MATSONIC MS7102C, Manual

Page 1: ... fitness for any particular purpose Further the manufacturer reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes Trademark Recognition Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp MMX Pentium Pentium II Pentium III Celeron are reg...

Page 2: ...he separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment onto an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 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 C...

Page 3: ...hipset Features Option 29 Power Management Setup Option 31 PNP PCI Configuration Option 34 Load BIOS Defaults Option 36 Load Setup Defaults Option 36 Integrated Peripherals Option 36 Supervisor and User Password Settings 39 IDE HDD Auto Detection Option 40 Save And Exit Setup Option 40 Exit Without Saving Option 40 Chapter 4 Software About the Software 41 Running the Support CD ROM 43 Utility Fold...

Page 4: ...eron cartridges In addition the mainboard supports a 66 MHz memory bus or a 100 MHz memory bus so you can use inexpensive 66MHz memory chips or higher performance PC 100 memory chips The board is installed with an integrated PCI 3D sound system and has a full suite of I O ports Seven expansion slots are available for system development and hardware monitoring is supported This board allows complet...

Page 5: ...nfigure the mainboard for optimum performance Software Use the Software Chapter to learn how to use the software drivers and support programs that are provided with this mainboard Checklist Compare the contents of your mainboard package with the standard checklist below If any item is missing or appears damaged please contact the vendor of your mainboard package Standard Items 1 x MS7102C Mainboar...

Page 6: ...che memory The first generation of Pentium II cartridges ran over a 66 MHz system bus but current Pentium II cartridges run over a 100 MHz system bus and operate at clock speeds from 350 MHz up to 450 MHz or more The slot 1 processor can also be used by the SEPP Celeron processors which can operate over a 66 100 MHz system bus and operate at clock speeds up to 466 MHz The new generation PPGA Celer...

Page 7: ...ts system buses of 66 and 100 MHz It is AGP Rev 1 compliant and supports 3 3v AGP devices operating over a 66 133 MHz bus The memory bus supports the fastest access X 1 1 1 for both 66 MHz and 100MHz operation The board is compliant with PCI Rev 2 1 operating at 33 MHz Four PCI Bus masters are supported The south bridge is provided by the 596A This chip supports ACPI Advanced Configuration and Pow...

Page 8: ...ouse ports a parallel port two USB ports two serial ports a monitor port a game MIDI port and three audio jacks Optionally you can use the built in mainboard header to add in an infrared port The mainboard has two PCI IDE channels and a floppy disk drive interface Hardware Monitoring The mainboard is installed with the GL520SM hardware monitoring chip Using this chip and the monitoring software su...

Page 9: ...on t have a wrist strap discharge any static by touching the metal case of a safely grounded device before beginning the installation Leave all components inside their static proof bags until they are required for the installation procedure Handle all circuit boards and electronic components carefully Hold boards by the edges only Do not flex or stress circuit boards Choosing a Case The MS7102C ma...

Page 10: ...te that supports the I O ports and expansion slots Mainboard Guide Use the following illustration and key to identify the components on your mainboard JP 2 AT X 1 JP 4 D IM M 1 D IM M 2 D IM M 3 C D 1 J1 S P D IF 1 C D 2 S IR 1 F D D 1 ID E 2 ID E 1 C A S E FA N 1 J P 1 L E D 1 PA N E L W O M 1 W O L 1 SO C K ET PG A 370 S L O T 1 A G P 1 P C I1 P C I2 P C I3 P C I4 IS A 1 IS A 2 S ID E B A N D 1 ...

Page 11: ...bit digital audio interface SIDEBAND1 SB Link connector for Sound Blaster audio card CD1 Audio connector for optional CD ROM drive CD2 Auxiliary audio connector for optional CD ROM drive J1 Connector for fax modem Adapter Card J2 Head for Indicator lamp for Suspend to RAM JP1 Clear CMOS memory jumper JP2 Keyboard power on jumper JP4 System Bus Frequency Selector JP7 Flash BIOS enable disable jumpe...

Page 12: ...al serial port 1 3 USB1 Two stacked Universal Serial Bus ports Preparing the Mainboard Prepare the main board by carrying out the following steps Install the processor Install the memory module s Check the jumper settings Install the Processor This board has a Slot1 for a processor cartridge and a socket 370 for a PPGA Celeron processor You can install one processor cartridge or one PPGA Celeron Y...

