Intel Motherboard Vig390s manual

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    0 ® ® C O M P U T E R S N E T W O R K S S O L U T I O N S Minds T h i n k G r e a t . . Vig390s Motherboard Manual[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 1 Viglen, EMC and the ‘CE’ mark CE Marking European standards are bein g harmonised across borders . If products comply with the same standards in a ll European countri es, product expo rting and importi ng is made simple - pa ving our way to a co mmon market. If you buy a product with a 'CE' mark on it[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 2 Copyrights and Trademarks Please note The material in this manual is subject to change without notice. Trademarks Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 95,Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 Pro, Windows XP Pro and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM PC, XT, AT and PS/2 are trademarks [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 3 Contents Chapter 1 Overview 5 System Board Components 6 Back Panel Connectors 7 Feature Summary 9 System Processor 10 S y s t e m M e m o r y 1 1 Memory Configurations 12 Intel® E7525 chipset (Northbridge) 15 Intel® 6300ESB I/O Controller (Southbridge) 16 Vig390s motherboard block diagram 17 USB Support 18 IDE Su[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 4 Chapter 4 System BIOS 56 What is the BIOS? 56 The Power-on Sequence 56 AMI BIOS 57 Plug and Play: PCI Auto-configuration 58 PCI IDE Support 58 Desktop Management Interface (DMI) 59 Advanced Power Management (APM) 59 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 61 Configuring the Motherboard using BIOS Setup 63[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 5 Chapter 1: Overview Introduction This manual describes the Viglen Vig390s motherboard inside yo ur computer. The motherboard is the most important part of your computer. It contains all of the CPU, memory and graphics circuitry th at make the computer work. The motherboard contains the very latest CPU design, the I[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 6 System Board Components Figure 1: Motherboard Layout & Component s Table 1: Motherboard Layout Descriptions A 8 Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) BIOS W Front Chassis Fan 2 B Game port header (optional ) X Secondary IDE connector C Motherboard speaker Y Primary IDE connector D I/O controller Z Southbridge Intel® 6300ESB[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 7 O SSI ATX Power connector 24 way KK PCI3 PCI-X connector (64 bit) P CPU1 FAN connector LL PCI5 PCI connector (32bit 5V) Q Northbridge Intel © E7525 MM PCI2 PCI-Express x 16 connector R ATX 12V1 connector 6 way NN PCI1 PCI-Express x 4 connector S CPU 1 socket (mPGA604 pin so cket for Intel ® Xeon ™) OO WIFI prop[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 8 Figure 3: Back Panel Connectors Table 2: Back Panel Connectors. Item Description Item Description 1 PS/2* mouse port (Gre en) 7 Mic in (Pink) 2 Parallel port (Burgundy) 8 USB ports (two) 3 and 4 3 IEE1394a 9 USB ports (two) 1 and 2 4 LAN RJ45 10 Serial port A (Teal) 5 Audio line In (Blue) 11 SP/DIF 5.1 audio out 6 [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 9 Feature Summary The VIG390S motherboard supports Intel P entium Xeon™ proce ssors with 1MB of third-level cache integrated in a micro PGA 604 Socket pa ckage operating at speeds up to 3.6GHz. Single or dual processors are supported but should be identical in speed and CPU stepping revision. Table 4: Feature Summa[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 10 System Processor The VIG390S motherboard supports a sing le or dual Pentium Xeon™ processor. The processor’s VID pins automatically program the voltage regulator on the motherboard to the required processor volta ge. In addition, the front side bus speed is automatically selected. The motherboard currently sup[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 11 System Memory Main Memory The motherboard has four DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets. Support for up to a maximum memory size of 8GB. The BIOS automatically detects memory type, size, and speed. The motherboard supports the following memory features: • 240 pin DDR2 400 MHz SDRAM DIMMs with gold[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 12 Memory Configurations The Vig390s with Intel E7 525 MCH supports Dual c hannel (I nterleaved) mode memory organisation: Dual channel (Interleaved) mode : This mode offers the highest throughput for real world applications. Dual channel mode is enabled when the installed memory capacities of both DIMM channel s are[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 13 Dual Channel (Interleaved) Mode Configurations Figure 5 shows a dual channel c onfiguration using two DIMMs . In this example, the DIMM A1, B1 (black) sockets of both c hannels are populated wit h identical DIMMs. 512MB 512MB Figure 5: Dual Channel (Interleave d) M ode Configuration with Two DIMMs Figure 6 shows a[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 14 Single Channel (Asymmetric) Mode C onfigurations (Illustration only) Note: Dual channel (Interleaved) mode configurations prov ide the highest memory throughput. Figure 7 shows a single channel configuration using one DIMM. In this example, only the DIMM1 (b lack) socket of Channel A is populated. Channel B is not[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 15 Intel® E7525 chipset (Northbridge) Intel® E7525 Memory Controller Hub (MCH) chipset, the next generation Intel® dual- processor (DP) workstation and server chipset technology, offers increased graphics performance, reduced power consumption, and improved platform reliability and system manageability. The Intel?