Main Board

User's Manual
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Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................ 1
1-1 Product Specifications .......................................................... 1
1-2 Product Feature ..................................................................... 4
1-3 Package Content ................................................................... 5
Chapter 2 Hardware Setup ................................................................... 7
2-1 Introduction to Jumpers ........................................................ 7
2-2 Installing a CPU in a Socket 370 .......................................... 8
2-3 Setting Your CPU's Parameters...........................................8
2-4 Connector and Jumper Settings.....................................12
2-5 Main Memory Configuration............................................21
Chapter 3 Award BIOS Setup Program ........................................... 23

Chapter 4 Brief Software Driver Guide ............................................. 25

Appendices
Appendix I On Board I/O Addresses & IRQ Maps .................... 27
Appendix II Embedded Flash Utility ........................................... 29

Feature Explanations
Software Power-off Control ........................................................... 13
Over-ride Power Button ................................................................. 13
Blinking LED in Suspend Mode .................................................... 14
Power On By Modem..............................................................12
Poly-fuse Over Current Protection ............................................... 12
 Introduction
Chapter 1

Introduction
1-1 Product Specifications
r Processor
- Supports up to Socket-370 Intel processors up to866MHz
- Supports 66/100/133 MHz system clock speeds
- High efficiency Switching Power Module (VRM v8.4 compliant)
r Chipset
- Intel Solano GMCH+ICH1(2)+FMH three AGPset with integrated 2D/3D
graphics controller
r DRAM Memory
- Three 3.3V 168-pin DIMM sockets support up to 512MB
- Supports PC-100/133 DIMMs at 100/133MHz FSB Freq.
r Expansion Slots
- One CNR slot for Soft audio modem riser only
- Six 32-bit PCI slots with full master sharing controller (Rev 2.2 compliant)

r 4Mb Boot-Block Flash ROM

- Intel 4Mb FWH(Firmware Hub)
- Award System BIOS, supports PnP, APM, DMI,ACPI & Multi-device
booting features(floppy, LS120, CD-ROM, HDD(IDE, SCSI), ZIP-ATAPI etc.)
- BIOS Wonder technology including ChipAway Virus, Flash BIOS Write Protect,
Embedded Flash Utility, Built-in Hard Disk Backup firmware
- Optional TWIN BIOS with Instant BIOS Recovery for triple BIOS insurance
r Embedded Ultra DMA-66 PCI IDE controller
- Supports two IDE ports up to 4 ATAPI devices
- Supports up to PIO Mode 4 up to 16.6MBps, Multi Mode 4 up to 66MBps
with bus mastering
- Bus Master software drivers for all well known multi-task operating systems
r Embedded Super I/O Functions
- W83627 LPC I/O chip with System Monitor Hardware
- One parallel supports SPP/ECP/EPP and two serial (16550A compliant) ports
- One floppy disk drive connector supports up to 2.88MB, Japanese 3- Mode
and 1Mbps transfer rate
- Supports HPSIR, ASKIR and CIR function shared with 2nd serial port
- Supports Game/MIDI port (for soft-audio)
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r Double Stack Back-Panel I/O Connectors with PC99 Colored Codes

- PS/2 Mini-DIN keyboard and mouse ports
- Two Channel USB ports
- Two D-SUB 9-pin male serial ports
- One-15-pin DSUB female VGA port
- One D-SUB 25-pin female Printer port
- One D-SUB 15-pin female Game/MIDI port
- Audio Line-out, Line-in and Mic-in jacks
r Embedded PCI Audio Subsystem
- Built-in Sample Rate Converter to ensure all internal operation at 48KHz
- Full-duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback
- Built-in FM-emulation music synthesizer
- External high quality AC`97CODEC provides 90dB+ SNR CD quality audio
- Using wavetable data on the system memory
- Hardware SoundBlaster Pro for Windows DOS box and real-mode DOS legacy
compatibility
- Complete software driver support for Win95/98/NT
r Optional External PCI Audio Subsystem
- Creative 5880 audio chip
- Advanced 64-Voice Wavetable synthesizer
- Programmable independent sample rate form 4KHz to 48KHz for record and
playback
- Full-duplex operation for simultaneous recording and playback
- Supports MS DLS (Downloadable sample) level-1 technology with limitless
variety of instrument samples using PC RAM
- Up to 8MB wavedata provides 128 GM, GS and WT-32 compatible
instruments and 10 drum kits
- Supports HRTF 3D positional audio with MSDS, DS3D, DirectMusic, Aureal
A3D and Creative EAX(Environment Audio Extensions) APIs
- Supports S/PDIF-out for digital audio (for example compressed AC3 data)
- 4-channel speaker audio support is easy to build up a Home Theater
environment
- PCI v2.1 compliant and full Legacy DOS software compatible
r Embedded USB Controller
- USB host controller (UHCI v1.0 compliant) with Root Hub

