Abit LM6E Pentium II User manual

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PartNo:MN-121-2A0-01 Rev:1.00
LM6 Pentium®II Motherboard
USER’SMANUAL
TableofContents
Chapter1IntroductionofLM6Features
(1)Specifications………………………………………………………… 1-1
(2)Layoutdiagram………………………………………………………..1-3
(3)Thesystemblockdiagram…………………………………………….1-4
Chapter2InstallingtheMotherboard
(1)InstallingtheMotherboardtotheCasing…………………………….2-3
(2)StandardExternalConnectors……………………………………….2-4
(3)JumperandSwitches……………………………………………….. 2-11
(4)InstallationofthePentium®II CPU………………………………… 2-13
(5)InstallationoftheCeleron®processor……………………………….. 2-16
(6) InstallingSystemMemory…………………………………………… 2-19
Chapter3IntroductionofBIOS
(1)CPUSetup…………………………………………………………… 3-3
(2)StandardCMOSSetup Menu……………………………………….. 3-8
(3)BIOSFeaturesSetup Menu………………………………………….3-11
(4)ChipsetFeaturesSetup Menu……………………………………….. 3-17
(5)PowerManagementSetup Menu…………………………………….3-22
(6)PNP,PCI&OnboardI/OSetup …………………………………….. 3-28
(7)LoadSetup Defaults………………………………………………… 3-33
(8)LoadBIOSDefaults………………………………………………….3-33
(9)PasswordSetting…………………………………………………….3-33
(10) IDEHardDiskDetection…………………………………………… 3-34
(11)Save&ExitSetup ………………………………………………….. 3-35
(12)ExitWithoutSaving………………………………………………… 3-35

AppendixAQuickInstallation
AppendixBGeneralDiscussionAboutHDD Installation
AppendixCFlashBIOSUserInstructions
AppendixDHowtoinstall theIDEBusMasterdriver
AppendixEHowtoinstall thePCIbridgedriverfor440LXchipset
AppendixFTechnicalSupport

IntroductionOfLM6Features1-1
Chapter 1 IntroductionOfLM6 Features
ThemotherboardisdesignedforanewgenerationCPUs.ItsupportstheIntelSLOT1
structure(PentiumII andCeleronprocessors),up to1GBofmemory,superI/O,and
GreenPCfunctions.Themotherboardprovideshighperformance forserversystems
andmeetstherequirementsfordesktopsystemformultimediainthefuture.
(1)Specifications
1.CPU
lCPUSOFTMENU™II eliminatestheneedforjumpersorDIPswitches
neededtosetCPUparameters
lEmploysswitchingtyperegulatorstostabilize CPUoperation
lSupports66,75* and83*MHzCPUexternalclockspeeds
lSupportsIntel®Pentium®II 233 ~333 MHzprocessorcartridge
lSupportsIntel®Celeron®266MHzprocessor
2.Chipset
lIntel®440LXchipset(82443LXand82371AB)
lSupportsUltraDMA/33 IDEprotocol
lSupportsAdvancedConfigurationandPowerManagementInterface(ACPI)
lAcceleratedGraphicsPortconnectorsupportsAGP66MHz/133MHz
(Sideband)3.3Vdevice
3.CacheMemory
lLevel1andLevel2cachebuiltintoIntel®Pentium®II processorcard
lLevel1cache(withoutL2cache)builtintoIntel®CeleronprocessorŒ
4.Memory(DRAM)
lFour168-pinDIMM socketssupportSDRAMandEDO DRAMmodules
lSupportsup to512MB(EDO DRAMup to1GB)
lECC support

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5.SystemBIOS
lAWARDBIOS
lSupportsPlug-and-Play(PnP)
lSupportsAdvancedConfigurationPowerInterface (ACPI)
lSupportsDesktopManagementInterface (DMI)
6. MultiI/O Functions
lFloppyportsupportsup to2.88MB,and3modefloppies
lUltraDMA/33 busmasterIDEsupportsup to4IDEdevices
(IncludingLS-120 MBfloppydrive)
lBuilt-inStandard/EPP/ECPparallelportconnector
lTwobuilt-in16550 fastUARTcompatibleserialportconnectors
lBuilt-inPS/2keyboardandPS/2mouseportconnectors
lBuilt-instandardIrDATX/RXheader
lTwobuilt-inUSBconnectors
7. Miscellaneous
lATXformfactor
lOneAGPslot,FivePCIslotsandTwoISAslots
lWakeUpOnLAN
lSB-LINKconnector
lWakeOnRing(ModemRingOn)
lReservedhardwaremonitoringfunction
lBoardsize:305 *190mm
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ŒTheactualspecsofIntel®Celeron®processorwill dependonIntel’sshippingspecs.
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notice.

