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    R-20-01-090429 6BXC USER'S MANUAL 1. System power on by PS/2 Mouse: First, enable this function in CMOS Setup, then you can power on the system by double clicking the right or left button of your PS/2 Mouse. 2. System power on by Keyboard: If your ATX power supply supports larger than 300 mA 5V Stand-By current (dependent on the specification [...]

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    6BXC 1 The author assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. Third-party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Sound Blaster is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd in the United States and cert[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 2 I. Quick Installation Guide : CPU SPEED SETUP The system bus speed is selectable between 66 / 100 MHz. The user can select the system bus speed (SW1) and change the DIP SWITCH (SW2) selection to set up the CPU speed for 233 - 633MHz processor. Set System Bus Speed SW1: CPU AGP 1 2 3 4 100 MHz 66 MHz OFF OFF OFF OFF 133 MH[...]

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    6BXC 3 + The black part in the picture is the white extruding piece of the DIP switch. 1. Pentium  II / Celeron  233 / 66 MHz FSB CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC ON OFF SW2 1 2 3 4 ON OFF SW1 1 2 3 4 2. Pentium  II / Celeron  266 / 66 MHz FSB 3. Pentium  II / Celeron  300/Celeron  300A / 66 MHz FSB 4. Pentium  II / Celeron  33[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 4 5. Pentium  II / Celeron  366 / 66MHz FSB 6. Pentium  II / Celeron  400 / 66MHz FSB 7. Pentium  II / Celeron  433 / 66MHz FSB 8. Pentium  II 350 / 100 MHz FSB 9. Pentium  II 400 / 100 MHz FSB 10. Pentium  III 450 / 100 MHz FSB SW2 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW1 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW2 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW1 ON 4 3 2[...]

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    6BXC 5 11. Pentium  III 500 / 100 MHz FSB 12. Pentium  III 550 / 100 MHz FSB 13. Pentium  III 600 / 100 MHz FSB 14. Pentium  III 650 / 100 MHz FSB SW2 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW1 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW2 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW1 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW2 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW2 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW1 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF SW1 ON 4 3 2 1 OFF[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 6 II. Jumper setting : SPK : Speaker Connector 1 CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC + + 1 Pin Function 1 VCC 2 NC 3 NC 4 Data RE : Reset Switch CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Open: Normal operation Short: Reset system[...]

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    6BXC 7 PW LED : Power LED Connector CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Pin Function 1 LED anode(+) 2 LED cathode( − ) 3 LED cathode( − ) 1 1 HD : IDE Hard Disk Active LED CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC 1 Pin Function 1 LED anode(+) 2 LED cathode( − ) 1 Pin Function 1 LED anode(+) 2 LED cathode( − ) 3 LED cathode( − ) 4 LED anode(+)[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 8 IR : Infrared Connector (Optional) CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Pin Function 1 IR Data Output 2 GND 3 IR Data Input 4 NC 5 POWER (+) 1 GN : Green Function Switch CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Open: Normal operation Short: Entering Green mode[...]

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    6BXC 9 GD : Green LED CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC 1 Pin Function 1 LED anode(+) 2 LED cathode( − ) 1 PW: Soft Power Connector 1 CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Open: Normal Operation Short: Power On/Off 1[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 10 POWER1 : Power Connector CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC 1 11 Pin Function 3,5,7,13, 15-17 GND 1,2,11 3.3V 4,6,19,20 VCC (+5V) 10 +12V 12 − 12V 18 − 5V 8 Power Good 9 5V SB (Stand by +5V) 14 PS-ON (Soft ON/OFF) PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard Connector CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Pin Func[...]

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    6BXC 11 CPU FAN : CPU Cooling Fan Power Connector CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Pin Function 1 GND 2 +12V 3 SENSE 1 IDE1: For Primary IDE port CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC 1[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 12 IDE2: For Secondary IDE port CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC 1 FLOPPY : FLOPPY PORT CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC 1[...]

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    6BXC 13 LPT PORT / COM A / COM B CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC COM B LPT PORT COM A JP 1 : Keyboard Power On Selection CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC JP1 1 1-2short: Enable Keyboard Power On. 2-3short: (Default) Disable Keyboard Power On.[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 14 USB : USB Port CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Pin Function 1 USB V0 2 USB D0 − 3 USB D0+ 4 GND 5 USB V1 6 USB D1 − 7 USB D1+ 8 GND J15: System After AC Back CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC OPEN: Soft Off (Default) CLOSE: Full On Pin Function 1 Signal 2 GND J15 1[...]

