Acorp 6M810E2 User manual

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User's Manual Version 1.0
6M810E2
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Table of Contents
IntroductionIntroduction
IntroductionIntroduction
Introduction
1. Motherboard Description1. Motherboard Description
1. Motherboard Description1. Motherboard Description
1. Motherboard Description
1.1 Features
1.1.1 Hardware 2
1.1.2 Software 5
1.1.3 Attachments 5
1.2 Motherboard Installation
1.2.1 Layout of Motherboard 6
1.3 Motherboard Connectors
1.3.1 Front Panel Connectors(PANEL1) 8
1.3.2 Floppy Disk Connector(FDD1) 9
1.3.3 Hard Disk Connectors(IDE1/IDE2) 9
1.3.4 ATX 20-pin Power Connector(PW1) 10
1.3.5 Infrared Connector(IR1) 10
1.4 Back Panel Connectors
1.4.1 PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard CONN. 11
1.4.2 USB Connectors 11
1.4.3 VGA Interface Connector(VGA) 11
1.5 Serial and Parallel Interface ports 13
1.6 CPU Installation
1.6.1 CPU Installation Product(Socket 370) 15
1.6.2 CPU Frequency Selection(JCLK1) 16
1.7 Jumper Setting
1.7.1 CPU Fan Connector(FAN1/2/3) 17
1.7.2 Wake-On-Modem Header(WOM1) 18
1.7.3 Wake-On-LAN Header(WOL1) 18
1.7.4 CMOS Function Selection(CMOS1) 18
1.7.5 SPEAKER Selection(WATCH1) 19
1.7.6 AC97 Serial data out(STRAP1) 19
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1.8 DRAM Installation
1.8.1 DIMM 20
1.8.2 How to install a DIMM Module 20
1.9 Audio Subsystem
1.9.1 CD-Audio-IN Connectors(CDIN1/CDIN2) 21
1.9.2 Telephone in Connector(TAD1) 22
1.9.3 AUX Audio in Connector(AUX1) 22
2. BIOS Setup2. BIOS Setup
2. BIOS Setup2. BIOS Setup
2. BIOS Setup
2.1 Main Menu 26
2.2 Standard CMOS Features 29
2.3 Advanced BIOS Features 32
2.4 Advanced Chipset Features 36
2.5 Integrated Peripherals 39
2.6 Power Management Setup 45
2.7 PnP/PCI Configurations 50
2.8 PC Health Status 54
2.9 Frequency/Voltage Control 56
2.10 Load Fail-Safe Defaults 57
2.11 Load Optimized Defaults 58
2.12 Set Supervisor/user Password 59
2.13 Save & Exit Setup 61
2.14 Exit Without Saving 62
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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 necessary explanations 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 incorporates the system , I/O , and PCI IDE
into one board that provides a total PC solution. The
mainboard, Intel Celeron/Coppermine PII/PIII processor base
PC ATX system, support single processors with ISA 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 ,
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 Processor.
-Intel FC-PGA/PPGA Celeron Processors
300MHz~800MHz or higher processor with 66/100MHz
FSB.
-Intel FC-PGA Pentium III Processors 500MHz~1GHz
or higher processor with 100/133MHz FSB.
-VIA Cyrix III Processor with 100/133MHz FSB.
Chipset
-North Bridge System Chipset : Intel 82810E support a
66/100/133 FSB.
-South Bridge System Chipset : Intel ICH2.
Biggest memory capacity
6M810E2 is equipped with two DIMM socket to support
(8MB to 256MB) 168 pin 3.3v SDRAM SPD(Special
Presence Detect).
Maximum memory up to 512MB.
Bus Slot
-Provide four 32 bit PCI slots.
-Provide one CNR slot.
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.

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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 ).
-4 USB ports. (2 option)
-1 VGA ports.
-1 parallel port supports EPP/ECP mode(LPT1).
Audio
-ICH2 chip integrated.
-AC’97 CODEC on board .
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, LAN, Alarm Bus CLK setup with
BIOS.
Hardware Monitor Function
-CPU Fan Speed Monitor.
-CPU Temperature Monitor.
-System Voltage Monitor.
WOL (Wake On LAN) & WOM (Wake On MODEM)
Supports system power up from LAN ring up and Modem
ring up.
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.

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Display Cache: (Option)
-32-bit data interface.
-Support 1M*16 PC 100/133 SDRAM .
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.
CNR Support :
Two 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 .
Integrated Graphics :
Controller supports 3D hyper pipelined architecture,
parallel data processing and compression, precise pixel
interpolation, full 2D hardware acceleration, and motion
video acceleration.

