eMachines 1stMainboard AM37 User manual

AM37
MAINBOARD
MANUAL
DOC No.: M02502
Rev. :A1
Date : 9, 2002
Part No. : 25-12154-01

Handling Precautions
Warning:
1. Static electricity may cause damage to the integrated circuits on
the motherboard. Before handling any motherboard outside of its
protective packaging, ensure that there is no static electric charge
in your body.
2. There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or an equivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.
3. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.
4. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly
attached. PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT!
Observe the following basic precautions when handling the motherboard
or other computer components:
nWear a static wrist strap which fits around your wrist and is
connected to a natural earth ground.
nTouch a grounded or anti-static surface or a metal fixture such as a
water pipe.
nAvoid contacting the components on add-on cards, motherboards,
and modules with the golden fingers connectors plugged into the
expansion slot. It is best to handle system components by their
mounting brackets.
The above methods prevent static build-up and cause it to be discharged
properly.
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the respective owners.
Handling Precautions
This manual may not, in whole or in part, be photocopied, reproduced,
transcribed, translated, or transmitted in whatever form without the
written consent of the manufacturer, except for copies retained by the
purchaser for personal archival purposes.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
Package Checklist .......................................................................... 1-2
The AM37 Mainboard ............................................................... 1-3
Main Features ................................................................................ 1-4
FIC Unique Innovation for Users (NOVUS) -
Enhanced Mainboard Features and System Support ..................... 1-6
Quick Reference (German) G-1
Quick Reference (French) F-1
Quick Reference (Spanish) S-1
Quick Reference (Japanese) J-1
Quick Reference (Chinese) C-1
Quick Reference (Simplified Chinese) |||||||||||||SC-1
Chapter 2 Installation Procedures
Quick Reference (from Page 2-2 to 2-4) .......................................... 2-2
Mainboard Layout .................................................................... 2-2
1). Clear CMOS, Clear Password, FSB Speed Select
.......................................................................................... 2-3
2). Front Panel Block Cable Connection ............................ 2-3
3). CPU Fan Installation ..................................................... 2-4
1). Set System Jumpers .................................................................. 2-4
Clear CMOS: CLR .............................................................. 2-4
Clear Password: CLP ......................................................... 2-5
FSB Frequency Select: FSB ............................................... 2-6
2). Install Memory Modules .......................................................... 2-6
3). Install the CPU .......................................................................... 2-7
4). Install Expansion Cards ............................................................. 2-8
5). Connect Devices ....................................................................... 2-9
Floppy Diskette Drive Connector ...................................... 2-9
IDE Device Connectors ..................................................... 2-10
ATX Power Connectors .................................................... 2-10
Fan Connectors ................................................................. 2-11
SPDIF_OUT Connector .................................................... 2-11
Wake-On-Ring Connector ................................................. 2-12

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Wake-On-Lan Connector ................................................... 2-12
CD Audio-In Connectors ................................................... 2-13
SIRQ Connector ................................................................ 2-13
Front Panel Block and IR Connector .................................. 2-14
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Connector .............................. 2-15
Serial Port Connectors ....................................................... 2-15
Universal Serial Bus Connectors ....................................... 2-16
Printer Connector .............................................................. 2-16
Audio I/O Jacks ................................................................ 2-17
Video Graphics Accelerator Connector .............................. 2-17
LAN Connector (mfg. optional) ........................................ 2-18
Chapter 3 BIOS Setup
CMOS Setup Utility ....................................................................... 3-1
Standard CMOS Setup ................................................................... 3-2
Advanced BIOS Features .............................................................. 3-4
Advanced Chipset Features .......................................................... 3-8
Integrated Peripherals .................................................................... 3-11
Power Management Setup ............................................................. 3-15
PnP/PCI Configurations ................................................................. 3-19
PC Health Status ............................................................................ 3-20
Frequency/Voltage Control ............................................................ 3-21
Load Fail-Safe Defaults .................................................................. 3-22
Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................ 3-22
Supervisor/User Password ............................................................ 3-22
Save and Exit Setup ........................................................................ 3-22
Exit without Saving ........................................................................ 3-22

