AMPTRON M585LMR, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...y any person of such revision or changes Trademarks IBM VGA OS 2 and PS 2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Intel Pentium Pentium II Pentium III MMX and Celeron are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Microsoft MS DOS and Windows 95 98 NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Sound Blaster and SB Link are trademarks of Creative Technology Ltd PC cilli...

Page 2: ...on between the equipment and the receiver q Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected q Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables and shielded AC power cable must be employed with this equipment to insure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device Changes ...

Page 3: ...nboard Installation 7 Mainboard Components 8 Install the Processor 9 Install Memory 10 Set the Jumpers 11 Jumper JBAT1 Clear CMOS Memory 11 Jumper JP2 Fax Modem Audio System Enable disable Jumper 12 Jumper JP4 LAN Enable disable Selector 12 Jumper JP5 SPDIF Voltage Out Selector 13 Install the Mainboard 13 Install the Extension Brackets Options 14 Audio Ports and Game MIDI Port Extension Bracket 15...

Page 4: ...ts 35 Load Optimal Defaults 35 CPU PnP Setup Hardware Monitor Page 36 Integrated Peripherals Setup Page 37 Password Settings 38 Change or Remove the Password 38 IDE HDD Auto Detection 38 Save and Exit Setup 39 Exit Without Saving Option 39 Chapter 4 Software Applications 40 Introduction 40 Bus Master IDE Driver 40 USB Driver 40 Video Driver 41 Sound Driver 41 BIOS Update Utility 41 PC Cillin Softw...

Page 5: ...dapter The sound system supports 24 bit digital audio and a 4 way speaker system The graphics system supports extended VGA resolutions with an 8MB frame buffer Communications and networking are supported with a V 90 Fax Modem DAA module and a 10BaseT 100BaseTX network adapter The mainboard supports either an AT or ATX power supply If you use an ATX supply it supports all of the ATX power managemen...

Page 6: ...2 MB external Level 2 cache memory is provided onboard Memory Support Three DIMM slots for 3V SDRAM 168 pin memory modules Support for 66 MHz and 100 MHz memory bus Maximum installed memory can be 3 x 256 MB 768 MB Supports ECC Error Correction Code error checking Expansion Slots One 32 bit PCI slot One 8 16 bit ISA slots Onboard IDE channels Primary and Secondary PCI IDE channels Support for PIO ...

Page 7: ...r supports Direct Music Digital Audio Interface with 24 bit stereo 44KHz sampling rate and measured 120dB audio quality Stereo Mixer supports analog mixing from CD Audio Line In and digital mixing from voice FM Wave table and digital CD Audio Onboard I O Ports Floppy disk drive port with 1Mb s transfer rate One serial port with 16550 compatible fast UART One parallel port with support for ECP and ...

Page 8: ...tual UART Requires 16 MB RAM and WIN 95 98 NT Onboard Flash ROM Provides plug and play function for automatic CPU and board configuration Supports plug and play configuration of peripheral devices and expansion cards Built in virus protection using Trend s ChipAway Virus which ensures that the entire boot process is virus protected Bundled Software PC Cillin provides automatic virus protection und...

Page 9: ...nd Game MIDI port extension bracket q Serial parallel ports extension bracket q VGA extension bracket q V 90 Fax Modem DAA module q 10BaseT 100BaseTX network adapter extension bracket q Support software CD ROM Optional Accessories You can purchase the following optional accessories for this mainboard q Digital Audio extension bracket q ATX Form card 2 USB ports IR port PS 2 Port ...

Page 10: ...st strap frequently discharge any static electricity by touching the bare metal of the system chassis 4 Handle the mainboard carefully by the edges Avoid touching the components unless it is absolutely necessary During the installation lay the mainboard on top of the static proof packaging with the component side facing upwards 5 Inspect the mainboard for any damage caused during transit Ensure th...

Page 11: ... other devices and make the appropriate connections to the mainboard headers Note Before installing the mainboard you must ensure that jumper JBAT1 is set to the Normal setting See this chapter for information on locating JBAT1 and changing the jumper setting Note Please do not use the AC power cord to connect the system case to a power outlet until you have completely installed the mainboard and ...

