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WB6 Motherboard User’s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction of WB6 Features 1-1.Features of This Motherboard 1-2. Specifications 1-3. Layout Diagram 1-4. The System Block Diagram 1-1 1-1 1-3 1-7 1-8 Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard 2-1. Installing the Motherboard to the Chassis 2-2. Installing the Pentium II/III, Celeron CPU 2-3. Installing System Memory 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-6 Chapter 3. Introduction of The BIOS 3-1. CPU Soft Menu™ II 3-2.
Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G Appendix H Appendix I Appendix J PCI Bridge Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE Installing the VGA Driver for Windows® 98 SE Installing the Audio Driver for Windows® 98 SE Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation Installing the Audio Drivers for the Windows® NT 4.
Introduction of WB6 Features 1-1 Chapter 1. Introduction of WB6 Features 1-1.Features of This Motherboard This motherboard is designed for a new generation CPUs. It supports the Intel SLOT1 structure (Pentium II/III and Celeron processors), up to 512 of memory, super I/O, and Green PC functions. The motherboard provides high performance for server systems and meets the requirements for desktop system for multimedia in the future.
1-2 Chapter1 PCI audio chipset. ! Integrated IDE controller with Ultra DMA/66 support ! USB host interface with support for 2 USB ports ! AC '97 2.1 compliant link for audio and telephony CODECs ! Firmware Hub (FWH) interface support The FW82802AB is also called the FWH, Firmware Hub. The FWH component is part of several integrated Intel® chipsets. The FWH is key to enabling future security and manageability infrastructures for the PC platform. The device operates under the FWH interface/protocol.
Introduction of WB6 Features 1-3 As a result, when it comes to 12:00 AM January 1, 2000 the RTC will switch from December 31 11:59 PM 1999 to 12:00 AM January 1 1900. Y2K compliance deals with the date change over from 31 December 1999 to 1 January 2000, and with recording and reporting of all dates from the RTC including leap year dates. This motherboard is free from the Y2K problem because its BIOS are Y2K compliant.
1-4 Chapter1 Graphic Memory: " 4MB SDRAM 4.
Introduction of WB6 Features 1-5 " Built-in standard IrDA TX/RX header " Two built-in USB connectors " Built-in VGA connector " Built-in Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC-in, Game port) " Built-in Wake on Ring header " Built-in CD audio line in header " Built-in SMBus header 6. Multi I/O Functions YMF752 is an AC’97 Audio CODEC LSI, which is fully compliant with the industry standard “Audio CODEC ’97” component specification (Revision 2.1). " AC’97 Revision 2.
1-6 Chapter1 " 16-channel DirectSound acceleration " Hardware sample rate converters (16 stream, 120dB Signal to Noise Rate) " Digital mixer and volume control (32 inputs, 16 outputs) " Windows 3.1/95/98/2000/NT 4.0 8.
Introduction of WB6 Features 1-7 1-3. Layout Diagram Figure 1-3.
1-8 Chapter1 1-4. The System Block Diagram Figure 1-4.
Installing the Motherboard 2-1 Chapter 2. Installing the Motherboard The WB6 motherboard not only provides all of the standard equipment for personal computers, but also provides great flexibility for meeting future upgrade demands. This chapter will introduce, step by step, all the standard equipment and will also present, as completely as possible, future upgrade capabilities. This motherboard is able to support all the Pentium II/III and Intel Celeron™ PPGA processors now on the market.
2-2 Chapter2 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.
Installing the Motherboard 2-3 Note If the motherboard has mounting holes, but they don’t line up with the holes on the base and there are no slots to attach the spacers, don’t worry, you can still attach the spacers to the mounting holes. Just cut the bottom portion of spacers (the spacer may be a little hard to cut off, so be careful of your hands). In this way you can still attach the motherboard to the base without worrying about short circuits.
2-4 Chapter2 2-3. Installing System Memory This motherboard provides two 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 256MB SDRAM (512MB using 128Mb technology). There are two memory module sockets on the system board. (total four banks) In order to create a memory array, certain rules must be followed.
