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  • Page 1

    HP WMT -LX Manual 1 WMT -LX Intel ® 850 A TX Motherboard Manual SPECIFICA TIONS AND INFORMA TION CONT AINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMA TIONAL USE ONL Y , AND ARE SUBJECT T O CHANGE A T ANY TIME WITH- OUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY E[...]

  • Page 2

    2 HP WMT -LX Manual 1. FEA TURES 1.1 WMT -LX Motherboard Layout RJ-45 T op: 24.4cm (9.60in) 24.4cm (9.6in) PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 P ANEL FLOPPY SECONDARY IDE PRIMARY IDE Intel I/O Controller Hub (ICH2) WMT -LX Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power Socket 423 COM1 P ARALLEL PORT RIMMB2 (16/18 bit, 18[...]

  • Page 3

    HP WMT -LX Manual 3 1.2 Layout Contents Expansion 1) RI M M A1/A2/B1/B2 p. 5 184-Pin System Memory Support 2) CPU p. 7 Central Processing Unit 3) PCI1/2/3/ p. 12 32-bit PCI Bus Expansion Slots 4) AGPPRO p. 13 Accelerated Graphics Port Slot Connectors 1) PS2MS p.14 PS/2 Mouse Connector (Green 6-pin female) 2) PS2KB p.14 PS/2 Keyboard Connector (Purp[...]

  • Page 4

    4 HP WMT -LX Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 2.1 Getting Started IMPORT ANT : Due to Pentium 4 CPU’ s power consumption requirement, an A TX12V power supply is recommended for this motherboard. For typical system configurations, an A TX12V power supply that can supply at least 230W and at least 8.5A on the +12V lead is required. For heavily-loaded conf[...]

  • Page 5

    HP WMT -LX Manual 5 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 2.2 System Memory NOTE: No hardware or BIOS setup is required after adding or removing memory . This motherboard has four 184-pin R ambus I nline M emory M odules (RIMM) sockets. These sockets support 64Mbit, 128Mbit, and 256Mbit Direct RDRAM technologies. IMPORT ANT 1. The memory configuration of channel A (R[...]

  • Page 6

    6 HP WMT -LX Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 2.2.1 Installing Memory The memory module (RIMM/C-RIMM) will fit in only one orientation. IMPORT ANT : Do not touch the memory module ’ s connectors. Handle the mod- ule only by the edges. 1. Make sure that the notch keys in the module are aligned with the small ribs inside the RIMM sockets. NOTCH KEYS CONNE[...]

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    7 2. HARDW ARE SETUP HP WMT -LX User’ s Manual 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard provides a ZIF Socket for the P4 CPU. The CPU that came with the motherboard should have a fan attached to it to prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a fan before you turn on your system. RJ-45 Top: WMT-LX WMT -LX Socket 423 Gol[...]

  • Page 8

    8 HP WMT -LX User ’ s Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 3.5.1 CPU Installation Step 1: Install the Baseboard A metal baseboard is required to install the heatsink to the motherboard. A rubber pad is placed between the metal board and motherboard to provide insulation to prevent shorting. Place the four washers over the four screws on the baseboard. T igh[...]

  • Page 9

    9 2. HARDW ARE SETUP HP WMT -LX User ’ s Manual Step 2: Install the CPU A. L ocate the Z I F socket on the motherboard. B . Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sidesways and then lifting it up to a 90 ˚– 100 ˚ angle. C . Align the C PU over the socket such that its notched or marked corner matches the socket ’ s corner near the end of t[...]

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    10 HP WMT -LX User ’ s Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP Step 3: Install the Heatsink Support Base Place the two heatsink support base as shown and screw in the four pan head screws. Step 4: Install the Heatsink C arefully place the fan heatsink on top of the heatsink support base and connect the fan power cable to the C PU fan connector . C onnect to th[...]

  • Page 11

    HP WMT -LX Manual 11 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 2.4 Expansion Cards W ARNING ! Unplug your power supply when adding or removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to both your motherboard and expansion cards (see 3.3 Hardware Setup Proce- dure for more information). 2.4.1 Expansion Card Installation Procedu[...]

