driver section: VGA, LAN and Audio. You must install the VGA driver for the operating system you are using. The LAN has information on LAN driver installation and the Audio driver installation program runs automatically when you click on that item. SiS menu SiS630 menu 33 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual VGA Display Drivers The VGA Driver section has a submenu for various versions of Windows including 9x, NT 4.0 and 2000. Choose the driver for the OS you are using. VGA menu Audio Driver Software To install the audio software, click on the Audio Driver bar or select it and press the Enter key. Follow the installation instructions that appear. You should only install the audio software in the SiS 630 section. DO NOT install anything from the Audio Driver item in the main menu of the installation program. 34 Configuration & Installation 2 Installing Bundled Software The Support Disk also has some utility software on it. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is supplied for viewing files in the Acrobat PDF format, including online manuals. The PC-cillin 98 antivirus software is bundled with this motherboard to enhance your system' s protection from computer virus infection. To install either software utility, click on or select the appropriate item and press the Enter key. Follow the installation instructions that appear. 35 3 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Using The Motherboard This chapter covers a few points on how some of the motherboard features impact use of the computer it is installed in. This includes using system control features, connecting external peripherals, installing expansion cards and upgrading system memory. What' s In This Chapter: System Controls Connecting External Peripherals Installing Expansion Cards Upgrading System Memory System Controls There are several system controls that either connect to the motherboard from the front panel of the system housing or work through the keyboard or pointing device. Front Panel Features System housings vary in design, so a particular system case may not support all the features on the motherboard. Most housing do support the majority of these features however. The location and appearance of these features will vary according to the housing design. The Power Button The power switch on an ATX case is likely to be a power button that can do more than function as an on/off switch. You can set how the power button works in the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility. The button can either function as instant on/off or as suspend/off after 4 second delay. You can configure the power button under the Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN line in the Power Management Setup section of the CMOS Setup Utility. AT power supplies do not support this feature. 36 Using The Motherboard 3 The Reset Switch A reset switch is standard to almost all PCs. Pushing the switch will cause the computer to do a "hard" restart. If the computer hangs during operation and becomes unresponsive to other controls, you can restart the computer using this switch. Don' t use it if the computer is operating normally. You should always shut down from within the Operating System. Only use reset as a last resort and instead of turning the computer off and then back on. The Suspend Button An external Suspend button appears on some cases. Pushing the button will cause the system to enter whatever power-saving suspend or "Sleep" mode it is configured to enter. In suspend mode the computer may appear to be turned off, but is in fact just in a low power mode. Don' t turn the computer off when it is suspended. Pushing the button while the system is suspended will resume or "Wake Up" the system and cause it to return to its previous state. Indicator Lights The motherboard supports several indicator lights that may be present on the front panel of the system housing. These include a Power LED, a Hard Disk Drive LED and a Suspend LED. · Power LED: Lights when the system is on · Hard Disk Drive LED: Flashes when the hard disk drive is being accessed · Suspend LED: Lights when the system is in power saving Suspend or "ACPI" mode 37 3 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Connecting External Peripherals This section covers information on connecting external peripheral equipment to the computer via the motherboard' s onboard ports. This motherboard has a full complement of external ports including all standard I/O ports and a VGA video display port. Connecting Peripherals to Conventional Ports It is safest to turn the computer off before connecting or disconnecting any external peripherals. The "conventional" ports on this motherboard are color-coded according to the PC99 standard. This allows for easier system setup when using similarly color-coded peripheral cable connectors. The port colors and functions are as follows: · Parallel port [Burgundy]: Generally used for connecting a printer. Usually configured as LPT1. Can also connect to other devices designed to use this port. More than one device can be connected to the port by using a "passthrough" cable. The port supports multiple modes and is configurable via the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility in the Integrated Peripherals section of the utility. Any device connected will also require Operating System driver support. 38 Using The Motherboard 3 · Serial ports [Teal]: Used for connecting modems, printers and other serial devices. The port supports multiple address configurations and is configurable via the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility in the Integrated Peripherals section of the utility. Any device connected will also require Operating System driver support. Keyboard port [Purple]: For a PS/2compatible keyboard. Mouse port [Green]: For a PS/2-compatible pointing device. Driver support for basic pointing devices such as a standard 2-button mouse is not required under Windows. Enhanced pointing devices require a driver for their added functionality. Audio jacks: · Audio Line Out [Lime]: Uses a mini-plug cable connector to output to external audio, either speakers or an amplifier. · Audio Line In [Light Blue]: Uses a miniplug cable connector to receive audio input from an external source such as an audio CD or MP3 player. · Microphone [Pink]: Uses a mini-plug cable connector to receive audio input from a microphone. Game/MIDI port [Gold]: This port can functions as either a Game port or as a MIDI port. The port is configurable via the BIOS CMOS Setup Utility in the Integrated Peripherals section of the utility. The default configuration for this port is as a Game port. If you configure the port as a MIDI port, it will need to use either IRQ 5 or 10. · · · · 39 3 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Connecting USB Peripherals The motherboard has support for two Universal Serial Bus ports. There is a pin connector on the board for an optional USB port bracket that you can purchase separately if you want to use the USB feature. You can connect USB devices to either the USB ports directly or to a bus-powered or self-powered USB hub which provide more ports. The bus provides limited power. A powered hub increases the number of powered devices you can connect to the bus. Some USB devices may also have their own power source. USB devices are "hot swappable" which means