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1.1.2 Software
BIOS
-AWARD legal BIOS.
-Supports APM 1.2.
-Supports USB Function.
-Supports ACPI.
Operation System
-Offers the highest performance for MS-DOS, Windows,
Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Novell, OS/2,
Windows95/98, UNIX, 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...).

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1.2 Motherboard Installation
1.2.1 Layout of Motherboard
USB1
COM1
VGA
Printer
FAN2
FAN1
JACK1
JACK2
JACK3
GAME1
Intel
Intel
PAN EL1
FAN3
CNR SLOT
CMOS1
DIMM2 DIMM1
I/O CHIP
BIOS
1
PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI1
2MB SDRAM
1MB*16 SDRAM
2MB SDRAM
1MB*16 SDRAM
Option

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1.3 Motherboard Connectors
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1.Back Pannel I/O Connectors1.Back Pannel I/O Connectors
1.Back Pannel I/O Connectors1.Back Pannel I/O Connectors
1.Back Pannel I/O Connectors 2.CD Audio-In Connector2.CD Audio-In Connector
2.CD Audio-In Connector2.CD Audio-In Connector
2.CD Audio-In Connector
3.Front COM2 Connector3.Front COM2 Connector
3.Front COM2 Connector3.Front COM2 Connector
3.Front COM2 Connector 4.Wake-On LAN Connector4.Wake-On LAN Connector
4.Wake-On LAN Connector4.Wake-On LAN Connector
4.Wake-On LAN Connector
5.Wake-On Modem Connector5.Wake-On Modem Connector
5.Wake-On Modem Connector5.Wake-On Modem Connector
5.Wake-On Modem Connector 6.Front Panel Connector6.Front Panel Connector
6.Front Panel Connector6.Front Panel Connector
6.Front Panel Connector
7.Fan Connectors(Fan1/2/3)7.Fan Connectors(Fan1/2/3)
7.Fan Connectors(Fan1/2/3)7.Fan Connectors(Fan1/2/3)
7.Fan Connectors(Fan1/2/3) 8.Floppy Connector8.Floppy Connector
8.Floppy Connector8.Floppy Connector
8.Floppy Connector
9.IDE Connectors9.IDE Connectors
9.IDE Connectors9.IDE Connectors
9.IDE Connectors 10.IR Connector10.IR Connector
10.IR Connector10.IR Connector
10.IR Connector
11.Front USB2 Connector11.Front USB2 Connector
11.Front USB2 Connector11.Front USB2 Connector
11.Front USB2 Connector 12.ATX Power Connector12.ATX Power Connector
12.ATX Power Connector12.ATX Power Connector
12.ATX Power Connector
13.CPU Freq. Selection(JCLK1)13.CPU Freq. Selection(JCLK1)
13.CPU Freq. Selection(JCLK1)13.CPU Freq. Selection(JCLK1)
13.CPU Freq. Selection(JCLK1) 14.Speaker Selection(WATCH1)14.Speaker Selection(WATCH1)
14.Speaker Selection(WATCH1)14.Speaker Selection(WATCH1)
14.Speaker Selection(WATCH1)
15.AUX Audio in Connector(AUX1)16.Telephone Connector(TAD1)15.AUX Audio in Connector(AUX1)16.Telephone Connector(TAD1)
15.AUX Audio in Connector(AUX1)16.Telephone Connector(TAD1)15.AUX Audio in Connector(AUX1)16.Telephone Connector(TAD1)
15.AUX Audio in Connector(AUX1)16.Telephone Connector(TAD1)
17.AC97 Serial data out(STRAP1)17.AC97 Serial data out(STRAP1)
17.AC97 Serial data out(STRAP1)17.AC97 Serial data out(STRAP1)
17.AC97 Serial data out(STRAP1)
18.CMOS Function Selection(CMOS1)18.CMOS Function Selection(CMOS1)
18.CMOS Function Selection(CMOS1)18.CMOS Function Selection(CMOS1)
18.CMOS Function Selection(CMOS1)
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USB1
COM1
VGA
Printer
FAN2
FAN1
JACK1
JACK2
JACK3
GAME1
Intel
Intel
PANEL1
FAN 3
CNR SLOT
CMOS1
DIMM2 DIMM1
I/O CHIP
BIOS
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PCI2
PCI3
PCI4
PCI1
2MB SDRAM
1MB*16 SDRAM
2MB SDRAM
1MB*16 SDRAM
Option
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