[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 16 The Intel® 6300ESB I/O Controller (Southbridge) The Intel® 6300ESB I/O Controller Hub int egrates dual independent Serial ATA controllers, each capable of up to 150 MB/second transfer rate, for the most demanding storage data transfe rs and support for optional third party software RAID 0, 1 technology. Four Hi-[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 17 Vig390s motherboard block diagram Figure 10: Vig390s Block Diagram The Vig390s motherboard integrates both the Intel E7525 MHC and Intel 6300ESB I/O controller with the followi ng additional components: - Gigabit LAN BCM5751 - IEEE1394a controller TBS43AB22A - USB 2.0 controller VT6202 - H/W monitor W83792B - Supp[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 18 USB Support The motherboard has four rear USB 2.0 por ts; note optional front panel USB adaptor connector is required to use the internal USB headers to provide up to 4 more additional ports. One USB peripheral can be connected to each port. For more than four USB devices, an external hub c an be connected to eith[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 19 Parallel ATA IDE Interfaces The ICH5’s Parallel ATA IDE controller has two independent bus-ma stering Parallel ATA IDE interfaces that can be indepen dently enabled. The Parallel ATA IDE interfaces support the following modes: • Programmed I/O (PIO): processor controls data transfer. • 8237-style DMA: DMA of[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 20 The BIOS setup utility can be configured to boot firstly from either the LS120 or standard 3½” floppy drive. Real-Time Clock, CMOS SRAM and Battery A coin-cell battery (CR2032) powers the real-time clock and CMOS memory. When the computer is not plugged into a wall socket, the battery has an estimated life of t[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 21 Parallel Port The connector for the mult imode bi-directional paralle l port is a 25-pin D-Sub connector located on the back panel. In th e Setup program, the parallel port can be configured for the following: • Compatible (standard mode). • Bi-directional (PS/2 compatible). • Extended Parallel Port (EPP). ?[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 22 Audio Subsystem The VIG390S motherboard provides a Flex 6 audio subsystem based on the High Definition Audio subsystem using t he ADI AD1980 6 channel audio codec. The audio subsystem supports the following features: • Advanced jack sense with Auto Topology Switching that enables the audio codec to recognise wha[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 23 Figure 11: Back Panel Audio Connecto r Options Note: To access the S/PDIF signal with t he 5.1 Digital Shared Jack option, connect a 1/8-inch stereo phone plug to RCA jack adapter/splitter as shown in Figure 12. Figure 12: Adapter for S/PDIF Back Panel Connector Audio Connectors Front Panel Audio connector A 2 x 5[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 24 LAN Subsystem The Network Interface Controller subsystem consists of the Broadcom NetXtreme™ BMC5751 PCI Express Gigabit LAN c ontroller Supporting PCI Express 1.0a interface. Features • 10/100/100BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet • PCI-Express bus interface • IEEE802.3 compliant medi a access controller (MAC) • T[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 25 Hardware Management Subsystem The hardware management feat ures enable the Desktop B oards to be compatible with the Wired for Management (WfM) specific ation. The Desktop Board has several hardware management features, including the following: • Fan monitoring and control (through t he hardware monitoring and f[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 26 Power Management Power management is implemented at several levels, including: • Software support through Advanced Config uration and Power Interface (ACPI) • Hardware support: o Power connector o Fan connectors o LAN wake capabilities o Instantly Available PC technology o Resume on Ring o Wake from USB o Wake[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 27 System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system direct s all system and device power state transitions. The operating system puts devices in and out of low-power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how dev ic es are being used by applications. Devices that are not being used can be tu[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 28 Hardware Support CAUTION! Ensure that the power supply provides ad equate +5 V standby cu rrent if LAN wake capabilities and Instantly Available PC technol ogy features are used. Failure to do s o can damage the power suppl y. The total amount of standby current required depends on the wake devices supported and m[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 29 LAN wake Capabilities CAUTION! For LAN wake capabilities, the +5 V st andby line for the power supply must be capable of providing adequate +5 V standby current. Failure to provide adequate standby current when implementing LAN wa ke capabilities can damage the power supply. LAN wake capabilities enable remote