Acorp 6a815epq User manual

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User's Manual Version 1.0

6A815EPQ

Table of Contents

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Intrnctctinn

1. Mnthdranarc Ddrcriotinn1. Mnthdranarc Ddrcriotinn

1. Mnthdranarc Ddrcriotinn

1.1 Fdattrdr

1.1.1 Harcward 1-1

1.1.1Snetward 1-4

1.1.3 Attachmdntr1-4

1.1Mnthdranarc Inrtallatinn

1.1.1 Mnthdranarc Mao1-5

1.1.1Mnthdranarc Layntt1-6

1.3 Mnthdranarc Cnnndctnrr

1.3.1 Frnnt Pandl Cnnndctnr(J7(1-8

1.3.1Flnooy Dirk Cnnndctnr(FDD1(1-9

1.3.3 Harc Dirk Cnnndctnrr(IDD1.IDD1( 1-9

1.3.4 ATW 10-oin Pnwdr Cnnndctnr(PW1(1-10

1.3.5 Inerardc Cnnndctnr1-10

1.4 Back Pandl Cnnndctnrr

1.4.1 PS.1 Mntrd.Kdyanarc CNMM.1-11

1.4.1USB Cnnndctnrr1-11

1.4.3 VGA Intdreacd Cnnndctnr1-11

1.5 Sdrial anc Paralldl Intdreacd onrtr1-13

1.6 CPU Inrtallatinn

1.6.1 CPU Inrtallatinn Prnctct(Snckdt 370(1-15

1.7 Jtmodr Sdtting

1.7.1 CPU Fan Cnnndctnrr(FAM1.1.3(1-16

1.7.1BINS Flarh(JP4(1-17

1.7.3 Kdyanarc wakd to Sdtting(JP7(1-17

1.7.4 CMNS Ftnctinn Sdtting(JP6(1-17

1.7.5 CMR Carc Sdtting(J8(1-18

1.7.6 STR LDD(LDD1(1-18

1.7.7 IrDA Cnnndctnr(IR(1-18

Table of Contents

1.8 DRAM Inrtallatinn

1.8.1 DIMM 1-19

1.8.1Hnw tninrtall aDIMM Mnctld 1-19

1. BINS Sdtto1. BINS Sdtto

1. BINS Sdtto

1.1 Main Mdnt1-4

1.1Stancarc CMNS Fdattrdr1-7

1.3 Acuancdc BINS Fdattrdr1-10

1.4 Acuancdc Chiordt Fdattrdr1-14

1.5 Intdgratdc Pdriohdralr1-17

1.6 Pnwdr Managdmdnt Sdtto1-13

1.7 PnP.PCI Cnneigtratinnr1-17

1.8 PC Hdalth Stattr 1-31

1.9 Frdqtdncy.Vnltagd Cnntrnl1-33

1.10 Lnac Fail-Saed Ddeatltr1-34

1.11 Lnac Notimizdc Ddeatltr1-35

1.11Sdt Stodruirnr.trdr Parrwnrc 1-36

1.13 Saud & Dxit Sdtto1-38

1.14 Dxit Withntt Sauing 1-39

3. Driudr Inrtallatinn3. Driudr Inrtallatinn

3. Driudr Inrtallatinn

3.1 Attn-rtn Mdnt3-1

3.1Inrtalling Intdl IMF Driudr 3-1

3.3 Inrtalling UltraATA Driudr 3-4

3.4 Inrtalling Harcward Mnnitnring Utility 3-5

3.5 Inrtalling Dary Nudr Clnck Driudr 3-6

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Introduction

System Overview

This manual was written to help you start using this product

as quickly and smoothly as possbile. Inside, you will find

the answers to solve most problems. In order for this

reference material to be of greatest use, refer to the

“expanded table of contents” to find relevant topics.

This board provides a total PC solution by incorporating the

System , I/O , and PCI IDE. The mainboard is designed for

Intel PIII/Celeron/Coppermine processors base PC ATX

system, support single processors with CNR Bus, PCI Local

Bus, and AGP Bus to support upgrades to your system

performance. It is ideal for multi-tasking and fully supports

MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT , Windows ME,

Windows 2000 , Novell, OS/2, Windows95/98 , UNIX ,

Windows 98SE , SCO UNIX etc.

This manual also explains how to install the mainboard for

operation, and how to setup your CMOS configuration with

the BIOS setup program.

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1.Motherboard Description

1.1 Features

1.1.1 Hardware

CPU

-Socket 370 for Intel Celeron/PIII Processors.

