Creative BLASTER PC M004 User manual

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Contents
Introduction....................................................................................................... v
Document Conventions....................................................................... vi
1 The M004 Motherboard
Features...........................................................................................................1-1
Specifications.................................................................................................1-2
2 The Pentium®II Processor
About the Pentium II Processor....................................................................2-1
Installing the Hardware for the Pentium II Processor..................................2-2
Components of the Pentium II Processor’s retention mechanism ..2-3
Step 1: To install the retention mechanism.......................................2-4
Components of the Pentium II Processor’s heat sink support.........2-5
Step 2: To install the heat sink support.............................................2-6
Step 3: To mount the Pentium II processor......................................2-8
3 The Celeron™Processor
About the Celeron Processor.........................................................................3-1
Installing the Hardware for the Celeron Processor......................................3-2
Components of the Celeron Processor’s retention mechanism.......3-3
Step 1: To assemble the retention mechanism .................................3-4
Components of the Celeron Processor’s heat sink...........................3-4
Step 2: To mount the heat sink onto the Celeron processor ............3-5
Step 3: To mount the Celeron processor...........................................3-8
4 Connectors
Front Panel Connectors..................................................................................4-1
Back Panel Connectors..................................................................................4-2
Other Connectors...........................................................................................4-3
5 Jumper Settings
About Jumpers...............................................................................................5-1
Changing Jumper Settings.............................................................................5-2
To configure the CPU bus clock multiplier......................................5-3
To configure the CPU external clock (system frequency)...............5-4
To overclock a 66 MHz-based processor.........................................5-6

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To clear the CMOS............................................................................5-6
To flash the EEPROM Vpp...............................................................5-7
To enable or disable the keyboard & PS/2 mouse
Power-On function.............................................................................5-8
6 Memory Configuration and
BIOS Settings
Memory Configuration..................................................................................6-1
BIOS Settings.................................................................................................6-2
To change BIOS settings in CMOS..................................................6-2
The CMOS Setup Utility Menu........................................................6-3
Standard CMOS Setup......................................................................6-5
BIOS Features Setup.........................................................................6-8
Chipset Features Setup....................................................................6-11
Power Management Setup...............................................................6-15
PnP/PCI Configuration Setup.........................................................6-18
Integrated Peripherals......................................................................6-20
Password Setting..............................................................................6-24

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Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the M004 motherboard. It is a highly
integrated IBM PC/AT compatible system board designed to meet the
industry’s most demanding desktop applications.
This manual provides you with information on how to set up your
motherboard:
❑Chapter 1, “The M004 Motherboard”
Gives you a list of the motherboard’s capabilities and features.
It also provides the motherboard’s technical specifications and
a diagram of the motherboard’s layout.
❑Chapter 2, “The Pentium® II Processor”
Gives you a brief introduction on the Intel®Pentium II
processor and shows you how to mount the processor on the
motherboard.
❑Chapter 3, “The Celeron™ Processor”
Gives you a brief introduction on the Intel Celeron processor
and shows you how to mount the processor on the
motherboard.
❑Chapter 4, “Connectors”
Provides information on the connectors on your motherboard.
❑Chapter 5, “Jumper Settings”
Provides information on the location and settings of the
jumpers on your motherboard.
❑Chapter 6, “Memory Configuration and BIOS Settings”
Provides instructions on how to specify BIOS settings in the
CMOS Setup utility. It also provides a list of descriptions for
the setup items and a table of recommended settings for some
of these items.