you don' t have to turn the computer off before connecting or disconnecting a USB device. USB supports up to 127 devices. USB is an interface for peripherals that use a relatively low data transfer speed, such as USB keyboards, pointing devices, scanners, printers, modems and other telephony devices and game devices. USB also supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 digital video. It has a maximum transfer rate of 12Mbits per second, which is equivalent to 1.5MB per second. To use the USB feature, the computer must use an Operating System that supports it. For example, all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 OSR2 and later support USB. Earlier versions of Windows do not support USB. 40 Using The Motherboard 3 Installing Expansion Cards This section has some general information on installing expansion cards on the motherboard. This motherboard has five standard PCI expansion slots. The slots are all 32-bit PCI Revision 2.2 compliant and are all Bus master capable. There is another special slot for an optional Modem Riser card. Note that there are no legacy ISA slots on this motherboard. Installing PCI Cards There are several issues that affect your choice and installation of expansion cards on the motherboard. These include Bus Master drivers, Plug and Play and system power and resource considerations. Bus Master Drivers The PCI expansion slots are all Bus Master capable. The Bus Master feature can substantially improve system performance and also is used by the onboard IDE channels. To make use of this feature under Windows 95 you will need to install the default Windows 95 Bus Master driver. Later version of Windows do need a separate Bus Master driver to take advantage of this capability. 41 3 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Plug and Play It is likely that any PCI card you will install on the motherboard will be Plug and Play (PnP) compliant. Plug and Play is a design specification for expansion cards that allows the system to automatically assign and manage resources for installed expansion cards rather than requiring manual configuration as in pre-PnP designs. Any new expansion cards you install are more than likely to be PnP compliant. Some old PCI cards might possibly not be. Where you have the option, we suggest not installing cards that are not PnP compliant as it simplifies the management of system resources. System Resources & Power Limitations Many expansion cards require the use of system resources such IRQ and DMA channels. By design, all PCs have a limited number of these resources and their proper configuration is fundamental to proper system operation. As noted in the previous section, the PnP feature handles the management of system resources. The problem is that these resources are finite. If you install enough expansion cards and connect enough devices that use system resources to the various ports, it is possible to run out of these resources. While IRQs can be shared, there is a limit to doing so. Resource conflicts and problems can result in operation problems. 42 Using The Motherboard 3 If you have a lot of cards installed and devices connected it is a good idea to check the system resource status. For example, if you are running Windows 98, you can use the System Information utility to examine system resource assignments. An average configuration is unlikely to encounter this problem so it is not something to be concerned about. Power Considerations The system power supply has a fixed electrical capacity measured in watts. If you install numerous internal peripherals and expansion cards, for example four IDE devices, a SCSI card and internal SCSI peripherals, it is possible to exceed the capacity of the power supply. Be aware of the total wattage capacity of the power supply in the system and make sure that you don' t install more devices than it can handle. Installing Cards When the motherboard is installed in a system housing the expansion slots all line up with access openings in the rear of the case. These will be covered with either individual slot covers or metal plates. To install a card you have to remove the slot cover. Refer to the instructions that come with the expansion card you want to install for detailed information on installing the card and any special considerations and instructions. For most new cards, the hardware installation is simple. Always turn off and unplug the computer before you install any expansion card. 43 3 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual Driver & Other Software Many cards will require the installation of driver or other software. Follow the software installation instructions that come with the card. It is a good idea to make sure that you have the most recent driver for the card. In some cases, there may be an updated driver on the company' s web site. If you have Internet access, it is a good idea to check for an updated driver before installing the card. Installing A Modem Riser Card The special Modem Riser slot is for a separately purchased Modem Riser telephony card. The card provides a V.90 modem and other telephony features and installs in the same way as a conventional expansion card although the slot is smaller. The card has two external RJ-11 phone jacks on it, one for Line-in and the other to connect out to a telephone set. You should receive driver software for the card. The driver software may only support a limited number of Operating Systems so check that the driver supports your OS before you buy the card. Follow the instructions that come with the card to install it. 44 Using The Motherboard 3 Upgrading System Memory There is a full explanation of how to install system memory in Chapter 2. Please refer to it if you need information on the installation procedure. This motherboard uses 3.3V unbuffered SDRAM 168-pin DIMMs with SPD. It requires at least PC100 SDRAM modules. It can also use PC133 DIMMs. The system will automatically detect the memory clock speed and the speed can be different from the external clock frequency used by the CPU. If both sockets are occupied, you will need to remove one or both modules to install an upgrade. If you' re only removing one module, always remove the one with the smaller capacity. 45 4 MOTHERBOARD User' s Manual The System BIOS & CMOS Setup Utility This section explains what the system BIOS does and has a summary of the CMOS Setup Utility. What' s In This Chapter: System BIOS CMOS Setup Utility The System BIOS This motherboard uses the Award system BIOS. The system BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is firmware -- software stored on a chip -- that is permanently stored on the motherboard' s Flash ROM chip. The BIOS is a set of routines which function as an interface between the Operating System and the system hardware. It supports the installed peripherals and provides internal services such as the realtime clock produces time and date data. When the system is starting up, the BIOS tests the system and prepares the computer for operation by checking the CMOS memory where the system configuration information is stored and retrieving information on the configuration settings. When it is finished it loads the operating system and passes control of the system to it. The system configuration information that the BIOS retrieves from CMOS memory is recorded there by the CMOS Setup Utility. 46