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    6BXC 15 JP7: Wake On LAN CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC JP7 1 Pin Function 1 +5V SB 2 GND 3 Signal JP8:SB-LINK Creative PCI Sound Card Support CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Pin Function 1 Signal 2 GND 3 NC 4 Signal 5 GND 6 Signal 1 2 5 6 JP8[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 16 JP10 : System Acceleration CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC BAT1 1-2 Turbo 2-3 100MHz Normal Default : 2-3 100MHz Normal 1-2 Turbo: For 100MHz Turbo and other frequencies 2-3 100MHz Normal: For 100MHz Normal 1 Power FAN : Power Fan Power Connector CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Pin Function 1 GND 2 +12V 3 SENSE 1[...]

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    6BXC 17 System FAN : System Fan Power Connector CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC Pin Function 1 GND 2 +12V 3 SENSE 1 JP11 :CLEAR CMOS FUNCTION CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC BAT1 1-2 Short :Clear CMOS 2-3 Short :Normal Default : 2-3 Short 1[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 18 Internal Ring Power On Function CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC BAT1 1 Pin Function 1 Signal 2 GND JP12 & JP13 (This function is support in PCB version 2.0 and above) CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC BAT1 1 1 JP13 JP12 Open :Normal (Default) Close :For Voodoo3 VGA card 1 1 JP13 JP12[...]

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    6BXC 19 BAT1 :Battery Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer ’ s instructions. CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 6BXC BAT1[...]

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    Quick Installation Guide 20 III. Top Performance Test Setting: The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. Users have to modify the value for each item in chipset features as follow for top performance setting.[...]

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    6BXC 21 These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (Different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.) • CPU Pentium  II processor • DRAM 128 MB SDRAM (SEC KM48S8030BT-GH) • CACHE SIZE 512 KB included in CPU • D[...]

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    Table of Contents 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. PREFACE ...................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2. KEY FEATHERS ............................................................................................ 1- 1 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST ......................................[...]

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    6BXC 2 3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION .................................................... 3-9 3.12. KEYBOARD & PS/2 MOUSE INSTALLATION ........................................... 3-9 4. BIOS CONFIGURATION 4.1. ENTERING SETUP ....................................................................................... 4-1 4.2. CONTROL KEYS ....[...]

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    Introduction 1- 1 1. INTRODUCTI ON 1.1. PREFACE Welcome to use the 6BXC motherboard. It is a Pentium  II / III / Celeron  Processor based PC / AT compatible system with AGP / PCI / ISA Bus, and has been designed to be the fastest PC / AT system. There are some new features allow you to operate the system with just the performance you want. Th[...]

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    6BXC 1- 2 1.3. PERFORMANCE LIST The following performance data list is the testing results of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users. (Different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing re[...]

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    Introduction 1- 3 3.3V SDRAM DIMM Sockets Floppy Port 1.4. BLOCK DIAGRAM 24MHz 14.318MHz 33 MHz 33MHz Ultra DMA/33 IDE Ports IDE Bus PCI Bus ISA Bus AGP Bus LPT Port Keyboard COM Ports PS/2 Mouse USB Bus 14.318MHz 48MHz 14.318MHz I/O CHIPSET ITE 8671 AGP Host Bus INTEL 82443BX CHIPSET PIIX4 82371EB CHIPSET ICS 9148-26 SLOT 1 66MHz 66 / 100 MHz 66 /[...]

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    6BXC 1- 4 1.5. INTRODUCE THE Pentium  II / III Processor Figure 1: Universal Retention Mechanism & attach Mount Figure 2:OEM Pentium  II Processor[...]

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    Introduction 1- 5 Figure 3: OEM Pentium  III Processor 1.6 What is AGP ? The Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) is a new port on the Host-To-PCI bridge device that supports an AGP port. The main purpose of the AGP port is to provide fast access to system memory. The AGP port can be used either as fast PCI port (32-bits at 66MHz vs.32-Bits at 33MHz)[...]

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    6BXC 2- 1 2. SPECIFICATION 2.1. HARDWARE • CPU − Pentium  II/ III/ Celeron  processor 233 – 633 MHz. − 242 pins 66 / 100MHz slot1 on board. • SPEED − 66/100 MHz system speed. − 66 MHz AGP bus speed. (2X mode 133MHz) − 33 MHz PCI-Bus speed. − 8 MHz AT bus speed. • DRAM MEMORY − 3 banks 168 pins DIMM module sockets on boar[...]