wak[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 30 Wake from USB USB bus activity wakes the computer from ACPI S1 or S3 states. Note: Wake from USB requires the use of a USB peripheral that suppor ts Wake from USB. Wake from PS/2 Devices PS/2 device activity wakes the computer from an ACPI S1 or S3 state. PME# Signal Wake-up Support When the PME# signal on the PCI[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 31 Chapter 2: System Board Options The VIG390S motherboard is capable of accepting up to two Xeon™ CPU’s. RAM can be upgraded to a maximum of 8G B using DDR2 400 SDRAM DIMMs ECC Unbuffered memory. WARNING! Unplug the system before carrying out the procedures described in this chapter. Failure to disconnect power [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 32 Make sure you are earthed and free of stat ic charge before you open the computer case. If you are unsure about upgrading your computer, return it to Viglen so a qualified engineer c an perform the upgrade. STEPS TO TAKE TO PREV ENT STATIC DISCHARGE: 1. The best way to prevent static discharge is to buy an anti-st[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 33 Overview of Jumper Settings The VIG390S motherboard contains the la test technology to offer an almost jumperless configuration. All Xeon™ CPUs are automatically detected and the Speed is automatically set from the information provided by the CPU. CAUTION! Never remove jumpers using large pliers as this can dama[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 34 System Board Jumper Settings The following figure shows the jumper loca tions of the motherboard. Please refer to the following tables describing each jumper’s configuration. CAUTION! Do not move the jumper wit h the power on. Always turn off the power and unplug the power cord from the computer before c hanging[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 35 CLEAR CMOS Jumper Settings (CLRTC1) The table below describes the jumper se ttings; if the jumper removed and the computer is powered-up then a system boot failure will occur. Table 12: CLEAR CMOS Jumper Settings (CLRTC1) Function/Mode Jumper Setting Configuration (Default) Normal 1-2 CMOS data is retained when sy[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 36 Disable 2-3 Disables onboard LAN controller. If set to disabled this may not be enabled via additional BIOS setting. Front Panel audio Jumpers (Front panel audio) The table below describes the jumper se ttings; if the jumper removed and the computer is powered-up then a system boot failure will occur. Table 16: Fr[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 37 Table 19: USB power Jumper (USBPW12) Function/Mode Jumper Setting Configuration (Default) +5 2-3 Default mode +5V connection for USB ports 1 and 2. +5VSB 1-2 Changing the jumpers to the +5VSB will enable wake up from suspend with a USB device connected to USB ports 1 or 2. Keyboard Power Jumper (KBPWR1) The table [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 38 Motherboard Connectors There are connectors on the motherboard for FAN, IDE, Power supply, CD audio, Floppy, IDE, & Front Panel Connectors. The location and/or details of these connections are shown below. Rear Chassis FAN 1 FRONT USB HEADER 1 2 7 10 Floppy Drive Connector 31 33 1 2 5 Front pannel connectors A[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 39 Front panel connections The following are all connectors situated along the front edge of the motherboard. They are often connected to buttons and LED’s situated on the front panel. Reset Switch Power Switch H.D.D. LED + Front pannel connectors + Power LED Figure 16: Front panel connectors A - Hard Disk L.E.D. C[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 40 Upgrading the CPU CAUTION! Allow time for the processor and heatsink to cool before touchi ng either of them . The Intel Xeon™ processor together with Level 2 cache chips are housed in a protective package. The design of the VIG390S computer makes it a simple job to replace or upgrade the processor. To do so ple[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 41 Note: in the figure above the circled holes are not motherboard mounting holes these hold the Heatsink clips fitted to t he motherboard as shown below in figures 18 and 19. Figure 18: CPU sockets showing Heatsink cli ps Figure 19: Back of MB showing Heatsi nk clips[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 42 Figure 20: CPU soc kets If one CPU is to be installed it should be installed in socket for CPU1 as shown above. Lift the socket arm up as shown fo r both sockets in figure 21 install CPU noting correct orientation. Figure 21 : CPU fitted in ZIF socket Now repeat for second CPU if required; and lock both CPU socket[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 43 Figure 22: Xeon CPU heatsink Fitting the heatsinks the figure above shows a typical Heatsink from top and bottom; note the circled pillars that must locate through the mother board. Note also that if Heatsink thermal paste is not already applied to heatsinks this must now be done. Figure 23: Mounting Heatsin k to [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 44 Figure 24: Securing Heatsin k through MB Now tighten all four screws diagonally to secure Heatsink in place and repeat for second Heatsink if necessary. Figure 25: Heatsink fan cable points[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 45 Once both heatsinks are secured locate and connect the fna cables of each Heatsink to the appropriate CPU fan header, for CP U 1 “CPU FAN” and for CPU2 “CPU FAN 2”. Figure 26: Two Heatsinks fitted through MB You should now have two CPU’s and Heatsi nk/s secured with fan cable/s connected correctly.