MSi G52-MA00628 manual

i V ersion 1.0 G52-MA00628 MS-6533E/G/EG (v1.X) Micro A TX Mainboard MSI MICRO-ST AR INTERNA TIONAL[...]

ii Manual Rev: 1.0 Release Date: July 2002 FCC-B Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equip- ment is operated in a c[...]

iii Edition July 2002 Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO-ST AR INTERNA TIONAL . W e take every care in the preparation of this document, but no guarantee is given as to the correctness of its contents. Our products are under continual improvement and we reserve the right to make changes without noti[...]

iv Safety Instructions 1 . Read the safety instructions carefully. 2 . Save this User ’ s Guide for possible use later . 3 . Keep this equipment away from humidity. 4 . Lay this equipment on a stable and flat surface before setting it up. 5 . The openings on the enclosure are used for air convection and to prevent the equipment from overheating. [...]

v CONTENTS Chapter 1. Getting Started ........................................................................ 1-1 Mainboard Specification ...................................................................... 1 - 2 Mainboard Layout ............................................................................... 1 - 5 Quick Components Guide ........[...]

vi Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 ........................................... 2-14 JCD1/JAUX1/JMD1 .................................................................... 2-15 CPUF A/SYSF A ............................................................................ 2-16 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 ..................................[...]

vii PNP/PCI Configurations ..................................................................... 3-24 PC Health Status ........................ ........................................................ 3-26 Frequency/V oltage Control ................................................................ 3-27 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults .............[...]

Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1. Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the MS-6533E/G/EG series Micro A TX mainboards. The MS-6533E/G/EG series are based on SiS645DX/SiS650GX/ SiS651 (co-layout) and SiS962L/SiS962 chipsets for optimal system efficiency. Designed to fit the advanced Intel ® Pentium ® 4 processors in the 478 pin package, the MS-65[...]

Chapter 1 1-2 CPU Socket 478 for P4 processors (W illimate 478 and Northwood 478) with 400/ 533 MHz (100/133MHz QDIR) Core frequency from 1.7GHz to 2.53 GHz and up Chipset SiS ® 645DX/650GX/651 HMAC/IGUI HMAC /IGUI HMAC (702 pin BGA) - High performance host interface 400/533 (645 DX and 651 only) MHz - Support 64-bit high performance DDR333 (645 D[...]

Getting Started 1-3 On-Board IDE Dual IDE controllers integrated in Sis 962L/962. Support P/O, Bus Master, Ultra DMA66/100/133 operation. Can connect up to four IDE devices. On-Board Peripherals On-Board Peripherals include: - 1 floppy port supports 2 FDDs with 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88Mbytes. - 2 serial ports (COM A + COM B). - 1 parallel p[...]

Chapter 1 1-4 BIOS 2Mb A ward BIOS with PnP , ACPI, SMBIOS 2.3, Green and Boot Block. Provides DMI2.0, WfM2.0, WOL, WOR, chassis intrusion, and SMBus for system management. Dimension Micro A TX Form Factor: 9.6” x 9.6”. Mounting 6 mounting holes.[...]

Getting Started 1-5 Mainboard Layout MS-6533 E v1.X Micro A TX Mainboard BA TT + SiS 962L/ 962 SiS 645DX D I M M 1 D I M M 2 JAUD J8 JIR JFP2 JFP 1 JUSB3 JUSB2 A T X P o w e r S u p p l y SYSFA CPUFA JBAT1 BIOS PCI Sl ot 3 PCI Sl ot 2 PCI Sl ot 1 I D E 1 I D E 2 CNR JMOD JLAN Top : P a r a l l e l P o r t Bottom: COM A COM B Top : m o u s e Bott om[...]

Chapter 1 1-6 Mainboard Layout BA TT + SiS 962L /962 SiS 650GX D I M M 1 D I M M 2 JAUD J8 JIR JFP2 JFP 1 JUSB3 JUSB2 A T X P o w e r S u p p l y SYSFA CPUFA JBA T1 BIOS PCI Sl ot 3 PCI Sl ot 2 PCI Sl ot 1 I D E 1 I D E 2 CNR JMOD JLAN Top : P a r a l l e l Po r t Bottom: COM A VGA port Top : m o u s e Bottom: key b oard Top: LAN J ack Bottom: USB [...]

