USER'S MANUAL Of VIA CN700 Chipset & VIA VT8237R Plus Chipset
M/B For VIA C7 processor family
NO. G03-7F2WE-F Rev:1.0 Release date: April 2006

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TABLE OF CONTENT

USERS NOTICE.... iii MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION...iii ITEM CHECKLIST....iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF MOTHERBOARD 1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD...1 1-2 SPECIFICATION....2 1-3 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING.. 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS...5 2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING.. 5 2-3 GLOSSARY....7 2-3-1 SETTING CPU BUS CLOCK & MEMORY CLOCK JUMPER.8 2-3-2 OVER CLOCK RUNNING...8 2-4 INSTALL MEMORY...9 2-5 EXPANSION CARDS....10 2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION.10 2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD.. 10 2-5-3 INTERRUPT REQUEST TABLE FOR THIS MOTHERBOARD..11 2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS...11 2-6-1 CONNECTORS...11 2-6-2 HEADERS....14 2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER...19 CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS 3-1 ENTERING SETUP...20 3-2 GETTING HELP...21 3-3 THE MAIN MENU....21 3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES...23 3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES...24 3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES...26 3-6-1 DRAM TIMING SETTING...27 3-6-2 AGP TIMING SETTINGS...28 3-6-3 PCI TIMING SETTINGS....28 3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS....28 3-7-1 ONCHIP IDE FUNCTION...29 3-7-2 ONCHIP DEVICE FUNCTION..30 3-7-3 ONBOARD SUPER IO FUNCTION... 31 3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP...32 3-8-1 WAKE UP EVENTS...33 3-9 PNP/PCI CONFIGURATION SETUP...34 3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS....35 3-11 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL...35 3-12 LOAD STANDARD/OPTIMIZED DEFAULTS...36 3-13 SET SUPERVISOR/USER PASSWORD.. 36 CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 95/98/98SE/NT4.0/2000.37 4-1 VIA 4 IN 1 INSTALL VIA SERVICE PACK 4 IN 1 DRIVER..38 4-2 VGA INSTALL VIA VGA DRIVER...39 4-3 SOUND INSTALL ALC/CMI AUDIO DRIVER..40 4-4 LAN INSTALL VIA LAN CONTROLLER DRIVER..43 4-5 USB2.0 INSTALL VIA USB2.0 DEVICE DRIVER..43 4-6 PC-CILLIN INSTALL PC-CILLIN 2006 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM.44 4-7 HOW TO DISABLE ON-BOARD SOUND..45 4-8 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS...45

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Manual Revision Information
Reversion 1.0 Revision History First Edition Date April 2006

Item Checklist

Motherboard Cable for IDE/Floppy CD for motherboard utilities Cable for USB Port 2/3 (Option) Users Manual Cable for COM2 Serial Port (Option) Cable for S-Video/RCA Composite TV-Out (Optional)

Chapter 1

Introduction of VIA CN700 Chipset Motherboards 1-1 Feature of motherboard
The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series are designed for the new generation VIA C7 processor family with the VIA CN700 Chipset that delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. The VIA CN700 is fully optimized to provide an outstanding HD digital media experience. Featuring the all new high bandwidth V4 bus as well as support for DDR2 memory modules which is expandable to 1.0GB. The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series utilize the newest VIA CN700 chipset which supports 400MHz/ 533MHz System Bus in data transfer rate. The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series feature a robust shared memory architecture and provide 133MHz/166MHz/200MHz Memory clock frequency for DDR2 533/400 system RAM Modules. The motherboard series are embedded with VIA VT8237R Plus South Bridge offers ULTRA ATA 133 and Serial ATA with RAID 0, 1,JBOD functions to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance. The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series implement the VIA VT6103L LAN PHY chip Support Fast Ethernet LAN function provide 10/100 Mb/s data transfer rate. The motherboard series also have an integrated 6-channel AC97 CODEC on board which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro that gives you the best sound quality and compatibility. The VIA CN700 Chipset motherboard series are integrated the VIA Graphics UniChrome Pro IGP graphics core, the chipset features the Chromotion CE Video Display engine with hardware MPEG-2 playback. Together with an advanced 2D/3D graphics core, the VIA CN700 offers exceptional playback and streaming of various digital video formats while maintaining ultra low power consumption and exerting minimal load on the processor. The VIA CN700 also provides extensive display support with outputs to CRT, LCD and standard definition TV as well as support for HDTV up to 1080p resolution. With USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 8x USB2.0 function ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth and rich connectivity, the motherboards meet future USB demand also have built-in hardware monitor function to monitor and protect your computer. The motherboards provide reliable performance & meets mainstream specification of MCE related concepts. It is really a cost effective choice for your computer.

1-2 Specification

Design Chipset CPU Memory Socket

Description

Mini ITX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 17.0x17.0cm VIA CN700 Chipset VIA VT8237R Plus Chipset Embedded VIA CN700 EBGA processor 240-pin DDR2 DIMM socket x1 Support DDR2 533/400 system RAM Modules DDR memory Expandable to 1GB

32-bit PCI slot x 1cs

Expansion Slot Integrate VGA
TV-Out Integrate IDE and Serial ATA RAID
Integrate 2D/3D graphic Engines 8/16/32/64MB frame buffer using system memory Internal AGP 8x performance Support 24-bit 250MHz RAMDAC VIA VT1622A TV Encoder Provided S-Video/Composite output for NTSC/PAL system Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s; Two Serial ATA ports provide 150 MB/sec data transfer rate for two Serial ATA Devices and offer RAID 0, 1, JBOD functions Integrated VIA VT6103 LAN-PHY Controller Support 10/100 BASE-T Transfer rate AC97 Digital Audio controller integrated 6-channel AC97 Audio CODEC onboard Audio driver and utility included Award 4Mb Flash ROM PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors Floppy disk drive connector x1 VGA x1, Serial port x1 USB 2.0 connector x2 USB 2.0 headers x3 (connecting cable option) Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)

Integrate LAN Audio

BIOS Multi I/O

1-3 Layout Diagram & Jumper Setting
COM1 PS/2 MOUSE PS/2 Keyboard VGA USB MIC LAN RCA LINE-OUT SVIDEO LINE-IN 1394
Parallel Connector USB/KB/MS Power ON Jumper (JP1) PS2 KB/Mouse Port

CPU FAN

Floppy Connector VGA / COM1 Connector ATX Power Connector USB Port/LAN Connector SFAN1
DIMM Socket X1 VIA C7 EBGA CPU
ATA 133 IDE Connector (IDE1)

4Mbit Flash ROM BIOS

VIA VT6103 PHY Controller SVIDEO Connector VIA VT82C1622A Chip

RCA Connector

JP2 (Reserve)
ATA 133 IDE Connector (IDE2)

F71805F LPC I/O Chip

LINE OUT
COM2 Connector VIA VT1617A Chip

VIA VT6307S Chip

LINE IN MIC
SATA Connector (SATA1,SATA2) VIA VT8237R Plus Chip
Speaker/Power LED Connector

Daughter Board Expansion Connector

1394 Connector

1394B1 Connector CD Audio Front Panel Audio PCI Slot
USB Power On Jumper (JP3) SFAN2
USB Port (USB1/USB2/USB3) Front Panel Connector

Clear CMOS (JBAT)

Jumpers

Jumper

JP1 JP3 JBAT JP2
Name Keyboard Power ON Function Setting USB Power On Function Setting CMOS RAM Clear Function Setting TV OUT/SPDIF Function Setting
Description 3-pin Block 3-pin Block 3-pin Block 3-pin Block

