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SD7-533 Motherboard User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF SD7-533 FEATURES...................... 1-1 CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD.............................. 2-1 CHAPTER 3. INTRODUCING THE BIOS ................................................ 3-1 APPENDIX A. SIS CHIPSET DRIVERS INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS® 98 SE & WINDOWS® 2000 ................................................... A-1 APPENDIX B. INSTALLING THE WINBOND HARDWARE MONITOR SYSTEM..........................................
SD7-533 Motherboard
Introduction of SD7-533 Features 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction of SD7-533 Features 1-1. Features of SD7-533 Motherboard This motherboard is designed for use with Intel’s latest generation of Pentium® 4 478 pins processors. Based on the new SiS 645 chipsets (SiS 645 & SiS 961), this motherboard supports 400 MHz system bus (100 MHz Quad Data Rate) and SiS MuTIOL® (Multi-threaded I/O Link) Technology connecting with SiS 961 MuTIOL® Media IO.
Chapter 1 1-2 ensuring a safe computing environment. 1-2. Specifications 1. Processor ! ! Supports Intel® Pentium® 4 socket 478 processor with 400 MHz (100 MHz Quad Data Rate) CPU front side bus Supports future 400 MHz FSB processors for the Intel™ Pentium™ 4 processors 2. Chipset (SiS 645 and SiS 961): ! ! ! ! Supports Ultra DMA 33, Ultra DMA 66 and Ultra DMA 100 IDE protocol Supports Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI) Accelerated Graphics Port connector supports AGP 2X (3.
Introduction of SD7-533 Features 1-3 7. Miscellaneous ! ! ! ! ! ! ATX form factor One AGP slot, five PCI slots Built-in IrDA TX/RX header Two built-in SM-Bus header Hardware monitoring：Included fan speed, voltages, processor and system environment temperature Board size: 305 * 230mm # The Switching Power Supply must meet ATX 2.03 specification with ATX12V1 Power connector.
Chapter 1 1-4 1-4. Layout Diagram for SD7-533 Figure 1-1. SD7-533 motherboard component location Figure 1-2.
Installing the Motherboard 2-1 Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard This SD7-533 motherboard not only provides all standard equipment for classic personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce step-by-step all of the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities. This motherboard is able to support all Intel® Pentium® 4 processors now on the market.
Chapter 2 2-2 2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis Most computer chassis will have a base on which there will be many mounting holes that allows the motherboard to be securely attached and at the same time, prevents short circuits. There are two ways to attach the motherboard to the base of chassis: ! With studs ! Or with spacers Please refer to figure 2-1, which shows the studs and spacers.
Installing the Motherboard 2-3 2-2. Install Pentium® 4 Processor and Heatsink Supporting-Base This motherboard provides a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket 478 to install Intel® Pentium® 4 processor. The processor you bought should include a heatsink and cooling fan kit along with. If that’s not the case, buy one specially designed for Pentium® 4 Socket 478. Please refer to figure 2-3 to install the processor. 1. Locate the Socket 478. Fasten the heatsink supporting-base onto the motherboard.
Chapter 2 2-4 2-3. Installing System Memory This motherboard provides three 184-pin DDR DIMM sites for memory expansion. The DDR DIMM sockets support 8 Mx64 (64 MB), 16 Mx64 (128 MB), 32 Mx64 (256 MB), 64 Mx64 (512 MB), and 128 Mx64 (1024 MB) or double density DDR DIMM modules. Minimum memory is 64 MB and the maximum memory is 2 GB (Unbuffered PC 2700 DDR Module) or 3 GB (Unbuffered PC 1600/2100 DDR Module) DDR SDRAM. There are three memory module sockets on the system board (for a total of six banks).
Installing the Motherboard 2-5 Step 4. Locate your computer’s 184-pin memory expansion DDR DIMM socket. Step 5. Insert the DDR DIMM module into the expansion socket as shown in the illustration. Note how the module is keyed to the socket. You can refer to Figure 2-5 for the details. This insures the DDR DIMM module will be plugged into the socket in one way only. Firmly press the DDR DIMM module into DDR DIMM socket, making certain the module is completely seated in the DDR DIMM socket. Step 6.
