PCchips M935 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...me to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium II III Pentium 4 Celeron and MMX are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows NT 95 98 ME 2000 XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporat...

Page 2: ...soft Therefore it might happen under Windows XP that a dialogue box shown as below pop out warning you this software has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Please rest assured that our RD department has already tested and verified these drivers Just click the Continue Anyway button and go ahead the installation II ...

Page 3: ...on Brackets 16 Optional Extension Brackets 18 Install Other Devices 19 Expansion Slots 21 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup Utility 23 Introduction 23 Running the Setup Utility 24 Standard CMOS Setup Page 25 Advanced Setup Page 26 Power Management Setup Page 28 PCI Plug and Play Setup Page 30 Load Optimal Settings 31 Load Best Performance Settings 31 Features Setup Page 32 CPU PnP Setup Page 34 Hardware Monito...

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Page 5: ...EGII Video Decoder for the Intel Pentium 4 series based PC systems It has the external AGP slot with AGP 4X 266MHz except when SiS650GL NB is installed capability one AMR Audio Modem Riser slot to support Audio and Modem application and built in 10BaseT 100BaseTX Network Interface In addition this mainboard has a full set of I O ports including two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard two serial port...

Page 6: ...ridge Southbridge Function SiS650 SiS961 CPU FSB 400MHz Ultra DMA ATA100 DDR266 SiS650GL SiS961 CPU FSB 400MHz Ultra DMA ATA100 DDR266 without AGP 4x slot SiS651 SiS962 CPU FSB 533MHz Ultra DMA ATA133 DDR333 and USB2 0 Memory Support Two 168 pin DIMM slots for SDRAM memory modules Two 184 pin DIMM slots for DDR memory modules Support SDRAM up to 133 MHz DDR up to 333MHz for SiS962 SB only memory b...

Page 7: ...ports AGP V2 0 Compliant Supports AGP 4X 2X interface and Fast Write Transaction except when SiS650GL NB is installed Supports high performance high quality 3D Accelerator A built in 256 bit 3D engine up to 143 MHz 3D engine clock speed Supports high performance 128 bit 2D Accelerator Ultra AGPIITM 2GB s data read for all 2D engine functions Maximum Share Memory size is 64MB AC97 Audio Codec CMI97...

Page 8: ... Two PS 2 ports for mouse and keyboard Two serial ports One parallel port One MIDI game port Four USB ports two backpanel ports onboard USB header providing two extra ports Audio jacks for microphone line in and line out Hardware Monitoring Built in hardware monitoring for CPU System temperatures fan speeds and mainboard voltages Onboard Flash ROM Supports Plug and Play configuration of peripheral...

Page 9: ...tion under Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP MediaRing Talk provides PC to PC or PC to Phone internet phone communication 3Deep delivers the precise imagery and displays accurate color in your monitor Recovery Genius 21st V5 0 provides the function to recover reserve and transfer hard disk data CD Ghost is the software stimulating a real CD ROM to perform equivalent function Language Genius 21st is the sof...

Page 10: ...PHY chip U5 RJ 45 LAN connector and supports USB2 0 when SiS651 NB SiS962 SB are installed M935DELR Onboard LAN PHY chip U5 RJ 45 LAN connector supports USB1 1 but without AGP 4x slot when SiS650GL NB SiS961 SB are installed M935DLR Onboard LAN PHY chip U5 RJ 45 LAN connector and supports USB1 1 M935D USB connector for USB1 1 Your mainboard package contains the following items The mainboard The Us...

Page 11: ...u don t have a wrist strap discharge static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 3 Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges Avoid touching the components unless it is absolutely necessary During installation put the mainboard on top of the static protection packaging it came in with the component side facing up Pre Installation Inspection 1 Inspect the mainboard for dama...

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Page 13: ...ctly Install the mainboard in a system chassis case Connect any extension brackets or cables to connecting headers on the mainboard Install other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard connecting headers Note 1 Before installing this mainboard make sure jumper JP3 is under Normal setting See this chapter for information about locating JP3 and the setting options 2 Never conn...

Page 14: ... User s Manual Mainboard Components Use the diagram below to identify the major components on the mainboard Note Any jumpers on your mainboard that do not appear in the illustration above are for testing only 10 ...

Page 15: ...rinters or other parallel communications devices 5 COM ports connect serial devices such as mice or fax modems COM1 is identified by the system as COM1 3 COM2 is identified by the system as COM2 4 6 Game port connects a joystick or a MIDI device 7 Three audio ports connect audio devices The left side jack is for a stereo line out signal The middle jack is for a stereo line in signal The right side...

Page 16: ...nboard Intel P4 478 1 4GHz 2 2GHz FSB 400MHz Installing a Socket 478 Processor A processor installs into the ZIF Zero Insertion Force Socket 478 on the mainboard 1 Locate the Socket 478 and CPU FAN JP1 Pull the locking lever out slightly from the socket and raise it to the upright position 2 On the processor identify the Pin 1 corner by its beveled edge 3 On the Socket 478 identify the Pin 1 corne...

