Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter gives you a step-by-step procedure on how to install your system. Follow each section accordingly. Caution: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage your processor, disk drives, expansion boards, and other components. Always observe the following precautions before you install a system component. 1. Do not remove a component from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it. 2.
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Hardware Installation Jumpers: SW1: JP4, JP5, JP6, JP7 JP12: JP14: DIP Switch for CPU voltage and clock ratio CPU external clock CPU I/O Voltage Clear CMOS Connectors: PS2: KB: COM1: COM2: PRINTER: PWR2: USB: FDC: IDE1: IDE2: VGA: CPUFAN1: CDUFAN2: FAN: IrDA: PANEL: CD-IN: MODEM-CN: WOM: WOL: PS/2 mouse connector PS/2 keyboard connector COM1 connector COM2 connector Printer connector ATX power connector USB connector Floppy drive connector IDE1 primary channel IDE2 secondary channel VGA connector CPU fan
Hardware Installation 2.2 Jumpers Jumpers are made by pin headers and plastic connecting caps for the purpose of customizing your hardware. Doing so requires basic knowledge of computer hardware, be sure you understand the meaning of the jumpers before you change any setting. The onboard jumpers are normally set to their default with optimized settings. On the mainboard, normally there is a bold line marked beside pin 1 of the jumper, sometimes, there are numbers also.
Hardware Installation 2.2.1 Setting the CPU Voltage S4 S5 ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON S6 S7 S8 Vcore ON ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 3.52V 3.45V 3.2V 2.9V 2.8V 2.4V 2.3V 2.2V SW1 is used to select CPU core voltage (Vcore) and ratio, there are totally eight switches on the DIP. After installing CPU, remember to set the switch 4-8 to specify a proper Vcore. ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 3.
Hardware Installation The following table lists possible settings of current CPU available on the market. Note that the correct setting may vary because of new CPU product, please see to your CPU specification for more details. CPU Type Vcore S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 INTEL P54C Single Voltage 3.45V OFF ON ON ON OFF INTEL P55C Dual Voltage 2.8V OFF OFF OFF ON OFF AMD K5 Single Voltage 3.52V ON ON ON ON OFF AMD K6-166/200 Dual Voltage 2.
Hardware Installation 32 settings totally, and the range is from 1.3V to 3.5V. This motherboard supports the CPU core voltage from 1.3V to 3.5V, that can be applied to various CPUs in the future. For your reference, all settings are listed in the following table. Vcore S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 1.30V 1.35V 1.40V 1.45V 1.50V 1.55V 1.60V 1.65V 1.70V 1.75V 1.80V 1.85V 1.90V 1.95V 2.00V 2.05V 2.1V 2.2V 2.3V 2.4V 2.5V 2.6V 2.7V 2.8V 2.9V 3.0V 3.1V 3.2V 3.3V 3.4V 3.
Hardware Installation 2.2.2 Selecting the CPU Frequency S1 OFF ON ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF S2 OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON ON OFF S3 OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON CPU Frequency Ratio 1.5x (3.5x) 2x (6x, 3.33x) 2.5x (1.75x) 3x 4x 4.5x 5x (2.33x) 5.5x (2.66x) Intel Pentium, Cyrix 6x86 and AMD K5/K6 CPU are designed to have different Internal (Core) and External (Bus) frequency. The ratio of Core/Bus frequency is selected by the switch 1-3 of SW1. Note: Intel PP/MT MMX 233MHz is using 1.5x jumper setting for 3.
Hardware Installation JP4 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 JP5 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 1-2 1-2 JP6 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 JP7 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 2-3 1-2 1-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 CPU 60MHz 66.8MHz 70MHz 75MHz 75MHz 80MHz 80MHz 83.3MHz 83.3MHz 95.3MHz 100MHz 105MHz 110MHz 115MHz 120MHz 124MHz PCI 30MHz 33.4MHz 35MHz 25MHz 37.5MHz 28.7MHz 40MHz 27.7MHz 41.7MHz 31.6MHz 33.3MHz 35MHz 36.