Getting Started 1-7 Mainboard Layout BATT + SiS 962L/962 SiS 651 D I M M 1 D I M M 2 JAUD J8 JIR JFP2 JFP 1 JUSB 3 JUSB 2 A T X P o w e r S u p p l y SYSFA CPUFA JBA T1 BIOS PCI Slot 3 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 1 I D E 1 I D E 2 CNR JMOD JLAN To p : Parall el Port Bottom: COM A VGA port Top : mouse Botto m: keyboar d T op: L AN Jac k Bottom: USB port s J[...]

Chapter 1 1-8 Quick Components Guide Component Function Reference CONN1/JPW1 Power connectors See p. 2-7 JKBMS1 Mouse connector See p. 2-8 JKBMS1 Keyboard connector See p. 2-9 USB Connectors Connecting to USB devices See p. 2-9 COMA & COMB/JCOM3 Serial port connectors See p. 2-10 RJ-45 LAN Jack Connecting to LAN devices See p. 2-11 LPT1 Paralle[...]

Hardware Setup 2-1 Chapter 2. Hardware Setup TOPICS Central Processing Unit: CPU 2-2 Memory 2-5 Power Supply 2-7 Back Panel 2-8 Connectors 2-13 Jumpers 2-25 Slots 2-26 2 Hardware Setup This chapter provides you with the information about hardware setup procedures. While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components and follow the ins[...]

Chapter 2 2-2 CPU Installation Procedures for Socket 478 1. Please turn off the power and unplug the power cord before installing the CPU. 2. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket. Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90- degree angle. 3 . Look for the cut edge. The cut edge should point towards the lever pivot. The CPU can only fit in the c[...]

Hardware Setup 2-3 Installing the CPU Fan As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly important. T o dissi- pate heat, you need to attach the CPU cooling fan and heatsink on top of the CPU. Follow the instructions below to install the Heatsink/Fan: 2. Position the heatsink onto the[...]

Chapter 2 2-4 CPU Core Speed Derivation Procedure If CPU Clock = 100MHz Core/Bus ratio = 1 7 then CPU core speed = Host Clock x Core/Bus ratio = 100MHz x 17 = 1.7GHz 5. Connect the fan power cable from the mounted fan to the 3-pin fan power connector on the board. fan power cable Overclocking This motherboard is designed to support overclocking. Ho[...]

Hardware Setup 2-5 The mainboard provides 2 slots for 184-pin, 2.5V DDR DIMM with 4 memory banks. Y ou can install DDR266/PC2100 or DDR333/PC2700 DRAM modules on the DDR DIMM slots (DDR 1~2). The supported maximun memory size is 2GB. T o operate properly , at least one DIMM module must be installed. D I M M 1 D I M M 2 Introduction to DDR SDRAM DDR[...]

Chapter 2 2-6 Install at least one DIMM module on the slot. Memory modules can be installed on the slots in any order . Y ou can install either single- or double-sided modules to meet your own needs. Memory modules can be installed in any combination as follows: DDR Module Combination Installing DDR Modules 1. The DDR DIMM has only one notch on the[...]

Hardware Setup 2-7 Power Supply A TX 20-Pin Power Connector: CONN1 This connector allows you to connect to an A TX power supply . T o connect to the A TX power supply , make sure the plug of the power supply is inserted in the proper orientation and the pins are aligned. Then push down the power supply firmly into the connector. The mainboard suppo[...]

Chapter 2 2-8 The Back Panel provides the following connectors: Back Panel Mouse Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® mouse mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® mouse. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® mouse directly into this connector. The connector location and pin assignments are as follows: Mouse Keyboard USB Parallel COM A [...]

Hardware Setup 2-9 Keyboard Connector: JKBMS1 The mainboard provides a standard PS/2 ® keyboard mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 ® keyboard. Y ou can plug a PS/2 ® keyboard directly into this connector. USB Connectors The mainboard provides an OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface) Uni- versal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such[...]

Chapter 2 2-10 9-Pin Male DIN Connectors PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 D C D Data Carry Detect 2 SIN Serial In or Receive Data 3 SOUT Serial Out or Transmit Data 4 D T R Data T erminal Ready 5 G N D Ground 6 DS R Data Set Ready 7 R TS Request T o Send 8 CT S Clear T o Send 9 RI Ring Indicate Pin Definition Serial Port Connectors: COMA & COMB (for Si[...]