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Overview
Overview
Chapter 1
The new 1stMainboard®AM37is an Micro ATX sized motherboard sup-
porting the latest generation ofAMD®processors at industry leading speeds.
By utilizing DDR ( Double Data Rate ) transfer rate the 100/133 MHz system
bus effectively reaches Front Side Bus speeds of 200/266 MHz. The board
provides users with anATA133 data transaction for hard drives and allows up
to2GBmemorytotallyby2DDR266/200 SDRAMsockets.
TheAM37isbased around the high performance KM266core chipwithVIA
VT8235 as a South Bridge. The video functions supported by KM266 pro-
vides you with a photo-realistic 3Dexperience suitable for the most robust 3D
games and software environments. AC97 Codec that embedded in VT8235,
ensures high quality video and audio effect. The mainboard features onboard
audio with either 2-channel or 5.1-channel.
The mainboard also comes equipped with the newNOVUS®range of innova-
tive features that assist in the installation and maintenance. The features in-
clude Easy Key, which provides instant keyboard access to the BIOS for
adjustments to Clock and Default settings and the BIOS Guardian is an Anti
Virus utility that prevents viruses from damaging your system BIOS and ren-
dering your system inoperative.
Expansion is provided by 1 AGP 4X and 3 PCI slots. In addition, the
1stMainboard is equipped standard I/O connections include 2 serial ports (1
bypinheader),1parallelport,1VGAport,1PS/2mouseandkeyboardconnec-
tor, 6 USB 2.0 ports (2 ports by one pinheader), 1 IR port by pinheader, and 1
media connector (Line-In, Line-Out, Mic-In, 1 front audio).

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Package Checklist
If you discover any item below was damaged or lost, please contact your
vendor.
þThe mainboard þThis user manual
þOneFDDcable þ CDsoftware
þOneATA100cable þ I/O shielding
NOTE: Software driver/utility CD that contains patch files, onboard
video/audio chip drivers, related online help and other useful infor-
mation can be found in your mainboard package.
Please install it right after your Windows operating system installa-
tion is done. Place the CD in the drive, an operating menu will ap-
pears in your monitor. Please select Auto Installation . It will auto-
matically detect which software tools (patch files, drivers) that the
mainboard needs. Press OK button to go through the whole instal-
lation procedure in a very straight forward and easy way. It also
provides you with a custom way to select wanted patch files and
software drivers that for onboard chips use. The top menu of the
CD lists all the functions that allowed by this board.
IMPORTANT:AMDCPUHEATSINKINSTALLATION
Be ware finish heat sink install. Before you boot system, please
check the heat sink is complete contact with die of CPU.
The poor contact will bring about over heat, it may damage your
processor.
Itis strongly recommendedthat at least a250-wattATX power pupply
be used for this motherboard. Make sure that your ATX power sup-
ply can supply at least 20 amperes on teh +5-Volt lead and 10mAon
the +5-Volt standby lead (+5VSB). Your system may become un-
stable / unreliable and may experience difficulty in powering up if
your power supply is inadequate.

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The AM37 Mainboard

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Main Features
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Easy Installation
||BIOS with support for Plug and Play, auto detection of IDE hard drives,
||LS-120|drives, IDE ZIPdrives, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows
||NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and OS/2.
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Leading Edge Chipset
VIAKM266 is a single-chip North Bridge forAMDCPUs with 200/266
MHzFront Side Bus with AGP and PCI plus advancedmemorycontroller
thatsupportsDDR266/200 SDRAM.VIAVT8235isaV-Linkclienthighly
integrated controller that supports PC99-compliant system. The VT8235
also supportsATA133/100 protocol.
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Advanced High Performance Memory Controller
Through twoDDR SDRAM sockets accepts up to 2GB totally with sup-
portDDR266/200SDRAM.
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EnhancedPCIBus Master IDE Controller with UltraDMA/33/66/100/
133 Support
Integrated Enhanced PCI Bus Master IDE controller features two dual-
channel connectors that up to four Enhanced IDE devices, including CD-
ROM and Tape Backup Drives, as well as Hard Disk Drives supporting
the new UltraDMA/133 Mode 6 protocol, standard PIO Mode 3, PIO
Mode 4, DMA Mode 2, DMA Mode 4, UltraDMA/100 Mode 5 devices
are also supported.
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AMD Processors Support
Athlon XP: 1500+ to 2100+ and up* at266 MHz FSB;
1600+to2200+and up* at 266 MHz FSB;
Athlon: 900MHzto1.4GHzandup*at200MHzFSB;
1.0GHz to1.4GHzat266MHzFSB;
Duron: 900MHzto1.3GHzand up* at 200 MHzFSB
(*: not tested yet)