Page 17: ...s Memory The CPU supports 100MHz system bus The SDRAM DIMMs and DDRs can synchronously work with 100 MHz or operates over a 266 MHz system bus You must install at least one memory module in order to work out the mainboard either SDRAM or DDR SDRAM but you can not use them simultaneously SDRAM provides 800 MB s or 1 GB s data transfer rate corresponding with the bus 100 MHz or 133 MHz It doubles th...

Page 18: ...only be installed correctly 3 Check that the cutouts on the DIMM module edge connector match the notches in the DIMM slot 4 Install the DIMM module into the slot and press it firmly down until it seats correctly The slot latches are levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM 5 Install any remaining DIMM modules Setting Jumper Switches Jumpers are sets of pins that can be connected toget...

Page 19: ...ard is an ATX size mainboard with a twin tier of I O ports You can install this mainboard in an ATX case Ensure that your case has an I O cover plate that matches the ports on this mainboard Install the mainboard in a case Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer using the hardware and internal mounting points on the chassis Connect the power connector from the power supply to the...

Page 20: ...the front panel connect the cables to the AUDIO1 header on the mainboard Here is a list of AUDIO1 header s pin assignments Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 AUD_MIC 2 AUD_GND 3 AUD_MIC_ 4 AUD_VCC 5 AUD_FPOUT_ 6 AUD_RET_R 7 NC 8 KEY 9 AUD_FPOUT_ 10 AUD_RET_L Install the Extension Brackets The extension brackets connect features on the mainboard to external connectors that can be attached to the system chassi...

Page 21: ...On the mainboard locate the VGA header for this bracket 2 Plug the cable from the bracket into the header 3 In the system chassis remove a blanking plate from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket into the slot Use the screw that held the blanking plate to secure the extension bracket 17 1 VGA Extension Bracket ...

Page 22: ...ble Extended USB Module This module bracket has two USB ports for more USB devices USB port 3 4 Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 VCC 2 VCC 3 DATA1 4 DATA2 5 DATA1 6 DATA2 7 GND 8 GND 9 KEY 10 KEY 1 Locate the JUSB1 header on the mainboard 2 Plug the bracket cable onto the JUSB1 header 3 In the system chassis remove one slot cover from expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the opening Use the...

Page 23: ...IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM or DVD ROM drives among others The mainboard ships with an IDE cable that can support one or two IDE devices If you connect two devices to a single cable you must configure one of the drives as Master and one of the drives as Slave The documentation of the IDE device will tell you how to configure the device as a Master o...

Page 24: ...rive or DVD ROM drive you can connect the drive audio cable to the onboard sound system On the mainboard locate the two 4 pin connectors CD1 and CD2 There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD ROM drive have different kinds of audio cable connectors Connect the cable to the appropriate connector CD1 Pin Signal 1 GND 2 CD IN R 3 GND 4 CD IN L CD2 Pin Signal 1 CD IN L 2 GND 3 GND...

Page 25: ...ainboard has two 32 bit PCI slots one AGP slot and one AMR slot Note If SiS650GL NB is installed on the mainboard it does NOT support AGP slot Follow the steps below to install a PCI AGP AMR expansion card 1 Locate the AMR AGP or PCI slots on the mainboard 2 Remove the slot cover from the system chassis 3 Insert the expansion card edge connector into the slot and press it firmly down until fully i...

Page 26: ...standard slot that allows for the installation of a special audio modem riser card Different territories have different regulations regarding the specifications of a modem card You can purchase an AMR card that is approved in your area and install it directly into the AMR slot 22 ...

Page 27: ...asis for coordination between system components If the Setup Utility configuration is incorrect it may cause the system to malfunction It can even stop your computer from booting properly If this happens you can use the clear CMOS jumper to clear the CMOS memory used to store the configuration information You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the configuration You might need t...

Page 28: ...ate hard disk type etc You can use the cursor arrow keys to highlight any of the options on the main menu page Press Enter to select the highlighted option To leave the setup utility press the Escape key To cycle through the Setup Utility s optional color schemes hold down the Shift key and press F2 Some of the options on the main menu page lead to tables of items with installed values In these pa...

Page 29: ...Drive B Not Installed Month Jan Dec ESC Exit Day 01 31 Select Item Year 1901 2099 PU PD Modify Shift F2 Color F3 Detect All HDD Date Time Use these items to set the system date and time Pri Master Pri Slave Sec Master Sec Slave Use these items to configure devices connected to the Primary and Secondary IDE channels To configure an IDE hard disk drive choose Auto If the Auto setting fails to find a...