-Intel FC-PGA/FC-PGA2/PPGA Celeron Processors

600MHz~900MHz or higher processor with 66/100MHz

FSB.

-Intel Pentium III Processors 500MHz~1.13GHz with 100/

133MHz FSB.

-VIA Cyrix III Processor with 100/133MHz FSB.

-Intel Tualatin Processor with 1.13GHz or higher processor.

Chipset

-North Bridge System Chipset : Intel 815 B-step support

66/100/133 FSB.

-South Bridge System Chipset : Intel ICH2.

Biggest memory capacity

6A815EPQ is equipped with three DIMM socket to sup-

port (8MB to 512MB) 168 pin 3.3v SDRAM SPD(Special

Presence Detect).

Maximum memory up to 512MB.

-Supports up to 3 double sided DIMMs at 100MHz

system memory bus.

-Supports up to 2 double sided or 3 single sided

DIMMs at 133MHz system memory bus.

Bus Slot

-Provides five 32 bit PCI slots.

-Provide one AGP slot and one CNR slot.

AGP for fast VGA solution

-AGP specification compliant.

-AGP 66 MHz 3.3v for 1X/2X/4X device support.

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On-Board IDE

-An IDE controller on the ICH2 chipset provides IDE HDD/

CD-ROM with PIO, Bus Master and Ultra DMA 33/66/

100 operation modes.

-Can connect up to four IDE devices.

On-Board Peripherals

-1 floppy port supports 2 FDD with 360K,720K,1.2M,

1.44M and 2.88M byte.

-2 serial ports (COM1+COM2(10 pin) ).

-4 USB ports.

-1 parallel port supports SPP/EPP/ECP mode.

BIOS

-The mainboard BIOS provides “Plug & Play” BIOS which

detects the peripheral devices and expansion cards of the

board automatically.

-The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface

(DMI) function which records your mainboard

specifications.

-BIOS support CD-ROM, SCSI, LAN BOOT, Temperature

sensor, Wake on modem, Alarm Bus CLK setup with

BIOS.

Support Ring on by modem/Alarm on

Support System power up from Modem ring up or timer of

System. Required enabled in Ring on by modem and Alarm

on in BIOS.

Intel Accelerated Hub Architecture :

Features a dedicated high speed hub link between the ICH2

and GMCH with a bandwidth of 266MB/sec-twice the maxi-

mum bandwidth of the PCI bus.

Hardware Monitor Function

-CPU Fan Speed Monitor.

-System and CPU Temperature Monitor.

-System Voltage Monitor.

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Suspend and Go :

Suspend-to-RAM (STR) provides maximum power sav-

ings as an alternative to leaving the computer ON and

Quickstart so that you do not have to wait for a long time

for system boot.

CNR Support :

One Communication and Networking Riser(CNR) slots

provide interface to support very affordable multichannel

audio, V.90 analog modem, Home PNA, 10/100 Ethernet

networking,USB hub, as well as future technologies such

as XDSL .

1.1.2 Software

BIOS

-AWARD legal BIOS.

-Supports APM 1.2.

-Supports USB Function.

-Supports ACPI.

Operation System

-Supporting the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows,

Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Novell, OS/2,

Windows95/98, Windows 98SE, UNIX, Linux SCO UNIX

etc.

1.1.3 Attachments

-HDD UDMA66/100 Cable.

-FDD Cable.

-Flash Memory Written for BIOS Update.

-COM2 Cable.

-Fully Setup CD Driver built in Utility(Ghost, Anitivirus,

Adobe Acrobat).

-This manual.

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1.2 Motherboard Installation

1.2.1 Motherboard Map

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1.2.2 Motherboard Layout

USB1

COM1

AGP1

Printer

FAN1

JP6

FAN3

Intel

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

CNR SLOT

FAN2

JP4

BIOS

I/O CHIP

LAN CHIP

JP7

LED1

COM2

Optional

Intel

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1.3 Motherboard Connectors

1.Babk OandkI.O Cnnndbsnrr1.Babk OandkI.O Cnnndbsnrr

1.Babk OandkI.O Cnnndbsnrr1.IR Cnnndbsnr1.IR Cnnndbsnr

1.IR Cnnndbsnr1.IR Cnnndbsnr

1.IR Cnnndbsnr

3.Frnns USB1Cnnndbsnr3.Frnns USB1Cnnndbsnr

3.Frnns USB1Cnnndbsnr 4.Frnns OandkCnnndbsnr4.Frnns OandkCnnndbsnr

4.Frnns OandkCnnndbsnr4.Frnns OandkCnnndbsnr

4.Frnns OandkCnnndbsnr

5.FanCnnndbsnrr(Fan1.1.3(5.FanCnnndbsnrr(Fan1.1.3(

5.FanCnnndbsnrr(Fan1.1.3(6.Fknooy Cnnndbsnr6.Fknooy Cnnndbsnr

6.Fknooy Cnnndbsnr6.Fknooy Cnnndbsnr

6.Fknooy Cnnndbsnr

7.ICD Cnnndbsnrr7.ICD Cnnndbsnrr

7.ICD Cnnndbsnrr8.ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr8.ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr

