Intel FSB800 (PC2700) manuel d'utilisation

TRADEMARK All products and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. These specifications are subject to change without notice. Manual Revision 1.0 March 27, 2003 User’ User’ User’ User’ User’ s s s s s Manual Manual Manual Manual Manual An Intel Socket 478 Processor Based An Intel Socket 478 Proce[...]

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80 P or t F r equently Asked Questions Below is a list of some basic POST Codes, possible problems, and solutions. For more detailed information about POST Codes, refer to Appendix D in this manual. P O ST C O D E P r o bl e m So l ut i o n FF h o r C Fh 1 . B I O S c hi p i ns e rt e d i n co rr ect ly 2 . I nc o r r e c t B IO S update v ers ion [...]

T able of Contents Section 1 Introduction Package Contents ...................................................... 1 - 1 Intel Pentium 4 Processors ......................................... 1 - 2 Chipset Components .................................................. 1 - 2 Accelerated Graphics Port ......................................... 1 - 3 Ultra[...]

Section 4 A ward BIOS Setup Main Menu ................................................................ 4 - 1 Standard CMOS Setup ............................................... 4 - 2 Advanced BIOS Features .......................................... 4 - 3 Advanced Chipset Features ...................................... 4 - 7 Integrated Peripherals .[...]

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Introduction Page 1-1 B A C D USERS MANUAL E or G F J K I Section 1 INTRODUCTION Package Contents Contents A. Mainboard B . User  s manual C . Floppy drive cable D . HDD drive cable or round cable E . CD and diskette (drivers and utilities) F . Game port cable G . I/O Shield H . S-A T A data and power cable Deluxe Pack Items I . IEEE 1394 two[...]

Introduction Page 1-2 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors The Intel Pentium 4 processor, Intel's most advanced, most powerful processor for desktop PCs and entry-level workstations, is based on Intel NetBurst TM microarchitecture. The Pentium 4 processor is designed to deliver performance across applications and usages where end-users can truly a[...]

Introduction Page 1-3 - Upstream hub link for access to the MCH - 2-Channel Ultra A T A/100 Bus Master IDE controller - USB controller - I/O APIC - SMBus controller - LPC / Flash BIOS interface - PCI 2.3 interface - Integrated System Management Controller Accelerated Graphics Por t (AGP) The board provides the AGP 3.0 interface. The AGP interface c[...]

Introduction Page 1-4 Serial A T A The evolutionary serial A T A interface replaces the standard parallel A T A physical storage interface. The serial A T A specification provides scalability and allows future enhancements to the computing platform. Serial technology overcomes performance limits of parallel interface architecture, meeting the escal[...]

Introduction Page 1-5 Mainboar d F or m-Factor The board is designed with A TX form factor - the latest industry standard of chassis. The A TX form factor is essentially a Baby-A T baseboard rotated 90 degrees within the chassis enclosure and a new mounting configuration for the power supply . W ith these changes the processor is relocated away fro[...]

Introduction Page 1-6 P ow er-On/Of f (R emote) The board has 20-pin A TX and 4-pin A TX12V connectors for power supplies (Figure 4). For power supplies that support the Remote On/Off feature, this should be connected to the mainboard front panel PW_ON connector for the computer power On/Off button. The board has been designed with Soft Off"[...]

Introduction Page 1-7 Figure 5: System Block Diagram System Block Diagram[...]

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.A=JKHAI Page 2-1 Section 2 FEA TURES Mainboar d Fea tur es Processor ! Socket 478 Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processor. Supports Northwood, Prescott or later CPU only, does not support W illamette CPU. ! Supports System Bus and Memory Configurations: FSB400 / DDR266 (PC2100) FSB533 / DDR266/333 (PC2100/PC2700) FSB800 / DDR333 (PC2700) FSB800 / DDR400 ([...]

.A=JKHAI Page 2-2 BIOS ! Flash EEPROM with A ward BIOS - ACPI v2.0 compliant - S3 (Suspend to DRAM) sleep-state support - SMBIOS (System Management BIOS)  v2.2 compliant - Supports Power failure recovery - Capable to waked the computer up from specific states by LAN, Power switch, PME#, R TC alarm, USB, PS2 K/B, PS2 Mouse, Modem Ring-in COM#1[...]

