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VL6 Motherboard User’s Manual Index CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION OF VL6 FEATURES ............ 1-1 1-1. FEATURES OF THIS MOTHERBOARD ........................................ 1-1 1-2. SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................... 1-2 1-3. LAYOUT DIAGRAM .................................................................. 1-3 1-4. THE SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................... 1-4 CHAPTER 2. INSTALLING THE MOTHERBOARD.............. 2-1 2-1.
APPENDIX D. INSTALLING THE VIA SERVICE PACK DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS® NT 4.0 SERVER / WORKSTATION APPENDIX E. INSTALLING THE VIA PCI AUDIO DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS® NT 4.0 SERVER / WORKSTATION APPENDIX F. INSTALLING THE VIA SERVICE PACK DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS® 2000 APPENDIX G. INSTALLING THE VIA PCI AUDIO DRIVERS FOR WINDOWS® 2000 APPENDIX H. INSTALLING THE VIA USB FILTER DRIVER FOR WINDOWS® 2000 APPENDIX I. BIOS FLASHING USER INSTRUCTIONS APPENDIX J. INSTALLING THE VIA HARDWARE MONITOR SYSTEM APPENDIX K.
Introduction of VL6 Features 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction of VL6 Features 1-1. Features of This Motherboard This motherboard is designed for Intel’s new generation of Intel® Pentium® III & Celeron™ processors. It supports the Intel® Pentium® III & Celeron™ processor, with the FC-PGA & PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array package) 370-pin design, up to 768MB of memory, newer super I/O, and Green PC functions.
1-2 Chapter1 The VL6 has built-in hardware monitoring functions (you can refer to Appendix J for detailed information), they can monitor and protect your computer insuring a safe computing environment. The motherboard can provide high performance for servers and meets the requirements for desktop systems for multimedia in the future. 1-2. Specifications 1.
Introduction of VL6 Features 1-3 ! Hardware monitoring：Included fan speed, voltages, CPU and system environment temperature ! Board size: 305 * 190mm " Supports Wake On LAN, Modem, but your ATX power supply 5V standby power must be able to provide at least a 720mA current capacity. Otherwise, the functions may not work normally. # The 66MHz/100MHz/133MHz bus speeds are supported but not guaranteed due to the PCI, processor and chipset specifications.
1-4 Chapter1 1-4. The System Block Diagram Figure 1-3.
Installing the Motherboard 2-1 Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard This VL6 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.
2-2 Chapter2 motherboard with studs. If the holes line up and there are only slots, this means you can only attach the motherboard with spacers. Take the tip of the spacers and insert them into the slots. After doing this to all the slots, you can slide the motherboard into position aligned with the slots. After the motherboard has been positioned, check to make sure everything is OK before putting the casing back on.
Installing the Motherboard 2-3 2-3. Installing System Memory This motherboard provides three 168-pin DIMM sites for memory expansion. The DIMM sockets support 1Mx64 (8MB), 2Mx64 (16MB), 4Mx64 (32MB), 8Mx64 (64MB), 16Mx64 (128MB), and 32Mx64 (256MB) or double sided DIMM modules. Minimum memory size is 8MB and maximum memory size is 768MB SDRAM. There are three Memory module sockets on the system board. (Total six banks) In order to create a memory array, certain rules must be followed.
2-4 Chapter2 Step 4. Locate your computer’s 168-pin memory expansion DIMM socket. Step 5. Insert the 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 2-6 for the details. This insures the DIMM module will be plugged into the socket in one way only. Firmly press the DIMM module into the DIMM socket, making certain the module is completely seated in the DIMM socket. Step 6.
Installing the Motherboard 2-5 Figure 2-7. All Connectors and Headers for the VL6 First, Let’s see the headers that VL6 uses, and what their functions are. (1) ATXPWR1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATXPWR1 power supply, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. Attach the connector from the power supply to the ATXPWR1 connector here.
2-6 Chapter2 (2A)/(2B)/(2C): FAN1, FAN2 & FAN3 header Attach the connector from the individual CPU fan to the header named FAN1, connector from the chassis fan to the header FAN3 and attach the connector from the power fan to FAN2 header. You must attach the CPU fan to the processor, or your processor will work abnormally or may be damaged by overheating.