Page p.5 p.5 p.6 p.6

Connectors
Connector ATXPWR KB/MS1 UL1 COM1 VGA SVIDEO RCA Line-In/Out, MIC 1394 FDD IDE1/IDE2 Name ATX Power Connector PS/2 Mouse & PS/2 Keyboard Connector USB/ LAN Port Connector Serial Port Connector VGA Port Connector S-Video TV-Out Connector Composite TV-Out / or SPDIF Connector Line-Out/Line-In/MIC Audio Connector 1394 Port1 Connector Floppy Driver Connector Primary/Secondary Connector Description 20-pin Block 6-pin Female 4-pin Connector 25-pin Female 15-pin Female 4-pin MINI-DIN RCA Jack Phone Jack 9-pin Connector 34-pin Block 40-pin Block Page p.11 p.12 p.12 p.12 p.12 p.12 p.12 p.12 p.13 p.13 p.13

Headers

Header COM2 PARALLEL AUDIO USB1/USB2/ USB3 1394B1 HD_LED RESET SPEAK PWR LED PWR BTN CPUFAN, SFAN1/2 LVDS CDIN CN1/CN2 Name COM2 Serial Port Headers Parallel Port Headers Line-Out/MIC output Header USB2.0 Port Headers 1394 Port2 Headers Hard drive LED connector Reset switch lead Speaker connector Power LED Headers Power Button Headers FAN Speed Headers LVDS Headers CD Audio-In Headers Daughter Board Expansion Headers Description 10-pin Block 25-pin Block 4-pin Block 10-pin Block 9-pin Block 3-pin Block 2-pin Block 4-pin Block 2-pin Block 2-pin Block 3-pin Block 50-pin Block 4-pin Block 50-pin Block Page p.14 p.14 p.15 p.15 p.16 p.16 p.16 p.16 p.16 p.16 p.16 p.17 p.17 p.17

Expansion Sockets

Socket/Slot DDR2 PCI1 Name Description DDR2 SDRAM Module 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Module Socket Expansion Socket PCI Slot 32-bit PCI Local Bus Expansion slots Page p.9 p.9

Chapter 2

Hardware installation
2-1 Hardware installation Steps
Before using your computer, you had better complete the following steps: 1. Check motherboard jumper setting 2. Install CPU and Fan 3. Install System Memory (DIMM) 4. Install Expansion cards 5. Connect IDE and Floppy cables, Front Panel /Back Panel cable 6. Connect ATX Power cable 7. Power-On and Load Standard Default 8. Reboot 9. Install Operating System 10. Install Driver and Utility

Two hard disks can be connected to each connector. The first HDD is referred to as the Master and the second HDD is referred to as the Slave. For performance issues, we strongly suggest you dont install a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk. Otherwise, the system performance on this channel may drop.

2-6-2 Headers

(1) COM2 Serial Port Headers (9-pin) : COM2 This board has two serial port COM1 (Connector)/COM2(Headers), it come with cable providing serial port COM1/COM2. The On-board serial port can be disabled through BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP section for more detail information.
Note: Orient the read marking on the COM1/2 ribbon cable to pin 1
(2) Parallel Port Headers (25-pin Block): Parallel The On-board Parallel Port can be disabled through the BIOS SETUP. Please refer to Chapter 3 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS SETUP section for more detail information.

PARALLEL Connector

Line-Out, MIC Header (9-pin): AUDIO This header connect to Front Panel Line-out, MIC connector with cable.
AUD-G ND AUD-VCC AUD-R T-R E AUD-R T-L E

Line-Out, MIC Headers

USB Port Headers (9-pin) : USB1/USB2/ USB3 These headers are used for connecting the additional USB port plug. By attaching an option USB cable, your can be provided with two additional USB plugs affixed to the back panel.
-DATA +DATA GND OC -DATA +DATA GND

VCC VCC

+DATA GND OC

+DATA GND

USB Port Headers
AUD-MIC AUD-MIC-BIAS AUD-FPO -R UT HP-O N AUD-FPO -L UT
1394 Port 2 Headers (9-pin) : 1394B1

1394B1

1394 Port 2 Headers
IDE Activity LED: HD_LED This connector connects to the hard disk activity indicator light on the case. (7) Reset switch lead: RESET This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted reset switch for rebooting your computer without having to turn off your power switch. This is a preferred method of rebooting in order to prolong the lift of the systems power supply. See the figure below. (8) Speaker connector: SPEAK This 4-pin connector connects to the case-mounted speaker. See the figure below. (9) Power LED: PWR LED The Power LED is light on while the system power is on. Connect the Power LED from the system case to this pin. (10) Power switch: PWR BTN This 2-pin connector connects to the case-mounted power switch to power ON/OFF the system.

PWR LED PWRBTN

PWRLED

SPKR NC GND VCC5

PWRLED PWRBTN

System Case Connections

(11) FAN Speed Headers (3-pin) : CPUFAN, SFAN1/SFAN2 These connectors support cooling fans of 350mA (4.2 Watts) or less, depending on the fan manufacturer, the wire and plug may be different. The red wire should be positive, while the black should be ground. Connect the fans plug to the board taking into consideration the polarity of connector.

RSTSW NC

VCC5 HDDLE GND

CPUFAN

(12) CD Audio-In Headers (4-pin) : CDIN CDIN is the connectors for CD-Audio Input signal. Please connect it to CD-ROM CDAudio output connector.

CD Audio-In Headers

(13) Expansion Daughter Board Headers :CN1/CN2 These two Headers can add the COM Port card/ LAN card/ PCMCIA card.
Expansion Daughter Board Headers
(14) Optional Expansion cards
Expansion Daughter-boards (optional)
AD2COM For 2xCOM Ports Added
ADRTLAN-P/ADRTLAN-G For 2nd 10/100 or 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
ADPCM Card Bus Type I + II Supported Expansion Interface With CF Compatible Card Reader
ADCF IDE Interface Supported CF Compatible Disk On Module
(15) LVDS Headers (4-pin) : LVDS This 50 pin female header allows you connect to the LCD monitor devices

LVDS Headers

2-7 Starting Up Your Computer
1. After all connections are made, close your computer case cover. 2. Be sure all the switch are off, and check that the power supply input voltage is set to proper position, usually in-put voltage is 220V240V or 110V120V depending on your countrys voltage used. 3. Connect the power supply cord into the power supply located on the back of your system case according to your system users manual. 4. Turn on your peripheral as following order: a. Your monitor. b. Other external peripheral (Printer, Scanner, External Modem etc) c. Your system power. For ATX power supplies, you need to turn on the power supply and press the ATX power switch on the front side of the case. 5. The power LED on the front panel of the system case will light. The LED on the monitor may light up or switch between orange and green after the system is on. If it complies with green standards or if it is has a power standby feature. The system will then run power-on test. While the test are running, the BIOS will alarm beeps or additional message will appear on the screen. If you do not see any thing within 30 seconds from the time you turn on the power. The system may have failed on power-on test. Recheck your jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance.

Beep One short beep when displaying logo Long beeps in an endless loop One long beep followed by three short beeps High frequency beeps when system is working
Meaning No error during POST No DRAM install or detected Video card not found or video card memory bad CPU overheated System running at a lower frequency
6. During power-on, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS setup. Follow the instructions in BIOS SETUP. 7. Power off your computer: You must first exit or shut down your operating system before switch off the power switch. For ATX power supply, you can press ATX power switching after exiting or shutting down your operating system. If you use Windows 9X, click Start button, click Shut down and then click Shut down the computer? The power supply should turn off after windows shut down.