Page 12: ...ram below to identify the major components on your mainboard FAN1 DIMM2 DIMM1 Socket 7 DIMM3 J6 1 LAN1 J8 J5 1 1 1 1 SOUND1 COM1 DAA1 J1 1 1 1 1 PRINT1 VGA1 JP5 J7 1 1 ISA1 PCI1 PWR2 FDD1 IDE1 IDE2 JP4 KBD FAN2 PWR1 1 1 USB1 JBAT1 J11 JP2 1 1 1 1 ...

Page 13: ... can automatically run the installed processor with the correct clock speed and the correct system bus frequency To automatically configure the processor use the BIOS setup program to select the clock speed and system bus frequency See chapter three for more information To ensure reliability make sure that your socket 7 processor is fitted with a heatsink cooling fan assembly The socket 7 processo...

Page 14: ...essor in the socket 6 If the socket 7 processor is installed with a cooling fan assembly connect the cable from the fan to the CPU fan power connector FAN1 Install Memory The mainboard has three DIMM slots that can be installed with memory modules You must install at least one memory module in order to use the mainboard You must install the first memory module into DIMM1 so that the system can sha...

Page 15: ...the module in place Set the Jumpers Jumpers are sets of pins that can be connected together with jumper caps The jumper caps change the way the mainboard operates by changing the electronic circuits on the mainboard If a jumper cap connects two pins we say the pins are SHORT If a jumper cap is removed from two pins the pins are OPEN Jumper JBAT1 Clear CMOS Memory Use this jumper to clear the conte...

Page 16: ... Setting Enable onboard Fax Modem Short Pins 4 6 Disable onboard Fax Modem Short Pins 2 4 Function Jumper Setting Enable onboard audio Short Pins 3 5 Disable onboard audio Short Pins 1 3 Note If you use the bottom row of pins to disable the onboard audio system the Fax Modem is disabled even if you have set the top row of pins to the enable Fax Modem setting Jumper JP4 LAN Enable disable Selector ...

Page 17: ...e baby AT format However the board supports an AT and an ATX power supply so you can use either an AT or ATX system case If you use an AT case some of the ATX power management features might not function Install the mainboard into the unit case Follow the instructions provided by the case manufacturer using the screws and mounting points provided in the chassis If you are using a case with an ATX ...

Page 18: ...tors J11 See the illustration below for a guide to the pin functions of the J11 connector Install the Extension Brackets Options This mainboard ships with 5 extension brackets modules Audio ports and Game MIDI bracket Serial parallel ports bracket VGA bracket Fax Modem DAA module 10BaseT 100BaseTX LAN bracket As options you can also obtain Digital audio extension bracket ATX Form card 21 22 Power ...

Page 19: ...nnector which can be used by either a joystick or a MIDI device If you are using a four channel speaker system channel one and two are output through the Stereo Line out and the rear speaker channels three and four are output through Stereo Line in 1 On the mainboard locate the SOUND1 header for this bracket 2 Plug the cable from the bracket into the SOUND1 header 3 In the system chassis remove a ...

Page 20: ... this bracket 2 Plug the serial cable into COM1 and the parallel cable into PRINT1 3 In the system chassis remove a blanking plate from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket 1 COM1 Header Serial Port COM1 Parallel Port LPT1 Serial Parallel Ports Extension Bracket 1 PRINT1 ...

Page 21: ...inboard locate the VGA1 header for this bracket 2 Plug the cable from the bracket into the VGA1 header 3 In the system chassis remove a blanking plate from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket VGA Extension Card VGA1 VGA Header 1 ...

Page 22: ...oard 1 On the mainboard locate the LAN1 header for this bracket 2 Plug the cable from the bracket into LAN1 3 In the system chassis remove a blanking plate from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket LAN Extension Bracket LAN1 LAN Header 1 ...

