MSI Hetis 865G, User Manual

Page 1: ...i Version 1 0 G52 B6255X1 Hetis 865G Series Hetis 865G Series Hetis 865G Series Hetis 865G Series Hetis 865G Series MS6255 Barebone MS6255 Barebone MS6255 Barebone MS6255 Barebone MS6255 Barebone ...

Page 2: ... with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Notice 1 The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party respon sible for compliance could void the user s authority to op...

Page 3: ...arks All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation PS 2 and OS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Windows 95 98 2000 NT XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Netware is a registered trademark of Novell Inc Award is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies Lt...

Page 4: ...r module 9 All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted 10 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electri cal shock 11 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personnel z The power cord or plug is damaged z Liquid has penetrated into the equipment z The equipment has been exposed to moisture z The equipment has not w...

Page 5: ...CPU Installation Procedures 2 6 Memory Installation 2 8 Introduction to DDR SDRAM 2 8 DDR Module Combination 2 8 Installing DDR Modules 2 9 DDR Population Rules 2 9 Power Supply 2 10 ATX 20 Pin Power Connector ATX1 2 10 ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 2 10 Front Panel 2 11 SPDIF out Jack 2 11 Audio Port 2 11 USB Ports 2 12 IEEE1394 Port 2 12 Back Panel 2 13 Mouse Keyboard Connectors 2 13 Audio Port 2...

Page 6: ... CPUFAN1 SYS_FAN1 NBFAN1 2 21 Internal Speaker Connector CON1 2 22 On Board S Video out Connector JTV1 2 22 Card Reader Connector J3 2 22 Serial ATA Connectors SATA1 SATA2 2 23 Jumper 2 24 Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 2 24 Slot 2 25 PCISlot 2 25 PCI Interrupt Request Routing 2 25 Chapter 3 System Assembly 3 1 Overview 3 2 Installation Tools 3 2 Screws 3 2 Installation Flowchart 3 3 Checking the Items 3...

Page 7: ...r Management Features 4 15 PNP PCI Configurations 4 19 Integrated Peripherals 4 22 PC Health Status 4 27 Frequency Voltage Control 4 28 Supervisor User Password 4 30 Optimal Fail Safe Defaults 4 31 Appendix Using4 or6 ChannelAudioFunction A 1 Installing the Audio Driver A 2 Using 4 6 Channel Audio Function A 4 Testing the Connected Speakers A 8 Playing KaraOK A 10 Glossary G 1 ...

Page 8: ...anual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the follow ing help resources for further guidance Visit the MSI website for FAQ technical guide BIOS updates driver updates and other information http www msi com tw Contact our technical staff at support msi com tw ...

Page 9: ...m PC choice Based on the all in one design idea the MS 6255 provides 2 1394 ports option 6 USB ports 2 TV out jacks option 1 DVI jack option and 1 SPDIF jack With the fantastic appearance and small form factor it can easily be set anywhere in a clean look The feature packed platform also gives you an exciting PC experience ...

Page 10: ... LED 4 CD ROM DVD ROM drive 5 Card Reader Floppy drive Option 6 4 Pin IEEE 1394 Port Option 7 4 x USB 2 0 Ports 8 Mic in Line out 9 SPDIF out Option 1 1 System Map Chassis hDimension 310mm H x84mm W x345mm D hMinimized screw structure hDetachable bay housing ...

Page 11: ... A 4 AV out Option 13 Parallel Port 5 DVI Port Option 14 PCI Slot 6 VGA Port 15 RJ 45 LAN Jack 7 2 x USB 2 0 Ports 16 PS 2 Mouse 8 PS 2 Keyboard 17 Voltage Selector 115 230V 9 6 pin IEEE 1394 Port Option System Structure Power Supply CD ROM DVD ROM Option Card Reader Floppy Option System Fan PCI Riser Card ...

Page 12: ...upport 1 x IDE Serial ATA HDD Front Access USB 2 0 x 4 4 in 1394 x 1 Option SPDIF out x 1 Option Rear Access LAN x 1 DVI x 1 Option USB 2 0 x 2 6 pin 1394 x 1 Option 2 TV out AV out S video out Option VGA 4 8 16 32 64 MB Parallel PS2 x 2 COM1 Line in Line out Mic in Easy assembly installation Module design with swappable parts Silent operation Idle 32 3 dB Expandability 2 available PCI slots ...