Chapter 3

Introducing BIOS
The BIOS is a program located on a Flash Memory on the motherboard. This program is a bridge between motherboard and operating system. When you start the computer, the BIOS program gain control. The BIOS first operates an auto-diagnostic test called POST (power on self test) for all the necessary hardware, it detects the entire hardware device and configures the parameters of the hardware synchronization. Only when these tasks are completed done it gives up control of the computer to operating system (OS). Since the BIOS is the only channel for hardware and software to communicate, it is the key factor for system stability, and in ensuring that your system performance as its best. In the BIOS Setup main menu of Figure 3-1, you can see several options. We will explain these options step by step in the following pages of this chapter, but let us first see a short description of the function keys you may use here: Press <Esc> to quit the BIOS Setup. Press (up, down, left, right) to choose, in the main menu, the option you want to confirm or to modify. Press <F10> when you have completed the setup of BIOS parameters to save these parameters and to exit the BIOS Setup menu. Press Page Up/Page Down or +/ keys when you want to modify the BIOS parameters for the active option.

3-1 Entering Setup

Power on the computer and by pressing <Del> immediately allows you to enter Setup. If the message disappears before your respond and you still wish to enter Setup, restart the system to try again by turning it OFF then ON or pressing the RESET button on the system case. You may also restart by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>, <Alt> and <Delete> keys. If you do not press the keys at the correct time and the system does not boot, an error message will be displayed and you will again be asked to Press <F1> to continue, <Ctrl-Alt-Esc> or <Del> to enter Setup

3-2 Getting Help

Main Menu The on-line description of the highlighted setup function is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Status Page Setup Menu/Option Page Setup Menu Press F1 to pop up a small help window that describes the appropriate keys to use and the possible selections for the highlighted item. To exit the Help Window, press <Esc>.

3-3 The Main Menu

Once you enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (Figure 3-1) will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from fourteen setup functions and two exit choices. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu.
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP/PCI Configurations PC Health Status Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Time, Date, Hard Disk Type Figure 3-1 Miscellaneous Control Load optimized Defaults Load Standard Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving : Select Item
Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your systems performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. PnP/PCI configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status. Miscellaneous Control Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous Control. Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values that are factory settings for optimal performances system operations. Load Standard Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the minimal/stable performance system operation. Set Supervisor/User Password Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
3-4 Standard CMOS Features
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) IDE IDE IDE IDE Primary Master Primary Slave Secondary Master Secondary Slave 1.4M, 3.25 in. None EGA/VGA All Errors 640K 64512K 65536K Thu, Nov, 16 : 18 : 49 Item Help

Menu Level > Change the day, month, Year and century
Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory
Date The date format is <day><month><date><year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. Day Month The month from Jan. through Dec. The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. Date The year depends on the year of the BIOS. Year Time The time format is <hour><minute><second>. Primary Master/Primary Slave Secondary Master/Secondary Slave Press PgUp/<+>or PgDn/<>to select Manual, None, Auto type. Note that the specifications of your drive must match with the drive table. The hard disk will not work properly if you enter improper information for this category. If your hard disk drive type is not matched or listed, you can use Manual to define your own drive type manually. If you select Manual, related information is asked to be entered to the following items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard. This information should be provided in the documentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. If the controller of HDD interface is SCSI, the selection shall be None. If the controller of HDD interface is CD-ROM, the selection shall be None Access Mode Cylinder Head Precomp Landing Zone Sector The settings are Auto Normal, Large, and LBA. number of cylinders number of heads write precomp landing zone number of sectors
3-5 Advanced BIOS Features
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking CPU L1 Cache CPU L2 Cache Quick Power On Self Test First Boot Device 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 (Msec) Security Option OS Select For DRAM > 64MB HDD S.M.A.R.T. Capability Report No FDD For Windows Video BIOS Shadow Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Floppy HDD-0 CDROM Enabled Disabled Enabled On Normal Disabled Setup Non-OS2 Disabled Yes Enabled Item Help
Move Enter:Select Item +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults

F1:General Help

F7:Standard Defaults
Virus Warning Allows you to choose the VIRUS Warning feature for IDE Hard Disk boot sector protection. If this function is enabled and someone attempt to write data into this area, BIOS will show a warning message on screen and alarm beep. Disabled (default) No warning message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector or hard disk partition table. Activates automatically when the system boots up causing a warning Enabled message to appear when anything attempts to access the boot sector of hard disk partition table. CPU L2 Cache ECC Checking Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 2 cache memory ECC (error check correction). CPU L1 Cache The default value is Enabled. Enabled (default) Enable cache Disable cache Disabled Note: The L1 cache is built in the processor. CPU L2 Cache Choose Enabled or Disabled. This option enables the Level 2 cache memory.

Quick Power On Self-Test This category speeds up Power On Self Test (POST) after you power on the computer. If this is set to Enabled. BIOS will shorten or skip some check items during POST. Enabled (default) Enable quick POST Normal POST Disabled First/Second/Third/Fourth Boot Device The BIOS attempts to load the operating system from the devices in the sequence selected in these items. The settings are Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0/HDD-1/HDD-3, SCSI, CDROM, LAN and Disabled. Swap Floppy Drive Switches the floppy disk drives between being designated as A and B. Default is Disabled. Boot Up Floppy Seek During POST, BIOS will determine if the floppy disk drive installed is 40 or 80 tracks. 360K type is 40 tracks while 760K, 1.2M and 1.44M are all 80 tracks. Boot Up NumLock Status The default value is On. On (default) Keypad is numeric keys. Keypad is arrow keys. Off Gate A20 Option The A20 signal is controlled by keyboard controller or chipset hardware. Normal Fast (default) The A20 signal is controlled by port 92 or chipset specific method. Typematic Rate Setting Keystrokes repeat at a rate determined by the keyboard controller. When enabled, the typematic rate and typematic delay can be selected. The settings are: Enabled/Disabled. Typematic Rate (Chars/Sec) Sets the number of times a second to repeat a keystroke when you hold the key down. The settings are: 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, and 30. Typematic Delay (Msec) Sets the delay time after the key is held down before is begins to repeat the keystroke. The settings are 250, 500, 750, and 1000. Security Option This category allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup. The system will not boot and access to Setup will be denied if the System correct password is not entered at the prompt. Setup (default) The system will boot, but access to Setup will be denied if the correct password is not entered prompt. OS Select For DRAM > 64MB Allows OS2 to be used with >64MB or DRAM. Settings are Non-OS/2 (default) and OS2. Set to OS/2 if using more than 64MB and running OS/2. Report No FDD For Windows Whether report no FDD for Win 95 or not. The settings are: Yes, No.
3-6 Advanced Chipset Features
The Advanced Chipset Features Setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer.
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Chipset Features DRAM Timing Setting AGP Timing Setting PCI Timing Setting Select Display Device TV_Type TV_Connector TV_Layout System BIOS Cacheable Video RAM Cacheable Memory Size Hole Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter CRT NTSC CVBS Default Disabled Enabled Disabled Item Help
Note: Change these settings only if you are familiar with the chipset. DRAM Timing Setting Please refer to section 3-6-1 AGP Timing Setting Please refer to section 3-6-2 PCI Timing Setting Please refer to section 3-6-3 System BIOS Cacheable Selecting Enabled allows caching of the system BIOS ROM at F0000h-FFFFFh, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled. Video BIOS Cacheable Select Enabled allows caching of the video BIOS, resulting in better system performance. However, if any program writes to this memory area, a system error may result. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.