.A=JKHAI Page 2-3 - In 2-CH mode, supports Line-In (Blue), Line-Out (Green) and Mic-In (Pink) at rear panel - In 6-CH mode, supports Rear speaker out (Blue), Front speaker out (Green) and Center&Subwoofer speaker out (Pink) at rear panel - Supports CD-In, Aux-In and S/PDIF-In/out interface - Supports Line-out and Mic-In for front panel Peripher[...]

.A=JKHAI Page 2-4 Other Features ! Magic Health  a H/W monitoring software utility, for voltages, tempera- tures and fan-speeds sensing ! EZ Boot  An easy way let end-user can choose to boot from hard drive, CD-ROM, floppy,  ! Supports exclusive KBPO (Keyboard Power On) function ! Excellent Over clocking capabilities by - subtle voltage tu[...]

Installation Page 3-1 Section 3 INST ALLA TION[...]

Installation Page 3-2 Mainboard Layout[...]

Installation Page 3-3 Easy Installation Procedure The following must be completed before powering on your new system: 3-1. CPU Installation 3-2. Jumper Settings 3-3. System Memory Configuration 3-4. Expansion Slots 3-5 . Device Connectors 3-1 CPU Installation Step 1 Open the socket by raising the actuation lever. Figur e 1 Step 2 Align pin 1 on the[...]

Installation Page 3-4 Figur e 3 Step 4 Apply thermal compound to the top of the CPU and install the heatsink as shown. Step 5 Install the cooling fan assembly. Press the two clips in the direction of the arrows shown in Figure 5 to secure the assembly to the CPU socket. Step 6 Plug the CPU fan into the CPU fan connector. The installation is complet[...]

Installation Page 3-5 3-2 Jumper Settings JCMOS: Settings: 1-2: Normal (Default) 2-3: Clear CMOS  Clear CMOS data Jumper If the CMOS data becomes corrupted or you forgot the supervisor or user password, clear the CMOS data to reconfigure the system back to the default values stored in the ROM BIOS. T o CMOS Clear data, please follow the steps be[...]

Installation Page 3-6 <Figure 6> <T able 1> 3-3 System Memor y Configur ation Memor y Layout The mainboard accommodates four PC2100/PC2700/PC3200 184-pin DIMMs (Dual In- line Memory Modules):  Supports up to 4.0GB of 266/333/400MHz DDR SDRAM.  Supports two 64-bit wide DDR data channels.  A vailable bandwidth up to 3.2GB/s (DDR4[...]

Installation Page 3-7 NOTES:  When FSB is 400MHz, the mainbaod can support DDR266.  When FSB is 533MHz, the mainbaod can support DDR266/333.  When FSB is 800MHz, the mainbaod can support DDR333/400 (Uses DDR333, adaptive synchronization aligns to the closest FSB to memory clock ratio, setting memory channel to 320MHz)  The four DIMM soc[...]

Installation Page 3-8 DIMM Module Installation Figure 8 displays the notch on the DDR DIMM memory module. DIMMs have 184 pins and one notch that matches with the DDR DIMM socket. DIMM modules are installed by placing the chip firmly into the socket and pressing straight down as shown in figure 9 until the white clips close and the module fits tight[...]

Installation Page 3-9 3-4 Expansion Slots Installing an Expansion Card The steps below assume that the mainboard is already installed in the system chassis. 1 . Make sure the PC and all other peripheral devices connected to its has been powered down. 2 . Disconnect all power cords and cables. 3 . Remove the system unit cover. 4 . Remove the bracket[...]

Installation Page 3-10 AGP Card Installation Caution 1 . AGP card component is blocked by DIMM socket lock. 2 . AGP slot lock is not locked. 3 . AGP card edge connector is not inserted properly. 1 . AGP card component is not blocked by DIMM socket lock. 2 . AGP slot lock is locked. 3 . AGP card edge connector is inserted properly. 1. AGP slot lock [...]

Installation Page 3-11 GND PM E +5V Stan dby JCPU_F AN / JPWR_F AN / JSYS_F AN: CPU/Power/Chassis Fan Power Connectors JCPU_F AN: The CPU must be kept cool by using a fan with heatsink. JPWR_F AN: If you are installing an additional fan in the unit, connect the fan s connector . JSYS_F AN: The chassis fan will provide adequate airflow throughout[...]