Chapter 2 2-6 Figure 2-6. All Connectors and Headers for the SD7-533 First, Let’s see the headers that SD7-533 uses, and what their functions are. We will show you all the connectors and headers. (1). ATXPWR1 and ATX12V1: ATX Power Input Connectors The Pentium® 4 requires a power supplier different from the regular one.
Installing the Motherboard 2-7 Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATX power supply, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. One end of AC power core connects to ATX power supply, and the other end (AC plug) will plug into the wall outlet. Be aware that when facing the wall outlet, the round hole is in the middle. The right side slot is called ground wire slot. It has a longer slot length than the left side slot. The left side slot is called the live wire slot.
Chapter 2 2-8 (3). FPIO2: IR Header (Infrared) There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 5, attach the connector from the IR KIT or IR device to the FPIO2 header. This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation (4). SMB1 and SMB2 System Management Bus (SM-Bus) Connectors These two connectors are reserved for the system management bus (SM-Bus). The SM-Bus is a 2 2 specific implementation of an I C bus.
Installing the Motherboard 2-9 (6). FPIO3 (USB 3/4) and FPIO4 (USB 5/6) Headers: Additional USB Plugs Header These headers are for connecting the additional USB port plugs. Each connector can provide two additional USB plugs for a total of four additional USB plugs. You can use the special USB port expansion cable to connect it (the cable come with the metal plate can fixed on the back panel of computer chassis). It can provide total of four additional USB plugs. (7).
Chapter 2 2-10 (8). FPIO1 Headers: The Headers for Chassis’s Front Panel Indicators and Switches FPIO1 are for switches and indicators for the chassis’s front panel, there are several functions that come from this header. You have to watch the pin position and the orientation, or you may cause LED do not light up. Figure 2-8 shows you the FPIO1 functions of the pins. Figure 2-8.
Installing the Motherboard 2-11 Table 2-2.
Chapter 2 2-12 (10). IDE1and IDE2 Connectors This motherboard provides two IDE ports (IDE1 & IDE2) to connect up to four IDE devices in Ultra DMA 100 mode by Ultra DMA 66 ribbon cables. Each cable has 40-pin 80-conductor and three connectors, providing two hard drive connections with the motherboard.
Installing the Motherboard 2-13 (11). 6CHAUD1 Header: 6 Channels Audio Header You’ll see this header on SD7-533 motherboard. This header is designed to connect the CA-20 (Optional). CA-20 (Optional) can provide the analog audio output signals for center channel, subwoofer, rear right and rear left channel. It also provides one digital S/PDIF input and one digital S/PDIF output connector. Another two USB connectors on CA-20 (Optional) are provided for use for FPIO3 or FPIO4 headers.
Chapter 2 2-14 (13). CD1 and AUX1 Headers These connectors connect to the audio output of internal CD-ROM drive or add-on card. (14). SW1 and D15: Processor Default Setting Switch and 5V Standby LED SW1 is a processor default setting switch, used to set and test in our factory. Please do not change the small DIP switchs setting on SW1, as wrong settings may prevent your computer from booting. The default setting of SW1 is: DIP SW 1, 3, 5 and 6 are set to “ON” position.
Installing the Motherboard 2-15 (15). PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a PS/2 keyboard connector to this 6-pin Din-connector. If you use an AT keyboard, you can go to a computer store to purchase an AT to ATX converter adapter, then you can connect your AT keyboard to this connector. We suggest you use a PS/2 keyboard for best compatibility. (16). PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Din-connector. (17). USB Port Connectors This motherboard provides two USB ports.
Chapter 2 2-16 Note This chapter contains many color drawing diagram and photos, we strongly recommend you to read this chapter use the PDF file we gave you that store in the CD-Title. It will provide you the better look and clearly color identify.
Introducing the BIOS 3-1 Chapter 3. Introducing the BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory chip on the motherboard. This program will not be lost when you turn the computer off. This program is also referred to as the boot program. It is the only channel the hardware circuit has to communicate with the operating system.