3-6-1 DRAM Timing Setting
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility DRAM Timing Setting DRAM Timing x DRAM CAS Latency Bank Interleave RAS Precharge Time RAS Active Time RAS to CAS Delay DRAM Command Rate By SPD 2.Banks 3T 6T 3T 2T Item Help

Menu Level >>

DRAM CAS Latency When synchronous DRAM is installed, the number of clock cycles of CAS latency depends on the DRAM timing. The settings are: 2T, 2.5T and 3T. RAS Precharge Time If an insufficient number of cycles is allowed for the RAS to accumulate its charge before DRAM refresh, the refresh may be incomplete and the DRAM may fail to retain date. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. The settings are: 2T and 3T. RAS-to-CAS Delay This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAM is written to, read from, or refreshed. Fast gives faster performance; and Slow gives more stable performance. This field applies only when synchronous DRAM is installed in the system. The settings are: 2T and 3T.
3-6-2 AGP Timing Settings
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility AGP Timing Settings AGP AGP AGP AGP AGP CPU AGP VGA Aperture Size Mode Fast Write Master 1 WS Write Master 1 WS Read to AGP Post Write Delay Transaction Share Memory Size 64MB 4X Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled 32MB Item Help
Move Enter:Select F5:Previous Values
+/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults
3-6-3 PCI Timing Settings
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility PCI Timing Settings PCI PCI CPU PCI Master 1 WS Write Master 1 WS Read to PCI Post Write Delay Transaction Disabled Disabled Enabled Enabled Item Help
PCI Delay Transaction The chipset has an embedded 32-bit posted write buffer to support delay transactions cycles. Select Enabled to support compliance with PCI specification version 2.1. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled.
3-7 Integrated Peripherals
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Function OnChip Device Function OnChip SIO Function Init Display First Press Enter Press Enter Press Enter PCI Slot Item Help
OnChip IDE Function Please refer to section 3-7-1 OnChip Device Function Please refer to section 3-7-2 OnChip SIO Function Please refer to section 3-7-3 Init Display First This item allows you to decide to activate whether PCI Slot or on-chip VGA first. The settings are: PCI Slot, AGP Slot, On-Chip VGA.

3-7-1 OnChip IDE Function
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Function OnChip IDE Channel 0 OnChip IDE Channel 1 Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE DMA Transfer Access IDE Prefetch Mode IDE HDD Block Mode Delay For HDD (Secs) Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Enabled Enabled 0 Item Help
OnChip IDE Channel 0/Channel 1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled. Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the four IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4.
Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33 and Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The settings are: Auto, Disabled. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.
3-7-2 OnChip Device Function
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility OnChip Device Function VIA LAN Function VIA LAN BootROM VIA LAN BootROM Boot Option VIA LAN BootROM PXERPL Option Current VIA MAC Address is VIA MAC Address Input AC97 Sound Device Game Port Address Midi Port Address Midi Port IRQ USB Host Controller USB 2.0 Support USB Device Legacy Support USB Keyboard Legacy Support USB Mouse Legacy Support Enabled Disabled Hook INT19 PXE 003018-xxxxxx Press Enter Auto 200 Disabled 10 Enabled Enabled Always Off Disabled Disabled Item Help

AC97 Sound Device This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the chipset family to support AC97 Audio. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled, Auto. USB Host Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB peripherals. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. USB Keyboard/Mouse Legacy Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.
3-7-3 Onboard Super IO Function
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Onboard Super IO Function Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 Onboard Fast IR Fast IR IRQ Fast IR DMA Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode EPP Mode Select ECP Mode Use DMA Enabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 Disabled 378/IRQ7 SPP EPP1.Item Help
Onboard FDD Controller Select Enabled if your system has a floppy disk controller (FDD) installed on the system board and you wish to use it. If you install add-on FDC or the system has no floppy drive, select Disabled in this field. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled. Onboard Serial Port 1/Port 2 Select an address and corresponding interrupt for the first and the second serial ports. The settings are: 3F8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2F8/IRQ3, Disabled, Auto. Onboard Fast IR This item allows you to Enabled Fast InfraRed (IR) function of the onboard I/O chip, when enabled this function user must install driver the driver is in CD Pack\VIA\VIAFIR. Onboard Parallel Port There is a built-in parallel port on the on-board Super I/O chipset that Provides Standard, ECP, and EPP features. It has the following option: Disabled (3BCH/IRQ7)/ Line Printer port 0 (278H/IRQ5)/ Line Printer port 2 (378H/IRQ7) Line Printer port 1 Parallel Port Mode SPP : Standard Parallel Port EPP : Enhanced Parallel Port ECP : Extended Capability Port SPP/EPP/ECP/ECP+EPP To operate the onboard parallel port as Standard Parallel Port only, choose SPP. To operate the onboard parallel port in the EPP modes simultaneously, choose EPP. By choosing ECP, the onboard parallel port will operate in ECP mode only. Choosing ECP+EPP will allow the onboard parallel port to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously. The ECP mode has to use the DMA channel, so choose the onboard parallel port with the ECP feature. After selecting it, the following message will appear: ECP Mode Use DMA at this time, the user can choose between DMA channels 3 to 1. The onboard parallel port is EPP Spec. compliant, so after the user chooses the onboard parallel port with the EPP function, the following message will be displayed on the screen: EPP Mode Select. At this time either EPP 1.7 spec. or EPP 1.9 spec. can be chosen.

3-12 Load Standard/Optimized Defaults
Load Standard Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you get confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Standard Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing <Y> loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Load Optimized Defaults When you press <Enter> on this item, you get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Optimized Defaults (Y/N)? N Pressing <Y> loads the default values that are factory settings for optimal performance system operations.
3-13 Set Supervisor/User Password
You can set either supervisor or user password, or both of them. The differences are: Can enter and change the options of the setup menus. Can only enter but do not have the right to change the options of the setup menus. When you select this function, the following message will appear at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. ENTER PASSWORD: Type the password, up to eight characters in length, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection and not enter a password. To disable a password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter the password. A message will confirm that the password will be disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter Setup freely. PASSWORD DISABLED. When a password has been enabled, 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 require the BIOS to request a password every time your system is rebooted. This would prevent unauthorized use of your computer. You determine when the password is required within the BIOS Features Setup Menu and its Security option. If the Security option is set to System, the password will be required both at boot and at entry to Setup. If set to Setup, prompting only occurs when trying to enter Setup. Supervisor password: User password:

Chapter 4

DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION
Check your package and there is A MAGIC INSTALL CD included. This CD consists of all DRIVERS you need and some free application programs and utility programs. In addition, this CD also include an auto detect software which can tell you which hardware is installed, and which DRIVERS needed so that your system can function properly. We call this auto detect software MAGIC INSTALL.

USER'S MANUAL Of VIA P4M890 Chipset & VIA VT8237R Plus Chipset
M/B For LGA775 Conroe & Dual Core Ready Intel Pentium-D Processor
NO. G03-P4M9MP-FR311 Rev:3.0 Release date: September 2006

Trademark:

* Specifications and Information contained in this documentation are furnished for information use only, and are subject to change at any time without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by manufacturer.
Environmental Protection Announcement
Do not dispose this electronic device into the trash while discarding. To minimize pollution and ensure environment protection of mother earth, please recycle.