Hardware Setup 2-11 Joystick/Midi Connectors Y ou can connect a joystick or game pad to this connector . Audio Port Connectors Line Out is a connector for Speakers or Headphones. Line In is used for external CD player , T ape player, or other audio devices. Mic is a connector for microphones. 1/8” Stereo Audio Connectors Line Out Line In M I C RJ[...]

Chapter 2 2-12 Parallel Port Connector: LPT1 The mainboard provides a 25-pin female centronic connector as LPT. A parallel port is a standard printer port that supports Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port (ECP) mode. 13 1 14 25 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DA T A0 Data0 3 DA T A1 Data1 4 DA T A2 Data2 5 [...]

Hardware Setup 2-13 The mainboard provides connectors to connect to FDD, IDE HDD, case, modem, LAN, USB Ports, IR module and CPU/System F AN. Floppy Disk Drive Connector: FDD1 The mainboard provides a standard floppy disk drive connector that supports 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M and 2.88M floppy disk types. Connectors Chassis Intrusion Switch Connector[...]

Chapter 2 2-14 Hard Disk Connectors: IDE1 & IDE2 The mainboard has a 32-bit Enhanced PCI IDE and Ultra DMA 66/100/ 133 controller that provides PIO mode 0~4, Bus Master, and Ultra DMA66/100/ 133 function. Y ou can connect up to four hard disk drives, CD-ROM, 120MB Floppy (reserved for future BIOS) and other devices. These connectors sup- port t[...]

Hardware Setup 2-15 CD-In Connector: JCD1 The connector is for CD-ROM audio connector. Aux Line-In Connector: JAUX1 The connector is for DVD add-on card with Line-in connector. Modem-In Connector: JMD1 The connector is for modem with internal audio connector. JCD1 GND R L JAUX1 GND R L JMD1 GND Phone_In Mono_Out[...]

Chapter 2 2-16 Fan Power Connectors: CPUF A/SYSF A The CPUF A (processor fan) & SYSF A (system fan) support system cool- ing fan with +12V. It supports three-pin head connector. When connecting the wire to the connectors, always take note that the red wire is the positive and should be connected to the +12V, the black wire is Ground and should [...]

Hardware Setup 2-17 Front Panel Connectors: JFP1 & JFP2 The mainboard provides front panel connectors for electrical connection to the front panel switches and LEDs. Users can choose either the JFP1 or the JFP2 depending on their needs. JFP1 is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 HD_LED_P [...]

Chapter 2 2-18 Front Panel Audio Connector: JAUD Y ou can connect an optional audio connector to the Front Panel Audio Header. JAUD is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 AUD_MIC Front panel microphone input signal 2 AUD_GND Ground used by analog audio circuits 3 AUD_MIC_BIAS Microphone power [...]

Hardware Setup 2-19 Front USB Connector: JUSB2 & JUSB3 The mainboard provides two front Universal Serial Bus connector for users to connect to USB devices. Users can choose either the JUSB2 or the JUSB3 depending on their needs. JUSB2 & JUSB3 are compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Pin Description Pin Descript[...]

Chapter 2 2-20 IrDA Infrared Module Header: JIR This connector allows you to connect to IrDA Infrared modules and is compliant with Intel ® Front Panel I/O Connectivity Design Guide. Y ou must configure the setting through the BIOS setup to use the IR function. Pin Signal 1N C 2N C 3 VCC 4 GND 5 IRTX 6 IRRX JIR Pin Definition LAN Active LED Jumper[...]

Hardware Setup 2-21 IEEE 1394 Connectors: J1394_1 and J1394_2 (optional) The mainboard provides two 1394 pin headers that allow you to connect optional IEEE 1394 ports. J1394_1 1 TP A+ 6 TPB- 2 T P A- 7 +12V (Fused) 3 Ground 8 +12V (Fused) 4 Ground 9 Key (no pin) 5 TPB+ 1 0 Ground Pin Signal Pin Signal J1394_2 2 10 1 9 2 10 1 9[...]

Chapter 2 2-22 SPDIF Connector: JSP1 The connector is used to connect SPDIF (Sony & Philips Digital Inter- connect Format) interface for digital audio transmission. JSP1 1 3 Connected to JSP1 SPDIF The JSP1 supports SPDIF output only and can be con- nected to an external SPDIF Bracket for digital audio transmission. JSP1 Pin Definition PIN SIGN[...]

Hardware Setup 2-23 Modem Connector: JMOD This connector is connected to a MSI proprietary modem module MS- 6961. This modem module functions in the same way as a modem, which allows users to connect to the internet via the telephone line. MSI Modem Module MS-6961 Connect to a telephone set Connect to a telephone line from the wall JMOD 2 1 12 11[...]