Page 13: ...he system has good thermal solution The specially designed CPU cooler supports CPU up to 3 0GHz and above The system fan also effectively help to exhaust hot air through a complete air flow direction CPU Cooler Air Flow Direction CPU Fan Inhale ...

Page 14: ...Chapter 1 1 6 System Air Flow Direction System Fan CPU Cooler Power Supply ...

Page 15: ... Power Supply Dimension 80 H x120 W x120mm D PFC Yes Waltage 245 250Max Certificate FCC UL CUL BSMI CB NEMKO TUV CCC AC Output 100 127 200 240VAC SwitchSelectable Auto Protection DCOutput 3 3V17A 5V21A 12V13A 12V0 8A 5Vsb 2A ...

Page 16: ...s the information about MS 6765 mainboard Each component s function and pin definition are intro duced to provide you with the complete information about mainboard feature Read this chapter carefully before assembling the system Introducing Mainboard ...

Page 17: ...CPUFAN1 SYS_FAN1 NBFAN1 JBAT1 B IOS PCI S lot 1 IDE 1 T RJ45 LAN jack B USB ports Top mouse Bottom keyboard NEC D72874GC SMSC LPC47M133 NC Broadcom BCM5705 4401 Chrontel CH7009A T Codec JCD1 TV1 CON1 JTV1 Top COM A Bottom Line Out Line In Mic FDD 1 Top Parallel Port Bottom VGA port DVI I port IC H5 T Mic B Line Out Intel S pringDale 865G J3 ...

Page 18: ...ng to HDD CD ROM See p 2 19 SATA1 SATA2 Connecting to Serial ATA device See p 2 24 JFP1 Connecting to Front Panel See p 2 20 JCD1 Connecting to CD ROM audio See p 2 20 CPUFAN1 SYS_FAN1 NBFAN1 Connecting to System CPU North Bridge fan See p 2 21 FDD1 Connecting to FDD See p 2 19 JTV1 Connecting to S Video See p 2 22 JBAT1 Setting clear CMOS See p 2 25 J3 Connecting to OPTIONAL Card Reader See p 2 2...

Page 19: ...ATA 100 bus Master IDE controller PCI Master v2 3 I O APIC Supports both ACPI and legacy APM power management Main Memory h Two 184 pin DDR DIMMs Dual Channels hSupports DDR 400 333 266 memory up to 2GB Slot h One 32 bit PCI bus slot h Can connect 2 PCI card through riser card On Board Peripherals h Rear Panel 1 parallel port PS2 keyboard PS2 mouse 2 USB ports Rear Audio Mic_in Line_in Line_out 1 ...

Page 20: ...tor Audio CD in On board buzzer 1 to 2 PCI riser card 2 SATA connectors 1 optional card reader connector Audio h AC 97 link controller integrated in ICH5 h Realtek ALC650 6 channel audio Compliance w AC 97 v2 2 spec On Board Communication hLAN Modem Broadcom4401 10 100 BCM5705GbE Option On Board Graphics h Integrated BIOS h Winbond SST Firmware Hub 4M Dimension h 325mm L x 195mm W 6 mounting holes...

Page 21: ... CPU You can also refer to p 3 7 for more information CPU Installation Procedures 1 Turn off the power and unplug the power cord before install ing the CPU 2 Pull the lever sideways away from the socket Make sure to raise the lever up to a 90 degree angle 3 Look for the gold arrow The gold arrow should point to wards the lever pivot The CPU can only fit in the correct orientation Open Lever 90 deg...

Page 22: ...s close the le ver with your fingers press ing tightly on top of the CPU to make sure the CPU is prop erly and completely embed ded into the socket Gold arrow Incorrect CPU placement X Overheating Overheating will seriously damage the CPU and system al ways make sure the cooling fan can work properly to protect the CPU from overheating Replacing the CPU While replacing the CPU always turn off the ...

Page 23: ...DRAM and requires 184 pin DIMM modules rather than 168 pin DIMM modules used by SDR SDRAM Three types of DDR are available at the time of writing PC2100 PC2700 and PC3200 High memory bandwidth makes DDR an ideal solution for high performance PC worksta tions and servers 2 5 Memory Installation DDR1 DDR2 Install at least one DIMM module into the slots Memory modules can be installed into the slots ...

