BCM Advanced Research FX815ELT, User Manual

Page 1: ...Advanced Socket 370 Motherboard FX815ELT User s Manual http www bcmcom com...

Page 2: ...expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of this product s fitness for any particular purpose In no event shall we be liable for any loss of profits loss...

Page 3: ...sions of the 1994 Regulations FCC Compliance FCC stands for Federal Communications Commission This product complies with FCC Rules Part 15 and has been tested and complied with the EMI rules by a cert...

Page 4: ...lectricity stored in your body before unpacking your motherboard For details please refer to Precaution section in Chapter 3 Install the CPU by correctly aligning the CPU with the socket 370 as noted...

Page 5: ...4 System Memory DRAM 14 3 5 Expansion Slots 15 3 6 Connectors Headers and Ports 16 4 BIOS Setup 21 4 1 BIOS Setup 21 4 2 Main Setup Menu 22 4 3 General Configuration Menu 23 4 4 Advanced Configuration...

Page 6: ...asy Installation Page and refer to the section number following each step if you require more detailed instructions USER MANUAL 1 2 Check Your Device Items The standard package should contain the foll...

Page 7: ...Flip Chip PGA Celeron or Intel Flip Chip PGA Pentium III Tualatin Processor Supports 100 133 MHz FSB Core Logic Chipset Intel 815E Chipset includes GMCH Graphics and Memory Controller Hub Rev B Chips...

Page 8: ...lug n Play compatible Supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface and APM Advanced Power Management Supports to boot from CD ROM SCSI IDE FDD ZIP and LS 120 Green Features Power Managemen...

Page 9: ...Motherboard Layout Main Parts Printer COM 1 VGA LAN USB Keyboard Mouse 1394 Mic In Line Out ATX Power Secondary IDE Primary IDE Front Panel Connector Front USB PCI Slot System Fan Floppy COM 2 Front...

Page 10: ...ec 3 6 5 Keyboard Mouse Ports Refer to Sec 3 6 6 USB LAN Ports Refer to Sec 3 6 6 Printer VGA Serial Ports Refer to Sec 3 6 6 Sound Ports Refer to Sec 3 6 6 IEEE 1394 Port 1 Refer to Sec 3 6 6 Connect...

Page 11: ...d anti static surface component side up Immediately inspect the board for damage Due to shifting during shipping it is suggested that the installer press down on the entire socket ICs to ensure they a...

Page 12: ...COM 1 Connector J7 USB Lan Connector Act LED Green 100Mb orange J8 Mic In Line In Pin Header J9 Line Out Pin Header J10 CD In Connector J11 Parallel Port Connector J12 1394 Pin Header front site J13...

Page 13: ...upward to the other end to loosen the socket s openings Step 2 Place the CPU on the middle of the socket orienting its beveled corner to line up with the socket s beveled corner Make sure the pins of...

Page 14: ...le does not line up with pin 1 of the socket the DIMM module will not be inserted correctly into the socket Be careful not to misfit the DIMM into DIMM socket in wrong direction This module can be ins...

Page 15: ...stallation 3 5 Expansion Slot This motherboard contains 1 32 bit PCI expansion slot PCI Expansion Slot PCI expansion slot accept PCI bus master cards and are fully supported by the PCI 2 2 specificati...

Page 16: ...block The FDC sub system can control three types of floppy drives 1 2 1 44 and 2 88 MB and or compatible tape drives The floppy disk interface includes 48mA current support and inputs on the drive in...

Page 17: ...ector Pins 14 16 18 and 20 For external system speaker connection 3 6 6 Back Panel Connectors PS 2 Keyboard and Mouse Ports J3 The motherboard offers 1 PS 2 Keyboard Port and 1 PS 2 Mouse Port USB Uni...

Page 18: ...USB Connector J19 10 pin The motherboard offers you to hook up front USB ports via chassis It is always enabled Clear Password Header JP1 3 pin Clear CMOS By closing JP1 pins 1 and 2 will clear the C...