8.ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr8.ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr

8.ATX Onwdr Cnnndbsnr

9.STR LDC(LDC1(9.STR LDC(LDC1(

9.STR LDC(LDC1(10.CNR Carc Sdsshng(J8(10.CNR Carc Sdsshng(J8(

10.CNR Carc Sdsshng(J8(10.CNR Carc Sdsshng(J8(

10.CNR Carc Sdsshng(J8(

11.BIOS Fkarh(JO4(11.BIOS Fkarh(JO4(

11.BIOS Fkarh(JO4(

11.Jdyanarc wakd to Sdsshng(JO7(11.Jdyanarc wakd to Sdsshng(JO7(

11.Jdyanarc wakd to Sdsshng(JO7(

13.CMOS FtnbshnnSdsshng(JO6(13.CMOS FtnbshnnSdsshng(JO6(

13.CMOS FtnbshnnSdsshng(JO6(

USB1

COM1

AGP1

Printer

FAN1

JP6

FAN3

Intel

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

CNR SLOT

FAN2

JP4

BIOS

I/O CHIP

LAN CHIP

JP7

LED1

COM2

Optional

Intel

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1.3.1 Front Panel Connector (J7)

J7 PANEL Connector

Speaker Connector (SPEAK)

An offboard speaker can be installed onto the motherboard as a

manufacturing option.An offboard speaker can be connected to

the motherboard at the front pannel connector. The speaker

(onboard or offboard) provides error beep code information

during the Power Self-Test when the computer cannot use the

video interface. The speaker is not connected to the audio

subsystem and does not receive output from the audio subsystem.

Hard Drive LED Connector (HDLED)

This connector supplies power to the cabinet IDE activity LED.

Read and write activity by devices connected to the Primary or

Secondary IDE connectors will cause the LED to light up.

ATX Power Switch (PWBN)

The system power is controlled by a momentary switch

connected to this lead. Pushing the button once will switch

the system ON. The system power LED lights when the

system's power is on .

Power LED Lead (PWLED)

The system Power LED lights when the system power is on.

Reset Switch Lead (RST)

The connector can be connected to a momentary SPST type

switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed,the

motherboard resets and runs the POST.

SPEAK

PW_BN RST

HD_LED

PW_LED

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1.3.2 Floppy Disk Connector (FDD1)

This connector supports the provided floppy drive ribbon

cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect

the two plug on the other end to the floppy drives.

1.3.3 Hard Disk Connectors (IDE1/IDE2)

These connectors support the provided IDE hard disk ribbon

cable. After connecting the single end to the board, connect

the two plugs at the other end to your hard disk .

If you install two hard disks, you must configure the second

drive to Slave mode by setting its jumper settings. BIOS now

supports SCSI device or IDE CD-ROM boot up (see "HDD

Sequence SCSI/IDE First" & "Boot Sequence" in the BIOS

Features Setup of the BIOS SOFTWARE) (Pin 20 is removed

to prevent inserting in the wrong orientation when using

ribbon cables with pin 20 plugged) .

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1.3.4 ATX 20-pin Power Connector (PW1)

This connector supports the power button on-board. Using

the ATX power supply, functions such as Modem Ring Wake-

Up and Soft Power Off are supported on this motherboard .

This power connector supports instant power-on

functionality, which means that the system will boot up

instantly when the power connector is inserted on the board.

1.3.5 Infrared Connector (IR)

After the IrDA interface is configured, files can be

transferred from or to portable devices such as laptops,

PDAs, and printers using application software.

Pin Signal Pin Signal

1 3.3V 11 3.3V

2 3.3V 12 -12V

3 GND 13 GND

4 5V 14 PS-ON

5 GND 15 GND

6 5V 16 GND

7 GND 17 GND

8 PW-OK 18 -5V

9 5V_SB 19 5V

10 12V 20 5V

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1.4 Back Panel Connectors

1.4.1 PS/2 Mouse /Keyboard CONN.

The motherboard provides a standard PS/2 mouse / Keyboard

mini DIN connector for attaching a PS/2 mouse. You can

plug a PS/2 mouse / Keyboard directly into this connector.