[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 46 Installing & Removing DDR SDRAM In-line Memory Modules Installing Memory You can install from 256MB to 8GB of memory in the motherboard DIMM sockets. The board has four 240-pin DDR2 72bit registered E CC SDRAM DIMM sockets. The motherboard supports the following memory features: • 240-pin DI MMs with gold-pl[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 47 Removing Memory To remove a DIMM, follow these steps: 1. Observe the precautions in “Upgrading and ESD precautions”. 2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the computer. Tu rn off the computer. 3. Remove the computer cover. 4. Gently spread the retaining clips at each end of the socket. The DIMM pops [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 48 Replacing the Clock/CMOS RAM Battery A lithium battery is installed in a socket on the system board. The battery has an estimated life expectan cy of seven years. When the battery starts to weaken, it loses voltage; when t he voltage drops below a certain level, the system settings stored in CMOS RAM (f or example[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 49 Chapter 3: Solving Problems The first part of this chapter helps you identify and solve problems that might occur when the system is in use. The second pa rt lists error code messages that might be displayed. Please remember that if you cannot solve the problem by yourself then you should contact your suppliers Te[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 50 Troubleshooting Procedure This section provides a step-by-step tr oubleshooting procedure to identify a problem and locate its source. CAUTION! 1. Turn off the system and any peripher al devices before you disconnec t any peripheral cables from the system. Ot herwise, you can permanently damage the system or the p[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 51 Problems Operating Add-in Boards Problems related to add-in bo ards are usually related to improp er board installation or interrupt and address conflicts. Go thr ough the checklist below to see if you can correct the problem. If the problem persists after you have checked and corrected all of these items, contact[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 52 Problems and Suggestions Table 24: Problems and Sugge stions What happens What to do Application software problems Try resetting the system. Make sure all cables are installed correctly. Verify that the system boar d jumpers are set properly. Verify that your system hardwa re co nfiguration is set correctly. In Se[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 53 Table 24: Problems and Sugge stions (Continued) What happens What to do Hard drive light does not go on when drive is in use or is tested by POST Make sure the po wer and signal cabl es for the drive are prop erly installed. Make sure the front pan el connector is secu rely attached to the system board headers. Ch[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 54 Error and Information Messages The rest of this chapter describes beep codes, and error messages that you might see or hear when you start up the system: BIOS Error Messages Table 25: BIOS Error Messages Error Message Explanation GA20 Error An error occurred with Gat e A20 when switching to protected mode during t[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 55 Table 25: BIOS Error Messages (Co ntinued) Error Message Explanation Memory Size Changed Memory size has change d since the last boot. If no memory was added or removed then memory may be bad. No Boot Device Available System did not find a device to boot. Off Board Parity Error A parity error occurred on an off-bo[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 56 Chapter 4: System BIOS What is the BIOS? The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is an important piece of software which is stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) chip in side the computer. It consists of the basic instructions for controlling t he disk drives, hard disk, keyboard and serial/parallel ports. The BIOS also[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 57 AMI BIOS Introduction The motherboard uses an AMI BIOS, which is stored in flash memory and can be upgraded using a disk-based program. In addi tion to the BIOS, the flash memory contains the Setup program, Power-On Self Test (POST), Advance d Power Management (APM), the PCI auto-configur ation utility, and is Win[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 58 BIOS Flash Memory Organisation The Intel Firmware Hub (FWH) includes a 8 Mb it flash memory devi ce. Internally, the device is grouped into eight 64-KB blocks t hat are individually erasable, lockable, and unlockable. The 8-Mbit flash component is organised as 256 KB x 8 bits and is divided into areas as described[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 59 IDE device options in Set up. The ATAPI specificati on recom mends that ATAPI devices be configured as shown in Table 28. Table 28: Recommendatio ns for Configuring an ATAPI Device Primary Cable Secondary Cable Configuration Drive 0 Drive 1 Drive 0 Drive 1 Normal, no ATAPI ATA Disk and CD-ROM for enhanced IDE syst[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 60 • Suspend/resume