Page 13: ...tive nuts onto the locking screws inserted in the mainboard Don t overtighten the nuts as this will stress the mainboard Pins Slot1 Foam plastic mat Cartridge holder This cartridge holder is in one piece Place the mainboard on a plastic mat and then secure the holder in place by pushing the plastic pins through the holder and through the holes in the mainboard Slot1 Captive pin Cartridge holders F...

Page 14: ...to insert a socket 7 processor such as a Pentium or Pentium compatible processor The PPGA Celeron processors all run over a 66 MHz system bus and have internal clock speeds ranging from 300 to 433 MHz Configuration of the processor is made automatically using the mainboard BIOS see the Setup chapter 1 Locate the zero insertion force ZIF PGA370 socket for the processor 2 On the socket and on the pr...

Page 15: ...tem bus you must install PC 100 memory that also operates over a 100 MHz bus If you install a processor that operates over a 66 MHz bus you can install memory chips that operate at 66 MHz You must install at least one memory module and the first memory module should be installed in slot DIMM1 the second in slot DIMM2 and the third in slot DIMM3 If the modules use standard SDRAM the maximum capacit...

Page 16: ... slot will be levered upwards and latch on to the edges of the DIMM when it is installed correctly Check all the Jumper Settings Check all the mainboard jumpers to ensure that the board is configured correctly A Note on Jumpers A jumper consists of two or more pins mounted on the mainboard Some jumpers might be arranged in a series with each pair of pins numbered differently Jumpers are used to ch...

Page 17: ...hort the appropriate pins for a few seconds Function Jumper Cap Normal Operation Short pins 1 2 Clear CMOS Short pins 2 3 JP2 Keyboard Power On Jumper This jumper lets you use a typed in password as a power switch to turn your system on If you enable this property you need to define the password or the hot keys using the setup utility See Chapter 3 for more information Function Jumper Cap Disable ...

Page 18: ...ns 2 3 JP7 Flash BIOS Enable Disable Jumper The mainboard BIOS is stored on an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM chip This means that you can erase the current BIOS and install an updated BIOS whenever new upgrades are released See Chapter 4 for information on using the Flash BIOS utility Before erasing the old BIOS and flashing a new BIOS you must set JP7 to Enable After the new BIOS i...

Page 19: ...sion slot blanking plate from the system chassis that is adjacent to the fax modem connector 3 Install the fax modem extension bracket on to the MDM1 connector as shown below The RJ11 Line and Telephone sockets on the bracket are positioned in the expansion slot with the removed blanking plate Line and Tel RJ11 sockets Fax modem extension bracket J1 fax modem connector ...

Page 20: ...they can only be installed correctly on the device connector If the connector is not keyed make sure that you match the pin 1 side of the cable connector with the pin 1 side of the device connector Each connector has the pin 1 side clearly marked The pin 1 side of each ribbon cable is always marked with a red stripe on the cable IDE FDD Drives 1 Locate the floppy diskette drive connector FDD1 Use ...

Page 21: ...e has a built in cooling fan you can supply power to the fan from the case fan power connector CASEFAN1 Connect the power cable from the fan to CASEFAN1 3 Locate the bank of switch and indicator connectors PANEL These connectors provide control functions to your system case Use the illustration on the right and the table below to make the connections Function Pins Power Indicator 1 2 3 Sleep Switc...

Page 22: ...the infrared port or the second serial port See Chapter 3 for more information 2 The mainboard has three audio connectors CD1 is a 4 pin audio connector which can be used to input the audio from a CD ROM or DVD drive CD2 is exactly the same except that it supports an alternative kind of connector Use either CD1 or CD2 to connect your CD DVD drive audio output If you have installed a device which s...

Page 23: ...ards install them in on of the four PCI slots If you have 8 16 bit legacy ISA cards you can install them in one of the two ISA slots Note The PCI slot PCI4 and the ISA slot ISA1 are shared slots This means that you can use either one of these slots but not both of them at the same time The two slots correspond to the same expansion card opening in the system case 3 When you install an expansion ca...

Page 24: ...the wake on LAN connector WOL1 If you have installed an internal fax modem expansion card connect it to the wake on modem connector WOM1 5 If you have installed a Sound Blaster PCI audio expansion card you can connect it to the SB Link connector SIDEBAND1 SB Link solves some of the problems that can occur with the audio system when you play legacy DOS real mode games with a PCI Sound Blaster SIDEB...

Page 25: ... is a game MIDI port You can use this port to connect a joystick or a MIDI device to your system 4 The lower part of JS1 is three audio jacks The left side jack is for a stereo line out signal The middle jack is for a stereo line in signal The right side jack is for a microphone 5 COM2 is a serial port that can be used by serial devices such as a mouse a fax modem and so on This serial port is ide...