r Embedded 3D AGP VGA

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- 3D Hyper pipelined architecture with PDP(Parallel Data Processing ), PPI

(Precise Pixel Interpolation)
- 3D graphics visual enhancements
- Texture color keying/ Chroma keying can be globally enabled or disabled
- Integrated 24-bit 230MHz RAMDAC
- Full 2D H/W acceleration with up to 1600 x 1200 in 8-bit color at 85Hz
refresh
- Motion Video acceleration for 30fps software DVD
- Digital video output
* 1024x768 85MHz Flat Panel Monitor/ Digital CRT Interface
* Use an external TV encoder for NTSC and PAL TV out support
* Independent gamma correction, saturation, brightness and contrast for
overlay
- Optional LTI-II slot for Panel Link LCD monitor and TV out

r Embedded System Monitoring Hardware Subsystem

- 5 external voltage inputs for CPU Vcore, 3.3v, 1.5v, +/-12v, +5v, 5Vsb, Vbat
- 2 temperature inputs VT1 for System temperature VT2 for CPU thermal diode
- 4 VID inputs pin for CPU Vcore identification
- 2 Fan speed (CPU and System) monitoring and control with ON/OFF control
in suspend
r Board Dimensions
- Standard ATX form factor, 305mm x 220mm, 4 Layers
r Switching Power Supply Requirement

Max. Regulation Min.Current

Output Voltage
Requirement Requirement(Amps)

+12V +/- 5% 5.5

+5V +/- 5% 15
+3.3V +/- 5% 15
-5V +/- 10% 0.5
-12V +/- 10% 0.5
+5VSB +/- 5% 0.75
Table 1-1
3.3V at 15Amps is necessary to guarantee full loading operation because
some AGP cards and memory modules have high current consumption.

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1-2 Product Features

- Innovative SeePU technology for jumperless CPU installation
- Superior Overclocking capability with up to 150MHz frequency
- Complete CPU protection with OVT (Over Voltage Protect) and OCP (Over
Current Protect) technology
- System Monitor Hardware
- Poly-fuse over-current protection with error warning for keyboard circuitry
- ACPI STR (Suspend to RAM ) ready !
- Chassis intrusion detection with mnemonics during power loss
- Optional hardware audio provides full DOS S/W compatibility to support
legacy gaming and educational markets
- Complete Data Security:
*Flash BIOS write protection against unauthorized access
*Trend ChipAway Virus for a 100% virus free system boot-up
- Advanced Management Features:
* Power-on events:
WOL(Wake-on-LAN) network card, Modem ring, RTC Alarm
* Software power-off control for Win95
* Over-ride power button
* Three states advanced Power-failure recovery: Always On, Always Off, Last
state
* Blinking Power-LED in suspend
* Hardware Reset Protect
- System lockup recovery
* Once software or hardware lockups, system will causes an SMI# or a
system reset to recover from system hang

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1-3 Package Contents

This product comes with the following components:
! One mainboard
! One 40-pin Ultra DMA-66 IDE connector ribbon cable (Figure 1-1)
* Color coded connection for UDMA/66 cable
Blue to mainboard, Gray to Master and Black to slave
! One 34-pin floppy disk drive ribbon cable (Figure 1-2)
! One Serial port extension bracket
! One User's Manual
! One CD-ROM that includes
- Award Flash EPROM Utility
- Award DMI Utility for DOS
- Intel Bus Master IDE drivers for Win95/98
- Intel Security Driver
- Audio drivers for Win9x, NT4.0, Win2000
- OptionalCreative 5880 audio driver for Win98, NT and Win2000
- Optional AIRBAG2000 software group including Acrobat Reader,
Sheperd2000, Trend PC-cillin, Norton AntiVirus, ADOBE ActiveShare,
Appio and X-stop
Optional Items
! Optional LTI-II Panel link adapter for LCD/TV-out