Installing the Motherboard 2-5 Step 3. Before touching any electronic components, make sure you first touch an unpainted, grounded metal object to discharge any static electricity stored on your clothing or body. 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.
2-6 Chapter2 2-4. Connectors, Headers and Switches Inside the case of any computer several cables and plugs have to be connected. These cables and plugs are usually connected one-by-one to connectors located on the motherboard. You need to carefully pay attention to any connection orientation the cables may have and, if any, notice the position of the first pin of the connector. In the explanations that follow, we will describe the significance of the first pin.
Installing the Motherboard 2-7 ATXPR1: ATX Power Input Connector Caution If the power supply connectors are not properly attached to the ATXPR1 connector, the power supply or add-on cards may be damaged. Attach the connector from the power supply to the ATXPWR1 connector here. Remember you have to push the connector from the ATX power supply firmly to the end with the ATXPWR1 connector, insuring that you have a good connection.
2-8 Chapter2 IR1: IR Header (Infrared) There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 10, attach the connector from the IR KIT or IR device to the IR1 header. This motherboard supports standard IR transfer rates. Note: Watch the pin position and the orientation WOM1: Wake On Ring Header If you have an internal modem adapter that supports this feature, then you can connect the specific cable from the internal modem adapter to this header.
Installing the Motherboard 2-9 TSYS1 Header The TSYS1 is for you to connect an additional thermistor to detect the temperature in the location of your choice. You can buy the thermistor at an electronics store, ask for a 10KΩ thermistor (NTC type) which should be OK. Please don’t use too long of a lead wire for the thermistor. SMBUS: System Management Bus Connector This connector is reserved for system management bus (SMBus). The SMBus is a specific implementation of an I2C bus.
2-10 Chapter2 V-Bus Connector V-BUS: You can install the V-BUS adapter to get video output capability. When you install the V-BUS adapter, you can get two video output capabilities. One is general video output and the other is S-Video output (Super-Video output). S-video output will give you the best display quality on your TV monitor. Of course, your TV monitor must have the S-Video input jack for a S-Video cable connection. This card supports both PAL and NTSC systems for various purposes.
Installing the Motherboard 2-11 JP7 Header This Jumper is used in selecting use of the built-in audio chip, YMF752 or using the AMR audio controller. Jumper 1-2 shorted: Disable CODEC (use YMF752) (Default) AMR Jumper 2-3 shorted: Disable onboard CODEC (use AMR) CCMOS1: CMOS Discharge Jumper Jumper CCMOS1 discharges the CMOS memory. When you install the motherboard, make sure this jumper is set for normal operation (pin 1 and 2 shorted). See figure 2-8.
2-12 Chapter2 PN1 and PN2 Headers PN1 and PN2 are for switches and indicators for the chassis’s front panel, there are several functions that come from these two headers. You have to watch the pin position and the orientation, or you may cause system malfunctions. Figure 2-9 shows you the functions of PN1 and PN2. Figure 2-9. The Explanatory Diagram of PN1 and PN2 PN1 (Pin 1-2-3-4-5): Power LED and Keylock Switch Headers There is a specific orientation for pins 1 through 3.
Installing the Motherboard 2-13 PN1 (Pin 10-11): Power on Switch Header Attach the cable from the case’s front panel power switch to this header. PN1 (Pin 13-14): 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 you enable the ACPI function in the BIOS setup, this function will not work.
2-14 Chapter2 Table 2-3.
Installing the Motherboard 2-15 Note 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. IDE1 and IDE2 Connectors An IDE hard disk drive ribbon cable has 40 wires and two connectors to provide a connection for two IDE hard disk drives.
2-16 Chapter2 The WB6 supports the Ultra ATA/66 (Also known as Ultra DMA/66) specification. It enhances existing Ultra ATA/33 technology by increasing both performance and data integrity. This new high-speed interface doubles the Ultra ATA/33 burst data transfer rate to 66.6 Mbytes/sec. The result is maximum disc performance using the current PCI local bus environment. Figure 2-10 shows you the different between the Ultra ATA/33 and Ultra ATA/66 Conductor Cable. Figure 2-10.