Chapter 3 3-2 In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: ! ! ! ! Press Esc to quit the BIOS Setup. Press ↑↓←→ (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify.
Introducing the BIOS 3-3 3-1. SOFT MENU™ III Setup The processor can be setup through a programmable switch (SOFT MENU™ III) that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures. You can install the processor without configuring any jumpers or switches. The processor must be setup according its specifications.
Chapter 3 3-4 ! User Defined: &&&& Warning &&&& The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause processor damage. Setting the working frequency higher than the specifications of PCI or processor may cause abnormal memory module functioning, system hangs, hard disk drive data loss, abnormal functioning of the VGA card, or abnormal functioning with other add-on cards.
Introducing the BIOS 3-5 Normally, we do not recommend that you use the “User Define” option to setup processor speed and PCI clock. This option is for setup of future processors whose specifications are still unknown. The specifications of all present processors are included in the default settings. Unless you are very familiar with all processor parameters, it is very easy to make mistakes when you define the external clock and the multiplier factor by yourself.
Chapter 3 3-6 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour, VGA card, floppy disk and HDD settings. Figure 3-3A. Standard CMOS Features Screen Shot Date (mm:dd:yy): You can set the date in this item: month (mm), date (dd) and year (yy). Time (hh:mm:ss): You can set the time in this item: hour (hh), minute (mm) and second (ss).
Introducing the BIOS 3-7 IDE HDD Auto-Detection: Press the Enter key for the BIOS to auto detect all detailed parameters of the hard disk drivers (HDD). If auto detection is successful, the correct values will be shown in the remaining items of this menu. Note * A new IDE HDD must be first formatted, otherwise it can’t do the read/write. The basic step in using a HDD is to run FDISK, and then FORMAT the drive.
Chapter 3 3-8 " Capacity: This item auto displays your HDD size. Note that this size is usually slightly greater than the size given by a disk checking program of a formatted disk. Note All the items below are available when you set the item Primary IDE Master to Manual. " Cylinder: When disks are placed directly above one another along the shaft, the circular vertical "slice" consisting of all the tracks located in a particular position is called a cylinder.
Introducing the BIOS 3-9 Video: You can select the VGA modes for your video adapter, four options are available: EGA/VGA ) CGA 40 ) CGA 80 ) MONO. The default setting is EGA/VGA. Halt On: You can select which type of error will cause the system to halt. Five options are available: All Errors ) No Errors ) All, But Keyboard ) All, But Diskette ) All, But Disk/Key.
Chapter 3 3-10 Figure 3-4B. Advanced BIOS Features Lower Screen Shot Virus Warning: This item can be set to Enabled or Disabled, the default setting being Disabled. When this feature is enabled, if there is any attempt from a software or an application to access the boot sector or the partition table, the BIOS will warn you that a boot virus is attempting to access the hard disk. CPU L1 & L2 Cache: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled.
Introducing the BIOS 3-11 Boot Other Device: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This setting allows the BIOS to try to boot devices other than the three which are listed in the above First, Second and Third Boot Devices. If you set to Disabled, the BIOS will boot from only the three kinds of boot devices that are set above. Swap Floppy Drive: This item can be set as Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled.
Chapter 3 3-12 !SETUP: When you choose Setup, a password is required only when accessing the BIOS Setup. If the correct password is not given, you can’t enter the BIOS setup menu. !SYSTEM: When you choose System, a password is required each time the computer boots up. If the correct password is not given, the system will not start. To disable security, select Set Supervisor Password at main menu and then you will be asked to enter password.
Introducing the BIOS 3-13 Report No FDD For WIN 95: When using Windows® 95 without a floppy drive set this item to Yes. Otherwise, set it to No. The default setting is No. Video BIOS Shadow: This option is used to define whether the BIOS on the video card uses the shadow feature or not. You should set this option to Enabled, otherwise the display performance of the system will greatly decrease.
Chapter 3 3-14 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Chipset Features Setup Menu is used to modify the contents of the buffers in the chipset on the motherboard. Since the parameters of the buffers are closely related to hardware, if the setup is not correct or is false, the motherboard will become unstable or you will not be able to boot up. If you don’t know the hardware very well, use default values (i.e. use the LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS option). Figure 3-5A.