Figure 1-1 UDMA66 IDE cable

Figure 1-2 Standard Floppy cable

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Chapter 2

Hardware Setup
If your mainboard has already been installed in your computer you may still need
to refer to this chapter if you plan to upgrade your system's hardware.
Be sure to disconnect the power cable from the power source before performing
any work on your mainboard, i. e. installing a CPU, memory module,
changing a jumper setting, etc. Not doing so may result in electrical shock!

2-1 Introduction to Jumpers

Jumpers are used to select between various operating modes. A jumper consists of
a row of gold colored pins that protrude from the surface of the mainboard. It is
important not to confuse jumpers with connectors or headers.

Putting jumper caps on anything that is not a jumper may result in damaging
your mainboard. Please refer to Section 1-3, Mainboard Layout, for the
location of jumpers on your mainboard.
As indicated in Figure 2-1 below, a cap is used to cover the pins of a jumper, resulting
in shorting those pins that it covers. If the cap is removed from the top of the pins,
the jumper is left "open." The number 1 shown both in the diagram below and in
all multiple pin jumper and header diagrams in this manual indicates the pin
designated with the number 1. The numbering of the remaining pins follows in
sequence.

Pins Cap Setting Cap Style 2

1 1

A 3-pin jumper A cap over pin 1 and

pin 2 shorts these pins

Figure 2-1

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2-2 Installing a CPU in a Socket 370

The Intel Socket 370, designed for the Celeron and Coppermine processors, has been
incorporated as a standard mainboard specification.To insert your CPU into Socket
370 please do the following:
1. Locate a small dot marked on the top surface of the CPU close to one if it's
corners. The same corner will also be cut off, leaving a noticeable notch in
the CPU's corner. These markings indicate Pin 1 of the CPU.
2. Pull up the lever of Socket 370 so that it is perpendicular with the surface of
the mainboard. Gently insert the CPU with Pin 1 at the same corner of Socket
370 that contains the end of the lever. Allow the the weight of the CPU to push
itself into place. Do not apply extra pressure as doing so may result in damaging
your CPU. Snap the lever back into place.
Installing a heat sink with cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation
from your CPU. Failing to install these items may result in overheating and
possible burn-out of your CPU.

2-3 Setting Your CPU's Parameters

This board support plug and play CPU configuration, if you install a CPU on this
mainboard, the board will automatically detect and set CPU parameters. It is no longer
necessary to make many jumper settings as on conventional mainboards.
1. After installing all your hardware into your PC system, turn on your system's
power. Enter the CMOS Setup Utility by pressing the Delete key when your
BIOS identification screen appears.
2. Move the cursor to Frequency/Voltage Control Setup menu and press Enter. Find
the CPU bus frequency at the left hand side of the BIOS screen. Commands for
operating the cursor in BIOS are found at the Bottom right of the BIOS screen.
3. Set the CPU bus frequency according to your processor's specifications.
4. Press Esc to return to the CMOS Setup Utility, press F10 to Save and Exit Setup
and choose 'Y' to confirm. The system will automatically reboot and during startup
you will see the correct CPU type shown on the screen.

You do not need to make voltage settings because SeePU automatically

sets your CPU voltage.

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Overclocking
Operating a CPU at a higher frequency than it's specification allows is called
overclocking. If the CPU frequency is set at a higher frequency than it's specification
allows, it may or may not run at that frequency, depending on the quality of your
CPU and the extent to which the frequency has been overset. The mainboard
manufacturer highly discourages overclocking as it may result in data loss, CPU
burnout, system failure, etc.
Many Intel processors are frequency locked processors and are not able to perform
overclocking. Regardless of whether the processor is a frequency locked, overclocking
may cause some processors to hang when turning on the system. When the processor
hangs, the screen remains blank and the system does not boot. To solve this problem,
do the following.
1. Turn off the computer and then press and hold the Home key on your keyboard
2. Turn on your computer, wait for five seconds and then release the Home key.
3. Enter BIOS and reconfigure your CPU parameters as described in this section.