Installing the Motherboard 2-17 *The motherboard and system BIOS (or an add-in controller) must support Ultra ATA/66. *The operating system must support Direct Memory Access (DMA); Microsoft Windows 98 and Windows 95b (OSR2) support DMA. *The cable must be 80-conductor; the length should not exceed 18 inches. If all the above requirements are met, you can enjoy the Ultra ATA/66 features of your computer system.
2-18 Chapter2 KBM Lower: PS/2 Keyboard Connector Attach a PS/2 keyboard connector to this 6pin 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. KBM Upper: PS/2 Mouse Connector Attach a PS/2 mouse to this 6-pin Dinconnector. USB Port Connectors This motherboard provides two USB ports.
Installing the Motherboard 2-19 VGA Port Connector This DIN 15 pin Female connector is for VGA signal output to the monitor. You can connect the plug from the monitor to this connector. If you don't move your system often, we suggest you to fasten the two screws from the plug with this connector. It will assure your display quality. Parallel Port Connector This parallel port is also called an “LPT” port, because it usually connects to the printer.
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BIOS Setup 3-1 Chapter 3. Introduction of The BIOS The BIOS is a program located on a FWH (Firmware Hub) 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 for the hardware circuit to communicate with the operating system.
3-2 Chapter3 Note ( To improve stability and functions, BIOSes are constantly improving, therefore; the BIOS screens in this chapter may not fully match your current BIOS screen. ) All default setting is use the Load Optimized Defaults settings. If you use the Load Fail-Safe Defaults, some items default values will be changed. Figure 3-1. CMOS Setup Utility Main Screen Shot This motherboard uses a totally different operating interface so the Award BIOS screens are different than in other versions.
BIOS Setup 3-3 " Press F5 to reset current screen settings to their Setup Default values. " Press F6 to return to the Fail-Safe Default setting i.e. if you use the wrong settings causing a system boot failure, use this function key to quickly return to the system default settings. " Press F7 to quickly set the system to the Optimized Defaults setting. In some setup menu screens, you can see the scroll bar on the right side of the window.
3-4 Chapter3 3-1. CPU 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 its specifications. Figure 3-2.
BIOS Setup ➤400 (100) ➤500 (66) ➤550 (100) ➤667 (133) ➤800 (133) 3-5 ➤433 (66) ➤500 (100) ➤600 (100) ➤700 (100) ➤User Define ➤450 (100) ➤533 (66) ➤600 (133) ➤733 (133) ➤466 (66) ➤533 (133) ➤650 (100) ➤800 (100) User defined external clock and multiplier factor: ➤ User Defined: When you choose the User Define, you will bw able to set the following five items. %%%% Warning %%%% The wrong settings of the multiplier and external clock in certain circumstances may cause CPU damage.
3-6 Chapter3 ICS 9248-87 Frequency Selections CPU (Ext. Clock) SDRAM 66.8 100.2 100.30 100.3 133.60 133.6 68.33 102.5 70.0 105.0 83.3 83.3 107.0 107.0 112.0 112.0 124.0 124.0 133.60 100.2 137.33 103.0 138.0 138.0 140.0 105.0 155.0 155.0 143.96 108.0 150.0 150.0 PCI 33.4 33.4 44.53 34.17 35.0 27.74 35.67 37.33 41.33 33.4 34.34 46.0 35.0 51.67 36.0 50.0 ✏ Multiplier Factor: You can choose the following multiplier factors: ➤ x2 ➤ x2.5 ➤ x3 ➤ x3.5 ➤ x4 ➤ x4.5 ➤ x5 ➤ x6.5 ➤ x7 ➤ x7.5 ➤ x8 ➤ x5.
BIOS Setup 3-7 Solution in case of booting problem due to invalid clock setup: Normally, if the CPU clock setup is wrong, you will not be able to boot. In this case, turn the system off then on again. The CPU will automatically use its standard parameters to boot. You can then enter the BIOS Setup again and set up the CPU clock.