Hardware Installation JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 CPU:80MHz; PCI:40MHz CPU:105MHz; PCI:35MHz JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 CPU:83.3MHz; PCI:27.7MHz CPU:110MHz; PCI:36.7MHz JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 CPU:83.3MHz; PCI:41.7MHz CPU:115MHz; PCI:38.3MHz JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 CPU:95.3MHz; PCI:31.6MHz CPU:120MHz; PCI:40MHz JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 JP4 JP5 JP6 JP7 CPU:100MHz; PCI:33.3MHz CPU:124MHz; PCI:41.
Hardware Installation Caution: The following table lists possible settings of current CPU available on the market. The correct setting may vary because of new CPU product, refer to your CPU specification for more details. INTEL Pentium CPU Core Frequency Ratio External Bus Clock S1 S2 P54C 100 100MHz = 1.5x 66MHz OFF OFF OFF 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2 P54C 133 133MHz = 2x 66MHz ON OFF OFF 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2 P54C 166 166MHz = 2.
Hardware Installation Frequency Bus Clock PR100 100MHz = 1.5x 66MHz OFF OFF OFF 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2 PR133 100MHz = 1.5x 66MHz OFF OFF OFF 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2 PR166 116MHz = 1.75x 66MHz ON ON OFF 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2 AMD K6 CPU Core Frequency Ratio External Bus Clock S1 S2 S3 K6-166 166MHz = 2.5x 66MHz ON ON OFF 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2 K6-200 200MHz = 3x 66MHz OFF ON OFF 1-2 & 2-3 & 2-3 & 1-2 K6-233 233MHz = 3.
Hardware Installation 2.2.3 Clearing the CMOS JP14 1-2 2-3 Clear CMOS Normal operation (default) Clear CMOS You need to clear CMOS if you forget your system password. To clear the CMOS, follow the procedures listed below: JP14 JP14 1 2 3 1 2 3 Normal Operation (default) Clear CMOS The procedure to clear CMOS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.
Hardware Installation 2.2.4 I/O Voltage JP12 1-2 2-3 I/O Voltage 3.32V 3.45V JP12 is reserved for testing purposes only. This jumper enables you to set the voltage of the onboard chipset and PBSRAM (Vio). For dual-voltage CPU, JP12 also functions as CPU I/O voltage (Vcpuio) controller. JP12 2-14 JP12 1 2 3 1 2 3 3.32V 3.
Hardware Installation 2.3 Connectors 2.3.1 Power Cable The ATX power supply uses 20-pin connector shown below. Make sure you plug in the right direction. Caution: Make sure that the power supply is off before connecting or disconnecting the power cable. +5V 3.3V 5V SB 3.3V +5V PWR2 2.3.2 Fan Connectors The CPU fan connectors are marked as CPUFAN1 and CPUFAN2 on the system board. You can plug the CPU fan cable to both the 2-pin fan connector CPUFAN2 and the 3-pin fan connector CPUFAN1.
Hardware Installation 2.3.3 PS/2 Mouse The onboard PS/2 mouse connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked PS2. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing. PCB PS/2 Mouse 2.3.4 Keyboard The onboard PS/2 keyboard connector is a 6-pin Mini-Din connector marked KB2. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing.
Hardware Installation 2.3.5 VGA (AGP) 2.3.5 Serial Devices (COM1) The onboard serial connector COM1 is a 9-pin D-type connector on the back panel of the mainboard. PCB COM1 2.3.6 Serial Devices (COM2) Plug in the 10-pin flat cable to the COM2 connectors. 2 1 10 9 COM2 2.3.7 Printer The onboard printer connector is a 25-pin D-type connector marked PRINTER. The view angle of drawing shown here is from back panel of the housing.
Hardware Installation PRINTER PCB 2.3.8 USB Device You can attach USB devices to the USB connector. The motherboard contains two USB connectors, which are marked as USB. PCB USB 2.3.9 Floppy Drive Connect the 34-pin floppy drive cable to the floppy drive connector marked as FDC on the system board.