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CN4, JP4, JP5,

CN5, COM1, CN8,
JP2, JP1,
CNR, CN6, LTI-II FAN1, FAN2
JP12
JP8 JP7 JP6 JP3

CN10 JP11 JP14, JP15, JP16

Mouse Printer Port Game Port

Keyboard USB 0/1 COM1 VGA Line-out Line-in Mic-in

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JP & CN No. Function JumperSetting/Connector Page

JP1 PS/2 keyboard Power On Funtion 1-2: Disable (default); 2-3: Enable 15
JP2/JP3 Audio Line out/ Speaker out 1-2: Line out (default); 2-3: Speaker out 15

JP4 Smart Bus Connector 15

JP5 Chassis Intrusion Dectection 16

JP6 Infrared / Consumer Infrared 16

JP7 Onboard Audio 1-2: Enable (default); 2-3: Disable 16

JP8 AC’97 CODEC selector (optional) 1-2: CODEC on board (default); 2-3: CODEC on CNR 16
JP11 Clear CMOS Data 1-2: Normal(default); 2-3: Enable (Clear) 17
JP12 USB Power On Function 1-2: Disable; 2-3: Enable (default) 17
JP14 JP15
Auto(default) 1 ~ 2 1~2
JP14/JP15 System Bus Frequency 100MHz 1~2 2~3
17
133MHz 2 ~ 3 Open

1-2: Boot BIOS select (default)

JP16 Optional Boot BIOS select 18
2-3: BIOS1(Power-on only)/BIOS2(Power-on+Reset)

CN4 AUX_IN Connector 19

GND
L R
CN5 CD_IN Connector 1
19

CN6 Mono-in/out Connector 19

CN7 COM2

CN8 WOL (Wake on LAN) 20

Over-ride Power Button Connector

Keyboard Lock & Power Indicator LED Connector

Green Switch Connector/ Green LED Connector

CN10 System Reset Switch Connector 13

Speaker Connector

IDE Activity LED Connector

Turbo LED Connector

CN11 ATX Power Supply Connector 12

FAN1/FAN2 CPU/System cooling Fan Connector 20

LTI-II LTI-II Riser 20

PS/2 Ports(CN2) PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports 18
USB Ports(CN3) USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports 18

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2-4 Connector and Jumper Settings

Connectors are used to link the system board with other parts of the system, including
the power supply, the keyboard, and the various controllers on the front panel of
the system case.
The power supply connector is the last connection to be made while installing
a mainboard. Before connecting the power supply, please make sure it is not
connected to the power source.

ATX Power Supply Connector (CN11)

The power cord leading from the system's power
supply to the external power source must be the
very last part connected when assembling a system.
To support this function, a switching power
supply with a minimum of 750mA 5VSB
is required.

The ATX power supply provides a single 20-pin

connector interface which incorporates standard +/
-5V, +/-12V, optional 3.3V and Soft-power signals.
The Soft-power signal, a 5V trickle supply is
continuously supplied when AC power is
available. When the system is in the Soft-Off
mode, this trickle supply maintains the system in
it's minimum power state.
Power-On By Modem
While in Soft-off state, if an external modem ring-up signal occurs, the system wakes
up and can be remotely accessed. You may enable this function in BIOS's Power
Management Setup menu.

Poly-fuse Over Current Protection

The poly-fuse protects the system from dangerous voltages the system might be
exposed to via the keyboard or USB connectors. In case of such exposure, the poly-
fuse will immediately be disconnected from the circuit, just like a normal fuse. After
being disconnected for a certain period of time, the poly-fuse will return to its normal
state, after which the keyboard or USB can function properly again. Unlike
conventional fuses, the poly-fuse does not have to be replaced, relieving the user
wasted time and inconvenience.
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Front Panel Connector Set (CN10) A through F

A. Over-ride Power Button Connector
The power button on the ATX chassis can be used
as a normal power switch as well as a device to
activate Advanced Power Management Suspend
mode. This mode is used for saving electricity
when the computer is not in use for long periods of
time. The Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN function in
BIOS's Power Management Setup menu must be set
to "Delay 4 Sec." to activate this function.
When the Soft-OFF by PWR-BTTN function is
enabled, pushing the power button rapidly will
switch the system to Suspend mode. Any occurrence
of external activities such as pressing a key on the
keyboard or moving the mouse will bring the
system back to Full-On. Pushing the button while
in Full-On mode for more than 4 seconds will
switch the system completely off. See Over-ride
Power Button Operation diagram.