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The M004 Motherboard 1-1
1
The M004 Motherboard
This chapter is organized into the following sections:
❑Features
❑Specifications
Features
M004 is a highly integrated IBM PC/AT compatible system board
designed to meet the industry’s most demanding desktop applications.
This motherboard is based on the Intel 82440BX AGPset chipset
which supports Pentium® II processors with processor speeds of up to
500 MHz with MMX technology. It has four 168-pin Dual Inline
Memory Module (DIMM) sockets supporting up to 1024 MB of
SDRAM.
M004 also comes with an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) slot, a
high-performance hardware interface for graphics-intensive
applications, such as 3D applications. The AGP slot is independent of
the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus and is designed to
be used exclusively with graphic display devices. The M004 supports
3.3 V AGP devices with data transfer rates up to 133 MHz, and it
allows a data throughput rate of 500 MB/sec.
M004 is built with four PCI bus slots, thus providing a high bandwidth
data path for intensive data movement functions. In addition, M004
has three ISA slots.
The Intel’s 82440BX AGPset chipset provides an integrated Bus
Mastering IDE controller with two high-performance IDE interfaces.
You can connect up to four IDE devices to the controller and achieve
data transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec.

1-2 The M004 Motherboard
The onboard Giga I/O controller provides standard PC I/O functions:
floppy drive interface, two First In First Out (FIFO) serial ports, an
Infrared Data Association (IrDA) device port, and a parallel port that
supports Standard Parallel Port (SPP), Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP),
and Extended Capabilities Port (ECP).
Specifications
Intel Chipset
Features Intel’s 440BX AGPset with I/O subsystems.
CPU Support
Intel Pentium II 233~333 MHz (at 66 MHz system bus frequency) and
350~500 (at 100 MHz system bus frequency in ) or Intel Celeron
processor 266 MHz, 300 MHz and 333 MHz.
Versatile Memory Supports
Four DIMM sockets that support 168-pin 3.3V SDRAM memory
modules, with maximum possible memory size of up to 1024 MB.
Configurable support for Error Checking (EC) and Error Checking
and Correcting (ECC).
PCI and ISA Expansion Slots
Provides four 32-bit PCI slots and three 16-bit ISA slots.
AGP Slot
Supports AGP cards for high-performance, component-level
connection targeted at 3D graphical display applications.
Onboard GiGA-I/O
Provides one floppy drive port, one optional PS/2 mouse connector,
two high-speed 16C550 UART compatible serial ports and one
parallel port with SPP, ECP and EPP capabilities. Serial Port 2 can
also be directed from COM2 to the infrared module for wireless
connections.

The M004 Motherboard 1-3
Onboard PCI Bus Master IDE Controller
Two Ultra DMA/33 Bus Master IDE ports that support four IDE
devices and provide data transfer rates of up to 33 MB/sec. This
controllersupportsEnhancedPIOModes3and4,and Bus Master IDE
DMA Mode 2 devices.
Onboard 20-pin ATX Power Supply
Provides ATX power connector onboard supports soft-on/off function.
System BIOS
Provides licensed Award V4.51PG BIOS on Flash Electrically
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM). Supports
Green PC, DMI and bundled with NCR SCSI BIOS.
ACPI
Support ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface)
function. ACPI provides more energy-saving features for future
operating systems that support OS Direct Power Management
(OSPM) functionality.
Board Size
ATX form factor 305mm x 170mm.
Advanced Features
❑Low EMI
Built-in Spread Spectrum. ±1.5% modulation and automatic
clock shut-off of unused PCI/SDRAMS slots to reduce the
EMI.

1-4 The M004 Motherboard
❑Dual Function Power Button
The system can be in one of two modes, Suspend or Soft-off.
If you hold the Power button down for less than 4 seconds, the
system will go into the Suspend mode. If you hold the Power
button for more than 4 seconds, the system will go into the
Soft-off mode.
UsetheCMOSSetupUtility to specify the mode you want. For
details, see the section “Power Management Setup” on page
6-15.
❑Modem Ring Power-on
Automatic switching on of the system when the modem ring is
activated.
Figure 1-1 on page 1-5 is a diagram of the M004 motherboard for your
reference.

The M004 Motherboard 1-5
Figure 1-1: The M004 motherboard.