Page 26: ...be limited by the kind of hardware you are using for example the rating of your memory chips In certain circumstances the system may generate an error message which asks you to make changes to the setup utility This happens when the system finds an error during the POST power on self test that it carries out at start up Starting the Setup Utility You can only start the setup utility shortly after ...

Page 27: ...ect any of the other values in the table of items When an item is highlighted you can change the value by pressing the PageUp or PageDown keys or the Plus or Minus keys The PageUp and Plus keys cycle forward through the available values the PageDown and Minus keys cycle backwards through the values When you are in the main menu you can exit the utility by pressing the Escape key You can save the c...

Page 28: ...at they held when the setup utility was started You can press F6 to load the displayed items with a standard list of default values You can press F7 to load the displayed items with a high performance list of default values Standard CMOS Setup Option This option displays a table of items which defines basic information about your system Date and Time The Date and Time items show the current date a...

Page 29: ...hich MODE setting is required by your drive set MODE to Auto and let the setup utility try to determine the mode automatically Drive A and Drive B Default None None These items define the characteristics of any diskette drive attached to the system You can connect one or two diskette drives Floppy 3 Mode Support Default Disabled Floppy 3 mode refers to a 3 5 diskette with a capacity of 1 2 MB Flop...

Page 30: ...ium II processor that is installed Note Using the three items above you can configure the mainboard so that it runs a processor faster than the rated clock speed We strongly recommend that you do not overclock the processor Overclocking can introduce excess heat recurring instability or even complete failure in your system CPU Core Voltage Default Default This item can be used to a set a core volt...

Page 31: ...CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Default Enabled This item can be used to enable ECC Error Checking Code for the level 2 cache memory We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Enabled Processor Number Feature Default Enabled Some new procesosrs the Pentium III are installed with a unique procesosr identification number If you disable this item the number will be suppressed so that it can...

Page 32: ...bled OS Select For DRAM 64 MB Default Non OS2 This item is required if you have installed more than 64 MB of memory and you are running the OS 2 operating system Otherwise leave this item at the default Non OS2 HDD S M A R T Capability Default Disabled S M A R T is an industry acronym for Self monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology If the documentation of your hard disk states that S M A R T...

Page 33: ...ault Host CLK When this item is enabled It allows the DRAM to work concurrently with the host bus clock otherwise DRAM will work concurrently with AGP clock Memory Hole Default Disabled This item can be used to reserve memory space for some ISA cards that require it We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Disabled Read Around write Default Disabled This item optimizes the cache ...

Page 34: ... Mode We recommend that you leave this item at the default value Enabled On Board Sound Default Enabled Use this item to enable or disable the sound system that is integrated on this mainboard On Board Modem Default Disabled Use this item to enable or disable the fax modem that is integrated on this mainboard Auto Detect DIMM PCI Clk Default Enabled When this item is enalbed it can be used to dete...

Page 35: ...ive will power down You can resume from the power saving modes by carrying out any of the activities which are enabled in the list Reload Global Timer Events If the hard disk has been powered down it will automatically resume to full power when an access to the hard disk is required this takes just a few seconds Power Management Default User Define This item acts like a master switch for the power...

Page 36: ...his item allows you to define a software power off using the power button If the value is set to Instant Off the power button will automatically cause a software power off If the value is set to Delay 4 Sec the power button must be held down for a full four seconds to cause a software power off HDD Power Down Default Disabled You can use this item to set a timeout for a hard disk powerdown You can...

Page 37: ...arm which resumes the system from a power saving mode at a fixed date and time When the item is enabled new items appear which allow you to set the date and time of the alarm Primary INTR Default On This item acts like a master switch for all the interrupt items that follow If this item is set to ON the all the following interrupts can be manually configured to act as resets for the power saving t...

Page 38: ...he new items which appear In the default Manual the display will list a series of items that allow you to define the assignments of the system interrupt lines IRQs and Direct Memory Access DMA channels As a default these items are set to PCI ISA PnP If you install an ISA bus card that does not support PNP and it requires a special IRQ and DMA you can modify the list of assignments Change the value...

Page 39: ...up Defaults Option This option displays a dialog box which allows you install setup defaults for all appropriate items in the whole setup utility Press the Y key and then the Enter key to install the defaults Press the N key and then Enter to not install the defaults The setup defaults can place some demands on the system that are greater than the performance level of the components such as the pr...