Installation Page 3-12 FDD: Floppy Controller Connector (Black) IDE1/2: Ultra DMA-66/100 Primary/Secondary IDE Connector (Blue) IDE3/4: Ultra DMA-66/100 & RAID Primary/ Secondary IDE Connector (Red) Supported by HPT372 chipset, refer to HPT372 RAID Controller user  s manual for detail information. PW1 PW12 PW1: 20-pin A TX Power Connector PW[...]

Installation Page 3-13 Settings Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Short (default): Only the Onboard Rear Audio Speaker can be used. Pins (5-6) & (9-10) Open: Only Front Panel Audio Speaker can be used. CFP A : Front Panel Audio Connector When the jumpers are removed and this connector is used for front panel audio. The type of front panel line-out phone [...]

Installation Page 3-14   GAME1: Game/MIDI connector This port works well with any application that is compatible with the standard PC joystick. SPDIF: Sony/Philips Digital InterFace connector This connector is the digital link between the mainboard and your audio devices, such as CD player , sampler or DA T recorder . It allows the digital tr[...]

Installation Page 3-15 SA T A1 / SA T A2: Serial A T A Connectors SA T A3 / SA T A4 (Optional): Sserial A T A Connec- tors support by Silicom Image Sil3112A chip. These connectors enable you to connect Serial A T A devices that conform to the Serial A T A specification. SATA2 1 GND A- B- B+ GND A+ GND SATA1 C1394-1 / C1394-2 / C1394-3: (Optional ) [...]

Installation Page 3-16  VCC NC GND Key GND Data0- Data1- VCC Data0+ Data1+ '  USB1/USB2/CUSB3/CUSB4: USB 2.0 ports The mainboard is equipped with eight onboard USB2.0/1.1 ports (4 at rear panel). It is equipped with a 10-pin connector for connect- ing 4 additional external USB 2.0/1.1 ports. If you wish to use the additional USB ports[...]

Installation Page 3-17 CFP / CIR / CSPK CFP: Front Panel Connector " " " " " HD_LED This will light when the hard drive is being accessed. " " " " " PWR_LED This connects to the power button of the system chassis " " " " " RST This switch allows you to reboot without having [...]

Installation Page 3-18 NOTES:  Intel A TX version 2.0 specification recommends you use a power supply that supplies >=2.0 A in 5.0 VSB. However, this mainboard supports a 5.0 VSB standby power supply > = 2A .  W e recommend you use the power supply with 2.0 A in 5.0 VSB, which supports PCI 2.2 specification for remote power-on and wake-[...]

Installation Page 3-19 3-7 STR (Suspend T o RAM) Function This mainboard supports the STR (Suspend T o RAM) power management scheme by maintaining the appropriate power states in the DDR SDRAM interface signals. The power source to the DDR SDRAM must be kept active during STR (ACPI S3). Advanced Configuration Power Interface (ACPI) provides many En[...]

Installation Page 3-20 3-8 Suppor ts AGP Card 3.3V Protection The Intel ® 865PE chipset supports 1.5 volt AGP graphics cards only. Using a 3.3 volt AGP card in an Intel ® 865PE chipset-based board might damage the chipset on an 865PE-equipped mainboard. However, this mainboard features a protection function that prevents the system from powering [...]

BIOS Page 4-1 Section 4 BIOS SETUP Main Menu The ROM BIOS provides a built-in Setup program which allows user to modify the basic system configuration and hardware parameters. The modified data is stored in a battery-backed CMOS, so that data will be retained even when the power is turned off. In general, the information saved in the CMOS RAM will [...]

BIOS Page 4-2 The main menu displays all the major selection items. Select the item you need to reconfigure. The selection is made by moving the cursor (press any direction (arrow key ) to the item and pressing the Enter key. An on-line help message is displayed at the bottom of the screen as the cursor is moved to various items which provide[...]

BIOS Page 4-3 Notes: _ If the hard disk Primary Master/Slave and Secondary Master/Slave are set to Auto, then the hard disk size and model will be auto-detected. _ The Halt On: field is used to determine when to halt the system by the BIOS if an error occurs. _ Floppy 3 Mode support is a mode used to support a special 3.5-inch drive used in J[...]