Page 24: ...ion Rules Install at least one DIMM module on the slots Each DIMM slot supports up to a maximum size of 1GB Users can install either single or double sided modules to meet their own needs Please note that each DIMM can work respectively for single channel DDR but there are some rules while using dual channel DDR Please refer to the suggested DDR population table on p 2 8 Usersmayinstallmemorymodul...

Page 25: ...nnector supports instant power on function which means that system will boot up immediately when the power supply connector is inserted on the board ATX 12V Power Connector JPW1 This 12V power connector is used to provide power to the CPU 2 6 Power supply JPW1 1 3 2 4 ATX1 10 1 20 11 PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 GND 3 12V 4 12V JPW1 Pin Definition PIN SIGNAL 11 3 3V 12 12V 13 GND 14 PS_ON 15 GND 16 GND 17 G...

Page 26: ...evice MIC in Line Out SPDIF out Jack The connector allows you to connect to Sony Philips Digital Inter face SPDIF developed jointly by the Sony and Philips corporations A standard audio file transfer format SPDIF allows the transfer of digital audio signals from one device to another without having to be converted first to an analog format ...

Page 27: ... Data 1 Positive Data Channel 1 8 GND Ground USB Port Description IEEE 1394 Port The mainboard provides two IEEE 1394 ports This smaller one is de signed for you to connect the IEEE 1394 device with external power The IEEE 1394 high speed serial bus complements USB by providing enhanced PC con nectivity for a wide range of devices including consumer electronics audio video A V appliances storage p...

Page 28: ...aching PS 2 mouse and keyboard Mouse Keyboard Connectors PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Mouse DATA Mouse DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Mouse Clock Mouse clock 6 NC No connection Pin Definition PS 2 Mouse 6 pin Female 2 1 3 4 5 6 PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Keyboard DATA Keyboard DATA 2 NC No connection 3 GND Ground 4 VCC 5V 5 Keyboard Clock Keyboard clock 6 NC No connection Pin Definition...

Page 29: ... TV or video device to TV1 connector for video out function which allows you to output the image to a TV or video device TV1 Connector TV Projector NOTE The mainboard supports 4 or 6 channel audio function For more information refer to Appendix 1 8 Stereo Audio Connectors Line Out Line In MIC in PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 TDP Transmit Differential Pair 2 TDN Transmit Differential Pair 3 RDP Receive ...

Page 30: ...IN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 STROBE Strobe 2 DATA0 Data0 3 DATA1 Data1 4 DATA2 Data2 5 DATA3 Data3 6 DATA4 Data4 7 DATA5 Data5 8 DATA6 Data6 9 DATA7 Data7 10 ACK Acknowledge 1 1 BUSY Busy 12 PE PaperEnd 13 SELECT Select 14 AUTO FEED AutomaticFeed 15 ERR Error 16 INIT Initialize Printer 17 SLIN SelectIn 18 GND Ground 19 GND Ground 20 GND Ground 21 GND Ground 22 GND Ground 23 GND Ground 24 GND Ground 25 ...

Page 31: ... Detect T M D S Data0 T M D S Data0 T M D S Data0 5 Shield T M D S Data5 T M D S Data5 T M D S Clock Shield T M D S Clock T M D S Clock C 1 Analog Red C 2 Analog Green C 3 Analog Blue T M D S Technology The graphics data sent to the digital monitor use Transition Minimized Differential Signalling T M D S technology TMDS uses an encoding algorithm to 8 bit of data into a 10 bit transition minimized...

Page 32: ... IEEE 1394 Port J1394 1 Pin Definition Analog Video Display Connector DB 15S PIN SIGNAL DESCRIPTION 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Notused 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Power 10 Ground 1 1 Notused 12 SDA 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 SCL DB 15 Pin Female Connector 5 1 15 11 VGA Port Software Support IEEE 1394 Driver is provided by Windows 98 SE Windows XP Windows ME and Windows 2000 Just ...

Page 33: ...ady 5 GND Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready 7 RTS RequestToSend 8 CTS Clear To Send 9 RI RingIndicate Pin Definition The mainboard provides an UHCI Universal Host Controller Interface Universal Serial Bus root for attaching USB devices such as keyboard mouse or other USB compatible devices You can plug the USB device directly into the connector The mainboard supports USB1 1 2 0 devices USB Ports USB Por...