IntroductionOfLM6Features1-3
(2)LayoutDiagram
Figure 1-1MotherboardComponentLocations

1-4Chapter1
(3)TheSystemBlock Diagram

InstallingtheMotherboard2-1
Chapter2Installing theMotherboard
ThisLM6motherboardnotonlyprovidesall standardequipmentforclassic
personalcomputers,butalsoprovidesgreatflexibilityformeetingfutureupgrade
demands.Thischapterwill introduce stepbystepall thestandardequipment
andwill alsopresent,ascompletelyaspossible,futureupgradecapabilities.
Thismotherboardisabletosupportall IntelPentiumII processorsandIntel
Celeronprocessornowonthemarket.(Fordetails,see specificationsin
Chapter1.)
Thischapterisorganizedaccordingthefollowingfeatures:
(1)InstallingtheMotherboardtotheCasing
(2)Standardexternalconnectors
(3)Jumpersandswitches
(4)InstallingofthePentiumII CPU.
(5)InstallingoftheCeleronprocessor.
(6) Installingthesystemmemory.
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Before proceedingwiththeinstallation
Beforeinstallingthemotherboardpleasebesuretoturnoff ordisconnectthe
powersupplyunit.Beforemakinganymodificationstothehardware
configurationofthemotherboard,thepowersupplytoanyareasofthe
motherboardyouplantomodifyshouldbeturnedoff toavoidunnecessary
damagetothehardware.

2-2Chapter2
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User friendlyinstructions
Ourobjectiveistoenablethenovice computerusertoperformthe
installationbythemselves.Wehaveattemptedtowritethisdocumentin
averyclear,conciseanddescriptivemannertohelpovercomeanyobstacles
youmayface duringinstallation.Pleasereadourinstructionscarefully
andfollowthemstep-by-step.

InstallingtheMotherboard2-3
(1) InstallingtheMotherboardtotheCasing
Mostcomputercaseswill haveabaseonwhichtherewill bemanymounting
holesthatallowsthemotherboardtobesecurelyattachedandatthesametime,
preventsshortcircuits.
Therearetwowaystoattachthemotherboardtothebase.
lwithspacers
lorwithbolts
Inprinciple,thebestwaytoattachthemotherboardiswithbolts,andonlyif
youareunabletodothisshouldyouattachtheboardwithspacers.Takea
carefullookatthemotherboardandyouwill see manymountingholesonit.
Linetheseholesup withthemountingholesonthebase.Iftheholeslineup,and
therearescrewholesthismeansyoucanattachthemotherboardwithbolts.If
theholeslineup andthereareonlyslots,thismeansyoucanonlyattachthe
motherboardwithspacers.Takethetipofthespacersandinsertitintotheslots.
Afterdoingthistoall theslots,youcanslidethemotherboardintoposition
alignedwiththeslots.Afterthemotherboardhasbeenpositioned,checkto
makesureeverythingisOKbeforeputtingthecasingbackon.
Note:Ifthemotherboardhasmountingholes,butdon’tlineup withthe
holesonthebaseandtheirarenoslotstoattachthespacers,don’t
worry,youcanstill attachthespacerstothemountingholes.Justcut
thespacers(alongthedottedline)(thespacermaybealittlehardso
becarefulofourhands).Inthiswayyoucanstill attachthe
motherboardtothebasewithoutworryingaboutshortcircuits.

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(2) StandardExternalConnectors
Insidethecaseofanycomputerseveralcablesandplugshavetobe
connected.Thesecablesandplugsareusuallyconnectedone-by-oneto
connectorslocatedonthemotherboard.Youneedtocarefullypay
attentiontoanyconnectionorientationthecablesmayhaveand,ifany,
notice thepositionofthefirstpinoftheconnector.Intheexplanations
thatfollow,wewill describethesignificance ofthefirstpin.
PN1(Pin1-2-3-4-5): KeylockandPower LEDHeader
Thereisaspecificorientationforpin1topin5.Insertthetwo-threads
keylockcableintopin4andpin5,andthree-threadspowerLEDcableto
Pin1~pin3.Correctpinsofconnectoronthemotherboard.
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1+5VDC
2Noconnection
3Ground
4KeyboardinhibitSignal
5Ground

