SOLTEK SL-75ERV, User Manual

Page 1: ...R T h e S o u l O f C o m p u t e r T e c h n o l o g y Mainboard SL 75ERV User Manual V1 1...

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Page 3: ...b site http www soltek com tw SOUL TECHNOLOGY EUROPE B V Address Hongkongstraat 55 3047 BP Rotterdam The Neth erlands Telephone 31 10 2457492 Fax 31 10 2457493 E mail sales soultech europe com Web sit...

Page 4: ...oller 10 1 1 10 Form Factor 11 1 1 11 Hareware Monitoring 11 1 2 Mainboard Layout 12 1 3 Chipset Diagram 13 Chaper 2 Hardware Setup 15 2 1 CPU Installation 16 2 2 Memory Installation 17 2 3 HDD FDD In...

Page 5: ...2 6 9 PS 2 Mouse And PS 2 Keyboard 33 Chaper 3 Software Setup 35 3 1 Open up the Suport CD and choose Drivers and Utilities 36 3 2 Proceed to VIA 4 In 1 Drivers Installation 37 3 3 Proceed to AC 97 Au...

Page 6: ...8 SmartDOC Anti Burn Shield 77 4 6 9 Frequency Voltage Control 79 4 6 10 Load Optimized Defaults 81 4 6 11 Set Supervisor User Password 81 4 6 12 Save Exit Setup 82 4 6 13 Exit Without Saving 82 Appe...

Page 7: ...7 Content Mainboard Support CD User s Manual Bundled Bonus Pack CD Bundled Bonus Pack Manual Temperature Sensor Cable Optional ATA66 100 133 IDE Cable RS232 Cable FDD Cable ITEM LIST CHECKUP...

Page 8: ...nboard Layout 1 3 Chipset Diagram This chapter briefly introduces the characteristics of the mainboards It includes the information regarding the chipset CPU types built in functions and layout Users...

Page 9: ...g Plug Play V1 0 Flash Memory for easy upgrade Year 2000 compliant BIOS writing protection SmartDOC Anti Burn shield 1 1 4 Sound Controller SoundBlaster Pro Hardware and Direct Sound Ready AC97 Digita...

Page 10: ...d ASK Amplitude Shift Keyed IR Multi mode parallel connector supporting Standard mode ECP and EPP Floppy Disk connector supporting One FDD with drive swap function Universal Serial Bus connector suppo...

Page 11: ...Mainboard size 22 0cm x 30 5cm 1 1 11 Hareware Monitoring Programmable control status to provide monitoring and alarm for flexible desktop management software include 5 positive voltage statuses monit...

Page 12: ...LINE OUT LINE IN FDC1 NJP1 SAPK RST PLED KEYLOCK SLED HDD LED IR PWR SMI 1 30 Li Battery CNR1 FLASH BIOS PCI 1 PCI 2 PCI 3 PCI 4 PCI 5 PCI 6 LPC I O Controller Clock Generator AGP 4X VIA VT8366A DDR...

Page 13: ...ck Using the VT8233A V Link South Bridge DDR Vlink Host North 552 BGA VT8233A Vlink Client South 352 BGA 3D Graphics Controller Athlon Host CPU SDR VCM DDR SDRAM Clock Buffer Clock Generator SDR DDR M...

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Page 15: ...essor installation or other documentation attached to your CPU for detailed in stalling instruction 2 Installing a heat sink and cooling fan is necessary for proper heat dissipation from your CPU Inco...

Page 16: ...omponent 2 1 CPU Installation SOCKET 462 SOCKET 462 AMD Take notice of the red circles as shown below While inserting the CPU into the socket you can find out there is a definite pin orientation for C...

Page 17: ...ions 2 5V DRAM Key Position Voltage Key Position 2 5V 2 2 Memory Installation Removing DIMM Press down the holding clips on both sides of a DIMM socket and the module will be released from it WARNING...

Page 18: ...PCI 5 PCI 6 LPC I O Controller Clock Generator AGP 4X VIA VT8366A DDR 266 SSF1 ZD1 VIA VT8233A SW2 SW1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 CN1 JCD_IN1 IDE1 IDE2 1 16 USB3 SOCKET A RT1 FAN1 FAN2 1 3 FAN4 1 3 1 3 WOL1 1...

Page 19: ...3 JBAT1 1 4 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 3 1 JP1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 To install HDD Hard Disk Drive you may connect the cable s blue con nector to the mainboard s primary IDE1 or secondary IDE2 connector and the...

Page 20: ...VIA VT8233A SW2 SW1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 CN1 JCD_IN1 IDE1 IDE2 1 16 USB3 SOCKET A RT1 FAN1 FAN2 1 3 FAN4 1 3 1 3 WOL1 1 3 AC 97 Codec FAN3 1 3 JBAT1 1 4 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 3 1 JP1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 To...