Page 34: ...ler that provides PIO mode 0 4 Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33 66 100 function The connector on the mainboard allows you to connect to the IDE devices HDD CD ROM 2 9 Connectors FDD Connector FDD1 The mainboard provides you with a standard floppy disk drive connec tor that supports 360K 720K 1 2M 1 44M and 2 88M floppy disk types IDE1 FDD1 ...

Page 35: ...pull up 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch low reference pull down to GND 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch high reference pull up 7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch high reference pull up 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch low reference pull down to GND 9 RSVD_DNU Reserved Do not use JFP1 Pin Definition Front Panel Connector JFP1 The mainboard provides one front panel connector for you to connect to the front panel switches and LEDs JFP1 ...

Page 36: ...onnected to the 12V that is controlled by PWM the black wire is Ground and should be connected to GND If the mainboard has a System Hardware Monitor chipset on board you must use a specially designed fan with speed sensor to take advantage of the CPU fan control Fan Power Connectors CPUFAN1 SYS_FAN1 NBFAN1 SYS_FAN1 CPUFAN1 NBFAN1 SENSOR 12V GND NOTE The NBFAN1 connector is provided by default If y...

Page 37: ... connect the built in internal speaker On Board S Video out Connector JTV1 The mainboard provides a TV out connector for you to connect to a TV or video device J3 CON1 Card Reader Connector J3 This connector is used to connect the OPTIONAL card reader JTV1 USB 2 0 interface ...

Page 38: ...ual high speed Serial ATA interface ports Each supports 1st generation serial ATA data rates of 150 MB s Both connectors are fully compliant with Serial ATA 1 0 specifications The Serial ATA connector allows you to connect the hard disk device of Serial ATA interface PIN SIGNAL PIN SIGNAL 1 GND 2 TXP 3 TXN 4 GND 5 RXN 6 RXP 7 GND SATA1 SATA2 Pin Definition SATA1 SATA2 ...

Page 39: ...n use the JBAT1 Clear CMOS Jumper to clear data Follow the instructions below to clear the data The motherboard provides one jumper for you to set the computer s function This section will explain how to change your motherboard s function through the use of the jumper Clear CMOS Jumper JBAT1 You can clear CMOS by shorting 2 3 pin while the system is off Then return to 1 2 pin position Avoid cleari...

Page 40: ...e PCI bus INT A INT D pins as follows The mainboard provides one 32 bit Master PCI bus slot The PCI slot allows you to insert PCI Riser Card The PCI Riser Card is included in the MS 6255 barebone The Riser Card allows you to insert two expansion cards You can insert any type of PCI cards to meet your needs When adding or removing expansion cards make sure that you unplug the power supply first Mea...

Page 41: ...sembly 3 1 This chapter provides you with the installation procedures of the MS 6255 barebone It is useful for you to read the information of mainboard setup before assembling the whole system 3 System Assembly ...

Page 42: ...s are used by MS 6255 barebone round headed screw hexagonal screw with washer thumb screw and flat headed screw Round headed screw This type of screw is used to attach the HDD to the chassis Hexagonal screw with washer The screw is used to fasten the mainboard riser card and CD ROM to the chassis Flat headed screw This type of screw is used to fasten the standard FDD and card reader to the Front P...

Page 43: ...tion Flowchart START Remove Chassis Cover Remove Front Panel Bezel Install DIMM Module FINISH Install CPU Cooler Install CPU Install FDD Card Reader Install HDD Module Install CD ROM Module Replace Cover Replace Front Panel Bezel ...

Page 44: ...t are used Some items are included in packing whereas some are not Check with your dealer for the real and complete packing list CPU Cooler Riser Card The Cables Footstand HDD Tray FDD Module Option CD ROM Module Option Card Reader Option FDD Card Reader Serial ATA S Video HDD CD ROM ...

Page 45: ... the cover Use your two hands to remove the cover Remove the screw on the back panel to release the riser card 1 Removing Cover Riser Card Front Panel Bezel 3 2 Installation Procedures Remove the screw on the Front Panel Bezel to release the riser card ...

Page 46: ...Chapter 3 3 6 Remove the riser card Press the place indicated to release the bracket of Front Panel Bezel Release the Front Panel cable from the connector The Front Panel Bezel has been released ...