Chapter 2 2-24 Note: Before connecting to AC power, please be sure to install proprietary modem card (MS-6961). PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 BIT_CLK (to LAN controller) Serial port bit clock output/input 2 SYNC (from LAN controller) Frame Sync input 3 RESET (from LAN controller) Reset input (active low) 4 SDAT A_OUT (from LAN controller) Serial port da[...]

Hardware Setup 2-25 Clear CMOS Jumper: JBA T1 There is a CMOS RAM on board that has a power supply from external battery to keep the data of system configuration. W ith the CMOS RAM, the system can automatically boot OS every time it is turned on. That battery has long life time for at least 5 years. If you want to clear the system configuration, u[...]

Chapter 2 2-26 Slots AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) Slot The AGP slot allows you to insert the AGP graphics card. AGP is an interface specification designed for the throughput demands of 3D graphics. It introduces a 66MHz, 32-bit channel for the graphics controller to directly access main memory. The slot supports 2x/4x AGP card. PCI Slots Three P[...]

Hardware Setup 2-27 PCI Interrupt Request Routing The IRQ, abbreviation of interrupt request line and pronounced I-R-Q, are hardware lines over which devices can send interrupt signals to the microprocessor. The PCI IRQ pins are typically connected to the PCI bus INT A# ~ INT D# pins as follows: Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4 PCI Slot 1 INT B# INT[...]

BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. BIOS Setup TOPICS Entering Setup 3-2 The Main Menu 3-4 Standard CMOS Features 3-6 Advanced BIOS Features 3-8 Advanced Chipset Features 3-1 1 Integrated Peripherals 3-13 Power Management Setup 3-19 PNP/PCI Configurations 3-24 PC Health Status 3-26 Fr equency/V oltage Contr ol 3-27 Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults 3-29 Set [...]

Chapter 3 3-2 Entering Setup Control Keys Power on the computer and the system will start POST (Power On Self T est) process. When the message below appears on the screen, press <DEL> key to enter Setup. Press DEL to enter SETUP If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system by turning it OF[...]

BIOS Setup 3-3 Getting Help After entering the Setup menu, the first menu you will see is the Main Menu. Main Menu The main menu lists the setup functions you can make changes to. Y ou can use the control keys ( ↑↓ ) to select the item. The on-line description of the high- lighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Sub-Men[...]

Chapter 3 3-4 The Main Menu Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your system s performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this[...]

BIOS Setup 3-5 This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status. Frequency/V oltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for minimal but stable system performance. Load Optimized D[...]

Chapter 3 3-6 Standard CMOS Features Date The date format is <day><month> <date> <year>. day Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. month The month from Jan. through Dec. date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. year The year, depends on the year of the BIOS Time The time fo[...]

BIOS Setup 3-7 ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. Access Mode The settings are CHS, LBA, Large, Auto. Capacity The formatted size of the storage device. Cylinder Number of cylinders. Head Number of heads. Precomp[...]

Chapter 3 3-8 Advanced BIOS Features Quick Boot The setting allows the system to boot within 5 seconds since it will skip some check items. Settings: Enabled and Disabled. Anti-Virus Protection The item is to set the V irus W arning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If the function is enabled and any attempt to write data into this [...]

BIOS Setup 3-9 LS120 The system will boot from LS-120 drive. HDD-D The system will boot from hard disk. SCSI The system will boot from SCSI. CDROM The system will boot from the CD-ROM. HDD-1 The system will boot from the second HDD. HDD-2 The system will boot from the third HDD. HDD-3 The system will boot from the fourth HDD. ZIP 100 The system wil[...]

Chapter 3 3-10 T ypematic Rate (Chars/Sec) After T ypematic Rate Setting is enabled, this item allows you to set the rate (characters/second) at which the keys are accelerated. Settings: 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 20 , 24 and 30 . T ypematic Delay (Msec) This item allows you to select the delay between when the key was first pressed and when the accele[...]

BIOS Setup 3-11 Advanced Chipset Features Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. Advanced DRAM Control 1 Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the sys[...]

Chapter 3 3-12 System Performance The DRAM timing is controlled by the DRAM Timing Registers. The Timings programmed into this register are dependent on the system design. Slower rates may be required in certain system designs to support loose layouts or slower memory. Setting options: Safe Mode, Normal Mode, Fast Mode, T urbo Mode, Ultra Mode. CAS[...]