Page 19: ...le for audio output BIOS Lock Header JP2 4 pin When 1 2 close boot block protection enable 3 4 close all block protection enable Default is 2 3 for all un protect IEEE 1394 Header J12 6 pins A second...

Page 20: ...stem case 3 Connect the power supply cord into an outlet of power supply 4 Connect Monitor signal cable to the system VGA port and the monitor power cord to power outlet 5 Now turn on the monitor and...

Page 21: ...start Setup press the F2 key during boot up before or while a message similar to this appears briefly at the bottom of the screen during the POST Press F2 key if you want to enter SETUP If the above m...

Page 22: ...inal PC AT compatible BIOS Advanced Configuration Options specific to system onboard chipset and devices System Specific Setup Select PCI and DIMM clock Signals Primary IDE Drivers Setup IDE Device Ha...

Page 23: ...e time format is based on the 24 hour military time clock For example 1 p m is 13 00 00 Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field Press the PgUp or PgDn key to increment the setti...

Page 24: ...Lock Toggle between On or Off to control the state of the NumLock key when the system boots When toggled on the numeric keypad generates numbers instead of controlling cursor operations 4 3 9 Select P...

Page 25: ...t Select enable allow system to skip extensive memory test during POST 4 4 4 Video BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the Video RAM resulting in better system performance However if any p...

Page 26: ...en the typematic rate setting is enabled you can select a typematic rate the rate at which character repeats when you hold down a key of 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 or 30 characters per second 4 4 14 Typematic...

Page 27: ...BIOS Setup 4 5 System Specific Setup 4 5 1 Auto DIMM and PCI Clock Enable will disconnect clock signals that go to unused DIMMs and PCI slots...

Page 28: ...o BIOS detects if a drive is installed and its CHS parameters Mode Auto BIOS check if the drive supports LBA mode if so LBA mode is enable and used otherwise CHS mode is use CHS Enter drive Cylinder H...

Page 29: ...to BIOS detects if a drive is installed and its CHS parameters Mode Auto BIOS check if the drive supports LBA mode if so LBA mode is enable and used otherwise CHS mode is use CHS Enter drive Cylinder...

Page 30: ...dary IDE channel on the motherboard 4 8 4 Serial Port 1 This option allows to set serial port configuration Auto Automatic configuration COM1 Set to I O address 3F8 IRQ4 COM2 Set to I O address 2F8 IR...

Page 31: ...specification ECP uses the DMA protocol to achieve data transfer rates up to 2 5 megabits per second ECP provides symmetric bi directional communication DMA This option is only available if the setti...

Page 32: ...Allows operating system to use either APM or ACPI mode for power management 4 9 2 Suspend Type Set ACPI Suspend type to S1 or S3 The choices are S1 POS and S3 STR 4 9 3 S3 Video Init Perform S3 initi...

Page 33: ...allows the power button to shut down the system instantly by the push of the button Delay 4 Sec allows the power button to shut down the system after holding the button for 4 seconds 4 9 9 MODEM Uses...

Page 34: ...econfiguration has caused such a serious conflict that the operating system cannot boot 4 10 3 PCI VGA Palette Snoop Some display cards that are not standard VGA card such as graphics accelerators or...

Page 35: ...olt Display current 3 3 volt 4 11 4 5 0 Volt Display current 5 volt 4 11 5 12 Volt Display current 12 volt 4 11 6 12 Volt Display current 12 volt 4 11 7 CPU FAN Rotation Display current CPU FAN speed...

Page 36: ...over the optimum settings for the original manufacture configuration 4 11 2 Restore Fail Safe Settings Load Fail Safe settings when you can not boot the system to operating system after change add rem...

Page 37: ...ult your vendor f Some problems and or conflict can be resolved as simple as by flashing the BIOS with the latest version downloadable from our website 2 Is there any conflict with hardware and or dri...

Page 38: ...ure and the board is PAST BCM s warranty period If your reseller is out of business or no longer in service then the BCM s warranty policy applies Please also note that if the reseller is still in the...