Page 30: ...y Other Boot Devices Yes S M A R T for Hard Disks Disabled BootUp Num Lock On Floppy Drive Swap Disabled Floppy Drive Seek Disabled Password Check Setup Boot To OS 2 64MB No L2 Cache Enabled System BIOS Cacheable Disabled Share Memory Size 64 MB Graphic Win Size 64M DRAM CAS Latency 3T Timing Setting Mode Normal MA 1T 2T Select Auto Advanced Read Prefetch Enabled Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Enabled S...

Page 31: ...B and drive B becomes drive A Floppy Drive Seek If you enable this item your system will check all floppy disk drives at start up Disable this item unless you are using an old 360KB drive Password Check If you have entered a password for the system use this item to determine if the password is required to enter the Setup Utility Setup or required both at start up and to enter the Setup Utility Alw...

Page 32: ...f free DIMM PCI slots Spread Spectrum If you enable spread spectrum it can significantly reduce the EMI Electro Magnetic Interference generated by the system DOS Flat Mode This item enables BIOS entering the DOS protected mode without other software supporting under the DOS operating system We recommend you to leave this item at the default value Power Management Setup Page This page sets some of ...

Page 33: ...nute Second The system can be turned off with a software command If you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s RTC realtime clock Use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm You must use an ATX power supply in order to use this feature LAN Ring Power On The system can be turned off with a software command If you ena...

Page 34: ...p PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults Plug and Play Aware O S Enable this item if you are using an O S that supports Plug and Play such as Windows 95 98 ME Primary Graphics Adapter This item indicates if the primary graphics adapter uses the PCI or the AGP bus The default PCI setting still lets the onboard display work and allows the use of a seco...

Page 35: ...ds of hardware and memory chips Note It is highly recommended that users enter this option to load optimal values for accessing the best performance Load Best Performance Settings If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the Setup Utility loads a set of best performance default values These default values are quite demanding and your system might n...

Page 36: ...abled USB Function for DOS Disabled ThumbDrive for DOS Disabled ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults OnBoard FDC Use this item to enable or disable the onboard floppy disk drive interface OnBoard Serial PortA B Use these items to enable or disable the onboard COM1 2 serial port and to assign a port address Serial Port2 ...

Page 37: ...t and to assign a port address MIDI Port IRQ Use this item to assign an IRQ to the MIDI port Onboard PCI IDE Use this item to enable or disable either or both of the onboard Primary and Secondary IDE channels Audio Device This item enables or disables the onboard AC 97 audio chip Modem Device This item enables or disables the onboard AC 97 modem chip Ethernet Device This item enables or disables t...

Page 38: ... All Rights Reserved CPU Type Intel P4 CPU DRAM Speed 100 133 MHz CPU Core Voltage 1 696V CPU Ratio H W TRAP CPU Frequency 100 MHz DRAM Frequency 133 MHz ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load Optimal values F7 Load Best performance values CPU Type Core Voltage Ratio Frequency These items show the type core voltage ratio and frequency of CPU installed in you...

Page 39: ... 972V 12V 11 968V SB3V 3 488V 12V 11 885V SB5V 5 053V VBAT 3 488V SYSTEM Fan Speed 0 RPM CPU Fan Speed 4500 RPM SYSTEM Temperature 33 C 91 F CPU Temperature 39 C 102 F ESC Quit Select Item F1 Help PU PD Modify F5 Old Values Shift F2 Color F6 Load BIOS Defaults F7 Load Setup Defaults CPU System Temperature These items display CPU and system temperature measurement FANs Voltage Measurements These it...

Page 40: ... is then required to access the Setup Utility or for that and at start up depending on the setting of the Password Check item in Advanced Setup Change or Remove the Password Highlight this item press Enter and type in the current password At the next dialog box type in the new password or just press Enter to disable password protection Exit Highlight this item and press Enter to save the changes t...

Page 41: ...le located in the same directory as the software To run the support CD simply insert the CD into your CD ROM drive An Auto Setup screen automatically pops out and then you can go on the auto installing or manual installation depending on your operating system If your operating system is Windows 98 ME 2000 XP it will automatically install all the drivers and utilities for your mainboard if Windows ...

Page 42: ...button runs the software auto installing program as explained in next section The Browse CD button is a standard Windows command that you can check the contents of the disc with the Windows 98 file browsing interface The Exit button closes the Auto Setup window To run the program again reinsert the CD ROM disc in the drive or click the CD ROM driver from the Windows Explorer and click the Setup ic...

Page 43: ...on 2 Select the items that you want to setup by clicking on it the default options are recommended Click the Next button to proceed 3 The support software will automatically install Once any of the installation procedures start software is automatically installed in sequence You need to follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart as few times as needed to co...

Page 44: ...the screen 2 Find out your mainboard model name and click on it to obtain its correct driver directory 3 Install each software in accordance with the corresponding driver path Bundled Software Installation All bundled software available on the CD ROM is for users convenience You can install bundled software as follows 1 Click the Application button while the Auto Setup screen pops out after insert...