Page 21: ...XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX AMD XXXX A 0850 0850 A P T 3 B T 3 B Speed 0850 850MHz 0900 900MHz 1000 1000MHz 1100 1100MHz etc Package Type M Card Module A PGA Operating Voltage S 1 5V U 1 6V P 1 7V...

Page 22: ...ting Voltage M 1 75V N 1 8V Case Temperature T 900 C S 950 C Size of L2 Cache 1 64Kbyte 3 256Kbyte Max FSB B 200MHz C 266MHz Family Architecture A AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 6 Architecture D AMD Du...

Page 23: ...3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 DIP ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 D...

Page 24: ...m Incorrect CPU external frequency or overclocking might cause unstable performance so we strongly recommend to leave SW2 at default setting or legal operation 33 3MHz 200MHz SW2 CPU EXTERNAL CLOCK PC...

Page 25: ...A VT8233A SW2 SW1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 CN1 JCD_IN1 IDE1 IDE2 1 16 USB3 SOCKET A RT1 FAN1 FAN2 1 3 FAN4 1 3 1 3 WOL1 1 3 AC 97 Codec FAN3 1 3 JBAT1 1 4 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 3 1 JP1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 Enable...

Page 26: ...2 JBAT1 For Clear CMOS Data A battery must be used to retain the mainboard configuration in CMOS RAM NOTE You can clear CMOS by 2 3 pin closed when the system is POWER OFF Then return to 1 2 pin close...

Page 27: ...tors users should pay attention that the red wire is for the positive current and should be connected to pin 12V and the black wire is Ground and should be connected to pin GND If your mainboard has H...

Page 28: ...LPC I O Controller Clock Generator AGP 4X VIA VT8366A DDR 266 SSF1 ZD1 VIA VT8233A SW2 SW1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 CN1 JCD_IN1 IDE1 IDE2 1 16 USB3 SOCKET A RT1 FAN1 FAN2 1 3 FAN4 1 3 1 3 WOL1 1 3 AC 97 Co...

Page 29: ...anagement Interrupt Connection This 2 pin connector is connected to the case mounted Suspend Switch Function Manually placing the system into a Suspend mode or Green mode 2 Power Switch Connector Conn...

Page 30: ...e power supply does not support the load For Wake On LAN function the power supply should support at least 720mA current VCC VCC 5V GND GND GND Power Supply on GND 12V VCC3 12V 5V Standby Power Good G...

Page 31: ...up 2 6 6 Chassis Panel Connector A E F G H I J K B C D A PS 2 MOUSE PORT B USB 0 PORT C LPT1 PORT D GAME MIDI PORT E PS 2 KEYBOARD PORT F USB 1 PORT G COM 1 PORT H COM 2 PORT I LINE OUT SPEAKER OUT PO...

Page 32: ...5 6 CN1 JCD_IN1 IDE1 IDE2 1 16 USB3 SOCKET A RT1 FAN1 FAN2 1 3 FAN4 1 3 1 3 WOL1 1 3 AC 97 Codec FAN3 1 3 JBAT1 1 4 DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 3 1 JP1 ON DIP 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 6 7 Communication And Networking Ris...

Page 33: ...es User can order the additional USB cable from your mainboard dealers or venders 2 6 9 PS 2 Mouse And PS 2 Keyboard 1 16 VCC USB Port3 Data USB Port2 Data USB Port3 Data USB Port2 Data GND GND VCC GN...

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Page 35: ...ded to take the following installation orders Drivers Utilities and Software Installation Support CD This series of mainboards will always be shipped with a Support CD which contains those necessary d...

Page 36: ...nstall Acrobat Reader Browse CD ROM Exit 2 In case your system does not open the Support CD automatically please click to the following path to enter the Main Installation Menu D Autorun exe assuming...

Page 37: ...h e V I A S e r v i c e P a c k InstallShield Wizard will pop up to guide you to the VIA Service pack installation Press Next button to continue Next Yes VIA ATAPI Vendor Support Driver AGP VxD Drive...

Page 38: ...Next Next 8 Select Install VIA AGP VxD in turbo mode and press Next button to continue Next Next 9 Select Install VIA IRQ Routing Miniport Driver checkbox then click the Next button to continue 10 Af...

Page 39: ...ith your CD ROM to enter the Main Installation Menu Then click to Install VIAAC 97 Audio Driver 4 After all these setup procedures have completed click to Finish button to exit the Installation progra...

Page 40: ...ase click to the Install Hardware Monitor Instantly a message shows up to inform you of the correct path of installing Hardware Monitor Please Exit the message and follow the path as instructed For us...

Page 41: ...in your program file and the following screen of Smartguardian Control Panel will show up displaying the information about system temperatures voltages and Fan speed Clicking to the Option menu of the...