Introducing the BIOS 3-15 Advanced DRAM Control 1: This item can let you set several items concerning the DRAM parameters. If you do not understand what each item does, please keep the default settings. Wrong settings may cause system unstablity, data loss or even prevent boot up! Figure 3-5B. Advanced DRAM Control 1 Screen Shot System Performance: Six options are available: Manual Mode ) Safe Mode ) Normal Mode ) Fast Mode ) Turbo Mode ) Ultra Mode. The default setting is Normal Mode.
3-16 Chapter 3 " Timing Constraint Cntl: Two options are available: Slow ) Normal. The default setting is Slow. Timing Constraint Control on DDR SDRAM Back-to-Back write Commands which are issued to different ranks. " GW Write Mask AGP Request (Graphic Window Write Mask AGP Request): Two options are available: Enabled ) Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. When you set to Enabled, a graphic window write operation will forbid AGP device to access memory until this write operation is finished.
Introducing the BIOS 3-17 AGP Fast Write: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. If your AGP adapter can support this function, then you can choose Enabled. Otherwise, choose Disabled. Enabling this item can improve your system performance, but it may also decrease system compatibility. AGP Sideband Address: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. If your AGP adapter can support this function, then you can choose Enabled.
Chapter 3 3-18 SIS OnChip IDE Device: This item can let you sets several items concerning the SIS OnChip IDE device parameters. Figure 3-6B. SIS OnChip IDE Device Screen Shot Internal PCI/IDE: Four options are available: Disabled ) Primary ) Secondary ) Both. The default setting is Both. This item allows you disable all internal PCI/IDE devices, or enable one of them. Of course you can enable both PCI/IDE devices as well.
Introducing the BIOS 3-19 " IDE Secondary Master PIO: Six options are available: Auto ) Mode 0 ) Mode 1 ) Mode 2 )Mode 3 ) Mode 4. The default setting is Auto. The BIOS can auto-detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate (Default). You can select the PIO mode from Mode 0 to Mode 4 of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate. This field is not available to enter when the “Internal PCI/IDE” field is Disabled or Primary.
Chapter 3 3-20 Primary. Onboard Super IO Device: This item can let you sets several items concerning the onboard super I/O device parameters. Figure 3-6C. Onboard Super IO Device Screen Shot Onboard FDD Controller: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This is used to enable or disable the Onboard FDD Controller. If you add a higher performance controller, you will need to Disable this feature.
Introducing the BIOS 3-21 " IR Transmission Delay: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. Set IR transmission delays 4 character-time (40 bit-time) when SIR is changed from RX mode to TX mode. " UR2 Duplex Mode: Two options are available: Full or Half. The default setting is Half. Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port. Full-duplex mode permits simultaneous two-direction transmission.
3-22 Chapter 3 " USB Keyboard Support: Two options are available: OS ) BIOS. The default setting is OS. If your operating system supports a USB keyboard, please set it to OS. Only in some situations, such as in a pure DOS environment that does not support a USB keyboard, should you set it in BIOS. IDE HDD Block Mode: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write.
Introducing the BIOS 3-23 3-6. Power Management Setup Menu The difference between Green PCs and traditional computers is that Green PCs have a power management feature. With this feature, when the computer is powered on but inactive, the power consumption is reduced in order to save energy. When the computer operates normally, it is in Normal mode.
Chapter 3 3-24 ACPI Function (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface): ACPI gives the operating system direct control over the power management and Plug and Play functions of a computer. The ACPI functions are always “Enabled”. If you want ACPI functions to work normally, you should notice two things. One is your operating system must support ACPI, as of now only Microsoft® Windows® 98 and Windows® 2000 supports these functions.
Introducing the BIOS 3-25 Table 3-6-2: Effect of Pressing the Power Switch If the system is in this state…… ……and the power switch is pressed for Off On On Sleep Less than four seconds More than four seconds Less than four seconds Less than four seconds ……the system enters this state Power on Soft off/Suspend Fail safe power off Wake up ACPI Suspend Type: Two options are available: S1 (PowerOn-Suspend) ) S3 (Suspend-To-RAM). The default setting is S1 (PowerOn-Suspend).