B. Power Indicator LED Connector

Over-ride Power Button Operation
The power indicator LED shows the system's
power status. It is important to pay attention to
Pin Definition
the correct cables and pin orientation (i.e., not to
1 +5V DC reverse the order of these two connectors.)
Power Indicator LED 2 No Connection
3 Ground

Software Power-Off Control

This mainboard can be powered down using the Windows 95/98 Software Power-Off
function. To power down your computer, click the START button on the Windows
95/98 task bar. Select "Shut Down The Computer" and the system turns off. The
message "It is now safe to turn off your computer" will not be shown when using this
function.

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C. Green Switch/Green LED Connector

Some ATX cases provide a Green switch which
is used to put the system in Suspend mode. In
Suspend mode, the power supply to the system
is reduced to a trickle, the CPU clock is stopped,
and the CPU core is in it's minimum power state.
The system is woken up whenever the keyboard
or mouse is touched. The system resumes in
different ways as defined by Power Management
Setup screen in BIOS.

D. System Reset Switch Connector

This connector should be connected to the reset
switch on the front panel of the system case. The
reset switch allows you to restart the system
without turning the power off.
Pin Definition
1 System
2 GND

E. Speaker Connector
Pin Definition
1 Speaker Signal
2 No Connection
3 No Connection
4 +5V DC
F. IDE Activity LED Connector
The IDE activity LED lights up whenever the
system reads/writes to the IDE devices.

G. Turbo LED Connector

This mainboard does not have a Turbo/De-turbo
speed modes. So the turbo LED will always light.

Blinking LED in Suspend Mode

While in Suspend mode, the LED light on the front panel of your computer will
flash. Suspend mode is entered by pressing the Override Power Button, pushing
the Green button on your ATX case, or enabling the Power Management and Suspend
Mode options in BIOS's Power Management menu.

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PS/2 Keyboard Power On Function (JP1)

1 1
Disabled Enabled

This board is able to be turned on by the keyboard.

To use this function, enable the Power On Function
option in BIOS's Integrated Peripherals screen
(See section 3-8). You must also set this jumper's
cap to pins 2-3 to use this function. Some out-
of-date keyboards may require larger current than
supplied by the Suspend 5V of modern power
supplies. When using older keyboards disable
this function.
Audio Line_out or Speaker_out (JP2/JP3)

JP2 1 JP2 1
JP3 JP3
Line_out (default) Speaker_ out
This jumper allows you to select between audio
line-out or speaker out function. Set both JP2 and
JP3 pins to 1-2 for line-out function or set both JP2
and JP3 pins to 2-3 for speaker out function..

Smart Bus Connector (JP4)

This connector supports Aux-input for
connecting DVD or other audio devices.

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Chassis Intrusion Detection (JP5)

This board supports the chassis instruction
monitoring feature of the management extension
hardware by means of a mechanical or photo sensor
switch attached to the motherboard through this
1x3-pin chassis security header. The mechanical
switch is set to open for normal computer operation.

IR/CIR Connector (JP6)

If you enable the IR/CIR Address Select in BIOS's
Integrated Peripherals menu the IR/CIR port will
let you select the IRQ and IR/CIR Mode to support
IR/CIR functions.

Onboard Audio (JP7)

1 1
Enable Disable
This function allows you to enable and disable
the on board audio. You must set the jumper's cap
to pins 1-2 to enable or set pins 2-3 to disable
this function.

AC'97 CODEC selector (JP8)

1 Onboard CODEC (Default)
1
CNR (Soft-Audio/Modem riser)

Short pin 1-2 to enable onboard AC`97 CODEC.

Short pin 2-3 to enable CNR (Soft Audio/Modem
riser).