BIOS Setup 3-13 Integrated Peripherals SiS OnChip IDE Device Press <Enter> to enter the sub-menu and the following screen appears: Internal PCI/IDE This setting enables or disables the internal primary and secondary PCI & IDE controllers. Setting options: Disabled, Primary, Secondary, Both .[...]

Chapter 3 3-14 IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. [...]

BIOS Setup 3-15 USB 2.0 Supports This setting enables or disables the support of USB 2.0. Setting options: Disabled , Enabled . USB Keyboard Support Set to Enabled if your need to use an USB keyboard in the operating system that does not support or have any USB driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Setting options: Disabled , Enabled . SIS AC[...]

Chapter 3 3-16 Onboard FDC Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled . Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 Select an address and correspon[...]

BIOS Setup 3-17 Onboard Parallel Port There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following options: Disabled 3BC/IRQ7 Line Printer port 0 278/IRQ5 Line Printer port 2 378/IRQ7 Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port Mode SPP : Standard Parallel Port EPP : Enhanced Parallel[...]

Chapter 3 3-18 Game Port Address/Midi Port Address This setting assigns certain addresses for the game port and midi port. Settings for game port address are: Disabled, 201 and 209 . Settings for Midi port address are: Disabled, 330, 300 and 290 . Midi Port IRQ This setting assigns an IRQ for the midi port. Settings are: 5, 10 . Init Display First [...]

BIOS Setup 3-19 Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure you system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. IPCA function This item is to activate the ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Man- agement Interface) Function. If your operating system [...]

Chapter 3 3-20 Power Management This item is used to select the degree (or type) of power saving and is related to these modes: Suspend Mode and HDD Power Down. There are three op- tions for power management: Min Saving Minimum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Hour. Max Saving Maximum Power Management. Suspend Mode = 1 Min. User Define Allows end[...]

BIOS Setup 3-21 IRQ [3-7,9-15], NMI & IRQ 8 Break Suspend This setting enables/disables the monitoring of the specified IRQ line. If set to Enabled , the activity of the specified IRQ line will prevent the system from entering power saving modes or awaken it from power sav- ing modes. Setting options: Disabled, Enabled. Note: IRQ (Interrupt Req[...]

Chapter 3 3-22 W ake Up On Ring, W ake Up On PME, USB W ake up fr om S3, PS2MS W akeup fr om S3/S4/S5 These fields specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected. Settings are: Enabled and Disabled . Note: T o use the function of W ak[...]

BIOS Setup 3-23 **Reloads Global Timer Events** Primary/Secondary IDE, FDD, COM, LPT Port, PCI PIRQ[A-D]# Global Timer Events are I/O events whose occurence can prevent the system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken the system from such a mode. In effect, the system remains alert for anything which occurs to a device that is configured [...]

Chapter 3 3-24 PnP/PCI Configurations Clear ESCD Normally, you leave this field Clear ESCD to reset Extended System Configuration Data (ESCD) when you exit Setup if you have installed a new add-on and the system reconfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system can not boot. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled . Resour[...]

BIOS Setup 3-25 IRQ Resources The items are adjustable only when Resources Controlled By is set to Manual . Press <Enter> and you will enter the sub-menu of the items. IRQ Resources list IRQ 3/4/5/7/9/10/11/12/14/15 for users to set each IRQ a type depending on the type of device using the IRQ. Settings are: PCI Device For Plug & Play com[...]

Chapter 3 3-26 PC Health Status This section shows the status of your CPU, fan, warning for overall system status. Monitor function is available only if there is hardware monitoring mechanism onboard. Case Open W arning Set this option to enable, reset, or disable the chassis intrusion detector. Dur- ing Enabled , any intrusion on the system chassi[...]

BIOS Setup 3-27 Frequency/V oltage Contr ol This section describes how to set the CPU FSB frequency, spread spectrum, clock ratio etc. CPU Clock Ratio End users can overclock the processor (only if the processor supports so) by specifying the CPU ratio (clock multiplier) in this field. Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This option allows you to enable/disab[...]

Chapter 3 3-28 CPU Frequency Use this item to select the appropriate clock frequency of the CPU host bus. Options are: 100MHz, 133MHz, Default . DRAM Frequency Use this item to select the appropriate frequency for your DDR SDRAM modules. Options are: 200MHz, 266MHz, 333MHz and By SPD .[...]