switch connected to the front panel sleep connector. • From the operating system, such as the Suspend menu item in Windows 95. In standby mode, the motherboard reduces power consumption by using SMM capabilities, spinning down hard drives, and reducing power to or turning off VESA DPMS-complia[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 61 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. ACPI requires an ACPI-aware operating system. ACPI feat ures include: • Plug and Play (including bus and dev ice enumeration) and APM functionality[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 62 The network can be selected as a boot device. This s election allows booting from a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed . OEM Logo or Scan Area A 4 KB flash-memory user area at memo ry is for displaying a custom OEM logo during POST. USB Support The USB connectors allow any of several USB devices [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 63 Configuring the Motherboard using BIOS Setup Before You Begin CAUTION! • Always follow the steps in each procedure in the correct order. • Set up a log to record information about your computer, such as model, serial numbers, installed options, and configuration information. • Use an anti-static wrist strap [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 64 BIOS Setup Program The Setup program is for viewing and changi ng the BIOS settings for a computer. Setup is accessed by pressing the <Del ete> key after the Power-On Self Test (POST) memory test b egins and before the operati ng system boot begins. Table 30 shows the menus available from the menu bar at the[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 65 BIOS Screen layout Menu Items Menu BAR Configuration fields General Help Figure 29: BIOS Screen Layout Note: Sub-menu items indicated by “ 8 ” Navigation Keys Menu Bar Shows the menu screen options available, the currently selected menu screen is high lighted. On entering the BIOS setup utility the Main screen[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 66 not be changed or an item that may be configured and permanently changed. To change each field follow the navigation ke y guide either Press <ENTER> key or <-> or <+> keys to change selected filed. To save the desired change/s the “Save and Exit” option is selected by either F10 dire ctly or [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 67 Main Menu This menu is for configuring the system date, system time, hard drives, optical drives, IDE configurati on and system configuration. Figure 31: Main Menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 32: Main Menu Feature Options Description System Time Hour, minut[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 68 Primary P-ATA IDE Slave None Displays a detected P-ATA drive. Press <Enter> to view this Sub menu A P-ATA IDE device is listed to the right otherwise not detected will be displayed. Secondary P-ATA IDE Master None Displays a detected P-ATA drive. Press <Enter> to view this Sub menu A P-ATA IDE device i[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 69 Main / Primary P-ATA IDE Master or Slave Sub-menu This menu shows a detected hard driv e or CD-ROM features an d allows configuration settings to be made. T he example is of a hard drive. Figure 32: Main / Primary P-ATA IDE Master or Slave Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the fol[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 70 LBA/ Large Mode • Disabled • Auto [Default] Displays whether automatic translation mode is enabled from the hard disk (This item is read only unless Type is set to User ) Block [Multi-sector Transfer] • Disabled • Auto [Default] Displays whether automatic multiple sector data transfers are enabled (This it[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 71 Main / Secondary P-ATA IDE Master or Slave Sub-menu This menu shows a detect ed hard drive or CD-ROM dr ive features and allows configuration settings to be made. T he example is of a CD-ROM drive. Figure 33: Main / Secondary P-ATA IDE Master or Slave sub menu A detailed description of each of the features is give[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 72 PIO Mode • Auto [Default] • 0 • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 Sets the PIO mode (This item is read-only unless Type is set to User ) DMA Mode • Auto [Default] • SWDMA0 • SWDMA1 • SWDMA2 • MWDMA0 • MWDMA0 • MWDMA1 • MWDMA2 • UDMA 0 • UDMA 1 • UDMA 2 Specifies the DMA mode for the drive Auto = Auto[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 73 Main menu / IDE Configuration Sub-menu This menu shows the IDE c ontroller configuration. Figure 34: IDE Configuration Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 35: IDE Configuration Sub-menu Feature Options Description Device • Enhance Mode [Default] • Comp[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 74 Main / System Information Sub-menu This menu displays system information. Figure 35: Main / System Information Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 36: Main / System Information Sub-menu Feature Options Description Version None Note this is the BIOS Utility[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 75 Advanced menu This menu is for access to configure advanced features. Figure 36: Advanced Menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 37: Advanced menu Feature Options Description Instant Music Configuration None Not supported. Speech Configuration None