Page 47: ...ill automatically close Locate the CPU socket Pull the lever away from the socket and raise it up to 90 degree angle Put the CPU onto the socket NOTE Make sure the pins are completely embedded into the socket The CPU can only fit in the correct direction 2 Installing RAM CPU CPU Cooler Close the lever to complete the installaton ...

Page 48: ...Chapter 3 3 8 Install the 2nd screw Put the cooler onto the CPU Use screws to secure the CPU cooler Follow the sequence indi cated to install screws The CPU has been completely installed 1 3 4 2 ...

Page 49: ...HDD Flip the tray lever to release the tray Pull the lever in the direction indicated to take out the tray Insert the HDD module into the tray Use 4 screws to secure the HDD module Connect the cables including HDD cable and power cord ...

Page 50: ...Chapter 3 3 10 Insert the HDD tray into the chassis and push the lever in the direction indicated to close the lever Press the place indicated to secure the tray ...

Page 51: ... Installing FDD Card Reader Flip the place indicated to take out the bracket of Front Panel Bezel Reverse the Front Panel Bezel Option 1 Insert the FDD module into the Front Panel Bezel Use 4 screws to secure the FDD module ...

Page 52: ...Chapter 3 3 12 Option 2 Insert the Card Reader into the Front Panel Bezel Connect the Card Reader cable before inserting securing the Card Reader Use 4 screws to secure the Card Reader ...

Page 53: ...op NOTE There are three holes I E and S as indicated Please insert the screw into the I hole 5 Installing CD ROM Insert the CD ROM module into the Front Panel Bezel Use the screw to secure the CD ROM from the top Use the screw to secure the CD ROM from the right side ...

Page 54: ...Chapter 3 3 14 Use the screw to secure the CD ROM from the right side NOTE There are three holes I E and S as indicated Please insert the screw into the I hole ...

Page 55: ...System Assembly 3 15 Replace the bracket of Front Panel Bezel Replace the Front Panel Bezel 6 Replacing Front Panel Bezel Cover Connect the CD ROM cable Connect the Front Panel cable ...

Page 56: ...Chapter 3 3 16 Option 1 Connect the FDD cable Connect the FDD power cord Option 2 Connect the Card Reader Cable Connect the CD ROM power cord ...

Page 57: ...to secure the cover NOTE Refer to p 3 5 the reverse process of removing cover Put the barebone on the footstand Replace the cover Replace the riser card and use screws to secure it NOTE Refer to p 3 5 the reverse process of removing riser card ...

Page 58: ...n the BIOS Setup pro gram and allows you to configure the system for optimum use You may need to run the Setup program when An error message appears on the screen during the system booting up and requests you to run SETUP You want to change the default settings for customized features ...

Page 59: ...hen the same message as listed above appears on the screen press F11 to trigger the boot menu The POST messages might pass by too quickly for you to respond in time If so restart the system and press F11 after around 2 or 3 seconds to activate the boot menu similar to the following The boot menu will list all the bootable devices Select the one you want to boot from by using arrow keys and then pr...

Page 60: ... Setup and High Performance defaults BIOS Setup defaults provide stable performance settings for all devices and the system while High Performance defaults provide the best system performance but may affect the system stability Move to the previous item Move to the next item Move to the item in the left hand Move to the item in the right hand Enter Select the item Esc Jumps to the Exit menu or ret...

Page 61: ...ipset registers and optimize your system s performance Power Management Features Use this menu to specify your settings for power management PNP PCI Configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP PCI Once you enter AMIBIOS NEW SETUP UTILITY the Main Menu will appear on the screen The Main Menu displays twelve configurable functions and two exit choices Use arrow keys to move among t...

Page 62: ...r Password Use this menu to set Supervisor Password Set User Password Use this menu to set User Password LoadOptimal Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS values for the best system performance but the system stability may be affected Load Fail Safe Defaults Use this menu to load factory default settings into the BIOS for stable system performance operations Save Exit Setup Save changes to CMOS ...

Page 63: ...is allows you to set the system time that you want usually the current time The time format is hour minute second System Date This allows you to set the system to the date that you want usually the current date The format is day month date year day Day of the week from Sun to Sat determined by BIOS Read only month The month from Jan through Dec date The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric fu...