BIOS Page 4-4 Virus Warning During and after system boot up, any attempt to write to the boot sector or partition table of the hard disk drive halts the system and an error message appears. Y ou should then run an anti-virus program to locate the virus. Keep in mind that this feature protects only the boot sector, not the entire hard drive. The def[...]

BIOS Page 4-5 First /Second/Third/Other Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. Options: Floppy, LS120, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, ZIP100, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-CDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled. Boot Other Device When enabled, the system searches all other possi[...]

BIOS Page 4-6 System : The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt. Setup : The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied unless the correct password is entered at the prompt. APIC Mode This item allows you to enable APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) fun[...]

BIOS Page 4-7 4-3 Advanced Chipset F eatures Choose the ADV ANCED CHIPSET FEA TURES option in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY menu to display following menu. Figure 4: Chipset Features Setup DRAM Timing Selectable For setting DRAM Timing, By SPD is follow Intel PC DDR SDRAM Serial Presence Detect Specification. Options: Manual, By SPD. CAS Latency Tim[...]

BIOS Page 4-8 DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This item sets the timing parameters for the system memory such as the CAS (Column Address Strobe) and RAS (Row Address Strobe). The default is by DRAM SPD. Options: 2, 3, 4. DRAM RAS# Precharge This item refers to the number of cycles required to return data to its original location to close the bank or the nu[...]

BIOS Page 4-9 4-4 Integrated Peripherals Figure 5: Integrated Peripherals Notes:  If you do not use the Onboard IDE connector, then you will need to set that Onboard Primary PCI IDE: Disabled and Onboard Secondary PCI IDE: Disabled  The Onboard PCI IDE cable should be equal to or less than 18 inches (45 cm.). BROADCOM Lan Boot ROM (Optional) [...]

BIOS Page 4-10 OnChip IDE Device Scroll to OnChip IDE Device and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: IDE HDD Block Mode IDE Block Mode allows the controller to access blocks of sectors rather than a single sector at a time. The default is Enabled. Options: Enabled, Disabled. On-Chip Primary PCI IDE The integrated peripheral controlle[...]

BIOS Page 4-11 software both support Ultra DMA-33/66/100, select Auto to enable UDMA mode by BIOS or you can manually disable it. Options: Auto, Disabled. *** On-Chip Serial A T A Setting *** RAID Function Enables the RAID function. When RAID is enabled ("Auto" or "Enabled") Serial A T A ports 0 and 1 will default to "T ert[...]

BIOS Page 4-12 ! The following screen shows RAID function "Disabled" and on-chip Serial A T A assigned to "Primary". ! The following screen shows RAID function "Disabled" and on-chip Serial A T A assigned to "Secondary". Display only Display only <Compatible Mode> <Compatible Mode>[...]

BIOS Page 4-13 Onboard PCI Device Setup Scroll to Onboard PCI Device Setup and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: USB Controller Enables the all USB controller. Options: Disabled, Enabled. USB 2.0 Controller Enables the EHCI (USB2.0) controller. Options: Disabled, Enabled. USB Keyboard Support Y our system contains a Universal Seria[...]

BIOS Page 4-14 Midi Port Address Select an address for the Midi port. Options: 290, 300, 330, Disabled. Midi Port IRQ Select an interrupt for the Midi port. Options: 5, 10. HighPoint Device (Optional) Enables the onboard HighPoint RAID feature. Options: Enabled, Disabled, Auto. Onboard LAN Device (Optional) Enables the onboard LAN feature. Options:[...]

BIOS Page 4-15 Onboard I/O Chip Setup Scroll to Onboard I/O Chip Setup and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDC) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-in FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in th[...]

BIOS Page 4-16 Use IR Pins This item allows you to select IR transmission routes, one is RxD2, TxD2 (COM Port) and the other is IR-Rx2Tx2. Options: IR-Rx2Tx2, RxD2, TxD2. Onboard Parallel Port This field allows the user to configure the LPT port. Options: 378/IRQ7, 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode This field allows the user to selec[...]

BIOS Page 4-17 4-5 Power Management Setup Choose the POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP in the CMOS SETUP UTILITY to display the following screen. This menu allows the user to modify the power management parameters and IRQ signals. In general, these parameters should not be changed unless it s absolutely necessary . Figure 6: Power Management ACPI Sus[...]