Sub menu for s[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 76 Advanced / Speech Configuration Sub-menu This menu allows configuration of speech options. Figure 37: Advanced / Speech Configuration Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 38: Advanced / Speech Configuration sub me nu Feature Options Description Speech Post [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 77 Advanced / PCI Express Configuration Sub-menu The menu below allows the configur ation of the PCI-Express LAN Figure 38: Advanced / PCI Express Configuration su b menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 39: Advanced / PCI Express Configuration su b menu Feature Op[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 78 Advanced / USB Configuration Sub-menu This menu allows USB controller configuration Figure 39: Advanced / USB Configuration sub menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 40: Advanced / USB Configuration sub menu Feature Options Description USB Function • Disabled [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 79 Advanced / MPS Confi guration Sub-menu This menu allows the Multi-Processor Table to be configured. Figure 40: Advanced / MPS Configuration sub menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 41 : Advanced / MPS Configuration sub menu Feature Options Description MPS Revis[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 80 Advanced / CPU Configuration Sub-menu This manus configures the CPU settings Figure 41: Advanced / CPU Conf iguration Sub-Menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 42: Advanced / CPU Configuration Sub-menu Feature Options Description CPU Lock Free • Auto [Def ault[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 81 Intel (R) SpeedStep (tm) tech. • Maximum Speed • Minimum Speed • Automatic [Default] • Disabled CPU Intel (R) SpeedStep (tm) tech Control. It is not recommended to disable this feature . Advanced / Chipset Sub-menu This menu allows the configur ation of chipset features Figure 42: Advanced / Chipset Sub-me[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 82 Advanced / Northbridge Configuration Sub-menu This menu configures Northbridge options Figure 43: Advanced / Northbridge Con figuration Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 44: Advanced / Northbridge Confi guration Sub-menu Feature Options Description DIMM [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 83 Advanced / Southbridge configuration Sub-menu This menu allows the configur ation of Southbridge options Figure 44: Advanced / Southbridge configuration Sub-me nu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 45: Advanced / Southbridge configuratio n Sub-menu Feature Options[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 84 Advanced / Onboard Device Configuration Sub-menu This menu configures the serial, parallel and game port. Figure 45: Advanced / Onboard Device Configu ration Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 46: Advanced / Onboard Device Configuratio n Sub-menu Feature [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 85 Parallel Port Mode • Normal [Default] • Bi-Directional • EPP • ECP Additional Parallel port system resource setting IF Parallel Port Address is set to “Disabl ed” this option will not be shown Parallel Port IRQ • IRQ5 • IRQ7 [Default] Additional Parallel port system resource setting IF Parallel Por[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 86 Advanced / PCI PnP Sub-menu This menu allows advanced c onfiguration of PCI BUS Figure 46a: Advanced / PCI PnP Sub-Menu Figure 46b: Advanced / PCI PnP Sub-menu (use arrow keys to view all of menu items as above) Advanced PCI/P nP Settings Warning: Setting wr ong values in bellow sect ions May c ause system to malf[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 87 A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 47: Advanced / PCI PnP Sub-menu Feature Options Description Plug And Play O/S • NO [Default] • Yes PnP play OS setting if set to “NO” the BIOS configures system reso urce s, otherwise resources are set by PnP OS. PCI Late[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 88 Power Menu This menu configures power management Figure 47: Power Menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 48: Power Menu Feature Options Description System Mode • S1 (POS) only • S3 only [Default] Configures standby powe r mode, S1 suspend or S3 suspend to RAM[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 89 Power / APM Configuration Sub-menu This menu allows the confi guration of APM features Figure 48: Power / APM Configuration Sub-men u A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 49: Power / APM Configuration Sub-menu Feature Options Description Power Management/AP M • Di[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 90 Suspend Time Out • Disabled [Default] • 1 min • 2 min • 4 min • 8 min • 10 min • 20 min • 30 min • 40 min • 50 min • 60 min Defines suspend time controlled by motherb oard Throttle Slow Clock Ratio • 87.5% • 75% • 62.5% • 50% [Default] • 37.5% • 25% • 12.5% Defines CPU throttle [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 91 RTC Alarm Hour 00 to 23 Set on hour option Note this will only be displayed if “Power On By RTC Alarm” is set to “Enabled” RTC Alarm Minute 00 to 59 Set on minute option Note this will only be displayed if “Power On By RTC Alarm” is set to “Enabled” RTC Alarm Second 00 to 60 Set on second option No[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 