Page 64: ...Enter sector number Maximum Capacity Read the maximal HDD capacity LBA Mode Select Auto for a hard disk 512 MB un der Windows and DOS or Disabled un der Netware and UNIX Block Mode Select Auto to enhance the hard disk performance Fast Programmed I O Select Auto to enhance hard disk perfor Modes mance by optimizing the hard disk timing 32 Bit Transfer Mode Enable32bittomaximizetheIDEharddisk data t...

Page 65: ...ou to set the sequence of boot devices where AMIBIOS attempts to load the operating system The settings are IDE 0 The system will boot from the first HDD IDE 1 The system will boot from the second HDD IDE 2 The system will boot from the third HDD IDE 3 The system will boot from the fourth HDD Floppy The system will boot from floppy drive ARMD FDD The system will boot from any ARMD device such as L...

Page 66: ...liant device BBS 5 The system will boot from the 6th BBS BIOS Boot Specification compliant device BBS 6 The system will boot from the 7th BBS BIOS Boot Specification compliant device BBS 7 The system will boot from the 8th BBS BIOS Boot Specification compliant device BBS 8 The system will boot from the 9th BBS BIOS Boot Specification compliant device BBS 9 The system will boot from the 10 BBS BIOS...

Page 67: ...e the hard disk becomes offline Settings Enabled Disabled BootUpNum Lock This item is to set the Num Lock status when the system is powered on Setting to On will turn on the Num Lock key when the system is powered on Setting to Off will allow end users to use the arrow keys on the numeric keypad Setting options On Off FloppyDriveSwap Setting to Enabled will swap floppy drives A and B FloppyDriveSe...

Page 68: ...sor Specification version to be used for the operating system You need to select the MPS version supported by your operating system Settings 1 4 and 1 1 Option Description Setup The password prompt appears only when end users try to run Setup Always A password prompt appears every time when the com puter is powered on or when end users try to run Setup Enabling the functionality of Hyper Threading...

Page 69: ...s Enabled and Disabled CPU L1 L2 Cache Cache memory is additional memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory When the CPU requests data the system transfers the requested data from the main DRAM into cache memory for even faster access by the CPU The setting controls the internal cache also known as L1 or level 1 cache Setting to WriteBack will speed up the system performance ...

Page 70: ...d by the SPD Serial Presence Detect EEPROM on the DRAM module Setting to Enabled enables the following fields automatically to be determined by BIOS based on the configurations on the SPD Selecting Disabled allows users to configure these fields manually 4 5 advanced chipset features NOTE Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset ...

Page 71: ...ng of the transition from RAS row address strobe to CAS column address strobe The less the clock cycles the faster the DRAM performance Setting options 2 clocks 3 clocks 4 clocks Precharge Delay This setting controls the precharge delay which determines the timing delay for DRAM precharge Settings 5 clocks 6 clocks 7 clocks 8clocks Burst Length This setting allows you to set the size of Burst Leng...

Page 72: ...s are S1 POS The S1 sleep mode is a low power state In this state no system context is lost CPU or chipset and hardware maintains all system context S3 STR The S3 sleep mode is a lower power state where the in formation of system configuration and open applications files is saved to main memory that remains powered while most other hardware components turn off to save energy The information stored...

Page 73: ...e After the selected period of system inactivity all devices except the CPU shut off Settings Disabled 1 2 4 8 10 20 30 40 50 60 PowerButtonFunction This feature sets the function of the power button Settings are On Off The power button functions as normal power off button Suspend When you press the power button the computer enters the suspend sleep mode but if the button is pressed for more than ...

Page 74: ...e Wakeup From S3 This item allows the activity of the USB devices keyboard and mouse to wake up the system from S3 sleep state Setting Enabled Disabled Keyboard Mouse Wake up From S3 Resume on Ring These two fields specify whether the system will be awakened from power saving modes when activity or input signal of the specified hardware peripheral or component is detected In Keyboard Wake up From ...

Page 75: ...le or disable the feature of booting up the system on a scheduled time date from the soft off S5 state Settings Enabled Disabled RTCAlarmDate Hour Minute Second If Resume By Alarm is set to Enabled the system will automatically resume boot up on a specific date hour minute second specified in these fields Available settings for each item are Alarm Date 01 31 Every Day Alarm Hour 00 23 Alarm Minute...