BIOS Page 4-18 S3 KB Wake-up Function This determines whether or not to enable keyboard/mouse activity to awaken the system from S3(STR) or S1&S3. Options: AnyKey or Mouse, By PowerOn Func., AnyKey, Mouse. POWER ON Function Enables computer power on by keyboard, mouse, or hotkey activity. The default is Hot KEY. Password: Requires you to enter [...]

BIOS Page 4-19 Power Management Use this to select your Power Management selection. The default is User define. Max. saving : Maximum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 minute in each mode. Min. saving : Minimum power savings. Inactivity period is 1 hour in each mode. User define : Allows user to define PM Timers parameters to control power savi[...]

BIOS Page 4-20 HDD Power Down When enabled and after the set time of system inactivity, the hard disk drive will be powered down while all other devices remain active. Options: Disabled, 1 ~ 15 Min. Soft-Off by PWRBTN Use this to select your soft-off function. The default is Instant Off. Instant Off : Turns off the system instantly. Delay 4 Second [...]

BIOS Page 4-21 ** Reload Global Timer Events ** Primary/Secondary IDE 0/1 Any activity occuring on these channels awakens the system from power savings mode. FDD, COM, LPT Port When enabled, any event occurring on these ports awakens the system from power savings mode. PCI PIRQ[A-D]# When enabled, any event occurring on these PCI slots awakens the [...]

BIOS Page 4-22 4-6 PNP/PCI Configuration The PNP/PCI configuration program is for the user to modify the PCI/ISA IRQ signals when various PCI/ISA cards are inserted in the PCI or ISA slots. W ARNING: Conflicting IRQs may cause the system to not find certain devices. Figure 7: PNP/PCI Configuration Setup Resources Controlled By Determines what co[...]

BIOS Page 4-23 AGP SLOT / AC97 / PCI Slot 1 ~ Slot 5 / SIL31 12A / LAN / HighPoint / Agere 1394 INT Assignment This setting enables the user to specify what IRQ will be assigned to the AGP/ AC97/PCI Slot 1 ~ PCI Slot 5/SIL3112A/LAN/HighPoint/Agere 1394 devices in the chosen slot. Options: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7,9 ,10, 11, 12, 14 & 15. The default is [...]

BIOS Page 4-24 4-7 PC Health Status Figure 8: PC Health Status Show PC Health in POST When this function is enabled the PC Health information is displayed during the POST (Power On Self T est). Options: Enabled, Disabled. CPU Warning T emperature Sets the temperature at the time which the computer will respond to an overheating CPU. The default is [...]

BIOS Page 4-25 Vcore (V) The voltage level of the CPU(Vcore). Vdimm(V) The voltage level of the DRAM. VBA T(V) The voltage level of the battery. ± 5V, ± 12V, 5VSB(V) The voltage level of the switching power supply. ACPI Shutdown T emperature This is the temperature that the computer will turn off the power to combat the effects of an overheating [...]

BIOS Page 4-26 4-8 P ow er BIOS Fe atures Figur e 9: Frequency/V oltage Contr ol Watching-Dog Function If you select enabled and overclock fail before POST code 26h, the system will reset automatically by default configuration. Options: Enabled, Disabled. CPU FSB/SPEED Enables you to set the CPU front side bus speed. The default is 100 MHz. Enables[...]

BIOS Page 4-27 Note: Overclocking failure will cause system No display problem. A t t h i s moment, please press  Insert  key to back to the initial or default setting to boot up your system. Memory Frequency Enables you to select a ratio of the Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM to match the installed DRAM frequency 266/333/400MHz. W e recomm[...]

BIOS Page 4-28 AGP/PCI Clock Enables you to set the host clock to work concurrently with the PCI bus or the AGP bus. The default is AUTO. AUTO: The system sets the item automatically. AGP-FSB*2/3 PCI-FSB/3: The system sets the host clock to work with the PCI and AGP bus. By subtle tuning item: The system sets the host clock according to the number [...]

BIOS Page 4-29 DIMM V oltage This item allows you to set the DIMM slot voltage. The default is +0.00V. Options: +0.00V to +0.70V in 0.10V increments. W e recommend that you leave this at the default value. Clock Generation for EMI Scroll to Clock Generation for EMI and press <Enter>. The following screen appears: Auto Detect PCI Clk When enab[...]

