ARIMA SDVIC User manual

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SDVISDVICC
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Printed in Taiwan
Revision Version: 1.00
Release Date: March 2001

Contents
OVERVIEW .............................................................................. I
UNPACKING.....................................................................................I
FEATURES HIGHLIGHT......................................................................II
ABOUT THIS USER GUIDE................................................................ V
GETTING HELP...............................................................................VI
SDVICMOTHERBOARD (PICTURE)................................................... VII
SDVICMOTHERBOARD (LAYOUT)....................................................VIII
CHAPTER 1:HARDWARE INSTALLATION....................1-1
Step 1:Jumper Setting ................................................................1-2
Step 2:Install Memory.................................................................1-5
Step 3:Install CPU......................................................................1-8
Step 4:Attach Cable to Connectors ............................................1-10
Step 5:Install Expansion Cards..................................................1-22
Step 6:Powering on Your Computer..............................................23
CHAPTER 2:BIOS SETUP.................................................2-1
Section 1:Setup Categories.........................................................2-5
Section 2:Main Menu ..................................................................2-8
Section 3:Advanced Menu ........................................................2-13
3-1:ADVANCD BIOS FEATURES ............................................2-13
3-2: ADVANCED CHIPSET FEATURES......................................2-18
3-3: INTEGRATED PERIPHERALS ...........................................2-22
3.4: POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP........................................2-28
3.5 PNP/ PCI CONFIGURATIONS...........................................2-33
Section 4:Defaults Menu ...........................................................2-36
Section 5:Security Menu...........................................................2-37
Section 6:PC Health Menu ........................................................2-39
Section 7:CLK/Voltage Menu.....................................................2-41
Section 8:Exit Menu..................................................................2-43

CHAPTER 3:BIOS FLASH UPGRADE UTILITY............3-1
PREPARATION...........................................................................3-1
RUNNING THE PROGRAM............................................................3-2
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS .....................................................3-3
SAVE/UPDATE...........................................................................3-4
CLEAR DATA .............................................................................3-5
APPENDIX A:TROUBLESHOOTING......................................... A-1
APPENDIX B............................................................................ A-5
SYMPTOM REPORT FORM ...................................................... A-5

i
Overview
Overview
Overview
Thank you for choosing the RIOWORKSTM SDVIChigh performance
motherboard. The SDVICis a Dual PIII/Coppermine Socket-370
motherboard (M/B) based on theATX form factor featuring the VIAPro 266
Chipset.As the latest VIA chipset is built in the M/B,SDVIC fully supports
Intel®500MHz-1GHz+PIII/Coppermine FC-PGA processor at 133/100 MHz
FSB (Front Side Bus) frequency or single 667~766Mhz+ Celeron FC-PGA
CPU.In the memory support, SDVICprovides four DDR DIMM sockets for
PC2100/PC1600 and maximumof memory size can be up to 4GB with ECC
support.The more advantage is SDVICprovidesdual ATA-100 IDE plus dual
ATA-100 IDE RAID channels(Optional)to increase I/O transformation to
maximum 400MB/sec (100MB/sec per IDE channel)
Flexibility and expandability are always concerned by RIOWORKSTM, SDVIC
contains five 32bit/33Mhz PCI slots for numerous add-on cards.Other
features such as onboard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (Optional), onboard
audio onboard (Optional will provide high system capabilities that meet a
wide range of demanding Sever applications.
Unpacking
Remove all items from the box and make sure you have these following
items:If you discover damaged or missing items, please contact your retailer.
rOne RIOWORKS SDVICmotherboard
rOne 80-wire ATA-66 ribbon cable
rOne 80-wire ATA-66 ribbon cable for IDE RAID channel(Optional)
rOne 40-pin ATA-33 ribbon cable
rOne floppy ribbon cable
rOne bag of spare jumpers
rOne SDVICuser’s guide
rOne CD containing drivers and utilities
rOne OnboardRAID/LAN user’s guide (Optional)
rIDE RAID driver disk(s)(Optional)

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Features Highlight
CPU §Support dual PIII/Coppermine 500MHz~1GHz
FC-PGA CPUs at 133/100 MHz Front Side Bus
(FSB) frequency
§Support single Intel
®
667MHz~766MHz+
Celeron FC-PGA CPU at 66MHz Front Side
Bus (FSB) frequency
§Designed for Socket-370 technology.
Chipset §Use the latest high performanceVIAchipset in
the SDVICM/B. As known, the VIAchipset
architecture is consisted of two main
components: The North Bridge (VT8633) and
Open South Bridge (VT8233). Because the
powerful features of its components, it can fully
support AGP 4X at 1066MB/sec data transfer
rate, 133/100 MHz FSB, PC2100/PC1600
SDRAM support andATA100/66/33IDE and so
on.
System
Memory
Support
§SDVICprovides four 184-pin DDR DIMM
sockets
§Maximum of system memory size can be up to
4GB with ECC support.
Expansion
Slots
§Contain three 32-bit PCI slots and one
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)system
flexibility and expandability.
§With AGP Pro feature, it is able to provide
1066MB/sec data transfer rate at AGP4x mode.
LAN Onboard
(Optional)
§Support IEEE 802.3/802.3u 10 Base-T and 100
Base-TX compatible network environment.