3-8 Chapter3 detected or is not correct. ➤User Define: This option lets the user select the voltage manually. You can change values in the “Core Voltage” option lists by using the arrow up and down keys. ✏ Core Voltage: This voltage depends on which processor you use. When the processor is installed, the BIOS will automatically detect and provide the range that you can use to make the adjustment. Spread Spectrum: Two options are available: Disabled,Enabled. The default setting is Disabled.
BIOS Setup 3-9 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 3-3. 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).
3-10 Chapter3 Figure 3-4. IDE Primary Master Setup Screen Shot 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.
BIOS Setup 3-11 Access Mode: Since old operating systems were only able to support HDDs with capacities no bigger than 528MB, any hard disk with more than 528MB was unusable. AWARD BIOS features a solution to this problem: you can, according to your operating system, choose four operating modes: NORMAL , LBA , LARGE ,Auto. The HDD auto detection option in the sub-menu will automatically detect the parameters of your hard disk and the mode supported.
3-12 Chapter3 can set the number of cylinders for a HDD. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter is 65536. Head: This is the tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to create and read back the magnetic patterns on the disk (also called the read/write head). You can configure the number of read/write heads. The minimum number you can enter is 0, the maximum number you can enter is 255.
BIOS Setup 3-13 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.
3-14 Chapter3 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 3-5. Advanced BIOS Features Setup Screen Shot Virus Warning: This item can be set to Enabled or Disabled, the default setting being Disabled.
BIOS Setup 3-15 feature. The default setting is Enabled. 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.
3-16 Chapter3 Second Boot Device: Description is the same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is HDD-0. Third Boot Device: Description is same as the First Boot Device, the default setting is LS/ZIP Boot Other Device: Two options are available: Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. This setting allows the BIOS to try three kinds of boot devices that set from the above three items. Swap Floppy Drive: This item can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Disabled.
BIOS Setup 3-17 rate you have set (Unit: characters/second）. Eight options are available: 6 , 8 , 10 , 12 , 15 , 20 , 24 , 30 , Back to 6. The default setting is 30. Typematic Delay (Msec): When you press a key continuously, if you exceed the delay you have set here, the keyboard will automatically repeat the keystroke according to a certain rate (Unit: milliseconds). Four options are available: 250 , 500 , 750 , 1000 , Back to 250. The default setting is 250.
3-18 Chapter3 Report No FDD For WIN 95: When using Windows® 95 without a floppy drive, please set this item to Yes. Otherwise, set it to No. The default setting is No. Delay IDE Initial (Sec): This item is used to support some old models or special types of hard disks or CD-ROMs. They may need a longer amount of time to initialize and prepare for activation. Since the BIOS may not detect those kinds of devices during system booting. You can adjust the value to fit such devices.
BIOS Setup 3-19 3-4. Advanced Chipset Features Setup Menu The Advanced 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 Optimized Defaults option).
3-20 Chapter3 SDRAM Cycle Time Tras/Trc: Two options are available: 5/7 and 6/8. The default setting is 6/8. This item controls the number of SDRAM clocks (SCLKs) used per access cycle. SDRAM RAS-to-CAS Delay Two options are available: 2 and 3. The default setting is 3. This item lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance.
BIOS Setup 3-21 Delayed Transaction: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. Set the option to enabled or disabled PCI 2.1 features including passive release and delayed transaction for the chipset. This function is used to meet the latency of PCI cycles to or from the ISA bus. This option must be enabled to provide PCI 2.1 compliance. If you have an ISA card compatibility problem, you can try to enable or disable this option for optimal results.
3-22 Chapter3 3-5. Integrated Peripherals In this menu, you can change the onboard I/O device and other hardware peripheral settings. Figure 3-7. Integrated Peripherals Setup Screen Shot Onboard IDE-1 Controller: The onboard IDE 1 controller can be set as Enabled or Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. If you choose Disabled, it will effect the settings of four items not available.
BIOS Setup 3-23 (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 (default setting), the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. Master/Slave Drive Ultra DMA: Two options are available: Auto and Disabled. The default setting is Auto.