92 Power / Hardware Monitor Sub-menu This menu configures and shows hardware monitor features Figure 49: Power / Hardware Monitor S ub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 50: Power / Hardware Monito r Sub-menu Feature Options Description CPU1 Temperature • ?? o[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 93 Front1 Fan Speed • ????RPM [Default] • Ignored Displays monitored front1 fan speed or can be set to ignore Note if a FAN is not detected “ N/A ” will be displayed instead of the “fan speed” RPM Front2 Fan Speed • ????RPM [Default] • Ignored Displays monitored front2 fan speed or can be set to ignor[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 94 Boot Menu This menu configures boot options Figure 50: Boot Menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 51: Boot Menu Feature Options Description Boot Device Priority None Boot device priority select sub menu Press <Enter> to view this Sub menu Boot Settings Con[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 95 Boot / Boot device Priority Sub-menu This menu configures boot device priority Figure 51: Boot / Boot device Priority Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 52: Boot / Boot device Priority Sub-menu Feature Options Description 1st Boot Device • 1 st Floppy d[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 96 3 rd Boot Device • 1 st Floppy drive • 1 st HDD detected • 1 st CD-ROM optical drive detected [Default] • MBA V7.6.6 Slot 0200 • Disabled 3 rd boot device selection Allows the 3 rd boot device to be changed to another as desired 4 th Boot Device • 1 st Floppy drive[Default] • 1 st HDD detected • 1 [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 97 Boot / Hard Drives Sub-menu This menu allows the HDD boot order to be configured Figure 52: Boot / Hard Drives su b menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 53: Boot / Hard Drives Sub-menu Feature Options Description 1st Boot Devic e • 1 st HDD detected [Default][...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 98 Boot / Boot Setting Configuration Sub-menu This menu sets BIOS boot options Figure 53: Boot / Boot Setting Configuration Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 54: Boot / Boot Setting Configuration Sub-menu Feature Options Description Quick Boot • Enabled [[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 99 Boot / Security Settings Sub-menu This menu configures the system supervisor and user passwords Figure 54: Boot / Security Settings Sub-menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 55: Boot / Security Settings Sub-menu Feature Options Description Supervisor Password No[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 100 Clear User Password None Will not be displayed unl ess a “Supervisor Password” has been set. Press <Enter> to display Clear User password select “Ok” or “Ca ncel” with “ ← ” or “ → ” arrow keys and <Enter> to confirm. Password Chec k • Setup [default] • Always Will not be d[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 101 Exit menu This menu gives the BIOS utility exit options Figure 55: Exit Menu A detailed description of each of the features is given in the following table. Table 56: Exit Menu Feature Options Description Exit & Save Changes None Press <Enter> to exit setup utility and save change s Exit & Discard C[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 102 Upgrading the BIOS This chapter describes how to upgrade the BIOS. Preparing for the Upgrade Before you upgrade the BIOS, prepare for the upgrade by recording the current BIOS settings, obtaining the upgrade utility, and making a copy of the current BIOS. Obtaining the Upgrade Utility You can upgrade to a new ve [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 103 STEP TWO: Creating a Bootable Floppy Diskette 1. Use a DOS or Windows 95/98 system to create the floppy disk. 2. Insert a floppy disk in floppy drive A. 3. At the C: prompt, for an unformatted floppy disk, type: format a:/s Or, for a formatted floppy disk, typ e: sys a: 4. Press <Enter> STEP THREE: Creatin[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 104 5. An example is shown below of BIOS upgrade utility running. Warning: DO NOT SWITCH OFF THE SYSTEM WHILE THE BIOS IS BEING UPGRADED. Figure 56: BIOS Upgrading 6. Once the utility has finished as s hown bellow shut down the system. Figure 57: BIOS Update Complete 7. Power on the system an press <Del> to ent[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 105 Chapter 5: Technical Information Note: This chapter is indented for experienced users only, and only to be used as a reference. Changes to or modify any of the components/ c onnectors listed herein can and will seriously damage your system, including the mother board, CPU and/or any other hardware. You do not nee[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 106 Operating Systems and Hard Drives Standard CHS is the translation that has been used for years. Its use limits IDE capacity to maximum of 528MB regardless of the size of the drive used. Logical Block mode overcomes the 528MB maximum size li mitation imposed by the Standard CHS mode. It should be used only when th[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 107 Connector Signal Details Table 57: Wake on Ring Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 RINGA# Table 58: Wake on LAN Conne ctor Pin Signal Name 1 +5 VSB 2 Ground 3 WOL Table 59: Fan 3 Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 