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AGPand PCI Expansion Slots
One AGP Bus and three PCI Bus expansion slots provided the room to
install a full range of add-on cards.
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Compact Onboard Audio Subsystem
Embeded in VIAVT82335, an integrated high bandwidth V-Link client
controller, direct soundAC97 audio subsystem. UltraDMAmaster mode
EIDEcontroller,USBcontroller,ACPI enhanced power management,and
PC99 compliant. The onboardAC97 Codec chip has two options: either
supports2-channel or 5.1-channel audio feature.If the latter one onbaord,
the Microphone/Line_In/Line_Out can be used as audio output.
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Super Multi Input/Output (I/O) Support
Integrated Plug and Play multi-I/O chipset features two high-speed UART
16550 compatible serial ports, one EPP/ECPcapable parallel port, one IR
port, and one FDDconnector.
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Onboard Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
The motherboard is installed one 32-bit AGP 4X bus with a dedicated
66MHz/133MHzpathfrom the graphics card to the system memory offer-
ingmuchgreater bandwidth than the 32-bit PCI bus does.AGPenabled3D
graphics cards can directly access main memory across this fast path
instead of using local memory.
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Convenient Rear Panel USB Connection Support
Four USB 2.0 ports integrated in the rear I/O panel and two extra USB 2.0
ports for either front or rear panel connection allow convenient and high-
speed Plug and Play connections to the growing number of USB 2.0
compliant peripheral devices on the market.

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FIC Unique Innovation for Users (NOVUS) -
Enhanced Mainboard Features and System Support
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BIOSGuardian
BIOS Guardian effectively acts as a fire-wall against viruses that can at-
tack the BIOS while the system is running and by default is enabled.
WARNING:
BIOSGuardian must bedisabledbeforereflash BIOS.
NOTE:
Please read Page 3-7 for detail information.
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Easy Key
Instead of completing the multi-layered BIOS setup process these 3 Easy
Key functions provide direct access to Sub-Menu when completing BIOS
settings adjustments.
Easy-Keys are as follows:
Ctrl+c: To enter clock settings menu.
Ctrl+p: To load PerformanceDefault settings and restart.
Ctrl+f: To load Fail-SafeDefault settings and restart.

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Installation Procedures
Chapter 2
Installation Procedures
The mainboard has several user-adjustable jumpers on the board that allow you to
configure your system to suit your requirements. This chapter contains information
on the various jumper settings on your mainboard.
To set up your computer, you must complete the following steps:
nStep 1 - Set system jumpers
nStep 2 - Install memory modules
nStep 3 - Install the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
nStep 4 - Install expansion cards
nStep 5 - Connect ribbon cables, cabinet wires, and power supply
nStep 6 - Set up BIOS software
nStep 7 - Install supporting software tools
WARNING: Excessive torque may damage the mainboard. When
using an electric screwdriver on the mainboard, make sure that
the torque is set to the allowable range of 5.0 ~ 8.0kg/cm.
Mainboard components contain very delicate Integrated Circuit
(IC) chips. To prevent static electricity from harming any of the
sensitive components, you should follow the following precau-
tions whenever working on the computer:
1. Unplug the computer when working on the inside.
2. Hold components by the edges and try not to touch the IC
||||chips, leads, or circuitry.
3. Wear an anti-static wrist strap which fits around the wrist.
4. Place components on a grounded anti-static pad or on the bag
that came with the component whenever the components are
separated from the system.

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Quick Reference (from Page 2-2 to 2-4)
Mainboard Layout
* When link to Line_Out jack, please use a speaker that with amplifier.

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1). Clear CMOS, Clear Password,
FSB Speed Select
2). Front Panel Block Cable Connection

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1). Set System Jumpers
NOTE: Users are not encouraged to change the jumper settings
not listed in this manual. Changing the jumper settings improperly
may adversely affect system performance.
Clear CMOS: CLR_CMOS
(1) Turn off your computer
(2) Place the jumper cap onto the pinpair 2-3 at least 6 seconds to clear CMOS
(3) Place the jumper cap onto the pinpair 1-2 to Normal
(4) Turn on your computer until CMOS checksum error appears
(5) Hold down the Delete key when boots
(6) Enter the BIOS Setup to re-enter user preferences, save it and exit.
3). CPU Fan Installation
Without sufficient air circulation, the CPU may overheat resulting in damage
to both the CPU and the mainboard.
Damage may occur to the mainboard and/or the CPU fan if these pins are
used incorrectly. These are not jumpers, do not place jumper caps over these
pins.
CAUTION:
1. The heatsink and fan you installed must be approved by AMD.
2. The mainboard must be placed on a solid place to avoid shaking
|||||while install the heatsink and fan on the board.
3. The heatsink must be contact with the CPU top tightly.
4. Never run the processor without the heatsink properly and firmly
attached. PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT!