3-24 Chapter3 install additional PCI display cards, you can choose either a PCI display card or an onboard VGA chip to activate the display boot-up screen. AC97 Audio: Two options are available: Auto and Disabled. The default setting is Auto. If you set it to Enabled, it will allow the BIOS to detect audio device you use. If an audio device is detected, the onboard audio controller (Intel® 810 chipset family) will be able to support it.
BIOS Setup 3-25 ✏ Hot Key Power On: There are twelve options are available, Ctrl-F1 to Ctrl-F12. You can select this item and using the Ctrl plus the one of each function key (F1 to F12) to power on the computer. The default setting is Ctrl-F1. Onboard FDD Controller: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Enabled. You can enable or disable the onboard FDD controller. Onboard Serial Port 1: This is used to specify the I/O address and IRQ of Serial Port 1.
3-26 Chapter3 ✏ Use IR Pins: Two options are available: RxD2, TxD2 and IR-Rx2Tx2. The default setting is IRRx2Tx2. If you choose RxD2, TxD2, your motherboard must support a COM port IR KIT connection. Otherwise, you can only choose the IR-Rx2Tx2 to use the IR header on your motherboard to connect your IR KIT. Please use the default setting. Onboard Parallel Port: Sets the I/O address and IRQ of the onboard parallel port. Four options are available: Disable , 3BC/IRQ7 , 378/IRQ7 , 278/IRQ5.
BIOS Setup 3-27 Midi Port IRQ: Two options are available: 5 , 10. The default setting is 10. This item sets the IRQ of the onboard midi port connector. If you choose disable the Midi Port Address, then this field is not available. Note If you buy the audio adapter and want to replace the use of onboard audio solution, you have to disable three items in BIOS. Otherwise, your audio adapter may not working well.
3-28 Chapter3 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.
BIOS Setup 3-29 2. Use the arrow keys to go to the item you want to configure. To change the settings, use *,+ and Enter key. 3. After you have configured the power management feature, press Esc to go back to the Main Menu. We are now going to briefly explain the options in this menu: 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.
3-30 Chapter3 System States and Power States Under ACPI, the operating system directs all system and device power state transitions. The operating system puts devices in and out of low-power states based on user preferences and knowledge of how devices are being used by applications. Devices that are not being used can be turned off. The operating system uses information from applications and user settings to put the system as a whole into a low-power state.
BIOS Setup 3-31 that supply a System Level reference of S0 are in the OFF state. " Devices states are compatible with the current Power Resource states. Only devices which solely reference Power Resources which are in the ON state for a given device state can be in that device state. In all other cases, the device is in the D3 (off) state. " Devices that are enabled to wake the system and that can do so from their current device state can initiate a hardware event which transitions the system state to S0.
3-32 Chapter3 Power Management: This item allows you to select the type (or degree) of power saving and is directly related to the following modes: 1. Suspend Mode 2. HDD Power Down There are three options for power management, three of which have fixed mode settings: ➤ User Define “User Define” defines the delay for accessing the power modes. Suspend Mode: Disabled , 1 Min , 2 Min , 4 Min , 8 Min , 12 Min , 20 Min , 30 Min , 40 Min , 1 Hour. The default setting is Disabled.
BIOS Setup 3-33 horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Initial display power management signaling. DPMS: Video Off In Suspend: Two options are available: Yes or No. The default setting is Yes. This item determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Suspend Type: Two options are available: Stop Grant and PwrOn Suspend. The default setting is Stop Grant. Modem Use IRQ: You can specify the IRQ for modem use.
3-34 Chapter3 Pressing the power button for more than four seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state when the system has "hung". Wake-Up by PCI card: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. This item can let you wake-up your computer by PCI devices. For instance, if you had installed a PCI LAN card with Wake-Up on LAN capability, then you could wake-up your computer from another computer via a network by sending a wake-up frame signal.