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Clear CMOS Data (JP11)

1 1
Normal (default) Clear CMOS data
To clear the contents of the CMOS, please follow
the steps below.
1. Disconnect the system power supply from the
power source.
2. Set the jumper cap at location 2~3 for 5 seconds,
then set it back to the default position.
3. Connect the system's power and then start the
system.
4. Enter BIOS's CMOS Setup Utility and choose
Load Setup Defaults. Type Y and press enter.
5. Set the system configuration in the Standard
CMOS Setup menu.

USB Device Power On Function (JP12)

1 1
Disable Enable (default)
This board is able to be turned on by a USB
keyboard (hot key/Password) or a USB mouse
click. To use this function, select a device of your
choice at the Power on Function option in BIOS's
Integrated Peripherals screen. You must also set
JP12/JP13 jumper caps to pins 2-3 to use this
function.

CPU Bus Frequency (JP14/JP15)

JP14 JP15
Auto(default) 1 ~ 2 1~2
100MHz 1~2 2~3
133MHz 2~3 Open

This jumper allows the CPU bus frequency to be

determined either by the CPU or the user. Set both
jumper cups to pin 1-2 (default) if you are not sure
what frequency your CPU support.

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Optional Boot BIOS Select (JP16)

1
Boot BIOS select (default)
1 BIOS 1 (Power on only)/
BIOS 2 (Power on + Reset button)

This feature allows you to select a BIOS to boot

up your system. Set the pin to 1-2 to enable Boot
BIOS select in the BIOS Features Setup and then
select either BIOS 1 or BIOS 2 for startup (see
section 2-4).The feature also allows you to
manually shift to another BIOS once the BIOS fail
to boot. Set pin to 2-3 to boot from BIOS 1 and
then press the power on button to boot up or press
reset and power on button hold for 2-3 second and
then release to boot from BIOS 2.

PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard Ports (CN2)

If a PS/2 mouse is used, BIOS will automatically
detect and assign IRQ12 to the PS/2 mouse.
Pin Definition
1 Data
2 No Connection
3 Ground
4 + 5V (fused)
5 Clock
6 No Connection

USB Ports(CN3)
If you want to use a USB keyboard, you must
enable the USB keyboard support function in
BIOS's Integrated Peripherals menu. USB is
an open industry standard, providing a simple
and inexpensive way to connect up to 125
devices to a single computer port. Keyboards,
mice, tablets, digitizers, scanners, bar-code
readers, modems, printers and many more can
all be used at the same time.
This board contains a USB Host controller and includes a root hub with two USB
ports. Two USB peripherals or hub devices are able to be connected.
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Auxiliary CD-ROM Audio-in Connector (CN4)

Use the auxiliary audio cable enclosed with your
CD-ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to
your mainboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's
audio function.

CD-ROM Audio-in Connector (CN5)

Use the audio cable enclosed with your CD-ROM
disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your
mainboard. This will enable your CD-ROM's
audio function.

GND
L R
1

Optional Audio Mono -in/out Connector (CN6)

Use the mono audio cable enclosed with your CD-
ROM disk drive to connect the CD-ROM to your
mainboard. This will enable mono audio in/out
function.

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WOL (Wake-on-LAN) Connector (CN8)

Enable the Wake Up On LAN selection in BIOS's
Power Management Menu to use this function.
The capability to remotely manage PCs on a
network is a significant factor in reducing
administrative and ownership costs. Magic Packet
technology is designed to give WOL (Wake-on-
LAN) capability to the LAN controller. When a
PC capable of receiving wake up command goes
to sleep, the Magic Packet mode in the LAN
controller is enabled. When the LAN controller
receives a Magic Packet frame, the LAN controller
will wake up the PC. This header is used to
connect an add-in NIC (Network Interface Card)
which gives WOL capability to the mainboard.

CPU/System Cooling Fan Connectors (FAN1/FAN2)

These added connectors allow the fan to draw
their power from the mainboard instead of the disk
drive connector.
The board's management extension hardware is
able to detect the CPU and system fan speed in
rpm (revolutions per minute). These connectors
supports 3-pin cooling fans with minimum of
3500 RPM. The wiring and plug may vary
depending on the manufacturer. On standard fans,
the red is positive (+12V), the black is ground,
and the yellow wire is the rotation signal.

LTI-II Riser (LTI1) Optional

This connector is to be connected to an optional
TV/LCD/2nd CRT Output adapter card.