3-26 Chapter 3 Rev. 1.0 book section 9.3.2 for more details on BIOS initialization. From the software point of view, this state is functionally the same as the S2 state. The operational difference can be that some Power Resources that could be left ON in the S2 state might not be available to the S3 state. As such, additional devices can be required to be in logically lower D0, D1, D2, or D3 state for S3 than S2. Similarly, some device wake events can function in S2 but not S3.
Introducing the BIOS 3-27 PM Wake Up Events The following is a list of IRQ’s (Interrupt ReQuests) and list of the events. When an I/O device wants to gain the attention of the operating system, it causes an IRQ or event to occur. When the operating system is ready to respond to the request, it interrupts itself and performs the service. Figure 3-7B. PM Wake Up Events Screen Shot IRQ [3-7, 9-15], NMI: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled.
Chapter 3 3-28 KB Power ON Password: This item let you set the password for keypad wakeup. After you set the password, any event affecting keypad will awaken a system that has powered down. Resume by Alarm: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When set to Enabled, you can set the month, date and time alarm at which the RTC (real-time clock) alarm awakens the system from Suspend mode.
Introducing the BIOS 3-29 Force Update ESCD: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. Normally, you should leave this field Disabled. Select Enabled 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 a serious conflict that prevents the operating system from booting.
Chapter 3 3-30 PCI /VGA Palette Snoop: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. This option allows the BIOS to preview VGA Status, and to modify the information delivered from the Feature Connector of the VGA card to the MPEG Card. This option can set the display inversion to black after you have used the MPEG card. Allocate IRQ to VGA: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled.
Introducing the BIOS 3-31 Note ! PCI slot 1 shares IRQ signals with the AGP slot. ! PCI-4 and USB controllers share an IRQ. ! If you want to install two PCI cards into those PCI slots that share IRQ with one another at the same time, you must make sure that your OS and PCI devices’ driver supports the IRQ sharing function. 3-8. PC Health Status You can set the warning and shutdown temperatures for your computer system, and you can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system.
Chapter 3 3-32 CPU Shutdown Temperature: Five options are available: Disabled ) 60℃/140℉ ) 65℃/149℉ ) 70℃/158℉ ) 75℃/167℉. The default setting is Disabled. You can set the processor shutdown temperature here. If the processor temperature exceeds the settings value, the system will shutdown immediately to prevent the processor from overheating. All Voltages, Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring: These items list the current states of the processor and environment (using RT1 to detect them.
Introducing the BIOS 3-33 3-11. Set Password Set Password: Can enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER PASSWORD: Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press . The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password.
3-34 SD7-533 Motherboard Chapter 3
SiS Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 A-1 Appendix A. SiS Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 After you’ve installed Windows® 98 SE or Windows® 2000, you will need to install the SiS chipset drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note After installing Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000, the quality of your display will be poor because it will be set to 640*480 and 16 colors.
Appendix A A-2 Step 2: The SiS AGP driver setup InstallShield® wizard shows up, and it will go to the next screen for a while. (Windows® 2000) Step 5: The program will start to install drivers the system needs. The installer will show the install progress percentage. (Windows® 98 SE) Step 3: You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. (Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000) Step 4: Program will start to install drivers the system needs.
SiS Chipset Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 Step 6: When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggest that you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” then click the “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the driver updates. (Windows® 98 SE) A-3 Step 5: When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggest that you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.
A-4 SD7-533 Motherboard Appendix A
Installing The Winbond Hardware Monitor System B-1 Appendix B. Installing The Winbond Hardware Monitor System The Winbond hardware monitor system is a self-diagnostic system for PCs. It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltage, CPU and system fan speeds, and CPU and system temperatures. These items are important for the operation of the system; errors may result in permanent damage to the PC.
B-2 Appendix B Step 5: The welcome screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click the “Next>” button to go on. Step 8: The wizard will prepare to start install the program file. Click “Next>” button to go on. Step 6: Now you can choose the destination location where you want to install the drivers. We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location. After checking the folder click “Next>” button. Step 9: Program will start to install drivers the system needs.