TABLE OF CONTENT

USERS NOTICE.....iii MANUAL REVISION INFORMATION....iii COOLING SOLUTIONS.....iii CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION OF VIA P4M890 CHIPSET MOTHERBOARD 1-1 FEATURE OF MOTHERBOARD...1 1-2 SPECIFICATION.....2 1-3 PERFORMANCE LIST....3 1-4 LAYOUT DIAGRAM & JUMPER SETTING...4 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION STEPS...6 2-2 CHECKING MOTHERBOARD'S JUMPER SETTING..6 2-3 INSTALL CPU.....7 2-3-1 GLOSSARY.....7 2-3-2 ABOUT INTEL PENTIUM4 LGA 775 CPU...8 2-3-3 LGA 775 CPU INSTALLATION GUIDE... 9 2-4 INSTALL MEMORY....18 2-5 EXPANSION CARD....19 2-5-1 PROCEDURE FOR EXPANSION CARD INSTALLATION..19 2-5-2 ASSIGNING IRQ FOR EXPANSION CARD...19 2-5-3 PCI EXPRESS SLOT.....20 2-6 CONNECTORS, HEADERS.....21 2-6-1 CONNECTORS....21 2-6-2 HEADERS.....25 2-7 STARTING UP YOUR COMPUTER...28 CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCING BIOS 3-1 ENTERING SETUP....29 3-2 GETTING HELP.....29 3-3 THE MAIN MENU.....30 3-4 STANDARD CMOS FEATURES....31 3-5 ADVANCED BIOS FEATURES....32 3-6 ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES....34 3-6-1 CLOCK/DRIVE CONTROL....35 3-6-2 AGP&P2P BRIDGE CONTROL....36 3-6-3 CPU&PCI BUS CONTROL....36 3-7 INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS....37 3-7-1 VIA ONCHIP IDE DEVICE....37 3-7-2 VIA ONCHIP PCI DEVICE....38 3-7-3 SUPER I/O DEVICE....39 3-8 POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP....40 3-8-1 IRQ/EVENT ACTIVILITY DETECT...41 3-8-1.1 IRQS ACTIVITIES.....42 3-9 MISCELLANEOUS CONTROL....42 3-9-1 IRQ RESOURCES....43 3-10 PC HEALTH STATUS....44 3-11 THERMAL THROTTLING OPTION....45 3-12 POWER USER OVERCLOCK SETTINGS...45 3-13 PASSWORD SETTINGS....48 3-14 LOAD OPTIMIZED/FAIL-SAFE DEFAULTS...48 CHAPTER 4 DRIVER & FREE PROGRAM INSTALLATION MAGIC INSTALL SUPPORTS WINDOWS 9X/ME/NT4.0/2000/XP..49 4-1 VIA 4 IN 1 INSTALL VIA SERVICE PACK 4 IN 1 DRIVER..50 INSTALL VIA P4M890 VGA DRIVER...51 4-2 VGA 4-3 SOUND INSTALL VIA AC97 CODEC AUDIO DRIVER...51 4-4 LAN INSTALL VIA LAN CONTROLLER DRIVER..52 4-5 PC-HEALTH INSTALL MYGUARD HARDWARE MONITOR UTILITY.53 4-6 PC-CILLIN INSTALL PC-CILLIN2006 ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM..54 4-7 USB2.0 INSTALL VIA USB2.0 DEVICE DRIVER...55 4-8 SATA INSTALL VIA SERIAL ATA...56 4-9 HOW TO DISABLE ON-BOARD SOUND....57 4-10 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS....57

USERS NOTICE

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Manual Revision Information
Reversion 3.0 Revision History Third Edition Date September 2006

Item Checklist

VIA P4M890 Chipset motherboard Cable for IDE CD for motherboard utilities Cable for Serial ATA IDE Port VIA P4M890 Chipset motherboard Users Manual
Intel Pentium 4 Processor Family

Cooling Solutions

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, thermal management becomes increasingly crucial while building computer systems. Maintaining the proper thermal environment is the key to reliable, long-term system operation. The overall goal in providing the proper thermal environment is keeping the processor below its specified maximum case temperature. Heat sinks induce improved processor heat dissipation through increased surface area and concentrated airflow from attached fans. In addition, interface materials allow effective transfers of heat from the processor to the heat sink. For optimum heat transfer, Intel recommends the use of thermal grease and mounting clips to attach the heat sink to the processor. When selecting a thermal solution for your system, please refer to the website below for collection of heat sinks evaluated and recommended by Intel for use with Intel processors. Note, those heat sinks are recommended for maintaining the specified Maximum T case requirement. In addition, this collection is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all heat sinks that support Intel processors. For vendor list of certified heat sinks and cooling fans, please visit : http://developer.intel.com/design/Pentium4/components/index

Chapter 1

Introduction of VIA P4M890 Chipset Motherboards 1-1 Feature of motherboard
The VIA P4M890 chipset motherboard series are designed for the innovative 65nm and 90nm Dual-Core Intel Pentium D Processor 8 and 9 Series, Intel Pentium D Processor, and Intel Core 2 Duo (Code Name: Conroe) Processor with Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. With the cost-effective VIA P4M890 chipset that delivers a high performance and professional desktop platform solution. The VIA P4M890 chipset motherboard series implement VIA P4M890 chipset which supports 400MHz/ 533MHz /800MHz/1066MHz system bus of data transfer rate and Hyper Threading technology. The VIA P4M890 chipset motherboard series provide 133MHz / 100MHz memory clock frequency for DDR2 533/400 system RAM Modules. The motherboard series are embedded with VIA VT8237R Plus South Bridge offers ULTRA ATA 133 and Serial ATA with RAID 0, 1, JBOD functions to provide speedier HDD throughout that boosts overall system performance. The VIA P4M890 Chipset motherboard series implement the VIA VT6103L LAN PHY chip Support Fast Ethernet LAN function provide 10/100 Mb/s data transfer rate. The motherboard series also have an integrated 6-channel AC97 CODEC on board which is fully compatible with Sound Blaster Pro that gives you the best sound quality and compatibility. The VIA P4M890 Chipset motherboard series are integrated with S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro Integrated Graphics Processor with high performance & high quality 3D accelerator that supports Ultra-AGPII with 2GB/s bandwidth; the built-in MPEG-2/1 Video Decoder and Video Accelerator fully supports VCD DVD HDTV decoding and playback, it also supports graphic and video overlay function. Built-in programmable 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up to 250MHz pixel clock. Programmable frame buffer size which is from 16MB and up to 64MB for those who asking for even greater graphic performance. The VIA P4M890 chipset motherboard series provide one PCI-Express x16 graphics slot of 4Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction which gets 3.5 times of bandwidth more than AGP8X and its up to a peak concurrent bandwidth of 8Gbyte/sec at full speed to guarantee the fully operational GPU graphics power; one PCI Express x1 I/O slot offers 512Mbyte/sec concurrently which is 3.5 times bandwidth more than PCI at 133Mbye/sec. With USB controller as well as capability of expanding to 8x USB2.0 function ports delivering 480Mb/s bandwidth and rich connectivity, the motherboards meet future USB demand also have built-in hardware monitor function to monitor and protect your computer. The motherboards provide high performance & meet future specification demand of the next generation operation system. It is a wise choice for your none stop business computing.

1-2 Specification

Design Chipset CPU Socket (LGA 775 Socket)

Description

Micro ATX form factor 4 layers PCB size: 24.5x21.0cm VIA P4M890 North Bridge Chipset VIA VT8237R Plus South Bridge Chipset Support Intel Pentium 4, Celeron D, Pentium D, and Core 2 Duo 775-Land LGA Package utilizes Flip-Chip Land Grid Array (FCLGA4) package processor Support FSB Frequency 533MHz / 800 / 1066MHz 240-pin DDRII Module socket x 2 Support 2pcs DDRII 533 / 400 system memory modules which are expandable to 2.0GB
PCI-Express x16 slot 1pcs deliver up to 8GB/s concurrent bandwidth PCI-Express x1 slot 1pcs delivers up to 512MB/s concurrent bandwidth 32-bit PCI slot x 2pcs

Memory Socket

Expansion Slot
Integrate IDE and Serial ATA RAID

Optional LAN

BIOS Multi I/O

Two PCI IDE controllers support PCI Bus Mastering, ATA PIO/DMA and the ULTRA DMA 33/66/100/133 functions that deliver the data transfer rate up to 133 MB/s; Two Serial ATA ports provide 150 MB/sec data transfer rate for two Serial ATA Devices and offer RAID 0, 1, JBOD functions Integrated S3 Graphics UniChrome Pro Integrated Graphics Processor Support Ultra-AGPII with 2GB/s bandwidth Built-in programmable 24-bit true-color RAMDAC up to 250MHz pixel clock Programmable frame buffer size from 16MB and up to 64MB. Optional Integrated VIA 6103L PCI-10 /100 LAN PHY Supports Fast Ethernet LAN function provide 10Mb / 100Mb / s data transfer rate VIA VT1616B AC97 Digital Audio controller integrated 6-channel AC97 Audio CODEC onboard Audio driver and utility included Award 4MB Flash ROM PS/2 keyboard and PS/2 mouse connectors Floppy disk drive connector x1 Parallel port x1 Serial port x1 VGA port x1 USB2.0 port x 4 and headers x 4 (connecting cable option) Audio connector (Line-in, Line-out, MIC)

1-3 Performance List

The following performance data list is the testing result of some popular benchmark testing programs. These data are just referred by users, and there is no responsibility for different testing data values gotten by users (the different Hardware & Software configuration will result in different benchmark testing results.)