  • Page 12

    12 HP WMT -LX Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP IMPORT ANT : If using PCI cards on shared slots, make sure that the drivers sup- port “Share IRQ” or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups that will make the system unstable or cards inoperable. 2.4.3 Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) Pro Slot This mothe[...]

  • Page 13

    HP WMT -LX Manual 13 2.5 External Connectors W ARNING! Some pins are used for connectors or power sources. These are clearly distinguished from jumpers in the Motherboard Layout. Placing jumper caps over these connector pins will cause damage to your motherboard. IMPORT ANT : Ribbon cables should always be connected with the red stripe to Pin 1 on [...]

  • Page 14

    14 HP WMT -LX Manual 3) Parallel Port Connector (Burgundy 25-pin PRINTER) Y ou can enable the parallel port and choose the IRQ through Onboard Parallel Port (see 4.4.2 I/O Device Configuration) . NOTE : Serial printers must be connected to the serial port. 5) IEEE-1394 Contr oller Interface Connector (6-pin 1394_CON) This connector supports externa[...]

  • Page 15

    HP WMT -LX Manual 15 7) Fast-Ethernet Port Connector (RJ45) The RJ45 connector is optional at the time of purchase and is located on top of the USB connectors. The connector allows the motherboard to connect to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. 6) Universal Serial Bus Ports (Black two 4-pin USB) T wo USB ports are available for conn[...]

  • Page 16

    16 HP WMT -LX Manual 2. HARDW ARE SETUP 8) Primary (Blue) / Secondary IDE Connectors (T wo 40-1pin IDE) These connectors support the IDE hard disk ribbon cable. Connect the cable ’ s blue connector to the motherboard ’ s primary (recommended) or secondary IDE connector , and then connect the gray connector to your UltraDMA/100 slave device (har[...]

  • Page 17

    HP WMT -LX Manual 17 9) Floppy Disk Drive Connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect the two plugs on the other end to the floppy drives. (Pin 5 is r emoved to prevent inserting in the wr ong orientation when using ribbon cables with pin 5 plugged)[...]

  • Page 18

    18 HP WMT -LX Manual 1 1) POWER (PWR_F AN), CPU (CPU_F AN), Fan Connectors (3 pins) These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 W atts) or less. Orientate the fans so that the heat sink fins allow airflow to go across the onboard heat sink(s) instead of the expansion slots. Depending on the fan manufacturer , the wiring and plug may be diff[...]

  • Page 19

    HP WMT -LX Manual 19 13) USB2/3 Headers (10-1 pin USB2/3) If the USB Ports on the back panels are inadequate, a USB header is available for two additional USB ports. Connect the 10-1 pin ribbon cable from the provided 2-port USB connector set to the midboard 10-1 pin USB header and mount the USB connector set to an open slot on your chassis. WMT -L[...]

  • Page 20

    20 HP WMT -LX Manual 14) Power Supply Connectors (20-pin block A TXPWR) (6-pin AUXPWR) (4-pin A TX12V) These connectors connect to an A TX 12V power supply . Each plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the dif- ferent hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly mak- ing sure that the pins are alig[...]

  • Page 21

    HP WMT -LX Manual 21 WMT -LX System Panel Connectors RJ-45 Top: WMT-LX * Requires an A TX power supply . IDELED- Keylock +5V Speaker Speaker Connector Power LED Ground Reset SW IDELED Message LED ExtSMI# Reset Ground Ground Keyboard Lock A TX Power Switch* PWRBTN Ground IDELED+ PWRLED+ PWRLED- PWRLEDB- MSGLED+ MSGLED- Ground SMI Lead The following [...]

  • Page 22

    22 HP WMT -LX Manual 23) Erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (R TC) RAM A Note about Passwords BIOS Setup programs allow you to specify passwords in the Main menu. The passwords control access to the BIOS during system startup. The passwords are not case sensitive. The BIOS Setup program allows you to specify two separate passwords: a Supervisor passw[...]