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2-5 Main Memory Configuration

The DRAM memory system consists of three banks and the memory size ranges from
16~512 MBytes. It does not matter which bank you want to install first.

DRAM Specifications

FSB Freq. (MHz) System Memory Bus Freq. (MHz) Display Cache interface Freq. (MHz)

66 100 133 or DVMT

100 100 133 or DVMT
133 100 133 or DVMT
133 133 Internal Graphics Disable

DIMM type : 3.3V, unbuffered, registered, 64/72-bit SDRAM with SPD*

Module size: Single/double-side 16/32/64/128/256 MBytes
Parity : Either parity or non-parity
This mainboard supports up to 2 double sided or 3 single sided DIMMs at
133MHz system memory bus.
This mainboard supports 3.3v, unbuffered, 4-clock, SDRAM DIMM only.
Buffered, 5V, or 2-clock SDRAM DIMMs should not be used.
Due to loading anomalies, using DIMM with an 'n x 4' DRAM base on this
mainboard is not recommended. For example, a DIMM that uses sixteen
16Mb x 4 devices should not be used.

SPD (Serial Presence Detect)

This is an EPROM that contains speed and design information about the memory
module. The mainboard queries the module and makes adjustments to system
operation based on what it finds.

ECC DRAM Capability

This mainboard can be configured to support ECC (Error Check and Correct)
function when utilizing parity DIMM modules. To utilize the chipset's ECC features,
you must use a 72-bit DIMM module.These modules are automatically detected
during bootup. However, the user must configure the DRAM Data Integrity Mode
to "ECC" in BIOS's SeePU&Chipset Features Setup menu to enable the ECC function.
ECC detects double bit errors and detects and corrects single bit memory errors on
the fly without user intervention. Errors may be generated by a defective memory
module, conflicting memory speeds between different banks, DMA, etc.
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Chapter 3
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Award BIOS Setup Program
Award's BIOS ROM has a built-in setup program that allows users to modify the
basic system configuration. This information is stored in CMOS RAM so that it
can retain the setup information, even when the power is turned off.
When you turn on or restart the system, press the Delete key to enter the Award
BIOS setup program. The primary screen as shown in Figure 3-1 is a list of the menus
and functions available in the setup program. Select the desired item and press enter
to make changes. Operating commands are located at the bottom of this and all
other BIOS screens. When a field is highlighted, on-line help information is displayed
on the right side of the screen.

CMOS Setup Utility- Copyright (C) 1984-2000 Award Software

Standard CMOS Features SeePU Setup

Advanced BIOS Features Load Fail-Safe Defaults

Advanced Chipset Features Load Optimized Defaults

Integrated Peripherals Set Supervisor Password

Power Management Setup Set User Password

PnP/PCI Configurations Save & Exit Setup

PC Health Status Exit Without Saving

Esc : Quit : Select Item

F10 : Save & Exit Setup

Time, Date, Hard Disk Type...

Figure 3-1 Setup Program Initial Screen

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Brief Software Driver Guide

The Mainboard Software Guide is found on the CD-ROM that is enclosed with your
mainboard and is a PDF file which must be viewed with Adobe's freeware called
Acrobat® Reader. The Acrobat Reader software is also included on the same CD-
ROM. See the Readme.txt file in the CD-ROM's root directory for installation
instructions of the Acrobat Reader. The Mainboard software guide discusses the
following items:

The following items are discussed in the TXT or PDF files:

- Bus Master/PIO IDE Driver Installation

- USB Driver Installation
- Updating Your System BIOS
- Installing and Using a Desktop Management Interface (DMI) Utility for DOS
- Sound Drivers and Utility Installation
- AGP VGA Drivers for Win95/98/2000/NT
- Optional Creative 5880 audio driver for Win98, NT and Win2000

The DMI utility is a DOS utility, operating under Windows or other operating
system might cause damage to the BIOS.