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    Specification 2- 2 • GREEN FUNCTION − Suspend mode support. − Green switch & ACPI LED support. − IDE & Display power down support. − Monitor all IRQ / DMA / Display / I/O events. • BIOS − 2M bits FLASH RAM. − Supports Plug & Play, DMI Function. • DIMENSION − ATX Form Factor, 4 layers PCB. 2.2. SOFTWARE • DRIVER −[...]

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    6BXC 3- 1 3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 3.1. UNPACKING The main board package should contain the following: • The 6BXC main board. • Universal Retention Mechanism & Attach Mount • USE R ’ S MANUAL for main board. • Cable set for IDE, Floppy devices. • Diskette or CD for main board Utility. The main board contains sensitive electric compo[...]

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    Hardware Installation 3- 2 3.2. MAINBOARD LAYOUT PCB Ver : 1.9 CPU Intel 440BX PIIX4 J15 SW 2 BIOS 6BXC SLOT1 SLOT2 SLOT3 SLOT4 SLOT5 SLOT6 PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 AGP DIMM 1 DIMM 3 DIMM 2 BANK 0 BANK 1 BANK 2 IDE 2 IDE 1 FLOPPY COM A COM B LPT USB PS/2 ATX Power JP1 SW 1 JP7 JP8 BAT1 JP9 SPK RST 1 PWR 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HD IR GN SOFT PWR GD JP10 PWR FA[...]

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    6BXC 3- 3 3.3. QUICK REFERENCE FOR JUMPERS & CONNECTORS t I/O Ports Connector USB USB port. IDE 1 For Primary IDE port. IDE 2 For Secondary IDE port. PS/2 For PS/2 Keyboard port. PS/2 For PS/2 Mouse port. Floppy For Floppy port COM B For Serial port2 (COM B).[Support Modem ring on.] COM A For Serial port1 (COM A).[Support Modem ring on.] LPT Fo[...]

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    Hardware Installation 3- 4 t J15 : System After Ac Back Open Soft Off Short Full On t JP1 : Keyboard Power On Selection Pin No. Function 1-2 Enabled Keyboard power on. 2-3 Disabled Keyboard power on.(Default) t JP10 : System Acceleration 1-2 short For 100MHz Turbo and other frequencies 2-3 short For 100MHz Normal (Default) t JP7 : Wake on LAN Conne[...]

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    6BXC 3- 5 t IR: INFRARED Connector (OPTIONAL) Pin No. Function 1 IR DATA OUTPUT 2 GND 3 IR DATA INPUT 4 NC 5 POWER ¡ ] ¡ Ï ¡ ^ t JP12&JP13(This function is support in PCB version 2.0 and above) Pin No. Function Open Normal Close For Voodoo3 VGA card JP9 : 2*11PIN Jumper PW: Soft Power Connector Open: Normal Operation Short: Power On/Off RE:[...]

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    Hardware Installation 3- 6 SPK: Speaker Connector PIN 1 : VCC (+) PIN 2 : NC PIN 3 : NC PIN 4 : Data ( − ) HD: IDE Hard Disk Active LED PIN 1: LED anode (+) PIN 2: LED cathode ( − ) GN: Green Function Switch Open : Normal operation Short : Entering Green Mode GD: Green LED PIN 1 : LED anode (+) PIN 2 : LED cathode ( − ) 3.4. DRAM INSTALLATION[...]

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    6BXC 3- 7 3.5. CPU SPEED SETUP The system bus speed can be set to 66 / 100MHz form the DIP SWITCH ( SW1 ). The user can change the DIP SWITCH (SW2) selection to set up the CPU speed for different processors. The CPU speed must match with the frequency RATIO and Front Side Bus (FSB) speed. It will cause system hanging up if the frequency RATIO and F[...]

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    Hardware Installation 3- 8 3.6. CMOS RTC & ISA CFG CMOS SRAM There're RTC & CMOS SRAM on board; they have a power supply from external battery to keep the DATA inviolate & effective. The RTC is a REAL- TIME CLOCK device, which provides the DATE & TIME to system. The CMOS SRAM is used for keeping the information of system config[...]

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    6BXC 3- 9 3.11. PERIPHERAL DEVICE INSTALLATION After the I/O device installation and jumpers setup, the main board can be mounted into the case and fixed by screw. To complete the main board installation, the peripheral device could be installed now. The basic system needs a display interface card. If the PCI - Bus device is to be installed in the [...]