BIOS Setup 3-35 ➤ Primary IDE 0/Primary IDE 1: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. The default setting is Disabled. If any primary IDE master/slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed. ➤ Secondary IDE 0/Secondary 1: Two options are available: Enabled and Disabled. Default setting is Disabled. If any secondary IDE master/slave I/O activity occurs, it will cause the computer to re-count the time elapsed.
3-36 Chapter3 3-7. PnP/PCI Configurations This section describes configuring the PCI bus system. PCI, or Personal Computer Interconnect, is a system which allows I/O devices to operate at speeds nearing the speed the CPU itself uses when communicating with its own special components. This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended that only experienced users should make any changes to the default settings. Figure 3-11.
BIOS Setup 3-37 Resources Controlled By: Two options are available: Auto(ESCD) and Manual. Default setting is Auto(ESCD). When the setting is Auto(ESCD), the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources can not be changed. When resources are controlled manually, the IRQ Resources and Memory Resources can then be changed. The Award Plug and Play BIOS has the capability to automatically configure all of the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices.
3-38 Chapter3 PIRQ_0~PIRQ3: Eleven options are available: Auto, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15. Default setting is Auto. This item allows the system to automatically specify the IRQ number for the device installed on PCI slots. Which means, the system can specify the fixed IRQ number for the device installed on the PCI slots (PCI slot 1 to PCI slot 5). This is a useful function when you want to fix the IRQ for a specific device.
BIOS Setup 3-39 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. The features are useful for monitoring all the important parameters within your computer system. We call it the PC Health Status. Figure 3-13.
3-40 Chapter3 3-9. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Figure 3-14. 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 3-15.
BIOS Setup 3-41 When you press on this item you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N) ? N Pressing ‘Y’ loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations. 3-11. Set Password This option allows you to set a password required to start the system (System) or to access to the BIOS (Setup).
3-42 Chapter3 3-12. Save & Exit Setup Figure 3-19. 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.
BIOS Setup 3-43 3-13. Exit Without Saving Figure 3-20. 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.
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IDE & USB Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE A-1 Appendix A PCI Bridge Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE After you’ve installed Windows® 98, you need to install the PCI Bridge driver. We will tell you step by step in the following section how to do this. Please insert the WB6 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 from the main directory of this CD-Title.
A-2 Appendix A The "Welcome" screen and its dialogue box will appear. Click "Next" to go on. The License screen will show up. Read it and click the "Yes" to go on. This screen will show you the Readme.txt information of this INF installation utility. When you have read it all, click "Next". 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".
IDE & USB Drivers Installation for Windows® 98 SE A-3 Now you are ready to start installation of the INF. To start the INF update processing, click the "Next". When installation is complete, the installer will ask you to restart your computer. We suggestion you click "Yes" to restart your computer to finish the system INF updating. When your computer system restarts, will see Windows® 98 SE start the updating process and several new hardware devices will be found and updated.
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Installing the VGA Driver for Windows® 98 SE B-1 Appendix B Installing the VGA Driver for Windows® 98 SE Now we will show you how to install the VGA drive to your Windows® 98 SE operating system in this section. First, go to check the System Properties , Device Manager , Display Adapters,. Your system now shows the "Standard PCI Graphics Adapter [VGA]". Exit the device manager and insert the WB6 CD-Title into your CD-ROM drive, it should execute the program automatically.
B-2 Appendix B Move the cursor to "Intel 810 Graphic Driver" and click on it. Go to the next screen. Move the cursor to "Windows 95/98" 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 VGA Driver for Windows® 98 SE B-3 The License screen will appear. Click the "Yes" button to go on. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want to install the driver. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination location. When you have made sure of the folder, click "Next". Now the system will install the VGA drivers. While doing so, the percentage of the driver installed will be displayed on the screen.
B-4 Appendix B When the computer restarts and enters Windows, check System Properties , Device Manager , Display Adapters. You should see the device changed to " Intel [R] 810E Chipset Graphics Driver [DC133]". After you confirm this change, the update process is now fully complete. You can now choose the desktop size and resolution you want now.