Performance Test Report

Intel Pentium D 830 3GHz (FSB 1066) Hyper-Threading Support CPU: KINGMAX Klcc 512M DDR2-533 X 2 PCS Total 1Gbyte Memory DRAM: VGA Expansion Card: ON BOARD VGA Share 64M(1024X768X32BIT Color) IBM IC35L040AVVN07-0 (ATA-100 7200RPM) Hard Disk Driver: Award Optimal default BIOS: Windows XP Professional (SERVICE PACK 1) OS:

Chamfer on Land Side Cover (align this with pin 1 mark on 775-land LGA package)
Large Retention Tabs (pointing towards user)

Hold at corners

5. Visually inspect socket contact array 1. First Pass Inspection i. Scan socket contact array at varying angles noting the presence of any foreign material ii. If foreign material cant be blown off by compressed air, or mechanical damage (Mode1 or 4) observed, reject the motherboard for further evaluation or socket replacement. 2. Second Pass Inspection i. Repeat 2 more times to sight down the rows and columns from each of the 4 sides of the socket to ensure all contacts within the array are inspected ii. Inspect for Mode2, Mode3, and Mode5 failures Note: Refer to the Test Module for detail visual inspections
6. Assemble LGA775 socket PnP cap i. Secure/Hook the back side of PnP cap. ii. Snap down the front side to fully secure 7. Close the Socket
Intel Reference Thermal Solution Assembly
NOTE: Depending on the configuration, Thermal Solution Integration procedure could perform with M/B alone or with M/B in the Chassis.
0.150-inch backside clearance for fastener installation
Fan cabled on side closest to MB header
1. Place motherboard on support structure providing minimum 0.150-inch backside clearance
2. Apply 300 mg of Thermal Interface Material (ShinFastener slots pointing straight out
Etsu G751) onto center of IHS
Apply Thermal Interface Material
NOTE: Thermal Solutions that come with IntelR boxed processor use pre-applied thermal interface material and not grease.
3. Remove Heat Sink (HS) from packaging media 4. Place HS onto the LGA775 Socket Ensure fan cables are oriented on side closest to fan header Align Fasteners with MB through-holes 5. Inspection Ensure cables are not trapped or interfere fastener operation Ensure fastener slots are pointing straight out from heatsink
Fastener Cap not resting against spring
Fastener flush against MB

Press Down (4 Places)

6. Actuate fasteners While holding HS to prevent tilting, press down on fastener caps with thumb to install and lock Repeat with remaining fasteners 7. Inspection Verify the fasteners are properly seated Ensure both fastener cap and base are flush with spring and motherboard 8. Connect fan header with Board header

Both fastener halves are flush against spring
Fastener flush against spring
9. Secure excess cable with tie-wrap to ensure cable does not interfere with fan operation or contact other components.
Intel Reference Thermal Solution Disassembly
1. Rotate fastener cap. turn to un-lock 2. Pull up fastener cap to un-seat 12 1. Disconnect fan cable from motherboard header 2. Turn fastener caps (4) counter-clock wise 90degrees to the un-locked position A flat-bladed screwdriver may be used if required 3. Pull up on fastener caps to unseat 4. Manually remove HS with gentle twist motion. 5. To re-assemble the HS, reset the fastener caps to their original position with the slot perpendicular to the HS. Then, follow the assembly instructions.
Note: Thermal grease should be reapplied
TIM and Grease Removal from CPU
1. Remove the heatsink from the socket 2. Gently push loose thermal interface material (TIM) to center of processor (pictures 2 and 3) 3. Remove pieces with dry cloth (picture 4) 4. Wipe with dry, lint-free cloth to remove most of the material (picture 5) 5. Wet another lint-free cloth with isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and wipe to clean remaining material (picture 6) 6. Be careful to remove material from gaps between processor and load plate 7. For thermal grease removal use Step 4-6
TIM and Grease Removal from Heat-sink
Note: Remove and replace the TIM from the heatsink if you are re-using the heatsink on a new processor 1. Use dry, lint-free cloth and wipe package to remove most of the material 2. Wet another lint-free cloth with isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and wipe heatsink to clean remaining material
Removal TIM from heatsink 1
Replacing Damaged Fasteners
To prevent damage, avoid setting the thermal solution with the prongs down Set on heatsink side or with fan down The plastic fasteners on the heatsink can be replaced. Use Shop Intel to order spare fasteners http://www.shop-intel.com To remove a damaged fastener
Note: Protective gloves are not required for this procedure Rotate the black pin counterclockwise until it snaps. There will be some resistance Remove the black pin from the white prong Tilt the white prong to remove it from the heatsink leg
Avoid damage, avoid placing prongs on hard surface

1. Read the documentation for your expansion card and make any necessary hardware or software setting for your expansion card such as jumpers. 2. Remove your computers cover and the bracket plate on the slot you intend to use. 3. Align the cards connectors and press firmly. 4. Secure the card on the slot with the screen you remove above. 5. Replace the computer systems cover. 6. Set up the BIOS if necessary. 7. Install the necessary software driver for your expansion card.
2-5-2 Assigning IRQs For Expansion Card
Some expansion cards need an IRQ to operate. Generally, an IRQ must exclusively assign to one use. In a standard design, there are 16 IRQs available but most of them are already in use.
Standard Interrupt Assignments
2 3* 4* 5* 6* 7* 8 9* 10 * 11 * 12 * * 15 *

Priority

N/A N/A N/A 7 N/A N/A 5 1

Standard function

System Timer Keyboard Controller Programmable Interrupt Communications Port (COM2) Communications Port (COM1) Sound Card (sometimes LPT2) Floppy Disk Controller Printer Port (LPT1) System CMOS/Real Time Clock ACPI Mode when enabled IRQ Holder for PCI Steering IRQ Holder for PCI Steering PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel
* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.

2-5-3 PCI Express Slot

This motherboard provides one 16-lane PCI Express slot which offers 4Gbyte/sec data transfer rate at each relative direction intended for Video Graphics Array, and one x1 PCI Express Slot. Fully compliant to the PCI Express Base Specification revision 1.0a , support PCI Express VGA card, and other PCI Express device.
VGA Signal Output PCI-E x1 Slot PCI-E x16 for full bandwidth

32-bit PCI slot

IMPORTANT!
To install the single PCI EXPRESS x16 interface supported VGA card to get the full speed of x16 bandwidth in the PCI EXPRESS x16 slot as being marked above. If you utilize the EXPRESS x16 slot to support the VGA card as the external display, please disabled the integrated VGA card in BIOS.