Page 76: ...NVRAM Nonvolatile Ran dom Access Memory is where the BIOS stores resource information for both PNP and non PNP devices in a bit string format When the item is set to Yes the system will reset ESCD NVRAM right after the system is booted up and then set the setting of the item back to No automatically PCI Latency Timer PCI Clocks This item controls how long each PCI device can hold the bus before an...

Page 77: ... initialize the onboard VGA device PCIIDEBusMaster Set this option to Enabled to specify that the IDE controller on the PCI local bus has bus mastering capability Setting options Disabled Enabled PCI Slot1 IRQ Priority PCI Slot2 IRQ Priority These items specify the IRQ line for each PCI slot Setting options 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 Auto Selecting Auto allows BIOS to automatically determine the IRQ line for...

Page 78: ...re configured as PCI PnP If all IRQs are set to ISA EISA and IRQ 14 15 are allocated to the onboard PCI IDE IRQ 9 will still be available for PCI and PnP devices Available settings ISA EISA and PCI PnP Set DMAs to PnP or ISA Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears DMA Channel 0 1 3 5 6 7 These items specify the bus that the system DMA Direct Memory Access channel is used...

Page 79: ... Set to Enabled if your need to use any USB 1 1 2 0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1 1 2 0 driver installed such as DOS and SCO Unix Setting options Disabled Enabled On ChipIDEConfiguration Press Enter to enter the sub menu and the following screen appears 4 8 integrated peripherals ...

Page 80: ...OSs that do not support switch to Native Mode DOS Win2K Win98 ME should set SATA and PATA to Legacy Mode Maximum 4 ATA devices to connect Combine mode and Non Combine mode h Non Combined Mode P ATA devices only Maximum of 4 devices h Non Combined Mode S ATA devices only Maximum of 2 devices h Combined Mode S ATA devices P ATA devices Maximum of 2 devices each thus total 4 devices at maximum Native...

Page 81: ...ondary Both CombinedModeOption This item is available for you to select the combined mode of the ATA controllers Setting options P ATA 1st Channel S ATA 1st Channel S ATA Ports Definition This allows you to set the boot sequence of serial ATA ports OnboardLAN 1394 This item is used to enable disable the onboard LAN 1394 controllers Setting Enabled Disabled AC97Audio Auto allows the motherboard s B...

Page 82: ... address Settings Auto 3F8 COM1 2F8 COM2 3E8 COM3 2E8 COM4 and Disabled OnboardParallelPort This field specifies the base I O port address of the onboard parallel port Selecting Auto allows AMIBIOS to automatically determine the correct base I O port address Settings Auto 378 278 3BC and Disabled ParallelPortMode This item selects the operation mode for the onboard parallel port ECP Normal Bi Dir ...

Page 83: ...lel Port is set to Auto the item shows Auto indicating that BIOS determines the IRQ for the parallel port automatically Parallel Port DMA Channel This feature needs to be configured only when Parallel Port Mode is set to the ECP mode When Parallel Port is set to Auto the field will show Auto indicating that BIOS automatically determines the DMA channel for the parallel port ...

Page 84: ...he field will automatically return to Enabled later Settings Enabled Reset Disabled SmartFanControlFunction This field enables or disables smart fan control function If you choose enable CPU fan and system fan speed will depend on CPU temperature When CPU temperature is high the fan will spin quickly This function will reduce the noise that produced by fan If you disable it the CPU fan and system ...

Page 85: ...erboard s clock generator pulses the extreme values spikes of the pulses creates EMI Electromagnetic Interference The Spread Spectrum function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves If you do not have any EMI problem leave the setting at No for optimal system stability and performance But if you are plagued by EMI setting t...

Page 86: ...4 29 BIOS Setup CPU FSB Clock Mhz Just for information It doesn t allow you to make any setting DDRClock Mhz Just for information It doesn t allow you to make any setting ...

Page 87: ...d has been set you will be prompted to enter it every time you try to enter Setup This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration Additionally when a password is enabled you can also have AMIBIOS to request a password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer The setting to determine when the password promptisrequir...

Page 88: ...sue The Fail Safe Defaults are the default values set by the mainboard manufacturer for stable performance of the mainboard When you select Load Optimal Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default values that are factory settings for stable system performance When you select Fail Safe Defaults a message as below appears Pressing Y loads the default BIOS values that enable the ...