InstallingtheMotherboard2-5
PN1(Pin6-7): HDD LEDHeader
Attachthecablefromthecase’sHDD LEDtothisconnector.
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
6
LEDpower
7
HDD active
PN1(Pin8-9): Power SwitchHeader
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
8Ground
9PowerOn/Off switch
PN1(Pin10-11): Hardware SuspendSwitch(SMISwitch)
Header
Attachthecablefromthecase’ssuspendswitch(ifthereisone)tothisswitch.
Usethisswitchtoenable/disablethepowermanagementfunctionbyhardware.
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
10 +3VStandby
11 Suspendsignal
PN2(Pin1-2): Hardware ResetHeader
Attachthecablefromthecase’sResetswitchtothisconnector.Press and
holdtheresetbuttonforatleastonesecondtoresetthesystem.
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1Ground
2Resetinput

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PN2(Pin4-5-6-7): Speaker Header
AttachthesystemspeakertoconnectorPN2.
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
4+5VDC
5Ground
6Ground
7Speakerdata
PN2(Pin9-10): SuspendLEDHeader
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
9LEDpower
10 SuspendLEDactive

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MOUSE:PS/2MouseConnector
AttachaPS/2mousetothis6-pinDin-connector.
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1Mousedata
2Noconnection
3Ground
4+5VDC
5Mouseclock
6Noconnection
Keyboard:PS/2KeyboardConnector
Attachakeyboardtothis6-pinDin-connector.
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1Keyboarddata
2Noconnection
3Ground
4+5VDC
5Keyboardclock
6Noconnection

2-8Chapter2
ATXPWR:ATXPower InputConnector
AttachtheconnectorsfromthepowersupplytoATXPWR.
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1+3.3VDC
2+3.3VDC
3Ground
4+5VDC
5Ground
6+5VDC
7Ground
8PowerGood
9+5VSB
10 +12VDC
11 +3.3VDC
12 -12VDC
13 Ground
14 On/Off controlsignal
15 Ground
16 Ground
17 Ground
18 -5VDC
19 +5VDC
20 +5VDC
FAN1(CPUFAN): DC FanPower Header
FAN1(CPUFAN)
PinnumberNameofthesignalorsignification
1Sensesjgnal
2+12V
3ControlOn/Off
Caution: Ifpowersupplyconnectors arenotproperlyattachedtoATX
PWR,thepowersupplyoradd-on cardsmaybedamaged.

InstallingtheMotherboard2-9
FAN2,FAN3:DC FanPower Header
FAN2/FAN3
PinnumberNameofthesignalorsignification
1Sensesignal
2+12V
3Ground
IR:IRHeader (Infrared)
Pin
numberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1+5V
2Noconnection
3IR_RX
4Ground
5IR_TX
I/O PortConnectors
NamePinnumberDescription
IDE1 40 IDEchannel1connector
IDE2 40 IDEchannel2connector
FDC34 Floppydiskconnector
LPT25 Parallelport
COM1 9 SerialportCOM1connector
COM2 9 SerialportCOM2connector
USB8UniversalserialBus
Notes:*IDE1,IDE2arehighperformance PCIIDEconnectors.Upto
fourIDEinterface devicesaresupported.
WOL1:WakeOnLAN Header
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1+5VSB
2GND
3Senseinput

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SB1:SB-Link™Header
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1GNTA
2Ground
3KEY
4REQA
5Ground
6SERIRQ
JP3:WakeOnRingHeader
PinnumberNameorsignificance ofsignal
1+5VSB
2Noconnection
3SenseInput
4Ground
5Noconnection

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(3)Jumper and Switches
Youcansetjumperswitchesonthemotherboardtoconfigurevarious
hardwareoptions.See Figure1-1forjumperlocations.
Throughoutthissection,thefollowingsymbolsareusedtoindicatejumper
settings.
For3-pinjumpers,thesymbolsbelowareused:
For2-pinsjumpers,thefollowingsymbolsareused:
Note:Toavoidlosingjumpercaps,attachtheremovedjumpercaptoone
ofthejumperpins.
ShortPins1and2withajumpercap.
ShortPins2and3withajumpercap.
Place thejumpercapoverthetwopinsofthe
jumpertoShortthejumper.
RemovethejumpercaptoOpenthejumpercap.

2-12 Chapter2
CCMOS1-CMOSDischargeJumper
JumperCCMOSdischargeCMOSmemory.Whenyouinstall the
motherboard,makesurethisjumperissetforNormalOperation(1-2).See
thejumperbelow.
SettingCCMOS
NormalOperation
(Default)
DischargeCMOS