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Page 43: ...chip on the mainboard BIOS is the first program to run when you turn on your computer BIOS performs the following functions 1 Initializing and testing hardware in your computer a process called POST...

Page 44: ...SETUP 4 3 What Is CMOS CMOS is the memory maintained by a battery The BIOS uses CMOS to store the settings you have selected in SETUP The CMOS also maintains the internal clock Every time you turn on...

Page 45: ...ity that updates the BIOS by uploading a new BIOS file to the programmable flash ROM on the mainboard This program only works in DOS environment only the utility can not be executed in win95 98 ME NT...

Page 46: ...ing If the message Write Fail appears while Award FLASH MEMORY WRITER is verifying Flash memory just repeat the process Please DO NOT reset or turn off the system If the award memory flash utility is...

Page 47: ...Chapter 4 BIOS Setup 47 Award Flash Memory Writer Start Screen Award Flash Memory Writer Complete Screen...

Page 48: ...r CMOS data and update data automatically after pro gramming NOTE Users can type AWDFLASH to get further details about the parameters Incorrect usage of the parameter will damage the BIOS information...

Page 49: ...options installed in your system 4 You may return to the Main Menu anytime by pressing ESC 5 In the Main Menu SAVE AND EXIT SETUP saves your changes and reboots the system and EXIT WITHOUT SAVING igno...

Page 50: ...w keys to move between options and modify the selected options by using PgUp PgDn keys 4 6 2 Standard CMOS Setup Date mm dd yy I Mon January 15 2001 Time hh mm ss I 9 52 15 IDE Primary MasterI None ID...

Page 51: ...e mm dd yy The BIOS determines the day of the week from the other date information This field is for information only Press the left or right arrow key to move to the desired field date month year Pre...

Page 52: ...system memory capacity Drive A Drive B Select this field to the type s of floppy disk drive s installed in your system The choices are 360KB 5 25in 1 2MB 5 25in 720KB 3 5in 1 44MB 3 5in 2 88MB 3 5in N...

Page 53: ...ice Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Boot Other Device Swap Floppy Drive Boot Up Floppy Seek Boot Up NumLock Status Gate A20 Option Typematic Rate Setting Typematic Rate Chars Sec Typematic Delay...

Page 54: ...nal memory that is much faster than conventional DRAM system memory CPUs from 486 type up contain internal cache memory and most but not all modern PCs have additional external cache memory When the C...

Page 55: ...drives to determine whether they have 40 or 80 tracks Only 360 KB floppy drives have 40 tracks drives with 270KB 1 2MB and 1 44MB capacity all have 80 tracks Because very few modern PCs have 40 track...

Page 56: ...r 30 characters per second OS Select For DRAM 64MB Select OS2 only if you are running OS 2 operating system with greater than 64MB of RAM on your system Security Option If you have set a password sele...

Page 57: ...h item F5 Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default...

Page 58: ...value represents the performance parameters of the installed memory chips DRAM Do not change the value from the factory setting unless you install new memory that has a different performance rating DR...

Page 59: ...he default setting is 64MB AGP Driving Control This item allows you to adjust the AGP driving force Choose Manual to key in a AGP Driving Value in the next selection This field is recommended to set i...

Page 60: ...ost Write PCI2 Post Write PCI Delay Transaction Item Help Menu Level CMOS Setup Utility Copyright C 1984 2001 Award Software CPU PCI Bus Control Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 Gene...

Page 61: ...r system performance Video RAM Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the video memory RAM at A0000h AFFFFh resulting in better video performance However check your AGP manual to find out if an...

Page 62: ...lues These values are the values with which the user starts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values 4 6 5 Integrated Peri...

Page 63: ...DE interface The choices Enabled Disabled VIA OnChip IDE Device IDE Prefetch Mode The on board IDE drive supports IDE perfecting for faster drive accesses If the IDE device doesn t sup port perfecting...

Page 64: ...bled to use the on chip audio capability of your system Most of the field do not appear when this fieldis Disabled foruserwhowantstouseadd onsound card this tiled must be disabled VIA 3068 MC97 Modem...

Page 65: ...Enabled if your system has a floppy drive controller FDC installing in the system board and you want to use it If you install add in FDC or the system has no floppy drive select Disabled in this fiel...

Page 66: ...port controller I O address setting The choices 378H IRQ7 278H IRQ5 3BC IRQ7 Disabled UR2 Duplex Mode This item allows you to select the IR half full duplex function The choices Half Full Midi Port Ad...

Page 67: ...mode most new drives do select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read write per sector the drive can support The choices Enabled Disabled USB Keyboard Sup port Select Enab...

Page 68: ...ts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values 4 6 6 Power Management Setup ACPI Function ACPI Suspend Type Power Management...