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On Board I/O Addresses & IRQ Maps

System Resource IRQ I/O Address

1. Timer IRQ0 040, 043

2. Keyboard IRQ1 060, 064

3. Programmable INT IRQ2 0020, 0021,

00A0, 00A1

4. COM2(B) IRQ3 2F8, 2FF

5. COM1(A) IRQ4 3F8, 3FF

6. Floppy IRQ6 3F0, 3F7

7. LPT1 IRQ7 378, 37F

8. Real Time Clock IRQ8 070, 071

9. PS/2 Mouse IRQ12 060, 064

10.Math coprocessor IRQ13 0F0, 0FF

11.IDE 1 IRQ14 1F0, 1F7

12.IDE 2 IRQ15 170, 177

@IRQ 5, 9, 10 and 11 are available for interface cards.

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Embedded Flash Utility

This mainboard is equipped with an Erasable Flash ROM and an Embedded
Flash Utility which allows the user to update the BIOS to a newer version.
Embedded Flash Utility eases BIOS upgrade and eliminate the compatibility
issue between different Flash ROM type and version of Flash utility.
Update Your System BIOS
1. Start computer, upon post, press ALT+F2 Keys to enter AWDFLASH setup.
2. Insert the floppy disk with the latest BIOS file into the floppy drive A(or B)
and then press Enter to start programming.

FLASH MEMORY WRITER V 7.52C

(C) Award Software 1999 All Right Reserved
For XXX-W83627HF-6A69MC3DC-0 DATE: 01/20/2000
Flash Type- INTEL E82802AB / 3.3V(2Mb)
File Name to Program : 6OJVxxxx.BIN
1234567890123456789012345
Programming Flash Memory
1234567890123456789012345
1234567890123456789012345
123456789012345678901234567890121234
123456789012345678901234567890121234
123456789012345678901234567890121234
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567
12 1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567
1234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567
12 Write OK 123
123 123
123
12 123No Update 123
123 Write Fail

Warning : Don't Turn Off Power Or Reset System !

Sample of Programing Flash Memory Screen
3. As programming finishes, the system will automatically Restart.
Note:
@ Flash BIOS Protection must be set to Disabled in the Advance Chipset
Feature from the CMOS Setup Utility menu. See Chapter 3.
@ Don't turn off or restart your system during programming process.
@ Make sure that your floppy diskette have only one BIN file to aviod
confussion.

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Appendix III

TwinBIOS Technology (Optional)

echnology
Introduction
We are pleased to introduce the Peer to Peer TwinBIOS technology, a new
genaration BIOS system for your motherboard. Twin BIOS are phisically two
BIOS chips, known as BIOS 1 and BIOS 2. If either one of the BIOS fails, the
other BIOS will be ready to take over the Boot BIOS function. Wheather the
problem is caused by a virus, flashing BIOS failure or a corrupted Boot BIOS
chip, The other BIOS will always back you up.
! Using the Backup BIOS Recovery
This feature enable you to manually shift to another BIOS once the the BIOS
fails to boot. Set (JP16) jumper pin to 2-3 and then press the reset button together
with the power on button to boot up.
! Selecting Boot BIOS
Set (JP16) jumper pin to 1-2 to enable BIOS selection in the Advance BIOS
Features setup from the CMOS Setup Utility menu. Select Boot BIOS and choose
between BIOS 1 (default) or BIOS 2 option to boot your system.
! Update BIOS Using Embbeded Flash Memory Utility
A. Boot from BIOS 1
1. Start computer, upon post, press ALT+F2 Keys to enter AWDFLASH setup.

Select the BIOS you want to update: update from Floppy Disk
Press <F1> "BIOS 1"
Select source to update "BIOS 2"
Press <F2> "BIOS 2" Press <Enter> from BIOS 1
Press <ESC> to continue Post <ESC> from Floppy

Note:
" Flash BIOS Protection must be set to Disabled in the Advance Chipset
Feature from the CMOS Setup Utility menu. See Chapter 3.
" Don't turn off or restart your system during programming process.
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B. Boot from BIOS 2

1. Start computer, upon post, press ALT+F2 Keys to enter AWDFLASH setup.

Select the BIOS you want to update: Select source to update "BIOS 1"
Press <Enter> from BIOS 2
Press <F1> "BIOS 1"
<ESC> from Floppy

Press <F2> "BIOS 2"

update from Floppy Disk
Press <ESC> to continue Post

Note:
" Flash BIOS Protection must be set to Disabled in the Advance Chipset
Feature from the CMOS Setup Utility menu. See Chapter 3.
" Don't turn off or restart your system during programming process.

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