BIOS Page 4-30 4-9 Defaults Menu Selecting Defaults from the main menu shows you two options which are de- scribed below Load Fail-Safe Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item you get a confirmation dialog box: L oad Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing Y loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance[...]

BIOS Page 4-31 4-10 Super visor/User Pass wor d Setting These items are used to install a password. A Supervisor password takes prece- dence over a User password, and the Supervisor limits the activities of a User. Y ou can set either a supervisor or user password, or both of them: Supervisor password: authorized to enter and change the options of [...]

BIOS Page 4-32 4-11 Exiting BIOS Save & Exit Setup Pressing <Enter> on this item asks for confirmation:  Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing Y stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS  a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS confi[...]

Drivers Installation Page 5-1 Section 5 Driver Installation Easy Driver Installation Insert the bundled CD-disk, the main menu screen will appear. The main menu displays buttons that link you to the supported drivers, utilities and software. Step 1 : Click INTEL CHIPSET INF FILES to install chipset driver. Step 2 : Click C-MEDIA AUDIO DRIV[...]

Drivers Installation Page 5-2 C-Media Audio Configuation Brief Guide C-Media Audio Configuation Brief Guide C-Media Audio Configuation Brief Guide C-Media Audio Configuation Brief Guide C-Media Audio Configuation Brief Guide Below is list brief guide of C-Media Audio Configuration. For more detailed information, please refer to user  s manual in[...]

Drivers Installation Page 5-3 1. Speaker output: When you open the 3D Audio Configuration, you will see the default Output tab as the figure below. Speaker Output tab collects main setting/options for analog output to speakers. <2 channel mode> <6 channel mode>[...]

Drivers Installation Page 5-4 3. V olume Control: C-Media driver provides the digital volume control for all 6 channels in 3D Audio Configuration. Y ou can regulate each volume to the speaker for current playing digital sound sources. It s not effective for analog input sources. 2. S/PDIF: C-Media driver supports digital S/PDIF output (Sony/Phil[...]

Drivers Installation Page 5-5 4. Microphone: C-Media driver provides microphone setting in 3D Audio Configuration directly for more convenience. Y ou can control microphone options in the tab though you can also reach them in Microsoft volume control. 5. Xear 3D: C-Media driver now supports Xear 3D- 5.1 V irtual SPEAKER SHIFTER and sound effects. J[...]

Drivers Installation Page 5-6 !" !" !" !" !" Xear 3D - 5.1 Virtual SPEAKER SFIFTER: The SPEAKER SHIFTER block provides an advanced, amazing and considerate feature- dynamically adjustable multi-channel sound system no matter what listening appliance you use and what application you are running. Y ou do NOT have to endure un[...]

Drivers Installation Page 5-7 !" !" !" !" !" Xear 3D - Multi-channel Music Demo: This demo program provides each speaker testing and three 5.1-channel music. Y ou can get feeling about 5.1-channel surround music and use it to test SPEAKER SHIFTER, too. All demo music/sound here will repeat playing if you dont press St[...]

Drivers Installation Page 5-8 6. Information : There is a C-Media audio-related Information tab in 3D Audio Configuration. Y ou can get a whole picture about the audio chip, driver version, 3D Audio Engine, Microsoft DirectX V ersion, and Configuration V ersion itself.[...]

Appendix A-1 Appendix A A- 1 Update Y our System BIOS Download the xxxxx.EXE file corresponding to your model form the our website to an empty directory on your hard disk or floppy. Run the downloaded xxxxx.EXE file and it will self extract. Copy these extracted files to a bootable DOS floppy disk. Note: The DOS floppy disk should contain NO device[...]

Appendix A-2 5. Key in File Name to save previous BIOS to file. 6. Are you sure to program (y/n), please key in [Y] to start the programming. 7. The programming is finished. xxxxx.bin F1 : Reset F10 : Exit XXXXX XXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin XXXXX XXXX xxxxx.bin xxxxx.bin XXXXX XXXX[...]

Appendix B-1 Appendix B B- 1 EEPROM BIOS R emo ver Do not remove the BIOS chip, unless instructed by a technician and only with a PLCC IC extractor tool. The BIOS socket may be damaged if using an improper method to replace the BIOS chip.[...]