FAN_CTRL (+12 V) 3 FAN_SEN* Table 60: Auxiliary Line In Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Left Line In[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 108 Table 65: Fan Connector (Front 1,Front 2,Rear1 an d Rear2) Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 FAN_CTRL (+12 V) 3 FAN_SEN* Table 66: Serial ATA Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 Ground 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 Ground Table 67: Floppy Drive Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 DENSEL 3 Ground 4 Reserved[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 109 35 Address 0 36 Address 2 37 Chip Select 1P# [Chip Select 1S#] 38 Chip Select 3P# [Chip Select 3S#] 39 Activity# 40 Ground NOTE: Signal names in brackets ([ ]) are for the secondary IDE connector. Table 69: Accelerated Graphics Port Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name A1 +12V B1 No Con[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 110 Power Supply Connector When used with an SSI ATX-compliant power supply that supports remote power on/off, the motherboard can turn off the system power through software control. To enable soft-off control in softwar e, advanced power management must be enabled in the Setup program and in the operating system. Wh[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 111 2 USBP0# [USBP1#] 3 USBP0 [USBP1] 4 Ground Table 73: Serial Port Connectors Pin Signal Name 1 DCD 2 Serial In # 3 Serial Out # 4 DTR# 5 Ground 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 9 RI Table 74: Audio Line Out Connector Pin Signal Name Sleeve Ground Tip Audio Left Out Ring Audio Right Out Table 75: Audio Line In Connector Pin Signa[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 112 Table 78: MIDI / Game Port Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 +5 V (fused) 9 +5 V (fused) 2 GP4 (JSBUTO) 10 GP6 (JSB UT2) 3 GP0 (JSX1) 11 GP2 (JSX2) 4 Ground 12 MIDI-OUT R 5 Ground 13 GP3 (JSY2) 6 GP1 (JSY1) 14 GP7 (JSBUT3) 7 GP5 (JSBUT1) 15 MIDI-IN 8 +5 V (fused) Table 79: PCI Bus Connectors Pin Signal [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 113 Motherboard Resources Table 80: Typical Memory Map Address Range (decimal) Address Range (hex) Size Description 1024 K - 393216 K 100000 - 18000000 383 MB Extended memory 928 K - 1024 K E8000 - FFFFF 96 KB System BIOS 896 K - 928 K E0000 - E7FFF 32 KB System BIOS (Available as UMB) 800 - 896 K C8000 - DFFFF 96 KB[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 114 03B0 - 03BB 12 bytes Video (monochrome) 03C0 - 03DF 32 bytes Video (VGA) 03E8 - 03EF 8 bytes COM3 03F0 - 03F5, 03F7 7 bytes Floppy Controller 03F6 1 byte Primary IDE controller 03F8 - 03FF 8 bytes COM1 04D0 - 04D1 2 bytes Edge/level triggered PIC 0530 - 0537 8 bytes Windows Sound System LPT n + 400h 8 bytes ECP p[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 115 O t h e r I n f o r m a t i o n Reliability The mean time between failures (MTBF) pr ediction is calculated using component and subassembly random failure rates. The calculat ion is based on the Bellcore Reliability Prediction Proc edure, TR-NWT-000332, Issue 4, September 1991. The MTBF prediction is for: • Red[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 116 Chapter 6: Glossary Advanced Dynamic Execution Part of the Pentium® 4 processor's Intel® NetBurst® micro-architecture. Improved branch prediction algorithm accelerates the fl ow of work to the processor and helps overcome the deeper pipeline. Very deep, out -of-order speculative execution allows the proce[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 117 DRAM Dynamic Ram used for main system memory, providing a moderately fast but cheap storage solution. Enhanced Floating Point and Multimedia Unit Part of the Pentium® 4 processor's In tel® NetBurst® micro-architecture. An expanded 128-bit floating point register and an additional register for data movemen[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 118 Internet Streaming SIMD Extensions Consists of 70 instructions and includes sing le instruction, multiple data for floating- point, additional SIMD-integer and cache abilit y control instructions. Benefits include higher resolution image viewing and manipulation, high quality audio, MPEG2 video, and simultaneous [...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 119 RAM Random Access Memory - the memory used by the computer fo r running programs and storing data. ROM Read Only Memory - a memory chip which doesn't lose its data when the system is switched off. It is used to store the Syst em BIOS and VGA BIOS instructions. It is slower than RAM. Rapid Execution Engine Pa[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 120 Notes[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 121 Chapter 7: Suggestions Viglen is interested in continuing to improve the qual ity and information provided in their manuals. Viglen has lis ted some questions that y ou may like to answer and return to Viglen. This will help Viglen help to keep and improve the st andard of their manuals. 1. Is the information pro[...]

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    Vig390s Motherboard Manual V1.0 122 5. How do you rate the Viglen Techni cal support and Service Departments? 6. Are there any technological improvem ents that could be made to the system? 7. Other points you would like to mention? Please return this slip to: Product Development Dept. Viglen Ltd. Viglen House Alperton Lane Alperton Middlesex HA0 ID[...]