The Pentium® II Processor 2-1
2
The Pentium®II Processor
This chapter consists of the following sections:
❑About the Pentium II Processor
❑Installing the Hardware for the Pentium II Processor
About the Pentium II Processor
The Pentium II processor and the Celeron™ processor are the latest
additions to the P6 processor family. They combine the architectural
advances in the Pentium Pro processor with the instruction set
extensions of MMX technology. They are fully compatible with the
huge base of Intel architecture-based PC software.
In addition, the Pentium II processor delivers new levels of
performance for advanced media and communications software
including powerful, realistic graphics and imaging capabilities, video
conferencing,andtheability to run full-screen, full-motion video. The
combination of these advanced features makes the Pentium II
processor the ideal choice for executing modern 32-bit CPU-intensive
and multimedia-enhanced application work loads using advanced
32-bit operating systems.
The Pentium II processor has a separate 32 KB, on-chip, non-blocking
Level 1 cache which runs at the same speed as the processor. It also
has a 512 KB or 256 KB onboard Level 2 non-blocking cache which
runs at half the speed of the processor.

2-2 The Pentium® II Processor
Installing the Hardware for the Pentium II
Processor
The Pentium II processor uses Single Edge Contact (SEC) cartridge
packaging technology which enables high volume availability and
improved handling protection.
Figure 2-1 shows the front, rear, and top views of the Pentium II
processor (without heat sink mounted).
ThePentiumIIprocessorrequirestheRetentionMechanism(RM)and
the Heat Sink Support (HSS) to hold the base processor in the SEC
cartridge.
The following sections will showyou how to install the RM and HSS.
If you should need help with the mechanism, please contact your
dealer.
Figure 2-1: Different views of the Pentium II processor.
Front View
Rear View
Top View

The Pentium® II Processor 2-3
Before you proceed, do the following:
1. Switch off the computer.
2. Remove the motherboard from the chassis.
3. Place it on a workbench.
4. Remove all DIMM chips, cables, and cards from the
motherboard so that it is bare.
Components of the Pentium II Processor’s retention
mechanism
The Retention Mechanism (RM) consists of the following parts:
❑Retention Mechanism
(RM)
A plastic guide with captive
nuts that hold the SEC
cartridge in the Slot 1
connector.
❑RM Attachment Mounts
(RMAM)
Bolt/bridge assemblies
inserted through the RM to
secure it to the motherboard.
Two RMAM assemblies are
required for each RM.
Figure 2-2: The Retention
Mechanism.
Figure 2-3: The RM
attachment mounts.

2-4 The Pentium® II Processor
Step 1: To install the retention mechanism
1. Locatethe Retention Mechanism (RM)mounting holes andthe
“Pin 1” mark of Slot 1 on the motherboard (see Figure 2-4).
2. Mount the RM onto Slot 1. Make sure that the square cut mark
of the RM has the same orientation as Pin 1 of Slot 1.
See Figure 2-5.
Figure 2-4: Locating the mounting holes on the motherboard.
Figure 2-5: Mounting the RM onto Slot 1.

The Pentium® II Processor 2-5
3. Insert the four RMAM pegs through the motherboard and the
RM. Secure the RM to the RMAM assemblies by screwing the
four captive nuts onto the four RMAM pegs. (see Figure 2-5.)
Two RMAMs and four captive nuts are required for each
assembly.
Components of the Pentium II Processor’s heat sink
support
The Heat Sink Support (HSS) consists of the following parts:
❑HSS Base
A plastic support bar
mountedtothemotherboard
under the ATX heat sink.
❑HSS Pins
Plastic pins inserted through
theHSS base to secure itto the
motherboard.
Two pins are required for each
assembly.
❑HSS Top Bar
A plastic bar that clips onto
the HSS base through the
fins of the ATX heat sink.
Figure 2-6: The HSS base.
Figure 2-7: The HSS pins.
Figure 2-8: The HSS top bar.

2-6 The Pentium® II Processor
Step 2: To install the heat sink support
Before you install the heat sink support, please verify if your
Pentium II processor is the Intel boxed processor or the OEM
type Pentium II processor with active heat sink (see Figure
2-9). If you have an Intel boxed processor, ignore this section.
Intel boxed processor kits include their own heat sink support
accessories and installation manuals. Refer to Intel’s
installation manual if you are using an Intel boxed processor.
Figure 2-9: The two types of Pentium II processors.
The Intel boxed processor The OEM type processor with
active heat sink