Page 23: ...ess the LINE and TEL RJ11 connectors on the metal edge of the Fax Modem DAA module 1 Locate the DAA1 modem header on the mainboard 2 Plug the Fax Modem DAA module into the DAA1 modem header 3 Remove the blanking plate adjacent to the Fax Modem DAA module Modem DAA Module Modem Header Line Tel RJ11 Sockets 2 MCLK 4 FRA SY 6 SCLK 8 RIN WAK 10 GPIO 12 SDO 14 SDI 16 RST GND 1 GND 3 GND 5 AUX 3V 7 HOOK...

Page 24: ...te from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket Internal Digital Audio If you have an internal digital audio cable you can use it to connect the digital audio output connector of a CD ROM or DVD drive to the digital audio in connector J7 Note If you have connected a digital audio br...

Page 25: ... J1 ATX header 3 In the system chassis remove a blanking plate from one of the expansion slots and install the extension bracket in the slot Use the screw that held the blanking plate in place to secure the extension bracket Note The mainboard has a separate header USB1 that can be used to install a third party assembly of USB ports You can install two USB ports on the ATX form card and two more U...

Page 26: ...the floppy disk drive header FDD1 IDE Devices IDE devices include hard disk drives high density diskette drives and CD ROM DVD drives 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 configur...

Page 27: ...r and one must be Slave Internal Analog Sound Connections If you have installed a CD ROM drive or a DVD drive you can connect the sound output of the drive to the built in sound system On the mainboard locate the two 4 pin connectors for J7 and J8 There are two kinds of connector because different brands of CD ROM drive have different kinds of cable connectors on their audio output cable Connect t...

Page 28: ...ng an Expansion Card 1 Locate the PCI or ISA slot on the mainboard 2 Remove the blanking plate from the appropriate expansion slot on the system chassis 3 Install the edge connector of the expansion card into the slot and press it quite firmly down so that it is seated correctly 4 Secure the bracket of the expansion card into the expansion slot in the system chassis using the screw that held the b...

Page 29: ...ns smoothly If the information in the setup utility is incorrect it may cause your 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 area that is used to store the setup information You can run the setup utility and manually make changes to the setup utility You might need to do this to configure so...

Page 30: ...y Hold down the Shift key and press F2 to cycle through the optional color schemes of the setup utility Some of the options on the Main Menu page lead to tables of items with installed values In these pages use the cursor arrow keys to highlight the items and then use the PgUp and PgDn keys to cycle through the alternate values for each of the items Other options on the Main Menu page lead to dial...

Page 31: ...es on the four available IDE channels Note that SCSI hard disk drives do not appear here You can automatically install most modern hard disks using the IDE HDD Auto Detect Option from the main menu However if you find that a drive cannot be automatically detected you can use these items to manually enter the characteristics of the drive The documentation provided with your drive provides the data ...

Page 32: ...able or disable the built in virus protection CPU Internal Cache All the processors supported by this system have internal level 1 cache so leave this item enabled External Cache Most of the processors supported by this system have external level 1 cache so leave this item enabled The exceptions are the SEPP Celerons running at 266 and 300 MHz Quick Power On Self Test If you enable this item the p...

Page 33: ...r keyboard Typematic Rate Chars Sec If you have enabled Typematic Rate Setting you can use this item to determine how many characters are generated per second by a held down key Typematic Delay Msec If you have enabled Typematic Rate Setting you can use this item to determine how long a key needs to be held down before it generates a character Security Option If you have installed password protect...

Page 34: ...m install timing parameters for the installed SDRAM memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Video BIOS Cacheable System BIOS Cacheable These items allow the video and or system to be cached in memory for faster execution We recommend that you leave these items at the default value Init Display First Use this item to define if your primary display adapter is installed in a...

Page 35: ...n this mainboard USB Keyboard Support Enable this item if you intend using a USB keyboard OnBoard Sound Use this item to enable or disable the onboard sound system OnBoard Modem Use this item to enable or disable the onboard fax modem Power Management Setup Page This page sets some of the parameters for the system power management operation ACPI function This mainboard supports ACPI Advanced Confi...

Page 36: ... item to set a powerdown timeout for the power saving doze mode If the time passes with no activity the system enters doze mode Suspend Mode Use this item to set a powerdown timeout for the power saving suspend mode If the time passes with no activity the system enters suspend mode HDD Power Down Use this item to set a powerdown timeout for the hard disk drive If the time passes with no activity t...