1.4.2 USB Connectors: USB1/2

The motherboard provides a OHCI(Open Host Controller

Interface)Universal Serial Bus Roots for attaching USB

devices such as a keyboard, mouse and other USB devices.

You can plug the USB devices directly into this connector.

Pin Signal

1 +5V_SB

2 USBP0-(USBP1-)

3 USBP0+(USBP1+)

4 GND

PS/2 Keyboard

(6-pinFem ale)

Serial

Port(9-pin

Male)

COM1COM2

PS/2 Mouse

USB1

Parallel

(Printer)

Port

(25-pinFem ale)

USB1

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USB1

COM1

AGP1

Printer

FAN1

JP6

FAN3

Intel

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

CNR SLOT

FAN2

JP4

BIOS

I/O CHIP

LAN CHIP

JP7

LED1

COM2

Optional

Intel

Front Two USB Connectors: USB2

USB2

VCC

P2-

P2+

GND

P3+

P3-

VCC

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1.5 Serial and Parallel Interface Ports

This system comes equipped with two serial ports and one

parallel port. Both types of interface ports will be explained

in this chapter.

The Serial Interfaces: COM1/COM2

The serial interface port is sometimes refered to as an RS-

232 port or an asynchronous communication port. Mice,

printers, modems and other peripheral devices can be

connected to a serial port. The serial port can also be used

to connect your computer system. If you wish to transfer

the contents of your hard disk to another system it can be

accomplished by using each machine’s serial port.

The serial port on this system has one 9-pin connector.

Some older computer systems and peripherals used to be

equipped with only a 25-pin connector. Should you need to

connect your 9-pin serial port to an older 25-pin serial port,

you can purchase a 9-to-25 pin adapter.

COM1/COM2

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Parallel Interface Port

Unlike serial ports, parallel interface ports have been

standardized and should not present any difficulty interfacing

peripherals to your system. Sometimes called a Centronics port,

the parallel port is almost exclusively used with printers. The

parallel port on your system has a 25-pin, DB 25 connector(see

picture below).

Signal DB9 Pin DB25 Pin

DCD 1 8

RX 2 3

TX 3 2

DTR 4 20

GND 5 7

DSR 6 6

RTS 7 4

CTS 8 5

RI 9 22

PS/2 Keyboard

(6-pinFem ale)

Serial

Port(9-pin

Male)

COM1COM2

PS/2 Mouse

USB1

Parallel

(Printer)

Port

(25-pinFem ale)

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USB1

COM1

AGP1

Printer

FAN1

JP6

FAN3

Intel

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

CNR SLOT

FAN2

JP4

BIOS

I/O CHIP

LAN CHIP

JP7

LED1

COM2

Optional

Intel

1.6 CPU Installation

1.6.1 CPU Installation Procedure: Socket 370

1. Pull the lever sideways away from the socket then raise

the lever to a 90-degree angle.

2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look for the white dot or

cut edge in the CPU. Match Pin 1 with the white dot/cut

edge then insert the CPU.

3. Press the lever down to complete the installation.

4. Make sure the spec of the heatsink is good enough.

Notch

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USB1

COM1

AGP1

Printer

FAN1

JP6

FAN3

Intel

PCI SLOT2

PCI SLOT1

PCI SLOT3

PCI SLOT4

PCI SLOT5

CNR SLOT

FAN2

JP4

BIOS

I/O CHIP

LAN CHI P

JP7

LED1

COM2

Optional

Intel

1.7 Jumper Setting

A jumper has two or more pins that can be covered by a

plastic jumper cap, allowing you to select different system

options.

1.7.1 CPU/System Fan Connector: Fan1/2/3

Pin Assignment

1 Ground

2 +12VDC

3 Signal

FAN 2

Connector

FAN 1

Connector

FAN 3

Connector

JP7

LED1

JP6

JP4J8 IR

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1.7.4 CMOS Function Setting: JP6

Pin Assignment

1-2 Normal (Default)

2-3 Clear CMOS

NOTE:

(Please follow the procedure below to clear CMOS data.)

(1)Remove the AC power line.

(2)JP6(2-3)Closed.

(3)Wait five seconds.

(4)JP6(1-2) Closed.

(5)AC Power on.

(6)Reset your desired password or clear CMOS data.

1.7.3 Keyboard wake up Setting: JP7

Pin Assignment

1-2 Disabled

2-3 Enabled (Default)

Keyboard Boot

1.7.2 BIOS Flash: JP4

Pin Assignment

1-2 Unlocked (Default)

2-3 Locked

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