Installing The Winbond Hardware Monitor System B-3 Step 11: You can select the program from Start toolbar, and then choose “Programs”. You will see the item called “winbond” ) “Hardware Doctor”. Click it, and you will be able to see the screen below. Step 12: This screen shows the hardware monitor system screen. It shows information about system temperature, voltages and fan speed. Some items can let you set the warning range; you can optimize values by setting them in accordance your system.
B-4 SD7-533 Motherboard Appendix B
Audio Drivers and Applications Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 C-1 Appendix C. Audio Drivers and Applications Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 After you’ve installed SiS chipset drivers, you will need to install the audio drivers. Step by step instructions on how to do this are found in the following section. Note Details of the Windows® 98 SE or Windows® 2000 operating system will not be mentioned in this manual.
C-2 Appendix C Step 3: Choose the language you want and click on “OK” button, it will go to the next screen. (Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000) Step 6: Now you can choose the destination location where you want to install the drivers. We suggest that you use the default folder as the destination location. After checking the folder click “Next>” button. (Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000) Step 4: You will now see the InstallShield® wizard shows up.
Audio Drivers and Applications Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 Step 8: Program will start to install drivers that the system needs. The installer will show the install progress percentage. (Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000) Step 9: When installation is complete, the program will start to update the system information and drivers. This action will take a few minutes. In the process, you may ask to insert the Windows® 98 Second Edition CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
C-4 Appendix C properly installed. (Windows® 2000) Step 12: When system restarts and enters the operating system, you can go to “System Properties” then check the “Device Manager” see that the devices are properly installed. (Windows® 98 SE) Step 13: You can choose from “Start”, “Programs” then from item “PCI Audio Applications” to see the applications and demo program. You can quickly start the mixer panel by double click on the mixer icon in task bar.
Audio Drivers and Applications Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 C-5 We’ll introduce several applications of Audio Rack. You can check them here or go to their help menu for more detailed information. We will now show you the most frenquency used panel called “Mixer Panel”. This panel can split into two parts depending on its function. One is called “Volume Control Panel”, one is “Record Control Panel”.
C-6 Appendix C About Button: Shows software version and copyright information. Help Button: Shows the help screen for detailed button function descriptions. This horizontal slider used to adjust the balance between the two speakers. button to switch to the “Record Control Panel”. Press the Most buttons here have already been explained above, so we’ll explain the different function buttons below. Regulates wave (voice) playback level. Enables the recording from SPDIF in.
Audio Drivers and Applications Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 C-7 Speakers dialog provides an interface that allows you to set your speaker configuration. First, You should make sure what model type your speakers are, and what the correct configurations are. This dialog also shows the current status and functions of the phone jacks of your audio device. You can always refer to this to see whether or not the connections of your speakers and microphone are correct.
C-8 Appendix C The Options dialog provides hot key settings to easily control the Mixer. Please note that other applications may be affected if you use the same hot key settings. Please use “Load Mixer Defaults” to change all settings to default values. The audio applications except the mixer, there still have CD player, MIDI player and MP3/Wave VCD player. If you choose the item “Audio Rack”, then you can see all the components of them. The figure above is Audio Rack panel.
Audio Drivers and Applications Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 C-9 MIDI Player can play MIDI files, *.mid/*.rmi, and allow you to create your own playlist. MP3/Wave Player can play mp3, wave, and MPEG-1 files. It provides EAX and equalizer to improve sound effects when you playback audio files. If you want to sing a song, MP3/Wave Player also provides a Karaoke function. MP3/Wave Player can record input signals and save it in a wave file as well.
C-10 Appendix C Recording: You can use this function to record a wave file from any recording channel. Setting: This button has different functions when use in different players. For example, if it is used in the CD player, you can select the CD-ROM drive to which analog output is connected to the Analog-CD in of your sound card. If your CD-ROM does not connect to the analog CD input wire, please use device manager to change the properties of your CD-ROM.
Audio Drivers and Applications Installation for Windows® 98 SE & Windows® 2000 C-11 If you press the right button of mouseon the demostration screen, you will see the advanced dialoguge window. It can let you set speaker status and demo music.