Page 37: ...de RTC Alarm Resume If this item is enabled you can use the following items to set an alarm time on the system realtime clock The alarm can wake the system up from a power saving mode or a software power down Modem Ring Resume If this item is enabled the system can be resumed from a power saving mode or a software powerdown by an incoming call to the fax modem Primary INTR If you enable this item ...

Page 38: ...tic or Manual configuration of devices If you set it to manual new items appear You can use these items to reserve an interrupt request line IRQ and a DMA channel for the device by setting the value to Legacy ISA Reset Configuration Data Your system stores information on the configuration of Plug and Play devices If you enable this item the system will delete the current data and create new data a...

Page 39: ...lue Assign IRQ for USB If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the onboard USB ports Assign IRQ for VGA If this item is enabled an IRQ will be assigned to the PCI VGA graphics system Load Best Performance Defaults If you select this item and press Enter a dialog box appears If you press Y and then Enter the setup utility is loaded with a set of best performance default values The setup ...

Page 40: ...n auto detected by the system If you set this to manual you can use the following two items to manually insert a system bus and clock speed CPU Ratio The ratio is a multiplier The multiplier times the system bus must equal the clock speed of the installed CPU CPU Frequency This item shows the system bus speed The system bus speed times the multiplier must equal the speed of the installed CPU Curre...

Page 41: ... it Primary Secondary Master Slave PIO The primary and secondary IDE channels can each support a Master and Slave device Use these items to enable a Programmable Input Output mode for each of the devices IDE Primary Secondary Master Slave UltraDMA The primary and secondary IDE channels can each support a Master and Slave device Use these items to enable an UltraDMA mode for each of the devices OnB...

Page 42: ... than six letters or numbers Press Enter after you have typed in the password A second dialog box asks you to retype the password for confirmation Press Enter after you have retyped it correctly The password is required at boot time or when the user enters the setup utility Change or Remove the Password Highlight this item and type in the current password At the next dialog box type in the new pas...

Page 43: ... changes that you have made in the setup utility and exit the setup program When the Save and Exit dialog box appears press Y to save and exit or press N to return to the setup main menu Exit Without Saving Option Highlight this item and press Enter to discard any changes that you have made in the setup utility and exit the setup program When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears press Y to d...

Page 44: ...support software CD ROM in the CD ROM drive and execute the EXE file name given in the description below Note The correct path name for each software driver is provided where D identifies the CD ROM drive letter modify if necessary Bus Master IDE Driver The IDE Bus Master Drivers allows the system to properly manage the IDE channels on the mainboard You only need to install an IDE driver if you ar...

Page 45: ...ows NT D SOUND Driver 8738AM NT40 There is also an Audio Rack application program available for Windows 95 98 D SOUND Gamut Audio Player BIOS Update Utility The BIOS Update utility allows you to update the BIOS setup file on your mainboard to a newer version You can download the latest version of the BIOS setup available for your mainboard from the website D UTILITY AWDFL711 EXE PC Cillin Software...

Page 46: ... software is available for Windows 95 98 D AMI ADCM WIN95 98 SETUP EXE Using the PCI Sound Pro Application 1 Before you install the PCI Sound Pro drivers make sure your Operating System has been installed otherwise the PCI Sound Pro might be detected as Other device by the device manager of your OS 2 After the drivers are properly installed choose the MULTIMEDIA icon in the CONTROL PANEL when you ...

Page 47: ...formation refer to the PCI Sound Pro manual in the CD which ships with this mainboard The Four Speakers System The onboard Sound Pro audio system supports 2 wave channels front rear known as the 4 speaker system If you are running applications which use the DirectSound 3D or A3D audio interface your system can simulate realistic 3D sound through a 4 speaker setup Follow the steps below to install ...

Page 48: ...void hardware conflicts DO NOT enable this option when the Line in Rear jack is connected with a line in device While the 4 speakers mode is enabled turn on off the output of the front speakers and adjust the volume of the speakers so that the front rear speakers have the same volume Demo Execute the Helicopter demo in the C3D HRTF Positional Audio Demos of the PCI Audio Application When you hear ...