2-6 Connectors, Headers

2-6-1 Connectors
(1) Power Connector (24-pin block) : ATXPWR24P ATX Power Supply connector. This is a new defined 24-pins connector that usually comes with ATX case. The ATX Power Supply allows to use soft power on momentary switch that connect from the front panel switch to 2-pins Power On jumper pole on the motherboard. When the power switch on the back of the ATX power supply turned on, the full power will not come into the system board until the front panel switch is momentarily pressed. Press this switch again will turn off the power to the system board. ** We recommend that you use an ATX 12V Specification 2.0-compliant power supply unit (PSU) with a minimum of 350W power rating. This type has 24-pin and 4 / 8-pin power plugs. ** If you intend to use a PSU with 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs, make sure that the 20-pin power plug can provide at least 15A on +12V and the power supply unit has a minimum power rating of 350W. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is inadequate.

CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Advanced BIOS Features Advanced Chipset Features Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup Miscellaneous Control PC Health Status Esc : Quit F10 : Save & Exit Setup Thermal Throttling Option Power User Overclock Settings Password Settings Load Optimized Defaults Load Fail-Safe Defaults Save & Exit Setup Exit Without Saving : Select Item
Time, Date, Hard Disk Type. Figure 3-1
Standard CMOS Features Use this Menu for basic system configurations. Advanced BIOS Features Use this menu to set the Advanced Features available on your system. Advanced Chipset Features Use this menu to change the values in the chipset registers and optimize your systems performance. Integrated Peripherals Use this menu to specify your settings for integrated peripherals. Power Management Setup Use this menu to specify your settings for power management. PnP/PCI configurations This entry appears if your system supports PnP/PCI. PC Health Status This entry shows your PC health status. Miscellaneous Control Use this menu to specify your settings for Miscellaneous control.
Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values these are setting for optimal performances system operations for performance use. Load Standard Defaults Use this menu to load the BIOS default values for the stable performance system operation that are factory settings for normal use. Set Supervisor/User Password Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords. Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value changes to CMOS and exit setup. Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup.
3-4 Standard CMOS Features
The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into several categories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp> or <PgDn> keys to select the value you want in each item.
CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Standard CMOS Features Date (mm:dd:yy) Time (hh:mm:ss) > > > > > > IDE Channel 0 Master IDE Channel 0 Slave IDE Channel 1 Master IDE Channel 1 Slave SATA Channel 1 SATA Channel 2 Drive A Drive B Video Halt On Base Memory Extended Memory Total Memory Tue, Aug, 16 : 48 : 35 Press Press Press Press None None Enter Enter Enter Enter None None None None Item Help
Menu Level > Change the day, month, year and century
1.44M, 3.5 in. None EGA/VGA All,But Keyboard 640K 56320K 57344K F1:General Help
Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults

F7:Standard Defaults

Date The date format is <day><month><date><year>. Day of the week, from Sun to Sat, determined by BIOS. Read-only. Day Month The month from Jan. through Dec. The date from 1 to 31 can be keyed by numeric function keys. Date The year depends on the year of the BIOS. Year

3-7-1 VIA OnChip IDE Device
CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software OnChip IDE Function OnChip SATA SATA Mode IDE DMA Transfer Access Onchip IDE Channel0 Onchip IDE Channel1 IDE prefetch Mode Primary Master PIO Primary Slave PIO Secondary Master PIO Secondary Slave PIO Primary Master UDMA Primary Slave UDMA Secondary Master UDMA Secondary Slave UDMA IDE HDD Block Mode Enabled IDE Disabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Enabled Item Help
OnChip IDE Channal0/Channel1 The integrated peripheral controller contains an IDE interface with support for two IDE channels. Select Enabled to activate each channel separately. The settings are: Enabled and Disabled. Primary/Secondary Master/Slave PIO The four IDE PIO (Programmed Input/Output) fields let you set a PIO mode (0-4) for each of the IDE devices that the onboard IDE interface supports. Modes 0 through 4 provide successively increased performance. In Auto mode, the system automatically determines the best mode for each device. The settings are: Auto, Mode 0, Mode 1, Mode 2, Mode 3, Mode 4. Primary/Secondary Master/Slave UDMA Ultra DMA/33 implementation is possible only if your IDE hard drive supports it and the operating environment includes a DMA driver (Windows 95 OSR2 or a third-party IDE bus master driver). If your hard drive and your system software both support Ultra DMA/33 and Ultra DMA/66, select Auto to enable BIOS support. The settings are: Auto, Disabled. IDE HDD Block Mode Block mode is also called block transfer, multiple commands, or multiple sector read/write. If your IDE hard drive supports block mode (most new drives do), select Enabled for automatic detection of the optimal number of block read/writes per sector the drive can support. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.
3-7-2 VIA OnChip PCI Device
CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software OnChip Device Function MAC Address AC97 Audio Onboard LAN AC97 Sound Device VIA-6103 MAC Address Input Onboard LAN Boot ROM Onchip USB Controller Onchip EHCI Controller USB Emulation 00-30-18-00-00-10 Auto Auto Auto Press Enter Disabled ALL Enabled Enabled Off Item Help
AC97 Sound Device This item allows you to decide to enable/disable the chipset family to support AC97 Audio. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled. USB Host Controller Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB peripherals. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.
USB Keyboard Support Select Enabled if your system contains a Universal Serial Bus (USB) controller and you have a USB keyboard. The settings are: Enabled, Disabled.

3-7-3 Super IO Device

CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Onboard Super IO Function Onboard FDD Controller Onboard Serial Port 1 Onboard Serial Port 2 VART Mode Select Onboard Parallel Port Parallel Port Mode ECP Mode Use DMA PWRON After PWR-Fail Enabled 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 Normal 378/IRQ7 SPP 3 Off Item Help

ACPI Function This item allows you to Enabled/Disabled the Advanced Configuration and Power Management (ACPI). The settings are Enabled and Disabled. Video Off Option This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. The choice are Suspend off, All Modes Off, and Always On. Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. Initial display power management signaling. DPMS (default) This option only writes blanks to the video buffer. Blank Screen This selection will cause the system to turn off the vertical and V/H SYNC+Blank horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to the video buffer. Modem Use IRQ This determines the IRQ in which the MODEM can use. The settings are: 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, NA.
Power Button Function Pressing the power button for more than 4 seconds forces the system to enter the Soft-Off state. The settings are: Delay 4 Sec, Instant-Off. Wake Up Events Please refer to section 3-8-1
3-8-1 IRQ/Event Activility Detect
CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software Wake Up Events PS2KB Wakeup Select PS2KB Wakeup From S3/S4/S5 PS2MS Wakeup From S3/S4/S5 USB Resume from S3 VGA OFF LPT&COM HDD&FDD PCI Master Power on by PCI Card Modem Ring Resume RTC Alarm Resume IRQS Activility Monitoring Hotkey Disabled Disabled Enabled On LPT/COM On OFF Disabled Disabled Disabled Press Enter Item Help
Wake Up On Ring/PME During Disabled, the system will ignore any incoming call from the modem. During Enabled, the system will boot up if theres an incoming call from the modem. Wake-Up on RTC Alarm This function is for setting date and time for your computer to boot up. During Disabled, you cannot use this function. During Enabled, choose the Date and Time Alarm: Date(of month) Alarm You can choose which month the system will boot up. Set to 0, to boot every day. Time(hh:mm:ss) Alarm You can choose what hour, minute and second the system will boot up. Note: If you have change the setting, you must let the system boot up until it goes to the operating system, before this function will work. IRQs Activities Please refer to section 3-8-1.1