Page 89: ...pped with Realtek ALC650 chip which provides support for 6 channel audio output including 2 Front 2 Rear 1 Center and 1 Subwoofer channel ALC650 allows the board to attach 4 or 6 speakers for better surround sound effect The section will tell you how to install and use 4 6 channel audio function on the board ...

Page 90: ...ivers in different operating systems 1 Insert the companion CD into the CD ROM drive The setup screen will automatically appear 2 Click Realtek AC97 Audio Drivers 3 Click Next to start installing files into the system You need to install the driver for Realtek ALC650 chip to function prop erly before you can get access to 4 6 channel audio operations Follow the procedures described below to instal...

Page 91: ...Using 4 or 6 Channel Audio Function A 3 4 Click Finish to restart the system Click here Click here Select this option ...

Page 92: ... to the Back Panel Configuration in the Software Utility 1 Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 Select a desired surround sound effect from the Environment drop down menu 3 Click the Speaker Configuration tab 4 Select Synchronize the phonejack switch with the settings 5 Select a desired multi channel operation from No of Speakers a 2 Channel Mode for ...

Page 93: ...e Multi Channel Audio Function mode properly in the software utility connect your speakers to the correct phonejacks in accordance with the setting in software utility 2 Channel Mode for Stereo Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the function of each phonejack on the back panel when 2 Channel mode is selected 4 ...

Page 94: ...de for 4 Speaker Output The audio jacks on the back panel always provide 2 Channel analog audio output function however these audio jacks can be transformed to 4 or 6 channels analog audio jacks by selecting the corresponding multi channel operation from No of Speakers Refer to the following diagram and caption for the founction of each jack on the back panel when 4 Channels mode is selected ...

Page 95: ...6 Speaker Output is selected 6 Channel Mode for 6 Speaker Output Refer to the following diagram and caption for the founction of each jack on the back panel when 6 Channels mode is selected If the Center and Subwoofer speaker exchange their audio channels when you play video or music on the computer a converter may be required to exchange center and subwoofer audio signals You can purchase the con...

Page 96: ...ones Testing Each Speaker 1 Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower right corner of the screen 2 Click the Speaker Test tab 3 The following window appears Select the speaker which you want to test by clicking it Subwoofer Front Right Rear Right Center Front Left Rear Left Testing the Connected Speakers 6 speakers appear on the Speaker Test window only when you select 6 Channel Mode ...

Page 97: ...ction A 9 4 While you are testing the speakers in 6 Channel mode if the sound coming from the center speaker and subwoofer is swapped you should select Swap Center Subwoofer Output to readjust these two channels Select this function ...

Page 98: ...you to sing the song Note that this function applies only for 2 channel audio operation Playing KaraOK 1 Click the audio icon from the window tray at the lower right cornerof the screen 2 In the Sound Effect tab select Voice Cancellation under KaraOK 3 Click OK to close this window Playing KaraOK 2 3 ...

Page 99: ...isk drives etc It executes hardware test on booting the system starts the OS and provides an interface between the OS and the components The BIOS is stored in a ROM chip Bus A set of hardware lines within the computer system through which the data is trans ferred among different components In a PC the term bus usually refers to a local bus that connects the internal components to the CPU and main ...

Page 100: ...citor to represent a bit As the development of technology the memory type and specification used in computer becomes variety such as SDRAM DDR SDRAM and RDRAM For further instruction please see the table below DVI 1 Short for Digital Visual Interface a digital interface standard created by the Digital Display Working Group DDWG to convert analog signals into digital signals to accommodate both ana...

Page 101: ...ade up of servers workstations shared resources a network oper ating system and a communications link These individual PCs and devices on a LAN are known as nodes and are connected by cables to access data and devices any where on the LAN so that many users can share expensive devices and data LED Light Emitting Diode A semiconductor device that converts electrical energy into light Since it light...

Page 102: ...rives etc to see if they are properly connected and operating PS 2 Port A type of port developed by IBM for connecting a mouse or keyboard to a PC The PS 2 port supports a mini DIN plug containing just 6 pins Most modern PCs equipped with PS 2 ports so that the special port can be used by another device such as a modem SPDIF Short for Sony Philips Digital Interface a standard audio file transfer f...