Installing the Motherboard 2-7 (5) WOL1: Wake on LAN Header If you have a network adapter that supports this feature, then you can connect the specific cable from the network adapter to this header. This feature lets you wake up your computer via remote control through a local area network. You may need a specific utility to control the wake up event, like using the PCnet Magic Packet utility or other similar utilities.
2-8 Chapter2 (8) USB2 Headers: Additional USB Plugs Header This header is for connecting the additional USB ports plugs. You can use the special USB port expend cable (option), it can provides you additional two USB plugs, you can fix these USB plugs on the back panel.
Installing the Motherboard 2-9 Note Before you clear the CMOS, you have to first turn the power off (including the +5V standby power). Otherwise, your system may work abnormally or malfunction. (11) J1 & J2 Headers: There are two headers to use for selecting the functions for the audio CODEC and/or the AMR card. Please refer to the table below for the proper settings.
2-10 Chapter2 Figure 2-9. The definition of PN1 and PN2 pins PN1 (Pin 1-2-3-4-5): Power LED Headers There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 3. Insert the three-threaded power LED cable to pins 1~3. Check to make sure the correct pins go to the correct connectors on the motherboard. If you install them in the wrong direction, the power LED light will not illuminate correctly. Note: Watch the power LED pin position and orientation.
Installing the Motherboard 2-11 PN1 (Pin 10-11): Hardware Suspend Switch (SMI Switch) Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel suspend switch (if there is one) to this header. Use this switch to enable/disable the power management function by hardware. Note: If ACPI function in the BIOS setup is enabled, this function will not work. PN2 (Pin 1-2): Hardware Reset Switch Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel Reset switch to this header.
2-12 Chapter2 (14) FDC1 Connector This 34-pin connector is called the “floppy disk drive connector”. You can connect a 360K, 5.25”, 1.2M, 5.25”, 720K, 3.5’’, 1.44M, 3.5” or 2.88M, 3.5” floppy disk drive, you can even connect a 3 Mode floppy disk drive (it’s a 3 1/2” drive used in Japanese computer systems). A floppy disk drive ribbon cable has 34 wires and two connectors to provide the connection of two floppy disk drives.
Installing the Motherboard 2-13 Note ! The Master or Slave status of the hard disk drive is set on the hard disk itself. Please refer to the hard disk drive user’s manual. ! A red mark on a wire typically designates the location of pin 1. You need to align the wire pin 1 to the FDC1 connector pin 1, then insert the wire connector into the FDC1 connector. The VL6 supports the Ultra ATA/66 (Also known as Ultra DMA/66) specification.
2-14 Chapter2 How to install the Ultra ATA/66 Cable Assembly: % The BLUE connector MUST be plugged into the motherboard or your system will not work. % Each connector on the Ultra ATA/66 cable assembly has a small polarization tab centrally located on the body of the plastic. This fits into the matching slot on the mating plugs on the motherboard and the drives, thus assuring positive mating (pin #1 to pin #1) % The red line on the cable should be aligned with pin #1.
Installing the Motherboard 2-15 KM1 Upper: PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Dinconnector. USB Port Connectors This motherboard provides two USB ports. Attach the USB connector from the individual device to these connectors. You can attach USB devices such as a, scanner, digital speakers, monitor, mouse, keyboard, hub, digital camera, joystick etc. to one of each USB connector.
2-16 Chapter2 Line Out, Line In and Mic In Connector Line Out connector: You can connect an external stereo speaker signal input plug to this connector, or you can connect the plug from here to the stereo audio equipment AUX signal input socket. Remember, the motherboard does not have a built in amplifier to drive the speaker. You must use a speaker that has a built in amplifier. Otherwise, you may not be able to hear any sound or only a small volume of sound from the speaker.
Introduction of 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.
3-2 Chapter 3 Figure 3-1. CMOS Setup Utility 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.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-3 3-1. CPU Setup [SOFT MENU™ II] The CPU can be setup through a programmable switch (CPU SOFT MENU™ II), that replaces the traditional manual hardware configuration. This feature allows the user to more easily complete the installation procedures. You can install the CPU without configuring any jumpers or switches. The CPU must be setup according to its specifications.