Installing the Audio Driver for Windows® 98 SE C-1 Appendix C Installing the Audio Driver for Windows® 98 SE We will show you how to install the audio drivers for Windows® 98 SE operating system. Please enter Control Panel, then check System Properties , Device Manager , Other Devices. Your system should now show "？ ？PCI Multimedia Audio Device". Select it and then click “Properties.” Select Drive and then click “Update Driver.” Click “Next.
C-2 Appendix C Select “Search for a better driver than the one your device is using now. (Recommended)”, and then click “Next.” Select “Specify a Location” and then type “D:\Drivers\YMF752\VXD” in the text box. (D is your CD-ROM drive letter) Click “Next.” Click “Next.” Click “Finish.
Installing the Audio Driver for Windows® 98 SE C-3 Once Windows has restarted, go to "System Properties" to double check. You should find the "？PCI Multimedia Audio Device" has disappeared, and Yamaha AC-XG audio Codec is there instead.
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Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation D-1 Appendix D Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation In this section we will show you how to install the VGA drives to your Windows® NT 4.0 Server/Workstation operating system. All screen shots are from Windows® NT 4.0 server version. Before you install the audio drivers, please install Windows® NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (or the latest version) first. Then you can install the audio drivers.
D-2 Appendix D You will now see the install shield is loading. The "Welcome screen" and its dialogue box will appear. Click the "Next" button to go on. The License screen will appear next. Click the "Yes" button to continue. Now you can choose the folder for the destination location you want. We suggest you use the default folder as the destination location. When you are sure of the folder, click "Next".
Installing the VGA Drivers for the Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation D-3 The system will now start to install the VGA drivers. While doing so, it will display the percentage installed on the screen. When installation is complete please choose the item: "Yes, I want to restart my computer now". Then click the "Finish" button to restart your computer.
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Installing the Audio Drivers for the Windows® NT 4.0 Server / Workstation E-1 Appendix E Installing the Audio Drivers for the Windows® NT In this section we will show you how to install the audio drives to your Windows® NT 4.0 Server/Workstation operating system. All screen shot are from Windows® NT 4.0 server version. Before you install the audio drivers, please install Windows® NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 (or the latest version) first. Then you can install the audio drivers.
E-2 Appendix E You have to specify and manually type the path of driver location. We’ve put the audio drivers under the "DRIVERS\YMF752\ NT4.0". The code name of the CD-ROM drive will depend on how many devices installed on your computer system. Here it is shown as D:\. When Windows finds the driver you can choose the item "YAMAHA AC-XG Driver" and click "OK" button. Click “OK.” The screen shows the "System Setting Change" message. You need to restart your computer to complete the updating process.
BIOS Flashing User Instructions F-1 Appendix F 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 yourself. However, please read all the information in this section before flashing.
F-2 Appendix F Figure F-2. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.33 Complete Screen Figure F-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 F-3 will then appear. Figure F-3. Award Flash Memory Writer V7.
BIOS Flashing User Instructions F-3 Note F-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.
F-4 Appendix F Remarks: 1. When executing AWDFLASH.EXE, do not run HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE in the CONFIG.SYS. 2. Please take the following actions to solve problems caused by power shortages or other non-preventable malfunctions during BIOS updating that lead to update failures. First, it is strongly suggested that you format a disk that can boot your computer before you update your BIOS.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility G-1 Appendix G Installing the HighPoint XStore Pro Utility We provide a useful and powerful utility on our product package, HighPoint XStore Pro. What does XStore do? The XStore Pro is a hard disk enhancement utility which improves system performance. The basic concept is to use a read-ahead caching algorithm to improve hard disk performance.
G-2 Appendix G 2. This Windows® 95/98 driver does not support CD-ROM Changers. If you have an ATAPI CD-ROM Changer installed in your system, please do not install this driver! 3. We have found that the Windows® 95 OSR2/Windows® 98 version fails to load the driver on some systems using the Bus Master chipset after you install and restart the system. The following step could solve this problem if it happens: (1) Go to My Computer and double click Control Panel.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility G-3 have a floppy diskette instead of the CD-ROM, just insert the diskette and run the Setup.exe file to start installation. Step 1: In Windows® 95/98, place the CD-ROM into the computer. The main menu will show up. Click the HighPoint XStore Pro Install button and you will see the XStore Pro installer preparing the InstallShield® Wizard. When it is done, the Welcome screen will appear. Step 2: Press the “Next” key, You will see the screen at left.