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Overview
IDE RAID
Onboard
(Optional)
§Use AMI MegaRAID ATA-100 IDE RAID
controller.
§Support RAID level 0/1/10
Super Multi-I/O §Provides two high-speed UART compatible
serial ports and one parallel port with EPP and
ECP capabilities. UART2 can also be directed
from COM2 to the Infrared Module for wireless
connections.
Ultra DMA
mode 5/4Bus
Master IDE
§Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE controller provides
two IDE connector. And each connector
supportstwo IDE devices.
§Support Ultra DMA mode 5 (ATA-100), Ultra
DMA mode 4 (ATA-66) Ultra DMA 33, PIO
Mode 3 and 4 and Bus Master IDE DMA Mode
4, and supports Enhanced IDE devices.
Floppy Drive §Supports 3.5” (1.44MB or 2.88MB) floppy drive
§Support Japanese standard “Floppy 3 mode”
(3.5”disk drive: 1.44MB, 1.2MB, 720KB)
§Support LS-120 floppy disk drives (3.5”disk
drive: 120 MB).
§BIOS supports IDE CD-ROM boot-up.
Enhanced
ACPI
§Fully implements the ACPI standard for
Windows 98/NT5.0/2000 compatibility, and
supportssoftoff, Wake-On-Ring and Wake-On-
LAN feature.

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Overview
Wake-On-
Modem
§Support Wake-On-Modem activity with external
modem when enable function “ Modem Ring
Resume: in the Power Management of the
BIOS Setup Utility.
Wake-On-LAN §Support Wake-On-LAN activity with onboard
NIC /internal network card that contain WOL
connector when enable the function” Wake Up
on LAN” in the power management of BIOS
Setup Utility.
Desktop
Management
Interface (DMI)
§Support DMI through BIOS, which allows
hardware to communicate within a standard
protocol creating a higher level of compatibility.
PC99
Compliant
§The SDVICis fully compliant with the Microsoft
PC99 specification at both the hardware and
BIOS levels.
Hardware
Monitoring
§Support Fan/Temperature/Voltage Status
Monitoring and Alarm through the onboard
hardware monitor and RIOWORKS
SmartWatch™ Software.
VRM Support §Support VRM 8.4 specification.
Dimension §Extended ATX form factor-12’x9.6”(305mm x
244mm)

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About This User Guide
This manual explains how to build your system with SDVICin detail. Please
follow the proceduresof this User Manualcarefully and pay special attention
to theseicons.
IMPORTANT This icon informs you for particularly important
details regarding the setup or maintenance of
your system. While we point out the most vital
paragraphs in a chapter, you should always
read every word carefully. Failing to do so can
cause exasperation.
WARNING This icon alerted you for potential dangers during setting up your system with SDVIC.
These warnings should not be regarded as the
whole of your safety regimen. Never forget that
computer are electronic devices and are
capable of delivering a shock. Prevent damage
to yourself and to your board: always ensure
that your system is turned off and unplugged
the power cords whenever you are working
with it ,and that you are equipped
NOTE This icon alerted you for notice during setting
up your system. It provides you can usefulalert
during setting up a new system.
TIP This icon will show you how to configure your
system with SDVICin aneasy and simple
ways. This icon always provides some useful
description to help you configure your system.

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Getting Help
If a problem arises with your system during installation or OS operating, you
should ask your dealer for help first as your system has most likely be
configured by them. They always have the best idea and quick response for
your symptoms. If your dealer is near to your locations, you should bring your
system to them to have it quickly serviced instead of attempting to solve the
problem by yourself. Besides these, RIOWORKS also providessome helpful
resources to help you.
1. Select RIOWORKS TM ‘s website at www.rioworks.com and navigate to
this product page which contain links to product updates such as
Jumper settings or BIOS updates.
2. FAQ sections on RIOWORKS Website are often helpful since other
user’s questions are often your own.
3. Email us at: [e-mail] and we will try to answer your
questions within 24 hours. Before you email your symptom to
[e-mail], please fill in the symptom report form (page A-5)
in order tolet our engineerssolve your problemquickly.