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.
¯Above66MHzbusspeedsupportedbutnotguaranteedduetothePCIandchipsetspecs.
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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.