3-8-1.1 IRQs Activities

3-9-1 IRQ Resources

CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software IRQ Resources IRQ3 assigned to IRQ4 assigned to IRQ5 assigned to IRQ7 assigned to IRQ9 assigned to IRQ10 assigned to IRQ11 assigned to IRQ12 assigned to IRQ14 assigned to IRQ15 assigned to PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device PCI Device Item Help

3-10 PC Health Status

This section shows the Status of you CPU, Fan, Warning for overall system status. This is only available if there is Hardware Monitor onboard.
CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software PC Health Status PC N.V.R Shutdown Temperature Vcore VDIMM 2.5V VCC3.3V +5V +12V 3VSB -12V 5VSB 5VSB CPU Temperature CPUFAN SFAN1 SFAN2 Enabled Disabled 1.55V 2.64V 3.03V 5.08V 11.96V 3.33V (-)12.36V 4.91V 3.3V 35C 3010 rpm 0 rpm 0 rpm Menu Level > Item Help
Shutdown Temperature This item can let users setting the Shutdown temperature, when CPU temperature over this setting the system will auto shutdown to protect CPU. Show PC Health in Post During Enabled, it displays information list below. The choice is either Enabled or Disabled Current CPU Temperature/Current System Temp/Current FAN1, FAN2 Speed/Vcore/ Vdd/3.3V/+5V/+12V/-12V/VBAT(V)/5VSB(V) This will show the CPU/FAN/System voltage chart and FAN Speed. Detect CPUFAN in Post During Enabled, system will warn the user if CPU Fan is not functioning.
3-11 Thermal Throttling Option
CMOS Setup Utility Copyright(C) 1984-2004 Award Software CPU Thermal-Throttling CPU Thermal-Throttling Temp CPU Thermal-Throttling Duty Beep Alarm Miscellaneous Control Disabled 70 87.50% Enabled

Item Help

F1:General Help
CPU Thermal Throttling Temp This item allows you to activate the CPU Thermal Throttling function when the CPU temperature is over the value which you set to low down the CPU temperature when at high workload to protect processor from damage or accidental shutdown.
3-12 Power User Overclock Settings
Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility
Power User Overclock Settings Current FSB Frequency Current DRAM Frequency CPU Voltage at Next Boot CPU Ratio at next boot MEM Clock at Next Boot CPU Clock at next Boot CPU Vcore 7-Shift VDIMM Select NBchip 1.2V Select SBChip 1.5V Select 200MHZ 200MHZ Default Default Auto 200MHZ Normal(Default) 2.55V (Default) 1.20 (Default) 1.50 (Default) Item Help
CPU/DRAM Clock at next Boot is This item allows you change the CPU Host /DRAM clock for overclock demand. When the CPU Host clock is over the CPU default value BIOS will auto disabled Bi-Turbo function. CPU Vcore 7-Shift This item allows you select the CPU Vcore Voltage xx% more than the standard value, by this function for the precise over-clocking for extra demanding of performance.

VDIMM Select This item allows you to select 2.5V of the DDR Module. The choice are: 2.55V, 2.6V, 2.65V, 2.7V.
NB Voltage This item allows you to select value of Voltage for North Bridge Chipset. LDT Voltage This item allows you to select value of Voltage for LDT.
Power User Overclock Settings Current FSB Frequency 200MHZ PCIE Clock Item Help Current DRAM Frequency 200MHZ CPU Voltage at Next Boot Default CPU Ratio at next boot Min= 100 Default MEM Clock at Next Boot Max= 150 Auto Menu Level > CPU Clock at next Boot 200MHZ CPU Vcore 7-Shift Normal(Default) VDIMM Select 2.55V (Default) :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort NBchip 1.2V Select 1.20 (Default) SBChip 1.5V Select 1.50 (Default))
Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults CPU AwardBIOS PhoenixVcore 7-Shift CMOS Setup Utility Normal [ ] Power User Overclock Settings + 5% [ ] Current FSB Frequency + 10% [ ] 200MHZ Item Help Current DRAM Frequency + 15% [ ] 200MHZ CPU Voltage at Next Boot 20% [ ] Default + CPU Ratio at next boot + 25% [ ] Default MEM Clock at Next Boot + 30% [ ] Auto Menu Level > CPU Clock at next Boot + 35% [ ] 200MHZ CPU Vcore 7-Shift Normal(Default) :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort VDIMM Select 2.55V (Default) NBchip 1.2V Select 1.20 (Default) SBChip 1.5V Select 1.50 (Default)
Phoenix VDD Select CMOS Setup Utility SBChip AwardBIOS
Power User Overclock Settings 2.55V(Default)[ ] Current FSB Frequency 2.60V 200MHZ [ ] Item Help Current DRAM Frequency 2.65V 200MHZ [ ] CPU Voltage at Next Boot Default 2.70V [ ] CPU Ratio at next boot Default MEM Clock at Next Boot Auto Menu Level > CPU Clock at next Boot 200MHZ :Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort CPU Vcore 7-Shift Normal(Default) VDIMM Select 2.55V (Default) NBchip 1.2V Select 1.20 (Default) SBChip 1.5V Select 1.50 (Default) Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults
Power User Overclock Settings Current FSB Frequency 200MHZ Current DRAM Frequency 200MHZ CPU Voltage at Next Boot Default CPU Ratio at next boot Default MEM Clock at Next Boot Auto NB Voltage 200MHZ CPU Clock at next Boot CPU Vcore 7-Shift Normal(Default) 1.50V [ VDIMM Select 2.55V (Default) 1.60V(Default)[ NBchip 1.2V Select 1.20 (Default) 1.70V [ SBChip 1.5V Select 1.50 (Default) 1.80V [ Item Help

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:Move ENTER:Accept ESC:Abort Move Enter:Select +/-/PU/PD:Value F10:Save ESC:Exit F1:General Help F5:Previous Values F6:Optimized Defaults F7:Standard Defaults

Select Install USB Driver and Click NEXT
Select FINISH and Restart your Computer
Check device working properly in Device Manager
The Path of the file is X:\VIA\VIAUSB20\SETUP.EXE

4-8 SATA

Install VIA Serial ATA
Click SATA when MAGIC INSTALL MENU appears
When license agreement appear, choose I agree and click NEXT
Select you want to install driver
Review install driver and utility component, then click NEXT
The Following information to show installing 6. status and Click Next
Click Finish and restart your computer
Making SATA HDD driver diskette before Install WindowsXP/2000 If you only have Serial ATA HDDs on your system, before you install the Windows XP or Windows 2000, you will need to make a SATA HDD driver diskette before you start to install the Operating System.
How to make a SATA HDD driver diskette? STEP 1: Insert the formatted diskette in floppy drive on a system which can start OS. STEP 2: After booting OS insert the bundle CD in your CD-ROM STEP 3: Copy all the files from \VIA\VIASATA\DriverDisk to floppy diskette Once you have the SATA driver diskette ready, you may start to install Windows XP or Windows 2000 on your System. Installation of Windows XP/ Windows 2000 For installation of Windows XP or Windows 2000, please insert Windows XP or Windows 2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive. Then remove the floppy diskette, and boot the system. At the very beginning, you will see the message at the bottom of screen, Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. At this moment, please press <F6> key and follow the instructions of Windows XP or Windows 2000 for the proper installation.
4-9 HOW TO DISABLE ON-BOARD SOUND
Enter BIOS SETUP choose INTEGRATE PERIPHERALS choose ON-CHIP DEVICE FUNCTION choose AC97 SOUND DEVICE Disable on-board sound function by press PAGE DOWN KEY to Disable

4-10 HOW TO UPDATE BIOS

Before update BIOS please choose Disabled in Flash Part Write Protect item on Miscellaneous Control in BIOS Setup, please refer page 35 Method 1. In DOS Mode