G-4 Appendix G Step 3: Press the “Next” key, You will see the license screen. Step 4: Press “Yes” to continue. Step 5: When the installation process is done, you will see the screen below. This screen will show up only when you install both XStore Pro and CD Xpress. If you want to see the ReadMe file, you can click on the circle.
Install HighPoint XStore Pro Utility G-5 Step 6: Choose the “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” Button. Then system will restart. Or you can choose the “No, I will restart my computer later”. Note You must restart your computer after installing the XStore Pro utility. Otherwise, the software may not work not properly.
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Hardware Monitoring Function H-1 Appendix H Hardware Monitoring Function (Installing the Winbond Hardware Doctor Utility) Winbond Hardware Doctor is a self-diagnostic system for PCs and must be used with the Winbond chipset: W83627HF IC series products. It protects 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.
H-2 Appendix H Step 3. You can specify the program install path by clicking the “Change Directory” button. Or if you want to use the default path, click the icon to continue the install process. Now the screen will show you the percentage of installation progress. Step 4. When the process is finished, click the “OK” button. Step 5. Go to the Windows toolbar and click the “Start” button. Then choose the “program” , “HWDoctor” (See the arrow mark on figure below).
Hardware Monitoring Function H-3 Step 6. This screen will appear. You will see voltages, fan speeds and temperature readings as well. If any item readings are critical or over their limitations, the reading will turn red. Also, a pop-up window will appear to warn you the system has a problem! The figure below shows the warning message window. Ignore: You can ignore the warning message of the item, but it will pop up again when an error of the same item reoccurs.
H-4 Appendix H Please pay attention to two things when you want to make any changes to the “Configuration” option. Firstly, you have to make sure your new setting is in the proper range. Secondly, after you finished the configuration, you have to save it. Otherwise, the program will start with the default value the next time. If you encounter any problems or have any questions about the software settings and adjustments, please use the Winbond hardware doctor on-line help.
The Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM I-1 Appendix I Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM Suspend To RAM (STR) is a cost-effective, optimal implementation of the ACPI 1.0 specification. The ACPI specification defines the S3 sleep state, in which all system context is lost except system memory. CPU, cache, and chip set context are lost in this state. Hardware maintains memory context and restores some CPU and L2 configuration context.
I-2 Appendix I After these items show up, you can go to the next step for the STR function setting. / How to use the STR function: There are two ways to put your system into STR mode: Method 1: Select “Stand by” in the “Shut Down Windows” area. Step 1: Click “Star” in the Windows Tools Bar, and then select “Shut Down…” Step 2: Select “Stand by”, and then click “OK”.
The Installation Guide for Suspend to RAM I-3 Method 2: Define the case “Power” button to initiate STR sleep Mode Step 1: Open “Control Panel”, and then enter “Power Management”. Step 2: Select “Advanced”, and then set the “Power Buttons” to “Standby”. Step 3: Restart your computer to put these settings into effect. Now you will only need to press the “Power” button on the front panel of the chassis when you want to put your computer into STR sleep mode.
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Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) J-1 Appendix J Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) If you have a problem during operation and in order to help our technical support personnel to quickly find out what the problem of your motherboard is and to 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 on the form, the system’s peripherals.
J-2 Appendix J 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.SYS LASTDRIVE=Z Restart the system. If the system starts and does not reset, you can be sure that the problem is due to the Sound Card Driver.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) J-3 4. DRIVER REV: Note the driver version number indicated on the DEVICE DRIVER disk (if have) as “Release *.**”.
J-4 Appendix J 5*. OS/APPLICATION: Indicate the operating system and 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 4IDE1 or 4IDE2.
Troubleshooting (Need Assistance?) J-5 & Technical Support Form 7 Phone #: Company name: 2 Contact: Model Motherboard Model No.
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