3-4 Chapter 3 User defined external clock and multiplier factor: ➤ User Defined $$$$ Warning $$$$ The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage. Setting the working frequency higher than the PCI chipset or processor specs, may cause abnormal memory module functioning, system hangs, hard disk drive data lose, abnormal functioning of the VGA card, or abnormal functioning with other add-on cards.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-5 Normally, we do not recommend that you use the “User Define” option to setup CPU speed and multiplier factors. This option is for setup of future CPUs whose specifications are still unknown. The specifications of all present CPUs are included in the default settings. Unless you are very familiar with all CPU parameters, it is very easy to make mistakes when you define the external clock and the multiplier factor by yourself.
3-6 Chapter 3 ➤CPU Default: The system will detect the CPU type and select the proper voltage automatically. When it is enabled, the option “Core Voltage” will show the current voltage setting that is defined by the CPU and this will not be changeable. We recommend using this CPU default setting and not changing it unless the current CPU type and voltage setting can not be detected or is not correct. ➤User Define: This option lets the user select the voltage manually.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-7 3-2. Standard CMOS Features Setup Menu This contains the basic configuration parameters of the BIOS. These parameters include date, hour, VGA card, FDD and HDD settings. Figure 3-3A. Standard CMOS Setup 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).
3-8 Chapter 3 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 not read/write. The basic step in using a HDD is to make a HDD low-level format, then run FDISK, and then FORMAT the drive.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-9 enabling the LBA mode to support hard disk drive capacities exceeding 8.4GB. ➤ Large Mode: When the number of cylinders (CYLs) of the hard disk exceeds 1024 and DOS is not able to support it, or if your operating system does not support LBA mode, you should select this mode. 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.
3-10 Chapter 3 it can support. Six options are available: None'360K, 5.25 in. ' 1.2M, 5.25in. ' 720K, 3.5 in. ' 1.44M, 3.5 in. ' 2.88M, 3.5 in. Floppy 3 Mode Support: Four options are available: Disabled ' Driver A ' Driver B ' Both. The default setting is Disabled. 3 Mode floppy disk drives (FDD) are 3 1/2” drives used in Japanese computer systems. If you need to access data stored in this kind of floppy, you must select this mode, and of course you must have a 3 Mode floppy drive.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-11 3-3. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu In each item, you can press at any time to display all the options for this item. Attention Advanced BIOS Features Setup Menu has already been set for maximum operation. If you do not really understand each of the options in this menu, we recommend you use the default values. Figure 3-4A. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Upper Screen Figure 3-4B.
3-12 Chapter 3 CPU Level 2 Cache: This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache. When the external cache is enable, it will speed up memory access, and the system works faster. The default setting is Enabled. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking: This item is used to enable or to disable the CPU level 2 cache ECC checking function. The default setting is Enabled. Processor Number Feature This feature can let the program read the data inside your processor.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-13 Swap Floppy Drive: This item can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. When this feature is enabled, you don’t need to open the computer case to swap the position of floppy disk drive connectors. Drive A can be set as drive B and drive B can be set as drive A. Boot Up Floppy Seek: When the computer boots up, the BIOS detects if the system has a FDD or not.
3-14 Chapter 3 Notice Don’t forget your password. If you forget the password, you will have to open the computer case and clear all information in the CMOS before you can start up the system. But by doing this, you will have to reset all previously set options. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB: When the system memory is bigger than 64MB, the communication method between the BIOS and the operating system will differ from one operating system to another.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-15 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.
3-16 Chapter 3 DRAM Bank Interleave: Four options are available: Auto ' Disabled ' 2-Way ' 4-Way. The default setting is Auto. Depending on your SDRAM module structure, the 4-Way setting can make the performance best. If you choose the wrong setting, the computer system will not run in a stable manner. For detailed information on your SDRAM module, please ask your SDRAM module manufacturer. Delay DRAM Read Latch: Five options are available: Auto ' No Delay ' 0.5ns ' 1.0ns ' 1.5ns.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-17 Video RAM Cacheable: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. When you select Enabled, you get faster video RAM executing speed via the L2 cache. You must check your VGA adapter manual to find out if any compatibility problems will occur. AGP Aperture Size: Six options are available: 16M ' 32M ' 64M ' 128M ' 256M ' Back to 16M. The default setting is 64M.