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Appendix C-1 Appendix C C- 1 GHOST 7 Quick User’s Guide (Optional) Installation is very easy . Y ou only need to copy the Ghost7 folder or Ghost.exe to your hard disk. In which Disk indicates hard disk options Partition indicates partition options Check indicates check options Description of Menu Ghost clones and backs up Disk and Partition. Main[...]

Appendix C-2 Disk T o Disk (Disk Cloning) 1 . Select the location of the Source drive . 2 . Select the location of the Destination drive . 3 . When cloning a disk or restoring the backup, set the required partition size as shown in the following figure. There are 3 hard disk functions: 1. Disk T o Disk (disk cloning) 2. Disk T o Image (disk backup)[...]

Appendix C-3 Disk T o Image (Disk Backup) 1 . Select the location of the Source drive. 3 . Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Y es to start. 2 . Select the location for storing the backup file. Disk From Image  (Restore Backup) 1. Select the Restoring file.[...]

Appendix C-4 Partition 2 . Select the Destination drive of the disk to be restored. 3 . When restoring disk backup, set the required partition size as shown in the following figure. 4. Click OK to display the following confirmation screen. Select Y es to start.[...]

Appendix C-5 There are 3 partition functions: 1. Partition T o Par tition (partition cloning) 2. Partition T o Image (partition backup) 3. Partition From Image (restore partition) Partition T o Partition (Partition Cloning) The basic unit for partition cloning is a partition. Refer to disk cloning for the operating method. Partition T o[...]

Appendix C-6 Partition From Image (Restore Partition) 1 . Select the backup file to be restored. 2 . Select the source partition. 5 . Select Y es to start performing backup. 4 . Is the file compressed? There are 3 options: ( 1 ) No: do not compress data during backup ( 2) Fast: Small volume compression ( 3 ) High: high ratio compression. File can b[...]

Appendix C-7 3. Select the disk to be restored. 4 . Select the partition to be restored. 5 . Select Y es to start restoring. Check This function is to check possible error caused by defective F A T or track during backup or restoring.[...]

Appendix C-8 How to Reinstall Windows in 2 Minutes This chapter guides you how to setup your computer properly and, if necessary, reinstall Windows in 2 minutes. Ghost provides different methods to complete this task. The following two sections explain how to create an emergency Recover Floppy and Recover CD : Emergency Recover Floppy Divide a hard[...]

Appendix C-9 (2) After booting, the screen displays the Menu. Select Backup or Restore: Since the user may install other applications in the future, he/she may alter Autoexec.bat file to back up or restore the user-defined Image file as follows: # # # # # Backup Backup Backup Backup Backup Back up W indows and application programs as a file (Recent[...]

Appendix C-10 Recover CD The following is a simple guide to create a recover CD: 1. First, create a recover floppy disk contains the following with any copy program such as Easy CD Create (Note 2) : Bootable files (Command.com and Io.sys and MSDOS.SYS) Config.sys (Configuration setup file) Autoexec.bat (Auto-execution batch file) Mscdex.exe ([...]

Appendix D-1 Appendix D D- 1 POST CODES POST (hex) DESCRIPTION CF h T est CMOS R/W functionality . C0h Early chipset initialization: - Disable shadow RAM - Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) - Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory - Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. - Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) C3h Expand [...]

Appendix D-2 1 8 h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686). 19-1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. 1C h Reserved 1D h Initial EARL Y_PM_INIT switch. 1 E h Reserv[...]

Appendix D-3 43 h T est 8259 functionality . 4 4 h Reserved 4 5 - 4 6 h Reserved 4 7 h Initialize EISA slot 4 8 h Reserved 4 9 h 1 . Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. 2 . Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4A - 4 D h Reserved 4 Eh 1 . Program MTRR of M1 CPU 2 . Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU &[...]

Appendix D-4 6 E h Reserved 6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller 2 . Set up floppy related fields in 40:hardware. 7 0 - 7 2 h Reserved 7 3 h (Optional Feature) Enter A WDFLASH.EXE if : -A WDFLASH is found in floppy drive. -AL T+F2 is pressed 7 4 h Reserved 7 5 h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM.. 7 6 h Reserved 7 7 h D[...]