BIOS Setup 3-29 The two options on the main menu allow users to restore all of the BIOS settings to the default Fail-Safe or Optimized values. The Optimized Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer specifically for opti- mal performance of the mainboard. The Fail-Safe Defaults are the default val- ues set by the BIOS vendor[...]

Chapter 3 3-30 Set Supervisor/User Password When you select this function, a message as below will appear on the screen: T ype the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will replace any previously set password from CMOS memory . Y ou will be prompted to confirm t he password. Retype the password[...]

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function A-1 Appendix: Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function The motherboard is equipped with Realtek ALC650 chip, which provides support for 6-channel audio output, including 2 Front, 2 Rear, 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel. ALC650 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect. The section [...]

Appendix A-2 Installing the Audio Driver You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC650 chip to function prop- erly before you can get access to 4-/6-channel audio operations. Follow the procedures described below to install the drivers for different operating systems. Installation for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP For Windows ® 2000, you must instal[...]

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function A-3 4. Click Finish to restart the system. Click here Click here Select this option[...]

Appendix A-4 Attaching Speakers To perform multichannel audio operation, connect multiple speakers to the system. You should connect the same number of speakers as the audio channels you will select in the software utility. The audio connectors on the back panel already provide 2-channel analog audio output function. The back panel’s audio connec[...]

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function A-5 1 2 3 2-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line Out (Front channels) 2 Line In 3 MIC Description: Line Out, Line In and MIC functions all exist under 2-channel configuration. 1 2 3 6-Channel Analog Audio Output 1 Line Out (Front channels) 2 Line Out (Rear channels) 3 Line Out (Center and Subwoofer channel) Descri[...]

Appendix A-6 Selecting 4- or 6-Channel Setting 1. Click the audio icon from the window tray at the bottom of the screen. 2. Select any surround sound effect you prefer from the “Environment” pull-down menu under the Sound Effect tab. 3. Click the Speaker Configuration tab. Click here Click here and the pull- down menu will appear[...]

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function A-7 4. The following window appears. 5. Select the multi-channel operation you prefer from No. of Speakers . 6. Click OK .[...]

Appendix A-8 Testing the Connected Speakers To ensure 4- or 6-channel audio operation works properly, you may need to test each connected speaker to make sure every speaker work properly. If any speaker fails to sound, then check whether the cable is inserted firmly to the connector or replace the bad speakers with good ones. Testing Each Speaker: [...]

Using 4- or 6-Channel Audio Function A-9 Playing KaraOK The KaraOK function will automatically remove human voice (lyrics) and leave melody for you to sing the song. The function is applied only for 2-channel audio operation, so make sure “2 channels mode” is selected in the “No. of Speakers” column before playing KaraOK. Playing KaraOK: 1.[...]

G-1 Glossary ACPI ( A dvanced C onfiguration & P ower I nterface ) This power management specification enables the OS (operating system) to control the amount of power given to each device attached to the computer. Windows 98/98SE, Windows 2000 and Windows ME can fully support ACPI to allow users managing the system power flexibly. AGP ( A ccel[...]

G-2 Glossary Dynamic RAM (DRAM) Memory T echnologies T y pe FPM (60,70ns) EDO (50,60,70ns) SDRAM (66MHz) SDRAM (100MHz) SDRAM (133MHz) RDRAM (Direct Rambus) DDR SDRAM (100MHz) DDR SDRAM (133MHz) First Used 1990 1994 1996 1998 1999 1999 2000 2000 Clock Rate 25MHz 40MHz 66MHz 100MHz 133MHz 400MHz 100MHz 133MHz Bus* Width 64 bits 64 bits 64 bits 64 bi[...]

G-3 Glossary ECC Memory ( e rror c orrecting c ode memory ) A type of memory that contains special circuitry for testing the accuracy of data and correcting the errors on the fly. IDE ( I ntegrated D rive E lectronics ) A type of disk-drive interface widely used to connect hard disks, CD-ROMs and tape drives to a PC, in which the controller electro[...]

G-4 Glossary PCI ( P eripheral C omponent I nterconnect ) A local bus standard developed by Intel that first appeared on PCs in late 1993. PCI provides “plug and play” capability and allows IRQs to be shared. The PCI controller can exchange data with the system's CPU either 32 bits or 64 bits at a time. PnP ( P lug a n d P lay ) A set of s[...]