3-18 Chapter 3 PCI#2 Access #1 Retry: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. This item allows you enable/disable the PCI #2 Access #1 Retry. When you set the PCI#2 Access#1 to Enabled, the AGP bus will attempt to access the PCI bus at a limited time period before being disconnected. When you set it to Disabled, the AGP bus will try to access the PCI bus until it successfully accesses the PCI bus.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-19 3-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device, I/O port address and other hardware settings. Figure 3-6A. Integrated Peripherals Menu Upper Screen Figure 3-6B. Integrated Peripherals Menu Lower Screen Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. ✏ Master Drive PIO Mode: ➤Auto: The BIOS can auto-detect the transfer mode of the IDE devices in order to set its data transfer rate.
3-20 ➤Auto: Chapter 3 When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default) ➤Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to Disable this item. ✏ Slave Drive Ultra DMA: ➤Auto: When you select Auto, the system automatically determines the optimal data transfer rate for each IDE device. (Default) ➤Disabled: If you encounter the problem of using Ultra DMA devices, you can try to Disable this item.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-21 IDE drive interfaces supports IDE prefetching, for faster drive accesses. If you install a primary and/or secondary add-in IDE interface, set this field to Disabled if the interface does not support prefetching. Init Display First: Two options are available: PCI Slot or AGP. The default setting is AGP. When you install more than one display cards, you can choose either a PCI display card (PCI Slot) or an AGP display card (AGP) to activate the display boot-up screen.
3-22 Chapter 3 If you choose “Disabled”, then item “Onboard IR Function” will disappear. Onboard IR Function: Three options are available: Disabled ' HPSIR ' ASKIR (Amplitude Shift Keyed IR). The default setting is Disabled. When you select the item HPSIR or ASKIR, then the following two items will appear. ✏ IR Function Duplex: Two options are available: Half or Full. The default setting is Half. Select the value required by the IR device connected to the IR port.
Introduction of 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.
3-24 Chapter 3 Play functions of a computer. 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 supports these functions. The second thing is that all devices and add-on cards in your system, must fully support ACPI, both hardware and software (drivers).
Introduction of the BIOS Table 3-2: Effect of Pressing the Power Switch If the system is in this ……and the power switch state…… is pressed for Off Less than four seconds On More than four seconds On Less than four seconds Sleep Less than four seconds 3-25 ……the system enters this state Power on Soft off/Suspend Fail safe power off Wake up Power Management: Figure 3-7B.
3-26 Chapter 3 HDD Power Down: Sixteen items available: Disable ' 1 Min ' 2 Min '3 Min ' 4 Min' 5 Min ' 6 Min ' 7 Min ' 8 Min '9 Min ' 10 Min ' 11 Min ' 12 Min ' 13 Min ' 14 Min ' 15 Min ' Back to Disable. The default setting is Disable. If the system has not accessed data on the hard disk drive during the specified time period, the engine of the HDD will stop in order to save electricity. You can set 1 to 15 minutes or select Disable according to your use of the HDD.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-27 Power Management, it is a power management standard set by Microsoft®, Intel® and other major manufacturers. Video Off Option: Select the saving mode in which the video is switched off. ➤ Always On The video will never be switched off in the "no power saving" mode. ➤ Suspend * Off The video will only be switched off in Suspend mode. (Default setting) ➤ All Modes * Off The video will be switched off in all power saving modes.
3-28 Chapter 3 Figure 3-7C. Wake Up Events Setup Menu ➤ VGA: Two items available: On or Off. The default setting is Off. When set to On, any event occurring at a VGA port will awaken a system, which has been powered down. ➤ LPT & COM: Four items available: LPT/COM ' None ' LPT ' COM. The default setting is LPT/COM. When set to LPT/COM, any event occurring at a LPT (printer) /COM (serial) port will awaken a system which has been powered down. ➤ HDD & FDD: Two items available: On or Off.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-29 IRQs Activity Monitoring Figure 3-7D. IRQs Activity Monitoring Setup Menu Primary INTR: Two items available: On or Off. The default setting is On. When set to On, any event occurring at below list will awaken a system which has been powered down. The following is a list of IRQ’s, Interrupt ReQuests, which can be exempted much as the COM ports and LPT ports above can.