Page 69: ...de After the selected period of system inactivity the chipset enters a hardware suspend mode stopping the CPU clock and possibly causing other system devices to enter power management modes Video Off...

Page 70: ...od This determines the manner by which the monitor is blanked V H SYNC Blank DPMS Supports Blank Screen This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and horizontal synchronization por...

Page 71: ...p the system USB Resume from S3 This item will enable you to wake up the system by USB keyboard when you shut down the computer in S3 mode The choices Enabled Disabled Item Help Menu Level Move Enter...

Page 72: ...en the system This option is concurrent with Resume Time option Resume Time hh mm ss Set a certain time when RTC Alarm Resume option is Enabled to awaken the system This option is concurrent with Date...

Page 73: ...t On activity will neither prevent the system from go ing into a power management mode nor awaken it IRQ Activity Monitoring Primary INTR IRQ 3 COM2 IRQ 4 COM1 IRQ 5 LPT2 IRQ 6 Floppy Disk IRQ 7 LPT1...

Page 74: ...starts the current session F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values 4 6 7 PNP PCI Configuration PNP OS Installed Reset Configuration Data Reso...

Page 75: ...us and to modify the information delivered form the fea ture Connector of the VGA card to MPEG card This option can solve the display inversion to black after you have used MPEG card Assign IRQ for US...

Page 76: ...efer to the list below IRQ 3 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 4 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 5 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 7 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 9 assigned to PCI ISA PnP IRQ 10 assigned to PCI ISA...

Page 77: ...by using PgUp PgDn keys F1 Help gives options available for each item F5 Get the previous values These values are the values with which the user starts the current session F6 Load all options with th...

Page 78: ...ithin 3 seconds CPU Vcore Shows CPU core actual voltage value DDR DIMM Shows DDR DIMM actual voltage value 3 Press ESC to return to the Main Menu when you finish setting up all items FAN 1 2 Speed The...

Page 79: ...n F6 Load all options with the BIOS default values F7 Load all options with the Setup default values 4 6 9 Frequency Voltage Control Red Storm Overclocking CPU Vcore Select Auto Detect DIMM PCI CIK Sp...

Page 80: ...le value BIOS will restart your system then running at acceptable CPU ex ternal clock CPU Vcore Select This item allows users to adjust the CPU Vcore voltage The instant damage of CPU is due to the wr...

Page 81: ...ed characters 3 After you enter the password the following message appears prompting you to confirm the password Confirm Password 4 Enter the same password exactly the same as you have just typed to c...

Page 82: ...SAVE EXIT SETUP allows you to save all modifications you have specified into the CMOS memory Highlight this option on the Main Menu and the following message appears SAVE to CMOS and EXIT Y N Y Y is f...

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Page 84: ...APPENDIX 84 Appendices APPENDIX 1 Identify BIOS Version BIOS Part Number APPENDIX 2 Identify Mainboard Model Number APPENDIX 3 Technical Terms...

Page 85: ...85 See Picture 2 below for BIOS version and BIOS part number identification Picture 2 1 2 1 BIOS VERSION example REV T2 1 2 BIOS ID STRING example 6A69RSNCC Appendix 1 Identify BIOS Version BIOS Part...

Page 86: ...model Number Usually the mainboard model number is labeled on the side of ISA side of slot or PCI slot Please see the picture below as an illustration 2 1 1 MAINBOARD MODEL NUMBER example SL 65KV2 2 M...

Page 87: ...ta transfer rate is 66MHz x 4byte x 2 528MB s AGP 4X mode is 66MHz x 4byte x 4 1056MB s AMR Audio Modem Riser AMR is an interface to connect the CODEC circuit of AC 97 sound modem solution to the main...

Page 88: ...aster IDE device transfers data from to memory without interrupting CPU and releases CPU to operate concurrently while data is transferring between memory and IDE device You need the bus master IDE dr...

Page 89: ...or parallel ports EPP Enhanced Parallel Port EPP is a standard that supports data transfer rates of up to 500 kps for parallel printers EDO Extended Data Output Memory Unlike traditional FPM Fast Page...

Page 90: ...EEE 1394 is a low cost digital transfer interface with transfer rate at 100 200 or 400 Mbps It provides solutions of connecting digital television devices and Serial Bus Management There are two type...

Page 91: ...automatically allocate the IRQ DMA Memory Currently almost all the PCI cards and most ISA cards are already PnP compliant POST Power On Self Test The BIOS self test procedure after power on It is gen...

Page 92: ...D so that BIOS can access it and use it to decide best timing for this DIMM or RIMM UART Universal Asynchronous Receiver transmitter UART is built in a chip that controls the data sent to and received...

Page 93: ...tage regulator Module This is a small module installed on a mainboard to regulate the voltage fed to the processor on board Voltage regulator can be built on board in various way VRM is a socketed typ...

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