Page 40: ...s support IDE prefetching for faster drive accesses If you use an alternative IDE interface on an expansion card disable this field if the alternate IDE interface does not support prefetching IDE HDD Block Mode Default Enabled IDE hard disks can deliver better performance if they use block mode transfer Most modern hard disk drives support block mode transfers so this item is Enabled as a default ...

Page 41: ... a frequency for the input clock of the keyboard controller Leave this item at the default value 8 MHz Onboard FDC Controller Default Enabled This item enables or disables the floppy diskette drive controller built into this mainboard Onboard Serial Port 1 Default 3F8 IRQ4 This item lets you disable the built in serial port 1 or enable it by assigning an I O address and an Interrupt Request Line I...

Page 42: ...word and User Password These two items can be used to install a Supervisor Password and a User Password If you log on as Supervisor you have full access to the system and you can restrict the permissions granted to someone who logs on as User For example a Supervisor can restrict a User from entering the setup utility To install a Supervisor or User Password follow these steps 1 Highlight the item...

Page 43: ...g box Press Enter to skip the device and proceed to the next device Press Y then Enter to tell the system to auto detect the device Save And Exit Setup Option Highlight this item and press Enter to save the 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 Wi...

Page 44: ...d in the MS7102C folder Note Never try to install software from a folder that is not specified for use with your mainboard Folders for this Mainboard For this board you can install software from the following folders Utility Folder You can use the software in the following sub folders AWDFLASH Software to erase and install new revisions of the system BIOS DIRECTX5 Software display drivers for Micr...

Page 45: ...river provides support for an AGP graphics adapter MS7102C Folder You can use the software in the following sub folders AUDIO MODEM These folders are empty A readme file directs you to alternate location with the required software MONITOR Hardware monitoring software for Windows 95 98 and Windows NT4 0 5 0 Note Some folders are subdivided into different operating systems such as DOS Windows 95 Win...

Page 46: ...d Flash Memory Utility This utility lets you erase the system BIOS stored on a Flash Memory chip on the mainboard and lets you copy an updated BIOS to the chip Take care how you use this program If you erase the current BIOS and fail to write a new BIOS or write a new BIOS that is incorrect your system will malfunction There are two flash memory utilities called AWD66 EXE and AWD712 EXE For this m...

Page 47: ...ndows 95 98 Installation Please specify the path to the CD ROM CMI8X38 AUDIO W95 98 DRV when your system detects the installed audio system To install the audio applications log on to the W95 98 folder and then log on to the APPS folder Run the SETUP program Windows NT 4 0 Installation 1 Press the Start button 2 Move the highlight to Settings and select Control Panel 3 Double click on the Multimed...

Page 48: ...n Notes The setup program supports to register VIA chipset s function in Windows 95 and Windows 98 Installation procedure 1 Run setup and select install VIA Chipset Functions Registry then it will automatically install this program 2 You can see that it displays VIA Power Management Controller and VIA PCI to USB Universal Host Controller Note If user want to upgrade Windows 95 to Windows 95 OSR 2 ...

Page 49: ...e system setup utility enable the item OnChip USB 2 In the PNP PCI Configuration page of the system setup utility enable the item Assign IRQ for USB 3 Restart the system and continue with steps 1 2 and 3 of the Windows 95 installation instructions VxD Drivers The VxD driver provides support for an AGP graphics adapter You only need to install this driver if you are running Windows 95 and you have ...

Page 50: ...ed SETUP EXE Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation Mainboard MS7102C Installation Notes Most of the sub folders in this folder are empty with a short README file giving directions to alternate folders for the appropriate software Two folders contain software that you can install Monitor Sub folder The software in this folder provides a graphical interface to the hardwa...

Page 51: ...r Cap Disable keyboard power on Short pins 1 2 Enable keyboard power on Short pins 2 3 JP4 System Bus Frequency Select Jumper Use this jumper to select an auto detected system bus frequency or force a frequency of 100 MHz Function Jumper Cap Normal Short pins 1 2 Force 100 MHz Short pins 2 3 JP7 Flash BIOS Enable Disable Jumper Use this 3 pin jumper to enable or disable a flash BIOS Function Jumpe...

Page 52: ...tem case Function Pins Power Indicator 1 2 3 Sleep Switch 4 5 Green Indicator 7 8 9 Keylock 10 11 Reset Switch 12 13 Speaker 15 16 17 18 Hard Disk Indicator 20 21 Power Switch 22 23 1 23 Speaker 15 16 17 18 Power LED 1 2 3 KeyLock 10 11 HDD LED 20 21 Reset SW 12 13 Sleep SW 4 5 Power SW 22 23 Green LED 7 8 9 PANEL ...