3-30 Chapter 3 3-7. PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu In this menu, you can change the INT# and IRQ of the PCI bus and other hardware settings. Figure 3-8A. PNP/PCI Configurations Setup Menu PNP OS Installed: Device resource assigned by PnP OS or BIOS. Two items available: Yes or No. The default setting is No. Reset Configuration Data: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Disabled. Normally, you leave this field Disabled.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-31 The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. If you select Auto (ESCD), all of the interrupt request (IRQ) and DMA assignment fields disappear, as the BIOS automatically assigns them. But if you have trouble in assigning the interrupt resource automatically, you can select Manual to set which IRQ and DMA are assigned to PCI/ISA PnP or legacy ISA cards. Figure 3-8B.
3-32 Chapter 3 You can assign an IRQ for the PCI VGA or Disabled. Assigned IRQ For USB: Two options are available: Disabled or Enabled. The default setting is Enabled. If you need another IRQ to be freed up, you can choose to disable this item, and you can get an IRQ. But in some situations in Windows® 95 it may cause the USB port to malfunction or have other problems! Two options are available: Enable or Disable.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-33 3-8. PC Health Status You can check the fan speeds and power supply voltages of your computer system. The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system. We call it the PC Health Status. Figure 3-9. PC Health Status Screen Shot All Voltages, Fans Speed and Thermal Monitoring: These items list the current states of the CPU and environment (using RT1 and RT2 to detect them.
3-34 Chapter 3 3-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3-10. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Screen Shot When you press on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. 3-10. Load Optimized Defaults Figure 3-11.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-35 3-11. Set Password Figure 3-12. Set Password Screen Shot 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.
3-36 Chapter 3 Figure 3-13. Password Disabled Screen Shot You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to “System”, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to “Setup”, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup.
Introduction of the BIOS 3-37 3-12. Save & Exit Setup Figure 3-14. Save & Exit Setup Screen Shot Pressing on this item asks for confirmation: Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing “Y” stores the selections made in the menus in CMOS - a special section of memory that stays on after you turn your system off. The next time you boot your computer, the BIOS configures your system according to the Setup selections stored in CMOS. After saving the values the system is restarted again.
3-38 Chapter 3 3-13. Exit Without Saving Figure 3-15. Exit Without Saving Screen Shot Pressing on this item asks for confirmation: Quit without saving (Y/N)? Y This allows you to exit Setup without storing in CMOS any change. The previous selections remain in effect. This exits the Setup utility and restarts your computer.
Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows® 98 SE A-1 Appendix A. Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows® 98 SE After you’ve installed Windows® 98, you need to install the VIA Service Pack drivers. We will tell you step by step in the following section how to do this. Note A-1 You have to install the VIA Service Pack drivers before you install the VGA and audio drivers. After installing Windows® the quality of your display will be poor because it will be set to 640*480 and 16 color.
A-2 Appendix A Exit the device manager and insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive, it should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of this CD-Title. After it has been executed you will see the screen below. Move the cursor to “Drivers” and click on it. You will go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “VIA Service Pack” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it.
Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows® 98 SE A-3 Now you will see the install shield loading. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. The service pack readme screen will appear. Click the “Yes” button to go on. This setup program will install the four kinds of drivers. Please check which drivers you want to install. When you choose the items, please click the “Next>” button to continue.
A-4 Appendix A Choose the “Install VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver” and click the “Next>” button to go on. Choose “enable DMA Mode” and then click the “Next>” button. Choose the “Install VIA AGP VxD in Standard mode” and then click the “Next>” button. Note A-3: What is the difference between “Standard” & “Turbo” mode Installing in “Turbo” mode will give your graphics card the enhanced speed and performance while “Standard” mode offers increased system stability.
Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows® 98 SE A-5 Choose “Install VIA Chipset Functions’ Registry” and then click the “Next>” button. The installer will show the install progress percentage. 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” and then click the “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the driver installation.
A-6 Appendix A Go to check the System Properties ' Device Manager. It will show you several places that identify the VIA chipset and controller. Problem under Windows® 95 OSR2 If your operating system is Windows® 95 OSR2, install the VIA service pack and Microsoft® usbsupp.exe for USB devices support. Then restart Windows and go to System Properties ' Device Manager. There will be question marks before “PCI Universal Serial Bus” and “VIA PCI to USB Universal Host Controller”.
Installing the VIA PCI Audio Driver for Windows® 98 SE B-1 Appendix B. Installing the VIA PCI Audio Driver for Windows® 98 SE We will show you how to install the VIA PCI audio drivers for Windows® 98 SE operating system. First check System Properties ' Device Manager ' Sound, Video and game controllers. Your system should now show “PCI Multimedia Audio Device”. Exit the Device Manager and insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive. It should execute the program automatically.
B-2 Appendix B Move the cursor to “VIA Audio Driver” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Now you will see the install shield loading. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on.
Installing the VIA PCI Audio Driver for Windows® 98 SE B-3 Choose “Install” and then click the “Next>” button to go on. Program will start to install all drivers you choose. When installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggest you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and then click the “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the drivers update. When Windows restarts, it will ask you to put the Windows® 98 SE CD into the CDROM drive.
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Installing the VIA USB Filter Driver for Windows® 98 SE C-1 Appendix C. Installing the VIA USB Filter Driver for Windows® 98 SE We will show you how to install the VIA USB filter drivers for Windows® 98 SE operating system. Move the cursor to “Drivers” and click on it. You will go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “VIA USB Filter Driver” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen.
C-2 Appendix C The installer will show the install progress percentage. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Choose the “Install Filter Driver” and then click the “Next>” button to go on. 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” and then click the “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish driver installation.
Installing the VIA Service Pack for Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation D-1 Appendix D. Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation In this section we will show you how to install the VIA Service Pack drivers to your Windows® NT 4.0 Server/Workstation operating system. All the screen shots are taken from the Windows® NT 4.0 server version. Before you install the VIA Service Pack drives, please install Windows® NT 4.
D-2 Appendix D Move the cursor to “VIA Service Pack” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. The install shield is now loading. The “Welcome” screen and its dialogue box appear. Click the “Next>” button to go on.
Installing the VIA Service Pack for Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation D-3 The readme screen will appear next. Click the “Yes” button to continue. Choose “Install” and then click the “Next>” button to go on. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want the drivers installed. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination location. After checking the folder click “Next>” button. You can choose the name of the program folder.
D-4 Appendix D The installer will show the install progress percentage. When installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggestion you choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and then click “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the drivers updating. When you restart the Windows, you can see the VIA DMA Tools program group. You can see the detail about your IDE device.
Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation E-1 Appendix E. Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation In this section we will show you how to install the VIA PCI audio drives to your Windows® NT 4.0 Server/Workstation operating system. All screen shots are from the Windows® NT 4.0 server version. Before you install the VIA PCI audio drivers, please install Windows® NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 (or the latest version) first.
E-2 Appendix E Move the cursor to "VIA Audio Driver" and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to "Install" and click on it. Go to the next screen. Now you will see the install shield loading. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click "Next>" to go on.
Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation E-3 Choose “Install” then click the “Next>” button to go on. Program will start to install all drivers you choose. The dialogue box will show “Please choose “Add…” from the...”, please click “OK” button to go on. Choose “Add…” and then go to next screen. First, choose the “VIA PCI Audio Controller”, then click “OK” button.
E-4 Appendix E The dialogue box will show “Please choose “Add…” from…”, this time will ask you to install the “VIA MIDI External Port”. Please click “OK” button then go on. Choose “Add…” then go to next screen. First, choose the “VIA MIDI External Port Device”, then click “OK” button. Program will ask if you want to install the Microsoft sidewinder 3D pro joystick driver. If you have this kind of joystick click “Yes”, otherwise just click the “No” button to go on.
Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation E-5 When 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 “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the driver update. When Windows® NT restarts, check the "Multimedia Properties". You will see the VIA PCI Audio devices had been identify.
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Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows® 2000 F-1 Appendix F. Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows® 2000 After you’ve installed Windows® 2000 operation system, you need to install the VIA Service Pack drivers. We will tell you step by step in the following section how to do this. Note F-1 You have to install the VIA Service Pack drivers before you install the VGA and audio drivers.
F-2 Appendix F Exit the device manager and insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive, it should execute the program automatically. If not, you can go to the CD location and execute the execution file at the main directory of this CD-Title. After it has been executed you will see the screen below. Move the cursor to “Drivers” and click on it. You will go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “VIA Service Pack” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it.
Installing the VIA Service Pack Drivers for Windows® 2000 F-3 The install shield is now loading. The welcome screen and its dialogue box appear. Click “Next>” to go on. The service pack readme screen appears. Click the “Yes” button to go on. This setup program will install the drivers. Please check which drivers you want to install. After chosen the items, click the “Next>” button to continue.
F-4 Appendix F Choose the “Install AGP 4X/133 driver” and then click the “Next>” button to go on. The installer will show the install progress percentage. When the installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” then click the “Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the driver installation.
Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows® 2000 G-1 Appendix G. Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows® 2000 In this section we will show you how to install the VIA PCI audio drives to your Windows® 2000 operating system. All screen shots are taken from the Windows® 2000 version. First check System Manager ' Other devices. Your system should now show the question mark before item “Multimedia Audio Controller”. Insert the VL6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive.
G-2 Appendix G Move the cursor to “VIA Audio Driver” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Now you will see the install shield loading. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on.
Installing the VIA PCI Audio Drivers for Windows® 2000 G-3 Choose “Install” then click the “Next>” button to go on. Program will start to install all drivers you choose. When 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 “ Finish” button to restart your computer to finish the driver installation. When Windows® 2000 restarts, it will start updating your audio drivers.
G-4 Appendix G Finally, check the System Manager ' “Sound, video and game controllers”. You will see the “VIA PCI Audio Controller (WDM)” is now identified. Note If you are using the PCI bus mastering network adapter in your system under Windows® 2000, insert the network adapter into any PCI slot except slot 3. Otherwise, a system conflict may occur.
Installing the VIA USB Filter Driver for Windows® 2000 H-1 Appendix H. Installing the VIA USB Filter Driver for Windows® 2000 We will show you how to install the VIA USB filter driver for Windows® 2000 operating system. Move the cursor to “Drivers” and click on it. You will go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “VIA USB Filter Driver” and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to “Install” and click on it. Go to the next screen.
H-2 Appendix H The installer will show the install progress percentage. You will now see the welcome screen and its dialogue box. Click “Next>” to go on. Choose the “Install Filter Driver”, then click the “Next>” button to go on. 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.
BIOS Flashing User Instructions I-1 Appendix I. BIOS Flashing User Instructions When your motherboard needs to be upgraded with new features or some compatibility problems in the BIOS need to be fixed, you will need to use this BIOS flash utility. This utility is provided by Award Software makes it easy to flash by you. However, please read all the information in this section before flashing.
I-2 Appendix I Figure I-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.52C Complete Screen Figure I-3 shows you what commands you can use for the flashing program. You need to go into the pure DOS environment and type awdflash. Figure I-3 will then appear. Figure I-3. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.
BIOS Flashing User Instructions I-3 Note I-1 The BIOS file name in the figure shown is only an example. You should check which .bin file is to be used with your motherboard. Don’t flash with the wrong .bin file otherwise you may cause system malfunctions. Even the same model BIOS, according to their release dates and which problems have been fixed, have different .bin names. Please read the BIOS file description before you download it.
I-4 Appendix I Note I-3 Please do not use the Award flash memory writer version that earlier than Version 7.52C to flash your VL6 motherboard BIOS. Otherwise, it may cause flash fail or anticipate problems.