Hardware Installation 2.3.10 IDE Hard Disk and CD ROM This mainboard supports two 40 pin IDE connectors marked as IDE1 and IDE2. IDE1 is also known as primary channel and IDE2 as secondary channel, each channel supports two IDE devices that makes total of four devices. In order to work together, the two devices on each channel must be set differently to master and slave mode, either one can be hard disk or CDROM.
Hardware Installation IDE2 (Secondary Channel) Slave (4th) Master (3rd) IDE1 (Primary Channel) Slave (2nd) Master (1st) 2.3.11 Panel Connector The Panel (multifunction) connector is a 20-pin connector marked as PANEL on the board. Attach the power LED, keylock, speaker, SPWR, IDE LED and reset switch to the corresponding pins as shown in the figure. If your ATX housing supports ACPI specification, the ACPI & Power the LED will keep flashing if you have enabled “suspend mode” item in the BIOS Setup.
Hardware Installation 2.3.12 IrDA Connector The IrDA connector can be configured to support wireless infrared module, with this module and application software such as Laplink or Win95 Direct Cable Connection, user can transfer files to or from laptops, notebooks, PDA and printers. This connector supports HPSIR (115.2Kbps, 2 meters), ASK-IR (56Kbps) and Fast IR (4Mbps, 2 meters).
Hardware Installation 2.3.14 Mono In/Mic Out Connector Pin 1 2 3 4 This connector is used to connect Mono In/Mic Out connector of an internal modem card. The pin 1-2 is Mono In, and the pin 3-4 is Mic Out. Please note that there is no standard for this kind of connector yet, only some internal modem cards implement this connector. Description Mono In GND GND Mic Out Please see the pin definitions to connect the cable. 1 2 3 4 Mono In/Mic Out 2.3.
Hardware Installation 2.3.16 Wake on LAN Connector This mainboard implements a WOL connector. To implement Wake on LAN, you need a network card that supports this feature. In addition, you also need to install a network management software.
Hardware Installation 2.4 Configuring the System Memory Pin 1 This mainboard has two 168 pin DIMM sockets (Dual-in-line Memory Module) that allow you to install system memory up to 512MB. The DIMM supported by this motherboard are always 64-bit wide SDRAM, which can be identified by the following factors: I. Size: single side, 1Mx64 (8MB), 2Mx64 (16MB), 4Mx64 (32MB), 8Mx64 (64MB), 16Mx64 (128MB), and double side, 1Mx64x2 (16MB), 2Mx64x2 (32MB), 4Mx64x2 (64MB), 8Mx64x2 (128MB).
Hardware Installation non-buffered Reserved buffered Because the positions are different, only non-buffered DIMMs can be inserted into the DIMM sockets on this motherboard. Although most of DIMMs on current market are non-buffered, we still suggest you to ask your dealer for the correct type. IV. 2-clock and 4-clock signals: Although both of 2-clock and 4-clock signals are supported by this motherboard, we strongly recommend choosing a 4clock SDRAM in consideration of reliability.
Hardware Installation The driving capability of new generation chipset is limited because the lack of memory buffer (to improve performance). This makes DRAM chip count an important factor to be taking into consideration when you install SIMM. Unfortunately, there is no way that BIOS can identified the correct chip count, you need to calculate the chip count by yourself. The simple rule is: By visual inspection, use only SIMM with chip count less than 24 chips.
Hardware Installation The following table lists the recommended DRAM combinations: DIMM Data chip Bit size per side Single/ Double side Chip count DIMM size Recommended 1M by 16 1Mx64 x1 4 8MB Yes 1M by 16 1Mx64 x2 8 16MB Yes 2M by 8 2Mx64 x1 8 16MB Yes 2M by 8 2Mx64 x2 16 32MB Yes 4M by 16 4Mx64 x2 8 64MB Yes 4M by 16 4Mx64 x1 4 32MB Yes 8M by 8 8Mx64 x1 8 64MB Yes 8M by 8 8Mx64 x2 16 128MB Yes DIMM Data chip Bit size per side Single/ Double side Chi