C-12 SD7-533 Motherboard Appendix C
BIOS Update Guide D-1 Appendix D. BIOS Update Guide We will use the SE6 motherboard as an example. All other models follow the same process. First, know your motherboard’s model name and version number. You can find it on one slot or at the back of the motherboard. Each motherboard always has the label at the same place as shown in the photo below. You will find the model name and version on the white sticker. 2. Know the current BIOS ID. For example, in this case, the current BIOS ID is “00”.
D-2 3. Download the correct BIOS file from our Web site. Go to our Web site and choose the correct BIOS file and download it. 4. Double click the download file, it will self-extract to .bin file. 5. Make a bootable floppy disk and copy the necessary files onto it. You may make a floppy disk bootable either in Explorer or in the DOS prompt mode.
BIOS Update Guide D-3 After formatting and transferring the system to the floppy disk, copy two files into it. One is the BIOS flash utility “awdflash.exe” and the other is the decompressed BIOS binary file. 6. Boot off floppy disk.
Appendix D D-4 Please set the first boot sequence as “floppy” in BIOS and boot off the floppy disk. 7. Flash the BIOS in pure DOS mode. After successfully booting off of the floppy, execute the flash utility according to these instructions. Note We strongly recommend you use the above parameters following “awdflash” to flash your BIOS. DO NOT just type “awdflash se6_sw.bin” without the above parameters following the .bin file.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) E-1 Appendix E. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) Motherboard Troubleshooting: Q & A: Q: Do I need to clear the CMOS before I use a new motherboard to assemble my new computer system? A: Yes, we highly recommend that you clear the CMOS before installing a new motherboard. Please move the CMOS jumper from its default 1-2 position to 2-3 for a few seconds, and then back.
E-2 Appendix E Example 2: With a system including: motherboard (with processor, DDR DRAM, etc.) HDD, CD-ROM, FDD, graphic adapter, MPEG-2 card, SCSI adapter, audio card, etc. After assembly and after having installed the audio card driver, when you restart the system, when it runs the audio card driver, it resets automatically. This problem may be due to the audio card driver. During the starting DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) E-3 5*. OS/Applications: Indicate the operating system and the applications you are running on the system. For example: Windows® 98 SE, Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, etc. 6*. Processor Type: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your processor. For example: (A) In the “Brand” space, write “Intel”, in the “Specifications” space, write “Pentium® 4 processor 2 GHz”。 7.
E-4 Appendix E Technical Support Form ! Company Name: 1 Phone Number: " Contact Person: # Fax Number: 2 E-mail Address: * Model Name Motherboard PCB Version Hardware Name System Memory (DDR DRAM) Add-On Card Problem Description: SD7-533 Motherboard Brand * Processor Type CD-ROM Drive Driver Version * OS/Applications Hard Disk Drive BIOS ID & Part Number * IDE1 IDE2 IDE1 IDE2 Specifications
How to Get Technical Support F-1 Appendix F. How to Get Technical Support (From our website) http://www.abit.com.tw (In North America) http://www.abit-usa.com (In Europe) http://www.abit.nl Thank you for choosing ABIT products. ABIT sells all our products through distributors, resellers and system integrators, we have no direct sales to end-users.
F-2 Appendix F customer who may purchase more products and who can urge your friends to buy from him or her as well. They integrated and sold the system to you. They should know best what your system configuration is and your problem. They should have reasonable return or refund policies. How they serve you is also a good reference for your next purchase. 5. Contacting ABIT. If you feel that you need to contact ABIT directly you can send email to the ABIT technical support department.
How to Get Technical Support F-3 All other territories not covered above please contact: Taiwan Head Office When contacting our headquarters please note we are located in Taiwan and we are 8+ GMT time. In addition, we have holidays that may be different from those in your country. ABIT Computer Corporation 3F-7, No. 79, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd. Hsi Chi, Taipei Hsien, Taiwan sales@abit.com.tw market@abit.com.tw technical@abit.com.tw Tel: 886-2-2698-1888 Fax: 886-2-2698-1811 RMA Service.
F-4 SD7-533 Motherboard Appendix F