Installing The VIA Hardware Monitor System J-1 Appendix J. Installing the VIA Hardware Monitor System The VIA Hardware Monitor System is a self-diagnostic system for PCs. It will protect PC hardware by monitoring several critical items including power supply voltages, CPU & 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.
J-2 Appendix J The “Welcome” screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click the “Next>” button to go on. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want to install the drivers. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination location. After checking the folder click “Next>” button. You can choose the name of the program folder. We suggest you use the default program folder name. After checking the program folder name then click “Next>” button.
Installing The VIA Hardware Monitor System J-3 When installation is complete, the installer will automatically terminate the install process. When installation is complete, choose “Programs” from the “Start” toolbar. You can see the program group “VIA HM” and an item called “VIA Hardware Monitor”. Click it, and then you can see the screen below. This screen shows the VIA hardware monitor system screen. It shows the information system about temperature, voltages and fan speed.
J-4 Appendix J For Windows® NT Screen Shot: When installation is complete, choose “Programs” from the “Start” toolbar. You can see the program group “VIA HM” and an item called “VIA Hardware Monitor”. Click it, and then you can see the same VIA HWM screen at the previous page. For Windows® 2000 Screen Shot: When installation is complete, choose “Programs” from the “Start” toolbar. You can see the program group “VIA HM” and an item called “VIA Hardware Monitor”.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) K-1 Appendix K. Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) If you have a problem during operation, in order to help our technical support personnel quickly determine the problem with your motherboard and give you the answers you need, before filling in the technical support form, eliminate any peripheral that is not related to the problem, and indicate it on the form .
K-2 Appendix K resets automatically. This problem may be due to the Sound Card Driver. During the Starting DOS… procedure, press SHIFT (BY-PASS) key, to skip CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT; edit CONFIG.SYS with a text editor, and in function the line that loads the Sound Card Driver, add a remark REM, in order to disable the Sound Card Driver. See the example below. CONFIG.SYS: DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE HIGHSCAN DOS=HIGH, UMB FILES=40 BUFFERS=36 REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\PLUGPLAY\DWCFGMG.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) K-3 4. DRIVER REV: Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk (if have) as “Release *.**”.
K-4 Appendix K 5*. OS/APPLICATION: Indicate the operating system and the applications your are running on the system. Example: MS-DOS® 6.22, Windows® 95, Windows® NT.... 6*. CPU: Indicate the brand and the speed (MHz) of your CPU. Example: (A) In the “Brand” space, write “Intel”, in the “Specifications” space, write “ Pentium® II MMX 300MHz”。 7. HDD: Indicate the brand and specifications of your HDD(s), specify if the HDD is using /IDE1 or /IDE2.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) K-5 2 Technical Support Form ! Company Name: ☎ Phone Number: " Contact Person: # Fax Number: 3 E-mail Address: Model Motherboard Model No.
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How to Get Technical Support L-1 Appendix L. 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.
L-2 Appendix L 4. Internet Newsgroups. They are a great source of information and many people there can offer help. ABIT's Internet News group, alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit, is an ideal forum for the public to exchange information and discuss experiences they have had with ABIT products. Many times you will see that your question has already been asked before. This is a public Internet news group and it is reserved for free discussions, Here is a list of some of the more popular ones: alt.comp.periphs.
How to Get Technical Support L-3 In North America and South America please contact: ABIT Computer (USA) Corporation 46808 Lakeview Blvd. Fremont, California 94538 U.S.A. sales@abit-usa.com technical@abit-usa.com Tel: 1-510-623-0500 Fax: 1-510-623-1092 In the UK and Ireland: ABIT Computer Corporation Ltd. Caxton Place, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2UG, UK abituksales@compuserve.com abituktech@compuserve.
L-4 Appendix L ABIT Computer Corporation 3F-7, No. 79, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd. Hsi Chi, Taipei Hsien Taiwan, R.O.C. sales@abit.com.tw market@abit.com.tw technical@abit.com.tw Tel: 886-2-2698-1888 Fax: 886-2-2698-1811 RMA Service. If your system has been working but it just stopped, but you have not installed any new software or hardware recently, it is likely that you have a defective component. Please contact the reseller from whom you bought the product. You should be able to get RMA service there. 6.