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Clear Password: CLR_PWD
(1). Turn off your computer
(2). Short this jumper by placing a jumper cap on it
(3). Turn on your computer
(4). Hold down the Delete key during boot and enter BIOS Setup
to clear password
(5). Save the password setting and exit
(5). Turn off your computer
(6). Remove the jumper cap
(7). Turn on your computer for the new password to take effect.

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2). Install Memory Modules
1. Locate the DDR SDRAM slots on the mainboard.
2. Install the DDR SDRAM module straight down into the slot using both
hands.
3. The clip on both ends of the slot will close up to hold the memory module
in place when the module reaches the slot bottom.
FSB Frequency Select: FSB
This jumper allows you to select the front side bus frequency of the board.

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CAUTION:
1. The heat sink and fan you installed must be approved by AMD.
2. The mainboard must be placed on a solid place to avoid shaking
|||||while install the heat sink and fan on the board.
3. The heat sink must be contact with the CPU top tightly.
4. Never run the processor without the heat sink properly and firmly
attached. PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL RESULT!
3). Install the CPU
The AMD CPU module resides in the socket on the board. Please follow the
steps introduced below to complete the CPU installation.
Press the clips with both hands to remove the memory module.

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CAUTION: Make sure to unplug the power supply when adding or
removing expansion cards or other system components. Failure to
do so may cause severe damage to both the mainboard and
expansioncards.
Always observe static electricity precautions.
Please read Handling Precautions at the start of this manual.
4). Install Expansion Cards
This section describes how to connect an expansion card to one of your
system expansion slots. Expansion cards are printed circuit boards that, when
connected to the mainboard, increase the capabilities of your system. For
example, expansion cards can provide video and sound capabilities. The
mainboard features one AGP 4X and three PCI bus expansion slots.
To install the CPU, do the following:
1. Lift the lever on the side of the CPU socket.
2. Handle the chip by its edges and try not to touch any of the pins.
3. Place the CPU in the socket. The chip has two notches to correctly locate
the chip. Align two notches of the processor with the two triangular
marks on the socket. Do not force the chip. The CPU should slide easily
into the socket.
4. Swing the lever to the down position to lock the CPU in place.
5. Install the cooling fan with heat sink on top of the installed CPU.
6. Place the mainboard (with the CPU, its cooling fan, and heat sink) into the
system chassis and affix it with screws.

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5. Secure the board with the mounting screw removed in Step 2. Make
sure that the card has been placed evenly and completely into the
expansion slot.
6. Replace the computer system cover.
7. Setup the BIOS if necessary.
8. Install the necessary software drivers for the expansion card.
4. Push the card firmly into the slot. Push down on one end of the
expansion card, then the other. Use this rocking motion until the add-
on card is firmly seated inside the expansion slot.
To install an expansion card, follow the steps below:
1. Remove the chassis cover and select an empty expansion slot.
2. Remove the corresponding slot cover from the computer chassis.
Unscrew the mounting screw that secures the slot cover and pull
the slot cover out from the computer chassis. Keep the slot cover
mounting screw nearby.
3. Holding the edge of the peripheral card, carefully align the edge
connector with the expansion slot.
5). Connect Devices
Floppy Diskette Drive Connector
This connector provides the connection with your floppy disk drive.
The red stripe of the ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin 1.

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ATX Power Connector
This 20-pin male block connector is connected to the ATX power supply. The
plug from the power supply will only insert in one orientation because of the
different hole sizes. Find the proper orientation and push down firmly making
sure that the pins are aligned.
IDE Device Connectors
The two connectors, PRIMARY and SECONDARY, are used for your IDE hard
disk drives, CD drives, LS-120|drives, or IDE ZIP drives. The red stripe of the
ribbon cable must be the same side with the Pin 1.